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Twilight fan sitesEdit
- The Twilifers - A large fansite where fans of the books, movies and all things Twilight, roleplay as characters from the Saga, and originals which the members of the site have created themselves. An all inclusive site which roleplays at a PG13 level, but is open to all ages!
- Twilight vef France - French fansite about the twilight saga.
- Gossip_Dance - For all the New News on Everything Twilight. Updated Every hr of the day. Also has reviews for Casts Newest Movies, sneak peeks, interviews and more.
- http://twihards4evar.webs.com/ -The ONLY site on the web made just for vampires and werewolves-and, of course Twihards! news, photos, games, forums, and more! Find out what all of the buzz is about!
- http://www.twilightlexicon.com - Large fansite that includes news, correspondences with Stephenie Meyer, biographies, and more.
- http://www.bellaandedward.com - THE Twilight fansite with the latest news and pictures, games, contests, information, and much more!
- https://vampireswitchesandhunters.ning.com A roleplay site for all those who love twilight and supernatural things
- http://www.hisgoldeneyes.com
- http://www.twilightnovelnovice.com
- http://www.twilightmoms.com
- http://twilightguide.com/
- http://www.forksforum.com
- http://www.twilightersanonymous.com
- http://www.twilightpoison.com
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- http://www.lionandlamblove.org
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- http://www.twilightsource.com/
- http://www.twilightpoison.com
- http://www.twilightseriestheories.com/
- http://www.ifelthope.net/ Site focused on Alice and Jasper/ Ashley and Jackson
- http://edwardsmeadow.com/
- http://twilightaustralia.net/
- http://twilight-originals.net/
- http://robertandkristen.org/
- http://e-cullen.org/
- http://ebtwilight.com/
- http://spidurmunkey.wordpress.com/
- http://www.lionandlamblove.org/
- http://www.biteoftwilight.com/
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- http://topazshadows.flirtatious.org/
- http://www.third-epiphany.com/
- http://www.newmoonmovie.org
- http://olympiccoven.wordpress.com/ - The Olympic Coven RPG!
- http://www.midnight-fun.ning.com (Awesome RPG twilight site!!!)
- http://atwentysomethingtwilightfan.webs.com (Daily news updates, forums, fan fiction, fan art, detailed character information, movie and soundtrack information, icons, pictures and more. Always accepting fan fiction and fan art submissions).
- http://twigossip.blogspot.com/ Cool Twilight fansite with the latest news
- http://trulytwilight.ning.com/
- http://www.twifans.com/ A Twilight Website where people can create a new Blog post.
- Nightly Dawn * Amanecer Nocturno *: A Multifandom RPG. Players can create or add a character and go to Forks High School. There's a main plot and there are several conests and events which can win you an award.
- http://www.reallifevampires.info
- http://www.edwardandbella.net/
- http://www.twilightblog.net/
- http://www.twilightish.com/
- http://cullensnews.blogspot.com/
- http://cullens-family-lover.blogspot.com Daily Twilight Saga news for Twi-Hards!
- http://.team-twilight.com: Twilight fansite that updates news fairly quickly.
- http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/: Official movie websites. Includes photos, videos, and a Twitter feed.
- http://taysten4sure.tumblr.com/: A Tumblr blog dedicated to Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart, as well as Jacob Black and Bella Swan.
- http://www.facebook.com/groups/51969956920/: A Facebook group and it would class as a fansite
- http://www.facebook.com/groups/136338843089083/ Robert Pattinson Facebook group. It would be classed as a fansite.
- http://www.facebook.com/groups/volturimember/ This is a Facebook group that is made for the Volturi
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robert-Pattinson/187560767946221 Robert Pattinson Facebook fanpage
- http://www.facebook.com/House.Of.Twilight Everything Twilight Facebook fan page
- http://www.twilifer.com
- http://twilightsagaaftermath.ning.com/ A Twilight Roleplay Site, set after the events of Breaking Dawn. Long standing and plenty of canons open- including Edward and Bella!!
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National Air and Space Museum Announces Become a Pilot Day
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum presents the 2012 "Become a Pilot" family day and aviation display Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. For the eighth annual "Become a Pilot" day, 50 vintage, recreational, military and home-built aircraft will fly in and be displayed outside the center's Boeing Aviation Hangar. Appearing with their aircraft, pilots will discuss life in the cockpit and, in some cases, let visitors climb behind the controls.
Inside the museum, visitors can take part in educational, hands-on activities for all ages, book signings and Flights of Fancy story times for the young pilots in training. In celebration of the centennial of Marine Corps aviation there will be several U.S. Marine Corps speakers, and aircraft from the Marines are scheduled to participate, including a USMC KC-130J "Super Hercules" and two USMC F-18 "Hornets." Other organizations collaborating with the museum on activities include the National Museum of the Marine Corps, International Plastic Modelers Society—Model Airplane Building Demonstration, Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency—Geo Games, National Museum of Natural History, East Coast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., University of Maryland, U.S. Air Force Academy—Careers in Aviation and the U.S. Naval Academy.
The museum will invite 20 of its social media followers to take part in a "Become a Pilot Social." The social group will get the behind-the-scenes experience of watching aircraft arrive before the event opens to the public. They will meet pilots and museum experts, receive a guided tour and much more. Registration is open from noon EDT Wednesday, May 28, to noon EDT Friday, June 1. Twenty participants will be randomly selected from eligible online registrations, each may invite one guest and all registrants must be 13 or older. More information about the social and registration are available at "Become a Pilot" social.
The "Become a Pilot" family day is free and open to the public; parking is $15. More information is available at "Become a Pilot." This event is made possible by the support of the AFCEA, Booz Allen Hamilton and WTOP Radio with additional support from other sponsors.
The participation of visiting aircraft in this event is weather contingent. Should inclement weather prevent those aircraft from taking part, family-day activities inside the center will still occur. A list of participating aircraft is available at aircraft display.
The National Air and Space Museum building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue S.W. The museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, Va., near Washington Dulles International Airport. Both facilities are open daily from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission is free, but there is a $15 fee for parking at the Udvar-Hazy Center.


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The core mission of the Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES) is to provide students with the skills and knowledge to promote healthy living for individuals and their communities. Depending on which major students select, they will study the complex functions of the human body through an examination of its anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. They will learn about proper nutrition, allowing them to analyze the relationships between diet, bodily health, and available energy. They will prepare to educate others about the importance of healthy lifestyles in a variety of venues: schools, workplaces, and the community at large. Our curriculum offers numerous opportunities to put theory into practice through community-based learning, inquiry-based teaching, clinical experiences, internships, and student-faculty collaborative research. Department faculty support the mission through outstanding teaching, mentorship, intellectual inquiry, research and service to the community and profession.
The university's mission to advance the common good is fundamental to what HES does. We strive to more fully understand the workings of the human body and encourage our community members to live healthier lives with proper nutrition, appropriate physical activity, and better mechanisms to cope with the stresses of a challenging world.
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Did you dig September as much as we did? Really, we've not known a month like it this year: fantastic releases were flooding through our letterbox near-enough non-stop. From metal to folk, to thunderous post-rock and twisted electronica, many a base was covered and covered brilliantly. So this month's A Month In Records has been one tough mother to compile: many, many excellent albums have been omitted through space constraints alone. That said, this is still an extended instalment. Which means that we've ditched the singles and live review picks this month (click here to browse for yourself).
New this month, though, is our Discover Album Of The Month – each and every time we run this regular feature in the future, we'll select one album by a brand-new act that's been tickling us in the places most other breakthrough bands simply can't reach. For this month's recipient, scroll down. That makes it sound like we've an award or something to give them… hmmmm… Tell you what: any act that has their album selected in this new category is welcome to roll up to the DiS office, any time they like, and we'll give them something. Might just be a hug, but 'tis winter almost and we're both tubby and hairy sorts, us. Mmm, warm…
So, onwards DiS soldiers: enjoy these picks and look forward to next month's instalment. If Subtle don't feature, I'll eat my cravat.
Please Step Out Of The Vehicle
Sleeping Right And The Best In Homopathic Magic
Bonkers doesn't quite do this debut album justice, but nevertheless the word comes close to describing, in layman's terms, Please Step Out Of The Vehicle's inspired racket. It's neither folk nor electro, and not really dead centre of the pair; rather, it's a rollicking, lo-fi wash of frazzled and fried circuitry, archaic computer console ctrl-alt-delete crashes, and rustically acoustic traditionalism. The Portland sextet – fresh of face but bold of sound – conjure magical musical landscapes from unlikely ingredients, and the result isn't really comparable to any other act. Perhaps a few Canadian indie sorts come close, albeit primarily due to the wall of sound approach employed here and there, but Please… are ploughing their own, absolutely unique furrow, and following it is a ball and a half.
