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The Morning Heresy 4/26/12: Wake Me Up in 2038
April 26, 2012
Your daily digest of relevant news and links from Paul Fidalgo
Council chief Tom Flynn reacts to the Mojave cross decision:
In case you were wondering, nonreligious Americans are still second class citizens. It's time to put aside that Reason Rally euphoria and face the harsh, sad truth: men and women who live without religion are still systematically discriminated against at the highest level.
Michael De Dora breaks down exactly what we mean when we talk about a "war on women" as he prepares to address a Unite Women rally in New York on April 28
CSI's Joe Nickell is all over the media:
- Following his appearance on Anderson Cooper's show on folks who think they've seen UFOs, LA Times says, "Nickell did a fine job offering a coherent, yet sympathetic, response to as many of the claims as time allowed."
- Joe was also quoted in a Fox News piece about a dad who makes gadgets to talk to the dead
Way too much Bigfoot today. What is it about this that is so tenacious?
- Sharon Hill at the CSI website on "Squatchy facts" about Bigfoot
- In the latest Skeptical Inquirer, Americans United's Rob Boston has a review of a new compendium of Bigfoot films (print version only right now), and you can check out Rob's experiences at a 2003 Bigfoot conference
- Ohio man dubbed by local paper "new leader" of Bigfoot movement (congratulations?)
- Vermont outlet clarifies, yes, that helicopter was looking for Bigfoot
CFI still needs you to come to the aid of Alexander Aan, atheist man jailed in Indonesia for blasphemy. Atheist Alliance is collecting funds for his legal costs
Nigel Barber in Psychology Today estimates when the world will be majority-atheist: 2038 or thereabouts
Rick Perlstein in Rolling Stone does a great job making sense of the senseless notion of the "liberals want to establish a religion of secularism" trope
Hemant voices a concern that I had about Neil deGrasse Tyson's "I'm not an atheist" Big Think video:
. . . hearing him elaborate on those ideas, he just fell into misguided definitions and false accusations we so often hear from Christian apologists. He should know better than that.
Meanwhile, Tyson writes in Gizmodo about how you can prove you were abducted by aliens:
Maybe you did see visitors from another part of the galaxy. I need more than your eyewitness testimony, though. And in modern times, I need more than a photograph. Today Photoshop software probably has a UFO button.
Scholars & Rogues does a long dismantling of the former NASA employees' letter dissing climate science
Indiana Catholic school teacher suing school for firing her over in vitro fertilization
More on the Legion of Doom vs. Nuns
Mary E. Hunt says "We are all nuns now":
The truth is, most Catholics no longer look to Rome for guidance on our personal lives, or anyone else's.
Msgr. William Lynn, the former secretary for clergy at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, on trial for child endangerment, failing to act when priests repeatedly abused children
Greg Laden and Sarah Moglia on whether it makes sense to even call oneself a "skeptic"
NYT: Military schools under review for teaching that US is at war with Islam
Southern Baptist Convention opposed to Violence Against Women Act because it might allow for equal treatment of LGBT Americans, "encourages the demise of family" (CFI, meanwhile, supports VAWA and wants you to tell your Senator that you do, too)
For the 2012 Olympics, attitudes toward women appear to remain squarely in the Bronze Age
The unholy alliance of HuffPo and Marlo Thomas: Psychic mom saves her kid's life with psychic powers, now she gets people to pay her to be psychic and whatnot
Classy: Anonymous Christians pray for Military Religious Freedom Foundation's women to get breast cancer
Letter to the editor in USA Today about allowing voters to take a candidate's religion into account:
Mitt Romney's religion holds tenets that hardly disqualify him. But that doesn't mean religion is irrelevant. Would Medved consider it irrelevant if the person running for office were Satanic, or if a candidate prayed to a tomato can?
Quote of the Day
"Joe the Plumber," ostensible candidate for Congress, on why Christianity is so gee-wiz neato (yeah, I had to quote the whole thing, it's really something):
Imagine being the child of a mixed-race marriage -- especially in the turbulent 60's and free-wheeling 70's. And when you throw in that dad was a Muslim and mom an atheist -- you know it could not have been easy -- and they were Communists for crying out loud! At age 6, young Barry was shipped off to Indonesia and exposed to Islam for several years. His parents divorced, he returned to the U.S., and Barack was placed with his grandparents. By the time he got to college, he was experimenting with cocaine, marijuana, and even thought about using heroin. Hardly sounds like one who would become President of the United States, the most powerful man in the greatest, most powerful country in the history of the world, does it? It seems against all odds… … almost miraculous? After Barack Hussein Obama suddenly cast off his Muslim roots, rejected his mother's disbelief in God, turned tail on the Islam of his early life and converted to Christianity -- BLAM -- he's elected President. Anyone who believes the two things are not connected is being disingenuous at best. I don't know how or when it happened, whether when he was partying at college or five minutes before he first decided to run for office, but it doesn't matter -- he came to Christ, and he is my brother.
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Members of the board added approval as they voted unanimously on Tony Bennett.
"I think you're about to, we're about to select an excellent commissioner," said Roberto Martinez at Wednesday's meeting.
"His willingness to carry out that really important task, I'm very very supportive of Tony Bennett," said Dr. A.K. Desai.
Bennett also spoke at Wednesday's meeting.
"I think we have a great opportunity to capture Florida's moment to continue to get the results you've gotten and to continue to propel forward to be an example for the rest of the country."
Department of Education Release: State Board Takes Action
Tallahassee, Fla., December 12, 2012 – At today's State Board of Education meeting in Tampa, board members unanimously selected Dr. Tony Bennett as the next Commissioner of Education. He was chosen from among three finalists who were interviewed, including Murray State University President Dr. Randy Dunn and education consultant Charles Hokanson Jr.
Board members approved new achievement levels for the Geometry and Biology I End-of-Course and FCAT 2.0 Science assessments. The recommendation reflects input from Florida educators, superintendents, postsecondary faculty, and business and community leaders, as well as the general public. The new benchmarks continue Florida's ongoing commitment to ensure that all students are ready for college, career, and life.
The board also approved the grading criteria and point system used to determine school grades. The FCAT Writing standard is set at 3.5, and the base year in which the school grading scale can be evaluated for automatic adjustment is changed to the 2012-2013 school year.
In addition, the board approved a baccalaureate degree proposal from Brevard Community College for a Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Management. The degree program offers two concentrations – General Organizational Management and Healthcare Management – that will allow program graduates to enter the workforce prepared to work in local manufacturing, technical, and healthcare fields.
About the Florida Department of Education: The department's mission is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient education system by providing them the chance to expand their knowledge and skills through world-class learning opportunities. Serving more than 3.5 million students, 4,200 public schools, 28 colleges, 188,000 teachers, 47,000 college professors and administrators, and 318,000 full-time staff throughout the state, the department enhances the economic self-sufficiency of Floridians through programs and services geared toward college, workforce education, job-specific skills, and career development. Florida ranks first in the nation for teacher quality, first in the nation in advanced placement participation, and first in the southern region for graduation rate and degrees awarded by the Florida College System. For more information, visit www.fldoe.org.

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Doors Open Denver, in its 10th year, is billed as the annual celebration of Denver's built environment and design. This year's event chairman Brit Probst visited "First Take with Lando and Chavis" with the details and some highlights.
"We've got a lot going on in Denver, with renovations and brand new buildings," said Probst, a Denver architect. "We have great buildings in 12 different neighborhoods this year." The event features walking tours and some expert guided tours, some of which require tickets.
Highlights for Steve and Carlos: the Mayan art deco theatre (which avoided demolition a few years ago), Denver's Crime Laboratory, the Daniels & fisher Tower (pictured), DIA's hotel and transit center (under construction - hard hats provided), and Riverside Cemetery.
Tickets and details are at the website www.doorsopendenver.com.
Music on this feature: the title track from Ned Otter's So Little Time, and Manny Oquendo & Libre, "Sabor A Mi," from the CD Libre.


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Determine the total shaded area of the 'kissing triangles'.
ABCDEFGH is a 3 by 3 by 3 cube. Point P is 1/3 along AB (that is AP
: PB = 1 : 2), point Q is 1/3 along GH and point R is 1/3 along ED.
What is the area of the triangle PQR?
Four rods, two of length a and two of length b, are linked to form
a kite. The linkage is moveable so that the angles change. What is
the maximum area of the kite?


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Kid doesn't quite make for a sympathetic "victim."
Mom and Dad must be proud.
Kid doesn't quite make for a sympathetic "victim."
Mom and Dad must be proud.
That kid is a real piece of work, I find it very unmanly how he verbally abused and baited the cops.
I do respect that he exerted his 4th amendment rights even while being threatened and coerced by the cops.
Just another example of how the police hierarchy has failed to trained there troops.
Cops should learn there constitution day one at academy.
Campus cop dude...
The kid is a jerk. The cop did abuse the 4th amendment, but there should be a bit more thought put into this firing. A simple fine would have been better imo.
The kid baited the cops and it look clear on the video to me
That is the future of America right there. That is what my grandfather got shot in WWII for.
That kid was great. I freaking loved that video. People that don't know their rights get stomped on all the time. I had something similar happen in my College dorm. I had read the student handbook and you were in your rights to refuse entry to your dorm to police or RA's. There was a disciplinary penalty for saying "no" but it was called "non compliance" and carried a minor penalty. Being busted with Pot or Alcohol was a "kicked off campus" offense. I had a few friends get busted for pot or alcohol so i read up on the rules just in case. When it was my turn I just refused to let them in. Someone claimed they smelled pot coming from my dorm. First the RA came with an administrator. Then when I turned them away the police came. Turned them away as well. The cops in my case acted professionally and told the RA that unless I invited them in they had no probable cause to enter.
Eventually I had to go to student court trial for the "non compliance". I got out of everything when I pointed out that I was part of a 3 dorm suite and since the smell was coming from outside the suite they should have tried to check all 3 rooms yet for some reason they only focused on mine. I blamed it all on the RA that reported it. Claimed she had been harassing me. It was epic. They actually dismissed the non compliance and granted my request to be moved to a different room on another floor away from the harassing RA.
It's worth a mention that the smell was indeed coming from my dorm.
The fact that a stupid, drunk, college kid managed to "bait" the campus cop into acting illegally, speaks to the complete incompetence of the campus cop.
The fact that he's no longer employed in that capacity is good for everyone who goes to school there.
I don't feel bad whatsoever for the hardass campus cop, but the college guy was a douche, and should've made more of an effort to be entertaining if he was going to leak a 6 minute video on youtube
good for this kid. Gotta get the criminals in uniform on tape if you want anythign done about violations of civil rights.


