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The Top 10 New Sports Posters of 2012
It's that time of the year – Top 10 time! Here is a review of our top 10 new posters of 2012.
11. All right, we couldn't quite narrow it down to 10, so we'll start with one that could have been left off the list, but holds a soft spot in our hearts:
During that February-March period in the sports calendar we normally call the "ESPN Dead Zone", a little-known third-string point guard emerged from the shadows to light Manhattan, and the NBA universe, on fire! Jeremy Lin spun that miraculous run with the Knicks into a $25 million contract with the Houston Rockets to become the face of that franchise. Lin Houston Rockets posters to come in 2013…
10. Another little cheat on the "Top 10" format here. We couldn't make room for both of the world's top soccer stars, so we combined them under one entry:
These spectacular posters come from our exclusive North American distribution agreement with the official Real Madrid and Barcelona poster publisher. Flown in from Granada, Spain just in time for Christmas 2012!
9. Our final "cheat" – the two baseball stars for whom the word "phenom" hardly suffices:
Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, who starred as rookies at ages 20 and 19, respectively, will be subject of many, many more posters in the years to come!
8. There are few institutions that represent good-old American values of intellectual, moral, and physical greatness better than Notre Dame – and in 2012, Notre Dame was back!
On the way to a perfect season and their first chance at National Championship glory since 1988, Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas stopped in to South Bend, Indiana to take this spectacular rare night-game shot of the legendary stadium, during the mid-season victory over rival Michigan.
7. Now this one's both historic, and cool!
The dominating 2012 Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions, sent no less than five of its stars to the NBA via the NBA Draft: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb. This amazing poster flies each player to his rookie-year destination from Lexington, in time for opening night!
6. Celebrate, Giants fans – Eli and the boys did the impossible yet again, and knocked off Brady and "Hoodie" in the big game!
This poster brings the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants alive with amazing style, including shots of Eli Manning with the MVP trophy, and Mario Manningham making his ridiculous game-saving sideline grab.
5. The Panda, making history!
Credit for this amazing piece goes to our friend, photographer Brad Mangin (@BradMangin on Twitter), who was live in the photographer's pit in San Francisco to capture all three moments-of-contact for Pablo Sandoval in his historic 3-HR Game 1 of the 2012 World Series.
4. You know you're something when an entire nation knows you by five simple letters at the age of 22: RGIII!
Like Trout and Harper above, we're quite certain that this phenom will be the subject of many, many more posters in the future. Combining humility, personality, and absolutely sick skills, Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins has a chance to become a transcendent national superstar, a Michael Jordan of football. Here's hoping the folks at Costacos step up with some even better designs, and make him a lock for #1 in 2013!
3. More than 100 years of history, celebrating the world's #1 sporting spectacle!
For several years now, we have been the exclusive North American retailer of the IOC's official Olympic poster reprints, but in conjunction with their 2012 London Olympic Games collection, Pyramid Posters released this amazing piece this year. A must for any Olympics fan and serious poster collector!
2.From the MMA fight of the year!
From an otherwise ho-hum year in MMA came this barnburner of a fight in Montreal – when hometown favorite Georges St-Pierre came back from a long layoff to take down Carlos Condit and prove himself once again to be pound-for-pound the greatest fighter in the game! This poster has it all, too – spectacular golden hues, all the event details, and the perfect belt-to-belt face-off shot that screams intensity. We are pleased to be the UFC's exclusive retailer in the poster specialty market, giving us access to the official posters that are otherwise only seen on bar and restaurant walls!
1. A work of high-flying hoops beauty!
The core of the dominating NBA Champion Miami Heat, each flushing down a slam, showing off the three styles of Heat uniforms, with awesome superhero-inspired graphics – this one truly has it all, one for the ages. If 2012 was the start of a new NBA dynasty, then this one will remain on fans' walls for a long, long time.Explore posts in the same categories: Lists
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The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike
How Are Some Authors Landing On Best-Seller Lists? They're Buying Their Way
Last August, a book titled "Leapfrogging" hit The Wall Street Journal's list of best-selling business titles upon its debut. The following week, sales of the book, written by first-time author Soren Kaplan, plunged 99% and it fell off the list.
Something similar happened when the hardcover edition of "Networking is Dead," was published in mid-December. A week after selling enough copies to make it onto the Journal's business best-seller list, more hardcover copies of the book were returned than sold, says book-sales tracker Nielsen BookScan.
It isn't uncommon for a business book to land on best-seller lists only to quickly drop off. But even a brief appearance adds permanent luster to an author's reputation, greasing the skids for speaking and consulting engagements.
Mr. Kaplan says the best-seller status of "Leapfrogging" has "become part of my position as a speaker and consultant."
WSJ's Latest Best-Selling List
But the short moment of glory doesn't always occur by luck alone. In the cases mentioned above, the authors hired a marketing firm that purchased books ahead of publication date, creating a spike in sales that landed titles on the lists. The marketing firm, San Diego-based ResultSource, charges thousands of dollars for its services in addition to the cost of the books, according to authors interviewed.
As ResultSource's website points out, hitting best-seller lists can mean fame, and potentially lucrative consulting assignments.
"Publishing a book builds credibility, but having a Bestseller initiates incredible growth—exponentially increasing the demand for your thought leadership, skyrocketing your speaking itinerary and value," ResultSource says.
ResultSource's principal, Kevin Small, declined requests for an interview. On its website, the company outlines its ambitions: "'We create campaigns that reach a specific goal, like: "On the bestsellers list," or "100,000 copies sold.'"
Precisely how it goes about that is unclear, though, and there is discomfort among some in the publishing industry who worry that preorders are being corralled and bulk purchases are being made to appear like single sales to qualify for inclusion in best-seller lists, which normally wouldn't count such sales.
Nielsen BookScan, which creates best-seller lists that are syndicated widely, including to the Wall Street Journal, says it tries to prevent its sales data from being manipulated.
"Stringent rules and controls exist to help validate consumer sales, and confirmed bulk sales are always flagged and pulled from BookScan's best-seller chart-making process," said Jonathan Stolper, general manager of Nielsen BookScan, a unit of Nielsen Holdings NV.
Nielsen BookScan's definition of bulk sales includes quantities bought by corporations or associations either for resale or free distribution, and quantities purchased by their authors, regardless of whether the writers intend to resell the books, give them away, or use them to fulfill a direct-marketing promotion.
The Journal declined to comment.
Amazon.com Inc. said it has stopped doing business with ResultSource. Amazon declined further comment.
After concluding that his book stood little chance of getting noticed without some special effort, Mr. Kaplan says he hired ResultSource.
He said ResultSource told him it could arrange the purchase of a quantity of books in such a way that they were counted toward national best-seller lists.
While Mr. Kaplan wrote the initial check for the books, he got reimbursed through preorders from his clients, he says.
"They use that check to buy the books," he says. "I had a big network of clients that I'd been consulting for, and I was able to presell enough books to them to get the funding to have ResultSource buy the books."
Mr. Kaplan purchased about 2,500 books through ResultSource, paying about $22 a book, including shipping, for a total of about $55,000.
Mr. Kaplan says he also paid ResultSource a fee in the range of $20,000 to $30,000.
With 3,000 copies sold in its first week, "Leapfrogging" hit No. 3 on the Journal's hardcover business best-seller list. It hit No. 1 on BarnesandNoble.com on Aug. 7. By Nielsen BookScan's count, about 1,000 print copies have been sold in the six months since. Barnes & Noble declined to comment.
Mr. Kaplan's publisher, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, discouraged him from using ResultSource, both the author and the publisher say. Steven Piersanti, president of the firm, says authors should instead focus on long-term goals such as building stronger relationships with potential readers.
Yet he also acknowledged that many first-time business authors face serious challenges in getting attention for their books.
Berrett-Koehler said "Leapfrogging" sold about 11,000 print copies between August and December 2012, including several thousand outside the U.S. Mr. Kaplan says sales were also boosted by references in various articles and media interviews.
At least one publisher, John Wiley & Sons Inc., recommends ResultSource to a small number of business authors. "We view it as a marketing tool that targets sales and the timing of those sales," a Wiley spokeswoman says.
To make a business-book best-seller list, a title doesn't need to sell as many copies as in other, bigger categories, like general fiction and nonfiction.
A title that sells 3,000 copies in a week, for example, might hit the Journal's business list, confirmed Nielsen BookScan.
Nielsen BookScan data tracks about 85% of the nation's physical book sales based on information supplied by national retailers and independent booksellers. Nielsen BookScan said it currently doesn't display its data from tracking digital books.
For the marketing of "Networking is Dead," co-author Melissa G. Wilson, a writer and consultant, says she hired ResultSource in part because she wanted to understand the experience firsthand before deciding whether she could recommend it to her publishing clients.
When asked how the process worked, Ms. Wilson said, "I write a check to Kevin, he buys the books and he ships them."
Ms. Wilson said ResultSource shipped the titles to the people to whom she had presold the books.
She added that she doesn't know how ResultSource did that so that the books were counted by best-seller lists. "It's a secret sauce," she said.
She said she was able to presell 3,000 copies—a big chunk of the first-week hardcover sales of 4,500—in part by telling companies that had hired her to speak that she would prefer to provide them with books in lieu of part of her speaking fee.
Ms. Wilson said she is satisfied with ResultSource's work. The publisher, BenBella Books, said "Networking is Dead" has sold about 8,800 copies to date, including paperbacks and e-books.
The UCLA Health System hired ResultSource to help launch Joseph A. Michelli's "Prescription for Excellence," a book that provides business lessons garnered inside the health system. ResultSource, acting on behalf of the UCLA Health System, purchased copies of the book, the health system said.
The book was published in May 2011 and hit No. 1 on the New York Times hardcover advice and miscellaneous list dated June 12, 2011. In its second week, sales plunged 96% and it fell off the list.
The New York Times compiles it own best-seller lists based on reports from retailers large and small, and statistically weights them. A spokeswoman declined to comment.
"They mailed [the copies] to the CEOs of all hospitals in the U.S. as part of the effort to disperse our message of patient-centered care," says Dale Tate, a spokeswoman for the UCLA Health System. The book has now sold 28,000 copies, including e-books.
Marcus Buckingham, whose "Go Put Your Strengths to Work" appeared multiple times on the Journal's best-seller list in 2007, says ResultSource's Mr. Small suggested a lengthy, successful promotional bus tour, with attendees paying $50 for a ticket that included a copy of the book. "Kevin was really smart at thinking about how to build energy and excitement around a book," said Mr. Buckingham. Still, Mr. Buckingham says he no longer uses ResultSource. "I want to do something that lasts over time," he said.
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The Ed & Ruth Shea Challenge Classic LC meet is scheduled for July 12th at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center natatorium. Click here for entry forms and meet information or go to the Ozark LMSC website.
Carbondale, Illinois is a 2 hour drive southeast of St Louis, one hour north of Paducah, KY, 4 hours west of Louisville or Indianapolis, 6 hours south of Chicago on mostly interstate highway. Amtrak also serves Carbondale from Chicago and New Orleans.
To see the pool and results from past meets, go to the Saluki Masters website.