Read the full review here.
Orchestra Of Wolves
Rarely has DiS's resident punk-rock-metaller extraordinaire Mr Raziq Rauf got himself into such a dribbling mess over a band from these here shores – nine times out of ten, our Raz is rocking wildly to the sounds of barbaric riffs and magma-hot breakdowns from across the glittering Atlantic. But not this month. This month was all about Watford-based Gallows' debut album. Orchestra Of Wolves, in the words of our reviewer, "explodes with discordance and terror". It's "an old-school punk rock-fuelled hardcore monstrosity that is topped off quite fantastically by Frank Carter's unholy story-telling racket". Frankly, it's great; it's the album that anyone disappointed with The Bronx's latest should trade the latter in for at their local megastore. I know I would, if these things didn't arrive sans monetary outlay at the DiSopolis. Bonus!
Read the full review here.
Hot Snakes
Thunder Down Under
Recorded live for an Australian radio station, this posthumous release from Californian punks Hot Snakes is, essentially, a best-of collection, compiling a slew of songs from studio albums two and three. Of course, if you're a hardcore fan of the band's first album, Automatic Midnight, you might just come away from Thunder Down Under feeling a little less than impressed. For newcomers to the band, though, this is an essential purchase; plus, anyone who ever witnessed the band live will feel a warm sense of nostalgia as these thirteen tracks whiz by in what feels like no time at all. It's bracing stuff, and well worth the nine-out-of-ten awarded to it by DiS.
Read the full review here.
Red Sparowes
Every Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun
What began as a side project has blossomed, gloriously, into one of the finest post-rock acts around. Wholly instrumental, Red Sparowes' music churns and tumbles their audience, leaving senses dizzied and stomachs unsettled. But for all their explosiveness, the band also craft moving passages of tender delicacy, each intricacy working its way into the listener by stealth, eventually overwhelming the initial impression of substance-free bombast. Our reviewer commented, "It is almost impossible to carve a niche in a genre as restrictive as post-rock, but with their Heaven-sent melodies and their plunging riffs of brimstone, Red Sparowes have drilled a planet-sized chasm." He sure as hell wasn't wrong: Every Heart… is a classic of its kind.
Read the full review here.
Blood Mountain
The sole ten-outta-ten album on our round-up this month, Atlanta-based metal quartet Mastodon's third long-player destroyed any preconceptions the casual metaller had of their conceptually-rich sound. Whereas its predecessor concentrated its lyrical themes on the sea – it was called Leviathan for crying out loud – Blood Mountain tackled all things earthy; riffs, appropriately enough, were of volcanic proportions, while Brann Dailor's drumming sets the band apart from their genre-bound peers as a truly unique act. Amazingly complex and uncompromisingly brutal, Blood Mountain leaves just about every rock record of this year punch-drunk and desperate for mercy; it is, in short, incredible. So long as you can listen beyond the often comical lyrics, that is…
Read the full review here.
Paper Crown King
Seafood's post-singer-illness album could have floundered. It could have wallowed in self-pity, hanging its head in a pathetic attempt to curry sympathy from dagger-wielding critics every bit ready to cut the band down to size. Thankfully for both band and critics alike, though, Paper Crown King is anything but a wimpy, oh-woe-is-me record. It's a glorious, skin-tingling, sky-soaring album of indie-rock masterclasses and touching deviations into mellow introspection. Stylistically very different from the preceding As The Cry Flows, Paper Crown King, in the words of our reviewer, "takes time to adjust to, but when you warm to one song the rest quickly follow suit. Dismiss it at your peril, as this is Seafood you're dealing with."
Read the full review here.
Zombina And The Skeletones
Monsters On 45
Okay, so we've not compiled any list of standout singles this month, but this 'album' is, really, a singles collection, so… "So what?", exactly. Merseyside-spawned zombie-pop-rockers Zombina… are masters of the three-minute spooky-jam kick-out; their Monsters On 45 release was rightly praised on these here pages as "kick-ass, tuneful, surreal and simple fun of the kind which bypasses beard-stroking and goes straight for the grin-inducing escapism button". Could anything possibly sound better, on paper, than that? No, it couldn't… with the possible exception of the La Porchetta pizza menu. But skeletons don't dig dairy, so get down with the undead and bust some moves like you're a Thriller extra, already.
Read the full review here.
Bat For Lashes
Fur And Gold
Natasha Khan's debut long-player as Bat for Lashes left DiS more than a little emotional: in this day and age, where the tried-and-tested is so often preferred by labels and consumers alike, it's rare to hear a voice that resonates like no other. Khan's soulful tones, expressing with sincerity tales of lost love and fantastical and mythical adventures, are impossible to fault on any level – their connection is immediate, and their message clear. Although a degree of ambiguity is employed to keep her audience guessing, Khan's stories are personal affairs; the music that accompanies them is never less than sumptuous, too. Come the traditional end of year ruck for the best record of the last twelve months, expect many a top-end-of-the-market music magazine to listen no further than this exquisite album.
Read the full review here.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Letting Go
Need I, personally, say any more than what's already penned as part of DiS's review of this deeply moving long-player? I thought not, so take it away Sam Lewis: "The heart of the album lies in the unparalleled excellence of Oldham's songwriting – simple yet complex, understated and profound at the same time, throughout extolling the importance of love in a God-less world. Gone is the sexual and religious imagery that ran through his previous work, and repeated listens finds The Letting Go to be a wonderfully rewarding album, with our 'Prince' fretfully contemplative." See, says it far better than I ever could…
Read the full review here.
God Is An Astronaut
All Is Violent, All Is Bright
The second huge post-rock record to make our list – if you're comfortable pigeonholing two great records in such a way – the debut album from Dublin-based God Is An Astronaut (so not a DJ, then?) left DiS foaming with superlatives, shocked to the core by its stunningly stormy guitars and furious drum blasts. Not that All Is Violent, All Is Bright is exclusively wall-to-wall fury, as its title implies – the record also creeps into the listener's conscience on an emotional level. DiS's Nick Cowen remarked, "Despite the wordless singing, or in fact because of it, this music cuts straight past the intellectual centres and goes straight to the sensory receptors." Magical stuff indeed.
Read the full review here.
Sunny Casinos
Sunny Casinos is the debut from Jonquil, an Oxford-based gentleman by the name of Hugo; come live performance time, Jonquil swell to accommodate Jody, Ben, Kit and Sam. Much instrument-swapping ensues, as wave after wave of oddly addictive folk-hop lap up against the listener. That the band's influences include country and folk but also noise should tell you something about their particular modus operandi: this is unpredictable stuff, and neatly bookends this piece what with Please Step Out Of The Vehicle appearing way up there. If you like this, you'll like that, and vice-versa. Check out Jonquil's MySpace, here, and check out the review of Sunny Casinos here.
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You're lucky to be able to find rational thought early on.... :)
Alice, as usual, you are right on target.
How long have you been studying biblical history? Have you taken courses in it?
How have you come to learn so much about New Testament historicity?
Funny how this thread got resurrected after almost two years :P
As for Biblical history, well I've been a history geek for as long as I remember and Ancient history has always been the field I'm most interested in. In my Catholic school we were also taught about modern scholarship on the Bible, which I found very interesting (as well as surprising, since Catholics are pretty indifferent about things like the Q document or the fact that Mark was copied by both Luke and Matthew, even though these things are tantamount to heresy in most Protestant circles).
But my real interest in New Testament historicity came when I read the Da Vinci code several years ago, and pretty much bought the line of the story hook line and sinker since it all sounded so right. Soon thereafter I found myself on Internet fora peddling Dan Brown's poorly researched crap, until someone with a better grasp of the material came along and set me straight (aka kicked my ass for being uncritical enough to accept it).
That experience was very formative for me and taught me a lot, namely that just because you succeeded in debunking religion, doesn't mean anything anti-religious you read is automatically true - and more generally, just because you became an atheist or started thinking rationally about one topic, doesn't mean you are suddenly immune to wishful thinking and mistaking emotional appeal from intellectual consistency.
So that's when I set out to learn more about how Christianity really formed, what we know about the New Testament and what sources it contains, as well as other topics related to religion and atheism; did Christianity cause the Dark Ages, etcetera.
And second, I've learned a lot about the New Testament because -despite being sometimes called a Christian apologist because I debunk some of the cheaper and dumber historical arguments against Christianity- I've come to realise that some of the best arguments against Christianity are to be found in historical analysis.
All in all I think I've been reading about Biblical history for about four or five years. But not continuously, obviously, just as one of the topics I'm interested in.
Matt, your journey through religious history probably presents many more questions than answers, at least that is what happened to me. However, because I, too, come from traditional Roman Catholic background, I latched onto anti-religious materials and found them coming up short.
