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Salon is hardly known as a site friendly to cultural conservatism and critical of sexual libertinism, but this extremely depressing article by a young Brooklyn writer whose sexual desire was formed by online pornography validates the concerns and the fears of cultural conservatives. He believes his years as a teenage porn user ruined his ability to relate sexually to others. I'm going to quote from the article, but the language is sort of rough, so I'll post it below the jump.
Before I do, we recently had a very frank talk with our teenage son about this kind of thing, not because we caught him using online porn, but because, well, parents should talk to their older kids, especially their boys, about how destructive, spiritually and otherwise, this stuff is. My wife told the story about how a minister in her Dallas church circles, Greg Goben, turned out to be a serial rapist. At his trial, he said that he had started watching porn with the football team at college, became addicted to it, and acted out his porn fantasies via rape. He testified that he would watch porn before going out preying on women. He was not a creepy old guy; he was a young man with a wife and two kids.
Now, obviously, a vanishingly small number of men who watch porn become rapists. The point of the story is that sexual desire is extremely powerful, and there are good reasons for the guardrails we build to control and channel that desire. My guess is that a not-small number of men find themselves in a situation like this young Brooklyn man's: imprisoned by a sexual imagination so stained and deformed by pornography that experiencing normal desires is difficult. Read on:
I starting seeing a young woman regularly, and some confluence of alcohol, weed, no condom, and the trust, comfort, and affection I felt with her allowed me to start enjoying sex — to an extent. I wouldn't acknowledge it, but the majority of nights I had "good sex" I was intoxicated. And, what's worse, I was fantasizing about porn during sex.
It was a dissociative, alienating, almost inhuman task to close my eyes while having sex with someone I really cared about and imagine having sex with someone else or recall a deviant video from the archives of my youth that I was ashamed of even then.
I've talked with other millennial men who've experienced this, and it's not particularly surprising. A decade before we were having intercourse, our neural pathways associated ejaculation with an addictive, progressive perversity that demanded a superlative overstimulation — skipping from climactic scene to climactic scene so that it's always the most novel, deviant, kinky.
Furthermore, because I learned to [ejaculate] from watching porn (I had watched porn even before I had first ejaculated), I never even had the chance to learn how to achieve an orgasm without a voyeuristic element — through an exploration of my bodily sensations or fantasies of intimacy that I conjured myself. I — and I don't think I'm alone here — conditioned myself with the help of Internet pornographers to pair the feeling of ejaculation with the specific images that those sites provided. And even years later, I couldn't [ejaculate] without them.
This didn't stop me from [ejaculating], of course, since the images were seared into my brain. I can still exactly recall videos that I haven't watched for six or seven years.
Even now, my "fantasies" are essentially rooted in the fantasies of my 14-year-old self. Age discrepancies in sex? Rape or S&M? These are fantasies of power and domination. This is not a particularly unusual (or necessarily bad) sexual preference, but it's a nearly predetermined result for an immature adolescent being given a vast selection of pornography with no guidance.
I worried that Internet porn had forever warped my sexual development. I mean, if it's playing on loop in my head, can I ever really stop "watching" porn?
Read the whole thing here. This sort of thing concerns me for my sons, for obvious reasons. But it also concerns me about my daughter. Is this the kind of stunted, broken men she'll have to choose from when she seeks a husband? A man whose relationship to women — the way he sees them sexually, emotionally, and morally — has been heavily determined by having been psychologically imprinted by pornography as he sexually matured?


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Tao Te Ching(Daode De Jing) has been released today in ebook format. Tao Te Ching is attributed to the philosopher of ancient China, Laozi. The Tao Te Ching name comes from the opening words of its two sections: dào (way) in Chapter 1, and dé (virtue) Chapter 38, plus jīng (classic). It is traditionally said it was written around the 6th century BC by the sage Laozi (Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), however the text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated.
The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Philosophical Taoism (Dàojiā) and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Religious Taoism (Dàojiào) but Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used the Tao Te Ching as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages.
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The American Journey A History of the United States, Volume 1 Reprint, by Goldfield, David; Abbott, Carl; Anderson, Virginia DeJohn; Argersinger, Jo Ann E.; Argersinger, Peter H.; Barney, William M.; Weir, Robert M.
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/12/2011
David Goldfield received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Maryland. Since 1982 he has been Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. He is the author or editor of thirteen books on various aspects of southern and urban history. Two of his works–Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers: Southern City and Region, 1607-1980 (1982) and Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture, 1940 to the Present (1990)–received the Mayflower Award for nonfiction and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in history. His most recent book is Still Fighting the Civil War: The American South and Southern History (2002). When he is not writing history, Dr. Goldfield applies his historical craft to history museum exhibits, voting rights cases, and local planning and policy issues.
Carl Abbott is a professor of Urban Studies and planning at Portland State University. He taught previously in the history departments at the University of Denver and Old Dominion University, and held visiting appointments at Mesa College in Colorado and George Washington University. He holds degrees in history from Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago. He specializes in the history of cities and the American West and serves as co-editor of the Pacific Historical Review. His books include The New Urban America: Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities (1981, 1987), The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West (1993), Planning a New West: The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (1997), and Political Terrain: Washington, D.C. from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis (1999). He is currently working on a comprehensive history of the role of urbanization and urban culture in the history of western North America.
Virginia DeJohn Anderson is Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She received her B.A. from the University of Connecticut. As the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship, she earned an M.A. degree at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Returning to the United States, she received her A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. She is the author of New England's Generation: The Great Migration and the Formation of Society and Culture in the Seventeenth Century (1991) and several articles on colonial history, which have appeared in such journals as the William and Mary Quarterly and the New England Quarterly. She is currently finishing a book entitled Creatures of Empire: People and Animals in Early America.
Jo Ann E. Argersinger received her Ph.D. from George Washington University and is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University. A recipient of fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, she is a historian of social, labor, and business policy. Her publications include Toward a New Deal in Baltimore: People and Government in the Great Depression (1988) and Making the Amalgamated: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Baltimore Clothing Industry (1999).
Peter H. Argersinger received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University. He has won several fellowships as well as the Binkley-Stephenson Award from the Organization of American Historians. Among his books on American political and rural history are Populism and Politics (1974), Structure, Process, and Party (1992), and The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism (1995). His current research focuses on the political crisis of the 1890s.
William L. Barney is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Pennsylvania, he received his B.A. from Cornell University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has published extensively on nineteenth century U.S. history and has a particular interest in the Old South and the coming of the Civil War. Among his publications are The Road to Secession (1972), The Secessionist Impulse (1974), Flawed Victory (1975), The Passage of the Republic (1987), and Battleground for the Union (1989). He is currently finishing an edited collection of essays on nineteenth-century America and a book on the Civil War. Most recently, he has edited A Companion to 19th-Century America (2001) and finished The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Student Companion (2001).Robert M. Weir is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. He received his B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He has taught at the University of Houston and, as a visiting professor, at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. His articles have won prizes from the Southeastern Society for the Study of the Eighteenth Century and the William and Mary Quarterly. Among his publications are Colonial South Carolina: A History, "The Last of American Freemen": Studies in the Political Culture of the Colonial and Revolutionary South, and, more recently, a chapter on the Carolinas in the new Oxford History of the British Empire (1998).
Chapter 1 Worlds Apart
Native American Societies before 1492
West African Societies
Western Europe on the Eve of Exploration
Competition for a Continent
Chapter 2 Transplantation and Adaptation, 1600—1685
The French in North America
The Dutch Overseas Empire
English Settlement in the Chesapeake
The Founding of New England
Competition in the Caribbean
The Restoration Colonies
Chapter 3 A Meeting of Cultures
Indians and Europeans
Africans and Europeans
European Laborers in Early America
Chapter 4 English Colonies in an Age of Empire 1660s —1763
Economic Development and Imperial Trade in the British Colonies
The Transformation of Culture
The Colonial Political World
Expanding Empires
A Century of Warfare
Chapter 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763—1774
The Crisis of Imperial Authority
Republican Ideology and Colonial Protest
The Stamp Act Crisis
The Townshend Crisis
Domestic Divisions
The Final Imperial Crisis
Chapter 6 The War for Independence 1774—1783
From Rebellion to War
The Continental Congress Becomes a National Government
The Combatants
The War in the North, 1776—1777
The War Widens, 1778—1781
The War and Society, 1775—1783
The American Victory, 1782—1783
Chapter 7 The First Republic 1776—1789
The New Order of Republicanism
Problems at Home
Diplomatic Weaknesses
Toward a New Union
Chapter 8 A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789 — 1800
Washington's America
Forging a New Government
The Emergence of Parties
The Last Federalist Administration
Chapter 9 The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism
Jefferson's Presidency
Madison and the Coming of War
The War of 1812
The Era of Good Feelings
The Breakdown of Unity
Chapter 10 The Jacksonian Era 1824—1845
The Egalitarian Impulse
Jackson's Presidency
Van Buren and Hard Times
The Rise of the Whig Party
The Whigs in Power
Chapter 11 Slavery and the Old South 1800—1860
The Lower South
The Upper South
Slave Life and Culture
Free Society
The Proslavery Argument
Chapter 12 The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815 — 1850
Industrial Change and Urbanization
Reform and Moral Order
Institutions and Social Improvement
Abolitionism and Women's Rights
Chapter 13 The Way West 1815 —1850
The Agricultural Frontier
The Frontier of the Plains Indians
The Mexican Borderlands
Politics, Expansion, and War
Chapter 14 The Politics of Sectionalism 1846—1861
Slavery in the Territories
Political Realignment
The Road to Disunion
Chapter 15 Battle Cries and Freedom Songs the Civil War 1861—1865
Mobilization, North and South
The Early War, 1861—1862
Turning Points, 1862—1863
The War Transforms the North
The Confederacy Disintegrates
The Union Prevails, 1864—1865
Chapter 16 Reconstruction 1865—1877
White Southerners and the Ghosts of the Confederacy, 1865
More Than Freedom: African American Aspirations in 1865
Federal Reconstruction, 1865—1870
Counter-Reconstruction, 1870—1874
Redemption, 1874—1877
17. A New South: Economic Progress and Social Tradition, 1877-1900.
The Newness of the New South
The Southern Agrarian Revolt
Women in the New South
Settling the Race Issue