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Oct-27-2009 Four Municipalities Receive COAH Certification
Four Municipalities Receive COAH Certification
TRENTON – New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles A. Richman today announced that four more municipalities received substantive certification under the Council on Affordable Housing's (COAH) revised third round rules. The municipalities are: Andover Township, Boonton Town, Robbinsville Township, and Sandyston Township.
"We have seen record participation during the third round, with over 350 municipalities signaling their intent to participate in the COAH process," said Acting Commissioner Richman, who also chairs the COAH Board. "These four municipalities are to be commended for showing a commitment to providing their fair share of affordable housing."
The four municipalities join Allendale Borough, Beverly City, Blairstown Township, Cape May City, Cape May Point Borough, Clayton Borough, Collingswood Borough, Delaware Township, Eastampton Township, East Brunswick Township, Flemington Borough, Florence Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Frenchtown Borough, Harding Township, Hardyston Township, Knowlton Township, Lawrence Township (Mercer County), Maplewood Township, Middletown Township, Milford Borough, Millville City, Montclair Township, Netcong Borough, North Hanover Township, Old Bridge Township, Orange City, Palmyra Borough, Peapack & Gladstone Borough, Pennsauken Township, Pennsville Township, Pine Hill Township, Piscataway Township, Plainsboro Township, Readington Township, Rocky Hill Borough, Roxbury Township, South Hackensack Township, South Plainfield Borough, Springfield Township, Stockton Borough, Stone Harbor Borough, Upper Pittsgrove Township and West Amwell Township as the first 48 towns in the state to receive certification under the third round rules. The third round rules are COAH's regulations governing affordable housing obligations through 2018.
Under the plans certified for these 48 municipalities, 9,169 newly constructed affordable units have already been completed, with another 3,910 proposed. Additionally, 630 units have already been rehabilitated, with another 1,182 proposed.
Substantive certification is COAH's determination that a municipal fair share plan presents a realistic opportunity for the production of affordable housing to address the town's portion of the affordable housing need. The substantive certifications granted to these 48 municipalities are valid for 10 years from the municipality's date of petition and provide protection from builder's remedy lawsuits.
COAH, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, facilitates the production of sound, affordable housing for low and moderate income households by providing the most effective process to municipalities, housing providers, nonprofit and for profit developers to address a constitutional obligation within the framework of sound, comprehensive planning.
For more information about COAH, log on to http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/coah/index.html on the DCA's website.


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Notebook: Bayne decides to stick to Nationwide Series
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Even though NASCAR would have allowed Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne to change his eligibility for the championship from the Nationwide Series to the Sprint Cup Series, Bayne announced Tuesday he is sticking with his plans to run for the Nationwide title.
As tempting as switching to Sprint Cup would have been—with NASCAR saying he would become eligible to run for rookie of the year and that his win at Daytona would count toward a possible wild-card entry into the Chase—Bayne showed he either is mature beyond his 20 years or has gotten some excellent advice—or both.
Weighted most heavily in his decision is the plan to run a partial schedule on the Cup side—even with the Daytona 500 win. At this point, barring additional sponsorship, Bayne plans to run 18 races in the Cup series for Wood Brothers Racing and a full Nationwide schedule for Roush Fenway Racing.
"The only thing that changed is that we get to be the Daytona 500 champions, which is really, really incredible,†Bayne told Sporting News on Tuesday during a conference call with reporters. "But I think that we're still going to have an awesome year at Roush Fenway, running for that Nationwide championship.
"Obviously, they (Roush) have still got a blank car, and I'd love to get some partners on it, but as for now, we're still running full time, and the Wood Brothers only have 18 races. … I don't regret any of our decisions there. We're off to a good start in both series with a 10th (in Saturday's Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide event) and a first.â€
Front Row picks up a spot in Phoenix Cup race
Front Row Motorsports likely will have all three of its cars locked in for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway this week as the No. 77 Rusty Wallace Racing car is not entered for the second Sprint Cup event.
The RWR team wasn't expected to enter, and with that team's top-35 owners points (from Penske Racing) not being used, the 35th guaranteed spot will go to the next team in owners points—the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports car driven by Travis Kvapil.
All 45 of the entries for Phoenix were entered in the Daytona 500 last week. Three drivers that went to Daytona are not on the entry list: Steve Wallace, Kevin Conway and Michael Waltrip.
Four teams have changed drivers from Daytona. Mike Skinner is in the No. 32 FAS Lane Racing car instead of Terry Labonte, Tony Raines is in the No. 37 Front Row Motorsports car instead of Robert Richardson Jr., Landon Cassill is in the No. 60 Germain Racing car instead of Todd Bodine and Mike Bliss is in the No. 64 Max Q Motorsports car instead of Derrike Cope. All the changes were expected.
Bill Elliott (Phoenix Racing) will be guaranteed a spot as he has a past champions provisional if needed, leaving nine drivers vying for the final seven spots.
Overnight TV ratings up 13 percent for Daytona 500
The 2011 Daytona 500 posted an 8.7 overnight rating, a 13 percent increase over the 2010 event that was interrupted for more than two hours because of a pothole.
The live broadcast on Fox reached 30.1 million viewers, 1 percent higher than the 2010 audience and 15 percent better than 2009, Fox said.
The 2010 audience got a boost from the pothole because the delay lengthened the event. But the rating, which takes into account an average of viewers over the entire telecast, was affected last year by the pothole and possibly the Olympics.
This year's race averaged 15.6 million viewers throughout the broadcast, a 17 percent increase over last year's 13.3 million.
The number of fans tuning in for the start of the race was 7 percent higher than last year, and the ratings peaked at 10.9, with 19.8 million viewers for the 30 final minutes.
Dayton (Ohio) was the country's No. 1 market with a rating of 20.4, followed by Greensboro, N.C., at 20.1.
Kenseth's wife has baby
Matt Kenseth will compete at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend without worrying about flying home for the birth of his daughter.
Kenseth's wife, Katie, gave birth to Grace Katherine Kenseth at 3:49 a.m. ET Tuesday. The child is the third for Kenseth, who has a 19-month-old daughter, Kaylin, and a 17-year-old son, Ross.


