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April 28, 2011
Xavier University recently released findings from their second annual American Dream survey. A plurality (45%) believes that the American Dream is in poor condition, and this pessimism has held steady since last year (44%). Latinos, Immigrants and People of Color are more optimistic than the overall population. While 31 percent of the overall population gives a high rating on the condition of the American dream (score of 6-10 out of 10), nearly half of Latinos (47%), and four in ten Immigrants (42%) and People of Color (also 42%) rate the condition of the American dream highly. African Americans (27%) are far more likely than the general population (14%) to report that the American Dream is in the "worst possible condition," and have demonstrated a substantial increase over last year in percentage reporting that the country is "seriously on the wrong track" (approximately 33% in 2010, 61% in 2011).
Despite general pessimism, 63 percent of the general population is extremely or fairly confident in their own ability to achieve the American Dream, and three quarters (75%) agree that they have achieved some measure of the Dream. African Americans are losing confidence, with fewer reporting in that they are "extremely confident" in the ability to reach the American dream in 2011 (27%) than in 2010 (40%).
The percent of Americans who say it is harder for them to attain the Dream than it was for their parents is on the rise, from 60% in 2010 to 69% currently. When forced to choose between four different options, over a quarter (27%) of respondents cite "declining standard of living and less economic opportunity" as the biggest obstacle, and nearly a quarter (24%) blame leaders of important institutions for failing to make difficult decisions. Opinion that achieving the dream will be "much harder" for the next generation passed the 50% threshold this year – from 45% in 2010 to 52% in 2011 – for which people are most likely to blame the educational system (19% of respondents) or declining sense of hard work and responsibility (also 19% of respondents), when confronted with six different options. A substantial percent do recognize structural economic issues, with 16 percent agreeing that there are fewer economic opportunities for the next generation, and 13 percent asserting that competition from foreign countries will make things more difficult for the next generation.
How people define the American Dream is shifting. When allowed to choose two options out of eight, "providing a good life for my family" continues to be the way most people define the dream, although there has been a 25% increase (9 percentage points) in respondents who agree with this since last year (36% in 2010, 45% in 2011). More Americans are defining the dream in terms of financial security (29% in 2010, 34% in 2011), and fewer are defining it in terms of opportunity (35% in 2010, 29% in 2011) and homeownership (13% in 2010, 7% in 2011). Defining the American Dream in terms of providing a good life for family is especially resonant among Immigrants.
In addition, Americans are showing a high level of distrust in important institutions, both public and private. When asked to compare things now to ten or 15 years ago, large majorities of Americans assert that they have much or somewhat less trust for politics in general (83% total, 58% "much" less trust), big business and major corporations (79% total, 51% "much" less trust) and government (78% total, 50% "much" less trust). Majorities continue to believe America is in decline, and markedly fewer people agree that America is "on the rise" (32% in 2010, 23% in 2011).
Despite the distrust, the latest Community Voices for the Economy survey conducted by Lake Research Partners for the Ms. Foundation for Women shows that the public continues to support the role of government in expanding opportunity, now more than ever. A majority (54%) agree that now is the time for government to take on a greater role in ensuring that the economy works for the average American. Just 36 percent agree with the opposite – that turning to "big government" will do more harm than good. The focus is on jobs, with 62 percent agreeing that the government should work to create jobs, even if the deficit increases in the short term. Half of Americans (49%) are either very or extremely concerned that the focus on deficit reduction at the expense of program spending will have a negative impact on government funded programs that help children and families.


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|"Steampunk" Romeo and Juliet in Moline!
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|Written by Richard Martin
|Monday, 14 October 2013 13:28
Moline High School students are adding a little STEAM to the classic Romeo and Juliet…STEAMPUNK, that is. PREVIEW THIS WEEK!
(Moline, IL) Moline High School is presenting its fall play, Romeo and Juliet, next weekend, but it is not going to be your typical Romeo and Juliet. First of all, the school has hired Tristan Tapscott, Director of District Theatre in Rock Island, to run the show. Typically the plays are produced by high school English teachers, but the teacher who usually directs the fall play left this summer to take a job in Libertyville, Illinois. MHS hired Tapscott as a guest director and the students are enjoying being directed by a working professional.
Secondly, Tapscott is producing the play in what is known as "Steampunk" style so you will see lots of metal and funky stuff on the set and part of the costumes. Here is an explanation of steampunk : Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner".
Thirdly, Romeo and Juliet are dating in real life. Christian Frieden is a junior boy who is dating a sophomore girl, Carolyn Wehr who is playing Juliet.
***The media is invited to a preview of the play on Tuesday, October 15th at 7:00 pm. in the school auditorium. The director will be available for interviews as will the students actors.
WHO: Moline High School Students
WHAT: Media Preview of fall play Romeo and Juliet—Steampunk version
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th, 7:00 pm
WHERE: MHS Auditorium 3600 Avenue of the Cities
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The deal announced Saturday in Geneva by U.S. and Russian diplomat sets an ambitious timetable for elimination of Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014, with rapid deadlines including complete inventory of its chemical arsenal within a week and immediate access by international inspectors to chemical weapons sites.
The agreement came in response to an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus, the capital, that the U.S. thinks was carried out by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Republican lawmakers said that committing to remove or destroy Syria's chemical weapons was laudable but that the agreement fell short by not mandating military action should Assad fail to comply.
Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the U.S. is "being led by the nose by" Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"So, if we wanted a transition with Assad, we just fired our last round, and we have taken our ability to negotiate a settlement from the White House, and we've sent it with Russia to the United Nations," said Rogers, R-Mich. "That's a dangerous place for us to be if you want an overall settlement to the problems."
Russia, which already has rejected three resolutions on Syria, would be sure to veto a U.N. move toward military action, and U.S. officials said they did not contemplate seeking such an authorization.
Obama said Saturday that "if diplomacy fails, the United States remains prepared to act," and Secretary of State John Kerry warned during a visit to Israel on Sunday that "the threat of force is real" if Assad fails to live up to the terms of the agreement.
Democrats insisted that although the agreement itself doesn't commit the U.S. to using force, the option of acting independently of the U.N. remains. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Russia's primary aim has been to force the U.S. to give up that option.
"Russia has failed in that goal," Levin said.
French President Francois Hollande said in a televised address Sunday to his country that he has not ruled out the "military option," either. Otherwise, he said, "there will be no pressure."
Obama said in an interview with ABC's "This Week" that if Syria can be stopped from using chemical weapons, "then we may also have a foundation" to begin the process of reaching a political settlement to civil war.
The conventional war has claimed more than 100,000 lives from both sides of the conflict, far more than the hundreds killed in the Aug. 21 alleged chemical-weapons attack.
Obama also said in the interview that Iran should not interpret the diplomatic response in Syria as suggesting that the United States wouldn't attack Iran to stop the development of nuclear weapons. The president's interview aired Sunday but was taped Friday, before the chemical weapons deal was reached but while Secretary of State John Kerry was engaged in intense talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
A high-ranking Syrian official called the U.S.-Russian agreement a "victory" for Assad's regime.
The comments by Syrian Minister of National Reconciliation Ali Haidar to a Russian state news agency were the first by a senior Syrian government official on the deal struck a day earlier in Geneva.
"We welcome these agreements," Haidar was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti agency. "On the one hand, they will help Syrians get out of the crisis, and on the other hand, they averted a war against Syria by removing the pretext for those who wanted to unleash one."
The United Nations said Sunday that its chief chemical weapons inspector has turned over his team's report on the poison gas attack to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said the report was transmitted Sunday and that the secretary-general will brief a closed session of the U.N. Security Council on its contents Monday morning. He will also brief the 193-member General Assembly later that day.
