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You can't beat a system you can't understand
Last week's column marked two years of "You Can't Beat a System You Can't Understand" in the Jamestown Press. The time flew by while we walked, or so it seems. Last year, we covered a variety of subjects ranging from the high profits of crime to the perils of Blackberry thumbs, as well as a story about Santa Claus, and another that explored the cutting edge of toilet technology.
This year appears to be shaping up with an abundance of column fodder that we can flesh out, misshape, dissect and distort at will. We shall continue our quest for off-the-beaten-path subject matter that is begging to be addressed but has not yet been published because of fear. Yes, fear. Columnists of every description must beware of causing publishers, advertisers, and the politically correct, serious pause, lest they lose favor with the authoritarian set that believes title and entitlement are synonymous.
When we are errant in our written ways, if our readership remains high, the business savvy publishers will continue to print our material. However, we will be stricken from invitation lists and social registers (as if we were ever on any) with the deft stroke of an aristocratic pen for even the slightest faux pas. The offended objects of our acerbic quills have gone so far as to program their telephone systems to redirect our calls to automated voices that say things like, "If you know your party's extension, you may dial it now. If you are not one of the privileged few - get lost."
That is the fate of many journalists, particularly those who write for major publications. Those brave icons of the writing world are limited to addressing subjects that will not cause embarrassment to their newspaper, their country, or worse - their advertisers. Anything that will cause diplomatic hardship, international incidents, altercations or affront to possible and real adversaries and advertisers, both foreign and domestic, must be handled gingerly, or not at all.
Columnists who write for local and regional publications, on the other hand, have more latitude. Even if we are syndicated in a number of local publications, we can take liberties that the big newspapers cannot, simply because little is at risk. For instance, if we make disparaging comments about General Motors or Toyota, the General or Mr. Toyota are not going to pull their advertising accounts. They cannot because they do not place ads in local newspapers.
Last week, USA Today reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told U.S. officials to "Go to hell, gringos!" and called Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "missy" on his weekly radio and TV show. On Friday, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said Chavez's plans under the law "have caused us some concern." Because of political and diplomatic considerations, the reporter and Tom Casey were limited in what they were permitted to say.
Hugo was arrogant and insulting. He often offends me, as I am sure he offends many. However, unlike the USA Today reporter and Tom Casey, I can say with impunity, "You're right Hugo. We've been to Venezuela, so we know what it's like to go to hell. It's a miserable place, mostly because you're running it. We're glad we don't live there." I can say that and more, and nothing bad will happen as a result. It is one of the perks of grassroots journalism. Not that I make a practice of disrespecting public officials or embarrassing any publication that prints my material, knowing that I can write the truth and occasionally have a little fun without fear of retribution si comforting.
That is not to say that grassroots journalism is without responsibility. Often, irresponsible media on a local level does irreparable harm. Writing for friends and neighbors requires more of a familial discipline.
Writers like Samuel Clemens, through his pen name Mark Twain, made grassroots journalism what it is today. He forged new territory in local newspapers by telling tales, spinning yarns, and commenting on everything from total abstinence to zeal.
"Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself." - Mark Twain, the Washington Post when it was a weekly.
"Zeal and sincerity can carry a new religion further than any other missionary except fire and sword." - Mark Twain, Christian Science Monitor in its infancy.
Because of Clemens and others of similar intent, I can write about my misspent youth, the Googlamaniacs in our research department, a different perspective on Santa Claus, and worry about what the guys from outer space must think if they are watching us.
Thank you, Jamestown, for being receptive and supportive of my experiments in sometimes quirky, occasionally funny, and often absurd brand of journalism. You have been a wonderful audience. The experience has been fun. I believe that enough subject matter is still out there to possibly write another year's worth of columns about living in that system we just can't seem to understand.

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January 6, 2011 - WASHINGTON - The Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences will begin a new season of programs and community events starting on Jan. 13. The winter 2011 calendar of events has something for critical-thinkers of all ages, from hands-on activities examining energy efficiency to a community day exploring climate connections between space and Earth. Admission for all events is free.
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Enjoy an informal evening of mingling after hours at the Koshland Science Museum. Explore the universe, examine climate change trends, and learn how to protect yourself against the flu with the museum's interactive exhibits. This event takes place at the Koshland Science Museum, 525 E. St., N.W.
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Saturday, Jan. 15, and Sunday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Join the Koshland Science Museum at NBC4's Annual Health & Fitness Expo. The museum's booth offers two unique opportunities to apply science to everyday decision-making. The NBC4 Expo takes place in Halls B & C at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, N.W.
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Saturday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At a special weekend event, compare the energy efficiency of various light bulbs and discover how to reduce your contribution to global warming at this hands-on activity that shows how simple lifestyle changes can impact our communities. This event takes place at the Koshland Science Museum, 525 E St., N.W.
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Saturday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Celebrate African American History Month with hands-on activities for the entire family. Throughout the day, play games designed to get you thinking about the role of science in our lives. From 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Aprille Ericsson from NASA talks about her experience leading missions to collect data from space about Earth's climate. This event takes place at the Koshland Science Museum, 525 E. St., N.W.
Genomics and Society: Ten Years After Sequencing the Human Genome
Thursday, Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Join the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Koshland Science Museum for an evening with Amy L. McGuire, associate director for the Research Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, and Amy Harmon, national correspondent for The New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winner for her series The DNA Age. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health, will moderate the discussion. This event takes place at the Koshland Science Museum, 525 E. St., N.W.
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Saturday, Feb. 19, and Sunday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Join the Koshland Science Museum for interactive discussions and hands-on activities during AAAS' annual "Family Science Days." This event takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W.
Lunchtime Discussion: Warren Washington, National Medal of Science Recipient
Friday, Feb. 25, noon – 1 p.m.
Listen to a lunchtime lecture by Warren Washington, an internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research and recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Science. This African American History Month event takes place at the Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., and is hosted in collaboration with the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences.
Protecting You and Your Pet Through the Science of Toxicology
Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Throughout the day, learn how toxicology impacts you and your pets through hands-on activities and discussions with scientists. From noon – 1 p.m., unravel the poisoned pet food and melamine mystery with Renate Reimschuessel from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This event is held in collaboration with the Society of Toxicology, and takes place at the Koshland Science Museum, 525 E St., N.W.
Additional information about these events is available by contacting the Koshland Science Museum at 202-334-1201 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Reporters who wish to cover these programs should pre-register with the museum's media contacts.
The mission of the Koshland Science Museum is to engage the general public in current issues that impact their lives. The museum's state-of-the-art exhibits, public events, and educational programs provide information that stimulates discussion and provides insight into how science supports decision-making. For more information, visit the Koshland Museum Website. Located at 525 E St., N.W., Washington, D.C., the museum is within walking distance of the Gallery Place/Chinatown and Judiciary Square stops on Metrorail. For more information, visit the Koshland Science Museum Website.


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BEIRUT (AP) — The days are long at the al-Faour settlement in Lebanon. Women draw on cigarettes to help pass the time, their faces haggard and sunburned. Children play outside their tents in bright, ragged clothes and worn-out shoes.
