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the wrinkles on gomer's forehead wow.. robot. all negative all the time.. as if bush never left office imho (the mindset of the rightwingrz i mean)
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Thanks, booklover. I knew he reminded me of somebody, but I couldn't think who. Eddie Munster. Perfect.
that guys gay btw.. see em do the black girl neck thing? look close about midway? or towards end.. something made em' go rupaul.. that ryan's a fraud like the lot of em
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NEW YEARS bring thoughts of old years, and, to a designer and veteran "blogger," thoughts of old work. My personal site, begun in 1994, was many things: an interview zine (my first web client, Donald Buckley, named it: 15 Minutes), a newfangled GIF animation playground, a freeware icon factory, an Advertising Graveyard, and more. But eventually, before it was forgotten entirely, it became best known as a blog.
Inspired by Dori Smith's recent Facebook post about old-school blogging and the possibility of a "20th Anniversary of Blogging" unconference/relaxacon, I thought it might be fun to poke through the old blog a bit with you, gentle reader. My blog began in 1995, but, for now, you can only page through the entries as far back as August, 1997, as I seem to have neglected to build "previous" page links before that, and may also have overwritten my earliest entries (not realizing, at the time, that you and I might ever want to look back at any of this).
Below, I begin the retrospective in 2004 and work backwards to 1997. (After 2004, I stopped hand-coding each entry and began using WordPress, resulting in this sort of thing. Also after 2004, I stopped redesigning the site every few months, partly, but not exclusively, because I got busier designing other people's sites. I also stopped redesigning the site every few months because I had become more strategic about design—more interested in design as problem solving, less as making pretty pages. Say, remember when we designed "pages"? But I digress.)
Here, for your pleasure, are some pages from the past:
Silence and Noise — "Now that some of us have helped bring standards into the mainstream, wouldn't it be best to keep them there?" — 12 August 2004 (the iconic green design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0804b.shtml
Typical blog entries — on web performance and "the new Samaritans" (designers who recode other people's sites to be standards-compliant) — 28 July 2004 (the iconic green design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0704e.shtml
CSS Validator is Broken — 5 February 2004 (the creme design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0204b.shtml
Don't Design on Spec — 26 January 2004 (the creme design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0104h.shtml
Chip Kidd & Alfred Hitchcock — 20 January 2004 (the creme design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0104f.shtml
Tears for Istanbul — 26 November 2003 (rooster design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/1103a.shtml
Ladies and gentlemen, A List Apart 3.0–22 October 2003 (rooster design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/1003a.shtml
"Jeffrey Zeldman is good enough for me." 2 November 2002 (teal swap design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/1002d.shtml
Typical blog entries — 16 October2002 (the iconic red design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/1002a.html
Typical blog entries — super secret Charlotte Gray style guide (now offline) — 26 August 2002 (HTML fist, red design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0802c.html
Typical blog entries — in the middle of writing Designing With Web Standards, then titled Forward Compatibility — 30 July 2002 (the iconic red design) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0802a.html
"The heartbreak of sizing small text with ems" — 21 May 2002 http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0502c.html
Typical blog entries, 25 January 2002 (the iconic red design — liquid variant) http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0102d.html
Daily Report 31 August 1999, liquid orange design (unfinished) http://www.zeldman.com/com0899.html
Daily Report 14 October 1998, liquid orange design (unfinished) with Web Standards Project banner ad at the top of the page http://www.zeldman.com/com1098.html
"Previous Reports" 31 August 1997, ugly yellow bacon strip style, http://www.zeldman.com/came2.html
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Wet field keeps A's from playing
The skies had cleared. The teams had warmed up. The crowd had gathered.
It was time for a baseball game.
Only it wasn't.
The A's and Coliseum took another PR hit when Friday night's game against the Mariners was called off because the infield was deemed unplayable, the result of an overnight rainstorm and failure to tarp the infield.
The series has two games remaining, and officials were hoping Saturday's - a scheduled 1:05 p.m. start - would be played. The postponed game will be made up later in the season. The Mariners return to Oakland on May 5-7 and Sept. 1-3.
"We came in wanting to play. It didn't work out," third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "You want to get in a routine, but everything that happened the first week is making it tougher. ... Looking forward to playing tomorrow."
Coliseum sewage problems are a national story, but the A's hadn't had a rainout at home since 1998 - until Tuesday, forcing Wednesday's day-night doubleheader. A's and Mariners players voted against a doubleheader this weekend, as is their right in the collective bargaining agreement.
Pitcher Dan Straily was pushed back a day and will start Saturday for the A's. The Mariners will start ace Felix Hernandez, who was slated to pitch Saturday all along.
A's general manager Billy Beane called the cancellation an "unfortunate misinterpretation of the forecast."
David Rinetti, vice president of stadium operations, said the team's "weather consultant" informed the A's no storm was expected overnight, and grounds crew chief Clay Wood did not tarp the infield, preferring to further dry it out after recent rains.
"In the last week, we've had more rain at the facility than we had since I've been here," said Rinetti, an A's employee for 34 years. "The field has taken a big hit all week. ... Unfortunately, we were wrong on the amount of rain and got about a third of an inch of rain last night. We got here this morning, and the infield was under water.
"Our grounds crew worked tirelessly to get the field ready."
As game time approached, it was announced the game wouldn't start until 7:30 p.m. or 7:45 p.m. About 15 minutes after the scheduled first pitch, after umpires, managers and coaches examined the field, the cancellation was announced.
Fans booed long and loudly.
Asked for a comment, team owner Lew Wolff said in an e-mail, "I am very sorry this circumstance happened and I apologize to all our fans."
Tickets for the postponed game can be used for the makeup game, the A's said in a statement.
John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @JohnSheaHey


