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Washington, DC – Robert L. Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, commented on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's announcement of a framework for reforming the corporate tax code. Borosage argues that the corporate lobby machine in Washington would eventually prevent the closing of loopholes and the lowering of the top tax rates.
Statement from Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future:
"The president's proposed corporate tax reform lowers the corporate tax rate in exchange for closing `dozens of tax loopholes and subsidies.' The president should be commended for proposing a minimum rate on foreign earnings, effectively squelching the corporate push to repatriate profits at laughable rates. And the proposal wisely continues a break for domestic manufacturing, a small step towards encouraging the creation of good jobs back in the United States.
"But the proposal is promoted as revenue neutral at a time when corporations pay an historically low share of the tax burden. And the entire proposition of lowering rates in exchange for closing loopholes is, as we learned with the Reagan tax reforms, something of a put-on. The loopholes are closed, but the corporate lobbies stay in place. In time, the rates have come down but the loopholes have returned. Then, there is another push to `simplify' the tax code, lower the top rates, and close loopholes. We've seen this trick before; there is no reason to fall for it again."


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Ok, so here's the deal — this is a very specific type of list, designed with a very specific goal. From comedies to super-hero movies, from tearjerkers to period pieces, there is a lot of variety heading to the theaters this year. But this is not just a top 10 most anticipated list, or a list of the movies we think will do well this year. It is a list of the movies we hope don't suck.
These are the movies we hope don't suck, because if they do, there will be consequences. Those consequences will be unique to each movie, but there will be blood, by god! Perhaps that is a little dramatic, but this is a list of 10 fictional outings, so it stays.
So lay on, Macduff! Oh, one other note — the films here are all scheduled for the first part of the year(ish). This year is crowded with movies, many of which will feature big budgets or have very high profiles. In fact, there are so many that picking just 10 was proving to be a costly internal battle. Ideological lines were drawn, and interns were sacrificed like cannon fodder before we decided to just go ahead and split. We all actually feel kinda bad about, especially since there was no one left to clean up the blood. Live and learn.
As part of the compromise, the 10 films listed below are all from the first part of the year. Ish. Technically, the last film on this list will debut on July 20, but who's counting. Check back this summer for a second article on more films we hope don't suck, but for now, to the lists!
John Carter
March 9
(Directed by Andrew Stanton; Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe)
There has been a lot of confusion about the production of John Carter. Principally, the main source of confusion is whether or not it is a Disney or a Pixar film. To set the record straight, John Carter is officially a Disney film. Even though it is being directed, co-written, and produced by longtime Pixarian Andrew Stanton. And the other two producers are also from Pixar. And much of the crew all come from Pixar as well. But no, this is a Disney film (even though it's kind of a Pixar movie). But even though it isn't a Pixar flick (even though it kind of is), the Pixar pedigree will be present throughout, and Stanton has a lot of success to back him up.
In fact, with almost no dialog, Stanton, who wrote and directed Wall-E, managed to make robots far cooler and more relatable than Michael Bay managed to do with three films, $600 million, and enough explosions to make World War II stop and say "damn, that's a lot of explosions." Even though this isn't a Pixar film (see above), it will be a sort of validation for the company. While at Pixar, Stanton helped make some of the highest-grossing and best-rated films of the last decade, but there is still that invisible asterisk labeling those films as "animated films" rather than just good films. If John Carter is a hit, it will prove that the talent at Pixar are more than just good animated filmmakers, they are good filmmakers period.
There is also the film itself. If this adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series is a hit, it will also give Disney a new franchise, which could become a springboard for other Pixar alum to spread throughout Hollywood, like an awesome, award-winning virus.
The Hunger Games
March 23
(Directed by Gary Rose; Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson)
Harry Potter has a lot to answer for. J.K. Rowling's young-adult series did ok in the bookstores and in the theaters, what with the property making enough money to pay for Gingrich's Lunar Base and all, but it also spawned the revival of a genre that wasn't really in need of being revived. The thing with young-adult fiction is that it isn't just geared towards young adults, it is geared for people who don't really read that much in general, which can be a good thing. That means young adult fiction can get away with taking shortcuts in the storytelling. Sometimes that works well, as in the case of the Potter books. Other times it produces the creeping horror of the Twilight series. The Hunger Games is the newest potential movie franchise to mine the YA depths, but it has a few things that books-turned-films like Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I am Number Four and Cirque du Freak (which coincidentally co-starred Josh Hutcherson), didn't have. Mainly, it is bats#@t insane.
It has been called an American version of the Japanese cult hit Battle Royale, where children are forced to fight to the death, and it is that. It also has a touch of Lord of the Flies and The Running Man in it. Of course, being young adult fiction, it also has a pointless and unnecessary love triangle, but that is never a primary plot point. The film seems to be taking itself seriously, which makes sense because it is actually a trilogy (which if successful will probably be turned into four movies because Hollywood loves money), and assuming the first film can make over $100 million domestically, sequels will be forthcoming. The books are insane and bloody, which makes the possible sequels awesome and crazy, but much harder to watch than others films in the same genre. Major characters die a lot, and horribly at that. There is no Team Edward or Team Jacob debate after you watch random characters melt to death from acidic venom (which would make the Twilight films a thousand times better, by the way). The Hunger Games could redirect the young adult genre in a direction away from Twilight and all the other badly written and forced supernatural love stories, and towards a more hardcore audience. So hopefully the first movie of the series won't suck.

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Leek and Potato Soup (Potage Parmentier)
From "The Kitchen Counter Cooking School" by Kathleen Flinn
(Makes about 4 to 6 Servings)
3 medium leeks
2 Tbsp butter (I used Earth Balance)
1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
1 bay leaf and 1 tsp dried thyme, or a bouquet garni
2 quarts water, or chicken or vegetable stock (I used veggie stock)
1 cup whipping cream, or 2 Tbsp butter, softened (I used non-dairy creamer)
coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
cayenne to taste (optional) (I used smoked paprika)
3 Tbsp minced parsley or chives
Prepare the leeks by discarding the roots and the tough green upper stalks. Slice, then rinse them in water to remove any residual dirt. In a 4-quart or larger saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter, then sauté the leeks for about 5 minutes, until they are softened and translucent. Add the potatoes, bay leaf, thyme or bouquet garni, and water or stock. Simmer for about 40 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
Remove from the heat. Discard the bay leaf. Break down the vegetables with a fork or a potato masher, or puree in a blender. Return to the heat. Add the whipping cream or 2 tablespoons of butter. Taste. Add salt and pepper to taste, and a bit of cayenne if desired. Garnish with chopped parsley or chives and a couple of cranks of black pepper.
Notes/Results: Silky, rich and full of flavor--this recipe affirms how much I love a good leek and potato soup. It's the perfect soup to snuggle up with on a gloomy day. Leek and Potato Soup is one of the easiest and most delicious soups to make. Flinn notes that you can replace the leek with onions, but I encourage you to use leeks if you can--their delicate sweetness adds so much to the soup. I made my soup dairy-free by using veggie broth, Earth Balance in place of butter, and non-dairy creamer, but the beauty of it is that you can adjust it to your ingredients and tastes. The cayenne adds a nice kick, or I like to put a little smoky hot paprika in instead. I also like my soup a little chunky so before adding the creamer, I scooped out about half of the soup, blended the remainder with my immersion blender, then mixed the chunks back in and added the creamer. This soup smells heavenly enough while cooking that my mail carrier wanted to know what I was making and then asked me to tell her how to make it.
Joanne of Eats Well With Others had a not so successful and somewhat stressful go at at vegetarian Thanksgiving dish but that didn't stop her from trying this healthy Swiss Chard, Chickpea and Tamarind Stew. She says, "This dish may be the epitome of all things healthy, but it, unlike my disgusting side dish attempt, does not skimp on flavor. It is tart and a bit sweet from the tamarind and tomatoes...and so good that you'll actually find yourself wanting to eat your greens. Fancy that."


