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The festival of pop culture fandom returns to San Diego, now with more fervor-fomenting film-directing phenoms.
Zombies will parade through downtown San Diego. Glamorous movie stars will patiently answer questions posed to them by amateur Jedi knights and homemade Harry Potters. Spandex will be tested by every sort of body shape and, while it won't always be pretty, it will be forever documented on YouTube.
That's right: Comic-Con International, the circus maximus of pop culture, the World's Fair for fanboys, is back. More than 125,000 people are expected to attend the Thursday-through-Sunday event that is a bazaar of the bizarre for collectors and, more than ever, the place where the entertainment industry goes to hype its movies, games, toys, television shows and assorted cults of personality.
This year the tent is once again bulging at the seams. Remember when comic-book nerds had to defend their tastes? Now they're defending their territory, squawking that "their Con" is overrun with genre tourists and promotional piggybackers. And with good reason: On Friday, Emmy winner Patricia Heaton ("Everybody Loves Raymond") will be on hand for the screening of ABC's new heartland sitcom "The Middle." The feeble connection is explained in the official program: Heaton's character finds that "getting her kids out the door for school every morning is a super-heroic act."
Nevertheless, there will be plenty of movie stars in attendance this year touting high-profile projects more likely to set fanboy hearts aflutter — among them Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson, all in town to warm up the jets for next year's "Iron Man 2," and Denzel Washington, promoting the post-apocalyptic western "The Book of Eli." The loudest cheers — or certainly the most shrill ones — will be for Robert Pattinson, the British heartthrob who became your daughter's favorite actor by playing the "Twilight" vampire Edward Cullen, in town to talk about the franchise's second installment, "New Moon."
Director heroes
Maybe more notable than the actors are the directors making the trek to the San Diego Convention Center. James Cameron, who is coming with perhaps the most tantalizing project, his years-in-the-making "Avatar," leads a parade of elite filmmakers at this year's convention.
Oscar winner Cameron directed the highest-grossing film of all time, 1997's "Titanic," and hasn't directed a major Hollywood release since. He wrote "Avatar" before "Titanic," and, essentially, he's been waiting for the technology he needed to make the otherworldly adventure. Hollywood is buzzing that the movie's use of immersive 3-D technology and revolutionary visual effects makes it "a game-changer."
"There's a renaissance because now, if you can imagine it, you can do it, and that's different than it's ever been before," Cameron said.
Cameron will screen 20 minutes of "Avatar" footage on Thursday in the 6,500-seat Hall H, and while he doesn't mind that "game-changer" descriptor ("It's good," he said, "as long as it does change the game, right?"), he said he is most enthused that his movie bucks the trend of movies finding their stories and characters in some other medium, such as a comic book, TV show or fantasy novel.
"We've had all these big money-making franchise films for a long time now, like 'Batman,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Star Trek,' and there's a certain kind of comfort factor that comes with that," Cameron said. "But there's no 'shock of the new' that's possible. It's been a while since there was something that grabbed us by the lapels, dragged us out the door and took us on a journey to a place we didn't know … like 'Matrix.' We had no real way of knowing what that film was going to be about, and it took us on a ride."
Cameron says that banking hundreds of millions of dollars on something wholly new is "simultaneously one of the great strengths and one of the potential weaknesses" with "Avatar," due in theaters Dec. 18. But he won't risk the ire of fans who would slag on his movie because it didn't match the source material.
"We won't be prejudged like 'Watchmen,' or even 'Batman' or 'Spider-Man' or something that has a huge brand awareness and fan base," the director said with a chuckle. "…. They can't say we messed it up."
Close on Cameron's heels when it comes to setting box-office records is another Oscar winner, Peter J ackson, the director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy who, startlingly, has never made it to Comic-Con before.
Also making their first appearances at the convention this year are Tim Burton and Robert Zemeckis. Burton will show scenes from "Alice in Wonderland," which stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, while Zemeckis is screening 3-D footage from his motion-capture retelling of "A Christmas Carol," with Jim Carrey in key roles. Spike Jonze ("Where the Wild Things Are"), Guy Ritchie ("Sherlock Holmes"), Jon Favreau ("Iron Man 2") and Kevin Smith ("A Couple of Dicks") will also be on hand for presentations and panels.
Jackson said that a library-card approach to movie-making is understandable — he did it with J.R.R. Tolkien, and "there are perennial stories like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sherlock Holmes' … which have been around since almost as long as film and remade every 20 years, and that's OK" — but it shouldn't be the de facto approach.
The New Zealand filmmaker is making his first trip to Comic-Con to promote next month's "District 9," an original tale about aliens who come to Earth and are forced to live in internment camp slums, which he produced. The feature film debut from South African director Neill Blomkamp has benefited from a somewhat cryptic marketing campaign using bus stops and billboards. But Jackson says it is still "under the radar" and will have a steeper challenge in creating awareness and interest than movies constructed out of recycled source material.
"That's one of the most depressing things about the film industry generally today," Jackson said. "The writers and directors should be blamed just as much as the studios because really everything seems to be a remake or adapting a 1970s TV show that was never particularly good."
Outside Hall H
The Hollywood doings in Hall H will dominate the press coverage, but most of the people who go to the convention never set foot in that auditorium. There are ballrooms devoted to panels of television shows, with the casts and creators of "Lost," "Dexter," "True Blood," "Bones" "Doctor Who" and "Battlestar Galactica" among the small-screen programming. There will also be a live table reading of a "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode by the voice stars of the show and singalongs for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the Web sensation "Dr. Horrible."
In the spirit of P.T. Barnum, everyone will be doing what they can to stand out: Sony Pictures, for instance, will have makeup pros on hand to give fans free "undead makeovers" so they can march in a Thursday night zombie parade through downtown San Diego meant to stir interest in the upcoming Woody Harrelson film "Zombieland."
There's a whole day (Friday) devoted to "Star Wars" too, and Luke Skywalker himself — actor Mark Hamill — will be attending. Hamill is at Comic-Con primarily to promote his own comic book titles and his voice work on an upcoming video game called Darksiders. He hasn't appeared in the George Lucas saga since 1983, but that doesn't matter to giddy devotees who will forever see him with a lightsaber in
his hand.
"There is no other fan in the world like a sci-fi or fantasy fan; it's amazing how committed they are to their hobby," said the 57-year-old Hamill, who was a fan attending conventions in San Francisco himself as a youngster. "I've been on both sides of the table; I know this passion. I ran into the young guy, Zachary Quinto, who is playing Spock in the new 'Star Trek' movie, and I told him, 'Get your vacation in now. Your life is about to change. The fans won't let you walk down the street anymore.'"
— Geoff Boucher
Photos: Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man 2." (Credit: Marvel Studios). Sam Worthington and James Cameron on the set of "Avatar." (Credit: 20th Century Fox). "Alice in Wonderland." (Credit: Disney)
Darwyn Cooke's "The Hunter" leads crime wave at Comic-Con
San Diego street controversy: Pedi-cabs chaos!
The Mouse roars: Disney is starting its own Comic-Con?
"The Hobbit": Will new Bilbo Baggins be named in San Diego?
Thursday: James Cameron + Tim Burton + 10,000 "Twilight" fans
Gotham sings! Batman musical will premiere in San Diego
Doctor Who in the house: David Tennant's first trip to Comic-Con


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The Daily Tribune (http://www.dailytribune.com)
Thursday, May 15, 2014
CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> Michael Phelps is trying some new things: A more relaxed approach. A lighter workload. A willingness to accept that things aren't going to be perfect every day.
He insists that one thing hasn't changed at all.
His desire to win.
Phelps is preparing for the second meet in his swimming comeback, entering two events at the Charlotte Grand Prix. He will compete Friday in the 100-meter butterfly and 200 freestyle.
For now, results aren't that important. Phelps is mainly concerned with getting back into the peak physical condition that helped him become the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, most certainly with an eye toward adding to his legacy at the 2016 Rio Games.
He continues to show a more light-hearted side, constantly joking around with his longtime coach, Bob Bowman, and insisting that he just wants to have fun this time around.
But Phelps turned serious when asked if still had the killer instinct necessary to being a champion.
"Do you think I like to lose?" he said Thursday, not even waiting for the obvious reply. "I don't want anybody to beat me. Nobody. That's still the same."
In the first meet of his comeback at Mesa, Arizona, Phelps finished second to Ryan Lochte in the 100 fly and used his other event, the 50 freestyle, as a chance to get in more race training with the fly.
Phelps doesn't have to worry about Lochte this time around, even though the meet is being held at his longtime rival's new training base in Charlotte. Lochte aggravated his surgically repaired left knee at Mesa, forcing him to withdraw from this event.
Lochte was undergoing rehab Thursday, about the same time Phelps was training at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
"He pushed it a little bit in Mesa, and the leg kind of flared up," said David Marsh, the coach at SwimMAC Carolina. "He's better off playing it safe at this point."
Even if Phelps won't get a chance to go against Lochte, this is another important step in the comeback. The 100 fly is surely one of the events Phelps would attempt as part of a downsized program in Rio — he is the three-time defending Olympic champion — and the 200 free could be in the mix as another possible individual race.
Phelps won the 200 free as part of his record eight gold medals in Beijing, but he withdrew from the event before the 2012 Games. Among those he'll be going against: French star Yannick Agnel and 2012 Olympian Conor Dwyer, two of his teammates at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
"I really started feeling better freestyle-wise in the last week or so," Phelps said. "It will be interesting to see how the 200 goes. I'm jumping in there with Yannick and Conor, people I train with every day. ... The biggest thing is just to see what kind of shape I'm in for the 200. I did a dinky 50 and 100 the last time. Now I'm moving up to the big leagues."
Phelps will swim in the preliminaries of both events about an hour apart Friday morning. If he qualifies for the evening finals in both, Bowman will decide if he swims another double or cuts back to one race.
Just being here is still a bit of a surprise to Bowman. During the duo's last appearance together in Charlotte two years ago, the coach was adamant that Phelps would stick with his plan to quit swimming for good after the London Olympics.
"Enough is enough," Bowman said in May 2012. "He needs to move on to something else. I need to move onto something else."
Bowman took a year off after the Olympics, but he eventually regained his desire to be on deck. It wasn't long before he was getting texts from Phelps about returning to the pool, as well.
Suddenly, a comeback made sense to both of them.
"I guess the reason I sanctioned this activity, or whatever it is, is he's doing it the right way and for the right reasons," Bowman said. "When he comes in the door, he has a smile on his face. I don't have to force him to do anything. As long as it continues like that, we should continue."
Bowman smiled.
"Mozart should make music as long as he likes to make music," the coach said. "By the same token, it should be good music."
There's no doubt what kind of music Phelps wants to make.
While he hasn't said anything about his long-term goals — he never does — there's little doubt where he wants to end up.
The cap he wore during his training session had a logo that said it all:
"Rio 2016."

