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So, we've got some records being broken in sports...or do we? Barry Bonds just broke the Home Run record held by Hank Aaron for what seemed like forever...but he didn't do it, without allegations of heavy steroid use. There is another thread here about the Tour de France having the same problems.
BUT......isn't is safe to say, that most are on the stuff in one way or another anyway? Is it not fair to say that Bonds broke the home run record on steroids....but he was also hitting pitches out of the park, by guys on the same steroids? Seems pretty even to me.


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New research explains the positive effects of pot on insulin levels.
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Not an iced tea per se, but for a cold refreshing summer drink I've started to put ice cubes on some Uji sencha. It opens up a whole new range of flavours I hadn't noticed before.
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THANK YOU for the pre-draft football rankings of position players you published on TCF this season.
I've been in the same 8 person league for 13 years, and let's just say that my play has inspired the league has renamed it's "Sh*t Bowl" playoffs for the bottom four teams after me. This year, I brought your rankings to the draft and deferred to them on close call picks. And now, I AM KILLING. Kismet? Coincidence? Blind luck? I don't think so.


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This site is one of very few I have run into on the interweb that does not allow me to track individual writers or even the main page. There are a few writers here would I would really like to add. I understand this may have been done by design to push people to actually go to the front page and click the ads, but if not it would be a great feature to consider adding. There is also a way to have adds appear on the Google Reader feeds.


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FAIRMONT – A memorial Mass for Betty Jo Ann Hinrichs, 79, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of the Fairmont area, will be held at St. John Vianney Church in Fairmont at a later date. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Fairmont.
Betty passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at her home.
Betty was born Aug. 8, 1933, in Fairmont.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Loretta Harris; and brother, Robert Harris.
Betty is survived by her loving husband, Jerald Hinrichs; three children, Jay Hinrichs (Julie) of Greeley, Colo., Jill Rogers of Silver Springs, Md., Jana Rogers (John) of Leawood, Kan.; four grandchildren, Jordan Rogers, Kristen Rogers, Megan Rogers and Jared Hinrichs; sister, Sally Trembley; brother, Roger Harris; and many other loving relatives.
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In the Diocese of Joliet, Ill., an annual Soil and Seeds Mass is celebrated at a rural parish to offer farmers a spiritual boost before the start of the planting season. The Catholic Explorer covered this year's Mass and said congregants prayed that farmers would continue to serve as good stewards of the nation's natural resources.
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The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires.... From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn't resist. I also saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside - so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat. No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.
Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession....
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"A steamy read that will have you furiously flipping pages." (Glamour)
"A highly charged story that flows and hits the mark." (Kirkus Reviews)
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"I would title it "Bored with You""
Story - Okay, it's my fault. I listened to Bared to You and Reflected in You and didn't learn my lesson about this series. The problem is that I love the story of Ava and Gideon, their tortured pasts and their hot chemistry... but I'm getting really bored with the constant sex. There's a saying that applies here, "Less is more."
The first two books had a great story line but in this one the story stagnates. Except for some good stuff toward the end, it's all over the place with side characters and little filler subplots. Why? This isn't the conclusion to the trilogy we expected, so the author adds stupid fluff to stretch the series. Think about this ... five books for a romance??? I'm torn whether to continue with the series. I want to see everything tied up with a big happy bow, but I fear Gideon and Ava will just F*#& for 15 of the next 20 book-hours and then die stuck together.
Narrator - Love the narrator. She's got a velvety, sexy voice, and she can do a pretty good guy voice too! Her performance lends class to the story.
Overall - If you like lots and lots of steamy sex, you will love this book. Otherwise, you might find it boring.
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"Steamy Conclusion to a Popular Trilogy??? what?"
This is such a hard review for me to write. I was so excited to read the "Steamy Conclusion to a Popular Trilogy" as described by Audible. Imagine my surprise to learn that this trilogy is NOT in fact a trilogy and this is NOT in fact the conclusion. Oh it's steamy, but there is no real ending. Turns out there are in fact 2 more books planned. I must admit I felt cheated. (especially by the author's end comment)
All that aside, this installment was very much like the last one for me. It ran both HOT and COLD. At times the story was really flowing…we were getting answers and some real advancements in the plot. However, most of the time it just felt like so much fluff and filler. I didn't really care for most of the subplots with the secondary characters either. And as a side note, I really dislike Bret!
I'm giving this one 3 stars for Jill Redfeld's brilliant narration and for the hot and steamy sections.
Audiobook Addict. It's all about the Listen. Mostly Romance, but I do branch out a bit. Reviews are my honest opinions-popular or not.
"Thank Goodness It's NOT Over yet!!"
I'm a bit surprised that some feel cheated and ripped off that this is NOT the last in the Eva and Gideon saga, but I for one am thrilled that there are at least 2 more books to follow. I love the subplots, and I want to know more about their crazy parents, families and exes, the female cop, Cary, Megumi and the 2 "drivers" who are more special ops bodyguards extraordinaire than chauffeurs. If Ms. Day had limited this to just 3 books, I think most of us would have lamented that it was all over and would have wanted her to do at least a couple of spin-off series with Gideon and Eva cameos and updates. My only gripe is that I didn't catch the story a few years from now so I could just listen to them all at one time, but that's pretty much always the way it goes. I can't wait to see what she spins for the next books, but I'm kind of hoping for a Magdalena or Megumi/Brett hookup and lots of comeuppance for G's mom, the pediatrician, half-brother and anyone else who needs it.
As for the writer being "greedy," please. I would have paid a credit, and many would have paid retail of $29.95 without a blink AND been happy with more books in the series. Through Audible, this is absolutely worth a credit, though it's cheaper by cash and a total bargain to get the 3 audiobooks for under $30.
Audible Addict!!! My Favorite books have change since joining Audible and my taste for erotic has enhanced! Follow me to the dark side. ;)
"Where Is The Gideon We All Fell In Love With????"
I just expected more of Brett and Ava, I wanted Gideon to be that powerful man not this sunshine and bunnies crap
I love Jill Redfield's performaince. I look for anything that she reads becaused she always does a great job. She is just readining what Day wrote.
Magdalana please. What was the purpose of even bringing her up.
Shame on the publisher for drawing this out for profits. I know this book could have been complete by the third book. I don't like that Ava is such a pushover!! Though I would miss them I don't like having to wait ANOTHER YEAR for another drag on drama. A lot of this was fluff and it was very disappointing. I just want the MAN Gideon back. I didn't feel him at all in Entwined. And they don't have to have sex every time they are together.
"Unsatisfying, Eye Rolling Series Continues..."
I was anticipating the release of this book, thinking that it is the conclusion of the series, however, it's not and it should've been because I've grown tired of these characters and their drama...it's more drama than love story anymore. I re-listened to book 1 & 2 to remember what all happened so I can prepare myself for the continuation of this story. I couldn't remember why I loved these series and I guess because books 1 & 2 had really hot & steamy sex scenes and built up the characters, but now that I re-listened to these books I found myself rolling my eyes as in, really, why did I ever like this series?! Eva's character is so jealous and possessive of her man Gideon and accuses him of cheating all the time, but then she put's herself in uncomfortable situations that can lead to disaster. She's always questioning Gideon's fidelity yet she's kisses her ex-boyfriend in book 2? And then in this book, she marrys Gideon (don't worry I didn't spoil it much) but then plans to fly back to San Diego to meet with her ex-boyfriend again! She's just asking for trouble. How can she be content with Gideon but she puts herself in danger all the time whether it's emotionally or physically. I'm emotionally drained myself after listening to this book. If you like Sylvia Day then I reccommend her Renegade Angels series. I wish she would continue down that series than have 2 more books of this one.
I wouldn't go so far as to say this book was a waste of my time. I'm not entirely sure if Sylvia Day rushed to release this novel but it wasn't as compelling as the first two in the series. I guess it was just a little too far fetched and thick on the drama. The parts that should have been elaborated on were left in the shadows. Still a good story though.
Absolutely, I still consider Sylvia a great writer and it's worth the read.
Although Jill Redfield isn't my favorite narrator she's still in my top 10. I've heard a lot worse.
"Day wrote half a book and I paid for an ending!"
I would have enjoyed this book if Day had of finished the story. As it is she wrote half a book and put it on the shelf for sale. I guess there will be a 4th book in the trilogy now.
It made me angry that she took my money and did not finish the story. I feel like she just wants to make money.
I will not buy another book to find out the ending I was promised in this one.
Love reading! Always have, glad my friend turn me on to audible. Love romance and mystery books
I can not be Sylvia Day ended the book this way! She repeated stuff that we learned in the other two books and she's dragging this out already. I am so t'ed off right no I don't know what to do. I see why it's gotten so many bad reviews!
This book lacked the spark that was very evident in the first book.
And what is it with authors at the moment - stories never end - they just hang there.
I thought this series was marketed as a trilogy!
No I don't think I will.
Usually I really enjoy Jill Redfield's narration - but not with this book. Though to be fair to her - the quality of the material she was working with was poor.
I was annoyed that I had wasted time waiting for this book.
"Very Disappointed"
I felt there was no storyline, and I expected to have a good ending, not to wait for another book to come out. I was so excited for this book to come out and end up very unhappy and disappointed.
"Disappointment from start to finish."
This book was an abomination. The first two were great and were moving along nicely with a great storyline and great characters and now the third part of a trilogy suddenly becomes a the third part of a five books series. The story is stretched so thin, it's like wet toilet paper, and just as enticing.
There was no plot development or character development and if I heard him growl "Angel" one more time, I was gonna throw up.
Absolutely dreadful. If I had thought about it sooner and if Audible did not have such a difficult returns policy, I would return it. Suddenly turning a 3 parter into a 5 parter surely breaks the contract between writer and reader, even if it is only a moral contract. Will never buy another book in the series.
The performance was fine. She did a good job with an awful book
I would have cut at least half of the sex scenes, deleted 4 out of 5 times that they said "I love you" or called each other their pet names and I would have insisted that Sylvia Day actually finish the story as she promised.
"Awesome book"
I enjoyed this book very much. It was read very well. I would definitely recommend and look forward to the next book. I also hope it is made into a movie or TV series.
"loved this"
hoping there is a book 4. I read all three books in the crossfire series and its up there with the fifty shades trilogy, except Gideon Cross is not as sexually twisted and Christian Grey.
Loved the story amazing read a must have! Totally mind blowing relationship and twists next please!!!
"great book"
i loved listen to this book, kept me going in my good times and my bad
absolutely brilliant loved every minute can't wait for the next one looking forward to it
"great book"
i am totally in love with Gideon and Eva. great love story. great author xx
"better than book 2"
Thought the story read better and was more interesting. nice twist of faith on character Kerry
"So addictive!!!"
loving the crossfire story.
The characters are amazing and their journey is addictive.
loving Jill Redfield as narrator she is in my top 3 of my most favourite narrators of all time!!!
I am so on to the next book as soon as I've finished typing.
I applaud you Sylvia Day on an amazing set of books. xxxxxx
"outstanding - best one yet !"
loved the story and the narration was brilliant.
Honestly there isn't anything else to say except read it/listen to it, in peace and quiet so you can enjoy their story, pleasure ..... and pain.
Enjoy. I did, every single word
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Cleveland is trying hard to buy a draft pick and if the above scenario doesn't happen, they may buy the 17th pick from Chicago. One of the players the Cavs are targeting is Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe, whom some believe could turn into a Rajon Rondo-type player.
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What the proposed Columbus school levy would cost you
Here is what the proposed 9.01-mill Columbus school levy would cost the owners of four sample homes that recently sold. One mill of that tax would be shared with charter schools. In addition, the levy would cost more this year because state legislators ended the state's policy of picking up 12.5 percent of the cost of new school levies. Read more about the proposed levy or calculate its cost to you, based on the value of your home .