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
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How the Anasazi lived
Pueblo Bonito, one of the largest of the Chaco Canyon pueblos, is a good example of how the Anasazi lived. Pueblo Bonito rose four to five stories high an astounding achievement for the time. Rooms surrounded a central plaza, and throughout the settlement were a number of kivas, meeting places that served a ceremonial purpose. The total population of Pueblo Bonito was probably around 1,200 people at its height. Surrounding the pueblo were a number of smaller dwellings and structures. Numerous communities looked to Chaco Canyon for political and religious guidance.
After the sixth century A.D., the Anasazi of Chaco Canyon and other settlements abandoned hunting and gathering in favor of cultivating crops such as maize (corn). To grow maize, they needed rain, but the area was dry and rain was sporadic. What rain did fall was hoarded and used sparingly and effectively. Evidence of dams, canals, and other water control features found by archaeologists shows the importance of water to the Anasazi.
Abandoning the pueblos
From the twelfth to the thirteenth centuries, many of the pueblos in Chaco Canyon were abandoned. What caused people to leave the pueblos, the centers of Anasazi society? One pueblo at Sand Canyon can provide clues. Archaeologists found evidence that when Sand Canyon was finally abandoned in the thirteenth century, the kivas were burned. Kivas were sacred ceremonial places; they would not have been systematically burned without cause. Many archaeologists believe the kivas were ceremonially burned, possibly as a way to "close" the kivas when people left. The Anasazi very likely did this because they never intended to return. Another important clue is that, at Sand Canyon, people left almost all their possessions rather than taking them. The Anasazi likely had a long and difficult journey ahead of them.
Why would the Anasazi leave potentially for good pueblos it had taken them decades to construct? Scientists have found one possible answer by looking at tree rings (a study called dendrochronology) in the Sand Canyon area. In the period between A.D. 1125 and 1180, very little rain fell in the region. After 1180, rainfall briefly returned to normal. From 1270 to 1274 there was another long drought, followed by another period of normal rainfall. In 1275, yet another drought began. This one lasted 14 years.
When this cycle of drought began, Anasazi civilization was at its height. Communities were densely populated. Even with good rains, the Anasazi were using their land to its limits. Without rain, it was impossible to grow enough food to support the population. Widespread famine occurred. People left the area in large numbers to join other pueblo peoples to the south and east, abandoning the Chaco Canyon pueblos and, later, the smaller communities that surrounded them. Anasazi civilization began a long period of migration and decline after these years of drought and famine. By the 1300s, it had all but died out in Chaco Canyon.
Was drought alone the only factor in the mass abandonment of the pueblos? Some archaeologists now believe that other factors religious upheaval, internal political conflict, or even warfare may have combined to exacerbate the effects of the drought. Whatever the root causes of the famine were, the archaeological evidence clearly shows it was devastating to the Anasazi.
How do archaeologists figure out when things happened? Find out more in "Dating the Evidence."
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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). The total area of the Indian Ocean is about 73.4 million sq km (about 28.3 million sq mi) and is bounded on the West by Africa, on the North by Asia, on the East by Australia and the Australasian islands, and on the South by Antarctica..
The Indian Ocean contains numerous islands, the largest of which are Madagascar and Sri Lanka.. Smaller islands include the Maldive group and Mauritius. From Africa the ocean receives the waters of the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers, and from Asia those of the Irrawaddy, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, and Shatt al-Arab rivers. As a rule, the winds over the Indian Ocean are gentle, with frequent protracted calms. Hurricanes occur occasionally, however, particularly near Mauritius, and the ocean is notable for its monsoons.
The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beach sands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploited by bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
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Thanks to my secret Schnoz (whoever you are!), got this today and I'm even wearing a matching burgundy sweater but I'm gonna hold off opening it till Christmas *'s resolve*
My ninja skills are improving! I hope you enjoy it!Also, Amazon is lacking in the "being sure to include the gift message" department they seem to be big on. This is the third time they haven't included one in something I sent!
You could always email email@example.com about this, including relevant information about each order. That would probably guarantee that such a thing does not happen again. Would likely ruin a few people's day as well.
My ninja skills are improving! I hope you enjoy it!
I know I'm a bit late, but I will be sending off my gift tomorrow!! It's an original piece of art -- so trying to find the time to make something as my Internship is coming to an end has been tough!!I hope it makes it there before Christmas!!
Thank you JMP! I love my presents!
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I made a stamp by carving a piece of linoleum. I had to do it twice because the first time I got a little overzealous with my carving tool and cut off one of the little pointed prongy things on the top of the brand as well as messing up the border. But I just couldn't give up on the Berserk wrapping paper! The second time I took it slower and was more patient and things went much better. (Go figure, right?)
I got my gift from Rhombaad the other day and got some awesome stuff!An Eraserhead bluray I've been eyeing as well as some volumes of Berserk to help round out my collection. Hurray for Lynch solidarity Gobby! Thanks Rhomby, I'll probably watch the movie tonight or tomorrow! I'm really excited to see it in Criterion quality!


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Andy Caldwell: Saturday, Oct. 26 at the WaveHouse, 3125 Oceanfront Walk. 8 p.m. 21 and up. www.myspace.com/londonsfalling
While there is plenty of music and activity to be found Oct. 31, Halloween parties are a little thin on the ground, making the Kona Kai's event extra special. The night includes music from the best classic rock band in town, Rockola, with a deep catalog of tracks and both the musicianship and the vocals to carry it off. Other highlights will include a costume contest with cash prizes, but even without these extras, a Rockola show is rarely less than a terrific time. Highlighted by frontman Bob Tedde's irreverent banter and Mark DeCerbo's superb guitar playing, if you like tunes from the 1950s through the mid-1970s, Rockola, will be the perfect musical treat for Halloween evening.
Kona Kai Halloween Party: Thursday, Oct. 31 at the Kona Kai Resort, 1551 Shelter Island Drive, Shelter Island. www.resortkonakai.com
Anyone who likes soul or R&B will want to check out the Fabulous Ultratones at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge on Oct. 31, 9 p.m. While not a Halloween event per se, the celebratory nature of the music played will make the evening fun no matter what. The nine-piece band plays excellent versions of evergreen tunes like "What I Like About You" and "Billie Jean," but where it really excels is in performing modern hits, with songs as recent as Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Lady GaGa's "Edge of Glory" in its repertoire. Anyone looking for a Halloween event that emphasizes dancing over costuming will enjoy this show.
The Fabulous Ultratones: Thursday, Oct. 31, at Humphreys Backstage Live, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, Shelter Island. 9 p.m. www.humphreysbackstagelive.com
Brick by Brick continues its rep as a great place to catch tribute bands, with a post-Halloween event on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m., dubbed, appropriately enough, "The Day After." Eschewing the usual classic rock bands, this night will feature a host of punk doppelgangers, including The Misfits cover band The Strikefits, which features members of The Strikers, Rail Them To Death and Dead Ghosts. Also on hand will be Ramones tribute band The Remones, Social Distortion tribute copyists Mommy's Little Nutstache and Spits impersonators Batface. If you missed out on catching the originals back in the day, this show is the next best thing.
The Day After Tribute Band Concert: Friday, Nov. 1 at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Avenue. 8 p.m. 21 and up. $10. www.brickbybrick.com
Fans of Americana in all its variations will love the bill at the Griffin on Nov. 5 at 8:45 p.m. On hand will be singer Nena Anderson, whose sound takes in touches of country and jazz; folk-inspired duo The Peripherals; folk rockers A Mayfield Affair; and rock-leaning quartet The Tilt. The latter is particularly inspiring, with their recent album, "Howlin," nominated for a 2013 San Diego Music Award. Full of excellent tunes that veer between blues rock, folk and outlaw country, The Tilt comes across with Led Zeppelin-like intensity, while sacrificing none of the twang and strum of their music.
