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Course Descriptions
Additional Online Courses
Indians of North America
ANTH 303: YE1, Class #7890
This course will describe and analyze the cultures of native peoples of North America. The diversity of social, economic, religious life, languages and arts of representative Indian groups from the various geographic regions will be covered. Established pre-Columbian patterns, experiences with European colonization, culture change, and 20th century reconfigurations will be discussed. This course will be web-based with 3 face-to-face meetings and will use a combination of online topic modules, text readings, formal lecture, topical videos, in-class "hands-on" small group and whole class exercises, and ongoing discussion.
Catalog Description: Description and analysis of the cultures of native peoples of North America. Social, economic, and religious life; languages and arts of representative North American Indian groups.
Judith Calleja (3 credit hours)
Evolution and the Creationist Challenge
BIOS 442/542: YE1, Class #s 7897/7884
The perennial culture wars raging in the USA are expressed in many areas of society. One area of attack is the opposition by the Religious Right to the teaching of evolution in public schools. Since before the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" in 1925, school boards and legislatures have tried to eliminate, add equal doses of creationism to, or water down the coverage of evolution. They have targeted evolution as a cause for many of their perceived "social evils," don't understand science, and cannot separate evolution from "Social Darwinism."
This course will introduce students to the history of the controversy, define the opposition, and explain where each side gets their ideas and what they believe. We will then explore philosophy of science in enought detail to be able to separate a scientific question from a non-scientific question. A preliminary survey of primarily biological evolution will provide students with the necessary information to counter creationist arguments. This course is designed to give students the ability to not only defend evolution but, more importantly, attack non-scientific intrusions into the public school system. It is not a course in biological evolution but complementary, and can be taken by any upper-level undergraduate with an interest in science and society.
Catalog Description: Evolutionary theory and tenets of present-day anti-evolutionists with emphasis on providing students with the skills to articulate the theory of evolution as it applies to the biological sciences. Not designed as a substitute for a formal course in evolutionary theory. Tecommended for students pursuing careers in secondary science education.
Ronald Toth (3 credit hours)
Income Distribution and Poverty
ECON 370B: YE1, Class #7904
This course will examine the theory of income, inequality, discrimination and wealth. It will include an analysis and measurement of welfare, poverty, and an evaluation of the efficiency of public policy.
Catalog Description: Topics of current importance to consumers, resource owners, business, and government. May be repreated once as topics change. PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Sowjanya Dharmasankar (3 credit hours)
Maps and Mapping
GEOG 256/556: YE1, Class #s 7893/7894
Though maps have been used by civilizations for well over 5,000 years, practically all aspects of mapping today involve computers—from the collection of real-world data by GPS or satellites to drafting and printing. Rather than study the history of maps and mapping, we will instead study the concept of maps as tools of modern communication and visualization. This course is also the starting point for NIU's certificate of undergraduate study in GIS (in addition to applying toward the B.G.S.) and is required for several further courses in geography. Mandatory introductory face-to-face class meeting.
Catalog Description, GEOG 256: Introduction to maps as models of our earth, tools of visualization, and forms of graphic communication. Use of satellite and aerial imagery, land surveying, and geographic information systems in map production. Thematic maps and how they are used. Map design for informational and persuasive purposes.
Catalog Description, GEOG 556: For graduate students with little formal background in mapping. Maps as models, tools of visualization, and forms of graphic communication. Processes of map production, including imagery and surveying. Principles of map design.
Kory Allred (3 credit hours)
Severe and Hazardous Weather
GEOG 306: YE1, Class # 7908
Examination of fundamentals of atmospheric phenomena with an emphasis on understanding concepts and processes behind severe manifestations of weather and climate. Physical aspects of extratropical cyclones, winter weather phenomena, thunderstorm phenomena, tropical weather systems, and large-scale longer-term weather events are analyzed. Case studies are employed to investigate human, economic, and environmental consequences of extreme weather and climate events.
Catalog Description: Examination of fundamentals of atmospheric phenomena with an emphasis on understanding concepts and processes behind severe manifestations of weather and climate. Physical aspects of extratropical cyclones, winter weather phenomena, thunderstorm phenomena, tropical weather systems, and large-scale, longer-term weather events are analyzed. Case studies are employed to investigate human, economic, and environmental consequences of extreme weather and climate events.
Walker Ashley (3 credit hours)
Geography of the U.S. and Canada
GEOG 330: YE1, Class #7892
This course is an introduction to geographic issues in various regions of the United States and Canada. You will be introduced to some major patterns and processes that dominate the major physical and cultural realms of this region. We will first go over some basic physical and social features common to the United States and Canada. We then will explore the historical evolution and unique physical, cultural, and environmental features of fourteen sub-regions, following your textbook. Rather that just describing each region, we will examine the various regions in an attempt to understand and explain regional differences. Ultimately, our exploration of these regions should help us all reach a deeper understanding of the diversity and complexity of life in the United States and Canada. A final project, map quizzes, and exams will all be utilized to increase your knowledge of this diverse and fascinating region.
Catalog Description: Regional analysis of two countries. Cultural, economic, and political patterns. Geographic perspectives applied to curren issues and problems.
Sharon Ashley (3 credit hours)
Introduction to GIS
GEOG 359/557: YE1, Class #s 8115/8117
Have you ever asked yourself, "Where in the world am I?" GEOG 359 may help you answer that question with an introductory study into the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In this online course, we develop skills in GIS, its components, and how it applies to our surrounding environment. This course is a primer for those who are interested in learning more about the dynamic and ever-changing world of GIS and its career applications.
Catalog Description, GEOG 359: Study of the fundamental principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Emphasis on the development of these systems, their components and their integration into mainstream geography. PRQ: GEOG 256 or consent of department.
Catalog Description, GEOG 557: For graduate students with little formal background in GIS or computer mapping. Principles, components, and uses of geographic information systems. PRQ: GEOG 552 or GEOG 556, or consent of department.
Philip Young (3 credit hours)
Land-use Planning/Regional Planning
GEOG 455/659: YE1, Class #s 7898/7899
Land Use Planning/Regional Planning is a course designed to study the processes and policies concerning land development decisions. Mapping and GIS decision-making techniques are applied to the analysis of urban growth and land-use patterns at global, national, state, regional, and local scales. Hands-on exercises developed for Google Earth and other GIS software incorporate land, environmental, demographic, and business information to demonstrate typical planning scenarios. In addition to applying towards the B.G.S., this call also counts toward NIU's certificate of undergraduate study in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Catalog Description, GEOG 455: Study of processes and policies in land use and land development decisions. Mapping and GIS decision-making techniques applied to the analysis of land-use patterns and management conflicts at national, states regional, and local government scales. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience.
Catalog Description, GEOG 659: Geographic basis and practice of regional mapping, GIS, and spatial decision processes applied to land-use, social services, transportation, and environmental management concerns. Problems of integrating land, transportation, and environmental management over a multijurisdictional geography.
Richard Greene (3 credit hours)
Workshop in GIS
GEOG 468/568: YE1, Class #s 8118/8119
What are the essential building blocks required to create an effective Geographic Information System? This online course will use GIS software for the creation, manipulation, and presentation of data. The methodology will be a blended set of lessons and exercises which will include design, data capture, quality control, data management, and 3D. Students enrolled in the Homeland Security Program, GIS Certificate, or B.G.S. degree plan may be interested in taking this course.
Catalog Description, GEOG 468: Problems and techniques of GIS prototype development. Emphasis on GIS development and spatial database management for public sector applications such as land parcel mapping, emergency services, facilities management, and homeland security. The processes of design and production, editing and quality control, and final implementation of an operational product are stressed through applied projects. PRQ: GEOG 359 and consent of department.
