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Michael E. Lamb
A review of The Evolution of Childhood: Relationships, Emotion, Mind, by Melvin Konner. Konner's new, nearly encyclopedic book is masterfully written, says Lamb
David Arnold
A review of Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620–1914, by J. R. McNeill. McNeill demonstrates that differential immunity to mosquito-borne diseases such as yellow fever and malaria played an important role in the military and political history of the Greater Caribbean
Hugh Gusterson
A review of Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism From Hiroshima to al-Qaeda, by John Mueller. Readers of all political persuasions will find things to be annoyed at in Mueller's argument that both the dangers and the importance of nuclear weapons have been exaggerated
Melvin Konner
A review of The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania, by Frank W. Marlowe, and Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung: Food, Fatness, and Well-Being Over the Life-Span, by Nancy Howell. These superb books tell us much about what it is like to live by foraging for wild food on an open plain in a warm climate
Lauren Byrnes, Sara Mele, Daniel Faber
A review of Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States, by Steve Lerner. Lerner describes 12 communities whose residents, plagued by pollution from some of the most environmentally hazardous sites and facilities in the United States, are fighting for their right to a clean and healthy environment
Brian Hayes
A review of The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of Another Future, by Andrew Pickering. Pickering has deeply engaging stories to tell about the lives and work of six men who were key members of the British cybernetics community
David Satterthwaite
A review of Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future, by Matthew E. Kahn. Kahn is confident that market forces, human ingenuity and economic growth will support adaptation to climate change and has little use for the idea that government could have a constructive role to play
Peter Pesic
A review of Dance of the Photons: From Einstein to Quantum Teleportation, by Anton Zeilinger. In a tour de force of exposition, Zeilinger explains with verve and charm how quantum effects are made visible and measurable in experiments
Jared Farmer
A review of Seeking Refuge: Birds and Landscapes of the Pacific Flyway, by Robert M. Wilson. Wilson recounts the history of governmental efforts to provide wetlands where birds can sojourn during migration
Elsa Youngsteadt
A review of Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter, by Nancy Baron, and Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work,
by Dennis Meredith. Baron and Meredith offer tips for scientists
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Cosma Shalizi
A review of The Calculus of Selfishness, by Karl Sigmund. Sigmund provides an excellent introduction to the use of evolutionary game theory to investigate reciprocity, says Shalizi
Anna Lena Phillips
A review of A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California, by Laura Cunningham. Drawing on 30 years of research and field observation, Laura Cunningham uses paintings and sketches to portray California's ecological history
Greg Ross
The Emory University biological anthropologist reviews his recent reading and favorite authors
Lee Smolin
A review of A Tear at the Edge of Creation, by Marcelo Gleiser. Is the search for a theory of everything fundamentally misguided?
Colin C. Adams
A review of Flatland: An Edition with Notes and Commentary, by Edwin A. Abbott. Edited by William F. Lindgren and Thomas F. Banchoff. The plot is creaky, says Adams, but Flatland is great mathematical literature—required reading for anyone who wants to be culturally literate in mathematics
Jeremiah James
A review of Image and Reality: Kekulé, Kopp, and the Scientific Imagination, by Alan J. Rocke. Figuring out how atoms connect to form molecules was one of the landmark achievements of 19th-century science. Rocke chronicles the emergence of structure theory through the efforts of a network of chemists in several countries
Sandra Knapp
A review of The Art of Plant Evolution,by W. John Kress and Shirley Sherwood, and Flora Mirabilis: How Plants Have Shaped World Knowledge, Health, Wealth, and Beauty, by Catherine Herbert Howell. Kress and Sherwood explain the evolutionary interrelationships of plants depicted in paintings by contemporary botanical artists; Howell uses botanical art of the past to explore the history of plant exploration and exploitation
A review of A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution, by Dennis Baron. Virtual paper is displacing the real thing. Will this shift be a positive development in human culture?
Joan Roughgarden
A review of Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology, by Erika Lorraine Milam. As Milam's history of sexual selection demonstrates, the subject of how secondary sexual characteristics evolve has been contentious and politically loaded ever since Darwin first theorized about it. Roughgarden notes that the science is still far from settled
Mark Denny
A review of Glimpses of Creatures in their Physical Worlds, by Steven Vogel. If you're looking for food for thought, this book about biomechanics provides a feast, says Denny
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
A review of Biology Is Technology: The Promise, Peril, and New Business of Engineering Life, by Robert H. Carlson. Is a future in which people will be able to build synthetic biological systems in their garages out of BioBricks just around the corner?
Theodore M. Porter
A review of The Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller, by Federick Mosteller. Edited by Stephen E. Fienberg, David C. Hoaglin and Judith M. Tanur. Despite its flaws as an autobiography, this narrative provides a fascinating view of statistics, Porter says, particularly when Mosteller "almost inadvertently" reveals the personage of the statistician.
Phillip F. Schewe
A review of When the Lights Went Out: A History of Blackouts in America, by David E. Nye. Nye explores the effects of blackouts as a disruption of social experience and describes the overhaul of the power industry that followed deregulation
The philosopher of science reviews his recent reading and favorite authors
W. Patrick McCray
A review of A Grand and Bold Thing: An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery, by Ann Finkbeiner. In Finkbeiner's hands, the story of the creation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey is both gripping and fascinating
Robert Proctor
A review of Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. Extremist scientists, funded by trade associations and fearful of a regulatory state, have attacked all efforts to trace environmental maladies back to corporate chemicals, say Oreskes and Conway
Michael D. Gordin
A review of Beyond Uncertainty: Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and the Bomb, by David C. Cassidy, and Heisenberg in the Atomic Age: Science and the Public Sphere, by Cathryn Carson. Cassidy traces the life of Werner Heisenberg in detail from birth through the end of World War II, and Carson focuses on the three decades that followed; both explore the tension between public and private that made Heisenberg such a fascinating and perplexing figure
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A review of The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons. Chabris and Simons take as their theme two types of errors, Davis says: those that result from various kinds of gaps in our cognitive abilities and those that arise from the difficulty we have in recognizing those gaps
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A review of The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensible National Role, and Why It Must Be Protected, by Jonathan R. Cole. Cole lists the things that make for a great research university, documents discoveries made by university researchers that have changed everyday life, and offers excellent advice that no one is likely to follow, says Geiger
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Twin Deficits: Key to Emerging-Market Vulnerability?
