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Topic: Using AjaxScaffold - Implementing a checkbox
I am currently using http://www.ajaxscaffold.com to implement my ActiveRecord scaffolding for a few forms. While I may get text boxes working no problem, I am not sure how to implement a checkbox. Here is the field as it stands as a text box in the form:

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<%= text_field 'service', 'transfer_extension' , {:class=>"text-input"} %>
ex: 1001, 10001, 100001
What would I need to do to change that to a text box that would then insert a "Y" or "N" in a database if checked/not checked respectively?


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Turned it off about halfway through. It's not that it was horrible (although it was far far far from good), it's just that it wasn't interesting enough to keep watching when there were/are so many better/worthwhile things to watch.
So, if you were debating, my advice is to skip it.

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If you are ever in Marigot Bay, you will discover that most of the fun and excitement happens at the Capella Marigot Bay Resort and Marina. Many a time have I driven to the top of the Marigot Bay hill and looked down at this beautiful bay and always wondered what fun it would be if I could one day be a part of such spectacular scenery. The towering hills, the peaceful sea, the birds chirping in the mangroves, there was just something about this magical bay that gave me a nostalgic feeling that I just wished to experience such beauty.
Today, I decided to speak to the Marina Consultant, Pete, and we arranged for a full day experience on the docks at the Capella Marina. My dream was finally becoming a reality but little did I know what enjoyment I would feel, engaging with the Dock Master and the marina staff whilst completing the various tasks that the gentlemen at the docks did every day.
My first challenge was to tie a bowline. I was stunned that this was my first task but I carefully paid attention to the process and then successfully tied my first dinghy on to the dock. After conquering that challenge, I felt like a champion but my next task was to steer the dinghy out in the bay and maneuver back to the docks. I really thought that this would have been difficult because I have never steered a boat before. However, Chedy, the dock assistant, explained the process and made it sound very easy. "It is like driving a car" he said, and so again, I watched him start the engine and was amazed at how easily he was able to steer the dinghy. It was my turn now and I was a bit resistant to pulling the cord that started the engine. Chedy gently encouraged me and then I heard that loud roar and leaped with joy.
Steering out in the bay was one of the best experiences that I have ever had as far back as I could remember. The dinghy made very little noise as I was able to breathe in the beauty of the bay and feel relaxed in my moment. I continued towards the entrance of the Capella Resort and could not believe how beautiful the hotel looked from the water's entrance. I instantly felt envious of the boat Captains and Crew who constantly got to enjoy this beautiful scenery.
If you would like a similar experience to mine, do contact your personal assistant at email@example.com to arrange your special day on the docks.


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The schedule shows a CDRA race March 29-30. Can anyone race at this event? Or do you have to be some sort of member of cdra?
And why does it say " AT thunder valley raceway " ? is the race at Mokan or is it at thunder valley? (bethany? ) .


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Here's a video of Chris and Steve from Punchline talking about their 2004 album on Fueled By Ramen called Action. They recorded it with Sean O'Keefe who they met when Fall Out Boy was recording Take This To Your Grave with him. Enjoy!
|June 27, 2012
|June 27, 2012
The Fueled By Ramen Street Team put together a list of the radio stations playing Fun.'s new single 'Some Nights.' Check out the list below to find the station nearest you. If you'd like to get more involved with the street team, click HERE to become a member!
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|June 27, 2012
Cobra Starship will be all over the country this summer. Check out the dates below and click HERE to pick up your tickets now.
6.29 Eureka, MO @ Six Flags St. Louis
6.30 Dallas, TX @ Six Flags Over Texas
7.08 Vancouver, BC @ Summer Playland Festival 2012
7.12 Comstock Park, MI @ Party In The Park
7.13 Jackson, NJ @ Six Flags Great Adventure
7.14 Atlanta, GA @ Six Flags Over Georgia
8.08 Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fair
8.18 Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC @ Balloon Festival
8.25 Baton Rouge, LA @ Rouxloux Festival
9.03 Pomona, CA @ Los Angeles County Fair
10.07 Miami, FL @ FIU Univeristy Arena
|June 26, 2012
Thanks to Glamour Kills for inviting the Fueled By Ramen crew out for Flip Cup Friday last week! We had a blast!
|June 26, 2012
Click HERE to order the brand new Fun. 'Juggling' poster in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore. It features a shot of the guys taken by Daniel Silbert that you can also find inside the vinyl edition of Some Nights.
|June 26, 2012
|June 25, 2012
On Friday Fun. performed 'Some Nights' live on T.V. for the first time on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Skip to 36:40 in the video above to see the performance.
|June 25, 2012
Gather round we have a story to tell, but we need your help!
We want to create the craziest, most random #1Nite story, but we have a massive case of writers block. All we have so far is "So this #1Nite…"
Help us write the rest of it! There are two ways to get in on the action:
1. Tweet @CobraStarship finishing the sentence: "So this #1Nite…" (you must include #1Nite in your tweet)
2. Reblog the post HERE and add your sentence (max 200 characters).
Each morning, we'll pick our favorite sentence and add it to the ongoing story. If we pick your entry, you'll be entered to win the grand prize! What is the grand prize? Well, not only will you win a Cobra shirt of your choice from our webstore, BUT you'll also get your very own copy of the story signed by us!
|June 25, 2012
Click HERE to read a note from Hayley Williams of Paramore from the Official Paramore In The Studio Tumblr.
Over the last four years or so, Paramore got busier and spent more time working on tour than we did at home. I sort of forgot how much I loved, even needed, my alone time. But the past year, being as "slow" as it was… I was able to sort of refocus all that nervous, busy energy and learn once again how nice a night-in can be.
|June 25, 2012
Click HERE to check out an exclusive tour of the tour bus that Fun. call home. SPIN met up with the band at Bonnaroo for a look inside their bus.
The guys have the unusual habit of hiding DVDs in each other's beds. "Nacho Libre is the worst because no one has ever seen it and it always ends up in someone's bunk." - Nate Ruess


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Debates of Feb. 28th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #85 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-30.
- Question Period
- Supplementary Estimates (C), 2012-13
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Business of Supply
- Safe Night Off Winnipeg Streets
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Original Humboldt
- Polish Canadian Community
- Citizenship Ceremony
- Bullying
- Surrey
- Rare Disorders
- Winter Festivals
- North Korean Refugees
- New Democratic Party
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Migrant Workers
- Ethics
- Shannen's Dream
- Ethics
- 41st General Election
- Employment Insurance
- 41st General Election
- Justice
- Citizenship and Immigration
- International Trade
- Employment
- The Environment
- Aerospace Industry
- 41st General Election
- Official Languages
- Science and Technology
- 41st General Election
- Rights & Democracy
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Sealing Industry
- Public Safety
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Business of Supply
- World Autism Awareness Day Act
Sealing Industry
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Ryan Cleary St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Mr. Speaker, it has been more than two months since Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan informed the WTO that they would no longer import seal pelts, a ban they backdated to August. The loss of Canada's biggest market for seal products is a huge problem for Newfoundland and Labrador communities and the government has done nothing to show its supposed support for a humane and sustainable seal harvest.
Why has the government failed to end the Russian ban of Canadian seal products? Why has it failed the communities that rely on the sealing industry?
Sealing Industry
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Ed Fast Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway
Mr. Speaker, unlike the NDP, our government remains committed to defending Canada's sealing industry.
