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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Filibuster Reform
Gerard N. Magliocca
One of the significant issues that will face the new Congress is reform of the Senate's procedures. Majority Leader Reid now says that he supports changes in the rule governing cloture petitions, which are used to end debate in the Senate. So let me restate my proposal about that question, which I made in an Essay published last year by the Northwestern Law Review.
Hmm, this might make some sense if it were limited to bills that had already passed the House. Otherwise, couldn't any bill be made into any other bill through the process of amendment? In which case you would effectively be saying that the filibuster could only be used in the first session of the Congress. And if that is your objective, (a) why would you want to do that and (b) why not just say so directly?
I thought the original function was to prevent bills from being voted on before every Senator had the opportunity to say whatever they wanted about the bill? To prevent measures from being rushed through before debate was finished.
Really, I think the only reform needed is to restore the original function, was that Senators could talk as long as they wanted.
A year seems like a long time. That works in England because the Commons are elected for (potentially) 7 years. The equivalent period in the US, accounting for the 2 year House, would be 3-4 months.
I may be missing something but I think the analogy is just to the Senate, that's the only part of Congress that has filibusters, right?
I actually agree with you (twice in a week)! I'm not sure why they don't have to actually talk anymore, but if they did have to actually be talking to maintain them I bet there would be less of them...On the other hand if you can't imagine something that would make Congress' approval sink even lower the sight of Senators reading cookbooks to hold up business could do it...
Didn't the House have an equivalent to the filibuster under Speakers throughout the 19th Century and up until the reign of Uncle Joe Cannon, when he and his iron fist were finally neutralized?
Time to do the same with the filibuster in the Senate.
Majority rules. For better or worse. When we indulge in these exercises of nuance on something so fundamentally anti-democratic in the way it has been so abused, it only feeds the monster.
I suppose it's at least theoretically possible to filibuster AND say something relevant about the bill. For instance, you could have filibustered the ACA for 15-20 hours by the simple expedient of reading it aloud, which nobody in their right mind could deny was relevant speech. I'm sure you could have found days worth of relevant things to say about it.
I have to say that getting rid of the filibuster is well down my list of needed legislative reforms.
Abolishing voice votes, that's top of my list. Most of them don't involve a real count, or even time for anybody to yell out "aye" or "nay"; "Allinfavorsayayeallopposedsaynaytheayeshaveit!" is one word, as anybody who views CSPAN knows.
With modern technology, there's no reason every last vote shouldn't be a recorded vote; Just give the members keychains with "Aye" and "Nay" buttons, already.
But, of course, voice votes function to allow the leadership to lie about how the vote went, and to permit the houses to operate in defiance of the Constitution's demand they have a quorum to conduct business. Which is why they won't give them up.
Mr. Whiskas, the issue as I see it is how long the Senate can hold up legislation passed by the House. In England, it's ok to hold things up for a year because the House isn't going anywhere. In the US, the House has a relatively short time frame in which to act.
Personally, I'd abolish the filibuster altogether.
I agree with Brett's take as to the purpose of the filibuster.
If the purpose be to ensure complete debate, allow a filibuster to last for fixed period of debate on the bill.
My suggestion would be for 1 hour per member, plus 2 minutes per page of the legislation, clock only to run while a quorum is present in the chamber.
It's not "debate" if one side is talking to an otherwise empty room.
My dream list of reforms:
1. Give every member a keychain with "Aye" and "Nay" buttons. With it being a felony for anybody other than the member to press the buttons. All votes are recorded.
Oh, and the keychain has a mike that's open and broadcasting whenever it's inside the legislative chamber... It's the public's business, the public is entitled to eavesdrop.
2. Place panoramic webcams around the chambers, so it's perfectly evident when no quorum is present.
3. The Congressional Record becomes a perfectly accurate verbatim record, no extending or revising of remarks.
Interesting reform idea. For more on how the filibuster is fili-bucking up democracy, please check out: www.cartoonomist.com
Joe Reed broke the House equivalent of the filibuster, leading to a short term increase of the power of the Speaker, which broke under Cannon.
Good point from Mark Field.
Realistically, either way, I don't see the filibuster going bye bye, so the best we can hope for is a modification. With apologies to mls, I think this can occur by majority vote in January.
I think some form of the OP works though nominations are of great importance. A time limit there is needed.
As to having time to "say" what they wanted, I think in practice in meant to do all what a senator does, including researching and obtaining information. Also, it functionally required compromise & I'm sure that was part of the idea unless the people involved were clueless as to consequences.
Joe- no apology necessary, but I would refer you to the foreword (written by Senator Mark Udall and former Senator Ted Kaufman) to Defending the Filibuster: "if the Senate were to employ a majoritarian way of doing business and adopt new rules by a simple majority vote at the beginning of each new Congress-- as was suggested during the 111th Congress by a frustrated faction of our colleagues- we fear that it would trigger major and destablilizing changes in the role and nature of the Senate as a body."
With respect to those cited, I think such fears are overblown.
To remind by basic conciliatory position, I don't demand the Senate to simply have a "a majoritarian way of doing business" and letting a majority re-examine and alter the rules once every two years will not do that. I'm open though. Make it every four or whatever years, if that is what it takes.
Mark Field can note the "destabilizing" nature of the current Senate and/or how "the role and nature of the Senate as a body" can readily survive with a simple majority rule. Of course, changing the filibuster rule (and leaving in place a slew of other delaying mechanisms) will change SOMETHING of its current "nature," but not sure to the worse.
