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The Florida Department of Education told a legislative committee that one in five kids in a Florida school likely has a mental health issue.
"That would mean we would expect about half a million of our children and adolescence in Florida have mental health issues," said Dr. David Wheeler with Florida Department of Education.
The good news given to the Healthy Families Subcommittee is that there are plenty of warnings.
"There are seven years of warning before a child becomes a serious violent offender," said Department of Juvenile Justice Wansley Waters.
The warning signs are often ignored and even with years of acting out, experts say there isn't enough money to meet the needs of 70 to 80% of the cases.
"I still get the same one million dollars to operate this program that I did thirteen years ago," said Mental Health Provider John Romano.
State Representative Linda Stewart believes diverting the tax already collected on guns and ammunition could be one source of funding. "We need to take those children when they're identified in the classroom and go ahead and try to put them into a program when they can be taken care of early."
Mental health experts say if the state were to fully embrace the national health care act it would cover a million people in Florida; freeing money for mental health.
"There are ways to save substantial dollars that would pay for everything you need to do. Because we are spending money in wrong places," said Florida Council for Community Mental Health member Bob Sharp.
House Speaker Will Weatherford says law makers will do something.
One of the less costly items being discussed is lengthening the time someone can be held under the Baker Act for involuntarily examinations. The act currently allows people feared to be a danger to themselves or others to be held three days.

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World tour surfer Laura Enever is riding a wave of success. After only a year on the ASP Women's World Championship Tour, the 20-year-old former ASP world junior champion from North Narrabeen is ranked sixth in the world and was the first female taken on as Nike's surfing ambassador. Kate Waterhouse caught up with the pocket rocket to discuss her success.
Did you always want to be a surfer?
I was a gymnast when I was younger, training like 20 hours a week, and then I started surfing when I was about nine with my brother and my dad. I was hooked after that.
Did surfing come naturally?
No, but I just loved it. I quit gymnastics - which my parents were happy about because it's so expensive - and then I was like ''I want to be a surfer.''
Describe your lifestyle.
We are constantly travelling but I love it, just travelling around and seeing new places, meeting new people and surfing new waves.
What has been your biggest career highlight so far?
I won two world junior titles and when I made it on to the tour, that was an achievement in itself. Now I want to work up to winning a world title.
Do you hang out with people like Kelly Slater on tour?
Yes, the surfing industry is like this little world - everyone knows everyone, we are all friends and we know all the boys on tour and we are all pretty tight, so it's cool. Kelly is cool; he's got those incredible eyes that you can't help but stare and think: ''I don't even know what you're saying right now.'' He's one of those people; I feel like there is this aura that comes off him when he walks into the room - it's like you don't even know he's in the room but you can feel him there.
What was it like to be a part of Nike's Make Yourself campaign?
Amazing. They flew me to New York and I shot it with seven other female athletes, from professional runners, dancers, tennis players including Maria Sharapova, and it was shot by Annie Leibovitz. I didn't even know who Annie was and she was telling me how she had just shot Rihanna earlier that week and I was pretty much star-struck from then. It was crazy to see myself standing next to Maria Sharapova and some other incredible athletes. It was featured in every Nike store, all around the world, which was incredible. The best thing for me is that it got me to step outside the surfing world. Nike also took me to New York Fashion Week and that opened my eyes. I didn't understand half the things people were talking about.
Do you have to wear Nike all the time?
Yes, but I want to. It's hard to wear Nike out (at night) but I've become best friends with a pair of scissors. I even cut this shirt up and made a little crop top. I'm passionate about fashion and I would love to expand on that. I would love to eventually have my own clothing line with Nike.
Have you got a boyfriend?
Yes, I do, he's also a surfer and he lives in Hawaii. It's been two years but it feels like six months because we never see each other. It's a total long-distance relationship.
What's your beauty regimen to protect yourself from the elements?
I definitely take care. My hair has always been this blonde, I've never even dyed it, but I'm constantly looking after it. I spend thousands of dollars a year on hair products. I wear sunscreen everyday and I use rosehip oil, especially in winter - you can get really bad windburn.
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Ammo shortages everywhere. There was a story of ammo shortages in Fairbanks and the continual search for such by many who know that Tuesday is ammo day at Sportsmans in Fairbanks. Many calls made looking for the basics like .22, as well as other popular shells. Well this is not an exclusive search for those in Fairbanks alone. We here on the Kenai know that Monday is ammo day for Sportsmans in Soldotna, and that Wednsday is the day for Three Bears in Kenai, each receive many calls from those of us that are looking for shells and can't find them.
It does appear to be a nation wide event this shortage of shells and it makes me wonder what's up. There is a governmental, as well as Global push to limit firearms at every turn and our government knows that they will never rid America of weapons so they have to go another way and that is to limit ammo for all guns and we see this being done at an alarming rate.
Our right to bear arms was written in our Constitution for a reason by our forefathers and that reason was the knowledge they had about power hungry governments that would seek absolute power and control of everything and everyone if allowed to do so freely and without any opposition.
We are about to see our president give up our rights to the United Nations by his signing a treaty for arms control by the UN this coming week. Make no mistake folks there is a global plan for absolute control of every aspect of everyones lives here in America and else where and the restriction of arms or ammo fits right in for a smooth transition into a global society here in Alaska, America and everywhere if they can regulate and restrict weapons and ammo from those that would appose their Dream Acts.
Time always reveals the plans of men in their hunger for control and if one would look they could see the writing on the UN wall as well as the White House walls for this global control's final push.
Hang on to those Bibles, Guns and Ammo, because it does appear that these are the two weapons they seek to do away with and it really should make people ask questions of why.
It's not the end of the world as some claim, but, it sure looks like it might be the end of freedom for Americans any day now. Each one of us needs to make up our own minds as to what's really going on with all the shortages of ammo and push to restrict the truth of the Bible while all other religious books are being promoted.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The latest U.S. News & World Report 2014 Best Graduate Schools survey rated Penn State's graduate engineering program 25th in the country.
The report, released March 12, surveyed 143 engineering graduate programs.
Under the publication's specialties categories, Penn State aerospace engineering was ranked 16th, biological engineering 12th, bioengineering 39th, chemical engineering 21st, civil engineering 16th, computer science 28th, electrical engineering 26th, environmental engineering 13th, industrial engineering 11th, materials 14th, mechanical engineering 12th and nuclear engineering eighth.
The University's computer engineering program did not participate in this year's rankings.
U.S. News does not survey the disciplines of architectural engineering, and engineering science and mechanics.


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The United States Food and Drug Administration is trying to implement new guidelines that will effectively kill the nation's supplement industry. The guidelines were reviewed by the Alliance for Natural Health, and the alliance determined them to be onerous and punitive.
The FDA's War on Dietary Supplements
July 13, 2011 by Bob Livingston http://www.personalliberty.com/author/bob/
The United States Food and Drug Administration guidelines will apply to supplements developed since 1994.
The United States Food and Drug Administration is trying to implement new guidelines that will effectively kill the nation's supplement industry.
A draft of the guidelines was issued July 1 to comply with the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notification protocols called for in the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). In the 17-plus years since the act was passed, supplement manufacturers have had little information to help them determine what makes a NDI and when or how to file NDI notification.
Now, we know the FDA wants to destroy the supplement industry.
The guidelines were reviewed by the Alliance for Natural Health, and the alliance determined them to be onerous and punitive. For example, any supplement developed since 1994 is now subject to FDA approval under the NDI.
Many important supplements have been developed since 1994. Under the new guidelines, those will have to come off the market for at least 75 days while the FDA decides whether it wants to approve them. On top of that, any supplements that were "grandfathered" in by the DSHEA that have been altered in any way — prepared by a different process, dosage increased, harvested from the plant at a different point in the life cycle, recommended for use by another demographic group, etc. — must also be pulled from the market and sent to the FDA for approval. And the kicker is that the FDA is under no obligation to approve them.
If any changes are made or unapproved substances are added to a supplement, the FDA considers it adulterated. As a result, the supplement could be confiscated by the FDA, the supplement manufacturer would be subject to severe sanctions and the manufacturing company's officers could be imprisoned.
Additionally, any new supplement being considered for manufacture must have an NDI completed for each ingredient, regardless of whether those ingredients had been previously approved by the FDA for use in other supplements, or the same substances had been previously approved for manufacture by a different company. This will drown supplement manufacturers in paperwork and result in increased costs and the closure of many supplement companies.
It's obvious the FDA and Big Pharma want to destroy the supplement industry and are not interested in letting Americans make their own health choices.
Call or email your Senators and Representative and tell them the FDA should not be imposing such draconian guidelines on the supplement industry. You can find the contact information for your Senators at www.senate.gov and your Representative at www.house.gov. Or you can call 1-800-333-4636.


