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This episode is all about big decisions; nearly every character is told to "think about it" at some point or another. The irony is, in making most of these choices, there is no "right" or "wrong" outcome -- and in some cases, like Peter's, there is no good option at all. I suppose this is representative of politics at large: for every bill passed, for every law enacted, there is a winning party and a losing party. No victory comes without its victim.
Frank: Frank's decisions bear the most serious outcomes, and he's involved in every single other character's dilemmas (or he causes them, directly or indirectly) -- and in this episode he's out to make sure the collective bargaining agreement is added to the education bill. He wants to undermine the President at any cost, so we travel with him from manipulation to manipulation in the back rooms of Washington. As a result of his deception and to ensure his plan follows through, he has to enlist the help of everyone in his inner circle (including his wife). All others have to suffer in order for Frank to win.
Before our eyes, we can see Frank devolving into someone we can't possibly root for. House Of Cards almost blatantly sets him up for the fall. In Episode 3, he was despicable (lying in church, deceiving grieving parents, etc.), but his deception was fun to watch. In Episode 4, it's getting harder to understand his motivations, and the bitter taste in my mouth escalated as the plot progressed.
In response to Frank's puppetry, here's how everyone else decides.
Claire: Frank's wife has a couple decisions to make. One directly affects her business, and the other involves her marriage. It seems that Claire already knows Remy (the lawyer that "ran into" Frank in Episode 2), and is instantly suspicious when he shows up at CWI with the offer of $1.5 million in donations. If she accepts Remy's donation offer (which obviously has strings attached, and would have repercussions for Frank), she'd be able to hire back her fired staff and push forward with her big plans for her company. Frank is horrified at the idea that she's even considering taking the funds, and tells her flat-out to reject it. He even makes a semi-romantic overture to her, sending her a photo of the two of them, with writing on the back: "You don't need Sancorp, you have me! -- F."
Knowing Frank as well as we do, the gesture is pretty empty. Their relationship seems to function solely on a business/political level, and Claire is fully aware, because right after reading the text on the photo, she picks up the phone and calls Adam Galloway, the photographer we saw her make doe eyes about in previous episodes. There is literally no emotional response when Claire reads the photo, and she sets up a "meeting" with Adam. In a classic scene, obviously meant to indicate the lack of emotional connection between Frank and Claire, he helps her pick out a seductive dress, almost as if he knows she's going out to meet another man. She meets up with Adam in a hotel room, with the biggest phallic symbol on Earth in plain view (the Washington Monument) through the window. They share a kiss, but then Claire abruptly tells him to stop and leaves the room. There's history here, and true chemistry. This isn' t the last we'll see of Adam.
In one fell swoop, because of Frank, she rejects Adam and then rejects Remy's donation offer. Claire is left to her own defenses with a selfish, emotionless husband, and she's beginning to wear the resentment on her sleeve. Also, the early signs of menopause kick in ... not good.
Peter: The show's biggest loser thus far has been Peter. He never wins, he's always screwing up, and he owes Frank big-time for the drunk driving/drugs incident. Frank uses this leverage to corner Peter, forcing him to close down a shipyard in his district, even though he got into office by campaigning to keep it open. Many of his backers and close personal friends voted for him because of his support for the shipyard. So Peter has to choose: do I close the shipyard and keep my job (and move up the ladder), or do I keep it open and ensure these close friends of mine don't all lose their jobs? Of course, under Frank's relentless pressure, he opts to let the shipyard close. The fallout is intense: he receives vitriolic emails and even a painful visit to his office from a former friend. Despite his deepest intentions to be a "good guy," he fails, and once again falls victim to his vices.
And even though he and his ex-wife's kids are in his care (at his apartment), he decides to go out and get drunk, leaving them to fend for themselves. Luckily, Christina comes home from work and finds them there, and she feeds them and puts them to bed. Peter stumbles home in the wee morning hours, doesn't even say "thank you," and falls flat on the bed. Upon waking, he realizes that Christina has sent his kids to a relative's house. She quits her job, and then breaks up with him unceremoniously, slamming the door in his face. All I can say is: finally.
Zoe: Our up-and-coming reporter Zoe is promoted to White House correspondent in the blink of an eye -- totally unbelievable, but OK. She spends the bulk of the episode hemming and hawing about it: should she take it? Should she not? I'm not really sure what the debate is here, but we have to agonizingly sit back while she thinks about it. Finally she calls Frank to get his opinion, and he, of course, doesn't like it. Having her as his lackey on the outside is one thing, but having Zoe in his sandbox is a potentially dangerous interference.
Still unsure, Zoe heads to her editor-in-chief's office and gets in a heated argument because she can't make up her mind. She says it's "f--king unbelievable," and he calls her a "c--t," then fires her. Ridiculous but entertaining, the back-and-forth is the most scintillating dialogue we've heard thus far. In what seems to be a common theme among the characters, she heads out to a bar and gets drunk to drown her sorrows.
From the most interesting to most revolting discussion, all of a sudden a drunken Zoe is flirting with Frank on the phone, and she invites him over to her apartment. Where did this come from? While there have been mild sexual undertones to their text-message conversations, I never thought this would proceed to full-blown sex between these two. (To be clear, it's not that I don't think this stuff happens in Washington -- quite the opposite, actually, I think it happens all the time -- but with these two it just materializes out of thin air.) Plus, gross. Really, truly gross.
And holy foreshadowing: "You've been with older men before."
"Then you know they hurt you. And after they hurt you, they discard you."
"You can't hurt me."
Oh, yes he can, Zoe. And he will.
Best Frank quote: "I revised the parameters of my promise."
As I mentioned in the comments of my last post, this is a really easy show to spoil for everyone. So please, if you do comment, try not to reveal any information from upcoming episodes. Thank you!
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Lifestyles and Their Cars
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This just raises MORE questions - did Bill LOVE the DeSoto brand or were all the other dealerships taken? How did DeSoto rank in the popularity spectrum, that is, how much clout did it have next to Ford, Chevrolet, Cadillac, etc.? I've never cared about cars, but you're making me now.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'd like to know a bit more about that car history, too, Wendy. After all, by the time I knew him, the only car for Bill was a Chrysler. Of course, that was the only car his dealership sold then, too. Which reminds me of my own grandfather: the only car for him was a Buick...but then, that's the dealership he worked for. Maybe those loyalties are tied more to who provides the paycheck than which car was the best.Delete
Sorry -- Chrysler then. Where did I get DeSoto? Oh, I guess an earlier dealership.Delete
No, you had it right, Wendy. It's just that you might be on to something. It was later on that Bill had the Chrysler dealership, so obviously something changed...so maybe you're right that it wasn't that he loved the DeSoto brand, but just whatever company offered him the best deal for his dealership. But then...I don't know the history of the DeSoto. Why, for instance, did it disappear off the car scene? Did the company go bankrupt? Get bought out? That's why I need to spruce up on my car history...I have no idea what happened.Delete
The DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was a brand of automobile based in the United States, manufactured and marketed by the now-defunct DeSoto Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 1961. The DeSoto logo featured a stylized image of Hernando de Soto. The De Soto marque was officially dropped 30 November 1960, with over two million vehicles built since 1928.Delete
Chrysler developed the Desoto..then they acquired Dodge..and Dodge out sold DeSoto..the 1958 recession killed Desoto sales..and it stopped being manufactured in 1960. Dealerships could choose to be Chrysler DeSoto or Chrysler Dodge before that time..many chose Dodge. Sad sad that DeSotos were not popular..although their owners were very loyal...just not enough were sold. I think Chrysler began their Desoto division in the late 1920's. Walter Chrysler developed DeSoto:)ReplyDeleteReplies
Far Side, I knew I could count on you for that historical perspective. I didn't know that about the De Soto, and had wondered where the Chrysler connection had come in, since I had always heard family say that Bill Bean's dealership sold Chryslers.Delete
I remember riding in cars much like these, and I remember how much people loved their cars (folks are a bit more subdued today). My parents' first car had what I think was a "rumble seat" for me -- not very comfortable, but I was little. We liked Pontiacs, and I remember the entire drama of the family going to choose a car. (They were pretending that we kids had a "say.")ReplyDeleteReplies
Mariann, interesting how people are a bit more subdued about their cars today, as you say--and yet have so many more comforts attached to the design and purchase options of what is available today.Delete
I love those old pictures of the cars. My grandfather kept all of his old cars. He would never sell them or have them destroyed. And the cool thing is that he got a new car every 5 years and would just park the last one out back. By the time he died, he had 15 cars in the yard.ReplyDelete
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Nadal says he's done with tennis politics
The Spaniard, who retook the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic this week, has compiled a 27-1 record on hard courts this year.
Shanghai: Rafael Nadal says his belief that too many tournaments are played on hard courts hasn't changed with his success on the surface this year - he's simply given up trying to change the system.
The Spaniard, who retook the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic this week, has compiled a 27-1 record on hard courts this year, including capturing his second US Open crown and three Masters titles.
His dominance on the surface has been the most surprising part of his comeback from a seven-month layoff due to a left knee injury, which many believed would limit his action on hard courts.
Nadal said on Tuesday before the Shanghai Masters tournament he still believes too many tournaments are played on the surface, but he's done trying to influence ATP policymakers.
"I am really out of politics, and I don't want to be involved in politics of the tennis anymore. I know even if you have strong ideas and even if you believe the changes are possible, I know there is always a wall there that is impossible to go over," he said.
The 13-time Grand Slam winner has long advocated a shorter tournament schedule and more tournaments on clay courts to lessen the wear on players' bodies and prevent career-threatening injuries like the kind with his knees he's struggled with in recent years.
"I say because it's something that I think is going to be fair for the next generations if they are able to play (on) an easier surface for the body, to try to have a longer career, to try to be more healthy when they finish (their) careers," he said. "Something that probably I will not (be lucky enough to have),"
Nadal said that despite his remarkable comeback this year, which included winning a record eighth French Open title, he's still dealing with pain in his left knee on a regular basis.
"Since I came back, the feeling on the knee is not 100 percent perfect. But the feeling on the knee is very good for me because even if I have pain a lot of days, the pain is not limiting my movements," he said.
"I am playing with no limitations. I am free when I am playing."
Nadal is now determined to keep up his momentum through the end of the season and the ATP World Tour Finals in London - a time of year the Spaniard has traditionally struggled with fatigue and injuries.
After receiving a first-round bye, Nadal plays his opening match at the Shanghai Masters against either Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine or American qualifier Michael Russell.
He's never won the Shanghai Masters. In fact in the last seven years, Nadal has only won one tournament following the US Open - in Tokyo in 2010. "I know in the past this part of the season was hard for me, but I am confident that I can keep playing well. I am doing the right things to be ready."