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ERIC BOEHLERT/Media Matters for America
Raise your hand if you thought conservatives would respond to President Obama's convincing re-election victory by lashing out at voters and the country as a whole, denouncing the presidential pick as the act of a greedy, lazy nation.
Well, that was part of Sean Hannity's media message yesterday, as the Obama basher tried to make sense of the president's surprisingly easy victory on Tuesday. Having spent the last four years smearing and denouncing the president with every passing breath on the radio and on Fox News, Hannity was faced with the humiliating reality that most voters paid him no mind.
"Americans, you get the government you deserve," the talker told listeners yesterday, his words dripping with contempt. "And it pains me to say this, but America now deserves Barack Obama."
Hannity wasn't alone in lashing out at voters. The disdain has been completely unvarnished. Perhaps it flows from the fact so many people dismissed the far-right warnings about Obama.
And that's the box the GOP Noise Machine built for itself: During Obama's entire first term they depicted him as a business-hating, class warfare socialist who despises the American way of life.
But if that's true, why did Obama just score his second electoral landslide in four years?
Either 60 million voters just rejected the Noise Machine's endless, and often hysterical, claims about Obama, or all of those voters are part of the socialist problem in our "maker vs. taker" society. Faced with that choice, and refusing to admit their messaging futility, the right-wing media have opted for the latter: Americans are the real problem!
Tens of millions of them.
Never hesitating to question whether they were the ones out of step with the mainstream, and if their Doomsday warnings about the center-left president were too extreme to be taken seriously by most voters, far-right talkers and writers set their sights on the populace and berated the nation for picking the wrong candidate, and for being selfish, thoughtless people on the prowl Tuesday for "free stuff" from their "Santa Claus" government, as Rush Limbaugh put it.
"People feel that they are entitled to things," Bill O'Reilly lamented on Election Day, as he launched a pre-emptive attack on voters. Led by Hispanics, blacks and women, O'Reilly claimed there's a whole country filled with moochers who vote Democratic.
"Put bluntly, the takers outnumber the makers," blogged John Hinderaker.
Have we ever heard such a contemptuous, post-election attack on American democracy?
Voters weren't simply misguided in choosing Obama and the Democratic agenda, we're told they revealed themselves as deeply flawed people. And it wasn't just politicians, partisans or minorities (the usual far-right targets) who were the focus of the wrath. It was tens of millions of Americans, half the voting public for this election, who have been denounced. They are the ones who allegedly fell for Obama's "fruitful political strategy" of "offering" voters a "check" in exchange for their support.
Yes, conservatives blamed the media for Mitt Romney's loss. After the votes were tallied they called forimpeachment and revolution, while continuing to spew insults at Obama. (National Review Online: "A political narcissistic sociopath"; "a skillful demagogue.") They also blamed the weather and a popularRepublican governor, denouncing Chris Christie as "gelatinous clown."
But probably the most startling response was the decision to blame Americans. To blame democratic participants for endorsing Obama's alleged brand of give-away socialism. (i.e Auto bailouts, health insurance, unemployment, etc.)
The lashing out didn't come as a complete surprise given the awkward reckoning that awaited the right-wing media on Election Day: How were they going to explain Obama's re-election if they'd spent the previous four years portraying him a un-American? Why would Obama be able to capture virtually every swing state if, as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh have claimed, the president hates America?
The gulf between the right-wing portrayal of Obama and how he's seen by most Americans has always been enormous. Election Day simply quantified that disconnect and forced his most partisan critics to venture outside their echo chamber and to choose whether they had been wrong about Obama, or if the voters had been.
Verdict: The voters had been wrong. So wrong, in fact, that they'd instantly turned America into "the shallowest country in the history of man."
Limbaugh substitute Mark Steyn complained this week on Fox & Friends that "there's nothing compassionate or humanitarian about saying, as they do in Greece, I got mine and I don't care if it bankrupts the state." He claimed that's what American voters did on Tuesday.
And Fox News' Eric Bolling bemoaned America's choice: "I have to sit back and go, Americans -- 50 percent of people who voted, voted for more of that?" Shorter Fox News: What is wrong with these people?
On and on the whining has gone, as conservatives turned their anger on everyday voters and citizens, mocking them as lazy hangers-on.
Writing at Vanity Fair, James Wolcott noted the GOP's jarring about-face:
Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue....The Average American turns out to be a dumb patsy fattened up for the slaughter by too much government cheese and other freebies.
Obama's victory represents a clear rebuttal of the conservative media. Outlets could have marked the occasion with some actual introspection. Instead, its leaders embraced two hallmarks of the movement: personal attacks and a refusal to take responsibility for their actions.


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A NSW SES spokesman said the service was preparing ''for a fairly wild night'', as ex- tropical cyclone Oswald reaches the Illawarra.
The storm front is slowing down and is now expected later than previously predicted - arriving either late tonight or early on Tuesday, rather than from about 5pm this evening.
Neale Fraser, a meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology, said that was bad news for northern NSW as it means the storm will linger over the area, dumping more rain.
However, as the storm hits the Illawarra, it will speed up and head towards the sea. So the region will still get hit with heavy rains and strong winds but they will pass relatively quickly.
The predictions for the regions are between 100 and 150ml of rain and winds reaching speeds of up to 100km/h.
That's why, despite the news that the storm will pass the region quicker than up north, NSW SES spokesman Phil Campbell said the service was gearing up with plenty of volunteers on standby.
''It looks like it's going to be a fairly wild night,'' Mr Campbell said.
''With the predicted 100km/h winds, once you get over 90 to 100km/h that causes quite a bit of property damage and brings down power lines.''
Mr Campbell said the SES was expecting to rescue some people who are affected by flash-flooding, as areas of the Illawarra were flood-prone and water running down the escarpment can amplify the problem.


text: A family practice physician at the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics was recently recognized for taking good care of one of his young patients. Dr. Dan Rowley treated Charlee Heffron of Knoxville who came into the hospital after breaking her arm on the playground at school. Despite initial skepticism, when asked what she thought of her doctor, the first grader stated "I really like him". Charlee, along with her parents Jim and Genni recognized Dr. Rowley with a Heart of Gold. The Heart of Gold Program honors health providers and staff for their hard work when patients, family, friends or co-workers make a donation to the hospital foundation in their honor.


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TRENTON — Rasheed Wallace got the points he needed yesterday, then concentrated on getting the win he wanted more.
Wallace, the 6-foot-1 senior guard, became Trenton High's all-time leading boys basketball scorer by scoring 24 points, but it was the defense he played in the last quarter, which helped the Tornadoes get their revenge against Notre Dame with a 70-57 win at a packed Tornado Alley.
Wallace tied former record holder Lew Hill (Class of 1971) with a free throw with 1:52 left in the first half, but had to wait until he drained a 3-pointer with 6:45 left in the third quarter to take sole possession of Trenton's all-time mark. He finished the game with 1,107 points.
"I didn't think I would get it so quick," Wallace said of his accomplishment. "Since I've been playing for (head coach) Greg Grant, I've been scoring a lot easier."
There was an outside chance that both Wallace and Notre Dame six-foot senior guard Isaiah Johnson would become the leading scorers for their respective schools on the same night. Through three quarters, that appeared to be a good possibility. After Johnson made a basket and was fouled with 3:50 left in the third quarter, he recorded his 19th point. However, after missing the free throw, Johnson was held scoreless the rest of the way with Wallace doing most of the hard work to keep from having to share the night.
"I wanted to shut him down because I wanted to win badly," Wallace said. "I had to do what I had to for the team to get this win."
Even without any more points from Johnson, who has 1,439 points on his career, eight behind 2002 grad Sean Cooke, the school leader, the Irish made what started as a blowout into a three-point game when Nazier Chew (10 points) scored on a fastbreak with 4:12 left to get the visitors as close as 53-50 in the fourth quarter. But even a high-flying alley-oop slam by Josh Williams (11 points) with 2:10 remaining could not save Notre Dame because it did not do the one thing it needed to do most down the stretch — stop Wallace.
With Trenton desperately clinging to what remained of what once had been a 21-point lead, Wallace took the game over. His eight consecutive points in the middle of the fourth quarter put the visitors in a 59-50 hole with 3:24 remaining after Wallace knocked away a loose ball between Chew and Johnson. As both Irish players fell to the floor, Wallace raced ahead for a breakaway layup.
"With the score at 47-42, four times we got the ball back, then turned it over," ND head coach Bob Turco said. "Our offense beat our defense tonight."
As much as they wanted Wallace to get his points, the Tornadoes made it obvious they wanted the win from the get-go as they raced to a 29-8 lead after the first 8:25. With big men Brandon George and Daquan Hargrove balancing the attack with 14 and 13 points, respectively, and Wallace's backcourt mate Shaquan Worthy scoring 13 more, Trenton was able to withstand the Irish's surge and avenge their 64-63 loss at ND back on Jan. 15. All the while, the Tornadoes and their fans took equal time to honor Wallace as the school's new top scorer.
Chew 4-2-10, O'Keefe 1-0-2, IJohnson 6-5-19, JWilliams 5-1-11, Harris 0-2-2, Metz 1-0-2, Preston 4-0-8, Lafferty 1-0-2, Ricci 0-1-1. Totals: 22-11-57.
Hargrove 5-3-13, SWorthy 4-4-13, Shelton 0-4-4, Wallace 10-3-24, George 5-4-14, Ingrahm 1-0-2, EBell 0-0-0, Gulley 0-0-0. Totals: 25-18-70.
Notre Dame (17-3) 8 16 18 15 — 57
Trenton (14-3) 27 16 18 15 — 70
3-point goals-ND: IJohnson 2; T: SWorthy, Wallace.