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Futurama Star Billy West Answers Slashdot Questions 258
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by ak_hepcat
Who are some of your favorite voice actors to work with, obviously not limited to just the Futurama cast, and what are your favorite moments or stories with them?
Billy: I love the group of voice actors I'm privileged to work with every day. I don't give a shit what ANYONE says -- these people are all trained actors. The best I've ever seen. I will get back to the question after this not so brief announcement. Celebrities are not superlatives in our field of expertise. If celebrities that are schnoring in on our field started out trying to do what we do and were held to the standards we started out upholding, a great many of them would've never made it. It's easy for a celebrity to audition for a character who looks and sounds just like him or her. Now the studio creates characters based upon who they had in mind for the role in the first place, like a rigged fight. There is no magic, no transformation or sonic alchemy, no voices we've never heard before and no chance for most journeymen who are voice artisans to work in animated features. The general consensus is "Why?" Kids and adults pay no mind to whether Brad Pitt, David Schwimmer or Spade or Will Smith is blessing the project with their "magic" talent. For the characters they play, it could be my brother in law or the plumber. It is what it is and it will never change. This is because the folks in question know that every other huge movie is now a CGI movie. It eliminates the need for on-camera performers including stars and celebrities. Being a star or celeb does not equal the God-given gifts of those in the real craft. I'm waiting for the professional athletes to "eminent domain" us. But in general, I enjoy and respect these folks at the work they do best.
Now, back to our originally scheduled question!
All of the VO's (the usual subjects) I get to play with ARE my favorites. Every day one of us raises the bar and inspires everyone else, I think. I don't ever want to stop learning or getting better. I learn every day from all my peers. Women and men. Their unique and perfectly defined voice characterizations leave me in amazement. Most can do impressions if they are called upon to perform sound-a-likes, craft original characters with upwards of hundreds of personalities and sounds. Don't forget about killer instincts. I witness it everyday.
Fave moments--
When I was doing Futurama we'd be recording and it was so hard to continue once because John Di Maggio couldn't stop bursting out into laugher every half hour or so. He'd get hung up on something wickedly funny from the script and it would set him off. Matt G. and David X enjoyed it even when I plunged in and started my nonsense riffing. We had to be shushed repeatedly. Then all in the room would start up at some point later when the "call-back to the joke fever" set in. It was so funny to see John in the corner of the room with his bead buried in a pillow so his thunderous guffawing couldn't be heard! Too many stories to mention...
2) Re:Question number plz99
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by dr_dank
This leads to a bigger question: does Billy actually get to work with his castmates? Especially on an ensamble show like the Simpsons, its extremely common to have voice actors record their bits at different studios or at different times of day.
When the cast of the Simpsons did "Inside the Actors Studio" a couple of years ago, they joked that that was one of the few times in the run of the series that the cast was all in the same room together at the same time. --
Billy: In a cartoon show we work with almost all the actors and sometimes the whole cast would be present. There are exceptions when people have other work or time constraints that keep them from being at the session. Sometimes they will work with one or two actors to play scenes off each other and sometimes a performer records solo.
I have a question. If all the Simpsons could show up for the "Actors Studio" with no problem, why couldn't they......... I'm just being silly.
3) Well...
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by Black Parrot
Leela or Amy?
Billy: Leela. She has more sweater meat than Amy. Uh..I think. That was Fry not me!
4) Hank vs. Billy
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by Lev13than
In a cage match of you vs. Hank Azaria, who would win? How about your characters vs. Hank's characters? What if it was in jello instead of a cage?
Billy: I know that would be FUN! Can you imagine me and Hank in a cage pissing circles around each other with voices? Yeow!
5) New Series: Writers
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by justinstreufert
Billy --
We've heard a lot about the original voice actors who are returning to Futurama. This is great, and I believe it is absolutely essential to the success of the new season. However, what about the other staff? Are the writers of the Fox episodes returning for the new season? Is there anyone who isn't coming back to the show who you'll miss?
Thanks! Can't wait for the new season!! Can I be cryogenically frozen until 2008?
Billy: Outside of the voices, I don't know if ALL the writers and artists are on board, but I'm guessing most of them are.
Greetings from the year 3000. It still sucks! BTW you can be cryogenically frozen. Walt Disney was. They trot him out every year for "Disney on Ice."
6) "Pirates"
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by TheRequiem13
How you you (not your employers) feel about consumers downloading episodes of Futurama and watching them on their personal computers or portable media player of choice?
In particular, I mean those that pay for cable TV, but don't enjoy being bombarded with ads interupting the shows every 5 minutes, and find major network schedules highly restrictive.
Billy: I was always poor, but I was pretty much raised to try to pay for everything that I wanted and don't recall ever conscientiously wanting something for nothing. Of course, it depends on an individual's situation. We're all in the same boat no matter what happens. We all wish on the same stars. I do know that a lot of advantages in technology are spurred forward as an answer to a company's perceived infringement on their product. Then there's another advance to make the former technology obsolete and on and on. But you will ALWAYS have to buy SOMETHING no matter how you feel about it. Unless you're just a dyed in the wool crook. I always hope everyone finds their happiness in a way that hurts no one. Thanks for your question.
7) Writing
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by captnitro
Do/did you ever get to work with the writers on material, or improvise something on your own that makes it into the show? It seems like separating the inherent humor of many of the voices (Zoidberg comes to mind) and the way they speak, and the written material itself, would be hard.
Billy: I don't work as a writer along with the writers on the show. But I do offer ad-libs or different ways of talking for the characters. That's easy for me to do. I just want to bring as much to the table as possible. We all do.
8) The Web
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by ThePolkapunk
You're one of the few actors I know of with a web site that includes the actor's involvement. How important do you think this has been in your career and continued fame? Do you think this will become important for all successful actors to have?
How important do you feel the internet has been in the success of Futurama? I know there are tons of references to fan postings and web sites on the Futurama DVDs. Do you think Futurama episodes online contributed to the continuing success of Futurama after it was cancelled? I'm sure there are plenty of people who weren't significantly exposed to Futurama until the episodes began making their way online...
Billy: I wanted to be able to talk to everyone that was into what I do. My guests are very smart, not war-like or malcontents, they're funny and imaginative and great people in general. I post all the time. I have never posted on anyone else's website ever. My page is where I say what I want to say. Every now and then a sniper from the Internet's grassy knoll breezes in, barges onto my site, takes a dump on the carpet and runs. "Just because."
I hate to say it, but it's mostly a very FEW 1st, 2nd or 3rd time posters. They show up with a full metal jacket of either a Howard Stern agenda or a Ren and Stimpy agenda. This tiny group of people harasses me about the Stern show and the time I spent there. It began 13 years ago and ended 10 years ago. I'm all done there. Most folks from the Stern groups thank me for making them laugh back then, and for that I am forever grateful to them. All I did for ten years was explain over and over why I left. Same thing with a very FEW but active spastic dogs with an R&S boner that came on basically to pick a fight with me.
I won't take any shit from anyone, but they would also attack my guests trying to get to me. I was very upset over that aberrant behavior. I can tell an innocent post from a loaded one. What do you think I am? Iggorrrent?
As far as the return of Futurama, I think it had everything to do with the Internet and the voluminous amount of fans around the world. That and the DVD sales. It was because of you all that the show is back!
Thank you for the question.
9) Futurama Flavored Humor
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by eldavojohn
What exercises (if any) do you use to warm up your voice when you perform? Is it just something you're naturally good at or do you go through daily techniques and practicing like a musician or singer?
Billy: I never had any vocal training. I guess I was just a freak. I did things then the same way as I do now. With cosmic abandon. Think I share this with a lot of other VO's. I just found myself in the church chorus and in public school it was the glee club and school plays. I don't think a lot about it. It's in the head mostly and you try like the devil to replicate the sound that originates there. The voice somehow always finds new places to go to accommodate your ideas. There was a time when it was a little difficult to do the blood-curdling screams and those high pitched "genderless" voices. So I went to the best guy in the biz. Gary Catonah is a "voice-builder" who showed me the very precise vocal exercises to build up the little-used muscles around the throat. It was like a miracle! I wound up even better vocally than I'd ever seen before!
Little known fact: I did an entire season of Futurama with one vocal chord because the other one had constricted up into itself. I think it was collateral damage from a nasty, nasty flu I had caught. I saw a doctor and squared it away but it took a long time.
10) Your projects
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by AiY
I saw something a few months back about a project you were trying to get off the ground called "Billy Bastard - Amateur Human Being." It sounded like a great premise and promised me something better than most television. Any updates? Air dates? General info?
Billy: Billy Bastard was what I was 21 years ago when I was cross-addicted to alcohol and cocaine. A very volatile mix.
I would wind up in the most bizarre situations and have NO recollection for the most part of what had gone down. I was a fierce rock n' roller and had just gotten into radio in Boston. I've been clean for 21 years now, but I had written down stuff that happened. It was tragic until I read it to a friend here and there. They would break up with laughter. To me it wasn't funny, but they reminded me that if it all happened to someone else -- I would be in hysterics as well.
I guess "Seinfeld" was pitched 100 times before someone saw a diamond on the floor and had the sense to pick it up.
A few people have seen the 11 minute pilot, but we couldn't work anything out so far. We'll keep pitching it until we meet the right folks for this.
Myself, Jim Gomez, Bill Wray and Dave Guppel believe in it strongly and I think it's really funny. My VO friends, the incomparable Jim Cumings, the mighty voice of Moe La Marche, and the facile and talented lightning in a bottle Rob Paulsen were so gracious to add their magic to this show.
I will always post relevant bulletins as to where we are with the project. I won't hold a press conference if I get a great meeting with someone.
11) Leave it at the beep
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by El_Smack
What's the message on your answering machine?
Billy: Ocean's 11...uh, I mean chapter 11--no!
I left witty little voices on my machine, but I would come home to 16 hang ups. Callers checking in and out just to hear the message and end the call. Nowadays it's just "Hi. Please leave a message" in a deep friendly disarming voice.
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I feel real pain putting up this debate because i am huge fan of Huss, but off-late his form has tailed off from the SCG game against England (which Aussies lost) in the CB Series (barring his hundred in 2nd C-H Trophy game).
Yesterday Ian Chappell was also saying that though he is a good player he isn't as good as his stats suggest, and now he would get sorted a bit by other teams. I hope Hussey proves his critics wrong quickly.