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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.8.3
Component/s: camel-core
Estimated Complexity:Unknown
Christian reported a camel route stop issue few months ago[1], I found this bug by running the unit test he submit.
public class RouteRemoveTest extends ContextTestSupport { + public void testStopRouteOnContext() throws Exception { + assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Started, ((DefaultRoute) context.getRoute("foo")).getStatus()); + assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Started, context.getRouteStatus("foo")); + + context.stopRoute("foo"); + + assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Stopped, ((DefaultRoute) context.getRoute("foo")).getStatus()); + assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Stopped, context.getRouteStatus("foo")); + }
The route foo should not be removed from the camelContext.
[1] http://camel.465427.n5.nabble.com/Stop-a-route-for-unit-testing-tt4724550.html#a5011082
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Willem is this an issue in Camel 2.8.x as well? If so please backport the fix.
committed the patch into trunk and 2.8.x branch.
I just committed the backport fix of Camel 2.8.x after resolving some network connect issue.
I added the second unit test I provided and it still fails:
public void testStopRouteOnRoute() throws Exception { assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Started, ((DefaultRoute) context.getRoute("foo")).getStatus()); assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Started, context.getRouteStatus("foo")); ((DefaultRoute) context.getRoute("foo")).stop(); assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Stopped, ((DefaultRoute) context.getRoute("foo")).getStatus()); assertEquals(ServiceStatus.Stopped, context.getRouteStatus("foo")); }
Do I something stupid?
Hi Christian
I was planing to send a mail for the second unit test but it takes me too much time to merge the patch due to the network issue.
Here is my explanation for it, because Camel is using the RouteService to delegate the life cycle invocation, it is also in charge of do some clean up work with the CamelContext. If you just stop the route directly without through the CamelContext API, you will face a issue that the RouteService can not has the same status of the Route.
So my suggestion is you should use the CamelContext API instead of stop the route directly.
We should consider not expose the Route itself to client to use in Camel 3.0.
I have added javadoc notes to the API to document how to properly control the lifecycle of the routes, eg use the API from CamelContext.
Should we deprecate the methods (context.getRoute(String), context.getRoutes(), ...)?
No we should not deprecate those methods, as end users should be able to get the Route instance if they need.
Its just the lifecycle of the routes is best handled using the API from CamelContext to ensure graceful shutdown, and whatnot.


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Ilyn Payne
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- Sansa Stark: "Why won't he speak to me?"
- Sandor Clegane: "He hasn't been very talkative these last 20 years. Since the Mad King had his tongue ripped out with hot pincers."
- Joffrey Baratheon: "He speaks damn well with his sword though."
- — Sansa Stark learns about Ilyn Payne[src]
Ilyn Payne is a recurring character in the first season. He is played by guest star Wilko Johnson and debuts in "The Kingsroad." Ser Ilyn Payne is a mute knight and the King's Justice, the royal executioner, to Robert Baratheon and his successor Joffrey Baratheon. He executed Eddard Stark for treason.
BackgroundSer Ilyn Payne had his tongue removed on the order of the Mad King for suggesting that Tywin Lannister, then Hand of the King and whom Ser Ilyn served as captain of guards, was the true ruler of Westeros rather than King Aerys II. He served Robert Baratheon as "the King's Justice" - the royal executioner.[1]
Season 1
Sansa Stark encounters Ilyn while out walking as they are traveling with the king's procession back to King's Landing, and is startled by his appearance. Sansa apologizes to Ilyn for possibly offending him, but receives no reply. Sandor Clegane informs her that Ilyn had his tongue removed years ago by the Mad King and now serves as the king's executioner.
Ilyn is later ordered to kill Sansa's direwolf Lady by Queen Cersei as revenge for another wolf attacking Joffrey Baratheon. Eddard Stark insists on carrying out the sentence himself instead.[2] Following the death of King Robert I in a hunting accident Ilyn serves King Joffrey I.[3]
Eddard is led before the people outside the Great Sept of Baelor and admits treason. Joffrey tells the crowd that both his Lady Sansa and his mother Cersei have asked that Ned be sent to Castle Black as a punishment. Joffrey claims that he does not have a soft heart like the women and believes that treason should be punished. He orders Ilyn to bring him Ned's head. Ilyn takes Ned's sword, Ice, and beheads Ned with one swift stroke.[4]
Marillion is brought before Joffrey because he wrote a song mocking King Robert and Queen Cersei. As a punishment, Joffrey orders Ser Ilyn Payne to cut out Marillion's tongue.[5]
Season 2
Ilyn Payne's unhesitating obedience in carrying out Joffrey's ridiculous order to execute Eddard Stark is not without repercussions. When Tyrion Lannister arrives in the capital city, sent by his father Tywin to rein in Joffrey's erratic behavior, he confronts his sister Cersei over her defense that she "tried to stop" Eddard's execution. Tyrion bluntly points out Joffrey wasn't the one holding the sword, yet both Cersei and Ser Ilyn robotically followed the psychotic boy-king's orders, when they could have easily just stopped what they were doing. Cersei has nothing else to say in her defense.[6]
Ilyn's execution of Ned Stark earns him a place on Arya's revenge list that she chants at each night.[7]
Ser Ilyn continues to serve King Joffrey as the War of the Five Kings ravages Westeros. During the Battle of the Blackwater, Ser Ilyn accompanies Queen Cersei to Maegor's Holdfast. Though the Queen claims Ser Ilyn is present to protect them and to deal with potential betrayers, she later admits to Sansa that Ilyn's true purpose is to execute her and Sansa, and possibly the rest of the ladies who have taken refuge in the holdfast should Stannis Baratheon take the city.[8]
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ilyn Payne served as Lord Tywin Lannister's captain of household guards when Tywin served Aerys II Targaryen as the Hand of the King. After being heard to joke that it was Tywin who truly ruled the Seven Kingdoms, King Aerys ordered Payne's tongue be removed with hot pincers. Even though he was high in Tywin Lannister's service, Tywin Lannister couldn't stop the Mad King, and this was another step in the increasing tensions between the two which eventually led to Tywin's resignation. King Robert Baratheon named Ser Ilyn as King's Justice as a present to Tywin Lannister to compensate Payne for the loss of his tongue while in service to the Lannisters.
In the book Ser Ilyn arrives at Robert's camp with Renly and Ser Barristan to provide escort back to King's Landing. When Gregor Clegane is terrorizing the Riverlands, Ser Ilyn's name is put forward to be sent to carry out the Hand's orders to arrest him, as King's Justice that's his job, but because of his ties to the Lannisters Lord Eddard sends Beric Dondarrion instead.
When Tyrion Lannister is leading the hill tribes in the army of Tywin Lannister in the Riverlands against the forces of Robb Stark, he is assigned a squire named Podrick Payne. Podrick is a distant relation of Ser Ilyn.
At the execution of Eddard Stark, Arya realizes to her dismay that the sword he uses to carry it out is the Valyrian great sword of House Stark, Ice. The sword was given to Ser Ilyn afterwards.
Ser Ilyn is a highly skilled executioner having never botched an execution and seldom requiring more than one blow. Ser Ilyn Payne is described as thin, bald, with clean-shaven but hollow and pockmarked cheeks, with colorless deep-set eyes. He wears iron-grey chainmail over boiled leather.
Ilyn is illiterate, thus after his tongue was removed he can no longer communicate complex messages to other people.
See also
- Ilyn Payne at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)
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The Cardinals, with an optimal time to get a bye week, come across the nation to face Carolina this week. The Cardinals are 3-8 east of the Mississippi in the tenure of Ken Whisenhunt, and 12-10 overall. Carolina has already handed the new coach one loss at Arizona, beating the Cards 25-10 on Sunday after picking up starting QB Vinny Testaverde up on Tuesday (after Testaverde spurned the Cardinals for a backup position that same week).