A new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco notes that not all emerging markets suffered equally in the taper-related selloff that began last May: Those with structural weaknesses in their economies suffered most of all.
That's hardly groundbreaking stuff: Suffice to say that babies conceived when analysts first began connecting those dots last summer are about ready to be born by now.
Still, with emerging-market central bankers berating the Fed for being insensitive to their travails, it behooves the U.S. central bank to state that developing economies that live beyond their means, running up both fiscal and current account deficits, are laying their own trap in case of a "sudden stop" of external funds.
Some labeled this the "Twin Deficit" club, others the "Fragile Five." Whatever you call it, it's one of those clubs that, to paraphrase Woody Allen, you'd rather not be a part of even if they'd accept you.
That fact was so clear already last summer that the government of Malaysia, which was running a high fiscal deficit to finance key infrastructure projects, took extraordinary steps to keep its current account from falling into the red and avoid membership in that dubious circle.
In the end, Malaysia managed to stay on the right side of the ledger. India and Indonesia, which did not, were punished harshly by investors and have had to raise interest rates sharply to address their imbalances — even as their slowing economies arguably could use more stimulus right now, not less.
But are these "twin deficits" really the only, or even the most relevant, measures of risk?
A new tool from Deutsche Bank's Asia research team seeks to incorporate more factors into the equation – 16 in all. Their Asia Vulnerability Monitor looks at a country's current account and debt levels (including household and not just government debt) as well as items such as real interest rates, reserves cover, pace of credit growth and FX valuation.
Their conclusion? The countries most at risk in Asia are Indonesia, Malaysia and even Singapore.
While each of those economies faces different challenges and conditions – Singapore's per capita income, for example, places it a lot closer to the developed world than the developing one – Deutsche notes certain commonalities: "Asset market froth, exuberant credit growth, and exposure to foreign investors are major risk points in this group."
A new analysis from Morgan Stanley, which looks primarily at debt levels, finds that China, Singapore and Hong Kong face the largest downside risks in an environment of rising global interest rates and slower growth.
Neither Deutsche nor Morgan Stanley consider India to be particularly at risk in case of renewed global instability. Indeed, the rupee came through relatively unscathed from the bout of emerging-market turmoil early in 2014.
"There has been a remarkable change in investor sentiment and focus about India," Deutsche Bank chief Asia economist Taimur Baig wrote on his notes of a recent trip to Europe. Not that investors are necessarily sanguine about Asia's third-largest economy, but they appear less concerned now about its government accounts and more worried about how elections later this year will play out.
That suggests that analyses like the Fed's – or even Deutsche's more advanced risk matrix – may be remiss to ignore the role of local politics. Indeed, looking at the early-2014 bout of EM turmoil, political instability may have been more important in determining why, say, Turkey, South Africa and Brazil were punished by investors when India and Indonesia – the other charter members of the Fragile Five – were not.
Deutsche seems to recognize the limitations of its risk matrix as a predictive tool, for just that reason. Thailand, for example, has a sterling government balance sheet; it just may not have a functioning government much longer.
"If the EM selloff intensifies again due to taper-related concerns, Thailand could be near the top cohort of economies under pressure," Mr. Baig wrote, "even though its underlying fragility is not particularly high."


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HANAHAN One down, four to go.
That was Hanahan coach Charlie Pattersons post-game message after his squads 49-14 opening-round playoff victory over visiting Gilbert on Friday night.
Its a statement that is indicative of the Hawks goal of a Class AAA state title after 28 years in Class AA.
Our goal was to win every game and win the state championship, Patterson said. We won the region. We didnt win every game, but weve still got one goal left that we can make.
Octavius Hayes led Hanahans attack against the Indians with five touchdowns and 201 yards rushing. The senior now has 17 scores this season.
On Gilberts first play from scrimmage, the Hawks Dante Richardson recovered a fumble and was tackled 15 yards from the end zone. Four snaps later, quarterback Anthony Smalls hit Mario Gates for a 12-yard TD pass.
Hayes powered into the end zone twice before halftime from 21 and 2 yards as Hanahan led, 21-7, entering the third quarter.
The Hawks were plagued by penalties, however, which negated two touchdowns, including what would have been a 78-yard touchdown catch by Gates. Also, a pass interference call in the red zone on fourth down gave new life to the Indians, who scored on Jalon Brights 4-yard run shortly thereafter.
In the first half, Hanahan racked up seven penalties for 70 yards.
To say that Patterson was baffled would be an understatement.
I cant understand it, he said. We went from a game last week where I dont think we had a penalty, to having seven of them in a half. We didnt change the way we played. I dont know what was going on. I have no idea. I cant explain it.
Smalls scored on a one-yard keeper less than three minutes into the third quarter, extending the margin to 28-7.
After that, Hayes took over, recording three consecutive rushing touchdowns (10, 30 and 40 yards) to secure the Hawks first 10-win season since 2002.
A lot of times he popped it through there without being touched, Patterson said of Hayes. I think the offensive line opened up some good holes in there. When he gets in open field, hes pretty tough. Hes pretty quick.
Gilbert, the fourth seed from Region 5-AAA, closed its first season in Class AAA at 4-7.
Hanahan outgained the Indians, 534-255. Smalls 201-yard passing effort easily pushed him over the 1,500-yard mark on the season. The North-South All-Star Game selection completed 15 of 21 passes.
The Hawks (10-1) will welcome second-seeded Myrtle Beach, a 43-14 winner over Manning, to Wiley Knight Stadium in second-round action next Friday.
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A 14-year-old pulled from the Menomonee River in Hoyt Park Saturday has died.
Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies said they received a 911 call indicating a person did not resurface after a number of children went swimming in the river.
VIDEO: Teen pulled from river dies
Rescue units from the Milwaukee and Wauwatosa fire departments also responded to the scene, officials said.