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Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? 490
I was noodling around Best Buy looking for a new laptop, and it occurred to me how inconvenient it was that I was limiting myself to models with DVD players. Either that, or thinking what a pain it would be having to take an external DVD player everywhere that I might want to watch a movie on my laptop. Then I started to wonder why this was.
Specifically: Why do movie studios allow Netflix to send out DVDs to their subscribers by mail, but not to allow the same option in the form of "virtual DVDs" that you could "check out" through their website, and stream them while they're checked out to you? Surely the streaming option is more convenient for almost everybody — no postage fees, no opening and sealing of envelopes on Netflix's end, no dealing with lost and scratched DVDs, etc.
Well, obviously movie studios would not allow Netflix to let users "check out" a virtual DVD, stream it, and then "return" it and instantly "check out" the next virtual DVD in their queue, since this effectively amounts to unlimited simultaneous access to all of their titles. (That's now Netflix's huge online streaming library works, but movie studios don't currently want to make all of their movies available for instant streaming.)
But then why not take all the movies that are currently only available as DVDs (not for streaming), make them available as "virtual DVDs", and only allow users to check out a certain number per month? This would mimic the limit imposed by the speed of the postal service, which only allows users to check out a fixed number of movies per month by mail. Netflix could keep its existing streaming library the way it is, and for the movies currently available only as physical rental DVDs, replace them with "virtual DVDs" that would count towards a user's monthly virtual DVD limit. Why won't movie studios let them do that?
Well actually, there's still a clear reason why movie studios would not allow this: a certain amount of revenue comes from impulse buys from users who decide that they want to watch The Dark Knight Rises right now and rent it from Google Play. (That's how I broke in my setup for holding a tablet in front of an elliptical while exercising, and worked out for the entire length of the movie to assuage my guilt from pigging out at a party.) If Netflix allowed instant checkout of virtual DVDs, the studio would lose the $5 or more that it makes when a user decides to rent a recently released blockbuster. (The studio would still get a cut of the money the user pays to Netflix for the virtual DVD plan, but not as much -- about $12 per month divided by about 12 DVDs.)
So, finally, suppose Netflix built this limitation into the virtual DVD plan as well — you could have a "virtual DVD" queue, with two or three virtual DVDs "checked out" at any one time, and every time you "returned" a virtual DVD, there would be a delay of 24 hours or more before the next DVD in the queue would be "checked out" to you. So the virtual DVD queue would essentially mimic Netflix's existing experience of renting DVDs by mail, except the content would be streamed, so you could watch it on any device with an Internet connection.
Now we have a fairly interesting question. If what I've described would be essentially "the same thing" as Netflix's existing DVD plan — except replacing physical DVDs with streaming, which would be more convenient for all parties involved — then why won't movie studios allow them to do that? Of course movie studios don't want their own DVD sales being undermined, but they already allow Netflix to "compete" with the studios own DVD sales by offering physical DVDs for rent, so why wouldn't they allow them to offer virtual DVDs for rent in exactly the same way?
I'm interested in questions like these which seem to have an obvious answer, but the obvious answer is a decoy which turns out to be wrong, and the real answer is necessarily more complicated. In this case, the obvious answer is that studios don't allow Netflix users to check out "virtual streaming DVDs" because it would compete with their own DVD sales. But that answer by itself can't be right, because studios do allow Netflix users to check out physical DVDs, which also compete with the studio's own DVD sales. So what could be their reason for allowing users to check out physical DVDs but not to "check out" virtual DVDs in exactly the same way, where studios would get the exact same cut of the rental rates as if they were real physical DVDs being checked out?
Unfortunately, by the very nature of these decoy-answer-making-a-deeper-mystery questions, if you ask them in a forum or on a mailing list, you'll get people spelling out the decoy answer for you with what they imagine to be the patience of someone talking to an idiot. Wherever I posed this question, I got the answer that studios wouldn't allow virtual DVD checkouts because it would undermine their own DVD sales. To repeat, the question is why the studios allow physical DVD check-outs from a service like Netflix but do not allow virtual DVD check-outs that would otherwise work in exactly the same way, with Netflix and the studios getting paid the same in each case.
One possible answer is that this is a form of price discrimination, whereby a seller tries to extract the most that different market segments will pay for essentially the same product. Student discounts for museum admission are a form of price discrimination — extracting more money from non-student adults who have more disposable income, while still gaining some revenue from poorer students who otherwise would have skipped the experience and paid nothing. In cases where a seller can't check a buyer's income level (or student status) directly, they can practice price discrimination by throwing up some sort of inconvenient roadblock — requiring buyers to clip a coupon or mail in a rebate to get a discount. Busy, high-earning professionals often won't bother, and will end up paying the higher price, while price-conscious bargain hunters will take advantage of the deal when they otherwise might not have bought the product at all. (On the other hand, a restaurant charging more for steak than chicken is not "price discrimination," because the steak really does cost the restaurant more to provide.)
In the case of a Netflix DVD plan, if you watch movies and mail them back as fast as you can on a plan that lets you check out 2 DVDs at a time, every month you could watch about 20 movies for a monthly fee of $12. If you rented the same recent releases on Google Play at $2-$5 a pop, it would average around $70.
So this could be a form of price discrimination by the studios. If you care about price more than convenience, you can just splurge for a Google Play rental whenever you want to watch a recent release, and you can watch it on your laptop, your tablet, or your phone, without the need for a DVD drive, but you'll pay around $70 per month depending on how many movies you watch. On the other hand, if you want to save money, the cheapest legal way to watch all new releases as soon as they're released to home media, is with a Netflix DVD checkout plan — but the inconvenient roadblock is that you have to be willing to deal with those clunky DVDs.
It's an odd explanation, but it's hard to think of any other reason why Netflix and the movie studios would keep propping up the DVD format, when it would be easier for them and for us to just offer "virtual DVD checkout" and stream the same content, as long as Netflix and the studios got paid exactly the same amount of money as they would make when we watch the content on a physical DVD. The inconvenience of DVDs allows Netflix and the studios to price-discriminate and separate the wealthy from the price-conscious, and extract money accordingly from each group — especially when higher-income users are more likely to own tablets or DVD-free laptops, and lower-income users are more likely to own DVD players. Can you think of any other reason why they don't simply replace all DVDs with comparable streaming "checkout" options?
Well actually, I can think of at least one other possibility. With a "virtual DVD checkout" plan like the one I described, users might feel some aggravation every time they add a virtual DVD to their queue, only to be told they have to wait 24 hours or more before they can watch it. With physical DVDs, such delays are caused by the postal service and by the physical impossibility of having a DVD show up instantly in your home. But under a virtual DVD checkout plan, despite the fact that it would be more convenient overall, the delay before you can watch a checked-out movie is imposed by Netflix (possibly at the insistence of the movie studio), so that might be where the user focuses their aggravation instead. It's conceivable that even though Netflix knows that a "virtual DVD checkout" plan would be more convenient for users, those users would irrationally come to resent Netflix more for imposing the delays on movie viewing, so the company just decides not to wade into those waters.
I'd be interested in hearing other theories, as long as people understand the question: Why movie studios don't allow movies to be streamed in a manner that mimics, as closely as possible, the experience of checking out DVDs by mail from Netflix (including, say, a mandatory delay between the time you select the movie and the time that you can watch it). Saying "Because it competes with their own DVD sales" is not an answer, since Netflix's physical DVDs also compete with a studio's own DVD sales. But there may be other answers that are actual answers, and maybe one of those is the answer.


