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South African Journal of Education
On-line version ISSN 2076-3433
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GREEN, Lena; CONDY, Janet and CHIGONA, Agnes. Developing the language of thinking within a classroom community of inquiry: pre-service teachers' experiences. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2012, vol.32, n.3, pp.319-330. ISSN 2076-3433.
We argue that the "community of inquiry" approach, using reading materials modelled on Lipman's Philosophy for Children programme, is a theoretically justified and teacher-friendly means of promoting effective thinking skills. The stimulus materials, used by the pre-service teachers, consist ofshort stories ofclassroom life designed to elicit children's ideas for further discussion as a community of inquiry. Research has shown that the community of inquiry approach to classroom discussion is perceived positively by educators and teachers and makes a difference to learners. This study explored how the Intermediate and Senior Phase pre-service teachers experienced a classroom community of inquiry by using a qualitative research design with 47 final year pre-service teachers. Data consisted of written reflections from the whole class and recordings of two focus group interviews with selected individuals from the group. From the analysis of the data, the following themes became evident: personal and professional development, changes in learners, contextual concerns, and curriculum links. We conclude that this approach is a valuable addition to the pedagogical strategies of pre-service teachers.
Keywords : community of inquiry; philosophy for children; teacher development; thinking and reading skills.

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Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 11Posted by KoryCarpenter on January 21st, 2013
It was a slow week in the Big 12 last week, as all 10 favorites won and only three games were competitive late in the second half. There should be more excitement this week, however, as Bruce Weber has his Wildcats climbing in the national polls to #11 as Tuesday's big match-up with #3 Kansas draws near. The winner will have sole possession of first place. As the double-round robin schedule starts to take effect, we should see more separation in the middle of the conference this week as teams are make their rounds. As of now, five teams are within a game of first place. Here's where we stand heading into Week 11:
1) Kansas (16-1, 4-0 Big 12)
Previous Ranking: 1
Last Week: W 61-44 vs Baylor, W 64-59 at Texas
This Week: Tuesday at Kansas State, 7:00 PM CST, Saturday vs Oklahoma, 3:00 PM
- Rundown: Kansas had one of the most dominant defensive performances in its win against Baylor last Monday, holding the Bears to 23.2% shooting. But the offense has struggled lately. The Jayhawks shot 37.7% against Baylor (3-of-14 from three-point range) and 39.2% against Texas (3-of-11 from deep).
- Noteworthy Stat: Jeff Withey's 78 blocks more than double the 36 of Baylor's Cory Jefferson, who sits in second place. Withey also leads the country with 3.3 blocks per foul.
2) Kansas State (15-2, 4-0 Big 12)
Previous Ranking: 2
Last Week: W 67-54 at TCU, W 69-60 vs Oklahoma
This Week: Tuesday vs Kansas, 7:00 PM, Saturday at Iowa State, 12:45 PM
- Rundown: We will know a lot more about Kansas State in a week. With a home game against Kansas on Tuesday and a tough road trip to Iowa State on Saturday, they have the chance to claim first place in the conference and silence any critics. They could also fall back into the middle of the pack with the cluster of teams behind the Jayhawks.
- Noteworthy Stat: Junior guard Will Spradling leads the Big 12 with a 3:1 Assist to Turnover ratio. He has committed only three turnovers in the last five games.


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Al Sharpton Will Be Your Next MSNBC Host
Al Sharpton will almost certainly be the host for MSNBC's recently opened-up 6 p.m. time slot, reports The New York Times, which describes the hiring as "imminent." He's actually been "guest-hosting" in that slot for the last three weeks, if you are among the apparent millions who tune in; previously, the spot was occupied by Cenk Uygur, who left claiming he'd been told by MSNBC president Phil Griffin that "people in Washington... did not like [his] tone." (Griffin says he told Uygur to adjust his body language.) Our choice for the 6 p.m. slot would have been a constant replay of Mark Halperin saying the word "dick," but we're not in charge. [NYT, photo via AP]


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OS X got a big update Wednesday morning in the form of Mountain Lion, including support for Documents in the Cloud, Apples iCloud service for wirelessly syncing your files between computers. Not to be left in the dust by the likes of TextEdit and Preview, however, the Mac versions of Apples three iWork apps also received updates to enable access to files stored in iCloud.
Its hardly a surprise to see iWork Update 9.2 now: Apple previewed Documents in the Cloud support for iWork at the last months Worldwide Developers Conference; the company had also been showcasing a screenshot of Pages synced across all Apple devices on its OS X website. As the iWork apps arent bundled with OS X, however, they wouldnt receive Documents in the Cloud support as part of an operating system upgradehence, the separate update on Wednesday.
The patch brings support for Documents in the Cloud to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Unfortunately, iBooks Author, the unofficial fourth member of the iWork team, did not receive a Documents in the Cloud-centric update.
Documents in the Cloud, which lets apps access files stored in iCloud, works similarly to the iWork apps as it does with TextEdit, Preview, or any third-party iCloud-enabled app. When you open, say, Pages, youll be greeted with iClouds Document Library and any file you may have created or saved there.
The files themselves can be opened, organized by name or date, put into foldersiOS styleby dragging one file on top of another, or distributed via the Share menu. You can also create new files by clicking on the New Document button, or copy a file from your computeror a different Document Libraryby dragging it over to your library.
(Image Caption: Cloudy, with a chance of documents: Now you can access iWork documents stored in iCloud on your Mac.) As the iWork apps are available on both OS X and iOS, they have the added advantage of being able to access any Pages, Numbers, or Keynote file youve saved to iCloud, regardless of whether you created them on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone. This makes editing documents between devices that much smootherand comes in especially handy when youre trying to tweak that last bit of presentation on your iPhone ten minutes before youre set to go on-stage.
Additionally, the update adds Retina-ready graphics and support for Mountain Lion's new Dictation feature; Apple has released a document on its website with more information.
If you own Pages, Numbers, or Keynote, you can download the update for free from the Mac App Store, via Software Update, or a standalone installer on Apple's Downloads page; though you can install the update on Lion, youll need to be running Mountain Lion to take advantage of Documents in the Cloud and Dictation. New users can purchase each app in the iWork suite for $10.