Your question, "did Christianity cause the Dark Ages," intrigues me as well. What have you discovered?
Matt - I think we all have a story mottled with irrational beginnings - nothing to have shame about - the happy ending is that you have learnt how to follow the rational thought strategy - I realise now that the only way we can evolve our thinking is to expose it and hope that someone steps in to provide some rational education.....
Matt, good for you! You have a bright future being able to shed superstition and take on life with a realistic eye that there is no god out there, there are no miracles, and there is no "Promised Land". Keep your focus and hopefully you won't have the bumps in life's road put there by mystical/magical thinking.
My ancestry is Belgian, Denoo, from Brugge and small towns around there. I love the countryside where our relatives live and visited several times. I am a 75+ year old, little, pudgy woman with snow white hair. If you are like my grandfather who came from Ruddervord, and father who both had thick black hair that turned snow white and they never got bald.
Hi Joan,
Thanks for the kind words!
I live in Gits/Roeselare, which is like 10 miles from Ruddervoorde tops. Not aware of any Denoo's in my group of friends though ;)
As for the thing about the Dark Ages, well it was more of a tongue in cheek reference to graphs like these, which a friend of mine dubbed "The stupidest thing on the Internet". There's a certain group of people who have tried to project current religious opposition to science (like the creationist movement) back onto the past to say that this dynamic has always existed in equal force: the old Conflict Thesis. Even though Wikipedia can tell you it is now discarded by most academics, it's still quite popular outside of it.
I think religion and science are ultimately not "compatible" with each other (as Sam Harris put it, there is no way believing things for good reasons is compatible with believing things for bad reasons) but the idea that there has always been fierce opposition is somewhat outdated.
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Hello from the Thomas & Mack Center, which is full — or about to be. Most of the 18,000 or so fans here really dislike San Diego State University's basketball team, a feeling that coincides with the Aztecs' appearance here to play the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. Several thousand sources report that San Diego State "sucks," but we are still awaiting official verification.
We're keeping up with the action here from behind the hoop on the visitors' end of the court.
Earlier, I met the guy who runs the Findlay Toyota Blimp. He's Darrell Stubbs, and he is a war hero. Not for his work as the Runnin' Rebels' blimp operator over the past three years, but for surviving 11,018 combat missions as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam in the mid-to-late-1960s. "I survived to tell you about it," he said about 30 minutes before tip-off. "I am lucky to be alive."
Stubbs and his wife also own American Toxicology, the company that provides and conducts the NCAA-mandated drug tests for UNLV's basketball, baseball and football teams. He is a native Las Vegan — a 1964 graduate of Western High — who has flown more than 17,000 hours as a commercial helicopter pilot after he finished serving with the Army in the Vietnam War.
As for working the blimp, Stubbs only has to worry about the air conditioning that pushes and pulls the aircraft around the arena. Two little motors at the bottom of the blimp, or the gondola, are used to navigate the craft. He works the direction and speed with a device mounted with two toggle sticks. "It's not hard to learn how to do," he says, "but sometimes this thing has a mind of its own."
"Send it into the tuba section," I joke.
"I could do that!" he says.
Stubbs is having a good time here, as San Diego State and UNLV have just tipped off. As he says, "I'm just having some fun, y'know?"
Updated at 6:15: Ellie Smith, one of the city's more coveted national anthem singers, knocked it out of the park (or, rather, slammed it home) with her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." She's a Miss Nevada Teen and a terrific singer. Crowd loved her. Meantime, at the 15:53 mark, the Aztecs are up 9-7. Seated at my right are several hundred San Diego State fans, and they are loud. The UNLV student section is wearing day-glo green and pink shirts, the type of garment you'd wear only if it were given to you free.
Updated at 6:30: A couple of minutes ago, Rebel guard Anthony Marshall dove over the press table after a loose ball and vanished into the first row. One of the media members he nearly wiped out was ex-Michigan and Arizona State coach and current hoops broadcaster Bil Frieder, who is officially Too Old for This.
San Diego State up 21-19, 8:30 to go in the first half.
Updated at 6:35: Aztecs forward Dwayne Polee is listed at 6-foot-7, 195 pounds. He is wiry. If the call rolls under Gucci Row, Polee can reach it.
Updated at 6:40: SDSU's D has forced turnovers on successive possessions and just turned the second into a lay in. Aztecs up 32-21, biggest lead of the game. UNLV coach Dave Rice might call time out here -- bang, there it is. With 5:33 to play in the opening half. Visitors are fired up. Oh, seated to my left on the aisle, is Fox 5 anchor Jason Feinberg.
Updated at 6:41: The assigned crowd rabble-rouser is KLUC 98.5-FM personality Chet Buchanan. If you need someone to conduct a charity auction or fire up 18,000 people, Buchanan is your man.
Updated at 6:50: I am hearing there might be a Harlem Shake happening at some point during the game. That's an Internet sensation that is threatening Psy's "Gangnam Style" as the Dance Craze of the Moment. Harlem Shake is more of a freelance effort. How this happens: The song "Harlem Shake" by Brooklyn electronic artist Baauer is played, randomly, somewhere, and a single dancer moves to the rhythm for about 15 seconds. Then, as the beat shifts, many dancers join in and gyrate and groove to their own freelance choreography. In the days before YouTube, this dance would have died out weeks ago. But here we are, at a college basketball game in Las Vegas, wondering if it will happen. Which it hasn't. Yet.
Meantime, Aztecs holding firmly to a 36-27 lead. MIke Moser layup at 1:35 makes it 36-29, Tip-in by Khem Birch cuts it to 36-31 with 1:13 left. SDSU coach Steve Fischer is complaining bitterly right now, looking like a very riled-up Jimmy Carter, maybe complaining of offensive goal tending or a maddening absence of Harlem Shaking.
Updated at 7 p.m.: A jumper by Winston Shepard puts the Aztecs up 40-35 at the half. There is a dice-tossing game happening as part of the halftime promotion. Bet the come line!
Updated at 7:20: Slammin' start to the second half by the Rebels, taking leads of 42-40 and 44-43. Aztecs now lead 47-44 after two Xavier Thames foul shots.
At the break, I ran into UNLV administrator Jerry Koloskie. I've known the man called "Coach K" for about 17 years now, and I've never seen him in a foul mood. If he is, he never shows it. Great man. One of the best in the city.
The SDSU lead holds at 3 with 15:56 to play.
Updated at 7:20: The Get a Room Cam highlight is the woman holding what seems to be a 2-year-old in her lap while climbing atop her husband for a kiss. At least, we are led to believe it's her husband ...
Updated at 7:25: At the beginning of the season, I talked to quite a few longtime Runnin' Rebel backers -- many of them here tonight -- who believed that this was a UNLV team that could make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. It was considered to be a Sweet 16 contender by a lot of these folks. But the Rebels are struggling big time now, as a steal and a dunk by Jamaal Franklin makes it 52-48 with 14:20 left. Craning my neck to see if one of the city's great Runnin' Rebel fans, attorney Frank Schreck, is here tonight. He can't be happy.
Updated at 7:30: Since my most recent visit to the Thomas & Mack, the media center has been named for late Rebel Broadcaster Bob Blum, who died in July at age 91. A favorite Blum moment: Once during a Las Vegas 51s game, costumed members of Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton wandered into the press box after taking part in the game's ceremonial first pitch. Blum looked at one of the guys made up as a Ferengi and said, "Get a haircut." He was classic.
Time out at the 12:38 mark, Aztecs up 54-51.
Updated at 7:34: Sports-radio personality Seat Williams is in the media section. I haven't seen him since he was introducing Mike Tyson at "Undisputed Truth" at the MGM Grand back in April.
Updated at 7:37: It's getting frenzied now. Loose ball at the Aztecs' end results in a half-dozen players splayed on the court. UNLV is up, 57-54, and this is yet another wire job waiting to happen for these Mountain West Conference rivals.
Updated at 7:43: Runnin' Rebels move out to a 62-54 lead at the 8:39 mark. But San Diego State has another run in them. This, you can feel. "We Will Rock You" by Queen is blaring, and that song reminds that Sasha Baron Cohen is playing Freddie Mercury in the film adaptation of his life. That'll be a barn-burner.
Updated at 7:53: Something you don't see often: Anthony Bennett misses a dunk, misses the follow dunk, then jams down a dunk and is fouled. His made free throw makes it 65-57.
Updated at 7:54: It's a din! Din-din time as Birch converts inside, and it's 69-60 with 4 minutes to go.
Updated at 8 p.m.: The Thomas & Mack is a brutal place for visiting teams to play when the place is packed. My ears are burning. Timeout with 3:07 to go, UNLV up 69-62.
Updated at 8:03: Ouch. Chase Tapley just missed two foul shots with two minutes left. UNLV up 70-64. That was huuuge. They were once called free throws, but as some coach once said, there's nothing free about 'em.