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When McCartney gets his medal of freedom, i hope President Bush and Paul McCartney doesn't try to politicize the event. I just hope there's no side agreement where McCartney has to pander to one of Heather's pet projects or that Bush tries to use McCartney's fame to publicize one of the administration's policies. It would be nice if McCartney accepts the award for what it is - a cultural award and he doesn't try to politicize it and ruin the classiness of it. I mean wouldn't it be kind of awkward for Paul to stand up and get the award and in his nervousness go "Woooo...." or say something catty like "Go Veggie" or "Ban Land-Mines cause they're bad" or as we have seen him do so many times in the past "Yo" (arm raised in the air).
I'd prefer the event to be classy, dignified ,and respectful. Many of Paul's awards (Grammy's, American music awards) have been really awful. Merryl Streep gave him an award at the AMA's and it was weak. I thought Neil Young's introduction speech was ok at the hall of fame but even that was kind of wrong? Neil Young? Why not George martin? I wish Paul would be more ceremonial because it is the PResident and the nation. Because i think it would be a little disrespectful for both McCartney and Bush to use the medal as a platform for their policies. Keep it about the music. Don't embarass Paul and further don't embarass the awards.
I remember when Ellie Weasil got the medal of freedom and he went off on Prez Reagan for going to an SS cemetary. It was awkward, undignified, and it really created a big backlash against Ellie Weasil. Let's hope Paul doesn't spend a 1/2 hour lecturing the President on why land-mines are bad. After all, if Paul had children in the military and the land mines saved his son and his platoon, he might think differently.


