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This was my third year running the Nike Women's Half Marathon, my first half marathon of the year and my 18th half marathon overall.
All of the Finish Line girls (me, Andy, Evann and Angela) stayed at the Hilton located on O'Farrell St. so we were a little over a block away from Union Square. I had set alarms for 5:00, 5:10 and 5:15 and finally got out of bed around 5:30 (actually I just sat in bed and ate my larabar and banana breakfast). By 6:00 I was finally dressed, and by 6:15 Fit Andy and I headed out the door. We arrived to the start of the race around 6:23, with about 7 minutes to spare. Andy and I were seated in the first wave, however, the entry to our area was for both the 7-7:59 and 8-8:59 waves which made lining up a little bit hectic.
With the sound of the first alarm, we were off! However, we spent the first 2 miles bobbing and weaving through the crowds. We were off to a slow start and even had to walk a few steps within the first tenth of a mile because it was so congested.
One of the eerie things about this race is running in the dark for around 50 minutes. By the time we entered Golden Gate Park (around mile 4/5) it was starting to get lighter. If you followed the @finishlineusa Snapchat account, you would have seen that I tried to take a picture of the waterfall. But because I was running (and the fact I hadn't mastered the art of taking pics while running yet — something I finally got the hang of around mile 8/9) it was blurry 😛
We entered the Richmond District around mile 8, which had a fairly steep hill lined by typical SF style homes. But the sky was so pretty with a flurry of pinks and blues, and clouds resting on the horizon.
Around mile 9 we reached the Presidio, and somewhere around here I lost Andy. At mile 10 we were faced with the biggest and longest hill of the race. This hill lasts around 1/2 a mile to 3/4 of a mile. However, at this point I felt like I began to experience a runner's high. I started to get chills from the excitement, the breeze and the view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The one thing I couldn't wait for was the downhill. At one point I looked down at my watch and I was running sub 6….I remembered that last year I felt like I should have excelled during this part of the race, but had issues with my knee. Unlike last year, I didn't run a marathon the week before and felt fairly energized through this part of the race. I paid extra attention to my form, and just kind of let my legs roll. It helped to pick up speed during the downhill and return to a normal stride that ended up being faster than normal pace just because of the momentum of the downhill.
I think one of my specialities is pacing myself and leaving some reserves in the tank. For the last 2 miles I felt like I killed it. These miles felt effortless and like I had so much left in the tank to sustain a fast and exerted effort. It was so much fun to run pass people that were trudging through the last couple of miles. Usually I feel like I'm really forcing the pace, but this time I felt smooth and mentally strong knowing that I could do and hold anything/pace for ~1 mile.
One of the most deceptive parts of this race is the finish line. You can't really see it as you're approaching the end. It's a straightaway followed by a left turn and a right turn immediately into the finish line. This was something I learned from running the course last year.
I would summarize the course as a mix of street and greenery, with an equal number of hills to downhills. The scenery is always changing which makes the course seem to fly by quickly. I wouldn't recommend it as a first-timers course (unless you're properly trained for it), but it seems to be a favorite amongst all walks of runners.
Andy and I did not set any goals for ourselves. Our plan was to just have fun and run by feeling. I knew I wanted to run around a 1:45ish safely, and I ended up just doing that.
Towards the end of the race I thought I saw a 1:39 pacer (don't know why this pacer would exist) but it was actually 1:50. I think my mind was just playing games, mixed with a little bit of wishful thinking.
Although not a PR, I ended up getting a course PR for this Nike Women's Half Marathon.
Mile splits recorded by my Garmin (1:44:25):
1 – 8:50
2 – 8:32
3 – 8:17
4 – 7:54
5 – 7:54
6 – 7:33
7 – 7:38
8 – 8:03
9 – 8:06
10 – 7:42
11 – 8:06
12 – 7:00
13 – 7:06
Last .28 – 1:37
Thanks again to Finish Line for the opportunity to run the Nike Women's Half Marathon in SF! #FNLrunsSF!!!
See last year's recap // See 2013 recap


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Professor Bob Stewart has been teaching and researching the field of sport management and sport policy for fifteen years. He came to the sports studies field with a strong interest in the commercial and sociological development of Australian-rules football, and since then has criticaly reviewed its progress. He co-authored A National Game: The History of Australian Rules Football, published by Penguin Viking in 2008, edited The Games are Not the Same: The Political Economy of Football in Australia, published by Melbourne University Publishing in 2007, and co-wrote More than a Game, published by Melbourne University Publishing in 1998. Bob has also co-authored textbooks on sport management and sport policy under the publishing banners of Routledge from 2005 to 2015, and Allen & Unwin in 1999. Bob has just written a book on drugs and sport under the title of Rethinking drug use in sport: why the war will never be won. It is published by Routledge.
Over the following 12 months Bob will be focussing his attention on (1) the problem of regulating substance use in sport, (2) the costs of sport participation, and its implications for household spending on active recreation.
Areas of expertise
Bob's areas of expertise are neoliberalism & hyper-modernism, and how they shape the practice and regulation of contemporary sport.
Portfolio responsibilities
Bob is currently driving two research projects.
The first project is focussing on supplement and drug use in community sport. It examines the ways which players and athletes manage their sporting practices as they make their way up the sporting pyramid. Special attention is being given to the idea of self-regulation, the conditions under which it grows, and how it shapes the response of players and athletes to the pressures to use substances to improve their sporting performance. The results of the study will be used to recommend on policy options for the re-regulation supplement-use and drug-use in community sport.
The second project is focussing on barriers to sport-participation, and in particular the influence of costs and prices on levels of participation for different socio-economic cohorts. The project has two parts. Part 1 involves mapping the costs of participation for a representative sample of sports that include high versus low cost, exclusive versus egalitarian, individual versus team, contact versus non-contact, field versus aquatic, and so on. Part 2 involves using a mixed-method model to establish price sensitivities for different sports, and then use the findings to advise government on policy options for increasing participation through the price mechanism and other market interventions.
Bob also has a special interest in cartel structures, social control, and player regulation in elite-sports, and the ways in which neoliberal ideologies shape management practices in sport.

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Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced today that its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables Pte. Ltd. (STAR), with paid up capital of US$1.5m (approximately S$1.88m). STAR, a global asset services company, will be headquartered in Singapore with marketing offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.
STAR will drive the ST Aerospace's foray into a new growth area, focusing on rotable assets leasing, asset trading, rotables loan and exchange, as well as providing support to the sector's Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) programme.
The new set up is in line with ST Aerospace's plan to develop and extend its component total support capability, to address evolving market demands. STAR will manage rotable assets for customers, through expert trading and utilisation via loan and exchange. It will leverage ST Aerospace's brand and expertise to help customers monetise existing assets through its wide range of inventory solutions. Customers would also have access to ST Aerospace's full suite of total aviation support services.
With a network of subsidiaries and associated companies located in strategic hubs around the world, ST Aerospace has a comprehensive maintenance capability for over 25,000 component part numbers with an annual throughput of 85,000 components. It also manages an asset pool of rotables in excess of US$400 million, and is able to deliver flexible and customised component solutions to customers worldwide.
The incorporation of STAR is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.
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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) - What has 414 legs and four penises? Until recently, nothing. Or so it was thought.
Scientists have discovered new species of millipede with just those far-out features in a cave in California's Sequoia National Park.
The pale bug's 414 legs are actually fairly meager for a millipede. Some species can have as many as 750. None have 1,000, though the name means "thousand feet."
Like some other species, this millipede also has four modified legs that are used as penises.
The discovery made by Jean Krejca of the Texas group Zara Environmental LLC was detailed in a statement released Monday. Millipede experts Paul Marek at Virginia Tech and Bill Shear at Virginia's Hampden-Sydney College classified the critter.
It is named illacme tobini (ill-ACK'-mee-toh-BEE'-nee), a play on the name Ben Tobin, a former cave biologist with the National Park Service.


