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By HSPPR On February 15, 2013 · 1 Comment · In A Big Something, Humane Society, Pet of the Day
Hi there! I'm Ziggy, a 5-year-old neutered tricolor beagle. I am one spunky pup! He am full of energy and kisses for those who give me attention. And I love going on walks! I seem to be fully housetrained, and I love chatting with my new friends. And boy, am I a cutie! Just try to look into my beautiful brown eyes without falling in love. If you are looking for the perfect exercise partner, not to mention an adorable new addition to your home, come take a look at me today!
My adoption fee is $130 and includes a voucher for a veterinarian exam, vaccinations, 45 days of pet health insurance, a 1-year dog license and a microchip. Stop by Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region at 610 Abbot Lane in Colorado Springs to see me and all of my friends! Click HERE for directions.
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Design a new label for Bunnahabhain whisky in the name of a great cause
We've got an interesting new design competition for you, bringing together a Scottish whisky brand and a really worthy cause. The Bunnahabhain distillery has partnered with The Fishermen's Mission to challenge designers to come up with a new label for the bottle, putting a contemporary slant on the brand's longstanding identity based around a travelling helmsman returning to the safety of the distillery.
As well as the winning designer receiving £2,000, the label will appear on 500 limited edition Tales of the Sea bottles, part of the proceeds from which will go to The Fishermen's Mission. The charity helps the families of fishermen lost or injured at sea.
Michelle Lansdowne, senior brand manager at Burn Stewart, said: "Bunnahabhain's Helmsman and his maritime stories have inspired the brand for generations. Tales of the Sea is an opportunity for us to add a contemporary twist to our current label, in addition to fostering fresh design talent and highlighting the important and groundbreaking work of The Fishermen's Mission."
The task is to embody Bunnahabhain's nautical theme of the helmsman returning home to recount his tales by the fireside and is open to all designers in the UK (it will roll out to other territories later in the year).
All entrants must be 18 years or older and must register by sending an email with their name, contact telephone number and DOB to firstname.lastname@example.com
The deadline to register is May 24.
This article was produced in collaboration with Bunnahabhain.
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Economic Development
Gerald Gordon: Without Gimmicks
Local economic development efforts operate according to two broad assumptions. If you're going to have a separate development arm, the thinking goes, it should be a public-private partnership. And if it's going to compete successfully, it has to have a bundle of direct incentives--especially tax write-offs--to throw at businesses.
Local economic development efforts operate according to two broad assumptions. If you're going to have a separate development arm, the thinking goes, it should be a public-private partnership. And if it's going to compete successfully, it has to have a bundle of direct incentives--especially tax write-offs--to throw at businesses.
So the case of Fairfax County, Virginia, is worth a moment's notice. Three decades ago, Fairfax was best known for its subdivisions and retail malls. Now, it is a high-tech nexus, trailing only Silicon Valley and the Boston area in the venture capital its businesses receive. It has added thousands of jobs to its rolls every year for the past decade and a half, and has become, not coincidentally, the wealthiest county in the U.S. in terms of household income.
And it has done all this with an economic development authority that avoids public-private partnerships and doesn't offer corporate tax breaks to anybody. "In Fairfax County," says Gerald Gordon flatly, "we have never, ever given a tax incentive of any kind, for any purpose." It is a statement he is proud to make.
Gordon, who is 50, is the president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, as he has been for nearly 16 years. A soft-spoken, almost scholarly man--he did, in fact, spend eight years as an adjunct economics professor at the University of Maryland-- Gordon does not fit the image of the glad-handing local marketer.
"He's the very opposite of what you might expect," says county supervisor Gerald Connolly. "There's no hucksterism, no slick style. It's a quiet, persuasive, tenacious, thorough kind of approach that puts the emphasis on the fundamentals, as opposed to gimmicks and short-term tax breaks."
Of course, Gordon has a good deal to work with, not the least being Fairfax's location. As he points out, "we take up almost all the land between one of the fastest-growing airports in the world (Dulles International) on our western border, and the federal government on our eastern border. We offer opportunity; we don't have to give away the county." Indeed, Connolly says, the federal government's downsizing during the 1990s didn't hurt Fairfax, it helped. "Federal dollars for outsourcing and procurement ballooned," he says, and a lot of companies based themselves in Fairfax to take advantage of that largesse.
But Gordon has taken advantage of the county's strengths. His agency may be stingy on subsidies, but it spends heavily on its own operations: The yearly budget of almost $7 million is a good bit higher than its counterparts in other booming counties. In addition to a local staff of 33, Fairfax has offices in Frankfurt, Tokyo and London, and creates incubators to help foreign-owned businesses get their feet on the ground in this country. The EDA spends $2 million a year on advertising worldwide.
A few years back, Fairfax hosted a World Forum on Information Technology, which brought in close to 2,000 foreign high-tech business executives and, says former chamber of commerce president James Dyke, "made it clear that this was the place you wanted to be if you wanted to be a player in the technology arena." More recently, the EDA began a yearly "Emerging Business Forum" designed to help minority-owned businesses.
Gordon already has his eye on what he hopes will be the next big thing for the county: bio-informatics, or the use of information technology to undergird biological research. "Fairfax County's population is expected to grow by another 200,000 people over the next 18 years, to 1.2 million people," he says. "There are going to be new costs for public education, for human services, for police and fire protection. So unless revenue climbs all on its own, we have no choice but to get new businesses to come in."
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Exclusive: Facebook seeks exec to build Hollywood, media ties
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook is looking to hire a big-name executive to cultivate relationships and strike deals with the film and music industries to bolster its media offerings.
In recent months, Facebook had discussions with former MySpace co-President and former MTV executive Jason Hirschhorn about a job spearheading the company's outreach to media companies, according to several people familiar with the situation.
While the talks do not appear to have gone anywhere, and it wasn't clear whether Facebook had approached others about the position, the efforts signal Facebook's intention to take a more hands-on approach in helping media companies bring their content to the social network.
"They had held the media industry at arm's length for a while. It was: 'We are a platform, come use us all you want but we don't necessarily need to partner with you.' But now the attitude has changed," said one of the people familiar with the situation.
"They realize that one of the next phases in its evolution is to work with the media companies," the person added.
Facebook and Hirschhorn both declined to comment.
Facebook's media push comes as the company faces fresh competition from Google Inc, which launched a rival social networking service in June.
