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Earned before 4/1/99 Earned after 4/1/99
Either this Merit Badge
or Swimming MB or Cycling MB
is Required to earn the Eagle Scout Rank
REQUIREMENTS REVISED January 1, 2000
are highlighted by bold underlined text.
Deletions are shown struck through
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- Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while hiking, including hypothermia, heatstroke, heat exhaustion, frostbite, dehydration, sunburn, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, sprained ankle, altitude sickness, and hyperventilation.
- Explain
and show, where possible,and, where possible, show the main points of good hiking practices .including the principles of Leave No Trace, hiking safety in the daytime and at night, courtesy to others, choice of footwear, and proper care of feet and footwear.
- Explain how hiking is an aerobic activity. Develop a plan for conditioning yourself for 10-mile hikes, and describe how you will increase your fitness for longer hikes.
3.Make a written plan for a 10-mile hike, including map routes, a clothing and equipment list, and a list of thingsitems for a trail lunch. 4.Take five hikes, each on a different day, and each of at least ten continuous miles. Prepare a hike plan for each hike.* 5.Take a hike of 20 continuous miles in 1 day.one day following a hike plan you have prepared.* 6.After each hike,of the hikes (or during each hike if on a continuous "trek") in requirements 5 and 6, write a short report of your experience. Give dates and descriptions of routes covered, the weather, and anyinteresting things you saw. Share this report with your merit badge counselor.
*The hikes in requirements 5 and 6 can be used in fulfilling Second Class (2a) and First Class (3) rank requirements, but only if Hiking merit badge requirements 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been completed to the satisfaction of your counselor. The hikes of requirements 5 and 6 cannot be used to fulfill requirements of other merit badges.
BSA Advancement ID#: 61
Pamphlet Revision Date: 1997
Requirements last updated in 2000


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http://www.freeimagehosting.net/cmz8rhttp://www.freeimagehosting.net/v3coxI cannot for the life of me figure out how to display these images.
Quote from: fistfullofhops on December 15, 2013, 04:52:16 AMhttp://www.freeimagehosting.net/cmz8rhttp://www.freeimagehosting.net/v3coxI cannot for the life of me figure out how to display these images.There is an "insert image" button underneath the Italics button on the post screen. It looks like a mini Mona Lisa. Just put the url inside the "img" tags. I'd do one for you as an example, but I'm at work and your image host is blocked by our firewall.
I used a side pickup but then opted for a standard 10 inch false bottom for a sanke keggle with the dip tube in the middle. With the sanke conversion, the side pick up missed too much wort - this shows the benefit of the flat bottomed kettle for guys who have that - the side kick up definitely was easier (less cleaning/disassembly, etc...)
Nothing.This was the installation pic about 5 years ago and nothing has changed:I use coarse mesh bags for whole hops and don't worry about pellets- which are used rarely. Practically no wort loss or sometimes I'll discard the pint or so of break material slurry and wort.

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By Eshu Martin
Joshu Sasaki Roshi, the founder and Abbot of Rinzai-ji is now 105 years old, and he has engaged in many forms of inappropriate sexual relationship with those who have come to him as students since his arrival here more than 50 years ago. His career of misconduct has run the gamut from frequent and repeated non-consensual groping of female students during interview, to sexually coercive after hours "tea" meetings, to affairs and sexual interference in the marriages and relationships of his students. Many individuals that have confronted Sasaki and Rinzai-ji about this behaviour have been alienated and eventually excommunicated, or have resigned in frustration when nothing changed; or worst of all, have simply fallen silent and capitulated. For decades, Joshu Roshi's behaviour has been ignored, hushed up, downplayed, justified, and defended by the monks and students that remain loyal to him.
Based on my own experience as a student and monk in Rinzai-ji from 1995-2008 and many conversations during that time and since, it seems to me that virtually every person who has done significant training with him, the Rinzai-ji board of Directors, and most senior members of the Western Zen community at large know about his misconduct. Yet no one to my knowledge has ever publicly spoken out. Certainly, as an organization, Rinzai-ji has never accepted the responsibility of putting a stop to this abuse, and has never taken any kind of remedial action.
For many years, I have struggled with my own part in this calamity; I have known but have not spoken out. I have watched the situations with Eido Shimano and Genpo Merzel unfold, and I have been overwhelmed by the courage of those brave Zen folk who have stood up to speak the truth, knowing that it would be painful, and would have very real repercussions in their lives, and in the lives of those around them. I have been reminded of the strength and courage that is required to speak the truth when it calls into question an individual of such high standing.
I have decided to come forward now because to allow this kind of abuse to go unacknowledged, when so many of us know it has been happening is, in my opinion, inexcusable. I will not be silent any more. I feel that to ignore the damage caused by Joshu Sasaki and the leaders of Rinzai-ji who allowed it to continue is both a huge disservice to those who have been abused, and a lost opportunity for all of us to learn from our mistakes. I feel obliged to speak the truth about this matter, insofar as I am able to know it. I believe that only by doing so is it possible for any healing to begin. I hope that I may be an example for others, so that they may find the courage to speak out about their experiences with Joshu Sasaki and Rinzai-ji. My hope is that by being accountable to each other, and working together, honestly and transparently, we will all be able to proceed more clearly into the future.
In February of 2011, I contacted several Rinzai-ji Oshos personally and expressed my hope that they would begin to address this issue. I received two responses; the first, from Eshin Godfrey Osho that said, "You ask that I make every effort to address the issue you see of 'inappropriate conduct of Joshu Sasaki Roshi with female students'. This is exceedingly presumptuous of you… not being in the family I do not see you are in a position to expect it." The second response was a brief reply from Koshin Cain Osho that promised a later response, which has never come.
My own personal relationship to Rinzai-ji has been rocky to say the least, and I am no longer a member of their organization. It would be easy to turn the spotlight onto my relationship with Rinzai-ji, and I fully expect that will happen. I am prepared to discuss openly what I know, and how I know it as we go forward. This article is an opening statement for what I hope will be a much broader conversation. I would like to keep the primary point in focus. Whatever conclusions are drawn about me, and my history with Rinzai-ji, it in no way changes the facts regarding Joshu Sasaki's sexual abuse of students these many years. I hope that other more well-established members of the North American Zen community, who have also long known about Sasaki Roshi's sexual misconduct, will step forward to voice their own concerns, so that I do not remain alone in speaking out.
It is my sincere hope that the Oshos and Directors of Rinzai-ji will talk about this issue publicly and accept responsibility for the personal and organizational shortcomings that have allowed this abuse to go on for so long. My hope is that the healing that has been denied to so many victims can finally begin.
All photos provided by Eshu Martin.
Eshu Martin Ordination Part 1 – Mount Baldy Zen Center – January 17, 1999 v2 from Victoria Zen Centre on Vimeo.


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Guest Blog: On 'The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later'
Twenty-eight actors, students, politicos (including Gov. Bill Ritter), educators and media figures came together to read the new "Laramie Project" epilogue on Oct. 12. Photos by Jeffrey Haessler.
The story of Matthew Shepard, the 21-year old University of Wyoming student brutally murdered outside of Laramie 11 years ago this week, has irrevocably changed the way we talk about hate. The circumstances around his killing inspired the creation of "The Laramie Project," one of the most produced plays over the past decade. That, in turn, has inspired thought, debate and conversation, and stands to help change federal legislation about intolerance in the U.S.
Yet, the struggle to increase compassion and decrease hate continues, and sometimes it seems not much has changed.
At least that's what New York's Tectonic Theater Project, the group that developed the original play, sought to find out when they decided to re-visit Laramie 10 years later. Playwright and artistic director Moises Kaufman and his Tectonic team interviewed dozens of people in the Laramie community, including those who were involved in the original investigation and trial, to write a new epilogue that, despite its moving clarity, ultimately leaves the audience with more questions than answers.
The epilogue was read by 150 theater companies around the world on Oct. 12, the 11th anniversary of Shepard's death. One of the readings took place at the University of Denver's Newman Center, bringing together a varying group of readers that represents our own greater community.
Included in the 28-member cast were local actors, students, DU faculty, media figures and even Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter as his Wyoming counterpart, Gov. Dave Freudenthal. Guest cast members included Thomas Howard Jr. of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, Denver Center president Randy Weeks, KUSA's Kirk Montgomery, Denver Post theater critic John Moore, DU provost Gregg Kvistad and Curious Theatre founder Chip Walton.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter reads the role of his Wyoming counterpart, Gov. Dave Freudenthal.