[or we can replace the filibuster with the robot that delays posting comments]
Tom Toles' WaPo political cartoon today may supply, in part, sort of a reform of the Senate Filibuster: Require talking as in the days of Senator Strom Thurmond. Senators of both parties require much off-floor time to replenish their political campaign coffers. If a filibustering Senator is actually required to speak on the floor of the Senate, he/she has less time for campaigning for funds. Money talks. Make the filibustering Senators put their mouths where the money isn't. Yes, money talks, but talking on the Senate floor does not raise money. Senators of both parties know that.
Fine idea, but as I say, require that a quorum be present, no making them run out their time in an empty chamber.
It's a right to debate, and it isn't "debate" if you're talking to an empty room.
But they actually do make money talking to the empty chamber, you know; Speeches in front of a camera when there's nobody there to listen are frequently used by incumbents as campaign material, to make their district think they're making these fabulous speeches to the rest of Congress, when they might as well have been in a broom closet.
Brett, that's not a bad idea to require a quorum for the filibuster, but let's make it so the quorum must be made up of Senators that support the filibuster. No reason to make those who vote for cloture sit there and listen.
"Require talking as in the days of Senator Strom Thurmond."
In these discussions, from time to time, those who are dismissive about such "solutions" note that such things aren't necessary. There are lots of procedural gimmicks, like quorum calls, that will delay and delay w/o talking. For instance, someone could ask for a full reading of a large budget bill.
The "two track system" was a major move because filibusters could be ongoing while other business could be accomplished. If the Senate actually could not do work, that could be a forceful thing.
"Brett, that's not a bad idea to require a quorum for the filibuster, but let's make it so the quorum must be made up of Senators that support the filibuster. No reason to make those who vote for cloture sit there and listen."
Again, the point of the privilege is, supposedly, to ensure debate. It's not debate if only one side shows up. That's your idea of "the world's greatest deliberative body"? One in which the members avoid exposure to anybody saying something they disagree with?
I'd also point out that it's hardly outrageous that a bill be read aloud before a vote. Rather, it's outrageous that they aren't.
Voting on bills nobody knows the contents of. Hardly a sign of a healthy deliberative body.
Perhaps Brett with this:
"I'd also point out that it's hardly outrageous that a bill be read aloud before a vote. Rather, it's outrageous that they aren't. "
is personally a better listener than a reader. Might a reasonable listener better understand a 2,000 page bill than a reader? Consider if blogs and comments were in real time audio. That would compete with the Tower of Babel. Congressmen have staffs, committees, sub-committies, etc, that design, develop and communicate their work under the direction of the Congressmen. There is no simple solution to assure an efficient republican form of governance for an America with over 300 million residents and much more territory than at the time of the founding. While debate may be part of a republican form of governance, there are many other parts of importance.
But if you want to deter abuse of filibuster by making people be present during them why make the people who are voting to end the filibuster be there?
Unless we require each member of Congress to be present when each bill is read,* including many that have no chance of passing (but who knows what one will?!), reading the bill is not going to do much for understanding.
Even then, actually understanding the bill, often including nuanced complexities, actually requires close reading and contemplation, with help of staffs etc.
The full reading being waived has been in place for a long long time for a reason.
* Which, let's be realistic for a second, is not practicably possible with all the bills, amendments, etc. are in place, even if the government was much smaller.
I'd also point out that it's hardly outrageous that a bill be read aloud before a vote. Rather, it's outrageous that they aren't.
# posted by Brett : 9:43 PM
That is complete nonsense. Why do you think they hire staff?
If the staff are going to know what's in the bill, instead of the members, maybe we should elect the staff?
Look, Joe, if they're passing laws so fast it's impractical to simply read them aloud before voting on them, then the problem isn't proposing that they read them aloud.
The problem is that they're passing too many laws to have the slightest clue what's in them.
Numbnuts, the staff summarizes the bill for the congressman. The idea that these people haven't the slightest clue what they are voting for is moronic even by your usual standards (which are pretty fucking low).
Brett just reading them aloud, most likely at a rapid pace while the chamber is mostly empty, is not going to do much here. That's the bottom line.
Legislation is often complex and actually understanding it requires study and close reading. So, you are grasping on symbolism here.
And, again, we can have a fraction of the national laws (the same thing applies to any sizable locality) and spending time that could be spent on other things to just reading laws aloud (including loads of stuff that won't pass, but you have to read that aloud too) is not practicable.
That's why some time back waiving the full reading was put in place.
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I'm still hungry like the wolf
At long last, the highly hyped expansion for Assassin's Creed III is here, and it's split into three parts.
The first portion, called "The Infamy" sets up an alternate reality scenario where George Washington, now "King Washington" morphs into basically a villain of comic book proportions, and hunts down Connor and his people just like the Templars did in the core story.
To help against this new menace, Connor will gain access to the Spirit of the Wolf, which allows him to (almost comically) call forth wolf familiars and cloak himself like the Predator.
As you can tell, this has the potential to go horribly wrong.
Assassin's Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [reviewed])
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Released: February 19th, 2013
MSRP: $7.99 (Each part; DLC is in three parts), $29.99 (Season Pass with five DLCs, including three for King Washington)
Minor spoilers involved for Assassin's Creed III, so don't read if you haven't finished the game.
First things first, this DLC is accessed from a separate portion of the main menu -- meaning, it doesn't tie into your original save file, or carry anything over to it. This isn't a deal-breaker for me per se, but it causes some issues that I'll get into later.