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The 2011 Downtown Throwdown is On!
So this event is such a big deal, people are fighting over who gets to sponsor it. The email we received had the following subject: LIB TECH presents the DOWNTOWN THROWDOWN brought to you by ZUMIEZ. We pretty much envision whoever the head of Zumiez and Lib Tech's Mike Olson in a ring, throwing down, to see who got to present and who was gonna bring it. Or not. Either way, for the person who was too dumb to notice that the poster said Seattle too, don't worry, there are TWO stops this year.
Lib Tech and Snowboy Productions are stoked to bring back the Downtown Throwdown to Seattle on October 8, as well as adding our new stop in San Francisco on October 29…it's gonna be BANANAS!
In the past 5 years this event has grown from a great local event to the biggest and most respected urban snowboarding event in the world, with a focus on the up and coming snowboarders who are shaping the industry.
"I'm humbled at how big this event has grown, and definitely excited about its future" says Snowboy Productions President Krush Kulesza. "With Seattle and our new SF stop, plus our AM qualifier series (The Feeders!) in Portland, Spokane and Sacramento, we've got the whole west coast covered from the Bay to the Border."
The invite list is STACKED with the likes of… Scott Stevens, Forest Bailey, Johnny Lazz, Ted Borland, Jake Kuzyk, Dylan Thompson, Austen Sweetin, Jess Kimura, Chris Larson and a lot more. Each stop will feature 25 of the most progressive jibbers on the scene today. We can't wait to see who will join past winners Dan Brisse, Jed Anderson (twice), Nick Visconti and Ryan Paul as the next Downtown Throwdown champ.
Lib Tech rider and Think Thank owner Jesse Burnter will hold down the emcee duties along with Preston Strout from High Cascade Snowboard Camp and Crab Grab fame. Dinosaurs Will Die's Sean Genovese will head up the judgeMENTAL crew with the likes of Zac Marben, LNP and Chris Grenier to determine what riders will take home a share of the $20K in prize money.
In addition to the non-stop shred action, there will also be music, food vendors, live art, autograph signings, a raffle of prizes that benefit great local charities, as well as info and prizes from all our great sponsors.
Best of all? It's still TOTALLY FREE!! So get your butt down to Pioneer Square in Seattle or the Civic Center in San Francisco and check out the action!
Thanks to Lib Tech, Zumiez, Arnette, Vans, GoPro, Mt. Bachelor, Skullcandy, Monster Energy Drink, Snowboard Connection, SFO Snowboarding, POW Gloves, Snowboarder Magazine, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Summit at Snoqualmie, Think Thank, Diecutstickers.com and Crab Grab for their amazing support.
Downtown Throwdown / Seattle
Occidental Park in Pioneer Square – Noon to 4PM
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Snow mobile Racing In The US
If you are looking for a quick insight into why snow mobile racing is so popular, it can be found in the fact that 2 million people in North America own a snow mobile. While a large proportion of this collective will use the machine for travel and transport, it is inevitable that many will use their device for sport. There is also a lot to be said for the fact that many people who don't actually own a snowmobile have a love of the sport that is undertaken on the machine.
With respect to using a snowmobile, there is more than 220,000 miles (equating to 354,000 km) of snow mobile trail to be found in the United States and in Canada. This provides the opportunity for a great level of participation in sporting events and during the winter months, there is enough activity in many rural locations to support a local economy. The average level of snow mobile travel every year is 1,500 miles (equating to 2,414 km).
Snowmobiles are far faster than you think
Snow mobiles can achieve a speed of around 150 miles per hour (or 240 km/hr), so it is easy to see why the element of racing is such a popular one in the United States. When you have a device that has the ability to go this fast, it is inevitable that people will start to race them, and there has been professionally organised snow mobile racing in the United States since the mid-1960s. Winsconsin and Minnesota debate about which state was the first to host an official snow mobile racing event in the United States but there is no doubt that this is an activity that is incredibly popular in this part of the world in the winter months.
One of the things that is notable about snowmobile racing in the United States, is that there isn't one unified body or organisation taking control of racing. This means that there are plenty of different organisations, all of whom offer great racing opportunities and excitement for fans, but when you are faced with many options, it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. It may be that the locality of a snow mobile racing federation is the most important thing for you when looking to find an event you can enjoy.
Some of the biggest snowmobile races in the US include:
The International 500
This is a major annual event which is held in Michigan and it is a 500 mile (800km) race. The race has been in place since 1969 and it is one of the most prestigious snowmobile racing events you will find in the United States of America.
This series of events are undertaken on snow mobiles on a course which is similar to a motocross course. The races are held in the winter months in the north of the United States and in Canada. One of the biggest events in this discipline is the Northeast SnoX Challenge. This is held in January of every year and is undertaken in Malone, New York. Sponsorship comes from the Malone Chamber of Commerce.
Drag Racing
This is an activity that is associated with snow mobiles all through the year. Even in the summer or autumn months when there is no snow, you will find the mobiles being used on grass or closed-course strips. One of the biggest events held in this field is the Hay Days which takes place in Minnesota. This event is traditionally held on the first weekend that falls after the Labour Day Holiday in the US.
Ice Racing
Snow mobiles are also used for ice racing and the World Championship Snowmobile Derby takes place every winter in Wisconsin. This event welcomes more than 30,000 people to it on an annual basis, indicating the level of demand that there is for races of this nature.
Betting On Snowmobile Races In North America
There is a huge level of demand for sports betting around the world, and this is definitely the case in North America. As you would expect, there are some sports that are far more popular in North America than in other parts of the world. While many people will assume this refers to the key American sports such as basketball, baseball and football, there are plenty of other sports which apply. Given the varied weather conditions that are applicable in the USA, it is easy to see that winter sports are very popular in some areas and snowmobile racing is an activity that is rising in popularity all the time.
While snow mobile racing is a very exciting spectator sport, and it is a sport that attracts a great number of sponsors, there is a high level of interest in betting in the activity. It is possible to bet on individual races, with all of the associated bets that come along with this form of betting, but there are also futures betting options available with respect to snowmobile racing. Across North America, there are a number of key races in this sport, and there are a number of different authorities and ruling bodies.
This means that there are many seasons and campaigns to look out for, which provides betting opportunities over a number of races or a longer period of time. No matter what sort of sports betting activity you are looking for, snowmobiles ensure that there is a betting opportunity available for everyone.
There are numerous bets to look out for in snowmobile racing in the US.
As you would expect from any race, it is possible to place a bet on an outright winner, but there are also other bets available to choose from, with Place Bets being at the forefront of the betting activities available with respect to snowmobile betting. We can recommend this site for some great odds.
There is an opportunity to place a bet on an individual to:
- Win
- Place
- Show
These three bets provide a greater level of opportunity to get a return of money from snowmobile betting. While the outright win bet is straightforward, the Place Bet provides an opportunity get money if the individual you bet on finishes first or second. Clearly the return on a second placed finish is smaller than a win, but most people feel that any return is better than nothing. There is also the fact that given there are so many entrants taking part in any given race, the odds of winning for each entrant are higher, so there is still a sizable return to be obtained through a Place Bet.
A show bet provides the best chance of a return in a snowmobile race
A show bet in a snowmobile race is one where the individual bet on can finish first, second or third. This means that the show bet provides one additional opportunity to obtain a return when compared to the show bet (first, second and third compared to first and second).
These are the most common snowmobile bets available for races taking place in North America, and there is also an opportunity for in-play race betting on snowmobile races. Live and in-play betting is the forefront of sports betting for so many people, and with mobile and tablet devices being used on a more regular basis, there is an increased opportunity for people to bet wherever they are. In-play betting means that there is an opportunity to enjoy the latest live odds and with some races taking place over a number of hours, such as the 1-500 which is undertaken over 500 miles. These lengthy races provide the opportunity for many bets to be placed over the course of the race.
There is also an opportunity to place bets on the season outcome of leader board race events, organised by the various regulating bodies of snowmobile racing in North America.


