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AIS203 - Study Tour: Japanese Politics, Society and Culture
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Trimester 3 2014 Study Tour
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|C Wilkinson
Students must have completed 8 credit points of study at level 1. Otherwise by permission of Unit chair.
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Delivery methods – intensive mode, but supported also through Cloud-based resources and activities. Pre-departure fully online module in Cloud (integral to preparation and pre-tour assignment work): 4 hours. Pre departure workshop session (conducted by Study Abroad Office), including preparation: 8 hours. In country: 10 days x 8 hours = 80 hours. Total: approx. 92 hours.
Cloud (online) teaching methods and independent learning activities require access to substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin's online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment.
This unit focuses of developing students' understanding of Japanese society and politics. Based at Musashi University in Tokyo, via a program of guest lectures, seminars, workshops and field trips students will both gain insights into Japan's distinctive culture and be encouraged to utilise these insights to reflect upon their own culturally-embedded understandings and consider how they can enhance their intercultural communication skills and competencies.
Predeparture report, (1000 words) 30%
Journal, 1000 words (5 x 200 words) 30%
Final reflective report, (2000 words) 40%
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"The Budokwai was founded in 1918 in Lower Grosvenor Place, along the back wall of Buckingham Palace, by Gunji Koizumi, a Japanese immigrant, who thought the promotion of ju-jitsu and ken-jutsu (sword fighting) might help his adopted country, then immersed in the First World War. Koizumi subsequently wrote:" I hoped that rendering my service in promoting such training would be a means of pacifying my conscience, which was pricked by the fact that we Japanese, especially students, had been recipients of the kindness and hospitality generously bestowed by the people of this country, without making any tangible return."
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Archives for October 2008
Brian Kagen pick: "The History of the Budokwai"
"The Budokwai was founded in 1918 in Lower Grosvenor Place, along the back wall of Buckingham Palace, by Gunji Koizumi, a Japanese immigrant, who thought the promotion of ju-jitsu and ken-jutsu (sword fighting) might help his adopted country, then immersed in the First World War. Koizumi subsequently wrote:" I hoped that rendering my service in promoting such training would be a means of pacifying my conscience, which was pricked by the fact that we Japanese, especially students, had been recipients of the kindness and hospitality generously bestowed by the people of this country, without making any tangible return."
"John Stevens Workshop features Aikido, Sword and Brush" by Gary Ohama
"Sword and Brush" became a reality when standing face-to-face with an original Ueshiba calligraphy scroll. Kneeling in seiza made the experience even better! This had to be the highlight of this year's John Stevens workshop. Professor Stevens brought this scroll so we could experience the spirit of O Sensei during our training. "AiKi O Kami" (Great Spirit of AiKi) was brushed so radiant and distinct that even when viewing from across the room it was crystal clear. For me there was a sense of extreme reverence in the brushwork of "O Kami." (I even looked for the stains of tear drops!) (There weren't any.)
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Recommended reading: "Famous Swordsmen of Japan (4): Toru Shirai" by Yoshinori Kono
The article below concerning famous swordsman Toru Shirai has been selected from the extensive archives of the Online Aikido Journal. We believe that an informed readership with knowledge of the history, techniques and philosophy of aikido is essential to the growth of the art and its adherence to the principles espoused by Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba.
Returning home, he grasped his bokuto in the way he had seen the ascetic wield his bell-striker and discovered that he had attained a exceptional new level of ability. This revelation, along with his use of projection through the tip of the bokuto (nobi) and the relaxation of the limbs and body, became the three principles that Shirai Sensei attained during his life as a swordsman—secrets so deep that even the ancient masters had not known of them. This episode has been often quoted in stories and tales of famous swordsmen and will likely be familiar to anyone with even a little knowledge of Shirai. It suggests that Shirai visited Terada seeking advice about how to continue training in his teacher's absence, was told to visit Tokuhon, and while observing nembutsu devotions was Tokuhon's deeply enlightened.
Recommended reading: "Interview with Katsuyuki Kondo (1)" by Stanley Pranin
The article below has been selected from the extensive archives of the Online Aikido Journal. We believe that an informed readership with knowledge of the history, techniques and philosophy of aikido is essential to the growth of the art and its adherence to the principles espoused by Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba.
Sokaku Sensei traveled all over, from Hokkaido in the north all the way to Okinawa in the south. It is also remarkable that he taught not only in police departments of one particular region, but throughout the entire country. I believe that if his technique was fake or ineffective, he would have been considered useless because police departments could easily exchange such information. The case would have been the same with the military . He also taught at many military establishments. It is sometimes said that Sokaku Sensei's relationship with the military was limited and only through the Omoto religion and the connection with Morihei Ueshiba Sensei. In fact, however, Sokaku Takeda Sensei had direct connections to the military. This is clear from the enrollment books he kept.
The Aikido Journal archives now include more than 800 articles in twenty different languages and numerous video clips. We are constantly adding new articles and translations in our effort to document aikido and related disciplines past and present. If you would like to support us in this effort by taking out a subscription to the Online Aikido Journal we welcome you to do so by clicking this link. Remember that if you subscribe or renew for two years you will now receive the Aiki News / Aikido Journal Archival DVD absolutely free of charge. Don't pass up this special offer!
"I'm new" by James Stringfellow
I am learning a great deal about Aikido from a number of different sources. I am saving up to be a part of this tradition on love and movement in early 2009. So in the meantime I am working my way to losing some weight, becoming more flexible, and settling into the right mindset before I even step into a Dojo and learn the right way to respect it.
I feel that there is a 99% true love for this lifestyle and a 1% rogue mentality. But I have to know that the rogue is there. This way I can prepare myself to listen to my instructors and trust them 100%. I know to give 100% to whom I am lending my body in order for them to improve. It causes me to have the urgency to learn properly how to fall and protect myself without resistance. But at the same time to immediately recognize the rogue and remove myself from that Dojo.
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Italian translation of "Dan Rankings" by Stanley Pranin
Lorenzo Trainelli has kindly sent us this Italian translation of an article written by Stanley Pranin, editor of Aikido Journal in November 1985
Article: Gradi Dan
Language: Italian, translated by Lorenzo Trainelli
Original English article: Dan Rankings
There are few areas which elicit as much emotion and comment as the topic of the recognition of the ability and service of practitioners through the awarding of ranks. In Aikido as in every martial discipline, there are individuals who are clearly competent and those whose backgrounds and lineage cannot withstand even cursory scrutiny
Important Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Event Announcements!
Special Training Session in Katsuura City, Japan
Each year the director of the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters, Kondo Katsuyuki, holds a special training session as described below.
Place: Nippon Budokan Training Center
Address: 582 Sawakura, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Phone: (0470) 73-2111
Dates: August 10th – 15th of 2009
Click here for full details.
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"Aikido and Baseball" by Patrick Parker
A recent radio interview that I was invited to do reminded me of a great story about Japan's most famous baseball player and the lessons he learned from Aikido founder, Morihei Ueshiba.
Right at the end of the segment, one of the guys asked Kel, "Yeah, but does aikido help you throw a baseball better?" This was a gentle jibe at Kel for his performance throwing out the first pitch last season at a local college game. I perked up because it reminded me of a great story about Japan's most famous baseball player training with the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Click here to read full article
"Learning Aikido and Whole Body Memory" by Nev Sagiba
All sustainable learning goes deeper than the intellect. Species learn from survival, and in those that do survive it becomes a preconditioned adaptation variable.
You learn best by responding actively.
Collecting ideas is not learning as such since nothing is known that can be of sustainable use in opinions and beliefs.
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"Aikido Without Borders" by Miles Kessler
Historical first – Aikido demonstration and children's class in Bethlehem.
On Sunday, Oct. 19th, 2008, "Aikido Without Borders" conducted a historical first aikido demonstration and children's class in Bethlehem.
A.W.B. is a fledgling N.G.O. primarily working in Israel/Palestine that is dedicated to bringing the practice of aikido to areas of conflict where borders, both real and imagined, perpetuate a culture of separation and conflict. Since 2005 we have been active in Israel, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. For the Bethlehem demonstration we had A.W.B. students participating from Ramallah, Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Japan and the United States.
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Brian Kagen pick: "Sabaki for shomen-uchi" by Seishiro Endo Shihan
"Endo Seishiro Shihan studied Aikido at Aikido Hombu Dojo, Aikikai Foundation under Ueshiba Morihei, the founder of Aikido, as one of the last apprentice students of the grand master. Now an eighth dan shihan of Hombu Dojo, Aikikai Foundation, conducts Aikido Saku Dojo. He teaches Aikido classes at various companies, universities, and local clubs throughout Japan; Overseas seminars are held every year, for example, in France, Sweden, Finland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Spain and United States."
Brian Kagen is an avid web researcher with a particular interest in martial arts. His training background includes both judo and aikido. He has contributed hundreds of article links over the years for AJ readers.
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"The result…" by Reu Claudius C. Mooc
Sweat was still trickling down my face as I gulped down half a liter of bottled water. I didn't think it was possible for a person to take that much water even after consuming two bottles of electrolyte replenishing drinks, and still be thirsty. The sun was at its peak and we were walking by the roadside searching for a place to have lunch. My body was still sore from the beating I endured during the previous night's practice, some parts were already numb after I took the shodan exam earlier this day. My heart was still beating fast, my chest still felt painful trying to catch my breath, I never felt so tired before. I was drained, beat up, numb and sore all over, but deep inside I was feeling good. With the exam over, the hard part is waiting for the results, accepting the result itself a lot harder.

