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While instructional league rosters consist primarily of recent draft picks and newly-signed Latin teenagers, the AIL is populated more with players who already have reached high Class A, or advanced college players getting their first taste of pro ball. The teams have earmarked certain players to participate in the league, although rosters are somewhat fluid with players going back and forth from regular instructs as needed. Among the players appearing in the first days of the Advanced league were righthander Brad Boxberger (Reds, supplemental first-round pick in 2009); outfielder Engel Beltre (Rangers); catcher Josh Phegley (White Sox, supplemental first round), infielder Johnny Giavotella (Royals); and outfielder Scott Van Slyke (Dodgers). … By the same token, the pitchers in the Advanced League are aware that they will gain from facing better hitters. "It gives you more feedback because it gives you time to face guys with a little more experience or ability," said righthander Taylor Thompson, the White Sox' 44th-round draft pick this year.


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Korean workers and neoliberal globalization
Routledge, Aug 20, 2007 - Political Science - 194 pages
One of the most remarkable aspects of South Korea's transition from impoverished post-colonial nation to fully-fledged industrialized democracy has been the growth of its independent and dynamic labour movement. Korean Workers and Neoliberal Globalisation examines current trends and transformations within the Korean labour movement since the 1990s. It has been a common assumption that the 'third wave' of democratisation, the end of the Cold War, and the spread of neoliberal globalisation in the latter part of the 20thcentury have helped to create an environment in which organised labour is better placed to overcome bureaucratic national unionism and transform itself into a potential counter-globalisation movement. However, Kevin Gray argues that despite the apparent continued phenomena of labour militancy and the rhetoric of anti-neoliberalism, the mainstream independent labour movement in Korea has become increasingly institutionalised and bureaucratised into the new capitalist democracy. This process is demonstrated by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions' experience of participation in various forms of policy making forums. Gray suggests that as a result, the KCTU has failed to mount an effective challenge against processes of neoliberal restructuring and concomitant social polarisation. The Korean experience provides an excellent case study for understanding the relationship between organised labour and globalisation. Korean Workers and Neoliberal Globalisation will appeal to students and scholars of Korean studies and International Political Economy, as well as Asian politics and economics.
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Seeya Ryoko.
Even for all my past immaturity (American trolls and all) I hope that you've seen that I have grown recently.
Best of luck to you in all ventures,
On another note, For those of us who haven't already committed to leaving, or have expressed disinterest in Marathon (I myself am currently embattled with beating the Salinger plank of Rubicon on TC ), should we plan some sort of meeting perhaps to discuss where Marathon's direction for the future? Or is it to be the status quo still?
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The front pages today appear to be full of failure: failure of the US Congress's "super committee" to bring down spending in line with tax revenues; failure of Britain's government to bring down its own rising levels of debt; and failure (thus far) of Egyptian protesters to push the country's military from political control of the government.
Reading a story about failure requires a certain amount of masochism, unless one is looking for clues on how to learn from this failure and to improve. The articles in today's Good Reads push the news beyond failure and dole out golden nuggets of explanation and context to consider. So let's learn, shall we?
In today's New York Times, Binyamin Appelbaum and Annie Lowrey write about the likely economic consequences of Congress's inability to come up with a compromise on spending cuts. Instead of finding a gentler way to reduce spending, Congress has essentially put the country into a form of receivership, where the law will now require equal cuts of new spending in both defense and domestic budgets.
Not only will this mean deep cuts in military programs and health care, but the Times' writers say it also "threatens to significantly slow growth in an already ailing economy by raising taxes on almost everyone while reducing government spending on almost everything."
But, wait: Mr. Appelbaum and Ms. Lowrey find an economist who finds a lesson in all this.
"There could be a bit of a silver lining," said Rosanne Altshuler, an economist at Rutgers University who served on President George W. Bush's 2005 tax reform panel. "It forces us to come to terms with cuts in areas that have been difficult to touch — the military and Medicare. We may not like how the cuts are going to be done, but we better start dealing with the fact that cuts are going to have to be made."
So why did the "super committee" fail? Ideology, according to the Washington Post.
Although Republicans offered to raise taxes by $300 billion over the next decade, they insisted on conditions that all but guaranteed that the wealthy would not be hit hard. And Democrats refused to agree to deep cuts in spending on health care for the poor and the elderly unless the rich were forced to make greater sacrifices.
If Congress is having trouble getting debt under control, it is largely because debt has become such a major part of the US economy, writes the Monitor's Mark Trumbull.
… borrowing in itself isn't necessarily good or bad. When used with moderation and for useful purposes, credit is actually a major fuel for economic growth. The word "leverage," employed by finance types as a synonym for debt, rightly implies a tool – a kind of force multiplier.
But when debts grow too large, the multiplying effects can turn negative. And the fallout can be stagnation that lasts for years. That's the risk facing the US and world economies today.
If it's any comfort, the US is not the only country loaded down with debt. In today's Telegraph, James Kirkup and Robert Winnett write that Britain's conservative Prime Minister David Cameron is starting to come to grips with the amount of debt that Britain has accumulated through increased spending and broad tax cuts. In a speech to the Confederation of British Industry, Mr. Cameron said that his center-right coalition government was struggling to erase the British government's "structural deficit" by 2014, as planned.
"Getting debt under control is proving harder than anyone envisaged," he said. "High levels of public and private debt are proving to be a drag on growth, which in turn makes it more difficult to deal with those debts."
Perhaps Cameron should borrow from the French center-right government's new campaign slogan, as described in the Paris newspaper, Le Monde: "Produire plus et dépenser moins," or in the language of Shakespeare, "produce more and spend less." Ah, but doesn't everything sound better in French?
With less money at their disposal, the economies of the US, Britain, and Europe will have less money for development aid and wars against terrorism, and there are those in the developing world who would argue that this is a good thing.
And it's not certain whether the tens of thousands of protesters who have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square would see the decline of the West as a bad thing. But as the New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick writes, their anger seems to be aimed at domestic problems, specifically the Egyptian military which has quietly retained control over the Egyptian government, even after the apparently successful Cairo Spring pushed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power.


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SANTA CRUZ – Deadheads of the world now have one more reason to anticipate the opening of the Grateful Dead Archive at UCSC's McHenry Library. Composer Lee Johnson presented the score of his acclaimed "Dead Symphony No. 6" to the University Library last week at the 2009 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Marin Alsop, renowned conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, showcased Johnson's work at the festival to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Jerry Garcia's death. The Grateful Dead Archive will open to the public next summer.
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Brook Lopez scored 20 points through three quarters, then the Brooklyn Nets turned to their bench to beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 93-89 on Friday night.
Andray Blatche scored all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and MarShon Brooks had nine of his 13 as the reserves scored the Nets' first 20 points. A starter didn't score until Joe Johnson's 3-pointer gave Brooklyn an 86-80 lead with 2 minutes to play.
Johnson finished with 13 points for the Nets, who bounced back from a loss to Miami on Wednesday by beating another top Eastern Conference team.
Luol Deng scored 18 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls, who played without starters Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich while losing for just the third time in 11 games.
Nate Robinson had 12 points and 11 assists but shot just 4 of 16 in place of Hinrich, who returned to Chicago to get his right elbow examined. Marco Belinelli scored 18 points and Jimmy Butler had 12 off Chicago's bench.
Noah had an undisclosed foot injury and Boozer was bothered by a sore right hamstring.
But the Bulls have been without Derrick Rose all season and are as good as anyone at playing without a full deck. They had a lead into the early fourth quarter before perhaps running out of gas as the deeper Nets surged by them.
Brooks' jumper gave the Nets the lead for good at 74-73 with 7:39 left and former Bulls backup CJ Watson hit a 3-pointer before Blatche's basket made it 79-73 with 6:09 to go. Brooklyn stayed ahead from there, though Chicago got within two with 15 seconds left before Watson closed it out with two free throws.
Even with Chicago's injuries, Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo said going from the Heat on Wednesday to the Bulls on Friday was like "going for a root canal a couple of times in a week" because of how tough both teams make it to run an offense.
