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Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will be sidelined indefinitely after a frightening incident when he was struck near his right eye by a deflected shot during the third period against the Flyers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, but two doctors said he is "expected to make a full recovery."
In a statement released Wednesday, the team said Staal "was examined today in New York by ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Fromer and Dr. Mendel Markowitz, a maxillofacial surgeon. The injury has improved significantly and both doctors are optimistic that Marc will make a full recovery."
Staal, who was not wearing a visor, immediately went face down on the ice when struck by Kimmo Timonen's point shot that changed direction off Jakub Voracek's stick, and left the ice bleeding, accompanied by trainer Jim Ramsay.
Staal leads Rangers defensemen in points with 11, including two goals, in 21 games.
It has been an unfortunate stretch for the Thunder Bay, Ontario, native, whose brothers Eric and Jordan play for the Carolina Hurricanes. Marc missed the first 36 games of last season with a concussion and made his debut at the Winter Classic against the Flyers on Jan. 2, 2012.
Less than 24 hours after Staal was hit by the puck, defenseman Roman Hamrlik, 38, was claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals. The 6-2, 230-pound native of Czechoslovakia, who has played 1,383 games for the Lightning, Oilers, Islanders, Flames and Montreal, had been a healthy scratch for all but four of the Capitals' 20 games this season. A lefthanded shot, Hamrlik was 2-11-13 in 68 games last season.
Staal's injury immediately re-ignited the debate about visors. The NHL wants to make visors mandatory, but the NHLPA prefers that it remain a player's choice. About 70 percent of players wear the facial protection, up from 56 percent in 2009. Players say they can see better without the half-shield.
The AHL's Board of Governors approved mandatory visors in 2006 and the NCAA requires full cages. Derek Stepan, who attended the University of Wisconsin, switched to the visor when he made the Rangers.


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In the third Yardbirds lesson, Brendan goes over another tune in the style of this group. He explores how Clapton approaches and structures guitar solos.
Taught by Brendan Burns in Style of Eric Clapton seriesLength: 34:48Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
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Brendan Burns delves in to the stylistic playing of Eric Clapton.
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Introducing the style of Eric Clapton lesson series. In this series of lessons, Brendan Burns takes an arrangement based look at the life and growth of this prolific guitarist. Starting with the Yardbirds...Length: 5:41 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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In this first Style of Eric Clapton lesson, Brendan starts with the beginning of Eric's playing with a look at a tune from The Yardbirds. Here, you'll lay the framework of the blues structure and learn...Length: 47:25 Difficulty: 3.0 FREE
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Brendan introduces a fast blues and the Bo Diddley beat - important components of Clapton's playing in the Yardbirds. He ends the lesson by breaking down Clapton's early solo work.Length: 17:23 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In the third Yardbirds lesson, Brendan goes over another tune in the style of this group. He explores how Clapton approaches and structures guitar solos.Length: 34:48 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan Burns is back with another "in the style of" tune from The Yardbirds. In this lesson, Brendan discusses how Clapton is now starting to incorporate rock elements into a traditional blues sound.Length: 28:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In the 5th lesson in The Yardbirds chunk of material, Brendan discusses the Rock elements that Clapton begins to add to his blues playing.Length: 19:07 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In this final lesson detailing Eric Clapton's history with the Yardbirds, Brendan discusses additional lead techniques. Specifically, he covers triplet and bending ideas that Clapton has started to employ...Length: 21:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Eric Clapton has now left the Yardbirds and is going back to his core as a solid traditional blues player. He hooks up with John Mayall and continues to add influence from artists like Son House. In this...Length: 64:04 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In this lesson of epic proportions, Brendan goes over a new "in the style of" tune that really shows off Clapton's true blues playing.Length: 120:46 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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In lesson 10, Brendan continues to delve into Clapton's playing during his years with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. In this "style of" tune, he takes a look at how Freddie King influenced Clapton....Length: 35:28 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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In the eleventh lesson of the Style of Eric Clapton series, Brendan discusses Otis Rush's influence on Clapton's playing. Again, he provides an "in the style of tune" that covers rhythmic, melodic, and...Length: 28:49 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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In the fifth lesson covering Eric's playing with John Mayall, Brendan takes another look at a Robert Johnson inspired tune.Length: 38:04 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan Burns is back with a final look at Eric Clapton's work with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. This lesson like the others covers an in the style of tune from this group. However in this tune,...Length: 8:26 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan Burns returns to his Style of Eric Clapton lesson series with a review of what has been covered so far. This lesson takes a comprehensive look at all the styles and techniques in Clapton's playing...Length: 98:55 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 15
Brendan Burns has now moved the Style of Eric Clapton series forward in time, and he's bringing you the first lesson on Eric's years in Cream. Departing from a more traditional blues band, Cream is more...Length: 26:02 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan Burns is back and moves deeper into his Eric Clapton series. Lesson 16 starts focuses more on Cream and the pop/blues ideas that Eric Clapton was using at this time.Length: 20:03 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 17
Delving deeper into Eric Clapton's playing with Cream, Brendan Burns offers up a lesson on incorporating the wah pedal. As with the other lessons, you'll be taking a look at an "in the style of" tune while...Length: 19:52 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 18
Brendan is back with another pop rock style tune from Eric Clapton's playing in the band Cream.Length: 17:39 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan Burns is back with another style study on Eric Clapton. In this lesson, Brendan takes a look at the influences of George Harrison on Eric Clapton's playing with the band Cream.Length: 49:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Brendan burns is back with the final installment in the Cream section of his style study on Eric Clapton. In this lesson, Brendan takes a look at long form solo ideas that Clapton was using in this period.Length: 45:31 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Brendan provides a final look at the growth of Clapton through his early years. He provides some insight into Clapton's later years as a solo artist and provides some tips on getting the most from this...Length: 5:23 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
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'Today' Show Goes to the Vatican
June 2 episode gave viewers 'a rare look at the Pope behind the scenes as he prepares to address the crowd at St. Peter's Square.'
VATICAN CITY (CNA) — At the end of the June 1 general audience, Pope Benedict XVI greeted NBC anchors Matt Lauer and Al Roker, as they prepared to air the Today show from the Vatican.
During their brief encounter, Lauer presented the Pope with a crystal cat.
"We had heard that this Pope has a real love for cats," Lauer said in an interview with ABC. "He seemed to accept it and like it and, anyway, we just wanted to offer him some gift to show our appreciation for the time and generosity he showed us."
Today show producer Jim Bell told TVNewser that the Vatican was "a particular passion" for late NBC Washington Bureau chief Tim Russert.
Russert had his own audience with Pope Benedict XVI days before he died of a heart attack.
"Tim and I had been working on a trip for Today that he was going to be a part of," Bell explained.
Bell and Russert were planning a trip to the Vatican for the Today show but decided to postpone the project when the 2008 election started to heat up.
"A trip to the Vatican and an audience with Pope Benedict still ranked high on the show's to-do list," Bell said.
The episode, which aired June 2, was originally scheduled for March but had to be postponed because of a heavy news cycle. The show gave viewers "a rare look at the Pope behind the scenes as he prepares to address the crowd at St. Peter's Square," according to NBC.


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Covering 240 hectares in the north Hessen city of Kassel, baroque Wilhelmshöhe Park is designed in the style of an English landscape garden and is Europe's largest hillside park. Together with Wilhelmshöhe Palace, it forms a unique whole that combines culture, nature and landscape architecture in perfect harmony.
They are really the original inhabitants of Europe: without human intervention, beech trees would still cover large areas of continental Europe. Today, unspoilt lowland beech forests are found nowhere else in the world but in Germany. The Ancient Beech Forests of Germany UNESCO World Natural Heritage site therefore offers a fascinating, romantic and incredibly diverse picture of the original European landscapes. They are an extension to the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, an existing cross-border World Heritage property.
