text: Supernatural Season 8 Episode 12 "As Time Goes By" January 30, 2013 News, Supernatural Supernatural Season 8 Episode 12 "As Time Goes By" airs Wednesday Jan 30 2012 at 9 pm on the CW television network. Felicia Day returns. Episode Synopsis: Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are stunned when a man who claims to be Henry Winchester (guest star Gil McKinney), their grandfather, suddenly appears in their hotel room demanding to know where he can find John Winchester. Henry has time-traveled to stop a demon named Abbadon (guest star Alaina Huffman) and was looking for John's help. Through Henry, Sam and Dean learn more about their father and the Winchester blood line. Serge Ladouceur directed the episode written by Adam Glass Show Summary: Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki as Dean and Sam Winchester, two brothers who travel the country looking for their missing father and battling evil spirits along the way. Click Any Photo Below To Enlarge Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Duffman I can't believe that it took until season 8 to find anything out about Sam and Deans grandfather , then it turns out he is a member of an ancient organization that has vast knowledge about " supernatural " things and spells against evil etc. and they kill him off after 1 episode —- W.T.F. ?????


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'Damages' Gets New Life Thanks to DirecTV
Thank God for DirecTV. At least that's what fans of the legal drama "Damages" will soon be saying.
The satellite broadcast provider announced today it will team up with Sony Pictures Television to keep the near-dead suspense series going for at least two more seasons, which will now air on DirecTV. In addition to acquiring the rights to air the first three seasons, DirecTV and Sony will continue the series in 2011 and 2012.
It's not the first time DirecTV has stepped in to save a critically-acclaimed but low-rated show. It already produces "Friday Night Lights" which airs on DirecTV and then on NBC.
"Damages" stars Glen Close as cut-throat New York lawyer Patty Hewes, and Rose Byrne plays a younger attorney who is by turns mesmerized and appalled by Hewes's methods and personal life. The series has earned seven Emmy nominations in its first two years. Co-creator Todd Kessler previously wrote for HBO's "The Sopranos."

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Shopping in Istanbul is a truly unique experience because it blends the best of both traditional and modern. You can hunt down treasures in the 4,500 shops in the Grand Bazaar, or wander around the narrow, winding streets in Galata in search of boutiques filled with talented, innovative and affordable young designers. It's not a surprise that the city was voted the 2010 European Capital of Culture. (Not to mention the Baklava is beyond outstanding!)
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Terpuscular No.11/13
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DERIMOD (leather jackets, shoes and bags)
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SIMAY BUIBUI (women's ready-to-wear leather design boutique)
Sahkulu bostan Sk. No. 22 Galata
BUKA (specializes in handmade patchowrk dresses)
Hayriye Caddesi No.18a
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The Cast Of 'The Walking Dead' Give The Scoop On Next Season
It can be said that the AMC hit television series 'The Walking Dead' has been nothing short of a surprise for everyone involved, especially the fans. With such a large following starting with the first episode, Season 2 will use a bigger budget to give the fans exactly what they want. Seen here, at 'The Walking Dead' screening during PaleyFest 2011 at the Saban Theater on March 4th in Beverly Hills, California, the cast revealed a few little known facts about the series.
"Next season is an open road," says executive producer Frank Darabont "It can go anywhere."
PHOTOS: Check Out Photos From The Season Finale Of 'The Walking Dead'!
It was originally turned down by NBC, whom I'm sure is regretting that decision. The second season will pick up right where they left off and the Lori, Rick, Shane love triangle will continue with a possible pregnancy. There will also be more gruesome zombie killing action, as well as more into the mystery of the zombies origin and Dr. Jenner. But don't get too excited, Frank Darabont wants to stick with how characters will deal with this zombie apocalypse rather than focusing on the cause. Hopefully, it will be much more enthralling this time around!


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A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (FLIGHTPLAN) and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger.
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The VIK Club Coral Beach is a handsome family resort in Playa Blanca on the southernmost tip of Lanzarote. The town of Playa Blanca is a gorgeous little town with a sweeping bay of golden sand and traditional whitewashed architecture. The hotel also enjoys some gorgeous views of the volcano of Montana Roja and the islands of Lobos and Fuerteventura.
The VIK Club Coral Beach is a great place to bring the kids. There are plenty of activities and shows that parents and children can enjoy together. However, if you're looking for a bit of time alone, there are lots of programmes to keep the kids busy whilst you get a massage, explore the stunning volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote or relax at the pool bar with some light refreshment!
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Four Medieval Masterpieces: How Illuminated Manuscripts Shape Our Vision of the Past
Manuscript illustrations of knights in armor, serfs at the plow, and castles under siege show what life looked like and how it was conducted in the Middle Ages - or do they? This 4-part series focuses on 4 manuscripts, the Book of Kells, the Lindau Gospels, the Luttrell Psalter, and the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, probing the truth behind these treasures of medieval history and exploring conditions that fostered their creation.
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ABC News' John R. Parkinson reports:
While debate on hundreds of amendments to the GOP's spending bill creeps closer to a conclusion Friday evening and a vote for final passage in the House of Representatives could occur as soon as early Saturday morning, House Republicans are poised to pass legislation that is unlikely to move any closer to becoming law.
With the Democratic majority in the Senate unlikely to pass the bill and President Obama threatening to veto the bill even if it passed the Senate, Speaker of the House John Boehner was adamant Friday evening that it's not Republicans trying shut down the government, but rather Washington Democrats are to blame if lawmakers cannot come to a compromise before current funding runs out March 4.
"The only people in this town rooting for a government shutdown are Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. There's not one Republican talking about government shutdown. Our goal is to cut spending because it will lead to a better environment for job creation in America," Boehner, R-Ohio, said. "It's going to be fascinating here over the next few weeks and months as we work our way through this, but these are going to be the most important two, three, four months that we've seen in decades."
In anticipation of a stalemate with the Senate once House Republicans eventually pass the measure, late Friday evening House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leadership introduced a short-term extension of the current continuing resolution that would maintain current spending levels, a proposal Boehner already announced he would not support.
"This bill would continue the freeze in government spending contained in the current CR," Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday evening in a statement. "In order to give Congress time to finish the legislation and avoid the calamitous effect of a government shutdown on the American people, I am hopeful Republican leaders will agree to a short term extension of the freeze as we work to pass a bill the President can sign into law for the remainder of 2011."
As the night crept on and lawmakers inched forward on debate over hundreds of amendments to the spending bill, Boehner spent more than 20 minutes Friday evening gaggling with reporters in the Speaker's Lobby, an ornate hallway that runs directly behind the dais in the House chamber where Members, aides and reporters mingle during votes.
"We've seen a real debate! That's what the American people expect of their Congress. This is the People's House. You've heard that term as long as you've all been around here. I've heard it for the 20 years that I've been here, but there's no example of the people's House better than what we've seen here," Boehner said. "I think the House working its will is what the Founders had envisioned for this House, and when the House works its will I think is when the House works its best."
Boehner also said that the open process is an effective method to break in the freshmen members and help them learn to become legislators.
"The freshman are as excited about this as anyone else, and it's been good for them to participate in the debate. You know, half of our freshmen have never served in public office and allowing them to participate in this will speed up their development as legislators. Just putting together an amendment that is in order as a freshman, that's a pretty difficult task to get through," Boehner said. "Our job's not to have control over them. This is a concept out of what you'd seen here in your history books and that is not the way the House should be run. You know, I have a vision of what I think the role of the federal government should or shouldn't be, and I can exercise that role in terms of what comes to the floor. But once it comes to the floor, the members ought to be able to have a debate and make those decisions on their own. And it's not about achieving my will. It's about – my job is to protect the institution and right now my big job is to restore institution that's been badly damaged over a long period of time."
Boehner said that during his 20 years serving in the House of Representatives, he has never seen a bill on the floor for four days on this many amendments on any bill.
"We're different than any other country in the world. All of the strife and all of our differences all get fought out right on the floor of that House, and when they don't get fought out there, it's like allowing the steam to build up in a tea kettle. You know, sooner or later you're going to have a real problem," Boehner added. "I was just watching 20 years of leaders tighten down the process, tighten down the process, tighten down the process, trying to reconfigure all the rules in order for them to pass their agenda, the leader's agenda. And I don't think that's – that is not my job. I said in 1991 during a debate on a closed rule – I said what do we have to fear in allowing the House to work its will. I said it then, I meant it, I've never believed anything otherwise. And I'm proud of this moment."


