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|Part 2: Suffice it to say that NavNet MaxSea adds oodles of possibilities to Furuno's already able and rugged hardware system.
Let's have a look. Once the NavNet MaxSea software is installed on a laptop or onboard PC, there will be no need to mess with wiring in even a GPS. Just plug in that one slim Ethernet cable and—bada bing—drop-down menus give you access to, and control of, radar, fishfinder, everything. Kunz and Kurutz dazzled the audience with how smoothly this worked and how MaxSea could pan and zoom C-Map NT+ charts living on the NavNet system as fast as the regular display could and vice versa. But MaxSea can also read MapTech, Softchart, ARCS, NDI, and Mapmedia (MaxSea's own format) raster charts, as well as C-Map's commercial-level CM-93 and NOAA's free ENC vector charts. Thus you can use the best or favorite chart for any occasion or location and still have radar overlay, ARPA targets, waypoint sharing, etc.
MaxSea has a big following among the offshore sailing crowd and thus has a well-developed system for downloading compact but rich weather files for anywhere, free from its own servers, then overlaying and animating them on the charts. Moreover, a routing module can examine these predictions along with a description you build of your boat's abilities in different wind and sea conditions, as well as your preferences on the speed-versus-pain continuum, and come up a recommended voyage plan (powerboat version in development). Perhaps more important, MaxSea has long served the needs of some commercial and high-end sportfishermen and thus can display sea-surface temperature charts and elaborate 2-D and 3-D bathymetry. There's even a Personal Bathometric Generator module that can rebuild and detail the bathy charts on the fly using NavNet's fishfinder. There's more, but suffice it to say that NavNet MaxSea adds oodles of possibilities to Furuno's already able and rugged hardware system.
Mind you, the relationship does not come cheap. The basic NavNet Commander package is $1,500, $500 more than the MaxSea-only version. But Kunz notes that built into that margin is complete, "as long as it takes" Furuno worldwide support, even for underlying Windows issues, and I'll bet that some customers will find this single-vendor feature at least as valuable as the single Ethernet wire. It's the whole package that's a milestone. (To be fair, Raymarine first introduced an integrated hardware/PC system, RayTech, but it was somewhat awkward with the original HSB networking, and the company seemed to pull back on it, probably in anticipation of its recent switchover to Ethernet. I'm sure RayTech will return.)
In hindsight Furuno's early adoption of Ethernet may have seemed a red herring but was actually a promise of things to come, a promise now delivered on big time. In fact, it turns out that NavNet MaxSea works fine even with the original system. NavNet vx2 is incremental—the same NavNet1 size choices, only with improved displays, easier installation, support of C-Map Max charts (and maybe Navionics Platinum eventually), and use of SD chart cards for easy system upgrades—and backward-compatible with all existing NavNet1 gear. (I wish Furuno had added NMEA 2000 support as well—another big story in Miami—but am told that it may come to the whole series with a single 2000-to-Ethernet gateway box.)
Kunz is justifiably proud of Furuno's early Ethernet move and his 2001 prediction that most manufacturers would eventually follow. And it's the truth of that prediction that makes NavNet MaxSea even more significant. Northstar, Garmin, and Raymarine now all have Ethernet connections—possible PC doors, though locked thus far—to their electronics networks. Can you hear more keys to the kingdoms jingling?
Furuno ( (360) 834-9300. www.furuno.com.
This article originally appeared in the May 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Another big weekend for your heroes, at another arena that changes names every five minutes.
Let's see if they can win a game against a team that just beat them on Tuesday, a game sandwiched between games against the best team in the West and the best team in the East (tomorrow).
Of course, these are the road warriors, as you know.
Here are the pre-game notes, courtesy of the New York Rangers:
NEW YORK RANGERS at MONTREAL CANADIENS
Saturday, Jan. 15, 7:00 p.m.
Bell Centre • Montreal, Quebec
Rangers: 26-16-3 (55 pts)
Canadiens: 24-17-3 (51 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Jan. 13
The Rangers will face-off against the Montreal Canadiens in an Original Six match-up at Bell Centre (7:00 p.m.), to begin a back-to-back set. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 26-16-3 (55 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 1-0, on Thursday at Madison Square Garden to end the Canucks' 17-game point streak, and are now 9-3-2 in their last 14 games. New York has registered a point in 21 of their last 30 contests (19-9-2), and is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games at home. The Canadiens enter the contest with a 24-17-3 (51 pts) record to rank seventh in the Eastern Conference, and have registered a point in five of their last six games (4-1-1). Following the contest, the Rangers will face-off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, Jan. 16, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out their back-to-back set.
- TV: MSG Network
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show with Bill Pidto and Ron Duguay
7:00 p.m. – Rangers at Canadiens
Broadcasters: Sam Rosen (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst), John Giannone (In-Game Reporter)
- Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show
7:00 p.m. – Rangers at Canadiens
Broadcasters: Don LaGreca (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst)
RANGERS vs. CANADIENS:
- All-Time: 188-316-94-3 overall (124-122-54-1 at home, 64-194-40-2 on the road)
- 2010-11: Tonight's contest marks the second of four meetings this season, and the first of two meetings at Bell Centre. The Rangers are 0-1-0 following a 2-1 loss vs. the Canadiens on Tuesday at MSG.
- Last Season: New York was 1-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 at Montreal. Marian Gaborik led the Rangers with five points (two goals, three assists) in the season series.
- The Rangers rank first with a 15-7-1 (31 pts) record on the road; the Canadiens rank fourth with a 14-6-3 (31 pts) mark at home
- The Rangers are 6-3-1 vs. the Northeast Division; the Canadiens are 7-5-0 against the Atlantic Division
- Henrik Lundqvist is 10-7-2 with a 2.93 goals against average and one shutout in 20 career regular season games vs. Montreal; Martin Biron has posted a record of 14-10-0-1 with a 2.41 goals against average and two shutouts in 27 career regular season games vs. Montreal
- Chris Drury has registered a team-high, 14 goals, 19 assists and 33 points in 42 career regular season contests vs. Montreal
- New York lists no former Canadiens on their roster
- Montreal lists two former Rangers on their roster: Scott Gomez (2007-08 –2008-09); Alex Auld (2009-10)
The Blueshirts have posted a plus-seven rating on special teams (PPG+SHG minus PPGA+SHGA) this season, which is tied for sixth in the league.
- Power Play: The Rangers tallied one goal in three power play opportunities (4:29) on Thursday vs. Vancouver. New York ranks 22nd overall (26-160, 16.2%) and ranks 19th on the road (13-79, 16.5%). The Rangers are 1-5 (5:01) in five-on-three situations (last – 11/24 at TBL), and 0-2 (2:23) when four-on-three (last – 12/3 vs. NYI). Shorthanded goals allowed (3): 11/20 at MIN (Cullen); 12/5 vs. OTT (Kelly); 1/2 at FLA (Weiss).
- Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts held the Canucks scoreless in three shorthanded situations (5:13) on Thursday at MSG, and are now 90-102 (88.2%) over the last 33 games. New York ranks ninth overall (130-155, 83.9%) and ninth on the road (75-90, 83.3%). The Rangers are 6-8 (6:05) in three-on-five situations (last – 1/13 vs. VAN), and 4-6 (2:41) when three-on-four (last – 11/15 at PIT). Shorthanded goals for (9): 10/9 at BUF (Dubinsky); 11/5 at NJD (Dubinsky); 11/15 at PIT (Staal); 11/24 at TBL (Boyle); 11/26 at FLA (Prust); 12/5 vs. OTT (Prust); 12/12 vs. WSH (Staal); 12/16 vs. PHX (Prust); 1/7 at DAL (Fedotenko).
