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If it were that black and white, the question would be a lot simpler. However, that's not actually the way it works out.
Let's say that there is a situation where you have a prisoner, X, who you suspect has knowledge of a group that is planting a bomb in an unknown location for the purpose of killing a lot of people.
If you do not torture X, an undetermined number of people might die. The bomb threat may or may not be real. If the bomb is real and not a false alarm, it may or may not go off. It could be discovered by other means, it could be poorly made, it might go off at the wrong time and not harm anyone but the bomb makers. Or, it could go off and harm or kill a number of innocent people. All of these possibilities have to be taken into account. It's not an episode of 24 where Jack Bauer is the Only Possible Way to save the day.
If you do torture X, again there are several possibilities. X may not even know where the bomb is. If X does know, X may be willing to remain silent as a martyr for the faith/cause. X might give false information which would not only stop the torture, but also misdirect resources away from the actual bomb site to a dummy site. (This is the most likely scenario in my mind, particularly if time is short.) Time spent torturing X could be spent on other methods, ones that are less likely to give false information. X could be completely innocent of the plot and a victim of circumstantial evidence or mistaken identity. Or X could be involved and might give accurate information.
The circumstances are not black and white, yes or no. If it was a case of 'X knows where the bomb is and is guaranteed to provide said information if tortured, which would then save a lot of people', then you're in a badly written fiction novel.
I am always suspicious of any argument which contains the concept of 'at any cost'. It reeks of fanaticism and absolutism to me, and should be regarded with the distrust one gives to politicians, used car salesmen, and preachers. Such unwavering purpose raises the shades of past atrocities. We should always doubt, always be ready to ask ourselves 'How far am I justified in going?'
So, you would rather have a bunch of people killed (it's one of the possibilities) just so you wouldn't be a hypocrite? If you are wrong and all those people die, how many rights have you violated then? Is that worth it? Would you feel better?
Sure, it is possible that the guy with the information might just be the terrorist's cousin. But it is also possible that the cousin is not involved and is afraid for his life and maybe for someone else's life (possibly someone close to him). So he is picked up, he knows about the plan, but he is not involved. He is afraid to speak. I think it is understandable, you know, being a terrorist's cousin... you're entitled to be afraid. I think this is a plausible scenario that shouldn't be left out.
their death aren't our choice - their death are the effects.
as you said, there are many options as well as different possible outcomes for each option. so, whether or not we torture X, if they die, they die. but that blood surely shouldn't be on the hands of the people who did or did not torture X. you might say it's the police's incompetence. you might say it's the government's. but surely it's the terrorists' themselves who are at fault.
doing the right thing doesn't always entail the best outcome, but that shouldn't stop people from doing it.
You have a guy that might know something that can save let's say 5,000 people. It is immoral to torture him for the information.
You have 5,000 people that might die. It is immoral to just stand and watch them die.
Whose rights are you going to defend and whose rights are you going to violate? Are you going to protect 5,000 people's right to live or are you going to protect one guy's rights?
Forget for a few moments the fact that information obtained by torture is inaccurate and then answer this question. I would really like to know what you have to say, and what do you think it is the moral thing to do.
It seems like you guys avoid to talk about the possible casualties. They have rights too, no matter if they are your family, your friends or simple strangers (in a more plausible scenario you would not even know who they are until after it happens).
EDIT: After reading your last post I have to make my question more clearer. Whose rights are you willing to violate (you have to risk in a situation like this)? Are you willing to risk the lives of 5,000 people or are you willing to torture the guy?
Why forget that information gained by torture is often inaccurate? That's a key aspect of the situation? I wouldn't use information gained by a Ouija board or from a cold reading of the subject either, as they're also highly inaccurate.
If the answer were guaranteed accurate, and the subject was guaranteed to know the answer, and the subject was guaranteed to respond to torture with the answer, and the answer was guaranteed to save 5000 innocent people, then yes, I may well torture him for the answer, but I would still consider it an immoral act, albeit it one that I committed to save those people.The end does not justify the means, but it does inform it.
Of course, in this case we're no longer realistically talking about torture, we're talking about choices. Moral philosophy. The scenario you are proposing is essentially the second train track problem, as illustrated here, although the impact is lessened somewhat by the fact that we are talking about causing pain and not causing death.
Ok. The information has more chance to be inaccurate. Are you willing to risk even a single life? Like you said, the bomb may not even exist, it may not even go off, etc... but it is also possible that the bomb indeed exists, and it will go off. So, you don't really know what's true and you don't know that the information is guaranteed to be accurate. Are you willing to risk even a single life just so you can go to sleep a moral man?
And, again, how are you moral if you don't take into consideration those people's lives/rights? What, you can be moral for one guy, but when it comes to a group you're too busy?
And are you willing to torture an innocent man, just so you can say 'I tried'?
I'll tell you what. I'll guarantee that there will be no bombs or terrorist attacks that harm even a single citizen. Of course, I'll have to monitor everyone 24/7, implant trackers into every single person, and have audio/visual recordings of everything you ever do or say, in public or private. But think of all of the lives that will be saved. No more premeditated murders, no more crime, etc.
The ends, as I said, do not justify the means. If you have to use torture to achieve your ends, you have already failed.
If morality and ethics can be discarded whenever it is convenient to do so, then what good is it?
And, speaking for myself, if I am in danger of being blown up by a terrorist bomb, I'd rather not be saved if it requires torture to do it. If I discovered that someone was tortured to save me, I'd feel severely ill.
Ok, Dave. You have made some good points and I admit that I have played the devil's advocate from the beginning, but just to get some good arguments. I still think it's a tricky situation and, like in almost any situation, you can't be 100% moral (by any moral standards, yours or other's).
Dave, you don't know that you are torturing an innocent man, and you don't know that you are saving any lives. I was interested in the choice you would make and whether you would risk a bunch of people's lives or you would risk torturing an innocent person.
And I wouldn't want to be saved like that either.
Quite so. Like any moral dilemma, the devil is in the details. And if it were easy to resolve, it'd hardly be a dilemma, would it? :)
I certainly hope that I am never in a position where I had to make such a decision, but if I ever am, I hope that the decision I make is one that I can live with.
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22 Asparagus Recipes We Love
Gallery22 Asparagus Recipes We Love
Spring is pretty much upon us, which means asparagus is starting to poke up in farmers markets and now we have no excuse not to get off your butt and get some. The sweetest, most flavorful asparagus is always the stuff that comes from closest to you because the sugars in asparagus will very rapidly convert to starches once they've been picked.
Scan through the slideshow (or click on the direct links below) for 22 recipe ideas to get your started, and check out this article to learn all about shopping, storing, cooking, and playing with asparagus.