Not content with a slow draw, The Infamy opens up with a bang. Connor experiences a dream sequence of sorts, and sees his mother -- who actually died very early on into Assassin's Creed III. Connor's mother uncovers that "General" Washington actually has no intention of honoring his alliance to Connor's people, and is currently setting fire to a nearby village. Naturally, the Mother and Son duo spring into action, and start setting things right.
The story missions themselves are highly reminiscent of the core Assassin's Creed experience, and outside of a few that specifically utilize Connor's newfound DLC powers, there really are no surprises here, nor are there disappointments. For a few quests, the "instant-fail" mechanic is still in place, which can be pretty annoying. But for the most part, I really didn't have any trouble, and completed every mission on my first, and at maximum, second try.
Meeting King Washington for the first time is sufficiently harrowing, especially if you witnessed his tenderness in the campaign recently. I enjoyed this comic book villain style approach, and even though he's only on-screen for a small portion of The Infamy, his appearance was enjoyable, and I'm excited to see more.
Calling this an "alternate reality" actually isn't entirely accurate, as Ubisoft has stated that somehow, this plays into the canonical story of Assassin's Creed III proper. Whether it's what "really happened" (doubtful) or if it's just a crazy peyote-fueled trip by Connor, we'll find out by the time the third portion ends. For now, we'll just have to stick with what we know.
This DLC takes place entirely within the confines of the frontier, an area that AC III fans will no doubt be tired of by now (as they explored it endlessly already). To placate people who may be bored of the setting, more details added have been added, such as extra death and destruction strewn about the countryside -- including hanging corpses, and piles of bloody bodies across the icy landscape.
As previously mentioned the main change in gameplay is the power of the wolf. Utilizing the ancient powers of one badass cup of tea, Connor will be able to summon a pack of three wolves to chow down on enemies, and cloak himself at will (using his health as "MP" essentially). Using the cloaking power is pretty fun at first. Basically, as long as an enemy doesn't bump into you, or you have a solid amount of health, you can stay cloaked. What this means is that you can stealth kill enemies right in front of other people and remain a deadly shadowy visage so long as you can pay the MP for it.
This leads to a ton of cool stealth puzzle opportunities that force you to figure out what the best course of action is in terms of moving between hidden bushes and buildings, using the cloak to fill in the blanks.
While it's a powerful gimmick on paper, the Wolf cloak doesn't have enough staying power to really last you past the initial excitement of using it, nor is there a sufficient playground to utilize it in within the confines of this DLC. Ubisoft should have gone the extra mile and embraced the silliness of it, and perhaps added a new power, or allowed players to bring over the cloaking ability to the main game in some capacity. That way, this DLC would have legs beyond the fleeting campaign.
Speaking of fleeting, part one of the DLC will only last you around two to three hours, even if you opt to grab all of the treasures and hidden memory fragments (the latter of which unlocks additional story across all three episodes). There are a few side-missions, but they're not as involved as some of the ones in the main campaign.
All in all, The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy is a little bit too dependent on the assumed purchase of the other two packs. With a cliffhanger ending, and memory fragments to collect across multiple episodes, it's clear that it will be much more poignant as a complete story.
For now though, you're left with the decision to purchase just one, so you're better off seeing how the other two turn out first.
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Assassin's Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy reviewed by Chris Carter
Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled.
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About the Presenter: Coorous Mohtadi is a member of MathWorks technical marketing team supporting universities focusing on the application of MATLAB and Simulink in laboratories and curriculum development. Prior to joining MathWorks in 2007, he was the European technical manager for Temperature, Process Control, and Component products at Omron Electronics Europe, where he worked in various capacities for 10 years. Before that, he was the chief control engineer for Eurotherm Controls for six years and a postdoctoral research fellow at Oxford and University of Alberta, Canada for four years. Coorous holds a D.Phil. in model-based predictive control and an M.A. in engineering science, both from University of Oxford.


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I'll be attending the Republican convention next month on behalf of Power Line. The party selected twenty bloggers, I believe, to receive press credentials. Defying the law of averages, two of the twenty–Captain Ed and I–are not only from the same state, but are on the same radio show. I'm looking forward to the convention, and will try hard to come up with some original reporting. Some have complained that »
The flubber bounce
Drudge has flagged the Newsweek report of a widening Kerry lead over Bush — "a four point bounce" — during the last two nights of the convention. Like the ABC News/Washington Post poll we took note of earlier this week in "Beyond registered voters," however, the Newsweek poll surveys "1,010 adults aged 18 and older July 29 and July 30 by telephone. The margin of error is plus or minus »
Bounce? What Bounce?
The Rasmussen Presidential Tracking Poll has suggested a modest convention bounce for John Kerry. The candidates have been more or less tied for a long time, with the lead going back and forth within three points either way. For the last three days, Rasmussen has shown Kerry with a three-point lead, which could be considered a slight bounce, since the candidates were tied going in. On the other hand, you »
An "old ad man" looks at the convention
My conservative cousin from New York used to be the marketing manager for a major corporation. He has also watched every national political convention since 1952. Here what he wrote me about last week's show: "If the pollsters are to be believed this election will be decided by a handful of people with at best marginal interests in current events residing in a few states. Given that dynamic here's an »
The Stream–It Works!
