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Aperion needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 185 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
Caf Tour and Travel
Since 1954 Caf Tours & Travel has worked in the field of tourism in Tuscany and the rest of Italy, becoming the oldest and most appreciated incoming operator in Florence.
In order to survive the growing competition in the market of tours and excursions services, Caf has decided to renew its website and make it able to become a business instrument. The new website will therefore be geared towards online booking and sale of Caf products.
The project is pretty ambitious. Starting from the new, fresh layout and the presentation of the products, the website must have the maximum usability and must communicate reliability and service, in order to ease the sale.
Our target audience are travellers interested in Florence and Tuscany tours and services, but also tour operators, travel agencies, affiliates.
The website will be developed in 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.
Since it is an e-commerce website it will be integrated with a shopping cart, and must be organized to best present Caf services and products.
The layout must be sober and elegant, but fresh modern anyway. To be clearer, the website must have all the features of Web 2.0: round shapes and colored "glossy" buttons, for instance. However, in describing the characteristics of each page we will give some reference sites
The Caf Tour logo (attached below) should be "refreshed" to appear a little bit more modern. The dominant color must be blue in its different versions
All the buttons and boxes must be realized in text format (NO graphics), and they must be adaptable to the length of the content; the "Call to action" buttons must be realized in a bright and clearly identifiable color (i.e.: # FF9100)
We also need to be realized the following icons: "Best Seller", "Special Offer", "Original tour", "Special Price", "100% Guaranteed"
The "trust signs" (attached below) must be placed in all pages
The website's structure must be 2 columns. Maximum width: 1.000 px.
The website should be rich in details and very stylish. Usability is a must
Please have a look at the layout drafts of the pages attached. They simply show the information layout needed, but not the design
You have to realize 3 different templates, as follows:
1. HOME PAGE - Width ≤ 1.000 px; 2 columns
● Header: high 150 – 160 px
We need a dinamic header, with at least 3 pictures of Florence and Tuscany. The pictures should be alternated thanks to a Flash application. You can use this website to select the pictures: http://www.istockphoto.com
The Caf Tour logo (attached below) should be "refreshed" to appear a little bit modern and must be placed on the left side of the header; under the logo you should place the Tagline, combining as you wish the words: tours, Florence, since 1954
On the top of the header, on the right side, you have to place in the following order and in text format: Shopping Cart, Currency (dropdown list: USD, GBP, EUR), Languages
In the bottom right should be placed the button "All Tours and Excursions by Category". It should show the full list (only in text format) of all tours by category via a dropdown list. To get an idea of how it should look like, have a look at the yellow menu of the website: http://www.citysightsny.com
● Left Column: max width: 180 px (textual)
It has to show at least 5 box (NO graphics, just text) and banners
1. Navigation by categories
2. Top picks (5 or 6 tours). Look at: http://www.viator.com
3. Trust signs: credit card logos, secure payment + "100% Guarantee" and "Original tour" icons. Example: http://www.unclesamsnewyork.com, left column
4. Customer care
5. Login for Reserved Area
● Central Column: It has to be divided in 1 box + a dinamic list of tours ordered by Top Sellers.
Box: Why choose us (box with list. Look at http://www.viator.com Home Page)
Tours list: each box must contain a small picture and a short summary. To get an idea of how it should look like, have a look at the following websites:
● Footer: with textual links: About Us, Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Site Map, Copyright, Company details
● Header: As the Home Page
● Left Column: As the Home Page
● Central Column: split into 2 columns
Selected tour details:
1. Tour Title + Subtitle + Short Summary
Title + Subtitle like: http://www.darkrome.com/best_of_flo…aspx?id=41
Summary like: http://www.darkrome.com/tour_list.a…&vatican=0
2. Framed Picture, like:
Max width: 500 px
3. Highlights (bullet list)
4. Full Description
5. Photogallery
● Right Column: 205 px (textual)
1. Booking Box, like the one on the website:
Under the "Call to action" button add the textual link: "Booking procedures"
2. Reviews
3. Most popular
● Footer
3. SHOPPING CART - Width ≤ 1.000 px; 2 columns
● Header: As the Home Page, without button "All tours by category"
● Left Column: just trust signs
● Central Column:
1. Breadcrumbs on the top of the page. Look at the attached picture
2. Textual Box with product summary. Look at:
3. Discount coupon (textual)
4. Additional offers list
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May 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The Steinmetz Foundation has partnered with The Riordan Programs in support of its Scholars Program at UCLA. The award will directly impact underserved youth in the Los Angeles area who will be the first individual in their family to attend college. The Steinmetz Foundation supports organizations which enhance literacy, experiential educational and recreational opportunities for at risk young people in Southern California.
The Steinmetz Foundation has endowed a Chair (in Classical Archaeology), support student research (in archaeology and virtual reality), and support for the UCLA Library.
Activities and services students receive through the Scholars Program include lectures by top UCLA Anderson faculty, a personal mentor who could be a current UCLA Anderson student or Riordan Program alumnus, SAT prep workshops, college plan counseling, an in-depth exploration of the stock market, internship possibilities and visits to local corporations. Students are educated about the specific skills they need to succeed in business from guest lecturers from the corporate and academic community.
To donate to the Scholars Program, contact The Riordan Programs office at (310) 206-3596.
About the Riordan Programs
Founded in 1987, The Riordan Programs is a pioneering career-based outreach program that motivates high school students, college students and recent college graduates from diverse backgrounds and under-served communities to consider and prepare for careers in management through education, mentorship and professional development. The Riordan Programs has since been recognized as the defining model for such programs.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the very best business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are ranked #1 in "Intellectual Capital" by BusinessWeek and are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Furthermore, the finance faculty is ranked #1 in research publications in the four leading peer-reviewed journals by the Financial Management Association. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.

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Who's The Biggest Disappointment?
Discuss anything related to Golden State Warriors basketball here
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
It takes league centers a longer time to develop than it takes smaller players. Look at Ben Wallace and Eric Dampier; they hit their prime mid-career. Curry could do the same thing. I wouldn't count him out unless, of course, his ticker starts acting up.


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Paul's School Cane
1963 - 1970s
The split and frayed end of this cane
caused a lot of pain
at Norbury Manor Boys' School.
Children were hit with the cane
by their teachers
when they had done something wrong
but Paul tried to use his
as little as possible.
He felt that it was cruel.
Paul Sowan
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Paul Sowan
Paul started teaching
at Norbury Manor Boys' School in 1963:
"I went into teaching
very firmly of the opinion
that this was a pretty barbaric
and uncivilized thing
to do to children
and I'm having none of it.