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Kiwis living in London have held a memorial for a young New Zealander's death during an annual Waitangi Day pub crawl over the weekend.
Expats held a minute's silence for 27-year-old lawyer Jacob Marx, who was killed when a metal shop sign broke loose in high winds and fell on him on a Camden street this week.
Marx's death has impacted the Kiwi community in London and the minute's silence was held at 10.05am on Saturday (local time) as New Zealanders gathered before the pub crawl.
"Due to the tragic death of Kiwi Jacob Marx last Monday, the organisers are holding a minute's silence for him at Notting Hill Gate and The Pride of Paddington (inside and outside)," posted the Kiwis in the UK Facebook page.
New Zealanders have been filling the streets of the London Underground's Circle Line for the annual Waitangi Day Circle Line Pub Crawl for 30 years.
A hundred police attended Saturday's event, which drew close to 4,000 revellers.
While the crawl has a reputation for getting rowdy, there were no arrests this year.
"I would say this has been a lot less hassle than a hundred drunk English people," Inspector Bruce Middlemiss of London Metropolitan Police told ONE News.
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FBI Confirms: As Far as We Know, No AR-15 Used in Navy Yard Shooting
Speaking before the press this afternoon, the Federal Bureau of Investigations confirmed that, despite early reports, current information indicates that there was no semi-automatic AR-15 rifle used in the Washington Navy Yard shootings that left 12 people dead. According to the agencys investigation, deceased shooter Aaron Alexis entered the building armed with a shotgun and somehow obtained a handgun while inside the facility.
Sadly people were killed by the whack ball Negro.. But the Communist News Networks in our country and Piers Morgan cannot wait to tell everyone he used a AR-15.. Capable of firing over one million rounds a second. Also referred to as an assault weapon.. Does anyone know what an assault weapon is?
Piers, why do you have armed security not only at your home, but everywhere you go. Thought you do not like guns? You want them but we can't have them, am I understanding that correctly? Sorry bit off topic their..
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Assassin's Creed was built on the bones of Prince of Persia. The team, from Ubisoft's Montreal-based studio, were experimenting with the iconic PoP formula when they instead discovered something new: an action-stealth gameplay mix, in which your goal was to sneakily assassinate.
From that surprise beginning, the team hasn't looked back; the formula was embraced by legions of gamers and the series now boasts an enormous fan base all of its own. Prince of Persia, meanwhile, is dormant.
Never heard of Assassin's Creed? Don't be shy; while the ongoing story rewards people who have played each of the games, they're also relatively self-contained, with a sub-story that begins - and ends - within a single game.
Assassin's Creed III, which releases at the end of the month, is actually the fifth game in the main series. Not only that, but it's not one new game; it's two.
A companion game, called Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, is releasing for the PlayStation Vita.
Direct from mission control
Mission Director Philippe Bergeron has worked at Ubisoft for ten years, during which he's worked on many of the company's core franchises - including both Prince of Persia and the original Assassin's Creed. During that time he's gone from being a junior member of staff to one of the most senior people to work on the game.
If you haven't been following the information to come out about Assassin's Creed III, you might be surprised to hear that the title - which is a third-person action-heavy adventure - features naval combat. You control a "tall ship" and go toe-to-toe with other vessels, jockeying for superior position on the waves and using your various cannon types to blow your enemies out of the water. You have to consider wind, rocks, the weather - you name it.
"Ubisoft gave a lot of liberties to the development team," Phillipe explained. "They always want to out-do themselves; if you do one thing on one AC game, the next time you're going to try to out-do yourself, do something bigger and better."
"Each and every time, we try to make [Assassin's Creed] even more awesome; that was the same this time around. When we started, we were like... alright, what can we do this time? We could start with free-running in trees... we could never do that before. We could add naval combat... there's no way that could be done... well, let's try! Each and every time we just try and make it bigger!"
"In the Navy..."
In practice, the mode works extraordinarily well. You control the ship directly with the left stick, the camera with the right stick, and must attempt to position your vessel in such a way that the fixed-guns that run the length of your ship are pointed at the enemy. Firing your cannons triggers a reload-time cooldown, so timing your shots to maximum effect is key; wait too long, however, and you risk taking damage yourself, or - worse yet - the enemy getting away.
There are multiple scenarios, too, unlocking in sequence alongside the regular (on-foot) gameplay of the main game. While the tower-defence content added to Assassin's Creed: Revelations was a welcome diversion, naval combat in Assassin's Creed looks likely to become an exciting primary destination for many.
The winds of change
"This time around," Phillipe explained, "we're cracking at the seams. We have two disks on Xbox (multiplayer is on a separate disk to singleplayer); the game's big enough to fill the entire disk!"
Does that mean the team is eagerly looking forward to the next generation of consoles? Not necessarily; a change in technology has major implications, as Phillipe explained. "The end of a console generation, for us, is always pretty interesting. You're pushing the [existing] console to its maximum capacity."
"When you start on a new console, there's a lot of fluff; your code isn't optimized, your design isn't as efficient as it needs to be. When I think back to AC1, for instance, we couldn't even come close back then to doing what we can do now, but it's the same console. In a sense, it's sad to be finishing this console generation; we're at the point where we're making all these amazing games, we're pushing the console to the limit."
As if to prove this point the game engine for Assassin's Creed III was rebuilt after Assassin's Creed II. The iteration of the team's technology that we'll see at the end of the month has been some three years in the making, with core systems - including combat and the way in which your character gets around the world - rebuilt almost from scratch to better support the radical new era in which the game is set.
"The era forced us to develop our engine in order to be able to support it. Like running in trees and other organics; climbing and freerunning wasn't as robust as it is now. We redid the climbing code and freerunning to support tree running and climbing up cliffs."
"It's the same thing with NPC spawning; being able to spawn over 100 NPCs [at a time] was inconceivable in the past. Seeing as we have large scale battles - like bunker hill - we worked a lot on our tech so we'd be able to do that."
The technology is impressive in action. The variety on display - from the depths of a forest to the more familiar rooftop vantage - is vast, and yet nothing feels like "filler" content. Characters (yours and non-player characters that fill the world) move relatively realistically and, once again, the world feels populated.
Not playing politics
This core sense of gravitas likely stems from the team's focus, which sees the narrative drive the technology - rather than the other way around. "One of the first things we decided was the setting," Phillipe explained. "That triggered questions like 'what does it mean to be in this setting?'. There's a lot of unconquered land, like the frontier; what do we need to run around in that environment and have it still be fun?"
"If you think about AC1, you had the kingdom, and all you could do was run around on a horse; the environment wasn't as interactive. So we needed to be able to improve all of our climbing code and navigation to be able to support it better."
"The character also came from there; we didn't want to take a political position, we didn't want to say 'Blue coats are good, Red coats are bad' - we wanted to be more neutral than that. Native American became our best option; they were there, they had their own thing going on at the same time."
"It was interesting to see it from that perspective - everybody talks about the Red coat vs Blue coat conflict, but really there's this question of land being bought out and stolen, in a sense, from the native Americans, so it's really interesting for us to look at that with the American Revolution as the backdrop."
Familiar faces
The revolution was an important part of American history, and featured some very prominent figures. As is the Assassin's Creed tradition, many of these have made the transition into the game. "This time around you'll get to meet George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson - most of the founding fathers are in the game. There are more historical characters than in previous games, just because everything is so well documented, we had so many characters to choose from."
A character that's featured in every Assassin's Creed game is Desmond; the modern-day player character whose lineage provides the window back to his ancestor's memories. His journey may have started out somewhat unenthusiastically, but now, as his own adventure becomes all the more perilous, gamer attention is increasingly focused on wondering what happens next with him.
"[Assassin's Creed III] doesn't necessarily conclude Desmond's story, but it does close a chapter. We wanted to spend more time with Desmond than we had in the past; he was in a rut, for the past three games. We wanted to take a step forward, to put Desmond in a more active role than he was in the past. He has full-fledged missions this time around; they're not side activities."
* Assassin's Creed III is scheduled for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 31, with Wii U and PC versions to follow in November. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation arrives on the PlayStation Vita on October 31.