They are a few of Syria's refugees in Lebanon, driven out of their homes by a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced millions.
For those who cannot afford to rent homes, living conditions can be appalling. Unlike in Jordan and Turkey, the Lebanese government has ruled out erecting refugee camps for political reasons.
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Lebanon, a tiny country of about 4.5 million, now officially hosts more than 700,000 registered refugees. There are likely many more. President Michel Suleiman has estimated at least 1 million Syrian refugees are in Lebanon, with thousands more crossing over each week.
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Did Knight talk to the team?
Would love to see the photos, been trying for 20 minutes.
His true colors if you didn't already know…
Sorry guys, I am a Bobby Fan and an Avid IU-Tom Crean fan, but this doesn't look like a very warm welcome. It looks like Bobby is thinking; "Get the hell away from me". Crean looks shocked at Bobbies response and It also looks like Dan is telling Crean to let it be. I could be reading the expressions wrong but Bobby looks like he's trying to get the hell away from him. IU wronged Knight, but Crean and the people that are at IU now had nothing to do with it. I dont know if Crean should have gavce him space or not. I believe he should
Glad to see. M not the only one who can't download the pics.
I agree Born in 76. Knight did not want this to happen and he looks it. He wants Crean to go away.
Right click on them open them in another tab. How can you not open them? Can you guys not click on a link?
Coach Crean please now stop your incessant pursuit of Bob Knight's appreciation. The man just does not have the ability to allow himself to move on. You've made every effort. Let him come now or let him stay away.
You are above this any longer Coach Crean. Appreciate what you tried to do, but you are the coach of the #1 team in the country….Exactly none of that is due to Bob Knight.
Listening to Knight with the color commentary, there was clearly some affection for IU deep down in there somewhere. To me, that was enough.
Photo #3 is priceless. Hunting trip, anyone?
Crean is saying: "<slobber> <slobber>" (no distinguishing words, just the sound of his drool slowly dripping his face and hitting the floor…)
Sorry: <slobber>, <slobber>…
whatever positive feelings Hoosier Nation once had for Bob Knight are increasingly fading with each passing day. He is a sad, bitter old man. While he actually said the word "Indiana" several times tonight, he just couldn't bring himself to compliment CTC. I, for one, wish we would stop trying to gain his approval. It's sorta like a child continually trying to get a neglectful parent to pay attention to them. Thank goodness IU fired him or we would never be in the current position of making a run at another NCAA Championship with Coach Tom Crean
Bottom line is:
-Knight is clearly trying to avoid him & won't give Crean the time of day.
-Dan is playing bodyguard for some reason.
-Crean has done everything he could to bring closure to this situation….inviting back former players, honoring them, IU hall of fame for Knight, etc….but Knight thinks he should still be coaching at IU & thinks he is still the best coach in college basketball.
-Knights fund raising gravy train runs through IN…book signings, speeches, fund raisers….he comes back to take your $ but doesn't embrace the fans, the school, the state.
-I'm a lifelong Knight fan but his behavior is appalling (again).
-Why do you think he's selling his rings folks? He doesn't care about IU, the fans, the school. And despite the entirely new administration, he holds a silly grudge.
-We fans, & Crean, want closure, but Knight is playing the classless bully he always was.
So what, he didn't smile. Get over it. You are all reading way too much into this.
Knight has meant a lot to Indiana and to the game of basketball; as far as I am concerned, still does. If you disagree, that's fine as well.
If you're a true IU fan then you cant help but have a place for knight in your heart. But i agree he is making me sick with his behavior. In the end I am an IU fan. Knight gave us great memories but Crean is GIVING us great memories. Change the subject; Where is Pat now? Drunk in a west texas town?
For what it is worth…my opinion.
Have any of you ever been prideful a bit too long? Maybe took a joke a little too far? Tried to teach someone a lesson and end up hurting the other person? I certainly know I am. I am a proud man and make mistakes all the time. Sometimes I get in over my head with teaching other people a lesson. What I'm getting at is this–I believe Coach Knight had every right to feel angered, betrayed, and mistreated at the end of his coaching tenure here. I think he decided to act prideful and not come back to IU. I do believe many of us would act in a similar matter. Perhaps this feud has raged out of control and Coach Knight no longer feels like he can return. Think about it, if he returns now, a good portion of the fanbase will welcome it; meanwhile the other portion could care less/claim it took long/tell him he's been wrong all these years. Well I'm not sure he's willing to do such a thing and I can't blame him.
Bottom line is, from listening to his commentary, it is easy to tell he still holds a place in his heart for his time here at IU. He may not love the institution, but he doesn't wish evil on anyone (except maybe a deserved NCAA). Whether or not he comes back in this life matters not. He remains an imperfect man, like all of us, but with legendary coaching status.
The horse is dead; get off of it.
Crean does not diminish himself by being respectful to one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. He took the high road. When Crean wins his first Championship, we can all move on, and Bob Knight can either join in the celebration or fade further from the memories of the Hoosier nation. His choice.
Cosch Knight did great things at IU. All being slowly diminished by his angry, bitter attitude. How sad for all IU fans. The man needs to build a bridge and get over it. At least Coach Crean was trying to be polite and gracious. I am grateful for that.
Being an avid and lifelong fan of Coach R. M. Knight, I am deeply saddened by the hurt & pain that coach just isn't able to let go of. He was wronged, no doubt about it, but that idiot Miles Brand & his cronies are gone. The fans NEVER turned on him nor the players of today. He is now only hurting himself & those who still dearly love him.
Sad series of pictures. Should have sent Jordy over instead
As much as I hate to say it, Knight does not look like he wanted this encounter. It does not give Dan the right to put his hands all over Coach Crean. I have a much fonder view of Coach Knight than most, but this is ridiculous. He needs to get off his pedestal and realize he is the same as all of us. He is a basketball genious, but no better than any of us. He has to be the most stubborn person in the world. The longer he keeps this up, the more respect I lose for him.
Sad series of pictures.
Should have sent Steve Alford instead.
Maybe we should have sent Calbert Cheaney.
Crean should wear a red converse sweater tonight. HAHA
If you have seen Bob Knight anytime in the last year, he really does have a semi-permanent scowl. To infer that his permanent scowl is somehow an indication of his feeling is to not have that perspective. Some people just look unhappy. His comments on the IU team during the game were positive. His looks were..ahem…sad..
Yep… He just sounded like a guy who had no former connection to IU… Nothing too positive… Nothing too negative… Just detached observation. At least in his words I don't think he gave anyone any fodder.
Born in 76,
I'll offer you some facts so the next time you post it does not appear as though you are a 3rd grader. Pat is doing fine in Beaumont, Texas as the HC at Lamar University. Yes, Lamar University, who under Pat's tutelage last year made the big dance. 1 other fact, Beaumont is very very much East Texas and would have to secede from the state to be any farther from West Texas.
