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Jen Allaway '15 is sharing the results of an extensive academic study on sexism within the video game industry during the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 20.
The conference attracts more than 23,000 attendees and is the primary forum where programmers, producers, game designers and others gather to exchange ideas and explore ways to shape the development of interactive games.
"I'm incredibly honored and humbled to be in a position where I'll be able to share my research at such a prestigious event," says Allaway, a sociology major. "The fact that I was accepted to present my research — despite my undergraduate status — just tells me how important this subject is to the game industry."
Allaway's research began as part of Willamette University's Carson Undergraduate Research Program. Through the program, select sophomores and juniors receive grants up to $3,000 to undertake scholarly, creative or professional summer research projects.
Allaway's presentation, "Sexism and the Game Industry: An Empirical Study," is based on 34 interviews and a survey, which accrued 344 respondents. She is co-presenting with Necrosoft Games Director Brandon Sheffield, whose article, "Video Games and Male Gaze: Are We Men or Boys?" inspired Allaway's research project.
The intent of her study is to highlight common gender problems and to reveal people's specific experiences with gender discrimination and harassment, Allaway says. The anecdotal accounts are backed up with statistics.
"I'm laying out the stepping stones to an achievable starting career in the video game industry," Allaway says, adding that she hopes to transition to game design one day. "I realize how rare and special this opportunity is for someone at my age, who hasn't graduated yet, and it only made me work harder to present something that would be considered professional quality research."


