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Dr. Frederick Heide at CSPP Explores the Psychological Benefits of Musical Comedy
Whether he's writing a musical comedy or a psychology research paper, you can tell Dr. Frederick Heide, a faculty member in the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), likes to get people thinking -- and laughing. After all, he's come up with titles like "Humor restructuring and psychotherapy, or, people who see shrinks should have their head examined," and "Guys and Does: The deer hunting musical that promises more bang for your buck."
There's a method to his mirthfulness. An associate professor in the clinical psychology PsyD program at the California School of Professional Psychology's San Francisco campus since 1983, Professor Heide combines his passion for musical comedy with his psychology research on its benefits for the mind.
"I've been extraordinarily fortunate to have careers in two areas I dearly love: psychology and musical theater," Dr. Heide said. "Although they're quite distinct, both are about illuminating the human condition and exploring our potential. The research Dr. Natalie Porter, clinical psychology professor at CSPP and I have been conducting suggests that musical theater is more than just entertainment. It can also shift attitudes and inspire us to be kinder and more tolerant. In other words, musical theater seems to be a way of pursuing the goals of clinical psychology in a broader forum. And it has the added benefit that people find it invigorating and actively seek it out."
Among the more than 15 shows Associate Professor Heide has co-created are the sci-fi football musical "Packer Fans from Outer Space" and the metaphysical musical comedy "Belgians in Heaven." The theatrical shows incorporate social learning principles to promote positive social behavior. Dr. Heide also has studied and co-created several shows with Paul Sills, founding director of Chicago's famed Second City Theatre and school of improvisation.
In 2012, Dr. Heide and two fellow researchers published a study in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, describing how a new musical changed people's attitudes toward hunters and hunting. That musical was "Guys and Does," which Dr. Heide wrote with Lee Becker. The show is about three men with varying attitudes toward the sport, plus "a magical talking white buck who articulates the philosophy that hunting has ancient and noble roots."
"The main protagonist models ethical hunting behavior and is rewarded both emotionally and financially, whereas an antagonist models unethical behavior, is punished and then becomes a transitional model toward positive behavior," the researchers wrote.
"Although the play also explored multiple themes unrelated to hunting, such as male bonding, generosity and forgiveness, there was sufficient focus on hunting behavior to predict that audiences would develop more positive attitudes toward it as a result of attendance."
The researchers surveyed 200 people who saw a 2009 production of the musical at the American Folklore Theater in Ephraim, Wisconsin, (where Dr. Heide is founder, founding board president, board member, artistic adviser, playwright and performer). Prior to the performance, they filled out a questionnaire that gauged their attitude toward hunting and hunters.
Within 24 hours of seeing the show, the same audience members completed and mailed a second survey. They were asked to rate the show using a variety of measures, including the extent to which they found it intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging. They also retook the hunting-attitudes questionnaire.
Dr. Heide and his co-researchers found "an increase in approval of hunting" in the post-show survey. Specifically, they found a shift in attitudes toward three of questionnaire's assertions: "Hunting is cruel and inhumane to animals," "Hunting teaches skills needed to get by in life" and "Hunting has heritage and cultural values worth preserving."
"All three items relate directly to points modeled by characters in the show," they noted. They also found a correlation between this change in attitude and an audience member's "strength of emotional response to the production." While careful not to claim cause and effect, they found a link between experiencing an intense gut-level response to the material and shifting one's position on the issues it brought up.
Overall, the study suggests that even comedic, thought-provoking material gives audiences a more memorable, engaging experience. That's the kind of research that keeps Dr. Heide motivated and his students learning that the arts can have profound psychological impacts. Or, as he might say, up on stage, the buck doesn't necessarily stop here.


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Got me a new laptop
By jmcp-Oracle on Feb 26, 2008
Got me a new laptop two weeks ago - spiffy new Dell XPSM1530, dual core Intel T7500 cpu, 4gb ram, 320Gb sata disk, the ultrabright 1680x1050 screen, Intel 4965abg wireless, builtin webcam. Very nice.
Except that the builtin wired nic is a Marvell Yukon FE+. Not supported by skge, or yukonx from Marvell and while there's a patch for FreeBSD, it hasn't been ported or integrated into the myk driver that Masa Murayama wrote.
I logged 6660771 need GLDv3 driver support for Marvell Yukon FE+ in Solaris but it's not resolved yet.
Note for the unwary: when I tried the skge and yukonx drivers, I got system panics:
update_drv -v -a -i ' "pci11ab,22e" ' [skge|yukonx]
which results in a message like this:
ERROR: yukonx0: SkGeHwInnit: Currently not supported!
So being the Bright, Resourceful, Usually Correct and Exact person that I am, I emailed Masa directly asking for help.
A number of myk test iterations later and I've now got a working myk driver. Not totally sure when he's going to post the updated version to his website, but the version I've found success with is 2.6.0t9 - it's still missing a few things but it seems to be able to give me 11.mumble Mbyte/sec over my 100Mbit/sec switch to blinder (u40m2) - pretty good indeed.
I also needed to install the Opensound drivers but once PSARC/2008/043 is integrated I don't think that'll be necessary.
Now I can go off to the Sun TechDays conference next week with all the bits working together.
Thankyou Masa - you're a champ!

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U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Grass or Grasslike
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Taxonomic Rank: Liliopsida: Cyperales: Poaceae
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Real Women Makeover Hall of Fame
We hear you're a sucker for before and after shots -- you're so not alone. Peruse the best makeup looks we've done in the past few years for these real women makeovers
Hair: Deana's long hair over-powered her best feature -- her beautiful green eyes. That's why O'Conner decides to take off a lot of length, add soft layers throughout and cut full bangs. She also gets a total blonde overhaul thanks to Rona O'Connor, co-owner of the Lukaro salon, which evens out her former two-toned hue.
Makeup: Makeup artist, Robert Bolanos, chooses to add eyeliner to Deana's eyes, which really accentuates them, and a nude glossy lip lets her eyes get all the attention. Plus, adding makeup on her face and cheeks helps her not look so washed out.
See the full makeover story, which includes all the steps, expert tips and product suggestions.
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by EricaF123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:26AM Report as inappropriate
these are great new looks
by LittleBunny Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 05:52PM Report as inappropriate
Most of them look soooo much better!!
by AutumnFlower Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:26AM Report as inappropriate
Why are they wearing different clothes and no makeup in the 1st pic? Of course they look better in the 2nd. A pet peeve.
by asiagirl4ever Monday, July 16, 2012 at 07:49PM Report as inappropriate
it's nice and reassuring to have some "real women" articles on here, thanks totalbeauty :))
by LeSucre Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 01:32AM Report as inappropriate
makes her look younger
by memaw59 Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 06:09AM Report as inappropriate
I'm not a hug fan of nude lips. We all need a bit of colour, and a bit of lippy (in the right shade) will make teeth look whiter, and complete the look. Excellent results on the hair colour changes, though!
by Perfectionist Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 05:20AM Report as inappropriate
the first one is my favorite but all these women look amazing in the after shots
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simple and gorgeous...fabulous job!
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Great makeovers! Love it! :)
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WASHINGTON (February 11, 2013)—U.S. Rep Steve Stockman R-Friendswood, said Monday he has he's invited transplanted Waco rocker Ted Nugent, who has referred to President Barack Obama's administration as "evil, America-hating," to the State of the Union address.
Stockman said Monday on his website that Nugent will be his guest for the president's speech Tuesday night.
Stockman has talked of impeaching Mr. Obama over his gun control proposals.
In a speech to the National Rifle Association during the 2012 campaign, Nugent said that if Obama were re-elected, the longtime gun-control opponent would either be "dead or in jail."
Nugent's remarks led to meetings with representatives of the Secret Service.
Nugent said he was told he'll sit in the balcony directly in front of the president.
He said he was invited because Stockman thought the audience for the address might be "stacked" with gun victims and wanted someone there who's a Second Amendment supporter.
