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I was recently asked a reasonable and intelligent question on elephants. One thing led to another, and after a bit of research I discovered the fascinating world of elephant masturbation. If you want to collect sperm from a (captive) elephant, how do you do it? Luckily youtube provides the answer. It seems that manual stimulation of the penis (1) just doesn't do it for elephants, and (2) is physically dangerous (read on), so you have to stick your arm into the animal's rectum and vigorously stimulate its prostate gland. How vigorously? Watch the video. The eventual result – and I'm not entirely sure how long this takes – is ejaculation…
Of course male elephants don't (ordinarily, so far as we know) have any trouble ejaculating when interacting sexually with other elephants, and may ejaculate prematurely during their efforts to achieve successful penetration (Bagemihl 1999). It can take (presumably inexperienced) males a bit of rooting around with the flexible penis before finding the vulva. As is well known, the elephant vulva is not located just beneath the tail as is the case in most mammals, but down on the ventral surface and well between the legs, meaning that the vagina is very long (70-90 cm). This unusual position means that pregnancies are sometimes unnoticed and even that females have on occasion been mistakenly identified as male: Shoshani (1991) wrote of a case where a female was thought to be a male throughout her 25 years of life and was only found to be female on her death. Why elephants are built like this has been a long standing question.
In order for mating to be successful then, the penis has to be both long and flexible. Naturally S-curved (with the tip pointing upwards), it can be up to 1 m long (some sources say up to 1.5 m) and have a girth of 16 cm. It has a Y-shaped external urethal opening and is controlled by a large levator penis muscle. The clitoris is also large, at a whopping 40 cm, and is manipulated by a levator clitoris muscle. Perhaps the most interesting bit of information (provided in the video by elephant reproduction expert Robert Hermes) is that, not only does manual stimulation fail to work on elephants, it's also physically dangerous. Apparently there are parts of the elephant penis that, when touched, cause the organ to flick around with enough force to knock over an unwary veterinarian or even inflict a black eye. Don't believe me? Watch the second video. Or… check the technical literature (Schmitt & Hildebrandt 1998, Portas et al. 2007).
And, ha ha ha, while this is all very amusing, the reason that sperm needs to be collected from elephants is of course for use in insemination and in building breeding stocks. Bull elephants are relatively few in captivity, and those that exist seem to suffer from an unusually high number of fertility problems. This has initiated recent ultrasonographic work that seeks to find and identify good sperm donors (Hildebrandt et al. 2000). So… now you know. By the way, penises and vaginas are all very interesting, but does anyone actually know how an elephant's trunk works?
If you're particularly interested in elephants be sure to read the recent piece on Jeheskel Shoshani.
Refs – –
Bagemihl, B. 1999. Biological Exuberance. Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. St. Martin's Press, New York.
Hildebrandt, T. B., Hermes, R., Pratt, N. C., Fritsch, G., Blottner, S., Schmitt, D. L., Ratanakorn, P., Brown, J. L., Rietschel, W. & G�ritz, F. 2000. Ultrasonography of the urogenital tract in elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus): an important tool for assessing male reproductive function. Zoo Biology 19, 333-345.
Portas, T. J., Bryant, B. R., G�ritz, F., Hermes, R., Keeley, T., Evans, G., Maxwell, W, M. C. & Hildebrant, T. B. 2007. Semen collection in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) under combined physical and chemical restraint. Australian Veterinary Journal 85, 425-427.
Schmitt, D. L. & Hildebrandt, T. B. 1998. Manual collection and characterization of semen from Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Animal Reproduction Science 53, 309-314.
Shoshani, J. 2000. Anatomy and physiology. In Shoshani, J. (ed) Elephants. Checkmark Books (New York), pp. 66-81.


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"Okay, First let me say that Galaxy Angel X is a great addition to the series. I loved every minute of it. This series introduces a new angel that goes by the name of Chitose. She's a cute, somewhat selfish individual who always seems to get sick when something doesn't go her way. She's actually quite difficult to describe unless you actually see her in action.
Secondly, only disc one of the three discs is in english. Discs two and three are japanese only with english sub-titles. If you don't mind your anime in their true japanese dialog then Galaxy Angel X will be a welcome addition to your collection."
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"Was glad to finally get the last series of the great Galaxy Angel anime in one box set. Unlike Galaxy Angel A which was first split up into a box set, then as AA for the second half, all of "X" is in a single 3-disc set. However, for some reason, only the first 8 episodes are actually dubbed. Each "episode" of Galaxy Angel X is 1 long episode with 2 mini-sodes which count as 2 seperate episodes. This makes for 4 on the first 2 discs & 5 on the last one. The first disc has both English & Japanese tracks, featuring most of the original voice actors from the previous GA dubs except for a new actress playing Rampha. The other two are in Japanese only, with no dub. I don't know why it was put out like this, or why they only bothered to do it with only 1/3 of it dubbed, but it seems profoundly lazy, like it was taken up by Bandai Visual for the last 2/3 of the show. There's no explanation given other than Bandai maybe just ran out of money for it."
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"Galaxy Angel X is not quite as good as the earlier series, getting more chaotic and having even less to do with the series theme (military girls) then ever. Some of the stories are borderline unintelligible. But what is truly annoying is that after three sets (Galaxy Angel, GA A, and GA Z) this set only has the same actresses in English for the first third of the series. Suddenly for the other two disks there is only English subtitles. After you have gotten used to the English actresses, it is hard to tell which one is speaking at times since the Japanese voices often sound too similar to easily tell apart, and are often so radically different from the sound, speech pattern and vocal personality of the English speakers.
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This series is so sick. It's quite good for an anime comedy. Twisted. The animation could be better, but the fun of the characters and stories beats most all other anime series. It's one of those few series that realizes it is a big joke and just has fun with all the crazy scenarios using loser-girls as the focus of female personalities and vice.
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Florida based Mortgage Broker Marlon Baugh reveals the insider secrets of the Florida FHA Hope For Home Owners Program at a new web site that is full of free reports, a home buying guide and free mortgage calculators. The site is designed to give Florida residents all the facts about mortgage refinancing so they can make an educated decision when obtaining a mortgage.
Pembroke Pines, FL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/23/2008 -- Actually this FHA Hope Program may prove to be HOPELESS, for both home owner's and lenders.....Let me explain.....
The President has signed into law legislation that will allow HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to continue providing targeted mortgage assistance to homeowners. The Hope for Homeowners program will continue FHA's existing and successful efforts to provide aid to struggling families trapped in mortgages they currently cannot afford. Under the program, certain borrowers facing difficulty with their mortgage will be eligible to refinance into FHA-insured mortgages they can afford. The program was implemented on October 1, 2008.
"For Home Owners that are facing foreclosure and are hoping that the Hope Program will help them save their homes will need to consider other options, as The requirements almost seemed to be designed to be impossible to meet and the resulting loan essentially caused it to make more sense for borrowers to just walk away from the home than accept the terms, says Marlon Baugh."
Let's start with the lenders perspective with participating in the Hope Program: To do this transaction the lender will have to reduce the loan to 90% of the current value of the home, so that means if the original loan was $300,000 and the current market value has dropped to $200,000, and then the lender has to reduce the loan to $180,000 that's 60% of the original loan amount. The property must also be the principal residence and the homeowner cannot own more than one property.