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At first glance, one wouldn't expect the Waconia area to have much in common with a far-away place like Haiti but there are actually several efforts that connect Waconia and Haiti.
For example, Freshwater Community Church in St. Bonifacius has been supporting Haitian orphans through Operation Love The Children of Haiti (OLTCH) shortly after it was founded in 2007. And after a devastating earthquake rocked the island country in January 2010, the students and families at Bayview and Southview elementary schools provided the means to rebuild and support Lott Cary School in Leogane, Haiti.
Both of these efforts might appear somewhat random, but they're connected, too, namely through Tim Bristol, a Waconia resident, Freshwater member and nurse who periodically teaches at the Faculty of Nursing Science of the Episcopal University of Haiti (FSIL) in Leogane. He has taught in Haiti every year since 2006.
"We moved (to Waconia) in 2006 and I was the Director of Nursing when Crown started its nursing program," Bristol said. "At the same time, the nursing program started in Leogane. A friend of a friend said, 'Hey, contact them,' and I did and I went down and started teaching down there."
In the years since, Bristol has taken many nursing students and faculty from the U.S. to Haiti and brought back numerous nursing students and faculty from Haiti to the U.S. Bristol is a big believer in the value of education and has witnessed firsthand how important education is to the people of Haiti.
"If you're illiterate in Haiti, it's almost like a death sentence," Bristol said. "Education is truly, if not number one, it's number two or number three, in terms of things that can change the devastation in Haiti. A number of the nursing students, some who have a history of being homeless, truly are turning into the young leaders of their communities (thanks to the opportunities provided through the nursing school). To be able to read and write … they might be able to provide for their family. That's why we're so invested in improving the education there."
Whether it's the nursing students, the children at Lott Cary School, or the people involved with OLTCH, there are many folks in Haiti who are benefitting from a "Waconia Connection."
To read the rest of the story, see the Feb. 28 Waconia Patriot.


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'HELL'S LABYRINTH' Will Take Your Soul When It's Unleashed In April
Check out the details inside for HELL'S LABYRINTH, releasing on DVD, VOD and Digital Download on April 17th.
The cool looking fantasy horror stars Leah Rose (Dust), Ryan Schaufler (Chasing Life), Tom Lodewyck (Petty Cash), Matt Ukena (Dark Nemesis), Edy Cullen (Pickman's Muse), Nick Driessen (Guardians), Katy Colloton (Silent Shame), Chris Flieller (Baraboo), Adrienne Rusk (The Trouble with the Truth) and was written and directed by Drew Maxwell (Dark Nemesis – coming this summer from MTI Home Video), and produced by Amy Dowd (The Dark Knight) and Dan Kattman (Side Effects).
After being kidnapped, Kate Walker (Rose) wakes to find herself trapped in a small chamber. She realizes she's not the only prisoner, as nineteen others share the same fate. Hunted by demonic creatures, the group must band together if they are to escape the hellish labyrinth and survive the onslaught.