U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill., said another guest would be Gabino Sanchez of South Carolina whom he described as a husband, father and an illegal immigrant fighting deportation.


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August Spies wrote: Woah!
apologies. Due to my tiredness I think I used majoritarian and plurality systems backwards. Sorry, switch the terms in my posts. Most of the world runs on a majoritarian system, its the plurality system the U.S. has that leads to two parties.
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A majoritarian system ALWAYS leads to a two party system which in fact is a one party system
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you might want to take a look at how the labor goverment in england, or the green party in germany has faired. Once they got big they became the same as teh other parties. And they aren't even majoritarian systems.
August Spies wrote:
you misunderstand. For the party to become big enough to work in our majoritarian system they would HAVE to change. and they would eventually become the same as teh democrats.
August Spies wrote: people who are really PRO-VOTING are just as stupid as people who are really ANTI_VOTING. Either way it makes little difference.
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I don't know man - I think that voting creatively is one of the very few monkey wrenches you can throw into the system nowadays.
right cause if you vote for Bill Gates it will even show up? no, no one even hears about it.
August Spies wrote: im sorry im studying for exams now, ill try to write some more coherent tomorrow. peace
MessiahCarey wrote: Wakeaholic wrote: In other words, it's true that if you voted for Nader you throw your vote away.
Again - circular logic. If enough people "threw their votes away" then we'd have Ralph Nader as President, right? (I am not saying this is a good or bad thing - I'm just saying).
Blah blah Florida blah blah...yeah...the system was manipulated in Florida...that's no mystery. If there was anything that SHOULD be learned regarding what happened in Florida it's that your vote counts an AWFUL FUCKING LOT. Had more cats voted against Bush in other states, Florida wouldn't have even been an issue.
Nobody wanted either of them as President (or at least most didn't) - but they also lacked the fortitude to go and vote for the 3rd option (or 4th if it's there...etc.) - it's fucking pathetic.
You're trying to justify your decision to not vote now - not the other way around. You need to decide whether or not to vote based on how things are - not explain how things are in order to come up with a reason not to vote...
Don't get me wrong though - I definately respect your right NOT to vote, but your reasoning behind it is pretty weak.
Wakeaholic wrote: In other words, it's true that if you voted for Nader you throw your vote away.


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One of the toughest, and most crucial, parts of war is evacuating wounded troops. The Pentagon and NATO have recently discussed the possibility of using UAV's (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to safely evacuate injured troops.
However, an Israeli company (Agilite) has developed an innovative high-tech plastic backpack/sling/bungee hybrid that allows troops to carry injured persons to safety—on their backs. Check out the video below!
The IPC can also be used by non-military personnel and is ideal for hikers, firefighters, and emergency responders.
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Men's adidas Ultimate Reverse Pop Full-Zip Hoodie
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Get two looks in one, along with superior comfort and performance, with the adidas Ultimate Reverse Pop Men's Full-Zip Hoodie.
This cozy full-zip sweatshirt is made of breathable CLIMAWARM material that enables you to stay warm in chilly conditions, without getting too hot. Front pockets and an adjustable hood with drawstring provide the function that you need, while the thumbholes allow for extra coverage and comfort.
Toss this stylish adidas hoodie on whenever you are looking for soft coziness and style.


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There is still one week left to see the famous outdoor drama of 'Trumpet in the Land'. Written by Paul Green it is the longest running theater production in Ohio. It is the story of a peaceful settlement caught between the Revolutionary War leading to the massacre of 96 Indians. It's an unforgettable performance.
So spend a night or two at Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast and call Trumpet in the Land at 330-339-1132 to get your tickets.


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Definition of triple jump in English:
triple jump
1 (the triple jump) An athletic event in which competitors attempt to jump as far as possible by performing a hop, a step, and a jump from a running start: McDonald won the triple jump
More example sentences
- The star performer was Rachel who won the javelin, triple jump, high jump and 100m hurdles.
- In the long jump, triple jump and pole vault, horizontal velocity is crucial to performance, so head winds will reduce the size of the jump while tail winds will assist the jumper.
- Meanwhile, Tatyana added long jump gold to the triple jump title she won on Saturday.
2 Skating A jump in which the skater makes three full turns while in the air.
Example sentences
- Though she rebounded to skate the rest of the program cleanly with three triple jumps and a double axel, her score of 55.6 put the girls team nearly a point behind.
- As millions watch, the figure skater misses the triple jump she had landed perfectly in practice just moments before.
- Proper down in the knees position must be achieved in order to do high level double and triple jumps or high level ice dancing.
(triple-jump) [no object] (Of an athlete) perform a triple jump: (as noun triple-jumping) the history of British triple-jumping
More example sentences
- He wasn't bad at track, either, competing in all sorts of events and once triple-jumping nearly 47 feet.
- This was the year that Edwards leapt not only to the top of the triple-jumping rankings, but also into the record books.
- She continued to have a great day full of great performances, as she triple jumped 30'11", a mere inch short of qualifying for divisionals.
triple jumper noun
- Example sentences
- Long and triple jumpers cannot even practice their events during the indoor track season because we have no indoor facility aside from a track suitable for walking and jogging and a hole in the floor where the pole vault pit can be set up.
- Phil was also really good at athletics - one of the top 10 triple jumpers in the country - so when I arrived at school the disappointment of the teachers was palpable, because I was hopeless at sports.
- He is also an avid triple jumper in track and field.
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THE TRAPPING MONTH VOLUME 14 NUMBER 16 DECEMBER 12, 1985 Interior Department, senator thumb noses at FIIP report; BuRec to move in So what if a sovereign nation's wishes are ignored, even though that nation owns most of the resource in question. So what if thousands of tax dollars were spent paying for an 1,800-page report So what if a dozen out-of-state federal employees spent the better part of a year in Montana studying a can of ab sc ei old worms otherwise known as an irrigation project Thafs the message albeit over-dramatized perhaps, received on the Reservation late last month when the federal government pooh-poohed the work of its own experts by agreeing to the transfer of a portion of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project to the Bureau of Reclamation The move is in direct opposition to the Flathead Tribes' wishes, and goes against the recommendations of a federal, multi-agency study team detailed to the Reservation a year ago to examine all facets of FIIP. In a memo dated November 29, Interior Department Secretary Donald Hodel outlined his intention to ignore the Tribes and the report he had initiated by "directing the Bureau of Reclamation to manage the water release and associated delivery system of this project to meet the needs of irrigation users and other beneficiaries". Montana's Senator John Melcher played a starring role in the transfer. Word has it that he had been stalling confirmation by Congress of half-a- dozen appointees to federal office until the Interior Department fell in with his intention to transfer at least the irrigation part of FIIP to BuRec He's reported as saying the FIIP report had been a waste of time and money. One of the held-up appointments was that of former Cherokee Nation chairman Ross Swimmer, who's been named to replace Ken Smith as assistant secretary of the Interior Department for Indian Affairs. News of the impending transfer was reported to have brought smiles of relief to members of the Joint Board of Control, a committee that represents the interests of non-Indian irrigators who requested such a transfer years ago. At Tribal headquarters in Pablo, the news was met with stony faces. The Council met December 3 to discuss the transfer, but had no comment to make afterwards about how or if the Tribes will officially react to the move Individually, however, some Tribal officials expressed frustration and disgust at the maneuverings in D.C. Chairman Joe Felsman said Melcher (Concludes on page two) Public meeting: Proposed Hellroaring sale A public meeting to explain the proposed 83 million-board-feet Hellroaring timber sale has been scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 18, at the Flathead Lake Senior Center in Poison. (Please see the story on page five.)
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By Karen Rarey
Nicholas Castle's young life was cut short last week when he succumbed to an unknown illness while serving in the Peace Corps in China.
The Brentwood native was only 23, but he spent the majority of his life serving others, including as a volunteer tutor for local middle-schoolers.
"Nick didn't talk about what he was going to do -- he just did it," said his mom, Sue Castle. "He lived his dreams doing what he loved."