The customs union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia has proposed trade sanctions on seal products. On my instructions, Canadian officials are actively engaging with their international counterparts to convey our concerns over these proposed restrictions. The Atlantic and northern seal hunts in Canada are humane, sustainable and well-regulated activities that provide an important source of food and income for families of coastal and Inuit communities.
Public Safety
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Maria Mourani Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, as of January 2012, more than 420,000 criminal records still had not been updated. Worse yet, criminal offences that should be in the criminal record repository have apparently never been entered. This situation is unacceptable when we consider that a pedophile could be working at a daycare because his record has not been checked.
Instead of putting on a show with ineffective legislation that costs the taxpayers a pile of money, will the Minister of Public Safety finally take action, having already been informed of this situation?
Public Safety
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, our government supports law-abiding Canadians who selflessly give their time to coach and volunteer with vulnerable groups such as children. We encourage the RCMP to work with its policing partners to ensure that criminal record checks are done as efficiently and effectively as possible. Our government has taken steps toward making the process more efficient. Through our leadership, we have reduced the wait times from 17 weeks to 4 weeks.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I would like to draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of the Hon. Patrick Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation from British Columbia; the Hon. David Ramsay, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister of Transportation for the Northwest Territories; and the Hon. Currie Dixon, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Environment for Yukon.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
Alleged Interference of Minister's Ability to Discharge Responsibilities
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, I want to respond to the question of privilege that the Minister of Public Safety raised in the House yesterday.
I will begin by saying that the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons presented a well-researched, cogent argument in support of that. I do not think there is anything I can take issue with in regard to that presentation. However, I do have some concerns about the points that were made by the minister himself.
With regard to the material that did come from the parliamentary secretary, it was quite clear that in each case, when one is looking at the question of privilege, the facts of the case must decide whether in fact privilege has been breached. I believe that is again true in this case.
With regard to the points that the Minister of Public Safety made, he basically had three arguments supporting his position that his privilege had been breached. I will just do a quick summary.
First was that parliamentary resources had been used to attack his position with regard to some incidents in his personal life and with regard to Bill C-30 that was the issue of contention, but it was more that parliamentary resources had been used in that regard that his argument was made.
Second, he argued that the threats that were coming at him, and there can be no dispute over that part of it, that is very clearly a breach of his privilege and the privilege of any member of this House faced with those types of threats, that he either withdraw the bill or additional information would be released, is a clear breach of his privilege and one that would cause us to very strongly agree that his privilege had been breached on the facts of this case.
His third point was on the opposition to Bill C-30, that the people who were opposed to it were clogging up his office. That is the part that most disturbed me. The position that we would be taking as a party is that that is not a valid argument in support of an argument for breach of privilege.
In that regard, Mr. Speaker, I would draw to your attention a ruling by your predecessor, Mr. Milliken, on June 8, 2005. There was a similar type of situation where the member was claiming that his office was being intentionally clogged, that his email and phones were being intentionally clogged on an issue of some import to whoever was doing the work.
The key point for Speaker Milliken was, I believe, the same as in this case. It is not the question of whether in fact that is occurring, although that is a factual matter that should be determined, the important point is whether it is the intent of the people who are trying to contact the minister or the member of Parliament to clog up his office and make it inoperable and impossible for other constituents to have access to the member of Parliament.
The test is: What is the intent of the calls coming in, the emails coming in and the faxes coming in? Intent is the key component.
With regard to this situation, it is quite clear that Bill C-30 is very contentious. We as an official opposition party have been adamantly opposed to it. The third party in the House is adamantly opposed to it. Lots and lots of Canadians are adamantly opposed to it. One of the ways of expressing that opposition is to attempt to contact the minister's office and tell him that this is a bad bill and give reasons for opposing it.
If you make a ruling, Mr. Speaker, that says that if the effect of what one is doing in trying to contact the member of Parliament, in this case the minister, is to clog up his office, it will significantly impact the ability of individual Canadians to express their democratic voice in opposition to legislation.
In this case, it is clear that the bill is so contentious that it is almost impossible to envision that that many calls, those many emails and faxes were coming in with the intent of clogging his office. The intent behind those was that Canadians were expressing their democratic right to oppose the bill. Canadians were telling the minister that they were opposed to the bill and they were giving their reasons.
It is quite clear that relying on that ruling from Mr. Milliken, the Speaker of the day, would not be a basis on which to make a finding of breach of privilege in this case. The facts speak to that quite clearly.
I want to repeat that we have no problem with the finding of breach of privilege because of the second point that the minister made with regard to the threats. That is not tolerable behaviour in our society, in this Parliament and in Canada as a whole. It is just not the way Parliament and our democracy function. Ministers and members of Parliament cannot be threatened in that way, so there is no question that there is a breach of privilege on that point.
On the third point, with regard to clogging his office, that clearly is not a basis for a finding of breach of privilege. I would invite you, Mr. Speaker, to make it specific that that is not a basis on which you could make a finding of breach of privilege, as did Mr. Milliken in that particular case of June 5, 2008.
The minister's first point is more problematic. He is arguing that the use of parliamentary resources to, as he put it, attack him surreptitiously, is more problematic. It is a grey area. The anonymity is the part that bothers me. If this had been done by one of my staff who had simply sent the minister a message using the resources that we have here on the Hill saying "At a personal level, I'm opposed to the bill", there is no question that is permissible because the individual is just doing his or her job.
The grey area is the anonymity in the way this one was done. That one, Mr. Speaker, I will throw back into your lap and not make a suggestion. However, I do not think it is clear as to whether, because parliamentary resources are being used to communicate to a member of Parliament or to a minister, that automatically means a breach of privilege. I do not think that follows. It is the anonymity part of it that would be of concern.
Alleged Interference of Minister's Ability to Discharge Responsibilities
Oral Questions
3:10 p.m.
Marc Garneau Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, I want to take the opportunity to say that we in the Liberal Party would also like to have the opportunity to comment on the question of privilege either tomorrow or on Thursday.
Alleged Interference of Minister's Ability to Discharge Responsibilities
Oral Questions
3:10 p.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I only wish to add a comment to the comments made by the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh.
I also deplore the use of private information as a tool of intimidation against any member of the House. That is a valid point of privilege.
I appreciate the clarity with which my friend from Windsor—Tecumseh identified the reason that I felt discomfort yesterday as the hon. minister put forward a claim of privilege in relation to his office being swamped with calls. One hopes in a vibrant democracy that our offices are always swamped with calls, that our mailboxes are full, that petitions are sent and that Canadians rise up and speak clearly when they find that something we have done as their member of Parliament offends them. We must never think that it is a matter of privilege to stop the public from exercising its right to free speech.
Alleged Interference of Minister's Ability to Discharge Responsibilities
Oral Questions
3:10 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I thank hon. members for their further contributions to the question currently before the Speaker.
The House resumed consideration of the motion.
Opposition Motion--Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
3:10 p.m.
Dave MacKenzie Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Kitchener—Conestoga.
I will begin by thanking the hon. member for Toronto Centre for his motion. I will limit my response to the hon. member's contention that the collection by government of personal information without limits, rules and judicial oversight constitutes a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
That implies that Bill C-30 would provide the state with an unlimited authority to intrude on the privacy and civil liberties of Canadians. This is profoundly misleading. Bill C-30 was carefully crafted to ensure a continuing respect for privacy and civil liberties are maintained and/or strengthened. Bill C-30 has as its primary objective providing the police and national security agencies with the investigative powers they need to combat 21st century crime.