Updated at 8:05: Sorry, Chase: After an SDSU stop, Tapley knocks down a 3-pointer. It's 70-67, 1:15 to go ... wire job. Total wire job.
Bennett misses a tough chance inside, but Birch blocks Tapley's driving attempt at a lay-in. Ball lands out of bounds. It's 70-67, UNLV, 39.1 to go.
Updated at 8:11: Crowd is howling. Jamaal Franklin misses a 3-pointer -- great team D by UNLV -- and Bennett rebounds. Big foul shots here ... First one down. Second one rims out. It's 71-67, now 71-70 after a Tapley 3-pointer. Aztec lock up the inbounds pass, and they now have the ball (possession arrow is theirs) with time melting away. Thames travels! UNLV inbounds, it's 71-70. Katin Reinhardt is fouled and misses the first foul shot. Makes the second. Now 72-70, and there is 1.5 seconds to play. Time out SDSU. Boy-howdy, great game. Great. And the theme from "Jaws" plays ...
Updated at 8:12:Bennett breaks up the inbounds pass at midcourt, and that is all. Don't rush the court. It's not that type of win. But it keeps the Rebels alive for an NCAA Tournament berth -- a loss likely would have crippled their hopes -- and makes this sellout crowd happy.
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Pittsburgh Penguins, UPMC pick alternate site for complex
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex scheduled to open in 2015 in Cranberry Township
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have decided on an alternate site for a $70 million sports medicine complex north of the city.
The parties had discussed building in the Village of Cranberry Woods development near Route 228, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, but have decided instead to build on 13 acres also near Route 228 but much closer to Interstate 79.
The team and UPMC officials say the new site will be more accessible and make the complex more visible.
The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex slated to open by July 2015 will feature two ice rinks and will be the hockey equivalent of a sports medicine and practice facility UPMC already has with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
UPMC will build and own the center, but the Penguins would lease it and practice there.


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My apologies to those of you who are sick of hearing me talk about the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, but I'm afraid you'll have to indulge me a little more.
As I said in my last post, I'm going to start offering some informal reviews of historic sites and museums that I visit. I made Guilford the centerpiece of my trip to North Carolina this week, having been forced to cancel my plans to attend the anniversary festivities. I'd been a couple of times before, but hadn't been been able to devote as much time to walking the ground as I did on this visit.
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, NC was the site of a genuinely pivotal battle of the American Revolution. After splitting his army (part of which won an impressive victory at Cowpens in January 1781), Nathanael Greene successfully reunited his forces and evaded a determined pursuit by Lord Cornwallis across North Carolina, finally reaching safety across the Dan River in Virginia. Greene then returned to North Carolina, his army substantially reinforced, and offered battle to Cornwallis at the small crossroads village of Guilford Courthouse on March 15. Greene posted his men in three successive lines, militia composing the first two lines and regulars his third, with riflemen and cavalry on his flanks. The British drove Greene from the field after prolonged and savage fighting, but at a staggering cost. Cornwallis marched to Wilmington to refit his shattered army, and finally decided that he'd had enough of the Carolinas. He took his bloodied force to Virginia, only to lose it at Yorktown in October. Guilford was thus an essential step along the road to final American victory.
In many ways, Guilford isn't your typical southern Rev War site. King's Mountain, Cowpens, and Ninety-Six are all in rural areas, but the city of Greensboro has GCH surrounded. Furthermore, the woods on the preserved areas of the field are much more extensive than they were in 1781. Throw in the fact that this was a particularly confused and sprawling battle, and you've got quite a challenge facing the National Park Service interpreters. They've overcome these challenges admirably.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the park's Visitor Center. I'm not sure you can appreciate what the NPS has accomplished with its exhibit at Guilford unless you've actually faced the propsect of telling a complicated story using artifacts in a small space. I've tried to do so, but I've never come close to succeeding to the degree that the designers of the Guilford exhibit have.
The visitor center is a small building, and just a portion of it is devoted to the exhibit gallery. Within that confined area, the NPS tells the story of the coming of the Revolution to the backcountry, the strategic situation that preceded the battle, eighteenth-century military life, the engagement itself, the aftermath, and the way the battle has been remembered. And the exhibit conveys all this with perfect clarity, without sacrificng substance. Managing all this within such severe space limitations is a remarkable accomplishment, and rarely have I seen it done so creatively. For instance, when the exhibit turns to the fighting of the battle itself, you'll step over to a large window wall above a row of panels on the militia who fought on the first line. You'll find that the designers have incorporated this window into the exhibit, describing the militia's retreat across the very ground you're seeing, with silhouettes of the fleeing soldiers positioned outside. It's an ingenious use of the building's layout. And there's plenty of fascinating original material on display—officers' personal belongings, common soldiers' tools, musical instruments, and archaeological artifacts.
The visitor center also features a map program and film, both of which are extremely helpful in making sense of this complex engagement. There's a good selection of books in the gift shop, from overviews of the Revolution to more specialized military and regional studies.
One of the interesting things about Guilford is the fact that when efforts to preserve the field began, North Carolina intended to turn it into a kind of one-stop destination to commemorate the state's role in the Revolution. You'll find monuments to Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence and markers commemorating other aspects of the state's experience in the Revolution, in addition to the usual battlefield markers. Interpretive signage placed by the NPS covers the issue of historical memory and myth pretty extensively, and it's a story almost as interesting as that of the battle.
The driving tour essentially circles the periphery of the park, and many of the most interesting and important spots aren't visible from the road. (Check out the brochure map to see what I mean.) It's important to strike out on the foot paths that cross the field if you want to see everything the park has to offer. If you want, you can leave your car at each tour stop and walk to whatever points of interest are nearby before returning to the driving tour, but I'd advise you to take advantage of the walking guide offered on the park's website.
Another alternative is to do the driving tour, return to the visitor center to park your car, and then walk along the New Garden Road path that extends down the length of the field. This path follows the route of the eighteenth-century road that marked the axis of the British advance. It'll be easier to stay oriented to the flow of the action if you follow the general direction of the British attack along this path, strolling over to points of interest on each side as necessary. Of course, the downside is that you'll have to walk back to the visitor center when you're done. However you decide to tour the park, make sure you don't miss the foot paths that criss-cross the heart of the battlefield.
Because I'm so fixated on the 1780-81 campaigns, I'm predisposed to love this site. Even if I weren't obsessed with the southern war, though, I'd still heartily recommend a visit to Guilford. The battle itself was of critical importance, the park is beautiful, and the interpretation is exemplary. This is one historic site you definitely shouldn't miss.


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Roberta, as I will call her, got along fine with her much older neighbor, for years.
She would chat with him when he walked his dog, she says, and on occasion he and his wife drank a beer at small gatherings in Roberta's backyard.
But after his wife died two years ago, neighbor B.J. Thomas made some decisions that became a problem for the neighborhood.
"Maybe he was just lonely," Roberta said.
Whatever the reason, that 80-year-old neighbor somehow allowed his home to become a house of prostitution, Roberta and other neighbors say.
Maybe he is not actually in business, but for all appearances he might as well be, she says.
Their neighborhood, two or three blocks east of the North Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, is just far enough away to ignore — usually — the unglamorous streetwalkers who stroll the Trail's sidewalks to attract drive-by customers. But those unlicensed sex workers are sometimes busted while providing services in parked cars. And so, many look for more private places to work or to do drugs afterward.
Several of those women now come and go at Thomas' house, with and without men, at all hours, Roberta says. It is obvious what is going on, but that is not the only reason she knows about it. Thomas has talked to her.
"He said they were turning tricks in the 'Monkey Room' " she told me. He meant a room in his house that a previous owner had once painted for a child, in a jungle style.
There are no kids living with Thomas, but Roberta has an 8-year-old daughter and is now afraid to let her ride her bike near the neighbor's house, because of the people who come and go. Some of the women hang with creepy looking drug dealers, she says.
Thomas has started avoiding Roberta, by taking his dog for walks in the other direction, because she nags him about the situation whenever they meet. Other neighbors have expressed displeasure, too, and not just to police or at at Bayou Oaks neighborhood association meetings.
One neighbor has shouted out to him with words like "How's the prostitution business?"
Oddly enough, Roberta says, Thomas has seemed unflustered. He has smiled and replied, "Great!"
Sarasota Police aren't commenting on any activities at the house, or their plans.
But Thomas did talk to me. He said there have indeed been prostitutes at his house.
He had first let a couple of women stay at his house without knowing of their unlawful occupation, he insisted.
"How did you find out?" I asked.
"They propositioned me," he said.
Since then, they and various associates just seem to come and go whenever they want to. They also phone him to ask for rides and favors. It never stops.