"Nicholas was an exemplary Peace Corps volunteer who demonstrated respect, patience and an eagerness to teach and learn from the members of his new Peace Corps community," Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. "The entire Peace Corps community is deeply saddened by this tragic loss."
Fresh out of college, the UC Berkeley graduate embarked on a journey last August to teach university-level English in the remote Guizhou Province of the People's Republic of China.
"People talk about passion and desire to alleviate global poverty and inequality," said his dad, David Castle. "Nick didn't just talk about these things. He joined the Peace Corps and went to a remote part of the world to make a difference in other people's lives."
Nick's request for a remote location was a difficult one to obtain.
"Nick loved China and wanted to be in a remote location so he could assimilate into the culture and learn the language," his mother said. "The Peace Corps told me that they sent the strongest candidates to the remote locations."
She added that he lived in a city where few foreigners were and he enjoyed hanging out with his students.
"He loved teaching and immersing himself in another culture whether it was the food or playing Ping-Pong or being an 'expert' in judging the many competitions the Chinese would have," she said.
Despite moving on in life, Nick never lost contact with those from his past.
"I talked to him mid-January," said Stacy Stapleton, who had known Nick since middle school. "He called me and I was so excited to hear from him. He was just letting me know that he was in a bigger city (for training), because most of the time that he was in China he was in kind of like a rural area.
"It's just so devastating. I just wish more people could know him, like everyone should have hung out with him, he was so sweet," Stapleton said. "He had so much potential. I knew that he was going somewhere. I knew that he would end up being like a senator or in congress, like something amazing."
Stapleton added, "Everything that (Nick) did was so impressive and he did it with his heart. You knew that he was doing what he was doing because he cared, because he loved it and he loved to help people. He was just very inspiring to me."
Although a 2008 graduate of Liberty High School, Nick still reached out to former teachers for mentoring.
"My most recent contact with Nick was right after he had graduated (UC Berkeley); he sent me a note on Facebook asking me for pointers on effective teaching strategies for his assignment in China," said Paul Taylor, who taught Nick in a variety of social study classes at Liberty High. "It was humbling to have even been asked; I simply told Nick that he would be fine on his own and go and do his best."
Edna Hill Middle School teacher remembered Nick as someone "who loved life and he embraced every moment of it from middle school, to high school, to college and beyond."
"He gave 110 percent to everything he did and always had a smile on his face," she said. "Over the years Nick proved to be one of the brightest and best students we had ever had the opportunity to teach."
She also recalled a China newspaper he produced as a sixth-grader.
"It was the best I had ever had a student produce," she said. "Still to this day, when it is time to teach China, I pull out his newspaper and hang it on my wall for my students to see. It was hanging on my wall last Thursday when he passed away, and it still hangs there today."
While in high school, Nick volunteered as a tutor at Edna Hill Middle School, as well as Brentwood's A Place of Learning, which serves children with learning disabilities, those struggling with English as a second language, as well as others. He continued his volunteer work while at UC Berkeley at a tutoring center for non-English speaking adults.
"He really seemed to like helping the kids he was tutoring, he was patient with them," said fellow APOL volunteer Fran Bowman. "I am sure the kids he tutored were blessed by him in many ways."
"It did not surprise me a bit to learn that Nick went to China with the Peace Corps volunteers," said APOL Vice President Charles Reed. "In my work on four continents I met many like him, determined to learn the language and customs and then to actually help those he could with the skills he knew or could gain."
Nick also served his community as a member of the city of Brentwood Youth Commission.
"Nick served on the Brentwood Youth Commission, contributing his enthusiasm and energy in all that he did, whether volunteering at fundraisers or special events, recruiting new members to the commission, and developing a survey for local youth," said Barbie Gary, Youth Commission staff liaison.
Gary added, "In 2008, Nick also served as a student council member in the inaugural year of the Youth in Government program, which teaches students how government works at the local level."
Sue Castle said that her son spent his time doing more than just volunteering; he also played on the Liberty High water polo team all four years of high school, and was a member of the Liberty Film Alliance, California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society.
After high school Nick attended UC Berkeley where he received his bachelor's degree in political science and comparative politics in 2012. During his time at Berkeley, Nicholas worked as a resident assistant and participated in student government as the Projects and Programs director. He also spent a semester encouraging students to apply to the Peace Corps.
Aside from his commitment to volunteer work, Nick loved music, books and film. His favorite band was The Beatles and his favorite authors included Kurt Vonnegut, Tim O'Brien, Douglas Adams, J.D. Salinger and Ernest Hemingway. His love of movies and film inspired him to complete the American Film Institute's Top 100 films list.
"Nick was naturally inquisitive, always wanting to learn more about everything; we loved talking about films and music," Taylor said. "He loved the fascinating stories of how artists made their music, the depth of songs or impacts of major artists.
"To this day, I use Nick's project he submitted for his study of the 1960s -- he created a vinyl LP gatefold cover, which allowed for him to write a research paper on The Who, one of his favorite bands," Taylor added. "The project still serves as the example of excellence that students are to work toward (Nick) is one of the most remarkable young individuals I have ever taught in my 15 years in education."
Due to a delay in transportation from China to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the Brentwood native will undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death, services are being withheld until March.
Who: Nicholas Matthew Castle
Born: Jan. 10, 1990
Died: Feb. 7, 2013, in China
Survived by: Parents Dave and Sue Castle; brothers Chris, Matthew and Joe Castle; grandparents Arlene Ringue and Ray Flores; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services: Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. March 9 at the Brentwood Community Center, 35 Oak St. Services are open to the public.


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The Devils Lake Police Department reports that there was a break-in at Mercy Therapy and Fitness in Devils Lake this weekend.
An unknown amount of cash and checks were stolen at the downtown facility sometime overnight Saturday. According to law enforcement officials, a safe was forced open. There were no signs of forced entry.
The public is asked to assist by reporting any possible information on the incident to the police department's Crimestopper hotline at 662-0739.
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7 Easy Ways to Wake Up with Less Pain
Try these stretches, bed set ups, and sleep positions to ensure you wake up energized -- not stiff and sore
• Make sure your bedroom is completely dark. Install blackout curtains if you can or invest in a sleep mask. Also, make sure you get rid of any nightlights or overly bright alarm clocks. Oexman says any extra light in the room "can inhibit melatonin production, which we need to fall asleep and stay asleep."
• Try to keep your bedroom a cool 65 to 68 degrees. If the room is too hot, you could toss and turn all night.
• Keep it quiet in your room. If you can't get rid of street traffic sounds or your neighbor's Metallica tribute band practice, Oexman suggests investing in a white noise machine. "Don't use the other settings -- rainforests and waterfalls may put you to sleep, but alterations in the recorded track will eventually wake you back up." He also adds that you can download white noise apps on your smart phone.
• Get your own blankets. "One of the biggest causes of partner disturbance is stolen covers," Oexman says. He suggests using one fitted sheet, but having separate flat sheets and blankets for each person. "Simply cover it with a duvet and no one will see the difference," he says.
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I think my pillow is the problem.
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I so need this! I've seen the tip on having different blankets, but I hated how it looked - I can't believe I've never thought of just getting a duvet to cover it!
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Airlock allows your Mac to lock itself, plain and simple.
Airlock allows your Mac to lock itself, plain and simple. Using your iPhone or iPod Touch, Bluetooth, and a smidgen of pixie dust, Airlock determines whether you're near your computer. When you leave the room - poof! - your Mac locks itself. âAnd when I come back?â You guessed it: your Mac unlocks. You can also customize Airlock to perform specific actions as you come and go - have your computer talk to you, log-in or out of iChat, walk the dog, and such.
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Unfortunately I consider this app unusable in it's present state. I like (the idea of) it and I feel for the developer, but at this point, I've uninstalled it.
very kewl idea HUGE downside is Bluetooth kills the battery life of both your laptop and iphone... seriously if you haven't ever enabled bluetooth on your laptop watch how fast it eats it up. On my MBP 2.26GHz OS 10.6.2 bluetooth off I get from 6 - 8 hours on a full charge bluetooth on it drops to at best 2 hours. It's just as bad on your iphone and we all know how iphones eat up battery charge. I love this idea I'd love to see it implemented in some other way like over a network. 90% of the time if you are in the same place with your phone and computer they will be using the same network that might be an alt way to do this.