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Over the last several weeks shares of social networking game company Zynga (ZNGA) and newly public Facebook (FB) have tumbled mightily. Zynga delivered a lackluster forecast when it shared that changes on Facebook's website impacted player engagement. Even though Facebook reported inline results in terms of revenues and earnings for its inaugural first quarter as a public company, revelations beneath the headlines confirmed my July warnings on FB shares. For those that missed that, I voiced concerns over the company's lack of a mobile business model amid an accelerating shift toward mobile devices and away from PCs. Year to date, ZNGA shares are down roughly 70%, while FB shares are down more than 44%. Ouch to say the last for those investors that bough in on either or both IPOs.
One thing that I saw from Facebook this week that caught my attention during the 2012 Summer Olympic games this week was the TV commercial for General Electric's (GE) new Facebook app Health with Friends. This got me thinking that there are a number of areas into which Facebook could leverage its social media platform, including jobs. Expanding a company's reach is not new and perhaps one of the better near term examples is Starbucks (SBUX) given its juice and bakery initiatives that augment its push into food items, such as toasted sandwiches and bistro boxes. Such a move into a jobs platform, would take Facebook head to head with Linkedin Corp.(LNKD), which has fared much better since its initial public offering than either ZNGA or FB shares.
While I use Linkedin, I have found that in recent weeks I am using it far less than several quarters ago. The reason? Well there are a few. First, I find the need to login and check the updates that are spawned across my Linkedin network is far less since Linkedin altered its relationship with Twitter. Second, I'm not a fan of the recent Linkedin redesign and the suggested articles that go along with it. In short I find myself visiting LinkedIn now to look for someone or something rather than finding out what's going on. A subtle difference perhaps but it seems that I am not alone.
According to Quantcast, a supplier of measured traffic and audience composition reports, LinkedIn's key traffic metrics - people per day, visits per month and page views per month - have been on the wane. Over the last several months, the company's monthly people per day traffic has fallen from 49.6 million in February to 43.6 million in April to a recent low of 38.3 million in July. Data from Amazon.com's (AMZN) Alexa Web Information Service confirms that Linkedin has experienced declines in reach and page views.
While July and August are likely to be seasonally slow months given summer vacations and the like, the year to date trend points to a decline in traffic. Not to say that Linkedin is the next MySpace -- far from it -- but declining traffic does not bode well for advertising revenue and new premium account subscriptions, the two of which accounted for half of LinkedIn's revenue in 2011.
There is another wrinkle with LNKD shares and that is the rash of recent insider selling. Data from SECForm4.com, which processes form 4 filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s EDGAR® database, shows there have been more than 30 insider sales since late May with prices ranging between $90-$107. In addition to insiders, its being reported that Chase Coleman, the founder of hedge fund Tiger Global Management reduced his LNKD position by 40% between June 18 and June 27. Not a good sign.
Slowing traffic and insider selling all at the price of 147x 2012 earnings expectations of $0.68 per share. Even using a valuation that uses 2013 metrics - such as the Thomson First Call consensus that has Linkedin delivering earnings of $1.24 per share, up some 82% year over year - the shows a rich valuation at nearly 80x.
One of the harder things to do as an investor is knowing when to sell. It's too easy to fall in love with our holdings as we hope for the best. Better to be a little critical and book some profits, especially if you were one of the investors that got in LNKD shares when they bottomed near $55 earlier in late November.
As the saying goes -- bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.