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Lindenwood University is the winner of the 2002 Sears Directors' Cup, the prestigious award presented annually by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.
The beautiful Waterford Crystal trophy was presented Saturday in a ceremony just prior to the Lindenwood's Homecoming football game against Graceland University at 1:45 p.m.
The Lions ended a five-year reign in the NAIA by Simon Fraser University (B.C.), which finished third.
Lindenwood won its first Sears Directors' Cup by posting 704.5 points, 23.5 points ahead of runner-up Oklahoma City University. A national championship in men's wrestling sparked the Lions' triumph, and six other teams finished in the NAIA top 10. These included women's golf (3rd), men's outdoor track and field (3rd), men's soccer (5th), women's soccer (5th), men's swimming (6th) and women's swimming (6th). The Lions scored points in five men's sports and the maximum of six women's sports.
Developed as a joint effort between USA TODAY and NACDA, the Sears Directors' Cup program is the only all-sports competition that recognizes the institution in each of the four categories with the best overall athletics program. The Sears Directors' Cup is part of the Sears Collegiate Champions program which annually awards more than 2,200 conference and sport champion trophies and a quarter-of-a-million dollars in academic scholarships.
Through the Sears Directors' Cup program, Sears and NACDA annually award $100,000 in postgraduate academic scholarships. Five $5,000 scholarships in each division assist students who support their institution's athletics departments, including team managers, athletics trainers, band members, cheerleaders, assistant coaches, sports information assistants, facility staff and academic support personnel.
For each category, four outstanding recipients are selected by a nationwide nomination process, administered by NACDA, while the fifth recipient is a student at the institution that wins the Sears Directors' Cup.
Sears and NACDA also awarded each of the second through fifth place institutions in all four divisions with Sears Directors' Cup plaques, commemorating their program's dedication to athletics greatness. This year's runner-up institutions in the NAIA include: Oklahoma City, Simon Fraser, Azusa Pacific University (Calif.), and Malone College (Ohio).


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MONDAY, July 15, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. National Cancer Institute scientists have generated an extensive data set of cancer-related genetic variations to help researchers better understand how cancer responds to drugs and can resist treatment.
"To date, this is the largest database worldwide, containing 6 billion data points that connect drugs with genomic variants for the whole human genome across cell lines from nine tissues of origin, including breast, ovary, prostate, colon, lung, kidney, brain, blood and skin," said Dr. Yves Pommier, chief of the NCI's Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology.
"We are making this data set public for the greater community to use and analyze," Pommier said.
The research is published July 15 in the journal Cancer Research.
Opening this data set to researchers will expand understanding of the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer, Pommier said in a journal news release.
"This comes at a great time, because genomic medicine is becoming a reality, and I am very hopeful this valuable information will change the way we use drugs for precision medicine," Pommier said.
The researchers conducted whole-exome sequencing of the NCI-60 human cancer cell line panel, which is a collection of 60 human cancer cell lines, and generated a comprehensive list of cancer-specific genetic variations.
Preliminary studies conducted by the NCI team indicate that the data set could dramatically improve understanding of the relationships between specific cancer-related genetic variations and drug response, which will accelerate the development of new drugs.
The NCI-60 human cancer cell line panel is used extensively by cancer researchers to discover new anti-cancer drugs.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about cancer.


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YORK, PA – York College men's basketball guard Kevin Whaley (Dover, Pa./Dover) has earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2010-11 Honors Court as announced by the organization on Monday.
The program recognizes players that are either junior or seniors and have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the end of the 2010-11 academic year. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have matriculated one year at their current institution and must play on a member NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA school.
Whaley is a business administration major and boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.40 for the Spartans. He is a two-time member of the CAC All-Academic squad while he has also has earned two berths on the York College Athletic Honor Roll.
Whaley finished his second year in the Green and White earning his second All-CAC accolade as he was named a first-teamer in 2010-11. He finished the season averaging 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. Whaley shot 40.6% from the floor, 35.2% from three and 82.1% from the free throw line. He led the team in scoring in 14 games as he reached double figures in 22 of his 26 contests. Whaley reached 20 points or more in eight games including a career-high 29 points in the January 19 win at Stevenson.
Whaley finished his two-year Spartan career with 852 points in 52 games, good for an average of 16.4 points, while he also recorded 192 rebounds, 162 assists, 37 blocked shots, 91 steals, and 102 three point field goals.
He finished his senior year ranked second in the CAC in scoring, tied for fourth in three-point field goals made, first in free throws made and fourth in free throws attempted, fourth in free throw percentage, sixth in assists, seventh in steals, and seventh in blocked shots.
Whaley was the only Capital Athletic Conference men's basketball player to earn the NABC honor.


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The end of the world – how powerful a concept is apocalypse?
From a historical perspective, 'Christian' attempts to pinpoint the date of Jesus' return have always made us look bizarre and ridiculous, not least the supposed 'end times predictions' of 2011.
However, this is surely not to say that we should never discuss the concept of disaster-apocalypse. In the collective consciousness, there is increasing awareness of the potential for everything to implode.
A nuclear exchange in 2012 is not impossible. The finance system could go in many directions. And not in a good way. These are strange days, and many Westerners, younger people at least, have never before witnessed such uncertainties. 2011 had the highest catastrophe-related worldwide losses in history – $350 billion – says Richard Ward, chief executive of Lloyd's of London. (And this does not represent the total cost, merely the insured cost. Rebuilding cost for Japan alone may be as high as $600 billion. Indirect costs to worldwide economies, even before factoring in banking crises, are huge.)
Apocalypse is a widely-used background to many books and movies (e.g. Day After Tomorrow, Day of the Triffids, A.I., Armageddon, Nausicaa and more.)
Post-apocalyptical artwork is also common – check these. Similar artwork was painted in the 19th century, although more grounded in a religious worldview. I have certainly been profoundly moved by the force of John Martin's The Great Day of His Wrath in the Tate Gallery (photo above).
Who else, apart from followers of Jesus, has a counter-balancing practical message of hope in the face of such trouble?
The Mayan Calendar issue
You may not be aware that in the wider world, many people who loosely hold to New Age or alternative spiritualities (and also Hinduism), give some credence to December 2012 being the end of the Mayan Calendar, which they think may usher in huge change or calamity. Check the vast online speculation about this.
Huge numbers of people are conducting Google searches using variations of will the world end in 2012. Most of these current top-20 search results are credible news reports or sensible refutations. One result is a full-on approach by a well-known evangelist. Two are non-Christian and totally wacky.
I suggest that apocalypse can be an appropriate conversation starter (online and offline), if only we can avoid formulaic religious jargon, dates and over-claim, and engage sanely with people in secular, even perhaps New Age, terminology. And without trying to slot every world event into a biblical timetable – something that Christians have repeatedly and incorrectly done since 1000 AD.
The concept of unexpected disaster is also going to be a focus for 2012 in the shape of the Titanic sinking centenary. This also presents a ready-made parable and conversation starter we can use.
What do you think? Please add your thoughts using the comment link below.
If you would like to ask questions about why God allows disaster, or if you have other concerns, go here.
Photo credit: The Great Day of His Wrath (Tate Gallery) | Pleroma/Flickr | Creative Commons
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The National Rifle Association, a touchstone for gun-rights advocates in the national debate about gun control, is putting its name on the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
The NRA 500 will be the name of the race scheduled for April 13 at the 1.5-mile track, part of a one-year deal announced Monday by speedway president Eddie Gossage.
"This isn't a political platform. This is a sports marketing opportunity," Gossage said. "Demographically, it's a perfect match."
The NRA sponsored a NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Atlanta last September, the "NRA American Warrior 300."
Gossage said this a one-year title sponsorship agreement with the NRA. He said that the track normally signs three-year deals with title sponsors, but that the NRA has options for the following seasons. He said the NRA approached the track last fall about a deal, but that it was not finalized until last week.
The announcement was made during Media Day at Texas Motor Speedway, where drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Travis Pastrana and James Buescher met with reporters to promote the race weekend.
In a video message, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said, "The NRA 500 is the latest announcement in the long history of a growing partnership between the NRA, Speedway Motorsports and the NASCAR community."
Gossage expressed no concern about any potential negative effects from associating itself with a controversial organization.
Texas Motor Speedway said the NRA has contributed more than $500,000 to the track's Texas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. is the owner of TMS.
"I think it's great. I mean, the NRA is our core fan base," Stenhouse Jr. said. The NRA 500 is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 13, a Saturday prime-time start that makes it the season's first night race.