I very much like the way you put it in #17. Also I really enjoy RMK's analysis during BB broadcasts and last night was no different. There are only 2 other analysts who can break down a play and communicate clearly how the action developed as naturally as Knight does. He is articulate because he never wastes a word. I've seen Knight 1000's of times and those looks last night of him with Coach Crean look no different than the times he shook hands with me. He has had those expressions for the 40 years I have memories of him.
RMK has become a sad caricature of a once fine coach. The bitterness has left him hollow. All he has left are his misguided pride and his anger. The crazy thing is, what his is most prideful of is that for which he holds the most bitterness.
Like others before him, CTC has extended the olive branch. Coach Knight finds more solace in publicizing his bitterness (publicizing that he is selling his IU memorabilia. Really? Why do that?).
He's a sad old man still re-fighting his own Civil War because he refuses to believe he lost.
Let him go.
I'm a lifelong Bob Knight fan — but, in so many ways, he's a bratty child in a man's body. He could barely so much as look Coach Crean in the eye.
And this isn't the first time that RMK has given Crean the cold shoulder.
If I was Coach Crean, I'd stop making the effort. He doesn't want to be your friend.
Knight was very decent yesterday and always. Crean ran after him like a panhandler: "Validate me, coach, validate me." It is clear nobody respects the walk-on "healer" Crean Tom. Moreover he's an absolute embarrassment to Indiana with his secondary violations on Perea and Jurkin.
"He's a sad old man still re-fighting his own Civil War because he refuses to believe he lost."
That's pretty much the long and short of it — and, I suspect, the reason that he refuses to accept the olive branch. In his mind, to "make up" with IU would be to concede that his firing was warranted…even if every single person involved in it is now dead or retired.
It's never going to change — and those of us devoted to IU should really stop caring that it does.
"He was wronged, no doubt about it, but that idiot Miles Brand & his cronies are gone."
Well, I'm not so sure he was wronged. I do think that Brand & Co. handled it about as poorly as it could've been handled. But that doesn't vindicate Knight's behavior.
I'll never forget Knight pointing out that he reached out to Woody Hayes after Hayes hit the Clemson player and convinced him to call the kid to apologize. The big difference between Knight and Hayes is that Hayes, I think, realized he was wrong and OSU was right to fire him for it.
RMK's fatal flaw was not so much his temper — but his inability to take responsibility for his actions and their consequences. Having a hot temper is one thing. Being unable or unwilling to accept responsibility for it is quite another.
And I don't suspect he's going to suddenly make nice with IU — which would imply that he's accepted the firing and the justification, which would require him to assume responsibility for the actions which led to his firing.
He'll never do that, regardless what Coach Crean or anybody else says or does. So they may as well save their breath.
I am glad, anyway, that he sucked up a bit of his pride and called an IU game. I suspect he wasn't exactly pleased with the assignment. But he did it…and did it quite well, IMO. He had a lot of really good advice for our team.
He did a worse job at Iowa than the guy he replaced.
And Knight is a disgrace to the human race.
There's competence, there's incompetence and then there's … Tom Crean.
Enough said.
Publicizing = bitterness is silly. Anyone having vast memorabilia to the uniqueness of RMK would absolutely want to market it to get the highest value. And that is done by target advertising and publicity. Over half that trove being auctioned is non IU(there are Ohio State items, TT pieces and collectables from the West Point days). Sports figures dilute or enhance their collections all the time using asset auctions. But Knight is the tallest lightning rod so he takes the most strikes. It is smart to manage the liquidation of some of your personal possessions before your dead vs. how the alternative could work out. Hell Chet I've placed a bid on 3 items Knight has listed with Steiner Sports and am pleased to have the opportunity. If successful each of my 3 sons will have another gift from me that will have value and be unique. But please understand that I understand your fondness for grinding your ax on Knight, that's smart, it can only get sharp against something tough. Grind on.
"There's competence, there's incompetence and then there's … Tom Crean."
Uh, in a period of four years the man has taken a program with a roster of two walk-ons to the #1 team in the nation.
I'm not really sure what more anybody could ask. Granted, winning a high ranking is not the same thing as winning anything of note. But, still, from a smoldering heap of ashes to #1….in 4 years?
Alford did worse than the guy he replaced at Iowa.
Enough said.
Knight is what he is. He said some nice things about this team, Indiana,and Indiana basketball last night.If we really want to "let him go" maybe we should take down all the Banners in Assembly Hall that he helped put there. Love him or hate him he is part of Indiana basketball History. There is no letting him go.Coach Crean is smart enough to know that.
I am not sure why the Alford references probably some very insecure Crean apologists… Crean lost twenty games per season until Zeller came. Zeller came here for Indiana, not Crean. Crean himself admitted that part of his recruiting strategy is to show the banners and the House that Knight Built. Crean slobbered all over Knight yesterday. By comparison Bruce Pearl praised the Lobos' win against the Huskies (the real ones) and said the "Lobos are for real". Proof Alford is a great coach.
Crean at this point is still a walk-on.
Crean would do better in the second league (e.g., PAC-12).
His coaching is inexistent, and Knight in some sense is still recruiting for him, with his banners.
I mentioned Alford because Mr. I'm Jealous of Crean said he wanted Wonder Boy instead.
Alford sucks. Period.
Any time you do worse than the coach you replaced shows how worthless you are.
Knight gets credit for Crean's recruiting?
Holy %&^$ you retards are desperate.
Knight is a washed up coach who lost it LONG before he was rightfully fired as he kept getting his butt kicked in the Dance by FAR less talented teams.
If anyone is to "get credit" for recruiting now, besides Crean who ALL the recruits PRAISE, it's the fans who show them the LOVE.
HC, whatever validates your undying acceptance and loyalty.
I don't care enough to pick up a butter knife for Bobby, let alone grind an ax. He never did anything to me, I have no feelings pro or con on the man. I can't even muster up like or dislike. There's simply…nothing. I just think it's sad that so many people waste their efforts trying to toady up to him. You're the perfect example, you are so enamored you're willing to pay good money for his throwaways that only have value to those smitten with him. It makes me think of those plates they used to sell on late night TV as if they were some sort of treasure and they convinced those poor saps that those pieces of crap were actually a 'valuable investment'.
The fact of the matter is, high profile sports memorabilia are auctioned off every day for premium prices. Rarely would a sports figure make such a sad figure of themselves by contacting a sports news outlet that he is selling off his 'Indiana memorabilia'. Most high profile individuals have too much dignity for that kind of thing. There a plentiful marketing systems in place for those kind of things. Bobby's 'news' piece will have little to no effect on the actual bidding. Anything to put his name in the spotlight for a final fleeting moment.
If only he could have had the dignity of a John Wooden or a Dean Smith.
It's just so sad.
Let him go.
People hate winners…It's why the Establishment hated on Indiana last year..They saw us coming.
And I think if many took a hard look in the mirror, it's why they hated on Bobby. Bobby's success(in terms of championships)faded in his latter years, but the banners are there because of great players and a man that knew how to coach the game.