- Four-on-Four: New York did not skate in a four-on-four situation on Thursday vs. Vancouver, and are now plus-three in 35, four-on-four situations (65:50). Four-on-four goals for (5): 10/18 vs. COL (Frolov); 11/11 vs. BUF (Anisimov); 11/15 at PIT (Callahan); 12/12 vs. WSH (Callahan); 1/5 vs. CAR (Zuccarello). Four-on-four goals allowed (2): 10/15 vs. TOR (Kessel); 1/1 at TBL (Thompson).
New York has posted a record of 42-22-12 (96 pts) against Original Six opponents since the 2005-06 season, including a 10-8-3 mark vs. Montreal over the span. The Rangers' .632 winning percentage ranks second, trailing Detroit (.713%, 36-13-5) and ahead of Montreal (.625%, 62-35-11), Boston (.523%, 48-43-17), Toronto (.519%, 47-43-18), and Chicago (.447%, 22-28-7).
The Rangers have posted a record of 6-3-1 (13 pts) in 10 games vs. Northeast Division opponents this season, and are now 17-9-4 (36 pts) vs. the Northeast Division since the start of 2009-10 after posting an 11-6-3 (25 pts) mark against the Northeast Division in 20 games last season.
With his 31-save shutout in a 1-0 win vs. Vancouver on Thursday, Henrik Lundqvist moved into a tie with John Ross Roach for third on the Rangers' all-time regular season shutouts list with 30, and fourth with Mike Richter on the team's all-time shutouts list (including playoffs) with 33.
Henrik Lundqvist tied the NHL record for longest assist streak by a goaltender (Tom Barrasso – 1984-85, 1988-89; Ed Belfour – 2001-02) and became the first Rangers goalie to record an assist in three straight games (goalie games played) on Jan. 5 vs. Carolina, Jan. 7 at Dallas and Jan. 11 vs. Montreal. *courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau
The Rangers have the sixth youngest team in the league with an average age of 26 years and 210 days, and the youngest defensive corp in the league with an average age of 24 years and 328 days. *based on NHL rosters on Jan. 11
The Rangers will begin their 12th of 18 back-to-back sets tomorrow at Montreal. New York is 6-4-1 (1-0-0 at home, 5-4-1 on the road) in the first game of back-to-backs, following a 3-2 shootout win at Dallas on Jan. 7. The Blueshirts are 10-1-0 (4-0-0 at home, 6-1-0 on the road) in the second game this season, having out-scored their opponent, 33-13, in those games. Over the last two seasons, New York is 19-3-2 in the back-end of back-to-back sets, including a 8-1-1 mark at MSG and 10-2-1 on the road over the span.
The Rangers have registered four more wins and five more points compared to last season through 45 games (22-17-6, 48 points in 2009-10), having tallied eight more goals (128 this season, 120 last season) while allowing 13 fewer goals against (109 this season, 122 last season). New York has also shown a five-goal improvement while shorthanded compared to 2009-10 (nine this season, four last season).
The Rangers rank first among Eastern Conference teams in winning percentage (.692), tied for first in wins (nine) and second in points (18) vs. Western Conference teams this season, having posted a 9-4-0 record in 13 games.
New York is currently 10 games over .500 with a 26-16-3 record. New York was never more than six games over .500 last season, having last been at least 10 games over on April 12, 2009 (43-30-9).
The Rangers lead the league in shorthanded goals (nine) and road wins (15), are tied for fifth in wins (26), seventh in points (55), rank sixth in goals against (109), 11th in goals for (128), and sixth with a plus-19 goal differential.
The Blueshirts lead the league with a .684 winning percentage in one-goal games, posting a record of 13-3-3 in those contests. Their 13 wins are tied for third in the NHL.
New York ranks second in the NHL with 13 points when trailing after two periods, having registered a 5-9-3 mark in those games. The Blueshirts' five wins are tied for first in the league. New York won back-to-back games on Dec. 15 at Pittsburgh (4-1) and Dec. 16 vs. Phoenix (4-3, SO), despite trailing by a goal entering the third period in both games. The last time the Rangers won consecutive games when trailing after two periods was during the 2008-09 season, on Nov. 15 vs. Boston (3-2) and Nov. 17 vs. Ottawa (2-1). Both games required the shootout.
The Rangers have had 17 different players credited with at least one game winning goal this season, which is the most in the NHL.
The Rangers currently lead the NHL with 1,304 hits and rank third with 719 blocked shots. Ryan Callahan ranked second in the league with 128 hits and led all NHL forwards with 40 blocked shots prior to his injury on Dec. 15, while Dan Girardi currently leads the league with 129 blocked shots and Brian Boyle is tied for eighth in the NHL with 135 hits.
The Rangers registered their 20th win of the season with a 4-3 shootout win vs. Phoenix on Dec. 16, reaching the mark in just 34 games which is tied for 12th fastest in franchise history.
- Henrik Lundqvist is 12-5-2 with a 1.70 goals against average, a .938 save percentage and four shutouts in his last 19 games
- Brandon Dubinsky enters the contest with a three-game scoring streak (one goal, three assists), and has tallied 18 points (five goals, 13 assists) in the last 19 games, with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in the last 10
- Matt Gilroy has registered five points (three goals, two assists) in his last nine games, and has posted a plus-10 rating in his last 20
- Derek Stepan has registered 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in the last 29 games
- Brian Boyle has recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in the last 18 games
- Brandon Dubinsky: 1 assist from 100 NHL career
- Matt Gilroy: 2 games from 100 NHL career
- Henrik Lundqvist: 4 wins from 200 NHL career
- Henrik Lundqvist: 30th career NHL shutout (1/13 vs. VAN)
- Vinny Prospal (IR on Sept. 24/knee surgery on Oct. 18, 6-8 weeks) – 45
- Derek Boogaard (injured shoulder on Dec. 9) – 15
- Ryan Callahan (broken hand on Dec. 15) – 12
- Erik Christensen (sprained knee on Dec. 29) – 7
Total Man-Games Lost: 145
- Jan. 10 – Acquired forward Wojtek Wolski from Phoenix in exchange for defenseman Michal Rozsival


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Late Burst Puts Governors over Flames
Looking for its fourth straight win, the Liberty men's basketball team stepped inside the Winfield Dunn Center for a meeting with the Austin Peay Governors, Saturday night. Despite a career-high 27-point performance from redshirt senior Antwan Burrus, the Flames were unable to withstand late scoring bursts from the Governors in the 77-71 defeat.
Liberty falls to 4-6 on the year, while Austin Peay improves to 5-5, tying the head-to-head series at 1-1.
The Governors closed out the night with a quartet of double-digit point scorers – Travis Betran (23), Chris Horton (21), Will Triggs (12) and Ed Dyson (10). Horton also had 11 rebounds to go along with is scoring effort.
Along with Burrus, John Caleb Sanders finished with a season-high 16 points, followed by Davon Marshall, who had 11.
With his point total, Burrus now has 902 points for his Liberty career, needing 98 more to join teammate John Caleb Sanders as the 24th member of the program's 1,000-point club.
Austin Peay shot 52.1 percent (25-of-48) compared to 45.2 percent (28-of-62) for the Flames. Although Liberty committed more turnovers on the night (15-12), the Flames managed to outscore the Governors off miscues, 13-11. Free throws played a factor, as the Governors made more trips to the line. Austin Peay hit 21-of-33 (63.6 percent) shots from the charity stripe, while Flames knocked down 10-of-13 (76.9 percent).
The Flames claimed the lead in the early going, making seven of their first nine shots. Liberty's three-point shooting was on display during the span, with treys from Sanders and Marshall. Tomasz Gielo gave the Flames a four-point lead, 16-12, at the 14:09 mark. Gielo missed the free throw for the traditional three-point play, snapping his streak of 15 consecutive charity stripe tallies dating back to last season.