Catalog Description, GEOG 568: Problems and techniques of GIS prototype development. Emphasis on GIS development and spatial database management for public sector applications such as land parcel mapping, emergency services, facilities management, and homeland security. The processes of design and production, editing and quality control, and final implementation of an operational product are stressed through applied projects. PRQ: GEOG 557 and consent of department.
Philip Young (3 credit hours)
The United States and Southeast Asia
HIST 475: YE1, Class #7912
This course will examine the interactions between the United States and Southeast Asia. Running the gamut from economic aid to internal meddling to full scale war, the United States has had an intense relationship with all countries of Southeast Asia. Drawing on primary source foreign relations documents and secondary source historical readings, we will learn together about US-Southeast Asian interactions and students will research the histories of those entanglements.
Catalog Description: Focus on 20th century, including American acquisition and governance of the Philippine Islands, the American response to nationalism and independence movements, the war in Vietnam, the successive tragedies in Cambodia, and U.S.-China rivalries in the region.
Eric Jones (3 credit hours)
American Presidential Elections
POLS 300: YE1, Class #7916
Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Paul, Perry, Romney...the 2012 presidential campaign is well underway with incumbent President Barack Obama (D) facing a large group of potential GOP contestants. The primary season is expected to begin earlier than ever -- perhaps as early as December 2011 -- with subsequent contests taking place throughout the spring. Who are the candidates, what are the issues, and how does 2012 compare to past election years? These are the central questions we will be exploring in this online course. Through readings, on-line discussions, and multimedia, we will follow the current candidates and primaries throughout the semester, as well as take a look back at previous contests for the presidency, paying particular attention to the more recent, modern period. How similar or differenct is 2012 from previous years? Who will be the Republican nominee? Can the president win reelection?
Catalog Description: Survey and analysis of candidates, issues, and partisan trends in presidential elections from the era of the New Deal to the present. Also considers how election rules and campaign styles have changed over time. Recommended: At least sophomore standing.
Art Ward (3 credit hours)
Game Design: Introducing Young Women to Technology
WOMS 424/524: YE1, Class #s 8112/8123
This class will explore some of the reasons that young women avoid computer programming, although it is an important and enjoyable field for women. Students will work in groups to design and implement their own game after writing variations of several well-known existing games. The course is open to women and men of all backgrounds. No experience with computer programming is required or expected. Students need access to broadband internet and a PC where they can install the Game Maker software.
Catalog Description: Selected issues and topics pertaining to gender and science, technology, engineering and mathematics; how gender and sexuality are defined by and define these fields; contributions of women to scientific developments.
Georgia Brown and Reva Freedman (3 credit hours)
Women's Self-Representation
WOMS 430: YE1, Class #7879
This course will take a multidisciplinary feminist approach to women's self-representation using theories from psychology, history, literature, and art history to examine the ways that women in different times and cultures represent themselves and their relationships to broader social and cultural forces. We may draw on women's letters, diaries, autobiographical writings, self-portraits, and public speeches.
Catalog Description: May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes. PRQ: Junior or senior standing or consent of director.
Lise Schlosser (3 credit hours)
The History of Women in Western Art
WOMS 430/ARTH 485: YE2, Class #s 8008/8007
In this course, we will examine the history of women as both creators and subjects of visual art in the West. Considerations will be given to how gender is relevant to the definition, creation, and appreciation of art. Through online lectures, readings, assignments, and online discussions, students will be able to: understand and discuss the diversity of women's artistic expressions throughout history and diverse western cultures; analyze and articulate the influence that gender, race, sexual orientation, economic class, and other aspects of identity have on the creation and reception of women's art forms; and assess the implications of gender on definitions of art and the writing or art history.
Catalog Description, WOMS 430: May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes. PRQ: Junior or senior standing or consent of director.
Catalog Description, ARTH 485: Topics announced. May be repeated, but credit is limited to 3 semester hours per topic.
Rebekah Kohli (3 credit hours)
Green Technologies
ENVS 305: YE1, Class #7784
Catalog Description: Introduction to engineering and technological advances which are more environmentally friendly and new technologies that utilize green principles and green transportation. Includes topics in new areas of green manufacturing and materials used today and planned for the future, including the operation and manufacture of solar cells and the production of wind, thermal, and hydroelectric power. Topics will vary depending upon new trends in industry. On-site visits to green industries in the region. PRQ: CHEM 110 and MATH 155.
Xueshu Song (3 credit hours)
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After spending four
years in the military, Jonathan Yellowhair returned home to Flagstaff seeking
new direction and purpose. Yellowhair applied to attend Northern Arizona
University, looking for a means to secure his future, but also for ways to get
involved in the community he had left. During his search, he was referred to
the Connecting Higher Education Indigenously (CHEI) Club, a group founded in
2009 that promotes community growth, student support, and the recruitment of
indigenous students. CHEI helped confirm Yellowhair's decision to attend the
Erin O'Keefe, president
of the CHEI Club and a first-year graduate student pursuing her Master of Arts
in Sustainable Communities, persuaded Yellowhair, who is of Navajo descent, to
join the organization and take advantage of the opportunities available to
indigenous students.
"I've really been trying
to work with communities outside of the university and examining our effort
with other tribes and other schools in the area," O'Keefe says. "A lot of our
members volunteer at Killip Elementary School, and I'm always trying to look
for those different connections and different ways that we can expand, share
and grow beyond campus."
One of the CHEI Club's current projects is a
mentoring program run out of Killip Elementary School. Club members invite
younger students to shadow them and to ask questions about how higher education
affects their lives. By demonstrating what is expected of university students, club
members seek to help younger students discover the importance and value of attending
a university. Yellowhair says getting involved with students at an early age is
integral in maintaining discipline and instilling in them the desire to pursue
a higher education.
"We want to help and teach them that there is
more out there to do," he says. "We want to show them there are extracurricular
activities you can do instead of going out and getting in trouble. We've had
them shadow us twice already, and the kids seem to really enjoy it."
The CHEI Club also works with the
Student-to-Student Connection: Shadowing Programs, a program similar to the
Killip Elementary mentoring program that is run out of the Native American Cultural Center.
Many of CHEI's members serve as mentors for the program, and provide campus
tours and insight into what to expect from life at the university.
"We bring Native high school students on campus
for a day and pair them with Native mentors from Northern Arizona University,"
O'Keefe says. "They can ask questions about anything they want to know."
When they aren't giving back to the local
community, the CHEI Club holds events that allow students to become more
involved on campus and learn about new cultures.
One event the CHEI Club emphasizes is "talking
circles" – in these circles, students discuss a multitude of topics, including
environmental issues and cultural happenings in the community. While the groups
are currently comprised of mostly Native students, O'Keefe's goal is to include
more students of non-Native descent in the future.
"We'll often split off into these smaller
talking circles and have a dialogue before bringing it back to the group,"
O'Keefe says. "It is just a way to engage with other non-Native students and
community members, as well as Native students."
On campus, the CHEI Club is known for its
involvement in a variety of causes and events, including the Indigenous Bash,
Relay for Life, and the Stew Fest, but they are expanding their appeal through
a new tradition that shares the holiday spirit with American troops overseas.
The club collects food, clothing, and other
donations before sending these contributions as care packages to servicemen in
the Middle East. Yellowhair came up with the idea to help troops enjoy the
holidays while away from home.
"Sometimes that's the
only real thing that gets you through your time over there," Yellowhair says.
"You come back from a day's work, a patrol or something, and the only thing
that will get you through is reading a letter from your family or friends."
O'Keefe believes these events and fundraisers
benefit those they are helping and allow the students to have a better
understanding of the world around them.
"We're just trying to expand, within Flagstaff,
to other indigenous cultures all over the country, and even throughout the
world," O'Keefe says. "We're really just trying to get out there and broaden
our own knowledge about indigenous cultures and communities. Doing so allows us
to create this really tight network here, where we can offer each other support
through social events, and also academically."

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Developing your story in Network Marketing plays a critical role in your success in prospecting and presenting!
