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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is the fourth and culminating module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Student teams use information and resources from the other three modules in the project suite to create a 3D interactive solar exhibit to... (View More) educate others about the Sun and how SDO informs scientists about the Sun's activity, structures and features, and Earth-Sun interactions. Students then self-evaluate their team's solar exhibit. Both a teacher and student guide are included, as well as tools for students to self-direct and track project process, and record reflections and information. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This textbook chapter presents a real case study involving the the logging of an old stand forest from three perspectives, that of the environmentalists, the wood products industry, and a politician. An associated writing activity engages students... (View More) in reviewing the different viewpoints, and writing a "letter to the editor" for or against the logging of old growth forest. This is chapter 3 in the unit, A New World View, which introduces global systems science, emphasizing the concepts of environmental diversity, Earth as a system, and sustainability. The resource includes a textbook chapter, integrated hands-on and inquiry activities, links to current news articles, and a suite of pre- and post-unit assessments. A teacher's guide supports classroom use. The resource is part of Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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2010 BASC Speakers
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- 1.1 Josh Corman (The 451 Group)
- 1.2 Ming Chow (Tufts University, CS Department)
- 1.3 Andrew Gronosky (Raytheon/BBN Technologies)
- 1.4 Joshua "Jabra" Abraham, Will Vandevanter (Rapid7)
- 1.5 Christien Rioux (SOURCE Conference)
- 1.6 Paul Schofield (Imperva)
- 1.7 Rob Cheyne (CEO, Safelight Security Advisors)
- 1.8 John Carmichael (Safelight Security Advisors)
- 1.9 Dan Crowley (Core Security)
- 1.10 Kenneth Smith
- 1.11 Shakeel Tufail (Fortify)
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We would like to thank our speakers for donating their time and effort to help make this conference successful and free.
Josh Corman (The 451 Group)
Joshua Corman is the Research Director of the 451 Group's enterprise security practice. Corman has more than a decade of experience with security and networking software, most recently serving as Principal Security Strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems. Corman's research cuts across sectors to the core challenges of the industry, and drives evolutionary strategies toward emerging technologies and shifting economics.
Corman is a candid and highly coveted speaker and has spoken at leading industry events such as RSA, Interop, ISACA, and SANS. His efforts to educate and challenge the industry recently lead NetworkWorld magazine to recognize him as a top innovators of IT for 2009. Corman also serves on the Faculty for IANS and is a staunch advocate for CISOs everywhere. In 2010, Corman also co-founded RuggedSoftware.org – a value based initiative to raise awareness and usher in an era of secure digital infrastructure.
Ming Chow (Tufts University, CS Department)
HTML5 Security
The power of HTML5 allows developers to create web applications not just structured content, but its new features has increased the attack surface. This presentation will demo and discuss new attack opportunities, particularly on client machines, including abusing the offline application cache and SQL injection via file-based client-side databases.
Andrew Gronosky (Raytheon/BBN Technologies)
A Crumple Zone for Service-Oriented Architectures
We present a new architectural construct analogous to the crumple zone in an automobile. It consists of a layer of intelligent service proxies that work together to provide both signature-based and non-signature based defenses. We present our initial design for Java RMI based services and compare it with web application firewalls.
Joshua "Jabra" Abraham, Will Vandevanter (Rapid7)
Joshua "Jabra" Abraham joined Rapid7 in 2006 as a Security Consultant. Josh has extensive IT Security and Auditing experience and worked as an enterprise risk assessment analyst for Hasbro Corporation. Josh specializes in penetration testing, web application security assessments, wireless security assessments, and custom code development. He has spoken at BlackHat, DefCon, ShmooCon, The SANS Pentest Summit, Infosec World, CSI, OWASP Conferences, LinuxWorld, Comdex and BLUG. In his spare time, he contributes code to open source security projects such as the BackTrack LiveCD, BeEF, Nikto, Fierce, and PBNJ. He is frequently quoted in the media regarding Microsoft Patch Tuesday and web application security by ComputerWorld, DarkReading and SC Magazine.
Hacking SAP BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects is a very widely deployed business intelligence tool. In this presentation we will present the entire lifecycle of attacking a BusinessObjects server using vulnerabilities that we have found during our research.
Christien Rioux (SOURCE Conference)
The Exploit Arms Race
As defenses have become more sophisticated, so have the attacks required to circumvent them. Learn about the roots of techniques like Stack cookies/Stackguard/Run-Time Stack Checking, DEP and ASLR, from attacks like trampolining, return-oriented programming, the evolution of fuzzing techniques, static and dynamic analysis for attacking and defending software.
Paul Schofield (Imperva)
Business Logic Attacks – BATs and BLBs
Business logic attacks are a set of legal application transactions that are used to carry out a malicious operation that is not part of normal business practices. This presentation will provide a quick introduction to business logic attacks, their unique characteristics and the motivation behind their uptick. Concluding this session we will discuss using multiple advanced techniques to battle these attacks, rather than relying exclusively on application code.
Rob Cheyne (CEO, Safelight Security Advisors)
Rob was one of a select few at security consulting company @stake who regularly led and conducted full-blown enterprise-level architecture assessments for Fortune 500 companies. Drawing from his experience with dozens of real-world architecture assessments over the past 12 years, and his 20 years as a software developer, architect, and consultant, Rob teaches students to challenge assumptions that frequently lead to long-term security and reliability problems.
OWASP Basics 1 and 2
Rob presents a number of scenarios that walk participants through the basics of SQL injection, XSS and CSRF, along with a few other tricks he has up his sleeve. Participants will come away with a foundation for further security learning. Those already knowledgeable on application security issues will learn some new techniques for presenting and teaching this information in a clear, concise and effective manner.
John Carmichael (Safelight Security Advisors)
Coffee Shop Warfare: Protecting Yourself in Dark Territory
A lighthearted look at the real threats that people face in personal computing, specifically when connected to unknown network at coffee shops and airports. John will cover many of these threats and discuss tools and best practices everyone can engage in to ensure they protect their machine and information from these risks.
Dan Crowley (Core Security)
URL Enlargement
URL shorteners are ubiquitous in today's Internet culture. This talk will aim to demonstrate them. Come see what's behind the short URLs: personal documents, parasitic storage, authentication credentials, attacks and more!
Kenneth Smith
Web Applications and Data Tokenization
Tokenization has become increasingly popular as a method to protect sensitive data and reduce the scope of security requirements such as PCI DSS. Many solutions now integrate directly with web applications, tokenizing data before it ever reaches internal corporate systems. As developers, you may be tasked with integrating tokenization into your applications. If done correctly, this can be a big win for your organization. This talk will cover the types of tokenization solutions, seeing through the marketing hype and vendor claims, and how to avoid some common mistakes that could greatly reduce tokenizations effectiveness.