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Lesson 1. Chapter 1:1-23. Isaiah, an introduction into prophecy and prophetic missions. The mindset of the prophet. Putting the Biblical book in its proper context, while exploring its many embellished interpretations.
Isaiah describes the psychic impact of religious hypocrisy, and social injustice on the nation. God is not pleased with, does not desire religious activity performed by individuals who lack moral character.
Isaiah taps into the collective psyche of the Judean nation, and sees its psychological, moral sickness. His graphic description is intended to be an emotional jab to the heart, to arouse a change in behavior.
This lesson explains the basic focus of Hebraic thinking, and shows how Isaiah's moral message was a perennial lesson for all times. This is what makes it prophecy, not that it predicts the future, but rather it exposes the true, deeper levels of the condition of the human soul.
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After some missteps and confusion, seems Hartford's "Festival of Light" people have it all worked out. So if you are looking for an illuminating jumpstart to the Christmas season, here you go.
Contrary to original announcements, there are lights at Constitution Plaza as has been the tradition for the past 47 years. But there will be substantially fewer lights there. The main event is at Bushnell Park where there will be lights on the carousel and a light show projected on nearby buildings. The artificial tree that used to be at Constitution Plaza is also part of the park installation. And the park is the new venue for the annual "Festival of Light" program and official lighting ceremony scheduled to begin at about 5:45 p.m.
Peter Donahue of the plaza's Capital Properties said some of its lights have been installed, specifically the signature angels and the fountain display.
"It was the fountain area that was the main attraction and that is lit," said Donahue who admittedly, is a little disappointed at all the last minute changes of festival plans. "And the city has has also installed lights at the Riverfront area."
And it is at Constitution Plaza where a holiday procession to Bushnell Park, complete with some of Hartford Stage's "A Christmas Carol" cast, kiddos, a marching band and assorted sports mascots, will begin at 5 p.m.
Besides the light show and carousel lights, plans at the park include an ice skating rink, scheduled to open on Dec.10 (although today, the Bushnell is moving its synthetic ice rink out to the site for an ice skating show as part of the opening festivities.)
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Where a normal person might see random fabric hanging from the ceiling when going through a car wash, Shedd Aquarium staff members see the makings of a sea otter habitat. Recycled bottles become jellyfish. PVC? Twigs for penguins nest.
Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary is all in a day's work for the four members of the Shedd's fab shop, the place where they create the display pieces that the 2 million plus who flock to the Shedd each year will see inside the exhibits.
"We take artificial materials and make them look very real, as much as we can," said Kristen Neria, assistant director of exhibit services at Shedd. "This job changed the way I look at everything because when I go to a hardware store, nobody can understand when I say 'I'm looking for this but I don't want to use it for what you think I want to use it for.' That's really hard to explain when I go to a store."
"We get inspiration from wherever we go," added Jim Komar, senior exhibit specialist at the Shedd. "The gears in our head are always turning."
That's how bolts of burgundy felt fabric that would normally be used to shine your ride wound up in the bowels of the Shedd, where the fab shop resides, far removed from the blubbery belugas and the glowing jellies. There, exhibit technician Stephanie Sovar painstakingly transforms the car wash material into imitation kelp creations designed to enrich the otters' lives.
"We'll go to different stores with our life experiences and we'll say this stuff's always wet and we need it tough, what's always wet and is always getting beat up … hey, car wash," said "It's one of the few materials that sea otters cannot destroy. I'm sure they can tell the difference (between the imitation kelp and real kelp), it's just they can get into trouble with this without getting injured."
"We would not want anything that the animals could ingest or get hurt/tangled in if they can rip it up," said Lisa Takaki, senior director of marine mammals via e-mail.
Sovar's team works closely with animal trainers to come up with pieces that are equal parts durable and enriching. Take PVC tubing, for example, which often makes up the plumbing in human facilities. For penguins, it becomes "twigs" that the Aquarium's penguins will turn into nests.
"We make the twigs weigh about the same, look the same so the animals are kind of fooled but in a good way," Komar said. "It stimulates breeding behavior and it helps them to think." "We go back and forth between designs," Sovar said. "I need to figure out where (each piece) is going in the enclosure, what materials I can use that (the animals) will not destroy or harm themselves on, and also I have to design it to their benefit--what's going to enhance their experience."
Or, in one case, enhance Shedd visitors' experiences.
One of Neria's proudest accomplishments from her days in the fab shop is turning a bunch of old soda bottles into the jellyfish visitors see hovering overhead in the current display in the Aquarium's long-running Jellies exhibit.
"That's one of the things we're really good at is just being creative and finding average household and building materials and turning them into something crazy," she said. "Turned out that just recycled bottles, we could go get them from the recycling center, cut them up, melt them and make them into these perfect little jellies."
The car wash felt currently in the otter exhibit was donated by a benefactor and has only been in use since the summer. Determining whether or not it would work as a permanent part of the exhibit was a matter of trial and error.
"Not only is the saltwater a tough medium, but the otters themselves can tear things apart easily," Takaki said. "The fab shop would bring the prototype to us to test. We would move the otters off the habitat, dive in and install it, then have observations while the animals interacted with it. We would then be able to give feedback to the fab shop and they could make design changes."
Sovar was in the process of designing a hammock and an underwater display piece for the otters when RedEye visited, pieces of paper carefully placed atop the burgundy fabric that will eventually be cut up into strips.
"The marine mammals team wanted something on the surface that they could play with so they have every possible level of interaction, and this is what I came up with," she said. "(I was) just watching their little quirks, their little behaviors, and so I came up with a hammock idea."
So why exactly would a sea otter need a hammock in its habitat? Sovar said it's for the same reasons any of us would want one in ours.
"They like to roll around in the kelp in the longer strips and wrap it around themselves," she said. "They can lay in the hammock and take the strips and bring them in and just roll around in them. They can nap on the top of it."
"We have noticed that they like to lie inside round plastic saucers (used for sledding), and the hammock might make a nice variation of that," Takaki added.
Designing and fabricating the pieces is no small task.
"Whenever we design a toy or enrichment piece, it takes several weeks or months to make sure the design is safe, strong, etc.," Takaki said.
"We're very lucky because we do this all in house with a small team. We're able to do welding and painting and sculpting and casting and mold making, really run the gamut," Neria said. If the pieces don't look like anything you'd see out in the wild, Shedd officials said that's because they're not supposed to.
"We can't put something that looks realistic in the tank because they would shred it in a day, they could choke on the materials," Sovar said.
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The zoo's Big Cats Campaign began a year ago with a goal of $1.4 million for a new big cat exhibit, set to open next summer. Jeremy Nelson, past president of Friends of the Zoo, Inc. and chairman of the Big Cats Campaign, said with the $100,000 donation from Royale, the total funds have well surpassed the $1.1 million mark.
This is one of the largest projects undertaken by the zoo, and it is set to be a beautiful exhibit in an already wonderful zoo. The donations received through this campaign will be used to build an Asian section in the zoo, which will include Amur tigers, Amur leopards, and red pandas, and relocate the zoo's existing white-handed gibbons and Reeves' muntjacs.
