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Thinking about this, there's actually good reason to have skeuomorphism in a application UI. For users that are unfamiliar or intimidated by computers, having a UI that familiar to a physical object that they are likely already familiar with lowers the fear factor and encourages more use. We as experienced computer users tend to forget how often people can be terrified of "breaking" their device just because they wondered off of a known and familiar path.
While you do make valid points about OS UI consistency, the mindset above already has to deal with vastly different ways of interacting with physical objects already. OS UI consistency matters less in this mindset than do keeping things familiar. When skeuomorphism wasn't so popular, we heavily relied on UI consistency to keep us grounded until we mastered the interface. Skeuomorphism simply takes that perspective and points it outward to the physical world instead of the digital one.
There's a big problem with looking at things like this.
It won't last.
While growing up we may have used something like a tear-off calendar, or a legal pad to keep notes, there is an entire generation of users that never have used these physical objects. They've used the digital counterparts only and have much less of a barrier of fear as do older users. As use of these physical object falls away for their digital counterparts, we run into the flaw of skeuomorphism.
Skeuomorphism isn't a fad, or infantilizing, it's a phase.
You know, like your parent's used the phrase, "It's a phase". Replicating physical objects in digital UIs helps the most people who are familiar with the tear-off calendar or legal pad. The younger you get it becomes "cute", or "fun", but that supposes that they even know those things exist. In a world where someone has never seen a tear-off calendar or a legal pad, it just becomes noise that unnecessary bloats up the application.
Apple is desperately clinging to user friendliness and the crowd that would find skeuomorphism enjoyable. Eventually, it'll become the better choice to drop these concepts because they get in the way of using the machine. WinPho7 and Android are already doing this. I suspect that with time, impersonating physical objects will hold less and less appeal with iOS devs.


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Submission + - EU Ministers backing GMO Food. Allowing Nation States Approve or Deny.
think_nix writes: As reported from EU Parliament with a controversial follow up at rt . The EU Parliament is paving way for EU Nation States to decide on banning or allowing GMO grown foods within their respective territories. A further article at der Spiegel (German) (google translate) quotes the German Health Minister if countries cannot specifically scientifically argument the ban, this would allow GMO companies to initiate legal actions against the banning ruling states. Furthermore it was noted, given EU Parliaments current stance on not reintroducing border and customs controls between member states, this will make checks and controls of GMO foods between member states even more difficult. Also noting that the recently passed EU consumer food label law has no mention of GMO foods.

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Learning the Mac OS X Terminal, Part 4by Chris Stone
The series continues in Learning the Terminal in Mac OS X, Automating Mail from the Mac OS X Terminal, Configuring Email from the Mac OS X Terminal, Customizing the Mac OS X Terminal, and Synchronizing Drives with Cron and the Mac OS X Terminal.
In the first three parts of this series, you got your hands good and dirty learning to work the Unix command line. Now it's time to have a bit of fun with a very cool feature of the Terminal application, term files.
Before you get started on this tutorial, you'll need to have the Apple Developer Tools installed, if you don't already. You'll know if they're installed if you have a /Developer directory on your disk. If you don't, and don't have a copy of the installer CD, you can download a disk image free from Apple after signing up for an Apple Developer Connection (ADC) membership here.
As you might have already discovered, Terminal provides you with lots of ways to customize its windows. You can set text and background colors, window size, title bar text, and much more.
These changes become your global defaults (applying to all new windows) when you use the Preferences palette (Terminal --> Preferences), or you can apply them to individual windows by using the Inspector palette (Shell --> Inspector).
Term files are the third method for saving window settings. They allow you to save these individual window settings to a file, which when opened, creates a new window with all of your pre-configured settings. Using term files you can quickly open several new windows, each with different, pre-defined settings.
Things really become interesting, however, when you take advantage of a little known feature of term files, the ability to define a command line to run when the window opens. Doing this allows you to create your own double-clickable run files that open in Terminal within a window of your exact specifications and run any command line (or script file) you can come up with.
This tutorial will walk you through the simple process of creating just such a term file. Along the way, you'll also learn about editing plist-like XML files, installing Unix applications, and even a bit about Internet MP3 streams.
To use as a good example for this tutorial, I've chosen Streamripper, the open source Unix application that allows you to "rip" MP3 files to your hard disk from some streaming MP3 "Internet radio stations," including many of those listed in the iTunes Radio Tuner.
This article introduces the command line version of Streamripper to demonstrate the use of term files. However, if you would like to check out a full Aqua GUI version of Streamripper, you can find one called StreamCatcher here.
You'll learn more about Streamripper in a bit, but first let's configure your Terminal window and save the settings to a term file. Of course you can set up your window to look however you like, but for purposes of the tutorial I'm going to try to make a window that looks something like an LCD display.
To start, open Terminal and its Inspector palette. From the Inspector's pop-up menu select Window. The default width of 80 columns will do nicely, but you'll only need 5 rows of text. Check only the Custom Title checkbox, and in its field enter: "Type Control + C to Stop." These instructions will remind you how to stop Streamripper.
Next, you'll want to pick a nice looking font and color-scheme for the window. I kind of like the look of the iTunes LCD-like window, so we'll try to duplicate that with our Terminal window settings. First, select Text from the Inspector pop-up. I've set the cursor to be as invisible as possible (an underline), and unchecked everything else.
The iTunes window uses 10-point Lucida Grande, but since it isn't a mono-spaced font it doesn't look so good in a Terminal window. So instead, I chose one of the mono-spaced fonts, VT100 12-point, which is close enough.
To set the colors, select Colors from the Inspector's pop-up. Double-click the Background color swatch to open the color palette. To duplicate the iTunes color, I used the magnifying glass tool found at the bottom of the Color palette to grab the color from an iTools window. Do the same with the Cursor color swatch as well.
Finally, to remove the scroll bars from the Terminal window, select Buffer from the Inspector and check to disable the buffer, uncheck line wrapping, and check to scroll to bottom. Your window should now look something like this:
You're almost ready to save these setting as a term file, but before you do, you should first place the window where you would like it to open within your display since this setting is saved in the file as well.
When you're ready to save the file, select Save from the Shell menu. You'll need to save it in the
~/Library/Application Support/Terminal directory. However, it's likely you don't yet have a Terminal folder in
/Library/Application Support, so you'll first need to create one from within the Save dialog box. Name the file "streamripper.term" and save it there.
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Notice also the two options at the bottom of that Save dialog box. While they won't apply to this procedure, they can be very useful for other term files you might want to create. The first option allows you to choose either to save the settings for only the "Main Window," that is, the active window, or save the settings for all open windows to a single term file.
The possibilities are indeed endless when selecting the later choice. You could create a term file to open three or four or more windows at once, all laid out neatly across your monitor, each with its own size, color schemes, etc. and each even running a different command! As you get more familiar with Unix, you might consider setting up multiple windows, some logged into different
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This course will involve the acquisition of a basic performance ability on percussion instruments, with some time devoted to developing the ability to teach concepts of playing percussion instruments to students. Much time will be spent developing a basic technique on snare drum, with the remaining time to be spent with timpani and other membranophones, the mallet percussion instruments, set drumming, the concert band or orchestra percussion section and the marching percussion section.
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LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 01/16/13 -- Xirrus®, the leader in high-performance wireless networks, today announced that Nord Anglia Education has deployed Xirrus Wireless Arrays to deliver high capacity, BYOD connectivity across its family of 14 international schools throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The deployment enables teachers to deliver more dynamic lessons using online learning resources as well as satisfying the growing demand for wireless connectivity.
Nord Anglia Education is the leader in the international provision of high quality, innovative education, training and guidance. It is committed to providing cutting edge learning resources. Regional IT Director for Europe, Mr. Bartlomeij Cezak said: "Many of our 10,000 students and 3,000 staff use their own laptops, tablets and smartphones whilst at school to access the growing volume of online educational tools. It is also becoming common practice for teachers to stream or download content in the classroom, leading to an increased demand for Wi-Fi coverage."
Nord Anglia Education has currently installed high performance Xirrus Wireless Arrays across its European schools, along with a Xirrus Management System and intends to do the same in Asia during 2013. The unique architecture of the Xirrus solution meets Nord Anglia Education's demand for capacity, providing four times the coverage and up to eight times the bandwidth and capacity of traditional access points. This is ideal for the high user density found in an educational environment.
