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Of course I would not recommend carrying at the position anyways, although the choice is yours.
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Of course I would not recommend carrying at the position anyways, although the choice is yours.
Instead of commenting on your tactic, I want to urge you to be aware of your surroundings and react when you know something's not right. As a few others have said, a face to face, close quarters encounter with an armed criminal is a bad spot, even if you have a handgun. Someone approaching you, with no good reason to do so, is a threat. Avoid them. Move away. Verbally challenge them while they're still a good distance away. If they want to push it, make them tip their hand from a distance, preferably with cover between you and them.
I don't want to sound like I'm discouraging scenario based training/planning, but accepting a close quarters, arms length gun battle as inevitable is very close to planning to fail.
Get your wife a ccw permit and let her carry also. Problem solved. :)
I do love my woman.
Sorry to make my first post on here both the awakening of an old dead thread and also a bit of a rant (been reading this forum for a long time...but to date never heard anything quite this stupid to make me actually say something).
Do you believe this is some game where once the bullet strikes the robber, he is not allowed to shoot back? When a gun is pointed at you with a finger on the trigger and an enormously loud noise goes off in front of the person holding it at the same time that he sees a flash of light and possibly notices the pain of a bullet wound...what do you think the likely next action in the sequence of events will be? If you answered that he squeezes the trigger, you're our big winner! This is not the damned movies, they do not fall dead the moment a bullet hits them in the gut. Now you've got a wounded robber in close quarter to you, with every motivation to kill or be killed, your wife is behind you catching every bullet that tears through you, and she's got her beloved husband between her and the guy she's trying to kill to save her own life (about the least effective position that the shooter on your side can be in). Not to mention you're not exactly creating a plan where you're free of each other as obstructions and shooting while moving, you are now a point blank range static target that is stacked where one hit very likely tears through two people, and where you've severely limited your ability to shoot back. Sound like a good way to take multiple bullets to you? Because it does to me.
Getting the first bullet on target in a fight only means you win if you manage to not get shot immediately after that. Putting yourself into a situation where both you and your wife will almost surely be shot, likely multiple times, the moment after you get that first shot on target is SLIGHTLY counterproductive to what getting the first bullet on target is supposed to accomplish!
"Mall ninja" is the thing that comes to mind when I read this. If, as you say, you're willing to risk yourself because your wife is there: it would be FAR better to tell your wife to break away from you the moment she sees you put your hand on the pistol instead of the wallet, and take your own chances doing the close range double death dance with the robber, giving you equally dismal chances as before (well, actually slightly better chances, since you can maneuver a bit and MOVE to try to not get shot), but giving her significantly higher chances.
The bad guy with a gun is using it to intimidate the victim to follow his instructions. He has to go through a thought process to recognize the victim is armed, and shooting before he knows what is happening.
Or, once he gets the wallet, car keys, or whatever he is going to shoot anyway to get rid of witnesses. Hope I never have to make the choice, but I have the intention to shoot when they are not expecting it. Draw and fire without any hesitation. I really don't want to die with a holstered gun that might have saved my life.
I think the tactic would require too much manipulation behind you and the BG would realize something is up. Who knows.
Drawing from the drop you are already behind the 8 ball, and even after someone is shot they are likely to still get a few rounds off unless you get a direct CNS hit (which is unlikely).
That said, if someone has a gun on me then I don't want to be the person that gets shot AFTER complying with their demands. That happens too often. I don't want to die at the hands of a BG with my gun still in its holster. Kind of like baseball, bottom of the 9th tying run on 3rd and winning run on 2nd, 2 outs and 2 strikes...you want to go down swinging. You don't want that last pitch getting by you with the bat on your shoulder.
So, I'm somewhat conflicted in rationale.
This has got to be the dumbest idea I've ever read on a gun forum.
Sound like a great way to get shot in the chest and back at the same time.
I've told my wife to move sideways away from me and the gun man as quickly as possible.
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Allowing your wife to draw IMO is very dangerous and assumes you will be able to stand perfectly still. Its my guess no encounter will go as planned.
Maybe a better option, move your wallet to your left pocket, keep your wife on the left, toss it to the right, wife runs away, you move right, (get off the x) draw and fire if necessary.
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So, today, we've resurrected two older threads. This one, and the one Rock and Glock linked to on page one of this thread (which I responded to in that thread.)
Things get more complicated when there are 2 potential victims. No need to complicate them more by having the two victims attempt to interact in some odd ballet where victim two takes victim one's gun and shoots the BG. If victim 2 is able to engage on their own in support, great... but otherwise the bodyguard deals with the threat.


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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked into an alcohol rehabilitation center to seek treatment for his long-standing battle with alcoholism, according to his agent who released a written statement Sunday that mentioned the pressure Rodman has been under due to the backlash he's received since returning from his most recent trip to North Korea.
"Dennis Rodman came back from North Korea in pretty rough shape emotionally. The pressure that was put on him to be a combination 'super human' political figure and 'fixer' got the better of him," said the statement from his agent, Darren Prince.
"He is embarrassed, saddened and remorseful for the anger and hurt his words have caused."
Prince said Rodman was drinking heavily during his last visit to North Korea, where he led a crowd of onlookers at a basketball game between former NBA players and a North Korean team in singing "Happy Birthday" to the nation's leader, Kim Jong Un, whom Rodman has befriended.
The day before the basketball exhibition, during a strange interview with CNN, Rodman appeared incoherent at times, throwing out expletives and practically suggesting that Kenneth Bae, the American who's been held in captivity by North Korea for over a year, was responsible for his own capture.
The family of Bae was outraged by his reckless comments, and a backlash against Rodman ensued for his failure to influence his friend Kim Jong Un to release Bae from captivity.
"What was potentially a historic and monumental event turned into a nightmare for everyone concerned," Prince told The Associated Press.
Since then, Rodman has apologized for his comments about Bae, admitting that he had been drinking and was stressed over some of his teammates leaving under pressure.
Rodman, who has won five NBA championships, is the best-known American to meet the reclusive Kim Jong Un.
In the meantime, this isn't the first time the NBA Hall of Famer has sought treatment for his alcohol problem. In 2008, he entered an outpatient rehab center – and, one year later, he appeared on the reality TV show,"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."
Unfortunately, Rodman has continued to struggle with alcoholism, which according to an article in the Los Angeles Times in 2012 had left Rodman broke, unemployable and facing mounting legal troubles.
His former financial adviser, Peggy Williams, once said that his alcoholism makes it difficult for him to get work.