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|2012-06-25, 10:02
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singing heartbreak
Despite hating the last few episodes, the latter half of this one was pretty....Aquarion-ish , which is a good thing(i.e. giant robot fighting full of emotions). They also upped the animation quality during the last half, so it was nice from a visual perspective.
However, the whole Kagura/Zessi thing was kinda out of nowhere, and while it's nice to get a hint at the coupling, it greatly loses it's value when, as someone else said, their love targets change on a dime =0\.
The biggest thing though that I disliked in this series is the Amata/Mikono romance. It didn't really feel as if they actually worked for it for some reason. It was just...there, esp compared to the original(which I won't get into, since this is not the thread for comparisons).
|2012-06-25, 10:05
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Aquarion Evol end was no where near perfect. But it was definitely a fun series that I'd place together with Sousei/Genesis, landing in my "favourties shelf" within my mind. Reactions are pretty well mixed, some absolutely still completely loving this, and haters absolutely hating. Mine would have be to be 75% former and 25% latter. Starting with the disappointments, some plot giving in the beggining haven't been resolved
- Cayenne's 'wedding' vision of Kagura and Mikono implication never really came to past, or rather, what was the point? Maybe the future changed or Cayenne's elemental powers are effected by his will (since we seen how he's leveled up he's control with it after episode 14). Point being: there's no real explanation about this.
- Fudo is Apollonius, but I'd like to know more on the reason for his actions. We know he's a good guy, an eccentric mentor. But I'd like to see more the reasons on why he is doing what he is doing now. Sure we can figure he's defending the world, his action indicate this.
But why like this? We know he's Apollonius, but why no real "Heart" connection back when he interacted with both Slyvia and Mikono since they are part Celliane's. He's always talked to them like a teacher, and I guess I can go with the "He has and always will love Cellianne because she is Cellianne, Slyvia and Mikono may be her reincarnate(s), but they are different people" but I'd like to see him actually talk about it, explain this.
- Then theres Pollon, oh boy, I think we all got turned off by the idea that these 12000 7+ years, our main protagonist of Aquarion, Apollo and Amata (and by extension Kagura) are reincarnation of a Winged Dog. Yes, he's a "Shadow Angel" but I've never since him talk, and its hard to tell if he's treated as a companion or an actual pet. Regardless, while this did seem like a good "no one will see this coming twist" the results have been mixed since it felt so retconned...And Gen/Zen/Apollonius doesn't seem to mind but please, show us 'why' or let him explain.
- Its great that Mix got her body back to original form, but HOW? Was it natural since she's not on Altair anymore? How would be a great start
The biggest con were were lack of plot explanations. A part of me wished that they added the Pollon reincarnate line was actually a "fusion" of both Pollon and Apollinus souls, the parts that loved Celiane as both parties love for her was so strong that they resulted to this. It would also explain why Apollo/Amata/Kagura seemingly can use Aquarion with it's "Wings of the Sun" and Fudo himself may be the warrior/defender of mankides side of Apollonius hence his attitude. Heck they never really explained how Apollo/Amata can use the wings of the sun, unless Amata's 'wings on the feet = wings of the sun" is just subjective, but he was still key in returning Aquarion to it's true form. And why does Apollonius have Fudo, when there is also the fact that Aquarion is a part of Apollonius as well.
Now we can start with the good:
- Music BGM and Music Theme. There's no denying it. "Genesis of Aquarion" + "Aquarion Chapter 2" are just f%^&ing awesome songs.
- The Aquarion family mecha, especially Aquarion Geparda and Aquarion LOVE. LOVE Dammit!
- It should seem so obvious to many english speakers that EVOL was LOVE backward, but for me it wasn't. And I love it! (no pun intended) xD. I always thought it was just a shortening of 'Evole" but damn was that another "that's what they want you to think" xD.
- Shrade is lending a hand one last time!
- Apollo! Sirius!(!!!) and Toma! It's great to hear you guys again. And good to know this was reformed Toma. Mykage really was just the Dark side. And I liked how Mikono understood Toma's feelings and how she tried to apologize to the dark half.
- As cheesy as it was, Amata x Mikono is a win, and sometimes, I just love cheesy (sue me). But the way they pulled it off to reflect season 1 is a thumbs up for me. And Amata comparing his mother slipping away from him to Apollo slipping away from Slyvia was a good add as well.
- Mikono willing to use her Elemental abilities of emotional reconnection.
- I was glad Malloy as a side character gave me the impression he's also be part of the final battle, but Clea/Claire takes it instead (xD). Another good throwback to her connection as Rena/Rena role in only combining once.
- Despite what I said above, Mix body is back to normal. You gotta love Andy x Mix.
- Zessica just not being so gloomy anymore. And on that note, Kagura NOT killing her. She's gotten so screwed over the past couple of episode its good that she was spared.
- Buddha MUGEN HANDS. I don't know about you, but I loled.
- Cayenne acknowledging Shrade as his friend/shin'yu.
- Aquarion's tears of love fill up the planet with water.
- Paper Bag girl face was revealed okay not really, but I liked that they showed a glimpse of her hairstyle (which you already get the feeling she's cute xD)
- Suomi x Donnar. Screw it, I can dig that.
- "Love is NOW permitted". But does that include an OAV? xD
Conclusion: Most of the pro's tend to be small stuff here and there, but overall, it was a "Fun" final episode, and a fun ride. Heck this felt more like just another episode then a complete final, though it is a complete final since the big bad Mykage get's sealed (or combined? But looks more like sealed) with Fudo/Apollonius, despite plot being thrown completely out the window, well that logic was sorta gone when I first saw mugen punch back in Genesis (xD) but even then they had a steady plotline with the apollo = apollonius roller coaster. Somethings did feel rushed, like Zessica recovering so quickly from her gloomy state, but it was nice to see her not getting anymore screwed from Mykage.
If there was one way to phrase this ending, this felt more like Code Geas R2. R2 had a great beginning, wtf middle, and overall nice/somewhat-fitting ending. The same for me happened with Aquarion Evol. People say this is a train wreck, and everyone is entitled to their opinion. But Aquarion Evol is by no means a train wreck to me. You want a Train Wreck? Watch Gundam Seed Destiny. THAT is a train wreck.
tl/dr: Despite some flaws, I still love the Aquarion series and enjoyed the final.
|2012-06-25, 10:18
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|2012-06-25, 10:28
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You compared it to Code Geass at the end of your post. Since Amata and Mikono are the main characters of Evol it's like saying that since Evol in comparable to Code Geass(It isn't in any way, totally different) than they are comparable to Lelouch and Kallen who didn't get a happy ending despite having a far more developed and beloved relationship than Amata and Mikono.
|2012-06-25, 10:41
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My idea of how evol ended are similar to my idea back when geas ended. They are both different stories executed in different manners with minor similarities (school settings, mecha, etc) but they gave me the same overall end feeling. Again, read it carefully.
|2012-06-25, 10:44
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|2012-06-25, 10:47
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They're just pushing the non-existent Zessica x Kagura ending so they can trick themselves into believing those two got a happy ending and that all their suffering wasn't for nothing. I pity them.
|2012-06-25, 10:52
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Stop imposing your own opinion on other people.
|2012-06-25, 10:56
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Who are you and why are you stalking me? I was willing to hear you out in another topic but I can see that listening to what you have to say was wrong and will only bring in the mods. So I'll just take Daniel's advice concerning this situation.
|2012-06-25, 10:57
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|2012-06-25, 11:01
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No, it seems that you have failed to understand what you were implying by comparing Evol to Code Geass over the beginning, middle, and end. Even the sad ending to Code Geass made sense and fit the series while the ending of Evol was unrealistic, ignored all the themes, and drastically changed characters at the last second with no explanation at all. It was literally just made to try and fix all the problems the rest of the series in the last episode which can be done but wasn't done in this situation.
|2012-06-25, 11:01
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After much deliberation, I've given the episode a 7/10 for being entertaining as heck.
The overall story though, when we get that thread, is going to be lower because, while the first half of this show was great, the second was terrible. Good on one half and bad on the other, leaves you with a 5/10. Its funny, or maybe sad, that I find the episodes individually more entertaining than the whole. If I try to put the episodes into a *bigger* picture, I find that I enjoy them less. Each episode is consistent, more or less, to itself but episode to episode has some pretty mind boggling changes in characters, theme, and even mood swings that just come out of nowhere.
|2012-06-25, 11:02
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its Ghost Madoka time!!!
i think Touma/Mykage desperately needs those Apollo mint candies.......
so who's actually the "god" of the "new world"? is it FudoKage or Shrade?
Aquarion Love shed manly/womanly/whatever gender it is but i still believe it is a loli tears.....
they're obviously trying to ship Kagura & Zessica, Soldato-J & Renais-Kardiff Shishio style
makes sense as he's a part of Amata/brother/clone/whatever
i bet the next adam & eve will spawn a race of Biri-Biri slash cyborg hybirds
is it just me? that FudoKage rhymes with fujoshi/fudanshi? i bet mr. Shirokuma-kun would make a lame pun joke out of that which will annoy Penguin-san to death.......
|2012-06-25, 11:12
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Looks like even Kagura has a soft spot.
Earth & Altair practically merging is reeking havoc.
It's cool how Zessica and Kagura switched to Amata's side ^^
Fight with Mikage was something else, really enjoyable to see.
There were all kinds of feelings flying around, especially Amata's.
Seems like Mikage was defeated with pure love ^-^
This was a really nice final episode with lots of action!
|2012-06-25, 11:12
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Man, you say failing yet you're the one that doesn't even understand the implications of what you said. I would pity you but that's a waste of my time. So I will just ignore you, at least that way you can at least believe you're right even if you're mistaken.
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Sir Dick Evans, the chairman of BAE Systems, had close personal links with the arms firm executive accused of providing free holidays and gifts for a Ministry of Defence official, it was alleged last night.
Tony Winship, a former BAE employee, is the executive at the centre of allegations revealed in yesterday's Guardian that a BAE slush fund paid for a series of unauthorised luxury hotel stays for a civil servant in the MoD's arms sales unit.
If done as a reward or inducement for favours, this would be a serious criminal offence. The Serious Fraud Office launched inquiries into the allegations yesterday.
It was alleged last night that Mr Winship possessed the BAE chairman's personal mobile phone number. One associate said: "He would arrange meetings between Sir Dick and the head of the Saudi air force. He used to say 'If I have a problem, I can go to Dick Evans'."
When asked to comment, Sir Dick said: "You'll have to speak to the press office" and put down the phone.
BAE denies any wrongdoing and its press office refused to comment on the allegations about the relationship between Mr Winship and the company chairman.
There is no suggestion that Sir Dick had actual knowledge of the alleged gifts to the MoD civil servant, John Porter, paid for by BAE.
But the allegations suggest that Mr Winship was a trusted and influential figure within BAE. Within hours of the Guardian making inquiries about the payments, Mr Winship held discussions with Richard Coltart, BAE's spokesman, about the company's position. Mr Winship has not responded to invitations to comment.
The SFO is understood to have interviewed a key witness from the travel agency which made the hotel bookings, Travellers World. The SFO took possession of a large number of documents.
The Ministry of Defence has promised to cooperate with any SFO investigation into the allegations, it said yesterday.
The MoD police confirmed last night that the SFO had "been in touch with the MoD police fraud squad over the matters reported in the Guardian, and there will be discussions between the two organisations in the next few days".
In the past, officials at the MoD have been accused of a cover-up. The head of the SFO attempted as long ago as 2001 to persuade the MoD to investigate Mr Winship's activities.
Rosalind Wright, then SFO director, wrote to Sir Kevin Tebbit, the MoD permanent secretary, referring to allegations of possible personal complicity by Sir Dick in an alleged £20m slush fund making payments to Saudi officials.
But the MoD refused to investigate after Sir Kevin was assured by Sir Dick personally that the allegations were groundless and there was no need for further inquiry.
The alleged payments by BAE to the MoD official came to light following the collapse of the travel agency, Travellers World, and the takeover of the company's files by a liquidator.
In a document handed to the SFO yesterday, Travellers World alleges a series of large payments by BAE in the summer of 2001.
One is for Mr Porter and his family to go to the Test match at Lords that July.
The others are largely for Saudi military figures. They record what appear to be the remarkable lengths to which BAE was prepared to go to provide hospitality for officials of its most lucrative foreign customer.
Prince Turki bin Nasser, head of the air force, is provided with what is described as the "usual number of rooms and suites" at the £300-a-night Carlton Tower Hotel in London.
General Abdulmohsen al-Bassam, the one-time defence attache at the London embassy, got a £600-a-night suite for four at the Leonard Hotel in London for 10 days.
General Abdul Aziz al Maghrabi, an associate of the head of the air force, had no fewer than 20 British Airways plane tickets provided by BAE for a fortnight's jaunt to Italy for himself and his family. The booking was for 17 in club class, and the other three in economy.
Another group from Prince Turki's staff - "the Al Shablan family" - were flown to Paris on August 21, put up in four suites at the Claridge Hotel, and flown on to Riyadh on September 6.
The widow of another Saudi general, "Princess Haifa Al Sudairi and party", was flown in free of charge from Barcelona on July 28. She and her party were flown back to Barcelona a month later. On September 10 they returned from Spain and were flown back free of charge to Saudi Arabia.
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State of California Reaches $93 Million Settlement With Insurance Companies To Pay For Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
Lloyd's Agrees to Pay $49 Million and 15 Other Insurers Contribute $44 Million
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced that he has reached several landmark agreements which require Lloyd's of London and 15 other defendant insurers to pay the State of California approximately $93 million to settle insurance claims for cleanup damages at the Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site ("Stringfellow"). The Lloyd's settlement, representing $49 million of the total amount, is particularly significant because Lloyd's was one of the state's major insurers, and the company's attorneys had been leading the defense against the state's claims.
"The Lloyd's agreement represents a fair resolution of the state's claim against its insurance policy," said Lockyer. "Stringfellow is California's highest priority Superfund Site and we have spent more than 30 years and hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the site. These settlements will help California recoup some of its expenses and allow us to focus our attention on the remaining defendants who are legally obligated to cover the Stringfellow cleanup costs."
Located in the community of Glen Avon in Riverside County, Stringfellow was an industrial waste disposal site that accepted 35 million gallons of bulk liquid hazardous wastes between 1956 and 1972. California purchased numerous insurance policies from the defendants to cover potential liability associated with Stringfellow.
In 1983, the state was sued in federal court by the companies that generated the hazardous substances sent to Stringfellow. The lawsuit, brought under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), sought to declare the state as de facto owner/operator of Stringfellow and, therefore, responsible for cleaning up the toxic site. In 1998, the State of California was found liable for Stringfellow based on legal findings that the State negligently investigated, designed and operated the site during the 1950s and 1960s, and then failed to timely address the pollution during the 1970s.
While the litigation proceeded, the state entered negotiations with several insurers who sold general liability policies to California. In 1993, after many years of failed negotiations with the insurers, the state filed suit against Lloyd's and four other insurers in order to force the companies to honor their policies. In 2001, thirty additional insurers were added to the suit.
Upon reaching the first settlement with Lloyd's, it was believed other insurers would be encouraged to step forward and make offers to the state in order to avoid a lengthy trial without one of the main parties to the state's lawsuit. Soon after reaching the agreement with Lloyd's, $44 million in subsequent agreements were reached with 15 additional insurers, reducing to 19 the current number of defendant insurers.
The case is scheduled for trial with the remaining non-settling insurance companies in Riverside Superior Court in March 2005.
Since 1975, the state has been engaged in cleanup and other remedial work at Stringfellow. This work includes continued monitoring of Stringfellow to characterize the extent of contamination at the site and in the groundwater plume. State agencies have also sought to protect public health and the environment by constructing a cap, dam, extraction systems, treatment plants, surface water runoff control systems, and pipelines. The state estimates the future cost of operating and maintaining Stringfellow, as well as cleaning up the plume of contaminated groundwater will exceed $300 million.
"California bought insurance to pay for damages such as those posed by the Stringfellow Site. These insurance company defendants should pay those claims," said Penny Newman of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice and a long-time community leader in the Stringfellow cleanup. "This settlement is an important step toward moving beyond litigation and toward the continued revitalization of our community."