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Vornado Realty Trust chairman and CEO Steven Roth has resigned from J.C. Penney's board of directors, according to a Reuters report.
The article went on to say that Vornado, which owns office buildings and retail properties in New York and Washington, took a 9.9% stake in Penney at the same time that Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management bought a 16.5% stake in 2010 to push for big changes at the company.
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Seriously and as much as I like him and I sympathize him and his lack of maths, Oda has skated to too many worlds and the result is the same, he is very talented and skates very well but it is amazing how many times he has missed a medal, obviously repetition doesnt help him. if I was JF I would send Hanyu from now on to warm up for Sochi, he has proven to be a very good competitor with nerves and concetration, given that I dont want neither Dai or Kozuka to stay home I d choose Oda.It is unfair I know but it is more unfair to keep down Hanyu (ok I m un uber).
I was kind of replying to Joe, the japanese spots are not enough for the top skaters they have, where did I suggest a politiking.
On another note, if ISU doesn't change zayak rule, Oda may make same mistake again. Now we know that he's learned nothing from his mistakes.
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Oda's mistake in the long program exposes a huge fault in the IJS Zayak rules for combinations.
Oda's first two passes were 4T+3T and 3A+3T. Those were his monster point-grabbers. If he couldn't pull off the quad, OK, he scaled back to triple-triple and salvaged as much as he could. So far so good.
But now because he made a mistake on element #1, he is prohibited from doing element #2. I do not see any sense in that. The rules should be modified so that once an element is over, for good or ill, that's that and you are allowed to go on with your program.
At the very least he should get credit for the triple Axel.
Think about it. You mess up your quad toe, so they take away your triple Axel, too?
Chinese men used to be very strong in jumps, multiple quads. I remember Hongbo said that one of the Chinese single skaters did a second quad in the middle of his program and the judges even didn't pay attention to. So the next time the skater extended four fingers to the judges before doing his quad. It was so hilarious.
Quads must be so easy for him, no big deal at all. Not only could he do it in the middle of the program, he even had the mind to alert the judges instead of focusing on skating down the length of the rink! Maybe he should have pointed his index and middle fingers at his own eyes while directly facing the judges!
Do you have his name?
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Unfortunately he had a stiff presentation (Goebel was more flexible ) which was poorly received, especially by European and Russian judges.
^ Here is a document where you can look up the countries of the judges at worlds, four continents, etc.
For instance, for worlds it was:
Men: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and USA
For ladies: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and Uzbekistan
There are, of course, not many national federations outside of Europe to choose from.
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ACLU Wayne Law Chapter to Host Civil Liberties Lecture with ACLU-MI Legal Director and Wayne Law Professor
DETROIT (March 4, 2009) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Wayne State University Law School Chapter announced today that it will hold a civil liberties lecture on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 with special guest ACLU of Michigan Legal Director Michael Steinberg and host, Wayne State University Distinguished Professor of Law, Robert A. Sedler. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium located at 471 West Palmer Street on WSU's campus from 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
The lecture with Michael Steinberg will be an opportunity for people to learn more about the ACLU as well as some of the cases the ACLU of Michigan has litigated to preserve the civic values of the country; thereby offering a glimpse into "why the ACLU is America's largest public interest law firm and why it appears before the United States Supreme Court more than any other organization except the Department of Justice." – Reuben Metreger, Wayne Law ACLU Chapter Vice-President.
The ACLU Wayne Law Chapter is a student organization that works in conjunction with the ACLU of Michigan to promote and preserve the protections and guarantees provided under the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
The mission of the ACLU of Michigan and the Wayne Law Chapter is to enforce the Bill of Rights and advance its principles. We achieve this through various public education programs, our legislative program based in Lansing, and a litigation program which is almost entirely comprised of volunteer attorneys. As the premier civil rights organization in the country, the ACLU has earned widespread respect and admiration for its consistent defense of constitutionally based principles.
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(Feb. 25, 2005)--Congratulations go to the nine winners of the Best-Dressed Door and Office contests.
The Graduate School (pictured above) in Multidisciplinary Studies Building Room 4.01.50 took home top prize in the Best-Dressed Office 1604 category, while Legal Affairs and Institutional Diversity in John Peace Library 4.04.08 won for Best-Dressed Door 1604.
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First Place: Legal Affairs and Institutional Diversity in JPL 4.04.08
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» Legal Gun Owners in New York Outed Like Sex Offenders Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
I think it is significant that this happened in New York because a few counties in that state have posted the names and addresses of people with pistol permits. Which is wonderful as you can tell, now the criminals know which houses are armed in those counties and which or not. Furthermore a criminal could target gun houses to steal them. But even worse, this could be a checklist for confiscation which do not kid yourselves IS BEING CALLED FOR by many (I could name countless mayors that have quoted with in the last 5 days this is what they want and you know that's what Obama wants)
New York (the state) is most likely the first place to fall if they do start going for gun control, confiscation, and possibly making it entirely illegal to own. I know the southern states will resist, but these northern states are going this direction.
Wait for it, more media gun shootings to be televised soon! Starting to think we should start ignoring them totally