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A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee
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Results related to: 36 to 59 years / Cerebral Palsy / Employment
"'I'm a people person,' Michael says as he looks over to his long-time friend Jonathan and smiles, 'but I have to have assistance.'
"My goal was to move here, to Nashville, and become totally independent."
"There's not too much for people with disabilities to do in Memphis. To me, I think it could be better.
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Water - Two Billion People are Dying for It!
The World Environment Day theme for 2003 was Water - Two Billion People are Dying for It! The theme called on everyone to help safeguard the most precious source of life on our planet – water. This theme had been chosen to support the United Nations International Year of Freshwater, 2003 and World Water Day (22 March). You will also note that the logo of the International Year of Freshwater was incorporated in our World Environment Day logo to highlight this important United Nations Year.
The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2003 were held in Beirut, Lebanon, the first time in the Arab world.
The late former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri, said hosting the World Environment Day celebrations in Beirut was a declaration of hope during the challenging times. By taking environmental concerns seriously, he wished to convey a loud message that they were not satisfied with mere survival, but rather opted for a better quality of life.
He said decades of war had destroyed the city, but had failed to break their spirit. He had perceived Beirut as having risen from the ashes, against all the odds, and symbolically re-built as an environmentally-friendly metropolis.
Hariri testified that resolving conflicts in a way that safeguarded and respected human dignity and national rights, was a prerequisite to achieving sustainable development. Thus, he felt, it was particularly sad to witness the spending of trillions of dollars on armament and wars at a time when international aid for development is diminishing.
Some of Lebanon's experiences to integrate environment in development planning included the establishment of an Environment Ministry, enactment of laws, ratification of major international conventions, and cooperation with international agencies to implement various environmental projects.
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Skip to comments.Mentally Ill Kids Don't Just Come from Nowhere
Posted on 12/21/2012 5:42:08 PM PST by Sioux-san
The recent post "I am Adam Lanza's Mother" by a woman who posts at anarchistsoccermom and animatedly advertises herself wearing an "I love Che" t-shirt is as slick a piece of exploitative propaganda as anything we've seen in the last four years. Soon after the essay went viral mom blogger Liza Long appeared on CNN and the Today show calling for a national conversation on mental illness.
After the Newtown massacre the self-described author, musician, Classicist and single mother of four felt compelled to share her own story. Long's written account of life with an out of control child focuses solely on her son. She's brutally honest when it comes to his behavior but omits any mention of several other contributing factors for his dysfunction: family dynamics, Michael's early years, Dad's behavior before the divorce and afterwards, her own use or non-use of medications and why she would pump him with psychotropic drugs when the inexplicable cause of his violent outbursts confounded everyone...did this also include family counseling, spiritual guidance, an in-depth clinical look at Mom and Dad's behavior, or traumatic events passed from one generation to the next? If Ms. Long indeed fessed up to some family secrets why doesn't she address that in her poignant, gut wrenching depiction of Michael?
Is access to treatment the problem? During a December 19 press conference the President stated as much when he said, "We're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun." Media accounts of Klebold's, Harris', Hui Cho's, and Holmes' and Lanza's parents suggested they had more than enough financial resources to seek out the best treatment for their sons.
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Sometimes they do.
Sure, they CAN. You want visible marks or not?
Should they be? Not in this life, not with failure prone humans in charge. Not by the rules I live by.
I don't want to generalize or point fingers, but this woman appears to me to be a classic narcissistic mother, and having a narcissistic mother is a sure path to emotional problems and potentially lifelong mental health issues. It's all about her.
I think the schools are creating a lot of them by teaching subjective reality. From kindergarten a good many are being taught that the earth is dying and its all the fault of their parents. They're being taught that grandma is greedily using up all the resources. Homosexuality is normal and heterosexuality is an oppressive imposed lifestyle. This kind of crap continues all the way into college.
Children who might be mildly neurotic but grow up to be otherwise fine are being put under enormous psychological stress through their formative years.
I am Joe Biden's mother. Well......he called me a mother the other day.
And you'd think I was an absolute floozy for all the people here on FR who call me mother.
You know, back in the 50's and 60's, we had lots of guns in homes, and lots of teens with "issues", yet I don't recall seeing many accounts of massacres.
I blame the absent father! Also..there is NO such thing as mental illness...it is demon possession and the devil loves hiding in falseness.
Compare a teacher from the 60s and 60s to one from today and I think you'll find a major source of problems.
About 40 years ago, the government forced God to be taken out of the classroom. They succeeded. Now there is no teaching of right and wrong, good and evil. Is it any surprise without a moral compass that some fraction of children turn into monsters.
As long as we do this, attack the parents, they will stay in them shadows. I saw firsthand a nightmare. My childhood friend adopted a baby (Puerto Rican boy). After she had two natural sons. As the adopted son grew up, he TERRORIZED this family. This was a professional, intact family. She is a family counselor! they did everything they could do. By the time he was 16, they were living in fear of him, as he had grown big and was physocally abusive. Exhausted and at their wits end, they went before a judge and asked for them to TAKE the boy out of the home. Can you imagine how hard that was? the judge said NO and turned around and told the court that she must be a terrible mother. Both her other sons were honor students. So, until we stop blaming the parents and just take care of the situation no matter how the kid turns out the way he/she turns out, nothing will change.
There's a mix of nature and nurture in determining the behaviors of anyone.
For much of this century, psychiatry and psychology overwhelmingly focused on nurture. Parents were blamed for schizophrenic children.
It's become abundantly clear in the last couple of decades that severe mental disorders like schizophrenia and autism are almost entirely nature and have NOTHING to do with how a parent raised a child (schizophrenia is genetic, and also possibly related to odd things like a disease acquired from cats. etc.)
That said, in terms of serial killers (remember to differentiate from mass killers), ALMOST all of them underwent severe abuse by a parent in childhood (the striking exception is Dahmer where no evidence has ever been uncovered of abuse, and Dahmer was torturing and killing animals at a very young age.)
A lot of people are very emotionally (or religiously) resistant to the idea that something like genes or a medical condition can determine your behavior. There are a shocking amount of people on FR who seem to literally not believe mental illness exists as a medical disease (but yet believe in things like demonic possession, despite this being the year 2012, not 1402, last time I checked.)
She actually has an "I Love Che" shirt?. She admires a torturer and mass muderer and then wonders why her son is violent?
For every psychological disorder of children, there is a blame-the-mother contingent, as with the author here. Those theories just don't stand up to investigation. It's usually the case, as it seems here, the dangerous child has normal siblings. It's also the case that the frightening behavior is not unique to the dangerous child. We have to admit that we don't know why a particular person commits mass murder, and many other similar people do not. No one has been able to predict it even in the short term of days ahead of time, and it certainly cannot be predicted from childhood years ahead of time.
Of course the scientific study is worth while, but it will not yield anything useful soon. Meanwhile the one thing we can do is protect whatever we treasure from the possibility of such and attack. We protect the president, his children, his officers, members of congress, governors, and mayors with little armies of armed guards. Celebrities do the same for themselves and their families. It's a good idea for schoolchildren, too.
Who knows if that was a legitimate post. I agree that mental health services need to be more accessible. If only Adam Lanza's mom could have provided her son more mental health care...
I agree. There is a reason why one of the Lanza sons landed a plum job at Ernst & Young while the other sadly went down a dark path. Mental illness was probably the deciding factor.
I don't think this was the point of the author. Sometimes the parents are to blame and sometimes they aren't. To declare parents and parenting off limits doesn't help anything. If your kid murders a bunch of people, you need to be part of the inquiry...if you survive...
We had a case here in the summer of 2011 where a guy murdered an elderly neighbor and cut her head off.
He was estranged from his family because they couldn't convince him to get help and the courts couldn't force him. The family knew someone was going to die but were helpless to stop it.
The father, Peter Lanza, has shed no light on his son or ex-wife. Also, there is nothing about why Peter Lanza divorced mother, Nancy Lanza. But, the real problem I have about Peter Lanza is that he is no where to be found. He is in hiding.
There is something about this guy, Peter Lanza, that caused his son Adam to hate him.
Having seen only the video, the author strongly suggests that uncovering the mother's faults will likely enable a therapist to solve the child's problems. We know that is an irresponsible claim, not grounded in science. In addition, blaming the parent gives the therapist (and the general public) a scapegoat when the therapy fails.
As written in another post on this thread, several conditions that for decades had been blamed on mothers, have since been scientifically established to be primarily, or wholly, and matter of genetic constitution.