But the Head at the time
firmly believed in the cane,
and in training
all his probationary teachers
to use it."
"The first time
I ever used it
was on his express instructions
in front of the offending child,
so you could hardly back out.
There was this imposing Head &
and this fat little boy
who had been rude,
and I had to give him two whacks
on his outstretched hand.
I felt absolutely awful of course."
"In fact kids then
actually much preferred the cane
than they did
other forms of teacher punishment -
you can be very cruel to children
Quite rightly
the rules about using the cane
became more strict
and eventually
only the Head was allowed
to do the caning.
I must have put my cane away
in a cupboard
and thought -
'well one day
that'll be an interesting relic.'"
Giving the cane
In the early 1960s,
teachers could hit children
with the cane
as often as they felt necessary.
Paul Sowan used his cane very little,
other teachers
caned children much more.
In the 1960s and 1970s,
schools started to limit
how the cane was used.
The right of children
not to be beaten
was upheld by campaign groups.
and other physical punishments
were banned from British state schools
in 1987.
Find out more
This cane is on loan from
CNHSS: Croydon
Natural History and Scientific Society.
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Brrrr.... Is it cold enough for you? Sigh... winter is upon us.
I apologize for my recent absence. It's been a wonderful though tiring couple of weeks as our newborn son has made himself at home. Babies for all their eight (nine, ten...) pounds are high maintenance. Parents warn you that babies grow so quickly and to embrace every moment... admittedly, it's hard to embrace the moment when you are trying to get your crying child back to sleep at 3:30am. However, I didn't realize how true this statement was until today I put away my baby's newborn clothes... he has already outgrown them and it's only been four weeks. Oh, how they grow! While I am happy he is growing and thriving, I admit I am a little sad that this little baby I gave birth just a month ago is already growing up so quickly. (My friends with teen aged children tell me this feeling never goes away the older they get...)
This is my last post for the year. I am still learning how to multi-task with a newborn, we are getting ready to host my in-laws for the holidays and (surprise, surprise) I am sleep deprived. I want to take the time to savour this special time with my family so I am going to take a short break. I hope, dear readers, you have a very happy holiday surrounded by your loved ones. Happy holidays and see you sometime in January!
Until then, I leave you with the recipe to one of my favourite ingredients, creme fraiche.
Creme fraiche used to sit in the pantheon of high-end ingredients along side, foie gras, truffles, saffron, caviar, and Kobe beef. But no longer.... it is very accessible and everyday affordable (though your hips might not forgive you) because it is can be made at home.
I first became acquainted with this luxurious ingredient while watching Martha Stewart Living back in the day. I watched with endless curiosity when she used this sophisticated cousin of sour cream in both sweet and savoury applications: cakes, pies, appetizers, eggs, etc. It's rich texture and tangy flavour possesses the ability to magically transform the mundane into the extraordinary, for example, turning mashed potatoes from humble to la-dee-da special.
Recently, I had a craving for those luscious Gordon Ramsay scrambled eggs the other day. Alas, my fridge did not have creme fraiche. I did have some buttermilk and heavy cream (35% milk fat!!) and a little time on my hands.
Creme fraiche also has many other splendid uses: whipped and served over berries; swirled as a thickener for sauces (due to its high fat content, it does not curdle when heated); dolloped over a frittata, omelet or eggs en cocotte; added into mashed potatoes, or stirred into this risotto.
Mind you, making your own creme fraiche is at minimum an overnight endeavour so plan in advance. ;)
Bon Appetit.
See you in the new year!
Creme Fraiche
2 c heavy cream
1/4 c buttermilk
Heat heavy cream in a heavy pot until it reaches 100 degrees F. Pour into a clean glass bowl, stir in buttermilk. Cover loosely with cling wrap and leave on counter top in a warm place undisturbed in your kitchen for at least 12 hours to 36 hours - depending on desired consistency. (Obviously this varies depending on the temperature of your kitchen. If you make this in a more humid environment, I would check on your creme fraiche sooner rather than later.) I like it rather thick and rich so that it is sturdy and stands up when scooped.
Refrigerate and use within two weeks.
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I'm laying down a challenge for myself here.
I've been spending a lot of time reading about innovation and leadership, and thinking about organizational culture. But I haven't really been sharing the thinking.
The Harvard Business Review blog recently "asked the most progressive thinkers and radical doers from every realm of endeavor to share a story, a hack, a disruptive idea, or an experimental design that illustrates how the web can help overcome the limits of conventional management and create Management 2.0." That page links to their top selections and also to the entire tonnage of solicited responses.
Here's the challenge I'm setting for myself. As I read through the hacks and stories and innovations, I will post my responses and thoughts here. I'd like to try for 2 each week, but that seems both optimistic and painfully slow, so we'll see.
I'll be tagging the ones I plan to read in my delicious feed (my Leadership tag bundle has been newly added to the right).


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A new three-wheeled motorcycle begs to be ridden, so a reporter does.
By JARED LEONE
Published May 13, 2007
Less than 700 pounds. More than 100 horsepower. Top speed, 118 mph.
And three wheels.
For a week I had hyped myself and friends about getting to test ride the Can-Am Spyder, a new motorcycle built by Sea-Doo maker Bombadier Recreational Products, or BRP.
The vehicle is on a nationwide promotional tour, and the parking lot at Quaker Steak and Lube on U.S. 19 is one of its first stops. Through today, the public can take a test ride.
Mine was Thursday.
I was nervous.
I've ridden my Triumph sport bike for the past four years. But the thought of driving this bike, with its dramatic design and different ride - on camera, no less - had stirred the butterflies in my stomach.
Looking at photos of the $14, 999 Spyder, I expected something of a novelty.
But when I first saw a wave of Spyders returning from a test ride, I focused on the sound.
The look was what I expected: sleek and futuristic, like something from Hot Wheels. The sweeping lines and saddle seat were reminiscent of a water scooter. The swing arm for the back wheel reminded me of a drag bike. The instrument panel featured both traditional gauges and digital readouts.
And the sound was a baritone. This was no weed-whacker or toy. This was going to be a real ride.
After seeing and hearing the Spyder, I was more nervous about taking one onto the sea of street.
After a brief lesson on how to operate the bike and two stall-outs on the cone course in Quaker Steak's parking lot, I was ready for the road.
At least I hoped so.
* * *
BRP test rider Adrien De Alexandris accompanied me on my ride.
From the start, it was different from my Triumph and every other motorcycle I've ever ridden.
Before leaving the lot, I caught myself putting my left foot down at a stop the way I would on a conventional motorcycle. Not necessary. With three wheels, the Spyder doesn't need a rider's legs to hold it up.
