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Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part Two Hits DVD and Blu-Ray January 29th
Ready for a showdown?
This January, the conclusion to one of the most epic Batman stories ever told comes home. Frank Millar's The Dark Knight Returns got the animated treatment in 2012, as it wowed fans old and new alike with a grim, aging Batman and a world gone insane. The second part should impress all, as it has Batman going toe to toe with Joker and the man of steel himself, Superman. Check out the press release below:
FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENTEpic Animated Conclusion to Frank Miller's Comic Masterpiece
Comes to Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand & For Digital DownloadBURBANK, CA (December 17, 2012) – Batman must battle old friends and
foes on two fronts in the epic animated conclusion to Frank Miller's
masterpiece in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, the next entry
in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original
Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.
Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives January 29, 2013 from
Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD
($19.98 SRP), On Demand and for Digital Download. The Blu-ray™ Combo
Pack will include UltraViolet™*.With Gotham City back under his watchful eye, and accompanied by able
sidekick Robin, Batman continues to battle crime – but his resurgence
awakens a far worse evil at Arkham Asylum: The Joker. In the meantime,
Superman has been dispatched by the President to halt Batman's
unsanctioned reign by whatever means necessary. Between the Joker's
diabolical scheme to drag Batman to the darkest levels of insanity,
and the Man of Steel's seemingly invincible physical presence, the
Dark Knight must confront adversaries and allies simultaneously while
maintaining the peace in Gotham City.Primetime television stars Michael Emerson (Person of Interest, Lost)
and Mark Valley (Human Target, Fringe) join the voice cast as The
Joker and Superman, respectively; and popular talk show host Conan
O'Brien gives voice to animated talk show host Dave Endochrine. Fanboy
favorite Peter Weller (RoboCop, Dexter) continues as Bruce
Wayne/Batman, and he is once again accompanied by David Selby (The
Social Network, Dark Shadows) as Commissioner Gordon, Ariel Winter
(Modern Family) as Carrie/Robin, and Michael McKean (This is Spinal
Tap) as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper. Also featured in the voice cast is
Maria Canals-Barrrera (Wizards of Waverly Place) as new Commissioner
Yindel, Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) as Lana Lang, and Radio Hall
of Fame member Michael Jackson as Alfred.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 is directed by Jay Oliva (Man
of Steel, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights) from a screenplay by Bob
Goodman (Warehouse 13). Sam Register (Young Justice, Teen Titans, Ben
10), Bruce Timm (Justice League: Doom), Michael Uslan (The Dark Knight
Rises) and Benjamin Melnicker (The Dark Knight Rises) are executive
producers."Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 is epic animated filmmaking
at its finest Crafted by an impressive team of filmmakers and voice
talent alike it's the perfect complement to the initial installment,"
said Mary Ellen Thomas, Warner Home Video Vice President, Family &
Animation and Partner Brands Marketing. "Just when you thought the
story couldn't become any more intense, the Joker and Superman arrive
to up the ante – and Michael Emerson's approach to the Joker is
particularly chilling. This is a film no fan can do without."Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Blu-ray™ Combo Pack has more
than 2 hours of exciting content, including:
• Standard and high definition versions of the feature film
• UltraViolet™*
• Sneak Peek at Superman: Unbound, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie
• Featurette – "The Joker: Laughing in the Face of Death" – An all-new
featurette. A fitting tribute to the Joker, giving perspective as to
why this engrossing character is the true arch nemesis of Batman.
• Documentary – "Superman vs. Batman: When Heroes Collide" – An
all-new documentary. Batman and Superman have a long history of
friendship and conflict. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns brought an
end to that conflict. This is the story behind that battle.
• Featurette – "From Sketch to Screen" – An all-new featurette.
Director Jay Oliva gives a fascinating animatic breakdown of five of
his favorite moments from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
• Look Back – Sneak Peek at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
• Two bonus episodes from Batman: The Animated Series ("The Last
Laugh" and "The Man Who Killed Batman") and an episode from The New
Batman Adventures ("Legends of the Dark Knight"), all handpicked by
producer Alan Burnett.
• Digital Comic – Excerpt from the graphic novel The Dark Knight Falls
by Frank Miller.* Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 UltraViolet offer is a
limited time offer. Restrictions and limitations apply. Go to
ultraviolet.flixster .com/info for details.About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros.
Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive
entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical
operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and
next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the
global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through
and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online
channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both
internal and third party videogame titles.About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman,
Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and
MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating
its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC
Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to
unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not
limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and
interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels
and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest
English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012,
DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner
divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes—a giving campaign featuring the
iconic Justice League super heroes—to raise awareness and funds to
fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and ©
DC Comics. (s12)About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of
animation in the entertainment industry, with an innovative and
talent-rich roster boasting some of the most accomplished writers,
producers and artists working today. The studio is on the cutting edge
of animation technology and has both CG and traditionally animated
projects in current production and development. For TV, WBA produces
series such as Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Looney Tunes
Show, MAD, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Young Justice:
Invasion, as well as the forthcoming Beware The Batman and Teen Titans
Go!, for Cartoon Network. WBA also produces series and additional
original content — including animated shorts — for Cartoon Network's
multiplatform branded DC Nation programming block. In addition to TV
programming, WBA produces theatrically released CG cartoon shorts
featuring iconic Looney Tunes characters, rendered in stereoscopic 3D.
WBA also creates the highly successful series of DC Universe Original
Animated Movies for DVD. Producing for multiple platforms including
TV, digital and home entertainment both domestically and
internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and
technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the Studio's rich
cartoon heritage. It is also the home of the iconic animated
characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes
libraries. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA
has been honored with six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George
Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice
Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards
(honoring excellence in animation).


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UNESCO Report Explores Current State of Journalism and the Media
Concerns outweighed positive results such as greater diversity in opinions due to the rise of citizen journalism. For example, threats to journalists now extend to online content producers, and women are still under-represented in global newsrooms and as owners and managers of news outlets.
Business-related results showed a rise in private media ownership. However, governments can still control the flow of information by directing licenses to friends and allies, says Karin Deutsch Karlekar, who was part of the advisory council for the report.
Source: UNESCO
Altmetric Enhances Wiley's Journal Program
During the pilot, users accessed the new data to judge articles' overall popularity, find researchers in their chosen fields, and understand articles' influences on other research.
"We've seen some really positive feedback so far from users of the Wiley platform, and hope that with this further roll out of the Altmetric data the authors, readers and society partners of all of their journals can gain a better understanding of the wider impact and attention the published research is generating," says Euan Adie, Altmetric's founder.
