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The farmers markets are just bursting with spring numminess this time of the year. A few weeks ago two local markets opened up for the season but they are only open one day a week and there is no comparison to the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Lyndale.
I visited the Minneapolis Farmers Market last week and oh, man, spring o' plenty veggies! I came home with leeks, ramps, numerous different lettuces, asparagus, spinach, parsnips, onions, rhubarb, herbs, ramps, and bean sprouts. Many vendors had flowers, meats and cheeses too.
I could not wait to get home to prepare a few things! One recipe I have wanted to try is from Amy Lyons; her Spring Allium Chevre Filo Rolls. I didn't want to use the chevre or parmesan cheeses so skipped it, making it vegan, but used everything else.
Here is the recipe as Amy directs. They are super good without the dairy as I made them:
Spring Allium Chevre Filo Rolls
Makes 10
1 cup leeks, thinly sliced
1cup ramps, leaves and bottom part, thinly sliced
1cup shallots, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 Tbsp lemon zest
16 oz chevre (soft goat cheese)
2 oz shredded pecorino romano cheese
about 3/4 cup olive oil (for brushing
10 sheets filo dough
sea salt
In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil, and add leeks, ramps, and shallots. Saute until tender, about 5 minutes, then add garlic and saute about a minute more until fragrant. Let cool slightly, then add to a bowl with sea salt, pepper, lemon zest, chevre and pecorino romano. Mix until well combined. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and line a baking sheet with foil. Lay out sheets of filo dough, and cover with plastic wrap (so it doesn't dry out, since you will be using a sheet at a time. Place olive oil in a bowl. Lay out one sheet of filo, and brush it with olive oil. fold in half like a book. Brush with olive oil and place 2 Tbsp filling about 1 inch from the bottom, in the shape of a log about 3 inches wide. Fold in each side over the filling, and brush the top with olive oil. Roll up egg roll style, and brush with olive oil. Place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining 9 rolls. Sprinkle with sea salt, and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and heated through. Keep a close eye because they brown quickly! Let cool slightly before serving.
I increased the leeks, ramps, shallots by 1 cup (using 2) and added 2 whole onions. I didn't use the chevre or romano and was so thrilled with the result.
Troy even ate one! I will definitely make these again.
Almost every day I eat some sort of salad, maybe even two. Lately I've been roasting veggies to add to the mix. I really like the flavor. I've found that tossing a bit of maple syrup in a pile of pecans and roasting adds an awesome crunch to the salad. I usually add a bean or pea for protein. Here is one from yesterday:
Roasted beets
Roasted carrots
Roasted onion
Garbanzo beans
Olive oil/Dijon mustard blended for dressing
If you don't have a garden of your own (or it isn't growing yet, like mine) you really ought to visit your farmers market. You just can't get better produce!


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George C. Klein, Ph.D. works as an expert witness on the intersection of mental health and criminal justice. He specializes in the police apprehension of the mentally ill, police policies and procedures, police use of excessive force, and jail suicide. He was a part-time police officer for over eight years. He was a consultant and researcher for the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy for over 13 years. He is a trained hostage negotiator and served with a SWAT team. His book, entitled, Law And The Disordered: An Exploration in Mental Health, Law, and Politics, was published in 2009. The book is an examination of the mental health and criminal justice system in Illinois. It includes fieldwork on police apprehension of the mentally ill, hospital emergency rooms, the homeless mentally ill, and mental health screening in jails. His book, entitled, The Militarization of the Police? Ideology Versus Reality, was published in 2019. The book examines the police use of force, and the riots in Ferguson and in Baltimore. In 2018, he published an article entitled, On the Death of Sandra Bland: A Case of Anger and Indifference. He has also published articles on hostage negotiation and terrorism. In 2007, he published a book entitled, The Adventure: The Quest For My Romanian Babies. George Klein taught at Oakton Community College for 43 years. He is a Professor Emeritus.
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What we do know is that in the photos (via the Daily Mail) from Thursday night, July 31, he appears to be kissing the girl -- that, or having a very intimate conversation. Afterwards, according to the pics, he offered her a back massage while she enjoyed a glass of wine. What a gentleman!
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May 7th 2015
"…that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing" – 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
Zeal…outspokenness…loud proclamations…boldness. These are all characteristics that we often think about when we consider what it means to be a faithful believer these days. As I log into social media, I am often bombarded with believers who seem to believe it's their duty to lead a loud, outspoken life – to get into everybody else's business. This seems to be what is perceived to be "properly walking toward those who are outside". However, our text verse says something altogether different.
Believers must "aspire to lead a quiet life". Have we forgotten that Jesus was "gentle and lowly in heart" (Matthew 11:29)? Certainly, there was a time for Jesus to stand up. However, those times were calculated and proper. They were not random events that weren't thought through. And get this – they were generally aimed at the religious of the day! Sinners Jesus reached out to. Sinners Jesus loved. This angered the religious right of Jesus' day and it angers the same group today.
We are told again in 1 Timothy 2:2 that we are to seek to "lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence." Quiet? Peaceable? These seem opposite of what we envision a believer's life to be these days. Are not the most outspoken fanatics the most faithful? Aren't we weak when we seek to "lead a quiet and peaceable life"? Not at all. Actually, when we seek to do that, we are living a Christ-like life.
But didn't the apostles turn the world upside down (Acts 17:6)? Yes…that, they did. The way they sought to do that, however, may surprise you. They were, perhaps, living under the most wicked government to date. As if Nero's lifestyle wasn't enough, the Roman Coliseum was often used as a feeding bowl for all kinds of animals with Christians as the main course. So, what did the apostles do that was labeled as "turning the world upside down"?
Judging by today, one would think Paul and Silas became political activists. One may assume that they spent their time in the Roman judicial system trying to fight for the rights of believers. One might even think they spent their time trying to unseat Caesar and have him replaced by somebody saved under their ministry. However, that is entirely incorrect. That's not at all what they did. They surely turned the world upside down. But, their interest was not political in nature. Paul and Silas spent their time spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Only the Gospel (when empowered by the Spirit – 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5) can truly change lives.
When standing before Pilate, Jesus told Pilate that His servants weren't fighting for the things of this world because His kingdom isn't of this world (John 18:36). One must surely wonder when this changed. Lord, help us to get back to the Commission – reaching the lost with the Good News that You have died for sinners!
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Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., calls for infusion of talent from outside the federal ranks.
The federal government's cadre of senior executives could use some shaking up to "bring in people who are looking for new challenges," a senior lawmaker said Wednesday.
"We've got too many people, even in managerial positions, who are protecting their comfort zone," said Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va.
"The federal government needs to have its 'A' team on the field," he added. "Unfortunately, I don't think we do."
Moran's remarks came during an event sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service in which a group of federal officials discussed a new report by the Partnership and consulting firm McKinsey & Company on mobility within the Senior Executive Service.
The report found that 48 percent of senior executives have never changed positions, and only 8 percent have switched agencies. It also determined that only 7 percent of SES members were hired from outside government.
"This is an absolute disgrace that so few senior executives are coming from outside the agency," Moran said. "We've got to get people with a greater breadth of experience." An infusion of private sector talent also would serve to make business leaders more aware of how the federal government actually works, he said.