The data preservation scheme proposed in Bill C-30, for instance, is an important investigative tool that would permit the police to order or demand the temporary preservation of computer data. It would not allow for the disclosure of this information without a warrant. Computer data is highly volatile. Telecommunication service providers, for example, routinely delete computer data as a matter of routine business practice. That is why it is imperative that the police have the power to ensure that computer data that might contain important evidence of a crime does not get deleted by a third party before the police have enough time to obtain it by using a judicially authorized warrant or production order.
Limited timelines are provided for the preservation of this information. After 21 days, the preservation demand, which would be made by the police and is intended to cover the time it takes to get the preservation order, would expire. The order, which would require judicial authorization, would then expire after 90 days. I do not know of anyone in the House who has had the opportunity to apply for a warrant in front of a justice. It takes a great deal of time and is not something where one knocks on the door and the justice simply issues it. Once that order expires, the bill would require that all data retained for the purposes of the investigation and not otherwise kept pursuant to regular business practices be destroyed. This objective is achieved in a manner that is respectful of privacy.
I will now elaborate with reference to the proposed transmission data recorder warrant and production order. The Criminal Code currently contains what is called a dialled number recorder warrant, as well as a production order for the same information. These tools allow investigators to collect and produce phone numbers, for instance the number of a phone used by a suspect in an investigation. The transmission data recorder warrant and production order would update the dialled number recorder warrant and production order in recognition of the fact that day-to-day communications are no longer restricted to the telephone. Rather, people now communicate using a variety of different technologies, such as email and text messaging. Technology has even advanced to the point where the lines between technologies have been blurred so that phone calls can be made over the Internet and cellphones can be used to search the World Wide Web.
It is clear that an investigative tool restricted to the collection of phone numbers is not only out of date but severely limits its usefulness. As a result, the new warrant and production order would now allow for the collection and production of data to traditional telephone numbers, but also found in the Internet world.
Like the existing warrant, the transmission data recorder warrant would be obtained when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the data being sought would assist in the investigation of a crime. Like the existing warrant, the data that could be collected using the warrant would be limited to routing data and telephone numbers. The content of the communications themselves would never be provided under this warrant. To ensure that this power is never used to gain access to the substance of communications, this is written into the definition of transmission data in Bill C-30.
If I were to conclude my remarks at this point, I might leave the impression that Bill C-30 is more or less privacy neutral, that it just maintains the existing safeguards and replicates those safeguards for new investigative powers. However, such an approach without more would fail to take stock of the profound effect that technological advances over the past few decades have had on privacy.
Judicial oversight would ensure an investigation strikes the right balance between individual privacy and the public good. Warrants would be tailored to ensure that the standards guiding that oversight fit with the type of technique at issue. Since tracking people clearly has more privacy implications than tracking cars or other things, the bill would make the standard for getting a warrant to track people higher than that for tracking cars or other objects.
Amendments in the bill would make it necessary for police to prove to judges that they have reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed and that the evidence would assist in the investigation before they are granted the warrant to track people.
Much of Bill C-30 is premised on the idea that each investigative technique the police have at their disposal should have a corresponding investigative power. That is why if data needed to be preserved for the purposes of investigation, Bill C-30 would create a specific way for the police to accomplish that. If the police then needed to obtain that preserved data, they could get a judicially authorized warrant or production order.
The bill in fact follows very closely on three previous bills that have been tabled in the House by Liberal members of the House in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Our government has proposed legislation to ensure Canada's laws adequately protect Canadians' privacy online. We expect Parliament to conduct a thorough review of our proposed legislation to ensure we strike the right balance between protecting Canadians from crime while respecting Canadians' privacy rights.
Mr. Speaker, I hope my remarks have clarified some misconceptions regarding Bill C-30. I do hope, however, that Parliament will take the time to thoroughly study the bill to ensure that it achieves its purpose to better protect Canadians while also ensuring their right to privacy is protected.
Opposition Motion--Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
3:20 p.m.
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my hon. colleague. I am afraid that he is missing some of the key points, just as the security minister yesterday misunderstood, or perhaps did not fully understand, the implications.
I had asked yesterday about clause 34, which would allow the minister himself to designate so-called inspectors. There is no description as to what would be an inspector, but it would be an inspector he decides upon. He would give the inspector the ability to go into any private telecom cellphone business and demand documents, to look at hard drives, and to go through files to gather evidence, all without a warrant.
Perhaps the Conservative Party thinks it is okay for people appointed by a minister to go into private businesses and snoop, to be seen in so-called compliance of the minister's wishes. We in the New Democrats think that is an extraordinary overreach to give that power to a minister.
In subclause 34(4) it actually states that these so-called inspectors named by a security minister could bring with them anyone they felt would help them in doing their job. Does the member not think that that is a complete overreach? Why is it that he could allow such an abuse of private business?
Opposition Motion--Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
3:20 p.m.
Dave MacKenzie Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if the member opposite understands what he is talking about. Subclause 33(1) says the minister may designate persons or classes of persons as inspectors for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the proposed act. That is this act.
The member gets way past what he is talking about. What we are talking about is the collection of information by lawful authorities that is done under a warrant, under judicial order. It is a whole different thing. There are lots of inspectors out there who inspect a variety of things. This would be an inspector for the purposes of administration and enforcement of the proposed act only. If he were to go on through it he would see that it is for verifying compliance with the act.
I spoke to the owner of an Internet providing agency that does a great deal of business in Southwestern Ontario. He told me that he read the bill. He said that it would put into place all kinds of safeguards that do not exist. I would think that if the member were really interested in this bill and the privacy of Canadians, he would support the bill.
Opposition Motion--Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
3:20 p.m.
Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, the government has recognized that there are flaws in the proposed legislation it has brought forward. It has said that it will bring it to committee prior to second reading. In a sense, it is good that we are having this debate today. Otherwise we would not have had a debate on Bill C-30 before it went to committee.
The government has a nasty tendency to go in camera in committee. This stops the public from being able to participate or listen to what is being talked about. I wonder if the member can provide information to the House or assurances that the government will not have in camera sittings during the discussions of this important bill when it goes to committee. Can he provide Canadians that assurance?


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Skip to comments.How Did Dogs Acquire a "Guilty Look?"
Posted on 09/18/2009 3:06:19 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
A little while ago I made my wife laugh by doing an impression of a dog acting guilty. After the laughter subsided I started thinking: How does a dog even know how to act guilty? Guilt is not an emotion in any part of the rest animal kingdom except perhaps to a much lesser extent in cats and maybe chimpanzees although I am not sure about the latter due to little contact with chimps. Cats have such a superiority complex that they really don't show much guilt about anything.
But dogs go completely overboard in the guilt department. You come home and if your dog did something it shouldn't have done, such as leave a "deposit" on the floor, you can often tell right away. The head is down, you might hear some whimpering, and the eyes give away a great deal of guilt. Not only can dogs act guilty, it is much more exaggerated than in humans since people often tried to hide their guilt.
We take this feeling of guilt for granted in dogs because we are so used to it. However, guilt is a very complicated emotion. How did dogs pick up feelings of guilt? It's really amazing when you think about it.