Source: Wiley
Baker & Taylor Integrates Axis 360 API With Polaris ILS
"Completing the integration of Axis 360 and Polaris ILS is an important moment that will improve the library experience for our customers and their patrons," says George Coe, Baker & Taylor's CEO and president. "[B]y working together, we are making sure the technologies libraries rely on run seamlessly and are easy to use."
Patrons can find Axis 360's ebooks and e-audiobooks, see real-time availability for items, and check out and place holds on titles, all from within their library's catalog.
Source: Baker & Taylor
E-rate Program Gets Bigger Wi-Fi Budget
According to the FCC's Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the expansion of E-rate accomplishes the following three goals: 1) expanded funding for Wi-Fi networks that will be distributed across the country, with special attention paid to rural and poor districts, 2) more cost-effective spending for E-rate through improved pricing transparency, increased consortia and bulk purchasing, and the enforcement of existing rules, and 3) a streamlined and simplified E-rate application process and better program administration.
Source: FCC
IGI Global Introduces Human Resources Book Collection
Business professionals, managers, human resources specialists, upper-level students, and researchers can use the 17 works in this collection as a reference for adopting effective strategies and managerial practices in the workplace.
IGI Global's topic collections are available as print books and ebooks. They feature both frontlist and backlist titles.
Source: IGI Global
International Organizations Ask Elsevier to Withdraw TDM Policy
LIBER's goal is to remove licensing restrictions on TDM throughout Europe. "We provide constructive alternatives in every instance, and hope to continue advocating for conditions by which TDM can become an increasingly valuable tool for European researchers," the press release states.
There are now more than 40 signatories of the letter, including EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, SPARC Europe, and the Wellcome Trust.
Source: LIBER
LexisNexis Website Provides Access to Legal Publications
The LexTalk platform that hosts the site is a network of community forums for law librarians and other legal professionals. In addition to a connection with this network, Legal Content Insider includes written articles and video content, links to relevant blogs, and newsfeeds from Law360 and Mealey's Daily News Service.
Spotlight sections highlight news, links, and information on specific practice areas such as intellectual property (IP) law and banking compliance.
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Please Speak Up About the Plan B Decision!
It was probably obvious yesterday that we earnestly thought the FDA might finally turn around a longtime decision, one largely against all advice, information and recommendations from sexual, reproductive and adolescent health and rights experts and advocates, when it came to unfounded restrictions long put on teen access to Plan B.
And that was going to actually happen. The FDA was on board this time around and made the decision to ditch those restrictions. People under 17 were finally going to have the same kind of access to a safe, important kind of contraception those over 17 had, a kind of access there is simply no sound reason to restrict.
And yet.
In what Jodi Jacobson of RH Reality Check so rightfully said can, "only be called an astounding move by an Administration that pledged on inauguration day that medical and health decisions would be based on fact not ideology and for which women are a major constituency, today Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overruled a much-awaited decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make emergency contraception (EC) available over-the-counter (OTC) to women of all ages."
I don't think we can express enough how tremendously and deeply frustrated and infuriated we are here that our optimism was in vain and was so outrageously gutted.
You can read more about it here and here and see the memorandum from Kathleen Sebelius here.
If you're like many of our readers and Facebook fans, reading those things will leave you feeling just as angry as we feel about it, if not more so.
It's so tremendously important your frustrations and opposition be heard (perhaps particularly by an administration which rallied youth for their support in getting elected and were so greatly benefitted when young people stood up for them).
It's so tremendously important that your requests for rights like these be heard. And that the incredibly sound, sage things you say like this from reader Arai, "These politicians really need to get on the same CENTURY as the one young people live. All the questioning for contraceptives, abortion rights, gay marriage are real in today's society," or this from reader Katrina, "Politicians on both sides of the aisle reach unheard of levels of cluelessness when it comes to youth reproductive rights and needs," are heard and seen. It is, of course just as important that they are also very thoughtfully and with great intention considered in choices like this, but we can't help much with that part, save continuing to say things like that and continuing to be ardent supporters of youth rights, including reproductive rights.
But what we can certainly help with is to provide at least one place where you can speak your mind about this and be seen and heard, and then take those comments and get more eyes on them from there.
Please leave your comments here about this decision if you are unhappy with it. Please pitch in to help add your voice to other youth voices about this issue if you want to do one of the most basic things you can, the most important things you can, to work towards a different, better, fairer, outcome.
Like we told one of our readers today when she asked why young people should have to ask, beg even, for rights you should have in the first place, the only answer we have is that you shouldn't. But just like other groups have had to voice a strong desire for rights they never should have -- like women and people of color seeking the right to vote, people of color seeking the same essential useful rights white people had, LGBT people asking for the same rights, freedoms and protections cisgender or straight people have -- you've got to keep doing the same with rights like this if you want them.
You shouldn't have to: you absolutely shouldn't have to. But, for now, you do.
Speak your mind: we want to hear you and other people, including this administration -- whether you're a citizen or not -- need to start hearing you. And listening.
P.S.: Would you rather blog about it in a different place? If you do, leave a link!
P.P.S.: The Change.org petition in protest of Secretary Sebelius' action is here.
Adult enough?
Where I live the age of consent is 16. If a 16 year old is legally allowed to have sex and is trusted in that way why can a 16 year old not get Emergency Contraception if they need it? They trust a 16 year old to have sex but then don't allow them reasonable options in an emergency? This does not make sense to me.
Feeling radical.
Well, first of all, I'm not exactly a teenager. But I suppose 22 years old does still qualify as "young person." I feel inspired to contribute here because I have spent a good portion of the day having conversations with people of all ages about the continuing pointless restrictions placed on contraception. I am struck by the uniformity of the responses - "When will THEY treat us like people who are capable of making their own decisions?" "When will THEY stop being so stupid?" "When will THEY change?"
I want to encourage more young people to take on a radical perspective - the right to control our own bodies is not a right that we should have to ask for, or beg for. Women are not a special interest group; we're half of the world's population. And adults need to hear that from us - "I'm not a special interest group. I'm your daughter/sister/niece. Why am I old enough to be forced to have a child, but too young to protect myself from pregnancy and STDs?"
Let's get radical. Make stickers. Make zines. "Sexual Abstinence is Fantasy, Not Reality." "Babies Should Not Be Used As A Punishment." "I'm Your Daughter and I Have A Voice." I'm not advocating for creating tension in the home, but the people blocking changes like this deserve to hear a little more back talk. -- xoxo, Claire
Heather, and the first
Heather, and the first commenter, have said pretty much everything I wanted to and much more eloquently, but the more people speaking out the better. This ruling is....well, it's ridiculous. Plan B is less risky than a lot of other medications available OTC, it's a very important one, and it should be available with no age restrictions. Period. End of story. Young people should have the right to make decisions about their bodies and their lives, and that's really all there is to it.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
I am NOT an American, but I'm
I am NOT an American, but I'm a YA Canadian. I think that teenagers up from the minimum state permitted age deserve this just in case. Why the U.S. government overrulled such a good decision baffles me, if not political considerations then what?