"Xirrus was the obvious choice for us as they were able to offer the best in class for a wireless solution at a reasonable cost," said David Kibble, Group IT Director at Nord Anglia Education. "Using Xirrus also allows us to future proof our investment. Its arrays are designed to support the new 802.11ac standard, which will be certified next year and so if we want to upgrade, we can add or swap 802.11ac modules into the existing chassis. A key selling point for me was to ensure that our wireless network evolves alongside new wireless standards."
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While BYOD is a great enabler for interactive learning, it exposes the network to new devices and applications which need to be managed. Nord Anglia Education uses Xirrus Application Control to optimise the user experience by prioritising critical applications, restricting usage of bandwidth-heavy applications and blocking restricted applications. Using this feature, Nord Anglia Education can ensure a safe, seamless network experience across its global family of schools.
The reliability and performance of Xirrus Wireless Arrays has allowed Nord Anglia Education to launch mobile applications to benefit students and teachers. The virtual learning platform, Moodle, enables teachers to post interactive video and picture content online, as well as providing a central repository where homework can be uploaded. Nord Anglia Education is also launching a wireless Student Management System application in 2013 which automatically provides teachers and staff with student information, attendance records, medical history, and contact information for each student on their mobile device.
The online safety of students remains of paramount importance to Nord Anglia Education, so content filtering is a key element of their Xirrus solution. Mr. Cezak says: "When students use their own mobile devices we need to be able to control the content they are accessing while on the school premises. The Xirrus solution is ideal, enabling us to manage the content students can view, as well as monitoring how and when it is accessed."
Sean Larner, VP of International Sales at Xirrus, said: "This deployment is a great example of how schools are innovating to accommodate the BYOD trend and provide better learning experiences for students. We look forward to supporting Nord Anglia Education as it continues to use wireless in exciting ways to engage students and continue delivering strong final year results."
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Ellen Susan's "Soldier Portraits" was one of the most beautiful and provocative exhibits at the Telfair Museums' Jepson Center in 2010.
Susan's portraits of active duty soldiers had special resonance because she's a modern expert with the Civil War-era collodion wet plate process.
The long exposures make the work demanding for both photographers and subjects, who have to sit unusually still until the camera finds enough light to capture an image on glass or tin.
Now Savannah-based Susan has created a new process using strobe lights of varying brightness that flood the subject with light. The resulting tintype has the same richness and detail as in the old process, but the image can be produced in a fraction of the time.
Susan calls the new method "Tinstamatic." Her first Tinstamatic pop-up studio will be on Nov. 18 during an open house for Oglethorpe Gallery at 406 East Oglethorpe Ave.
From noon to 7 p.m., Susan will be shooting 20 different subjects who have purchased sessions in advance. At press time, Sunday's portrait sessions were already sold out, but interested parties will definitely want to drop by to witness the 19th-century process firsthand.
The tintypes capture features and skin tones in surprising ways. For example, freckles appear unusually prominent, and faces generally end up invested with far more character than in modern photography.
A couple of months ago, I volunteered to be one of Susan's test subjects when she was experimenting with the strobes and fine-tuning the process.
The lights are really bright, fast and warm. An image is available within minutes.
There's something stunning, strange and even humbling in seeing such clear - even honest - images of oneself.
Sunday's guests can register to be notified about Susan's future Tinstamatic events and get information about booking more formal portrait sessions with options for larger plates and prints.
The event is also an open house for Oglethorpe Gallery, which will feature a group show that includes some of Susan's work. Guests can also get information about exhibiting in the gallery.
To see more of Ellen Susan's Tinstagrams, check out http://ellensusanopenhouse.tumblr.com.
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- Pepper Schwartz: Baby boomers' divorce rate doubled while U.S. divorce rate is down
- She says boomers redid rules on marriage and want fulfillment as they age, not tradition
- Schwartz: Young people face tough economy and are marrying later
- They may not divorce like boomers as they grower older, she says
A recent article in The New York Times noted that the nation's divorce rate -- which plateaued for years at around 50% -- has significantly dropped -- to just above 40%. As almost an aside, the writer mentioned that only one group, the 50-plusers, have seen their rate of divorce surge 50% in the past 20 years.
Oops -- to this boomer, that is "burying the lead." Why would only the boomers have a significant growth in marital dissolution -- one in four divorces after age 50 -- while other ages do not?
After all, it's counterintuitive: Traditionally marriages are most vulnerable to divorce in the first seven to 10 years.
Should we see this as a harbinger of doom for 30-year-olds getting married today? We might surmise from these data that the only reason the 20- and 30-somethings' divorce rate is lower is that they just haven't lived as long. And, to be sure, some demographers do believe that eventually we can expect the marriages of Generation Xers and millennials to meet the same fate as all of those divorcing boomers.
However, I would like to float this idea: It won't necessarily happen that way. Boomers' unique social history may make them more divorce-prone than other groups.
Why? Baby boomers, those 79 million born roughly between 1945 and 1964, are a specific cohort because of the conditions and events that they both experienced and, sometimes, created.
Boomers came of age as relatively pampered children of a great postwar economy. With their adolescent disrespect for the past and their theme of "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll," they pushed against the restrictive conventions of social life their parents more or less had accepted.
They cut a swath through history partly because of their bulk -- 26% of the U.S. population -- and partly because of their critical approach to the status quo. As young adults, large numbers of them were part of the civil rights, anti-war, gay rights and women's movements. Books and magazine articles in their time attacked (and counterattacked) traditional gender roles -- and the institution of marriage and its traditions.
Boomer women experienced more recreational sex and more sex partners than women in previous generations. New job opportunities and careers helped create the changes in household formation (such as who was or wasn't home during the day, who did less or more housework, and who wanted more or less sex) that disrupted traditional marriage.
As a result, the boomers experienced decades of relationship innovation, creating cultural confusion about whether marriage was necessary, and what made an excellent -- or even adequate -- marriage.
As boomer men and women wavered between choosing self-fulfillment over older traditions of duty, loyalty and lifetime marriage at any cost, the institution of marriage became, over time, more of a voluntary association than a predictably permanent one. Sociologist and demographer Andrew Cherlin has written that between the 1960s and '70s the divorce rate skyrocketed, correlating exactly with the first divorces at the leading edge of the boomer generation. And while the rate leveled out in the 1980s, a large number of people had already defected toward new opportunities for emotional and sexual self-fulfillment.
In many ways, divorce rates are the boomers' legacy. But why does this group continue to make marital changes even in middle and late middle age? Because they are still making it up as they go along, inventing middle age pretty much the same way they made up adolescence and marriage, redefining the parameters of personal relationships and reinventing what different stages of the life cycle could look like.
They are fighting fiercely to remain youthful, to stay employed and/or passionately engaged with life, sexually vibrant (particularly with the help of new medical interventions) and regard their 50s and 60s as every bit the opportunity for love and sexual attraction that their 20s and 30s were. At age 55 or 65, they look at spending 20 or 30 more years with the same person -- and unlike their parents, whose sense of duty was stronger and opportunities to repair weaker, they are ready to walk if things aren't up to their hopes, dreams or delusions about marriage.
So why don't I think this same cycle will happen for our 30-somethings?
• They are more sober about marriage than boomers were at the same ages. They've seen what high divorce rates felt like when their parents split up -- and many of them desperately want to avoid that kind of emotional carnage for their children or for themselves.
Indeed a Pew Research study on social and demographic trends found that "when it comes to divorce, the baby boomers are less conservative than younger generations: 66% say divorce is preferable to staying in an unhappy marriage, compared with 54% of younger adults who say so."
• They are getting married later: The average age for college-educated men and women is in their late 20s. They are more mature, already gaining or losing traction in their chosen work or career, and potential partners can better gauge them as a marriage prospect. Finally, they have been out of school longer, most of them have lived with someone one or more times, and they know more about the world and relationships.
• They have experienced a treacherous economy. Their parents grew up in a lush financial period, but they did not. Young couples are more like their grandparents or great grandparents: aware of the need to pull together for economic security. While not all boomers prospered during the hot economy that attended most of their adult years, they didn't start out being careful about the economic consequences of divorce in the way that their children -- and their own parents -- had to do.
