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Thoughts from Thrillerfest; Discoverability; Nightstalkers and Whatever
For those who check my blog out and follow me on Twitter, you've probably noticed a bit of 'ghosting' on my part. A fading out. At West Point one of the keys to getting through Beast Barracks and Plebe Year for some was to 'ghost'. To not be noticed.
The primary reason for that is I am on deadline to deliver Nightstalkers (Area 51) at the end of this month. I'm on track to do this and love this book. I pitch it as The Unit meets Warehouse 13. It's a combination of the hard core action of my thrillers, an edge of paranormal from my Area 51 and Atlantis series, and more snark than usual for me, like the books I co-wrote with Jennifer Crusie. By the way, I just signed the film option for Agnes and the Hitman.
Another reason, though, is I feel we can overdo social media. To a point where it actually hurts us. There are only so many ways to say the same thing over and over again. Also if you take one side of whatever 'brawl' is going on, it means the people on the other side aren't going to be too happy. And, as I've said over and over, I don't believe there are sides other than people doing what's best for them. I blogged about this on Digital Book World. Speaking of which, DBW is running a conference in September: Discoverability and Marketing 2012 with some excellent speakers. They're running a registration discount of $125 off if you use promotional code BOBMAYER which, well, is cool. Never had my own discount code before. I'm putting my money where my mouth is since I'm going to this conference and so is my business partner Jen Talty. Since the key to book sales now is not distribution, but rather discoverability, we feel it's a critical conference to attend. I listened to Jon Fine from Amazon speak before (at the Whidbey Writers Conference) years ago. In fact he got me started on pursuing a stronger working relationship with Amazon culminating in a three book deal with 47North for the Nightstalkers books, the first one being published on 11 Dec.
Which, someone pointed out to me, is the day before the world ends. So, OF COURSE, that would be my pub date. My wife and I often joke that if I really succeed, it will mean the end of the world, we just didn't realize how literally we should take that.
Oh yes, Thrillerfest. Pretty much business as usual in NY. With a whole lot of fear layered on top. It's another interesting change in that when I attend a conference now, I spend very little time actually attending the conference. I pick a few key workshops or panels, do my workshops and panels, but the rest of the time I'm in meetings with people. Or writing like crazy. Friday was a good example. Jen and I took meeting with agents reference foreign rights; talked with another self-published author who had some great ideas, some of which we're implementing and hopefully we gave him some good ideas; I did a virtual booksigning with audible (note my cool landing page at Audible with 28 titles live and more coming); then we did an hour and a half workshop on the future of publishing that evening.
Whatever. When people approach us about having Cool Gus Publishing do their backlist or their non-fiction (which is pretty much all we're looking for now) the first thing they always ask is: How are you going to market me? And Jen and I look at each other and sigh. Because while we do market, it's really not the key. It's rather hard to explain to someone what we do and why they need someone to do it for them. We had a conference call Thursday night with an author I'm really hoping we can bring on board with her backlist. And it took about 45 minutes before I sensed she got it. She understood eBook publishing is an organic, not static process. Also, a key is the stuff we do at conferences: always searching out better and innovative ways of doing things. And, even more importantly, making connections with key players at Amazon. Barnes & Noble, Kobo, (anyone actually seen a live Apple rep?) and other places.
Which is why we'll be at the DBW Discoverability conference in September. By the way, that discount runs out Friday midnight. So it's decision time.
I also want to leave you with a fundamental concept that is at the key of the changes in publishing: The product is not the book. The product is the story. Writers create stories. Readers consume stories. How that story gets from writer to reader concerns all the people between the two, but it can go in print, digital (audio or eBook) or sign language. But we have to break ourselves from the notion that the book is the product. Story is product.
Posted on July 19, 2012, in Write It forward and tagged Amazon Kindle, Bob Mayer, eBooks, ePublishing, Future, The Future of Publishing. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
U nailed this for me, Bob! Exactly this…the story is our product not our book because that story can be told using a variety of mediums in today's multi-media world.
Product diversification is the key as each of us build our own multi-media empires.
Ghost away. It's more important to get those books written.
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PEMer: a computational framework with simulation-based error models for inferring genomic structural variants from massive paired-end sequencing data
1 Gene Expression Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstr., Heidelberg, 69117, Germany
2 EMBL Outstation Hinxton, EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
3 Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Department, Yale University, Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
4 Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
5 Department of Computer Science, Yale University, Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
6 Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Genome Biology 2009, 10:R23 doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-2-r23Published: 23 February 2009
Personal-genomics endeavors, such as the 1000 Genomes project, are generating maps of genomic structural variants by analyzing ends of massively sequenced genome fragments. To process these we developed Paired-End Mapper (PEMer; http://sv.gersteinlab.org/pemer webcite). This comprises an analysis pipeline, compatible with several next-generation sequencing platforms; simulation-based error models, yielding confidence-values for each structural variant; and a back-end database. The simulations demonstrated high structural variant reconstruction efficiency for PEMer's coverage-adjusted multi-cutoff scoring-strategy and showed its relative insensitivity to base-calling errors.

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Max Mosley has apologised to members of the FIA for any embarrassment caused by the recent revelations about his private life, but made it clear he remains fully committed to his role as president of motor racing's governing body.
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Photo Issue 2010: Johnny Valiant and Patrick Clay McBride Capture DWR CEO's Swan Song
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Social Change not Climate Change
by Juliette BeckAug 14, 2008
- Activists and communities in the United Kingdom—where over two hundred years ago, the first lumps of coal were burnt to power the industrial revolution—are igniting a historic revolution of their own. Last week, over 1500 people from all walks of life converged in the Kent countryside, just one-hour southeast of London by train, to rally against climate change in a demonstration of collective, sustainable living and creative direct action.
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- A good-natured guide for urbanites who want to live off the land without leaving the city limits.
Commentary :: Food From the Grassroots
by Raj PatelJul 30, 2008
- The food crisis is only getting worse. The answer involves a deep shift in the way our food comes to us.By making local governments pay attention to hunger, a range of organizations, working on everything from local food purchasing programs to farmers markets, are shaping the future of food.
The Power of Food
by Madeline OstranderJul 30, 2008
- Providing food for people in need – regardless of whether they are "deserving" is a central part of Sara Miles' spiritual journey. St Gregory's food pantry in San Francisco.
Evangelicals' Faith Leads Them to Issues of Environment and Social Justice
by Valerie SaturenJul 30, 2008
- Valerie Saturen looks at major changes in the Evangelical movement. It's growing beyond its narrow focus on wedge issues like abortion to focus more on environmental protection and social justice.
Why My Dad's Going Green
by Kate SheppardJul 29, 2008
- Kate Sheppard recounts how she found common ground with her father, a conservative farmer. Environmental policies work for all.