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There is not much written on grief besides the stages of mourning. The real emotional truth is very rarely shared. Part of the goal of this blog is to start a conversation about death, and grief. Grief is written about, taught, and expected to be a logical process. Mostly because we are not exposed to the emotional side of grief, most people shy away from talking to people when they are grieving. For this reason most grievers such as this writer turn to blogs to share our story.
The story today is about angel anniversaries. Angel anniversary is often described by mothers' as the day their children died. June 19, 2014 was the three year angel anniversary of our son's death. Well meaning friends said "celebrate his life" or what did you do to honor him? It is hard for someone who has not experienced traumatic grief or a child's death to understand what a death anniversary is like.
This date represents the moment our lives were changed forever. When our children died a part of us died with them. Our hopes of grandchildren died with our child. Our dreams of seeing him married, and finding joy in living died with him. Every moment of life you dreamed of sharing with your child is gone in a split second. In many cases including mine this date represents the beginning of a mental anguish that never goes away. The stress of the experience destroys our bodies making us susceptible to illness. You become ostracized by family, friends, and acquaintances because they never want to talk to you again.
By the third anniversary you are expected to be over the death of your child. Most people will not remember this is the day your child died. There is not a Hallmark card for " Sorry your child died." There are very few people who will acknowledge the date even if you talk about it. There is silence and then a change of subject. If you are one of the few grievers such as I, that have willing friends and family to talk about your child with them; appreciate them. They are few and far between.
If we were to consider celebrating our child's life on the date of his death, no one would come. This is the sad fact of life when it comes to grief. Many professional therapists, counselors, and helpers believe there is a time limit on grief. However, I would ask them to walk the day my child died with me. Right now, their ignorance becomes another sign of how estranged we have become from the larger society in our grief.
The death day is spent in solitary inward thoughts. Sadness seeps into the air around you. Every little action triggers a memory. The tears flow in secret. As parents we develop our own ways to remember the worst day of our lives. This year it was white roses on the grave site. We were alone. No reason to hide our tears or pain from each other. We share it every day. We talk about it every day. As parents our grief never stops. We thought of our child the day before he died, and the day after he died. For us, we celebrate him every day as acknowledgment that our first born son is still a part of our family and our lives.


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On July 19, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Djibouti.1
In May 2012, Djibouti completed the 2008–12 Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement during which it maintained economic stability and investor confidence. The program focused on maintaining fiscal discipline and currency board coverage, improving banking supervision, and implementing structural reforms.
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Persistent budget deficits raise fiscal sustainability concerns and highlight the need for fiscal reform. A deficit of 2.7 percent of GDP recorded in 2012 was the result of a shortfall in tax revenues, mainly due to poor revenue collection and delayed dividend payments by some public enterprises. However, in the first quarter of 2013, tax collection efforts were stepped up, restoring domestic revenues to their pre-2012 levels. In the first quarter of 2013, the government received $185 million (13 percent of GDP) in revenues from selling a 23.5 percent stake in the holding company for Djibouti's ports.
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Fiscal reforms to enhance revenues should be pursued by expanding the tax base and strengthening tax administration. Efforts to restrain nonessential expenditures should also continue to ensure fiscal sustainability. The central bank made progress in strengthening banking supervision. Further efforts should aim at deepening the financial market and enhancing crisis resolution regulations.
Structural reforms are needed to promote inclusive job-creating and poverty-reducing growth, and diversify the economy. To improve competitiveness and the business environment, Djibouti should pursue efforts to reduce the cost of production inputs including electricity, increasing water supply, and providing in-demand technical training for the labor force.
As Djibouti remains at a high risk of debt distress, nonconcessional borrowings should be avoided, especially in light of the authorities' ambitious investment projects.
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Executive Directors noted that while Djibouti has achieved strong economic growth, widespread poverty and unemployment pose significant challenges. In addition, the country remains at a high risk of debt distress. To foster inclusive growth and diversify the economy, Directors stressed the need for continued commitment to prudent macroeconomic policies and reforms, and to urgently tackle important structural bottlenecks.
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To ensure debt sustainability, Directors advised the authorities to avoid nonconcessional borrowing. Going forward, they saw merit in developing a clear and transparent plan for public investment, particularly major infrastructure projects, financed by the privatization proceeds. Better coordination and rationalization of public investments will help in the efficient use of scarce resources.
Directors agreed that the fixed exchange rate regime, under the currency board arrangement, has served Djibouti well, and should be maintained at an unchanged parity. Noting that the banking sector is relatively sound, Directors encouraged the central bank to further strengthen its oversight capacity to promote financial stability and financial development. Priority should be given to enhancing macroprudential regulation and credit risk analysis, and to reinforcing the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework.
Directors underscored the importance of structural reforms to boost competitiveness and to achieve inclusive and diversified growth. Reform efforts should aim to improve the business climate, particularly by streamlining business regulation, reduce electricity costs, liberalize the telecommunications, and provide skills training to labor consistent with the needs of firms.
Directors took positive note of the authorities' continued interest in a successor arrangement with the Fund to support the needed policy reforms. They emphasized, however, that this would require strong commitment to the program through implementation of prior actions.


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Shares in Innate, unusual as a small, listed company with prospects in the fast-developing area of immunotherapeutic cancer treatments, have more than quadrupled in value over the past six months. It took the Nasdaq biotech index, which has fallen 12% in the past month, about five years to achieve the same gain.
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Timing of Sexual Debut and Initiation of Postsecondary Education by Early Adulthood
Version of Record online: 2 SEP 2008
© 2008 by the Guttmacher Institute
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Volume 40, Issue 3, pages 152–161, September 2008
Additional Information
How to Cite
Spriggs, A. L. and Halpern, C. T. (2008), Timing of Sexual Debut and Initiation of Postsecondary Education by Early Adulthood. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 40: 152–161. doi: 10.1363/4015208
Publication History
- Issue online: 2 SEP 2008
- Version of Record online: 2 SEP 2008
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CONTEXT: Although sexual debut has been negatively associated with adolescent educational performance and aspirations, it is not clear whether such relationships continue beyond adolescence.
METHODS: Initiation of postsecondary education by young adulthood was assessed among 3,965 participants in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health who had not experienced sexual intercourse at baseline. Associations between age at sexual debut and educational progress were examined in bivariate and multivariable Poisson regression analyses.
RESULTS: Most respondents experienced sexual debut during adolescence: 15% before age 16 (early) and 53% at ages 16–18 (typical). Sixty-five percent of respondents initiated postsecondary education by early adulthood; however, the proportion was significantly lower among those who had had an early (49%) or typical sexual debut (63%) than among those who debuted late (78%). In unadjusted analyses, early and typical debut were associated with a reduced likelihood of initiation of postsecondary education for both females (relative risk ratios, 0.6 and 0.8, respectively) and males (0.7 and 0.8). However, in adjusted analyses, the associations were attenuated for females (0.8 and 0.9) and were at best marginally significant for males. Childbearing was a significant mediator of this relationship.
CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent sexual debut appears to be modestly negatively associated with early adult postsecondary education initiation, particularly for females. Targeting mediators of the sexual debut–education relationship, such as early childbearing, could lead to effective interventions.


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The old saying, "Mean as a wildcat" isn't just a saying here in Western Kentucky, coon hunters and farmers alike find this statement to be true. This month in the month of January, In Hancock County, a coon hunter was out with his two dogs and heard what he thought were his dogs treeing a coon, minutes later, one of the dogs returned with his tail between his legs, while the other never return. The next morning the hunter went back out looking for his lost dog and found it mauled and dead. Suspecting a bobcat as the culprit, he set a trap and his suspicions were verified, trapping a 28 pound bobcat.
Here's the picture of the cat.
Because of this increase of Bob Cats in Kentucky, The League of Kentucky Sportsmen have asked to
increase the hunting season of bobcats to go on into February, instead of closing in January.
Bob Cats are found in every county in Kentucky, but in Western Kentucky, especially in the counties of Breckenridge and Hancock, more bobcats were harvested than anywhere else. In Breckenridge County alone, 34 were hunted and 21 were trapped. This might have to do with this year's report (2012 Fur Market report) Bobcat pelts were being sold for $572.21.
Bob Cats are one of the most elusive wild games of Kentucky and can be found throughout the great Commonwealth. Unlike a deer hunter who may get lucky his first time out, the hunter of bobcats has to outsmart an animal which is stealth, climbs a tree, and has the hearing and eye sight of an owl. If you bag a bobcat, you are a true hunter!


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Light-But-Hearty Tuna Casserole RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 cups uncooked yolk-free noodles
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 jar (6 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 can (5 ounces) albacore white tuna in water
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted sweet red pepper
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cook noodles according to package directions.
- In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, mayonnaise and mustard. Stir in the mushrooms, tuna and red pepper. Drain noodles; add to soup mixture and stir until blended. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 4 servings.
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"This is a very delicious Tuna Noodle Casserole (just as it's written.) I did however, add in a generous handful of frozen peas & carrots, and I doubled the recipe. This one is a definite keeper!"
"Didn't have the roated red peppers, so made it without; still tasted great."
"Made a few changes and all around a great dish! I nixed the red pepper and replaced with 1 c. frozen peas(added to last minute of boiling noodles before tossing in) and added diced onions and fresh mushrooms. Also costco tuna is 7oz so it was loaded! Husband loved!"
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Are you looking for some good clean fun? Grab your brooms and help beautify Philadelphia's neighborhoods by keeping it green and clean in the 7th annual Spring Cleanup.
The event is set for Saturday April 5, 2014 (rain date is Saturday, April 12) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed at each and every cleanup stations located around the city.
"The Philly Spring Cleanup begins the momentum for beautifying our neighborhoods all year long and to 'Keep Up the Sweep Up' to maintain a cleaner and brighter Philadelphia," said Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson.
The city will offer a limited number of supplies to assist in the annual day, items include: Trash bags, rakes, paint, gloves, shovels, brooms, and recycling bins.
In 2013 over 13,000 dedicated volunteers showed up to help clean up Philadelphia. Volunteers removed, 1,104,540 pounds of trash and an additional 23,341 pounds of recycling across the city. It was the largest cleanup for the one-day event and the efforts look to be continued this year.
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Though the new season of ABC's "The Bachelor 2014 has not yet started to air, there is sad news out on Wednesday about one of the bachelors. Contestant Eric Hill has passed away after a paragliding accident. Reality Steve shared the available details on his blog.
Spoilers for "The Bachelorette" from Reality Steve indicate that Hill would have played a prominent enough role in the season with Andi Dorfman that viewers would have known who he was. It is, of course, uncertain at this point what the show will do about this tragedy. Eric Hill had already returned home from filming ABC's "The Bachelorette 2014."
Hill was in Utah over Easter weekend with friends and he ended up crashing into a mountainside while he was paragliding. He spent a few days in a coma in the hospital, and now he has passed away. Hill's sister Karen had been sharing updates on her Facebook page over the course of the past few days.
Karen shared Wednesday morning that Eric was surrounded by his family when he passed away. She said that he had a bright spark and lived his life fully, and it sounds as if his family and friends have lost a true treasure. "The Bachelorette 2014" fans only knew a few tidbits about Eric Hill, but he seemed to be quite the adventurous guy who was on a quest to take in all the world had to offer.
According to Reality Steve's "The Bachelorette" spoilers, Eric did have an individual date with Andi early on in the new season. In addition, he lasted long enough to do some of the traveling with the show. Hill's death is something the franchise had never needed to deal with before, so there is no knowing at this point quite how they will handle things.
At this point ABC has not actually even officially released the names of the bachelors for this season. This will most certainly be a complicated decision for the show to make, as they may well face criticism regardless of whether they include Eric or decide to cut that footage. This could certainly be an opportunity to include him and celebrate his life. At the same time it may well feel too soon for Hill's family and friends to experience seeing him on the show.
Even if Eric Hill ultimately is not included in the show, "The Bachelorette 2014" fans who have been following along with the spoilers send their condolences to his family and friends. Reality Steve shares that there will surely be more information soon regarding what ABC decides you about the situation. Andi Dorfman's new season premieres in May.
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Embree isn't asking the impossible; he doesn't expect his new strength and conditioning coach to be a world-class soothsayer or miracle worker - although a miracle or two in the weight room would be appreciated. Embree wants bottom-line, transferrable results, and of course he believes that Malcolm Blacken is the guy to deliver them.
But it will take time, at least four weeks for Blacken's initial and introductory program to register with the Buffs and provide enough information for Blacken to scrutinize each player.
"My biggest goal over the next four weeks is to figure out what kind of team we have . . . what type of athlete is at CU: functional strength guys, weight room strength guys, do we have a track team? I don't know yet," Blacken said in his office the other day.
But this he does know (with the insight courtesy of Embree): "We've got some work ahead of us."
After four weeks, Blacken, who brings a strong college and NFL background to CU, will give Embree a written evaluation of every returning player. "I'll know who's working, who's not and what it means to them. Football means different things to different people," Blacken said. "I can get a pretty good feel - I don't have it yet - but I will know after four weeks what it means to them."