Good observation...however I have seen less then domesticated dogs act "sneaky".
So how did dogs learn "sneaky"?
Cats will crap on your dinner and look disinterested while they do it.
What about wild dogs?
That is one guilty puppy lol
In all due respect, that is pure supposition on your part!
Say, for example, throughout your formative years you were punished for going poo on the floor. Then, at age 40, you go poo on the floor. Would you remember being punished for it?
Not only does my dog act guilty when, for instance, I catch her sleeping on my pillow, but after we have had words she tries to guilt-trip me.
OMG! Whatever he did...uh...he did it. ROFL!
LOL...and dogs will eat it and pretend to feel guilty afterward.
I want that naughty baby!
You ever see a guilty goldfish, a guilty canary, a guilty gerbil?
Even wolf pups will display wile and cunning in leveraging extra food within the pack. They are punished when caught, but it's a behavior that also proves beneficial to the pack when it's later employed in hunting larger game.
Dogs are more intune with peoples emotions than you would think. The tone of your voice, the look in your eyes, even the scent of when you are mad causes responses.
Dogs are the perfect companion for people. They dont care what kind of day you had, or how much money you make. They are always happy when you walk in the front door.
A better question is why they put up with us?
I don't speak goldfish, canary or gerbil and have not studied their behavior enough to say I am qualified to identify their emotions or how they might be displayed.
So a French Poodle living in an arctic wilderness could be known as "Fifi of the North?"
Personally I suspect that doggies read minds. Not well, but they do. Prove it ain't so! ;-)
I've stared at my cousin's goldfish a lot. Not a trace of guilt.
Domesticated animals are too clever by half for their human caretakers.
That would be a frozen fifi of a fificicle.
Be careful, he might be one of those sociopathic goldfish that just doesn't have a conscience.;-)
I hope I never get so mad that my dog can smell it! She only weighs five pounds. Mine puts up with me cause I love her to death and spoil her rotten.
I have not seen guilty gerbils, but I have seen ones that have been scared for life.... :) paging mr. Gere
Absolutely beautiful dog <3
What about Patsy's "don't mess with me" look?
From cats.
SODS is right, Peej. Don't turn yer back on that there goldfish.
Social pack behavior is in the genes of dogs. As you are the alpha leader of the pack, your dog will display certain behavior traits to show subservience to you. One of these is what we as humans would interpret as guilt. It is not guilt per se, but your dog knows that it needs to defer to your authority and circumvent your displeasure in order to remain part of the pack.
My theory: Dogs are pack animals and they will assume submissive postures to members of the pack that have a higher status. A dog that gives you the "guilty" look has broken a pack rule and views you as higher ranking pack member that is about mete out discipline.
I have no idea. But they are so damn cute when they do it.
LOL! That video really does present a guilty dog. And what other animal looks so guilty? Somewhere along the road, dogs picked up the guilt trip from humans. There are also other dog looks similar to humans.
Good boy! No need to look like that, you are a good boy!
Dogs in many cases are a step above most humans or at least Democrats.
As George Carlin said.
"Dogs got eyebrows they can manipulate. Cat's got a bunch of s**t sticking out of their face."
Not a fish or a canary, though they are usually dead when I get to them.
But the Gerbil thing... Ask Richard Gere
Bookmarking for more great dog pics!
My sister's cat would act guilty, skulking behind furniture, etc. My sister knew that meant there was a mess somewhere in the house. When it was found, and she gave a cat a swat, the cat was all cheerful again.
That is a good question! Why do they put up with us?
I did'n dooh nuttun! Scratch my belly, please!
This may also be why dogs left packs to bond with humans. In the pack the alpha dog might just kill them. In dealing with humans - if the dog looks sad then the human usally says okay that is alright. You are a good boy or girl. Most humans are more forgiving than an alpha dog.
I think you're right. My dogs have been admonished their whole lives when they do naughty stuff. They know when they do something on my "naughty" list that I'll not be my usual happy go lucky self with them. Dogs innately understand body language and facial expressions within their own kind and also with humans, particularly with humans with which they have a long history.
God love a good dog!
When my cat was alive, the kitty litter was along the bathroom wall near the toilet. And when I sat down on the toilet, my cat often chose that time to do her thing on the kitty litter. Strange look on her face but I chuckled at her purposeful timing.
Here is Patsy caught in the act.
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Today marks 75 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. As London prepares to welcome the world for the Olympics, the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. organized a medley of sports activities, or "Embassy Olympics," in recognition last month of the "100 Days To Go" mark.
On April 18, international colleagues from the diplomatic community joined to compete in the "Embassy Olympics." SportsUnited representatives from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs along with their colleagues in the Bureau of International Information Programs and Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs were key "players" in the event.
Even the rainy weather -- true to form for a British activity -- did not dampen the spirits of the participants. Embassy teams enthusiastically represented countries that have previously hosted the Olympics including Australia, Canada, Greece, Russia, and Switzerland.
The D.C. based "Embassy Olympics" served as an opportunity to spotlight the impact of sports diplomacy and for the State Department's SportsUnited team to share its "game plan" of special activities focused on the 2012 Olympic Games with the local embassies. During this Olympic Year, the State Department is expanding its sports diplomacy endeavors, while all of our sports exchange programs seek to increase international mutual understanding through athletics -- a shared Olympic goal.
For example, we are currently hosting a soccer exchange program for Egyptian soccer coaches. In partnership with D.C. United, and its charitable organization United for D.C., the Egyptian coaches will participate in trainings and workshops with American athletes and attend clinics on coaching, sports administration, women's empowerment through sports, Title IX, conflict resolution, and disability sports. The visit of these coaches is a key component of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, which aims to increase the number of women and girls worldwide who are involved in sports.
As we've seen through this initiative, and our other programs, sports have a unique ability to bring people together to foster greater understanding. And, the "Embassy Olympics" was no exception. The activity was an inspirational all-around sports diplomacy experience!
The afternoon kicked-off with a fast-paced basketball three-pointer contest and an exciting -- albeit nerve-racking -- round of soccer penalty shots. Next on the line-up was the 100 meter dash and shot put. The friendly competition finished with a four-person relay race, which was a wonderful team way to wrap up the day. British Ambassador Peter Westmacott awarded medals to the winning "country" teams.
From start to finish, the "Embassy Olympics" was a way to bring the Olympics to Washington D.C., to show the State Department's support for the Olympics, and to unify nations around the shared passion for sports. Everyone left the event feeling positive about the fast-approaching Olympic summer games.
You can find photographs of the event on the British Embassy's Flickr photostream. For a video of a special SportsUnited's London Envoy Program focused on youth outreach and the Olympics, click here.
Anthony N. in Maryland writes:
The cultural and emotional significance of sports across the globe always astounds. Excited to hear about these endeavors. Keep up the great work!
Palgye in South Korea writes:
I'm change my mind about, 2020 Olympic...
I want Japan Get 2020 Olympic.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, a public-private partnership to improve maternal and child health, on May 3, 2011. The partnership is organized with the Department of State and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, between the U.S. Agency for International Development and Johnson & Johnson. Collaborating with the United Nations Foundation, the mHealth Alliance and the BabyCenter, this partnership harnesses the power of technology to improve the health of women and newborns by reaching them with quality health information.