Twitter recruited former Creative Artists Agency executive Omid Ashtari to be its "L.A. person" last November, according to a report in AllThingsD.com, and the company recently appointed Chloe Sladden to a new role overseeing content and programing efforts. Continued...


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Program Objectives
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The mission of the Child Development/Early Childhood program is to provide students with academic and practical experiences that will enhance employment opportunities in the field of child development and early childhood, as well as prepare students for continuing higher education at the university level.
Program Goals and Objectives
The CDEC program will develop student competencies in the standards set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The Child Development/Early Childhood program will prepare students to:
- Promote child development and learning, based on characteristics and needs
- Build family and community relationships to support child development and learning
- Observe, document, and assess to support young children and families
- Use effective teaching and learning approaches, strategies and tools for early education
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Travs' Smith holds own in pitchers' duel07/25/2014 2:31 AM ET
By Mark Emery / MiLB.com
Travelers starter Nate Smith wasn't just battling Tyler Anderson and the Drillers on Thursday. He had to overcome himself as well.
Feeling far from his best, the Angels' No. 18 prospect delivered six scoreless innings in a game that Double-A Arkansas eventually won, 2-1, in 11 innings. The southpaw yielded just two hits while striking out eight and walking one.
"Going into the game, I felt terrible, to be honest," the 2013 eighth-round pick said. "I just kind of had the mind-set like, I feel terrible, so I'm just going to try to throw every pitch for a strike and get off the mound as quickly as I can, honestly."
Anderson, the Rockies' No. 10 prospect, matched Smith step for step, ending with three hits, eight strikeouts and one walk over six shutout frames. In seven starts against Arkansas this year, the 2011 first-round pick (20th overall) has given up three earned runs over 37 2/3 innings.
"Tulsa's pitcher, he's really good," Smith said. "I don't know his name, but I've seen him throw a couple times. He's really tough on our hitters. So I was like, as long as I can throw up some zeros and keep my team in the game, we have a chance."
After the starters had left, Tulsa scored a run in the seventh on Jayson Langfels' RBI single, then Arkansas answered in the eighth with an RBI single by Alex Yarbrough. In the 11th, Jett Bandy smacked a double to left field that plated Matt Long from first with the winning run.
Though neither Smith nor Anderson factored in the decision, the pitchers lowered their ERAs to 2.89 and 2.24 respectively. Smith is 5-3 across 11 Texas League starts while Anderson -- whose ERA in the circuit ranks only behind the 1.88 mark of Corpus Christi's Tommy Shirley -- has a 3-4 record over 18 outings.
"When you're in a pitchers' duel like that, it kind of raises the level of competition a little bit," Smith said. "You have to be just a little bit more mentally strong, just go out there and take care of your business while you're out there on the mound.
"All I can do is my part, just try and get some ground balls, throw up some zeros and give my team the best chance to win."
Smith cruised through the first two innings before Jared Simon singled to center to lead off the third. Tulsa didn't get another base runner until there were two outs in the fifth, when Langfels drew a walk. Will Swanner started the sixth with a single but was caught stealing by Arkansas catcher Bandy.
Smith induced three groundouts and one flyout while throwing 88 pitches, 57 for strikes. As the season edges closer to its end, he will continue to exercise the same sort of approach he relied on during his most recent start.
"So hopefully if I can keep that same mind-set when I'm feeling better, maybe I can throw up some more zeros for the team," he said. "But I think the mind-set I had was what got me through it tonight."
Arkansas reliever Trevor Gott (1-0) was perfect while notching three strikeouts over the final two innings. Tulsa's Kraig Sitton (3-4) gave up one run on two hits and two walks in 1 2/3 frames.


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- Tips, Tricks And Snowboard Coaching (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/tips-tricks-snowboard-coaching/)
- - Hopping drill - good on toe edge, crash on heel edge (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/tips-tricks-snowboard-coaching/121873-hopping-drill-good-toe-edge-crash.html)
Hopping drill - good on toe edge, crash on heel edge
I'm just learning to snowboard. There is a drill where you turn onto your toe edge and then bounce or do a small hop a couple of times and then turn on your heel edge and bounce or hop and then repeat down the hill. I am fine on my toe edge but as soon as I try the smallest bounce on my heel edge I fall over.
I'm wondering if my bindings are too far to one edge or the other. Or is it normal to be much better on toe edge? When I bounce on toe edge, I flex my ankles around to balance. Is there any way to balance better on heel edge?
Hopping drill. My advise, is to give that up. There is no reason on earth you need to be hopping to make a turn. Either book a lesson or start with falling leaf and then start linking turns, your board needs to be connected to the snow to make a turn that why you have edges instead of wings.
Just my 2 cents, I'm not an instructor but been snowboarding for about 18 years, and taught several people that have picked up quickly, you definitely don't need to be hopping to get turns around!
I understand some people have trouble getting onto their other edge so this method gets them onto the other edge without a "risky" edge transition.
If anything, hopping helps promote stiffening of the legs which is the worst thing you can do. If I can only give you piece of advise....just keep you legs bent at all times! You will find you can flow into edge transitions easy with a proper riding posture and some thought.
All these different drills that actually take you away from proper technique just build bad muscle memory.
Note thats just my take on it. One of the qualified instructors on the forum will probably be able to give you their take on it (which might well be the opposite of mine) but you need confidence to learn to ride and falling on your heelside hops is killing that.
Good luck
I am not an instructor but I have suffered too from hopping drills (to NZRide this is done in traverse across the hill then you turn normally and hop back the other way). The purpose as it was explained to me is to promote good body position over the board. If your body is not in the right alignment over the board you fall. Which is probably what is happening to the OP.
As far as the OP's questions go:
1) Is it normal to feel more comfortable on your toe edge
Yep. Your toe edge is always more stable and balanced vs. your heel edge. That's normal so don't worry about it.
2) How do you balance on your heel edge
Again it's about flexing your ankles/knees etc, but the difference with heel edge is you have to get used to bending correctly.
The mistake you're probably making now is you're trying to engage your heel edge by just leaning backwards onto it, which isn't that stable.
You want to get used to basically squatting (many instructors call it sitting on the toilet) as your riding position when engaging your heel edge, that gives you the balance to engage your heel edge better and more balanced.
The tricky part to pay attention here is you want to squat and stick your butt out, but you also want to avoid bending at the waist as much as possible. So your knees bend, your butt goes out and you engage that heel edge, but your upper body stays upright as much as possible. It'll feel a little awkward at first, but you'll get more used to it as you go.
bend knees and feel like you are sitting down into the seat when on heel edge while keeping upper body relatively up right.
weird, I am still fairly new at snowboarding and feel way more comfortable on my heel edge!