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Posted by rick chinn (126.96.36.199) on August 23, 2001 at 19:05:35:
In Reply to: 6001R Manual posted by Ezra on August 01, 2001 at 19:05:20:
: Anybody have a manual for the 6001R Sound Reinforcement Mixer?
I may have one. Owner's or service?
If not, I can easily answer any question you may have about this product.
cc my email, as I don't often check this board.
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Citizen Action of New York and the Working Families Party is out with mailers knocking some state Republican senators for not supporting public-campaign financing.
There's at least two out already: about Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Niskayuna, Schenectady County, and Sen. John Bonacic, R-Mount Hope, Orange County.
Below is the one that has gone out against Bonacic.
Gannett's Albany Bureau reported over the weekend that The Fair Elections Coalition, a state-based group of unions and good-government groups, is criticizing Senate Elections Committee Chairman Thomas O'Mara, R-Elmira, for not supporting public financing and accepting campaign contributions from outside his district.
Scott Reif, a spokesman for Senate Republicans, knocked the group.
"It's pretty simple — the Working Families Party supports public financing because they have the most to gain from getting their dirty hands on the taxpayers' money," he said.
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|Involuntary reassignment
I have worked in the Postal Service for 20 years. Two years ago I transferred from a plant in NY to a plant in Raleigh NC. Several weeks ago the APWU posted something on their bulletin board about involuntary reassignment. That they might get rid of 49 clerks and 16 mail handlers. That they could reassign us as much as 500 miles away. I would like to know what some of my rights are. How does my seniority affect this reassignment. Do they go by my time in service in the postal service or do they go by the time I transferred to this plant in Raleigh? Do they have to get rid of all casuals first? Do 204B's have to go back to craft? Do they have to stop giving out overtime? Do veterans have preference if an in involuntary reassignment should happen? Also the president of the local APWU made mention of people coming from a plant in Tennessee to the plant I work at in Raleigh that they would have seniority over us. Is that true? Also, how can they get rid of us if they are bringing in people from another state? The union is no help here and management hasn't told us anything here. I called labor relations and they said they cannot discuss this matter because a manager regional area meeting hasn't happened yet. So who can I go to for answers? name withheld (posted 3/5/09)
|Expeditor dies after on the job fall in Denver MPA parking lot
Postal Service clerk Eric
Smith is being buried at
|Re: Christmas Eve Holiday Schedule
Question: In the ***
District or at least in my office they are closing some stations early. The
window clerks at these stations must report to mail processing at the Main
Office after closing at 2:00 pm. Can they do this?
Answer: I've noticed many post offices closing early on December 24th to save window hours. The answer to your question is not a simple "Yes" or "No."
Management can probably close the retail windows and move the people to mail processing in back in a one-time situation like this. Retail hours are governed by POM 126.4 . Management knows that most employees on December 24th would prefer to go home early and burn their annual leave. In previous years I recall incidental leave request forms being readily available, sometimes already pre-approved by the supervisor! It wouldn't make sense to close the retail windows and increase mail processing hours.
However, no APWU-represented employee can be involuntarily reassigned to another station on a temporary basis unless management provides transportation there and back. See the memorandum titled "Use of Privately Owned Vehicle." If the employee refused to provide their own transportation, management would have to work them in their current station, grant them administrative leave, or provide them transportation as mentioned above. PTFs, of course, can be sent home early.
Don Cheney
Auburn, WA
|Update: USPS Online Earning Statements Available Only to PCES and EAS Employees
(11/28/07) Executive and
management employees who use Payroll Net To Bank the system that sends
their pay directly to their bank accounts can now view and print their
earnings statements online.
The new service is available on LiteBlue, where ePayroll will begin storing earnings statements for the latest 13 months, or 29 pay periods, online.
Executive and management employees who receive a printed payroll check will not have the ability to check their earnings online. They will continue to receive their earnings statements and their printed checks at their work location.
USPS will continue to mail hardcopy earnings statements to each employees address of record.
Employees can access ePayroll with their Employee ID and USPS PIN by logging on LiteBlue from home or work, scrolling to the Employee Self Service section and clicking on the ePayroll link. Employees can find more information on using ePayroll at the Frequently Asked Questions link, or by clicking on the Contact Us link.
Employees can sign up for Payroll Net To Bank through PostalEASE. source: USPS (posted 12/1/07)
Update 12/3/07: (USPS News Link)
Earnings statements to be online only for EAS and PCES
From a question posed
on 21cpw.com: "It was announced
today in our 5 minute standup that EAS employees will no longer be receiving
a biweekly pay statement. They will have to access that information online.
The supervisor also said that employees will probably be next. Just
wondering if you have heard about this? Thanks."
Trenton Metro APWU Local Update
Travel Payment
Why Are We Raising
Postage Rates?
By Ronald
Williams, Jr., Mail Handler, United States Postal Service
Mismanagement at the (Sacramento, CA) Royal Oaks Carrier Unit
Recently, there has been numerous problems at the Royal Oaks Carrier Unit in Sacramento, California. The problems revolved around the usual customer complaints. Mail was late and constantly misdelivered. Businesses complained that they closed at 5 PM and their carrier had not arrived. Missed scans and Express Mail failures were among the worst in the nation at the Royal Oaks Carrier Unit. Overtime was at astronomical levels. Route inspections and adjustments made the problems worse. Management of course, blamed the carriers for not doing their jobs properly. Management attempted to discipline and remove some carriers. There were a few improper incidents on the workroom floor regarding hostile confrontations between management and carriers. The NALC complained that the Station Manager had created a hostile work environment. An investigation revealed that the accusations were correct. The Station Manager was reassigned. The new Station Manager ordered sweeping changes. A new floor plan with changes to clerk duties and hours was enacted. Several new supervisors began working at the Royal Oaks Carrier Unit. The Postmaster had a stand up announcing that the new supervisors were his best and that he expected improvement in efficiency. The changes did not improve anything. The clerks complained that the new system was confusing, inefficient and that mail was being delayed. The Station Manager decided that the solution was to change the clerks to later start times and have the clerks work Sundays. Again, nothing improved. Several employees complained that their pay checks were incorrect and that they were underpaid.On December 1, 2006, I noticed that there were about 100 Social Security checks and twenty feet of first class mail that was not distributed. I contacted the District Manager's office and reported the mismanagement. Auditors from the Sacramento District and the Pacific Area converged on the Royal Oaks Carrier Unit. Hundreds of feet of curtailed mail was discovered. An audit of clock rings disclosed numerous deletions and unauthorized changes by management. Most of the clock ring changes adversely affected limited duty and disabled employees. Because the limited duty employees were treated more harshly; I filed a class action EEO complaint. The new Station Manager has not been working and is rumored to be considering retirement.
Reader Concerned Over New USPS Emergency Salary Authorization Policy
Re: Revised PS Form 1608, Emergency Salary Authorization (Postal Bulletin 10/12/06 Issue)
When to Use PS Form 1608
Use the revised PS Form 1608 only for issuing emergency salary to an employee that did not receive a scheduled payroll check. Make sure that an emergency salary is not issued before the date of the scheduled date of the payroll check.
Note: Do not use the revised PS Form 1608 for employee payroll adjustments. If an employee receives a payroll check that is less than amount due, use the appropriate form: PS Form 2240, Pay, Leave, or Other Hours Pay Adjustment Report; PS Form 2240-R, Rural Pay or Leave Adjustment Request for PS Form 1314; or PS Form 2240-RA, Rural Pay or Leave Adjustment Request for PS Form 1314-A.
As I understand this article, when an employee is missing a significant amount of pay, they will have to wait for a PS Form 2240 Pay Adjustment to be processed. The only time PS Form 1608 Emergency Salary Authorization will be used is if the employee is missing an entire paycheck.
Some employees will find
this new policy to be a financial hardship. Previously, a person
short one full-day's pay or more could request an advance of his/her missing
salary. See Handbook F-l, Section 822.7. This would put
pressure on the manager to get the pay adjustment processed in a timely manner.
Without this option, employees will experience more delays in getting their
missing pay.
Drinking in Public Place While In Uniform
Drinking Off-Duty/In Uniform - I remember that
the character
|From Reader: Livermore, Calif. Customer Services Manager is one of the nation's top-ranked roller skaters. Note: article is from USPS Pacific Area Update (click picture for larger view) (posted 8/7/06)
Over 20 Injured Workers Escorted Out of San Diego Postal
(posted 3/06/06)
"they just escorted 12 clerks and mailhandlers
out the door in san diego plant for not taking their new job offer."
"they all had been reviewed and did not like their new assignment. they were given new job assignments based on updated medical statements. the san diego local just got a new president and he is clueless, under the old president these employees would not have been permitted to clock in and then taken into custody and paraded around the building like common criminals. time cards and badges taken. then sent home."
"Just a note from San Diego, Ca. I'm an injured carrier from 2002, which was sent to CFS right away in a limited duty status as a carrier. OK. So last week, I had a meeting with this pilot program that they are doing here with all injured workers that have reached P&S, MMI status. I was told they have NO WORK FOR ME and several other carriers too. We were referred over to OWCP/DOL and escorted out of the building and our badges taken away from us. At our main plant last week, 24 employees (clerks) were also escorted off the job. I can't believe they are doing this to us. They went with the first group of people that were P&S status within the first year and was given a job offer, (carriers to clerk jobs). The second group that were P&S after one year were given a removal. They did not go by senority, so employees with 15-20 years were given a removal. It aint rights. Were can we get a Class Action going her so that we can get our jobs back. I am in the process off going thru more surgery after be placed on P&S status with the first doctor. My treating doctor now says I would need further surgery to take care of my pain I am in. Any advice would be appreciated."
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Thank you BeaBride, it's nice to know that other people can see things the same way I do. I agree - proper manners does not seem to be universal and it is so frustrating. I sometimes find myself wondering how it is that my mum could teach us manners and other people's couldn't. It's one of the things that I think helps to bond me and my fi. Although we are from different places and cultures, we were both raised with a similar set of morals and manners. At least I know that we think the same way when it comes to raising our children! Now if I could just get the rest of the world to think like that - nah, maybe it would make it a very boring place!
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Posted 14 May 2012 - 12:39 PM
Poor you! I think you should invite him over for dinner and try and understand at least who has been invited... Otherwise you can't plan anything. Could you compromise with a big party when you get home that he can invite loads of ppl too?.
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Pastor Lisa Heffernan
Greetings! My name is Lisa Heffernan, and I am the pastor here at Trinity Lutheran Church. It has been a blessing to serve here, first, as interim and now in my first call.
A little bit about myself:
I graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa in May of 2013. My experiences at Wartburg Seminary played a huge part in God's forming me into the pastoral leader I am now. It is a place near and dear to my heart, and is a great institution for building academic, pastoral, and above all, faithful church leaders. I am 27 years old, and grew up in the Faulkton, SD area and attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. When I have a bit of free time, I love to read, crochet, and swim. I will also confess to having a soft spot in my heart for all things Irish, and the Lord of the Rings books and films. Having been born with spina bifida, I use a wheelchair to get me around independently.
My mother, Kathy, is a teacher in Gettysburg, SD and my older brother, Tom, has a master's degree in ethnic studies from the University of Minnesota-Mankato. At present, he is serving people with special needs at a group home in the Mankato area. My father, Steve, was an English teacher for about fifteen years. He died a little over nine years ago from MS-related complications. The whole family has been a huge support to me, and I know that they are just as excited for me to serve as your interim pastor as I am.
Trinity is a great place in which to serve, with wonderful people and good ministry happening here. All are welcome to this place as we worship together and serve our community.
In Christ,
Pastor Lisa Heffernan