Moran and panelists at the event said the lack of mobility within the SES undermined what they characterized as a key goal of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act: creating a corps of senior managers who would move from position to position and agency to agency, using their skills to improve a variety of federal operations.
Carol A. Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, which represents SES members, challenged that interpretation. Citing testimony by Alan K. Campbell, the first director of the Office of Personnel Management after it was created under the Civil Service Reform Act, Bonosaro said mobility goals centered on the ability to move executives around within agencies. Mobility across agencies, she added, "was not the big premise of the SES."
Mobility, Bonosaro said, "has to be managed intelligently, so it benefits both the agency and the executive. So it has to be an option, not a requirement."
"I don't think it's ever going to be the norm" for executives to routinely move across agencies, she said, because of the "very diverse missions" of federal organizations.
Bonosaro also said the figures on SES members who have never changed positions within the executive corps could be skewed by the fact that OPM statistics show the average SES member has been in his or her job for only 3.4 years.
Of Moran's remarks, Bonosaro said, "members of Congress have a lot on their plates, and with all due respect, Rep. Moran was not as well-informed as he thought he was." Many SES members, she said, routinely work from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m: "I don't know who's sitting in a comfort zone."
At the Partnership for Public Service event, Joanne Weiss, chief of staff at the Education Department, said a lack of mobility among career executives was a constraint on department operations. When it came time for Education to distribute nearly $100 billion in economic stimulus funding, she said, fewer than 20 senior executives, all eligible for retirement, were the "go-to people for everyone in the agency."
"There's not a good bench in place," Weiss added. "It's led to some insular thinking."
Elizabeth Kolmstetter, deputy chief human capital officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said ODNI benefited from having a formal program, mandated by Congress, requiring executives to serve in multiple agencies in order to advance in their careers. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in particular, she said has a strong rotational program.


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My father was not much of a family man. He was always in and out of prison. Growing up in foster care, I missed having a dad to help me learn how to read and write, to play sports and talk to. I wanted him to help me answer questions such as, "Can I make it in life?" and, "What is my purpose?"
I'm not alone in missing a dad. More than half of all black children do not live with their fathers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And at least one in four Hispanic kids and one in five white kids live without their dads.
This has an effect on individual families and on society in general. Research shows that kids who don't have dads are much more likely to be depressed, fail school, commit crimes, have sex early on and (for girls) get pregnant. Nationally children without fathers are 10 times more likely to be extremely poor than other children.
As a result, a number of programs have been launched nationally and in New York City to try to help men be better fathers. New York City has a Fatherhood Initiative and allocates $3 million in federal Community Service Block Grants to 12 community organizations working with local dads. (For more on city programs to help fathers, see Gotham Gazette.)
One of these groups is STRIVE (Support and Training Results in Valuable Employees). It, in turn, runs a program in East Harlem called POPS (Providing Opportunity for Parental Success) that works mostly with black and Latino fathers 18 to 35 years old. It offers an eight-week workshop that helps fathers reunite and connect with their children, and also provides counseling, mediation with family members and legal help. Once a man participates in POPS, he can come back for help throughout his entire life. "We're like a leech. We latch on and don't let go," said Robert Sanchez, the program manager.
In POPS, dads learn how to hold a newborn and how a baby communicates his needs by crying. POPS shows men how to play with their children, help them with homework, ask about their interests, or discover something new by taking kids on outings. Dads learn child development, how to be patient, and how to solve a child's problems without criticizing a child or making her feel bad.
POPS advises men not to give up on having a good relationship with their children -- even if a dad has been told he can't see his kids or feels the kid does not appreciate him, Sanchez said. If the mother won't let a father see his kids, POPS workers take the dad to family court and help him exercise his legal rights to see his children.
Beyond the legal barriers, many men stay away from their children out of fear, Sanchez said. Having a child is scary. "A lot of guys worry that they don't know how to care for a child and don't want to look stupid."
Some men don't stay because of "baby mama" drama. "Fifty percent of our fathers have a volatile relationship with their child's mother," and almost none are married to them, Sanchez noted. Frustrated with their child's mother, men may stop seeing their kids to avoid fights and conflict, or the mothers may not let them visit.
Other dads disappear because they get caught up in the streets or prison. Black men in particular are at risk for getting locked up. Over our lifetimes, we face a 32 percent chance of spending at least a year in jail, Inside Higher Educationreported. White men face a 6 percent chance.
And lots of fathers have no idea how to be a good parent because they never had one themselves. At least 15 percent of the men who participate in POPS were in foster care when they were boys, Sanchez noted.
Many men believe a father's only role is to provide for their children. Men with jobs are more likely than unemployed fathers to be present in their children's lives. Those without money or jobs may "associate fatherhood as an extension of their pocket, and think 'I'll stay out of the child's life until I have money,'" Sanchez explained. This has a big effect on black families in New York City where, according to a report by the Community Service Society, only 51.9 percent of black men ages 16 to 64 were employed.
But Sanchez emphasizes that even the poorest fathers can support their children in important ways. "One question I ask my fathers is, 'What is one great thing you remember about your dad?'" Their answers, Sanchez said, never have to do with money. "That child is not going to remember the sneakers, but he does remember the time you took him to the park, or to a baseball game, or made him feel good about himself," Sanchez.
Sanchez's own history explains why he is so passionate about fatherhood. At 18, Sanchez fathered a daughter. He was also arrested in an apartment where drugs were found and sent to prison for 15 years. While incarcerated, he wrote to his daughter, had her visit and kept communication open with the girl's mother. When he came out of prison, he gave his daughter a cellphone to stay in touch with him. His feelings were hurt when she did not use it much.
One day Sanchez watched a Spanish film, "Mi Familia," In it, a character returns from prison and tries to force his child into a relationship. The child rejects him. An older, wiser relative tells the man, "You can't come home and demand a relationship."
"That, to me, was a lesson," Sanchez recalls. "Her feelings were legitimate. I had been out of her life for 14 years and had to give her space and room to feel what she's feeling."
Sanchez let his daughter know he would always be there for her, but that she could have some say in how much time they would spend together. Now they see each other about twice a month.
Sanchez believes that, to be a good father, a man needs to understand his own anger, his past, and his parents. To end his own family's pattern of absent fathers, Sanchez did not use drugs or alcohol. He went to college and earned a master's degree, and forgave people who had wronged him.
New York City dads, like Sanchez and the men in the POPS program hope to stay in the lives of their children. They want to break the cycle of missing fathers. When it is my turn, I am going to try to break that cycle as well.
Antwaun Garcia is a writer at Represent, a magazine by and for teenagers in foster care that is published by Youth Communication.


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Sometimes the greatest love story is about your very own family
"An edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-your-throat suspense story." —The Los Angeles Times
little man is lesbian filmmaker Nicole Conn's award-winning documentary about her micro-preemie son, Nicholas, born 100 days early, as he struggles for survival.
When Nicholas is born 100 days early, he weighs only one pound and faces impossible odds for survival. As he struggles for life, so struggle his two mothers: out lesbian filmmaker Nicole Conn (Elena Undone, A Perfect Ending) and political activist Gwen Baba, to keep their family from disintegrating under the unrelenting stress and chaos of hospitals, emergency medical crises and a crushing blow to trust.
The winner of 12 Best Documentary awards at film festivals across the country, little man explores the core of the human spirit as a family realizes that they are capable of enduring what they never thought possible.
