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As you might have seen, there's a fitness challenge going on here at ScienceBlogs. A few years ago, when I first started blogging here, my non-participation in any fitness-related activity would have been a safe bet. But that was then.
Over the last couple of years, I've come to realize that the numbers coming off the blood pressure cuff were not actually figments of the doctor's crazed imagination. I've also started to recognize that the number "2" should not be appearing in my weight twice, and it probably shouldn't be the first digit in the number. I've finally acknowledged, in other words, that I'm not that young anymore, and not that immortal.
And I've been working at a gym.
That's working as in employed, not working as in "working out". When we relocated to Alabama, I discovered that, for a number of reasons, the hours and schedule for lifeguards at the base Physical Fitness Center was the job that best matched our family circumstances. That means that I've been spending an average of 40 hours per week at the pool.
Adding some workout time to that wasn't too hard. This is good, because although I might be a lifeguard, the only way I'm going to get close to the Hoff's bodytype in the near future is with photoshop. I'd already decided that I need to get into a shape that's not round, so when Ethan proposed a fitness challenge, I actually took notice.
Some people might like calisthenics, and some might like free weights, but neither of those is my kind of thing. On land, I'm all about the machines, because the machines let me multitask my way through the workout – the thing that I hate the most about exercise is knowing that I could be doing something else that interests me a lot more. But that's the minor part of my exercise plan. Mostly, it's about the swimming. (Go figure.)
If you're looking for a whole-body workout that will get your pulse rate up without putting undue stress on your bones and joints, you might want to think about swimming. A good swim workout will simultaneously work your arms, legs, and core. Kick-boards, fins, pull buoys, and paddles can be used to focus effort on specific parts of the body, and you can set workouts that will build strength, endurance, or both.
If you do decide to start swimming for fitness, I'd suggest a few things. To begin with, I'd suggest that if you don't know how to swim at least three of the four basic competition strokes (breaststroke, front crawl [aka freestyle], back crawl, and butterfly) you look for an instructor. It's not as easy to injure yourself swimming wrong as it is if you're lifting free weights wrong, but it's far from impossible.
Like any other form of exercise, you should start off slow and build up gradually. Swimming can look deceptively easy, but swimming too hard for too long can be just as painful an experience as overdoing any other form of exercise.
If you have the time to swim regularly, and swim well, you also might want to look into masters swimming. Even if you're not interested in competition, there are a lot of benefits. There should be someone there to help you develop your form, and the workouts will be designed to accomplish specific goals. Swimming with the same group of people is also good, particularly if you need a little motivation.
The important thing is really just to do it. I'm going to try to keep working out through this year, and keep writing about it. In the short term, my goals are:
- Work out for a minimum of 30 minutes per day, every day. I'm not always going to have time to swim a full 30, and I'm definitely not always going to have time to get over to the gym side of the building, so I'm going to use a very, very simple definition for 'work out': activity that elevates the heart rate to at least 125% of my normal resting rate, and keeps it elevated at least that far for the duration of the exercise.
- Drop weight. I'm not looking to lose weight fast, but I'm looking to lose a lot. I'm going to start by increasing the exercise, and as I get used to that, I'm going to start changing my diet. My thinking is that I'm trying not to make too many changes at once. Instead, I'm trying to develop healthy habits a little more slowly, and give each major change time to become part of a new normal before I add another one.
- Improve my swim endurance. It's not too bad right now, but there's definitely room for improvement. I can swim breaststroke comfortably for long distances without stopping, but I'm not as comfortable with the front crawl.
- Lower my resting heart rate. Again, it's not hideously bad, but there's definitely room for improvement.
Anyone else have fitness goals to share?


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A.A.S. Degree in Accounting
Program Description:
The Associates in Applied Science degree program is a two year degree that can get you started as a full-charge bookkeeper or junior accountant. You'll learn the basics of financial accounting and real world accounting practice from a faculty of experienced professionals. Your skills will be extended to tax preparation and information technology using the most recent accounting and business information software.
Upon completion of their degree, students will:
- demonstrate knowledge of the accounting cycle, including preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- demonstrate analytical skills through finding, extracting and evaluating financial information to make sound business decisions.
- create and edit Excel spreadsheets to solve various accounting problems.
- research answers to accounting problems using a research database (FARS).
- explain the purpose and responsibilities of the professional accountant in the business community.
- express business information effectively in both oral and written form.
- learn critical thinking skills through an analytical business report project.
Required accounting courses:
- ACC 101 : Accounting Principles I
- ACC 102: Accounting Principles I
- ACC 111: Personal Finance OR ACC 220 Accounting Internship
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- ACC 205: Accounting with Micro-Computer Applications
For a complete description of this degree and the individual courses, please refer to the College Catalog.
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Promotional Programs
Our award winning promotions team can design various customized, multi-partner and seasonal campaigns and offer sponsorship opportunities of contests.
These promotions are designed to enhance your current ad campaign and provide an integrated, interactive marketing vehicle utilizing print, online, eblast and mobile media.
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Seasonal: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's, Seasonal Summer or Winter Editorial Contests, Sports Pools
Sponsorship: Movies, Concerts, Musicals and Sports contests
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As an additional marketing vehicle, we offer marketing opportunity through our loyalty program reaching our large subscriber base.
This three-part program, consisting of monthly sponsored contests, special offers and events, provides a unique opportunity for exposure in both papers and in both contest microsites for The Province and The Vancouver Sun.
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In addition to your core print and online campaign, we offer an opportunity to host contests through our online contest microsite at www.theprovinecontests.com and www.thevancouversuncontests.com. Online contests can extend your campaign by creating added awareness and excitement.
Each contest is supported with print ads, eblasts to our contest database; and online splash page, prizing page and contest entry page.