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- Midnight Asparagus with Creamy Eggs
- Gluten-Free Roasted Asparagus Tart
- Spring Salad of Asparagus, Ramps, Snap Peas, & Peas, with Poached Egg & Lemon Zest Vinaigrette
- Charred Asparagus Tacos with Creamy Adobo & Pickled Red Onions
- Spring Vegetable Risotto with Asparagus, Zucchini, Fava Beans, Snap Peas, & Morels
- Lemony Pasta with Asparagus & Bacon
- Grilled Asparagus, Zucchini, & Bread Salad with Olive-Caper Dressing
- Jim Lahey's Bird Nest Pizza
- Grilled Asparagus with Almond-Parsley Gremolata
- Whole Roast Trout with Potatoes & Asparagus
- Aspragus with Dijon Mustard Sauce & Chopped Hard Boiled Egg
- Roasted Asparagus with Poached Eggs & Miso Butter
- Asparagus with Crème Fraiche Mustard Sauce & Prosciutto
- Asparagus Shandong-Style
- Broiled Asparagus with Cotija Cheese
- Roast Asparagus with Long Pepper Gremolata
- Braised Asparagus
- Pickled Asparagus
- Creamy Asparagus, Basil, & Crème Fraîche Velouté
- Scallops with Asparagus & Sugar Snap Peas
- Asparagus Crab Soup (Sup Mang Tay Cua)
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Ted Gross was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City and in 1978, moved to Israel, and currently resides in Jerusalem.
In 2002, Ted as a reserve battlefield medic ended up in Jenin, and the battles that took place there became front-page news all over the world and the book (as of yet unpublished) "Three Weeks In Jenin" is a graphic experience of what was experienced in this village during that time.
"Ancient Tales, Modern Legends" is a collection of short stories which were written over a period of many years Ted's love of the short story art-form is apparent in this book. His early reading was greatly influenced by I.B. Singer, O'Henry, Cheever and Vonnegut.
He currently is working on the "Chronicles of the Children of Heaven" (a fantasy work) which the first Volume "A Tale That Is Told - Part 1" has been released on Kindle and in Paperback.
A second collection of short stories is to be released as well.
Over the years short stories by Ted have been published in various venues. "A Pot Of Gold" was recently published by Istoria Books (in their "Lunch Reads 4) with excellent reviews and is available on all electronic devices as well.


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CHERRY POINT � Cherry Point air station officials say the Stars N� Strikes Bowling Center, closed for the last nine months for major repairs, will stay closed for the near future and may not open again.
CHERRY POINT � Cherry Point air station officials say the Stars N� Strikes Bowling Center, closed for the last nine months for major repairs, will stay closed for the near future and may not open again.
Budget shortfalls are blamed for the closure.
Mike Barton, deputy director of public affairs at Cherry Point, said the bowling center was originally closed for repairs to its hurricane-damaged roof, which have now been completed, but the pinsetters used for bowling operations need costly updates.
Barton said that base commanding officer Col. Philip Zimmerman was forced to make the decision not to reopen the facility �due to forecasted reductions in the budget and a need to support those services that most benefit service members and their families.�
�It would be an effort in futility to reopen the Bowling Center at this time until further guidance is available as a result of the (Headquarters Marine Corps) analysis of (Marine Corps Community Services) programs,� Zimmerman said in a statement.
Barton said the decision to keep the bowling alley closed, pending the review, was done within the past week. He said the center has operated at a loss since 2008.
Barton said all base MCCS operations, including the currently open Sound of Freedom Golf Course, are under review. The operations are monitored based on finances, customer satisfaction and feedback on an annual basis.
�Subsequent to this local review, a higher-level review is under way by Marine Corps Community Services at Headquarters Marine Corps, the results of which could further affect MCCS operations at MCAS Cherry Point,� Barton said.
Kathy Donham, whose husband is a 30-year Marine Corps veteran, has been bowling at the facility since they moved here 15 years ago. She has been on a letter-writing campaign to get the facility opened.
She said the closure would affect her women�s league, which she said is meeting on Aug. 23 to discuss moving to bowling facilities in New Bern or Cape Carteret.
�I�ve got 40 women that bowl in that league and we�re going to have to decide whether to disband our league or move it to another facility,� Donham said.
She said as a tournament bowler she is required to be in a league, and the closure of the alley would impact her and many other bowlers.
�Well, if this place is shutting down, I�m going to have to go find other alternatives, or quit bowling tournaments, and that�s not happening,� she said.
Donham said the bowling alley has a variety of couples, seniors, women�s and youth leagues, some of which have about 80 members. She said the center also hosts Craven County Special Olympics bowlers.
�It will affect a lot of people if they close down this facility,� she said.
The 24-lane bowling alley, built in 1966, has a snack bar and arcade with pool tables, air hockey, basketball and pinball games, offering entertainment options for families, Donham said.
�They have birthday parties there, for young and old, so what better place to take a bunch of 13-year-old kids to have some fun, get a birthday cake, hamburgers, hot dogs, and bowl two games for a very inexpensive birthday party,� Donham said.
Retiree Scott Menger said he goes to the bowling alley twice per week. He said the closure of the alley is hurting Marines who can simply walk over from nearby barracks.
�Some of them use it for lunch. Some of them use it for unit get-togethers when the weather�s bad,� he said. �You always see maybe 10, 20, 30 people bowling there together. I just can�t understand why they�re doing that.�
He said Extreme Bowling, when specialty lighting is used on Friday and Saturday nights, has proved popular among teenagers and young Marines.
�My understanding was that they were making money doing that,� he said.
He said the bowling alley was a perfect spot for his grandson.
�I was taking my grandson in there twice a week to bowl and to play the video games downstairs in the game room. He�s 4 years old,� Menger said. �When there�s no football game, you�ve got all the high school kids that come in. The local camps around here use it in the summer. The Cherry Tree House used it in the summer and we retirees use it, so you�re looking at 4 years old to 70 years old.�
Donham said the closure of a skateboard park and paintball range on base leaves few options for families.
�The only thing out at that base that is family oriented right now, where everybody can participate, is the bowling alley,� she said. � � It�s the only facility on that base that has any form of recreation where all participants can partake, and these young Marines, if they don�t have that place, they�re going to go out in town and you know what happens then. It�s not a pretty sight.�


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Everyone loves the great outdoors! Well… until something doesn't go as planned… With the informative How to Choose & Use a Backpack infographic from REI, enjoying roughing it without having to, you know, rough it.
Need a break from the daily multitasking merry-go-round? Trade in your digital devices for boots and backpacks—they're your ticket to off-the-grid adventures and the wonders of the backcountry! With the right pack and a little preparation, you can head out for a day hike or a through-hike and say "CUL8R" to the daily grind.
Many consumer products have an educational piece to them, and the challenge for a retailer is to educate their customers without feeling like a hard-sell ad. This infographic does a great job of educating and informing their audience without listing available products, brands or any pricing. It's just purely informative, and adds to REI's brand credibility.
The design is a little text-heavy for my taste, but it's packed with information. Some of the data in the text of the design could also have been visualized to make it easier for the reader to comprehend. Weight ranges, lengths and the number of items that fit in the backpack would have been great visuals.