Deangelo Williams had 121 yards and a score on 10 carries. Deshaun Foster had 43 yards on 17 carries. Steve Smith had two reverses for 15 yards and 10 rec for 136 yards (1 TD). Other receivers gained a total 70 yards on ten more receptions. Smith's deep balls were just a matter of going up and getting them over Cardinals DBs, nothing exotic. Carolina faced Tim Rattay (12/24/159/0 TD/3 INT) after putting Warner out of the game early, and Larry Fitzgeraldhad 6 receptions for 97 yards. Edgerrin James had a 23 yard TD and a total of 80 yards on 22 carries. The game was a battle of conservative play and field goals, other than the TD plays on both sides, with field goals making the greater portion of scoring for Carolina (John Kasay hitfrom 33, 43, 24, and 45). Carolina parlayed good field position from the INTs and two fumbles recovered into points to take the game in hand.
Carolina draws another strong passing game to stop after shutting New Orleans down last week. The AZ offense revolves around their passing game - ranking 4th overall in the league because of a 4th rated passing game.
The passing game is the trick to stopping the Cardinals, and that 4th rated pass offense faces the Panthers' 2nd rated pass defense (a defense that also rates by football outsiders as #1 in the league versus the #1 receiver). A matchup that should be sure to be a battle, the Panthers are setup to be strong where the Cards are strong (on the edges) and weaker where theCards are weaker (rush). The Panthers' middle pass defense is very strong, and the Cardinals are weak there. The top three WR account for 65% of the receptions, and after that are the two RBs (total 24 receptions, 7% of receptions) so the TEs won't be getting much this week.
Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald are possibly the best receiving duo in the league, and gave the Panthers fits in 2005, the last time they were together v/s Carolina (Boldin didn't play in 2007). In that contest, the Panthers shut down the Cards' attack after making a mid-game adjustment of having Ken Lucas cover Fitzgerald every down. This is still their ideal matchup, but Carolina rarely does this. Lucas against the athletic Fitzgerald and Chris Gamble against Boldin would still be ideal for Carolina, and nickel Richard Marshall is a good match on 3rd WR Steve Breaston.
Kurt Warner is completing passes at 70%, and is as accurate as ever. He has an accurate deep ball, enough on his deep outs to keep them from hanging, and the experience to make the right throws. His detriment so far have been fumbles, and at times, lack of mobility. Warner is most likely to target rookie FS Charles Godfrey, the weaker link in the secondary; they targeted Deke Cooper a lot last year (Cooper had 7 tackles, 2 PD, and 2 INT in his best game as a Panther by far). Chris Harris probably won't spend much time toward the line, as the Cards' run offense isn't a threat, and the TEs don't get a lot of throws. Leonard Pope (6'8, 260) isn't a great blocker and hasn't used his size advantage over many people this year (5 receptions; 44 in three years).
Their run game, at 24th, hasn't followed in line with the offensive scheme as the Steelers had; their line talent is somewhat poor, bolstered by former 1st round pick Levi Brown and not much else. The Cards have been ahead in games so more attempts have come than usual - the yardage number, even at 24th, is misleading because of a 31st overall yard/attempt average.
RB Edgerrin James (363 yards/3.6 per attempt/3 TD; 10 receptions, 7.3yards/catch) has been solid, but not playmaking. Rookie backup, 5th rounder Tim Hightower, leads the team with 5 TDs, andhas 3.0 yards/carry. He has 121 yards on 14 receptions.
Julius Peppers had 1.5 sacks, 7 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and a recovery in last year's game. He faces Mike Gandy (6'3, 305) this week - the veteran is in his second year in AZ. He gave up 2 sacks last year, 1 so far this year, but gave up 12.5 two years ago. Brown, a second year RT, faces Tyler Brayton and Charles Johnson (1.5 sacks apiece on the year); Brown has given up 5.5 sacks already this year, and gave up 8 last year. Inside Brown is Deuce Lutui (6'4, 330), a third-year mammoth RG that the Cards like to run behind, but struggles in pass protection - he's given up 2 sacks already this year and four last year. Center Lyle Sendlein (6'4, 300) is a second year pivot that does a solid job with calls, but is physically limited. LG Reggie Wells, a homegrown product of six years' work in AZ, is a steady but unassuming lineman that doesn't make mistakes but won't put you on your ass. He'll face Ma'ake Kemoeatu, who could overpower him.
It's a smart enough line for a young group, and it won't get fooled easily by stunts or tricks. It should concentrate on Peppers but might not be enough to stalemate the rest of the Panthers' D.
The Cardinals show up with a number of looks on defense - 4-3, 3-4, and they blitz from both. DC Clancy Pendergast does a solid job of keeping the two sets from being telegraphed by personnel, and his defenses don't very a lot in how he administers them from one scheme to the next. It's not that he goes to the 3-4 to blitz, or the 4-3 because it's a running down. They don't have an effective nosetackle, and that hurts them. They're a completely one-gap styled team regardless of personnel or scheme, and their DL is aggressive and somewhat undisciplined. DTs Darnell Dockett and Gabe Watson don't stay at home as much as they could, but do make plays consistent with the ones that show the Panthers giving up around 3-5 stuffed run plays on offense. Ends Bertrand Berry and Antonio Smith are solid, with Smith being primarily a run stopper - banged-up backup and bonus baby Travis LaBoy gets a lot of the pass snaps. Last year, Smith and Dockett had the two AZ sacks.
Karlos Dansby (42 tackles leads the team; has two sacks) is their all-around best LB, excelling at both run and pass; Chike Okeafor balances between 4-3 OLB and 3-4 OLB. He excels at the outside rush, but doesn't do much against the run and can give up contain if he's lined up on the line. Gerald Hayes, the MLB, is second on the team in tackles and is primarily a run-stopper. In some 3-4 sets, he's teamed with former Steelers LB Clark Haggans. We can drop TEs behind the linebackers, with the Cards being ranked 27th against the TE; they're 22nd against RBs as well. Actually, footballoutsiders doesn't have them listed well against any receiver - 26th against the primary WR, 19th against the 2nd, and 15th against the 3rd.
The Cards can be spread against the pass or run, which limits their coverage and blitz options; they can be hurried to the line to keep substitution from being valid. Get them into nickel and they'll be stuck with LaBoy playing the run the next down. If you can play hurry-up in 3-4, and then spread, you could get Haggans against a RB in space in the slot. The Cards' multiple-front defense is still able to be manipulated, and their intentions become much clearer at that point.
Counter plays will probably work well with the eager AZ defense, and misdirection won't be easily figured out, but the team will probably have enough success running without it as well. The Cards come in ranked 8th against the run - up a few spots from last week, but have had very few carries (2nd in the league) and clock in at a more pedestrian 16th yards per carry. They were gashed by the Redskins for almost 200 yards with Clinton Portis, mostly up the middle.
Left corner Rod Hood goes up against Muhsin Muahmmad - the physical 5'11 corner had 5 picks for almost 200 yards and 2 TDs (and 21 defensed passes) as an incoming free agent last year, but has been quiet this year. Right corner Eric Green has solid man-cover technique, but loves to jump routes and gets abused on double moves. He'll have time to do that, though, since Steve Smith will get a lot of attention from young FS Antrel Rolle. A converted CB that struggled there, Rolle is struggling at safety as well. Rookie Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was drafted as a new centerpiece the AZ backfield but doesn't start - like fellow rookie Aqib Talib, he's a nickelback so far.
Adrian Wilson (6'3, 230), a physical specimen at the position, is the backfield's best player and a beast when brought into the box. He covers TEs well and stops the run as well as any LB on their roster. The High Point native will probably be a good indicator of the Cardinals' intentions - it's going to be a basic judgement call for Pendergast - stop Steve Smith or stop the run. Certainly, that tips off whether playaction will be successful as well.
Last year, the Panthers put Vinny Testaverde into a lot of shotgun situations, it being something he was comfortable with after having not played in the months prior. While this isn't a necessity against the Cards, it would still be comfortable - assuming backup C Geoff Hangartner is in, it would give Jake Delhomme a center familiar with the snap (Ryan Kalil had a number of high snaps this year, luckily none too high). It's a good look against an active Cards front to force them into pass sets, where they're less flexible with their calls, and fits in with the ideals of spreading them out.