Community Land Trust Keeps Prices Affordable—For Now And Forever
by Daniel FiresideJul 29, 2008
- Community Housing Trusts buy land and houses, not for profit, but to keep them affordable for low- and middle-income residents. Daniel Fireside looks at the success of Vermont's 25-year-old Champlain Housing Trust, which provides homes for 2,100 households.
Ahmed and the Return of the Arab Phoenix
Jul 23, 2008
- Shot around the Palmyra oasis, Syria, not far from the Euphrates river and the Iraqi border, this documentary shows the efforts of the Syrian government to protect its natural heritage.
350.org :: Because the World Needs to Know
Jul 01, 2008
- What's the best way to introduce the world to 350? With over 4000 languages spoken around the world, it's probably not with a bunch of words. 350.org did their best to boil down the science of global warming and vision of the 350 Campaign in 90 seconds.
Reinventing Our Food System
by Raj PatelJun 30, 2008
- Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, speaks to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now about the food crisis.
Connect and Engage: Food and Water
by Jing FongJun 30, 2008
- Give your students more hands-on activities with these captivating lesson plans about life's most basic means of survival: food and water.
Finding Your Voice Through Food
by Karen CherubiniJun 30, 2008
- Karen Cherubini's third graders accepted the EPA's challenge to reduce their carbon footprint by making different food choices. They also learned how asking questions can change your life. This is Karen's story.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Temple University will make its football return to the Big East next season and will join the conference in all other sports in 2013.
The move, announced Wednesday but expected for weeks, gives the Big East 18 full members and 13 football-only schools. It brings on board an improving football program, a traditionally strong men's basketball team and the coveted Philadelphia television market.
"An exciting day," said Big East commissioner John Marinatto.
Temple, which previously played football in the Big East from its 1991 inception until it was kicked out in 2004 for underperforming, will officially re-join the conference in the sport starting on July 1.
It must pay a $6 million exit fee to leave the Mid-American Conference, where it played football, but Marinatto said the Big East would assist Temple with the payment.
"It's an exciting time for Temple and an exciting time for the Big East," said Temple football coach Steve Addazio. "It's a special day, a landmark day."
Temple plays basketball and all other sports in the Atlantic 10 but will join the Big East as a full member in those sports on July 1, 2013. It will be the first time in Temple's history that its athletic programs will compete in one conference.
The Big East board of directors voted unanimously to invite Temple after a motion put forth by the president of Villanova, a longtime rival in Big 5 basketball, and seconded by Louisville's president, Marinatto said.
The announcement was made during an afternoon press conference at Madison Square Garden, where the Big East is holding its men's basketball tournament.
The MAC said earlier it reached an agreement for Temple's football team to leave the conference immediately by paying a fee to avoid the normal required notice of two seasons.
"As a result the conference and its member institutions engaged in a dialogue with Temple regarding an appropriate resolution. We have come to an agreement that is fair to the parties involved," said Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher.
The Big East, of course, has been a big part of the ongoing game of musical chairs in college athletics.
Before Temple, Memphis was the previous school to join the Big East in all sports.
The conference had been reeling from the planned exits of Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Its goal was to have 12 football members. Temple would be the 13th.
Prior to adding Memphis, the Big East had already brought on Central Florida, SMU and Houston as full members and Boise State, San Diego State and Navy for football only.
It hopes to create two divisions and stage an annual conference championship game.
Syracuse and Pittsburgh announced in September that they were leaving for the ACC and West Virginia is moving to the Big 12. TCU, which had agreed to leave the Mountain West for the Big East, decided instead to join the Big 12.
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Free agency still an option for Cowboys but most likely at offensive tackle
The Cowboys entered the draft with needs at safety and left tackle. After two days of the draft, they still have those needs but owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the team could fill a need in free agency, too.
Jones did not rule out the possibility of bringing Flozell Adams back to be a backup, but Adams is looking for a starter's role and would have that opportunity elsewhere. The most likely move would be getting a veteran backup line because Jones indicated they are at the point in the draft where the prospects are more developmental than contributors in 2010.
At safety, veteran like Darren Sharper is still available, although in the wrap up Friday, coach Wade Phillips sang the praises of Alan Ball, Mike Hamlin and Pat Watkins. Jones said there are some draftable guys at safety that could help in 2010 with the fourth round coming Saturday.
The Cowboys have not signed a free agent yet and have not so much as had a visitor.
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After much research, we have replaced the NuBrilliance System with the Skin Doctors Powerbrasion System as it does the same process, was designed by a team of doctors, and the NuBrilliance system is no longer available in the UK.
The Skin Doctors Powerbrasion System has a built-in vacuum which is the part of the treatment that really increases the production of collagen. New collagen is what creates a smoother, younger appearing skin. Unlike many other home systems, it has a diamond tip made of laser-cut diamonds that exfoliates the top layer of skin to promote new growth of healthier cells. This treatment is a non-invasive method to remove the dead and flaking cells from the skin surface.
Yes it does make small scratches on your skin, but it is suppose to. That's what Microdermabrasion does.
The alternatives to remove these spots are laser, which burns the skin and leave scabs for at least a week, or acid peels which burns the skin and usually requires time off from work to heal. I had the laser procedure done and find this to work better and cost thousands less.
The set you will receive contains:
- Microdermabrasion Dual Action System Unit
- 2 x Diamond Tips- 20 x Disposable Hygienic FiltersWhat it is formulated WITHOUT:- Parabens- Sulfates- Synthetic Fragrances- Synthetic Dyes- Petrochemicals- Phthalates- GMOs- Triclosan
What else you need to know:
This system is clinically proven and doctor approved. The Fine Diamond Tip is designed for use on the face and neck. It provides gentle, non-abrasive exfoliation removing surface cells, allowing smoother, fresher skin to emerge. The Regular Diamond Tip is ideal for less sensitive areas, such as hand and arms. It is essential that you do not get these two tips mixed up.
This system is available with a guaranteed risk free trial offer that you can try for 30 days.
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Would you like to get rid of those fine lines and wrinkles? Some would have us believe that it adds character but I, myself, would rather have them gone. One option is to have a face lift but like me, you may not want to enter into the voluntary surgical world. You can also try chemical peels that can work very well in resurfacing the skin. Using harsh chemicals doesn't appeal to me either though. Another treatment I discovered was laser resurfacing, which needs to be done in a professional office. My friend had the laser done and was out of comission for more than a week and it cost $3,000!