I don't mind the URL link to the REI Backpack products page, but there should also be the URL to the original infographic landing page. When people share this online with their firends as an informative piece, they will want to share the infographic URL. There should also be a copyright statement at the bottom.
Thanks to Ron for sending in the link!


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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:39 pm
Post subject: In Game time versus Earth time
I think I know the answer already, but just want to confirm, since for my server things don't match up completely.
In Game time has I understand it would be local server time versus earth time which would be whereever I play at, Eastern time for me.
Is that correct ? Or is there another time being used ? I ask, because when I look at my server, it looks like everyone stop playing around 8PM server time, which I know isn't true. So I'm just trying to marry up the game time with real time. I understand it could be because there is no updates for after 8PM server, which still seems odds, as i'm pretty sure I've uploaded updates that woudl include 10pm or 22:00 game time.
Just a side note, I really did try using the search fuction for game time and earth time, but it just game me a slew of hits I tried with quotes "Game time" and still got alot of hits.
I'm sure I'm missing the forest for the trees.
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Server time is the time used in the location of the server in question. Your own local time is in a way irrelevant, except that if you live a in very different time zone, you may mostly play at off-peak hours.
USA being as large (wide) as it is, big differences between local and server time are possible. For us EU players, servers are mostly an hour ahead, the same as our own local or an hour behind.
But, now for the trickier part: Warcraftrealms also have a physical location. I live at GMT+2, EU servers are located at GMT+1, but Warcraftrealms are located somewhere in the GMT-6 area.
This big difference means I actually supply data, which is ahead of time from WCR point of view... If I submit data from Tuesday at 02:34 my local time, it arrives to WCR at approximately 18:36 on Monday evening and contains data, which will add to 01 part of the graph, because the following applies:
"This display shows the average player activity over 24 hours for the specified srver. The hours 0 - 23 are based on the IN GAME time, not EARTH time."
Malfurion is according to info listed located in CST, so you have to adjust your perspective to that. At the moment, it seems there are no Alliance entries between 21 and 02 and only 4 entries on the Horde side in the same time period, 2 at 21, 1 at 22 and 1 more at 01...
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:41 am
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Thanks for the reply. Though I have to admit I'm not sure I fully understand your reply.
I completely understand GMT time, and that my server isn't located in the same time zone I am in. I'm just wanting to confirm that "in game time" is just another way of saying "server time" and that Earth time is just another way of saying your local time.
If I am understanding your answer, then IN game time, just means Server time, versus some other univerisal time (like GMT) that I am unaware of. I saw that there were no entries for times after 20:00 Server time, which I thought I had loaded some updates that should have included uo to 23:59. But I'm not playing that much these days, so maybe I'm just mistaken on my data collection times.
Thanks for your reply, Unless someone says otherwise I'm going to go with In game time just meaning server time.
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Uh, sorry for being unclear, but you are correct, in game time = server time.
The point I was trying to make was basically that some people get confused, because for some people, server time, their local time and WCR time are all the same... for some two don't match the third and for some, like me, all three are different.
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Anthony Ridder joined the Nebraska program as a walk-on and added depth in the secondary throughout his time with the Huskers. Ridder began his career as a quarterback before switching to defense in 2012. His father, Dave, also played for Nebraska lettering as a defensive end from 1981 to 1983.
Ridder earned his degree in psychology in December of 2015, and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Ridder added depth at safety in his final four seasons, but did not appear in a game. Ridder redshirted and worked on the scout team at quarterback in 2011.
Before Nebraska (West Point Central Catholic HS)
Ridder starred on both sides of the ball for his father, Dave, at West Point Central Catholic, helping his team to the Class D-1 state title in the school's first year of eight-man competition. As a quarterback, Ridder passed for more than 1,700 yards and 38 touchdowns with just two interceptions. He also rushed for more than 800 yards and 20 touchdowns. Defensively, he led Central Catholic with 106 total tackles.
Ridder was the offensive honorary captain of the Class D-1 all-state team by both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star. Anthony had scholarship offers from Augustana and Wayne State.
The son of Dave and Terri Ridder, Anthony was born on Nov. 7, 1992. He was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll six times. Ridder has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Hotline, Community Action and Husker Heroes.


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Cadiz is one of a series of collages I made during my "ghost" workshop with Nick Bantock in May 2007. I was registered to take a workshop with Nick at Omega in Rheinbeck N.Y. - (I have loved his work for many years and had read all of his books) and was packed and ready to drive down when Omega called to tell me that the workshop was canceled - long story short - I was very disappointed - so I decided to cloister myself in my own workshop. I created a series of eight collages revolving around a woman named Cadiz and the mysterious mail art she received from a man in Tchula Miss. The series is posted along with the accompanying "story" as postcards in my June archives. Cadiz is my favorite because of the references to Egypt - where I traveled many years ago - and as my husband is our resident "Egyptologist" I had access to his beautiful vintage books about Egypt from which I scanned many of the images used in this series. Although certainly not as polished and rich as Nick's work - Cadiz brings all of my senses to Egypt - I hear James Asher's Camel Train, smell jasmine and the dusty sun caresses my face. The week I spent in this "ghost" workshop was rich and focused - so primed was I to be in this environment - I would work and then take long walks plotting the story - I was dreaming awake and I loved it.
I am attaching another fave from the Nick "ghost" workshop - Gypsy Dream - connecting the Egyptian Gypsy with the Dreaming - and here they are conversing...art as a conversation - mail art conversation...conversing with Redan, Cadiz and Nick... and now cyber Sybils sighing...
Valerie Foster
This is one of my favorite texture artworks. I made it on the spur of the moment, in just a few hours. It came together easily, with no hesitation or agnst. (I always love it when that happens!)
I chose to use wallboard joint compound on the background. Once that was dry, I didn't have a plan on how to proceed. But I was in my yard, and started picking up "nature" items I found on the ground, and decided to use those. Well, I love doing nature themes anyway, so it seemed so, well.....natural.
The cheescloth idea just popped up, so I went with that too. Although wrapping it in cheesecloth didn't come until the end. But I'm glad it did, because to me, that part really makes this piece, really makes it different and original, and makes it one of my favorite pieces. If I can feel that my artwork is totally original, totally my own, that makes me feel very good.
Sarah Whitmire
This painting "Butterfly Fantasy" ( 12 x 16 inches) is true mixed media, acrylic paint, collage, UTEE. It was done back when I did my first art show at "Butterfly fest" local festival here in Florida) I love it because there truly was a metamorphous going on in my life at that time and I think it is very symbolic of those feelings.
Dawn Sellers
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This piece became one of my favorites immediately upon finishing it. It was my first attempt at this medium and I now have a deep appreciation for beeswax. I have always loved the look of beeswax. What I did not know is how rewarding it can be. Going from a bag of wax pellets to a beautiful textured finish on a piece of art work. I enjoyed smelling the wax as I heated it and spread it on the collage; layering it between the elements as I re-heated each layer to fuse them together and then adding a coat over the top. I wasn't sure how the dried rose bud would work out, but the wax just melted around it and holds it nicely.