Crews located the teen underwater near where the children were last seen. They started life-saving measures, according to the release, and transported the child to Children's Hospital for medical treatment.
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My daughter transferred as a junior to NIU for the fall semester. She is visually impaired and has a guide dog. She wanted to be prepared for the start of school, so we began meeting with the Disability Resource Center in February. We followed all procedures for scheduling classes and getting her books in audio format. On the day classes began, Aug. 26, non of her books were ready. None of the classrooms in the psychology building were labeled with braille. We made many phone calls and visits to the DRC to no avail.
It wasn't until we contacted Senator Stadleman's office that things began to happen. The senator's office made a few calls and in a little over a week, the braille was up and she had her books. During our trips to the DRC we met other visually impaired students that were all having the same problems. Now, nine weeks into the semester and some of those students are just getting their books.
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Product Type: Essays and Concept Papers; Magazine / Newspaper Articles; Web Sites
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2011
A list of resources from around the Web about nuclear energy. This selection includes articles, editorials, and other material as a way to help faculty use current events to discuss nuclear energy and its relationship to society, business and government within the curriculum.
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Publication Year: 2011
As the crisis at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant continues to unfold, every bit of news that trickles out deepens the debate about nuclear energy.
Author: Wald, Matthew L.
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2006
Constellation Energy is convinced that nuclear power is on the verge of a renaissance, ready to provide reliable electricity at a competitive price. Their neighboring utility, the PPL Corporation, takes a different view. "There are better places to put the money of shareholders", Mr. Hecht of PPL said. Constellation's decisions have implications beyond the corporate bottom line...
Author: Ali, Saleem H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Vermont
Publication Year: 2004
The topic of Bernard Michel's speech was general in nature, yet quite specific in substance: "Corporate Citizenship and the Saskatchewan Uranium Industry."
Author: Bream, Rebecca
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Financial Times
Publication Year: 2007
Texas could be one of the main centres of any nuclear revival. Dallas-based energy group TXU Corp has said it was considering building up to 6,000MW of nuclear capacity at up to three sites in Texas, with an aim of starting power generation between 2015 and 2020...
Authors: Baltimore, Chris; Lee, Lisa
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Planet Ark World Environment News
Publication Year: 2007
NRG Energy will file an application with regulators on Tuesday to build two new nuclear reactors in Texas, the first such request in the United States in 29 years, the company said Monday.
Author: Elliott, David
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Year: 2010
With the nuclear issue back on the agenda worldwide, this highly topical collection steers a path through these controversies, presenting the views of proponents of nuclear expansion, examining the challenges that face them and exploring the arguments of those who support alternative approaches.
Author: Iino, Hiroshi
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan
Publication Year: 1999
Although engineering ethics classes at technical institutes are common in the USA, they have been rare in Japan, and were very rare in 1996 when I was asked by the Kanazawa Institute of Technology to design, implement and teach a class on engineering ethics for undergraduate students...
Author: Madrigal, Alexis
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Da Capo Press
Publication Year: 2013
Few today realize that America's relationship with green technology is far from a recent development. The truth is Americans have been inventing green for more than a century…
Authors: Yablokov, Alexey V.; Nesterenko, Vassily B.; Nesterenko, Alexey V.
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Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publication Year: 2009
The present volume probably provides the largest and most complete collection of data concerning the negative consequences of Chernobyl on the health of people and on the environment. The main conclusion of the book is that it is impossible and wrong "to forget Chernobyl." Over the next several future generations the health of people and of nature will continue to be adversely impacted.
Author: Gusterson, Hugh
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Truthout.org
Publication Year: 2011
What lessons will we learn from the nuclear accident at Fukushima, an accident thought to be impossible?
Author: Totty, Michael
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Publication Year: 2008
Is nuclear power the answer for a warming planet? Or is it too expensive and dangerous to satisfy future energy needs?
Authors: Lanfranconi, Claude P.; Chapman, Brad; Webster, Virginia
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
A leading Canadian mining company had recently closed two uranium mines and begun the lengthy and complex regulatory process to obtain approval of their clean-up plans for the mine, surface facilities and waste management areas...
Author: Shelton, R.
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Lincoln
Publication Year: 1982
This case examines events leading to a nuclear power plant accident and the evacuation of a local population.
Authors: Benjamin, Colin O.; Basu, Gautam
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Missouri-Rolla
Publication Year: 1991
This case uses the design and construction of the billion-dollar Long Island Lighting Company's Shoreham nuclear power plant to illustrate the challenges associated with the planning and implementation of a mega-project. Since completion of the construction phase of the project, public concerns about safety, environmental issues and significant increases in utility rates imposed external pressures which prevented the operation of the facility.
Authors: Hatakenaka, Sachi; Carroll, John S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
Publication Year: 2001
There is no recipe for pulling an organization through a crisis. You have to think on your feet. This case study shows that even in a complex, high-pressure industry openness to learning can light the way.
Author: Seymour, Sally
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Harvard Business Review
Publication Year: 1988
Jim, an employee of the nuclear division of Fairway Electric, discovered a report written fifteen years ago about a flaw in the design of their Radon II nuclear reactor...
Authors: Cross, T.; Allen, B.; Simko, Paul
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
This case is about excellent due diligence and financial disclosure in acquiring major fixed assets (nuclear power plants) and the impact on the financial results and investor confidence.
Author: Perrow, Charles
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 1999
Normal Accidents analyzes the social side of technological risk. By recognizing two dimensions of risk--complex versus linear interactions, and tight versus loose coupling--this book provides a powerful framework for analyzing risks and the organizations that insist we run them.
Authors: Inkpen, Andrew C.; Moffett, Michael H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Publication Year: 2009
Fluor Corporation has always prided itself on its competence in safety. It was a core value of the company, and Fluor had achieved remarkable safety records on complex projects all over the world. But now, in the spring of 1997, Fluor found itself managing the western hemisphere's largest environmental clean-up site, the Hanford reservation in Washington State.