Austin proceeded to go on a 9-0 run, thanks in part to back-to-back trifectas from Betran. Liberty answered with seven unanswered points, capped by a Sanders basket to knot the contest, 23-23, at 7:41.
Liberty did not regain the lead until eight ticks left, as JR Coronado capitalized on a tip-in to put the Flames ahead by one. Chris Freeman quickly countered with a fast break two-handed jam. With five seconds on the clock, Sanders drove the ball coast-to-coast and was fouled on the play. After an altercation led to double technical fouls assessed to Coronado and Freeman, respectively, Sanders made two free throws with less than a second left in the half. Sanders pair of free throws gave the Flames a 36-35 edge at halftime.
Despite starting 7-of-9 from the field, Liberty went 7-of-20 the rest of the way, finishing the half with 48.3 percent shooting (14-of-29). The Governors concluded the period shooting 50.0 percent (15-of-30).
Burrus and Sanders paced the Flames in the opening stanza with 12 points, apiece. Horton led all scorers with 13 points, while Betran also had 12 tallies.
The Flames remained in control of the lead for the opening 4:41 of the second period. Following a Damarius Smith layup, Burrus responded with a layup of his own to put Liberty back on top. The Governors then went on a 10-0 run, taking advantage of several Liberty turnovers. Burrus then put the Flames on his back, scoring eight of Liberty's 10 points during a 10-3 burst. The senior's scoring spree included an emphatic two-handed slam at 8:38 to set a new career-high in points. A Vander Pol dunk with 7:06 remaining put the Flames within two, 57-55.
With Liberty still trailing by two at the 5:19 mark, the Governors posted eight straight tallies to take a 10-point lead with 3:30 left. The Flames cut the gap in the closing minutes, but could not climb any closer en route to the Governors' 77-71 victory.
Liberty returns to the Vines Center, Tuesday night, playing host to Howard. The Flames look to avenge last season's 60-53 loss to the Bison in Burr Gymnasium (Dec. 15, 2012). Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. with the contest airing live on the Liberty Flames Sports Network, ESPN3 and MASN.


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La Crema Caffe sees few changes under new ownership
Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 06:00 am
The small bell located on top of La Crema Caff�s entrance gives a light jingle as the first customer of the day walks in. She glances at the menu on a board above the counter but has barely opened her mouth when a caf� employee asks if she wants her regular coffee.
Yes, she laughs, and they chitchat for a while before she leaves, this time with a steaming drink in her hand.
Despite a change in ownership, it looks like business as usual at the popular, downtown St. Albert caf�. Throughout the morning, customers fill the tables beside the large, sun-filled windows. By lunch hour, they mix and mingle over pulled pork sandwiches and gluten-free cakes.
Beside the entrance, the caf�s signature statue, a chubby cook, smiles at them. So does Jadranka Dzudzelija, the new owner of La Crema, looking up from her work in the kitchen.
�The looks and feel. Especially in the summer it�s like a piece of Europe,� she says of the caf�. �It has charm and it�s very attractive. I like it, the whole atmosphere, it�s a good feeling.�
Dzudzelija and her husband Velimir took ownership of the caf� in early December. But they had noticed La Crema long before that, she says. It reminds her of Europe, and the caf�s she went to in her native Yugoslavia.
Three months into the business, she still remains the quiet observer in the background. She doesn�t want to scare her customers by over-exposing them to the new ownership, she says. And really, the changes are so minimal, they probably wouldn�t notice, she laughs.
Take the menu for example. Except for a few new items, such as the spanakopita, it has remained the same, she says. There�s a wide selection of (mostly) gluten-free baking. And they�re still smoking their wings and ribs in the back, she says.
They�ve also added a choice of different gluten-free soups, made from fresh, farm ingredients � such as free-range chicken, she says. On Wednesday, customers had a choice of chicken or mushroom, with an option for cornbread.
�Improve taste, decrease price, and have happier customers,� she says.
From bakery to caf�
The Dzudzelijas� are no newcomers to the service industry.
Five years ago, the couple took over a longstanding German bakery in Edmonton. But with only one baker in the shop who could produce the specialized goods, the shop was lacking employees. So they sold it to another bakery last year and looked for new opportunities, she says.
That�s when they saw that La Crema Caff� was for sale.
Robert Logue, the former owner, says he decided to sell the business for health reasons. He owned the caf� for five years and says it became very popular during his time there, specifically for its gluten-free offerings.
�We had set up the restaurant in a way that it had become very popular,� he says. �So it�s up to them to follow that and we hope they do.�
But operating a caf� in downtown St. Albert is also expensive, says Dzudzelija.
They kept most of the old employees but rescheduled some work hours to make for a more effective team. They also tried to cut down expenses by baking more goods on their own.
On the weekends, the caf� continues to have open-mike and guest-musician performances but with few people coming out for the events she�s not sure if they are as popular as she thought.
But she looks forward to the summer, she says. That�s when the outdoor market opens and customers can sit outside. And really, it�s the downtown that makes La Crema Caff� such a perfect place to be, she says.
�Just look at it. It�s so beautiful,� she says.


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Rape jokes taboo?
I keep reading articles decrying jokes about rape as being misogynistic or ignorant and wanted to discuss it with an intelligent group. I couldn't find one so I'm discussing it here. (badumbum) It's a word used often in the context of gaming so perhaps the RPS community can speak from experience.
This article argues that speaking lightheartedly about rape, even when using the word as a generic placeholder for something entirely unrelated, is harmful. It argues that to mention the word is to validate and encourage actual rapists that you approve of their crime and believe it's a socially acceptable behaviour.
I believe this is BS.
First, the word is used differently based on context. Like other antisocial behaviours, "rape" is often intended to mean other things like "defeat" or "surpass" - meanings that could be construed as related but are often not intended to mean the same thing as that actual, despicable act. Similarly, the words "fag" and "gay" are thrown around but are often intended to mean something other than their most accepted definitions.
Second, replace the word "rape" with any other antisocial behaviour like "kill". To kill is no less deplorable than to rape, but how many times in a day do you hear someone shrug off a potentially threatening, incriminating sentence like "I'm gonna kill that guy for making me spill my coffee." Would it be prudent to suppress our speech so as not to offend anyone that has suffered any injustice? Where do we draw the line?
Finally, rape is not always a man-on-woman offense. Women rape men. Women rape women. Men rape men. None of these is less awful than the other.
In conclusion, I think that rape is a terrible thing that should never happen to anyone, and anyone who commits rape should be imprisoned and rehabilitated, but I still think this comic is funny. Naturally, my naive opinions are those of a 6-foot-tall man who has never been involved in anything resembling rape.
What do you say? Is a call for censorship justified out of respect for victims, or would this add marbles to an already slippery slope?
Last edited by djbriandamage; 11-07-2012 at 07:24 PM.
Just to save someone else the work:
George Carlin - Rape
Dave Chappelle - Man Rape
Louis CK Heckler scene (very much related to today's Internet shitstorm)
People have the right to be offended by rape jokes. Problems arise when they demand everybody to stop making them.
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We had this thread a while back, why don't you give it a read?
See, the thing about the taboo around rape exists because of people's clinging on to the medieval era notion that rape was the worst thing that could happen to a woman. A woman who was a victim of rape would be treated as something broken and untouchable, someone who had had her purity taken from her and was somehow a lesser human being. The woman would ostracized and looked down upon throughout her life. And while may have stopped looking down on victims of rape we still consider talking about the act in any sense other than solemn and severe, as taboo.
Personally, I don't find the lighthearted use of rape offensive. Yes, it is a deplorable crime to do so something like this but that doesn't make it any worse than non-penetrative sexual abuse, domestic violence or murder.