I'd love it if this article was titled "Your Story; 30 Second Speech" because it applies to any business person (not just those in MLMs) who struggles to tell his/her story at any networking event.
I included the article here becuase it asks some great questions that will help us craft and tell our mini-networking story. These questions are the first step. If you can answer these with confidence, you are well on your way to crafting your mini-story that will lead to richer conversations and connections at networking events.


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So Long, Farewell
Rabbi Epstein was ready for a new challenge, and soon enough he got a job in another city. The shul had a going away party for him at which everyone thanked him and his wife for their service.
As he was saying his final farewells, Ethel Goldenberg approached him and said "Rabbi Epstein, I know your successor won't be as good as you."
"Nonsense," said Rabbi Epstein, in a flattered tone.
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Does Ivory signing his tender contract effect the trade in any way?
This stinks of Tannenbaumism. I positively HATE that Idzik's very first major move as GM will be to trade away picks. HATE THIS
This franchise needs to get so far away from Tannenbaumism, which means acquiring picks... not trading them away, even if Ivory might be worth a 5th rounder (questionable at best due to his injury history).
I don't want Ivory for anything more than a 6th round pick. That's it. The guy is always injured and is 4th string on the Saints.
That philosophy is a failing one and that's what has to stop. No team has pissed away more picks over the last decade than the NY Jets. It has to stop.
Notice how Cimini says the Jets would gladly do it for a 5th round pick. There's no way on God's green earth that New Orleans would do it for a 5th round pick. Unless we're willing to give up our 3rd round pick I doubt a deal gets done. New Orleans LOVES Ivory and would rather part with Ingram. That's been noted. Maybe a 4th could get it done if they throw in a 6th in 2014.
Aside from that, I'd love to see us acquire Ivory. He's still relatively young, has little wear and tear and is a prototypical two-down RB. If Goodson can pass protect he'd be a perfect third down/passing down back to complement him and you could do far worse than Powell (after the season he had last year) as a No.3 for a year before he walks.
The Jets have so many holes, it is just not prudent to use a premium pick on a RB. If you look at the draft, I don't think you will find a good quality back that can run between the tackles in the fourth or fifth round. Ivory is a very good alternative. This is a great test for Idzik, we will find out if he is a skilled negotiator. He has some leverage, according to Jason's Over The Cap site, the Saints have Just 910,000 in cap room. Obviously some minor adjustments have been made because the Saints had to have 2 million in Cap Space to sign Ivory. But bottom line the Saints will trade Ivory to eke out a little room under the Cap as well as picking up a late round pick. I like Ivory big time, a fifth is fair, and I can see an additional 6th conditional in 2014, but anything else is overpaying.
We have so many holes on this team that sacrificing anything more than a 6th round pick for the huge risk that Ivory is would indeed be frivolous. This is a strong draft in the mid rounds. An early 4th could be a very strong player. We should not give up a 4th rounder and a significant contract for Chris Ivory.


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Unauthorized Access and Terms of Service
TheFunded.com News
Posted by The Founding Member on 2008-09-03
Moments ago, a Member of TheFunded.com allowed a venture capitalist to use their login credentials and post this Open Letter on TheFunded.com. Such unauthorized access is considered a serious violation of the terms of service, so the Member account in question has been suspended. The specific terms violated are:
- Members agree not to share their username and password with anyone. Any employee, member, partner, director in a venture capital fund or other sources of capital for companies is strictly forbidden under these Terms and Conditions from entering TheFunded.com with a username and password or viewing Member-only "Private" information from the TheFunded, and any violation is considered extremely damaging to TheFunded.com, making said party liable for any damages that face TheFunded.com in any matter under the fullest extent of the law in any applicable jurisdiction.
TheFunded.com takes extensive measures to (1) screen all Membership applications to ensure that every Member is qualified as NOT working in venture capital or as a full-time investor and (2) protect the anonymity of the Membership to ensure that each Member can speak freely. This is a commitment that TheFunded.com makes to the Membership, and the hope is that each Member understands and respects the importance of anonymity and secure access.
Nonetheless, with over 9,000 Members, there have been documented cases where Members have copied and pasted feedback and snippets of Private comments in emails to venture capitalists. There have also been documented cases of Member CEOs becoming EIRs (see the feedback on this post).
In response, TheFunded.com has just introduced the ability for any Member that may be in violation of the terms of service to WITHDRAW their Membership account. After you login as a Member, there is now a WITHDRAW option next to the LOGOUT option. We ask that any Member who has (1) shared their login credentials, (2) works as a full-time investor, or (3) started working or works in venture capital immediately WITHDRAW their Membership account.
Based on the reasonable nature of the post in question, TheFunded.com will introduce functionality to allow venture capitalists and full-time investors to post Discussion items for Membership commentary. Obtaining the login credentials of a portfolio CEO is not the way to accomplish this goal. Any further ideas are welcomed by submitting feedback or by adding feedback to this post below. Thank you, and enjoy!
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_AGAIN_ with this nonsense?
I strongly doubt anyone is getting rich from the trickle of people who actually go to the URLs found in torrent info files. They seem to be more for notoriety than profit.
Yes, the trackers make money of the ads.. but unless there is some secret backroom deal where TPB and others funnel money to axxo and friends.. I don't see the corollary between index site traffic and motivation for users to seed.
People do it for the e-pene. People were (and still are) doing this on IRC long before there was any way to make a profit. People insist on keeping their share ratios up, even when not required... and they see no profit either.
And the interview doesn't _detail_ anything. It quickly explains some very shallow "research" with plenty of bias, then makes a pretty dubious guess, and finally proceeds to make an even lamer admonishment of people who illegally download.
_AND_ using TPB and Mininova as your main source of data good grief.
This isn't a few guys who've had a look at what's happening on BitTorrent a couple of times and made notes
Weird... cause that's exactly what it feels like. This thing reads like some high school kid's half assed research project. They grabbed some data.. made a bunch of broad assumptions.. then proceeded to unsubstantiated correlations.
This whole "study" is a complete joke. If these researchers had any brains they'd just let this thing quietly die and move onto something else.
/good ol' days
Oh man.. nostalgia trip!
I actually used bitchx for chat! For a long damn time too. I resisted irssi (with it's silly activity numbers) for quite some time.
and now I use xchat.
I strongly doubt anyone is getting rich from the trickle of people who actually go to the URLs found in torrent info files. They seem to be more for notoriety than profit.
People might not get rich from the genuine torrents. I bet people get rich from fake torrents where the download is a readme.txt and an encrypted rar and you're instructed to visit some url, sign up to a bunch of affiliate programs (and subjected to drive by attacks) to get the supposed password. Of course the password and the rar will be fakes.
I would delete the file without a second thought.
That's probably because you are a person of at least room temperature intelligence. There are a lot of really stupid people out there.
Browse some youtube comments or yahoo answers. The rampant success of all the various "you'd have to be an idiot" scams will suddenly seem less surprising. It's actually quite depressing. Not to mention the extreme cases.. like people who fall for the Nigerian scams.
In many cases, the porn you download
I've downloaded a few e-books (PDFs) and upon opening them, were greeted with the seeder's or creator's homepage (or affiliate URL). One of the books I downloaded was about day trading. The person who put together the PDF injected his homepage and services in the first 2 pages of the book. Does he make money? Who knows. Does he get a few visits to his website for a bit of work? Yup.
"via embedding links to their own indexing sites in the filenames and bundled TXT files"
Ah, those would be the text files that I uncheck before I start the download, ensuring that they never reach my computer.
If I'm downloading a torrent for one file, and there are other files in the torrent, they all get unchecked first.
I didn't knew that when people were not R[ing]TFA (or actually RTFPaper), it was worth a repost when someone who actually read the paper would talk about it.
to try to find a more concrete reason to go after bittorrent. Everyone's tired of hearing them whine about the zillions of dollars they're losing from the violation of their imaginary property. Usually Plan B involves showing how someone, somewhere is making money. (someone's making money off their IP, they want a cut, ok I get that) But this doesn't work for bittorrent because nobody's making money on it. But they're going to give it a go anyway.