Again I do like this idea A LOT actually! but bluetooth costs too much to me in battery life
It keeps locking on me even though I have the phone right next to me :S
The only downside I see is if you've got Growl installed and HardwareGrowler is running, the Bluetooth-On/-Off notifications sooner or later will drive you insane...
This is indeed magic. And it's shiny too!
Nice work, worth every penny of the cryptically priced at $7.77 which is a three machine license.
Works great thus far. Can't say enough about the developer. At first I had problems (that ended up being a true issue with my system). I sent an email to support which was immediately replied to from the developer. We walked through the issue in real time via IM until we determined what the issue was - again it was NOT an issue with the app. While it wasn't an issue with the app, he still helped me rectifying it and Iâm enjoying the app.


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Recommendations to Facilitate Implementation of Part-Time Faculty Appointments
Proposed by Recruitment and Retention Task Force
October 15, 2007
Specific Policy Changes:
- Approval of the proposed "University-Wide Part-Time Faculty Appointment Policies," to be included in faculty handbook policies available online through Human Resources and also in individual College faculty handbooks (forthcoming)
- Revision of JPC guidelines needed to define expectations for part-time faculty appointments. We recommend adding the phrase "full-time equivalent" to all references to years of service in the Joint Promotion Committee guidelines, with an additional sentence approved by Human Resources: "Consistent with current practice, individualized promotion eligibility contracts may need to be negotiated in especially complex situations."
- Establishment of departmental definitions of part-time work, teaching, research, and service, along with adjustment in department by-laws related to merit pay
- Memorandum of Agreement (flexible: could spell out connection between appointment and tenure clock stoppage, for example), regularly reviewed by department.
- Position responsibility statement should also be agreed upon between faculty and department, with Dean and Provost approval, and be part of the faculty member's official personnel file housed in Human Resources. It should be reviewed annually.
- Use the above as a mechanisms for ensuring that people on part-time appointments are not actually expected to work full time and for providing a clear definition of part-time work that will assist in reviews related to tenure and promotion.
- A university-wide appeals process is needed. Recruitment and Retention Task Force will develop recommendations. Faculty Senate may need to charge CGAAF with revising its by-laws to include consideration of this appeals process.
- Reviewers, internal, and external, need to be instructed about the part-time nature of the appointment. Reviewers should have the university policy, the individual's MOA and PRS at the time of review.
Facilitating Policy Change/Climate Change
- Sharing of best practices for departments is recommended, with respect to facilitating career flexibility. R and R Task Force will continue to develop related recommendations.
- R and R Task Force will also consider how to create resources of incentives for departments to create policies and climates that encourage work-life balance and provide options for part-time appointments as part of the process.
- For faculty requesting conversion to part-time in the coming academic year, before advancement policies have been redefined, we suggest developing a memorandum of understanding between faculty member and department, as well as position responsibility statement. Faculty who arrange part-time appointments before JPC policies, etc., are in place, need to be aware that those policies are not yet in place.


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These are not the best of times for President Obama in terms of public satisfaction with the job he's doing.
At this writing, his approval rating in Gallup's three-day tracking poll is roughly even, with 47 percent disapproving while 45 percent give him thumbs up — a difference that falls within the poll's margin of error.
That's a far cry from Obama's highest rating — 69 percent — which came during the early months of his presidency. But it's somewhat better than his all-time low of 38 percent approval two years ago this month.
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- Federal budget: $3.8 trillion plan is Obama's attempt at 'grand bargain'
- Federal budget: Obama re-introduces 'Buffett tax' for wealthy
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says his proposed $3.77 trillion budget for 2014 can shrink federal deficits and expand the U.S. economy. He says: "We can do both."
Obama spoke at the White House Wednesday as his administration issued his budget proposal. It would replace $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect over the next 10 years with $1.8 trillion in deficit-reduction measures. His plan calls for reductions in Social Security and Medicare spending and increases in taxes, mostly on the wealthy.
He says: "It replaces these cuts with smarter ones."
Obama also would increase cigarette taxes by 94 cents a pack to pay for expanded preschool programs. He also calls for $50 billion in public works spending.


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The Texas A& M – Corpus Christi baseball team will take to the road this weekend for the second-to-last Southland Conference series before the end of the regular season against the Lamar Cardinals. The teams are scheduled to play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Vincent-Beck Stadium on the Lamar campus in Beaumont.
The Islanders come into the weekend 21-27 overall, with a 12-15 mark in Southland Conference games. The Cardinals are 19-27 on the year, 11-16 in league play.
On Friday night, Daniel Minor will make his first start of the season at the head of the rotation, going against Jonathan Dziedzic of the Cardinals. Minor comes into the game with the second-best ERA in the conference at 1.94, while Dziedzic sits at 3.38 on the year.
On Saturday, Trevor Foss will face Eric Harrington of Lamar. Harrington leads the conference in complete games, throwing five on the season, while Foss is coming off the best performance of his career with a career-high 11 strikeouts in just six innings to earn his second win in a row.
Sunday will see Adam Hoelscher go against the Cardinals third starter, Carter Hahn. Hoelscher comes into the series with a 3.74 ERA and 6-5 record, while Hahn sits at 2-3 on the year and a 4.63 ERA.
Offensively, the Islanders have been on a hot streak, raising their batting average by 24 points over the last 15 games. Jonathan Gonzales has led the way, hitting over .500 over the last two weeks as the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi bats have come alive. Gonzales leads the way with a .314 batting average and 27 RBI overall, while Jordan Lee is close behind at .313 on the season.
For Lamar, Darian Johnson is hitting .328 to lead the team, while Brad Picha is also hitting over .300 with a .314 mark this season. Picha has a team high 32 RBI, while Johnson is second with 21 runs batted in.
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Dead sea creatures are washing ashore, including endangered sea turtles and dolphins. This is one of the dolphin corpses that washed ashore.
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Meanwhile, offshore, live dolphins are getting dangerous close to beaching themselves in an effort to escape the toxic spill.
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RE: Nice Yacht, Tony...
Seriously...so what..I read the same story (the media sucked it up..go figure)...so now he can't take a day off with his kid to go do whatever spending a day with his son..that's ridiculous.
And if you REALLY want to make that point, I'm sure any could provide a whole host of examples of CEOs and World Leaders throughout history who took a vacation during a massive crisis...it would just take some time with google or bing that's all.
And don't forget...our very own Congress...rarely interrupts their beloved summer and winter vacations -- even during national crisis.
In the end...how the F*ck does the CEO of BP taking a day off impact the oil spill for good or bad, aside from idiotic perception of the media? It doesn't..its not like Tony is out there cleaning it directly himself or if the people figuring out how to stop or slow the leak go "Oh man we have to wait until Tony is back tomorrow he took today off..."
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Northridge Baptist Church program: Parents should monitor technology usage
Church holds lecture on 'Raising G-Rated Kids in an R-Rated World'
Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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NORTHPORT | Parents need to do everything they can to protect their children and families, and that includes installing Internet filters and being actively involved in knowing which media your children use, said Brian Winters, director of information technology at JMF Technologies, who was the guest speaker Sunday night at Northridge Baptist Church.
Winters spoke at "Raising G-Rated Kids in an R-Rated World," a program that focused on educating children and parents about the dangers of technology and the Internet. He said parents need to ensure that computers, tablets and smartphones are used in public locations in the home. He also said that parents should not let children have computers in their bedrooms or take phones to bed. Parents need to check all Internet activity, including installing filters and knowing passwords for social media accounts like Facebook.
"Facebook is how the kids are now communicating, but we still have to be very aware of the content — you need to be very cautious," Winters said.