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Which makes recent findings by security firm Armorize more alarming. Wayne Huang, the company's chief technology officer, and his team recently starting tracking the latest virulent strain of website infections, which they're calling "mass meshing attacks." SMBs are especially vulnerable.
"It's predominantly SMB websites," Huang said in an interview. "Websites that have decent traffic, but they aren't the Alexa top 500-type of sites like eBay or Amazon."
Huang describes the mass meshing method as an evolution of the longer-standing mass SQL injection. Whereas the latter was a brute-force, hit-or-miss attack, the newer method is much more exact--and potentially much more rewarding for the bad guys. When it's successful, it gives the fraudster much more control because they gain access to the site's administrative credentials and all of its files; Huang called it "fingerprint-level precision."
"Because they can do it at such a precise level, when they attack they don't just inject a single malicious script like in mass SQL injections," Huang said. "They inject a backdoor, which allows them total control of all the files on the website."
Huang added that hackers have gotten better at hiding those backdoors, too, making them harder to find. Similarly, mass meshing creates a bigger headache for security vendors charged with protecting end users from malware. Huang notes that in the past, thousands of mass SQL injections might have all pointed to the same handful of static, malicious domains--easy enough to blacklist. In the case of mass meshing, the infected sites themselves serve as the malicious domains--meaning there might be 20,000 or 30,000 URLs that need to be dealt with. And unlike with actual malicious domains that were never intended for genuine use, it's no longer an add-an-forget blacklist paradigm.
"These are not malicious URLs," Huang said. "These are legitimate websites with loyal customers." The Armorize team has published a detailed breakdown of the threat on their blog.
Such an attack, while not likely to generate the buzz of a breach at the CIA or other high-profile targets, could cripple a smaller business that relies on its website for sales. For starters, an infected site is likely to be blacklisted by Google--a potential deathblow for online businesses--as well as by security vendors, not to mention any software or services that use Google's Safe Browsing API. Even in a less doomsday scenario, a mass meshing infection is likely to damage a business's reputation, particularly if its customers are notified by their browser or antivirus software that its website poses a threat.
"When the website is infected, all of the traffic that [the SMB] has been building up over the years suddenly drops to a very low level," Huang said. "All of a sudden their revenue drops to nearly zero."
The bad news: Huang and his team estimate that there are as many 30,000 websites already infected by mass meshing attacks. The good news: There are of plenty of steps SMBs can take to safeguard their sites without busting their budgets. Huang offers the following advice for keeping your company's website secure against mass meshing attacks:
-- Only use https and sftp protocols to manage and make updates to your site. Using unsecure FTP, in particular, is an open invitation to scammers to sniff out your admin credentials; the default protocol isn't encrypted. "If you do this, you make it much harder [for hackers] even if your PC is infected," Huang said.


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Best New Crossbow: TenPoint Carbon Fusion CLS
Great companies never stop innovating, and TenPoint's Carbon Fusion CLS is proof. The venerable Ohio maker brought its A game to bear on this crossbow. The wow factor started with the frame, which at 381⁄2 inches shouldn't weigh only 7.3 pounds but does, thanks to a woven–carbon–fiber barrel. The Acudraw draw–assist mechanism (which cranks the string back to load the bow) was easy to understand and whisper quiet.
Other standout new features were the dual–safety system and user–friendly GripGuard shield that prevents fingers from creeping up on the rail. Price is for a package that includes a scope, a monopod, six bolts, a four-arrow quiver, and an airline-approved case. —S.B.


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Several years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My best option was a mastectomy. I had private health insurance; I wasn't on Medicare, yet.
After my health insurance paid their share, my cost was $12,000 out of my own pocket. Twelve thousand dollars I had to pay out of my meager savings. I am now on Medicare.
If I had my mastectomy today with Medicare coverage, my cost would have been $180. Don't believe the Republicans about their plans for vouchers and private insurance plans for better care and coverage. I've been there.


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THE co-creator of sexually degrading Facebook page "Bendaz Root Rate" has avoided jail on appeal.
David McRory, 22 of Kangaroo Flat, originally received four months' jail on charges of using a carriage service to offend and publishing objectionable material online, but appealed the sentence to the County Court yesterday and was instead placed on three community corrections orders.
Judge Jane Patrick said she had re-sentenced McRory partially for punishment parity with his brother, who had also set up the page, and was sentenced to a CCO on appeal in the County Court last month.
Prosecuting, Peter Jones said McRory and his brother Josh Turner had set up the "Bendaz Root Rate" Facebook page on
June 1 last year, inviting friends to rate their past sexual partners, "for a laugh".
"They received hundreds of comments and posted them on the wall of the site," Mr Jones said. "The content was available for anyone to view."
Mr Jones said police were contacted by a girl on June 2 who had a sexually degrading message posted about her on the Facebook site.
McRory told police in a subsequent interview that he did not read any of the messages before he posted them on the wall and because there were so many he wasn't sure if it was him or his brother who posted the offensive comment.
McRory's lawyer Duncan Robertson admitted his client's behaviour had been "disgraceful, abhorrent and immature".
But Mr Robertson said McRory had maturity "thrust upon him" after his son was born with a very complicated medical condition.
The court heard McRory's partner was now pregnant with their second child.
"He wants to be a family man and pull himself up by the bootstraps," Mr Robertson said of his client.
Judge Patrick said the Facebook page spoke "very badly", not just of its creators but of all of those who submitted comments.
"I take it most of the comments were from men about women," she said. "It's shameful men think they can do this. It shows a complete lack of respect.
"I hope this case and the surrounding publicity will discourage anybody else from doing something like this."
But Judge Patrick said she was prepared to take into account McRory's personal circumstances and his plea of guilty.
She sentenced him to an 18-month CCO on each charge with 120 hours of unpaid community work to be served concurrently.
The CCOs include 12 months of supervision and treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol and mental health.
McRory also appealed a four-month sentence imposed for two charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
The court heard McRory had twice left Bendigo hotels without paying early last year.
Judge Patrick re-sentenced McRory to a six-month CCO with 20 hours of unpaid community work on these charges. The hours were made cumulative with those for the Facebook charges.


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- Craft Foam sheets
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- Draw a few templates for the kids, such as a heart, square, circle or flower shape. Cut out.
- Let kids trace on the back of the foam sheets (if you just want to use the sticky back foam for main shape, do not remove the paper backing). Cut out shape.
- Kids can cut little shapes to add to the main shape or they can cut circles with the hole punch. We used sticky back foam for all attachment. You can also utilize the sticky back letters that are available in big containers at the craft stores. Kids could just use the M for Mom or put the first initial of their mom\'s name.
- Punch a hole so these can be used for keychains or purse clips.
- Optionally, you could also provide a plastic clip to each child to attach to their finished piece.


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Getting Real About Security Management and "Big Data"
Big data technologies have become the next big thing for security pros, as they enable them to use advanced analytic techniques. However, most organizations are still a long way off from utilizing them for security management. Access this white paper that presents the real issues surrounding big data, and provides insight in how to drive business value through the combination of infrastructure, analytic tools, and threat intelligence.