Trying to insult peoples' intelligence tends to LOWER your credibility and sympathy, not raise it. You'd think they'd learn. No, on second thought, they never do learn, do they?
Hey the TV networks are losing $22,589,304,200,123.15 every second because of bittorrents. These evil pirates are making these kind souls that make this content for our enjoyment, out of the goodness of their hearts... Poor by STEALING their content.
Because if after a TV show like "big bang theory" airs and it hits the torrent sites, NOBODY will buy the DVD's or watch any of the reruns. Sales of TV show DVD's are at ZERO.. Nobody at all buys them, nobody is watching reruns. They are poor as paupers and we all simply ignore them and continue stealing...
Those poor poor destitute souls... all you evil people are making them so poor that in order to survive NBC had to be sold to Comcast for pennies on the dollar.
and of course that's money being taken out of the mouths of starving artists living in slums unable to feed their family. all that money should go to them. Less the 99.3% we the riaa skim of the top anyway. But it's the PIRATES that are the evil.
I never profited a dime from my seeding activities, but then that was never even a secondary goal of doing it in the first place... quite the opposite. It was anti-greed or anti-capitalism.
You pay for a seedhost. They do the torrenting for you and you simply download what you want directly from them while they boost your ratio.
Holy crap, hosted bittorrent seeding servers ("seedhosts [google.com]") exist
That could explain a lot of the lopsidedness in the numbers.
I would hope that seedhost businesses make generous donations to the EFF and similar organizations that work to protect and improve the legality of media sharing; were I in that business, I'd make that a selling point, e.g. "5% of proceeds are donated to the EFF."
Also, doesn't boosting your ratio not matter unless you're in a gated BT community that m
Balmer: Sir, there is a new threat facing us, Open Source.
Gates: No bother, we'll just rip off what they do and when they sue us we'll buy the company.
Balmer: It doesn't work that way. They're busy trying to emulate the look and feel of Windows. They're ripping us off.
Gates: Then we'll sue them.
Balmer: There's no company to sue.
Gates: If we can't buy them or sue them, what are we supposed to do? Let's go after the programmers. Surely we can pay them more than they're making right now.
Balmer: They're not making anything right now.
Gates: What? Preposterous! Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. What could possibly motivate them?
Balmer: Love and the respect of their peers. I assure you I am as baffled as you are.
Most of this stuff was done as a hobby, for bragging rights. It's like any other kind of hobby people get involved in. People were surfing and rock climbing and flying model airplanes long before there was any sort of sponsorship involved and sponsorships were basically from companies looking to cash in from association with the hobby, either trying to become a lifestyle brand like soda companies aligning themselves with extreeeeeeeeeme! sports or actual suppliers of the equipment wanting to get their name out amongst the participating amateurs.
The mistake these people are making is assuming that what motivates them motivates others. Usually it happens the other way around, people doing it for the love getting disillusioned by those doing it for the money so it's always nice to see it go the other way around for a change.
I always figured it was about spreading malware. People who are willing to download software from unknown sources on the Internet seem like easy targets to me. Install pirate Diablo II, get a free keylogger!
Last night, I downloaded the a patch for a popular game. It's freely available, but the download from EA was slow -- something like 100kbps, and this was a 2GB patch. With the torrent, I was pulling it down at 1.2MBPS, the maximum that my AT&T connection can do.
But I have no idea if there was a trojan in that file. Probably should have checked the sum, but alas -- I have no idea of how to do that...oops.
I think seeds are mostly from people with a sense of fairness. It's not really pure altruism. I upload at least as much as I download because the whole system is not sustainable otherwise (essentially a selfish motive). I don't believe in taking from the swarm more than I am giving back. It's true that quite a few people don't care, which is probably one reason why all torrents eventually die. But there are enough people with a sense of fairness to make the system mostly work. It's really about trading. The swarm gives me a copy of the movie/game/CD and I feel compelled to give back at least as much data as I was given. I guess it's an honor system of sorts. I think many or even most people wouldn't steal stuff even if they thought they wouldn't be caught.
It's that same sense of fairness that powers bittorrent and also motivates some people to buy content instead of downloading it. I do both. I download everything first to try it. If I like it then I buy the usually higher quality paid version. Games/software are the exception because the paid version is actually lower quality than the downloaded one due to draconian DRM. I only purchase DRM-free software, which basically doesn't exist anymore.
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Public speaking – an executive challenge
Sometimes I can't help but feel sorry for the president of our country. Besides his myriad of political problems, he is the constant butt of late-night television jokes because he appears to be talk challenged. However, he doesn't exactly have a corner on the market in that department. Just about every politician, president or otherwise, as well as other high profile people, have made a faux pas or two during the course of their public life.
For instance, even the great George W. hasn't topped Richard Nixon's, "This is a great day for France!" a televised, recorded statement made with enthusiasm while attending Charles de Gaulle's funeral.
And nobody in the history of this country or any other has outdone the infamous Dan Quayle for World Class narrative nonsense. Try these:
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy. But that could change." – Dan Quayle
"Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here." – Dan Quayle during a visit to Hawaii in 1989
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind – or not to have a mind. How true that is." – Dan Quayle addressing the United Negro College Fund
"I love California; I practically grew up in Phoenix." – Dan Quayle
Those are classics that have been recorded in the annals of history as the most inventive political blunders since the beginning of language. And he did it without the aid of a speechwriter – extemporaneous eloquence at its best. Who'd have thunk it?
However, politicians aren't the only people in high places who are guilty of an occasional slip of the tongue. A few corporate executives both domestic and foreign have approved of some boneheaded errors and decisions that go well beyond a harmless speech blooper.
How would you like to have been the president of Pepsi Cola when he learned that "Pepsi comes alive," the Pepsi-Cola slogan at the time, translated into Chinese as "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave?" I am sure an ad agency creative department meeting was quickly scheduled following that revelation.
Then there was a major clothing manufacturer who put labels on thousands of foreign-produced garments being sent to France that read: "Fabriqué en Dinde" (Made in Turkey). Turkey (the bird) is "dinde," whereas the country is called "la Turquie."
And let's not forget about the Japanese hotel owner who approved the English printing of, "You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid," in the hotel directory. Do you think he was surprised by a sudden upturn in business? He was probably rewarded for his creative marketing strategy.
It would be almost criminal to leave out sports announcers when discussing bloopers and blunders unwittingly aired to an unsuspecting public. Try these two gems of sports history:
"Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres!" – Jerry Coleman, Padres radio announcer
"They x-rayed my head and found nothing." – Jerome "Dizzy" Dean after being hit by a pitched ball.
Although the aforementioned blunders were embarrassing and sometimes costly to companies and stockholders, it's still difficult to beat political bloopers for funniness. Like these quotes from the senior George Bush:
"I was shot down, and I was floating around in a little yellow raft, setting a record for paddling. I thought of my family, my mom and dad, and the strength I got from them. I thought of my faith, the separation of church and state." (1987 – on his experiences in World War II)
"It's no exaggeration to say the undecideds could go one way or the other." (1988 – during a campaign rally) "I'm all for Lawrence Welk. Lawrence Welk is a wonderful man. He used to be, or was, or, wherever he is now, bless him." (1989 – not sure if musician Welk was alive or dead)
And he wonders why he wasn't elected for a second term. Although, we must admit, those quotes do support that old adage, "the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree."
As I said, Bush and son did not corner the errant political speech market. Try this from Frank Licht, the governor of Rhode Island, when campaigning for George McGovern in 1972: "Nixon has been sitting in the White House while George McGovern has been exposing himself to the people of the United States."
