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In basketball, usually more points get made than goals get made in football so shouldn't the tweet limit be higher for basketball?
A football game is 90 minutes, 45 minutes each half.
90 minutes that takes 4 hours to play and televise.
So um... what's to prevent random attendees (or previous credential-holders who have gotten their credentials revoked) from live tweeting the whole game?
if but this isn't about you paying to watch a game it is about radio and tv stations paying to watch a game so you can hear/see the play by play.
you can't always watch every game, sometimes you have to follow it other ways. twitter doesn't pay royalties for play by play announcing and so the university it trying to cut it out.
That's so 20th century!
So um... what's to prevent random attendees (or previous credential-holders who have gotten their credentials revoked) from live tweeting the whole game?
Getting enough cell phone bandwidth when surrounded by several tens of thousands of other cell phones in the stadium.
So how is tweeting about semi-pro sports
(Yes, I am aware that this is a university game, but any game where the sponsors control the media exposure in order to profit is at least semi-pro in nature to me, since being "Pro" is all about whether you get income from it)
I think the issue here is that a print reporter essentially becomes a broadcast journalist when tweeting the game play by play. The make royalty from the authorized broadcasts of the game and want people watching/listening to those instead of following tweets in near real time to which they get no income from.
The news sources won't skip the games because the readers/viewers/customers will look for the information if they do not carry it. Its essentially sending customers to the competition where they might like something and stay.
Do you really think 140-chars snippets are an adequate replacement for a real tv or radio coverage?
Presumablly that depends on just how many of those 140-char snippets are sent....
No way.
I could follow a few matches of the last World Championship only via a text-only stream. And even without any limit, it does not capture the suspense and mood of following a match on tv or radio.
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I don't think it matters if it lessens the ability to generate revenue from the authorized broadcasts.
When I listen to a game on the radio, its all background noise until the commentator sounds excited, then I pay attention because something interesting just happened and they will repeat it. So for me, yes it could replace it. But if it makes the revenue from the radio or tv covering it worth less, its still a problem.
A bunch of tweets scrolling by is not even background noise. And it doesn't even sound excited when something happens.
In your opinion.
Or, more to the point, if your sport's coverage can be substantially harmed by twenty one 140-character snippets, perhaps your sport just isn't exciting enough to merit live TV/radio coverage.
That sums it up quite well.
For some people, yes.
If I'm at one event, I like to follow along with another event to see how it's going. Hilights & scores work for me then.
In a close game, that might lead to lots of tweets.
This story has a 20 post limit, please stop posting or your account may be revoked.
The geek equivalent of 'that woman' who utterly hates cell phones everywhere at any time.
This is just idiotic on the part of someone at the university. Perhaps the reporters should respond by limiting their articles to something roughly equivalent to 20 tweets. Most tweets are extremely short. Maybe a total of 800 characters would be sufficient. Let's see how the administration truly likes reduced coverage of their product.
Reporters are allowed access to the event with the understanding that their reports will be published after the fact, thus protecting the value of the real-time reporting being done by the broadcast partners. All this rule is doing is telling the other reporters that they can't publish their content in real time.
These new rules are in response to newer technology, but other restrictions have been in place for years to protect licensees.
For example, as a spectator you aren't allowed to video record an event. Often you are not allowed to bring a "professional" grade still camera, either. (Of course, improvements in camera technology are making it easier to surreptitiously get around these restrictions.) The purpose of those restrictions is to force anyone wanting to see video or photos of the event to go to the licensee -- and pay for the privilege either directly or through advertising.
So, yes, it's about the money.
Exactly this. I know our athletics department has been worried about people tuning out of the traditional media (Radio/TV) and trying to catch the game via twitter updates. This, in their mind, reduces the media partner's viability because of lost ad listens, and essentially brings a third "live media" into the mix -- one that may not have been authorized to do live media.
The same tech that jams cellular data, also jams tweets, and the same faraday cage shielding that blocks radio transmission also blocks tweets.
Shielding is passive, and can easily be done as they build a covered arena. An open arena can be shielded by the height of the faraday walls, since cellular is line of sight. Jamming is probably illegal, but cheaper, but may be legal in your own closed space (the Arena)
How will people like no cell coverage inside arenas? No tweets? Will people actually welcome the e
2800 characters should be enough for everyone.
I think we're all missing the elephant in the room. What the fuck has college got to do with sports? As far as I'm concerned, the sports scholarhips should be abandoned, and large-audience college sports banned. College is there to teach people things, not to entertain the masses. Professional sports are professional entertainment. It's no business of any college to offer that. I'm well aware of the U.S. reality where college sports attract donors and shit, but perhaps people should get a long hard look in
Why on Earth would I offer a scholarship for someone who, ostensibly, diverts their time to things *other* than pursuit of knowledge (namely: sports)?! Scholarships should be for kids who, I dunno, are good at learning things, doing resarch, that sort of thing?
You act as if there's nothing to be learned from playing sports. There's plenty, both strategy and teamwork spring to mind immediately. Also, sports give the opportunity to many socio-economically disadvantaged people to obtain a college education that they might not have otherwise had access to. Most colleges that have sports programs also have programs specifically aimed at those athletes to help them succeed academically. Does every college athlete graduate? No, but I think there are a great deal more th
You act as if there's nothing to be learned from playing sports. There's plenty, both strategy and teamwork spring to mind immediately.
You are addressing an audience largely involved in intellectual pursuits. Teamwork and loyalty to the organization are less important than the physics or logic supporting our decisions. If that is wrong, then the team is wrong. Not a concept I see much from ex-jock co-workers and management.
The whole concept of needing competition to achieve some goal runs counter to the drive to continually improve a product or process absent that competition.
Also, sports give the opportunity to many socio-economically disadvantaged people to obtain a college education that they might not have otherwise had access to.
It would be better to put the money into some scholarships for
While I agree with you that the degree of college sports has grown far beyond its usefulness, it was based on solid ideas. Take people who are good at sports, get them into college, make them maintain a decent GPA and show them off to the world. All the other underprivelleged children can then look at what that person has acheived an be motivated to try themselves. Lifting up the lower parts of our society is an important part of the role sports play.
Why the heck would I care, as an employer other than a sports team, or a college admissions counselor, that someone was good at sports? I care that they are good at science or art or engineering or medicine or business or whatever their education will be in, or their job will be in. Yeah, the kiddo is a good team player. So what. He's a good team player who wouldn't know a Newton's law from Declaration of Independence. Collegiate sports are based on a false premise, pure and simple. Yeah, there are notable
Actually, it was the other way around. People who went to school to pursue academic interests but also had aptitude for playing sports did so. They'd play, but with the idea that they'd be getting out of school and going into a profession related to their education. But then college (and sadly high school) has become a farm team for the NFL and NBA.
Whatever you learn playing sports can be learned doing whatever it is that you're supposed to be doing in the first place. So that argument doesn't fly with me. It's a diversion of precious time, pure and simple, never mind a cost on the various college medical insurance programs. Football isn't really a low-risk, low-injury thing.
As for socioeconomically disadvantaged people: hey, someone organizes their sports activities. It's rare that they'd be coming straight from their neighborhood court ready to rake
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I know you all have collected a lot of photos over the years of some cool Subarus. This will be a spot to mash them all together.
I have amassed quite a bit of pictures over the past few years, some of them are from people on this board, others from the internet or from car shows.
If you see your car posted, speak up and share more pictures.
Think your car meets "Awesome" standards? Post it up. :-p
Ill start us off:
1982 GL Brat (Photos when new)
I will continue to empty out my harddrive here.
Let the awesome begin.
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Martin Smith, assistant and exercise rider for English trainer John Best, hopes the stable enjoys as much success in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity Saturday at Hollywood Park with Axel Foley as it did with Square Eddie in the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland in October.
Axel Foley looms as the mystery horse in the Grade I Futurity at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track. He galloped on the main track for the second straight morning Wednesday after clearing quarantine here Monday following a 12-hour flight from Luxemburg to LAX Friday.
Square Eddie ran a strong second in a six-furlong stake on Polytrack at Kempton before his Grade I victory at Keeneland and came back to finish second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile for trainer Doug O'Neill.
Axel Foley, who is in the O'Neill barn, broke his maiden at second asking at seven furlongs on synthetic at Lingfield on Oct. 15. Smith is confident the colt will also acquit himself favorably in the Futurity.
"The jockey who rode him that day just smacked him once and said he could get a mile and a quarter," said Smith of the come-from-behind victory with visions of the 2009 Kentucky Derby in the back of his mind.
First, the Kentucky-bred son of Officer must prove he can get a mile and a sixteenth in the Futurity. "We've been planning on this race since early November," said Smith.