- Kyle Brooks
Not okay.
When I read about this insulting decision, I felt this overwhelming jumble of emotion and anger. How dare they...? Why...? How...?
As a young person (and probably as an older person, too, though I can only speak for 24 year old me right now), it is very easy to feel disillusioned, and even apathetic, about politics in our country. The 2008 presidential election was the first I was old enough to vote in, and I felt so excited and so taken with the enthusiasm for change.
Now, I feel jaded. Irritated. Used. I also feel at near-zero motivation to really care about the circus which is becoming 2012, at this point.
It's moves like this one which are pushing along this apathy, the thing I detested in people when I went door to door as a canvasser for NARAL in 2010. The reality that decisions are made based on POLITICS alone sets in --- I do wonder if the FDA had made this finding in the first year Obama was in office, what the outcome would have been versus now, as we head into election season.
As young people (or young-ish, as I'm calling myself these days), we need to force the older folks to listen. There are a lot of us, we are strong and we adept with technology and social networking. We all need to send very strong messages using our petitions, our voices and, importantly, our votes -- to make our voices heard. Because this isn't acceptable.
Won't "...make it easier for men to prey on vulnerable minors."
I question the assumption that men who "prey on vulnerable minors" (Stein, 2011) think about whether their victim will become pregnant or not before they attack. If someone wants to attack a young girl, a restriction on EC won't stop him.
This is such terrible news. I have heard plenty of people say that they approve of the restriction because either A) 16-year-olds (and under-16s) should not be having sex, and B) If they are having sex, they need to tell their parents and get parental approval for birth control. This line of thinking is ridiculous. Even if you believe that teenagers should not have sex and/or teenagers need to tell their parents that they are having sex, the fact of the matter is that female-bodied people who buy Plan B almost always do so because they just had unprotected sex or they just had an accident with birth control (the condom broke, etc.). Either way, the sex has already happened, so the person who wants to buy Plan B needs access to it right away--let's not forget that Plan B is time sensitive! Sure, I hope that young girls can and will discuss sex and birth control with their parents before, during, and after they start to have sex. That would be great. But that is not how the world works always works. And no 14-year-old girl needs to get pregnant because the U.S. is trying to pretend that keeping the young away from Plan B will stop them from having sex.
My name is Lauren. I am eighteen years old, and no matter how you look at it, I am not a virgin. I realize that at eighteen, and living in Canada, I have access to pretty much everything I could need or want, other than alcohol and tobacco which hardly rate as priorities, but I am shocked and so disappointed that girls under 16 do not have access to Emergency Contraception in the US. I also hope that this does not make it impossible for people under seventeen to GET EC, just illegal. If my younger sister came to me saying she had been having sex and a condom broke, or she was under the influence of something and had sex, or simply had sex and now doesn't feel comfortable with whatever protection she was using, I would not hesitate to go out and get it for her. Same could be said of a few close friends who are 16. I think this is ridiculous and demeaning. If we call "safe sex" protected sex, then this decision denies girls the right to their own safety. I applaud Scarleteen for supporting girls in this (and of course guys as well) and everything else in sex ed, which is really about a lot more than just sex, as we all know. Denying girls this is not just denying a pill, it is a stupid way of denying them independence, and a national statement that adults in power do not trust youth. Something's gotta give.
PS, love above quote to the effect that birth control causes sex like an umbrella causes rain.
Plan B
I have used plan B. I am a college student who is fully aware of the risks of sex and as such uses condoms with my one partner. However we had a night where the condom broke and I took the RESPONSIBILITY of protecting myself against an unwanted pregnancy by taking plan B. It should be available to any woman who wants it, as it is a way of being responsible and smart about her sex life. There is no reason to not have it available to the general public.


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The tight end position has evolved into an offensive weapon over the past decade. In fact, 14 tight ends have 100-plus receptions combined over the last two years.
While the offensive role has increased, teams have also figured out how to make tight ends more effective in run-blocking schemes by flexing the position's alignment and forcing defenses to declare how they will play the run and pass. The old fashion in-line tight end who serves as no more than an extra tackle still has a place on a few rosters, but none of them will make this list of the top 25 tight ends.
As you'll see in Group E, there are a number of young tight ends with a legitimate chance to threaten the veterans to be in the top two groups by the end of 2012.
As I have done with the other position rankings, the players will be in groups of five and in alphabetical order inside each group. Each player listed either has an (^) for guys on the rise, (>) for players maintaining their status or (v) for those on the decline.
Group A
Dallas Clark, Colts (>): It's true that playing with Peyton Manning is a big plus, but Clark is a very capable receiver with 137 receptions and 13 touchdowns over the last two seasons despite missing 10 games with a wrist injury last year.
Vernon Davis, 49ers (^): An emerging star, the sky is the limit for him. He has 134 receptions and 20 touchdowns over the last two years with a questionable situation at quarterback. He's also an underrated blocker.
TE2K: Gates or Gonzalez?
If you're picking the best tight end of the era, strong cases can be made for both Antonio Gates as well as Tony Gonzalez. Who do you got? Let the debate begin. **More ...**
Antonio Gates, Chargers (>): Gates is the gold standard for the athletic tight end. He has been to seven straight Pro Bowls. Injuries are the only thing that kept him from having a career year in 2010.
Marcedes Lewis, Jaguars (^): Lewis took a quantum leap in his career last year and was rewarded with his first Pro Bowl nod after scoring 10 touchdowns, which was tied for tops among tight ends. He has excellent blocking skills to complement his skills as a receiver.
Jason Witten, Cowboys (>): A perennial Pro Bowl selection, Witten was the most targeted tight end last season. He also had more first-down grabs than any other tight end with 49. Over the past two seasons, his 188 receptions are the most at the position.
Group B
**Tony Gonzalez**, Falcons (v): A future Hall of Famer, he's still a go-to guy with 153 receptions and 12 touchdowns over the last two years. While he was the third-most targeted tight end a year ago, his 9.4 yards per catch was the lowest among the top 15 tight ends.
**Heath Miller**, Steelers (>): Pittsburgh's offense doesn't feature the tight end, which is why Miller was the 20th-most targeted player at the position in 2010. Still, he has managed 118 receptions and eight touchdowns since 2009 and is a great blocker.