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It won't be long now until Gears of War: Judgment arrives on the Xbox 360, and that's good news for fans of the franchise who've been hankering to get their fix. With excitement beginning to build for the series' next installment, it's easy to forget that there was once talk of a Kinect-exclusive Gears of War title. Now some screenshots of the alleged game have surfaced, and they depict a project that was still in very early development before eventually being scrapped.
According to VGLeaks, the Kinect game was tentatively called Gears of War: Tactics, and it was intended to provide gamers with an experience dramatically different from a standard entry in the series. As the name suggests, Tactics would have thrown players into the role of a master tactician, with the primary objective being to strategically move various COG soldiers throughout a map in order to defeat hostile Locusts.
The photos of Gears of War: Tactics in action were allegedly taken from a video demonstrating the Alpha build of the game, hence why the graphics are still in an less-than-ideal state. Still, the game looks as if it would have been a rather compelling title that utilized the motion sensing technology of Kinect in a unique fashion.
VGLeaks seems to think that the game's development may have shifted over to the Xbox 360's successor (codenamed Durango), but — given how long the game has been rumored to have been in development — that doesn't seem like a probable scenario. Cliff Blezinski even confirmed that a title known as Gears of War: Exile had been cancelled prior to his departure from Epic Games. Assuming that Epic hasn't dismissed two GoW games as of late, it's safe to say that Tactics is indeed Exile and has ceased development.
It's always possible that Microsoft and Epic Games still have plans to resurrect the game once the Xbox 720 makes its inevitable debut, but only time will tell if Gears of War: Tactics was ever meant to see the light of day.
Do you think a Kinect-exclusive, real-time strategy game is something Gears fans would enjoy?
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Council's action on Oliver Towers proposal is tabled for a week. Also a missed deadline for budget prioritiesTuesday, Oct. 4 — The Lansing City Council will take another week before formally discussing a development agreement that would give the downtown Oliver Towers property to Davenport University in exchange for other downtown property.
A proposal before the Council involves trading a 3.01-acre, city-owned block surrounded by Seymour and Capitol avenues and Shiawassee and Ionia streets for 2.73 acres, owned by Davenport University, at Kalamazoo and Cherry streets.
Davenport is looking to expand its Lansing campus and has eyed the property that holds Oliver Towers. The Lansing Housing Commission is the only tenant in the eight-story structure. As part of the agreement, Davenport would demolish the structure and build a new $10 million, three-story structure across the street from Lansing Community College.
The Council — along with the Lansing Housing Commission Board, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Davenport Board of Trustees — needs to approve the proposed agreement in order for the swap to take place.
The Council's Committee of the Whole had the proposal scheduled for "action/discussion" on its agenda Monday night, but Council President A'Lynne Robinson decided to schedule a special Committee of the Whole meeting for next Monday at 6 p.m.: "After having conversations with the administration … we (Council) haven't had enough time to review this," she said.
Robinson said the plan is to have the Council vote on the agreement at its Oct. 24 meeting, with a public hearing sometime between now and then
However, the Council's discussion comes amid claims from Lansing Community College officials that LCC also is interested in the property. The city's property includes a 200-space parking lot on the corner of Shiawassee and Capitol that LCC leases for $175,000 a year.
Chris Strugar-Fritsch, LCC's executive director of administrative services, addressed the Council briefly during Monday night's Committee of the Whole meeting.
"I'm here to inform you that Lansing Community College is very interested in the process of the disposition of Oliver Towers and parking lot No. 2," he said. "Lansing Community College is very interested in acquiring these properties."
At-Large Councilwoman Kathie Dunbar said she has had "limited contact, very little, from anyone at LCC regarding this issue." Dunbar added that she would like to know if acquiring the Oliver Towers block is part of LCC's five-year Master Plan.
"There are different interpretations of communications over the last few years regarding city discussion on the property — (LCC) being interested and (LCC) not being interested," Dunbar said. "The Master Plan would indicate some intent if it's listed there."
For more on the "different interpretations" of LCC's intent, check out City Pulse's Sept. 21 story. (http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-6356-the-lcc-davenport-tug-of-war-over-oliver-towers.html)
In other delayed business, the Council was scheduled to discuss its fiscal year 2013 budget priorities in Committee of the Whole Monday, but that too was tabled by Robinson. The City Charter says those should have been written and adopted by Council no later than Oct. 1.
The Council "shall adopt a statement of City-wide budget Policies and priorities each year and shall transmit it to the Mayor no later than October 1," according to the City Charter.
Robinson said during Committee of the Whole that priorities are drafted and then reviewed by each of the Council's seven committees for revisions. Those were issued in September, but due to "meeting schedules" and "availability of committee chairs," recommendations aren't ready from all of the committees.
"We certainly have been working on it," Robinson said. "We will move forward expressly."
In more delayed business, the Council's Committee of the Whole was scheduled to discuss Act 425 tax sharing agreements between the city and DeWitt Township, but will do so next week when Lansing Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Bob Trezise is available to explain what Deputy Chief of Staff Randy Hannan called "complex agreements."
These agreements seek to create a state-designated "aerotropolis" around the Lansing airport. Such a designation — which would be the second in the state along with Detroit Metro Airport — is meant to attract development near the airport, Mayor Virg Bernero said Monday.
The proposed tax-sharing agreements need approval from the Council and the DeWitt Township Board of Trustees before the municipalities can apply to the state for an "aerotropolis" designation, Bernero said.
Meanwhile, Council members are yet to see the agreements. Hannan said "hopefully" the Council will get them today. The Council plans to discuss the agreements further at a special Committee of the Whole meeting next Monday, schedule a public hearing for Oct. 17 and vote on the agreements Oct. 24.
While scheduled business was delayed during Committee of the Whole, the Council had no legislative business on its regular meeting agenda.


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I love The Batman. He is the greatest Superhero of all the Superheroes.
And I've been waiting (as patiently as possible) for The Dark Knight Rises since the run for The Dark Knight ended.
I know that you've been waiting too. We all have been. It has felt like a long, long time since we all sat in the theatre and watched what really was a special movie.
First we got the teaser. And we all almost died. It was so exciting and breath taking and beautiful and dark and… epic.
And now every day we get closer and closer to the newest, 3rd, last flick in the trilogy starring Christian Bale and directed by Christopher Nolan.
Both have said that they won't return for a 4th movie.
Neither are likely to change their minds.
The fans will not want to wait 10 years to start over again.
The studio knows it will need to make more movies with a new star and a new dude behind the camera.
But all of that is for future Josh and his future readers to worry about.
For now we have the excitement of The Dark Knight Rises!
First came the teaser… take a minute and watch it as a refresher.
Do you remember how exciting it was to see those images and think about what the tone and feel and sense of the movie was going to be? If you don't it's probably because the 2nd trailer replaced those feelings for you.
Watch it to be refreshed. It's worth the 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
And then yesterday we got the 3rd trailer. With more Bane (Tom Hardy) and more Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and more John Blake (Jospeph Gordon-Levitt) on the screen.
Because it's a trailer I still don't know how big Blake is going to be in the film… but I have a feeling that it will be significant and this isn't just clever editing.
If you haven't seen it yet you need to watch it.
Do yourself a favour and watch it.
Even if you don't call yourself a Batman fan.
Spoiler: Did you see that?! The Batmobile/Tumbler flew! It was awesome!
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This show went right into my top shows of all time in the last few weeks. I bought the first two seasons the day after watching the first 3 episodes. Of all of HBO's shows, I think this one gets the least mention. Anybody else watching The Wire here?
It gets the least mention, and I think it is the best show - by a long shot. I pretty much whore for the Wire in every TV/HBO thread, so no reason to stop here
I've never before seen a show that is so layered, so complex, so realistic, and so entertaining at the same time. And the storylines keep getting better and better. Seriously, check this one out if you haven't.
No, and the only way I've heard anything about it is from seeing the seasons on sale at Best Buy. What's the scoop? I know nothing.
No, and the only way I've heard anything about it is from seeing the seasons on sale at Best Buy. What's the scoop? I know nothing.
The Wire is about the Drug War (and, tangentially, the War on Terror, the penal system, the labor movement, the working class, gay issues, bureacracy, politics, corruption, adolescence, and above all, moral ambiguity) in Baltimore. It is shot on location in inner-city Baltimore using a lot of locals as extras and bit players. It follows a series of police investigations into a large drug organization, as well as corruption in the dockworkers unions and a number of other storylines. It has about 40 main characters that you get to know well - the script is complex but incredibly sharp. Despite how complex the story is, you never quite feel lost. It's simply the best writing I've ever seen in a TV show.
To top it all off, it serves very well as just a really good cop drama, if that's your bag.
From what I understand, the 4th season starts in the fall and will focus on the public education system.
[edit]Season 4 teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv5OW...
The scoop is that it is some of the best TV out there. The show follows a drug selling street gang and the police task force that's trying to take them down with an emphasis on the internal politics of both organizations. It's one of the most unique takes on the crime drama that I've seen in years.
The dialog is also worth mentioning. It's amazing. It's not one of those shows were the slang sounds forced or insincere. And the reason it's called the Wire is because, well, mostly, the investigations and drama revolve around the placing and monitoring of phone taps. But that makes it sound boring and it's nowhere close to dull.
I think in another thread someone mentioned Bird as toughest gay character. I second that nomination.
Not bird, Omar.
Whoops. And I just read that in the other thread too. What can I say, it's been too long since season 3.
I have the first DVD sitting in my queue, I guess I'll bump it up a bit.
I liked this series ALOT. I thought they did a decent job of keeping it interesting by changing things up a bit with each season (although I think Season 1 was by far the best). I wasn't sure if this was coming back - thanks for the heads-up.
I think I liked the 2nd season the best...the dockworkers storyline was really good, and they were able to continue the overarching stories without it seeming forced.
I can't wait for season 4, it's the highlight of my TV year.
[edit]Damn that clip is great...wish it was on now!
Yea, I have HBO and have had a season pass on my Tivo for The Wire since Season 1. I probably won't get around to watching tonight's premier episode for a few days though (I tend to lag behind alot on TV - still finishing up last season's 24!).
I have never even heard of this show until this thread, but I have to find it because
it sounds great, I look forward to watching it
Today on Slate, there is a great article on the Wire, comparing it to a lot of great classic literature. They also call it the best show ever created for television, which I think is apt. It looks like they will be doing some sort of online panel discussions starting Monday 9/18.
I'm glad to see this spectacular show finally getting some of the attention it deserves...
[Edit] Great news! It looks like HBO just extended the Wire for a 5th season!! http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertai...
Glad to see they're doing something right, despite low ratings.
I'd just like to add my voice to the choir -- The Wire is the best drama on HBO, hands down. It's certainly runs at a slower pace than most of the other HBO-dramas but allows for some amazing character development (Stringer Bell, for example). You can get the first few seasons through Netflix if you have that avenue available to you and I'd strongly suggest picking it up if you get the chance. Much in the same way as I felt about Firefly, I envy those of you who haven't seen it for the first time (though I'd have to tip my hat to season 3 as being the best so far).
Season 4 seems to be up to the challenge -- can't wait to see how they expand on the Baltimore school system.