Notoriously cautious Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau termed Noah's ailment a "lower-body injury." Pressed further, Thibodeau simply said Noah was "nicked up."
The Bulls almost got by without the All-Star while playing with just eight players but had their two-game winning streak snapped.
The Nets jumped out to a 12-point lead in the first quarter, but Chicago battled back to take a 42-39 lead on Deng's 3-pointer with 51 seconds left in the first half, and the Bulls led by one at the break.
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Under attack from opposition and a section of intellectuals over the recent incident of rape and murder of a college student, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged that panelists of some local tv news channels critical of her were involved in pornography.
"Two or three incidents (of rape) have taken place. But every evening this people have salacious discussion disrespecting our mothers and sisters day after day. Some channels which are bankrupt are insulting the people of Bengal," she alleged, referring to talk-shows on a section of local tv channels.
"They are not doing the right thing. What children did not know, they are getting to know about. Who are being called (to the panel discussion)? Many of them are involved in pornography. They claim to be social workers but are actually working for money. Talk shows are nothing but money shows," she said.
She promised to file charge sheet against the accused in the Barasat incident within one month seeking death penalty.
Accusing a section of the media of blowing up rape cases, she said, "One or two TV channels under the influence of CPI(M) are projecting them in such a way as if the people are not able to walk on the streets freely."
"One or two cases had indeed taken place and we do not support them, but that does not mean that everything has turned bad in this state," she said addressing a panchayat election meeting here.
She claimed that "CPI(M) knows that they will be defeated in the panchayat election and that is why they are constantly making false accusation against us with the help of some tv channels."
Referring to the NCRB figures showing West Bengal having the highest number of crimes against women, Banerjee said, "It has been prepared without informing the state."
Unlike in the previous Left Front regime, now FIRs were registered against the crimes against women, she said. "Crimes against women were the regular feature during the Left Front regime. FIRs were not allowed to be filed at that time."
"At Keshpur in West Midnapur district there was series of crimes against women but police diary (complaints) were not allowed to be lodged during the Left Front rule," she said.
During her speech, Banerjee also turned her ire against the Centre for seeking huge interest on loans taken by the previous Left Front government.
"I wish people from Bengal to go to Delhi and gherao the Prime Minister demanding to know from him why should the West Bengal government pay interest for huge loans taken by the previous Left Front government," she said.


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The first clue that this cooking contest would be unusual was the name: Mystery Bag.
The first clue that this cooking contest would be unusual was the name: Mystery Bag.It was Divernon (Ill.) High School's homecoming recently and — in addition to a carnival, car show, corn-toss tournament, live music and food stands — the events included a Mystery Bag Cook-Off. At most cook-offs, the cooks know what they'll be preparing. They're just not sure how well it will turn out. At this one, the participants didn't know what the ingredients were until just before the competition started. "It's kind of a small town version of 'Iron Chef,'" said Julie Rhodes, Divernon homecoming treasurer. The challenge was to make a palatable and attractive dish in 30 minutes using the mystery ingredients. The six teams were allowed to bring three additional food items, which ranged from sour cream and barbecue sauce to grape jelly and chicken bouillon. Provided to the cooks were salt, pepper, butter and water. The entrants brought their own heat source to the cook-off, held outside in the village park. (Electric frying pans were de rigueur.) At the appointed time, the two-person teams gathered to learn their fate. Each team's mystery bag contained jumbo shrimp, cheddar cheese, a can of peas, a tortilla and fresh strawberries and blueberries. In the middle of the challenge, they were given yet another ingredient: peanut butter. What would you make using those six ingredients? The winning team, mother and daughter Kim and Avery Bourne of Pawnee, Ill., cut the tortilla into squares, crisped them in butter and topped the appetizers with sauteed shrimp and a peanut butter glaze. They made a dipping sauce with peas and the sour cream they brought. The fruit was served on the side, brushed with the apricot preserves they had with them. One team made a wrap filled with shrimp, peas and cheese. Another chopped the shrimp, mixed it with cheese and barbecue sauce and served it on tortilla rounds." Yet another made a soup out of water, bouillon, shrimp and peas. In addition to the food, teams were judged by theme. Winners on that count were cousins Audra Fanning and 10-year-old Gannon Greene of Jacksonville, Ill. They carried out a Michael Jackson "Thriller" theme with their dish ("Moon-walking Tamale Shrimp on Man in the Mirror Crackers") and apparel (they both wore black aprons with a hand-drawn sketch of Jackson and a single sequined oven mitt). This is the contest's second year. Last year, the ingredients included a can of chicken, a peach, an egg, a cucumber and muffin mix. Among the resulting dishes were cucumber soup, peach cobbler and pancakes. Judging the cook-off with me was part-time Divernon resident Shelli Walker. Like "Iron Chef" on the Food Network, the Mystery Bag Cook-Off required creativity, quick thinking and culinary know-how. But the tension obvious in the television program's Kitchen Stadium was absent, replaced by a touch of silliness, laughter and good-natured cheering from the crowd. Food editor Kathryn Rem can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This time of year my head is saying one thing ("Spring is here! Bring on the warm weather duds!"), but my body is saying another ("Brrrr, I'm freezing!"). To appease these dueling forces, I've worked out a solution that I hope will make both voices happy: City Gym Shorts in Lana Cotta Canberra!
Our tried and true City Gym Shorts are just the style to make my head feel like it's dressing for the season, and Lanecardate's beautiful felted wool is cozy enough to keep my body warm. Together they are a spring wardrobe dream team!
Matching the laid-back style of the City Gym Shorts with the sophisticated Lana Cotta demanded a few adjustments to the original pattern. First, I added a lining layer: in Robert Kaufman's super soft Cambridge Lawn for women and in Liberty of London's lovely Tana Lawn for kids. And second, for a more refined look I finished the binding with a clean, hand-sewn edge.
You'll find the original City Gym Shorts pattern here, and all the pattern updates below. Happy spring! – Corinne
- Outer Fabric: ¼ (¼, ½, ½, ½, ½, ½) yard of Lanecardate's Lana Cotta Canberra. I used Bromide (Blue). (Please Note: This fabric is unfortunately no longer available.)
- Lining: ½ ( ½, ¾, ¾, ¾, ¾, ¾) yard of Liberty of London's Tana Lawn. I used a Classic print called Betsy, Blue.
- 2 (2, 2, 2 ½, 2 ½, 2 ½, 3) yards of Purls Soho's Liberty Bias Tape. I used Betsy, Blue.
- 1 yard Braided Elastic – 1 inch, White
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann's 100% Cotton Thread. I used color 7310.
- A free Kids' City Gym Shorts Template, printed, prepared and cut out in the appropriate size
- Outer Fabric: ½ ( ¾, 1, 1, 1) yard of Lanecardate's Lana Cotta Canberra. I used Bajkal (Dark Blue).
- Lining: 1 yard of Robert Kaufman's Cambridge Lawn. I used Navy.
- 3 (3, 3, 3 ½, 3 ½) yards of Purls Soho's Bias Tape by the Yard. I used Indigo.
- 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) yards Braided Elastic – 1 inch, White.
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann's 100% Cotton Thread. I used color 6250.
- A free Women's City Gym Shorts Template, printed, prepared and cut out in the appropriate size
To fit ages 2 (3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10, 11) with finished waist sizes 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) inches in circumference, unstretched
To fit hip sizes 33-34 (35-37, 38-40, 41-43, 44-46) inches in circumference with around 2 inches of ease.
- The right side of the wool is the side with the small "V" pattern (as opposed to the side with the ridges).
- The recommended care of Lanecardate's Lana Cotta Canberra is dry clean only.
Follow the pattern as written in the original City Gym Shorts post, with the following exceptions…
Do not cut the fabrics as described in the original pattern. Instead, follow these instructions:
From both the Lining and Outer Fabric, use the pattern pieces to pin and cut…
- Two Short Fronts
- Two Short Backs
The two Front and two Back pieces from the same fabric should be mirror images of each other. To be sure to cut them with the proper orientation, cut one with the right side of the fabric facing up and one with the wrong side of the fabric facing up, or you can fold the fabric with the right or wrong sides facing each other and cut through both layers at once.