**Zach Miller**, Raiders (>): A potential free agent when the new CBA is resolved, Miller could be a hot item if he hits the market. He was the ninth-most targeted tight end in 2010 and managed 60 receptions and five touchdowns.
**Kellen Winslow**, Bucs (>): If he could ever stay healthy enough to play 16 games, Winslow's numbers would be off the charts. Still, his 143 receptions rank third among tight ends over the last two seasons.
Group C
Brent Celek, Eagles (>): Surprised Celek is this high? Well, his numbers back up the ranking. He was the 16th-most targeted tight end in the league and averaged 12.2 yards on his 42 receptions. Over two years, he has 118 receptions and 12 touchdowns.
Todd Heap, Ravens (v): A savvy vet who knows how to get open and make a play. He has 93 receptions and 11 touchdowns since 2009. However, he will struggle to hold a spot this high a year from now with all the great young tight ends coming up.
Dustin Keller, Jets (>): A favorite option for Mark Sanchez, Keller wound up as the fifth-most targeted tight end. He has 100 receptions and seven touchdowns over the past two seasons.
Kirwan's offseason rankings
Pat Kirwan ranks the 35 best quarterbacks in the NFL, including a top five that includes four passers who've led their respective teams to Super Bowl triumphs. **More ...**
Greg Olsen, Bears (>): Some think the Mike Martz offense is a bad fit for Olsen, but NFL Network analyst Trent Green told me Martz will use the tight end more than most people think. Olsen was the 18th-most targeted player at the position in his first season with Martz, and hopefully Jay Cutler goes to him more this year.
Visanthe Shiancoe, Vikings, (>) With Brett Favre at the top of his game in 2009, Shiancoe was a major force when he had 11 touchdowns. He only had two touchdowns last season and will have a hard time holding a spot here if there's an inexperienced QB running the offense in 2011.
Group D
Kevin Boss, Giants (>): Even though he might not put up big numbers, his 15.2 yards per catch in 2010 gives you an idea of his big-play ability. He was only the 16th most targeted tight end and probably needs the ball more.
Owen Daniels, Texans (>): If Daniels was healthy over the past two years, he would be a lot higher. He had a Pro Bowl season in 2008, but has only played in 19 games since. Even still, the Texans knew they had a fine player and rewarded him with a big contract.
Brandon Pettigrew, Lions (^): In his first 27 games, with three different quarterbacks, Pettigrew has 101 receptions and six touchdowns. As soon as Mathew Stafford can stay on the field for an entire season, Pettigrew's number will explode. He is an all-around tight end with the size and technique to establish a point of attack in the run game.
Jacob Tamme, Colts (^): Not many teams with a tight end mentioned above could lose that player and have the offense not miss a beat. However, that's exactly what happened when Tamme took over for the injured Dallas Clark. Tamme put up 67 catches and four touchdowns in just 10 games. In 2011, the Colts will be a very tough team when Clark is back and they go to the two-tight end packages.
**Ben Watson**, Browns (>): The Browns got a much better player than they expected when they signed Watson as a free agent. In his first season in Cleveland, he caught 68 balls and was the fourth-most targeted tight end. He also tied for second in first-down grabs with 40. When Colt McCoy develops, look for Watson's numbers to be even better.
Group E
Jermichael Finley, Packers (^): Injuries limited him last season, but he's already demonstrated he's a matchup nightmare. In his last 18 games, he has 76 receptions and six touchdowns. Even though he's had some maturity issues, he should be ready for an 80-reception season.
Jimmy Graham, Saints (^): The former basketball player showed enough in one season that the Saints opted to cut ties with Jeremy Shockey. He's a surprisingly good blocker for a player with so little experience. In his rookie season, he finished with 31 receptions and five touchdowns. He projects to 65 receptions and 10 touchdowns as early as 2011.
Jermaine Gresham, Bengals (^):Carson Palmer once told me Gresham can do it all. As a rookie, Gresham had 52 receptions to go with four touchdowns and is an outstanding prospect as a blocker.
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (^): From a family of tight ends, Gronkowski played like a five-year veteran as a rookie. He's powerful enough to establish a point of attack in the running game and a good enough receiver to beat a linebacker in coverage. He had 42 receptions and 10 touchdowns, which tied for the best among all tight ends.
Tony Moeaki, Chiefs (^): A bit of a surprise as a rookie in 2010, but Moeaki managed to catch 47 balls and score three times.


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Yes, our office does electronic filing (e-files) through Simplifile, however; we are not set up to accept personal property liens through e-file. We also have a cut off time of 4:00 pm to ensure we have time for processing and end-of-day procedures.
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Once a document has been filed in this office, the document itself cannot be changed. To transfer the real estate or mineral interest, a new deed will need to be prepared, signed, and notarized. To avoid future legal problems, we recommend using a title company or an attorney.
Nothing, providing it was filed in this office. Our office keeps copies of deeds and other documents filed in this office. For a small fee, anyone may request a copy of a document.
The Register of Deeds office is the county office where transactions involving real estate are recorded; i.e.: deeds, mortgages, mortgage releases, oil & gas leases, tax liens, etc. This office also files financing statements and mechanic liens on personal property. These records are open to the public. Military discharges are also filed here, but are not available to the public.
No, our office does not prepare any documents for filing in our office. We also do not have a notary in office.
Per state statute, a document must have a legal description, have original signatures, be notarized with an original seal, and have the correct filing fee, in order to be filed.
Any deed, in which real estate is being transferred, must be accompanied by a Kansas Sales Validation Questionnaire when filing. This is a form required by the state to assist the County Appraiser in assessing the property.
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In my last article, I showed you how to get DB2 data into
your Microsoft Excel 2007 (Excel 2007) worksheets. In addition, I showed you some
nice formatting capabilities in Excel 2007 and how to apply them to your DB2
data. In this article, I want to show you some additional advanced features, and
some analysis capabilities, that are part of Excel 2007 as well. You should
note that these features aren't exclusive to DB2; you've got the data in Excel
2007, if you read the first
article in this series, but I think this is a good way to "round out" the
capabilities you can apply to your DB2 data with this wonderful tool.
Note: This article
assumes that you leverage the DB2STAFFTABLE connection object you created as
part of the"DB2
9 and Microsoft Excel 2007 Part 1: Getting the Data…" article, and that
you have imported the data from this object into your worksheet as shown below:
Ready, set, go….
When you import data from the DB2STAFFTABLE connection object,
your Excel 2007 worksheet should look similar to this:
Data bars
Excel 2007 has a useful feature called data bars.