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No one likes goodbyes. Least of all me. But after 670 posts, I have decided to call it quits. And what a journey it has been. Together we have travelled to the four corners of the globe, uncovering architectural gems. Voyeuristically peeking through cracks and crevices, into windows and behind doors, all to find the illusive phenomenon known as Style.
To ring in 2014, here are fourteen of my favourite and more personal postings:
1. The Legacy of Utata Mandela (here)
2. Alphaville on the Esplanade (here)
3. Chandler House (here)
4. By the Rivers of Babylonstoren (here)
5. S.O.S. (here)
6. Three months in Cape Town: A Snapshot (here)
7. Our House at the End of our Street: Finale (here... and more here)
8. Searching for Sugar Man - Tribeca, New York (here)
9. New Year's Eve: Seen and Heard at the Stork Club (here)
10. Passage to Africa III - Stowe (Part I) (here)
11. In the Ring with Brooklyn Circus (here)
12. On Location: B'More (here)
13. My husband said I should call this Buying at Brimfield with my Husband's Money (here)
14. Quagga (here)


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Paddling Headquarters (formally PaddlingInstructor.com) was started in 2006 with the goal to create a place for canoe and kayak instructors to share teaching ideas and resources. Since then it has grown into a highly successful outdoor news site and is one of the largest resource repositories for outdoor instructors on the net.
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As of August 2010, Laurie is the highest paid actor in a drama series on US television. His debut album, Let Them Talk, was released in May 2011.
Laurie was born in Oxford, England. The youngest of four children, Laurie has an older brother named Charles and two older sisters named Susan and Janet. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw). His father, Ran Laurie, was a medical doctor who also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at the 1948 London Games.


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Preparing For Your Super Bowl Party
The Super Bowl is coming quickly. Sunday, February 2, will be here before we know it. So, it is time to get ready for the big game's big party. Don't worry, we have some great tips for you to help prepare for your Super Bowl party.
1. Your Neighbors
Make sure that you either invite or, at least, let your neighbors know that you are going to have a party to watch the big game. No one wants to come home to watch the game in the comfort of their own home and have their driveway blocked by one our your knuckle head friends.
If you do not plan on inviting them, bring them a little something when you tell them about your guests. A six pack of beer or a casserole will take all the awkward out of that situation.
Make sure you also tell your friends not to block their driveway, not to park on their lawn, leave trash in their yard, or anything that might be disrespectful.
2. Pimp Out Your Cooler
The cooler can make or break your level of stress at your Super Bowl party. Coolers are important because they can keep your party rolling with ease.
Don't plan on using your friend for everything. Your fridge will fill up faster than you can say refrigerator and you will be left with the task of finding out how to fit everything in there. The night before the party set out all of the coolers you own so you won't forget one the next day when the chaos sets in. Buy plenty of ice, but also have bottles of water freezing. These frozen bottles of water will make sure your coolers can stay cold all day.
Also, mark your coolers with what they hold. The easy fix for this is to take the brand name off of the packages of soda or beer and tape them to the lid of the cooler. With these labels in place, no one will constantly open the coolers to see what they hold, helping the cool stay in your ice chests.
Finally, tie a bottle opener to the handle of the coolers than contain beer for easy opening. If you place a small trash can by these beer coolers for the caps, you'll have an easier cleanup.
3. Trash Galore
Place numerous trash cans around your house. The abundance of places to put trash in easily accessible areas will lighten the load of your massive clean up when the game is over.
Also, double bag the trash cans every time you empty them to ensure you do not have spills, rips, or any other mishaps when unloading the trash cans. Therefore, your cleanup will be a quick and easy thing to do.
4. Food
One big tip for cooking for your Super Bowl party is to cook the night before. No one wants to wake up early to spend the morning by the hot stove and oven. Give yourself some extra minutes to sleep in by cooking the big parts of your football party meal the night before. Things like ribs and hotdogs are easily re-heated and still taste great.
If you aren't one to cook, buy foods that are tasty but require no cooking time. Sandwiches, chips and dips, and cheese and meat trays will please all and leave you out of the kitchen.
You can also create nacho or sandwich bars. Laying out the ingredients for guests to choose from will cut your preparation time in half and ensure they get exactly what they want.
5. Seating
Seating all of your guests is always a struggle. Go this weekend, before the big game, to your neighborhood Goodwill or around your town's garage sales. Pick up lawn chairs or a miss-matched set of extra seats. You can also supply large floor pillows that be used again at your next Super Bowl party, for sleepovers with the kids, or family movie nights.
So people even say B.Y.O.C. instead of bring your own beer. Buying more beer for your guests to replace them bringing their own chairs will make sure that you don't have to find a place to store extra chairs after your party is over.
These are just a few tips to make sure your Super Bowl party goes smoothly. Now, go out and get ready.


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Six MLB Games Postponed Due To Weather
Six MLB games slated for Sunday are being postponed due to inclement weather around the country. Cold and rain in Chicago will move the Cubs-Braves match-up to May 14th. The Angels-Royals game in Kansas City will move to June 25th due to temperatures in the thirties. For the third straight day, the Twins and White Sox are being postponed after a snowstorm landed in Minneapolis. There is no make-up date yet for the series. The Blue Jays and Indians got rained out in Cleveland and will play a doubleheader March 3rd.
The Yankees and Tigers had a doubleheader lined up after being rained out Saturday in Detroit, but the rain kept falling to end any hopes of playing Sunday. A split doubleheader is scheduled for June 4th.
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Hello poppets. What follows here is a modified, me-ified version of a recipe found in La Dolce Vegan (on golden pond mushroom soup, p. 105) - because, as we know, I can't actually just follow a recipe or anything crazy like that. I made it about four hundred times last fall and winter, with variations such as adding potatoes, and it sustained us through harsh cold ickyness. On Sunday night I made it for the first time this year, and I'd say I have my recipe just about perfect.
I would call my version magic mushroom soup, except for all the stupid unwanted hippie stoner pothead inferences there. Instead I think I'll call it Happy Dancing Mushroom Soup, in honor of those cute little guys from Fantasia. (Oh hush; the first one came out long before Disney was the nexus of evil.) If I post a picture I think Disney might sue me, but I'm gonna go ahead and do it anyway.
Anyway. I'm interested to see what happens there. And now, on to the soupness.
Happy Dancing Mushroom Soup!
- 2 small onions; I prefer yellow (or one large - this is yours to choose... choose, and perish!), chopped, sliced, or otherwise rendered into small bits
- 1 (one) 3.5 oz. container of shitake mushrooms, de-stemmed, fatly sliced
- 2 (two) 8 oz. container of baby portobella mushrooms, also fatly sliced - your choice about the stems on these, I'm pro leaving them in, but shitake stems are unbearable
- 1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tsp. dried dill
- 2 tsp. salt-free lemon pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups stock (I like Imagine Organic un-chicken broth, or Rapunzel makes several flavors of vegan bouillon cubes, one of which nicely flavors two cups of water, but then you need a second pot...)
- 3 cups unsweetened plain almond milk (the very best one is Blue Diamond, and for this recipe original flavor as opposed to vanilla, fo sho.)
- Saute, or caramelize, if you will, the onions in a little oil until they're cooked enough to eat - it brings out the flavor, and besides raw onions are the bane of my existence. Do this in the pot you plan on using for the finished soup product, since this is a one pot kinda soup.
- Add in all of the mushroom slices - this will be quite a quantity, and that's alright. Cook them down for a few to several minutes; as they're cooking down add the tamari, dill, lemon pepper, and paprika.
- Once the mushrooms are quite cooked down and have released a substantial amount of liquid - yes, they will - stir in your flour. Do this quickly and once it's in don't dawdle. It will form a sort of chunky mushroom paste.
- Add in the first cup of stock immediately once you get your paste at an even consistency. Bring the mixture up to a simmer.
(This is about what it looks like after the addition of the first cup of stock.)
- Add in the second cup of stock, and bring to a simmer once more. Follow the same procedure with the almond milk, adding one cup at a time. Be careful always to only bring to a simmer, never to a boil. If the soup boils, it will "break" - the flour will separate from the oil it has bonded to, and each will float at the surface of your soup in weird little bubble pods instead of infusing it and making it creamy. Guess how I know?
- Once all five cups of liquid have been added, let the pot simmer (simmer not boil!) for ten to fifteen minutes.
- Turn off heat; let sit five to ten minutes before serving.