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Fluffy Can Give Blood Too! Blood Transfusions in Cats
For the past month our local radio station has been bombarding us with adverts asking us to give blood due to increased need over the holidays. My husband and I ignored them at first but then eventually gave in. On the way home after giving blood, we started talking about cats donating blood and I realised it had been ages since I'd seen a feline transfusion. They are relatively uncommon, especially in general practice, but it's an interesting subject so I thought I might look into it a bit further. Hopefully your cat will never need one, but if they do (or if you're just curious about the whole process!), here's a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes. Why would a cat need a blood transfusion? The main reason why cats get blood transfusions is because they are severely anaemic, which means they don't have enough red blood cells in their blood. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying the body's oxygen, so not having enough of them leads to serious problems. Anaemia can occur for three main reasons – not enough red blood cells are produced (problems with the bone marrow or chronic diseases such as cancer), too many are lost (major bleeding after an injury or surgery), or too many are destroyed (autoimmune disease or poisoning). Mild anaemia is not a problem and the cat's body will usually recover on its own, but severe red blood cell loss either needs to be treated or else it can end in euthanasia. Sometimes medication is enough to fix the anaemia, but occasionally the lost blood cells need to be replaced. The way we measure red blood cells is called PCV (packed cell volume), also sometimes referred to as HCT (haematocrit), and transfusions are only really indicated when that number gets below 12-14% along with clinical signs. If a cat has a disease that can be treated such as infection, autoimmune disease or severe bleeding, then a transfusion may be performed but if their condition cannot be fixed, such as most cancers or end-stage chronic kidney disease, then it probably won't. Do cats have different blood types? Yes. Just like people, cats have different blood types and giving the wrong one can have disastrous consequences. Feline blood types are called A, B, or AB, similarly named to those in people but entirely different chemically, and the difference between them is the type of chemical called an antigen that the cells have on their surfaces. The cat's body knows to leave cells with its own antigens alone but to kill off cells that have the other type of antigen, so giving the wrong type of blood will not only result in severe inflammatory disease in the cat but also the immediate destruction of the new cells that have just been given. Therefore, it is essential that all cats be blood typed prior to donating or receiving blood (unlike dogs, who are not as picky for their first transfusion). Most cats worldwide are type A, fewer are type B, and very few are type AB. Interestingly, certain breeds are more likely to have certain blood types, with most Siamese having type A and most Devon Rex having type B. Most standard domestic shorthair cats are type A. There are other variations in feline blood, such as Mik positive or negative, which can cause reactions but these are less well studied and it is not yet possible to test for them. If any sort of mismatch is suspected, then a drop of the donor's blood is mixed with a drop of the recipient's blood on a card and the cells are monitored for a reaction. Where does the blood for transfusions come from? Although there are some feline blood banks in the US, most feline blood transfusions in the UK come directly from donor cats at the time it is needed. Donor cats, who are often staff pets but if your cat is big and healthy there's no reason why they couldn't donate, should be at least 4 kg but preferably over 5 kg in weight and must not have donated blood in the past 2 months. They should also be fully vaccinated, screened for infectious diseases and not on any medications. Potential donors are given a full physical exam and blood test to ensure they are healthy enough to give blood, and a blood type is done. Once they have passed all of these tests, they are usually sedated and approximately 50-60 ml of blood is collected from the jugular vein in the neck over about 10-15 minutes, followed by the administration of IV fluids to help replace some of the lost blood volume. The blood can then be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours because it is mixed with an anti-coagulant to keep it from clotting. How is a blood transfusion given? The blood from the donor cat is then attached to an IV fluid line and filter and given very slowly into the patient's vein. The recipient cat needs to be watched very carefully for any sign of reaction such as fever, changes in heart rate or changes in blood pressure. The whole process usually takes several hours and the cat is checked regularly throughout. The prognosis for any cat given a blood transfusion depends much more on the underlying condition than the transfusion itself, but it can significantly improve survival for cats with certain kinds of conditions. Feline blood transfusions are most commonly done in large referral centres, but as there is no special equipment needed they can be done in general practice as well. Because of the time and cost associated with screening both donor and recipient cats, as well as the collection and transfusion process itself, blood transfusions are very expensive and therefore not often chosen by the owner even if they are on offer. But as veterinary medicine progresses and we become more comfortable with the process, it will hopefully become a more practical option in the future. If you are worried about any problems with your cat, speak to your vet or try our Interactive Cat Symptom Guide to help decide what to do next.
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Really, its all maths,, thats good. It also teaches me a lot about....erm, English maths that i think difficult :)
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Think of a number with two digits. For example 43.
Now add the two numbers together. For example 4 + 3 = 7.
Next, subtract the new number from your original number. For example 43 - 7 = 36.
Finally, look at the symbol next to your number. Remember it.
Now the Magic Gopher will read your mind and tell you what your symbol is. Watch carefully.
Did he get your number right? How does he do it?!
Really, its all maths,, thats good. It also teaches me a lot about....erm, English maths that i think difficult :)
I didn't understand what the game was about
he a magic gopher how he do?????????????????????????+
I am going to tell you the trick. The addition result of 2 digit number can always divide by nine. The numbers which are divided by 9 in the picture have the same symbol. How funny trick!!! Am I correct??? Do you love it? If you love it please vote for me and write a reply to me.
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but can you explain the game for me please
I noticed the trick!!!!!
i noticed the trick it was using, but nice nevertheless
Can I use British council in my phone too?
Hi Empty,
Yes you can use the British Council websites on your phone too!
Best wishes, Tina (LearnEnglish Teens team)
It was a good game! I tried it twice and it's so good.
how do you do
I know how it is work. Choose a random number. For example 14. 14-(1+4)=9=9*1. Choose another number. 76-(7+6)=63=9*7. Every number which we can show as 9*n has the same icon. The icon changes with every new game. And it is shown as a result every time. No magic, only Maths.
I can see only the comments page but there are no games to be seen!
im finding this game too hard
Rlly the sound is creepy..
So every person that says he/she managed to win or is wrong in his/her calculations, or is lying. Do not believe:)
This game is very interesting but I has wrong guess answer. I played it 3 times but 3 times 3 wrong answers
Hello. Let me explain how does this thing work. Every result you can get after the actions he suggests you to do can be divided by 9. And every single symbol in the table that matches a number that can be divided by 9 is the same. The symbols change every go. Thank you.