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I'm very excited to say that Surreal Memphis Blue
went to No. 1 in the Blues genre, and at no. 2 -
Big Belly Blues. They held that position all day
Christmas Eve and all of Christmas day - at
www.acidplanet.com - there's a fair amount of
competition there, so we are pretty pleased about
I'm so very proud and happy to say that our CD has
been getting really nice comments. Everyone who
has bought a copy has asked for more!!! Now I call
that really nice feedback.
On the positive note still, I was delighted to
hear that our Canadian distributer, Bent Music,
has set up a page for the CD.
I've been mailing out copies to any radio station
that expresses an interest (no unsolicited
mailouts!) so right now we out in Denmark, Spain,
Croatia, Belgium, the U.S. of A., Australia, Japan
and Canada .....pretty keen
Yay! Just got an email from The Song of the Year
contest that Christmas Shopping Blues was awarded
Runner Up status in the October contest.
We just got a lovely review at a French site
called Blues Again
Here's a translation to English if you don't
understand French:
Although recorded in the studio, the atmosphere
that emerges from this disc gives the impression
of a club session. One where the cozy atmosphere
makes you want to linger a long time. The general
tone is casual. The blues is there, but depending
on the track, it takes a jazzy tone, complemented
with a touch of folk, echoes of bluegrass, rock
and more exotic, pulsating rhythms . No wonder
that when we know that before this joint venture
each member of the group evolved into one or other
of these worlds. The sound is clear, the
atmosphere is warm, the voices are pleasant and
you let yourself be lulled from one fun song to
another. The band is comprised of Louise Peacock
on vocals, Tony Quarrington on guitars, mandolin,
percussion, and vocals, Tony Laviola on bass and
background vocals and Terry Martell on drums.
Surreal Memphis Blue signals the birth of the
band, with Louise Peacock and Tony Laviola already
working together since 2007, then joined by Tony
Quarrington in January 2009, and in April 2009
they were joined by Terry Martell to enter the
studio and record original 15 tracks, the
production of which is well worth the final
Cyril Harris
Deep Fryed
Kimmy B
Fat, Happy
and Blue
Davies Dawn
-- Future


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As the process that regulates the evaluation of risk and the subsequent approval of GMOs in the United States is changed to further favor genetically modified crops, Monsanto is working on bringing GMO seeds to the home vegetable garden....
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people' where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food...
1. THE "LABEL GMOs" CAMPAIGN: Big Pesticide, Food Companies Spend Millions to Fight Honest Food Labels http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2410023720/big-pesticide-food-companies-spend-millions-to-fight-honest-food-labels
2. Seed Monopolies and GMOs... The Biotech Cartel End Game ... the point of no return http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2606416839/seed-monopolies-and-gmos-the-biotech-cartel-end-game-the-point-of-no-return
3. THE SEED PATENT GAME: Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? - Scientific American http://ow.ly/e5Uy8
4. WATCH "Seeds of Freedom" - A Landmark Film http://ow.ly/e5UNU
5. WATCH "Seeding Deep Democracy" - Vandana Shiva http://ow.ly/e5UPt
6. Seeds Of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies http://ow.ly/e5UR2
7. Seeds & Genetic Diversity | ETC Group http://ow.ly/e5UST
8. Reclaiming the seed: The First Link In The Food Chain http://ow.ly/e5UUf
9. The Global Chemical Biotech Cartel - An unprecedented power over world agriculture http://ow.ly/e5UZD
10. The "Monsanto Rider": Is the Biotech Agricultural Cartel About to Gain Immunity from Federal Law? http://ow.ly/e5VnP
11. Seed Banks Contain Memory, But Not Enough Against GMOs http://ow.ly/e5VD0
The Global Chemical Biotech Cartel - An unprecedented power over world agriculture and human health http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1716244040/the-global-chemical-biotech-cartel-an-unprecedented-power-over-world-agriculture-and-human-health


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Hey everyone,
Many of you will likely have noticed that its been awhile since weve released new content for Runway Life. It is with sadness that I must announce that we have officially wrapped up all content for Runway Life. Runway Lifes existing content will still be available to play, we just will not be releasing new content for the foreseeable future. We want to thank everyone for the time and dedication you have put into playing Runway Life and making the community the amazing place that it has been.
Its important to note that we are not shutting the game down, though we will be reducing the size of the team to allocate resources to our other games. What this means it that everyone will still be able to play the game if you already have it. Well also be sure to help with getting you all started in some of our other live games if there are any of our other live games you are interested in. Well also be sure to let you know if we make any additional changes to the game going forward.
Its been an honor working together with you all to provide the content for everyone the past few years! Please let us know if you have any questions.