Peter Lanza is a wealthy man. Peter Lanza's attorney probably advised Peter Lanza to keep his mouth shut.
Someone on another post had a good idea. Have a gun or guns that are only accessible by school officials using a biometric safe. Once a safe is opened it automatically calls the cops.
My suggestion would be to have an entrapment area like they have in the secure facilities. You enter a sealed area then you have to produce ID. You can get the ID person but can do no further damage. Cameras are set up o the initial entrance and inside the entrapment area. Easy to implement and requires no use of armed guards. The doors are not made of glass.
They teach children in the health classes how to "think critically," which is another term for having the power to think for themselves without involving any significant person like their parents and their pastors.
This type of education minimally effects most children, but some have real problems with it, like Adam Lanza.
The are set adrift in life without a life raft and without being able to swim.
It is a very sophisticated form of brainwashing that actually creates psychopaths.
I'm probably going to take some heat for this - but I am compelled to tell the truth...
There is no mental disorder that CAUSES a human being to take the life of another. On the other hand, one thing can (and I will admit it is possible that mental disorders can leave a person more susceptible to it) - and that is evil. Evil in the form of demonic influence.
The governor of Connecticut said it in a somewhat veiled way when he said evil visited this community today."
Yes, there are diagnosable, and measurable chemical and physiological issues that cause a myriad of irrational thinking, learning and behavioral complications, and even intellectual deficiencies. But those are a distinct issue in contrast to the evil that causes one human to slaughter another.
I agree with you.
They might tell them to "think critically" but they aren't teaching them true critical thinking because critical thinking would interfere in the fantasy world they're trying to teach them.
When I was in school, critical thinking meant asking the obvious questions. For instance when they say the planet's temperature is above normal, I immediately ask "What is normal and how do we arrive at that answer?"
They might call it critical thinking but what they're actually doing is teaching anti thinking. At least 50% of what they do is contradiction. When they claim to be pro choice or liberal, we know they're neither.
A paranoid schizophrenic that murders someone because voices in their head told them to, or because the see the person they murdered threatening them with an non-existent weapon, is hearing and seeing those things because of a measurable chemical or structural disruption in the brain, most likely caused due to an inherited gene.
There's no reason to appeal to a supernatural explanation for something when there's a clear science-based explanation for something.
We don't need to come up with theories about demonic possession to explain mental illness or "evil" actions resulting from mental illness any more than we need theories about an evil dragon eating the sun to explain eclipses.
I agree. Peter Lanza is protecting himself from the lawsuits. I am sure there will be a feeding frenzy by the lawyers over this tragedy. Things happen when kids like Adam Lanza drop through the cracks.
No kidding. Once your life has been touched by one, a destructive, narcissistic mother stands out clearly.
Regarding the "absent father", I too have questions about the vacancy. Your second sentence on "mental illness" is crazy...
Thank you. If mental illness were demonic possession, mere modern pharmaceuticals would be powerless to keep psychoses in check. On the other hand, there are people who do heinous deeds with mental clarity and full consent of the will. That is evil.
"A lot of people are very emotionally (or religiously) resistant to the idea that something like genes or a medical condition can determine your behavior."
I read today (NY Post article, I believe) where, in addition to the autism/Asperger's problem, Adam Lanza had some kind of physical condition which prevented him from feeling pain (at least some types of pain).
I also recall that in high school, they kept an eye on him in the tech club because they were afraid he might burn himself with a soldering iron (and not be able to feel it). I also recall reading where his mother had problems with his trying to burn himself with a cigarette lighter (perhaps in a quest to find out "what a burn felt like"?).
It's almost as if his nervous system wasn't "internally wired" properly to the brain...
Holy Crike - I just found this timeline piece on the Sandyhook massacre - It looks like none of us have a clue what really happened.
"Regarding the absent father, I too have questions about the vacancy."
There really hasn't been much revealed about Peter Lanza, but I recall reading that he had remarried to someone who worked at the same company (GE) in the position of the corporate librarian (if this is wrong, others please correct). Perhaps the breakup had as much to do with a budding office romance as it did with the younger son.
Although other reports mentioned that one of the reasons for the separation/divorce was due to disagreements about how to handle Adam. Perhaps the father saw the boy's deterioration moreso than did the mother. Perhaps he had suggested commitment, vs. Nancy Lanza's desire to protect the boy and keep him at home. Peter Lanza (and perhaps Ryan, also) knows, but as someone mentioned above, he's probably been advised by his lawyers to keep quiet.
I'd be interested to know Peter Lanza's attitudes towards guns and gun ownership, vis-a-vis those of his wife...
>> hes probably been advised by his lawyers to keep quiet.
No doubt.
I have heard some similar stories—some with adopted children from Russia or Romania. The very early neglect can breed a sociopath/psychopath. This is very sad, but I have seen enough to be terrified of adopting, a highly non-PC attitude.
"That's a shame. As a former group facilitator on the adolescent unit of an inpatient psychiatric/chemical dependency facility I witnessed many successes. In almost every case it was the parents willingness to open up about their own dysfunctional childhoods as well as their troubled children's that made the difference."
When your father walks out on you and leaves you at the mercy of the woman he doesn't have the guts to live with, you're going to be a really angry kid.
It isthe last taboo. Adopting kids from other cultures is oft times not successful. My friend's husband ended up writing a book about it.
The divorce was all her idea. He was blindsided by her request, and did not want it. According to his attorney, Peter was distraught over it. He gave her MORE in support than required by law, just to be sure they were well taken care of, $240,000 per year. She also stipulated in the divorce that she was to have sole responsibility for making decisions (health, etc) for Adam. He had no say.
Perhaps Adam was angry at his mom for pushing his father out of his life.
Peter Lanza's new wife is a librarian, but has nothing to do with GE. She works at a university.
You're right. They are taking their hope away from them. Everything is dangerous and bad. The folks you should love are greedy and destructive. The most basic of foods will kill you, etc. They promote neurosis with disaster talk and telling kids how bad their diets are even if they aren't really. It's craziness. The other day I listened to a conversation on disaster preparedness which sounded more like apocalypse preparedness. Enough to make anyone fret and lose their mind.
Your information definitely paints a different picture. I have looked on the web for that information about Peter Lanza and have run through the same repetitive story; much of which is cut and pasted from each other.
Which came first chemical imbalance or unbalanced thought processes? I would guess either or, as one would lead to the other and vice versa. The way one thinks affects the physical as much as the physical affects the way one thinks. And out of all this comes behavior. Then there are the outside factors and all together this creates either mental health or mental illness.
"I think the schools are creating a lot of them by teaching subjective reality. From kindergarten a good many are being taught that the earth is dying and its all the fault of their parents. Theyre being taught that grandma is greedily using up all the resources. Homosexuality is normal and heterosexuality is an oppressive imposed lifestyle. This kind of crap continues all the way into college.
Children who might be mildly neurotic but grow up to be otherwise fine are being put under enormous psychological stress through their formative years."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This. Don't forget the guilt & shame indoctrinated into those who were born Caucasian &/ or Christian.
Wow. Infected with Black Helicopters . . .
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Several hundred years ago a lot of innocent people were gruesomely tortured and then slowly burned to death by the Christian fathers. The burnings were usually a public spectacle in which hundreds or thousands of Christians flocked to the town square to jeer at the victim and yell at the priests to prolong the spectacle by making it a slow fire. (see Sam Harris' - THE END OF FAITH - chapter 3 'In the Shadow of God').
Have these unfortunate victims of Christianity found justice in Heaven? Could they take their case to God? Would Jesus be the defendant?
In your opinion would this make an interesting courtroom drama? A movie? Who would you have playing Jesus? The prosecuter? The defense counselor? The victims? The priests?
How about Johnny Depp as Jesus, having sworn to tell the whole truth and nothing but, sitting on the stand explaining why it wasn't his fault, that anything can be turned to crap in the wrong hands. A charred victim with a halo standing up in the spectator's section quoting something from the Bible that inspired viscious cruelty in the priests and the general public? Martha Stewart as a victim? (accused of witchcraft because of a cake she prepared for the Bishop of Loudon which caused him to break out in hives and have a nightmare about going to hell).
Can we find a part for a tearful Joel Osteen? Benny Hinn selling little pendants outside the courthouse? Clay as a witness for the defense? Billy Graham with dreadlocks as God? Ideas? Title of the movie?
Martha Stewart as a victim?
Absolutely, she had been incinerated before the festive crowd when someone mistook her chocolate torte for a devil's food cake.
She whips up a bit of demonstrative evidence by preparing a torte in court, whereupon juror number 4, played by Charles Laughton, has to be excused for sidling over the railing, shoving a fistful of the evidence into his mouth, and moaning, "It's sinfully delicious by any name."
The USSR was officially atheist and sent many religious believers to cruel torment and death simply because of their faith. However, I wouldn't make a comedy about that either.