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A similar thing happened to me. I was coming out of a shoe store and this teenager, at least 16, riding his 10 speed ran into me and knocked me down. There were signs all over that state no bicycle riding, no skate boarding and no roller blading. As a result my left shoulder was injured and I had to go to the emergency room. It turned out that I ended up with a neck and shoulder sprain and to this day, ten years later, it still bothers me.
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Tiger Woods + Lindsey Vonn Issue Some Prom Portraits to Confirm They're Dating [PHOTOS]
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and pro-golfer Tiger Woods have finally admitted they're dating (yes, even though she initially denied it). In our minds, their relationship was pretty much already confirmed when they lived on his yacht and Lindsey borrowed his private jet after she was injured a while back.
But now it's Facebook-official, you guys. And to celebrate their coupledom, they had professional portraits taken. Which, if you ask us, is ... well, kinda weird.


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Very nice collection of J Frames and Dicks. Usually one likes either S&W or Colt revolvers, my dad was a Colt man and I have always favored Smiths. Regards, Richard :-D
Gotta love snubby's!
Very nice collection of J Frames and Dicks. Usually one likes either S&W or Colt revolvers, my dad was a Colt man and I have always favored Smiths. Regards, Richard :-D
Richard: Thanks...Originally Posted by Richard
Truth be known, I'm an "equal opportunity" firearms lover... :-D
Best Wishes,
very nice collections, i am grindin my teeth for a ruger alaskan in .454.
Nice collection of noise makers. :-D
PX, is it that a Bersa Thunder 45? If so, it is a great pistol at a very reasonable price. I use my Bersa Thunder 45 for car/carry and I honestly prefer it to a Sig P220. Regards, Richard :-D
Originally Posted by Richard
Richard: The Bersa pictured is actually a Bersa Thunder 9 (Ultra Compact), with a CAT Laser..
I've been totally surprised to find out my BT9/UC is actually as accurate as my all time favorite, the Sig P239..
In addition the BT9/UC has a capacity of 13+1, and you've gotta love that!
Bersa's are in my estimation highly underrated, under appreciated, and under the radar of most American pistol owners/purchasers and a wonderful pistol for the money...
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im liking that wunder 9 ultra compact bersa.nice size what country makes?
Originally Posted by scoop
Bersa's/Firestorms are made in Argentina. The most popular Bersa seems to be the Bersa Thunder 380, but I prefer the 9mm round, so I went with the larger model pictured.
I have no qualms about recommending the Bersa/Firestorm line of pistols. Both of mine have been 100% reliable and very accurate.
I had to have a local dealer special order the Bersa Thunder 9 (UC) because it's very hard to find locally. It retailed for around $440, but I only paid $305+tax.
Check 'em out on www.BersaTalk.com. Lots of happy Bersa/Firestorm owners there to help you with any questions.
Best Wishes,
J. Pomeroy
i found this pic on another forum awhile back and have fallen head over heels with this gun, unfortunately i can't remember who's it was, or what model it is. if anyone here can identify it would be greatly appreciated.
Hello. I believe that is the hard to find 3" Model 66.
yep, i just discovered in another revolver thread that it is in fact a 66-4. the pic and the gun both belong to gixerman.
:-D It is obvious that the snubs do not have to be j frames
I don't carry this much but it will do the job. [img:640:480:e76b51bc3b]http://www.fototime.com/B77CE26731F3289/standard.jpg[/img:e76b51bc3b]
85 UltraLite.
Smith 65-6LS.
are those tyler tee's on the dick?god that first black one is gorgious gorge1Originally Posted by PX


