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Stark County icon Dan Dierdorf talks Browns, Hall of Fame, Jonathan Ogden.
It was hard for a while for Dan Dierdorf to attract much attention in his own backyard.
Coming out of Glenwood High School, Dierdorf was low on Woody Hayes' priority list at Ohio State. He went to Michigan.
Coming out of Michigan, he didn't excite the Cleveland Browns. At least, when the Browns were up with the 40th pick in the 1971 draft, they grabbed Washington running back Bo Cornell. The St. Louis Cardinals picked Dierdorf at No. 43.
Cornell lasted two seasons in Cleveland and was no Jim Brown, getting 18 chances to run the football, gaining 20 yards. Dierdorf became a force for the Cardinals, mostly at left tackle, and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Dierdorf has residences in St. Louis and northern Michigan, but at 64, Canton is still his backyard. It was a no-brainer that he would come home to be part of the Hall of Fame's 50th anniversary celebration.
He is in his 30th year as a broadcaster, preparing to be Greg Gumbel's partner for the imminent season of NFL games on CBS.
Dierdorf has always said he leads a blessed existence ... "My plate is full."
"I'm going into my 42nd consecutive year of in being in an NFL stadium every Sunday," he said. "I wouldn't know what else to do."
Actually, he invested more than a few Mondays, working as many years on the Monday Night Football crew as he did playing for the Cardinals.
"The travel is tougher," he told us in a recent interview, "but three or four minutes before kickoff, with the crowd going crazy and the jets flying overhead at the national anthem, the hair on the back of my neck still stands up."
Dierdorf grew up as a Browns fan. He never stopped being a Browns follower. He and Gumbel worked two of their games late in the 2012 season.
He is a big fan of left tackle Joe Thomas.
"Who wouldn't be proud of the career Joe is in the midst of carving out?" he said. "If everybody on the Browns played like Joe Thomas, they'd be unbeaten.
"The right tackle, (Mitchell) Schwartz, looked real promising when I watched him. He has a great mentor on the other side."
Dierdorf isn't sure what to make of the Browns as they surge through camp under a new regime. He is convinced Norv Turner was a good catch as the new offensive coordinator.
"Norv is just a great guy and outstanding football coach," Dierdorf said. "Norv is not afraid to run the football. The rules have been changed to the point if you can't pass the ball, you won't be successful.
"If you have a good back to augment the passing game, that's a big help. I think Norv will operate along those lines. With Trent Richardson, he's got the back."
Dierdorf and a large cast of Hall of Fame members will be in Fawcett Stadium on Saturday to help welcome the Class of 2013. One of the acceptance speeches will be given by a man who played Dierdorf's position, Jonathan Ogden.
Dierdorf worked many Ravens games over the years and was always struck by Ogden's size (6-9, 345).
"Every time he walked into a room," Dierdorf said, "it was like an eclipse of the sun. He is one of the biggest human beings I have ever been around."
Ogden became one of Dierdorf's favorites off the field.
"He always had this giant smile on his face," Dierdorf said. "He was one of most affable personalities you would ever encounter. Not everybody who is in the NFL is a nice guy."
Big Dan laughed when he said that.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Sean Doolittle couldn't find much fault with his latest outing, which was strange considering the Athletics' closer nearly ruined Sonny Gray's best start in more than four weeks.
A game-ending strikeout of pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta turned out to be the perfect remedy.
Doolittle gave up two hits and a walk in the ninth inning, but recorded the final two outs for his 19th save Friday night, preserving Oakland's 5-3 win over the Angels in a matchup of AL West rivals.
"They're not all going to be pretty, but that was a really, really important win to be able to nail down," Doolittle said. "That was a huge game for us. There was a lot of Adrenalin flowing."
Coco Crisp hit his 15th career leadoff home run and Stephen Vogt added a solo shot for Oakland in the opener of a three-game series. Sam Fuld hit a go-ahead triple in the sixth inning and the A's pulled within one game of the division-leading Angels.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia noted before the game that "the pennant race is in full bloom."
The night had that type of feel, too.
Gray (13-7) allowed three runs and six hits over 8 1/3 innings to end a monthlong losing streak. He settled down after a shaky start to win for the first time July 26.
Oakland's opening day starter, Gray had lost his previous four starts — that skid came after he had won six straight decisions.
Gray struck out five, walked two and left to a rousing ovation from the crowd of 33,810.
Fuld tripled off reliever Jason Grilli (1-2) as part of Oakland's two-run sixth.
"We haven't played a game like that, that crisp, for a while," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "(When) we took the lead it really felt like we were finally in charge of a game, where we hadn't been in a while."
Mike Trout and Josh Hamilton homered for the Angels.
"There were a lot of good things on the field and some things we didn't get done," said Scioscia, whose club is 0-4 at the Oakland Coliseum this season. "We haven't gotten it down up here yet this season."
The Angels, owners of the best record in the majors, didn't get much rest before the game. They completed a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox late Thursday, then took a redeye flight to California. Players and coaches didn't make it to their hotel in San Francisco until 4 a.m. Friday.
Trout hit his 28th home run off Gray in the first while Hamilton belted his solo shot with one out in the fourth.
The A's scored on Crisp's leadoff home run in the first. He also doubled and scored on a throwing error by Angels shortstop Erick Aybar in the fifth.
Angels starter Hector Santiago allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. The left-hander was replaced two batters after getting hit on his pitching hand by Josh Donaldson's line drive.
Richards has surgery
RHP Garrett Richards underwent surgery to repair the torn patellar tendon in his left knee. Scioscia said that Richards' surgery "went as expected." He added that the timetable for Richards' recovery remains six to nine months.


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R.I.P Shawn Jones One Of Gospel Music Rising Stars and Powerful Preacher.
Y'all you never know when it'll be your last time. I've met this young man once, but I follow him on social media. He was an anointed preacher, pastor and singer who loved God and was committed to the kingdom. To hear of him passing last night while performing is a hard one. He was one of gospel music rising stars and a powerful preacher.


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Week ending on Sunday, December 16 2012.
Sunday, December 16
by John Gasaway
Butler didn't win many shootouts last year, much less one against the top-ranked team in the nation. In his feature for ESPN Insider, John looks at how the Bulldogs' offense has turned things around.
Friday, December 14
by Kevin Pelton
Our look at this year's rookie class wraps up with the handful of second-round picks playing regular minutes so far, including defensive standout Draymond Green.
And those reasons would be Zeller, Oladipo, Hulls, Watford, and Ferrell. John sings the praises of each in his feature for ESPN Insider.
Thursday, December 13
Our look at how this year's rookies have performed thus far continues with the remainder of the first round.
by Joey Berlin
Beyond the obvious major-conference surprises, mid-majors like SMU, Wyoming, Charlotte, and UIC are making Joey Berlin sit up and take notice.
Wednesday, December 12
A month and a half into the season, a first check of how this year's rookies are performing in three parts. We start today with the lottery picks.
The Big East will decline in quality or maybe even dissolve completely soon enough, but for now the league's running the Big Ten a close second. Enjoy it while you can.
Tuesday, December 11
After considering the active players most likely to join Kobe Bryant and the four other players with 30,000 career points last week, now it's time to consider the cautionary examples of players who once were likely to score 30,000 but never got there.
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Illinois is better than he expected, and Pitt's better than anyone realizes.
