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Thousands Return for Viking Days; Oliver Announces $18 Million Milestone for Science Project
The thousands of Augustana alumni who returned home last weekend to celebrate Viking Days heard a major announcement from President Rob Oliver following Saturday night's anniversary presentation of Viking Varieties at the Washington Pavilion.
"We're at $18 million," Oliver said, referring to Augustana's fundraising efforts to build a new science facility and its plans to renovate the Gilbert Science Center, the current home for its Natural Sciences division.
"Eighteen million!" Oliver shouted again, referring to cash and pledges received in support of the project, as a cannon shot out confetti and members of the Augustana Cheer Team held up numbers illustrating the figure.
The Science Center Project, the largest and most sophisticated building endeavor in Augustana's 153-year history, is designed to support the growing number of natural science majors and the College's student-faculty research program. The new facility will be named in honor of the late Dr. Sven Froiland, a longtime biology professor and a champion of scientific research at the College.
Wearing a white lab coat and safety goggles as a playful nod to scientific research, Oliver went on to thank a group of nearly 100 "leadership investors" who have committed $10,000 or more to the project.
He then asked those in attendance to lend their support as well. Learn more about the Science Center Project.
The announcement came at the high point of an event-filled homecoming weekend for Augustana, beginning with coronation on Monday, Oct. 14, where seniors Matthew Anderson and Amanda Strenge were crowned King and Queen.
On Friday, Oct. 18, the College inducted members of the Class of 1963, celebrating their 50th class reunion, into the Honor Guard. That evening, the achievements of alumni were recognized at the Blue & Gold Gala and the Hall of Fame Banquet, both held at the Holiday Inn City Centre.
Alumni Achievement Awards, presented each year to Augustana graduates who have made outstanding contributions to their fields of endeavor, their communities, and/or their churches, were presented to (shown at right, from left to right): Jackie Pederson-Kriens '89, Linda Hofstad '70, Richard Gregerson '57, Nate White '00 (Horizon Award), Evan Nolte '65 and Jeff Fylling '78.
Former Augustana student-athletes who distinguished themselves in various competitions were inducted into the Augustana Athletic Hall of Fame: Jon Vik '88, Paula U'Ren '95, Neil Matthiesen '94, Lindsay Voss Wilber '00 and Bill Reitter '77. In addition, Matt Musiel '89 received the Ole Odney Award, Les Carson was recognized as the Lefty Olson Award recipient, and Kent '58 and Judy Morstad were honored with the Milt & Clara Harvey Award.
On Saturday morning, more than 200 runners and walkers participated in the second annual Langskip 5K. View photos from the Langskip 5K.
From there, alumni, students, faculty/staff and friends took part in the outdoor Pancake Feed to benefit the Performing and Visual Arts Department ahead of the Viking Days Parade, which ran along Grange Avenue. View photos from the pancake feed and parade.
Following the Vikings' 35-6 win over Upper Iowa at Kirkeby-Over Stadium Saturday afternoon, nearly 2,000 alumni, students and campus community members attended the All-Class Reunion and 60th anniversary presentation of Viking Varieties at the Pavilion. View photos from the game.
The Varieties show featured a cast of more than 200 students and alumni and featured the Augustana Orchestra, led by Dr. Christopher Stanichar, and Augustana's choral ensembles led by Dr. Paul Nesheim, Dr. Lisa Grevlos and Dr. Russell Svenningsen. The show included a tribute to Dr. Harry "Doc" Krueger, professor emeritus of music and founder of the Brass Choir. View photos from Varieties.
Following the Varieties show, attendees returned to the lobbies of the Pavilion to enjoy desserts, dancing, a photo booth and fun with friends at the Afterglow. View photos from the Afterglow.
The weekend concluded on Sunday with worship in the Elmen Center, led by Campus Pastor Rev. Dr. Paul Rohde with a sermon by Rev. Jeff Barrow '73, bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod, ELCA, and featuring Liturgical Dancing by Sami Rost '15 and Jackie Pederson-Kriens '89. View photos from Viking Days Worship.
Students, parents, alumni and friends: Save the date for Viking Days 2014 and join us on campus October 31-November 2.


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In the spirit of two very different body acceptance moves — Isabelle Caro's bold anti-anorexia campaign and Joy Nash's Fat Rant — I have another challenge for you.
Stop lying about your weight.
That's it! There's no time limit on this dare, no expiration. You might not find yourself in a position to lie about your weight any time soon, but I'm sure you have in the past. Whether it's on a driver's license, or while you're caught in a gaggle of diet talkers, or if it's just in your own head, stop rounding down. Stop fudging your clothing size. Stop thinking of yourself as the size you used to be. This body you live in? It's you. It's you today. It will not be the same for your whole life, and that's fine. Part of fat acceptance is accepting who you are right now, this very moment. If you have never lied about your weight, or if you've already stopped: congratulations!
What happens when we lie about our bodies? Well, for one thing, people who tell the truth aren't believed. As Meowser pointed out in comments last month, the headless fatties attached to obesity-scare articles are almost never the same size as the actual humans discussed inside:
I guess the pictorial rule is: When you're writing about women who weigh 160 pounds, you illustrate the story with a woman who weighs 500 pounds. When you're writing about 500-pound men, you illustrate with a man who weighs 200. But goddess forbid, in either case, you illustrate with the actual person you're writing about. Because all fatasses are interchangeable after adjusting for gender.