Kalil and Jeff Otah probably won't start again this week - the Panthers put the same OL on the field for two weeks in a row (something they haven't done with their starters). Jeremy Bridges starts at RT, Hangartner at C; Jordan Gross will face Berry, Bridges whoever lines up at end/OLB that the Cards decide to throw at him. Travelle Wharton will face as tough a test in pass blocking as he has this year in Dockett.
Special Teams
K Neil Rackers was a beast last year and continues to be one of the better kickers in the league. P Dirk Johnson is 22nd in the league in net (36.7) and 27th in gross (42.7). An average punter, Johnson doesn't do a great job directionally or away from home.
Other than one broken JJ Arrington return (93 yd TD), the Cards average 22.6 yards/return, which isn't great - with the broken return, they average 24, which still isn't that good. Breaston, the primary kick and punt returner, averages 8ypr on punts, and 21.2 on kicks.
Backup WR Sean Morey and backup SS Aaron Francisco are the ST captains. The Cards blocked a punt to win the Dallas game, and Carolina has a total of 3 blocked punts against them.
The Cardinals are a study in NFL History. Never a Super Bowl, in all these years, the Cardinals have a storied history of losing; as one of the first and certainly one of the oldest franchises, they were around when there wasn't an NFL (1920); when there were only 8 teams (1932); they've moved twice and been named four different city or state combinations: that doesn't even include when they had to merge with the Steelers during the war (they were the Chi/Pit Card/Steelers). They couldn't even put together a winning record under Curly Lambeau. But this team is a potent team, and Whisenhunt doesn't seem to have allowed the past to haunt him. While this isn't the best team the Panthers will have played all year, it's still a good team, one that tells you what it's going to do and still dares you to beat it.
It should be a battle, one that may come down to the Panthers being at home, or may come down to the Panthers being built to stop teams like the Cardinals. But it must be on its game, and without mental mistakes, to make sure that this potential playoff team goes home without a win.


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Carrie Preston Talks Billith and True Blood Season 6 Finale — Exclusive!
When we last left Arlene (Carrie Preston) in True Blood, she was comforting a distraught Terry (Todd Lowe) after he killed his former army buddy, Patrick. Oh, and did we mention that pesky fire monster stalking Terry throughout Season 5?
With Patrick dead and the Ifrit sated, what will be in store for Arlene in True Blood Season 6? Wetpaint Entertainment got the chance to speak exclusively with Carrie Preston at the Critic's Choice Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 10. During our chat with the fiery-haired actress, Carrie spilled on where Arlene and Terry are at when True Blood Season 6 picks up, what role she'll play in helping Andy (Chris Bauer) with his fairy triplets, and why she thinks Billith is "perfect."
Wetpaint Entertainment: So where do we pick up in Season 6?
Carrie Preston: We're picking up right where we left off so there are some ramifications you know for their actions, she and Terry last season. They killed this guy! Right in Merlotte's so you can't do something like that without it having some kind of impact.
How are Arlene's children going to be affected by that?
Well luckily Arlene and Terry, as crazy as their lives are, they're very good parents and they are very protective of the kids.
Are they catching on at all?
Yeah um, I mean wouldn't you get a little shaken up? They don't know what happened though.
Will you be involved with Andy's fairy triplets? I can't believe I just said that.
Well you know Arlene is the mother on the show so you can draw your conclusions from that.
What can you tell me about vampire-turned-god Billith?
Well that's definitely going to be explained in a way, that is, it's not going to be what you probably expect. So they're definitely going to throw in an interesting twist to that.
It definitely took me off guard!
Yeah we really didn't know what is was but it's perfect.
So you like where the story is headed?
Oh yes, and we just got the script for the finale. We're almost done; we have like a month left.
Do you actually watch the show every Sunday?
Not together but I do, I watch the show with family or with friends or whoever is around.


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A prediction about slow-blooming legislation
So Premier Williams is going slow on whistle-blower legislation. He says he wants to do it right.
In a media scrum, Williams said Access to Information has already placed tremendous demands and strains on government. It takes a tremendous amount of time, I know even at my senior staff level, the amount of time thats taken up in perusing ATIP Access to Information is a very, very important thing, but there are a lot of frivolous requests that are very, very time-consuming. The one thing we dont want to do here is just create another situation where were going to put a stranglehold on government.
One might well ask, What the heck are his senior staff doing perusing ATIP requests? We know the answer, of course. They are wringing their hands over the potential public relations fallout from each and every request.
And how does the premier define frivolous anyway? One suspects it has more to do with embarrassing to government and, quite possibly quarterly polling.
We all know that Williams runs an extremely tight ship. To criticize the premier or speak out of turn is enough to get one kicked out of Cabinet and, in some cases, expelled from caucus.
Further down, in the public service, employees fear getting fired.
I speak quite frequently with friends who work for the province, down in the trenches. They say the workplace is tense and demoralized. People are keeping their heads down and just trying to get through the day. No one speaks up for fear of getting slapped down. They welcome the idea of whistle-blower legislation, but, in the current political atmosphere, are highly skeptical they will ever see it.
Whistle blower legislation is intended to allow employees who are witness to criminal activity, excessive waste or gross incompetence to speak up and expose the problem. It can be extremely embarrassing to governments.
Do you really think the premier intends to allow employees to go public with politically damaging allegations, without fear of repercussion?
I expect the premier will, at some point, introduce whistle-blower legislation. He has promised it, and everybody is waiting. But when he does, the devil will be in the details.
I predict the legislation will contain two key clauses:
Government will retain the right to fire whistle blowers, if their complaint is deemed by Cabinet to be frivolous.
The determination of what is frivolous will be the exclusive right of Cabinet.
There may also be restrictions placed on how employees can blow the whistle. For example, government may require employees to report their concerns to superiors, rather than go public. This would be akin to blowing a whistle in a soundproof room.
But its also a moot point. The bulleted clauses above would, in themselves, be enough to maintain order within government. The net result would be an atmosphere in which people are still afraid to come forward, for fear of being fired.
Note: My observations of the mood within the provincial public service are based on a handful of conversations with individuals. It is qualitative, not quantitative, analysis. Do you work in the public service? If so, Id like to hear from you. Drop me a note at the above email address, describing morale in your workplace and your views of whistle-blower legislation. Anonymous comments will be allowed, for obvious reasons, but I will need to confirm your identity.
If I get enough replies, I will write a future blog post on this topic.
For another take on this topic, check out the Labradore blog.


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Martin Ssempa Has A Blog
Jim Burroway
March 1st, 2010
The Ugandan pastor and kill-the-gays advocate is not only blogging, but he's also Facebooking and commenting on BTB.
The Daily Agenda from Monday, April 11
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In this original BTB Investigation, we unveil the tragic story of Kirk Murphy, a four-year-old boy who was treated for "cross-gender disturbance" in 1970 by a young grad student by the name of George Rekers. This story is a stark reminder that there are severe and damaging consequences when therapists try to ensure that boys will be boys.
When we first reported on three American anti-gay activists traveling to Kampala for a three-day conference, we had no idea that it would be the first report of a long string of events leading to a proposal to institute the death penalty for LGBT people. But that is exactly what happened. In this report, we review our collection of more than 500 posts to tell the story of one nation's embrace of hatred toward gay people. This report will be updated continuously as events continue to unfold. Check here for the latest updates.
At first glance, David Benkof appears to be a young gay man who believes that same-sex marriage will damage the institution of marriage, that there are better options for gay couples than marriage, that the community should join him in prioritizing other more pressing issues, and that the marriage discussion is harming the efforts of gay couples in red states to get recognition for their unions. He also claims that he's a gay columnist, that he speaks for an influential collection of gay thinkers, and that he is part of the gay and lesbian community and that he shares our goals and dreams. But none of that is true.