Of course there is no telling if the divorce rate will continue to decline into the future. Sadly, I would not predict that it will. We expect too much from marriage; we have much too high expectations for what a partner should be throughout a long life cycle -- and we live a long time. It's hard to keep a marriage strong, passionate and relevant over so many decades.
But there is that 40% divorce rate. Maybe not exactly something to crow about, but better odds of having a marriage worth staying in is all to the good for the couple, our society and certainly the next generation.


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TAMPA — If there was a bright spot for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during yet another dreary loss, it was the improved play of rookie quarterback Mike Glennon in his second pro start.
The third-round draft pick out of North Carolina State remained composed throughout Sunday's 31-20 setback against Philadelphia, completing 26 of 43 passes for 273 yards, including a pair of touchdown throws to Vincent Jackson.
Glennon was sacked twice and threw one interception, but that early third-quarter pick comes with an asterisk.
"That's my fault,'' said wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, who failed to complete his route before Bradley Fletcher intercepted at the Eagles 29-yard line. "I've got to protect my quarterback on that play. He trusted me to come across the field and make that play, so I have to finish. That's on me.''
Making his NFL debut before the bye week, Glennon tossed a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions as Arizona rallied for a 13-10 triumph. He used the extra time to study film and work on his timing with Jackson, who caught nine passes Sunday.
"Mike stands in there with great confidence,'' Jackson said. "He's going to be a great leader for this football team. Just his command of the game is impressive. They gave us a lot of different looks and he made a lot of great decisions.''
Glennon displayed an accurate right arm and also scrambled three times for 20 yards. He made some strong throws on the run and generally hit his targets in stride.
"Yeah, I felt more comfortable today,'' Glennon said. "It kind of reminded me of college, when I made a jump from the first game to the second. I think I will continue to improve as the season progresses.''
Rookie tight end Tim Wright, who more than doubled his total with seven catches Sunday, noticed the growth spurt.
"He's a very poised quarterback,'' Wright said. "He does a great job of leading the guys in the huddle and keeping everyone calm.''
Tampa Bay's passing game had to overcome the absence of No. 2 receiver Mike Williams, who tweaked a sore hamstring during the week and didn't dress.
Glennon showed his touch while delivering a perfect fade pass to Jackson for a 1-yard score and put some heat on passes over the middle in between defenders.
"I thought Mike did a lot of good things,'' said Bucs coach Greg Schiano, who made the switch from Josh Freeman to Glennon in Week 4. "I thought he played well. I think we missed some opportunities, some of them self-inflicted.''
Underwood was particularly distraught after the game because he thought Glennon deserved a better fate.
"He played well, man,'' said Underwood, who failed to catch a pass despite being targeted four times. "You can see him coming along as an NFL quarterback. He's going to be a good player in this league. He just has to stay at it and keep studying. He's going to be fine, and we'll continue to follow his lead.''
Barring injury, Glennon figures to have 11 more games to show a reeling organization whether he is Tampa Bay's quarterback moving forward.
Sunday's matchup was a positive step in that quest.
"Mike Glennon has what it takes,'' Bucs left tackle Donald Penn said. "He's confident in what he can do, and the best part is this kid can back it up.''
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Hello EA,
I would take "care" in this context as, loosely, "things that you are concerned about".
Best wishes,
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In the name of the Merciful Allah,
Hi, please confirm to me the exact meaning of " care" in this quotation written by William Shakespeare :" sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care". THANKS AHEAD.
Hello EA,
I would take "care" in this context as, loosely, "things that you are concerned about".
Best wishes,
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Hi Egyptian Arrow,
There are a few words from my computer:
"Macbeth does murder sleep, the innocent sleep
sleep knits up the raveled sleeve of care,
the death of each day's life, sore labor's bath,
Balm of hurt mind, great nature's second course,
Chief nourisher in life's feast"
knit = tie or link together
ravel = disentangle, tangle or complicate
The mentioned above line is a very eloquent line in English about sleep!
Three things about sleep should be noted:
1. sleep as the great interpretor of life
2. sleep as healer, and
3. sleep as nourish
Something that is reveled is "tangled, confused,involved" or "frayed out" with frayed edges, ragged. A "sleeve" as a part of a garment or a "slender filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread" Finally the word "ravel" not only suggest the reality of tangledness or confusion, but was a kind of medieval bread ("ravel bread") of flour with the bran left in which may connect the "raveled" sleeve of care with the "nourisher" in the last line above.
In any case, the principle picture communicated here is that sleep "knits up" or secures which has become confused or tangled in our lives. It brings lose ends together, tightening them and producing an untangled sleeve or garment. It lets things settle, it suppresses some of the insistent voices that rang in our ears and lets other come to the fore, it smooths out what was so ragged or bumpy in our minds before we went to sleep."


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'Dancing With The Stars' Producers Plan To Ask Kate Gosselin To Do All-Star Season
Kate terrorized the cast and crew on the tenth season — but now HollywoodLife.com can EXCLUSIVELY report that those close to production will ask her to hit the dance floor again!
Dancing With The Stars is preparing for an all-star season, and while Kate Gosselin made waves when she was on the show, sources close to production say they're asking her back!
Kate, 37, was such a nightmare when she was on the show that members close to production hope she doesn't return, HollywoodLife.com can EXCLUSIVELY report.
"They are going to ask Kate but hope they don't have to use her as the cast and crew hated her," our insider said. "She would be a last resort."
Kate's diva attitude has been well-documented, with her Dancing partner Tony Dovolani revealing how he handled his time with Kate: "There was a a lot of therapy involved."
Do YOU think Kate will go back on the show, HollywoodLifers?
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DC Cops Investigating Whether NBC Anchor Violated Gun Law
(WASHINGTON) -- Washington police are investigating whether NBC's David Gregory broke the law by holding up what appeared to be a 30-round gun magazine on Sunday's Meet the Press after the network apparently got conflicting opinions about whether it would be legal for him to do so.
It is illegal in the district to possess a "large capacity ammunition feeding device."
Gwendolyn Crump, director of the Office of Communications for the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, told ABC News, "NBC contacted MPD inquiring if they could utilize a high capacity magazine for their segment. NBC was informed that possession of a high capacity magazine is not permissible and their request was denied. This matter is currently being investigated."
But ABC News has learned from an official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives that NBC had reached out to the federal agency on Friday for advice before displaying the weaponry.
According to the ATF official, the agency noted that ATF doesn't enforce D.C. gun laws, but agreed to put the question to a couple of Washington police officers who've worked with the agency in the past.
The D.C. officers advised the ATF spokesman that Gregory could display the magazine, provided it was empty, the source said.
That turned out to be bad advice, as conservative media and gun rights activists were first to note. The ATF official describes this as a "misunderstanding," and says he hopes D.C. police will not bring charges.
Another Washington, D.C., police officer and spokesperson Tisha Gant said the situation was "being investigated," but would give no other details including what exactly is under investigation.
A section in the D.C. criminal code says "no person in the District shall possess, sell, or transfer any large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm." The section stipulates that "the term large capacity ammunition feeding device means a magazine," or similar devices.
Gregory held up what looked like a 30-bullet gun magazine when interviewing the National Rifle Association's executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre on Sunday. Gregory pressed the NRA head on whether fewer children would have been killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting on Dec. 14 if the shooter had access to less ammunition.
Since the interview, conservative media and gun rights activists said that Gregory appeared to have violated the district's gun law. Police subsequently confirmed they were investigating.
NBC News declined to comment through a spokesperson.
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The National Weather Service said Thursday that the same high end EF3 tornado hit both Adairsville and Gordon County on Wednesday.
Officials said the track of the tornado started two miles southwest of Adairsville and was continuous all the way though Gordon County to the county line.
As the tornado moved through Adairsville, Anthony Raines, 51, was killed in the storm.
Raines was lying in bed watching TV when a tree fell through the roof of his mobile home on Cass Street.
The weather service crews are now moving to Calhoun to survey there.
On Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for Bartow and Gordon counties.
In Adairsville, homes and businesses were destroyed. The Daiki plant on Adairsville Highway was torn apart.
There is a curfew in place in Adairsville from dusk to dawn. It is unknown how long the curfew is in effect.
A Facebook page has been set up for information about the Adairsville tornado.
According to Bartow County officials, power lines were reported down on Hwy. 140.
According to Gordon County EMA, a number of houses were damaged in the Farmington Drive/Beason Road area.
Residents were reported trapped in their homes, and eight people were reported injured.