I see a lot of people calculated wrong here
yes me too. two plays in arow an they were wrong
I don't think he always right! But this game is very interesting
Oooh!Game is really interesting for me!
the result is always multiples of 9
and all the multiples of 9 have the same symbol
which is the revealed at the end
I totally agree with you.
Yes, he got it right. He just knows all the possible results and puts for them the same symbol. Then, he shows you that symbol. Actually, he can never be wrong the only possible thing is that you calculated wrong. I really like this idea and good job to the person who created this game :)
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It helps to have a cool hat. And to be mildly scary (the one in the red was actually really nice, if a bit creepy).
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
If you're going to (i.e. accidentally crashing) a Tim Burton-themed wedding reception
Posted by Helen at 2:45 pm
Labels: I want a cool hat, life lessons, things I will never tell my grandchildren
8 comments:
- Janine / Being Brazen said...
Wow, A Tim Burton theme wedding reception...thats so original and cool. I like.
- 4:15 pm
- EEbEE said...
That explains the foundation!
- 5:04 pm
- po said...
That is an interesting theme, what was the bride wearing?
- 9:15 pm
- SuvvyGirl said...
That would be an interesting receiption. Tim Burton is an interesting mind.
- 9:17 pm
- Candice said...
Awesome hats! :)
The Tim Burton theme reminds me of a "Corpse Bride" inspired wedding cake on Cake Wrecks - it was gorgeous!
Where was this, by the way? Red Room?
- 10:05 pm
- Olga said...
What a great theme for a party. Awesome idea!
- 12:43 am
- sarah said...
look how pretty you look, hels!!!!!
- 8:55 am
- Helen said...
Being Brazen: I like it too! Maybe one day...
EEbEE: Don't make me send Vanessa after you!
Po: I don't know! We couldn't fnd the bride! According to the guy in the red velvet and tophat it wasn't a white dress but rather a darker colour and possibly tattered a la corpse bride!
Suvvygirl: I think he's really fascinating!
Candice: indeed it was! WEll spotted!
Olga: It is! I hope there's another one I can accidentally crash soon!
Sarah: awwww, you make me blush!
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300 Short Form Content Films In-Competition, 50 World Premieres, Representing 20 Countries
The celebrated HollyShorts Film Festival enters it's 8th year, and continues to selectively curate in-competition: music videos, commercials, trailers, web series, documentary shorts, international projects, student shorts, action shorts, comedies, midnight horror/thriller shorts, animated shorts, and drama shorts; and plays host to panels, award presentations, crowd pleasing parties, and ohhh much more.
Expect Thursday's Opening Night festivities to be a star-studded affair at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) and his Before The Door Pictures banner will open the fest with the theatrical premiere of PERIODS, a comedy film series, which will include a premiere short from Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley. HollyShorts' Visionary Award Honoree, Joe Carnahan (The Grey), will present a special screening of his Paramount Pictures acclaimed feature Narc preceded by the showcase of his short film For Sale By Owner. He will also introduce the world premiere of Zachary Guerra's new short film The Devil's Dosh, which Carnahan executive produced. Additional shorts screening opening night are Jason Bergh and Sal Masakela's documentary Alekesam, Marc Brenner's comedy Say It Ain't Solo, and Nathaniel Krause's Double or Nothing written by Neil LaBute starring Adam Brody, Louisa Krause, and Keith David.
The 2nd Annual HollyShorts Indie Film Summit will comprise of insightful panels and case studies from the Producers Guild of America, International Cinematographer's Guild, Women in Film, and Method Studios among others.
Showcases of Shia LaBeouf's directorial debut Howard Cantour.com, and Bryce Dallas Howard's When You Can Find Me: Canon's Project Imagin8ion are set to unspool. Other highlights include HBO's True Blood's Scott Schaeffer making his directorial debut with The Carrier, starring Anna Paquin, Mariana Klaveno, Carrie Preston, and Deborah Ann Wol.
Following the Carnahan homage on Friday August 10, the festival unleashes its Midnight Horror Shorts program presented by Fangoria and FEARnet, screening a series of thriller and horror short films with the winning film receiving distribution on the FEARnet platform.
This year's HollyShorts will feature projects from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the UK, and the U.S.
The festival will also exhibit in-competition student shorts from the following film schools: USC, Savannah School of Art and Design, NYU Tisch, UCLA, Florida State University, New Zealand Design and Media School, Chapman, Emerson College, ECAM (Spain), AFI, and New York Film Academy.
HollyShorts Film Festival August 9-16
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Grauman's Chinese 6
and various Hollywood locations
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I needed chocolate to offset all the turkey and dressing leftovers I've been eating for the last few days so I made some quick cookies on Sunday.
Cookies chocked full of chocolate …
… and peppermint M&M's.
I blame Target and their huge end cap seasonal Christmas candy displays for these cookies. I was shopping with my mom and walked right past these until she pointed out they were white chocolate inside.
Yes. White chocolate peppermint M&M's. Yum.
So naturally, I had to buy a couple of bags. Some to snack on and some to bake with. And some to snack on while I'm baking.
Plus, it never hurts to have white M&M's on hand for random decorating.
I used dark cocoa for the chocolate in these cookies but you can use regular, too.
Spoon please.
Roll the dough into balls and bake.
I like to reserve some of the chips and candies to press into the balls after they are rolled so the chips aren't all hidden inside the cookie.
It helps them look prettier and more pepperminty this way after they are baked.
Not that any looks would stop me from warm, soft cookies. Big bites right out of the oven are always a must.
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa (I used Hershey's Special Dark if you can find)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
- 1/2 cup butter, slightly softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup white chocolate peppermint M&M's
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, cocoa, soda, salt and coffee crystals in a medium bowl using a wire whisk. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add flour mixture to creamed butter and mix until combined.
- Stir in M&M's and chocolate chips and then chill dough for about 30 minutes.
- Roll into balls. (Note: reserve a few chocolate chips and candies to press into the tops of the dough just before baking.)
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until done. Cool and eat.
Enjoy these "I can't eat any more turkey" treats!


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Today, we held our Create Now Live event, focusing on all the ways your Creative Cloud membership just got better. We announced updates to many of Adobe's Creative Suite applications as well as a set of new team, collaboration, and training features within the Creative Cloud. In fact, we announced so much that we thought it would be helpful to have an overview of everything right here.