Secretary Clinton said, "[T]his is for me a labor of love to highlight maternal and child health. It's an issue that is personally a high priority, and it is one to our government and the Obama Administration, and especially to families around the world."
She continued, "...Now Sunday is Mother's Day, in case any of you need reminding. And many of us will find ways to celebrate and thank our mothers, and we'll be grateful for all of the blessings that we've been given. But let's not forget that becoming a mother can be a dangerous and life threatening undertaking. Every year, nearly 360,000 women worldwide don't survive childbirth. Four million babies die during childbirth or within a few weeks. Most of these deaths can be prevented.
"And there are some encouraging trends. Recent data confirms that the global maternal mortality ratio has declined 34 percent between 1990 and 2008. In Bangladesh, for example, maternal mortality has gone down by 40 percent. In Nepal, where it was the first time, many years ago, that I saw a birthing kit, which some of you know is one of UNICEF's great contributions, and in Nepal it's dropped 50 percent. So our investments in family planning and maternal and newborn health have contributed to a decline of at least 30 percent in maternal deaths in 19 countries. And I want to underscore that because all too often people wonder, well, what happens with this money that you spend and that the Congress appropriates to be spent? Well, this is one example of where we can really trace U.S. Government efforts that have made a difference in the lives of women, babies, and children.
"So it's clear that with the right tools, the right partnerships, and the right commitment, we can achieve real results. It's not only the right thing to do; it is the smart thing to do as well. Improving the health and status of women and girls acts as a positive multiplier because when women succeed, they lift themselves, they lift their families and their communities along with them. According to a recent analysis published in The Lancet, half the reduction in child mortality over the past 40 years can be directly attributed to better education for women. If a woman knows better how to care for her child, she will demand more and receive more, enabling her to do so.
"So that's why we've put women and children at the heart of our development efforts, including our Global Health Initiative. Through the Global Health Initiative, we've set very ambitious new targets for improvement in maternal and child health and access to family planning. We want our efforts to be broad-based, self-sustaining, and country-led. So we're working to build health systems that give women and children access to an integrated package of essential health services, from prenatal care and skilled birth attendants to reproductive healthcare, immunization services, and the prevention for mother-to-child HIV transmission.
"We're funding scientists to identify what works to improve women and children's health and to spread those practices. We're also working together to remove barriers, and there are still so many barriers. There are economic barriers, cultural barriers, social and even legal barriers that keep women from getting access to healthcare. And we're creating these innovative, cross-cutting solutions that depend upon better coordination on the ground.
"We've recently launched an initiative to spur innovation, prevention, and treatment for pregnant women and newborns, as well as an alliance to increase access to family planning and reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, we started the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, something that I have to confess I wasn't as focused on until I really began paying attention because cooking a meal for your family is something that people do every single day, mostly women. But the toxic smoke caused by open fires or unventilated cookstoves kills nearly two million women and young children every year. So I think we have a lot that we know needs to be done and a lot of opportunities to do it better.
"Today, I am pleased to announce another tool in our arsenal, another roster of impressive partners, to create the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, or MAMA. I love acronyms when they work. Together with Johnson & Johnson and with the help of the UN Foundation, the mHealth Alliance, and BabyCenter, we will harness the power of mobile technology to deliver vital health information to mothers across the globe. Women in developing countries, some of the women most at risk for pregnancy-related problems, will be able to use their cell phones to get health information via text messages or voicemails, and the information can even be customized for the stage of pregnancy or the age of their children. Over the next three years, this $10 million partnership will be piloted in three countries -- Bangladesh, South Africa, and India -- and if it is successful, as we expect it to be, we will expand it. We have the ability, therefore, to help more women live healthy lives and more babies to get off to a healthy start; and that's why we have to keep asking ourselves what works and let's take it to scale, and if it doesn't work, let's quit doing it and find something more innovative and effective."
In conclusion, she said, "Thanks to the attention of the UN Secretary General and other leaders, we're finally giving this issue the attention it deserves. And there are so many of you in this room, as I look around, who have been leading voices. You've been advocates, policy makers, service providers, leaders in every sector. And I thank you, because it's going to take all of us. This has to be a team effort, because there is so much to be done and so many positive results that we can achieve together."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
Related Content: Global Health Initiative and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Abdelhadi E. in Washington, DC writes:
It is inspiring to see such a strong political will of the US government to address maternal health. Even though there are sone indicators that shows decline in Maternal Mortality rates and ratios, still maternal deaths form significant challenges particularly in remote rural areas. Among all the regions sub-Saharan Africa region suffers most losses. Neonatal deaths and stillborns have neglegted areas over the past decades. However, it is promising to see the recent attention from the international community and recognizing them as priority area. Indeed more attention and effort are highly needed to translate our intention on the ground into interventions.
It is a great pleasure to see Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton providing effective leadership and strong commitment.
Natalie in Iowa writes:
It's wonderful to see the US making global maternal health a priority. However, we also need to be aware that our own nation's system is very broken. To quote Ina May Gaskin, "It is simply unacceptable that a U.S. woman giving birth today has a greater chance of dying than her mother did...while anecdotes about maternal mortality are widely available, most states fail to collect data about women who die in childbirth...only six of the 50 states require hospitals to report deaths during childbirth to the Centers for Disease Control." We have the worst maternal death rate of any developed nation. How can we import a broken system?


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If you ever tried to use classical manual focus lenses with a digital or analog SLR camera you might have recognized that problem: The standard focusing screens of modern auto focus SLR cameras are optimized for use with AF type lenses. Most of them, however, are lacking optical focusing aids (e.g. split/microprism screens) that makes it hard to visually judge sharpness.
However, precise and reliable focusing is required to fully utilize the capabilities of the Carl Zeiss SLR-lenses. These lenses can be attached to all relevant camera housings with EF-, F- and K-bayonet mount; ZF- and ZS-lenses additionally to other camera systems using an adapter.
Therefore, if manual focusing lenses are used on auto focus cameras, Carl Zeiss recommends giving particular attention to the focusing screen used.
In most of the Canon EOS, Nikon AF and Pentax AF cameras, whether digital or analog, electronic focus confirmation continues to be available even when using our ZE, ZF or ZK lenses. The camera confirms that the manual focus is correct by illuminating the focus confirmation light or the active AF point. In many of the Nikon models (e.g. the D700 and D3 series), additional support is provided by two arrows in the viewfinder which indicate the direction of rotation for the focus ring when performing fast manual focusing.
However, these electronic focusing aids only actually provide a relatively imprecise means of achieving high-precision manual focusing. The region shown as "in focus" when rotating the focus ring is generally quite large and is also dependent on the direction from which the subject is being brought into focus (i.e. whether you are coming from infinity or from the closest focus distance). We therefore recommend comprehensively testing the camera in combination with a manual lens in order to get a photographer's feel for the situations in which you can rely on the AF indicator. Especially when using fast lenses, it is advisable to take a bracketing series with a wide-open aperture and short shooting distances in order to achieve optimum results.
Quite a few digital and analog cameras are already well equipped. The standard focusing screens of the following camera models are well suited for manual focusing:
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The Wayland Tutorial Program is one of many support programs offered by Student Services. Current, qualified, graduate or undergraduate students serve as tutors. Their primary function is to provide concentrated one-to-one assistance to those students needing additional academic support in order to achieve academic success.