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Adjust your exercise to a weight lifting chart for beginners
For beginners there is a great method in which they can keep up with how much weight and exercise they are supposed to do, and it is specially important that these people learn about using a weight lifting chart, and if you are about to get into these kind of exercises, then you should give a look to a weight lifting chart, it is an easy and organized way in which you can arrange your exercising schedule and get the best results from each and every one of your work outs.
So a weight lifting chart is a chart in which you will have a program set out for 8 days of an exercising routine, this is every other day, and for beginners there is a time and space of time in which you need to set up your weight lifting chart schedule, this is for you to get the best out of each session. In this weight lifting chart you are going to be exercising each and every muscle group in your body every 4 days, in every day you are going to be reinforcing different sets of muscle groups, which is a great way to get started and for beginners to adapt. For beginners there is one important issue to address, and it is really important that you put a lot of effort into this, since it is possible that you get the best results out of this decision, you most first of all, select the amount of weight lifting according to your capabilities, so you most seek for a weight that is over your capability or that demands for you to put some effort into it, but do not over do it, because you could really hurt yourself and provoke some serious damage to your body.
There are a lot of benefits that come from a good heavy weight lifting work out, and to use a weight lifting chart is nothing but an immense help when you want to build up, so waste no more time, start your program right away and remember, there are important things that you should be doing, for example, make sure that you get good enough instruction and guidance by an expert, also, make sure that you are doing each and every exercise the correct way, it is the only method in which you are going to achieve your building up goals, also remember to tell your trainer about using a weight lifting chart, this will help him make the best program for you to follow, and once you get over that program you will start a new more complicated weight lifting chart that will allow you to keep on growing.


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October 2015 Calendar
1 / Thursday
Whole HS Parent Evening
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2 / Friday
HS Former Student Visiting Day
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Former WWS students who attend other high schools are welcome to visit for lunch (12:30) and afternoon classes, including class forum time. RSVP to email@example.com and signed permission form required. This is an MCPS early release day. We will offer other visitor days on December 4 (Arlington County Public Schools early release, DC Public Schools holiday) and February 26 (Montgomery County early release). These are the only days on which we will accommodate class visits by former WWS students who attend other area high schools / live in the area. If you know former WWS student who express an interest in visiting the school, please let them know about these visitor days! Otherwise, former WWS students of high school age may visit at lunch, 12:30-1:15, with advance permission from the HS Office, firstname.lastname@example.com. Students who are interested in returning to WWS should please contact the Enrollment Director, Lezlie Lawson, to begin the application process before any admissions visit will be scheduled. Thank you.
3 / Saturday
SAT at WWS
8:30 am – 1:00 pm / WWS
7 / Wednesday
Tea with Faculty Chair, Jennifer Page
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Bring your questions for an informal discussion / Q&A with Faculty Chair, Jennifer Page
8 / Thursday
Observation Morning / Admissions Tour
8:00 am – 10:30 am
G11 Soiree
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
G11 will share work from their music history main lesson with Nevin Bender. Parents are invited.
G11 Parent Meeting & Potluck
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Potluck at 6:30, followed by parent meeting. At home of Linda Reinisch.
9 / Friday
Jamie York, The Higher Purpose of Mathematics
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm / WWS
Free public lecture, part of his week-end workshop on The Wonder of Mathematics, October 9-11. More information and registration information available at http://www.jamieyorkpress.com/workshops/.
14 / Wednesday
PSAT for G11
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
16 / Friday
Children's Garden Coffee
8:30 am – 9:30 am
CG parents--join us for coffee and conversation in the front lobby after drop off, sponsored by the POSC.
Spirit Day
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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G9 Parent Evening
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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All welcome
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Jason, fellow APUG members;
The fact is that we are making a mountain out of a molehill which is film and print washing which in the grand scheme of things is quite small in impact on the environment.
So, to make On Topic points.... Hypo is used by people in their swimming pools as is Sulfite in order to control Chlorine. All of these are used in film manufacture or processing. Human beings produce Hydroquinones, Qinones, Catechols and other related developing agents as metabolic byproducts, and Tylenol is a developing agent itself passed through the body in some amount as a substituded p-Amino Phenol. We use Acetic Acid in pickles and on salads and Sulfite is used in grocery stores and restaurants on produce. Ascorbic Acid is used world wide as an antioxidant. And, due to pill consumption, the normal household sewage contains enough excreted drugs and their metabolic products to beggar the imagination!
So, what is "friendly"? Friendly is no waste at all! Can we afford it? Well, yes and no. Bill Gates could. I can't. So from that POV, if I follow my municipal guidelines which allow me to wash film and dump an occasional tank or tray of process solutions, they have judged what is environmentally good and I am doing what is environmentally acceptable.
In other posts, I have described how the method of wash varies the way the solutions reach the sewage plant. Which is better? The one that works for you and does not break local laws. But, so far, no one has come up with a real definition of friendly and unfriendly! All we can do is discuss relative merits of successive dumps or continuous flow of wash water when the real problem is that dumping the spent developer and fixer is the problem. The wash water contains such a small trace of chemistry that there is no real problem here.
In the final analysis, production of stable negatives and prints is the goal. Test them for retained Silver and Hypo. If they meet the accepted standards, then they are ok. If not, the method of washing is bad. Don't worry about the wash water, worry about disposal of the solutions used for processing. If the method used meets your local standard then you are OK. As for water consumption, that depends on where you live. Again, if you can afford it or if it meets local standards, then you are ok.


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Going to QuakeCon this year? You might want to free your calendar tomorrow evening, because pre-registration for the annual first-person shooter enthusiast gathering kicks off Wednesday at 8 pm EST.
And while the annual event will, as always, be free for general attendees, Bethesda Softworks and id Software are offering a trio of "premium packages" that can net you some nice swag, allow you to reserve a seat in the bring-your-own-computer area and have the option to skip some lines.
General admission to QuakeCon 2012 is free, but attendees also have the following options, if they want some souvenirs. Here's what's on offer.