No wonder trolls on FA blogs always imagine that anyone over 250 pounds must be confined to bed. Could you guess the weight of the person next to you in line at the supermarket? I'm betting you can't, because we so rarely see honest representations of what body sizes look like.
I first saw Joy Nash's Fat Rant video linked on a friend's Livejournal. In the video, as you all no doubt remember (if not, go watch it again!), Joy states that she weighs 224 pounds. One of the first commenters on my friend's LJ said something like, If she weighs 224, then she must be at least 6'2″. Well, Kate and I have met Joy Nash, and while she is lovely and charismatic and charming and, yes, tall, she is definitely not that tall. So why did this commenter assume she was a giantess? No doubt he's never met a woman who admitted to weighing 224, so it seemed like an astounding number to him. In the world I like to call reality, he certainly knows someone who weighs 224 and is not 6'2″, but he probably thinks she weighs at least 50 pounds less.
Remember: the number is just a number. It has no intrinsic moral value. It doesn't control you. It doesn't say anything about your worth as a person; like the word "fat," it's just descriptive. So why lie?
There are a couple of good reasons to tell the truth. One is for yourself: if you stop thinking of yourself as someone who's "temporarily" at your current weight or size, you'll be taking the first step in the long march to non-disordered thinking about your body. If you stop lying to yourself, you can stop yearning for that mythical other you, and you can start enjoying the actual you. If you've had times in your life like that — when you genuinely didn't think of yourself as a deviation from some normative you that could have been — you know that it feels awesome. That's reason #1.
Reason #2 is for the rest of us. If we want to live in a community in which people are not vilified for the size and shape of their bodies, then we have to be part of creating that community. One way of doing that, as I know many readers have seen for themselves, is by speaking up when you see fatphobia in action. Another way is to deflate and correct unrealistic expectations that are imposed upon us — doing a scaled-down version of what Isabelle Caro has done in the anti-anorexia campaign: telling the truth when we expect to see lies.


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The Sochi Olympics has brought out an interesting range of excuses among athletes who failed to live up to expectations.
Weather has been the most popular scapegoat and one of the most legitimate, considering the number of events that have been delayed, rescheduled and even cancelled on account of melting snow and fog.
Still, other excuses abound, from bad uniform material to conspiratorial referees. Here are some of the reasons athletes gave when asked why it all went wrong:
- While many athletes would celebrate an Olympic silver medal, Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were disappointed with their second-place Sochi finish and pointed the finger at their coach, Marina Zoueva, whom they shared with gold medal winners Charlie White and Meryl Davis. "We sometimes felt like (Zoueva) wasn't in our corner," Moir said, according to the Associated Press. "We had some odd things happen this year. We expected Marina to be on our team and work with us like in Vancouver." (Virtue and Moir took the gold in Vancouver over Davis and White, who took silver.)
- Speed skater Maria Lamb went on a colorful tirade against the leadership of U.S. Speedskating, which she blamed for the country's poor showing in Sochi. Earlier a theory emerged that their skinsuits were slowing them down, but Lamb said, according to the AP, that was "just the tip of the iceberg" and that some of her teammates "have raced better in spite of the organization rather than because of it.
- Hannah Teter missed the halfpipe snowboarding podium by a fraction of a point. She told reporters after her fourth-place finish behind teammate Kelly Clark that she wasn't "super stoked on the judging.
"I thought maybe I should have a little bit of a higher score, just because I did all the tricks big and clean," she said.
- Officials also took blame for the USA's loss to Canada in women's hockey. ESPN analyst Julie Foudy tweeted that U.S. forward Hilary Knight complained that officials counted a goal scored against her team after a whistle was blown. "What sport allows that?" she asked.
- Days later, it was the Russian men's hockey team doing the complaining. Officials decided not to count a goal scored on the U.S. after goalie Jonathan Quick pointed out that the goal had been knocked off its mooring.
Alex Ovechkin told the Chicago Sun-Times that Quick himself "pulled [the net] out" -- an accusation seconded by other Russian players.
- U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner also put some blame on officials — and Russia — for a poorer-than-expected score during the team figure skating competition.
Her reaction — mouth agape, brow furrowed in offended disbelief — became one of the first viral images of the Games. "I was so excited with that strong program, and I know exactly how that program was supposed to go, and I still don't exactly agree with some of the calls that were made," she told Us Weekly. "But we're in Russia, and we're at the Olympics, and I can't give them any room because they're going to take it."
- Before speedskater Lamb went on her tirade about officials at the U.S. Speedskating Association, a different theory emerged to explain the team's poor performance: Their high-tech Under Armour skating suits were slowing them down.
After trading them in for different uniforms, it became clear that the problem lay somewhere else.
Saturday, American Brian Hansen finished 7th in the 1500m race, while two-time silver medalist Shani Davis finished 11th in a race he was expected to win.
"We spent a lot of energy here focusing on things that we didn't quite necessarily have to focus on in the past," Davis said, according to NBC Olympic Talk. "I'm sure none of my competitors had to deal with half of what I had to deal with while I've been here, but there's no real excuse for it. I'm a professional. I'm one of the best speed skaters in the world. I just didn't have it."