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Mixed Fruit Cheese Ball
For a pretty holiday presentation, I like to place this cheese ball on a festive platter and surround it with wedges of unpeeled apples and assorted crackers. People are always pleasantly surprised by the combination of flavors in every bite. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 10 min.
Makes20 servings
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
- 1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
- 1/4 cup dates, chopped
- 1/4 cup pitted dried plums, chopped
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Apple slices and assorted crackers
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, sour cream and coriander blended. Stir in fruit. Shape into a ball; roll in pecans. Wrap tightly in plastic. Chill until serving. Serve with apples and crackers.
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This is a great twist on a traditional cheese ball. Make a couple of days ahead for best flavor. I served with Honey Crisp apples & Triscuts. It makes a large quantity - so for small family celebrations I would 1/2 the recipe.


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Living Coasts Zoo & Aquarium an all-weather attraction, located on Torquay seafront in South Devon.
Living Coasts
There's plenty to see and do: mingle with the playful penguins, get up close to the otters and seals, and much more. Visit Penguin Beach to walk with the African and macaroni penguins and catch our entertaining feeding time talks.
Below the decks the fun doesn't stop. With more fascinating habitats and creatures, there are games, activities and panoramic underwater viewing areas for the stunning species.
Open to all, the Living Coasts Café is free entry to non-visitors too, so come in anytime for family friendly, local food and drink with panoramic sea views overlooking the Bay.
Grab some feel good shopping at Tradewinds Gift Shop anytime without visiting the zoo. It's packed with wonderful products to suit all ages, from plush toys and games to books, clothing and confectionary. There's also a huge range of Fair Trade jewellery and local art. All profits go towards their conservation work.


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The next European Road Safety Day will be held in Nicosia (Cyprus) on 25 July. The conference is being organized by the European Commission, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Ministry of Communications and Works) and the Cyprus Youth Organisation for Road Safety, REACTION.
The event will focus on the 'Active Involvement of Youth in Road Safety' as its primary theme and will offer a range of informational and interactive presentations, workshops and debates to youth delegates from across Europe.
Representatives of youth groups and road safety officials from all EU countries and neighbouring regions will participate. Organisations and personalities with an active role in road safety for young people are also invited.
The aims of the conference are to:
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On 11 May 2011, the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 was launched in more than 100 countries, with one goal: to prevent five million road traffic deaths globally by 2020.
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The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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Fort Worth Opera presents Opera Overture, Portrait of a Silenced Saint
- October 2, 2013 5:30 PM
Fort Worth Opera presents an Opera Overture: "Portrait
of a Silenced Saint," a special evening of music and
insight introducing the 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival
professional world premiere of With Blood, With Ink.
In a discussion moderated by KERA's Jerome Weeks,
With Blood, With Ink composer Daniel Crozier and
librettist Peter M. Krask, together with FWOpera
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perspective on the remarkable Mexican theologian,
poetess, and nun Sor (Sister) Juana Inéz de la Cruz,
as well as the opera's important message of women's
rights and equality. Selections from the opera will
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Q & A session with the panelists. The evening will
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colorful Ballet Folklorico troupe Sol de Fort Worth.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
I have a job interview next Friday. I'm feeling superstitious; I'm not going to get into details. Just know this: I would absolutely die of happiness of I land this job. Seriously. I'd be so happy that it'd stop my heart. Immediately.
And this thing with Colin. Holy shit! Who is this kind, considerate, bordering-on-perfect boy who is, like, incredibly into me? Colin has changed. For the better. He's grown up. A lot. He's actually 24 now! I love it.
Did you know that it's my birthday?
Where the hell did September go? Where the hell did my childhood go? I will be 24 on Monday. That's old. Significantly older than 23. Way more than a year. If someone tells me they're 23, I think "oh, just out of college. First job. Blah blah." When someone tells me they're 24, I think, "ah. Just getting ready to get married, settle down and pop out some babies."
Not that what I think really counts for much. My worldview is incredibly warped and demented.
Oh, let's just face it: I am incredibly warped and demented.
3 comments:
- M said...
Oooh, good luck! I actually have a job interview too next week ... we can channel good interviewing skills to each other.
- Lady said...
How much in one little post... good luck, happy birthday, yay for colin... !!
24 isn't old :( I just wrote my 25th bday into my 2007 diary.
I'm with you on the jobs - just sending through 2 new applications, fingers crossed for interviews now!
- Mrs. Architect said...
Happy Birthday sweetie!!! I am SO excited to hear how things with Colin are going! Woo hoo!!
Good luck with the job!!
Oh, and I have been a suck ass commenter...but I meant to tell you a LONG time ago that you are SOOO hot!!! The pics you posted from the beach wedding were amazing! You are GORGEOUS!! I need to learn how to ice skate and do all the things you do, so that I can have a KILLER body like you!!!!
And I totally agree with the difference between 23 and 24. When I think that I just turned 26, I have to stop and shake my head...26!?! Is that right?? Wow, that is starting to sound old! hehe
Well...not old...more like mature and grown-up! A full fledged adult!! hehe