With some trepidation, I tuned in to the Patriot's internet stream to see whether it's really working. It is! I'm listening to David Strom's "Taxpayers' League Live" show; it's coming through great. Tune in to our Northern Alliance show from 12 to 3 today, Central time. The link on the left will take you straight to the media player for the show. Give it a minute to load. Caution: it »
International Bill
Our friends at RealClearPolitics have performed the service of collecting links to all the major speeches given at the Democratic convention just concluded in Boston. Exceeding my usual threshold for pain by a substantial margin, I have reread the texts of the speeches of Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Teresa Heinz Kerry, John Edward and John Kerry. Reading these speeches in tandem one can observe the thematic unity imposed »
The Wrong War
Amir Taheri has an excellent dissection of John Kerry's acceptance speech, as it relates to the current war, in today's New York Post. An excerpt: One of the things the Americans need to do in the war against terrorism is to unlearn the lessons of Vietnam. Kerry's speech was dominated by one powerful image: that of himself in "that gunboat in the Mekong delta." But that was the image of »
A few good men
The New York Post reports that the Kedwards "Believe in America" tour debuted inauspiciously at Wendy's in Scranton yesterday: "Dems' marine misfire." The Post reports: John Kerry's heavily hyped cross-country bus tour stumbled out of the blocks yesterday, as a group of Marines publicly dissed the Vietnam War hero in the middle of a crowded restaurant. Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a »
A promise Kerry will probably keep, unfortunately
One of Kerry's key campaign promises is to obtain increased foreign support for our efforts in Iraq. The first reaction of most Republicans is to assume that this is just another example of over-promising. After all, we remember that before the war President Bush tried for months to enlist the French and Germans and made a number of concessions towards that end. Since the war he has actually made inroads »
More Moore Lies
The many lies contained in Michael Moore's contemptible Fahrenheit 9/11 have been well documented. Here's another one: The [Bloomington, Ill.] Pantagraph newspaper in central Illinois has sent a letter to[Michael] Moore and his production company, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., asking Moore to apologize for using what the newspaper says was a doctored front page in the film, the paper reported Friday. It also is seeking compensatory damages of $1. A »
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In what must have been a surreal moment, Jay Leno got Michael Moore to stand up and lead the audience in singing "America the Beautiful:" We know what Michael Moore, the intellectual leader of the Democratic Party, thinks about America. It isn't beautiful. But when Leno asked him to sing the song, Moore stood up and pretended to be a patriot. What Moore really thinks is better exemplified by this »
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The Titanic sails at dawn
In "Desolation Row," Bob Dylan sings: The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner They've got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is in his pants And the riot squad they're restless They need somewhere to go As Lady and I look out tonight From Desolation Row. And how's this for a description of the reinvention convention? Yes, I know »
Bush's stump speech
Having watched much of the Democratic convention (my sense of obligation to our readers is boundless), it's pretty clear what that party's message is — on the domestic side, we'll take from the well-to-do and give to everyone else; on the foreign side, we'll be just as tough as Bush but smarter and more honest, with more allies; on values, see the domestic message. For those wondering what the Republican »
In a small victory for homeland security
the U.S. government has denied entry to Everton soccer legend (Drunken) Duncan Ferguson. Years ago, when he was playing in Scotland, Ferguson seriously injured an opposing player in an on-the-field clash. The government decided to prosecute Big Dunc and he served several months in a Glasgow prison. At about that time, Everton purchased him. Evertonians started corresponding with him in jail. In the words of his coach, he was an »
Kerry versus Kerry
Kate O'Beirne's midnight take on John Kerry's speech seems to me to capture the essence of it: For a guy teeming with integrity, that was one dishonest speech. After accusing George Bush of "misleading" us into a war because he wanted to fight a war, that he fought "on the cheap," and of presiding over venal, lawless officials, and kicking kids out of after school programs to give Enron another »
A case study
Rocket Man is doing a helluva job live blogging John Kerry's acceptance speech, but even he can't keep up with Kerry's rapid-fire demagogy tonight. I just heard Kerry peddle in passing a version of the the bake sales for body armor canard that Al Gore shouted out in his rant before MoveOn.org. This is one canard that Little Trunk debunked earlier this month: "Where's the yeast?" John Edwards must have »


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During the summer, after the Pirates are already down by 8 runs after a Zack Duke first inning, it would be nice if there were some other Pittsburgh sports going on at the same time.
It only figures that when the three winning teams in the city of Pittsburgh actually get going, the schedule makers decide it would be fun to put them all on the same night, all of them in crucial games. The Steelers play the Rams at 8:15, Pitt brings on Duke at 7:00, in a game that will cause a civil war in Pat's family, and the Penguins play the Bruins for a much needed win in the clusterf*ck that is the Eastern conference.
Look for this to be one of the crazier nights on the South Side. Many were already planning on coming out since they figured the Steelers game is only on the NFL Network (which I just found out is being carried over to KDKA), but now with the influx of those looking to have multiple TVs in order to watch all the action the bar scene should be packed. Add in the drink-your-problems-away response to the anxiety-ridden holiday season and the fact that a very long weekend is coming up, you have the perfect powder keg of Pittsburgh sports and public drunkenness.
Because Penn State inexplicably decided to make all their students come home a week later than any other college, I'm still stuck up here and really should be finishing a paper due tomorrow. So instead of actually making any observations/predictions about tonight, I'll point you in the direction of some excellent previews:
Steelers - Rams
One for the Other Thumb
Die Hard Steel
Nice Pick, Cowher
Pitt - Duke
Pitt Blather
Duke Basketball Report
Penguins - Bruins
Face-Off Factor
Enjoy the night, this doesn't happen very often.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Too Much of a Good Thing
Posted by Doubt About It at 10:30 AM
6 comments:
- Pat said...