Photoshop is updating today with more than a dozen additional new features exclusively for Creative Cloud members. Additionally, the app features HiDPI /Retina display support giving you a crisp interface and more real estate to edit your files. Get all the details here.
Illustrator also features HiDPI /Retina display support, ensuring the UI is as sharp as your work.
Creative Cloud for teams is now available. A team membership includes all of the goodness you get in a Creative Cloud individual membership, plus centralized license management, 100GB of cloud-based storage per user, and access to expert product support.
Adobe Muse has added a set of features designed to make it effortless to create mobile versions of your web site. Learn more about the update here.
Creative Cloud Training will feature over 100 video tutorials from Adobe and leading training partners Kelby Training, video2brain (in Europe) & Attain (in Japan). This content will be available exclusively to full Creative Cloud members and continuous updated with new titles.
We'll be rolling out this new offering in the next week.
If you were not able to attend these announcements as they happened, you can watch a recording of the event on our Create Now Facebook app. Other sessions include demos of the new products and features by Adobe evangelists and partners.
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European Union's Data Retention Law Could Breach Citizens' Fundamental Rights
from the that's-awkward dept
Back in April 2011, we wrote about the Czech Constitutional Court ruling that the country's data retention plans were illegal. As we noted then, many other EU countries had also run into similar problems trying to implement the European Data Retention Directive.
In one of them, Austria, the issue was referred to the country's Constitutional Court, which has now commented on the case, as this story in PC Advisor explains:
"We doubt that the E.U. Data Retention Directive is really compatible with the rights that are guaranteed by the E.U. Charter of Fundamental Rights," Gerhart Holzinger, president of the Constitutional Court of Austria said in a statement.
In view of this doubt and its potential implications, the Austrian judges have referred the matter to Europe's highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), to determine the directive's validity. And they aren't the only ones:
the Irish High Court has also asked the ECJ to rule on whether the Data Retention Directive respects the rights of the user. That request stems from a case brought by Digital Rights Ireland against the Minister for Communications in which the group argued that forcing telecoms companies to retain information about how customers use their services breaches individual rights to privacy.
These referrals are important, because a decision from the ECJ that the EU's data retention approach breaches citizens' rights would affect all countries in the EU -- including those that have already implemented the Directive. Moreover, it would presumably have a big impact on even more intrusive plans to store user data, such as the UK's Snooper's Charter.
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The Ferocious Ferocious GTO is a high performance sports car featured in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
The Ferocious GTO is one of the most aggressively designed sports car in GTA London 1969, with a sporty and sleek 1960s profile. As "Ferocious" is a play of the Ferrari name, the car is presumed to be based on a Ferrari 250 GTO, a rare sports car from the early 1960s tailored for racing. The Ferocious GTO may come with only a single tone body colour or come with an additional stripe running from the front to the back of the car.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
The Ferocious GTO is the second fastest car in GTA London 1969, behind the Copper, with excellent top speed, acceleration, and handling, and good grip and brakes; unusually, the car also has 2% more endurance to damage than most other cars.
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- For a car of its type, its base export value is high, selling at £1,200 if delivered in perfect condition.
See Also
- Ferocious 250
- Ferocious 312
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The case, Berger v. Arizona, No. 06-349, has drawn considerable attention in criminal law circles as providing a possible occasion for the justices to take a fresh look at a subject they have treated only sparingly. While fully engaged in reconsidering the respective roles of judges and juries in criminal sentencing, the court has been extremely reluctant to strike down particular sentences as excessive.Here's Berman, blogging about the Philip Morris case and before the Berman cert. denial:
Douglas A. Berman, a professor at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University and an authority on sentencing, also noted the difference in the court's treatment of punitive damages and criminal sentencing.
In an interview on Monday, recalling that the court last week vacated an award of punitive damages against Philip Morris, Professor Berman said, "For a host of good reasons, the justices think they have a role in regulating extreme corporate punishment, but I fear the court doesn't embrace a role in regulating extreme individual punishment."
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The Chicago Fire's fading playoff hopes nearly burnt out on Saturday night with a 3-0 loss to FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park.
The loss, which netted FC Dallas their 10th consecutive Brimstone Cup, keeps the Fire in 11th place, 11 points behind the San Jose Earthquakes for the eighth and final playoff spot with just four games left.
Saturday's disappointing effort comes just three days after the Fire defeated San Jose 3-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium. That game, one of the best of the Fire's season, featured solid possession play, good finishing and stout defending.
Nothing like that was on display against Dallas, something which can surely be blamed on tired legs. But it's still no consolation for a team even closer to missing the postseason for the first time since 2004.
The Fire were outplayed right from the start on Saturday night. Dallas controlled possession from the get-go, creating early chances before eventually going ahead in the 19th minute. Milton Rodriguez put Dallas on the board, controlling goalkeeper Dario Sala's free kick just outside the box before putting a 15-yard left footed shot into the top left corner.
Centerbacks Dasan Robinson and Kwame Watson-Siriboe were largely at fault on the goal. Neither took Sala's free kick out of the air, allowing Rodriguez to run onto the bouncing ball before finishing the chance.
The defending wasn't much better on Dallas's second goal, scored by winger Marvin Chavez in the 46th minute. Midfielder David Ferreira played Chavez into the left side of the box, where the Honduran dribbled towards the end line, created space with a nifty cut back, and then fired a right footed shot off the leg of right back Steven Kinney and into the back of the net.
If there were any doubts about the outcome of the game, Jeff Cunningham put them to rest in the 67th minute. The substitute forward drew a penalty kick in the 66th, when Robinson fouled him after he collected Ferreira's fantastic through ball in the box. The veteran Cunningham took the spot kick in the 67th, sending a right footed drive into the lower left corner to put the game out of reach and notching his 132nd career goal, tying him with Jaime Moreno for the all-time mark.
While Chicago's defense was bad, their attack was equally to blame. The Fire managed just six shots in the game, only two of which went on goal. The team had decent spurts of possession, but couldn't manage many extended spells in Dallas' half.
The finishing, as it has been all year, was suspect. The Fire's most glaring miss came in the 85th minute, when substitute forward Brian McBride – who was wide open at the back post – sent Calen Carr's perfect cross over the bar from five yards.
