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September 21, 2012 is notable because two organizations have ordained it as a date to celebrate the things that give rise to the best in humanity—our mission for world peace, and our sense of gratitude for all we have.
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly. Its hope is to see the world set aside its weapons of discontent and hostility and let peace reign, even if it's just for a day. An annual day of non-violence, a day of true peace is intended as an ideal—a way of reminding us to seek better solutions to the problems that confront us on every side, from environmental issues to those of human justice.
This year a meeting in Rio de Janeiro will bring renewed commitment from all individuals and nations involved to increase their efforts to find sustainable peace for everyone on this planet, setting the stage for a secure future for all.
As Harry S. Truman once wrote, "It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences."
Concurrent to The International Day of Peace is World Gratitude Day. World Gratitude Day was actually started in 1965 with the intention that we should become more aware of those things that inspire us to be grateful. Its goal is to remind us of the importance of feeling and showing gratitude toward the people we love, the work we do, and the opportunities we have to fulfill our destinies.
It's good for us, states M. D. Babcock (noted 19th century American minister and writer), to "be on the lookout for mercies. The more we look for them, the more of them we will see…Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles."
Let us count our blessings in all things then and let us come to the 21st of September with new intentions, with a desire to appreciate the people we love, to work for the good of all humankind, to seek peace and to give honest thanks for the things in life that make such a difference in the world. Let us come to the 21st of September and give thanks for the peace in our own neighborhoods…for our homes, our friends, and our families.


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The UCLA Bruins continued their hot recruiting streak in Bellflower, picking up their second commitment from a St. John Bosco Brave, this time in defensive end Jacob Tuioti-Mariner on Tuesday evening. The senior becomes the 16th member of a defense-heavy Bruins class (10 of the 16 play defense), but just the second defensive lineman.
It appears Tuioti-Mariner's Bosco teammate and fellow UCLA commit in safety Jaleel Wadood broke the news, tweeting at 8:19 p.m. "Congrats to my fellow teammate @jacobtui51, he just committed to UCLA !!!!! #UhOh #BruinRevolution."
Tuioti-Mariner also held offers from several Division I programs, including Boise State, Washington, Wisconsin, Arizona and Hawaii. On Jan. 4, the senior tweeted that his decision was down to the Wildcats, Huskies and Bruins. The 6-foot-2 defensive end picked up his UCLA offer in the first week of December and the Bruins quickly became the favorite to land his commitment.
Tuioti-Mariner helped anchor a stout defensive line for St. John Bosco, which only gave up 16.5 points per game. Tuioti-Mariner finished the year with 108 tackles, four tackles for a loss, and three fumble recoveries. But Tuioti-Mariner made his mark getting to the quarterback, as he led the team with 12 sacks this season. The next closest player had 6.5 sacks.
Rivals.com has UCLA's class as the 28th best in the country, while 247Sports.com has the Bruins' class at No. 23. Both sites have the class ranked as No. 5 in the Pac-12. Tuioti-Mariner is generally regarded as a three-star recruit.

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Actress/model Liberty Ross has reminded her estranged husband Rupert Sanders what he is missing by stripping off for a saucy new magazine shoot.
She says, It is very intense
The 34-year-old mother-of-two is seen wearing nothing but long necklaces in an editorial shoot for Love magazine, while another black-and-white shot shows just her toned stomach and hip bones.
In an accompanying interview, Ross admits she is still adjusting to the increased attention following Sanders' "indiscretion" with actress Kristen Stewart last year (12).
She says, "It is very intense. I feel like recently I am finding out who I am".
The Brit also maintains she has no regrets about moving from her native England to Los Angeles so Sanders could pursue his filmmaking dreams.
She adds, "I felt it was time for him to have his turn. We both like it there and we were both established in what we did, but it felt like things could only excel for him in film in America. I wanted to have children and change my life in that way too. I'm glad I did it; I don't have any regrets".
After attempting to reconcile with the director, Ross began legal proceedings to end their marriage last month (Jan13).


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For some reason, it went over my head that you can play solo on the 4-player version. You simply can chose to play differen't factions that were allies of Austria instead of controlling all of them. This is wonderful!
So which version of the full campaign do people play solo? The standard version, you can control all of the allies as Austria. Althought this is fun, it might force unrealistic use of allies. Playing the four player version, your allies have different agenda's and victory conditions, so they might not always cooperate. I found this quite fun playing as France, while not having to worry about controling the other allies. I had to hope they were doing well.
Which version do most like to play on solo and why? Which offers the better campaign?


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For Railway Interchange 2013, exhibition sponsorships offeredWritten by Douglas John Bowen
Exhibition sponsorship opportunities will be available for the first time at Railway Interchange 2013, the combined exhibition and technical conference, according to event organizers. Railway Interchange 2013 will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2013, in Indianapolis.
Exhibition sponsorship opportunities will be available for the first time at Railway Interchange 2013, the combined exhibition and technical conference, according to event organizers. Railway Interchange 2013 will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2013, in Indianapolis.
A sponsorship website, www.railwayinterchangesponsorships.org, has details on exhibition sponsorship opportunities and benefits.
The exhibition will showcase the latest technology and research by members of the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), and Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. (RSSI). Railway Interchange 2013 also features technical presentations and discussions by members of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA), and the Coordinated Mechanical Associations (CMA).
Exhibition booth sales for Railway Interchange 2013 are now open, and a prospectus is available at www.railwayinterchange.org. Further details are on RSI's website, www.rsiweb.org, REMAS's website, www.remsa.org, and RSSI's website, www.rssi.org.
"The first Railway Interchange exhibition and conference in 2011 was the largest event of this type held in North America, with approximately 9,000 attendees and 600 exhibiting companies," said RSSI Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer Michael A. Drudy. "In 2013 we are reducing booth costs and including two free registrations for our exhibitors with each 10' x 10' booth, while increasing the amount of food and refreshments for exhibition attendees. Offering sponsorships helps us defray the cost of the exhibition while giving companies greater visibility at this high-profile industry event."
REMSA Executive Director David Soule said, "We are encouraging our member companies to make sponsorship a part of their marketing plan for this world-class event. Sponsorship opportunities include events, banners and signage and are available in a range of price points to fit a company's budget."
"Sponsorships offer companies the opportunity to stand out with the thousands of rail industry executives who are expected to attend Railway Interchange 2013," added RSI President Tom Simpson.
AREMA Executive Director/CEO Dr. Charles Emely said, "The tremendous response to the first combined conference and exhibition exceeded the expectations of the organizers, and we expect 2013 to be even bigger and better."
Conference registration will begin in January, 2013 and hotel reservations will be available starting Jan. 1. Preliminary agenda information and registration details will be released in the coming months.


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In case you didn't know, I love magnets. I've made polaroid magnets, bottle cap magnets, clay rock magnets, (to name a few) and now Yard Stick Magnets!
I love how they turned out.
I got my inspiration from this great post at Modge Podge Rocks - and used these as a teacher gift for Christmas! I also made a few for friends and family - because you can never have too many magnets. Especially when they are this cute!!
I used my mitre saw to cut approx. 1.25" lengths of yard stick (because when you can use a heavy duty power tool, why wouldn't you??).
Then, I followed the tutorial to sand them and paint them, and added a little flair of my own. As you can see below, I added texture with things as mundane as bubble wrap and patterned paper towels - and they turned out great!
After painting the squares with Sparkle Mod Podge I added embellishments.
I used hot glue to secure ribbon to look like a present:
I had these chipboard heart stickers around - and they worked great:
Everything was made with things I had laying around the house, including these snowmen which were made from cardstock, a little paint, and a scrap of red rick-rack:
I had never used Sparkle Mod Podge before, but it was a MUST for this project. The glitter shimmer absolutely makes these! Now I've used the Mod Podge for a few other things too - so glad I have it!
Last thing, I hot glued a magnet to the back of each.
I stuck each set of magnets onto a canning jar top - they are great for magnet presentation - and put them in little cellophane bags with some ribbon. So festive and fun! The great part is, my daughter helped with these, so she felt proud giving them to her teachers.
So, next time you are looking for a magnet project, or need a nice, simple gift idea, grab a yardstick and go to town! These are a hit!