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Two years after the Missouri Republican's comments on rape, pregnancy and abortion doomed his campaign and fueled a "war on women" message that carried Democrats to victory in the Senate, one of the few regrets he mentions in a new book is the decision to air a campaign ad apologizing for his remarks.
"By asking the public at large for forgiveness," Akin writes, "I was validating the willful misinterpretation of what I had said."
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And when it comes to his infamous line about rape and pregnancy, that "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," he writes defiantly: "My comment about a woman's body shutting the pregnancy down was directed to the impact of stress on fertilization. This is something fertility doctors debate and discuss," Akin writes. "Doubt me? Google 'stress and infertility,' and you will find a library of research on the subject."
"Firing Back: Taking on the Party Bosses and Media Elite to Protect Our Faith and Freedom" hits bookshelves July 15. An advance copy was provided to POLITICO by a source involved with the book.
Akin argues that he could have defeated Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri, despite his comments, if it weren't for the piling on from both liberals and conservatives. He compares his situation sympathetically to that of George Allen, who lost a Senate race in Virginia after calling a liberal tracker a racial slur. And he accuses liberals of hypocrisy for asking Bill Clinton to headline the Democratic National Convention.
( From last year: Akin says he regrets rape comments)
The forward is written by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, but few other conservatives are likely to cheer Akin's return to the national stage in the final months of a campaign season Republicans vowed would not be shaped by the mistakes of 2012, when comments about rape and women's issues derailed their hopes of retaking the Senate.
Akin isn't concerned. Here are some key takeaways from his book:
Defends comments on rape
Akin offers no apologies for his "legitimate rape" comment and blames liberal news media for how it was received. The liberal opposition research super PAC American Bridge dug up the video and sent it to Talking Points Memo, described as one of the "well-funded, left-leaning blogs." Talking Points Memo posted the footage and started a firestorm.
Akin systematically defends every phrase in his response to whether abortion in the case of rape should be legal. "Taking my comments in order: When a woman claims to have been raped, the police determine if the evidence supports the legal definition of 'rape.' Is it a legitimate claim of rape or an excuse to avoid an unwanted pregnancy?"
( From the POLITICO archives: Akin: 'Legitimate rape' victims rarely get pregnant)
"My comment about a woman's body shutting the pregnancy down was directed to the impact of stress on fertilization. This is something fertility doctors debate and discuss. Doubt me? Google 'stress and infertility,' and you will find a library of research on the subject."
To further make his case, Akin says he was hesitant to appear on a local Fox show hosted by Charles Jaco, where he made those comments, because the "hard-bitten liberal" could make the interview a "high-risk venture." The fact that Jaco didn't immediately pounce on his comments was because he heard them "in context with the various qualifiers."
Akin later says during his time as a state legislator, he wished he could have done more to "end this evil," referring to abortion, which in his view "easily trumps slavery as the greatest moral evil in American history."
As Akin makes the case that he has "zero sympathy" for anyone who commits rape, he tries to illustrate his commitment by pointing to President Bill Clinton. Akin writes that if he had been in Congress in 1998 he would have voted to impeach Clinton. The investigation started, according to Akin, with allegations of sexual assault of Paula Jones, which then led investigators to learn about his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky. The impeachment involved Lewinsky, not sexual assault.
Akin writes that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney should have defended him by using Clinton's indiscretions and alleged comment that one woman "put some ice on that" just as Clinton was set to serve as a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. In 2012, Romney denounced Akin's comments and urged him to drop out of the race.
What Akin believes Romney should have said when asked about the "legitimate rape" comments: "[Bill Clinton] is giving the keynote speech at the Democratic convention in two weeks, and you want me to denounce a decent, God-fearing man for his inelegant comments about rape? No, not happening, and if the truth hurts, put some ice on it."