The diversity of the Wadden Sea landscape on the North Sea coast makes it a unique habitat for countless species of plants and wildlife. This UNESCO World Natural Heritage site covers an area of around 11,000 square kilometres and includes the three Wadden Sea National Parks of Schleswig-Holstein , Lower Saxony , Hamburg and Denmark plus the Wadden Sea conservation area in the Netherlands.
Bingen and Rüdesheim form the southern gateway to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, which runs for around 65 kilometres to Koblenz. With the beauty of nature, breathtaking panoramic views and an incredible wealth of castles and palaces overlooking sun-drenched vineyard slopes, the valley remains one of Europe's biggest tourist attractions.
As the first English-style landscape garden in mainland Europe, the 18th century Garden Kingdom of Dessau Wörlitz unites garden design and architecture in perfect harmony. Here you'll find manor houses, more than 100 buildings of varying sizes and a range of sweeping parks and gardens, all spread over an area of 140 square kilometres on and around the banks of the rivers Elbe and Mulde.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr's grandson Dominick Fairbanks has come on as co-producer on Poverty Row Entertainment's Mary Pickford biopic The First.
Fairbanks Productions will produce the film with Poverty Row. Jennifer DeLia is directing and produces with Poverty Row partner Julie Pacino alongside Said Zahraoui. Shooting is scheduled for late 2013.
Lily Rabe will star as Pickford, Michael Pitt at Owen Moore and Ryan Simpkins as the young Pickford.
The roles of Douglas Fairbanks J, D W Griffith, Jack Pickford, Charlotte Hennessy and Lillian Gish are yet to be cast.
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All Lovie Smith had to do was look at the calendar to become optimistic about linebacker Lance Briggs.
"It's as simple as it's training camp time," the Chicago Bears head coach said Thursday. Practice starts at 3 p.m. today.
"Lance missed mandatory minicamp. Beyond that, it's training camp time and he's showing up."
Briggs, the team's franchised player, agreed Wednesday to a one-year, $7.2 million deal. Smith said Briggs has been excused for a couple of days to take care of personal matters and could arrive Sunday. Briggs might not work out until Monday, as Smith said "there is no timetable."
There was the usual conjecture while Briggs objected to being franchised.
Maybe he'd be dealt to Washington; maybe he'd sit out the first 10 games. Maybe he wouldn't show up at all.
"A lot of things are said during the offseason," Smith said at a news conference at Olivet Nazarene University. "I don't put a lot of stock in a lot of it. I put stock into when it's time to go to work, who's there. I'm excited that Lance will be here."
Smith said he kept in communication with Briggs during the offseason, and that Briggs kept in touch with teammates. That kept Smith hopeful.
"If you allow yourself to go with some of the things (that are said and written) ... It's not good, though, when a player's not here for the offseason program," Smith said. "We put a big emphasis on guys being here in the offseason. Lance wasn't here, so I was concerned about that."
The players are as relieved as Smith that the issue has been settled.
"He's a great, great player," safety Mike Brown said. "It means a lot to this team."
Second-year linebacker Jamar Williams, who took Briggs' snaps with the first team in his absence, understandably had mixed emotions.
"I was kind of looking forward to coming in and starting," he said. "I still know I have to work for everything.
"It's great to have a teammate back, especially the caliber of Lance. I look forward to seeing him because I haven't seen him in a while."
Can you see me now?
Safety Chris Harris might have the least impressive TV of all the Bears at training camp — a 19-inch black and white.
A TV reporter "gave" Harris some money on camera to upgrade.
"Maybe I could go to 27 (inches) and it'd be in color," kidded Harris, adding that he has to get up and turn the channels because he doesn't even have a remote.
"As long as it gives me a picture, I don't care."
So, what's he going to watch?
"M*A*S*H," apparently.
"I brought a bunch of reruns," he said.
Admittedly giddy
That's how linebacker Jamar Williams felt making his way to Bourbonnais. "I was so excited," he said of the drive. "The whole route up I couldn't stop thinking about this camp. As I got closer, my heart started pounding a lot more.
"I just can't wait until we get out there. It's been a while for me to get out there."
Williams played in the first three games last year before a chest injury landed him on injured reserve.
Freshman once again
First-round draft pick Greg Olsen said being an NFL rookie "is a little similar" to starting college at Miami, Fla., as a freshman.
"You're not exactly sure where to go or where you're supposed to be," the tight end said. "You catch on quick, and it gets easier every day."
Short list
Lovie Smith had to stop and think of who won't be ready to go when he blows the whistle to start the team's training camp at 3 p.m. today.
"I'm trying to think ... That's good when you can't think of anyone who won't practice the first day," he said. "We should have all of our team out there and ready to go."
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A conservatively dressed Chris Brown, strutting a gray vest over a white button down shirt, arrived in court today alongside his attorney Mark Geragos for a probation hearing in Los Angeles.
And although Breezy was looking good, it wasn't his wardrobe that the judge was worried about.
After meeting with his attorney and Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray in chambers for 20 minutes, Judge Patricia Schnegg concluded that she will not revoke Brown's probation after learning that the rapper had tested positive for marijuana because she had never imposed drug testing as a condition. Brown told the probation department in Virginia that he had a medical marijuana card and had ingested the drug in California.
"You are not only in the public eye but you are on probation to me," Judge Schnegg told Brown. "You are on probation for five years and you still have a couple left. Your conduct is important."
However, there was still an issue. The DA wanted to Brown to verify in some way that he had actually completed his number of community service hours. Brown told the court for that he did his community service alone, for the most part, and "I didn't sign in."
Chris Brown's album slapped with a warning sticker that says "This man beats women"
Judge Schnegg ordered a probation violation setting hearing for Nov. 1, and Brown must register with California probation within 72 hours and appear in court on that date. Deputy DA Murray says she will use that time to clarify the star's drug test and account of hours with Virginia probation.
Brown is still on probation for his domestic violence plea for hitting his then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in February 2009. The R&B singer later pleaded not guilty to the charge and was placed on five years probation and ordered to complete 180 days of community labor and a year of domestic counseling sessions.


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The Texas attorney general has convinced a federal appeals judge to examine whether the state has a right to deny funding to Planned Parenthood.
Judge Jerry Smith granted the state an emergency stay less than 24 hours after a federal judge in Austin ordered Texas not to enforce a law banning Planned Parenthood from participating in the Women's Health Program.
The order is the latest development in lawsuit over what criteria Texas can impose on a health care provider that participates in state programs for the poor.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Texas lawmakers don't want any state funding to go to clinics affiliated with abortion providers, even if they don't provide abortions and are legally separate from those that do.
Planned Parenthood has sued to stop the law, saying it violates the group's rights.


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JB, your post was so full of grammatical mistakes and misspellings that I thought maybe you were just trying to entice me to post, just to correct you. Then I thought maybe you were drinking while typing. Then I thought maybe I was just a jerk for even noticing and wanting to correct you. Then I thought that since you know about my little disability, my first thought was probably correct, and you were just provoking me. But then I thought that since I know you pretty well, my second thought was probably correct. Then I got confused.
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BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009 Archive
BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009 Archive
The largest BeNeLux OWASP event on record has come to an end.
We had a great day (December 2nd 2009), stuffed with presentations and the OWASP Live CD / WebGoat workshop.
All the presentations are available for download in the Agenda tab.
/dev/random covered the event in his blog post "OWASP Benelux Day 2009"
Photo of the workshop action (thank you Martijn Duijm), lot's of laptops glowing up!