Blacken, 45, is an accomplished painter who "recharges my batteries" by spending time before the canvas. His work has been shown at several private galleries, and through an NFL artists program called "Smocks and Jocks," some of his work show was exhibited at the last two Super Bowls. Money from pieces that sold was donated to the NFLPA retirement fund for older NFL players. He passed on an opportunity to attend Super Bowl XLV because of his new job on Embree's staff.
Blacken isn't taking a blow-it-up-and-start-over approach here, although what he's prescribing for CU's football team and its other sports will be different from the direction taken by the previous regime. He promises the difference will be noticed by the student-athletes.
"Change is good sometimes, because the body responds to it in positive ways," said Blacken, who is married (Marcy) and has a pair of elementary school-aged kids (daughter Maya, son Bo). "What we're going to introduce to the CU athletes is a functional strength program, where I can do things in the weight room or the bubble - not just in football, but for all athletes here - can transfer to their field of play. That's my biggest thing.
"Coach Embree knows I'm not going to make a better football player in the weight room, but I'm going to give him a better athlete to play the sport . . . the position coach is going to make the running back better. I'm going to give him a strong athlete to play that position. That's my goal . . . if we can hit the ground running, not miss a beat training in season and out of season and maintain a certain fitness level year round, then at some point the benefits are going to show themselves.
"The athletes here - their response has been positive, they want change, they need change and it's welcomed. Not from the standpoint that the past strength coach didn't do a good job; that wasn't the case at all. I know 'Pit' (former coordinator Jeff Pitman) did a very good job. It's just sometimes, change is good. And the body likes a routine."
Blacken is big, huge in fact, on starting with core strength. All of his workouts will begin with 7 to 10 minutes of back stability and abdominal work to reaffirm to the Buffs that "all your power is in your core . . . every athlete at CU will know at the end of this four-week period that engaging your core in exercise is huge. And we'll do it year-round."
Blacken and his staff (assistants Moses Cabrera, Josh Shuler, Craig Downing, and director of basketball strength and conditioning James Hardy are being retained) also will emphasize lifts that can be used year-round - at least variations of those lifts.
"We're not going to do lifts in the off-season that can't be done during the season, when players need strength the most," Blacken said. "My program now is a variation of what we'll do in the fall."
In football, he will have four lifting groups a day, with players working together by position. Offensive linemen and defensive linemen will be in the same groups during morning lifts - depending on class schedules - and skill position players lifting together.
"I want them to compete," Blacken said. "I want the O-line to see what the D-line is doing and vice versa. I want everybody to feel like they have to measure up. The same O-line that's going to be opening holes, the same D-line that's going to be closing them . . . they need to know, 'I need to pick it up in here.'
"I don't like it when DBs are working out with offensive linemen. Team camaraderie is good, and we can do that (at certain times). But in lifting, I like the groups that go against each other to work together. It's competition, and that's what everyone thrives on."
Blacken said "most" of his program for football strength and conditioning will be new to the Buffs: "They've done a lot of power movements in the past, and that's OK. I have some of that in my program, of course. You have to build power from the ground, it's very important.
"But along with that, what I would do is pre-exhaust a muscle, then ask it to work. Do a squat, pre-exhaust the (quadriceps), then superset a leg extension. We have to get comfortable being uncomfortable - the body has to do that to play the sports we play. Football can be very uncomfortable in the fourth quarter. We have to, as a group, play it like it was the first quarter."
He's also big on random changes of pace, such altering the rest time - he prefers 45 seconds - during "half-gassers" to simulate changes of possession during a game.
"You might not get your 45 seconds (of rest)," he said. "You know it's coming . . . if we do 10 half-gassers, there are going to be two changes of possessions, but you'll never know when they're coming. In that player's mind, he's always ready to go. He knows I may get my 45 seconds of rest, I may not. That's the beauty of it, because that's what football is . . . expect it and be comfortable with it. It's that 'getting comfortable being uncomfortable' phase we talked about. That will show itself.
"I'm pretty sure at some point next season we'll throw an interception. I don't want to, but I'm pretty sure we will. The defense has to get back out there. My guys will train that way - functional strength, functional conditioning."
Blacken will use a "limited range of motion bench press" that emphasizes moving past a player's "stick point." Resistance training (the resistance sometimes provided by thick rubber bands), box step ups, running hills and in the stadium with "double resistance" (carrying extra weight) and practicing over-striding will be in Blacken's regimen.
"You can't run fast unless you practice running fast," he said. "You have to practice over-striding, running against resistance . . . there are certain things you have to do to run fast. But very seldom in football will a hole open for a running back and he's going to run straight down the field for an 80-yard score. There's going to be some lateral movement, some broken tackles, some things that I have to mimic in the weight room that we can transfer to football."
Shortly after his hiring, Embree said he wanted his teams to exhibit better flexibility and balance that would translate into more efficient "football moves." Blacken obviously has heard that, and will emphasize it. He also promises safety first, with no student-athlete put at risk through "unsafe movements . . . everything we do will be to make a better athlete, from flexibility to nutrition to strength and conditioning - the whole spectrum. We're doing things for a purpose."
From a 15-year NFL tenure (Detroit, Washington) and another handful of seasons working at the college level (South Carolina, George Mason, Virginia), Blacken learned big differences between professional and amateur athletes. Among the most pronounced, "My kids (at CU) are 18-22 years old; I'm coming from the NFL where I had the 22- to 38-year-olds," he said. "Those guys have a lot more wear and tear, but they know how to take care of their bodies. Their bodies are something different to them at that age; they're the CEOs of a business, and their business is their bodies.
"At this level, they don't know how to take care of their bodies, so we have to teach them . . . put them on programs that show them how. We only have a certain number of hours with them; the student-athlete has a lot of things going on and might not always be thinking what's best for my core today. That's my job."
When he toured the Dal Ward Athletics Center weight room with CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn, Blacken was asked by Bohn if the present equipment was adequate and if the room needed to be changed. As for the equipment, Blacken answered in the affirmative, joking later, "I can make do. I'm an old weight coach: You give me two cinder blocks and a broomstick and I'll still get a good workout." As for the room itself, he said he "eventually might move some things around, just for the flow of things."
On football Saturdays, don't expect Blacken to be among the first coaches on the sideline before kickoff. His game-day role won't vary from what he does the other six days.
"I've always been a motivator; I've always been the guy, with all due respect to the head coach, left in the locker room when the O-line and D-line are coming out last to warm up," he said. "I'm in there with those guys, in there with the big guys. That's where we, as we say in our profession, get our minds right.
"We look at each other in the eye and go, 'All right, this is what we do. This is why we show up, and I asked you to lift that 295 pounds over your head, or whatever. Now, I need to see if you can transfer it, see if you can transfer that power from the ground, through your body into the other guy and move him in a direction he needs to go in order for us to be successful.'