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Review: Plantation Guyana 1999 Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on March 29, 2012
The Plantation Guyana 1999 Rum is a pot-distilled, Demerara rum which is produced from molasses using an extra long fermentation period prior to distillation. The rum is first aged in Guyana in used bourbon barrels after which it is transported from Jamaica to France by Cognac Ferrand to be finished in their own warehouses and of course their own Cognac Casks.
Cognac Ferrand has long had a special relationship with a variety of Caribbean rum producers which is based upon the rum producer's need for quality oak casks to age their rum. Based upon this relationship, Cognac Ferrand is able to acquire certain old and unique batches of rum from various Caribbean sources, which they bring back to France and finish in their own warehouses and of course their own Cognac Casks. This Demerera Rum was one such unique batch of rum acquired by Cognac Ferrand. It was bottled at 42 % alcohol by volume as part of Cognac Ferrand's growing line-up of Plantation Rum.
Here is an Excerpt from my Review:
"…The initial nose from the glass is full of oak tannins which have been tainted with a woody spiciness, rich toffee,and orange peel. I smell light baking, an almond nuttiness, and a firm vanilla. I like the nose, it is spicy, and full of character…"
Here is a link to the full review:
Review: Plantation Guyana 1999 Rum
Please enjoy the review and the wonderful cocktail suggestion I have for this fine rum!
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 2nd Jan 2013 23:38 UTC
Microsoft's legal chief: "We continue to be dogged by an issue we had hoped would be resolved by now: Google continues to prevent Microsoft from offering consumers a fully featured YouTube app for the Windows Phone." Utter nonsense, since MetroTube offers a complete and full YouTube experience on Windows Phone (it's one of the best Windows Phone applications), and YouTube+ on Windows 8. Two fantastically rich applications, built by small ISVs - yet Microsoft can't do the same? Don't make me laugh. Coincidentally, Microsoft is also whining some more about Google's removal of ActiveSync - Redmond again refuses to acknowledge that all it needs to do is implement the open standards CalDAV and CardDAV, just like everyone else has done. Times have changed, Ballmer. You don't get to dictate the industry anymore.


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Nursing Student Volunteers in Tanzania
Nursing student Sam Little '14 travelled to Tanzania this winter break to volunteer at a maternity clinic in the city of Arusha.
By Frank Radosevich II
January 16, 2013
Sam Little spent her winter break somewhere warm and far away from Bradley University.
But Little wasn't lounging on beaches on the coast. Instead, she headed around the world on a volunteer mission to Tanzania. The junior nursing major gained a firsthand understanding of what it's like to practice medicine in the town of Arusha while applying her skills at the Ngarenaro Maternity Clinic.
The public clinic includes a maternity ward where the babies are delivered and a children's clinic for vaccinations and check-ups. During her 10-day stay, Little helped weigh newborns, assisted midwives during delivery and witnessed multiple births at the maternity clinic.
Little, from Washington, Illinois, said her nursing education prepared her well for her work as a volunteer. At Bradley, nursing students gain professional experience working a wide variety of clinicals in all realms of medical care.
"The differences between Tanzania healthcare compared to what I have learned are staggering but overall I really think my nursing education has helped me," she said. "I just did my maternity clinical last semester at Bradley and I learned so much."
Throughout her college career, Little has developed a love for other cultures and knows that her interest will serve her well as a nurse. Now, more than halfway through her program, she is considering joining Bradley's Global Scholars Program, which offers students a strong background in cross-cultural studies.
"As a nurse it's important to be culturally aware. I think it will help me in my career," added Little.
While in Arusha, Little lived in a volunteer house with 12 other women from Australia, Great Britain, the United States, China and elsewhere. Morning showers were taken with cold water from a bucket before making the 15-minute walk from the gated house up to the main road.
Little said she was struck by the practical differences she observed at the clinic. In the ward, instruments were cleaned by dipping them in a bucket of bleach water, rinsing them off and placing them in a surgical cloth.
"It was very interesting to see the differences. We helped the midwives with the delivery. I got to listen to the fetal heart beat with the instrument that they use," she said. "I have viewed a birth in America and so I was able to compare and help the midwife with the process."
When she wasn't volunteering, Little took full advantage of exploring her new surroundings.
"Tanzania is amazing," she said. "I hiked to a waterfall down in Mt. Meru, which is a mountain here in Arusha. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen."


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Rabbi of Western Wall backs liberal prayer section proposal, would end Orthodox monopoly
JERUSALEM – The rabbi of Judaism's holiest prayer site has backed a proposal to establish a prayer section for mixed-gender worship, a groundbreaking motion that could end a decades-old fight against Orthodox monopoly of the area.
Western Wall rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich told Army Radio Wednesday that he does not like non-Orthodox prayer, but would tolerate it in a separate section to end intra-Jewish fighting at the site. Orthodox prayers ban men and women from worshipping together.
The semi-governmental Jewish Agency said Tuesday it drafted a plan to expand the Western Wall plaza to create a permanent area for mixed-gender and women-led prayer. The plan will be presented to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu asked the agency to draft a solution after an uproar over the arrests of liberal female worshippers.


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Boehringer Ingelheim's local CEO sees new advancements on horizon
Ingelheim in Fairfield County: CEO says he revels in finding new ways to help the ill
Millions of people who suffer from life-threatening hepatitis-C could soon be embracing a new start on life thanks to drug researchers and developers working at the expansive Boehringer Ingelheim complex tucked into a valley in western Fairfield County.
Many of the 2,600-member staff on the sprawling 300-acre campus straddling the Danbury-Ridgefield town line were involved in development of a hepatitis medicine that allows people to take doses in tablet form, rather than through a time-consuming and, at times painful intravenous process.
The new hepatitis-C drug, which is free of the immune-system-boosting interferons that cause too many side effects in some patients, has enrolled 1,000 volunteers for phase III trials that are just getting under way.
"It's a very exciting business when you can make a big impact for so many people around the world," Paul Fonteyne, chief executive officer of Ingelheim, Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim's Connecticut facility, said in an interview on Tuesday. "You see a lot more infections in the emerging-market countries."
Hepatitis-C affects as many as 150 million people globally and has a devastating effect on the liver, often resulting in death. In the United States, an estimated 3.2 million people have a chronic hepatitis-C infection.
"It's insidious. You don't know you have it until it's too late," said James Baxter, Ph.D., senior vice president, development. "Ideally, when you reach phase III, you'll be successful" in having an effective drug that you can bring to the market.
Estimating that phase III studies cost from $150 million to $500 million, Baxter, a graduate of Seymour High School, said there is an industry-wide failure rate of 20 percent when the research on a drug reaches that stage.
The company expects to file its application with the Food and Drug Administration in September and anticipates approval by September of 2014.
Boehringer Ingelheim's Connecticut facility plays a crucial role in the privately owned company's drug development business, in which it could take 10 years to bring a drug to market, according to Fonteyne, a Westport resident who has been with the company since 2003 and in his position for a little over a year.
"When it comes to clinical trials, we're involved in all of them. Sooner or later they (drug development projects) come through here," said Fonteyne, a native of Belgium who has a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Brussels and a master's degree in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Also in the company's pipeline is new oral tablet medicine Empagliflozin to combat type 2 diabetes, for which Boehringer Ingelheim and its partner, Eli Lilly, expect to file an application with the FDA this quarter. Pending approval, it could be introduced in the United States in 2014, Fonteyne said.
Last week, the FDA's advisory committee for pulmonary-allergy drugs recommended approval for Boehringer Ingelheim's Olodaterol, which helps treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, after a 48-week phase III clinical trial.
But the company also has encountered some rough spots in the past year.
In October, the Connecticut-based division agreed to pay a $95 million fine to the Department of Justice to resolve allegations relating to the improper marketing of Aggrenox, a stroke-prevention drug, Atrovent and Combivent, used to treat COPD, and the hypertension drug Micardis.
The company has appointed a compliance committee and an employee training program in response to the DOJ action, which criticized the company's sales practices and marketing of those drugs from 2000 through 2008.