If Tom Crean takes the Hoosiers to a championship victory, his biggest fans on here will claim it's ridiculous to give that credit only to the players. The same is true of Bob Knight. It's equally as ridiculous to assume we have three banners from his teams without his coaching genius.
There is absolutely no reason in the world Knight owes Tom Crean a thing. This isn't Dean Smith approaching him to shake his hand. We are telling Knight to move past his bitterness. Tom Crean needs to move past believing that because he now coaches the Indiana Hoosiers, Bobby Knight owes him a warm handshake. Put your name in the record books..Hang some banners in Assembly. Don't expect to put yourself on equal ground by working at the same hoops factory and having Calberr Cheaney on your bench.
I don't care if we ever see Knight in Bloomington again, but for those that are saying Knight needs to forgive and move past all of the bitter history, it may come more naturally if Crean would figure out that having the job and hiring some of Knight's old players, doesn't make him into a legend by association to Knight's better history(his coaching genius and three banners…and some very fine young men that were willing to learn from one of the best coaches in the game despite knowing he was a tyrant). When Crean has achieved something remotely measuring the same level of success the same, then show respect by letting Bobby quietly approach him outside the flashes of cameras to shake Tom Crean's hand.
I hate Knight because he's a hypocrite. And he treated others like dog feces.
Had nothing to do with "winning."
I love Joe Gibbs because he won with class. I like Montana, Elway, Marino, et al…..all winners.
Knight "owes" him a handshake because he's a human being, Gomer. No need to be a complete jackass because you got fired a decade ago.
Knight is a disgrace to the human race.
I think it's a pretty big assumption that Crean thinks Knight owes him anything…
He doesn't owe him a thing. Most sad excuses for human beings walk by a homeless person on the street believing they don't owe them a warm handshake, Goober. Are the thousands that walk by a homeless person more evil than Bobby Knight. Tom Crean is doing just fine. He's eating good . He's praying good and he's getting paid lots of money. God has done right by Tom Crean. Knight owes him nothing.
Fact remains that none of you give a rat's ass who Tom Crean wants to shake hands with until it's Bobby Knight. What message does that send concerning how much we sincerely believe in Tom Crean? What message does that send to Bob Knight?
Actually I don't care when it's Bobby either… But you commented that,
"Tom Crean needs to move past believing that because he now coaches the Indiana Hoosiers, Bobby Knight owes him a warm handshake."
I just think that's a big assumption. And I don't care, but apparently you do.
Frankly, I love all the tension. I think it's great publicity for Indiana. The day Knight comes walking back to Bloomington with his pride between his legs, will be the day ESPN removes him from their lineup of analysts.
The only reason they gave Knight the job is because of his hard edge and the history of being a tyrant. We receive limelight by association in the mere fact Knight is on ESPN. He doesn't have to shake our hand or mention our name. As long as the great divide remains, it's good theater. Whether you pack the audience into the playhouse for a tragedy or a juicy love story of forgiveness, most smart producers understand that the audience losing interest after the curtain comes down will soon be the kiss of death.
It's all great theater…And believe me, if there is one thing Tom Crean and Bob Knight have in common it is their genius in front of the rolling cameras. They both understand the importance of theater. For a Hoosier fan…? Why bitch? Do you think the game had better ratings on ESPNU in that horrible time slot because of the potential theater?
Certainly agree with all of that Harv.
I think it's one of the dumbest things he ever said…..which is saying a lot.
ESPN will fire Bob if he visits IU?
So, why does ESPN hire people that don't have a "hard edge"?
I don't think Crean shook his hand for "theater"….he did it because he's a classy guy.
Hillbilly thinks that just because he's an attention-whore, so is everyone else.
Sorry Laffy, somehow I missed that first sentence and raced to the 2nd paragraph. I don't agree with that first statement at all.
But I think both statements are true of Crean… He is a classy guy, but he is also aware of the cameras.
Does not look like a cordial meeting…..Crean has done all he can and if Knight didn't acknowledge him he should just not fool with him anymore. Let him go his own way…Crean doesn't need him.
This topic is boring. The horse is dead, let's stop beating it.
I respectfully submit on the subject of RMK your opinion is based from a hollow position of 10 second news clips on replay. You do not know him. Your declaration of holding a neutral position on the man is false. As far as validation, I have to do none, as he has established that for me. As to his notifying a local news outlet of his intentions I'm damn am glad he did since I am not on Steiner Sports mailing list I would not have known of the opportunity to purchase the items I desire. So his news piece does have a positive effect and I'll bet it did the same for 1000's of IU fans. As I have stated before whenever you post false information of RMK on here I will post the corresponding corrections and it pleases me to do so. Grind On.
I respectfully submit on the subject of RMK your opinion is based from a hollow position"
Hoosier Clarion,
I respectfully submit on the subject of RMK, your opinion is based from a (rhymes with hollow) position.
^ Another retard who doesn't know how to type. Could be Laffy. By the way, where is Laffy? I kinda miss the idiot.
HC, while it is far more than 10 seconds om television, as I probably attended close to 100 games that he has coached and I used to interact with him in passing on a regular basis at the athletic department, I by no means claim to 'know' Coach Knight.
Your premise is apparently that my opinion of him is based upon his behavior in public and not the inner workings of his mind and personality.
Guilty as charged.
Playing for Knight likely made Marine Corps basic training look cushy.
It wasn't for everyone, but there had to more than the lovely colors are uniform within the brutality of the experience that drew in some very talented basketball players. I guess if you were certain you would be unequipped to endure it for more than a couple years, you could always join the Navy(North Carolina?)..or the Air Force(UNLV?)…or the Army(Purdue?)…or the Coast Guard(Kent State).
oops. [our] uniform
How about that Jordy kid? Worst defender in all of college basketball just keeps putting us on his shoulders when we need the clutch performances. Homely corncob ears needs to wake up from his dream..Let's hope all those comments from Bobby Knight don't go to his head(calling Jordy one of the best players in college basketball). Poor kid. He's short. He can't afford a haircut. He's taking his backseat to Yogi. He can't shoot the ball. He has a low release like a 5th grade girl. He's never going to sniff the NBA. He's just going to play his heart out, involve all his teammates with his great court vision, and be instrumental in helping us win tough games because of the glory, guts, game, and gumption written all over his grumpy face.
I hate that kid. Get's so damn abused every night on defense..MVP in the Legend's tournament..? Most Valuable Pipsqueak? Enjoy it, runt. Cherish it more than Seth Davis his Big 10 whore he paid to say those things about you last season.
To: FireCrean2013- not only are you 100% ignorant about the current status of Indiana basketball (I am embarrassed for you), your "retard" reference shows you are also a despicable human being.
Don't feed the troll.
^ And here's Chet doing everything he can to get some attention. Sad little man he is.
In the 5th photo:
Guy in white shirt: Sir, please step away from Mr. Knight
Tom Crean: Bobby, Bobby can I PLEEAAASSSSEEEE get your autograph!!!?
I'm a huge Hoosier fan and an IU student and I think it is sad that Knight can't get past his grudge and just accept that the hoosiers are back and that we would like to have him come to a game at Assembly Hall. The place would go absolutely INSANE!