The zoo is consistently one the province's top attractions and sees an average of about 130,000 visitors a year.
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Left to right: Wayne McDonald, Senior Vice-President of External Relations, Irving Group; Bruce Dougan, Manager, Magnetic Hill Zoo; and Jeremy Nelson, chairman, Big Cats Campaign


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If corn is being used as a carb I wouldn't use it as the make or break it ingredient myself. However I do have a dog here with a pretty bad intolerance( not allergy) to it so its just far easier to not have it in any of the foods.
Thing is, most dogfoods use corn more as a protien source which keeps production costs of their food lower. This is the foods i would definately avoid.
Another thing people need to consider is the protien levels in some of the "high quality" kibbles and the damage high protien can do over time. Its far more than just avoiding ingredients, its finding what works for you and what you are comfortable feeding after knowing as much about it as possible.
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Providing Care for Newborns: What Providers Should Know
While caring for toddlers and older children is not without its challenges, providing care for newborns introduces an entirely separate set of requirements and needs. Childcare providers should know how to properly meet the needs of newborns to promote healthy development while discouraging the spread of illness, reducing risk and keeping newborns safe.
What Childcare Providers Should Know About Breastfeeding
The World Health Organization recommends that babies be breastfed exclusively for the first six months of life, with no formula or other sources of nutrition introduced unless absolutely necessary. While modern parents may have a variety of valid reasons for choosing not to breastfeed their newborns, it's important for childcare providers to understand best practices for supporting breastfeeding whenever possible.
While it is important for caregivers to make every effort to support breastfeeding parents, it is also important that caregivers understand and comply with state and local laws and regulations regarding the proper storage of breast milk. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not consider breast milk a bodily fluid requiring special handling precautions. However, health department codes and state and local laws may state differently. These laws vary greatly from one location to another, so it is crucial for childcare providers to know the requirements for their area.
New parents may not be aware of laws regarding transportation and storage of breast milk for use in a group childcare setting. This provides even stronger reason for childcare providers to know their area's requirements. Providers should present clearly stated policies that comply with their area's regulations without placing undue burden on parents. This is especially important in states that specifically require childcare providers to support and encourage breastfeeding mothers.
Safe Sleeping Guidelines for Childcare Providers
The peak risk period for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is between one and twelve months of age. Sleep positioning for newborns and infants can be a matter of life and death. Data released by the American Academy of Pediatrics indicates that one in five cases of SIDS occurs when a child is being cared for by someone other than a parent, and many of these infant deaths can be attributed to sleeping on their stomachs. The risk of SIDS spikes significantly when babies who are accustomed to sleeping on their backs are positioned on their stomachs by a new caregiver. To reduce this risk, childcare providers should always place newborns on their backs for sleep.
To further reduce risk, infants should sleep on firm mattresses covered by a fitted sheet. No crib bumpers, soft bedding or stuffed animals should ever be placed in an infant's crib during sleep.
Tummy Time is Important
While current data and childcare guidelines firmly suggest infants be placed on their backs to sleep, it's also important for older babies to spend some of their waking hours on their stomachs in supervised play to strengthen neck and shoulder muscles. For very young newborns who spend the majority of their time sleeping, stomach positioning for play is not advised. Still, as newborns move beyond three months of age, it should be integrated into the daily schedule for the sake of healthy development.
Caring for newborns is often a rewarding experience for childcare providers, even those who have typically only cared for older children. By learning all the crucial care facts childcare providers should know about brand new babies, you can expand your childcare services, increase enrollment and build stronger relationships with families from an earlier age.


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Mifram developed a mobile steel military watch towers and checkpoints that can be built easily as well as "Bodyguard", a mobile personal protection unit. These products are used by the Israeli army in the West Bank. Moreover, in 2001 the company won a NIS 39.9 million contract for planning, designing and constructing 58 storage buildings for military vehicles. Mifram also supplies emergency survival kits to the Israeli army and the defense ministry.
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I'm not about having answers. I'm all about having questions.
I'm not going to claim that I understand everything. Of course I don't! And I'm not sure that I want to have all the answers.
Because what I see is that when people feel like they've got it all figured out, they stop growing and they stop learning. It reminds me of when I was young and I was watching some TV program about math. I told my mom that I already knew this stuff. She told me I needed to let go of thinking that I already know it all and allow myself to learn.
I am very skeptical of anyone telling me "This is how it is."
I think that it can be scary to feel uncertain about things or to feel like we don't know everything. We hate to expose ourselves as vulnerable or ignorant. But pretending to ourselves and others that we have it all figured out is dangerous. It stunts our progress.
I urge you to be open to new possibilities and to always keep exploring both what you know and what you don't know.
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Also Known As
- Rob Brown
- Robert Brown
Game Credits
|Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2001)
|(Game Design)
|Apocalypse (1998)
|(Conceptual Artwork and Character Design)
|Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (2005)
|(Senior Realtime Artist)
|Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2001)
|(Realtime Environments & EFX)
|Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (1998)
|(Art Director)
|Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997)
|(Associate Art Director)
|Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' T... (2014)
|(Original Development)
Developer Biography
Robert Brown is a honors graduate from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He was the first student to graduate with Entertainment and Product design. With the experience of over a dozen projects, he is a veteran of digital painting, concept design, multiple 3-d packages, and industry philosophy.
Beginning 1994, he spent three years with clients including Disney, Activision, and Time-Warner. Throughout that time, he maintained honors status at Art Center. 1997 marked the first of four projects at Oddworld Inhabitants. He was Art Director on Abe's Exoddus, the Oddworld product to see the highest sales mark. He considered Abe's Oddysee, Munch's Oddysee and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath all very artistically intense and exciting projects, but he left the company to explore the future of next gen products.
He is now working from his studio as Lead Concept Art supplier for several studios including UbiSoft.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2006
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- The Studio of Robert D. Brown -- This website is recent work that I have done for game, film and theme attractions. I supply concept art and digital paintings for Game Developers, Television and Movies.


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K-Stew misses On The Road premiere
Kristen Stewart's latest film On The Road has received a low-key UK premiere in the absence of its leading female.
The Twilight actress caused a stir last month when it emerged she had cheated on her boyfriend Robert Pattinson with married director Rupert Sanders, and did not fly to London to promote the film, based on Jack Kerouac's 1957 book of the same name.
Organisers insisted the actress never planned to attend and rolled out the red carpet at Somerset House for her British co-stars Sam Riley, Tom Sturridge and Danny Morgan.
Danny said it was "sad" Kristen was not with them, while Sam said he had "no idea" how the beleaguered actress was doing.
"It's none of my business," he said.
Sam plays the protagonist and narrator, based on Kerouac himself. Dressed casually in trousers and a denim jacket, he admitted he was feeling the pressure ahead of the film's release.
"The book is well loved the world over. People have their own feelings about it and how it ought to look and you're bound to disappoint half of them," he said.
Tom, who welcomed a baby daughter with girlfriend Sienna Miller just five weeks ago, turned up to the Film4 Summer Screen event in a suit and beanie hat.