- For the Norweigan cross-country skiing team, a wax conspiracy was the culprit behind disappointing 4th and 5th place finishes. The country's "chief ski wax technician" concluded that the team's suppliers denied them the most technologically advanced ski wax in order to give other teams a shot at the medal podium.
"We have received confirmation that others have things that we have not received," Knut Nystad said, referring to the top-of-the-line wax, which other teams had and Norway did not, according to The Local, a Norweigan publication. "There's always been talk that Norway is dominant," he said. "Now they have a chance to create alternative winners, which in the long-term is positive for the sport. But it's damn annoying."
High temperatures in Sochi have been such a concern for organizers that, according to the New York Times, they hastily imported 24 tons of salt during the Games. (The salt was used to melt the snow so that it would re-freeze overnight into a harder surface for competitors.) So it's little surprise that losers (and even some winners) complained about conditions.
- Alpine skier Ted Ligety, who has not placed higher than 8th in three Sochi events, complained that the slushy snow gave a disadvantage to racers with later start times. "It's the same running first as it is to run 30th if it's really good conditions," he said. "That's really the main reason we like it icy. It's also more consistent underfoot and it feels safer to push on, safer to push your body, push the line, push the skiing."
- Sabahaltin Oglago, a cross-country skier from Turkey who finished 75th out of 86 skiers competing in a qualifer, said he was impressed with his result considering the quality of the piste."It is hard to ski on soft snow, I would have got a much better result if the snow were normal," he told the Hurriyet Daily News, a Turkish daily.
His teammate, who finished last in her cross-country event, also criticized conditions. "They spray something on the snow, and it feels different since we are used to skiing on natural snow," she said.
- Here was Austrian Nordic combined competitor Wilhelm Denifl's take on the snow: "Holes and ruts form if the snow on the landing zone is not hard enough...The snow becomes unstable, and if we are landing consistently in the same area, and at a high speed, the pressure associated with landing can make it unstable. And dangerous."
- When American Alpine giant Bode Miller, who is sponsored by Icon Lasik, missed the medal podium in his first Sochi race, he blamed it on his eyes.
The three-time Olympian told reporters that his eighth place finish in the men's downhill, he determined, was the result of his poor vision in cloudy conditions."I was supposed to get an eye surgery earlier this year," Miller said. "We just never found the time to do it because the race schedule was so tight. We were pretty (upset) looking back on that that we hadn't figured out a time to do that, because for me my vision is critical."
Miller, who later redeemed himself with bronze medal in the men's super-G, appeared to take some ownership of his downhill defeat, but in the end went right back to his eyes. "At the end of the day we all kind of concluded the fault came down to me," Miller said, before adding that his coach had made it clear to him that he does not "win when the sun is not out.'"
- Decorated Alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal announced that he would not compete in the last two races of the Sochi Games after failing to make the medal podium in his first two events. His coach told the AP that Svindal is suffering from allergies and fatigue.
On Sunday Svindal tweeted: "Olympics have not been the way I wanted. No medals. Haven't been good enough. But I'm blessed with awesome teammates. Thanks Kjetil!"
His teammate Kjetil Jansrud won the super-G gold and bronze in downhill.
- Another Olympic athlete, meanwhile, had more serious ailments to blame (which he didn't) for his last-place finish in a cross-country race. Peruvian Roberto Carcelen competed in a 15k with two broken ribs, against doctors' recommendations. He told reporters that the pain was worth it because he had to fulfill a promise to Peru.
- American Snowboarding star Lindsey Jacobellis was also a champ about her disappointing loss in the women's snowboard cross event. She fell on the course missing a shot — for the third time — at Olympic gold in the event. "There's a lot out there you can't control, but unfortunately, what I could control today was what didn't work," she said. "That's the unfortunate part." Jacobellis added that "there are worse things in life than not winning."


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In his weekly market commentary on Monday, Jeff Kleintop, Chief Market Strategist for LPL Financial, cobbled together an insightful selection of the odds of a "fiscal cliff" deal during the lame-duck session of Congress based on which party wins what after the election. The stakes are startlingly high if a deal isn't reached by midnight on Dec. 31, as spending cuts equivalent to 3.5% of GDP and tax increases of $500 billion will begin to ravage the economy on New Year's Day.
Kleintop said that the Fed's QE program announced last Thursday may help ease some of pinch felt by the economy, "but if we go over the fiscal cliff it is like getting a flu shot before storming the beach at Normandy."
He lays out six post-election scenarios and the odds of the Congress and a lame-duck president, or not, reaching a deal:
1. Status Quo (Obama wins, Dems hold Senate, GOP holds House)
Odds of Outcome: High
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Above 50%
Polls, including our "Wall Street" Election Poll, increasingly point to this as a high-probability outcome of the elections. Although there would be no change in control, holding the White House and the Senate during adverse economic conditions could be considered a victory for the Democrats, and to top it off, the GOP's majority in the House likely shrinks.
A deal to mitigate the fiscal cliff would probably be reached in the lame-duck session under this scenario, but it would likely be closer to the Democrats' terms given their election victory and primarily consist of higher tax rates.