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In the blockbuster film "Gravity," astronauts became stranded, floating in orbit after "space junk" hit their mission at a heart-racing speed. While the film is more science fiction than fact, there are huge concerns about all the debris in the Earth's orbit, and how that could affect satellite systems.
Sixty years of activity in space have resulted in about 500,000 pieces of space debris. The detritus ranges from left-over pieces of rockets to a glove that an astronaut dropped in 1965. All of that material has the potential to collide with the 1,100 satellites over the Earth.
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing Friday on how to monitor and reduce the space junk. The Air Force is expected to award a contract in the next few weeks for a "Space Fence." The fence isn't really a fence. It's a radar system that projects a wall of energy into space to track all the bits of junk floating around.
The Air Force shut down its old space fence last year, citing budget concerns. The new fence, expected to come online in 2019, would be even more powerful, with the ability to track objects 5 centimeters in size and larger.
Brian Weeden, an expert on space junk and technical adviser with the Secure World Foundation, testified at the hearing. He said another concern is getting rid of all the junk in space. But it isn't easy.
"You can imagine a city bus that has been undergoing extreme heat and cold changes for decades, also being imposed with hard radiation, and it's probably very fragile and brittle. And it's got a bunch of explosive fuel in it. And it's spinning. Now — go grab it," Weeden tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.
Weeden said under a best case scenario, up to ten pieces of the largest debris would be removed from space a year. But he said the better plan would be to ensure that we have a more sustainable approach to space travel, so we leave less junk behind going forward.
- Brian Weeden, technical adviser with the Secure World Foundation. He is an expert in space junk and testified at Friday's House hearing on space traffic management called: "How to Prevent a Real Life 'Gravity.'"
It's HERE AND NOW.
Today on Capitol Hill, lawmakers held a hearing on something that will sound familiar if you've seen the movie "Gravity."
AMY WARREN: (As Explorer Captain) Ready to receive.
GEORGE CLOONEY: (As Matt Kowalski) Houston, elaborate.
ED HARRIS: (As Mission Control) Debris from the missile strike has caused a chain reaction hitting other satellites and creating new debris. Traveling faster than a high speed bullet up towards your altitude. All copy?
CLOONEY: (As Matt Kowalski) Copy all.
HOBSON: In the movie, a field of space junk takes out space vehicles and astronauts, and that was fiction, of course. But the issue of space debris is real, and Congress is considering funding a new space fence to monitor all of it. For more on that, Brian Weeden, space junk expert with the Secure World Foundation joins us. He testified at today's hearing. Brian, welcome to HERE AND NOW.
BRIAN WEEDEN: Glad to be here.
HOBSON: Well, first of all, you say what happened in "Gravity" is pure science fiction, right? That's not realistic?
WEEDEN: Well, there is a kernel of truth there. The growing amount of space debris does present a threat to spacecraft and satellites in orbit. And we have seen collisions between objects in orbit. The part where they departed from reality into what makes a good dramatic movie was how quick it all happened. And then the devastating aftereffect was then created for a very entertaining movie plot.
HOBSON: Okay. Well, how much junk really is up there right now?
WEEDEN: At the moment, there are a little over 1100 active working satellites that provide a whole bunch of benefits down here on Earth. Alongside those satellites, there are an estimated half a million pieces of space debris that are the leftover remnants from the last 60 years of our activities in space.
HOBSON: And they're all moving very fast.
WEEDEN: Absolutely. They could be moving as fast as, you know, 10 kilometers per second, which equates to somewhere around 25,000 miles an hour.
HOBSON: And up until last year, there was this thing that we called a space fence that goes back to the Cold War. Tell us a little bit about the previous space fence, and then I want to hear about what is coming soon.
WEEDEN: Sure. The U.S. military operates a global network of tracking sensors that are largely make up of radars and optical telescopes. These are located around the world, and the military uses them to track not only all the satellites, but a good portion of all that debris in orbit. And the main purpose of all of this is to help protect satellites against threats, both natural and manmade threats.
One of these sensors was known as the space fence, and it was a series of installations strung out across the entire southern United States from the West Coast all the way to the East Coast. And it projected a wall of radar energy up into space. And anything passing through that radar wall would generate a return, and then you could know if something went through and you could generate a track for those objects.
Late last summer, early last fall, the U.S. Air Force made a decision to shut down that space fence in part because of budget constraints, but also because they were really interested in making a case to buy a new one.
HOBSON: Well, tell us about the new one and how it's different from the old one.
WEEDEN: First of all, it's not going to be located in the U.S. It's going to be located in the middle of Pacific Ocean at a place called Kwajalein Atoll, which is where the Air Force and the U.S. military already have a number of sensors and facilities. That puts it closer to the equator, which puts it in a little bit better position to track certain kinds of objects in orbit.
HOBSON: Hum.
WEEDEN: The really big change is that they plan to have this new fence be able to track much small objects than they can currently track. At the moment, the Air Force's network is limited tracking things bigger than about 10 centimeters or about four inches in size. That's only about 23,000 objects out of that half million.
HOBSON: Brian, let's back up and talk about the problem.
WEEDEN: Sure.
HOBSON: Because even if we can track these objects, there are still clearly a lot of things up there that could run into each other and could cause problems, and we're sending more stuff up all the time. Are we putting too much into space?
WEEDEN: No, because the active satellites that we get value from are still a very small portion of it. And they do provide some amazing services, everything from GPS that helps us navigate to satellite TV and global communications to everything we know about the Earth's weather and be able to predict weather forecasting. And also studying climate and understanding the Earth itself.
The vast majority of all of that comes from satellites. So they do provide incredible value.
HOBSON: Sure. But there are a lot of them up there and they sometimes run into each other.
WEEDEN: Well, so it's more about the satellites running into all this leftover debris. And so the question is how can we use space more responsibility into the future. And that means, you know, in our future activities, doing them in a way that generates less debris, and then figuring out how it is we're going to deal with this existing legacy problem.
HOBSON: So how do we do that?
WEEDEN: It's really challenging when you start thinking about removing things from space. You can imagine a city bus that has been undergoing extreme heat and cold changes for decades also being imposed with hard radiation, and it's probably very fragile and brittle. And it's got a bunch of explosive fuel in it, and it's spinning.
HOBSON: That's a problem.
WEEDEN: Now, go grab it. And by the way, there are hundreds of those. So on one hand it's a very difficult engineering problem, but they're making some progress on some ideas. It's not going to be possible to remove it all.
HOBSON: Brian, just give us the stakes here. For us, right here on Earth, if something crashes into a satellite, is it just that HBO goes out or are those consequences bigger?
WEEDEN: That honestly really depends what the satellite is. You mentioned something like HBO. Those satellites are actually located 36,000 kilometers or 22,000 miles above the earth. That is far above where the worst debris is.
The worst debris is concentrated between 800 and 1,000 kilometers or around, you know, 600 miles, somewhere in that region. That's where the worse debris is. And what's really there are a lot of weather satellites, imagery satellites that provide more of like public services and public benefits.
And the concern is not that there's going to be an event that suddenly takes out some massive capability. It's actually the increasing costs. Some people made the comparison between this and climate change, in a way, in that we have to deal with something now that's going to cost us money now to potentially avoid bigger costs in the future.
HOBSON: Which is for climate change has been a very hard case to make, for a lot of people.
WEEDEN: Absolutely. Absolutely. And the two are not completely analogous but there is enough of a similarity there that we're seeing some of the same challenge on the space debris side.
HOBSON: So when could a new space fence be up and running?
WEEDEN: The Air Force plans to award the contract to one of the two companies that bid on it sometime very, very soon. Once that's awarded, they've said that the new space fence will be up and running sometime around 2019.
HOBSON: Brian Weeden, technical advisor with the Secure World Foundation. He testified at today's House hearing on space traffic management. It was called "How to Prevent a Real Life 'Gravity'." Brian, thanks so much.
WEEDEN: You're welcome.
HOBSON: And you're listening to HERE AND NOW.
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Cognitile - by Express Media
Cognitile is a new twist on the maze/puzzle genre. Draw a path to the goal on your touch screen, but be careful since what could be a safe grid tile on one move might be a deadly trap on the next!
Numerous hazards are present in Cognitile levels including crumbling tiles, fire or poison traps, snakes and falling boulders. The game's core mechanic involves a "move counter", where passing from one tile to another is considered 1 move. Each hazard is designed to trigger at various stages of the move counter, and may reset itself to a safe tile a few moves later. At the beginning of each level before they can draw the path, the player is shown the exact sequence of hazards. Once the preview is complete, the tiles reset and the objective of the game is to plan a safe route from the start to the goal from memory.
- Challenge yourself by playing through the 60 official levels with scaling difficulty
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And who will be shipping them? Last year, they claimed TVs with Ubuntu TV would be shipping by the end of the year and that never happened.
It's quite telling that my initial reaction to this article was, "I wonder how KDE Plasma Active runs on mobiles..."
Personally, I far prefer Debian's take on KDE to Kubuntu's.
Every single article about an iPhone, a Windows phone, or even half the ones about Android phones all include the same responses. You will always find "what we need is a real Linux phone!" in the coments, and it will always be marked +5: Insightful.
Well, here it is, a real Linux phone, and as the cynics warned, now the line is "it should be compiled off of Mint" or some variant thereof.
They never intend to be a big player, as best as I can tell, merely another option for corporate phones that don't end up being play things with untrustworthy software installed.
I think another option in the market is a good idea. Google is getting a bit too big for their britches and the carriers have way too much control of what you can do with your own phone.
We don't all run Apple or Microsoft computers, so why should we run only Apple or Google phones?
We don't all run Apple or Microsoft computers, so why should we run only Apple or Google phones?
I thought Open Source was the motivator on the desktop. Which, you have with Android. Eh, I just don't see the point of another choice [wikipedia.org].
I'm interested, though I'll probably get what I want when Jolla releases their handsets later this year. I'm completely uninterested in platforms like iOS that serve Apple more than the user, or Android where entire wheels are reinvented for the sole purpose of catering to the laze and malfeasance in pretty much every handset vendor and US carrier today.
I'm not sure what new-shiney Ubuntu brings to the smartphone table
The ability to use a single codebase, in any language, to run on your desktop AND on your phone?
The ability to use a single codebase, in any language, to run on your desktop AND on your phone?
I think you misunderstood. He asked what *Ubuntu* brings to the smartphone table.
Or if you are unaware, your UI on Ubuntu phone will need to be in QML to be usable. So you don't get a choice.
And before you claim "you can still use other blah blah blah", you can on Android as well. I can write C++/QT and have it run on desktop and Android today (or python, or perl, or scala, or javascript, or whatever). It just sucks on Android, just like all those desktop apps are going to suck on Ubuntu Smartphone.
Any Linux program runs on Android as well. The problem is when you leave the realm of "Linux program" and start writing *useful* apps which need more than a kernel.
And FYI, there is a *MASSIVE* difference between "runs" and "usable". *None* of your existing GNU/Linux desktop apps will be usable on a smartphone. Not a single one. There are zero existing apps for Ubuntu smartphone. Apps will need to start a new UI basically from scratch.
The ability to use a single codebase, in any language, to run on your desktop AND on your phone?
So Ubuntu brings to the table what Microsoft has brought to the table for about a decade? Interesting strategy. And look how well it's worked for Microsoft!
Really? is that what you think? So you could take a binary from XP and run on CE? How about from Windows 8 and RT?
Let me help you out -- no and no.
That's exactly like what Ubuntu is striving for except that it's exactly the opposite.
ubuntu is a debian derivative, so applicable.
Nearly everything available on x86 is available on ARM, MIPS, Alpha, PPC, Sparc, etc. with Debian.
I run Debian on my phone (both a full version in a chroot, and natively a debian derivative, maemo [n900]), and on four different arm boards (three different SOCs), one PPC, a Sparc system, as well as two AMD64 boxes (this list is from home; a lot more quantity / diversity at work).
So, yeah. nearly everything on your x86 Debian derived ubuntu box will run (with no e
Really? is that what you think? So you could take a binary from XP and run on CE? How about from Windows 8 and RT?
The incompatability between ARM and x86 affects both Ubuntu and Microsoft. Ubuntu is not magic.
At any rate, it seems you don't know what the word "codebase" means. It refers to source, not binaries.
You're joking with this post, right? How will an Ubuntu Phone run x86/x86_64 binaries?
Maybe this thing could be good for hackability and we could put another distro on it, like maybe a close Maemo relative?
I'm an android user, but only because I hate the rest. that said, I'm not at all in love with android, its design, its 'usability' and its poor app and o/s stability.
more choices is better and if you don't like apple or android, what are your options? dumb phones?
bring on more choices. I'd be happy to drop android for another. I have no dog in this fight but the usability issues I have with android make it a frustration exercise most of the time for me.
between Droid and iPhone, I'm not sure what new-shiney Ubuntu brings to the smartphone table.
Unlike an iPhone, you don't have to hack into your expensive new smartphone in order to use applications that have been deemed too powerful for the average user, or to access the filesystem.
Unlike Android, you can be confident that if you turn off the online search, your phone will not send lots of data about you to the world-champion data-miners.
I have been waiting a long time for something like this.
Unlike Android, you can be confident that if you turn off the online search, your phone will not send lots of data about you to the world-champion data-miners.
Oh really? [markshuttleworth.com] Face it, any corporate sponsored endeavor looking to compete with Google is going to resort to some of these tactics to extract profit since their ability to actually charge for the product itself is pretty well tanked. I will say I'm perfectly willing to believe Android can be easily outdone in terms of UI functionality (hell, Palm did it with WebOS). App and manufacturer ecosystem is going to be a severely uphill battle. Canonical's past announcements have left plenty of room to doubt the v
Ubuntu on PCs isn't the holy grail of desktop computing, and between Droid and iPhone, I'm not sure what new-shiney Ubuntu brings to the smartphone table. Does that make me a bad person?
I and many others like to complain about Ubuntu. There's plenty to complain about. Unity. Walyand. Pulseaudio back in the day. Eyewateringly complex and slow system scripts. Bizarre packaging fetishes. Weird patches on programs. Etc.
But basically we love to complain. And the complaints about ubuntu, while legitimate are min
If you're announcing a phone this far in advance, it will be obsolete by the time it ships.
is a concern of mine, is this going to be open source? if not there is no reason to purchase such a joke.
my 50+ years of life and 30+ yrs of computing shows that PHB's use exchange and the engineers use regular old email (wanted to say sendmail, but we have gotton beyond that, right?)
Many companies like to use Exchange for e-mail and calendar functions. Given that, having it integrate on your smart phone is important.
You can argue all you like that companies shouldn't do that, they do, and that is what matters.
I'm not even sure what "seamless Exchange access" means. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Exactly - and the Ubuntu vendors are probably not going to install an unremovable version of Exchange. Instead, they're going to install an unremovable version of GoGolf, and Amazon Shopping.
Well, my employer is a 100K seat global Exchange shop, and I don't "allow" it on my phone even though its WinMob 6.5 can do it just fine (unlike newer versions), and the corp IT policy allows it on that and on iPhone and Android 2.2+. My problems are that such access requires a too--cumbersome password (not just a 4-digit PIN), and quick lock timeout, plus the fact that about 85% of the email I get is "corporate spam" I have no use for (use lots of Outlook filters to send straight to trash, but most only r
Just FYI, on Android there's Bitcoin Wallet [f-droid.org]. Free software.
Don't install any bloatware and don't lock the bootloader or the SIM.
I have Hackers Keyboard installed on android for just that reason.
It's android 2.3 (Gingerbread) keyboard, but with all of the keys (including under the Fn menu F-keys, SysRq Num Lock etc.
It's a touch small, but usable on a phone (I only switch to it when using SSH because of this). It offers easy keyboard swapping too.
'You can share Windows apps to the phone desktop,' said Mr. Shuttleworth
He said that? What did he actually mean to say, do you suppose? Hopefully something which even vaguely makes sense.
Probably means it comes with the vnc (and/or tightvnc and/or rdesktop) client installed, whereas on my phone and tablet(s) I had to install it.
I find the idea of a "tech phone" with useful preinstalled stuff instead of crapware to be an intriguing idea. No angrybirds or facebook in rom, but gimmie a VNC / rdesktop / ssh client (preferably one that isn't harvesting logins and phoning home with them to the telco mothership). You could carry this to comic extremes like stereotypical techie background and theme instead of the blah they push to the masses.
As someone who has lived and worked in iPhone and Android land since the beginnings, I'm excited to see something new. Don't get me wrong - I like my iPhone and android for what they are - but having the option of getting into the code and fixing the stupid is a great incentive for me to switch.
What exactly is an Ubuntu Phone going to offer that I can't get with an iPhone or Android? Or Win8 Phone or Blackberry, for that matter? Maybe something like this will do well in international markets, as a cheap smartphone alternative or something, but I can't imagine much else.
What exactly is an Ubuntu Phone going to offer that I can't get with an iPhone or Android? Or Win8 Phone or Blackberry, for that matter? Maybe something like this will do well in international markets, as a cheap smartphone alternative or something, but I can't imagine much else.
Well, in the West, the smartphone market is pretty saturated. However, in China and SE Asia there is a huge opportunity for growth. If one were to capture a significant portion of that market, it would be very profitable, assuming one had a business model that was profitable. I'm not sure Ubuntu Phone does. OTOH, the phone manufacture using Ubuntu Phone may very well.
A REAL ssh client for starters. The ones I've seen for Android and iPhone suck so harshly it's hard to quantify. Not only do they not run full screen in a terminal, they don't support port forwarding, remote X, tunelling, socks, etc.
A proper package manager that lets you add your own PRIVATE repositories (and those of your friends, startups, etc).
Proper VPN support.
ALL of the above is available on the n900 that came out over 3 years ago and are still missing from all other mobile operating systems.
sudo apt-get and flash that crashes every 10 seconds
They need to address the needs of the corporate market. If you can make solid phones and have them integrate well into a corporate environment, offering the features corporations needs you are not just another provider, you are solving problems.
Features I think they should have;
Built in remote management features and "Mobile Device Management Software." This is always a top priority and usually a costly solution.
Make it simple to push approved patches, software, and updates. Make it simple to remote wipe an
And when will be installable versions of Ubuntu Mobile for existing phones, and for which ones, besides Galaxy Nexus [androidandme.com]?
I don't think it will be available for the N9, at least, not very soon (nokia drivers) but for (other) popular Android phones it could be released before october.
True. This seems the exact polar opposite of Ubuntu now - they provide software, you provide hardware.
Everyone has several old phones kicking around - if not they're dirt cheap used. A version of Ubuntu that would install on existing hardware would be popular - and build Canonical's business. Then, *if* that was successful, then they could look at producing their own hardware.
But - if they are switching to producing their own hardware - where is the Canonical/Ubuntu laptop?
So for me the interesting idea is all about reducing the number of devices I need to maintain. Whether it is chrome os/android or ubuntu, or whatever, my interest is in having to maintain as few devices as possible.
Right now I have
Windows x64 Box #1: Old workhours/gaming/media desktop, mainly used for torrents, news, and to use Photoshop, etc when necessary.
Windows x64 Box #2: HTPC with Windows Media Center ('free' guide listings, works with cable card premium chans) (also important not to do too much besid
If the latest desktop developments from Ubunut are any indication then I'm betting this phone will feature a standard desktop interface something like Gnome 2.0 or Mate.
A keyboard and mouse will be required to get the best experience
"The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception a neccessity." - Oscar Wilde