The April 2008 edition of the pay-to-publish vanity journal Psychological Reports featured a new report from NARTH. Written by NARTH president A. Dean Byrd, past president Joseph Nicolosi, and Richard W. Potts, the report carries the unwieldy but self-descriptive title, "Clients perceptions of how reorientation therapy and self-help can promote changes in sexual orientation." While the title describes what the authors meant to show — how clients describe the benefits of reparative therapy — the report itself actually illustrates something very different: the ex-gay movement's remarkable ability to instill an almost robot-like parroting of ex-gay rhetoric among their clients.
The Toronto Star said that a new study "discover[ed] a new strain" of a super-bug "hitting gay men." Headlines in Britain screamed, "Flesh-eating bug strikes San Francisco's gay community," and anti-gay extremists across America spread the alarm that gays were introducing another plague into "the general population." But there was a small problem with all of this: None of it is true!
In 2005, the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote that "[Paul] Cameron's 'science' echoes Nazi Germany." What the SPLC didn"t know was Cameron doesn't just "echo" Nazi Germany. He quoted extensively from one of the Final Solution's architects. This puts his fascination with quarantines, mandatory tattoos, and extermination being a "plausible idea" in a whole new and deeply disturbing light.
On February 10, I attended an all-day "Love Won Out" ex-gay conference in Phoenix, put on by Focus on the Family and Exodus International. In this series of reports, I talk about what I learned there: the people who go to these conferences, the things that they hear, and what this all means for them, their families and for the rest of us.
Prologue: Why I Went To "Love Won Out"
Part 1: What's Love Got To Do With It?
Part 2: Parents Struggle With "No Exceptions"
Part 3: A Whole New Dialect
Part 4: It Depends On How The Meaning of the Word "Change" Changes
Part 5: A Candid Explanation For "Change"
At last, the truth can now be told.
Using the same research methods employed by most anti-gay political pressure groups, we examine the statistics and the case studies that dispel many of the myths about heterosexuality. Download your copy today!
And don't miss our companion report, How To Write An Anti-Gay Tract In Fifteen Easy Steps.
Anti-gay activists often charge that gay men and women pose a threat to children. In this report, we explore the supposed connection between homosexuality and child sexual abuse, the conclusions reached by the most knowledgeable professionals in the field, and how anti-gay activists continue to ignore their findings. This has tremendous consequences, not just for gay men and women, but more importantly for the safety of all our children.
Anti-gay activists often cite the "Dutch Study" to claim that gay unions last only about 1½ years and that the these men have an average of eight additional partners per year outside of their steady relationship. In this report, we will take you step by step into the study to see whether the claims are true.
Tony Perkins' Family Research Council submitted an Amicus Brief to the Maryland Court of Appeals as that court prepared to consider the issue of gay marriage. We examine just one small section of that brief to reveal the junk science and fraudulent claims of the Family "Research" Council.
When Karla Jay and Allan Young published The Gay Report in 1979, it quickly a favorite source of statistics for many anti-gay extremists. But before you accepts these statistic at face value, you should examine the inner workings of this survey very carefully. What you learn might surprise you.
The FBI's annual Hate Crime Statistics aren't as complete as they ought to be, and their report for 2004 was no exception. In fact, their most recent report has quite a few glaring holes. Holes big enough for Daniel Fetty to fall through.
The Ugandan pastor and kill-the-gays advocate is not only blogging, but he's also Facebooking and commenting on BTB.
I wish I could put as much energy into being gay as he is to broadcast that he's not.
So Guy de Maupassant's "Piece of String". Tell us again, Ssempa, how much do you dislike gay people? Use more photos if you have to. Demonstration. Whatever it takes.
How long will it be until he starts posting his collection of gay pornographic pictures on it?
He's also commenting on TWO.
Called me a racist! That was cute.
Are you sure this guy purporting to be Ssempa on BTB / TWO comments threads actually is the man himself? His comments are like those of a child.
I wonder if he is on the Do Not Fly list. I would think as an advocate of genocide, he wouldn't be allowed to board a flight into the US.
@AdrianT-His comment here at BTB was just a slight re-write (typos and all) of a post on his blog, which suggests that it's "Dr." Ssempa himself.
BTW, does anyone know when (or why) Ssempa started calling himself "Dr." and using "PhD" after his name? There's no mention of any advanced degree beyond a masters on his own website, so where did this supposed degree come from?
Ssempa was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from a Christian college a few years ago, which in his version of reality equates to becoming a doctor.
I guess this is perfect timing for my just starting Martha Nussbaum's book, "From Disgust to Humanity : Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law". So far it's quite interesting and I'd say that Ssempa would benefit from reading it. Of course, I doubt Ssempa gives a crap about civil rights, let alone how he lies and dehumanizes others in the name of God, so perhaps not.
"His comments are like those of a child."
That's exactly how I know it's Ssempa. Actually, not just the childishness… throw in a bunch of lies, hate and intolerance, hysteria, dumb reasoning, fundamentalism… that's Ssempa.
Mrs. Ssempa should take custody of their children and fly to safety. Her husband is a dangerous man and is about to have a big fall. He may be tempted to bring his family with him, e.g. Waco, Texas and Jonestown.
In Ssempa's case, PhD = Phony Doctor.
Some of the nastiest ranting I've read in a long while.
Wow, Ssempa is obsessed.
This man is clearly obsessed with homosexuality, and his misunderstanding of the Christian new testament
Holding such a position of power and espousing such tripe, resulting in an Honorary Doctorate from a Christian church, only magnifies my hatred for such people.
If hangings are to occur, the rope should be round his neck for such misinterpretation of the bible.
"Love thy neighbour as thy self."
I've just been reading Ssempa's blogs.
One word: claptrap.
Ssempa and bahati our Heroes and heroes forever. You thought it was only you who had the blogs. Ssempa has done us good.
Reading thru the comments on the blog here is a clear sign of people whose minds have been depraved. How can you counsel Ssempa's wife to run away. Stop being anti family. I think your mom had a better thought of you than what you are actually. Ssempa has never stopped being valiant for right causes and remember Ssempa has never lost a war because his father has never lost a war.
Does your blog sure compare to that one of Ssempa?
"Does your blog sure compare to that one of Ssempa?"
Not really. This blog (BTB) is run by thoughtful and kind people who welcome open and respectful discussion on a wide variety of issues. Ssempa's blog is (so far) a series of monomaniacal tirades filled with lies which demonize innocent Ugandans in a hateful and un-Christian manner. Not really the same at all, are they?
I sent a FB note to the Ssempa FB page yesterday, asking him to re-read Matthew 22:36-39 – the chapter on 'the greatest commandments' asked of Jesus and asking Ssempa to consider whether his actions would be in line with Jesus' intent to command us to live primarily by love, for God, self and our 'neighbours'.
Ssempa's reply was simply "I'm not interested in monologues" – I suspect it was an 'auto reply' – anyone else get something similar?
Yes, Martha Nussbaum's book is a great read.


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In 2009, I did a post on Rochester's pizza history, discussing several of the old timers among Rochester-area pizzerias. But there's anothe place that's intrigued me for a while, even though - or because - it's no longer around.
If you happen to drive down Lyell Avenue in the city, you may have noticed the sign on the side of the building that houses Roncone's restaurant, advertising the Veltre Bakery, just around the corner at 26 Parkway St..
If you've ever followed that arrow, then you've discovered that alas, Veltre Bakery is no more. Only the sign remains. But it's long piqued my curiosity, especially after I found this discussion of Veltre's history (on the linked page, scroll down to the bottom).
It took some digging, but I finally tracked down the last owner of the bakery, Dave Veltre, who's now a Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy. I spent some time chatting with him on the phone, as well as with his father, Angelo "Sonny" Veltre, who ran the bakery before Dave. They filled me in on some of the history of the Veltre Bakery.