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Hello everyone!
I'm back! YAY! I'm very happy to be! I miss baking, I miss food photography and I miss sharing with you! I hope I'll be posting more regularly! Great news in the cooking department, I was finally able to make caramel. Unfortunately I have no proof because I didn't have time to take pictures (soon I'm supposed to get an intelligent cell phone so I'll post that kind of pics on Instagram!). Let's just say I was very happy, and as excited as I was I decided to try another batch the day after and burned it! Ahahah! I didn't master caramel yet, but there is hope for me! You can expect a caramel dessert soon!
Today I have for you these cute two-tone marshmallows. Vanilla and strawberry! Dipped in chocolate they can be Neapolitan marshmallows! Use them in hot chocolate, give them as a gift or eat them just like that!
Two-tone Vanilla Strawberry Mini Marshmallows
Recipe from Daring Bakers July 2009
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 egg whites, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeded
- 2 drops strawberry extract
- Pink food coloring
- Powdered sugar to sprinkle
- Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let bloom. Reserve.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar. Stir only when you combine the ingredients.
- Bring to a boil until the temperature on a candy thermometer reach 235 degrees.
- Remove the syrup from heat. Add gelatin and mix.
- Whip the whites until soft peaks form.
- While beating, gradually pour syrup into the whites. Whip until stiff.
- Separate the marshmallows in two bowls. In the first, add the vanilla seeds and mix until incorporated.
- In the second bowl, add the strawberry extract and the pink food coloring. Whip until incorporated.
- Transfer to two separate pastry bags.
- Place both pastry bags in another pastry bag fit with the tip of your choice. Press until both colors are evenly coming out.
- On a surface dusted with a lot of powdered sugar, pipe tiny kisses of marshmallows. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar.


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
So I guess this means Ryan McKeller was released
2009 Express/Hooks pitcher Ryan McKeller has signed with the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League.
Labels: Ryan McKeller, Sayonara
2 comments:
- R.N. Coyote said...
That sucks. He was a nice guy as well. I have personal picture of him signed.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Larry McCoy said...
McKeller was a free agent this year.
- April 7, 2010 at 7:52 PM
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Northern NY county OKs earlier bar closing time
Updated 3:17 pm, Monday, June 24, 2013
ELIZABETHTOWN — Lawmakers in the northern New York county that's home to Lake Placid have approved a measure requiring bars to close an hour earlier.
The Press-Republican of Plattsburgh reports (http://bit.ly/17JB7LP ) that the Essex County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to change the legal closing time from 4 a.m. to 3 a.m. The measure now goes to the State Liquor Authority for final approval.
The Adirondack county's last call for serving alcohol in a bar had been 3 a.m. from the mid-1970s until 2005, when the board changed the closing time to 4 a.m.
A 2 a.m. closing time had been proposed, but business owners in the village of Lake Placid objected and the 3 a.m. time was set as a compromise.
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He waited the outcome of the voting on election night, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln sat expectantly in the Springfield, Illinois, telegraph office. The results came in around 2 a.m.: Lincoln had won. Even as jubilation erupted around him, he calmly kept watch until the results came in from Springfield, confirming that he had carried the town he had called home for a quarter century. Only then did he return home to wake Mary Todd Lincoln, exclaiming to his wife: "Mary, Mary, we are elected!"
At the new year, 1861, he was already beleaguered by the sheer volume of correspondence reaching his desk in Springfield. On one occasion he was spotted at the post office filling "a good sized market basket" with his latest batch of letters, and then struggling to keep his footing as he navigated the icy streets. Soon, Lincoln took on an extra pair of hands to assist with the burden, hiring John Nicolay, a bookish young Bavarian immigrant, as his private secretary.
Nicolay was immediately troubled by the growing number of threats that crossed Lincoln's desk. "His mail was infested with brutal and vulgar menace, and warnings of all sorts came to him from zealous or nervous friends," Nicolay wrote. "But he had himself so sane a mind, and a heart so kindly, even to his enemies, that it was hard for him to believe in political hatred so deadly as to lead to murder." It was clear, however, that not all the warnings could be brushed aside.
In the coming weeks, the task of planning Lincoln's railway journey to his inauguration in the nation's capital on March 4 would present daunting logistical and security challenges. The task would prove all the more formidable because Lincoln insisted that he utterly disliked "ostentatious display and empty pageantry," and would make his way to Washington without a military escort.
Far from Springfield, in Philadelphia, at least one railway executive—Samuel Morse Felton, president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad—believed that the president-elect had failed to grasp the seriousness of his position. Rumors had reached Felton—a stolid, bespectacled blueblood whose brother was president of Harvard at the time—that secessionists might be mounting a "deep-laid conspiracy to capture Washington, destroy all the avenues leading to it from the North, East, and West, and thus prevent the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln in the Capitol of the country." For Felton, whose track formed a crucial link between Washington and the North, the threat against Lincoln and his government also constituted a danger to the railroad that had been his life's great labor.
"I then determined," Felton recalled later, "to investigate the matter in my own way." What was needed, he realized, was an independent operative who had already proven his mettle in the service of the railroads. Snatching up his pen, Felton dashed off an urgent plea to "a celebrated detective, who resided in the west."
By the end of January, with barely two weeks remaining before Lincoln was to depart Springfield, Allan Pinkerton was on the case.
A Scottish immigrant, Pinkerton had started out as a cooper making barrels in a village on the Illinois prairies. He had made a name for himself when he helped his neighbors snare a ring of counterfeiters, proving himself fearless and quick-witted. He had gone on to serve as the first official detective for the city of Chicago, admired as an incorruptible lawman. By the time Felton sought him out, the ambitious 41-year-old Pinkerton presided over the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Among his clients was the Illinois Central Railroad.
Felton's letter landed on Pinkerton's desk in Chicago on January 19, a Saturday. The detective set off within moments, reaching Felton's office in Philadelphia only two days later.
Now, as Pinkerton settled into a chair opposite Felton's broad mahogany desk, the railroad president outlined his concerns. Shocked by what he was hearing, Pinkerton listened in silence. Felton's plea for help, the detective said, "aroused me to a realization of the danger that threatened the country, and I determined to render whatever assistance was in my power."
Read more here
Also, read more about Allen Pinkerton and how an immigrant from Scotland helped form our nation's secret service.


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- Belgian GP - Qualifying
Set-up puts Red Bull in strong position - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo expects Red Bull to match the pace of its rivals at the Belgian Grand Prix after opting for a low-downforce set-up geared towards the race rather than qualifying.
Ricciardo qualified fifth despite making a mistake at Blanchimont in Q3 while team-mate Vettel claimed third, an impressive return considering the team's set-up was compromised further by the wet conditions throughout qualifying. After taking its single permitted gear ratios change ahead of the weekend Red Bull appeared to be quickest through the speed trap during practice and qualifying, something Ricciardo thinks puts Red Bull in a strong position for the race.
"Expecting more? Probably not," Ricciardo said. "You always hope for more but realistically we are set up for a dry race. Even though we're typically quite strong in the wet we knew that with the set-up we have chosen to go with it would bring us back down to the level of some of the guys around us, so I think top five was a good result for us.
"For the team to be third and fifth was really good. As you saw Mercedes was too far in front so we can't get too excited but looking at grid positions alone it's a good place for us to be. Third is what I'll aim for and if Mercedes decides to give us a chance then I'll take more but I think third is what we'll target. Realistically I think Seb, Fernando, me, Valtteri, there's a few of us who can fight for that third place and I think it'll be a good battle to watch. Hopefully there is a battle and we'll have a good fight."
Despite looking stronger on the straights Ricciardo thinks Mercedes' form in practice shows they could be tough to beat.
"The gap to Mercedes was pretty big. We thought we would be able to close it up a bit in the wet, especially early on in the [qualifying] session when I was about 2.10 or 2.09 and they were like 2.06, it was seriously quick straight away. It hurts a little bit but it's alright! An explanation for now is that we've banked a little bit on a dry race, so we've set the car up a little bit more for that. In a nutshell we've taken downforce off it but in race conditions it should be the right call and that's why we've done it.
"The option [run in practice] was really strange from Mercedes. Maybe they put in 100KG of fuel because their lap time on the prime was really impressive, and that was when the first turn was still a bit damp. I think they could do the whole race on prime and still be quicker. We'll see, obviously you keep your fingers crossed that they have some tyre degradation problems or something."