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In one of the most bizarre cases in sports history, the NBA decided to overrule a trade involving the Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets last night for "basketball reasons."
At about 6:30 ET, Marc Stein announced the trade:
- LA would be getting Chris Paul.
- Houston would be getting Pau Gasol.
- New Orleans would be getting Lamar Odom, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Goran Dragic, AND draft picks.
Less than an hour later, the NBA stepped in…and stepped in it.
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3-Way Paul Trade Benefited All Involved
There aren't many trades that actually benefit every team involved, but this was one of them.
Keep in mind the fact that New Orleans has absolutely no shot of keeping Chris Paul at the end of the season. He would have walked away and left them with nothing. Instead, they turned nothing into three starters, a quality backup, AND some draft picks.
LA would shed $21 million AND get the best point guard in the league to team up with Kobe Bryant while also keeping Andrew Bynum – the one piece that Orlando really wants in exchange for Dwight Howard (don't ask me why, as I would never trade for Bynum…but that's what the Magic want).
Houston would be starting their rebuilding project around the second most talented big man in the league (behind Dirk).
Then, the NBA got involved.
As a fan of a small-market team (Indiana Pacers), I want to be happy about this. After all, LeBron James murdered the city of Cleveland last summer, and that's just not fair. We need to maintain "competitive balance" and fairness. We can't let these players just dictate where they want to go and when.
I WANT to be happy about it.
But then, I have to look at the facts:
- Fact: Chris Paul is the best pure point guard in the NBA and one of the top five players in the league entirely.
- Fact: The NBA has placed incentives to keep stars in one place. If a star wants to leave, he will be purposefully leaving millions of dollars on the table.
- Fact: Chris Paul, for one reason or another, has chosen to leave all those dollars on the table if he has to and will not sign an extension with New Orleans next summer.
- Fact: Further than that, there aren't many teams that Chris Paul will sign an extension with next summer…so trade partners for New Orleans are limited.
- Fact: This sucks for New Orleans, but this is America, and every human being (me, you, and yes, even NBA millionaires) should have the right to choose where he wants to work if he is talented enough to have that choice.
- Fact: Yesterday, New Orleans made the most out of a tough situation and executed a three-team trade that would have absolutely made their team better.
- Fact: David Stern's ego and the bitterness of several owners got in the way.
No matter how you slice it, this is not good for anyone involved. In fact, as I look over the entire landscape, I can't find a single "winner" in this deal being disallowed.
Chris Paul Trade Fiasco 'Scales of Losing'
Here is a list of yesterday's losers, rated and ranked on a scale from 1-10 from those who lost the least to those who lost the most:
Los Angeles Lakers – 2.5 on the Losing Scale
The Lakers definitely lost A LOT in this situation.
They would have gotten one of the top five players in the league. The trade would have kept them in the running to also get Dwight Howard. Plus they were shedding lots of money from their cap.
This whole thing isn't fair to them. Oh well.
They are still the Lakers…feeling bad for them would be like feeling bad for Donald Trump if one of his newest investments flopped.
Yeah, you lost some money. I'm sorry. You're still Donald Trump.
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Chris Paul – 5.0 on the Losing Scale
Somehow, I think Chris Paul will still be ok…at least in terms of how he is perceived by us.
Unlike Carmelo Anthony, he hasn't lied to his city and pledged his false allegiance in any way. Unlike Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, he gave his team plenty of time to work through the situation and make the best out of it. Ironically, CP3 might actually come out of this as a sort of sympathetic figure.
Unfortunately, from a basketball standpoint, Chris Paul couldn't have lost much more. It appears incredibly unlikely that he will be able to go to the Lakers this year. There really wasn't a better situation for him to go to when you combine the market, the team, and the owner he would have been playing for.
Paul will probably be forced to play the entire 2011-2012 season with New Orleans. If he wants to stay "above the fray," he will have to play hard and play as many games as possible; he can't look like he's "dogging it" or throwing away the season.
This would be all well and good if he didn't have a history of knee problems. Now, he will have to throw away one of his (who knows how many he has) good years playing on a team that he doesn't want to play for.
The only possible way for CP3 to come out of this on top is for him to play hard all season, make an All-NBA Team to prove he's worth the money, not get hurt at all, have the Lakers or Knicks or somebody trade away some expensive players without gutting their team completely, and THEN sign with them for LESS money than he would have gotten if the trade went through.
I don't feel bad, per se, for Chris Paul, considering he's making millions playing the game he loves…but still, I don't necessarily feel good for him right now either.
Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol – 5.5 on the Losing Scale
The Lakers have decided to change things up and move their franchise in another direction. Odom and Gasol had been important pieces in the past, and even though they are both younger than Kobe, LA decided that THEY were the expendable players on the team.
Apparently, Odom never even received a phone call from the Lakers yesterday before the deal happened. Both players were truly blind-sided.
Of course, as with any hardship, both players must have started the healing process by looking at their new situations. They wouldn't have to play with Kobe Bryant anymore, they would be "the guy" on their new teams, and neither situation was a terrible one.
With the deal is off, what are they supposed to do now?
This would be like breaking up with your girlfriend (one of those terrible breakups that happen in a public place and end with you dumping beef barley soup all over her car…no, I'm not speaking from experience here), then running into her less than a day later and being forced to start dating again.
This WILL end poorly.
The only reason Odom isn't further down on the list is because this entire incident might become the 3rd or 4th most watched episode in The Kardashians history…he will benefit from it eventually.
Dan Gilbert – 6.0 on the Losing Scale
Dan Gilbert is that owner in your fantasy league that vetoes any trade that doesn't involve him. At this point, he's a complete joke.
Alright man, we get it. LeBron James screwed you and your entire city over. GET OVER IT.
YOU were the man that coddled him at every turn. YOU were the man that signed washed up players to huge contracts because you wanted to win immediately instead of build a complete team that LeBron could grow with. YOU were the enabler. YOU blew it just as much as LeBron.
Should LeBron have announced he was leaving on national television in such a narcissistic manner? Of course not. But when people like you, Dan Gilbert, have been telling him how perfect he is for the last fifteen years of his life, what do you expect the guy to do?
In the irony of ironies, your little letter yesterday failed to notice one thing: this trade was AWESOME for the Hornets, a fellow small-market team just like Cleveland.
You got mixed up in big names and dollar signs – the same flaw you made for seven years with LeBron James – in order to get some bitterness out. In the process, you destroyed some competitive balance (which has never actually existed anyway…just look at a list of NBA Champions sometime) by screwing over the Hornets for no real reason.
You were a sympathetic figure as soon as The Decision happened. Your letter immediately afterwards backfired on you a little. This letter makes you look like a disgrace.
Good luck getting anyone to come to Cleveland ever again.
New Orleans Hornets – 8.9 on the Losing Scale
An absolute atrocity.
They would have gone from a team that barely made the playoffs last year to a team with the following lineup.
- Jarrett Jack
- Kevin Martin
- Lamar Odom
- Luis Scola
- Emeka Okafor
- Trevor Ariza
- Goran Dragic
- Quincy Pondexter
That's a solid team. Plus, they would be getting draft picks AND a lot of (future) cap space to make a big signing in free agency. They made their team deeper, younger, AND more flexible in one trade.
Now, they are left with nothing.
You might say, "That's not true. They are left with Chris Paul!"
But again, Chris Paul is NOT coming back next season. Good luck building around an aging Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza. Who would want to come to New Orleans to play with them?
I can't say this clearly enough: the Hornets have been absolutely CRUSHED by the NBA reneging this deal…the organization that actually owns them!
Kobe Bryant – 9.0 on the Losing Scale
The stakes for Kobe at this point are clear: his peak will never be as good as Jordan's peak, and that's fine; his career could still be better than Jordan's career, however.
What does he need for that to happen? Three more solid years and one or two more championships.
With Chris Paul on board, those prospects seemed good. With Chris Paul and Dwight Howard on board, those prospects were basically guaranteed.
Now? I just don't know.
Maybe Kobe can get Pau and Lamar back on board and get them all to "stick it to the man" this year. Maybe the Lakers can get back to the Finals once or twice while Kobe is on his last legs.
But probably not.
And for Kobe, a guy who doesn't want to merely finish in the top ten all time, but wants true greatness…he loses more than almost anyone else in this deal.
David Stern – 9.6 on the Losing Scale
Except for this man.
At this point, David Stern has completely lost touch with reality. He has no idea what is good for the league and what's not.
Did "basketball reasons" exist when LeBron and Chris Bosh hijacked their teams last summer, illegally negotiated a deal under the table to play with each other, and stabbed their teams in the back?
Did "basketball reasons" exist when Chris Wallace gave away Pau Gasol to the Lakers for a pittance and swung two titles in L.A.'s favor?
Would "basketball reasons" have existed if Chris Paul was traded to Sacramento for DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, and two draft picks?
In the past year, David Stern has gone from "unquestionably the best commissioner in all of sports" (in many people's eyes) to "one of the sole reasons people are turning away from it in droves."
There's no way Stern survives this now.
If Chris Paul really does file a lawsuit against the league (and at this point, it's looking like he will), the damage could be irreparable…not just for Stern, but for the NBA as a whole.
Not only has he disgraced himself, but he's disgraced his entire league in the process.
I'm sure David Stern would say he's trying his best, but as Sean Connery reminded us in The Rock, losers always whine about their best.
So long, Mr. Stern. It wasn't nice knowing you.