Swag Pack | Full of Limited Edition Items: $40 (Limit of 500 packages available)
BYOC Select-a-Seat | Includes Guaranteed Reserved Seating: $30 (Limit of 1,500 packages available)
QuakeCon done Quick | Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event: $50 (Limit of 350 packages available)
QuakeCon takes place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX from Thursday, August 2nd to August 5th. You can register here starting tomorrow.


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Posts Tagged 'Suburgatory Cancelled Or Renewed?'
October 16th, 2012 at 8:34 am
ABC: 'Last Resort' & '666 Park Avenue' Are Certain To Be Canceled, But When Will It Happen?
But how long before they're chow for the cancellation bear?[Read-More]
October 14th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Bubble Watch: I'm Still Not Sure About "Revolution's" Prospects But I Didn't Run Over Your Dog!
"Made in Jersey" and "Next Caller" were cancelled in the prior week.[Read-More]
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ABC: 'Private Practice,' Whether Canceled Or Final Season, It's Likely Not Coming Back
Don't cry for Shonda.[Read-More]
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Renew/Cancel: The Road So Far (Through October 7, 2012)
no cancellations...yet.[Read-More]
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ABC: 'Last Resort' & '666 Park Avenue' Likely To Be Canceled After Slow Starts
Do ABC's schedulers have their finger on the (cancel) button?[Read-More]
May 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
ABC Renew/Cancel Wrap: 'GCB,' 'Missing,' 'The River' Canceled; 'Body Of Proof,' 'Scandal,' 'Private Practice,' 'Castle,' 'Revenge' Renewed
Those that made it, and those that didn't.[Read-More]
May 12th, 2012 at 11:22 am
List of Canceled and Renewed Scripted Shows for the 2011-12 Season
The road so far...[Read-More]
May 10th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Updated: ABC Renews 'Once Upon a Time,' 'The Middle,' 'Modern Family,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' Suburgatory,' 'Revenge,' and 'Castle'
a big wave of ABC renewals! (with more still to come).[Read-More]


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Get Your 'Death Grip' on and Test it on Your BlackBerry
Apple CEO Steve Jobs claimed that Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry line of smartphones suffers from similar problems as Apple's iPhone 4 when it comes to reception attenuation. Jobs demonstrated how a 'death grip' on the BlackBerry Bold 9700 can also lead to dropped bars during his most recent media spectacle (where he also promised free cases to every iPhone 4 owner), and videos showing similar losses of reception with other models of BlackBerrys have also surfaced. Why not get into the fun yourself and test out exactly how much reception is lost depending on how you hold your BlackBerry?
That is exactly Xtreme Labs and its new Antenna Meter app does on your BlackBerry. It even lets you share your stats with friends (I would send them to everyone that I know with an iPhone 4) via email. While pressing "ALT NMLL" on your BlackBerry does the same thing (it displays your signal strength in scientific dBM numerical values) the app will be sure to amuse at least for a few minutes. It is free after all.
All fun aside, Apple sure has angered some smartphone manufacturers over its claims. None of its competitors are having to give out free cases however, and none of them have gotten dissed by Consumer Reports like Apple has. I will go out on a limb here and say that I do not think anyone has been fooled into believing that this is a smartphone problem and not just an iPhone 4 problem. Of course, Apple fanboys are quite an interesting breed and will be worshiping Jobs even after he passes away and is enshrined in an apple-shaped monument.
Are you able to recreate any 'death grip' problems with your BlackBerry? If so what model and what network. Sound off and drop a comment.BlackBerry, death grip, antennagate


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As many readers of this blog have come to know, starting on July 1 it will be illegal to text while driving in West Virginia or talk on the phone while driving without a hands-free device in West Virginia. Here is a summary of the key points in the bill:
- Starting July 1, 2012, it will be a primary offense to text while driving in West Virginia. This means that an individual can be pulled over and cited for texting while driving.
- Starting July 1, 2012, it will be a secondary offense to talk on the phone without a hands-free device while driving in West Virginia. This means that if you are violating another law that is a primary offense (speeding for example) while also talking on a mobile phone without a hands free device, you can be cited.
- Starting July 1, 2013, it will be a primary offense to talk on the phone without a hands-free device while driving in West Virginia. This means that an individual can be pulled over and cited for talking on the phone without a hands free device.
Here is the full text of the bill (for a pdf version of the bill click here):
Senate Bill No. 211
[Passed March 10, 2012; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-14-15, relating
to traffic safety; establishing the traffic offense of operating a
motor vehicle while texting without the use of hands-free
technology; establishing the offense of operating a motor
vehicle while using an electronic communication device
without the use of hands-free technology; defining terms;
providing exceptions; clarifying means of enforcement as a
primary offense; impact of violation on insurance coverage;
impact of violation on law enforcement ability to seize or
confiscate device; requiring signage on certain highways for
motorists entering state; providing penalties; providing for
increased fines for multiple offenses; assessing points against
driver's license for multiple offenses; exempting offense from
the assessment of court costs and fees; and limitations.
Enr. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 211] 2
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-14-15, to read as
§17C-14-15. Prohibited use of an electronic communications
device driving without handheld features; definitions;
exceptions; penalties.
(a) Except as 1 provided in subsection (c) of this section, a
2 person may not drive or operate a motor vehicle on a public
3 street or highway while:
4 (1) Texting; or
5 (2) Using a cell phone or other electronic communica6
tions device, unless the use is accomplished by hands-free
7 equipment.
8 (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall
9 mean:
10 (1) "Cell phone" shall mean a cellular, analog, wireless
11 or digital telephone.
12 (2) "Driving" or "operating a motor vehicle" means
13 operating a motor vehicle, with the motor running, including
14 while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic
15 control device, or other momentary delays, but does not
16 include operating a motor vehicle after the driver has moved
17 the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and halted in a
18 location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.