From the Lining Fabric only, also cut…
One piece for the Waistband:
For Kids, it should measure 4 ¾ by 23 (24 ¼, 26 ¾, 28 ¾, 30 ¾, 32 ½, 33 ½) inches. For Women, it should measure 4 ¾ by 36 ¼ (38 ½, 41 ¾, 45 ½, 48) inches.
Bias Tape
For Kids, cut the Bias Tape into two 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48)- inch pieces.
For Women, cut the Bias Tape into two 48 (50, 53, 56, 60)- inch pieces.
For Kids, trim the Elastic to 19 ½ (20 ½, 21 ½, 22 ½, 23 ½, 24 ½, 25 ½) inches.
For Women, trim the Elastic to 30 (32, 35, 39, 43) inches.
Piece the Front and Back Pieces
Piece the Front and Back pieces of the Lining Fabric as described in the original pattern: Using the Lining pieces, sew the two Front pieces together; sew the two Back pieces together; then sew the Shorts Front and Shorts Back pieces together along the short crotch ends.
This is now the Shorts Lining.
Outer Fabric
Repeat with the Front and Back pieces in the Outer Fabric, except do not finish the seam allowances as described. Instead, press the seams open.
These are now the Outer Shorts.
Attach the Outer Shorts and Shorts Lining
With wrong sides facing, tuck the Shorts Lining into the Outer Shorts, lining up all edges and seam lines. Smooth out all wrinkles and pin in place along all the edges.
Sew around the side and bottom edges of the Short (but not the top waist edges) with a long basting edgestitch (about 1/8 inch from the raw edge), making sure to pick up both layers of fabric as you sew.
Attach the Binding
You can attach the binding with a machine stitch as described in the original pattern (though you do not need to make the Bias Tape as described, simply use the two trimmed pieces of the pre-made Bias Tape); or you can finish the binded edge with a slip stitch (as I did here) for an invisible seam. Here's how…
Open the fold on one long side of one of the Bias Tape strips. With right sides facing, pin the open fold of the Bias Tape around the edges of the Shorts, lining up the raw edge of the Bias Tape to the raw edge of the Shorts. Start at the top corner of one Front side, work around the bottom hemline and then up the Back side, or vice versa.
Machine sew the Bias Tape to the Shorts with a ¼-inch seam allowance.
Now turn the Shorts so that the wrong sides are facing out. Fold the Bias Tape around the raw edge, and using pins or binding clips, secure the folded Bias Tape to the wrong side of the Shorts.
Sew the Bias Tape to the wrong side of the Shorts using a slip stitch. For detailed instructions on how to do this please visit our Slip Stitch Tutorial!
Repeat on the other side of the Shorts with the other Bias Tape strip.
Sew the Side Edges
Pin one Front side of the Shorts to one Back side as described in the original pattern.
If you used a machine stitch to attach the Bias Tape, sew the Front and Back sides together as described.
If you used a slip stitch to attach the Bias Tape, make the following change…
Stitch the Front and Back pieces together "in the ditch" of the seam connecting the Bias Tape to the Shorts.
Repeat on the other side.
Finish the Shorts as described in the original pattern.


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To get a better idea of the overlap, we talked to Ken Lin, CEO of CreditKarma.com. He provided the following four examples you'll want to be mindful of:
1. Paying your tax bill late could damage your credit score.
Just like your electricity and cable bills, falling behind on your tax payments could drag your credit score down. That's because the government could file a tax lien against you for taking too long to pay your bill. Since a lien is public record, it goes straight to credit reporting agencies and could stay on your credit report for as many as seven years, Lin warns. If your bill's too much to handle, be proactive and work out a repayment plan with the IRS instead.
2. Paying your taxes with your credit card will cost you.
"When facing a hefty tax bill, many Americans might be tempted to pay their taxes with a credit card, if only to earn the reward points," Lin says. But before you fork over that plastic, keep in mind that the IRS will charge a processing fee of anywhere from 1.89% to 2.49% of the payment.
"That means if you owe $10,000 in taxes, paying it on a credit card would cost you an additional $249 – well above the probable value of the credit card rewards earned," he notes.
3. Your credit card reward point "gifts" may be taxable.
Keep in mind that some of those sweet sign-up bonuses and rewards that credit card companies have been using to bait new customers may be taxable. It all depends on how they were earned, Lin says.
"Traditional rewards that are accumulated because of purchases made with credit cards are tax-exempt," he says. "But rewards that are not tied to purchases, like cash or miles bonuses for opening a new account, are taxable as the IRS views them as 'taxable property windfalls.'"
4. You'll pay taxes on your relieved debt.
You might thank your lucky stars if a credit company decides to write off your debt, but remember that the IRS will consider that taxable income. "It's the same way with debt settlement," Lin says. "The remainder of the debt that you settled is subject to taxation."


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It isn't so much that we're annoying people today; it's that they can share their annoyance with others and do something about it. This has ramifications far beyond media, for our cultural foundation, it seems, sits to a degree on the quicksand of keeping that annoyance at bay. "Don't like it? Deal with it!" Maybe not so much anymore.
In a recent Nieman Journalism Lab "week in review," writer Mark Coddington used a term that bears some thought. Coddington was summarizing the media flurry over the dramatic drop in Facebook social apps and noted that many people blamed it on the annoyance of users (I happen to agree). While Facebook (of course) and others blame the drop on other factors, Coddington referred to what he called "the user annoyance issue."
I would like to officially canonize that phrase, because for media companies, it's the biggest, most dangerously overlooked issue since the beginning of disruptions brought about by the World Wide Web. Those damned users! If they'd just sit still for us long enough, we could figure out how to get our money stream back. Users. Phew! It's a dehumanizing term — like "consumers" — that gives business people with enough cash the notion that everyday people are pawns in their higher game.
Even though new media prophet Rishad Tobaccowala proclaimed the end of marketing's top-down manipulation in 2004, legacy thinking marches onward and runs smack dab into, well, the User Annoyance Issue.
"We've entered an empowered era in which humans are God, because technology allows them to be godlike. How will you engage God?"
We're apparently engaging this "God" without a great deal of respect, because the User Annoyance Issue is dismissed or overlooked. Worse, it's played as a game of tolerance. "Let's see how much they can take," the thinking goes, or "Let's see how much we can get away with." This has been going on for a very long time, for the gap between what people will tolerate and what sends them over the edge is often called "profit."
Amazingly, media companies still torture their readers and online users by forcing them to play the pageview game, breaking pages up into multiple pages, so that more advertising inventory can be displayed, the user experience be damned! These same companies welcome 30-second preroll ads for videos, not because it's good for business, but because ad agencies will pay them to annoy the crap out of their users. Television has done a similar dance on-the-air by slowly shrinking programming content length and increasing the number of ads in a pod. We can only do this by ignoring that sticky User Annoyance Issue, and we have only ourselves to blame for ad-skipping technologies.
A friend of mine's children were 4-5 years old a few years back, when vacation landed them at a motel. The kids were absolutely mystified as to why they had to watch commercials when they had a remote in their hand. They'd never lived in a DVR-less home, so they didn't realize that scanning ads wasn't the default for watching TV. Those kids — and countless just like them — will one day be 14, and then 24 and then 34, and so forth.
The User Annoyance Issue is fueled by encouraging but outrageously misleading industry headlines, such as one on the left that appeared recently in Direct Marketing News: "Study: 70% of consumers welcome mobile ads." The headline was pulled from a self-serving "study" of consumer habits and thoughts by the cheerleading squad for the Internet advertising business, the IAB. This report is incredibly misleading, because the data was pulled from surveys with "260 respondents who identified themselves as mobile shoppers and already owned either a smartphone or feature phone." This is hardly representative of "consumers." Moreover, the way the question was worded tips the scale on behalf of the IAB — "Which of the following is closer to your view of ads on your mobile/smartphone? A personal invitation or a personal invasion?" Right.