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will host the second annual Charles P. Fasano Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in Trout Auditorium of the Vaughan Literature Building.
The talk, "Accountable Care Organizations: A Next Step in Healthcare Reform," is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by Evangelical Community Hospital as well as the Fasano family, friends and colleagues.
The new healthcare reform law requires the creation of accountable care organizations. ACOs are networks of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare team members that jointly provide care to patients. This discussion will explore how ACOs will be integrated into the current healthcare system and what it will mean to patients, physicians and hospitals.
Speakers include Dr. Thomas Graf, chair of the Community Practice network with Geisinger Health System; Dr. James Herman, chair of family and community medicine and associate dean for primary care research at Penn State University College of Medicine; and Dr. Christopher Rumpf, vice president/chief medical officer with Capital Blue Cross.
Dr. Douglas Spotts will serve as moderator. Evangelical's chief medical information officer and a member of the hospital's medical staff, Spotts is with Family Medical Care PC in Lewisburg.
Long-time practitioner
Dr. Fasano practiced medicine in the Central Susquehanna Valley from 1973 until his death in March 2009. He was a solo family practitioner until 1980, when he partnered with Domenick Ronco, DO. Their practice grew into the Family Practice Center, which has 21 family practice sites throughout Central Pennsylvania.
Committed to providing quality and compassionate care to the patients of Family Practice Center, he maintained an active medical practice until his death in March 2009. Soon after, his daughter, Dr. Maria Fasano-Bhangdia, joined with Evangelical Community Hospital physicians and other friends to form the Fasano Memorial Lecture Fund, honoring his lifelong commitment to education and medicine.
Graf is responsible for the Community Practice network at Geisinger Health System, the physician medical group's advanced medical home pilot process, as well as participating on the network-wide quality improvement, electronic health record and physician compensation task forces. He has established innovative care models for optimizing chronic disease treatments.
Herman is the Hershey Company Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, where he also serves as director of the Center for Primary Care. He is responsible for coordinating educational programs relating to the production of future primary care physicians, rural health programs and the management of primary care practices in Central Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous publications in the fields of epidemiology, women's health, rural health and medical decision-making.
Rumpf is responsible for clinical affairs, quality management, cost of care analysis, provider profiling and sales and marketing support. He serves on the Governor's Chronic Care Commission. Rumpf joined Capital Blue Cross in early 2006 after 25 years of clinical practice and leadership experience.
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DMin Course Design
The DMin degree at Dallas Theological Seminary is in ministry rather than in residence. You may find yourself in Dallas only two to three weeks out of an entire year! This allows you to remain in your current ministry, incorporating your studies directly and immediately.
Students complete relevant reading and assignments before and after a one [or two] week resident portion, which meets on the Dallas campus or in a variety of church settings. Each DMin course is equivalent to three semester credit hours. The one [or two] week resident portion of the course normally occurs in Dec./Jan. or July.
|April 15 - June
|October 15 - December
|December or January
|August - October 15
|January - April 15
During preresidence, students prepare for the resident portion by reading assigned books and completing practical assignments. The resident portion is the week during which students meet together as a class with their professors. The postresident portion calls for the integration of the course content with the student's ministry.
A Flexible Approach
The heart of the Dallas DMin is flexibility. At the beginning of the program, you'll create an overall plan of study. You may focus on one of several areas (such as education, leadership, or preaching), or you can design a program with a varied approach. Your plan, which is evaluated annually, originates from your individual goals, your ministry needs, and your assessment of perceived strengths and limitations.
DMin Program Overview
The Doctor of Ministry program offers two tracks of study, a track in Ministry Leadership and a track in Christian Education. Students may select different emphases within each of the two tracks. While the DMin program generally follows a standard model in which students, in consultation with their advisor, design and customize their degree plan around individual ministry needs and goals, some emphases follow a cohort model. In the cohort model, students proceed through the courses necessary for their emphasis with a small group of ministry colleagues. This group moves through the designated part of the program together. The cohort model has the advantage of providing a community experience with fellow learners and faculty mentors.
How do DMin studies work?
We combine the best of adult learning and professional ministry education. DMin studies are built on a foundation of biblical theology and ministry theory, but focus on practical aspects of ministry.
Before and after the resident portion of each course, the student will complete assignments related to the student's individual ministry. Then, at the end of the entire DMin program, the student will write an applied research project which implements and evaluates the ministry in the student's particular context. The strategies the student learns for creating and assessing ministries will be invaluable throughout your ministry career.
Professional Ministry Education
The DMin program builds on the MDiv (or equivalent) or ThM with little or no repetition. While professors bring their expertise to the classroom, significant participation by the students is encouraged and learning is a collaborative process. Lectures may introduce a topic, but from there the student will discuss, debate, problem solve, and strategize together in a relaxed atmosphere. DMin learning is intentionally relevant to ministry and life.


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But a handful of oxy can get you 3-5 in some states. Just a dumb country.
How does this scumbags previous charges only warrant a YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL. WTF?
(CNN) -- The body of an 8-year-old girl who was abducted Friday night from a Walmart in Jacksonville, Florida, was discovered Saturday morning, police said.
"This is a transition from an abduction investigation to a murder investigation," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Shannon Hartley told reporters. "Obviously, we have the unfortunate answer that we didn't want to have."
Donald James Smith, 56, faces kidnapping and murder and charges. He was listed as being held without bond Saturday night.
Smith is a registered sex offender who was released from custody on May 31, according to Michael Williams, director of the sheriff's investigations department. Authorities from the sheriff's office had just made contact with him to verify his address on Friday morning, Williams said.
Later that same day, a woman called police to report that her daughter was missing from the Walmart.
Suspect Donald James Smith has "a very extensive criminal history" that includes a kidnapping conviction.
Authorities initially called on the public to help find Charish Lilly Perriwinkle, who had been wearing an orange sundress, purple flip-flops and a pink ribbon when she went missing.
After the investigation revealed that the girl had been abducted, an Amber Alert was activated, Hartley said. He identified Smith, "a man with a very extensive criminal history" that included a kidnapping conviction, as a suspect.
Williams said the girl's mother first met Smith on Friday night at a local Dollar General store, where he offered to take the family to Walmart to buy them some clothes.
"After being inside the store for a couple hours, the man then offered to buy some hamburgers," Williams told reporters. "As he walked to the front of the store, he took our 8-year-old victim with him. They walked to the front of the Walmart toward the McDonald's. They did not stop at the McDonald's. They walked outside, got in his van and left the location."
On Saturday morning, police stopped Smith, 56, as he drove a white van southbound on I-95 in Jacksonville and detained him without incident, Hartley said.
"Obviously, having Mr. Smith in custody is a huge break for us," he said as the search for the girl was continuing. "We are very confident that he was the one that took her from the Walmart."
Soon after, Hartley said in a subsequent news conference, police followed a lead that took them four miles from the Walmart to a church, near which the child's body was discovered.
According to records from the Duval County Clerk of Courts, Smith's most recent convictions occurred last year on charges from 2009 for unlawful impersonation of a public employee and aggravated child abuse by willful torture, for which he was sentenced to a year in county jail.
"The first thing I would tell you is, as a parent, hug your children closely right now and know where they're at," Hartley said. "Just pay attention to them, keep them close."
But a handful of oxy can get you 3-5 in some states. Just a dumb country.
I've been going off on this topic here on the forums for the past couple of months. These freaking judges give child predators short sentences. Its unbelievable. If the libs were truly worried about murder and crime they would take up this cause instead of worrying about gun control BS. There needs to be mandatory sentencing for assaults against children and our judicial system needs to stop worrying about pot smokers and deal with these predators. Its sickening
Who generally advocates for removal/end of the death penalty?
Who generally decries Prison conditions as "crual and unusual"?
Who generally advocates for shorter sentences, or medical-based treatement of thngs like drug crimes or mental disorders?
Who generally advocates for rehabilitation over punishment?
Generally speaking, yes, Liberals are "softer" on punishment than conservatives are, yes. Didn't think that was news, per se. It's a different way of thinking about how to handle crime is all.
Generalizing is easy without facts.
This poor girl was taken by a man who be-friended this 8 year old girl and her mother at a dollar store. This animal offers to take them to Wal-Mart and buy them stuff. This poor girl was murdered and it's a liberal problem? Wow, just wow.
I have a 8 year old daughter, this is absolutely horrific.
I didn't say that, did I?This poor girl was murdered and it's a liberal problem?
If one looks at the broader picture, there is an argument that yes, being softer on crime punishment promotes crime.
In the same vein, one could argue that being softer on welfare, mental health services and education promotes crime, so conservatives are to blame.
Of course it is, no one here disagrees with that, do they?I have a 8 year old daughter, this is absolutely horrific.
I don't even need to tell people I have kids to be disgusted about it.
Speaking of crime and punishment.....here is one prominent person who wouldn't execute the offender in the OP no matter how many times he did what he did or how clear cut his guilt.
He blames us all....apparently we didn't love or support the OP offender enough, so it's OUR fault.