Authors: Allen, B.; Cross, T.; Simko, Paul
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
In March 2002, during a scheduled refueling outage, workers at FirstEnergy's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant found a football-sized hole in the reactor head caused by boric acid corrosion. FirstEnergy projected the outage would last two to three months and cost from $15 million to $30 million. Instead, the outage lasted 26 months and cost $588.9 million.
Authors: Allen, B.; Cross, T.; Simko, Paul
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
This case is about the financial impact of negative publicity and a company's reaction.
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Source: IMD
Publication Year: 2008
This case looks at the differences between how a company and an NGO assess the financial risk posed by carbon.
Authors: Bansal, Pratima; Scarfe, John; Johnston, Richard
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
Based in Saskatoon, Cameco was the world's largest uranium mining company. The case centres on whether the same corporate social responsibility policy developed in Canada can be applied to the company's joint venture with the Kyrgyzstan government to operate a gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan.
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The global energy sector is at a crossroads. This has sparked a heated debate about the most appropriate energy mix in those countries that are considering the use of nuclear power and renewable energy, and in companies that are committed to tackling climate change...


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A teen convicted of stabbing her newborn baby to death has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
The Record of Stockton reports that a San Joaquin County judge issued the sentence against 19-year-old Patricia Lopez on Tuesday.
Authorities say the teenager acknowledged killing her child after giving birth on the bathroom floor at her family's house in the community of Holt in 2011. Lopez had apparently hidden her pregnancy.
She was convicted of second-degree murder.
At sentencing, Lopez's public attorney asked the court to consider her age and her admission to the crime.
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YouTube.com is an Internet video sharing website that allos access to channels through which users can upload and share their personal videos. YouTube was started in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-10-11-youtube-karim_x.htm In November 2006, YouTube.com was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. YouTube.com hosts a wide range of user-generated videos, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos. MOst popular categories are 'Comedy', "Entertainment', 'Music' and 'Sports'.
Anyone is able to watch YouTube videos by visiting the website. However, participation like commenting, rating and uploading personal content requires a free sign-up to the site. At sign-up, a Channel is created for that user, which acts as his 'Home Page'. The YouTube Channel is typical for YouTube's "Broadcast yourself" slogan. allowing the user to upload videos, favorite other member's video's, provide a personal info, and build up a network with other members. The YouTube Channel comprises of several sections. The main section shows the last uploaded video by the member, accompanied by a section describing the video, comments, shares, ratings and other useful information about the video.
How to Create a YouTube Account
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Pakistan Blocks YouTube.com
On May 20, 2010, Pakistan shut down access to YouTube.com because of its "growing sacrilegious content". YouTube was not he only site to be shut down, Facebook was also included in the blockage, as well as several other (social) websites, including parts of Wikipedia.
On Wednesday, May 19, a Pakistani court ruled access to Facebook to be blocked as a result of a Facebook page inviting people to draw pictures of Prophet Muhammad, which in turn was a reaction of the censorship of an episode of South Park, in which Muhammed appeared, dressed in a bear-suit.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/south-park-mohammed-censo_n_547484.html
The blockage of Facebook ,YouTube, Flickr and Wikipedia was ordered by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. In total, the blockage consists of more than 450 links on the Internet, containing derogatory material".
In a reaction, a Youtube spokesman stated:
"YouTube offers citizens the world over a vital window on cultures and societies and we believe people should not be denied access to information via video. Because YouTube is a platform for free expression of all sorts, we take great care when we enforce our policies. Content that violates our guidelines is removed as soon as we become aware of it." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10130195.stm
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YouTube LeanBack
On July 7, 2010 YouTube released the beta Leanback service for computers.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366229,00.asp LeanBack plays a stream of videos continuously without the need to search or click with the mouse.http://www.youtube.com/leanback Instead it works with only the enter key and four arrow keys, and allows the user to sit back and watch videos continuously. The videos are chosen based on the user's preferences, subscriptions and Facebook contacts. The service will be available on televisions.
YouTube LeanBack
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Here is a video introducing the new YouTube LeanBack site, where you can sit back and watch videos without the need to search. The engine uses your preferences and subscriptions to select videos for you to watch.
YouTube Turns Five
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In May 2010, YouTube.com existed five years. To celebrate its fifth birthday, a special YouTube Channel was created, depicting all major YouTube videos along a timeline.. The YouTube Five Year channel called FiveYear, also includes the top picks by its 'Curators', Conan O'Brien, Jonathan Adler, Vint Cerf, Katie Couric and Pedro Almodovar.http://www.youtube.com/fiveyear
What to Watch!
Navigating YouTube.com is facilitated in several methods. When first visiting YouTube, one can search the many Categories provided by Youtube. This section shows varying channels within presented categories. In the Categories section, videos are presented and sorted by 'Most popular Today'. Custom sorting is available: one can sort by Spotlights, Rising, Popular, HD, Most Viewed, Most Discussed, Recent, Top Favorited, Top Rated, Rentals and As Seen As, and select a period, including Today, this week or this month. For an overview of available categories, see below.
To personalize video selection, users are encouraged to favorite videos or subscribe to other user's channels. When this occurs, users are presented with "favorite" videos or videos made by channels to which they have subscribed. Once subscribed, recent additions to those channels, and recommendations based on favorites are presented on the person's home page.
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- YouTube Movies: Action & Adventure, Animation & Cartoons, Bollywood, Classics, Comedy, Crime, Documentary & Biography, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Science Fiction, Shorts, Spanish Language, Sports, The Screening Room;
- YouTube Contests
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- Comedy: Late Night TV,Sketches;
- Education: YouTube EDU, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts & Design, Health & Medicine, History, Humanities, Journalism & Media, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Science, Social Science;
- Entertainment: Commercials;
- Film & Animation Animation, Anime & Manga, Bollywood, Cartoon, Montage, Stop Motion, Trailers;
- Gaming: Flight Simulator, Machinima;
- Howto & Style: Beauty Tips, Cooking, Dance, Fashion, Housing & Real Estate, Outdoors, Technology & Electronics;
- Music: Blues, Classical, Country & Folk, Electronic, Indie & Alternative, Jazz, More/Other, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B & Soul, Religious, Rock, World Music;
- News & Politics: Documentary, Elections, Politics;
- Nonprofits & Activism: Commentary;
- People & Blogs: Pet Videos, Video Blogs;
- Pets & Animals: Birds, Cats,Dogs, Fish, Other, Rabbits & Rodents, Wildlife;
- Science & Technology: Gadgets, Hardware & Software;
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YouTube has its own channel, labeled "Broadcasting Ourselves" This channel is simply named YouTube.