19 (3) "Electronic communication device" means a cell
20 telephone, personal digital assistant, electronic device with
21 mobile data access, laptop computer, pager, broadband
22 personal communication device, 2-way messaging device,
23 electronic game, or portable computing device. For the
24 purposes of this section, an "electronic communication
25 device" does not include:
(A) Voice radios, 26 mobile radios, land mobile radios,
27 commercial mobile radios or two way radios with the
28 capability to transmit and receive voice transmissions
29 utilizing a push-to-talk or press-to-transmit function; or
30 (B) Other voice radios used by a law-enforcement officer,
31 an emergency services provider, an employee or agent of
32 public safety organizations, first responders, Amateur Radio
33 Operators (HAM) licensed by the Federal Communications
34 Commission and school bus operators.
35 (4) "Engaging in a call" means when a person talks into
36 or listens on an electronic communication device, but shall
37 not include when a person dials or enters a phone number on
38 a pushpad or screen to initiate the call.
39 (5) "Hands-free electronic communication device" means
40 an electronic communication device that has an internal
41 feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment
42 or addition, whether or not permanently part of such
43 electronic communication device, by which a user engages in
44 a call without the use of either hand or both hands.
45 (6) "Hands-free equipment" means the internal feature
46 or function of a hands-free electronic communication device
47 or the attachment or addition to a hands-free electronic
48 communication device by which a user may engage in a call
49 or text without the use of either hand or both hands.
50 (7) "Texting" means manually entering alphanumeric
51 text into, or reading text from, an electronic communication
52 device, and includes, but is not limited to, short message
53 service, e-mailing, instant messaging, a command or request
54 to access a World Wide Web page or engaging in any other
55 form of electronic text retrieval or entry, for present or
56 future communication. For purposes of this section,
57 "texting" does not include the following actions:
58 (A) Reading, selecting or entering a telephone number, an
59 extension number, or voicemail retrieval codes and com60
mands into an electronic device by the pressing the device in
order to initiate or receive a phone 61 call or using voice
62 commands to initiate or receive a telephone call;
63 (B) Inputting, selecting or reading information on a
64 global positioning system or navigation system; or
65 (C) Using a device capable of performing multiple
66 functions, including fleet management systems, dispatching
67 devices, smart phones, citizens band radios or music players,
68 for a purpose that is not otherwise prohibited in this section.
69 (8) "Using a cell phone or other electronic communica70
tion device" means holding in a person's hand or hands an
71 electronic communication device while:
72 (A) Viewing or transmitting images or data;
73 (B) Playing games;
74 (C) Composing, sending, reading, viewing, accessing,
75 browsing, transmitting, saving or retrieving e-mail, text
76 messages or other electronic data; or
77 (D) Engaging in a call.
78 (c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
79 (1) A law-enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emer80
gency medical technician, a paramedic or the operator of an
81 authorized emergency vehicle in the performance of their
82 official duties;
83 (2) A person using an electronic communication device to
84 report to appropriate authorities a fire, a traffic accident, a
85 serious road hazard, or a medical or hazardous materials
86 emergencies.
87 (3) The activation or deactivation of hands-free equip88
ment or a function of hands-free equipment.
89 (d) This section does not supersede the provisions of
90 section three-a, article two, chapter seventeen-b of this code
91 or any more restrictive provisions for drivers of commercial
motor vehicles prescribed 92 by the provisions of chapter
93 seventeen-e of this code or federal law or rule.
94 (e) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection
95 (a) of this section is guilty of a traffic offense and, upon
96 conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be fined $100; for
97 a second offense be fined $200; and for a third or subsequent
98 offense be fined $300. No court costs or other fees shall be
99 assessed for a violation of subsection (a) of this section.
100 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to
101 the contrary, points may not be entered on any driver's
102 record maintained by the Division of Motor Vehicles as a
103 result of a violation of this section, except for the third and
104 subsequent convictions of the offense, for which three points
105 shall be entered on any driver's record maintained by the
106 Division of Motor Vehicles.
107 (g) Driving or operating a motor vehicle on a public
108 street or highway while texting shall be enforced as a
109 primary offense as of July 1, 2012. Driving or operating a
110 motor vehicle on a public street or highway while using a
111 cell phone or other electronic communication device without
112 hands-free equipment shall be enforced as a secondary
113 offense as of July 1, 2012, and as a primary offense as of July
114 1, 2013 for purposes of citation.
115 (h) Within ninety days of the effective date of this
116 section, the Department of Transportation shall cause to be
117 erected signs upon any highway entering the state of West
118 Virginia on which a welcome to West Virginia sign is posted,
119 and any other highway where the Division of Highways
120 deems appropriate, posted at a distance of not more than one mile from each border crossing, each sign to bear an inscription clearly communicating to motorists entering the state that texting, or the use of a wireless communication device
124 without hands-free equipment, is illegal within this state.
125 (i) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
126 to authorize seizure of a cell phone or electronic device by
127 any law- enforcement agency.
The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills hereby certifies that
the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
The attorneys at the Manchin Injury Law Group are committed to the safety of all West Virginians. In an effort to end distracted driving and to help West Virginians comply with the new West Virginia law, the Manchin Injury Law Group will be giving away one hands-free device every week. Visit our website or the Manchin Injury Law Facebook page for more information.


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They picked up one of the lowest scores of the contest so far, but surprisingly, Mike and Andrew aren't too disappointed with how this week's room shaped up.
"There was more at stake for the challenges than for the reveal, so we said we weren't going to rush it," he says of their partially-incomplete roof terrace, slammed by the judges.
But with a $5000 win and two bonus points in their hot little hands from the Builder App challenge, it's taking the pain out of their loss.
"We're disappointed we didn't get to do what we had planned," Andrew admits. "But we can go back and fix things."