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My Kind of Networking
Here are a few examples of the networking contacts that I made at the "Making Manufacturing a Priority" event sponsored by Seco Tools in Troy, Michigan on January 8, 2013 for Automation Alley.
Don Graham is Seco's manager of education and technical services. He told me about some new materials and new processes that Seco is investigating. One of these new materials promises to greatly decrease the weight of components used in the "hot section" of a jet engine. The material, however, is one of the most difficult materials to machine Seco has ever encountered, so it is a real challenge to a cutting tool developer. One of the new processes is laser-assisted machining, in which preheating the workpiece material with a laser just in front of the cutting tool presents interesting new possibilities for metal removal strategies.
Likewise, Tim Aydt and Don Halas, two Seco product managers, shared some innovations they've been working on. For example, Tim (a turning specialist) talked about how insert coatings developed for milling applications are proving valuable for turning inserts, enabling one insert grade to turn workpieces with a hard outer layer and a softer core underneath. Don (a threading and grooving expert) told me about changes in the exploration for natural gas that are putting cutting tools developed for aerospace into oilfield applications to cut special thread forms. It seems that strongly acidic conditions deep underground require the kind of alloys (and machining processes) normally used on aircraft components and jet engines.
Later, near the beverage bar, I met Don Jasurda, whom I met years ago when Don was with a CAD/CAM company. Don is now VP of Sales for Dimensional Control Systems, Inc., in Troy. This company provides metrology optimization services for large manufacturing companies. In addition to renewing our acquaintance, we discussed his company's plans to make its technology available to smaller manufacturing companies and job shops. I promised to get the news out when the new products are launched because the underlying concepts put advanced metrology in a fresh perspective.
In the break room where a hot buffet was being served, I sat down with Gary and Lisa Seidl. Lisa is Seco's marketing communications manager. Gary's employer, Quick-Built, makes automated machinery for inserting metal components into plastic parts as they come off the injection machine. He and I chatted about how customers in the local area are carefully managing the mix of automotive and not-automotive work.
At the end of the evening, I sat down with Mike Parker and Bob Goulding, two more Seco guys. Mike is Director of Engineering, Marketing & Product Development, while Bob heads Seco's Component Engineered Tooling group. Bob's enthusiasm for this part of Seco's service to manufacturers was effervescent. His group develops entire manufacturing processes (equipment selection, machining parameters, cutting tool strategies, CNC programming and so on) for customers. He was quite proud of some remarkable successes his group has created recently for leading manufacturers in the Detroit area and around the country. I was unaware that Seco provided the service. After listening to Bob, I'd like to develop some case histories about these success stories.
My notes and additional collection of business cards from this event are further evidence of effective networking (for me!). If other attendees were equally effective at networking, we can safely declare "Mission Accomplished" for Automation Alley's 2013 inaugural event.


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I know you can't learn acting from a book alone, but I also know the right great text can help you learn anything. In the past I've heard these three books suggested as great acting tutorials: An Actor Prepares, by Stanislavski; Acting, The First Six Lessons, by Bolesllavsky, and Improv by Keith Johnson. Has anyone used these text with any success? Are there better ones to recommend?0
Learning acting by reading books is analogous to learning tennis by reading books. One can get insight and help from reading books, but one must play tennis or act to learn either.
Even acting in bad shows in bad venues can be helpful for a mindful actor. Seeing great acting from the audience--if you know about technique--can be helpful. Nothing substitutes for doing and rehearsal is the laboratory for discovery and learning. IMHO.
Tim Donahue
I am the co-author of "Theater Careers: A Realistic Guide," "Stage Money: The Business of the Professional Theater," and two undergraduate textbooks, "The Enjoyment of Theatre, Ninth Edition," and "A Concise History of Theatre, First Edition."
Like Tim Donahue said, you can't learn how to act from a book. But they can give you some ideas to carry with you as you learn.
The Stanislavski is possibly "The" acting book to read, particularly when it comes to The Method style of acting, although I found it a bit tough going and sometimes made little sense to me. But then it is a translation of an 80ish year old Russian text. [Correction: A couple of days later and I've realised it was written in English, not Stanislavski's native Russian.]
One evening course I did had everyone read Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting, which, if I recall correctly, was a reiteration or elaboration on Stanislavski's ideas. It also has a bunch of simple exercises she says you should practice a lot on your own, which may be useful for some people - I found this style of things a bit too "interior" for me.
I really liked Sanford Meisner On Acting. He moved things on to encourage the actor to focus on the person they're acting with, and to encourage the ability to respond to them naturally. This made a lot of sense to me. I think there are DVD(s) of him teaching available too.
My notes on those three books are on my website, which might give you a flavour of them.
Then there are very different styles of acting. I did a course based on the teaching of Jacques Lecoq, which is more physical, perhaps less "thinky". His book The Moving Body might be an interesting contrast to those above. Some people on that course seemed very keen on Grotowski's Towards A Poor Theatre, as well as Johnstone's Impro, which you mention and is often raved about. Good luck!
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This is a commentary on the best seller, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua. The authors make the contents of the book more complex than the media have by emphasizing the author's actual message, the pressure on parents to have model children, and the agency and capacity for resistance of children who have their own ideas about how their lives should be lived.
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FCC Chair Throws Weight Behind Net Neutrality
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Speaking at the Brookings Institution, a prominent Washington think tank, Julius Genachowski said he plans to circulate proposed rules to the commissioners that would amount to the agency's most explicit mandate of non-discrimination requirements for Internet service providers to date.
"Notwithstanding its unparalleled record of success, today the free and open Internet faces emerging and substantial challenges," Genachowski said. "We've already seen some clear examples of deviations from the Internet's historic openness."
He cited the dust-up last year that resulted in the FCC voting to rebuke Comcast for throttling traffic from the peer-to-peer site BitTorrent, and failing to inform subscribers about its network-management practices, as well as some of the recent instances of broadband providers blocking access to Internet phone applications.
Genachowski said he would propose adding two principles to the Internet policy statement the FCC adopted in 2005, which has served as its rough blueprint for handling Net neutrality disputes.
He plans to add a fifth principle to codify the requirement that ISPs do not slow or degrade transmissions of specific services or applications, and a sixth to stipulate that they disclose to consumers how they are managing their networks.
The other two Democrats on the five-person commission, Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn, quickly expressed support of the chairman's Net neutrality proposal.
Genachowski also said he would call on the FCC to adopt the principles as commission rules, a move that would attempt to clarify the commission's authority to regulate Internet transmissions.
Comcast has challenged the commission's decision last year in a case that is still pending in a Washington court. Some analysts have suggested that if the court were to rule that the FCC did not have the statutory authority to enforce the Internet principles, the decision would build momentum in Congress to move on Net neutrality legislation.
A Net neutrality bill is currently pending in the House. Last week, the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee announced his intention to sign on as a co-sponsor, fueling speculation that the bill could see action this fall.
Impact for wireless
Genachowski said this morning that he would seek to include all types of networks in the proposed rulemaking, telegraphing his intention to bring Net neutrality obligations to the wireless industry.
[cob:Special_Report]"Even though each form of Internet access has unique technical characteristics, they are all are different roads to the same place," he said. "It is essential that the Internet itself remain open, however users reach it."
Wireless firms and their principle trade association, CTIA, have lined up as staunch opponents of any efforts to apply Net neutrality to the mobile Web.
Earlier this month, CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent told InternetNews.com that wireless Net neutrality was the policy proposal that worried him the most when assessing the current regulatory landscape.
Largent said that wireless carriers, unlike cable and telecom providers, have to balance the demands of cell towers to ensure that phone calls aren't crowded out by data-hungry Web traffic.