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We're about to jet downtown for an all-important meeting regarding the Now the Hell Will Start screenplay, so we'll call it a day with this super-classic clip from Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Though we're no great fans of the band, we swoon over the doc—a probing portrait of creative minds in crisis, brought on by age, ego clashes, and way too much money. The scene above is perhaps our favorite in the whole film—ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine lets loose his innermost feelings about being a heavy metal also-ran. Must be hard selling a measly 15 million albums—not to mention keeping those flowing locks so healthy.
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Awesome movie. And certainly the wierdest, creepy "counselor" that I've ever seen. It's like your shrink asking you what time she should come over for dinner. And please, let your wife know, I'm allergic to fish.
ok another drunken comment disclaimer so if what I'm about to write sucks then it's the vino's fault…
But Dave Mustaine comes off like a biatch here if you ask me. I get that it would get annoying for people to make catcalls yelling 'Metallica' and all that. But you got rich playing music, you ungrateful pansy. How about you rewind and live your life doing the kind of unrewarding torture that most people spend their working hours as the reciepients of (is that a dangling participle? … never did fully understand that concept)
Come on man, you're the one that didn't sell out and so fucking what if you weren't in "Metallica"… Metallica wouldn't even exist without your creative inspiration and you went on to found a band that certainly has much more longevity amongst diehard metalheads.
But wah motherfucking wah… Poor Dave, I guess…
@Brendan: I think most metalheads (a group to which I certainly can't claim membership – metal is ok, but probably not in my top 10 favorite styles) would also protest that formulation on alot of levels. I've had several roommates, coworkers, and other assorted aquaintences that were way into all things metal, and without fail the attitude seems to be 'Everything Metallica did from the Black Album on sucks big walrus testes, and Dave Mustaine is better off because Megadeth totally owns'
I'm paraphrasing, of course, but you get the drift. The odd thing to me – and I know this was in 2001 so maybe he's grown up some – is how DM seems to be moving backwards in his growth as an artist in a way. I think younger artists are more likely to crave the affirmation of the spotlight as a way to validate the worth of their art, but it seems that maturity brings with it a certain self-sufficiency in that regard, as long as there is at least some type of group of people that genuinely appreciates the artist's work (and it helps if the artist can comfortably provide for themselves). DM seems as though he hasn't moved past that one event that shafted him out of all that sweet groupie sex (and the subsequent clinic visits, to be sure), and still doesn't appreciate how fortunate he is and how from the standpoint of an artist (IMHO, anyway) he got the better deal, by far.
I would very much be interested in seeing how DM feels about the situation now in 2009, especially after that schock-fest that was VH1's St. Anger Reality TV wannabeDocumentary. I don't know if you've seen it, but let's just say the guys in Metallica don't come off too well.
Of course, you'd never be able to recreate that candidness again, as DM would certainly be much more guarded and more likely to say whatever, after the experience with the 2001 film.


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Baby Steps
Last week we talked about the importance of starting before you're ready. Today I wanted to talk a bit about how to start.
Often our projects seem overwhelming and hard to approach, because you don't know where to begin.
Sometimes however, the most important thing, is to just take one step.
Any step.
Once you get started, it'll be easier to continue.
So What Do You Do?
Think it's overwhelming to exercise for an hour? Start with 2 minutes and work your way up slowly (I'm serious!)
Want to begin flossing your teeth? Start with just one tooth (not joking!) (I got this excellent tip from Leo Babauta in his excellent post The Tiny Guide to Creating the Flossing Habit).
Instead of cleaning the entire kitchen, deal with just one drawer.
Write the headline or the first sentence of your book (or any sentence!)
Next Steps
Of course taking just one small step won't get you very far, but it is a great beginning.
Build a little on it every day, until it becomes a habit, and you'll start making real headway on your projects.
What do you do to make progress on your projects?
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Ten Things, which is mostly helpful in cleaning but could apply to other things. I got this tip from a blogger with Aperger's disorder. A lot of aspies tend to have trouble starting new tasks, and can easily get overwhelmed trying to decide what to do first. Personally, I always tried to order it and do one specific, categorical task – I'll clean up this corner, or put away all the books. But then I get sidetracked and never get to the next step, and before I move forward the area I've cleaned is messy again. Another problem is that it's easy to get hung up on the one category, so that I'd tear apart the room to find a missing book and make it worse. The Ten Things method gets past all that – no thinking about what I'm doing, no categorizing. I have to put away any ten things, right then. That's small enough to do throughout the day instead of spending a bunch of time cleaning. And it has an obvious goal, which takes priority over the larger, lofty goal of a clean house, so it's easier to get that sense of accomplishment and want to keep going. I wind up cleaning what's easy and immediately visible, rather than wasting time looking for something specific, and before long everything's finished.
In applying for jobs, even though I've been told that I'm supposed to apply to several every day, I found that so overwhelming I wound up applying to none. Instead I break it down and will spend an hour or two one day looking through openings and finding the top three I would like to have, then will spend the next three days doing an application each day. It's slower and might seem lazy to some people, but it's the way I know to get past my anxiety about it and make sure I'm doing something.


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How To: Copy Music from Your iPhone or iPod to Your Computer for Free
We get this question alot; you'll get two different sets of answers depending on who you ask. If you ask one of those Genius guys at the Apple store, they'll tell you your music on your iPod stays encrypted and you can't transfer it back to another computer. However, ask someone from Lifehacker.com and they'll tell you step by step, exactly how to do such a thing.
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Current Gallery & Exhibition Season at Ohio Northern
Exhibition Season | 2014–15
Funding for programs in the Elzay Gallery of Art is provided by the department of art & design. Support for programs in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery is provided by the Cultural Affairs and Special Events Committee and the department of art & design.
Ohio Northern University announces the opening of its 2015 spring art exhibition and gallery season at the Elzay and Stambaugh Studio Theatre galleries. The gallery season is designed to serve as a cultural resource for the entire Ohio Northern community and surrounding region. Featured shows during this year's season include:
Ezekiel Award Winners
Elzay Gallery of Art
January 19—February 27
Opening Reception: Monday, January 19, 11a.m.–1p.m.
The Peggy Ezekiel Awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in theater design and technology produced by United States Institute for Theater Technology/Ohio Valley Section members. This exhibit displays the best in costume design, lighting design, scenic design, sound design, technology/craft, and architecture.
Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012
Elzay Gallery of Art
March 23—April 12
Reception: Friday, March 27, 5–7p.m.
This exhibition, organized by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, features the poster as a medium for social change. From confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster persists as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion. Posters also serve as a powerful visual manifestation of a designer's commitment to society when non-commissioned posters are created as a means to raise money to support political and humanitarian causes. This exhibit was made possible by the Committee for Cultural & Special Events.
Senior Capstone Exhibit
Elzay Gallery of Art
April 20—May 3
Reception: Saturday, April 25, 1–3p.m.
Six BA and BFA candidates in graphic design, studio arts, art education and advertising design have devoted a full year to producing thematically focused research projects as part of the required capstone experience at ONU. This exhibit features the transformation from art and design students to art and design professionals engaged in a life-long process of development and learning.
Poster for Tomorrow's Right Work Poster Exhibit
Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery
January 19—March 27
Poster for Tomorrow's "A Day for Tomorrow" exhibition returns to Ohio Northern for a second year. Work Right! is comprised of 100 posters from international artists and designers serving as a launchpad for thoughtful debate on workers' rights. A jury of renowned graphic designers selected the top 100 from more than 3,000 entries. Posters cover a variety of workers' right topics from child labor to gender discrimination to human trafficking.
A&D Student Photography Exhibit
Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery
April 20—May 3
Reception: Saturday, April 25, 1–3p.m.
Final projects from the art & design department's photography & communication course will be on display; Emily Jay, instructor.
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LONDON (Sep. 22)
The Palestine Arab Higher Committee today announced the formation of a "Palestine Government" at Gaza, behind the Egyptian lines in Palestine, Reuters reported from Damascus. Earlier this week, the Arab League announced the formation of such a government with Ahmed Hilmy Pasha, former military governor of Jerusalem, as its premier. The Arab League's announcement was made over the protests of Transjordan and Iraq.