The Tilt: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at The Griffin, 1310 Morena Blvd. 9 p.m. 21 and up. www.thegriffinsd.com
On Oct. 26, Dizzy's will be the site of a CD release show for guitarist/vocalist Diane Hubka. Celebrating her sixth album, "West Coast Strings," Hubka will be backed by an all-star band, including bassist Gunnar Biggs, drummer Duncan Moore and guitarist Peter Sprague, who also performs on two of the album's tracks. Originally from the East Coast, Hubka has found acclaim worldwide, particularly in Japan, where her warm, smooth vocals have led to her albums being reissued. The latest disc features 13 cover songs, ranging from Gershwin and Mancini to Van Morrison, an eclectic set of music sure to make a wonderful listening experience at San Diego's premiere jazz venue.
Diane Hubka: Saturday, Oct. 26, at Dizzy's, 4275 Mission Bay Drive. 8 p.m. $15. www.dizzysjazz.com


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Dragonflies and Damselflies
Adult dragonflies and damselflies are to the aquatic insect world what butterflies are to terrestrial insects: big, showy, beautiful, and well-known cultural icons. As adults, members of the order Odonata can be intensely colorful, active, and often noisy. Sit by a healthy wetland long enough on a summer day, and there's a good chance you'll hear a midair battle raging between two fiercely territorial male dragonflies. If you're very still, a dragonfly might even land on or near you while it devours an insect that fell prey to its speed and agility. In fact, dragonflies and damselflies are fierce predators as both adults and larvae. Immature odonates are also valuable indicators of water quality, although some nymphs can be very tolerant of habitat disturbance.
The Xerces Society uses immature dragonflies and damselflies, as well as other aquatic invertebrates, to develop a biological assessment tool for Pacific Northwest wetlands. Understanding the ability of a water body to support life, or its biological integrity, is a first step in providing protection for that habitat.
The Xerces Society also has reviewed the status of a number of Hawaiian damselflies that are at risk of extinction in the red list of aquatic invertebrates.


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Department of Law Seeks Supreme Court Review Regarding the Implementation of Regulations on Same-Sex Benefits
October 31, 2006
(Anchorage) - Attorney General David Márquez announced today that the Department of Law will petition the Alaska Supreme Court for review of a decision by the Anchorage Superior Court regarding the implementation of regulations for same-sex benefits.
Marquez stated that, "The Commissioner of Administration adopted regulations on October 13, 2006 implementing the mandate of the Supreme Court in the ACLU case. On October 30, 2006, the Superior Court issued an order not simply disapproving parts of the regulations but actually directing the Commissioner of Administration to rewrite the regulations in a particular way, simply because the judge disagreed with their content. This is inappropriate. The adopted regulations are neither unfair nor constitutionally infirm. While the court may have its own view of how it would have approached this issue, the statutory and regulatory framework for state employee benefits is an inherent function of the legislative and executive branches of state government. As a result the Department of Law has asked that the superior court order of October 30 be stayed to allow review by the Alaska Supreme Court."
"Last week, at the recommendation of Department of Administration Commissioner Scott Nordstrand, Governor Frank H, Murkowski called for a special session of the Alaska State Legislature to address the issue of how the Supreme Court's ruling should be implemented," said Márquez. "Implicit in the Supreme Court's order, is the notion that the legislature is the appropriate body to consider this remedy. Creation of the statutory and regulatory framework to address the issue of implementation of state benefits is an inherent function of the legislative and executive branches of state government. Because the Supreme Court's order addressing the remedy was received after the regular legislative session ended, and subsequent legislative attention was focused on the gasline, this is the first realistic opportunity to allow them to respond."
Márquez also noted that, "The Lieutenant Governor has strongly asserted that the regulations recently adopted go beyond the existing statutory framework. Given this concern it is appropriate that the legislature be afforded the opportunity to remove any doubt as to the Commissioner's authority."
As a result the Department of Law has requested that Judge Joannide's order dated October 30th be stayed pending review by the Alaska Supreme Court.
"The Department of Law recognizes its obligation to honor and comply with decisions by the state's highest court," said Márquez. "This concern remains a priority for the department and it is, in that spirit, that we are announcing this request."
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Westport firm buys WPLR and other radio stations in Conn.
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Connoisseur Media of Westport agreed to buy three Connecticut radio stations, including 95.9 The Fox in Stamford, from Cox Media Group.
The value of the deal was not disclosed by either company, but Connoisseur noted it has closed or announced about $100 million in radio acquisitions during the last nine months. It has made acquisitions in Long Island, Trenton, N.J., and Allentown, Pa. It already has stations in Montana, Illinois, New York, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota.
In addition to 95.9 WFOX-FM, Connoisseur also agreed to buy New Haven's WPLR-FM, Star 99.9 WEZN-FM and the service agreement with Yale Broadcasting's WYBC-FM.
WEZN and WYBC are housed in Milford.
"We are honored and privileged to welcome these terrific radio stations into the Connoisseur family," said Jeffrey D. Warshaw, Connoisseur's CEO, in a press release.
"The stations have an impeccable history of community service and high quality broadcasting. We are excited to be working with the tremendous team that Market Manager Kristin Okesson has led to great success.
"It is particularly gratifying to own these stations in our own back yard."
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The United States has fallen into a slippery slope of eroding basic rights due to the threats of terrorism, said 2006 Brigance Forum Lecturer Marouf A. Hasian Jr.
"I think what's happened since 9-11 is that we're more willing to believe that Congress and the judiciary should not put reigns on a strong chief executive," Hasian said Wednesday night. "We've been willing to contemplate losses of civil liberties in the name of security, in the name of reducing fear, in the name of stopping terrorist dangers."
Hasian is Professor of Communication at the University of Utah. He received his PhD and MA in Speech Communication from the University of Georgia, his JD from Campbell University Law School in North Carolina, and his BA from the University of North Carolina. He has written and researched legal rhetoric in the legislative, judicial and executive branches.
"What's happened is we've realigned and re-thought what the Constitution means," Hasian said. "We're willing to say not only is it constitutional, not only is it ok with us that we have a strong executive but we demand it. Natural catastrophes as well as military catastrophe like 9-11 have created a situation where what once was considered to be an emergency exception is now considered the norm we're willing to live under and that completely alters the way we think about liberties."
Hasian took numerous questions from the nearly 100 in attendance about the President's domestic spying program. "It includes surveillance, like some of the students brought up. We're willing to say, 'you know what, we used to think of it as an invasion of privacy but that was before 9-11. Now we're willing to say I can lose some of my privacy I want the government surveying people who support terrorists'
"It can include the idea that military tribunals can provide justice even if it's not the same kind of justice we get in civil trials, it's a justice that can be swift and meted out to enemy combatants that threaten our country."
He spent a good portion of his prepared remarks discussing the use of martial law, as he defines it the military replacing civil courts. He uses the example of detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as the military putting itself above even the Geneva Convention. He then discussed the paradox of the military not moving fast enough to suit victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The problem, Hasian said, is the slippery slope of compromised rights opens up a Pandora's Box.
"I think that what's going to start to happen is that as you go thru the Bill of Rights, we're going to start to tinker with all of them. For example, what will happen on the internet, or on paper, or what's written when people critique the president too harshly or say things too harshly that could now be as interpreted as support for terrorism.
"Look at the reaction Bush had when the New York Times reported the news about the secret surveillance. Not only was there a debate about the legality of the surveillance, but there was a debate about whether or not the people who leaked that information were supporting terrorists."
He laments the loss of liberty but finds the public's desire for more protections curious.