"An unusually honest film. An inspiration." —The New York Times
"Conn makes Michael Moore look like an impartial observer." —Miami's The Weekly News
"A testament to family love." —People Magazine
Best Documentary Audience Award — Los Angeles OutFest; Best Documentary Jury Award — New York NewFest; Best Documentary Audience Award — San Diego Film Festival; Best Documentary Jury Award — Chicago Indiefest; Best Feature HBO Audience Award — Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Best Documentary Jury Award — Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Best of the Fest Award — Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival; Best Documentary Audience Award — Reel Affirmations, Washington, D.C.; Best Documentary Audience Award — Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Best Documentary — Glitter Awards; 2006 Courageous Beginnings Award — Presented by Good Beginnings (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
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Pierre Beauregard wrote:how about Kobayakawa Hidekane he was loyal family men and was one of the great leaders in the korean campaign and one of the closes advicers and friend of Hideyoshi.
dymlos timbre wrote:Well i shouldnt have said that because yes it did change alot, it made way to the age of massed infantry formations, if you notice after nobunaga most diamyo switched to mass deploys of cheap ashigaru and long pikes (more so than they already did) and many mounted samurai actually dismounted to fight. But as for nagashino only about 1000 to 1500 guns were used, and what historical sites are these? because i get everything from japanese BOOKS account the era, there is a site just like this dedicated to sengoku era talk on http://www.samuraiarchives.com we talked about this exact issue and many there will point you in the direction im trying to get at.
dymlos timbre wrote:Hm i to first liked takeda shingen when i first started getting into reading about the era, but the more and more i when in it the more i found nobunaga more interesting and the more he appealed to me.
Zhuanyong wrote:Li Naomasa, this guy and his red armor -- I even hate fighting him on Samurai Warriors and often recruit him into my army on Empires. He was successful at Sekigahara.
I've also been a fan of the Yagyu and Sanada clans.
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Linaro community specialist, Amber Graner, asked FXI Technologies founder and CEO, Borgar Ljosland what part Linaro played this successful launch, Ljosland told her, "Linaro is important to us both from a time-to-market perspective and from a quality perspective. We are basing both our Ubuntu and Android releases on Linaro. We are grateful for all of the support we have received and look forward to a fruitful and exciting collaboration in the future."
LEBs (Linaro Evaluations Builds) for the Samsung Origen allowed FXI Technologies to boot Cotton Candy immediately and start working on differentiation from day one. Without Linaro, FXI Technologies would still be bringing up either Android or Ubuntu, with Linaro they have both, today, and are in the market. That is the power of the Linaro open-collaboration power-house.
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(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 29, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of Dr. Corina Hollander, 56, of Tucson and seven other individuals who are accused of participating in a large-scale prescription drug fraud.
Hollander, a Tucson podiatrist, was charged with conspiracy, participating in a criminal syndicate, three counts of fraud, eight counts of trafficking in the identity of another person, six counts of forgery, 68 counts of obtaining a narcotic drug by fraud and nine counts of obtaining a dangerous drug by fraud.
"Abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and often overlooked problem in Arizona," Goddard said. "Together with the help of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General's Office has, with this indictment, shown its commitment to stemming the illegal flow of prescription drugs."
According to the allegations made by investigators, Hollander was using the names of patients and members of her staff's family to write fraudulent prescriptions. Hollander and two employees would then have the prescriptions filled at local pharmacies.
"Medical professionals who abuse the privileges granted to them to prescribe controlled substances are no different than any other drug dealer. They are preying on the weakness of others for monetary gain," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Elizabeth W. Kempshall. "While the vast majority of medical professionals practice their trade with honor and professionalism, DEA and our law enforcement partners will continue to hold those who do not responsible for their abuse of the trust given to them by society."
The charges, filed Monday in Pima County Superior Court, are a result of a joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Tucson Tactical Diversion Squad, the Attorney General's Special Investigations Section, the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Christina M. Vejar and Steve Duplissis.
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Grand Expedition Yak
I logged into the Beta today to have a look at what's changed. Hearthing back to Org, I noticed someone was advertising for more to kill the Sha of Anger in Kun-Lai Summit. So I headed out there to research this thing. All-in-all it was pretty uneventful but more on that later.
So I decided to explore the Summit a little bit more before taking a short break at The Grummle Bazaar. It was here that I discovered one of my new upcoming mounts. I mean who wouldn't want their own reforger? But then again, I would probably find a mobile transmogrifier a lot more useful :P
While I was deciding whether to hand over my large chunk of gold over, I noticed Madam Lani not looking very happy by the way she was talking to Uncle. So I asked her what the matter was. She replied:
Can you believe the nerve of this little grummle? This shrewd little negotiator will have me bankrupt with his prices in no time.
At that price, that may be true but I thought what the heck, it's only beta… but that was only after this yak and I came to some sort of understanding. Call it 'yak whispering' if you like but he promised never to let me fall while we trekked along all those steep mountain trails.
I must say that the way a female Blood Elf sits on the travel yak leaves a lot to be desired. I mean, they're very good at mountain climbing but I don't want to take another fall like I did just last week at my brother's place. For a bit of back story, I was walking down their carpeted stairwell in a pair of socks (you know those dri-fit nike ones) so it was probably not a good idea. Anyway, they have a very sharp turn, almost 360° in fact, about half way down the stairwell (imagine the bottom of a paper fan opened up) that's how narrow the steps are.
So I was explaining something to my sister-in-law (who was standing at the bottom of the stairs with my niece) and regardless of the fact that I had my hand on the railing (which incidentally is on the narrow side of the stairwell and not the wide side – which would make sense) I felt my foot sliding off one of the narrow steps, mid-sentence. Now in those first one of two seconds, I couldn't believe I was sliding down the stairs, hitting each step on my right backside. However, it didn't take long to shift my focus to "OMG these steps are painful… make it stop". Let me tell you, I felt every one of those 6 or so steps coming down. My first reaction when I got up was to try and brush it off after my sister-in-law asked if I was ok but I did admit it was really painful.
To make matters worse, a few minutes later, I was having a mouthful of tea thinking about said incident (thinking it was quite embarrassing) and started laughing with my mouthful of tea. I wasn't going to spurt out my tea all over the place, so I started coughing and ended up near choking… luckily the kitchen sink was near by.
But anyway enough that…
In the end, I splurged 60K to buy this hairy yak as I could definitely use some new coolness in this game, even if it is the beta.
Edit: The price has just been doubled on the beta but with the 10% bartering Guild perk you'll be paying 108K instead.
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Roxanne Shante has finally issued an apology (if you can really call this that) for her blatant LIES about her education. Like to read it? Here it go:
"I would like to thank my long time fans and supporters for your continued support. I am humbled and grateful to all of you for that. Without going into all of the details as of right now, I would like to apologize that this story regarding my post recording career has caused such a ruckus. The entire story will be revealed at a later time.
Throughout my career and life, I have been faced with many challenges, both professionally and personally. Like all of you, I am human, and may have not made the correct decision all the time. And, like anyone else, I would like to think that my entire life or career is not judged by one error or mistake.
It is very easy to criticize someone and I have left myself open to criticism. That is fair. There are plenty of people that will attest that I have done a lot for them. It seems though, that negativity gets more attention than positivity.