As I was looking for ways to make my skin look better, one of the treatments I found offered at the spa was called "microdermabrasion." They had before and after pictures of the clients and of course they looked pretty good. They did warn me that my skin would become red and look like it had tiny scratches but it should heal and look normal after a day or so. Since the cost and invasiveness seemed like such a better option, it seemed like a good idea. The results took more than a week but my lines seemed finer and my skin more smooth. They had told me that I would need a series of treatments to gain the full results I desired.
Then I saw an advertisement on TV for Nubrilliance Dermabrasion. It did the same thing but it could be done at home and the cost was less than just one treatment at the spa. Also, I learned that this microdermabrasion is also good for reddness, age spots, and enlarged pores. It can also be used on skin on any part of the body.
It is great to experience younger looking skin and the compliments are always nice to hear. It is difficult today to compete with the younger crowd when you are trying to get a new contract, land a new job, or get that promotion. I think that better, younger looking skin can just inspire confidence.
Obviously, your results may be different, but don't you owe it to yourself to give a system like this a try for 30 days? I think you will be really glad you did.
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Why Microdermabrasion?
As we age our skin loses some of its elasticity–we're all aware of that. Did you know that the procedure known as microdermabrasion can help tighten that skin back up by stimulating the production of collagen?
What is Microdermabrasion?
According to Wikepedia: "Microdermabrasion may be performed to decrease the appearance of superficial hyperpigmentation, photo-damage, diminish fine lines, wrinkles, and shallow acne scars which helps to even out the texture. Removing the dead skin will aid in the penetration of skin care products by up to 50% and make-up will go on much more smoothly."
Why Skin Doctors Powerbrasion System?
Who doesn't want to erase those fine lines and wrinkles? I did. This is a procedure that can be done in your favorite Spa, but it is quite expensive. This system is the answer to being able to get the results you are looking for without the repeated expense as this treatment needs to be repeated regularly.
Skin Doctors Powerbrasion System has a built-in vacuum that stimulates the production of collagen for smoother, more youthful looking skin.
The Diamond Tip gently exfoliates the outermost layer of skin using real, laser-cut diamonds, which promote the growth of healthy cells.
A Caution
From my research I have found that you should have microdermabrasion done first by a certified esthetician before buying this or any other at-home product. If you are unfamiliar with the results of the treatment done in a professional office, you may feel uncomfortable with the results you see after using the Skin Doctors Powerbrasion System machine at home. Just the term micro-derm-abrasion if broken down is micro abrasions to the derma (skin).
You MUST watch the video that comes with this product and use it exactly as instructed to achieve the results you desire. You will notice reddening of the area treated and what looks like small red scratches. This will also occur if it is done at a professional office. It is good, however, to make sure your own skin reacts positively to this type of treatment before investing in any product. Then invest happily and save money doing it at home yourself.
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Rob Nicholson (musician)
|Rob "Blasko" Nicholson
|Birth name
|Rob Nicholson
November 24, 1969
|Heavy metal, alternative metal
|Musician, songwriter, bassist
|Bass, vocals, guitar
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Cryptic Slaughter, Drown, Prong, Danzig, Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne, The Death Riders
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) is a heavy metal bassist. His influences include the metal bands Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Corrosion of Conformity. Rob is perhaps best known for his performances on Rob Zombie's solo albums, and is currently part of Ozzy Osbourne's band. Nicholson is also noted for his contribution as bassist to metal band Cryptic Slaughter within underground metal circles.
- 1 Career history
- 2 Early years
- 3 Danzig
- 4 Rob Zombie
- 5 The Death Riders
- 6 Ozzy Osbourne
- 7 Other musical side projects
- 8 Other non-musical side projects
- 9 Discography
- 10 References
- 11 External links
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Early years[edit]
- Cryptic Slaughter 1984-1988
Began his career playing bass for the Santa Monica, California-based speed/thrash metal band, performing on several of their albums.
Sang lead vocals for thrash metal band Killing Spree.
- Drown 1993-1994
Formed in 1987 by vocalist Lauren Boquette under the name Yesterday's Tear, Drown became one of the top drawing bands in the early 90's Los Angeles underground music scene. The line up was rounded out by Joseph Bishara (guitars/keyboards), Rob Nicholson (bass) and Todd Allen (drums) The music was the extreme opposite of the well known "sunset strip" scene going on in LA at the time. The band signed to Elektra Records in 93' and 94' saw the release of the debut album "Hold On To The Hollow". Todd Allen was then replaced by drummer Marco Forcone and the band hit the road.[1]
- Suffer 1995
Lead vocals/guitar for Suffer.
- 1997-1998
Joined the popular band Danzig in September 1997, but like his last band, he did not appear on any of their albums. Departure from the band in April 1998.
Rob Zombie[edit]
- 1998-2006
Toured with Rob Zombie, where he began using the nickname "Blasko". He went on to play on three of Rob Zombie's solo albums (Hellbilly Deluxe, The Sinister Urge, & Educated Horses).
The Death Riders[edit]
- 2005
Spent some time, while with Rob Zombie, to work on a side project with the founder of Coffin Case, Johnny Coffin. The band was composed of Johnny Coffin on lead guitar, Daniel Gray on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, DC on drums, and of course Blasko on Bass. The Soundtrack to Depression (their debut album) was released by Horror High.
Ozzy Osbourne[edit]
- 2003-current
In 2003, Blasko replaced Robert Trujillo as Ozzy Osbourne's bassist. After Ozzy's band rehearsed for a fall tour, Ozzy was injured in a bad ATV accident in October 2003. The fall tour was cancelled. After Ozzy's recovery, he performed with Black Sabbath on Ozzfest 2004, and with Ozzy on select dates for Ozzfest 2006. Rob officially marked his membership in Ozzy Osbourne's band when he was featured as bassist on Osbourne's 9th studio album Black Rain, which was released on May 22, 2007. Since then Rob has played for Ozzy on all live shows including Ozzfest tours, and notably on an American tour with Rob Zombie. He has followed that up with Ozzy's 10th studio album Scream, released in 2010.
Other musical side projects[edit]
Worked on the film Repo! The Genetic Opera, performing on the soundtrack.
Blasko is currently the manager of the band Black Veil Brides. He also produced their album We Stitch These Wounds.
Other non-musical side projects[edit]
Has a designer clothes line for Affliction (Affliction Blasko Signature Series).
With Cryptic Slaughter[edit]
- 1986: Convicted
- 1987: Money Talks
- 1988: Stream of Consciousness
With Rob Zombie[edit]
- 1998: Hellbilly Deluxe
- 1999: American Made Music to Strip By
- 2001: The Sinister Urge
- 2006: Educated Horses
With The Death Riders[edit]
With Ozzy Osbourne[edit]
- 2007: Black Rain
- 2010: Scream
Guest work[edit]
- ^ "Drown – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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As sequestration reduces the planned 5 percent increase in U.S. government spending to 2 percent, the Obama Administration has announced that it plans to make all cuts in expenditures as painful as possible and blame them on the Republicans in Congress. Administration officials plan to furlough air traffic control officers and TSA security officers to delay flights during peak traffic hours at large airports, eliminate night flights to and from 60 medium sized airports and remove air traffic controllers from 170 small airports.