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Cleveland, OH - November 24, 2008 - The St. Clarence Hall in North Olmsted, Ohio was buzzing with excitement on Friday, November 21st, as Kincaid Godhard Promotions presented live professional boxing. A standing room only crowd was treated to 6 professional bouts and 4 preliminary amateur bouts.
In one of the feature fights of the evening Ryan "The Tank" Thompson from East Cleveland upped his record to (8-6, 6KO) with a 4 round unanimous decision victory over a very game Dione Craig (4-14, 1KO). Thompson battered Craig with a large volume of punches, especially in the last 2 rounds. Thompson is currently on a 3 fight win streak. Craig deserves credit for not only taking the fight on just 1 days notice, but also for fighting with a lot of heart.
Cruiserweight Tanya "The Red Neck Mama" Colvin improved her record to (2-0, 1KO) with a 4 round unanimous decision victory over Elecia "Mega" Battle (3-2, 3KO). Colvin, who had little defense, ate a lot of jabs in the beginning of the fight. But she slowly wore down Battle during the fight with a relentless offense, and was on the verge of a stoppage when the bell sounded to end the fight.
Heavyweight sensation Andres "Taylor Made" Taylor (4-0-1, 1KO) from Johnstown, PA scored 2 knock downs in the first round to take home a 4 round unanimous decision victory over Mike Jones (5-15, 2KO). Jones valiantly fought his way back in to the fight, but could not shake the faster Taylor.
In the opening match heavyweight Justin Riegle (1-0) from Orrville, Ohio scored a split decision victory over Brian Cook (1-2, 1KO) from Nordonia, Ohio, in a spirited bout that could have went either way.
Cruiserweight Rayshawn "The Bully" Myers from Cleveland scored a second round TKO over Jason Williams from Kentucky. Myers used a wild and unorthodox offense to batter Williams for the TKO stoppage. Myers, who started his boxing career with 2 straight losses, moves his record to an even 2-2 with 2KO's, Williams drops to 1-1.
In what was the fourth heavyweight bout of the night, Jason "Big Daddy" Massie from Cleveland, scored a second round TKO stoppage over Richard Greene from Indiana. Massie stays undefeated at 2-0, 1KO while Greene drops to 1-1.
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An Oklahoma man who police say stole a trailer was sent to Jamestown City Jail on Wednesday morning after driving his truck into a train viaduct.
Rudolf Fokumlah, 54, of Oklahoma City was traveling south on North Main Street when he drove his 13-foot-tall tractor-trailer into the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad overpass near First Street. The overpass has a posted clearance of 12 feet.
Jamestown Police responded to the property-damage accident at 10:38 a.m. and learned the trailer had been reported stolen from Irving, Texas on March 21 by the Irving Police Department.
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The new 1Gb memory chip from Samsung produced using 50nm process technology is 55% smaller compared to a similar device produced using 60nm fabrication process and thus is much cheaper to produce. However, Samsung says that actual production of memory chips using 50nm process technology is slated to begin in 2008, about two years from now. The significant timeframe between technology showcase and actual deployment is conditioned by the fact that the 50nm manufacturing process of Samsung incorporates several state-of-the-art features.
Key to the increased production efficiencies in the newly developed 50nm process is the use of a selective epitaxial growth transistor (SEG Tr). This 3D transistor has a broader electron channel that optimizes the speed of each chip's electrons to reduce power consumption and enable higher performance, according to Samsung.
Continued miniaturization of the overall memory circuit and an increasingly limited area of coverage within a wafer cell make it much harder to secure and sustain sufficient volumes of electrons. Adding to the 50nm design improvements, the SEG transistor introduces a multi-layered dielectric layer (ZrO2/Al2O3/ZrO2) to resolve weak electrical features. In addition, the new dielectric layer sustains higher volumes of electron to increase storage capacity, ensuring higher reliability in storing data, the company indicated.
Further, Samsung's proprietary RCAT (Recess Channel Array Transistor) technology also has been adapted to work well with Samsung's 50nm DRAM process. The RCAT, which effectively doubles the refresh term of DRAM, is a critical technology supporting higher scalability for DRAM regardless of chip size – a key feature for enabling circuitry beyond 50nms.
Currently Samsung uses 80nm process technology for DDR2 memory manufacturing.