Shakeel Tufail (Fortify)
Shakeel Tufail is a Managing Consultant at Fortify, an HP company, where his responsibilities include refining customer security requirements, managing Fortify product deployments and delivering security services.
Mr. Tufail brings over 18 years of experience to the IT industry in the areas of network engineering, software development, quality assurance, risk management, and security. Recently, he led over 30 enterprise security assessments for DoD and Fortune Top 50 commercial organizations that directly led to improvement of their risk profile.
Prior to joining Fortify, Mr. Tufail held positions such as Deputy Program Manager for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Managing Partner for Insyte, General Manager of CompUSA, and Lead Release Engineer for AOL Time-Warner's AOL Instant Messenger development team and HOST Servers QA group.
An active software assurance community member, Mr. Tufail contributes to standards-defining efforts including the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) and other elements of the Software Assurance Programs of the Department of Homeland Security, NSA, and the Department of Defense. He has accumulated over 25 industry standard certifications and is a member of OWASP, ISACA, ISSA, and IEEE.
In his spare time, Shakeel enjoys travel, photography, and technical training at local schools. Recently, he hiked the Himalayas to Mt. Everest basecamp.
Open SAMM (Security Assurance Maturity Model)
SAMM is an open framework to help organizations formulate and implement a strategy for software security that is tailored to the specific risks facing the organization. The building blocks of the model are the three maturity levels defined for each of the twelve security practices. These define a wide variety of activities to reduce security risks and increase software assurance. Additional details are included to measure successful activity performance, understand the associated assurance benefits, estimate personnel and other costs.
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ZERO G needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 577 designs submitted by 101 freelance designers.
I need a new logo design for a high-end eyewear brand. "Zero G" is a luxury eyewear company catering to consumers with discreet taste.
The designs are all made of light weight titanium which makes it the strongest and highest quality material available. The styles range from conservative to bold to ultra simple and minimalistic.
"Zero G" meaning Zero Gravity, is targeting a demographic such as lawyers, architects, engineers, doctors, and business professionals with affluent lifestyles. The consumers are 70% men and 30% women, who are looking for quality, clean, and simple (sometimes bold) designs in eyewear. They're not name brand conscious and don't like large obnoxious logos.
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Bioscience investigators in Ohio are accessing vast amounts of genetic, clinical, imaging and environmental
data to individualize the diagnosis and treatment of disease. For instance, researchers employ a tool in the fight against cancer in the form of a web portal that correlates tumor images with their corresponding genetic codes. Neonatal specialists in large cities use high-definition videoconferencing to examine critically ill newborns at rural hospitals. And, medical residents train in virtual environments, improving surgery techniques and saving money. In addition to health care, the application of bioscience to agriculture, energy and industrial products are growing in importance. The bioscience industry in Ohio employs more than 1.2 million workers and contributes an annual statewide economic impact of $146 billion, according to BioOhio, a nonprofit industry association. The following links illustrate just a few examples of cutting-edge research in the biosciences supported by the computational resources of the Ohio Supercomputer Center.


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After our first S.A.G.S. play last night with 4, we had some questions popping up and we couldn't find the answer in the rule book. It might be there, but we couldn't find it.
1. Victory condition
It says that at the end of the 5th turn, the player with the highest amount of mission points wins the game. It never says, anywhere, that if a player loses both characters, he is eliminated. Can a player get eliminated from the game, and therefor have no chance of winning, even if has the highest amount of points after the rest has reached the end of the 5th turn?
2. There are missions where you need to exit the map with equipment (laptop and disrupter for instance). But what happens with the item once it's carried off the map? Does it go under the discard pile or does it go out of the game permanently? And what happens with the character that leaves the map? Can the character reenter the map, or is the character removed from the game?
3. Just to make sure: if you have a character that has a special ability that involves spending CP, does the CP count towards the total amount of CP a character can spend? Or do only the CPs you spend on order tiles count towards that maximum?


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The Engineering Department's efforts include the design, construction and project management of the City's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and other major construction projects.
All property brought into the Des Moines Police Department, including confiscated, found, and seized items, are inventoried and secured in the Property Management Section storage facilities. Examples of the type of property maintained in storage by this Section would include illegal drugs, weapons, and all other types of property pertaining to a variety of investigations conducted by the police department.
This Section is also responsible for the issuance of police officers uniform clothing and leather goods. The diverse responsibilities of this Section also include furnishing office supplies to the various police department Bureaus, assisting the City of Des Moines' Zoning Department with the beautification ordinance, and supporting the department's Biological Hazard Protection Program.
Other responsibilities of this Section include notification of vehicle owners and lien holders about motor vehicles that have been impounded and not returned to the owner within 48 hours of the impoundment. The administration of all auctions for abandoned motor vehicles and other types of property is handled by the Property Management Section.
For inquiries regarding motor vehicles that have been impounded by the Des Moines Police Department use the following phone numbers:
• (515) 283-4850 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• (515) 283-4824 After hours and weekends
Abandoned motor vehicle sales are held every 4 weeks. The sale site opens at 12:00 PM on each sale date to allow prospective bidders an opportunity to view the motor vehicles being sold. Bid numbers will be available from 12:00 PM until 1:15 PM at the sale site. The sale will begin promptly at 1:00 PM.
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At Simmons, leaders make themselves. You won't sit back and wait for eureka moments. You won't hope for explicit instructions to land in your lap. Rather, you'll work, discover and evolve.
Accessible and accountable, our administration leads by example. And we hold firm to one purpose: to work for you.
At Simmons, you'll roll up your sleeves and contribute to a unique community of curious, compassionate and ambitious people. Your future starts here.
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A graduate student may add courses after registration until the end of the fourth week of classes. To add a course the student must complete the add/drop form and pay the appropriate fees to the Office of Student Financial Services. Any student wishing to add a course after the fourth week must petition the Dean of CAS. Students should be aware that the Dean approves such requests only in very unusual circumstances. All registration procedures, including dropping and adding courses, for students enrolled in off-site programs are processed through the Off-Campus Coordinator at 617-521-2626.
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This year our theme was Found Object Fairy. In the past we have done Scary Fairy, Furry Fairy, Foreign Fairy, Fat Fairy, Flat Fairy...I think I've made the point. This was my offering.