"Our internal processes and compliance practices have evolved significantly, and we are confident that these allegations are not reflective of our current business practices," Boehringer Ingelheim said in its October statement.
Boehringer Ingelheim, which focuses on six therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology and respiratory, cardiometabolic, neurological and infectious diseases, has more than 44,000 employees at 145 facilities around the world. In the past decade, it conducted or sponsored 1,320 studies with about 1 million patients on 106 substances in 87 countries.
Founded 126 years ago, the family-owned company is not subject to demands of public investors like its competitors, which include GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Novartis, Fonteyne said.
The company generated about $19.7 billion in global revenue in 2011. Figures for 2012 are not available yet.
It is part of a billion-dollar biopharmaceutical industry in the state that supports more than 47,000 jobs, resulting in more than $969 million in annual wages, according to Paul Pescatello, We Work for Health Connecticut chairman and president of Connecticut United for Research Excellence.
The biopharmaceutical industry "is essential to sustaining Connecticut's patient health and its economy," he said in a March 2012 report compiled by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Like other drug developers, Boehringer Ingelheim needs to continually make new drug discoveries as patents expire in a highly competitive market.
"It costs so much to develop these medicines," Fonteyne said. "The patent clock is always ticking. We don't want to waste a minute. Companies are seeking to get as many applications approved as possible."
Like other pharmaceutical executives, Fonteyne is closely watching how the Medicare Part D program, which serves the drug needs of senior citizens, will be affected by Congress in its budget reduction deliberations.
"That program is what most of the industry is interested in defending," he said, commenting that cuts to the federal program would have a much more serious impact on the industry than the economic downturn of 2008.
It is not surprising that Boehringer Ingelheim is concerned about Congress and its consideration of Medicare, said Steve Monroe, a partner in Irving Levin Associates in Norwalk, adding that the entire industry has a financial interest in the federal program. "The elderly are the biggest consumers of prescription drugs," he said.
Boehringer Ingelheim, which came to Connecticut in 1978, is Ridgefield's biggest taxpayer, with real/property taxes in 2010 totalling $4.5 million. Danbury in 2010 received $1.6 million in taxes.
As Fonteyne spoke in an administrative conference room, several hundred yards away, construction crews worked on two research and development buildings, with the first scheduled for occupancy by the end of this year. The second will be done in two phases, with a warehouse to be finished at the end of 2013 and the R&D facilities to be done in 2014.
At a cost of $100 million, they will replace buildings that were constructed soon after the company arrived. Those buildings will be refurbished and used for other purposes.
The company was an early supporter of the AmeriCares Free Clinic in Danbury, which provides free medical care for low-income residents with no insurance.
Since 2005, the company has provided nearly $2 million for the clinic, as well as bevy of pharmaceutical supplies, said Karen Gottlieb, executive director of AmeriCares Free Clinics, noting that Boehringer Ingelheim employees have been loyal volunteers -- both in medical and non-medical capacities.
The support for the clinic is a responsibility that a major company should gladly undertake for being a member of a community, Fonteyne said.


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If you didnt get a shirt, you can now.
I wanted that shirt at Coachella but not enough to buy it. Now, when I have less money, I want it. Wtf. I think it's because I never realized it said "from the grave to the desert". It's just so clever.
If you're small consider this instead: http://cgi.ebay.com/Death-Above-1979...item4aab3549aa
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Ron Paul 2012!
Upcoming Shows:
Four Tet
Coachella 4/20-4/22
Death Cab for Cutie/Magik Magik Orchestra
some other bands
It was totally fun to watch some hipsters in the pit. It was like an epiphany for some of them I swear!
anyone get a picture of the fat guy trying to crowd surf?
the day we stop learning is the day we die..
(oh and these)
Wow that is an awesome shirt
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
awesomely shitty!
Coachella Vet. 03,05,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,and 14
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
I guess it's cool if you're into the tapout/affliction look.
Coachella Vet. 03,05,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,and 14
it feels like it's making fun of it to me.
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8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
woops one extra "it" did make that confusing ahaha. I was still at work at the time. I still haven't had a single drop of alcohol today...
8/7/16 - Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl // 8/8/16 - Radiohead @ Shrine // 8/8/16 - Boris @ Regent
9/14/16 - Wilco @ Theatre at Ace Hotel // 9/18/16 - Kraftwerk @ Hollywood Bowl
5/22 - The Cure - Hollywood Bowl
5/31 - Brian Jonestown Massacre - Teragram (?)
6/07 - Chelsea Wolfe - Teragram (?)
6/14 - Silver Apples - Troubadour
6/16 - John Carpenter - Orpheum
last.fm, if you care
Twitter, if you dare
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I didn't notice til today that the skulls are conjoined.
They released this today. New songs and a new tour.
edit: datesAlmost exactly eleven years ago to the day, Jesse picked up a bass and wrote three songs. He recorded them to his 8-track recorder (far too many tracks as it turns out) then played them for me in his car and said, "We should start a band."
I said, "Ok."
So we wrote a couple more songs.
Nine months later Jesse said, "We should go play some shows."
I said, "Ok."
We got into Jesse's car ('93 Honda) and drove to Cleveland to play a show in a wrestling gym. After sitting around the parking lot for a couple of hours while a modest crowd of angular-groomed kids gathered, a wrestler with a bleached blond mullet-mohawk drove up in his pick-up truck and said that there would be a no show tonight.
We said, "Ok."
So we drove through the night across the I-80, counting splattered deer carcasses all the way to New York City, absolutely out of our minds on tall can energy drinks and Ephedrine pills (which were, at the time, still legal).
After arriving Jesse admitted to me that he'd been hallucinating old men walking onto the interstate.
I said: "Ok…"
This was my first trip to NYC, and to say I was happy to be alive would be an understatement.
I may have been really living for the very first time.
We spent that day walking around Manhattan smoking cigarettes, going to record shops and loitering. That evening, still with no sleep, we drove to Long Island and played our first show on a rooftop at someone's house whom I have no recollection of. We played our five songs as fast and as hard as we could, and within eleven minutes we were done, both of us drenched in sweat and ready to die.
I said: "That was Ok."
Jesse agreed and we continued in this way, never stopping to think for the next few years. Our way of always moving forward took us from that living room in Long Island, to hockey arenas and around the world a handful of times.
What next? Want to do it all again?
So here we go. Jesse and I have been writing new songs and the only way we feel like we can make them any good is to go out and play them for people. We're going to throw our little muscle bound babies to the lions and see who survives. We tried just jumping into the studio, but the songs lacked spirit. They lacked life.
So this tour is song CPR.
There's no way for us to do it anonymously anymore, so we're inviting you to come along with us. Watch us Do It. The way we used to. The way everyone used to. We're a band, and bands just work it out together.
See you soon.
Sebastien 1979
10/28 – Hamilton, ON @ Studio Theatre
10/29 – Peterborough, ON @ Venue
10/30 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
11/01 – Kitchener, ON @ Wax Nightclub
11/02 – Laval, QC @ Studio Theatre
11/03 – Quebec City, QC @ Union Commericale
11/04 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
11/05 – Kingston, ON @ Alehouse
11/07 – Fredericton, NB @ THe Market
11/08 – Moncton, NB @ Oxygen
11/09 – Halifax, NS @ Olympic Hall
11/11 – St. Johns, NL @ Club One
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April 24 - Queens of the Stone Age
April 26-28 - Levitation
Anyone in Toronto going to the DFA1979 pop up tomorrow or Thursday? I'd like to snag a piece of that "exclusive merch" if someone who is going would do me the favor.
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6/5 - Sufjan Stevens @ Fox Oakland
6/6 - Sufjan Stevens @ Fox Oakland
6/15 - Courtney Barnett @ Union Transfer
6/26 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Boot + Saddle
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 wk 2, 2013 wk 1, 2014 wk 1
I'm loving 'Trainwreck 1979'- the new album's out here on ....woo hoo 5th Sept
Dedé Arneaux
Come a long long, come a long long way
The new album is solid. It's going to be great to see them at Coachella next year.
Coachella 09, 10, 11, 12(WK1), 13(WK2), 14(WK2), 15(WK1), 16(WK1), 17(WK1), 18(WK1)
It's all about the music.
So good. Would be pumped to see them again.
Anything is possible...