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YouTube also has created a range of associated lists. Subscribing to these lists allows followers to stay up to date of main additions to selected categories:
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Popularity of YouTube channels is defined by the number of times the individual videos uploaded through the channel have been viewed. User accounts can be monitored to deem what videos are being watched and by whom. This number can differ greatly from the actual number of times the channel itself is viewed. As an example: The most popular Youtube Channel was Vevo, which has only 10 uploaded videos, with over 15 billion video views, but 'only just over 2 million channel views. Number two, Expert Village, has nearly 18 million channel views, but 'only' 1,1 billion video views, which puts it on the #2 spot.
In May 2010, the following YouTube Channels were the most popular all time channels: http://www.youtube.com/channels?s=mv&t=a&g=0
- Vevo - 17,568,985,119 Views
- Expert Village - 1,209,269,742 Views
- machinima - 1,180,694,604 Views
- Hollywood Records - 1,061,138,875 Views
- FAIL Blog - 846,510,857 Views (All views as of June 20, 2010).
For more information on these and other interesting channels, visit the YouTube Channels page
The Webbys Awards on YouTube
YouTube.com is a major sponsor of The Webby Awards. The Webby Awards are the leading international awards celebrating the best of the best on the Internet. The most popular of YouTube Channels are featured here. The Webby Awards, or Webbys, were established in 1996, when the Internet was still in its infancy. The Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. In 2010, the Webbys were awarded on June 14, 2010. All Webby nominees and winners and their winning submissions can be found on the YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/webby Webby.http://www.youtube.com/webby
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Queen and The Muppets, A Behemian Rhapsody
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Best Youtube Videos of April 2010: The cupcake cannon
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"The cupcake cannon", shooting cupcakes straight at people's faces, being captured on high-speed video, and then played back in slow motion. According to the video makers the cupcake shots were captured at 700fps, using a Phantom HD Gold.
The cupcakes were fired at a speed of 120 psi. The Youtube video was launched on April 28, 2010, on YouTube channel KmpGrz, and has been watched over 210,000 times already.
Best Youtube Videos of April 2010: U.S. Soldiers cover Lady Gaga's Telephone
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Two U.S. Soldiers feature in a remake of Lady Gaga's hit song 'Telephone'. The Youtube video was uploaded to youtube.com on April 23, 2010, and received well over 2 million views ever since. The video was uploaded to youtube channel malibumelcher.
Best Youtube Videos of April 2010: Pixels
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Pixels by Patrick Jean is a clever short movie, in which pixels form several well known enemies including Donkey Kong, Bomberman, Frogger, Pac Man, and other characters from gaming history, attacking New York, turning everything into blocks.
YouTube, the new page layout
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In two and a half minute, Youtube shows the new features and layouts, which have been introduced earlier in April, 2010. The new page has discarded the five star rating system for an easy thumbs up or thumbs down, places the video top-left, related videos on the entire right side, and simplified fold-out views statistics, comments and video commentaries below the video.
Leave Britney Alone
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When a highly emotional Britney Spears fan uploaded his plea on youtube.com, he became an unintentional hit on the site. Over 30 million people have viewed the video since it was first released on youtube. The video has lead to several reaction videos, in which the Britney fan is mocked, or in which his plea is changed to other persons, including Barack (Obama).


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IntroPsych News
September 3 , 2013
IntroPsych News provides periodic announcements, course updates, and additional teaching resources for introductory psychology instructors at the University of Alabama.
1. University of Alabama Writing Center (writingcenter.ua.edu): The Center staff helps students develop effective writing skills through free, one-to-one consultations. They have three locations and a number of new services, including students selecting a consultant by speciality/expertise. Workshops for students are also; details at http://writingcenter.ua.edu/students/.
2. Google had an M&M problem. Here's a cool article about how environmental cues affect eating. It should be useful for the topic of learning: Google crunches data on munching in office.
3. Are you using UA Testing Services to score your exams? If so, instructions for scoring and reporting may be found here. You will also find links for exporting scores into your Blackboard Learn grade book.
4. Assisting students: With first exams coming up, you likely will encounter students in need of a candid assessment of their approach to preparing for tests. Helpful tips may be found in Gurung & McCann's (2011) APS Observer article, How should students study? Tips, advice, and pitfalls.
5. What's happening in the brains of late teens and twenty-somethings? Here's an accessible summary of the research that appeared in Scientific American. See the Neuroscience of 20-somethings...
6. Brains on Trial. This PBS series hosted by Alan Alda investigates the role of neuroscience in the criminal justice system. It is due for broadcast next week. Here is a link to the series website.
7. Multimedia resources for upcoming chapters.
Big Bang Theory-Operant conditioning (4:53). Sheldon, Penny, and Leonard illustrate reinforcement.
Classically conditioning a roommate (1:39). Introductory psychology knowledge at work!
Shaping Crash to close the kitchen door (3:04). Fast demonstration of shaping a dog.
Pavlov's dog. Classically condition an animated dog in this interactive exercise.
How smart are dogs? 15-min video from Nova Science Now. Among other examples, it shows Chaser at work. She's the border collie who knows over 1000 words.
Mirror neurons (14:00). Nova Science Now's engaging description of the basis for observational learning.
How different groups spend their day. Interactive graph and related article on how humans occupy themselves during a 24-hour period.
Mouse party. Interactive exercise investigates mechanisms and effects of commonly abused drugs.
Science of addiction. Hosted by the University of Utah, this site contains a variety of demonstrations about the influence of drugs on the brain.
"Awareness Test" (0:55). Here's a quick video that illustrates selective attention.
But did you see the gorilla? Daniel Simons' brief article on the original "Gorilla Basketball" video, attentional blindness, and a follow-up video that often catches viewers who know beforehand about the gorilla.