In Cobb County, trees are reported down on Flamingo Drive, Bryant Lane at Shallowford Road, Old Alabama Road at Edwin Circle, and Windy Hill Road at Windy Ridge Parkway.
Crews worked through the night to restore power outages.
As of 3:45 a.m,. Georgia Power reports there are 9,600 outages statewide.
The company is working to restore power. Follow them on Facebook.
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Let's start small.
How is the team currently being run 'like garbage'?
Many Jets fans are disgusted with the state of this franchise, the people in charge of the team and the way they conduct themselves publicly. Yet one of the themes that I continue to see from some of the posters here is the notion that if you complain a lot then you are somehow a bad fan, grouped into the ridiculous SOJF (same old Jets fan) category. Its as if complaining about a bad product, one in which you may be paying for, makes you the problem instead of the people producing the inferior product. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The fans have an absolute right to express frustration; this team is currently being run like garbage. The reasons are plentiful and well documented in other threads, so there is no need to expound on them here. But the larger point is that being critical when the team is being run poorly actually makes you a good fan. Its not the same as being critical for the sake of complaining or complaining about a winning organization who had a bad season. Certainly a fan who is negative for the sake of negativity is not a good fan. But being a good fan does not mean having to swallow everything that is said by the owner, coach and gm as if it is gospel. I would argue that fans that swallow whole the company lines and accept mediocrity (or worse) are the worst type of fans.
The fans are the life blood of any sports organization. We give ratings through our viewing habits, pay the astronomical ticket and stadium prices, buy the merchandise and directly and indirectly promote the team in various ways. Sometimes empty seats and shelves with unsold merchandise speaks louder, and more effeciently, then the fan who makes excuses for every busted draft pick and poor coaching decision.
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Let's start small.
How is the team currently being run 'like garbage'?
Fan stands for a Fanatic. Fanatic in general has a negative connotation. I respect all sides and no fan is right all the time.
There are 32 teams and they spend a lot to build a team and get good players and coaches. The coaches usually come from winning franchises. They get to draft good players just like we do. It is the exception to get an Andrew Luck, a Peyton Manning, a Tom Brady, A Drew Brees .... We have to compete against a Tom Brady twice a year. Chances are we are going to lose those games.
In other words, it aint easy to win and sometmes you lose and have to move on and come up with another plan.
I think it's knowing to stack up your supply of Advil/Tylenol for the season.
Let's see who they bring in at GM and OC and take it from there. Things were bad in 2012, no doubt, but changes are being made to fix the situation.
To be a good Jets fan, one must be thick skinned, have a chip on their shoulder and drink... often. Deafness would help also.
Digust, driven by ignorance (they do not know who made what decisions, nor do they know what alternatives would be better) and prodded on by a hostile, hateful, media who profits on making Fans hate their own team enough to read every world they write, tweet or burp.
Not true. Fans have every right to complain if they are displeased.Yet one of the themes that I continue to see from some of the posters here is the notion that if you complain a lot then you are somehow a bad fan
Other fans, however, have the right to look at these often irrational, illogical and detail/alternative-limited complaining fans and wonder what they're thinking, and why change for changes sake is always their answer every year, and why they always seem to hate every player and coach on our team but love every other guy in the league, and why they seem to suddenly love ex-Jets the day they leave the Jets, when they hated them two minutes earlier.....
If Fan pressure plays any part on the rapid rotation of Coaches and players on the Jets, then yes, in some viewpoints, thats a big part of the problem. Lack of patience is as deadly to development as being overly patient with mediocrity.Its as if complaining about a bad product, one in which you may be paying for, makes you the problem instead of the people producing the inferior product. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In addition, it's often HOW the argument is put forth, not the argument itself.
"Sanchez should be dumped because of stats A, B, C, and D, factors Q, R and X, and references X and Z. We'd be better off with #1, #4 or #18 because of X, Y, Z." is good complaining.
"Woody is moron, we're doomed, we'll never win anythign till he is gone!!!! We should trade for Peyton Manning dammit!!!!" is not.
That is just ranting, without support, and for something that is a virtual impossibllity of changing.
Agreed.The fans have an absolute right to express frustration
In your opinion, and without supporting arguments to make your case beyond "yeah, like some other threads explain it and stuff".this team is currently being run like garbage
IMO Typical New York Sports Fan, the "best fans" are the ones with the most and loudest hatred for everything their team does. They are Francessa-clones.But the larger point is that being critical when the team is being run poorly actually makes you a good fan.
I would argue that fans that swallow whole the company lines and accept mediocrity (or worse) are the worst type of fans.
The worst fans are anyone who has patience or support for anyone currently on or involved with the team.
You take what the media says, you take what others say, and you present it as fact. And then, mass hysteria ensues.
It is opinion.
The masses will probably say that today's press conference was nothing but two incompetent idiots rambling on about the team's future direction with no plan in place. The Mike Francesa's, the Manish Mehta's, the countless JI posters. They'll still think Rex is getting fired, that it's all a ruse, that there must be something else going on behind the scenes. Because again, opinion is fact. And anything contradicting opinion must be wrong.
On the other hand, I would personally say that today I saw two individuals not satisfied with results, but are proven and capable of succeeding again. That are driven to reach that level of success again and are beginning the pursuit to reach the success they expect of themselves as we speak, both internally and in the public eye. Through all the nonsense written about them, I saw two individuals address the media as professionals.
Of course, this is also my opinion. It is not fact. But my opinion and others like it won't be written in the New York Post tomorrow. It won't be discussed by callers on WFAN. Mass hysteria sells.
So what does it mean to be a good Jets fan? Forming your own opinion. If you think this team is a disaster, you are entitled to think so. But please have your own opinion as to why they are a disaster, and not some reasons you've quoted from the Daily News or Jets Insider.
When I saw Luck getting hit and he out muscled the DE and got away I said wow. It brought to mind JJ Watt scaring the bajesus out of Sanchez.
I want a QB like Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Luck, etc who are strong enough to take a hit and not let them get rattled but only to motivate them to beat the opponent. Obviously those teams lost and need other pieces going foward but it's a start.
Need to have PSLs
Oh and the owner letting a subordinate choose his "boss" is laughable, commical and a complete joke.
This is the true definition of "The fish stinking from the head down".
Is that "small" enough?
2. It was two years of success, one year of mediocrity, one year of failure.
Opinion, which you're entitled to. Not fact. Most teams and fans consider AFCCG years as reasonable success.and it has been a failure no matter what anyone says, zero championships = failure in my opinion, especially after no SB appearancesin 40+ years.
If you see "one more year or you're fired" as a "do over" or free pass, again, thats your opinion and you're entitled to hold it.So now, he gets a pass and a "do over"
Assumes the problem was primarily Rex's Coaching, not Sanchez's worst-in-NFL play. Again, there is a sharp disagreement over who is responsible. Not everyone agrees it was on Rex in a season where he lost his best talent on O, best talent on D, and was all but forced to play the worst QB in the NFL of the past 4 years.we are expected to believe Rex has finally figured out what he needs to do to improve as a HC, and improve the standing of this franchise? Maybe you were born yesterday but I sure as hell wasn't. Give me a break.
Happens regularly in the NFL between Coaches and Front Office. For example, Andy Reid this year, Shannahan when he wa shired by the Redskins, Tuna here in New York, and every Coach who was ever granted "full control", etc.Oh and the owner letting a subordinate choose his "boss" is laughable, commical and a complete joke.
Given your rant included few actual facts, aand mostly the usual assortment of anger, opinion and personal vitriol and SOJF-40-Years-****-You-Jets bitterness?Is that "small" enough?


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Pat Kinevane's Silent to Receive West Coast Premiere
The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Fishamble will present the West Coast premiere of Pat Kinevane's Silent, from November 23 to December 9 at the Odyssey.
Silent is a powerful and touching story about a homeless man, Tino McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino.
Silent is written and performed by Pat Kinevane, and directed by Jim Culleton, produced for Fishamble by Marketa Dowling, and produced for the Odyssey by Beth Hogan in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller.
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Across the street from UC Hastings is the Asian Art Museum. Admission is free the first Sunday of every month; the museum's cafe is also a nice alternative for lunch.
Other Museums: San Francisco has two amazing science museums, and they are not just for scientists!
