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@titans62 - That's a good point, and I think it is up to everyone to read the various reports from both sides of the issue and try to decide what the right answer is. When you get right down to it, the scientists don't even know what the right answer is. I am sort of with you, though. Humans are obviously putting a lot of carbon into the atmosphere that shouldn't be there, but at the same time, the Earth's temperature was increasing before the industrial age.
With this issue of the continents affecting the climate, it might be that the continents are just at locations where the amount of plant life that can grow isn't pulling the same amount of carbon from the atmosphere that it did millions of years ago.
Something else that wasn't really mentioned here was that when things like mountains and other landforms are created by the tectonic plates, that affects climate, too.


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We are very pleased to announce the Shortlist for the 2014 SICBA (Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance) Awards. These are the fourth annual awards, celebrating and promoting new creators in Scotland's expanding comic book industry. Continue reading SICBA Awards 2014 Shortlist Announced!
Call for Entries – SICBA 2014
Call for Entries
Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance
4th Annual Comic Book Awards 2014
S.I.C.B.A. is committed to the continual support and promotion of the Comic book scene in Scotland with the awards being in place to reward and recognise those that have excelled in the previous year and celebrate the ongoing growth of Scottish creative talent. Continue reading Call for Entries – SICBA 2014
Issue One – Comic Book Symposium
An open forum symposium which will, for the first time in Scotland's history, bring together over100 creators, retailers, publishers, reviewers and champions of the comic book industry.
One theme, six questions, an open discussion led by a key panel including Dr Laurence Grove (Director of the Stirling Maxwell Centre) and a comics-related audience, as together we develop our industry to the world. Limited number of seats available.
In partnership with Black Hearted Press and The Stirling Maxwell Centre, University of Glasgow.
Hosted by Gareth K. Vile, the event will be in a 'question time' format, with everyone participating
including the question panel,
– Dr Laurence Grove, Director, the Stirling Maxwell Centre, University of Glasgow
– Chris Murray – Lecturer, The University of Dundee
– Sha Nazir – Art Director & Publisher, Black Hearted Press Ltd
– Jenny Niven – Portfolio Manager, Literature, Creative Scotland
– Kevin O'Donnell – Retail Manager, Forbidden Planet International
- Phillip Vaughn - Lecturer, Duncan of Jordanstone Collage of Art
– Maria Welch – Publisher (Children's Entertainment), DC Thomson Ltd
SICBA is joined by BCP
We're growing a little, along with all the numbers of new creators in Scotland. SICBA is delighted to be joined by BCP T(he Big Comic Page), the team will join SICBA's steering group and help promote what we're doing.
S.I.C.B.A founders John Farman and Sha Nazir said "we are both excited about working with the team at BCP as together we further expand what S.I.C.B.A. is doing and what it can do as a force for good in Scotland's comic industry."
The team from BCP said "When we formed the Big Comic Page, we had a few clear goals in mind. The first was to provide a place where people could talk about comics with others, the second was to keep people up to date on the latest news from the industry and the third was to help promote independent comics – particularly the Scottish scene – and to help local creators reach new audiences and give them a platform to showcase what they can do. And on that note, we have some big news about what we are going to be doing in 2014 and beyond."
Through talks, awards, social media promotions, interviews, spotlights and more, we plan to make 2014 one of the biggest years yet for Scotland's Independent comic book industry. Glasgow Comic Con 2014, Sat 5 and Sun 6 July, will host the 4th Annual S.I.C.B.A. Comic book awards. Stay tuned for further details!
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Glasgow, Thursday 20 June 2013: Scottish Indie Comic Book Alliance
S.I.C.B.A was founded by Sha Nazir and John Farman in April 2011, in response to the growing wealth of output from comic creators in the Scottish comic book industry. S.I.C.B.A is a non profit organisation, run by volunteers, dedicated to the promotion of local comic books, graphic novels and sequential art in its many forms and comic creators; artists, writers, colourists, letterers, designers or editors.
2013 Awards Shortlist
Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
Supported by CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts
(5 Nominees)
And Then Emily Was Gone #1
Anthology Three
Big in Japan
Dark Ascension
The Amateur Astronomer's Journal
Best Writer
Supported by Mlitt in Comic Studies, University of Dundee
(3 Nominees)
John Lees for And Then Emily Was Gone #1
James Devlin for Dark Ascension
Neil Slorance for The Amateur Astronomer's Journal
Best Artist
Supported by DJCAD, Duncan of Jordanstone college of art & design
(3 Nominees)
Iain Laurie for And Then Emily Was Gone #1
James Devlin for Dark Ascension
Neil Slorance for The Amateur Astronomer's Journal
Best Cover
Supported by Commando Comics
(3 Nominees)
Iain Laurie for And Then Emily Was Gone #1
Morag Kewell for Big in Japan
Dave Alexander for The Collected McBams
The Award ceremony will take place Sat13 July from 7pm at CCA: Glasgow, with a host of professionals giving out awards. Plus we will annoucne the recipient for the Award of Outstanding Contribution to Comics, previous recipients were Alan Grant (2011), Dave Alexander (2012).
For more information visit: www.glasgowcomiccon.com
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Event date: Sat 13 and Sun 14 July 2013
Location: CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts
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Welcome to S.I.C.B.A
Welcome to S.I.C.B.A, the Scottish Indie Comic Book Alliance
S.I.C.B.A is a non profit organisation, run by volunteers, dedicated to the promotion of local comic books, graphic novels and sequential art in its many forms and comic creators; artists, writers, colourists, letterers, designers or editors.
The aims and objectives of S.I.C.B.A are:
– To present a cohesive and unified voice while representing the needs of creators, self publishers, distributors and retailers.
– To promote the medium of comic books as a whole to the general public via learning events, media, exhibitions and initiatives.
– To support new and existing indie publishers and creators to grow and network.
– To expand and enhance the S.I.C.B.A Comic Book Awards in order to promote creators and independently published works.
– To form strategic alliances with key organisations that are mutually beneficial to the aims and objectives of S.I.C.B.A
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The Indoor Kids #136: Catching Up with Jordan Morris
By Katie Levine on February 17, 2014
Today we welcome our pal Jordan Morris to talk about the Titanfall press event we sent him to, and along the way we discuss Robocop toys, True Detective, Emily and Kumail's broken XBox One, and more! And Matthew Burnside returns for a Walk on the Burnside!
Assassin's Creed 4, Don't Starve, Animal Crossing, Rayman Legends, Cards Against Humanity, Metroid, LEGO games, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Double Dragon (Neo Geo), Samurai Showdown, Titanfall, Need For Speed, Halo 2, Mirror's Edge, Brink, Dead Space, inFAMOUS Second Son, Thief, Tales From The Borderlands, Candy Crush Saga, Candy Swipe, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metal Gear, The Last of Us, GTA, Crash Bandicoot, Arkham Origins, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, various Contras, Castlevania, Mega Man
The Kings of Summer, The Hobbit, Prometheus, The LEGO Movie, Philomena, Alpha Papa, Dark City, Forbidden Zone, Need For Speed, Casino Royal, The Transporter, Parker, Jurassic World, Robocop, X-Men, Tango & Cash, Her
True Detective, Sherlock, Battlestar Galactica, The Wire, Doctor Who, Lost, Silicon Valley, Game of Thrones, Veep, Big Bang Theory
Arcade Fire, Green Day, Tegan and Sara, The Lonely Island, Mark Mothersbaugh, Oingo Boingo, REM
The King in Yellow, The Unknowns, Taipei
Locke & Key
NerdTerns, Saving Throw
Artwork by Kevin Nally (available as a t-shirt in the merch store!)
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I saw the Lego Movie on Saturday. I downloaded the song in my way home from the theater and have been listening to it non stop. Glad to hear I'm in good company.
In this week's episode of The Indoor Kids, Emily V Gordon incorrectly recalled the original name of the band Oingo Boingo. The actual name is The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. We are filled with regret and ask for your forgiveness.
From what I heard on the giant bombcast, the Episodes from Liberty City DLC didn't sell that well, so we probably won't be seeing that kind of expandalone content for a while.
You guys should really give the TLOU DLC a whirl. I'd love to hear Emily's take on it.