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Today has been one of those Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but only slightly. No, we haven't experienced a major catastrophe, meltdown, illness or otherwise majorly stressful event. Rather, it's been one of those days that wear you down, drop by drop, like a slow leak in your roof that's hard to pinpoint. It's hard to fix, because you can't nail down the source.
After failing to get the mower started, and giving up on getting anything done outside (this God-forsaken Kansas wind!!!), I let the girls stay on our covered front porch to play while I went in and did dishes. I turned the AC off, and opened the storm door glass, so I could still hear them through the screen.
"Oh, hi sweetie. How was your day today? I missed you SO much. I'm here to pick you up."
I turned off the water, and crept to the living room, where I could watch them unobserved. They appeared to be playing house, alternately playing the role of mother and baby. The mother would drop the baby off at daycare, go to work, and return shortly with big kisses and sweet words. The deck box was the car, where they would climb on top and turn an imaginary steering wheel.
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But listening to my girls, you would think their mother was always soft-spoken, patient and willing to stop whatever she's doing to tend to their needs. Then again, they were playing pretend. Not exactly going for accuracy. So why couldn't I? Why couldn't I fake it til I made it out of this slump? Surely, if a two and four-year-old can pull this off, so can I. Shortly, the girls themselves grew frustrated with the (God-forsaken) Kansas wind, and decided to come inside. Then, my preschooler put my new-found desire to play pretend to the test.
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I took a deep breath, and in my most saccharine voice answered her, "Of course, honey. That would be wonderful."
I have no agenda today, nowhere I have to be, so why not? Why not just play house with my girls, and pretend to be the mother they're pretending I am? The second sheet of oatmeal cookies is in the oven, my kitchen is a mess, but I'm feeling better.