Smith said the flight took nothing out of the colt, owned by Kent Bloodstock. "This horse is absolutely professional and takes everything in stride," said Smith. "We will probably give him a tiny blowout Thursday morning."
Axel Foley, named for the Eddie Murphy character in "Beverly Hills Cop," was purchased for $165,000 at the 2007 Keeneland September sale, the same auction at which Square Eddie was purchased for $200,000. Square Eddie is in training here with O'Neill, being pointed for the San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita next year.
Smith, 32, has worked three years for Best, who is scheduled to arrive from England Thursday. Smith was all smiles on a cool rainy morning. "This weather is still better than what I'm used to," said Smith. "This is like a spring morning for me."
O'Neill was busy putting the final touches on two other Futurity entrants, one expected, one a surprise. Graded stakes winner Azul Leon has long been pointed to this race and will be joined by maiden Mark S the Cooler.
Azul Leon seeks to become the first Hollywood Juvenile Championship winner to annex the Futurity since Swiss Yodeler in 1996 and also hopes to follow in the footsteps of his sire, Lion Heart, the 2003 winner.
Azul Leon has won three of four sprints but has been unplaced in two attempts at 1 1/16 miles. However, he has run well in all three outings at his base here, and both routes were at Santa Anita, in the Norfolk Stakes and Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
"Azul Leon is a proven sprinter and not proven at two turns," said O'Neill of the Joseph LaCombe homebred. "But he trains like added ground won't be a problem. He's training fantastic and ready to roll."
O'Neill expects Azul Leon, a closing second in the seven-furlong Hollywood Prevue Stakes in his last start, to again come from off the pace. "It's up to the hottest rider on the circuit (Joel Rosario) wherever he wants him, but I expect to see him come flying late from the back of the pack," said O'Neill.
Mark S the Cooler is owned by Reddam. "The CashCall Futurity is named for Paul's business," said O'Neill of the race sponsor. "He wanted to give the horse a chance. Even though he's a maiden, he has been training well.
"In his last start in the Real Quiet Stakes, we put blinkers on, and he was too fresh," said O'Neill. "We're taking the blinkers off this time, and hope he will settle."
Multiple graded stakes winner Vacare has been assigned high weight of 122 pounds for the $150,000 Dahlia Handicap, a Grade II test for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on turf that highlights closing day Sunday.
Vacare, a 5-year-old mare trained by Christophe Clement, has won seven of 13 starts and earned $1,123,706, the most of any nominee. She won the Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland at 3, the Grade II First Lady Stakes at Keeneland at 4, and the Grade II Palomar Handicap at Del Mar this year. Jose Valdivia, Jr., has the call back.
A large field is shaping up: Vacare, Valdivia, 122; Lady Digby, Garrett Gomez, 118; Valbenny, Alex Solis, 117; Green Lyons, Joel Rosario, 115; I Can See, 115; Belle Allure, Corey Nakatani, 114; Grace and Power, Victor Espinoza, 114; Storybook, Mike Smith, 114; In My Glory, Martin Garcia, 113; and Don't Forget Faith, Alex Quinonez, 110.
Trainer Patrick Biancone said from Santa Anita that three nominees--Belliflore (114), Place De L'Etoile (111) and Allicansayiswow (110)--are scheduled to arrive from Europe this evening, and he will make a decision on whether to enter any Thursday after inspecting them.
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From the TV show, Cam and Eric took the Stanley Cup to a photo shoot with FHM, the hottest men's magazine. The photographs were taken at a bar where ice was put in the bowl and the Carolina boys toasted it with their favourite beverages.
Back in Times Square, Ward and Staal accompanied their cherished prize to ESPN, where they and the Stanley Cup did a live 'hit' for the ESPN News.
Cam Ward and Eric Staal were joined by their girlfriends for a private screening of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, which they enjoyed immensely.
Friday, June 30, Cam and Eric returned to ESPN with the Stanley Cup to appear on ESPN2's 'Cold Pizza.' Using tennis balls, host Dana Jacobson had Staal take a few shots on Cam. "Hey," a puzzled Ward laughed but cautioned. "Whaddya doing?!?" Eric had rifled a shot past his goaltender's ear! Then, it was Cam's turn for revenge, shooting on Eric, although he managed to keep his shots down. Finally, Dana took a few shots on Carolina's Conn Smythe winner, much to the delight of the co-hosts and crew. 'Cold Pizza,' which airs weekdays from 10AM until noon, ran the Hurricanes' piece Monday, July 3, on a show that also featured speed eaters, the Arizona Diamondbacks' veteran Luis Gonzalez and Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who also is a musician with a CD titled 'Covering the Bases.'
Swimming nearby was a young man who spotted the Cup and begged to have his picture taken with hockey's big prize. The man, a soldier, had been cooling off on a hot day and was pleasantly shocked to see the Stanley Cup.
The Kistlers brought their friends and the Stanley Cup back to their home for an incredible shrimp barbecue. Afterwards, they visited BT's, Morehead's Beach Terrace, to toast Carolina's victory. Upon returning, the Stanley Cup spent Saturday night on the Kistlers' boat, rocking gently to the warm waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mary Ann Blessing, the daughter of the late Dr. Lloyd L. Gregory, presents a check for $10,000 to Andrew Masselink during the Gregory School of Pharmacy's hooding ceremony.
Some of Andrew Masselink's most vivid childhood memories involve visits from neighbors and family friends who came looking advice about their medications from Masselink's father, a pharmacist.
"I remember thinking, wow, my dad is really awesome, using his knowledge to serve others," said Masselink, who is following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, aunt and other family members by becoming a pharmacist himself.
His father, Al Masselink, and more than a dozen family members were in attendance when he learned he had been chosen the 2014 recipient of the Gregory Outstanding Graduate Award during Palm Beach Atlantic University's pharmacy hooding ceremony earlier this month.
The Gregory Award is the most prestigious honor presented by the Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy and includes a $10,000 prize.
The award recognizes the graduating senior in the top 10 percent of his or her class who has demonstrated a continual devotion to his or her faith and the desire to integrate faith into his or her practice. Gregory Award recipients also have shown excellence in both health-related and community volunteer projects.
Masselink, who grew up in Gilbert, Ariz., is set to begin a University of Tennessee Community Pharmacy Residency at Mac's Pharmacy in Powell, Tenn., in July. There he will help the family-owned pharmacy, which specializes in diabetes management, launch a program to help patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) manage their therapy, among other duties.
Using medical knowledge to improve the quality of life of others has been a major objective for both Masselink and his wife, Autumn, a nurse.
As a pharmacy student, Masselink served at three community health fairs and participated in the school's mission trip to Belle Glade last summer. In addition, he served as treasurer of the PBA chapter of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International from 2011 to 2013; was a monthly volunteer in the pharmacy at Target; and has been active in his church as parking coordinator and as a leader with the church's college ministry.
Masselink also has been on the dean's list for multiple semesters, has received a pharmacy honors scholarship, has co-authored articles in notable journals and has been inducted into the Rho Chi honor society.
The Northern Arizona University graduate said he learned about PBA while searching online for Christian pharmacy schools. He credited the faculty for helping him to become a successful student. "I wasn't just a number," he said. "They knew my name and they wanted me to excel."
For instance, he worked with Dr. Barbara Kelly, associate professor of pharmacy practice, to help her create health and wellness lesson plans for third- through fifth-graders in an after-school program for inner-city children at Urban Youth Impact. Dr. Kelly also encouraged him to pursue a residency after graduation, he said.
Since receiving the award, he also has received encouragement from the Gregory family, for whom the pharmacy school and the award are named, he said.
"I've never felt so blessed before," said Masselink. "To not just graduate but to do it well, and in front of my family, was quite an honor."


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Michigan Tech Realigns Student Affairs to Support Diversity Initiatives
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
Michigan Tech is realigning programs and support services for a broad range of students to create an outreach and multicultural affairs center. The center will focus on diversity, providing services for all students, including ethnic minorities, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Some programs in Michigan Tech's Educational Opportunity Office will be incorporated into the new center, which will report to Student Life, part of the Division of Student Affairs. Shalini Suryanarayana, who has headed the Educational Opportunity programs, will be the new center's director.
Other Educational Opportunity programs will move to different sections of Student Affairs or other University departments. Summer Youth and other K-12 outreach programs will become part of Enrollment Services. Teacher training and conference services will become part of the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences in the College of Sciences and Arts. ExSEL (Excelling in Science and Engineering Learning) will operate under the COMPASS program (Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Academic Student Success) as part of Student Life.