To start, Great Episode Guys! I loved it but i love most episodes. I can't be alone in hating Big Bang Theory in it's shitty attempt at being a show for "nerds." I've tried watching it but it's as bad as Two and a Half Men but replace bowling shirts with Star Wars shirts.
Just wanted to say, the artwork for this episode is amazing! Bravo!
Two things:
The artwork/banner for this week's episode is incredible — is that Emily in the game Journey, and Kumail with a Final Fantasy gunblade?
And thanks for having your weekly episodes up first thing Monday; you guys are always so prompt about doing so. It's the first podcast I listen to every week. Your fans appreciate your work on the Indoor Kids, especially with everything else you have going on. Looking forward to the Meltdown TV show!
I just wanna say that I absolutely LOVE Jordan Morris. Freaking hilarious guy and I always geek out a bit when I see him as a guest on the show.
I think when you rhyme a word with itself it is actually called a non-rhyme. It is a real thing.
Every time your phone goes off on the podcast I always look at my phone thinking I have a text.
I'm not complaining, I think its funny that I fall for it every time.
I like that tone. It sounds like I'm getting a telegram.
JoMo always makes for a great time!
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Great show again guys. I really need to check out Jordan Morris' podcast, he is great every time he is on. I always look forward to listening to your podcasts every week.
You guys should totally get that artwork on some merch if you don't already. I wish I had a sword like that.
Great show, guys!
Emily, I recently fell into a Don't Starve hole, too. If you're being chased by a treeman you can plant some pinecones and he'll go back to sleep. I like the librarian because she can build a lot of stuff without a science machine. A steady supply of poop is essential to your survival.
Also, when you guys started talking about Dame Judi Dench I had the uncontrollable urge to refer to her as DJD (like JTT). Please pass this on to the rest of your hollywood friends and make it a thing. Thanks!
If you guys stop this podcast today, it would have been worth it just for these awesome graphic headers.
'poonin some 'maids!
Does anyone know what game is Emily talking about at the 17-minute mark? Sounds fun. Terraria-ish.
Also, glad to see more of Jordan. Good shit.
Nice Red Queen from DMC4 in the artwork. Too bad it's on the wrong character.
I hope you guys cover this next time! 1000's of people controlling one gameboy online trying to beat pokemon. Here's everything you need to know http://kotaku.com/the-miraculous-progress-of-twitch-plays-pokemon-1524605696
Emily, the weird thing is Wynona Rider's a natural blonde. Edward Scissor Hands was the ONE movie in which she wasn't sporting hair dye.
Definitely, definitely play The Last of Us: Left Behind as soon as possible. Cannot stress this enough. If you don't I will comment angrily about it.
Yay Jordan! My favorite guest! If I didn't love JJGO so much I'd want him to be your third wheel. This podcast has really been amazing recently, thanks Kumail and Emily! You make the three hours drives to visit my in-laws bearable.
emily is definitely spot on about teenage/immature girls' thoughts on seeing hot chicks on tv, movies, and pretty much anywhere, i actually remember thinking the exact same way
Any chance that underneath the picture you're using for each episode you can have pictures of each person featured in that episode?
Great episode guys – Jordan's always awesome. Really looking forward to Silicon Valley, Kumail – just watched the trailer and it looks like it's got the potential to be amazing – when you say it's a really good 8-episode story, do you mean it's a one-off series or are we hoping it gets picked up for more seaons?
Way to keep it positive this week Nerdist Commenters!
I wish regular Jordan Morris episodes could be built into the format. Love it every time that guy is on. Can't wait for The Meltdown and Silicon Valley too. Go Indoor Kids!
Glad to hear you're loving our Don't Starve game, Emily!
Many of us here at Klei love you and Kumail's podcast, and listen to it while we work.
This was my intro to JOMO; he is hilarious. Thanks indoor kids.
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For "Best Love Story in a Video Game" Twitter game, I'd cast my vote for Yuna and Titus in Final Fantasy X. The heartbreak of two young people coming together under their circumstances they did… there was such an undercurrent of sorrow in even their happiest moments together. And then the end… so tragic!
Yuna singing "1000 Words" in the FMV of Final Fantasy X-2, and then collapsing to her knees, overcome with emotion and tearing up at the conclusion of the song… total 'baww' moment.
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Thank you for posting. My favorite hair color is red.
Very interesting post. And I think it's very important to choose the right color for different skin tones.
I'm tired of paying top dollar for hair color at the salon. I'm learning to color my hair at home.


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text: Gold Rush to play LSU-Shreveport in NAIA opening round March 7, 2012 Tournament bracket (PDF) NAIA tournament website NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana will play former Gulf Coast Athletic Conference rival LSU-Shreveport at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 15 in the opening round of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship at Kansas City, Mo. The NAIA announced all 16 first-round pairings and tip-off times early Wednesday evening. Earlier in the day the NAIA announced that the Gold Rush (23-8) were 21st in the coaches poll and were an at-large qualifier to the national tournament. Xavier will appear in the tournament for the 13th time and the second consecutive year. XU coach Dannton Jackson's teams have qualified for nationals six times in his nine seasons. LSUS, a GCAC member from 2003-10, is in its second season in the Red River Athletic Conference. "As you would expect, we are excited to return to the national tournament," Jackson said. "It was difficult to play the waiting game since losing on Friday, but we felt we had a good chance to get in and that there were good reasons why we deserved at-large bid. We are looking forward to another trip to Kansas City and, hopefully, a lengthy stay there." The Gold Rush were 11-3 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and shared the regular-season championship with No. 24 Tougaloo. Xavier was seeded in the GCAC Tournament at Jacksonville, Fla., and lost 66-65 to SUNO on Friday in the semifinals. SUNO, the No. 3 seed, then earned the GCAC's automatic bid to nationals with a 79-58 victory the following day against top-seeded Tougaloo. Tougaloo also earned an at-large berth, making it the seventh time in nine seasons and the 10th time in 13 seasons that the GCAC sent three teams to nationals. Xavier ranks second in NAIA Division I in field-goal percentage defense (.379), seventh in scoring defense (62.5) and 10th in rebound margin (plus-6.7). The Gold Rush have no one averaging 10 or more points a game; leaders are 6-foot-8 junior forward Anthony Simmons (9.8), 5-11 senior guard Chris Iles (9.6) and 6-7 junior forward Denzell Erves (9.5). All three were All-GCAC. Another starter is 6-4 senior guard Jamaan Kenner (5.7), who has been accepted into medical school. Jackson was chosen GCAC Coach of the Year for the first time. Xavier lost 79-71 to Evangel in the 2011 opening round. The Gold Rush are 4-12 at nationals, with the most recent victory an 82-79 upset of third-ranked Georgetown (Ky.) in the 2007 opening round. LSU-Shreveport (25-7) is the No. 12 national seed and ranked 12th in the coaches poll. The Pilots won the Red River tournament. Greg Shyne (20.3), a 6-foot senior guard, and Derrick Parker (19.4), a 6-6 senior forward, lead LSUS in scoring. This is the 75th anniversary of the NAIA men's tournament. The venue will be Municipal Auditorium, which opened in 1935. The tournament will conclude March 20.


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Can kettlebells help develop power for sprinting?
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Can kettlebells help develop power for sprinting?
Kettlebells are often seen as a novelty or even a fad by many in the strength and conditioning community. However, because the path taken by the kettlebell swing exercise is so completely different from the bar path of a squat or deadlift, they present a different challenge to the body. Kettlebells could therefore be a very useful tool for strength coaches, particularly in respect of improving power outputs in a horizontal direction, which could mean faster sprinting. In this article, Chris Beardsley (@SandCResearch) reviews a study that breaks it all down.
The study: Mechanical demands of kettlebell swing exercise, by Lake Lauder, in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2012
(Too much detail? Skip to the practical implications)
What is the background?
Kettlebells are often promoted in the general fitness community as being useful tools for developing both aerobic fitness and muscular strength simultaneously. Indeed, some researchers have reported significant aerobic demands during bouts of exercise with kettlebells but others have found that this does not translate to improvements in aerobic fitness when measured over a period of a number of weeks. In terms of muscular strength, some reviewers have proposed that kettlebells are unable to produce any significant gains. However, research has since shown that it is possible to improve strength, power and muscular endurance using common routines with kettlebells lasting for several weeks.