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Colorado Cow Escapes, Wanders up to Drive-Thru Window: Daily Dose of Weird [VIDEO]
Today's weirdness happened in our own backyard, specifically in the northeastern Colorado town of Brush!
Brush, a town about 90 miles East of Longmont, is home to the Winn family and their dairy cow, Darcy. According to 9News, recently Darcy got bored and thought she'd escape her pen and take a little stroll.
"We got a call from dispatch asking if my son had a dairy cow. I said, 'Yeah, he has a dairy cow,' and she said it's up at McDonalds," Sandy Winn, Darcy's owner, said.
[via 9news.com.]
The Winns said Darcy is a good girl; but if she gets bored she'll do anything for attention.
Darcy was recovered and returned home safely. No criminal charges were filed against the Winns, since Brush has no law against cows taking walks through town.
The family joked that maybe Darcy was at McDonald's to visit relatives. (har har har)
Have you ever had an unusual run-in with an animal? Leave a comment about ti and I'll share your story on the air!
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The Daily Freeman (http://www.dailyfreeman.com)
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Dear Editor:
Millions of Americans are now seriously suffering due our recession and high unemployment. We are not suffering under the deficit. Yet the rhetoric of the melodramatically named "fiscal cliff" is drawing attention away from the more urgent matter. Unemployment clearly adds to the deficit, but the deficit has not causally contributed to our recession and unemployment.
oWe know that our infrastructure, e.g., roads, bridges, sewer and water systems, public schools, etc., badly need too long deferred maintenance, which must be paid for by government revenue. We seriously suffer from an unacceptably high level of unemployment. A jobs bill, such as that sent by President Obama to the House, is an obvious, responsible way of addressing these two situations. Encourage Speaker Boehner to at least allow the president's jobs proposal to come to the floor for discussion, possible amendment, and hopefully passage. If the House can improve upon it, fine tune it, do so. Why simply bury it?
oAllow the top federal tax rate to go back to the level it was under the Clinton administration. Use that additional revenue to offset the costs of the proposed jobs bill. Thus, jobs are created, but the deficit does not increase. In fact, if this were done at a break-even level, the deficit would actually decrease. These jobs, by the multiplier effect, produce income for others in the economy, more jobs. etc. The need for unemployment benefits, food stamps goes down and tax revenues go up.
We have too often heard the maddening excuses for not doing this from Boehner. He opposes No. 1 above because it increases the deficit and he ignores its job creation. He then rejects No. 2 above because he says it doesn't create jobs, but ignores that it doesreduce the deficit. Most of us by now see through this. Why not address both concerns and put these two proposals together in such an obviously useful manner?
Although polls show that a healthy majority of Americans agree with the president and support No. 2 above, U.S. Rep. Gibson, R-Kinderhook, so far refuses to do so, instead toeing the party line on this issue. Please join me in telling your representative what you think, and in pressuring him to give clear, specific answers to your own urgent questions instead of the usual empty rhetoric.


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dear friends, please let me know what type of flow switches / make i shall use for my 2 trane chillers with 180tr capacity each and where i should install it pls guide me.
Just use a Mc Connel and miller standard 1" mpt with paddles trimmed if necessary and install it on the outlet of your evap and your condenser
thank you very much for ur guidance, i have one more question pls let me know the concept of primary pump and secondary pump. primary pump is controlling from where to where. whether primary pump controlling flow from ahu coil to chiller inlet or just from discharge of primary pump to suction of secondary pump.
and secondary pump controlling from where to where.
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Locally, you don't pay anything to the dry cleaners (or laundry service) until you pick up your finished clothes. Is it customary where you are to pay in advance?
Eat the cost of what? NOT cleaning your laundry?
Quote from: Maggie on April 14, 2013, 08:41:29 PMEat the cost of what? NOT cleaning your laundry? I recently dropped of a king size comforter at a dry-cleaners with washing machines and it cost about 15 with a 4 hour turn around. I assume that is what happened here - they put CakeBeret's clothes in the washer and washed them that way instead of doing dry cleaning. If there was a stain on the garment I would check to see if it is still there.
I just got home.I went up there and they said they got ahold of yesterday's clerk, she said that I had not paid. Y'all would be proud of my spine through this whole ordeal. I said "That is completely untrue. Let's call the owner." She got the owner on the phone, I told him my side of the story.Apparently, they don't even dryclean on the weekendsThey send their drycleaning offsite, and it doesn't get sent out on weekends. So when I reiterated to the owner that the clerk had offered an hour-and-a-half turnaround, on a Saturday, he said "That's not right." and immediately offered me a refund. He offered to send the bag out for cleaning Monday. I declined and said I'd rather just take it home.So there is clearly some sort of scam going.He told me to have today's clerk give me my bag plus the refund. I handed the phone back to the clerk, and she talked to the owner for a minute, then hung up and started wandering around the laundromat avoiding me. I finally got her attention, she said that the owner was going to call the other clerk and call back. Fine, I would wait. The owner called back, the clerk got huffy, slammed the bag on the counter and said "There." I said very politely that the owner had promised me a refund. The clerk said she'd have to call the owner back. Fine. So she called him, apparently he told her to give me the refund. She went from surly to downright hostile as she started gathering the money. Told me "Take it to X Cleaner next time, they'll charge you 50 bucks, and I guess we'll have to eat the cost of this." So, yeah, definitely never darkening their door again.
I'm not sure I'd post a Yelp review right away. It sounds like the owner is honest and didn't know what was going on. Is there a way to contact the owner directly in a week or so, OP? If so, I'd make a point of seeing him and letting him know you are the person who had the complaint in order to see if he would tell you what he did (if anything). If the owner was guilty of nothing more than trusting two thieves and has taken appropriate steps, then posting a damaging review might hurt someone who doesn't deserve to have his business ruined. Does this seem a good idea or not?
There is, for some reason, an urban legend that doctors take out tonsils "at the drop of a hat." At least, some other doctors must do it. I've never run into such doctors myself.
OR they just put them on a hanger and slid a bag over them. Maybe sprayed them with Febreze first, to get odors out.
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Todo List
The list below gives an overview of some missing features in the current Mips port. This list is far from being completed. If you want to undertake one of these items (or perhaps all of them), don't hesitate to ask on the linux-mips mailing list the status or clarification of the point you're interested in.
- Implement a backtracer based on the DWARF debug information
- Implement stack protector
- kexec: add kexec jump support
- Improve non-executable support
- Add latencytop support
- Add code to dump the kernel page tables for visual inspection by kernel developers
- Stacktrace support for lockdep
See http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/utrace/arch/HowTo
Binary compat code
The 32-bit binary compat code should be rewritten to use the generic compatibility code in fs/compat_binfmt_elf.c. Brownie points for providing a more elegant N32 compat binfmt as well.
module loader
Memory fragmentation permitting modules should be loaded into unmapped space, not vmalloc space. An old patch doing 90% of the work was written by Andrea Arcangeli for 2.4.22 in http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/kernels/v2.4/2.4.22aa1/00_module-gfp-7 but now that there is alloc_pages_exact() this would need reimplementation.
syscall return code
MIPS needs an implementation of force_successful_syscall_return() to handle a few corner cases.
virtual alias handling
In include/linux/highmem.h the non-definition of ARCH_HAS_FLUSH_KERNEL_DCACHE_PAGE leads to the use of broken default functions which break XFS on non-coherent CPUs with aliases, amongst other things.
Prefetch handling
Prefetching needs to know the cache line size to be effective. Right now RDHWR $reg, $ only gives access to the stride size to be used for SYNCI which may be a different value than the number to be used for prefetching. And with PrepareForStore you better get that right or ... We may also take a fresh look at if we can safely implement cachectl(2). Not necessarily as originally defined by Risc/OS or IRIX but with more control over available cache modes.


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2012-04-05 / General Stories
Planning Underway for Putnam Youth Forum
Planning is in full swing for Putnam's 18th annual Youth Forum scheduled for April 23 at the Clearpool Education Center in Kent Cliffs. Organizers reminded students to contact their school administrator this week in order to apply for permission to attend because space is limited.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A large canvas tent that served as George Washington's home and command center during the Revolutionary War is being duplicated down to the finest stitch.
The tent, also called a marquee, is being reproduced this summer as part of a new partnership between the planned Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia and Colonial Williamsburg.
It will serve as an educational tool and goodwill ambassador for the new museum opening in Philadelphia's historic district in 2016.
While the original 225-year-old artifact will be a centerpiece of the museum, its sturdier replica being made in Virginia will be on tour ahead of the museum opening.
It will be assembled this summer in Colonial Williamsburg. Then it will travel to Philadelphia and likely make stops at Williamsburg and Washington's Mount Vernon estate.