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|The Revitilization of Rajon Rondo
|11.20.08 at 10:10 pm ET
It was early in the game and Rajon Rondo found himself driving to the basket with a clear lane to the hoop. His options: Finish the move and take it strong, or pass it out for a jump shot. As he has several times this year Rondo elected to exercise Option Two–pass it out to the perimeter. The decision elicited audible gasps from the Garden crowd, disappointment really, and a missed jump shot. That's not what getting Rondo'd is all about.
But the most picked over, scrutinized and dissected player on the Celtics roster does not lack for confidence, and the next time Rondo found himself in the same position (clear path, decision time), Rondo elected for Option One: Take it strong to the goal.
Again and again Thursday night against the Pistons, Rondo took it strong to the basket en route to an 18-point, eight-assist performance that stands as his best game of the young season in a 98-80 win over Detroit. Read the rest of this entry »
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SECOND QUARTER WRAP: The Celtics second unit was hot early in the second and pushed the lead up to 38-27. But the Pistons got physical and are within nine half. They're looking to battle and the Celtics will have to come out hot in the third quarter to stave off a comeback.
Halftime Notes and Numbers:
- Iverson leads all scorers with 12. Rondo and Tony Allen lead the Celtics with 9 apiece.
- Both teams have 16 points in the paint and the rest of the stat lines are very similar.
- The Pistons are outrebounding the Celtics 18-16 while the Celtics have one more assist, 11-10.
Paul has you covered after a entertaining halftime performance by the Bucket Boys.
– At the half, Celtics 49, Pistons 40
– Two days after saying KG is "crazier" than him on the court, Perk got T'ed up at the end of the second after Maxiell fouled Pierce at the hoop.
– There is talk of a heated relationship between UConn alums Ray Allen and Rip Hamilton, but few details are known. We're getting a glimpse into that tonight with Hamilton knocking Allen over for an offensive foul. Hamilton had something to say about it as they ran down the court.
– A little kid dressed in an oversized Bill Walker jersey just won Sarah Brightman tickets in a tot-sized road race. What are the chances he has her songs on iTunes?
– The Celtics have their starters back on the court and the Pistons have all but Wallace out there.
– Both Ray Allen and House have missed free throws this quarter. It was House's first miss of the season and Allen's fourth.
– Eddie House is feeling it. After Powe swatted away a Prince drive, House nailed a three on the fast break. He drained another trey on the next possession, prompting the Pistons to call a timeout down 38-27.
– Rip Hamilton completely faked out Tony Allen at the top of the key. TA has learned from his mistakes and didn't get tricked into fouling him on the shot a la last season against Chauncey Billups.
– During a timeout the Celtics played their first "slow dance" of the year on the Jumbotron. It was a slo-mo of awesomely bad dance moves from the Garden set to the awesomely bad Lonestar ballad, "Amazed."
– Now Aaron Afflalo is guarding Powe (??) … now Afflalo's on the ground. Powe's at the line shooting two.
– Scal for three. And the crowd goes wild.
– I was hoping for a physical match up between Powe and Maxiell considering the trouble the Pistons big man gave Perk last season. But Big Baby is on Maxiell and Powe has Prince. Powe should be able to back Prince down in the paint.
– For the first time in a while, Doc is going with an entire second unit. Usually he leaves PIerce or Ray Allen on the court with the reserves, but now he's giving the lineup of Scal, Powe, Davis, Tony Allen, and House a look. Michael Curry's going with Iverson, Stuckey, Prince, Afflalo, and Wallace.
– After another slow start, the Celtics enter the second quarter tied 21-21 with the Pistons.
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[quote user="Kase-1"]What are u calling bs???
Like I said in the Jets vs Iggles/Cows thread, we're bigger rivals with philly and dallas, we see them 2x per season EVERY YEAR. We see the Jets 1nce every 4yrs (I dont count preseason) and if your team isnt in it wouldnt you root for your hometown, I dunno bout you guys but im a LOUD & PROUD NEW YORKER
Buck Foston!!!!
yea i could see how that was confusing to interpret. I mean it's BS that a jets fan could even root for a division rival. to me that just says youre not even a fan of your team.

yea, i meani hate the jets, but push comes to shove, i'll pull for them when there is no other option left. lmao
the year they played the Colts in the playoffs though, I couldnt root against Peyton! it's so difficult! lol


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Efforts to domesticate new, high-yield, perennial grain crops require patience and persistence—but such plants could transform agriculture
David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan
When we embarked on our breeding program, our primary approach was to develop perennial grain crops by hybridizing current annual crops with perennial relatives. We saw this method as a shortcut that would allow us to begin with domestication genes that had accumulated over thousands of years. All that was needed, we figured, was to introduce the key lifestyle trait of perenniality from a related species. The approach has promise, and for some crops, we are continuing along this path.
But back in 2001 we were also intrigued by the possibility of improving the wild perennial species themselves in order to develop entirely new perennial grain crops. With this strategy we could avoid the genetic complications that arise when two species are crossed (sterility, for instance), and we would be assured of having a strongly perennial plant to work with.
We started side projects to investigate the potential of numerous wild perennial species. One of these was intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), a species that had been studied by another nonprofit organization, the Rodale Institute, since 1987. The species is, as the name suggests, a grass; but it is no more closely related to wheat than barley or rye. After about six years of giving the wheatgrass part-time attention, we began to see signs that we could make good progress through breeding. Although our best estimates showed that it would take about 30 years to match the yield of wheat, we also saw that it would be possible to obtain a crop that farmers could successfully grow and market in much less time.
At this point we encountered one of the less scientific problems with domesticating a new species: the name. "Intermediate wheatgrass" just doesn't have the ring of any of our current grains' names—corn, rice, or wheat. So we came up with a name that we hoped would be unique and catchy, and remind people of Kansas. We called this crop-in-the-making kernza.
The Land Institute also decided to give domestication full standing as an approach for obtaining perennial grain crops. DeHaan and a technician were assigned to work on the project, which allowed us the time and attention to develop larger programs and collaborations. This step was critical: We knew that the introduction of a new crop would require a lot more than just breeding and genetics.
The University of Minnesota now has an interdisciplinary project to develop kernza as a perennial grain and to use the residue for biofuels or animal feed. The research team, of which DeHaan is a member, includes researchers from the fields of agronomy, food science, plant breeding, soil science, plant pathology and economics. Plots are established at six sites around the state of Minnesota. Additional plantings in other states and in Canada are helping us evaluate the crop's performance in diverse environments.
Because kernza is a relative of wheat and other grains, genomic approaches may allow us to transfer the knowledge gained from the study of these crops to the development of this new grain. Rather than transferring genes from wheat to kernza, we are studying the genomes in an effort to identify useful genes from wheat that are already present in kernza, but need only be discovered. We are also hopeful that marker-assisted selection will be helpful in sorting out some of the complexities involved in breeding a species that is both outcrossing—it can't pollinate itself and thereby doesn't breed true—and polyploid—having multiple genomes, which can result in complex gene segregation patterns. To these ends, sequencing work is now beginning at several institutions.
All of this work is valuable, but we still believe that domestication comes down to evaluating very large numbers of plants in the field and selecting the best to intermate. This activity requires sustained, long-term commitment. In a conventional plant breeding program, 10 to 15 years may be required from the time a first cross is made to when a variety resulting from that cross is offered to farmers. But when the breeding pipeline is full—when new crosses are made every year—varieties can be released on a regular basis. Everyone from farmers to administrators to plant breeders can be satisfied that there is good evidence of progress. The case for breeding programs that are more experimental and that are not connected to a commercial program is more tenuous: Even if a new domestication program is sustained for a decade, the plants it is developing may not yet have economic value, and any value they have accumulated will be quickly lost if the program is discontinued.
In the case of kernza, we measured 14,000 individuals in the field last year. We intermated the best plants and, based on past experience, we expect that the yield will increase by about another 20 percent. This is a truly amazing rate of progress—but varieties that are usable by farmers remain a goal for the future.
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Changes at Modern Rock KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle, where Corey O'Brien joins at APD/morning host, while Pepper Smith arrives as AMD/midday host. Both start this Monday, February 25. O'Brien arrives from Modern Rock KXRK (X96)/Salt Lake City, where he spent the past 15 years. Pepper recently exited Hot AC KMXW/Reno to return to Seattle. With the arrival of O'Brien and Pepper, morning host Red exits after three years at The End.
Univision Communications reported an 8.9 percent increase in the Spanish-language broadcaster's fourth quarter net revenue, up to $671.7 million. Univision's radio revenue in Q4 was up to $89.1 million, from $83.1 million a year earlier. Univision also shrank its Q4 loss to $27.7 million, compared to $356 million in Q4 2011. For the full year, Univision's revenue grew by 7.4 percent to $2.44 billion.
In Tampa, Clear Channel is launching Thunder, a branded simulcast that returns Classic Rock to the market via the use of two translators. Thunder 105.9 can be heard in Tampa and Thunder 94.5 will be heard in St. Petersburg. Doug Hamand, CC-Tampa VP of Programming says Thunder will compliment sister WXTB (98 Rock). Benztown Radio Networks and Sunday Nite Slow Jams host R Dub! take the warps off the line-up for the Sunday Nite Slow Jams LIVE! concert, which is happening this weekend in Albuquerque and Tucson. Appearing at the event will be Miguel, K-Ci & JoJo, Bell Biv Devoe, Ginuwine, Jagged Edge, Frankie J, Lloyd and a few surprise guests.
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Encryption program
So I have Made an encryption program built on a stream cipher I made a few years ago and I need to test the security of my encryption. So I'll give the first that can crack it 300 USD. Encrypted file attached. I'm working on patenting the cipher as we speak so I wont give you the algorithm. Good luck to whom ever tries.