But as usual, I got the better end of the deal receiving this beautifully made, imaginative piece from Caroline, thankyou I am thrilled!! This tradition is now I believe 8 years old and I really feel Christmas is around the corner when I have managed to put together my fairy.


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Malena was taking a stroll with Riley in the garden when Riley came on to her. She threw out some cheesy line about how no matter how beautiful the garden was, she was still the most beautiful thing and Malena fell for it hook, line and sinker. She even mentioned how cheesy the line was, but the chemistry between them was undeniable. The made out for a while and eventually rushed into the house to really enjoy each other. Malena slipped finger after finger into Riley until she worked her into a frothy frenzy.


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ajulvestad needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Polar Party 20 "Nå i 2D"
We've been creating non-profit computer parties for young people since 1997. Usually about 800 people gather to play games on their computers, enjoy our large arcade, watch movies in our ad-hoc cinema, watch concerts and stage shows on our main stage, etc. Kind of like a LAN party, but with loads of other stuff thrown in the mix.
The event is called "Polar Party 20 Nå i 2D", the last part is the event title in Norwegian, translated to "now in 2D" in english. We've been organizing 20 events since 1997, and we celebrate this with a look back in time. In addition, the name is a pun on the constant push of 3D at the movies/cinema nowadays.
We tend to not have too serious of a profile and have had playful logos earlier. How you interpret the theme for this year ("now in 2D") is up to you. We've been thinking about a movie poster-style or platform game design, but it's up to you.
We are geeks. Most of our participants are geeks. The target audience is mostly geeks but also parents and the press.
We have a well-known brand, and the aim is to build it even more. Our target audience is between 15 and 24 years old, many gamers but some non-gamers. Geek is quite describing :-).
Some examples of the people that will visit the site:
* Male gamer from the local area, 15-19 years of age, going to the event as a casual gamer but also interested in other events.
* Male "pro" gamer travelling some distance, usually 19-24 years of age, going to the event in the pursuit of glory and prizes.
* Female or male casual gamer/chatter/newfound geek, 15-18 years of age, going to the event just to have a good time and meet some friends.
* Hardcore geeks, usually 18-26 years of age, going to the event for the social part.
* The press
* Parents of participants, going to the site because their kids are going to the event or because they've heard about it and checking out if this is something for their kids
Pictures from events:
We want the website to be informational with clear links to different sections (with the possibility of a sub menu), a spot for latest headlines, etc. We do not have a logo yet, so that is part of your assignment :-). Feel free to use our standard logo "piblue" as a design element.
We want the design to consist of:
* Design elements in vector (SVG/AI/EPS/PDF)
* Fonts available for use
* Icons in tune with the design
* A quick-link to purchase tickets ("KJØP BILLETTER", http://polarparty.no/pp19)
* News listing with headlines
On the site itself we usually have a set of standard "top menu" items: Home/first page, informasjon (information), nyheter (news), underholdning (entertainment), konkurranser (competitions), crew, kontakt (contact). We usually have 6-8 top-level menu items.
It's a plus if you can convert the design to HTML and CSS, but it is NOT required. It can be influential on the final choice of design if there is a tie.
We want three different pages:
* Main (front) page with latest news stories where news items can have illustrational images.. one story on top with other stories in two columns beneath
* News page, archive where all news stories are listed, with news items that can have illustrational images
* Pages, where you have a news story or informational page shown. These pages should have top stories profiled, for example as boxes on the side or another way
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* Polar Party 19 first contact web: http://polarparty.no/pp19, 99designs: http://99designs.com/web-design/con…arty-33381 />
* Polar Party 18 tjuvraddar ("thieves!") web: http://polarparty.no/pp18/, 99designs: http://99designs.com/web-design/con…sign-19324 />
* Polar Party 17 varulvane kjem ("the werewolves are coming") web: http://polarparty.no/pp17/


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Generous donors filled the local Salvation Army unit's kettle many times over, officials said. The month-long bell-ringing campaign generated $9,259, according to Sara Melnicoff, co-coordinator for the Salvation Army's Moab extension unit. Melnicoff said an additional $4,225 in other donations was received during the fundraising campaign, bringing the total to $13,484.
The money will go toward helping provide emergency assistance to individuals and families in need, Melnicoff said. She said 90 percent of all the kettle donations, as well as 100 percent of the additional funds received, will stay in Moab to be utilized locally.
According to Melnicoff, more than 40 volunteers took turns as bell ringers stationed in front of the organization's familiar red kettle, which was set up near the entrance to Moab's City Market for several hours each day from Nov. 24 until Dec. 24. Several of the volunteers helped out for more than one shift, she added.
"They loved doing it, and really got a lot out of it," Melnicoff said of the bell ringers. "We really appreciate them."
She said the fundraising campaign exceeded expectations.
"I was shocked at how much money we raised," Melnicoff said. "Moab is warm-hearted and generous."
The money contributed helps change lives, Melnicoff said, explaining that the funds provide a variety of services, including food, clothing, hotel vouchers, train and bus tickets, gas money, car repairs, prescriptions, medical visits, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation services. The Salvation Army even stepped up to help repair a local disabled woman's leaky toilet recently, she added.
As another recent example, Melnicoff said a local person who had been jobless and living out of a car, now has a job and lives in a small place in town, thanks to the Salvation Army's assistance.
"People are starting to realize that we do have homeless people, and people with needs that we need to address," Melnicoff said. "If we don't address them, they just get worse."
Although the bell-ringing campaign has concluded, the local unit's fundraising efforts are ongoing and will continue throughout the year, Melnicoff said. Donations may be mailed to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1549, Moab, UT 84532. For more information, call 435-259-0910 or 435-401-4685.


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I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.
Friday, April 30, 2010
In Bruges Set
I agree, it's great in it's cluttered, antiqued, fabulous look!
9 comments:
- Micki said...
And such a crazy brilliant film too ;)
Micki x
- April 30, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- jjejjohn said...
Hey Sara - Can you tell us what magazines you subscribe to?
- April 30, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Art Donovan said...
I could live in that space :)
- April 30, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- princess said...
Looks nice!! Where i can see this movie?
- May 1, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Marcheline said...
Right. Don't forget about "The Illusionist", and "Holmes"!!!
- May 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Kelly Aaron Mosaics said...
Great set and great movie!
- May 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
- May 13, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Allan said...
definitely it is. iam planning to redecorating my won house, this is so good idea.
Indoor Air quality
- May 13, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- Lim said...
@princess - It's been out a few years so you should be able to rent it just about anywhere. It is an amazing flick, but be warned-there are a few hundred f-bombs.