Color changing card trick (2:44). Selective attention demonstration.
Illusions and visual phenomena. Collected by Michael Bach.
8. Teaching resources: There are several resources on the Teaching of Psychology course website and I invite you to make use of them. Should you find additional resources that might be helpful to others, please let me know and I will post them. Resources for New Instructors contains information on assisting students and on teaching. The Multimedia Library is a compilation of videos, demos, and websites. You can find these resources by going to the Teaching of Psychology course website (http://bama.ua.edu/~sprentic/
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9. See the IntroPsych News archive for past newsletters.
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This year's fair will feature more than 55,885 booths and is expecting nearly 170,000 buyers. The Canton Fair runs for 15 days, from October 15th to November 4th , and is presented in phases for respective industries. Phase 1, featuring electronics, appliances and building materials, runs from October 15th through the 19th. Phase 2, showcasing consumer goods, gifts and decorations, runs from October 23rd through 27th , while Phase 3 featuring textiles, medical and recreational products, closes-out the fair from October 31st through November 4th.
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Following a bungled sale at the beginning of the month which saw disgruntled consumers walking away empty handed, Dick Smith has extended its "Game On" gaming sale. The retailer came under fire after details of a sale were allegedly leaked online.
"We understand a certain amount of misinformation was published online last week that led some customers to believe certain products were on sale when they were not or they were a different discount," said Dick Smith acting general manager, David White, last week.
The Dick Smith sale was re-advertised in catalogues released today, and notice was given to customers in a short statement on the Dick Smith website.
"Due to the unauthorised leaking of an internal price list last week, our Game On Sale has exceeded expectations," the statement read. "As our Game On Sale continues this week, we would like to inform our customers that stock is selling faster than expected.
"We thank you for your patience and continued support and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
"As a gesture of goodwill in addition to the Game on Sale event we will now be offering extend the offer to include 30% off gaming software and accessories until Sunday 15 April. Please note that this excludes all gaming consoles, digital cards & already advertised catalogue lines in our Game On brochure (11/4 – 23/4/12)."
The catalogue advertising the sale showed a range of discounted products – including games, accessories and consoles – with some titles up for as little as $1.
This article first appeared on Current.com.au
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Because of the way our apartment is laid out, Charlie is pretty safe roaming around on an entire floor, but we also did a fair amount of babyproofing once he started standing and cruising. Check out our babyproofing checklist and we'll go into more detail explaining each item below!
1. bath spout cover – We have the ubiquitous Skip Hop Moby Bath Spout Cover and it's worked out great. Bathtubs are slippery and Charlie did hit his cheek on the side of the tub a couple of times when he was younger, but we've never had to worry about him injuring himself on the bath spout cover.
2. nonslip bath mat – Once Charlie started standing, his little baby bathtub couldn't contain him so we switched to a nonslip bath mat. We have the Ginsey Aquatouch Eco Friendly Mat and so far so good. Just be sure to hang it up to dry after every bath or it gets yucky and moldy!
3. toilet lock – We bought a toilet lock because Charlie started putting his hands in the toilet water – yuck! We never got around to installing it, but luckily Charlie never touches the toilet water anymore. He knows that pee pee and poo poo are dirty. In fact whenever we don't want him to touch something (like a fire hydrant), we tell him doggy pee pee and he understands he's not supposed to touch it.
5. outlet plugs and/or sliding outlet plates – We put these on most of our outlets, but found that Charlie hasn't been too interested in the outlets.
6. power strip covers – We have power strips galore in our bedroom/office, but Charlie doesn't have access so we didn't have to worry about babyproofing those rooms.
7. cabinet locks – We put these cabinet locks on the kitchen cabinet and bathroom cabinets that hold cleaning supplies.
8. drawer locks – Charlie can't open the kitchen drawers by himself so we don't have locks on them, but nothing in them is off limits.
9. safety gates for off limits rooms and tops and bottoms of stairs – We had the First Years Hands Free Gate blocking the kitchen doorway at our old apartment, and it was easy to install and so easy to use. Even our 6 year old niece couldn't open it by herself. But we needed a different type of gate for the top of the stairs at our current apartment, so we opted for the Kidco Safeway Gate with the Gate Installation Kit which enabled us to install it without drilling into the banister.
10. secure furniture that can topple to the wall – We had a handyman come and install anti-tipping straps on our bookshelves. He also installed the safety gate at the top of the stairs for us.
12. anti-tip straps for flat screen tvs – Our tv is in our bedroom where Charlie doesn't have access, otherwise we would have needed this.
13. cord shorteners for blinds and curtains – This is another important one because children can strangle themselves in the cords. None of our curtains currently have cords.
14. window locks – There is no way Charlie could ever open our super hard to open windows by himself. But babies falling out of windows is actually a very common accident!
15. door locks/door knob covers for off limits rooms and doors – an easier alternative to the safety gate, perhaps for a bathroom or a door to the backyard.
17. oven latch – I bought one of these but never installed it because I never use the oven!
18. oven knob covers – These are a definite must. One day Charlie had turned the gas on and I didn't know! Now we have these oven knob covers closed at all times.
19. adjust water heater to 120 max to prevent burns – We live in an apartment so we haven't done this, and the handles in the bathtub are still too high for Charlie to reach. But if we lived in our own home, I would definitely adjust the temperature because it's so easy for a child to burn themselves.
20. & 21. carbon monoxide/smoke detectors – After having a carbon monoxide leak and a gas leak at our last apartment, we don't take any chances. We have an extra carbon monoxide detector in Charlie's room!
22. anti-slip treads/carpeting on stairs – Mr. Bee broke his toe after slipping on our stairs, so we applied this anti-slip tape to each step. Charlie isn't allowed to go downstairs by himself, but we do let him climb up the stairs when we're standing behind him. With this anti-slip tape on our stairs, we've never slipped again!
I thought that we did the bare minimum when it came to babyproofing, but looking at this list I guess we did a fair amount! All the stuff Charlie isn't supposed to touch (computers, tv, cords galore) is downstairs, so we didn't have to worry about babyproofing electronics. We're obsessive about always having the gate at the top of the stairs closed, so he's pretty safe on the second floor where we have the living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, Charlie's room, and baby bee's nursery.