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Albany State got a balanced scoring attack but it wasn't enough to defeat Stillman.
Tigers leave HPER Gym with an 81-79 overtime victory over the Rams.
Albany State led 39-35 at half but Stillman came out hot in the second half and built a seven point lead.
Jeren Harris led the Rams with 21 points.
Andrew Covin scored 15.
Albany State men are 1-8 and 0-3 in the SIAC.
The Lady Rams also losing by a basket to Stillman 48-46.
Kedeemya Cooper led the ASU women (3-7, 1-2) with 13 points.
The Albany State teams are on the road at Miles College Saturday.
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First of all a small hello to every Sabayon user
I'm trying to get my Sabayon 13.08 live to boot on my laptop. The video hardvare is a hybrid ati/intel chip.
At boot, Xorg hangs with no display (only a blinking cursor)
Neither, I can boot into console mode as it makes the system hangs as well.
This happens before any partition is mounted so no logs get produced.
The only way I've found so far is booting sabayon in normal mode then switching into a virtual console to get to the login shell as root.
Any help is appreciated. I love gentoo/sabayon so it's important for me to have it installed


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Triangle ABC is a right triangle, with B being the right angle and line CB being the ground. An obtuse triangle is inside triangle ABC. Let's call this obtuse triangle ADC.
The diagram should look something like this:
Suppose angle ACB=24.4 degrees and angle ADB=58.3 degrees, and CB=169 units.
AB should 106.5 units, but how do you solve this? Please explain the steps using sine, cosine and tangent ratios involving a right triangle.
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Wait. Why did they expect a tasteful photo shoot?
"It's gross. I work on those computers every day!" fumed a female student, referring to a shot showing two bra- and panty-clad women climbing over the machines toward an open-mouthed man....If the law school — I emphasize law school — did not impose restrictions when it took Diesel's money then it has nothing to complain about.
The frisky photos, shot last spring, show off the hot bodies of male and female models as they prowl around the library's floors, tables and bookshelves -- while wearing tight-fitting panties bearing various seductive messages.
"We are as shocked and mortified as you must be by these photographs," interim dean Michael Gerber wrote in an e-mail yesterday to students, faculty and staff.
"When the school gave its permission to do the shoot, the school was assured that the photos would be in good taste. They are not.""Assured" "good taste" — that's not specific enough to make me believe Diesel violated a contractual term. The school took Diesel's money and had to know that any advertising for clothing for young adults is likely to involve some display of sexuality. Especially if the scene is a library. That's what I'd expect.
What exactly was the school assured of? The models aren't naked. They've got on underwear. And what is even so gross and shocking about this? Man, Diesel is getting way more great publicity than its stupid underpants deserve. Where did this controversy really start? I'm inclined to suspect that the administration is only shocked* after the fact and only because some students have managed to create the impression that the school might be accused of contributing to a "hostile environment" form of sexual harassment.
As for the young woman who is grossed out that a model in panties writhed in the vicinity of a computer she uses... do you realize how many people type on those things with hands they didn't wash after they went to the bathroom?


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If you're looking for fresh, local seafood, you will have to pay more than you did last year.
The cost of soft shell crabs, blue crabs, and shrimp are all up about 30-percent. And you can pretty much forget about red drum or speckled trout.
Patricia Smith from the Division of Marine Fisheries says crab numbers last year were down 18-percent. Commercial fishermen say this year is even worse. Unfortunately, crab isn't the only problem.
Brenda Fraser, a regular customer at B&J Seafood in James City, loves fresh local shrimp. But with the 30-percent increase in price, she says, "I go with the flow. If it's too high I wait until there is a sale and then I stock up."
Other customers looking for red drum or speckled trout can't stock up.
Smith says last year commercial fishermen exceeded the cap on red drum by 100,000 pounds and can't fish them again until September.
As for the trout, they were cold stunned by our chilly winter and need a chance to reproduce.
Another shortage we're seeing this year is flounder. Commercial fishermen typically catch those fish with gill nets, but the state stopped the use of the nets to prevent fishermen from accidentally catching red drum. Some local waters will be allowed to use the nets starting June 1st.
Other reasons why seafood is more expensive is because of high fuel prices, and fewer commercial fishermen out there catching the fish.