Linda Woods
I created this piece in a moment when I was full of joy and gratitude. The bright yellow of the tulips symbolized my overflowing happiness and the snippet of blue sky symbolized never ending gratitude.I wanted the inky colors to flow and drip into each other freely because that is how my excitement felt...unrestrained! I get happy every time I look at this piece. It is a reminder of a great time in my life.
Cory Celaya
Bits and pieces of painted papers left over from visual help given my students become fodder for jewelry and other artworks. Some of the pendants are collaged while others are veiled with layers of paint. Some are delicately beaded while others are heavily embellished with hand made faux resin beads and motifs of mixed media.
The faux resin charm bracelet was made several years ago for my daughter. Using a thermal process, I encased photos of her and myself as children on both sides of the charms along with meaningful text.
As a mixed media artist/teacher, nothing is safe...if it's within reach and doesn't move, it will probably end up in one of my art pieces.
Britt Vuorio
The Old Bench is one of my favorite spots in Helsinki. It is my "rest room" where I go when I feel the need of getting away from all worries and trouble. The green branch brings me a breath of fresh air and reminds me of the beauty of life. The reason why I once had to stop and rest by this certain bench was that it looked so lonely and inviting. I almost heard it whispering, "Don't rush; there is no need to hurry." I have a personal relationship (LOL) with this old bench, which dates back to 1810. I think of it when we are apart and when we meet again and I feel the embrace of my old friend, my heart fills with miraculous serenity. So the bench in the image is not just an ordinary bench but a bench with a spirit. The spirit is there if you let yourself believe in miracles.
I love my Mother Kaisu very much. She is 80 years old and she has been working hard all her life. Her life can be read form every little line in her hands. Yet her hands are very soft and I love the tender touch of them when she strokes my hair. Her hands are the most beautiful creation I have seen not only in their appearance but also for the strength and love that they carry. Knowing that my Mother clasps her hands in prayer every day gives me strength and hope for the future.
The story behind the Angels is the story of my dear brother Mauri who died when I was 6 years old. He was only 21 years when he passed away. We were very close to each other. He was my hero in many ways. He took care of me and protected me. He was always there when I needed him. His death has cast long, dark shadows over my life and only recently I have began to understand that all these 36 years I have blamed myself for not being able to save my brother.
Last summer I went for a walk in the old cemetery of my hometown and found these statues of Angels. When I looked at them, I realized that my brother is not gone but is here with me in a shape of an Angel. He has been by my side all these years, guiding and loving me as he used to. God didn' take him away. Instead, He gave my brother a new assignment to be my Guardian Angel. There are Angels among us!
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4 comments:
- Peggi Meyer Graminski said...
Wow, what a fantastic group of talented artists and beautiful creations ... definitely awe-inspiring....
- April 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
WOW Seth - just amazing - this trail of beauty and love - so honored to be a part of it - thanks again!
xox - eb.
- April 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- Karen Cole said...
I am so thrilled to see that the gallery continues, Seth. My goodness you have been a busy guy. The work is all absolutely fantastic. You have great taste. Perhaps you should be in the "brick and mortar" gallery business.
I had been nervous about sending 3 pieces. I guess I shouldn't have been so shy.
- April 7, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Val Foster said...
You've done a fantastic job on this whole project Seth. Thank you so much. The art posted is awesome and inspiring. So much eye candy!
Thanks for all your hard work and oganizational skills on this.
- April 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
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Dealing Kennedy helps Padres earn split in DC
WASHINGTON -- When Cameron Maybin trotted out to center field Sunday, it not only marked his first game for the Padres since June 9 of last season but also the first time that the center fielder had actually played behind pitcher Ian Kennedy.
Never shy about tackling an eventful day in the outfield -- whether chasing down balls in the gap, making plays at the wall or using his arm to make plays -- Maybin has probably never been more content with doing as little as he did on this day.View Full Game Coverage
WASHINGTON -- When Cameron Maybin trotted out to center field Sunday, it not only marked his first game for the Padres since June 9 of last season but also the first time that the center fielder had actually played behind pitcher Ian Kennedy.
Never shy about tackling an eventful day in the outfield -- whether chasing down balls in the gap, making plays at the wall or using his arm to make plays -- Maybin has probably never been more content with doing as little as he did on this day.View Full Game Coverage
"He made it easy for us out there," Maybin said after returning from a ruptured left biceps tendon.
It certainly looked that way, especially after the first inning when Kennedy essentially coasted, retiring 16 consecutive batters as one point as the Padres gained a split of the four-game series with a 4-2 win over the Nationals before a crowd of 34,873.
Kennedy (2-3) allowed a first-inning run on the second of two doubles by Jayson Werth before going on a big roll in which he retired the 16 successive hitters and 19 of 20 before Ian Desmond's one-out single in the sixth.
All told, Kennedy allowed three hits over seven innings with no walks and nine strikeouts.
"Overall, that was a perfect pitching performance," said Padres left fielder Chris Denorfia, who reached base four times.
The Padres (12-14) are well-versed by now in solidly-pitched games. It's been what has kept them afloat this month when their offense has essentially been non-existent for the most part, as the team has the fewest runs in baseball (69), despite a four-run outburst against the Nationals that, for them, probably felt like more than four runs.
"If we score four runs, we're going to win a lot of games," Denorfia continued.
With Kennedy throwing the way he was, spotting his fastball and then leaning more on his curveball and his changeup later, the Padres weren't going to need a whole lot of runs.
Trailing, 1-0, the Padres got a run in the fourth inning on Jedd Gyorko's sacrifice fly. One inning later, it was Denorfia who slapped a two-out single up the middle to score Everth Cabrera, who had singled, stolen second base and advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
The breakout inning, if you will, came in the sixth when Will Venable, Maybin -- who had two hits in his return from the disabled list -- and pinch-hitter Nick Hundley singled. Kennedy came to the plate, already at 86 pitches, but manager Bud Black felt he was still going strong.
Kennedy struck out, but reliever Aaron Barrett got into trouble by walking Cabrera and Denorfia with the bases loaded to force in runs and give the Padres a 4-1 lead.
"We'll take them any way we can get them," Denorfia said.
From there, Kennedy kept rolling, setting the Nationals (14-12) down in order in the sixth with a little help from Venable, who was fully extended for a diving grab of a slicing ball to right off the bat of Werth to end the inning.
"You can make a case that he got better as the game went on," Black said of Kennedy.
Then in the seventh, Kennedy struck out Adam LaRoche looking, allowed a hit to Desmond and struck out Kevin Frandsen and got Jose Lobaton on a ground ball to first base on his 117th pitch of the game -- the most that he's thrown since being traded to the Padres last July 31.
"After that first inning, I was trying to get ahead with everything," said Kennedy, who lowered his ERA to 3.16. "I felt like I got ahead of guys more often. I just made better pitches later in the game. No matter if it's the first or the seventh, you have to throw everything for strikes."