See you next year!
The speakers were:
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Bart Preneel, Professor at Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group, University of Leuven
- Colin Watson, Technical Director and principal consultant at Watson Hall and Global Industry Committee Member at OWASP Foundation
- Eoin Keary, Attack and Penetration team senior manager for EMEIA at Ernst & Young and OWASP Code Review Guide Author and Lead
- Sebastien Deleersnyder, Lead Application Security at Telindus, Belgacom ICT and OWASP Foundation Board Member
- Bart De Win, Principal Consultant at Ascure and OWASP Belgium Board Member
- Martin Knobloch, Software Architect at Sogeti Nederland, Global Education Committee Member at OWASP Foundation and Netherlands Board Member
- Florence Mottay, Managing Principal Citigal
- Migchiel de Jong, Software Security Engineer at Fortify
- Noa Bar-Yosef, senior security researcher with the Imperva Application Defense Center
- Erwin Geirnaert, Partner & Co-founder at ZION SECURITY and OWASP Belgium Board Member
- Sandro Gauci, Chief Consultant and Founder of EnableSecurity
|College De Valck - December 2, 2009
|12:00 - 12:30
|12:30 - 15:30
| OWASP Live CD - WebGoat workshop
Erwin Geirnaert & Martin Knobloch
|15:30 - 16:00
|Break and Welcome
|16:00 - 16:35
| Hybrid Analysis 2.0 - A demonstration of precision results correlation for improved software security testing (PPT|PDF)
Migchiel de Jong
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| Secure development (for a secure planet). (PPT|PDF)
Eoin Keary
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| SDLC pannel (PPT|PDF)
Migchiel de Jong (Fortify), Bart De Win (Ascure), Florence Mottay (Cigital), moderator: Sebastien Deleersnyder (OWASP Foundation)
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| Dinner (Sandwiches)
|18:25 - 19:00
| SHA-3 Competition: The Quest for Long-Term Security in Cryptographic Hashing (PDF)
Bart Preneel
|19:00 - 19:35
| WAF and Business Logic Attacks (PPT|PDF)
Noa Bar-Yosef'
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Colin Watson
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| The OWASP Top 10 is dead, long live the OWASP Top 10 ! (PPT|PDF)
Sebastien Deleersnyder
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The symposium will be held in the city of Leuven.
The city is located about 30 km from Brussels Airport (BRU).
From the airport, there are direct trains to Leuven.
Venue: College De Valck
Tiensestraat 41
Details http://www.kuleuven.be/lokalen/50074663.htm)
Nearest Parking is the Parking Ladeuze.
Hotels nearby:
La Royale
Hotel Ibis
Holiday Inn (right accross the venue)
New Damshire
Single room: 110 EUR/night
The BeNeLux Day 2009 Program Committee:
- Bart De Win / Sebastien Deleersnyder (OWASP Belgium)
- Ferdinand Vroom / Martin Knobloch (OWASP Netherlands)
- Jocelyn Aubert (OWASP Luxembourg)
Contact seba <at> owasp.org for sponsorship
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After Party
For you who can not get enough of Leuven, a gathering is suggested after the conference in the Pub "Ron Blacks".
Location (5 min walk from the venue):
Mgr. Ladeuzeplein, 31
3000 Leuven
URL: http://www.ronblacks.be/index.php/contact


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No. 17 Stanford collects 10 sacks, tops Washington State
STANFORD, Calif. -- With the season more than halfway finished, quarterback Josh Nunes has shown little progress in his development. The wide receivers are hardly creating any separation, and a young offensive line is still plagued by inconsistency.
If not for a dominant defense, Stanford's Pac-12 North Division hopes already might be dashed.
Ed Reynolds returned an interception for a touchdown and Stanford (No. 17 BCS, No. 19 AP) sacked Jeff Tuel a school-record 10 times to overcome a sloppy offensive effort in a 24-17 victory over lowly Washington State on Saturday.
Cardinal coach David Shaw said his offense played to "probably about 70-75 percent of our capabilities." While he praised his team's effort, he wasted no time letting his players know how he felt about the performance, which will need to be far better with matchups against Oregon (No. 4, No. 2) and No. 7 Oregon State on the horizon.
"The first jump happened about 15 minutes ago," Shaw said. "We don't need screaming and yelling and going crazy. What it is is putting our foot down collectively and saying, 'We're going to play our best football.' It's the bottom line. We can play better. It's time to stop saying we can play better, it's time for us to play better."
Washington State (2-6, 0-5), the only winless team in Pac-12 play, allowed season lows with 256 yards of total offense and 136 yards passing -- the kind of stats that will make Stanford steam.
Reynolds stepped in front of Tuel's pass for the safety's fourth interception -- and second returned for a score -- this season early in the fourth quarter to bail out the Cardinal offense again. He ran 25 yards untouched into the end zone to give Stanford (6-2, 4-1) a two-touchdown lead, highlighting another swarming defensive effort that held the Cougars to minus-16 yards rushing and forced new coach Mike Leach's aerial offense to throw 60 times.
"The type of team we are, we're not built to go run up the score on teams," said defensive end Ben Gardner, who had 1½ sacks and 2½ of Stanford's 15 tackles for loss. "So we have to show up every week and bring our 'A' game. It's something that we've struggled with."
Mostly on the other side of the ball.
Nunes completed 7-of-15 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Hewitt ran for a short score. A week after running for a career-high 189 yards against rival California, Stepfan Taylor was held to 58 yards on 21 carries.
Washington State had 25 first downs to only 12 for Stanford, which converted 5 of 12 third downs and only put together one complete drive all game. Shaw also spelled Nunes with backup Kevin Hogan on five consecutive plays -- part of a "designed package," he said, for the mostly read-option quarterback -- between the third and fourth quarters.
"The defense did a lot of great things all night getting after the quarterback," said Nunes, a redshirt junior charged with the difficult task of replacing No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck this season. "We have to give these guys a break every now and then."
Tuel led a 12-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kristoff Williams with 6:29 to play to bring Washington State within a touchdown. Stanford managed two first downs before punting the ball back and giving the Cougars another chance.
Marquess Wilson made a leaping 42-yard catch to put Washington State at the Stanford 23. And on fourth-and-21, Bobby Ratliff caught a 25-yard pass from Tuel at the 9.
Then Usua Amanam pressured Tuel into a 15-yard intentional grounding penalty and an automatic 10-second runoff. With Washington State looking for one final heave to the end zone, Henry Anderson planted Tuel into the ground as time expired.
"There was some miscommunication between me and Marquess," said Tuel, who threw for 401 yards and two touchdowns, completing 43-of-60 passes on mostly short outs that Stanford allowed. "But bottom line: I can't take a sack in that situation."
Both teams had few offensive highlights in this one.
Tuel hit Dominique Williams for a 43-yard completion, then went to him again when he floated a 3-yard TD pass to the corner of the end zone that put the Cougars ahead 7-3 midway through the second quarter.
The rare lead for Washington State this season didn't last long.
Just 47 seconds later, Nunes found Jamal-Rashad Patterson on a broken play with the cornerback blitzing and no safety help over the top. Patterson caught the short pass and sprinted down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown that put Stanford back in front 10-7 on its longest play of the season.
Stanford took advantage of a pass interference call on Anthony Carpenter that extended the opening drive of the third quarter. Hewitt bulldozed through the line for a 1-yard TD run -- the fullback's first of the season -- on third down before Reynolds intercepted Tuel's pass to put Stanford ahead 24-10 with 10:43 remaining.
"We played well, we played hard, we played a complete game. Stanford played with a little more maturity than we did," Leach said. "They had the sense and expectation of when to go for the kill."