Angelo's father, John Veltre, an Italian immigrant who learned his trade at the long-gone Bond Bakery on North Street, bought, and renamed, the Zazzara's bakery - which was then located on Lyell Avenue, at the opposite corner of Roncone's today - in 1932. Apparently Bond (which was part of the General Baking Company) was something of a breeding ground for Rochester bakers, as another Bond employee went on to found Petrillo's Bakery, which is still going strong after 90-plus years.
What was very interesting to me was that Veltre's used a massive coal fired oven, which was capable of turning out bread loaves by the hundreds. Today, the handful of pizzerias in New York City that still use coal fired ovens are looked upon with reverence by pizza aficionados. Due mostly to modern air pollution regulations (most pizzerias with existing coal ovens were grandfathered), new coal fired ovens are a rarity these days, although some high-tech, often coal-gas hybrids can be found, as at Tony D's in Corn Hill.
Zazzara's was already making pizzas when John Veltre bought the bakery, although at that time they were still something of a novelty item. Angelo, who started helping out when he was a young boy, shortly after his father bought the business, recalled that many evenings he'd be given the job of taking "tomato pies," as they were then called, around to nearby bars and saloons, where they'd be sold to hungry patrons for five cents apiece.
Veltre's main product, of course, was bread, and customers coming in to buy loaves would also notice, and ask about, these curious tomato pies. Gradually, pizza started to catch on, with sales steadily increasing through the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
But as pizza gained in popularity, eventually becoming a staple of the American diet, it also changed. Early on, Veltre's tomato pies had been small - maybe 8 inches in diameter - and topped with nothing but tomato sauce, grated cheese, and oregano, though some customers would ask for anchovies too. But at some point beginning roughly around the early '50s, pizza began to evolve into the product we're all familiar with today, big, cheese-laden pies loaded with toppings. .
Veltre's changed with the times, too - up to a point. To meet customer demand, their pizza became more mainstream - processed mozzarella and pepperoni mostly supplanted grated Romano and anchovies - but the dough recipe (the same dough was used for the bread and the pizza) remained the same, and Veltre's continued to use fresh ingredients whenever possible, right down to the home-grown herbs.
Veltre's enjoyed some success, though, so much so that they opened several satellite locations around the Rochester area, including Henrietta, Churchville and Greece. For different reasons, all were eventually sold, and it was back to the one bakery on Parkway Street.
But other forces were at work too, that in the end spelled the end of Veltre's. Neighborhood crime was on the rise, for one thing. Changes in the business climate also led Veltre's to return to its roots, in a sense, focusing more on bread than pizza.
There was also a generational shift going on within the Veltre family. The bakery had always been very much a family affair. Dave's grandmother continued to watch over the baking into her nineties, and Angelo, like his father, devoted several decades of his life to the business.
But as Angelo reached his mid sixties, the reins passed increasingly to Dave, who was being tugged in another direction. He was interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement, and when in 1999 Dave was accepted into the Monroe County Deputy Sheriff Academy, it was time to make a choice. As Dave wrote in 2000, "the lure of a secure job,
benefits, and more time with [his] family outweighed the challenges of
running the bakery," and so the bakery was closed and put up for sale.
Alas, while the building was eventually sold, the business was not. Some of the original fixtures, including the oven, remain there to this day, but for what I imagine to be a combination of reasons, no buyer ever came along to revive the bakery.
Which would be a sad ending, but life goes on. It's gone on for Dave, who remains with the Sheriff's Office, and it's gone on for Angelo, who at age 84 still reports for work daily at a local YMCA, where he serves as a lifeguard. And that's no mere honorary position - Angelo once saved a swimmer's life at the Y, although he's quick to add that he was "only" 78 years old at the time.
My own regret in all this is that I never tried Veltre's pizza while it was still around. I asked Dave if there's any local pizza that comes close to what Veltre's used to make, but he couldn't come up with any. Matter-of-factly, but with a touch of understandable familial pride, he summed up his memories of Veltre's pizza by saying, "It was a work of art."
I don't think he was being boastful, or even merely nostalgic, by saying that. I think what he meant was that each Veltre's pizza was a unique product, made by individuals, in a particular setting, based on a craft that had been handed down within his family over several generations. It can no more be re-created today, by someone else, than could a lost 17th-century painting, or a legendary ancient sculpture.
So here's to lost works of art, culinary and otherwise. We may not be able to bring them back, but we can be glad they existed, and that they gave joy while they were here. Meanwhile, we can try to better appreciate the art that remains, and that's still being created today, whether in a painter's studio or in a local pizzeria. Something to think about next time you see that slightly faded sign at the corner of Lyell and Parkway.


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- Jan 23:
- Boasberg is unanimous pick for superintendent
- Jan 21:
- Boosters say Boasberg's the man to lead DPS
- Jan 14:
- Boasberg tested with questions
- Jan 13:
- Bennet wins applause at stopover in Grand Junction
- DPS board chief: Minorities made final round
- Some didn't want names on letter in DPS protest
- Jan 10:
- Latino leaders angered at DPS secrecy, selection of Boasberg
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet, appointed Saturday to replace U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, has deep roots and family in Washington, D.C., but he spent part of his first day in the nation's capital wandering the hallways and streets anonymously, alone and with a hole in his shoe.
Bennet, 44, won't be sworn in until after Salazar's confirmation as interior secretary, expected later this month, but the superintendent, who has no elected office experience, has a lot of catching up to do.
On Saturday, he spoke to President-elect Barack Obama by phone.
"He was nice enough to call to congratulate me," Bennet said.
Then he flew to Washington to meet Monday with Salazar and a number of powerful senators, whom he declined to name.
Bennet to Senate
- Browse a gallery of images from Michael Bennet's career.
- Discuss DPS superintendent Michael Bennet's selection for the open U.S. Senate seat from Colorado.
- Listen to Ritter and Bennet's remarks at the press conference.
- Listen to Sen. Ken Salazar's remarks at the press conference.
- Listen to Mayor John Hickenlooper's remarks at the press conference.
- Read the Post's recent profile of Michael Bennet.
- Read Bennet's bio on the DPS website.
- Read the Wikipedia entry on Bennet.
"We're trying to make sure there is an orderly transition for the people of Colorado," Bennet said. "(Salazar) is hugely complimentary about his Washington and Colorado staff, and we hope to keep it as intact as possible."
Although Bennet was accompanied to meetings by Craig Hughes, research director at RBI Strategies in Denver, he took a break to wander around the Hill by himself — despite the hole in his shoe.
Today, Bennet will watch the swearing-in ceremonies of incoming senators, including Sen.-elect Mark Udall. On Wednesday, Salazar will formally take Bennet around and introduce him to Democratic leadership.
Hughes, whose wife, Sarah Kendall Hughes, is Bennet's chief of staff at DPS, is putting together Bennet's campaign staff for his 2010 run.
Prior to his work at RBI, Hughes was a political director in the Clinton administration.
Although Bennet has not made any public-policy stands, he said he will begin discussing his positions in the upcoming days.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The NL East champion Washington Nationals have signed right-handed reliever Rafael Soriano to a $28 million, two-year contract that includes $14 million in deferred money.
The Nationals are holding a news conference Thursday to announce the addition of Soriano.
Soriano, who is 33, joins a Nationals bullpen that already includes righties Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard. Both closed games for Washington last season.
A one-time All-Star, Soriano had 42 saves and a 2.26 ERA for the AL East champion New York Yankees last year while filling in for injured closer Mariano Rivera, who plans to return from a knee injury in 2013.
Soriano decided in October to decline a $14 million option for 2013, taking a $1.5 million buyout from the Yankees and entering free agency instead.