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Oral Exam Passed!
I passed the Instrument Rating Oral Exam this afternoon.
There are area thunderstorms today so the flight is going to be this weekend (assuming fair weather), hopefully on Saturday.
I have a lot more studying to do to prepare for that. Just because I'm done sitting across from him at a table answering questions doesn't mean he won't drill me on some of the same topics I missed and ask other questions.
Details to follow as events unfold. yay!
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Weather Restricted (Still)
We were so hopeful and excited about flying to Chicago! I had paper maps, a departure, fuel stops, runway information, ground transit- it was planned, all systems go except- EXCEPT- the weather got in the way. AGAIN!
(I cannot wait to be instrument rated. Stay tuned, I'm working on it.)
So what happened? you ask.
We did our weather research days in advance like good pilots. By Tuesday, we were watching weather forecasts for the cities between here and there. Several weather forecasting sites all agreed that there would be storms across the Central part of the U.S. on Friday, and several sources agreed on storms the Sunday we wanted to return. We also saw forecasts for overcast skies across large portions of our route.
We decided not to chance it and bought airline tickets instead.
Friday, we departed Southwest Airlines out of Dallas Lovefield under dark, low clouds. I say that to make myself feel better. Really, we probably could have flown ourselves East under the clouds, or between layers, to the overcast shelf. After the shelf, we would have been in the clear for a bit, then we would have been stuck on top for much of the Central Plains flight.
|Leaving Dallas
|What aviation nerds do during commercial flights.
It might have worked out! Or, it might have ended in disaster. What if we had issues stuck on top? There was a lot of turbulence (at airliner flight levels) that might have also been at lower altitudes. Would we have been tossed around?
Arriving into St. Louis, the clouds were breaking up and I could see ground well before we went through the cloud layer. Some time after St. Louis, the clouds cleared up and was all clear into Chicago. We totally might have made it.
|Somewhere between St. Louis & Chicago
We had a most excellent time in Chicago!
Sunday morning, we woke up early to catch our flight. There were low scattered clouds about 1000 feet off the ground that disappeared well before our scheduled flight. Same as last time, there was no lack of overcast clouds to trap VFR pilots on top. This time though, we arrived in Kansas City, MO to more scattered than broken, meaning there were patches of visibility between clouds, meaning we totally might have made it. Departing Kansas City then into Dallas, clouds began to break up and clump into fluffy compact sky pillows.
|Enroute to Kansas City, MO
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|Back at Dallas
The clouds looked ominous but there was no rain and little wind. Totally. Could. Have. Flown. That.
But here's the thing. It would have been a huge risk as VFR pilots. There would have been long stretches of flying on top with no way to get down without breaking the law and possibly bumping into something. And there was no way to know that at the time we flew into St. Louis and Kansas City that there would have been enough of a break between clouds to get down. It could have been solid overcast, but it happened to break up. Weather forecasting has gotten much better in recent years, but it has a long way to go before pilots can reliably predict the when and where on clouds.
So this blog post is about me whining that I could have flown but chickened out after forecasts for storms seemed so sure. This is not a story about an accident or incident that I regret. Hopefully that flight doesn't happen for a very long time, if ever at all!
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Your Weather Forecast for This Weekend
The weather this weekend will be scattered area thunderstorms across much of the Central Plains area from Oklahoma to northern Missouri. There will also be thunderstorm activity for the same area and extending into North Texas on Sunday.
And this is why we bought airline tickets to attend the wedding in Chicago.
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Sam Sifton was, until last year, The New York Times's restaurant critic. He also manned the paper's Thanksgiving help line. Now he's written a delightful little volume of essentials, Thanksgiving: How To Cook It Well. It's not too late to save your holiday! Sam can help, with sides, desserts, place settings, drinks, leftovers, and—oh, right—turkey. Fire away.
Update (3:10 p.m.): Sam's done. Thanks, readers, for all your questions, and thanks, Sam, for your responses. May all your Thanksgivings be pleasant ones, and, for Pete's sake, buy the man's book.


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Total newb to Twilight Imperium or just the 4th edition?
Spaceghosts. Cool.
I think I've got this right, but - a carrier starts in my home system ("off-board," or at least off the main map). It gets +1 movement from my Slipstream ability. I move that ship through my Delta wormhole to the Creuss Gate system (1 move) and can then move it into an adjacent tile (2 moves). ED: If the carrier is starting in the Creuss Gate system, it's "not a home system", so it has a movement of 1. I'm reading that properly, right?


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Camp Kalsi, located around 5km from the stunning
Bhimtal Lake is one idyllic place to chill out with friends and family.
Providing you with best panoramic views of the distant Himalayan Ranges,
enthrall in this delightful camp on the banks of the mountain stream Kalsa.
Rated as one of the best campsite in Uttarakhand, the camp is set in the picturesque terraced farms with colossal hills giving it a perfect background. While here, get ready for some crazy adventure – boost up your adrenaline and prepare for cliff jumping, swimming in the icy-cold water of the Kalsa stream. With a wide range of water adventures available you can choose from an array of options such as river crossing and body surfing.
While others can delight in adventure activities such as Flying Fox, Commando Net, Commando Bridge, Burma Bridge. You can also indulge in an exciting trekking through the surrounding hills- make way through rhododendron and oak forests while relaxing in this adventure camp Kalsi in Bhimtal, Nanital.
Meal Types: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian (Breakfast, Lunch- Vegetarian, Evening Tea & snacks, Dinner Vegetarian & Non Vegetarian)
Accommodation Types: Swiss Cottage tents on Double Occupancy
Cliff Jumping, Swimming in the stream, Body Surfing, River Crossing, Flying
Fox, trekking, Commando Net, Commando Bridge, Burma Bridge
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Nittany Lion Club and the Penn State Alumni Association will team up to provide fans the chance to meet and hear from some of the leaders of Penn State Athletics this spring when the Penn State Coaches Caravan hits the road for destinations across Nittany Nation, encompassing seven states and Washington, D.C.
Nittany Lion football coach Bill O'Brien will headline the bus tour of many Penn State alumni strongholds across Pennsylvania and the East Coast. The first-year coach is scheduled to participate in all 18 Coaches Caravan stops across nine days in late April and early May.
Complete details and registration information for every stop on the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour are available at www.GoPSUsports.com/caravan and www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan.
O'Brien will be joined by several other Penn State head coaches on varying Coaches Caravan stops, including Nittany Lion basketball coach Patrick Chambers during the first week, which begins with two events in Philadelphia on Monday, April 30.
The Penn State Coaches Caravan will feature two stops on each of nine days of the tour spread over three consecutive weeks this spring, starting April 30 in Philadelphia. O'Brien and selected coaches will speak and answer questions from Penn State fans at every Coaches Caravan stop. Three of the Coaches Caravan events will be held at Penn State Commonwealth campuses in Altoona, Erie and Hazleton.
Among the Penn State head coaches confirmed thus far to attend Coaches Caravan events (subject to change):
-- Patrick Chambers, Nittany Lion Basketball (Philadelphia events, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.);
-- Char Morett, Field Hockey (Philadelphia events);
-- Beth Alford-Sullivan, men's and women's track and field/cross country (Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Hershey);
-- Bob Warming, men's soccer (Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Woodbridge, New York City, Hartford, Scranton);
-- Guy Gadowsky, men's hockey (Buffalo);
-- Josh Brandwene, women's hockey (Pittsburgh and Buffalo)