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Ive noticed since running this 8lb flywheel on my setup, the torque and pull of the last two motors sucked balls compared to my last setup with a stock flywheel. My last setup was 2.0 liters with a stock flywheel, and my last two have been 1.8's with the 8lb flywheel. Im sure the difference cant be just .2 liters, Ive ran the same 57 trim .60 ar turbo on all 3 motors. Ive always had the idea in the back of my head, and Ive had a couple friends mention it to me recently.
Does a lightened flywheel on a turbo car REALLY cause a loss of torque? Anyone actually compared the two on a similar setup? Im leaning towards the idea of putting the stock flywheel back on, and getting rid of the 8lb.
according to this website, there is no loss of torque.
How a lightweight flywheel works
change em out, whats the worst that could happen
i red some where that it did i cant remmber y thought something to do less mass. not sure though
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from what i have heard\understand lightweight flywheel are best for n\a cars. reason being you want to get up in rpm's in a n\a car and stay up there. lightweight flywheels are not too good for forced induction cars (mainly turbo) cause you want to build boost with the lightweights you will get up in rpm quickly and out of the gear quicker and not have all the potential to hit full boost.
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It would help if you search for a tech article myself or someone posted on here about lighter flywheels. Basicly a lighter flywheel with an under powered car has a chance to bog the motor down from a lower RPM. It makes it more difficult to spin the wheels. I woulnd't really get a lighter flywheel unless I was having problems with wheelspin.
The flywheel is the foundation of the clutch system, and because it is an energy storage device, also determines the amount of power available to launch the car. A heavy flywheel stores more energy as it spins than a light flywheel. If your engine and gearing combination requires more power or inertia to make the car launch without bogging the motor, you will want a heavier flywheel. Keep in mind, though, that a heavier flywheel will be slower to accelerate through the gears. A lighter flywheel creates less inertia at launch, but will accelerate quicker through the gears. In order to effectively use a lighter flywheel, you must consider the car weight, operating RPM of the engine, and most importantly, the gearing. Too little gear will cause the engine to nose over or �bog� on launch.
(From: http://www.ramclutches.com/Products/flywheels.htm )
Basicly, if you make a lot of torque down low, a lighter flywheel is for you.
If you make your torque higher in the RPM range - it might not be the best idea. A mostly track car will do fine with a light flywheel, because they can always rev the engine up to where it makes the ideal torque to launch the car without bogging. However it will suck on the street, because of the possibility of the car not being able to take off from a light, or roam around town.
However, the car will feel more "nimble" because once you get up in the RPMs it's easier to stay there.
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I just switched over to the lightweight flywheel, and Im not too sure how I like it yet... Couple more days should tell...
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i have always run them, and i love them... so i guess it is more opinion than anything...
they are annoying, only use them if you are slow and want to be a little bit less slower.
I think it just depends on your setup. If you're going boost, it might be a good idea to solve the bad wheelspins that FWD cars have. I know with 330ft/lbs I need one in my 280.
I guess Ill just make up for the light flywheel with more boost =)
I have been debating on what to do with a flywheel.. its boosted, im guessing 250ish at the wheels now but want to get in the upper 3's..
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when you install a lightened flywheel you lose the ablitly to store energy not lose torque i called fidenza and talked to a rep the way he put it take a 6 pound bowling ball and then a 18 pound bowling ball throw them from the same distance the out come at the end when the ball strikes somthing will be differant his example was a bowing ball and pins he said he get this question a lot we custumers can not spin or curp 2nd hope this helps
8lb flywheel is too light. i run the 11lb. You lose too many rpms between shifts if your flywheel is too light.
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I've been playing for almost 6 months now and after improving a lot initially I have pretty much been stuck with my driving. The Dan Beto video's got me from driving 180-200ft to 240-300ft, but the last month or two I haven't really improved much. Can anyone give me any pointers for things to work on?
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Centurion: Defender of Rome
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"Good for a few hours of entertainment"
Centurion: Defenders of Rome was a historical strategy game released in 1990. You begin the game as a low-level Roman official in charge of a single Roman Legion. From there you must work your way up the ranks to become Caesar through a combination of conquering territory and pandering to the Roman citizen mob. The game's setting is the boundaries of the traditional Roman empire, from Spain and Britain in the west to Scythia and Mesopotamia in the east, as well as the northern part of Africa. One-by-one you will add these provinces to the Roman Empire until you control the entire region.
It is hard not to look back on this game as simplistic, given the standards set by that benchmark of historical strategy games, Civilization. However holding Centurion up to a game that came out 4 years after it would be pointless and unjust, so while playing and reviewing Centurion I tried to look at it as honestly as possible without any unfair comparisons.
What I found was that while Centurion had many admirable points, it didn't live up to its potential and could be considered simplistic by any standards, Civilization aside.
Let me start off on a positive note by saying that Centurion is very well-researched. Each Roman Legion is commanded by an important historical Roman general such as Scipio Africanus. (Remember him? he was the guy who kicked Hannibal's butt.) The foreign leaders are all there too, from Vercingetorix the Gaul to Cleopatra the Egyptian to my persona favorite: Malodor the Impaler of Sarmatia. Different regions have different attitudes, battle-tactics and units which will effect how you can deal with them. Some seek Roman protection and will willingly become vassal states. Others would rather die than submit to the Roman yoke.
The game has definitely succeeded in capturing the Roman spirit. In true Roman fashion, diplomacy is a very limited part of the game. Most foreign leaders don't take your efforts at alliances seriously. Oh well, you'll just have to conquer them the old-fashioned way. There is also a limit on the number of legions that can be raised, so that you never seem to have enough. With resources spread so thin, just like in the real Roman Empire, a fair amount of strategy involved in deciding where to place your legions in order to effectively defend such huge borders.
These are Centurion's strong points. However the gameplay suffers due to its unevenness and the fact that there are so many parts of the game that are simply underdeveloped and don't live up to expectations. Because of this lack of balance many things that could have turned out to be very cool are in fact irrelevant to the overall strategy. For example, there is the ability to build ships and engage in naval combat. However there are only two island regions in the game so you barely need to use the ships at all. An enemy's fleet is dissolved if you defeat their army on land, so it is possible to get away with never having to engage in a single sea battle. Another supposed part of the game is that you have to keep your citizens happy. The Italian citizens frequently "grow restless" and demand gladiatorial games. I ignored them for the entire game and nothing bad happened.
The gladiatorial games and chariot races could have been a nice action-oriented diversion from the strategic side of things, but instead they are quite lackluster. The gladiator fights use standard keypad moves for dodging, attacking and moving. Your movements are restricted to forward and back along a horizontal line. The animation is bland and not exciting in the least, and it is very easy to beat your opponent. The chariot racing is done in an annoying overhead view where you can't see what's coming up ahead of you. Again, neither of these things seemed to matter much in the grand scheme of things because I lost every chariot race and still managed to become Caesar.
During battles you can control your troops' starting formation and how they are deployed. However you must choose from a preset list of formations and can't arrange your troops personally. Graphics, which were ok everywhere else, are horrendous during the battles. Your soldiers are represented as little stick-figures running around with little stick-like weapons.
Because of its lack of depth you can easily finish this game in a couple of hours. Hardcore strategy fans will find Centurion disappointingly short and unsophisticated and will miss the lack of micromanagement options. However Centurion does provide a quick and potentially educational romp through the Roman Empire and an easy conquest. Recommended for casual gamers. Classicists may also get a kick out of it.
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7NK Murder Mystery Game (by Littleloud) is a gothic horror story inspired to Shakespeare's plays. The BBC has just launched it to support its Shakespeare drama season this autumn. At the moment only a preview is available, but the game full game will be online from next week. As explained on New Media Age (reg. req.) players will be asked to solve and prevent crimes based on Shakespeare's plots.
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Music - love that song...
Animation and design - interesting interface
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Nicely made, a bit boring but a good game
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I am running win xp (sp3) with a belkin wireless router. No av/firewall installed. The printer installs without any problems via usb. I ran a diagnostic report which hasn't found any problems:
Wireless On: PASS
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Other networks detected matching your ssid: No
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Downlink count: 133
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Network name: belkin
Hardware address: 1c:c1:de:3b:cf:72
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DC Comics has reduced prices for their entire line of 32-page comic books. Each issue now retails for $2.99, marked down from $3.99.
The announcement offers this quote from co-publisher Dan DiDio: "We needed a progressive pricing strategy that supports our existing business model and, more importantly, allows this creative industry to thrive for years to come. With the exceptions of oversized comic books, like annuals and specials, we are committed to a $2.99 price point."
As Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Batman, and Tiny Titans comics get cheaper, do you think trade publishers should also lower print prices? (via Edward Champion)


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Facility will provide 911 service in 37 cities
by Lisa Kaczke
Sun CURRENT Newspapers
Breaking ground in Plymouth began as a vision a decade ago.
Hennepin County and municipal officials and law enforcement attended the groundbreaking for the new Hennepin County 911 Emergency Communications Facility. The new space, located at the Adult Corrections Facility, will feature 21 dispatch consoles, a 9,500-square-foot radio installation and electronic mobile equipment storage garage. County commissioners and Sheriff Rich Stanek lauded the new facility.
"This day has been about 10 years in the making," Stanek said.
Stanek's predecessor Pat McGowan began the planning for the new $33.7 million facility. It will provide 911 communications for 23 law enforcement agencies and 20 fire departments in 37 communities, and is expected to be completed in 2014.
"This is an important day for the people of Hennepin County and for all of the first responders in our communities who risk their lives to respond to emergencies," Stanek said.
It's also an important day for Hennepin County residents who expect 911 to work every time without fail.
The county's current facility in Golden Valley was built in 1948 and has "seen better days,"said county Commissioner Jeff Johnson. Commissioner Jan Callison noted that the county has done a "wonderful job" with the current facility, but it's time to build a new facility.
The current facility receives more than 6,000 calls. A new facility is a "critical need" because the county is growing and the facility will have room to grow, Stanek said.
Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik said the new facility will give the county the critical tools it needs to do its job effectively.
The county is always looking to the future in communications and expect that at some point in the future, residents will be able to send texts, photos and videos to 911 centers, Stanek said.
Once the new facility opens, Golden Valley and Hopkins are expected to join the list of cities who receive county 911 services. Several cities in Hennepin County will continue to maintain their own dispatch services, including Richfield, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina and St. Louis Park.
Contact Lisa Kaczke at [email protected]