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Sunny Glasgow is gearing up for the biggest party it has ever thrown at a "uniquely Glaswegian and Scottish" opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
The organisers have promised that the 20th "friendly" Games will be the best, and describe the two-hour ceremony at Celtic Park as the most prestigious live event seen in Scotland.
Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Lulu, Ewan McGregor, Sir Alex Ferguson and Billy Connolly will all play roles in a raucous and irreverent event that will invite 71 nations and territories to "come on in" and join the fun.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, will open the Games in front of a crowd of 40,000, with an estimated global audience of one billion watching on television.
She will signal the start of the Games by reading the message to the athletes that she placed in the Queen's baton at Buckingham Palace last October before it set off on a relay through the Commonwealth.
Throughout the ceremony, the voices of ordinary Glaswegians will be heard alongside those of celebrities as part of an ambitious partnership with Unicef.
The plan is to raise millions of pounds to help underprivileged children by asking people to donate money by text message in a single global act of charity.
Organisers say the ceremony will show people around the world "what we're made of" in Scotland, while celebrating unity and diversity.
Nicole Scherzinger, Sir Chris Hoy, Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Alex are among those expected to appear in footage exploring different regions of the Commonwealth to witness Unicef's work.
The event will also feature the traditional parade of athletes which in Glasgow will take place on a multi-coloured track, to the sound of a relentlessly upbeat playlist.
The veteran judoka Euan Burton will lead out Team Scotland while Nick Matthew, the multiple squash world champion will lead Team England into the stadium.
While the English team can expect a warm welcome, the Scottish team can expect an ear-splitting accolade inside a famously noisy football stadium.
Glasgow was confirmed as the host of the Games in 2007, defeating Abuja, the Nigerian capital, and has brought the event in just under the official budget of £452 million. More than £20 million has been spent on the opening and closing ceremonies.
Michael Cavanagh, chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland, predicted that Glasgow would deliver "the best ever Commonwealth Games, for sure".
More than 1.1 million tickets have been sold for the 17 events over 11 days of the Games, and Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, believes the impact of the Games will be felt for years to come.
He said they would "showcase the great strengths of modern Scotland" and would serve as a catalyst for greater international trade, investment and tourism.
With a nod to Glasgow's renowned warm spirit, he added: "The Commonwealth Games traditionally are known as the friendly Games.
"The whole of Glasgow, the whole of Scotland, is determined to ensure that these Games live up to that billing and that they become recognised as the friendliest Games and the finest Games ever."
The sporting action gets underway on Thursday, with more than 4,500 men and women competing until August 3, when a closing ceremony at Hampden Park, featuring Kylie Minogue, will end the Games.


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Minister brings in three new terror offences under new Bill
19/08/2014 - 13:35:12Back to Ireland Home
Three new terror offences have been created as part of a new Bill published by the Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.
Under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill, it will be an offence to train and recruit for terrorism as well as to publicly provoke someone to commit a terrorist offence.
The offences carry a maximum sentence of ten years on conviction, and or a €5000 fine.
Minister Fitzgerald said the bill is an "important milestone" towards bringing in EU laws on combating terrorism.
It also lays the groundwork for Ireland's ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism.


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Whatcha Readin' Wednesdays!
Wednesday is here again. Today I am sharing a book a little different than the Fiction I usually share. But, I do like to share whatever I'm reading or have read in my comfy pink chair!
Today's book is The Cheese Trap by Dr. Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC. I have read a couple of other books by Dr. Barnard and had the privilege of seeing him at a lecture at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. I've never been a fan of meat ever since I was a little kid and over the last several years, I have eaten less and less of it. But I've been getting tired of some long-time stomach issues that I just couldn't pinpoint what any of them were caused by. So I began to do what is called "the elimination diet." You go to a simple diet and then little by little add back items until you see if anything triggers those same results.
Low and behold, animal products were showing a real problem. So, I have given up meat – no problem with that, since I wasn't a fan to begin with! I gave up milk, sour cream, yogurt. Not too much of an issue…I am used to it now. But I could not give up cheese. Well, until I read this book.
When I read that most of the issues I have had and still had after giving up meat were likely related to cheese, I decided to see if there was any credence to his points.
There truly was for me. The migraines are gone. The congestion is gone. The sharp shooting pains in my stomach and intestines are gone. And the "quick" exit to the bathroom after eating it has gone away. All because of cheese! Who knew! I have eaten cheese my whole life. Who would have thought I would suffer with these things for many years all because of cheese. I still shake my head at the relief I've had. I can't believe how much better I feel.
Cheese is quite an addictive food industry made product. With the amount of salt (and other stuff) that goes into cheese, it's no wonder we have all become cheese-heads, whether or not you live in Wisconsin! The government has their hand in on this too, but you can read all about it in the book.
As with all of Dr. Barnard's books, he spends a lot of time on research through his nonprofit Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. I appreciate his due diligence before reporting the facts to us. He is a New York Times bestselling author and I have enjoyed his books and their clear presentation of information.
I would say whether you are looking to rid yourself of nagging health issues, lose weight or be a well informed consumer, Dr. Barnard's newest book is a great read.
Here's to health!
If you'd like to order a copy to read, please feel free to click on the Amazon link below. I appreciate your support!
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Discover Physics
Discover Physics is a conceptual physics textbook intended for students in a nonmathematical one-semester general-education course.
Conceptual Physics
This is a nonmathematical physics textbook, designed so that it can be used either for a semester-length course of the type popularized by Hewitt, or for a shorter course of 8 or 10 weeks. This book is essentially a rewritten version of Discover Physics. The rewrite is intended to do two things: (1) make the book less closely tied to a particular method of teaching, and (2) make it possible to use the book in shorter courses (such as Fullerton College's Physical Science 103A) with the omission o
General Physics I
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PSU/SL Physics Animations Portal
This web site contains a large collection of animations illustrating basic concepts in Physics and Astronomy. It covers topics in Astronomy, Mechanics, Vectors, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Waves, and Modern Physics at both introductory and an advanced undergraduate level. Users can browse by topic or search for relevant animations. Animations can be viewed in a number of different formats, either embedded in a web page or through the downloaded media file.
The current online Andes Physics course is intended to be used with most physics textbooks. It supplements the textbook by providing problems for students to solve with the aid of Andes, an intelligent tutoring system developed at the University of Pittsburgh and the United States Naval Academy with funding from the Cognitive Science program of the Office of Naval Research. Students solve typical textbook problems just as they would with pencil and paper, by entering vectors, coordinate systems,
National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics
The National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics is a project sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers. It's purpose is to investigate the revitalization of undergraduate physics departments. This site provides information about the Task Force, as well as a report by the Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics which used campus site visits to provide specific insight into what makes an undergraduate physics program thrive.
Physics Teaching Methods
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Physics Education Technology (PhET)
List of units in the University of Colorado PhET collection
Nuclear Physics
Start a chain reaction, or introduce non-radioactive isotopes to prevent one. Watch alpha particles escape from a Polonium nucleus, causing radioactive alpha decay. Control energy production in a nuclear reactor!
Modeling Physics with Easy Java Simulations: TPT Package
This Java archive contains a collection of simple Easy Java Simulations (EJS) programs for the teaching of computer-based modeling. The materials and text of this resource appeared in an article of the same name in The Physics Teacher [Phys. Teach. 76, No. 45, pp. 474-480 (2007)].
Dr. Loopy's Blinding you with Science #4: Planetary forces and Physics
This is another episode of the Blinding you with Science series I produced to help students with science concepts. In this episode Dr. Loopy and his friends look at gravity, momentum, and planetary forces.
TWC9: PDC Live, Emulator tips, Physics Helper, XNA Performance This week on Channel 9, Brian is back from vacation and joins Dan in the studio to discuss the week's top developer news, including:
This week on Channel 9, Brian is back from vacation and joins Dan in the studio to discuss the week's top developer news, including:
Physics in architecture
Developed in 1998 by Dr John Whittle (Department of the Built Environment) using Authorware, this package contains brief interactive notes on eight areas of physics in which architects need a working knowledge. However, it is also useful to others in science, engineering and social sciences looking for an introduction to the topics concerned. These topics are: Units of measurement; Scalar and vector quantities; Newton's laws; Mass and weight; Action and reaction; Waves; Heat, work and energy;
Physics 21: Science from Superheroes to Global Warming
Have you ever wondered if Superman could really fly? What was Spiderman's spidey sense? How did Wonder Woman's invisible jet work? What does it really mean for something to be a scientific "fact"? Explore how science works and what constitutes "good" science through case studies drawn from a wide spectrum of people's experience, for example superheros, movies, and real world issues such as global warming. The case studies will provide the chance to act as science critics as the students develop
How swarming theory could inform plasma physics and financial markets
Postgraduate researcher Robert Wicks talks about how a tool to analyse swarming could be used to analyse plasma in the solar wind and movements in financial markets.
European Security Architecture - A Paradigm Shift?
Toomas Hendrik Ilves has served as President of Estonia since 2006. Prior to this he was a member of the European Parliament. He has held a variety of diplomatic posts including serving two terms as Foreign Minister. He graduated with a BA from Columbia University and an MA from Pennsylvania University, both in Psychology.
Architecture as Investment: New Forms of Social Equity
The challenge to provide affordable housing is a global issue. At a time when market forces are eclipsing architecture's social value, Elemental's pioneering housing is transforming urban communities in Latin America.
The Strange Friendship of Pauli and Jung: when physics met psychology
(Editors note: Unfortunately, owing to a technical fault, the last few minutes of the lecture are missing from the podcast) At a key time in his scientific development, Pauli was undergoing analysis by Jung. What can we learn about Pauli and his scientific discoveries from Jung's analysis of his dreams? Arthur I Miller is emeritus professor of history and philosophy of science at University College London.
k-12 Free Books Download # Basic Physics
In this series we give you the resources for downloading high quality content developed by ck-12 organization which is doing great workings in making education affordable by all. The foundation is funded by Amar foundation, whose founder is honorable Vinod and Neeru Khosla. Download the free Physics-I book for K-12 standard P.S: The K-12 standard should be [...] Related posts:


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ASU's CMMT Department Participates in National Convention
December 02, 2010
Wahl, CMMT Department head, was elected vice chair and national program planner of the Instructional Development Division. Pacheco, an assistant professor of communication, served as chair and national program planner of the Latina/o Communication Studies Division/La Raza Caucus.
Pacheco and Wahl, along with fellow ASU faculty Dr. Chris Collins and Dr. Jake Simmons, also participated in national peer review panels and presented papers at the convention. The CMMT Department was also represented at the convention by faculty Dr. June Smith and Wade Walker, along with undergraduate student Jazmin Hernandez and graduate students Evan Richardson and Kaitlyn Sosolik Brosh.
In addition to national-level scholarly/creative activity, professional development and service/leadership, the department sponsored a booth at the convention's Graduate Student Recruitment Fair and the Job Recruitment Fair, where the graduate students networked with doctoral program representatives and Hernandez represented Lambda Pi Eta, a communication undergraduate honor society.
For more information, call the CMMT Department at 942-2031.


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I planted a new rhododendron in my garden at the beginning of the year. I planted it in ericaceous compost and my soil is acid in any case.
I've just noticed that the majority of the leaves have developed irregular shaped browny black splodges .. when I look at the underside of the leaves they appear to be 'thinning' where the black spots are.
Has anybody any idea what this is and how to get rid of it ? Previosrhodedendrons which I've grown in the garden have been fine although this is the only one currently growing.


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Coudersport Falcons over Kane Wolves, 25 – 7
COUDERSPORT – The Coudersport Falcons secured a win over the Kane Wolves during Friday's conference game with a score of 25 – 7.
Alexander Furman scored a touchdown in the second quarter after receiving a 27-yard pass from Tim McCusker. Santiago Martinez brought the score to 7 with a successful point after try.
Kane soon tied the score after a 32-yard pass from Sean Jordan to Sean Rokick, and a successful point after kick.
Coudersport then took the lead in the third quarter with two successful runs by Mitch Freeman; one for 3 yards, and the other for 49 yards. Coudersport failed to bring in the point after on the first touchdown, and was unsuccessful in a 2-point conversion attempt on the second touchdown.
In the fourth quarter Coudersport's Jason Gibson brought the score to 25 with a 62-yard punt return. Coudersport failed the point after attempt.
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text: Johannesburg - The low level of compliance with labour legislation in the agricultural sector is a serious concern, the department of labour said on Saturday.An inspection across farms in Vaalharts, Northern Cape, revealed that basic conditions of employment were being disregarded, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said.It was found that none of the inspected farms adhered to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Act.The inspection also revealed that incident record books were not updated and risk assessments for noise, dust and illumination were not conducted.Some employees were found working with hazardous products without the required protective clothing.Oliphant said the department would help employers in the area understand and implement legislation."The department acknowledges that safety in the workplace is unconditional. We are committed to ensuring the safety of workers and do not want to see fatalities in the work place - especially where these can be avoided," she said. Shop stewards would be trained by the department so they would be able to represent workers accordingly. Employers who did not comply would be fined or their businesses would be closed, the department said.


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Dr. Roberto D. Pomo is Director of Honors Program, Professor of Theatre and coordinator of the Film Studies Program. At Sac State, Dr. Pomo has served as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Interim Director for the School of the Arts.
Pomo has directed over 100 full-length productions ranging from operatic works to experimental theatre and the avant-garde. A published scholar, poet, and translator, Pomo is the recipient of numerous directing awards. Presently, he serves as a member of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.
But his current passion is presiding over Sacramento State's Honors Program, which was recreated four years ago at the behest of President Alexander Gonzalez who saw this as a key component of his Destination 2010 campaign. "Honors is a linchpin of what kind of a campus we want to be," Gonzalez said. "Dr. Pomo and the Honors Program have been very successful in attracting outstanding students to the university. The program brings immeasurable value to our academic program and to the students who participate."
Despite the many demands of sustaining and strengthening the Honors Program, Pomo says that it has been the "best professional experience of [his] life." He hastens to add that if not for the president's abiding commitment to the program, "we wouldn't be here. I'm proud of our program's students for enriching their lives through a rigorous academic experience. We serve a diverse, working-class student population, three-fourths of who have part- or full-time jobs to help finance their education."
In addition to creating and nurturing a program that challenges students to excel, he busily raises funds for student scholarships. As the youngest of 18 honors programs in the California State University system, Sacramento State has the smallest endowment. But the peripatetic, perpetually optimistic Pomo is determined to put it on a secure financial footing.
Achieving that goal will be especially difficult, given California's chronic budget crises that have strained higher education to the breaking point. But the generosity of those who support academic excellence has been immeasurable. The philanthropic Stremple, Ose, Ermet, Rao, Sokolov and Guardino families have helped provide the program with a firm foundation. Pomo plans to amass a million-dollar endowment before he retires that will enable the program to sustain itself on the accrued interest.
Professor Emeritus George Craft, who was instrumental in the program's resurrection, is justifiably proud of Pomo's commitment to the students. "Roberto has given so much of his time and energy to making honors among the best programs in the CSU system," Craft says.