Many, many other museums: for starters, check out the Cartoon Art Museum, the Museum of the African Diaspora, the Cable Car Museum, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the Wells Fargo History Museum, San Francisco Botanical Garden at the Strybing Arboretum, the Museum of the City of San Francisco.


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Fall Band Concert November 19 at ABAC
TIFTON – The Concert Band at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will present its annual fall concert on Nov. 19 under the direction of Johnny Folsom, instructor and Director of Music – Bands in the School of Liberal Arts. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Howard Auditorium and features an exciting musical program.
The concert begins with "O Fortuna", the most notable movement from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Then the band performs composer David Holsinger's depiction of a Biblical chase scene from the book of Genesis entitled "Abram's Pursuit". The Concert Band, along with featured violinist Seth Mann, a business major from Tifton, will give a stirring performance of the "Theme from Schindler's List".
Mississippi State University's Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands, Dr. Craig Aarhus, is the guest conductor for the evening. Aarhus is the son-in-law of Folsom and is married to his oldest daughter, Amy. Aarhus will direct the John Philip Sousa march "King Cotton".
The ABAC Concert Band will also perform a composition that describes the lumberjack experience in turn-of-the-century Wisconsin, "Northwoods: Of Might and Mettle", by Robert W. Smith that premiered at the 2002 Wisconsin Music Educators Conference.
To conclude the evening's program, a child soloist will join singers from Dr. Susan Roe's ABAC Choir and the ABAC Concert Band in Stephen Melillo's spectacular patriotic arrangement of "God Bless America".
The public is invited to attend this special event and the admission is free. Seating is limited so early arrival is encouraged.
For more information, contact Folsom at (229) 391-4944.


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Explainer: What they're saying about 9/11 anniversary
Many officials and others are commenting on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa. Official commerorations took place Saturday withi President Barack Obama at the Pentagon; Vice President Joe Biden at New York's ground zero; first lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush in Shanksville. Here's a sample of remarks:
Former first lady Laura Bush, at Flight 93 ceremony in Shanksville, Pa.:
"Nine years ago in the skies above this field and in Washington and in New York City we saw the worst of our enemy and the best of our nation. On this day, Americans have no divisions. ... We saw that there is evil in the world but good at the heart of our country. America was attacked, but the deepest belief of our democracy was vindicated."
First lady Michelle Obama, at Flight 93 ceremony in Shanksville, Pa.:
"May the memory of those who gave their lives here continue to be an inspiration to you and an inspiration to all of America. ... It was clear that these 40 individuals were no strangers to sacrifice. Being a hero is not just a matter of faith, it's a matter of choice. ... It is truly my prayer today that all who come here will be filled with hope."
Former President George W. Bush, in a prepared statement:
"On September 11, 2001, Americans awoke to evil on our shores. We recall the many acts of heroism on that day, and we honor those who work tirelessly to prevent another attack."
President Barack Obama, at the Pentagon commemoration:
"They may seek to exploit our freedoms, but we will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. They may wish to drive us apart, but we will not give in to their hatred and prejudice. As Americans we are not — and never will be — at war with Islam. It was not a religion that attacked us that September day — it was al-Qaida, a sorry band of men which perverts religion."
Karen Carroll, who lost her brother, firefighter Thomas Kuveikis:
"Let today never, ever be a national holiday. Let it not be a celebration. It's a day to be somber; it's a day to reflect on all those thousands of people that died for us in the United States."
Mark Kijas, 54, at Tampa, Fla., ceremony Saturday, was a security director at Oxygen Media in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001:
"I never though I would run down there. I just did it. You get caught up in the moment and your emotion takes over. We just went down there to do what we could." About protesters: "They're forgetting what this day's about. It's about coming together."
House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va.:
"On this ninth anniversary of 9/11, let us rededicate ourselves to seeing the world as it really is. Let us honor the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces and those who continue to fight to keep our country safe. Let us work together, Republicans and Democrats, to ensure that our troops have the funds and resources necessary to accomplish our mission in Afghanistan and defeat terrorists around the world. By standing together, we will face down our foes and remain the greatest source of hope and freedom that the world has ever known." (Full statement)
New York Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, to Daily News about collage of 343 firefighters killed in collapse of Twin Towers:
"I have to look them in the eye and tell them their losses were not in vain. We have to build on what they did and never, ever forget." (Full story)
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, in a statement about a Sept. 11 protest:
"We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect. It is my hope that September 11th will be a day when we resolve to continue working on those issues which divide us, and lay the foundation for a new and deeper understanding among us all." (Full statement)
The Rev. Michael Kinnamon, National Council of Churches general secretary:
"What began with a twisted plot by a handful of terrorists with bizarre ideas about God evolved quickly into two wars, tens of thousands of additional deaths among all combatants, and the deepening of xenophobic misunderstandings on all sides about the nature of Christianity, Judaism and Islam." (Full statement)
House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio:
"Over the last year, we have seen in the most immediate way how terrorists still have innocent Americans in their sights, starting with a plot to blow up the New York City subway system, and continuing with the attacks at Fort Hood, Times Square, and on board Northwest Flight 253. Each of these attacks represented new strands of terrorism, new signs of an enemy ready and willing to adapt. Now more than ever, as citizens and patriots, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to confront and defeat the terrorist threat. That is why we should also take a moment today to salute the endurance, discipline, and valor of our troops, who have volunteered to take the fight to the enemy and keep the light of freedom burning bright." (Full statement)
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C.:
"This weekend, Americans will join together in remembrance of those we lost nine years ago in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. We will also celebrate the generosity, resiliency and bravery of the American people as we honor the first responders, caregivers and average Americans who were on the scene responding to the disaster and on the job helping with the recovery. In the true American spirit we now take this occasion to help one another during a National Day of Service and Remembrance. It's important that we as Americans get involved in our communities, volunteer and extend a hand to those in need." (Full statement)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.:
"This day, and every day, we recommit to our first responsibility as elected officials: to protect the American people. And we rededicate ourselves to the values that make our country great: freedom, equality, and opportunity. ... we also stood inspired by the thousands of firefighters, rescue workers, first responders, medical personnel and construction workers who traveled to the scene of the attack to help New Yorkers clean up and recover. We have an obligation to these heroes who never asked for any recognition, but who deserve to live out their lives with health. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act will help those who jeopardized their health to save others." (Full statement)
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md.:
"We rededicate ourselves to the struggle against terrorism and violent extremism, which is the struggle of all open societies. And we remember that the values that make America hated in the extremist mind — among which are equality, freedom of speech and conscience, and religious tolerance — are also the key to American greatness. Those values, provided that we honor them in our lives and our conduct, remain invulnerable to even the most devastating violence." (Full statement)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg:
"How we came out of 9/11 can be something that all Americans can be proud of."
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear:
"It is difficult to believe the appalling attacks of 9/11 occurred nearly a decade ago, as the pain and aftershock of the tragedy still deeply resonates with all Americans. Let us keep the friends and family members of the victims in our thoughts and prayers as we continue toward building a more peaceful, understanding and unified nation and world."
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.:
"The wound still hurts, but as we continue moving forward, building on our hopes for this nation, let's remain committed to that spirit of unity, which we experienced in the days after the tragedy, and which we embrace today. Today, as a nation, our resolve and commitment to a future of peace and prosperity for all remain unshaken." (Full statement)
Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa:
"September 11, 2001 was a day that changed the trajectory of our nation. It is my hope that we can honor the memory of those we lost by appealing to our better angels, creating a better, stronger nation not in spite of our differences, but because of them." (Full statement)


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Apparently, if the Rose Bowl loses a team to the National Championship - and a non-BCS school is in the top 12 - they HAVE to invite that school as a replacement.
Michigan-TCU anyone?
Apparently, if the Rose Bowl loses a team to the National Championship - and a non-BCS school is in the top 12 - they HAVE to invite that school as a replacement.
Michigan-TCU anyone?
Old news, but I'm not shocked by this. A lot of people were very pissed off by the Illinois invite and the BCS is trying desperately to improve.
If Illinois would have shown up in that game the consensus might not be as bad... I laughed at all my friends who spent a ton of cash to see that slaughter... laughed even harder at the ones who thought they had a chance going into that game...
Consensus was already bad going in. Part of the idea of having five BCS games is to create the best matchups, the Rose Bowl ruined it that year. Though, thanks for that Citrus Bowl.
