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But that's not why her speech became famous. She used her brief allotted time to speak about her own abortion, during a heated debate over an amendment to take funding away from Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit, for its women's health and sex education services. (Interestingly, abortion services were not the subject of the amendment, although the debate included discussion of unwanted pregnancies.)
The House was in hour three of its debate on the amendment, attached to one of the continuing resolutions extending the U.S. federal government budget. Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey's 4th district had just spoken in support of the amendment. Speier then requested time to speak and was given five minutes to do so. Here's how she began:
I had planned to speak about something else, but the gentleman from New Jersey has just put my stomach in knots. I'm one of those women he spoke about just now. I had a procedure at 17 weeks, pregnant with a child that had moved from the vagina into the cervix. And that procedure that you just talked about was the procedure that I endured. I lost a baby. But for you to stand on this floor, and suggest, as you have, that somehow this is a procedure that is welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is preposterous.Speier then pointed out that abortion and other services offered by the nonprofit were legal under current U.S. law, and in a series of anaphora statements, repeated "Planned Parenthood has a right to..." as she enumerated its services. She compared attacks on the nonprofit with a hypothetical attack that might be mounted on Halliburton, a major defense contractor--but have not been. She concluded: "I would suggest to you that it would serve us all very well if we moved on with this process and started focusing on creating jobs for the Americans who desperately want them. I yield back." Her statement took all of 3 minutes and 14 seconds.
She was followed by Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin's fourth district, also speaking against the amendment. Moore described being a teenage mother, having her first baby:
I'm really touched by the passion of the opposite, you know, to want to save black babies. I know a lot about having black babies, I've had three of them. And I had my first one when I was 18 years old, at the ripe old age of 18. [Interruptions] I thank you for that courtesy, Madam Chair. I had my first baby at the ripe old age of 18, an unplanned pregnancy. And let me tell you, I went into labor unfortunately on New Year's eve, and I had not even one dime--phone calls cost a dime at that time. I didn't have a phone in my phone in my home and didn't ahve a dime to go to the phone booth to call an ambulance...an ambulance which is a waste of money, using Medicaid dollars. But I didn't have a car and didn't have cab fare....I just want to tell you a little bit about what it's like not to have planned parenthood. You have to add water to the formula. You have to give your kids ramen noodles at the end of the month to fill up their little bellies so that they won't cry. You have to give them mayonnaise sandwiches.Here's Moore on video with her full remarks, just over 5 minutes including the interruption:
Moore later revealed that having that first baby at 18 kept her from attending Radcliffe, part of Harvard University.
Both these speeches went viral on the web and were broadcast on numerous news programs, gaining both women a wider audience than they might otherwise have expected. What worked with these speeches?
- They spoke for themselves: In the face of debate arguments that made sweeping generalizations about pregnant women and their choices, each women told her own story and refuted the arguments with specific details based on real experience.
- Conformity to the rules: When you're testifying before a legislature or actually working in one, the rules determine all. You win no points--and may lose your chance for impact--by going overtime or behaving inappropriately. Both these representatives contained their remarks appropriately, and Moore handled the chatter on the floor smoothly, letting the presiding officer handle it and thanking her before resuming her remarks.
- The formal language of debate: The personal nature of these remarks is in high relief against the formal language of the Congress. Think: "the gentleman from New Jersey has just put my stomach in knots." Formal titles, phrasing and requisite language about time and ceding time all help to subtly remind the listener that important business is being conducted and that rules do apply to the speeches.
- The personal stories no one else can tell: What so many found compelling about the remarks of both women were their personal stories--and I always encourage women looking to find their own voices to tell the personal stories that are the most difficult to tell, because they're the most compelling and riveting. No one else can tell your stories as effectively as you can--and best of all, you'll rarely need notes for them.
- The rhythms of rhetoric: Formal rhetorical devices are not unusual in the halls of Congress, and both women used anaphora, a figure of speech that repeats words or phrases to effect. The rhetoric adds another type of structure to the remarks, so that even the unplanned Speier speech had the ring of a serious speech.