2. Congress Unlocked (Obama wins, GOP holds House, takes Senate)
Odds of Outcome: High
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Above 50%
Although the battle for the Senate is looking closer than before, this is the scenario we believed was most likely all year. Congress goes from being gridlocked to unlocked as the GOP takes the Senate, but by a very slim margin, and retains control of the House. Obama wins a narrow victory in the White House, but Republicans pick up the Senate and hold the House. A deal in the lame-duck session is likely in this scenario where the Bush tax cuts get extended.
3. GOP Sweep (Romney wins, GOP takes Senate, holds House)
Odds of Outcome: Moderate
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Near Zero
A big win for Republicans. Under this scenario, Republicans will be unlikely to compromise with Senate Democrats on only extending some of the Bush tax cuts in a lame duck session. In addition, it is unlikely that President Obama would sign an extension of the Bush tax cuts as his last official act. With no deal in the lame-duck session, the Bush tax cuts would expire at the end of the year. Republicans would try to renew them after President Romney takes office on Jan. 20, but they will need 60 votes in the Senate to do it quickly, requiring the support of more than a handful of Democrats.
As a result, Republicans may not be able to pass an extension of the Bush tax cuts for several months until they first pass a budget resolution that would allow them to pass a tax bill through reconciliation, requiring only 51 votes in the Senate.
4. White House Flip (Romney wins, Dems hold Senate, GOP holds House)
Odds of Outcome: Low
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Below 50%, but Well Above Zero
If Romney wins the White House, it is likely the GOP would ride his coattails in the Senate, but possible that they only pick up one or two seats, leaving the Democrats in control. Under this scenario, Romney wins a narrow victory, and the Senate remains closely divided in favor of the Democrats. A deal in the lame-duck session to temporarily extend the Bush tax cuts is possible, but not probable.
5. Democratic Sweep (Obama wins, Dems hold Senate, take House)
Odds of Outcome: Low
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Below 50%, but Well Above Zero
This would be a huge win scenario for Democrats, given the large majority held by the GOP in the House. In the lame duck session, House Republicans may compromise on extending the Bush tax cuts only for those who make less than $250,000, or they refuse to compromise and go down fighting. In the scenario, the top dividend rate would likely go to 43%, weighing on dividend-paying stocks, and bonds could be hurt by the potential for a downgrade to U.S. debt (the rating agency Moody's Investor Service warned of this last week) due to the unwillingness of Democrats to cut entitlement programs, given that they would likely owe their win in the House to a backlash to the Ryan budget plan.
6. Mixed-Bag Election Scenarios
Odds of Outcome: Near Zero
Odds of Deal in Lame-Duck Session: Unknown
There are three other possible election outcomes, but there is almost no chance of the Democrats taking the House if Romney wins or of the Democrats taking the House while the GOP wins the Senate if Obama wins. It would be difficult at best to say what the lame-duck session would yield in these odd scenarios.
Kleintop concludes: "Therefore, there is a meaningful risk for the markets that Congress fails to create a deal in the lame-duck session and the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff into recession. However, it is worth keeping in mind that Washington has a lot of experience in kicking the can down the road to avoid short-term pain and will likely find an eventual compromise. Instead, the real risk to the markets is what Congress may do in the lame-duck session (or early next year) on the way to the compromise.
"While the road traveled depends upon the elections' outcome, it may be the journey—not the destination—on the way to the deal to mitigate the fiscal cliff that has the most potential to upset the markets and contribute to volatility in the coming months. We ultimately believe a deal will be forthcoming, but only after the elections can we expect Washington to get to work."
Check out Kleintop's full weekly commentary for Sept. 17.
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Baker wrote Bruce's name into the lineup's second spot for the series opener vs. the Pirates. The club's other center fielders, Corey Patterson and Ryan Freel, often batted leadoff. On Tuesday, Jerry Hairston Jr. batted leadoff. Bruce often batted in the third spot during his Minor League career.
"I didn't want to put that pressure on him to lead off," Baker said. "The third spot right now belongs to Junior. The fourth spot belongs to [Brandon] Phillips. The fifth spot belongs to [Adam] Dunn. Junior has 20 years of batting third. Just bide your time and learn everything. It will work out sooner or later."
Pressure was on Bruce hitting leadoff - sure if Bruce is batting third tonight maybe he steps up to the plate. The quote was still about putting the pressure on Bruce hitting leadoff not third.
Dunn has batted third before and as I said above there was indications he preferred lower in the order - I am looking for the quote from Phillips - I think it may have been a Hal McCoy or Daugherty thing where Phillips said he preferred the four slot.
Junior and Jimmy sharing CF in the same city? "Willie, Mickey and the Duke" it ain't but oh my the "drama"The White Sox are also fighting an intra-city war with the crosstown Cubs for fans and media attention. Some of that media already are proclaiming that while Griffey isn't the Cubs' Jim Edmonds in center field, he gives the franchise some buzz.
Dusty (to himself while making out the lineup card) "CF?...leadoff...RF?...batting 3rd"Bruce bats third tonight.
Never overlook the obvious
Griffey is playing CF and batting 7th tonight.
For anyone who hasn't heard them yet, here is a link to those two embarrassing...?promos?... that WLW ran yesterday.
"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
I'm not sure he'd prefer to be in CF, flyer, with comments he's made about not being the same guy people remember from Seattle. I think he just wants to fit in and not be a disruption. He even chose #17 so Swisher could keep #30. Sounds like he just wants the chance to go out a winner to me.