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Peter Kellner / May 20, 2019
This campaign has been plagued by wilful misrepresentation of the numbers. So what is the true picture?
Peter Kellner / May 14, 2019
The new Remain force could be merely a footnote in the history of British politics—unless it pulls itself together fast
George Magnus / May 14, 2019
Both countries will suffer but China will take the brunt
George Magnus / May 7, 2019
Hopes of reconciliation hang in the balance as Trump hardens his stance
When a party state has inimical values to our own, tread with a great deal of caution
Philip Ball / April 24, 2019
The real issue raised is not about brain transplants or sci-fi fantasies of reanimation of corpses. It is about how we define life and death
Philip Ball / April 12, 2019
The simplistic portrait masks a mind-bendingly complex reality
George Magnus / April 8, 2019
All eyes are now on the IMF's spring meeting this week
Well-publicised comments from a former researcher at CERN show the barriers and prejudice women still face
George Magnus / April 4, 2019
If you leave an economic super-bloc, you pay the price


text: Show Hide image Politics 1 November 2012 What if Mitt Romney wins on 6 November? How will it affect the rest of us? Sign-up The actress Shirley MacLaine once said, "It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk or running for office." Mitt Romney has certainly said everything to throw voters off the trail. Reactionary Romney, the self-proclaimed "severe conservative" of the primaries, overnight became Moderate Mitt, an ultra-reasonable guy who says there is little difference between him and Barack Obama except competence. If Romney's rebranding tricks the people and he wins on 6 November, he will soon discover what it is like to be Obama, a president hemmed in by hostile forces. Since angry Tea Party activists consumed the Republican Party in 2009- 2010, candidates and congressmen have lined up to sign pledges promising that, if elected, they will not compromise on introducing tax cuts, public spending caps and a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, and will agree to outlaw abortion, ban pornography and keep women in uniform off the front line. Grover Norquist, leader of the anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform, has gone further. If he has his way, Romney, who is neither liked nor trusted by Tea Party true believers, will have little say over what happens in a Romney administration. Norquist has championed what amounts to a parliamentary revolution. "The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate," he told a conservative conference this year. "We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We just need a president to sign this stuff . . . Pick a Republican with enough working digits to handle a pen." Chinese roulette Romney the human windsock does not appear too worried about becoming Romney the rubber stamp. He is prepared to say and do anything, so long as he and his family are allowed to live in the White House. So what do Republican radicals have in store in the event of victory? And how will it affect the rest of the world? Romney has assembled a transition team, grandly called "the Readiness Project", to transform America from what many conservatives believe has become a Europe-style social democracy into a free-market nation fit for businessmen and entrepreneurs. First, Republicans in Congress will pass a law to avoid the "fiscal cliff", the automatic deep cuts to public spending and lapse of the Bush tax cuts that was the price of keeping the federal government solvent in the summer of 2011. The grand bargain will reduce income taxes to 20-25 per cent across the board and take a cleaver to entitlements for the poor, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged. Romney has already signed up to his running mate Paul Ryan's budget plan, which, according to estimates, would give 37 per cent of tax cuts to those earning more than $1m and cut benefits for the poor by 62 per cent. Ryan suggests cutting Medicaid – medical care for those who cannot afford health insurance – by 75 per cent. Meanwhile, taxes on dividends will be abolished, business regulations minimised and environmental restrictions and employment laws eased. If America is to compete with China, Romney suggests, US labour costs and employee protections must match those in China. Welcome to the 19th century. Romney says he cannot specify how the tax cuts will be paid for but he will overhaul the tax code and cut deductibles. He may put a ceiling – $25,000 has been mentioned – on all personal tax breaks. The government will shrink in size. State-funded programmes in line for a haircut include public education, public safety measures, public transport, used largely by the less well-off, and scientific research. Romney also wants to end federal grants to public television, though it would save only $223m annually, and privatise Amtrak, the state-owned rail network. Romney's gamble follows David Cameron's and George Osborne's lead. He believes – it is an act of faith, not economics – that cutting government, taxes and regulations will spur Americans to become more entrepreneurial and thereby create jobs. Yet slashing government spending would likely tip the economy into a double-dip recession, just as it did in the UK and Italy. So far, with the eurozone and austerity Britain in the doldrums, the world economy is being kept afloat by slender US growth. Even if, as promised, Romney eventually spends $2trn more on defence to pursue a more aggressive neoconservative foreign policy, the sudden removal of trillions of federal dollars from US GDP will drive the whole world into a slump. That is what is at stake on 6 November. Judge dread There is more. Republicans wish to impose their reactionary social agenda on the half of the US they disagree with. Romney has said he would be happy to sign a law making all abortion illegal in all circumstances, including cases of rape and incest and when the procedure is necessary to protect a mother's health. If that were to happen, Mexico and Canada (perhaps the UK, too) would become medical refugee destinations for those who can afford the air fare. American women who travel abroad to abort can expect to be arrested for murder on their return. Reactionary Supreme Court rulings can be expected, including judgments reversing landmark civil rights, gender equality and sexual orientation legislation, if Romney replaces retiring justices with conservatives. Four are in their seventies, including the liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg, aged 79, who has wanted to stand down since having part of her spleen and pancreas removed in cancer surgery in 2009. The court is already finely balanced, with an old, moderate Republican, Anthony Kennedy, aged 76, usually tipping the balance in favour of liberal decisions. That is just the start. If the Senate becomes Republican, both houses of Congress, the court and the presidency will all be in the hands of conservatives and there will be no check on what they enact. So much for the division of powers envisaged by the Founding Fathers. That is the precipice over which Americans are peering in fear this election. 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By Mick Krever, CNN
Billie Jean King told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Thursday that rather than boycott the Winter Olympics in Russia over gay issues, perhaps athletes and representatives should engage in civil disobedience.
"Maybe we should wave rainbow flags or something, I don't know," she said, drawing an analogy to the Black Power salute – a raised fist – given by two American athletes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
"As long as we're not being malicious," she said, "we can show our feelings."
President Obama named the former tennis champion, who is gay, to the American delegation at the Olympics earlier this week.
"I'm very proud to go as an athlete, and as a gay woman," she said. "I'm thrilled."
Russia's hosting of the Olympics has been surrounded by controversy in large measure because of a law enacted earlier this year banning gay "propaganda," which has contributed to many gay Russians fleeing the country.
"I'm not real big on boycotting," King told Amanpour. "It has to be absolutely a last resort."
"I think it's more important to go and be there, and be involved, and be committed to trying to help change – and trying to let people also know if you're gay that you're not alone."
President Obama himself will not attend the Games; it is the first time in more than a decade that the President, Vice President, First Lady or former president hasn't attended an Olympic opening or closing ceremony.
King said if the anti-gay law was the reason for the President's non-attendance he should "go ahead and say it," but added – with tongue in cheek – that he was "sending a 'King' instead of a president."
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a press conference Thursday, knocked down criticism over the law as "Western values."
"What is important is to defend our society from…values which are received in a difficult way by our citizens," President Putin said.
"When he says that, I feel like, 'What are you, in the 18th century, 19th century or what?," King said. "I think our values are excellent…They're creating laws that are just very intolerant to others."
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post said that it was the first time in more than a decade that an American president has not attended the Olympic Games. In fact, it is the first time in more than a decade the President, Vice President, First Lady or former president hasn't attended an Olympic opening or closing ceremony.
As a gay man, I support protesting for our rights in general, but not in this instance. The spirit of the Olympics is to put aside politics and celebrate achievement. The best thing gay athletes can do for the cause in my eyes is to proudly bring home the gold.
Comparing the show of black power to rainbow ? Seriously, bunch of proud and brave virile men/women standing up against racial discrimination cannot be equated to a bunch of mentally imbalanced, effeminate, morally bankrupt perverts who cannot distinguish between moral and amoral.
do you mean a bunch of militant would be crack heads without morals or parenting skills
We will not send any highly ranking American to Sochi so said the USA
Now they decided to send PIGS and MAGGOTS.
Mr USA please send those animals to MUGABE.
Mr Berg, Go fark yourself.
I have heard many reasons why the west and sympathetic countries around the world who have committed themselves to attending the sochi winter olympics – why they should boycott these games since Putin and his Russia have passed such unpalatible laws conerning the LGBT community.
In this regard, I think not only SHOULD these countries, those who do have legislation which protects the LGBT community and the rights they have as citizens – as Human beings – they must compete but... not take part in any ceremonies, the opening, the medals presenations nor the closing ceremonies – we must show our disdain for these laws, compete – win – leave!
I would hope that the heads of state of the countries who opt out of the grandiose side of these games would offer to present the medals to their athletes and accord them their time in the spotlight while also being in the right side of history – leave Putin to his opening ceremonies with just a handful of countries – he'd hate that ultimate snub – nothing less than he deserves!
M Alexander
before getting all steamed up, maybe Billie Jean should read the Russian law, which relates to proselytizing minors into the gay lifestyle. I know lesbians and gays like to turn them while they are young, but Russia's parents say you shall not do that to their kids. Sorry if you will miss out on some gay pedophilia fun!
Say WHAT?! How far behind in the twentieth century are you? You don't sit your son or daugfhter at the kitchen table at X years of age and say, "So...Are you going to be gay or straight...Tell me now?". It is all a simple matter of genetics. No one CHOOSES to be who or what they are. The sooner the minority realizes that the better for the country and the world. You are who and what you are, and may God bless you for whatever side you should happen to come down upon at BIRTH.
Hey hey hey, your countries pay for you to compete on behalf of the nation. YOU SHOULD BE WAVING YR COUNTRY'S FLAG PERIOD!
You are absolutely right, get politics out of the Olympics and keep it out. Some of these athletes have trained for 4 or more years just for this one moment. Don't spoil it for them. Yes, we root for our country to win as do citizens from other countries root for their team. But we all enjoy the games, win or lose.
Guys are just sick !
Mam please blink at India
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I figured I best follow through on my intention to start a new journal again; having mentioned it to a friend. I figured it was me dragging the forum down but it's been a couple of months now and after quietly lurking on the side, I can see if anything ... traffic has dropped off even more. Not to worry though ... is no big deal for me or anyone else that want's to lurk on the side. Lurking is AOK in my book. Pressuring people to integrate can be real draining at times. When my methods for stability kick in, interacting comes more naturally. In that regard I have missed this space.
I hope you get time to pop in like old times D ... if not ... no worries. Some of the old gang might pop back in to see if I am still alive and then we always get those few peeps that take a chance with saying hi. Always good to make new online friends.
So what's the news my end???? I'm still rather unwell, but sick of feeling sick. The news is up and down, but I will try to weigh more on the desire for wellness. My derailing can 100% be attributed to all that investigations into past abuse re compensation. The good news there is that I have finally got all the paper work and the associated documents read to post. Just waiting on one last bit of mail to come in. The latter is actually good news. After much deliberation and an ongoing review, I have finally been accepted on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Otherwise known as NDIS in Australia where I live. I was already on a disability pension due to my mental illness's, but now this new system opens doors in other areas. I won't go into detail on it just yet ... as I have a planner meeting to go to and you never know how these things pan out as the benefits can often be swayed depending on the people that cross the desk. It's still a very new system as far as mental health goes and full of as many holes as there are opportunities. Basically the context of NDIS to the National Redress Scheme on past abuse is more to do with impact as relates to me. Whilst a few lose ends ... thanks to the help of my long standing therapist, wife and other community supports I no longer have ... I think I can focus a little on getting back to doing what works for me.
I still have one complaint left that's been going for months now ... re a manager of one of the mental health facilities I was attending. The too is nearing its end. BUT ... there will always be something. So having accepted that .. I am now doing my best to get back into a routine.
I've put on a tone of weight ... but that's OK. I intend to do something about it, but not going to bear myself up. I have renewed my gym membership. I just need to start using it once more is all. I am battling on the treadmill is all. The social phobia is back in full swing, despite my attempts. Alas the treadmill offers me a focal point facing a wall with my back turned away from others. I like it that way. I can just focus on my walk, jog, walk and jog. I then get off and that's my work out done. I really am back at square one, yet I feel good for having just got up out of bed, getting dressed and making my way to the gym regardless if I just do 10 minutes on the treadmill.
I think that pretty much sums up where I am at.
Take care folks.
Adios ... until next post.
I'm still enjoying my gaming distractions. Currently in the early stages of a huge Cities: Skylines Tutorial. 65 vids longs. I'm only into video 5. I'm in no rush ...