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I love making food. I love eating, too, but I really love cooking and baking. I don't know why this is, but my family is grateful and the genetic thread for cooking and baking didn't get passed down to all my children, and that's a curious thing in itself. Now that I'm writing all the time, though… well, let's just say there are more sandwiches on the menu!
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|Reviews for Gently
| fhobos chapter 1 . 5/6/2013
Oh, god. I should just save myself the trouble of favoriting each and every one of your Naruto fics and just have you as a favorite author because I am guaranteed to love anything that you write. Clearly. You have a sure way with words that is - truly - a wonderful thing to see in the world of fan fiction. I weep with thanks on this side of the world. There are so many things in this one piece, and to even begin to TRY to name them would make them seem trite so I won't.
So allow me to just sit here and cry all of my feelings and YES-es out.
| azurelegance chapter 1 . 12/31/2010
I honestly believe that you are the best Sakura writer around. You are FANTASTIC :3
| Lifestyle chapter 1 . 1/6/2010
You write Sakura really well... the scene where Sakura was lying in bed imagining that scene with Sasuke really got to me; it was so easy to relate to.
Excellent work. Amazing stuff once again!
My only complaint is that there isn't more. :(
| thelovebugy chapter 1 . 12/15/2009
aw, this was wonderful as well! I just adored how you portrayed Sakura, she seemed so tangible, just like any other teenage girl. Really, props for the great story and writing, it was so enjoyable! :)
| Seriously Yours chapter 1 . 5/25/2008
That was the 4th time I read this one shot...its so poignant.
| ellesugars chapter 1 . 3/1/2008
Is it just me or did this end on a sasusaku note?
I don't know how I figured that but whatever. It's a beautiful piece of work!
| protectingyou chapter 1 . 1/19/2008
awesome one-shot!
| Tryptophan36 chapter 1 . 1/7/2008
Poor poor Sakura. Very nicely done.
| P'tfami chapter 1 . 11/29/2007
You offer a unique perspective on characterization, and your analytical skills are impressive. I liked this piece, esp. dealing with the themes of infatuation.
| illuminated bestiary chapter 1 . 11/13/2007
I...I think it's incredible. Her thoughts, the reflection on love and adolescence and what she's missing and how she acknowledges it are so intense and *real*. This look into her head is lovely. Thank you so much for writing.
| darklace15 chapter 1 . 11/13/2007
"...seems both old and young at once, touched by a maturity that cannot dim his energy." That is a perfect description of Lee. I loved Sakura's dream. How horrible it must be to wake up, then wake up again. Good story. :)
| Papermates chapter 1 . 10/30/2007
It was saddening to read this as a SasuSaku fan but I won't deny the fact that moving on from her love for Sasuke and finally giving Lee a chance is a possibility; I know I'd do the same .
| valkyrierisen chapter 1 . 8/23/2007
After reading one horribly sad fic (where Shikamaru dies and Ino is a tragedy) I swore that I hated sad and depressing stories and wanted to stick to happily-ever-afters. But reading 'Gently' was refreshing. Not a happy ending or even a hopefilled story, but something about it, maybe the essence of optimism it left me with despite its bare and blunt honesty. Great fic!
| Essyllus chapter 1 . 2/19/2007
I... I... am enamored with this concept between Lee and Sakura, and Sasuke and Sakura.
I liked the date- it makes my mind boggle how in depth you described everything about such a little event. And Lee's idiosyncracies were so awesomely portrayed.
[The fierce silence of his expression resembles a particularly hostile Buddha.] xD
This is a great Sakura fic. Thanks for writing- there aren't a lot of fics like this.
| shiruru chapter 1 . 9/27/2006
This was amazing. I really thought it was amazing. I liked it very much. Insight into Lee's crush fading especially and the end paragraphs were so moving. Wow.


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Enough Said!
Until Game of Thrones comes back on...
Or Sherlock
I'm probably blaspheming in the eyes of many, but I just haven't bought into the hype of Game of Thrones yet.
Watched the first season... thought it was good, but took a while to catch my interest. Picked up a bit at the end with that little **** kid as the King.
Saw episode 1 of season 2 and never went back. I'm sure I eventually will, but the show is insanely overrated IMO. It's just a softcore porno with lots of brutal deaths.
As for Boardwalk Empire... it's a show I will eventually watch. I have to catch up with show many shows. It's overwhelming.
Kinda like True Blood.
Yep... except I do like Game of Thrones to an extent.
I flat out loathe True Blood.
Yeah I am not huge on True Blood.
Haven't really started Game of Thrones yet. Loved the first book though.