"The idea you had to have reckless disregard for the truth if you were a public official, all these protections built in for journalists, all those types of expansive civil liberties that were part of the discourse of the 60s and 70s now become quaint and passé," Hasian said. The same thing can happen with search and seizure, right to do process, right to protection against self incrimination, all of the Bill of Rights. All those now become luxuries; that's what I see constantly happening.
"If majority of Americans want this then we may be doing what's constitutional and this re-alignment taking place may not be this unconstitutional depravation because it's not coerced, it's not imposed on us. We've not only acquiesced, but we want it. That's the fascinating rhetorical dimension of this - not that it's just happening but we're demanding it."
He is quick to add there are ideologues, mostly neo-conservatives, and military leaders who contribute to the slippery slope. But the slide in civil liberties began during the Reagan administration, through the first Bush, and President Clinton's presidency.
The Brigance Forum lecture is an annual public lecture or debate in memory of the late William Norwood Brigance. In his 38 years at Wabash College, he taught generations of Wabash students how to be more effective with they spoke. He wrote textbooks used by high schools throughout the country. The Brigance family, friends, and former students have, through their contributions, endowed the annual lecture.
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To DOD: Questions from McClatchy -
We are reporting out a story on the Insider Threat Program that has been under implementation since 2011, and have the following questions. We'd appreciate a response by the late Thursday afternoon.
1. Some current and former U.S. officials are concerned about the increased reliance on employees to monitor their co-workers' behaviors as a means of detecting insider threats. What precautions are being taken to ensure that this doesn't result in false or unsubstantiated reports?
2. Could you provide a list of the behavioral "indicators" that employees are being trained to recognize in detecting and identifying insider threats? Are these indicators similar to those listed in DoD Directive 5240.06, Enclosure 4?
3. CI professionals undergo years of training and experience in detecting and identifying insider threats. Is it realistic to expect DoD employees to acquire such skills through a routine training course?
4. The DoD Strategic Plan produced by the Unauthorized Disclosures Working Group last June says that, unauthorized disclosures of classified information to the public "harms us as much as spies and is tantamount to aiding the enemies of the United States." How does that view accommodate disclosures like the Pentagon Papers?
5. Since the implementation of this program, how many insider threat cases have been opened and how many have been successfully dealt with either administratively or through referrals to DoJ?
Response from DOD
Below is what I am able to share on the record as a Defense Department spokesman regarding the department's efforts to address the insider threat and unauthorized disclosures:
Under policy direction from the Office of the Under Secretary of Policy and oversight by the Defense Security Enterprise, the Office of the Under Secretary of Intelligence and the DoD Chief Information Officer have established a joint DoD project team to develop a comprehensive DoD Insider Threat Program that leverages counterintelligence, security, and information assurance capabilities in accordance with the National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards.
The department is currently coordinating a draft insider threat policy that will provide an overarching structure for compliance with the national insider threat policy. Additionally, the department is restructuring its current governance process for the oversight of insider threat policy implementation to include additional functions for law enforcement, information assurance, and a range of security disciplines.
Worth noting are several key points that address the department's insider threat concern:
- DoD personnel may report a suspicious incident or behavior to the appropriate officials based upon briefings they have received, training or simply their concern about a situation. Law enforcement, security, counterintelligence or other officials will assess the information and in collaboration with legal support, the chain of command and other required stakeholders will make a determination on any future action. The individual is not penalized for reporting something in good faith that may turn out to be unfounded. Pursuant to DoD directive 5240.06, Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting, department personnel are required to report suspicious incidents concerning possible foreign intelligence service or international terrorist threats to the department based upon a number of indicators provided in that document.
- In addition to guidelines provided in DoD Directive 5240.06 on counterintelligence threats, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued Federal investigative standards and adjudicative guidelines for determining the reliability of cleared personnel. Those standards apply to all personnel across the department.
- Insider threat situations are not only related to the counterintelligence mission. Security, counterintelligence and the information assurance communities work closely together - particularly regarding the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
- Counterintelligence, security, and information security specialists throughout the department are available to answer questions, and help DoD members if they have questions on reportable matters. These experts will work with the appropriate parties to evaluate the reported information and determine the required actions.
- Executive Order 12356 and DoD manual 5200.01 set thresholds for the classification of information, the unauthorized disclosure of which can reasonably be expected to cause damage, serious damage, or exceptionally grave damage to national security. Unauthorized disclosures (UDs) of classified information to the public are in fact made available to all -- including to adversaries. Unauthorized disclosures of classified information put at risk the success of the most sensitive classified operations, plans, partnerships, and technologies of the department and our mission partners. It is not an overstatement to say that human lives are at times jeopardized when someone leaks classified information.
- The federal government, including DoD, also have long-established policy and procedures for individuals to submit challenges to classification decisions. If personnel have reason to believe that information is improperly or unnecessarily classified, they must communicate that view to their security manager or the original classification authority to bring about a correction. DoD component leaders must ensure no retribution is taken against an individual who questions a classification or formally challenges a classification. Each component has a system for processing, tracking, and recording formal classification challenges, including administrative appeals of classification decisions, and must ensure all personnel are made aware of the established procedures for classification challenges.
Questions and answers from Peace Corps
I am reporting out a possible story on how federal agencies are implementing President Obama's Oct. 7, 2011, Executive Order 13587 on improving safeguards against unauthorized disclosures of classified information. Here's the order: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/07/executive-order-structural-reforms-improve-security-classified-networks- An October 14, 2011 memo instructed your agency and others to carry out the executive order. I have the following questions:1. What specific steps has your agency taken to implement the EO?2. Did your self-assessments determine that your agency'ssafeguards against UDs (unauthorized disclosures) were inadequate? If so, what corrective actions were taken and improvements realized?3. Has your agency begun providing monthly reports on UDs to theSenior Information Sharing and Safeguarding Steering Committee?4. Has your agency selected a POC to facilitate this reporting?5. Have your efforts resulted in increased detection of UDs? Ifso, how does your agency determine whether they should be handled administratively or referred for criminal investigation?6. Has your agency encountered any specific problems or objections to implementing the EO? If so, what have they been?7. Can we get copies of the guidance and standards that your agency has developed for insider threat detection?8. Can you provide us with your self-assessments or summaries of the assessments?
Response from Peace Corps:
Below is what I can offer you, on background from a Peace Corps official please.
The Peace Corps takes very seriously the obligation to protect sensitive information and is working to implement Executive Order 13587 as directed by the President. The agency has identified a senior official to oversee classified information sharing, safeguarding efforts, and implementation of an insider threat detection and prevention program. The agency has conducted the required internal assessment, and a cross-departmental team of Peace Corps staff has been identified and trained to support the program. The Peace Corps is working in coordination with the National Insider Threat Task Force to ensure the security of classified networks and the responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified information.


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Located in Del Mar, CA, Paradise Grille is a casual, yet upscale restaurant located in a fairly affluent beach community. The median age of the local residents is 44 years.
Paradise Grille takes pride in their restaurant and this pride needs to come out in the design selected.
I (Ray) am launching this contest on behalf of the customer, Paradise Grille. The customer will also take part in comments and discussions. Understand that the customer will know EXACTLY what she wants and is expecting a great design to come out out this contest.
As mentioned, Del Mar is a fairly affluent community (avg income is $88K), with an age demographic primarily in their 40's. Feel free to look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Ma…mographics for more information.
The following is what we want for our website:
Site should be at least 850-900px wide.
Please get all of the correct information off of the current website, http://www.paradisegrille.com.
We want a very clean, modern, hip website. Nothing cheesy, corny or gimmicky about Paradise Grille. Fonts and colors should be clear and hip, in soothing soft aqua greens and blues. Creams and chocolate browns. The photos of the décor and the food should be fully utilized (available at http://www.quasars.com/99D/paradise). Shown big and clear. They are high quality. Island Elegance - Neighborhood Charm is our motto
http://www.blues.co.za is a great site that we like, as is http://www.Bleuboheme.com. I know these are flash but we can take ideas and work with it. We don't want a flash site, but a flash element is something we will entertain.