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It's All About The Core
March 10, 2011 - Dalia Jakubauskas
Back pain is perhaps the number one complaint I hear from clients when they first approach me for training. Sciatica and pain in the hips and lower extremities run close behind. More often than not, all of these ailments can be traced back to a weak core. I look at the human core just as I would view the trunk of tree. Without a strong trunk to support the branches of the tree, none of the extremities will function properly. Any comprehensive exercise program must start with and always incorporate core strength training. So, what exactly do we mean when we talk about the core? Too many people assume this includes only the abdominal muscles, when in fact, the core runs the entire length of the trunk and torso. The list comprising the core includes muscles that run the length of and wrap around the spine both front and back. These include the muscles most commonly referred to as a "six pack" located on the front of the abdomen; the muscles that run along the neck to the lower back; the obliques (both internal and external) that run from side to front of the abdomen as well as the opposite direction; and the deep internal muscles at your waist that wrap around the spine. Most people don't realize it, but the muscles related to the hips and legs also make up the core. These include all muscles comprising the buttocks; parts of the upper thigh like the hamstring and hip adductors respectively located at the back and medial part of the leg; as well as the hip flexors, which are located in front of the pelvis and upper thigh. The muscles of the core make it possible to stand upright and walk on two feet. They also help control movements in any direction, shift body weight and transfer energy to the extremities. A strong core also distributes weight and protects the back. A good core-conditioning program has to target all the muscles making up the core to be effective. Abdominal exercises alone just don't cut it and can even exacerbate a back problem. Core strength training exercises are the most effective when the torso works as a solid unit. That means both the front and nack muscles contract at the same time. This can be accomplished by concentrating on your posture when performing any exercise. Try this. Remember the old charm school technique to improve posture of placing a book on the head and walking without it falling off? Well this little trick works to stabilize the spine and helps you to stand as upright as possible. Your chin should be parallel to the floor and shoulders stacked directly over the hips. This position creates a natural arch in the back called neutral spine. To hold this position, you can practice something called bracing. To correctly brace, try pulling your navel back toward your spine. You should be able to breath easily when doing this and not hold your breath. When done correctly, this technique engages the deep internal muscles that support the spine. Concentrating on your posture also has added benefits of flattening the belly, and strengthening the back, and lifts sagging body parts located on the upper chest. (You know what I'm talking about ladies.) A simple core-strengthening program does not have to involve any machinery whatsoever. Body weight exercises like light hyperextensions for the low back, hip lifts, abdominal crunches and squats can be done practically anywhere and take less than 20 minutes to complete. A terrific basic core strength training routine developed by sports medicine physiologist, Elizabeth Quinn, that includes these exercises and more can be found at the following link:
The rewards of a strong core are huge. A strong core reduces back pain and improves posture. Still one of the bigger benefits of a strong core is functioning better during daily activities. Suddenly gardening gets a little easier or lifting a bag of groceries no longer means pain. Strengthening the core also improves athletic performance by improving the transfer of power to the arms and legs. Powerful movements do not originate from the limbs alone. They come from a strong and stable trunk. So if you want to hit a golf ball further or swing a tennis racket harder, work on your core. For a fit and balanced body, it really is all about the core.
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Tex has yet to "take over" and actually write blog entries, but his message is clear in the comments section.
But I was happy today when I was reviewing the site statistics of visits and noticed a referral from the Alticor Media Blog. I had not linked anything to the Media Blog so I followed the referral link back to see who was talking about this blog.
The link comes from an entry entitled , Nitro: Case Dismissed.
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February 27th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
SoonerIBO #107,
I agree, they should have simply resigned and followed the 6 month/2 year rules. No special requests, no lawsuit. Just GO, TEAM.
Do you have the tape/CD number where he refers to the "bubba juice?"
JimZ #108,
JimZ for President! Come visit me on "my" blog sometime, http://texsquixtarblog.blogspot.com/. I invite you and other enlightened individuals (or even curious) into the club of truth.
Chuck #109,
Good point, I think we would have heard about these guys leaving by now. Chuck for President! You have the same invitation as JimZ. We can handle Co-Presidents.
ThunderDUNCE #110,
So Fred was lying for 20 plus years, or all the other "kingpins" are now wrong?
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Day 1: Drive ~2hrs to Hadrian's Wall from Lake Windermere. Then, drive another 1.5-2hrs to visit Border Abbyes: Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh en route to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Day 2: Explore Edinburgh new town and old town. Walk on the Royal Mile from the Edinburgh Castle. The National Monument, Calton Hill, is east of new town. (View of the National Monument and the city from Salisbury Crags, a mile about from the Edinburgh center, is excellence.) Overnight at Inverness.
Day 3: Visit Loch Ness. Drive to Portree in Skye, and overnight.
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Day 5: Visit Eilean Donan Castle, Fort William and Glencoe. Overnight at Glencoe.
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In any IT culture, communication is the most often talked about challenge, but rarely solved. As a manager, you need to think about communications internal to the department, external to the department (on campus), and then the communication outside the traditional borders of the campus. Communicating our successes off campus to external audiences can may big dividends down the road.
"Communication needs to be clear, concise, and frequent."
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If our employees don't feel empowered, where does that motivation we want them to have come from? What gives them the most satisfaction in their job? It's feeling empowered in their job, to feel they can make a difference, that we can make a change.
The Third important strategy is to Develop Relationships.
This is easy to say, but difficult to accomplish. Developing relationships can start with your colleague down the hallway. Rather than avoid people by e-mailing them- talk to them face-to-face. The next step is to connect with colleagues throughout your building and across campus. In the past I have heard the IT mantra, "What's good for IT is good for the campus." This can create perceptions that IT wants to be in control of everything technology related. Instead we need to position ourselves to be a partner with our customers. Breaking down those barriers can help develop relationships which can go a long way in creating a culture of cooperation and collaboration.
Communication, empowerment, and relationship- a winning formula to help create a successful IT culture. Try this formula, and consider all 10 strategies listed in the previous post. To see the YouTube for this story, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0ySd-AVwc


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Game 55: Los Angeles at Toronto pregame
Prior to tonight's game, Blue Jays assistant general manager, and local contract expert, Alex Anthopoulos held court for a few minutes with us reporters, providing us with another lesson in Baseball Transactions 101. Today's lecture was on "draft-excluded" players.