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Behold French Fry-Stuffed Fat Sandwiches From RU Hungry in New Brunswick, NJ
A new sandwich every day.
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA.
Lee Greenwood's patriotic crooning doesn't often pop into my head, but when it does, it's probably not for any reason Greenwood had in mind. Unless he wrote those words to behold the majesty of a sub roll stuffed with three different kinds of fried foods. In that case, I totally nailed it.
That fried food-stuffed roll is just one many members of the fat sandwich family. A fat sandwich is what you get when you cross a burger and/or a cheese steak and/or a gyro and/or bacon and/or eggs and/or dump on a sports bar appetizer platter—namely mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, and fries—and douse it all in a sauce or two. It sounds like a monstrosity from Pawnee, Indiana,* but luckily for us non-fictional folks it hails from New Brunswick, New Jersey, where grease trucks at Rutgers University have been slinging fat sandwiches since the '80s.
* "First in friendship, fourth in obesity."
For about 20 years the grease trucks were located in a parking lot owned by Rutgers, but last August the trucks were forced to relocate to make way for a new development. I'm not familiar enough with the grease truck family to know if they've all reopened elsewhere, but I can tell you the most famous of these trucks, RU Hungry, moved about one and a half miles away from its original spot at 11 Nichol Avenue on Rutger's Douglass Campus.
With over 30 fat sandwiches to choose from and no patience to wade through the options, I took the easy way out with RU Hungry's most popular sandwich, the Fat Darrell ($6.50)—a sandwich so popular it has its own website, fatdarrell.com, and a trademarked name. What kind of sandwich is worth all that? A sandwich stuffed with chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, french fries, and marinara sauce, that's what.
As fatdarrell.com explains, the Fat Darrell was invented by Rutgers student Darrell W. Butler back in 1997, borne out of a craving for the golden trio of chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, and fries, and a lack of funds to buy all these things separately. Darrell convinced RU Hungry's then owner, Abdul Eid, to pile everything into a sandwich for $4.25. And then a bagillion people ordered it after him because it's one of the best combinations ever. Its popularity has been boosted by plenty of media attention, most notably from being dubbed the best sandwich in the country by Maxim magazine in 2004.
So how does it taste if you're not drunk or high as a kite? As someone who doesn't drink or smoke, I say it tastes damn good. That's what I expected from a sandwich that combines three of my favorite junk foods. I wouldn't say it's better than eating chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, and fries separately—it's just different. The best, most crucial part was the top layer of super crisp, fresh-from-the-oil-vat french fries. The chicken fingers were satisfactory, standard breaded protein strips, not especially dry or moist. I wouldn't have minded more mozzarella sticks; they got suffocated by the chicken and fries. (Actually, what might be really good is a Fat Darrell Parm blanketed in a layer of melted mozzarella. Or maybe that's overdoing it. Or maybe that's not. [strokes chin])
Does the Fat Darrell deserve the title "Best Sandwich in America"? Come on. No. (Does any one sandwich deserve such a lofty title?) But I would put it on the list of great American sandwiches. And, man, we've got a lot of great sandwiches.
Because there's no reason vegetarians should be denied the privilege of stuffing themselves with excessively caloric foods, RU Hungry offers a handful of vegetarian fat sandwiches. I tried the Veggie Brian ($6.50) made with a veggie burger patty, not quite enough mozzarella sticks, plenty of french fries, and a few handfuls of shredded lettuce, all well lubricated with ketchup and mayo. Overall it's the fries and sauce you taste the most, and that's perfectly fine by me. The shredded lettuce lent a refreshing, light crunch—never a bad thing in a sandwich full of fries—and helped delude me into thinking I wasn't eating something terribly unhealthy.
Fat sandwiches are obviously not an everyday food. Maybe a quad-monthly food. The Fat Darrell has been reported to contain 1,718 calories and 78 grams of fat, and compared to the other fat sandwiches it sounds like one of the tamer choices. If you want to go a somewhat reasonable route, you could split one sandwich with a friend and both emerge feeling satisfied...but if you wanted a reasonable meal, you wouldn't be eating a fat sandwich. On that note, my friend and I completely finished our two sandwiches—I ate 3/4ths of sandwich, he ate the rest—and we felt...kind of ok after. Not terrible. Not filled with regret. We just didn't eat much for dinner.
What I don't understand is why fat sandwiches aren't more widespread. Lots of restaurants have the basic ingredients; it's just a matter of stuffing them all into a sub roll. Maybe an intrepid eater has to request a specially made sandwich to get the ball rolling at these unenlightened fat sandwich-less eateries. It brings to mind that false Ghandi quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." You can be that change. You can be that intrepid eater. (I'm probably not even applying that fake quote correctly, but whatever.)
Or you could refrain from eating fat sandwiches like a respectable human being. Whatever floats your boat. My boat is full of fat, so it's floating really well.