Meanwhile, a Poll Position survey of 1,179 people nationwide on Jan 15th found that more than half (54%), said it's "acceptable" to have ads of 15 seconds online. 12 percent said 30 seconds was acceptable, 4 percent for 45 seconds; and just 3 percent for 60 second ads. This poll, too, misses it by setting the bottom at 15-seconds. Long ago, when Microsoft was building MSN, research was done about the optimum length for a pre-roll ad, and the result was 7-12 seconds. This was altered to 15-30 seconds, because that's what Madison Avenue would accept, and they controlled the money. But for those dreaded "users," 7-12 seconds was the limit before viewers began dropping out.
You can say just as much in 7-12 seconds as you can in 30, but the advertising industry — those Mad Men — is conditioned to think in terms of 15 and 30-second ads. This is not only cultural malfeasance; it's a failure of imagination.
But the User Annoyance Issue goes far beyond media and its advertising tap root, for there's a growing global awakening about the power of the individual in a hyperconnected world. Authority in our culture has always been a top/down thing. Power was at the top of a vast pyramid, with everybody else below. This meant that authority was distributed in forms and formats that were one-to-many. It's always been this way in the West.
When most Americans think of our early history, the emphasis is always on the birth of the new and not the death of the old. That's because the winner in war gets to write the history, and we were the winners. We're a revolutionary lot, we Americans. Our roots are bathed in the blood of those who had the courage to take up arms against tyranny. Of course, we say "tyranny" quite easily, but to the British (those gawd-awful "Redcoats"), the colonists were disrespectful pests that needed to be put in their place. Had the British won, we'd be reading a very different version of how dissidents were taught a hard lesson.
I see many similarities today in the tension between those who rule and those who serve. There is very much another revolution underway, although it's not being fought with guns, not yet anyway. My money's again on the dissidents, who will likely not be kind to us when writing the history of the postmodern, postcolonial, postChristian age. What we're witnessing today is the increasingly strident posturing that will lead to the actual battle. Stay tuned.
When learning to drive a car, we're taught about all kinds of signs, why they're shaped this way or that or colored yellow, green, red or whatever. The image to the right shows an information sign, in this case mileage to a choice of three destinations. You would not see this particular sign unless you were on this particular highway, so the ability to see signs along the way in Life depends on the path one chooses to follow. I see signs everywhere that point to a fracturing in the foundation that undergirds our culture. I could be completely nuts, but you know what? More and more people are seeing the same signs.
The technology of the Web has given us a Second Gutenberg Moment in history. It has shifted communications from the top-down to what Jay Rosen calls "The Great Horizontal." Not only can we talk back to power, but we can also talk to each other to affirm or refute that which we're being told by those in power, who are justifiably desirous of keeping things just the way they are.
A hundred years from now, this will all be understood, and today all we have is conjecture. But reading the signs provides glimpses of what's ahead. Where the institutions cannot fix that which troubles the people, the people will take it upon themselves to do it, regardless of the cost to the institutions (or to the people). Media has been first. Education is very clearly next, and already that is accelerating. Healthcare will follow. Then, the law. You can hear the drumbeats in the distance, all led by these incredibly annoyed users people of which I write today.
Not only are people annoyed, they're scared. Nothing seems to be working anymore, and the promises of those "in charge" ring increasingly hollow. Things that the fortunate take for granted are just outside everybody else's reach. The economy sucks. The young people in my life are all struggling with the idea of a real career. It feels like one very long season is ending and another is beginning, and for many people, it's a hopeful but frightful time. The equilibrium of the old seems terribly unstable today, so what do we do, corporately and individually?
The answer begins with a decision. Are we going to embrace change and serve Tobaccowala's new god, or are we going to fight it? This is both a personal and a business decision. Choose wisely.
Any attempt to confront the User Annoyance Issue from the media side must begin by acknowledging the annoyances and doing whatever it takes to remove them. If we would follow this path, we might discover some things about those "users" that would lead to logical solutions to our difficulties in this new world. We certainly aren't going to find answers by hammering people with things that make them cringe.
What do we have to lose, really?
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State representative John Fresolo under investigation for 'serious allegations'
House Speaker Robert DeLeo refers matter to Ethics Committee
House Speaker Robert DeLeo has opened an investigation into "serious allegations" against Worcester State Rep. John P. Fresolo after a State House employee brought a complaint to the House counsel, NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu reported.
A spokesman for DeLeo told the State House News Service that House counsel Jim Kennedy brought the allegations made by a House employee against the lawmaker to the attention of DeLeo two weeks ago.
DeLeo had Kennedy conduct a preliminary review, and found "sufficient cause" to warrant a full investigation, according to a statement from DeLeo's office.
Fresolo, a Democrat, told NewsCenter 5 that his attorney has instructed him not to answer any questions.
"On advice of counsel, I have no comment," he told NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu seconds after pulling into his garage and getting out of his car.
Asked if he was being investigated by the House Ethics Committee, Fresolo said, "Again, I have no comment."
Fresolo denied he would be resigning.
"No, I'm not going to resign," he said as he walked into his house and shut the door.
Two sources told Newscenter 5 the House employe who made the complaint is a woman. It was not immediately know if she works for Fresolo, or in another capacity.
DeLeo last Friday directed the House Committee on Ethics, chaired by Rep. Martin Walsh, to "fully investigate the allegation," according to spokesman Seth Gitell.
"All proceedings of the House Committee on Ethics are confidential. Therefore I will have no comment, including to confirm or deny any issue which may or may not have been referred to the Committee," Walsh said in a statement.


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Fulfill Your Summer 2017 Bucket List
August 17th, 2017 by Cameron
Every time summer gets here, we can't wait to get our bucket list made that will include all our best adventures for the summer, trying out new things, and living life carefree. With less than 30 days left of summer, for most of us, now is the perfect time to fit in any last minute bucket list items you had! Summer '17 has been all about time spent with family and friends, preparing ourselves for the upcoming school year, and doing things we never thought possible last summer. All in all, it has been one for the books! Time to go out with a bang!
Here are a few last minute bucket list items you can add to your impressive list-
- Enjoy live music at your county or state fair
- Cook everything on a grill & invite your friends over for a fun night
- Take a nap in a hammock
- Watch/catch the fireflies at dusk
- Take a family (or friends) photo just because
- Do a three-day technology detox (that means no social media!)
- Read 3 books off the NYT best seller's list
- Fly a kite
- Clean out your closet and declutter around the house
- Take a trip to the zoo or aquarium
- Attend a baseball game & splurge on the good seats
- Dance in the rain instead of running inside to avoid it
- Have an all-day Netflix movie marathon
- Volunteer locally
For more bucket list items, take a look here: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/summer-bucket-lists/?lp=true
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Gucci Mane's falling out with Waka Flocka Flame won't slow Gucci from releasing more music.
Gucci's latest mixtape, Trap Back 2, features Travis Porter, French Montana, and Wooh Da Kid, as well as production from Zaytoven, C Note, C4, MikeWillMadeIt, Spinz, and others. The project is a sequel to 2012's Trap Back.
Originally, Gucci had intended Trap Back 2 to drop on April 15th. On July 2nd, the Brick Squad rapper says that Trap House III will be released.
A little over a month ago, Gucci dropped Trap God 2, suggesting that 2013 will be a prolific year for the Atlanta, Georgia rapper.
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The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra's first concert of the year, Honouring the Tradition, happens at the Broadway Theatre on Sept. 14.
'On the shoulder of giants:' SJO aims for classic big band sound in first concert
Everything old is new again — at least, if the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra has anything to say about it.
The local big band jazz ensemble kicks off its newest season with a concert entitled Honouring the Tradition, combining classic standards with a more modern interpretation.
"You're always walking a balance between doing something new, trying to connect the old with the new in engaging and exciting ways," SJO artistic director Dean McNeill said. "That's what makes good art."
McNeill had some top-tier help in setting the program for this concert. Canadian jazz icon Guido Basso worked closely with McNeill in selecting the music, as well as deciding how to push some of the classics into the modern era.
Basso was slated to take part in the opening concert in Saskatoon on Sept. 14, but had to drop out. Renowned Toronto-based trumpet player Brian O'Kane was invited to play instead, as well as Juno-nominated Edmonton saxophone player Kent Sangster.
Despite Basso being unable to make it to the concert, McNeill said his input was instrumental in preparing the opening show of the season for the SJO.