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Paul Ryan, Joe Biden: A tale of two Catholics
(RNS) Vice president Joe Biden sits to the left of Catholic doctrine on abortion and other life issues. Fellow Catholic Paul Ryan, the newly minted GOP vice presidential candidate, sits to the right of his church on fiscal policy. If the 2012 presidential campaign proves anything, it's that there is no perfect Catholic politician. By Daniel Burke.


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Topic: RoR job market in Australia
Hello. Sorry for posting here, but I guess this subforum is good with it
I am a RoR developer with 1.5 years experience. I know and user RSpec, Cucumber, I used to use TestUnit, I know design patterns and some of frontend technologies (Javascript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS, studying CoffeeScript and LESS now).
So I am about to move to AU (Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne/Perth, probably one of them).
How hard would it be to get a bill-paying job there (just to be able to pay apartment rent and live without much luxory)?
What is RoR job market in Australia?
How hard is it to get job there? Here in Moscow where I live RoR jobs are very rare, but good paid, I have one of them.
My friends convince me to move to Java or C#, but maaan, Ruby is love forever xD
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Geeks On The Way Wins Stevie® Award in 2009 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
Geeks on the Way Recognized for CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program of the Year
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - February 19, 2009 - Geeks on the Way was presented with a Stevie® Award in the CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program of the Year category in the third annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on February 9.
The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners were announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 9 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries attended.
"Winning a Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service in the category of CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program of the Year, is an honor and a testament to our company's commitment to provide our customers with exceptional service," said John Leishman, chief executive at Geeks on the Way.
More than 500 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition. There are 27 categories for customer service professionals, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; as well as 41 categories for sales professionals, ranging from Global Sales Leader of the Year to Sales Training Program of the Year to Sales Department of the Year of the Year.
Geeks on the Way required a CRM solution that could be tightly integrated with their Asterisk PBX phone system, and selected SugarCRM for its open source architecture and flexibility. Customizations were made to SugarCRM's Meetings module, along with integration to Geeks on the Way's ecommerce engine and PBX phone system. The work has resulted in reduced call handling times, more efficient routing and scheduling of field service agents and improved payroll execution.
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.
"This year's honorees demonstrate that even in challenging economic times, it's possible for organizations to continue to shine in sales and customer service, the two most important functions in business: acquiring and keeping customers," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of honorees in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.
About Geeks on the Way
Geeks on the Way is a company dedicated to providing you with quality computer support. We do everything from removing viruses and spyware to diagnosing and replacing defective hardware. Out clients range from home users with one computer to small and medium sized companies with multi-user networks. For more information please visit www.geeksontheway.com
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Sponsors of the third annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are John Hancock Mutual Funds, Sales Partnerships, and ValueSelling Associates.


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How do you estimate fat content of pork showlder?
fennel to me, is the essence of Italian sausage. That said, it has gotten very expensive, especially if you buy it in small quantities at the neighborhood grocery store. I get fennel seeds in a lot of country stores, often with Amish connections, for way cheaper than the going rate in other outlets. I still love to find those whole fennel seeds in sausage as Scott123 mentioned above. Search out a source for inexpensive fennel seeds, and don't be shy about using them!
I've got a whole board of great sausage (and other meat-type) recipes compiled here... http://pinterest.com/NewTexianBrew/art-of-meat/
Ron, been watching you. Great Pinterest board! My daughter recently asked me to be her friend on Pinterest , what do I know?Looks like you got a useable knowledge of meats.Welcome aboard!Mark
I've been around here since 2005. I've got all kinds of boards on pinterest. It ain't just for girlies. Lots of guys on there with lots of guy stuff to share.


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Sausage, Onion and Bell Pepper Brochettes with Grilled Kicked Up Polenta Squares
- 2 pounds assorted sausages, such as Kielbasa, Linguica, Spicy Italian, or Bratwurst, cut into 2-inch slices
- 2 red bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 green bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 medium yellow onions, peeled and cut into 8ths
- 10 to 12inch-long wooden skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes
- Polenta Squares, recipe follows
- Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup polenta
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup grated Fontina or Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
Preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Thread the sausages, red and green bell pepper pieces, and onions alternately onto the skewers. Grill the brochettes until the sausage is cooked through and the vegetables are lightly charred, turning occasionally, about 8 to 12 minutes. Meanwhile, place the polenta squares on the grill and cook until warmed through and marked by the grill, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Remove the brochettes and grilled polenta from the grill. With the prongs of a fork, slide the sausages and vegetables from the skewers and serve on top of the grilled polenta squares
In a heavy medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Stir the polenta and salt into the water, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, stirring from time to time. Cook until the polenta is cooked through and thickens, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cheese and jalapenos until smooth. Pour the polenta into a lightly oiled, shallow baking dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 6 hours and up to 2 days in advance.
Run a knife around the edge of the baking dish and unmold the polenta onto a cutting board. Cut into 3-inch by 3-inch squares and keep cool, wrapped, until ready to grill.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 2000
Cooking Tips
More Recipes and Ideas
Sausage, Peppers and Onions
Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood
Smoked Italian Sausage Hoagie
Recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro
Max's Turkey Gumbo
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A team of local music lovers is launching a localized take on Pandora-style internet radio. Cannon.fm, developed by local contractor/musician Ryan Cox, launches its beta version for Apple's iOS this weekend at ComFest; an Android version is coming later this summer.
The idea is simple: Cannon aims to be populated with music from local scenes all over the country. The music will be aggregated by genre and geography for easy exploration. Say you want to discover the Chicago hip-hop scene or the Austin psych-rock community — Cannon will be your portal.
"I come from the local music scene, and unfortunately I'm not as involved as I used to be," Cox said. "I know there's such amazing music here, and there are all those scenes like this with music all over the country with music that I'll never be exposed to."
Cannon's playlist right now amounts to about 600 songs by 150 Columbus artists — totals Cox hopes to double within the next month or so. Bands can go to Cannon.fm and submit their music, bio and upcoming performance dates. Users supply their own quality control by approving and rejecting music as it appears in the queue.
"For the time being, it's a truly democratic process," Cox said. "You can upload your content, there's up-down voting and the cream will rise to the top."
Cannon.fm will have representatives at ComFest's band merchandise booth all weekend.