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The administration has been pushing very hard on the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, which is a somewhat nebulous concept, but which is broadly supposed to save money by streamlining services and coordinating care. It's one of the centerpieces that pro-Obamacare wonks point to as a real source of cost savings and improved services. Exhibits A and B are usually Mayo and the Cleveland Clinic, with a few others occasionally thrown in.
During the health care debate, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Health System and Intermountain Healthcare were repeatedly touted as models for a new health care delivery system.
Now, they have something else in common: All four have declined to apply for the "Pioneer" program tailor-made by the Obama administration to reward such organizations.
"When the poster boys ask that the posters be taken down, you have a problem," says Michael Millenson, president of Health Quality Advisors LLC. The lack of participation, he says, suggests that "somebody messed up": either the government didn't make the rules appealing enough, or "when push came to shove, the big players didn't want to play by the rules."
The four health systems are considered the most promising models for "accountable care organizations," a new approach to delivering health care services that rewards doctors and hospitals for providing high-quality care to Medicare beneficiaries while keeping costs down. The ACO provision became one of the most highly anticipated elements of the health care overhaul, and providers embarked on a frenzied race to join in as quickly as possible.
ACOs--or at least some of the features that the administration envisions--may well be the future of Medicare, for all I know. But it was always folly to point to places like the Mayo Clinic as an example of what was possible for national health care reform.
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The Return of Sante D'Orazio
A poster-child of the supermodel era, which he helped construct, the career of fashion photographer Sante D'Orazio seemed to burn out prematurely as a result of the excesses and pressures of the times. But with a new show at Christie's, D'Orazio is staging his comeback and cashing in on some of his iconic images.
Left: Linda Evangelista; Right: Keith Richards | Photo: Sante D'Orazio
NEW YORK, United States — Sante D'Orazio typified an era. From the moment Andy Warhol gave the Brooklyn-born photographer his first job, D'Orazio became somewhat of a poster-child for the hedonistic fashion world of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Along with peers like Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier and Herb Ritts, D'Orazio was part of a generation of photographers whose highly stylised, hyper-sensual imagery captured the pulse of their bullish time. This was the heyday of supermodels and of Azzedine Alaïa, a time when a voluptuous larger-than-life feminine ideal reigned supreme. Now, after a 7-year absence from fashion, D'Orazio is staging an exhibit of some of his most famous shots at Christie's New York, a move meant to herald his comeback — and hopefully earn the photographer new commercial commissions.
D'Orazio's covers for Allure magazine and his provocative nudes of models like Christy Turlington, Helena Christensen and Cindy Crawford, for the pages of Italian Vogue, Interview, and Vanity Fair, among others, are so representative of their time, that they fill entire threads on online forums like thefashionspot.com. They have also become collector's items, a fact D'Orazio is leveraging with the private sale of large-format prints of some of his most iconic images. BoF reached the photographer at Christie's space on the 20th floor of New York's Rockefeller Center, as he was putting the final touches on his show, "Other Graces," which opens on Monday.
D'Orazio's career remained strong even after his trademark, overtly sexual style went out of fashion. In the early 1990s, when photographers like Corinne Day ushered in the grunge era in magazines and advertising campaigns, Sante D'Orazio found demand for his glossy work in Hollywood, where he shot the likes of Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keith Richards. "My pictures were more sensual and glamorous and the whole grunge movement and all that was just not my cup of tea. That is what dissuaded me from continuing to work in the fashion field because I just didn't see women that way."
Around 2005, however, after a major gallery show of explicit portraits of Pamela Anderson, things got quiet around D'Orazio. "I had been doing the fashion and beauty stuff and the portraiture and the celebrities for a good 25 years, so I had to stop all the commercial work." D'Orazio, who had trained as a painter under Philip Guston in his youth, turned away from fashion, he says, in order to return to his more abstract, fine art work.
But his split with the system seems to have been motivated as much by burn-out as by a need to explore his neglected interests. Much is made of the pressure fashion designers face in today's constant-output world, but as D'Orazio describes it, top fashion photographers are subject to similar strains: "The shootings consume you. There's pre-production, production, post-production — and if you have four or five of those a week, they are all-consuming."
It didn't take long for his magazine and advertising work to dry up. Clients simply stopped calling, he recalls. "People think that you're not into it anymore, and in many ways my head wasn't, I was concentrating on other things. That basically was my commercial demise. After a couple of years it became hard to get work, because I had basically disappeared from the scene. The way it works is a lot of the commercial work starts with editorial work and when you're not in the mix with people, at the fashion shows, socialising…. It is a political game as well, if you're not in the scene, Paris-London-New York-Milan, and you're not seen and you're not showing up in editorial pages anymore, people just think you died."
But D'Orazio claims he was very much alive, just preparing for his comeback. He is ready now, he says, and in some ways the Christie's show is D'Orazio's pitch to land commercial work again. "Now that I have discovered and developed a language for myself, I have a lot to go on that people have yet to see because it hasn't been displayed anywhere. At the same time I miss a lot of what I did before, portraiture and beauty and editorial. And the truth of the matter is, at this point I have a lot more to give." So far, D'Orazio says he doesn't have any major editorial or advertising projects in the pipeline. "But I have a joy for it once again and I am going to approach this with a whole new vision. I'm excited about it."
According to D'Orazio, eight of the forty-six prints in the show (each of which comes in editions of three and ranges in price from $55,000 to $120,000) have already sold to contemporary art and photography collectors, and that's before the show has officially opened. That should be good news for the photographer, given that, apart from reigniting his commercial career, the sale also appears intended to finance the photographer's livelihood. "I have been friends with so many great artists and collected their work over the years. For the last couple of years, it's been Andy Warhol who has financed my life, or rather the sale of one of his canvases which I owned. It went for over a couple of million dollars."
Other photographers, like David LaChapelle, have tried to cross over from commercial photography into fine art, with mixed results. For D'Orazio, right now, the question is whether he can cross over back into fashion.


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While watching television, the remote control occasionally gets knocked off the couch, presenting an epic quandary.
Do I get up and retrieve the remote, disrupting my carefully crafted "comfort zone?" Or do I wait for a family member — or a particularly nimble house pet — to come by and hand it to me?
This dire dilemma mirrors the choices many of us face with our careers. Do we take action? Or do we wait for someone to come and give us what we want?
Unfortunately, too many people choose the passive route.
"People act as if their career is just happening to them," said Kathy Caprino, a career coach and founder of a program called "The Amazing Career Project." "It doesn't just happen to you, you manage it. But most people don't think about that."
The corporate ladder is not an escalator — it requires effort to climb. Yet many people get into a job and assume that advancement comes automatically.
If that was ever true, it's certainly not the case now. Workers who don't take control of their careers risk waking up one day realizing they're not as far along as they'd like to be regardless of how much they bust their butts.
"What I see most of the time is the fact that people are scared," said Roshni Kumar, an international career coach and founder of the India-based company Career Lighthouse. "They're afraid to be introspective, because that's a path that can be overwhelming."
As my great-uncle Millard (who I just made up) once said, "Tough nerts!" Fear of evaluating your career is not an option.
So Caprino gave me some tips on how to sort out where you stand and where you should be going.
Know yourself: You need to step back and reflect — honestly — on what it is you want out of your work life. What values are important to you? What do you think are your best skills? What kind of legacy do you want to leave?
Study: Whether you're happy or unhappy, keep studying the field you're in so you know what opportunities exist and can develop a sense of your worth. It's good to interact with different people in the industry, whether it's online or in person. That keeps you looped in with what's happening outside your company and gives you contacts if you decide — or are forced — to switch jobs.
Get feedback: Figure out how your colleagues think you're doing. It doesn't hurt to ask for some honest feedback from the people who manage you or those you manage.
The bored test: Take a good, hard look at your emotions. Do you get to Sunday night and dread going to work the next day? Are you disengaged? Those are solid signs you need to figure out how to transition into something that fits you better. It ain't gonna happen on its own.
These are not easy things to do. We, like when I'm on the couch and the remote is on the floor, don't like exiting a comfort zone.
Kumar suggested — and I found this to be a delightful idea — that people first do something simple they know will inspire them. For some it might be reading a book, for others listening to music. Even taking a short trip can get your mind moving in new directions.
Her point was that we sometimes need to prime the pump before our brains are ready to tackle deep issues.
"Each person is built differently," she said. "The first step is to start the introspection, and if it gets a little too confusing or overwhelming, then talk to somebody who you trust. Start with someone in your inner circle and see if that works for you. If it doesn't, then move to someone externally."
However you do it, just start: Look at your career and make some decisions about where you want to see it going.
Caprino advises that every six months you ask: "Is this where I want to be? If not, what can I do about it?"
I know many are reading this and thinking: "Yeah, easy to say, but my boss won't listen if I want to do something different"; or, "I can't shake the boat at work right now, 'cause there's no way I'd find another job."
Let me return to the parable of the dropped television remote.
If I get up to get that remote, bad things could happen: I could fall off the couch. I could burn calories. The dog could try to steal my seat.
But if I just wait around for one of my kids to come along, imagine how much great television I might be missing.
The point is, I always want to be in control of the TV. And you should always want to be in control of your career.
Because even if you're not ready to change the channel just yet, it's good to know you've got the remote firmly in your hand.
TALK TO REX: Ask workplace questions — anonymously or by name — and share stories with Rex Huppke at firstname.lastname@example.com, like Rex on Facebook at facebook.com/rexworkshere, and find more at chicagotribune.com/ijustworkhere.