"He helped curate half of the repertoire we're going to be playing," he said. "He's jazz royalty in Canada, basically."
Jazz, in a similar fashion to classical music, enjoys a particular musical problem: the oldies are often the huge favourites — or in many cases, the only songs from the genre that are known. Musicians like Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and big bands like the Count Basie Orchestra tend to be what the wider audience recognizes.
For McNeill, jazz — and most art — is about paying homage to everything that brought the style to this point without just mimicking it. That's the vibe he's aiming for with Honouring the Tradition.
"There's a saying we use, that we stand on the shoulders of giants," he said. "Everybody adds to the mosaic that is jazz, their own little piece — and that kind of cultural inclusion and diversity is what continues moving the music forward."
With a Canadian repertoire pulled from famous jazz composers like Rob McConnell, who started and ran The Boss Brass Band in Toronto in the late '60s, and more well-known jazz standards mixed in with some new twists, McNeill said he's confident there will be a little music for both old and new jazz fans in the upcoming concert.
"I try to have something in there for everybody," he said. "It's just kind of a great way to kick-start the year with the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra … we just try to hit it out of the park."
Honouring the Tradition will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Broadway Theatre.


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Exchange Traded Funds
Monthly Statistics Report
ETF & ETP list with categorisation
Market maker information & forms
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) give investors the chance to buy whole indices as easily as buying a share on the London Stock Exchange. Eligible for inclusion in ISAs but attracting no stamp duty, ETFs have the lowest annual charges of all collective investment schemes.
Growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the UK
The first ETF was listed on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market in April 2000. This was followed by a steady growth in the number of funds listed, but it was not until the abolition of stamp duty on ETFs that incorporate overseas in February 2007, that this already flourishing market transformed into a leading European centre for ETFs, with funds offering exposure to wide range of asset classes and markets.
Why choose London Stock Exchange?
- As one of the leading financial centres in the world, underpinned by globally respected standards of regulation and a deep pool of liquidity, London continues to create an environment conducive to evermore opportunities.
- London Stock Exchange is the leading exchange for trading ETFs in Europe with around 40% market share of European trading turnover and over 1,100 ETFs and 480 ETC/ETNs listed on its main market.
- The market for ETFs operates in an order driven environment on SETS, the London Stock Exchange's premier trading service with integrated Market Maker liquidity provision, delivering guaranteed two-way prices. This ensures that all ETFs trading on the London Stock Exchange are continuously supported with bid-offer prices throughout the trading day.
- The price and trading data of your products will be disseminated to over 140,000 professional terminals worldwide and is then disseminated to websites and private investors worldwide via our data feed. This helps to ensure that essential data about your products reach investors globally.
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To offer ETF issuers greater flexibility in admitting ETFs to the Main Market, the Exchange offers a choice of two routes to the UK market:
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While the majority of ETFs are UCITS compliant in Europe, London Stock Exchange also offers dedicated segments for admission of non-UCITS ETFs.
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What do you get when 5 well received independent developers get together and play a round or two of texas holdem' poker? A bundled 5-in-1 game of course!
All five of us are independent developers. Together, we have created a first for the iPhone. Nobody has released a games bundle before, but we're not just filling a gap. We put five of the most popular iPhone games of all time together, and dropped the price to levels that we can not repeat. This bundle is a bargain. It might be our mistake. Don't let it be yours.
According to the 5fingersbundle website, the Five Fingers Game Bundle is only available at the the App Store for a limited time. This first of its kind collaboration is between Majic Jungle Software – Chopper, Warhorse Games – Blackbeard's Assault, Antair Corporation – Sneezies, IMS – BurnBall, and Veiled Games – Up There. This 5-in-1 combo can be had for only $4.99, which is a great deal considering if purchased separately, it would set you back $10.95. Aside from the price factor, the games are pretty good to boot, making this an even sweeter deal. If you've yet to try these popular games out, now would be the perfect time to grab it in one neat package. [5 Fingers Games Bundle, $4.99] Check out the video VeiledGames have put up after the break.


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The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
- Quirinus Quirrell: "P-P-Potter. C-can't t-tell you how p-pleased I am to meet you."
- Harry Potter: "What sort of magic do you teach, Professor Quirrell?"
- Quirinus Quirrell: "D-Defence Against the D-D-Dark Arts. N-not that you n-need it, eh, P-P-Potter? You'll be g-getting all your equipment, I suppose? I've g-got to p-pick up a new b-book on vampires, m-myself."
- — Quirinus Quirrell to Harry Potter.[src]
A book on vampires was published at some point before July, 1991. Quirinus Quirrell told Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid that he was going to Diagon Alley in order to buy a copy of this book, when in reality he wished to break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank to steal the Philosopher's Stone.[1]
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- The existence of this book is debatable, as it is possible that Quirrell simply fabricated it rather than referring to an already existing publication.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
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2011 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section
The Mathematical Association of America
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Alaska
June 23 - 25, 2011
Last Update: June 22, 2011
(Pages updated: Homepage (See below) - program and campus map now provided, other updates; Contributed Paper Sessions; and Registration)
Bear Sightings! The first on-campus bear was sighted on May 4. Also, the first bears at the glacier, a mother bear and her two cubs, were sighted on May 5. A bear with triplets is now hanging out around the Visitor Center. As of June 18, word on the street is the family comes and goes, the meadows being the best location for viewing. Check with the Park Rangers on duty.
Program and Maps of Campus and the Area: Here is the meeting program (Updated 6/21), and for those coming to UAS, here is the campus map. An information packet for the Juneau area will be available for you at UAS Housing or your Hotel of choice.
An interactive Google map of the Juneau area is located at
Juneau Area Information Packets: We have supplied the hotels and University Housing information packets of the Juneau Area. So, when you check in, make sure you get a packet from the front desk - let them know you are attending the PNW MAA Meeting and would like a packet.
Getting to UAS Housing: If you are using a rental car or your own transportation, some fairly good maps of the Juneau area are available at the Airport and at the Ferry Terminal (see also the links given above). Taxi's are quite easy to get at the airport. Keep an eye out for other meeting participants so that you can carpool. If you are taking a taxi to UAS Housing, just tell the driver you need to be dropped off at the UAS Student Housing Lodge which is opposite Banfield Hall. Check-in are done in the Lodge, where the Housing Office is located.
UAS Student Housing is located on University Drive off the Mendenhall Loop Road (a.k.a. the Back Loop Road). The best turnoff is right by the Auke Bay Harbor/DeHarts Store, which is next to the University on the Glacier Highway.
Getting to your Hotel: All three hotels have courtesy shuttles to and from the airport. You may call the hotel at the airport or give them advance notice by email.
Transportation to and from the Meeting: Whichever hotel you are staying at, transportation to and from the meeting (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) will be provided. Anticipate morning pickups at about 7:00 a.m. from the Goldbelt and a little later for the Valley hotels. Breakfast will be provided at the meeting.
Please be sure to contact Brian at firstname.lastname@example.com or (907) 796-6506 if you have any questions.
The Meeting: UAS and the UAS Mathematics Faculty are delighted to be hosting the 2011 Pacific Northwest Section Meeting. Whether you are from:
- Down-South (the Pacific Northwest States or beyond);
- Across the Ice-Field (British Columbia, or beyond);
- Up-North (Alaska, the Yukon or the Northwest Territories); or
- Southeast (The Inside Passage Neighborhood)
We hope you will come share your ideas and expertise, experience Juneau hospitality and enjoy some of the many treats the area has to offer.
For those unfamiliar with Annual MAA Section Meetings, these meetings provide:
- Valuable professional development opportunities for teachers of mathematics/statistics from the secondary school level and up.
- An opportunity for teachers and professionals who use mathematics or statistics to share ideas with, and learn from others.
- An opportunity to meet dedicated and widely recognized scholars in the discipline.


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Microsoft puts Tech Spec exam for developers through beta testing paces.