The actor, who is a good friend of R-Patz, said: "I don't talk about my friends behind their back."
On The Road, which is produced by Francis Ford Coppola, is out in October. The premiere launched the 2012 Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House, which is part of the American Express Preferred Seating programme. For more information visit Amex.co.uk/potential


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Visitors tour the Crane's Landing independent senior apartment complex on Chase Street in Toledo, following a grand opening ceremony, today.
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Officials from the North Toledo community group United North, the city of Toledo, and affordable housing agencies gathered today in North Toledo to dedicate a new senior housing complex on the site of the former Chase Elementary School.
The $7 million project, Cranes Landing, offers one and two bedroom apartments to seniors age 55 and older.
The brand-new complex at 3315 Mayo St. overlooks the Manhattan Marsh, home to cranes and other wildlife.
"This is a jewel in North Toledo," said Kathleen Kovacs, deputy director of Toledo's Department of Neighborhoods.
The building is part of United North's overall neighborhood plan and investments, which also includes 24 new single family homes nearby.
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Three up, three down: Tigers, Mariners clicking
UP: Tigers
Torii Hunter has joined the Tigers' hit parade. Detroit has won eight of its last 10 games, extending its lead in the American League Central to 4 1/2 games over Minnesota, and Hunter has keyed an offense that is averaging 6.7 runs per game and leading the Majors with a .319 average over the stretch.
UP: Tigers
Torii Hunter has joined the Tigers' hit parade. Detroit has won eight of its last 10 games, extending its lead in the American League Central to 4 1/2 games over Minnesota, and Hunter has keyed an offense that is averaging 6.7 runs per game and leading the Majors with a .319 average over the stretch.
Hitting .222 on April 19, Hunter is 23-for-54 with 12 RBIs in 12 games since, a solid complement to Miguel Cabrera, who is hitting .371 with nine RBIs over the last 10 games, and Victor Martinez, who has hit .367 with eight RBIs.
The offense has been so explosive that the Tigers have had only two save opportunities in the eight wins. A key for Detroit is that Max Scherzer is on a roll. He's won both starts in the last 10 games, and he is 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last three starts.
DOWN: Pirates
Yes, the Pirates beat the Blue Jays in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. That, however, was only the third time the Bucs have won two games in a row this year and the first since victories on April 6 and 8 over the Cardinals and Cubs, respectively. The Pirates have lost 11 of their last 15 games, and have gone from three games out of the National League Central lead to 8 1/2 games back and just percentage points ahead of the last-place Cubs.
The Bucs lost three key players to the disabled list in the last two weeks -- left-handed starter Wandy Rodriguez (right knee inflammation), closer Jason Grilli (left oblique strain) and catcher Russell Martin (left hamstring strain).
Andrew McCutchen has continued to play like one of the game's true stars, hitting .345 with nine home runs and 14 RBIs in the last 15 games, but Pittsburgh also has three regulars hitting below .200 during that stretch -- Jordy Mercer (.094), Travis Snider (.182) and Ike Davis (.190). The pitching staff has crumbled. The Pirates not only have a 4.20 ERA since April 15, but the rotation is 0-8 with a 5.12 ERA in the 15-game stretch.
UP: Mariners
Sure, in winning seven of their last nine games, the Mariners have failed to pick up any ground on the AL West-leading Athletics. Seattle was four games out when it started and is still four games back. But on Monday, the Mariners go into Oakland for a four-game series with the A's that includes a makeup doubleheader on Wednesday, and they have regained some confidence that was shaken 10 days ago.
The nine-game resurgence comes on the heels of a stretch in which the Mariners lost 10 of 11 -- including the final eight -- and fell from the division lead into fourth place. What's more, the only two losses in their last nine games have come in the games started by Felix Hernandez, who has allowed five runs in 11 innings and has seen Seattle lose its last four games that he has started.
The offense has carried the load in the Mariners' recovery, led by third baseman Kyle Seager, who had two RBIs and a .156 average in his first 64 at-bats, but is 13-for-37 with five home runs and 14 RBIs over the last nine games. Seattle has also dealt with the struggles of Abraham Almonte (.198) by giving expanded playing time to Michael Saunders, who is 8-for-19 in the last four games.
DOWN: Braves
The Braves won seven of their first eight series of the season. They didn't lose back-to-back games in those 24 contests. So much for the smooth sailing. Atlanta goes into this week having lost six in a row after being swept in three-games series at Miami and then at home by San Francisco.
And it hasn't been pretty. A pitching staff that had a best-in-baseball 2.04 ERA the first four weeks of the season was hit with a 5.65 mark last week. Only the Mets (6.17) had a higher ERA in the NL, but they had the excuse of four games at Coors Field. The Braves' rotation was a combined 0-5 with a 6.95 ERA.
It's not like the offense provided any help. Jason Heyward (.333) and Chris Johnson (.263) were the only regulars with an average above .222 last week. The Brothers Upton had six RBIs (four by B.J. and two by Justin), while the rest of the team combined to drive in three runs. Oh, and the last game Atlanta won? It was against Cincinnati on April 27 by a 1-0 score in 10 innings.
UP: Giants
Battling to stay above .500, the Giants pulled out a 12-10, 11-inning victory over the Rockies on April 23, and now look at them. They have won nine of their last 10, climbed from third to first in the NL West, and they have their pitching staff bringing back memories of the World Series championships in 2010 and '12.
While the Giants allowed 10 runs in that win against the Rockies, they have allowed only 16 runs in the nine games since -- just 10 in the eight wins. They are coming off a sweep in Atlanta in which the Braves scored one run in each of the three games. Tim Hudson continues to make a strong comeback. He's not only 4-1 in six starts (surrendering just two runs in his only loss), but he is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA during the surge.
Ryan Vogelsong has been sweet music for San Francisco, too. He has allowed one run in 13 innings in his two starts over the last 10 games.
And the offense, well it has been hitting long balls -- 20 home runs in 10 games -- and scoring enough runs to win, even though Pablo Sandoval is creating an impression that the pressure of his pending free agency is a load he can't handle. He has hit .172 in the 10 games with more strikeouts (nine) than total bases (eight). Michael Morse, however, is enjoying his arrival on the West Coast, and he has hit .375 with five home runs and 11 RBIs in the last 10 games.
DOWN: Blue Jays
The Blue Jays are only 2 1/2 games out of first place in the AL East, but it's more of a result based on the state of affairs in the division than testimony to Toronto's recent efforts. The Blue Jays have lost eight of their last 11 games.
The struggles underscore the importance of the bullpen. Toronto's rotation is 3-3 with a 4.94 ERA in the last 11 games. And the Blue Jays' offense has compiled a .279 batting average during that stretch -- the second best in the AL -- and averaged 5.5 runs per game, third best in the AL.
There is, however, no relief in sight. Not only has the bullpen gone 0-5 and blown three of four save opportunities, but it has combined for an 8.55 ERA since April 23, the highest in the Majors. Steve Delabar (2.68) and J.A. Happ (3.86) are the only members of the bullpen with an ERA lower than 4.76 in the last 11 games.