Still, I respect other people's wishes who feel uncomfortable with the casual use of the word. And, yes, I didn't think anything was wrong with that comic.
Last edited by Shane; 13-07-2012 at 11:22 AM.
I think you'll find a lot of similar issues discussed in this thread about a BBC article a few weeks ago: BBC article discusses sexual harassment against women in the video gaming community.
As for the article you linked to, I'm not sure if telling your readers that because they don't go out of their way to rebuke every joke that refers to rape they are in fact 'rapist comrades' is a the way you'd want to make a point."He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18
There is no subject that cannot be joked about. In fact, humor is a common way to deal with trauma.
But where the disconnect comes from is when the rapport between the joker and the jokee is cut: i.e. if the jokee doesn't think they're on the same page as the joker. We trust the comedian is a decent person, who is giving us social commentary in a format that takes the edge off. If we cannot assume the comedian is a decent person, it ceases being funny and starts being cruel.*
As such, the whole internet showdown vis-a-vis misogynistic jokes (tits or gtfo, get back in the kitchen, get raped) is because people (rightly) can't assume those making the jokes aren't in some way a little misogynistic. When you have gamers who harass girls in real life to the point of driving them off, when you have entire companies who won't hire women because they'd "distract" male employees, when you have an industry whose idea of "good female role model" is to make the sex object snarky... there's a disconnect. So it isn't the rape jokes per se so much as it's the attitudes of the people making them.
*consequently, this is why I think there are so few Republican comics: They're legitimately hateful to begin with, so it's exceedingly hard to laugh with them.
I'll be honest, I don't really know if offensive things need an official hierarchy, but I don't find the jokes appropriate, so for me they are taboo. And I prefer the company of people who find it taboo as well. Really, if you are going to try to be funny there are so many better ways to do it.I am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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There's a difference between making a joke about something, and using something irreverently. I think that a lot of the arguments made against using the word 'rape' are not about the fact that jokes are made *about* rape, but that 'rape' is used as such a throw-away term when people are trying to be funny.
I would argue that nothing should be completely off topic for humor, any more than anything should be off topic for any conversation. But I would say that there are things that we should not desecrate needlessly.
To use the common derogatory usage of the word 'gay' as en example; it's fine to make a joke based around 'gayness', but using 'gay' just as a punchline to mean something bad, is harmfully denigrating the word and those things associated with it.
It's not often I see someone make a joke that is genuinely about rape (as opposed to just using the word rape in a humorous way). I would defend the former, and whilst I wouldn't always take offence at the latter, I do appreciate why a lot of people would, and would refrain from using it. Not just because I don't want to offend people, but because I believe it can be genuinely harmful to trivialise these things through our language.
So to address the original poster, who heard that discussion of rape was harmful "even when using the word as a generic placeholder for something entirely unrelated", well actually that's exactly why it is harmful.
You wouldn't throw around genocide as a punchline if one had happened next door, so be sensitive to the fact that rape is actually a very common occurrence, and lots of your potential audience has probably had a close encounter with it.
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Something I don't understand about rapists is, why don't they ever ask first? You always hear about someone jumping out from behind a car, or pulling a gun. Even if you only have a 1% chance that she will say yes, it only takes a couple seconds, and if you have already made up your mind to rape someone, you literally have nothing to lose. If you're not a rapist and you ask a girl if she wants to hook up, you can be rejected, and then you are going home alone. But if you're a rapist, this is literally the worst way the conversation can go:
"Want to have sex?"
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Either way, you're missing the (fucking) point: Words != attitude. I can be extraordinarily crude without being hurtful. Conversely, I can be extremely hurtful while being perfectly PG with my language.
I kinda laugh at the people who say you shouldn't say this or that in front of the little ones, because (a) they're gonna hear it sooner or later, so it might as well be from you and (b) likelier is the case that you're not so much hiding it from them as you're hiding your ignorance of what they already know from yourself.
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I'm not saying that they would misunderstand your intentions. I think it would be obvious to all of them that you didn't actually mean 'rape' when you said 'rape'. But I think it would change how rape was perceived by these kids drastically.
It doesn't matter if your language is not intended to be hurtful. Communication is a two-way street, and you must take into account how your communication will be received.
Are you saying that your son would get in trouble not because there are stated rules against students using curse words but because the faculty are held by stated rules against curse words, and as such the faculty would take umbrage at the double standard?
Because this sort of unwritten byzantine nonsense is worse than cursing.
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How about if I said you're just acting like a total 'black person'. And by that I mean 'rubbish'. And by that I seem to be implying that black people are rubbish. Whoops! Or is it whoops?
It's almost like talking about rape as if it's something that's fun to do to people. Like it's 'winning' when you rape someone.
But maybe it's OK to just call someone 'gay' when you hate them, like that explains everything you need to know about the word.
TLDR: I just totally raped you (and by that I mean I won, cos that's what raping is. Right? I must remember that next time I'm losing an argument with my girlfriend.
Ps. This is all rhetoric. I don't mean anything bad. I like you! :)
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justbrowzing - Saturday, October 29, 2005 - linkThey've got a good idea; I was tempted here, I've got an sff box and the proprietary mobos are a big problem, so I thought of this case for my next build, more flexibility. But the noise and price make it a tough buy. Really too bad.
It's a great size because its a small footprint if you can't go the htpc route or don't have the space for a big box. And frankly big boxes are just too large; this should become a new form factor. Hope some other case manufacturers start producing m-atx boxes--soon. Reply
Busithoth - Sunday, October 30, 2005 - linklike I'm a headcase, I've got a Shuttle, and have loved it to death, until I installed the King Kong demo with Starforce. Even after running the removal program, the system will occasionally shut down without warning. Fans spin up and down at random, and I'm backing up data, preparing for a reinstall of the OS.
My fear is the PSU is going, and I've already bought a replacement, ATX power supply to run it, in case that's the problem.
I've had the Shuttle SB51G, the Abit DigiDice, the Monarch Hornet Pro (still in closet) and the Aria before this shuttle. I love the Micro-ATX form factor and expansion options, and this SG01 case is the nicest looking I've seen (the Aria was nice, but the plastic front felt cheap and the lack of intake screens led to nasty build-up).
I'd most like to keep my SN95G5 Shuttle, but if the power supply is going, I'm not going to keep the case open and power it externally, as it would be a bigger footprint than the Hornet or this case.
If my troubleshooting of the Shuttle fails to solve the problem, I'm going to try and configure this SG01 in a quieter setup. Very excited by the potential, however. Reply
ccgaudette - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - linkI'd like to thank JB and AnandTech for reviewing this case.
As an independent in-home service tech, I've had the opportunity to build four Antec Aria boxes since January 2005. I'm about to build my fifth Antec Aria box later this week.
The machines I've put together can be summarized as the Aria case, a MSI RS480M2-IL mATX main logic board, an AMD Athlon64 3000+, and a Zalman 7000Cu CPU fan. MSI's board supports AMD's Cool'n'Quite and includes fan controls in the BIOS.
Under day-to-day, non-gaminig, load the CPU temperature readings (in the BIOS) are not breaking 50 degrees Celsius. The 120mm fan in the Antec's PFC power supply unit quietly exhausts the system's warm air.
As noted in the article $150.00 is too high a price for the Silverstone. As I write these comments, Buy.com is offering the Aria for $89.00, and free shipping, and minus a $10.00 rebate.
I think that there are only two things that the Aria could gain from the example set forth by the Silverstone. One is the use of the tougher brushed (and anodized?) finish. I wish I had donned white gloves every time I handle the "frosted" bare aluminum of the Aria case. The second thing is to loose the silly blue LEDs from the front panel -- I always remove them from the build.