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After the great audience at Three Stages in Folsom, we drove to Chico, CA where we would spend the next few days. The morning after our arrival (Monday), I was up very early at 5am to do WAKE UP CHICO on the local NBC affiliate. Shannon from the venue picked me up at the hotel and we were on our way to the studio. The interview went very well and we were out of the studio by 7am.
Shannon dropped me back at the hotel where I ate breakfast, answered some email, and did a live radio interview for an upcoming show in Arizona. Alan meet me around 9:15am in the lobby. Dan, also from the venue, picked us up for a workshop at Twin Oaks Acute Rehab Facility. We spent 30 minutes working with the therapists, teaching the concepts of "magic therapy." These guys were so much fun! And the fun just continued into the therapy sessions with the clients.
Following the workshop at Twin Oaks, we went back to the hotel, gathered the rest of the team and made our way over to Laxson Auditorium to start loading in the equipment. We never turn down the opportunity to get a jump on set up!
Three shows later, we were loading the equipment back into the truck and making our way to Klamath Falls, OR. Dan DeWayne, the executive director of Chico Performances, sent this email to the office:
'Kevin and Cindy Spencer and their crew were a delight to work with, including during Kevin's exciting outreach work during his visit to the Twin Oaks Acute Care facility here in Chico. His enthusiastic personality and impressive knowledge of occupational and physical therapy worked wonders on both the therapists and patients as he used magic to help them with their rehab and bring smiles to dozens of faces. The Spencers performed two separate youth performances for more than 1,850 area children that were received with enthusiasm and standing ovations from the enthralled students. Kevin Spencers' years of stage craft were evident during the evening performance, mixing wonderful illusions with intimate conversation and story telling that made for a relaxed evening of fun for our family audience. It was a pleasure working with Kevin, Cindy and their excellent crew and the long lines in the lobby waiting for an autograph indicated the audience was pleased with the performance."
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CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii Sports) - The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss (27-25, 25-20, 25-18) to Northwestern State Saturday afternoon at the Dugan Wellness Center. In a back-and-forth battle, the Lady Demons (12-9, 8-1 SLC) controlled the net with seven blocks and snapped the Islanders seven-match winning streak.
Ivy Baresh recorded her 12th double-double of the season with 10 kills and 12 digs to lead the Islanders (14-8, 9-2 SLC). Brianna Brink also collected 10 kills for the Islanders' offense. Senior Logan Bourque tallied her seventh double-double of the season with 33 assists and 10 digs. Shayla Maldonado powered the defense with 20 digs and Hailey King chipped in 12.
The Lady Demons controlled the net with seven blocks and recorded six aces while capitalizing on the Islanders' six service errors. Stacey DiFrancesco led Northwestern State with a match-high 16 kills.
The Islanders and Lady Demons battled in the first set, which featured 15 ties and four lead changes. After Northwestern State evened the set at 11-11 with consecutive points, the Islanders put together a 4-0 run to push ahead 15-11. During the run, Brink tallied three kills. Northwestern State rallied back with four points of their own to knot the set at 15-15. However a 5-1 run by the Lady Demons put the visitors up 20-17. The Islanders followed with two straight points to pull within one but a 4-0 run by Northwestern State forced the Islanders to call their second timeout of the set at 23-19. The Islanders gained some momentum out of the timeout with a 4-0 run, which included two kills by Shaquinn Parker and a kill by Brink. With the set tied at 23-23, both teams rallied back and forth until the Lady Demons captured the first set at 27-25.
In the second set, the Islanders stayed even with the Lady Demons early on until a 4-0 run by Northwestern State gave them a three-point cushion. The Islanders pulled within two on several occasions, but two kills by the Lady Demons and an attacking error by the Islanders pushed the team ahead by five. Parker and Brink followed with a block assist at 22-18, but a 4-1 run by Northwestern State gave the visitors a 25-20 second-set victory.
The Islanders tied seven times with the Lady Demons in the third set, but a 6-0 run by Northwestern State put the Lady Demons up for good at 16-11. The Islanders put a 3-1 run together with a pair of kills by Baresh and kill by Parker to trim the deficit to three. The Lady Demons however pulled away with an 8-4 run to win the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.
The Islanders will head back on the road next week to face Oral Roberts and undefeated Central Arkansas in its final road trip of the season. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will take on Oral Roberts on Thursday, Oct. 24 before traveling to Conway, Ark. to face Central Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 26.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersVB).


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Master Trooper Richie Simmons of the N.C. Highway Patrol high-fives 6-year-old Kaleb who was excited after finding a t-shirt to buy with the $200 allotted for him during the Patrol's 15th Annual Give a Kid a Christmas shopping spree at Walmart on Sunday morning.
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WALTON COUNTY, FL -On Friday, January 25th, in conjunction with the annual Chautauqua Assembly, the Florida Forest Service will be giving away trees to the general public to commemorate Arbor Day.
The trees will be in one-gallon containers and will be free of charge and available from 7 AM til 4 PM at Camp Conservation in the Walton County Fairgrounds parking lot located on Highway 83 North about one mile north of Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs. (DeFuniak Springs is the city where Arbor Day in Florida was originated.)
The types of trees that will be given away this year are Black Cherry, Chalk Maple, Turkey Oak, and Eastern Red Cedar. Please limit one tree per person. (A family of four for example can get 4 trees.)
Foresters with the Florida Forest Service will also be on hand to offer free advice such as planting and care as well.
For more information about the tree give-away, contact Walton County Sr. Forester Rick Bray at (850) - 892-8010.
Florida Forest Service personnel will also have an exhibit inside the fairgrounds also as part of Camp Conservation and the Chautauqua Assembly. The exhibit will be set up all weekend-Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, January 25th, 26th, and 27th. For more information about the Historic Florida Chautauqua Assembly, you can visit www.FloridaChautauquaAssembly.org For more information about the Florida Forest Service, please visit www.floridaforestservice.com
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LAKE IN THE HILLS – Village officials will offer tips for handling property maintenance issues and getting permits for home improvement projects at an open house next week.
The event will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the village's Safety Education Center, 1109 Crystal Lake Road, Lake in the Hills.
Officials from the village's Community Development Department will give a presentation on Lake in the Hill's property maintenance regulations, how to file a complaint, procedures on addressing violations, and how to deal with maintenance issues at foreclosed homes.
"This is a proactive way to educate residents," Dan Olson, director of community development.
Residents will also get a chance to ask questions about home improvement projects and permit requirements. Beverages and snacks will be provided.


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Full Results – Inter-Regional Rumble | Tori Neubauer Invitational
NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton Women's Cross Country team traveled to Ohio to race in the Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College. The Knights, ranked No 21 in the latest USTFCCCA national poll, took third place in the team competition, finishing behind only No. 15 NYU and No. 10 SUNY-Geneseo. Colette Celichowski (Jr./Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) led Carleton with a time of 22:03.3, which ranked sixth overall.
"One of the reasons we decided to travel to this competition was to get out of our region a bit," said Carleton head coach Donna Ricks. "We seem to see the same schools over and over, and I think you get complacent when you race just knowing who you are racing against and who you need to beat all the time.
"I wanted to check out some of the inter-region competition and see how we fared. I feel like we have a strong up-and-coming young team. I think they are going to fare well now as well as in the future. I wanted them to start getting exposure to some other schools. I wanted them to realize that we can compete with them. They did just exactly that."
NYU finished with 72 points followed by SUNY-Geneseo at 118 and Carleton, only three points behind. The Knights bested four nationally-ranked squads—No. 11 Oberlin, No. 27 Case Western, No. 28 Rochester, and No. 31 Elizabethtown—and two other squads receiving votes in the national poll.
In addition to Celichowski, the Knights had two other racers among the top 20 finishers in the field of 294 runners that dealt with pouring rain and cold, muddy conditions. Ruth Steinke (So./Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) captured 12th with a time of 22:15.8, and Winona Rachel (Fy./Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) took 19th with 22:21.3.
Also scoring for Carleton were Shira Kaufman (So./Leverett, Mass./Amherst Regional Academy) in 41st with a 22:48.7 and Kazia Mermal (Fy./Sherman Oaks, Calif/Notre Dame) who ran 22:51.7 for 43rd overall. Sally Donovan (So./Minneapolis, Minn./South) in 51st and Pombie Silverman (Fy./Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West) in 70th rounded out the field for the Knights.
Carleton also sent several runners on a shorter road trip to West Salem, Wis. where they competed in the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse. This portion of the Knights' roster took 16th of 34 teams that included a total of 471 competitors. Shining for this split squad were Sophie Glassford (So./Mishawaka, Ind./Penn) with a 55th place result and Claire Trujillo (Fy./Anchorage, Ala./Grace Christian) who claimed 71st.
The Carleton women will be one of the teams to watch at the MIAC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2. The 2:15 p.m. race will be held at Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn.


