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Even though Fern and her siblings are named after fictional characters, and they, in turn, are fictional characters, it's tough to remember that they aren't real... Knowles imagines each one with such resonant details and pitch-perfect emotions that they could easily be the family who lives next door. They're funny, messy, complicated, and loving. They're dealing with emerging sexuality, bullying, sibling rivalry, and all sorts of other typical family and growing-up issues...
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University of Oregon: Derecognition of Student Group for 'Offensive' Publication
The Oregon Commentator, a conservative student magazine, won a three-month long battle for press freedom from the University of Oregon student government. When a transgendered student senator complained of being offended after being mocked in the magazine, the student government finance committee rejected the Commentator's mission statement, which had remained unchanged for the past 21 years. The finance committee publicly denied their constitutional obligation to distribute student fees on a viewpoint-neutral basis. FIRE wrote to UO President Dave Frohnmayer, who declared he didn't want to intervene in the funding process. It was not until FIRE sent an open letter to the student government, reminding them that the First Amendment undoubtedly applies to public universities, that the Commentator's mission statement was approved.
- "Victory for Freedom of the Press at University of Oregon," March 3, 2005: A conservative student magazine has won a three-month-long battle for press freedom against the University of Oregon student government. The Oregon Commentator had been derecognized and denied funding after it published items satirizing a transgendered student senator. After FIRE intervened, the student government reversed its unconstitutional actions and re-recognized the Commentator.
- "An Open Letter from FIRE to the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, February 21, 2005," February 21, 2005
- "Letter from University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer to FIRE, February 15, 2005," February 15, 2005
- "FIRE Letter to University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer, February 11, 2005," February 11, 2005
- "Commentator's mission denied, again," Oregon Daily Emerald, February 2, 2005: The Programs Finance Committee rejected the Oregon Commentator's mission statement again Tuesday night in a fierce budget hearing that ended with PFC member Mason Quiroz announcing his resignation.
Case Materials
- "The 'No Viewpoint' Viewpoint,"
by Greg Lukianoff, Inside Higher Education, June 6, 2005 - "FIRE's Heat Douses Student Censorship in Oregon,"
by Jim Brown, Agape Press, March 10, 2005 - "Coding commentary,"
by Jennifer Bear, Oregon Daily Emerald, May 30, 2003

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March 2, 2010
Titanic vs. Lusitania: Who Survived and Why?
Name of ship: RMS Titanic
- Passengers and crew: 2,207
- Sunk: April 14, 1912, collided with an iceberg
- Time to sink: 2 hours, 40 minutes
- Deaths: 1,517
- Survival rate: 31.3%
Name of ship: RMS Lusitania
- Passengers and crew: 1,949
- Sunk: May 7, 1915, torpedoed by a German U-boat
- Time to sink: 18 minutes
- Deaths: 1,198
- Survival rate: 38.5%
The tragic voyages of the RMS Titanic and RMS Lusitania have provided a group of economists with an an opportunity to compare how people behave under extreme conditions. (Their article appears in PNAS.) Despite the different reasons for sinking, the tales of the two ships carry some remarkable similarities: Both ships carried a similar composition of passengers and were unable to accommodate everyone aboard on the lifeboats. (In the case of the Titanic there simply were not enough boats for everyone. On the Lusitania, the ship listed to starboard after being struck by the torpedo and the crew was unable to launch all of the lifeboats.) Both captains ordered that women and children be given first priority on the boats. And both ships had a similar survival rate.
The composition of the survivors was very different, though. On the Titanic, women aged 16 to 35 (child-bearing age) were more likely to survive than other age groups, as were children and people with children. On the Lusitania, both women and men aged 16 to 35 were the most likely to have lived through the incident. There were class differences, too. First-class passengers fared the best on the Titanic but the worst—even worse than third-class passengers—on the Lusitania.
What happened? The researchers say it all comes down to time.
The passengers of the Lusitania had less than 20 minutes before their ship sank, and in such a life-and-death situation, social scientists say, "self-interested reactions predominate." It didn't matter what the captain ordered. The ship was going down and people reacted selfishly, and in such a situation, it would be expected that people in their prime (16 to 35) would be the most likely to win a seat on a lifeboat. In addition, because there were difficulties in launching those boats, people in that age group would have had an additional advantage because they were more likely to have had the strength and agility to stay on board a rocking boat or to climb back in after falling into the water.