For those of you looking for AnandTech to review the Aria, I find that they snuck in a mention of a FutureLooks review back in June 2005. The FutureLooks review is found here, http://www.futurelooks.com/?m=show&id=147">http://www.futurelooks.com/?m=show&id=147 .
jimbo the mighty - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkThe case is very similar to my Falcon Northwest Fragbox case which I use for my HTPC. I have it set up where it is very silent. It just depends on how you configure it.
I've got a Nexus PSU with 120mm bottom fan. It covers most of the Thermalright XP-120 heatsink, so I don't need to put a fan on it. My CPU is an Athlon 64 3200+. I've got a Panaflo 80mm for the HD with a fanmate attached. That's it all the fans I have on. Forget about using the 60mm fans as they will add noise and probably won't make too much of a difference.
I am using the onboard video but it is good enough for my purposes (ATI X200 chipset equivalent to a Radeon 9600). I have thought about putting in a silent Nvidia 6600. My case will get hotter, but not dangerously so.
A lot of times, I can't tell that it is on because it is really quiet. This is without modifications. I'm sure the modders out there can make it even better. Reply
xbdestroya - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkIf ANandtech's taken to reviewing these small mATX system cases, how can it be that we don't have an Aria review yet? I mean I already own it so it's certainly not for research, but I consider it the SFF self-build benchmark more or less. Reply
stupid - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkI too have an Aria that I built 2 years ago. While it is a good case, it is definitely not silent. In a quiet room you can still hear it, but once I start using it to watch a movie or listen to music then I don't hear it.
I have an Atlon XP 2500+ in mine with a quiet HSF (can't remember which one, no it's not a Zalman). Due to the limited space in any SFF case heat is an issue. To help reduce heat I undervolt my CPU while keeping the stock speed. Undervolting a CPU takes a bit of experimentation, and after a while I found that my system runs completely stable at 1.375v. Thus reducing the heat.
One big plus the Aria has over the SilverStone is the 120mm fan, it moves a good deal of air while still remaining relatively quite. The major drawback is the fact that the Aria's PSU is proprietary so if it fails, then you're looking at getting a new case, or getting a replacement PSU from Antec (which may cost almost as much as a new case) and it's only 300W (which may be a concern for some people).
One thing that I like about the SilverStone is that it doesn't come with a PSU so that I can drop in a near silent solution. But $150 is kinda steep especially after adding a good quality PSU. However, when the Aria was first released it was selling for as high as $115.
While an aluminum SFF case is nice to have, I personally would not buy the SilverStone because of the noise factor, and even if I do purchase it, I would want to replace those 60mm and 80mm fans with quieter ones, thus adding to the cost of the case.
LoneWolf15 - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkI'm assuming like many SFF PC setups, people would want this case for an HTPC setup. This makes noise a bigger problem than heat.
How many people are going to overclock their HTPC? Not many, as the ultimate goal is stability in a quiet system. Heat is okay if it does not cause instability. I think Anandtech hits the mark on noise being an issue, but forgets that for an HTPC user, some heat is an acceptable trade-off.
As for Silverstone, I really think they should be shooting for ultra-quiet fans in this case, and that's where it misses the mark. The design seems decent, but I'd guess fans were chosen by what could be gotten easily in quantity, not low noise. For $150, I expect top-quality quiet fans, and in this case, perhaps some sound dampening material (and maybe even vibration-dampening mounts for the drives, my less expensive Antec P-160 has that) as well. It's a great looking case, and mostly well designed, but it's not worth the price it's listed at. Reply
yacoub - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link+You can use ATX PSUs in it? That's excellent and one of the few key features Shuttle XPCs are missing.
-Wow it's pretty loud, and runs a bit on the hot side. =/ Reply
OrSin - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkI was going to get this case over the xpack and chemning. Not sure any more.
Cost is about $200 when you get the power supply. And would need to replace the fans for another $25. The xpack go for about $100 with pwoer supply. The case is alot better looking but for more than twice the money I might have to pass. Then again I hate an ugly case since my computer sits on my desk. I might just get a shuttle again.
I got a few months to decide. Reply
mongoosesRawesome - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
Regrettably, we can only recommend the SG01 to people who are eager to build a Micro-ATX system, absolutely love the styling and are either willing to put enough effort into the system to quiet the fans or simply ignore the noise (perhaps by using the small size to put the computer in a very out-of-sight place).
If you are going to put the case somewhere out-of-sight then why would you care about the styling? Reply
Tamale - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkexactly! Reply
cryptonomicon - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkreminds me of lian-li Reply
segagenesis - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkBut the final words say it all. Despite the nifty ideas like the hard drive cage with a fan (hard drives burning up would worry me most in a HTPC) and the ability to use a normal sized power supply... the noise would kill this off my list instantly. A noisy computer is one thing, but the whine from smaller fans really aggrivate me. I'll give them the fact its probably exceedingly difficult to put 120mm fans in a HTPC case, but I'll be damned if the thing is louder than my TT Armour. Reply
imaheadcase - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkIts a good thing actully that it uses a real power supply. The fail rate on Shuttle SFF power supply is VERY high, i currently have mine hooked up to a regular power supply (case cover off of course) because power supply failed.
Just get a new PS you say? The cheapest one is about $60. a hundred more you can get a NEW SFF case/PS/Mobo. Its a vicious cycle. :(
Im just going to transfer CPU/RAM/Video card to a midtower case and be done with it. Reply
just1ed - Sunday, November 11, 2007 - linkHi imaheadcase,
I'm interested to know how you modded a normal ATX to Shuttle's XPC PSU. They have some non standard heads. My XPC's PSU blew and I'm not interested in replacing it with another expensive PSU that might die in the near future. Reply
BigSky - Friday, September 15, 2006 - linkI can't run a video card in my SS51G that requires an external power source. The wimpy 200W Shuttle PS can't do the job. I'm too cheap to spring for a new PS but have plenty of ATX PSs laying around and was thinking of doing what you did to power the Shuttle with an ATX PS. I see that the motherboard uses a 4 pin connector like the standard one for a peripheral vice the square 4 pin cable on most motherboards. Should I make an adapter from the ATX PS's square 4 pin to connector to the Shuttle MB 4 pin connector vice using one of the peripheral power leads? Seems this would be better from a power mgmt perspective. I don't understand if this ATX power lead is independent of the peripheral leads.
Thanks. Reply
ProphetCHRIS - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkThe problem of the manufacturers is just that they have to built these cases for "average" people. You can surely put own low-noise fans inside and it wont go off in flames. I have built once this kind of case with an old Lian Li. I put dampening material inside and only one fan. Sure it was a little warmer than normal cases but I operated it 24/7 for two years.
I am sure this case has much potential with just a little help... Reply
Tamale - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - linkaye.. but should a $150 case need any help? ;) Reply


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While the Gator Bowl Parade is Monday afternoon and the game is Tuesday, many streets were already closed on Friday.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Leonard Propper says events from Sunday through Tuesday require some accommodation.
"We have a lot of out-of-town guests, so we encourage those guests to not look at their GPS and look at our sign boards that we put up to help them get to the parking lots," Propper said.