Winters suggested that parents and grandparents install a filter program like BSecure, a program that will place an Internet filter on any device connected to wireless in the home, including laptops, desktop computers, tablets, smartphones and gaming devices.
There are also accountability filters, he said, that can give parents a list of websites that are visited from the computers or devices in the home. Most of the filtering programs have a small annual fee, he said.
"For $50 a year, why not do it when they are 3?" Winters said, speaking to families of young children. "What's the big deal?"
The average age of children who are inadvertently exposed to pornography on the Internet is getting younger and younger, Winters said. The average age of exposure is 11, with 90 percent of kids age 8 to 16 having had some exposure to porn online, he said.
"Usually it's by accident, usually while doing their homework," Winters said.
It's vitally important to talk to kids about the dangers of the Internet, and what information they need to keep safe, said Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Office Chief Deputy Ron Abernathy.
"Never put personal information out there, birth date or Social Security number, anything like that," Abernathy said.
Northport mom Jennifer Mullenix said she thought Sunday's program was relevant, especially to parents like her.
"Anyone who has kids need to inform themselves on how to protect their kids," Mullenix, a mother of four said. "Pornography and different kinds of un-Christ-like material is so easily accessible these days online. It's awful."
Ann Patridge, mother of three, said that while she is concerned about pornography online, she's more concerned about the impact that websites like Instagram are having on society.
"What concerns me is a slow erosion of my children's innocence," Patridge said. "It's so much a part of our culture, what can we do?"
Ultimately, it's about protecting the home and everyone in it, added Donny Jones, youth pastor at Northridge Baptist.
"The home is the most important part of a child's life," Jones said. "Be engaged and involved. There is nothing wrong with you being the parent. They live under your roof, don't let guilt or anything else keep you from doing your job. It's vital."
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In 1982, I attended computer camp.
I know, this sounds like a "One time, at band camp. . ." story, but it's not. This was computer camp. It took place at the little-known Eastern Oregon State College, and it was the first year EOSC offered computer camp.
Growing up in Thorne Bay, Alaska, I realized I was odd. In sixth grade, the school district sent out an Apple ][. While others played Star Wars or Space Invaders, I studied Applesoft Basic. While others learned how to master Aztec, I delved into the mysteries of the Sweet16 assembler. When my mom told me her college was offering a whole month of computer studies for high school geeks like me, I couldn't wait.
That summer, I worked for my mom's boyfriend. He worked construction, and because he was about sixty years old, it felt strange calling him my mom's boyfriend, but that's what he was. That summer, I helped drywall, roof, and plumb new houses. About midsummer, I got my payday, and I applied and paid for computer camp.
That summer, I learned I was not alone.
The first day, we learned none of us were alone. We came from Walla-Walla Washington, and Pendleton Oregon, and Boise Idaho, and Thorne Bay Alaska. All of us thought we were the only geeks in the world. We didn't even know we were geeks. We just knew we loved and understood computers. We just knew that we were different from others around us, the football players, the basketball players, the stoners, the preppies (though they weren't known as preppies then).
There was Jack Frost, who couldn't order pizza because nobody would believe his name. There was Goatroper, who fell in love with Jackson Browne's "Redneck Friend." There were two beautiful female geeks, and I don't remember their names. I just remember I tackled one, and we rolled down a small hill, and that was about the first female geek contact I ever had. And I remembered they were all geeks, like me, and I would never be alone again.
We had programming competitions, in which all of us eventually won books or software. We were all introduced to the Commodore PET 2001, and the TRS-80, and the Apple ][, and the Compucolor II. Mostly, though, we were all introduced to each other.
We spent the evenings playing Truth Or Dare on the campus lawn. We talked in bad British accents, trying to imitate Monty Python. We all learned that we were the same, as different as we were, from the completely different worlds from which we came.
We spent the days learning computers. We spent our breaks waiting for Tron commercials.
We all, each and every one of us, loved the Tron trailers. We couldn't wait for the movie. We made plans for the movie. We planned, and schemed, and vowed that we would all see it together. We would break curfew, and go the the movie as a geek gang, and see the movie the night it opened.
And so we did.
I didn't tell my mom I wouldn't be home until after midnight. After camp let out for the night, we marched downtown, speaking in our bad British accents, reciting our Monty Python schticks, and waited for the movie to start. When the movie began, we cheered the hero, and loved the digitizing bit, and didn't even cringe during the bad dialog. This was all Computer Revolution, baby, and when it came right down to it, there was nothing any of us would rather do than make movies like Tron.
After, we made our way to the local donut shop, which opened at midnight. We ate donuts as they came off the conveyor belt, and recited lines from the movie, and reveled in each other's company, because we were united as geeks. We realized we had experienced the Ultimate Geek Movie together, and that united us in brotherhood.
And after that, we went our separate ways, and to this day, I do not know what happened to Jack Frost, or Goatroper, or those two wonderful female geeks. I just know that I am a better person for the experience, for the discovery of a kind of unity.
My world today is shaped by the sudden knowledge that I am not alone. My meager contributions to free software comes because of my feeling of belonging. I belong not just to Jack Frost, and not just to Goatroper, and not even just to geeks. I belong to the whole world. And the whole world belongs to me.
We all have these moments that define who we are to become. I was defined the moment I understood I was not alone. I believe free software defines who we are, those of us who are not alone. I know we define what free software is. And to that end, my contribution is merely this:
We are all in this together. We either rise together, or we fall together.
And I intend to rise.
Tron 2.0 is closer to my 1st geek experience.
This is an awesome story. I'm a bit of a late geek bloomer. I had been working on computers for about 10 years before I found I wasn't alone. In 2003 I started working in software support for a small software company. I had owned a small PC shop in a small rural Georgia community, but I really didn't have any geek customers. Mostly older moms and dads who needed stuff installed or viruses removed. The software company was filled with geeks like me. They knew all the code words: forty-two, African or European, and Han shot first. I was finally where I belong. Thanks for sharing your story.
I remember a camp like that
Except it was in Russia. We learned Pascal and Modula, Assembler and MSX Basic. I was on a project that calculated Sun's multi-year cycles. Friend of mine was learning AI-techniques to play Go.
We also had overseas visitors and the most amazing ones were from Netherlands. They did not speak Russian, but they did speak pretty much any other language we could think of (English, French, Spanish, German).
I remember one night, when they got surrounded by about 20 russian geeks throwing questions at them in all the broken foreign languages in parallel. And the guys answered it back in the language they were asked.
That was true multitasking! :-)
computer clubs
We had a weekly club (well actually a number of them running on different days which kept me occupied for years much to the annoyance of my parents who had to ferry me there and back each night) and i learned lots. things that were a mystery to me became clear after a simple 10 second explination... them were the days
oh and...
There is nothing better than the feeling of learning that you are not alone.
From one geek to another...
It isn't the same experience as a shared movie in the 80s... but if you haven't picked up a copy already, read up on:
Tron 2.0
There's geeky magic in that game :)
Yes, TRON indeed!
Sounds like you spent the 1980s in a similar fashion to me! I didn't actually attend a full-fledged computer camp though, rather, I took classes on TRS-80, Commodore PET, and of course Apple II. Taught myself BASIC, parents bought me an Atari 800 in Christmas 1981 and started typing in all sorts of graphics and sound programs. From there moved to the Macintosh in 1984 (Forth, PASCAL, etc.) and the rest is pretty much history.
Meanwhile, my friend is writing up a storyline/script for a film which pretty much sums up our childhood growing up in Silicon Valley in the 1980s (specifically, Sunnylvale, CA where I was raised). From dumpster diving in Verbatim's trash (we'd score 1000+ usable 5 1/4" floppies per dive) to riding our bicycles past Atari's old headquarters (in Sunnyvale), we did it all. We had no idea that computers would play such a vital role in our futures.