Monday, December 10
Despite a strong effort Sunday night, the frontcourt duo of Jordan Hill and Dwight Howard doesn't appear to be the answer for the struggling Lakers because opponents have torched it in transition.


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Video: Cue the Glitz in Holiday Home Decorations
In today's Mansion section, we took a look at the Christmas tree market to see which species are selling where. Last year, more than a quarter of U.S. households reported buying a real Christmas tree and spent a whopping $1.07 billion, in addition to the $670 million spent on artificial trees, according to the National Christmas Tree Association.
But with the tree comes decorations. We met up with New York interior designer Scott Salvator to get tips on how to deck the halls. He suggests: Do what's comfortable, decorate based on color and scale and highlight the glitz and glamour.
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Students share their jokes, letters and drawings with the Star Banner's Matt Manatee.
Hello friends,
Thank you for all your letters and pictures about Martin Luther King Jr. He was a very important man in history.
This week, I want to know about your favorite season. Do you like the cold weather of winter, the warm weather of spring and fall or do you love the hot weather of summer? My favorite season is winter. I love the cold weather. For one, it allows me to swim in local springs, which are warmer than other bays in the winter.
Keep sending your letters, drawings and jokes, and I'll keep publishing them.
Your friend,
Q: What do sharks eat at BBQs?
A: Clamburgers
Austin Chavis, fourth grade
Fort McCoy School
Q: Why is a teddy bear always full?
A: Because he is stuffed!
Chloi Majors, third grade
Wyomina Park Elementary
Q: What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping?
A: A dinosnore
Cayse Rago, fifth grade
Wyomina Park Elementary
Everyone listened
Dear Matt,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important man, and he means a lot to me. We have been learning that he gave a speech about his dream. His dream was he wanted everyone to be equal. Did you know that he led a peaceful march? When Martin spoke, everyone listened so he was a leader.
Your Pal,
Holly Greenup, first grade
Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary
Changing laws
Dear Matt,
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929. He became a pastor like his father. He helped to change the law about equality between all people.
Your friend,
Logan Loria, second grade
Cornerstone School
Just get along
Dear Matt,
Martin Luther King Jr. was a preacher a long time ago. He had a very good family. He wanted people to get along everyday.
Love, your friend,
Ke'Anti Henderson, first grade
Evergreen Elementary
All about character
Dear Matt,
We learned in school that people shouldn't be judged by their skin color but by their character thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celestina Gaspar, third grade
College Park Elementary
Freedom fighter
Dear Matt,
Martin Luther King Jr. is a man who gave a speech about freedom. The speech was called "I Have a Dream." He said that black and white people could do the same things like go to the same school or drinking out of the same water fountain. He died in 1968 at the age of 39. He fought for freedom.
Your friend,
Kaitlyn Mirza, fifth grade
South Ocala Elementary
A great person
Dear Matt,
Martin Luther King Jr. was a great person. We love him but some people did not love him so they shot him.
Your friend,
Robert Arnold, second grade
Ocala Springs Elementary
Nation builder
Dear Matt,
Martin was born Jan. 15, 1929. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero. He helped make our country better.
Your friend,
Chloe Hoddinott, first grade
Grace School
Never gave up
Dear Matt,
Martin Luther King Jr. is a very brave man. He got thrown in jail and his house was bombed. He gave freedom to black people. He believed he could make freedom for all black people and never gave up.
Zachary Warren, second grade
Dunnellon Elementary
Brief summary
Dear Matt,
I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was born in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated from college then he got married. His wife's name was Coretta. Dr. King became a pastor in Alabama. In one city, African Americans had to sit in the back of the bus. Dr. King led a protest to change this law. Dr. King led a famous march. It was in Washington, D.C. Then Dr. King died.
Your friend,
Ayden Napier, second grade
Shady Hill Elementary


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A notorious rock-n-roll riot has a happy ending.
"Dragon" is back in the right hands.
Former Jefferson Starship guitarist Pete Sears is on cloud nine after a bass guitar stolen during an ugly crowd scene in Germany 35 years ago resurfaced, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
The custom-built bass was crafted from the same piece of wood used to built Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia's "Tiger" electric guitar.
It vanished at the 1978 Lorelei Festival in Germany, after Starship -- with whom Sears was playing at the time -- canceled a show. The crowd rioted, stormed the stage, and stole band equipment, including the "Dragon" bass.
Turns out the instrument's current owner bought it in 1991 from a fellow musician. It sat in a closet until the owner saw a photo online and read about Sears's sad story. The German owner contacted Tom Libber, who built the bass, and offered to sell it back for $4,000.
Sears was "ecstatic" to recover his long-lost bass, the newspaper reported.


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I am an atheist/ agnostic but after careful thinking, I've decided that perhaps virulently promoting atheism (as this community is doing) isn't really good for society. Please don't get offended, just read my arguments below calmly and rationally. If you can argue that I am wrong, I will listen to those arguments and change my opinion.
Note 1: I am using science in all my arguments, not religion.Not all my links point to scientific studies, but I'm sure you could find relevant evolutionary psychology papers if you googled for it.
Note 2: Please don't take offense, I'm not a sexist or a misogynist. I am trying hard to be as unemotional as possible in my arguments.
Argument 1: Polygamy is bad for society
What percentage of our (pre-civilizational/ barbaric) ancestors are males? The answer is not 50%. As evolutionary psychology points out, 80% of our female ancestors managed to reproduce but only 40% of our male ancestors did so. (Link: http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm). Simply put, in barbaric societies, males were the high-risk high-reward sex whereas females were the low-risk low-reward sex.
Males are genetically polygynous (interested in sex with as many women as possible - this makes sense as men can produce millions of sperm every day and have a low reproductive cost)
Females are naturally hypergamous (interested in only one man but the best; the top 'alpha' man - this makes sense as a female produces one egg per month and has a high reproductive cost due to pregnancy and child birth).
When sexuality is uncontrolled, the combination of male polygyny and female hypergamy results in polygamy a.k.a harems (one man having sex & children with multiple women).
The ones who suffer are the beta males - the ones who have been sexually selected out. They typically become violent and don't contribute to society. There is an argument to be made that the Taliban practices polygamy and this is the source of violent behavior of terrorists from that part of the world. (Link: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200706/ten-politically-inco...)
When promiscuity is controlled through strictly enforced monogamy, every man gets a wife. This reduces violent behavior and unlocks the productive capacity in males. I don't have the link available but a man who is already married or believes that he will marry in the future will be 4x productive as an unmarried man who does not believe that he will ever marry (e.g.) Japanese grass-eaters ostracized by an increasingly promiscuous Japan (Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/27/japan-grass-eaters-sala...)
Alpha men don't significantly contribute to society - they are not scientific geniuses or hard workers. They are typically physically aggressive men. Contrary to feminist dogma, physically dominant men (even dominant to the point of abusive) are attractive to women because they exhibit alpha tendencies - The Dark Triad of Narcissism, Machiavellianism and Psychopathy.
Alpha men understand their higher attractiveness (compared to betas) and adopt a pump-and-dump sexual attitude. They have many sexual partners but don't bother helping with raising their young; some of their young will die due to lack of resources but they make up for it in numbers.
Betas adopt a nourish-and-protect sexual attitude. They have only one sexual partner, whom they win by proving their love and commitment. Then they have children with only this partner, but provide resources and protection to ensure their children grow up successfully.