"I will be wherever Coach Embree needs me to be. I'll hold the sticks if he wants me to."
That's probably one thing that won't be asked of him. But in getting the Buffs game-ready, yes, he will stay busy.
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Gene R. Nichol is dean and Burton Craige professor of law at the UNC School of Law Charlotte.
Judge Howard Manning Jr.'s decision in the Hoke County public school case has proven to be something of a legal Rorshach test. Contesting parties, activists, public officials and commentators have discovered widely divergent messages and directives in its pages. Unsurprisingly, what one sees in Manning's ruling depends a lot on what one wants to see. A 100-plus page discourse can apparently provide something for everyone.
The plaintiffs note victory in the finding that the state is failing to meet its constitutional obligation to poor, "at risk" kids. Local school districts take heart in the heightened responsibilities outlined for state government. Officials in Raleigh are apparently relieved that no direct order appeared demanding that they pay a larger share of the bill. All the protagonists hope Manning's vision for public education in North Carolina can be made to match their own.
Actually, though, Judge Manning is not a terribly ambiguous fellow. And the Hoke County ruling is a lot like its author. It turns neither to subtlety nor equivocation. Its mandates are pointed, and clear. So unless it is reversed, things are going to change.
First, Manning has decreed, as strongly as language will allow, that high percentages of "at risk children in North Carolina [are] not receiving a sound, basic education" — in violation of the state constitution. As a result, decidedly greater "attention" and "resources" must be directed their way. Admittedly, this doesn't necessarily require an expanded education budget. But unless the school districts eliminate a whole lot of what they're doing now, the money has to come from someplace. No one who knows public education thinks we're going to suddenly start shortchanging those at the top.
Second, Manning closed the door on buck passing. The obligation to provide a "sound, basic education," he wrote, is not "a shell game" — to be shifted from school districts to the state and back again, depending on who is (or is not) before the court. The state of North Carolina has the "ultimate responsibility to ensure that the constitutional guarantee is met."
Manning wasn't performing voodoo here. That's exactly what our state charter says. And despite Bill Clinton, words do mean something. So whether or not the case is appealed, this conclusion won't change. For two decades state politicians have campaigned as if they were running for the school board. Now they'll get to show what they can do.
Third, the Hoke County ruling, incorporating heavy doses of irony, uses explicit state education policies to force North Carolina to do something it apparently doesn't want to do. Our governors, legislators and administrators, with mantra-like precision, have proclaimed an unyielding commitment to tougher standards in the public schools. Testing regimes have been instituted to make sure that school districts raise their sights. And if local educators don't pass muster, there is hell to pay. Oversight from above is thought essential to assure excellence.
But in the Hoke County case, according to Manning, North Carolina "fought tooth and nail" to avoid the rigors of bolstered constitutional educational accountability. Manning was forced to flatly discard the state's attempt to lower "the minimum level of academic performance [demanded] under Leandro." This unexpected project, he thought, was merely an effort by high officials to re-describe failure as success.
And Manning wasn't buying it. A comparison of state-mandated educational goals and the results of newly minted testing schemes constituted an "irrefutable admission" by the state of North Carolina that there "are thousands of [at risk] students…who are not being provided with the minimum resources necessary for them to receive a sound basic education."
One doubts that the state anticipated its testing prowess could be used so effectively to make the claim that it's not doing its job. Shakespeare would say we were hoist on our own petard. The high-stakes testing movement hasn't typically carried water for poor black and Latino school kids. It did, however, in the Hoke County case. Something good might come from end-of-grade tests after all.
Manning's logic is simple and direct. The studies reveal that large numbers of at risk students, whether they reside in high or low wealth districts, are not being provided the resources they need to succeed. It is clearly possible to provide those resources. And if they are provided, substantially higher percentages of disadvantaged students will prosper. It is fine, even marvelous, to develop strong sports teams, uplifting advanced placement programs, stellar science labs and impressive administrative facilities. But they aren't demanded by the North Carolina constitution. A sound, basic education for every child is. First things, as they say, first.


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JWC TO MARGARET WELSH ; 10 January 1856; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18560110-JWC-MW-01; CL 31: 3-5
The Grange, / Thursday [10 January 1856]
MY DEAR MARGARET,—Your kind letter was very welcome indeed, and I ought to have answered it sooner. But if one did all the things one ought to do; where would be the use of that prayer in the church-service for those who 'leave undone the things they ought to have done'1—one must make an omission now and then just out of respect for the Prayerbook—which is infallible.
I wasn't poisoned after all—only nearly so—and I am now sleeping a little, without morphine; and feel as well as, perhaps rather better than when I left home. For the rest; I can't say I have been as happy as I ought to be; considering that I have lived all these weeks in a perpetual whirl of talent and wit, and that I have had champagne to dinner every day!! God help me! what a number of 'distinguished' men have passed through this house since I came into it! even men of science—(tell John)2—we had Dr. Carpenter and a Mr. Grove for three days;3 and Dr. Carpenter amused the company every evening—at least the female part of it which chose to be so amused—with a small travelling microscope!— I like Mr. Grove best—because he is bad at sleeping and we compared our night-experiences together and got quite friendly on that basis. I wish Colonel Sykes had been among them—as I should like to make a little more love to him for John's sake.4 Then there have been Poets; Alfred Tennyson among them, going about asking everybody if they like his Maud—and reading Maud aloud—and talking of Maud, Maud, Maud, till I wished myself far away among people who only read and wrote prose or who neither read nor wrote at all.5—Oh Heavens! Yes! I am getting to the same conclusion as George Sand, that the only pleasant people to associate with are the idiots!6
I think there must have been about sixty or seventy people staying here since we came—every one of them nearly pretending to be 'one and somewhat.' The only two perfectly unaffected and human individuals were Lord Bessborough and his wife, the daughter of a Duke.7 They 'put on strong shoes' and went out together to take long walks, under an umbrella in the rain—and I couldn't but think how much less pretension I have always observed in people of really high rank, than in the philosophers and novelists who make believe to rail at rank.
There was too, an old Scotch engineer for two days, called Fairbairn,8 whose broad Scotch pleased me so much that I sat next him at dinner both days and paid him delicate attentions, to which he seemed duly sensible. Henry Drummond I was also glad to meet because I could talk with him about Edward Irving.9 At present we are in a stratum of Oxford Professors—one of them the stupidest looking mortal I ever saw in a coat and trowsers—I can hardly help screaming with horror every time I look at him10— Another of these Oxford Professors has his wife with him—on the strength of her being 'a beautiful Greek' and called Zoe— She is the insipidest little thing you ever saw under the name of a beauty—and after all it was only the mother of her that was a Greek—her father being a Scotchman.11
We go home on Monday however—out of it all. The Ashburtons go to town on Monday themselves, on a visit of three days to the Queen at Windsor so there is no fear of our being asked to stay beyond the month—and of Mr. C. consenting.
