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Rebecca Turner
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Organizational Psych
San Francisco Beach St Campus
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Alliant International University San Francisco
One Beach Street, Suite 100
San Francisco CA 94133-1221
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Research Issues in Human Development
Research Seminar
Coaching and Self Development
Social Psychology in Organizations
Organizational Assessment
Group Dynamics in Organizations
Introduction to Professional Psychology
Executive coaching and leadership development, team development and dynamics, conflict management in teams, applied research, qualitative and quantitative approaches in the practice of assessment
Levin, I. & Turner, R. A. (2009). Can leaders really be "developed"? The California Psychologist, 42, 17-19.
Turner, R. (2008, January). Avoid derailment: Accept and adapt to change. Leadership Excellence.
Turner, R. and Schreiber, M. (2008, Sept.). Lawyers under the microscope: How does your leadership team work (together)? San Francisco Attorney Magazine.
Turner, R.A. (2007). Culture wars at work: Interpersonal subtlety, emotional expression, and the self-concept. Consulting Psychology Journal.
Turner, R.A. (2007). Leadership success: Does personality matter? The California Psychologist, 40, 10-14.
Ditzen, B., Neumman, I., Bodenmann, G., vonDawans, B., Turner, R. A., Ehlert, U., & Heinrichs, M. (2007). Effects of different kinds of couple interaction on cortisol and heart rate responses to stress in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32, 565-574.
Gonzaga, G.C., Turner, R. A., Keltner, D., Campos, B. & Altemus, M. (2006). Romantic love and sexual desire in close relationships, Emotion, 6, 163-179.
Howard, I., Turner, R. A., Olkin, R., & Mohr, D. C. (2006). Therapeutic alliance mediates the relationship between interpersonal problems and depression outcome in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 1197-1204.
Turner, R.A., Altemus, M., Yip, D.N., Kupferman, E., Fletcher, D., Bostrom, A., Lyons, D. & Amico, J. (2002). Effects of positive and negative emotion on oxytocin, prolactin and ACTH in women. Stress, 5, 269-276.
Turner, R.A., Altemus, M., Enos, T., Cooper, B. & McGuinness, T.L. (1999). Preliminary research on plasma oxytocin levels in healthy, normal cycling women: Investigating emotional states and interpersonal distress. Psychiatry, 65, 97-113.
Knutson, B., Wolkowitz, O.M., Cole, S.W., Chan, T., Moore, E.A., Johnson, R.C., Terpstra, J., Turner, R.A., & Reus, V. (1998). Serotonergic intervention alters a major dimension of normal personality. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 155, 373-379. [Reprinted in J.T. Cacioppo, et al. (Eds.) (2002). Foundations in Social Neuroscience, pp. 1039-1091.]
Park, C., Moore, P., Turner, R. A., & Adler, N.E. (1997). The role of constructive thinking and optimism in psychological and behavioral adjustments during pregnancy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 584-592.
Turner, R. A., Levin, I. & Felice, L. (2009, February). Techniques of executive coaching: An evolving practice. Workshop presented at the mid-winter conference of the Society for Consulting Psychology. San Diego, CA.
Turner, R. and Ferdman, B. (2008, April). Leadership development: Then and now. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association. Anaheim, CA.
Turner, R.A., Blanton, J. Finkelman, J., & Ferdman, B. (2007, April). Finding your niche: From diverse backgrounds to diverse careers in consulting psychology. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association. Costa Mesa, CA.
Academic History and Background
BS, BA Psychology, French, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
MS, Psychology, Radford College, Radford, Virginia University of Vermont Overseas Program at University of Nice
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
PhD, Social Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1987
California Psychological Association
American Psychological Association (APA)
Social Psychology Network
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Div. 14, APA)
Society for Consulting Psychology (Div. 13, APA)
Professional Practice and Community Service
Secretary/Treasurer, Division III: I/O and Consulting Psychology, California Psychological Association, 2007-2008
Member, Convention Program Committee, California Psychological Association, 2007
Professor, Organizational Psychology Division, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco, 2007-Present
Member, Task Force for Behavioral Health Innovations, Department of Public Health, City of San Francisco, 2005-2006
Chair, San Francisco Mental Health Board, 2004-2007
Professor, California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Alliant International University, San Francisco, 2003-2007
Director, PhD Program in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco, 2000-2003
Core Faculty, Asst. to Assoc. Professor, Alliant International University (formerly named California School of Professional Psychology), 1994-2003
Registered Psychologist, Westside Crisis and Outpatient Clinic, San Francisco, CA, 1994-1995
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Program in Psychology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1994-Present
Assistant Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, and Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1988-1994
Organizational Consultant, Aurora Associates International, Washington, DC, 1981-1984
Certified in Leadership 360 by Management Research Group
Research on emotion and social psychological perspectives
Board Member, San Francisco Suicide Prevention-Present
Organizational assessment
Executive Development/Organizational Consultant (Executive Coaching)
Meeting facilitation and conflict resolution
Quantitative and interview methods in organizational studies, including survey design and analysis
Chair, Industrial/Organizational Psychology Division, California Psychological Association
Certified in SYMLOG, a team assessment method
Social science research applied to businesses and organizational consulting
Bio and Links
Dr. Turner currently serves as Chair of the Division of Industrial/Organizational Psychology for the California Psychological Association (CPA) and is active in two divisions of the American Psychological Association - Division of Consulting Psychology and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). In 2003, Dr. Turner was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the San Francisco Mental Health Board, which elected her as Chair in 2004. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of San Francisco Suicide Prevention, a non-profit agency.
During the past two decades, Dr. Turner has been a faculty member at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine and subsequently California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant where she conducted research on interpersonal relationships and emotion, and their impact on health and risk behaviors. In work that was funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, she conducted laboratory research exploring human emotions and oxytocin, the hormone neuroscientists have identified as promoting social attachments. At UCSF, she has been an affiliated faculty member for the postdoctoral program in psychology and medicine, Center for Health and Community, and also co-facilitated professional development groups for medical students. After two years as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, she joined CSPP and served as Director of the Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program in San Francisco from 2000 to 2003.


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Nothing has been more disruptive to the video game industry than Apple's devices. In a few short years, the iPhone and iPad have transformed the field, making giants out of small studios and altering the future of longtime publishers. The handhelds have thrived on casual players, but that popularity hasn't translated to the core gamers who fuel the market and set trends.
That's changing as the big studios come around and make games for the systems. 2K Games and Firaxis made a huge splash by putting "XCOM: Enemy Unknown" on iOS devices. It was a major feat putting a nearly complete console title on the small screen. Now Square Enix is attempting the same trick with "Deus Ex: The Fall."
It's a stand-alone title, but this spinoff retains much of the DNA from its 2011 revamp. Players take on the role of Ben Saxon, an employee of a private military corporation, who is recruited into an elite commando team called the Tyrants. What seems like a step up is anything but after some shocking revelations. Saxon soon flees the secretive organization.
A major part of this chapter takes place in Costa Rica as the protagonist and his partner, Anna Kelso, lie low and try to survive. Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion did a solid job of making the game look and feel like its console predecessor. The color palette of orange and brown echoes "Deus Ex: Human Revolution," and the team installed role-playing game mechanics such as the leveling system that unlocks Ben's cybernetics and the dialogue system that helps players avoid a fight and take on missions.
The game works great if players focus on stealth. The levels are smartly designed with multiple layers, and sneaking around is fairly easy. The big problem is when players are spotted and a gunfight ensues. That's when the limits and flaws of the device and gameplay are painfully exposed.
Like its console counterpart, "The Fall" is experienced in first person, but touch-screen devices are terrible when it comes to targeting an enemy and shooting them. There's not much precision. The buttons are all over the place and switching weapons is complicated. The developers took a simple interface and horrifically jammed FPS controls on it. The result is an unwieldy mess.
To make matters worse, "The Fall" has bugs and sloppy details, so it pays to save often. Players never know when they'll fall through the floor and die. Sometimes the title just crashes. And don't get me started on the cliffhanger conclusion that hints at another chapter of an incomplete adventure.
Despite its flaws, gamers should give the team credit for attempting this. It's a decent try at making a deep game for iOS devices. Unfortunately, the team clung too close to a source that didn't translate well on the iPad and iPhone.
Contact Gieson Cacho at 510-735-7076 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at twitter.com/gcacho
'Deus Ex: The Fall'
* ½
Platforms: iPad, iPhone
Rating: 17 and up (Apple has it own rating system)

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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr., a Democrat,is the current Vice-President of the United States. He represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973-2008.