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THE African National Congress (ANC) has once again signalled that it wants to see the country's immigration policy comprehensively reviewed, citing concerns over the abuse of the asylum-seeking system and competition for jobs between foreigners and local unemployed.
Since 1994 South Africa has adopted one of the most liberal immigration policies in the world. This, together with corruption, and poor border and immigration management, has meant that South Africa has the highest number of asylum seekers in the world and an unknown number of illegal immigrants.
But immigration policy has become ambiguous in recent years, with mixed signals coming from the department and ministry of home affairs over its future direction.
Government officials said this week that, in its national conference resolution on peace and stability adopted last week, the ANC stated that undocumented immigrants posed an economic and security threat. The party further believed that the inward flow of low-skilled labour needed to be balanced with the negative effect on employment.
The final wording of the party's resolution has not yet been made available. Requests to the ANC for a copy of the resolution went unanswered on Wednesday.
Government officials and several conference delegates said the conference resolution recommended the introduction of a border management agency by the Department of Home Affairs to deal with immigration issues.
While the agency has been under discussion by the government for years now, its establishment has been held up — in part over uncertainty as to whether it should fall under the Department of Home Affairs or the Department of State Security.
The ANC resolution further recommends the establishment of asylum application centres, although precisely what these would entail is not spelt out.
The harder line on immigration was reinforced in the organisational report to the ANC conference last week.
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe — articulating the view of the party's outgoing national executive committee — urged in his report that the government find a better balance between the protection of refugee rights and domestic concerns.
"During the last five years there were developments that pointed to the need for a more comprehensive approach to the question of management of foreign nationals entering South Africa," Mr Mantashe's report reads.
These included the high number of cases of crime involving foreign nationals and the number of undocumented foreign nationals who have jobs in the leisure, hospitality and agricultural sectors in the face of high unemployment among locals.
Further, competition from nationals from Asian countries was having a negative effect on small businesses. The firmer direction that the ANC provided to government could help reduce the ambiguity on immigration policy.
Earlier this month, the Department of Home Affairs revealed in court papers that it had asked the Department of Public Works to investigate and cost the construction refugee "camps" along the country's borders.
The resulting report was quoted in the Sunday Times at the beginning of this month as being aimed at "addressing the shelter needs of refugees within the republic".
The Department of Public Works said it was "investigating the planning processes required". There are 52 possible sites being considered where such camps could be located.
The court papers were lodged in response to an application by a refugee rights group, Scalabrini, asking the Western Cape High Court to compel the Department of Home Affairs to continue to carry out services to refugees and asylum seekers following the closure of the Cape Town refugee reception office early this year.
However, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor denied earlier this month that this would mean the future "encampment" of refugees. The Department of Home Affairs told the court that its policy was to "establish refugee reception centres closer to the points of entry", but still to allow refugees to live among the South African population.
The department said it was in the process of building such a centre next to the Lebombo border with Mozambique, which would enable asylum seekers to access services upon entry into South Africa.
Braam Hanekom, director of Passop, a refugee rights group, said on Wednesday that he expected a "hard year ahead" for immigration rights. He had not yet seen the ANC policy conference resolution on peace and stability, which he said was "anxiously awaited".


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July 8, 2003, 02:14 PM
Has anyone seen that? I think it was a pretty good movie. Anyway, does anyone know what gun that assassin used? I'm thinking it's a Savage.
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July 8, 2003, 02:16 PM
I thought it was a Savage too, but I didn't pay too much attention. Could also be a Remington but I'm leaning with first impression.
July 8, 2003, 11:07 PM
It was a great movie right up until the scene at the beach house which was silly, implausible and poorly thought out.
1. A very good hitman walks into a beach house he thinks should be occupied, finds it empty (most of the furniture gone too) and doesn't even check things out.
2. He gets shot from behind, the bullet goes through him and blows blood all over the glass in front of him BUT doesn't hit the glass directly in front of him.
3. The kid who's just witnessed his father's death, realizes he's next on the list, and has his father's killer in his sights can't pull the trigger.
4. The other very good hitman lets the poignant scene play out instead of immediately killing the boy.
July 8, 2003, 11:48 PM
like watching, but understand that they rarely imitate life. Kinda like 'ol Clint.
July 9, 2003, 12:10 AM
The scene was, in my opinion, inconsistent with the rest of the movie.
It's not a matter of suspended disbelief, it's a matter of being consistent to the premise that the story is based on.
The movie had followed, more or less, our standard reality. (Bullets break glass, Tom Hanks character was careful and good because he didn't want to die, other hitman was remorseless and good at self-preservation) Then at the end, it all goes out the window so (...they can wrap things up quickly? ...they can change the movie into a little morality play? ...I don't really know why.)
It would be sort of like at the end of a relatively normal Superman movie, Superman commits suicide by jumping off a building then at the funeral, Lois Lane says she never liked him anyway and they find out he was a child molester on the side.
George Hill
July 9, 2003, 12:21 AM
I got the DVD. It's a good movie. I'm not pleased with the ending... but it's still a good movie.
Hellofa mouse gun isn't it?
July 9, 2003, 12:41 AM
I'm kinda with JohnKSa on this one. The glass not breaking was not as big a deal to me, however, as the "After that, I never touched another gun" line was. Like guns, all by their lonesome, caused all the kid's misery. Definitely a parting shot by Hollywood at the 2nd.
Enjoyable movie, otherwise. Dunno what that gun was, tho.
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July 9, 2003, 02:18 PM
and (he said proudly).....I have one for sale for $150 and I can do a private party transfer on it if anyone is near Sacramento.
10 shots. Staggered mag like a BHP.
.32 auto.
July 9, 2003, 11:37 PM
3. The kid who's just witnessed his father's death, realizes he's next on the list, and has his father's killer in his sights can't pull the trigger.