However, despite these chronic investigations into the effects of kettlebells on muscular strength and aerobic fitness, there is actually surprisingly little acute research investigating the kinetics (such as the forces, moments, impulses and power outputs) or kinematics (joint angles and bar path) of swinging a kettlebell. This is probably partly because of their novelty and partly because the angular path traveled by kettlebells makes for some challenging calculations in certain respects. But it is exactly the angular path that makes kettlebells so interesting from a strength and conditioning point of view.
What did the researchers do?
The researchers wanted to understand the mechanical demands of exercise with kettlebells, starting with the most fundamental exercise, the two-hand kettlebell swing. They also wanted to compare the mechanical demands of the swing with the jump squat. Specifically, when thinking about mechanical demands, the researchers were most interested in the ground reaction forces and the power outputs, both of which can be measured by standing on a force plate when performing the swing.
For the study, the researchers recruited 16 men, who then performed two sets of 10 repetitions of two-handed swings with single 16, 24, and 32kg kettlebells while standing on a force plate. Additionally, the researchers recorded the sagittal plane of motion movements using a digital camera positioned to the side. In addition to the swings, the subjects performed back squats with 40, 60 and 80% of 1RM and jump squats with 0, 20, 40 and 60% 1RM, having first established their back squat 1RM. This enabled the researchers to compare the results of the kettlebell swings with two exercises that are very commonly used in strength and conditioning programs for athletes.
What happened?
Comparison between kettlebell weights
The researchers observed that the mechanical demand of the kettlebell swings, as determined by ground reaction forces, power outputs and impulse, were all maximized when using the 32kg kettlebell. Of no surprise, both mean and peak velocity were maximal when using the 16kg kettlebell.
Comparison between kettlebell swings and squats: impulse
The researchers observed that the results of comparing the mechanical demands of the jump squat and the kettlebell swing were mixed. The largest values of net impulse were produced when using the 32kg kettlebell. The following chart shows the order in which the different exercises were ranked in respect of impulse:
The 32kg kettlebell is clearly superior to the other exercises in respect of impulse. This is probably because of the unusual path that the kettlebell follows through the swing motion, which is unlike the straight bar path of the jump squat and squat. In the swing, because of the angular motion, there is never a point in which the kettlebell is not accelerating away from the lifter and therefore exerting a force against them.
However, during the jump squat and squat, there is a deceleration phase in which no force is exerted. The longer period of time spent accelerating provides the opportunity to generate a greater impulse, as impulse is the product of force and time spent producing that force. This longer period of time spent accelerating may translate to greater anatomical adaptations, as greater periods of time in the acceleration phase are typically associated with improved training effects. However, exactly what this greater impulse means in this context is not clear.
Comparison between kettlebell swings and squats: force
The researchers found that the highest peak and mean ground reaction force occurred during the back squat, followed by the jump squat. The following chart shows the peak ground reaction forces.
The chart shows that heavy back squats produced the greatest peak ground reactions forces. It also shows that peak ground reaction forces were higher with most jump squat loads than during the kettlebell swing. This is likely because of the heavier loads used in the back squats and jump squats, along with the pure vertical path of the squat movements. It would, however, be interesting to compare the resultant forces of very heavy kettlebell swings with the same loadings of back squats and jump squats. Additionally, although the data was not provided, the researchers noted that the element of horizontal force was much greater in the kettlebell swing than in the squat or jump squat. This may have important ramifications for transfer to training and therefore for the use of kettlebells in strength and conditioning programs for athletes.
Comparison between kettlebell swings and squats: power
The researchers found that power output during the swings with the 32kg kettlebell was greater than the power output during back squats but similar to the power output during jump squats. The following chart shows the peak power outputs of the various exercises tested:
As is typically found, the load that maximizes power output in the jump squat is no load. It would be very interesting to see whether heavier kettlebell loads led to greater power outputs, as this would make them a very useful training tool in respect of training power.
What did the researchers conclude?
The researchers noted that the back squat with 80% of 1RM produced the highest measurement of peak force. They observed that since peak force is closely related to muscular strength, strength is best developed using the heavy back squat rather than with the jump squat or kettlebell swing.
The researchers suggested that since the back squat produced much greater ground reaction forces than the kettlebell swing with 32kg, kettlebell swings are likely not sufficient for developing muscular strength. However, they were not able to conclude this with any degree of certainty from this study, as it was an acute investigation and not a chronic one.
The researchers observed that the 32kg kettlebell produced similar mean and peak power to jump squats. They therefore propose that kettlebell swings could be suitable for a power-based program as an alternative to jump squats.
What were the limitations?
The researchers note that the ground reaction forces were stated in total and included both vertical and horizontal forces. Moreover, the kettlebell swings produced much greater horizontal forces than the squats and jump squats. Therefore, it may be the case that for sports-specific applications where the application of force-direction is important, there may be a significant difference between the use of jump squats and kettlebells for power.
Moreover, the researchers stopped at 32kg and did not use a heavier kettlebell. However, different results might have been obtained with heavier weights. Furthermore, experienced kettlebell trainees might be able to produce more power in the swing compared to the jump squat, which remains to be proven.
What were the key points?
Kettlebell swings with 32kg produced the greatest impulses. This is likely because of the different path taken by the swing than the straight bar path in the squat and jump squat. Exactly what this means in this context is not clear.
Ground reaction forces are greatest in the following order: heavy back squats > jump squats > kettlebell swings. Kettlebell swings may therefore not be optimal for developing strength.
Power outputs are similar in jump squats and kettlebell swings, particularly with heavier kettlebells such as the 32kg weight. Kettlebell swings may therefore be appropriate for substituting into a power-based program.
Kettlebell swings produced more horizontal forces than the jump squats. Therefore, where power is being trained with a view to transfer to horizontal movements, such as sprinting, kettlebell swings may be superior to jump squats.
What are the practical implications?
Vertical ground reaction forces with 32kg kettlebells are smaller than during jump squats and squats. Therefore, heavier kettlebells are needed if athletes wish to use them to develop strength.
Power outputs are similar in jump squats and 32kg kettlebell swings. Kettlebell swings with moderate loads can therefore be used by athletes as an alternative to jump squats to develop power.
Kettlebell swings with 32kg loads are probably better for developing power in a horizontal direction (i.e. for sprinting) than jump squats.
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Robert Schrire was born in Cape Town where he is holds the Chair of Political Studies and is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Cape Town. He is also a part-time professor at Princeton University. He was a student activist in South Africa during the apartheid years and went into exile in the US where he was educated at several universities including Columbia University and the University of California where he obtained his doctorate.
Robert has successfully combined an academic career with the role of a public intellectual and educator. He is perhaps best known as the original host of the television program Talking Politicsand had a regular column in The Sunday Times for several years.
He has been much in demand as a public commentator and his views have been published in newspapers and magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Economist and The Washington Post. He has made regular appearances on many US and British television programs including Nightline and NBC and was the BBC's chief analyst during South Africa's first democratic elections. He has worked closely with many prominent TV personalities including Ted Koppel and David Dimbleby. He has also been a consultant to the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations and was the expert witness for many dramatic trials including the bombing of Planet Hollywood in Cape Town and the case of the Russian navy spy commander.
Robert's areas of expertise include African and South African Politics, the Rise of China, Globalization, the Future of American Power, and related topics derived from his highly acclaimed series, developed for the CEOs of major corporations, entitled Our Changing World: Thinking About the Future.
Although he holds the Chair of Politics at the University of Cape Town, he has been a visiting professor at a wide range of institutions including Johns Hopkins, the University of Kent, Pierre Mendes University in Grenoble, Sciences Poliitique in Paris, and the University of Western Australia.
He has written or edited a large number of books including Critical Choices for South Africa, and Wealth or Poverty?.


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Cows may separate long hay in TMRs No doubt about it: Dry hay delivered in a properly balanced total mixed ration (TMR) can be a dairy cow's best friend, promoting proper rumen function, proper chewing activity, saliva production and fiber mat formation.
But dairy producers and their nutritionists need to tread carefully. In a nutshell: If it's not handled properly, dry hay can accentuate feed sorting and potentially set the cow up for a variety of problems linked to subclinical acidosis, including displaced abomasums and milkfat depression.