"Realigning academic support services under Student Life and student recruitment efforts under Enrollment Services makes good sense," said Les Cook, vice president for student affairs. "The new structure will enable us to expand our diversity efforts, to align similar functions and to create new synergies without duplicating efforts. It promises exciting new opportunities for supporting our multicultural students and ensuring their success."
Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz said, "The realignment and center are congruent with our Diversity Framework. It is critical that we promote the simple notion that we and our students are best served by a climate that celebrates the diversity of people and thought. It's critical for individuals, our University and our country. The time is now to meld many of the core activities of Educational Opportunity into Student Affairs, so that we can focus our resources--talent and money--on building a student population that reflects the diversity of our country and the world."
In conjunction with the restructuring, Cook announced several other appointments and staffing changes. Theresa Jacques, who has been serving as interim registrar, will become registrar. Bill Roberts will become director of financial aid and Tim Malette will become budget analyst for Student Affairs and senior accounts manager for financial aid. Susan Liebau will remain director of ExSEL and will become associate director of COMPASS. Kerri Sleeman will continue as director of COMPASS and assume additional responsibilities as associate director of housing facilities. Jared Johnson will become director of student activities.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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From one photography collector to another: a venue for thoughtful discussion of vintage and contemporary photography via reviews of recent museum exhibitions, gallery shows, photography auctions, photo books, art fairs and other items of interest to photography collectors large and small.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Fine Art Photography Confidence Index: October 2009
So several weeks ago I blasted out a short survey to a broad list of players with an economic interest in the photography market: collectors, gallery owners/staff, private dealers, and auction house specialists. In this email, I asked these folks to do the following: on a simple scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being very low confidence and 5 being very high confidence), provide a rating of the environment (or "market") for fine art photography in the next 12 months. I left this question purposely vague and open ended, to allow for varying interpretations of what it might actually mean. In addition to the numerical response, I offered the ability for the responder to anonymously provide any comments he/she might wish to add, in explanation or defense of his/her chosen rating. To create the Index numbers below, I took simple averages of the various data sets. My longer term plan is to capture this data on a quarterly basis, in line with the NY auction season (i.e. October, January, April, and July), and provide some trend lines (and graphs) for how these perceptions are changing over time.
So let's discuss the data for October, 2009.
The overall Fine Art Photography Confidence Index score for October, 2009 is 3.05. I believe this represents a generally guarded/neutral view of the next 12 months.
But when we cut the data a little finer, and add in the commentary, the results get quite a bit more interesting. In the sections below, I've grouped the responses by type (and geography in one case), creating subsets of data that reflect the opinions of various groups of people.
The Confidence Index score for Collectors is 2.36. Not a single collector rated his/her confidence higher than 3.00.
There were several common threads to the explanatory remarks. The first concerns prices, in a couple of ways. Several collectors went down more quantitative thinking paths, most coming to the conclusion that prices will fall a further 10-20% overall, to perhaps 40-50% lower than the bubbly heights of a few years ago. Many went on to highlight their view that there are still quite a few gallery owners and dealers who continue to fail to understand this fundamental shift in the equilibrium prices of both the larger market and the specific markets for the artists they represent, creating stress and conflict between long time collector/gallery partners.
A second line of thinking centered on the quality of material in the market. The consensus view is that there is far less superior work out in the market at this time. Nearly all of the respondents touched on this point in one way or another, most sympathizing with consignors who are reluctant to test this uncertain market with top quality pieces. Fear was a surprisingly common sentiment.
The final area of commonality was a kind of silver lining. Many collectors touched on this period as an excellent buying opportunity (especially for the rare gems that do find their way to market), wishing they had more capital available to chase "bargains". Several seemed to be looking on from the sidelines with a wistful air, knowing that when they look back at 2009 from a few years hence, this will have been a good time to buy. Predictions on sales volumes were resulting mixed, with some predicting an overall decline due to lack of good material, others seeing a likely uptick coming from an increase in lower priced buying.
Overall, this is a mostly pessimistic group. Their comments were full of the following indicative words: weak, hard, poor, soft, over-valued, correction, and recovery.
Gallery Owners/Private Dealers
The Confidence Index score for Gallery Owners/Private Dealers is 3.56.
Nearly every gallery owner and private dealer came back with some variation on the following sentiment: good quality material is still finding buyers. Many are seeing glimmers of hope in recent small improvements in sales, mostly from institutions and dedicated collectors; while things have clearly condensed since 2007, many feel some strength coming back.
As I looked at the data more closely, I decided to cut the Gallery Owners and Private Dealers into two separate groups. The results were quite intriguing. The Confidence Index score for Gallery Owners (Alone) is 3.06, while the Confidence Index score for Private Dealers (Alone) is 4.23. Most of the private dealers highlighted that they have low overhead, so they are avoiding the painful costs of additional staff, promotions, rent, and various exhibit costs in these trying times; as a result, they are much more optimistic (one even used the word "bullish") than their counterparts saddled with huge spaces to fill in high rent districts. Many of the private dealers have not seen their prices/volumes fall as steeply as the gallery owners, and their opinion of the quality of their material is generally higher (not sure why this is the case exactly).
Lastly, across the board, there was meaningfully higher confidence in vintage material than contemporary material. Quite a few respondents had a very weak prognosis for contemporary color work in the short term.
Auction Houses
The Confidence Index score for Auction House staff is 3.00.
The auction house specialists were the most cagy and careful of our survey participants. If there is a pattern to their succinct remarks, it seems to follow the results of the recent sales: some see optimism in busier activity levels and total proceeds creeping back up, others see pessimism in continued softness in parts of the market.
London Respondents
As I scanned the data looking for other patterns of interest, the one that stuck out the most was the London scores, regardless of which group the response came from. The Confidence Index score for London Respondents (Alone) is 1.93. I think this points to a particular lack of confidence in the local British economy, evidenced by a weak set of recent photography auctions.
Overall, I found the data and the commentary to be slightly more negative than I might have predicted (we did not participate in the survey ourselves). It seems that all the players in the fine art photography market have received a stiff dose of reality in the past year, and are understandably conflicted as they look to the future. I look forward to seeing how these opinions evolve over time.
As we look to the next round of the Fine Art Photography Confidence Index next January, we'd certainly like to get more people involved – more responses means a more comprehensive and representative data set. So if you're interested in participating, please email us (firstname.lastname@example.com) your name, contact email, geographic location and group affiliation (i.e. collector, gallery owner/staff, auction house staff) so we can put you on the distribution list.
4 comments:
- gphoto said...
This is great information. Thanks for all the work you've done putting it together.
- October 27, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- Xavier said...
Very interesting market research. thanks for your clear analysis. There is one kind of dealer I'm missing in this survey: the online dealers.
There is big difference between the online sales and the direct sales by gallery and private dealers.
A lot of people (dealer and collectors) are investing in eBay. Others, like me and Alex Novak, are using their own e-commerce platform.
I think the profile of the online buyer is different than the auction or gallery customer.
Do you have any results about the online buyers and sellers?
- October 28, 2009 at 4:44 AM
- dlkcollection said...
Your are right that this survey tilts a bit toward the higher end of the market and that there may indeed be confidence differences for those that are purely "online" collectors, especially if they are impulse buyers in the few hundred dollars range.
I will say that I think the term "online" may be tricky to define at this point, as virtually all galleries/dealers (and auction houses) are drawing in business from the Internet, even if they don't have their own online transactional platform.
This really raises the question of whether there is a bifurcated market or not; whether there is a sea of untapped low end collectors who think and act differently than the current higher end group. Many gallery owners, dealers, and artists certainly believe this is the case; how to tap into and understand that "market" is a more complicated question...
- October 28, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- Xavier said...
I'm not sure that the online platforms are purely a lower end market.
Perhaps it was so years ago. In my experience, I'm selling online since 1997, is there a strong evolution towards the higher end.
You're right there is a mixture between the two of them. You have the impulse buyer who loves the low level of the internet beside the experienced collectors who is looking for new sources.
The impulse buyer is also a frequent buyer. You clearly see the 80/20 rule.
The impulse buyer also reacts different on the economical situation as the experienced collector and the investor.
The online buyer doesn't figure in the surveys of the photogaphy market. Sometimes the impulse buyer can evoluate towards an experienced collector. They can be our future.
- October 28, 2009 at 5:23 PM


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5 turnovers and 2 field goals is clearly awesome
|5 years 30 weeks ago
|People say the Big Ten is a hard watch
This Florida-Georgia game isn't any better.
|5 years 30 weeks ago
|Worst drive ever
No hyperbole either, who turns a 1st and 10 @ the 11 into a 4th and 33 w/ a punt?