We left the Quaker Steak and Lube parking lot and headed north on 49th Street to cross the Bayside Bridge. This limit-access bridge sees a lot of sport bike riders "open up, " mocking the 55 mph speed limit, and a complete road test would have to include at least an attempt to sprint close to the Spyder's top speed of 118 mph. (For the record, the speedometer never hit three digits.)
On the downward slope of the bridge, my fears seemed to come true. While I was enjoying the view of the Tampa skyline from the seat of the Spyder, the bike cut out, but not completely. The engine light blinked and the words "Limp Home Mode" scrolled across the instrument panel.
On Drew Street, De Alexandris and I pulled over.
A computer glitch, he said, probably because my right foot kept tapping the sensitive brake pedal and confused the electronic control systems.
It was something that will be addressed before the production models of the Spyder roll out this fall, De Alexandris said.
After resetting the bike by turning it off and restarting it, we headed north on curvaceous Philippe Parkway. We took the tree-lined, two-lane road to Philippe Park and stopped along the banks of Tampa Bay.
While I am used to the feel of a sport bike through a turn, there was no need to put my knees down on the Spyder. The bike's Vehicle Stability System automatically reduced power to the wheels when I was going too fast through a turn.
An instant before I would expect to spin out of a turn, the bike regained control and stayed glued to the asphalt.
At this point, I probably knew everything I needed about the Spyder.
But no test ride on a vehicle this far-out would be complete if we didn't cruise Clearwater Beach.
Crossing the bridge and navigating the roundabout, we rode north on Mandalay Avenue. When we stopped at a gas station, a crowd gathered. Everyone seemed to have the same three questions:
How much?
How fast?
Who makes it?
The Spyder's three-wheeled Y-design is the fifth incarnation of the vehicle and the first for widespread customer purchase.
Steve Laham, adviser to the president of BRP, said the company is aiming the bike toward the 35- to 55-year-old power-sport enthusiast.
The open-aired vehicle has ABS brakes that are controlled by a pedal at your right foot. Conventional motorcycles have a right-hand brake, and even when I returned the bike a couple of hours later, I was still doing phantom pulls for the lever.
The five-speed transmission even has a reverse gear. To get the bike to go backward, you drop it into first, pull the black lever with a red R emblazoned on it, and push the gear shift down again.
I tried the reverse gear twice. A huge grin came across my face going backward on a bike.
There is a weatherproof storage bin, sort of like the trunk on the front of the old VW Beetles, at the front of the bike. The space is more than enough for a laptop, briefcase, extra helmet or a small cooler.
I returned the vehicle two hours later than I said I would. Still amped up from the Spyder's fluid, controlled ride, I headed back to the office. Even with the sunroof open, I didn't get the same air-in-your-face feeling.
No, going from the Spyder to my Honda Accord reminded me of those Sunday afternoons at Astroskate when I was a kid. It was like roller skating all day, then putting your street shoes back on and just walking away.
$14, 999
suggested retail price
118 mph
the Spyder's top speed
697 pounds
4.5 seconds
time it takes for the Spyder to go from 0 to 60 mph
106 hp
top power of the Rotex 990 cubic centiliter engine
Fast Facts:
If you go
What: Can-Am Spyder consumer test rides
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today
Where: Quaker Steak and Lube parking lot, 10400 49th St. N, Pinellas Park.
The catch: Riders must be at least 21 years old and must have a motorcycle endorsement if they want to go on the road course. Drivers without the endorsement can ride in the parking lot. Helmets will be provided. Riders must wear closed-toe shoes and jeans.
Feel like you're there
For video of the Can-Am Spyder on the road, go to links.tampabay.com.
More Spyder specs
- Fuel-injected engine that can run on regular grade gasoline. 35 miles per gallon, 200-mile capacity tank.
- Five-speed sequential shift transmission with reverse gear.
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A Casselberry mother was arrested on allegations of refusing to take her newborn, diagnosed by a doctor as dehydrated, to a hospital because of her staunch vegan stance.
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Sarah Anne Markham was arrested Tuesday on a charge of child neglect.
According to Casselberry police, a pediatrician told Markham that her baby needed to be admitted to Florida Hospital South for treatment because the child was dehydrated and was losing weight.
Markham, however, went home and would not answer when officers knocked at her door.
Police used a locksmith to enter the apartment and interviewed Markham, who said she wanted to get a second opinion about her child, according to a police report.
Police said Markham told them that she wanted to pursue a religious-based treatment and did not believe that her baby was dehydrated because the child was having bowel movements.
Markham said she had contacted a "natural" or "vegan" doctor but was unable to provide any information about him, other than a name.
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Markham said she did not give the formula/medicine that the doctor provided because she did not agree with the ingredients, which she said came from animals, the police report stated.
Markham said she purchased organic soy formula, and when asked if she confirmed with a doctor if it was safe for a newborn, she said that if Whole Foods Market sells it then the formula doesn't contain any animal parts and, therefore, must be safe, according to police.
She then said she would take the child to Florida Hospital South but only because she was being forced to, according to authorities. About an hour later, however, she was still at home and was placed under arrest.
While en route to jail, according to police, Markham had a carefree attitude, even though she was told that she was not going to be allowed to see her child until a court hearing.
The baby was taken to Florida Hospital South for treatment and was placed into state custody.
Markham later bonded out of jail.
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USCIS Hold Ends As Quickly As It Began
Just two days ago, I blogged about an announcement from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that it would put on hold decisions about cases involving same-sex binational couples--a seeming big step away from the discriminatory policies based on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that have previously dominated the agency's decision-making. Here's an informative Daily Beast story about the hold.
It didn't exactly seem too good to be true--that status would be reserved for an actual repeal of DOMA. However, the hold was apparently too good for something, and it has already been lifted. USCIS announced on March 30, 2011, through press secretary Christopher S. Bentley, that, "The guidance we were awaiting ... was received last night, so the hold is over," and "we're back to adjudicating cases as we always have." Bentley went on to say that USCIS would continue to "enforce the law," in other words refuse to recognize same-sex marriages for purposes of approving green card applications.
Is this the last word on the subject? Not necessarily. With the Justice Department's new position that DOMA is unconstitutional, plans by members of Congress to seek repeal of DOMA, and various cases challenging DOMA winding their way through the U.S. court system, it's likely that the Supreme Court will rule on DOMA's constitutionality within the next few years--which will of course affect green card applications for married same-sex partners.


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While investigating a 1,000-year-old alien derelict, the Enterprise gets caught in the same energy trap which doomed that vessel a millennium ago.