The Titanic, though, sank slowly enough for social norms to hold sway. The passengers generally held to the rule of "women and children first" even though they could have easily overpowered the crew. And first- and second-class passengers may have benefited from the extra time in which they may have had earlier or better information from the crew or had other advantages.
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The authors appear to have left out some critical analysis and considerations. They assume a somewhat orderly process of filling lifeboats where whomever gets to the front of the line gets onto the lifeboats and that their theory of greater men on the Lusitania lifeboats was due to a breakdown of social norms. However, the seem to ignore the fact that due to the fast sinking of the Lusitania, many of the survivors may have entered the water first prior to entering a life boat. This would have certainly favored physically fit men over women and childred, regardless of their desire to save the women and children first. This would have been far less of a factor in the sinking of the Titanic because due to the longer time, many of the lifeboats moved far away from the stricken ship while it was sinking and subsequently picked up very few survivors from the water.
Wasn't the water in which the Lusitania sank much warmer than that in which the Titanic sank? Women tend to be far more tolerant of cold water than men…
The article has a couple of shortcomings.
First, the evacuation of the Titanic was not nearly as orderly as the Courts of Inquiry and subsequent legend would have it. It would appear that, especially towards the end, there were several attempts to rush the remaining life boats, some of which were repelled with gunfire.
Second, the Titanic's lifeboats were barely half filled. Apparently, Captain Smith, not trusting the davits to handle the weight of a fully laden boat, wanted them lowered only partially filled, but then to return to the ship to embark more passengers through a large access port on a lower deck. However, either his instructions were misunderstood or disregarded, because the boats did not stand by the ship, but cleared the area as quickly as possible.
Third, many passengers were unaware that the ship was sinking until the last moment. Many felt much safer aboard Titanic than in a boat, as a result of which the ship's officers had difficulty convincing women to get into the boats–and further contributing to the loss of life.
Fourth, it would appear that Third Class was not allowed up on the boat deck until only a few boats remained (which may account for the rushing of the boats). They were, therefore, never given much of a chance to choose how to behave.
Fifth, the water in which the Titanic sank was just 31 deg. F., meaning anyone in the water would succumb to hypothermia in less than fifteen minutes. In contrast, the waters of the Irish Sea in which Lusitania sank were relatively warm. In addition, Lusitania sank within sight of shore, and rescue ships from nearby ports got to the sight of the sinking in under an hour.
Sixth, Lusitania sank with an extreme list, that rendered the life boats on her port side unusable. Due to the speed with which the ship sank, many of those on the starboard side either fouled the ship or swamped in launching. Most of the passengers who got off the ship went directly into the water. As Mike notes above, no amount of good will would save a person who was not a strong swimmer. Even those with life jackets (the majority, it would seem) still risked being sucked down by the ship unless they could swim clear. Then they would have to find a way to enter a boat or piece of wreckage on which to grab to avoid exhaustion and hypothermia (which would have killed the weaker survivors despite the relatively warm seas.
In all, then, the hypothesis about time may be true, but it does not apply in the Titanic and Lusitania incidents.
It's been a while since I read about the Lusitania, but one thing I recall is that the life belts on many of the bodies were not worn correctly, so their either didn't help the wearer or actually hindered their floating/swimming. So this could be a factor in the men surviving more. (Staying afloat in a long skirt with no life belt would have been a challenge.)
I think that there had not been a lifebelt drill after getting underway. One of the maritime changes after this disaster, which you can still see in the mandatory lifeboat drill on today's cruise ships.
I appreciate the comments – more food for thouught. I am glad Smithsonian.com posted this. It is good that the researchers were thinking about these issues, even if perhaps there were aspects left out.
Thank you for helping me Stuart Koehl,Mike, and Sebastian. I needed to do some homework on the Titanic. I didn't know that there were so many reasons that you could drown by tha sinking of a ship (real happy thought there).
All of this info was very interesting. Thanks.
My grandfather was a survivor on the Lusitania (Ohan Thomas Stephen). His last name was really Stephens. Want people to know that he saved a couple of kids by swimming to them and allowed them to hold on to the piece of chair he found.. Later the kids thanked him. There was another man that helped also. Just was wondering if these kids family may know who they are.