NCAAF News
Multiple Division I athletic directors sign Collegiate Coaching Diversity Pledge
Multiple Division I athletic directors have signed a pledge to diversify their hiring pools, according to Jason Belzer, founder of Athletic Director U. He told ESPN that 30 athletic directors have signed the pledge thus far.
North Carolina unable to secure new nonconference opponent for this weekend
North Carolina has been unable to secure an opponent for a game this weekend, so it will next play Oct. 3 against Boston College unless something changes.
So many NFL teams thirsting for Clemson Tigers QB Trevor Lawrence on Sunday
There were some bad QB performances in Week 2 of the NFL season. Fans of the Giants, Jets, Broncos, Vikings and others took to social media wanting the Clemson QB.
Clemson remains No. 1 in AP poll; Alabama, LSU each get 1 first-place vote
Clemson holds on to the top spot, garnering 59 of 61 first-place votes in the AP poll.
AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What's next for each ranked team
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out. We'll have to wait another week for Big Ten teams to be included, but here's what's next for each ranked team.
Alabama Crimson Tide coordinator expects better from team's defense
Pete Golding doesn't make excuses for Alabama's uncharacteristic defensive shortcomings last season, and he probably could.
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(October 3, 2011) NRB Sr. Vice President & General Counsel Craig Parshall testified today at an FCC Field Event hearing focused on "The Information Needs of Communities." Parshall's testimony focused on the non-profit media sector, specifically addressing the circumstances under which the FCC should grant a fundraising waiver to non-commercial stations.Posted on October 3, 2011
(September 30, 2011) NRB President & CEO Dr. Frank Wright sent letters yesterday to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook, respectfully requesting that they use their positions in the Obama Administration to "intervene on behalf of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani," an Iranian Christian who has been condemned to death for his faith.Posted on September 29, 2011
(September 19, 2011) Yesterday, NRB Sr. Vice President & General Counsel Craig Parshall appeared on the FOX News program America's News HQ live from Washington, DC, to discuss last week's release of the first report of the John Milton Project for Religious Free Speech, True Liberty In A New Media Age.Posted on September 19, 2011
(September 19, 2011) Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask Google about free religious speech and expression on Wednesday, when the Internet giant's Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, testifies before the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee.Posted on September 19, 2011
(September 16, 2011) NRB presented its Faith & Freedom Award to Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.Posted on September 16, 2011
(September 13, 2011) On September 15th, NRB will unveil the first report of the John Milton Project for Religious Free Speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.Posted on September 13, 2011
(September 13, 2011) Today the National Religious Broadcasters filed an Amicus Curiae ("friend of the court") brief with the U.S. Supreme Court for FCC v. FOX Television Stations, a case that will be significant in determining whether or not the FCC's indecency guidelines in the wake of Pacifica are a violation of First Amendment free speech.Posted on September 13, 2011
(September 9, 2011) NRB is accepting nominations for the National Religious Broadcasters 2012 Annual Media Awards.Posted on September 9, 2011
(September 7, 2011) On Thursday, September 15th, NRB will unveil the first report of the John Milton Project for Religious Free Speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. This groundbreaking report concludes an 18-month study headed by NRB Sr. Vice President & General Counsel Craig Parshall, evaluating the practices and policies of new media technology companies to determine the risk of religious viewpoint censorship occurring on their platforms.Posted on September 7, 2011
(August 25,2011) NRB has sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and each FCC Commissioner, thanking them for striking the Fairness Doctrine from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).Posted on August 25, 2011
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The Casualties of Free Expression in America (The Christian Post)
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Chrome has a long history of making stylish and functional bike bags. They have really broadened their offerings in recent years by making shoes and apparel. I have personally been using Chrome bags for years and they remain one of my favorite ways to pack my daily necessities on and off the bike.
In this video, Steve McCallion (President of Chrome Bags) shows us some highlights of their Spring 2013 Collection including Storm Footwear, Truk Pro Footwear, Welded Transport Rucksacks and Postbags, Niko Camera Bags, as well as the Militia and Heritage lines and Laptop Sleeves and Victor Utility Bags that are made in the USA (Chico, CA).
Chrome Storm Footwear
Chrome Storm was created to do one simple thing – to keep you dry without looking like you just came down from the mountains. Chrome Storm is built with seam-taping technology used in tents and high tech outerwear, and waterproof liner technology for the highest level of waterproof protection. It's the result of their ongoing commitment to making bombproof gear that protects you from the elements while looking good in the bar. Chrome Storm is made for the city.
- 1000 denier cordura outer shell that's over 25X stronger than traditional canvas shoes
- 100% fully seamtaped waterproof construction
- 4 layer breathable waterproof internal membrane
- 100% vulcanized construction featuring the Chrome Powerplate
- Contoured support insole
- Crash pad for impact cushioning
- Reinforced 3/4 nylon shank for improved pedal efficiency
- Board lasted sole to stop pedal poke
- Skid resistant contact rubber outersole
Chrome Truk Pro
Chrome's newest Urban SPD with Chrome FlexPlate that's made to wear all day. Chrome's latest innovation in urban SPD is designed for professional messengers who need clip-in performance on the bike and sneaker comfort running up and down stairs. Chrome's Pro footwear is built with a full-length dual-density nylon shank for maximum riding rigidity and a recessed cleat for improved walking/running comfort.
- 5X more flex at the toe for increased walkability, a more secure heel, without the loss of pedal stiffness
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- 100% vulcanized construction featuring the Chrome FlexPlate
- 100 denier cordura outer shell that's over 25X stronger than traditional canvas shoes
- Contoured PU support insole
- Recessed SPD cleat mount
- Dual-density full length nylon shank with flexible toe-off
- Skid resistant contact rubber outersole
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Forget the warnings that reducing or eliminating income tax deductions will pull the rug out from under charitable giving by the wealthy.
A new study by SEI Private Wealth Management shows that giving "defines individuals and gives a purpose to their wealth."
Indeed, most high-net-worth donors would give more if they could develop a strategic approach and better measure the effects of their philanthropy.
SEI surveyed some 200 multimillionaires with average net worth of nearly $11 million online last November.
SEI found that individuals donated 12% of their wealth to causes every year, with women likely to give 20% more than men.
However, respondents' actual giving contrasted sharply with how much they would like to allocate to causes—more than 19% of their wealth. They are not doing so mainly because they want stronger evidence that their gifts are making a difference.
But so-called impact giving is only one influence on respondents' giving behavior. Seventy-eight percent said giving was central to their lives, and 85% said it made them feel more connected to their wealth.
The report said that although the level of wealth would always be important in determining how much donors gave, the sense of purpose transferred to families could not be underestimated.
"Bringing the family closer together, recognition among peers and developing a legacy all play a part," the report said.
The survey found a strong connection between wealth, the size of a gift and the approach to giving. Giving becomes more strategic with the level of wealth and the size of donations.
The report said that as wealth increases, more entrepreneurial strategies replace impulse giving. But size is not the only consideration. Women at all wealth levels tend to be philanthropic, yet they typically insist their giving is less impulsive than men's.
The research showed that tax considerations do not drive the decision-making process. Just 25% of respondents considered tax benefits a major influence on their decision to allocate. Nearly twice as many said tax benefits had no influence on their charitable giving.
However, wealthy individuals do not totally discount the tax benefits of giving, the study found. Some may like the write-off advantages, while many others would forgo these benefits or directly transfer them to the causes they support. Whatever their position, the tax code's complexity is an obstacle to increased giving for some and completely off-putting for others.