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Students request tutors in a variety of subjects and classes, and for many reasons, such as:
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In order to ease the financial burden that many students carry, tutorial services are offered at no cost. Tutors are paid through tutorial services.
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To request a tutor come by the Tutorial Services office in the McClung University Center, Suite 208, or contact the Tutoring Coordinator by phone at 291-3765, or by electronic mail at email@example.com explaining your needs and preferences regarding a tutor. She will discuss these with you and assemble a list of suitable tutors from the roster. She will then furnish you with this list and you may then contact one person from the list. You may need to meet with the tutor once or twice, or you may wish to schedule a set time to meet each week. You are to remain with one tutor throughout the semester per subject area. If your tutoring needs change, or you wish to discontinue the services of a tutor, it is your responsibility to contact the tutor and this office.
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Fact: Nearly 80% of all cancer is caused by lifestyle! Though genetics and environment contribute to cancer risk, experts all agree prevention is the key.
Learn from our panel of cancer specialists and a registered dietitian, specific steps you can take with your diet and lifestyle to strength your ability to prevent cancer. Program will also include a vegetarian cooking demontration
Speakers: Michael Costell, MD, Kim Knipe, RD, Chef Chris Guattery
Special presentations on a variety of wellness related topics are offered on the Hospital campus and at various community sites throughout the year. Topics are selected to provide a broad array of subjects including "hot topics" in the news and ways to manage specific health conditions. Lectures and special events offer the opportunity to meet our medical and allied health professional staff and learn about hospital services of interest to you.
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Southern Shrimp Salad
- 2 tablespoons shrimp boil, tied into a cheesecloth
- 2 pounds shrimp, cleaned, peeled, and deveined
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup green olives, chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Paprika, for garnish
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
- Tomato wedges, for garnish
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add shrimp boil sachet. Add shrimp and boil for 4 minutes. Drain shrimp and reserve shrimp boil water. Chop shrimp into bite size chunks and place on paper towels to cool. In the reserved shrimp boil water, add the rice, and cook until tender for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain rice in colander and allow to cool. Add onion, olives, and pepper to rice, and stir in the mayonnaise. Add the cooled dry shrimp to the mixture and blend well. Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with lemon and tomato wedges.
Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen
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Playing Hardball With Softball
If you want to bring alcohol, you have to play ball with the city.
Existing and new laws regarding event fees will present some new scenarios for softball players this summer at Betts Park.
City of Warren ordinance number 1803, adopted in June 2011, outlines rules for city park usage.
Under the ordinance, "Alcohol is prohibited from all city park, recreation and conservation areas with the exception of Betts Park in which case alcohol shall be permitted only in designated areas for such use by the event permit and which will not interfere with the general use of the park by the public."
In other words, no alcohol in any park except Betts, and then only with a permit. Under the ordinance, alcohol policy was governed under special event permits.
If you've had alcohol in Betts Park since June 2011 without an event permit specifically allowing it, technically, you were breaking the law.
As part of the city's new fee schedule, passed in December 2012, alcohol permits became a separate item from event permits. However, a requirement of the alcohol permit is that it be issued in conjunction with a special event permit or a pavilion rental. The alcohol permit costs $100 in addition to event permitting.
The fee schedule also provides user fees for ballfields.
League use of ballfields at Betts costs $35 per team for the year while rental for a tournament costs $150 per day.
In addition, there is a $100 special event permit fee. A year of league play is considered a single special event.
So, for example, a ten-team league would be required to pay $35 per team for field rental, or $350; a $100 special event permit fee for the year and, if they wanted to have alcohol, a $100 alcohol permit fee; totaling $550. If they opted to have a Saturday and Sunday year-end tournament as well it would cost $150 per day, or $300 for both days; $100 for a special event permit fee and $100 for an alcohol permit fee; an additional total of $500. So it would cost $550 for season play and an additional $500 if they wanted to have a two-day playoff tournament, a total of $1,550.
However, league organizers are planning on seeking city approval for end-of-year tournaments as part of single event league season play, according to Jason Harkins, who helps organize Sunday league play.
Throughout the season, the league plays Sundays. However, the league also holds a tournament at the beginning and end of the year. According to Harkins, the league is planning to hold the tournaments on consecutive Sundays and include the days as part of the application for the regular league season.
"If we have to pay the extra fees for the tournament, we might cancel them or have to raise our fees," Harkins said. "We don't want to lose teams either."
For a stand-alone tournament, it would cost $150 per day for rental of field(s), $100 for a special event permit and $100 for an alcohol permit.
In the instance of a two-day tournament, again, costs would total $500 for the two days.
Half-day field rentals are pro-rated, so a two and a half day tournament like the Industrial Tournament will cost $650; $150 field rental for each full day, $75 for the half day, $100 for the event permit and $100 or the alcohol permit.


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November 27, 2013
Map quest
A planner's vision of a reorganized United States might make political sense, but how could we live without such lovely names as Carolina, Colorado and Louisiana?Continue ReadingPosted by Joe Blundo on November 27, 2013 10:15 AM
November 21, 2013
More letters from Maria
Maria Herren of Worthington has published a second book about her struggle with advanced breast cancer cancer that has spread to her bones.
A Year of Grace is, like her first book Letters from Maria, a collection of e-mails whose cumulative effect is to paint a portrait of a woman determined to wring all the joy she can out of the life she has left.
I first wrote about Maria, a mother of two, in a column last May.
The new book, available on Amazon, picks up the story in October 2012 and advances it to October 2013. It includes color photos of her family, her garden and the food she loves to cook.
Because of the format, it's a quick read, but the intimacy and honesty of the emails are powerful. Here are a few excerpts:
Nov. 8, 2012: I was driving in the car with John-John (her 13-year-old son). I told him I was nervous for these upcoming tests. He asked me why and I told him because I'm afraid they're going to tell me that I'm going to have to leave him. He unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned his head on my shoulder. My tears fell on his head. "You're so strong, mom," he told me, he was crying, too. We talked for most of the night. Held hands and laughed and cried. I told him I just want to manage it with some dignity.
Jan 5, 2013: This process of cancer is so brutal, slowly and quickly taking away one thing after another. It seems as if just when I get used to a current state, something else is taken away. And yet I look forward to the next day.
May 28, 2013: John-John and I first heard the song about the Red Shoes together when he was five. It is a story of a mother who is very ill and her little boy wants to buy her a pair of pretty red shoes, in case she meets Jesus that night. John-John cried and cried. The next time we heard the song together, I was ill and he cried and cried. This spring, for my birthday, he bought me the red shoes. . .
Aug 13, 2013: About a year ago, I wrote to Ray (a friend) that the odds are there to beat. Today my oncologist told me exactly that, I'm beating the odds. The pain is from the cancer, the cancer is growing, but he says I have about another year. They are going to switch my medicine and do radiation again. A year is much longer than I expected to hear. A year of grace. I am so grateful.
The book opens with forwards written by Maria's sister, sister-in-law, and friend. And it ends with Maria herself saying, "Here's to life!"
Posted by Joe Blundo on November 21, 2013 12:56 PM
November 15, 2013
Structural integrity
Four iconic building are voted local favorites in the ArChallenge.Continue ReadingPosted by Joe Blundo on November 15, 2013 11:55 AM
November 08, 2013
Rock trip hits all the right notes
A local couple's big adventure at the Rock and Roll Hall of FameContinue ReadingPosted by Joe Blundo on November 08, 2013 04:08 PM
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Yeah, I know what you mean, Nich. I've been waiting for Sean's follow-up for 4 years now. But I know he does a lot of work with his girlfriend's group, Cibo Matto. (Good band by the way.)