- May 23, 2010 at 9:24 PM


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In the barn on Christmas Eve, after all the people leave, the animals in voices low, remember Christmas long ago.
One small hen, upon her nest, softly clucks to all the rest: "Little chicks, come gather near. A wondrous story you will hear." Two white doves, on rafters high, coo a quiet lullaby: "Long ago in manger hay, the little baby Jesus lay. "Three wise men from far away, came to visit him one day, for he was born, the doves recall: "to be the greatest king of all!" Four brown horses in their stalls, snug within the stable walls, tell of his birth: "Twas long foretold, by chosen men in days of old." Five gray donkeys speak with pride, remembering one who gave a ride: "Our brother donkey went with them, from Nazareth to Bethlehem." Six spotted calves now nibble hay, like that on which the baby lay: "They put him in a manger bed, so he could rest his sleepy head." Seven goats, all black and white, describe the sky that holy night: "A star appeared at early morn, to mark the place where he was born." Eight nestling kittens lick their fur. They nod their heads and softly purr: "And he was wrapped in swaddling clothes, to keep him warm from head to toes." Nine woolly sheep, down from the hill, on Christmas Eve remember still: "Shepards heard the angels sing, praises to the newborn king." Ten soft lambs say Jesus' name: "He was the Lamb of God who came.
He was the greatest gift of love, sent from his Father, God, above." Eleven puppies listen well, in hopes that they, in turn, can tell the Christmas story another year, for all the animals to hear.
Twelve chimes ring out from far away-the lovely bells of Christmas Day.
And every beast bows low its head, for one small babe in a manger bed.
And, yes, at this farm – on this night – the animals do indeed talk at midnight. #listentotheanimals #christmaseveatmidnight #farmhousechristmas #berkscounty #berkscountyfarms #lehighvalley #wholesomefoodfarm


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's biggest weapons supplier, reported a better-than-expected 14.8 percent rise in per-share earnings on Tuesday but warned that full-year revenue was likely to come in at the low end of earlier guidance due to U.S. budget cuts.
Lockheed is the first of the big U.S. weapons makers to report first-quarter earnings. Analysts have forecast lower sales and earnings across the sector as U.S. military spending declines after more than a decade of sharp growth.
Lockheed, which builds F-35 fighter jets, Aegis missiles and new coastal warships, said revenue for the full year would be at the low end of the $44.5 billion to $46 billion range forecast in January, with the additional budget cuts seen reducing net sales by about $825 million.
But the company stood by its previous guidance for full-year operating profit and earnings per share, citing stronger-than-expected results in all five of its business sectors in the first quarter.
Helped by a lower tax expenses, first-quarter net profit rose to $761 million, or $2.33 per share, from $668 million, or $2.03 a share, a year earlier. Revenue dropped 2 percent to $11.1 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S had expected earnings of $2.04 per share on revenue of $10.3 billion.
Sales in its biggest division, aeronautics, dropped 14 percent, mainly due to lower deliveries of F-16 fighter jets, while sales in the missiles and fire control division rose 13 percent.
"While the impact on our business has been limited to date, we continue to work closely with our customers to better understand the future impact sequestration may have on our programs," Lockheed Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson said in a statement, referring to across-the-board federal spending cuts.
Hewson told reporters she still expects sequestration to have a "significant" impact going forward.
Chief Financial Officer Bruce Tanner told reporters he expected the mandatory spending cuts to have a greater impact on Lockheed's results in the second and third quarters of 2013.
"Sequestration hasn't really hit thus far," he said. "We expect those impacts to grow over the next three quarters, with the second and third quarters having larger reductions as the government's full-year fiscal 2013 cuts are realized over the next six months."
Lockheed and other arms makers are trying to maintain earnings by cutting overhead and pumping up weapons sales to other countries. Many are also looking for opportunities in other markets outside the defense sector.
Lockheed said first-quarter earnings were reduced by a non-cash pension adjustment of $121 million and a special charge of $30 million related to workforce reductions at its information systems and global solutions business.
Those items were partially offset by lower income tax expenses thanks to a retroactive reinstatement of a federal research and development tax credit, the company said.
Lockheed said cash from operations was $2.1 billion in the quarter, a huge jump from just $458 million a year earlier.
The company repurchased 5.1 million shares for $461 million in the first quarter, compared with 2.7 million shares for $242 million a year earlier.
Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa; Editing by Edwina Gibbs and John Wallace


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Renée Simien knew her children would enjoy a show or two during their week in Las Vegas, but they ended up getting to do much more than sit in the audience. Cirque du Soleil, the circus company known for its acrobatics and theatricality, gave the Simiens a rare behind-the-scenes look at Mystère, its kid-friendly production at Treasure Island.
Renée and her family--husband Johnathan, 10-year-old daughter Jordan, and 8-year-old son Kendall--explored above and below the high-tech set, hung out backstage, and tried on the cast's wigs and headdresses. A make-up artist even transformed Renée into the Mystère character Red Bird. "I looked like all the brochures!" she says.
During an afternoon training session, the Simiens watched artists practice (and sometimes make mistakes) as they learned routines. But best of all was the show itself. As Cirque du Soleil regulars know, audience members are often roped into comic pranks, especially while they're being seated. At their performance, the Simiens were the ones in the spotlight. "As soon as we walked in, we were part of the show," says Renée.
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The details were revealed in juvenile petitions filed against Brady's 17-year-old friend, who is charged with aiding and abetting the burglaries.
A Little Falls teenager who was killed after he broke into a home on Thanksgiving Day had burglarized the same property twice in the months before he was shot, according to court documents.
Nick Brady, 17, and his cousin, Haile Kifer, 18, were killed last November as they broke into Byron Smith's home. Smith, 64, is charged in their deaths. He's accused of shooting the teens multiple times — continuing to shoot them as they lay dying — and leaving their bodies in his house for a day before authorities were notified.
Court documents filed this week show Brady had previously broken into Smith's house and into his garage, stealing cash, a video recorder and a chain saw. The details were revealed in juvenile petitions filed against Brady's 17-year-old friend, who is charged with aiding and abetting the burglaries.
Smith's attorney, Steve Meshbesher, tells the Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/X1gYg8 ) that Brady and his 17-year-old friend had worked for Smith at his property, and the burglary charges show Smith had been repeatedly victimized and was scared.
He said Smith reported "a half dozen" burglaries over several months and installed a security system "because he couldn't protect his home."
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput, who is prosecuting Smith's case for Morrison County, said Smith is using the prior burglaries as an excuse for murder.