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Much is known about MACE values( Modified, Access, Created and Entry Modified time-stamps) of $STANDARD_INFORMATION attribute of a file , which can be easily modified by an attacker. A workaround to detect any such modification is to look at $FILE_NAME MACE values which are not modified by user, but windows in itself manages them.
I found a strange behavior with $FILE_NAME MACE values, which can be indirectly modified by a user/attacker. When a file is moved within a volume, MACE values from $STANDARD_INFORMATION are copied to $FILE_NAME information. I really don't find a justification for such behavior. If the $FILE_NAME MACE is intended to be modified by Windows by itself, than why is this sort of modification allowed?
However it just fosters anti-forensics, I really don't find a perfect way either through meta-data files or attributes which can be helpful in determining sequence of file creation, in such case it is easy for an attacker to camouflage his intent.
- This is an interesting find. While I think you would need some more detail before putting this information on one of the regular wiki pages, I'd like to know more. Perhaps an attacker would move files around to shuffle their timestamps. Could that in an of itself be an indicator of malicious activity? Is there a way to track that? The NTFS change journal perhaps? Jessek 18:28, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
I have tested it, and Timestomp page has results of this behavior under the title "A Practical Example". --Shray 20:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


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Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct
Commentary - Rule 1.2
Scope of Representation
[1] Both lawyer and client have authority and responsibility in the objectives and means of representation. The client has ultimate authority to determine the purposes to be served by legal representation, within the limits imposed by law and the lawyer's professional obligations. Within those limits, a client also has a right to consult with the lawyer about the means to be used in pursuing those objectives. At the same time, a lawyer is not required to pursue objectives or employ means simply because a client may wish that the lawyer do so. A clear distinction between objectives and means sometimes cannot be drawn, and in many cases the client-lawyer relationship partakes of a joint undertaking. In questions of means, the lawyer should assume responsibility for technical and legal tactical issues, but should defer to the client regarding such questions as the expense to be incurred and concern for third persons who might be adversely affected. Law defining the lawyer's scope of authority in litigation varies among jurisdictions.
[2] In a case in which the client appears to be suffering mental disability, the lawyer's duty to abide by the client's decisions is to be guided by reference to Rule 1.14.
Independence from Client's Views or Activities
[3] Legal representation should not be denied to people who are unable to afford legal services, or whose cause is controversial or the subject of popular disapproval. By the same token, representing a client does not constitute approval of the client's views or activities.
Services Limited in Objectives or Means
[4] The objectives or scope of services provided by a lawyer may be limited by agreement with the client or by the terms under which the lawyer's services are made available to the client. For example, a retainer may be for a specifically defined purpose. Representation provided through a legal aid agency may be subject to limitations on the types of cases the agency handles. When a lawyer has been retained by an insurer to represent an insured, the representation may be limited to matters related to the insurance coverage. The terms upon which representation is undertaken may exclude specific objectives or means. Such limitations may exclude objectives or means that the lawyer regards as repugnant or imprudent.
[5] An agreement concerning the scope of representation must accord with the Rules of Professional Conduct and other law. Thus, the client may not be asked to agree to representation so limited in scope as to violate Rule 1.1, or to surrender the right to terminate the lawyer's services or the right to settle litigation that the lawyer might wish to continue.
Criminal, Fraudulent and Prohibited Transactions
[6] A lawyer is required to give an honest opinion about the actual consequences that appear likely to result from a client's conduct. The fact that a client uses advice in a course of action that is criminal or fraudulent does not, of itself, make a lawyer a party to the course of action. However, a lawyer may not knowingly assist a client in criminal or fraudulent conduct. There is a critical distinction between presenting an analysis of legal aspects of questionable conduct and recommending the means by which a crime or fraud might be committed with impunity.