I guess mostly because you can see what's in front of you on heel edge.
I learned (and still use) that drill for one purpose: to check on your fore and aft balance.
The whole point is to see if you have good weight distribution. If you do, then both feet will leave the ground at the same time. If you don't, then your lesser weighted foot will leave the ground significantly before your other foot.
The quality of your hopping is immaterial and there is no real point is comparing one side to the other. It is a good feedback drill for people who gradually shift into the back seat and stay there. They swear that they're centered, but have gradually lost the feeling of what centered is.
In short, don't sweat that one side is better than the other, just focus on being balanced and having both feet leave the ground at the same time (even if you only get an inch of air)
However, once you advance to a strong intermediate level and are flying down the mountain at speed, doing advanced freeride (fast carving) and freestyle (spins off kickers) becomes much harder heelside because applying proper pressure across the board is more demanding.
Probably doesn't apply to everyone, but most find this to be the case.
I definitely found that my skill shifted from heel to toe as I got better. Originally I always felt more in control on the heel, could stop whenever I needed to and liked the ability to see what was ahead of me. As I got better, however, I discovered that I had a chronic overturning problem on the heel side and it held me back from smooth s turns for a long time. Whereas the toe side because it wasn't so aggressive was easier to fine tune. Eventually I balanced them out but now that I am trying switch I am finding the same problem all over again.
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Flushed with our recent success I'm throwing out a challenge to anyone out there: if England don't make the semis I'll have the avatar of your choosing for a month, if we do you have the pic of my choice for the same period.
Any takers?
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"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
You can have a combined pic of Brian, Farrokh, Roger and John.
I assume that'd hurt you even more than Fred by himself.
EDIT: actually, make that a pic of Sinead, Lindsay, Edele and Keavy
And I'll lose my perminant avatar to whatever you want if we do make the semis (can be the text "I Am Gay" if you think that'd ram the point home...)
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Go on then. What'll I have in the miracle event of us making the semis?
And for clarity - I pick the L_K_E_S pic for you.
If I have John Motson I reserve here and now the right to print in large legend EXD over the top!
Even if there are 7 of them?
What if it becomes impossible due to 2 other teams' result on a day they have off?
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It's a Valentine's Day wedding for 3 couples at Empire State Building
By Victoria Cavaliere
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Love was in the air atop the Empire State Building as three couples exchanged vows on Valentine's Day, the only day weddings are permitted at the iconic New York City skyscraper.
In back-to-back ceremonies on Friday, the couples were married at a wall of 4,000 red, pink and white roses on the 86th-floor Observation Deck, with the Manhattan skyline as the backdrop.
The couples were chosen out of hundreds of others who entered a contest explaining why they wanted to be married at the 102-story landmark.
The ceremonies were small, with only family and a small group of friends in attendance.
Winner Brendan Goldblatt said that marrying Maria Vasquez, his girlfriend of eight years, would give the popular tourist site deep personal significance for the couple and give them bragging rights for years to come.
"Everybody gets one or two stories they get to tell their grandkids," he said. "This is going to be one of those stories, that we were married on top of the world's most iconic building."
The couple's 2-year-old daughter, Victoria, wore a white dress with a big fluffy bow for the occasion.
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You can stand by this, or not at all.
This kids stuff in this Woot-Off is great, and we're not kidding! Well, it's kids stuff, so we ARE kidding, but we're not kidding. Like we're kidding, but it's not like we're just kidding around, though we are kidding, but we also certainly are not kidding around. We're just kidding -- but not kidding like kidding but kidding like kidding. You know what we mean, right?


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how far can u turn down a eagle crank
a friend of mine gave me a eagle crank that came out of his 555. it has spun bearing on it. i was wondering how far i could have it trun b4 it became un safe to use.
the strength loss by grinding is minimal 'IF' the proper radius is maintained. There will be a loss of hardness but that is not an issue for most applications.
ok thank u
It is common to turn these BBC cranks to small block size rod journals. Bearings for small block rods are available to .060 undersize. Big block mains are good to .040 undersize..
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|Sharpley, Andrew
Submitted to: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/12/2002
Publication Date: 7/16/2002
Citation: Gburek, W.J., Kleinman, P.J., Bryant, R.B., Sharpley, A.N. 2002. Watershed management for improved water quality--The ARS Mahantango Creek watershed [Abstract]. Soil and Water Conservation Society. 57:46. Interpretive Summary:
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I'm looking for a comparison or equivalency chart of dual core versus single core processors. For example, what would a single core 3.5 GHz equate to in a dual core set up? Is there a general rule of thumb for the performance factor? I came across something that mentions a dual 2.8 will be as a fast as a single 3.8.
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At Art Exchange at the Colchester Campus to Sunday 17 February 2013
In 1964, the newly established University of Essex received a donation from Jim Ede, a collector of British-based artists who went on to set up Kettle's Yard in Cambridge. As new universities were built in the 1960s, full of post-war optimism, Ede declared that there "should be a Kettle's Yard in every University" and gave a number of works, including five paintings by Alfred Wallis for the University to start a fledgling collection of its own. For this exhibition, Art Exchange at the Colchester Campus reunites the Alfred Wallis paintings from the University of Essex's Jim Ede Collection, with the collection they were originally born out of, Kettle's Yard.
Living in St. Ives, Cornwall and with no training, Alfred Wallis took up painting late in life, 'for company' after the death of his wife. Previously, he had worked as a mariner, crossing the Atlantic and later working on small fishing boats. With only household oil paint in limited colours on found bits of card, Wallis made artworks that came from a robustly original vision, that he considered to be more experiences and events than paintings. 'I do most what used to be what we shall never see no more…' he wrote to Jim Ede, one of his most ardent collectors.
Art Exchange will continue its focus on the University of Essex's Jim Ede collection with an exhibition at firstsite, Colchester, from 18 March to 9 June 2013.
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Middle English manuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin manualis, from manus hand; akin to Old English mund hand and perhaps to Greek marē hand
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With Tennessee earning its first national ranking since 2008 and ESPN's College GameDay heading to town, the excitement in the air at Rocky Top is palpable as the 23rd-ranked Vols get set to host No. 18 Florida on Saturday.