The Padres took a three-run lead into the eighth inning when Nate McLouth connected for a solo home run against reliever Joaquin Benoit, who didn't allow any more baserunners.
In the ninth, Huston Street allowed a single to Werth on a ball up the middle before getting the next two hitters for his ninth save in as many attempts.
The victory was the 12th of this month for the Padres, which rates as somewhat significant -- if for no other reason than April has recently been a sore subject for a team that won 10 games in 2013 and '11, and just seven a year ago. The 12 victories are their most in the opening month since winning 15 in '10.
The Padres begin their final series of April on Monday when they play the first of three games in San Francisco.
"You want to get out of April and be as close to .500 as possible," Street said. "They have a really good lineup, and to see him [Kennedy] get in a groove, it put the momentum back on our side.
"Today was absolutely a huge win."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter.


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So, basically, a nukige is the complete opposite of something like Crescendo. Crescendo was highly story/character driven, the majority of endings didn't involve sex (and many of those were really good), and was just beautifully written. A nukige is basically just "wham bam thank you ma'am, get the sex scene as fast as you can." Okay, got it. (aside: Crescendo is one of my all time favorite visual novels.)


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The drive among students to become entrepreneurs when they grow up decreases as they get older, new research shows.
A Gallup-Hope study revealed that students' desire to start their own business is lower among high schoolers than middle schoolers, and decreases with each grade level. Specifically, 51 percent of kids in grades 5-8 say they plan to start their own business, compared with just 33 percent of those in grades in 9-12.
The research discovered that the entrepreneurial spirit is most alive in minority students. About half of all racial and ethnic minority students want to start their own business, with just 37 percent of white students having the same aspirations. Overall, 42 percent of students expressed plans to start a business, down from 45 percent in 2011.
Contributing to the decline is a lack of real-world opportunities to join the work force. The study shows that just 17 percent of all the middle and high school students work at least one hour weekly.
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"Creating opportunities for young minority entrepreneurs may provide a much-needed foundation for helping such businesses flourish," the Gallup-Hope researchers wrote.
Since small businesses have such a large impact on their communities, the study's authors said if U.S. communities are to be thriving places to live and learn well into the future, America needs a strategy that includes investment in its youngest and most hopeful members — its youth.
Educators, community and business leaders and policymakers should all be working together to encourage students' entrepreneurial aspirations, the study's said.
"Through advisory boards and individual programs, leaders can develop local efforts that help students connect with mentors in their community, with learning opportunities such as workshops or internships, and with jobs that help them unite their entrepreneurial intentions with the experiences they need to bring their innovative ideas to life," the researchers wrote.
The study was based on surveys of 1,009 U.S. students in grades 5-12.
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Introducing MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and MDS 9250i Multiservice Switch – Raising the Bar for Storage Networks
The data center landscape has changed dramatically in several dimensions. Server virtualization is almost a defacto standard with a big increase in VM density. And there is a move towards world of many clouds. Then there is the massive data growth. Some studies show that data is doubling in every 2 years while there is an increased adoption of solid-state drives (SSD). All of these megatrends demand new solutions in the SAN market. To meet these needs, Cisco's introducing the next generation Storage Network innovations with the new MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and new MDS 9250i Multiservice Switch. These new multi-protocol, services-rich MDS innovations redefine storage networking with superior performance, reliability and flexibility!
We are, once again, demonstrating Cisco's extraordinary capability to bring to market innovations that meet our customer needs today and tomorrow.
For example, with the new MDS solutions, we are announcing 16 Gigabit Fibre Channel (FC) and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support. But guess what? This is just couple of the many innovations we are introducing. In other words, we bring 16 Gigabit FC and beyond to our customers:
We design our solutions with future requirements in mind. We want to create long term value for our customers and investment protection moving forward.
The switching fabric in the MDS 9710 is one example of this design philosophy. The MDS 9710 chassis can accommodate up to six fabric cards delivering:
- 1.536 Tbps per slot for Fibre Channel – 24 Tbps per chassis capacity
- Only 3 fabric cards are required to support full 16G line rate capacity
- Supports up to 384 Line Rate 16G FC or 10G FCoE ports
- So there is room for growth for higher throughput in the future …without forklift upgrades
This is more than three times the bandwidth of any Director in the market today – providing our customers with a superior investment protection for any future needs!
While we provide the performance, we also enable our customers to preserve their existing IT operations and what they already know. In other words, we provide consistent operations and easy migration with NX-OS and DCNM tools, the single Operating System and Management across MDS and Nexus portfolios.
That brings us to reliability. In this environment, downtime is simply not acceptable especially given the business cost of it. If you can't write to a storage array, then where do you go from there?
With MDS, we have a proven heritage of 8+ years of non-stop operations in our customers' mission-critical production environments. This zero-downtime is even during Software upgrades. We are building on MDS nonstop operations heritage and taking it to the next level with our new MDS solutions.
For the MDS 9710, we used a combination of redundant components and a fault tolerant design to achieve the level of reliability we know our customers demand.
Take the switching fabric…
- 3 fabrics needed for a fully loaded chassis
- Add a fourth fabric, then you get… N+1 redundancy… no loss of bandwidth even if a fabric fails!
- Unlike other vendor where their Director loses 1/2 the bandwidth if a fabric fails!
We've taken a similar approach with power supplies…
- 3 power supplies needed for a fully loaded chassis today…
- Add a 4th power supply for N+1 redundancy…
- Two sets of 3 provides N:N grid redundancy
- Similar approach with the fans, redundant supervisors…
Cisco MDS customers have come to expect In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU). This allows software updates and upgrades to be applied to a fully operational platform with no interruption in service. That feature continues to be available on the new MDS platforms.
While both the MDS 9710 and MDS 9250i bring the most efficient airflow of front-to-back, we've also reduced failure domains. Features implemented in hardware and in ASICS include distributing port channels across line cards, checking for corrupted frames at ingress as well as egress, and managing buffers in hardware. All of these innovations protect the SAN and end devices from negatively impacting performance, helping ensure that line rate consistently remains line rate.
As a key component of Unified Data Center, these MDS innovations provide unmatched flexibility with its multi-protocol solutions supporting Fibre Channel, FICON, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel over IP, and iSCSI.
Take the other's offerings in the market – It takes several products put together to offer multiprotocol. Either they have FC, but no FCoE. Or they have both FC and FCoE, but greatly oversubscribed bandwidth.
Unlike disparate solutions… our MDS 9710 supports both FC and FCoE. Cisco MDS is all about allowing customers to preserve their investments in Fibre Channel storage and in addition providing an option to FCoE. It's about FLEXIBILITY. Customers have freedom of choice. This enables consolidation of LAN and SAN into a single high performance network over lossless Ethernet if they choose to go that route.