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Research Topics
Anna Tompa
Affiliation: National Center for Epidemiology
Country: Hungary
Detail Information
- Chemical safety and health conditions among Hungarian hospital nursesAnna Tompa
Department of Public Health, Semmelweis University, P O Box 370, 1445 Budapest, Hungary
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1076:635-48. 2006..The Hungarian Nurse Study proved that the use of safety measures could protect against occupational exposure at work sites handling cytostatic drugs, anesthetic, and sterilizing gases...
- [Predictive value of human genotoxicological biomarkers in the primary prevention of chronic non-infectious diseases]Anna Tompa
Országos Kémiai Biztonsági Intézet, Fodor József Országos Közegészségügyi Központ, Budapest 1450, Hungary
Magy Onkol 48:117-20. 2004..The monitoring system, however, should find acceptable communication strategies for the high-risk conditions detected by the well-established biomarkers...
- Risk management among benzene-exposed oil refinery workersAnna Tompa
Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Safety, Fodor József National Center for Public Health, P O Box 36, 1450 Budapest, Hungary
Int J Hyg Environ Health 208:509-16. 2005....
- [Biomarker indicators of chemoprevention among subjects occupationally exposed to metals]Jeno Major
Országos Kémiai Biztonsági Intézet, Fodor József Országos Közegészségügyi Központ, Budapest, 1450, Hungary
Magy Onkol 48:125-9. 2004..Immunological parameters were not affected by the treatment. The obtained results may suggest that chemoprevention with chelating agents as Humetta can help in the prevention of harmful effects of occupational exposures to metals...
- [Characterization of chemically exposed groups by immunotoxicological methods]Anna Bíró
Országos Kémiai Biztonsági Intézet, Fodor József Országos Közegészségügyi Központ, Budapest 1450, Hungary
Magy Onkol 48:137-9. 2004..Our results suggest that characterizing lymphocyte subpopulations and activation markers on PBL of donors is a useful tool in tracking environmental immunotoxic effects...
- The efficacy of tamoxifen in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells is enhanced by a medical nutrimentZoltán Marcsek
National Institute of Chemical Safety, Jozsef Fodor National Center for Public Health, Budapest, Hungary
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 19:746-53. 2004..As apoptosis increased when Avemar was added to tamoxifen treatment, the use of supplementary therapy with Avemar in the case of ER+ breast tumors may enhance the therapeutic effects of tamoxifen...
- Lymphocyte phenotype analysis and chromosome aberration frequency of workers occupationally exposed to styrene, benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or mixed solventsAnna Bíró
Immunotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Toxicology, Fodor József National Center for Public Health, National Institute of Chemical Safety, PO Box 36, H 1450 Budapest, Hungary
Immunol Lett 81:133-40. 2002..The presented data suggest that solvents such as benzene, styrene and PAHs activate peripheral lymphocytes, and cause changes in the incidence of CD25+/CD4+ T lymphocytes that may represent a distinct subset of immune-regulatory T cells...
- Formaldehyde-induced chromosomal aberrations and apoptosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes of personnel working in pathology departmentsMátyás G Jakab
Department of Cytogenetics and Immunology, National Institute of Chemical Safety, H 1097, Nagyvarad ter 2, Budapest, Hungary
Mutat Res 698:11-7. 2010..The results also emphasize the importance of the measurement of occupational air pollutants, such as formaldehyde, in order to avoid genotoxic effects in the workers...
- Chemopreventive properties of trans-resveratrol against the cytotoxicity of chloroacetanilide herbicides in vitroZsuzsanna Kocsis
National Institute of Chemical Safety, Jozsef Fodor National Center for Public Health, P O Box 36, Nagyvarad ter 2, H 1450 Budapest, Hungary
Int J Hyg Environ Health 208:211-8. 2005..These results show that RESV protects non-transformed ER- cells, but has no such effect on ER+ tumor cells...
- Immunotoxicity monitoring of hospital staff occupationally exposed to cytostatic drugsAnna Bíró
Department of Cytogenetics and Immunology, National Institute of Chemical Safety, Budapest, Hungary
Pathol Oncol Res 17:301-8. 2011..In the exposed group, smoking increased activation of T lymphocyte subpopulations. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that low dose occupational cytostatic drug exposure is immunotoxic, and age and smoking modify the effect of exposure...
- Genotoxic Monitoring of Nurses Handling Cytotoxic DrugsAnna Tompa
Semmelweis University, Institute Public Health, Budapest, Hungary
Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 3:365-369. 2016..The presence of high chromosomal aberrations indicates the need for intervention even when exposure to these carcinogens is low...
- Effect of simultaneous administration of Avemar and cytostatic drugs on viability of cell cultures, growth of experimental tumors, and survival tumor-bearing miceBela Szende
National Institute of Chemical Safety, Jozsef Fodor National Center for Public Health, 1450 Budapest, Hungary
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 19:343-9. 2004..Avemar may be administered together with cytostatic drugs, without the risk of increasing toxicity or decreasing antiproliferative activity...
- [Preventive medicine: biomonitoring and chemoprevention]Anna Tompa
Országos Kémiai Biztonsági Intézet, Fodor József Országos Közegészségügyi Központ, Budapest, 1450, Hungary
Magy Onkol 46:147-53. 2002..Some chemopreventive agents affect the metabolism or detoxification of xenobiotics, or boost the functions of the immune system. In many cases these effects are mediated by the rate of methylation of DNA molecules...
- [The use of biomarkers in cancer prevention]Anna Tompa
Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Közegészségtani Intézet
Orv Hetil 147:627-36. 2006....
- [The state of health of oncology nurses characterized by genetic and immunotoxicologic biomarkers]Anna Tompa
Közegészségtani Intézet, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary
Magy Onkol 50:153-61. 2006..The obtained alterations demonstrate the occupational exposure of the nurses to cytostatic drugs, thus the introduction of more strict hygienic controls and compliance with the European Union chemical safety regulations is necessary...
- [Theory and practice of primary cancer prevention]Anna Tompa
Semmelweis Egyetem Közegészségtani Intézet, 1445 Budapest
Magy Onkol 51:7-21. 2007..The increased numbers of iron deficiency anemia and thyroid disease in nurses providing cytostatic therapy was, however, related to their occupational exposure...
- Cancer deaths among hospital staff potentially exposed to ethylene oxide: an epidemiological analysisLaszlo Kardos
School of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Centre, Debrecen, Hungary
Environ Mol Mutagen 42:59-60. 2003
- [Chemical safety in Hungary and in the European Union]Anna Tompa
Orv Hetil 145:980-2. 2004