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Egelston Hopes for LEED Certification
By Patrick Cronin
Hampton Union, Tuesday, January 13, 2009
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
HAMPTON -- Smutty-nose Brewery owner Peter Egelston is dreaming "green" when it comes to the construction of his new brewery and restaurant on Towle Farm Road.
"Our goal in building a new facility is to build one that is sustainable, efficient and also beautiful," said Egelston. "Those three things we want working in harmony and reflect our values that we want to possess as a company."
Egelston was the special guest speaker at this month's "energy conversation" hosted by the town's Energy Committee:
He spoke about his dreams to construct a "energy efficient" building that will hopefully receive gold certification from the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) when its completed.
Some of the ideas being instituted in the new building, Egelston said, come from the lack of efficiencies he has witnessed in their current 25,000-square-foot building on Heritage Avenue in Portsmouth.
"The building was constructed in the '70s and it leaks like a sieve from an energy standpoint," Egelston said. "It was never made to be a brewery, it became one by default."
An example of one deficiency in the Portsmouth building is a 50-ton chiller that sits in the parking lot. It is used to refrigerate the fermentation tanks as well as other portions of the facility. The chiller, Egelston said, produces a lot of heat that is just released into the atmosphere.
"Its not very efficient because at the same time we are heating the building with a heater," Egelston said.
He plans to take advantage of that heat and put it to use at the Hampton plant and restaurant.
"Our focus on design is creating a very efficient building envelope with lots of great insulation and finding every opportunity we can to avoid the escape of energy," Egelston said.
The new 42,000-square-foot building will also be constructed to take advantage of sunlight.
The roof of the warehouse will contain solar tubes, which will allow the sun to light the inside.
"The real opportunities for energy efficiency are really not that glamorous," Egelston said. "It boils down to insulation, florescent light bulbs and low tech solutions like orientating the buildings according to how the sun tracks."
Egelston said builders looked at other alternative energy solutions, such as cogeneration, but they were just not cost effective.
Cogeneration, or "cogen" for short, provides heat and air conditioning, but also generates electricity at the same time.
"I thought our brewery was going to be a perfect opportunity for that, but the numbers just didn't work out," Egelston said. "There was really no economic incentive for us to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in cogen for this facility because we would be generating more heat than we could have used."
However, he did say the company is leaving the door open for the possibility of one day adding solar or wind turbines.
"We are designing our building in such a way that down the road we can install them if we want to," Egelston said.
Other "green" aspects of the plan involve 100-foot setbacks from the wetlands rather than 50-foot setbacks required by state law.
The company is also leaving much of the greenery at the 14-acre parcel at 105 Towle Farm Road untouched. The orchard and woods on the property will be mostly left alone with construction taking place around many of the old trees.
Egelston said he intends to turn the old barn on the property into a restaurant and move the house that sits on the property to another location on the site.
Egelston said he hopes construction on his "green" building will begin in the spring of 2009, but, depending on the economy, he said he may have to wait a little bit longer.
"Our goal is that once we finally do put a shovel in the ground, it will probably take a year to build," Egelston said. "If everything works out, we will be pouring our first beer in 2010."


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Does the debt ceiling blame game matter?
[Posted by Karl]
A number of politicians and pundits on the right (e.g., Sen. Mitch McConnell, Charles Krauthammer — though the latter is singing a different tune this morning) tend to view the current standoff between Pres. Obama and Congressional Republicans over raising the debt ceiling in large part through the prism of the blame game. (Oddly, Karl Rove claims Obama owns this problem, even though he was fearing a government shutdown would boost Obama a few months back.) The GOP — and elements of the right more generally — remain haunted by the ghosts of 1995, when legend has it Bill Clinton vanquished Newt Gingrich in a standoff, destroying the GOP brand and easing the path to Clinton's re-election.
To be sure, you don't have to look far to find a public opinion poll showing the public will blame the GOP if the debt limit is not raised. But does it matter?
Political scientist John Sides reminds us that it's the economy, silly:
Assume there is no deal and then assume, as [Treasury Secretary] Geithner and others have warned, that there are serious consequences for the economy when the debt ceiling isn't raised. This will hurt Obama. And it will hurt him more than it will hurt the Republican Party. Presidents suffer the consequences of a bad economy. Divided government does not change this. Beware pundits who see silver linings for Obama in this scenario.
Read the whole thing, with all the graphs and such. Liberal Nate Silver tells his readers to question these models. That might seem odd, coming from the former sabremetrician, though it's not the first time he's done it since the economic data started looking truly bad for Obama. TNR's Jonathan Chait prays the business elite will intervene, or that more soaring oratory from Obama will make the difference (just like during the debate over ObamaCare, when the president moved public opinion to his… oh, wait). I apologize for being skeptical of the assertion that "we've never seen this before" when the right could make the same sort of arguments. Our national debt is increasing at a rate even the Obama administration admits is unsustainable. Nevertheless, as Jake Tapper, Allahpundit, Ace and Verum Serum have all noted, Obama seems to prefer no deal to a even a short-term deal; what amount of speechifying obscures that?
Moreover, the sui generis assertion contradicts the original establishment claim that we have seen this before in 1995-96. And what about the 1995 example in particular? Dan Laughlin and David A. Graham can give you plenty of reasons why 2012 won't be 1996. The economy is worse (for which Obama will take much of the blame; he can blame G.W. Bush, but Obama hasn't pulled us out of the ditch and he's The One on the ballot). Obama is not as skilled as Clinton; Boehner is not the high-profile target Gingrich was.
Moreover, the impact of the 1995 government shutdown was much less than the legend suggests. As Clinton rode the economy to a less than 50% victory, the GOP lost nine seats in the House, but picked up two Senate seats. In gross numbers, 15 GOP freshmen lost or quit in 1996 (57 were re-elected). That's hardly a catastrophe, especially in context of the period. Republicans won control of both houses of Congress in 1994 for the first time since the Great Depression in an enormous midterm wave. The demographics of the 1996 election were always going to be more favorable to the Dems, especially in a decent economy. Most of the House seats lost in 1996 were in blue (or blue-leaning) states like Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, Washington and Oregon. Was anyone shocked that Michael Flanagan lost Dan Rostenkowski's old seat in Chicago to Rod Blagojevich? Not really. Given how far the pendulum swung in 1994, the fact that the House GOP lost only nine net seats with an incumbent Democrat presiding over a good economy does not suggest voters were out to punish Republicans over the government shutdown (unless they lived in places prone to punish Republicans on general principle).
Of course, it does not necessarily follow that people on the right should not care about raising the debt ceiling. If a failure to raise the limit precipitated a financial panic or a double-dip recession, higher interest rates or lower economic growth would only make the national debt a bigger problem. Sen. McConnell seems motivated by those concerns as well as partisan ones. But Mark Tapscott, Kevin D. Williamson, William Kristol, Byron York and others have all identified actions Congressional Republicans can take that are better solutions than McConnell's contingency plan. Ace is probably correct in surmising that McConnell's plan would not cause Obama to own increases in the debt ceiling. Fortunately, voters will almost certainly force Obama to own the economy. If Obama wants to risk a financial panic or double-dip by insisting on massive tax increases, people may tell pollsters they blame the GOP… and maybe they will. But the blame will fall more heavily on Obama at the ballot box.