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If Michigan can beat Wisconsin, largely without Morgan, we might be able to run the table in the Big 10. I think Michigan is unlikely to go without a loss, but it is looking more and more possible. I'll be intrigued by the Wisconsin and MSU games. I think that Michigan is too good for Wisconsin. However, without a healthy Morgan, I really wonder about MSU. Izzo will have them ready, and that will be a game State wants to win at all costs. If Morgan is healthy enough to give 6 - 8 minutes, McGary and Horford should be able to carry the rest of the way.
I am struck with McGary's improvement. As Michigan gets stronger and stronger right at the basket, this makes Michigan even harder to defend. For a while, other good defensive teams (Indiana, Ohio,) were "locking the rails" (think I have the terminology right) and denying the ball to Robinson and Stauskas. If McGary and Horford are more and more able to get open and score inside, it will make it that much harder to keep the ball from both Robinson and Stauskas, and give Michigan yet more options.
As regards Michigan State, it sounds like they are kind of banged up, with 4 guys injured. (LINK: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8927740/michigan-state-spartans-expect-four-injured-players-play-saturday) I never want to beat a team because they're at less than full strength. And yet, this sure doesn't hurt Michigan.
Looking at the remaining schedule, it seems eminently possible, even probable, that Michigan will have the most wins ever in history. I could see at least 35 wins. (7 - 1 balance of regular season, win three to take Big 10 tourney, and win four to get to Final Four.) I'm just not ready to predict a perfect record in the balance of the regular season, nor make predictions in the Final Four.


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#1 Scientists find an alien world 'like no planet we know of'02-21-2012, 06:18 PMScientists have discovered a new type of alien planet a steamy waterworld that is larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus.
The standard-bearer for this new class of exoplanet is called GJ 1214b, which astronomers first discovered in December 2009. New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggest that GJ 1214b is a watery world enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere.
"GJ 1214b is like no planet we know of," study lead author Zachory Berta of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., said in a statement. "A huge fraction of its mass is made up of water."
Adding to the diversity
To date, astronomers have discovered more than 700 planets beyond our solar system, with about 2,300 more "candidates" awaiting confirmation by follow-up observations.
These alien planets are a diverse bunch. Astronomers have found one planet as light and airy as Styrofoam, for example, and another as dense as iron. They've discovered several alien worlds that orbit two suns, like Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine in the "Star Wars" films.
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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Banks and savings institutions headquartered in Florida posted a combined profit of about $296 million in the second quarter of 2013. That's an increase from first quarter profit of $249 million, and from the second quarter of 2012, when Florida-based institutions had a combined profit of $137 million. Read more from the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
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» Banks' earnings are on the rise nationally
Jacksonville pulled off an unlikely coup last year when 45,000 soccer enthusiasts showed up to watch the U.S. men's team defeat Scotland at Jacksonville's EverBank Field. City officials touted the showing — no easy feat in the football-fanatical South —to secure a three-year deal to bring Major League Soccer exhibition games to EverBank Field in February. Full story on sports business in Jax, here.
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Special Report on Transportation
Snapshot: Ships and Ports in Florida
Despite some well-publicized cruise mishaps, the industry continues to grow in Florida — with one exception. The casino cruise and day-cruise segment fell 21% last year, holding down overall growth. Overall, the number of cruise passengers increased 3.5% thanks to the number of multiday cruise passengers rising 4.5% to a record 13.6 million. Read the full story here and see charts on Florida's ports and free trade zones.
Florida is No. 2 in the nation for rate of uninsured
Florida has the nation's second-highest rate of uninsured residents younger than 65 — a total of about 3.8 million people, or about 25 percent of the state's population, including more than 500,000 younger than 19, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. [Source: Miami Herald]
Group: Environmental laws not enforced under Scott
Enforcement of the state's environmental laws has plummeted under Gov. Rick Scott and the private company attorney he picked to lead the Department of Environmental Protection, according to a report to be released Thursday by a group that represents government workers who work in environmental regulation. Read more from the AP and read the report.
› AutoNation to insure all legally married couples
Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation announced Thursday that beginning in January, it will insure the spouses — both same-sex and opposite sex — of all legally married employees, regardless of whether their state of residence recognizes gay marriage.
› Why downtown Miami needs Burger King headquarters
Downtown Miami is the business heart of South Florida, but is sorely lacking when it comes to major corporations. That's why landing Burger King Worldwide in the Omni area would be a pretty big deal – if it actually happens.
› EDC launches 'G.O. Contracts' database
A A Filed Under Business The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast this morning announced in a press release the launch of "G.O. Contracts, Government Opportunities Online. " According to the release, "The EDC program is aimed at helping local businesses win federal, state and local government contracts.
› Goodwill opens new $14 million healthcare laundry
Goodwill Industries of South Florida on Thursday unveiled its new $14 million hospital laundry, one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Florida and the latest venture for the non-profit that employs workers with disabilities.
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Secretary Johnson urges voter registration
Deadline approaching for November general election
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that they have until Tuesday, Oct. 11, to register in order to vote in the Nov. 8 general election.
"If you would like to participate in the November election, please register to vote if you have not already done so," said Johnson, Michigan's chief election officer. "It only takes a few moments and then your voice can be heard at the ballot box."
The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
To register, applicants must be at least 18 years old by Election Day and be U.S. citizens. Applicants must also be residents of Michigan and of the city or township in which they wish to register.
Voters may register by mail, at their county, city or township clerk's office or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office. The mail-in form is available at www.Michigan.gov/elections. First-time voters who register by mail must vote in person in their first election, unless they hand-deliver the application to their local clerk, are 60 years old or older, are disabled or are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
To check their registration status, residents may visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.Michigan.gov/vote. Residents can also find information there on absentee voting, Michigan's voter identification requirement, how to use voting equipment and how to contact their local clerk. In addition, they will find a map to their local polling place and a sample ballot.
Voters who qualify may choose to cast an absentee ballot. As a registered voter, you may obtain an absentee ballot if you are:
- age 60 or older.
- physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another.
- expecting to be absent from the community in which you are registered for the entire time the polls will be open on Election Day.
- in jail awaiting arraignment or trial.
- unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons.
- appointed to work as an election inspector in a precinct outside of your precinct of residence.
Those who wish to receive their absentee ballot by mail must submit their application by 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. Absentee ballots can be obtained in person anytime through 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. Voters who request an absentee ballot in person on Monday, Nov. 7 must fill out the ballot in the clerk's office.
Emergency absentee ballots are available under certain conditions through 4 p.m. on Election Day.
As a reminder, voters will be asked to provide identification when at the polls on Election Day. They will be asked to present valid photo ID, such as a Michigan driver's license or identification card. Anyone who does not have an acceptable form of photo ID or failed to bring it with them to the polls can still vote. They will be required to sign a brief affidavit stating that they're not in possession of photo ID. Their ballots will be included with all others and counted on Election Day.
Voters who don't have a Michigan driver's license or identification card can show the following forms of photo ID, as long as they are current:
- Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state.
- Federal or state government-issued photo identification.
- U.S. passport.
- Military identification card with photo.
- Student identification with photo from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education, such as a college or university.
- Tribal identification card with photo.
Additional election information can be found at www.Michigan.gov/elections.
For more information about voting and the Secretary of State's Office, visit www.Michigan.gov/sos and sign up for the official Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Michsos and Facebook updates at www.facebook.com/Michigansos.
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Morris Rotarian Alan Ferrari gives Larry Little of Dwight his winnings from the Morris Rotary Club's third annual 50/50 contest.
The raffle raised more than $1,100 that was split between the club and Little.
All the proceeds go to the Rotary Club's Food For Kids Program, or the backpack program, which provides bags of food for students in need to have meals over the weekend when they are not receiving school provided lunches.
The bags contain items that are nutritious, but that they can make themselves, such as instant oatmeal, applesauce, macaroni and cheese.
A donation of $80 feeds one child a weekend for an entire school year. For more information or to donate, visit morrisrotary.org.