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Now that it is FINALLY getting cooler, this means that it is time to make comfort foods again! I love warm and hearty dishes, but when it is 103*, I really don't want to be baking! This weekend was in the 50's, and frankly, I'm okay with it, and I'm ready for it!
This week, I am sharing a new recipe I tried, called Taco Pasta Bake from a foodie blog called Iowa Girl Eats. She has some great recipes- this wasn't the first I tried, but the first I am sharing, I think! Kristin's photos are much nicer than mine are, and far more colorful, but mine still tastes quite good!
As always, I didn't follow the directions to the letter- I rarely do that when it comes to recipes. I like to mix them up a bit, to make them my own. Of course, there are sometimes items in some recipes that I don't like (example, mushrooms. blech!), so I omit things like that. Steve is also pretty picky, so I will remove things that I know that he won't like either, such as peppers. He's a bit weird ;)
I didn't take step by step photos this time, but this is the finished dish, and we really enjoyed it! In fact, there are leftovers for tonight!
Taco Pasta Bake
1lb ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup water
1 recipe homemade taco seasoning + 1/2 teaspoon salt
14.5oz can tomato sauce
14.5oz can petite diced tomatoes
few dashes hot sauce
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 1/2 cups corn kernels (frozen, fresh, or canned)
4oz can chopped green chilies
8oz macaroni shells, cooked and drained
2 cups crushed tortilla chips
Toppings: chopped tomatoes, salsa, sliced olives, green onions, sour cream
1. Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain, then return to the skillet. Add water, homemade taco seasoning, salt, tomato sauce, petite diced tomatoes, and hot sauce then stir to combine. Turn heat down to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile cook macaroni shells in salted, boiling water until just under al dente, then drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 350*
2. Turn stove off then add 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese to the tomato mixture and stir until smooth. Add corn, chilies, and cooked shells, then stir to combine. Pour mixture into a non-stick sprayed 8×8 baking dish and bake for 10 minutes. Top with crushed tortilla chips and remaining cheese then bake for 10 more minutes. Serve with toppings, if desired.
My notes/edits:
I did not use an onion. Another thing I dislike!
I used whole stewed tomatos in Mexican spices.
I didn't make my own taco seasoning, but used a package of pre-made. Someday, I will try making my own- I keep hearing how much better for you it is!
I didn't use the green chilies.
I baked in a 9x13 pan.
I forgot to buy sour cream, so didn't have that as a topping. So sad. I did buy salsa, but forgot to use it. Ooops. Next time, I'll try with both, along with black olives. YUM!
I did top with tortilla chips and cheese for the final ten minutes of baking. So good!
It tastes better than it looks, I promise!
We loved it! Such a great dinner.
What are you cooking up this week? Share your recipes with us! We'd love to feature you on an upcoming Tasty Tuesday!


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No hurry to hire a Cubs manager if nobody else wants their candidates
There's a lot of media lobbying and hurry-upping for a new Cubs manager. Ryne Sandberg is telling everyone he's ready. As for Mike Quade, possession is nine-tenths of Jim Hendry's law.
But nobody else wants to talk to Quade or Sandberg. The Cubs, meanwhile, have other guys on their list, including a guy who might win the World Series, and if Joe Girardi's the guy, he should be given the chance to win his last one, especially if he also wants Clown Kenney fired.
There are mixed signals as to whether the Cubs in fact are waiting for Girardi, but unless Cliff Lee gets two starts, the Cubs will be waiting a while.
Some of the caffeinated rooters for an early decision claim that if the Cubs are waiting for Girardi and don't get him, then their next choice will be the second choice, which can look like the staph infection of clubhouse respect, according to some. But sorry, that's weak, and besides, the infection will pass.
Point is, the Cubs can't voluntarily skip a chance to land the best choice. They can always make a lesser choice later, and if that choice is as good as some of the lobbying claims, then he ought to be good enough to manage over that.
Tom Ricketts, taking a break from creating a new ticket-pricing tier for those who can't pay enough to watch losing baseball, reportedly interviewed Quade, Sandberg and Eric Wedge for the Cubs managerial job. Wonder if their Cubs history tests were fill-in-the-blank, essays or true-false.
But let me ask you: How much history can there be if we just finished "Year One''?
Not only isn't there much history if this was "Year One,'' but nobody's at fault. Ricketts is not blaming anybody for anything in this ugly and embarrassing season. It's a do-over, and if there's something the Cubs can do over, it's ugly and embarrassing seasons.
Memo to Ricketts: If you want to increase attendance, or even get people who purchased tickets to actually show up, then hire Oprah as your new manager. You'd have fans showing up for September games against Pittsburgh in hopes she'll give everybody a new car.
'Course, you'd also have to hire Gayle as bench coach.
Wake-up call: The manager doesn't matter as much as the pitching staff, so lemme ask you: Which Cubs pitcher looks like something you've seen pitching the remaining for playoff teams into this position? I'll hang up and listen for my silence.
The Phillies follow Roy Halladay's no-hit stuff with Roy Oswalt and then Cole Hamels, and I'm thinking, you couldn't match that playoff rotation if you combined both Chicago pitching staffs.


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- Turtle83
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: June 2011
I'm a long time lurker, and just joining the boards to ask for help 🙁
I started charting last month and I realized a short luteal phase, only 8 days :S
I had a copper IUD removed early August, and my first cycle after removing it was really short, just 1-2 days spotting/light flow, when it's usually 4-5 days medium/high flow. I thought it was odd, I had never had such a light period in my life, so I decided to chart this month to learn more about my cycle and also help with my TTC chances if anything was wrong.
My cycles are 28 days, plus/minus 1 day.
Thus I charted last month and I realized I had a short luteal phase, only 8 days.
I took my temperature at the same time, every day (5:30am) with at least 5 hours of sleep every night, so I think the temperature values should be accurate.
I read that B-6 vitamin helps, but I also read is better to take a B-50 complex.
Has anyone tried it? Which one should I take? Or should I take both?
Here is my chart:


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Gwyneth Paltrow levels with us on what she really eats
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow just released her healthy-chic third cookbook, It's All Easy, via her website goop. Of course, none of it looks easy it at all. GP held a Q-and-A for readers about the book to shed some light on the project. Here's what we learned about Paltrow's idea of "easy."
More: What Giada De Laurentiis eats when she's too tired to cook
1. Gwyneth Paltrow is a pizza-, martini- and french fry-eating human like the rest of us... sort of.
But only during pregnancy and full moons. Although she occasionally slums it with greasy foods, she would still rather smoke crack than eat cheese out of a can. The dairy-free lifestyle maven instead suggests her cashew cheese and cream recipe for a cheese substitute. Um, pass?
2. Her idea of an "easy" recipe for entertaining is fish en papillote (halibut in parchment).
She warns us it's easy and elegant, though it "may seem complicated." (You think?) GP also features her favorite recipe for zucchini cacio e pepe with spiralized zucchini. Because, sure, who hasn't decided on a tired Friday to make noodles out of zucchini?