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Shabazz Muhammad 's stock in the NBA draft has tumbled. His father was charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. Oh, and he's still 20 years old.
Time to take to the air. Appearing Friday on Jim Rome's radio show, Muhammad discussed ...
His dad: "I wasn't really familiar with what happened. I haven't talked to him. I mean, I'm always there for my dad."
His season at UCLA: "There was some stuff that I wasn't really comfortable with. It wasn't a really up-tempo style of play, but I really enjoyed playing there. ... I didn't really get to show a lot of off-the-dribble stuff."
His age: "That was something I wasn't really familiar on either. I never told anybody I was 19. My friends know I'm 20. Everyone knows I'm 20. My driver's license says I'm 20. That's something that got twisted up with my father and reporters."
To recap …
--He's there for his dad, but hadn't talked to him within 24 hours after the indictment.
--Former UCLA Coach Ben Howland made him uncomfortable by constantly putting the ball in his hands.
--He never told anyone that he was 19.
On the third point, UCLA listed him as 19 in the basketball media guide. Player bios are usually done off a questionnaire the player fills out.
Shabazz Muhammad's dad put under house arrest
Chris 'Birman' Andersen: 'I'm not going to change who I am'
Kobe Bryant on weight-bearing treadmill, in 'medical mamba' shoes


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This is a new tennis group for people in Westchester county, NY. If you want to play with me and build up this group, let me know. Join below and introduce yourself.
Location: Westchester County, NY New York
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Feb 18, 2017
Anyone looking to hit one of these days?? I am rated a 5.0, but probably closer to a 4.0 since I haven't hit in a long time..
Hi, Etienne, I can play one day a week around 6 - 6:30pm. New Rochelle area is good for me. Do you know of any public courts? Let me know if you are interested in hitting this week?
New Rochelle area, available to hit weekdays...my rating is unknown....Started tennis lessons last year. looking to get back into it. :-) Would be nice to find people that are willing to help me improve on my tennis.
would anyone like to hit at the hastings tennis courts tomorrow afternoon?
I will be at the white plains courts today if anyone is interested in hitting or playing.
anyone looking for hitting partner, this thursday before 6pm or after 7pm. :-) New Rochelle area. :-)
Anyone available to hit tonight?
I am new to White Plains area, and need help knowing which towns with tennis clubs are actually nearby, since there does not appear to be a tennis club in white plains itself. I am in the center of Wp-- any help getting oriented to the area would be appreciated!
tennis anyone today?
Hi, I'm looking for a tennis partner to play in westchester Sunday morning. I am around a 4.0 but happy to play with 3.5-4.5. Email me if interested.
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I'm a lady, and sometimes I have trouble figuring out how I should be treated in relationships. Luckily, movies give me a lot of options. Am I a friend that you realize you're in love with after being dumped? Am I an ice princess waiting for you to melt my heart? Am I a manic pixie dream girl, reawakening your spirit? Am I the supportive, martyr-y girl who stays with you during your trials and tribulations? I have so many tropes to choose from…unlike men, who have just a few: Affable loser with a heart of gold, angry loser with a heart of gold, and asshole boyfriend.
So today we're going to salute the biggest asshole boyfriends in all of semi-recent cinema. Sometimes they're the reason our heroine has to move on, sometimes they're just the obstacle in the way for our hero to obtain his true love, but they're all one-note and they're all instantly recognizable to everyone except their girlfriends. So clearly, they deserve a countdown.
10. Troy Perkins in The Goonies
Evidence of assholery: He's dating Andi and does not treat her as well as Brand could, he makes Brand wreck his bike and thinks it's hilarious, his Dad is demolishing everyone's houses, and last but not least, and he yells at Andi and calls her a "Goonie." (Which she was at that point, spiritually, but he didn't know that.)
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Troy's got amazing hair, which goes a long way, and a bitchin' car. Plus he's probably loaded. Women love that.
How to make him yours: All you would need is an upcoming track and field (or whatever he lettered in) event — that would stress Troy out so that he'd snap at you and then break down and cry and apologize. At that point, just stay really sweet and supportive, and when he wins, he's yours.
9. Andy (aka Paul Rudd) in Wet Hot American Summer
Evidence of assholery: Yeah, smarties, I know it's a parody, but he's so perfect at treating women like shit — he cheats on Katie openly, pretends to be a sensitive guy to get laid, and calls Katie a dyke when she calls him out on cheating. Bonus: he's a terrible camp counselor.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: He knows exactly when to turn on the charm to defuse an angry girl, he's dreamy, and as Katie so eloquently states in the movie, "He has this beautiful face and this incredible body, and I genuinely don't care that he's kinda lame. I don't even care that he cheats on me."
How to make him yours: Get pregnant. It's the only way. It'll make a man out of him…a resentful, increasingly drunken man.
8. John Bennett (aka Mark Wahlberg) in Ted
Evidence of assholery: This guy is a gentle asshole, but seriously, imagine the situation from his girlfriend's perspective: She's unhappy with how the relationship is going as well as her boyfriend's lack of motivation and shitty roommate, he promises her he'll change, those promises make him almost lose his talking stuffed bear, and everyone's so excited that the bear didn't die that they just go back to the way things were at the beginning of the movie. Hooray, love!
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Well, he does look like Mark Wahlberg, he does have a magical stuffed bear, and "He has a good heart, I swear." <-- Anyone who dates John says this to her girlfriends twice a week. How to make him yours: It won't be that hard. Give him the idea of taking the bear on tour, Charlie Sheen "tiger blood" style, and he'll get rich. The pressures of being rich and having a business to run will make him stop smoking pot and hate Ted, and into your arms he'll run.
7. Jim (aka Anthony Michael Hall) in Edward Scissorhands
Evidence of assholery: Where do we start?! Beefy jock Jim (already terrifying to those of us who loved him scrawny and nerdy in '80s movies) is so threatened by his girlfriend's new houseguest that he ridicules and hurls accusations at him at every turn, then convinces Kim to recruit Mr. Scissorhands to aid and abet in a robbery. Why are high schoolers robbing things? Is this asshole not rich? These questions will never be answered, because Jim is dead now.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: I guess because he's a muscular jock? He didn't seem to have a ton of redeeming qualities otherwise.
How to make him yours: Well he's dead, so I guess you should stick with the scissorhand guy, even though he's a questionable catch in the real world…What's that? He had to flee because he murdered Jim? Now he just makes snow to show his love? Oh. Well, I guess we're all shit out of luck then.
6. Zach "Sack" Lodge (aka Bradley Cooper) in Wedding Crashers
Evidence of assholery: This preppy dick makes you think that Rachel McAdams' character must have some slight head trauma to stay with him for so long. He makes bad jokes, he's controlling, he shoots strangers in the ass with arrows, and he hires private investigators on strangers he shoots in the ass. He's the worst.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Confidence goes a long way. He seems to have a supportive network of friends, and he looks good in plaid. Plus, when you're rich, people arrange you to marry other rich people and you just kinda go along with it.
How to make him yours: I keep imagining Sack as the lead in a Trading Places-style movie, where he is forced to switch lives with a homeless con man, and they end up being friends and learning lessons and becoming better people and all. Be the Jamie Lee Curtis character in that movie.
5. Doctor Manhattan (Billy Crudup) in Watchmen
Evidence of assholery: Let's just put aside the fact that he gave his ex cancer — he's completely guilty of doing that faux-intellectualizing thing that dudes do where you're like "Why don't you want to have sex?" and they're all "What is sex, as a concept?" Sure, you're kinda magical now, and there's a lot of pressure on you, but that doesn't make it okay to you yourself to have sex and whisk me to another dimension for a chat.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Easy — he's naked all the time, his body is sick (and blue), and he's all-powerful. Plus it's easy to be seduced by faux-intellectualism. And interdimensional travel.
How to make him yours: Just nod in agreement to all of his thoughts on reality, and violence, and war, and humanity. Don't stop nodding!
4. William Zabka in Everything in the '80s
Evidence of assholery: In Karate Kid, he's mean and controlling to girlfriend Ali and beats up on a scrawny new kid that she shows interest in. In Just One of the Guys, he's a school bully who is mean and controlling to his girlfriend Deborah and beats up on a scrawny nerd that she shows interest in. In National Lampoon's European Vacation, he breaks up with Audrey while she's on a family vacation, and in Back to School, he is mean and controlling to his girlfriend Valerie and beats up on a son of Rodney Dangerfield that she shows interest in. Starting to see a pattern?