[7] When the client's course of action has already begun and is continuing, the lawyer's responsibility is especially delicate. The lawyer is not permitted to reveal the client's wrongdoing, except where permitted by Rule 1.6. However, the lawyer is required to avoid furthering the purpose, for example, by suggesting how it might be concealed. A lawyer may not continue assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer originally supposes is legally proper but then discovers is criminal or fraudulent. Withdrawal from the representation, therefore, may be required.
[8] When the client's course of action has already begun and is continuing, the lawyer's responsibility is especially delicate. The lawyer is not permitted to reveal the client's wrongdoing, except where permitted by Rule 1.6. However, the lawyer is required to avoid furthering the purpose, for example, by suggesting how it might be concealed. A lawyer may not continue assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer originally supposes is legally proper but then discovers is criminal or fraudulent. Withdrawal from the representation, therefore, may be required.
[9] Where the client is a fiduciary, the lawyer may be charged with special obligations in dealings with a beneficiary.
[10] Subsection (d) applies whether or not the defrauded party is a party to the transaction. Hence, a lawyer should not participate in a sham transaction; for example, a transaction to effectuate criminal or fraudulent escape of tax liability. Subsection (d) does not preclude undertaking a criminal defense incident to a general retainer for legal services to a lawful enterprise. The last clause of subsection (d) recognizes that determining the validity or interpretation of a statute or regulation may require a course of action involving disobedience of the statute or regulation or of the interpretation placed upon it by governmental authorities.


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Jon Takamura recorded six tackles, two sacks and an interception in Harvard's win. Photo courtesy of David Silvermany Photography.
NEW YORK – The Harvard football team
turned a 21-0 halftime lead into a 34-14 victory over Columbia
Saturday afternoon behind four touchdowns and two field goals. The
Crimson improves to 6-2 overall and 5-0 in Ivy League play, keeping
Harvard atop the league standings and in the Ancient Eight title
Sophomore Collier Winters and the Harvard offense amassed 365 total yards, including 214 in the air, while the Crimson defense held the Lions to -18 yards on the ground. Winters threw for 214 yards and one touchdown, while running eight times for 19 total yards. Junior Gino Gordon rushed 12 times for 63 yards and two touchdowns, one a six yard run to close out the first quarter and the second a three yard sprint in the third frame.
Freshman Kyle Juszczyk, who made his first start for the Crimson Saturday, had five catches for 41 yards, including a 12 yard TD in the first quarter. Rookie Treavor Scales rushed eight times for 36 yards and a touchdown. Senior Patrick Long was 4-for-4 on PATs and connected on 28 and 29 yard field goals.
Harvard put two quick scores on the board in the first quarter. The Crimson drove down the field 59 yards for a 1-yard TD run by Scales after just 3:43 of play. The Lions were unable to score on their first drive of the game and to make matters worse, but the Crimson in great field position after a Michael Williamson fumble on the punt. Senior Nick Hasselberg recovered for the Crimson on the 12 yard line. On the first play of the drive, Winters passed to Juszczyk for the score.
Harvard capitalized on another Columbia turnover when senior DB Ryan Barnes intercepted a Sean Brackett pass on Harvard's own 13 yard line late in first. Winters took over at the Harvard 35 and five plays later, Gordon was in the end zone for the Crimson's third touchdown of the first frame.
In the opening minutes of the second quarter, Columbia worked its way into the red zone, making it all the way down to the Harvard 4-yard line, but with 3rd-and-1, Jerry Bell was forced to throw the ball away and on 4th-and-1, Leon Ivery scrabbled to break through the Crimson line and fumbled the ball on 5 yard line. Junior Collin Zych recovered for the visiting team.
Harvard added to its lead when Long hit a 28 yard field goal as the clock expired in the first half, to give the Crimson a 24-0 lead as both teams headed to the locker room.
Columbia started the second half with the ball but was unable to score, 10 plays later, the Crimson had another score. Gordon had three runs for 17 yards during the drive, including a 3 yard sprint into the end zone. It was the only points put on the board in the third session.