What does drive giving, then? The research suggests wealthy individuals have to think about their own financial circumstances when deciding how much to give away. They have to maintain their wealth in order to continue their charitable giving in the long term.
Beyond this priority, the survey found that a small change in their fortunes can prompt a complete change in their giving behavior. "When an individual feels comfortable with their personal finances, they will likely increase their giving by as much as 60% on average," the report says. The wealthy are motivated to make gifts where they believe they can make a difference. Some of the more committed respondents said their causes were often part of a long-term family legacy; for many, a focal-point issue was religion or ethnicity.
When considering which causes to support, the survey found that donors would favor the following areas over the next 12 months:
- Homelessness
- Education
- Society
- Health
- Human rights
The report said wealth advisors could be of service to philanthropists in several ways. They can help quantify how much to give for impact without jeopardizing the donor's personal situation.
An advisor can also help the donor apply the same risk-based assessments used in his or her investment portfolio to the philanthropy portfolio.
Wealth advisors can also provide innovative thinking about philanthropy, and expose the client to other significant donors, the broader giving community and other funding opportunities.


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A key part of the Trust's research strategy is supporting research aimed at finding new ways to treat chronic infection and inflammation. In people with cystic fibrosis certain bugs are able to turn the body's immune system against itself by disrupting the normal processes for dealing with invaders and causing harmful levels of inflammation. They are also very difficult to treat because they are able to block conventional antibiotics.
B. cepacia is one of these dangerous bugs. It is a multi-drug-resistant bacterium that lives in damp or wet places. While it rarely causes infection in healthy people, it can be very harmful to people with cystic fibrosis. Approximately six per cent of adults with cystic fibrosis in the UK have this kind of infection and it is even more prevalent in other countries. Patients with B. cepacia have to be strictly isolated from other people with cystic fibrosis, and they are typically ineligible for lung transplant.
In healthy cells, harmful bacteria are normally engulfed and digested by special cells in the immune system called 'macrophages'. A macrophage is like a cellular version of Pac-Man, seeking out and gobbling up invaders. However, B. cepacia bacteria seem to be able to survive inside these macrophages in people with cystic fibrosis. In people who do not have cystic fibrosis, cells have a self-cleaning mechanism called 'autophagy' which gobbles up and recycles hostile, ageing or waste components inside the macrophages.
This mechanism does not work properly in people with cystic fibrosis. This is particularly significant in those with the most common mutation, F508del, because the CFTR protein is produced but it is not transported to the proper place in the cell (i.e. the cell wall). As it builds up in the wrong place in the cell, this waste protein has to be disposed of by the cell's self-cleaning mechanism. However, there is so much waste CFTR, on top of all the normal ageing and cellular waste, that the disposal process becomes overwhelmed and the cell becomes stressed.
There is evidence that B. cepacia makes this situation much worse by blocking the cell's self-cleaning mechanism. It is this double-whammy effect that makes B. cepacia so dangerous for people with cystic fibrosis. The Pac-Man cells are already struggling to cope with an overwhelmingly large number of invaders who need to be gobbled up and then B. cepacia comes along and compounds the problem by neutralising their ability to gobble up and kill the invaders.
With this grant, Professor Valvano aims first to develop a better understanding of how cystic fibrosis affects the normal functioning of macrophages and the precise mechanisms by which B. cepacia disrupts autophagy in people with cystic fibrosis. The second stage in the project is to develop a quick and efficient way of testing large numbers of compounds with a view to finding a drug that can effectively treat B. cepacia by boosting autophagy inside the macrophages of people with cystic fibrosis.
Professor Valvano said of his project: "We have reached a point in which it may possible to directly identify molecules that can help immune cells, especially those that engulf bacteria to deal with the intracellular B. cepacia. Our research effort will be focused on developing the appropriate assays (an easily repeatable method for testing new compounds) that will enable us to screen libraries of chemical compounds in search for molecules that can help the immune cells from CF patients to clear invading bacteria."
There is an increasing level of published research to suggest that other bacteria in the B. cepacia complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa work in a similar way so this work may also be applicable to these harmful bacteria and the assay being developed may help other researchers find new treatments for them.
The Trust is happy to fund this project because it will not only advance our fundamental understanding in this critical area but it will also deliver an assay of general value to the CF community in terms of drug development. This is part of the Trust's broader strategy to work with world-class researchers to develop more effective ways of treating cystic fibrosis lung infections and strive for a life unlimited.
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The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court and his royal government were based on the grounds of the palace until 1925. The present monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), currently resides at Chitralada Palace, but the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace every year. The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand. It is situated on the banks of the Chao Phraya River at the heart of the Rattanakosin Island, today in the Phra Nakhon District.
Rather than being a single structure, the Grand Palace is made up of numerous buildings, halls, pavilions set around open lawns, gardens and courtyards. Its asymmetry and eclectic styles are due to its organic development, with additions and rebuilding being made by successive reigning kings over 200 years of history. It is divided into several quarters: the Temple of the Emerald Buddha; the Outer Court, with many public buildings; the Middle Court, including the Phra Maha Monthien Buildings, the Phra Maha Prasat Buildings and the Chakri Maha Prasat Buildings; the Inner Court and the Siwalai Gardens quarter. The Grand Palace is currently partially open to the public as a museum, but it remains a working palace, with several royal offices still situated inside.


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Not so fast. Although it was reported that Food Network star Sandra Lee was staying at the $671 a night suite at hotel Boscolo Exedra Roma in Rome, Italy, where actor James Gandolfini sadly died on Wednesday, June 19, her spokesperson tells Us Weekly exclusively that Lee has already moved rooms.
"Sandra Lee has moved out of the hotel room previously occupied by James Gandolfini," the spokesperson tells Us. "The European paparazzi has been overwhelming…with non-stop phone calls to the room…reporters are pulling all sorts of trickery — trying to bribe hotel staff to get into the suite. Sandra is disappointed in the hotel staff and drivers for leaking information about her family vacation and whereabouts as well as the hotels non-disclosure that her room was the location of the sad event that took place around Mr. Gandolfini's final evening. There are few words to accurately describe the loss his family is feeling, but Ms. Lee conveys her deepest sympathy to his loved ones."
Lee, girlfriend of N.Y. governor Andrew Cuomo, is vacationing in Rome with her sister and nieces. (According to the governor's official calendar, he's in the NYC area this weekend.) The 46-year-old cook has had three shows with the Food Network, Semi-Homemade Cooking, Sandra's Money Saving Meals, and Sandra's Restaurant Remakes, as well as a magazine that she launched in October 2012. Her upcoming novel, The Recipe Box, will be released July 2.
As Us Weekly reported on Friday, June 21, Gandolfini, 51, died on Wednesday, June 19, after suffering a heart attack while vacationing in Rome with his family. After being rushed from his hotel room to the hospital, the Sopranos actor was pronounced dead following 40 minutes of paramedics trying to revive him. A funeral is expected in NYC late next week.
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News & Notes: Game 130
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Huntington Park
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (57-72, 5th(-16.0), North)
LHP Pat Misch (7-8, 4.31)
Columbus Clippers (80-51, 1st(+12.0), West)
RHP Paolo Espino (1-1, 5.31)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons face the Columbus Clippers in the final game of a four-game set at Huntington Park (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is looking for the four-game sweep after outscoring the Clippers in the first three games, 31-9. Following tonight's game, the Bisons will continue their roadtrip with four games in Toledo. The Bisons have won six of their last seven games and nine of their last 12 games.
VS. THE CLIPPERS: Tonight, the Bisons have a chance to return the favor. The Clippers swept the four-game series at Coca-Cola Field, June 11-14. The Bisons swept Columbus four straight at the tail end of last season, August 5-8 in Buffalo. The Bisons also swept four from Columbus at Cooper Stadium, April 13-16, 2007 in a series that included a 17-1 Herd victory on April 16.