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Grateful Dead
30 Days Of Dead - November 26th
+ More Info
You know your Ables from your Bakers from your C's, but can your finely tuned ears differentiate the cosmic "comeback" tour from a spacey 70's show? Each day we'll post a free download from one of the Dead's coveted shows. Will it be from that magical night at Madison Square Garden in '93 or from way back when they were just starting to warm it up at Winterland? Is that Pigpen's harmonica we hear? Brent on keys? Step right up and try your hand.
Each day, the first person to guess the venue & date correctly will get a Road Trips of their choice. If you're not first but you've answered correctly, you will also be automatically entered for a weekly prize of THE WARNER BROTHERS STUDIO ALBUMS VINYL BOX (EXCLUSIVE EDITION) or a FORMERLY THE WARLOCKS boxed set. Log in now and enter to win! - Less Info
Everybody's off work and trying to get their file... 5 trys with ziltch 2 with 2.7 mb. guess I'll try latter.
Even the link posted by 3Phase is empty.
I can hear it here, but the system must be overwhelmed by too many trying to download this at once.
Try again later if file continues to come up empty...
..just gotta poke around...
I got a 1:38 minute, 3.9 MB file.
can't git it to download more than 1:39 secs of this f-f-f-f-ile; guess it ain't got no heart
how large is the file? i downloaded it and it is only a little more the 1 min. if anyone else has the correct file size could you send it to me or let me know where to get it?
thanks so much, hope everyone had a wonderful turkey day
only getting .45 secs
Only 15.6 MB and 6.49 - still only about half the stream...
Be patient, it took me many tries as well.
I got 30.5MB (32,023,046 bytes) 13:20
Listen to the whole stream, don't jump out to guess, and then hit download. It worked for me.
Please fix the link!
Jerry - Brent call and response.
Another show I was at but I can't guess 'cause I already won, dang-it.
Don't tell me this site ain't got no file!
I hope there aren´t many of us with a hangover. The download is an empty file.
Anyone able to download?
lost sailor, or crazy fingers that follows? Very nice eighties shakedown, gotta love it.
Seems the file met the wrecking ball.
Crap, I launched in and guessed 8-31-78 before even listening. I feel naive and foolish, but a mid-80's Shakedown will cure what ails me.
not working for me, zero bytes
Now got a 1:08 minute, 2.62 MB file... guess I'll chill for a while and just listen to the stream...
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Dean's Lecture to Talk Transformation of the Supreme Court
- 09-25-2013
- By University Communications
The U.S. Supreme Court has undergone a major transformation over the course of its 224-year history. Between 1789 and 1962, 47 percent of appointees to the court had held major political posts in their pre-court careers. Over the past 50 years, presidents have predominantly filled court vacancies with federal judges having clearly confirmed conservative track records.
This has altered the national perception of the court and led to its diminished public reputation, says Professor Garrison Nelson, who will discuss the topic in the fall 2013 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Lecture, to take place Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. in Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building.
The lecture, "The Court Transformed: How It Happened; Why It Matters," is free and open to the public.
Nelson, professor of political science, has been a UVM faculty member since 1968. He is the editor, author, and co-author of ten books, most recently the seven-volume Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1789-2010; The Austin-Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership 1937-1989 (2009); and Pathways to the Supreme Court: From the Arena to the Monastery (forthcoming). He is the author of many articles in both scholarly journals and the popular press, and he is a widely quoted political commentator. Nelson was a 2009 recipient of the Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Excellence Award.
A recording of the lecture will be made available at the College of Arts and Science online media blog.


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Ex-NFL quarterback Joey Harrington out of hospital
Former Detroit Lions quarterback Joey Harrington was discharged on Wednesday from a Portland hospital, where he was treated following a bike accident over the weekend.
Harrington, 33, suffered a broken clavicle and rib and punctured lung on Sunday evening when he was struck from behind by a sport utility vehicle while riding through Portland.
He was admitted to Oregon Health and Science University Hospital and was in intensive care before his condition was upgraded to fair.
The former athlete was discharged on Wednesday, hospital spokeswoman Tamara Hargen-Bradley told Reuters.
Harrington was wearing a helmet during the bicycle ride, which his father said likely prevented more serious injury.
Harrington, now a sports broadcaster, was a standout for the Oregon Ducks, leading them to a Fiesta Bowl victory in 2002.
The driver of the SUV, Derek Johnston, 26, cooperated with police and was cited for following too closely.