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Beats me. William Zabka is used as evidence that women want to be treated like shit, and that's a shame. His feathered hair isn't even that great, and I don't think he's rich, either.
How to make him yours: To land a Zabka, you need to be popular, spineless, pretty, and wear a lot of hair accessories. Practice saying "Rick/Chas/Johnny, just leave him alone!"
3. Edward Cullen (aka Robert Pattinson) in the Twilight Movies
Evidence of assholery: What a condescending, controlling piece of shit this guy is. He's a stalker, he treats the girl he cares about terribly because he "doesn't want to hurt her," and he does the classic abusive boyfriend thing of making her feel like no one else will find her special except for him and isolating her from her friends and family. And I don't know enough about him sexing her so hard that the bed and her back breaks, but I don't even need to know.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Because of all the people in the world, someone as magical as a vampire finds little ole' me tempting? I'm the thing he wants to put himself in danger for? Awww, no, it couldn't be! I'm just a nobody! Also, he's sparkly!
How to make him yours: Think of a wallflower, and then dumb it down by a thousand. Bite your lip, be moody, and move somewhere damp and random. The vampires will come running.
2. Cal (aka Billy Zane) in Titanic
Evidence of assholery: Rose can't even be near this psychopath without cringing, and yet she's supposed to marry him. He's just generally a jerk of a man, and it's enough to drive you into the arms of a poor, charming scalawag with a girl face. When Cal finds out about Rose's affair, (oh, and also that the ship is going down), he handcuffs Jack to one of the lower floors of the ship, then tries to shoot him ON A SHIP THAT IS SINKING.
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Billy Zane is very handsome, and makes that slicked back hair thing work. He's also rich, and as previously determined, being rich helps.
How to make him yours: Be racist, be rich and crusty, have good cleavage.
1. Bruce Wayne (aka Michael Keaton/Val Kilmer/George Clooney/Christian Bale) in the Batman Movies
Evidence of assholery: Every woman Bruce gets involved with ends up being in terrible danger, and sure, it's not technically his fault, but when you're a secret superhero you have a responsibility to not date around. He secretive, he's got a chip on his shoulder because his parents are dead, and no girlfriends seem to last longer than the span of a movie. Bonus: A lot of his girlfriends die, and it just makes him somehow more tragic and handsome. Seriously, imagine any Batman movie from the perspective of the love interest. "We hung out a few times, he seemed cool but he would stand me up and not return my texts for days at a time, I got kidnapped by a monster, Batman saved me, then Bruce stopped calling."
Why do ladies find him irresistible?: Bruce Wayne is rich, handsome, and has secrets. Duh.
How to make him yours: To land a Bruce Wayne, it's best to have an interesting job that is somewhat connected to crime- photojournalist, district attorney, Catwoman. Then make yourself vulnerable, have Batman rescue you, and the next time you see Bruce, whisper "I know your secret." (Fighting shadows image via Shutterstock.)


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E3 2005: N-Gage Out-Take
Posted by Jesse Easley Categories: Features, Portable/Mobile,
Each year at E3 there are the great booths/vendors and the bad ones. Well one of the baddies from last year returned this year and it seemed to be a waste of money. Here's a quick little clip of the sarcasm of Andru and Jesse.
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Eneo Labs Smarthome Test
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Home Entertainment,
I'm sure Bill Gates' home is "tricked out" as far as the most advanced technology is concerned. I've heard of rooms that change the artwork and temperature as it detects you entering. A very lucky British family of four will be trying out what looks to be a run-of-the-mill 5 bedroom home which rivals anything I've seen on MTV Cribs. The home that will be closely monitored, and will include such extravagant features like:
- not turning on the sprinklers when its raining
- viewing live camera feeds from your cell phone when not home
- censoring television and Internet content for individual tastes (and the kids)
- garden awning retracts/expands according to the weather
- self cleaning windows
- automatic shirt ironer
- phone/intercom systems in all rooms
- blinds automatically open and kitchen brews coffee every morning
- can detect flooding and shut off water valves to prevent excessive damage (even text messages you to call the plumber)
- control lights via SMS to make potential burglars hesitate
- control your heating system before you enter in from the cold
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SwissMemory 256MB Flight Safe Multitool
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Accessories, Misc. Tech,
I can tell you that portable usb drives can be quite convenient. They fit right in your pocket and hold a decent amout of storage space. I can also tell you that growing up Swiss Army knives were very handy to have around. Need a toothpick, scissors, nail clipper, corkscrew? I'd whip out my SAK and go to town. For $69.99 , not only is this defenitly a cool way to display your drive in public, it has a built in ballpoint pen and LED light. Disguised as a knife, you're bound to see longer lines at airports.
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SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Accessories, Portable Audio / Video,
If you bought a 1GB drive in the past few months, you're kicking yourself in the pants right about now. Sandisk now offers their smallest flash drive in 2GB format for $199.99. Of course, this item is currently backordered on their site, and probably will remain that way for some time. This version of the Micro complies with their MP3 companion (shown above) that allows you to listen to your mp3's that you've dragged and dropped from your computer. Very cool.
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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Lock
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Misc. Tech,
Absolute genius is the only words that can describe this product. If you live by yourself, don't bother reading this and consider yourself lucky. If my wife eats my Chocolate Chocolate Chip one more time, it'll be because she cracked the code on this baby. Keep your roommates and kids guessing with this one of a kind ice cream lock and guarantee that people in your household will hate you for it. They'll only hate you because they know that if it wasn't there, they'd be in your stash.
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Samsung Announces Bigger and Faster Flash Memory
Posted by Troy Categories: Misc. Tech,
Samsung announced May 30th that they had begun to mass produce a new, more dense memory module. The "new" chip was actually designed in 2003, but it's taken a while for the technology to catch up to the concept. Based on 70 nanometer technology, the new chipset from Samsung promises 50% faster memory - approaching 16MB per second - along with 4GB of storage.
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American Idol Digital Camcorder Impressions
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Okay, we know that when you first hear that an American Idol Digital Camcorder exists, your first reaction might be to leave the site, never to return. However once you actual see and play with Digital Blue's American Idol Digital Camcorder, you discover how wrong your first reaction was. You see, the product is powerful and yet easy to use from both a hardware and software standpoint. This is the camera I dreamed about having when I was a kid.
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2 GB and 4 GB iPod shuffles On Deck?
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In an interesting turn of events, it appears that Apple may be prepared to release 2 GB and 4 GB iPod shuffles. The suspected timeline for release according to DigiTimes would see the 2 GB shuffle hitting the market sometime next month, with a 4 GB model to follow in August. Why is it that I think this is interesting? Well, flash memory is more expensive than a hard drive of the same capacity. This would mean that a 4 GB iPod shuffle could potentially end up costing more than a 4 GB iPod mini. Not sure how well that would go over with the masses.
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"Crazy Frog" Ringtone Tops UK Charts
Posted by Kristin Wenzel Categories: Cell Phones, Music,
If you needed proof that we now live in a digital age, here it is. The band Coldplay had their hopes of a #1 debut for their newest single dashed this weekend when "Crazy Frog Axle F," a wildly popular ring tone, sold more copies. That's right – a mobile phone ring tone is topping the charts in the UK right now.
Update: It has been falsely reported, with the popularity of this super-hot new ringtone, that the song was originally written less than a decade ago by a 17-year-old Swedish student. However, a sharp-eyed reader pointed out that the song is much older – appearing on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack in 1984.
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iPodderX 3.0 Reviewed
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MacMerc has reviewed the popular webcast client iPodder X to give us insight as to whether we should fork over $24.95 to purchase. What do you get for your money? Besides the client itself you're registered to win an iPod shuffle or iPod photo. Those of you that already own version 2.0 can get 3.0 for free now. For what it's worth, the guys at MacMerc really like it.
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Brigance: Colleges Can Lead Community Discussionby Scott Morrison '14 • February 11, 2014 Share:
Leading effectively and living humanely are two core pieces of the Wabash mission statement which require effective communication and deliberation. The Brigance Forum Lecture given by Colorado State University Associate Professor Martin Carcasson illustrated the importance college students can have on community deliberation.