We want the telephone number and address on every page at the bottom standing out in a larger bold font
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Tube Top Frame Adapter
The Yakima Tube Top adapts bike frames without top tubes so they fit Yakima ROC or GetAway bike mounts. It's a clever little invention! The Tube Top creates a top tube for any bike that doesn't have one (children's, women's or Y-frame style bikes).
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Durable, Easy to Use Tube Top Adapter
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Out of the box easy to use. There's some weight to it that leads to its durability. I use it on my MTB to easily store on an Art of Storage wall hanger and to transport on my Swagman hitch mount. Adjustment by a telescoping tube (non-locking) to fit my bike frame size (My effective top tube length is 23").
Hang em High
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Very sturdy and are a great option for the frame hanging bike racks. They could even be used to hang the bike on a wall rack for storage.
Great adapter!
Easy to get on and off and works with both my road and mountain bike on my car! Awesome little invention.
Top tube adapter
I bought this for a cross country trip to use with my mountain bike and it works as advertised. It allows for me to use all of my bikes with my trunk rack.
Works Perfectly
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Super easy to get on and off your bike! It is a bit on the heavier side, but it's also super durable. I see this lasting a long time!
Works as described
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This works really well with my mountain bike. Easy to work with and heavy duty.
End attachment detail
Once looped around the bike tube, the gate swings down and the brass button engages to hold in place. To release depress the brass bottom and lift gate. Pretty solid.
Heavy Duty
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I mean seriously heavy. It does the job but I doubt that it had to weigh that much. It would be better if there was some way to fix the length so it wouldn't move after it is attached. Not that that affected the end result but it was a bit annoying.
Does it's job
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Makes getting non-standard framed bike a breeeeeeeeze to get on and off the rack. Its simple and easy to use.
Yakima Tube Top Frame Adapter
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Heavy duty construction, looks good(as if that really matters!) easy to use and bottom line is perfect for what it is designed to do! Enough said!!
It works
It is always a little unnerving to throw your multi-thousand dollar investment onto a $35.00 piece of plastic/composite/whatever, especially when the maiden voyage involves 80mph speeds on a windy freeway. However, this little bar got the job done! It does hold the top tube of my bike a little too close to the rack arms itself (has caused some scuffs to my steed), which I don't like..this is probably the only reason I gave it a 4/5. That might be my racks fault though, as it is a home made hitch rack and isn't designed as well as Yakima or Thule makes them. There is no locking mechanism on the telescoping part of the tube top, but it stays steady somehow. There are pins on the ends which keeps your seat post and handle bars from slipping out the side. I have read a few reviews online which say that you need to make sure your seat post is all the way tightened, or else your bike might fall off the rack. I have kept mine tight so far and have had no problems whatsoever, but for everyone reading this..keep that fact in mind.
P.S. my horizontal top tube length is 22.5 inches, and this fits fine with tons of room to spare.
It fits!
Works as promised. Easy to use. If you have a problem getting your bike on a carrier this is the solution.
Yakima Rules
I shopped all around the net and couldn't find this item at a lower cost than BCS. When it arrived I was stunned at the quality of materials and workmanship! This is one tough adapter. Its cost is justified. I tried it on my son's 20" bike -- a V frame, and it fit wonderfully. It telescopes and should fit any frame you can throw at it.
Tube Top Frame Adapter
Works on alot of bikes but not all. I am glad I got it. It makes loading my girl's bike a lot easier. Solid craftsmanship.
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I'm looking for an adapter for my child's bike. What is the shortest span from seat to handlebars that the adapter will work with?
will this product work with the yakima...
will this product work with the yakima quick back 2?
This essentially gives your bike a top tube, which is what you need to put it on the quickback2, so it will work. Hope this helps!


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The buzz of Week 6 was not the package of tight games, but rather what transpired after them. There was Shake-gate in Detroit, Oakland learning that Jason Campbell is for all intents and purposes gone for the year and what that led the Raiders to do, and the Rams finally getting their young quarterback a weapon.
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Meanwhile, this week's power rankings see incremental movement from 1-20, with a humongous exception: Those feisty Redskins.
Down 11 spots.
You read that right. That's the largest movement we've had, and the case can be made the drop could have been more precipitous. For starters, the quarterback situation is completely up in the air, as were most of Rex Grossman's passes Sunday. Mike Shanahan can't decide on a starter at tailback or an offensive identity. Lastly, so many of the clubs behind the Redskins won this weekend.
It was a massive game of leapfrog. The only true steadiness is among the bottom 11 teams. Otherwise, let the dissension commence ... again.
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Story of Green Bay's season: Backed up at their own seven yard-line in a 10-point game ... if the Rams get a stop, they'll have nice field position. Instead, Jordy Nelson caught a sideline pass and made two Rams defenders -- including Al Harris of all people -- look as athletic as Tommy Maddox. Ninety-three yards later, Nelson had a touchdown. I have a VHS tape of the Monday night game against the Bears where Robert Brooks caught a 99-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre. It's the same game where a Bears fan with a raging mullet jumps out of the stands (and into the tunnel) to catch an extra point. Pure greatness.
Fox Sports announcer Thom Brennaman said "and the beat goes on for Tom Brady" after a touchdown pass during the broadcast of the Cowboys- Patriots game. Really? The offense hadn't been thwarted like it was by Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan all season. The Patriots resorted to going no-huddle for much of the game just to get things going. But give them, and specifically Brady, a heckuva lot of credit, for turning it on in the fourth quarter and winning a tough game that certainly wasn't the shootout we all expected it to be.
If you're a follower of the Ravens, you have to be pleased with a couple of things you saw Sunday: 1. Joe Flacco taking vertical shots downfield, even without Lee Evans; and 2. Closing the door in the fourth quarter, something the Steelers had trouble doing vs. the Jaguars and the Cowboys haven't been able to do two games in a row.
Niners fans, that was a huge win, any way you slice it. The strength, again, was the defense and the running game. The latter provided 203 yards of real estate, with Frank Gore leading the way. Don't look now, but Gore, who had such a rough start to the season, has 393 yards rushing in the past three games. Wow.
That wasn't a dead fish Jim Harbaugh handed Jim Schwartz on Sunday. The Tom Cruise/alpha male slap on the back didn't go too well with the firm handshake. Still, the loss to the 49ers was good for Detroit. This team, if it's to have any hope in the playoffs, has to learn to make due offensively when teams scheme to take Calvin Johnson out of the game. I say that, and Megatron still had seven catches for 113 yards. What a quiet 100-yard game. Brandon Pettigrew could help matters by fighting for the ball occasionally.
Bye week in SoCal. The Chargers have scored 120 points and allowed 109. This club hasn't looked commanding at any point this season, but 4-1 is 4-1. Many Chargers fans probably kept a close eye on Cleveland-Oakland, knowing that the Raiders are the only thing standing in the way of another postseason berth. In case you're wondering, those two clubs face off Nov. 10 on NFL Network. Until then, the Bolts play at the Jets, at the resurgent Chiefs, and host the Packers. The AFC West might come down to Week 17, when the Chargers travel to -- you guessed it -- Oakland.
In many ways pro football is different in 2010 than it was 20 years ago, and in many ways it's the same. Interceptions can deep-six any decent team in any era, and the biggest numbers from Sunday's Bills- Giants matchup were the two interceptions for Ryan Fitzpatrick and none for Eli Manning. One led to the winning field goal in a game that was pretty evenly played.