Data bars use a gradient fill for each cell; this fill correlates the length of
the shading to the value in the cell relative to all the values within the
column. For example, a longer bar represents a higher value. You can access
this feature from the Home panel of the ribbon by selecting Conditional
Formatting. For example, to show each employee's salary as it relates to
other employees, select the entire Salary column, and then click Home>Conditional Formatting>Data Bars>Green Data Bar:
You can see the benefits of adding data bar formatting to
your data. Very quickly, we can tell in the previous figure that a salary of
$98,505.40 is amongst the highest salaries paid to any employee in the company,
while $23,369.80 is among the lowest:
Note: Press Ctrl+Z
to undo the formatting if you want to work with each feature in this
article from the base data; alternatively, you can simply apply features on
other features.
You can click More Rules if you want to customize the
gradient formatting. The New Formatting Rule window opens.
Color scales
Another new feature for data formatting in Excel 2007 is color
scales. Color scales display a two- or three-color gradient shading in a
selected range of data. The shade of color represents a hierarchal tier for the
value in the cell.
For example, to apply the default Red>Yellow>Green
hierarchy (where Red is the lowest stratification of values and Green is the
highest) select the entire Salary column, then click Home>Conditional Formatting>Color Scales>Green – Yellow – Red Color Scale:
Again, you can click More Rules if you want to customize
the gradient formatting:
Icon sets
Another new feature for data formatting in Excel 2007 is icon
sets. Icon sets use icons to represent data stratifications in the same
manner that color scales do.
These are the built-in icons that are part of Excel 2007 (and
more are available on the Web):
From the previous list of icons you can see that not all
icons are suitable for all types of data. In addition, you can see that different
icon sets contain different numbers of tiers for the data.
For example, to apply "cellular signal strength" icons to all
the salaries, select the entire Salary column, and then click Home>Conditional Formatting>Icon Sets>4 Ratings:
The highlighted icon set in the previous figure is called 4
Ratings (you can see the name of any icon set by hovering over it). It uses
4 icons to break all the data values in the salary column into quartiles and
uses an icon to represent them accordingly.
Just as you can customize the rules for all the other
formatting options shown so far in this article, you can select More Rules to
customize this data formatter too:


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Teachers only teach what they were taught. Most teachers were taught traditional methods of direct instruction. Theorists like Dewey, Piaget, and Vygotsky focused on students being more responsible for their learning. Papert focused on constructivism where students make learning happen. Montessori focused on preschool children learning through play. The Reggio Emilio approach, started in Italy after World War II, encourages preschool children to proactively participate in discovery learning while adults chronicle their progress. Bruner focused his research on discovery learning where students are encouraged to learn on their own through action and experience.
Each student is unique. Students learn at different rates and have multiple learning styles and intelligences. (Garner's Theory of Multiple Intellligences) When you look at how we teach, most teachers are still at the knowledge or remembering level of Bloom's Taxonomy. (Andrew Church revision of Bloom's Taxonomy below)
Teacher-center vs student-centered classroom
Teacher-centered | Student-centered |
Traditional | Progressive |
Standards-driven | Curriculum-driven |
Factory model | Inquiry model |
Breadth | Depth |
Single Subjects and grade level focus |
Thematic and real world applications |
Depth | Breadth |
Focused on Product | Focused on Process |
Process- and product-oriented | Product-oriented |
Short time on each concept | Block scheduling and cross curricular activities |
Isolated teaching and learning | Collaborative activities for students and teachers |
Rote knowledge | Experiential knowledge |
Students can be more involved in the decisions of how they learn and what they learn. If they are aware of the standards and tests they need to learn, they can even help teachers design activities that engage them and help them understand the concepts. Most students zone out after 1-2 minutes of anyone talking at them. If they are accountable for a presentation, song, skit, poster, or an exhibit, they take more ownership of the product. The product really doesn't matter as much as the process, but to the students, it means alot. Writing an essay that only the teacher reads doesn't mean anything to them. If their peers read their essays, that's another story. If they have to do a showcase of their work and their parents or others in the school community see it, then they really care. If their work is published on the Internet, then they will work on it overtime, on breaks, after-school. The engagement factor explodes.
So the important piece here is to tie in any projects or student-centered activities with standards. As long as we use tests and standards as measurement of student achievement, we have to do this to show that this type of classroom works. Eventually, we need other means of assessment that are more authentic.
To move to this type of classroom takes time, patience, and being okay with taking risks and learning from failure. That is tough for today's teachers that are accountable for scores based on standardized tests. What I suggest is to start slowly. If you are a teacher who wants to move in this direction, here are some steps you can take:
- discuss what you want to do with your administrator
- introduce the new Bloom's Taxonomy to your grade level or department
- identify gaps in learning by analyzing student data
- choose one area where you can design one project or lesson that includes inquiry
- check the resources you have available first before you even start planning
- sit with a coach or colleague to redesign a lesson to include a more hands-on approach to learning
- ask your coach to model some of the strategies for you or explain to your students honestly what you want to do and ask for their help
- involve students in more of the design of questions and the type of products they will be presenting
A strong leader helps. If your students have access to computers and the Internet, they can work in groups. Talking about technology is another post.


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D-Day More Important in Containing the Soviets than Defeating the Nazis
Over time, my understanding of the importance of the D-Day invasions has shifted. Growing up, I considered these events to be the single key event in defeating the Nazis. Listening to the radio this morning, this still seems to be the common understanding.
Over time, I have had to face the fact that the US (or at least the US Army) was not primarily responsible for defeating Germany -- the Russians defeated Germany, and what's more, would have defeated them whether the Allies had landed in France or not. Check out the casualties by front, from Wikipedia:
The Russians defeated Germany. Period. And I don't think the western allies would ever have had the stomach to inflict the kind of casualties on Germany that were ultimately necessary to defeat her without Russian help. To me, this is the great irony of WWII, that it was not ultimately a victory for democracy. Only totalitarian Russia could defeat totalitarian Germany. This thought often bothers me a lot. It doesn't fit with how we want to view the war.
However, D-Day did have an important effect -- it kept Western Europe out of Soviet hands. We did not know it at the time, but I would argue in retrospect that from mid-1944 on we were competing with Russia to see how Europe would get divided up after the war. D-Day allowed the western allies to overrun most of Western Europe and keep it out of Soviet hands, perhaps an even more important outcome than just speeding the defeat of the Germans. Sure, FDR gets grief for giving the farm away to Russia at Yalta, but what could he do? The Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe at that point was a fait accompli. What would have been FDR & Churchill's negotiation position at Yalta if their armies were not even on the continent (excepting Italy, where we might still be fighting in 2014 and getting nowhere)?