After all has been said and done about words that cannot be retrieved, Buck Henry summed it up best when he said, "We need a President who's fluent in at least one language." I guess it's just part of that system that we're never gonna understand.


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Because I've seen too many questions regarding who's who (and had several myself) I've taken the chart one step farther... names!
Spoiler for the relationship chart, once again:
Oddly enough, Yamanobe-sensei is only mentioned by name once in these forums, and then it's as Yamano. I went to the episodes he's in to try to find his given name, but even in the credits, it's just Yamanobe. Oh, well.
For all the other names, they've come up at one point or another in the various threads, usually from kj1980. Thanks to those who can read the novels for putting up with all the weird questions.
edit: 'Hasakura' is now 'Hasekura'. I'll leave 'Shimazu' as is, since it's a difference in romanization style, not an actual error, and I prefer the style that reflects the correct pronunciation.
edit: Corrected 'Yamano-sensei' to 'Yamanobe-sensei'. I even mentioned it in the post. That's kind of embarassing. That should make everything accurate.
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o Hasekura Rei
△Shimazu Yoshino
△Shimadu Yoshino (the "du" is pronounced as "zu")
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Web Page Translator
I'm not sure if this is of any use for anyone or even if I'm posting in the right place but I came across a good web translator program which works in IE its only about 4mb or so download and I have just now used this program for http://mariamite.free.fr/ (the only dedicated Maria site I know of, pls correct me if am wrong ) and http://www.gokigenyou.com/ (the official website)
The conversion is not 100% perfect but if your like me and cant read any French or Japanesse it will give u the jist of whats going on.
The program is called maxthon. You can get it here http://www.maxthon.com/ as far as I know this is not an illegal program so this should be ok to post the link on here.
It also converts languages vice versa so this may be useful for non english readers.
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
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err.... Maxthon isnt a web translator.... its an IE frontend that is meant to enhace IE by adding many features, including tabbed browsing, gecko engine, useful toolbars among others. For those who know about MYIE2, its just the new project name.... then again Firefox p0wnz it in no time
|2004-09-22, 09:22
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Usor Linguae Latinae
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: In Lecto Melissae Cum Melissa
Age: 38
Anyway, I just noticed the "Deko-chan VS American." That's cute!
Eriko magnifrons (having a big forehead) est; Sei Americana est!
|2004-09-22, 14:45
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I tend to take whatever order that person would use when it comes to the name, so Japanese characters get the family name/given name order. If there were any westerners on the chart, the name would have been reversed for them. And diacritical marks tend to make things harder to type and harder to read. The pronounciations might be more accurate, but the doubled up vowels are pretty close, especially if you're somewhat familiar with the hiragana set to begin with.
|2005-12-23, 10:55
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瑪莉亞在瞪你 - well not to be rude or anything, but it does really seem funny... It translates in to "Mary's staring at you"
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Maria-sama ga Miteru, first series.
Maria-sama ga Miteru - Spring, second series.
Episode titles can be found at AniDB
Maria-sama ga Miteru
Maria-sama ga Miteru - Spring
|2006-07-12, 10:10
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I doubt we'll ever see commercial translations in English, but you never know: Viz recently translated Novala Takemoto's delightful Kamikaze Girls novel to English. Maybe if that sells well, they'll pick up Maria-sama?
There are some fan translations out there. Google sees all, knows all:
I keep links to all the novel translations that I know of at http://www.ziggr.com/mariasama/. That page also includes my own attempt at translating the first novel. I definitely recommend Rosa Chinensis' White Petals translations at http://www.yurizuki.net/white_petals.html and http://www.yurizuki.net/answer.html.
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MIAMI -- A Miami-Dade fire captain has been demoted down to firefighter as punishment for a rant, posted on his personal Facebook page, about the Trayvon Martin case, county officials said Monday.
Capt. Brian Beckmann's post lambasted the prosecutor, Angela Corey, who charged George Zimmerman with second-degree murder in Martin's death.
In the post, Beckmann suggested "urban youth" are the products of "failed, sh--bag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents."
He also brought his fellow firefighters into the post, saying: "I and my co-workers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, sh--bag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents, but like Mrs. Corey, we speak only the truth."
It ended with, "They're just misunderstood little church-going angels and the ghetto hoodie look doesn't have anything to do with why people wonder if they're about to get jacked by a thug."
A screen shot of the Facebook page was sent to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's human resources department on April 12, according to county records released Monday. A day later, it was published on the website theGrio.com, an African-American news website.
The ensuing investigation found that, though Beckmann's Facebook page was personal, it hurt the public's trust in the department, the disciplinary action report said. "While the opinion posted may have been personal, as a captain with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, it greatly disrupted the public's confidence in our entire organization as a result of the reference to 'my co-workers,'" it said.
Beckmann will be on administrative leave and must complete a psychological evaluation and diversity training before he returns, said Rowan Taylor, president of the Miami-Dade firefighters union. And when he does come back, it will be at the lower rank of firefighter.
Taylor said an appeal already had been filed. The appeals process will likely take several months.
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BLACKFOOT — The Latino Economic and Development Center was granted a charter from the Boy Scouts of America as the sponsoring organization for Venturing Crew 256.
Venturing is a Boy Scouts of America youth development program for young men and women who are 14-20 years old. Students from Blackfoot High School, Independence Alternative High School and Mountain View Middle School currently participate in the after-school program.
There are several aspects to the venturing program including leadership development, service, outdoor adventures and citizenship.
The program is run by the students, who elect a president, vice president and secretary. Several adults serve in adult leadership roles for the group.
LEAD Executive Director Sonia Martinez said she is excited that LEAD is the chartering agency and that it is a good opportunity to facilitate youth leadership opportunities in the community.
"Leadership development is really a step toward success in life" Martinez said. "It gives these kids opportunities to be in leadership positions."
President Jennifer Mort, a senior at Blackfoot High School, said she wanted to participate in the Venturing Crew to learn valuable leadership skills and learn how to work as part of a group.
"I feel it's a way to help young minds figure out how to be a leader and stand up for things," Mort said.
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Tuesday (October 16th, 2012) is the unveiling of a two million dollar upgrade to the skylight at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Museum officials says it's the largest construction project since 1914 at the home once owned by industrialist James Deering. Vizcaya had the same problems as any run-of-the-mill home that's almost 100 years old It's skylight had gotten a little shabby. It was leaking, in disrepair and not even up to hurricane code. The new glass and steel courtyard cover no longer blocks the view of Biscayne Bay, and can now capture rainwater to be used for irrigation. Vizcaya officials worked with architecture professors from the University of Miami and Florida International University to find the right firm for the job. Money for the project came from FEMA grant and matching funds from the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond. Museum officials say Vizcaya will be ready for her close-up at Tuesday afternoon's unveiling.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – Highlights of two upcoming trips offered by McHenry County College's Trips and Tours program will be presented at separate trip previews: Thursday for the Pacific Coast Journey and Friday for a trip to Alaska.
Highlights of next summer's Pacific Coast Journey will be presented from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday in Room A113. The nine-day air trip to Oregon Coast and San Francisco will take place from August 7 to 15 and includes five dinners, eight breakfasts, a Rouge River Jet boat excursion, Redwood National Park, the Golden Gate Bridge and more.
A trip preview for Alaska: The Final Frontier, will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday in Room A113. The 10-day air tour to Alaska is June 7 to 16 and is offered through MCC and the Chicago Photo Safari. This trip offers many highlights, including a visit to Alaska's only public aquarium and ocean wildlife rescue center, a cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park filled with glaciers, puffins, whales and many scenic areas to photograph, and more.
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PANAMA CITY- This week's Golden Apple award winner is a kindergarten teacher at Hiland Park Elementary School. Lorri Sizenbach was nominated by a fellow educator who writes: "Ms. Sizenbach has an unique ability to teach children and get the best out of them. Her class is respectful and loves to learn. She has instilled a sense of wonder in these beginners and I am awed at her patience and attitude with them."