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Recall Of Lean Cuisine Ravioli That Might Have Broken Glass In It Includes Colorado
Do you have a freezer full of Lean Cuisine frozen meals? You might want to go check your product codes to make sure you don't up a meal full of broken glass with you ravioli!According to the FDA, last week Nestlé announced a voluntary recall of their Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli.
LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli, UPC 13800-58358. The production codes are 2311587812 and 2312587812; the "best before date" appears as DEC 2013.
The recall only affect those very specific product codes. The food was distributed nationwide, and may have been sold in Colorado King Soopers stores.
The recall was made because three different consumers found fragments of broken glass in their meals. Ouch!
If you have any of the recalled meals you should contact Nestlé Consumer Services at (866) 586-9424 or email@example.com.


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- Towards a typology of valency : ein Beitrag zu den Techniken Valenz und Orientierung (1984)
- Grammatical relations, particularly the notions of transitivity, case marking, ergativity, passive and antipassive have been a favourite subject of typological research during the last decade, but surprisingly, the notion of valency has been of marginal interest in cross-linguistic studies, though the syntactic and semantic status of participants is, to a great extent, determined by the relational properties of the verb. Valency is the property of the verb which determines the obligatory and optional number of its participants, their morphosyntactic form, their semantic class membership (e.g. ± animate, ± human) ,and their semantic role (e.g. agent, patient, recipient). The valency inherently gives information on the nature of the semantic and syntactic relations that hold between the verb and its participants. If a verb is combined with more participants than allowed or less than required, or if the participants do not show the required morphosyntactic form or class membership, the clause is ungrammatical. In other words, it is not sufficient to consider only the number of actants as a matter of valency, but it is only acceptable if all semantic and morphosyntactic properties of the relation between a verb and its participants that are predictable from the verb are included. The predictability of these properties results from their inherent givenness, and it does not seem reasonable to count some inherently given relational properties as a matter of valency, but not others (compare Helbig (1971:38f) and Heidolph et ale (1981:479) who distinguish between the quantitative, syntactic and semantic aspect of valency).
- Kausativierung und Transitivierung im Tagalog (1984)
- Als eine der grundlegenden Systematisierungen im Bereich der Kausativität und damit – aus der Sicht des Kölner Universalienprojekts – der Technik KAUSATIVIERUNG – hat sich meines Erachtens die von Comrie (1981:165ff) eingeführte – und von H. Seiler wiederaufgenommene (1984:67) – und als Kontinuum angeordnete, Dreiteilung in analytische (= periphrastische), morphologische und lexikalische Bildungen erwiesen. Im Mittelpunkt des folgenden Aufsatzes steht der Versuch, im Tagalog, der wichtigsten philippinischen Sprache, diese drei Erscheinungsformen der Kausativierung zu untersuchen und systematisch aufeinander zu beziehen. Dabei ist von besonderer Relevanz, daß in diesem Zusammenhang der semanto-syntaktischen Eigenheit des Tagalog als Vertreter des aktiscischen Sprachbaus wesentliche Bedeutung zukommt. Weiterhin ist zu berücksichtigen, daß aus der Sich der Gesamtdimension PARTIZIPATION Phänomene aus anderen Techniken (z .B. aus der TRANSITIVIERUNG) nicht unerwähnt bleiben dürfen. Auf diese Weise führt die vorliegende Arbeit letztlich dazu, Zusammenhänge zwischen TRANSITIVIERUNG und KAUSATIVIERUNG in Form von kontinuierlichen Übergängen aufzuzeigen.
- The systematization of tagalog morphosyntax (1994)
- In the last two decades Philippine languages, and of these especially Tagalog, have acquired a prominent place in linguistic theory. A central role in this discussion was played by two papers written by Schachter (1976 and 1977), who was inspired by Keenan's artcle on the subject from 1976. The most recent contributions on this topic have been from de Wolff (1988) and Shibatani (1988), both of which were published in a collection of essays, edited by Shibatani, with the title Passive and Voice. These works, and several works in-between, deal with the focus system specific to Philippine languages. The main discussion centers around the fact that Philippine languages contain a basic set of 5 to 7 affix focus forms. Their exact number varies not only in the secondary literature, but in the primary sources, i.e. Tagalog grammars, as well, where considerable differences in the number of affix focus forms can be found. All of these works, however, do agree on one point: the Philippine focus system basica1ly consists of agent, patient (=goal or object), benefactive, locative, and instrumental affix forms. Schachter/Otanes (1972) list a number of further forms, and in Drossard (1983 and 1984) we tried to show (in an attempt similar to those of Sapir 1917 and Klimov 1977) that the main criterion for a systematization of the Philippine focus system consists in the difference between the active and stative domains, an attempt which in our opinion was largely misunderstood (cf. the brief remarks in Shibatani (1988) and de Wolff (1988). The present paper is thus, on the one hand, an attempt to repeat and clarify our earlier position, and on the other, a further step towards such a systematization. A first step in this direction was an article on resultativity in Tagalog from 1991. In the present paper this approach will be extended to reciprocity. In the process we will show that it is valid to make a distinction between an active (=controlled action) vs. a stative (=limited controlled action) domain. First, however, we will take a brief look at what makes up the active and stative voice systems.