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Research Topics
M Claeson
Affiliation: The World Bank
Country: USA
Detail Information
- Reducing child mortality in India in the new millenniumM Claeson
Human Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Bull World Health Organ 78:1192-9. 2000..The slowing decline in childhood mortality rates in India calls for new approaches that go beyond disease-, programme- and sector-specific approaches...
- The evolution of child health programmes in developing countries: from targeting diseases to targeting peopleM Claeson
Health, Nutrition, and Population, Human Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Bull World Health Organ 78:1234-45. 2000..On the other hand, more attention should be paid to interventions that affect health at other stages of the life cycle while efforts that have been made to develop interventions that can be used during childhood continue...
- Tackling HIV in India: evidence-based priority setting and programmingMariam Claeson
World Bank in Washington, DC, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 27:1091-102. 2008..About 20 percent of the total budget is for care and treatment. Although the size and scope of the proposed HIV response pose challenges, the world has much to learn from India's data-informed approach to policy and priority setting...
- Commentary: reaching women drug users with methadone treatment and other HIV prevention services in TehranMariam Claeson
Program Coordinator HIV AIDS, Human Development, South Asia Region, The World Bank, Room G 025, 70, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003, India
J Public Health Policy 32:231-3. 2011....


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Notes for Martha Eells Williams
Martha born January 15, 1832 in Ashtabula Co., OH
1834 - family moved to Pennsylvania.
1840 census Greenwood Twp., Crawford Co., PA page 322
1 male age 30-40 (Edward, age 36)
2 males 10-15 (Giles, age 12 & Andrew, age 10)
1 male 5-10 (Enos, age 7)
1 male under 5 (Edward, age 5)
1 female 30-40 (Anna, age 35)
1 female15-20 (Nancy, age 16)
1 female 10-15 (Polly, age 14)
1 female 5-10 (Martha, age 8)
1 female under 5 (Catharine, age 3)
In same town are households of DANIEL EELLS & OTIS WAIT
1850 census Greenwood, Crawford Co., PA
Census taken October 1850
Edward Eells, age 45, farmer, b. NY
Anna, age 44, b. NY
Giles, age 22, farmer, b. NY, farmer
Andrew, age 20, b. NY, farmer
Martha, age 18, b. OH
Enos, age 16, farmer, b. OH
Edward, age 14, b. OH
Catharine, age 12, b. PA
Daniel, age 9, b. PA
Dayton, age 6, b. PA
Isaac Hazen, age 24, farmer, b. PA
Polly, age 24, b. NY
Willis, age 2, b. PA
Edward, age 5 months, b. PA
William Biddle, age 76, b. KY
1852 - Anna died in Allamakee Co., IA
1859 - Edward died in Allamakee Co, IA
1860 age 28
May 5, 1862 - list of heirs of Edward Eells in a probate document submitted
by Giles P. Eells & Andrew J. Eells:
Polly Hazen resides in Crawford Co., Penn. & is a daughter of the deceased.
Giles P. Eells resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a son of the deceased.
Andrew J. Eells resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a son of the deceased.
Edward Eells resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a son of the deceased.
Martha Williams resides in St Croix Co., Wis. & is a daughter of deceased.
Catherine Reid resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a daughter of deceased.
Daniel Eells resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a son of the deceased.
Spicer D. Eells resides in Allamakee Co., Iowa & is a son of the deceased.
And Enos Eells whose residence is unknown, is also a son of the deceased.
1870 census Hudson, St. Croix Co., WI
Alfred Goss, age 61, Bank President, b. NY Real Estate $100,000, personal estate $75,000
Caroline, age 55, keeping house, b. NY Real Estate $1,000, personal estate $1,000
Anna Burns, age 20, domestic servant, b. Ireland
Martha Williams, age 36, Dressmaker, b. PA
1880 United States Census Greenwood, Crawford, Pennsylvania Page Number 172D
Isaac HAZEN Self M Male W 54 PA Farmer PA PA
Polly HAZEN Wife M Female W 54 NY NY NY
Della HAZEN Dau S Female W 18 PA At School PA NY
Curlain HAZEN Son S Male W 16 PA At School PA NY
Fred HAZEN Son S Male W 14 PA At School PA NY
Elisabeth HENRY Other M Female W 38 PA House Keeper IRE ---
Martha E. WILLIAMS Other marital status not marked Female W 47 OH NY NY
Excerpt from "History and Genealogical Record of the REIDS, EELL'S, THOMPSON'S
and Their Related Families of The United States of America" By WARREN E.
REID. LtCol USAF (Retd), Everett, PA 15537, May 1998
140 Martha Eells, bom Jan IS, 1832, Ashtabula County, Ohio, married J.E. Williams, in 1853 and lived in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin where she Died in 1900. One child was born of this marriage: Lillian Williams. 102/ 103
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Entrevistas fulfills the demand for an innovative treatment of culture in the beginning Spanish market. With a manageable fifteen chapters and a four-skills approach, Entrevistas has as its principal objective the development of communicative language proficiency. Entrevistas sets itself apart from other first-year Spanish texts by integrating video interviews with native Spanish speakers within the textbook and ancillaries of the Entrevistas program.
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — July 19, 2013 — Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt announced today that 11 new professors will be joining the College community this summer and fall. These new hires will arrive on campus in the coming months, building capacity in history, literature, math, psychology, performance, visual art, Spanish, cooperative education, political economy, and reference library services.
"Each of these new faculty members provides the intellectual and administrative leadership required to excel and reach the academic and curricular goals at the core of Antioch College's mission," said Roosevelt.
Antioch College now currently has 15 full-time faculty and 11 part-time/adjunct faculty. Many of the new 11 faculty members will contribute to both disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields and lend flexibility to the curriculum. For example, Antioch has hired a reference librarian who is also qualified to teach English composition and a linguist who can teach multiple languages. The College's senior leadership is especially impressed with the quality and experience each new faculty member brings to the Antioch community.
"Our 11 most recent searches were successfully completed with our top-choice candidate," said Hassan Rahmanian, vice president of Academic Affairs. "How this affects each academic division and department at Antioch is significant. We now have at least four full-time faculty members in each academic division including Co-op and Language Programs. With this increase in the faculty, the College will be able to offer students a wider range of courses and to better support the curriculum."
Faculty appointments
Associate Professor of Performance (tenure-track)
Gabrielle Civil, Ph.D.
Dr. Gabrielle Civil will join the faculty to teach performance at Antioch College in the fall. She will arrive from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she earned tenure as an associate professor of English, women's studies, and critical studies of race and ethnicity. In the 2004-2005 school year, Civil won St. Catherine's "Teacher of the Year" award for faculty teaching and advising and in 2012-2013, she was a finalist again for the award. She earned her doctorate in comparative literature from New York University (NYU) in 2000, and since then, her scholarly work and performance art has been featured and performed internationally. She is currently circulating her book project titled, Swallow the Fish: Black Feminist Performance Art Practice for publication and aims to launch the catalogue of her Fulbright Fellowship project, In & Out of Place: Making Black Feminist Performance Art in Mexico, in early 2014.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