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No, not so gentlemen!
IT has been several months since my views were last reflected. However, during my hiatus, I continued to survey the state of Jamaican music and contemplated the observations from industry members on what they deem to be the dire state of affairs.
Based on what I have read, Charles Campbell and Donovan Germain believe in order for Jamaican music to get back on track it will have to change its tune.
Campbell states foreigners are reaping rich benefits from reggae and dancehall, while Jamaican artistes have seemingly lost their way trying to navigate the contours of international commerce.
Campbell says Rihanna has scored big with dancehall- and reggae-inspired hits and cites what he considers to be the success of Pon Di Replay and Man Down as exhibits to support his argument.
This is in fact an interesting analysis for a number of reasons. Rihanna was accused of abandoning her Caribbean roots in order to make her mark internationally. In fact, a recent article in the New Yorker points out that she has not been "heavily invested" in those songs which Charles thinks draw on Jamaican music forms.
True, there are more dancehall and reggae-influenced tracks finding their way into Rihanna's catalogue than previously the case, as the artiste now seems more confident in asserting her Caribbean essence. It might be a stretch, however, to suggest that her repertoire is replete with Jamaican influence.
Implicit in Charles' argument is that Jamaican artistes are unable to enjoy the same levels of success which foreigners are experiencing with reggae and dancehall due to the poor quality of our local musical output.
This position is worthy of further examination.
I am sure Charles will agree that Damian Marley's Affair of the Heart is a classic by any measure, yet it was not significantly represented in any of the major international charts.
If Charles agrees Affairs of The Heart is one of the best songs of 2012 in any genre, then the question must be why did this great song not rise to the top of the Billboard Charts?
We should be careful how we conflate notions of quality and success. We need to ensure we are using the appropriate metrics to determine the value of our cultural products.
One of the real challenge facing Jamaican acts as it relates to international media exposure is the currently low levels of commercial relationships with transnational record labels.
This is not a qualitative issue it is a commercial one. Record labels are far more scrupulous in who they sign today than they were in the past which is largely due to radical changes in the business model, prompted mainly by developments in digital distribution. Record companies are not flushed with cash as they were before.
Record labels are signing fewer artistes of every genre not just reggae. Jamaican artistes may be unattractive to mainstream markets and record labels not because of their music's quality (which is a nebulous concept) but due to the nature of their image. It might not be about what our artiste sing but what they say.
We should also consider that many territories are seeking to grow their domestic reggae industries and, as a result, they are not giving too much exposure to Jamaican acts. As I have said repeatedly, the very success of Jamaican music might be hurting our artistes.
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DENVER (AP) -- A western Colorado family that believed oil and gas drilling activities contaminated their drinking water and air and forced them from their home will be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit thanks to a successful appeal.
The Glenwood Springs Post-Independent reports Friday that Bill and Beth Strudley will be allowed to proceed with a 2011 lawsuit they filed against the Denver-based Antero Resources gas drilling company.
A decision by Denver Appeals Court Judge Ann B. Frick said that the Strudleys' lawsuit was wrongly dismissed by a lower court last year. That court said the Strudleys hadn't provided enough evidence to support their case.
Frick's order sends the case back to the trial court, unless the companies decide to appeal the decision to the Colorado Supreme Court.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Mesa County residents will have another name on the ballot for sheriff come November as one deputy sheriff prepares for the road to election day.
Pat Arotin of the Mesa County Sheriff's Office was given the green light by Mesa County officials to begin his campaign efforts after he reached 1100 signatures.
He's officially been petitioned onto the ballot.
Arotin may have gotten a late start in the election process, but pat says he's eager to make up for lost time.
After serving as a deputy sheriff for nine years, he's hoping to set himself apart from other candidates through his service and experience.
"I'm still here, I'm still employed at the agency and I want people to know that my experience inside there will guide me in my leadership decisions down the road," says Pat Arotin.
After working in several divisions of the agency he's got a good handle on the mesa county sheriff's office and the citizens it serves.
He's out to tackle issues of internal personnel retention and pay scales while working to improve the safety of the grand valley for its residents.
He maintains that his campaign is entirely grassroots and hopes to continue to make those personal connections with mesa county voters.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Blazing a trail that was previously paved by such pioneers as Janet Guthrie and Shawna Robinson, Danica Patrick set a new standard when she became the first woman in NASCAR history to win a pole position for a Sprint Cup race.
But it wasn't just any race.
Patrick, 30, of Roscoe, Ill., claimed the pole position for NASCAR's biggest race, the season-opening Daytona 500, when she turned a fast lap of 196.434 miles per hour in her No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing.
Patrick, a contender for Rookie of the Year honors, toured the high-banked, superspeedway at Daytona International Speedway in 45.817 seconds, tightly hugging the apron all away around the 2.5-mile tri-oval.
Asked what her overriding emotion was after accomplishing her historic feat, Patrick replied, "Pride. I'm proud of all the hard work that goes into making a pole car. It's not just me turning laps, it's so many other things. It's all the attention to detail these guys put in over the winter. I can't be more proud off them."
Sharing the same Hendrick-developed power that put Patrick on the pole, Jeff Gordon earned a spot on the front row of the 43-car grid with his lap of 196.292 m.p.h.
"Congratulations to Danica, it's great to be a part of history," Gordon said, before adding with a chuckle. "At least, I can say I was the fastest guy today."Michael Vega can be reached at email@example.com.


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Kogod Case Competition
At Kogod's 21st Annual Case Competition, students compete to come up with the best solution to a business case. They present to alumni and executives from the DC region who serve as judges. Over 200 students and 65 judges enjoy a day of competition, networking, and community building. Learn more at kogod.american.edu/case or contact the K-LAB at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Bronco News
American legend. Alaskan icon. Santa Clara treasure.
Before Steve Nash. Before Leon Panetta. Before Brandi Chastain. There was Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J.
A 1936 documentary about Alaska narrated by Hubbard—and his guest appearance in 1956 on Science in Action.
Known as the Glacier Priest, Fr. Hubbard was Santa Clara's first global celebrity.
Born in 1888, Bernard Hubbard attended Santa Clara before entering the Jesuit order in 1908. While in Austria in the 1920s completing his theological studies, he earned his nickname for his devotion to alpine climbing and photography.
In 1926, Hubbard returned to Santa Clara as a professor of Greek, German, and geology. His exploration of the Alaskan wilderness began in the summer of 1927, when he was sent to lead a retreat for the Sisters of St. Anne in Juneau. He subsequently led 31 scientific expeditions into regions of Alaska and the Arctic until shortly before his death in 1962.
Father Hubbard's adventures through never-before-explored territory brought him broad renown. During his expeditions, Fr. Hubbard snapped thousands of photographs and recorded thousands of feet of motion picture film, some of which appeared in Hollywood newsreels and features. National magazines published his articles, and he wrote several books. He financed his trips with proceeds from lectures; during the 1930s, he was the highest-paid lecturer in the world. Today, his photographs (preserved in the SCU archives) and film collection (residing with the Smithsonian Institution) provide a valuable record of Alaska in the 1930s.
During his lifetime, Hubbard was well known as an explorer, geologist, volcanologist, photographer, writer, and speaker. But he was also a Jesuit priest. He began each day with a Mass. He spoke the rosary when confronted with danger. He compiled an Eskimo dictionary that included the story of Christ, a catechism, and prayers of the Catholic Church. During and after WWII, he became an advisor to the U.S. military on Alaska and a lecturer/chaplain to the Alaskan troops. And he aided the Jesuit missions of Alaska by building and helping raise funds for chapels and shrines throughout the region.
Follow in his footsteps
North to Alaska
In honor of his Golden Jubilee year as a Jesuit and his 70th birthday, the staff of The Redwood dedicated the 1957 yearbook to Fr. Hubbard, stating: "No one more illustriously carried the name of Santa Clara across the world. As an explorer and lecturer; as a geologist and educator; as a special consultant and chaplain to the Armed Forces in Alaska; and as a missionary of the Faith, Father's labors of fifty years writes a record of distinction."
To recognize and remember the unique imprint Fr. Hubbard has left on Santa Clara's history, the Alumni Association is leading a trip to Alaska in July 2013. Join Jack Treacy, S.J. '77, director of Campus Ministry (and avid Alaska traveler) and your fellow Broncos as we follow some of the trails Fr. Hubbard blazed, including Mendenhall Glacier and Katmai National Park, and visit the Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau. In the spirit of the Glacier Priest, we will learn the state's history, explore its beauty and expansiveness, and meet with people in the local communities who have modernized this wild and wonderful territory.
Please join us on what I know will be a great adventure, a learning experience, and a memorable journey in the footsteps of Santa Clara's first global celebrity.
Go Broncos!
Kathy Kale '86
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations
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Winter 2013
Table of contents
To catch a thief
A young mathematician at SCU has helped equip police in Santa Cruz and L.A. with an algorithm that predicts where crimes might happen next. Is this the future of policing?
How to avoid a bonfire of the humanities
A veteran chronicler of Silicon Valley looks at why the high-tech industry needs—and wants—folks who know how to tell a story.
The play's the thing
Kurds, Arabs, countrymen: Shakespeare Iraq brings the Bard to Ashland like you've never heard him.
Mission Matters
Heart of the matter
A statue that's gazed on the Mission Gardens for 130 years gets a much-needed restoration. As layers of paint are peeled away, stories of the past emerge.
All work and all play
They make Erik Hurtado '13 WCC player of the year and the No. 5 pick in pro soccer's draft.
Got MOOC?
There's global interest in a Massive Open Online Course in business ethics.


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NASHVILLE - There's still time to register for a chance to win one of 12 cash prizes to be given away in the first "Play it Again!" drawing, which will be held Monday, July 9. The event is part of a new program designed to help the environment while giving Tennessee Lottery players a second chance to win prizes from non-winning instant tickets.
"This is the first program of its kind in the country, and we're especially excited about this kick-off drawing," said Rebecca Paul Hargrove. "We've had incredible participation and look forward to the evolution of Play it Again!"
Each drawing for Play it Again! will be different. Details about the first drawing are as follows:
•One prize of $20,000 will be drawn from all "Hearts are Wild" ticket entries.
•One prize of $10,000 will be drawn from all "Junior Jumbo Bucks" ticket entries.
•Ten entries will be drawn from a pool of all tickets submitted and each will receive $1,000.
•Deadline for eligible entries will be midnight, Sunday, July 8. Any entry received after the deadline will be entered into the next drawing for which it is qualified.
•Winners will be posted on the Play it Again! website following the drawing and will be notified by the Tennessee Lottery using contact information provided during program registration.
To "Play it Again," players simply register non-winning instant tickets via the internet (www.tnlottery.com. Then click on the Play it Again! icon … and that's all there is to it—no need for postage, envelopes, or even to keep the ticket. Once the ticket is registered, the Lottery asks players to dispose of tickets properly. For added convenience, players may register at one of the Lottery's five district offices in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville.
The Tennessee Lottery began selling its first tickets on January 20, 2004. As of March 31, 2007, the Lottery has raised over $842 million to fund specific education programs, including college scholarships, pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. For more information, please visit www.tnlottery.com. For information about Lottery-funded scholarships, visit www.collegepaystn.com.
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