Damn, you beat me by an hour to writing this post. Figures that since you can't be here for it, you call it "Too much of a good thing", whereas I would have called it "The Greatest Day of 2008".
- December 20, 2007 at 11:51 AM
- Sam said...
Yeah, I'm slightly bitter since I know whatever bar I go to will not have either the Pitt or Penguin game on after the Steelers start.
Not that I'm complaining...I could go to school in Ohio and have to deal with a Bengals vs whoever match up every Sunday on CBS.
- December 20, 2007 at 11:59 AM
- Pat said...
Alright F you I'm writing a post.
- December 20, 2007 at 12:04 PM
- Cotter said...
Gentleman - let's talk about this - what's the over under on pints consumed in Steelers-friendly watering holes across the nation tonight?
Whatever it is I'm taking the over...because I'll be drinking...
Not really though...smart money's on the UNDER because I'm drinking...3 Rolling Rock ponies and I'll be done...
- December 20, 2007 at 12:13 PM
My guess is about 100,000 pints, and I'll take the over
- December 20, 2007 at 1:51 PM
- Pat said...
Considering there is a chance the Steelers could actually lose tonight and the Browns would take over the AFC North with an easy game Sunday, I think Vegas wouldn't give a line on this one. It would be too high given a loss.
- December 20, 2007 at 3:17 PM


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Pre-snap read: UCLA's chance to be elite, ACC showcases its best
Washington had its chance and failed. Next up in the emerging Pac-12: UCLA's run at the elite.
Beginning this week, the Bruins get Pac-12 heavyweights Stanford and Oregon in back-to-back weeks. Just like Washington did -- and lost both -- the previous two weeks. The only difference: UCLA gets both on the road.
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"Our aim is to be special," UCLA coach Jim Mora has said over and over this season.
They'll get the chance beginning this weekend at Stanford. Washington lost to Stanford two weeks ago in Palo Alto, and lost to Oregon last weekend at home.
It's not like UCLA wasn't close to beating Stanford last season, when the Cardinal beat the Bruins in the Pac-12 Championship Game with a late field goal.
This Bruins team is better on defense, and can take the constant pounding from the Stanford lines of scrimmage. And this Bruins team has a hot quarterback (Brett Hundley) and an emerging set of elite receivers.
The only drawback is they're now facing a desperate Stanford team, which can't afford another league loss and expect to win the Pac-12 North Division and defend its conference championship.
The ACC's moment
It's here, and it's much more than a game between two top five teams from the same conference battling for national prominence.
This Florida State at Clemson game is as much for the teams chasing greatness as it is for conference relevance. One overlooked factor in the growth of the SEC is its ability to recruit elite players by selling playing in the best conference in the game.
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Games like these – on primetime national television, with a week of hype – are how you sell your conference. So while we're talking about a matchup of Heisman Trophy candidates Tahj Boyd and Jameis Winston, the conversation will also naturally move toward the growth of the ACC.
And that's nothing but good for the conference that, for much of the BCS era, has been in the fourth or fifth spot among the BCS conferences.
Stepping in
Missouri made it look relatively easy in the first of three games toward taking control of the SEC East Division.
Now it gets difficult – on multiple levels.
First up, the loss of quarterback James Franklin for the remainder of the regular season. That means backup Maty Mauk – brother of former Wake Forest and Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk – gets first shot at leading the Tigers.
MORE: Missouri's big plays
Problem No. 2: a desperate Florida team this weekend in Columbia. A Florida team that plays defense significantly better than anyone Missouri has seen this fall. Baby steps, Mizzou, before you even think about playing South Carolina in two weeks.
What worked last weekend
--- Whatever Mack Brown is selling, the Texas players must buy it. This is the team – the one that whipped rival Oklahoma – that Brown said he thought he had at the beginning of the season. Follow that game plan, ride that momentum, and find a way to win a wide-open Big 12.
--- The poise and presence – and uber-talent – of Oregon QB Marcus Mariota. If he's not at the top of nearly everyone's Heisman list, voters aren't watching.
What needs work
--- Poor quarterback play. You can hide it only so long (Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia Tech).


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Diabetes Research Committee minutes and correspondence files
Series consists of the following material: Gordon Bell Fund, early discussions of formalizing NRC/MRC support of medical research in Canada, etc: (1) 1923-25; (2) 1926-28; (3) 1929-38 incl Tar Cancer [on Davidson theories] report Oct 1935...
Research Department
Research Department
File contains the following materials: : (1) Biohazards Control Cte. corres, minutes, 1977-86; (2) Biosafety approval summaries 1994-
Research Department
File contains the following items: 1940-1952 incl Man Cancer Enquiry Commission report 1945, Leader autopsy report 1946, corres, clippings.
Research Department
Medical Research Council (MRC) correspondence files
Series consists of the following materials: Correspondence files (1) 1966-79; (2) 1980-94, 1997-
Research Department
File contains the following materials: (1) Multiple sclerosis survey in Winnipeg 1960-1962; (2) Hyperbaric oxygenation chamber 1945-46 and 1963-64; (3) Sleep Laboratory, corres, 1989- ; (4) Centre of Excellence in Biological Ligands proposa...