- See the main Congresspedia article on Joe Biden: U.S. presidential election, 2008.
- 1 2012 Presidential Race
- 2 Record and controversies
- 2.1 Iraq War
- 2.2 Environmental record
- 2.3 Plagiarism
- 2.4 Reparations for Japanese Latin Americans
- 3 Bio
- 4 Money in politics
- 5 Committees and affiliations
- 6 More background data
- 7 Contact
- 8 Articles and resources
2012 Presidential Race
Joe Biden is running for Vice-President with President Barack Obama for a second term. The election will take place on November 6, 2012.
Record and controversies
Iraq War
Biden voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq in Oct. 2002.
Statements and action on Iraq war
Statements made by Joe Biden:
- December 18, 2005: "Next six months are going to tell the story." [1]
- November 27, 2006: "I think we have a six-month window here to get it right." [2]
Iraq War position
Biden agreed with the administration's assertion that Saddam Hussein needed to be eliminated. The Bush administration rejected an effort Biden undertook with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) to pass a resolution authorizing military action only after the exhaustion of diplomatic efforts. In October 2002, Biden supported the final resolution of support for War in Iraq. He continues to support the war effort and appropriations to pay for it, but has argued repeatedly that more soldiers are needed, the war should be internationalized, and the Bush administration should "level with the American people" about the cost and length of the conflict.
On December 26, 2006, Biden expressed opposition to President George W. Bush's reported plan for a "surge" in troop levels in Iraq. He urged Bush to follow proposals similar to those by himself, the Iraq Study Group and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), including a political settlement of a federal system and "equitably distribute the oil revenue." Biden, who would soon assume the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that he would be holding hearings beginning January 9, 2007 to try and build a bipartisan congressional consensus to influence White House policy:
"I want to make it clear that I totally oppose the surging of additional American troops into Baghdad... I think it is contrary to the overwhelming body of informed opinion... A surge of up to 30,000 American troops cannot have any positive effect except for only temporary... We have to make it clear to the Iraqis that in this quarter, we're going to begin to draw down American troops... The overwhelming reason for that is we must force a political settlement... They must understand that there is no prospect for us to be able to bring peace to Iraq if the Iraqis don't want peace as much as we do."[1]
Assertion that Bush administration believes war is lost
On January 4, Biden said that he believed top officials in the Bush administration had privately concluded that the Iraq War was lost. He stated that they simply wished to postpone exiting the country so the next president would "be the guy landing helicopters inside the Green Zone, taking people off the roof." He continued, "They have no answer to deal with how badly they have screwed it up. I am not being facetious now. Therefore, the best thing to do is keep it from totally collapsing on your watch and hand it off to the next guy -- literally, not figuratively." He said that both Vice-President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are, "really smart guys who made a very, very, very, very bad bet, and it blew up in their faces." He also suggested that they were among those who had accepted that the war was lost. [2]
Biden, at this point the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also announced that he would soon be holding four weeks of hearings focused on every aspect of U.S. policy in Iraq. The hearings planned to include top political, economic and intelligence experts; foreign diplomats; and former and current senior U.S. officials. Among those asked to testify were former Secreatries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, as well as former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger. [3]
- Main article: Congressional actions on the Iraq War
Bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush's troop "surge"
On January 17, 2007, Biden introduced a resolution in opposition to a troop "surge." Specifically, it stated the following:
- It is not in the national interest of the United States to deepen its military involvement in Iraq, particularly by escalating the United States military force presence in Iraq.
- The primary objective of United States strategy in Iraq should be to have the Iraqi political leaders make the political compromises necessary to end the violence in Iraq.
- Greater concerted regional, and international support would assist the Iraqis in achieving a political solution and national reconciliation.
- Main elements of the mission of United States forces in Iraq should transition to helping ensure the territorial integrity of Iraq, conduct counterterrorism activities, reduce regional interference in the internal affairs of Iraq, and accelerate training of Iraqi troops.
- The United States should transfer, under an appropriately expedited timeline, responsibility for internal security and halting sectarian violence in Iraq to the Government of Iraq and Iraqi security forces.
- The United States should engage nations in the Middle East to develop a regional, internationally-sponsored peace and reconciliation process for Iraq.
Biden said the legislation was "not an attempt to embarrass the president...It's an attempt to save the president from making a significant mistake with regard to our policy in Iraq."
In regards to a binding resolution introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) requiring congressional authority for the president to raise troop levels, whose panel had jurisdiction over the bill, said that it would be unconstitutional for Congress to cap troop levels or cut funding for specific items regarding a war that it approved.
First Senate bipartisan Iraq war consensus
On September 26, 2007 the Senate approved a non-binding resolution 75-23 which endorsed a political settlement in Iraq that would divide the country into three semi-autonomous regions. With 26 Republican votes it did not force President Bush to take any action, but represented a milestone in the Iraq debate. The plan envisioned a federal government system for Iraq, consisting of separate regions for Iraq's Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish populations. One key Republican supporter was Senator John Warner (R-Va.), who had the previous week withdrawn his support for a proposal to extend home leaves for American troops. The resolution had a diverse group of co-sponsors ranging from Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) to Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Ca.) and Barbara Mikulski. [3]
Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal
Controversy helped derail Biden's candidacy for the U.S. presidency in the 1988 Presidential campaign. He was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader Neil Kinnock. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. After Biden withdrew from the race, it was learned that he had correctly credited Kinnock on other occasions but failed to do so in an Iowa speech that was recorded and distributed to reporters by aides to Michael Dukakis, the eventual nominee. Dukakis fired the senior aide responsible, but the damage had already been done to Biden.
Reparations for Japanese Latin Americans
Biden cosponsored The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act in the 110th Congress which would establish a commission that would determine the facts and circumstances involving the relocation, internment and deportation of Japanese Latin Americans.[4]
- Main article: Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ U.S. legislation#Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act of 2007
Biden was born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He grew up in suburban New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware in Newark in 1965. He then attended Syracuse University College of Law, graduating in 1968, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969.
In 1969, Biden began practicing law in Wilmington and was soon elected to the New Castle County Council, on which he served from 1970 to 1972, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest Senator in history. He won his sixth term in 2002, defeating Republican candidate Raymond J. Clatworthy with 58 percent of the vote to Clatworthy's 41 percent. Biden had previously faced Clatworthy in 1996 and won then by an even wider margin. Since 1991,
Biden has also been an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.
Biden is a long-time member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. In this capacity, he has become one of the most respected Senate voices on drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties. While chairman, Biden presided over two of the more contentious U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings ever, Robert Bork in 1987 and Clarence Thomas in 1991.
Biden has been instrumental in crafting significant federal crime laws over the last decade, including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, also known as the Biden Crime Law. He also authored the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 2000, which contains a broad array of groundbreaking measures to combat domestic violence and provides billions of dollars in federal funds to address gender-based crimes; part of this legislation later was struck down as unconstitutional. He also introduced the controversial RAVE Act in April 2003.
As chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, Biden wrote the laws that created the nation's "Drug Czar," who oversees and coordinates national drug control policy. In this role, Biden continues to work to stop the spread of "date rape" drugs, such as Rohypnol, and drugs such as Ecstasy and Ketamine. In 2004 he worked to pass a bill outlawing steroids like androstenedione, the drug used by many baseball players.
Staunchly supportive of education, Biden's legislation has promoted college aid and loan programs and has allowed families to deduct on their annual income-tax returns up to $10,000 per year in higher-education expenses. His enacted Kids 2000 legislation which established a public/private partnership to help provide computer centers, teachers, Internet access, and technical training to young people across the nation, particularly to low-income and at-risk youth.
Biden's expertise in foreign policy, national security, and arms control issues has won him considerable bipartisan respect. In 1997, he became the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and chaired the committee from June 2001 through 2003. His efforts to combat hostilities in the Balkans in the 1990s brought national attention and influenced presidential policy: traveling repeatedly to the region, he made one meeting famous by calling Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic a "war criminal." He consistently argued for lifting the arms embargo, training Bosnian Muslims, investigating war crimes and administering NATO air strikes. Biden's subsequent "lift and strike" resolution was instrumental in convincing President Bill Clinton to use military force in the face of systematic human rights violations.
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Biden was supportive of the Bush administration efforts in Afghanistan but called for more troops there.
Biden ran unsuccessfully for President in 1998 and considered it again in 2003. In 2003 he decided otherwise, saying he did not have enough time to cultivate a sufficient fundraising base. Some thought Biden a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry, but Biden urged Kerry to select Republican Senator John McCain. Biden also had been widely discussed as a possible Secretary of State in a Democratic administration.