The subject came up due to the promotion of right-hander Dirk Hayhurst. Had it not been for Hayhurst's contract situation, he likely would have made the Blue Jays' Opening Day roster. He wowed manager Cito Gaston this spring in seven appearances, striking out 13 with no walks over eight innings.
I'll do my best to briefly sum up why Hayhurst could not make the team back then:
Hayhurst was added to the San Diego Padres' 40-man roster after Aug. 15 last season, excluding him from being exposed to other club's during the December Rule 5 Draft. Toronto then claimed Hayhurst off waivers on October 6, meaning Hayhurst had to be put on its 40-man list.
Now, because Hayhurst fell within the "draft-excluded" category, due to the Padres' placing him on their 40 when they did, the Blue Jays were not allowed to remove him from their own 40 through outright waivers. The only option would be to release him, giving Hayhurst a chance to look for a job with other teams.
When the Jays had a chance to acquire Matt Bush via trade from San Diego in February, they explained the situation to Hayhurst. Toronto wanted to release him, clearing a spot on the 40, but then planned to re-sign him to a Minor League contract right away. Since he'd be released, the club wouldn't be able to re-sign him with a Major League contract until May 15.
Basically, Hayhurst could have pursued work elsewhere, or head into spring with the Jays on a Minor League contract knowing that he couldn't make the team, and that Toronto couldn't possibly promote him until at least May 15. Hayhurst chose the latter, re-signing on Feb. 13, expressing to the Jays that it meant a lot to him that they wanted him in the first place.
So, Hayhurst went into camp knowing he couldn't win a job, but with a chance to show the Jays something. That's what he did, and that's something Gaston remembers. Asked on Wednesday why Hayhurst got the call over, say, Jeremy Accardo, Gaston cited Hayhurst's performance during the spring, and the fact that he showed loyalty to the organization.
With Triple-A Las Vegas, Accardo currently has a 3.60 ERA in 17 games, in which he's allowed 23 hits and compiled 19 strikeouts versus seven walks over 20 innings with a .280 oppponents' batting average. Hayhurst had a 5.11 in 15 games for Vegas, but his numbers are skewed by a rough stint as a starter.
Hayhurst made five starts out of necessity to open the year and posted a 6.75 ERA in those outings. As a reliever, the right-hander was much sharper, limiting hitters to a .239 average with 16 strikeouts, five walks and a 3.44 ERA over 18 1/3 innings across 10 games. More than anything, it was his showing this spring that won Gaston over.
Today's lineups:
1. Chone Figgins, 3B
2. Bobby Abreu, RF
3. Vlad Guerrero, DH
4. Kendry Morales, 1B
5. Juan Rivera, LF
6. Maicer Izturis, 2B
7. Gary Matthews Jr., CF
8. Jeff Mathis, C
9. Erick Aybar, SS
Starter: RHP Jered Weaver (4-2)
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, LF
6. Scott Rolen, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Kevin Millar, DH
9. Rod Barajas, C
Starter: RHP Casey Janssen (1-1)
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One of the saddest stories of the 2012 college football season was the downfall of former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu a.k.a the Honey Badger. Mathieu was kicked off the team before the start of the 2012 season for failing multiple drug tests. He was arrested in October for posession of marijuana, which ended any shot he may have had to return to the Tigers next season.
Now Mathieu is trying to rebuild his tarnished reputation and increase his hopes of being selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. To that end, he's trying to leave his Honey Badger persona behind.
"I think at LSU, the Honey Badger (person) came to an abrupt end," Mathieu said Monday while watching some of his former teammates practice for this week's Senior Bowl. "I definitely want to do it the right way this time."
Mathieu also discussed leaving LSU behind,
"I had to take myself out of that situation, out of that environment being around those kinds of people and really start hanging around positive people and are doing what I want to do in my life, which is to be a professional football player," he said. "I feel real good about myself right now."
Mathieu's drug-related issues have made his draftability even more difficult than it already was. Despite his remarkable 2011 season, Mathieu's 5'9 ft. height was considered being a little too small for the NFL.
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It's not an easy task to choose a mere 10 of the hundreds of worthy books that have made waves this year. What follows is a completely subjective list of 2010's top books, presented in no particular order. A list of the top Canadian reads follows.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
Anchor, 352 pages, $16.95
Okay, technically this book came out in 2010, but as I didn't include it on my lists last year due to my own ignorance, I decided it had to be here this year. It also won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. I can't say enough about this book, which is a series of interlinked, time-twisting short stories. Loved it.
The Cat's Table
by Michael Ondaatje
McClelland & Stewart, 288 pages, $32
The latest novel by multi-award winner Michael Ondaatje is a semi-autobiographical tale of a young boy on a long sea journey. Our reviewer said, "The Cat's Table is Ondaatje's most accessible, most compelling novel to date. It may also be his finest."
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
Random House, 160 pages, $25
Winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize, this short novel is the story of a man coming to terms with his past. The chair of the 2011 Man Booker judge panel said of the book, "It is exquisitely written, subtly plotted and reveals new depths with each reading."
The Marriage Plot
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Knopf, 416 pages, $32
The Marriage Plot is Eugenides' first novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex, and it is the tale of three university students in a love triangle. Our reviewer said, "Eugenides infuses his prose with intelligence [and] humour."
Half-Blood Blues
by Esi Edugyan
Thomas Allen, 304 pages, $24.95
Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, this novel was also nominated for the Man Booker Prize, the Governor General's Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The book tells the story of a band of jazz musicians struggling to exist in Berlin on the cusp of the Second World War. Edugyan lives in Victoria.
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt
Anansi, 330 pages, $29.95
Winner of the Governor General's Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, this novel was also nominated for the Man Booker Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Billed as a genre-bending western, the Writers' Trust jury described the book as "unforgettable." Patrick deWitt was born in B.C., but now lives in Portland.
Go the F--- to Sleep
by Adam Mansbach & Ricardo Cortes
Akashic Books, 32 pages, $16.95
This naughty little book is for adults, and tells the story of a father trying to put his baby to sleep. It has been on The Sun's non-fiction bestseller list for six months now, and sitting at No. 1 for most of that time. If you know some sleep-deprived new parents, this might be the perfect gift for them.