First job on the agenda? Sort out their utilities area, something they were scrambling to complete in the final moments before Tools Down. Their lack of attention to detail wasn't lost on the judges.
"I'm looking at a window that isn't finished; I'm looking at a door that's not on. Putting aside the stylistic things, I just think they have definitely miss the mark this week," judge John McGrath commented upon entering.
For Neale, it was their use of colour that had him scratching his head.
"It feels quite oppressive — definitely wrong," he admitted.
"It's not a practical space," Shaynna added. "When you are trying to do laundry, where do you put the ladder?"
But despite their harsh criticism, the boys are nonplussed, and determined to go back and fix what went wrong. They'll start by installing the windows and doors properly, and re-configure their roof space. And the ill-fitting table and chairs? They've got to go!
"We're going to swap them for a BBQ for downstairs. We'll do something else up here," Andrew explains.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Four student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin men's track and field program have earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the group announced on Wednesday.
Senior Elliot Krause was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic squad for the fourth time during his career, while junior Reed Connor earned his third honor. Redshirt freshman Andrew Brekke and junior Brian Leung are first-time selections to the team.
The four honorees earned spots on the Academic All-Big Ten team in 2013, while Krause was named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team last month and was a 2013 recipient of the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor.
Krause wrapped up his Wisconsin career at the 2013 USA Outdoor Championships with a 19th-place finish in the 10,000 meters. He also claimed fourth in the 10,000 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. His final collegiate season was limited by injury, but Krause was an All-American in 2012 with his sixth-place showing in the 10,000.
Connor captured All-America honors in the 5000 meters last month at the NCAA outdoor championships clocking in at 13:50.70. He finished runner-up in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in May, and was seventh in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in March.
Brekke won the shot put at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a personal-best throw of 55 feet, 1 1/2 inches. He also claimed fourth-place finishes in the discus at the Wisconsin Open, with a personal-best performance of 170-2, and at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. Brekke placed second in the weight throw with a personal-best toss of 61-1 ½ at the Cyclone Classic during the indoor campaign.
Leung won the 5000 meters at the Wisconsin Open with a season-best performance of 14:44.87. He achieved a personal-best in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational clocking in at 29:49.20. During the indoor season, Leung finished seventh in the 5000 at the Big Ten championships, clocking in at 13:58.18. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA performance list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds). A total of 448 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic squad. The Big Ten saw 70 athletes honored, the most of any conference. 2013 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Andrew Brekke, RS FR., Biochemistry* Reed Connor, Jr., Real estate and urban land economics*** Elliot Krause, Sr., Mathematics and philosophy**** Brian Leung, Jr., Public affairs*
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2011 Assisted Reproductive Technology Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report
The 2011 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) report provides an in-depth picture of the type, number, and outcome of ART cycles performed in U.S. fertility clinics. It also includes individual clinic tables that provide ART success rates and other information from each clinic. The report includes submitted and verified 2011 data and appendixes containing the results of data validation visits, technical notes, a glossary, and contact information for reporting and non-reporting clinics in the United States.
The data for this national report comes from the 451 fertility clinics reporting in 2011 that provided and verified data on the outcomes of all ART cycles started at their clinics. The 163,039* ART cycles performed at these reporting clinics in 2011 resulted in 47,818 live births (deliveries of one or more living infants) and 61,610 infants. Data provided by U.S. fertility clinics that use ART to treat infertility is a rich source of information about the factors that contribute to a successful ART treatment—the delivery of a live-born infant.
*Excludes banking cycles and cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated.
Please note starting with the 2010 data, the ART success rates were published in two separate reports.
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Introduction to Fertility Clinic Tables
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- Sample Clinic Table
- How to Read a Fertility Clinic Table
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Validation of 2011 ART Data
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Read: The Cap Situation Now That Carl Hagelin Has Signed (Update: And Justin Falk)
1:07PM: With the Rangers signing Justin Falk to a one-year contract worth $975,000, Cap Geek says that the Rangers have around $3.3 million in cap space.
Without Powe and Asham the Rangers have $5.1 million in cap space.
The team still needs to sign Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello.
11:36AM: With the Rangers signing Carl Hagelin to a deal that has a cap hit of $2.5 million, Cap Geek says that the Rangers have $4.3 million in cap space.
The team still needs to sign Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello and Justin Falk.
Cap Geek's projection of $4.3 million includes Darroll Powe and Arron Asham while not including JT Miller.
The Rangers, during the summer are allowed, to go 10% over the upper limit of $64.3 million. The Rangers need to be below the 64.3 million upper limit by the last day of their training camp.
Subtracting Powe ($1.06 million) and Asham ($1 million) while adding JT Miller ($1.24 million) gives the Rangers $5,43 million, according to the Cap Geek cap calculator.
Without Miller, Powe and Asham, the Rangers have $6.1 million in cap space. Because Powe and Asham have salaries greater than $925,000 they will still have a cap charge if sent to the minors. Asham will have a $75,000 cap charge and Powe will have a $141,666 cap charge.


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I took Trevor Troll for a ramble in the fjords because he was fed up with standing like a statue outside the souvenir shop and having visitors make rude comments about his magnificent nose. He looks happy to be out and about, but I think he ate a bit too much lunch.
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Trevor? Trevor? No way Pamela - we don't have Trevors in Norway I recognize this guy, it's Thorstein Troll, with the one bad eye, and nose red from too much drink......
Don't know if anyone else can appreciate this quite like I can - LOL how you have made my day.
+Nicely pasted (you did paste, didn't you? - cause those souvenir trolls are big to drag that far up a mountain)
+Nice and sharp on Thorstein and good dof in the rest of the image.
-Maybe a bit more room at top for Torstein's head
-Will come back later for
-more negatives if I come up with some.
I'm still chuckling. Where was this taken - in the Sogn part of Norway? Reminds me of Lærdal where I spent my summers.