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Friday Video: Nissan Cedric vs Plymouth Belvedere
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"The Gathering" is our church's chance to relax and share life together. We share a scrumptious meal at a reasonable cost to members and regular attendee's $6/adults and $4/children. If you're a guest or just interested in our community please come and eat for free. The meal is our gift to you. Following the meal, there is a brief program, including worship led by our Gathering Band. There is also a time of prayer for the needs of those in our Church and community. This often a power moment for us and prayer request are accepted in the moment. Lastly, our Pastor has a short time of teaching on a relevant or topical topic. The Gathering is much more relaxed than Sunday mornings, and gives people in our Church the chance to get better acquainted over a nice meal.
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Book Review – Gamestorming
Gamestorming provides a great collection of games to assist a group in approaching and resolving challenges.
The book is setup into three major areas:
1. Explanation of Gamestorming – For those that would like to understand gamestorming and how it can assist your organization, the first three chapters provide you with all the details that you will want to know (and then some) about games, the essentials for gamestorming and the core gamestorming skills. I also think these chapters are essential reading for anyone who will be overseeing a gamestorming session;
2. The Games – The following four chapters provide you with approximately 90 games that you could jump right into. Each game stands on its own and you are therefore free to pick and choose the games for your particular situation. I was very impressed with the amount of information and explanation that the authors provided. For example, for each game they discussed: Object of Play; Number of Players; Duration of Play; How to Play; and Strategy; and
3. Putting Gamestorm to Work – This was my favorite chapter. They discussed a real-life example of how a group used gamestorming to consider solutions to a specific problem, including the games played, the outcomes and the benefits to the group.
I recommend Gamestorming to everyone who is looking for alternatives to help their organization "solve complex problems through collaborative play". To purchase this book or to obtain additional information click here: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596804183/
Disclosure: A copy of this book was provided to me as part of the O'Reilly's Blogger Review Program on the understanding that I would read it and provide an honest review. If you are looking to join a review program, I highly recommend that you consider O'Reilly's. Full details of the program can be found by clicking on the following:


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Yesterday my 4-yr-old asked me if we were going to put up our Martin Luther King Day decorations. Sadly, the answer was "No, we don't have any." I promised him we'd work on that for next year. (Any suggestions?) But it did put me in the mood to make some February decorations. Here's the pile I'm starting with.
I've finally accepted the fact that I love Red. When someone asks my favorite color, I never say red. And yet I put it in most of my quilts, I have a red couch, I want to paint a wall in my family room red, my favorite flip-flops are red . . . I guess it must be true. And I especially love red and white – always a classic combination. Never looks dated. Avacado green or powder blue may come and go, but red always looks good.


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CAIRO - A private Egyptian TV station came under fire from public figures and fans of a widely popular satirist Saturday after it blocked the airing of his weekly show critical of the military and the country's recent nationalist fervor.
Minutes before the program of Bassem Youssef, often compared to U.S. comedian Jon Stewart, was to air Friday, broadcaster CBC said it was suspending it because the satirist and his producer violated editorial policy.
The channel's decision appeared to be a reaction to the sharp criticism Youssef came under by supporters of the army after his first episode following a four-month hiatus.
The station's CEO said management had warned the satirist, asking him to take into consideration the angry response from the public after his first episode.
Mohammed el-Amin told the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya website that Youssef ignored the warning and violated the "journalist code of ethics," forcing them to suspend the show. El-Amin said the show has not been cancelled.
The program's production company denied the claim, saying the episode included nothing that violated its professional and legal guidelines.
Amr Moussa, a former presidential candidate who currently chairs a panel tasked with amending Egypt's constitution, urged CBC to reconsider a decision he said raised concerns over freedom of expression.
"Suspending Bassem Youssef's program is an unwise decision that stirred resentment and concern by many about freedoms," Moussa said in a statement emailed to reporters. "I urge CBC to reconsider its decision that hurt Egypt, like it hurt the station management."
Egypt's presidential adviser reacted quickly to the public outcry, distancing the government from the decision. Ahmed el-Muslemani told the Abu-Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia that the decision was "an internal matter." He added that the president respected freedom of expression and opinion.
The program's suspension also caused uproar among Youssef's liberal fan base and a number of prominent public figures who said it undermined freedom of expression and stifled criticism.
Dozens of fans staged a rally near the theatre where Youssef records the show. "Government, why do you fear Youssef?" they chanted to drumbeats.
Some called for a boycott of the station. A new song entitled "Where is Bassem Youssef?" went viral on the internet hours after the decision.
The announcement by CBC came just minutes before Youssef's show "El-Bernameg," or "The Program" in Arabic, was to air Friday night.
Those who watched the pre-recorded program said the episode was largely critical of the station's policies. Youssef mocked the station's management for criticizing his first episode, when they issued a public statement advising him to respect national sentiment and "symbols of the Egyptian state."
Youssef's program has often stirred controversies, making him the target of many legal complaints. He has been investigated by authorities already for the first episode on charges of disrupting public order and insulting Egypt and military leaders.
Youssef's popularity peaked during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted in a popularly backed coup in July. Morsi was the target of weekly jokes mocking him and his Islamist allies for mixing religion and politics. Youssef was also briefly detained and released on bail under Morsi on accusations of insulting the president and Islam.
Since Morsi's ouster, many rights groups have expressed concern about growing restrictions on freedom of expression as nationalist fervor made it difficult to criticize authorities. Authorities, installed by the military, shut down several Islamist channels on accusation of inciting violence and hatred.
There has also been an increase of militant attacks, at a time when state and pro-military media described Morsi supporters as seeking to destabilize the country.
In recent months, journalists have faced trials for filming military installations and publishing information that contradicted the state's official discourse. At least four journalists died while covering protests by pro-Morsi demonstrators that descended into clashes.
In his first episode, Youssef was critical of the Brotherhood, but also of those he called "freedom lovers" who fail to tolerate others or any criticism.
Prominent blogger Mahmoud Salem told Associated Press Youssef's suspension underscored an ongoing war between Egypt's liberals and conservatives.
"This is simply a power play trying to eliminate the strongest and most influential liberal voice in Egypt," Salem said
In their first reaction since the suspension, the production team of Youssef's show said it regretted the "unilateral and surprising" decision of the station, apologizing to viewers because the show was not aired.
In a statement published on its Facebook page, the team said it won't issue "emotional" reactions to the decision but regretted what it called an attempt by CBC "to smear its reputation and the reputation of its employees." The station had accused Youssef of violating financial commitments.
Karim Atta, a 24-year-old student, said the suspension of Youssef's program marked the return of authoritarianism in Egypt following the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
"Today they shut down a TV show, tomorrow they will shut our mouths," said Atta, who was protesting near Youssef's theater.


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St. Patrick's Day Mixer, Fun Houston
About event
St. Patrick's Day Mixer for Singles
Join us for a social meetup. Feel free to bring a friend.
How to find the group: meeting at the lounge area.
RSVP to get an email with directions. If you don't receive an email in a few minutes after RSVPing, login to The Fun Singles to see the exact location.
Get your drinks from the bar and join the group.
This is event is a casual meetup to get to know other single professionals and make new connections.
It's better than a speed dating or other types of singles events where you feel pressure to interact with everyone.
This event doesn't have a dedicated event host, so look for the group members and self organize when you get to the venue.
About the group
We are an open minded and positive group of social individuals. If you would like to join us and become a member of our group, please remember to act professionally.
Garage and street parking are available (paid and free). Please read the parking signs before you leave your car.


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Darn thing's falling from its own weight now. This market can't stay up, even with good fundamental news from retail and some positive action in key stocks over in Europe, including Banco Santander (SAN).
It's just a nasty market until we get a resolution in Washington, because there is truly nothing bad that came out today. Michael Kors (KORS), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD), they are all terrific. Same with D.R. Horton (DHI) yesterday. Some of the stocks that have hurt us recently, stocks like Ross Stores (ROST) and DuPont (DD) and Schlumberger (SLB), are actually doing well. But this Chinese water torture market continues until we build up more negativity, flush out more sellers and get people to capitulate in the face of the cliff.
At all times in this market, you can't chase. You will top-tick it. But you also can't buy stocks in free fall, because they seem incapable of turnaround. Consider the cases of Express Scripts (ESRX) and J.C. Penney (JCP). Is there any level where people won't sell?
Of course the worse thing about this market is that it doesn't roll over. It keeps flat-lining just long enough to lure you in, and then it gets clubbed, truly a market where you must presume that your first buy may turn out to be your worst one, as lower prices always seem right around the corner.