Harvard, as crazy as it may seem, there was generally, a perfectly good reason for every thing your Drill Instructor might do. Also, no one I knew was ever embarrassed by anything their Drill Instructor did.
The comparisons between playing for eccentric coaches and the military experience are not really reasonable. Coach Knight's "military experience" wasn't the same kind that the rest of us had. Comparing playing for RMK with serving is not something that will be well received by many vets. He was a basketball coach, not a military leader.
Good for you Hoosier Clarion (#58)! I agree! BTW, could you give me the contact again on his memorabilia. Would love to get something from his West Point period for my son.
Whoaa…Chet, I agree with HC on the subject of BK, I consider him an admirable friend and, like HC, worthy of defending him.
That said, I have high regard for you as well.
And, I agree with you Chet. For all of his admired characteristics, he was a basketball coach and not a military leader. There is a self-discipline in military leaders that is not always evident in RMK. A fascinating contradiction which has been the source of his tense relationship with many.
Didn't mean to offend, Chet. I don't take serving lightly and I fully respect anyone that puts on a uniform to defend our country.
I do remember many an old post on here that went a lot further than I just did in drawing analogies between sports and the military. I'm sure you would prefer I not go bringing them back, but I can assure you, they are out there.
Anyway, my apologies.
Tom Ricks: You don't want people to get away with immoral or unethical behavior, but you really want to focus on professional competence. Soldiers in wartime will put up with an awful lot if they feel they are being led competently. In wartime, in combat, one wants to survive. And if they're not going to survive, they want to know at least that their lives are not thrown away by some guy who doesn't know what he's doing.
So I think the real scandal is not David Petraeus' sex life, but the people who preceded him in Iraq who led the military badly. Likewise, in Afghanistan, the real scandal is not whether a Marine general is flirting with a woman by email. The real scandal in Afghanistan is that we've had 11 commanders in that war in 11 years. That's a lousy way to run a war, because the new guy comes in and by the time he gets to really understanding the situation and knowing what's going on, it's time for him to get ready to go home.
You wouldn't try to have 11 CEOs of a corporation in 11 years. In World War II, you can't imagine rotating Eisenhower home in January 1944 and saying "it's time to give somebody else a chance to command out there, Ike." We've been running our wars with a kind of inattentiveness and recklessness, and we've run into a situation where we care more about the sex lives of generals than the real lives of soldiers.(courtesy:Washington Post
Pick this video up around the 6:00 mark. I think you might find it interesting, Chet. And, according to Ricks, what is needed from generals(and what troops are most concerned about) it is in complete contrast to the "self-discipline" what Tsao's states above. In their personal lives, self-discipline has not been the overriding theme of some of our greatest generals throughout history. What is most important to success is the vital importance of competency and accountability within on the battlefield/war zone. It was this conversation that made me think of Knight. We, the viewing public/fan, felt he should be held more accountable("zero tolerance") in terms of the public image he was reflecting upon Indiana with his outbursts and ugly personality characteristics, but players/recruits want accountability in the form of knowledge and expertise on the court and in the locker room(in terms of a coach they are supremely confident in to get them collectively and individually to a final winning outcome).
It was the philosophy on evaluating 'leadership accountability' where I was attempting to draw the parallels of 'zero tolerance' for unethical behavior in military generals(no intention of ever comparing the sacrifice of those that sacrifice for our country and those that have the luxury to be in college playing sports while young men and women give their lives in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.). Troops don't care about who their general sleeps with. They care about getting home.
And maybe players don't necessarily care if their coach is a complete hypocrite and a poor public image..Maybe they primarily want to be assured(the most important form of accountability)they have a coach that understands basketball like the back of his hand and can get the job done.
The public tends to get consumed with the moral high ground when it comes to leadership accountability(the look into their bedrooms type of critiquing…This spans from the corporate world..to political/government leaders..to leaders in the sports world), while those inside want accountability in terms of expertise within the profession, mission, task at hand.
From the clip:
It's a little bit like having tenure….for a university professor. You can get fired for embarrassing the institution for moral lapses, but just being incompetent in your profession is perfectly acceptable. Tom Ricks
Or…? For a university basketball coach, you can get hired for moral high ground, but just being competent in your profession is perfectly unacceptable….?
Gotta get the turkey in the oven.
Happy Thanksgiving Chet.
Tsao wants self-discipline in the bedroom(all of that 'Christian' moral high ground and forming the perfect culture malarkey).
The players(those that want the best chance to win and see their skills developed to the fullest) want first and foremost the highest level of knowledge competency and broad expertise brought to the court; accountability on the chalkboard and the mission at hand when the take the court every game night/game day.
My thoughts as I knew Bob and knew his deep hurt before and after 2000 that it was a big move for him to act professionally during the broadcast. His has no personal animosity towards Crean or the present staff including Cheaney or other former IU players and alumni. The only people who can make amends at a personal level are not in the public eye, it starts with Board of Trustee's starting with Steve Ferguson who was there but the BOT will have to put down their ego's first and admit error of a past BOT. Ferguson told me personally that Myles Brand was a mistaken IU President who failed to understand how to properly acquire and manage highly talented individuals let us call them 0.01% not earners but talented professionals who are different that 0.1%'ers or the rest of good professionals. He actually antagonized them instead of supported them and fostered personal problems like Doninger towards Knight. Doninger had no business getting into a political internal feud with Knight and should have been fired but Brand fostered this kind of dysfunctional atmosphere academically and athletically.
So anyone thinking Bob will publicly do anything else is plain stupid. That doesn't mean Bob was holier than thou or all right or can't come half way once or if a process begins.
Now if Steve this gets forwarded to you, I know you know I am right and was right when the 46 lawsuit was filed and exposed this to us and you. You were there.
Pat Shoulders you might be the only one who can lead this on the present BOT but no AD or other person can do this. It can't come from the new President or administrator.
And will also probably have to involve Terry who is gone but there also.
Bob Nemanich
So…this was all on the university (because, after all, Bobby was the next Carl Sagan) BUT as long as everyone is willing to come crawling to RMK on their knees, firing everyone who offended Bobby along the way, he might be willing to 'forgive' IU?
I believe most of us are gonna pass on that. He should be thanking the university for allowing him the opportunity to coach the Hoosiers but that would require self reflection.
Some of you people are unbelievable. You are not IU fans, you are Bobby Knight fans. You'd throw IU under the bus in a heartbeat if it would bring 'ol Bob back for one more moment in the spotlight.
Go cheer for Texas Tech.
No, don't put words in mouth, Bob by every measure was a 0.01% talent, the problem is that Myles came in and mismanaged the situation into a disaster. Not that Bob is unaccountable or outside the measure of accountability but when it was found that he and the program was under constant surveillance since the mid '90's as a target instead of supporting the program than you have a hostile atmosphere and prescription for an institutional disaster…which resulted.
No body is asking for crawling just honesty
And remember this is not what was reported or made public, but alas neither are those pills in the Matrix, believe what you want, but that post was meant for Ferguson and Shoulders.