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Childhood memories of my Father having one of these 'Trolls' have come flooding back! I used to have chilling nightmares from it all the time (I was around 4 or 5)! I couldn't even walk past it when it was dark!!Eventually, it was given away and I was safe........now it's all back
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Hi, Anne. Sorry, I usually call my trolls Trevor, and my gnomes Gerome. Glad you put me right, though.
So glad I made your day.
The background was taken in Bergen.
Hi, Andy. So sorry to bring back nightmare memories for you. I think you either love them or hate them. I love them.
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I wish I knew where in Bergen.....that's my hometown, but I just don't recognize this Possibly one of the coastal islands near Bergen?
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Oh dear, Anne, now you've got me. All I can do is tell you that I was on a cruise in Norway and went by coach to this hotel and it overlooked this view. It was some years ago, so the trip information is long gone.
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Hi Pamela,
+ Fun shot, Trevor seems to be "at one with nature".
+ The top part of Trevor's edges blend in well with the background
+ I like the way my eye is led from Trevor, and along the river below, up to the top right of the image
Feel like I'm being a bit picky with the negs:
- The piece of rock that Trevor is standing on doesn't blend in as well in the bottom centre area of the shot
- I keep noticing the little pink blob type thingy which seems to have hair growing from it by Trevors left knee and wondering what it is
- ???? can't think of another neg
This made me smile Pamela, and my granddaughter, Freyja (she's 8 yrs old), said to tell you that she liked it a lot!
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Thanks, Elaine.....and Freyja.
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Newer, more powerful chips, don't always have to be more expensive than their predecessors and that's exactly what Nvidia claims it has happed with its quad-core Tegra 3 which costs just about the same as the previous Tegra 2.
Analyst Romit J. Shah from Nomura Securities recently asked Nvidia how much does Tegra 3 actually cost and the company said that its price sits somewhere between 15 and 25 US dollars (€11.3 to €18.9).
Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang was actually even more specific and said "I don't know which Tegra is $15. But there are no – if we're still talking about Tegra 3, there is no Tegra 3 that's $15. It's higher than that."
So there you have it. Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3 costs actually between $15 and $25, with the scale tipping more towards the latter.


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In December 1932, Hess became head of the Central Political Committee of the National Socialist Party. He had the reputation of being a slavish follower of Hitler. Power mattered little to him; Hitler's approval was all. In April 1933, three months after becoming German chancellor, Hitler named Hess deputy Führer. A member of the Nazi inner circle, Hess was nonetheless not up to the tasks demanded of him. Traces of madness surfaced, and he was not well physically.
On 10 May 1941, six weeks before the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation barbarossa), Hess, having learned to pilot the Me-110 long-range German fighter, flew solo from Germany to Scotland. In a rather extraordinary feat of navigation, he piloted the aircraft to within 10 miles of his goal, the estate of the Duke of Hamilton, where he bailed out and was taken prisoner. Much speculation remains as to the reason for Hess's flight. Most likely, Hess hoped to broker a peace agreement between Britain and Germany, but this had no authority from Hitler. The German government admitted the event but denied any official backing. In any case, Hess was immediately taken prisoner by British authorities.
Hess remained in prison in Britain for the remainder of the war. One of the major defendants before the International War Crimes Tribunal at Nuremberg, Hess was found guilty of conspiracy to wage aggressive war and crimes against peace. He was sentenced to life in prison. During his trial, Hess revealed to the world the secret agreements of the Soviet-German Non-aggression Pact of 23 August 1939 that had provided for a partition of the Baltic states and Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union. The Soviets never forgave Hess and refused repeated British requests that he be released on medical grounds, especially when he was the only inmate of Spandau Prison in Berlin. Hess served the longest time of any of the Nuremberg defendants sentenced to prison. He died at Spandau on 17 August 1987.
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Douglas-Hamilton, James. Motive for a Mission: The Story behind Hess's Flight to Britain. New York: St. Martin's, 1971.; Manvell, Richard, and Heinrich Fränkel. Hess: A Biography. New York: Drake Publishers, 1973.; Nesbit, Conyers, and Georges Van Acker. The Flight of Rudolf Hess: Myths and Reality. Stroud, UK: Sutton, 1999.; Stafford, David, ed. Flight from Reality: Rudolf Hess and His Mission to Scotland, 1941. London: Pimlico, 2002.


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Tom Larsen has turned 80 years old. He was born April 16, 1927 in Price. He and his wife, Helen, were married Nov. 10, 1946.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Jacob Lew was sworn in Thursday as the nation's 76th Treasury secretary, one day before across-the-board government spending cuts kick in that could hold back the U.S. economy.
Vice President Joe Biden swore Lew in during a brief ceremony at the Oval Office, with Lew's wife and family and President Barack Obama looking on.
After the ceremony, Lew walked to the Treasury Department and was greeted by employees who lined the steps of the building.
Lew, 57, was White House budget director in both the Obama and Clinton administrations. He is expected to play a leading role in negotiating with Congress over ways to resolve the impasse over spending and tax issues.
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Former White House aide Sean Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring appeared to be the Democrat who will challenge Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-Bedford, in November in the 18th Congressional District, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's primary.
Richard Becker of Cortlandt led Westchester County totals, but overall was in second place. He was well ahead of three other Democrats: Matthew Alexander, Duane Jackson and Thomas Wilson.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Maloney had 7,098 votes to 4,775 for Becker. Alexander had 1,752, Jackson stood at 674 and Wilson recorded 329 votes
Maloney, an attorney, said he would cut what he said was wasteful spending and end Bush-era tax cuts to get the economy moving and create jobs.
The district with 626 precincts serves six towns in northeast Westchester, all of Putnam and Orange counties and a part of Dutchess County, with 139,614 registered Democrats.