Monogamy is the cornerstone of civilization. See the Moralia versus Libertalia argument (Link: http://www.hookingupsmart.com/2011/10/14/relationshipstrategies/how...). In a monogamous society, with greater male economic participation and lesser violence, prosperity, rule of law and art flourish.
Argument 2: Promiscuity naturally leads to beta ostracism and harms society
Promiscuity - Defn: Any form of sex outside of monogamous marriage (including exclusive relationships)
Non-exclusive relationships (polyamorous relationships) are almost always polygamous (one alpha man with many women). This results in many beta men losing out.
Exclusive relationships also result in beta men losing out - Why? If enough alpha men are not available, hypergamous females would rather not enter into any relationship at all rather than be with beta men - "The Where have all the good men gone?" tirade from many women in modern promiscuous culture.
Promiscuity is the leading cause of single motherhood. Many women will rather have children with alpha men (who will later abandon them) rather than with good beta providers (whom they find dull and boring).
The social effects of unleashed promiscuity are enormous - 40% out of wedlock births, single motherhood and increased Govt debt/ taxation to support single motherhood by the State which steps in to replace the father.
Single motherhood produces children 2 to 10 times more likely to suffer from:
(Link: http://owningyourshit.blogspot.com/2012/03/transcript-of-fempocalyp...)
Argument 3: Atheism promotes promiscuity (Edit: by being silent about it)
I am not saying that atheism caused promiscuity (that happened in the 60s due to a variety of other reasons including feminism) but atheism has played a role in the rise of moral relativism, especially with respect to promiscuity.
The Golden Rule is perhaps the first tenet of religious morality but it is not the only one. The second most important tenet of religious morality is monogamy.
I have seen many arguments about how atheists are equally moral (if not more so) than religious people. In all these arguments, people assume that morality = Golden Rule.
Based on my personal experiences, many atheists seem to think that:
Morality = the Golden Rule
Promiscuity = personal freedom (i.e.) promiscuity is acceptable behavior that the Church restricts because the Church is old and stupid. Many atheists don't seem to realize the far reaching social effects of promiscuity.
This moral relativism on promiscuity is obvious even in this site. For example http://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/atheists-are-not-moral-peo... does not deal with promiscuity at all. http://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/what-is-your-stance-on-mar... has answers from many atheists clearly exhibiting moral relativism on the subject of promiscuity.
[Edit: The majority of your arguments were against this. I can understand why this may look like a strawman argument. Let me clarify:
There is a strong correlation between divorce risk and low IQ. There is also a strong correlation between high IQ and atheism (giving you folks a compliment, take it :) ).
Atheism as a movement, originated primarily amongst high IQ society. But it has now gone mainstream and is growing fast, scarily fast almost. As Uncle Ben put it, "with great power comes great responsibility". But Atheism does not seem to be taking up that responsibility from the Church. Yes, the Church is broken and old and corrupt and its practitioners are bigots and hypocrites. But, it is still the only thing out there taking a stand against promiscuity. Atheists seem to walk away from the responsibility of condemning promiscuity and most Atheists promote sexual freedom.
Morality naturally comes to Atheists because they are high-IQ individuals who are better able to visualize the impact of their life choices in the future. But, as atheism goes mainstream and the Church dies out, what happens to all the voices condemning promiscuous behavior?
We are not more evolved now in anyway than we were in the past. We are, still at our core, apes struggling to build great civilizations. We all (especially low IQ individuals) need moral guidance to help us in this struggle, to make better life choices.
Can you point links to me about prominent Atheists condemning promiscuity? Is the Atheist movement willing to take up the mantle of promoting social morality from the Church after slaying it? ]
[Edit 2: I am not a troll, I've just been super busy last few days, I will have more time this weekend to reply to some comments below. The essential thing I am trying to say is that religion is not pure evil, and we should not look at it in terms of black and white.
There are definitely good things about religion. There is a very interesting theory that religions also evolve over time and the most popular religions are the most useful ones to society, and they became popular precisely because they were an advantage to societies that adopted them. For example, societies with religions that promoted monogamy were almost always more successful in combat over societies that had religions that did not emphasize monogamy. The reason is because in societies that practiced monogamy, soldiers had a genetic stake in survival of that society (they had their own children to protect). Rome fell because of polygamy - the top politicians had harems and orgies and monopolized the women, resulting in loss of morale amongst troops who did not get the chance to be fathers. Rome was increasingly forced to rely on mercenaries rather than patriotic troops to protect her. After the treasury ran out, Rome collapsed because disenfranchised beta males, who had no genetic stake in Rome, simply walked off and allowed the barbarians to invade.
My point of view has always been "What is best for society?", and not "What is true?". Atheism is the correct working hypothesis because there is no proof for God and we have to use Occam's razor at all times. I don't see any downside consequences of high IQ people discovering/ discussing Atheism. But, we have a moral obligation (as the high IQ elites in our society) to do what's best for society. Imagine a ghetto filled with the poorest, uneducated people in our society. We have to make the decisions that will benefit them.
I don't really have a problem with Atheism, but I have significant issues with the Atheist Movement. For instance, take the advertisement "There is no God, Relax". This advertisement is targeted at people who have made bad choices in their life and have been sexually irresponsible. They are probably feeling guilty about these choices and the Atheist Movement is offering them an easy way out. It tells them "There is no Hell or Heaven, so relax and continue making bad choices". In reality, there is no hell or heaven, but there are societal consequences of your choices. In reality, guilt is often a very useful biological mechanism for correcting bad behavior, but Atheism is offering them a way to rationalize away their guilt so that they can continue making bad choices. I am speaking about this from personal experience, I have known people who commit adultery and rationalize their guilt because they think that the concept of 'sin' is meaningless as there is no God.
Also, to all people accusing me of being a sexist and having double standards, I am not asking for double standards from men and women; I am demanding high standards of expected social morality from both sexes. How is that sexist in any way?]
I am going to judge the merit of a social construct on the basis of its usefulness, not on the basis of its truthfulness. I will only promote an idea to society only if I am convinced it will help society.
If the Traditional Conservative Church (not the Modern version that tolerates no-fault divorce) is useful to society as an institution that encourages monogamy, I would rather have that than Atheism.
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I have never been to an Atheist conference, but maybe we are dull, introspective, party poopers.
Sounds like my Hippy Days!
Your entire arguement regarding what you seem to believe are the evils of sexual promiscuity can be reduced to a single fallacy, one which is broadly applied to religion in general, in defense of its merits. I have had many religious people defend their practise to me by saying, as you do, that if the good outweighs the bad, then why not take advantage of what good there is? A similar arguement is made by appologists ranging from those who want only to raise their kids in a church setting to those who defend missionary work in Africa.
Here, now, is why that arguement is bunk: it assumes that the benefits of the religious community are inextricable from the cockamamy details that have been invented or evolved to accomodate it. Religions have evolved moral guidelines because they provide an effective enforcement system for social codes that promote flourishing. This fact alone does not lend any credence to the details that a religion has invented to explain or justify those systems.
For example, monogamy has allowed humans to flourish, as you demonstrate; now, are we to suppose that monogamy is a product of religion, or is the religious enforcement of monogamy a result of a darwinian process in which non-monogamous religions tend to die out or be overrun? If the former is true, we would perhaps have an interest in preserving those religions that, without which, we would lose all our tendency towards monogamy. However, this is manifestly not the case; the major religions of the day only have such strong monogamist tendencies because those were sucessful in the past and allowed those religions to flourish (among other things). Indeed, religious mumbo-jumbo can just as easily be re-purposed to promote polygamy and harem-culture (i.e. the Taliban, the FLDS cults).