Biden's name regularly appears on many short lists of fifteen possible democratic candidates for President in 2008. In December 2004, he said he would pursue the possibility, noting "I'm going to proceed as if I'm going to run." In June 2005, he announced that he would seek the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008 if he believes his message and vision for the country resonate with Americans. At that time, on Face the Nation, Biden said, "If, in fact, I think that I have a clear shot by this November or December, then I'm going to seek the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination."
Henry F. Themal, a columnist for the Delaware News Journal, reported in January 2006 that Biden had told him he would did not plan on making a "formal announcement until late 2007 or even early 2008."
On January 7, 2007 Biden announced on Meet the Press with Tim Russert that he would be filing for an exploratory committee. (video)
Biden's plans to run for the Democratic nomination for president were more clearly solidified with the announcement on January 10, 2007, that Luis Navarro planned to serve as Biden's campaign manager. At the time, his announcement was the most "public sign" of Biden's presidential intentions. [4]
On January 31, 2007, Biden officially announced his candidacy. [5]
Biden claimed that Sen. Hillary Clinton's plan in Iraq would cause "nothing but disaster," that he doesn't "recall hearing a word from Barack about a plan or a tactic," and that he doesn't think John Edwards "knows what the heck he is talking about" in an interview with The New York Observer. [6]
- See Congresspedia page on the 2008 presidential election
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2008 elections
|This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Delaware superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.
- For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.
Money in politics
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- Revolving door profile for Joseph R. Biden, Jr. from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Joseph R. Biden, Jr. from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Joseph R. Biden, Jr. from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and affiliations
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Chairman
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
- Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs- Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Citizenship
- Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitations
- Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on European Affairs, Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism
More background data
Wikipedia also has an article on Joseph R. Biden, Jr.. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
DC Office:
201 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5042
TTYD Number: 202-224-5652
Fax: 202-224-0139
Email: senator AT biden.senate.gov
Web Email
District Office - Milford:
24 Northwest Front Street
Windsor Building, Suite 101
Milford, DE 19963
Phone: 302-424-8090
Fax: 302-424-8098
District Office - Wilmington:
1105 North Market Street
Suite 2000
Wilmington, DE 19801-1233
Phone: 302-573-6345
Fax: 302-573-6351
Joe Biden posts on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joebiden/
Latest posts: Extension:RSS -- Error: "http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/939091.rss%7Ctitle=none%7C max=3| short" is not in the whitelist of allowed feeds. The allowed feeds are as follows: http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/75/feed, http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/103/feed, http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/726/feed, http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/723/feed, http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/59/feed and http://www.prwatch.org/taxonomy/term/659/feed. See all the members of Congress who Twitter
Articles and resources
External resources
- Interview with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, August 2, 2005. (Other Daily Show interviews with members of Congress.)
- Official website.
- Compare Joe Biden's opinions to yours
External articles
- Nicolle Vandeputte, "Joe Biden Wants Report On Suspected Civilian Massacre In Haditha," WMDT47 ABC (DelMarVa), June 1, 2006.
- "Sen. Joe Biden Wants Direct Talks With Iran," Associated Press (UPN21 WBOC.com), June 4, 2006.
- "Sen. Joe Biden on Bush's Surprise Visit to Iraq," Fox News, June 14, 2006. ("This is a partial transcript of 'The Big Story With John Gibson,' June 13, 2006, that has been edited for clarity.")
- Anne Saunders, "Biden: 'Security and faith' keys to win presidency," Associated Press (Boston Globe), June 17, 2006.
- Jennifer Brooks, "Leaving on a jet plane -- Del. delegation loves to fly, and it shows," The News Journal/Delaware Online, June 17, 2006.
- "Bayh Watch. Senators' spouses share wealth," IndyStar.com (Indiana), June 18, 2006.
- Beth Montagne, "Joe Biden: Call me 'policy guy'," Portsmouth Herald (NH), June 19, 2006.
- Jennifer Brooks, "Biden's quip on Indian accents drawing scrutiny," Gannett News Service (The News Journal/DelawareOnline.com) and DelMarVaNow.com, July 6/7, 2006.
- "Biden Say What?" The Hotline Blog/National Journal, July 6, 2006. See National Journal video.
- Michelle Malkin, "Democrats and Indian jokes," michellemalkin.com, July 6, 2006.
- Chuck Todd, "Race Rankings: White House 2008. Summer Stasis?" National Journal, July 26, 2006.
- Jason Zengerle, "Quote of the Day," The Plank Blog/New Republic Online, August 28, 2006: "You don't know my state. . . . My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state has the eighth-largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a Northeast liberal state."—Delaware Senator (and avowed Democratic presidential candidate) Joseph Biden explaining to Fox News why he thinks he can win in the South."
- Ed O'Keefe, "Biden Fires Back at Republicans on Iraq. Senator Faults Bush, Rumsfeld for Favoring Attacks Over Solutions," ABC News, September 3, 2006.
- Faiz Shakir, "Biden: 12-14 Conservatives Would Vote To Change Course In Iraq If Senate Changes Hands," Think Progress, October 22, 2006. re stay the course
- Jim Davenport, "Biden: Blame immigration woes on Mexico," Associated Press (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), November 27, 2006.
- Michael Hirsh, "Get Ready for the 'Biden Report'. The incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has his own answer to Baker-Hamilton on Iraq," Newsweek (MSNBC), November 27, 2006.
- Walter Pincus, "Biden to Fight Iraq Troop Buildup. Senator Plans Hearings That He Hopes Will Influence U.S. Strategy," Washington Post, December 27, 2006.
- Monisha Bansal, "Troop Surge Is 'Absolutely Wrong Strategy,' Biden Says," Cybercast News Service, December 27, 2006.
- Chris Woods, "2008: Biden rejects the McCain Doctrine," Political Forecast, December 29, 2006.
- Glenn Kessler, "White House Postponing Loss of Iraq, Biden Says," Washington Post, January 5, 2007.
- Chris Cillizza, "Biden '08: Not Just All Talk," Washington Post, January 11, 2007.
- Jake Tapper, "Biden Set to Enter Presidential Race," ABC News, January 27, 2007.
- Hope Yen, "Biden: 'Failed Policy' Emboldens Enemy," Associated Press (Forbes), January 28, 2007.
- Klaus Marre, "Biden makes it official," The Hill, January 31, 2007.
- Greg Sargent, "BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards," TPM Cafe, January 31, 2007.
- Beth Fouhy, "Biden's Web Site Looks at Iraq Positions," Associated Press (Forbes), April 2, 2007.
- kos, "Biden's and Celinda Lake's propaganda poll," The Daily Kos, September 24, 2007.
- Dave Wedge, "Lobbyist$ paid off for Joe Biden," Boston Herald, August 28, 2008.
Articles by Joseph Biden
- Sen. Joseph Biden and Leslie H. Gelb, "The Bosnia solution to Iraq. We can maintain united country by decentralizing it," Houston Chronicle, May 6, 2006. re civil war in Iraq and ethnic cleansing
- Sen. Joseph Biden, Jr., "A Plan to Hold Iraq Together," Washington Post, August 23, 2006.
Local blogs and discussion sites
Related Congresspedia/SourceWatch articles
- troop surge in Iraq
- U.S. presidential election, 2008
- Jared Bernstein - chief economic advisor
Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)
|Current Office: U.S. Vice-President
|111th Congress
|Leadership Position:
|Committees Chaired:
Ranking Member On:
|110th Congress
|Leadership Position:
|Committees Chaired:
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Ranking Member On:
|Committees: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Citizenship, Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security
|Congressional Career
|First Elected to Current Office:
November 4, 2008
|First Took Current Office:
January 20, 2009
|Next Election:
November 6, 2012
|Term Ends:
|Freshman Member?
|Previous Political Work?
U.S. Senate, New Castle County (Delaware) Council 1970-1972
|Other Party Membership:
|District Offices:
|Campaign Contact:
Campaign Offices:
|Zip Code Affiliations:
Date of Birth: November 20, 1942
- ↑ Transcript from "CBS's Face the Nation," Joe Biden Senate Page, December 18, 2005.
- ↑ Meet the Press "Transcript for November 27," MSNBC, November 27, 2006.
- ↑ Shailagh Murray, "Senate Endorses Plan to Divide Iraq," "The Washington Post," September 26, 2007.
- ↑ "SENS. INOUYE, AKAKA, LEAHY, LEVIN, BENNETT, MURKOWSKI, STEVENS," US Fed News 15, 2007.
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Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards is eager to advance his heavyweight boxing career and says he is ready to "smash" either of the world champion Ukrainian brothers, Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko.