Your 2012 Michigan State Spartans
|5 years 38 weeks ago
|They should have spent more
They should have spent more time on offense and less time taking naps for ESPN.
|5 years 38 weeks ago
I'm making a joke, Kork Coupons is funny, say it out loud.
|5 years 38 weeks ago
|That's how he always looks.
That's how he always looks.
|5 years 38 weeks ago
|MSU fans at work
Told me Maxwell was better that Kork Coupons.
They lied.
|5 years 43 weeks ago
|The Black Company
By Glen Cook and I second the Malazan books, ASOIAF and while I partially agree it was better earlier in the series, the Dark Tower is still worth reading.
|6 years 13 weeks ago
|Just like most games against
Just like most games against the Sharks, Wings gotta beat them and the zebras.
|6 years 18 weeks ago
|I don't think I've seen the
I don't think I've seen the ND band so depressed and I've been at both last second wins in 2009 and 2011 respectively.
|6 years 19 weeks ago
|I think a lot of how the
I think a lot of how the secondary performs depends on how good the Big Ten's receivers are, off the top of my head I can't think of any that scare me as much as Floyd or Posey.
|6 years 19 weeks ago
|These announcers are bad,
These announcers are bad, they blamed the qb for DGB dropping that touchdown because they thought he should have thrown the fade.
|6 years 19 weeks ago
|Lucky call there, clearly
Lucky call there, clearly fumbled in bounds.
|6 years 20 weeks ago
|Is there a concern that he
Is there a concern that he will have a difficulty transferring since the SEC is like one step above JC academically? We all know it is practically impossible for JCs to get into UM,
|6 years 20 weeks ago
|Obligatory complain about
Obligatory complain about jerseys post, rabble rabble rabble, get off my lawn rabble rabble rabble.
|6 years 21 weeks ago
|Wow, big goal against the run
Double post
|6 years 21 weeks ago
|Wow, big goal against the run
Triple post
|6 years 21 weeks ago
|Wow, big goal against the run
Wow, big goal against the run of play there, the BC goalie was probably napping.
|6 years 21 weeks ago
|I lost a lot of respect for
I lost a lot of respect for Stewart Mandel after this tweet:
All of
None of those approach hilarity or even a mild chuckle.
|6 years 22 weeks ago
|I fail to see how this any
I fail to see how this any different than most years with OSU, they always get talent. They definitely are benefitting from PSU's troubles.
|6 years 25 weeks ago
|You sir are doing God's work.
You sir are doing God's work.
|6 years 29 weeks ago
|Johnathan Hankins is huge
Johnathan Hankins is huge
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|Perimeter D
That was the best game they had all year defending the perimeter I thought, bodes well for the rest of the year.
Even though they gave up that long TD the rest of the game was pretty damn ineffective for Purdue.
|6 years 31 weeks ago
|Take out the trash day.
Take out the trash day.
|6 years 31 weeks ago
|I know lots of people are
I know lots of people are screaming for them to run a screen but given the way the day was going, it would likely have been blown up since they seemed to know what they were going to do before they did.
And that snap count thing is frustrating, hand goes down, ball snapped, a little change up might help.
|6 years 31 weeks ago
|LoL Zook, take the points or
LoL Zook, take the points or did you not know the score again?


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Investigators say Raymond Taavel, 49, was attacked when he tried to break up a fight between two men at 2:30 a.m. in the city's downtown.
"There has been speculation online and in the community that this was a hate crime," Const. Brian Palmeter, a spokesman for Halifax Regional Police, said in a statement.
"While we cannot provide specific information about the case, as it is still under investigation, police have spoken to a number of witnesses and are considering all possibilities with respect to the motive."
Barry Boyce, a co-worker with Taavel at Shambhala Sun magazine, says police came to his office and said Taavel had been killed outside Menz Bar on Gottingen Street.
"Raymond was just such a lovely person," he said. "He was an activist without anger."
Taavel was assistant circulation manager at the magazine, wrote for Wayves Magazine and worked with gay organizations both provincially and nationally, Boyce said.
He described Taavel as a deeply reflective Christian who lived by the biblical saying, "Love thy neighbour."
Taavel died at the scene, police said, and a man was later found in a nearby alley and arrested.
Police said Andre Noel Denny is to appear in Halifax provincial court on Wednesday to face a charge of second-degree murder.
Police also confirmed Denny had failed to return to the East Coast Forensic Unit — a local psychiatric facility — after he was granted a one-hour pass Monday night. The police statement says he was reported missing at 8:47 p.m., and officers were dispatched at 9:01 p.m. to look for him but were unable to find him.
An outdoor vigil was held Tuesday evening in front of Menz Bar, which describes itself as the "Heart of Halifax's Gay Village."
Dozens of people packed the street, stretching a large rainbow flag from one side to the other. They lit thin tapers and sang "Amazing Grace" before holding a moment of silence.
Halifax councillor Dawn Sloane reflected on her long friendship with Taavel, recounting stories of their hijinks on the dance floor and how she admired his approach to life.
"He would have a philosophy of you can do anything if you try — be meticulous, do it right," she said through tears as a crowd filled the street outside the bar where Taavel died.
"And he would ask questions — lots of them — because he wanted to make sure it was done right. And that's why I think having someone like Raymond for a friend was a blessing."
Kevin Kindred, spokesman for the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, described Taavel as a "gentle and passionate" man who once served as the co-chairman of the Halifax Gay Pride week festival.
"He was never shy about expressing his passionate views about what needed to be done and, particularly, anything to bring a higher profile to the existence of our community and the struggle for equality," said Kindred, whose advocacy group is dedicated to promoting equality for people of all sexual orientations.
"Raymond was friends with everybody. You could ... count on seeing Raymond at any event, fundraiser, rally, seminar, lecture."
The board of directors of Halifax Pride issued a statement, saying Taavel's death marked the loss of a "much loved and well-respected member of our community."
The group's chairman, Krista Snow, remembered Taavel as a "mild-mannered, friendly guy" who was deeply involved in many facets of the gay community.
"To say he will be missed fails to do justice to his memory," she said.
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The first order of business is to determine what type of business you want to own. Will it be a product or service-based business? The key in either case is finding a product or service that is in demand in the oilfield but that few others can offer. That is the most ideal case. That means finding some needed niche to fill and filling it. You have to be prepared to move quickly at that point to establish yourself as the best choice. Others will follow you, but if you do it right, you become the business of choice and thereby create barriers of entry for other businesses.
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The "strategically important" property at the foot of Fort Myers Beach is not going anywhere or will not be developed anytime soon.
With that thought in mind, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council will sit tight on its purchasing interest related to the property formerly known as Seafarers Mall. That position reached consensus at a Council workshop Monday afternoon.
Instead, Council directed Town staff and its attorneys to look into a 60-day timeline involving the combined strategic efforts from their already-hired transportation planner along with a proposed traffic consultant/engineer, Community Redevelopment Agency input as well as other visionary input from past development/planning visioning workshops, County input and a Right-For-Qualifications process.
"Perhaps, instead of taking control of the property, we need to take control of the situation," said Mayor Larry Kiker. "We need to put together a group of folks that will develop a strategy for this property. It needs to be with the County and those property owners (within the Seafarers 'circle')."
Town Manager Terry Stewart approved the idea of bringing in outside sources such as a consultant or engineer to help with the planning of such an endeavor.
"They operate in an objective manner to involve everyone and bring forth their best recommendations back to you," he said. "It gives them a little bit of separation."
Vice Mayor Bob Raymond agreed with the approach and added more to the start process. Both he and Councilman Aland Mandel have been involved with redevelopment work in their prior communities.
"If we have a direction and vision on this, and they know before they even start, they can plan their development to match that," Raymond said. "We need to get a consensus vision as to what we want to happen down there. We control taxing and permitting authority."
Another Council member, Joe Kosinski, is an engineer by trade. He is receptive about the site being used as an employee parking area in the interim.
"I don't see what's to be gained by buying that property. First of all, the foundations and grease traps are still in there," he said. "If it was employee parking that the businesses could lease temporarily, that's needed in that area."
Town officials reemphasized that the main reason there is ownership interest of the property from their end is to fix the traffic problem that exists on Estero Boulevard.
County officials have plans to use the Seafarer site for surface parking as a temporary use, yet permit requests have not been brought forth as of Monday. An approval for such a usage could involve a sunset agreement in a particular scenario, so that a proposed parking lot would not become a permanent usage.
"You can do a commercial plan development with a development agreement, and you can contemplate phasing in that this approval is only good for Phase 1, which is a 5- or 10-year lifespan," said Town Community Development Director Walter Fluegel. "At the end of that sunset, they'll have to come in with full development."