Geordi La Forge enjoys a holodeck date with Christy, but he gets rejected by her just after he calls up a holographic gypsy violin player to play Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5. Christy tells La Forge that, while she thinks he is a great person, she doesn't like him in that way. Meanwhile, Data and Wesley Crusher play chess in Ten Forward and remark on the asteroid remains at Orelious IX. They discuss that neither side expected this site to be the final battle in their conflict; the destruction is impressive considering the primitive weapons used in the time period. Wesley sees La Forge come in and he realizes that his date didn't go so well since it ended earlier than expected. Just then, Commander Riker summons Data to the bridge.
The USS Enterprise-D picks up a distress signal from the asteroid field and sets a course to approach. Captain Picard believes it to be an ancient interplanetary code, which Data confirms it is. Riker dismisses it as it is not possible there are survivors after all this time. When they arrive, they discover a ship in the field, which Lieutenant Worf immediately identifies it as a Promellian battle cruiser with a hint of delight. An awestruck Picard identifies the ship's fusion engines are still intact. Data says there are no life signs aboard the ship and the captain says there shouldn't be: it's a ship which belongs in a museum. He explains that they are 'a little late' and that the signal for help from the cruiser was probably sent over a thousand years ago.
Act OneEdit
Picard and Riker argue about the risks of sending an away team to the old cruiser in a corridor. Picard likens the ship in space to a ship in a bottle. After Data informs Riker that there is an adequate amount of oxygen aboard the cruiser, Picard tells his first officer that the ship is exactly as the Promellians left it, in the bottle. This elicits confused stares from Worf and Data, prompting Picard to ask if any of his officers built ships in bottles when they were boys. "I never played with toys," Worf says. "I was never a boy," Data remarks. "I did, sir," Chief O'Brien informs Picard. Picard thanks the chief and has him beam the away team over. Riker gives O'Brien a look after his comment but O'Brien confirms that he truly did. Suddenly, the Enterprise experiences a power loss. O'Brien tells Riker that the transporter's secondary power bus may need adjusting. Riker tells O'Brien to keep him informed.
Picard, Data and Worf materialize on the ship and discovers that the crew of the cruiser died at their posts and their bodies have been preserved. Picard comments on how simple the ship's design is, and yet functional and designed to be used for generations.
La Forge sits in Ten Forward asking Guinan for romantic advice. He asks what does she look at in a man and she says, "his head." La Forge mistakes this for one's mind but she really means someone's head. She tells Geordi that she was once taken care of by a bald man when she was hurting and therefore looks for that. Geordi says that's what he wants too, to take care of someone.
Data finds a memory coil on the Promellian cruiser and plays it. Galek Sar, the Captain of the Cleponji, takes full responsibility for what happened to his ship and its crew. The feedback ends, and the away team returns. The Enterprise tries to leave, but a Menthar booby trap begins to drain the power reserves of the Enterprise, which is unable to move, and creates a deadly radiation. The ship loses power and while Ensign Crusher tries to reverse course and leave at warp, the ship is still stuck. La Forge says that everything is running as it should, but he suggests that the ship slow down not to burn out the reaction chamber.
Act TwoEdit
The Enterprise has three hours until energy reserves run out. In the observation lounge, Riker suggests sending another away team to the ship to check their records. Worf says the radiation is inhibiting the sensors. Lieutenant Commander La Forge does not yet have an explanation for the energy loss. Picard goes back to the bridge and leaves La Forge to research the problem.
Afterwards, Dr. Crusher wants to set up emergency life support in case the ship does lose all power and is exposed to the radiation. Unfortunately, the crew will only be able to live for 30 minutes after exposure. Furthermore, cutting life support to non-operational areas would help. Data and Riker find more memory coils on the old cruiser and bring them back to the Enterprise for analysis.
La Forge then checks with the computer on how to get out of the rut they've gotten themselves into. He finds Dr. Leah Brahms, the engineer who built the warp engines of the Enterprise, in the database and recreates the conditions in which he can work with her in order to find more energy for the ship. He tries to come up with a solution using the help of a holodeck recreation of Drafting Room 5 at Utopia Planitia and accidentally ends up having the computer recreate a holodeck image of Dr. Brahms as well.
Act ThreeEdit
Dr. Brahms continues with her analysis, triggering an idea by La Forge. He happily reports a solution to the captain to get more energy to maintain the shields. Continuing on, Geordi pauses to search for Dr. Brahms' personality profile from the collective databases and has the computer add that personality to the recreated facsimile. The result is a tough-as-nails, highly intelligent but argumentative personality which La Forge finds progressively more attractive; she "comes to life" when he asks her to show him which chambers to use for supplementing energy to the life support and ship's systems.
Data tries to use the information gathered from the memory coils to come up with a way to combat the problem. They discover that the asteroids have been booby-trapped with aceton assimilators, and that it is impossible to destroy the asteroids while they absorb the energy of the fired phasers.
Commander La Forge and Dr. Brahms, now on a first-name basis, argue on how to make sure they can maintain the ship's life support and not lose additional power. Picard summons La Forge, who is so caught up with his discussion with Brahms that he says to her, "Don't go away," before coming to his senses and has the computer save the program.
Riker wants to fire on the asteroids, but La Forge says that the shields might not hold. Picard sends La Forge back to engineering and has Worf fire phasers at the asteroids anyway. As soon as that happens, the radiation increases, the energy reserves are being lost, and the programs running unnecessary energy are terminated, including the holodeck program Geordi is running, just as he is about to make progress with how to run the ship out of the trap.
Act FourEdit
Picard and the rest of the senior officers discuss in the observation lounge how they can get out of the trap and how long they have until fatal exposure, which Dr. Crusher estimates to be about 26 minutes from the time the shields fail. La Forge has Picard reinstate the holodeck energy so he can run simulations in order to find the solution. He gives him one hour to run the program.
An hour later, Picard comes to the holodeck and finds Brahms and La Forge, to which he is confused. Geordi explains that in order to understand the ship's power, he needed to understand what the ship was made for when it was built. Picard asks for a solution and La Forge states that full control would need to be turned over to the ship's computer since the key to get moving lies in exploiting the very small delay between action and the booby traps' reaction. Human beings, and even androids such as Data, would not be quick enough to outrun the trapped asteroid field.
Picard discusses with Riker in his ready room the suggestion that La Forge has given. Riker says it's not a good idea because computer can take orders, but not create them. La Forge continues to run simulations of the computer taking control through the mine field of radiation. He gets at least one successful run but also many failures. At that moment, the deflector shields fail, starting a 26 minutes countdown until fatal exposure.