Unfortunately, my grandfather was killed by a hit and run driver when he was in His early fourties. I never got the opportunity to me him.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
so unnecessary, and so necessary at the same time
I made Rozie his tiny little bracelet, it fits my thumb. I just had to do it, i had tiny freshwater pearls my mom gave me, the pics do not give it justice for how cute and sparkly it looks on her. Next earrings, but the Dr. said i have to wait until she is six months, ohhh the devastation.
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Why six months? I got mine pierced at 3 months :) My mom says I didn't make a sound!
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TOWSON, Md. – Towson University is pleased to announce that it has selected Team Services, LLC as its exclusive representative to lead the naming rights partnership sales process for the Tigers' new arena.
Since breaking ground this past May, construction of the much-anticipated 5,200 seat venue has moved rapidly and the building is on target to open in 2013. The $73 million state-of-art facility is already generating significant excitement among the Towson and Greater Baltimore communities, and Director of Athletics Mike Waddell was eager to move ahead with the naming rights formation process.
Maryland-based Team Services, LLC was selected from a group of agencies interested in representing Towson for the sales effort.
Team Services brings significant experience in the specialized area of naming rights sales and is widely regarded as one of the foremost agencies in the industry. Among a long track record of notable successes, company Principals Fred Fried and E.J. Narcise have completed ground-breaking naming rights partnerships for numerous professional and collegiate partners, including the Baltimore Ravens (M&T Bank Stadium), Washington Redskins (FedEx Field), Houston Texans (Reliant Park), University of Maryland (Comcast Center), and most recently, Louisville Arena Authority (KFC Yum! Center).
"Tiger Arena will be a marquee sports and entertainment facility in the Mid-Atlantic and we are thrilled to be working with Team Services on the naming rights," said Waddell. "Team Services is one of the industry leaders with great leadership and experience in the field. With a strong lineup of programming, including both sports and entertainment, this facility will create a strong corporate alignment and make the Towson Community and the greater Baltimore area a destination for years to come."
The new arena will be home to Towson University men's and women's basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics, as well as major community events, musical performances and family shows. Designs call for a full complement of modern amenities, including luxury suites, loge boxes, multi-media video and LED boards, an athletics Hall of Fame and more.
In addition to serving as the hub for Towson athletics and student events, it is also anticipated that high school sports championships, graduations, fine arts and other events will make the arena a true year-round community center.
"Towson University has established itself as a leader academically, socially and athletically in the Mid-Atlantic region" said Narcise. "The new arena will become the centerpiece of Towson's commitment to strengthening its student experience and fulfilling its metropolitan mission to meet the needs of the region by upgrading its unparalleled facilities. The arena project is a momentous step forward for Tigers Athletics and will contribute to the university's continued growth and prominence in the region. We are honored to have been chosen and excited for the opportunity to represent Towson University in the effort to engage the corporate partners."
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Towson University offers the most comprehensive sports program in the metropolitan Baltimore area, fielding 20 varsity teams that compete in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Since joining the league in 2001-02, the Tigers have won CAA titles in men's and women's lacrosse, women's swimming and diving, men's soccer and men's golf. Last fall, the Tigers added a championship in football led by Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Rob Ambrose and Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year Terrence West. During an athletics history that traces its roots to the 1920's, Towson has sent teams and individual student-athletes to NCAA post-season competition in baseball, basketball, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, track & field and volleyball. Tiger student-athletes have distinguished themselves in the classroom as well as on the field of competition. Eleven Tigers have been named CAA Scholar-Athlete Award Winners for their respective sports, including the 2010 cross country recipient, Brandi Gervais, a senior Biology/Pre-Dentistry Major with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Gervais was also the CAA's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's sports in 2011. A number of student-athletes have gone on to enjoy professional careers, including most recently Jermon Bushrod, the starting left offensive tackle for the 2010 Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints; outfielder Casper Wells with the Seattle Mariners; and shooting guard Gary Neal with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Issue #8: The Venetian Agenda is nearing completion. This update contains two brand new and important game features – the Scenario and Augment Systems. As the players learn more and more about wielding Anima powers they also learn new ways to fine tune these Abilities. The better the resonance with the Anima they can create, the more powerful their Abilities can become. This is what Augments are – tuning forks which lets the players channel the power of Gaia better than ever. The power of each Augment depends on several factors, such as its rarity, what QL it has and what Ability it is attached to. The new Scenario, Augment System and Story Missions are not yet available. These will be added when Issue 8 goes live. (Find out more | Previous Articles)
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Wife has been freaking out bout these spiders. I would like to calm her down with your help. We are located in East Lansing Michigan. Thanks for your time.