Raewyn Martyn
Raewyn Martyn will join the Antioch College faculty this fall from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where she recently completed her master of fine arts degree in painting and printmaking in May 2013, and taught figure painting and basic painting courses. Her work has most recently been shown at the Whitebox Gallery in New York City, the Anderson Gallery in Richmond, Virginia, and at the RAMP Gallery and Waikato Museum of Art in New Zealand.
Assistant Professor of Psychology (tenure-track)
Deanne Bell, Ph.D.
Dr. Deanne Bell will join the faculty of Antioch College after receiving her doctorate in depth psychology at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2011 and teaching psychology at the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York, in 2011 and 2012. In March 2013, she led a workshop titled "Coming in From the Cold: Liberation Psychology for Counselors and Educators" at the Graduate School of Education & Counseling at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Bell has years of clinical experience and professional research, including topics such as dream experiences, violence, and poverty. She is the co-founder of Jamaicans for Justice, a citizens' rights action group advocating for fundamental social change in Jamaica.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Economy
Sean Payne, ABD
Sean Payne joins the faculty of Antioch College teaching political economy courses. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Urban and Public Affairs Program at the University of Louisville with a concentration in public administration, public policy, and political economy. Payne previously taught political science as an instructor at the University of Louisville, and also taught courses in economics, international relations, and globalization as a teaching assistant for the University of Louisville and the University of Connecticut. He has been published in the third and fourth editions of Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade featuring the following topics: "The Politics of Climate Change: A Consensus for Copenhagen?" and "The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The Politics of Climate Change."
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Rahul Nair, Ph.D.
Dr. Rahul Nair will join Antioch College's faculty from Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he has served as assistant professor of history since August 2012. Previously, he was a member of the faculty at the University of Denver as assistant professor of history, from 2005 until 2012. Nair received his doctorate degree in South Asian history from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, after graduating with an M.A. in history from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. His areas of specialization include South Asia, imperialism, and world history. He is currently working on a book titled, Debating Demography: The Rise and Decline of India's Population Problem in the Twentieth Century. He is fluent in Malayalam, French, Bengali, and Hindi.
Assistant Professor of Literature (tenure-track)
Jennifer Branlat, Ph.D.
Dr. Jennifer Branlat comes to the literature department of Antioch College from the language department, where she has been visiting assistant professor of French since September 2012. She earned her doctorate in French in 2012 with a concentration in twentieth-century French literature and film from The Ohio State University. Branlat's areas of teaching expertise include world literature, film, and critical theory. Her current research explores representations of postcolonial Paris, which she intends to develop into an experiential learning travel experience with her students. Branlat is also collaborating with faculty at Ohio State on the translation of a collection of critical texts by Pierre Klossowski and Christian Bonnefoi for the interdisciplinary Tableau Project.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Barbara Sanborn, Ph.D.
Dr. Barbara Sanborn joins the faculty of Antioch College from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she was previously a visiting assistant professor in mathematics. Sanborn earned her doctorate in mathematics from Arizona State University in 2011 and also holds a doctorate in physics from SUNY Stony Brook. From 2008 to 2012, Sanborn was a mathematics instructor at Western Washington University. Her other professional and community service includes a stint in the Peace Corps in West Africa and time spent as a land conservationist in Washington. Her current interests include understanding global climate change, renewable energy sources, and education for sustainable life on Earth.
Spanish Instructor
Eugenia Charoni, Ph.D.
Dr. Eugenia Charoni joins the staff of Antioch College from Wright State University in nearby Dayton, Ohio, where she was an adjunct Spanish & French instructor and a student teacher supervisor, and Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky, where she was an adjunct Spanish instructor. Charoni earned her doctorate in romance languages (Spanish and French literature) from the University of Cincinnati in May 2013, and is a certified K-12 French and Spanish teacher, with teaching experience in those settings. Charoni is also a local and national evaluator for edTPA portfolios, the standard new assessment for student-teachers before they become certified. In addition to Spanish and French, she also speaks Greek (her native tongue), German, and Italian.
Instructor in Cooperative Education
Brooke Bryan
Brooke Bryan joins the cooperative education faculty of Antioch College after working with both Glen Helen Ecology Institute and WYSO Public Radio, where she has lead public programming and oral history initiatives. Bryan has research interests in phenomenological interview methodology, the social history of work, and harnessing new media for social change. Her work has been featured in several publications including the Oral History Review and she has presented or guest lectured at the Ohio State University, Wright State University, Oregon State University, and George Mason University. Bryan received her masters in Oral History Methodology and her bachelors in Humanities, World Classics from Antioch University.
Reference Librarian
Kevin Mulhall
Kevin Mulhall's new appointment as Antioch College's newest librarian is somewhat familiar after he spent seven years on campus as an adjunct professor of music until 2008 and teaching MLIS practicum and post-practicum in 2012. Mulhall received his masters in library and information science from Kent State University in 2012, and holds another masters in music from the Purchase College Conservatory. Mulhall joins the Olive Kettering Library staff from the Washington-Centerville Public Library in Centerville, Ohio, where he has served as an adult services librarian since February 2012.


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Kate Moss once said: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." And as I sit here eating my Starbucks Veggie Artisan Sandwich, I BEG TO DIFFER. Kate Moss and I have little to nothing in common (including a penchant for food), but that doesn't stop me from loving everything about her.
Case and point: This video of Moss reading an excerpt from 50 Shades of Grey:
Some things:
1. She does not age.
2. She's such a babe. Even in a jumpsuit.
3. Her voice is unfairly raspy. I smoked for ten years and was more man-child than sexpot.
4. She TOTALLY turns 50 shades of beet red at the end, does she not? For someone who has spent the majority of her life being all saucy and naughty in front of the camera, I find it hilarious that reading one paragraph of housewife smut renders her squeamish.
I. Don't care. What my teachers say. I WANNA BE A SUPERMODEL! (Not really. But I would TOTALLY Freaky Friday with Kate Moss for a week. Then I'd need to go back to eating.)