But first Edwards, who has a 3-0 record, will need to overcome his most recent victory, which is giving boxing and him a black eye.
After reviewing videos of a Feb. 9 fight at the Red River Fairgrounds in West Fargo, N.D., state boxing commissioner Al Jaeger announced he suspended Nicholas "Turbo Tax" Capes indefinitely.
Capes, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, was a last-second replacement. But he didn't last a minute in the fight. He hit the deck 13 seconds into the first round after Edwards missed with a right upper cut. Videos of the fight show no evidence of Edwards ever landing a punch. And there was no confusing Nicholas Capes with Nicholas Cage on a dive that was not even well performed.
Boxing promoter Cory Rapacz, who put together the last-second matchup, said just before the fight was scheduled to start the original opponent dropped out. Rapacz said Capes, who is only 5 feet 9 compared with the 6-4, 270-pound Edwards (football roster size), seemed eager and "we all expected him to try."
Edwards began his boxing career on May 20, 2011, by defeating T.J. Gibson in a four-round unanimous decision at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minn. On Jan.
Edwards, a fourth-round draft pick by the Vikings in 2006, moved to the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent last July, but the team released him in November. He had 30 sacks in the NFL, but none of them easier than the KO he had against Capes.


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Kai-lan and Rintoo have their gift ready for Mom. Help them pop out of the card and present it! Scissors, glue stick, and our printable templates are all you need to make a pop-up card look store-bought.
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Cut out the inside and outside card templates. Glue them back to back. Let the card dry and fold it vertically in the middle.
Cut out the figures, the grass, and the greeting banner along their dashed outlines. Fold the banner accordion-style outward along the solid lines and inward along the dotted lines. Fold the tabs and the grass as instructed.
Glue all the shapes at the designated spots on the inside template.
Close the card with the figures laying flat (the blank side facing you) and other shapes being folded. Reopen the card and enjoy a Mother's Day surprise from Kai-lan and Rintoo!
Show your kids how to tell time with this paper plate peek-a-boo clock!
Make a simple decoration that's SUPER cute
Use words--and make a face--to explore feelings together this no-sew pillow
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Say "ni hao" with the el-egg-ant springtime craft from Kai-lan
We'll shed some light on how to put recyclable jars to good use!
Nothing says "Gong Hay Fat Choy" more than these hand-made money envelopes!
Wear your heart on your CD sleeve this Valentine's Day!
Let sweet holiday wishes bloom with these simple, customized cookie boxes.
It's easy to stay warm when Mr. Sun is overhead
Pick, print, tape -- PRESTO! Enchanting lanterns to put on display!
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Your kids will roar with delight once you transform them into this friendly tiger!
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Take the game outside or inside and toss to your heart's desire
Your kid's kicks are kickin' with these decorative shoelace covers
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A handy case with a friendly face!
It's perfect for your kids' Pop!
Kai-lan and friends are preparing for spring. Watch their garden grow!
Go, tiger! Step it up with a craft from Kai-lan's best friend
All aboard the Kai-lan Express! Next stop, fun and creativity for you and your child.
Let Tolee's favorite friend give you a hand at bathtime.
Jump in the tub with Hoho!
Make sweethearts super happy with this crafty card
Make your little sweetheart "super happy" with a treats-filled heart box!
Turn a "roarrr!" into a "purrr" with this cuddly pillow
Give your heart and your love to someone special this Valentine's Day.
This keepsake homemade gift for Mom will last long after the special day is over!
This little card carries a BIG message for Mom!
Lalaloops-ify your little doll with these printable picture frames!
If you're a rockin' mom, make matching tees to wear with your little rockstar!
Pop up with sweet Mother's Day wishes from Blue and Joe!
Mom's got a clue that you love her.
Make Mom smile with a printable card that says "gracias" for all she does
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You know the story—big shark starts eating swimmers at an idyllic New England resort town and everybody starts freaking out. Our faithful trio of the hunky police chief (Roy Scheider), the nerdy oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss), and the grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) must then kill the beast in order to save the world. Don't you totally want to go to the beach now?
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Boy recovering after head injury at football game
Published: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 6:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 6:19 p.m.
VENICE - A 14-year-old Port Charlotte boy is recovering at home after he was airlifted from a Venice football field with head and neck injuries.
The boy, who authorities would not identify without parent permission, lay unable to move near the end zone during a Venice Vikings and Port Charlotte Warriors youth football game Saturday night.
As a stunned crowd looked on, parents with medical backgrounds rushed to assist the boy and paramedics directed a helicopter to land on the field.
Jay Thinnes, president of the Venice Vikings, said a volunteer with the Vikings who kept in contact with the Charlotte team said that the injured boy is expected to make a full recovery.
"They held him overnight," Thinnes said. "His CT scans were clear."
Thinnes said the Charlotte player collided head-first with a Venice player while attempting a tackle.
Lieutenant Stephen Worobel with the Venice Fire Department said paramedics told the helicopter to land on the field because they were worried carrying him could have worsened the boy's injuries.
Dr. Rob Winegar, a Sarasota neuropsychologist who specializes in concussions, said the Port Charlotte player will have a better chance at recovery because of the immediate care he was given.
"I see a lot of kids who were symptomatic because they didn't tell anyone or the people 'evaluating' the players cleared them to go back in," Dr. Winegar said.
Thinnes said the Venice Pop Warner program treats any head injury seriously.
"We teach all of our volunteers that if child complains about neck and or head pain, that the protocol is to stabilize the child and call 911," Thinnes said.
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3.9-2 Status of Parties -
Revised to January 1, 2008 (modified
May 12, 2014)
A trespasser
is a person who enters or remains upon land in the possession of
another without a privilege to do so.
A possessor of
land owes no duty to safeguard from harm a person who comes upon
the land as a trespasser. The possessor has a right to
assume that no one will trespass upon the land. The
possessor has no duty to keep the land reasonably safe for any
adult trespasser. Rather, there is only a duty to refrain
from intentional, willful, wanton or reckless conduct that
causes injury to the trespasser.
If a possessor
of land has knowledge that trespassers constantly intrude upon a
limited area of the land, the possessor of land is liable for an
artificial condition that caused injury to the trespasser on
that part of the land if all of the following are met:
Maffucci v. Royal Park Ltd. Partnership,
243 Conn. 552, 558-60 (1998).
This charge is drafted in the context where the dangerous
condition on the property is artificial and the trespasser is an
adult. If the
trespasser is a child, give the following charge instead:
Status of Parties – Children,
Instruction 3.9-5.
Connecticut also recognizes liability to trespassers for
dangerous activities on the property, as noted in
Morin v. Bell Court
Condominium Association, Inc., 223 Conn. 323 (1992) and
Maffucci v. Royal Park
Ltd. Partnership, 243 Conn. 552, 559 n.8 (1998), both of
which cite to Carlson v.
Connecticut Co., 95 Conn. 724 (1921) and Restatement
(Second), Torts § 334.
For dangerous activities, adjust this charge as
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2006-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche No Movement When Transmission is Shifted to Drive or Third – Normal Operation When Shifted to Second, First or Reverse
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Popular haunted house Plantation Blood has been drawing crowds since it started three years ago, but it is also drawing criticism from angry neighbors.
The haunted house owners wanted more room for parking and the planning commission approved rezoning the area to commercial status on Monday.
Owners say more parking spots would only help alleviate traffic.
"We have made a lot of improvements, you know, we have done everything that the county and state officials have asked us to do," said
Plantation Blood Co-owner Mark Jackson.
Jackson said, "We want extra parking for 26 days a year. We do not want to construct anything, we need additional parking."
Plantation Blood's response to noise complaints last year has also been an issue.
News 12's Sheli Muniz asked, "Mark, they [neighbors during meeting] mentioned the comment that you said last year about sleep medicines and ear plugs for those who were disturbed by the noise. Do you regret saying that?"
Jackson replied, "That probably wasn't the right thing to say. We are here 26 days a year, we have reached out to Pamela Williams [concerned neighbor] numerous times to accommodate her."
But, it seems like neighbors thought right after the meeting was the perfect time to reach out to the owners.
News 12 was there as neighbors voice their concerns in the hallway.
Jackson told them, "I would love to sit down and meet with you guys off the record and talk and see what we can do to work together but getting in front of the camera and arguing is not the way to do it."
Soon after, owners did make plans with some of those neighbors to sit down together and talk.
The owners of Plantation Blood say there has been a lot of misinformation going around regarding anything from the hours of operation to accountability.