In the fourth quarters, Senior Jon Takamura picked off a pass for the third time this season with 13:44 remaining in the game. Harvard again capitalized on the opportunity when Long put a 29 yarder between the uprights to finish off a drive that went seven plays for 24 yards and 4:19. Takamura led the Crimson with six tackles including two sacks for a loss of 26 yards.
The Lions prevented the shut out when Zack Kourouma rushed 1 yard into the end zone for the Lions' score with 6:46 left to play in the fourth quarter. Columbia struck again with 1:15 left in the contest. Andrew Kennedy caught a 10 yard pass from Bell to close the gap.
Columbia used an on-side kick to get the ball back with just over a minute to play. The Crimson defense held the Lions without the score and won the ball back when Anthony Spadafino picked off Bell's pass at the 2 yard line.
Harvard hosts Penn Saturday, Nov. 14 at Harvard Stadium in a pivitol Ivy League match-up. Kickoff is slated for noon.


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2010-2011 USA Hockey Coaching Education Program
All coaches/on ice hockey instructors must be a registered as a USA Hockey Member (Coach) before the start of the season. This requirement is in addition to the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program Certification requirement describe below. Do not confuse membership with coaching clinic registration. Both can be accomplished separately at www.usahockey.com.
All on ice hockey coaches and or on ice instructors for youth/high school, disabled, girls, women 19 and under who are registered with USA Hockey must properly wear an approved ice hockey helmet during all on ice sessions including practices, controlled scrimmages, and coach or referee clinics.
USA Hockey coaching clinics provide a universal certification for all coaches no matter where the clinics are held or where the coaches are from. All head and assistant coaches must have a USA Hockey coaching education program (CEP) completed by December 31st of the current season and must also be listed correctly in the USA Hockey coaches certification list at www.usahockey.com.
It is the coaches' responsibility to make sure both of these requirements are met by December 31st.Coaching clinics are normally held from September 1st to December 31st of the current hockey season.
Coaches that are USA Hockey Members may assume all coaching duties without their proper USA Hockey Coaching Certification(s) from the start of the season through December 31st only. This provides up to four months during the current playing season for coaches to attend and complete their proper coaching education program level(s).
If a coach is unable to produce a current, up to date USA Hockey coaching card with the appropriate level of certification ( see the coaching grid in this section ) by December 31st of the current season, the coach in question will be INELIGIBLE to coach any on-ice activity on the very next day which is January 1st. This includes all practices and games. Note that only USA Hockey properly certified coaches are allowed on the ice and or on the bench from January 1st on. Each USA Hockey roster can have up to 4 coaches listed. No other team personnel (except for players) can be on the ice during practices or on the bench during games. That means no medical person, gate opener, team manager, trainer or any other designated person can be on the bench.
Evidence of coaching level: Beginning January 1st all USA Hockey coaches must possess a USA Hockey coaching program card (with a current validation sticker) indicating the appropriate level they are coaching during all USA Hockey games. The USA Hockey Coaching Program (CEP) number, coaching level (1-5) and the year attained must be recorded on all game score sheets for all of the coaches on the bench. The head coach must also list their name, signature and phone number on the score sheet. If a coaches do not have their proper coaching card but have their current CEP number, valid level, and the valid year attained ( which can be obtained from www.usahockey.com with a "coaches certification list" search) at the start of the game, all can be entered on the score sheet.
Compliance/penalty: It is the responsibility of the local association registering the team to enforce the evidence of level and remove coaches on their teams that do not have the proper certification level or do not have a current validation sticker.
Normal Coaching Program Progression
All coaches shall progress through the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program, attending a coaching clinic at least once every three years through level 3. Upon completion of level 3, the coach shall do one of the following after three seasons: register online and attend another level 3 clinic, recertify at level 3 through a online course atwww.usahockey.com , or complete a level 4 clinic.
Note that once a coach reaches level 4 or 5 the coaching certification is good for life and does not expire or deactivate.
Coaches must attend the entire clinic in order to get their certification. If a coach is unable to attend, arrives late or leaves early, no certification will be awarded and there is no refund . Coaches should not register for any clinic if they cannot commit to the entire day.