Meat inspectors are to be furloughed 10 days a year to slow the processing of meat. Thousands of civilians working for the Defense Department and their suppliers are to be furloughed or discharged while access to several national parks and the White House is to be canceled.
Meanwhile there will be no planned reductions in the recreational trips make by the president or his wife in U.S. Air Force planes that cost thousands of dollar an hour to fly.
The government will still fork over more than thousands - if not millions - to study Chinese swine manure, to fund pottery classes in Morocco, to develop shampoo products for dogs and cats and to fund agency conferences.
There are many ways that the U.S. government could eliminate waste and slow the accumulation of debt that would not increase our taxes, jeopardize our national security and economy, but President Obama and his liberal colleagues are ignoring them.
Let's replace his colleagues with patriots who want a smaller government, lower taxes, well paying jobs for everybody who wants to and can work, and a robust national economy with the best national security possible.
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In Naples, Trash Cleanup Never Misses a Beat
CleaNap is never finished with its work to clean up and beautify Naples (Napoli), but as the holiday season approaches, the group's penchant for turning waste removal into convivial fun is an inspiration. Last week the organization, a master of organizing using social media, partnered with Bateria PegaOnda, an itinerant group of percussionists who also share with CleaNap the drive to push for increased social engagement on environmental issues. This time the flash mob technique scored some musical beats. The result? Another evening of social enterprise, teaching and inspiring Napolitanos on the virtues of reuse, recycling and waste reduction. The evening ended up being one of merriment as more public spaces in this city in southern Italy became more free from debris. It will take more days and weeks to erase the nightmare of Naples trash crisis, but CleaNap is proving that a crisis is a ripe opportunity to unite a city. Watch the video of Bateria PegaOnda below--and by the way, everything they are using to create those scintillating beats are reused materials that otherwise would have been tossed in the trash!
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Oct 8, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 04 • By JOHN PODHORETZ
But in this case, they chose their target wisely. How have Mormons greeted The Book of Mormon? In a word, nicely. The church's official statement was this: "The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people's lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ." Asked about it in December 2011, Mitt Romney said, "I do want to see it, sure. It's a Tony Award-winner, big phenomenon—yeah, I want to see it someday. But I don't have a lot of time for Broadway shows."
In his equanimity, Romney expressed not a thousandth of the horror at the blasphemy tossed at his faith that has characterized the Obama administration's reception of The Innocence of Muslims. The repetition of the words "reprehensible" and "disgusting" in relation to the YouTube video by the president and secretary of state and others suggests that there was, and is, something uniquely awful about The Innocence of Muslims that demanded their outraged intercession.
The Book of Mormon demonstrates that there was, and is, nothing uniquely awful about it. It's just a sustained assault on people whom the creators feel no need to appease—in this case, a small number of Americans toward whom Barack Obama and those like him in the American cultural elite—aggressive in their demands that minorities be respected and honored—feel no commonality and no common civic responsibility whatsoever.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21, 2012 (MedPage Today) — A woman's blood levels of vitamin D may foretell her own risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), but her levels during pregnancy say nothing about her child's future risk, Swedish researchers found.
In a case-control study, Swedish women who had serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of at least 75 nmol/L had a 61 percent lower risk of developing MS than those with lower levels, Jonatan Salzer, MD, of Umea University in Sweden, and colleagues reported.
But there was no relationship between 25(OH)D levels during gestation and the child's future risk of MS, they wrote in the Nov. 20 issue of Neurology.
Previous work has tied poor vitamin D status to an increased risk of MS. For instance, being born in spring is associated with developing the condition, researchers wrote, and some speculate that vitamin D deficiency during winter pregnancies may help explain the link.
Falling vitamin D levels in the population at large may also help explain the rising incidence of MS, as suggested in epidemiologic studies, the researchers said.
So to further clarify the links between serum vitamin D levels and risk of MS, Salzer and colleagues conducted a nested case-control study using two population-based biobanks with 291,500 samples from 164,000 patients collected since 1975 in the northern half of Sweden.
They identified prospectively collected blood samples from 192 MS cases and 37 gestational samples from pregnant mothers where the offspring had later developed MS.
Overall, 25(OH)D levels were low, the researchers said, noting that they used 75 nmol/L as an acceptable level, although some find 50 nmol/L to be sufficient.
There were no changes when only good quality samples from subjects born in Nordic countries were analyzed, they added, but they also cautioned that results could be affected by the small sample size.
In a post hoc analysis, they found that the prevalence of sufficient 25(OH)D levels among pregnant controls fell gradually between 1976 and 2005, suggesting that "the recommendations for vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy might need to be reviewed, especially since the vitamin D requirements during pregnancy may be higher than in the general population," they wrote.
Given that the study contained mostly women, they concluded the data suggest vitamin D "may act as a protective factor for MS somewhere between late pregnancy and young adulthood."
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[This review of Indrajit's Hazra's book 'The Bioscope Man' was published in Volume XXXIII Number 6 June 2009 issue of The Book Review* – www.thebookreviewindia.org.]
A Review of Indrajit Hazra's book – The Bioscope Man
The movie begins with a regurgitation of not just a half digested Bengali breakfast but also a foreboding of tragedy. Did I just say movie? Indrajit Hazra's"The Bioscope Man" may well be a movie, which has been cinematographed in words, for such is the dexterity with which he casts his characters and rolls out his scenes.
In The Bioscope Man, Hazra's third novel, a tragedy of divinely imposed comedic errors, traces the life of an actor in what was a precursor to the movie industry – the bioscope. And in it, he displays the shadow play of reality versus dream world (in this case reel world) with even greater lucidity and finesse than in his first two novels.
The Bioscope Man is the longest and most ambitious of his three books, but Hazra does not disappoint. Far from it. In fact he proves without a doubt that this country can produce English writers in whose hands the language is a hundred-eyed beast, shimmering with myriad coloured scales, tamed and trained to turn reading into a fast moving motion of coherently flowing images.
The novel opens with Tarini Chatterjee, senior employee of the East Indian Railway, who while waiting with his colleagues consumes many morsels of singaras and jilipis at the railway station. The occasion is the inaugural of the spanking new Haora Station. The year is 1906, and Tarini is part of the celebratory entourage that will board the first train which will also carry his British boss Edward Quested and teenaged daughter Amelia Quested.