All I can say to that, is before you level any further criticism and cynicism, walk in my shoes. I am making this statement to apologize to the people that truly care about me for any angst that this situation has caused, and to thank them for their continued support. I am proud of what I have been able to do for so many others, and would like to let those persons know that I will continue to be there for them no matter what.
I am proud that during my twenty plus years as a pioneer in the Hip-Hop industry, to have opened doors for those who came after me, such as MC Lyte, Salt N Peppa, and Queen Latifah to name a few. I will have no further statement in regards to this matter at this time." [SOURCE]


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Low Ki vs BxB Hulk
Low Ki takes Hulk down with a waistlock and gets a double leg ride, Hulk slips out the back but Ki gets a heel hook. Hulk rolls out and Low Ki gets behind and tries what looks like some kind of chinlock, but Hulk counters to a stepover toehold and gets a rear chinlock to boot. Ki gets out and takes Hulk to the ropes where he tears into him with a hard chop to the chest. The camera work is awful here, they keep wandering across the ring and the camera doesn't move with them, like right now where I can just barely tell Ki has Hulk in a headscissors. Hulk gets out so Ki goes to a side headlock, then some European uppercuts. Ki with a Mongolian chop, but Hulk gets a kick to the midsection and then a short dropkick to the ribs. Hulk with a chop, but Ki with a series of his own in retaliation and covers for 2. Ki chokes Hulk in the corner with his boot and takes him over with a side headlock. Ki with the mount and slaps Hulk in the head, then floats in front to take a double underhook and turn it into a suplex for 2. Ki with a bodyscissors and a rear chinlock, but Hulk makes the ropes. Ki with a full nelson, Hulk kicks his way out and hits a twisting enziguiri to gain a bit of momentum.
Hulk with a flurry of kicks and a cover for 2, then he shuts Ki down with a rear chinlock and then converts that into a seated abdominal stretch while repeatedly punching Ki in the ribs. He picks Ki up and gets a scissor kick to the top of the head for 2, Ki tries to fight back but Hulk with a big kick and then ties Ki up in a surfboard and repeatedly kicks Ki while he's got him trapped in the hold. He turns it into a half crab and more kicks, this time to the back of the head. Ki with an enziguiri out of nowhere and then opens up with more kicks. Ki with a series of runnig forearms off the ropes, then a snapmare and indy kick to the back for 2. Ki ducks a kick and gets one right to the jaw and another to the back of Hulk's head and gets 2. Hulk reverses a whip, but instead of a whip of his own he pulls Ki into a spinkick to the side of the head. Sweet. Ki with a double stomp off the top rope and covers Hulk for the win.
Winner: BxB Hulk
Solid match, but nowhere near what I would have expected from these two. They never seemed to get into gear, but Ki was so over with the crowd that I don't think it really mattered.
Chuck Taylor comes out before the next match and I can't really make out what he says, but the gist seems to be that Rich Swann's not here so he'll take on one of the Young Bucks in a singles match instead. The Bucks come out and say that they came here for a tag match, so they guess it'll be 2-on-1. They jump Taylor, but Scorpio Sky of all people comes running out of the back and clears the Bucks out. I again can't hear what Taylor says, but I'm pretty sure I know what he was trying to say.
Chuck Taylor & Scorpio Sky vs Young Bucks
Taylor dumps Matt to the floor and follows him out with a dropkick through the ropes as Sky takes Nick out with a flying headscissors. Sky whips Nick hard into the corner and covers for 2, then hits a side backbreaker on Nick and holds him over his knee for a dropkick from Taylor for 2. Nick manages to drag Taylor back to his own corner and tags out to Matt, who beats Taylor down with double axhandles. Bucks with a double team something that I missed because the cameraman was behind the referee, but it got 2 on Taylor. Matt spits at Sky on the apron, then whips Taylor to the corner but charges right into his boots, and Taylor htis a dropkick off the second rope, ducks to avoid a charging Nick, and makes the hot tag. Scorpio Sky comes in and cleans house on Nick, hitting a springboard crossbody off the second rope and suplexing Matt to the floor. Sky coversNick for 2, then tags out to Taylor, who runs right into a superkick from Nick. Taylor responds with a high knee, as does Sky, followed by a Lionsault from Taylor for 2. Bucks with a double clothesline in the corner, Nick with a double stomp off the top on Sky, followed by a twisting Diamond Cutter off the top rope for 2. Taylor hits Sole Food on the apron on Nick, Sky follows Nick to the floor with a dive through, and Taylor gets Matt in a half crab in the ring. Bucks with a double Tombstone on Sky that only gets 2. Bucks go for their finish, but Taylor nails Nick and Sky hits a top rope Frankensteiner. Taylor with the Awful Waffle on Matt for 2, but Nick hits Sky low and they hit More Bang For Your Buck for the win.
Winners: Young Bucks
Good match, tons of action in this one, but the camera work isn't the greatest so far.
Masato Yoshino vs Naruki Doi
Bit of a technical problem on my end: my internet connection drops for several minutes, and comes back as Yoshino hits the Lightning Spiral on Doi. Yoshino with Sol Naciente, but Doi becomes the first person I've ever seen get out of the move and Catches Yoshino with a Tiger suplex for 2. Doi with a fast series of open hand strikes, but Yoshino with Tormelino and then Sol Naciente again, Yoshino picks Doi's leg out from under him, and Doi goes down and eventually passes out.
Winner: Masato Yoshino
I can't really give much in the way of thoughts on this one since I only saw the last few minutes, but what I saw was very good. Incidentally, technical issue was on my end, not DGUSA's.
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Of all the things Felix Baumgartner had to worry about while pursuing his dream of skydiving from 120,000 feet, the one that almost stopped him cold was...
"Fearless Felix" got a bit freaked out by the pressurized suit he'll wear during his ascent and, more importantly, his supersonic descent from 23 miles up on Sunday. Getting over his discomfort was a key hurdle to clear as the Austrian adventurer set out to make the highest skydive ever.
To that end, Red Bull, his sponsor, called in Dr. Michael Gervais. He's a sports psychologist who specializes in high-performance and "extreme" sports like, say, falling out of the sky at the speed of sound. Red Bull wanted him to psychologically evaluate Baumgartner and help him conquer his fear.
More on 'Fearless' Felix:
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Skydiver Hopes to Break Record, Sound Barrier, In 23-Mile Jump
The Physics of the Red Bull Stratos JumpIt must be said that Baumgartner is no stranger to fear or death-defying situations. The 43-year-old former military parachutist has made more than 2,500 jumps, including dives from the Petronas Towers and the Taipei 101 skyscraper. Clearly he has learned how to put aside fear, even use it to his advantage.
"Fear has become a friend of mine," he said in a statement. "It's what prevents me from stepping too far over the line. On a mission like this, you need to be mentally fit and have total control over what you do, and I'm preparing very thoroughly."
But his plan to break the unofficial record retired Col. Joe Kittinger set with a leap from 102,800 feet in 1960 revealed a fear Baumgartner hadn't felt before. And it had nothing to do with coming down from such a height, but suiting up to reach it.
To prevent a potentially fatal condition called ebullism, Baumgartner must wear a custom-made space suit and helmet. Although the suit, based on those worn by high-altitude reconnaissance pilots, is designed to maximize maneuverability and visibility, it constricts his movement and vision. He'd never worn a pressurized space suit before, and he felt the claustrophobia — which, according to a New York Times account, was so severe it brought on panic attacks — threatened to bring the mission to a screeching halt.