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At the beginning of the 20th century a set of American painters sought to capture elements of everyday life, documenting a society dealing with unprecedented change. Artists tended to adopt a clear, unfussy style in an attempt to accurately capture the events they saw. Most prominent of this group is Edward Hopper who offered a personal vision of how humans were interacting with their new environments, both urban and rural. Works of his, such as 'Nighthawks' and 'Early Sunday Morning' have found iconic status, becoming synonymous with the America of a bygone era. The artists' overriding commitment to capturing what was real, at a time when much of contemporary art was focussed in an entirely different direction, ensures that they enjoy continued attention.


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The sinkhole in Assumption Parish. (Associated Press)
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:45 PM
BAYOU CORNE (AP) — Cleanup of a sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish has been indefinitely halted after another section of land collapsed, pulling down at least five trees along the southwest side of the four-acre depression.
Parish officials told The Advocate a portion of the sinkhole edge, about 50-foot-long, went under Tuesday near pipeline corridors that run along the western edge of the slurry hole.
The sinkhole, which was found Aug. 3, is on Texas Brine Co. of Houston property south of La. 70 South between Grand Bayou and Bayou Corne. Parish officials evacuated 150 homes the day the sinkhole emerged. The evacuation remains in place.
Work to remove vegetation, muck and diesel-range hydrocarbons floating in the slurry hole was halted in mid-August after a previous edge collapse threatened two workers. Cleanup resumed Oct. 1, but crews had been making headway recently. Texas Brine said last week more than half of the debris had been removed.
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and Texas Brine Co. have said the periodic collapses are expected as the hole's edges find a stable slope and the hole becomes shallower.
John Boudreaux, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the collapse was seen about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday by workers cleaning up the sinkhole.
No one was on boats in the water at the time and no one was injured, he said. The workers were loading debris collected from the sinkhole into containers to be later rolled off the site, he said.
The collapse affected land 10 feet in from the former sinkhole edge. That means roughly 500 square feet of earth went under.
Other collapses have affected larger sections of edge.
Gas in the pipelines along the sinkhole has already been removed. Boudreaux said a line of trees still stands between the newly collapsed area and the pipeline corridor.


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Samenvatting: "Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes in order to protect Dent's reputation and is hunted as a fugitive by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, Gotham has recovered from the Joker's killing spree, and is experiencing a time of peace. A warning from the "enigmatic" Selina Kyle foreshadows a coming cataclysm, prompting Batman to return to the city where he must stop the villain Bane and his plans to destroy Gotham."


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Unwrap the Holiday Spirit in Historic Oxford
Robert Morris Inn • Oxford, MD
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Captain ($175) or Admiral Room ($199)
- Daily Breakfast for Two
- Afternoon Tea
- Late Noon Checkout
While the British colonists of old Oxford were certainly fond of baubles and bows, yesteryear doesn't hold a candle to the holiday sparkle of today's town. Treat yourself or loved ones to the gift of seasonal spirit with an Escape to Oxford's Robert Morris Inn, set on Maryland's Eastern Shore just 90 minutes from Washington, DC.
Set off on a two-night stay for two in a Captain Room mini-suite ($175) or water-view Admiral Room ($199) and let your yuletide yearnings run wild—you'll have plenty of time to recover from the eggnog with late noon checkout.
Once home to the famed "Financier of the Revolution" and frequented by forefathers like George Washington, this 1710 estate mixes Old World charm with modern, five-star service. Its exposed beams, paneled walls, and roaring fireplaces exude the elegance of eras past.
Each guest room boasts period décor such as rich hardwood accents and grand four-poster beds. Captain Rooms offer an intimate abode overlooking the town, while larger Admiral Rooms boast seating areas and river or bay views—perfect for gazing out at the picturesque Eastern Shore landscape.
You'll feast like a king during your festive gourmet breakfast, made by star Chef Mark Salter and his team. Later, savor afternoon tea, complete with scones and homemade cookies.
If history tops your holiday wish list, head to the The Oxford Museum to see more than 2,500 artifacts dating back to Oxford's days as one of America's first colonial ports. Or, admire nature at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a 27,000-acre swath of rich tidal marshes that serve as a haven for ducks and migrating geese.
Not far down the road, the famous waterfront town of St. Michaels beckons with quaint streets and a bustling marina, while historic downtown Easton brims with storefronts advertising classic antiques.
Indulge in more fine cuisine at the inn's tavern, where Chef Salter blends classic techniques with local ingredients. You can relish dishes like creamy sweet potato soup and savory, award-winning Maryland crab cakes.
This Escape makes a thoughtful holiday gift for friends and family—or even yourself. And after reveling in all the cheer, you may need all the king's horses and all the king's men to roll you out of the Robert Morris Inn.
"I have had several opportunities to dine at the Robert Morris Inn—the food is fantastic and the service is incredible. The rooms provide plenty of space and rustic charm; you can feel the history of the Eastern Shore."-- TripAdvisor
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With time on their side to plan and build their dream home while they worked towards retiring, Lynda and Les Stevens shaped out the design of their home and garden so they could enjoy the good life at Waipu.
They bought the coastal land, almost 0.8ha, in 2003. The views were simply sensational, from Whangarei Heads reaching past the Hen and Chicken Islands, Sail Rock and out to Little Barrier and Great Barrier islands.
As Lynda says, they had four or five years to think about what to build and would pop up at weekends with their family, staying in a caravan and "doing the Kiwi thing" until they moved up in 2007, with the house completed in 2008.
With the views in mind, and also the intention of running a B&B, the brick-and-tile home was designed with two bedroom wings, one with three bedrooms, all with bathrooms, for their B&B guests. The other wing with the master bedroom has an en suite, walk-in wardrobe and office. All the bedrooms open to the outdoors through stacking sliding doors.
In the middle of the house are the living areas with welcoming gas fireplace, kitchen and library, again opening out to the tiled al fresco area running the length of the house and capturing the coastal views. At the back of the house is another terrace.
The kitchen has F&P oven, gas hobs and generous storage, plus there is a butler's pantry - with F&P double-door fridge/freezer, twin DishDrawer and another kitchen sink - with a sliding door to shut it off from the kitchen. A double garage has loft storage and there's plentiful off-street parking on the sealed driveway.
They chose hard-wearing, sustainable saligna wooden flooring to complement the high stud walls and pitched ceilings; and insulated exterior and interior walls to ensure peace and quiet for their guests. "We put everything we like in the home," says Lynda.
It was their dream home, she says, and they worked hard developing and landscaping the section, establishing level lawns and planting blueberries, griselina hedges, macadamia, olive and citrus trees. With their neighbours, who are retired farmers, they would graze calves on the pasture. "When they were ready to be sold at market, the money goes to St John. It helps us and it helps St John. But the new owners can use the pasture for what they like."
Lynda says they used three quarters of an acre for the build and garden, leaving the rest in pasture. There is huge potential for more garden, with an electrical supply in place.
And she and Les realised their dream of running a B&B, with their website inviting guests to come and share a little bit of their paradise.
"It's not the money, it's the lovely people you meet running a B&B. People would come to stay one night and end up staying two or three nights and drink all our wine! It's what we wanted to do and we were lucky to have the opportunity."
Sadly, Les passed away last year after a battle with cancer.
Lynda says she really appreciated the community's support during that difficult time. "Waipu is wonderful, it has such a caring community. The whole community was wonderful when Les got sick."
After some soul searching Lynda has decided to sell the property.
She has yet to decide if she will stay in Waipu or move back to Auckland to be close to family there.
"I'd like to see a family in here because it's built for that or a couple who want to live the quiet life, maybe work from home and maybe earn a bit extra running a B&B."
"It's a beautiful home. I know the people who buy it will love it and its magic."