Research Department
Department of Research - Career Award materials
File contains information on career awardees for the following years: 1989-1993, 1995/6, 1997, 1999
Research Department
National Microbiology (Virology) Laboratory
Misc. information on National Microbiology (Virology) Laboratory.
National Microbiology (Virology) Laboratory
File contains fellowships, grants, and correspondence.
Winnipeg Foundation
Miscellaneous Foundations and Fellowships files
incl corres, recipients and specific mention of the Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Miscellaneous Foundations and Fellowships files
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Patient-centred Practice (IECPCP) files
Files including Interim Report Year 2 2006-2007 of the Interprofessional Education for Geriatric Care Project (IEGC).
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice (IECPCP)
The Kinsmen Re-Fit Centre correspondence files
File contains correspondence files from the Kinsmen Re-Fit Centre and includes a proposal to Manitoba Health Services Commission on cardiac rehabilitation.
The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation correspondence files
File contains correspondence files from 1984 to 2004.
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF)
Rh Institute correspondence files
Correspondence, letters patent, and history materials.
Rh Institute
(1) historical material (TB) (2) corres 1966-75; (3) corres 1978-80
Sanatorium Board
Schizophrenia Treatment and Research Foundation
corres, reports (incl proposal for Centre for Schizophrenic Disease 1979-
Schizophrenia Treatment and Research Foundation
Sports and Exercise Research Institute
Proposal to establish.
Sports and Exercise Research Institute
Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute files
Series consists of the following materials: Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute (pre 1956 Manitoba Institute for Advancement of Medical Education & Research: (1) booklet on development & Act of Incorporation, 1943-55; (2) corres, report...
Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute
"How and idea became a reality " - Winnipeg Clinic"Manitoba Clinic- 50th anniversary 1996" by II Mayba See also: his book in NJM Library
Manitoba Clinic
Department of Medical Education historical materials
File contains: Educational Development: Proposal 1994, Proposal to fund medical education 1995-6, unsuccessful search 1999, proposal to change to tenure track position 1999; proposal for new Dept of Med Education 1993; Office of Educ Develop 1999-...
Department of Medical Education
Department of Medical Education Mission Statement
Mission statement and organization chart.
Department of Medical Education
Midwest Anatomists Association, 38th Annual Scientific Meeting materials
File contains 1980 annual meeting program.
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Historic Overview of Anatomy Department - general files
Series consists of two folders of textual records realting to: (1) Anatomy Act misc records incl papers by IM Thompson on the supply of anatomical material 1949; on the Anatomy Act 1958; by WJ Condo on Service after Death 1975 pu...
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Department of Immunology historical materials
Historical file, incl published interview with Alec Sehon; list of special lectures series 1969-1983; Sehon Distinguished Professorship notice 2000, 2004.
Department of Immunology
Department of Immunology Newsletter
File contains: mmunology News 1999-
Department of Immunology
Department of Internal Medicine historical materials
File contains: Faculty list 1928, list of Professors of Medicine 1883-1964, 1997-99, JP Gemmell's report of the dept "The Present and Future, and his paper by "a local account of the Association of three private medical groups with...
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Recently Andrea, a CFCA sponsored child in Colombia, got to meet her sponsors Tony and Imelda Ortiz while they were visiting as part of a mission awareness trip.
Harrison Garcia, our CFCA communications liaison in Colombia, followed up with her to see what she had to say about their visit!
My name is Andrea and I am a sponsored child from Bogota, Colombia.
I live with my parents and little brother. I have been sponsored for three years.
I have always had frequent communication with my sponsors, and they sent a picture to me. We also sent a picture of my family and me, so we knew each other through pictures.
When I saw my sponsors for the first time I felt a lot of happiness because I finally met them. I have wanted to meet my sponsors for a long time.
I was waiting to get a sponsor, and they told me that they chose me because I am a girl. They have had sponsored boys before.
We played a game of rana and talked about ourselves, about our likes, their jobs, and their family. They told me their son is going to get married soon. I loved all the gifts they gave to me.
One of my sponsors is a nurse, and I want to have a career in nursing, too. They told me that they want to support me as I continue with my studies.
I felt sad when we said goodbye because I did not want them to go back. I wanted to continue sharing time with them and having fun.
I feel glad being with CFCA because I get many benefits like groceries, clothing, etc.
My sponsors are amazing as they brought gifts to all of the members of my family. My mother cried tears of happiness, and she was very excited.
I like to attend the CFCA workshops like capoeira (a form of martial arts from Brazil). My mother was glad too, meeting my sponsors.
She asked for special permission at her job to be able to come and share with the sponsors too. She was so thankful for them.
I also met Mr. Robert (Hentzen, CFCA president and co-founder). We danced with my sponsors and Mr. Robert. It was a special time.
Mr. Robert told me he would not like to be 10 years old again because he did not like to attend school, but he did attend school because he wanted to continue moving forward with CFCA.
My message to my sponsors is that I want to see them again to spend a great time with them.
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We just unwrapped the LG Revolution Verizon was so kind to send our way and the carrier's third smartphone with 4G LTE is quite a formidable creature. We'll have our review up very shortly but we wanted to share a few pictures and videos with you lovely readers first.
The first thing you notice about the LG Revolution is that it's a solid phone that almost crosses into the brick territory. With a 4.3-inch screen, you expect some heft but it just feels thicker than something like the Droid Charge. It's not too thick though but you'll definitely notice it in your pocket.