"They keep coming back," he said, sounding mildly exasperated.
Some of the women were among those busted in early October in a prostitution sweep. The busts did not involve his house, but Roberta recognized some of their mugshots.
The busts didn't solve the problem, however.
"Within 24 hours, half of them were back at his house," Roberta said.
What might help, I hope: Thomas now admits there is a problem. He says he's had enough of the women hanging around but he hasn't known what to do.
"I'm trying to get rid of these damn people," he told me.
He got a private investigator he knows to advise him, he said, and on Friday evening he told me he had the house back to himself.
"Things are looking better," Thomas said. Some of the women's things are still in the house, but the women are out.
"I'm not sure what will happen when they come back though."
Just a thought: How about you lock the door and call police?
Lyons: Neighbors say man's house became brothel
Roberta, as I will call her, got along fine with her much older neighbor, for years.


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by Alison Zeidman
Mary Radzinski is the sassiest lady-comic to ever hoist up a pair of ovaries and get 'erself up on a stage full o' people ready to laugh at her unique lady-take on wimmin stuff and—just kidding, I'm not going to do that to her.
Mary Radzinksi is the co-host of the Monday night open mic Laughs on Fairmount at Urban Saloon (along with friend and fellow funnyperson Carolyn Busa), and one of the newest additions to the Helium Comedy Club hosting roster. She's one of the friendliest faces in the Philly comedy scene, an exceedingly talented writer and performer, and really, really funny.
In short, Mary is swell. For further proof, read on:
Alison Zeidman: For people that maybe aren't familiar with you, can you talk about how you got started in comedy?
Mary Radzinski: Six years ago I took a comedy writing class as part of Main Line School Night, and there was a graduation show at the end. So the first time I did stand-up it was a graduation show, and then I did a couple ones-y little things with people in the class because we were like "We're rockstars, this is amazing!" And then I didn't do anything. I waited a couple years, and four Julys ago I got onstage at an open mic and I've been religiously doing that since.
AZ: What made you want to get started again?
MR: My best friend lives in Fairmount and at the time there was [another] open mic here [at Urban Saloon]. And she was like, "Oh let's go to this bar, there's an open mic, it's Monday nights"—which is funny, same night—and that got me to do it.
AZ: You're one of the newest Helium hosts. Did you do anything special to prepare for your audition?
MR: I think having done the audition a couple years ago and then…you know, we're all still so new in this game, but I think just getting onstage all the time [was the most helpful]. In terms of specific preparation for that show, just being confident in my jokes and trying not to second-guess myself. When I first heard about the audition again, I was like "I need to write all new material!" The self-doubt sets in and stuff. But then I was like no, and I just tried to tweak a few jokes and maybe strengthen some things that had been going well, and just tried to do my jokes and get out of my own head.
And I have hosted in some clubs, so I think that's helped more in preparation of that longer set for a club show, and knowing like what's a good five minutes, what's a good ten minutes, what's a good fifteen minutes. And being at Helium while my friends are hosting and watching it, more than anything, I think has given me a little confidence and prepared me.
AZ: Now I'm going to try to not ask you the question you're not going to like—because I think it's a touchy question for any female comic. So I don't want to ask, "What's it like to be a woman in comedy?" or even "What's it like to be the first female comic on Helium's regular host rotation?", but more like, how do you celebrate that accomplishment, and acknowledge that, yeah, that is significant, but at the same time, keep the focus on the fact that comedy should be comedy, regardless of gender? How do you strike that balance?
MR: I think about it all the time, because I do think it's a numbers game. Helium in Philly has not had a female host [in their regular hosting roster] yet—but I mean, I know Helium's not against females by any means—so I'm excited and I'm proud and I hope that it's because it's at the time that I'm a good comic, or that I will be a good host or an asset for whoever they pair me with as the headliner and that sort of thing. I do think it's a numbers game where—I was just talking to somebody about this, where if in a lineup of ten comics, there's only one girl, and if that girl's not funny, that just leaves a bad taste for a lot of audience members [in terms of female comics in general].
But I'm trying not to let that "girls aren't funny" thing get me down, and knowing that I wasn't going to become a host there until I was a funny comedian, regardless of gender, makes me feel confident now. I do have as one of my openers, "I don't like girl comics either," and that can be taken several ways—some females can be like, "Why would you do that?"—but I also feel like it's just sort of knocking that sort of preconceived notion…
AZ: Oh totally. It's commenting and poking fun at the idea that that's even a thing.
MR: Yeah. And a lot of times, when people ask, "Who are your favorite comics?" I don't necessarily immediately think of women. I think of people who have made me laugh. So I want that. And I think that stereotype can be negative, but I also think it's a fun challenge to break through. There's always going to be someone who's like "You're really funny for a girl, I don't usually like girls," and you get that all the time, and I've learned not to take that the wrong way because there are fewer female comics, and so a lot of times when people don't see a ton of comedy—it's totally a numbers game.
AZ: Your first hosting gig is going to be with Hal Sparks, right? What are you excited about for that week?
MR: Honestly it's so funny, in my head I'm just like "I don't care who it is! I would want to open for anyone there!" But I'm excited. I don't know a ton about Hal Sparks—I'll clearly do my homework—but from what I understand I think he does have a decent female following, and you know, could that be why they paired me with him? Probably, but I also like that—because I'm just looking forward to a full room.
AZ: OK, and this will hopefully be a fun question: What would be your fantasy hosting gig? Who would feature, who would headline, who would heckle that you would get to shut down, and who would come up to you afterwards and tell you that they really liked you? Anyone in the world.
MR: Oh my god…that's amazing. Oh god, there's so many. I mean my favorite comedians, like I love Louis CK, to open for someone like that…this is going to get me!
AZ: Have you ever seen High Fidelity? This is going to be like at the end when that reporter interviews him and asks for his all-time top 5 songs or albums or whatever it is, and he's calling her every fifteen minutes to change his list.
MR: Yeah! I will definitely think about this…
AZ: You can send it to me later if you want.
MR: Can I? Because I definitely love that question, and I totally…if I give you an answer now, I would be texting you later to change it.
A week later, after a lot of thought and apologies for the delay, Mary sent me her responses. She reserves the right to change them at any time.
See Mary weekly at Laughs on Fairmount at Urban Saloon (2120 Fairmount Ave.), and this week at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.) with Hal Sparks from Nov. 29th-Dec. 1st.


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So, guess what? I've got some news to share with you! Adopt-a-Blogger is officially up and running on it's very own site! Yep… The blog mentoring program that us foodies have come to know and love has moved from Dine & Dish to it's very own space out in Internet land.
What does this mean for those of you who are anxious to participate in Adopt-a-Blogger? It means lots of great things!
- You'll no longer have to wait for the launch of a new session. We are going to have adoptions all the time. Almost every day, as long as there is a need, new bloggers will be up for adoption.
- I am no longer Miss Matchmaker. As much as I loved matching all the participants up, I know that only YOU will know what kind of blogger will be the best match for you. the process is simple, new bloggers fill out a short questionnaire that gives us a little bit of insight into their blog and then the experienced bloggers come along and make the choice of who they want to adopt.
- We've expanded into areas beside food blogging! I am more excited about this than anything because I truly believe in the power of having a mentor and belonging to a community. Why should only foodies get to participate in Adopt-a-Blogger? Now bloggers from Lifestyle and Parenting to Craft and Design to whatever else may be out there get to participate! If you know bloggers outside of food blogging who you think would like to participate, please spread the word.
I hope you'll add Adopt-a-Blogger to your RSS feed, or even better…get the newest adoptee information right in your email box! Adopt-a-Blogger is on Twitter and Facebook too, and I'll have the newest adoptee information there as well.
I've updated the pictures for this Zippy Chicken and Mushroom soup, which is my absolute favorite soup, and since it is Fall and soup weather, I wanted to remind you of the recipe. Enjoy!
Recipe modified from the Oct/Nov 2007 issue of Taste of Home magazine.
Zippy Chicken Mushroom Soup
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms chopped
- 1/4 cup each chopped onion celery and carrot
- 1 can of whole kernel sweet corn drained
- 1/4 cup butter cubed
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 5-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- Pinch dried tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 3 cups half-and-half cream
- 2-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a Dutch oven or large stock pot, saute the mushrooms, onion, celery, carrot and corn in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Add the broth and seasonings; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the cream, chicken, parsley, lemon juice and salt; heat through (do not boil). Yield: 11 servings (2-3/4 quarts).


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General Off-Topic Board / Old poster back to say hello« on: May 04, 2009, 06:06:04 PM »
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i think we can leave the bra/underwear out right?
I took the glassbooth survey, and am 87% Huckabee.
I was 65% or so Huckabee. I didn't like that, so much--dude makes me nervous.