DISCH ON MISCH: LHP PAT MISCH will make his 20th start of the season tonight. The southpaw lost last Thursday despite allowing just four runs (three earned) in seven innings. Misch has worked at least seven innings in three of his last four outings and has a 2.57ERA over those four starts. He is tied for the team lead with seven wins and is second with 81 strikeouts on the season.
HOT BAT: INF ZACH LUTZ has knocked in eight RBI in his last four games. The slugger has at least one RBI in eight of 10 games since August 13. Lutz has also hit in nine of his last 10 games with a .378 (14-37) average and four home runs. On the season, Lutz has hit .341 (14-14) with runners in scoring position.
WINNING: The Bisons have won four straight games for the fourth time this season. The last time the club won four consecutive was July 29 – August 1. The team has not won five straight since August 16-28(1) of last season. The club's last four-game series sweep was June 24-27 against the Norfolk Tides.
MR. VP: With 90RBI, INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI leads all International League hitters by four RBI. The slugger has 14 games left to become just the fourth Bisons hitter in the modern era to reach the 100RBI plateau. OF Alex Ramirez has the record at 103RBI (in 1998) while DH Ernie Young was the last to reach it with 100RBI during the 2004 season.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (60-67) lost their fourth straight game last night with a 10-0 defeat to the Phillies. New York had just five singles in the loss with two coming from former Bison INF RUBEN TEJADA. Tejada has averaged .378 (17-45) in 14 games in August. The Mets and Phillies renew their rivalry tonight at 7:05 p.m.


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The last few weeks.
By Lesley | September 14, 2011
Things happened.
I got a new job! After nearly ten years at my previous employer — which I now feel totally comfortable saying was Simmons College — the crazy kids over at xoJane.com seduced me away by offering me a job as an associate editor. After a lot of thinking and soul-searching, I accepted. My last day at Simmons was September 2, which feels strangely far away now.
In less cheerful news, on Monday of the same week, my kittycat companion of thirteen years embarked on his Viking funeral, having fought several cancers and other ailments valiantly for a year. He was fifteen, which is average for a cat, but it still seemed too soon. This loss was actually far more difficult than I expected, as he was not doing well by the end, but as always seemed to happen in these cases, he went downhill so gradually that it was only later I realized how sick he truly was.
So, between the loss of the cat I've had since the year I reached the legal drinking age, and the change from my job of a bazillion years to a new position in a new field working from home…. it's been emotional. And whiplash-inducing.
While I'm writing lots of stuff at xoJane.com now, I also intend to return to regular (weekly, at least) posts here, since I'll have time to do so again. Tomorrow there will be a review of Nordstrom Rack's plus size department, plus a giveaway (thanks to the kind folks at BlogHer, which you may have noticed is now serving ads on this site).
I also intend to get back to posting missives from Your Beluga Best Friend, who I have to admit is quite cross with me for being so unavailable lately. Have you ever seen an angry beluga? It's adorable.
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So sorry to hear about your kitty, I lost mine two years ago to leukemia and I still think of him everyday, and miss him, and burst into tears every so often.
Oberon is beautiful and love the fur in between his toes.
On a happier note, been reading you on XOJane and I think its awesome, congrats!
Congrats on new, exciting, writerly job, Lesley!
And I'm so sorry to hear about Oberon. It hurts like a bastard, I know.
So sorry for the loss of your cat, he had very handsome toe-tufts!
I'm so sorry about your kitty. My vet, Dr. Pasco (he died in 2009 of cancer himself) used to say that animals have short life spans so we can love more in our lifetime.
When you know the time is right, I highly recommend looking at shelters for a cat. That's how I ended up with my dog, Minnie The Moocher, who's a former puppy mill breeder and just the sweetest thing. She'll never replace Audrey Rose, but she did a lot to help me through my grief. I have the feeling that the perfect cat for you will be at a shelter.
Sorry about Oberon's passing.
I was just wondering what you were up to, and wondered if it was related to a book you were writing. Will be good to hear more from you, thought I'm not sure I can totally walk away from my Jane Pratt distaste to read the rest of that site (other than your posts, which I of course, totally read!).
I've been reading your posts over on XOJane, but I was hoping you would come back here too! Yay.
Yesssss!!!! Congratulations on the new job!!
My condolences on the loss of your kitty! It's just never easy, is it?
But congratulations on the new job! I look forward to reading more!
I am super psyched for you and your xojane position! However, I must add that I am extra excited to see you will have time for two whole cakes again. Hooray!
My own kitty is 12 and I absolutely refuse to entertain the idea that he is also an eldercat, and may someday pass. Nope, not gonna happen, can't hear you, la la la la.
I am sorry for your loss. I had one cat pass away due to the tainted pet food a few years ago, and his sister died two years ago from kidney failure. Poor sick kitty. At least I gave them good memories (as far as cats can remember anything), and they gave me some as well.
Congratulations on the new job! How exciting!
I'm sorry for your loss. 🙁 He was a gorgeous kitty. RIP Oberon.
Good luck with your future endeavours!
So sorry to hear about your kitty 🙁 My 15-year old beloved dog passed away not long ago and I know how difficult it is. Many life transitions at once is bittersweet. Congrats on your new job! I've also been in the .edu world for about a decade and your career transition is inspiring. I've followed your writing on xojane but missed your blog. Will you be recapping Big Sexy? Hope so!
Joining in with condolences for your loss. Oberon is a brilliant name for a cat, and he was quite the kingly feline.
And hurray for your job with XOJane! I'm selfishly thrilled!
(Awlbiste, I'm with you. I too have a *very* senior cat who I'm furiously believing is immortal, or has access to some fountain of youth, la la la I can't hear reality…)
Congratulations on your new job! And I'm sorry about your kittycat!
I'm really sorry about your cat, though it's good that he had a long, happy life and knew he was loved.
Congrats on the new job!
Sorry about your cat. 🙁
I was also hoping for a Big Sexy review.
I've been reading your stuff over at xojane and I'm glad you've taken a job there and are happy.
I'm very sorry about your cat; my 16 year old kitty Jack just had an ultrasound on Tuesday. He very probably has cancer; they'll get the pathology results to me tomorrow. It's tough trying to decide how to treat an old cat for cancer. Right now I'm concentrating on many hugs and pets. I wish you the best.
I've been enjoying your material over at xoJane. But I've been wondering if there's a way on the site to get an index or list of all your articles or all your recent articles? I have a feeling I don't see them all, just whatever I find with the recommended links at the bottom or side of an article.
Congrats on the new job! It sounds pretty exciting, although I'm sure it's also weird leaving the old one behind after such a time. I'm excited at the prospect of more Cake and Beluga Lesley!
I read your xoJane article about your grief over your kitty, and I really feel for you. Losing the first cat companion I had as an adult, also after an illness, was incredibly painful, and people who haven't shared their lives closely with a pet can be surprisingly obtuse about that pain.
Congratulations on your new work, and I'm also so happy that you'll continue to blog here. I'm hoping that the beautiful beluga was entertained by mariachis during your absence — did you happen to catch that charming YouTube video?
So sorry to hear about your kitty, mine is in "hospice" here at home right now and it is so hard. She's 18, almost 19 and I STILL didn't "let' myself believe the time would come (I hear you other posters with seniors!).
Happy you are back!
So sorry to hear about your cat. Just this spring we had to put down our very sick 16 yr old cat. It was heartbreaking and the loss struck me deeper than I was anticipating. I take comfort in the memories of all the good years we had with our kitty, I hope you can find that same comfort soon. It's amazing how these furry little beings weave themselves into our lives so that we hardly know what to do with ourselves once they're gone.