"We are not planning on opening anymore than the haunt for Halloween. No 365 days a year ... no 24 hours a day. We are business owners in the community, we have full-time businesses, we have families ... one month a year we want to operate our haunted house," Jackson said.
Commissioners had to mention to neighbors several times that Monday's meeting wasn't a debate on the business itself, but that it was about parking. A parking plan that owners say would only benefit those living in the area, helping alleviate traffic.
Meanwhile, this year, Plantation Blood has added sound barriers and midway fencing.
The plan will now go to the full Augusta Commission on Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. Only one planning commissioner voted against the change.


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Preview capsule: App. State visits Wofford on Tuesday
Terriers plunge into SoCon play with a home game against the Mountaineers
Published: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 9:17 p.m.
APPALACHIAN STATE at WOFFORD
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Benjamin Johnson Arena
Records: Appalachian State (4-8, 0-1 Southern Conference); Wofford (6-8, 0-1)
Radio: 910 AM, 105.7 FM
Top scorers: Appalachian State — So. Jay Canty (16.3 ppg., 6.4 rpg.); S. F Nathan Healy (13.3 ppg., 6.8 rpg.); So. G Tab Hamilton (11.1 ppg.). Wofford — So. G Karl Cochran (16.1 ppg.); So. F Lee Skinner (10.9 ppg., 6.9 rpg.); Fr. G Spencer Collins (10.7 ppg.).
Notes: The Terriers have lost two straight since the thrilling 56-55 win at Xavier. They lost at Virginia (74-39) and Tulane (62-48). Cochran scored 16 points (6-for-20 shooting) against Tulane and Skinner had 14 (4-for-8). Wofford shot just 35 percent after 33 percent against Virginia. … Appalachian State has won two straight, against Presbyterian and Milligan College, since a tough 74-69 loss at South Carolina. Healy led the Mountaineers in scoring and rebounding in both of those wins. … Appalachian State is only 1-6 away from home. … The Mountaineers' other two wins were against Montreat and Kansas City. … Appalachian State's conference loss was to Western Carolina and Wofford's was to Davidson. Both of those games were played in early December. … Wofford is the worst-shooting team (.386) in the Southern Conference and, thus, also the lowest-scoring (58.9 points per game). … Cochran, however, is ranked fourth in the league in scoring and steals with 34. He has taken more 3-pointers (42) than anyone else in the league and is making 34 percent. Healy of ASU ranks second in 3-point accuracy at 46 percent (18-for-39). … Wofford has won five straight against Appalachian State. Last season, the Terriers won, 73-61, at home and 66-64 in Boone, N.C.
Next: Wofford plays at home again at 7 p.m. Saturday against Georgia Southern and then three straight on the road, beginning Monday at Furman and continuing to UNC Greensboro and Elon.
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We've made refinements. Not only have we updated the look and feel of our mobile banking app, we have added several new features including using biometrics to sign in and support for mobile deposits. Download or update the app today.
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May 16, 2016- Effective June 8th: New Fraud Prevention Service
In our continuing efforts to keep your accounts secure, we've improved our alert system for potential fraud.
Here's how it works:
1. When potential fraud is detected, you will receive an automatic email notification from First Neighborhood Bank, with the option to reply with "fraud" or "no fraud."
2. One minute after the email, you will receive a text alert from 32874 between 7am and 9pm EST, which also has the "fraud" or "no fraud" option. (*SEE BELOW)
3. If there is no response received from you, five minutes after the text alert, you will receive automatic phone calls to confirm or deny fraud.
Remember – our messages will never ask for your PIN or account number.
*The phone number for our Fraud Center has changed to 1-800-417-4592. If you add this number to your phone contacts and label it "Fraud Center," it will display whenever you get a call from this number.
October 6, 2015- EMV is coming...what is it??? Find out more here
May 12, 2015- Users can now report their debit card lost or stolen using the NetTeller Online Banking Platform or the GoDough Mobile App. In the online banking portal click options the ATM/Debit. In the mobile app click on the Card Management icon on the main page.
February 11, 2015- ICBA Provides Consumer Tips to Protect Against Cybercrimes
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November 4, 2014 - The holiday season is right around the corner!
The FTC rings up its 2014 list of holiday shopping tips... Read More
September 22, 2014- iOS 8 Operating System Compatibility
There may be some compatibility issues with our Mobile Banking app and bill-pay when upgrading to iOS 8. The software company is testing the app and will make adjustments as soon as possible. We will update when we know more.
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On Sept. 8, 2014, Home Depot confirmed in a press release that its payment data systems have been breached, potentially affecting its nearly 2,200 U.S. and Canadian stores. Home Depot's investigation is focusing on a timeframe from April 2014 forward.
According to Home Depot, the at-risk information includes full track data. PIN block data is NOT believed to be at risk at this time, nor is any information from its e-commerce site.
Visa began distributing at-risk accounts to issuers based on preliminary information provided by Home Depot as early as Sept. 9.
The criminals apparently had enough information to get some banks to reset customers' PINs. Banks are reporting that thieves were able to change the PINs on the cards using the banks' automated IVR systems. Issuers have reported PIN debit fraud at ATMs in Canada. Additionally, some consumers have reported receiving spam emails phishing for personal financial data in conjunction with the breach.
In a public statement, ICBA said that the costs of reissuing cards should ultimately be borne by the party that experiences the breach.
ICBA Recommends the Following to Community Banks and Customers:
*When a community bank is contacted for a PIN reset or change request, implement a stronger authentication process by requiring the cardholder to accurately supply all necessary information before processing the request. Consider asking for the last financial transaction the customer conducted and/or the name, if any, of a joint customer on the account.
*Consider instituting a "call back customers" process for PIN change and PIN reset requests, to ensure such requests are valid.
*Advise customers to review account activity frequently—either online or over the phone—and immediately report any suspicious card activity back to the bank.
*Consider putting a section on your bank's website with suggestions on ways that customers can protect themselves against a breach. Updating customers on the status of any current breaches could also be placed here. Providing information in an easily accessible location helps your customers find the appropriate information quickly, reducing confusion and phone calls to the bank.
As scheduled, the unlimited insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts provided under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act expired on December 31, 2012. Deposits held in noninterest-bearing transaction account are now aggregated with any interest-bearing deposits the owner may hold in the same ownership category, and the combined total insured up to at least $250,000.
Attempts to defraud are on the rise. First Neighborhood Bank will not ask for personal information through email or by phone. if you have any questions about whether a call or email is valid, please call one of our offices immediately.
Paper savings bonds will no longer be sold at financial institutions after December 31, 2011. But they're not going away — electronic savings bonds can be purchased online through TreasuryDirect. Read more...
Give us a call or send us an email today to find out all the many ways we can help you.
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A new report says that nearly one quarter of American families have "no savings at all," and that the vast majority of workers have far too little money saved to sustain themselves over an extended retirement. That's probably why a new survey found that American consumers are resoundingly pessimistic.
A third survey out today found Americans are resoundingly optimistic. In fact, "a 58% majority predict they will be good a year from now." All three of these surveys got their own individual stories today in USA Today—a newspaper popular among Americans.
"Jayden," "Aiden," and "Brayden" are all among the most popular male baby names in America.
We are morons.
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Marcus Forealius wrote: I still found myself thinking the next morning how much goddamn money that big Whole Foods bag of organic broccoli must have cost. I usually break off the stalks when I buy broccoli there.
futuristxen wrote: I kind of want to go to the Boston one because I like the lineup better.
Specialist wrote: Just got back to my desk after Bestival, so thought I'd post a bit of a roundup for those who couldn't make it or are interested.
B Dolan didn't make his spoken word set on Saturday at the ampitheatre - a beautiful little stage set up in a clearing in the woods up on a slope high above the festival site. Scroobius Pip did a spoken word version of Let Em Come and compared a few really good speakers. It was a shame B didn't make it - there was no announcement about why, but these things happen at festivals.
Sunday night was the final night of the festival, and Sage and B Dolan were due to play the Swamp Shack, a tent outside the main arena, near the campsites, after an evening that had included Bat For Lashes, Sigur Ros, Spiritualised and Stevie Wonder. Sage was first on, eventually coming on at 00.15. The tent was pretty full and rowdy by this stage, we'd all had quite a bit to drink during the day, and straight from the off Sage seemed really pumped up for his set, and the crowd responded well. Loads of people were smoking inside the tent, and the air was thick with it. I know how you guys feel about smoking in venues and the effect it has on your vocal chords, so thanks for sticking with it. I told a couple of guys to put theirs out, but it was a losing battle!