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JERUSALEM (Feb. 23)
Every year, a mission of leaders of American Jewish organizations travels to Israel to survey the situation. Every year, they meet with leading political figures and various segments of the Israeli population. But this year, something was different.
For the first time, delegates from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations began to see the umbrella group as a forum for dialogue on issues that have been at the forefront of the debate on Jewish unity and Israel-Diaspora relations.
Conference members from all streams of Judaism agreed that this year's mission, which ended Monday, was marked by unprecedented discussion of issues related to religious pluralism.
Orthodox and liberal representatives had conflicting perceptions of why issues once considered taboo for the conference were such a focus of attention. However, they agreed that the group must continue to refrain from formulating positions on matters pertaining to Jewish law in order to maintain consensus among the group's diverse members.
"The Conference is made up of organizations from all four streams of Judaism," Melvin Salberg, chairman of the Presidents' Conference, said on Monday. "There will be no discussion of halachic content in the conference."
However, Salberg said that this year there had been a "change in the general environment" of the Presidents' Conference regarding its role as a forum for dialogue.
"There is greater evidence that there is a problem within our community of tolerating differences, and there is a greater willingness to discuss this within our meetings," said Salberg.
According to Reform and Conservative leaders, these issues-including the debate over the Orthodox monopoly on religious services in Israel-played heavily in discussions because they are now hotter than ever before on the Israeli public agenda.
"It is a revolution as far as Israel is concerned and as far as the Diaspora is concerned," said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Reform movement's Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
"An issue that was off the agenda in Israel 10 years ago has now moved to the center. The conference has realized that there is no way to discuss Israel- Diaspora relations without discussing pluralism and the religious question."
The three leading condidates for Israeli prime minister seem to realize this as well.
Ehud Barak, the opposition Labor Party's candidate for the premiership, pledged to work toward a "tolerant, open society" if elected. But his remarks against fervently Orthodox groups angered Orthodox delegates to the conference.
Barak told the delegates that his party would oppose any legislation that would delegitimize Reform and Conservative Jews, such as the controversial conversion bill, which would codify the lack of recognition of non-Orthodox conversions in Israel.
"We will block it, we will not let it pass, we will raise our hands against it period," he said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his address to the Presidents' Conference saying that "no Jew or non-Jew" should be illegitimate in the State of Israel. He said the only way to deal with divisive issues is "to adopt a series of compromises."
Non-Orthodox Conference members, however, said the familiar message had no substance behind it, and Netanyahu has yet to show that he can turn his slogans into viable compromises with fervently Orthodox groups.
But Reform and Conservative leaders reserved their heaviest fire for Yitzhak Mordechai, the prime ministerial candidate who is heading a new centrist party.
They were angry that Mordechai-whose party preaches unity-recently cast a vote in the Knesset in favor of an Orthodox-backed bill aimed at bypassing a Supreme Court ruling that said the Interior Ministry must allow liberal representatives to take their seats on local religious councils.
In general terms, Mordechai pledged to unite the Jewish people and to try to persuade influential Orthodox rabbis to "find a formula" for unity. He said his own vote in the Knesset was a "tactical" move to appease potential Orthodox supporters.
Although all the candidates discussed the pluralism issue, Orthodox delegates to the conference said they were not convinced that Israelis consider the issue to be a high priority.
"The reaction from Israelis seems to be that American Reform and Conservative Jews are trying to foist a system that Israelis don't understand," said Rabbi Emanuel Holzer of the Rabbinical Council of America.
Richard Stone, chairman of the Orthodox Union's Institute for Public Affairs, said he did not believe the pluralism issue was on the Israeli agenda. "But given the obsession of the Reform and Conservative movements to push the issue," he said, "it is impossible to keep it out of the question and answer sessions."
And Betty Ehrenberg, the O.U.'s director of international affairs, said the pluralism debate detracted from the mission's main goal. "I think it is unfortunate that the Reform and Conservative movements are giving the impression that this is the most important issue when in reality issue of Israel's security are really paramount," she said.
These comments surprised some non-Orthodox participants on the mission.
"There were 250,000 haredim recently demonstrating in Jerusalem and 65,000 secular Jews," Yoffie said, referring to recent protests. "To say it isn't on the agenda is an absurdity. Just read the newspapers."
Rabbi Joel Meyers, executive vice president of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly, said that the candidates brought up the issue on their own: "I think in some ways, my Orthodox friends continue to wear blinders on certain issues."
Meyers said the Orthodox groups refuse to recognize that there are small Conservative and Reform movements in Israel. "The question is not whether it is an American brand of Judaism, but whether it has a right to fair play in Israel."
Perceptions aside. Orthodox and liberal conference participants agreed that the emergence of the pluralism debate did not boost tensions in the group.
Discussions were carried out in an atmosphere of mutual respect. And for the first time ever in a conference mission, rabbis from all the streams participated together in a discussion of the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat.
"It's a good sign," said Meyers of the Conservative movement. "But the ultimate test will be whether the religious movements will publicly sit together on the issues."


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Nicholas and Johnny Fax weren't the best miners who ever dug into a claim. Ambitious fortune hunters locked into the boom and bust of the Klondike Stampede, they'd spike rails for a season or two in the dry dust of Wasco County, Oregon, get grubstakes together and head north to the Yukon. The first time they … [more]
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Couple of days ago, I had the honor of delivering a short address at the opening of the Buffalo Chip Freedom Celebration Ride launching from Spearfish, South Dakota. The following post is the approximate shape of that little speech. ================= Hello, and thanks for having me. I'm afraid I've got a few holes in my memory, so I'm going to have to use these notes. This year, I experienced the vast privilege of riding out from Los Angeles all the way to Sturgis with members of the inaugural Veterans Charity Ride, an event … [Read More...]
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And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? And what did you hear, my darling young one? I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin' I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world I heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin' I heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin'... --Bob Dylan, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" There's always that guy, isn't there? It's ancient wisdom, passed down by drill sergeants and football coaches and small-town sheriffs the world over: there's always someone … [Read More...]