Nito and Liam--You can pretty much find any album on the internet, especially Amazon.com. I've used them a few times, and have always been satisfied. They're a great company.
I know it Ram, but thanks anyway!! The problem is the price... turns expensive to our currency exchange...


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The one good point he makes is that the Steelers are not rebuilding as long as Ben is The QB.
The one good point he makes is that the Steelers are not rebuilding as long as Ben is The QB.
1.25 CB Eli Apple-DB-tOSU
2.58 SS Vonn Bell-DB tOSU
3.89 DT Javon Hargrave-SC State
4.123 DE-Matt Judon-Grand Valley State
6.220 RB-Tyler Erwin-San Jose State
7.229 WR Geronimo Allison-Ilinois
7.246 QB-Cody Kessler-USC
I stopped reading after this^^^I don't pretend to understand the staggering numbers that were in linebacker James Harrison's contract or the impact they had on the Steelers' fragile salary-cap situation.
Cap casualty, let's move on please
It was a must for the organization to move forward. The release of Colon and the restructuring of Woodley should help clean up more cap space. We all loved James and all but it was time to move on. Worilds played well in limited time last season and I expect him to step up nicely. Looking forward to the future.
I think its time for Worlids to step up...He is a Rd 2 pick playing in NFL for 4 years now. Anyways its not like Jason is replacing DPOY. He needs to produce more than 6 sacks to do better than James. With more playing time he should get double digit sacks.
Jams Harrison was one of my fave Steelers player but his production last season was nothing to write home about. Jason Worlids should be able replicate that and more.
Steelers Draft 2015
Rd 1: Devante Parker - WR/ Kevin Johnson - CB
Rd 2: Danielle Hunter -OLB
Rd 3: Steven Nelson - CB
Rd 4: Derron Smith - S
Rd 5: Henry Anderson - DE
Rd 6: Wes Saxton - TE
Rd 7: Deon Simon - DT
People are missing the point. The STEELERS didn't move on.
James Harrison did.
Why give the Steelers credit? If HARRISON accepted the 30% cut but chance to earn it back offer (if true) what would the same people who are "praising" the Steelesr be saying then?


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A Phoenix man has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison over the 2005 stabbing of his girlfriend.
35-year-old Jose Perez-Silva fatally stabbed longtime girlfriend Ana Berthan Meraz alongside Interstate 5 after an early morning argument.
Silva's defense had asked for a manslaughter verdict, claiming their client suffered from depression and a brain disease. However, the judge ruled Silva must spend at least 25 years in jail.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (303 votes).
In short: Cold, wet, muddy and funIn full: As a roadrunner this was a real challenge and a nice change from the tarmac. My target was to finish and survive, which I thankfully did! Good atmosphere with surrounding runners and one girl even grabbed me to stop me going head first in a puddle. Scramble nets were pointless and the bottle neck at the mud was a nice rest! A good giggle but I think I'll stick to the tarmac once my trainers have dried out. The other half loved it and will definitely be back again. A great challenge and a great introduction to different types of races, please don't change it, let the hardcore mad people go and do other races if they've got bored.Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: Grim?????????In full: A good run mainly on forest type tracks with a few big cold wet bits and one really muddy bit that you had to queue for. The cargo net that you had to crawl through you could stand in! The Saab Salomon Turbo X at Bordon was MUCH grimmer(?) and I'm afraid this run was very overhyped.Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: First time and Sunday was great. Will be back!Date of review: December 6, 2009
Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: good race which needs toughing up.In full: i really enjoy these races, but have found other races tougher, please make course harder grim and i will return year after year, also me and my mates ran throw every drop of water we could find, not so most of our fellow runners, which we fought was the hole point right.Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: First off road race, mud and water made me laugh, cold feet, never stopped smilingg!In full: As a 1st timer it was everything I expected and more. Challenging hills, lots of sticky mud and water everywhere. Agree that start line was crowded so difficult to get a pace going but overall excellent. Will be back next year.Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: Can't wait to do it again!! Great fun.In full: Love the race (2nd year) lots of mud and water this year. Real great fun for people with a certain attitude, Toonie Express loved it!2 bits of advice for the organisers, keep the limit the same, keep the price the same, too many of these great races are ruined by letting far too many people run. See you in 2010, it will be a Toonie Express Target Race.Very well done :)Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: A quite challenging course but very variable depending on the weather (i.e. this weekend Sat OK, Sun horrendous!!) Good fun though and a very good atmosphere.Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: enjoyed it but needs more challenges !In full: having run this a few times i knew what to expect and although i enjoyed the race it needs some new challenges ! having run hellrunner and turbo x over the past few weeks this race felt a bit .... grim ! however it was well organised and a good t-shirt this year ... Date of review: December 6, 2009
In short: fun race wasn't too grim!In full: I enjoyed this race, compared to turbo x that I had done a few weeks before it was quite tame!The hardest part was keeping moving when you couldn't feel your feet. There was lots of cold water to get through! Not too much smelly mud though. I thought it ran very smoothly and had a great atmosphere. I managed to clock 8.7 miles on my Garmin though!Date of review: December 6, 2009
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Filed under: Commentary | Tags: Amadeus, Andrew Steptoe, Constanze, Count von Wallsegg, Daniel Leeson, Karl Mozart, Mozart, Mozart's death, Requiem, Salieri, Sussmayr
Every now and again a new theory comes to light concerning the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Since Mozart died the theories have encompassed all manner of death from accidental suicide, political assassination, a fractured skull due to a fall from a horse, medical errors, renal failure: the list goes on and on. Some individuals still believe that Mozart was poisoned. ABC News reported today, August 18, 2009, that a group of doctors in Europe headed by Dr. Andrew Steptoe, announced that it was their opinion that Mozart died of a strep infection. This is not the first time that theory has been put forward. They base their conclusion on the fact that his symptoms included swelling and back pain. They do offer the caveat that even though they have done some research, the result is speculation. Of course, it would have to be, since we have no body to deal with and of course, it has been two hundred and eighteen years since he died.
The doctors do not seem to know about a remarkable book which was published in 2004. It was written by Daniel Leeson, and published by Algora Publishing in New York. The name of the book is "Opus Ultimum: The Story of The Mozart Requiem." Since Mozart's Requiem Mass was left unfinished by his death, Mr. Leeson deals with the time of his death, the symptoms of his death, as well as considerable research as to how his Requiem was finished. It seems amazing to me that the doctors who theorized that Mozart died of a strep infection do not seem to know of this book. They have undoubtedly read some sources but they leave out one important symptom that Leeson mentions in his book. It is that Mozart's body exuded such an incredibly foul odor that it was very difficult for anyone to enter his room. He was also sometimes delirious and sometimes unconscious. His body was indeed swollen, but it was swollen to such an extent that even the touch of his nightshirt caused pain. And as Leeson points out, and I quote, "Many years later, his older son Karl, then seven, would remember standing in a corner of the room, terrified at seeing his father's swollen body, and unable to forget the appalling smell of decay." Since I am not a doctor, I asked a friend who is a doctor to comment on the extreme swelling and the foul smell caused by Mozart's disease. Of course, as I pointed out above, and as Dr. Steptoe and his team pointed out, it was a long time ago, but my friend said that such an odor would be most likely caused by some kind of anaerobic infection that might be similar to gangrene. There are two kinds of bacteria that cause infection. The first, is an aerobic bacterium which requires air to live. The second, is an anaerobic bacterium, and of this type does not require surface air in order to survive, and it often involves the decay of flesh. And I would like to point out that Karl Mozart's account of the odor was not the only such account.