Alexander had said his experience as a mayor of Wappingers Falls would make him a good choice for the congressional seat and he pointed to the fact he has lived in the district for 31 years.
Becker, a cardiologist and owner of medical practices, highlighted his experience as a small-business owner as a reason why he should be selected. He is a Cortlandt town councilman.
Jackson of Buchanan, a former city planner who helped thwart a 2010 car-bomb attack in Manhattan, said his campaign started as a grass-roots movement and if elected he would focus on spending tax dollars on American-based businesses.
Wilson, elected to the part-time post of mayor of Tuxedo Park in 2011, works in the financial services industry in Manhattan. He started the Tuxedo Park Land Trust.
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Democratic voters in Hayworths home district said they opposed her stance against proposed health-care reforms and support of numerous tax incentives.
We need the right person to be bold enough to do what needs to be done, said Earl Haynes, an energy consultant and retired postal worker. We need a correction, and thats why I am here to vote.
Charlotte Morsch said that, as a strong critic of Hayworth, she was eager to put in her two cents.
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(USA Today) JACKSONVILLE, FL - Friday testimony in the trial of Michael Dunn, charged with fatal shooting of a teen during over loud rap music, centered on the moments leading up to the victim's death.
Dunn, 47, a South Patrick Shores software engineer, is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. Assistant State Attorney John Guy has said that Dunn was fueled by anger when he fired 10 shots at four youths parked in their SUV on Nov. 23, 2012. Jordan Davis, 17, was fatally wounded.
TESTIMONY, DAY 1: Prosecutor says Dunn was unconcerned after loud music fight
Dunn, who is white, told detectives that Davis, a black teen, threatened him with a shotgun or pipe-like weapon. Dunn's defense attorney, Cory Strolla, has said Dunn acted in self defense. But police said no weapon was found at the scene.
Many observers see similar parallels in this case with the fatal confrontation between Floridians George Zimmerman and black teen Trayvon Martin. Davis' mother, Lucy McBath, has lobbied Congress and the Florida House criticizing "Stand Your Ground" firearm self-defense laws.
Tevin Thompson, who was in the Dodge Durango when Davis was shot, testified that he and driver Tommie Stornes picked up Davis and Leland Brunson earlier on the day of the shooting. The quartet topped by a gas station for gum and cigarettes before the shooting.
Asked to describe Davis' demeanor: "He was happy. Just a normal day," Thompson said.
As they played loud rap music. Dunn pulled up, parking his car close to the SUV.
Thompson testified that Dunn said; "Turn your music down. I can't hear myself think," and he appeared upset and a little angry. Thompson turned down the volume -- but Davis said, "(Expletive) that. Turn the music back up." So he did.
Davis and Dunn continued talking, and Thompson said Davis told Dunn, "(Expletive) you." But Davis did not threaten Dunn, had nothing in his hands, and did not try to exit the vehicle, Thompson said.
He said he heard Dunn ask Jordan, "Are you talking to me?" and then Dunn reached for his gun and fired at Davis' door. Thompson ducked for cover.
Brunson later testified that he tried to pull Davis down as bullets were fired. Afterward, Brunson said he called Davis' name and he didn't respond, so he checked his body to see if he had been shot. "When I reached and touched him, blood appeared on my fingers," Brunson said.
After Brunson described how Davis was "gasping for air" with his head in Brunson's lap, Davis' mother dabbed at her eyes with a tissue in the courtroom audience.
Strolla has accused Jacksonville Sheriff's Office homicide detectives of sloppy police work and said the other teens in the SUV worked in tandem to get their stories straight shortly after the shooting.
Strolla said the teens had ample opportunity to hide a shotgun or pipe in a nearby parking lot, and four days passed before police searched that area.
Including four alternates, the racially mixed jury is made up of 10 women and six men. Circuit Judge Russell Healey ordered the jury to remain sequestered for the duration of the trial. Strolla requested the move, citing "extensive, inflammatory and prejudicial" pretrial publicity of the case.
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Campaign Finance$112,272 Given
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- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Lobbying$230,694 Spent
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Firm Hired Amount Florida Farm Bureau $230,694
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Bill No. Title H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R.2164 Legal Workforce Act H.R.2847 American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R.2895 Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R.1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R.2885 Legal Workforce Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 S.2245 Preserve the Waters of the United States Act H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R.1633 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
RegulationsMentioned in 7 dockets; Submitted to 2 dockets
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The Los Angeles Design Technology Forum is pleased to announce the fourth lecture in a series of monthly events focusing on the intersection of Design and Information Technology.
Steve Murphy
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The Boeing 787 and Global Collaboration
Thursday 31 May 2007, 7pm - 8pm, FREE
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Boeing is embarking on a journey to introduce a new product which will change the aerospace industry; the 787 Dreamliner. The 787 has set numerous sales records in its first year and continues to be groundbreaking as it moves toward the rollout of the first airplane.
Since 1916, Boeing has been at the frontier of human flight. The 787 Dreamliner continues that voyage. It is truly a world airplane. Because of Boeing's global business approach and its strategic partnerships around the world, talented people from many countries are making important contributions to building this innovative airplane. The Boeing Dreamliner provides a business solution for airlines everywhere — offering unsurpassed operational flexibility. Exciting improvements in passenger comfort will change flight forever. The Dreamliner continues the Boeing tradition of advancing commercial aviation, and providing the platform for the future.
The talk will focus on the challenges of setting up an entirely new business model, a new suite of tools and processes to digitally build the airplane, a new set of materials and with a timeline one year less than has ever been achieved in commercial airplanes.
Steve Murphy
Steve Murphy graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1986 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1987. He joined The Boeing Company in 1987 as a Structures Analyst in the Boeing Aerospace Company, then moved to Commercial Airplanes a year later. During that time he has worked on all BCA airplanes including the 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777. He has held multiple jobs including the manager of the Knowledge Based Engineering Team. For the last five years he has been on first the Sonic Cruiser, which became the 7E7 and is now a few months away from first flight as the 787. He has held numerous positions on the program including the Engineering Process Leader, the CATIA V5 PLM Implementation Manager and the Process Implementation Leader. He is currently responsible for the implementation of the new all digital tools and processes into the 787 program around the world.