Who the hell are you, by the way? And what board do you hang out on?


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Hello everyone ,
I've been playing dota since WC3 . Probably when I was playing with my friends were the best moments , when we were learning and discovering dota , the old garena days.. I still remember when a friend of mine didn't know that sandking's ult had a channeling time , so he moved and interrupted it and we started blaming on him and laughing . Funfact we dindn't know it too .
Of course the game has improved a lot , it became bigger and bigger but i'll go straight to one point , a crucial one , that is the base idea of this game , and it's missing : teams .
In the last month , 13million people played Dota 2 . At the same time , in the last years , how many teams have you seen playing (pro or not),30,40,50? Let's bring out some numbers = 50 teams means 250 players , which is equivalent to the 0.0019% of dota 2 players . You may want to consider all those high mmr guys who actually try to get noticed with their teams . We will add other 20 teams : 70 teams = 350 players = 0.0026% . In a few words , in a team based game ,only the 0.0026% of the players actually enjoy playing with their mates and have the opportunity to play against other teams . What about the rest 99,9% ? Where is the competition for all those players ? If they decide to create a team(can be pro or just for fun), what's next ? Where do they find other teams ? How would they improve or get noticed , by playing pubs against some random parties ?What would they achieve then? There are no answers to this questions .
Therefore I'm writing this post to talk to you about "BeatUs", a project we want to begin .
I'm studying IT engineering and me and my colleagues want to build a platform for the dota 2 teams .
How will it be ?
There will be 10 divisions , from 10 to 1 ,and every team will have to play against other teams from their same division to climb it . In every division , even if you dont reach the points to climb to the next one , you will still have to perform well to keep your position and not go down to a lower one . Over time , more teams will join and the strongest will get to the higher divisions, bringing down the old ones . After a while , every division will get "its own difficulty" (like MMR) which means that the community will know , by the division , how strong a team is . So think about this : 13 million players , how many teams could be created ? How many matches will be played per day to climb the division ? How much the community will grow ? How many teams will finally get to play and have fun against other ones ? We could even be a little bit negative . Let's say that half of the players might just want to open dota , play solo and close it. There will still be 6 MILLION players ! A huge number ! And it was an exaggerated assumption. You will just have to join the platform , create your team , and be ready to face an entire community .
Everyone is asking and talking about how to increase their mmr , which means how do i play good solo,since there isn't any other thing to do . Since , if you want to enjoy the real dota , you need to reach that 9k to put your name on the learderboard and maybe get noticed(which doesn't mean "come and play with us"). Therefore , the average skills will also increase .The players will learn how to win and play as a team , will learn the game's fundamentals , instead of picking the meta hero and focusing on carrying no matter what ,without listening and communicating to others. By making growing this system , being in high division will mean you are actually a strong team .There will be connections with the pro scene , as , in conclusion ,it's the place where the teams will be able to show their skills,instead of losing opportunities because they dindn't have neither contacts nor chances to prove and reveal themselves somewhere . We want to bring competition , excitement and an innovative system .
So our job would end here . You are the players , you will make it grow . Share it and discuss ,let the community know about this news .
Feel free to ask and suggest everything you want .It's just an idea , we are open minded .
Or send us a message : email@example.com
ps :We also think there's a lack of tournaments for the community , and it will be the next thing we will organize . The real , concrete and simple ones as this project is dedicated entirely to Dota . Not like other projects which have thousands of extra contents , making everything confused and messed up .


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The Orange Fire Department would require at least 35 firefighters on duty at all times under a tentative contract between the city and the 108-member firefighters union.
The proposal also includes keeping wages frozen, eliminating extra pay for firefighters who have completed college units but have not earned degrees, continuing furloughs for non-sworn employees, and limiting the amount of vacation hours firefighters can cash out after they leave the department.
City officials had proposed eliminating the minimum staffing requirement in an effort to cut overtime paid to firefighters. City officials wanted the fire chief to determine when to call in a firefighter on overtime to cover when someone else calls in sick. But firefighters argued that without a minimum staffing requirement, residents could be exposed to longer response times during emergencies.
"We wouldn't call this a win, but we're satisfied that the safety of firefighters and residents will remain a priority under this agreement," said Greg Lewin, president of the Orange City Firefighters Association.
The deal would keep city funding for salaries and benefits the same as the current contract because it doesn't include any pay or benefit increases, officials said. Lewin said firefighters would pay an additional $150 monthly to offset some increased costs for benefits.
The City Council is expected to ratify the agreement next month. Firefighters have already voted in favor of the deal, Lewin said. The contract would be retroactive to July 2012 and run through June 2015.
The deal follows nearly eight months of negotiations that included a state mediator failing to help the two sides reach an agreement.
"This proposed agreement does not add costs to the city; it doesn't increase salaries, and it doesn't increase city cost for benefits," said Councilman Mark Murphy. "From my perspective as a taxpayer, it's the best deal under the current economic climate."
Firefighter overtime had been the biggest point of contention during negotiations. Officials said that in 2011 firefighters called in sick for 16,214 hours, or an average of 150 hours per firefighter. That cost the city $2.8 million in overtime when other firefighters were called in to maintain the minimum staffing requirement.
The City Council is expected to vote on the deal at its Feb. 12 meeting. It would also be the first time new Mayor Tita Smith and new members Murphy and Mike Alvarez have taken action on the contract. The three received a combined $60,000 from the firefighters PAC for their 2012 elections.
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She could no longer be my muse. Our love spell was broken
Wyclef Jean has accused his former The Fugees bandmate and ex-lover Lauryn Hill of misleading him about the paternity of her son with Rohan Marley.
The pair was caught up in an affair at the height of their fame in the band despite Jean being married to Marie Claudinette at the time.
Jean has previously hinted the romance was the catalyst for the group's split in 1997, but in his new memoirs, titled Purpose, he blames Hill for allegedly lying about the paternity of her child in a bid to convince him it was his and not Marley's.
In an excerpt obtained by the New York Post, Jean writes, "In that moment something died between us. I was married and Lauryn and I were having an affair, but she led me to believe that the baby was mine, and I couldn't forgive that.
"She could no longer be my muse. Our love spell was broken".
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quote:Originally posted by Ashitaka:the kid who fought back and was picked up and dropped on his head al à WWF?
quote:Furthermore, I would like to suggest that people that do bad things do them because they feel devalued. People who are told they are "bad people" will continue to do bad things for the thrill or excitement of doing them. If their life has no value, then why should they care about the consequences of their actions? Furthermore, doing bad things allows the person to attain value, even if it is a negative value. To a person who feels valueless, a negative value is better than none at all.
quote:Originally posted by Stereo: Sorry I don't have the link at hand,
quote:Originally posted by Aditu:Not only did he get in trouble, his dad's solution was that he was appointed my protector the way to and from school for the rest of the year.
quote:quoth TheMoMan:I came across my worst tormentor, from school... ...a "USED CAR SALESMAN"
quote:Originally posted by TheMoMan: ____ Going "Berserk" will usually get you a lot of respect, once or twice and they leave you alone.


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Ooh, A Better Social Web sounds interesting. Looking forward to next week's Exeter_web meet
Ooh, A Better Social Web sounds interesting. Looking forward to next week's Exeter_web meet
kissane tangible for objects/works, in-person, f2f or IRL for conversations or interactions
"Sometimes we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new and run headlong down an immutable course" Jacques Cousteau
Implementing pingback alone has already caused me more headaches than any other aspect of #taproot. WHY XMLRPC, HIXIE?
New on #taproot: Notes tagged with
review get
h-review added to their container class string. Not yet sure how to optimise
e-description and
p-name yet. #microformats
adamstrawson lookin' good! How about some
rel=me goodness on those profile links? Helps great tools like identengine.com (⇐ has cool API) exist
Finished reading Steve Jobs, The man who thought different by Karen Blumenthal.
A nice summary of Steve's life, with some interesting details I'd not come across before. The technical mistakes were a let–down, and the language was patronising at times (e.g. explaining what "profit" meant).
seb_ly gotta love F# phrygian!
Woah, pinocc.io looks like a dream come true. I can't wait to start linking musical instruments up to the IoT.
karlpro I shouldn't really have to sign up in order to leave a comment, but in the interests of promoting #microformats I will :)
boagworld http://www.examprofessor.com/404 is particularly bad as it makes the visitor feel as if they have made a mistake :/
bruce lawson for all the wrong reasons ;)
@karlpro wrt your opera dev article, check out microformats 2 h-geo, Ben Ward's hparse-js for parsing and my own php-mf2 online syntax checker :) #microformats
From Steve Jobs, The man who thought different:
The result, the World Wide Web, what we know today as the Internet
Just because the book is not intended for a technical audience does not excuse blatant mistakes. If anything, it makes accuracy more important.