Oh, please.
Bob, I don't know you or your line of work but I'm assuming it is not as a defense attorney.
So, RMK should not have been held accountable because no one should have been watching? I hate to be the bearer of bad news but every successful major college basketball team in the country is "under constant surveillance" and a certain percentage of those observers will always be viewing the coach as a "target".
Read this board sometime or any college basketball journal. Think Tom Crean isn't "under constant surveillance". Give me a break.
So RMK is "by every measure" 0.01% among college head basketball coaches? What measures would those be, exactly, because that's a helluva statement. If RMK is top 0.01% among college basketball coaches that would mean he is, unquestionably, the greatest basketball coach to have ever lived. The number 0.01% means he is the best out of 10,000 (1% is top 100 and so forth). I'm guessing that probably represents the total number of individuals who have ever been college head basketball coaches. He had a great run from '76 to '87 but unquestionably the best to ever coach the game?
Bob, I'm sure you possess all kinds of inside information but you did not think this through before you posted it. It's nonsensical.
Bob Knight played basketball in college. Tom Crean did not. Bob Knight had a "great run" from 1976 to 1987. Tom Crean did not have any kind of run whatsoever yet. Bob Knight was the winningest coach ever. By comparison Tom Crean has less wins than Steve Alford. Bob Knight's pupil, and former assistant at Indiana and the 1984 US Olympic team, Mike Krzyzewski, is currently winningest coach ever. By comparison Tom Crean's legacy is absolutely inexistent. Bob Knight was 36 when he won the first NCAA title with Indiana. Tom Crean is currently 46. What do these men have in common? Nothing. They don't have anything in common. No wonder the meeting was so awkward.
But now consider the following scenario: suppose the University fires Tom Crean. Then there would suddenly be a premise for that bond, for there would be that one thing that they could both claim they share. Then Bob Knight would have a bit more empathy for Crean and their meetings would be a bit less awkward. I think this is Crean's fastest route to Knight's acknowledgment. In Crean's interest (he seems so eager!) let's hope that happens soon.
There you go, Bob. You've got the village idiot in your corner.
^ Chet, watch your language.
I went to a fundraiser for the Calbert Cheaney Center, "Night with Bobby Knight", in Evansville, In the first year Crean was to coach at IU. Crean was front and center, and participated in the meet and greet before the show.They showed much respect for each other. We are probably reading too much into this.
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LED-related activities are currently limited in scope and spread out over several different SEMI Standards Committees, such as Compound Semiconductor (Epitaxial Wafers, Sapphire Substrates, Polished Monocrystalline Silicon Carbide Wafers), FPD Metrology (Backlight Measurement), and Physical Interfaces and Carriers (automation). To focus industry interest in developing manufacturing standards, however, plans are underway to form a new SEMI Standards Committee dedicated to LEDs. The new committee, to be led by Phillips Lumiled, Veeco, and Semilab, is tentatively scheduled for official approval in late 2010. Initial efforts will focus on areas familiar to SEMI: wafer/substrates, carriers, process automation, and traceability.
Comparing the current state of LED manufacturing to semiconductor manufacturing in 1975 provides some interesting parallels:
1975 Semiconductor
- Highly proprietary processes, often with customized and modified equipment
- 2"-3" wafers
- Throughput; Approximately 50 wafers per hour
- Yields: Low ~50%
- Equipment Utilization: ~50%
- Lack of Standards!
HB-LED Manufacturing Today
- Highly proprietary processes, often with customized and modified equipment
- 3" and 4" wafers
- Throughput; Approximately 50 wafers per hour
- Optimal Yields: Low
- Equipment Utilization: Moderate
- Lack of Standards!
Just as the SEMI Standards Program has contributed to the historic growth of the semiconductor industry, standards are now poised to fuel the growth of the LED market. Chris Moore of Semilab, a member of the SEMI LED Manufacturing Steering Committee, makes it clear: "Good standards help everyone, equipment manufactures and producers alike, to reduce their costs." He follows that "No matter how the industry goes, it's clear that properly done standards will play a significant role, from standardizing substrate sizes though carriers and finally automation."
More information on SEMI LED manufacturing initiatives
In addition to Standards development, SEMI supports the development of the LED industry through expositions, industry advocacy, and market statistics.
Visit http://www.semi.org/LED


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June 25, 2011 - December 7, 2014
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This exhibition features more than 20 sets of large-format images that showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the Museum as well as how various optical tools are used in scientific studies.
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Whales: Giants of the Deep brings visitors closer than ever to some of the mightiest, most massive, and mysterious mammals on Earth.
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UPDATE: Find the updated version of this article with new information on the PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA procedure: "Revisiting How to Avoid Referential Integrity Errors"
At the company in which I work, we sometimes need to release a development database to production that contains only the schema and no data. One of the most common practices that most of the DBAs follow is to script the schema and release it to production. However, sometimes we receive requests that the build should be as a SQL Server backup because they want to retain the diagrams in production and they want to reduce any problems that might come while executing the scripts.The fastest and easiest way I found to do this is to back up the development database, create a new database from the backup, then use a script to delete all the records from the newly created database, leaving only the schema. We then take the backup and release to production.
When you delete a database's records, you need to be careful about referential integrity errors. These errors will occur if you delete the records in tables with foreign keys before deleting the records in the referenced tables. To avoid this problem, I created a script, DELETE_RECORDS.sql, that disables all the foreign keys in the database, deletes all the records, then reenables all the foreign keys. You can use this generic script to delete all the records from any database. It uses the ALTER TABLE statement to disable and reenable the foreign keys, so ALTER TABLE permission for the database is needed to use the script. Without this permission, you'll get a foreign key violation error.
At our company, some database owners (DBOs) occasionally need to delete all the data from SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages and refresh them with new data. A fellow DBA recently asked me whether there's a way to delete all the records in a database without disabling the foreign keys because giving ALTER TABLE permissions to DBO user accounts isn't advisable. So, I created a stored procedure, PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA, that deletes all the records in a database without disabling the foreign keys.
To avoid referential integrity errors, PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA determines the hierarchical order of all the tables in a database, then deletes the data from those tables in reverse hierarchical order. Identifying the order is bit difficult because many types of relationships can exist in a database, including one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships.
To identify the hierarchical order, the stored procedure uses information in the sysseferences systems table and sys.objects system view. In sysseferences, it uses the fkeyid column, which contains the IDs of the referencing tables (i.e., the tables that contain foreign keys), and the rkeyid column, which contains the IDs of the referenced tables. In sys.objects, it uses the object_id column, which contains object IDs.
PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA uses a recursive common table expression (CTE) query to join the sysreferences table multiple times based on a join between the rkeyid and fkeyid columns. I prefer using CTEs because they offer a more readable form of the derived table that can be declared once and referenced multiple times in a query. This CTE query results in a hierarchical list that contains the tables with foreign keys and the tables those foreign keys are referencing. However, the list doesn't include tables that don't have any relationships (i.e., independent entities). Another CTE query provides that information. The results from both CTE queries are put into a temporary table. Duplicate table names (which result when a table references to two or more tables) are removed with the MAX function.