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Sometimes things get out of hand at Nankai University. We're not talking drunken keggers or a herd of sheep on the quad, we're talking student led destruction of a shiny new Buick LaCrosse over a traffic incident. The broken English translation tells the tale of the big China-only Buick getting scratched by a bicycle in traffic, then the owner getting irate, then the students getting irate, then things getting out of control. Long story short, the LaCrosse ended up with a lot more than a scratch by the end of the night. Our favorite line of the whole story is:
Then we broke all the windows on the car and nearly ripped the car doors out. It was quite a scene. But the car was solidly built as the front window never came off.
There you go kids, GM quality at its finest. So if you need a car to put up with repeated window bashings from an angry mob of Chinese students, you know where to go. (h/t for Jesús) [Chinacartimes.com]


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I am 39 and live in Atlanta, GA. Not only am I new to this forum, I am new to Pitt bulls, APBT's, bully breeds and really all breeds associated. I feel kind of lost.
I adopted an Italian greyhound/Jack russel mix 13 years ago and he has been our only family pet. He's submissive, obedient, intelligent and from what I remember was really easy to train.
Recently, unknownst to me, my daughter purchased (which I am personally against, for me) an "APBT". Or so she was told. Originally she said she pretty much saved this little pup from a Wal-Mart parking lot ( kids) and was prepared to take all responsibility for her. Well that was short lived so here I am, a new mommy to a precious pit bull puppy that has stole my heart.
My new baby, Emmy is 15 wks now, aprox 18 lbs, and we got her at 8 wks 6lbs. She is merle and I have read how some people feel about merle pits and I've seen a lot of debates. Well she is healthy. Not an offspring of merle to merle breeding. I know this bc we have the parents pictures. Mom was blue and dad was fawn. She also doesn't have any physical traits that would indicate otherways. Vet says she's a healthy pit and has no doubt that is her bloodline and is full blooded. I am mostly interested in in bloodline and type of specific breed bc she is a handful and it may help with training her.
My pup is loving, rambunctious, playful, mischievous (!!!), smart, and from what I can tell very dominant, or often tries to be. I've learned in this short time that for her positive reinforcement training works better than harsher discipline. She gets time outs in her crate if need be but other than that seems to br minding so much better by completing her good behavior with "good girl" and treats. When I ask he to get down, I will repeat down until she gets down then I praise her. This actually worked, I only have to her once or twice now .
My may concerns and what I hope to figure out is controlong outside behavior. Running from me vs coming to me. House training, she doesn't get it. Or doesn't care. Tearing through my house making it look as like I've had 3 or 4 toddlers here left unattended for hours. Really it's just Emmy and she is quick, like a little tornado.
So far this is where I am.
-Positive reinforment , seems to be workong well
-she is crate trained!!!
-excercise aprox 20-30 min 1st thing am plus she usually gets a few more opportunities to run outside throughout the day, and gets to play often with my elder dog.
-we are seeing improvemebt in getting her better with showing dominance to other dogs. She tries to stand over my elder dog and she often goes to visit my oldest daughter's border collie and american bulldog and tried it with them too. Thank goodness she only does it with these 3 and not strange dogs at the dog park or my neighbors pup (yet)
- good diet and eating schedule
-tons of toys through out our home to prevent chewing on shoes or whatever else she gets hold of.
-still wirking on waling on a leash but is much much better
Well, I hope that was too much!! I am really looking forward to becoming more informed on dealing with training and behavior. Again, she has my heart and I like to think she does no wrong , but thst id not do. She is a curious, into everything little pup
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Welcome to the forum!
http://badrap.org/training-resources - great place for info as you embark on this adventure
http://badrap.org/training-resources - great place for info as you embark on this adventure
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Nickdawg wrote:Welcome to the forum!
http://badrap.org/training-resources - great place for info as you embark on this adventure
Thank you! I'm sure I need all the luck I can get
Actually I have the time and patience. Glad she ended up with me!
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Eliot Van Buskirk / Gadget Lab: Will Your MP3 Player Support Apple/EMI's AAC Files?
Bruce Houghton / hypebot: EMI Offers Entire Catalog DRM Free
Duncan Riley / 901am: It's official: EMI drops DRM...sort of.
Erica Sadun / The Unofficial Apple Weblog: What those thirty cents buy you
Bob / Lefsetz Letter: Apple/EMI/DRM
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun: Is this where Apple & EMI got the 30% number?
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb: EMI Music DRM-free: What It Means For The Online Music Industry
Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog: DRM-free iTunes songs: What it means
MG Siegler / parislemon: But Will Other MP3 Players Sync with iTunes?
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: Apple unveils higher Quality DRM-free music on the iTunes Store
CaptainZedge / zedgeHeadz: Sprint Announces 99-Cent Music Downloads
Bilal Hameed / Startup Meme: The Empire of DRM is Falling, EMI First Soldier Down
Tom Evslin / Fractals of Change: Apple Helps Reinvent the Content Business
Steve O'Hear / The Social Web: EMI go DRM-free, but at a price
Jason Chervokas / Social Media Club: Social Media Now: Think Locally, Surf Regionally
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: EMI goes DRM-free on iTunes Store
Andrew Yoon / PSP Fanboy: EMI deal allows PSP users to use iTunes?