So far so good except that there has been one too many singara and jilipi consumed. The result, a "greyish-green sludge descending on her (Amelia's) white dress" unloaded by Tarini's tormented stomach sends his family's history down "one low, tight parabolic trajectory." That fateful day, when Tarini Chatterjee's body turned "inside out like a jackfruit after it has been scooped out and the innards left to dry," signaled the end of the rise of the Chatterjee family by unleashing a series of events that turned his wife Shabitri Chatterjee into a living statue and confined her to her bed without even the ability to move her eyelids, thereby snapping his son Abani Chatterjee's life into two and propelling him ultimately towards a magical pretend world.
"The Bioscope Man" is a tragic tale. But Hazra's language and imagery are so vibrant that they are, to take a phrase from the book itself, Hazra's "booming voice spreading like just burst pollen." And so often, they are not mere phrases and word clusters used as catchments for movement and colour, but full sentence long robust words that he unleashes like freshly foddered horses, with elegant ease!
Towards the second half of The Bioscope Man when describing Abani's feelings for his leading lady, when "a gramophone record skidded inside me (Abani)," Hazra makes sure the needle skids not once but four times to drive home the ferocity of his protagonist's emotions: "She was at that time, the only object that could leave me exposed like a film reel left outside its canister, like a target running about on a ground with no cover and no choice but to dive into a dry deep well, like a liar whose lie has been caught, like a neck whose purpose can only be to be caressed or snapped."
In another situation Hazra literally uses the motion of mastication with words to depict the sloppy eating habit of a minor, but significant character: "And as he munched on his pastry and sipped on his coffee in the Tea Room, stalagmites and stalactites formed and dissolved in his big mouth as he chewed and breathed, chewed and breathed."
Then again, there are these delightful and visually arresting Hazra-isms – "Acting is not about pretending to be someone else. It's about peeling the swathes of people wrapped around one's body and exposing whichever person suits the occasion." And, "Rumour that raspy-voiced bird with flapping wings…" And, "…popular praise the smoothest odourless poison that goes to one's head." – dotting The Bioscope Man's landscape with chew worthy bite sized bits of literal treats that nevertheless deliver some pretty hard truths.
Hazra should be read for his prose alone. But he also knows how to tell a meaty story with deft techniques. Hazra uses a cinematic device to weave Abani Chatterjee's story with that of the stories of his (Abani's) bioscopes and the heroes. He calls this device "interlude." Hazra's interludes slip in the shadow stories of the characters Abani assumes when he stars in the bioscopes without jarring the main narrative.
The Bioscope Manis also, and more importantly, a story with manifold tragedies told at several levels. Hazra is lobbing not just the story of one Abani Chatterjee, bioscope star, but the early history of Bengali cinema as well at his readers. Through the mouth of his protagonist (mostly) Hazra laughs at us right across history, Bengal's history through the pre and post independence years. Beginning with Shabitri Chatterjee's lapse into paralysis, triggered by a comical fall, right through her still years and finally when she is discovered pretending to be a paralytic by her son, because she "didn't want to give up the luxury of just existing and doing nothing" which one can well believe to be Bengal's own condition. Many of the sentiments expressed by Abani Chatterjee – "that retard Girish Ghosh," "the independence movement was a stagnant mosquito breeding pool that had formed when many gutters coalesced," and "boom time for 'freedom fighters' who were criminals with ambition," to mention just a few epithets and pure unadulterated sentiments that were so often expressed by first, second and sometimes third generation Bengalis after independence. Hazra does not spare even Gandhi, but here too, it is a typical Bengali mindset, stereotype, of the race.
Coming back to the story line, a parabolic trajectory must necessarily have a high point before its descent. Thus, the protagonist of this heady slide show of a novel – Abani Chatterjee, who has inherited his mother's talent for tricking reality, gets pushed into the new and exciting world of bioscopes in sync with Calcutta's downfall as the Capital City of the Jewel in the Crown. Abani Chatterjee's interest in the flickering world of bioscopes is first set alight by his maternal uncle Shombhunath Lahiri, who for all his passion, ultimately fails to make it in the world of cinema even after running away to Bombay; whereas an uncouth Marwari like Lalji Hemraj becomes a successful movie mogul, because, while he does not understand the art he does understand how to deliver to the masses, in other words "bioscopes that…make audiences come into picture palaces in hordes." Lalji understands "that thin blue sliver that was the triumph of artistic degeneration – a repertoire that would always be accompanied by the message that sins were worthy of contempt and would always, without fail, lead to an end that was worse than death." In effect, Lalji knows without knowing the term what a formula movie is, the way his effete Bengali movie making rivals do not. We believe Hazra, because that's what has always happened in Bengal. And Abani Chatterjee is roped along, because Lalji sees in him an actor worth investing in.
Abani's fortunes grow, through the deaths of first his father, and then his mother (shortly after he sees through her pretense), through the growing into manhood of his two childhood friends Rona and Bikash alongside his own, and the political and social changes that sweep through India (and Bengal), until it is all brought down, and the trajectory (of Abani's fortune) dips first in a sudden lurch which slowly and surely comes to rest at rock bottom level in a twisted tumble of fate, that recalls his father's disgrace in a malicious recast of family history and that of the Questeds. Abani Chatterjee is cast out like a leper to the edge of the world, his future in tatters. From then onwards begins a life of seclusion and Haig's Dimple Whiskey in his home attended to by the loyal and aging Abala. Opportunity comes knocking on his doors, once after five lost years, only to vanish down a manhole. Opportunity knocks twice and for awhile it seems that it will all work, but Abani tries to grasp it in his own hands and make it obey his commands like a trained dog. Opportunity slips out of his hand again, when the impostor Lang ships out to Europe and the movie he was supposed to have made with Abani Chatterjee in the lead never sees the light of day. So, Abani remains there in his crumbling house, "unsurrounded, unentertained, unnamed all these years" until two letters reach him, one of which is from a young commercial artist with DJ Keymer who claims to be an admirer** and the other from a person who had been writing the biography of Sabu, The Elephant Boy. We know who the young commercial artist is/was; but Abani Chatterjee still wallowing in the dust heap where the trajectory of his fate has flung him, has no kind God that pities him, and he offers up his story in a long letter to the other!
The Bioscope Man is a ragingly powerful story, even so I am afraid.
I am afraid that Hazra whose meticulous research is a perfect foil for his prodigious talent has perhaps come into the Indian literary scene too late, by an accident of birth. We are no longer a nation enamoured by tales of failure; angst does not appeal unless it is wrapped around politically viable issues. What's worse, literature that offers swift licks of quasi intellectual pleasures is more likely to get noticed outside the country, besides which the people and their lives and times so truly depicted in this novel are just too far away, buried too deep in the quiet world of silent movies to stir the imagination of today's twittering masses.