We've recently achieved a number of "firsts" for FCoE on the Nexus and UCS front as well:
- Industry-first 40G FCoE with Nexus 6004, announced last January
- First to prove multihop FCoE compatibility across 10GBaseT – standard Cat6a copper wire – with UCS, Nexus 5000, and Nexus 2000
We are also introducing MDS 9250i Multiservice Switch with:
- Up to 40 ports of 16 Gig Fibre Channel (FC) or FICON
- 8 ports of 10 Gig FCoE
- 2 ports of 1/10 Gig Ethernet for FCIP for SAN extensions or iSCSI
- All ports at line rate
On top of these it will consolidate storage services into a single platform such as:
- SAN extension (FCIP) – connectivity between data centers for Business Continuity Disaster Recovery
- IO Accelerator (IOA) to accelerate tape backup and disk replication
- Data Mobility Manager (DMM) to migrate data between heterogeneous arrays
It will also eliminate service device sprawl as it can be used as a single storage services platform across MDS and Nexus. And guess what? Once again competition requires several boxes to deliver what our MDS 9250i can do.
These new MDS innovations redefine storage networking with superior performance, reliability and flexibility. With this launch….Cisco is raising the bar for storage networks! Also please don't forget that we formed strong industry partnerships with EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NetApp etc. in order to provide complete solutions to our customers.
..One of our key business advantages is – our unified approach to the data center –which storage networking is an integral part of… In other words, the Cisco Unified Data center is an architectural approach combining compute, storage, network and management… across physical, virtual, and cloud environments… resulting in increased budget efficiency… more agile business responsiveness, and simplified operations.… more than just a collection of products compared to other vendors… not only in LAN, but also in SAN.
Please join our panel of experts in an online event I will be hosting as we discuss how new storage networking solutions from Cisco address new requirements for the SAN while establishing new benchmarks for performance, reliability, and architectural flexibility.
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Are there any plans to include the Storage Media Encryption services as per the MDS 9000
I leave a leave a response when I especially enjoy a post on a site or if I have
something to valuable to contribute to the conversation.
Usually it is a result of the passion communicated in the post I read.
And on this post Introducing MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and
MDS 9250i Multiservice Switch – Raising the Bar for Storage Networks.
I was actually moved enough to drop a leave a responsea response 😉 I do have a
couple of questions for you if you tend not to mind.
Could it be just me or do a few of the remarks look as if they are coming
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Would you make a list all of your community pages like your
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It's nice to see the MDS products being developed, but what about the training courses to accompany these.
The Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions course (& exam 642-357) and Implementing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions course (& exam 642-359) are both about to be retired leaving your "Data Center Storage Specialist" with no options.
Of course the Data Center Unified Fabric options are available, but these (as I understand it) only really touch on the MDS series and are focused on the Nexus products.
Hi James,
Cisco Learning has decided to take data centric approach. What this means is all the product specific training courses are being retired one by one and are getting merged in to wider technology specific area like Data Centre is one as an example. Certification and training courses like DCUFI, etc includes Nexus and MDS products training and certifications.
As a result, Cisco learning has decided to retire DCSNS, ICSNS, IASNS and CCIE Storage Networking as well by the end of Q2CY13.
To cover up the MDS specific trainings, we are now focusing on DCMDS which is specific to MDS products. This course is available now with 9222i platform and will be updated soon to include new platform – MDS 9710 (and 9250i at a later stage). The approximate timeline we estimate for this course update to be rolled out to all of our training partners is around Q3CY13 time frame.
So, if you are looking for MDS specific training course for storage experts, DCMDS is the way to go. It covers all the indepth details and is appropriate for new starter in SAN or experts in SAN as well.
Hope this answers your question.
more on training..I am getting students who are struggling to zero in on what they need to do their job in Data Center and as Cisco spreads bits of training across methodologies and re-aligns certifications, you are leaving many students in a panic, it is getting very difficult to help someone figure out what exactly they need next to do well in their job. So after DCUFI, in the data center / storage world, what class(S) would a student in this environment want to continue on this knowledge path without being redundant? wouldn't the , DCMDS be more of the same after DCUFI?
Hi Declina,
Apologies for the delay in responding to your query.
I agree, DCMDS would be kind of overlapping with DCUFI. But at the same time, let me mention that DCUFI is a certification course covering the Data Center technology where as DCMDS is a product specialist course, focused totally towards MDS product line. DCUFI also includes Nexus 7000 product line along with MDS.
In other words, depending on where the student wants to move forward, he/she will take other DCU** courses or select DCMDS for MDS focused training.
Hope this helps.
Thank you for posting this article. Is there plans for
FCIP on the 9710?
If you don't agree with Cisco's view point, they will delete your post. This is the second post today. Does this post fit into the category of derogatory? As it says: "Spam, promotional and derogatory comments will be removed." But I don't think that this is any of those. This is a legitimate viewpoint and comment. Cisco just doesn't like to be told the Emperor is not wearing any clothes. Anybody out there ready to rah-rah!!! over this release? Come on let's hear it.
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Raising the bar… Really??? More like catching up. Certainly not raising any bars.
And there were references to cloud as well. "Cloud" should be replaced with "VMware". Having just returned from OpenStack Summit, just how do these products integrate into an open cloud? Until Havana is released there is no FC integration for open clouds. Will there be an OpenStack plugin? FCoE is not even on the radar yet for OpenStack. So, unless this is an iSCSI box doing OpenStack Cinder, there is no cloud here unless its for what VMware calls a cloud.
Hi CoreEdge, I think OpenStack rocks and I am big fan. However, I believe it is not right to equal open cloud to OpenStack and any other cloud to VMware and therefore closed. Granted that OpenStack is perhaps the best path to having a cloud environment which offers a degree of portability and vendor independence, but it isn't THE only option. You can import VMs from VMWare environments to AWS for instance … can't say any of them are open, but can't truly portray any of them as closed so long as they have a public API which is well documented and "free" to use.
Now in the context of this Cisco announcement, FC and OpenStack dont get along today, perhaps never will … but again, there are many companies operating large virtualization environments and/or private cloud environments (with VMware and other options) which will benefit from better FC support. So I candidly disagree with your view that "Cloud" should be replaced with "VMware" on the post 🙂


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Friday Night Football In East Texas — Oct 7
With the weather finally cooling down, it's time to get out of the house that you have been cooped up in all summer long. What is something you can do with the family that is local, fun, and allows you to enjoy this incredible weather? That's easy: Friday Night Football.
Each week we bring you the schedule for that weekend as well as tell you which game we would be most likely to attend. This weekend would be the Lindale game, it's the Eagles homecoming game, and those always seem to be the best games of the season. The Longview News Journal gave us the low down on football this weekend.