Past visioning workshops have created development ideas such as high-end mixed-use commercial public/private venture. Commercial appraisals are on the street.
"This is all about control," said Kiker. "We have waited 30 years to fix this traffic problem. We can't afford to let this one go."


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You guys have done a great job. Fabulous.
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The team are very pleased to announce the release of The Dark Mod 2.05!
This update includes literally hundreds of new high-quality models & other assets, along with an update to the editor that will change the way TDM missions look going forward. Please see the latest official trailer above for a quick teaser.
New Models
Springheel has created over two hundred modular models that can be combined to create multiple types of environments. Tavern interiors, city streets, industrial warehouses and more. By placing modules together, high fidelity scenes can be created quicker and more easily than ever before. See Springheel's Model Announcement thread.
New Official Mission
Many of the above new assets are showcased in a new introductory mission for TDM that is included in the update. This mission is the first of a three mission story which serves as our official introduction to TDM's gameplay and setting.
Better Performance
You should notice an increase in performance speed in TDM 2.05, thanks to rendering improvements made by duzenko and nbohr1more.
New Assets
Grayman has added a working fire elemental to our list of available AI opponents that will no doubt appear in future missions.
Bug fixes
Other changes include a fix to stop sleepers from falling through the floor, new beggar entities, new combination safe entities, and fixes to stop the player or AI from getting trapped by moving elevators. A more detailed list of changes can be seen in the change log and on the Wiki
Darkradiant updated
Greebo has also just release the latest version of Dark Radiant 2.2.1
Additional info
You can update your copy of TDM by running tdm_update.exe and as always, older saved games will be incompatible with TDM 2.05, so be sure to complete any missions you're in the middle of before updating!
To update your TDM installation, simply run the tdm_update.exe file in your darkmod folder. Your darkmod folder no longer needs to sit under Doom3, and you can move it wherever you like (If the updater fails to start, check to see if a _tdm_update.exe file (note the underscore) has been created in your folder. If it has, rename _tdm_update.exe to tdm_update.exe and run it.)
To download TDM 2.05 for the first time, please follow the download instructions on the website here: http://www.thedarkmod.com/downloads/
Not sure what TDM is? Watch an introductory video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNtUQ32eeRM
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You guys have done a great job. Fabulous.
Can I suggest you put margin:auto in the css of the containing div on the site?
Congratulations to all involved!
Can't wait to delve into this.
Awesome work!
time to finally have a serious go I guess.
Yes!!! Can't wait to try the new stuff
Congrats to everyone involved!
Congratulations! What an impressive accomplishment!
Congratulations! I love the Dark Mod. I can't wait to give it a go
Damn... have to wait till weekend. So frustrating.
Congratulations to the team!
Awesome work guys, congrats on the huge release. I can't even fathom how much work must have gone into making TDM standalone. Looking forward to replaying all the missions 2.0 style...
Congratulations to everyone involved. I know there's been a huge amount of work to get this out and you should be justly proud of yourselves.
Congrats, that's quite an achievement.
Congratulations! I hope this blows some new life to the TDM community.
Great news! Congratulations!
Holyf***. I'm in. Like, now. NOW.
Downloading at 7 kB/s isn't very promising but I will manage, I guess ;>
Sorry, we're getting a lot of traffic right now.
This is totally great! As someone who's had a bad time getting the doom 3. . .(and got the WRONG one when I did manage to get it. . .pfft Makes it harder when you don't want the 'actual' game to start with, I think.)) I'm thrilled to hear this.
I'm off to download - and hopefully - if it all goes well, I know what I'll be doing the next several days!
Excellent work, Team TDM...
...Can't wait to try it out...
»>>>=== NewDark v1.25/2.46 === TDS vs NuThief...Fight! === The Dark Mod v2.05 ===➣
Amazing! THANK YOU. Loud cheer, hearty back slaps and big kisses to all involved.
Been wanting to play these FMs for ages, but no Doom just gloom. Now happy happy smiley face
In the words of Garrett, "Here we go".
I guess I'll have to wait another half day or longer. Must be the traffic. I get "Cannot download from ANY mirror".
Let's hope that is the reason. I did see a 1kb dl speed for a second or two.
Ive been downloading since I posted. When I get to fidcals mirror it drops to 13kb, but now Im on roggen, and its going super fast at 786 kb.
I am so excited about this. Thank you guys.
Is it possible to download TDM 2.0 to one PC and then move the "install-folder" to another PC?
I dont have my gaming-PC connected to the Internet.
Funny you should mention that, because that is exactly what I also plan on doing. Im assuming it will work...


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A look at Moberly's history
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
•Mayor Don Burton presented representatives of the Moberly Spartan Football team with a resolution recognizing their achievements during the 2007 football season. Featured in a photo were Danny Kliewer, Travis Allred, Brandon Carver, Chris Meyer, Don Burton, Caleb Lewis, Andrew Woods, Coach Jason Ambroson and Brandon Kelly.
•MIRMA representative Matthew Broderson presented Police Chief Dennis Club and Assistant Chief Russell Tarr with the 2007 Risk Management Achievement Award. The award will help pay for dash-mounted cameras in police cars.
•The Randolph County Health Department took first place in the non-commercial division of Moberly's Christmas Parade last night, featured in a photo on today's front page.
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
•Bob and Norma Leavene will be leading in Moberly's Christmas parade Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. in a place of honor. A letter was received requesting Bob to be the parade's Grand Marshal. After a number of years serving Moberly as Santa's Top Assistant (the Chamber of Commerce Santa) due to recent surgery Bob is taking a break from checking out who has been naughty and nice. Ralph Hunter called Bob years ago and was in urgent need of a Santa at the Christmas Eve dinner. Bob has served as Santa there ever since. He has seen a lot of improvements over the years and thinks the Santa Workshop in Rothwell Park is the neatest. It's warm and he says girls with the Park serve as elves. Anyway, don't miss this chance to wave at Bob and Norma as they lead the parade.
Friday, December 4, 1987
•Briggs and Dailey IGA will again provide cookies from their bakery for during the Moberly Monitor-Index's Shoppers Customer Appreciation Day and Great Gift Giveaway. Cookies, coffee and Double Cola, provided by Moberly Bottling Company, will be served in the Hospitality House at 312 West Reed street on Dec. 12. Featured in a photo discussing the refreshments were Evelyn Brown, Monitor-Index sales rep; Mona Machetta, bakery bread baker and Al Hunt, Briggs and Dailey store manager.
Tuesday, December 4, 1962
•Dr. Luther A. Foster of Hannibal was elected president of the Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America at the Council's annual business meeting held Sunday at Camp Thunderbird near Cairo. Five vice presidents were elected at the same meeting and included Ben Mohney of Moberly.
•A 1949 Chevrolet driven by William Hayes, 32, Mexico, was destroyed by fire at 4:45 p.m. yesterday on Highway 24 about five miles west of Madison, according to the Highway Patrol. Officers quoted Hayes as saying that a front tire on his eastbound car blew out and he tried to drive on into Madison to get it repaired but a fire developed and he pulled to the shoulder of the road, where the car burned.
•City Manager S.W. McAllister Jr. and City Engineer H.W. Thomas were in Kansas City today to visit with the Federal Aviation Agency in connection with the airport improvement project. The city recently asked the FFA to review the city's plans to extend water service to the airport at an estimated cost of $6,375, with the government providing matching funds on this and several other proposed projects at the airport, including road relocation and marking of runways by a paint crew.


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How did your sale shopping go (if you started on Boxing day?!).
I went to a few stores, SpaceNK, Selfridges and LUSH – I managed to get a few things I wanted from each store (Lipstick Queen glosses, Mark Jacobs BANG, some super random crap from LUSH*) but overall it was disappointing! The girl in SpaceNK walked away from me the whole time and eventually (kid you not) ducked behind the till and DID NOT GET UP AGAIN.
I did go at the end of the day though, when all the crowds had had their way!
*Speaking of LUSH as well as 50% of the Xmas boxes, they're offering 50% off anything that was made before October 2010.
This means you need to check the manufacture date on the products but beware – I picked out a number of things that were made late September and I had to debate with the cashier over whether September came before October because they didn't want to give me the discount! Then her supervisor came over to 'check in the back', as if that changes things…stoopid.
Also if you subscribe to StrawberryNET newsletters check out their offer for some (not all though) subscribers – spend $25 (about £16) and get 10% off and 3 free gifts (Kanebo eyeshadow, Lancome Eye Pencil, Stila Tinted Lip Balm), and if you buy from the Christmas gift sets (which I did) you get an extra 10% off. I also got 1% for buying 2 items and 2% as a loyalty discount.