Act FiveEdit
Brahms still says that they must give control over to the ship and La Forge pleads for two more minutes with the captain to figure out a solution.
It turns out the Human brain will provide a solution. Instead of trying to overpower the trap, a minimal energy boost from the impulse engines and minimal thrusters can be used to drift the ship clear from the booby-trapped field, while shutting down all non-essential systems. La Forge offers to take the conn since he's been the one running through the simulations, but the captain declines stating this is his responsibility. In order to eliminate the time-differential between order and action, Captain Picard instead relieves Wesley of the conn to manuever the ship himself, while Riker warns the crew to brace themselves for the impulse burst, as the inertial dampeners are on manual. Riker also disables the radiation exposure warning from the computer as it will only be a distraction.
Picard and Data work together, with information provided to Picard as necessary from the bridge crew, and begin to steer the Enterprise clear of the field. However after getting around a large asteroid, Data finds that the variable gravity from the asteroids has sapped the Enterprise's inertia by eight percent; he calculates that they no longer have the momentum to escape the trap. Picard, unflappable, thanks him and plots a new course to take the Enterprise directly towards a large asteroid – the gravitational pull increases the ship's momentum, allowing Picard, at the right moment, to fire the starboard-aft thruster and slingshot the Enterprise around the mass and move the ship clear of the field, much to Data's amazement. Picard returns the con to Wesley, and then orders Riker to make sure that booby trap does not bother anyone again. Riker in turn orders Worf to destroy the Cleponji and the aceton assimilators with photon torpedoes to prevent it from luring any more victims.
Back in the holodeck, Geordi says to Leah that he thinks technology improves people's lives, including his, and even his eyesight, lets species travel through the galaxy but sometimes, technology needs to be turned off. As he says his goodbyes to Leah, she reminds him that the ship is her and that she would never be far from him.
They kiss, and Geordi ends the holodeck program.
Log entries Edit
Memorable quotes Edit
"Uh oh…"
"I beg your pardon Wesley."
"Geordi had that big date with Christy tonight. He spent days putting together the perfect program. Looked like it ended kind of early."
(brief glance at La Forge's depressed mood)
"Uh oh…"
- - Wesley and Data, assessing La Forge's date
"Tell me something, Guinan. You're a woman, right?"
"Yes, I can tell you I'm a woman."
- - La Forge and Guinan
"That ship belongs in a museum. I'm afraid we're a little late; that call for help was probably initiated over a thousand years ago."
- - Picard, upon viewing the Cleponji
"Oh, knock it off!"
- - Geordi La Forge, to the holographic violin player at his date with Christy Henshaw
"It is exactly as they left it Number One, in the bottle."
(dumbfounded looks from Data and Worf)
"The ship in the bot– Oh, good Lord. Didn't anybody here build ships in bottles when they were boys?!"
"I did not play with toys."
"I was never a boy."
(Picard sighs)
"I did, sir."
"(brief pause) Thank you, Mister O'Brien. Proceed."
(Riker gives O'Brien "the look" after the transport.)
"I did. I really did. Ships in bottles, great fun."
- - Picard, Worf, Data, and O'Brien
"Admirable. They died at their posts."
- - Worf, seeing the long dead crew of the Cleponji
"There were ghosts on board that old ship. One of them actually spoke to us."
"A friendly one, I hope."
- - Picard, after listening to Galek Sar's message and Riker
"I'm attracted to bald men."
- - Guinan
"Is it possible… that we've fallen into the same snare that killed them? A thousand year old booby-trap?"
- - Picard
"I'm not used to people questioning my judgment."
"And I'm not used to dying!"
- - Leah Brahms and La Forge
"If we resist, we die. If we don't resist, we die."
- - Riker
"You have used the asteroid's gravitational pull as a slingshot. Excellent!"
- - Data to Picard
"I'm with you every day, Geordi. Every time you look at this engine, you're looking at me. Every time you touch it, it's me."
- - Leah Brahms (holographic)
Background information Edit
Production history Edit
- Revised final draft script: 31 August 1989 [1]
- Premiere airdate: 30 October 1989
- Mentioned approvingly in a one-page memo from Michael Piller to TNG writing staff: 11 December 1989
- First UK airdate: 20 November 1991
Story and production Edit
- Initially Picard was to have been involved with the simulated Leah Brahms. Michael Piller recalled, "It just said to me, 'Picard should be on the bridge, not chatting with some woman.' I said to myself, 'It should be Geordi, because Geordi is in love with the ship and this is a story about a guy in love with his '57 Chevy.' That played into Geordi's character, who's always been a fumbling guy around women, but if he could just marry his car, he'd live happily ever after. He gets to create the personification of the woman who created the engine he loves. It's sort of a relationship between he and his Pontiac." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 188)
- In an early draft of the episode, Brahms was named Navid Daystrom and was intended to be a descendant of Doctor Richard Daystrom from TOS: "The Ultimate Computer". Unfortunately, the casting department did not realize that this would require a black actress to play the part until after Susan Gibney had been hired. At the suggestion of script coordinator Eric Stillwell, the character was renamed, but the Daystrom tie-in was kept by adding a line that she had graduated from the Daystrom Institute. (Star Trek Encyclopedia (1st ed., p. 35))
- Originally the holodeck set was to have been a mockup of a warp engine, but time constraints forced the more limited set shown. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion 2nd ed., p. 106)
- The piece of music performed in La Forge's holodeck program is Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5.
- This episode marked the first appearance of the final version of the Starfleet uniforms used in the series. The seams running down the sides of the chest were removed, the shoulder pads were made smaller, and an elastic waistband was added to the bottom of the uniform top. Only Captain Picard is wearing the updated uniform in this episode.
- A blooper exists from this episode. As the away team prepares to leave the Enterprise, as Picard is asking if no one ever built model ships when they were boys, Michael Dorn, as Worf, accidentally says "I never played with boys," to the immediate hilarity of everyone on the set.
- This is the first episode directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and the first Star Trek episode directed by a woman.
Continuity Edit
- In this episode, Guinan tells Geordi La Forge that she's always been attracted to bald men, because a bald man was once very kind to her. In "Time's Arrow, Part II", Captain Picard (on an away mission to the past), meets Guinan and takes care of her when she gets hurt.
- Some of the graphics seen in Drafting Room 5 include a topographic map of Mintaka III from "Who Watches The Watchers" and a graphic from Doctor Paul Manheim's lab on Vandor IV in "We'll Always Have Paris".
- Dr. Brahms visits the Enterprise in person, in the fourth season episode "Galaxy's Child", where La Forge quickly learns that her real-life personality is far more reserved than her Holodeck-based avatar.