On this day in Ms. Sizenbach's room "We are learning about sight words," explained student Kyla Faint. For many of these kindergartners this is their first experience in school. Colleagues say there is no one better to teach these young learners. "Ms. Sizenbach is a wonderful kindergarten teacher, first of all she is a wonderful person. And so that just transfers over into her classroom. She instills routines and procedures in her classroom so kids know what to expect on a daily basis," said Angela Hutchinson, Principal of Hiland Park Elementary. "Kindergartners are great. As long as you give them an expectation they will live up to it," said teacher Lorri Sizenbach.
She wants to give her students a strong foundation to build on as they grow. "We really work a lot on letters and sounds and blending words together. Being able to read when they start first grade is a big deal for them, and mastering their writing and their math concepts as well," explained Ms. Sizenbach. "She likes to help us learn a lot," said Liam Perez. "We just have so much fun, there is just so much joy," said Natalie Tout.
Speaking of joy, seeing her students make progress is a great source happiness for this hardworking teacher. "Just the smiles on the faces of the children, especially when they've learned something new and they finally get a concept," said Ms. Sizenbach, explaining what she loves best about teaching.
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- Dec. 15: NIH Announces Alamogordo Chimpanzees Will Stay Put for Now >
- Dec. 15: Institute of Medicine Report Could Spell End of Chimpanzee Experiments >
There is an urgent situation in Alamogordo, N. M., that could affect the lives of almost 200 chimpanzees. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to move these animals to the Southwest National Primate Research Facility in San Antonio, Texas,where they will be subjected to painful, invasive experiments.
Watch: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson asks the USDA to investigate the planned transfer of the Alamogordo chimpanzees.
None of these chimpanzees have been used in research since 2001, and because of their advanced age and health many, may not even survive the move to San Antonio. There is tremendous local support for keeping the chimpanzees in Alamogordo. True Blood actress Kristin Bauer has spoken up for the chimpanzees in a letter to NIH. And in July, Gov. Bill Richardson wrote a letter to NIH and he continues to support permanently retiring these chimpanzees.
"This is an urgent situation and I am asking the National Institutes of Health to permanently retire the 202 chimpanzees at the Alamogordo Primate Facility so that they may not be used for invasive research. New Mexico wants to save these chimpanzees who have already given so much of their lives to the American public as part of medical research studies," said Gov. Richardson.
Now we need your help—this issue is not just a concern to New Mexico, it is a concern to all of us. NIH is using your tax dollars to move these chimpanzees to a San Antonio research facility that is notorious for animal welfare violations.
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- New Mexico Chimps Won't Be Used in Additional Research, Pending Review >
- KRWG Broadcasting covers the history and possible future of the Alamogordo chimpanzees >
- Doctors file federal complaint to halt transfer of chimpanzees for invasive experiments >
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Wisconsin's concealed carry law enacted in November 2011 prohibits weapons in some areas, including schools.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- A committee searching for the University of Georgia's next president has narrowed the field of candidates to nine.
The committee's chairman, Regent and former state legislator Larry Walker, announced the shortened list on Monday.
Walker didn't reveal names of the nine candidates, but said all are currently in the academic world.
Officials said several have experience at large land-grant universities like UGA, and five are current college presidents. They said three are provosts, and one is the dean of a large school in a public university.
Current UGA President Michael Adams has said he will step down at the end of June.


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PiSkyHi writes: I understand that if I build an application that links with a library that is licensed under GPL2, I must also make my application GPL2. I can see that value in this for an application, but for a library, what's to stop me separating my program into a GPL2 compliant client app that talks to the rest of my (choose my own license) application ?


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Playwright Ethan Coen fears he's selling out
With an unsought Broadway success on his hands, the word-slinger just might be thought 'commercial'
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Coen, nursing a black coffee in a midtown cafe at the end of a busy workday, is in no mood for compliments.
Don't dare suggest, for example, that he might be growing as a playwright just because after years of making one-act plays he's just delivered his first full-length work for the stage.
"That's a hurtful thing to say to somebody — I don't think I'm growing," says Coen, half of the successful moviemaking Coen brothers and only half-joking. "That sounds terrible."
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It quickly becomes clear that a chat with Coen will veer into the surreal, just as many of his films do. He's an introvert with a fondness for dark humor and a precise turn of phrase. He also might mess with you.
David Cromer, who directs Coen's new play, "Women or Nothing," and has been a huge fan of the Coen brothers' "Fargo," "Miller's Crossing" and "The Big Lebowski," says meeting his idol wasn't a disappointment.
"He's everything you want him to be — this fascinating, hilarious, shambling, angry writer," says Cromer. "I was around someone who slung words really, really beautifully."
Coen, who turns 56 this month, has been writing plays for more than a decade but never tackled a full work until now. "It's recreational. It's part-time," he says. "I'm a play hobbyist. I'm a gentleman playwright."
His works until now have been mostly collections of bite-sized, noir one-act plays — exploring loathing in the workplace, fear of death, mixed romantic signals or the terminally lost.
'I'm a play hobbyist. I'm a gentleman playwright'
He has packaged them — three to a pop — in "Almost an Evening," "Offices" and "Happy Hour," for the well-respected Atlantic Theater Company, which is producing the new one. He also contributed a playlet to the Broadway production of "Relatively Speaking" in 2011. ("My trip uptown," he calls it.)
Why he began writing plays is a mystery, even to the playwright. "I don't know why. You know, it's kind of like doing movies. You see a movie and you go, 'OK, I can try one of those. Maybe I could do that,'" he says. "It's the same impulse: that would be fun."
Coen is balancing work on "Women or Nothing," which opens this month, with putting the finishing touches on his and brother Joel's next movie, "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a singer-songwriter in the 1960s New York folk music scene.
One project he's largely staying out of is a TV version of his film "Fargo" that's being produced by FX. The Coens are associated with the series but aren't being very hands-on.
No characters will be carried over from the movie, which Coen thinks is a good idea, since some ended up in a wood-chipper. "What are you going to do?" he asks. "Some of them have been radically disassembled."
The latest four-person play began forming in his mind over the past year and just happened to turn into a full-length work. It's the story of a lesbian couple desperate to have a child who must woo a potential father and calm a meddling mother. Is he exploring how messy life can be?
"Is it exploring that? I don't know. It sounds like somebody who is growing would explore something like that. It exploits that for its comic potential," he says, then adds for emphasis: "resolutely not growing."
It also turned out to be something that makes Coen slightly ill at ease: commercial. He's been listening to the audience at intermission and people seem to be enjoying themselves, a rare occurrence at his plays.
'It's weirdly a kind of boulevard comedy or abject sellout, depending on your point of view'
"It's weirdly a kind of boulevard comedy or abject sellout, depending on your point of view," he says. "Although we can't say it's an abject sellout until it sells out and proves I have successfully sold out."
Cromer, the director, says the play is deceptive — it obeys the rules of a light comedy until suddenly it doesn't. He found in the script "the most interesting conversation I'd ever read and the most interesting sort of love scene I'd ever read. It was just something really original in the form of something that's not original."
Coen, who clearly is not growing, may have a hit on his hands. The play has already been extended and a woman came up to him and asked if the rights to produce it were available in Brazil.
He played hard-to-get. "I said, 'Yes, as far as I know. Let me check,'" Coen recalls. "It's kind of a trip if it gets done somewhere else in a version that I have no idea what the hell they're doing. It's funny at the level of a weird thought experiment, which is kind of what it is."
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Ingram Micro Adds Services, Support For IBM
The North America Services Division of Ingram Micro has expanded its IM Link services network to include the IBM software portfolio. Partners within the U.S. and Canada can team with authorized IBM Software service providers in a non-competitive environment, particularly in situations where the partner's own staff is already at maximum capacity, or where partners have not yet invested in required specializations for specific offerings. The IM Link, program, which was unveiled in April of this year, provides a service delivery framework that spans planning, implementation, management and support.