According to the petitions, after Brady and Kifer were killed, investigators searched the home of the 17-year-old boy, believing that some of Smith's items might be there. The teen told authorities about the two break-ins, one that summer and one that fall. The teen said he acted as a lookout for Brady, and the two kept a cellphone line open during the burglaries so Brady could be warned if someone was coming, the documents said.
One document said that after the summer burglary, Brady bought his friend an all-terrain vehicle, clothes and shoes for his help.
Brady and Kifer also have been linked to another burglary that happened the day before they were killed. In that case, six bottles of prescription drugs were stolen from another homeowner. The drugs were found in a car linked to the cousins.


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How they got to Finals Week: The Crew Soccer Academy Wolves were not completely in charge of their destiny on the final day of the Development Academy Playoffs. They and Shattuck-Saint Mary's were tied with four points apiece atop Group 5, but Shattuck held the goal differential advantage heading into the last day. The CSA Wolves did all they could by winning their final match against Texans SC Houston. When Shattuck tied NJSA 04 1-1, that allowed the Wolves to leapfrog Shattuck.
Finals Week and Academy Playoffs History: The club won the 2008-09 U-15/16 Development Academy championship 1-0 against Cal Odyssey. Back then, the club was known as the Derby County Wolves. Dzenan Catic scored the game-winning goal in the sixth minute and head coach Lars Richters' club was able to hang on the rest of the way. The 2008-09 Derby County Wolves featured defender Sean Cunningham, who now plays professionally in Norway for Molde FK, and Catic, who played the 2011-12 season with Germany's FC Kaiserslautern's U-23 squad.
2011-12 Regular Season: The Crew Soccer Academy Wolves won five straight matches to end the regular season, holding off Chicago Magic PSG for second place in the Great Lakes Division and an 11-2-3 record. The club's 62 overall goals was the most in the division as the Wolves earned a mark of 19-2-5 overall.
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LONDON — Stephen Kiprotich rounded a corner late in the race and simply took off. A surprise surge from a surprise winner.
So swift and unexpected was his move that the runner from Uganda turned the last mile into a victory lap as he easily captured the Olympic marathon Sunday, along with the first medal for his country at the London Games.
Kiprotich finished in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 1 second, holding off the Kenyan duo of Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang. Kirui finished 26 seconds behind Kiprotich, while Kipsang, the leader much of the race, faded late but held on for bronze just ahead of American Meb Keflezighi.
On an extremely warm afternoon, the marathoners wound their way through a scenic route packed with swarms of fans. Kiprotich had such a big lead near the finish that he grabbed a flag from the stands and wore it on his way to the finish.
After finishing, he dropped to his knees, bowed and then raised his hands high over his head.
The Kenyans, who were looking at a possible podium sweep, just couldn't keep up. Kirui and Kipsang were competing in memory of the late Sammy Wanjiru, who won the country's first Olympic marathon crown four years ago in Beijing. Wanjiru died last year after a fall from a second-story balcony during a domestic dispute.
Kipsang – who was listed by his full name of Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang for the race – was seemingly in control early in the day. He was out front and running all alone, before fading back to the pack. Kirui caught up with him while Kiprotich followed just behind.
At the 23-mile mark, Kiprotich turned the corner and was gone. No one could catch him as he won only the third medal ever for Uganda in track and field and the first since 1996.
Kiprotich sure had plenty of crowd support. Spectators lined the course 10 rows deep in some sections, waving signs and ringing cowbells.
The runners took in the sights, breezing past Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, London Bridge and the Tower of London before finishing near Buckingham Palace.
The weather was ideal – at least for the spectators.
It was bright and sunny but grew hot, especially late in the race – quite a contrast to the women's race last Sunday that began in a steady downpour.
While other runners wore the colors of their countries, Guor Marial donned a predominantly gray and black uniform with "I.O.A." printed on it. He wound up 47th, 11:31 behind the winning time.
Marial competed as an independent runner under the banner of the International Olympic Committee after fleeing a refugee camp in what is now South Sudan during a civil war more than a decade ago.
The 28-year-old landed in the United States, seeking asylum. The IOC cleared him last month to compete in the Olympics as an independent athlete after he didn't qualify for Sudan, South Sudan or the United States under its rules.
Marial had run only two marathons in his life, but finished both in Olympic times. His second was just two months ago in San Diego.
"I was not able to get them a medal today, but the finish was the most important," Marial said. "I felt like the world was watching."
Within seconds of each other, U.S. marathoners Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdirahman were out of the Olympic race.
First, Hall, a medal favorite, dropped out around the 11-mile mark with a tight right hamstring. Then, Abdirahman called it a day because of an aching right knee.
"I felt like I was favoring my stride and didn't want to get injured," said Hall, who lives in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Keflezighi, of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., used a strong finish to make up ground and finish fourth. He won silver at the Athens Games eight years ago.
"Fourth is not the place I wanted to finish. But fourth in the world? I'll take it," he said.
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New England Patriot Julian Edelman Shows Us Why They Call It A 'Wide Receiver'
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman may be one of the most flexible players in the game.
Look, he's so bendy!
Clearly he's an asset.
Wait. What else did you think we were trying to show you??
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Here's the thing.. Yes, the guy is cute, yes, the pic is kinda funny, yes, butts are great & yes, Instinct is not always the most serious magazine/blog, but in between the shirtless celebrity pics & twerking videos, there are some important & informative articles. It's kinda genius really. They rope us in with the eye candy & then educate us on topics that effect us. I am a fan of Instinct for that very reason.
Men focus a lot of attention on the physical. It's in our nature & there are plenty, of models, actors, gogo dancers & porn stars etc. who want & expect the attention & make money being photographed etc. Some with their butts in the air.
I honestly don't think that this particular pic is so terrible, or shocking, but I do think that is disrespectful to this guy (who I don't know) to post it like this, in this particular magazine, for public scrutiny, to generate lascivious comments. I think that Instinct is better than that & I think that we should all have more respect for each other than this.
If this was a similar pic of Venus, or Serena Williams posted to GQ, or FHM or something similar & straight guys were posting comments like those on this feed, I think there'd be some backlash.
It's commonly established that it's disrespectful & unacceptable for straight men to cat call women, or to make lascivious, sexual comments about them. It's considered harassment & can get people in a lot of trouble & rightly so. Isn't this the same thing?
I am not religious & I don't care what straight people think about us as a culture. You may think that I should "lighten up", or that there's no harm done here, but I think there's a fine line that may be being crossed & I personally think that we should have more respect for our selves & each other generally.