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The Outerglobe
Next episode: 06:00, Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Debbie Golt takes as her starting point African music and wider arts and culture.
50-50 Sound System
Dub classics, 60s, 70s and 80s old skool reggae and original soul breaks, drawing on 18 years of DJing experience.
A Colder Consciousness
Next episode: 20:00, Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Flora Pitrolo plays records and tapes from the dark synth underground (early 80s to the present) the last Tuesday of each month. [repeats Wednesdays 9am to 10am.]
ACC also broadcasts on Skopje's Kanal 103 every last Sunday of the month 9pm to 11pm.
A Duck in a Tree
Next episode: 05:00, Tuesday 15th May 2018
:zoviet*france: presents the best zero BPM and genre-refusing recordings to have grabbed their attention.
A World In London
Next episode: 18:30, Wednesday 23rd May 2018
DJ Ritu presents the UK's longest-running music show focused on the cosmopolitan sounds and stories of Londoners.
Next episode: 17:00, Tuesday 5th June 2018
Each first Tuesday of the month Madeleine Baird attempts to make things add up, culturally.
Adventures in Music and Sound
Next episode: 21:00, Thursday 12th April 2018
New music with The Wire magazine.
Art Monthly Talk Show
[Repeated from Monday 8pm.] An audio supplement to Art Monthly magazine. Lizzie Homersham discusses the work of Hannah Black's show at the Chisenhale, London; George Vasey on David Dye's show at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds; and Seth Pimlott discusses Erika Balsom's book, 'After Uniqueness: A History of Film and Video Art in Circulation.'
Next episode: 22:30, Tuesday 22nd May 2018
The latest releases from the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond, presented by Paul Cox of Artrocker magazine.
Audio Dramatics
Next episode: 07:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
[Repeated from Wednesday 5.30pm.] Alex Fitch talks to creators of audio dramas that have been broadcast on radio or released on CD and mp3 download, in a bimonthly programme. This episode: Sci-Fi Anniversaries. Alex talks to actress and director Lisa Bowerman about twenty years of playing time travelling archeologist and former Doctor Who companion Bernice Summerfield; and to producer Dirk Maggs about the fortieth anniversary series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, plus his work on audio versions of Alien and Neverwhere.
Baba Yaga's Hut
Next episode: 23:00, Monday 18th September 2017
Heavy, experimental and left-field music from the UK and the world, hosted by Baba Yaga's Hut promoter Anthony Chalmers.
Bad Punk
Next episode: 05:00, Monday 21st May 2018
Sixty minutes in the eye of a radiophonic vortex, hosted by the Band of Holy Joy.
Balling the Jack
Next episode: 21:00, Friday 25th May 2018
Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues.
Bermuda Triangle Test Transmission Broadcasts
[Repeated from Thursday 11pm.] "The soundtrack to the end of the world" - Chris Maume, The Independent. Visit btttb.blogspot.com for more information and/or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Bermuda Triangle Test Transmissions Broadcasts
Next episode: 22:30, Thursday 5th April 2018
Unique improvisations, constructed live, testing sounds and ideas within and without the Resonance broadcast studio, by Howard Jacques, Melanie Clifford and collaborators.
Black 2 Comm
Next episode: 04:00, Thursday 24th May 2018
A music show about connections, produced and presented by Paul Jackson.
Calling All Pensioners
Next episode: 13:00, Monday 14th May 2018
Magazine programme about issues affecting pensioners across London, presented by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly's Tim Hamilton and Harry Hayward.
Chin Chin Chu
[Repeated from Saturday 3.30pm.] A new episode of Tim Concannon and Shruti Narayanswamy's irregular trips to India, looking at its culture from some unusual angles. Today: Movie Mahal, P K Nair's legacy. To mark the 85th birthday of the late father of Indian film preservation, P K Nair, who died in 2016, Tim and Shruti reflect on his life and work in conversation with his friends, students and colleagues who're continuing Nair's work to conserve and celebrate South Asia's vast treasure house of cinema.
Clear Spot
Next episode: 10:00, Wednesday 16th May 2018
Different each day, the Clear Spot is an open access show for new, unusual, sporadic or time-critical broadcasts. Pitches welcome from all and sundry. There is no direct link to the Clear Spots on Mixcloud as each is different - so search for the subject matter and by date.
Club Integral Radio Show
Next episode: 21:30, Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Robert Storey and Andrew Scott Bolton preview upcoming Club Integral events around London, and explore music across all genre boundaries.
Constructive Forces
Next episode: 18:30, Saturday 19th May 2018
Interviews with artists and specialists who explore social, political and environmental issues, conducted by K. Yoland. This week: 'All Voices Count: Chapter 2' presents phone recordings by international participants, all responding to the theme of borders. This chapter's participants are: Reinhold Engberding, an artist from Germany; Alicia Grullon, a performance artist from New York City, also working as a consultant for the Urban Arts Cooperative in the Bronx; Luke Gillin, a British writer, who also works in a London Accident and Emergency hospital department; Mehmet Candas, a Turkish Biologist specializing in biochemistry, molecular genetics, and microbiology; and Francesca Brunetti an Italian artist and philosopher currently completing her doctorate. Visit the radio subdivision of kyoland.com for more information on the participants. [Repeated Saturday 6.30pm.]
Definitely Dylan
Next episode: 04:00, Friday 25th May 2018
Taking Tom Waits' description to heart - "Dylan is a planet to be explored" - Laura Tenschert presents a series dedicated to the planet that is Bob Dylan and his musical and cultural orbit.
Devils' Dancers
[Repeated from Friday 8pm.] Devil's Dancers episode 11: synthesizer soundtracks for video games. Synthesizers played an important role in the history of classic and modern games. From early frequency modulation synthesis in arcade machines to the multiple FM synthesis composers, such as Yuzo Koshiro and Ryu Umemoto and digital FM synch boards for home consoles. Tonight's show fashions epic synth-based soundtracks that inspired the video game and music industry. Additional notes on the new Japanese video game influenced live A/V show by Kode 9 - with visuals created by Kōji Morimoto. Produced by Nina Kehagia.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Next episode: 17:00, Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Katherine Woodfine, Melissa Cox and their guests discuss children's books in this monthly programme.
Drones Of Hell
Next episode: 02:30, Thursday 17th May 2018
Ray Kirby presents an hour of Extreme Metal, featuring tracks old and new from the last three decades.
East Cast
East London focused monthly magazine show, presented by Nia Charpentier and Pearl Wise.
Electric Sheep Film Show
[Repeated from Wednesday 5.30pm.] A monthly exploration of film and pop culture by Electric Sheep Magazine editor in chief Virginie Sélavy and assistant editor Alex Fitch. This month: Fear and Fantasy. Virginie talks to Steven Shainberg about his new film, 'Rupture,' and takes part in a Q&A with director Guillermo del Toro about the documentary 'Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex,' recorded at Fantasia Festival, Montreal. Alex discusses the comprehensive history of 'Tarzan on Film' published by Titan Books, with author Scott Tracy Griffi.
Farside Radio
Next episode: 20:30, Saturday 19th May 2018
Surprising sounds from the Far East with Paul Fisher.
Next episode: 05:00, Wednesday 16th May 2018
An exploration of field-recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, with Patrick McGinley.
From the Archives
Radio gems from the Resonance archives, selected by Ed Baxter.
From The Hood
Next episode: 09:30, Thursday 17th May 2018
Paul Hood (of Resonance's epochal Instant Music Meeting and more) returns to the airwaves with a no holds barred new music show.
From The Road
Next episode: 04:00, Tuesday 10th April 2018
Anecdote and insight from legendary manager, record producer, and author Andrew Loog Oldham.
Gate Kicks
Next episode: 03:30, Thursday 17th May 2018
Introduced by MC 2 Decks and produced by people with learning disabilities at the Gate Art Centre, Gate Kicks covers art, music, dance, film, theatre and offers a hub where this truly underground art scene is exposed to a larger audience.
Global Globules With Baconface
Next episode: 06:00, Thursday 21st September 2017
The barely present cult Canadian stand-up comedian Baconface plays lengthy and mainly uninterrupted selections from his late brother's extensive record collection of '60s and '70s psychedelia, progressive rock, free jazz, folk, acid folk, folk rock, acid rock, electronic music, and ethnoforgeries. In association with the Chilliwack Office of Leisure.
Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts
Next episode: 22:00, Monday 2nd October 2017
New work from London sound-art collective Gwaith Sŵn.
Hoenn Sound
Next episode: 02:00, Monday 7th May 2018
[Repeated from Monday 2am.] A conceptual radio show by SJ Wilson - all vinyl, all 33rpm. But all the vinyl is 45rpm techno (or otherwise) played at the slower speed setting. From pounding, pulsating techno jams to slow, chuggy, mesmerising soundscapes designed for the early hours of the morning...
Hooting Yard On The Air
Next episode: 11:30, Saturday 19th May 2018
Live, out of leftfield fiction with Resonance's prodigious author-in-residence Frank Key. Visit hootingyard.org for more information. [Repeated Saturday 11.30am.]
Hooting Yard on the Air
Resonance writer-in-residence Frank Key reads his own imaginative and idiosyncratic prose.
Hot Club du Monde
Next episode: 11:30, Tuesday 24th April 2018
A Baedeker tour of international musical curiosities from the 78rpm era with Oliver Carter-Wakefield.
Intoxica Radio Hour
Next episode: 07:00, Saturday 19th May 2018
Presented by Nick Brown of Intoxica Record Shop and dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, giving centre stage to new vinyl reissue releases, spotlighting Content Themes and specific artists' careers - and generally playing the gloriously unheralded low-brow rock and soul of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic.
Ireland's Eye
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 18th April 2018
Music from Irish and international stars plus community announcements, dedications, news and gossip from within the Irish community at home and abroad. Presented by Johnny Jameson.
Is Black Music
Next episode: 02:30, Sunday 20th May 2018
The world's first Alternative Black Music Show, presented by Art Terry.
Next episode: 05:00, Thursday 17th May 2018
Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko and friends.
Kitchen Magic Time
Next episode: 11:30, Thursday 17th May 2018
Audio recipes designed to spice up life from the mysterious Mama Dolores.
Next episode: 19:30, Wednesday 20th September 2017
French, continental and more exotic music and sounds with Eleonore Desnos.
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Next episode: 00:00, Friday 18th May 2018
An hour's worth of polemical surrealism from Ben Watson, author of books on Frank Zappa and Derek Bailey.
Latin Waves
A bilingual show (in Spanish and English) devoted to Latin American music and culture from the roots to the avant-garde, presented by Javier Chandia.
Literary London
Next episode: 11:30, Monday 14th May 2018
Nick Hennegan explores the popular cultural life and literary history of London.
Literary South
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
A monthly show about the Latin American and Spanish literary world, presented by Silvia Rothlisberger.
Little Atoms
Next episode: 09:00, Saturday 19th May 2018
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny.
Lo Fi Goddesses
Next episode: 03:30, Saturday 19th May 2018
Presented by Olivia Bradley-Skill. First broadcast on Resonance Extra. (Alternates fortnightly with Hoenn Sound.)
Make Your Own Damn Music
Next episode: 11:00, Sunday 20th May 2018
Artworld shenanigans with Bob and Roberta Smith and George Lionel Barker.
Micro Clear Spot
Next episode: 17:00, Tuesday 15th May 2018
Short-form, occasional and one-off works for radio. Contributions welcome, even at short notice.
Musical Minds
Next episode: 04:00, Monday 14th May 2018
An anecdotal history of classical music presented by 18 year-old composer and writer Jack Pepper. In this fifteenth episode of the series, Jack explores the organist who died mid-performance, the composer who wore silk underwear, and the pianist who ruined their career by inventing a hand-stretching device that went horribly wrong. Jack also marks the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the Dambusters Raid this month. All episodes can be heard on www.jackpeppermusician.com. Follow Jack on Twitter @jrapepper and use the hashtag #MusicalMinds. [Repeated Monday 4am.]
Nana Nicol's Cosmic Balaeric Slop
Next episode: 21:30, Saturday 23rd September 2017
Nana Nicol returns to the airwaves this week with a brand new time slot. Her first guest of the season is none other than Ahmed Gallab from Sinkane. Ahmed found time mid-tour of Sinkane's latest album Life and Livin It , to cobble together a mix of his favourite tunes and chat about the current tour, William Onyeabor, and DJing radio shows... [Repeated Thursday 12am.]
New Works for Radio
Today: The London Eardrops by Colin Black, a collection of works based on the specific location of London, where Australian sound artist Colin builds a multi-facetted aural geography in which human imprint is present. Constructed from audio recordings collected during his Visiting Research Fellowship with Goldsmiths, University of London and artist residency with Resonance FM, this collection explores notions of interiority through personal thoughts and the inner aspects of place that can be uncovered within exterior sonic environments. The sequence comprises A London Mosaic; 17 to Archway; Part of The Environment; f Inanimate Objects Had Memories: Could This Be Helfgott's Practice Piano In St Pancras International Railway Station?; You Can't See The Horizon; A Study of A Tree in Regent Park at 6am (the effects of jet lag on an Australian visitor!); and Part of The Joy of Living In A Big City. This is followed by two short features by The Kitchen Sisters: Sam Phillips & the Memphis Recording Service (Lost & Found Sound); and Eel Pie Island (Hidden Kitchens). [Repeated Sunday 1pm.]
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
Next episode: 15:00, Wednesday 16th May 2018
Classic Congolese dance music of the two Congos with Vincent and Koffi.
Novara FM
Next episode: 09:00, Monday 14th May 2018
A weekly show dedicated to political theory and current affairs hosted by Aaron Bastani and James Butler.
Nunhead American Radio with Lewis Schaffer
Next episode: 09:30, Saturday 19th May 2018
The only radio programme for Americans living in Nunhead, hosted by comedian Lewis Schaffer with Lisa Moyle. With music from The Relatives.
One Life Left
Next episode: 10:00, Saturday 19th May 2018
Award-winning show about videogames, videogame music and videogame culture. Hosted by Ste Curran, Simon Byron and Ann Scantlebury.
Panel Borders
Next episode: 17:30, Wednesday 4th October 2017
A monthly magazine show about comics and graphic novels with Alex Fitch.
Pass Word
Next episode: 17:30, Wednesday 11th April 2018
A live talk show about technology - how we use it, and how it uses us. Host Peter Warren is an award-winning investigative journalist.
A monthly talk show about technology - how we use it, and how it uses us. Host Peter Warren is an award-winning investigative journalist.
Next episode: 22:00, Monday 21st May 2018
A wide-ranging showcase of recordings from Poland and all points East.
Pull the Plug
Next episode: 17:30, Thursday 17th May 2018
Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven.
Next episode: 05:30, Sunday 13th May 2018
Members of Radia, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, explore new and forgotten ways of making radio.
Radio Diva
Next episode: 10:00, Sunday 13th May 2018
LGBT show Rosie Wilby and Heather Peace, in association with the recently relaunched Diva magazine.
Radio Ecoshock
Next episode: 09:00, Friday 13th October 2017
Global environmental news with Alex Smith.
Records Comic, Curious And Cracked
Next episode: 17:30, Tuesday 15th May 2018
An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington.
Next episode: 23:30, Thursday 24th May 2018
A new music series from SHAPE (Sound, Heterogeneous Art & Performance in Europe), a platform established in 2014 by 16 European festivals with support of EU's Creative Europe programme to promote emerging musicians and innovative audiovisual artists.
Shape Hour
[Repeated from Thursday 6.30pm.] Stine Janvin Motland is an experimental vocalist and composer from Norway. Ahead of her upcoming shows in Romania (Rokolectiv festival, 21 April) and Latvia (a one-off by Skaņu Mežs festival, 24 May), she's prepared a mixtape of music that she currently enjoys, demonstrating a wide array of musical influences from Eliane Radigue to Beatrice Dillon. Stavanger born, Berlin based vocalist Stine Janvin Motland works with experimental music, sound and audiovisual performance. Through a diversity of projects such as the live radio play In Labour (2014), the performative installation The Subjective Frequency Transducer (2015), field recording adaptations duo Native Instrument (2015) and alter ego Stine II, she explores and challenges the physical features of the voice, the acoustics of her external/internal surroundings and new performance strategies. Her interest in the ambiguous and unrecognizable qualities of the voice, pushes her constantly to search for new ways to expand her vocal repertoire. Her recent work significantly involves imitation and abstract storytelling through sound collages referring to a variety of genres and traditions of electronic music, sound poetry, folk music and languages of various peoples, birds and animals. Stine Janvin Motland is a participating artist of the SHAPE platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
Shoot The Breeze
Next episode: 14:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
A talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako and Laura Sampson.
Six Pillars
Next episode: 17:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
Fari Bradley focuses on choice contemporary Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian sound, art and culture. Visit sixpillars.org for more information. [Repeated Monday 5pm.]
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Next episode: 00:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
Ambient music presented by Miguel Santos: no words, just slow tempo, minimal, experimental, abstract, cool chill-out dreamlike sounds.
Sonic Blind Dates
Next episode: 07:00, Wednesday 2nd May 2018
[Repeated from Monday 4.30pm.] A monthly experiment in shared listening, with Sophie Mallett: everything on the show is new to her ears, and hopefully to yours too. This month: a Portuguese language special with records that Sophie has sourced from Lisbon's best record stores and markets. Expect Brazilian singer Simone; Eurovision winners Gemini; 60's rock and roll from Os Conchas; Fado singer Chiquita; New Wave band GNR; the 'Police' of Portugal, Taxi; some Portuguese heavy metal and poet Sergio Godinho. Tune in to chance. Find more at facebook.com/sonicblinddates.
Sonic Imperfections
Next episode: 05:00, Friday 27th April 2018
Nigel Bryant of the South East London based monthly live experimental music night Sonic Imperfections plays an assortment of new music related to their monthly promotions.
Sound Out
Next episode: 18:00, Sunday 29th April 2018
Carole Finer presents a range of live music guests, drawing on her interests in bluegrass, post-Cagean composition and field recordings.
Spizz FM
Next episode: 11:00, Friday 27th April 2018
An audio autobiography by punk rock legend Spizz.
Spools Out Radio
Tristan Bath (of The Quietus) explores the outer fringes of modern cassette culture, playing tapes from around the world.
Steep Incline
A diverse mix (monthly) of out-of-leftfield music and sound presented by James Hassall, Bene Pooley and Matt Soczywko from London-based label Steep Incline.
Stray Landings
Next episode: 20:00, Thursday 26th April 2018
A monthly show by online music publication Stray Landings.
Studio Visit
Next episode: 20:00, Wednesday 4th April 2018
In depth interviews with international contemporary artists, musicians, writers and graphic novelists, conducted by Morgan Quaintance.
Suite (212)
Next episode: 16:00, Monday 21st May 2018
[Repeated from Monday 4.30pm.] A monthly discussion show that looks at the arts in their social, political, cultural and historical contexts, hosted by Juliet Jacques. This month Juliet is joined by artist and filmmaker Larry Achiampong, Alexandrina Hemsley of Project O, and writer Irenosen Okojie to discuss race, racism and the arts. See @suite_212 on Twitter for more information.
Talking Africa
Next episode: 09:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
A discussion show about African development with Sonny Decker.
The Atomic Drop
Next episode: 13:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
A series about the world of professional wrestling with news, features and music, hosted by Tariq Haque.
The Authentic Fake
Next episode: 17:00, Wednesday 23rd May 2018
[Repeated from Wednesday 5pm.]
The Curtain Up Show
Next episode: 09:00, Sunday 22nd April 2018
Tim McArthur, Nathan Matthews and guests discuss London's thriving music-theatre scene.
The Hello Goodbye Show
Next episode: 12:00, Saturday 21st April 2018
Upbeat, eclectic live music show hosted by deXter Bentley.
The Late Lute Breakfast Show
Next episode: 16:30, Thursday 26th April 2018
Early music - usually live - with lutenist Stephanie Feeney.
The Lion & Mouse Show
Grime showcase with Sean Brown.
The Naked Short Club
Next episode: 09:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
Host Dr. Stu and expert guests dance around hedge funds, markets, the economy and wider world, with heady music, poetry and the delicious products of sponsors Madoff Ponzi Bier and The Naked Nut Company.
The Nest Collective Hour
Next episode: 08:00, Friday 27th April 2018
An hour of contemporary, international folk and acoustic music from London's go to folk club The Nest Collective, covering the spectrum of 'new folk, old folk and no folk' sounds. Live sessions and playlists from Mercury-nominated folk singer Sam Lee and musical impresarios Gwendolen Chatfield and Jamie Doe, aka Magic Lantern.
The New Orleans Strut
Next episode: 07:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
A rollicking journey through the sweaty bayous of New Orleans, Louisiana and beyond with DJ Lil' Koko. This month's studio guest is New Orleans royalty in the form of Ben Jaffe, driving force behind and tuba player for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Plus an exploration of Southern Gothic with Professor Susan Castillo who takes us on a literary journey through decaying plantations, social issues and the cultural character of the Deep South while DJ Lil' Koko selects dark and swampy tracks to colour the sonic landscape! [Repeated Wednesday 7am.]
The News Agents
Next episode: 07:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
A hybrid news-arts programme curated by Jude Cowan Montague.
The News Agents Special
Next episode: 05:00, Friday 4th May 2018
In the run up to Nakba Day, which commemorates the displacement preceding and following the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, Jude Cowan Montague presents an interview with Dr Ramzy Baroud and readings from his book, 'The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story', an empathetic and lyrical approach to the Palestinian saga. Also remembering Palestinian singer Rim Banna who died of cancer at the age of 51 on the day of the interview in March 2018 known for her modern interpretations of Palestinian folk song. [Repeated Friday 5am.]
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
Next episode: 21:00, Sunday 29th April 2018
Progressive sounds and music that uses unusual time signatures, song structures and dynamics, breaking out of Western music's obsession with 4/4.
The OST Show
Next episode: 07:00, Sunday 22nd April 2018
The only radio show anywhere dedicated to film music, TV music, library music and related recordings. Presented by Jonny Trunk, one of the world's foremost collectors and experts in this field.
The Other Woman
Next episode: 08:00, Saturday 21st April 2018
The Other Woman is a collective representing alternative female artists in music, comedy and performance. Series curated by Ruth Barnes.
The Outerglobe
Next episode: 06:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
Debbie Golt takes as her starting point African music and wider arts and culture.
The Relatively Good Radio Show
Next episode: 08:00, Thursday 19th April 2018
The Relatives (cousins Richard Guard and Anna Crockatt) turn everyday London life into folk legend in the show where everything is live - the jingles, the theme tune, the special musical guests and the weekly original composition. With regular guests Buffalo Bill, Alex The Greek and Mickey Science.
The Restart Project
Next episode: 09:00, Thursday 26th April 2018
Janet Gunter, Ugo Vallauri and Dave Pickering (of Getting Better Acquainted) host a different kind of gadget show. They discuss the work and philosophy of the Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier.
The Rob Simone Talk Show
Next episode: 01:00, Monday 18th September 2017
Los Angeles-based investigator Rob Simone interviews a wide range of alternative thinkers and authors about new ideas and anomalous phenomena.
The Self Road
Next episode: 07:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
Musician, blogger, and writer Anne Gallien explores self-awareness and-development in a series of encounters with extraordinary travelers.
The Sound Projector Radio Show
Next episode: 01:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
Showcase for records of contemporary experimental and underground music, hosted by Ed Pinsent.
The Splice Festival Radio Show
Next episode: 06:00, Friday 27th April 2018
A programme previewing London's leading audio-visual arts festival which returns on 10 to 13 May at East London venues Rich Mix and Stour Space. This week's show is presented by electronic duo Addictive TV who perform at the festival with their international sampling project Orchestra of Samples on Saturday 12 May at Rich Mix. Guest interview is with Bruno Zamborlin, who performs a one-off special with Addictive TV at Splice. Visit splicefestival.com for more information. [Repeated Friday 6am.]
The Traditional Music Hour
Next episode: 12:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
Reg Hall and Kevin Sheils alternate to present an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional music from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield.
The Workplace
Next episode: 13:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
N.N. Dee and guests discuss aspects of work and workplaces.
Through The Ages
Next episode: 04:00, Wednesday 25th April 2018
17 year old Alex Charles explores the history and development of recent popular music via the changes within music itself, recalling how music has developed over time - and sharing some lesser known facts along the way! This week: some well known tracks and some relatively newer ones too from people like Bob Marley, Destiny's Child, Soulja Boy, NSYNC and Zion B. [Repeated Wednesday 4am.]
Tin Can Review
Next episode: 18:00, Tuesday 24th April 2018
Live performances and interviews with acoustic songwriters, hosted by James Hodder.
Tongue And Groove
Next episode: 05:00, Friday 11th May 2018
[Repeated from Monday 10pm.] A monthly programme that explores the practise and purpose of being a musician, by way of choosing a theme to discuss - presented by Mark Bedford, Terry Edwards and Simon Charterton (who play together as Near Jazz Experience). Today they talk about the years 1974 to 1977 – just before and just after Punk – and how it affected their playing, listening and attitude towards music.
Tony Law's Nonsense Hour
Next episode: 12:00, Thursday 21st September 2017
[Repeated from Thursday 12pm.] The world's wildest stand-up Tony Law premieres a brand new radio series.
Very Loose Women
Next episode: 01:00, Friday 20th April 2018
Emma Grinfeld, Katherine Johnston and Leonore Schick discuss young women's issues.
Next episode: 20:00, Thursday 17th May 2018
[Repeated from Friday 8pm.] The monthly audio magazine from South London's foremost music and arts lab, Iklectik. On this occasion Pascal Savy talks to artist, composer and curator Yann Novak, who played at Iklectik on 23 March 2018 alongside Philip Jeck and Simon Scott as part of 'Touch Live'. Based in Los Angeles, he talks about his projects, influences and music experiences.
Next episode: 15:00, Monday 23rd April 2018
Multiple agendas presented by William English.
Who Cares? A Radio Tale
Next episode: 18:00, Thursday 10th May 2018
A special broadcast project live from Gasworks, including newly commissioned and existing performances, sound works, and discussions reflecting on the topic of affective labour. Curated by Naz Bescan, Ibrahim Cisse, Harriet Costello, Benedetta D'Ettore, Alba Folgado and Agata Kik, as part of the Curating Contemporary Art Programme MA Graduate Projects 2018, Royal College of Art.
Xi Carnival
Next episode: 07:00, Wednesday 9th May 2018
Caralinda Booth presents a monthly show of alternative music from mainland China. Having lived and worked in Beijing in the Chinese music industry for over 10 years, Caralinda shares her unique knowledge of the richly diverse and emerging modern music scene, plus some background on the history of music in China as it emerged from the Cultural Revolution.