It's mandatory to bring a government photo id, pen/pencil, notepad, skates, stick, and gloves to the level 1 clinic. Coaches will be issued a level 1 USA Hockey coaching card when they complete the clinic. Helmets are mandatory for on-ice.
No on-ice session for level 2 and higher. Bring a government photo id, pen/pencil, notepad, and a USA Hockey coaching card. If coaches lose their coaching card, they can still attend the clinic if they are listed in the coach's certification list at the previous level and have successfully completed their online registration for the next level. See also the USA Hockey Coaching Clinic Online Registration and Lost/Damaged Coaching Card Replacement.
USA Hockey Coaching Clinic Online Registration Requirements
Northern Kentucky has mandatory online registration at www.usahockey.com using credit card, debit card and gift card for the exact amount. No manual registrations or walk ups with cash or checks will be accepted. Successful online registration is the only guarantee that a coach will have a seat at the clinic. If coaches need online payment assistance they must contact their local hockey association.ee clinic level registration instructions below and read all the information before registering.
Coaching Clinic Online Registration
New coaches must not make any errors on their name, zip code, and date of birth. Errors are the number one reason why coaches fail the level 2 online registrations. USA Hockey software must see a match on all three items every time a coach registers for a clinic. The USA Hockey online clinic registration and the coach's certification list tract all coaches using the three categories. The level 1 registration will accept the errors but all subsequent clinic registrations will fail because the coach is not recognized.
*** Names should be first and last only. Do not use middle names or middle initials. Last names should not be followed by Jr., II, etc. Mistakes are made on the date of birth pull down because coaches go to fast or do not verify what's entered. Coaches should do their own clinic registration. ***
The coaches' certification list has the coaches' date of birth hidden from view. Date of birth errors cannot be corrected at the clinic. Corrections have to be done by USA Hockey. DOB errors can take up to 4 weeks to correct during the season.
Print confirmation form, if successful on registration. Also click and print the registration form – see highlighted words on the confirmation form. Coaches can use the form to check for any errors on their name, zip code, date of birth, etc.
To register for a coaches clinic(s) www.usahockey.com point cursor toward the "Coaches" banner,
Click "coaching clinics"
Coaching Certification List – Reporting Certification List Errors to USA Hockey
The coach's certification list serves as an aid for verifying the coach's certification. It is not intended to serve as a record. The Coaching Education Program (CEP) card reflects the most current and accurate certification level attained.
If a coach's name does not appear on the list or the information does not accurately reflect the current certification level, please contact the USA Hockey National Office, attn. Hockey coaching department by fax or email. They will need a copy of the front and back of the CEP card, insure that the CEP number, name, and certification sticker(s) are all visible and legible. Also include your full name, current address, date of birth, telephone number, and email address.
To register for a USA Hockey Coaching Clinic or view any other subjects below go to www.usahockey.com and point the cursor toward "Coaches" banner.
Coaches should first contact their local hockey association ACE Coordinator or Coaching Director with questions on the Coaching Education Program. The second contact for questions is the individual clinic instructor listed on the clinic detail at USA Hockey.
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Date of birth:September 14, 1978
Height:5' 3" (162 cm)
Weight:103 lb (47 kg)
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Alan Jacobs wonders when fiction was "king" and suggests that it was quite a while ago, having long since been displaced by new media. Well, the king of those new media was cinema, and we're now a good thirty years into worries about the death of that medium. Can movies still matter?
Cue A. O. Scott:
By the end of this year, The New York Times will have reviewed more than 800 movies, establishing 2012, at least by one measure, as a new benchmark in the annals of cinematic abundance. The number (determined by this newspaper's policy of reviewing everything that opens for at least a week on a commercial screen in Brooklyn, Manhattan or Los Angeles) has ballooned over the past decade. The sheer quantity of movies in theaters has now reached a level not seen since the heroic age of Classical Hollywood. But instead of breaking into a chorus of "Happy Days Are Here Again," much of the film world has been shuffling to the sad beat of a funeral march.