The screen takes up the bulk of the device's face but you have four capacitive Android buttons and the front-facing camera. There's a silver trim on most of the spines and you have to open up the HDMI-out and microUSB doors to get at those ports.
Inside, you have a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, GPS, Bluetooth and, of course, support for the Verizon 4G LTE network. I've only run a few speed tests, so I'll wait until I get more time with it to see how it performs and if this is any different than other 4G LTE handsets made by other manufacturers. You can also look forward to a 5-megapixel camera that can record in 720p HD, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and a microSD slot that's not hot swappable.
The LG Revolution also sports Android 2.2 with the Optimus UI that can be found in devices like the Optimus Black, so this includes some custom software for social networking, a solid camera user interface and the ability to uninstall apps directly from the app screen. The LG Revolution also comes with a boatload of preloaded software but before you start moaning, one of those is the rare Netflix app, which could be a cool thing to have in addition to 4G LTE. Oh, it also has Bing search and Bing Maps instead of Google's stuff.
Check out the pictures below and I'll throw a video in once it's done uploading. Anything specific you want to know about the LG Revolution?


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I thought my parents were joking when they asked yesterday if we had any snow. Apparently they knew something I didn't. We woke up to about 4 inches of the white powder this morning and it's still coming down! What the hell?! I was just getting used to the idea of spring being here. Whomever said "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb" was obviously confused.
By the way, I appreciate all of you who took time to leave your thoughts and comments on my last post. It was definitely good food for thought. My mom reminded me yesterday that motherhood is a full-time job and I agree, but I still want something more. I do think that many moms need balance in their lives to feel happy and fulfilled and the last issue of the AP Journal was full of great information on this subject.
However, Ninotchka pointed out that Julian is still just a baby and that's a very good point. Perhaps I'm trying to jump back into things too soon. My motivation for getting back into photography now rather than in 6 months is that the weather is (er *was*) getting nice again which is a plus for someone who uses natural (sun) light, rather than studio lights.
Anyway, I have lots to think about as I try to find a way to balance it all so that everyone is happy. Is that possible? Time will tell.


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Special Report: Part One
By CHRIS CLAYTON
If you're looking to connect average Americans to climate change and to how they will have to adapt to it, why not report on the future of food and agriculture? After all, most Americans may not visit the polar ice caps, but everyone needs to eat.
Farmers, scientists and nutrition advocates are constantly asking, "How are we going to feed nine billion people in 2050?" Simply put, food production has to grow to feed everyone. The way we grow our food also has to intensify on the land already being farmed, because every other land creature still needs a place to live as well. Because of water and nutrient challenges, farmers will have to grow more with less.
But as you probably know, most farmers do not see climate change as a threat. The typical response goes something like, "The climate has always changed and farming has always adapted."
For instance, I recently read an EPA report describing how higher temperatures could cause crop acreage to move northward. That would lead to "increased erosion and runoff, with negative impacts on surface and groundwater quality." In other areas, such as the Great Plains, less rainfall could spur more irrigation and spark conflicts over water usage. Also, heat would put more stress on livestock.
When did EPA make those projections? 1989! I cited that fact in a series examining the long-term risks to irrigation and crop production in the Southern Plains. Most readers who took the time to comment dismissed the old EPA report.
Talk about the weather
While we may have some climate deniers in agriculture, no one denies the weather is changing.
Earlier this year a group of farmers, scientists and other agricultural advocates wrote a report, "Agriculture and Forestry in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Recommendations." The report, by the 25x'25 Alliance, detailed what needs to happen with research, production systems, risk management, decision-making tools for farmers, as well as how to talk to wary rural Americans about climate change. The paper points out that we're having bigger weather events now. There are more intense rains, more intense droughts and costlier crop disasters. [ DISCLOSURE: I directly participated in the 25x'25 committee to learn more about climate adaptation issues.]
But agriculture is also one industry where mitigation and adaptation intersect. Sequestering carbon in the ground is not only a mitigation strategy, but building organic matter in the soil – carbon – is also one of the best adaptation practices for a farmer. Some people suggest we need a "Brown Revolution" to rebuild our degraded soils globally.
More analysis is needed to document the benefits and production that can come from different kinds of agriculture, such as grass-fed meat, orchards, urban farming or permaculture practices.
Environmentally, there are other significant benefits if farmers are growing cover crops and not tilling the land (here's more on the no-till idea). Soil erosion and water quality, two of agriculture's biggest environmental challenges, both improve when farmers adopt these practices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture embraces this strategy. Last year, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service rolled out a "soil health" initiative built around growing organic matter in the soil. There just hasn't been a lot of reporting on it outside of the ag press.
USDA regional climate hubs expected
This fall, USDA is expected to announce seven new "regional climate hubs" to combine work at USDA and land-grant universities. Ideally, the hub concept will also build better networks between research and field extension work to connect with farmers and agribusinesses.
The National Institute for Food and Agriculture also has funded several multi-year studies to examine how climate change affects various crops or livestock production. Just search "USDA NIFA grants climate change" and several links to those studies pop up. Work on climate change at USDA contrasts with what's happening in Congress. Sometime in the near future (at least as of the SEJournal press time) Congress will come to terms on a new farm bill. Few reporters have examined how the farm bill would help or hinder climate adaptation.
Both the Senate and House cut between $3.6 billion-$4.8 billion out of conservation programs. Both bills also shift more crop support to crop insurance, but one of the biggest debates is whether farmers will have to meet minimum conservation standards to be eligible for crop-insurance premium subsidies.