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PARIS -- Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen will replace Kimi Raikkonen for Lotus in the final two Formula One races of the season.
Raikkonen will miss the United States Grand Prix and Brazilian GP after undergoing successful back surgery on Thursday at the University Hospital of Strasbourg. He is joining Ferrari next season.
The 32-year-old Kovalainen has raced in 109 GPs for Renault, McLaren and Caterham, securing one win at the Hungarian GP in 2008 and three other podium finishes. He has been a test driver for Caterham this year.
"Jumping into a car so late in the year when you have not been competing in the races all season will be a challenge, but I know the team at Enstone well so I have no concerns about getting up to speed,'' Kovalainen said. "This is a great opportunity for me, so I would like to thank Tony Fernandes and Caterham F1 team for allowing me to take advantage of it.''
His appointment comes after seven-time champion Michael Schumacher turned down Lotus' offer to drive in the final two races.
"We had to move quickly following the news of Kimi's non-participation in the final two races of this season, and we found ourselves facing a difficult decision,'' Lotus team principal Eric Boullier said. "On the one hand we had our reserve driver Davide Valsecchi -- who is a talented young driver that has shown a great deal of promise -- and on the other we had the opportunity to bring in a seasoned Formula One competitor.''
Before making his decision to have surgery, the 34-year-old Raikkonen had criticized the team for not paying his salary this season and threatened to pull out of the final two races in protest.
He had to be persuaded to race in Abu Dhabi but skipped his media obligations on the Thursday before the race. He pulled out of the race on the first lap because of suspension damage after a minor collision.
Before that, tensions had surfaced within the team at the Indian GP. Raikkonen was upset when he was ordered by the team's trackside operations director, Alan Permane, not to hold up teammate Romain Grosjean.