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Alternative splicing is the process that occurs in eukaryotes in which the splicing process of a pre-mRNA can lead to different ripe mRNA molecules and therefore to different proteins. Also viruses have adapted to this biochemical process when using the protein biosynthesis apparatus.
When the pre-mRNA has been transcribed from the DNA, it includes several introns and exons. In nematodes, the mean is 4-5 exons and introns; in the fruit fly Drosophila there are more than 100 introns and exons in one transcribed pre-mRNA. But what is an intron and what is an exon is not decided yet. This decision is made during the splicing process. The regulation and selection of splice sites is done by Serine/Arginine-residue proteins, or SR proteins. The use of alternative splicing factors leads to a modification of the definition of a "gene". Some have proposed that a gene should be considered as a twofold information structure:
There are four known modes of alternative splicing:
Alternative splicing is of great importance for genetics it means that the old idea of one DNA sequence coding for one polypeptide (the "one-gene-one-protein" hypothesis) is no longer correct. External information is needed in order to decide which polypeptide is produced, given a DNA sequence and pre-mRNA. (This does not necessarily negate the central dogma of genetics which is about the flow of information from genes to proteins). Since the ways of regulation are inherited, the interpretation of a mutation may be changed.
It has been proposed that for eukaryotes it was a very important step towards higher efficiency, because information can be stored much more economically. Several proteins can be encoded in a DNA sequence whose length would only be enough for two proteins in the prokaryote way of coding. Others have noted that it is unnecessary to change the DNA of a gene for the evolution of a new protein. Instead, a new way of regulation could lead to the same effect, but leaving the code for the established proteins unharmed.
Another speculation is that new proteins could be allowed to evolve much faster than in prokaryotes. Furthermore, they are based on hitherto functional amino acid subchains. This may allow for a higher probability for a functional new protein. Therefore the adaptation to new environments can be much faster - with fewer generations - than in prokaryotes. This might have been one very important step for multicellular organisms with a longer life cycle.


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From soothing your cough to flavoring your liqueurs, Mullein has a lot of uses, some of them you've never heard of. The seeds are cheap and they are easy to grow; simply put in a pot full of soil and water. And if you don't want to grow Mullein, there are many sources for it online, most of them inexpensive. There are about 250 genuses of Mullein, which is a member of the Figwort family. Mullein is also called by about 30 common names including Velvet Dock, Candlewick Plant, Cow Lungwort, Hags Taper and Aaron's Rod. These cultivars grow all over Europe, Asia and the Meditteranean. They are also widely cultivated in North America and can sometimes be found growing wild. Very common varieties include Moth Mullein, Dark Mullein, Wooly Mullein and Common Mullein. The cultivar I have used the most and whole heartedly recommend is Verbascum Thapsus or Common Mullein. This particular cultivar has been naturalized all over the US, mostly in Hawaii and also in Australia. So it can be grown almost anywhere. I highly recommend planting Mullein in your garden and using it year round. I have recipes and guidelines for you to use when making use of the plant so bookmark this page for after your plants are growing and blooming. You can use Mullein for many things during every stage of it's growth so it is well worth the few cents it costs to buy a packet of seeds.
Mullien was considered a magical herb in antiquity and it was given to Ulysses to protect him from the magic of Circe, who had changed his crew into pigs. The soft fine hairs on the leaves and stems of this plant makes a superb tinder and it was used this way throughout history. Hence, the popular name, Velvet Plant. These same soft hairs protect the herb from moisture loss, creeping insects and grazing animals because the down irritates mucus membranes. So this plant has few enemies in the garden, making it even easier to grow. So here are my hints on how to cultivate Mullein and how to use every part of the plant in every stage of it's growth.


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After spending more than two weeks shut down, a reality that left hundreds of thousands of federal workers idle, the U.S. government is back in business.
On Thursday evening, Piers Morgan asked former U.S. representative Anthony Weiner, to offer his opinion as to why the government was driven to a shut down in the first place.
As part of a live, face to face conversation, Weiner boasted about the success he achieved during his dozen years in Washington:
"I was the glue that held the place together," claimed the former Democratic congressman from New York.
Morgan then asked Weiner what Americans should expect with the next wave of government, a concept the 49-year-old addressed in foreboding fashion:
"Until the Republicans develop a sense of what it is they're for and not just what it is they're against," he said, "I think we're going to keep having this problem."
Sixteen days after firm debates, on Thursday morning Barack Obama signed a bill putting the government back in action, in the process funding the government and raising the debt ceiling through January 15.
In response to the developments, Piers Morgan invited conservative analyst E.D. Hill and attorney and commentator Star Jones to discuss one of the key figures in Washington's recent series of political skirmishes: Ted Cruz.
Turning to Hill, who like Cruz has ties to Texas, the "Piers Morgan Live" host asked for an assessment on the Republican senator many blame for launching political efforts to create the government shutdown.
"I think that Ted Cruz is in it for Ted Cruz," said Hill.
Agreeing with her fellow guest, Jones suggested that the man behind the infamous "Green Eggs and Ham" congressional bedtime story, is more style than substance:
"If you're going to lead then you have to govern and Ted Cruz is not about governing right now," said Jones.
When the topic turned to Obamacare, Jones criticized Crus's fringe politicking:
"You can't be extreme on the right or extreme on the left because you can't find compromise in those two positions," she told Morgan. "Ted Cruz, though he may stand in his own moral space, that's not the morality of our country and it doesn't benefit the United States of America," Jones said.
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MGK (Machine Gun Kelly) ft. Rock City - Leave Me Alone
- Artist: Machine Gun Kelly
- Track: Leave Me Alone
- Feat. R. City
- Producer: Rock City
- Album: Promo Single
Though inspired by the notorious Prohibition-era gangster who helped popularize the term "G-Man," Booth newcomer Machine Gun Kelly's stage name has less to do with literal firearms than with the Cleveland native's knack for lightning-fast flows. On newly-released promo single Leave Me Alone, leaked back in October '09 but presented here in its finished form, the up-and-comer reminds us that technically dazzling rhymes and emotional resonance are in no way mutually exclusive. Backed by a reflective, acoustic guitar-synth instrumental by Booth-acclaimed duo Rock City (who also contribute a memorable hook), Kelly vents his frustrations regarding haters, self-doubt and, of course, the relentless grind, building momentum from his conversational opening bars to a double-time grand finale. The rapper ends the record with a promise to keep it one-hundred and not start "[living] like Miley Cyrus." If he can hold to that, it's a good bet the 19-year-old emcee has a bright future ahead of him. Digging this promo track? Keep it locked to the Booth for more from the promising up-and-comer.


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"Sustainable agriculture is not a singular approach to production agriculture, but rather a range of practices--a system-- including:
- integrated pest management,
- organic farming,
- crop rotations,
- crop selection,
- planting practices that reduce soil erosion."
This needs a little clarification. Sustainable agriculture can certainly include organic farming, but it is not limited to organic cultivation techniques. Under the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute, The Leonardo Academy is heading up efforts to propose a National Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Their goal is to find a standard that makes room for any technology that increases agricultural sustainability,according to a statement from the Leonardo Academy earlier this month. This would include agricultural biotechnology.
Biotech crops are more sustainable and better for our environment. They require fewer pesticide applications and enable crops to be grown with less plowing of the land, using farming techniques which improve soil health and water retention. Through biotechnology we have reduced global pesticide applications by 790 million pounds. Biotechnology enables many more farmers to adopt no-till or reduced till techniques, which decrease fuel consumption on farms, reduce soil erosion and lead to greater carbon sequestration. In 2007, the combined biotech crop-related carbon dioxide emission savings from reduced fuel use and additional soil carbon sequestration was equivalent to removing 31.2 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or equal to removing nearly 6.3 million cars from the road for one year.
There is no question, biotech crops are sustainable.
Readers interested in finding out more about how sustainability can be measured might check out the Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture web site, whose new calculator enables farmers to measure the impact of changes in how they farm on sustainability.
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Microsoft jacked up CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by four per cent for the company's bumpy 2009 financial year, which ended in June.
Redmond paid Ballmer $665,833 compared to his 2008 salary of $640,833, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory filing.
The Microsoft boss, who at the start of this year announced the software vendor would cut around 5,000 jobs, said he didn't want any equity compensation from the firm.
Ballmer currently owns around 408m MS shares worth more than $10bn. Microsoft didn't reveal its boss's bonus for the year. Ballmer reeled in a $700,000 bonus in 2008.
In January Microsoft told its employees and execs that they wouldn't be handed merit-based pay rises for the 2010 fiscal year.
The decision followed the company's first ever drop in annual sales and operating profit, which fell nine per cent to $20.9bn. Shares tumbled more than 13 per cent over the same 12-month period, as Microsoft - like so many other firms - tried to ride out the financial storm.
Microsoft said it has left its quarterly dividend at 13 cents per share.
Additionally, Microsoft's board adopted a "Say-on-Pay" policy on Friday that the company first mulled in May this year.
The measure gives shareholders the opportunity to voice their opinion every three years about bonuses and salaries received by the vendor's execs.
"Under the policy adopted by the Board today, Microsoft shareholders will be able to cast a non-binding, advisory vote every three years on the compensation programs for our senior executive officers," said Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith.
He confirmed that the first such vote would take place at the software maker's annual shareholders' meeting on 19 November. ®