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Publisher's Voice: Are we helpless prisoner of a political bamboozle
Isn't this worth fighting for?
Publisher's Voice: Are we helpless prisoner of a political bamboozle
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
– Carl Sagan, "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark''
As we look at all the turmoil, gridlock, anger, shortsighted arguments, petty politics and confusing maneuvering in Middletown Borough, we just want it to stop. It seems when our local leaders can't win on the issues they go after the individual or try mixing and muddling facts. It's a slight-of-hand artist's dream come true.
These same officials also fall over themselves in proclamations of their attentiveness to citizens' questions and concerns. Sadly, more and more citizens express their frustrations to us – about repeated calls to both elected and appointed borough officials that go unanswered, about how they're unable to make any sense of – let alone follow –obfuscated procedures supposedly emplaced for their own good.
There is also a growing list of people who have been targeted by this group of elected officials, who are shamefully servile and silent during most, if not all, public meetings.
If you don't believe a transparent and ethical local government is important enough to fight for, then I don't have any way to influence how you think about the process. But important decisions within our local government should be based on a free and open process – a process that currently doesn't exist in Middletown.
The central question that citizens in Middletown have to face through all this is: Are the issues you believe in worth fighting for? Don't get disgusted and tune it out. If you feel passionately about any public issue enough to vote, contribute, attend a meeting, write a letter, or complain to your friends and family, then we must work together through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government.
We must always remember that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to publicly argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots, the right to have a say in how they are governed.
Isn't that worth fighting for?


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Royals promote Odorizzi, Myers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals today announced that the organization has promoted outfielder Wil Myers and right-handed pitcher Jake Odorizzi from Northwest Arkansas (AA) to Omaha (AAA). Both players will join the Storm Chasers when they return to action tomorrow to host Tacoma at Werner Park.
Myers, 21, has dominated the Texas League from the outset, departing the league as its leader in hitting (.343), slugging (.731), OPS (1.146), tied for the top spot in total bases (98), ranking tied for second in home runs (13) and third in RBI (37). He has homered six times in his last 10 games. Myers was Kansas City's third round pick in the 2009 First Year Player Draft and got his first taste of big league spring training as a non-roster invitee earlier this year.
Odorizzi, 22, leaves Northwest Arkansas with a 4-2 record and 3.32 ERA in seven starts. He is second in the Texas League in strikeouts (47) and fourth in WHIP (0.97). He has been most impressive over his last four starts, going 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA, allowing six earned runs in 27.1 innings for a 1.98 ERA while fanning 33. Odorizzi has limited opposing hitters to a collective .191 batting average through his first seven assignments. He was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers on December 19, 2010, along with Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar and Jeremy Jeffress in exchange for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt. Odorizzi was the 32nd overall pick of the Brewers in the 2008 First Year Player Draft and he also had a taste of big league spring training this year as a non-roster invitee.


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Hope will sponsor a presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in conjunction with Constitution Day.
Matt Roberts, visiting assistant professor of political science, will present "Serenity Now !: Making sense of the Constitution in an age of unfettered immigration, scandalous politicians, transnational terrorists, global warming, and political campaigns that threaten to never ever end." His talk will be on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Maas Center conference room.
The public is invited. Admission is free. Students can bring in their Phelps trays and refreshments will be served.
Constitution Day and the presentation both mark the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 17, 1787.
Tuesday's talk is sponsored by the college's department of political science and the Prelaw Club.


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Internet hero and Reddit founder, Aaron Swartz, dead aged 26
A YOUNG millionaire and internet programming prodigy who co-founded social news website Reddit was found dead in his apartment at the weekend.
Aaron Swartz, 26, fought to keep all internet content free until his reported suicide on Friday.
The political activist was awaiting trial over allegations he stole millions of scientific journals from a computer archive at a Massachusetts university.
Swartz pleaded not guilty to the charges in early 2012.
He is believed to have hanged himself in his New York apartment.
In an email to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology paper, his lawyer Elliot Peters confirmed his client's death saying "the tragic and heartbreaking information you received is, regrettably true".
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Those of you out there readying yourselves for the three days of madness that will beComic-Con 2011 are in for a bit of a treat; Iron Man director Jon Favreau has announced that the world premiere for his new genre-blending comic book adaptation, Cowboys & Aliens, will take place at this year's convention in San Diego.
This announcement was made at this past weekend's Hero Complex Film Festival 2011, where footage shown from Favreau's western-meets-sci-fi project was well-received (as were his and Robert Downey Jr.'s comments about Iron Man 3).
Premiering his new film at Comic-Con seems a fitting move for Favreau, who has a strong following on Twitter and is known for being a fan-friendly filmmaker in the comic book movie community. The 2010 Comic-ConCowboys & Aliens panel was well received (especially the amusing surprise appearance of Harrison Ford) and the footage previewed at the event helped to spread word of mouth that the film isn't aiming to be the geeky campfest implied by its title.
Cowboys & Aliens will hit theaters a week after its Comic-Con showing. Although the film's reception at this year's convention could help or hinder its opening weekend results to a degree, the positive or negative effect isn't likely to be too significant at that point in the game, so to speak.
As it were, Favreau seems genuinely more interested in just showing the Comic-Con crowd his thanks by premiering Cowboys & Aliens there. To quote him (via Hero Complex):
"… I feel like [the Comic-Con crowd has] come out for me, they've supported me… That's where it all started, and I want to give back. They should have the opportunity to see ['Cowboys & Aliens'] first."
Recent trailers and TV spots for Cowboys and Aliens paint it as being both a gritty adventure set in the Old West and a straight-faced sci-fi flick about mysterious creatures that invade out planet. That's arguably a much more imaginative route to go with the subject matter at hand – as opposed to just making it a silly genre mashup. Even so (judging by a number of reader comments alone) the serious tone and thrilling nature of the Cowboys footage teased so far hasn't been sufficient to convince everyone that this will be anything but a overly goofy popcorn flick.
Interest from mainstream moviegoers will really determine the success of Cowboys & Aliens at the box office this summer. So regardless of how well it plays with the Comic-Con crowd, the film will ultimately have to make the crossover and appeal to those who are still struggling just to get past the title.
For more on Cowboys & Aliens, be sure to check out the following:
- Cowboys & Aliens Set Visit Report
- Cowboys & Aliens: Alien Designs, Motives, & Technology
- Cowboys & Aliens Edit Bay Visit With Jon Favreau
- WonderCon interview with Jon Favreau and Cowboys & Aliens co-screenwriter/producer Roberto Orci
Cowboys & Aliens will arrive in U.S. theaters on July 29th, 2011.
Source: LA Times
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.
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Of Mice & Men Announce Headlining Tour
Of Mice & Men are gearing up to release their new album, Defy, January 19th. It turns out that they've got plans to hit the road in support of it as well. The group announced they will be headlining across America for some of February and March. blessthefall, Cane Hill, Fire From the Gods, and MSCW will serve as support. Check out all of the details in a tweet from OM&M after the jump! For more Of Mice & Men, you can purchase a concert ticket here or buy a CD here!…Read More