Shipping is free and recorded. It used to be very fast (3 days to arrive) but ever since they changed their process and started using Home Delivery Network once it gets in to the UK rather than Royal Mail, it now takes about 2 weeks.
Unfortunately these offer emails are random – on my other account I have with them which I use the most they never send the best deals to – but the one I rarely use I get the best offers to so it could be worth signing up with 2 emails!
Did you get any bargains?


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Daniel Barenboim conducts and Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón star in this Berlin Opera House production.
From Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin. From "dream team" of the opera stage to "dream team" of classic and pop – Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón have long since conquered the entire world of music. Manon, the tragic heroine of Massenet's work, is torn between flirtatiousness and profound love, between frivolity and deep commitment. Netrebko seems predestined for this role, with her body language alternating between girlish, introspective and carefree, and her voice radiating brilliance, warmth, mystery and longing. As the impoverished young nobleman Des Grieux, Rolando Villazón compellingly depicts the burning passion of an ultimately doomed lover with his glowing, supple, slender tenor voice.
As befits an event of such dimensions, one of the performances of the opera was projected on 70-square-meter screen on a major Berlin square in front of 20,000 people. This is a "Manon" which appeals clear across the board to lovers of opera, movies, Broadway shows and beautiful people with gorgeous voices!
Manon: Lescaut Anna Netrebko
Le Chevalier Des Grieux: Rolando Villazón
Lescaut: Alfredo Daza
Le Comte Des Grieux: Christof Fischesser
Guillot de Morfontaine: Rémy Corazza
De Brétigny: Arttu Kataja
Poussette: Hanan Alattar
Javotte: Gal James
Rosette: Silvia de la Muela
Publican: Matthias Vieweg
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15 inch rims and tires getting hard to find
Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:45 AM
Posted 27 October 2009 - 09:34 AM
I went to the local junk yard to find some 15 inch 6 lug rims, they don't have anything that old, i did find an Isuzu trooper however , so now i have 5 matched rims, with center caps, went to the tire store to find some mud tires. cant find anything in a 28 inch, nothing !!! , closest thing is a 29.5 x7 what now ?, 14 inch pugs are impossible to find here in the east. not to many options
27x9.50x15 Swamper SSRs. measure out closer to 28...
Posted 29 October 2009 - 02:28 PM
This guy's got 6 rims in Kansas... Not sure how far that is from you.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 04:48 PM
Posted 03 November 2009 - 10:37 PM
Is 27.9 close enough?
Not quite close enough to 28's...... lol
Posted 04 November 2009 - 11:53 AM
I've never had trouble getting 15" tires in just about any size I want (both my pickup trucks have 15" rims), but I generally go for snow tires... haven't tried looking for the off-road type tires. I think those are a bit harder to find than snow tires.
EDIT... I'm not sure what size the 15" tires I'm getting actually are in inches -- 205/75/R15 up to 235/75/R15.... you can convert them though and I bet the skinnier ones are near 28.
Edited by zyewdall, 04 November 2009 - 12:00 PM.
Posted 04 November 2009 - 12:12 PM
yeah, dumb move by subaru, not offering it with all season. wonder what they are thinking these days....
Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:34 PM
try to find tires for the 2010 legacy GT. That car comes standard with hi-performance summer only tires, in 18" size.
yeah, dumb move by subaru, not offering it with all season. wonder what they are thinking these days....
Tirerack brings up a bunch of snow tires in 225/45/R18. For around $190 each before installation.....
I agree though, a subaru without even all season's standard ? The potenza RE92's that the 06 and 07 outbacks came stock with sucked pretty bad in snow or mud too.
Posted 05 November 2009 - 10:42 PM
Upullits here are full of them..especialy after cash for clunkers...
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WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Friday to dismantle the troubled No Child Left Behind law for evaluating America's students and schools, saying states and local school districts rather than Washington should be setting rules for ensuring that kids are getting good educations.
The legislation would eliminate federally required testing of students. But the measure passed with no Democratic support and drew a veto threat from the Obama administration, which said it would be a ''step backward'' in efforts to better prepare children for colleges and careers and to bring improvements to low-performing schools.
Democrats in the Senate, where they hold the majority, are working on their own bill. It would also give states greater flexibility in designing school improvement standards. But it would maintain the authority of the federal education secretary to approve those plans. A Senate vote on that legislation is unlikely until autumn.
The House bill, which Republicans named the Student Success Act and Democrats dubbed the Letting Students Down Act, passed 221 to 207, with every Democrat and 12 Republicans voting against it.
That partisanship comes against a background in which nearly everyone agrees that No Child Left Behind, while achieving some successes in improving achievement levels, is too inflexible and needs a major overhaul.
The law was passed by Congress in 2001, a bipartisan effort led by, among others, current House Speaker John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, and the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts. President George W. Bush was a strong supporter and signed it into law in 2002.
It required that all students be able to read and do math at their actual grade level by 2014. But the Obama administration, in a tacit acknowledgment that the goal was unattainable, last year began offering waivers to states that came up with their own federally approved plans to prepare students for college and careers and to measure student and teacher performance. To date, 39 states and the District of Columbia have been granted waivers.
President Obama said he was forced to act because Congress had failed to update the law. Republicans charged that he was using the waivers to bypass Congress.
The law had been blamed for creating its own problems in schools, with critics saying that teachers were now ''teaching to the test'' and that standardized tests were being given too much weight in measuring student performance.
House Education and the Workforce Committee chairman John Kline, Republican of Minnesota, said the proposed first revamping of education law in more than a decade was a ''monumental step'' that would ''grant states and districts the freedom and flexibility they need to think bigger, innovate, and take whatever steps are necessary to raise the bar in our schools.''
''Let's get Washington out of the way to ensure a brighter future for our children,'' said Representative Martha Roby, Republican of Alabama.
Some Republicans have long contended that Washington should have no role in setting education policy and that the Education Department should be abolished. The House bill would eliminate No Child Left Behind's adequate yearly progress metric and get rid of other mandates required of poor-performing schools, giving states and school districts the authority to develop their own strategies to improve performance.
Democrats said the bill would lock in lower spending for education and would fail to hold states and schools accountable for assuring that students are learning. They said it could result in a loss of academic opportunities for low-income students, English-language learners, and the disabled.
''This bill is a classic example of how this Republican majority has capitulated to its more extreme elements,'' said House Democratic whip Steny Hoyer.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the No Child law ''is six years overdue for congressional reauthorization and has changed from an instrument of reform to a barrier.'' The country needs an education law that advances progress for all students, he said, but ''the bill that the House passed today is not that law.''
The White House said the bill ''would not support our international economic competitiveness, would virtually eliminate accountability for the growth and achievement of historically underserved populations [and] would fail to support meaningful improvement and reforms at the nation's lowest-performing schools.''


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March 11, 2009 - Iraqi children soon will benefit from a traditional-style school built partially out of reeds to reflect their marsh Arab culture in Rota village, a remote marshland northeast of Qurna, Iraq. An Iraqi company is slated to build the school, which will serve 150 to 300 students from 6 to 12 years old. The contract was signed March 8 at the Basra Contingency Operating Base here.
"What is unique about this project is that the school will have all the facilities for a modern-day education, but it addresses the traditional heritage of the marsh Arabs within that area," Peter Hunt, a project officer, said. "The school will be built in part from reeds that come from the marshes, harvested by the marsh Arabs, and will be woven into this school."
The school's basic design is patterned after the "mudhif," a large communal house made of reeds, paid for and maintained by a local sheik for use by guests or as a gathering place. The school will have a main hall, four classrooms, a washing area with 10 common toilets, two sinks, a single male and a single female toilet and a couple of general-purpose rooms. There also is land reserved nearby for a children's playing area.
"The project is the result of a coordinated effort between coalition forces and the Iraqi army assessing needs with local sheiks who asked for a school," Navy Capt. Robert Lansden, chief of civil military operations for Multinational Division Southeast, said.
The building is funded by the Iraqi Commander's Emergency Response Program and scheduled to be completed at the end of May.
"I hope it will be one of many buildings that will reflect the noble culture of the marsh Arabs," Hunt said.
(From a Multinational Division Southeast news release.)
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Coach Mangurian on Hunton: Productive blocker and receiver at the highest level of competition. Well coached and prepared to make the move to college football. Good size and physical playing style. Shows all the tools to be a complete tight end. John carries his pads well and his playing speed and confirmed speed match. Athletic, plays with energy and emotion and is durable. Tools to contribute early. Will have to get stronger.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fort Smith Southside High School in Fort Smith, Ark. ... Played for head coach Jeff Williams … All-conference football 2010, 2011 and 2012 … 2012 all-state team … Hootens Academic Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Also lettered in basketball and baseball.