Kyle Boller, it's your baby for now. Expect newly acquired Carson Palmer to start after the Raiders' Week 8 bye. The bounty Oakland paid was a lot of risk for an elusive reward. Unless Palmer gets this team to at least the AFC title game in the next couple of seasons, it's tough to justify the price tag. Keep in mind, that while the former Heisman Trophy winner was part of the solution in Cincinnati, his play was also part of the problem.
Closer shave than you expected Steelers fans? The run defense continues to be up and down. Jacksonville put up 130 yards, despite not having any threats outside to force Pittsburgh into playing coverage. Bruce Arians' offense couldn't get it going in the second half, either. There's no question this team is not as consistent as it was last season and will struggle to catch Baltimore in the division race.
Big Blue made the NFC East more interesting, and monitoring the NFL more maddening, with the win over the red-hot Bills. This just in: When Eli Manning doesn't give the ball to the other team, he's a pretty good quarterback. The Giants have a bye, then host the Dolphins before the schedule gets very tough. Their 2011 season will be made or lost on how they fare facing the Patriots, 49ers, Eagles, Saints, Packers, and Cowboys in successive weeks.
Film study is for the birds. Raheem Morris threw out "The Massacre at the 'Stick, Part I," in hopes his players would have some confidence after the 48-3 loss in San Francisco. Boy, did it work. Not only that, but Morris had his goons Tonya Harding Saints coach Sean Payton. Just kidding. Actually, forcing four New Orleans turnovers wrote this script. Big win.
The opportunities were there for the Texans in Baltimore. In a game where they played without Andre Johnson, without Mario Williams, and Arian Foster bottled up, the team hung tough. This game was a lot closer than the 29-14 score would indicate. Houston and Tennessee will be fighting for the division title in Week 17 when they hook up in Texas on New Year's Day.
Bye week in Nashville. I won't say anything about Elvis like everybody else does, as he lived in Memphis. Even though I just did. The biggest concern for a Kenny Britt-less team right now is how to get Chris Johnson back to 2009, or even 2008, form. CJ2K is CJ250, as in 250 rushing yards in five games. The 3.0 per carry average doesn't make it any better.
Are they back? It's difficult to tell after they handled the inept Dolphins. On another note, there's no way that was pass interference on the Darrelle Revis 100-yard interception return, Jon Gruden. Yes there was contact, but Brandon Marshall plowed into Revis, who has a right to his space. With all the rules geared to offensive players, it was nice to see a no-call on one of the key plays in the game.
Where would George Halas' boys be without Matt Forte? The question has been so prevalent that I posed it on Baltimore radio this week in regards to the value of Ray Rice. There are few guys who offer the versatility that Forte does. Rice is one. Perhaps Darren McFadden as well. But it's hard to think of many players who are as valuable to their team as No. 22.
If you picked up the Bengals defense on the fantasy waiver wire (like I did), you were pretty pleased this weekend. Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has his guys playing like a group. Throw in the best performance of Red Dalton's six-game career, and -- amazingly -- the Bengals are 4-2. Carson who?
If you're going to blame the loss in New England on Tony Romo, and call the guy a choker, then you probably should stop reading. Romo played just as well as Brady, who threw two picks in the win. In fact, both quarterbacks went 27 of 41. Jason Garrett went with the play-to-not-lose card by going conservative offensively with five minutes left, and paid for it. Dallas hasn't lost a game by more than four points since November of last year.
Mike Shanahan hates your fantasy team. In other news, indecision about who the go-to guy on offense was overshadowed by Rex Grossman's worst performance of the season: 9 of 22 for 143 yards and four picks. The ground game helped immensely. Except not at all.
This team is worrying me. Two words: Michael Turner. Keep giving him the ball. Atlanta's lead back produced 139 on 27 important carries. This team's blueprint to win over the past few years has never been Matt Ryan attempting 40 passes. Sunday he went 14 of 22, and Atlanta won. On the other side of the ball, while picking off Cam Newton was great, the Falcons were outgained and couldn't stop Carolina on third down. For all the inconsistency, coach Mike Smith woke up Monday morning and knew he was only a game back of the Saints. Before getting upset at this spot in the rankings, realize that Atlanta is 20th in offense and 22nd in defense.
No one, other than maybe Romo, has been ripped as much as Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo. The biggest issue, his unit's inability to stop the run, finally rectified itself Sunday in D.C. Offensively, what's gotten into Andy Reid these days -- the Eagles actually rushed the ball over 50 percent of the time.
All those Browns fans who were nervous about Peyton Hillis' lack of production weren't exactly calmed by his six-carry, 14-yard performance. The hamstring injury just muddies the waters in the backfield more, as Montario Hardesty was already in line to cannibalize Hillis' workload. None of that means a hill of beans if they can't even average three yards a crack like in Oakland. At least Colt McCoy managed four yards on his scrambles ... but he also threw the ball 45 times, after having 60 attempts vs. the Titans. That's not exactly the Browns' recipe for success. That's not a recipe for mediocrity, either.
No touchdown passes and three interceptions doesn't lend itself to cockiness. One pick meant nothing, but the other two cost Carolina a nice Week 6 upset. Cam Newton might be a viable fantasy option, but the reality is, sometimes an incomplete pass is a good football play. As responsible as the rookie is for the Panthers being in games, he bears some -- some, not the majority -- of the responsibility for the loss in Atlanta. Thus, the growing pains of playing a very talented first-year quarterback.
Is the Passion of the 'Hurst going to get a shot in Week 7? It's not looking that way. Tarvaris Jackson figures to remain the starter, which means there will be no Birkenstock giveaway day at Qwest Field later this month.
Something tells me Todd Haley and Matt Cassel didn't hit Mexico together on their bye week. Kansas City plays at Oakland, site of one of the most exciting games of 2010. Suddenly, the contest is imminently more winnable with -- speculation alert! -- Boller likely starting under center until Palmer is ready to go.
With Tebowmania, and the Brandon Lloyd trade dominating local news, much of Denver's success depends on what Willis McGahee and Eric Decker -- two afterthoughts coming into the season -- can bring to the table. The Broncos travel to Miami, a place where pass defense is mostly played in meeting rooms only. Tim Tebow should have an opportunity to make plays without always using his legs or miraculous catches by Lloyd.
Another bye week team, and another club struggling offensively. Ironically, that was supposed to be the strength of the 2011 Cardinals, but averaging only 19.2 points per game puts Arizona 24th in scoring. With a defense that allows lots of big plays, putting up less than 20 points per game won't get the Cardinals out of third place in the NFC West.
Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter has to find a way to get more from the passing game and hasten Blaine Gabbert's development. The rookie showed some flashes again, but is far behind Newton thus far in their young careers ... at least when it comes to making things develop on the field. Because of Newton, and the success of rookie quarterbacks in recent seasons ( Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Sam Bradford), it's hard to remember Gabbert just turned 22. When I was 22, I was still playing "Twisted Metal Black" on a PlayStation 1 and driving a teal Ford Probe with a maroon stripe. So Gabbert's doing pretty well.
It's time to roll with the kid. Donovan McNabb was statistically efficient again (19 of 24), but ultimately that efficiency is just good enough to get you beat. This club couldn't dream of catching Green Bay. The Vikes don't have much shot at getting to second or third place, either. Play Christian Ponder, and let the chips fall where they may.
Sitting next to NFL.com producer Matt Lathrop on Sunday at NFL West, the complete resignation of a frustrated Colts fan could be heard far and wide. Lathrop: "Our defense can give 'em up. Keep it up boys!" And then there was more positive Colts talk, like "we need to just blow the whole thing up." Curtis Painter might or might not have played a Skynyrd tribute band show Saturday, then definitely had his struggles Sunday. Still, Indy needs a larger catalogue of work before blowing the thing up, Painter included.
It's starting to look like 2007 all over again. The Dolphins just can't get out of their own way. The turnovers are bad enough. But going two for 13 on third down? Come on. They are 32nd in third-down offense, and the record reflects that.