As his team begins its preparations for the Gators, UT head coach Derek Dooley made sure the players knew that they are deserving of all of the attention, but stressed the importance of not getting caught up in the hype and losing focus on what got them to this point, especially with such a talented opponent looming on the horizon.
"We have our work cut out for us," Dooley said. "I told the team that they have earned the right to get some of the attention that they've been getting by how they've preformed the last couple of weeks and that's good. That's what we should get, but now we have to earn the right to continue getting it and earn the right to play well by how we prepare this week."
As much as the Vols enjoy seeing their name in the national rankings, Dooley simply sees it as a byproduct of the process the program has followed. Instead of being satisfied with being ranked, the Big Orange will continue to plug away like it does every day.
"We have some basic program standards that we have kind of established that I think all the Tennessee fans expect," Dooley said. "Certainly, at Tennessee we want to be in the top 25 like a hundred other teams, but you can't be in it if you don't keep winning. If you are focused on being on the top 25 and not what you need to do to be in the top 25, then you aren't going to be in the top 25."
Despite all of the extra media coverage and added excitement that comes with playing a heated rival at home on national television, Dooley expects his players will be able to handle the challenge.
"The preparation builds each day," Dooley said. "It is so important that our team keeps its focus on what it needs to do to play well this week and not all of the external drama that is certainly going to be there.
"It depends on your level of maturity and your experience in that situation. This will be a little new for us but it's good. I think our players will handle it fine. This is where you want to be. [Our players] didn't come to Tennessee to not be in a big game, on a big stage on game day. That's why they came here. It shouldn't really have any impact on preparation, any impact on focus. The only impact it has is for the fans."
BRODUS EARNS PROMOTIONAfter some early-season struggles, the Vols have made a change at the placekicker position with head coach Derek Dooley announcing that junior Derrick Brodus will handle the field goal duties against Florida.
While Dooley remains confident in the talent and ability of Michael Palardy, he felt that Brodus had performed well enough in both practice and last week's game against Georgia State to earn the opportunity.
"I still believe in Mike but he has some things he needs to work through and Derrick has certainly earned the right to be out there," Dooley said. ""It's really no different than the other positions, it is performance-based and it is my responsibility as the coach. If I feel like another guy is more deserving and gives us a better chance to get through the game then that's what we are going to do. I don't know if it is the right one. We'll see, time will tell.
Brodus, who made national headlines last season after being called off his couch just hours before UT's game against MTSU and making a field goal and two extra points, has impressed Dooley with his consistency, poise and accuracy during practice. He also made his second career field goal, a 25-yarder, against Georgia State last week.
"He's made every kick every time he's been out there and he kicks it high," Dooley said. "He has a nice calm about him but we'll see."
IT ALL STARTS UP FRONTThe Tennessee football players know and head coach Derek Dooley emphasized that making big plays on defense all starts up front.
The four interceptions that UT had against NC State and the one that was added last Saturday against Georgia State were all thanks in part to pressure on the quarterback.
"I think it is fair to say, you look at the top defenses in the country and it starts up front," said Dooley. "You look at the teams that have consistently played pretty good defense in our league over the last three or four years and it starts up front. It is not just that they have a few guys up front that are good. It is that they are deep, they are able to go four quarters, and they are able to make game changing plays in the second half."
Against Georgia State, the Vols made those game-changing plays, hurrying quarterback Ben McLane 10 times. McLane found himself on the ground even more than that throughout the game.
This was all thanks to the pressure up front. A pressure that the Vols hope to carry into their game with Florida.
"We watched film and [Jeff Driskel] is a pretty good mobile quarterback," said Marlon Walls. "He can move around a little bit and that makes our job a little harder. We have to keep him in the pocket. I think the best way is to go after him. If you sit back and let the guy throw the ball around, he is a pretty good passer too. Our philosophy is to go out there and get him and try our best to get after that guy."
JACK linebacker Jacques Smith believes that the pressure will be even more turned up against Florida than it already has been this season.
"I know Sal is probably going to be throwing a lot of things at us to get us there," said Smith. "We're just ready to play sound defense every single play and be disciplined this week."
Another factor that will add to the intensity of the game is the return of College GameDay to Rocky Top. The players know that the loud crowd will be a huge element in bull rushing the offensive line.
"It's exciting to have College GameDay come to your town," said Smith. "I knew the stadium was going to be packed regardless, it's Florida-Tennessee, it's tradition. We're just excited. It's just another stage for us to show our talent and how good we are as a team. We definitely have matured."
But the players also know that they can't lose focus amidst all the hoopla on campus.
"It doesn't mean nothing if we don't go out there and handle our business," said Walls. "As quick as you are in the top-25, you can be out of it even quicker. This game is important to us because over the year's we haven't done so well against Florida and this team right here we are driven right now. Not because of the rankings and College GameDay. Because it's Florida. We are looking forward to bringing the tradition back. We are prepared for a tough game and we are ready for it. It is going to be an exciting thing and it is a challenge for us to compete against a pretty good team. We are excited."
The Vols have lost seven-straight to Florida. And you better believe they are all ready for that streak to snap.
Since last year we wanted to beat them," said Maurice Couch, "and as a team we know what we have to do. We have a different mindset from last year and we are more united as a team. We have to practice hard and go in and execute our plan."
Sticking to the game plan will be the key to success for the Vols, who have slipped a few times in years past.
"For the last few games [against Florida], it has not been what they were doing it was what we were doing," said Walls. "There were guys making mistakes and we all weren't on the same page. I think we are more on that page this year. With this defense it takes time and we are starting to get that down as far as looking for the calls, knowing what to do and knowing certain signals. We are getting better at that aspect and as long as we get that down we can be a pretty good defense. We are moving in that direction."
GAME TIME SET FOR AKRONTennessee will play under the lights at Neyland Stadium once again next week as the start time for its Sept. 22 home game against Akron has been set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
The contest, which will be televised on CSS, will be UT's second 7:30 p.m. start this season and third night game in 2012. The Vols are 1-0 all-time vs. Akron, having won the lone meeting between the schools, 52-9, in 1989 at Neyland Stadium.
REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAYWith linebackers Curt Maggitt (toe) and Herman Lathers (shoulder) still listed as questionable and day-to-day, the Vols got a much needed boost this week as redshirt freshman Christian Harris is set to officially return to the practice field.
While he may not quite be ready to contribute on game day as he returns from a torn ACL, Harris provides the Vols with a little more depth at a critical position.