Oh, Lesley, I am so sorry to hear about Oberon. Cats are good at hiding their illnesses, and I had a similar experience, downhill very quickly or so it seemed to me.
I wish you all the best at your new job. They are lucky to have you!
1 – super sorry for your loss. It's always too early.
2 – Super sad to see you leave the Simmons community! Your new job sounds awesome, but it completely removes the chance of me seeing you in the dining hall again (which is sort of okay, since the last time it happened I got all gob-smacked and star struck and didn't know how to say hi).
I'm very excited to get more Lesley over on xoJane. Are you still doing anything with the Museum of Fat Love, or is it on hiatus? That was an awesome and powerful concept.
Sorry about your cat. That's so sad. Good luck with the new gig, I love reading your stuff at xoJane and here as well!
Hugs for your cat! My lovey Rita passed away about a month ago and I'm still not over it. I'm so sorry!
But also, Congrats on the new job!
Congrats on the job! And deepest condolences about your kitty. My two cats are 11 years old now, which is about as long as I've had them. My boycat had a diabetes scare last year, during which I was giving him cat insulin by injection for about 2 months. As is sometimes the case with cat diabetes, though, the insulin made it go away, along with changing to a different (more expensive) cat food. So now he's diabetes free and eating very poshly, but I know both my kitties are getting on in years and soon I may be facing more serious issues. I'm not looking forward to it.
I'm so sorry to hear about Oberon. But also psyched for you kicking ass at life. I've been loving your xojane pieces. Someone obviously heard my prayer of "more Lesley all the time plz."
*hugs* My heart goes out to you on losing your Oberon. I was so wrapped up in losing my Spooky (13 years) that I've missed a lot. Know that having belonged to Spook since 1998, I'm here if you need to talk and I might understand a little, especially the freshness of things <3
I'm so curious what you think of all the controversy around xojane lately, with the "Plan B" and now "Drunkorexia" posts getting all the comments! Don't know whether your job situation with them permits you to comment on it or not…
Coming out of lurkerdom to give my condolences on the passing of Oberon. My husband and I had to put down our 10 year old cat, Max, just last week. He was suffering from a brain tumor that was slow and stealthy until his last week of life, at which point it took over. Max was particularly my cat and chose me at the shelter when he was a kitten (by which, I mean that he howled at me and waved his paws through the cage until I picked him up and agreed to take him home). It's so hard to let go, even when it's the humane thing to do for them.
Congrats on your new job. I've enjoyed reading your posts on xojane.
I had a cat that looked exactly like that, years ago. She was my best cat and I still miss her. Kind of nice to see her again, even when it wasn't the same cat. 🙂


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It's all been about learning analytics for me this week. Following the SoLAR UK meeting on Monday, I'm delighted to announced that next paper in the CETIS Analytics Series, "Analytics for Teaching and Learning" launches today.
Building on from "Analytics for the Whole Institution, balancing strategy and tactics", this paper (written by Mark Van Harmelen and David Workman) takes a more in-depth look at issues specifically related to applying analytics in teaching and learning.
The Analytics for Teaching and Learning paper examines:
" the use of analytics in education with a bias towards providing information that may help decision makers in thinking about analytics in their institutions. Our focus is pragmatic in providing a guide for this purpose: we concentrate on illustrating uses of analytics in education and on the process of adoption, including a short guide to risks associated with analytics."
Learning analytics is an emerging field of research and holds many promises of improving engagement and learning. I've been following developments with interest and I hope a healthy level of scepticism and optimism. A number of VLEs (or LMSs if you're in North America) are now shipping with built in analytics features aka dashboards. However, as I pointed out in the "Analytics, what is changing and why does it matter?" paper, there really isn't a "magic analytics" button which will suddenly create instantly engaged students and better results. Effective use and sense making of any data requires lots of considerations. You need to think very carefully about the question(s) you want the data help you to answer and then ensure that results are shared with staff and students in ways that allow them to gain "actionable insights". Inevitably the more data you gather, the more questions you will ask. As Adam summarised in his "how to do analytics right" post a simple start can be best. This view was echoed at discussions during the SoLAR meeting on Monday.
Starting at small scale, developing teams, sharing data in meaningful ways, developing staff/student skills and literacies are all crucial to successful analytics projects. The need for people with both data handling, interpretation and within education, pedagogic understanding is becoming more apparent. As the paper points out,
"There are a variety of success factors for analytics adoption. Many of them are more human and organisational in nature than technical. Leadership and organisational culture and skills matter a lot."
Again if you have any thoughts/experiences to share, please feel free to leave a comment here.
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We start early! Just be prepared, it's a long night! We typically go to 2 bars and 3 nightclubs. Sometimes more, sometimes less. The night has an exciting progression throughout the evening. Pace yourself people! Some of the final venues we hit are the most popular and exciting nightclubs in the world! Get involved at the start of the night, because that's where a lot of the magic happens. The people you meet at the start of the night are your pals (or more) through the evening. Party on people.
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You can't party for 5 hours straight without something in your belly! We cover the appetizers for the evening. The menu varies, but we will be serving some awesome starters, everything is made fresh for our group. Salivating yet? If you have any dietary concerns just talk to our guides and we'll make sure you're taken care of. We suggest you eat dinner first, we give you some food to snack on though :) We also have food specials that aren't available to anyone else. It varies from night to night and venue to venue.
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Seriously... Best... Party... Ever... People meet, fall in love, get married and have babies from this crawl. No lie. Some divorce too, but that was obviously not meant to be. We just opened their eyes. Above the drinks, above the line bypass, above the skipped cover charges and above the great food, with Valley Bar Crawl you will have the most amazing time, ever! We're dedicated to making sure you're having the time of your life. We are good at what we do! Come join us!
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Saturday I rode my bike to City Market. They have a really exciting program, the SNAP program, where people with food stamps get their cards swiped and then get double the amount of tokens to go buy food. Some things are cheap at City Market and some things are more expensive, but it's worth getting as much as I can carry. Plus it's great to avoid some of the hidden costs of buying industrial food. In a book called Life, Inc, about how corporations have taken over, the author said that an organic apple shipped across the country does more environmental damage than a conventional apple bought locally. It pointed out that Whole Foods uses huge shipping, warehousing, and distribution systems that are virtually indistinguishable from the way Wal-Mart operates, complete with having to buy from large corporate suppliers in order to fill their needs.
So I bought two pecks of apples and loaded them on the bike. I can load a lot of stuff on the bike. That day I filled the panniers with baked goods and vegetables, then just put the two big bags of apples on top of the rack and tied it down with inner tubes (bungees for bicyclists).
I rode to where my friends were meeting at YJ's across from the Arts Incubator for the 3:00 Explore the Urban Core bike ride. Pretty often my friends give me flack for carrying lots of stuff on my bike. They especially razzed me about time I slid two three pound iron railroad spikes into my panniers to take home for my 9-year old nieghbor who loves railroads. Then I forgot about the spikes and rode around with them in my bags for two weeks till I finally investigated that odd clunking noise. So I gave all of my friends fresh fall Fuji apples before the ride. If you've never had orchard fresh apples, they are incredible. Much better than stored apples. They were so good that my friends kept asking for seconds and thirds on the apples as we got further into our ride.