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Dear Stata List Reader,
I am reposting the message as my previous one got listed somehow under a different thread instead of being a new question.I apologise for the inconvenience
I am working with deidentified hospitaldatabase with patient names(as string variable) and medications (as string variable)as follows
Patients_name medication
Patient-1 metoprolol 100 mg qday
Patient-1 metoprolol tatrate 150mg bid
Patient-1 atenelol 150 mg qday
Patient-2 hctz 25 mg qday
Patient-2 PEG interferon
Patient-3 cimzia 50 mg qday
Question: I am interested in name of medication only , not their dosages.Is it possible to split the medication string after the name i.e.,
1) split metoprolol tatrate 150mg bid into metoprolol tatrate & 150mg bid
2) split metoprolol 100 mg qday into metoprolol & 100 mg qday
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Reciprocal License - This is issued if you have an out-of-state license, and you are meeting your deficiencies noted in an evaluation of your credentials. You MAY NOT enroll in Year Two of IMAP.
Emergency Permit - This license is requested by your school corporation to fill a need in a shortage area. You MAY NOT enroll in Year Two of IMAP.
Rules 46-47 License - This is a standard license. Teachers: If this is your first year of teaching, refer back to First Year Teachers, Administrators and School Service Personnel information. Administrators and School Service Personnel: There are no internship requirements under this rule for administrators and school service personnel.
Rules 2002 and/REPA 3 - Initial Practitioner License - Teachers: Most recent graduates will hold this instructional license. You MUST be enrolled in Year Two of IMAP. Administrators: You must currently hold an administrative position to participate in IMAP.
Role of the Mentor
In most schools, a mentor has been assigned to help a new teacher with day to day operations, classroom situations, curriculum issues, etc. The State no longer requires new teachers to have a mentor to complete their IMAP requirements. However, the beginning teacher MUST enroll in IMAP for the year to count toward his or her IMAP requirements.
Requirements for Year Two IMAP Candidates
During the year you may work with a mentor and fulfill any requirements set forth by your specific school corporation. At the end of Year Two, the following statements (based on your situation) should be true:
Reciprocal License - You should NOT have been participating in IMAP in Year Two.
Emergency Permit - You should NOT have been participating in IMAP in Year Two.
Rules 46-47 License - You should have completed your internship in Year One.
Rules 2002 and /REPA 3 Initial Practitioner's License - Teachers & School Service Personnel must be enrolled in Year Two of IMAP. You will complete the appropriate IMAP Assessment Tool with your Principal/ Building Level Administrator/Supervisor/Director. A completion letter will be given to you by your Principal/ Building Level Administrator/Supervisor/Director. This completion letter must be submitted with the application materials to obtain the Proficient Practitioner License. Administrators must be enrolled in Year Two of IMAP. You will receive an email notification within two weeks of enrolling in IMAP from the Indiana Department of Education that will give you directions for completing the Indiana School Leaders Self Assessment (ISLSA) 2015 through Moodle. In addition to completing the ISLSA, the Individual Development Plan Summary form must also be completed. A copy of the ISLSA report card showing an 80% pass rate in all categories and the Individual Development Plan Summary form must be submitted with application materials to obtain the Proficient Practitioner License.
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being so wasted the day after drinking that you don't move out of you bed, you shit, piss and throw up in a trash bag located near your bed!!
Dutch: Did you hear what happened to the twins after their 21st?
Splash: No What?
Dutch: Man they fucking crash bagged!
Splash: No What?
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MSU Basketball talks what it takes to win Big Sky Tourney
BOZEMAN, Mont. - We've all heard the cliché sports answer of taking it one game at a time, never looking beyond the game in front of them. But never has it applied more then in the upcoming Big Sky Conference Tournament, where you lose and your season is likely over.
"It's definitely a different mindset I think, because each game is so much more important. I mean, the conference you talk bout each game being important but this is like what it all comes down to. And so I think everyone gets really amped up for this game and we have to realize that you have to leave it all on the court on Wednesday. Because we don't know if we're going to be coming back again, and so we've got to leave it all out there and give everything we have for that one game," said junior forward Ashley Brumwell.
"I think at this point it doesn't matter who you open up with, I think the motivation right now is that you have one game that you need to focus on if you want to continue to play. It's Big Sky tournament, everybody's got a little bit more hop to their step right now. It's kind of like you got your second wind and it's a new season and that's exciting," MSU Women's Head Coach Tricia Binford said.
The Lady Cats play Eastern Washington Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Dahlberg Arena.
Meanwhile the men's squad is happy to be the number four seed, but missing is one of their team's focal points, senior Xavier Blount. Blount injured his foot and will miss the remainder of the season. But setbacks are nothing new to the team, and playing in his honor only serves as a motivator.
"We knew that he was going to be out and it was a big blow for us emotionally as a team, he's such a big part of the team as far as his passion and his voice and so on. A lot of guys just wanted to step up and we just wanted to do it for him," senior Christian Moon said.
"We've shown a lot of resilience dealing with adversity and change and whatnot. That's just become a strength of ours in a sense, so we're prepared unfortunately to have to go on without Xavier. That's a very difficult situation for him and for us," MSU Men's Head Coach Brad Huse said.
The men face Northern Colorado on Thursday night at 8 p.m.
One factor that will be in the way of all 14 teams playing this weekend is the fact that every squad has played each other twice. There are no new tricks or major overhauls to prepare for.
"You are familiar so I think it comes down to keeping it as simple as possible for your players so they don't have to over-think and analyze," Binford said.
"It's definitely not going to be an x's and o's game, it's pretty much just going to be all about execution, just imposing your will on the other team and just knowing we're going to get their best shot, they're going to get ours," said Moon.
So what qualities will it come down to in order to win this tournament?
"I think it's all about heart right now, it's who wants it more, who's willing to do the extra things to get it done," senior forward Rachel Semansky said.
"We have the potential to be great this week. I think really at this point it comes down to consistency and kids stepping up and making plays down the stretch. That's going to be the team that goes to the NCAA Tournament," said Binford.
"Consistency. You know, not the ups and downs and roller coaster deal, but more just sustaining effort, sustaining focus, sustaining concentration," Huse said.