More: 23 gorgeous smoothie bowls that make getting out of bed totally worth it
3. GP doesn't believe in food guilt. But she also doesn't eat breakfast until after exercising.
Also part of her guiltless regimen? A "nutrient-dense smoothie that costs nowhere near $200." And after she eats her not-$200 ($100?) smoothie, she has a salad for lunch. Guilt? What guilt? Have you seen her abs?!
4. If anyone gives you hell about your healthy diet, Paltrow has the perfect stance: "A mentor once told me powerful people do not need to explain themselves," she advises. You hear that? Powerful people don't have to answer questions!
We love GP's Zen approach to eating overall (no guilt, eat junk food, break out that parchment paper and party). She's totally sweet and genuine about eating healthy, even if it seems a bit inaccessible at times. She also gives great tips about searing scallops and taking creative lunches to work.
If nothing else, It's All Easy looks like a gorgeous, stylish book for people who know exactly where the cashew cheese is located in the grocery store. The rest of us might have to settle for that cheese in the can. Or crack.
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Backing up your files is a no-brainer – at least it should be. Hardware failure, security breaches, natural disasters, thieving scumbags Track Down and Recover Your Stolen Laptop With Prey Track Down and Recover Your Stolen Laptop With Prey Read More and clumsiness can all lead to heart-in-mouth moments when you realise that your precious data might be gone for good. Data recovery where possible can cost thousands, but you should find a personal online backup service for less than $100 per year.
Local backups are the easiest and cheapest solutions, requiring a one-off fee (usually an external hard drive) and one of many free software options like Time Machine 4 Resources to Become a Backup Master with Time Machine [Mac] 4 Resources to Become a Backup Master with Time Machine [Mac] Read More for Mac or similar third party software Top 10 Backup Software Apps For Your PC Top 10 Backup Software Apps For Your PC Read More for Windows and Linux users. Online backup is a little different, and with so many different companies offering different plans to backup your data it can be confusing.
I've recently been digging around to find an online backup solution that fits my needs, and in doing so I've stumbled across a few things you should be aware of when doing the same.
Online Backup and Cloud Storage Aren't The Same
This may seem obvious, but I've seen plenty of FAQs over the last week to learn that there must be a large percentage of people who don't realise there is a difference between online backup and online storage. Online storage services – like Google Drive, SkyDrive and Dropbox The Cloud Storage Showdown - Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive & More The Cloud Storage Showdown - Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive & More The cloud storage scene has heated up recently, with a long-awaited entry by Google and a revamped SkyDrive from Microsoft. Dropbox has gone unchallenged by the major players for a long time, but that's changed... Read More are considerably different in that they are designed to facilitate regular access via the web, mobile apps and a desktop app that quite often integrates into your operating system.
Cloud backup is different in that it usually runs constantly in the background, uploading data as and when it's changed in a non-intrusive way. Recovering this data from another location is not as easy, with many backup vendors not supporting retrieval of data from the web (only through the desktop interface). This differs for each company of course, but the differences in the two services remain the same.
Accessing your cloud storage is meant to be easy – many web apps plug straight into a Box or Dropbox account, and collaboration is usually baked-in. Online backup is not built for such easy access, instead it's designed to restore data occasionally and not sync whole folders across devices. Most of us probably have a use for both cloud storage and online backup so instead of going for one or the other, pick both and then backup your Dropbox folder and Google Drive too Easily Back Up Your Online Accounts For Free With Backupify Easily Back Up Your Online Accounts For Free With Backupify Read More . Just in case.
Be Aware Of File Restrictions
Some online backup services don't allow you to backup certain file types. These usually include .EXE and .DLL Windows application files, as well as .APP Mac applications. Similarly, some vendors (like Carbonite) either do not automatically backup videos or have a list of excluded files that the software will miss. Other vendors don't have such restrictions, so be sure to check before you reach for your wallet.
Restricting .EXE files makes sense on paper – these are either program launchers or installers, so what's the problem? Well if you're like me and you've got a lot of older software (e.g. DOS games, self-extracting archives) backed up somewhere which you don't want to have to find again, this is a bit of a pain. Files over 4GB are also restricted by some few vendors until you manually back them up, not ideal if you keep disk images around because you've no longer got an optical drive (netbook, MacBook Air and Pro Retina owners take note) or you work with long rushes of uncompressed video.
Don't Assume Your External Drives Are Covered
One thing that surprised me while exhausting all possibilities for online backup was that many vendors do not support external hard drives, and even those that do sometimes impose some restrictions that you need to be aware of. While it is understandable why restrictions might be imposed on network-attached storage (NAS) and external drives, I wasn't prepared to open my wallet until I found a backup solution that could guarantee my external drive full of irreplaceable photos, videos and documents would be safe too.
Once I'd found a handful of services, I then had to check whether the drive needed to be permanently attached or not. Seeing as I'm a laptop user and do not own a desktop at the moment, the longer I could go without reminding my backup provider that I did indeed still have my data the better. Some have a 30 day limit, whereby if your drive isn't connected for 30 days then the data is interpreted as "deleted" and you'll have to start all over again. The vendor I eventually chose did not, so be sure to shop around if this is a priority for you.
Don't Forget About Bandwidth Limitations
The initial backup of my local machine took a day over my current rather meagre connection with only 0.6MB/sec upstream. My laptop is new, and thus is still fairly devoid of precious documents and memories – with my old laptop and external drive storing most of it. Luckily my ISP (like many others) does not count upload data towards my total quota, but if it did I'd be in trouble.
For downloads it's another story. If I were to restore my 1.5TB hard drive that is currently full I would wipe out my bandwidth cap (and then some), which beggars the question – how does one restore such a backup? Many providers offer a data restoration service via a hard drive which they mail out, then expect back in the post. I have yet to see a service include this in the yearly backup fee, and if this interests you expect to pay upwards of $100 for the service. Many also offer a similar service for adding data, known as seeding but again don't expect it to be included in your overall price.
So Who Did I Choose and Why?
In the end, after much deliberation, I went for CrashPlan's initial 30 day trial. Why? Because for slightly more than what Carbonite (easily my second choice) offer, they ticked all the boxes. I can choose which file types are excluded, and that means .EXE files are backed up safely. My external hard drive is included in the yearly fee, and I don't have to plug it in every 30 days to remind the service that it's still there. The software is simple yet powerful enough, CPU usage can be restricted when I'm busy and run rampant when I'm not. I can access also access my backups from the iOS app should I need to, and they've recently added Australian servers which fits my current locale.
CrashPlan did the job for me, but they're by no means the be-all and end-all of online backup services. Shop around and find the solution that works for you. Don't forget to add your thoughts, own tips and past experiences in the comments below this post.
Image Credit: Intro (Shutterstock), External HDD (C. A. Muller)
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One problem with online backup and cloud storage is that one loses control over one's data. Color me paranoid but I don't want to hear OOOPS, we had a security breach and X terabytes of data got wiped out, or OOOPS the roof collapsed and we will be offline for months, or OOOPS we just went out of business.
Thanks 2 all that have commented, your insight and knowledge sharing is appreciated. Just wanted to say thanks from someone that does read and appreciate the comments people take the time to leave.
I just use Skydrive. I need no more.
Just keep in mind that cloud backup shouldn't be the only backup you have. Cloud services also lose data sometimes.