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Nintendo acknowledged that it is working on a new Zelda title during its
Nintendo Direct conference this morning, but the more exciting news is
the full-fledged HD remake of Wind Waker for Wii U coming this Fall.
The game will be playable both on the TV, and off-screen on the Wii U Game Pad, and will have MiiVerse functionality.
In regard to the brand-new Zelda title, series producer Eiji Aonuma said that the mission for the new game is to rethink Zelda's conventions and start fresh.
You can check out the gallery of images from Wind Waker's HD remake below.
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SEATTLE (AP) - Albert Pujols has put his early season slump behind and so have the Los Angeles Angels.
Pujols homered for the third straight game, and pinch-hitter Alberto Callaspo had a sixth-inning grand slam off Felix Hernandez to lead the Angels over the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Saturday.
``Obviously, we struggled last month,' Pujols said. ``We've been playing pretty well the last couple weeks. Sooner or later, we knew we were going to turn it around. We were not going to force things. That's the way this game is.
Pujols was hitting .194 with no homers and five RBIs through May 4, when the Angels were 10-17. Since then he's batting .280 with seven home runs and 21 RBIs, and Los Angeles improved to 23-25 with its season-best fifth straight win.
Angels starters have not allowed more than three runs in 10 of the last 12 games.
``Our starting pitchers are giving us a chance to win every night,' manager Mike Scioscia said. ``Combined that with the bullpen forming, combined that with guys swinging the bats closer to our capability, that equation is adding up to wins.'
Pujols put the Angels ahead in the fourth when he sent a 2-1 slider from Hernandez (4-4) over the left-center wall, his sixth home run in 11 games.
``We beat a great pitcher today,' Pujols said. ``That guy's nasty. He made a mistake and we took advantage.'
Pujols, who faced Hernandez only once previously - in the All-Star game - struck out on three pitches in the first inning. Hernandez didn't think the home run came on a mistake.
``It was a good slider to Pujols and he hit it,' Hernandez said. ``Pujols is a pretty good hitter.'
Callaspo's slam was the first by an Angels pinch hitter since Shane Halter against Tampa Bay's Trever Miller on May 8, 2004.
Jerome Williams (5-2) allowed all three runs and five hits in six innings, and Jordan Walden, Scott Downs and Ernesto Frieri combined for one-hit relief. Frieri got his second career save, three days after earning his first.
``We had to click, and now we're clicking,' Williams said.
After Pujols' homer, the Mariners went ahead 2-1 in the fifth on RBI singles by Mike Carp and Dustin Ackley.
Mark Trumbo, who had three hits, singled to start the sixth-inning rally. Singles by Howie Kendrick and Erick Aybar loaded the bases. Hernandez struck out Kole Calhoun before Scioscia sent Callaspo up to bat for catcher Bobby Wilson.
``There were some shadows there, it was tough to see,' Scioscia said. ``Hernandez was tough. I thought it was a chance to at least tie the game. I thought we had a better chance with Alberto up there.'
Callaspo turned on a 0-1 fastball and put it into the right-field seats for his second career slam and a 5-2 lead.
``I don't know how I hit the ball that hard,' Callaspo said. ``I was trying to do my job, not (thinking) a grand slam, but I did.'
Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo said Callaspo ``didn't even believe he hit the ball like this.'
``It's unbelievable,' Olivo said. ``If something like that is going to happen, it's going to happen.'
NOTES: Mariners CF Franklin Gutierrez, who partially tore his right pectoral muscle during spring training, is close to being sent out on a rehabilitation assignment. ``He ran today,' Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. ``Initially, we thought we'd get him early tomorrow or the next day. We'll see where he is today.' ... The Angels' bullpen has a 0.72 ERA over the past 12 games. ... It was a `Turn Back the Clock' game as the Mariners assumed the identity of the 1955 Pacific Coast League champion Seattle Rainiers. The Angels wore uniforms of the PCL's 1955 Los Angeles Angels.


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On Oct. 15, the Globe and Mail reported the results of a recent Ipsos Reid poll of Canadian and American perceptions about, among other things, threats to international peace and stability.
According to this survey, in a ranking of the greatest global threats, Canadians placed international terrorism first, famine and food shortages second and a nuclear-armed Iran third. Not surprisingly, given the lingering effects of 9/11 and subsequent disclosures of other terrorist plots that have been thwarted, Americans listed international terrorism as the greatest threat, but they placed a nuclear-armed Iran second. (Though they're less directly affected, it's significant that Canadians share the same concern.)
Still, one might wonder if Iran would rank even higher on the concern index in Canada if Tehran's ties to international terrorism were better understood – in short, if the dots were connected.
Perhaps this is what Americans have more clearly grasped since the U.S. State Department several years ago listed Iran as the world's principal sponsor of international terrorism. Iran's nefarious acts extend from Asia to Africa to South America and even to the United States itself. Just last year, American officials uncovered an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. by blowing up a popular Washington restaurant he frequents – a terrorist act that would have resulted in mass civilian casualties.
Mansour Arbabsiar, an Iranian-American charged in that plot, pleaded guilty in a Federal District Court in New York City on Oct. 17 to conspiring to commit an act of terrorism. Arbabsiar admitted to having worked with Iranian military officials. A co-conspirator also charged in the case, Gholam Shakuri, who is believed to belong to the Quds Force, remains at large. (The Quds Force is the lead unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps tasked with planning and carrying out terrorist attacks abroad.)
In addition, Iran provides logistic, financial and military assistance not only to movements such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Islamic Jihad (and previously to Hamas) in Gaza, but also to insurgent groups in Afghanistan (and previously in Iraq) that have carried out attacks on western multinational forces. Iran is also active even in Egypt through its sponsorship of jihadist groups operating in the mostly lawless Sinai.
Currently, Hassan Nasrallah's Hezbollah fighters are busy, along with Iranian Revolutionary Guards, helping to keep President Bashar Assad's beleaguered Syrian regime alive. Susan Rice, American ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council last week that "Nasrallah's fighters are now part of Assad's killing machine, and Hezbollah's leaders continue to plot with Iran new measures to prop up a murderous and desperate dictator."
At the same session, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, challenged Nasrallah's claim that he's defending Lebanon against Israel: "Today on the streets of Homs, Hama, and Damascus, we see that Hezbollah's army is far more preoccupied with butchering their Arab brothers and sisters in Syria… Ahmadinejad and Nasrallah sit on Bashar al-Assad's advisory board, offering the Tyrant of Damascus guidance on how to butcher the Syrian people more efficiently. Together they form what I call a 'trio of terror.'"
According to the British newspaper the Telegraph (Oct. 17), Hezbollah escalated the fighting by using its military bases in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon to fire rockets on positions held by the Free Syrian Army across the border in Syria. That also means hitting villages and killing civilians.
Returning briefly to the nuclear issue to further connect the dots mentioned above, we should note that a nuclear-armed Iran could equip any one or more of these terrorist groups with tactical nuclear devices (or even a "dirty" bomb) to use against Israel or any number of other targets. Given that Iran itself wouldn't have to launch a nuclear bomb (though it would have the capacity to do so), the regime's ability to wreak devastation would be manifold – and, unless checked, remains profoundly dangerous.
Paul Michaels is director of research and senior media relations for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.


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Artist: TonyAsTitle: 'Introducing TonyAs - The Mini EP'
01 - Back Into My Groove02 - Lovin It 03 - Real Money (Radio Version)
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TonyAs describes himself as an artist that has evolved over time, inspired by many and has now ultimately come into his own. The art started as a musician- Rapper turned Singer but TonyAs has also embraced his other passion- writing (as a song writing and feature writer). Formerly known as theSaint- TonyAs has taken it one step further opting to strip it bare, go back to basics, whereas theSaint was a straight talking hiphop artist, TonyAs the musician has embraced other influences and as well as rapping- also sings, adding another dimension to his works.