I think you mean USC-TCU...while we're playing Florida for the national championship
Right ... my mistake.
nope Indiana-Eastern
It's a one shot deal over the four years though -- they have to do it the first time, but if it happens again they can go back to inviting another Big 10 or Pac 10 team that's BCS eligible if they want.
And yeah...I'm still ticked off by it, as I am any time it's not Big 10 vs. Pac 10.
It's to the point where I hope Michigan goes undefeated, but we somehow end up #3 in the BCS to two one-loss SEC/Big 12 teams. (Which the way the Big Ten is ragged on isn't out of the realm of possibility.)
Then at least a team like 2007 Hawaii, or a 1984 BYU for that matter, wouldn't go to Pasadena having beaten no one in the top 20.
Utah, for example, beat two top 20 teams last year. BYU couldn't find any big teams to play them in 1984 because they were afraid. We were 6-5, otherwise not really being considered for a bowl, and we were the only team willing to lose to BYU in the Holiday Bowl.
Do you know what programs BYU was trying to schedule in 1984 that backed out? Like Hawaii in 2007, they went unbeaten and got rewarded while playing no one in the top 20.
Note that I didn't mention Utah in my rant; they actually proved themselves against good opponents. But most years in the WAC and Mountain West aren't like last year.
And...ANY time the Rose Bowl is not Big 10/Pac 10 I don't like it.


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Melrose Pope (Or, Pope Opera)
February 28, 2013
The Morning Heresy is your daily digest of news and links relevant to the secular and skeptic communities.
A lot of local activism in the news today:
We have the public outing of South Jersey atheist activist Michael Cluff who was going to avow his nonbelief before a prayerful town council meeting, but was thwarted.
Relatedly, a court in Kentucky defies the protests of a local atheist and reinstates prayers.
And Lindsey Brackin is the lone person at a public meeting over the infamous Kountze High School religious banners to speak up for church-state separation.
Surly Amy announces the winners of Skepchick's grants to send men to Women in Secularism 2.
Matthew Hutson joins host Indre Vistkontas on Point of Inquiry to talk magical thinking.
A recently-discovered satellite of Pluto gets a name to warm the hearts of nerds like me everywhere: Vulcan.
Kylie Sturgess interviews Ben Goldacre on the bad behavior of the pharmaceutical industry for CSI.
This artist has some feelings about the outgoing pope.
But speaking of the pope and feelings, Andrew Sullivan is full of them. Feelings, not popes. Sullivan worries of the "Pope Emeritus" becoming "a Deng Xiao Peng-type figure pulling strings behind the scenes," and suspicious of the ex-pope continuing to receive the services of the overly-handsome papal secretary, who will now be doing double duty. It's confusing and a little conspiratorial. Sullivan says:
This man – clearly in some kind of love with Ratzinger (and vice-versa) will now be working for the new Pope as secretary in the day and spending the nights with the Pope Emeritus. This is not the Vatican. It's Melrose Place.
But Ratzinger himself says he pledges his "obedience" to the next pope.
Nobel Prize winner for literature, atheist author Mario Vargas Llosa, has a charitable view of Ratzinger in regards to the child sex-abuse crisis:
"Benedict XVI," Vargas Llosa added, "was the first Pope to ask forgiveness for the sexual abuse that has taken place in Catholic schools and seminaries, to meet with victims' associations."
CFI is a signatory to an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on marriage equality by the American Humanist Association.
Elois Zeanah of the Alabama Federation of Republican Women says adopting educational standards is akin to Nazi indoctrination of things like "anti-Christian, anti-capitalism, anti-America…pro-homosexuality, illegal immigration, unions, environmentalism, gun control, feminism and social justice." She's also worried about the US turning into that novel "1994," which I guess is a sequel or something.
Rob Boston at AU rolls his eyes at church officials crying anti-Catholic bigotry with every disagreement.
Lynn Stuart Parramore on the Vatican Bank:
The bank's official role is to safeguard and administer property intended for works of religion or charity. The actual activities of the bank are somewhat different. They include money laundering for narcotics traffickers, bribery, skimming charitable funds to enrich priests, and tax evasion for wealthy Italians
Ashley Judd, possible US Senate candidate, and deliverer of anti-patriarchy stemwinders (h/t vorjack):
Patriarchal societies are organized in terms of the experience of men as they have been able to define and elaborate on it. Patriarchal religions, of which Christianity is one, gives us a God that is like a man, a God presented and discussed exclusively in male imagery, which legitimizes and seals male power. It is the intention to dominate, even if the intention to dominate is no where visible . . .
Two Zambian men die mysteriously, it is blamed on the sorcery of a woman.
Elective Bible courses may be coming to North Carolina public schools.
Or perhaps you could just watch this 10-hour docudrama of the Bible, coming soon!
Cracked: How to tell if something is a load of garbage on the Internet. I use these when working on the Heresy. (h/t Doubtful News)
Fake psychic Sylvia Mitchell pleads not guilty to swindling $150,000 from clients.
How'd you like to spend almost a year and a half in a confined space with your spouse? What if it was on the way to Mars?
The Clergy Project catches the attention of Glenn Beck's The Blaze.
John Kerry defends US conceptions of the freedom of speech and belief (and gets grief for it).
Quote of the Day
The Onion: Gay teen worried he's Christian:
It's like I get these weird urges sometimes, and suddenly I'm tempted to go behind my friends' backs and attend a megachurch service, or censor books in the school library in some way.
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Event expected to draw thousands of fire and life safety professionals
2014 NFPA Conference & Expo will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Monday, June 9 through Thursday, June 12, 2014. The conference, presented by the ROC-NFPA, LLC, typically draws an audience of more than 4,500 professionals interested in learning about the latest code changes, research, and technologies related to fire protection, security, life safety and electrical safety. NFPA Conference & Expo is the largest event of its kind tailored to the fire and life safety community.
The annual conference features more than 100 education sessions, many of which have continuing education units available, hands-on training, numerous networking opportunities, and hundreds of
product displays featuring the industry's leading suppliers. New this year are two conference tracks – Health Care, in recognition of the changing health care landscape and the challenges facing those who design, develop, and maintain health care facilities; and Sustainability, addressing a broad range of topics related to green building, alternative energy sources, and associated processes and technologies. In 2013, NFPA C&E was named one of the fastest growing trade shows by "
Trade Show Executive Magazine."
session from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 9 will feature American author and historian
Beschloss. Beschloss, who Newsweek called "the nation's leading Presidential historian," has written nine books. His latest, "Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989," details the crucial moments in American history when courageous presidents influenced the future of the country. The book was both a
New York Times and
Washington Post best seller. Through anecdotes, humor and stories, Beschloss gives context to both influencers of our past and the crucial events of our time.
The featured presentation on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. will review a case study on "The 2013 Boston Marathon: How the Multi-Discipline, Multi-Jurisdiction Approach to Planning for the Marathon Affected the Response to, and Recovery from, the Bombings". Kurt Schwartz,
the Undersecretary for Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and Director
of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, will review the local, regional and state planning process for the 2013 Boston Marathon and discuss the multi-discipline, multi-jurisdiction response to the bombings and the intense manhunt several days later that resulted in the death of one suspected terrorist and the capture of the other. This session will highlight planning challenges, lessons learned, and best practices of the response to, and recovery from, the attack.
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Mendocino County Public Health Department, CA
Description of Sites / Initial Thoughts about the Use of MAPP
Mendocino County has an estimated population of 86,900. The County covers 3,510 square miles (approximately the size of the state of Connecticut) and has about 100 miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean with its highest peak rising up to about 6,954 above sea level. Only a small percent of the county (less than 3 percent) is flat land, so the hill country and winding roads affect access to care and transportation issues. The geography also affects the linkages that can be made among the communities within the county. There are about 8 to 12 distinct communities throughout the county. In addition to these communities, numerous residents live scattered throughout the hills. In areas outside of the defined communities, the population density is nine people per square mile (frontier is defined as eight people per square mile). A large Indian reservation (Round Valley) is located in the northeastern corner of the county and several smaller reservations are located elsewhere in the county. Race/ethnicity estimates for 2000 are 78 percent white, 15 percent Hispanic, 6 percent Native American, 1 percent other.