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About Jiminy Cricket
I've been over Cops, Doctors, and Lawyers for years.
You are missing the point. If I need my sleep button repaired, and I go to an Apple Store, they take out my PERFECTLY WORKING phillips screws, and replace them with pentalobes. Why? Why is there a need to take an affirmative action that PREVENTS me from repairing the device on my own in the future? If my home button breaks, I can fix that easy. Well, except in my above example, they removed the screws I could remove, and replaced them with ones I cannot. That is the definition of a jerk move.
It's easy enough: The same way the app used to beg you to buy, then shut down, it now just pings the author and says, "Another unique copy has been bootlegged boss!"
Most large companies have an entire team dedicated to just this activity.
I went to the airport in NJ, and the WiFi was at cost. I ignored it, and was unhappy. In Japan, the WiFi was free. I was happy. In the Philippines, the WiFi was free, and I was happy.
WiFi is such a small thing, but opens the door to so much. On many occasions, I ate at the restaurant that offered free WiFi, even if the price may have been higher/selection was less. I will never choose a place that sells WiFi over one that does not offer it; offer it for free and you pretty much have my business locked up already.
"Your cause would be much advanced if you made arguments that didn't involve repeating the same points over and over again."I don't dispute anything in your post, but huh?
"If someone can build multibillion-dollar businesses out of keywords, we can build multihundred-million businesses out of headlines, and we're going to do that," Mr.[Tom] Curley, [A.P.'s president and chief executive] said. The goal, he said, was not to have less use of the news articles, but to be paid for any use.I'm going to let that breathe for a minute......
If by level, you mean tilt firmly in their own direction, I wholeheartedly agree.
I'll take a "I argued with Weird Harold over the course of 200 articles and all I got was this lousy t-shirt (which Mike made me buy" t-shirt, myself.
The internet isn't going anywhere. why not google a clue?
I disagree with you on one point Mike:
"transformative" is not valid excuse for misappropriation of someone his work.
"Actually, the laws says it is.
Why would you suggest otherwise?"
It isn't "mis-"appropriation, it is properly lawful appropriation. Semantics, of course, but the law is the law, until it isn't anymore :)
I don't have time to fact check, too busy disputing Anonymous Cowards.
Speaking of which, OF COURSE we fact check around here!!!
If we look at how many people read this article, and that their takeaway was that MARY KAY uses yahoo email, clearly, Mary Kay has the winning hand. Even these morons, who I assume aren't in a hurry, aren't drawing the correct conclusions from what they see before their eyes.
Wow, a Mike criticism I almost actually agreed with. Except for the fact that the Obama poster was *also* transformative, so the issue isn't whether Manny's pic was transformative, or whether Mike summarily dismissed him, but whether or not transformative works should be hamstrung by copyright. Nice try there.
Thank you for making no effort whatsoever to understand the issues at hand. Great job with not reading for comprehenson, the article, or the comments. Carry on in anonymity, and ignorance, you excel at both, it seems.
If you signed a contract stating it was ok for them to randomly hyperlink to kiddie porn and hate crime inciting propaganda, would they be able to show that contract to a judge and make it all ok?
I am not saying Mary Kay is right, but they are arguing that Yahoo is infringing on THEIR trademark, not YOUR email.
And you missed mine. ILLEGAL CONTRACTS ARE UNENFORCEABLE. A little bit illegal is like a little bit pregnant. Which means Yahoo could not hide behind the contract if it was illegal, they couldn't even hide behind the contract if it was just enforceable.
No. Illegal contracts are unenforceable. Signing up to an email service that sent Jimmy Bones to your house to slap your wife if you didn't click these stupid hyperlinks would get that provider in a bunch of trouble after the very first assault on your Mrs.
Sure I would, if it meant that I could get anything I wanted shipped to me for free, and could send all the overnight express delivery packages I wanted, for free, and it was only machines and never people doing the opening, and I AGREED to the service.
Try to make your analogies just a little closer to the realities, thanks.
Actually, most municpalities have maximum AND minimum speed restrictions. Drive 15 miles an hour on the freeway and see what the cops think if you don't believe me.


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Henri II (1519-59)
Historically, as the representative of a nation, it was essential that a monarch remain strong and healthy. In 1559 Henri II of France was injured at a jousting tournament when a lance splintered, went into his eye and shot upwards into his brain, causing a subdural haemorrhage (a build-up of blood between the inner and outer membranes covering the brain). Although he was badly injured, the king managed to get to his chambers, where all of his physicians gathered in the hope of curing him.
Initially, his surgeons cleaned the splinters out his eye, purged him with rhubarb and other purgatives, and bled him - as was the practice of the day - of 12 ounces (34 centilitres) of blood. The king's injuries were so serious that many famous physicians were sent for, including Andreas Vesalius. While the courtiers waited for Vesalius to arrive, the physicians who were at the king's bedside made several experiments, including thrusting the lance through the eye sockets of four decapitated criminals in the hope of discovering the extent of the king's injuries. When Vesalius arrived five days later, he used the brain of a cadaver to view the same type of injury. Ambroise Paré, the famous French surgeon, was also consulted on the king's condition.
Despite the presence of the most famous surgeons in Europe, and their best efforts to save him, the king died nine days after receiving his injury.
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BibliographyM A Faria, 'The death of Henry II of France', Journal of Neurosurgery, 77/6 (December 1992), pp 964-969
C D O'Malley and J B De C M Saunders, `The "Relation" of Andreas Vesalius on the death of Henry II of France', Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 3 (Spring 1948), pp 197-213
G Martin, `The death of Henry II of France: a sporting death and post-mortem', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 71/5 (May 2001), pp 318-320


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On the 27th December 2008 I had seen and photographed a pair of European Blackcaps at Bishop Bird Park in Rooihuiskraal Centurion. I was looking to photograph Common Whitethroat & Garden Warbler, which I managed to do . In this process I managed to take 8 pics. of the European Blackcaps the quality not the best . A week ago I sorted some photographs when I came across them again, and realizing that I was ignorant about what I had seen and photographed and did not pay attention in what I was doing then. These birds where very relaxed and they were in a bird partyfeeding on berries and insects. I did not expect to see them there, and mistaken for Whitethroat or Garden Warbler