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I'm not at all sure that macro-expansion time is the best time to be making a connection to a database. It might be better -- and trivial in scheme -- to implement a separate program which walks the code, makes any database connections and sets up any necessary schema, and then leaves some record of its having done so, to avoid unnecessary repetition. When the component is then loaded into the web-server process, it could check to see if things were setup properly, and do something appropriate if not. -- Keith F. On 10/26/06, Jon Zeppieri <zeppieri at gmail.com> wrote: > I've been playing around with class.ss, attempting to implement > something similar to Ruby's ActiveRecord class, which provides an > automatic mapping between a class and a relational database table. > > I have a rudimentary form of this working, where each column from the > DB table is represented by a field in the class. This is accomplished > by a macro, dbo-class*, which expands to a class* form. Since the DB > columns have to be known at expansion time (and since a goal of this > project is to create the class automatically from the DB schema), I > need to connect to the database during macro expansion. However, > using instances of the created classes obviously requires a connection > to the database during normal runtime. > > As far as I can tell, there is no way to do this without creating two > different connections, since the transformer and runtime environments > are kept completely separate. Now, opening two database connections > isn't such a problem, but I am bothered by the fact that while I can > sensibly manage the runtime connection (e.g., I can use dynamic-wind > to create, use, and close the connection reliably), I'm not sure how > to manage the connection in the transformer environment. > > Below is an example of the class's use. Some information that might > be useful in making sense of it: > - current-connection is a parameter provided my mysql.ss > - dbo.ss provides the dbo-class* macro > - the first parameter to dbo-class* is the name of the database > table to be represented by the class > - the find method returns instances of the class, each of which > represents a row of the DB table > > ============================== > (require-for-syntax (lib "mysql.ss" "mysql")) > (begin-for-syntax (current-connection (connect "host.domain.foo" 3306 > "my_username" "my_password" "my_schema"))) > > (require (lib "mysql.ss" "mysql")) > (require (lib "dbo.ss" "dbo")) > > (dynamic-wind > (lambda () > (current-connection ()connect "host.domain.foo" 3306 "my_username" > "my_password" "my_schema")) > (lambda () > (define project% > (dbo-class* "project" object% () > (super-new))) > > (define o (make-object project%)) > (define ps (send o find #:all)) > (display ps)) > (lambda () > (close (current-connection)))) > > (begin-for-syntax (close (current-connection))) > > =========================== > > The above code works fine, but I'd like to use the dbo classes in web > servlets, where I would be a lot more concerned about the lifetime of > database connections. That final (begin-for-syntax) in the above > example doesn't seem to belong anywhere in a servlet module. > > Any ideas? If it would be at all useful to see the dbo.ss code (or > anything else), I can send it along. > > -Jon > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme >
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the entire Canadian Football League are mourning the loss of defensive line and assistant head coach Richard Harris today.
Harris died after suffering a massive heart attack in his office at the team complex Tuesday afternoon. An ambulance arrived at Canad Inns Stadium shortly after he collapsed and he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Harris was 63.
The Shreveport, La., product is survived by his wife Tami, and their four children: Kimberly, Chianti, Jennifer and Michael. Harris also had three grandchildren: Chandler, Keegan-Michael and Aurora.
News of his death sent an instant shock through the club. Players were left speechless late in the afternoon, many just shaking their head in solemn disbelief as they entered the building. The club put out a request to media that members of the organization be allowed to grieve Tuesday night.
Harris, who first entered the CFL with the B.C. Lions in 2001, was respected for his football acumen.
Players, both current and former, always point to Harris being the best coach they've ever had, but his loss holds a deeper impact for Winnipeg as a whole. He treated people with an unparalleled respect, never once losing sight of an opportunity for a personal connection with someone he would only meet for the first time.
Former Bombers coach Bobby Dyce knew what that was about. He was the first person to welcome Harris to Winnipeg.
Dyce, currently a receivers coach and passing game co-ordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was the man assigned to meet Harris at the airport when he arrived prior to the 2006 season.
"He came through the international gate, came right up to me and gave me a big bear hug," Dyce recalled. "It took me by surprise. I never met him before. That big smile, this huge man in front of me, that's when I knew what he was about. He's just an incredibly warm individual."
Dyce, who worked with Harris for four years under the Bombers banner, called Harris a 'mentor' during their time together.
"Very seldom do you run into a person who doesn't judge people and looks for an opportunity to help," he added. "It's easy to talk about -- but to actually live it? That's what Richard was all about. You will never meet a better man."
Harris came to Manitoba in '06 on the insistence of then-Bombers defensive co-ordinator (and current Riders head coach) Greg Marshall, who worked with Harris in Ottawa (2005). The two were known to be as close as brothers from that time on, but when Marshall offered Harris a spot on his staff in Regina, Harris surprised many by turning it down.
"It's hardest thing I had to do in my entire life," Harris told the Free Press in January.
Winnipeg was his home, but he was still very close with Marshall: When Marshall won his first game as a CFL head coach last Sunday, Harris was the first person to call.
"Greg's pretty shaken up today," Riders GM Brendan Taman said Tuesday evening. "We all are. He was a great man first, but he was a great coach, too."
This season, Winnipeg's defensive line leads the league in sacks with 15 -- six more than any other club. Last season, Harris' line was one of the best defensive fronts, with DEs Phillip Hunt (16 sacks) and Odell Willis (11) leading the charge. Hunt and veteran tackle Doug Brown were named to the CFL all-star team under Harris' watch, as well.
Brown was was close with the former NFL lineman. Harris' decision to stay in Winnipeg this off-season played a part in his decision to play another year at Canad Inns Stadium.
That's the impact Harris had: He didn't just make people better, he gave people a reason to care.
"You always hear about players wanting to play for coaches -- you always hear that," said Taman, the former Bombers GM. "When that D-line played for Richard in Winnipeg, and they still do it to this day -- Doug Brown can verify it more than anybody -- they legitimately played for that man.
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The 23rd annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York from June 14 to 28. Sixteen documentary and fiction films from 12 countries will be screened, including 14 New York premieres. Most of the screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with filmmakers, and some by panel discussions with experts and film subjects.
A co-presentation of Human Rights Watch and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival will be held at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater: 165 West 65th Street, north side/upper level (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.) For tickets and schedule information visit http://ff.hrw.org/new-york.
Equality Now is honored to be a part of presentation of these important films dealing with women's rights:
David Fine—Iraq/US—2011—82m—doc
In Arabic and Kurdish with English subtitles
Saturday, June 16, 4:00pm (Q&A) / Sunday, June 17, 6:45pm (Q&A) / Monday, June 18, 4:00pm
With plenty of pop music and 'girl power,' Salaam Dunk delivers a tale of hope and inspiration, courtesy of one winning group of Iraqi women basketball players at the American University in Sulaimani, Iraq. The women come from all over the country to attend this prestigious university, but many cannot tell family back home that they go to an 'American' college. The team itself is a 'mini Iraq'—comprised of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and Christians. Through interviews and personal video diaries, we learn about the women, their families and their experiences since the US invasion in 2003. Their narratives provide a rare look at recent events in Iraq with stories of loss and choices that have to be made. Education is the difference between the past and the future for these women and basketball becomes a key part of that education. Their team is like a family and the game is like life. And as their coach Ryan says: sports teaches fight and resilience, but who knows fight and resilience better than these women?
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THE INVISIBLE WAR - Winner of the 2012 Nestor Almendros Award for courage in filmmaking.
Directed by Kirby Dick, Produced by Amy Ziering—US—2011—95m—doc
Monday, June 18, 8:45pm (Q&A) / Wednesday, June 20, 6:30pm (Panel)
*Film subjects Kori Cioca, Ariana Klay and Ben Klay present on June 20
The Invisible War is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about the shameful and underreported epidemic of rape within the US military. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible War exposes the rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences. We meet characters who embraced their military service with pride and professionalism, only to have their idealism crushed. Focusing on the emotionally charged stories of survivors, the film reveals the systemic cover-up of the crimes against them and follows their struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice. The Invisible War features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officers and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm conditions that exist for rape in the military, its history of cover-up, and what can be done to bring about much needed change.
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ON Saturday, May 17, North East Worcestershire (NEW) College threw its doors open and welcomed the community in for the annual NEW College Family Fun Day.