"In a lot of cases we've lulled ourselves to sleep thinking that if we just put some dry hay into the ration, we'll be covered," says Rod Martin, nutritionist with VitaPlus Corp. "But if all a cow does is sort the hay out, we're anything but covered."
Martin recently completed on-farm studies of TMR feed sorting on five Midwestern dairies. Using a Penn State forage particle separator, he measured sorts at six-hour intervals over 24-hour periods.
"On these farms and many others where we've made observations over the years, we've seen the same general trends," Martin notes. "If you feed higher quality and less hay, reduce particle size and feed a wetter ration, you'll have less problems with sorting."
Especially noteworthy, says Martin, was a herd that he first visited in May 1999. At that time, the manager was feeding 3 lbs of hay per cow as part of the TMR and cows were eating just over 73% of the long forage particles (measured in the top box of the separator). When Martin returned eight months later, the manager had reduced the amount of dry hay in the ration to 1.5 lbs/cow, added processed corn silage and raised the moisture level. Net result: consumption of long particles improved to over 90%.
Martin's checklist for reducing sorting problems related to dry hay in the ration:
- Reduce the amount of hay.
"You see it all the time," he says. "When producers run into a subclinical acidosis problem, one of the first things they do is add more dry hay to the ration. That just leads to more sorting. It's a paradox. Bottom line: If cows are sorting hay out, having 10 lbs of hay in the ration may not be any better than having 4 lbs."
- Process hay before it goes into the TMR. Running hay through a tub grinder or auger-type TMR mixer will shorten particle size and help curb sorting.
"You don't need material that's 6 or 8" long," says Martin. "Cows are less likely to sort out the hay if it's 2 to 4" long."
- Wet down the TMR before feeding. The drier the ration, the more sorting that goes on. Adding water, molasses or wet brewers grain will help hold the TMR together after it's delivered to the feed bunk.
"Water is definitely the cheapest way to go," says Martin. "Molasses might add a little stickiness but I'd probably only use it if I were short on corn, needed a sugar source or if the economics were justified."
- Feed more often. Pushing up the TMR several times a day or feeding two or three times a day will help ensure that cows eat the effective fiber component of the ration.
"We're seeing more farms mix up a large batch and leave half of it in the mixer for a feeding later in the day," says Martin. "There's some concern about mold problems during the hot summer months. But you can use mold inhibitors. And when it comes right down to it, what's the difference if the feed is laying in front of the cows or laying in the mixer?"


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This a picture gallery taken from a hazing ceremony we had last year which was one of the hottest we have gotten so far. Taking place in a warehouse with lots of room for the seniors to really drill the new freshmen these girls really get a workout and a lesson in humiliation and what it takes to be part of a sorority.
Brought in with bags over their heads the pledges are disoriented and unsure what's about to happen next when they get a lesson from one of the seniors who gives them a lecture about what is expected of them to be considered a real member of the sorority sisterhood. The rest of the seniors look on with contempt as the naked pledges stand in front of them obviously embarrassed and trying to cover up the nude bodies when the word cone down.. Its time to rush ladies.
A series of naked exercises follows and some weird stuff like one girl made to do push ups while another girl lies with her legs spread and every time the other girls goes down she has to kiss her sorority sisters pussy! The girls are then soaped down to remove their impurities and dirty skanky past and then made to wrestle naked. The winner gets to have her pussy eaten out and the looser is made to lick. Really crazy stuff going on here but it's all in good fun and as sexy as can be.


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CONNEAUT LAKE – Park Restoration, LLC, is taking aim once again at the Board of Trustees at Conneaut Lake Park, this time with regard to the new Travel Channel series set to be filmed there. Park Restoration is Greg Sutterlin's company – manager of the Beach Club and Hotel Conneaut, which leases space from the park.
A letter from Sutterlin allegedly sent to the Attorney General's office was made available to Forever Broadcasting. It claims Park Restoration was intentionally excluded from helping with the Travel Channel production, which will focus on improving the park.
The letter states that the Trustees did not inform Park Restoration of plans with the Travel Channel. It further claims that Park Board Chairman Jack Moyers called Juanita Hampton with the Crawford County Visitor's Bureau and specifically instructed her to not include the Hotel Conneaut on a list of recommended hotels for Travel Channel guests.
When contacted this morning, Hampton declined to comment on the matter.
A call placed to Jack Moyers of the Board of Conneaut Lake Park Trustees was not immediately returned.
The letter calls for the removal of the entire park board, claiming that they failed to act in good faith on behalf of a group that provides them a significant amount of revenue. It's not the first accusation of its kind from Sutterlin's group.
Filming for the Travel Channel series is set to run July 29th through August 3rd.


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Tryst Chef Julian Greaves: A Q&A on Obnoxious Guests, the 100-Year Egg, and Boise, Idaho
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Clean Plate Charlie: When and why did you decide to become a chef?
Greaves: I had been working as a waiter in a west Delray old-people's hangout for a few years when one night I almost strangled one of our obnoxious guests. I had reached a boiling point.
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Being a valued employee of the restaurant, the owner approached me and offered me a job in the cave -- AKA the kitchen -- which I took. I ended up loving it and decided to go to culinary school.
Who hasn't felt that way? What is the most ridiculous thing a customer has done in your restaurant?
Besides leaving a wallet with $6,000 cash, another left diamond earrings -- big ones. I'd say the worst, though, was the devil mom that watched her kids smash every vase and glass candle we had out on the patio without even flinching.
Ouch. You've told us before that you grew up in England. How do you think that influenced you in terms of style?
I grew up in a town with a larger population of cows and sheep than people, in the middle of England. The smell of manure being spread across fields still rings in my nostrils! My mother -- a great cook -- would go to the local green grocer and butcher to pick up food from local farms. We would prepare them simply and traditionally. "Farm to fork" was not a movement: That's just how things were. My first job was at a small butcher shop. I was trained on everything, from slaughter to retail sale.
How do you feel about the Telegraph mocking American food?
The British press have never been known for their honesty, integrity, or open-minded views. The Brits were always jealous of America, in my opinion, because, quite honestly, life is just better here, overall.
What are your favorite things to eat in South Florida?
I really enjoy seafood -- and there are some tasty varieties found in our waters. Wahoo seared rare is awesome. I get it from a local fisherman, Bill Weiss. I love Cuban food too, but it has to be authentic. Havana in Lake Worth is good. And there's nothing better than Cuban coffee to finish off a meal!
Do you have a favorite dish on your menu?
I really like the roasted bone-marrow appetizer. At one moment, you feel like a Neanderthal chowing down on your latest kill. And the next, like a king savoring a hard-to-find delicacy. It's so decadent without trying to be.
What's in store for your fall menu?
Well, I guess, I'll have to bring back the grossly popular charred Brussels sprouts with house-cured pancetta. I also want to bring back a dish that I made at a friend's wedding a while back: duck confit on "French toast" with bacon-maple-bourbon syrup and wild mushroom and spinach confit. Pontano and Swank farms, amongst others, are just getting going again, now that the heat of summer is over. I will be buying some cool stuff from their new variety of veggies and herbs.
If you could have one last meal, what would you choose?
A runny-yolk fried egg sandwich with crispy bacon and HP Sauce [an English steak sauce] on crusty white bread. Washed down with an Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout.
English or American bacon?
English bacon, of course!
What is the strangest thing you ever ate?
My mom said I ate dry cat food when I was a kid, but I don't remember that. From my memory, I think it would have to be the 100-year egg [look it up], which tasted like armpit cheese. But in a good way. Very strange to look at.
Do you have a favorite ingredient?
I like Indian spices -- very popular in England growing up, eating curries all the time. I find in small quantities and correct ratios, I can slip them into dishes like soups or rubs and people freak out over the flavors, but they can't pinpoint what it is.
What's your favorite thing to drink?
Water for life. Wine for dinner. And craft beer for pleasure.
If you could drop everything and go anywhere in the world, where would you choose to be?
Boise, Idaho. I fell in love this year while whitewater rafting. Best people, geography, climate, attitude, and way of life.