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Oh, I remember those days... I was in a programming club near the University of Zulia, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. I thought I was the only one guy interested in computers back in that time, but I had the grateful experience to share with folks like H. Pérez, M. Helsiniev and P. Popotamec (whose father ran the programming club), they were such incredible enthusiasts. We had a Commodore 64 which we programmed for long hours after repeatedly watching Star Trek and Star Wars. I remember that once we connected the C64 to the Angel of the Amparo (a big light bulbs sculpture from the electrical company), and we generated fibonacci sequences for turning the lights on. Those guys grew up to work in places like MIT, Caltech and NASA. Now we are getting back together in Las Vegas next year. You should try to get back with your friends I am sure if they are geeks they will find you in Google, just like I found mine.
I, too, remember this computer camp.
Only it was in 2000, it was Teen TechFest 2000. I was one of 100 students that went free to U. Washington and experienced this amazing phenomena of realizing you're not the only geek in the world. It was great.
Bring back memorys
RJH here.
What a way to find an old friend. Saw the name and brough back memories of when we had crackers breaking into our system and they wanted to reset your password. Boy did they pick the wrong person.
In the late 70's I to started out with TRS80 and Apple II computer. Was in rural alaska and we only had one compuer at the school, the apple.
Hope your doing well.
Been there done that!
Seems that I'm maybe older that you, but I remember BBS's and I'm sitting here on my SuSE 10.x box, wondering if I'm pissed off enough at Novell to change, or if I'm going to wait. I have my Beta Vista box beside me on the same KVM switch, now what do I do with that, I'm obviously going to do away with Vista, but do I go Fedora core, Ubunto, SuSe 10.2 Beta, some redhat cibe or what!!!
Been there, done that, where are my customers going to go ... gotta be there first!!!!
Man I still remember my TRS80 mod 1, my pet20, my coco, my Sinclair, my Z80 machines, and I feel for this story, and all the new geeks that can't say the where there !!! look you're here now with the internet, that us older guys remember as a 1200 Bps BBS or Compuserve .. Grab that torch from us and keep going!!!
Such beauty
I could only dream of such an experience, such an eye opening and cathartic movement of the heart. For the last six years I've been headlong in techie projects of nearly every nature, and I still find myself wondering if there are any other people out there who know how I feel, who enjoy every aspect of hardware software and beyond, as long as they get to toy with it.
Perhaps I don't program even at a novice level, in any language, nor do I work in a tech field of any sort, but man, I can feel the very excited, manic beating of your heart as you sat there and watched tron with your 'family'
To think I've lived an hour and a half's drive away from Eastern my entire life and never knew of such a beautiful tale!
Thanks for sharing that story, it made my day!
Old Geek
I can't begin to tell you how much this story touched my very soul (even though I just did - ;^)
How heartwarming and comprehensibly understandable a textual verbosity it is. I can relate to your experience on so many levels and I believe, much as your article expresses, that many other "geeks" can as well.
I was in junior high school when I memorized most of Monty Python's albums with my friend. Most of the lines are indelibly etched upon my brain cells and still subject to recall.
When Tron came out in 1982, I was already married and heading toward my first divorce. Be that as it may, I was deeply entranced by my Commodore VIC20 learning Basic. I didn't even have a tape recorder to save and store programs, having to rewrite my code ever time I wanted to use it.
Years passed and after my first divorce, back living with my parents, I dove headfirst into the wonderfulness that was the Amiga 1000. It was for advanced over the average, everyday, ordinary PC that I thought I was the cat's ass! What a fantastic machine it was.
I eventually graduated to the Amiga 2000 and went on to the Amiga 4000 with a Video Toaster and Video Flyer. Whoooo – those were heady days for me. By that time, I had already remarried and, after the death of Commodore, I purchased, although regretfully, my first IBM-compatible PC. That computer was left behind in the second divorce, but I got myself one of them there new-fangled Packard-Bell PC's. About a year and several upgrades had passed when it finally passed its last bit and went on to the great processor in the sky.
By then I had had it with PC makers and so-called white-box vendors and started building my own. After building two powerful machines which have long outlived anything made in a factory, I have just finished building a new 64-bit workstation; Windows 2003 file server, Linux web server, and a software development workstation. I also get married for the third (and FINAL) time.
Along the way, I developed a voracious appetite for robotics, particularly the autonomous humanoid variety. I built and furnished an engineering lab to get my fix of all things robotic and electronic - however, I can't seem to get my fill…
Over the course of 29 years, the few friends I did have faded into the background although I still communicate with a couple of them far and between. I never really again found that camaraderie that you so eloquently spoke of. It has become a very isolated existence for me, here on the threshold of my third (and FINAL) divorce.
Taking online courses to finally earn my Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology at 48 years of age, I can look back with bittersweet fondness upon the years that brought me to this point in my universe of geekdom.
And I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Thank you for writing your story and sharing it with the rest of us life-long computer "geeks." It was well worth waiting for.
Ah, Tron...
In 1982, a fellow geek friend of mine convinced me to see Tron on opening day in Philadelphia. We were both about 15 years old and totally addicted to computers. I lived in the 'burbs and so we never told my parents just WHERE we were going (Chestnut St., center city Philadelphia), and HOW we would get there (trolley). It was a long ride into the big city and we were a bit nervous. The trolley dropped us off just a few blocks from the theater and on the way, we happened upon a large arcade that was featuring the Midway Tron arcade game! Intrigued, we went in and played a few games and so missed the first 5 minutes of the movie.
We sat, stunned, through the whole thing and stayed to watch it again. When I finally got home, I convinced my dad to take us to see it one more time at the drive-in that night. Yep. Three viewings of Tron on the first day! It was that movie that convinced me to get into programming and 3D design. Even though only 15 minutes of the movie had actual computer graphics, it was just the thought of the future opening up right in front of us that was so exciting.
I knew before I saw Tron that I enjoyed playing with computers, but Tron convinced me that I needed to work with them also. If you have a career you enjoy, there was probably a moment in your life where you were SURE that was what you wanted to be involved with. 1982 was an exciting time to live in - computers were primative, but finally becoming useful for regular users. Moore's Law was becoming more and more evident in everything from consumer electronics to music, and that technology was shaping society in very real, measurable ways. Although, most of our peers still didn't understand what we saw in computers and why we were so interested in them. Us geeks felt like pioneers back then, I guess. We knew it was only a matter of time before everyone was using a computer even though to most people (including my own parents), it was the most alien of activities.
I later got involved in communications and networking (always had a thing for that mystical I/O tower concept) - and that's what I do now. My buddy got his computer engineering degree and works designing VOIP solutions. Both of us have never forgotten that day and the feeling that we were right in pursuing our dreams.
BTW, if you haven't gotten the 25th anniversary edition of Tron on DVD - DO SO! Not only does it have the original 'Pac-Man' version of the film (cleaned up, of course), but it also has a second DVD with all sorts of incredible info on the making/designing of the movie. It is unreal how this movie came to be and how it was finally executed.
We are not alone.
When I wrote this, I had only intended to put down in words an important memory I've carried with me my entire adult life. I hadn't expected many to read it, honestly. I certainly didn't expect these comments.
Thank you. All of you. You have all illustrated beyond my little story exactly how we are not alone.
wish i'd known this in my younger years
Great Story. I wish I'd known about these computer camps. As a kid (and as an adult), I've been engrossed with computers, programming, web design, and hardware modding. Unfortunately, my parents thought that I should be more well rounded and they sent me off to these wretched "regular" summer camps with the typical (much hated) outdoor physical activities. I think these computer camps are a great place to send "geeky" kids. I don't believe in well rounded individuals. You can't make somebody good at everything, a jack of all trades. Jack was only known for being able to do everything. But he was never known for being really good at doing one thing. :)
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Robert De Niro's father is the subject of a new documentary that highlights his role in the New York City abstract expressionist art movement, according to Reuters.
De Niro, 70, attended the Sundance Film Festival Sunday in Park City, Utah, to premiere "Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr.," a HBO documentary about his father, who emerged alongside contemporaries including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Robert Sr. grew up in a conservative Italian-American family in New York and married fellow artist Virginia Admiral, with whom he had one child. The marriage didn't last long, though the couple reportedly split amicably.