To expand this arguement, I would say the same to people who want to raise kids in a church to give them good values, or want to continue 'faith-based' charity work in impoverished areas of the world; we know how to raise moral children, we know how to provide effective aid, we know how to promote stable and comfortable family structures, so why can't we jettison all of the outdated superstition, the old working theories made up by desert nomads, and replace all that with sound, scientific explanations that allow us flexibility and freedom to deal with contemporary circumstances? I think you have perhaps mistaken Atheism for a complete moral relativism or nihilism, a lack of interest in seeing the world improved. On the contrary, I think (I hope) you will find that most atheists have been brought to their current worldview by the realization that religious practise is a hopelessly parochial impediment to effective change in the world, and that only a well-reasoned, evidence-based approach to the world can provide the answers we are in need of.
RE: "Religions have evolved moral guidelines because they provide an effective enforcement system for social codes"
In fact, those religious guidelines are more effective than governmental laws - a clever lawbreaker may feel he can break a law with impunity, whereas he can never hope to deceive an omniscient, omnipotent god.
1) I am an atheist/ agnostic but after careful thinking, I've decided that perhaps virulently promoting atheism (as this community is doing) isn't really good for society.
-> This is an over-generalization of the agnostic/atheistic community. We are talking about a community that spans the range of agnosticism, atheism, and anti-theism. There is an equally wide range of relationships between these individuals and theists of all 'brands'. Your claim could also be restated, "I've decided that perhaps virulently promoting reality based thinking (as this community is doing) isn't really good for society." I consider that to be a bad premise.
2) Argument 1: Polygamy is bad for society
Argument 2: Promiscuity naturally leads to beta ostracism and harms society
Argument 3: Atheism promotes promiscuity (Edit: by being silent about it)
…Atheists seem to walk away from the responsibility of condemning promiscuity …
-> Arguments 1 & 2 are valid discussions in and of themselves. However, argument 3 is an unsound premise. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in gods. Morality and social activism are separate issues. Perhaps this would be better stated that part of the secular humanist cause [or members of society as a whole] should include addressing promiscuity. Simply being atheist does not obligate any additional responsibilities to society, again, it is simply lack of belief in gods.
3) Summary
I am going to judge the merit of a social construct on the basis of its usefulness, not on the basis of its truthfulness. I will only promote an idea to society only if I am convinced it will help society.
-> The implication of this is that you are willing to promote fantasy over reality, because you think there may be some benefit to it. Again, I don't see any evidence to support this premise as sound.
4) If the Traditional Conservative Church (not the Modern version that tolerates no-fault divorce) is useful to society as an institution that encourages monogamy, I would rather have that than Atheism.
-> I would like to see this point developed more. Which traditional church? What positive and negative aspects are you balancing when you propose following an organization based on unrealistic beliefs in order to minimize the single issue of monogamy?
In regards to your arguments..
Argument 1: Polygamy is bad for society
That sounds to me more like an argument for Atheism then for Christianity. Especially, when you consider just how many wives some of the most known men from the Bible had.. For example
Chronicles 13:21 Abijah had 14 wives
Genesis 16:1 – 3, Abram /Abraham had as least two. His first wife who wasn't able to have kids, so he set up one of their servants as a second wife.
Daniel 5:2 Belshazzar also had at least 2 wives
David is supposed to have had several hundred wives. Not to mention several hundred concubines.
Judges 8:30 - Gideon had 70 sons as a result of multiple wives..
That's only a few.. So if anything the Bible, in the OT at least, promotes polygamy,
Argument 2: Promiscuity naturally leads to beta ostracism and harms society
. That would only be relevant to those sects of Mormonism which promote it and form their own communities. Such as those who strictly follow Joseph Smith's doctrines.
People such as :Church president Brigham Young had 51 wives, and 56 children by 16 of those wives. and Church apostle Heber C. Kimball had 43 wives, and had 65 children by 17 different women.
I'm not one to bash another atheist, but when you say you've done your research and you make tenuous (at best) connections to atheism and polygmany, I have to wonder two things, one if you really know what atheism is and two, how you could make a connection between it and promiscuity.
Argument 3: Atheism promotes promiscuity
Again, one has nothing to do with the other.. If anything Christianity silently promotes it as exampled by the OT references I made earlier..
I daresay your premise and your arguments are fundamentally faulty,.
I feel that your concern of cultural health is a good one,but bringing in the idea of religion/atheist as somehow correlated with cultural sexual behavior is off. I live in the bible bet and most of the Fornicators that I feel you are referring to are Religious people. In it's very nature a true atheist is a searcher of evidence and knowledge. What it sounds like you are saying is that Atheism should formulate a sort of moral standard to replace faith based standard. But Atheism is different from church which are both different from Social Morality. Teaching social responsibility in public schools is a good start.(personal note) I feel your looking at the issue from a religious perspective.
But Javier, if atheism is to replace religion to some extent, which is inevitable in this day and age, then surely it has a responsibility to replace some of the functions of religion.
Agreed Simon. At the beginning of every great nation, there has been a unity that has helped to make it great, but in time, each of those civilizations have decayed and collapsed - Rome, Greece, Egypt, and more. Of course religion had nothing to do with it, as many of these countries represented a highly religious culture. But sociologists, I feel, should be attempting to autopsy those who have gone before, to pinpoint the causes of their expiration, so that new cultures, ours included, might avoid their fate.
Why does atheism need to replace some functions of religion? Some of the greatest groups I have been with just liked looking through a telescope, studying plants, promoting social justice, etc. I think the world made up of people solving problems for the greater good, would help delete the need for penance. Even the churches could be retasked for centers of great science programs, that would really frost their cookies!
I quess if you still need to break bread, we could include the sacred bean dip, and a buffet. Hell I would show up at that mass in a heart beat!
Education is the key to form a strong understanding both individually and socially. Yes the past held a lot of their educated people in religion, but that was the past. In our present religious groups do not hold the floor of the educated and progressive by their nature this was bound to happen. But atheism is not as stringent as the religious. Much like the republicans and democrats. the latter being more individually than the former. I feel that atheism works fine for the individual. But for a larger number of people I should not be called Atheism. Humanist to me sounds more appropriate just because your an atheist does not subscribe you into an affiliation as much as we would like. But that is a good thing.
I think there are many things which religion does brilliantly and which would be sorely missed if religion were to disappear. This is why I don't want to get rid of religion. We don't all have to be the same, people can do things differently, and there's room for everyone as long as they don't cause harm.
There are the many community initiatives which give invaluable practical help to vulnerable people. There are also, for want of a better phrase, the "spiritual offices": a reliable moral guide, advice on what to do and how to behave, over-arching principles and philosophy. And of course, there's going to church, which many people love. Frankly, if we don't want to lose these benefits, then we need to either come up with our own versions or just allow the church to carry on with the good work it does. And there's nothing to stop us having both versions going at the same time, then perhaps we could learn from each other.
I think it's in our interests to work with the Church as it is, and try and improve it, rather than to destroy it.


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Pushloop Media needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Pushloop Media Interactive
We are reinventing our business and need a Logo to capture the energy and scope of who we are.