I can't remember the exact setlist, but as he'd said previously, Sage did a lot of stuff from Personal Journals early in the set, opening with Crackpipes and throwing in Broken Wings, Climb Trees and Inherited Scars. We were also treated to Escape Artist, Sea Lion, Jah Didn't Kill Johnny, Agony, Slow Down Ghandi, Makeshift Patriot, if my tired sun-beaten memory serves House Of Bees, with B Dolan, and Damage before Sage finished with The Best Of Times, quite apt for the ending to a truly memorable festival.
B Dolan came straight on and did Still Here, King Bee, Which Side Are You On, 2BAD and Film The Police from House of Bees Vol2, nearly smashed the roof off the tent with Marvin, and included Earthmovers, Economy Of Words (striking a chord by dedicating it to everyone who's skint), Kitchen Sink, his Justin Timberlake spoken word piece, the MIA/50 ways mash up, and finally calling up What Cheer for an epic take on Border Crossing.
The rest of the Church Of Love And Ruin was just indescribably bizarre and amazing, and it kept the tent full and rowdy right til the end, which must have been not far short of 4am. After four days' drinking and walking around in the hot sun, I was a broken man by this stage, and the volume and feedback in the tent left my ears ringing for two days, but it was well worth it.
I hope you guys got a chance to look around the Bestival site and enjoyed it. It's a really beautiful setting and the crowd had really got into the spirit of the fancy dress Wildlife theme. Having done a UK festival together, would you now consider playing at the big daddy of the European festival circuit - Glastonbury? That really would be special. I've been going to UK festivals every summer for about 15 years now and have seen most of the biggest and best bands in the world, but never thought I'd see Strange Famous acts at one. This really topped it all for me. Thanks for coming.


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I'll be honest with you all Ive been hiding. I recently received a not so nice comment about my Rozie here on my blog and it scared me. I debated shutting it down, removing it from the public, etc. In the end i decided to keep doing what I'm doing, and that is holding my head high and taking everything with stride.
Someone commented to me that Rozie was a punishment from G-d . When i saw this it shocked me, then i was sad, then i went all momma bear and tried to convince my husband to use all his computer skills to find this wimpy anonymous commenter and i would show them what a punishment from G-d really is. Then i calmed down and started to think "is this a punishment from G-d"(Don't worry i don't think that i was just thinking) anyways as a Jew i s not so much in our thought process to believe in Punishment from Hashem. We really don't believe in the fire and brimstone philosophy, its just not the Jewish way. We believe everything in this world, the good and what does not feel like good, is all from Hashem, so it must be good. Whith that said what about Tikkun, repairing, healing, fixing. We believe that if your children have been sick or you've been in a terrible accident that one may need a Tikkun, so you check your Mezuzahs and your Tefillin, or give more Tzedakah.All this to hopefully "repair" what Hashem has in store for you, but does a child born with special needs need a Tikkun? Should i have checked my Mezuzahs after Rozie was born? The answer is simple, No. Hashem has made this world so wonderful and unique and there must be many types of people to create this wonderful place we all live.My Rozie doesn't need a repair and she is not a punishment, but part of Hashem's great big plan and i'm so happy that our family has been blessed from Hashem with the huge Brocha of raising sucha beautiful Neshama in this world, and hey maybe if i'm wrong and i am being punished i'll take my punishment everyday with the biggest smile on my face. Everyday we merit in the Yiddishe and Chassidishe Nachas of raising our daughter and sons in the ways of Torah, to chuppa, and good deeds.


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The 727-12 from PANAVISE is a Slimline Pedestal - 12" with rise - knob & adjustable screw set in which concave standard foot is evenly distributed. The mounting load accommodates slightly irregular surfaces, will not crack.
- Overall mount height (including shaft) is 12" (304.8mm)
- 210° Tilt, 360° Turn & 360° Rotation at both ends
- Aluminum, zinc and steel construction
- Rectangular AMPS pattern: 30mm x 38mm (1.181" x 1.496") on center
- Concave Standard Foot evenly distributes the mounting load, accommodates slightly irregular surfaces, will not crack, and measures 2.5 x 2.5 (63.5mm x 63.5mm)
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According to Mike O'Leary, when he and his wife Melody bought the old Club 101 bar and grill in North Redwood, they named it Murphy's Landing for a reason."Murphy was our wheaton terrier, and 'landing' comes from because we're by the Minnesota River, and there was a landing nearby," said O'Leary last week."Since we renamed it, we've heard from a few people that there really was a Murphy's Landing on the river near here, but it's pure coincidence," he laughed.For both Mike and Melody, buying the old bar and grill was a sort of homecoming."We both grew up here, and worked here as teenagers," said O'Leary, who graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 1969.For the past 30 years, O'Leary worked for a phone company in Denver, Colorado, and in the Twin Cities."I always planned on retiring to Redwood Falls, and when I saw Club 101 was up for sale...."The O'Learys have been back in Redwood Falls since March, and officially bought the bar and grill on June 1.The O'Learys have made changes both inside and out, with more to come."We've brightened up the rooms with new paneling, and will be putting in new windows," said O'Leary. "We heard a lot of comments about wanting windows, and we want this to be a comfortable place for families."Although Murphy's Landing remains a bar and grill, "we'd like it to be considered an eating establishment more than a bar," said O'Leary.Specifically, the O'Leary's would like Murphy's Landing to be known as the place for getting a good burger."We've added new burgers, such as ones with egg, peanut butter, or olives," said O'Leary.Being good neighbors is one of the O'Leary's goals. They've eliminated a few items from their menu to not be in competition with the restaurant across the street, and no longer do off-sale liquor to not compete with the liquor store next door.And the hard work has paid off so far."The word of mouth and social media have been amazing," said O'Leary. "We've seen people coming in who haven't been here in 10 or 15 years. It's been nice having people I've known from my past coming in."
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I started listening to hip-hop in high school and Sage catalyzed that.
I've met some of the most amazing people in my life on this forum and even dated one of you dudes for two years (we connected through a thread about Phish and met up at a Phish show, how hip-hop).
Also, the venison sting thread is one of my best anecdotes of all time. God, I love that story. I want it included in my eulogy.
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Man. I started lurking this forum after I heard "Crack Pipes" and finally joined in 2003. I was blown away by the fact that such an amazing artist was openly communicating with fans on a daily basis. I joined the forum because I wanted to talk to Sage..haha. I remember how cool I felt when Sage responded to my first introductory post. And in retrospect, I never would of thought that I would have met so many cool people from an online forum. I've met quite a few of you guys (and girls) and have always enjoyed your company. I've lost touch with a lot of you over the years, mostly because I lost touch with my true self since joining and getting out of the military. It's been a hell of a road, but, after years of shit, I'm finally back to who I was before I made that decision. I was planning on seeing some of you in Chicago on the 8th when B. is in town, but, I'm going to school in Lansing and I have class that day. I hope you all have been well :-)
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Bumping this thread just to state that another reason I love this forum is the fact that shameless self-promotion threads, especially from people who never post here, are swiftly deleted and banished to the 12th circle of hell. Any time I have seen one on here, they have disappeared within an hour or two of being posted. The moderation of this forum is top notch, and is one of the many reasons I continue to come back.
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Thanks. Yeah, we've moderated this forum to the point where it's nearly inactive. Because usually the only people who want to post on a forum these days are the ones who want to promote their music. But I prefer inactivity over that. If they don't have their own site, people can use twitter/facebook/soundcloud/vine/instagram/myspace to promote themselves.
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I discovered this forum because I was a member of the previous forum. I met some of my closest homies like Shane Hall and Jesse Dangerously here. I've had a stalker thanks to this forum. I've had a lot of awesome convos with folks on here. I still come here and check out what's going on, but I think a big part of why I've largely swore off messageboards is that I'm pretty much totally over arguing on the internet.
To a degree the forum now serves as a time capsule for me, and a written record of growing up and evolving into the person I am now. That is awesome on some levels and embarrassing on others considering some of my younger-self's ideas and views not always being kosher with how I feel and act now.
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Mikal kHill wrote:
To a degree the forum now serves as a time capsule for me...
There's a big part of me that is glad HipHopInfinity.com and Keystyles.com's messageboards aren't around any more... and I wasn't known as T-Wrex on rec.music.hip-hop... but I kinda like the fact that I can lurk on my younger self and think to my current self like, "you fucking idiot.."..
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I haven't posted here in a year or so maybe, but I'm planning a comeback. I've been reflecting on my internet time wasting in general, and how this board has affected me is something I've been thinking about recently, and I think it's been a positive influence on me in a lot of ways, in shaping my political outlook, as well as exposing me to a bunch of art, music, and opinions I wouldn't have come across otherwise.