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July 29th, 2014 11:17 PM #11
For me it's a million names. I don't like common names at all. The more rare the better and the more I hear a name the more I dislike it really. Top 100 makes me want to cry.
July 30th, 2014 01:17 AM #13Amity|Colette|Flora|Lark|Linnea|Louisa|Nina|Nora
Paloma|Prairie|Signe|Soledad|Susannah|Talia|Tamsin |Tessa
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I guess the only thing I don't understand is unisex names. I really cringe when I hear a girl being named a "unisex" name. Actually I am not a fan of any of those names that could be either or. When I say my child's name I want them to know its a girl or boy based on the name. I don't want them to have to ask oh is that a girl Riley, or a boy Riley. Riley is just a common example.
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August 2nd, 2014 01:54 AM #19
Berrys seem to love Jasper, but I just don't get it. All I can picture is a a stuffy, greying butler whenever I see it.
Also, everyone would have been really happy if we had chose to name our son Xander. Seriously, without having talked to one another, my grandmother, my aunt, his grandmother, and his mother all suggested it at one point. I liked it, but it never felt like THE name, especially since it is a diminutive, but for various reasons I couldn't use Alexander.Mommy to two beautiful baby boys!Griffin Adam & Ethan Edgar~~~~~~Favorite girls names: Mirabelle Irene, Aurora Faye, Seraphina Louise, Cordelia Isobel, Serena Lux, Rosamund Fable, Elowen Phoenix, Evelyn Willow, Calliope Eve


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text: I expected the team to go 7-9 to 9-7 this year and miss the playoffs. They did exactly that. The team is actually on course for when it comes to wins, and DC had his best season yet. I am happy that we have good ownership and a good GM. But I am going to pull my hair out if next season if the play calling is so predictable. On 610 Capers said play calling is over rated. Well I guess any monkey can call plays then, and they work for peanuts. Also, can we please have an O-line? Please?!? We went backwards on the sack statistic, and I believe it would have been much worse if DC couldn't move like he does. If we have 40+ sacks next season, the Texans won't be in the playoffs and DC will probably miss some games. He just can't take a beating game after game the rest of his career. How many more years will it take to have just an average O-line? BTW I love the Texans, but the coaches make some boneheaded decisions in playcalling and appear unable to put together an O-line after 3 years. It isnt just me so if you want to attack me for bad play calling so be it but http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2975016 read this first. Thank you, I feel much better for that rant.


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McClain suffers ankle injury; return probable
Published: January 10th, 2009 | Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Lindsay Soto, Tennessee Titans
It was just announced in the press box that Ravens RB Le'Ron McClain's injury, which we just saw, is to his ankle. His return is "probable."
Player correspondent Trent Green thinks it's interesting that Tennessee isn't flopping Cortland Finnegan. Green thought the Titans would put Finnegan on whatever side Ravens WR Derrick Mason was lining up, but so far, Tennessee has kept him at right corner.
Green also likes the Titans' game plan. They're not completely relying on the run. They're running the play-action. In the first quarter, they ran the ball seven times and threw it five times.
– Lindsay Soto is reporting from Nashville, Tenn.


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World of Warplanes is the second game in the series of three using the Big World engine. The first being World of Tanks (WoT) and the last will be World of Warships (WoWS). The Clan Wars metagame is part this trifecta where air battles provide bonuses for tank battles and sea battles will probably allow a clan to land on a map. You won't see player controlled aircraft flying over ships or tanks in the same battle.
Don't make the mistake and think that your World of Tanks ASIA account will be unified with any of the other regions, they are not. Unified accounts are for regions only eg. WoT NA, WoWP NA, WoWS NA. If you purchase premium time on your WoWP NA account then you will get the same time credited to your WoT NA account and WoWS NA account (when released). If you have a WoT ASIA account and a WoWP NA account then you will need to pay for premium on both accounts. Wargaming has conveniently neglected to mention that each region is separate.
As in WoT we can expect excellent renders of the aircraft. WG has not failed in this, the aircraft are quite simply beautiful. Playing the game on a five year old system can be problematic, the smoke pillar on the Harbour map has always been a frame rate hog, the trees on National map the same. Expect your old computer to struggle whilst playing. Maxed out on a bleeding edge system it still needs work. Frame rate shudder abounds.
Engine sounds are good, an in-line engine sounds like it should and so does the radial engines. Machine guns and cannon sound is good as well. Bombs whine as they drop and explosions are as you would expect. Voice acting though is cheap and cheesy. What you get as an English language player is a male Euro Pseudo-American voice actor that gives you various announcements about the game state and your aircraft. What you should have is voice acting that is associated with the nationality you're flying and would be great for immersions sake. A lazy effort is the best I can say. At least you can disable it. Battlefield 1942 had better voice acting from 10 years ago, Roger that!
The game code is server sided when you fire your guns there is a noticeable delay to when the gun fires, server processing time is about 25ms so add 230-400ms and you can begin to see the problem we have here in Oceania. Sure we can adapt but why should we when others don't have to. WG have no plans to put a server in this locality, despite what Kislyi (WG CEO) states there is no evidence whatsoever. Air combat is more split second timing than battles in tanks or warships. So for us it's playing at a severe disability mostly because of the tyranny of distance which we can't control. Until a server is located in Australia or New Zealand you won't feel that any money you do spend on the game is treated equally to other countries. You may notice a lag spike in WoT and not worry about it (I don't) but in WoWP it will stop your guns from firing and/or halt your manoeuvres. It is latency and server related and was reported as a bug back in alpha but WG have yet to fix it.
It is a great disappointment that the flight model isn't very good. This is because the altitude and flight model are reduced, you can't fly at 10,000m even in a jet. Whilst you can't do hammer heads or lomcovaks you can do the basics. Split S, Immelman and Loop is probably the most complicated and it does limit your air combat options. Forget stall turns or hammerheads as stalling is drawn out past anything reasonable. The flight model favours nations which follow the boom and zoom concept rather than turn fighting. The USA and German aircraft are of this design. Even at tier ten anything that has an advantage when turning will be defeated because altitude dominates all game play.
What you will end up seeing is games filled with US and German fighters with a few Soviet Ground Attack. These restrictions mean that aircraft performance is neutered which results in battles that consist of furballs on one part of the map at low level. I can guarantee that you suffer from more than few own goals because of this. Ramming your own team mate is common and quite annoying. There is no support for TrackerIR as the is no "in battle c***pit", 3rd person or sniper view both with left, right, up, down and rear is all you get.
You initially get five Tier 1 aircraft from about circa 1931 from each nationality, USA, USSR, Germany, Japan and Britain. The top aircraft, Tier 10, are Jets from circa 1951 including the F-86 Sabre and ME262 HGIII. WoWP is similar to WoT where there are fantasy aircraft (blueprint and prototypes) in the game. From loading you get the offer of a tutorial with rewards, you can repeat the tutorial but only get a reward once. Standard Battle is the default which will place you in a game of 15 vs 15 with a 15 minute time limit. After Tier 1 the match maker has a two tier spread.
Unfortunately, the two tier spread used by the match maker becomes more pronounced as you reach higher tiers. Tier 6 can and will be matched against tier 8 which contains jet aircraft who coupled with greater fire-power, better altitude and speed simply dominate the game rather unfairly. Tier 8 and above Jets is where the game excels. You really appreciate why jets are the pinnacle in the game. It also explains why the flight model is so wanting at lower tiers. Everything is about the end game or Tier 10 which is why, at lower tiers, you dread getting sucked into a game against jets.
The game has it's own voice chat. Joining a flight of up to three you can then choose to speak to your flight or the whole team. It also works in spectator mode so you can use it to advise your team mates about enemy. Other modes include: Training, which is a repeat of the initial tutorials, Team Training where you choose the map, players and/or bots (up to 15 per side). Team Training is the best place to check out the different maps, adjust your settings, keybinds and calibrations without being disturbed.
Apart from the machine guns, both normal and heavy, the game has cannon, rockets and bombs. Ground targets have AA guns which scale with the highest tier in the current battle. Other things that can do damage are trees and, of course, the ground. You can destroy aircraft with either rockets or bombs so don't follow a bomber too closely at low level. The slower moving bombers have tail gunners, AI controlled, so they can get really nasty if you get in their firing arc.
You have a choice of ammunition types with unlimited ammunition, overheating restricts you from firing continuously. The other major restriction is weapons range. Machine guns have a range of 500m, Cannon 700m, Rockets 1000m. Cannon are more destructive than machine guns but they are quite neutered in their explosive effect, its a balance mechanic. All machine guns and cannon have a relatively flat trajectory so you can see that some weapons will have an advantage over others, sometimes unfairly.
The game uses Mouse or Keyboard, Joystick or Gamepad on your PC. It's one of the few games where each type of controller has real no advantage over the other. Another reason why the flight model is as it is otherwise Joystick users would have a real advantage. WG have done a really good job with binding and adjustment, they have taken into consideration all available controllers and put something in the game for them. I tested the game over 18 months using mainly Joystick and mouse/keyboard.
World of Warplanes (WoWP) is fun to fly, for a while, but it falls well short of being a flight simulator or anything ground breaking in the arcade genre either. Simcade probably is the best description and it suits the play. The developers Wargaming definitely have hit the mark they were aiming for. Whether it is the right mark is another question as there simply isn't any variety in the play. Anyone looking for a game that involves flight and any strategy at all will be sadly disappointed. The game does have a certain je ne sais quoi about it which will make the decision for you, ultimately though, the best I can say is that it's free to play but don't pay until there is a server located in either a Australia or New Zealand.
I think ill pass on this one and stick with war thunder even though it can be pretty crap at times.