We are two broadcast tv vets with high standards for video production and storytelling.
We launched our current website http://www.pushloopmedia.com a couple years ago, because we wanted a place to showcase our abilities in online video production. Now, we want to create a broader identity that includes our still photography, magazine writing, blog(s), media training content, and interactive elements like online screening room with "comments," webinars, etc.
Personality could be described as: professional, sleek, cutting edge... yet approachable, simple, and "clean."
Our existing logo is a nondescript camera lens in black, grey and navy blue. We liked these bold colors, but are open to a variation with green, gold, or whatever you think looks modern for a media company.
People looking for interesting video content.
Companies looking for examples in effective marketing and branding videos.
Magazine publishers looking for still photography services.
Perspective employers and clients looking to see what we're all about.
Please Create the logo in such a way so that it can be used with or without the word interactive. Use a separate layer for the word 'Interactive' so that it can be used both ways.
(fyi, a "pushloop" is the name of a backwards flip in windsurfing. One of the founders is a windsurfer and TV director. I'm an on-air host and video producer so we liked the "energy" of that word and we liked how it could also imply a "loop" of footage. When you look at our current logo you can see we didn't find a way to incorporate that meaning... oh well.)
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because we plan to use it in video animations, on company schwag, and in print.
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If there's any establishment economist I dislike almost as much as the egregious Paul Krugman, it would be Jeffery Sachs of Columbia University. Sachs is smug, arrogant, condescending, and has his own list of Epic Fails to match Krugman's (but no Nobel Prize). As our faithful reader RS points out to me often, it would be worth comparing the dreadful economic advice Sachs gave to Russia after the collapse of the USSR to the much better advice Milton Friedman gave to Chile when it decided to liberalize its economy.
So it is with a certain amount of cognitive dissonance that I note today's article from Sachs in the Puffington Host smacking down Krugman for his indifference to the federal deficit and debt levels. "Crude Keynesianism" Sachs calls it, which I expect is the Ivy League equivalent of "So's your old man!"
First off, here is what I mean when I say that Krugman is a crude Keynesian: he takes a simplistic and inadequate version of the Keynesian economic approach as his guide for budget policy. . .
[C]rude Keynesians like Krugman believe that we don't have to worry about the rising public debt for many years to come, perhaps well into the next decade. This is remarkably shortsighted. The public debt has already soared, from around 41 percent of GDP when Obama came into office to around 76 percent of GDP today (and with no lasting benefit to show for it). If Krugman had his way, and deficits were not restrained, the debt-GDP ratio would already be above 80 percent by now and would be rising rapidly towards 90 percent and above (as shown in the recent CBO alternative scenario).
Krugman now writes: "everyone repeat with me: there is no deficit problem." He says, in effect, that since the debt-GDP ratio is now likely to be stable at around 75%, we need not worry. But his claim is thoroughly misleading. The forecast of a stable debt-GDP ratio is precisely because Washington has rejected Prof. Krugman's advice. If DC instead followed his advice, the debt-GDP ratio would indeed already be significantly higher and would be rising rapidly. . .
In my view the result of this misguided approach, adopted by the Obama Administration, has been a large build-up of public debt with no long-term benefits for an economy that instead needs a public-investment-led recovery. If we had followed Mr. Krugman's long-standing advice to double down on this failed approach the situation would have been even worse. Yes, Mr. Krugman, I believe that you are a crude Keynesian at a time when we need subtler, surer, longer-term policies.
Okay, perhaps Sachs is just jealous that Krugman is the lefty celebrity economist with the New York Times column instead of himself. Still, from whatever corner, it is always fun to see Krugman get his comeuppance.


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Fresh to UK shores is the S2.0 wheelset from Singapore based brand, Soul, lightweight aluminium clinchers that aim to combine pretty much everything you could want in a wheel, being light, stiff, fast and easily serviceable. Okay maybe they don't major on comfort and though they are billed as all-rounders we'd put them at the racier end of that particular spectrum… maybe the roads are smoother in Singapore.
Taking the wheels out of the box, the first point was successfully ticked off. At a combined1353g for the pair, and a mere 7g more than the claimed weight, this is a noticeably light set of wheels. A lot of the weight seems to have come off at the hubs, the neatly machined, needle like cylinders have a good quality finish which would leave you pleased with your purchase before you've got them in your bike. Red anodised hub caps complete a tasteful and understated set of wheels in black or white.
Inside the hubs are Japanese sealed bearings, whether that makes them better than other countries of origin is up to you. An important consideration when buying a set of wheels is whether you will be able to get them serviced, especially coming from a new brand in the market. Thankfully Soul have designed the hubs so that the push-fit bearings can be accessed with a couple of allen keys. The freehub can be popped off in a similar manner. The wheels remained tight and smooth rolling over the course of the test - Soul suggest replacing the bearings at 5000km - and are covered by a 1yr build warranty (spokes, bearings, true). The freehub is a six pawl design; the pawls in a hub are what engage in one direction and allow the cassette to separately spin in the other. The norm is two or three but the six here provide super quick engagement and an expensive sounding, high frequency buzz.
The 25mm section, 20mm width, aluminium rims, have been hand-built to the hubs using 2.3mm, bladed, stainless steel spokes. The hand-built part is usual coming from the East and they seem to have been built well, with none of the spokes losing tension or wheels going off true during the test. Similar to the bearings, by using standard parts from a wheel builders inventory, if you do break a spoke or need a true, you can be confident your local bike shop will be able to service them.
So what are they like to ride? In one word... stiff. Swapped with the Mavic Aksium wheels on a CAAD 10, the difference in stiffness was immediately noticeable. Corners become rails, sprinting presents no hint of winding or brake block deflection and a spring was added to my climbing step, due also in part to their weight. The lightweight rims combine with the overall stiffness to create minimal spin-up and a very capable set of wheels.
As one of the stiffest wheelset I have used, I would be pleased to have them on a carbon race bike but the stiffness also gives you something to consider. Sould bill the S2s as a general wheelset - for racing and day to day riding - that is a hard, if not impossible, niche to fill without sitting smack bang in the middle of everything in terms of performance, comfort and weight. The S2s are definitly not middle of the road wheels in terms of the performance on offer when you're wanting to thrash it.
Nor do they sit on the fence when it comes to comfort. The poor British roads and at the moment, all the fallen sticks, became much more noticeable than on the Aksiums. I wouldn't mention it except for the fact that they are described as all round racing and training wheel - the amount of road feedback you get from the S2s is a given really on high performance race wheels like these. Obviously, they are strong enough to be used every day and there is nothing stopping you making them your sole wheels (pun intended), just expect a racier ride. I would expect someone buying these to be keeping their old wheels for training anyway.
The S2.0 wheels are impressive, especially considering the RRP of £575. Their common serviceability techniques make them more attractive them some more expensive wheels, big brand wheels too. Wheels are the first point of call if you are looking to upgrade your bike's performance and you will certainly notice the upgrade with these
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Make and model: Soul S2.0 wheelset
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
'It took us 4 years and 5 variations of the S2.0s to get here! deeper and stronger, at an actual weight of 1330g/pair. It is also now built with a deeper rim at 390g/ 25mm. It is one of the lightest full aluminium clincher wheelset in the world'
I can't backup the lightest wheelset in the world remark but they must rank right up there and represent great £/g.
'They are built strong enough for everyday training and light enough for climb specific races.'