But I've also recently gone through some of my older posts and come to a pretty similar conclusion about being an idiot when I was young, especially with trying to defend positions I definitely wouldn't now. In terms of how this board has affected me, I think it's made me more politically progressive than I would have been without the interactions I've had on here, and when I go through my old posts I'm able to see how I developed my opinions via butting heads with a whole bunch of people.
Here's my big example: My initial conception of transgendered people, from the standpoint of a dumbass hetero white male 20 year old with half a Bachelor's in Biology, was that there was a neurological mismatch between gender identification and chromosomal sex, and that while I thought transgender people shouldn't be discriminated against, I also felt that gender reassignment was to accommodate to some developmental
, and that this deviation from the biological gender norm, while not "unnatural", was probably maladaptive. And I made some logically suspect assertions that basically amounted to relying on naturalistic fallacy and reductive interpretations of cultural gender dynamics to support my opinion.
And I read that opinion now and I just cringe, for all sorts of reasons. From a scientific standpoint, I was wrong, being a know-it-all without actually knowing much. But the most embarrassing part is that, why would I even consider making that point? I had no conception of how my
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interpretation of biology and genetics could be hurtful to people, and how that sort of language has been used historically to do awful things to anyone whose gender identification doesn't match a cultural norm. So I'd like to apologize for holding those opinions at one point, and appreciate that I was called out for them.
I'd like to think that I'm more thoughtful in my views now, and reading through my old posts has been a great exercise in watching my opinions develop, but it's also really uncomfortable.
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I was looking at the mini-midwest tour coming up (which I will be attending) and saw FORUM and it spoke to me, "Join me! Join me!". To which I did..............
The first time ever hearing anything about Sage Francis was my brother doing his take of "Inherited Scars" to me. It was great and all but I really wasn't a fan of hip hop.
Then I got a CD of Sage,. Yeah...well....I was like sure, okay...Mind you, I like soft sad sappy love shit, so no offense, Sage. I wasn't immediately in love with this new genre. But then "Runaways" came on and that got me. Yep. That was the song that connected. (Now I must listen to it).
This was years ago, and no music has yet to inspire me like this. The lyrics, the brilliance, the delivery, the total package is just . Enough to get me to a hip hop show, not just once but multiple times. Not just local but thousands of miles away. If I were a painter my hero would be Van Gough. If I were a sculptor-Donatello. As a writer- it's Sage Francis.
What got me here though, in this forum, was my desire to have some sort of connection to the world while I sit in solitude having no other options of connection to people, in this shitty small town I live in other then Facebook; which is not a feasible option if I want to feel unrestricted from censorship. I figured this was the best place to attempt to converse with others on an intellectual level.
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I first found Sage back in 2005 through the last.fm radio service. I wasn't listening to hiphop in any way at the time. It was all about metal, electronica, hardcore, and country for me at the time. Suddenly a song by Buck 65 comes on and it was unlike aything I had ever heard. I made a mental note to myself to check it out more. A few songs later "Sea Lion" comes on and I just about lost my shit.
Been hooked ever since and my tastes in hiphop is ever expanding.
I like to lurk around this forum every once in a while because it is one of the few places on the net that seems to attract thinking, litterate people. And as a hiphop novice, I got tons of info on music.
I miss last.fm radio. Is there anything similar out there?
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Hi All! I am new to this website and to the tri world! I completed my first ever 5k last fall and this summer I decided to shoot for a triathlon. I just started graduate school, in addition to working a full time job, so I'm questioning why on earth I decided to add a triathlon to my never ending to-do list. Anyway, the race is in mid July which gives me a total of 4 months to train. Currently, I am lucky if I make it to the gym 3 days a week-this needs to change, I know! I found a few training schedules online that recommend training 6 days a week which is just unrealistic for me time wise. I am an okay runner (meaning I will survive 3 miles, not excel) and I've never really biked or swam. I can't imagine the biking being too difficult but I am worried about the swim. To add one more issue, I live in WI so its still freezing outside-literally. Help!! Is completing this race realistic? How should I be training in order to make the most out of the time I do have? Any advice would be great as I already registered for the tri so I'm giving it a whirl, I just hope I don't die in the process!
The first, most obvious question is... can you swim?
The follow up if you can... can you swim freestyle or are you more of a doggie-paddler?
If you can swim a freestyle stroke already... even if it's not efficient and you get tired easily... then you can be ready for the swim portion by the time of the race. I have a swimming background, but I worked with a group of coworkers who were very sketchy swimmers and got them to the point where they could get through the 400 meter swim for our event.
The best thing to do find someone who has a swimming background and get them to watch you swim a couple of times and give you pointers... or if you're more serious hire a coach or join a masters swim team. Swimming is all about technique... physical fitness is much less of a factor. I was the least fit of our work group who did a sprint last year... and I was 4 minutes faster then the next closest person in the swim. Of course they all finished ahead of me overall... because running and cycling are MUCH more dependent on overall fitness.
At a bare minimum, I'd say you should get to the pool twice a week. You can walk during the run and pedal slowly for the bike... but stopping swimming (especially in an open water event) isn't really an option. You don't have to be fast, but you need to be confident about the distance.
You also do need to practice the cycling some, and especially get some brick (bike/run) workouts in. Your legs will feel like jelly going from the bike to the run... you need to be prepared for that feeling.
Based on what I experienced and what I saw from my co-workers... you'll want to work on whatever you feel the least confident about first and most.
totally agree w/ kurts post work on your weakest events the most and since it's harder to bluff a bad swim I suggest you double down on that till you get comfortable. definitely get someone to watch you if possible get lessons or try usms.org (a swim teach w/ a coach for adults) you have plenty of time to get it all together but find a plan that works w/ your schedule and have at it. keep us posted on your progress
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
Completing your race is absolutely realistic. I completed my first sprint triathlon last June after just 10 weeks of of training under the direction of a USAT-L1 Tri Coach. We met once a week for 2 - 2 1/2 hours. I was very weak in all disciplines but more so in the swim and run so my early training focused on those two disciplines. I spent a lot of time in the pool and once the weather permitted, did an open water swim. I think I did my first open water swim the week prior to the race. What is important and I found extremely helpful is doing brick workouts. Once I got the swim and run basics down - I focused on doing a swim/bike workout then a bike/run workout. I would divide the time up between the disciplines and as I got stronger would divide the time further into swim/bike/swim/bike then bike/run/bike/run workouts. I'm lucky enough to belong to a health center that has a fantastic lap pool - but I would definitely join a swim club or facility that had a pool. If your in graduate school - I'm sure you could use the pool at the university. Aside from my specific training session - I think I was working out an additional 3-4 times a week for no more than an hour (total of 5-6 hours a week). I would suggest taking whatever schedule you got online and re-working it to fit into your schedule. Focus on your weak disciplines to begin then as you get comfortable get back to running. I hope you find this helpful. Crossing the finish line was the best feeling I've ever had. I did 5 more races last year and hope to complete 12 this season. Tri and Duathlons are addictive. Good luck to you.
Welcome! You absolutely have plenty of time to train for a sprint triathlon. You have great suggestions already from other posters. My general feeling is that anyone with a modicum of fitness, some swim technique and a bike can finish a sprint triathlon. My first two (at age 50) I did the backstroke 90% of the way. Looking for the buoys was more difficult, but I can backstroke fairly straight. Then I got some coaching and practiced technique. Two years later I did a full ironman distance tri and swam freestyle the whole 2.4 miles. Lakes are still frozen here too so it is pool swimming for awhile. If you can get an hour a day in for trainng, that should be sufficient. A couple of additional pointers: your race, if in open water (not a pool), will probably allow wetsuits. You will want to try some out so check if a local running/triathlon/biking store rents them. It will take some getting used to but the buoyancy factor is significant and helps put your mind at ease if you have any anxiety about open water swimming (you bob like a cork in a tri wetsuit). Also, check out YouTube for videos about setting up your Transition area. Finally, if you already have a bike, any bike, great. Mountain bikes are fine, just use skinnier, slick tires (not knobby tires). Make sure it is in good working order and that you have a helmet!
Feel free to post any and all your questions as you go along, let us know how the training is going and when the day arrives how your race went. Good luck and have fun!
Hey there Kmarie115!
Welcome & hello from another Wisconsin-based active.com triathlete.
Which event are you signed up for? I think 4 months is almost perfect, depending on your current level of fitness and on your exectations for the race.
Don't worry, you can do this without getting crazy or spending tons of money.
Do you own a bike?