Community deliberation is not something new to Wabash. Last semester, the Rhetoric Department held community forums on substance abuse in an attempt to create constructive conversations about and solutions to drug problems in Montgomery County. For professors like Carcasson, that kind of deliberation is at the heart of democracy.
Carcasson's belief is why he heads the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University. He teaches students how to be facilitators and then takes them into the community to lead discussions. Thus far, he and his students have fostered community discussions on hot topics in Northern Colorado such as medical marijuana, water and growth issues, STEM education at the K-12 level and many more.
"We filled a void in the community," Carcasson said. "We thought we were going to be picking our topics, picking our events, seeing if we were going to get people to show up, but as soon as we started, the community, the city, the school district, community organizations like United Way, and different kinds of groups would come to us to ask us to run meetings for them and we have been providing this service [ever since]."
The kind of talk Carcasson focused on in the lecture and that he and his students foster in the community forums is not something he believes is seen on the national level. "I really think our communities are starving for authentic conversations, starving for something real, starving for genuine conversations, and the role of colleges and universities is to provide that," Carcasson said.
All too often, the kind of deliberation that happens on important issues is adversarial or expert as opposed to deliberative which prevents deeper discussion on topics and often prevents action. In a world of tame versus wicked problems, this is an issue.
Carcasson explained the idea of tame versus wicked problems, which is a concept taught by the Rhetoric Department to students here at Wabash. Essentially, tame problems have an answer that can be reached if smart people get together and take the time to analyze them. Wicked problems on the other hand involve inherent tensions and competing values. Wicked problems are the types of problems which our communities face.
"The heart of the conversation we need to have in our community and the heart of democratic politics is struggling with these inherent tensions that we have," Carcasson said. "Our dominant ways of talk don't do that, distract from that, and avoid that."
Carcasson and his students believe the problems are wicked, not the people involved in the conversations, which means that people are capable of good deliberation, compromise, and eventually positive action. "We tend to want the people to be wicked, because that is a much easier problem to solve," Carcasson said. "It is much more rhetorically effective to have a narrative that is the bad people that we just need to get rid of and they need to change their values. We have created a system that incentivizes bad communication, that punishes good arguments, and rewards bad arguments. That has a lot of negative repercussions."
Carcasson and Wabash Rhetoric Department professors are among many groups across the country who believe colleges have an important role to play in fostering democratic deliberative discussion in the communities they exist. Such a relationship is positive for both the community and students. "I am concerned that sometimes we are teaching students to be somewhat effective in a really bad system, and that just seems like such a limited vision," Carcasson said. "I don't want my students to just be really good communicators; I want them to know how to take responsibility for the communication around them and elevate that. That's the role of a facilitator."
The emphasis on deliberative discussion is booming around the country, and Derek De St. Jean '15 believes that can make a difference in the movement. "If more college campuses were involved in community deliberations, I feel like it would improve the outlook on democracy within the community and within the nation," De St. Jean said.
Cole Crouch '17 is one student who shares Carcasson's passion for deliberation. He attended the talk because BKT Assistant Professor or Rhetoric Sara Drury sparked his eagerness to learn about civic engagement.
Crouch saw a lot of similarities between Carcasson's lecture and what he has experienced in the Rhetoric Department. He also took part in the community facilitations on substance abuse. "I plan on continuing to help because deliberation helps further, if not creates democracy and democratic policies," Crouch said. "I strive to be a positive role model in our community, and I feel that demands a responsibility to be a part of the democratic process. Everything Dr. Drury has taught me up to this point revolves around principles of positive democracy, like deliberation, which is just one form of civic engagement. This is a role I have learned we each must understand to form a better, stronger democracy."
The Brigance Forum Lecture is held annually, and was begun by Joseph O'Rourke and Vic Powell in honor of William Norwood Brigance, professor of the speech department from 1922 to 1960. Brigance is remembered because of his interest in and insistence upon the close relationship between rhetoric and democracy.
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Maybe – many pregnant women think so! Some studies back up that perception, but others don't.
A 2007 Australian study analyzed 14 international studies involving more than 1,000 women and found that memory is impaired not only during pregnancy but also for up to a year after the baby arrives. The effect is minor, according to the study, and it's related to new or demanding memory tasks, such as multitasking, rather than routine tasks.
Pregnancy-induced forgetfulness could also be from hormonal changes, disrupted routine, lack of sleep, or simply being preoccupied.
However, a 2008 study conducted by the Australian National University found that pregnant women scored the same on logic and memory tests as they did before they were pregnant – and their scores were on par with those of women who were not pregnant. A large, long-term study published in 2010 in the British Journal of Psychiatry also found no difference in cognitive abilities before, during, or after pregnancy.
For now it's still unclear whether pregnancy and forgetfulness are related, but research is ongoing.


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Commissioner Moeller Statement
July 19, 2012
Docket Nos. AD12-9-000, AD11-11-000
Policy Reforms on Capacity Allocation for Merchant Transmission Projects
"The issuance today of the Proposed Policy Statement is a further step in the Commissions effort to encourage construction of needed transmission facilities. The proposal makes clear that merchant and nontraditional transmission developers should have the flexibility to allocate up to 100 percent of their projects capacity through bilateral negotiations. This clarification responds to industrys request to eliminate the traditional open season process and grants transmission developers the flexibility to distinguish between prospective customers and negotiate on an individual basis the many issues inherent in developing any transmission project.
Todays proposal continues the longstanding Commission policy of open access and comparable treatment. It ensures transparency in the allocation of capacity and thus ensures that transmission service is provided on just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory terms and conditions. I look forward to the comments this proposal solicits and am optimistic that this will go some way towards stimulating much needed transmission construction.


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Tasting note: 1997 California Cabernet Sauvignon
By winecase | Published: May 19, 2008
On the evening following the death of Napa Valley legend Robert Mondavi, I headed with a higher than usual level of anticipation to my main wine tasting group's tasting on 1997 California Cabernet Sauvignon. The events of the day put the tasting under a special light, with everyone wondering, on arrival, whether or not a [...]
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Weekly Tips for July 12, 2010
Tips from RockIt Mom:
GREEN - After going through your old documents or junk mail, be sure to shred them. Save the shredded paper and use it for packing material-whether it be packing for a move, mailing a box or just storing something away for the current time. This is great for holiday ornaments.
One more – Have old magazines or books? Donate them to your local nursing home where they will be much appreciated!
HEALTHY - 10 Thoughts on Whole Living.
1. Something worth doing once is worth doing again.
2. Flexibility isn't wishy-washy. There's a difference between knowing your priorities and no knowing your own mind.
3. The road to wellness isn't straight, clear or predictable. It's a path you forge yourself.
4. Dream up a simple project, then shape it with your own hands.
5. True generosity doesn't leave you with less, it leaves you with more.
6. Wait two seconds before you say something you can't take back.
7. A balanced life looks and feels different for everyone.
8. Patience is like a muscle. If you don't use it, it wastes away.
9. Vulnerability brings trust. Trust brings opportunity.
10. Let sensory pleasure, not rules, guide a healthy appetite. (www.wholeliving.com)
RECIPE - Rainbow Quinoa Salad. Great for summertime and easyto take to BBQ or pool parties. Skip over to the Recipe Tab for more details.
Thought to Ponder: What book have you recently read, that you would love to meet the author over green tea?
I have read three books this past month, Run Like a Mother by two best "running" friends, Among Pigeons by Dr. Lawerence Woods which is so moving about the homeless and Food Rules by a journalist trying to answer the common question of "What do we eat?".
Run Like A Mother is great because each chapter the authors take turns tackling themes. The best part is they actually write about issues most athletic women won't admit, even to themselves. By seeing other women admit their pains and fears, it makes you willing to actually identify yours and determine it's fate.
Among Pigeons is a great can't put down book. It really let's the reader see the life of the homeless. It makes the reader want to hug their families and appreciate everything.
Food Rules is a general consensus of the common individuals who read and don't know what is good for them or not anymore because there is so much conflicting information. The reader does not feel alone in this quandry.