I shall go to see you in your new quarters very soon12—kind love to John
Yours affectionately / JANE W C 13


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The award is presented to the "Best of the Best" in athletics and academics
NIU Softball players recognized for work in the classroom
Graduates represent 14 NIU teams and 19 different majors
NIU ends year with 28-25 record
Kayti Grable ties career home run record in four-run fifth
Assistant Softball Coach Jenna Roberts talks about what brought her to NIU and what it means to coach here in DeKalb.
2015: Named First Team All-MAC for the second-straight season...Went 11-12 with a 3.34 ERA in the circle with two saves...Struck out 70 batters in 151 innings of work...Pitched seven complete games...Hit .307 with 42 hits, 14 extra-base hits and 19 RBI...Ranked second on the team with 11 doubles...Named MAC West Pitcher of the Week after picking up two wins, including a complete-game effort, in a doubleheader sweep of Akron (March 28)...Picked up a complete-game victory on Senior Day against Central Michigan (April 26), scattering two hits, a walk and a run over seven innings...Went the distance in a 2-1 win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 21), allowing just one unearned run...Struck out a season-high six batters on three different occasions...Plated three runs against UConn (Feb. 22) behind a pair of doubles...Registered three RBI against Valparaiso (April 14), including a two-run home run...Also hit a home run against UMass Lowell (March 15)...Posted 11 multi-hit games...Scored the winning run in a walk-off win over Akron (March 28)...Posted two doubles against Butler (March 1).
2014: Earned first team All-MAC honors as a utility/pitcher...Saw playing time in 47 games...Started 25 games as NIU's No. 1 pitcher and another 14 as a designated player...Finished with a 17-18 record, a 2.63 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 194.1 innings pitched...Ranked fourth in the MAC in wins, seventh in innings pitched, sixth in appearances and eighth in games started...Tossed 18 complete games, including three-straight wins in the MAC Tournament...Named MAC West Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 24 after going 2-1 at the Citurs Classic, posting a pristine 0.00 ERA in 21 innings pitched...Also garnered the division's Pitcher of the Week award for April 7 with three complete game victories and a 1.65 ERA in those contests...Struck out a season-high six batters against Ball State (4/11)...Threw four complete game shutouts, doing so against IPFW (2/21), Jackson State (3/15), Ball State (4/11) and Kent State (4/25)...Hit .306 with 12 extra-base hits, including three home runs...Posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...Posted a season-best four RBIs against Iowa State (3/23) and Akron (5/2).
2013: A second-team All-MAC selection...Garnered MAC West Pitcher of the Week honors twice this season (2/12/13; 2/26/13)...Established career-highs in wins with 11, which also ranked ninth in the MAC...Led the team in appearances (45), innings pitched (172), which were also career bests and ranked second and seventh in the conference respectively...Led the team and ranked 10th in the conference with a 2.93 earned run average, also a career high...Offensively, she has tallied career highs in hits (32), doubles (5), RBIs (18) and home runs (2)...Totaled eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at Illinois St. (4/3/13) and was 2-for-3, including two doubles, with two RBIs in Game One of a doubleheader against Central Michigan (4/12/13).
2012: Participated in 36 games for the Huskies, starting 19 of them as pitcher...Also made appearances at first base, designated hitter and pinch runner...Led the team in nine categories, including Innings Pitched and Games Finished...Pitched a total of 150.1 innings, allowing 205 hits and 124 runs, brining in eight wins...Ended the season with a 4.52 ERA...Drove in 10 runs on 12 hits in 62 at bats to end the season with a .194 batting average.
High School: A four-year letterwinner...Named first team All-State senior season, hitting .525 with 38 runs batted in...Started 16 games on the mound, completing 15 of them and posting a 1.32 ERA...Holds team record for strikeouts in a season with 136...Compiled a 48-4 record as a high school pitcher...Named Arkansas Valley Chisholm Trail League MVP senior season...Led Goddard High School to two Regional Championships and two third place finishes at State...All-Area selection sophomore, junior, and senior seasons...Named team MVP junior and senior seasons...Holds high school record for triples in a season with eight.
Personal: Daughter of Michelle and Greg Sturm. Major: Pre-Communications. Birthday:March 10, 1993.


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Please PASS the Awesomesauce4
Recently, the 3 of you that read this stream of (un)consciousness may have noticed a lot of posts about PASS and the Board of Directors elections. I was pleasantly surprised to see the news last Friday that I had indeed been elected to a 2 year term on the PASS board.
I'd like to start by thanking everyone who voted, even if you chose not to vote for me. We need more community involvement in all things PASS, and voting is a very important part of that!
This election was not without its fair share of controversy and while overall it was a difficult process for the community to go through, I think a lot of good can result from it. I hope that everyone who had an opinion about the "process" stays involved. Staying involved & interested is the easiest way the community can shape the future of the organization.
I'm very excited to have the opportunity to serve the SQL Server Community in a larger role than in the past. As always, if you've got ideas feel free to send em to me. I cant make any promises except that I will read and respond but, Im a fan of stealing borrowing others ideas for PASS and making them happen.
Other recent PASS info
Weve had a literal whirlwind of activity in the program committee leadership in the last month+ So, I thought I'd list some of the stuff thats been happening
Some highlights
- We gathered a large group of volunteers to proofread abstracts before publishing in the program guide
- Also, we hammered out all the details for 3 new session types for the Summit : Chalk talk sessions, Best of sessions, and lightning sessions
- Published a Session preferencing tool to help us build a good schedule (awesome data gathered here!!)
- We built the summit schedule – this is always fun, if you have any complaints, its on me
- We gathered a team of volunteers to review session powerpoints so I wont be doing them alone on the last day (YAY!) in doing this we updated the review guidelines to be more relevant/current
- I had hoped we would nail down the Microsoft speakers & sessions a little better (earlier) this year but, it seems like we've been getting more changes & cancellations than Id have liked.
- We worked on Coordinated with VC's & pre/postconference speakers to try and setup livemeeting previews of their sessions — Marketing & free community education –thats like Bacon wrapped Bacon Win-Win!
- Lots of discussions with our Summit software vendor about availability of ppt updates, demos, etc during the summit. Updates soon
Upcoming releases
- The Summit Schedule builder *should* go live on Monday the 27th Also, realize this is an expected date but things occasionally happen so dont scream too much if its a lil late (or someone will let me know their displeasure with my tipping of the due dates)
- Community experts summit session lists – we've asked some experts for their opinions about which sessions to attend, I cant wait to see what these lists look like!