The stored procedure then uses the information in the temporary table to delete the data in the tables in an order that avoids referential integrity errors. If PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA finds conflicted tables (i.e., tables that reference each other), it will print the names of those tables. You will then need to manually delete the data from those tables.
You can use the PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA stored procedure three ways. To simply display a hierarchical list of the tables with foreign keys and the tables those foreign keys are referencing, you execute the stored procedure without passing in any parameter values, as in
If you want to output a list of the tables in hierarchical sequence so you can design a SSIS package or write an insert script that will load data into the tables, you use the INSERT parameter when you call the stored procedure, as in
If you want to delete the data from the database tables, you use the DELETE parameter, as in
You can download the PR_HIERARCHIAL_DATA stored procedure and DELETE_RECORDS.sql script by clicking the Download the Code icon at the top of the page. The stored procedure and script were written for SQL Server 2005. You don't need to customize any code before running them.


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By DonalBane of Blackmers
After 11 War Points: Eastern Tygers 9, Midrealm Dragons 2
On a temperate Tuesday, the Grand Armies of the East and Midrealm gathered again for Pennsic trademark: the woods battle. Assembling at the site just north of the campsite, the Midrealm entered the woods this year from the south entrance, while the East came in from the north.
The woods have been the personal playgrounds of the East for the better part of the last decade, but early on it seemed the Midrealm was putting its best foot forward. Reports from the front indicated that the Midrealm possessed two of the three banners after the opening cannon. Over the course of the next two hours, the lines wavered with both armies throwing headlong charges into each other.
According to the marshals, the final charge was able to garner all three banners for itself. The East's banner was recaptured by elements of the Æthelmearcian army. Atlantia did most of the heavy lifting in defense of the central banner, although HRM Cuan of Atlantia said Sir Decker of Artemesia was the first gentle to seize the banner. Finally, the Midrealm's banner was taken by a vanguard of the East headed by Haus Von Halstern
As Real Men Fought — Historic Combat Series
The Historic Combat Series continued with As Real Men Fought, an open tournament with period victory conditions. The tournament was held with individual combats between the Venans, comprised of Master Galleran de Cuessy, Colin James McLahlan, Dame Lyanna ferch Gwynhelek and Lord James Biblesworth, and the Tenans, comprised of Baron Asbjorn Johannsen, Capt. Richard Larmer, Sir Buqu and Lord Bjorn Hurkartir.
After four rounds of the single combat, the Venans judged Sir Buqu to be their most worthy opponent, while the Tenans selected Master Galleran, who went undefeated. The tournament concluded with a grand melee, which saw the Tenans drive the Venans from the field.
Wednesday's featured melee: The Bridge battle — 11 a.m., three war points (one per fight)
Another Pennsic trademark, the bridge battle will see both armies contest five parallel bridges on three occasions. The fights will be decided by which side holds the most bridges after 30 minutes or when one side sweeps the field.
What to look for: The pattern of the bridge battles is "charge and duel" — a big charge followed by a series of dueling spears. Watch for breakouts on any bridges because the side that breaks out should quickly decimate its remaining opponents.
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Manchester Alderman Levasseur slammed over lawsuit, right-to-know issueBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 04. 2014 11:20PM
MANCHESTER — Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur defended his decision to bring a lawsuit concerning the city's response to several right-to-know requests, following harsh criticism Tuesday from the men who have sought the information.
Levasseur filed the suit last week against the city and radio host Richard Girard, charging that the city was willing to improperly turn over emails from constituents and without assessing fees to produce the material.
Girard addressed the aldermen during the public comment period at the start of Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
He said information alleged in Levasseur's suit was "not true," stressing that one of his requests concerned emails that had already been produced through an information request from the New Hampshire Union Leader. He said another narrowly concerned emails between Levasseur and a group of residents who have been critics of the Manchester Dog Park Association.
Girard said that the city had yet to comply with the request three months after it had been filed. He said he recently learned that the emails being withheld were in fact produced in response to a request from former alderman Phil Greazzo, the founder of the dog park who has sought to have Levasseur removed from office for misconduct. Later at Tuesday's meeting, the aldermen rejected considering Greazzo's proposal to do so. The city solicitor's office was prepared to release the emails last week, but held off after Levasseur filed his suit.
Greazzo also spoke during the public comment period, slamming city officials for not appropriately addressing his request for Levasseur's communications filed in November, well in excess of the five days the city had to furnish an official response under Chapter 91-A, the right-to-know law.
"I have leaned that Alderman Levasseur has repeatedly stalled (the request)," Greazzo said. "The emails will prove that he lied to your faces."
Both Greazzo and Girard have alleged that Levasseur, contrary to his public statements, conspired with the dog park critics to undermine Greazzo ahead of the November election, in which he lost his Ward 10 seat.
Later in the evening, Levasseur defended his decision to file the suit. He said the city was too wiling to release emails, without applying the fees that normally apply to producing records (50 cents a page), or considering the staff time that must be devoted to responding to the requests.
"This is not as simple as someone coming in and giving a flash card and saying give me what you got," he said.
Levasseur stressed his main concern was that emails from constituents should not be considered public records. "My emails are out there, but constituent emails are sacrosanct and should be protected," he said.
Ward 10 Alderman Bill Barry, who defeated Greazzo, is currently consulting with the offices of the city clerk and solicitor on developing a standard policy for dealing with right-to-know requests.


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Jude Law models for Dunhill's summer campaign
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Philippines says 23 rebels killed in a month
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine soldiers killed three communist rebels in a clash early Friday in a province north of the capital, bringing the number of guerrillas who have died in combat in the past month to at least 23, the military said.
The three New People's Army fighters were part of a 12-man team that clashed with soldiers in Dona Remedios Trinidad township in Bulacan province, said 703rd Brigade commander Col. Henry Sabarre.
The guerrillas fired on the troops as they approached to check reports by villagers of armed men in the area, about 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of Manila, Sabarre said.
He said bloodstains along the route taken by the guerrillas who fled indicated they suffered more casualties.
Sabarre's troops killed six high-ranking guerrillas in nearby Tarlac province last week, also following reports from villagers.
At least 14 other guerrillas have been killed in clashes around the country since last month. One soldier has died.
On Thursday, the rebels set off a land mine and wounded five soldiers in an ambush in southern Agusan del Sur province. The rebels withdrew after a 10-minute firefight, a local army spokesman said.
Norway-brokered talks on ending the 44-year rebellion, one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, collapsed two years ago because of disagreement on the release of jailed Communist Party leaders. Recent efforts to revive the talks failed after the rebels refused to accept a cease-fire before any substantial agreement is reached.
Chief of staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista said last month that the military is on track to meet a target of eradicating the insurgency by 2016.
He said battle setbacks and surrenders have reduced the number of guerrillas to just over 4,000 armed fighters, down from a peak strength of about 25,000 in the mid-1980s. Bautista acknowledged the Maoist rebels remain a major security threat and have intensified attacks in recent months in the country's southeastern region.