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You know how your family has terms that you only understand, or maybe you have sayings that you use to inspire yourself and others. I realize that I do that on the show. I use terms like "mamarazzi", "mompetitor", and "mully". I say acronyms like FIDO! So, in an effort to not drive the K-LOVE receptionists crazy with questions about all my terms, I thought's I'd post a "glossary" if you will of sayings that I use, and give you an opportunity to submit yours!
Feel free to add the lingo you live by! It just might make it on the air!
Mom-Bully; one that appears to be perfect; exaggerates the capability of her precious children, thereby making you feel bad about yourself
Mom-Paparazzi; ones with the big cameras and telephoto lenses at soccer games that are on the field as if they were a ref
Mom-Competitors; constantly one upping you on what their child is doing that's far superior to yours
Mom-Helicopter; ones that always hovers over EVERY move their child makes
from Derek on Facebook
Mom-Volunteer; ones who volunteers to help with everything
from Tina on Facebook
Mom-Entrepreneur; ones striving to have our own businesses in addition to playing all the roles of "mom"
from Linne on Facebook
not a "wishy washy" thing. It means a confident expectation of good things from God.
MaMa Bear
Mom-Crusader; someone who doesn't just think someone should do something about that, she is that someone
On My Own. Those times you find yourself alone can be tough. Personally, my OMO time is when my kids are visiting their Dad. I call it OMO to make it positive, plus you get to carry a small purse!
Forget It and Drive On; When things are not going right, then just FIDO
False Evidence Appearing Real. The Lord says, Do not fear for I am with you always.
"Love the life you live."
This is not the life I dreamed of but I might as well love it and just make the best of it.
"Embrace the crazy."
When life is crazy, then just embrace it.
"Choose the full life."
Live your life to it's fullest potential, John 10:10.
"Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, she became a butterfly."
"Life isn't about waiting until the rain subsides, it's about learning to dance in it." (submitted by Rhiannon Smith)
"Don't let the details ruin the good, because there's a lot of good." - My Mom
"The best thing you can do for the ones you love, is to believe in them."
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It still says Beta, but its very different from an earlier incarnation of the desktop search.
Right now its indexing all my mail (700 Meg) in Outlook and my files (80 & 120 Gig). Its been crunching most of the afternoon.
Google Desktop will compete with Lookout. I use Lookout to index my mail and files. Its pretty awesome, with most searches taking <3 seconds. It doesn't have boolean searches, but typically I don't need that feature anyway. Also, Lookout was purchased by Microsoft and Outlook 2003 is a 'base' application for me.
I'm testing on my primary home workstation and will note any issues and cost/benefit of Google Desktop versus Lookout.
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Piccolo (EoS)
Pikkon (Cell Saga)
- All Bloodlusted.
- No Prep.
- Cell Games Tournament Arena.
Round 1: Olibu, East Supreme Kai, Super Vegeta (Cell Games)
Round 2: Teen Gohan FPSSJ (Bojack Movie), Goku FPSSJ (Cell Games), West Supreme Kai.
Round 3: Perfect Cell (100%), Bojack (100%).
Bonus Round: Adult Gohan SSJ2.
How far does team green go?
EDIT: Changed Pikkon (Buu Saga) to Cell Saga (first appearance). I might change Piccolo from EoS to Buu Saga but i will see how this goes first.


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Our clean, staffed nursery is available to provide child care for infants through age three. Your little ones will be entertained and watched over carefully while you attend the worship service. You are always welcome to stay in the nursery with your child, if you prefer.
The nursery features many colorful toys and activities for play and learning. It is located on the lower floor of the church. An usher will be happy to help you find your way.


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Securosis: Leveraging Threat Intelligence In Incident Response/Management (English)
To contain an advanced attack you need to respond faster and smarter. Focusing on shortening the window between attack and detection, coupled with a solid plan to contain and remediate an attack provides the best chance to overcome the attack. This is one of the key pieces of knowledge for security experts.
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McAfee Labs Threats Report: February 2015 (English)
McAfee Labs' quarterly analysis of key threat topics and trends.
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Protecting Against Mobile App SSL Vulnerabilities (English)
Many mobile apps are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. Learn how to protect against them.
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Defeating the Angler Exploit Kit (English)
The Angler exploit kit has become one of the most popular and powerful attack kits. Learn how to protect against it.
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Protecting Against Potentially Unwanted Programs (English)
PUPs are applications that have legitimate uses but have functions and behaviors that can be exploited against the user without the user's consent. Learn about PUPs and how to contain them.
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Hacking the Human Operating System (English)
This in-depth report examines social engineering as an attack vector. It details the psychological levers employed by social engineers to influence victims, communication channels used for attacks, and controls businesses should establish to reduce risk.
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Hacking the Human Operating System — Executive Summary (English)
This executive summary provides an overview of social engineering as an attack vector. It lists the psychological levers employed by social engineers to influence victims, communication channels used for attacks, and controls businesses should establish to reduce risk.
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The Business Value of Using McAfee IPS — IDC (English)
In this white paper, leading market intelligence firm IDC provides a compelling view of the business value and benefits gained from using McAfee Network Security Platform. Derived from in-depth interviews with existing McAfee IPS customers, the report data shows how an IPS can provide cost and time savings across an organization.
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange and Endpoint Protection (English)
McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange and McAfee Advanced Threat Defense work together to provide enterprises with automated, adaptive threats response, which reduces time-to-containment of malicious files. The moment a file is convicted, the entire security infrastructure is informed and updated immediately, providing greatly enhanced visibility and control, from endpoint to network.
Signature-less IPS: Secure Beyond the Signature (English)
Learn how the McAfee signature-less intrusion prevention system (IPS) technology is changing the way malware is detected and blocked. Signature-based detection provides an important foundation for intrusion inspection, but a layered signature-less architecture greatly enhances malware detection and reduces the risk. Read about the seven signature-less detection methods McAfee offers and how they are transforming IPS.
A Well-Connected Sandbox (English)
A well-connected sandbox that is integrated from the network edge to endpoints is one of the most effective defenses against today's constantly morphing and evasive advanced threats. This brief explains how McAfee Advanced Threat Defense, when integrated with other Intel Security solutions, provides an effective defense against zero-day threats.
Beyond Layer-7 Visibility: A Simpler Path to Endpoint Intelligence (English)
Security products with layer-7 visibility are great. But in order to dramatically improve your understanding of security events, you need to extend your vision to the specific application processes responsible for initiating a connection. It's something we call Beyond Layer-7 Visibility.
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McAfee Next Generation Firewall Advanced Malware Protection (English)
McAfee Next Generation Firewall provides superior network protection through intelligence aware security controls that leverage information from global sources as well as other solutions, including McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee Advanced Threat Defense, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, and McAfee Enterprise Security Manager.
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McAfee Next Generation Firewall includes McAfee SSL VPN, providing users with lightweight, fine-grained connectivity to remote and mobile enterprise network resources. Client-based and clientless SSL VPN alternatives enable enterprises to secure traffic across a wide variety of use cases.
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Enterprises can bolster their defenses against botnets with McAfee Next Generation Firewall, which has built-in capabilities specifically for detecting and blocking botnet malware.
McAfee NGFW — Flexible and Scalable Security for Educational Institutions (English)
McAfee Next Generation Firewall helps educational institutions to safeguard sensitive information and meet regulatory compliance while controlling IT costs. Advanced intelligence aware security controls leverage the latest threat information to guard against zero-day attacks and block persistent data breach attempts.
Microsoft Office 365 for the Enterprise: How to Strengthen Security, Compliance and Control - Osterman Research (English)
Despite the range of functionality offered in Office 365, like any cloud-based offering, it cannot be all things to all customers. There are some missing features in Office 365 that will prompt some customers to consider the use of third-party, cloud-based, or on-premise tools to enhance Office 365's native capabilities. In this white paper, Osterman Research dives into the current limitations of Office 365 with recommendations on how organizations can strengthen security, compliance, and control in their environment.
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Secure the Data Center: Applying Next Generation Firewalls at the Edge and Core (English)
Built to address challenges unique to virtualized and hybrid data center environments, McAfee Next Generation Firewall provides future-proof security, scalability, and performance to solve your most demanding problems. Advanced technologies secure access to mission critical applications, as well as lateral "east-west" traffic between servers.