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy: EMI Goes DRM-Free on Apple's iTunes
Cyril Kowaliski / The Tech Report: It's official: EMI, Apple will sell DRM-free music
Stan Schroeder / franticindustries: Confirmed: EMI and Apple will sell DRM-free music
Brian Chin / Buzzworthy: EMI drops DRM, for a premium
Warner Crocker / GottaBeMobile.com: Apple and EMI Change The Landscape For Mobile Entertainment
Jose Vilches / TechSpot News: EMI goes DRM-free on iTunes Store
Rob Wright / Neowin.net: EMI Music launches DRM-free digital downloads
Om Malik / GigaOM: EMI & Apple say no DRM for you
Jon Lech / So sue me: EMI goes DRM-free at higher pricepoint
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0: EMI has just killed DRM
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work: EMI tears down the wall
Siddiq Bello / Change Is Good: EMI Goes DRM Free. Offers MP3 trade-in. Really!
Todd Cochrane / Geek News Central: Landmark news from EMI, DRM free music on iTunes
Michael Markman / Mickeleh's Take: EMI Deal: iTunes Gets First Dibs... But EMI Will Offer to Other Retailers
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: EMI First Label to Go Without DRM?
Scott Gilbertson / Compiler: EMI Removes DRM From Digital Downloads
Paul Colligan / Paul Colligan's Profitable Podcasting: DRM Free, AAC, Not MP3, Could It Be, Good For Me?
Christopher Carfi / The Social Customer Manifesto: A Win For The Customer: EMI/Apple Announce DRM-Free Music
Matt / Peer Pressure: The End of DRM
David Rothman / TeleRead: 'EMI go DRM-free' in Apple iTunes deal, 'but at a price' …
Joe Lewis / WebProNews: EMI Drops DRM Restrictions On iTunes
Thomas Crampton / New York Times: Speculation Is in the Air Over EMI and Apple
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Will DRM Die Today?
Ionut Alex. Chitu / Google Operating System: DRM-Free Music from EMI
Jobs talks new iTunes functions, DRM and video, iPod storage [transcript] — During a press conference on Monday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced that iTunes will soon begin selling DRM-free music tracks from record label EMI and later fielded questions on the prospect of DRM-free videos …
Discussion: Apple 2.0
Philiped / Apple 2.0: Analysis: Apple's DRM Dilemma
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music — update EMI Group will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple's iTunes Store. — EMI's entire music catalog will be available in premium DRM-free form via iTunes in May …
Jane Wardell / Associated Press: EMI, Apple to Sell DRM-Free Songs Online
John Gruber / Daring Fireball: EMI to Offer DRM-Free Online Music
Jim Thompson / TechBlog: Hello, EMI!
Jeff Ventura / Graceful Flavor: Apple and EMI: And so it begins.
Christopher Huang / dotherightthing.com popular …: Apple and EMI offer DRM-less songs and videos on iTunes Store
USA Today:
EMI will sell songs without copy protection on iTunes
EMI will sell songs without copy protection on iTunes
Discussion: Gear Live
Sheila Franklin / Gear Live: iTunes to Sell EMI Music Unprotected
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Apple and EMI ditching DRM is good, but it's not good enough
Apple and EMI ditching DRM is good, but it's not good enough
Discussion: Apple Gazette, The Mobile Gadgeteer and Ryan Block
Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
iTunes Store will sell ENTIRE EMI CATALOG DRM-free!! 11! 1ONE!
iTunes Store will sell ENTIRE EMI CATALOG DRM-free!! 11! 1ONE!
Discussion: The Tao of Mac, Gadget Lab and John Palfrey
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
EMI, Apple To Sell DRM-Free Music for $1.29/song
EMI, Apple To Sell DRM-Free Music for $1.29/song
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Charlie Sorrel / Gadget Lab: Has Steve Jobs killed DRM?
Thomas Ricker / Engadget: EMI music on iTunes — now DRM free and higher quality
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Stan Schroeder / franticindustries: The end of the DRM era?
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Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week: EMI, Apple Remove Music's Copy Locks
Norwegian official applauds Apple, EMI
Norwegian official applauds Apple, EMI
Discussion: Infinite Loop, Apple 2.0 and Ars Technica
Iljitsch van Beijnum / Infinite Loop: Norway welcomes DRM-free music downloads
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Cold Cash From A Hot Site — Can MySpace pull in revenue fast enough for Rupert? — As numbers go, this one's a whopper. Last year MySpace users called up an average of 31.5 billion unique page views per month. That's as though everyone on the planet visited the site once a week.