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|Grilled Ratatouille with Shrimp
July, 2005
Serves 6 / Shrimp adds protein to make this a well-rounded dish for lunch or dinner. Zucchini and eggplant provide fiber, potassium, and great flavor, while onion adds quercetin, and bell pepper contributes vitamin C. If you use wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for 30 minutes prior to threading on the food.
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 small eggplant (about 3/4 pound)
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
Olive oil cooking spray
1/2 pound zucchini (2 small), cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 small onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
1-1/2 cups organic pasta sauce or tomato sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1. Rinse shrimp and set aside. Cut eggplant into 1-inch chunks. Place eggplant in a colander over a bowl or sink. Sprinkle with salt. Let drain 30 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
2. Spray or brush olive oil onto grill rack. Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Prepare dressing by blending together olive oil, vinegar, water, sea salt, garlic, and basil.
3. Thread shrimp, eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, and onion alternately on each of six 10-inch skewers, leaving space between each. Brush with dressing. Set kabobs on grill (4–6 inches from medium heat), cover, and cook about 10 minutes, turning and brushing twice with dressing, until vegetables are crisp-tender and shrimp is cooked throughout.
4. While kabobs are grilling, heat pasta sauce in a small pan. Serve kabobs with pasta sauce.
PER SERVING (with 1/4 cup pasta sauce): 189 cal, 33% fat cal, 7g fat, 1g sat fat, 115mg chol, 18g protein, 14g carb, 2g fiber, 768mg sodium


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University News
WIU Named a Top Military-Friendly School in 2014 'Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities'
January 10, 2014
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University has been designated a "Top Military-Friendly University" in the Military Advanced Education (MAE) "2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities." The guide is available online at www.mae-kmi.com.
According to MAE, the "2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities" provides potential students with information about institutions that go out of their way to give back to our men and women in uniform. Some of the attributes considered in evaluating this year's institutions for inclusion in the guide include: the flexibility of online learning options; extent of transfer credits accepted by degree level; on-campus ROTC; service member opportunity colleges (SOC) participation; on-campus active duty/veteran assistance; the support provided to the families of service members; faculty trained in veteran reintegration issues; presence on military installations; and full-time counselors trained in veteran-specific mental health concerns.
The University provides numerous on-campus resources for veterans and military personnel, an ROTC program, as well as the flexibility of academic program offerings, including online courses and the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BGS); formerly called the Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts) degree program, according to Rick Carter, executive director of the School of Distance Learning, International Studies and Outreach.
"Western is committed to our student-veterans and their success. The BGS degree program serves the unique needs of the military and military families as a flexible degree program that complements their educational needs and lifestyles," he noted.
Western's Department of Military Science provides ROTC instruction and includes a specified sequence of leadership, management and professional knowledge classes, as well as "hands on" leadership experiences.
The University's Veterans Resource Center (the Wright Residence at 333 N. Ward St.) provides streamlined services and resources in a centralized location to ensure that all veterans, guard members, reservists and active duty personnel receive individual assistance with any question or concern they may encounter. The center also sponsors a series of group seminars/workshops each year based on the current needs of its military student population.
For 2014, Western Illinois University was also named a Military-Friendly School by Victory Media (for the fifth consecutive year) and is featured in "G.I. Jobs Guide to Military Friendly Schools," among other Victory Media publications. In addition, in November 2013, Western was selected as a "Best for Vets College" by Military Times "EDGE" magazine for the fourth consecutive year. Western, ranked 37th, is one of two Illinois four-year universities in the top 50.
For more information on services and support for active duty personnel and veterans, visit wiu.edu/student_services/veterans.
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Cubs ace Matt Garza will undergo an MRI on the strained left lat muscle he suffered during a batting-practice session Sunday in Mesa, Ariz.
Right-hander Garza, the Cubs' projected No. 1 starter, threw 20 of a scheduled 40 pitches in a live session to Cubs hitters before stopping because of discomfort. The Cubs had been hoping Garza would be ready for the Cactus League and the regular season after suffering a "stress reaction" in his right elbow last July. He has not pitched in a game since July 21 and has been rehabbing the elbow.
"The good news is his arm felt really strong and he was throwing really well," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer told reporters Monday. "It's unfortunate for sure and it's going to set him back a little bit, but we're still really confident."
It's not known whether this injury will cause Garza to miss the start of the season.
Cubs trade Campana:
The Cubs traded center fielder Tony Campana to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two 17-year-old minor-league pitchers.
The 26-year-old Campana was designated for assignment last week when the Cubs signed outfielder Scott Hairston.
For Campana, the Cubs received right-handers Erick Leal and Jesus Castillo. Leal was 6-2 with a 2.44 ERA last year in 14 games for the Diamondbacks' team in the Dominican Summer League. He struck out 70 and walked 11 in 70 innings. Castillo went 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 14 appearances for the DSL Diamondbacks last season. He struck out 41 and walked 17 in 46 innings.
The speedy Campana, who stole 30 bases for the Cubs last year, was popular among many fans, but for all his speed he had trouble getting on base and making hard contact at the plate.
He played in 89 games for the Cubs last season and 37 for Class AAA Iowa. For the Cubs, Campana had a hitting line of .264/.308/.299. His lifetime on-base percentage is .306 in 184 major-league games.
"Ultimately you can only protect 40 guys on the roster, and he got caught up in that roster crunch," Jed Hoyer told reporters. "We have a little bit of depth in the outfield. We have less depth in pitching, which led us to designate Tony for assignment."


text: Over the last couple of weeks I have been training to become a math dr. I'm super excited to be able to do this. A math dr is someone that answers student's questions in a proper, professional, and coherent manner. At first it sounds somewhat easy, you think to yourself "Well i've learned this stuff before so I should be able to answer it." However! You need to make sure your are very specific in explaining your answers. Also, you cannot just provide one method of solving the problem. You should list at least two methods incase the student does not understand one. Even if you just put one your details need to be very very specific. The hardest part of it all is understanding what the person is truly asking. I feel as though this was my biggest downfall. When first reading one of the problems I assumed I knew exactly what they were asking and began providing an explanation for this, but then when I went back to reread the question I realized that this wasn't what he was actually asking. He was asking a more specific question. I thought the student literally just wanted me to help solve the problem, but it was actually more in depth than that. It made me think of all the times when I've been in a classroom and a student asks the teacher a question, yet even though the teacher thinks he/she is answering the students question the student is actually still confused. I feel as though through this math dr training i'm learning more and more the difficulties behind being a teacher and I feel as though this is a great experience!


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Obama's mortgage program waives certain refi requirements for homeowners, making it much easier to qualify and take advantage of today's still historically low rates. Some examples of requirements that have been waived are the need for an appraisal and credit score requirements. With requirements like these gone, millions of homeowners now qualify to refinance. The problem is people don't know the program exists and they don't know how much they could save by refinancing.
A great, completely free service that can help you see how much you could save by refinancing is LowerMyBills.com. You might be shocked at how much their network of lenders can save you.
In his State of the Union, Obama told homeowners that if they refinance at today's rates they could save up to $3,000/year. It's amazing how many homeowners have sat on the sidelines, getting ripped off by banks as they keep paying mortgage rates in excess of 5%. If the rate you're paying on your mortgage is above today's low rates, you seriously need to consider refinancing. Even the President is telling you that you can save a surprising amount by doing so.
Think about how much money $3,000/year is over the life of your loan. If you have 25 years left, that's $75,000. If you're a homeowner, and you haven't looked into refinancing recently, you should use this ridiculously easy tool. It takes about 3 minutes to complete and helps you take advantages of today's rates.
The President's refi plan encourages homeowners to shorten their loans. Homeowners who switch from say a 30 year to a 15 year fixed rate mortgage not only pay their homes dramatically faster but they also get significantly lower rates. The savings for homeowners who opt to go this route end up saving huge. Savings can be as much as $805/mo.
Not only that, these homeowners are done with their mortgages altogether up to 15 years faster. Think about how incredible that would be. If you want to learn more about options available in the market, LowerMyBills can help you find out what would be best for you.
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A British university student facing trial and imprisonment in America for breaking anti-piracy laws has won his fight against extradition.
In a deal which is believed to be a legal first, Richard O'Dwyer, 24, will instead travel to the US voluntarily and pay a small sum in compensation.
Supporters have hailed the decision, which follows a campaign led by his mother, Julia.
The paediatric nurse, who lives near Chesterfield, fought on behalf of her son, who had run the TVShack website from his halls of residence at Sheffield Hallam University.
The US authorities claimed TVShack hosted links to pirated films and TV programmes and earned more than £147,000 in advertising revenue.
Prosecutors demanded Mr O'Dwyer should be sent to the States under the controversial 2003 Extradition Act and Home Secretary Theresa May signed a warrant for his extradition at the start of the year. But after negotiations by Mr O'Dwyer's legal team, he has signed a 'deferred prosecution' agreement.
At the UK High Court yesterday a judge was told that Mr O'Dwyer was expected to complete the agreement in the next 14 days, pay a small sum in compensation and give undertakings not to infringe copyright laws again.
His extradition application is then expected to return to the High Court so it can formally be disposed of. Judge Sir John Thomas, president of the Queen's Bench Division, said: "It would be very nice for everyone if this was resolved happily before Christmas."
Sir John also said it was a "very satisfactory outcome".
Campaigners drew comparisons between the case of Mr O'Dwyer and Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker saved from extradition last month after a long Daily Mail campaign.
Like Mr O'Dwyer, Gary's supposed crimes - hacking into military computers, while looking for evidence of "little green men" - took place from the UK.
Mrs May has promised to introduce a test to establish whether a person involved in similar cases should be tried in the UK or US.