But the apples were pretty heavy. Two pecks is a lot of apples. We rode our way to Kaw Point on the Riverfront Heritage Trail where we ran into some homeless guys that are my friends. Last week I'd been trading them hot pepper ice cream from Tropicana for beer while they told me about a crocodile that lives in the Kansas River. They'd seen some homeless dogs run over to the river and the dog's leader ran into the river and started swimming circles and barking around the crocodile. Neither dog nor crocodile got eaten that day. I'm not sure crocodiles can live in our climate but it made a great story along with the ice cream and beer. The hot pepper ice cream was so hot that even the Cuban and the Mexican had to eat it slowly.
So those were the homeless guys I ran into on the bike ride. They asked me where I was going, because they knew I lived fairly close to the bike bridge where they were hanging out. They said, "You ought to leave those apples here and just pick them up when you come home." The Cuban said, "No one will take them. We'll just see them and say, 'Oh, some apples,' and eat a few of them. But I'll just take them into my house here and they'll mostly be right here when you come back."
So that's what I did. I just kept about six of the apples with me in my panniers because they were so delicious that my bike friends and I might need them on the rest of our ride. I rode around the rest of the afternoon with my bike friends, rode to the Mexican restaurant, rode to my one friend's house on Paseo to help him carry stuff, rode to my other friend's house in Kansas City north for a party, rode to the overlook on Main, and came back after midnight for the apples.
There they were, minus the 1/2 peck that me, my 9 bike friends, and the 3 homeless had eaten all in one day because they were so delicious.
That's how we improve our economy – by building local, sustainable livable communities, then just living out enjoyable lives and talking to one another, and making friends with everyone around.


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Crap, no 'Melo. I can't see how we're going to get enough scoring. Who do we start? Novak? Sheed? JR? I say if we keep it within 10 we'll be doing great
Jonah Ballow @jonahballow
#Knicks official starting lineup - Felton, Kidd, Brewer, Thomas, Chandler
I still think we have a chance to win this game it just wont be easy .. you guys have no faith
I'd rather Melo long term than having a Melo with nagging injury.
Wanna blame some blame his teammates. Our star player is hurt because the *****s on the bench wouldn't catch him.
Amare, where are you when we need you? :/
Melo's out? No problem!
Oh, wait...
I have faith in J-Kidd and the vets. Although I think our scoring will suffer a little, defense should be just fine. :gony:
I don't even care about the outcome of this game at this point to be honest with you. I'm very disappointed in Melo.
Felton playing with an extra gear right now.


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Yesterday was the first time I'd been aware (thanks to my fellow Lambrits) of WWFM getting played on UK radio via BBC Radio 2's 'The class of 2009,' a show where Paul Gambaccini presented his choice of the breakthrough artists of 2009. For those who can't listen to the segment that starts at about 20:30, I've transcribed the comments:
"The year's best selling album by a UK artist in the US was 'I Dreamed a Dream' by Susan Boyle. This made a mockery of the year-end polls that attempt to predict who the stars of the following year are going to be, because at the end of 2008, Susan Boyle was on nobody's radar, not even the United States' early warning system. Her life and apparently ours, changed on the eleventh of April this year when she appeared on Britain's Got Talent. Within a week, her talent triumphs over prejudice video had been viewed millions of times around the world, and the 48 year old Scotswoman was a household name in America. Such is the power of modern media, and such is the influence of Simon Cowell. He is, in this phase of popular music history, the most significant single figure. There always is one, but usually it's an artist, like Elvis, the Beatles, or Michael Jackson. But beginning with Pop Idol, which he started with Simon Fuller of 19 Management, Cowell has built an empire of reality talent shows, that is the public's favourite mode of packaging and delivering ready-made, if usually short-term, pop stars. But no matter how strong his commercial sense, Simon can't control who the public votes for on his reality shows. This year, the two most obvious record-sellers came second. Susan Boyle lost to Diversity in the Britain's Got Talent final, and in the States, the dynamic Adam Lambert was beaten in American Idol by a more middle of the road artist, Kris Allen. Rarely am I musically impressed by reality show winners, but this year, both Lambert and Joe McElderry of X-Factor convinced me that they could have lengthy careers. Sure enough, when the new albums by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen were released at the end of the year, the man who made the top 10 debut was, Adam Lambert.► Whataya Want From Me?Whataya Want From Me? by Adam Lambert. The young Californian came to prominence this year via TV, which has also been the medium that has made Ingrid Michaelson. Granted, it's been a little slower for Ingrid, but her method of exposure was to get her songs featured in drama series popular with young viewers such as Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill."
As you can gather from the title, this post compares all the different versions of WWFM as I did for MW. I'd been holding out for a video of the Vevo performance of WWFM to turn up before making this post, but decided to go ahead because we might be in for quite a wait.
The debut performance of WWFM was a live one at The Early Show, a last-minute booking after the GMA cancellation. This was before the magnitude of the over-reaction of drama-queen proportions had really sunk in. Vocally it's very strong and has my favourite 'don't' high note to date, which he nailed better than in any others as it's both powerful and full of grit. When I watch it now, I feel a little different about the presentation than I did at the time. I think the sassy outfit and look is the one that's least suited to WWFM but works better for Music Again.
The David Letterman one was the next to be broadcast but was actually the first performance of WWFM. This was filmed shortly after the AMAs and just after the news that the GMA performance had been cancelled. It feels much less polished than The Early Show one and is my least favourite of them all. There's too much echo and the timbre of Adam's voice doesn't sound as pleasant or as well-controlled as usual, even shouty in places. Anger and passion over the AMA fall-out probably played a significant role in the delivery. The vocals and expressions remind me of BoW.
The Ellen performance came after a rather depressing week which may have influenced how I perceived it. It was sad and breathy with slightly dissonant backing vocals. More cancellations, tweets that seemed to show he was shaken enough to shift his direction and his crestfallen demeanour all made this the softest and most vulnerable of his performances.
The View came at a time when I was buoyed by the fact that Adam's recent critics all did a U-turn, in effect looking like idiots while spraying him with the fragrant scent of roses. This was my favourite set design and he was dressed all in black, merging into the background a little. The soft glow from the lighting gave it a floaty glam dream-like feel from a different era, much like the album cover. This wasn't the tightest but very solid and felt quite relaxed. Circumstances probably made me project an atmosphere of serenity to this rendition.
The mix on Conan sounds a little thin to me, and Adam didn't hit the 'don't' but there was the introduction of the beautiful falsetto 'me'. This is quite a physical performance where he's comparatively animated with his movements and expressions, clad in plenty of leather to add a little spice.
I was a little nervous going into SYTYCD because there had been a few shaky notes in each of the performances so far. I didn't need to be though, as its my favourite one. The instrumental mix sounds much better and the voice is at its most dynamic, with the inclusion of the falsetto and showing plenty of lightness and shade. This is a near-perfect vocal and the best visual performance with fitting expressions, and make-up and styling that represent the song very well.
The universally positive reception on SYTYCD I think must have contributed to the the most polished and assured rendition on Leno. With a casual, almost grungy look like a loner being left out in the cold, the visuals are my favourite out of all the talk shows and come a very close second behind SYTYCD. Vocally, it's the cleanest yet with a new, low 'Please don't give in' but with the omission of the falsetto that I love.
I still feel that the song lacks punch and excitement, but it has grown on me because it's a fitting narrative to Adam's real-life situation. It does help to really be able feel it as you sing. There is one thing that I miss from these performances though, and it's the 'Ahh' at the synth break that's included in the single which is beautifully tender. Being obsessive, I've tried overlaying the different versions and synching them up to play simultaneously. I have to say I'm very impressed that the band is very tight. The timings are all remarkably precise as every single one stays exactly in time from start to finish. Try it!
And just because it's available, I've also included Ferras's cover which makes me very excited to hear an acoustic version from Adam sometime:
Which version of WWFM do you like the most?