Securing the Internet of Things (English)
The Internet of Things (IoT, or Internet-connected smart devices) is rapidly changing the way we live and the way we do business. McAfee is working closely with OEMs to address the expanding security requirements of IoT devices for every layer—devices, connections, the cloud, and data centers.


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Caption It: What Caused Alex to Make This Face?
by Maria Russo in Community, June 14, 2013Chopped fans know that when it comes to doling out blatantly honest criticism and no-nonsense feedback, Alex Guarnaschelli, a longstanding member of the judges' panel, does it best. She has more than 15 years of experience at the table and knows what winning dishes look and taste like, which means that come Sunday night, Food Network Star finalists will have to cook above and beyond Alex's expectations if they want to impress her. She'll join the Selection Committee as a guest judge during the Chopped-style challenge, overseeing the contestants as they attempt to fuse mystery basket ingredients into camera-worthy meals.
While some contestants may indeed prove to her their culinary chops, others will inevitably disappoint — and then some will simply be so shocking that Alex is rendered nearly speechless at the sight of it. Take a sneak-peek look at the snapshot above from Sunday's all-new episode: Bobby can't help but chuckle as Alex looks on in amazement at what's going on in front of her. What do you think has caused her to make such a face?
Before you tune in this Sunday at 9pm/8c to find out what causes Alex's stunned face, we're challenging you, Star fans, to write your best captions (tastefully appropriate, please) for this moment in the comments below.
Click the play button on the video below to get an insider's look at what's to come on Sunday.
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Alex can't believe Danushka is still on the show. Thank goodness she got sent home or I couldn't have watched another episode. I think she looks like she doesn't eat and I've never seen her taste anything she's preparing. She is the worst contestant in the history of the show. Please screen the candidates better next season.
There's no way to caption this better than what happened. Danushka saying she got bored, in a Chopped competition... I have a feeling I had the same face Alex did; "How can you get BORED in a 30 minute CHOPPED competition???" That right there killed her chances; you don't tell anyone you're bored in a competition of any kind, because that tells everyone you're not serious and obviously can find something better to do than waste our time. I've never been impressed with Danushka, both times she was on Chopped, and she wasn't impressing me here. When they brought her out in the first episode, I nearly shut off the TV. She has always come across as disinterested and arrogant, which obscured her humor (I did see a few moments, but not enough to like her.) This season is not as engaging as I had hoped, but at least I can rely on Alton's sense of humor to liven things up.
Alex-"Look, I'm Danushka."
Didn't Danushka get kicked off of the real "Chopped" in the first round a while back? This is already after last night's show so I know what the "look" is about and it was well warranted.
Second round. But she'd have you believe she survived round 2.
What do you mean, "How do you turn the stove on?"???????
I have never liked Alex that much, but I enjoyed seeing her rip Danushka up one side and down the other. I couldn't stand her. I'm so glad she finally got voted off! As for this cap, I totally find it meme worthy. : )
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1. Undo the old seam of the hem carefully by using a small pair of scissors, a seam ripper, or cutter.
2. Put on the pants. Fold each pant leg inward to the length that you desire. Keep in place using pins or masking tape.
3. Take off the pants. Turn them inside out. Measure the length of excess fabric you will cut. For formal pants/slacks, make sure the hem has a fold of 1 inch and for jeans, 1/2 inch.
4. Cut the excess fabric. Pin or tape in place.
5. Select a thread of the same color and thickness as the thread used in the original hem.
6. Sew hem into place. Iron the edge of the new hem on both legs to create a perfect crease.
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Mumford and Sons, 'Babel' (Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote)
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Label: Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote
The first album Marcus Mumford ever paid attention to, he has said, was Slow Train Coming, which came out in 1979, eight years before he was born. You know, Bob Dylan's first Christian one: "It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody."
The album was Marcus' mom's copy. She and his dad are big on the God thing: When Marcus was a half-year old (he'd been born in Anaheim, California, in early 1987), John and Eleanor Mumford returned to England and founded the Vineyard Church UK, which they still direct. The Vineyard churches are theoretically non-dogmatic, if bordering on Pentecostal (lots of the Holy Spirit in their Statement of Faith, not to mention "we believe that the world is under the domination of Satan"), and had apparently existed in California since the mid-'70s. They initially revolved around Bible readings hosted by Jesus freak-era contemporary Christian music OGs like Larry Norman (whose druid-inspired 1972 album Only Visiting This Planet is some excellent hard-boiled singer-songstering), and eventually played a role in the born-again conversion of, yes, Dylan.
That's all just backstory, of course. But even if Mumford and Sons — the Transatlantically multi-platinum folk-rock foursome Marcus Mumford now fronts — hadn't backed Dylan at the Grammy Awards last year, it would still matter, because that Holy Spirit and Satan stuff winds all through the band's music. You can take preacher's sons out of religion, but you can't, etc. — ask Kings of Leon, or that guy from Collective Soul. Unsurprisingly, the ultimate objective for musicians of such upbringing is to be the next Bono. Pope rock will never die!
Consciously or not, U2-style evangelism is all over the Mumfords' bland but biblically titled second album, Babel: blatantly in the pompous vowel-stretching climaxes of "Whispers in the Dark" and "Lover of the Light," but really wherever keening harmonies reach for heaven the way arms stretch to the sky, as the opening title track puts it. (Though, hmm: Isn't the Tower of Babel's moral that we can't scale heaven?) Several songs feature yelping woooos, and tests of despair and temptation are triumphed over at every turn. "A brush with the devil can clear your mind and straighten your spine." "When I'm on my knees I still believe." "Hope in the darkness, so that I may hear the light." "Ghosts in my head / They run wild and wish me dead." "Shake my ash to the wind / Lord forget all my sins." "I was under your spell when I was told by Jesus all was well." All this amid thoughts of Hell, clouded minds and heavy hearts, fickle flesh keeping heart and soul in place, and love that loves with urgency, not haste. These bromides are approximately as deep as Matchbox Twenty's, and as smug as Dave Matthews'. But they're sincere as all fuck!
Ah, "fuck." The most irritating part of 2010's breakthrough Grammy Record of the Year/Song of the Year nominee "Little Lion Man" was the self-congratulatory way Marcus delivered that line "I really fucked it up this time," like he wanted to make sure we understood just how daring his utterance was. To be fair, the repeated recitation of the same expletive in this new album's "Broken Crown" feels more natural. In fact, with the foreboding echo and doomful build (and especially the hint of Jim Morrison blowhardiness in the chorus), it is easily Babel's most biting track: reminiscent of debut blockbuster Sigh No More's intermittently loud-rock-raving murder ballad "Dust Bowl Dance." Songs drag on longer this time: First time out, none exceeded five minutes, but now, four do. Just like on Sigh, some of the new material does accrue body and drive as it goes, though occasionally slipping into prissy shambling or polite hoedown parts that make the Zac Brown Band seem like the Texas Playboys. Banjos and dobros and mandolins notwithstanding, calling this "bluegrass" is stretching it, though the opening moments of current single "I Will Wait" do sound vaguely inspired by the theme from The Beverly Hillbillies.
Honestly, as folk revivalists, Mumford and Sons don't even come close to ranking, and not because of Marcus and sideman Ben Lovett's posh education (they met at Kings College School in Wimbledon, alma mater of John Barrymore and Charles Dickens Jr.). West London scenemates Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling at least incorporate hints of African percussion and Renaissance Faire drone to keep the quaintness interesting. The Mumfords' American visual antecedents Old Crow Medicine Show have shown a knack for Depression-era hillbilly blues moves. Eighties MTV hobos like Men Without Hats and Dexy's Midnight Runners treated dancing around the maypole as a pop goof, with bright and shameless hooks. The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys made it get-drunk-and-fight music; Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span were students of centuries of jigs, reels, waltzes, and Morris Dances, and figured out how to modernize them, beautifully. Heck, so did Jethro Tull, and Montreal folk band Elfin Saddle who put out one of the best albums (Devastates) you never heard of this year, not to mention several troll-metal combos still wandering through Europe's forests. But lyrical references to Shakespeare and Steinbeck assignments from their sixth-form syllabus or no, the Mumfords barely skim the surface. They don't seem remotely musically curious.