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What Graham Charlton has learned writing 2,000 blog posts for eConsultancy
Twenty oft-mentioned but nonetheless-valuable blogging tips from one of the head honchos at eConsultancy. If you blog in any serious measure, you'll most likely know a lot of these already, but it's always nice to have a refresher.
Freelancer lays into leaked IR35 business test questions
The IR35 Business Test looks as though it's going to be as much of a mess as IR35 itself at this point. A supposed leak of several questions included on the test appeared earlier this week, causing much consternation amongst the freelancer and contractor community. The full test is rumoured to be appearing on HMRC's website early next week – we'll be keeping our eyes peeled.
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Ten tips for the journalists of tomorrow
Following a live chat on the Guardian's new Media Network (which I'd highly recommend you join, if you're interested in that kind of thing), the contributors knocked up a list of things journalists can do to future-proof themselves. Amusing to see that even old-school journos lament the terrible battery life of modern gadgets.
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people in the United States. Yet most schools are unsure of how to react when a suicide happens in their community.
"Unlike a fire drill, responding to the suicide of a student is not something schools can practice for," explains Peggy West of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at EDC. They can, however, be prepared to help their crisis response team with guidance about what to do when and if such a tragic death occurs.
Since suicides do not typically take place on school grounds, school staff may be uncertain about the school's responsibilities when a student dies as a result of a suicide. "Schools don't want to do the wrong thing, so they may do nothing," explains West. "But doing nothing is doing something."
To help schools better respond, EDC and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention collaborated to create the free online resource After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools. The toolkit materials draw on the recommendations of leading experts and what is currently known about providing schools with effective guidance, information, and tools.
"What schools said they needed most was something they could put their hands on immediately," says West. "The toolkit is not meant to be a comprehensive curriculum or a stand-alone resource. It is intended to be used to get schools started on the right foot."
The toolkit offers assistance in such areas as memorializing a student who has died, helping students cope, working with the community (including the media), and monitoring social media sites, such as Facebook, to identify other students who may be at risk. Schools are urged to emphasize the connection between suicide and underlying issues such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, and to let students know that help is available for those struggling with mental health issues.
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Protect your gear with this S3 T6000 Watertight Case. The case comes with high impact resistant ABS plastic to make it exceptionally strong. Its clear parts are manufactured with indestructible polycarbonate. It is the ideal case to use to keep small items safe from water damage, thanks to the fact that it is waterproof. It is also crush-proof, ensuring that your items do not get damaged by extreme pressure or weight. It has internal dimensions of 12 in. X 9 in. X 4 in., providing you with a lot of space for items such as cell phones, GPAs, wallets, or other things that you want to safeguard from the water. This very useful case can handle being submerged up to a depth of 100 ft., making it great for all kinds of water activates. Keep all your gear safe with this S3 T6000 Watertight Case.
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Video Game Clerk Chastises Parents for Buying 'Grand Theft Auto V' For Kids
In an open letter to parents, a clerk at a video game store picks a bone with parents who let their kids buy or play the recently released and highly-inappropriate-for-kids video game, Grand Theft Auto V.
In his rant, the clerk, who signs the letter "Your Average Video Game Retail Veteran," says that he loves his job, which he's had for an impressive 10 years, and that one of his favorite parts is helping parents choose gaming platforms and games for their kids. According to him, "There is no better feeling than a happy parent returning to my store, pleased with my previous advice, and wanting more product."
What's the problem, then? It's about the sale of violent and inappropriate video games like Grand Theft Auto V to kids too young to understand them, and he's not happy. The clerk says he's "disgusted" at having to sell these games to children who can "barely see over the counter."
The clerk then goes on to talk about M-rated games. The ESRB, or Entertainment Software Ratings Board, rates games with a letter system, and M, in case you didn't know, stands for Mature. The clerk says parents just don't care about ratings. He points out that many games are much more "M" than others, and even admits that he's been happy to let his kids play some of these M-rated games, like Skyrim and Fable. His letter is really addressing the worst offenders, such as Duke Nukem, and the real culprit, Grand Theft Auto V.
I have something to confess: I am a GTAV widow. My husband was among the first in line to buy the game at our local video store, and he has gleefully played it part of every evening since. But do we let our 10-year-old son play the game? No way, Jose! My husband plays in the basement, with the door shut and his headphones on, like the M-rated adult he is. We don't let our son listen to gangster rap, or watch R-rated movies, either, although he would certainly love to. We know that some parents do those things, but we choose something different.
Meanwhile, the clerk says he's tired of hearing parents make excuses for their negligence, like "It's for an older sibling," or "all their friends have it." He ends with a plea for parents to simply read the game box, understand the ratings system, and be more involved in their kids lives.
Also, he would really love it if customers didn't look at their phones while he's trying to help them.
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The gang arrives on a small island and decides to take a break. Charizard and Scyther have an argument. Later Ash thinks about how different Cissy and Danny were as Gym Leaders. As they were sleeping, Team Rocket steps in and tries to steal their Pokémon. Can Charizard and Scyther set aside their differences and help their friends?
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" of this episode is Porygon, making this Porygon's third appearance in the US Pokémon anime; its first in A Chansey Operation and its second in Clefairy Tales.
- When James's Victreebel uses Sleep Powder, Meowth says that it's strong. James says it is strong as well but you see his nose has grown out as if he is lying, but he wasn't lying, as it did knock out Misty and Tracey.
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Division Of Property Procedures For CRS Members
The Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS) is a defined benefit pension plan, established by Chapter 203 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code. As a government retirement plan, the CRS is a qualified plan for tax purposes pursuant to 26 USC § 414(d). Such plans are exempt from ERISA requirements pursuant to 29 USC § 1003(b)(1) and 29 USC § 1002 (32).
Chapter 203 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code does not currently authorize the CRS to accept Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), Division of Property Orders (DOPOs), or any other request or court order for the division of the pension benefit asset assigned to CRS members. Accordingly, the CRS cannot pay a member's ex-spouse any amount from the member's retirement benefit as property division, even pursuant to a court order. The CRS does make court-ordered spousal and child support payments to CSEA from a member's benefit when the member has retired from employment and is receiving payments from the CRS.


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People who work together are like extended families. We spend a tremendous amount of time with our coworkers and often become friends.
When a colleague has a serious illness or dies, it can often affect us in ways that we may not anticipate. It can be a sad, confusing, and sometimes scary time for coworkers to experience the depth of these feelings. Ithaca College would like to invite you to share our grief and our memories with each other. Several representatives from the College's Employee Assistance Program, Employee Network Inc. (eni), are on campus today, June 9, at the following locations:
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Stocks in Toronto posted their fourth losing session in a row, with the S&P/TSX composite index recording a triple-digit loss of 118 points, or 1 per cent, to 11,811, led by a sharp fall in gold, utility, and energy shares.
The steep correction has erased nearly 400 points, or 3.3 per cent, of the market's value over the past week and put the index into negative territory for the year to date. Investors have been beset by a range of worries, including figures released Thursday indicating that Europe has again slipped into recession, the possibility of a contraction in the U.S. due to the fiscal cliff, and slow growth in China.
The Dow Jones industrial average flirted with gains and losses throughout the session, but lost altitude near the close and ended down 29 points or 0.2 per cent. The New York decline was led by retailing giant Wal-Mart, which tumbled $2.61 U.S., or 3.7 per cent, after reporting revenue that fell short of forecasts, raising concern about the state of the global economy.
Fears over growth also hammered commodity prices, which are among the investments most sensitive to the economic outlook, with gold futures closing down $16.30, or nearly 1 per cent, at $1,713.80 an ounce, with oil also falling 1 per cent to settle at $85.45 in New York.
"Growth concerns continue to weigh on sentiment," commented Michael Hewson, senior market analyst at CMC Markets, in a note to clients.
In corporate developments, BP agreed to pay $4.5-billion in fines and plead guilty to charges over the blowout at its Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 that led to one of the worst oil spills in the United States. BP shares rose 15 cents to $40.31, as traders welcomed a firm figure on the company's financial liability over charges due to the spill.