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Fox News allowed the Times' Jim Rutenberg to roam backstage Saturday night during a GOP candidates forum. Upon seeing Rutenberg, "Mr. Romney's aides sprang into action, asking where he worked and what he was doing there, and then insisting that he not physically approach Mr. Romney before or after he was questioned on television." The response was typical of the Romney campaign, writes Politico's Dylan Byers: "Romney is inaccessible even by the tightly scripted standards of the contemporary campaign bubble: Not only is the candidate kept at arms length from reporters, the campaign typically responds to the news media only when it feels it is in its interest. Inconvenient questions are met with silence." So why would Fox News give a Rutenberg such access? Roger Ailes has decided that 2012 will be the year that "the political world recognizes that his network is willing to make GOP candidates sweat in front of their base," writes Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine. || New meme for political reporting? Both the Times and Politico use the term "hermetically sealed" to describe political events. || Related: Awkward 1994 Romney interview with teen resurfaces (Mother Jones) | Cain supporters blame media after he suspends his campaign (Politico)


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In the current issue of Bloomberg Pursuits, Bloomberg wine writer Elin McCoy writes about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, the ne plus ultra of fine Burgundy. The latest release of DRC's flagship wine, the 2009 vintage, sells for $15,000 a bottle, older bottles for as much as $2,000 an ounce.
Still, as McCoy points out, DRC has been outperforming other wines at auction, largely because of the Burgundy craze among Chinese collectors. All of this raises a question that goes beyond DRC: Do the prices for top wines bespeak a bubble?
Take a look at the chart below, which shows the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index of prices for 100 frequently traded high-end wines back to July, 2000. You'll see that for five years it stayed flat, rising 265 percent through the middle of 2011 before slipping down. Over the last few months the wine market seems to have resumed its ascent.
Does that mean that it's now reached its natural level, or that the bubble is still filled with air? The hard thing about bubbles is that there's no decisive answer to whether you're in a bubble until after it's over. In periods of high prices, there's generally no shortage of folks ready to say that prices have just reached a permanent new plateau. So it is with wine. The growth of the global ultra-rich is one reason prices could have gone up.
That said, I'm skeptical that the number of folks actually drinking wine at $1,000 a sip has exploded. Yes, there's a new Chinese market, but it seems to be driven largely by people who are more interested in the investment value of their cellar than the liquid in their glass. McCoy has covered that vividly. At the end of 2011, she wrote about Chinese banks funding wine purchases. Let's assume that the impulse to open a nice wine with dinner dissipates when you've financed your cellar with borrowed money.
Wine prices are now already about 20 percent below their peak. It's tempting to assume that now that having leveled off they're set to rise again. Don't count on it. Rarely is the first sharp descent the true end of a bubble. On this subject, it's hard to beat the conclusion of McCoy's 2011 story, so I won't even try. She wrote then, "My nickname for the Chinese wine investment market? Duchang. It means 'casino.'" That was right near the very top of the market. There's still plenty of room to keep falling.


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Stonington -The Planning and Zoning Commission is slated to hold a public hearing Tuesday night on a proposal to open a Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill in the small shopping center next to the police station on Route 1.
The national chain would fill a vacant storefront that has been home to a string of unsuccessful restaurants for more than a decade.
According to the special use permit application by D'Amato Investment LLC, the owners of the shopping plaza, plans call for a full service, 112-seat restaurant and bar with a full liquor permit. The restaurant would be open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. There are Mexicali Fresh Mex Grills in Holden, Spencer and Ware, Mass., and one is planned for Dayville, according to the company's website.
The project meets parking requirements but D'Amato is seeking waivers of 14 required reports and studies. The commission's meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Mystic Middle School
Meanwhile, the commission is expected to continue Tuesday's public hearing on an application by Mystic Aquarium to construct a West Marine on its overflow parking lot at the corner of Coogan Boulevard and Maritime Drive in Mystic. That hearing is expected to be opened and then continued to Jan. 21, 2014, at the request of Sea Research Foundation, the aquarium's parent organization and Waterstone retail, the developer, according to the agenda for the meeting. Plan for the boating supply store call for developing 1.7 acres of the 11.1-acre site for construction of the 13,000-square-foot building, a 53-car parking lot, and wall signage.
The hearing will now coincide with an application by the aquarium to create a gravel parking lot on an adjacent site to make up for the parking that would be lost when the West Marine store is built on the current overflow lot. The lot is used on days when aquarium attendance is high.
At the commission's Dec. 3 meeting, commission member John Prue said he was concerned with considering the West Marine project before receiving the application for construction of the new parking lot, according to the draft minutes of the meeting.
The commission then agreed to not make a decision on the West Marine application before making one on the parking lot.
The next few meetings are shaping up to be busy ones for the commission as on Jan. 7, 2014, is it slated to hold a hearing on plans to develop the long vacant Mystic Color Lab property off Mason's Island Road into 55 luxury condominiums.
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UC Davis is installing more than 1,200 solar energy collector panels in a parking lot immediately south of the campus's south entry parking structure near the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.
This is one of seven campus sites where the university is installing solar panels to feed its electrical system and reduce its carbon footprint. The combined first-year output from all seven sites is estimated at 1.1 million kilowatt-hours, or 1,100 megawatt-hours — enough power to serve two large campus buildings for an entire year.
It's all part of UC Davis' commitment to sustainability, which makes the university a destination and model for sustainable change. Learn more about UC Davis progress in using its strengths in research, teaching and public service to create a better campus — and future for all.
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ROSWELL, Ga. -- The recruiting landscape shifted into a higher gear on Saturday as hundreds of players from as far away as Michigan descended upon Centennial High School in suburban Atlanta for the first New Level Athletics Elite 7-on-7 tournament of the year. With 18 teams taking part, the event drew some of the top talent from across the country to show off their skills and allowed several to make a name for themselves, hoping that will translate into scholarship offers down the road.
One player who needed no introduction was Marietta (Ga.) running back and Alabama commitment Tyren Jones. Easily among the 10 best players in the state after a terrific junior year, the speedster was the focal point of Team Georgia's offense as they fought their way out of the round-robin format that made up day one.
"Some people might know who I am but I'm not really worried about it," Jones said. "I just want to go out here and help my team win."
Although he is a multi-purpose back, Jones lined up at receiver for the day and looked like a natural. Though he looks like more a guy that would be utilized out of the slot, he typically was found on the outside against the opposition's top cornerback and still had little trouble finding soft spots in coverage or beating his man deep.