Still, Marcus ends Babel defending himself against charges of inauthenticity and antiquity. "This ain't no sham / I am what I am," he declares, in his mannered Puritan burr. "Though I may speak some tongue of old / Or even spit out some holy word." He's just setting up straw men, though. Great artists have incorporated that old-time religion, and old-timey rhythms, ever since old times. It's how you do it that matters. A sense of humor helps; a more exploratory sense of history maybe even more. There are no roots outside the Gates of Eden.


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Warrior Buddies Adoption Program:
Bringing Unconditional Love to our Nation's Heroes
This program is designed to bring unconditional love and companionship in the form adoptable shelter pets to our wounded warriors in Prince William County. After reading about other organizations with similar missions, we decided that our proximity to Quantico Marine Base and Ft. Belvoir Military Hospital would be a perfect fit to establish a similar adoption program for our wounded Veterans outside the Beltway. Through a coalition with the Prince William Vietnam Veterans, Warrior Research Foundation and experienced local dog trainers working with the military bases and medical facilities, we have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our local military heroes and our wonderful adoptable pets.
Participants in similar programs point out "medications help in recovery from PTSD, but they are not the whole solution; animals can do what drugs cannot by playing an active therapeutic role in a veteran's recovery, offering the sort of non-judgmental love and unconditional support that the mending combat heroes need."
This program has proven to be a mutually beneficial one. Our Nation's Heroes are provided with a loving companion for healing, but they in turn give our animals what they need most in the world: a home where they will be appreciated for who they are and finally receive the love they so deserve.
We'd like you to meet Patrick Smyth and his Warrior Buddy, Kona. Patrick was referred to the Warrior Buddies Adoption Program after suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD from a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, July, 2012. Kona, a homeless shelter dog that had been mistreated and caged up for the first nine months of his life was hoping & praying for a chance at a new life and a forever someone to love him. Our trainer saw the potential in Kona and introduced the two. It was love at first sight, with Kona hugging, kissing and acting like he'd known Patrick forever, it was obvious that Kona had chosen Patrick to be his Warrior Buddy and Patrick felt the same. He asked that he be allowed to work with Kona and they have been inseparable ever since.
Patrick says "It was like a spark happened and then blazed into a roaring fire". The two are finishing their training and will soon be a full time working service team.
Ours is a two phase program whereby we offer discounted adoption fees to former or active military and family members for any homeless pet at the Shelter. The second phase is available to Wounded Warriors, former or active, who are desiring the love and companionship our homeless pets can offer. These individuals are afforded free adoption, spay/neuter, training (if desired) and other benefits. Our Warrior Buddies Adoption Program has been very successful since we launched in March with 110 of our beautiful pets going home with new military families & 8 Shelter dogs becoming Warrior Buddies for our Wounded Warriors. We are currently working on expanding our program even further by partnering with other like minded groups, trainers and sponsors to identify potential service dogs from our Shelter to be trained for our Wounded Warriors who so desperately need the assistance. If you know anyone who would benefit from our Warrior Buddies Adoption Program, please contact Beate Begley at the Prince William County Animal Shelter for additional information and application. We Thank You For Your Service!
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Pets are Wild About new Veterinary Clinic
Auburn, Alabama —
Belina Leigh, a two-year old Rottweiler, put her front paws on the edge of the admissions desk at the Auburn University Veterinary Clinic, part of the new Wilford and Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital.
Excited by the unfamiliar surroundings, she jumped on top of the desk. Belina Leigh's owner, Mickey Forbus, helped clinic staff Amy Wiley and Casey Milton assist Belina Leigh back to the floor. Forbus has been bringing Belina Leigh to the AU clinic for wellness visits since she was a baby. "I think the new facility is really nice," said Forbus.
Other patients, clients, and staff are also enjoying the amenities of the new veterinary care facilities as finishing work takes place and preparation for the third phase of the project is underway.
Faculty and staff moved into the new 208,000 square-foot hospital beginning last month. While occupants are adjusting to their new environment, they are appreciating the new space and features.
Kay Ramsey and Cheryl Hugaboom, who work in client services on the referral side of the teaching hospital, noted their enthusiasm for the move. "I love it. It'll take time to be the new normal, but overall, this change has been very positive. We really like the openness of the facility," said Hugaboom.
"It is a beautiful building and has plenty of room for expansion. It's very different from where we were," added Ramsey.
Clients who visit the hospital will find two separate entrances. The east entrance is for clients who are referred to the hospital for specialty care. The west entrance is for the Auburn University Veterinary Clinic and after-hours emergency services.
Veterinarians at the veterinary clinic believe the teaching hospital is positive from an employee's perspective and also for the client.
"We love our new hospital! For me, personally, since I work in the vet clinic, it's been a very positive and exciting change because it allows us to function as a private practice, with the benefit of being attached to a specialty hospital at our back door—literally," said Dr. Sara-Louise Newcomer, a veterinarian at the AU Veterinary Clinic.
"As far as patient care, for our feline friends, it has elevated our level of care as we have designated feline-only exam rooms and we are able to give extra attention to their needs. Our cat owners have already noticed the difference and love it,' she added.
Interior and exterior finish work items continue at the teaching hospital with the completion of pavement and a wooden fence on the west side of the hospital.
The last phase of the project is anticipated to begin soon and includes the connection of the hospital to Hoerlein Hall, along with administrative office renovations inside Hoerlein. A new outdoor dog park and pedestrian bridge connecting Bailey Hospital to the Veterinary Education Center will also be constructed, and expected to be complete in September.


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Madeline Rogero, Mayor
Next Tour de Fleur Set for August 6
City Parks & Recreation
County Parks & Recreation
August 5, 2011
- The City of Knoxville and Knox County Parks and Recreation Departments will continue the "Tour de Fleur" Wildflower Walking Series this weekend.
The two departments are hosting a free 1.5-mile wildflower walk this Saturday, August 6, at 10 a.m. on Ten Mile Creek Greenway as part of the Tour de Fleur series. Walkers will meet at the gazebo in Walker Springs Park, located at 700 Kidder Lane.
Ijams Nature Center Naturalist Lyn Bales, will lead the Tour de Fleur walk Saturday, July 9. The walk will highlight acres of sunflower fields in the Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area.
Led by Lyn Bales, Ijams Nature Center naturalist, the walk will showcase varieties of wildflowers through wooded trails along the wetlands of Ten Mile Creek.
This portion of the greenway is very flat and therefore an easy walk. Participants are encouraged to wear hats and sunscreen, as there are some short sections in the sun.
The Tour de Fleur walks have been held on Saturdays once a month since April and are led by a nature guide.
The "Tour de Fleur" remaining schedule includes:
August 6
10 a.m.
Ten Mile Creek Greenway
Meet at Walker Springs Park
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10 a.m.
Ijams Nature Center
Meet at pavilion
All walks are free and appropriate for all skill levels. Both Will Skelton and Ten Mile Creek Greenways are trails that run along City of Knoxville and Knox County properties.
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The website Songsrpeople.com looks a lot like other amateur-video sites. It is wallpapered with clips featuring "the most insane amusement park ever" and "your girlfriend's six friends."
The site draws tens of thousands of visitors a month, according to audience measurement firms. It also has ads for national brands, including Target Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and State Farm.
But Web-security investigators at a firm called White Ops contend that most of the site's visitors aren't people. Rather, they are computer-generated visitors, or "bots," designed to fool advertisers into paying for the traffic, says White Ops, which has blacklisted the site—and thousands more like it—so that ads from clients such as Zipcar don't land there.
An anonymous representative for Songsrpeople declined to discuss the site's traffic but in an email called the White Ops methodology into question.
State Farm said it was looking into the matter while Target declined to comment and Amazon didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Authorities and Internet-security experts say tens of thousands of dubious websites are popping up across the Internet. Their phony Web traffic is often fueled by "botnets," zombie armies of hijacked PCs that are controlled from unknown locations around the world, according to Internet security experts.
The sites take advantage of the simple truth that advertisers pay to be seen. This creates an incentive for fraudsters to erect sites with phony traffic, collecting payments—often through middlemen and sometimes directly from advertisers.
"When you walk into this world, you walk with eyes wide open," said Brian Harrington, chief marketing officer at Zipcar, which ran a recent ad campaign, assisted by White Ops to filter out bogus traffic. "You know stuff is not real."