INTENDED MAJOR: Biology
PERSONAL: Parents are Teresa and David Hunton ... Has an older sister, Tory (24).
FUN FACT: Hobbies include traveling and watching movies.
WHY COLUMBIA? "To beat Harvard."


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Huey Lewis Songs Played By Man's Hair In Old Spice Ad
Got a favorite Huey Lewis and the News song? Enter the title into an new online Old Spice video and this dude's hair will play it for you on a synthesizer - complete with mood lighting and a cheesy rhythm track. Yes, this dude's hair.


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The guys over at Engadget have had their hands on the new Storm 2, and here are some of the findings they did on the new device
RIM's abandoned the original Storm's SurePress click-screen and gone with a traditional fixed capacitive display for the sequel.
Unfortunately, the Verizon-branded dual-mode GSM / CDMA unit that they played with has a bug preventing them from getting past the license screen, so for now, is unknown what OS build will be running, my guess and hopes are 5.0.
The Storm 2's sleeker style and more heft combined with the newly-stable screen collaborate to make everything feel a wee bit higher end than the original.
The display is a capacitive number, and it's definitely not SurePress, at least in the traditional sense; there's nary a click to be found. In fact, it behaves rather like the iPhone's screen as far as scrolling and even texture of the surface is concerned.
3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, a 3.5 mm headset jack, typical USB charger, and run of the mill soft keys on the sides of the handset.
Across the bottom, the Storm's keys have been replaced with four softkeys on the display proper for call, end, back, and a BlackBerry key.
The top has both the power and mute keys with the entire thing wrapped lovingly in plastics with some metal trim on the edges and a metal battery cover.
That's all we have for now, but for sure we will have more sooner.


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Seventh Annual Book Arts Workshop: "Star Books"
Karen Guancione has been awarded a Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artists and Communities Grant, three New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships, a Ford Foundation Grant, a Puffin Foundation Grant and an Arts and Culture Exhibition Grant from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Her work has been exhibited worldwide and is in numerous public and private collections. Her interdisciplinary art includes large scale installations, performance, sculpture, printmaking, papermaking, bookarts and video. She has curated many exhibitions, is an adjunct professor of art at the State University of New York (SUNY Purchase), Montclair State University and Middlesex County Community College and has been a visiting artist and lecturer at Pratt Institute, Rutgers University and numerous schools and institutions in the United States and abroad. For over a decade she has served as artistic director / guest curator of the annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium and Exhibition. She is the first time recipient of the Erena Rae Award for Art and Social Justice.
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SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS, CALIF. — We dropped the journal and a couple of pens into a plastic freezer bag and tied the bag to the base of the flagpole, then placed a few rocks on top of the bag so it wouldn't blow away.
That was on April 26, 2007.
Other members of the running club Orange County Trail Runners and I had been running this former fire road, the Santiago Truck Trail, for about a year. And when we set out the mostly blank journal, and the writing tools, we weren't the first to do such a thing.
A flag had popped up on a hill, about 3.3 miles into the trail that leads to Old Camp, a little after 9/11. And in May 2004, mountain biker Wes House, a Gulf War veteran, had left a journal near that flag, his idea being that visitors could write messages to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We were just building on House's concept.
We invited anyone who saw our journal — fellow runners, hikers, mountain bikers — to jot down their thoughts as they drank in the stunning views from this hill overlooking a rugged canyon painted with cactus, sagebrush and chaparral of scrub oak.
We hoped the journal would survive up here, on this knoll about 2,000 feet up in the foothills of the Santa Anas.
While on a hike on Dec. 9, I retrieved the journal, went home and pored over each tattered page. I had scanned it before — a cheapie notebook with a plain brown cover I bought at a drugstore — but now I wanted to read every entry.
Time and the elements had destroyed the journal's cover. Several pages were missing.
But as a read — as I soaked in the words and the drawings and the stains — the voices of hundreds of people came whispering off the pages. Some were silly or profane. Some were just names and dates. But many others were moving and resonant.
They were the words of strangers united in their love of the outdoors and in finding joy, peace and solace in a world on overdrive.
Often, the messages had nothing to do with running, mountain biking or hiking. Instead, they touched on something bigger.
As an avid trail runner for several years, I've run, on some days, from sunrise to sunset, and then to sunrise again. I belong to that quirky tribe known as ultrarunners.
Why do you do it?
People ask me that all the time. The journal, actually, provided me with some answers.
Consider this entry about the beauty of the outdoors:
As the trees, flowers, shrubs and clouds blow in the wind, I find myself in total wonder of the beautiful world we live in. The stillness speaks.
Or this one:
Misty gray, flowers everywhere. So beautiful.
Or this:
This is brought to you by God. Smile at someone today.
All true, but that's just scratching the surface.
Only six months after two runners and I placed the journal at the flag, the devastating arson-sparked Santiago Fire broke out, decimating this region of the Cleveland National Forest.
The journal — located near the start of the steep, rugged trail called "The Luge" that dumps riders and runners on gorgeously curvy Live Oak Canyon Road — survived.
The last entry on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, was at 2 p.m. — four hours before the Santiago blaze starting chewing through brush. In the entry, a mountain biker raved about his ride.
When a friend and I ran the trail 10 days after the fire started (we knew we weren't supposed to, but we had to see the damage up close), we found the journal covered in ashes.
When the Santiago Truck Trail reopened about a year later, the journal entries quickly resumed — many of them messages of gratitude to forest officials for getting the beloved trail back in shape.
More answers came to me in the journal:
Persevere. It's good at the top.
Makes me appreciate life and not sweat the small stuff.
Ahh! It's like visiting an old friend.
You usually can get a clear cellphone signal from where the flag flaps in the wind and where several journals now are crammed into two ammunition boxes.
You also can pick up a journal and enter a different world — a world where not all thoughts are quickly dashed off and instantly forgotten.
One entry in our journal takes up an entire page. It's from a man who wrote about a dear friend, 28. She survived a rape, an abortion after she became impregnated by her attacker, a relationship in which she was battered and became anorexic, and, finally, cancer.
Sure, it's beautiful up here, the man wrote. Sure, this trail is awesome.
What really matters, though, are other things — like his dear friend.
"(She still) is teaching me what it means to be positive … Let's remember and cherish those in our lives who make it worth living and improve our species and planet."
Several journal entries were celebrations of health, spiritual and otherwise.
Saved and sober.
I'm beating cancer the way cancer should be beat.
I have a "six-pack" because of this.
One person wrote in memory of a loved one who died of skin cancer:
Wear that sunscreen, people!
I returned to the flag to put the journal back into the ammo box. It seemed sacrilege to keep it for myself. Like other journals and log books in mountains and beloved places everywhere, these words, I feel, should remain in the domain in which they were created.
What a blessing. Praise God.
It pays to be a winner.
May light shine with purity upon your life.
Several entries will stay with me, like this one dated Nov. 16, 2008:
After living in the U.S. for over 30 years, I finally became a U.S. citizen. Seeing the flag and looking toward Catalina. God! What a country.
And this one:
The only price you pay for getting here is some fatigued muscles and some soul cleansing.
And this:
No recession up here!
One entry quoted Thoreau. Another Toulouse-Lautrec. Several quoted the Scriptures.
But it was the voices of strangers writing in their own words that gave me the best answer as to why I love running on trails so much – sometimes for hours, and often alone:
It's not about trying to escape daily life but learning how to embrace it.
Balance yourself and be able to make choices.
Confidence is your engine.
To all my friends: I wish all of you to be here one day.
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- Composers
- (Giuseppe) Domenico Scarlatti ( Music, Images,)
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- Ian Watson (Organ), Sixteen, Harry Christophers (Conductor)
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The Composers
(Giuseppe) Domenico Scarlatti
Taught by his father Alessandro Scarlatti, Domenico was appointed composer and organist at the Royal Chapel at Naples in 1701, aged just 16. Two years later his first operas, Ottavia restituita al trono and Il Giustino were performed in the same city. He continued his studies with Gasparini, moving to Venice to do so in 1705, and in 1709 to Rome. There he met Handel and engaged him in an amicable contest of keyboard skills - the audience declared Handel the victor at the organ, but Scarlatti was more formidable when it came to the harpsichord.
Between 1709 and 1714 he was maestro di cappella to the Queen of Poland in her palace in Rome. He composed operas and oratorios for her court theatre, but was lured away with the same position at the Vatican. Many believe that after his resignation in 1720 he travelled to London, but although his works were performed there at this time there is no evidence that he was there himself. He did, however, go to Lisbon, to work at the court of Princess Maria Barbara, whose marriage to a Spanish prince in 1729 took him to Madrid. He was to stay there for the rest of his life.