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From a consumer perspective shopping online is convenient. It allows for researching products online, and helps them determine who has the right product or "best" deal and is a less time consuming way of making purchases. In researching, consumers can determine if a local business carries the desired product and then shop locally – bolstering that area's economy. Who wants to deal with Black Friday crowds when you can shop online in the convenience of your own home.
November 2011 Black Friday statistics showed that online sales and ecommerce were up 24% ($816MM) over Black Friday 2010 ($614MM). Cyber Monday was even more record breaking with expected sales to reach over $1.2 billion. Total ecommerce sales in 2010 totaled over $25 billion – the numbers are astounding and are expected to increase over the next 10 years.
Within the past decade, the number of online shoppers has increased dramatically. According to Forrester Research, the number of people between the ages of 31 and 44 who shop online is a staggering 68%. That statistic is still high when the demographic changes. 60% of people between the ages of 55 and 65 use online retail for research and shopping options.
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A total eclipse of the moon will occur very early Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, 2010. Houstonians will be able to see the whole event, which begins shortly after midnight. If you happen to be traveling for the holidays, don't worry – our entire continent has a full view of this eclipse.
When will the Lunar Eclipse Occur?
Note the timing, which might throw off some people. The night we're talking about is Monday night, December 20, and Tuesday morning, December 21. For people in Houston, the eclipse starts at about 12:30 a.m., so the date is December 21. If you go out on the night of the 21st looking for this event, you will have missed it by one day.
All times are listed in CST:
|Tuesday, Dec. 21
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|Totality Begins
|1:40 a.m.
|2:17 a.m.
|Totality Ends
|2:54 a.m.
|Eclipse Ends
|4:01 a.m.
Why do Lunar Eclipses Occur?
Lunar eclipses occur when the full moon moves into the Earth's shadow. The orbits of the Earth and moon are not exactly in the same plane; the moon's orbit is inclined to ours by about 5 degrees. This may not seem like much, but it is enough to make the full moon miss the Earth's shadow most of the time.
About twice a year, the full moon is close enough to Earth's orbital plane to encounter the shadow rather than passing above it or below it. Even at that, a slightly imprecise alignment may cause the moon to skirt the edge of the shadow (resulting in only a partial eclipse) or even just the penumbra (no noticeable change for us). For example, on the morning of June 26, the moon never fully entered Earth's shadow, and we saw it set in partial eclipse.
Finally, when the moon does go all the way into the Earth's shadow, we see the event only if it happens during our nighttime, and if skies are clear. During the last total lunar eclipse visible in America, on February 20, 2008, we were clouded out in Houston. Given all of these factors, the opportunity to watch a lunar eclipse is quite special. Let's all hope the weather cooperates and we all can take some time to enjoy this spectacular sight.
What to Watch For: Observing An Eclipse
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Observing the eclipse is quite simple; everyone who sees the moon sees the eclipse. Unlike the sun, the moon presents no danger to our eyes when observed directly. No special observing equipment is necessary. Unlike dimmer objects such as meteors, the moon shows up clearly even among bright city lights. You can enjoy the eclipse from your backyard, even if this is in the middle of Houston.
As the Earth blocks sunlight and casts a shadow across space, we can define two regions. The umbra is the region of space in which Earth completely blocks the sun. The penumbra is the region of space in which Earth only partially blocks the sun.
The first part of the Earth's shadow that the moon will encounter is the penumbra. The penumbral shadow's faintness means that even sharp-eyed observers will notice only a slight dimming of the moon between 11:28 p.m. on Monday night and 12:32 a.m. Tuesday. The moon moves into the darkest part of the earth's shadow, the umbra, at 12:32 a.m, and will be totally eclipsed by 1:40 a.m. Totality lasts 73 minutes because once in, the moon takes until 2:53 a.m. to cross to the other side of the umbra. The moon then takes just over an hour to re-emerge from the umbra. By 4:01 a.m., the moon has moved out of the Earth's shadow, and the eclipse is over.
How Bright will the Eclipse Be?
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The moon's brightness during a total eclipse depends on the amount of dust particles in the atmosphere. A large amount of dust from a volcanic eruption, for example, can make the totally-eclipsed moon almost invisible. With little dust in our atmosphere, the moon glows reddish-orange during totality. This is because only the sun's red light is bent enough by the Earth's atmosphere that it lands on the moon even while it is in the Earth's shadow.
As this diagram shows, the moon will pass through the northern part of the shadow, for about 73 minutes of totality. As a result, the bottom (southern) limb, closer to the center of Earth's shadow, will appear darker.
Last Chance to See A Lunar Eclipse?
There are two lunar eclipses in 2011, but Houstonians won't get a good look at either one. The eclipse of June 15, 2011 occurs while we're having daytime. On the morning of December 10, 2001, an eclipse gets underway just as the moon sets for us. In Houston, we see only the first 15 minutes of that eclipse. (Observers farther north and west see more.) We won't see our next total lunar eclipse in Houston until just after midnight on April 15, 2014.


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Barack Obama began his presidential term as commander-in-chief responsible for two wars he had inherited. Now, as Iraq winds down and Afghanistan drags on – both of which have uncertain futures – he finds himself at the outset of possible US combat in Libya.
As a result, while any "Obama doctrine" regarding the use of US military force has yet to be declared, one seems to be emerging.
Obama's actions in this case have been deliberate, indicating a clear hesitance to be out front in yet another war in a Muslim country.
IN PICTURES: Qaddafi burns oil pipelines in Libya
He seemed to be listening closely to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and uniformed military leaders warning of what they saw as great difficulties in implementing a no-fly zone in Libya. Only when some Arab nations, plus major European powers, were ready to take on Muammar Qaddafi militarily did Obama indicate the same.
The situation on the ground Saturday was moving rapidly.
Despite Qaddafi's announced "ceasefire," Libyan troops were still attacking opposition forces in the rebel capital of Benghazi. As the fighting continued, meanwhile, US, European and Arab officials were holding an emergency summit in Paris Saturday to define the terms of military engagement in Libya.
So far, at least, the US military role looks like it'll be largely supportive as Britain and France take the lead following the United Nations declaration approving military efforts to prevent Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi from further attacking his government opponents among the civilian population.
British and French fighters seem likely to be the first to attack military targets in Libya, and as the Paris summit wrapped up Saturday afternoon, French aircraft already had begun flying over Libya.
The US is prepared to back them up by providing intelligence using drone aircraft, aerial refueling, and command-and-control of airspace using AWACS aircraft. American naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea also are equipped to launch cruise missiles.
"We will provide the unique capabilities that we can bring to bear to stop the violence against civilians, including enabling our European allies and Arab partners to effectively enforce a no-fly zone," Obama said Friday in his statement regarding the situation in Libya. "Unique capabilities" seems to have been the operative phrase.
"The president chose his words deliberately and carefully, and you should be guided by them," a senior US official later told CNN. "He is very sensitive that this not be a US operation."
Leading up to the UN vote, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice were privately urging Security Council members to move the resolution forward, helping toughen some of the language.
Still, it was clear from Obama's statement Friday that the US role in any military action would be largely supportive, and that in any case it definitely would not include US ground troops.
But any combat involvement by the US, though it be led by its partners among European and Arab nations, could quickly become a complicated situation – dragging on as new threats emerge.
One concern is that a desperate Qaddafi could resort to acts of terrorism or the use of the mustard gas he's known to possess.
"Qaddafi has the penchant to do things of a very concerning nature," John Brennan, the top White House counter-terrorism official, told reporters Friday evening.
"We have to anticipate and be prepared for things that he might try to do to flout the will of the international community," Brennan said, according to NPR. "Terrorism is certainly a tool that a lot of individuals will opt for when they lose other options."
Brennan also warned that "terrorist elements may try to take advantage of this situation" in Libya.
"Al Qaeda has a demonstrated track record of trying to exploit either political vacuums, or political change, or uncertainty in a number of countries throughout the world," he said. "Libya and the situation in Libya now will be no exception."
Then too, there's the question of Qaddafi's future – the extent to which the US is prepared to see him forced out of power.
"The president has been very clear that, in the US view, and, indeed, in the view of most states in the world, that any legitimacy Qaddafi may have ever had to rule has long since been lost once he started these wanton attacks on his own people," Ambassador Rice said on PBS's The NewsHour Friday night. "That remains US policy."
What's unclear is the extent to which the US is willing and able to make Qaddafi's departure happen. The answer to that question will give another clue about the "Obama doctrine."