Data from the 2012 USDA Ag Census also should be released in February 2014. That information could provide some insight on irrigation expansion, crop shifts or changes in livestock production in your area.
Get out of the office
To keep on top of the topic, take advantage of various farm tours or attend conferences. And even if you can't make such events, examine the programs on-line. Do any of the topics relate to your area regionally, or affect a particular agricultural sector close to you? Are any of the speakers from your area?
Here are just a handful of groups and annual events where climate adaptation would be on the agenda.
- The World Food Prize Symposium is held annually in mid-October in Des Moines, Iowa. Created to honor Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug, the World Food Prize has become an increasingly high-profile event to discuss global food security, biotechnology and climate change.
- The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Society of America, in what is simply called the "tri-meeting," all gather Nov. 3-6 in Tampa, Fla. "Water, Food, Energy & Innovation for a Sustainable World" is the name of this year's event (more info). The tri-meeting is the place to learn about the latest in soil and agronomy research.
- The group "No-till on the Plains" holds its annual meeting early February in Salina, Kan. The event in recent years has been the mecca for farmers who want to stop tilling their soil as well as grow cover crops. Perhaps most importantly, many of the presenters at the conference are farmers. Salina also is home to Wes Jackson and the Land Institute, which is another excuse for going there. The Land Institute is home to research on perennial wheat crops. The Prairie Festival at the Land Institute is held every September and highlights progress in the institute's research and crop production.
- The Soil and Water Conservation Society usually holds its annual meeting in late July. This group is made up of conservationists who work at all levels of government. SWCS also sponsors regional meetings and tours around the country.
Keep in mind that you have to get out of the office to effectively report on agriculture and climate change. If you are truly lucky, you will get to share a story about a tour bus breaking down on a 100- degree afternoon somewhere in South Dakota. If everything works out, you will end the day in a small-town bar with 50 farmers talking about the importance of earthworms in the soil while watching the women's gymnastic finals from the Summer Olympics.
It happens.
Chris Clayton is policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer in Omaha, Neb. He's also an aspiring author, having rewritten his book proposal on agriculture and climate change, "The Elephant in the Cornfield," more times than he cares to count. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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What — Brad Pitt makes the list, but not Robert Pattinson? And Cameron Diaz rules it, but there's no Kristen Stewart anywhere to be found? The "list" is McAfee's fourth annual compilation of the "Most dangerous celebrities to search for" on the Internet.
They're dangerous because they're popular, and cyber criminals and mischief makers like to hide malicious software in screensavers, videos or other images that fans might be looking to download from the Web. The bad guys get more bang for their buck by going after big names, and users can get more aggravation than they already have in dealing with computer slow-downs, shutdowns, or worse — identity theft.
While "consumers are getting smarter about searching online ... cybercriminals are getting sneakier in their techniques," said Dave Marcus, security researcher for McAfee Labs in a company press release.
"Now they're hiding malicious content in 'tiny' places like shortened URLs that can spread virally in social networking sites and Twitter, instead of on websites and downloads."
McAfee says that searching for the "latest Cameron Diaz pictures and downloads yields a 10 percent chance of landing on a website that's tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware."
The software security company — which Intel said Thursday it plans to buy — issues the annual list to encourage consumers to use its free SiteAdvisor program, which tests and rates "nearly every trafficked site" on the Internet, McAfee says. SiteAdvisor works with Internet Explorer and Firefox Web browsers.
Using SiteAdvisor, McAfee says these are the top celebs from this year's study "with the highest percentages of risk" when it comes to downloading free photos and videos:
1. Cameron Diaz: Searching for the "Shrek" and "Knight and Day" co-star results in a "one in 10 chance of landing on a risky site," McAfee says. "When 'Cameron Diaz and screensavers' was searched, 19 percent of the sites were identified as containing malicious downloads."
2. Julia Roberts: "The overall risk of searching for Roberts is 9 percent, yet searching for 'Julia Roberts and downloads' results in a 20 percent chance of downloading a photo, wallpaper or other file laden with malware."
3. Jessica Biel: She was last year's "most dangerous celeb," but continues to be in the spotlight because of her "on-again, off-again relationship with Justin Timberlake," McAfee says. "Searching for 'Jessica Biel and screensavers' results in a 17 percent chance of landing on a risky site."
4. Gisele Bündchen: The supermodel was on last year's list also, and looking for "Gisele Bündchen and screensavers" yields a 15 percent chance that search results will "put spyware, malware or viruses on your computer."
5. Brad Pitt: He's the highest-ranking guy on the list — no Pattinson from "Twilight" (or
"Twilight" co-star Stewart among the females, either).
6. Adriana Lima: "Searching for downloads of this Brazilian beauty can direct users to red-ranked sites. Lima is best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000."
7. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Nicole Kidman: A tie here: "Searching for these Hollywood starlets resulted in an equal number of risky download websites."
8. Tom Cruise: "With recent buzz around his MTV Awards performance as well as his movie, 'Knight and Day,' Cruise rises to the top 10."
9. Heidi Klum and Penelope Cruz: Another tie: "Both of these ladies are consistently in the spotlight, and share the #9 spot."
10. Anna Paquin: The "True Blood" star is "as dangerous on the Web as she is on the screen," McAfee says. "Searching for screensavers of Paquin can lead you to downloads filled with malware."
Wanna see how they compared to last year's "winners"? Check this list .
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