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Here's a delightful bit of immaturity to add to your Saturday. Geographer Gary Gale has created an interactive map pinpointing the Vaguely Rude Place Names of the World, so you'll never be lost for the location of Intercourse, Pennsylvania, or Wet Beaver Creek, Arizona. If you enjoy a little geographical innuendo, it's sure to make you giggle.
Gale offers a few more details about the map over at his blog. The choice of names leans decidedly British, which helps explain why he finds Missouri's Butler Memorial Airport (BUM) so hysterical.


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DETROIT – You have probably seen an automated external defibrillators or AED stored in schools, gyms and inside local businesses.
Having an AED available and using it dramatically improves someone's chance of surviving cardiac arrest.
Experts say if a defibrillator is used on a person after cardiac arrest the chance of survival is about 40 percent compared to just five or ten percent without the use of an AED.
Ronnie St. Charles is part of that fortunate 40 percent.
As the health and safety director for Ogihara Stamping in Howell, he bought an AED for the company's 350 workers.
But, it was his life that was saved when St. Charles suffered a heart attack on the job.
"There's no words I can say except thanks," said St. Charles.
Automated external defibrillators have recently been used to save the life of a shopper at Hiller's in Ann Arbor and the life of a postal worker in Richmond.
And, a man was saved with an AED while attending a hospital lecture on cardiac health, believe it or not.
As St. Charles discovered, having access to an automated external defibrillator may make the difference between life and death.


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Red Comet's Online Curriculum for High School Unveils Mathematics Core Course on 'Geometry' That Is Aligned to Idaho State Standards
Red Comet, an Accredited, Self-Paced, Online High School Launches a Popular Mathematics Core Course on 'Geometry' that is aligned to Idaho State Standards
Prosser, Wa (PRWEB) February 20, 2013
Red Comet's online high school Mathematics core course in Geometry provides an in-depth experience for first-time geometry students. The course provides students with the foundation to comprehend issues and ideas related to the various constructions, figures and patterns used in geometry. Students study the properties of lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles and three-dimensional solids. Topics include perimeter, area, surface area and volume of various figures. The course explores various theorems and their applications, congruence and similarity of figures, trigonometric ratios and generating & testing conjectures. The course dwells on important theorems like the Pythagorean Theorem and its use in solving a broad range of practical everyday problems.
The Geometry course for Idaho emphasizes some key concepts in square roots, finding the values for square roots, the metric system and other systems of measurement, volume and surface area of solids, changes in perimeter, area and volume, factoring polynomials including using greatest common factor amongst other topics. Students learn the historical significance and the contributions of various cultures and nations in the development of geometric concepts. The course also explores the lives of several prominent mathematicians who contributed to the vast body of knowledge that is categorized as geometry.
Red Comet offers a complete online program that is both rigorous and engaging. Red Comet is approved by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in Washington State as a "Multi-District Online Course Provider" and as a "Multi-District Online School Program Provider". Red Comet's online program excels not only in the breadth of its offering but also has received the best ratings for student satisfaction in Washington State. Red Comet's online learning is engaging and presents even the most challenging topics in a way that students can understand. Students taking Red Comet's online high school classes are challenged using a variety of learning techniques which makes learning interesting while keeping them motivated to complete their courses within the allotted schedule.
Students throughout the country use Red Comet's high school classes that include all core subjects – Language Arts, Science, Mathematics and Social Studies, as well as numerous high school electives. A variety of students use Red Comet's online learning program – students in need of credit recovery, students attending public high schools who cannot attend all of their high school classes, students attending private schools who are looking for electives or Advanced Placement classes, home school high school students who need help in specific subject areas, athletes, students with part-time jobs etc.
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Thomas Mann is known for his "Techno.Romantic" style and his fresh, funky jewelry designs.
But his signature jewelry is not the only medium through which he works. His sculptures, found art pieces and other works can be seen across New Orleans through his Storm Cycle series as part of the PBS series "Ruin & Revival."
Check out the slideshow with images and video from PBS Arts here.


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CCDE™ (Cisco Certified Design Expert) assesses advanced Network Infrastructure Design Principles and Fundamentals for large networks. A CCDE can demonstrate an ability to develop solutions which address planning, design, integration, optimization, operations, security and ongoing support focused at the infrastructure level for customer networks. Learn more about CCDE certification from Cisco.
There are no formal prerequisites for CCDE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required.
Exams: It is expected that the candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints, a minimum of seven years job experience, and a thorough understanding of networking infrastructure principles.
CCDE Written Exam: 352-001 ADVDESIGN
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam, which covers advanced networking infrastructure design principles and concepts. Once you pass the qualification exam, you are them eligible to schedule the practical exam.
CCDE Practical Exam
The CCDE practical exam is still in development; however, it will be an eight-hour exam that will test your ability to identify, manage, and create advanced solutions for large scale networks. You must pass the lab within three years of passing the written exam in order to achieve certification.
Register at PearsonVUE.com to take the CCDE Exam


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WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA; The Philippines: Ex-Presidents Join Anti-Arroyo Rally
By CARLOS H. CONDE
Published: March 1, 2008
Two former presidents -- Corazon C. Aquino, who led the ''people power'' uprising that toppled Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1986, and Joseph Estrada, who was ousted in the second one in 2001 -- joined thousands of priests, nuns, farmers, leftists and students in a march through Manila's financial district to press for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation over corruption allegations. It was one of the largest demonstrations against her. The police estimated the crowd at 15,000, while organizers put it at more than 75,000 people. Mrs. Aquino addressed the crowd from a makeshift stage. ''Gloria, it's enough!'' she said. ''Resign!'' Then it was Mr. Estrada's turn to speak. ''What should we do if someone is overstaying?'' he asked the protesters. ''Resign!'' they shouted back.