Abstract expressionism emerged after World War II and is said to be the first notable American artistic movement to define a stylistic era. While Robert Sr.'s works emerged during that time period, his style is not described as abstract expressionist but instead as figurist, often depicting still life "in simple setups with no pretension," as described in the documentary, Reuters reports.
I don't know what any of that means. But it sounds pretty important.
Robert Sr. reportedly became increasingly disconnected from the abstract expressionist movement, inspired more by early 20th century French artists such as George Roux, Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse. Robert Sr.'s works included vibrant and intense color palettes and fluid silhouettes, Reuters said.
"He was very clear about what he thought was art and what he liked, and yet at the same time he was generous, people can appreciate things, it doesn't matter if the aesthetic can be different from yours," De Niro said, at the film's premiere. "He didn't feel that certain things art-wise were art. It was another thing that wasn't enough for him, and his own style as you see was always the same. It varied some but not a lot."
De Niro experienced his father insights though the older man's journals, which revealed his struggles with his relationship with God and his attempts at coming to terms with being homosexual.
De Niro said his father, who died in 1993 from prostate cancer, may never not have resolved those issues.
De Niro said he wanted to bring the documentary to Sundance, the top U.S. independent film festival, to make sure the works and memory of his father got their proper attention.
"We were really thrilled that it was chosen for Sundance because it separates from having it at Tribeca and we see Bob's father's works on its own in a different setting than you would in New York," producer Jane Rosenthal said.
The documentary explores not only Robert Sr.'s career, but his role as a loving father. Though De Niro has said he had a very close relationship with his dad, but felt his father was resentful that his son's career took off in a way that his own did not.
De Niro said the documentary -- scheduled to run on HBO this summer -- is an homage to his father, whose paintings are still shown in galleries around the world. It also serves as a family memory, he said.
"I realized how important it is for children to appreciate certain things (their parents) want to share with them," an emotional De Niro says in the film.
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City Comptroller John Liu said the Dec. 14 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., prompted the fund's board of trustees to review the system's investments in the gun industry.
He said the board concluded that divestment would be consistent with the fund's fiduciary standards and overall investment process.
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This will help. I was are 2nd best freethrow shooter on are team last year but I shoot FT with horrible form and hoping this will help..
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i hop dis work 4 me because i am trying out 4 basketball next year 4 my skool
hope this works. I'm a pretty good shooter but when it comes to free throws, its not good.
I need help on FT, this will help.
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im a good freethrow shooter but when it comes to the fourth quater clutch i can only make 1 of 2
I can make any shot in the clutch except a freethrow, I hope this works, and I am going to go watch tons of Regie Miller and Ray Allen freethrow footage.
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Seven Aiken High School students are facing drug possession charges after police find marijuana in the school parking lot.
The school principal admits he's disappointed that these students would act irresponsibly, and that it's a hard lesson for his other students to learn.
As students pulled in to Aiken High School, they weren't aware their seats, floors, and glove compartments were about to be searched.
Sgt. David Turno of the Aiken Department of Public Safety says, "All the drugs that were found today were outside in the parking lot, in vehicles in the parking lot."
And it's here K-9 narcotic dogs sniffed out marijuana, liquor and other drug paraphernalia.
"I feel like if they can bring drugs on this campus, they can bring anything else on this campus and that's bad," says Sylvia Miller, mother of a ninth grader at Aiken High.
The test comes just one month after a drug sweep at South Aiken High School.
The dogs you see here belong to Richmond County, where similar checks are done at random.
It's an effort, officials say, to keep kids out of trouble.
While drugs on campus remains a concern, so does the extent of the problem.
"It's always disappointing to know that kids make wrong decisions but it is part of growing up and we have to deal with it," says Aiken High principal Joe Padget.
Six students - now suspended and possibly facing expulsion - are all being charged as adults.
One juvenile female also faces charges.
"They could have a permanent record on their background now for possession of marijuana which could follow them the rest of their lives which is not a good thing," Sgt. Turno says.
It's a tough lesson to learn, but one the school principal supports.
"More than that to me is just the fact that you've got to make right choices," says Padget.
"This will send a strong message to those students and to other students who do bring drugs on campus... you don't know when we're coming and when we do we will find them," says Sgt. Turno.
This was the first drug sweep at Aiken High School this year. It may or may not be the last.


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So, we code web sites by hand. And one day, it hit us: our web workflow was wonky. Weâd have our text editor open, with Transmit open to save files to the server. Weâd be previewing in Safari, running queries in Terminal, using a CSS editor, and reading references on the web. âThis could be easier,â we realized. âAnd much cooler.â
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Best IDE ever.period!
There is also a new Panic Coda Safari Extension:
Coda Notes gives you a full suite of tools to visually communicate web ideas in Safari. Use a pen tool to scribble notes, highlight areas, erase mistakes, tack on sticky notes, even change editable text directly on a web page. Then send it off as a screenshot.
I like the app - but where are my clips stored? Cannot find them anywhere; any help. I would like to access them from other apps as well :-(
One of the best (PHP) Editors for this platform. What I'm missing is a export/import function for my sites. Already asked coda support => currently working on it
Great software - very good interface, useful shortcuts, FTP and SFTP simply works, Browser with Web Inspector, Clips, configurable syntax highlighting that goes beyond most other editors, and so on..
If you develop websites with PHP, maybe this Coda Plugin is for you:
(PHP Syntax validation, HTML/CSS Validator, Tidy for PHP and HTML integrated..)
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I have been a registered use since the beginning. The environment works very, very well. The Plugin Editor is fantastic. The Snippets are awesome. Publishing and reverse publishing just works. Managing dozens of Sites is a pleasure.. What else can I say? This is the perfect app for web developers.
Panic have been my #1 favourite Mac developer since their Audion days in Mac OS 9. I'm looking forward to supporting Panic for years to come. :-)
For anyone torn between Coda and Espresso, I'd have to recommend Coda. Espresso promised so much but for me, just didn't live up to my expectations.
I agree with all the Coda feature requests listed but to be honest, I'd be reluctant to stop using CSSEdit for my CSS - it just works and does what it does spectacularly well.
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NATCHITOCHES, La. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought, 4-3 match against Northwestern State on Saturday afternoon in a Southland Conference road match. The two teams met in Natchitoches, La. on the campus of NWST.
The Islanders move to 6-2 on the year, and 1-1 in Southland matches, with the loss. The Lady Demons improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in league play.
In doubles play, NWST picked up the point with a 2-1 score in the matches. At No. 3 doubles, the Islanders duo of Sandra Burges and Chelsea Horan picked up the lone victory for their team. At No. 1, Mirna Cicak and Doris Kuselj lost an 8-2 final, while Mia Matuszak and Stefania Nicolae fell 8-4 at the No. 2 position.
In singles, three of the matches went the distance, with the Lady Demons picking up two of the three-set matches in what turned out to be the difference maker.
At No. 5 singles, Horan won 6-3, 6-2 over Amy Williams, while Matuszak took a 6-0, 6-4 final at No. 6 singles for the second Islanders point. Nicolae had a hard-fought battle at No. 3 singles, falling in the first set before rallying for a 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) for the win.
At No. 2 singles, Kuselj was unable to complete the victory, falling 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in another three-setter. No. 4 singles was the same, with Cicak also falling at No. 1 singles by a 6-0, 6-3 final. Burges battled hard before suffering a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 loss to complete the scoring in the match.
Next up for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi will be in action next on March 9 against Southeastern Louisiana. Although the match is designated a home match for the Islanders, it will be played at a neutral site in Houston due to travel distance.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
A&M-Corpus Christi vs Northwestern State
Mar 03, 2012 at Natchitoches, La.