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''25 TV Stations Are Working against Us''
If it could be said that a liberal wing of the Muslim Brotherhood exists, then Ahmed Abdel Futuh is a member of it. "We need more democracy within our organization," demands the young politician from the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Grassroots members have to be given a greater say in party affairs, asserts Abdel Futuh. "Egypt is changing and we have to change too if we want to keep pace."
The accusation that the Muslim Brotherhood suffers from a lack of democracy is nothing new. However, it is rare to hear the complaint coming from a member of the organization. In other respects, as well, Abdel Futuh hardly comes across as a conventional Muslim Brother. He accepts the criticism of the government, which has been going on unabated for weeks. The "rage of the people" is understandable, considering the high expectations after the revolution.
But then he says something that sounds somewhat less conciliatory. "Unfortunately, many of the demonstrators listen to the propaganda of the opposition and the media, and these are controlled by supporters of the former regime and by forces abroad."
"Morsi more successful than Mubarak"
Within the Muslim Brotherhood, the viewpoint that the Islamists have been cast in the role of victim – threatened by unfair media coverage, hostile opposition, and violent demonstrators – is widespread.
In the Cairo district of Dar al-Salam, in which Abdel Futuh works for the FJP, many people share this view. The close to two million inhabitants of the district are for the most part either poor or belong to the lower middle class. Almost all of them are Muslims. There is hardly another district in Cairo in which more people voted in favour of the new, religiously biased constitution two months ago.
The election results, even those from Dar al-Salam, would have been even more convincing if it hadn't been for the media, claims FJP member Mohammed Hamada Hassan. The privately owned newspapers and television stations spread lies around the clock, he complains.
"The opposition had more than 25 TV stations on its side. We have three. And that we still won the vote shows that we are on the right path," says Hassan, before reaching into his long robe for a brochure featuring the friendly, smiling face of Mohamed Morsi. The title of the leaflet is written in large letters – "What exactly does the President do?" – and is followed by a list of his achievements so far in his short period of office: Raising pensions, debt relief for farmers, and a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. In only seven months, according to Hassan, Morsi has achieved more than his predecessor Hosni Mubarak did in 30 years.
Alleged religious war
The FJP veteran Hassan is two generations older than Abdel Futuh. Words such as "democracy" or "separation of powers" are not part of his everyday vocabulary. Instead, he prefers to talk of the "war" in which the Muslim Brotherhood now finds itself. "What we are experiencing in Egypt is not a conflict between the government and the opposition, or even between two different political trends," says the Islamist.
"It is the old struggle between Christianity and Islam, with America on one side, and us on the other. America is doing everything in its power to prevent the rise of Islam in Egypt, but with God's help, we shall prevail."
Hassan, a former food vendor, has been active on the frontline of this supposed religious war for the Muslim Brotherhood since his youth. After the popular uprising against the long-standing dictator Hosni Mubarak, he was rewarded with a position in the FJP. The network that he built up as a businessman should now benefit the party in the struggle for votes.
The new job has not made Hassan rich. He admits to getting paid 1500 Egyptian pounds a month, the equivalent of around 170 Euros. The plaster is falling off the walls of his office in the heart of Dar al-Salam and a sole computer is the only piece of modern equipment. "The liberals receive funds from abroad – not us. Otherwise, couldn't we afford more comfortable facilities than this?" comments Hassan.
Double standards of the West
Ahmed Ridan, the chairman of the FJP in Dar al-Salam, also sees the Muslim Brotherhood as the victim of a conspiracy, yet foregoes the martial rhetoric of his older FJP colleague. "The liberals have no respect for democracy," says Ridan. He questions how can they call for the overthrow of Morsi when he was elected by the people. And, he continues, why do they want to declare the constitution invalid, although the majority voted in favour of it?
The politician also denounces the West. They courted the dictator Hosni Mubarak for 30 years. Now that a freely elected civilian president is in power, the West is suddenly insisting on democracy and human rights. "More obstacles have been laid in Morsi's path than that of any other president."
Ridan completely dismisses the accusation that the Muslim Brotherhood is pursuing an anti-democratic agenda. He insists that no one has a greater interest than the Muslim Brotherhood in allowing the people to freely express their opinion, as "no one is more in touch with the people than we are."
"The people see what we are doing for them"
As a matter of fact, the presence of left-wing and liberal parties in Dar al-Salam is rather modest in comparison to the FJP. The party of the Muslim Brotherhood can rely on the decades-old aid network of the mother organization, which provides soup kitchens and health clinics for the pool. Some 500,000 people have benefited from the services offered by the Muslim Brotherhood in Dar al-Salam, says Ridan. "No other party can boast anything comparable. We are the only ones doing something for the people."
On 25 January this year, on the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, the FJP handed out free food to the poor and organized a sporting event for the youth of the district. While demonstrators critical of the government were attempting to destroy state institutions, the FJP was busy developing the "future of the country," asserts Ridan.
Markus Symank
© Qantara.de 2013
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de