That's when Gervais stepped in. After determining that Baumgartner was entirely committed to making the jump and not using claustrophobia as an excuse to back out, he set to work. (Baumgartner, who is in Roswell, New Mexico preparing for Sunday's launch, could not be reached for comment, but Red Bull confirmed Gervais' account for Wired.)
Over the course of three days, Gervais determined Baumgartner didn't have quite the right tools to manage his mind and emotions in the face of so great a risk. That's where the suit became an issue: It was a symbol of his not having complete control of the situation. To combat this, Gervais said, Baumgartner had to reconnect with his vision. He'd become too focused on the suit, not the goal he hoped to reach wearing it.
Simply put, he needed to get his eyes back on the prize.
"When we are in a high stakes or intense situation, it's not uncommon for our minds to jump forward, going to the next moment and worrying about what happens when this moment doesn't go well," Gervais said. "What happens is we give 50 percent to something that doesn't exist yet and 50 to this moment."
To reconnect with his vision, Baumgartner needed to reconnect to what Gervais called his hidden journey — what the jump meant to him, beyond being the first person to skydive from so great a height, or being the first person to exceed the speed of sound (about 700 mph at that altitude) in free fall. The hidden journey, he said, is much more basic: Baumgartner wants to go somewhere no one has ever been.
Gervais taught Baumgartner how to better manage his mind and body under pressure. Baumgartner mastered something Gervais called "combat breathing," or deep breathing, to calm himself. And he developed positive self-talk, using great care in choosing the words he used when talking to himself and others about the jump.
"Self-talk is considered one of the most powerful mental skills," Gervais said. "Self talk is the foundation for self-confidence and self-esteem."
To sharpen these skills, Gervais put Baumgartner in increasingly uncomfortable situations — which he would not specify — and made him try to gain control of his body and mind.
"We cultivated a situation to move a person to the edge of panic," said Gervais. "Imagine doing that repeatedly over 30 hours of training and at the end of it, you've got full control of how your mind works, and you breathe freely in those moments."
To further help Baumgartner, Kittinger — a trusted adviser who has worked closely will Baumgartner over the years — will be the only voice the Austrian will hear on the radio.
"Felix trusts me because I know what he's going through — and I'm the only one who knows what he's going through," the retired colonel told the Times. His flight team also devised a detailed pre-launch procedure to help occupy Baumgartner's mind before lift-off.
Once Baumgartner's mind was at ease, Gervais had to convince the Stratos team the problem had been solved. Because his ascent, in a space capsule dangling beneath a 55-story helium balloon, would take about 3.5 hours, and the descent about 20 minutes, he had to demonstrate 4.5 to five hours of proficiency in the suit.
"Then they would feel comfortable that Felix as a man and an athlete could manage himself in a space where no one else has been," Gervais said.
We already know Baumgartner passed the test, because he made successful test jumps from 13 miles up in March and 18 miles up in July. That said, the repeated weather delays — the jump has been twice delayed by high wind — can't be helping the mental strain, but Gervais is confident that Baumgartner has what it takes to stay focused on the task at hand.
"He's somebody that is willing to commit everything to his vision," added Gervais. "Everything is on the line. It's a great emblem for all of us to find value and fully commit to a vision."


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The IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme
IUCN's Programme on Protected Areas has a long heritage in the Union, with a headquarters-based core team and regional staff, and a closely coordinated programme of activities with the World Commission on Protected Areas. An IUCN-commissioned External Strategic Review of the IUCN Programme on Protected Areas was concluded in 2010, making far-reaching recommendations for the revised objectives and functions of a new Global Programme on Protected Areas (GPAP). These included the establishment of a separately managed World Heritage Programme, the appointment of a new Director, Trevor Sandwith, in 2011, and the strengthening of the programme through prioritized budget support.
The Global Programme acts as the focal point for the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, which provides voluntary specialist expertise to the programme. It is also supported by the World Protected Areas Leadership Forum.. We are working towards a single unified work programme for the Secretariat, Commission and Members during the 2013-2106 Quadrennial period, that will clearly outline the complementary roles and responsibilities.
Priorities and programme areas
The Global Protected Areas Programme implements the IUCN Programme for 2013-2016 across all programmatic elements. Protected Area systems are both ENDS (protected areas directly conserve genetic resources, species, ecosystems and ecosystem processes) and MEANS (to enable many other thematic conservation objectives through in situ implementation, governance and equitable sharing). The priorities of the GPAP will help deliver IUCN's 2013-2016 Global Programme. Within the three programmatic elements of IUCN's new quadrennial programme, GPAP has five priority areas as outlined below.
Valuing and conserving biodiversity
Protected areas .... conserving nature
GPAP will measure progress towards the attainment of biodiversity conservation targets in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, especially Target 11, where national governments have committed to establishing protected area systems that are ecologically representative and that conserve areas that are important for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, that are well-connected, effectively and equitably managed, and integrated into the wider landscape and seascape. IUCN GPAP working together with UNEP-WCMC and the CBD Secretariat, will report on the status of protected areas globally through the Protected Planet Report, the first issue of which was released in 2012 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. The way in which GPAP will promote protected areas as conserving nature is ...... MORE.
Protected areas .... developing capacity
GPAP will facilitate the development of resource materials, develop the curricula for education and training of protected area professionals and develop standards for the the attainment of competent protected area professionals. Key products that support this priority are the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidelines in every sphere of protected areas management, including new and emerging issues, the newly re-launched PARKS journal, and a series of quick guides and fact sheets on new topics. IUCN GPAP will partner with the CBD Secretariat and many education and training institutions to provide this support, including through the EU-funded BIOPAMA project. MORE
Protected areas .... achieving quality
IUCN WCPA has for many years championed the cause of enhancing management effectiveness, and has been supported in this endeavour by decisions of the CBD where national governments have agreed to undertake management effectiveness assessments as a routine component of their national assessment and reporting systems. Management effectiveness assessments measure the extent to which all of the necessary systems and processes are taking place in protected areas, and identify areas for improvement. There remains, however, a need for an international standard that would attest to the success of protected areas in meeting their objectives, including their biodiversity, social and economic objectives. IUCN GPAP is therefore investing in a new global standard, the IUCN Green List, that will list those protected areas that meet minimum standards of effectiveness.
Governing nature's use and sharing its benefits equitably
Protected areas ... respecting people
No protected area system could be established or managed without the participation and involvement of people. In this programme area, there will be a focus on two main themes. Firstly, the programme will work towards much greater implementation of issues regarding protected area governance, including the assessment and recognition of the variety of governance types for protected area systems, and the diversity and quality of governance at the system and site levels. These embrace the full suite of protected areas conserved by governments, by indigenous peoples and local communities, by private actors and many cases where these are combined as shared governance, including through multiple agency governance at the landscape scale and transboundary governance across the boundaries of sovereign states. Secondly, the programme will focus on the issue of social assessment for protected areas, the recognition of the rights to benefit, and the distribution of costs and benefits of the establishment and management of protected areas. The entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing will have implications for social assessment for protected areas. MORE
Deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges.