Wife has been freaking out bout these spiders. I would like to calm her down with your help. We are located in East Lansing Michigan. Thanks for your time.
Crab Spider? Now that I think about it
The picture doesn't show a lot of detail, but this looks like a male sac spider (family Clubionidae) to me.
Crab spiders (family Thomisidae) resemble their namesake in the way they hold their legs. If this were a running crab spider (family Philodromidae), its second pair of legs would be longer than its first pair of legs.
Neither of the North American genera of sac spiders (Clubiona and Elaver) is recognized as being dangerously venomous to humans.
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Totally see it now. Thank you. Great forum.
If the spiders are appearing *indoors*, then I think they are probably longlegged sac spiders in the genus Cheiracanthium (family Miturgidae). They used to be in the Clubionidae and are difficult to tell apart from them. Look for their silken "sleeping bags" where walls meet the ceiling. They rest in those during the day and prowl at night. They are *not* considered by scientists to be dangerously venomous to people or pets, despite myth and speculation. Hope this helps!
Thanks Eric. They dont appear to aggressive at all. Just there. I have seen their "sleeping" sacs as well.
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People love to tinker. And so they often combine already good things to come up with newer, seemingly even better things. Iodized salt. Vitamin D fortified milk. Fluoridated water. Now add a newcomer to the list of such hybrids: the caffeinated doughnut.
Currently being marketed under the trademarked name Buzz Donuts, the caffeinated doughnut is the brainchild of one Robert Bohannon, whom a press release about his invention describes as a "molecular scientist." (Is there any other kind?) By the way, I had been under the impression that I invented the caffeinated doughnut long ago when I cleverly dipped a doughnut into a cup of hot coffee. But apparently not. (Not to mention the time I was victimized by the false dichotomy of assuming that I could develop a self-cleaning oven by simply never cleaning the oven myself.)
Anyway, Bohannon's early attempts to add the life-affirming zip of caffeine to baked goods led to literally bitter defeat: "They were terrible, absolutely horrid," he was quoted as saying. "It would just make you puke." Eventually Bohannon hit on a process by which to mask the tart taste when the stimulating alkaloid was added to a recipe. (Bagels with a boost could also be on the drawing and cutting boards.) The advent of the caffeinated doughnut necessarily makes one wonder what else might be improved by the addition of the right beneficial agent. Here are suggested amalgamations for other molecular scientists to develop.
The Saltpeter Oyster. Enjoy the taste, texture and possible cholera infection to be found in oysters without the pesky alleged aphrodisiacal effects. (And for an equal and opposite effect, try the Viagrafied lutefisk.)
The Premustarded Hot Dog. Ever balance a hot dog and drink in your lap at a baseball game while fighting the guys on either side of you for a precious piece of armrest? Trying to manipulate mustard packets under those circumstances would challenge Kali. A thin river of mustard within the frankfurter would be a blessing and could probably be achieved cost-effectively by using syringes confiscated from the players.
The Depilatory Deodorant. An infusion of the powerful hair remover calcium thioglycolate into deodorants or antiperspirants could be a real morning time saver if you're hitting the gym sleeve¿less. Should be available in small, medium, large and Robin Williams hirsute economy size.
The Nitro Cheesesteak. Love the shaved beef cheezwizardry to be found at Pat's or Geno's in funky South Philly, but hate the feeling of chest-cramping death? Cheesesteaks laced with nitro¿glycerin should allow customers to eat with hearty abandon. (While researching this item, I discovered that nitroglycerin, which achieves its medical ¿effect through blood vessel dilation, is in fact being added to a brand of condom slated to soon hit the market, thus giving unfortunate potential new meaning to the expression "explosive orgasm.")