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Computex 2004: BTX at the Show
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 2, 2004 7:17 AM EST- Posted in
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Why everyone hates BTX
For the past several IDFs Intel has been pushing BTX (Balanced Technology eXtended) as the logical successor to ATX. Boasting a brand new layout along with new power supply specifications and new connector specifications, BTX is new, exciting and...experiencing quite a bit of backlash from the community.
Most critics of BTX seem to view it as a workaround to Intel's heat "problem" with their CPUs. More specifically, Prescott is a very hot CPU and is Intel's pushing of the BTX standard merely a way of making up for producing very hot microprocessors?
There's also the issue of heavy investments in ATX. Switching CPU sockets is one thing, but force people to buy all new cases, power supplies and motherboards and you're bound to get some negative response. Needless to say, since virtually everyone today is an ATX owner, the thought (and expense) of moving to BTX isn't exactly desirable.
Unlike most transitions we see in this industry, the move to BTX won't be an aggressive one. Granted you'll see newer systems shipping with BTX platforms, but as is very evident by the showing at Computex, the vast, vast majority of produced in the next year will continue to be ATX. As we've reported in our earlier coverage, there were only two BTX motherboards shown off at the show floor at Computex - not exactly signs of an overwhelming technology push. To Intel's credit, pushing for a brand new form factor is mostly like pulling teeth...underwater, with tweezers - it's not easy.
There are other complaints about BTX, one major one being that Intel seems to be the only one interested in pushing it, which further supports the conspiracy theory that it's just a way to deal with their extremely hot processors. One possible limitation is that BTX's layout isn't exactly very friendly to AMD's on-die memory controller; look at the picture below of a BTX motherboard and note the difficulty in running equal length traces from the CPU to the memory banks. It's not impossible and there are companies that have developed methods around trace length matching that could come in handy here, but needless to say that no AMD motherboard manufacturer is too eager to design an Athlon 64 BTX motherboard at this point. It will most likely require AMD's engineering intervention to develop a properly laid out BTX motherboard for Athlon 64 before we start seeing platforms, and with Intel driving the standard it is highly unlikely that AMD is going to be a champion of it this early in the game. After all, although AMD can benefit from a cooler running platform, they are in much less need of it than Intel at this point; plus, why not make Intel's job as hard as possible? It's only fair.
Note the direct path from the CPU to the memory banks on this Athlon 64 motherboard
BTX requires the CPU to be at the "front" of the motherboard, with the chipset behind it. Without moving the CPU to the middle of the motherboard, BTX provides some interesting challenges for AMD's on-die memory controller. A direct, equal length path to the memory banks is much easier to implement than this sort of a layout.
With all of the negativity and complaints aside, like it or not, BTX is coming and it will bring a lot of positives with it. Smaller form factors (although not as small as the ones championed by Shuttle), cooler internals and quieter overall systems are all benefits that cannot be ignored. Intel has put in a significant amount of engineering work into designing BTX and we do believe that it has the potential to deliver on its promises once designs hit the market. But the real question is when? We just mentioned that the transition will be a slow one, but in order to ease the fears of the market Intel managed to round up a bunch of BTX motherboards and display them at their showcase here at Computex. What's interesting is that these boards weren't shown off at the individual manufacturer's booths for the most part, indicating that they are not exactly top priority for these manufacturers. That being said, the board designs were available for us (read: our camera) and thus we bring you some of the very first BTX motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and more...
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epiv - Friday, June 4, 2004 - link
What is wrong with AnandTech? With all the new stuff at Computex. The first article has to be about a new standard that is not very exciting. I am not impressed with the BTX products offered right now. I am sure there are other more interesting products in Computex. -
justly - Friday, June 4, 2004 - link
#23 – I did see that only micro and pico BTX boards where the only ones referenced in the article but unless Anand made a mistake in the article (very possible) it does state that "Chenbro had a full BTX tower on display". If you look at that case guess what you find, only 4 slots, again this may be an error in the article but that is why I mentioned it. The thing is if micro BTX is about the same size as micro ATX adding more expansion slots to a micro BTX should result in the same size increase as adding more to Micro ATX. Simple logic dictates that if two micro size boards are "about the same size" and adding expansion slots increases both by the same amount then they will end up being about the same size, so it would appear the claim that they are smaller is not accurate.
As for moving the CPU to the front, well all I can say is welcome back BAT with ATX features, anything more would end up in a rant about Intel.
Madcat - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
Now that I've had a chance to see a few examples of the BTX format, I like the idea of more outside airflow over the cpu, but I don't like the idea of buying a lot of other new parts.
The way I see it is that there is a lot of flexibility in the ATX format but very limited in BTX as far as placement of motherboard components. I don't think the enthusiast motherboard makers will like that, but OEM type would.
By looking at the designs I don't see why Intel wanted to develop a whole new format when they could have stuck with a ATX one. There are a lot of current solutions out there that bring in outside air directly to the cpu that would work just fine. I can imagine a few routing options that could be included with new cases to route fresh air from the front and still stay in an ATX format, without having to much of an impact on airflow.
I also don't like the fact that the case would open on the opposite side. My main PC sits on my desk and I like that I can get to the side panel without having to pull the case completely out of the mini-cubbyhole in the shelf system that is part of my desk to turn it around. In order to make it easy to access it I'd have to buy a whole new left oriented facing shelf versus my right oriented one. No thanks to that extra cost.
If they really felt that a change was needed they really should have gone with standards hashed out by industry leaders as a group instead of going it alone like they did with rambus.
Personally I don't see the format sticking, since they are abondoning the P4 platform to go with the far better and cooler running pentium M core which they are developing for the desktop. I do see it as best for the OEM crowd. I do like the idea just not how it morphed into a completely different format.
#13 - I agree. WTF was Intel thinking by not providing a transitory chipset? So my $450 9800XT is useless if I want the latest and greatest P4 tech? Ugh....
However...as to no AGP slot on the 9xx chipset boards, that's apparently baloney. ECS is making a board that implements both AGP AND PCI-E. =) Not sure how they enabled it, but from what I've read it performs pretty well. I hope the other makers can do that as well. -
bupkus - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
Since I'm a fan of AMD who's memory traces are at odds with BTX, I reject Intel's arrogant unilateral push. However, if I were ever to purchase Intel at a client's insistance, I would consider BTX. For my own use though I agree with #16 about Shuttle as now my best option for reduced size and gaming portability. -
mkruer - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
BTX is all based upon the assumption that the air in front of the pc is cooler then the back. I also like Lian-Li case idea. Move the PSU to the bottom, and move the motherboard to the top. I would say then next thing to do is to pull air directly in from the back, and exhaust out the top, so the air come right in then out for the CPU. As for the other peripheral, a nice slow rotating 120mm fan should be more then sufficient for the entire case. -
Xentropy - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
#21 - "Did you notice that BTX only has as many upgrade slots as micro ATX?"