Discussion: 901am, Mashable! and The Webpreneur
Duncan Riley / 901am: MySpace delivers eCPM of 0.29 cents in 2006
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Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
With Sonopia, you too can be a telecom mogul — Sonopia, two-year-old Menlo Park, Ca. company launches service tomorrow that lets anyone — even you — create their own mobile carrier. — You can create your own calling plan, within limits of course, and sending your customers alerts …
Discussion: GigaOM, Startup Meme, MoCoNews, Download Squad, Random Culture, Phone Scoop and 606Tech
Om Malik / GigaOM: Now roll your own MVNO
Bilal Hameed / Startup Meme: Sonopia Lets You Build a Mobile 'Social' Network
Emily Price / Download Squad: Be your own mobile carrier with Sonopia
John Keehler / Random Culture: Sonopia: MVNO In A Box
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Go on, start your own Mobile Phone brand
Go on, start your own Mobile Phone brand
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Build Your Own Third Rate Mobile Network
Build Your Own Third Rate Mobile Network
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By Stephen Wellman / InformationWeek Weblog: The Web 2.0 MVNO — Juha Christensen, a former head …
Nick Gonzalez / MobileCrunch: Sonopia: Be Your Own MVNO
Kevin Murphy / Computer Business Review:
Web 2.0 is vulnerable to attack — Security researchers have found what they say is an entirely new kind of web-based attack, and it only targets the Ajax applications so beloved of the 'Web 2.0' movement. — Fortify Software, which said it discovered the new class of vulnerability and has named it …
Ellen Messmer / Network World:
Fortify identifies JavaScript vulnerability in AJAX apps
Fortify identifies JavaScript vulnerability in AJAX apps
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H.264 hardware encoder for Mac - encode movies for iPod, Apple TV and iPhone — Clearly faster than a mac an USB stick converts movies into the H.264 format. — Elgato announced a new hardware for mac that helps you to encode your movies for your iPod, Apple TV or the upcoming iPhone.
Discussion: Engadget, Web 2.0 Explorer, CrunchGear, MacUser, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Ubergizmo
Scott Silverman / MacUser: Speed up H.264 encoding with some dedicated hardware
Steven Levy / Newsweek:
Twitter: Is Brevity The Next Big Thing? — Jack Dorsey has long been obsessed with status. [I'M WRITING THE LEAD TO MY COLUMN] Not in the snob-appeal sense, but status as in "where are you and what are you doing." He became fascinated with the idea while programming software for cab and courier companies.
Discussion: Cost Per News
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Raising money from VCs? Check out Venture Hacks — Venture Hacks is a new site launched by two entrepreneurs to help founders of start-ups navigate the hairy world of venture capital. — It aims to provide tips, such as how to negotiate a good deal when raising money …
Discussion: Nivi, Feld Thoughts, Texas Startup Blog and franticindustries
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Oracle Linux adopters labelled 'idiots' — One of the first converts to Oracle's support for Linux has revealed the public backlash it has endured since their decision to drop Red Hat. — Melbourne company Opes Prime Stockbroking told ZDNet Australia that in the weeks following its announcement …
Discussion: Jeremy's Blog and Open Sources
Matt Asay / Open Sources: Oracle Linux customers "idiots"?
Aaron Ricadela / Business Week:
VCs Aim to Out-Angel the Angels — Responding to the emergence of a new breed of wealthy investor, venture capitalists are boosting their early-stage investments in startups — In October, as startup Jaxtr hit up venture capital firms for its first round of funding, it landed an unusual arrangement.
Discussion: Information Arbitrage
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!:
LonelyPlanet.tv - Lonely Planet Goes the YouTube Route — Lonely Planet, the company that produces travel guides and programming for channels such as the Discovery network, has launched lonelyplanet.tv (LP.tv). Taking a cue from other traditional media companies, Lonely Planet is enlarging …
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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, the Elmore County Alumni & Friends chapter will welcome Troy University's Athletic Director, John Hartwell, to the Coaches Corner sports restaurant in Wetumpka, AL for our monthly chapter dinner.
Anyone in the area that night is welcome to stop by, say hello, and hear John talk Trojan athletics.
It starts at 6pm. Give me a heads up if you plan to attend.


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With the kids back in school and the holidays right around the corner, it's important to monitor your spending during these busy months. If you haven't started, now's the time to cut back on energy use within the home. Here are some easy tips to get you started.
Unplug, Unplug, Unplug
Make sure you unplug devices when they are not being used. Be especially mindful of computers and laptops. According to the Residential Energy Services Network (RESN), even when these devices are turned off, they will still consume power when they are plugged in and can account for five to ten percent of your total household electricity bill.
Cover Your Windows
Blinds, drapes, and window coverings can help reduce energy waste and keep your energy bill low. As the temperatures in October and November remain in the high seventies, close your blinds, curtains, and window coverings to keep the house cooler. According to RESN, your air conditioning will have to work up to thirty percent harder to cool your home otherwise.
Use the Right Bulb
Replace standard bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL). The bulbs give off the same amount of light, but are much more energy-efficient. Ensure that you are using the right size bulb for your light fixture.
Adjust Temperature Settings
Maintaining a higher indoor temperature setting during summer and a lower indoor temperature setting during winter saves energy. Keep the temperature comfortable by making adjustments to your thermostat before you get home.
Schedule a Home Energy Audit
Reach out to a certified home energy auditor for a home energy audit. A home energy audit is an in-depth home examination done by an expert to find out where energy is being lost. The expert then assists the homeowner and offers possible solutions.


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Oct 10 - 16, 2017
Women's Week in Provincetown means many things to many women. Whether it's getting to see the best performers and comics in lesbian culture today, or just getting to walk down Commercial Street holding hands with that special someone, basking in the autumn sunlight and taking in the natural beauty of Provincetown, there is no festival on the planet that celebrates women like Women's Week. Now in it's 31st year, Women's Week takes place from October 10 – 16, 2017. Check back for more info and updates!