Thursday, Oct. 6
- Gilmer at Gladewater
Friday, Oct. 7
- Longview at Mesquite
- Mesquite Horn at Tyler Lee
- Marshall at Hallsville
- Wills Point at Lindale
- John Tyler at Pine Tree
- Whitehouse at Nacogdoches
- Kilgore at Jacksonville
- Henderson at Spring Hill
- Carthage at Pittsburg
- New Diana at White Oak
- Tatum at Harmony
- Frankston at Arp
- Sabine at Jefferson
- Linden-Kildare at Ore City
- Elysian Fields at Hughes Springs
- Rivercrest at Paul Pewitt
- Union Grove vs. West Rusk (at Tatum)
- Harleton at Waskom
- Daingerfield at Hooks
- James Bowie at Overton
- Maud at Big Sandy
- Hawkins at Carlisle
- Mount Enterprise at Regents
- Fruitvale at Leverett's Chapel
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Pheasants Forever is hosting a workshop for landowners who would like to learn more about the upcoming Conservation Reserve Program signup. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. May 8 in the city hall basement, Marion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will hold the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup from May 20 through June 14, 2013. CRP is a voluntary program that helps agricultural producers use environmentally sensitive land for conservation benefits. Producers enrolled in CRP plant long-term, resource-conserving covers to control soil erosion, improve water and air quality and develop wildlife habitat. In return, FSA provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Contract duration is between 10 to 15 years. Accepted contracts will begin on Oct. 1, 2013.
The landowner workshop meeting is free, open to the public, and will have information about increased rental rates, how to increase contract acceptance rates, options for landowners with expiring CRP contracts, and other available conservation programs.
To be eligible for placement in general signup CRP, land must be cropland (including field margins) that is planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of the six crop years from 2002 to 2007. It also must be physically and legally capable of being planted (no planting restrictions due to an easement or other legally binding instrument) in a normal manner to an agricultural commodity. Alfalfa or other multiyear grasses and legumes grown in a rotation not to exceed 12 years may be eligible this year.
"CRP continues to be a good option for producers to ensure income on the tough-to-farm and lowest producing acres," said Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever's Vice President of Government Affairs. "This general signup's allotment is likely to fill up quickly, so it's critical that landowners get into these meetings or their local USDA service centers immediately to examine CRP options on their land."
Since its formation in 1985, Pheasants Forever has been one of the nation's strongest supporters of CRP. The millions of acres of CRP lands in the United States protect topsoil erosion, improve water and air quality and is a major contributor to increasing wildlife populations — including pheasants and quail — in many parts of the country.


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The Super Bowl isn't just about football. It's a cultural juggernaut, with every second providing ample opportunity for a new commercial, gadget or personality to take the world by storm. It's also an entirely new stage that allows musicians to bring their sound to an entirely new audience, and some artists got to shine in the spotlight as the New York Giants went on to defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Actually, many acts simply got the chance to re-brand themselves; The Darkness shilled for Samsung's latest gizmo on the heels of the North American leg of their reunion tour (it starts in NYC on Monday), Elton John and Flavor Flav lampooned themselves for Pepsi, and Madonna gathered a massive cast of glitter-caked characters for a halftime show performance that put last year's set by The Black Eyed Peas to shame.
All those spots were quite notable, but they weren't the crowning musical achievement of the night: That moment belongs to rapper M.I.A. She stole the show with a swift hand-gesture during a rendition of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin," that probably went unnoticed by a large percentage of the millions of people who watched the Super Bowl. But that hasn't stopped the avalanche of coverage of her one-second, one-finger salute, which very well may surpass any other musical moment of the night--a point that's the lead statement in AP Entertainment writer David Bauder's write-up of the halftime show:
For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
A lot of the coverage of the performance by M.I.A.--and, to a larger extent, Madonna--will be dominated by obscenity issues (M.I.A.'s short verse also included a curse word, though it was censored), but the fervor already surrounding the one-finger salute shows M.I.A.'s skills as an agitprop pop-artist, and one with her eyes set on mainstream success. While M.I.A. has experienced her fair share of popularity, she was easily the least known personality that Madonna brought out during halftime. Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, and Nicki Minaj are household names, and M.I.A. got a slim window to prove herself to the world that might not even recognize her as the woman who brought us "Paper Planes."
And what do you do if you don't have the bombastic, rapid-fire flow of Nicki Minaj, the golden pipes of Cee Lo Green, and the--well, whatever it is that LMFAO have that sets them apart? What do you do to make your mark while not overshadowing the woman who brought you to the world's stage? What do you do to keep your name on everyone's lips for the months leading up to your fourth full-length and remind those folks who would have rather forgotten about you after a disappointing third album that you do exist? You slyly show the camera your middle finger as you finish your guest spot and cede the stage to the headlining act.
It was a smooth move that recalled the many reasons M.I.A. has received accolades for being a great pop auteur and provocateur. M.I.A. has never been a great singer, rapper, visual artist or political thinker, but she could always blend these different facets of her personality into a powerful, palatable style with plenty of bite and a great pop hook. She received plenty of criticism for the muddled sloganeering she brought to her last album, 2010's / \ / \ / \ Y / \ (aka Maya), but that's a far cry from her Super Bowl spot, which is reminiscent of her most coherent presentations. She was defiant, rebellious, and sharp when she delivered that shot to the beliefs in how we as a society act in that kind of public arena: She went straight for the jugular without truly offending anyone who would have been really shocked. Chances are she knew full well people would catch it after the performance and it would cause a storm of online publicity that can't be bought.
In the coming days M.I.A. may face a wave of anger for the flash of her finger, but it could very well have a bigger affect on her brand, and for the better. Last Monday she premiered her new single, "Bad Girls," and two days later the song's official video made its way to YouTube. And it's already garnered nearly 4 million views in less than a week. The comments are still rolling in, and many of them refer to her short appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show. In fact, if YouTube user noah103 is to be believed, a lot of those views are because of that performance:
ummm...almost a million views in one hour, because of a finger.
Which isn't all that surprising. M.I.A. has always been a strong pop artist, it's just now more people are aware of it.


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The Seattle Seahawks have amassed a 6-1 record without the centerpiece of their offseason acquisition efforts. Now, receiver Percy Harvin has returned to practice. He could play as soon as Monday.
"It's been a long ride," Harvin told reporters on Tuesday. "I haven't played football since Week Seven of last season, and just dealing with the trades, dealing with the injury that ended the season, and then coming here and having another injury. So it's been tough man, I have a lot of things built up in me that I'm just ready to unleash on the field.
"I'm going to take my time with it, but when it's time to explode I will."
It's unclear how much time it will take.
"For me, it's just conditioning and just getting back out here getting the reps with the guys," Harvin said. "I'm familiar with the offense, my condition is pretty good, and weight lifting and everything is good. So just getting the repetition and being back out there with the guys and just getting back in the flow."
He said his role will be similar to what it was in Minnesota during the first two years of his career, when Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell served as offensive coordinator with the Vikings.
Harvin also talked for the first time about the injury that resulted in hip surgery.
"I had a bone that was blocking me from getting my full range of motion," Harvin said. "Just like any labrum in your shoulder there was just a lot of pain, certain movements would hurt real bad, and it just got to the point where it was getting real tough to pick up my leg. I just had to get it done, I'm glad I got it done. . . . It was bothering me sleeping, running, just relaxing; it was getting real tough so we knew we had to get something done. It just came at a funny time, but it all worked out."