At their most sophisticated, botnets can mimic the behavior of online consumers, clicking from one site to the next, pausing at ads, watching videos, and even putting items in shopping carts. Further Information


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Food Fight: Sweet Potatoes vs. White Potatoes
by Dana Angelo White in Food Fight, March 15, 2013
Any carb-o-phobe will tell you to choose sweet potatoes over white ones, but is that sound nutrition advice? We've put these tubers head-to-head; find out which comes out on top.
Sweet Potato
A medium-sized baked sweet potato has 102 calories, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and no fat or cholesterol. It's also rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene and contains a small amount of vitamin C. Sweet potatoes are also loaded with potassium and vitamin B6.
Baked, roasted, mashed, added to chili or pureed into soup – adding sweet potatoes to your meals can help you stay satisfied and provide you with a hefty dose of nutrients.
White Potato
An equal-sized white potato has about 120 calories, 28 grams of carbohydrate, 3 grams of both fiber and protein, and is also free of fat and cholesterol. As for vitamins and minerals, white potatoes are stuffed with vitamins C, B6, niacin, folate, potassium, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus.
Just like sweet potatoes, white potatoes make an easy and delicious side dish all by themselves. They're also wonderful in classic comfort foods like Shepherd's pie and potato pancakes.
Healthy Eats Winner: We've got to call this one a tie. Both of these root veggies have a WAY too much to offer.
Tell Us: Who gets your vote? Sweet or white potatoes?
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer and owner of Dana White Nutrition, Inc., which specializes in culinary and sports nutrition. See Dana's full bio »
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A Christian man called out to a pedicab (a type of bicycle propelled rickshaw) that was passing. When it stopped, he stepped up into the cab and sat down carefully. "Please take me to the slum area," he said. "No problem," answered the driver, "However what are you going to do in the slum area? You know it's a dangerous place to go. There are many criminals living there." "I am not afraid," answered the Christian. "I am going there to encourage people. God has asked me to be an encourager to the handicapped, so I know that He takes care of me. I don't have to worry."
Faith of the Komering
"I see that you are a man of faith, a good Muslim," commented the pedicab man. "I am not a Muslim," clarified the passenger. "I am a follower of Jesus." "Oh!" exclaimed the driver, surprised. "So, you are a Christian. What exactly do you do with the handicapped in the slum area?" "I talk to them, and explain that Jesus can help them and give them hope. You know that He can help you and give you hope too. God is a God of love and he wants to take care of everyone."
Action of the Komering
The pedicap stopped as they arrived at their destination and the driver turned to his passenger, "What kind of help can your God give me?" "God sent Jesus to die for your sins. Through Him you can be purified. He is the Provider and He wants to take care of your everyday needs." "How could Jesus die for my sins? He was just a prophet." "Jesus was more than a prophet," said the passenger. "He was God's sacrifice provided for us. You know it's like the goat that Muslims sacrifice so that they will be purified. Jesus was sent by God to become a perfect sacrifice and take all our sins. Please take this booklet called 'Holy Sacrifice'. It is in the Komering language and it will explain what I am trying to tell you. You know, I need a pedicab everyday. Why don't you become my pedicab driver? In the morning you can wait at my door and then take me where I need to go. That way, we can keep in touch." "That's a good idea. I will do this." The Christian saw the pedicab driver regularly and led him to Christ. The driver is now part of one of the two Komering home churches. There are only a handful Indonesian Christians ministering to over a million Komering people most of whom who have not yet heard the Good News.
Prayer Guide for the Komering of Indonesia
* Pray for more Indonesian and foreign Christians to be sent to minister to the Komering.
* Pray for the Lord to reveal Himself through His word and supernatural events.
* Pray for the small number of Christians to grow in their faith and become spiritual leaders that can lead their people to Christ.
* Pray for the protection of those ministering to the Komering.


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A concerned museum member
Fort Lauderdale
A second Gypsy-hater speaks:
Regarding "Bones of Contention," I have to voice my annoyance with your reporter's insistence that the Graves Museum is a "kiddie museum."Since I moved to the area from the Washington, D.C., area earlier this year, I have visited the museum twice and have found something new and interesting on each trip. My tour was conducted professionally, thoroughly, and with enthusiasm. No matter what the reporter, Mrs. Graves, or Dr. Petuch thinks, I believe that children's education programs are extremely important. Based on the author's analysis, both the Field Museum in Chicago and the Smithsonian in D.C. should be classified as kiddie museums, as on each of my visits, they were swarming with children.
In fact, I'd probably have no appreciation for the arts and sciences if my parents and teachers didn't cart us kids to the Smithsonian on occasion or put in the extra effort to make learning fun. Thank goodness the influential people of my formative years had the same synergistic philosophy on arts, culture, and education as the current Graves Museum management. Sow the seeds early and reap the benefits for a lifetime.
Given the option it seems that Mrs. Graves, Mr. Petuch, and Mr. Whitby would prefer "her" museum to remain in a 1940s, Indiana Jonesmovie time warp. Well, welcome to the new millennium! Maybe it's time to consider that the way to get and maintain patronage, corporate sponsorship, and research grants is to keep up with the times, allowing technology to support and trends in program development to drive the museum's goal of long-term subsistence.
Mr. Whitby seems more interested in Mr. Zidar's fashion sense than the more serious issue of maintaining a museum with limited funding. I personally would prefer to patronize a museum that is ethically and professionally managed than one operated by a woman who in her own and Mr. Whitby's words, is nothing more than a relic thief, stuffing fossils and artifacts she had no business taking into garbage bags and sneaking them out of the countries she "explored." Neither her name-dropping nor her methods of artifact acquisition impress me.
Based on the research in your article, Mrs. Graves and the Broward County Archaeological Society:
passed overwhelmingly bylaws they admitted contained disturbing loopholes simply because the BCAS board members didn't have time to reconvene on the issue;
had a year and a half to correct the errors they made by signing the loophole-laden proposal, yet failed to correct their mistakes;
are blaming a lawyer they hired to develop the bylaws, apparently because they didn't engage in the decision-making process; and
agreed to settle one claim against the museum out of court, awarding Mrs. Graves money and the return of some of "her" artifacts. Why didn't she include these "new" claims, over a seat on the museum board, with her original complaint?
Maybe it is time for Mrs. Graves and the BCAS to concede defeat on the issue of reinstatement to the museum board and instead get on with their lives and archaeological pursuits. The issues rehashed by Mr. Whitby and Mrs. Graves are old news. Of course, if she is so unhappy with being ousted, Mrs. Graves could petition to have her name removed from the museum.
Instead of bashing past and present museum personnel, maybe your newspaper should be encouraging support and patronage of a local museum. Of course controversy increases readership, and readership increases ad revenue, which to some may be more important than objective reporting. I encourage your readers to visit the museum and judge for themselves.
Michele Titi
Hallandale Beach
A former executive director opines:
I read Bob Whitby's Graves Museum article with interest, but I regret that I was unable to give him my input. I did have a procedure -- exactly like Dick Cheney's. But any input would have been simply to affirm all that has been accomplished at the museum from its inception and the dedicated and talented staff that we presently have. I also strongly support the members of the Board of Governors, who worked with me over the past four years to create a world-class museum, especially their attorney Karl Adler.
I have found Karl Adler to be one of the most fair, honest, straightforward attorneys with whom I have ever worked. He was and would still be the friend of all those who feel the need to attack him. It was not until they began to violate the integrity of the process and system that Karl advised the board to take action that undermined their plotting and strategies. In the settlement with Ms. Graves, he was eminently fair and just. But in their losing position, I can imagine that they have felt abused, when in reality they created their own situation. To read the distortion of reality they shared with you reminds me that perception is often more important than reality.
I was amused at the strong involvement of Dr. Petuch in the story. I take nothing away from this man, who is a brilliant scientist, accomplished musician, and amazing linguist. But I howled with laughter at his opening line about not being able to get people "off their asses to make it a real museum." Any progress made in the museum was accomplished in spite of, not because of, Ed. I have a file full of memos and correspondence between me, him, and university personnel trying to get him off his posterior. The university pays him a generous stipend to work summers and give time during the rest of the year. To see him appear once in five to six months was to have to introduce him to staff.