Can't argue with that, just expect to feel more of the road if you use them everyday.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Hand built 25mm section aluminium clinchers onto sealed bearing hubs with 2.3mm bladed spokes, 6 prawl freehub design, 1330g/pair, easy to service, 95Kg (15st) rider weight limit, 1yr warranty.
The machined hubs are pleasing to the eye and the hand building seems to be of a high level.
Quick spinup with the light rims and rapid freehub engagement.
Spokes didn't loose tension or require a true, bearings remained tight and smooth over 30 day test. Recommended replaced after 5000km.
I wouldn't personally want them on my sofa like winter bike.
RRP of £575 presents an excellent £/g compared to other lightwheel sets.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Can't fault them as a lightweight, stiff set of wheels.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The hub finish.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
The slightly jarring ride.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 23 Height: 184cm Weight: 66kg
I usually ride: Orbea Onix (Carbon) - Summer, Orbea Asphalt (Alu) - Winter My best bike is: Orbea Alma G10
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, club rides, mtb,


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Night Flight Review
- Publisher: Cezary Rajkowski
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 29 Aug, 2012
- Size: 77.4 MB
- Price: $1.99
- Bombastic and epic soundtrack.
- Dodging homing missiles gives an exhilarating feeling.
- Controls are too loose, making it very easy to bump into things and lose your momentum.
- Performance issues.
Night Flight has a bit of a dark tone for a game about a teddy bear flying in a toy plane to escape the factory he's found himself in. Aviation fun if you can handle the controls.
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A lone teddy bear wakes up in the dark recesses of a toy factory, greeted by the haunting vision of strung up stuffed animals around him. Finding a toy bi-plane, he chooses to fly his way to freedom. Though the game is called Night Flight, we didn't expect it to be so dark.
Flying around the factory is simple in theory, but execution is a tad different. Touching the left side of the screen will turn your aircraft to the left and up, and touching the right side of the screen will turn your craft right and down. These directional changes aren't immediate however your acceleration, along with your speed, play into things as well (the longer you fly unimpeded, the faster you go). Slamming into a wall or the floor will slow you down (and a large impact will destroy your craft, forcing you to restart the level). Speed isn't just for completing the level quickly, but there are barriers that require a minimum level of force to fly through (for example, the orb that holds the remote control that opens up the level exit). Along the way there are stars to collect that keep your fuel topped up, and power-ups such as star magnets, and rocket boosts.
The visuals are quite atmospheric through the use of the lighting. The actual characters are pretty ugly but the colors more than make up for it. The sound design is top notch with a bombastic soundtrack, creating an epic quality for a game about a bear flying a bi-plane.
While the controls are a little fiddly, and it is a little too easy to bump into things, there is a joy with flying around in Night Flight. Dodging seeking missiles adds an exhilaration to the aerial acrobatics, and for those who enjoy flying arcade action, this purchase certainly won't steer you wrong.
Description• "Incredible production values, fantastic level design, and wonderful gameplay along with a great challenge, it's very easy to recommend this first title from Rebel Twins." -The App Shack
• "What makes Night Flight stand out the most are the impressive graphics. Not only are the graphics well-designed but they are also imaginative. It was like being trapped in a little kid's nightmare. I loved the style of the game, and I couldn't get enough of the little teddy bear's personality" -148Apps
• "Dodging seeking missiles adds an exhilaration to the aerial acrobatics, and for those who enjoy flying arcade action, this purchase certainly won't steer you wrong." -AppSpy
Do you want your freedom back? Speed up, don't be afraid and let the journey
A little teddy, courageous though not prepared to survive in such a place,
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Keep your eyes wide open and get ready for something amazing!
• Hours of gameplay
• Colorfull 3D graphics
• Intuitive touch controls
• Challenging and varied levels
• Realistic physics
• Non-stop action!
• Online Leaderboards: compare scores with players from around the world
• Facebook and twitter integration
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TRAINING: At this point in my career I have found a training schedule / diet and recovery plan that works for me, but we're always tweaking the approach. Each week is a little different, depending on the stage of the training camp. Sparring, technical training, S&C and recovery depending on the day. I've always kept up with my wrestling training in a college wrestling room. This keeps me sharp and my intensity high.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in June of 2009. I started fighting because a few fighters that I know kept mentioning how good I would be due to my aggressive wrestling style, so after a while, I decided to give it a try and haven't looked back.
Do you have any heroes? My father Arnoldo Bermudez, Travis Pastrana, Urjiah Faber, and Rob Dyrdek. The reason why I look up to all these guys is because they are entrepreneurs.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Anything I do I don't like to half ass it, so if I am going fight MMA, I want to fight the best.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I attended Bloomsburg University. I was an Anthropology major and minored in Studio Arts.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked two jobs, landscaping and loading package cars at UPS.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I was a Freestyle All American and was ranked in the top 25 in NCAA Div 1 Wrestling.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Semi-Finalist in Shine Fights Grand Prix.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: I hold a white belt in every martial art style.
Favorite grappling technique: Ground and Pound
Favorite Striking technique: Left hook
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More than 1,400 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the state met on Jekyll Island earlier this month for the organization's annual convention.
The three-day convention included a trade show and commodity conferences where farmers heard updates on policy and production issues impacting Georgia's major commodities.
During the general session on Dec. 4 convention attendees had the pleasure of hearing Gov. Nathan Deal, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black and Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.
"One of the great things Georgia has going for us is what you do every day," Gov. Deal said. "Your industry is the largest segment of our state economy, and we thank you for the fact you are so efficient and that you continue to make progress in the right direction. I know you've had difficulties, but we're trying to do our part at the state level to make sure you can continue to remain competitive."
Deal acknowledged the importance of international trade to agriculture and said the state is working to deepen the Savannah harbor in preparation for two years when the Panama Canal will allow passage of larger ships.
"If we are not prepared to accommodate the larger vessels that will come through the Panama Canal beginning in 2014 we will lose out on much of the commerce that is going to be taking place in trade around the world," Deal said. "We are expecting to be prepared with our share of the project funding cost, and we're continuing to work through the hurdles of securing the federal funds."
Deal spoke of the drought conditions that returned to Georgia this year, and reiterated his commitment to dedicate $300 million over the four-year period of his term to build regional reservoirs to lessen the state's dependence on federally controlled reservoirs.
"Water is an issue that will continue to be a concern for all of us. We're in this boat together. In my opinion the state of Georgia has been too dependent on federally controlled reservoirs for its water supply. We need to have more reservoirs and other water sources that are controlled by local jurisdictions," Deal said.
Deal told the farmers he recognizes agriculture is a labor-intensive business and that all of agriculture's labor needs cannot be solved using machinery.
"Your need for a legal, available work force is the concern that has been shared with me, and I will certainly keep that in mind," Deal said.
He said immigration legislation the General Assembly passed this year mandated a study, which should provide data to help address the labor issues agriculture faces. The Georgia Department of Agriculture is in the process of compiling the report and will submit it to Gov. Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston by Jan. 1.
Labor reform needed
"We want to know what reform is needed and what can be done at the state level. I think it is important the state of Georgia leads the way in providing statistical data so that good decisions can be made based on that data," Deal said. "Unless you know the problem you're trying to solve, it is very difficult to get people to solve it. This report will be the first step in providing information to Congress to get them to reform the guest worker program so that it is fair and affordable for farmers."