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SEGUE Wall Frames take the concept of high-impact, large format graphics to the next level. SEGUE Wall Frames maximize your graphic presentation while minimizing the visual appearance of aluminum by using silicone edge fabric graphics (SEG). With SEG, your graphics are perfect every time – there's no guesswork since the silicone fits into the pre-existing aluminum channel.
The aluminum frame can be cut to any size, and the fabric graphics are vibrant, durable, and cost-effective. Change your graphics whenever the seasons change or to promote an event. Let us quote a SEGUE Wall Frame for you.
A Silicone Edge Graphic (SEG) is a high-resolution dye-sublimated fabric graphic finished with a thin silicone strip (or welt/gasket). The silicone strip is sewn directly to the edge of the graphic, and the strip is then inserted into a frame with a recessed groove. The size of the graphic must be precise so the fabric is taut when installed in the frame.
The result is a large format graphic that mimics the old fashioned hard panel graphics commonly found on custom displays and interior spaces.
Silicone Edge Graphics can be any size or shape, backlit or non-backlit. They are dependent only on the frame and the lighting options.
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The SEGUE Sunrise Portable Hybrid Display is a tool-less display featuring Silicone Edge Graphics (SEG). The engineered aluminum frame assembles with attached knobs in about the same time it takes to assemble a pop-up display. The Sunrise is the perfect alternative to a traditional pop up. The fabric graphics are lightweight, easy-to-install, and very durable.
The Sunrise features lightweight aluminum extrusion and large format tension fabric graphics. Choose from 10 x 10 and 10 x 20 designs, single and double-sided graphics.
Trade show regulations vary slightly from venue to venue, but most North American halls adhere to these common regulations for inline and island booths. Exhibitors with international experience will recognize that North American rules are very different from those in Europe and Asia. For example:
Standard/Linear Booth (10' depth)
Any booth that shares a common back wall and abuts other exhibits on one or two sides.
Maximum height is 8 ft. This 8 ft. height may be maintained on the sidewall of your booth up to a distance of 5 ft. from the front aisle. The remaining length of the sidewall may be no higher than 4 ft.
In European shows, the display may extend 8 ft. to the aisle, which is uncommon in North American shows.
Classic Exhibits Inc. warranties the performance of its portable, modular, and custom hybrid systems during normal use, excluding excessive wear and tear, as per the instructions. This covers the workmanship and locking systems as long as the exhibit has a useful life. All remaining parts are covered against defective materials or workmanship as long as the exhibit is in service. The warranty is transferable should the product be sold or assigned to another party.
The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for damages due to abuse, misuse, or shipping damages. This warranty does not cover laminate cracks and chips, wood crate and roto-molded case damage (excluding workmanship), aluminum extrusion scuffs, mars, and scratches from normal use, and graphics wear and tear or misuse. The manufacturer is not responsible for lost or missing parts once the owner has assembled, accepted, and used the product.
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Performance Management
2 Credits
Developing Best Practices for High Performing Organizations
Is your performance management model working for you? Do you know what you are measuring, rewarding and recognizing – and why? Performance management has become a core strategy and management priority, as well as a key linkage point for management and HR practices. However, it has also become somewhat of a trendy and confusing topic that's often misunderstood, particularly by those who may not recognize its value across an organization.
Best practice performance management is forward-looking and fundamentally based on the unique contextual needs of an organization's strategic direction and business model, and used to integrate and focus the efforts and outcomes of teams and employees. Our Performance Management program is designed to give participants insights and competency in the key strategies, methods and processes that can be used to realize the benefits of meaningful performance management and successfully drive better accountability, quality, productivity, development, and reward and recognition outcomes. Based on the changing nature of work and job design, our program will also provide participants with insights into emerging and innovative performance management applications with a focus on team, project, and virtual workplace performance.
Tour of the Program
Learn. Design. Implement
Performance management has become both a strategic imperative and a challenge in an age of dynamic workplace change, talent management, and ever-increasing performance aspirations. As a core enabler of performance optimization and accountability, executive leaders consider it a core management practice and a key ingredient to market competitiveness and relevancy.
Workplace, regulatory, methodological and technological developments over the past five years, however, have made performance management a misunderstood and confusing topic for many organizations, especially for those that do not recognize the interdependencies that cut across management and human resources practices. Performance management processes must be thoughtfully configured, phased-in and actively managed to ensure that related policies and programs are relevant, focused and meaningful for employees and managers alike.
a) Knowledge is Power
We'll explore the key strategic, methodological and process considerations for contemporary performance management, as well as the strategic trends that are driving greater choice and complexity.
You will:
- Learn the fundamentals of performance management
- Examine how practices are being disrupted and transformed to meet the changing nature of work
- Explore a range of macro and micro methods, and emerging alternative practices
- Determine how and what to measure in your organization
- Assess your current programs and processes, including specific applications for executive, managerial and staff workforce segments
b) The Case for Change
Introducing a new performance management system requires a nuanced approach that clearly takes into consideration your context, program choices, implications, and the business case for change. It must also be transparent and engender trust amongst all stakeholders. We'll show you how to make a contextual assessment and set priorities that align with your goals and management practices.
You will:
- Use a series of exercises to set priorities and assess implications for your organization's unique needs
- Gain an understanding of governance and administrative requirements
- Develop a business case for a new performance management strategy
- Learn about related risk and change management practices
- Explore the role of technology and analytics in performance management
- Investigate alternative and innovative performance management practices
Learning Outcomes
Transforming Knowledge into Action
Learn how to:
- Use applied and theoretical fundamentals of performance management
- Use performance measurement essentials, and identify what and how to measure in your organization
- Understand the trends and issues that are disrupting and defining the performance management agenda
- Develop best practices to meet governance and administrative requirements, as well as the needs of specific executive, managerial and workforce segments
- Integrate performance management systems into interdependent management practices
- Develop a business case for performance management change, and align and evolve your organization's approach
Organizational Benefits:
- Educated leaders and practitioners for a more effective contextual performance management strategy that aligns with the realities of the changing nature of work
- Methods and tools to better understand how and what to measure organizationally, and how to apply the results at the individual and team levels
- Support for processes and decisions that facilitate a more effective future-oriented and performance-driven workplace
- Related HR and management applications to identify talent, motivate teams and optimize rewards and recognition
Takeaway Tools:
- Workbook with resources for developing your performance management programs
- Measurement frameworks to evaluate and manage policies, programs and people
- Process tools that can be applied to your organizational planning
Who Should Attend
- HR managers and professionals developing programs and best practices
- Leaders seeking to improve performance across an organization
Facilitators and Speakers
Lead Facilitator(s)
Ian Cullwick
Ian Cullwick is a Partner with an international consulting firm, and has served as the Vice-President of HR and Organization Research at the Conference Board of Canada.
Ian specializes in governance effectiveness, performance management, human resources strategy, and organization design. He consults to a broad cross-section of organizations in both the private and public sectors, including high technology companies, financial institutions, crown corporations, health care and not-for-profit organizations. He is also a noted thought leader and has authored a number of articles on organization design, performance management and compensation strategy. Ian also teaches in the Executive MBA program at the Telfer...
Read the full bio for Ian Cullwick
Guest Speaker(s)
*The roster of speakers is subject to change.
Venues and Accommodations
Nov 16-17 & 24-25, 2020 (Partial Days): Virtual Seat
Queen's IRC will deliver this program virtually, and all participants will attend the program live as it happens. Plan to use video, as appropriate, and have a dedicated working space to participate and engage with the class.
May 11-12, 2021 - Ottawa
The program venue has not been finalized. Queen's IRC programs are usually held at a hotel. Please check back at a later date or contact Queen's IRC at 1-888-858-7838 for additional information.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I register for a program?
You can register online, call us toll-free at 1-888-858-7838, or email us at email@example.com. Once you register, we will send you a confirmation by email. Information about the program location, check-in time, and the agenda will follow.
How do I pay for the program?
If you are registering online, you may pay by Visa or MasterCard. You may also choose to be invoiced first, and pay by cheque (payable to Queen's University) or credit card. You may also wish to call us with your credit card number to make the payment.
If your organization is tax exempt, we will require a copy of your tax exemption certificate.
Do you offer discounts?
Yes. We offer an Early-Bird discount. If you register 60 days before the start of a program, you will save $300 on the tuition of four- and five-day programs, and $150 on two- and three-day programs.
If you register three people from the same organization in the same program at the same time, you will receive a 10% discount on program fees. If you register five or more people in the same program at the same time, you will receive a 20% discount.
If you know you will be pursuing a Queen's Certificate and would like to remit tuition in one payment before your first program, we offer a special fee with a considerable saving. Contact us at email@example.com for more information.
Please note that only one discount may be applied.
What is included in the registration fee?
Program fees include tuition, workbook materials, lunches, and some dinners. You are responsible for transportation, accommodation, and some meals.
Once I enroll in a program, may I cancel without penalty?
Substitutions are permitted with no penalty 8 days or more from the program start date.
Substitutions 7 days or less before the program start date will be subject to a $500 charge.
Transfers and cancellations are permitted with no penalty up to 15 days prior to the program start date.
Transfers and cancellations 14 days or less from the program start date will be subject to a 100% charge of the program fee.
Where does the program take place?
Our programs typically take place at a hotel. This information can be found in the tab above, called Venue and Accommodations.
I would like to make my travel plans. What are the start and end times for the program?
Performance Management starts at 8:30 a.m. (Registration runs from 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.)
The program finishes by 4:00 p.m. on the last day.
If I am working towards a Queen's IRC Certificate, which course should I take first?
You may take the programs in any order that reflects your learning needs at the time. Our certificates feature a core program or programs that introduce you to what we consider the core competencies of the field. The remaining programs offer a deeper exploration of each area. For this reason, we find that participants in the certificate stream benefit most by taking the foundational program first.
My level of expertise is above the foundational program for the certificate I am working on. Do I still need to take that program to earn a certificate?
Queen's IRC offers participants maximum flexibility to customize their individual training needs. Upon request, participants with advanced expertise may skip the foundational program, and choose another program from our entire program lineup, for credit towards a certificate. Participants must earn 12 credits to earn a certificate.
How long do I have to complete a certificate?
We attach no timeline for achieving your certificate. Once you have earned a credit, you have earned the credit. We do recommend, however, that participants complete their certificate within one to six years. Most people earn their certificates within three years.
What if I want to take one of your programs but do not want to pursue a certificate?
That's fine. All of our programs may be taken individually, and you can mix and match the courses in labour relations, human resources and organization development, depending on your learning needs. At the conclusion of each program, you are given a certificate of completion.
I have taken a custom program with the IRC. Will this count towards a certificate?
Yes. Participants who take an IRC custom program may also use their training days as credits towards a certificate.
If I have other questions, who may I speak with personally?
For a program registration query, please feel free to call us at 1-888-858-7838 or 613-533-6628. To reach the Director and staff members, consult our online directory. To reach one of our facilitators, please contact Stephanie Noel at 613-533-6000 ext. 77088 or email@example.com.