- In series finale of The Next Generation, "All Good Things...", Picard makes reference to O'Brien's hobby of building model starship engines (though "Booby Trap" refers to "ships in bottles", not "model starship engines" per se). Without revealing he was from the future, Picard says he read the notation in O'Brien's Starfleet file.
- Also, in "All Good Things…", Picard asks Geordi, "How's Leah?" To which Geordi replies, "Busy as ever. She's just been made director of the Daystrom Institute" showing that, at least in another timeline, Geordi and the real Dr. Brahms marry.
- Drafting room 5 features models of a pre-refit and refit Constitution-class and a Galaxy-class starships. A D7-class starship is, also, featured.
- This episode is the second of only three occasions Picard is at the helm of the Enterprise during the series. The other times were in "11001001" and "Conundrum".
- According to the later episode "New Ground", Alexander Rozhenko (Worf's son) gives his birthdate as "Stardate 43205", which is around the time that this episode takes place.
Reception Edit
- Peter Allan Fields commented, "To do a character story and blend it with science-fiction is that pinnacle we reach for and the one that comes to mind which I thought was marvelous was 'Booby Trap.' You couldn't have seen it on thirtysomething. As science-fiction it worked and it was full of character, full of humanity and full of life." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 188)
- A mission report for this episode by John Sayers was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 11, pp. 24-29.
Video and DVD releases Edit
- Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 27, 21 October 1991
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 3.2, 3 April 2000
- As part of the TNG Season 3 DVD collection
- As part of the TNG Season 3 Blu-ray collection
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
Guest stars Edit
- And
Special guest star Edit
Co-stars Edit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise-D computer voice
- Karen Baxter as operations division ensign
- James G. Becker as Youngblood
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace
- Natalie Wood as Bailey
- Unknown performers as
Stand-ins Edit
- James G. Becker – stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Dexter Clay – stand-in for Michael Dorn
- Jeffrey Deacon – stand-in for Patrick Stewart
- Nora Leonhardt – stand-in for Marina Sirtis
- Tim McCormack – stand-in for Brent Spiner
- Lorine Mendell – stand-in for Gates McFadden
- Guy Vardaman – stand-in for Wil Wheaton/ hand double for Patrick Stewart
References Edit
14th century; 2305; 2307; 2336; aceton assimilators; asteroid; Astral V Annex; away team; baldness; battle cruiser; beach; blanket; Bonaparte, Napoléon; booby trap; Chaya VII; chief engineer; circuit path; Cleponji; Cleponji crew; Coco-no-no; crossbow; cross section; date; Daystrom Institute; debris; Design Team 7; dilithium crystal chamber; Drafting Room 5; Earth; facet; Federation; Ferengi; Ferengi cargo ship; fungilli; fusion reactor; Galaxy-class; Galaxy Class Starship Development Project; generation; ghost; gypsy; holodeck; holographic simulation; Hungarian Dances; hyronalin; image processor; impulse power; inertial dampener; intermix ratio; isolinear chip; Kavis Teke elusive maneuver; kiss; Lang cycle fusion engines; life support; margin of error; Mars Station; Mars; matter-antimatter path; mechanical clock; memory coil; Menthars; meters per second; Milky Way Galaxy; Moonlight on the Beach; Number one; Orelious IX; outpost; oxygen; Passive Lure stratagem; personality profile; personal log; playback unit; power pack; power transfer tunnel; Promellians; Promellian battle cruiser; propulsion expert; radiation; radiation poisoning; reactants per unit time; red alert; Outpost Seran T-1; ship in a bottle; starbase; subspace field; subspace field processor; Theoretical Propulsion Group; Theoretical Propulsion log; three-dimensional chess; toy; tricorder; tritium; Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards; violin; warp field generator; yellow alert
Other References Edit
- Engineering Systems Database: antimatter; antimatter containment pod; antimatter injection; antimatter injection system; antimatter purge vent; antimatter stream coil; artificial gravity; Bryce, P.; Bussard collector; Construction Logs - Field Stress Compensators; cryogenic fluid; deuterium; deuterium injector; deuterium stream coil; Emergency Field Quench Procedures; Emergency Plasma Vent Procedures; Engineering Systems Database; field coil; Field Maintenance Power Requirements; field stress compensator; flow sensor; Gravimetric Power Limits (Theoretical); high energy plasma; magnetic containment field; Operating Protocol - Flow Sensors; Operating Protocol - Primary Field Coils; Operating Protocol - Secondary Field Coils; Operating Protocol - Subspace Field Generators; Operating Protocol - Subspace Harmonic Monitors; Plan Transitional Field Stress Factors; plasma; plasma injector; plasma injection throttle subsystem; Probert, A.; Scott, Montgomery; Secondary Harmonic Safety Requirements; Subspace Design Logs - Theoretical Propulsion; subspace field generator; subspace harmonic; subspace harmonic monitor; subspace warp field; Synthetic Grav Field Interaction Considerations; teratogenic coolant; Teratogenic Coolant Safety Protocol; tritium
- Biographical Data File – Dr. Leah Brahms: 2305; 2307; 2336; Alpha Centauri; Alpha Delphi IX; Bachelor of Science; Beaumont, Susan Brahms; Brahms, Theodore; Damascus City; Daystrom Institute of Technology; Design Engineer; Design Team 7; dilithium crystal servo subsystem; Doctor of Theoretical Physics; Feynman Chair; Higher Order Warp Field Propulsion Applications; Master of Cybernetics; Optical Technologies; Professor of Theoretical Physics; plasma resonance sampling device; Quayle Canals Northeast; Scientific Tasmanian; September; Starfleet Design Consultant; Subspace Processing Modes in Warp Propulsion Applications; Subspace Physics; thesis; University of Alpha Centauri; University of Tomobiki; Utopia Planitia Gardens: Yamato, USS
Unused production references Edit
positron duct; Smithsonian Institution
External linkEdit
- "Booby Trap" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "Booby Trap" at Wikipedia
- Booby Trap at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- "Booby Trap" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
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Thanks for your response Sonny. I understand the no toss part anywhere but at lower launch. It was a mistake doing it at the upper. I never ever do that, and I surely wont again. The winds were really light at that particular time and I subconsciously screwed up.
Thanks for the 100 deg input. The way Bret taught me to find that sweet spot, is by walking upwind until the rear lines just go taught. He told me that many kiters have the back float on launch from being too far forward and that this method will elevate that. I know we have all see him do his radius run at launch. I will confirm this method the next time over beers with him.