Turning to action on the Toronto market, shares in Poseidon Concepts, a fracking fluids provider, were pulverized by investors after reporting third-quarter earnings that missed expectations due to slowing activity in the U.S. Midwest. The shares sagged $8.22 (Canadian), or 62 per cent, the largest percentage decline on the TSX, as disappointed investors headed for the exits.
The heavily weighted materials sector, which includes gold miners, tumbled nearly 3 per cent, with weakness in many big-name producers. Goldcorp, Yamana and Eldorado Gold were among the most actively traded issues and posted losses of more than 2.8 per cent.
Iamgold stabilized after the gold producer projected lower output next year. At its worst, the stock was down to $11.17 during the session, but a call by BMO Nesbitt Burns that the decline was overdone helped spur some buying. The stock closed down 17 cents to $11.81.
Progress Energy advanced 59 cents, or 3 per cent, on hopes that Malaysia's Petronas will be able to complete a takeover that must receive federal approval as being of net benefit to Canada.
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Busting dust in a basement shop
- • First, reduce and capture dust
- • Air cleaners are big draws
- • What the heck are HEPA and MERV?
- • Seal the exits
- • Play peekaboo with the gaps
- • Caulk the cracks
- • Foil dust's entry into ducts
- • Dress to egress
What the heck are HEPA and MERV?
You can find aftermarket high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters for shop vacuums at home centers and online. These filters remove 99.97 percent of particles down to .3 microns. Avoid filters labeled "HEPA-type" or "HEPA-style" -- these do not provide the same level of filtration.
The MERV (minimum-efficiency reporting value) system measures the efficiency of filters installed in the ductwork of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Filters with higher MERV ratings capture smaller particles than those with lower MERV ratings. Filters up to MERV 12 are typically used in residential applications, right.
3M uses a proprietary microparticle performance rating (MPR) system for its Filtrete-brand filters. The MPR numbers translate approximately as MPR 600=MERV 8; MPR 1000=MERV 11; MPR 1500=MERV 12, MPR 1900=MERV 13.
If living spaces become dusty quickly or if shop sessions aggravate someone's allergies, switching to a filter with a higher MERV rating may help. But have a professional evaluate your HVAC system first because a high-efficiency filter may reduce airflow and strain the blower motor.
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Catching Up with the Danes: When Will "Love" and "Fear" See the Light of Theatrical Projection?
by Anthony Kaufman
The 2003 Sundance Film Festival was studded with a spectacular, innovative and stunning cinema -- from Denmark. While others praised U.S. breakouts such as "American Splendor," "thirteen," and "The Station Agent," this journalist's most dizzyingly memorable experiences occurred while watching Thomas Vinterberg's "It's All About Love" and Nicolas Winding Refn's "Fear X" -- both which have yet to be released in U.S. theaters.
The festival also showcased Susanne Bier's under-loved "Open Hearts" (released by Newmarket), Jesper Jargil's Dogme 95 doc "The Purified" (shown on the Sundance Channel), and "New Scenes from Amerika," a documentary by Jorgen Leth (which played recently at New York's American Museum of the Moving Image). But "It's All About Love" and "Fear X" have been shielded from North American eyes since their Park City premieres nearly 18 months ago.
The good news is that both films will be released by the end of the year, according to sources close to both productions. Focus Features, which acquired "It's All About Love" at Sundance, promises a limited platform theatrical release in 2004. (By the time the film opens, though, Vinterberg's new film "Dear Wendy" [http://www.trust-film.dk/off_vis_film.asp?id=119], the story of a boy and his pistol scripted by Lars von Trier, will already be showing in Denmark theaters.)
After languishing without a distributor, "Fear X" is finally sealing a deal, precipitated by indieWIRE's mention of the film in its 2003 Best Undistributed List. "Two days after the indieWIRE article, we got five offers on the table," says Refn, who has just finished a sequel to his 1996 debut "Pusher" and is already prepping "Pusher III." Sales company Moviehouse Entertainment confirms a likely fall '04 U.S. release for "Fear X."
But why has it taken so long for these two once highly anticipated films to reach the American market?
"Unfortunately," says Refn, "I think a lot of the distributors are built on fear, fear of not getting the right one, of not doing the right thing, so everybody becomes paralyzed in making a decision quickly that's a little more challenging. And you can't work with art that way," he adds. "Art is gambling."
At Sundance 2003, Vinterberg, director of the acclaimed Dogme DV production "The Celebration," confirmed his new film's roll of the dice. "Of course, this film leaves some people disoriented. It's an unusual film. It's a film that people say they haven't seen before," he said. "And I couldn't have done it another way."
Still, both Danish productions minimize their risk by being shot in the English language with recognizable U.S. stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, and Sean Penn in "Love" and John Turturro in "Fear." Though this may have backfired in the case of Vinterberg's film: One of the reasons "It's All About Love" may have been delayed is a lack of commitment from its Hollywood talent: at press conferences abroad, Phoenix has come across as indignant and annoyed.
But no matter: the pleasures of these two films are not the complacent joys of cause-and-effect American narratives to which most audiences are accustomed, anyway. Both movies willfully represent the kind of ambitious, perplexing, and visionary work that used to galvanize cineastes in the 1960s. Masterpieces or messes? You decide. (And you should be given the chance to decide.)
In fact, these recent postmodern Danish pictures, along with the far-more-contentious and polarizing "Dogville" (currently playing), prove just how much the Danes have tapped into a cinema that is as complex and intriguing, if not more so, than their Dogme 95 gimmick -- which is still bearing pungent fruit (see the recent Berlinale hit "In Your Hands") -- from just a few years ago.
If Von Trier's "Dogville" -- with its three-hour running time, searing misanthropic message, and Brechtian theatrical devices -- can be turned into a cinephile's must-see event and make over $719,000 in a month, why can't Vinterberg's anti-Dogma "It's All About Love," a romantic, sci-fi, fantasia about cloning, ice skating, and global disintegration (with a breathtakingly, beautiful snow-capped ending shot by the Dane's in-house maestro Anthony Dod Mantle)? Or Refn's "Fear X," a mesmerizing trip into the mind of a mall security guard searching for his wife's murderer (which includes such effective -- and marketable -- contributions from Hubert Selby Jr, who co-wrote the script, and Brian Eno, who provides the eerie score)? Granted, neither stars Nicole Kidman.
But U.S. distributors have not shied away from recent Danish cinema; an entire slate of impressive Danish films will hit North America in the wake of "Dogville": including Jorgen Leth and Von Trier's witty filmmaking chess match "The Five Obstructions" (from Koch Lorber) and Christoffer Boe's visually stunning boy-meets-girl puzzle-like debut "Reconstruction" (from Palm Pictures). Also upcoming are Anders Thomas Jensen's Sweeney Todd-inspired "The Green Butchers" (Newmarket) and founding Dogme member Kristian Levring's "The Intended" (IFC).
"These films can be quite successful, if they're handled correctly," Refn says. "Nowadays filmmaking has become formulated to a manual, and audiences hunger for something that goes against what they're used to seeing." As evidence, he cites the Salt Lake City public premiere for "Fear X" nearly a year and half ago. "It went down so well," he says. "I knew this was going to work."
But at a particularly frustrating low point last year, Refn and his producer Henrik Danstrup had decided to release the film themselves in U.S. theaters. "If you can't join them," he says, "we were going to beat them."
Now, looking forward to working closely with a distributor, Refn says, "'Fear X' was definitely a lesson in how to deal with the U.S. market and how the press works and what kind of press works. We really need to consider the most important markets and how to get those countries onboard first," Refn continues. "A lot of people just want to say 'No.' It's the easiest thing for people to say. Even good distributors just want to say 'No,' and we just have to make them say 'Yes.'"