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United Airlines is about to launch a new program at Los Angeles International Airport that will widen the "travel caste system" in which favored passengers are pampered with perks not available to occasional fliers.
Under the new marketing program, United will drive some of its most lucrative passengers to their gates using Mercedes-Benz cars. Chauffeurs will meet connecting travelers at their arrival gates and drive them to their second flight.
United is actually a little late to the craze in Los Angeles. Delta has offered the service — it uses Porsches — for several months at LAX after initially rolling it out in Atlanta in 2011. As at United, only the most profitable of Delta's customers receive the rides.
It is a good time to be a favored airline customer, especially at big-city airports, where carriers are adding new flights and seeking to attract as many high-fare paying passengers as they can.
American Airlines, the only carrier among the big three U.S. airlines not in the car service game, instead fetes its most lucrative LAX travelers by offering them a private check-in area away from the terminal craziness. American, which has recently invested greatly in its business and first-class cabins on the L.A.-New York route, even employs a greeter at the special check-in who matches eligible names from a list.
Airlines have always rewarded their best customers with better service. But as the economy has recovered, carriers have added significant perks for a relative few passengers, while removing some benefits from leisure travelers. Some critics say these new perks are problematic, that the chasm between first class and economy has never been wider.
"It's unfortunate that we have basically developed an airline 'travel caste system' where one group of passengers gets treated to virtually no service while another group of passengers gets treated to wonderful service," said Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance and a consistent airline critic. "I just find it distasteful."
Like it or not, this divide is probably here to stay. Executives at American have long said that about 70 percent of their company's revenue comes from just 20 percent of the passengers. It probably makes sense, then, that those customers get the spoils, not only in the airport and in the air, but also when booking travel. The most frequent customers, for example, are much less likely to wait on hold to speak with an airline representative on the telephone.
Perhaps nowhere is the new chasm more pronounced than with recent changes to Delta's frequent flier program, Sky Miles. Under the old paradigm, which is in effect through the end of this year, travelers earn frequent flier miles based on how far they fly. For everyone, a flight from Los Angeles to New York means far more miles than a flight from L.A. to San Francisco.
But starting in January, Delta's customers will earn miles based on how much they pay. Many passengers buying expensive tickets will receive as many or more miles as they did under the old program. But frugal fliers will fare far worse.
According to Delta's website, a round-trip ticket from New York to Los Angeles costing $318 today earns even the most occasional traveler nearly 5,000 Sky Miles. But next year, that same relatively inexpensive ticket will net infrequent travelers only about 1,600 miles.
American and United, the two airlines that compete most with Delta, are sticking with their distance-based formulas for now. But that could eventually change. And that makes sense to many who follow airline economics, like Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Hudson Crossing in San Francisco. Harteveldt said there are only so many perks that can be rolled onto one basic airline ticket.
"First, regardless of how much we pay, whether we are on the least expensive ticket or the most expensive ticket, every traveler deserves the right to be treated in the most respectful manner," he said. "But what the airlines have been doing — and I think they have been transparent in saying this — is the more you pay, the better your experience will be in terms of access to the best seats, boarding, security or other elements like that."
On Monday, American Airlines announced another change that highlights the divide between business class and coach passengers. It is introducing a new flat-bed seat in business class on the 777-200 airplanes it flies from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo, a far more luxurious product than the one it replaces. But coach passengers will not be so lucky. While economy-class fliers will have better entertainment options, they likely also may feel more cramped.
American's 777-200s currently have nine seats across in economy class in a 2-5-2 configuration. But after the cabin renovation, there will be 10 seats, arranged in a 3-4-3 configuration.
That kind of change makes sense to Harteveldt, who said airlines must align the benefits passengers receive with the revenue they bring.
"I'd argue you are getting what you pay for," Harteveldt said. "This isn't the 1960s. Airlines are no longer telling people that flying is a luxurious experience. Passengers have shown at every opportunity that given the choice between better food and more leg room and things like that, they would choose instead a lower price."
But Leocha, the consumer advocate, said airlines need to do a better job of accommodating occasional travelers. He said he believes many travelers are increasingly treated poorly by airlines.
"When you consider that 70 percent of United States passengers only fly once a year, it's just an enormous amount of the passengers who are treated shoddily," he said. "I wouldn't mind it if they treated the normal passenger fairly decently and treated the guy who pays more a little better. What we are doing is increasing the gulf between what the leisure passengers are getting and what the business travelers are getting."
There are, however, some exceptions. Most airlines have spent significantly in recent years on in-seat video screens, even in economy class. Some offer content for free, while others charge relatively inexpensive prices.
And just last week, there was more good news. Delta said it will be giving out "sleep kits" to economy-class passengers on long-haul international flights, complete with eye masks and ear plugs. Passengers on many Delta international flights will also receive free ice cream.