I love Instinct Magazine & respect their right to post & right about anything that they think is interesting, or appealing, fun, or informative. I love that they give you a place to respond to their posts. These comment feeds are a great place to generate discussions & make us all think & express our opinions. This just happens to be my opinion.
I know some people are going to disagree, but I figure it's ok. We ain't all going to agree on everything.
I agree with you on what you're saying. I do think that the purpose of this is to help more gay guys be comfortable with their sexuality since the world constantly shames gay men for being attracted to men and the male anatomy. It's letting them allow themselves to be themselves It's that media outlets like Instinct go overboard where it seems like the only thing they focus on in terms of being gay. I think the mark of maturity as a gay man that truly gets comfortable with their sexuality is when they get over this constant bombardment of sex and oversexualization as they realize that life still goes on after coming out, self acceptance and etc. It no longer becomes a big deal but rather second nature. I feel that many of these outlets also seem to be stuck where they seem to be scared to just accept the idea that being gay is no longer as taboo as it was so to move along with more meaningful topics and discussions.
Oh shut up you pompous little prig. First off, gay people are hardly the only ones who do this type of things, and secondly, what the fuck gives you or those douchbag little religious whackjob nutcases the right to tell us what good morals are? Go fuck off with a lightning rod shoved up your cellulitic covered overly hairy and pimpled ass.
I seriously think there are too many comments, made by the same people on several articles saying the same thing about the quality of the Instinct reporting. Its the age old adage - "If you don't like it, then don't read it" If you're going to leave the page, then hurry up and leave it already!! The rest of us apparently "Stereotypical Gays" can have a bit of a chuckle at the little oddities they put up now and then and then read the more serious journalism in the actual magazine, which you can purchase at the local newsagent rather than freeon the web.
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Post-Comcast deal, changes for Phils' booth
PHILADELPHIA -- Big changes continue with the Phillies on TV.
Last week, they signed a 25-year contract with Comcast SportsNet worth a reported $2.5 billion. Then Wednesday, the team announced broadcasters Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews will not return to the TV booth. Multiple sources said Comcast requested the changes during contract negotiations, which Wheeler essentially confirmed in a statement.
PHILADELPHIA -- Big changes continue with the Phillies on TV.
Last week, they signed a 25-year contract with Comcast SportsNet worth a reported $2.5 billion. Then Wednesday, the team announced broadcasters Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews will not return to the TV booth. Multiple sources said Comcast requested the changes during contract negotiations, which Wheeler essentially confirmed in a statement.
"It's been an honor and a privilege to be a part of the Phillies' broadcast team for 37 years," Wheeler said. "I certainly respect the decision that was made and I look forward to my new role in the Phillies' organization."
Both Wheeler, 68, and Matthews, 63, will remain in the organization in some capacity, although specific roles are unclear.
Tom McCarthy, who does play-by-play on TV, has four years remaining on his contract. He will return to the TV booth. Gregg Murphy will return as the TV field reporter. Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen will return to the radio booth.
"That's where I want to be," Franzke said. "I like doing what I'm doing."
Sources said Comcast is looking for one color commentator to replace Wheeler and Matthews. In the past, broadcasters have been team employees, but the new broadcaster will be a Comcast employee.
Comcast also has final say over who it hires, but the Phillies and Comcast just entered a 25-year business partnership, so the Phils will be consulted on the short list. If they strongly object to a candidate, the network will listen.
Comcast is looking at former players, many of them former Phillies who played for the team within the past 20 years. John Kruk, Doug Glanville and Curt Schilling (ESPN) and Dan Plesac and Mitch Williams (MLB Network) work for national networks, but it is unclear if any of them would leave their current jobs and salaries for a regional broadcast.
Ricky Bottalico already works with Comcast on its pregame and postgame broadcasts, although that does not necessarily mean he is the favorite for the job. Other former Phils with broadcast experience either in TV or radio include Jamie Moyer, Brad Lidge, Matt Stairs, Tom Gordon, Chris Coste, Rex Hudler, Paul Byrd and Ron Gant.
More candidates could surface now that word is out about Wheeler and Matthews leaving the booth.
But the news about Wheeler (better known as Wheels) and Matthews (better known as Sarge) stung the remaining broadcasters.
"I'm disappointed," Franzke said. "They are good friends of mine. They're good people. They were fun to work with. We had kind of a lively space in the office we shared before games. They added a lot to that dynamic. From that standpoint, personally I'm going to miss being around them day in and day out. I know they're still going to be with the organization, but we won't have them with us every single day. And they're friends. We know what kind of a business we signed up to be in. It's not always good. Stuff like this hurts."
The broadcasters' workroom at Citizens Bank Park was a lively place before and after games with Matthews regularly bringing in snacks and drinks and treats from wherever he happened to be that day, and everybody joking and poking fun at one another. Wheeler, who was always copiously prepared for that day's broadcast, was the dean of the broadcast team. He began his career with the Phillies in 1971 as assistant director of publicity and publication relations before he joined the broadcast crew in 1977.
"The room that we had, that office was always filled with life and energy," McCarthy said. "It was because of both of those guys, as well as everybody else's personalities. I'm disappointed for Wheels that his TV career is coming to a close in this capacity. I thought that he had gave so much to the organization and the TV and radio audience over the years. He's always been a huge asset for all of us, just because of his knowledge of the organization and sheer love of the organization and the city itself. And Sarge, you'll be hard pressed to laugh any more than with him. That's the part I'm going to miss on the air, just having the sheer entertainment value of his personality."
Matthews finished his seventh season with Philadelphia. He played for the Phils from 1981-83.
The Phillies issued a statement that said, "As the longest-tenured member of the Phillies' broadcasting team, Chris Wheeler will return to his club roots after stepping down from his role as a Phillies broadcaster. With 37 years of broadcasting experience, combined with his front-office background where he began his Phillies career, 'Wheels' will take on a new role allowing the organization to continue to benefit from his knowledge, experience and dedication to the game. Additionally, Gary Matthews will continue to work with the Phillies bringing his exceptional background as a Major League ballplayer, broadcaster and commentator to new roles at the Phillies."
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Anyway, I found To Kill A Mockingbird to be interesting. Certainly not noir. I think it's the kind of thing where you can look at it now and say it started a bit slow, but it definitely built up to something. Of course, I also find myself watching how movies are filmed more and more, and there are loose threads in some of the older movies, things that don't tie in and don't really add much. But I still enjoyed this movie.
Now, we also watched Double Indemnity. And I have to say that this was a great pick, definitely in the noir vein. Unless you count the daughter and her boyfriend. I suppose there was still a smidgen of optimism left for them.