Protected areas ... offering solutions
Maintenance of ecosystem resilience is an essential prerequisite for maintaining resilient socio-economic systems in the face of global change, and an expanded connected network of well-managed conservation areas is the most robust proven solution to confront these problems. Simply put, large healthy protected ecosystems conserve biodiversity and address climate change impacts directly and indirectly. Evidence of their value in many sectors is increasing in quality and substance, including for health promotion, food security, water provision, disaster and risk reduction, poverty alleviation and for dealing with the causes and impacts of climate change on ecosystems and society. Protected areas, especially when considering the full suite of management categories and governance types, is the foundation for maintenance of ecosystem integrity and for restoration efforts at the scale of the landscape and the seascape.
Finally, all of these priorities were a focus of the IUCN 2014 6th IUCN World Parks Congress where the host country and host state (Australia and New South Wales) will provide a platform for the IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme in its widest sense, to envisage the future beyond 2025 and begin now to design responses that will ensure that protected areas are a positive and relevant force and priority for investment in the decade that follows. MORE


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The Final Chapter: The dissection of the Ohio State University Task Force Report
Is this what it boils down to, reputational effects? Since something supposedly hurts the reputation of some persons or some entity then the liberty to fraternize is suspended. Reputations of departments vary from department to department and in the same department over time. Selecting out student and professors in a sexual relationship who generally just want to be left alone for responsibility for the "reputational" effects is just other worldly! In any case, the extreme effects of the particular case highlighted by the Task Force may just be academic gossip. And if the case was so notorious, why didn't the Task Force specifically name names?
And the Task Force continues-
Regardless of the scope of any new rule, Task Force members were strongly of the view that little would change if the new policy did not have "teeth" or if persons were unaware of the restrictions. To be effective, there must be a duty placed on the faculty member to disclose the existence of any sexual relationship with a student – current or in the past – and to cooperate in making alternative arrangements for the supervision, teaching, grading, advising, counseling or other responsibility relating to the student. Additionally, any supervisor notified of such a relationship or who becomes aware of such a relationship should have a duty to take immediate action to provide an acceptable alternative arrangement. The Task Force was mindful of the potential hazards with requiring disclosure, particularly in cases of same-sex relationships or other socially disapproved relationships. For this reason, the supervisor should take all feasible steps to maintain the confidentiality of such information. Finally, to insure against multiple offenders escaping notice, any action taken in response to a report of a consensual sexual relationship or alternative arrangements made as a result should be reported to Human Resources. The Task Force agreed that policy and procedure for regulating consensual sexual relationships should remain as part of the University's policy against sexual harassment."
So the Task Force wants to give this policy "teeth". And what better way to give it teeth than to bring third parties into the scenarios; informers in the genre of the Linda Tripps; informers who really care about the Monica Lewinskys of the world and have no agenda, emotional or otherwise, concerning presidents and professors of the world. And in this world of third party informants, the good administrator (police) will take immediate action to correct the so-called problem, no need for for acting in a slow and cautious manner. Here academic justice and sidewalk justice become one.
And in a true Orwellian fashion the Task Force urges supervisors to maintain confidentiality of all information. But if confidentiality mattered, if the privacy of the couple mattered, if one granted even minimal rights to those in the closet, then there would no third party informants. The truth is as the Task Force apparently does not know that once the couple is compromised there is no confidentiality; confidentiality is history. The Task Force is engaging in delusional thinking unless what they meant by confidentiality is secrecy and therefore the ability of the so- called supervisors to act knowing that their acts will not be in public view. So the administrators are given their secrecy and the involved students and professors are stripped of their secrecy. No sexcrecy(my word); no secret love. Fortunately there were some OSU professors who saw thru this game at an OSU forum on the Task Force report. The campus newspaper, The Lantern, reported–
We shall see whether third party reporting was modified when we look at the policy as adopted. But suffice to state at this point that Professor Daniels understands what it takes to create an effective police state, it takes informers and more informers, and it takes the true believing ideologues to help the informers rationalize that they are doing the right thing.
Of course, the Task Force recommended that there be a prohibition on faculty student professor relationships. We will terminate this post with their summary of their recommendations.
(1) That the OSU policy be revised to prohibit consensual sexual relationships between faculty and students or between university employees and students, whenever the faculty member or employee has supervisory, teaching, evaluation, advisory, coaching or counseling responsibilities for the student or would otherwise be likely to be asked to take on such a role in the future.
(a) That OSU implement the consensual relationship policy to impose a duty on faculty and staff to report and disclose any sexual relationship with a student encompassed within (1) above, either to their supervisor or to Human Resources and to cooperate in making acceptable alternative arrangements. The policy should also impose a duty on supervisors to notify Human Resources of any such relationships reported to them or that come to their knowledge and to take immediate steps to provide acceptable alternative arrangements.
(b) That the OSU consensual relationship policy contain a clear statement that disciplinary action will be taken against faculty or staff who violate the policy, either by entering into or engaging in a sexual relationship with a student encompassed with (1) above, or by failing to report such relationship or cooperate in making alternative arrangements."
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One of the questions people ask me when they find out what sort of thing I do for a living is whether I watch the History Channel. They're usually a little surprised when I tell them that I don't watch it much at all. Part of it's due to the fact that I just don't watch as much TV as I used to, but another part of it's due to the fact that the network itself has changed.
In fact, I found it extremely ironic that the network dropped the "channel" from its name last March and changed its handle to "History." Sticking to the "channel" part would have been more appropriate. So many of the more heavily-publicized shows have nothing to do with the study of things that happened in the past. Instead, they're about trivial things that are currently happening, things that aren't happening, or things that may never happen.
Of course, every network wants more viewers, and apparently the change in approach is working. And History isn't the only network that leaves itself quite a bit of wiggle room in its programming. (One thing you won't be doing while watching the Learning Channel is learning, unless you want to learn about catering and interior design.)
Still, history can claim a good deal more public interest than most academic disciplines. Commercial history books routinely make the bestseller lists, and thousands of people patronize historical sites. You'd think there would be enough public interest in history to keep the network supplied with viewers. And when History does generate its own original, history-oriented programming, it's quality stuff. They clearly know how to do it well; they just don't do it often.
I'm not saying that History has some kind of public obligation to show educational, history-driven programing to the exclusion of everything else. They're in the entertainment business. In that business you respond to what people want, and what we seem to want more than history is the same sort of thing we can get elsewhere.


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How do I apply to be a Radio KOL DJ?
- Jezebelle and Prima Vera Angelhair (the current Hiring Team) have changed the way applications are accepted. Please read his forum post: [1] The rules in that post overrule any statements on this page, if necessary.
- Important Note: To be considered for a DJ position, you must be at least 18 years old, have a stable broadband connection, and be able to broadcast live to a ShoutCast server. You also need to be able to commit to a regular schedule.
- If you are interested in volunteering for Radio KoL please send an e-mail telling them a little about yourself, and why you want to be a dj, and attach a demo (mp3 or wav format).
- The demo should include the end of a song, the linking bit where you talk between the songs (don't make this too short) and then the beginning of the next song. Please send the e-mail to [2]. Do not send anything else to this address. Also include your time zone, and the times you would be available to DJ each week.
How do I connect to Radio KOL?
- Download a media player that supports streaming media (we suggest Winamp), then click one of the following links.