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I grew up going to church potlucks where dish after dish after dish were lined up on long tables. The aroma was enticing and the waiting was excruciating. The funny thing about potlucks is that none of those dishes really go together. It's a mish mash of dozens of different meals plus the obligatory bucket of fried chicken. You wouldn't necessarily pair those recipes when making dinner for your family. But when you get your plate and make your way down the table, taking a dab of this and a dollop of that so that you can try as many of the dishes as you possibly can, that's when the magic happens. You sit down with your heaping plate of potluck fare, dig in and find that while each dish has a uniqueness of it own, they all inexplicably go together to create a delicious, comforting and satisfying meal.
On a beautiful spring night, a little over two years ago, a group of women bloggers came together for food and fellowship. We all brought a dish or two to share, your typical potluck meal. And again, the magic happened. The dishes ranged in variety from ethnic to vegan to garden fresh to grandmother's old recipe. I think the only thing missing was a bucket of fried chicken! As I sat back in my chair and relished in the food and laughter and conversation, it occurred to me that we had our own blogger potluck sitting around that table.
If you were to take the blogs of each of the women there that night and place them on a table, you wouldn't necessarily think that they "went together". The flavors and aromas, textures and tastes would not, to the unaware palette, seem appealing. The world would want to put labels on us and tell us that we could not get along because of our differences in political views, religious beliefs and so forth. On the surface, we should have clashed and been unable to even get along.
But we didn't, because we know the magic of potluck. We're a sisterhood of bloggers who are as seemingly different as macaroni & cheese and molded jello salads and PB&J sandwiches cut in halves with the crusts removed and a bucket of fried chicken. You wouldn't think to put us all together around a table and expect there to be laughter and joy and harmony but it happened.
You know you're a sister when you can come together in a potluck of acceptance and friendship found in the most unlikeliest of all circumstances. Sisterhood is a delicious, satisfying and comforting meal, shared together.
This is my entry for the 'I Blog With the Sisterhood' Type-A Mom Conference contest, hosted by The Sister Project.


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As part of England's nationwide switchover from analog to digital tele-broadcasting, London's official analog signal went down on April 18, 2012. While dumpsters citywide filled with old TV sets, a flurry of commemorative activity sprung up in the art world. Most notably London's Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) staged Remote Control, a large survey show examining prominent artists' responses to television; and across town pioneering British video artist David Hall staged 1001 TV Sets (End Piece), 1972 – 2012, an epic installation in which 1001 sets, tuned to one of five UK analog channels, gradually transitioned from color broadcasts to snow and noise.
Against this backdrop of retrospection and nostalgia the politicised London-based pirate television group Superlative TV formed. Set to begin broadcasting the evening of September 14, Superlative TV will be available to anyone in the city who can unplug a TV digital receiver and tune into the yet to be designated frequency. Inclusive, liberal, and egalitarian, the channel will run a program consisting of community led documentaries, artists' works, performance, news, and film. Tackling subjects like the 2011 London riots – civil unrest that saw unprecedented looting, arson, and violence in the city – Superlative TV are distancing themselves from the post-modern tendencies of contemporaries like South London's Auto Italia South East and Lucky PDF. In other words, it is not all about VHS generation loss and ironic distance. Instead Superlative TV seek to offer a politically active model of public access television: an enfranchising, free television service in dialogue with its users, as opposed to a paid for service that is not. Recently I spoke with Superlative TV co-founder Anne Tennor about the upcoming broadcast.
How did Superlative TV start and why?
I think it started because we saw a need. Not that there isn't a lot of "art TV" out there, because there is a lot, but art TV seems to have almost become about a brand. A brand in which an individual's voice might get lost in the crowd. So what we're facilitating is a kind of open platform that is missing from British broadcasting in general, and the idea is to fill the gap of open access television as well as produce art TV.
We have a background working with lots of artists in London, doing various projects with moving image and broadcasting whether that is radio or television. Then the digital switchover happened and it just seemed like the perfect time to subvert an old medium that people aren't using anymore. We see it as a redundant space that can be completely free, completely uncensored, completely unrestricted. Not even the Internet can provide that opportunity, for artists especially. But if you look at last summer's riots the government was trying to shut Twitter down. So we're still being controlled, in spite of the idea that we use modern technology to have a voice.
It's interesting that you're talking about issues of control; because what you are doing you have to do covertly as it's illegal.
We're hoping through our activity we'll eventually not be seen as criminals, but as people offering something which should be made legal. Eventually the idea is to have an open access television station in the UK as there isn't one, but it's happening all over the world now, of course in America, but also in parts of Eastern Europe you've got artists who are offered half an hour on a local channel. That said, open access isn't the extent of what we plan to program. We'd like to commission relevant programs that national TV doesn't seem to cover. Also, given the current political situation in the UK, there's a feeling that some parts of society are being targeted by Conservative policies and not being given a voice at all. So this goes beyond just offering young artists, or people with nowhere to show work, a space.
I was thinking about the fact that it's on analogue television, which means people will have to detune their sets to watch. First of all you're getting an active and engaged audience, because their making a big effort to find out what we're broadcasting; and second it's like time travelling, which is how it feels in the UK at the moment. I just think that a lot of what's happening has happened twenty, thirty years ago with Margaret Thatcher, and even before that. Things seem to go in cycles and it would be nice to offer some hope.
So can you tell me a bit about where you're at with the project at the moment?
Well you've come towards the end of phase two. Phase one has been collecting content, practising camerawork, assembling equipment, and we're ready to go live. We've been trying to collect shows together, and ideas for formats. We have a show that we're advertising now, which is called Prime Time: we're asking artists and curators to submit three videos to us, one that they've made, one they have influenced and one that has influenced them. We'll screen those after we've launched piratically on the 14September.
We've also been filming and documenting events for the last year: working with PAMI (Peckham Artists Moving Image festival), and a radio show on Resonance FM called The Gravy. They have a great bunch of weird and wonderful musical acts, that we filmed and put our live mixing over, and we have a whole catalogue of them now. We're also commissioning new works with artists, so a lot of great young talent is going to be shown via our channel. On top of that we're working on more documentary style content about the political situation now...