So, in the end we still don't know what killed Mozart, but it seems that if Dr. Steptoe and his team were familiar with Daniel Leeson's book they may have come to a different conclusion.
The cause of Mozart's death and the manner of it is important, because it puts to rest much of the nonsense that was in the movie "Amadeus." In the movie, Mozart died while dictating his Requiem Mass to Salieri. It may be good scene in the movie but it did not happen. Mozart's friends simply could not enter his room because the odor was too strong, plus he was going in and out of consciousness and was often delirious. We also know that Salieri did not finish Mozart's Requiem. It was finished by Franz Xavier Sussmayr, Mozart's student, who had often discussed a Requiem Mass with his teacher, and even though a fairly mediocre composer, he rose to the occasion when he finished Mozart's Requiem.
It should be pointed out, however, that the reason for Mozart's composing his Requiem was surrounded by a bit of a mystery as the movie "Amadeus" depicted, but it was hardly all that sinister. Not far from Vienna there lived a minor Count named Franz Josef Anton von Wallsegg. The Count's wife, Maria Anna Teresa Prenner Edlen von Flammberg died at a young age and her husband desired to honor her with a Requiem. However, Count Wallsegg was known to commission works from composers and then claim them for his own. And that was the reason Wallsegg asked that the commission be kept secret. Mozart, and his wife, Constanze, needed the money from the commission because they always spent lavishly. Mozart died without finishing the Requiem, and eventually it fell to Sussmayr to finish it at Constanze's bidding because she was desperate for the money from the commission. Constanze Mozart suspected Wallsegg might be planning a fraud, and before she gave the completed score to him she had it performed in Vienna and sent a copy to Mozart's publisher, therefore eliminating any chance that Count Wallsegg could claim it as his own.
This is a fascinating story which is true. I would encourage all of you to read Daniel Leeson's book, as it is a very scholarly account written, surprisingly, not for fellow scholars, but for the public at large. Leeson goes to great lengths to prove that many of the stories surrounding Mozart's death are myths. But for me, there is still a mystery caused by the fact that I am not a doctor, but from what I have heard, the strong odor that emanated from Mozart's dying body would probably rule out any kind of a strep infection. I think that it is safe to say that he did not die of strep throat, as one newspaper almost playfully reported.
The movie, "Amadeus," did portray Mozart's personality accurately, and therefore he probably would be a bit amused by all the furor about the cause of his death. I am sure that he would much prefer that we all sit down and listen to one of his symphonies, a quartet, or a sonata.


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It's a great album, to be sure
My daughter left it my my cars cd player. I couldn't believe how much I liked it. And what good taste she has even if she doesn't listen to the same things I do.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2012) – The U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh took the silver medal at the Moscow Grand Slam on Monday to earn their first podium appearance on the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour.
On the men's side, Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) strengthened their position in The Chase for London with a fifth-place finish in Moscow while Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) placed ninth.
In the championship match, May-Treanor (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Walsh (San Jose, Calif.), seeded No. 6, fell to the top-seeded Chinese team of Chen Xue and Xi Zhang, 21-14, 21-14 in 34 minutes. The victory earned Xue and Xi their third gold medal at an FIVB event this season.
In Monday's semifinals, the U.S. pair defeated Brazil's No. 2-seeded Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Da Silvia, 21-12, 22-20 in 36 minutes.
May-Treanor and Walsh tallied seven podium appearances last season including a first-place finish in Moscow.
The U.S. duo struggled to find their rhythm in the championship, letting Xue and Xi claim early leads in both sets. After falling behind 4-10 in the second set, the May-Treanor and Walsh showed flashes of their usual crisp play and focus as they closed the gap to 10-13, but it wasn't enough. The Chinese sided out and pushed to 20-13 before losing the ball. Xue finished the match with a high dink over Walsh's block.
"They earned it." Walsh said in an FIVB press release. "We did not attack them enough. I know we can play a lot better and that on the other hand makes me happy."
The U.S. men's beach team of Gibb and Rosenthal went into Moscow with a 40-point lead over compatriots Fuerbringer and Lucena in the battle to decide the second pair to make the U.S. Men's Olympic beach volleyball team (after Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers).
In the second round on Monday, No. 8-seeded Gibb and Rosenthal defeated Germany's 19th-seeded Sebastian Dollinger and Stefan Windscheif 21-12, 21-18 in 36 minutes. Their run at Moscow ended in the third round with a loss to the second-seeded Brazilian team of Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego (No. 2), 21-18, 21-19 in 39 minutes.
Fuerbringer and Lucena, the No. 7 seed at Moscow, were upset on Monday in the second round by the Latvian team of Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins (No. 13) 13-21, 21-11, 15-13 in 47 minutes and finished ninth.
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FDA Approves Stivarga (regorafenib) for GIST
On February 25, 2013 the FDA approved regorafenib (brand name Stivarga) for treatment of GIST patients "with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that cannot be surgically removed and no longer respond to other FDA-approved treatments for this disease" (Gleevec and Sutent). This makes regorafenib the first drug approved for third-line treatment of GIST.
You can read the FDA press release.
Regorafenib is also approved for GIST in Japan, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay,and Venezuela. An application for European approval is pending.
LINK HERE for a pdf news release from Bayer about the basis for the filing in positive results for regorafenib against GIST in the GRID trial.
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Brian Arrigoni officially stands 5-10. On Saturday night, however, he looked like a giant to St. Thomas. The All-American winger recorded the season's first three goal hat trick but the first place Tommies scored a last-minute goal and slid out of Vadnais Heights with a hard-fought 5-4 win and a sweep of the weekend series. Hamline has lost three games to UST this year, all by one goal.
Unlike Friday's tight 2-1 game, this one was was wide open from the start. Hamline outshot the Tommies, 14-9 in a freewheeling opening period. UST scored first but Arrigoni responded at 6:55 and with 10 seconds left in the period to send the home team in the locker room with a 2-1 lead.
St. Thomas controlled most of the second period, outshooting the Pipers, 19-6 and outscoring them 3-0 to take a 4-2 lead.
But HU came out strong in the third period. Nick Widing converted a nifty feed from Jordan Van Gilder for a power play goal at 5:39 to get the Pipers within range at 4-3. Five minutes later, Arrigoni darted in front of the goal and redirected a feed from Danny Muck for his third of the night (and league high 11th of the season) to tie the game at 4.
It looked like the teams were headed for their third OT game of the year but the Tommies scored with 24.2 seconds to play to ruin the night. HU goalie Beau Christian was again the busier of the two netminders, recording 30 saves, giving him 70 for the weekend.
Hamline, the defending regular and post-season MIAC champs, is now 6-10-1 overall and 3-5 in the league. They are at Augsburg next Friday night and have a Saturday afternoon rematch at Vadnais Heights at 2:00 p.m.
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