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Genetic Engineering Can Spread Allergies
Scientists at the University of Nebraska on March 13, 1996
said tests proved that soybeans modified with genes from
Brazil nuts to produce a nutritious protein found in the
nuts, also produced proteins that set off a strong,
potentially deadly allergic reaction in people sensitive
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how young is to young
ok how young is to young to start playing paint ball. i have a 9 year old little brother that i recently got a paint ball gun for. i i got him ahttp://paintball34.free.fr/vl_revelation.jpg only cost me 55 bucks for a hole set nice gun. but how old does he have to be to play at most places i mean he can shot and all that but he has never been hit with a paint ball and i am woried that he will cry. how is a good way to get him used to getting hit and get him playing? just let me know please.
thanks for the help
You would probably have to play outlawball as most playing fields are limited by inusurance so that 12 or 11 is the lowest age allowable.
I know 9 year olds that have played just fine and I also know 13 year olds that should not have played, it all depends on maturity (or rather lack there off). At that age I find taking a large rubber mallet along is very useful everytime they take their googles off or do something unsafe 'remind' them about the mistake.
LOL i figured that there was some kind of legal limitation to the age but i wasnt sure. the rubber mallet sounds like a good idea. LOL. any sugestions on how to get him used to the hits?
This is a common question. There is no correct answer aside from "it depends".
My son started playing at 8 and was fine. He has a friend who played at our field when his friend was 15 and he was NOT ready to play. He played a couple games and then stated he was "sick". Later he admitted he just didn't like being hit with paintballs.
A good general rule is first make sure the paintball mask fits properly. If it does not, the child is too small to play.
Another rule would be if the child can understand the marker and how to use it, as well as hold and shoot it properly. And can the child understand and obey all safety rules.
Another good rule of thumb is that if you play a "slow" game with the child and hit him at least once and he/she is still interested, keep playing.
Folks must remember that children are NOT adults or even teenagers. They should not be put in an extremely competitive situation with other players right off the bat.
Also young players should be walked through the game. Have them pair up with a more seasoned player and have that player guide and coach the child for a while. And that does not mean a while in ONE game, but until the child shows he/she knows the safety rules and can obey them, knows the object of the game and can hold their own, and can demonstrate they will not be hurt and are ready for the fact they will get hit.
None of us online can determine if anyone being posted about is "ready". Only those who know the child and all circumstances can make that determination.
Thanks that gives me a lot to look at for him i was thinking just turn the gun voacity down and hit him with it then jsut turn it up steady till he was used to it LOL. but your idea sounds alot better. Thanks alot
my response before my computer crashed...
well, the best way to determine if he is too young to play is to call the field and ask.....
you will definitely need to have a parent go with you and stay at the filed though.
before he ever airs up and fires that sucker though, you will want to drill saftey into his sponge-like brain. teach him about muzzle control, why he should have a barrel bag on it at all times, even if not loaded and most importantly, why he should never, EVER take his mask off on the field.
now, to get him used to being shot....
you can do what i'm doing with my little brother (12) who wants to play... get him to put a mask and a protector for his 'boys' on, the give him a double tap to center mass (getting hit in the chest hurts the least, but dial your marker down to around 220) this may not work for you, because your brother may not be the type who would take that well
you could practice doing 'runthroughs' while under fire if you have a big enough/safe enough backyard. let him shoot at you for a few runs, then tell him it's 'his turn' hit him once or twice, max. and have your marker dialed down.
why dial it down? expectation of it to hurt alot is what's gonna freak him out. by providing a shock, and a bit of a welt, he will get used to being 'hit', when the shock factor is gone, he will probably enjoy actually playing so much he won't notice the extra 30-60fps extra when on the field
Well, you can do what we did to my wife (she was my finacee at the time). About 4 years ago at the annual turkey shoot my brother has, I was unfortunately in a cast and walking boot so I couldn't play. My wife stepped up and wanted to play and I was most proud of her. Unfortunately it was really cold and spitting snow so they only played a few games. This was her first time playing and she really didn't shoot anyone or get shot. So at the end of the game she asked me if I would shoot her so she could feel what it felt like! I stepped up and tried to shoot her, but I didn't have enough air in the tank to get the ball more than 10 feet. (She was at 20' and moving ever so slowly further out :)) So I let my bro shoot her in the butt at around 30 feet! I mean, what are brothers for! She said it stung just a bit, but it wasn't that bad.
I would suggest going in the backyard and getting a good 25' or more away from each other and let him shoot your first. Let him get the idea of hitting some one. Then (to make it fair) you get to shoot him at the same distance. This is a cheesey, but effective way to get that initial shot over with. And of course be nice, shoot him somewhere on his body like the arm/butt/leg so it won't be as bad.
and to add to that...
my little brother is rather mature for his age, i have no qualms about putting a marker in his hands, he has even asked me to shoot him so he knows what it feels like. (so i'm not just a prick who wants to shoot his little brother ;) )
that being said, Shartley has it right....
and if you are able to play at a field with him, make sure he is on your team the first few times, and try to play with him and support what he is doing on the field (he moves up, you give covering fire)
make sure he knows the complete operation of his marker though, *you* keep air and paintballs away from him unless he is at the field though.. and even there, either you or one of your parents should be airing up/degassing his marker.
Thanks for all the help guys.
When my son played his first game he was nervous but he had someone with him so they tend to try and tough it out but just go slow and let them know its ok to not like being hit it is not for everyone!!
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Clip by Clip, You've Been Watching The End of Automotive Media
von/par/by Gunnar Heinrich
Understanding that the automobile is a purpose-built time-travel device (in the technical and not Arthur C. Clarke sense) is something the average consumer can grasp. And yet, born from this simple function and of this industrial age product, is an amazing and dynamic cosmos of car-people.
For these enthralled folks, comprised as they are of advocates, enthusiasts, aficionados, collectors, commuters, drivers, riders, racers, and aspirants, the car has come to represent an extension of man's own ethos.
That guy in the 1985 Porsche 911 Turbo? He's a type. His car, as it's often told, says something about him. The girl in that 2014 Cayenne Diesel? Still another subset; a planet within a solar system within a galaxy. Cars do this in a user-oriented way that other identifying products like designer labels, yachts, or watches, really can't match.
It boggles the imagination if you stop to consider the inordinate complexity of the automotive fora and its participants.
Which brings us to the demand for content.
Now driven largely by social media and the Internet, we have a constant drive for all that is automotive.
But do the Instagram shots do our passion justice? Do the snarky blog posts still give voice to our inner cynics? What more can we achieve by writing reviews, posting pictures, sharing insights in recreating the experience of it all? Does this constant maw really sate us – or – does it just tease our addictions?
Nearly ten years ago, my tight team of media chefs whipped up a simple video that featured a 1988 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur (above still frame detail, 280p -sorry). It was shot in Sony HDV, with Sennheiser Mics picking up the ambient sound of the-now-classic Royce at work. I made sure that we included the mechanical whirs and electronic beeps because that's part of what makes operating a car such a sensory experience.
For some, the video brings home the sensation of driving the Spur. For others, it's a five minute snooze fest.
Since then, some 28K views later, there is now in addition to the Silver Spur video and its kind, a YouTube profile that goes by SaabKyle04 who posts parking lot walk-arounds that he calls "reviews". Helpfully, he provides his own twangy commentary on how this or that works – from pushing the start button, to adjusting the seat, to opening the glovebox.
With handheld camera, he shows us how it works.
SaabKyle04's videos get hundreds of thousands if not millions of views. Consider his 2012 Lamborghini Aventador expose as a near-six-million watched case-in-point. That is not to suggest that his videos, nor our own poetic reflection piece on the Silver Spur, are in any way original. Mauro Motors of North Haven, Connecticut has been showcasing the interiors and exteriors of its used inventory on cable TV since at least the 90s. Other car dealers around the US have done the same before even then.
But back to the question at hand, are these commentary-light, put-you-in-the-driver's-seat shorts the real future of automotive media? Perhaps.
The trends suggest that rather than read an Octane review or watch a Petrolicious video of an owner with his car, we're much more likely to observe our 10 minute coffee breaks by donning our virtual apparel (VR) and taking that 1969 Maserati Ghibli for a spin ourselves. That sounds like much more fun than reading what I'd have to write about it after having driven it (ostensibly for your benefit, of course ;)) or even watching Alain Delon drive it in a filmed play (La Piscine).
No, friends, I'm not saying that inside the next five years we'll see the end of automotive media as we now conceive it. The automotive universe with its legions surely won't implode for lack of content. I mean, we still have the horse and buggy after all. Only, how many of us still get around via horse and buggy, day-to-day?
The All New Same Old
by Gunnar Heinrich
IT has been a while, hasn't it?
And all this time, the world kept turning, the press releases kept popping, the videos kept posting, the blogs kept regurgitating, and all of us who comb the interwebs for our automotive feedings are now – and not too suddenly – overfed. Beyond sated.
And what of those fat new rides? The 2014s and the M.Y. '15s?
Cars that soon shall pilot themselves and monitor our every progress both inside and out.
There's no need to drive. They'll take it from here.
Take us gear-head-Saturday-night- 'Bahn stormers right out of the picture.
After all, the All New – VolvoBMWBenzAudiPorscheLexusAcuraInfinitiCadillacBentleyRollsRoyceAstonMartinFerrariMaseratiAlfaRomeo – is set to become just another comfy confine in which to sell us with advertising while we transport from A-to-B.
At least, that is, before we get to teleport from A-to-B.
A thrilling, bold new day in the automotive world, isn't it?
From inside, we won't actually hear six hundred horses thunder so the entertainment system can just play the soundtrack like it were our favorite pop-star lip synching through a live concert. Convincing, right? Oh, and if we get tired of that soundtrack we can always switch it up. Just buy the audio track from the website conveniently accessed through your dash touchscreen or mobile devices.
Now we can just about say that we have gotten everything we ever wanted from our cars. Including convenient on-the-go access to our online banking.
But do we – whoever "we" are who find soul in some amalgam of leather, steel, and pistons – believe it when we stop in contemplation?
Well, we might if we can just get our fucking playlists to sync >>
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