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Am J Hum Biol. 2007 Jan-Feb;19(1):132-41.
Docosahexaenoic acid, the aquatic diet, and hominin encephalization: difficulties in establishing evolutionary links.
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Distinctive characteristics of modern humans, including language, tool manufacture and use, culture, and behavioral plasticity, are linked to changes in the organization and size of the brain during hominin evolution. As brain tissue is metabolically and nutritionally costly to develop and maintain, early hominin encephalization has been linked to a release of energetic and nutritional constraints. One such nutrient-based approach has focused on the n-3 long-chained polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is a primary constituent of membrane phospholipids within the synaptic networks of the brain essential for optimal cognitive functioning. As biosynthesis of DHA from n-3 dietary precursors (alpha-linolenic acid, LNA) is relatively inefficient, it has been suggested that preformed DHA must have been an integral dietary constituent during evolution of the genus Homo to facilitate the growth and development of an encephalizing brain. Furthermore, preformed DHA has only been identified to an appreciable extent within aquatic resources (marine and freshwater), leading to speculation that hominin encephalization is linked specifically to access and consumption of aquatic resources. The key premise of this perspective is that biosynthesis of DHA from LNA is not only inefficient but also insufficient for the growth and maturation demands of an encephalized brain. However, this assumption is not well-supported, and much evidence instead suggests that consumption of LNA, available in a wider variety of sources within a number of terrestrial ecosystems, is sufficient for normal brain development and maintenance in modern humans and presumably our ancestors.
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Has an aquatic diet been necessary for hominin brain evolution and functional development?
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A number of authors have argued that only an aquatic-based diet can provide the necessary quantity of DHA to support the human brain, and that a switch to such a diet early in hominin evolution was critical to human brain evolution. This paper identifies the premises behind this hypothesis and critiques them on the basis of clinical literature. Both tissue levels and certain functions of the developing infant brain are sensitive to extreme variations in the supply of DHA in artificial feeding, and it can be shown that levels in human milk reflect maternal diet. However, both the maternal and infant bodies have mechanisms to store and buffer the supply of DHA, so that functional deficits are generally resolved without compensatory diets. There is no evidence that human diets based on terrestrial food chains with traditional nursing practices fail to provide adequate levels of DHA or other n-3 fatty acids. Consequently, the hypothesis that DHA has been a limiting resource in human brain evolution must be considered to be unsupported.