Yeah, multiple back up in traditional ways can be count on.
Thanks, great article.
Thanks for enlighting that certain kind of files are excluded.
thanks Tim, nice and useful article.
An alternative is recycling an old computer and installing Windows Home Server. Once it is up and running it backs up all the computers on my home network every night. It prompts if it can't wake them up. I took an old Dell, installed a 640 GB Hard Drive, bought it a small UPS, and put it in Service in September 2009. Its still going strong and I know that my systems (up to 10) are backed up. In the 3 years (next month) it has used 1/2 the 640 Gb. It also gives me network storage where I can archive material (documents, newsletters, Manuals, Pictures, etc) in a public folder and access them from any computer on my network. I like and use Dropbox but i view it a transient storage not a Backup.
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Ubuntu One is definitely decent for individual user and Ubuntu One just launch referral program. CrashPlan and BitCasa definitely better for larger scale online backup.
If you are looking for online backup for archive purposes. Newly launched Amazon Glacier is definitely among the best.
Glad to know about other options.
bandwitdth limited..
Well I don't really have to decide when I grabbed free 25GB from Box compared any of the other free providers
Agree with your reasoning. The other item is system performance drain. I originally used Carbonite, but found on my Mac the resource drain was extensive. This was not due to a new OSX release and, I just needed to wait for an update. The issue continued throughout 2010 so when my subscription ended I went with Crashplan after a lot of performance testing. I agree with your analysis of file type restrictions and networked drives. The only negative with Crashplan as you point out is upload speed, and I probably would need to move up to the business plan is that I would like my upload faster, lots of pictures, but eventually it all gets there. Crashplan did implement some improved upload speeds and tweaks in their latest version.


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Technology's arrogance is so great that it can make you feel small and unintelligent.
But if you trust it too much, you can lose your sense of, well, sense.
This may be a lesson hard learned by a California couple in their advanced years, who had their doubts about where their GPS was sending them, but let it send them there anyway.
They were traveling from Ridgecrest, Calif., to the Oregon coast. They were in their RV. They were pulling their golf cart.
Then, as Dorris Garton describes it to KCAL-TV: "The trees started really closing in on us. We should have stopped then and called 911 for an alternate route to get out of the situation."
Trees can be pesky characters. They creep up on you when you're not looking. And they're often bigger than you too.
Somewhere, in the backs -- and, perhaps, fronts -- of their minds, the Gartons knew they should stop.
But technology swayed them. They kept going.
It wasn't a good route to get to the RV rally they were going to. They ended up being stuck in the mud, in the middle of nowhere, for two days.
Dorris Garton insisted to KCAL-TV that she didn't get mad at her husband, this suggesting that it was he who had the blind faith in the 6-month-old GPS.
"It doesn't accomplish anything," she said, not exactly denying that she might have wanted to give her husband a slap.
She added that it was soothing to sleep in absolute darkness and that no deer, bears, or Bigfoots disturbed them. (She may not have specifically mentioned Bigfoots, but you know she must have feared them a little.)
They are, indeed, very fortunate that their cell phones were still working, so that they could tell deputies just where they were stuck. After the rescue, they continued on their journey.
The Gartons are both in their 70s. But there are plenty of couples in the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s who would have done exactly as they did.
Technology is always far smarter than we are, isn't it? Well, until it isn't.


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"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
-Samuel Adams
-Samuel Adams
01 May 2009
"Daily" short: Planning and Crisis
Liberalism and socialized economies are plainly short-sighted, no matter how far-sighted they aspire or claim to be. That such a philosophy can call its opponents "reactionary" is hilarious in a pot, kettle sort of way. They intend the epithet of reactionary as a contrast to their "planned" economy, but in practice it is like Hitler accusing FDR of heavy-handedness, or Bill Clinton calling the Pope a womanizing liar. The reality is that business owners use the capitalist system "reactions" to plan ahead, while state control so quickly falls behind the pace of events that in no time at all it is merely reacting to the loudest complaint of the day, or the highest number of mouths demanding food. There is nothing efficient about this, which most people agree about in theory. That's why nobody actually claims to want socialism anymore. But even without somebody openly advocating the destruction of our competitive culture, the prevailing crisis mentality provides daily steps in that direction. Trying to plan an economy when you claim to know that it's a bad idea is even dumber than doing it on purpose.
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1:41pm PT by Michael O'Connell
Fox Announces 'Bones' Midseason Return Date
After a delayed premiere and two breaks, the bulk of Bones seventh season is finally on the schedule at Fox.
The network confirms the veteran procedural, starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, returns to the airwaves on Thursday, April 5. It enters the 9:00 p.m. timeslot after the freshman finale of The Finder. It's spin-off, which has yet to match Bones in ratings, wraps up its 13-episode order on March 29.
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Sidelined by Deschanel's pregnancy, Bones order was originally cut to 13, but Fox brought the number up to 17 when she gave birth in September. The first 6 have already aired.
Still, the complete episode count of the season remains a big question. Network entertainment president Kevin Reilly said at the winter Television Critics Association press tour that 22 could be on the table, schedule permitting.
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"We programmed 17, but we ordered 22 for the season," said Reilly. "We ordered as many as they could produce with Emily, so if they can produce 22 when she comes back, that's what we'll make... We ordered, ultimately, it ended up being 17 because that was all she could do. But if she comes back, they may ultimately end up making 22."
Another question is when those episodes might air. Episodes 14-17 don't yet have a home, with Reilly and showrunner Hart Hanson noting they may move into the next season or play in a separate run during the summer.
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While Porcupine Tree flirted ever-so-briefly with more standardized pop thematics on their two previous outings&#Array;2002's In Absentia and 2005's Deadwing--albeit still stretching the limits of the medium by refusing to adhere to the standardized 3-minute song structure, they still managed for the most part to keep things well under the 8-minute mark (with but a few 9-to-12 minute exceptions). Additionally these albums conformed, more or less, to the 10-to-12 song parameters that the majority of major label releases seem to be guided by.
With their latest offering PT defy the conventions and deliver an album with only six tracks total, still managing to deliver 50-plus-minutes of music that maintains their strange pop driven prog sensibilities. The 7-minute and 28-second title track starts things off with frontman Steven Wilson unleashing an almost-growl that whispers throughout with mysterious flair and matches the skirling rhythms and surging thrust of the guitar, drums, and keyboard attacks. The opening vocal salvo is equally kinetic, with Wilson decrying the zombie like behavior of our increasingly consumer driven and electronic manipulated youth: "X-box is a god to me/ A finger on the switch/
My mother is a bitch /My father gave up ever trying to talk to me&#Array;" tapping in to the continued detachment and increasing self-entitlement that the Net has enveloped the next generation with. The song roils with sufficient anger and ennui, balancing between the two emotions with verve and panache.
From this near blistering opening salvo the band dips into contemplative terrain with the downright demure "My Ashes." In the past Wilson's voice has almost taken on a fey whining tone, here however it glistens with emotion and subdued slow burn interface. It's calming, yet in a disarming and almost alarming way. There is a serious sense of loss and regret rippling through the song and it's almost hard to tell if Wilson is reflecting on his past life or channeling the spirits of the youth of today. In retrospect, lyrically some might find the subject matter a bit pass¿, but honestly it seems to reverberate more at this moment than ever before.