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RICHLAND, Wash. -- When workers believe they have been exposed to dangerous chemicals on the job, they often must provide a sample of blood or urine and wait three weeks or more to learn their fate. A breath-analyzing device developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eases the uncertainty by providing immediate results of chemical exposure using a non-invasive technique.
The Exposure-to-Risk Monitoring System determines within minutes the amount and type of chemical a worker has been exposed to and how much of that chemical has found its way inside the person. The system makes its determination by tracking how much of a chemical is exhaled.
"It's ideal for emergency response situations," said Pacific Northwest staff scientist Karla Thrall. "Workers have peace of mind knowing what happened and whether they should be concerned. Managers know immediately if they need to control the area for environmental risks to prevent further exposure."
Pacific Northwest researchers created the monitoring system by coupling its technology with a commercial mass spectrometer and an exhaled breath analysis device developed by Battelle, which operates Pacific Northwest for DOE.
The system uses physiologically based pharmacokinetic, or PBPK, mathematical models to translate exposure levels into the amount of internal dose received and the resulting health risk. The PBPK model describes how a compound gets into the body, where it goes within the body, how it breaks down and how it leaves the body.
The monitoring system improves on existing industrial hygiene tools in several ways. Its relatively small size -- approximately 70 pounds -- allows it to be used on-site or taken to an emergency situation, such as a chemical spill. The PBPK modeling also considers a person's physiology -- height, weight and body fat -- to determine better how chemicals distribute in individuals.
Pacific Northwest's system offers a more complete evaluation by measuring exhaled breath. The Exposure-to-Risk Monitor can track dosage of compounds that enter the body through ingestion, skin absorption and/or inhalation. Other monitoring systems generally measure exposure from chemicals in the air. And the monitoring system can measure better a person's exposure by simultaneously identifying multiple chemicals.
In addition to emergency response, companies could use the system for long-term monitoring for potential problems by recording daily exposure information for individuals. This allows a company to know if chemical risks are increasing so it can make safety improvements. Also, if a worker claims he or she was exposed to dangerous levels of a chemical a year earlier, the company has scientific evidence to address the claim.
Here's how it works. If, for instance, a worker believes they have been exposed to a chemical, they would breathe into the monitoring system's mouthpiece for one to two minutes. A mass spectrometer then analyzes the breath sample for volatile organic compounds down to concentrations of less than 10 parts per billion. The PBPK system translates the concentrations into dosages for specific organs then estimates the health risk.
Pacific Northwest researchers are pursuing other potential applications for the system, such as drug investigations by law enforcement officers and diagnosing diseases. In the latter case, the monitor could check a patient's breath for abnormally high compounds associated with diseases such as lung cancer and an inflamed pancreas.
A field test earlier this year at the Toxic Substances Control Act Incinerator in Oak Ridge, Tenn., checked workers for exposure to benzene. Final results will be reported later this summer, but preliminary results show workers received exposures lower than what a person would take in filling a gas tank or smoking a cigarette.
The system's usefulness in emergency situations was illustrated during testing at Oak Ridge when a worker was exposed accidentally to fuel oil. The Exposure-to-Risk Monitor immediately determined that levels of benzene in the worker's exhaled breath had increased by 12 parts per billion. DOE's Office of Worker Health and Safety funded development of the monitoring system's exposure assessment work.
Pacific Northwest is one of DOE's nine multiprogram national laboratories and conducts research in the fields of environment, energy, health sciences and national security. Battelle, based in Columbus, Ohio, has operated Pacific Northwest for DOE since 1965.


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In "How Many Candles Does Jesus Get on His Cake?" in the December issue, Jeanie McLean offers suggestions on how to encourage children to focus on Christ during the Christmas season. Here are some additional tips and helpful links.
- Use a child-friendly manger scene to teach the Christmas story to younger children. They can make their own manger scene out of blocks, fashioning figures from toilet paper rolls. Or use the manger scene you already own, if there are no breakable pieces or ones that would be a choking hazard. Read the story from a children's Bible and allow children to manipulate the pieces as you tell the story.
- Consider telling parts of the story each day, having Mary and Joseph progress to the manger from another part of your home. Set up "Bethlehem" in one area, with Mary and Joseph in another. Read the entire story on Christmas morning, when children can finally place Jesus in His manger bed.
- Lead children to give gifts to Jesus of their time. Are there local nursing home residents who would welcome a visit from a child? Is there a community ministry your church serves that might need help stacking cans or boxes of food this month?
- Learn more about Lottie Moon and why Southern Baptists' Christmas offering was named for this martyr of the faith.
- Tell your children Lottie's story while making her recipe for tea cakes.
- Teach younger children about missions in Asia, including Christmas stories, music, and activities at this site by the International Mission Board: www.caravanfriends.org.
- Show the video "Errbody in the Church Helpin' Lottie" video on YouTube to older children.
- Find prayer requests for international missionaries at www.kidsonmission.org.


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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association of 1,500 public and private sector organizations, engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail. This includes: transit systems; planning, design, construction, and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; transit associations and state departments of transportation. APTA is the only association in North America that represents all modes of public transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services and products.