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During the Fall of 1996, and just a few months into their marriage, Steve Atcavage told his wife, Susie, that he wanted to practice as a physical therapist independently, and open his own office.
The couple had each graduated from Temple University's Physical Therapy Program with Master's degrees a few years earlier in 1994. Both were working for hospital systems. Although Susie was not keen on the idea of pursuing a business venture, she recognized her husband #s unhappiness working under a corporate umbrella, which, even 15 years ago, pushed numbers and the bottom line.
Steve wanted the autonomy to use his skills and focus on patient care. And the rest is history for CPT & CPT first opened its doors in the Forest City community in October of 1997 within what is believed to have been an old sewing factory. Initially, Steve was solo within the office with the assistance of a front desk assistant. He saw patients, managed the bills and even managed submitting the claims to the insurance companies. He was working from guidance provided by his father-in- law, Eric Linde, that it was important Steve understand all aspects of his business. By his own admission, understanding and submitting insurance claims was a struggle. Steve remembers being open for several weeks and the first insurance check arrived in the mail. He recalls, It was for $34. And I wondered how I was going to make it work.
Suzanne joined the practice approximately one year later, when CPT acquired the contract to provide services to the residents of Forest City Nursing Center, and did so for several years. Despite the introduction of managed care, which had a minimal presence when CPT first opened, CPT continued to grow. Steve and Susie stuck to their goal of patient centered care and the use of evidence based medicine. Both were awarded the Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Temple University in 2005.
The two had a desire to be in charge of their careers, wanting their main focus to be placed on providing a valuable service and care that would yield results. The approach seemed to be well received by patients and produced favorable patient outcomes, which in turn helped to manage the services provided within the changing insurance climate. The commitment to this premise, they believe, has allowed CPT to expand to four locations.
Additional offices exist in Hawley, Dunmore and Carbondale. Staff has grown to more than 20, with some members now with the company more than a decade.
They both give the highest praise to every staff member. Even though the vision #for CPT was Steve's, they both know that the practice could not have become a success, let alone survived, without the knowledgeable and committed people who work with them. Each employee brings something to the table and knowledge, personality, skill, vision, motivation, teamwork and the combination of everyone's efforts has supported the company.
The Atcavages identify the communities in which their offices exist as the second driving force behind CPT's success. Patients have the right to choose where they go for medical care of any kind. And so, it is well recognized that the support shown by the residents of the four communities in which CPT has a presence, are a cornerstone ingredient to the longevity of the business.
Today, occupational therapy services are also offered. Between the two disciplines, CPT offers expanded care within areas such as lymphedema management, balance and vestibular disorders, advanced manual therapy, sports medicine and orthopedic care. The extensive list of services provided is a testament to the diverse and complementary backgrounds of our team of physical and occupational therapy specialists.
Both agree that they will remain committed to the original vision that drove the inception of CPT, patient-centered care and autonomous practice. The current economy, challenges to the Medicare program and insurance costs to patients test this position. But the couple pledges that service and results will remain CPT's commitment to their community and people who need rehabilitation care.
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Softball falls to the Bulldogs
The Lady Raiders travelled to Cashmere last Saturday for a season opening doubleheader against the Bulldogs. LR travelled without one of their key players who could not make the trip. Because of this, the coaches had to shuffle people around to fill the hole which meant some girls had to play in positions they had never played before.
LR's youth and inexperience showed as the Bulldogs held the Lady Raiders scoreless in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game the Lady Raiders did score two runs.
The Bulldogs took advantage of Lady Raider errors to roll to a 18-2 victory. Head Coach Jamie Lezard spoke about those errors,
"We had some costly errors both offensively and defensively," Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. He also said the team did not play up to their abilities.
"We still need more team communication, team effort and team attitude," he said. "If we play all the fundamentals of the game, we will be fine."
Bright spots for the Lady Raiders came from the plate performance of Ashlee Semmens, who leads the team with a .750 batting average. And eighth-grader Tristan Adolph and freshman Savannah Kentner both batted .500 on Saturday. Lezard wants to see this production carry over into the later games.
Both games were an improvement for the Lady Raiders, compared to last season's opener against Okanogan when LR fell by the score of 30-4 in a single game.
The Lady Raiders looked to last night's game at Tonasket to rebound and give them a positive before the upcoming long break. Last night's game was the last for the Lady Raiders until April 6, when the Lady Raiders take on the Davenport Gorillas at Davenport starting at noon.
To get to the softball field at Davenport, take a right of highway 2 at 1st Street (at the bowling lanes at the edge of town) and go straight for five blocks; the softball field will be on your left.


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Originally published on July 19, 2013 10:31 am
As he prepares his summer reading list, book lover and journalist Danny Heitman says he's worried college students aren't reading for fun anymore.
In a recent writing course he taught, he asked his students the last book they read for pleasure. Many of them hadn't read a book for fun since "Harry Potter."
Heitman is hesitant to offer a reading list to college-age young men and women, since lists tend to have an air of assigned reading. But he offers these 10 titles.
"They're not necessarily the best books of all time," Heitman told Here & Now. "Just a handful of volumes that I love, and that hold some appeal, I hope, for college kids."
- See also: 21 Summer Reading Suggestions
Recent columns by Danny Heitman:
- Christian Science Monitor: Don't just read for fun
- Wall Street Journal: The Young and the Bookless
- Christian Science Monitor: Can you inherit an e-book?
- Danny Heitman, columnist for the Baton Rouge Advocate. He tweets @danny_heitman.
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The nation's first mine death of 2008 was
reported Tuesday in Kentucky.
Federal and state officials say an eastern Kentucky coal truck
driver was killed at Blue Ridge surface mine in Letcher County. The
mine is operated by the Cumberland River Coal Company, a subsidiary
of St. Louis-based Arch Coal.
Roy D. Sturgill, 29, of Isom died around 12:45 a.m. after his truck backed over a dumping point and continued to go down the slope, said Kentucky Natural Resources Commissioner Susan Bush.
Sturgill was employed by Bates Contracting in Whitesburg.
Arch spokeswoman Kim Link said she had no further details.
"We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Sturgill's
family, friends and co-workers," Link said.
Calls to Bates Contracting were met with a busy signal.
Bush said state inspectors in 2007 cited the mine for 24 safety
violations and issued 19 orders banning the use of specific pieces of equipment, mainly vehicles.
It's unclear whether Sturgill was operating a truck belonging to Bates or Cumberland River Coal. However, Bush said that was irrelevant because the state holds mine operators accountable for all incidents at their mines.
"They're responsible for everything on that mine site, whether or not it involves a contractor," she said.
When asked about the citations, Link said she couldn't specifically address the safety issues at the Blue Ridge mine. However, she said inspectors are "in the business of looking for things they can cite. You can always find ways to improve."
Last week, state officials announced that Kentucky, the state with the most coal mines in the nation, recorded only two mining deaths last year - the lowest number in its history.
Nationwide, 33 miners died in 2007 as a result of accidents, according to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. That
compares to 47 miners who were killed in 2006, 23 killed in 2005 and 28 killed in 2004.
"You never know you're going to have a mine accident, you can't
let you guard down," Bush said. "You have to work safely every day."
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Shawn Barber is national indoor pole vault champion03/16/2014
Sophomore Shawn Barber became UA's first male individual national champion by winning the pole vault competition in record-setting fashion at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday evening at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
With a winning clearance of 18-10.25 (5.75m), Barber smashed his own Canadian National record and bested 2013 NCAA Outdoor Champion Sam Kendricks of Ole Miss in a thrilling dual. Barber, who calls Texas home but owns dual citizenship, is the Zips fourth individual national champion overall and the third from the track & field program.
Barber, who placed fifth at the NCAA Indoor championships a year ago as a true freshman, had very little trouble clearing heights throughout the competition. In fact, he didn't suffer his first miss until 14 other athletes had already been eliminated and he was head-to-head with Kendricks at a height of 18-06.50 (5.65m).
The physics of pole vaulting featuring national champion Shawn Barber
UA physics graduate Eric Copenhaver discusses the concepts underlying a successful pole vault attempt with UA Track & Field Coach Dennis Mitchell, focusing on the technique of UA sophomore Shawn Barber, who won national championship in pole vaulting at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.