Checked into the Steam Packet Inn, Totnes for the neo folk session
aral I find I go in similar "abstraction loops" for many things. Start off basic → try out an abstraction → try out a higher abstraction → and another → get tired of abstractions, return to the original/something similar. The process always informs me in useful ways, however horrible the intermediate results are ;)
Take-away from HMV's voucher refusal: I am never buying shop-specific vouchers.
After seeing the term "opaque" used frequently but no canonical definition provided, I asked the #indieweb IRC channel and came up with this: http://indiewebcamp.com/opaque
laurakalbag they add significant value to conversations, as they provide a recognisable visual indication of who is speaking and where each comment starts/ends. I am inclined against comments, but would recommend having avatars if you do :)
Any #indieweb people going to www2013.org? The Microposts Workshop looks like it might be quite interesting. #www2013


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Hotels Double Up in Manhattan
Marriott International Inc. is stacking two hotels on top of each other to reach higher than any single New York City hotel building ever has.
The Courtyard and Residence Inn opened their doors over the weekend, stretching a combined 68 stories and 752 feet into the sky. Marriott says that height exceeds any other standalone hotel building in the city, excluding properties with office or residential space.
The two hotels at Broadway and 54th street share a main entrance, retail and a restaurant, while maintaining separate lobbies and elevators. Rooms for the Courtyard, a limited-service brand, are on floors six to 32, while Residence Inn guests will stay in suites from the 36th through 64th floors.


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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
»Will Parnell, Early Childhood Education faculty, co-presented with Jackie Bartlett "Smartphones and Tablets Change the Future of Documentation" at the 36th annual Washington Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Vancouver, Wash., O
»Cynthia A. Sloan, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented "Creating Origins: The Construction of Nation in Teresa de la Parra's Las Memorias de Mama Blanca" at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association in Seattle, Oct. 19-21.
»Jennifer Allen, Institute for Sustainable Solutions and Public Administration faculty, presented "Bridging the Academy and the World: Emerging Trends in Student Values, Sustainability, Social Justice and Community-Based Learning" at the National Associati
»Christof Teuscher, Engineering and Computer Science faculty, gave an invited talk at the "Turing under Discussion" workshop held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 26-27. The meeting was a contribution to the Turing Ce
»Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, presented "Preservice Elementary School Teachers' (PSTs') Conceptions of Multidigit Whole Numbers: The Development of Those Conceptions and the PSTs' Motivation to Learn" and co-presented "Understanding
»Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, Library faculty, presented "The ASE Research Model: A Lightning Talk" at the Association of College & Research Libraries - Oregon & Washington Joint Fall Conference, Corbett, Ore, Oct. 26.
»TC Buell, English emeritus faculty, and Joan Strong Buell are exhibiting their art at the Sitka Art Invitational: Stories From Art and Nature, World Forestry Center, Portland, Nov. 10-11.
»Jay Gopalakrishnan, Mathematical and Statistics faculty, co-authored "Mixed Finite Element Approximation of the Vector Laplacian with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions" published in Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 09, Septe
»Nathan McClintock, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, authored "Assessing Soil Lead Contamination at Multiple Scales in Oakland, California: Implications for Urban Agriculture and Environmental Justice" published in Applied Geography.
»Dustin Morrow, Theatre and Film faculty, directed a documentary film, The Road Bowlers, which will screen in November at the Northwest Filmmakers Festival, Northwest Film Center, Portland Art Museum. Shot entirely in rural Northern Ireland, the short docu
»Sherril Gelmon, Public Administration faculty, has been appointed to the Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer's Research (OPAR), which funds research proposals that advance the understanding, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease. OPAR is funded by
»Jack Corbett, Public Administration faculty, presented "Beyond Texas: Enhancing MPA Program Diversity in the USA" at the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, Oct. 19.
»Leerom Medovoi, English faculty, presented "Reperiodizing the Postmodern in the Light of the World-System" for a roundtable on The Postmodern/Postwar After the New Modernist Studies at the Modernist Studies Association Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 20.
»Eva Nunez Mendez, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented a paper titled "Ergative Languages in Contact with Spanish" at the Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association Conference, Seattle, Oct. 20.
»Leslie J. Munson, David R. Allen, and Ruth A. Falco, Special Education faculty, presented "Working with Families When the Parent Has Learning Difficulties" at the 28th annual international conference of the Division of Early Childhood Conference in Minnea
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
»Evguenia Davidova, International Studies and University Studies faculty, has authored a book, The Balkan Transitions to Modernity and Nation-States Through the Eyes of Three Generations of Merchants (1780s-1890s), published by Brill, 2013.
»Jeanne Enders, Business Administration faculty, coauthored an article, "Overcoming Future Crises: Quality of Education in Business Schools as a Predecessor of Competitiveness," published in Strategic Management.
»Sean Kohles, Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Biology faculty, coauthored "Ultrasonic Wave Propagation Assessment of Native Cartilage Explants and Hydrogel Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering" published in the International Journal of Biomedical Engi
»Erica Wagner, Business Administration faculty, coauthored an article, "Enterprise Systems Projects: The Role of Liminal Space in Enterprise Systems Implementation," published in the Journal of Information Technology.
»Jennifer Loney, Business Administration faculty, presented "Preparing Students for Evolving Workplaces" and "Transforming Business Communication Through Technologies in the Classroom-What works!" at the Association for Business Communication 77th Annual I
»Nobuko Murakami-Chalfen, Business Administration instructor, was selected by Pacific Northwest Council for Languages to receive the 2012 Ray Verzasconi Pacific Northwest Postsecondary Teacher of the Year Award. Her accomplishments will be recognized in th
»Jay Gopalakrishnan, Mathematical and Statistics faculty, is directing PSU's participation in a three-year, $1.85 million grant awarded to the University of Texas at Austin by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. PSU's research goal for the grant i
»Alex Accetta, Campus Recreation, co-presented "Equity, Well-Being, and the Environment: Building New Programmatic Bridges" on a panel at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference in Los Angeles, Oct. 16. He prese
»Alan Cabelly, Business Administration faculty, gave a talk titled "Different Perspectives on Leadership: What You Can Learn from Today's Thought Leaders" presented to the 74th Annual Northwest Human Resource Management Association Conference, Anchorage, A
»Berrin Erdogan, Business Administration faculty, coauthored an article, "Discretionary and Transactional Human Resource Practices and Employee Outcomes: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support," published in Human Resource Management.
»Meiru Liu, International Management and Confucius Institute faculty, presented "Case Study and Analysis of Three Chinese Language Teacher Training Models: The U.S. Federal Government's 'StarTalk,'" "Hanban's '5P,'" and "CIPSU's Task-Based Training" at the
»Jill Mosteller, Business Administration faculty, presented "Transformational Solutions of Self through Companion Animals" at the Association of Consumer Research North American Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 4-7.
»Inger Olsen, World Languages and Literatures faculty, participated in the Regional Meeting for Danish lecturers in the U.S., Canada, Japan and China held at University of California Berkeley, Nov. 1-4. She gave at talk about the rhetorical question, "Do w
»Lihong Qian, Business Administration faculty, presented a paper, "Aspire to Innovate: How a Firm's Technological and Financial Aspiration Levels Affect its Technology Deployment Decision" at the 32nd Strategic Management Society annual conference in Pragu
»Neil Ramiller, Business Administration faculty, presented "The Crisis of the Voice: Finding Places for Imperfection in a Post-Vocal World" at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs, Portland, Oct. 20.
»Helen Young and Ruth Falco, Special Education faculty, presented "A Comprehensive Education Model for Young Children with Autism" at the 28th annual International Conference of the Division of Early Childhood in Minneapolis, Oct. 28-30.
»Lauren Beitelspacher, Business Administration faculty, coauthored an article titled "Retail Service-Based Operant Resources and Market Performance" published in the International Journal of Logistics Management.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
»The Oregonian: Oregon public universities graduated 20,000 students in 2011-12, far exceeding the previous record
»28th annual Kyoto Prize presented to American computer scientist, Indian literary critic and Japanese biologist
»The Oregonian: Oregon public universities graduated 20,000 students in 2011-12, far exceeding the previous record
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Monday, November 19, 2012
»Micki M. Caskey, Education faculty, has coedited and coauthored a book, Common Planning Time in Middle Level Schools: Research Studies from the MLER SIG's National Project, Volume IX in The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education series, published
»Eric Einspruch, Public Administration adjunct, and his coauthors received the Helen Tobin Writers' Award for 2012 for their article "Basic Life Support Instructor Training: Comparison of Instructor-Led and Self-Guided Training." The award is given annuall
»Ben Anderson-Nathe, Child and Family Studies faculty, presented "Nurturing Critical Hope in Teaching Feminist Social Work Research" with coauthor Christina Gringeri (University of Utah) at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education
»Sybil Kelley, Leadership for Sustainability Education faculty, presented "A New Model for Teacher Professional Development—Changing Systems to Support Teaching and Learning in STEM" at the Oregon Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning C
»Michele Miller, Intensive English Language Program, chaired a session, Practices in Advising ESL Students, at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region 1 Fall Conference in Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 7-10. She was also one of five trainers for th
»Will Parnell, Early Childhood Education faculty, presented "The Shadow Side of the Theater: Interrogating Upheld Values of Rugged Individualism" at the 20th annual Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education conference, State College, Pa., Nov 5.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
»Will Parnell, Early Childhood Education faculty in the Graduate School of Education, received the 2012 National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators' Award for Technology Leadership in Early Childhood Education at the association's annual conf
»Anita Bright, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, presented "Warping the Lenses and Moving the Margins: Negotiating 'Normal' With Preservice Teachers" at the American Educational Studies Conference in Seattle, Nov. 1.