Enjoy the milder weather,
Sara Cox Landolt
I'm in MN so I feel your pain. Swim in the pool, bike on the trainer, run on the treadmill. Stinks, but you have to sometimes.
Check your local bookstore for a cheap beginner Tri book with a training plan. Or, search online. You should be able to find TONS.
Most beginner plans are 12-16 weeks, I think 12 is plenty, if you are reasonably fit. Even simple plans don't have you do more than 2hrs a day - and that is bike only. Most days are 30-60 minutes.
Adapt the schedule so it can it YOUR needs. If you only can make 3 days a week, then ok.
You will do just fine - the goal for your first tri is to finish with a smile on your face! Welcome to the tri world!
Hey Kmarie115,
I love it when I see someone feel the pull towards tri! A GREAT resource (especially considering you're in grad school) is a new book called The Time-Crunched Triathlete. It's written by Chris Carmichael who is Lance Armstrong's coach. The book has some solid, scientific-based info on everything from nutrition to swim drills. There are a few training plans in the book specifically designed for sprint and olympic distance races and require 8 hours of training (or less) each week. It's an awesome book and has helped me prepare for an upcoming olympic distance race in April.
If you have any follow-up questions, feel free to email me at email@example.com and I'll do my best to point you in the right direction Good luck on your race!
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Credit Suisse Group is eyeing a new Manhattan home. The Swiss bank recently reached out to a select set of landlords around Manhattan seeking proposals to build or host a new home for the company, according to multiple real-estate executives briefed on the company's search. Credit Suisse currently leases about three million square feet in Manhattan, much of which is in a building overlooking Madison Square Park, but the bank has plans to shrink in the future.
The candidates include Related Cos. for one of the towers it is planning in its sprawling Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's far West Side; Silverstein Properties for its planned 1,349-foot tower at 2 World Trade Center, and Brookfield Office Properties for both a development site on the West Side and existing Lower Manhattan office buildings, the executives said.
Credit Suisse's lease runs through 2017 at its current U.S. headquarters in the ornate Art Deco tower at 11 Madison Ave.
Of course, the bank isn't necessarily going to leave. Businesses like Viacom and UBS AG have recently whetted developers' appetites by considering moving, only to end up staying in place.
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Autism Research Institute/DAN! Conference from a Father's Perspective
This is a guest post by Pat Kemp, Autism Speaks' Executive Vice President – Awareness and Events. Pat, who is married, has three children and a stepson. One of his children is a young adult who has autism.
Twenty-five years ago when I first heard the word "autism," there was nowhere to turn. No internet, most doctors didn't know, psychologists had heard of it in grad school but weren't sure what it really was. The support groups back then were primarily mothers seeking people in similar circumstances looking for that one hour of respite with other people dealing with similar situations. What was I to do? I was a father, working full-time with two other older children, searching feverishly to find any kernel of information to save my son with autism. I went to the library, frantically searching for information that would guide me through the process of saving my child who was rapidly fading away before my very eyes. After pushing and prodding, virtually panicking; I discovered that there was someone in San Diego named Bernard Rimland who started an organization called Autism Research Institute. I called and called until I spoke with him 'live.' He was kind, gentle, and understanding of my family's plight. What he did was to give me 'hope' because he was collecting data to try to determine a path or paths to help families like mine whose children were fading away. I collected and sent Dr. Rimland all the data that I could gather from my son with hopes that it could lead to 'something' that may help him.
Well, as the advertising tagline said "We've come a long way baby," I was impressed and amazed at what I saw at the Autism Research Institute/DAN! Conference this past weekend in Baltimore. There were hundreds of attendees searching for answers, including many fathers and grandparents. There were many experts in their respective fields sharing their knowledge, answering questions. No matter where you stand on the autism topic, you would have appreciated the sense of community that was there. Much has changed since I started this journey into autism a quarter century ago with my son. With technological advances, I am now able to post this blog and share my experience. But I couldn't help think to myself during the conference that this was the "House that Bernard Rimland built" many years before. Though there remains so much yet to do, it may never have occurred without the vision of one person, Bernard Rimland, who was kind enough to answer my phone call. This one person who gave me and my family hope. Thank you Dr. Rimland. You would have been proud of what I witnessed this past weekend.
April 13, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Beautifully said Pat!
April 13, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Reading you say, "No matter where you stand on the Autism issue, you would have appreciated the sense of community that was there", is great to hear!! It is SO important that we keep our community together….no matter where you stand. No matter what, we all still have one important thing in common….AUTISM! We have to find common ground to stay united; put politics aside; and remember all is for our kids….
April 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm
When my 20 yr old son was diagnosed there was nothing available for him except some very dedicated teachers and a speech therapist. Devin has progressed and despite all the advances, could not succeed at community college, in part because even the special services coordinator does not "get" autism spectrum disorder and expected him to TALK to his teachers.
April 15, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I've been to an informational session for the Brain Balance program. It's an interesting and non-medical approach to strengthening the weaker side of the brain to balance it's function. They are having success with ASDs and ADHD. We are thinking about it for our daughter who has sensory problems. Check them out!
April 16, 2010 at 2:22 am
Thank you for sharing your story! I was amongst the group in Baltimore and felt for the first time in a long time a sense of community and hope. Bernard Rimland did build that house and so thankful am I that he did.
April 16, 2010 at 2:25 am
My wife and I also attended the ARI / DAN conference in Baltimore for our Aspergers son Reese. I learned so much that has been wonderfully helpful to our family. It was great to see these families and organizations to come together and support our wonderful kids!
April 17, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Don't give up! Have faith. I learned so much on our journey…even helped myself. Don't expect the school to help you…follow your gut…one step & sense at a time. Have compassion, find your purpose. Our kids are special and teach this world many things…find your child's gift & go with it, relate to it, imprace it…


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The approach includes a combination of cellular, molecular genetic, and bioinformatic methodologies to elucidate mechanisms involved in the interaction between P. infestans effectors and target host proteins. We will use stable transgenic potato expressing specific P. infestans effectors and RB in pathogen inoculation studies to test whether the presence of some effectors alone is responsible for resistance suppression. We will also use site-directed mutagenesis to identify RB amino acids required for interaction with effectors and abrogation of suppression. Finally, using information from site-directed mutagenesis and/or structure-function analyses, we will use PCR and DNA sequencing to identify RB variants from wild potato species that avoid suppression and, thereby, confer broader spectrum resistance.


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Native New Yorker, Marie Ponsot was born in Brooklyn on April, 6 1921. She has published numerous works, including Easy (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009); Springing: New and Selected Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002); The Bird Catcher (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; The Green Dark (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988); Admit Impediment (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981); and True Minds (City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1957).
When asked why poetry matters, Ponsot replied: "There's a primitive need for language that works as an instrument of discovery and relief, that can make rich the cold places of our inner worlds with the memorable tunes and dreams poems hold for us."
About her work, poet and critic Susan Stewart has said:
What she has written of her relation to the night sky—'it becomes the infinite / air of imagination that stirs immense / among losses and leaves me less desolate'—could be claimed by her readers as a description of her own work, which pulls us always to forms of thought and attention that surprise and enlarge and cheer us.
Ponsot, who also translates books from the French, has taught in graduate programs at Queens College, Beijing United University, the Poetry Center of the YMHA, and New York University. Her honors include the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Prize, a creative writing grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and the Shaughnessy Medal of the Modern Language Association.
Marie Ponsot teaches in the graduate writing program at Columbia University. She was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2010. She lives in New York City.
Selected Bibliography
Easy (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009)
Springing: New and Selected Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002)
The Bird Catcher (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998)
The Green Dark (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988)
Admit Impediment (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981)
True Minds (City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1957)


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After a long summer of waiting, Fox has finally released the first footage from Glee's upcoming fifth season.
Glee: Check out the track list for the upcoming Beatles tribute
In the new - and surprisingly upbeat - footage, it's quickly apparent that the New Directions are very serious about their latest assignment from Mr. Schue to perform songs by The Beatles. Sam and several of the club's leading men channel the Fab Four's black suits and mop top hair styling, while some of the glee club's younger members pay homage to the group's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band phase with very elaborate, and very colorful, costumes.
Season 5 of Glee will kick off with a two-part Beatles tribute including performances of the quartet's biggest hits like "Yesterday," "Something," and "All You Need Is Love." An album featuring these songs, title Glee Sings The Beatles, hits stores on Sept. 24.
So who is singing lead on the iconic "All You Need Is Love"? And who is calling Coach Sue a "monster"? Check out the new promo below:
The new season of Glee premieres on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c on Fox.
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