The northern area of Mendocino County also covers what is referred to as the "emerald triangle": an area known for marijuana growing. This brings unique public health issues, not only with substance abuse but also with family services. For example, crackdowns by the DEA often result in children needing child protective services when both parents are arrested.
A five-member Board of Supervisors governs the county. Each member represents a distinct geographical district within the county. The Board of Supervisors appoints the Public Health Director and members of the 19-member Public Health Advisory Board (MCPHAB). A part-time medical health officer also reports to the Board of Supervisors and works closely with the Public Health Director. The medical health officer, Dr. Marvin Trotter, also works part-time for the hospital and conducts monthly radio shows about public health issues. His involvement helps to reinforce linkages between the county's department of public health and the broader community.
There are six federally qualified health centers and three hospitals in the county. However, owing to the county's rural nature and isolated communities, uneven access to care continues to be a problem. The entire county was designated as medically underserved for Medi-Cal in 1991.
The county has conducted APEXPH three times (both Parts I and II) since they first started using the process in 1994. The county has produced impressive community health status reports as a result of their APEXPH Community Assessment activities. They anticipate that their ongoing community health assessment activities will be able to feed easily into the CHSA portion of the MAPP process.
Mendocino County is one of 14 public health departments being funded in California by the California Endowment's Community Health Initiative, Partnerships for the Public's Health (PPH), administered by the Public Health Institute. Through this initiative, community partnerships were identified in each county and were funded to undertake strategic planning activities with local public health departments. No process was identified, although coaches and facilitators were provided. In 2000, three community partnerships in Mendocino County were funded for a four-year initiative, with the first year being a planning year. The initiative has two goals: to build capacity of community groups to identify their strengths and assets; and to help health departments improve their overall capacity and specifically their capacity in working with the community.
The three community partnerships in Mendocino County are:
The MAPP and PPH initiatives have very similar objectives; in fact, PPH representatives have noted that, "MAPP is an institutionalization of the PPH work." PPH may provide additional funding to assist the county and the communities in undertaking the MAPP process. It must be noted that the three community partnerships only represent a small part of Mendocino County.
MCDPH staff and community participants are exploring how the community partnerships and countywide implementation of MAPP might relate. Currently, they are considering undertaking a countywide implementation of MAPP, as well as three "mini-MAPP" processes in each of the three PPH communities. Information from the mini-MAPP community partnerships (e.g., visioning processes, surveys) would be "rolled up" into the countywide implementation. MCDPH staff recognized that further MAPP activities would need to occur to properly engage and mobilize areas of the county not covered by the three community partnerships. The Fort Bragg community is a Healthy Cities grantee so there may be some connections with that work as well.
The Mendocino County Public Health Advisory Board (MCPHAB) would likely oversee the countywide effort. This board includes representatives from the three community partnerships, the medical society, and other organizations and areas throughout the county. It was first convened in 1995 as one of the results of the first APEXPH Part I process. As they do with other activities, MCPHAB will likely engage other stakeholders and representatives through subcommittees and specific MAPP activities.Final decisions about how Mendocino County will approach the MAPP process are still being made. County and community representatives were enthusiastic about the potential of MAPP in bringing the work of the three communities together and helping to create "collective thinking" throughout the county. At the same time, some of the community partnership representatives cautioned against starting planning activities all over again—many of them would like to move forward to action.
Mendocino County Contact Information:
Mendocino County Department of Public Health
880 N. Bush St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
URL: http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/ph/


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I. Meeting called to order
II Roll Call
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes
IV. Jeff Johnson, Senate Committee on Health Counsel; Committee Report
V. Presentation: Stefan Maxwell, MD, Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics Director, Newborn ICU, CAMC Women & Children's Hospital; Substance abuse treatment for pregnant women
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Workday rocketed higher Friday in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Trading under the "WDAY" symbol, the stock climbed $20.69, or 74 percent, to close at $48.69. That's the fifth-biggest percentage gain on the first day of trading for any IPO this year, and the largest jump since software maker Splunk Inc.'s April debut.
Workday Inc. raised $637 million in its initial public stock offering, selling 22.8 million shares for $28 each. That signaled strong demand from investors, since the company expected that shares would price from $24 to $26 per share.
Workday's software helps companies keep track of payroll and other human resources functions. It competes with giant corporations in enterprise software like Oracle Corp. and SAP AG. Workday's applications are accessible over the Internet, so companies do not have to upgrade software residing on their own computers as improvements roll out. This kind of software is kept on computers outside a company's offices and accessed online. Called "cloud computing," it is becoming more popular with business customers.
Proceeds from the IPO will go toward general business purposes and possibly acquisitions, the Pleasanton, Calif., company said.
While a string of technology IPOs last year and earlier this year revved up the IPO market, the flop of Facebook Inc.'s debut in May and growing uncertainty about the world economy had weighed on deals this summer. In the fourth quarter, however, IPOs seem to have become more attractive for investors.
There were nine deals this week, seven of which closed Friday above their IPO price.


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The DeBeque Marshall's Office was broken into and now authorities are worried about what was stolen. Officials are being tight lipped about was taken, but according to published reports it includes an automatic rifle.
On Monday DeBeque Town Marshall Gary Foss reported to work as usual. He says it would have been a typical day of fingerprinting and keeping the peace, except that he noticed some things missing. Foss thought another deputy had stored the items someplace else, but that wasn't the case. His office had been broken into.
Foss won't comment about what was stolen, but according to published reports it included an automatic assault rifle, tasers and cartridges to power them and ammunition magazines. Foss says he's worried about who might have the stolen goods.
Foss believes the thief or thieves made their way into Marshal's Office using a side door which is secured by common household locks. Now his office is looking at ways to beef up security. They're changing the locks and installing more.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office has taken over the investigation. But they too won't say what's missing, because it could jeopardize the case.
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LexisNexis® Combines MEDai into Health Care Business To Help Health Care Industry Fight FraudCompany strengthens its identity, fraud and clinical analytics across
the health care ecosystem.
ATLANTA and ORLANDO (July 12, 2013) – LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced it has completed an agreement with its sister company Elsevier to transfer MEDai, its clinical-analytics-focused business unit, to the LexisNexis health care business. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Elsevier are both part of Reed Elsevier Group plc. The combined organization will allow LexisNexis to offer a more comprehensive set of cost-containment solutions to curtail wasteful spending, help coordinate better care, improve population health management, enhance clinical outcomes and reduce exposure to fraud, waste and abuse (FWA).
This announcement comes as health care organizations strive to accomplish three critical goals driven by the Affordable Care Act (ACA): improve access to health care, improve outcomes and reduce overall costs. In order to achieve progress against these priorities, many payer and provider organizations are deploying technology at an enterprise level to address and align the needs of various operational workflows.
"This transfer of businesses underscores our commitment to provide—and continuously improve—our health care solutions, especially in the areas of fraud, identity and clinical analytics," said Lee Rivas, CEO Public Sector and Health Care. "Our member, provider and claims management solutions, alongside MEDai's expertise in analyzing the clinical implications of providers delivering care to members provides customers a distinct advantage. Our combined group offers customers the right solutions to make critical, confident decisions that align with the ACA and improve the health of their customers."
This transfer follows LexisNexis' fall 2012 acquisition of EDIWatch, a provider of fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) technology solutions exclusively for the health care payer industry. Through that acquisition, LexisNexis added products to address FWA detection, recovery, and prevention while leveraging automated business fraud rules and analytics and adding user-friendly case management workflow tools and investigatory services.
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SHERMAN, TX 00 The Sherman Fire Department has a new fire engine. Saturday morning firefighters and residents pushed out old "Engine 83" to make way for the new one.
The dedication ceremony was held at Station 3 at 10 o'clock. Sherman Fire Chief Jeff Jones says the old engine is about 14-years-old and serviced more than 120,000 miles. He says it was time for a new and improved engine.
"It's equipped with two different kinds of foam so it enables us to fight a fire a little more safely and a little more effectively, hopefully reduce the amount of water damage in case of a fire, " Chief Jones said.
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Most of the band members, who also play under a different name (Los Olvidados) are barely aware of their actions during the performance, and rest inside the mind in a trance-like state. The difference in the music between the two bands is proof that they are indeed, two different bands, with two different driving forces.
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A motion picture game represents a new generation of gaming experience: the picture perfect images shot in live action with film-direction style meet the interaction of a modern videogame, creating a unique and involving experience.