The free event ran simultaneously across the Bromsgrove and Redditch campuses, featuring a host of activities reflecting the wide range of courses on offer at the college and providing the opportunity for members of the public to tour the fantastic facilities both campuses boast.
This year, the college tied in the event with the So Redditch 50th anniversary celebrations. There were 50 gold balloons, and a special Golden Treasure Hunt in which 50 people participated in and completed. The treasure hunt was based at the Redditch Campus with each checkpoint revealing a fact about Redditch and a sticker to collect. Each participant won a goody bag, golden balloons and a £5 Amazon voucher.
This year also saw the launch of the 'Community Zone' at the event where local charities were invited along to showcase their work and fundraise. Local charities included Libby Mae's Little Angels, Mentor Link, Frankie's Legacy, Women's Institute and Primrose Hospie, among others.
Students and staff at the fun day encouraged the community to have a go at activities relating to the courses on offer at each campus, there was the chance to have a go at bricklaying, nail art, cake decorating, live music acts and go-karting.
Redditch MP, Karen Lumley attended the event in Redditch and expressed her support to the sports students fundraising for their next voluntary trip to Ghana:
She said: "It's always great to see NEW College working with the community and it's been a lovely day here in Redditch. I wish the Ghana volunteers the best of luck with their bike ride, every penny is going to a really important cause."
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The Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer will begin new initiatives to facilitate entrepreneurship at the College, executive director Trip Davis '90 said.
The office, created in April, serves as an umbrella organization for existing entrepreneurial and technology transfer programs, including the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network, the regional technology center and the technology transfer office. Davis is working with associate provost [and professor of engineering] Tillman Gerngross to develop the office's role on campus.
They plan to create "venture incubator" positions to support new business ventures, as well as roles that will oversee the creation of the office's long-term programs, Davis said.
The office serves students and faculty, although it currently sponsors few activities for students.
It has organized roundtable meetings with students and faculty to hear their ideas and will hold regular office hours in the fall to advise students and brainstorm further, Davis said. The office plans to add more services for students in the future.
Davis also met with student leaders and Career Services director Roger Woolsey to discuss their plans for facilitating student entrepreneurship.
"How do we work together to help students who want to enter into entrepreneurial ventures as opposed to traditional consulting and investment banking?" Davis said.
Getting the proper support for student entrepreneurs is vital to their success, said Riley Ennis '15, co-founder of the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Society and Mitosis, a student group that promotes entrepreneurs.
Davis is helping Mitosis obtain support from the College, which is essential to the group's survival.
"If the school tries to top-down create things, they're not going to be successful, as they never are, so they should actually listen to the students," Ennis said. "If we say we need help with this, they should support that."
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Patrick Geenty has been confirmed as the new Chief Constable for Wiltshire.
Mr Geenty has been Acting Chief Constable of the force since March last year.
He and two other candidates were interviewed for the job yesterday and his appointment as the permanent Chief Constable was announced this morning by Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Angus Macpherson.
Mr Macpherson is the first Commissioner in the country to appoint a permanent Chief Constable.
Mr Macpherson announced soon after he was elected Commissioner last November that he wanted to appoint a substantive chief constable.
When he was appointed Acting Chief Constable Mr Geenty said he intended to apply for the job permanently.
At the time he said: "I love Wiltshire, I think the staff of Wiltshire are fantastic. I really enjoy being Chief Constable and I would like to lead the force through the next couple of years, as they will bring the most significant change in my service and I would like to shape some of that."
Mr Geenty has been a police officer for 30 years and has served at Wiltshire Police since July 2009. He joined as Assistant Chief Constable and became Deputy Chief Constable in 2011 following the suicide of David Ainsworth. He became Acting Chief Constable on a 12 month temporary contract in March 2012 when Chief Constable Brian Moore was seconded to lead the UK Border Force.
Mike White, chairman of Wiltshire Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, welcomed the appointment of Mr Geenty as Chief Constable.
Mr White said: "I congratulate him on his appointment as Chief Constable and look forward to working with him. It will bring stability to the force.
"He is a very approachable Chief Constable and I think he has got the skills and abilities to lead this force through the challenges that will come.
"He is clearly committed to delivering the best police service for the people of Wiltshire. He has an open door policy for us. He is open to us having a disagreement with him which creates a healthy environment to raise difficult issues. "It's going to be a difficult time in the police service, both locally and nationally. There are changes and cuts we have to make."


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In the summer, when my garden vegetables are in abundance, I serve this salad. We eat this pretty blend often. It's handy to make with convenient bottled Italian dressing. But don't put the dressing on too early or the vegetables will get too soggy.—Glenda Parsonage, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
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- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 3/4 cup chopped cucumber
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
- 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
- Leaf lettuce, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Just before serving, add salad dressing and oregano; toss to coat. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
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"This was the BEST cucumber salad ever. My mom always makes cucumbers and tomatoes with Italian dressing, that is ok, but this receipe is FANTATIC! The feta gives it such a nice punch. I did leave out the green onions and the sweet red pepper as I did not have those on hand. And left out the lettuce leafs as they were just for looks. But as I said it was great! Note once you put the dressing on you need to eat it. It does not hold well, so only make what your family will eat at the time. Great use of my garden bounty. Will be making again and again!"


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Gisele Bundchen by Inez & Vinoodh for Vogue Paris April 2011.
So far so good for Emmanuelle's first issue... If only I could find it somewhere, I am dying to see what else this issue has to offer!
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The Final Exam of this year's Tri-C High School Rock Off, which is Feb. 1, will include Never Surrender, with members from Field, St. Ignatius, Walsh Jesuit and St. Michael; Toxic Lemons, with members from Aurora and Chagrin Falls; and The Visitors, with members from Nordonia Hills.
The Rock Off will take place in the House of Blues in Cleveland, 308 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through participating bands, through The House Of Blues, or at the door.
Prize money is compliments of the local School of Rock franchise. The winning band will receive $1,000 cash and $250 for their respective high school music program. Second place will receive $200 cash and $150 for their respective high school music program, and third place will receive $100 cash.
The winning band also will receive a $1,000 gift card courtesy of the Ohio Music Shop to use toward the purchase of any Woody James product. the opportunity to open up for a Live Nation or House of Blues Concert and an appearance on Tri-C®'s cable television program Crooked River Groove and Perform a 45-minute concert in front of a studio audience while being professionally videotaped and recorded. In addition, the band will be featured on the three-time Emmy Award-winning program Words & Music, with an interview and unplugged performance. Both shows are produced by Cuyahoga Community College's Smart TV, with support from the Recording Arts & Technology Program. Each of the 18 finalist bands will also receive a $25 gift card courtesy of the Ohio Music Shop to use toward the purchase of any Woody James product.
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Today Burberry's new aviator-style eyewear collection is out — as well as a new song and video from UK band One Night Only. Coincidence? Not likely. The song and video was commissioned by the fashion brand, is available first on Burberry's facebook page and then iTunes, and features front man George Craig modelling — you guessed it! — Burberry eyewear. Could this be the first step down a slippery slope that will lead to fashion moving in to more formal production roles? Read more
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An Ilkley man and local GP has set up a business aimed at making life easier for doctors.
Leeds-based Osmosis Innovations was created by three men, including Dr Simon O'Hara from Ilkley, who is a partner at the Chevin Medical Practice in Otley and Bramhope.
Despite only being launched at the end of last year, the business was nominated for start-up company of the year by Medilink and came runner up.
Dr O'Hara created the product along with web development experts Stephen Iball and Martyn Rainford, of Kirkstall-based New Knowledge Directorate (NKD). The software package, entitled Osmosis, is a time saving tool which automatically records daily online research carried out by a GP and safely stores it in one accessible location.