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Sixty years of development in Japan has reshuffled ancient patterns of land use.ordinarily shy mountain wildlife has shifted closer to villages, causing interaction with humans to increase. Bears have done serious damage to crops and timber plantations throughout their range on Honshu, Japan's main island, and Shikoku, the smaller island that sits to the west of Osaka. While cases of injury and death have been rare, black bears are increasingly being shot as "nuisance kills" and by sport hunters, and some isolated populations are nearing extirpation.
Japan must invent ways to protect wildlife even where wilderness is intertwined with developed areas.depressed lumber prices and rural depopulation have led to widespread neglect of these plantations. Tree seedlings in Japan are planted close together to shade out fast-growing weeds. Later, foresters must repeatedly thin the stands. Insufficient thinning not only produces spindly trees, but leaves the forests dark and bare of undergrowth that could provide leaves, berries, and acorns for bears to eat. Still the bears enter these barren woods in search of sustenance.
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Hi VICIII,I use Stanislaus sauce, but the truth is it's hard to find. If you have Restaurant Depot near you, you can pick it up there. All you need is a business license for anything and they will sell it to you.
If you don't want to go through all the hassle, I like Hunt's crushed tomatoes.With Hunt's you will need to add a little more sugar. I use brown sugar. Not sure why, but it taste better. I always add a little Hunts tomato paste to keep the consistency nice. Crushed tomatoes is very watery and I do not cook my sauce before putting it on the pizza.With all my sauce I add salt, pepper, onion powder, Italian seasoning, hot sauce (Cholula is best, but Tobacco will do) and fresh Basil. Rosemary is great too. Personally, I like to add the Rosemary to the dough because it gives it a nice Focaccia taste. Proportions is hard to determine because it is so small and my scale only measures to the gram.Give it a try and let me know.Grilled
But I want to make a quick Detroit style dough so I decided to try Hog's recipe. It's sitting in the pan now doing... well nothing. I'm afraid I did something wrong and I haven't even gotten it dressed and into the oven yet. Did I make this correctly (from reply #63)? No sugar? No oil? I used the cold water method another poster stated, but I'm looking at this thing and getting worried.
... 2. Make sure your pans are seasoned. He says to use Crisco and bake 'em at 500 for about 15 minutes or so. I'm doing mine as I type this on the gas grill outside so I don't stink up the house. ...
Regarding the oil used to slick the pans, Canola, as someone reported, seems right. It has a high smoke point and neutral flavor. I suspect that a restaurant would be wary of using peanut oil, at least without some kind of warning sign, for fear of accidentally serving a customer with a peanut allergy. My understanding is that the reaction can be quite severe and met a woman with a peanut allergy who told me that she did not even need to consume a peanut product to be affected, but merely to be in a room where peanut products, including vapors from hot peanut oil or eating from a plate on which a peanut oil-containing product had been, even if the plate had been washed.Gene
Regarding the oil used to slick the pans, Canola, as someone reported, seems right. It has a high smoke point and neutral flavor. I suspect that a restaurant would be wary of using peanut oil, at least without some kind of warning sign, for fear of accidentally serving a customer with a peanut allergy.
...The crust to me is a standard sicilian baked in a black steel pan, nothing special in that regard except- there is a light layer of hard cheese (tastes like parmesan to me) baked on top of the crust. The baked crust is removed from the oven, the remaining "soft" cheese is added & then the sauce (tastes very marinara like to me) is put on top of the cheese, and the pizza is cut & served. It was obvious to me that the soft cheese & sauce had not been baked at all, no signs of burning or cooking in any way. The topping of the pizza with the fresh shredded cheese after it is baked is similar to the Ohio valley pizza style. This is a sicilian style that shows up a little bit in Pittsburgh and some of the eastern Ohio River communities. Dicarlos is one of the small Ohio Valley chains that does this and they top it with provolone after the crust comes out of the oven, then cut & serve. The crust is baked with the sauce on it first.If I was trying to duplicate Buddy's pizza, here is how I would do it:1. Prepare the Sicilian dough, place in well oiled pan and stretch, rise, stretch to fit pan, rise again.2. Top the crust evenly with finely grated parmesan being extra careful to build up the sides slightly where the crust meets the pan to get the wispy "stand up" crust on the edges that every Buddy's pizza has.3. Bake at 450 or hotter for 10-15 mins until the parmesan turns brown & crisp around the edges4. Pull the baked crust & immediately top with shredded soft cheese & sauce, then cut & serve....steel_baker


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Scientists are attempting to create electrofuels by using extremophiles — microbes that thrive in extreme environments.at the bottom of the ocean — to convert CO2 into fuels, using either electricity, hydrogen, or even ammonia.
MIT's Nocera predicts that enough energy to run a house could come from one drinking water bottle and sunlight.produce the electricity to drive an electric car or power a home. The problem with the hydrogen economy has always been the second word — the best hydrogen fuel cells rely on expensive platinum, and splitting water relies on expensive machinery. The most expensive cars on the planet are probably the hydrogen fuel cell test vehicles built by the likes of GM and Honda.


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So, I'm a freshman in Kent currently living in the dorms. I'll soon be moving into either a house or condo just off the KSU campus. Needless to say, I don't know where anything is a half mile outside of campus. Either ate on campus or back home.
I'll be taking a day on Monday to drive around and see what's all in the area, but can anyone give me some great restaurants/burger joints/steak houses/hole-in-the-wall/ethnic food areas to get some great grub in the Kent/Brimfield/Tallmadge/Stow area?


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About the Author: Andrew J. Shapiro serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
Along the major maritime highway of the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin, young men with second-hand weapons are sent to sea in skiffs to seize commercial vessels -- as well as shiploads of humanitarian food aid -- for ransom. The promise of this ransom money, combined with the perception of impunity for their criminal behavior, makes prosecutions a key component to curtailing piracy.
The U.S. Department of Justice's April 23 indictment of 11 suspected pirates -- as well as the ongoing prosecution of the surviving suspect in the April 2009 attack on the Maersk Alabama -- highlights America's commitment to delivering judicial consequences to suspected pirates. But we believe that there are many more states in the world capable of prosecuting pirates, especially in the immediate region where acts of piracy are occurring. For this reason, the United States is also committed to helping countries in the region strengthen their judicial systems and promote the rule of law -- a "win-win" proposition that can both help to combat piracy and yield significant long-term benefits for stability in the wider region.
Through the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, the United States has partnered with more than 50 nations and international organizations to work towards realizing Secretary Clinton's vision of a 21st century solution to the 17th century crime of piracy.
Since its creation in January 2009, the Contact Group has made several positive contributions toward significantly reducing the success rate of pirate attacks. The Contact Group helped establish a 20-nation joint naval patrol in the Gulf of Aden, and partnered with the International Maritime Organization and the shipping industry to develop simple, cost-effective self-protection measures that individual vessels can take to deter would-be attackers.
As we work to combat piracy's impact at sea, we are also working to address the conditions in Somalia that has allowed piracy to take root. To this end, the Contact Group on Piracy works in parallel with the UN's International Contact Group on Somalia in support of the Somali-led Djibouti Peace Process and Somalia's Transitional Federal Government.
The Contact Group is also engaged in efforts to find ways to enhance our ability to bring pirates to justice. In our view, prosecution in the region wherever feasible has significant benefits, compared to carrying out prosecutions thousands of miles away from the scene of the crime.
Although piracy is viewed as a universal crime in international law, bringing pirates to justice can be an incredibly complex proposition in today's globalized world. The realities of international shipping and global commerce are such that in a hypothetical piracy case you could have suspected Somali pirates intercepted and apprehended by a British naval vessel after trying to attack a Liberian-flagged ship, owned by a Canadian company, crewed by Ukrainians, Indians, and Filipinos, with a Russian captain and carrying cargo owned by a Turkish company, en route for delivery to a company in Dubai. And the case could be taking place in a courtroom in yet another country, like Kenya or the Seychelles, which are both currently prosecuting piracy cases. The logistical and diplomatic challenges presented by such a scenario are immense.
Some countries are already carrying a significant burden in this complex endeavor. We recognize and appreciate the contributions of countries such as Kenya and the Seychelles, and are working to support their prosecution efforts. For example, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney serves as Resident Legal Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and assists ongoing efforts to prosecute suspected pirates captured by U.S. forces. The United States has also sent nine military service members to Kenya so far to provide testimony in these prosecutions. We also help to fund the efforts of the UN Office of Drugs & Crime (UNODC) to support Kenya, the Seychelles, and other states in the region with the prosecution and incarceration of pirates.
Another innovative capacity building solution recently established by the Contact Group is a UN Trust Fund to help defray the expenses of pirate prosecutions in regional or other courts. The fund was specifically created in such a way that the commercial shipping industry -- as well as states or other interested parties -- can provide financial support for the prosecution of suspected pirates.
But capacity building in the region is more than just enacting laws and training prosecutors. It also reflects a need for the infrastructure and logistical support necessary to any effective criminal justice system -- buildings, equipment, materials and vehicles to support piracy prosecutions.
Combating piracy must therefore be a collaborative effort that leverages not only our military strength and diplomatic engagement, but also the experience of the shipping industry, as well as a focused effort to bring pirates to justice. It is a complex endeavor, but one in which we are determined to succeed. Much work remains ahead, but so far, we are making solid progress in combating this shared security challenge.
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
I like my idea of training a Haitian Rescue Force. Cargo ships could pay collectively into a big fund that could go to train and build up a Haitian police/military corps. Courts could also be set up in Haiti which would bolster their current fledgling court system. The affected nations could agree on a strategy to rehabilitate suspected pirates and use them as counter spies. The Carribean is a good location due to its past pirate historical beginnings.
Ron in New York writes:
Piracy is growing into a multi-billion industry...allied with global organized crime....and moving ever closer to partnering with terrorist groups....we are not keeping up and we may see pirate-coup attempts in unstable...insecure African nations.
O.C. in USA writes:
This is a very serious threat to the overthrow of democratic countries like the USA. If organized criminals have more money than some countries and organized criminals have infiltrated every aspect of America's political and social institutions, what is left of our fledgling democracy?