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Thanks for all the interesting comments on my Sopranos post from yesterday. I just wanted to add info about an interesting article I saw about the finale (and forgetting the numerous fits some writers threw over the non-ending), regarding the already infamous diner scene and the mysterious strangers there. The New York Sun thinks that this is just indicative of the fear/suspicion that is and will be part of the family's life and I like that as a metaphor. By now, with all the arguments about what happened or didn't happened, I'm convinced that what went on right after the final seconds of the show (i.e. Tony's life goes on or he's murdered) isn't as important now as our individual reactions to it.
I see it as a Rorschach test for the audience. One thing that we do know for sure is that the show purposely didn't tell us what happened next and only left behind some clues about what might have happened. We weren't supposed to know for sure what was coming, otherwise it would have been easy to resolve the scene and just show us what went on. But that never happened.
Instead what's going on in chat rooms, blogs like this, water coolers, bulletin boards, bars and other virtual and non-virtual cultural gathering places are heated discussions about this, with passionate arguments about each theory. All of us involved in this debate are projecting our ideas (and ourselves) into the matter, looking for answers and some kind of resolution.
As with other great pieces of mysterious mass-media art (i.e. David Lynch), the final episode is whatever we can convince ourselves and others it is. That itself is the beauty and genius of the finale. TV and many movies offer us too much spoon-fed scenes and resolutions. Can't we enjoy an unresolved mystery now and then?
Even after the DVD comes out and we're able to endlessly scan that last scene for details, there will still be heated debates about this, rest assured. Decades after the fact, conspiracy theories still fly about real-life mysteries like the JFK assassination or Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and the Soprano's finale won't be any different. Just a day or two after it happened, it's already become part of our cultural folklore and it'll remain there for a long time to come.
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Dear T2T: I have been an overachiever my entire life and, while I am grateful for having the opportunity to be able to work as hard as I have, I feel that the same "get ahead" mentality that has helped me accomplish things is contributing greatly to my feelings of depression.
As outwardly successful as I might appear on paper, I have never prioritized relationships, have never been in love, and have a feeling that if I continue on this trajectory I might never be. I feel that I have been given so many opportunities, and I have a responsibility to get ahead. I long for meaningful relationships though. — Overachiever
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I understand your situation through experience. Throughout my entire life, I have been an overachiever, and have always been successful. I use to feel the same way about being in a relationship, I always thought I would never find anyone and I would always be alone. It brought me to feeling depressed most of the time. However, that statement of always being alone is a false statement. Truthfully there is someone out there for everyone, you just need to wait the for the right person to come into your life. Once that person comes in your life you will know. Don't worry about never finding love. Wait for the right moment and the right person. Live life to the fullest and don't have any regrets with anything. I know this from experience. Just because you cant find anyone at the moment doesn't mean your going to be alone your whole life. Try and find someone that wants to be as successful or you wants to do a lot more in life you you both can have that in common. See what happens with that, but keep searching for that one person. Trust me you will find that one person when the time comes.
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I'm really just at odds with this liner.
I mean, on one end, it's a great silver liner that is easy to apply and lasts the whole day.
En el otro lado, it said on the website that it's "lots of holographic glitter". *looks at it* ALL I SEE IS SILVER! *puts it on* ALL I SEE IS SILVER! *takes it off* It's holographic on the TISSUE!
WTF, Urban Decay? Why must you lie to me about eyeliners? All I wanted was a nice multi-colored glitter eyeliner that would make my eyes look all sorts of lovely.
At least it didn't burn like most of the liquid liners that UD makes. This actually gave a cooling sensation that I liked a lot.
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Darth Vader knows all about your embarrassing Internet searches. How, you ask? The former Anakin Skywalker has a spy at Google.
The web giant opened the doors to its vast data centers and in doing so, revealed a traitor lurking at a North Carolina facility. A life-size Stormtrooper can be seen standing at attention amongst the tubes and cables.
The Galactic Empire serviceman isn't the only Star Wars cast member — look closely and you'll see a mini R2-D2 in the foreground. Honey, the Stormtrooper shrunk the droid.
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Another look at Laura's Law
August 31, 2013
I was pleased to read that Yolo County, which is home base for its author, Helen Thompson, is finally implementing Laura's Law.
That is good news. However, this also motivated me to share some other thoughts on the issues addressed by Laura's Law. While it is clear that Laura's Law works well in the few places where it has been adopted, i.e., Nevada County and a few city programs, I continue to wonder whether pre-existing law could have adequately addressed these issues.
There is pre-existing but little-known and rarely used law that I believe could have accomplished much of what Laura's Law does. This is found in Sections 5200 through 5213 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Section 5200 provides authority for any concerned individual to petition the Superior Court to order evaluation and treatment of any other individual thought to present a danger to self or others due to a mental disorder. The subsequent sections provide detailed instructions and procedures to be used to support and process section 5200 petitions and as protection against malicious abuse of section 5200.
I recommend that advocates for assertive outreach, especially those who reside in California jurisdictions that have not chosen to implement Laura's Law, review WIC sections 5200-5213.
The apparent intent of the legislature in passing this was to add a mechanism to reach and treat persons whose conditions either did not come to the attention of the mental health treatment and evaluation system or were not sufficiently recognized by that system.
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These provisions are a sub-set of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act that replaced the prior "commitment" system for dealing with serious mental illness in the early 1960s. The best-known part of the LPS Act is section 5150, which provides the mental health system with the authority for 72-hour holds for involuntary evaluation and treatment. It is interesting and puzzling that while 5150 is broadly known to the public, section 5200 drew little attention from advocates for more assertive outreach to underserved persons with serious mental illness or anyone else. Indeed, many professionals in the mental health system are not aware of the existence of Section 5200.
I recommend that advocates for assertive outreach, especially those who reside in California jurisdictions that have not chosen to implement Laura's Law, review WIC sections 5200-5213. They should consider and test whether these can be used effectively to reach the population of seriously mentally ill Californians who do not get treatment any other way.
Obviously, the vast majority of these persons are not being assisted by Laura's Law due to its dismal implementation rate. Concerned judges could support this by establishing specialized courts to focus on WIC 5200 petitions, much as Nevada County Superior Court has done in support of Laura's Law petitions.
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The Quest to Understand Tribe | 3 Nov 2011 // 5:00 PM
This is supposed to be a documentary, not a fan letter. So how about some balance? It's big picture time when it comes to telling the story of hip-hop.
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Does the U.S. need to protect the little guy? It doesn't seem so...
If you haven't heard, the U.K. now has a a "new independent adjudicator" who will protect suppliers by making sure large retailers treat them "fairly and lawfully" by allowing farmers to raise complaints confidentially.
Here is coverage of the "Queen's Speech" in The Telegraph.
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It prevents large retailers - those with a UK groceries turnover of more than £1 billion - from varying their supply agreements retrospectively and to pay their suppliers within a reasonable time.
TK: I would be curious if readers feel that such an independent authority is needed here in the U.S. Check out the LinkedIn poll to that effect here at the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group. By the way the FPIDG passed 4,100 members today, up from 1,761 the same time a year ago.
Also check out the link to an active discussion about the United-PMA merger talks.
Regarding the issue of abuse of small growers by large retailers, I have not heard the issue is a big problem in the U.S.
Perhaps with the hot appeal of "local produce," retailers are being particularly good to smaller growers. Still, I would say the supplier-buyer relationship has a lot of commonalities between the U.S. and the U.K, and "varying supply agreements retrospectively" might be one of those common sore points.
The Huffington Post blog looks at the issue of the successful ballot drive to ask voters in California if genetically engineered food should be labeled at retail(Huff=yes!).From the blog post Dr. Joseph Mercola:
Naturally, the biotech industry is not about to let this pass without a fight. Monsanto, the Farm Bureau, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and corporate agribusiness are all raising millions of dollars to spread their propaganda in an effort to defeat the California ballot initiative, just like they did a decade ago in Oregon.
At that time a cabal of corporate giants, including Monsanto and DuPont, calling themselves the Coalition Against the Costly Labeling Law, outspent the pro-labeling group 30 to 1 and successfully defeated the labeling initiative by scaring voters into believing that labeling genetically engineered foods was unnecessary and would raise food prices.
TK: Truly, as the blogger suggested, it seems a "money bomb" just went off in California over the issue of labeling of GE foods. This closely watched ballot measure will be a proxy for the national debate over GE labeling.
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Street art gets the blues
He has already transformed eight silo tanks along Auckland's waterfront and now Elliot O'Donnell, aka Askew One, is painting the town blue for his latest project.
The graffiti artist has teamed up with the Auckland Blues ahead of the 2013 Investec Super Rugby season to spray paint a bare brick wall in Mt Roskill which will act as the backdrop for this year's team poster.
More than 60 litres of paint and four days of solid work were needed to complete the project.
"It's always great to work on a big scale project which a lot of people will see and the mantra is really positive," Mr O'Donnell says.
"They put a lot of creative freedom in our hands which was really nice and they were certainly open to just letting me do what I do."
Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan says he is thrilled with the concept.
The poster will incorporate the words "better never stops" to echo the sentiments of the new-look team and coaching staff at the Blues.
"To see it spray painted across a huge wall for everyone to see will be quite spectacular," Sir John says.
Mr O'Donnell says the message will strike a chord with most people not just Blues fans about striving to be better.
Once the stretch of wall on Carr Rd by the South Western Motorway is fully transformed the 37-man squad will be superimposed onto it.
The poster will be released on February 22 ahead of the the Blues' first game of the season on February 23.
Mr O'Donnell says Aucklanders are warming up to the idea of bringing public art back into the city.
"It's gone through its grey stage and everyone's realised that it's feeling a bit oppressive and a bit disconnected from what the culture of the city is - it's [the greyness] not really indicative of the people that live here."
Central Leader


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Today's education news: Math instruction, parent involvement, administrative costs and more
MATH MATTERS: Chasco Elementary in Pasco finds that small-group instruction for math makes a world of difference in student achievement, prompting other schools to take a closer look. (Times photo, Kainaz Amaria)
HELPING PARENTS: When things go wrong at school, the common refrain is that it's the parents' fault. One Pinellas program aims to help parents to improve their skills.
"GOOD TROUBLE": Civil rights icon John Lewis gives some words of wisdom to Stetson University Law grads.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS: The Stuart News takes a look at how much the Treasure Coast districts spend on administration.
CHARGE IT: As college costs rise, some Florida schools are seeing students run into credit card problems, the Pensacola News-Journal reports.
WHAT CAN'T YOU DO WITH DUCT TAPE? An Okaloosa student aims for a scholarship by "painting" his car with orange duct tape, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports.