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Video SummaryIn "Planning for Assessment," Understanding by Design education consultant Allison Zmuda describes the components of a good assessment plan. Ms. Zmuda also joins a round-table discussion on ways to assess student performance and on the use of rubrics and feedback to inform assessment. The discussion is moderated by University of Pittsburgh professor Richard Donato and includes teacher Paris Granville of Pleasant Hill, California, and language coordinator Elizabeth Runnalls of Nanuet, New York. The video also features excerpts from Ms. Granville's and Ms. Runnalls's classes, as well as other classes across different grade levels and languages.* The video addresses the following questions:
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From June 1st to 5th, 2011, the 82nd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery took place in Freiburg. As President and host of this event I had the idea to present the entire scope of our field, and I themed the congress "Create the Future".
The start of the Annual Meeting is marked traditionally by several prominent presentations, accentuating the tendency of the entire congress. These extended presentations have already been published in German and are now available in English.
Excellent contributions concerning nearly all facets of our field are now present to the reader. The authors cover the whole range from clinical-practical issues to basic research; top issues from the literature are discussed. I feel confident that the reader will gather new and interesting insights, confirmed by intensive preparations by the authors.
First of all, I want to thank the authors, but I also want to thank all of those contributing to the fact that this volume of GMS Current Topics of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery could be published soon so that the articles are highly actual.
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Roland Laszig
Past President of the German Society of ORL HNS
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America Libre by Raul Ramos y Sanchez
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February 15, 2010, 11:01 pm
Fashion Diary
So what if it was Presidents Day and most people took a holiday? By George, it's Fashion Week and some of us have to do our duty. Here's a capsule:
8 a.m. Grab a cab from Midtown to the Viceroy Cafe on 18th Street for breakfast and a walk-through of more than a dozen collections HSN is currently featuring, or will be soon. Now that everyone from Naem Khan and R.J. Graziano are selling their wares on TV, those who used to turn up their noses at shopping on the tube are giving it another look. Faves: the shoe collections Read more…


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Indian Testing Board (ITB) is the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) approved national board for India. ITB is responsible for the "ISTQB-Certified-Tester" Certification in India
The ISTQB was officially founded as an International Testing Qualifications Board in Edinburgh in November 2002. The ISTQB is responsible for the "ISTQB Certified Tester", which is an international qualification scheme and the qualifications in the scheme are based on a syllabus. There is an examination covering the contents of the syllabus. After the examination, each successful participant receives the "ISTQB-Certified-Tester" certificate.
The contents of each syllabus are taught as courses by training providers, which have been accredited by ITB.
In India, the ITB is responsible for:
- The "ISTQB Certified Tester" certification program.
- The affiliation program for companies.
- The accreditation program for training providers


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IMF/Survey vol. 28, No. 1, January 1999
- World Economic Outlook, Capital Markets Update: Growth Projections for 1999 Revised Downward, But Global Economic Situation Is Stabilizing
- EMU and the IMF: Camdessus Welcomes Successful Euro Launch;SDR Baskets Are Revised
- In the News . . .
- Fischer Address to Economic Forum: Frequency of Global Crises Highlights Need to Consider International Lender of Last Resort
- Lessons from Argentina's 1995 Financial Crisis May Be Applicable to Other Countries
- Australian Reforms Accelerate Growth and Help Resist Contagion from Asian Crisis
- IMF Names New Administration Department Head
- Members' Use of IMF Credit (million SDRs)
- Press Releases
- Selected IMF Rates
- Stand-By, EFF, and ESAF Arrangements as of December 31
- Policy Dialogue: Africa Needs to Attract More Private Capital to Achieve Integration into the Global Economy
- Recent Publications
Australian Reforms Accelerate Growth and Help Resist Contagion from Asian Crisis
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
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- January 1999
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text: Dr. Dennis Hong, who is in charge of the RoMeLa program at Virginia Tech recently made a presentation at TEDx showcasing some of his department's very advanced, very cool robotics projects! I couldn't help but notice watching through this rather lengthy video (it's worth watching all of it, trust me) that a good number of Dynamixels from Robotis made an appearance. Check it out!