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by Anton Shilov
T-Platforms, a provider of supercomputing systems based in Moscow, Russia, and Aeon Computing, a U.S.-based supplier of HPC clusters, servers, workstations and custom solutions, have announced the signing of a strategic reseller agreement between the two companies. Aeon Computing will supply T-Platforms systems, components and integrated solutions to the U.S. high performance computing market.
T-Platforms is known for many successful supercomputing projects. Among the most recent is the collaboration with the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) over an ExaFLOPS supercomputer capable of performing at least a quintillion floating point operations per second (1018 FLOPS).
Given that there are no world-class developers of processors in Russia now, T-Platforms will sell its own systems powered by AMD, Intel or Nvidia. But the companies will do it in a smart way, they say.
The companies are targeting the high-end scientific and technical computing market where customers require balanced and powerful computing solutions with large storage and fast networking requirements. Anticipated users will range from the largest government and academic research labs to industries such as aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, financial, energy research and bioinformatics.
"The technological development and success of T-Platforms, cultivated by almost 200 system installations, is a tremendous foundation for this new partnership. T-Platforms leads the market in terms of density and they have extensive, ongoing R&D efforts in many other areas of HPC system development. We look forward to working closely with T-Platforms to deliver highly integrated, well balanced HPC solutions to our customers," said Jeff Johnsonof Aeon computing.


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This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, "Organizational Psychology for Managers."
�Our goal is to succeed!�
�Our goal is simple: we will build a winning product.�
�Joe�s goal is to get his work done on schedule 75% of the time.�
�Billy�s goal? He should cross the street safely 75% of the time.�
I�ve heard each of these so-called goals presented with a straight face. They sound good; well, at least the first three sound good. The fourth? Well, isn�t it just like the third?
Goals are an interesting beast. We talk about them all the time, put them down on paper, hang banners with goals written on them, and exhort people to stay focused on the goal. Despite all that effort, a great many of these goals never come to pass. Most of them are little more than wishful thinking or downright fantasy.
The goal problem is two-fold.
First, setting a goal does not make it happen. You can set a goal of finding a pony under your Christmas tree, but that doesn�t magically cause a pony to appear. For a goal to succeed, there needs to be a plan to accomplish it. That planning process, sometimes known as the strategy, is critical. It doesn�t matter how much you want to succeed if you aren�t willing to plan you aren�t going to get there.
Now, I frequently hear that planning is pointless since no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. That may be true, but seeing the plan not survive is at least giving you feedback that you�ve encountered the enemy. Seeing how your plan is failing can give you vital information on how to shift focus, allocate resources, and generally adjust your strategy.
More broadly, though, the difficulty is often a misunderstanding of what it means to plan. I�ve worked for companies that tried to plan projects out 2-3 years. While this is possible in a very broad sense, details matter, and you can�t plan details that far in advance. Instead, you have to plan the steps in front of you. Part of the plan is to pause periodically and review the plan. What worked? What didn�t work? What are the next steps? Developing an effective strategy is not something you do once and then execute blindly; you have to constantly adjust as circumstances change. The beginning chess player tries to play out a sequence of moves and is paralyzed when the opponent doesn�t respond as expected; the chess master has a plan and constantly adjusts his strategy in response to his opponent.
Interestingly enough, the beginner usually can�t explain his plan, while the master can. The beginner�s plan sounds like, �I have a plan: I�ll do this, and this, and this, and that�s how I�ll win.� The chess master, on the other hand, is likely to treat you to a detailed discussion of his thinking processes and chess strategy. The first is easy to say and easy to listen to, but is fundamentally useless. The second is hard to articulate and takes a lot of effort to follow, but actually does have a chance of working.
I said earlier that there are two big problems with goals. The second is failing to fail correctly.
Sometimes failure is a form of feedback. In fact, this is exactly what you want failure to be: a means of testing out different strategies and figuring out which ones work best. It is Edison�s proverbial, �I learned a thousand ways to not make a light bulb.� Used this way, failure can be very helpful. Indeed, without such productive failures learning and strategy development is impossible.
However, sometimes the cost of failure can be somewhat higher. If Billy�s goal is to cross the street safely 75% of the time, what about the other 25%? Even if we raise the expectation to 99%, that one failure can negate all the successes: getting hit by a car can ruin your whole day.
It�s all too easy to confuse the two types of failures and businesses do it all the time. They are afraid to fail when that failure would give them valuable information and they take risks that sound good but where one slip causes you to lose everything.
How do you tell the two apart?
Check out the strategy around the goal. If there is a strategy and the possibilities of failure are being considered and managed, then odds are good that if you fail, you�re failing successfully. If there is no strategy or failure is not being considered as a possibility, turn and run away. All you�re doing is rolling the dice, and if that�s your game, Vegas is a better bet.
Stephen Balzac is an expert on leadership and organizational development. A consultant, author, and professional speaker, he is president of 7 Steps Ahead, an organizational development firm focused on helping businesses get unstuck. Steve is the author of �The 36-Hour Course in Organizational Development,� published by McGraw-Hill, and a contributing author to volume one of �Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values Through Play.� Steve�s latest book, �Organizational Psychology for Managers,� is due out from Springer in 2013. For more information, or to sign up for Steve�s monthly newsletter, visit www.7stepsahead.com. You can also contact Steve at 978-298-5189 or email@example.com.