Doughnutty Coffee. Doughnuts leave powdered sugar on your shirt and pre¿sent a small but serious choking hazard. But who doesn't want something sweet with that morning cup o' joe? How about adding the classic American on-the-run breakfast item to coffee--in liquid form! Doughnutty coffee would give commuters the easy-to-handle morning meal they need with their caffeine, while leaving a hand free with which to drive, apply deodorant or perform a Heimlich maneuver on anyone gagging on a chunk of dry doughnut.
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The 2012 Medical Innovation Summit will take place at the Bank of America Conference Center, located at the InterContinental Hotel
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Series: Evolution Basics (35 entries)
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
This week's Origins News Roundup features highlights from a recent conference of evangelical theologians, exciting human fossil finds, tell-tale lice, and a few words from the Pope.
"We were (mostly) prepared for the academic arguments but not necessarily the thing many fear in this discussion: personal conflict."
Having won an ECF grant, Cara Wall-Scheffler, biological anthropologist at Seattle Pacific University, and I are now planning to host a group of 18 young Christian paleobiologists for a week-long seminar during late June, 2014. Our seminar will include guest lectures by scientists, historians, and pastors who all have an interest in discussing bridging faith and science 'gaps.'
Where is human evolution going? Where has human evolution been? A roundup of stories from the past few weeks.
The idea that the story we know is only the very beginning raises a new question in place of Feynman's objection that Christianity is provincial. Is it presumptuous to claim that in such a grand universe, possibly with intelligent life arising in many places, the redemption and transformation of the entire cosmos starts here, on our pale blue dot?
As Christians we believe by faith that Christ was both human and divine, and although this paradox can be difficult to comprehend, it is not a stumbling block to our faith nor does it hinder us from having a relationship with him. Similarly, the Bible is both human and divine.
This week in the news: a new conversation about rifts in the Christian church (sponsored by the Colossian Forum), a 46-million-year-old fossilized mosquito turns up in a Montana lake, and more…
There is no formula for generating beliefs in people. There are plenty of people with access to the same facts who end up believing different things. But for many Christians—like the ones I heard from this week—access to information about the position we call "evolutionary creation" could make a significant difference for reconciling science and Christian faith.
"But for me, personally, it was the notes from everyday Christians that left an impact: The stories of students who felt forced (and wrongly so) to choose between their faith and reason, the stories of parents concerned their precocious young sons and daughters will have their love for science questioned by fellow Christians, and the stories of faith lost and found again through prayer and reading."
When we understand the Gospel message, everything changes (or should change) in how we interact with others. We recognize that we can no longer feel superior to others because our good works get us no closer to salvation than the misdeeds of the wicked, as all of humanity falls short of God's glory.
Its questionable treatment of science and scientists—with an attack mindset and a goal to make scientists look stupid—causes me to advise extreme caution. Bluntly, I see this video as counter to our evangelistic mission.
Join astrobiologist Stephen Freeland for a look into the nature of information and the origins of life on earth. (These posts were originally published as a paper in the ASAs academic journal, PSCF, and are reprinted here with permission.)
The world is not full of items stamped "made by God"—the Creator is more subtle than that—but there are two locations where general hints of the divine presence might be expected to be seen most clearly. One is the vast cosmos itself, with its fifteen-billion-year history of evolving development following the big bang. The other is the "thinking reed" of humanity, so insignificant in physical scale but, as Pascal said, superior to all the stars because it alone knows them and itself.
The Galápagos Islands were not a distinct "center of creation," but a workshop for evolution in which an ancestral species made it to the yet uncolonized island and underwent a massive degree of speciation to adapt to the environment of the island. This is precisely what one would expect if the species of islands had arisen by evolution.
In our current culture, we're defined by our jobs. It's having a vocation. I wanted to shift away from that. I didn't want to be a doctor first and foremost, or a scientist, but one who praises God.
When Christians discuss creation, evolution, and design, it is easy to focus immediately on areas of controversy and disagreement. We think it is important to start by pointing out certain areas on which nearly all Christians agree.
BioLogos interim web editor Emily Ruppel recently traveled to Boston for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference, where she took an afternoon off from lecture-going to catch up with Doug Lauffenburger, head of the biological engineering department at MIT and a member of the American Scientific Affiliation.