4. The other very good hitman lets the poignant scene play out instead of immediately killing the boy.
You need to get the DVD and watch teh deleted scenes. One of the very early scenes that is cut is how the kid is a total gun nut and loves guns hides them under the bed (even in the hotel when they are on the run) and another deleted scene has him at the very beginning of the movie (when he's doing the monologue) taking about how he's never touched a gun since the winter of 193x)
It makes a lot more sense. Usually i agree with the cut scenes, but I don't think you get the sense that the kid is a gun nut and why he can't pull the trigger without it.
Well worth watching the deleted scenes, esp with the director commentary.
I liked the movie.
July 10, 2003, 12:16 AM
I liked the movie, but the ending sort of ruined it for me.
Sort of like eating your favorite desert and then taking the last bite and finding a roach in that mouthful...
I don't see how the kid's being a gun nut makes it less likely that he'll pull the trigger, nor how it would make it more likely that he'd completely avoid guns afterwards.
Actually, I'm seeing a general trend in movies lately as if the movie makers can't figure out how to end them gracefully so they just wrap them up quickly and perhaps hope that people won't notice the slipshod ending.
A Perfect Murder is another classic example of this that comes immediately to mind. To accept the ending as fairly realistic, you have to completely forget the character development at the beginning of the movie.
Recon By Fire
July 17, 2003, 07:01 AM
Shotgun Through the wall, that is what the movie is ALL about.
It shows that damage can occur even throw barriers such as a wall.
July 18, 2003, 12:10 AM
I've got the DVD and just for kicks I had it running in the background with the descriptions for the visually impared turned on and the lady doing the commentary describe it as a "Luger pistol".
July 18, 2003, 12:11 AM
Very entertaining flick!
August 12, 2003, 01:31 PM
It was a Savage, no question about it. Not possible to tell if it was a .32 or a .380, however.
August 12, 2003, 02:09 PM
Definitely a parting shot by Hollywood at the 2nd.
Maybe, maybe not.
I just watched it yesterday. I think the reason the kid didn't ever touch another gun was because he saw how his father lived and died. He saw how being a witness to murder eventually got his whole family killed. And yes, I realize that the people did the killing and not the guns, but if your whole family was murdered, it might slant your views a little also. The kid definitely had a view of guns that most of us never see.
Sure, the glass didn't get shot out, but who cares, it was still a great movie. Right, wrong, or indifferent, people have the right to NOT own guns, just as much as they do to own guns. They have their reasons, we have ours. It's their perogative, so long as they don't try to IMPOSE their beliefs to take away our rights.
And it was just a movie,
August 12, 2003, 02:38 PM
I thought it was great, very good, except the ending.
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In this lively snippet from Wednesday's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart takes stock of the ballsiness—at times to the point of complete delusion—on display this week from the likes of Herman Cain (remember him?), who made Barbara Walters lose her cool, Mitt Romney and President Obama. Well, maybe not that last one.
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On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert joined fellow guest Maria Shriver on the deceptively comfy couch frequently inhabited by Barbara Walters and her colleagues from "The View" to discuss his upcoming fear-based rally and Bill O'Reilly before things got a little too uncomfortable.
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MSNBC's pugnacious pundit Keith Olbermann dropped in on "The View" on Monday, where he rattled his gaggle of lady-hosts with his announcement that he doesn't vote as a "symbolic gesture." Hold on to your mug there, Keith!
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids Community College has hired AGB Search, a Washington D.C.-based consulting group, to search for the college's new provost.
Former Provost Gilda Gely left GRCC in May to serve as Aquinas College's chief academic officer. Her duties at GRCC included strategic planning and guiding all aspects of teaching and learning in support of student success.
Patti Trepkowski, GRCC's associate provost and dean of instructional support, is serving as interim provost. Trepkowski said she does not intend to seek the position.
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January 29, 2012 - Al Stephenson
I have joined the ranks of mall walkers. For the last couple of months I have spent several days a week at the Tiffin Mall walking with my health conscious counterparts. It is an interesting mix of people, some might say eclectic, with most being my age or older. With the exception of a few young mothers, most of the walkers are of the senior citizen variety. And yes, I do qualify for that label.
People who walk have their own pace as well as path that they take. Some walk around the middle of the mall, while others take each aisle. A few go down some of the aisles while bypassing others. I have yet to figure out that strategy, but to each his own. One man walked in a zig-zag pattern in the center of the mall. He however, was not the most interesting person I discovered.
A fellow would walk backwards while propelling his outstretched arms in a counter- clockwise rotation. He did this at certain intervals while normally walking forward like the rest of us. I'm sure there was a physiological advantage to doing his backward strut, but I'm not sure what it was. He did make me smile though.
Then there are the salmon as I like to call them. It is tradition for the walkers to go to the right on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Walkers head the other direction on Tuesday and Thursday. There are no signs that require this and certainly enough room to have people traveling in both directions. Seriously folks, the walkers invariably outnumber the shoppers in our little shopping mecca.
A few people however seem to think it is fun to swim upstream (got the salmon reference, didn't you?). A couple of ladies seem to do this. One gentleman in particular goes the opposite way most of the time. I like to refer to him as Wrong Way Korrigan. In his defense he does normally give people plenty of room and he frequently disappears for minutes at a time as he heads into a store and chats up the help. What I don't understand is why he goes against the grain.
One day a lady wagged her finger at him (and another fellow who decided to motor along with Wrong Way) and admonished him for going the wrong way. He just smiled and kept going. Perhaps there is some joy in being different and maybe he likes to be chastized, but I still don't get it. Most people will start walking a certain direction and when they see that everyone else is going the other direction - THEY SWITCH. Not Wrong Way. He dances to his own drummer.
Some day the inevitable is going to happen. Wrong Way is going to be distracted just as he rounds a corner and he will forget to swing wide. He is going to run into a little old lady, who in turn will be knocked to the floor breaking her hip. Or he is (and this is nearly as serious) going to run into ME. Either way it will not be pretty.
The view from my seat suggests that Wrong Way should join the rest of the sensible people and "go with the flow." Don't walk the opposite way, don't knock over a little old lady, don't be responsible for a broken hip and for gosh sakes don't let your grandson wear a dog collar!
Go the same way as everyone else. I will thank you for it. I doubt I will be the only one.
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