As a musician the style is charismatic, easy listening emotional type music, in his own words 'he wants people listening to be able to feel what he's saying- to empathise, whether having experienced it or witnessed the content of his verses'. Sound wise it's fundamentally hiphop- though his evolution as an artist has lead to incorporations of Reggae, Soul, Funk and other such genres. Lyrics are still his forte if you like, and he prides himself on being a vivid and lyricist.
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UAlbany makes magazine's list of top education values
Published 1:00 am, Thursday, August 13, 2009
Since bargains are on everyone's mind these days, it's nice to know a local university is considered a good deal.
The University at Albany ranked 99th on a list of the nation's 100 best college buys by Forbes magazine.
The list is based on course evaluations, faculty salary, the number of students and faculty receiving national recognition and graduation rates. They divided those factors by the school's tuition rates in the 2003-2004 to 2006-07 school years.
The only other SUNY school to make the list was Stony Brook University in Long Island, which ranked 73.
It's no surprise that the SUNY schools are considered good buys. Applications have been soaring at many campuses, resulting in rejection letters for students who definitely would have gained admission just a few years ago.
According to a survey released earlier this year by the College Board, 41 percent of high school students are more seriously considering a public university or college near home.
SUNY tuition and room board runs to about $17,000 for in-state students, less than half the cost of some private schools, which are approaching $50,000 a year in tuition and room and board.
Now this is the kind of list on which our local institutions of higher learning should appear.
More Forbes recognition
Forbes magazine and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity also ranked the nation's best 600 undergraduate institutions based on the quality of the education they provide, the experience of the students and how much they achieve.
This ranking was calculated from the amount of student debt, average salaries of graduates and student evaluations.
Union College was number 26 on the list.
Some of the schools below it on the list include Dartmouth College (No. 98), Duke University (No. 104) and Cornell University (No. 105).
The life of a history major
Maybe it is closer to Indiana Jones than we thought. Just ask Joe Zarzynski.
He graduated from Ithaca College with a bachelor's degree in history in 1973. He became a high school history teacher and hunter of mythical underwater beasts. He searched for the Loch Ness monster, he hunted for Champ, Lake Champlain's own famed creature.
Then he turned his sights to sunken ships. He's found a bunch of them. But none perhaps more notable than the Land Tortoise, a ship that went to the bottom of Lake George in 1758. His team discovered it in 1990 and it became one of only six shipwrecks in the country to be named a National Historic Landmark. The 52-foot floating vessel is considered to be the oldest intact warship in North America.
It's currently the subject of a documentary, "The Lost Radeau," airing on PBS. Zarzynski has found a few more ships since then, including an early motorized ship from 1906.
Zarzynski eventually went back to school and completed his master's degree in archaeology from the University of Leicester in England. He said he's a lifelong student.
"Even as an old fart," he said, "I've tried to better myself."
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On Tuesday, two republican lawmakers filed suit against the state for using one-time revenues to balance the budget. Where does the money come from?
In part "one-time funds" come from program fees. Representative Brett Geymann sits on the House Appropriations Committee.
"For instance you pay a dollar from your driver's license that goes into a litter abatement fund," Geymann says. "In some cases those funds have a balance. At the end of the year, they haven't spent all the money."
Geymann says the legislature used that left over money to patch the holes in the budget left by allocating more money to healthcare and higher education than they had. But to do so, they had to pass House Bill 822. That swept the program funds into the State General Fund.
Two of Geymann's colleagues think the practice is unconstitutional. Geymann thinks it's bad policy. He's been drafting legislation that aims to stop it from happening again.


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LA CROSSE, Wis (WEAU)- The La Crosse City Council is going to take another look at bringing back the Committee of a Whole after protests from the public. The Committee of a Whole allowed the public to speak freely without having to request time beforehand, and many were not happy to see that taken away.
"There is something important about the Committee of a Whole. On Tuesday the whole council has to be there to face the public hearing, and then have 2 days of a buffer before they vote on Thursday," said one of the leaders of the public protests, Greg Luce.
"We were upset and we let them know it. There were a dozen or so and some had duck tape over their mouths and others had signs," said Luce.
It was council member Paul Medinger that changed his mind and now opposes the decision to end the committee. He asked that the issue be put on the agenda for Thursdays City Council meeting.
"This wasn't done to silence any ones voice, or to make things difficult. It was done with good intentions. I just think this wasn't the best thing to do, especially last month the way it was done," said Medinger.
The decision to end the Committee of the Whole was not a permanent one. Originally many of the council members were against it but switched sides after it was amended. It was decided last month that the committee would be ended only if there would be a discussion 6 moths in the future, and if there was a way for the public to talk at the City Council meetings instead.
"I initially voted against it, but after the compromise I voted for it," said City Council President Audrey Kader.
Kader says she plans to change her vote at Thursdays meeting and hopes to bring back the committee. And that's exactly what the Recall Kader group was hoping for.
"I was sure she would. It's one of the reasons why we have the recall against her, but it's not the only one," said Luce.


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Chipotle is known for shaking things up, from the Denver restaurant chain's use of sustainable, locally produced ingredients to its quirky advertising.
But its latest marketing campaign makes previous ones look quaint by comparison.
Chipotle's "Farmed and Dangerous," a four-episode original comedy series that debuted on Hulu on Monday, barely mentions the fast-casual Mexican chain.
Instead, it presents a narrative that criticizes industrial farming practices while extolling the virtues of small-scale, progressive growers.
But whether it's sarcasm or satire, principle or propaganda, this bold twist on product integration isn't sitting well with some Colorado ranchers — even as it brings national attention to the company.
"Chipotle's theory is that the way they tie their brand back into this show is not through product placement but through the public relations and media that surrounds it," Daniel Rosenberg, co-founder of Piro, which created and produced the series, said over the phone from New York. "They're not simply shoving the product name down your throat; they're creating a dialogue around the subject."
The 22-minute pilot traces the fallout at fictional corporation Animoil after a video of an exploding cow goes viral, pitting boss Buck Marshall (Ray Wise) and his daughter Sophia (Karynn Moore) against rakish activist Chip (John Sloan).
"People in this country are not being fed very well, and they're not as healthy because of it," said Wise, whose acting credits include "Twin Peaks" and "Mad Men."
"Farmed and Dangerous," which cost about $250,000 per episode, according to The New York Times, comes on the heels of Chipotle's other experiments in nontraditional advertising, including 2011's "Back to the Start" and 2013's "The Scarecrow."
"In the boardrooms of Madison Avenue, they call it 'values branding:' a marketing strategy in which a company tries to instill a feeling of righteousness in the customers who buy its products," Ted Sheely, a farmer and board member on various California farming organizations, wrote on the Truth About Trade & Technology site. "But what kind of values would inspire a corporation to wage a smear campaign against America's farmers?"
"I object to the broad strokes," said Jo Stanko, who runs a 2,000-acre, fifth-generation cattle ranch outside Steamboat Springs. "It's a conversation we need to be having, but it shouldn't be to the benefit of just one company or for the purpose of marketing."
Chipotle countered that it works with thousands of farmers and ranchers and is not ignoring their concerns.
"We have nothing but the utmost respect for them," said Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold. "We make these (films) specifically to spark these conversations."
Founded in Denver in 1993, Chipotle operates more than 1,500 restaurants worldwide. Its "Farmed and Dangerous" campaign is just the latest to blur the line between advertising, entertainment and social consciousness.
But its inherent quality and compatibility with Chipotle's message ought to quiet fears of other brands becoming content producers, according to Piro's Rosenberg.
"Some people think this is the devil," he said. " 'Oh, a brand creating entertainment? This is the end of the world as we know it!' But people who have seen the finished product know we're telling a creative story."
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