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The Ugly Side of History
The Ugly Side of History
W. G. Jackman, engraver. The White Republic against the World. Portrait of John H. Van Evrie. New York: For the subscribers of The New York Day Book, after 1868.
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This engraved portrait of author and newspaper publisher John H. Van Evrie recently appeared on eBay. There were no bidders, and AAS was able to subsequently acquire the print directly from the seller. Van Evrie was an outspoken white supremecist who bankrolled several papers and periodicals in New York during Reconstruction. He also wrote several pro-slavery tracts during the Civil War. The masthead of his main paper,The New York Day Book declared: "Devoted to White Supremacy, State Equality, and Federal Union." Today, Van Evrie is often cited for his 1860 book review of Walt Whitman'sLeaves of Grass (which he called "bull" and "filth"). Today, Van Evrie's views on slavery and race are appalling and extremely difficult to read, but the preservation of all aspects of American history -- the good, the bad and the really ugly -- is one of the roles of national depositories like the American Antiquarian Society.


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April 13, 2008
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - After dropping a pair of close contests to Big West foe Cal State Northridge on Saturday, the UC Santa Barbara softball team rebounded on Sunday and shutout the Matadors, 4-0 to close out the three-game conference series. UCSB improves to 24-18 overall and 7-2 in the Big West while Northridge falls to 16-19 and 5-4 in league play.
With one out at the top of the first inning, sophomore Jessica Ziegler reached first base on an error by the Northridge third baseman. Ziegler stole second before junior Tiffany Wright singled on a 3-2 pitch, putting runners on the corners. Senior Tisha Duran hit a homer over the center field fence during the ensuing at-bat to put the Gauchos on the board, 3-0.
The Gaucho defense took down the first six Northridge batters in order before Amanda Pitzenberger managed a single to the shortstop in the third. The runner reached third base on an error followed by a ground out, but that is as far as she would get as UCSB got out of the inning unscathed.
In almost a replay of the first inning, Ziegler reached on a Northridge error at the top of the fifth and then stole second base. Wright followed with a single to left field and advanced to second as Ziegler crossed home plate to stretch the Gaucho lead to 4-0. Duran walked and both runners were pushed over a base on a sac bunt from freshman Jessica Beristianos, but the inning ended after a pair of groundouts.
Northridge's Christina Saenz had a double to left center with one out in the bottom of the fifth and one out later Karen Fraggi earned a walk, but the Matadors were both left stranded. Pitcher MeLinda Matsumoto allowed just one hit in the final two innings as UCSB held on for the 4-0 win.
Wright led the team with her 2-for-4 showing with a run and an RBI. In the circle, Matsumoto improved to 6-8 on the year after pitching the complete game shutout. She allowed just four hits, walked one, and tallied the lone strikeout of the game.
Mercedes Lovato (13-13) took the loss for the Matadors after allowing three total runs (one unearned) on three hits with one walk in the first inning. Samantha Schroeder pitched six innings and gave up just one run on two hits with one walk. Northridge committed three errors in the loss; UCSB had one.
The Gauchos will return home to Campus Diamond next weekend and face No. 16 Long Beach State, which is tied for first in the Big West with UCSB. As always, the three-game series will begin with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.


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Throughout the month of July, Superfair customers can help feed hungry local families by purchasing $5, $10, or $20 bundles of food that are then delivered to the Watonwan County Food Shelf.
Superfair is allowing all the foods to be sold at cost, which makes the endeavor more feasible, and Superfair employee Bethany Carlson is personally delivering all the bundles to the Watonwan County Food Shelf. The promotion is Carlson's brainchild. A graduate of St. James High School who has worked at Superfair for nearly three years, she's back in St. James for the summer following her freshman year at South Dakota State University.
"I like the St. James area," she said. "The people here have shown so many times they really care, and it's nice to offer another opportunity for them to show how much they really care."
The $20 bundle has items like canned goods, noodles, macaroni-and-cheese, and cereal; the $10 box has things such as flour, cans of soup, and peanut butter; and the $5 bundle offers foods like canned fruits and vegetables and rice.
Deb Schmillen, manager of the Watonwan County Food Shelf, said June was the busiest month in the history of the food shelf! They served 74 families, which included 255 individuals, and distributed 6,308 pounds of food.
"The 'Summer of Sharing' event that Bethany Carlson has initiated gives a big boost to the Watonwan County Food Shelf this summer," Schmillen said. "A lot of food has been purchased due to the overwhelming need in June as shown by our statistics, so this project will help re-stock our shelves."
Carlson came up with this "Summer of Sharing" concept while contemplating ways to "give back to the community with issues prevalent locally," she said. With so many area children qualifying for free-and-reduced lunches during the school year, summer can be a hard time for those familes, and Carlson's hoping this giving can bridge some of that gap.
"Bethany's plan is so valuable to the food shelf because of the high usage this summer, especially with the children home from school (who) might otherwise receive free or reduced lunches during the school year," Schmillen said. "No child should have to go hungry when there is such an abundance of food in this country."
"The idea is for people in the community to give back to each other," Carlson said of the "Summer of Sharing." She decided on which products to offer in the bundles after talking with Schmillen about which items were in need.
"The items I suggested are basic items at the food shelf that are depleted first," Schmillen said. "Most of them are also common items that each of us probably purchase for ourselves when we make a trip to the grocery store. It is helpful for us to think of what we might buy for ourselves when we want to provide food for others."
Carlson said the project benefits the entire community. "My main goal is people will see it and want to give back," she said. "Local people are being helped."
She professed thanks to Superfair and Mark Kulseth for letting her sell the items at cost, as well as Nonnie Hanson for providing tips on "how to make the display look better and more eye-catching." "This is kind of a learning experience for me, and I definitely don't have all the answers, but everyone here (at the store) has been so supportive."
For the full story, please see the July 10 print edition of the St. James Plaindealer.
Ryan Anderson can be reached at randerson@stjamesnews and followed on Twitter @randerson_ryan