Actually that's because the only BTX boards produced/displayed so far are microBTX and picoBTX. There IS a "full-sized" BTX standard that will have the same number of slots as a full ATX motherboard. Anand's previous article on BTX (several months ago) mentioned the three sizes in the standard.
The fact there aren't any full BTX boards is the main reason I won't be going BTX this go around. Hopefully some are available by next year. Mind that while a full BTX board is the same size as a full ATX board, the case around it can be made smaller due to a need for less fans and a lower ambient temperature. Think of a Lian-Li PC30 w/o the cooling issues. Small, light case but which can easily handle a full-sized motherboard.
As for the turbulance issue, I see the biggest change in BTX as moving the CPU to the front of the case, not moving the ATA connections. PATA routing is important, but SATA connectors can be just about anywhere without issue, and BTX is a future standard which assumes SATA. If ATX motherboards start placing the CPU at the front center where a direct path of fresh outside air can flow over FIRST the CPU then the video card and then out the back, well, they'd basically have a BTX board there. -
bhtooefr - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
"Although these aren't BTX based, Intel showed off some set top box form factor solutions running ultra low voltage P4s and i815E chipsets"
WHAT? The i815E is for Socket 370 chips - the Mendocino, Coppermine, and Tualatin Celerons, the Pentium III, and the VIA C3.
Also, if you look at the photo of the set top MSI box, it says ULV Celeron up to 700 or 750MHz (I couldn't tell). -
justly - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
19, Did you notice that BTX only has as many upgrade slots as micro ATX, or this statement in the article "Most of the motherboards we saw were micro BTX, meaning they had four expansion slots and are about the size of a micro ATX motherboard". So as for it being smaller I would say that is only marginally true (and at the expense of expansion slots and drive bays).
Also, most turbulence is going to be caused by to many (improperly placed) fans, not the difference between case designs. If anything BTX may reduce dead air zones, and even that is mostly due to one change in board design (moving the PATA connection to the top, behind the drive bays). Then again good routing of PATA ribbon cables or the use of round PATA or SATA cables pretty much take care of that problem.
As far as I am concerned there isn't enough of a (well actually any) benefit to BTX that warrants switching from ATX. On second thought there might be one good thing about BTX, case manufactures seem to have very little flexibility in their design so it might reduce the amount of poorly designed cases and just leave people with a poorly designed standard to go by :)
epiv - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
ATX only have been around for about 10 years. -
Xentropy - Thursday, June 3, 2004 - link
#16-"BTX has no relavence to going smaller and quieter..."
What? Have you read anything about BTX besides the Inquirer's FUD?
From this article:
"Smaller form factors (although not as small as the ones championed by Shuttle), cooler internals and quieter overall systems are all benefits that cannot be ignored."
By creating a more direct path for airflow, turbulence is lowered, resulting in lower noise. More efficient use of the air also allows for lower CFM fans, which of equal quality will mean lower noise as well.
At any rate, I've been using Lian-Li cases for several years now, and they ARE in fact wonderful cases, but certain improvements would require some rearrangement of components on the motherboard to effect. Workarounds like air ducts can be installed in ATX cases to bring cool air directly to the CPU, for example, but that wouldn't be as efficient as just putting the CPU at the front of the case directly in front of the intake fans.
So I guess I still don't understand. Why all the opposition? No one's being forced to buy BTX, and ATX will still be around for years to come, especially if AMD never makes the switch due to the memory trace issues. Since Intel and AMD systems obviously already require different motherboards, using different form factors as well wouldn't be much of an issue. I don't know a whole lot of people who'd take an AMD system out of a case and build an Intel system in the same one, or vice-versa. Generally they'd buy a new case for the new system so they can use or sell the old system as a complete package.
Most of the outrage seems to be over the price of a new case, but I guess I don't agree with most people's assessment that BTX will suddenly 100% phase out ATX overnight and thus require everyone buy a new case the next time they build a system.


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- Artist
- Cindy Sherman born 1954
- Medium
- Photograph, c-print on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 1150 × 760 mm
Frame: 1415 × 1032 × 32 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1983
- Reference
Sherman's photographs Untitled #97,
and 100 are collectively known as her 'Pink Robes' series. They feature a pink chenille bathrobe, the only prop used in this series apart from a white face towel, and the edge or corner of a chair, in #100. In the first three images Sherman holds the robe to her body, covering herself with it; in the last image she wears it. The photographs were shot close-up so that the artist entirely fills the frame. They are slightly larger than life size. The images become progressively darker through the series; in all of them the background is too dark to be visible. Sherman has explained: 'I was thinking of the idea of the centerfold model. The pictures were meant to look like a model just after she'd been photographed for a centerfold. They aren't cropped, and I thought that I wouldn't bother with make-up and wigs and just change the lighting and experiment while using the same means in each.' (Quoted in Paul Taylor, 'Cindy Sherman', Flash Art, no.124, Oct.-Nov. 1985, pp.78-9.)
Costume, props and setting were vital components of Sherman's first publically known work, her Untitled Film Stills 1977-80 (Tate P11516-9), a series of black and white photographs in which she appears as characters in film-like scenarios. She began using colour in 1980 and in 1981 produced a series known as her 'Horizontals' or 'Centerfolds' in response to a commission by Artforum
magazine for a special double-page spread image. In these large-scale, horizontal format photographs she appeared either supine or crouched on the floor, looking up beyond the viewer or into the distance in a state of ambiguous reverie. Sherman received much negative criticism for the vulnerability of the characters represented in this series (contemporary feminist readings interpreted them as victims of male assault) and Artforum
eventually rejected them. Untitled #97 to
100 follow on directly from the 'Horizontals'. They mark an important transition to a vertical format (the majority of Sherman's subsequent photographs are vertical) and to a less overtly vulnerable representation of women. At the time of making this series, Sherman commented that she was 'not thinking about movies and generalizations as much as I used to. I think it's more psychological now, more emotional than theatrical ... I'm not working with environment behind me, I'm concentrating on the face really, so it all comes out through expressing some kind of inner emotion.' (Quoted in 'A Conversation with Cindy Sherman', Succès du Bédac, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Déjà Vu, Dijon 1982, [p.20].)