Exam 70-510 veers from the typical Visual Studio exam in that it contains a minimal amount of technical content and heavily tests candidates' skills in tackling strategic issues with designing and architecting a project within a team enviroment. Thus, it's aimed at team leaders or consultants working on projects with Team Foundation Server as a centerpiece. Microsoft recommends only those with similar high-level experience to attempt this exam, according to the exam objective guide.
Those who pass the beta and live version of the exam will earn a MCTS: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server certification when the exam goes live some time in April.
Exam 70-510 will be $125 when it goes live; beta exams, however, are free to those who receive an invitation from Microsoft to take it. For more info on beta invitations, click here.
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The Rode to Learning Race Car Driving - School 'Em
Want to become a racing driver or mechanic? Looking to take a ride? Circle Track has come up with a list of schools that teach you how to do any or all of the above
Grab a notebook, a pencil, your helmet and your tools-it's time to go to school. In the old days, the only way to become a racer was to actually buy or build a car, prep it yourself and have at it. Now, with the advent of racing schools, it's much easier to gain the skills and seat time necessary to further your dreams of success behind the wheel.
There's also a flourishing industry in teaching the skills necessary to become a racing mechanic or a top-flight pit crewman. Circle Track did some careful research into these schools, and we present that information for your consumption. So, pencils up ... class begins now!
Driving SchoolsSkip Barber Racing SchoolLocation: Various tracksCost: $1,925 to $3,895 Phone: 800/435-1300Web site: www.skipbarber.com
Available at more than 20 of America's premier racing facilities, Skip Barber Racing Schools strive to teach the skills required to race successfully. For some, these programs are a potential first step toward a professional career. For others, they are the culmination of years of anticipation and curiosity.
Students benefit from a structured curriculum of classroom and track sessions that provide an improved understanding of the fundamentals of racing cars. As a Skip Barber Racing School student you will follow the same course curriculum used to train four-time Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon and CART's all-time winningest driver, Michael Andretti.
For the beginner, you'll want to take the Intro to Racing or Three-Day Racing School. The veteran driver will benefit from a number of advanced activities, including lapping/practice, a car control clinic and the advanced two-day racing school, which maximize seat time and prepare you for the starting grid. Each program integrates the basics of racing: the art of trail braking, heel-and-toe downshifting and finding the fastest racing line.
To participate in the Skip Barber Racing School you must possess a valid driver's license and be able to use a manual transmission (drivers under the age of 18 must have parental consent).
Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving SchoolLocation: Spring Mountain Motorsports Park, Nev.Cost: $1,195 to $2,395Phone: 800/391-6891Web site: www.bragg-smith.com
Touted as Chevrolet's official school for Corvettes and Camaros, Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving School conducts all lapping sessions and exercises in Corvettes and Camaros-aside from its 2000 Chevy Impala skid car.
Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving School believes the art of Visual Scanning(r) is the key to its curriculum. The theory is that since your eyes control everything you do, training them properly is essential to fully controlling your vehicle. Bragg-Smith has trademarked this technique and it is the basis of the education it provides.
The three-day Level One class begins at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m. every day. The first day concentrates on braking. This exercise will teach you skid control, car control, visual skills and accident avoidance by a unique comparison of ABS and conventional braking systems, some wet pavement and you behind the wheel. Skid Control, taught in the school's 2000 Chevy Impala Skid Car, and heel-and-toe downshifting are also part of the first day.
Day two features shadow-lapping. Bragg-Smith instructors will teach you how to find your apexes, how to balance the car through the corners and how to drive smoothly and precisely. On the final day of your Bragg-Smith instruction you will spend all day on the track practicing what you learned the previous two days.
Ken Bouchard's Drive to Victory LaneLocation: Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn.Cost: $50 to $2,400Phone: 877/RACE-4-FUNWeb site: www.drivetovictorylane.com
Want to experience life behind the wheel of a NASCAR Featherlite Modified? Take a ride in 1988 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Ken Bouchard's specially built two-seater Featherlite Modified with a professional instructor. You can get the thrill of a full-speed, flat-out qualifying run with one or two laps. Or try the Rookie Test Drive and drive the Modified yourself. A safety and technique orientation program prepares you for a 15-lap solo run in a ground-pounding open-wheel racer.
Drive to Victory Lane also offers an Extended Test Drive where you build your speed with two 16-lap runs behind the wheel of a Tour Modified. For the hard-core or somewhat experienced Modified driver, the school offers the Saturday Night Feature. This is a full day of instruction with three runs to increase your skill and speed. Improve your racing line and settle into the rhythm of running a five-eighths-mile oval track for 42 laps.
For the racer who wants some extra practice with feedback, Drive to Victory Lane has full competition training from Ken Bouchard and his staff, including qualifying, with instruction and reviews between each run.
Bob Bondurant School of HighPerformance DrivingLocation: Firebird InternationalRaceway facility, Phoenix, Ariz.Cost: $1,895 to $4,850Phone: 800/842-RaceWeb site: www.bondurant.com
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving offers its four-day Grand Prix Road Racing class for those who are interested in pursuing racing as a career. This course combines plenty of track time on Bondurant's purpose-built, state-of-the-art training facility in race-prepared Ford Mustang GTs or Formula Fords. Graduates of the Grand Prix Road Racing course are eligible for a SCCA Regional License as well as various other competition licenses.
For those of you who have racing experience, whether in your own car or from a previous Bondurant course, the Advanced Road Racing course is designed to improve specific areas of your driving and racing techniques. The course uses SVT Mustang Cobras (the Formula Ford is also available for an extra fee) and utilizes Pi Data Acquisition systems training.
Drivetech Racing SchoolLocation: Various tracksCost: $95 to $2,100Phone: 800/678-8864Web site: www.drivetech.com
Drivetech Racing School students can drive a high-powered NASCAR racer in a controlled environment. The school provides classroom instruction, course materials, and Simpson helmets and driving suits. Drivetech believes its low prices mean more people can afford to start a racing career with first-rate training or just experience a lifetime thrill.
Following a one-hour session to discuss driving techniques, safety procedures and other important issues, it's straight to the car. After a few warm-up laps behind the pace car, it's time to put the pedal down. Instructors coach drivers over the in-car radio, and drivers are allowed to pass slower traffic.
Drivetech offers a variety of courses for the aspiring driver. The Taste of Speed is 20 minutes of driving, simply for the thrill of doing so. The Racing Adventure is 30 minutes of driving, plus one pit stop. The Super Racing Adventure is 40 minutes of driving, plus two pit stops. These courses are designed to have lots of green-flag racing. The Championship Adventure is a one- or two-day class that features 60 minutes of driving per day. Drivers can play one-on-one pursuit with an instructor, race side-by-side, work on starts, qualifying or just plain driving.
Fast Track High PerformanceDriving SchoolLocation: Various tracksCost: $90 to $2,700Phone: 704/455-1700Web site: www.fasttrackracing.com
Fast Track High Performance Driving School uses Winston Cup-style stock cars-some of which have actually competed on the racing circuit-capable of reaching speeds from 70 mph to 150 mph, depending on track conditions, experience and the students skill level.
Fast Track offers a variety of courses "for anyone from the novice to the experienced racer," according to company brochures. The Thunder Course is for those who want to actually experience driving a Winston Cup stock car but aren't sure they are ready for the advanced one-, two- or three-day courses. Courses range from a Half-Day Challenge Course at Bristol Motor Speedway or the famed high banks of Salem (Ind.) Speedway to three-day advanced courses at tracks like Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
FinishLine Racing SchoolLocation: Various tracks in the SoutheastCost: $99 to $2,850Phone: 386/427-8522Web site: www.finishlineracing.com
FinishLine Racing School's specialty is the Serious Three-Day Program designed for the soon-to-be race car driver or even the experienced driver who is having difficulty getting to the winner's circle. "You'll learn more in three days by attending the FinishLine Racing School than you will in three years on your own," states chief instructor Mike Loescher.
FinishLine Racing School teaches strategy, chassis changes, driving style and smoothness-all the elements it believes makes you race-smart. Minimal time is spent in the classroom. FinishLine Racing School and Chassis School is committed to giving its students a balance of simple chassis setup and driving techniques.