If Harvin stays healthy, it could work out with the Seahawks nailing down the No. 1 seed in the NFC postseason field — and then parlaying a pair of home games into a berth in the Super Bowl.


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HERSHEY - Owen J. Roberts is right smack where everyone always thought they'd be this week, even the Wildcats themselves.
Upper Perkiomen isn't exactly where anyone thought they'd be this week, perhaps even the Indians themselves.
Quite a diverse, if not unusual, assessment … but so true as both teams prepare for tonight's second round of the PIAA-Class AAA Team Duals at the Giant Center.
The Wildcats have ruled the Pioneer Athletic Conference and District 1 wrestling roost for two years now. Whether they're better than last season's team that rolled over everyone and brought an unbeaten record here is absolutely argumentative. The numbers sure don't like, though. They've been as authoritative a team as a year ago, and they've been unchallenged much like the team of a year ago as their identical 18-0 record reveals.
Now, whether they're capable of equaling or even bettering last year's showing - a 2-2 split - will be determined by the end of the weekend.
The OJR test begins this evening (6:00) against District 2 champion Delaware Valley High School.
The Indians, on the other hand, haven't really ruled any wrestling roost for some time. They haven't won, at least officially, a PAC-10 championship since 2006 - the last of their nine straight - and the year they won District 1's first and only state team duals title. What's more, they haven't set foot here in the Giant Center, as a team that is, since the controversial 2007 season.
They've been as competitive as most over the past six years, just as they've been again this year. An early-season loss to Spring-Ford was offset by late-season win over Boyertown. Then, ironically, it was Boyertown that dealt the Indians their only two setbacks in last weekend's district duals - one a 40-24 blowout and the other a 35-31 thriller. And finishing fourth, like the Indians did, doesn't exactly earn you an inviting match-up in the state duals.
So the Indians' test began Monday with a long, long and boring bus ride to Chambersburg, which only lost to unbeaten state-power Central Dauphin in the District 3 duals last weekend. And if that wasn't enough, an accident on Interstate 81 created a traffic nightmare and delayed the Indians' arrival by over an hour. They had less than a half-hour to dress, warm-up and wrestle…
And, surprise-surprise, won by a convincing 38-25 margin.
Now Part Two of the test begins this evening (8:00) against District 12 champion La Salle College High School.
Who would've thunk it? Yes, Owen J. Roberts is where everyone knew it would be this week. With nary a noticeable hole in their lineup, the Wildcats may just be able to bring back a medal that hasn't been won by a District 1 team for two years (since Council Rock South was fourth in 2001), and hasn't been won by a PAC-10 team for seven years (since Upper Perkiomen won it all in 2006).
But with the little guys like Aston White, Derek Gulotta, Alec Pupo and Dominick Petrucelli; the fellas in the middle like Demetrio D'Orsaneo, Adam Moser, Peter Fratantoni and Kyle Shronk; and the big boys like Tyler Rogers, Gordon Bolig, Evan Boaman, Nick D'Angelo and Brad Trego - not to mention a damn good coach in Steve DeRafelo - getting into the Top Four is within the Wildcats' reach.
Yes, Upper Perkiomen isn't where anyone thought it would be this week. And with a number of noticeable holes in their lineup, the Indians aren't expected to fare anywhere near as well as some of their great teams of the past did.
But with proven talents down low like brothers Dustin, Dante and Dylan Steffenino; the one-two punch of Wolfgang McStravick and Kyle Fellman in the middle; the upperweight rise of Casey Cook; and the hardy, no-surrender attitude of unsung entries like Eric Miller, Dan Jordan, Trevor Weeks, Ray Young, Owen Leister, Dan Heinrichs, Tyler Godshall and Justin Crossley - and a damn good coach in Tom Hontz - rest assured there will be no roll-over-and-quit.
In other words, with those early expectations aside, both have certainly earned their way here … right where they want to be.
* Don Seeley is the sports editor of The Mercury. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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The Boston College legal decision which orders the college to hand over tapes of interviews of IRA members to the US Justice Department and British authorities could be appealed to the US Supreme Court.
A top legal expert told Irishcentral.com that he "wouldn't be surprised if they sought leave to appeal to the US Supreme Court ... It is possible that if this case makes it to the Supreme Court they might carve out an exception for scholar research."
He said such an appeal would delay the court ruling.
The appeals court confirmed an earlier court verdict that the tapes, made at Boston College between 2001 and 2006 with leading IRA and Loyalist figures had to be handed over. Participants had been told by the researchers that their testimonies would be secret until they passed away.
Ed Moloney, one of the researchers, released the book "Voices from the Grave" containing the testimony of two men, IRA commander Brendan Hughes and former Loyalist paramilitary David Ervine, who did the interviews and later died which led to the British demand for disclosure of all the tapes.
A Supreme Court challenge to carve out an exception could succeed the legal expert stated. However, he pointed out that the Supreme Court rarely overturned verdicts from the Boston appeals circuit "They rarely reverse Court of Appeals decisions and reversal of the 1st Circuit - Boston is rarer still."
The expert also pointed to the dissent in the case by Judge Juan R. Torruella who "reluctantly" concurred in the judgment.
Torruella wrote "It is one thing to say that the high court has considered competing interests and determined that information gatherers (here, academic researchers) may not refuse to turn over material they acquired upon a premise of confidentiality when these are requested via government subpoena in criminal proceedings," he commented.
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"In his opinion he seems to say he disagrees with the judgment but must concur in light of an earlier US Supreme Court case." Chief Judge Sandra Lynch stated the researchers could not claim that they had specific rights under her reading of a legal treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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"As in Branzburg, there is no reason to create such a privilege here," Lynch wrote. "The choice to investigate criminal activity belongs to the government and is not subject to veto by academic researchers."
Meanwhile lawyers for the two researchers, Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre say they fear for their safety. "We're very disappointed," James Cotter III, one of Moloney and McIntyre's lawyers told the Boston Globe. "And I'm disappointed personally for our clients, who have been through quite a bit."
Cotter also expressed worry for the safety of Moloney and McIntyre. "That's the real concern for us," he said.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- While the total number of U.S. deaths from heart disease has declined in recent years, it has stayed the same for younger women.
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Number 4 is watching seven or fewer hours of TV a week.
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Replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats.
Eat less than one serving of red or processed meat a month.
Eliminate sugar-sweetened drinks and fruit juices.
Eat little or no trans fat.
Eat little salt.
Number 6 is having no more than one alcoholic drink a day. One drink is 4 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer or 1.5 ounces of liquor.
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Yet experts acknowledge the challenge of getting women to adopt it and hope that changing the nation's collective mindset from "preventing disease" to "promoting health" will help. They also stress the need to start kids on this healthy path because childhood is when lifelong habits are set.
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