This series discusses the importance of unity among Christ's believers. Ross Hastings, an expert in the areas of both chemistry and pastoral theology, is eager to see the church seek out unity rather than divisions in this science/faith interface. Unpacking Ephesians 4:1-6, he explains that unity in Christ through the Holy Spirit is the primary concern of both Jesus as seen in John 17 and Paul in Ephesians 4, making this matter pressing. He urges all believers to be in agreement that God indeed created, yet to be in dialogue over how that creative process occurred.


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I was offered this in exchange for an older Ipod classic. Looks like it might be a good Ebike.
But I have no idea what it is. Supposedly American made, but not sure.
This link isn't of the actual bike, but is the exact same year and model. Something like an FS Elite ESD 6000.
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These days, as more people watch television with a phone in hand or a computer in lap, it is de rigueur for a network to have a Twitter hashtag on the screen.
TV producers and stars — at least the ones with thick skin — appreciate the instant feedback.
Witness American Idol, which last night started to use Twitter to take instant polls of the audience.
For Idol, which pioneered viewer participation more than a decade ago with toll-free phone numbers for voting on singers, the Twitter-
powered "fan meter" is yet another way to excite viewers — particularly those who watch live and who tend to be most valuable to Fox and its advertisers.
Although millions of people record the show and will see the Twitter results when they watch it later, "Part of the objective is to say, 'The best possible experience is when you watch it live,' " said David Wertheimer, president for digital at Fox Broadcasting.
Producers plan to have the "fan meter" feature appear more often once Idol, now in its taped audition episodes, begins its live performance episodes in March.
The connection to Twitter, which has a disproportionately large following of users younger than 50, comes at a time when the audience for Idol is aging, as is the 11-year-old show.
Producers want to stem further losses among younger viewers.
Fox experimented with Twitter voting on The X Factor in 2011, and it has since been using Facebook voting on that show and on Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
Sometimes, all the social TV talk can be downright distracting to viewers at home who don't want an overeager host to read comments from the Web and prod others to contribute.
True interactivity tends to work best.
Last month, for example, CBS' Hawaii Five-0 let viewers choose the ending of an episode via Twitter and CBS.com.
"The audience," said Fred Graver, Twitter's head of television, "loves to affect the show in some meaningful way."


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There I was, bored, alone in my cube with nothing to entertain me but work and the movies and videos stored on my iPod touch. Alas there was no practical way I could watch my iPod and appear to be working. I searched my desk for something that might help.
At first, none of my office supplies seemed to be of any use unless I wanted to trust my iPod to some cheap transparent tape. There was one thing that seemed to have possibilities. A large metal paper clip. Not a binder clip, but a single piece of wire bent into a spring shape allegedly capable of holding a small stack of papers together.
What I came up with worked so well, I decided to share it with.. um.. The Internet.
Before we get started. I want to say that I did this Instructable at home because cameras are not allowed where I work. I may not like the place, but I do follow the rules, especially when potential witnesses are near. The only tool I used to create the original was my Leatherman. For the Instructable, I used a few extra items to simplify the explanation.
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I hope you find it useful or at least amusing.
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This also works as a great "tripod" for taking closeups with the camera.
Maybe you could make an Instructable about how you did it.
As for Batman Comics: You should check out the series starting with "Bruce Wayne: Murderer"? It shows Bruce trying to figure out which is the real man, Bruce Wayne or Batman?
I'll get Joker's Asylum next. Thanks for the tip.
Unrequested Advice: *sigh* I'm not a kid, just a 30 something geek who still puts Batman stickers on his stuff. When you said school, I thought you were talking about college. Take my advice. Don't use that thing in high school. I don't know if they confiscate iPods or not, but be careful. Have as much fun as you can, but stay out of trouble. lol
I will check out Bruce Wayne:Murder. I forgot to say, the joker's asylum is about the Villains.
Gah! I had to type that 6 times, because my hamster wants to run on the keyboard
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By Preeta D Bansal and Richard D Land
WASHINGTON - Days after taking up the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in a long-sought affirmation of its international standing, the government of Vietnam issued dark warnings to Buddhist leaders not to turn the funeral of the 87-year-old patriarch of their banned church into an "anti-government rally". Preeta D. Bansal, a lawyer in New York City and the former Solicitor General of New York State, and Dr. Richard D. Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, are members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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