This is a never seen before union, while a person is playing and experiencing a game another one watching the product will see a movie.
Forget about the old interactive movies from the 80's. Stay dead is a fast action arcade game with total freedom of action, combined with a cinematographic direction. In Stay dead, even if the graphic is entirely shot in real life, you can freely move your character just like in any normal arcade game, and you can perform more than 150 different techniques distributed in 5 stages.
At his core Stay Dead is a 'round beat'em up' like street fighter with elements taken from rhythm games. Fight with your bare hands or with a stick. Use all the classic moves of the fighting games, lifts and projections included, just watch the result of your stunts with a never seen before realism and a spectacularity that just a real life shot with a cinematographic direction can provide.
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Digital workshop
Shadow puppet workshop
Sunday 6 April 2014,
11.00–13.00 & 14.00–16.00
Samsung Centre
Free, booking advised
Phone +44 (0)20 7323 8181
Ticket Desk in Great Court
Recommend this event
Learn about the ancient tradition of shadow-puppetry in Java and then decorate your own beautiful puppets.
Use voice recording software and video cameras to then bring your characters to life through film.
Sessions last 120 mins.
Age: 7+
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Emergency alerts and notifications will continue for another year through the CodeRED alert system in Tama County.
The decision to continue to offer CodeRED was made at the Jan. 8 County Emergency Management Agency Board meeting in Traer.
All cities and rural areas except within the City of Tama are covered by the system.
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When activated the CodeRED system calls all who are registered on their telephone or cell phone to inform them of an event.
Each city (except Tama) and the county is billed at the rate of 50 cents per person based upon population annually to cover the cost of the service.
CodeRED can be used to issue information about weather conditions, traffic problems, evacuations, lock-downs, abductions, and down power lines to list some of the uses for the system according to the Tama County Emergency Management website.
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The Tama City Council has opted not to participate in the system maintaining enough other methods to alert residents already exist.


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Part of National Museums Liverpool
Jockey silk designed by England cricketer Andrew Flintoff
7 April - 30 April 2006
Exhibition now finished
Like the Grand National this display aims to capture the nation's imagination. Stars from the world of sport, fashion, entertainment and business have each designed an exclusive jockey silk, imprinting their own style on the design.
The silks will eventually be auctioned for the IMAGINE Appeal at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The IMAGINE appeal is a fundraising campaign that helps the hospital to continue its pioneering work, to develop facilities and to offer the very highest standards of care to young patients.
A small selection of the silks are on display in the Walker to coincide with George Stubbs: A Celebration. More celebrity jockey silks are on display at World Museum.
For further information please visit www.imagineappeal/totesport.asp
The full list of participating celebrities is as follows:
Wayne Hemingway (Fashion Designer), Kym Marsh (Singer), Andrew Flintoff (Cricketer), Sir Richard Branson (Businessman), Gabby Logan (TV Presenter), Richard Bacon (DJ), Jeremy Clarkson (TV Presenter), Laurence Llewellyn Bowen (TV Presenter), John McCrirrick (TV Presenter), Helen Chamberlain - (TV Presenter), Harry Hill (Comedian), Tony McCoy (Jockey), Gary Rhodes (Chef), Phil Taylor (Darts Player), Steve Davis (Snooker Player), Mick Fitzgerald (Jockey), Alex Hammond (TV Presenter), Derek Acorah (Psychic), Mohamed Al Fayed (Businessman), Bernice Nolan (Actress), Michael Grade (Businessman), Claire Sweeney (Actress), Alan Brazil (DJ), Michelle Marsh (Model), Jodie Kidd (Model), John Lennon (With permission from Yoko Ono), Sara Cox (DJ), John Francome (Jockey), Lucy Pinder (Model), Kenny Logan (Ex Scotland Rugby Star), JK and Joel (Radio One DJ's), Shell Jubin (BB Star), Catherine McQueen (Model), Clare Balding (TV Presenter), Paddy McGuinness (Comedian), Gordon Ramsay (Chef), Linda Barker (TV Presenter).
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This lesson includes many activities for practicing the skills of jumping and landing
P.E. & Health
2, 3, 4, 5
Title – Landing
By – Dan Carrigan
Primary Subject – Health / Physical Education
Grade Level – 2-5
State 1a,c 2a,b,e
National 1,2,5,7
Objectives: After the teacher D&D; (demonstrates), the students will
1. Cognitive: recognize appropriate technique for landing after jumping by examining a series of diagrams and circling the correct answer
Cues/Learnable Piece(s)
A). Bent Legs
B). Soft Feet
2. Psychomotor: be able to land softly after jumping T (teacher) will provide feedback using the cues "soft feet" and "springy legs"
Cues/Learnable Piece(s)
A). Soft Feet
B). Springy Legs
3. Affective: During the impact phase TSW, appreciate the skills of jumping and landing. T will base assessment on class observation by student's enthusiasm and effort throughout the class
Cues/Learnable Piece(s)
A). Keep trying
B). Try a more difficult level
Social: During the impact phase TSW, respect other Ss (students) by showing consideration for their personal space. Teacher determined by observation
Cues/Learnable Piece(s)
A). Personal Space
B). Speak in positives
1. 35+ Poly spots
2. At least 25 jump ropes
Instant Activity: Big Bear Tag
Teacher chooses two students to be big bears (taggers), and two students to be doctors (unfreezers). When the teacher says "go", the students will perform a locomotor activity designated by the teacher to avoid being tagged by the big bears. If a student gets tagged they must freeze and stay in that spot until one of the two doctor comes over and heals them (unfreezing the student and sending him back into motion) by touching them on the shoulder. Doctors can also not be tagged by the big bears. The big bears will wear one color jersey and the doctors will wear another. To ensure safety tags must be made between the waste and the shoulder. A soft Nerf type ball should also be used to tag students. This game can go on for thirty seconds or so until it is a good idea to freeze the students and switch students around for new big bears and new taggers.
Impact Phase:
T D&D; bent knees (springy legs) by performing the task and explaining the cue. T has Ss demonstrate springy knees
Ss go into general space and practice landing using the cue. T moves around class giving feedback using the cue.
T freezes class and selects ½ Ss by hair color to get 3 poly spots each and disperse them throughout the gym, other ½ of class continues landing. Poly spots are in several locations along the walls before class begins. Ss are reminded to walk to get and scatter the poly spots for safety reasons. After Ss put out poly spots all return to HB.
T D&D; next activity. In this activity Ss walk in general space until T calls "springy legs." At this signal Ss jump and land on a poly spot being sure to stay in personal space.
Ss perform task T moves around room providing FB using cues.
T freezes class offers extensions to activity. Ss can jump as high as they can as long as they are still landing using the appropriate cues. If Ss are not comfortable, they can jump at lower levels.
Ss return to task T provides FB based on cues.
T freezes Ss T is at new wall. Explains next task. Ss jump trying to land on a line using proper cues. If Ss are comfortable, they can jump only landing on lines and poly spots or only poly spots. Ss must be careful to avoid running into others during the activity.
Ss perform activity T provides FB based on cues
T freezes class. Asks Ss who did not get the poly spots to return them when T says go. T asks other half to go get two jump ropes and disperse them around the gym when T says go. T reminds Ss to walk when getting and returning equipment and respect other Ss personal space.
T D&D; how to position the jump rope in an angle. T then asks students to jump over the rope and practice landing using the cue.
Ss perform task T provides FB (feedback) using the cue.
T freezes class and challenges Ss to try jumping over a wider part of the angle made by the rope. Ss are reminded if they do not feel comfortable they can jump from their current distance.
Ss perform task T provides feedback using the cue.
Teacher freezes class and asks Ss to return jump ropes based on the color of their shirts. Ss will then be asked to return to general space.
Post Impact Phase:
T freezes class. T D&D; next classes cue "soft feet" and introduces culminating activity. When T calls out the name of an animal that jumps and lands the Ss will act out that animal focusing on the cue soft feet, which will be gone over next class. T reminds Ss that animals need to be quiet when jumping in the forest so that other animals wont know they are there.
Ss act out animals using the cue soft feet. T provides Ss with what animal to act out and offers FB based on the cue.
T freezes class and asks Ss to return to HB. T hands out cognitive assessment to Ss and asks them to complete them and return them to teacher. T provides general FB on today's class
T lines up Ss to leave the gym based on the month of their birthday.
Dan Carrigan