GPs are required to present evidence for an annual appraisal of research, learning and development they have undertaken throughout the year.
A GP must pass annual appraisals over a five-year period if they are to be re-licensed to practice for another five years.
Now when it comes to appraisals, GPs can open their Osmosis account and print out all their research and learning records in a chosen format. Dr O'Hara said: "I enjoy appraising, but not preparing for my own appraisal.
"While struggling to get my documents together, I realised how little valuable online research is actually recorded.
"When I approached NKD with the concept they got it straight away. Essentially it is capturing what would otherwise be lost.
"As you research the information builds up into your own personal 'wiki'. I use it all the time, often to look up things I've seen before and want to refer back to."
The software has been trialled by 100 GPs nationwide and was officially launched at the Association of Primary Care Educators conference last year. The firm has been selling the products ever since.
Dr O'Hara, a training programme director for the Leeds GP vocational training scheme, approached NKD with the idea of the automatic learning log.
Together with X-Lab, a health software business based at the University of Leeds, they developed the software Mr Iball said: "The feedback has been excellent from GPs, who have cited its user-friendliness as a real strength."


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Shorecrest would agree.
Oak Harbor High School is playing its best soccer of the season right now, according to coach Brian Thompson, and the Wildcats couldn't have picked a better time.
Oak Harbor upset eighth-ranked Shorecrest 2-1 in a shootout in the opening round of the district tournament at Wildcat Memorial Stadium Saturday, May 4.
The Wildcats are making their first appear in the postseason since 2002 and picked up their first district win in nearly 20 years.
Thompson said he believes his club's best game is yet to come. The Wildcats may need that effort in their next match. Oak Harbor (8-8-1) takes on top-seeded and fifth-ranked Shorewood (14-1-1) at Shoreline Stadium at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in a winner to state match.
Shorewood defeated Oak Harbor 4-1 April 16. The Wildcats, however, also lost 4-1 to Shorecrest during the regular season.
Shorewood had a tougher time than expected in the opening round of district, nipping the North's fourth-place team Marysville-Pilchuck 1-0 in overtime Saturday.
If Oak Harbor defeats Shorewood, it will play the winner of Glacier Peak/Meadowdale for the district title at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Shoreline.
If Oak Harbor loses, it will need to win two straight matches to claim the third and final berth out of district to the state tournament. The first game is set for 4 p.m. Thursday at the home of the higher seed.
Wildcat assistant coach Jeff Laiblin agreed with Thompson and said "we played our best game of the season" in the win over Shorecrest.
Oak Harbor, which had its share of scoring opportunities throughout the match, converted the game's first goal in the 25th minute. Gavin Stewart made a nice run down the left side and sent a cross to Caley Powers. Power rammed home the goal on a "world-class finish," according to Laiblin.
The Wildcats took the 1-0 lead into halftime thanks to outstanding defense, including a key play by Ben McCornack, who cleared a dangerous ball off the line.
Goalie Kevin Silveira continued the shutout with a tremendous save on a break away in the 50th minute, then Garth Wescott cleared the ball on the following corner kick.
Shorecrest finally broke through with a 60th-minute goal by Jack Neffner on Axel Wickstrom's assist.
Both teams had other opportunities over the final 20 minutes of regulation but failed to dent the net.
Nor did either team sneak in a goal through the two sudden-death overtimes.
In the shootout, Oak Harbor's Danny Ross, Dakota Powers and Alex Krantz scored on consecutive kicks; each was matched by Shorecrest.
Stewart made it 4-for-4 for Oak Harbor, then Silveira stopped the Scots' fourth try, setting up Caley Powers for the potential game winner. Powers' shot was true and sent Oak Harbor to the district semi-finals.
Laiblin said, "Caley and Kevin played their best games of their careers today, and the team as a whole played great."
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TOPLOADER and Happy Mondays will be taking to the main stage this evening.
Toploader will perform from 8pm and Happy Mondays will follow at 10pm.
Crowds are lapping up the sunshine as thousands flocked to the Forever Sun Festival in Dorchester.
The festival kicked off on Friday night and with more than 30 acts performing on four stages, an estimated 3,000 music enthusiasts descended on the site near Came Down estate during the weekend.
Jack Daniels, stage manager and compere of the main stage, said the whole weekend had been "brilliant".
He said: "We made the site smaller than last year but it's looked very busy the whole time. "The reaction from the crowds have been fantastic, they all seemed really pleased with the acts, both the local ones and the bigger names we have headlining.
"Local acts are really important to the festival, because they bring in local people. We can't be a festival that wants to go massive, our maximum capacity is 5,000 people so it's important we use the small bands to attract local people as well as the big bands.
"We haven't had a single complaint, we have ironed out the small ones we had last year. The infrastructure is the same as the big festivals, such as Glastonbury and Reading, just on a smaller scale. "It has just been brilliant."
Saturday night was headlined by 70s punk-pop band Buzzcocks, who took to the stage after Glen Matlock, formerly of the Sex Pistols and Sunday night was headlined by 90s dance band Happy Mondays, who took to the stage at 9.30pm following a set from alternative rock band Toploader.
There wasn't just musical acts to keep the crowds entertained, with comedians also taking to the stage and a variety of food and drink stalls kept the festival goers, mostly from the local area, fed and watered.
Helen Rowe, 24, from Dorchester and Lucy Lambourne, 25, from Weymouth, were camping at the event. Miss Rowe said: "I didn't know what to expect as this is our first year here and it's like a really small version of Glastonbury, it's really lovely."
Miss Lambourne added: "We got here about 11.30 on the Saturday and watched our friends, who perform in a band called Koast and they were really good.
"We've really enjoyed it, it's been great."
Julie Blade, Amy Ferris, Jacob Grantham, Rosey Bickle, Tess Ardley, Josh Blake and Adam Ferris were part of a 24-group of friends who had bought weekend tickets for the event.
Miss Ferris said: "This is the first time we have been but it's been great and we were talking about making it an annual event that we all come here, the weather has made it really."
Miss Ardley added: "It has been amazing so far, I like it because it is so small and compact and the atmosphere is really good.
"It has been well worth the money."
Anna Youngs and Adam Goddard, from Broadmayne, kicked off the music performing in their four-piece band Koast (corr) in the Garden stage.
They were joined by their friends Chris Swain and Becky Curtis.
Mr Goddard said: "We enjoyed it, it was nice to perform in front of friends and family at such a great event.
"I really like seeing all the local, unheard of bands and they're all great."
Jerome Retter and Rachael (corr) and Elwyn Craig arrived at the festival on Friday night, and Mr Craig said: "It has been brilliant so far and I think it will certainly get busier as the day goes on.
"It's a great festival, and there are some really good local bands here which are great to watch."
Here is today's line-up:
Main Stage
12.45pm- Shanty
2.15pm- 4th Street Traffic
3.30pm- Lion Star
5.15pm- Josephine & the Artizans
6.30pm- The Alleys
Garden State
12.30pm- Mugs
2pm- Fracture
3.45pm-Not Completely Blonde
3.30pm- Gabby Young & Other Animals
4.30pm- De Fuego
5.15pm-Violet Class
6pm- John Lennon McCullagh
6.45pm- Sinnergod
7.30pm- Gerry Cinammon
8.15pm- Protafield
9.30pm- Lazytalk
11pm- Dub Pistols
Curiosity Lounge
1pm- The Skull Kids
2.15pm- Silvestre Y La Naranja
3.15pm- Mucky Pups
4pm- John Otway & the Big Band
5.30pm- Sound of the Sirens
6.30pm- Professor Elemental plus special guests
8.15pm- Black Water County
9.30pm- Pink Diamond Revue 10.30pm- Smooky DJ