The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
Little, Brown and Company, 528 pages, $28.99
The Art of Fielding is a fabulous debut novel by Chad Harbach that is deservedly appearing on many top 10 lists for 2011. Harbach has woven together a beautiful tale of relationships, college life and, of course, baseball in small-town America that is well worth reading.
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
Doubleday Canada 386 pages, $32
Debut novel takes a behind-the-scenes, magical look at what goes on under the big tent. "Magic ... is the key ingredient," our reviewer said.
This love story is already part of a film deal from the same studio that brought us Twilight.
The Free World
by David Bezmozgis
HarperCollins, 354 pages, $32.99
Nominated for both the Giller Prize and a Governor General's literary award, this is the story of a family of Latvian Jews, have managed to make it out of the Soviet Union, circa 1978, only to find they're visa-less and stranded in Italy.
This was a great year for Canadian fiction. With so many excellent candidates, picking the 10 best Canadian books of the year is a challenge. Michael Ondaatje's The Cat's Table, Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues, David Bezmozgis's The Free World and Patrick DeWitt's The Sisters Brothers definitely belong on this list, but since I've included them among the Top 10 books of the year, I thought I should make room for other Canadians on this list. Here is a completely subjective list, in no particular order.
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives
By Zsuzsi Gartner
Hamish Hamilton, 216 pages, $30
Nominated for the Giller Prize, Zsuzsi Gartner's second book is a collection of explosive, and often hilarious, stories based in Vancouver.
The Beggar's Garden
By Michael Christie
HarperCollins Canada, 261 pages, $24.99
Michael Christie's first book is a collection of short stories centred around Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. It won the Vancouver Book Award and was nominated for a Writers' Trust Award.
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe
by Charlotte Gill
Greystone Books, 264 pages, $29.95
Charlotte Gill's memoir of life as a tree planter — a rare glimpse into a little-known world — is nominated for the B.C. National Award for Non-Fiction.
Empire of the Beetle
By Andrew Nikiforuk
Greystone Books, 230 pages, $19.95
Nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award, this book, subtitled How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug are Killing North American's Great Forests, was reviewed as "astonishing for both the depth and the breadth of the research."
The Canadian list:
By Suzette Mayr
Coach House Books, 268 pages, $20.95
Monoceros tackles a serious topic — teen suicide — from the perspective of the survivors. Haunting and sad, yet funny and true, this emotionally riveting novel was longlisted for the Giller Prize.
Alone in the Classroom
by Elizabeth Hay
McClelland & Stewart, 314 pages, $29.99
Elizabeth Hay, 2007 Giller Prize winner for Late Nights On Air, returns with her fourth novel, a rich story of interweaving human relationships and generations of a family.
A Good Man
By Guy Vanderhaeghe
McClelland & Stewart 464 pages, $32.99
A Good Man is the third volume in Guy Vanderhaeghe's award-winning historical fiction trilogy, after The Englishman's Boy (1996) and The Last Crossing (2002). The novel delves into the challenges of life in the Wild West, a land that is harsh and beautiful.
The Antagonist
By Lynn Coady
Anansi, 337 pages, $32.95
Nominated for the Giller Prize, this book was described in our review as a "crafty, technically accomplished series of meditations on subjects ranging from manhood and self-knowledge to tricky father-son relationships."
Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul
By David Adams Richards
Doubleday Canada, 291 pages, $32.95
"The novel sparks with an immediacy and power that is rare to find in contemporary fiction: these are old questions and timeless concerns given face and voice by one of Canada's finest writers," our reviewer said about this book.
The Blue Light Project
by Timothy Taylor
Knopf Canada, 368 pages, $32.95
Vancouver author Timothy Taylor's latest novel is the story of a hostage-taking that involves an innovative art project, a disgraced journalist and a former Olympic athlete, which our reviewer called "a thought-provoking and challenging story."
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The Locator's Troy Dunn is back to help Dr. Phil tackle two stories about separated loved ones.
A Terrible Tragedy
In 1962, when Lori was 2 months old, her mother shot and killed Lori's 10-year-old brother, Ken Jr., and 7-year-old sister, Marie, while they were asleep in bed. Lori recalls the events of the fateful night. "Marie got up at about 1:00 a.m. My natural mother sent Marie back to bed and then she got one of my dad's guns, and loaded it, and walked into their rooms and just behind their right ear, she placed the gun, and she pulled the trigger. When she fired the gun those two times, the gun barrel got hot, so when she came in to kill me and she placed the gun against my head, it burned me, and I started screaming, and she fired, and the gun misfired and at that point, she was done," Lori explains. "She called the police and told them that she had just murdered her children. My natural mother, Adelia, was committed to a mental institution."
Lori was raised by her biological father and stepmom, who never told Lori anything about the tragedy. When Lori was 14, she discovered the truth about her past, and two years ago, more than 40 years since the shooting, Lori learned that her biological mother gave birth to another daughter, Marlinda, while in the state's custody. Lori has been desperately searching for her sister, with no success.
Lori enlisted they help of Troy Dunn to locate her only living sibling. She tells Troy that she often thought about the killings. "Why did she do it? Was I so unlovable that she thought she had to do something like that? That was something I really struggled with," Lori says, fighting back tears. "What was so wrong that she couldn't love us enough?"
Lori joins Dr. Phil onstage and explains that she had suspicions when she was growing up that her family was hiding something from her. "Occasionally, there would be an overheard conversation. I would hear one of the cousins talking about a brother and a sister," she says, adding that she would ask her mother and stepfather if she had a sibling, and they always told her no. "At one point, someone mentioned something about my mom not being my mom, that I was adopted." She asked her parents if she was adopted and was told that she wasn't.
Dr. Phil asks Lori, "If your sister were alive, what would you want to say to her?"
"It is such a joy and a gift to me to know that I have another sister," she says. "She's loved and she's treasured, and I look so forward to meeting her and getting to know her."
"And if she has passed, you would want to know that as well?" Dr. Phil asks.
"Yes," Lori confirms.
Lori tells Dr. Phil that she wants to find her sister for two reasons. "If she goes hunting [for information,] I don't want her story to end at a mental hospital with a mother who was convicted of murdering her children," she says. "I want her to know that there is grace and joy beyond that story."