The United States has included the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing on its list of terrorist groups.


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Graduate Studies in Comparative Literature
At Western University, the graduate program in Comparative Literature offers:
Comparative literature at Western
Comparative Literature is the study of literature and other cultural expressions across boundaries. These boundaries can be linguistic, medial and, in a general sense, cultural. The discipline's uniqueness lies in training young scholars to define their own spheres and critical perspectives between and among traditional disciplines and schools of critical thought, and in establishing wide inter- and trans-disciplinary networks. At Western, the Comparative Literature Program promotes modes of literary research and instruction that are international and multilingual.
Building on the early successes of our undergraduate program (from the mid-80s on), the Master's program in Comparative Literature started in 1995 and the Ph.D. one in 2002. The ties between our graduate and undergraduate programs are very strong.
Both the Masters and the Ph.D. programs are flexible, as they accommodate a wide variety of individual emphases on literature and culture, along with critical theory and multimediality. The dominant focus of the faculty's research and teaching lies within the scope of European and American cultures, but Asian and Middle-Eastern cultures are represented as well. Students are encouraged to take courses outside of the program, especially courses devoted to non-English literatures in the original.
Outstanding Faculty
While the program is housed in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, our core faculty involves professors from the Departments of English, French, Classical Studies, Film Studies, and other departments. The research interests of faculty members include: Medieval and Renaissance studies, Baroque, Enlightenment and Romanticism (17th-19th centuries), Twentieth-century literature and culture, Critical theory (aesthetic, sociocultural, psychoanalytic, linguistic), Postcolonial theory, Philosophy and literature, Gender studies, Text-image relations International cinema, Central and East European studies, and Transatlantic studies. Core faculty have been initiators in a number of national and international scholarly organizations that reflect interdisciplinary interests, including The Canadian Comparative Literature Association, The Canadian Society of Mediaevalists/Société Canadienne des Mediévalistes (SCM), and The North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR); the latter two both having been founded at Western.
An Intensive Research Focus
Students are encouraged to bring their research interests into focus early, while at the same time broadening their horizons through an individual program of course work and examinations. Because our students' research outcomes are a high priority for us, students in both the MA and PhD programs develop the thesis prospectus early in their studies.
Stimulating Teaching Experiences
During our program we offer teaching assistantships. Depending on their background, interest and career goals students may have the opportunity to teach a tutorial for a large introductory undergraduate class, a section of an introductory language course or even teach an upper year course of their own design. We mentor and support the students' growth as teacher's through a number of programs. A good number of our graduates from the Doctoral program hold teaching positions at post-secondary level
Collegial Community
In addition to informal discussion- and study groups, students in the program organize a graduate conference each year (http://www.uwo.ca/modlang/graduate/conferences.html). The topics of the latest annual conferences, organized as usual in collaboration with students from the Graduate program in Hispanic Studies, and, more recently, from the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, were "trans- & trance" (the seventeenth annul conference, 2015) (https://transandtrance.wordpress.com/), "Brevity" (2014) (http://brevitywestern.wordpress.com/), and "Good Laugh, Bad Laugh, Ugly Laugh, My Laugh" (2013) (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/mllgradconference/2013Conference/).
Our students help run a Comparative Literature Research Forum, whose weekly meetings feature presentations by students, lively discussions, coffee and nibbles.
They are also engaged in many research groups from Romanticism@Western to Transatlantic Research Group.
This Fall our Graduate Students' journal will be launched. Keep an eye to the first flight of The Scattered Pelican (http://www.uwo.ca/modlang//graduate/complit/the_scattered_pelican.html).
Extraordinary Resources
Also at Western, The Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism offers a graduate program for the study of critical theory that brings together a wide range of perspectives in the humanities and social sciences. Comparative Literature students may take one or two courses offered by the Theory Centre as part of their programs. They can participate in workshops and discussion groups offered by the Centre and are encouraged to attend lectures by distinguished visiting speakers that it sponsors in the areas of literary and critical theory.
For further information about any aspect of the program, please contact:
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Ledger, begun by George Cooley in 1843 to record the accounts of his soapmaking business in the Cabotville section of Chicopee, continued by Titus Chapin, an ardent abolitionist, and Mordecai Cough who managed the business following Cooley's death (or departure) in 1848. The 1843 date coincides with the coming of many small businesses to Cabotville in connection with the growth of industries there at the time.
Cooley accepted goods, services and cash as payment. The most frequently accepted goods had relatively obvious value to a soap maker: grease and ashes, tallow, pork, scraps and skins, and candles. Some of the services bartered were repairing wagon, shoeing horse, fixing wippletree, making 30 boxes, and covering umbrella. The business sold gallons, bars, and cakes of soap. Mount Holyoke Seminary bought 28 "fancy soaps". Also listed were shaving soap and hard or hand soap. In addition, sales sometimes included candles, butter, mop handles, molasses, apples and potatoes, squashes, satinet, cheese, cord wood, paint, and rosin. Some of the listings were annotated with regard to the customer's character: Ashad Bartlett was seen as "bad and poor and fights with his wife"' Norris Starkwether was "an honest man"; and Miss L.B. Hunt "eloped with a man".
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Mario Hammer - Life Before the Earthquake E.P.
Release Label: Coldharbour Recordings Red
Release Code: COLD029
Release Date: June 27th 2011
Life Before the Earthquake (featuring Asheni)
Amber in Paris
Kamikaze Babe
Available to purchase digitally on Beatport by Clicking Here
One of the first alumni of Coldharbour Recordings is about to make a splash on the label in 2011, back with a vengeance presenting three tracks showcasing his diversity of production.
German Mario Hammer (together with fellow countryman Andrew Bennett) was responsible for the iconic "Language" in 2004, appearing on Markus' Miami '05 compilation and given the modern day remix treatment by Phynn as part of the Coldharbour 100 celebrations last year. His solo work has also graced the Coldharbour Selections series, with his track "Deep Blue Ocean" presenting a beautiful forage into melodic breaks.
The theme of Deep Blue Ocean returns with "Life Before the Earthquake" - a stunning piece of emotional music which takes you on a journey from first minute to last. In the second half, the sublime vocals of Asheni take over, providing that intertwining feeling of happiness and despair. Since debuting in January 2011, it has become one of the hallmarked Global DJ Broadcast anthems, receiving huge support from the online social websites and communities.
Supplimenting the lead track is a pair of dark and moody progressive numbers. Perfect for those who like to start their sets a little deeper, both "Amber in Paris" and "Kamikaze Babe" show off Mario's diverse talents, and are sure to find a spot in Markus Schulz's sets when he graces the Terrace at Space in Ibiza later this summer.
Mario Hammer has rightfully received the spotlight on Coldharbour in 2011 with his work under the Why?!? alias, but with Life Before the Earthquake in particular, he has cemented a moment that many a dedicated Coldharbour follower will never forget.
Life Before the Earthquake
Amber in Paris
Kamikaze Babe