"Christian Harris will be activated," Dooley said. "I'm not saying he is going to play or be ready, but he is now out there and working with the defense. We need him because we are so thin at inside linebacker."
Vol fans can also expect to see another new face suited up against Florida on Saturday as Alton "Pig" Howard will don the number two for the Orange and White for the first time.
The offensive playmaker will likely become the 10th true freshman to hit the field for UT this season as he will get an opportunity at wide receiver.
"Pig Howard is activated and we'll see how much we can get out of him," Dooley said. "We need him, especially in the slot."


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Monday, October 31, 2011
Taking stock
I've also had eight stories published this year, to wit:
* "Black Hats and Blackberrys" - Bewildering Stories, March 2011
* "Irredenta" - World SF Blog, March 15, 2011
* "Meet Me at the Grassy Knoll" - 4 Star Stories, Spring 2011
* "Hopscotch and Hottentots" - Shadowgate, April 2011
* "Ghost Writer" - Flashes in the Dark, June 16, 2011
* "Mak Siccar" - 4 Star Stories, Summer 2011
* "The Goddess of Bleecker Street" - Kalkion, July 2011
* "Re-opening Night" - 4 Star Stories - Sept. 2011
I have seven stories in various slush piles, so there's possibilities there, also.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
OCR solution
Monday, October 24, 2011
False starts and fragments
I thought it might be helpful if I cut and pasted all these false starts and fragments into one file where I could more easily read and compare them. For example, I have two separate false starts for two stories, called "Desarrollo Separado" and "Sympathy for Salieri". In the case of "Desarollo", seeing them together gave me an idea how I might cobble together a story from the two parts. There's at least one complete story in there, called "Osteopithicus" that I finished but wasn' t happy with and never subbed.
These stories or fragments are in addition to stories which I did finish and DID sub which I have laid aside for further work after getting feedback from editors by way of rejections.
Anyway, the new file, which I labeled "False Starts", come to 44,000 words, so I definitely think there is some material to be mined there.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Beware the spam filter!
I always check my spam email box, and I'm glad I did, because my acceptance from Daily Science Fiction landed there.
This doesn't happen very often, but back in 2004 I had the same thing happen when Andromeda Spaceways accepted "The Cast Iron Dybbuk". The acceptance sailed all the way through the ether from Australia to drop smack dab in my spam.
I think I have pretty good spam filter settings, but in both cases, the acceptances came from an email address that I had never received an email from before, and I had never sent an email to before. That makes sense - you send submissions to one email address, and you get rejects from the slush pile reader. The acceptance come from a different direction.
I suppose the spam filter regards an email address where there has hasn't been any communication before - either coming or going - as suspect.
This certainly highlights the fact you should NEVER set your email to delete spam unread!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Fast and professional
They also asked for a short (250 words or less) bio and some author's comments, at the same length. I attached all that.
I also logged onto the SFWA web site tonight and uploaded a copy of the contract to show I made the sale. As my third sale at the pro rate, this should get me upgraded from Associate to Active status.
I wonder if I am the first person to get active status on the basis of a sale to Daily Science Fiction? They were just approved as a qualifying market a few weeks ago.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Great news!
Got word today that Daily Science Fiction wants to publish my story "Great White Ship". Needless to say, I'm thrilled. It's the first time I've cracked that market, which pays pro rates. In fact, this will be my third pro rate sale, so once I sign the contract I will be able to upgrade my membership in the SFWA from Associate to Active member.
My previous two pro sales were "A Rocket for the Republic" in Asimov's in 2005 and "The Witch of Waxahachie" in Jim Baen's Universe in 2008.
"Great White Ship" will be my 59th story published since 2003. Daily Science Fiction just became the most recent SFWA-qualified market, only about a couple of weeks ago, I believe.
I've had a lot of cash sales over the years for small amounts, and in at least one case, I made a semi-pro sale that - because of the rate and length of the story - paid more than a pro sale, but this is only my third sale that meets the pro rate guideline.
In light of how this is only a sideline for me, and I enjoy my regular full-time job, I can't hardly complain. In fact, when I was speaking at the writers group I referred to in my previous post, someone asked me, whether if I had a choice, I would rather write fiction or be a journalist, I had to confess I'd rather be a journalist.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Guest speaker
Despite the variance between what I do and what these folks are interested in, I think they enjoyed it. I spoke a little about how I broke in, and what my writing is like, and I ended by reading "Off the Hook" from "Music for Four Hands".
I also sold a few books, two copies of "Music" and three copies of "Fantastic Texas". Unfortunately, I didn't have any copies of "Texas & Other Planets" to sell. I've got an order on the way from John Teehan at Merry Blacksmith Press.
One of the NETWO members blogged about my visit, which you can read here.
Friday, October 14, 2011
My schedule for Contraflow
It will feature scientist, public speaker, and award-winning author David Brin as our Author Guest of Honor. Also featured will be Dr. Demento's "Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century", the great Luke Ski as the Musical Guest of Honor; long-time leader in the New Orleans fan community Robert Neagle as the Fan Guest of Honor; and game master and designer Michael "Scotty" Scott as our Gaming Guest of Honor.
I have received my schedule of panels, which is as follows:
SATURDAY 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Room 1 How to Promote Yourself Online
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Panel Room 3 Ebooks: Is this the Future of Publishing?
SUNDAY 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Room 2 The Importance of Place in Science Fiction
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Panel Room 2 Reading
Monday, October 10, 2011
Positive signs
I also got an email that a story has passed the first round at Daily Science Fiction. I didn't even know Daily Science Fiction HAD a second round, I've never been there before. So that's another piece of good news.
The knee continues to get better, by way of recovery from last Thursday's fall. I have a day off from doing the paper today.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Close call
I had jumped up fast enough that I was already off balance by the time I realized my foot was caught, and I was helpless as I fell down like a ton of bricks.
On the way down, I think I made a flash decision NOT to throw my hands out - because I would probably break one or both of my wrists - and I twisted somewhat to ultimately take the brunt of the fall on my left knee.
You can imagine what I thought as I was going down. Some of my thoughts included:
A. I've never broken a bone before. I hope this doesn't hurt too much.
B. Patricia is not going to enjoy getting the phone call that I'm in the hospital.
C. I wonder who'll get the paper to press today.
My cry as I went down was essentially a strangled scream of surprise and dismay. I can imagine what it sounded like to Rey, the sports editor, who was the only other person there.