text: Show Hide image Politics 27 February 2012 Well at least it's given us David Ginola's hair Sign up for our weekly email * It is 20 years ago this week that the Premier League was born. On 20 February 1992, the 22 clubs in the old First Division announced a break away from the Football League - the first split in 104 years. Thus was created the situation where the very simple game of football was run by three separate bodies - the FA, founded 1863, the Football League, founded 1888 and now the Premier League. Daft or what? Why did they do it ? Money, of course. They wanted to carve up the increasingly lucrative TV and sponsorship rights among themselves and bugger the rest of our professional league clubs. Let them eat dripping. The Prem is a symbol of unfairness and inequity which perfectly reflects today's society. The rich get richer, plus a giant bonus and weaselly tax arrangements, while everyone else grows poorer. During that first season, the total turnover of the Prem clubs was £46m. Last season it was £1.2bn. Just under 10 million turned up to watch in 1992-3 - now it's 13.4 million. If you are a Prem player or his Wag or his agent, his manager, accountant, lawyer, personal security guard, chauffeur, nanny, odd-job man, champagne supplier, Baby Bentley dealer, mum, dad, cousins on the dole, a three-minute one night stand kiss-and-tell babe, then you are absolutely laughing. Fan the flames You can't say fans don't like it, otherwise why do we turn up in such numbers and pay small fortunes? But let's not think about the money, too sad. What are we getting from the Prem, the "Best League in the World", so Sky has been shouting at us for most of these 20 years? That boast is now bollocks. Our two top teams, Man Utd and Man City, got kicked out of the Euro Champions league early doors, and one of our two remaining clubs, Arsenal, got stuffed 4-0 and look set to be eliminated. And if by best you mean biggest crowds, then the German Bundesliga now beats the Prem. I have to admit, however, that Sky's TV coverage of football is brilliant. No really. We see things we never saw before, get replays from angles we never imagined, understand decisions that once totally confounded us. Improvements in TV technology would have happened, but because Sky found football was a tool they could use to dig for gold, they have thrown billions at it. All these foreign players , financed through Sky's millions, have greatly improved the standard of play - of skills and techniques, fitness and diet. We have had the pick of the world's players for most of these past 20 years, but there is a worrying sign that we have peaked. We lost Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, world number two, unlikely ever to return, while we have no chance of attracting Lionel Messi from Barcelona, world number one. Spain has the world's best two clubs. Italy and Germany also have world-class players who are now unlikely to come to England - not even for the money. Bore for Britain Top scorer during the life of the Prem is still Alan Shearer with 269 goals. Boring, boring - and even more jaw-achingly boring now in his new life. Second top is Andy Cole with 187 goals. Another dreary, functional performer, always moaning. Neither made the heart leap, not for a neutral supporter wanting to see skill and excitement. Third is Thierry Henry with 176 - now he did excite. Flicking back through my mind's eye, I do see so many foreign players, their images lingering on. Cantona was a pain in many ways, with his collar pulled up in that affected way, but you could not take your eyes off him. Ginola made me smile, especially when he stood around doing nothing, blaming everyone else, pushing his hair back. Jürgen Klinsmann was the one I enjoyed best. He was accused of being a diver when he first arrived, but mocked himself by doing pretend dives. I liked the way he drove a beat-up car, lived quietly and sensibly. One other thing I do feel grateful for - the pitches. It is one of the side effects of all this money and the need to keep to the Sky fixture list. Back in the 1980s, at this time of the year, even the best grounds were quagmires. You couldn't see a bleeding thing in the goal mouths for mud. Games were called off all the time. So thanks Prem. You did some good. Hunter Davies is a journalist, broadcaster and profilic author perhaps best known for writing about the Beatles. He is an ardent Tottenham fan and writes a regular column on football for the New Statesman. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 27 February 2012 issue of the New Statesman, The God Wars More


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Sports Announcements: Park lacrosse meeting, East Ridge trapshooting registration, and more
Park boys lacrosse meeting Feb. 27
East Ridge trapshooting registration
The East Ridge High School trapshooting team is accepting registrations through March 1 for the upcoming spring season. The trap season starts March 30 and runs through the Minnesota State High School League state tournament in mid-June. Boys and Girls in grades 9-12 at East Ridge High School who have passed or will pass Minnesota DNR Firearms Safety by March 15, or other state equivalent, are eligible. All details are on the team's iHigh website; http://www.ihigh.com/school33509/custompage_18197.html
New this year: Through a generous grant from the NRA we will offer a limited number of NRA Scholarships are available to families who qualify for free or reduced lunch program at school. The participation fee will be reduced by 50 percent upon providing letter documenting program qualification. The East Ridge trap team's parent and student information night is Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in the East Ridge High School cafeteria.
East Ridge rec softball registration
Hey Raptors, it's here. East Ridge Athletic Association recreational softball registration is now live. Go to http://www.eraamn.com/page/show/154281-raptor-recreational-fastpitch to get signed up.
2014 East Ridge High School spring sports registration
East Ridge High School's spring sports online registration opened on Friday, Feb. 14. Athletes interested in joining a Minnesota State High School League spring sport at East Ridge can go to the East Ridge website to register. On the ERHS home page under 'Hot Topics', click on the '2014 Spring Sports Registration' link for instructions and requirements for registration. After reading the instructions, click on the link to register. Please be sure to register by the deadline date which is listed for each sport on the instruction page. Please note that athletes must have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination form completed by a physician on file at East Ridge High School at the time of registration. Questions about pre-season meetings, captain's practices, equipment, booster clubs, etc., should be directed to the head coach.
Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride registration open now
The Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride will be returning to Washington County on Sunday, April 27, following a record-breaking year in 2013. Rider registration is open now at www.ironmanbikeride.org. A $10 discount for Early Bird registration is available through Feb. 28. The Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride is open to riders of all ages and abilities. Routes have been designed in roughly 15, 30, 60 and 100-mile increments to provide options for all cyclists. The Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride is the longest running organized bicycle ride in Minnesota and runs through the scenic St. Croix River Valley. Cost is $30 for Early Bird registration, $40 from March 1 to April 14 and $15 for youths 18 and under. Teams of eight or more earn a $5 discount per rider. The Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride has hosted over 100,000 cyclists in their 47-year history.
East Ridge track and field captains' practice
Anyone interested in running track and field for East Ridge High School this spring? Start training at captains' practice held every day after school from 3:30-5 p.m. on the indoor track at East Ridge.
East Ridge soccer club spring season starts soon
Looking for a competitive soccer team to join for the 2014 spring/summer season? The East Ridge Soccer Club is excited for the spring/summer season to start and have openings on some of its competitive teams. Please contact email@example.com if you are interested in joining us or for more information. Spring/summer fees are $335 per player for U9-U10 and $350 for U11 – U18. There is a one-time registration fee of $40. The season runs end of April thru July and includes winter training which has just started.
East Ridge cheer team fundraiser
Looking for something to do over the long weekend? What about in February? Staying home for spring break? Need a last minute birthday gift? Why not get an unlimited ride Nickelodeon Universe wristband? The East Ridge cheer boosters are selling them for $23 each. They never expire. Please contact Jennifer Gullickson at email@example.com to purchase.