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Hagan et al v. Blue Max Trucking Inc
Plaintiff: Trace Hagan and Michael McCutchen
Defendant: Blue Max Trucking Inc
Case Number: 2:2018cv01004
Filed: April 12, 2018
Court: South Carolina District Court
Office: Charleston Office
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Gloria Brar
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental BiologyLab Homepage: http://www.brarlab.org/
Research Interests
The mechanisms that link cellular differentiation programs and dynamic gene regulation in complex eukaryotic systems remain mysterious. Such programs drive diverse and central biological processes including organismal development, immune function, disease progression, and meiosis. Our lab is focused on the molecular basis for the cellular remodeling accompanying meiosis, the highly conserved process by which gametes are produced.
We study meiosis because it is itself a biologically interesting and important process, but also because it serves as a tractable model for the complex cellular changes that accompany many types of differentiation. We are interested in understanding the fundamental mechanisms by which a cell achieves such changes. Towards this end, we use high-throughput and classical genetic and molecular approaches to study the role of pervasive short protein synthesis in meiosis, specialized regulation of meiotic translation, and the role of several prominent and diverse stress response pathways in driving cells through the meiotic program.
Current Projects
In my post-doctoral work, I globally probed the regulation of the comprehensive cellular restructuring underlying meiosis. Ribosome profiling, the deep sequencing of ribosome protected mRNA fragments, is a new method that monitors protein synthesis with scale, speed, and accuracy rivaling approaches for mRNA measurement. I applied this method to numerous time points through the yeast meiotic program in parallel with mRNA-seq and molecular staging to generate a rich atlas of meiotic events and gene expression and the first high-resolution map of protein synthesis through a developmental program (Brar et al., Science, 2012).
This study revealed an unprecedented view of the molecular events underlying diverse aspects of meiotic biology and uncovered numerous new and dramatic instances of dynamic translational regulation through meiosis. The effort also yielded several fundamental surprises with broad significance. Projects in the Brar lab are based on exploring the basis and molecular significance of these discoveries.
What is the role of the numerous short peptides translated in meiotic cells?
The above study uncovered surprising complexity to genome coding in meiotic yeast cells, including the translation of thousands of discrete regions between AUG codons and stop codons that were not previously thought to house genes. We systematically annotated these regions through a sensitive, empirical strategy that defined many novel Open Reading Frames (ORFs) on stable transcriptsas well as alternate isoforms of well characterized proteins, As nearly all of the new ORFs are short (sORFs), they have been excluded from traditional approaches requiring 80-100 amino acids for annotation, and cellular roles thus remain unexplored. Recent studies in diverse organisms have identified cellular functions for short peptides, although the function of the meiotic sORFs remains a mystery. The presence of the corresponding short peptide products specifically in meiotic cells can be verified by classical methods and these early studies suggest diverse function and a rich pool of factors for functional discovery.
What are the roles and mechanisms of induction for the UPR and other stress responsive pathways in meiosis?
Through meiotic differentiation, in the absence of dynamic external stimuli, timed induction of prominent stress pathway factors was observed in our original study. Many of these pathways include post-translational regulation, suggesting that these measurements underestimate their dynamic control. Nonetheless, the striking and stereotypical regulation of stress programs in meiosis suggests that while harsh exogenous treatment including heat and drugs may have enabled their discovery, categorization of such pathways as 'stress-responsive' may not reflect their sole or even major physiological role.
The DNA damage response is a case in which a conserved and dedicated role in meiotic differentiation is clear. In fact, studies of meiotic recombination have revealed general principles of DNA repair. I propose that this case reflects a broad theme. For instance, while central components of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) are conserved from yeast to human,they are dispensable for growth in yeast. Thus, study of the yeast UPR has relied on non-physiological experimentation, including the use of inhibitors of ER folding such as dithiothreitol (DTT). Drug-based studies have yielded significant insight into UPR function, but meiotic UPR induction provides the first physiological yeast model of timed induction akin to that seen in differentiating mammalian cells.
What are the factors responsible for the pervasive and dramatic translational regulation observed in cells undergoing meiosis?
The diversity of cellular changes within a meiotic cell is reflected by the large fraction of known genes (6134 out of 6708) that are translated in meiosis. Most show strong temporal regulation, with 66% of genes varying by at least 10-fold in expression within the meiotic program. Parallel measurements of mRNA and new translation provided the first glimpse of global translational control through a developmental process. This study showed that translational regulation contributes strongly to temporal tuning of gene expression through meiosis, with 24% of genes subject to strong translational control during meiosis. This dataset provides a valuable tool to probe the molecular basis for, and cellular importance of, such dynamic control and the identification of the cis- and trans-factors responsible.
What is different about translation in meiosis that results in use of many upstream Open Reading Frames (uORFs)?
Many instances of upstream open reading frame (uORFs) translation were observed in cells undergoing meiosis, suggesting a meiotic shift in translation mechanism for at least a subset of transcripts. Additionally, many of these uORFs initiate translation at near-cognate (non-AUG) codons. The uORFs observed are highly discrete, specific, and heavily enriched in meiosis relative to any other condition examined to date, but the molecular basis for these unusual observations remains a mystery. We aim to unravel both the biological significance of these uORFs as well as the translation specializations that produce them in a meiosis-specific manner.
Selected Publications
Brar GA, Yassour M, Friedman N, Regev A, Ingolia NT, Weissman JS. High-Resolution View of the Yeast Meiotic Program Revealed by Ribosome Profiling. Science. Article. 2012 Feb 3;335(6068):552-7.
Ingolia NT, Brar GA, Stern-Ginossar N, Harris N, Talhouarne GJS, Jackson SE, Wills MR, and Weissman JS. Ribosome Profiling Reveals Pervasive Translation Outside of Annotated Protein-Coding Genes. Cell Reports (In Press).
Berchowitz LE, Gajadhar AS, van Werven FJ, De Rosa AA, Samoylova ML, Brar GA, Xu Y, Xiao C, Futcher B, Weissman JS, White FM, Amon A. A developmentally regulated translational control pathway establishes the meiotic chromosome segregation pattern. Genes Dev. 2013 Oct 1. PMID: 24115771.
Gilbert LA, Larson MH, Morsut L, Liu Z, Brar GA, Torres SE, Stern-Ginossar N, Onn Brandman, Whitehead EH, Doudna JA, Lim WA, Weissman JS, Qi LS. CRISPR-Mediated Modular RNA-Guided Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes. Cell. In press.
Thorburn RR, Gonzalez C, Brar GA, Christen S, Carlile TM, Ingolia NT, Sauer U, Weissman JS, Amon A. Aneuploid yeast strains exhibit defects in cell growth and passage through START. Mol Biol Cell. 2013 May; 24(9):1274-89.
Miller, M.P.*, Ünal, E.*, Brar, GA, Amon, A. (*equal contributions) Meiosis I chromosome segregation is established by inhibiting microtubule-kinetochore interactions in Prophase I. eLife. 2012 Dec 18; 1:e00117.
Ingolia NT, Brar GA, Rouskin S, McGeachy AM, Weissman JS. The ribosome profiling strategy for monitoring translation in vivo by deep sequencing of ribosome-protected mRNA fragments. Nature Protocols. 2012 Jul 26;7(8):1534-50.
Carvunis AR, Rolland T, Wapinski I, Calderwood MA, Yildirim MA, Simonis N, Charloteaux B, Hidalgo CA, Barbette J, Santhanam B, Brar GA, Weissman JS, Regev A, Thierry-Mieg N, Cusick ME, Vidal M. Proto-genes and de novo gene birth. Nature. 2012 Jul 19;487(7407):370-4.
Brar GA, Hochwagen A, Ee L, Amon A. The multiple roles of cohesin in meiotic chromosome morphogenesis and pairing. Mol Biol Cell. 2009 Feb;20(3):1030-47.
Brar GA and Amon A. Emerging roles for centromeres in meiosis I chromosome segregation. Nature Reviews Genetics. Review. 2008 Dec;9(12):899-910.
Brar GA, Kiburz BM, Zhang Y, Kim JE, White F, Amon A. Rec8 phosphorylation and recombination promote the step-wise loss of cohesins in meiosis. Nature. 2006 May 25;441(7092):532-6.
Hochwagen A, Tham WH, Brar GA, Amon A. The FK506 binding protein Fpr3 counteracts protein phosphatase 1 to maintain meiotic recombination checkpoint activity. Cell. 2005 Sep 23;122(6):861-73.