The third track on the album, "Anesthetize," is the unabashed center focus, but then any song that clocks in at 17-minutes and 42-seconds cannot be easily dismissed. Again Wilson dives in with his faint, almost delicate vocals which drift over rippling percussion and tinkling keys. The song has a hauntingly immersive quality that causes it to slowly crawl under your skin, aided by the insertion of grinding guitars and an undercurrent of fuzz and skirl. The track just keeps escalating, incorporating turbulent guitars and rhythmic chaos into a steaming goo of turgid bliss. Like any good epic and lengthy number the track shifts moods and tempo several times working more like a mini-song cycle than a singular piece. The range of emotion from the calm opening, torpid middle portion, and eventual ebb of the end is engrossing, to say the least.
Wilson and company return to the mellow side of things with the solo piano opening statement of "Sentimental," which quickly adds percolated syncopation. Wilson reverts to the time honored rock lyrical tradition of age and the search for eternal youth with the echoing refrain "I don't wanna be old&#Array;" It's something we can all relate to, the sense of becoming obsolete while simultaneously losing our innocence and youthful capabilities of dreaming. This is the most lush and hauntingly beautiful track on the entire album.
"Way Out Of Here" succumbs to mysterious ambivalence, Wilson's voice filtering over a minimalistic rhythm shuffle and melancholic keyboard shift. Again, in the past Wilson's fragile tenor timbre often sounded too frail, too delicate, yet here it resonates with quiet power, pulling you into the track with hypnotic assertiveness. This may be the glossiest of the tracks, but it still resonates with a firm sense of continuity in contrast to the rest of the album, especially the final 3-minutes.
The sixth and final number is appropriately called "Sleep Together" and begins with wurbling synth that pinpoints the lulling half-life moment one enters just as they are drifting off between the world of the awake and the one of deep slumber. Wilson's voice reflects this nether interface perfectly and the track continues to capture the mist soaked reflections of dream time. Yet just when you are being tucked in with loving grace the tone of the song shifts to a quasi nightmare sensibility, the faux strings cascading over the whole affair with richly sinister ambiance. This is easily the most immersive number on the whole album (definitely listen to this one on headphones), working its way into the darkest reaches of your psyche with aural perseverance.
In many ways Fear of a Blank Planet has brought together all of Porcupine Tree's sonic strengths and amplified them into a cohesive whole. It certainly works and feels like a true album should, flowing effortlessly from start to finish with natural aplomb, tasty licks, and the right balance of emotion and intrinsic intensity. Also the mix is comes off as simultaneously the rawest and richest the band has delivered to date, rolling in a deeply rich tonal quality that reverberates with rugged sheen. Expressive and emotive, this Porcupine Tree release should appeal to diehard fans and new jack band wagoneers alike due to its pertinent (and intriguingly timely) subject matter and epic soundscapes.
Definitely Download:
1. "Fear of a Blank Planet"
2. "Anesthetize"
3. "Sleep Together"


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This "small bites" philosophy assumes that the student should receive only as much information as he or she can comfortably engage with in a single attempt. When that small bite is completed, the student can move on to the next bite.
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 04, 2012
Digital Media Training introduces three major flaws in the delivery of learning content. Current research now points toward three major flaws in delivery that, independently or collectively, adversely affect the ability of adults to learn.
At some point, most adult learners have a strange experience. They choose a course whose title and content seem interesting, and find that its delivery falls flat.
Somehow, the instructor fails to engage a motivated participant. Almost nothing sticks, despite the fact that most or all of the students may have been keenly interested in the topic to begin with. If they don't (or can't) transfer out of the class ... they simply suffer through it. Either way, they often find they are unable to recall many, or any, potent details that the instructor shared.
Why does this happen? Research suggests that at least part of the answer lies, not in the content of the course, but in instructional design and delivery.
"Withdrawal and unsuccessful completion appear to be associated with a number of different aspects of teaching and learning ... (including) uninspiring, "boring," or poorly structured teaching ... (and) inadequate or poor course design." This quote is from Paul Martinez's Improving Student Retention and Achievement.
According to Kim Bahr and Rebecca Bodrero's Case Study: Engaging Learners in the Synchronous Distance Environment, "effective learning involves participation."
Many adult education settings offer strong content. Not all of their courses, however, offer instructional design and delivery that actually engage learners and get them to participate actively. So: What are the specific instructional design flaws that leave students with little or nothing to show for the investment of their time and money? Digital Media Training wanted to know, because DMT's driving purpose is to create and deliver engaging and effective course content for adult learners.
Digital Media Training found that the best current research now points toward three major flaws in delivery that, independently or collectively, adversely affect the ability of adults to learn.
Those flaws are:
- Flaw #1: Cognitive Overload
- Flaw #2: Overreliance on Elaborative Studying
- Flaw #3: Insufficient Self-Pacing
A major advantage of the "small bites" approach, particularly when content is delivered via the Internet or some other self-paced medium, is its ability to synchronize with a self-paced learning cycle. Once a motivated learner can access an instructional plan that allows him or her to learn across multiple platforms, set all or part of his or her own schedule, and pursue small chunks of material at his or her own pace, retention improves. By improving delivery, breaking training into self-paced, easy-to-navigate content bursts, and relying more heavily on the Internet, Digital Media Training is seeing the following:
- Solid retention, thanks to shorter and more frequent assessments;
- Deeper engagement over time, including voluntary engagement with new course content;
- Much more aggressive implementation of the concepts shared, whether participants are seasoned salespeople or newcomers to the profession of sales; and, last but not least,
- Higher revenue and commission figures.


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The Annual 'Women4Africa™ Awards UK 2013' will be held on Saturday 18th May 2013 at 'The Great Hall, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX'.
Doors open at 6pm Awards Ceremony from 7-10pm
'Awards Celebration Party' immediately after till 1am in the same venue.
Tickets will be on sale from January 2013
Early bird tickets: £35
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The Practising Law Institute is offering a three-day seminar looking at recent developments in Securities Regulation Wednesday through Friday, November 9 through 11.
The program is being presented live at PLI's New York City Center and is also available via live webcast. All three days begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
This institute is an in-depth analysis of the current state of securities, financial regulation, and corporate law and practice. It will provide an important look at what practitioners need to know, and do, in response to the many Dodd-Frank-related developments, as well as the other important changes of the past year in the evolving field of securities regulation.
Topics include an update from the SEC division of corporate finance; dealing with corporate problems; disclosure challenges; key issues in private securities litigation; and a review of Delaware corporate law developments.
The keynote speakers include Hon. Elisse B. Walter, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, who will be interviewed about evolving regulations, and James R. Doty, chair, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Other panelists and speakers include Julie M. Allen, Proskauer Rose LLP; Catherine T. Dixon, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Ettore A. Santucci, Goodwin Procter LLP; and Michael Young, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
For information see CLE Events on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel website at www.metrocorpcounsel.com.
For information about registration, visit www.pli.edu.