SpeedTech Auto Racing SchoolLocation: Various tracksCost: $90 to $2,800Phone: 877/80-SpeedWeb site: www.tospeed.com
SpeedTech offers several racing programs, increasing in difficulty from the beginner's courses through one-on-one training for the serious driver. SpeedTech's first course is actually a hot-lap ride where you can experience the thrill of the speed of a real stock car. Beginners can start with the Warmin' Up course, which features classroom training in the basics of car handling and proceeds trackside to discuss safety equipment and procedures. From there the student is solo in their own stock car. For more solo laps, Gearin' Up features the classroom training and more solo laps.
For the more experienced driver, SpeedTech offers a variety of courses. The Summer Thunder course offers the experience of racing under the lights at Lowe's Motor Speedway with three to five other cars on the track. Start Me Up is a course that features more seat time with instructors observing the student's driving style and offering feedback. Crank It Up is an intense training course with one-on-one instruction from a professional SpeedTech instructor. For those of you who want to fine-tune your driving style, SpeedTech offers the Advanced course and an Exclusive course, which is one day with school president and driver Randy Baker.
Dave Blaney's Outlaw Driving ExperienceLocation: Various tracksCost: $99 to $999Phone: 877/7-OutlawWeb site: www.daveblaneyoutlawexp.com
Dave Blaney's Outlaw Driving Experience offers the experience of winged Sprint Car competition to both the advanced racer and novice driver. Eight full-time instructors begin with an introduction and classroom instruction, then lead students to their open-wheel machines. Each student session consists of 10 laps, with instruction and critique to follow.
Richard Petty Driving ExperienceLocation: Various tracksCost: $89 to $2,999Phone: 800/BE-PETTYWeb site: www.1800bepetty.com
The Richard Petty Driving Experience provides both fans and aspiring racers a chance to drive a 600hp NASCAR-style stock car at more than 20 tracks from coast to coast. Solo sessions are available from eight to 80 laps.
Mechanic SchoolsSouthard's Racing SchoolLocation: New Smyrna Beach, Fla.Cost: $500 to $2,000Phone: 800/422-9494Web site: www.racingschool.net
In a five-day period, students of Southard's Racing School will have 24 working hours of chassis training, including about 10 hours on the track and one day in the chassis shop applying what they learned during the first three days. This day is spent entirely in the shop, going through a complete chassis set-up. Southard's Racing School feels that no matter how much is learned in the classroom or from books, none of it is worth anything unless you are able to apply this information to the actual race car. It believes this is the most critical of the classroom days as students apply all they have learned to make the car work better and ultimately go faster.
With this information, the goal is that a student will be capable of setting up anything from a four-bar sprinter to a Grand National stock car and everything in between. Southard's Racing School has found that many students are quite surprised at the things they can do even to a Hobby Stock to make it go faster and be more predictable.
Stock Car Racing Career DevelopmentLocation: Asheboro, N.C.Cost: $5,995Phone: 336/241-2255Web site: www.crewschool.com
The Stock Car Racing Career Development training courses are designed to prepare students for a job with a touring division race team. Most graduating students who are interested in making a career of the sport are able to start their career with teams in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series or Hooters Pro Cup Series.
The SCR10 program is a packed course approximately 10 weeks long. Training is primarily hands-on, and is conducted in a real race team shop. This course includes fabrication, mechanics, chassis setup, guest speakers and much more. Students will also have the option of an at-track experience. In addition, students may elect to "try out" and train for "over-the-wall" pit stop duties. Upon graduation, students will be assisted with job placement.
Uti's Nascar electiveLocation: Houston, TexasCost: Call for tuition informationPhone: 888/884-3678Web site: www.uticorp.com
UTI's training is designed to get students where they want to be fast. Hands-on training and classroom experience allows students to focus on necessary technical skills, and there are no unrelated academic classes. UTI offers both day and evening class schedules, so you have the opportunity to work your way through school. UTI's fully trained financial aid staff will work closely with students to secure a financial package to cover their needs (for those who qualify).
UTI's exclusive six-week NASCAR elective is offered at the Houston, Texas campus. Course work covers principles of engine construction, electrical, fuel and lubrication systems, drivetrains and chassis constructions and modifications. Students also learn NASCAR rules, regulations and modifications.
Not only will students get a solid, hands-on NASCAR-enhanced technical education, they can be a part of a pool from which teams can potentially draw entry-level NASCAR technicians.
Five Off Five OnLocation: Mooresville, N.C.Cost: $1,780Phone: 704/895-3501Web site: www.5off5on.com
A well-rounded curriculum prepares students for a variety of situations and events encountered while preparing for a career as a Pit Team Athlete. Guest instructors share their expertise and provide essential "real-world" knowledge on such topics as Team Dynamics, Representing Your Sponsor, Media Communications, and Race-day Nutrition. Pit Team Athletes have access to a fully equipped strength and conditioning center in order to achieve and maintain peak performance. A staff strength coach works with individuals to design a program based on need and team position. The curriculum includes regular conditioning and workouts.
Six complete indoor practice stalls in a nearly 9,000-square-foot building are the essence of performance. Students learn all aspects of being a Pit Team Athlete including equipment handling and maintenance, pit-stop philosophy and rules, choreography and adjustments. Students can practice on the school's cars with school equipment, or they can bring their own. Video and review equipment is available.
College ProgramsCourtesy of www.jayski.com
Catawba Valley Community College Bobby Isaac Motorsports Technology Programwww.cvcc.cc.nc.us/specporg/racecar/BOBBY.htm or www.teamconcept2000.com
Central Piedmont Community Collegewww.cpcc.cc.nc.us
Clemson UniversityMotorsports Engineering Programwww.ces.clemson.edu/me/motorsports
Luzerne County Community CollegeMotorsports Programwww.luzerne.edu
University of Northwestern, Lima, Ohio,High Performance Technicianwww.nc.edu/clasinfo/highpert.htm
Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, Va.www.ph.cc.va.us/homepage/motor.htm
Rowan Cabarrus Community CollegeMotor Sports Managementwww.rccc.cc.nc.us/
University of North Carolina, Ashevillewww.unca.edu/
University of North Carolina,Charlotte Motorsports Engineeringwww.coe.uncc.edu/dept/mees/motorsport/motor.html
Wake Technical Community Collegewww.wake.tec.nc.us/conted/schedules/aut.html


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Feb 12, 1982 | ISBN 9780394743646
"Conversational ease, technical expertise and inspiring enthusiasm make the book a marvel." —Newsweek
"When two fine poets get together and produce a work on the criticism and appreciation of modern poetry the result is more than likely to be first-rate. And so it is with Sleeping on the Wing." —Independent Press Telegram
"Sensible introductory material, short readable essays on the poets, and stimulating suggestions for writing complement the selections beautifully. Aside from being a useful classroom text, this would make a first rate introduction for those who wish to explore poetry on their own." —The Library Journal
"A significant contribution to both the criticism and appreciation of modern poetry. . . . This innovative book make poetry interesting and accessible even to uninitiated readers and shows them how to write poetry themselves." —The Chapel Hill Newspaper
"In an age when most poetry criticism reads like the fine print on your federal tax form, Kenneth Koch and Kate Farrell have put together a clear and highly accessible introductory anthology. . . . Koch and Farrell demystify poetry and provide the reader with a number of ways to approach it. . . . Anyone with an interest in contemporary writing should know this book." —Indianapolis Star


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North Carolina hasn�t added to its list of those condemned to die for the first time in 35 years.
North Carolina hasn�t added to its list of those condemned to die for the first time in 35 years.
This year, 2012, will mark the first time since 1977 that not one jury deemed the death penalty an appropriate punishment.
In 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty after considering it unconstitutional in 1972 under the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits �cruel and unusual punishments.�
Public support for the death penalty peaked in 1994 at 80 percent of Americans, according to a Gallup poll.
In 2011, Gallup found 61 percent of Americans approved of capital punishment, the lowest level of support since 1972, when only 49 percent supported the idea that one who takes a life should pay with his own.
Death-penalty opponents hope the decline in support and the legal challenges questioning the fairness of the way capital punishment is applied might convince state leaders to abolish state-sanctioned executions. They concede, however, that North Carolina is unlikely to join the other 17 states that have rejected capital punishment.