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Today is Jim's birthday. Happy birthday, love!
We have rain, thunder, and lightning here in San Diego for Jim's birthday.
I reminder readers of the following facts:
It's July.
Middle of July.
In San Diego.
Southern California.
It rarely rains here, much less in July.
The last time it rained in July was 1992.
I was still in College Station, Texas, then.
This is completely unacceptable.
Jim is off work this weekend so we are having a birthday weekend instead of just a birthday.
Yesterday evening we went to the San Diego Night Time Zoo. That's when the Zoo stays open an extra four hours, until 9:00 p.m. Along with entertainment (music, magic….) throughout the Zoo (wonder how the animals like that….), it's a great time to see some animals that only come out or become active at dusk. Such as the Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda).
At a maximum weight of 3½ pounds, the Fennec Fox is the smallest canine in the world. It lives in the Sahara Desert of North Africa. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to high-temperature, low-water, desert environments, and its hearing is sensitive enough to hear prey moving underground. It mainly eats insects, small mammals, and birds, and is itself eaten by the eagle owl.
The Serval (Leptailurus serval), a small kitty cat but bigger than domestic kitty cats, also was active last night.
The Serval is a slender cat with long legs and a fairly short tail with a maximum weight of 40 lbs. It also is native to Africa, south of the Sahara Desert.
The Serval at the Zoo is a mommy. Two little ones born earlier this year. They were just as playful as all little kitties are. Jim and I stood there for thirty minutes watching the little ones play with each other and with their toys, although I think their favorite toy was a pine cone that had fallen from the tree.
This past week I watched three futuristic movies based on a book that Republicans seem enthralled with: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. "Atlas Shrugged," along with her previous book "The Fountainhead," developed the philosophical system now known as Objectivism.
According to Wikipedia, "Objectivism's central tenets are that reality exists independently of consciousness, that human beings have direct contact with reality through sense perception, that one can attain objective knowledge from perception through the process of concept formation and inductive logic, that the proper moral purpose of one's life is the pursuit of one's own happiness (rational self-interest), that the only social system consistent with this morality is one that displays full respect for individual rights embodied in laissez-faire capitalism, and that the role of art in human life is to transform humans' metaphysical ideas by selective reproduction of reality into a physical form—a work of art—that one can comprehend and to which one can respond emotionally."
Are you as tired from reading that as I am?
One of the things that my wise old grandmother (picture ►) taught me 40 years ago is that if you want to see how something will work in reality, take it to its extreme. That has always worked for me, and I think it works with Objectivism, Capitalism, and Socialism.
Objectivism seems to be where the Republicans want to take us, privatizing schools, roads, libraries, food (Monsanto comes to mind) and everything else in the world, which pretty much would be total and complete Objectivism with the rich controlling anything and everything.
Unbridled Capitalism comes very close to Objectivism, in my opinion, but I don't know of any country anywhere, past or present, that subscribes to unbridled Capitalism. Rather, in capitalist economies, the parties to a transaction typically determine the prices at which they exchange assets, products, and services. Note the word "typically" there. Governments often get involved in capitalism to prevent things like gouging during natural disasters whereby prices for food and water are not allowed to increase exorbitantly due to demand caused by the situation.
Lack of any government at all would, I think, result in Anarchism, no better than Objectivism or Capitalism.
Yes, life is not fair, but do we really have to capitalize (pun intended) on that unfairness? Surely intelligent humans can find a happy middle ground that would allow the rich to stay rich, the middle class to have the opportunity to become rich, and government to be able to provide for all of its citizens in terms of transportation and education but also including the unemployed, the sick, the homeless, and the hungry.
I can highly recommend the three movies, "Atlas Shrugged," "Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike," and "Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt?".
Once you finish those three moves, go a little further to the extreme and watch "The Maze Runner." All four movies also provide a view into society and what the future might hold as the climate changes, manmade or not.
However, if you're still confused about the role of mankind in climate change, think about this:
The Holocene interglacial period, which is what we are in now, began about 11,000 years ago. The population of Earth at that time was about a million people. Now fast forward to July 18, 2015, where the population is 7½ billion people. Climate change happens. We know that. With all we are doing in terms of manufacturing and such, and the results of 7½ billion people using the products of that manufacturing, can we really say that we are not having some effect on the climate of the Earth, perhaps causing climate change to get here sooner rather than later? Can we do something, or will be become maze runners?
This is Gay Pride weekend here in San Diego. Started with the Stonewall Rally yesterday evening, continues with a huge 3-hour long parade today followed by a Festival, and continuing with the Festival tomorrow. Parties are everywhere, including Gay Pride parties at the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld.
Jim and I are going to the San Diego Botanic Garden today and to the Gay Pride Festival tomorrow.
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Thought I'd share my toilet training my two with everyone... lol
So... Ruby (4months) and Bailey (1year) have been really good... We put newspaper down in the corner of the sitting room. They go to the toilet on it nearly all of the time when they're indoors apart from the few accidents from Ruby.
So... we decided to start moving the paper closer to the door to eventually put it outside the door.
Only one problem... one of them is using the paper in the new position and one is still using the corner where the paper was ;o)
How can you tell which one it is? lol
We thought it was Ruby, but if she pee's whilst your there, she just does it in front of you, whilst looking at you and then runs to the back door and sits down. Shes so funny bless her - she already knows thats shes meant to go outside - maybe she doesn't know how to tell us...


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I've been using the included 110/120 charger to charge my car for a couple of days and it works but I was wondering if any of the smart people around here have thoughts on a way to add/design an accessory to plug in the car with a standard old extension cord. It's not really a huge problem to drag out the supplied charger but I would rather leave a $20 extension cord I bought at home depot at my workplace (not a high risk theft area but I'm not buying an extra $700 charger and leaving it there) and just be able to plug into it when I get there instead of having to open the hatch take out the charger, plug it in and then when I'm done put it back, etc. I'm wondering if there could be a takeoff from the J1772 or adapter or I don't know what. I followed Aptera for years and I liked the simple, hey plug it in with a cord idea for 110/220. Granted it would need to check for GFCI etc, I don't want to electrocute myself but if I'm doing level 1 anyway why do I need the giant brick. Based on Ingineer comments it only draws 12 amps for 110/120 (Sorry Ingineer if I misquoted) and it seems like Nissan has the best 110/120 charger but that also makes the brick attached to that charger huge, not to mention can anyone tell me why they decided you need a giant gun shaped connector (Yes I know it's a standard, that just means designed by committee right)?
Anyway I figure someone will figure this out eventually, I've seen the pilot signal thread etc, just want to stimulate discussion and would love to have a gadget like Ingineer upgrade for just easy 110 charging with a standard cord.


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A couple weeks ago, the White House announced that long time Green advocate, Van Jones will be joining them on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). He will have the title of special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. This comes as great news to environmentalists! Many see this as an opportunity to really bring green job creation to the forefront. And if anyone deserves this honor, it certainly is Van Jones.
Van Jones has a long history of being involved with the Green movement, long before it was accepted by mainstream America. He helped found great organizations such as Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Green For All. He has been pivotal in his Green message and promoting movements like Green Jobs Now. His tireless efforts to help end poverty and cut pollution have not gone unnoticed. Especially after he published his groundbreaking and popular book The Green Collar Economy this past October. Now after decades of work on both the environment and inner city poverty, Van Jones will have a chance to put his ideas to work!
Its safe to say Van Jones has laid the groundwork for a eco-social steps towards a realistic solution. Let's just hope the next few years, we will all see the fruits of his labor. We are proud that such an amazing activist was chosen to serve with the Obama administration! He is certainly a very qualified leader and environmentalist who has a chance to really overhaul our workforce and help save our failing economy. So we feel incredibly confident Van Jones can help bring real green job development to the nation and look forward to watching the next few years play out!


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The Kansas firearms deer season begins Nov. 30 this year and runs through Dec. 11. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reminds deer hunters that safety is the first order of business when hunting with high-powered rifles. Several changes in laws and regulations are also important.
Among safety issues is one required by law: all deer hunters must wear a minimum of 200 square inches of hunter orange clothing, 100 visible from the front and 100 visible from the back. A hunter orange hat is also required. Also, all persons assisting firearms deer hunters must wear hunter orange. Camouflage orange is acceptable. While upland game and other hunters are not required to wear orange, it is recommended at all times, especially during the firearms deer season. Orange makes hunters much more visible, especially at dawn and dusk, and it has greatly reduced hunting-related accidents.
Common sense rules of safety should also be followed. Hunters should always be sure of their target and what lies beyond it; every firearm should be treated as if it were loaded; the muzzle of a firearm should always be pointed in a safe direction; firearms should always be unloaded when transported in a vehicle; and hunters should never shoot from a vehicle -- it is dangerous and illegal.
As a matter of ethics, every deer shot at should be tracked. Mortally-wounded deer often run great distances in a matter of seconds, and to the hunter it may appear that the animal has not been hit. Following an apparently missed animal may result in a filled permit and prevent the unnecessary loss of a valuable animal.
Several new rules apply to the 2005 firearms hunting season, as follow:
* All deer hunters must possess a valid antlered deer permit before they can acquire an Antlerless-Only permit or game tag.
* Archery permits are no longer valid statewide. Nine archery units have been created. Archery permit purchasers may select two archery units, plus Unit 19.
* Archery hunters may hunt during the firearms season with legal archery equipment only. Archers hunting during firearm season must wear orange clothing, as required of firearms hunters.
* Unit 16 has been added to units requiring firearms hunters to register harvested deer at check stations. Other mandatory check station units for firearms hunters include 1, 2, 3, 17, and 18. Deer taken outside of these units or outside the regular firearms deer season do not need to be taken to a deer check station.
* Deer Management Unit 19 boundaries have been modified to include a larger portion of the City of Leavenworth.
* Anyone born on or after July 1, 1957, must successfully complete an approved course in hunter education before hunting in Kansas, with one exception: anyone 15 years old or younger may hunt without hunter education certification if they are under direct supervision of an adult 18 or older. Hunters 12 years of age and older may hunt without adult supervision provided they possess a valid hunter education certificate and the appropriate licenses and/or permits.
* There is no minimum age to apply for and receive a big game permit.
For more details on deer permits, hunting regulations, seasons and trophy records, click here [2] .
[1] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biggamehunt.net%2Fnews%2Ffirearms-deer-season-opens-november-30&linkname=Firearms%20Deer%20Season%20Opens%20November%2030%20%7C%20Big%20Game%20Hunt
[2] http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/hunting/big_game/deer
[3] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Kansas
[4] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Whitetail_Deer
[5] https://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Firearm