Scarlatti founded a school in Madrid; leaving aside his operatic career he concentrated on instrumental teaching, in particular the harpsichord. It was on this instrument that Scarlatti was to leave perhaps his most enduring legacy - over 600 pieces for keyboard, mainly one-movement sonatas. Their flair, freedom of form and largely homophonic style served as a model to his pupils, chief amongst whom was Antonio Soler.
Domenico died in Madrid in 1757, but his legacy was sustained by those who drew inspiration from his extravagant keyboard style; amongst those who edited his sonatas were the Romantic virtuosi Czerny, Tausig and Sauer.
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|2012-07-22, 01:20
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|2012-07-22, 01:36
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This might actually be the surprise of the season, really. The episode was so good and from what it looked like it'll get even more tense later. It still feel weird to see that Yui's problem was solved with a kick though, but it doesn't look like she's totally cured either. Needless to say it's rare to see a guy raising a flag after striking his own nuts .
I'm looking forward to Inaba and Iori's issues next.
|2012-07-22, 01:36
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Kokoro Connect is a funny series this season. Whilst a lot of series tend to be waning in quality after their premiers (*cough Sword Art Online latest episode*), this one keeps getting better and better.
I did not like the first episode at all, and the second episode whilst being substantially better did not really grab my attention. Good thing I usually follow by the 3 episode rule because this episode was legitimately great and now I am sold on it.
There's a great balance of drama and comedy here. On the drama side, I think I can safely regard this show as a "gender identity" issue and with various characters trying to get over their own personal difficulties - Yui with her past attempted rape and fear of men, Inaba will her parent's divorce and I'm sure that Himeko and the two males will get their stories in there somehow.
The comedy bits were genuinely funny. I lold when Yui and Taichi switched bodies and then Taichi kicked his bodyswitched self in the balls and then they reverted back to their bodies. I also smirked earlier on whilst they were recording fake confessions on the bodyswitched person's phones to give a little "push" for their respective crushes to get an idea that they liked each other. That was kinda cute I guess :3.
Anyways, great third episode. What I expected to be a fanservicey romcom fest after reading the premise is turning out to be a great gender identity drama/comedy. Awesome, now I have both this and Tari Tari this season for the slice of life genre.
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|2012-07-22, 02:32
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I certainly agree this show has massively improved since the premiere, and it's definitely a keeper. For me though, it's working strictly as an interesting story with a lot of character dynamics - the humor has fallen pretty much flat for me every time it's been attempted.
|2012-07-22, 02:33
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Once again, Kokoro connect Impresses me with it's strong characterization and development. This is Body Swapping done right, a very powerful exercise in character exploration.
Shows like this live and die by the strength and depth of it's characters, it's emotional content, and Kokoro Connect Delivers.
10/10 for Episode 3.
Even if it seems that Taichi's in danger of acquiring a harem.
|2012-07-22, 03:27
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Yup yup. My instinct does not lie (so far). I've been hooked by this anime since its first episode. I saw enough potential back then (my posts some pages back) and I'm glad it delivers until this point. This kinda feeling I didn't get when I saw the first ep of Dakara Ecchi for example.
|2012-07-22, 03:31
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You know, this show actually reminds me of Wandering Son a bit in that it deals with gender identity. It's different of course in both execution and tone, but it's really rare that premises that involve crossdressing or in this case bodyswitching aren't used as the butt of a joke. In other words... nothing like K-on as well as some of the haters will tell you .
Whether it will be as good as Wandering Son - only time will tell.
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Well, I liked it. The confession part was just hilarious especially when Inaba said that she'll run naked around the campus. lol.
Wow... Critical hit to the nads. That looked really painful. Taichi's facial expression for that scene was done splendidly.
I have to admit, I did not expect Taichi to raise a flag with Yui. The scene where Yui greeted Taichi and constantly pat him on the back made her look more endearing than usual for some reason.
As for Iori's mom. I wonder if she spoke to Iori about remarrying some guy
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I have to say when the season began this was probably going to be one the lowest shows ranked on my watch list, but after the third episode it jumped up to my second favorite of the season.
I guess my only real complaint is that while the random sudden body swap dynamic leads to some very interesting and creative situation and interpersonal dynamics, it leads to some confusion on my part since I tend to be bad with names.
|2012-07-22, 05:54
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The overall writing and dialogue for this is excellent, and there was a lot to love in Episode 3. But the show definitely has a touch of Okada-style emasculation humor.
Still, at least the bodyswitching premise gives that style of humor a neat new spin. And Taichi, while clearly insane, is also a character that I can't help but to like and respect after this episode. I really had to smile over what he said about pro wrestling, and how much he admires the jobbers.
The impression I get is that Inaba puts up a bit of a strong front, but has major insecurities, and is afraid that this body-switching will make it impossible for her to hide them from her friends.
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|2012-07-22, 06:37
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Well, I agree with everyone here about this third episode. I enjoyed much more than the previous ones.
I really didn't expect the confession part, it surprised me, I was expecting more H stuffs coming from the bodyswitching instead of something more romantic, whatever Inaba would think about that. And even because I thought they would have waited a bit more to show us romance vibes from the main triangle side. even if they ahve been cautious over "Inaba-chi" fake confession making it as generic as possible.
Talking about the hard kicking, it worked for me (I buy it), I mean it is not like Yui was cured by that, but it was really the best way to give her some confidence. Confidence is the cure so I'm expecting that Yui is only at the beginning of her recovery.
Knowing someone's weak spot and knowing how much that spot is weak are two different things. My girlfriend was clueless almost as much as Yui was, she didn't believe how "fragile" that spot was ... Anyways, I liked the idea so I'm not going to nitpick about the execution (that could have been made a bit better I agree).
For the rest of the cast, Iori' situation seems to be as Inaba described it, she is enduring her family problems and next episode we will see if her mother intends to remarry someone or to go living in some other city leaving definitely her daughter alone. As she wasn't until know.
Aoki so far is not even in the show for me, like Wien from Tari Tari.
Taichi is a good character, but depending on how they intend to handle his selflessness it will improve or decline his character. But giving how inaba highlighted it I'm positive.
And for last, Inaba, I can't deny she is my favorite. She is smart, understanding, she seems to know everything and know everyone a bit better because people (her friends) seems to rely on her willingly and unwillingly. I like even how she is trying to push things to solve her friends issues. Basically she is a control freak. That would explain her break down. This kind of stuffs, bodyswitching, can't be taken under control easily Even if I think that she has some kind of disease. A simply control freak syndrome would be a bit bland. Oh and apparently she suffers the same selfless problem of taichi. I can't buy her pushing Iori/Taichi pair. Plus I got the feeling that Taichi secretly is at least interested in Inaba. The confession hint was subtle and maybe misleading, but counting the cold reaction Taichi had knowing that Iori was in love with him ... Obviously now that Inaba opened his eyes on Iori's family situation and love feelings it will make things far more complicated for Taichi and the white knight
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You know what... i actually have been hit in that area in the past.... When I pissed off my 15 year-old sister and she wanted to kick my shin... She missed and she hit between the legs. I couldn't breath and I was in my fetus position shaking in the ground. And I kept yelling at her to run away cause when I recover I will so get her.....
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howdy tigger!
gotta run! momma's calling. see you in the am........
see ya Bob.
What you do today Jason?
Oh, looked at a flew that needs replaced, and talked to some people about some service work, and helped james with an infinaty. Getting ready to go to Goodland Kansas tomorrow just a smidge over 200 miles away.
going to see family?
Fun weekend ahead.
Bathroom remodel.
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going to see family?
Yep, doing a little plumbing for the grandparents.
I got to tell you about this flue replacement. I know this gal she's about 55 realy hot and dumb as a box of rocks. She drives me crazy beeing around here she's so dense. Anyhow she calls me up last night and says "the inspector looked at our roof yesterday and says our flute is cracked, can you fix my flute?" Sure, then can I play it. "huh?"...lol
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Hi guys was feeling down this morning so drove to the YMCA (about 4 miles) walked on the walking track 2 laps (.118 mile) per lap. and did 5 cures with a 20 lb. Then hit the Steam Room.
pick my mood up. Did more then I should have I feel sick right But I hope to be doing it again next week.
I only 1 lb down from My Diagnoses weight.
LOL... get a chubby and you might get that pound back!!!
Silent Service........ Death From Below!
Somewhere in Kansas, a town found a village idiot!
Originally Posted by fcs
Happy Firday all.
who's on call this weekend?
not me either.... but I am working tomorrow to make up for the last 2 days!
morning all!
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