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As part of an ongoing investigation of a missing file at the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Terry Maketa abruptly ordered a commander who had just landed in Afghanistan in December as part of a project with the Army to return immediately, reportedly frustrating the Army and producing no leads in the investigation.
The change in travel plans was related to a file that the Sheriff's Office Internal Affairs staff reported missing from a locked drawer in a locked room where the office keeps investigations detailing misconduct in its ranks. The file was that of Bill Elder, a former sheriff's deputy now running for sheriff.
Maketa and Undersheriff Paula Presley, who was considering a run for sheriff, began an investigation of the file. The two did not question anyone in the IA office about the missing file for seven months.
The case of the missing file has political implications. Elder says he was never the subject of an internal affairs investigation - a claim IA logs support - and that the investigation is a witch hunt to discredit his bid for sheriff and clear the way for Maketa's chosen successor, former Sheriff John Anderson. Maketa has previously said that he thumbed through the file before it went missing, so he knows it exists, and he is trying to solve a crime. He said it is possible Elder supporters took the file.
In early December, the sheriff ordered lie detector tests for several staff members, including the commander who oversees IA, Bob MacDonald.
AUDIO: The Gazette's interview of El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa regarding the investigation of a missing file
At the time, MacDonald was on a plane to Kandahar, Afghanistan as part of a team of local law enforcement invited by the commander of Fort Carson for a two-week trip to advise police there.
"We had spent months planning it, we had to go through all the processing, get shots, get ballistic vests and helmets issued, it was a process," said Fountain Police Chief Todd Evans, who was on the trip, along with Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey and Deputy Chief Mark Smith. "It takes us four days to get there. The day after we arrived (Undersheriff) Presley tells the Army she wants Bob back on a plane as soon as possible."
Elder works for Evans as deputy chief of the Fountain Police Department.
MacDonald did not know why he was being recalled, and was surprised and embarrassed, Evans said.
The Sheriff's Office did not make MacDonald or Presley available for comment for this story. Spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer said after The Gazette's previous reporting on the file that the office "will not entertain interviews with you due to your inability to report in a fair, objective and factual manner."
Elder was slated to go on the same trip to Afghanistan, but said he had learned his supporters at the Sheriff's Office were being questioned and thought he should stay in Colorado Springs in case he needed to answer to allegations about the missing file.
"We didn't know what was going on, and wanted to clear things up," he said.
Another member of the IA staff, Sgt. Rob Stone, resigned this week. Stone had been listed on Elder's campaign website as a supporter, but sent Elder's campaign a message from his work email two weeks ago asking to have his name taken off the list, saying he was receiving "uncomfortable and unwanted attention." He could not be reached for comment.
A criminal case regarding the file is ongoing.
When MacDonald was called back, U.S. Army representatives from Fort Carson contacted the sheriff and undersheriff to explain the difficulty of returning the commander early, Evans said. When the Sheriff's Office insisted the man be returned, it angered the commander who arranged the trip, Maj. Gen. Paul LaCamera, said Evans, who met with LaCamera multiple times during the trip.
LaCamera, who is in Afghanistan, declined an interview, saying through a spokeswoman, "The recall didn't affect the mission because we had other law enforcement officials who were able to accomplish the mission."
The Army put MacDonald on a military transport plane to Kuwait. There, because of delays stemming from his sudden change of plans and lack of a military ID, he was not able to fly out for three days. He was delayed again in Germany for a day, before taking Army flights to Connecticut, then Texas, where the Sheriff's Office paid for his flight home.
During the five-day trip, MacDonald was not told why he was being ordered home.
"When it was all said and done he only beat us all back by a couple days," Evans said.
On Tuesday, The Gazette requested documents from the Sheriff's Office through the Colorado Open Records Act related to the cost of MacDonald's return trip and communications between the Army and the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the documents will be available next week.
Maketa said Thursday that he does not have to explain what he does with his employees.
"Commander MacDonald was on Sheriff's Office salary when he was permitted to travel to Afghanistan," he said in an email statement. "As Sheriff, it is necessary for me to make personnel related decisions on a daily basis which serve the operational interests of the office and do not require additional explanation."
Shortly after MacDonald returned, he was interviewed by the undersheriff and given a lie detector test about the missing file. The sheriff said the test did not show MacDonald had knowledge of the missing file. MacDonald still works for the Sheriff's Office.
Evans, who was an investigator for years at the Sheriff's Office, said recalling a commander for questioning, instead of waiting a week, is highly unusual for this type of investigation.
"They know he is going to come back and the information he gives when he comes back isn't going to change," Evans said. "It's not like anyone is bleeding to death and they need him now. "
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I think you mean All Hands on Deck, not Hit The Deck. Also it is not the French Mob, it is the French Secret Service.
Yeah I know I made a couple of dumb mistackes their.
I am suggesting that this should be moved to an article named DGSE, which corresponds to a french SWAT as they are the counter-terrorist units here (yes, I am french). Also, it seems it's clearly stated it's the DGSE (according to Pierre La Ponce's article) who's after the chips, so... DarkHedge 23:14, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
- Internal files named it GIGN. Does it sound right?--Spaceeinstein 01:17, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
Rethinking name
VC's website describes Pierre as a French Secret Service Agent. Maybe move the article to that name instead?--spaceeinstein 21:36, 5 September 2011 (BST)