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Cost of education a drag on the economy
A survey carried out by the Japan Finance Corporation has been getting a lot of attention in the media this past week. JFC asked 5,400 households that receive government education loans about the amount of money they spend on education for their children. The respondents on average answered that they have spent 37.6 percent of their income on education in 2010. The average percentage in 2009 was 33.7.
One of the reasons for the percentage rise is that household incomes themselves have dropped, from an average ¥5.92 million in 2009 to ¥5.72 million this year. What's particularly shocking is that the burden rises considerably as household income drops. For households making between ¥2 million and ¥4 million a year, education costs account for an average 56.5 percent of household incomes. Last year it was 48.3 percent.
The JFC says that tuition, textbook prices and transportation costs to and from school have gone up in the last year. The average student in 2010 will spend ¥10.6 million from the point he or she sits for a high school entrance exam until university graduation. That's an increase of ¥520,000 over the average in 2009.
Respondents said they are cutting back on other expenses in order to cover education costs, with 63 percent saying they have reduced spending on leisure and travel, 51 percent forgoing eating out and 41 percent eliminating "pocket money" (kozukai) for the adults in the family. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan, of course, made public high schools tuition-free last spring, one of the few campaign pledges they've kept so far, but education remains a serious drag on household spending and, by extension, on the economy as a whole.
Education is a huge industry in Japan but the trickle-down benefits aren't very clear. However, the benefits to education executives are clear and can be understood by that recent scandal involving Teikyo University, whose late chancellor, Shoichi Okinaga, was found to have stashed a cool ¥1.5 billion in a bank in Liechtenstein without telling Japanese tax authorities. Obviously, the education biz is good for some people.
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State - INACTIVE
More STEM degrees may not equal more jobs
Science, technology, engineering and math — the fields collectively known as STEM — are all the rage these days. Florida state leaders are so eager for more STEM students that they may even create discounted college tuition for students who pursue those fields.
In an economy that is still struggling to regain its footing, boosting STEM is seen by many as a path to jobs.
Except ... what if it isn't?
As STEM has become an education buzzword in recent years, a steady stream of research has emerged that challenges the notion of STEM as an economic elixir. In some STEM careers, the employment picture is downright lousy.
"Record Unemployment Among Chemists in 2011," screamed the March headline in Science magazine's Careers Blog. A headline from June: "What We Need is More Jobs for Scientists."
Unemployment in STEM fields is still well below the general population (and slightly below college graduates in general). That "record" unemployment for chemists, for example, was 4.6 percent, compared to overall U.S. unemployment at that time of 8.8 percent.
Nevertheless, the glut of workers in some STEM areas (resulting in flat wages, and STEM grads forced to take jobs in non-STEM fields) directly contradicts the widely held view that the United States — and Florida — suffer from a critical shortage of qualified STEM graduates. The truth, many experts say, is more complicated.
"In a general sense, science and innovation do create jobs and drive growth," said Elizabeth Popp Berman, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Albany whose book Creating the Market University examines the history of university research and its economic impact. "As a nation, having lots of scientists and people inventing stuff is good for us."
But that doesn't mean all STEM graduates have a guaranteed job, Berman stressed. The STEM employment picture, Berman said, is "very mixed" and largely dependent upon a student's particular major. Petroleum engineering majors are doing very well these days; biologists and chemists are not.
Some studies, meanwhile, have challenged the notion of an overall STEM worker shortage — instead finding that the United States is producing vastly more STEM graduates than there are STEM jobs awaiting them. As science organizations and corporations continue to sound the STEM shortage alarm, critics charge that these groups are motivated by self-interest — tech companies, for example, have claimed a shortage of trained workers even as they laid off thousands of U.S. employees, and moved those jobs to low-wage developing countries.
"It's a way for them to sort of excuse why they're shifting so much work offshore," said Rochester Institute of Technology professor Ron Hira, who has testified before Congress on the need to tighten the legal loopholes that allow such maneuvers.
Deciphering what economic benefits STEM offers — and what it doesn't — has become more important as Gov. Rick Scott continues to strongly advocate investing more state resources promoting STEM-related degrees. At the same time, Scott has sometimes mocked liberal arts majors as impractical.
Speaking to a Tallahassee business group last year, Scott asked: "Do you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people who can't get jobs in anthropology? I don't."
More recently, Scott's Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform released a report recommending slightly discounted tuition for students pursuing certain majors — primarily STEM. Though Scott has not yet formally embraced the proposal (his office says he's reviewing it), the idea has sparked a backlash from humanities professors who feel their departments are being marginalized.
A group of frustrated University of Florida history professors recently launched a Change.org petition against the two-tiered pricing idea. The petition, which has gathered more than 1,800 signatures, predicts the state's focus on steering students into so-called "strategic areas of emphasis" will wreak havoc on English, history, and psychology departments, among others.
UF associate professor Lillian Guerra, who teaches Cuban & Caribbean History, helped organize the petition. Guerra said UF's nationally ranked Center for Latin American Studies — the nation's oldest, started in 1930 — was struggling even before this new idea of discounting STEM. After state lawmakers chopped about one-third of all Florida universities' funding in the past five years, Guerra said the center had to reduce the number of graduate students it admitted. That reduction in turn forced UF to hold fewer seminars — reducing its spotlight on the national stage.
Guerra, who left a teaching job at Yale to come to UF, said history, like all departments, is funded by the number of students it enrolls. Making history majors more expensive, she argued, would inevitably reduce the total number of students, meaning further cuts to an already-damaged department.
"Long term, the destruction of the prestige of our program is inevitable if this continues," Guerra said.
Those who say history majors don't get jobs should look at former students who work in public health or as high school teachers, Guerra said, adding that she has signed about a dozen law school letters of recommendation for students so far this semester.
Despite being mocked by Florida's governor, anthropologists have been deemed important to national security by the U.S. Department of Defense. Its recent study on STEM-related workforce needs found that the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have "highlighted the importance of sociology and anthropology," and it recommended "ongoing investment" in those two areas, even as the wars wind down.
Why did anthropology show up in a military STEM report? By some definitions, anthropology is a STEM field. There is no clear, universally accepted definition of what careers comprise STEM, making it easy for job projections to be radically altered based on what industries are counted.
An October report by Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity boasted that Florida's online job postings in STEM fields were up 10 percent over a year ago, but those rosy numbers leaned heavily on healthcare-related jobs — an area not always categorized as STEM. Nursing jobs were by far the most represented in the jobs report, accounting for more than 1 in 4 of the total STEM jobs identified.
A generally pro-STEM report produced this year by Change the Equation (an organization advocating improved science education) contained a sour note when it came to Florida: When healthcare was not counted, the report found Florida was one of six states with more unemployed STEM workers than available STEM jobs. Of those six states, Florida had the biggest oversupply of STEM workers.
The questions about whether Florida truly needs more STEM graduates hasn't dampened state lawmakers' enthusiasm for encouraging more STEM degrees. The tuition discount proposal from the governor's task force has a good chance of becoming law during the upcoming legislative session, according to Senate President Don Gaetz. Gaetz said the Republican-led Legislature strongly wants college graduates to be equipped with real job skills, though he acknowledged that STEM majors aren't the only way to get there.
"It would be a mistake for us to worship at the altar of STEM, as though every STEM degree results in a job and every non-STEM degree doesn't," said Gaetz, a Niceville Republican. "That's an oversimplification, and the facts don't bear that out."
The new STEM tuition proposal, if implemented, would run counter to a national trend of universities charging more for STEM courses, not less. Because of lab facilities and small class sizes, STEM courses are among the most expensive for colleges to teach. As it stands now, STEM majors are already subsidized by students in other subjects.
Almost a year ago, the presidents of UF and Florida State University asked the Legislature for permission to raise prices for STEM majors, but that request was denied.
But if the STEM discount tuition went into effect, there's a chance the sheer difficulty of STEM majors would limit its impact. Retention of STEM students has long been a national problem, as students sometimes grow frustrated with a particularly challenging course and decide to switch majors. Math classes are a common stumbling block.
At Florida International University, where only about a third of students pass college algebra, Provost Douglas Wartzok said the school opened a math mastery lab this fall to boost student performance. Though FIU has about 7,500 undergraduate students majoring in STEM fields — and is the nation's No. 1 producer of Hispanic STEM grads — Wartzok said he is following a "very balanced approach." STEM degrees are encouraged, but so are other academic pursuits.
Wartzok had some reservations about making STEM degrees cheaper.
In an e-mail, Wartzok wrote that a broad liberal arts education prepares students for a lifetime of occupations by developing "critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and effective oral and written communication."
"Most of the jobs our students are taking upon graduation didn't exist when they started high school," he wrote. "Hence if we focus them on the career needs of today without giving them a strong liberal arts foundation, they will be trained for jobs that won't exist when they graduate."
Statistics compiled by the Florida Department of Education show that the ability of STEM grads to find a job varies greatly by major. Among 2009-10 school year graduates, only 49 percent of those with a bachelor's in biology were employed; for a bachelor's in biomedical engineering, the number rose to 83 percent.
In the social sciences, anthropology grads reported a 49 percent employment rate, while 60 percent of psychology grads said they were employed.
The method of gathering such figures isn't perfect, according to State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan. Students who take a job in another state aren't counted. Neither are those who attend an out-of-state grad school.
Brogan said he could support a two-tiered tuition system, with STEM costing less, so long as it was implemented cautiously and with universities having some control. In the meantime, he said he's working to better track the STEM areas where Florida is not producing enough graduates — and also those where the state is graduating too many.
In 2009-10, Brogan said a state analysis projected a need for 467 new industrial engineers. Florida state schools graduated 180.
At the other end of the spectrum were mechanical engineers, of which the state needed an additional 236. State universities more than tripled that number, graduating 847.
For a STEM tuition discount to work, Brogan said there needs to be a surgical approach that evaluates the market for each specific degree, without broad generalizations. And he warned that predicting future employment needs is an inexact science.
"Trying to look beyond the horizon gets to be a very fuzzy issue, very quickly," Brogan said.