After I landed I rolled over on my back, Rey rushed over and asked if I needed an ambulance. I told him I wanted to lay there a minute and see how I felt.
I didn't feel any sharp pains, and after a minute I realized I had survived the fall intact. I got up on my own and after a few minutes got back to work.
I took a bad jolt and I felt somewhat woozy until after lunch, but all things considered I think I was pretty lucky. I'm glad Rey was there, in case I had needed any help. It's also good to see I'm not that fragile.
Probably as a result of the overall stress to my system, by Friday I had caught a stomach virus that's been going around the office, and I had a stomach ache Saturday. It seems to have been a 24-hour thing, and I'm feeling better now.
My left knee remains sore, but it never swelled or discolored, and it will probably feel normal in another day or two.
Although I have some things to do Monday, it is my day off from doing the paper, so I have a little time to recover. I skipped church this morning, Patricia has to give my regards since she teaches third and fourth grade Sunday school.
Like I said, a close call, but it turned out OK.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
"Re-Opening Night"
It allowed me to dredge out and hold up to the light old racial and ethnic stereotypes, both to remind us of them and highlight how wrong they were. Some of the terminology is crude, but appropriate for the protagonists, who've been reconstituted after being disembodied in 1927. In the back of my mind I recall a story I read years ago by Brenda Clough called "May Be Some Time" about a frozen Antarctic explorer from the Robert Scott Expedition being thawed out in modern times.
Another interesting thing is how, having missed the last three quarters of the 20th Century. how much the protags missed. They missed the Great Depression, much less WWII and all else.
This is the third story 4 Star has published of mine this year, and my 58th story overall since 2003.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
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"It's possible that you haven't run into the stories of Lou Antonelli. Since 2003, he's been publishing delightful short tales of alternate history all over the nooks and crannies of the SF world. Thanks to Fantastic Books, we now have 28 of these little gems in one place. "Many of Antonelli's stories have an unexpected twist ending. And many of them are what he calls "secret history" stories, which aren't exactly alternate history—they're set in our familiar history, but there's always some element that contemporary observers missed. " -
- Don Sakers, The Reference Library, Analog July-Aug. 2014
A better path develops for a distraught man in "Double Exposure" by Lou Antonelli (debut 6/11 and reviewed by Frank D). Jake is about to end it all. He has been trying to keep his high maintenance wife happy for decades and has needed to embezzle to satisfy her spending habits. Now, on the verge of indictment and abandoned by his spouse, he buys a gun. Before he pulls the trigger, he spies a Kodak one-day photo hut. Curious, he pulls up to the window. They are holding pictures of him and his last girlfriend from 30 years before. The package is a lot thicker than it should be. Double Exposure" is listed as an Alternative History story but I would classify it as a Magical Realism tale. It is set as a second chance tale, a look into a life that should have been. The author is inspired by his memories of the old photo huts (I remember them) and of their disappearance. A cool idea (photos of another life), one that I could imagine would make for a great anthology.
- Frank Dutkiewicz, Diabolical Plots
"Great White Ship": A traveler stuck waiting for a flight strikes up a conversation with an old airline employee. The Old Timer tells him a story of a Great White Airship that arrives from a most unusual destination. The story of a craft from an alternate reality and how it got there is only the precursor to the final act. This is one of my favorite stories from this site. I have a great passion for lighter-than-air craft and their potential as a future means of transport, which opens the story. The author uses this speculation to launch into an engaging tale. As fascinating as the main story line is, the alternate history premise that accompanies it is just as worthwhile. This story was well written and very well thought out. It is well worth the read. Recommended.
- James Hanzelka, Diabolical Plots
Lou Antonelli fiction archived online
- "Ad Valorem" - Omni Reboot
- "Bindlestiff's Daughter" - The Lorelei Signal
- "The Return of Alfred Bester" - International Speculative Fiction
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- "The Goddess of Bleecker Street" - Kalkion
- "Irredenta" - World SF Blog
- "Ghost Writer" - Flashes in the Dark
- "Avatar" - Darker Matter
- "Black Hats and Blackberrys" Bewildering Stories
- "Pen Pal" - Revolution SF
- "I Got You" - Bewildering Stories
- "Big Girl" - Ultraverse
- "S.P.P.A.M." - Bewildering Stories
- "Silence is Golden" - Revolution SF
- "Fermi's Fraternity" - Planetary Stories
- "The Rocket-Powered Cat" - Revolution SF
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" - Apehelion
- "Silvern" - Revolution SF
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- "Dispatches from The Troubles" - SF Revu
- "Dispatches from The Troubles" - SF Site
- "Fantastic Texas" - Serial Distractions
- "Fantastic Texas" - Tangent Online
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Located in Nyhavn - Amalienborg, this hotel is steps from Royal Danish Playhouse and Nyhavn. Amalienborg Palace and Frederik's Church are also within 10 minutes.
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A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a rooftop terrace are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning, and free newspapers.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Copenhagen hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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- Total number of rooms - 153
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"I was petrified I would fail, the girls would be bored, and I would lose one or two of them," says Carol Woodhouse, an IT specialist program manager for IBM in Australia, recalling the time in 2005 she led her first EX.I.T.E. camp. Started in 1999, Exploring Interests in Technology and Engineering (EX.I.T.E.) is a global program to introduce girls to engineering and computer science through highly dynamic and interactive sessions.
Carol volunteered to lead the first EX.I.T.E. camp in her area. She didn't fail that first day or over the next eight years as more than 300 girls in the Brisbane-Gold Coast area participated in EX.I.T.E. camps that Carol led or organized. "Over the years I have learned to relax, rely on my organizational skills, and my forward planning," she says.
While Carol's professional skills helped the program succeed—along with the volunteers who gave their time to help—her personal commitment and passion won over more than a few girls to consider a career in technology. Kerri Wait, a graduate of Carol's first camp in 2005 says, "I had never considered a career in IT before I attended the EX.I.T.E. camp, but I discovered how creative IT could be. Carol's work has inspired many students to aim high in science, math, IT and engineering." In fact, Kerri is now a business transformation consultant for IBM, and says, "I know that if it wasn't for my EX.I.T.E. experience, I certainly wouldn't be here at IBM."
Over the years, as a volunteer who has received numerous awards and grants, Carol has lived by the quote in her email signature, courtesy of Bruce Springsteen, "You can't start a fire without a spark." In addition to Kerri Wait, another EX.I.T.E. grad, Nina Nicholls, also works for IBM as a software engineer. Several of the other 300 young women who benefited from Carol's EX.I.T.E. camps have been sparked to pursue education in technology-related fields, too.