Northwestern State 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 3
Singles competition:
1. Olga Bazhanova (NWLA) def. Mirna Cicak (AMCC) 6-0, 6-3
2. Tatiana Larina (NWLA) def. Doris Kuselj (AMCC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
3. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Polina Konop (NWLA) 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 7-6 (4-0)
4. Andrea Nedorostova (NWLA) def. Sandra Burges (AMCC) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
5. Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Amy Williams (NWLA) 6-3, 6-2
6. Mia Matuszak (AMCC) def. Olga Leyshyna (NWLA) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition:
1. Olga Bazhanova/Polina Konop (NWLA) def. Doris Kuselj/Mirna Cicak (AMCC) 8-2
2. Tatiana Larina/Andrea Nedorostova (NWLA) def. Mia Matuszak/Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) 8-4
3. Sandra Burges/Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Amy Williams/Linda Gamo (NWLA) 8-5
Match Notes:
A&M-Corpus Christi 6-2 (1-1)
Northwestern State 5-1 (1-0)


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Sep 28, 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer and into the early fall semester, GoIslanders.com has talked with members of the Islanders men's basketball team to give you more insight into the ins and outs of the basketball program. Today, in our final edition, we chat with Zane Knowles, a junior transfer from Pearl River CC.
Knowles grew up in Nassau, Bahamas, and then played two years of high school basketball in Miami. He attended Grambling for a year before heading to Pearl River, where he averaged 15 points and 10 boards last year.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Six players scored in double figures and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team had its most points since 2007 in a 101-87 victory over Northwestern State on Thursday in the American Bank Center. The Islanders (6-10, 3-0 Southland) continued their perfect start to the conference season.
John Jordan led the way with 22 points and eight rebounds for the home squad, while Brandon Pye kept his hot hand alive with 15 points and four assists. Joy Williamson had an efficient game, going 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line for 14 points in 14 minutes.
Jeff Beverly (13), Hameed Ali (12) and Rashawn Thomas (10) all finished in double digits as well for the Islanders. It marked the first time the team had six players in double figures since Nov. 16, 2006, against Texas College.
Zeke Woodley scored 27 points for the Demons (5-9, 1-2) on 10-of-11 shooting. Jalan West added 17 points and nine assists, while Brison White (16) and DeQuan Hicks (14) eclipsed 10 as well.
In a rapid-fire first half, the Demons came out blazing, getting two quick baskets in transition to kickstart a game-opening 15-6 run that culminated in a Woodley layup at the 15:55 mark. But the Islanders defense bounced back, clamping down to spark a 10-4 run to cut the deficit to three, 19-16, on a Pye three at the 14:18 mark.
Brison White snapped the run with a three, but the Islanders embarked on another rally, this one a 13-2 run that put them ahead by five. Joy Williamson capped off that run with a three-point play at the 9:17 mark, as he had seven of the Islanders' 13 points in the rally.
From there, both offenses settled down, with the Islanders holding a 34-30 lead with 4:49 to play. A&M-Corpus Christi rallied once again, putting up a 7-1 rally that culminated in a Rashawn Thomas layup to make it 40-31 with 3:29 remaining in the half. The Islanders pushed the lead to 50-41 with the half running down, but Northwestern State got a triple from Sabri Thompson to make it 50-44 at the break.
The Demons came out of the locker room and chipped away at the lead, as White's three-pointer got the visitors within three, 55-52, at the 17:35 mark. Then came the most pivotal run of the game for the Islanders, a 14-2 rally that pushed the game into double figures. Jake Kocher provided the finishing touches, scoring the final four points, including a layup that made it 69-54 with 12:56 remaining.
From there, the Islanders offense converted at a staggering rate. A&M-Corpus Christi scored 10 points on its next five possessions – two of those finishing with Williamson three-point plays. That, combined with defensive stops at the other end, allowed the home squad to stretch the lead to 18 when Thomas slammed home a dunk after the team broke the press.
The rest of the way, it was conversion after conversion, as the Islanders matched Northwestern State's every move. The lead fluctuated between 13 and 18 over the next six minutes, before Ali's three made it 99-80 with 2:34 remaining. When Thomas delivered a putback with 1:30 to go, the home squad had its largest lead of the game and the first triple-digit output since Feb. 8, 2007, against Nicholls.
The Islanders get right back on the hardwood on Saturday evening when they take on Stephen F. Austin at 6:30. Fans can take advantage of the Family Four Pack and get four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for the low price of just $44. Call 825-BALL to purchase your tickets.
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- Jul 7:
- Corinthian Colleges: Bay Area campuses to be sold or closed
- Corinthian to sell its Bay Area Heald and WyoTech campuses
- Jul 2:
- Heald, Everest and WyoTech career college fates still undecided
- Jun 30:
- Heald College is for sale, parent company reports
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- Heald, WyoTech, Everest schools will remain open under agreement with feds
- California lawmakers setting new regulator over for-profit career colleges
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- Corinthian Colleges' closure threat alarms Bay Area students
- Jun 19:
- Corinthian Colleges, California's largest career-college company, could go out of business
One of California's largest for-profit college companies, Corinthian Colleges, lied to students and investors about its graduates' success in the job market -- the key selling point for such trade schools -- and intentionally recruited vulnerable students, according to a searing lawsuit filed Thursday by Attorney General Kamala Harris.
Two of Corinthian's schools -- Everest College campuses in Hayward and San Francisco -- went so far as to pay a temporary agency to hire graduates for two days to boost job placement numbers, the suit alleges. Others double-counted gainfully employed grads or fabricated them altogether, it says. Company executives exchanged concerned emails about these problems but continued to hide them, touting inflated job placement numbers to investors, according to the suit.
"The predatory scheme devised by executives at Corinthian Colleges, Inc. is unconscionable. Designed to rake in profits and mislead investors, they targeted some of our state's most particularly vulnerable people -- including low-income, single mothers and veterans returning from combat," Harris said in a prepared statement.
Corinthian responded in a statement that it was proud of the education at its colleges and that it has "robust processes in place to correctly record and disclose the job placement information we receive from our graduates and their employers.
"We will vigorously defend against this complaint," it said.
The state crackdown comes just a month after a Bay Area News Group analysis of the for-profit college sector revealed that former students at for-profit schools accounted for nearly half of all federal loan defaults in the Bay Area -- but just one-tenth of the area's college students.
The suit asks the court to force Corinthian to give up all its profits and to repay investors.
The Orange County-based company owns WyoTech, Heald and Everest, which have more than 14,000 students at nine Bay Area campuses and 27,000 students in 24 colleges statewide. Like others in the for-profit college sector, Corinthian's trade schools typically cost students tens of thousands of dollars a year, have low graduation rates and rely heavily on taxpayer-funded federal student loans and grants.
Through aggressive marketing campaigns Corinthian "is selling these expensive programs to students throughout California, many of whom head single-parent families and have annual incomes that are near the poverty line," the lawsuit contends.
What's more, it says, the Department of Justice discovered internal documents in which Corinthian describes its target demographic as "isolated," "impatient" individuals with "low self-esteem" who have "few people in their lives who care about them" and who are "stuck" and "unable to see and plan well for the future."
Ten years after graduating from Heald College in Hayward with an associate degree in business administration, Vada Pinson is still paying off $30,000 in loans. Years ago, after losing his job, he defaulted on his loans, an experience he still shudders to think about.
"You would not believe how they will come after you," he said about the collection agency.
The Oakland resident said he hopes the lawsuit will prevent colleges from giving other students false hope; despite promises of help finding work, he said, Heald didn't call him once with a job referral. He said his associate degree didn't help him find a job, either.
"They should be telling these people the truth," Pinson said.
Attorneys general in six states and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Corinthian, according to SEC filings that do not specify reasons for the probes.
One advocate for students said she noticed a striking similarity between cases against other for-profit trade schools and a 2007 fraud case filed by then-Attorney General Jerry Brown that Corinthian settled for $4.3 million. The federal government can require more consistent and accurate reporting of job placements as it negotiates rules that could tie federal funding to the performance of vocational programs, said Pauline Abernathy, vice president of The Institute for College Access and Success, based in Oakland.
The attorney general's lawsuit "really makes clear why stronger action needs to be taken at the federal and state level to prevent these kinds of problems from occurring in the first place," she said.
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