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A very private person, The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers is notoriously tentative in interviews. Rarely does he speak about his wife Tana, their four children, religion or politics. But Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's recent endorsement of the band has forced Flowers and the band to field questions as to whether they'll reciprocate.
And the resounding answer is no.
In an interview with London's The Independent, Flowers has a difficult time opening up, but ends up surmising that Romney had likely sought his approval in hopes of gaining acceptance with the band's audience. But despite Romney's public outreach, the band is not altering their stance.
When asked if their shared Mormon faith meant Romney saw Flowers as a rock star he could trust, Flowers said "… I think that's something that definitely made it a little bit easier to reach out to me."
Despite Flowers' meeting with Romney at a lunchtime event last year, the singer remains unwavering in his lack of endorsement saying "we've [as a band] always been neutral, so we just kinda stay out of it. None of us is planning any rallies for anybody."
Flowers goes on to say, "I don't think you shouldn't vote for him because of his religion."
"There's no secret bombshell that's gonna get dropped if he becomes President! Some new law…," Flowers clearly joking about a potential ban of caffeinated drinks.
So, the question that still beckons an answer is, why, if faith and values line up with a candidate's, why won't the band use their podium to shape the political landscape? Is there a fear that more fans may realize their favorite band is fronted by a religions person?
The Killers' new album Battle Born hits stores September 18th.
— Jay Tilles, CBS Local


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For weeks, Wild coach Mike Yeo has repeated the same message to his team, over and over: Shoot the puck.
Thursday, those instructions finally sunk in. How else to explain what happened in a 5-1 victory over Vancouver Thursday at Xcel Energy Center? A team that has struggled to score scored a season-high five times. A team that has tried too often to be fancy rather than simple put the puck on net 45 times, a franchise record for a home game. The team's 22 second-period shots were a season high for a period. While winning its third straight game, the Wild showed signs of having accepted Mike Yeo's head-north system, finally putting it into action. Shoot the puck? Every player but two had a shot on net in this game.
"After two big, emotional wins against Detroit, you maybe wonder what you're going to get," said center Matt Cullen, who had his first two-goal game as a Wild player. He also had an assist. "We had a really solid 60-minute effort. Hards (goaltender Josh Harding) was unbelievable again, all four lines were rolling, the (defense was) good. It was a big response for a team that is trying to build and get better."
Wednesday, after having defeated Detroit in back-to-back games, Yeo showed the Wild players tape of Detroit, which takes what Yeo calls "wasted shots" simply to create offensive zone time and breakdowns. Boy, did the Wild take this to heart. Down 1-0 after one period — a testament more to Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider than anything else — the Wild took control in the second with goals by Guillaume Latendress and Pierre-Marc Bouchard that came 21 seconds apart. Then the Wild was off to the races.
This is important. One thing the early part of the season has shown is that the Wild is very tight defensively, and are very deep with defensemen. Also, with Josh Harding — who got his third straight victory Thursday — playing well, the Wild has a very good 1-2 punch in goal with Niklas Backstrom and Harding. The question was whether the Wild could score goals. And while it's just one game, the signs are good that the team is finally listening to Yeo when it comes to putting the puck on net, the driving that net looking for deflections or rebounds. Minnesota is now 5-1-0 in its last six home games.
NHL Team Report – Minnesota Wild – NOTES, QUOTES
–C Mikko Koivu is starting to show signs of emerging from his offensive slump. And Wild coach Mike Yeo thinks it's about time for folks to stop criticizing the Wild captain. Koivu did not register a point in Thursday's 5-1 romp overVancouver — he was just about the only Wild player who didn't — but his solid play continued. Koivu's had a big hit in overtime and the assist on Devin Setoguchi's overtime winner in Detroit Tuesday. Koivu also had his first goal of the season to tie that game and sent it into overtime. Yeo said it's time to leave Koivu alone about his offense. "I believe that guy should be considered for the Selke Trophy," Yeo said of the award given each year to the NHL's best defensive forward. "The guy kills penalties, the guy is great on faceoffs; night in and night out plays against top lines. I bet if you go around the league and ask guys if they like playing against him, I know they don't. If you go into a corner with him, you know you're going to have to put everything you got into trying to win that battle." Yeo said Koivu's offensive numbers are sacrificed because "there is no cheat to his game."
–It was a lot harder going home than Matt Cullen ever expected. The veteran center, who grew up in Minnesota, signed on with the Wild before the 2010-11 season. And while he did OK, he wasn't the consistent scorer both he and the Wild expected. The reason? Distractions. By his own admission, Cullen was unprepared for all the distractions that came with coming home. He went into this season determined not to lose his focus. Thursday's two-goal, three-point performance was further proof that it's working. Cullen had his ninth career two-goal game, his first since March of 2009. Indeed, Cullen's entire game was a tour de force. He tied a career high with nine shots and won 13 of 17 faceoffs.
–It appears Wild GM Chuck Fletcher's determination to build the young talent in the organization is starting to bear fruit. Most noticeably in the defensive corps, which has been very strong of late. But there is also a lot of talent inHouston — the Wild's AHL affiliate — making a pitch for NHL playing time. That is certainly true of Casey Wellman, who was cut late in training camp and sent to Houston with simple instructions: dominate.
So far, he has. Entering Houston's game in Cleveland Thursday, Wellman was tied for second in the AHL with eight goals in 10 games. He was tied for first with five power-play goals and tied for seventh with 37 shots. "Really happy with him," said Houston GM Jim Mill. "He's scoring key goals, moving his feet, going to the hard areas. His goals are coming out of working hard, shooting the puck and going to the net hard." Wellman, 24, had an injury-plagued 2010-11 season. A big scorer in college at Massachusetts, Wellman didn't show that during his chances in the NHL so far. But he has been working overtime on his shot, and hit shows. Given his numbers, he figures to be an early call-up to the Wild should a roster spot need filling.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Our challenge is going to be to come back next game and do the things we did (Thursday). I'm sure Vancouver is in there saying they didn't play well. But I believe we did a lot of things to make them feel that." — Wild coach Mike Yeo, after Thursday's 5-1 victory over Vancouver.
NHL Team Report – Minnesota Wild – ROSTER REPORT
–G Josh Harding continued his white-hot play. After beating Detroit in back-to-back games, Harding started Thursday against Vancouver and won his third straight game to improve to 3-0-1 this season. He has a 1.47 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage.
–LW Guillaume Latendress celebrated his return to the top line with a goal, his second of the season. Latendresse loves playing in the Xcel Energy Center. In 42 home games with the Wild, he has 21 goals. In 35 road games, he has nine.
–RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored his first goal of the season and had two assists Thursday against Vancouver. Bouchard is tied for the team lead with eight points (1-7-8), and the Wild is now 10-1-2 when Bouchard has scored since the start of the 2010-11 season.
–D Marco Scandella has been playing some lights-out defense. Thursday he added his second goal of the season and his first since opening night.
–D Marek Zidlicky has been slumping, and Wild coach Mike Yeo and he discussed that on the ice during Wednesday's practice. Zidlicky responded by posting a plus-4 rating in Thursday's game against Vancouver, tying a career high set March 4, 2008, at Edmonton.
–W Matt Kassian has cleared waivers and has been assigned to Houston of the AHL. Kassian's playing time had suffered, first to make room for Brett Bulmer and more recently because of the play of Nick Johnson and Brad Staubitz. In Houston, Kassian will get stead minutes. "He's still very much in our plans," Wild coach Mike Yeo said.
–W Cody Almond, who has been rehabbing a sore back for three weeks, will make his season debut playing for Houston Friday in Hamilton in an AHL game.
–D Clayton Stoner injured his finger in the second period of the Wild's Oct. 27 game against Anaheim. He missed his third straight game Thursday versus Vancouver.
–D Greg Zanon aggravated a groin injury in the third period Oct. 20 at Edmonton and missed his fifth straight game Thursday. He is day-to-day.
–D Mike Lundin (back spasms) missed all of training camp. He has begun skating on his own, but has not yet practiced with the team.
–Josh Harding
–Niklas Backstrom
–Nick Schultz, Marek Zidlicky
–Marco Scandella, Jared Spurgeon
–Justin Falk, Nate Prosser
–LW Guillaume Latendresse, C Mikko Koivu, RW Dany Heatley
–LW Devin Setoguchi, C Matt Cullen, RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard
–LW Cal Clutterbuck, C Kyle Brodziak, RW Nick Johnson
–LW Colton Gillies, C Darroll Powe, RW Brad Staubitz