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Secret Santa 2011
Ho ho ho, it's that time of year again folks! It is the season for sharing and giving, and by that I do of course mean killing and lynching. Yes, the quiet old town of Xkcdia is once again under assault from the forces of evil. But with the holiday season having driven the townspeople even nuttier than usual, can Xkcdia be defended? And more importantly, can Christmas be saved?
The Setup:
Every player sends in a role, which is then randomly assigned to another player. The Mod decides on what alignment each role should have, and alters it if necessary to maintain game balance.
The Details:
The game will be technically be a turbo (as the slot's empty), but because it's the holidays the days will actually be fairly long. To stop it completely dragging, it will be a nightless setup, with a short instant-night phase following each day in which most actions will take place. The game will be non-bastard in the sense that I will be an impartial mod, but players are free to send in bastard roles so long as they're actually playable.
Sign-Up Instructions:
To play, sign up below and then send me (Misnomer) a PM titled 'Secret Santa Role' and using the following template.
Role Name - self explanatory
Role Description - this is what the player sees, and should ideally include flavour
Role Mechanics - this is an exact description of what the role does. Any elements of the role that are kept hidden from the player should also go here.
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You get the idea anyway - I'm sure you can come up with better roles!Example wrote:Name: The Christmas Postman
Description: You are the Christmas Postman! Most posties hate the workload at this time of year, but not you! I mean sure, it's a bit of a handful delivering all these letters, and you get confused at times. But delivering christmas cards makes up for all of that! Each day, you can choose another player to deliver a christmas card to. That night, the player will recieve a message informing them that you are The Christmas Postman.
Mechanics: When the role-holder targets a player, that player is informed that the role-holder is The Christmas Postman. Unknown to the postman, however, they will get confused and accidentally deliver a personal letter instead of a christmas card. Therefore, in addition to the role confirmation, the targeted player will also recieve a random message from a private chat (scum, mason etc.) that occured during the previous day.
There's no player cap, but I want to get started fairly quickly so if you want to play, sign up now!
1.Vieto - entering your house, eating your cookies.
2. AngrySquirrel - WOO IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS AFTER ALL!
3. Gojoe - on the stipulation that AS prods me to keep up to date on the thread so I don't forget like the last 2 games I played...
4. b.i.o
5. mpolo - On the fourth day of Christmas…
6. ConMan - You'd better watch out ...
7. ForAllOfThis =)
8. roband - drunken signups are always a good idea, right? Also, I'm always tempted to mention that Santa isn't real, when I'm around children near Xmas, am I a bad person?
9. Adam H
10. tastelikecoke (Added the ellipsis. >_>)
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Palestine/Israel: Tutu calls US soft on Israel
Likening Israel's treatment of Palestinians to the oppression of blacks by the white apartheid government in South Africa, Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu yesterday chided the Bush administration for being too soft on prime minister Ariel Sharon.
"I can't believe the United States really believes in its impotence'' to halt Israel's military reprisals, Tutu told reporters. ''They have leverage, and they know they have leverage," he said. "Any administration knows it has the capacity. Whether they have the will is another thing."
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Remember the "Killing and Culpability" reader participation exercise I presented in April, featuring the case of a young man in Berkeley, California, who stabbed a fraternity man during a street brawl? If so, you may recall that Andrew Hoeft-Edenfield was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Now, I am gratified to see that the troubling case is getting national play as part of renewed debate over what constitutes self defense.
"Had Hoeft-Edenfield been tried in Florida, things might have turned out differently," asserts Brooklyn-based freelance writer Lisa Riordan Seville in a column first published at Crime Report and now reposted at Salon.com. That's because Florida eliminated the "duty to retreat" requirement for self defense that played a role in Hoeft-Edenfield's conviction. Unlike California, Florida and 29 other states now have "stand your ground" laws that allow people to "meet force with force" anywhere they have a "legal right to be."
The essay is pegged to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago, reaffirming gun ownership as a Constitutional right. Although that case did not pertain to self defense, legal analysts say it may ultimately help to "reshape the boundaries of the kind of force individuals can use to defend themselves," Seville notes.
Race, class, and social status in self defense claims
My local news is reporting on a bizarre rally in the overwhelmingly white San Francisco suburb of Walnut Creek. The protesters were there to support Johannes Mehserle, the transit cop who shot African American train passenger Oscar Grant to death in Oakland, California. Yes, that's right. To support the maligned killer. You will recall that Mehserle was convicted of only involuntary manslaughter, based on his claim that he had meant to fire his taser. (He is currently awaiting sentencing.) Counter-protesters lay face down in the street with their hands behind their backs to show Grant's position when he was shot in the back of the head. It reminded me of the quip going around Twitter just after the verdict highlighting race and relative social rank as factors in jury verdicts: "Hey, if Oscar Grant had shot a cop in the back, do you think he could have gotten off by saying, 'Oops, I thought I was texting on my cell phone'?"
One of my goals in the reader participation exercise was to showcase how implicit values and relative social status influence contested claims of self defense. Thus, I was intrigued by Seville's discussion of race and class in self defense claims. This was the focus of Justice Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the McDonald case. Thomas pointed out the importance of firearm ownership for black citizens in the South in the post-Reconstruction era, during which African Americans were "tortured and killed for a wide array of alleged crimes, without even the slightest hint of due process."
Massad Ayoob, a police captain and firearms trainer in New Hampshire, also acknowledged the role of race, class, and other circumstances in the outcomes self-defense claims:
He pointed to the case of Ronnie Barlow, a young black man from Arizona who was in 1990 convicted of second-degree murder for what he said was a self-defense shooting. He said he was attacked by 21-year-old Robert Lockwood, a white man with a long criminal history and the son of a local judge, but the jury didn't buy it. The judge, however, saw it differently and reduced the jury verdict to manslaughter. Two years later, Barlow was released."What would the "reasonable person" have done?
Subtle social and moral values quickly slip into jury deliberations because of the supposedly objective question of what the "reasonable person" would have done in the defendant's situation. Writes Seville:
The "reasonable man" -- or, now, "reasonable person" -- doctrine is the cornerstone of a self-defense case, explains Cynthia Lee, a law professor at George Washington University. Juries must decide if the sequence of events was reasonable not only in the defendant's mind but also from an outside perspective.Battered person's syndrome
"The reasonableness requirement is imposed to lend an air of objectivity to the defense," says Lee, the author of Murder and the Reasonable Man, a study of how beliefs and social norms play out in criminal cases, including self-defense trials. "The problem is of course that reasonableness is in the eye of the beholder," she says. "What's reasonable to one person is not reasonable to another."