text: Cruise Coast Guard: Crew error helped Carnival Splendor fire spread By Tom Stieghorst / July 22, 2013 Share 1 -- The 2010 engine room fire aboard the Carnival Splendor was prolonged by a crucial mistake on the bridge that allowed it to spread to electrical cables and disable the ship, according to a new report on the incident prepared by the U.S. Coast Guard.The Splendor had to be towed back to San Diego escorted by a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The Coast Guard report said that when the fire started, a watchstander on the bridge reset the fire alarm panel, which led to a 15-minute lag before the water mist sprinkler system doused the engine room.By that time, the fire had reached overhead electrical cables, which continued to burn for five hours.The report said that had the fire been suppressed before it ignited the cables, it is likely the ship would not have lost power. No one was injured in the fire, but help provided to the ship by the Coast Guard and Navy cost the U.S. government $1.9 million. Carnival earlier this year decided to reimburse those costs, along with costs incurred for assistance to the Carnival Triumph in February. In a statement last week, Carnival said it had given full cooperation to investigators and had undertaken its own investigation, which resulted in actions to correct many of the problems cited in the report.Carnival's statement did not specifically address the resetting of the fire alarm panel, but the company has eliminated an automatic 40-second delay in triggering the mist system. The delay had been designed to prevent sprinklers from activating during false alarms.The Coast Guard had previously issued safety bulletins to all cruise lines regarding the failure of another fire suppression system on the Splendor that used carbon dioxide to smother flames. Early in its investigation, the Coast Guard found that the valve that releases the gas jammed, making the system unusable. Also, the pressurized gas leaked from many pipe connectors. Carnival said it has changed the activation sequence on the majority of its ships to prevent the valve from locking. On other ships, it has made a temporary procedural change until those systems can be modified. The Coast Guard faulted Carnival's firefighting preparations, saying drills for engine room fires didn't take place in the engine room and that the captain and bridge crew had perfunctory roles in the drill. Carnival stated that its crews were familiar with procedures for engine room fires but that it had reinforced training "at all levels" since the Splendor incident.The report also criticized Carnival's firefighting technique, saying the captain tried to clear smoke from the engine room too quickly, letting in air that reignited the fire several times. It said that decision was contrary to standard operating practice and "indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of firefighting strategy and procedures." In its response, Carnival disagreed with that assessment but reiterated that it had reviewed its procedures. The immediate cause of the fire, the report said, was a rupture of one of the ship's diesel generators, which spilled fuel and lubricating oil onto the engine room floor, where it ignited. The report said the rupture was caused by a stress failure in a metal part that had become bent over time because fluid had seeped into the engine, possibly discharged from a corroded air cooler.Carnival said the engine's manufacturer and a third-party engineer jointly pressure tested the air cooler and had not found a leak. Carnival also said it has addressed the report's criticism of its engine room electrical design with the $300 million upgrade of fire safety systems across its fleet.


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North Bend police enforce crosswalk laws
NORTH BEND, Ore. -- Why did police tell the lady to cross the road? To see if cars would stop for her.
As it turned out, several didn't and they paid the price.
Police issued several citations and warnings as they educated drivers who disobeyed crosswalk laws.
Detective Jon Bohanon of the North Bend Police Department says they get positive feedback from the public about enforcing crosswalk laws. "We do see that the drivers agree with our coming out and enforcing these type of laws," he said.
The price for not stopping for a pedestrian is $260, but police say that's far less than the price of injuring a pedestrian. "In the past we've had a number of pedestrian injury accidents and we've actually had a fatality. It's something that needs attention all the time, I think that most of us have been a pedestrian at some point."
Drivers that were stopped were given a brochure on what they need to know about crosswalk laws. "I think it's important that we educate the drivers and pedestrians of the safety laws that are in place."
North Bend police will conduct more of these operations throughout the year to ensure that their safety message gets across to the public.


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Aaaaahhhh! G-ghosts!
Wow. We suspected the Sweet Briar College episode of "School Spirits" on SyFy would be sensational — and it was. That Lucian is one bad dude. If you believe in ghosts.
Ghost stories abound among students on Sweet Briar's campus, as they often do at any institution with a long and colorful history. They are passed down from generation to generation. We love our ghosts — in fact we include their haunts on our campus map: sbc.edu/map (check for "ghosts" under "Layers").
And most of the stories are about Daisy playing pranks and having fun. Students get into the, er, spirit of it. The producers of this show, however, clearly wanted to create the scariest version they could. They were pretty successful, too!
Ergo, a few points of fact are in order. First, except for the interviews, all of the scenes were entirely dramatized — and not on Sweet Briar's campus. Indeed, architecturally speaking, you couldn't get further from our stately Georgian Revival.
While the historical context was accurate (it must be said, we're not sure about Daisy's ghost scaring Lucian away from Indiana; it could have happened), the paranormal events portrayed in "Ghostly Girls' School" are not those normally associated with Sweet Briar. Apparently, results may vary.
If you want to know what secrets our Sweet Briar ghosts do harbor, we encourage you to check out the map.
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*Recount how Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife were "robbed of $1,000 in cash by a masked robber wielding a machete at their West Indies vacation home."
*Relate that incident to an old tale of former New York Mayor Ed Koch.
*Note that Breyer is a "reliably liberal" justice.
*Root for Breyer to have another such horrifying incident. "...all we can say is, 'Mug him again.' "
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PLYMOUTH, N.H.-Student researchers will study ecology and ecosystem science in the White Mountain National Forest thanks to a grant received by Plymouth State University's Center for the Environment (CFE).
The CFE was recently awarded a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). For the next three years, eight undergraduate students from colleges and universities around the United States will compete to spend the summer at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountain National Forest working on projects in the major areas of ecosystem research at Hubbard Brook—animal ecology, biogeochemistry, hydrology and soils and forest vegetation. Students will also participate in a science communication project to communicate ecosystem concepts to a broad audience.
Associate Professor of Science Education Mary Ann McGarry is overseeing the science communication components.
"In addition to working with a team of research mentors, students will partner with regional natural resource agencies to develop meaningful outreach activities or products to disseminate the implications of the students' science investigations," McGarry said.
CFE's Assistant Professor of Hydrology Kevin McGuire said the research and communication aspects of the grant are unique.
"This project is novel in that its focus is on communicating science, which is typically not an explicit objective in most undergraduate or graduate science programs. These students will be better equipped to bridge the gap between science and public policy and increase science literacy on issues related to environmental change and sustainability."
The Hubbard Brook REU will operate in partnership with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF), the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, and the U.S. Forest Service. Geoff Wilson, educator for HBRF and adjunct faculty with PSU's Center for the Environment and Geography programs, will coordinate the activities and oversee the daily aspects of the REU. HBES scientists from eight institutions in addition to PSU are serving as mentors.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for the students," said Wilson. "Hubbard Brook is a dynamic, interesting place to spend the summer and the work the CFE and HBRF are doing to tie the research interests of the students to real needs in the region will enhance the value of the students' experience and should benefit everyone involved."
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Clemson celebrating new life sciences facility
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson University is hosting a discussion on life sciences.
The school's College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences is hosting a colloquium entitled "Celebrating the Life Sciences" on Friday at McKissick Theatre.
Featured guest speakers include Carolyn Schanen, adjunct associate professor at the University of Delaware and director of the Human Genetics Research Lab at the Center for Applied Clinical Genomics at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del.
Dennis Kyle, Distinguished University Health Professor at the University of South Florida, is also expected to speak.
The gathering is part of a dedication of Clemson's new Life Sciences Facility. There are also self-guided tours of the building and a student poster session.


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David J. Poduska, 70, of North Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at his home, following a short illness.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 5 to 8 P.M. at Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville.
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The problem begins with airborne contaminants, such as lube oils, exhaust fumes, dust, bugs, cottonwood lint, and harvest debris. These deposits build up on FF tubes and reduce designed efficiency by blocking airflow across rows of tubes, and forming an insulation barrier around the tubes to reduce heat transfer. The result is reduction in production capabilities, an increase in operating and cost.
Sierra Chemicals' Green Seal® approved chemical is put into a thick foam which is applied in a top-down method. The gentle 100% rapidly biodegradable foam loosens airborne contaminants from the tubes so they can be easily rinsed, with low pressure from the unit.
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