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|View Poll Results: Vote for your favorite Nanoha StrikerS character
|Fate T. Harlaown
|Nanoha Takamachi
|Hayate Yagami
|Reinforce Zwei
|Lutecia Alpino
|Jail Scaglietti
|Erio Mondial
|Caro Ru Lushe
|Teana Lanster
|Subaru Nakajima
|Ginga Nakajima
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|2007-09-23, 15:10
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Lost in my dreams...
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Age: 32
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS - Favorite Character(s) Poll
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You can vote for multiple characters all at once in this poll. Your vote is final once you click on the "vote now" tab. You won't be able to comeback and vote a second time for another character. Choose wisely!
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|2007-09-23, 23:00
|Link #3
school days=wtf?
I wonder how much i'd have to scroll down if ALL the characters were included instead of that nice little "Other" option... =o
I practically selected everything, because really, you can't just love one and not the others. They all grow on you, it just takes some time.
|2007-09-24, 03:44
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Location: Hawaii
Age: 31
As a Nanoha fan since this year, I just choose everyone as my favorite character(s) in this season. (, I think I'm being too nice though)
Everyone had their equal share of..."spotlight" throughout the whole season.
Fate had her Sonic form scene as pretty much the highlight of the final battle in StrikerS. Riot Zamber was a really nice form. Becoming a mother (guardian) of two kids that had a bad history behind them.
We got a taste of what 7arcs could call "the white devil emerging" in episode 8...Nanoha really surprised me there.
Nanoha had her breakthrough with various things throughout the whole season. A new barrier jacket form, a serious incident/injury from 8 years ago, a new firing mode (Blaster mode), new Starlight Breaker form (with five directions), and becoming a mother of a little kid that would unexpectedly destroy StrikerS overall impression on its season.
Hayate...well not much but atleast she unleashed everything that she had without a limiter in episode 12. Shafted throughout the whole second part of the story after the unveiling of the "Prophecy"...and she didn't get a henshin scene...not even a unison henshin scene with Rein...and didn't even have the honor of smashing the Cradle to pieces with a giant blast out of her arsenal of powerful spells...especially in unison mode. She was the head commander of RF6 and the creator of RF6 and never really got the attention that she deserved...oh wells.
Erio and Caro were pretty much the "couple to get married in a couple of years" after episode 2 and onward. Although Erio didn't really have a shocking scene, atleast he was the one to hit Nanoha's barrier jacket in episode 3 or 4...forgot already...and he tried his best to save Vivio from Lutecia and Numbers' crew in episode 17. Caro summoned Voltaire in episode 17 as her highlight in StrikerS...although he looked more mighty and powerful in episode 17, he looked pretty useless in episode 24.
Teana and Subaru had their share of the spotlight as well...maybe too much of it.
Teana had her share of "emo-ness" in episode 8 and 9...getting blasted by Nanoha (white devil mode) and getting punched by Signum (which she claims to have held back from punching too hard). Although, Teana really did surprise all of us with her useful tactics in
battle. During their first fight with Lutecia/Numbers, she had the tactic of hiding the relic on Caro's head and inside her hat. And during episode 23, when she single handedly took down 2/3 Numbers that were ganging up on her with just two shots of her device.
Subaru had her berserker mode moment in episode 17. Shocking and amazing to see, I'd say that was the most well-animated fight that I have seen in StrikerS. Subaru vs. Cinque and Nove was a great fight. She gave it her all, and at the end didn't succeed in rescuing Ginga. Although it hasn't been said if Subaru could go "Berserker" mode again at will.
Ginga had the ambition of finding out about the incident with her mother's death. Captured by Scaglietti and brainwashed and went against TSAB in the final fight. The only member from the good side to go into the bad side in StrikerS...although we were somewhat certain that either Erio or Fate would get captured because they were Project F experiments and Scaglietti looked like he was interested in them.
Rein Zwei...cute little unison device...nothing much, between her and Vivio, she was the moe element in this season.
Same with Vivio...moe element and NxF generator....although her timeskip form will be missed though, atleast she can speak clearly...instead of baby talk.
Lutecia had potential for a great character in StrikerS and potential to have developed a relationship between Erio and Caro...but got shafted and was befriended quite easily.
Signum and Vita weren't that bad in this season. Both had their share of unison screen time and fight screen time.
Scaglietti was a good evil bad guy in StrikerS...its too bad he didn't get to control Vivio in the end and was just interested in tormenting Fate about Project F and stuff.
As for the others...too many characters to list...Numbers, Regius...Zest...I'll get back to that later...
|2007-09-24, 06:12
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Let's begin!
Fate, Nanoha, Hayate- because they're too pro at being mages
All the forwards- they're all good
Signum- because she's just cool and crazy
Ginga- How can I ever forget about Gin-nee
Not really good reasons lol
Too bad numbers arent up
|2007-09-24, 10:31
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|2007-09-24, 10:54
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Location: This is the Kind of Woman I want to play Games with. And by playing Games I mean.... ^____^
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Hayate FTW! they can shaft her as much as thes please. I will still vote for her ;_;
Small Boss! She might be small, but she ist the Boss! And cute AND funny!
Signum! Because she punched Tea Also hair-down Signum is made of win!
Nanoha! Can girls be GAR? Can magicigal Girld be GAR? Yes they Can! She befiended Tea and her "Daughter"
Blaster Mode was awesome!
|2007-09-27, 17:46
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In a place of extremes. From below freezing to above boiling.
Fav characters in StrikerS:
Fate Testarossa Haraoun. WHO doesn't love this girl?
Takamachi Nanoha. Love her ^^ Kind, caring and ubar powerful Blaster Mode = WIN!!!
Yagami Hayate. Gotta love Hayate
Yagami Signum. He he he What can I say? She's one of the best in the series
Yagami Vita: Eternal kid FTW!!! Vita's teaching methods are to be feared though
Yagami Reinforce Zwei. Mini-Boss = Awesome XD! Cute, small and extremely useful. Can you ask for more?
Lutecia Alpino. Who here doesn't find mystery girl interesting?
Erio Mondial. PIMP SKILLS FTW!!!! The first real 'man' in the series And with what nerve !!!!!
Vivio. I love the kid ^^ So cute and cuddly
Many, many others, but I won't list them all, this one's long enough already
|2007-09-27, 23:18
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Gah. I can't decide, so I'll pick all the ones I liked in a whole.
Fate T. Harlaown - Come on, do I really need to explain this one?
Nanoha Takamachi - No particular reason. I just like her.
Vita - Hotheaded Knight. Inspired one of the characters in my story, so I gotta love her.
Reinforce Zwei - Chibi Rein. What's not to like?
Lutecia Alphino - Quiet, powerful. Something about that I like.
Erio Mondial - The "hero" of the Fowards. That's an angle I love.
Caro Ru Luche - There's no reason to DISLIKE the strong-willed summoner.
Teana Lanster - Has problems, overcomes them, strong leader. Several reasons to like, none to dislike.
Subaru Nakajima - =3
Vivio - So adorable! I can't find a reason NOT to love her in every way possible!
Other - Agito, Zest, Cinque. - Too bad they aren't individual on the poll.
|2007-09-28, 01:57
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Location: France
Age: 41
|2007-09-28, 02:20
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If I had watched only StrikerS, the aces would have felt totally flat and unappealing, so no vote for Nanoha, Fate or Hayate.
I don't like Subaru or Quattro.
Jail is stupid like only an evil overlord can be.
Caro, Loli-rider lutecia, Zest, Erio, Fried, Voltaire, Garyuu, Carim, Acous, Sascha, Griffith, Chariot, Regius, Evil secretary, Ginga and half the numbers are a waste of animation time.
What's a Shamal, Arf, Yuuno, Zafira or Chrono?
Rein and Vivio never go past moe-blob stage.
That leaves...
Vita, Signum, Vice, Tea, Agito, Nove & some other numbers.
|2007-09-28, 07:03
|Link #19
Nori is not a seaweed
takamachi nanoha-who doesn't vote for her?
yagami hayate-so cool
reinforce zwei-for the kawaiiness and all those desu..
Caro-Ru-Luste-pink hair girl will equal kawaiii...
Teana lanster-for being the leader*well not always...*
Subaru nakajima-her revolver is just so cool...
|2007-09-28, 14:27
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as for me...
Fate chan!
Fate chan!
and lets see...
Fate chan!
ginga nee
now the rest can burn
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