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Claims it got the idea from that Schrödinger fellow.
To all the fellas out there with ladies to impress, it's easy to do just follow these steps:
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your wave in that box
3. Make her open the box
you also beat me to it.
I'll add a comment regarding a hypothetical Google employee singing this while drunk...and we all know how well singing while drunk works [I'll admit it has worked out quite well for Ke$ha's managers, though.]
I've run into that, but subverted... he actually taped the box to his pants and there was an actual gift inside...
I've run into that, but subverted... he actually taped the box to his pants and there was an actual gift inside...
Where by "actual gift," you mean his dick, right?
4. Be ready to perform the Heimlich maneuver on her if she swallows the ring!
since the ring is secured tightly to the base of the shaft of the wave; if she manages to get all the way down to the ring you know you have a keeper..
At which point she finds a dead wave because in your rush you forgot that was actually the box you where planning to test the absurdity of QM with. Guess what? QM wasent so absurd after all, not that youll care.
--- Katze Schrödinger
Let me fix that for you...
1. Lick box
2. Let her open the box
3. Put your 'wave' in that box
An interesting workaround of the claims that it failed - now at least it's both alive and dead until we look. And how knows what that constant peeking might turn out in the long run...
I guess google stopped it because they could not figure out how to allocate the amount of server infractructure needed and still earn money while keeping the service free. I actually would think that wave would reduce googles advertisement income because it would grow on the cost of other services while it has much harder demands on the computation power assigned to it than e.g. google mail. Its ok if an email takes a minute, but in the wave concept an minute would be long. With mail its even if it takes 20 Minutes a a busy time of the year.
Both chat and voice are relatively easy on CPU and servers generally.
Wave uses a fascinating Operational Transform [codecommit.com] algorithm which verges on aspects of AI to keep all clients in sync. It's a really fascinating approach but I can see that it is far more intensive for servers than otherwise.
Having said that, I think if Wave had even the tiniest hope of being successful Google would have kept it going. The cost of servers is nothing to Google compared to that of having dozens of their phd's and probably hund
And here's why I say so:
First, they (Google), failed or refused to integrate Gmail capabilities with Google Wave! In other words, I could not send an email from within the Google Wave interface! What reasoning was behind that?
Second, I just do not understand the logic behind their modus operandi of having usage by invite only or even suspending [new] registrations as was the case with Grand Central.
This way of doing things is just a non starter in my opinion.
I just do not understand the logic behind their modus operandi of having usage by invite only
I think they thought that it would create buzz like Gmail did. Gmail was invite only too when it started. I think their failure was in not realizing "special invite to join Google's email" was far more enticing than "special invite to join Google's experimental thingamabob".
Of course there were other problems with Wave too. It looked like it skipped the "do one thing well" stage and went straight to bloatware.
Communications technologies depend on network effects. Gmail succeeded, despite restricting the number of subscribers, because it already had a vast network of email users to interact with. Mobile phones worked because they interacted with the existing phone system.
Wave was restricted to communicating with Wave. Getting the people you wanted to use it to sign up, grok it, then use it, was too much of an obstacle.
I think they thought that it would create buzz like Gmail did.
I remember it having huge buzz - people were desperate for invites. The problem was that when the invite arrived it was a huge let down - you just sat there looking at a blank screen thinking, "Umm, what do I do now?". With no other friends and no integration with email you were basically dead in the water. Google managed it incredibly badly. For example, there was a thriving community of public waves that anybody could look at - but to find them you had to type in some cryptic text in the search box
It was a beta test, and they couldn't find out a way to make it a viable service so they've open sourced the code and basically are saying "You want it? You host it. We'll sell you the server." This was also their solution to intranets that aren't open to letting GoogleBot tell the world about what it finds.
One thing that most people didn't get about Wave is that its mayor strength is providing an environment where humans and computers can easily communicate and work together.
Don't think about Wave as a super-email or super-chat or super-wiki, although it's a bit of all this, think of an interface that can be populated with custom robots that give to you and your coworkers easy real-time collaborative access to backends specific for your the work you're doing.
Like a form in a web site, that's highly interactive and can be accessed collaboratively by many people at once.
It had huge potential, but unfortunately very few people "got it".
"Like a form in a web site, that's highly interactive and can be accessed collaboratively by many people at once."
I can't see what problem that actually solves, unless the writers/contributors have control over when others can write/contribute to the wave. I mean, how often have you sat down to write an email, or a document, or make a PPT presentation and said to yourself "You know, it would be really cool if my colleagues could see me putting this together and could then jump in at any time and edit or dis
One thing that most people didn't get about Wave is that its mayor strength is providing an environment where humans and computers can easily communicate and work together.
I could already easily do that with other solutions like google docs, zimbra, etherpad etc. Google Wave was
I think there are MANY uses for Google Wave, but that is part of its problem. They are all very small, niche uses, which makes it hard to give a succinct description of it to someone and tell them how it could be relevant and useful to them. Also, since Wave is for coordinating with others it doesn't help to just persuade one person to try checking it out. They have to see a use for it and convince all the others on their project to give it an honest try too.
With GMail, the brand new Google Phone, etc, I just had to see that it could possibly be useful for me and try it out on my own. If it works for me, then great, I can just go ahead and use it. I can tell friends how useful they are, and since they are fairly single purpose tools they are easy to describe and simple for others to figure out if they are likely to be useful for them or not. Google Wave is much more amorphous.
Most of my friends are fairly geeky (yes, I know, quite a shocker for a slashdotter.) Back in March we started planning a group trip to Washington D.C.. We only had three weeks to plan (a friend's cousin was getting married out there and he mentioned to the rest of us just weeks in advance about it and in passing asked if any of us would like to take some days off to join in and do some sight-seeing.) Since we had limited time and couldn't all get together easily to plan we put Wave to great use. We were able to share links to points of interest, the metro system, possible places to stay; we created a roughed out itinerary that we could modify and you could click on each entry and it would show the location on the map so we could see what locations were in the vicinity to try to reduce unnecessary traveling back and forth, we put up a couple of polls for voting on what were the most and least desired to see by the group as we had to weed down a bit on what all we could do on our five day trip, and at the end of the trip we were able to share our photos with eachother. Wave allowed us to comment during lunch breaks and after work as time allowed, so even though we were unable to meet up in person or even on-line at the same time we could have group discussions about what we would like to see and do. Our trip went VERY smoothly and with the pre-planning we were able to pack in a LOT more than we ever could have otherwise on a trip like that.
My older sister just started up a new on-line magazine. She wanted to coordinate with others to figure out what format the magazine should take, be able to share and group edit the articles and layouts, have discussions about all of the physical, legal, IT logistics of getting the magazine started with the others involved, and asked me if I knew of something that could help them do all of that. I suggested Google Wave, and although the bulk of the people involved were from an English/Arts background they jumped in and found Wave to be indispensable since they all have "other" jobs while they are getting this off the ground so they do not have matching schedules or locations.
Wave can definitely start to get too unwieldy for large groups or very long running projects, so I agree with the "small projects" part, but I would definitely remove the "OSS" part.
I've been in this business long enough to remember trying to explain email to people; or the web, or blogging, or wikis. A few people just jumped on the bandwagon because these were the new things, but a lot of people could not see the point. Why use a computer and a network and all that newfangled stuff just to send a note? Of course it helps if you can say something like "the marginal cost of sending a note will be zero," but then people looked at you like you were nuts. We pay good money to send lett
Eh, i used it for a while as an Instant Messenger service, it really was pretty good at that... up until a point.
And that point is, yes, you guessed it, the point where Wave turns 80 years old and goes sooo ssslllooowww.
If they had the ability to archive Wave contents in the Wave data, that would be really nice.
It makes for a great IM, until multi-convos arrive and people start inserting messages all over the place. Worse because the entire page shifts regardless.
It would have been better if replies abov
Small OSS projects. It replaces irc, todo lists, websites, messenger systems....... If you've ever taken part in a small oss project you'll know the spread out mess I'm talking about.
Actually I'd look at it more as a replacement for the sheer number of MS Exchange servers out there. So many organisations are running stupid exchange setups, not just small orgs but massive ones where Exchange is so spread out each user only gets a 20 MB mailbox due to the Exch database limit.
Not just Exchange but Sharep
First off, I truly thought the concept was great.
However, not being able to delete and modify prior threads is a HUGE (there is no super-duper-de-duper-wholy-shit symbol, so I'll just use the '4' to express my WTF-idness!) privacy issue-- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4!!!!!
Why would you not even consider the fact that people post stupid stuff, then want to delete it?? 44444444444444444???????
Yeah.... I thought so Google, you are up China's respective bunghole. Does NSA know about this? You should send them a memo....
.... why?
That was my reaction to the breathless introduction one of my coworkers gave to Wave. As he listed the "neatures", as I call them, I couldn't see how any of them would improve work flow without first totally disrupting it, and, even then, the improvements were more in explaining what we were doing than in actually accomplishing work.
Collaborate in real time, when the problem was that we were each working on multiple projects simultaneously? Find a solution that eliminates the distractions and allows you to spend 20 minutes concentrating on ONE THING, so you can recognize the consequences of each step, rather than making it easier to break your train of thought!
Wave had many interesting features.
But there was no way to let you see waves from
you email client like a feed or a plugin.
Also known as a coffin.
You mean they'll integrate it into pine? [wikipedia.org]
It is real time wiki on steroids, and there is place for such tool, especially in software development. But I can see it to be used in other areas like event planning, rescue operations, etc.
It is reasonable that Google obsoleted their service, as it is really more for people to install and use locally. As it is XMPP based, I expect to see federation of Google Wave servers in, for example, open source world or big software development house.
It is real time wiki on steroids, and there is place for such tool, especially in software development.
Not really, I really tried to use it for development with other individuals. It ended up slowing us down, we found that it wasn't really that great for working on documents together either due to the lack of proper import/exporting capabilities and the fact that editing was cumbersome between multiple users. Not only that, but half way getting a document done, due to the vast history backlogged, it took fo
Hey girl I got somethin' real important to give you
So just sit down and listen
Girl you know we've been together such a long long time
(such a long time)
And now I'm ready to lay it on the line
(Wooow) You know it's Christmas and my heart is open wide
Gonna give you something so you know what's on my mind
A gift real special, so take off the top
Take a look inside -- it's my Wave in a box
Not gonna get you a diamond ring
That sort of gift don't mean anything
Not gonna get you a fancy car
Girl ya gotta know you're my s
Garbage In -- Gospel Out.