In closing, Deal voiced his commitment to being fiscally responsible and rebuilding the state's financial reserves.
"I have asked all state agencies to submit their budgets based on two percent below what was appropriated for their use this past year," Deal said.
"Even if our revenues continue to climb as they have this past year, my goal is to make sure we restore the rainy day fund. We cannot continue to be a state that exhausts all of our reserves. We need to build a sufficient reserve so that when truly unexpected times come we will have the ability to fall back on that rainy day fund."
While delivering his annual address to Georgia Farm Bureau members, GFB President Zippy Duvall described the organization as a family whose members find common ground and pull together to support a position that is best for agriculture overall.
"Our grassroots members came together this fall during our policy development process to decide what policy positions will best serve all farmers and rural communities across the state," Duvall said. "During our convention we will adopt the policy developed by our members, putting us all on common ground and giving us a playbook from which we will work in the year to come."
Duvall voiced agriculture's need for farm workers saying, "Skilled farm labor is a necessity, just like land, water and equipment. Without timely access to a stable work force, large segments of agriculture will grind to a halt. Farmers must have a stable work force, and we must have meaningful immigration reform. "
Duvall noted that Farm Bureau recognizes the problems associated with illegal immigration as many Farm Bureau members serve on school boards, hospital authorities and as county commissioners.
"We must get a handle on this problem, but we must be cautious. In our zeal to correct one problem we don't need to create new ones," Duvall said.
"We don't need to stall the largest economic engine in this state, and we don't need to scare off our workforce. We need a workable guest worker program for agriculture so that farmers can get the skilled workers they need to produce the crops and livestock needed by our country and around the world."
Duvall commended Rep. Jack Kingston (R-1st Dist.) and Sen. Saxby Chambliss for introducing legislation this year that would streamline the federal guest worker program to better meet agriculture's labor needs. Duvall also thanked Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R- Dist.3) for co-sponsoring Kingston's bill and encouraged other members of Georgia's Congressional delegation to support the legislation.
Environmental issues
Duvall also noted that Farm Bureau has worked at the state and national levels to represent farmers on environmental issues, speaking out against overreaching and burdensome U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations regarding dust, water and endangered species.
"An appointed government bureaucrat in Washington, D.C., will never know the importance of a clean environment like the farmer does, because we're the ones that actually live on the land; we have more to lose than anyone else," Duvall said. "Farmers have no intention to poison their own families. Farmers simply want to make a living without excessive government intervention into our livelihoods."
Duvall discussed the upcoming farm bill, saying Farm Bureau would support a mirror image of the 2008 farm bill if it were possible, because it has succeeded in providing Americans with a safe and abundant food supply, while helping farmers, but recognized the current budget crisis would likely require a much different farm bill.
"Things have changed since the 2008 farm bill was negotiated," Duvall said. "Congress is taking a more serious look at the federal budget, and that is a difficult process. Nothing points that out more than the recent failure of the Super Committee to come to a budget agreement. That lack of consensus will make agreement on the 2012 farm bill difficult as well, but Farm Bureau will continue to be there to make your voice heard during the farm bill deliberations."
Duvall also described the efforts Farm Bureau has made to fight metal theft, as increasing numbers of farmers in recent years have had copper wiring stripped from irrigation pivots and farm buildings by thieves.
"This year we worked with a coalition of public utilities, law enforcement, general contractors, recyclers and others to raise awareness of this growing problem. We printed copies of a Metals Compliance and Prosecution Guide to educate victims and law enforcement about how to bring a case against metal thieves. We also hosted meetings with law enforcement and recyclers as we seek more effective ways to reduce the crime of metal theft."
Duvall commended Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black for his visionary approach to restructuring the Georgia Agriculture Department.
"Gary and I have a strong relationship and our beliefs are united in doing whatever we can to help farmers in this great state. Many of you witnessed an example of the partnership as you visited the new Georgia Agriculture Building at Sunbelt Expo."
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black also addressed the convention attendees during the general session of the Dec. 5 proceedings. Black, who served as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council for 21 years before being elected commissioner of agriculture last year, delivered a speech titled "30 years, 30 weeks, 30 days and 30 minutes."
Black, who coordinated the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmer program before moving on to the Agribusiness Council, recognized former members of the GFB Young Farmer Committee who now hold leadership roles in the organization or state government.
Urged young farmers to get involved
He encouraged young farmers to get involved in the organization and prepare to assume leadership roles in the future. Black also reflected on changes Georgia agriculture has witnessed in the last 30 years such as decreases in pork, soybean and tobacco production while production of cotton, fruits and vegetables have increased.
"We've had lots of challenges and lots of changes in the last thirty years, and I tip my hat to you and thank you for being involved in agriculture during these past thirty years," Black said.
Black also gave a stewardship report of the changes he has implemented at the department of agriculture in the last 30 weeks, such as recruiting paid subscriptions to the Market Bulletin to cover production costs and announced the department will soon introduce a smart phone application for the biweekly publication.
Black described steps the department is taking to market Georgia grown products such as developing a new Georgia Grown logo, using Georgia chefs to promote Georgia commodities and working with school systems to feed students with locally grown food.
"The issue of locally produced food is not a fad. It's here to stay in the marketplace," Black said.
"If locally grown food fits in with your operation and business plan, we have a new logo you're going to want to use. We have developed an integrated marketing program that will keep Georgia grown products in the minds of consumers not only here in Georgia, but nationally and internationally, too."
Black also encouraged convention delegates to work with the Georgia General Assembly when it reconvenes in 30 days.
"Farm Bureau is the recognized legislative voice of Georgia farmers. When your board of directors come to Atlanta people listen," Black said.
He encouraged all Farm Bureau members to get involved in the legislative process and address issues such as taxes, the environment and metal theft while guarding against apathy.
In closing, Black challenged Farm Bureau members to spend the next 30 minutes thinking of ways they could promote agriculture in their local communities, prepare young farmers to assume leadership roles in the organization and recruit new members.
Duvall ended the general session by announcing that Georgia Farm Bureau will celebrate its 75th anniversary throughout 2012 and culminate the yearlong celebration at the 2012 annual convention. Convention attendees received 75th anniversary lapel pins to kickoff the celebration.
Founded in 1937, the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation is the state's largest general farm organization. The organization has 158 county chapters, and approximately one out of nine Georgians are involved with Farm Bureau.
Its volunteer members actively participate in local, district and state activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. GFB also has 20 commodity advisory committees that give the organization input on issues pertinent to the major commodities grown in Georgia.


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Youve probably heard of bloody Sunday, wacky Wednesday and thank goodness, its Friday. Well, today is Melanoma Monday.
I realize that this may not sound good for the start of your work week, but its the moniker given to the first Monday of May by the American Academy of Dermatology. The idea is to raise awareness about the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Taking all its forms into account, skin cancer is the leading cause of cancer in the United States. Unfortunately, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, skin cancer is on the rise with an estimated increase of 2 to 3 percent annually among men and women.
Melanoma is by far the most serious form of skin cancer, affecting more than 55,000 Americans annually with more than 8,000 deaths each year. Caught in its earliest stages, it can be easily cured.
However, if it spreads into the deeper layers of skin, invading blood vessels, it can spread throughout the body. Malignant melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Melanoma is an abnormal growth of pigmented skin cells. It has several characteristics, known as the ABCDEs. A is for asymmetry, in which one half of a pigmented mole is different than the other half. B is for the irregularly shaped border of a melanoma lesion. C stands for the variation in color of the lesion. D refers to the increased diameter of melanoma, usually larger than the size of a pencil eraser. Finally, E stands for the evolving nature of melanoma, characterized by changes in size, shape and color.