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Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy!
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Their Finest Hour
We continue to celebrate Britain's secession from the European Union today with this picture of Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the UK during World War II. Shortly after he assumed this position, and in anticipation of the Battle of Britain, Churchill gave one of the most stirring speeches of all times. The powerful concluding remarks of his speech are presented below.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Britain's Finest
We continue to celebrate Britain's bold exit from the EU with this picture of two of Britain's finest. The picture was taken in 1921. In the foreground is Winston Churchill. In the background, we can see Emir Abdullah walking beside T. E. Lawrence . . . aka Lawrence of Arabia.
One of my all time favorite movies was the 1962 classic, Lawrence of Arabia, which is about T. E. Lawrence's amazing adventures on behalf of Britain in World War I. If you have never had a chance to watch the movie, it is well worth seeing.
Monday, June 27, 2016
The "Victory"
Welcome to Britain Week here at OPOD. With the UK voting to succeed from the European Union last week, it seems appropriate to recognize their independent spirit by featuring them on OPOD. We start with this picture from 1899 of the the British warship, the Victory. This was Lord Nelson's flagship.
Friday, June 24, 2016
Hindenburg Disaster
Today's picture is from May 6, 1936, and it shows the crash of the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg. The German airships were inflated with Hydrogen. Hydrogen was selected because it has superior lifting characteristics over all other gases. The downside is the Hydrogen is explosive. The highly publicized crash was pretty much the death knell for lighter than air craft.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Zeppelin over Jerusalem
Today's picture shows the Graf Zeppelin from Germany over Jerusalem. The picture was taken in 1931. To me, sort of a creepy picture, knowing what Hitler was about to do to the Jews.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Naval Airships
Today's picture is from 1943 and shows a US Navy dirigible base on the east coast. Many do not realize that these airships were used in World War II for surveillance. These vessels had many unique capabilities, and I find it unfortunate that the technology was all but abandoned after the second world war.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Welcome to Lighter than Air Week here at OPOD. We will be looking at early flight that was accomplished by craft which were, well . . . lighter than air. In the earliest of airships, the gas was a lighter than air gas that came off burning coal. Then later, they used either Hydrogen or Helium as the lifting gas. Today's picture is from around 1920.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Sharecropper Camp
Today's picture is another one from the mass Sharecropper Eviction in New Madrid, Missouri. You can see that some of the people who had access to tarps set up makeshift camps by the side of the road after being evicted from the property.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Evicted Sharecroppers
This is a picture of another group of Sharecroppers who were part of the massive sharecropper eviction in 1939 in New Madrid, County Missouri. All the pictures this week were taken at the same spot at the side of the highway. From the picture, it looks like dozens of families had been evicted at the same time.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Sharecropper Child
Today's picture is another person affected by the sharecropper eviction that occurred in New Madrid County, Missouri in 1939. This is the child of one of the sharecropping families that was evicted from the farm. Like the pictures from the last few days, everyone simply sat on the side of the road with their meager possessions, not knowing what to do next.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Sharecropper's Wife
We discussed yesterday how sharecroppers had no rights to remain on the land, and could be evicted by the owner for any reason. In 1939 in Missouri a land owner evicted all the sharecroppers on his property without warning. Here is a picture of one of the wives after the eviction, standing on the side of the road.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Welcome to Sharecropping Week here at OPOD. A hundred years ago, farming was labor intensive, so large landowners would sublease their property to sharecroppers. These tenant farmers would farm a part of the land, and would give a portion of the crop back to landowner in exchange for rent. Unfortunately, the sharecroppers had not legal protection or rights, and so could be evicted from the land at the landowners whim. In the late 30's, as affordable farm equipment became available like tractors and combines, the need for sharecroppers was eliminated. The picture above is from 1939 in Missouri, and the sharecropper pictured had just been evicted from his tenant farm. He is pictured sitting on the side of the road with his meager possessions after the eviction. There were a large number of sharecroppers evicted that day, and they were all just sitting on the side of the road, not knowing what to do or where to go.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Camp Out
Today's picture is from 1919 and shows a Boy Scout camp. This is fairly nice, as notice the tents are built above elevated, level flooring. Perhaps this was an area that got a lot of rain. Where I went to summer camp, the tents were without floors, and just over the dirt.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Mess Hall
Today's picture shows the Mess Hall at Boy Scout Camp Ranachqua. The picture was taken in 1919. From what I remember, the food was not that bad at the Scout Camp I went to as a child, and the mess hall did not look that much different from this one.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Camp Roosevelt
This is a curious picture of Boy Scout Camp Roosevelt, taken in July of 1925. It looks like the boys are lined up getting their hands inspected. Not sure what is going on, but maybe they are checking to see if their hands are clean before entering the mess hall.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Boy Scout Camp
Today's picture is from Alabama, and shows a Boy Scout Camp. The picture was taken in 1942, and shows one of the great parts about camp . . . water fun. Not only can you swim in a river, you can see a feature of these camps typically is canoes and boats. This water activity is not normally available to kids, and so is one of the things that makes summer camp special. I wonder if summer camps are still popular?
Monday, June 6, 2016
Summer Camp
With June here I figure it is a good time to have Summer Camp Week here at OPOD. The picture above is from the early 1900's, but it could have been a picture of summer camp from my childhood in the 1960's. I would go to Boy Scout camps in the summer, and always looked forward to the excitement and challenges found at Camp Faucet and Samp Sol Meyer. I wonder how many of you have fond memories or not so fond memories of Summer Camp. Please share!
Friday, June 3, 2016
Sea Bass
Today's picture shows Edward Llewellen after a successful day of fishing. The Sea Bass he caught weighed in at 425 pounds. The picture was taken in 1903, and the fish was caught off Catalina Island. Many thanks to the Evil Nate Maas for sending in the picture.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Child Fishing
Today's picture is from 1920, and it shows a small child fishing from a rock on the bank of the river. The child is using an old style stick fishing pole. The picture really makes me want to go fishing.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Men Fishing
Welcome to Fishing Week here at OPOD. With summer here, I am sure many of you would like to be out fishing, so we will be looking at pictures of people enjoying this past time. Today's picture is from 1903, and shows a group that had a successful day of fishing in a canoe. The picture was taken in the Adirondacks in 1903.
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has been waved on Charlie Crist at the Daytona International Speedway.
A campaign gift of a NASCAR sponsorship for Saturday's nationally televised Coke Zero 400 is now off — not because the rival Republican Party of Florida complained, but because the registered owner of the race car in question, record producer Mike Curb, used to be a Republican lieutenant governor of California and asked the decals not appear.
"I did it out of respect to Mike Curb, who is a staunch Republican and he didn't feel comfortable and he's been a huge supporter and a partner to us from the very start," racing car partner Phil Parsons told the Sporting News at the speedway Friday morning. "In respect to Michael, we decided to take it off."
Parsons told the Sporting News that he had been paid by a supporter of Crist's to put the Democratic gubernatorial candidate stickers on the No. 98 car driven by Josh Wise.
Crist's name was to appear in six places on the car. The sponsorship was reported to be worth between $25,000 and $50,000.
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text: Time to slash some fat quick off of spiny. Being a rep, I was lucky enough to be selected to try this out. And I plan to put it to the test. Started with 80mcgs today. I'm loving it already. Shaking like crazy and soon to be expelling water like a faucet. Thanks goes to my boss Heavyiron and my IMR superiors. Great people here. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/22/detagene.jpg


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1. Homebirth increases the risk of neonatal death. This is
accepted and acknowledged by the WHO, the CDC, NICE (The National
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in the UK, among other major health organizations.
2. American direct entry midwives have less education and
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In May this year, a serious leak of ammonium coolant caused an emergency on the International Space Station. There was only one way to fix the problem: go out into the vacuum on a spacewalk. In July ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had to end a sortie into space after just an hour and a half of work as water leaked into his helmet. In both cases, the astronauts and ground control handled the situation with astonishing cool considering the high-stakes environment they were working in.
In training, like in a real spacewalk, astronauts always have to keep an eye on their own and their crewmate's safety. It's tough. Learning to work in the void can be exhausting. But the training takes them closer to that most extraordinary dream: the chance to walk in space. Euronews looks at the history of spacewalks and the intensive training behind them.