�North Carolina is a state where repealing the death penalty is not really on the table right now,� said Scott Bass, executive director of Murder Victims� Families for Reconciliation, a group of people who have lost loved ones to homicide and oppose the death penalty. �A lot of the work of the members of Murder Victims� Families for Reconciliation in the last three or four years was simply to pass a law that aims to make the death penalty, as long as we have it, free of racial bias.�
That law, called the N.C. Racial Justice Act, has been under attack ever since it was passed by the Legislature in 2009. The act is designed to stop race from being a factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty. The law established a process where those sentenced to death can try to prove that race played a role in their death sentence. Challengers could present evidence that death sentences were sought or imposed more frequently upon defendants or on behalf of victims of certain races or that race was a factor in jury selections. Death sentences can be reduced to life in prison without parole if race is found to have been a factor.
Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed a bill in 2011 that would have restricted the Racial Justice Act. Lawmakers revised the Racial Justice Act this year and overrode Perdue�s veto.
The revised law puts the burden on the defendant to prove that discrimination played a role. It also limited the use of statistics when trying to prove racial bias.
Backers of the law say the Racial Justice Act helps make sure no one is sentenced to death because of their skin color or the skin color of the person who was killed.
Opponents have a different view.
�It was a horrible piece of legislation that was written by the Democrats just before they lost power,� said Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell. �You do not have to prove that you received any discrimination. You just have to say that statistically it might have happened.�
Bell gave this example:
�All but one of the people on death row from Gaston County are white. So, statistically, you could argue that we discriminate against white people,� Bell said. �The people that I have put on death row are white. Therefore, I discriminate against white people.
�In reality, race has nothing to do with whether I seek the death penalty or not. But under the Racial Justice Act, they can argue that because of statistics they cannot be executed because statically we go after too many white people.�
Bell said he respects the opinions of people who disagree with the death penalty.
�But the problem with the Racial Justice Act is it�s a dishonest, sneaky way of getting rid of the death penalty without voting on it,� Bell said.
Moratorium on executions
North Carolina had been under a de facto moratorium since 2006 because of issues over lethal injection and doctors participating in executions. A state judge halted upcoming executions in 2007.
All executions are on hold until issues with lethal injection and race challenges are resolved.
North Carolina has executed 405 people since 1910. Of those, 295 people � 72.8 percent � were black and 103 people � 25.4 percent � where white, according to N.C. Department of Public Safety records.
North Carolina has exonerated seven people from death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
�It is significant that if you look at the studies that have been done, all of them show that race has (played) an improper role,� said Tye Hunter, director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
Bell said it�s unfair to look at the executions from as far back as 1910 when examining the issue of the death penalty.
�That�s got nothing to do with whether someone on death row should be executed today,� Bell said. �What happened 100 years ago in this state has nothing to do with whether a person should be executed today. The only question today should be, �Did they get a fair trial?� And if they did, they should be executed.�
Mount Holly resident Amy Viveros Bonilla�s 19-year-old brother, Tony J. Viveros Vartan, was killed Oct. 6, 1991, in California.
�That�s when I was 15. We don�t know who it was,� Bonilla said. �No one�s confessed.�
Twenty-one years later Bonilla still doesn�t know who took her brother�s life, but she wouldn�t want that person to die for his crime.
Her Catholic faith cements her views, she said.
�Life is sacred,� Bonilla said. �And the golden rule is the highest commandment � Love others like you love yourself.�
Family members often wait decades from the point of conviction to that of execution.
�It�s just waiting for that long slow train and wondering if it�s going to hit your family,� Bass said.
Bell said he hasn�t dealt with family members who have lost loved ones to murder who opposed the death penalty during the two death-penalty cases he�s presided over in Gaston.
Bell said he always talks to the families when dealing with murder cases and meets with them several times. But a family�s stance on the death penalty may not sway his decision on whether a death sentence is appropriate.
�No, because I have to represent society,� Bell said. �I have to represent this entire community.�
The price of death
Bass believes the money spent trying death-penalty cases and dealing with appeals could be put to better serve families impacted by violence and helping make communities safer.
�If you�re talking about an expensive, bloated, broken program it�s hard to find one more expensive, bloated or broken than the death penalty,� Bass said.
Bell disagrees.
�It costs the state very little (more) to prosecute death penalty cases than any other murder,� he said.
The last person to join death row in North Carolina was convicted in Gaston County, Dannie Hembree Jr. A jury convicted Hembree of killing a 17-year-old girl in 2009 and sentenced him to death.
Trying the Hembree case as a capital murder case cost the state about $10,000 more than it would have cost as a non-capital case, Bell said.
Bell said the cost of the death penalty comes not from the original trial but from all the appeals that come after the trial and from paying the defense attorneys.
A 2009 study by Duke University Economist Philip J. Cook found that the state could save $11 million annually if it eliminated the death penalty. Cook studied the cost of the death penalty during 2005 and 2006. The cost included extra defense costs for capital cases in the trial phase, extra payments to jurors, post-conviction costs, resentencing hearings and extra costs to the prison system.
Eliminating the death penalty
Some death penalty experts believe it will only be a matter of time before the U.S. joins the majority of countries that have eliminated capital punishment.
�I think in the medium to long term it looks to me like we�re very likely not to have the death penalty in the United States at all,� said Hunter. �It seems like it has been losing steam, certainly for the last 10 or 15 years in the United States.�
Internationally, few countries have the death penalty. A European country can�t join the European Union if it allows capital punishment.
�I think more particularly in North Carolina we�ve seen a lot of the same things we have seen nationally. We haven�t had an execution in North Carolina in more than six years. I think we�re unlikely to have an execution in the next year no matter what,� Hunter said. �I think we are slowly moving in a direction where we won�t have a death penalty and that life without parole will be satisfactory.�
At the same time that fewer death sentences are being handed out, the murder rate in North Carolina has gone down, discrediting the argument that the death penalty deters crime, Hunter said.
The death penalty in North Carolina is a political issue because people like the idea of having the death penalty when something terrible happens.
�It is still useful as a way for politicians to communicate that they (politicians) are concerned about crime,� Hunter said. �I think it still works although I don�t think it has the power that it had 15 years ago.�
You can reach reporter Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or follow @AmandaMemrick on Twitter.


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KABUL, Afghanistan, – Afghan officials said Sunday they detained Zakaria Kandahari, a translator accused of killing civilians while working for an American Special Forces unit.
Maj. Gen. Manan Farahi, head of intelligence for the Afghan Defense Ministry, said Kandahari, an Afghan-American, was in the custody of the National Directorate of Security and was being questioned about his role in the disappearances and deaths of up to 17 people.
Afghan investigators said they had a videotape showing Kandahari torturing Sayid Mohammad, a civilian, and believe they have evidence to prove he was involved in the disappearances of other civilians.
Investigators found the bodies of 10 people near the American Special Forces A Team base in the Nerkh District of Wardak Province after the Americans left in April, The New York Times reported.
An American official said in May the Special Forces team was not responsible for the disappearances and deaths.
"We have done three investigations down there, and all absolve [International Security Assistance Force] forces and Special Forces of all wrongdoing," the official, whose name and affiliation were not reported. "It is simply not true."
Farahi said the abuses continued even after Kandahari fled the base in January when Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded his arrest.
"Everybody knows and you should know that Zakaria Kandahari and these people with him were there with the Americans and were working for the Americans," Farahi said. "Whether they killed people on their own or were directed by the Americans to kill people, it needs extensive investigation. Now that Mr. Kandahari is in custody most of these things will become clear."


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Carey Mulligan On World Cafe : World Cafe The British actress talks with David Dye about her role in the upcoming film Inside Llewyn Davis.
Carey Mulligan On World Cafe
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British actress Carey Mulligan plays a tough-skinned woman by the name of Jean Berkey in the new Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. In the movie, she sings alongside Justin Timberlake in the duo Jim and Jean, but has issues with the film's title character.
On Friday's episode of World Cafe, Mulligan talks with host David Dye about how playing the part was liberating, and how the challenge to sing live proved to be an enjoyable experience.