Of course, watching them, I find myself wondering about the general foolishness of any man who would hatch a plan to kill someone for a woman he barely knows. Were people really once that stupi- I mean, trusting? That's one of the things I note. Nowadays, you have to work it, to make the reader/viewer believe this guy would do this. But taking that on faith it was an interesting movie.
I also found The Maltese Falcon interesting. Yes, yes, be quiet. I admit it, I'd never seen that movie before. Now, I must admit to an offhand comment early on, asking if this main actor really made women swoon once upon a time. But at the end I decided he'd done a brilliant job with the role, as I hadn't a clue which side was up where he was concerned.
And that's something I'd like to comment on. See, so often you put a piece of work in front of someone and they say, "There's a contradiction with this character." And that's it. But what if it's the contradictions within the character that are meant to keep you offguard and guessing as to who the real person is? Because a lot of real people play games and put on faces, assuming slightly different versions of their persona, or even whole other personas, when they're around different people. I mean, haven't we all seen it? A friend/associate, completely relaxing and just being themselves, and then someone comes up who puts them in "the role" – whether they be famous author or actor or musician – and they have to go into performance mode.
Anyway, that was just a thought I had from watching that, because I really liked that aspect of the movie.
And finally, LA Confidential. I found this movie a bit slow to start, but I don't mean that as a complaint. I think it's the kind of thing where you have to lay a foundation for the characters so that the story can move later. And move it does. But while the pressure is on for writers to start off knitting, this is a movie that proves that some stories have to show you casting on the needle first, and the reward later is the greater for it.
I did like what James Ellroy said about the book in the dvd extras – that it had something for the whole family if your name was Manson. True…
But speaking of classics, I'd like to mention that Stephen Blackmoore has contributed a post at In For Questioning. If you read my theorizing about how technology might change the future of book production and selling, then you'll know what Stephen's addressing. He looks at things from a different perspective in an insightful piece called The Long Tail of POD. Definitely worth reading and pondering over. I'm going to save more of my comments on it for over there.
And now, we have a classic joke from Uncle Charlie.
Bill Clinton started jogging near his new home in Chappaqua.
But on each run he happened to jog past a hooker standing on the same street corner, day after day.
With some apprehension he would brace himself as he approached her for what was most certainly to follow.
Fifty dollars!" she would cry out from the curb.
"No, Five dollars!" fired back Clinton .
This ritual between Bill and the hooker continued for days.
He'd run by and she'd yell, "Fifty dollars!"
And he'd yell back, "Five dollars!"
One day however, Hillary decided that she wanted to accompany her husband on his jog!
As the jogging couple neared the problematic street corner, Bill realized the "pro" would bark her $50 offer and Hillary would wonder what he'd really been doing on all his past outings.
He realized he should have a darn good explanation for the junior Senator.
As they jogged into the turn that would take them past the corner, Bill became even more apprehensive than usual.
Sure enough, there was the hooker!
Bill tried to avoid the prostitute's eyes as she watched the pair jog past.
Then,from the sidewalk, the hooker yelled... "See what you get for five bucks!?"
And this comes courtesy of Norby
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Bill Sepe has gotten used to rejection.
The 28-year-old Rancho Cucamonga native has put in nearly 200 unsuccessful offers since August on Inland Empire homes, varying from typical suburban ranches to classic craftsman homes.
All this anguish comes in pursuit of a modest home in the exurb of San Bernardino County, the epicenter of the Southern California housing crash. Plummeting values here sparked a vicious wave of foreclosures.
But it's precisely because prices fell so far here that Sepe can't buy a house now. In a sharp irony, many would-be homeowners in hard-hit markets can't compete with a flood of all-cash offers from investors, some backed by Wall Street war chests.


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By Mas Ayoob.
Very good article by a top lethal force trainer.
Moderator: Van Canna
There is also "target glance." Cops learned the hard way over the years that if a man casts a furtive glance in a certain direction, he may well be checking his avenues of escape: his quick look has just told the officers where he is likely to run. Is he staring at your chin? In a hostile situation, he's not admiring your Kirk Douglas chin cleft and he hasn't noticed a zit you missed this morning in the mirror. More likely, he's thinking about sucker punching you right "on the button." If his eyes go down to your crotch, he's probably not a gay guy scoping out your package...more likely, he's actively considering opening the fight with a kick to your crotch.
A brief aside to the shooters in the audience. You know how when you see a cop, you immediately look at his holster to see what sort of sidearm he's wearing? Have you noticed that every now and then when you do that, you get a dirty look from the officer, who may step back or otherwise change his physical orientation to you? The reason is, he has been taught about pre-assaultive behavior cues, too, and he has learned to interpret a look at his holster as a "target glance" that may indicate the person is thinking about snatching his service pistol.
Now, let's perform a process of elimination. There is no common danger that threatens those at the scene. You have done nothing to threaten him. Neither has anyone else. He has not been exerting himself. Yet, his blood vessels are pulsing violently and he is breathing heavily. By this process of elimination, we can determine where the fight or flight thing has come from: He has already decided that he is going to fight. (Or, if you are lucky, that he is going to run.)
The adrenal system instantly releases powerful chemicals in a fight or flight state, including epinephrine ("adrenaline"). One side effect of this is tremors, often violent ones, which will usually manifest themselves first in the non-dominant hand, almost immediately thereafter in the dominant hand, and then in the legs, particularly the knees.
If you observe tremors in those locations in a situation that you perceive may turn hostile, go through that process of elimination again. Could the person be simply shivering in the cold? Do you have reason to believe he has Parkinson's disease or some other ailment of which trembling is symptomatic? If not, you know the diagnosis, and you know the first step of treatment—create distance.
Facial expressions and body movements can give you early warning that the person you face has gone into fighting mode. All the way back to Dr. Cannon, certain cues have been recognized as classic.
The person is likely to "quarter," that is, step back with one leg, turning his hips to something approximating a 45-degree angle. In this posture, the body is best balanced to take or deliver impact in any direction. Fighters call it the "boxer's stance." Martial artists call it the "front stance." Shooters call it the "Weaver stance." Cops are taught to stand this way, prepared immediately to react and fight, in an "interview stance."
The hands will typically be up, between hips and face, usually level with some point on the torso. The fingers may be partially closed. (The hands clenched into fists, or opening and closing into fists repeatedly, is a particularly blatant sign that the "fight" side of "fight or flight" has been internally engaged.)