The 'Pink Robes', unmediated by theatrical or cinematic references, present portraits which many critics have interpreted as revealing the 'real' Cindy Sherman. However this reading must take account of the several Cindy Shermans operating to produce the image, including Sherman-the-director, the lighting assistant and the photographer as well as Sherman-the-model. The artist's concealment of her body and her direct gaze at the camera result in images which frustrate any desire on the viewer's part for possession through visual knowledge, as is supplied, albeit in an illusory form, by a traditional centrefold photograph. They depict a woman in a situation which implies vulnerability, but the decreasing light and Sherman's increasingly hostile expression suggest that she protects herself by retreating into the dark shadows out of which she looks defiantly back at the viewer, refusing objectification. The large scale of the photographs confers an iconic power to these images of a woman resisting physical and psychological exploitation.
Untitled #97,
99 and 100 were issued in editions of ten. Tate's copies are each the second in their edition.
Further reading:
Peter Schjeldahl, Lisa Phillips, Cindy Sherman, exhibition catalogue, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1987, p.10, reproduced [pp.145-51] pl.62-5 in colour
Rosalind Krauss, Cindy Sherman 1975-1993, New York 1993, p.227, reproduced pp.98-101 in colour
Amanda Cruz, Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Amelia Jones, Cindy Sherman: Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1997, p.7, reproduced pp.108-9 in colour
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Given that there tend to be a number of questions on Meta about the commitment process, specifically the completion of commitments, for example:
- How do I uncommit from a Stack Exchange proposal?
- How to "follow through" on an area51 proposal
- Commitment should fail after beta, user's commitment weight should reflect past failed commitments
It seems like there might be some issues with the commitment process, namely around knowing what is expected of you and having commitment tokens locked into sites that you might not be able to positively contribute to any more for any one of a number of reasons.
As such, is there a why that this process could be made better?


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Drake is shocked when he finds the one woman he has always had feelings for in his house and completely broken. He will do anything to protect her, even if that means killing the men that are hunting her. Summer has always been considered a kid sister to the Avery boys but Drake is about to change that title. She will be his.
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Acting U.S. Surgeon General Galson, NIH Director Zerhouni Announce Expanded Efforts to Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight Epidemic
Boston, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas named as new We Can! Cities, National Partnership with the Association of Children's Museums Launches.
BOSTON — A new partnership between the National Institutes of Health's We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) program and the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) will expand efforts to address the epidemic of childhood overweight, national leaders in public health said today. In addition, three major cities — Boston, Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas — will be designated as We Can! Cities. We Can!, a science-based national education program to help children ages 8-13 stay at a healthy weight, is now being implemented in more than 450 community sites in 44 states.
"We are coming together with museums, community groups, corporations, health professionals, and educators today to celebrate an exciting, broad-based collaboration to address the epidemic of childhood overweight," said Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., in his first public outreach activity as chair of the Department of Health and Human Services' new Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative, which highlights new approaches to obesity prevention and the promotion of healthy weight for children.
"More than twelve and a half million American children and adolescents are overweight, and are at increased risk for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and asthma," Dr. Galson said . "Reducing obesity — and improving the health of millions of children — will take concerted action by all sectors of society, and We Can! is a model for meeting the challenges of childhood overweight."
As part of today's events, the mayors of Boston, Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas are proclaiming their cities to be We Can! Cities. As We Can! Cities, they have made a commitment to address the issue of childhood overweight by putting into practice the We Can! educational program through their city employees, community groups, corporate wellness programs, health professionals, or schools. Other We Can! Cities include Roswell, Ga.; South Bend, Ind.; Gary, Ind.; Armstrong County, Pa.; and Carson City, Nev.
A special event today at the Boston Children's Museum brings together Acting Surgeon General Galson; Elias Zerhouni, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); and Janet Rice Elman, executive director of ACM. The event features the new partnership with ACM as well as We Can!'s evidence-based approach to provide organizations as well as parents and caregivers with tools to address the problem of childhood overweight.
"To create the We Can! program, NIH brought together the best minds in science from four of our Institutes," said Zerhouni. "Today more than ever, parents need sensible guidance to help their kids stay at a healthy weight. We Can! turns what researchers have learned about preventing overweight into practical, easy-to use strategies to help families and community groups teach our children to make better food choices, be more physically active, and cut back on TV and computer time."
In addition, simultaneous events are being held today in nine cities across the nation to bring attention to the growing success and availability of the We Can! program. For example, Susan Shurin, M.D., NHLBI deputy director, is participating in a We Can! community event at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, and Griffin Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., director of NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, is participating in a We Can! community event at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, which features local chefs and fitness instructors. Similar events are taking place in Las Vegas; Memphis and Oak Ridge Tenn.; Rockford, Ill.; and Carson City, Nev. to demonstrate how communities are using the We Can! program at the local level.
ACM joins 40 other national and corporate partners implementing We Can! in community centers, schools, health care settings, corporate wellness programs, and faith-based organizations to help families work with their children toward healthier lifestyles.
"We join this important movement against childhood overweight today by becoming a We Can! partner, bringing our 340 museums to the table to provide new health education tools and activities," said ACM's Rice Elman. "It is our hope that our unique exhibits and interactive venues will help deliver critical messages and recommendations about healthy choices, while ensuring that school groups and families have fun at the same time."
About We Can!
We Can! is a science-based national education program developed by the National Institutes of Health — a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — to help children ages 8-13 stay at a healthy weight through improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. We Can! is unique among existing youth obesity-prevention initiatives in its focus on reaching parents and families as a primary group for influencing young people. The program offers flexible, turn-key resources complete with partnership ideas and outreach opportunities to unite community organizations. Four of the National Institutes of Health have combined their unique resources and activities to create We Can!: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and the National Cancer Institute. For more information, visit http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov or call toll-free 866-35-WE CAN (866-359-3226)
About the Association of Children's Museums
Founded in 1962, the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) is an international professional organization representing and advocating for its member institutions and is a resource for all levels of a member institution's staff. ACM's roster includes more than 500 members, representing a total of 23 countries, and more than 340 museum members. Membership is also open to universities, companies, consultants, students and individuals. ACM's mission is to build the capacity of children's museums to serve as town squares for children and families where play inspires creativity and lifelong learning. Good to Grow!, Diversity in Action and early childhood partnerships are current ACM leadership initiatives. Visit www.ChildrensMuseums.org for more information about ACM.
Notes to Media:
For more information about We Can! events in other communities, or to arrange an interview with Dr. Nabel or another NHLBI or We Can! spokesperson, contact the NHLBI Communications Office at (301) 496-4236 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact Kristin Francini at (202) 745-5107. To interview Dr. Zerhouni, contact the NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison at (301) 496-5787. To interview Dr. Galson, contact Jennifer Koentop at (202) 365-5524. To interview Ms. Rice Elman, contact Diane Kopasz at ACM (202-898-1080 x13).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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