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Experts dealing with the aspects of Temporomandibular Joint Problems and head,neck, teeth, and facial pain caused when trauma is induced to the jaw directly or indirectly such as whiplash, accidents, malpractice, or trauma from occlusion. TMD/TMJ experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Puerto Rico & USVI legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Puerto Rico & USVI.
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Expert ListingsHamlet Garabedian
Glendale, CA
Dr. H. Garabedian DMD MD FACS is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He attended dental school at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston and medical school at UCLA. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UCLA. He is a lecturer and a clinical instructor at UCLA.
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Vicki Petropoulos, DMD, MS, FACP
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Dr. Vicki Petropoulos holds a B.A. from Smith College, a D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, a Certificate in Prosthodontics as well as a M.S. in Oral Biology for her work in Implant Dentistry from Temple Universitys Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry.
Armond Kotikian, DDS, MD, FACS Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon/Oral Surgeon
Armond Kotikian
Glendale, CA
Expert Witness in the Field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry. I have been retained on over 85 cases have provided over 40 depositions and gone to trial for a wide variety of cases related to the Oral and Maxillofacial region, Oral Surgery dental implant surgery TMD/TMJ facial trauma...Featured on CNN ABC CBS...
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Kelowna, BC
Dr. Bray is Internationally trained in Forensic work, he offers expertise as a professional Dental Expert Witness for both defense and plaintiff lawyers in British Columbia. He is also available in Massachusetts where he maintains his dental license. As a Dental Expert Witness, Dr. Bray can assists the legal team and court with their understanding of the facts of the case at hand. While this usually takes the form of a detailed report, he has taken advanced courtroom training under Mr. Paul Garlic Q.C. and has Expert Witness courtroom experience. In addition to his Expert Witness Practice, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Jaw Joint expertise he volunteered his General Dental Skills to low-income families in the Kelowna area, was designated a UBC instructor and has acted for the B.C. Dental Association and its political interface.
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This is best made all from scratch, but if you're really feeling lazy? Just use a prepared pie crust (baked) and pudding from a mix. I won't tell.
1 1/2 c cookie crumbs
a pinch of salt
1-2 T sugar, if your cookies aren't too sweet
5 T butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350. Combine the cookie crumbs, salt, and sugar. Pour melted butter over, mix in, and press into the bottom of your tart pan. Bake 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
If you're really against using the oven on such a hot day, you can freeze the crust for half an hour, and then proceed with the recipe. The crust will still be good, but not as crunchy as if you bake it.
Vanilla brown sugar pudding
Adapted from the Joy of Cooking.
1/3 c packed brown sugar
3 T cornstarch
a pinch of salt
2 c milk
1 egg, beaten
1 t vanilla
1 T butter
Whisk together the brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in 1/4 c milk, making sure everything is dissolved. Stir in the rest of the milk, then heat the pan over medium heat until the mixture just begins to simmer, stirring the whole time. Remove the pan from the heat, and beat 1/2 c of the hot milk into the beaten egg, verrrrrry slowly, so the egg doesn't cook. Slowly stir the eggy milk back into the pan, and while stirring, bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and cook for one minute more, then remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla and butter. Once the butter is melted and incorporated, pour the pudding over the cookie crumb crust. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing right onto the pudding so there is no air. Let cool in the fridge for an hour or two, then top with strawberries and syrup.
Strawberries and honey syrup
1 1/2 c sliced strawberries
3 T honey
1 T orange liquor (or water)
Combine the strawberries, honey, and liquor in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, and then strain, saving both the berries and the juice. When the berries have cooled, arrange them on top of the pudding, and then drizzle the syrup over.
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Former Tennessee defensive coordinator will coach FSU in the Discover Orange Bowl.
By Florida State Sports Information
TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher continued to fill in his staff Thursday when he announced the hiring of veteran defensive coach Sal Sunseri. Sunseri has a long history of success coaching in the SEC and the NFL over the course of a 28-year span. He has been a defensive coordinator, assistant head coach at Alabama for Nick Saban and a seven-year defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Sunseri will join Fisher's staff in time to coach in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl.
"He'll be our defensive ends coach," said Fisher when asked about the Sunseri hire. "Another great recruiter. Another great guy that's coached in the NFL, coached tons of first-round picks at linebacker and defensive end. A lot of knowledge. He and I have been together for a long time. He and I have known each other for a long time. He used to send his son to my camp. I used to coach his son in camp for many years and got to develop him early — Tino. And we coached together at LSU during those times. We have been friends for a long time. He brings a lot to the table. And that's another guy in the system who also knows that system. So you've got a front-end guy to help bridge that gap.
Sunseri joins Florida State after serving as the defensive coordinator at Tennessee in 2012. With the Vols, Sunseri coached two of the nation's top defensive players. Linebacker A.J. Johnson was fourth in the nation and led the SEC averaging 11.5 tackles per game. Cornerback Byron Moore was tied for 11th in the nation in interceptions and he led the Southeastern Conference in that category.
Prior to Tennessee, he spent three years as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Alabama under Saban, including the 2009 and 2011 national championship teams. He also spent seven years (2002-08) with the Carolina Panthers under then-head coach and current Denver Broncos coach John Fox, a tenure that included the franchise's lone NFC Championship and Super Bowl appearance.
A former All-American linebacker at Pittsburgh, Sunseri joined the Alabama staff in January of 2009 after serving as the defensive line coach with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. As a member of the Crimson Tide staff, he held the title of assistant head coach for defense and coached the outside linebackers.
The 2011 outside linebackers flourished under Sunseri and contributed to the overall success of the defense. Lombardi and Butkus Award finalist Courtney Upshaw led the way with 17 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, which ranked second and fourth, respectively in the SEC. Sunseri was also recognized individually for his contributions when he was named a finalist for the Broyles Award, presented to the nation's top assistant coach.
In 2010, Sunseri continued to build on his solid foundation from the National Championship season. The defensive unit ranked third in the country in scoring defense and fifth in total defense. Sophomore linebacker Dont'a Hightower garnered second-team All-SEC honors with 69 tackles (second on the team) and nine quarterback hurries. Upshaw led the Tide from his jack linebacker spot with 14.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks and was named the MVP of the Capital One Bowl after recording five tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks in the 49-7 win over No. 7 Michigan State.
In Sunseri's first season at Alabama, he helped guide the Tide to the National Championship behind a dominant defense that ranked second nationally in four major categories – rushing defense, pass efficiency defense, total defense and scoring defense. His NFL experience with the pass rush helped Alabama generate 32 sacks and 98 tackles for loss, despite losing Hightower to an early-season injury. Alabama was also well-represented on the AP All-America team with three defenders earning first-team honors, including Butkus winner Rolando McClain.
Sunseri's defensive line with the Panthers was regarded as one of the best in the NFL. Defensive ends Julius Peppers and Mike Rucker and defensive tackle Kris Jenkins earned Pro Bowl honors during his tenure. He produced at least one Pro Bowl defensive lineman five times as the line coach. The Panthers were among the top 10 in the NFL in terms of fewest yards allowed in four of his seven seasons and made three playoff appearances.
Sunseri came to Carolina as a defensive assistant in 2002 and took over as defensive line coach in 2003. It was a seamless transition as the Panthers defensive line accounted for 32.5 of the team's 40 total sacks and also produced a pair of Pro Bowl players in Jenkins and Rucker, setting the standard for which his future units would be measured.
Prior to his time at Carolina, Sunseri worked as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Michigan State in 2001 after spending 2000 on Saban's Louisiana State staff in the same capacity. He was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Alabama A&M in 1998 and 1999 after three seasons as the linebackers coach at Louisville. Sunseri's climb of the coaching ladder included one-year stops at Illinois State (1994) and Iowa Wesleyan (1993).
He broke into coaching at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, in 1985 and directed the defensive line and linebackers before being named assistant head coach in 1992.
Sunseri began his playing career at the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 as a walk-on and ended it as a team captain and consensus All-American as a senior in 1981. A three-year starter at linebacker, he helped the Panthers to a combined record of 33-3 and anchored a defensive unit that led the NCAA in total defense in 1980 and 1981. He was the defensive MVP in the 1982 Senior Bowl and was drafted in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers but had his pro career cut short by a knee injury in training camp. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from Pittsburgh in 1982.
Sunseri is married to the former Roxann Evans, who was a varsity gymnast at Pittsburgh. The couple has two daughters, Jaclyn and Ashlyn, and two sons, Santino (a quarterback at Pittsburgh) and Vinnie (a defensive back at Alabama).
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2009-11 » Alabama, Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
2002-08 » Carolina Panthers, Defensive Line
2001 » Michigan State, Linebackers/Special Teams
2000 » LSU, Linebackers/Special Teams
1998-99 » Alabama A&M, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
1995-97 » Louisville, Linebackers
1994 » Illinois State, Defensive Coordinator
1993 » Iowa Wesleyan, Assistant Head Coach/Def. Coordinator/Special Teams
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Langley High's Colin Jones could tell prior to Monday night's Liberty District boys' championship basketball game that he was on a shooting roll. Every shot the senior guard tossed up during pre-game warm-ups seemed to be going in.
"I was really hitting them," said Jones, sensing he might be in for a big game.
Sure enough, the 6-foot-3 inch shooting guard was in store for a huge night. Jones, in his team's biggest game of the season, shot well from the contest's opening tip-off and onward in leading Langley to a 58-40 title game win over Marshall. The postseason finals game took place at Reston's South Lakes High School.
Jones' terrific, long range shooting was a key factor in his team's tournament finals dominance and helped Langley capture its third straight district tournament crown. The top-seeded Saxons (19-3), who had beaten No. 8-seed Madison and No. 5 South Lakes to reach the finals against No. 2 Marshall, will next set their focus on the 16-team Northern Region tournament.
Langley, coached by Travis Hess, was scheduled to host Centreville High in a first round region playoff game on Wednesday night, Feb. 24, of this week. The two teams split a pair of games during the regular season with the Wildcats, members of the Concorde District, winning convincingly, 68-44, in a holiday tournament game on Dec. 30 before Langley returned the favor with a 54-36 home win on Jan. 27. Centreville is one of just three teams to have beaten the Saxons this winter – the other two being Edison, which defeated Langley 68-67, and district opponent Stone Bridge, which won 64-62.
"It will be a real close game," said Langley senior center Austin Kriz, of this week's region playoff encounter with Centreville. "We'll have to play our best basketball."
<b>AGAINST MARSHALL</b>, the Saxons were certainly close to playing some of their best basketball, especially in the second half. Following a driving, close range basket by Marshall's Danny McClain that got the Statesmen within 31-30 nearly halfway through the third quarter, Langley buckled down and put together the game's key scoring stretch. Following McLain's basket, the Saxons scored the game's next 11 points with four different players – David Adams, Joey Kiffe (14 points, 9 rebounds), Jones and Austin Vasiliadis – contributing points as Langley built a 42-30 lead with less than a minute remaining in the period. McLain, Marshall's outstanding, muscular 6-4 forward, finally ended the Langley scoring spree with a long range three-pointer from around the top of the key in the final minute of the quarter to make the score 42-33.
But Marshall never closed within 10 points the rest of the way.
"They're a good team and the No. 1 seed for a reason," said Marshall coach Bobby Forst, who has led the Statesmen (12-8) to a breakthrough season. "Kriz, Jones and Kiffe are three real good basketball players. Colin Jones was shooting the ball real well tonight."
Jones converted a game-high five, three-pointers on the night. The game's first basket, in fact, was a Jones trey from the top of the key. Later, he closed the opening quarter with a rebound follow-up basket to give the Saxons a 14-9 lead.
Jones scored eight points in the third quarter, including two treys, in helping the Saxons break the contest open. He went on to score 19 points and, during postgame ceremonies, was named tourney MVP.
Jones said the championship was a team effort.
"We're a real balanced team and we depend on each other to do our jobs," he said. "I think [the key] was our defense. We held them to 40 points."
Langley's Kriz was outstanding throughout the night as well, scoring on hard drives to the basket on offense and helping hold talented Marshall center Will Simonton (12 points, 2 rebounds) in check with stellar defense.
"They have a great post player in Will and I got [defensive] help from behind," said Kriz, who scored a game high 21 points with seven rebounds to earn a spot on the six-member all-tournament team. "We have won this year with team work. We don't have any huge scorers but everyone contributes."
Marshall, which reached the district tournament finals for the first time since the 2000-'01 season, received 12 points apiece from big men Simonton and McLain, and eight from senior guard Stanley Watts. Simonton and Watts made the all-tournament team. The Statesmen were scheduled to host Chantilly in a first round region playoff game on Wednesday.