If you want the story of the Rams' season, read the Packers' blurb in the one-hole. In other news, it was nice to see rookie Greg Salas be productive with eight catches for 77 yards. Fellow wideout Mike Sims-Walker was inactive with a rare injury called "general sucking." He was then cut with Brandon Lloyd in the mix. Considering the other options, this can't be considered anything but a great addition for Sam Bradford and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.


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Couple of updates to ibmtr and olympic as part of the kernel janitor effort. Basically getting rid of old api call that are going to disappear in the future.
Started playing with Bitkeeper as this now appears to be the source tree control tool of choice. This may work out quite well, I've got several patches that need to go into the kernel and using bk to manage the process may make my life easier.
Took the written test for the private pilot and passed that
fine, now its just the check ride...eeek !!
Last week was on the way back from Reading at night and Philadelphia ATC cleared us to fly right over the top of the city at 2,6000ft. The view was great, planes coming in to land at Philadelphia International on our left and planes taking off to our right.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A gun rights group says more than 650 Ohio educators have expressed interest in a firearms training program announced after 20 children and six educators were killed at a Connecticut school.
The Buckeye Firearms Association was accepting applications for 24 spots in a free, 3-day class to train teachers to use firearms. It said costs for the Armed Teacher Training Program would be covered by its educational foundation and outside donations.
The foundation's president tells the Dayton Daily News the response from hundreds of educators has been overwhelming.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has said he would support allowing trained school officials access to a gun during classes if he were a school board member, but also said such decisions should be up to each district.
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They were young. Attractive. During the 1960s and 1970s, a conveyor belt of female pop idols hit the record charts in Japan, releasing forgettable single after forgettable single. They didn't write their own music, and they didn't have to. Their job was to be cute.
Yumi Matsutoya wasn't considered cute (she still isn't), and she wasn't the best singer (singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima sported more impressive vocal pyrotechnics). But could Matsutoya ever write a pop song, which is why, decades after her debut, everyone in Japan still remembers her name and goes to her concerts. It's also why she appears in Japan's most beloved puzzle franchise, Professor Layton.
Throughout the 1960s, Japan was in upheaval, like the U.S. and Europe. The times, they were a-changin', and an energized youth, who were born after the war but raised during reconstruction were keen to change the country. There was something in the air, and by the end of the decade, bands like Happy End emerged.
Happy End wrote their own music and played their own instruments, which sounds somewhat like a given, but a quick survey of current popular music in Japan, with its plethora of boy bands, makes that seem somewhat amazing. Groups like the Happy End were part of the "New Music" movement that focused more on playing live than trying to get a gig on some idol TV show.
Yumi Matsutoya, who was then known by her maiden name "Arai", released her first studio album just as Happy End were breaking up. Influenced by American singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Matsutoya also focused more on her live appearances than simply mugging for the TV cameras and trying to look cute. Matsutoya was considered more "cool" than "cute", and it was her ability to pen tunes that everyone could relate to that won over fan after fan. And when she wasn't writing her own songs, she was writing tons of songs for other artists, both male and female.
In 1989, Matsutoya's music was introduced to a whole new generation. A couple of her tracks from the mid-1970s appeared in the Ghibli flick Kiki's Delivery Service for the opening and closing themes. The anime's opening track, the doo-wop "Rouge no Dengon", is from Matsutoya's 1975 album Cobalt Hour, which hit number one on the pop charts when it was released. The closing track was "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara", from her 1974 album Misslim. Her early albums, recorded under her maiden name Yumi Arai, are classics and still wonderful today. They've aged, but in a very, very good way.
Even in 2011, Matsutoya remains a household name. Her live shows, which have gotten increasingly opulent over the years, continue to pack them in. She's even doing the "vocal theme" for new 3DS title, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle. Her tune "Mysterious Flower" (via Tiny Cartridge) was reworked slightly for the game and has a Layton-style music video.
Her last name might have changed, her music might have changed, but four decades on, one thing hasn't: Yumi Matsutoya is still cool.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
What I'm Watching: Oz, Lost, Bad CW Shows
Anyway, one new thing I did start watching this week was "Oz: Season One." I'm only one episode into it so far, but I have to ask: does it get any better? I have seen one of the later episodes -- probably from Season Two or Three -- when it originally aired (I was in a hotel room, staying overnight to play in the Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship, because I that's how I used to roll), and I liked it okay. And I liked Episode One okay, too, but it was really, annoyingly, on-the-nose with the narration. Everyone's dialogue was pretty on-the-nose too, now that I think about it, and maybe I'm used to better writing from well-regarded HBO shows, but I wasn't super impressed like I expected to be.
Maybe it gets better written in later episodes?
I also watched last week's "Smallville" Legion of Super-Heroes episode finally, and, yeah, I really don't like "Smallville." It was cool to see and hear some of the Legion allusions, and at least the overall storyline has moved beyond the sappy Lana/Clark teen dullness, but it's still an ultra-cheesy CW show, and for every fun/engaging/interesting moment there were a dozen embarrassing bits. I can't imagine how adults can watch this stuff.
But I read superhero comic books, so what do I know?
"Lost" returned this week, and I watched that. All I have to say is Thank God for Jeremy Davies. He made the two-hour return more than just watchable. It's a good show, and I'm glad it's back, but the super-ponderous mysteries are really not all that super or ponderous. Obviously Locke has faked his death using that poison that led to the buried-alive incident of that eurotrash guy and the annoying "movie star." I really can't be bothered to look up their names.
And in addition to reading the Narnia books, Lindelof and Cuse must know their Billy Pilgrim. Unstuck in time, indeed.
There's no way the Grand Unified Theory of Lost, whenever it's revealed, will take into account all the silliness that went on with the child-stealing, fake-beard-wearing "Others" and all the other red herrings that have been thrown at viewers over the years. But it's still a compelling show.
So "Lost" is fine, it's good. I like it. But it's still not up there with "The Office."
What are YOU watching?
17 comments:
- Bill Reed said...
Of course you want to know, because I'm so damn fascinating. Well, Timothy, I am watching:
House-- continuing its slow downward spiral in quality.
Scrubs-- the move to ABC has given it a slight uptick in quality! The end is near.
Leverage-- a really damn fun con/heist-y show. I love that genre. The scripts are breezy, the cast is awesome... I dig it. From John Rogers, the guy who made Blue Beetle awesome.
Nip/Tuck-- I lost count of how many times this jumped the shark. And yet, I watch. Well, I'm bored.
Burn Notice-- Woot! It's back. And it has the Chin. I am sated.
Batman: Brave & the Bold-- this cartoon is so much goddamn fun with the goddamn Batman.
Psych-- still entertaining, even if they don't care about the premise anymore.
And I catch Family Guy when it's new, which is apparently a rare thing these days, and it's certainly not nearly as good as it used to be, but I'm a comic nerd; we stick with things till one of us dies.
I hear you on the Smallville Legion episode. The actors were all pretty good choices, but really, I think Johns can write better than this. I'm just going to assume that the show producers had him follow a specific storyline, because everythign just felt force. And while some Legion allusions were pretty cool fanbiy moments, I swear some of the lines were ripped straight out of some of Johns' Legion comics (Action, L3W). The thing that bothered me most was, ok you have the Legion, but you don't even show a glimpse of the future and just use them as surrogate villains for part of the episode. Plus, the dialogue and acting really is just too cheesy, I've seen maybe a few other Smallville episodes before years ago and I think this will be my first and last one in awhile.
What I'm watching:
-Fringe; trying to catch up on it, but damn is this an intriguing show. Plus I gotta get my J.J. Abrams fix somewhere since I'm waaay behind on Lost.
-Batman: Brave and the Bold; just straight up old school animation quality, plus watching it with my little brother makes it less weird.
-Robot Chicken; sporatically here and then, good little shots of comedy.