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This event is free due to the generous support of USC School of Architecture and ABC Imaging.
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Enter the campus at Gate 1 off Exposition Blvd at USC Watt Way (between Figueroa and Vermont Blvd). Parking on campus is $7. The parking attendant will direct you to the closest available parking. The Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center is located in Harris Hall just east of Gate 1.
The Los Angeles Design Technology Forum
The Los Angeles Design Technology Forum serves to increase awareness of technological innovations in design and construction, and to foster their application throughout the Los Angeles design community. By connecting a diverse audience of designers, engineers, builders and owners who have widely varying conceptions of technology in their work, we hope to create new opportunities for efficiency and creativity.
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This report calls for an end to the current loop of self-monitoring where universities teach, award and mark their own degrees - and urges research-intensive universities to design standardised curricula that can be taught in the majority of institutions.
It warns that government plans to introduce a market in higher education may have undesirable consequences, with more providers making quality and value less easy to determine. It is suggested that moving to common standards and independent marking will be an effective quality control measure, similar to A-levels.
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James Kirchick
Obama: Not So Diplomatic
April 08, 2008
At a fundraiser last week in San Francisco, Barack Obama uttered this about diplomacy: I think a lot of people assume that might be some sort of military thing to make me look more Commander-in-Chief-like. Ironically, this is an area--foreign policy is the area where I am probably most confident that I know more and understand the world better than Senator Clinton or Senator McCain. It's ironic because this is supposedly the place where experience is most needed to be Commander-in-Chief. Experience in Washington is not knowledge of the world. This I know.
Only The Beginning
April 03, 2008
Two days ago, news organizations everywhere were reporting that Robert Mugabe was planning on stepping down from office. In an authoritarian country where there is no free press, rumors like this spread fast, especially when people are worn down after 28 years of one-party, iron-fisted rule. Any small indication of positive change can easily blow up into a major development. Perhaps Mugabe would fly off to Malaysia or Namibia, or even arrange some sort of deal where he could reside for the rest of his life in the mansion he constructed for himself in a tony Harare suburb.
Grasping At Straws
April 03, 2008
Ilan Goldenberg of the National Security Network claims that, in an interview yesterday, Joe Lieberman said: If we did what Sen.
Bob Barr To Run For President As Independent
April 02, 2008
Rumors have been circulating over the past week that former House Manager and Georgia Congressman Bob Barr may run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket. A well-informed source tells me today that he will run...as an Independent. Barr has been extremely critical of the Bush administration from a libertarian perspective, however, stressing issues like coercive interrogation practices, warrantless wiretapping and the Iraq War (he doesn't differ much from Ralph Nader much on this issue). So it's unclear which nominee -- Republican or Democrat -- Barr's bid might hurt come the general.
Anti-american Bias At Al-jazeera? You Don't Say
April 02, 2008
Last week, former Nightline correspondent Dave Marrash quit his anchoring job at Al-Jazeera due to anti-American sentiment at the network. But it wasn't the station's Arab overseers who were the main culprits. Rather, "Marash said he felt that attitude more from British administrators than Arabs at the Qatar-based network." Then there's this interesting tidbit: "Marash, who's being replaced by former CNN International host Shihab Rattansi, said he was the last American-accented anchor at the network, which broadcasts from Washington, London, Kuala Lumpur and Doha, Qatar.
Bizarro World
April 01, 2008
The New York Times is reporting that Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean tyrant, may resign at the result of his clear loss in the presidential election over the weekend. Usually, dictators don't hold elections that they can't win, but apparently even this basic element of authoritarian governance was beyond Mugabe's grasp. Needless to say, this is hardly the outcome anyone expected. After all, Mugabe is not one to put up with opposition. While the world hailed him as a liberation hero in the 1970's, he was making clear promises to rule Zimbabwe as a one-party state.
Hard Right
March 26, 2008
This was not what Patrick Cordova had bargained for. The Stanford junior, a member of the school's student government, had wanted to host a lecture on sexual health. And he figured that a provocative and fun way to tackle the issue would be to bring a prominent pornographer to speak on campus. So Cordova sent out some invitations. The first person he heard back from was Michael Lucas—longtime porn actor and director of such films as Hunt & Plunge, The Bigger The Better, and Fire Island Cruising (editions one through eight).
Calm Down
March 25, 2008
I hold no brief for the Clintons, and have criticized them in his space and elsewhere. And while I'm hesitant to ascribe such reductive motives to other people's political passions, I can't help but think that Andrew Sullivan's loathing of Hillary is predicated upon a deeply-felt misogyny. How else to explain this? As the campaign goes on, the more you see who she is. The polling has not damaged Obama as she hoped, so she will now make Rove's and Hannity's strategy hers: "He would not have been my pastor," Clinton said.
Michael Lucas Channeling Ann Coulter?
March 25, 2008
Those who read my profile of the polemicizing porn star Michael Lucas might have mistaken some of his rhetoric (much talk of "Koran-crazed Muslims) for that of Ann Coulter. Queerty, a gay blog that has sparred with Lucas many times in the past, thinks that he's actually plagiarized her. Coulter is a smut-peddler in her own right, of a different sort than Lucas, of course, yet I hope these allegations aren't true. --James Kirchick
Thoughts On A Speech
March 21, 2008
Charles Krauthammer has written, what I believe, the best distillation of Barack Obama's speech on race. Yes, it was a wonderful, even historic, address. But at the end of the day, I'm lost as to what it had to do with the crisis that prompted its delivery: Jeremiah Wright. Obama pulled off a masteful dodge-and-weave.