EX.I.T.E. globally and modify locally
In 2005, Carol was looking to become more active as a volunteer. "I was interested in recruiting more women into IT and IBM, and I wanted to do something fun as give back," she says. "I was asked by the account exec in Brisbane if I would run an EX.I.T.E. camp and I loved it. I had so much fun and realized I could make a difference if I continued."
While EX.I.T.E. is a global program, its execution is very local and, in Carol's case, she was starting from the beginning with limited materials. "I remember feeling thrown in the deep end. I didn't know what on earth I was doing, organizing and running everything."
She took what documentation did exist for EX.I.T.E. and modified it to suit her vision for the camps. Then Carol, who describes herself as a "networker," built on a relationship from a previous volunteer project with Griffith University in South East Queensland to develop ongoing support for EX.I.T.E. The university provides the facilities for EX.I.T.E. camps and easy access for those attending local high schools. The academic setting also gives the girls a glimpse into what awaits them if they pursue their education after high school.
The young women come from schools in the area. In the beginning Carol asked Education Queensland project manager for Smart Classrooms for help identifying schools. Today, she says, "We have some schools that attend every year, but the schools are and were selected because of the enthusiasm of the teaching staff." The selected campers are nominated by their teachers. In addition to volunteers from the university, Carol relies on IBM volunteers—a combination of newly hired recent college graduates who can recall being students themselves and professional women who are enthusiastic about sharing their experiences in technology.
Camp is run over three days with three to four workshops a day. Each camp needs workshop presenters, a senior person to close the event, a role model speaker and the team captain—about 15 volunteers. "A lot of the women volunteers from IBM are recent grads, so presenting helps them grow in confidence and knowledge. I'm very, very proud of that," Carol says.
Among other things, the campers learn about robotics programming, 3D graphics modeling, computer games, animation, open-source cloud, and a range of topics. As Carol says, "They all want hands-on activities—no lectures or presentations—fun activities."
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In October 2012, after 12 successful EX.I.T.E. camps over 8 years and a thoroughly documented process on how to plan and lead a camp, Carol turned over the reins of EX.I.T.E. to other volunteers.
"It took quite a bit of time to produce, but now it is an 'off-the-shelf' program. All the documentation is kept in a team room," says Carol. "I have a 'How to run a Camp' document in there with links to other documents. It's very easy for someone to run a Camp now."
"I am very proud that I succeeded in providing inspirational activities to impressionable girls," says Carol. "And that they had lots of fun—you have got to have fun to be passionate." To those starting volunteering projects she adds, "Enjoy the journey, have fun and you will learn a great deal about yourself."


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Firms struggle to hire skilled professionals in Vietnam
By John Ruwitch
HANOI (Reuters) - About a year ago, 2,000 of the best and brightest from five of Vietnam's top universities were invited to take a lengthy multiple-choice exam for a shot at a job at Intel Corp..
The giant computer chip maker had broken ground on its biggest factory ever in Vietnam's commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City, and the $1 billion assembly and test facility, expected to start operations this year, needed good engineers.
It was more than just another big project. The Intel investment would put Vietnam on the global tech map and help a rising star in the manufacturing world move closer to its dream of advancing up the value chain.
But the results from Intel's test cast a spotlight on one of Vietnam's biggest barriers to achieving that dream: its inadequate and inflexible higher education system.
A fraction of the students passed the written exam, covering physics, electrical engineering, maths and other topics. They were given an English test and just 40 made the final cut.
Than Trong Phuc, Intel's country manager for Vietnam, said he was not surprised by the results.
"Is Vietnam a literate society with good people with fundamental skills? Yes," he said. "But do these people already have knowledge about chip-making in place? No. So we have to start from the ground."
Company spokesman Nick Jacobs said the test was not designed for hiring but rather to "evaluate the competencies" of students and to be a starting point for dialogue with the authorities. Continued...


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Jennings fined for Twitter post
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is proving to be one costly website for J.R. Smith.
The NBA fined the New York Knicks guard $25,000 for his exchange with Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings on the social media website.
The league said the penalty was for "directing hostile and inappropriate language to another player via his Twitter account."
Smith's latest Twitter flap — he also was fined $25,000 by the NBA last year for a racy tweet — started Wednesday after Jennings made a critical comment about Smith's little brother, Chris, who also plays for the Knicks.
Czechs even Davis Cup final
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tomas Berdych defeated Dusan Lajovic in straight sets Friday, allowing defending champion Czech Republic to even the Davis Cup final with Serbia at 1-1.
Novak Djokovic beat Radek Stepanek 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 for his 23rd straight win since losing to Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open final in September.
Berdych beat the 117th-ranked Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the second singles match.
The doubles of the best-of-five series is today, with reverse singles on Sunday.


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Every American grade school student has to learn about Paul Revere's ride. What is often not learned is why the Second Amendment says "keep."
The British Army marched out of Boston to Concord to confiscate arms [ powder, shot, and swords, as well are muskets] that were stored in government arsenals by law. That started the war.
To prevent any such event in the future, the new Bill of Rights says "keep and bear" because we have a guaranteed right to keep our arms safe from the government and any restrictions are infringements.
So when some suggest that guns be stored in police stations or "safe places" and checked out for approved uses, those are definitely violations of the right to keep.


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Cone calorimeter analysis was conducted on 18 thermoplastics with different UL-94 vertical burn test (V) ratings. Ratings varied from V-0 to no rating (NR), and the types of thermoplastics included were polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), PC/ABS blends, high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), polypropylene (PP), and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). Our analysis of the cone calorimeter data found that there were correlations between UL-94V rating and some cone calorimeter measurements (peak heat release rate (HRR) average and HRR at 60 s) and no relationship for other measurements (time to ignition and total heat release). However, no precise correlation was found due to significant differences in flame retardant mechanism and polymer fuel energy values. In this paper, we seek to explain further why a broad quantitative relationship between UL-94V and cone calorimeter remains elusive, and also to show how the cone calorimeter can be used to understand why a material passes or fails a particular UL-94V rating.
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Volume: 31
Issue: No. 4
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Treating Trauma with....Ecstasy?