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Originally chartered by BSA and GUMC on November 1st, 1997
Pack 1152 administers the Cub Scout program for families (boys and girls) in Kindergarten through 5th grades from the Potomac Falls, VA area.
Most of our Scouts attend Lowes Island Elementary School (although attendance is not required) and each grade has an active Den that meets 1-2 times per month during the school year; all Dens come together for the monthly full Pack meeting at the school.
We have a very active year of events starting with our Fall overnight Camp Out, Sport Rock Climbing, Skiing, the Blue & Gold Banquet, the Spring overnight, and all the traditional Cub Scout events like the Rain Gutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, and model Rocket launches.
In recognition of our program, we have earned the BSA Journey to Excellence Gold award (highest level): 2011 to 2019.
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Gannett's Washington correspondent for New Jersey coverage, Raju Chebium, wrote for today's papers about how a D.C. think tank called the Center for American Progress — which is sort of similar in its view on the world to New Jersey Policy Perspective — has run some math on the House version of the stimulus bill to see what it could mean for each state. The House is expected to vote on that bill later this afternoon or early this evening.
For New Jersey, says the report, that answer is $15.6 billion. Keep in mind that the bill's going to change; that the number's an estimate, not a final tally; and that even that number only accounted for the two-thirds from the bill that could be traced at this point of what's an $825 billion proposal (and rising). (The other money will be from competitive grants or not-yet-developed formulas.)
The report says that more than 11 percent of that money is set aside to help balance the state budget. That's $1.785 billion for the state to spend as it sees fit, which could help plug a budget gap estimated at north (and maybe well north) of $4 billion. The rest is marked for specific programs and tax cuts.
Below the jump is a look at a few of the highlights from New Jersey's projected share (again, subject to change; can't stress that enough) of the House stimulus bill as of early this week. It's far from all-inclusive; there's a link to a spreadsheet from the report linked above if you'd like to see more:
- $348 million for Pell grants, helping increase the maximum grant by $500 to $5,350.
- $301 million for school modernization and repair.
- $280 million for local schools with a high percentage of low-income students.
- $416 million to agencies providing early intervention, special education and other services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
- $130 million for higher education modernization.
- $21 million for computer and science labs and teacher technology training.
- $34 million in a child care development block grant.
- $12.5 million for Head Start.
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- $318 million to weatherize modest-income homes.
- $2.55 billion for Medicaid.
- $755 million for highway construction.
- $274 million for clean water projects.
- $484 million for for transit projects.
- $1.89 billion to extend unemployment benefits.
- $360 million to increase unemployment benefits.
- $213.7 million to put into the state's unemployment fund, which is running short of cash.
- $65 million for workforce investment training and services.
- $4 billion for tax credits of $500 for individuals and $1,000 for families in 2009 and 2010.
- $358.5 million to extend the child care credit to low-income families.
- $85 million to increase eligibility for earned income tax credit.


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A family holiday in Wales. A brother and sister decide to vacation together with their families after their mother dies. Richard and Angela haven't been close but perhaps they should build bridges. Richard is recently remarried and has a new step-daughter. Angela and her husband Dominic have three teenage children, but the memory of the fourth who died in miscarriage still haunts.
The week progresses with the eight characters all fighting demons of their own. The author weaves together glimpses of their thoughts and actions into a series of candid snapshots of a family's life. There is a poetic quality to the writing and a skillful portrayal of the characters and the setting. Haddon has a creative, unique way of handling description resulting in very vivid yet ordinary and recognizable sets of images and scenes. Haddon once said in a speech that various people and events are like dots on a page, thrown together in random ways, but it's not the author's job to connect all those dots, that's left to the reader.
Though I really enjoyed this book, I'm not sure that everyone would. There is no doubt that the writing is good, but it is very character driven and relationship oriented. If that is the sort of book which appeals to you, you will not be disappointed. However, in my mind it didn't even come close to his first book 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'.
Haddon's creativity as an author is very evident in 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', recently made into a stage production in London's West End. When I read Curious Incident years ago, it was a book I wanted every person I knew to read. The story line is a mystery about a 15 year old autistic savant named Christopher who is obsessed with Sherlock Holmes. He embarks on an investigation which reveals so much more to the reader about him, than about the mystery he is solving, giving a unique insight into the mind of someone with autism. It is a tremendous and surprising novel about being different, and how the world could change if only people could look deeper and understand each other better. Both funny and tragic, Haddon displays rare insight in this novel, using a character who struggles with emotion, to create an experience full of emotion for the reader.