»Evguenia Davidova, International Studies and University Studies faculty, presented "Balkan Mercantile Bourgeoisie as Promoter of the National Revolutions?" at the international conference Balkan Worlds: Ottoman Past and Balkan Nationalism, organized by th
»Ulrich H. Hardt, Education Dean's Office, presented "'Other People's Skins': Fiction Writing in the Classroom," with Tim Gillespie, Karen Johnson, and Kim Stafford at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, held in Las Vegas,
»Ken Ruoff, History faculty, presented a paper, "Japan's 2600th Anniversary Commemorative Essay Contest," at a conference in Tokyo about Japan's Prewar P.E.N. Club, Nov. 26.
»Meiru Liu, International Management and Confucius Institute faculty, presented "Meeting Challenges and Solving Issues by Developing Creative Programs – A CI's Model" at the annual conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in
»Leslie McBride, Debbie Kaufman, and Belinda Zeidler, Community Health faculty, presented a poster session, "Re-Designing Courses for Learning Outcomes Assessment: A Collaborative, Constructivist Faculty Development Approach," at the second annual Undergra
»Leslie McBride, Community Health faculty; Janelle Voegele, Academic Excellence faculty; and Ellen West, Business Administration faculty, presented "Faculty Review in the 21st Century: Learning from Academic Portfolio Contributions" at the 37th Annual Prof
»Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, chaired and presented "Non-Literate Indian Boat-Builders: Vernacular Engineering and the Rigor of Reality" at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, Nov. 18.
»Jeremy Spoon, Anthropology faculty, presented a paper, "Mixed and Collaborative Methods: Approaching Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Heterogeneity," in an invited session at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Nov. 15.
»JJP Veerman, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, gave the C^3 Colloquium of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Nov. 16. The title of his lecture was "Control of Transients in the Synchronization of Oscillator Networks."
»G.L.A. Harris, Public Administration faculty, co-authored the lead article "A Call to Action: Increasing Health Providers in Underrepresented Populations through the Military" published in the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, Vol. 35,
»Janet Walker, Social Work and Regional Research Institute faculty, co-presented a session, "Peer Support for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions," at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental H
»David Johns, Political Science adjunct faculty, authored "How Might Ecologists Make the World Safe for Biodiversity Without Getting Fired?" published in the 43 Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, Issue 4, December 2012.
»Joan Petit and Tom Bielavitz, Library faculty, authored "Innovation on a Shoe String: High Impact Space and Technology Updates in a Low-Funding Environment" published in Cases on Higher Education Spaces: Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology, ed. Russ
»Vivek Shandas, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, and David Sailor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering faculty, won a $1 million grant to establish a Middle East center for the study of urban sustainability. Using Doha, Qatar, as a case study, Shandas
»Micki Caskey, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, was awarded the John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service at the Association for Middle Level Education's 39th annual conference at the Oregon Convention Center, Nov. 8. The Lounsbury award is the
»Leslie McBride, Community Health faculty; Milan Sherman, Mathematics and Statistics faculty; Albert Spencer, Philosophy faculty; and Belinda Zeidler, Community Health faculty; presented a panel discussion, "A Collaborative, Constructivist Faculty Developm
»Scott Burns, Geology faculty, was presented with the Distinguished Practice Award by the Environmental and Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America at its annual convention in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 5. This award recognizes the top
»English Department's Nina Mae Kellogg Awards Ceremony has New Award: Dennis Stovall First Edition Award
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Washington (CNN) - Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia joined a host of other Republicans calling for President Barack Obama to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for the rocky enrollment process for Obamacare.
"If President Obama is serious about cleaning up the mess he's created, he'll immediately fire Secretary Sebelius and call on Congress to pass legislation to delay the individual mandate," Cuccinelli said at a campaign event Monday, according to prepared remarks.
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In 2010, Cuccinelli became the first state attorney general to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care law. The Supreme Court upheld the law in a ruling last year.
Virginia governor candidate blasts Obamacare in GOP weekly address
In recent days however, Cuccinelli seemed to back away slightly in his criticism of Obamacare during the partial government shutdown, calling it "the law of the land" and asking members of Congress to pass a short-term spending bill that would bring the shutdown to an end.
But he added at the time: "It doesn't mean that it's all done and we are set and over with it...They don't even know how they are going to implement it. We are learning a lot as we go here."
During the event, Cuccinelli was ambivalent on the vote last week to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. "I don't know whether I would have voted for it," he said.
State and national Democrats pounced on that statement.
"Ken Cuccinelli's clear opposition to the bipartisan agreement that reopened the federal government confirms what voters have learned: he will always stand up for his extreme, Tea Party ideology over the needs of the people of Virginia," Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Colm O'Comartun said in a statement.
With a little more than two weeks before Election Day, Cuccinelli finds himself behind in the polls to his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe.
The president on Monday addressed the technical problems associated with the Obamacare website, where people have had trouble applying for insurance on the state exchanges since they opened up on October 1.
Obama acknowledged that HealthCare.gov "hasn't worked as smoothly as is it was supposed to work," but added that "thousands of people are signing up and saving money as we speak."
Sebelius was called to testify by a congressional committee in the GOP-controlled House this week about the website debacles, but Sebelius' staff said she would be unavailable on Thursday, the date of the hearing.
But the Senate's No. 2 Democrat said Sunday Sebelius will likely testify at some point.
"Ultimately, Secretary Sebelius will testify," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said on "Fox News Sunday."
Former Obama spokesman: Fire those who botched Obamacare website
Obama's administration said over the weekend nearly half a million people have applied for health insurance this month, and they've vowed to fix the technical issues on HealthCare.gov.
"I think there is no one more frustrated than the President at the difficulty in the website," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." The Department of Health and Human Services "has got plans to fix this, and they have to fix this. It has to be done right."
- CNN's Rachel Streitfeld, Paul Steinhauser, Tom Cohen, Laura Koran, and Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.
Easy big guy...it'll be over soon
"Off with their heads!" management tends to be great for the self-promoting CEO but terrible for the organization. Voters of Virginia should ask themselves if they want a drama queen for Governor or a government that works.


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If you've ever sat around and reenacted scenes from G.I. Joe with your toys, Paramount's viral movie is for you. The Hasbro toys star in an affectionate parody of the cartoon — right down to the public service announcement.
Paramount released The Invasion of Cobra Island as viral ad for film. It features the high-tech battles fans have always reenacted with their own toys, with added special effects, and lightly mocks some of the cartoon's conventions, such Snake Eyes' awkward silence and Cobra Commander's costume changes:
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Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. He is an advisor or investor for Mint, Mashery, Simply Hired, TeachStreet, Oortle, CrazyEgg, SlideShare, Eventvue, RichRelevance, HealthUnity, & Canopy Financial.
Dave is the conference chair for Startonomics.com, and runs a monthly dinner series for entrepreneurs called Startup2Startup.com. He has been a guest lecturer at Stanford University for the nation's first-ever course on building Facebook Apps. Dave is a board member for microfinance accelerator Unitus, advisor to microfinance lender Kiva.org, and a co-founder of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network.
From 2005 to 2006, Dave launched and ran marketing for job search engine Simply Hired, and its evil twin Simply Fired. From 2001 to 2004, Dave worked at PayPal as Director of Marketing, where he founded and ran the PayPal Developer Network program. Prior to PayPal Dave was a database consultant and programmer for several companies including Microsoft and Intel. In 1994 he founded Aslan Computing, an internet and e-commerce firm later acquired by Servinet/Panurgy in 1998.
Before coming to Silicon Valley, Dave barely graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a BS in Mathematical Sciences Engineering and a minor in frisbee, billiards, and foosball. His interests include microfinance and economic innovation, entrepreneurship and venture capital, ultimate frisbee, cartoons and animation, and an ever-growing collection of silly hats.
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