"I just want to prove that I can catch the ball well," he said. "I'm lining up to play receiver even though I'm a running back."
The 5-foot-9, 200-pounder's commitment to the Crimson Tide came after attending a recent Junior Day in Tuscaloosa and picking up an offer from head coach Nick Saban. While the timing surprised a few folks, Jones liked what the program was offering and feels his talents will mesh extremely well within the offense.
"It wasn't really a pitch, they just told me that I fit really well into their system and their system really fits me," he said. "They said I'm an all-purpose running back and that's what they need at Alabama. They watched film and saw me split out some an basically said I'm going to come out of the backfield and catch the ball."
Jones was particularly impressed with the facilities and was sold on how well the program took care of the players in terms of nutrition and weightlifting. Although some might be deterred at Alabama signing the top recruiting class seemingly every year, the tailback is looking forward to the competition and thinks the class of 2013 might come in as the best of the past few years anyway.
"I think it's something special this year," Jones said. "We can win some more national championships. They don't really brag about (winning national titles) but they know they have the talent and the recruiting to win another.
Still, that hasn't stopped a few programs from continuing to make their pitch with plenty of time between now and Signing Day.
"Purdue, Florida and I'd say Georgia," he said of programs still recruiting him hard. "They're all still talking to me and sending letters."
Jones' 7-on-7 teammate - and Georgia commit - Shaquille Wiggins was not with the squad because he was in Athens for the Bulldogs' Junior Day but will return for the championship round on Sunday. The addition not only gives the group a top cornerback but somebody that has been very open about his program being the one everybody should be looking at. Although Jones' recent pledge to Alabama is strong, he still hears it from Wiggins despite him being a bit of a recruiter himself.
"Not really, I talk to him every once and a while but it's not too much," Jones said. "I'm really (recruiting teammate) Brandon Kublanow to come down with me. Other than that, I'm talking to friends and trying to make sure Reuben Foster stays (committed). He's real excited but it sounds like he's going to stay with Alabama."
While recruiting will sort itself out for others, Jones will turn his attention to the field on Sunday with hopes of doing something he's planning on doing a lot in college: winning.
Kamara is cold and hot at the same time
One of Michael Jordan's most memorable games in a career full of them was Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Most remember it simply as 'The Flu Game.'
While the stakes were significantly (significantly) less on the fields Saturday, Norcross (Ga.) running back Alvin Kamara was channeling his inner-Jordan. Under the weather with flu-like systems he was still one of the fastest players at the event and helped contribute several big plays and victories for Georgia Elite.
"I'm trying to hang in there I'm so sick," Kamara said. "I dropped a few balls. But I'm bouncing back, we'll have to see with these next games."
On top of a fever and his skin a few shades lighter than what it normally is, the cheerful Kamara also was dealing with the opposition's best shot. As one of several players with multiple FBS offers, he had a bit of a target on his back while he was running routes and catching passes.
"A little bit," he said. "Some guys see me and say, 'Oh he's got all these offers and blah, blah, blah.' But that's just going to make me play harder."
The cold and windy conditions in the Atlanta area were pretty much the opposite of Kamara's recruitment. Holding just a single offer, from Syracuse, at the Rising Seniors Bowl right before New Year's, the 5-foot-10, 190-pounder has turned into one of the hottest prospects in the country.
"It's been crazy," he said. "From one to eleven. It's just crazy."
HIs most recent offer came from the opposite coast and USC, with plenty of other schools close to extending an one. He doesn't have a top group of schools but there have still been a few that have stuck out in his mind and are recruiting him the hardest.
"Alabama and Georgia are up there," he said. "Everybody heard the story about Alabama. With Georgia, their coaches keep up with me real well."
'The story' about Alabama stems from the fact that the school sent him 105 recruiting letters. In one day.
The memorable recruiting strategy certainly left a mark in the running back's mind even if he held the Crimson Tide in high esteem beforehand.
"It was wild, they just fell out of my mailbox and I wasn't even expecting it," Kamara said. "My mom went wild. She was like, 'Can they do that?'"
Kamara doesn't have any unofficial visits planned and isn't counting on going to any junior days in the next few weeks either. In many ways, he's just going with the flow of the recruiting process that he's seen pick up very quickly. Wisconsin and Oklahoma State might be close to adding to his total of offers and while he will add them to his growing pile, Kamara is evaluating all of them based on what he's looking for in a program before making a commitment.
"Just a school that feels like home, coaches that I get along with and somewhere I can just feel like I belong," he said. "I want to fit in. I'm going to make my decision whenever it feels right. I don't have a time frame."
While his timetable for a commitment is still up in the air, Kamara is interested in seeing things outside of his hometown and that means he'll take visits even if he knows where he wants to go.
"I want to get to everywhere I can and see everything," he said. "I don't want to miss anything. Even if I (commit), I definitely will take (official visits)."
Cheek checks in with Cal
Lawrenceville (Ga.) defensive back Trevellous 'Tre' Cheek was one of the standouts from the first day of competition at the NLA Elite 7-on-7. His play between the lines might have had something to do with his good day outside of them after picking up his first offer from California.
"I've always wanted to go to a (school like) Cal," Cheek said. "They're a great school and great at football too. I have family about an hour away."
While it might sound strange for a Georgia corner to be familiar with the Bears and hold them in high regard, there's a reason he is already planning on a visit out West. Cheek has talked with several members of the team already in order to get to know the program better, including McDonough (Ga.) defensive back Avery Sebastian, a 2011 signee from the area. As a result of being the first to offer, Cal has a slight edge at the moment over other schools - including his childhood favorite.
"I grew up a Florida fan since I can remember. I was brought up that way," Cheek said. "Cal beat them (with an offer) though. That first offer is kind of special. Coach (Ashley) Ambrose is a good guy."
The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Cheek attended Kentucky's Junior Day last week and enjoyed the trip to see what the Wildcats had to offer. On his way back home, he stopped by Louisville, where their Junior Day had already ended but the coaching staff waited around for his arrival and to talk to him. Cheek believes both are close to offering and is hearing more from Clemson and Arkansas. He will head to the Tiger's April 14th Junior Day and based on the amount of attention schools are giving him, it figures that won't be the only visit Cheek will take this spring.
"West Virginia is close, coach (Daron) Roberts has been talking to me," Cheek said. "Tennessee (receivers coach Darin Hinshaw) said they'll offer me but he was waiting for Coach (Derek) Dooley to sign off on it and it might take a little time. But I'm looking forward to that one."
Though there were no really big wide receivers at the event, Cheek handled just about everyone with ease on Saturday. He often played press coverage and had no problem turning to run after getting a good jam on the line of scrimmage. His ability to play up close to the offense, Cheek said, is one of the reasons several coaching staffs have been talking to him quite a bit.