- 24k Server: http://www.radio-kol.net/24/
- 64k Server: http://www.radio-kol.net/64/
How do I submit a request to Radio KOL?
- You have three options:
- Send an in-game message to the DJ!
- E-mail your request to the e-mail address reported by chatbot* or
- If the DJ who is on has any chat program contact info in their player profiles, you can contact them there.
How do I send a song file to Radio KoL?
- Send files to the e-mail address reported by chatbot. Another option is to go to dropload.com to send files. All DJs have the ability to play MP3 files, but other formats (WMA, m4a, ogg, etc) sometimes unpredictably cause Winamp to crash. Most DJs choose not to risk this while on-air, so sending in a file in non-mp3 format may get your request delayed until some future show by that DJ.
What's the deal with "blue" and "green" messages?
- When the Radio KoL DJs have contests or tell you how to contact them, they will often say, "Send me a blue message," or, "Send me a green message."
- A "blue" message is a message typed into chat in KoL as follows: /msg DJsnamehere message body. This message will appear to the DJ in blue on his/her chat screen.
- A "green" message is a message sent to the DJ's KoL in-box. To do this, click on "send a message" in their player profile.
Why haven't I heard my request played yet? I sent the file in.
- Some DJs have specific formats and do not play requests that do not fit the format or theme. Some DJs do not or can not play requests at all. Also, please try to keep in mind that some shows (most notably EyeSpeculum's) are pretty much ALL requests. This means that often times a DJ can be backed up by as much as TWO HOURS on requests... it's coming! Be patient. :)
How do I convert a WMA/M4A/etc to MP3?
- Use a converter program to convert the format. One such program can be downloaded at Xilisoft. The demo is functional and free.
- Another popular conversion program that also edits and records is Audacity, which is both open source and free.
- Further examples of file taggers can be found at the RKoL Resources page.
What's the best media player to use while listening to Radio KoL?
- We recommend the latest version of Winamp. Realplayer and iTunes also work. Windows Media Player may (see next point)
- It is possible to listen to RKoL via WMP (v. 9+), it's just not easy. To listen, one needs to copy the radio link, paste it in the Open URL of WMP, and remove the "listen.pls" portion. (Thanks to DJ AiluroDragon for this tip!)
- Further examples of supported media players can be found at the RKoL Resources page.
How do I submit a bump/liner?
- All you have to do is record a little .wav file in windows sound recorder. The sound recorder is located at:
Start Menu/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment or C:/WINDOWS/system32/sndrec32.exe or C:/WINDOWS/SNDREC32.EXE
- Or, use the Audacity program mentioned above.
- When it is done, send it to the email address supplied by the DJ. After that, it's up to the DJ to edit it down and whatnot.
- Further examples of audio programs can be found at the RKoL Resources page.
The radio seems to be playing too slow/playing too fast/skipping.
- Sometimes the station sounds like it is playing to slow or too fast. Sometimes it seems to skip or do other funky things. Instead of getting into long technical explanations, lemme just tell you how to fix it: disconnect from the server and then reconnect. Nine times outta ten that'll fix it.
Who is the current DJ?
- You can check the current schedule at the DJ schedule page, or ask chatbot! Chatbot always knows who the DJ is (unless they're really new) and will tell you, if you send her a private message asking about the radio. Just "/msg chatbot radio" in the KOL chat pane.
Who owns/runs the station?
- Jick does not run the Radio, although he is an ardent supporter. The radio is administrated by a selected team of DJs:
o Cassandra - Vizier Emeritus o Jolson42 - Relations Director o Sassy Staci - Asst. Relations Director o Prima_Vera_Angelhair - Hiring Director o [[ ]] - Asst. Hiring Director o Bam - Scheduling Director o Joy - Asst. Scheduling Director o AromiaFlyce - Internet Asset Director
Who is player #1 at (and creator of) Kingdom of Loathing?
- Jick
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I'm an artist . . . but that's not saying much, because I believe, and it is something that I have devoted my time heavily to convey, that art expression is an inherent property of human nature. The media may vary, but not the innate disposition.
Those that know me have heard my "talent-as-myth" diatribe all too often, and if you end up tuning in to my posts, you will encounter it soon enough. It is my goal to change the notion, which a great number of people resign to, that one needs to have "talent" to pursue the art they feel or want and am doing this on a daily basis through my program in the G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers.
With that as preface, I will probably devote a portion of my posts to inspiring artists, but I also plan to impart other conceptions that I have about life in general, with the goal of elevating, encouraging, enlivening or energizing those who read them.
Let me begin with this:
I wish for you the ability to create for yourself all that your heart desires.
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the room looks extra dark tonight
the lights of the lamps all off somewhere else
on, i guess, a kind of mental vacation
man, i could use a mental vacation
it feels like it's the same damn thing
again and again and again and again
and then i'll break free from the mad mad madness
and then again! and again! and again!
and i'm rolling myself up in my flea bitten persian rug
and i'm rolling around my walls at home
and i'm high on the ceiling rolling, rolling, rolling
eyes dizzying, eyes jazz, just fuckin busting out of my mind
those weird days
they seem to be multiplying
rising exponentially and having so much fun
running around my skull and eating all the food in my mental pantry
and i'm trying, man, i mean, really, i'm trying to work through
the jazz and the chaos and it probably doesn't help
that all i crave is the jazz and the chaos and the bouncing soul
of a triumphant bass line that slows down
it slows down. it slows down. and i can catch my breath.
and run a bath and close my eyes and sink into the water
and not think about what monsters are clawing at the other side
of the bathroom door
i can just relax
no errands to be run or calls to be made
no bills to be paid and no problems buzzing at the door
i can just be and find myself proudly naked and proudly alone
i don't even care for the mirror
i don't care to form my hair into a graceful shampoo mohawk
i can just sit and sit and sink into the hot running bathwater
and not think about the bills and the problems buzzing
and buzzing and buzzing and buzzing at the door
and the woman gnawing at my missed call list and the high wearing off
as the bathwater becomes luke warm and who am i kidding
i am still in crisis i'm living in crisis
it's where i've made my home and if i'm not aware of the madness
i am searching for it
and i'm always searching for it
because i get just too damn bored
sitting in this room, in this room, my room
it's not my room, i can't take claim
it's not my room
it's just a place that i try and be
and stare into the light
but the room looks extra dark tonight


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A North Texas man who once told police the federal government was "beaming radar" into him was arrested Monday after federal prosecutors say he sent hundreds of envelopes containing white powder to schools, U.S. embassies and businesses over the years.
Hong Minh Truong, 66, of Rowlett, was arrested Monday by special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and investigators for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Truong is charged in a federal criminal complaint with false information and hoaxes, and a U.S. magistrate ordered Monday afternoon that he remain in federal custody.
He is suspected of mailing more than 500 hoax letters from North Texas to cities across the U.S., including to preschools and elementary schools, and to U.S. embassies around the world, beginning in December 2008, the United States Attorney's office said.
The letters were also mailed to numerous hotels and prominent business offices in the New York area in the days leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII in northern New Jersey, NBC News has learned.
Investigators said the language used in the letters as well as the method of sending the letters led them to believe one person was responsible for sending them all.
The latest news from around North Texas.