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There's an interesting potential twist to the current end of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, which is this: If players want to play for another league, there doesn't seem to be anything stopping them from a legal or contractual standpoint. If the UFL or CFL hit up Randy Moss, Aubrayo Franklin or Bruce Gradkowski, and asked them to take salaries in the low six figures to play some sort of football with a network deal that would get their efforts telecast in most American homes, there doesn't seem to be anything the NFL could do about it. Once the CBA ran out and the NFLPA decertified last Friday, everything was fair game.
It's a subject that's been of interest to me for a few months, and I asked two player reps — Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth -- about it on an NFLPA media conference call on Jan. 11. George Atallah of the former NFLPA also chimed in.
Me: This is kind of an out-there question, but is there anything anywhere that would prevent NFL players from forming or joining an alternate league in the event of a lockout and/or CBA expiration?
Atallah: I think it's an interesting question. Well look, once the contract expires, all bets are off. Once the CBA expires, [the players are] unemployed.
Fujita: That's kind of what I was going to say. You know, if there's a lockout, we don't have a place to go to work. Could the players start their own league? Yes, absolutely, that could happen. Will it? I don't know, but yes, that's kind of a far-out-there question.
Foxworth: I mean, we're unemployed at that point. We'll be looking for work anywhere so if there's a league that's offering us a reasonable deal, it's not unreasonable that an unemployed man would take a job that offers him the ability to demonstrate the skills that he has.
Me: Ooookay.
Fujita: And maybe we'll coach in runaround teams, too.
Foxworth: That was awesome. I want to be the owner of the Baltimore [Brands].
Funny ha-ha, yes, but according to former Tennessee Titans defensive end and current free agent Jason Babin, it's an idea whose time may have come. The NFL has never experienced a work stoppage when alternate leagues were in effect, and while the UFL has no illusions of competing directly with the NFL as the American Football League and United States Football League did, players who love the game, or who want increased exposure for their skills, or who have run out of money in an extended stoppage, may very well jump ship. Babin's no scrub, either -- he made his first Pro Bowl in 2010 after racking up 12.5 sacks for the Titans. And former Dallas Cowboys practice-squadder Troy Bergeron, a receiver who just signed a reserve/future deal with Dallas, wound up skipping off to the Arena League.
"Right now, I am free and clear to do as I please,'' Babin recently told Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. "I could play in the Canadian Football League if I wanted to."
More importantly, he could play in a UFL that has been dealing with a lawsuit brought by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who loaned the league $5 million and was rather unhappy about not receiving payment. It's well-known that Cuban has thought about buying teams in other sports — he tried unsuccessfully to purchase the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and you'd think his entrepreneurial instincts would certainly pick up on the possibility of owning a team filled with NFL players, even in the short term. Other entrepreneurs, who see the cash cow the NFL has become (no matter what the league's current owners may have us believe), might buy in and resuscitate the UFL for the kinds of short-term gains the younger league might provide if it was literally the only game in town.
"I know those leagues would love to grow their awareness and if they got a certain amount of high-profile guys to join in, the money would go from the NFL pool to the CFL or UFL pool and maybe they could negotiate a TV deal," Babin told Wyatt. "Now that would scare the [stuffing] out of the NFL owners if they could pull something like that off, you know?
"So the NFL owners are fighting two fights. They are fighting a lockout fight, and they could be fighting the rise of the other leagues. They make themselves vulnerable the longer this lockout goes on.''
If the players don't win the antitrust lawsuit that begins on April 6, and the owners are permitted by law to lock the players out, the odds of a quick settlement are dim at best. The owners would likely use the leverage given by a lockout to dictate terms. But if a high percentage of the players were to play in a different league, it could be a victory on two levels. First, the players would prove that this really is about the game to them. Second, the players could build equity in the hearts and minds of an American public that, for the most part, doesn't care at all about the specifics of a labor fight — they just want football.
And the machinations of an alternate league could be one way for America to have it.
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Tax Havens
The Tax Justice Network has cautiously welcomed the commitments made by the G20 to take a tougher line on tax havens: 'Great strides have been taken on tax havens in the last couple of days,' although the OECD list is 'deeply flawed'. John Christensen, the director of the international secretariat of the TJN, wrote a piece about tax havens in the LRB in 2005.
Meanwhile, Jason Sharman, a political scientist at Griffith University in Queensland and the author of Havens in a Storm: The Struggle for Global Tax Regulation, has found that the countries in which it's easiest to set up anonymous bank accounts for shell companies are not the Cayman Islands, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, but the United States and Great Britain. Sharman's research was reported gleefully by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps, as well as by the Economist, which acknowledged the part played by its own classified ads ('Offshore Banking: New Accounts in 8 Minutes' etc). The article's headline? 'Haven hypocrisy'.


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A problem and some questions with a new Sig Sauer P226
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A problem and some questions with a new Sig Sauer P226
I recently picked up the (first of about 6, I can continue to dream
) pistol of my dreams - a Sig P226 9mm SCT- and got a chance to take it for a spin this weekend. I put around 300 rounds through it and had a blast! Accuracy and handling were better than I expected, however I did run into a couple of very minor glitches and I've got a few questions. I thought I'd ask everyone here and see if anyone else has experienced the same problem (and if so, what, if anything they did to fix if?) and if, in fact, this is indeed a problem (as opposed to me being an idiot or missing the obvious) before I call up Sig.
Twice, after firing the last round in the mag, the slide failed to lock in the open (and back) position. I've read this complaint before and the answer I've commonly ran into was that it is usually due to the user's thumb accidently holding the slide catch lever down. In my case I know that this is not and cannot be the issue as I lost part of my left thumb in a traumatic amputation a couple of years ago. In fact, I cannot reach the slide catch with my left thumb and (due to my grip and the size of my right thumb in general) I have to make a conscious effort and change my grip in order to release the slide with my right thumb. I know that this is a very minor complaint compared to the excellent quality of my new firearm, and as a whole I am very satisfied with the purchase. However, after dropping close to $1,000 into this pistol and with Sig's reputation I am a bit surprised that I had any complaints, however minor or even trivial in nature they may be, after just a couple of hours at the range (I am aware of the growing number of Sig owners who are very unhappy with the company and with thier newer products). I bought the pistol brand new in the box and it is under warranty should it come to that.
The question I have regards the plastic recoil spring guide rod: I have read that Sig used to make these out of metal (and include them free of charge). I've also read that you can sometimes get a metal replacement one from Sig, free of charge (or relatively cheap) if you bug them. Is there a reason that they are now made out of plastic? What are the pros to a metal one? Is it worth while trying to get one from Sig? How about if it ends up not being free of charge/is it worth the price, and if so, why?
Finally, I'm looking for a holster which will fit the P226 SCT with the fiber-optic front sight. I don't need anything for concealment or anything like that. I prefer a Blackhawk SERPA type/style holster with a trigger guard type retention lock. If possible, one that would hold a spare magazine.
Thank you for any information!
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