Seville goes on to discuss the role of the battered women's defense in broadening conceptions of self defense in the courtroom:
In recent years, the courts and state legislatures have opened up more room for questions about what constitutes an "imminent" threat and whether a reasonable person must try to flee before using force.Related blog posts:
Increased legal acceptance of the "battered person's syndrome" in the early 1990s allowed juries to hear how an abused person -- often, a woman -- might feel she had no choice but to kill to save her life. This challenged the long-standing notion that the threat to one's life had to be imminent. A battered person may, some believe, kill because the abuse is perceived to be life-threatening even if it isn't happening right then.
Like "stand your ground laws," battered-person defenses show that societal views can come into play in the long-standing right to self-defense, but nothing may indicate that better than the juries themselves.
Self-defense cases offer juries a lot of leeway to decide what they believe is reasonable and just, regardless of the law. "What the law on the books requires and what happens in action may be two different things," Lee says. "Prosecutors, cops, jury members. We're all people -- and stereotypes about certain groups affect us all."
The McDonald decision means that courts throughout the country will grapple for years with interpretations of the Second Amendment and the right of self-defense. But when the cases make it in to court, justice may depend less on the letter of state law than on the state of mind of the 12 people seated in that jury box.
- Killing and culpability: A reader participation exercise (April 14, 2010)
- "Killing and culpability" sentences handed down (June 16, 2010)
(2) Mehserle counter-protesters, credit Brant Ward, San Francisco Chronicle
(3) "The Second Amendment," credit ianturton (Creative Commons license)


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The Japan Petroleum Institute-Junior Society (JPI-JS) Forum SessionActivity by Koji Nishi | added on Nov 07, 2011 | Japan
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The JPI-JS Forum Session will have two invited lectures in order to providew a venue for exploring, reflecting and sharing ideas with regard to the applications of petroleum chemistry among experts and young research scientists in this field.
The JPI-JS (The Japan Petroleum Institute-Junior Society) Forum Session will be held in conjunction with the 41st Annual Meeting of The Japan Petroleum Institute (Yamaguchi Convention of JPI).
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The Handmaids' full title for their community is "Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus." Our Sisters here at St. Raphaela Center have a very special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and they invite guests to come monthly for our First Friday Mass.
Why Friday? Well you may know that Sunday is a commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Friday is the day on which Jesus died, and so the Mass on the First Friday holds a special place in commemorating Jesus' death. It is through death that we are able to live in the new Life of Jesus.
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This ought to be a fun event. I am a bit concerned about more gold coming easily into the game, but time will tell. Will there ever be an additional use for excess aether energy? Perhaps construct hearts can be forged with 2500 aether. Or additional skill points for 75k, 100k, 150k, 300k.... Maybe once skill points are complete we can dump Aether for 1 food per which could combat inflation (although it wouldn't do anything for revenue). Currently the number of players that have finished the Aether skill points is growing, almost as fast as the aether in my inventory!
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Gold futures suffered a sudden, brief drop in prices early Monday on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, with market watchers blaming the move on everything from a "fat finger" to trader liquidation to price manipulation.
According to Nanex (that\'s its chart above), a trade of about 4,200 contracts sent February gold tumbling by $30 an ounce on heavy volume at around 10:14 a.m. Eastern and triggered a 10-second trading halt. Prices fell from about $1,245 to around $1,215 an ounce in just moments. The crash came about 14 minutes after the release of U.S. factory orders and ISM services index data.
Phil Flynn, a senior analyst at Price Futures Group, at first said the drop looked like it was due to a "fat finger," then added there was speculation over a broker liquidating positions.
Mark O'Byrne, executive director at GoldCore, said the "flash crash today had the hallmarks of price manipulation." Still, "as ever, it is nearly impossible to tell and could have been a fat finger trade or a large fund or bank liquidating a gold position."
Meanwhile, Ross Norman, chief executive officer at Sharps Pixley, said that the move "looks to be shorts defending their substantial positions." But "some of us have doubts, which makes gold a steal at these prices," he said. "In fact, [it's] the cheapest insurance in town against economic difficulties."
February gold was last up $1.80, or 0.2%, at $1,240.40 an ounce on Comex.
Now the real question is whether the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and exchange "will investigate and try to actually enforce its regulations," said Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter.
"Apparently there was no investigation into the mid-April episode where gold contracts were dumped simultaneously to push the price through sell stops. Either position limits were ignored by the exchange in this instance, or there was collusion involved — either of which should have been investigated and exposed," he said.
"I\'m afraid that today\'s spike downward is further evidence that the current regulatory regime isn\'t working," said Lundin.
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Christopher Anderson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 89 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Off the Cuff (tagline: A presentation tool for smart people)
Off the Cuff is an iPad application that allows business people to deliver visual presentations in an impromptu, non-linear fashion. Unlike the typical PowerPoint slide presentation that moves in a set sequence from one slide to the next, Off the Cuff allows the presenter to improvise their presentation and display any visual that they choose at any point in the presentation. Like a great jazz pianist, an Off the Cuff presenter can give his own rendition of a presentation, specifically tailored to the audience.
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Our previous contest have 100% feedback .
Thank you so much for everything, your by far the most helpful CH, given that you don't over look anyone's efforts and find something positive in every design. At the time you have a clear vision of what you want and don't want. ~CMOLINA
Your contest is a very exciting. Not every day we (designers) see a very nice and respectful CH. Good luck for you and your contest. ~zephcrazy
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Our target is professional speakers, sales people and other business professionals whose jobs require making visual presentations to an audience, whether that audience is an individual or a large crowd.
We need a logo as well as a 72x72px application icon in PNG format representing the product.
We do not have strong opinions about design, logotype, graphics, or color scheme yet. So it is a good opportunity to indulge your creativity. Our basic requirements are that it be clean, fresh, and not too formal. We don't want your standard boring business logo. It should convey flexibility of the product and the creativity and spontenaity of the user. Some ideas that you may play with include incorporating a presentation slide or maybe a shirt cuff. Do NOT use grey or black backgrounds in the color scheme.
The icon should be a variation on the logo graphic. It must look eye-catching and appealing on a users home screen. No white, black or translucent backgrounds. For the purpose of the contest you can include the standard iPhone/iPad look and feel (i.e rounded corners, drop shadow and reflective shine). But for final delivery it must have 90-degree corners, no shine or gloss, and no alpha transparency. We will also need a 48x48 version for the App store.
This is not a requirement. But it would be helpful to include a comment with each of your entries that explains your thoughts or reasons for choosing the design elements that you did. If you just want to submit the design that is fine too.
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