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36 Bottle Freestanding Wine Cooler
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Danby 36 Bottle Freestanding Wine Cooler - Black and Stainless Steel
Ensure your wine collection is chilled and ready to serve to fellow connoisseurs with the Danby 36 Bottle Freestanding Wine Cooler (DWC93BLSDBOB). This 36-bottle wine cooler can hold a good portion of your collection, while the freestanding design allows you to keep it in the kitchen, game room, wine cellar, or anywhere else you have room to put it. Blue LED interior lighting helps to highlight and showcase your wine to your friends without the unbearable heat of an incandescent bulb, which could harm the integrity and quality of your wines.
A built-in tempered glass door allows you to see your collection without opening the cooler, and the UV-protected glass ensures no harmful rays reach your wines. Able to adjust the temperature from 43 to 57 degrees F, you can be sure to store red or white wines in this cooler, which adds versatility to fit your storage needs. Smooth-looking black wire shelving helps to hold your wines while still looking great, and the reversible door allows you to switch between left- and right-swinging. Ideal for convenient wine storage, this wine cooler will be sure to keep your collection cool for when your guests arrive.
Storage Capacity:Able to hold up to 36 standard size bottles of wine, this wine cooler will be perfect for chilling the part of your collection that is ready to serve
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Bob and Ruth Vogele Are Creating a "Walking Gallery" of Art
Above: Chancellor Susan J. Koch with Ruth and Robert Vogele on the occasion of a reception honoring the Vogeles for their many contributions of art to UIS.
The Robert & Ruth Vogele Print and Sculpture Collection
If you happen to be in the University Hall Building, you might want to visit the art gallery on the second floor created with the print and sculpture contributions of Robert and Ruth Vogele.
The Vogeles, who collect primarily art from the 1940 through the present, have given over 20 works of art by contemporary artists to UIS. Their hope is that the art collection will inspire the many students who pass through the University Hall Buildings.
Mr. Vogele is described as a "groundbreaking design entrepreneur" by AIGA, the professional association for design, and in fact, AIGA gave Mr. Vogele its 2011 AIGA Medal "awarded to individuals in recognition of their exceptional achievements in the field of design."
It's a tremendous honor to have the Vogele Print and Sculpture Collection at UIS.
Another Excellent Donation
With the desire to see UIS as a campus for art, in 2012, the Vogeles also donated Dodger, a large yellow sculpture by world-renowned artist John Henry to the university.
Vogele bought the sculpture, consisting of seven sections of intertwined linear steel, in the 1970s from Henry.
Known for his large-scale public works of art, Henry's trademark style has been described as "drawing in space" in such a way that his sculptures deny the weight of the separate elements and appears to reach into the sky.
In May, after full restoring Dodger, Henry and his crew erected the sculpture just outside the teardrop drive in front of the Public Affairs Center while Vogele and university officials looked on.
"It's interesting to put things on campus, because students, young people, have a way of accepting things quicker," said Henry. "I really hope people come away with a different idea of structure, a different idea of the man-made environment."
The Vogeles would like students to be "surrounded by art and hope other collectors will donate work to the campus' growing collection.


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Founded by Maler 11 years ago and eventually taken under the wing of the Wang Performing Arts Center (now the Citi Performing Arts Center), Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presented the Bard's Dream as its first production, on Copley Square, to an unplanned soundscore of cars whizzing by and airplanes overhead. "I've never directed the same play twice," says Maler. "It's like I've been in this room before."
The major changes for Shakespeare on the Common this year are its move from the Parade Ground back to Parkman Bandstand, because of a reconstruction project, and a sharp reduction in the number of performances. Josiah Spaulding, president and CEO of Citi Performing Arts Center, says, "It's part of our new strategic vision to make sure the core programs of the Wang Center are fully funded each year to make the programs sustainable."
Translation: the sponsors have taken a hit of $1.2 million over the past few years, and some belt tightening is necessary. Last season's elaborate North End setting for Twelfth Night ran costs to more than $900,000. This year, that balloon forest, which is designed by Beowulf Boritt and will be complemented by the shrubbery on the Common, will help keep the budget down to $500,000. Says Maler, "Rather than stage architecture, we decided to focus on the architecture of bodies in space."
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Welcome to the Deddington Arms Hotel and Restaurant
The Deddington Arms is a fully refurbished 16th century country inn hotel, located in Deddington, Banbury. Convenient for visits to Oxford City, Bicester, the Cotswolds, Blenheim Palace, Silverstone and for all Oxfordshire Events.
- 27 bedrooms including premier suites and four poster bedroom
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The shock disclosure that Titans skipper Scott Prince has set up a surprise move to Hull in the UK Super League shows the dangers of trying to sign big-name players.
The Titans earlier this year made a big-money swoop for Melbourne Storm and Kangaroos halfback Cooper Cronk, prompting speculation captain Prince would be forced out of the club.
Prince was apparently caught by surprise, though subsequent rumours linked the 32-year-old to a move to the North Queensland Cowboys.
Now it seems Prince has made his own secret moves - blindsiding the Titans with a three-year move to Hull FC, a departure which could leave the Titans without an established halfback for next season.
The Titans would have to forgive Prince the year he has left on his contract - and an option for 2014 - if the club's skipper is to sign with Hull.
Their ability to capture a marquee half has also taken a hit. They have recruited Dave Taylor, Nate Myles and Jamal Idris and it is believed they no longer have the funds available for a quality halfback - at least not without falling foul of the salary cap.
Johnathan Thurston and Mitchell Pearce are both off contract but Thurston's price tag - estimated to be A$1 million - is likely to be too rich for the Titans. Prince's late departure also leaves the Titans in a difficult position to secure a marquee or experienced halfback for next season.
Canberra's Josh McCrone or Sam Williams might be the best bets.
They led the Raiders on a late surge last season but one will have to step down when inspirational skipper Terry Campese returns next year.
Newcomer Aidan Sezer will be the Titans' most experienced halves player on next year's roster, with only 18 NRL games behind him.
Prince has yet to sign but there are signs that the Titans will not stand in his way.
Titans chief executive boss David May said he hoped his captain would stay and would not say if the club would grant him a release if Prince wanted to go.
"It's Scott's decision. He's a foundation player and captain of the club. He's been instrumental in creating the Titans brand. He came to the club and made us what we are," May said.


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Aurora shooting victims speak about gun control
DENVER - Survivors of the Aurora theater shooting and relatives of victims are urging lawmakers to take steps to prevent gun violence.
They will be speaking at the Colorado Capitol on Friday. Gun control is expected to be one of the most heated topics at the state legislature in the coming months.
Democrats have signaled they may sponsor legislation to ban assault weapons and restrict access to firearms to people with mental illness. Gov. John Hickenlooper has said the time is right for lawmakers to discuss gun control.
Twelve people were killed in the July theater shooting and more than 58 others were wounded. The survivors and relatives of the victims are speaking on the day the nation holds a moment of silence to mark one week since the Connecticut school shooting.


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