"Just about everybody is talking to me as a corner," he said. "Most of the coaches I spoke with said that I've very physical and they haven't seen cornerbacks like that. They think that since I'm a very physical corner, they can teach the coverage part. They can teach that, they can't teach the (physicality)."
With an offer from Cal in his back pocket and plenty more sure to come, Cheek's recruitment should be one to follow on the road to Signing Day. At the moment, he has no issues leaving the state to play college football and is looking more at the school than its location.
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The U.S. Air Force will work to standardize the pay systems of the active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve forces, but it does not plan to pursue a proposal to merge the Guard and Reserve, the service's chief of staff said.
The retired generals who propose the merger say it could save billions of dollars and improve U.S. security, but current service leaders say it's too big an undertaking just now, particularly as the service prepares for recapitalization and budget uncertainty.
Instead, the Air Force will work on reforming the pay systems, Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, said in an Aug. 24 interview.
"We think that sort of an approach, which is more business coordinative, is a much-higher confidence path to achieving efficiencies than sort of large, more difficult to execute organizational changes for which there is less apparent benefit," Schwartz said.
Five retired major generals - three Guard, two Reserve - developed the merger proposal over the last few months.
The authors include Thomas Dyches, who in his last assignment was assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve matters; H.H. "Bugs" Forsythe, who served as mobilization assistant to the commander of 9th Air Force; Andy Love, a one-time special assistant to the commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command for National Guard matters; Richard Platt, an Air National Guard assistant to the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and a former adjunct general of Massachusetts; and Frank Scoggins, a commander of the Washington Air National Guard.
The group contends that the Guard and Reserve compete for funding and missions, which is not efficient or fiscally responsible. The plan seeks to eliminate redundancies between the two organizations.
"They offered what they thought might be a path to pursue, and we've talked about it and I don't [think] that a consolidation of the Guard and Reserve is on the cards at the moment," Schwartz said.
The Air Force Reserve has an authorized end strength of 73,651, a number that includes 3,865 civilians. The Air National Guard has an authorized end strength of 106,700.
The retired generals' paper proposes three specific actions. The first is to combine the staffs of Headquarters Air Force Reserve, Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard into two "air reserve component" (ARC) staffs.
The second action is retain the Individual Mobilization Augmentee program - Reservists and Guardsman who supplement the active duty, particularly during surge periods - and the Air Reserve Personnel Center. The two programs would apply to all ARC members.
The last action would be to convert all Air Force Reserve Command field units to "federally funded, dual-mission status organization responsible to both a federal and state chain of command," the paper states. This would make the forces available to governors, as National Guard troops are, in the instance of an emergency or natural disaster.
"Overall, these actions would produce a more effective orchestration of all elements of Air Force power through tighter integration, sharper focus on the warfighting mission and, consequently, a greatly increased return on investment for America," the paper states.
These actions would reduce staff positions, lessen competition between the two components for funding and missions and create a "more agile, adaptive and flexible force," the paper states.
But Schwartz believes "there's only so much bandwidth" to the generals' proposal.
"I think where you can achieve efficiency, this is a question of what's required and the benefit that would result," Schwartz said. "We're making it a choice that there are things that are higher leverage than approaching the recommendation that the 'Gang of Five' made."
Instead, Schwartz championed Air Force Secretary Michael Donley's plan to combine the three pay systems into one.
"I'm not dismissing that as something we might look at down the road, but given all the things that we've got to address here in the next six months, for example, I think that there are higher leverage things, like the pay initiative, that are smarter to address right now," he said.
Asked about reducing the staff sizes, particularly in the Reserves, Schwartz said: "I think all overhead is under a microscope, and that includes mine."
The group contends savings could be achieved through this method, primarily due to duplication. A 1997 Congressional Budget Office study concluded that merging the Army National Guard and Reserve could save more than $500 million annually.
Since the Air Force's reserve components are smaller than the Army's, the saving would be less, but they could still be substantial, the group contends. They urge both the Air Force and the Congressional Budget Office to conduct cost estimates.
Whether anything comes of the paper is yet to be seen. It is making its way through the Pentagon and throughout the command structure of both the Guard and Reserve.
The Proposal
A group of five retired Air Force generals has written a white paper that proposes combining the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve into a single "Air Reserve Component." The paper proposes three specific actions:
å Combine the Headquarters Air Force Reserve staff, the Air Force Reserve Command staff and the Air National Guard staff into to air reserve component staffs using the current AFRC model as a foundation.
å Retain the Individual Mobilization Augmentee and Air Force Reserve Personnel Center programs and make their functions applicable to air reserve component members.
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After months of public dissing, high-stakes tension and more awkward moments than we care to recall (but hey, that's what The Soup is for), the don't-mess-with-her matriarch of the Kardashian clan has finally deigned to sit down and at least attempt to play nice with Kourtney's baby daddy, misunderstood douche extraordinaire Scott Disick.
So how did it go? How do you suppose...
Actually, we're not sure whether to credit Giuliana Rancic's calming interview skills, the passing of time or the decided lack of a nearby alcohol supply, but the terrible twosome was, well, pretty civil.
"It's part of the schtick, that's how it started out," Jenner explained of their less-love, more-hate relationship. "Is this an E! intervention? Which one of us needs to be in a mental institution?"
Jenner went on to say that the duo's newfound common ground with each other—namely, grandson Mason Dash Disick—has worked wonders on their relationship...despite Scott's abhorrent, spirits-fuelled appearance on last week's penultimate episode of this season's Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
"He's the father of my grandchild; a lot's happened since then, a lot of healing," she said, adding that last Sunday's show was particularly "hard to watch."
"There's nothing I can do to change my behavior. We've talked about it, there's no excuse and it won't happen again," Disick pledged.
"We've always butted heads," Jenner added. "When you date one of my kids, you date all of us."
Which, more or less, is was the crux of their problem.
"It was difficult for me hanging out with someone else's family all of the time, having every meal together," Disick said. "As much as we do butt heads, she is a dream mother. All I want is for us to come together, and we are now, thanks to the baby."
As for the seemingly endless source of tension (or at least ribbing) over how he stacks up compared to the Super Bowl-winning, NBA champ partners of her other daughters and her ill-received comment that "Kim has Reggie, Khloé has Lamar," Jenner said she isn't measuring Scott by the same standard (um, anymore) and simply wants Disick to find "something you're passionate about."
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OK, you knew she had to get one dig in, right?
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As for how she's adjusting now that it appears as though Kourtney and Scott are in it for the long haul, she says that while those two crazy kids have "had their ups and downs," she could definitely "see Kourtney falling in love with him."
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