Richard Rockefeller, M.D., Former Board Member, Rockefeller University; Former Chair, U.S. Advisory Board, Doctors Without Borders
In conversation with Larry Brilliant, M.D., MPH, President, Skoll Global Threats Fund; Co-founder, Seva Foundation
Could ecstasy effectively treat – maybe even cure – post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD)? Dr. Rockefeller says yes – or at least a very strong maybe. He says studies involving a small number of people with moderate to severe treatment-resistant PTSD found most subjects were improved after three treatments with medical-quality ecstasy. He's cautiously optimistic about the prospect of psychedelic medicine, which he believes could heal the trauma in millions from Darfur to the former Yugoslavia. FDA-approved trials of therapy with ecstasy began in 2004, and Dr. Rockefeller believes the U.S. government will eventually approve using the drug for serious medical treatment if research on larger numbers bears out these early findings. What are the possible downsides to this research and what safeguards should be in place to govern it? Is this too good to be true? Join a conversation about the frontiers of brain science and potential for soothing the human condition.


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Paul Volcker on Debt: This is 'the Debate We Need'
The White House might want to position President Obama as "the adult in the room," but that mantle surely goes to Paul Volcker when he darkens any door.
And on the day after Obama laid out his vision for reducing the national debt, and hours after Congress passed historic cuts in the middle of a fiscal year, Volcker said, "It's all getting in line for the debate we need."
Volcker said the president's speech set up a conversation that needs to happen. But that was the most positive comment the former Federal Reserve Chairman under Carter and Reagan had about the American political system.
Volcker, who served as chairman of the president's economic recovery advisory board until February, has long been critical of dysfunction — on Wall Street and Capitol Hill.
"He's a man who tells truth we need to hear,"said Columbia University law professor Richard Gardner said while introducing Volcker. One of the favorites he noted is "it is the job of the federal reverse to take away the punch bowl when the party gets too rambunctious."
Another oft-quoted Volckerism: "The American political process is about as broken as the financial system."
Volcker repeated that message again on Thursday night, blaming the extreme influence of money in Washington politics.
"Much too often, we're reminded that government isn't performing all that well," he said while accepting an award from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. "It seems almost at a loss in facing up to the enormous challenges" of the 21st century.
Not all of these challenges, however, are new. Take the federal debt ceiling which Volcker called it "the bane of existence of all treasury officials."
"My first job in the treasury fifty years ago was worrying about what to do with the debt ceiling problem," he recalled.
"It's a very serious matter, but inevitably, people want to play politics with it up to the very last moment," Volcker said. "We have trillions of dollars of short-term treasury paper around the world, and people wonder enough about our policies now."
While maneuvering by treasury officials could temporarily cover for political theater that misses the deadline, Volcker asked, "why upset everybody in the world if it lapses, even for just a few days?"
The 83 year-old also compared the political divisiveness of today to the 1930s. "I can remember the conversations" among grown-ups when he was a kid in New Jersey. "The venom about President Roosevelt at that time, he said "is somewhat similar to what you hear about President Obama.
While Volcker spoke in New York, Obama was in Chicago at his first official fundraiser of of his reelection campaign and repeated his call to make federal debt a central plank of the Democratic platform.
"The speech I gave yesterday was not a partisan shot at the other side. It was an attempt to clarify the choice we have as a country right now," the president told the gathering. "if we're progressive, we've got to care about the deficit as much as the other side does."


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Once upon a time armies gathered in a field, eyed one another, a shout was uttered about "charging" and thousands of men ran toward the enemy with blood or vengeance in their heart. That was then, today we have reliable robots who we call, Drones. They fly up in the sky, take pictures of bad people down below, trigger their weapons and swoop down to blast the hell out of the enemy. Ben Emmerson, UN special rapporteur is in the process of investigating whether or not the use of such drones violates international law. He is interested in ascertaining how many innocent civilians wind up dead when drones go into action. Several nations such as Pakistan have requested such an investigation, given constant use of drones by American forces who happen to send drones into another country without permission,.
A question of paramount importance to Emmerson is: "whether aerial targeting drones is an appropriate method of conflict… where the individuals are embedded in a local immunity." He wants to determine the level of permissible risk that should be allowed in a drone attack where civilians are present.


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Let's Rally Together to Support Lou in his Battle with Cancer
Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM (PDT)
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Let's rally together
to support Lou in his battle with cancer.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
6:00 pm to 10:30 pm
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920 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Special guest appearance by Tomorrows Bad Seeds
Silent auction and raffle
Tickets $20
Lou Silva, lifetime resident of the Southbay, was diagnosed in January with stomach and esophageal cancer. We all know Lou as the friendly, mellow guy always willing to lend a helping hand with a smile on his face. Now it's our turn to come together and support Lou during this trying time. As many of you can imagine, cancer turns your life upside down, so now is the time when the support of friends and family is crucial.
Let's bring everyone together to support Lou with love and compassion and help raise funds that will allow him the opportunity to get the treatment he needs.
Please join us on March 16th for an enjoyable evening where you can make a difference in
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At a time when women in New Jersey make 79 cents for every one dollar earned by their male counterparts, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today called the Senate Republican filibuster of the Paycheck Fairness Act "another step backwards for women" and said, "if only Republicans worked as hard to protect women as they do filibustering, then we might have a chance of making real progress for women". The Paycheck Fairness Act failed to move forward by a vote, largely on party-lines, of 52 -- 47. Menendez's full statement is below:
"Once again, Senate Republicans are showcasing their talent for obstructionism. Since 9 out of 10 Americans support equal pay legislation, there really is no other explanation for their filibustering than a flagrant display of playing politics with women's paychecks.
"Just like cars need tuning and homes need fresh paint, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 needs to be updated to battle the persistent gap in women's wages. And not just so we can rightfully ensure equal pay for equal work. Women's wages are key to putting food on the families' tables and keeping roofs over their heads. When women's salaries are short-changed, so are families' incomes and our overall economy.
"We must ensure women, who make up nearly half the workforce, are able to speak up and fight for fair pay without losing their job. And we must encourage every woman graduating today to demand no less than equal pay for equal work in any job. Unfortunately, with this vote, Republicans have said loud and clear that today is not that day.
"I will continue fighting for New Jersey women so that their talent, education and hard work will be as equally valuable as that of men. That's why I voted for the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and that's why I will vote for equal pay for women every chance I get until the glass ceiling is lying broken at our feet and every woman can reach through it and grab that American dream."
Source: http://www.menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=4824b70e-766f-4bf8-a1fe-ce1fffc1034c


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