Early detection is the key to curing this dangerous disease. To help in detection, the American Academy of Dermatology has developed the body mole map, which provides a system for self-examination of skin, including features worrisome for melanoma.
It can be found on the academys website at www.aad.org. For certain people at high risk, an annual visit to a dermatologist for a full skin examination may be warranted.
In addition to the importance of early detection, prevention is the key to reducing the risk of harm from melanoma. The key to skin cancer prevention is protecting your skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation, such as from the sun and from indoor tanning booths.
Indoor tanning has been significantly associated with the risk of melanoma and should be avoided. In fact, the practice of indoor tanning to develop a base tan before a tropical vacation actually increases the likelihood of melanoma.
Sun protection includes focusing outdoor activities outside the times of day when sun exposure is most intense, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunscreen, rated for UVA and UVB protection and with sun protection factor, or SPF, of 30 or above should be applied 20 minutes before outdoor activity and then every two hours.
Dont forget to protect your kids. The majority of our sun exposure occurs during childhood, and excessive sun exposure during childhood substantially increases melanoma risk later in life.
Dr. Matthew A. Clark is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics practicing at the Ute Mountain Health Center in Towaoc.


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The Imperialites will hold their 28th annual boutique from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 8700 West Lane, Stockton.
The Imperialites will hold their 28th annual boutique from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 8700 West Lane, Stockton.
Eighteen different vendors will feature homemade needlework, jewelry, woodwork, beading, Christmas items, baked goods and more.
Lunch will be available for purchase from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $4.
Information: (209) 473-2008.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Luneta Post 52 and the Ladies and Men's Auxiliaries are holding their annual Christmas Basket food drive for veterans in need and their families. Tubs have been set up at the VFW Canteen at 513 N. Center St., Stockton, to accept donations daily from noon to 7 p.m. through Dec. 14.
The post is requesting non-perishable items. The post will provide perishable food items. Cash donations are also being accepted. Post volunteers will deliver the baskets on Dec. 15.
Information: (209) 941-8391.
Murphys' annual Open House will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7 on Main Street.
The event will feature a parade, a visit from Santa and music.
Information: (209) 736-0567.
Miracle Mile merchants will have a Shop, Sip and Stroll event starting at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Participants receive a commemorative wine glass, wine tasting and appetizers from participating shops. Santa and carolers will add to the holiday cheer. Proceeds help decorate the Mile.
Tickets are $15 and are available at Gluskin's Photo, With Garden Flair and DragonFairy.
Information: (209) 482-1038.
Deadline for applications for the Soroptimist International of Calaveras County Violet Richardson Award is Saturday. Eligible applicants are young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who volunteer to make their community and world a better place for women and girls.
Information and applications: (209) 404-1074 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Animal Rescue of Tracy and Petfinder.com are trying to place cats and dogs in foster homes by Christmas for the national Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays program. All needed supplies and veterinary care will be provided.
Information: (209) 642- 4324.
There will be a LOEL Center Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 105 S. Washington St., Lodi.
Proceeds benefit the senior meals program.
Information: (209) 369-7591.


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The gonad chronicles, part 2: Veterinary research explores neutering's elusive impact
This is the second article of a two-part dvm360 series focusing on neutering and the effect of hormones on the development of both physical and behavioral concerns ((see the Related Links section below for a link to part 1). We will explore the relevant data demystifying the connection between hormones, behavior and health.
That said, both neutered and intact dogs may exhibit behavioral concerns, and only some of these concerns are affected by sexual dimorphism. Dimorphic behaviors associated with the presence of testosterone include urine marking with lifted leg, roaming and some types of mounting. Mounting is an unclear issue because it occurs in a number of contexts, most of which are not sexual, and both sexes do it. Castration results in an androgen drop within six hours, and most hormones that decrease do so within 72 hours.2In the 1976 Hopkins study, which looked at male behavioral patterns and the effect of castration, roaming decreased by approximapattely 90 percent, male-to-male aggression by approximately 75 percent, urine marking by approximately 60 percent and mounting by 80 percent in male dogs that were neutered. However, marking, mounting and fighting are complex behaviors not wholly controlled by hormones. There is a significant learning component involved in practicing these behaviors that won't be redressed by castration. Context also matters, so space and social interactions need to be considered. Finally, no distinction is made between normal and pathological behaviors, and one might expect castration to affect them differently.
Researchers have paid less attention to the role of female sex hormones and aggressive behavior, but one study has made a connection within a fairly restricted population.3 Only female puppies that were already showing signs of "dominance aggression" became worse after spaying. Spaying had no effect on any other age and behavior group combinations.4 It is possible that for these young, aggressive bitches, sex hormones play a helpful role in modulating their reactivity. If these dogs are in responsible households where breeding is prohibited, allowing them to have a heat cycle may be beneficial in terms of ameliorating their aggression, but there is little data on this.


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Gamers risk early graves, claims advert
Health groups warn against inactive lifestyle
Young gamers have been targeted by a healthy lifestyle advertising campaign that implicitly connects videogaming with early death.
Charities the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK, in partnership with the government, have published an ad that carries the headline "Risk an early death, just do nothing" above an image of a young boy holding a PlayStation controller.
The government-funded advert seems to link videogames and death
The advert states that "nine out of ten kids risk growing up to have unhealthy amounts of fat in their bodies" and that young'uns should be active for an hour a day.
The implication is clear: some kids are spending so much time sitting on their butts playing videogames that they're not getting exercise. Couple that with a dodgy diet rich in salt, sugar and saturated fat, and young gamers are heading for early graves, the ad suggests.
It's interesting that the advertisers decided that the boy should be pictured holding a PlayStation controller, rather than a Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Some people believe that the Nintendo console, with its on-your-feet approach to gaming, can actually help you get active and lose weight.
Just try playing the boxing game for 30 minutes.
What's your opinion about the advert? Is it fair? Perhaps you think kids playing videogames for three hours a day does indeed mean they'll grow into pizza-scoffing lardarses? Let Register Hardware know. ®


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The Aspen Companies announced Thursday that it has purchased a 50-unit, HUD-supported apartment building in downtown Newark for $3 million.
The Teaneck-based firm, which specializes in the ownership and management of affordable housing rentals, said in a news release that it will start an "aggressive" capital improvement program to the property at 75 Lock Street. The mid-rise building, a converted factory next to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, is 100 percent occupied, Aspen said.
"Newark is rallying and we believe the rebirth will only get stronger in the years to come," Azi Mandel, a principal of The Aspen Companies, said in a prepared statement. "Panasonic has opened the first new commercial building in the downtown district in more than 20 years. The long awaited Teacher's Village, which features retail, housing and charter schools, was unveiled last fall on Broad and Market Street minutes from the 75 Lock building. We've long been active in the city, ensuring that affordable housing keeps pace with the gentrifying neighborhood. We purchased this unique HUD building and plan to modernize the homes and property to fit into the changing landscape. By completing key improvements and aggressively managing the property, it will become an overperforming asset that benefits the entire community-at-large."
The firm said it would upgrade common areas, hallways and the exterior, as well as improve building systems and renovate the mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
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