As Lori and Dr. Phil speak onstage, backstage, Troy reveals that he located Marlinda and that she is at the show. He speaks with her before they surprise Lori onstage. "Have you, in your life, struggled with any mental illness issues or any medical issues that might be hereditary?"
Marlinda reveals that she is bipolar, which has caused violent outburst, and she has suffered from severe depression.
"What are your concerns, if any, about meeting your biological sister?" Troy asks.
"One thing is her and I not getting along," she says.
Surprise Reunion
Troy joins Dr. Phil and Lori onstage and he shares with Lori the information he's learned about Marlinda.
Horrifying Visit
When Lori was in her 20s, she reached out to doctors to find her natural mother. "I got a call one evening that she was at the bus station and could we come get her. I felt terrified," she remembers. "We packed up and drove down to the bus station. My husband Grant was a gun owner. We had a loaded gun in the car under the driver's seat, because we did not know what situation we were walking into."
Lori recalls that she saw an older, gray-haired lady sitting in the station. "I look like her!" she says. "I felt chills. How did my dad love me so much, when I look like her?"
About three years later, Lori, her husband and 22-month old son visited her biological mother, and the visit ended with a trip to the emergency room.
Deserving of Another Chance?
Mitzi and Tim married after two years of dating, but she filed for divorce only three weeks later. A year and a half has passed, and Mitzi and Tim have broken up and reunited more than eight times and are now engaged again. Mitzi says Tim is her soul mate, but she is worried she might be making another wrong decision. She says Tim sends her mean text messages when he's drunk, and she worries he still may have feelings for his ex-wife.
"Three weeks after Tim and I were married, I found text messages on his phone from his ex-wife asking him if he wanted the house, and he's like, 'I want the house. I want you. I want our family back,'" she recalls. "I took the marriage certificate; I ripped it up. I filed for divorce about four days later."
Tim says he's changed and is ready to right the wrongs of the past. "I love Mitzi with all my heart, but I was with my wife for 10 years. That relationship is certainly not anything you can throw away," he says. "I feel like I'm ready to marry Mitzi, and the problems we've had in the past with me and the ex-wife are behind us."
Should Mitzi believe Tim? What do Dr. Phil and Troy think?


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Wineke: What institutions can be trusted?
C3K columnist looks at recent findings of molestation
And, now, we find it is the Boy Scouts of America accused of covering up child molestation.
The Scouts recently released almost 15,000 pages of documentation of the acts of some 1,200 leaders between 1965 and 1985. The organization didn't release its files in the spirit of public accountability. The Boy Scouts released the files because the Oregon Supreme Court said the organization had to do so.
You have to wonder if anyone in Scout leadership happened to notice the controversy surrounding the Roman Catholic Church during the past couple of decades.
The Catholic bishops covered up the actions of a relatively small number of pervert priests. The eventual disclosure undermined whatever credibility those bishops have when speaking about moral issues.
Then, we learned the Penn State University's athletic program was involved in covering up the actions of Jerry Sandusky, an assistant athletic coach. The resulting controversy destroyed the reputation of Coach Joe Paterno and led to the firing of a number of university officials, including the president.
Now, it's the Boy Scouts' turn.
Boy Scouts of America president Wayne Perry immediately issued a statement that could have just as easily been prepared by a bishop or a university president:
"While it is difficult to understand or explain individuals' actions from many years ago, today Scouting is a leader among youth-serving organizations in preventing child abuse," he said.
The problem, you see, was in things that took place many decades ago. Yesterday's news. No problem here.
That's what we heard from bishops for many years. Turned out it wasn't true – though it took court orders to get the records. That's what we hear from any institution caught protecting its records.
What really irks me about the Boy Scouts and the church is that each organization not only purports to uphold moral standards but also is quite willing to claim moral superiority over others.
Both the Scouts and the church have taken some pains to suggest the real problem lies with homosexuals. That if, somehow, we can make sure gay guys aren't ordained or aren't allowed to be scout leaders, then we can minimize the problem of child molestation.
The compulsion to molest children is not a gay compulsion, it is an equal opportunity perversion. There is no evidence gays are any more likely than heterosexuals to be molesters. But banning gays does divert attention from the underlying problem, doesn't it?
Very few Boy Scout leaders harm children. Very few priests harm children. Very few football coaches harm children. But, when we cover up the actions of the few; when we divert attention by falsely condemning others; when we assert that the problem is in the past, then we tar everyone with the same brush.
Journalist Chris Hayes recently wrote a book titled "The Twilight of the Elites" and in it, he documents just how badly many of those leading the institutions that undergird civilized society have performed.
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North Korea's Official Website Costs About $15
North Korea spent about $850 million on its failed April 13 satellite launch — it looks like they freed up that cash by skimping on their official national website.
Michael DiTanna, an undergraduate student at Fordham University, was researching North Korean media outlets when he made an interesting discovery tucked away in the source code of the country's official website. What did he find? The site was based on a $15 "Blender" web template from IgniteThemes.
DiTanna told Wired's Danger Room blog, which was the first outlet to report the story. Later, Fox News tracked down the designer of the site, a California-based web designer named Robert Westmore.
Westmore told Mashable that Fox's early-morning call was when he first learned about North Korea's use of his template.
"I received a call from a member of the Fox News organization on Wednesday morning and they told me about it," says Westmore. "I was just starting my day and hadn't logged into my computer yet, otherwise I would have found out on the Themeforest.net forum where I sell my templates."
Despite the American government's cool relations with Communist North Korea — colder now after the country's ill-fated rocket launch attempt, which the U.S. warned would harm relations between the two nations — Westmore says he's fine with their government using his design. After all, they did fork over the $15 that Westmore charges customers for his hard work.
"I was shocked at first, but after thinking about it I honestly don't have any problem with them using my template," he says. "As long as the template is purchased legitimately individuals or organizations can do whatever they want with the file, I'm not here to judge."
Either way, the new design is much nicer than the old, which looked a bit like a 1990s-era GeoCities page.
At the time of writing, North Korea's official website is loading unusually slowly — either they're getting bombarded with viewers because of this story, or they're using a low-budget hosting service, too.
UPDATE: Tad Farrell, a scholar of North Korean affairs, says the website using the template is not the official website of North Korea.
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