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Ilya Kovalchuk and Andrei Loktionov scored less than 2 1/2 minutes apart in the third period to rally the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center.
Patrik Elias added a shorthanded goal while assisting on Kovalchuk's game- winner to help the Devils halt a two-game skid. Martin Brodeur made 17 saves in the victory.
The Capitals were dealt a second straight defeat following a season-high three-game win streak despite a 34-save effort from Braden Holtby. Mathieu Perreault and Mike Ribeiro potted power-play goals in the setback, with Troy Brouwer assisting on both markers.
Washington took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but was whistled for six minor penalties during the final frame that aided to New Jersey's comeback.
The tying tally did come at even strength, when Loktionov put the rebound of Adam Larsson's blast from the right point past Holtby at the 9:19 mark.
Shortly afterward, Caps defensemen John Erskine and Tom Poti were sent off for hooking and interference infractions, respectively, that occurred just two seconds apart.
The Devils cashed in on the 5-on-3 situation, with Kovalchuk rocketing a one- timer off Elias' pass from behind that beat Holtby stick-side with 8:20 remaining.
"We have to be more disciplined," said Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom. "It's not good enough. The first 5-on-3 [in the third period] we did a good job, but we got another one right after."
Washington would manage just one shot on goal the rest of the way, and recorded only three total for the third period.
"It wasn't our best game tonight, but in the third period I think we found our legs and Marty made some big saves in the second to give us a lot of energy," said Kovalchuk. "I think in the third period we dominated, and that's why they took a couple penalties and we scored."
Holtby was sharp in keeping the first period scoreless despite New Jersey owning a 13-4 shot advantage for the session, and Washington finally broke the stalemate near the midway mark of the second when Perreault knocked home an uncontested carom after Brodeur initially stopped Brouwer's rush up the right side.
The score started a barrage of three goals within a span of just over three minutes, two of which occurred during a Washington power play.
New Jersey drew even with a shorthanded score created by Adam Henrique, who forced a turnover behind the Washington net and delivered a shot that was blocked in front. Elias raced in to put the loose puck through an open right side with 8:44 left in the second stanza.
The Capitals went back in front just 1:24 later while still holding the man advantage, with Ribeiro's wrister trickling through the legs of a slowly reacting Brodeur to make it a 2-1 game.
Game Notes
The teams will square off again at the Verizon Center on Saturday ... Capitals defenseman Mike Green sat out a second straight game with a lower-body injury, while the Devils scratched forward Ryan Carter after he sustained a possible concussion in Monday's loss to Ottawa ... Loktionov was playing in just his second game as a Devil, having been acquired in a trade with Los Angeles on Feb. 6 ... New Jersey now has registered a league-best four shorthanded goals on the season ... Washington went 2-for-4 on the power play and is 10-for-23 (43.5 pct.) with the man advantage over its last eight games ... The Devils have prevailed in five straight matchups in the series, including a 3-2 overtime decision in Newark on Jan. 25.


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Job Search / Drinking and 2L SA's« on: January 15, 2007, 04:01:01 PM »
I've heard that drinking is a big part of the summer experience, but I don't drink. Will anybody notice if I order my coke without rum? I don't want to appear stuffy, but I really can't drink. Is there a diplomatic way to handle it, or is unlikely that anybody will care?


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Here's the only way I think its ok. I think your BIL should buy your sister/his wife 2 tickets to the concert. He should give them to her. Whoo-hoo she jumps and squeals and gets excited. At some point he should then say "now honestly this band is not my thing. I'm happy to go with you but if you have a friend who you would have more fun attending with, I think it'd be a great idea for you to invite them." At which point your sister can have a chat with any of her friends (surely she knows her friends best) and can offer one of them the ticket - for free - but be honest with them about the location and the costs of splitting a room and transportation. If no friends can or want to go, your BIL should go with her, the two of them paying for the room, and they should compromise by going somewhere else he wants to go but your sister isn't nuts about sometime.
I think what he should be doing is buying two tickets and a hotel and telling my sister to choose someone to take. If he can't afford that, then he should find a different gift?
He should either a) go with her, and make it a fun weekend or b) give up on the concert idea and buy her the double album.
I too think his heart is in the right place and I don't think he's being rude. However, I do think he's being cheap. Having said that, I realize the cost of two tickets might be prohibitive, but if that's the case I think he should come up with a different gift idea.
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"A Story is a progression of events in a cause and effect chain.The only part that changes as new mediums are added to the long-standing history if multi-platform Transmedia, is not Story but Style."
Once again Mike Jones hits the nail on the head, helping us sort through the hype about transmedia storytelling. Is transmedia storytelling fun and cool? Absolutely. Is it changing the fundamentals of storytelling? Absolutely not.
Discover what's real and what's hype by reading both this article, and the previous one posted here on transmedia storytelling.


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Though the conference room at the Department of Revenue's gaming division offices in Golden is the biggest the department has, the room for the task force's first meeting was packed beyond capacity, with marijuana advocates, reporters and others standing against walls, sitting on the floor and crammed into the aisles to watch a meeting that mostly consisted of task force members identifying the issues they need to address.
By the end of the meeting, the 24 task force members had come up with dozens of topics -- everything from basic licensing requirements for recreational marijuana businesses to questions of whether the state should regulate potency of marijuana -- that require discussion.
The task force has until Feb. 28 to work it all out and issue a report.
"This is not going to be easy," said Department of Revenue Executive Director Barbara Brohl, who is a co-chair of the task force. "We're going to be tackling a lot of difficult subjects, sometimes with competing viewpoints. We'll just have to work hard."
Attorney Christian Sederberg, one of the leaders of the pro-Amendment 64 campaign and a task force member, said after the meeting he thought the group's members were concerned they faced an overwhelming task.
To make the work less overwhelming, the task force will divide into working groups to focus on issues in five areas: business regulations for marijuana stores; the types of local regulations cities and counties can impose; taxes and matters of civil law, including employment issues; matters of criminal law; and social issues related to marijuana legalization, including consumer safety.
For about an hour during a brainstorming session Monday, task force members tossed out issues for the subgroups to take up -- adding to a list of 23 questions task force leaders had already put together: Should the state try to regulate marijuana potency? How should marijuana products be packaged and labeled? What should the state do to address concerns about secondhand marijuana smoke? And what should Colorado do if the federal government attempts to crush the whole thing?
Jack Finlaw, Gov. John Hickenlooper's chief legal counsel and the other task force co-chair, said the state has no information about how the Justice Department might respond to marijuana legalization -- beyond the public statements that federal officials still consider marijuana illegal.
"We have no additional information about either the timing or the substance of any federal action," Finlaw said.
At the end of the meeting, Finlaw opened the floor to public comment, giving the advocates squ
ished into the audience a chance to speak their minds. What followed was an orderly statement of concerns -- one person said the task force should urge cities to hold off on local marijuana-store bans until the state has written its rules for the businesses, another pointed to deficiencies in current medical marijuana business regulation -- that gave Sederberg hope for the task force's work.
No one has ever created rules for a recreational marijuana industry like Colorado is attempting. But no place knows regulation of marijuana businesses better than Colorado.
"I think we can accelerate the timeline," he said.


text: Carol W. Armstrong of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Marion Wilkinson.She was a member of East Brainerd Baptist Church and she was a member of Chattanooga Red Hat's Club. Carol was a 29 year member of West Walworth Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She was retired from retail sales and spent most of her time enjoying life.She is survived by husband, William "Bill" Armstrong; sisters, Pam Fox, of Weston, Mass., Debbie Kimball, of Nashua, N.H.; and one niece and several nephews. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. today, Dec. 30, at Heritage Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family request that Memorial contributions be made to the Red Cross-Chattanooga Chapter 801 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37403.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family, Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.