Other Interesting Discussions happening
- Whether we're going to record/stream a session room at the Summit and what we'd do with those recordings
- Whether we should switch back to 2 days of Preconference sessions or stick with 1 day pre and 1 day post
- Whether we should be providing desktops in the session rooms for speakers (most don't seem to use them)
- PASSion award & expanding PASS's recognition of outstanding volunteers at all levels
Of Procrastination and Voting0
If you are reading this, you probably haven't decided on who to vote for in the PASS Board of Directors election. You're not alone! Here's a secret [Shhh: don't tell] I haven't decided who I'm going to vote for either. Have no fear though, for the first year in the history of PASS, there is a literal plethora of information on the PASS Elections Site about the candidates and their stances on "the issues"
So, consider this to be my personal invitation to you to follow my lead and stop procrastinating!! Go now to the PASS elections site, read about the candidates. If you want to know something about us, use the forums, and ask. I know at least 1 candidate that will answer your question. Once you've done all that come back here, Ill still be waiting. Now, do what I'm going to do: I'll be finding the PASS BOD email ballot, then Ill be selecting the link and clicking on "Allen Kinsel" & 2 other candidates then hitting submit!
I've never been known to be the subtle type, so I figure no sense in starting now. If you need a little more subtlety about why I think you should vote for me, look here. The #1 thing though, is you, PASS Member, you need to vote. It matters a great deal to our SQL Server community, even if you must vote for someone other than me [I disagree but, understand]..
Its PASS V Day… you know what that means!0
According to the official timeline today is the big day. No, it's not Valentines Day, but rather an even more important day. Today is the day when we, the PASS community, get to vote for and elect our new leaders. Today is the opening day of the PASS Board of Directors Election. This is our communities chance to have a say in the direction of the PASS organization.
Hopefully if you're taking the time to read this you are in the process of deciding which of the 5 candidates for the PASS Board of Directors you'd like to vote for. I want to thank you for being an educated PASS member and taking your valuable time to vet the candidates on their stances with relation to PASS. To hopefully help make that process easier, I'm going to aggregate all of my views about the PASS election at the bottom of this post.
I had hoped to come up with some terrific tagline that would convey what I bring to the table in this election but, I just couldn't make anything fit without it become 4 paragraphs so I decided to instead leave this picture since it does a better job.
At some point today you should get an email ballot from I would be honored If you would cast one of your votes for me. I'm running for the PASS Board of Directors, and I need your help to make a difference.
–Additional information about my candidacy —
5 changes I'd like to make while on the PASS board
How I want the Program Committee to evolve
The Evolution of the Program Committee
My answers to questions on the PASS Elections forum
Here are a few responses in particular
The infamous PASS election process
Increasing the number of (female) speakers
Promoting PASS (or increasing PASS's Value)
A few other posts where I have been mentioned
Lori Edwards explains why she thinks I'm qualified
5 things I want to change while on the PASS Board1
I've been doing a lot of thinking over the last 3 or 4 months about "why" I wanted to run for the PASS Board. I think I have finally come to the point where I can distill it down into a list of 5 specific things that I will work to make happen while on the PASS Board
5. Pass Summit location. I believe that we can reach more of our membership by moving the location of the annual summit. I like the idea of a 3 year rotation in Seattle.
4. Transparency. I plan to continue the push for as much release of information as the community wants. Particular things I'd like to see: full disclosure of individual BOD votes, more exposure of the Executive Committee "election process"
3. Better Chapter Support. We need to do a better job at giving our chapter leaders what they need, some of the most frequently requested things on the chapter "needs" list could be completed more easily than many think if I can succeed with item #1 on this list. I don't necessarily want to "own" chapter support but, I think I can provide help to this group, especially where it lends itself to my strength in PASS : speaker management.
2. Professionalism. I want our association to become more professional. That is to say, to begin offering more than education as the primary benefit to membership. I think there should be more benefit to being a PASS member than education & networking .
1. Community Involvement. I want to get our volunteers engaged in as many processes and tasks as possible. I've done what I consider to be a pretty good job at getting as many people involved in the program committee processes as reasonably possible, Id like to expand that same involvement into all areas of PASS. I wrote a lengthy reply on the PASS election forum about this subject, let me know what you think.
If you believe in these changes and you like how I communicate them, consider voting for me. I'm running for the PASS Board of Directors, and I need your help to make a difference. Click here to read about why I'm running.
The long evolution of the PASS Program Committee1
It all had to begin somewhere
I joined the Program Committee in late 2006; I spent the first 2 years working on the DBA track teams selecting abstracts. I have spent a good deal of time working on the technology (vendors) of the Summit (the software we use to manage speakers, room assignments, itinerary planner, etc.). After going through several demo's and actually attempting to use two different software packages, I started pushing for PASS to build our own software. We are paying a (small) fortune for what we use now, the only reason I can figure is that its much more robust than what we need for PASS. Last year I worked with PASSHQ to put together a project plan for PASS to build a new technology platform to manage the Summit. This year David with PASS HQ has started delivering on parts of the software. Once this is in place and we're not changing software every year/other year, we should be able to focus more on the process, and less on the new software.
Prior to last year, Pre/post conference sessions (AKA precons) and Spotlight sessions were 100% invite only, and the guidelines for who was allowed to present these sessions was never published outside of the committee. Beginning with last year, we worked to publish guidelines for who was eligible to present precon sessions. In publishing the requirements list for who could present an all day precon session we opened up the call for precons to include anyone who met the requirements. At the same time we opened up spotlight invitations to competition, where we invited more speakers than we had slots for in hopes of raising the caliber of these sessions. We also began using an easy to understand formula for who gets invited to present spotlight sessions.
In this same time frame we reached out to many experts and asked for help developing a speaker resource page. Prior to this there was no real information on PASS's website documenting what it takes to write good abstracts, or get selected as a speaker. We have pulled together quite a few resources to help develop speakers, including webcasts and sample abstracts, etc.