The knees may flex slightly. This is the true "combat crouch." The head is likely to be slightly forward of the shoulders, and the shoulders forward of the hips. Combat trainers call this posture "nose over toes." It's what they teach their students to go into intentionally when they prepare to fight to the finish. When someone does it instinctively, it has given you what we in police work call "a clue"...
Street cops watch for subtle tattoos and other "subculture signals." In the gay community, a handkerchief prominently hanging out of one hip pocket or the other indicates whether you are a "top" or a "bottom."
In some neighborhoods in Los Angeles, wearing red means you're with the Bloods, and wearing blue means you're with the Crips, and innocent people have found themselves dead or horribly injured for unknowingly wearing the wrong color in the wrong place.
A decade ago, I was an expert witness on the defense team for a police officer who was tried for murder after he shot and killed a man who attacked him, beat him, and tried to snatch his gun and slay him with it. A key factor in winning his acquittal was that he was able to articulate that before he was attacked, he recognized his assailant's distinctive gang tattoos and correlated that knowledge with his remembered training, which had taught him that inner-city gang members often trained themselves how to disarm and murder police officers.
Teardrops tattooed on the face mean one to five years per teardrop of hard time served in prison, for example, depending on the given subculture and locale.
The tattoo "AFFA" stands for "Angels Forever, Forever Angels," and marks either a genuine member or a wannabe member of the quintessential outlaw motorcycle club, Hell's Angels.
A patch—whether motorcycle club patch, or police department shoulder patch—worn upside-down on a biker's vest signifies in the outlaw subculture that the wearer has taken it from a legitimate owner he has vanquished in combat. These things are good to know if you end up fighting someone who is "wearing the sign."
Van Canna wrote:Facial expressions and body movements can give you early warning that the person you face has gone into fighting mode. All the way back to Dr. Cannon, certain cues have been recognized as classic.
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Something as utilitarian as a bike stand has inspired designers, artists, and various competitions. The recent winner of the Gateway Bikestand Challenge in Toronto is Justin Rosette with what looks like a docking berth for Double-O Seven's speedboat.
Other design submissions include Expression and Urban Relic.
Dig that one, but not sure a cyclist would know that's a rack. A fav is the secure bike rack from Design Against Crime.


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Fox News Poll: Voters say debt is immediate problem, nervous about economy
American voters are nervous about the economy and -- unlike some leaders in Washington -- they think the country's growing debt needs to be dealt with now.
That's according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.
About two-thirds of voters are feeling nervous about the economy -- more than twice the number that feels confident. And not just Republicans are nervous (although most are). Independents are three and a half times more likely to feel nervous than confident. Democrats are a bit more likely to feel confident.
The good news: the 65 percent who say they are nervous is down from 70 percent who felt that way in 2010.
Both President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner recently said the country doesn't have an immediate debt problem. Nearly 7 voters in 10 say they are wrong. Conversely, 27 percent agree the debt can be handled several years down the road.
Voters are similarly at odds with Washington on the budget deficit. Almost all think the federal government should be required to balance its budget (85 percent) and believe reducing the budget deficit is a worthy goal "in and of itself" (85 percent).
When asked about investment spending versus spending cuts, more voters say cutting spending to reduce the deficit should be a higher priority in Washington right now than increasing spending to create jobs (54-38 percent).
And by a 12 percentage-point margin, more voters say the across-the-board sequester cuts that went into effect on March 1 are a good thing rather than a bad thing (49-37 percent). Some 59 percent of Republicans, 49 percent of independents and 39 percent of Democrats say the cuts are a good thing.
The president warned the automatic spending cuts would be devastating, yet 48 percent think he deliberately exaggerated to try to scare people, while 45 percent think he truly believed that. Most Republicans (74 percent), half of independents (51 percent) and even one in five Democrats (22 percent) say Obama intentionally overstated the effects of the sequester.
Public tours of the White House are one highly visible cut as school groups and other tourists bemoan the decision to stop tours of the "People's House." A 63-percent majority of voters thinks the president could reinstate the tours if he wanted, including a slim 52-percent majority of Democrats.
Government spending is voters' biggest beef when asked about paying taxes. The largest number says "the way government spends taxes" is the thing that bothers them the most (43 percent), beating out the feeling the system is unfair (38 percent), the complexity of the system and forms (10 percent) and the amount they have to pay (8 percent).
The ongoing budget debate has taken its toll: 47 percent of voters are confident in Obama's ability to fix the economy -- down from 51 percent a year ago (February 2012). Over half -- 52 percent -- are not confident, including 33 percent who are "not at all" confident.
And approval of Obama's job performance remains below 50 percent. It's 47 percent in the new poll, which is mostly unchanged from 46 percent three weeks ago. Fifty-one percent approved of the job Obama was doing right before his re-election (October 2012) -- that was the only time since May 2011 that he was above 50 percent approval.
Meanwhile, half of voters say Obama owes former President George W. Bush an apology for his comment during the 2008 campaign that Bush adding $4 trillion dollars to the debt was "unpatriotic," given that Obama has added more than $6 trillion since he took office.
Capitol Hill continues to get negative reviews. Most voters -- 79 percent -- disapprove of the job Congress is doing. Just 14 percent approve. Last month 77 percent of voters disapproved.
When asked to rate the lawmakers of each party separately, the consensus is both are doing a bad job, but Democrats less so. Twenty-nine percent of voters approve of the job Congressional Democrats are doing, while even fewer -- 23 percent -- approve of Congressional Republicans.
President Obama met with some Republican lawmakers and dined with others as part of his so-called "charm offensive" on the budget negotiations. In yet another sign of division among the electorate, 49 percent of voters believe Obama's efforts to reach out to Republicans is better described as a "sincere effort" to reach compromise, while 44 percent say it's a "public-relations" effort to get good press coverage.
Likewise, 45 percent think Obama's outreach efforts will help with the negotiations, while 49 percent disagree.
When it comes to dealing with the deficit, 44 percent agree most with President Obama, while almost as many -- 41 percent -- agree most with Republicans in Congress. Among independents, 36 percent agree most with Obama, 30 percent with Republicans and 22 percent say "neither."
Rep. Paul Ryan, chair of the House Budget Committee, recently repeated his call to repeal the 2010 health care law known as Obamacare as a way to help balance the budget.
The poll finds about a third of voters agree with Ryan and would like to see the law repealed entirely (30 percent). Another 25 percent would repeal parts of the law. On the other side, 20 percent would keep the health care law as is and 20 percent would expand it.
The Fox News poll is based on landline and cell phone interviews with 1,002 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from March 17 to March 19. The full poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.


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