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2008-09 Women's Basketball
Bluffton 69, Mt. St. Joseph 57
Beavers snap three-game skid with 69-57 win at MSJ
January 17, 2009
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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team used a 21-of-34 afternoon from the charity stripe to secure a 69-57 victory at Mt. St. Joseph on Saturday, January 17, 2009. The Beavers win snapped a three-game HCAC skid and with it Bluffton improved to 10-6 overall and 2-5 in the conference. The Mount fell to 3-12, with a 1-6 record in the Heartland Conference.
Freshmen sensation Emily Shellabarger (St. Mary's/Memorial) scored the first seven points of the game, including her first triple of the season on Bluffton's initial possession. She followed that with a deuce and then a pair of makes at the foul line. Following a Lauren Schaller bucket, sophomore Kim Miller's (Delphos/St. John's) drive gave Bluffton a 9-2 lead with 15:47 to play in the first half.
Bluffton was held in check over the next four minutes as MSJ cut the deficit to three points before junior Ginny Buckingham (Bluffton) converted a pair of free throws for an 11-6 lead at the 11:56 mark. A three-pointer by Rachel Daman (Defiance/Tinora) from Buckingham made the score 17-10 five minutes later as both squads struggled to put the biscuit in the basket.
A Kim Miller layup gave the Beavers their largest lead of the half (26-16) with just over four minutes to play, but MSJ answered by going on a 12-4 run to end the stanza trailing by just two points, 30-28.
Brooke Sowards knotted the contest at 30 early in the second period before Bluffton took control with a quick 9-0 spurt that included four points from Miller and a deep triple by junior Vicki Auer (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon). Another Auer trifecta at the 14:17 mark allowed the lead to swell to 10 points (42-32).
The home team would not go away quietly, however. Six straight points and 10 of the next 14 markers helped the Lions trim Bluffton's advantage to four (46-42) midway through the second half. Auer and junior Katie Lord (Toledo/Whitmer) answered as they both hit from distance to push the visitor's lead to 10 points before a Shellabarger deuce made it 56-44 with 8:16 to play.
Freshman Becky Ruble (Grover Hill/Wayne Trace) got into the long ball action at the 7:20 mark when she drained a triple to make it a 14-point spread (59-45). The Beavers sealed the deal by making seven free throws over the final 5:18 as MSJ never got closer than nine points the rest of the way. Bluffton picked up its first HCAC victory (69-57) since the Beavers won at Rose-Hulman on December 6, 2008. It also marked Bluffton's first-ever victory at the Harrington Center.
Emily Shellabarger led three Beavers in double digits with her sixth double-double of the season. She tallied game-highs of 17 points and 11 boards on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. Kim Miller went for 16 points and three assists on 5-of-10 from the field and 6-for-8 at the line. Vicki Auer showed off for her hometown fans with 15 points and two assists, including 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc. Ginny Buckingham added seven points, seven rebounds and five dimes for the victors.
Both teams made 20 shots in the game but Bluffton took just 47, compared to 56 for the home team. The Beavers made their mark from distance (8-of-17) for 47.1 percent and at the charity stripe (21-of-34). Bluffton made as many freebies as MSJ took (15-of-21). The visitors finished with a slight edge on the glass (37-34), and the Beavers turned it over 18 times, two fewer miscues than the Lions committed.
Bluffton returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 21, when the Beavers travel to face backyard rival Defiance College in an important HCAC battle. The contest is scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m.


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Normal IgG background
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Posted 14 May 2009 - 01:39 PM
Hi, all, I am doing chip assay on some transcriptional factors and I use normal rabbit IgG as negative control. I uesd all the methods I knew, but unfortunately, the normal IgG always gave a band in following PCR check. If compared to my positive control, anti-acetylated H4, the band is very weak; if compared to my transcriptional factors antibodies, the differences are not very obvious. I know maybe my transcriptional factors antibodies are not very good. But on the other hand, I do need decrease the normal IgG background. I noticed that in many papers using normal IgG as chip negative control, they all showed clear and perfect backgroud. How did they do that? Does anyone know? I really appreciated your kind help!
If you want to get rid of the band all together I would suggest diluting your DNA 2 fold or more before running PCR or using fewer cycles. It can be difficult to eliminate any background such that it is undetectable by PCR if you run many cycles (like 35 or more).
To help reduce background, the most effective thing we've found is to reduce the amount of chromatin you use (try a two fold and a four fold dilution). In our experience the background decreases proportionately with the decrease in chromatin but the specific IP doesn't (even though I know we are far below the point where we could be saturating the antibody).
Posted 17 May 2009 - 10:09 PM
Many thanks again!


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After roughly one year on the job, former Naropa University president Stuart Lord has resigned as executive director of Boulder's Emergency Family Assistance Association, with hopes to return to higher education.
"For some time, I have been contemplating whether EFAA is a good fit both personally and professionally and have decided it is best for me to move on," Lord wrote in a July 2 email to EFAA's board and staff.
"While I deeply believe in the work of this great organization, I have made the decision to resign to finish my memoir and pursue other leadership positions."
Prior to joining EFAA, Lord went from associate provost of Dartmouth College to the first black president of Naropa.
In an interview Saturday, Lord said he hopes to return to higher education. He added that he's "having some conversations" with a few universities, but did not elaborate.
"My passion is working with people in education," he said. "By working (at EFAA), I realized that what I had been doing for the last 25 years in working in universities, that it was my passion to return."
Lord said he remains entirely supportive of EFAA's mission — to provide food, shelter and other basic necessities to disadvantaged families, and help their clients achieve financial self-sufficiency — but that it's not his true calling.
"I took the position not knowing how long I'd be there, and it became clear I had a window to return to education, and I have to take advantage."
Jon Gordon, who just wrapped up a term as president of EFAA's board, said that Lord's departure was amicable.
"We were pleased with his performance," Gordon said. "It was all friendly."
"Everything's great between us," Lord added. "I have lots of respect for the work they do, and this is just a personal choice."
EFAA has not named Lord's successor, though Mark Biggers is serving as interim executive director.
Gordon said the search process will likely take between 60 and 90 days.
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