Growing bigger better speakers
I have blogged quite a bit about growing the pool of speakers and we have made some very good steps in the right direction in this space. There were two fundamental changes I worked into the program committee. The first was adding a "speaker bureau" option to the speakers contract. This will allow PASS (where the speakers agreed) to hand off speaker info and abstracts to the local chapters that the speakers are near, which will hopefully facilitate some interaction between the chapter leaders and some local aspiring speakers they may not know about. There is still work to do to build and enrich the process around this sharing of information back out to the chapters but the first (most important) step has been taken. I also worked it into the summit speaker contracts that we would release aggregate scores to the other speakers presenting so they could know where they stood compared to their peers. This was decided as a good first step in open conversations generated by the discussion in this post
Lots of internal Changes
This year a few things changed internally within the program committee, I separated the BI tracks review teams to match the fact that we now have 2 BI tracks, I also added an extra person to the DBA track team because, well, their workload increases every year and they could use some additional help. I created a true team of 3 to review precons and spotlights instead of the mgmt group doing that work. But, by far for me the largest change was getting Lori Edwards involved in the leadership of the program committee. Initially the idea was for her to get a team of task based volunteers who could work on some of the extra technology that the Program committee needed in order to work more effectively. The first thing I handed her was to take the monstrosity of an excel spreadsheet I had containing every speakers session evaluation since 2005 (when I first got a copy) and make it into a proper database, and get some reporting from it. After some discussions, we decided to build this as a system to hold ALL speaker evals for PASS or SQL Saturday, or actually ANY SQL presentation, the idea is when its finished if you have a speaker at any SQL event you can accept online evaluations and the speakers will get better feedback in one place. In addition, the organizers of PASS events will have better information as well. This task is still in process, but the first deliverable was a standard report of speakers and their evaluation scores and this was available for this years Program committee. Somewhere along the way, Lori became more and more involved with all of the bits and pieces of what it takes to run the program committee. Her involvement in these things has enabled me to reach out and not just do the same old thing for the Summit this year.
More evolution
This year I continued to push to evolve the program committee in several ways. One of the changes most visible to PASS membership was the Community Choice Sessions. Like all great ideas I'm not exactly sure where this idea was born, but I worked with people across the PASS organization to get this done. I wrote about the process a couple of times as it was coming into being. After involving over 1100 members, I would say this was a great success for PASS, myself and the Program group.
We are planning on taking the evaluation system that Lori and her team are working on and put it into use for the first time at this years Summit. In doing so we have planned to offer a new type of session that I've written about before. This will be what we're tentatively calling "best of sessions" where we take the session with the highest evaluation on Tuesday and ask that speaker to present the same session on Wednesday, repeating the same process for those who speak on Wednesday, asking them to present the same session again on Thursday. This should allow the BEST content at the summit to be seen by the most attendees.
It hasn't been all fun and games
This evolution and opening of the program process hasn't been all BACON and index seeks, there has been more than one change on this list that have caused many questions, and in some cases very involved discussions. We haven't always gotten everything right, but heck I'm happy that I can say I think we got it mostly right. There is always room for improvement and more to do to continue to evolve these processes,
If you believe in these changes and you like how I communicate them, consider voting for me. I'm running for the PASS Board of Directors, and I need your help to make a difference. Click here to read about why I'm running.


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The Top Five
#1 "Wild Hogs" ($38 million)
#2 "Zodiac" ($13.1 million)
#3 "Ghost Rider" ($11.5 million)
#4 "Bridge to Terabithia" ($8.5 million)
#5 "The Number 23" ($7 million)
John Travolta and company are definitely in hog heaven today as their broad comedy "Wild Hogs" played to a very broad audience, raking in a stellar $38 million over the weekend. The tale of four midlife-crisis-addled men who take to the road ran roughshod over the competition in a pretty robust post-Oscar weekend. Don't look for Travolta, William H. Macy, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen to be accepting prizes for the comedy at next year's Academy Awards, but with that haul our bets are on the hogs riding again in the near future.
So much for stellar reviews. David Fincher's long-awaited serial-killer flick "Zodiac" failed to mesmerize audiences the way it did critics, earning a so-so $13.1 million its debut weekend. A nearly-three-hour running time couldn't have helped. Paramount may be questioning the decision to release this dark drama in March instead of the fall, when it might have been able to ride critical praise to nominations and sustained art-house dollars.
"Ghost Rider" fell from its top spot after two #1 weeks but still managed $11.5 million, bringing its total take to an impressive $94.7 million. Breaking the $100 million barrier isn't an everyday occurrence for a spring flick — particularly one that was panned like this — so Sony has to be thrilled with every dollar the Nic Cage superhero flick earns.
And it didn't quite crack the top five, but "Black Snake Moan" managed something more than a whimper, earning $4 million in a little more than 1,200 theaters.
How'd We Do?
A "Wild Hogs" defeat of "Zodiac" ensured that celebrity guest prognosticator Zack Snyder (director of "300") was out of the running for the "Projection Booth" title this week. That meant it came down to the nitty-gritty numbers between this writer and Larry Carroll. In the end, my unwavering belief in "Wild Hogs" (or pessimism about America's taste, you decide) meant a win over Carroll's lower box-office guess (see "Projection Booth: Battle Of The Bikers — 'Wild Hogs' Vs. 'Ghost Rider' " ). And so the lead has widened … for now.
Prognosticator (Weeks Won)
Josh Horowitz, MTV Movies editor (10)
Larry Carroll, MTV News writer (7)
Celebrity guest (2)
In Perspective
He's in his fourth decade of being a huge movie star, but it took John Travolta until this weekend to power a movie to a $30 million opening. That may be surprising news considering what an icon Travolta has become thanks to roles in everything from "Grease" to "Pulp Fiction," but as you can see from the chart below, neither of those films opened to huge numbers. Instead, Travolta's list of top-five box-office openings — before "Wild Hogs" — is dominated by conventional action flicks. Take a look:
· "Be Cool" (2005) — $23.4 million
· "Face/Off" (1997) — $23.3 million
· "The General's Daughter" (1999) — $22.3 million
· "Ladder 49" (2004) — $22 million
· "Swordfish" (2001) — $18.1 million
Next Week
Its director has but one feature directing credit to his name. The biggest star in the cast is best known for his role hiding behind a mask in a musical. And yet the studios seem to be quaking in fear at the lone major release this coming weekend. The film is "300," and it has promised unrelenting action and awe-inspiring visuals ever since the first teaser trailer hit months ago. This coming weekend, it's time for the bloody retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae to put up or shut up.
The only other new flicks hoping to cause even a small ripple in the box-office waters are a couple of limited releases, "The Namesake" and "The Host." The former flick stars Kal Penn, and is a dramatic tale of cultural conflict among Indian immigrants in Massachusetts, based on the critically acclaimed Jhumpa Lahiri novel of the same name — it's safe to say Penn hopes casting agents catch this one before picking up that "Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj" DVD. "The Host" is a South Korean horror flick that broke box-office records back home. Clearly the makers are hoping the international language of monster movies translates over here.
Check out everything we've got on "Wild Hogs," "Zodiac" and "Ghost Rider".
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