One such letter, allegedly sent from North Texas in May 2012, included the following statement:
"Al Qaeda back! Special thing for you
What the hell where are you Scooby Doo, Counter Intelligence, CIA, you do not know how to catch the triple dealer spy in your law enforcement. What the hell where are you Scooby Doo, Internal Affairs, FBI, you don't know how to arrest the bad cop in your law enforcement.
You all flaming idiot, ignorant and arrogant, know nothing! How to protect this country! U.S.A
We are Al Qaeda, U.B.L FBI, Al Qaeda, SS Nazi FBI, working in your agency. We claim everything."
In 2002, Truong told Dallas police he heard "voices" that the federal government was "beaming radar into his body," according to the complaint against him.
Federal prosecutors have 30 days to present the case to a grand jury for possible indictment.
Neighbors Shocked to Learn of Alleged Acts
Peggy Bratton, who lives nearby, said Truong was quiet and mostly kept to himself.
"He's just a real quiet man," Bratton said. "He always waves. He works out in his yard."
Bratton was shocked to learn investigators believe Truong was writing hoax letters from his Rowlett home.
"That's scary!" Bratton said. "You know, I know that it wasn't real, but still, to do something like that to people and scare people like that, you know, that's crazy."
NBC 5's Johnny Archer and Jocelyn Lockwood contributed to this report.


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SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, Va. - The ridge-top Skyline Drive offers lots of panoramic views.
The curvy 105-mile drive from Front Royal on the north to Waynesboro in the south offers 75 scenic overlooks in the 197,000-acre national park that was dedicated in 1936.
Shenandoah National Park is a mountain park with a river's name. Some of its best views are its very highest.
Hawksbill Mountain is the highest peak in the park at an elevation of 4,050 feet and offers stellar long-distance views of the Shenandoah Valley. Hawksbill Mountain also offers relatively easy access. Depending on which Skyline Drive trailhead you use, you can hike to the top in 1.7, 2.1 or 2.9 miles.
On an April visit, I started at the trailhead at mile marker 45.6 (mileage is measured from north to south in the park) for the 1.7-mile one-way hike. It was an easy to moderate hike with an elevation gain of 700 feet. That means it gets steep in places.
The blue-blazed trail runs through groves of striped maple trees, and crosses talus slopes or boulder fields beneath sheer cliffs of Catoctin greenstone. It ascends through balsam fir, mountain ash and red spruce, remnants of more-northern locales.
The trail takes you to the Byrd Nest Shelter, a rock building that serves as a day-use shelter near the summit.
The top of Hawksbill Mountain is a stone-walled overlook that faces north. The views are not 360 degrees, but close. It was noisy atop the mountain with the wind blowing. I ran into a couple at the overlook on my April visit, but the summit does not draw huge crowds.
What makes Hawksbill unique is that the terrain falls off steeply from the mountaintop, boosting the up-high panoramas. Hawksbill Mountain is a prime spot in the fall to watch southbound migrating eagles, hawks and other raptors.
You are almost atop Timber and Buracker hollows that form East Hawksbill Creek, flowing west to the town of Luray that is easily visible 3,000 feet below the overlook.
Farther to the west are the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny Mountains. Massanutten Mountain is clearly visible.
To the north, you can see the Skyline Drive swing to the east around Stony Man, the second-highest peak in the park. The view to the south is of Spitler Hill, and to the southwest the rounded Naked Top.
In all, the park offers 516 miles of hiking trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail. The white-blazed Appalachian Scenic Trail stretches 2,160 miles from Georgia to Maine. Virginia has more miles of the trail - 544 - than any other state.
To the east is Old Rag Mountain, one of the most-popular day-use hiking trails in the park. You cannot access Old Rag from the Skyline Drive. It is a tough steep climb, an 8.8-mile hike and rock scramble that climbs 2,380 feet to the roundish summit of the 3,291-foot mountain.
To access Old Rag, you must exit the Skyline Drive at Thornton Gap (Mile 31.5). Go east on U.S. 211 for seven miles. Go south on U.S. 522 for 0.8 mile. Turn right on state Route 231 and go about 8 miles. Turn right on state Route 601 and go about 3 miles. Follow the signs to the parking lot.
Take the Ridge Trail south from the parking lot to the summit and descend via Saddle Trail on the northwest slope. Use the Weakley Hollow fire road to get back to the starting point.
Stony Man Mountain, the park's No. 2 peak, is 4,010 feet in elevation. From the north, it said that the mountain resembles the visage of an old man facing to the west. It is easily accessible, too.
A nature trail runs from 3,670 feet at the trailhead near the Skyland Lodge at Mile 41.7 and gradually climbs to the summit. It is a 1.6-mile loop, generally easy with a few steep sections.
The forest is a high-elevation hardwood. You will find American mountain-ash with its bright red berries in late summer and early fall. Up higher, you will find red spruce and balsam firs.
A small copper mine operated near the summit in the early 1800s.
You can also get a glimpse at Stony Man Mountain from Little Stony Man Cliffs at Mile 39.1. There is a short steep hike to the rocky cliffs that look to the west. The round-trip hike is just under 1 mile with a climb of 270 feet. The reward is one of the best vistas in the park. You can also access the summit from the cliff area, but the hike is a little longer and steeper.
The cliffs are composed of greenstone from ancient volcanoes. For me, Little Stony Man Cliffs is a favorite spot for sunsets across the Shenandoah Valley.
Nearby, the Thorofare Mountain Overlook at Mile 41 and an elevation of 3,595 feet offers stunning sunrise views to the east across the Virginia Piedmont.
The park is also home to more than 15 major waterfalls.
One of the most popular trails leads to the waterfalls in White Oak Canyon. It is a 4.6-mile round-trip hike from the trailhead at mile 42.6 to the first waterfall, an 86-foot-high cascade. Hikers descend from 3,510 feet at the trailhead to 2,470 feet. The return hike is very steep, according to the park service.
If you want to see the five other falls in White Oak Canyon, it's another 2.7 miles one-way and a drop of another 1,100 feet. That makes a tough exit hike. But it is one of the most beautiful and most visited areas of the park with its ancient hemlocks, giant boulders, sheer cliffs and the waterfalls.
The most-visited waterfall in the park is Dark Hollow Falls at mile 50.7. It is a moderate 1.4-mile walk from 3,425 feet down to a beautiful falls at 3,130 feet on Hogcamp Branch.
The park, long and narrow (80 miles long and 2 to 13 miles wide), has four entrances, three visitor centers, about 285 rooms and cabins and four campgrounds, plus backcountry camping. It gets about 1.2 million visitors a year.
The Skyline Drive is a curvy, two-lane road that rises to 3,600 feet. Speeds are limited to 35 miles per hour.
The road may be closed by winter snows. Most park facilities are open from April through November. The Skyline Drive - it is a National Historic Landmark - is especially popular with bicyclists in early spring. Leaves don't emerge until late May on the ridge tops and peak fall color is generally in mid-October.
Admission is $10 to $15 per vehicle, depending on the season.
For more information on the park, contact Shenandoah National Park, 540-999-3500, http://www.nps.gov/shen. For lodging, call 877-247-9261 or http://www.goshenandoah.com. For camping reservations, call 877-444-6777 or http://www.recreation.gov.
For tourist information around the park, contact the Shenandoah Valley Travel Association, 540-740-3132, http://www.visitshenandoah.org.
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