-How I Met Your Mother; this show is so funny and adorable, I'd go so far as to say that this is my generation's Friends (and having seen some episodes of Friends I can say that I enjoy HIYM vastly more).
- Marc Caputo said...
Desperate Housewives - yes, trash. But so engaging.
Brothers and Sisters - because my wife likes it and I LOVE TO WATCH THESE PEOPLE WALLOW in their self-made misery.
24 - genre-porn. But Sutherland makes it awesome.
LOST - the greatest TV show ever.
ER - because it's the last season and I just can't give it up.
Battlestar Galactica - the 2nd greatest show of all time.
Watching HIMYM on DVD - have seen S1 and S2 - yes, Friends is the obvious reference point, but avoids (at this point it has) the sentimentality of the former show. NPH - comic gold.
Lamenting the demise of My Own Worst Enemy, Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money (though the latter sank itself 4 eps back)
Awaiting the return of Reaper and Life on Mars. Intrigued by Dollhouse and Castle (with Nathan Fillion of Firefly)
- Marc Caputo said...
Actually, Tim, I think Cuse and Lindelof are EXACTLY the type pf guys to fit the whole damn mythology into one explanation. I think they've surveyed the carcasses of Twin Peaks and the X-Files and learned from those shows' mistakes as well as their own.
- Andrew Wales said...
Fringe is the absolute best show ever. Office is my second favorite. Lost is the show I wish I could give up on.
I watched this documentary about the history of comedy movies starting with Charlie Chaplin and Buster KEaton on PBS. Wow -- that was really cool. I had never paid much attention to any of those silent movies but they were hilarious. They've obviously restored them and made theme easier to watch.
- marcwrz said...
Currently watching:
Supernatural (Angel meets X-Files, extremely solid)
Weeds whenever season 4 hits dvd.
The Shield was fantastic but that ended a few months ago.
- Ultimate Matt said...
I'm halfway through the 4th season of the Wire, and it's one of the three best shows I've ever seen. (The Wire, Lost, UK Office)
Lost, obviously. Honestly, I don't expect a grand theory that explains everything - that would ultimately be dissapointing, since everyone loves their own interpretation best. I want them to explain the nature of the island, definetively, by the final episode. Everything else can be made to flow logically from that, if you want it to. And half the fun of Lost is discussing it with others, so who wants it all handed to you anyway?
I watch The Office out of habit and because it is still a decent show, but it doesn;t come near the first few seasons and isnt even in the same dimension as the real one. They're starying too far from what made it special - the realism, the subtlety. Dwight is comedy gold 99% of the time, though.
30 Rock cracks me up on the strength of Tracey Morgan and Alec Baldwin alone. I could watch the show with only those two on it.
House is good only for the characters of House and Wilson, who are the only reasons I watch it.
Oz gets pretty good during seasons 2-3 or thereabouts - it realy get sridiculous by the final two seasons, though. It never really attains greatness, though it does become a very good and entertaining show at one point.
Good to knwow you're enjoying HIMYM on DVD, it's the kind of show that's almost made for dvd viewing, because of the continuity and set-up of their lives. I caught up through the DVDs too awhile ago. I don't know too much about Friends to make any more indepth comparisons, but all I hope is that HIMYM gains the kind of audience and popularity that Friends did.
And man, all of you guys are making me want to go out and get the Lost sets so I can actually watch it properly.
- Vanja said...
Well, I watched 4 complete seasons of "Oz" in the last two years. The first season is the best, in my opinion, and perhaps they should have let it go at that. As time went on, the body count got so high that it ceased to be anything resembling reality. It was a very unique TV show, that never lacked ambition. If they managed to pull it off, which seems almost impossible, it would no doubt have remained as the best serialized drama for some time. Doing things this way was still good, but at times very sick and unconvincing.
- Tucker Stone said...
I used to watch Oz with a whole bunch of other people in college, and we would all yell at the screen the whole time, a couple of times a guy would go into the bathroom and have sex with a girl who wasn't his girlfriend, one guys drinking turned into full blown alcoholism, a couple of fights happened, and it eventually fell apart because some girl started bringing her fucking guitar and singing terrible songs she thought were really great, but nobody wanted her to leave because she was hot and real slutty.
I remember it was a mildly entertaining soap opera, but I can't imagine it's that fun to watch on your own. I did have a lot of fun when I was in a class taught by this actor and I spent half the class trying to figure out why I knew what his penis looked like. 30 minutes I realized oh shit, I saw this guy fuck some dude in a shower on Oz!
I guess what I'm saying is: You're Watching It Wrong.
- Bryce Menard said...
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- Bryce Menard said...
(I was in a hotel room, staying overnight to play in the Magic: The Gathering Regional Championship, because I that's how I used to roll)
You should still roll like this.
What I'm watching:
The Office. Still the best show on television? Probably.
Robot Chicken. I don't actually watch this on television. I just pick up the DVDs when they come out.
Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Same as Robot Chicken.
Batman The Bold And The Brave. I simultaneously hate and love this show. The first episode I saw was with Aquaman, and I almost died of laughter many times.
Repo! The Genetic Opera. A rock opera comic book movie. Enough said. Go watch it.
Neon Genesis Evangelion. I found my DVDs of this fantastic show buried in my room when I was cleaning it this weekend so I'm re-watching the series.
And last, but most certainly not least, Oldboy. I finally found this movie on DVD and I've watched it three times already this weekend.
And that is what I am watching.
- Firas said...
Lost and a bunch of cables shows like
Flight of the Conchords and Big Love. I think I'm going to stick with United States of Tara, at least for a few more weeks. And most importantly Battlestar Galactica 'cause its got me all Truman Show like "how's it going to end?"
Tim and Eric are pretty great, but all my friends refuse to watch it. They prefer How I Met Your Mother, which is a pretty kick ass show too. I never got into Friends so I don't see the resemblance, I certainly think the characters on HIMYM are less annoying.
- Timothy Callahan said...
Tucker, you realize that your life is a sitcom -- a sitcom on Fox, maybe from the late 1990s.
- Tucker Stone said...
Well, I do have my hand down my pants most evenings.
- slasherfan said...
For me, Smallville is entertaining in a very camp way, and it's also full of cute guys doing superhero stuff, which I am pretty partial to. It is a guilty pleasure, definitely--fun to watch with others.
Otherwise, I still watch Heroes for the time being, as well as Ugly Betty, Dexter, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I just watched season one of Madmen on DVD, and I'll watch the next season when it comes out. I'm planning on watching Life on Mars when it comes out on DVD. One day I will also watch all of Supernatural, but it conflicts with other things the roommate wants to watch right now (The Office, which I like, and CSI, which I can take or leave). I enjoyed the first episode of The United States of Tara, so tentatively I'm watching it! I also plan on checking out Burn Notice on DVD. I'm looking forward to Dollhouse, Kings, and Southland.
- Chad Nevett said...
Let's see...
On Monday, I watched How I Met Your Mother and Monday Night Raw. The former because it's funny as hell, the latter because I love wrestling.
On Tuesday, I saw Gran Torino and dug it quite a bit. I watched American Idol with the girlfriend, because she likes it--and mocked it quite a bit.
On Wednesday, I watched The Royal Tenenbaums with my friend Melissa. I'd seen it before and still enjoyed it.
On Thursday, watched NBC's usual Thursday night line-up save Kath and Kim, which is fucking awful. My Name is Earl is still my favourite out of those shows as The Office tends to just annoy me by this point and 30 Rock has the odd moment of funny.
On Friday, watched Friday Night Smackdown! and True Lies with the girlfriend.
On Saturday, watched another episode of The Prisoner, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and some of Saturday Night Live with the girlfriend.
On Sunday, watched The Royal Rumble in person in Detrot with the girlfriend.
Pretty typical week as far as watching stuff goes.