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Samsung WB250F 14.2MP Smart Camera with 18x Optical Zoom with WiFi and Touch Screen (Red)
Product Code: SAMECWB250FFPRUS
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Samsung WB250F 14.2MP Smart Camera with 18x Optical Zoom with WiFi and Touch Screen (Red)
Product Code: SAMECWB250FFPRUS
Availability:Out of stock
One touch opens a world of connectivity
image sharing made automatic, convenient, and simple. With enhanced Wi-Fi connectivity, the classically influenced Samsung SMART CAMERA WB250F deliversimages simultaneously to your smartphone and conveniently to your family and friends. The Hybrid Touch User interface makes sharing simple and the 18xzoom, 24mm wide-angle lens and Best Face help you create stunning images, well-worth sharing.
Wi-Fi Connectivity with DiRECT LiNK
Experience the wireless advantages of the SMART CAMERA's Wi-Fi connectivity and truly intelligent features. The dedicated DiRECT LiNK hotkey helps you quickly connect to Wi-Fi networks, while AutoShare, Social Sharing, Cloud, email, AllShare Play and PC Auto Backup let youshare memories with friends and family around the world. Features including, Software Upgrade Notifier, the Samsung SMART CAMERA App, MobileLink and RemoteViewfinder make it easy to connect to your smartphone and tablet.
Save photos to your camera and smartphone as you shoot
Simultaneously send every picture you take to your mobile phone via Wi-Fi connectionto make backing up and sharing your high-quality photos super easy.Set up AutoShare once and the camera saves it as the default setting. AutoShare also GPS tags your photos with your Smart Phone.
Camera, smartphones and tablets - the easiest way to share
Now you can select and send an image or album directly to an Android smartphone, iPhone or tablet with the Samsung MobileLink. You dont even have to sendthe image as a text message or as an email. With MobileLink, you can control the album on your phone and the changes will be saved to your camera, too.
Remotely control your camera from a smartphone
Remote Viewfinder
Control your camera by using your smartphone as the viewfinder. Remote Viewfinder lets you preview images, adjust the camera settings, zoom in and out andframe each scene all from your phone, wirelessly. This feature is available for select smartphones.
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Samsung SMART CAMERA App.
Download the Samsung SMART CAMERA App. which features Remote Viewfinder, AutoShare, and MobileLink without having to download each app individually.Rather than launching the apps one at a time on your smartphone, you can open all three apps at once, with the touch of a finger.
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AllShare Play
AllShare Play lets you connect to all devices that support AllShare Play. You can wirelessly stream photos and videos from your camera to nearby devices toshare with friends and family at once, or simply upload to Web Storage instantly for easy management. Enjoy the freedom of sharing with AllShare Play!
Never lose your valuable memories
With Cloud, youll never run out of room in your memory card or lose valuable pictures, even on the go. Wirelessly save images to a cloud service such asMicrosoft Skydrive or a regional cloud provider, then view them anytime on your smartphone, tablet or download them to your PC later.
Share with the world, anywhere in the world
Social Sharing & Email
You can instantly email or post must-see images and videos to your favorite social networks. Just select and upload wherever you have a Wi-Fi connection,and then add tags and comments. Share with your Blogger followers, or post to Facebook, Picasa or YouTube and many more social networks.
Shoot once. Save forever.
Auto Backup
Wirelessly transfer photos and movies to your PC or Mac. Simply choose AutoBackup and youre all set. All your photos and videos are transferred wirelesslyand safely stored on to your computer. Feel free to delete photos from your camera knowing theres a duplicate set on your computer.
Get firmware notifications pushed to your camera
Software Upgrade Notifier
When a firmware update is available for the Samsung SMART CAMERA and you connect to a Wi-Fi network, a notification window will pop up on the camerasscreen. Connect your camera to your PC for the upgrade, and start using the latest features without delay.
Total control, now more intuitive 3.0" (75mm) hVGA Hybrid Touch
User interface
Presenting a user interface with twice the advantages. The Hybrid Touch User interface offers two options: use the 5-way button to quickly move the cursorup, down, left and right to intuitively navigate the menu and make selections on the 3.0 (75mm) hVGA screen. Alternately, when you want to enter text such as an email address, for when youre sharing photos simply input the characters on the touch screen, much like you would on a smartphone. Navigatingcontrols and sharing images couldnt be easier.
Go far and wide for the perfect shots
24mm, 18x zoom
The whole wide world is yours to capture. Use the 24mm wide-angle lens to capture a quaint row of Tudor houses or a gushing, mile-wide waterfall it canhandle any sweeping panoramas, even those wider than can been seen with the unaided eye. Theres also an 18x Optical Zoom that lets you quickly takestunning close-ups from far away, so you can get sharply rendered images of moving glockenspiel figurines atop a clock tower or of the colorful details ofexotic birds in the wildlife park.
Capture brilliance in low-light settings
14M BSi CMOS sensor & Low Light Shot
A sunset beach party, a dimly-lit dance club great photo opportunities dont always have the best lighting. Capture properly exposed images in low-lightsituations with the 14-megapixel BSi (Back Side illuminated) CMOS sensor, which needs less light than conventional sensors. And use Low Light Shot toautomatically select the best setting and merge three continuous shots into one, clear photo.
Stylish and Classic Design
The quietly beautiful SMART CAMERA re-imagines the classic professional camera and brings it into the digital era. With a slender body, the designhighlights its modern sensibilities with flashes of timeless elegance. Even the unobtrusive DiRECT LiNK button maintains the sleek build. The impressivewide-angle lens helps entice your subjects to smile, while the pop-up flash surprises and delights.
The easiest way to shoot like a pro
Smart Mode
Stop being jealous of the pros with their big cameras, and start taking great shots. A quick tap of Smart Mode and youre set with various special modes.Capture perfect trails of light at night on a busy intersection full of red taillights or instantly capture a high-speed scene with Action Freeze. Let RichTone create extraordinarily surrealistic photos with colors that pop and express your artistic side. Just choose the one you want and shoot perfection.
instantly rewind to the picture perfect moment
Best Face
Missed it With the Best Face feature that wont happen again. Use it to travel back in time after youve taken a picture to replace faces with the perfectmoment. Use it to open eyes, replace a smile, or find that perfect expression. With the combination lightning fast burst shots and facial recognition, you can simply tap a face that's looking the other way, and tap again to replace it with expressions taken moments before the actual shot. it really is magic.
Full HD Recording
Capture 1920x1080 Full HD video with life-like color and extraordinarily sharp details. Shoot longer too the cameras H.264 format allows longerrecording than a camera with MJPEG video does. When youre done, you can watch your brilliant HD footage large as life on your HDTV.
Full Manual Mode (A / S / M)
Full Manual (A / S / M) allows you full creative control. Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority settings let you experiment with shutter speeds and depthof field for example, when youre shooting fast-moving images in low light. With Samsung cameras, you can capture exactly the photos you want.
Motion Photo
Motion Photo freezes the action around a moving subject to create a fun scene. Capture a friend dancing then make everyone around him still as a statue. Simply shoot the footage, and then rub the area on the display where you want keep the movement. The photo around it will freezeits that easy.
image Sensor
Sensor Type: 1/2.33? (Approx. 7.67 mm) BSi CMOS
Effective Pixel: Approx. 14.2 Mega pixels
Total Pixel: Approx. 16.4 Mega pixels
Type: TFT LCD (C-Type Touch)
Size: 75 mm (3.0"), 460K dots
Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Exposure
Multi, Spot, Center-weighted, Face Detection AE
±2 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Auto,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Still image
* Mode (Dial): 1) Auto 2) Program 3) A/S/M 4) Smart 5) Magic Plus 6) Best Face 7) Settings 8) Wi-Fi* Auto: Portrait, Night Portrait, Night, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Macro, Macro Text, Tripod, Action, Macro Color, Natural Green, Blue Sky, Sunset, Fireworks, lowlight, spotlight, spotlight macro, spotlight portrait* Smart: , Beauty Face, Landscape, Action Freeze, Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Fireworks, Light Trace, Low Light Shot, Rich tone, Contiuous Shot, Macro* Magic Plus: My Magic Frame, Split Shot, Motion Photo, Photo Filter, Movie Filter, Photo Editor* Wi-Fi: MobileLink, Remote Viewfinder, SNS & Cloud, E-mail, Auto Backup, AllShare Play, S/W Upgrade Notifier, AutoShare* Drive: Single, Continuous(8 fps, 3 fps), BKT(AE)* Self timer: Off, 2 s, 10 s
Movie Clip
* Smart Movie: Landscape, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Sunset* Movie Size: 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps), 240 web* 18x optical zoom (Max. recording time: 20 min)* Audio: Sound Alive On / Sound Alive Off / Mute* Dual Capture (Movie 1080p@30 pfs & Still 2 Mpixels)
* Smart Filter: Miniature, Vignetting, Sketch, Fish-eye, Classic, Retro, Palette Effect 1, Palette Effect 2, Palette Effect 3, Palette Effect 4
Pause during recording and playing, Still image Capture, Time Trimming
Rechargeable battery: SLB-10A Connector Type: micro USB (5 pin)
System Requirement in General
Power Mac G3 or laterMac OS 10.5 or higher Minimum 256 MB RAM 110 MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive
PC with processor better than intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.2 GHz or higherMinimum 512 MB RAM (Over 1GB recommended) Windows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1 GB recommend) USB 2.0 port CD-ROM drive nViDiA Geforce 7600GT or later / Ati X1600 series or later 1024 x 768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor (1280 x 1024, 32-bit color display recommended) Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later
Samsung LENS 18x Zoom Lens f = 4.0 ~ 72 mm (35 mm film equivalent: 24 ~ 432 mm)
F No.: 3.2 (W) ~ 5.8 (T)
18X Optical Zoom
Still image mode: 1.0X ~ 5.0X (Optical * Digital: 90.0x), intelli-Zoom: 2.0X (Optical * itelli: 36.0X)
Type: TTL Auto Focus (Center AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF, Face Detection AF, Touch AF), Manual Focus
Range: Normal: 80 cm ~ infinity (Wide), 350 cm ~ infinity (Tele) Macro: 5 cm ~ 80 cm (Wide), 180 cm ~ 350 cm (Tele) Auto Macro: 5 cm ~ infinity (Wide), 180 cm ~ infinity (Tele) Manual: 5 cm ~ infinity (Wide), 180 cm ~ infinity (Tele)
Mode: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix
Range: Wide: 0.3 m ~ 3.38 m (iSO Auto), Tele: 0.5 m ~ 1.51 m (iSO Auto)
Approx. 4 s
image Play
Single image, Thumbnails, Advanced Slide Show, Movie Clip, Smart Album
internal memory: Approximately 9.5 MB External Memory: SDSC (up to 2 GB guaranteed), SDHC (up to 32 GB guaranteed), SDXC (up to 64 GB guaranteed)
* Still image: JPEG (DCF), EXiF 2.21* Movie Clip: MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC)
14 M: 4320 x 3240 12 M P: 4320 x 2880 10 M W: 4320 x 2432 10 M: 3648 x 2736 8 M (1 : 1): 2832 x 2832 5 M: 2592 x 1944 3 M: 1984 x 1488 2 M W: 1920 x 1080 1 M: 1024 x 768
Physical Specifications
106.05 x 61.65 x 21.65 (32.6) mm
184 g (without battery and memory card media)
5 ~ 85%
MobileLink, Remote Viewfinder, Auto Backup, Email, SNS & Cloud, AllShare Play, AutoShare, Wi-Fi Direct, S/W Upgrade Notifier
image Stabilization
Optical image Stabilization
Shutter Speed
Smart Auto: 1/8 ~ 1/2000 sec., Program: 1 ~ 1/2000 sec., Manual: 16 ~ 1/2000 sec.
White Balance
Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom, K
Date imprinting
Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)
Microphone: Mono internal Speaker: Mono
AV: NTSC, PAL (User selectable)
S/W and PC OS
Windows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8