He starts off blaming this mournful chorus simply on age – "The afterglow of your unique, youthful experiences — the kisses and cigarettes and cups of espresso that followed the movie, as much as the film itself — cast a harsh, flat light on the present, when you sit at home watching a DVD with a cup of herbal tea as your spouse dozes next to you on the couch. But don't blame Hollywood for that!" But then he admits that there has been meaningful change in movies themselves:
This is not to say that the sense of loss is not real, or that the changes that create it are inconsequential. Film as a medium — a photochemical process that magically marries the physical and the ethereal — is quickly being displaced by digital cinema, and the implications of this shift are still being explored. There are filmmakers, critics and archivists who have rallied in defense of the beauty and utility of celluloid, while others celebrate the flexibility and low cost of the pixel-based way of doing it. As in every other domain of digital culture, anxiety and enthusiasm go hand in hand, and cherished customs and artifacts are threatened. What if people stop going to the movies, and surrender to the hypnotic lure of portable screens and endless streams? Where will we find the beauty and spectacle, the glamour and emotion we remember so fondly?
Look around! And yet the astonishing cinematic bounty that surrounds us contributes, in its own way, to the malaise. The movies are too much with us, late and soon. If there are so many films, then how can any one film count? If the audience is so fractured and distracted, how can the interesting arguments develop? But the thing is, they do — about "Lincoln" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild," about "The Master" and "Argo," about "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Amour" and "Holy Motors" and a dozen more in this year alone. That's a pretty wild party, even if some of the guests insist on calling it a wake.
Yes, it is a wild party – but it's not the same wild party it was in 1939 or 1979. And that's fine. Movies do not have the same place in the culture they did when they were the principal form of mass entertainment. Nor do they have the same place in the culture they did when a single film could appear to symbolize everything, good and bad, about an era. I thought "The Master" was a great film, and I, frankly, liked it better than "Apocalypse Now." But it would be insane to suggest that it, or anything produced in 2012, "matters" in the way that "Apocalypse Now" did.
But so what? "Mattering" isn't all that matters. Significant revivals in art forms that have lost their cultural centrality can still affect the culture profoundly. When Alexander Pope wrote, you had to read him – if you were literate, you simply had to. Wallace Stevens, by contrast, wrote his verse in a time when poetry had lost its throne, long since displaced by other art forms – the novel, the opera – with greater cultural resonance. Plenty of people still read poetry, of course – but Stevens had nothing like the audience that Pope had. But did he matter? Of course he mattered! He mattered enormously! He had a massive influence not only on subsequent poetry but on the sensibilities of all kinds of writers.
The pictures may have gotten small, but that doesn't make them irrelevant, much less dead or dying. There is no contradiction between saying that this was a great year for film and that films don't have the immediate cultural reach that they did decades ago. We don't judge the health or beauty of a garden merely by the size of its blooms.


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Ahead of today's Texas House debate on Senate Bill 2, a pro-charter school group backed by state Sen. Dan Patrick has spent more than $675,000 on TV ads in Austin and San Antonio, records show.
Texans Deserve Great Schools, a group funded by several foundations with deep pockets, is the behind the TV ads, which come as efforts in the Texas Legislature to revamp the state's charter school system are being debated.
Patrick, R-Houston, is pushing the proposed overhaul of the state's charter school system that breezed out of the Senate last month. SB 2 would gradually increase the number of charter licenses to 305 and give the state more power to shut down low-performing charters. It's set to come up in the House this afternoon.
We reported back in mid-April — via a story in the San Antonio Express-News — that Texans Deserve Great Schools had dropped nearly $150,000 for commercial spots on a variety of local San Antonio stations. Those 30-second spots specifically promoted the expansion of charter schools, casting the state's current system as broken.
New Federal Communication Commission records show the group has re-upped — more than doubling their TV ad dollars in the Alamo City — and expanded the media buy into Austin.
No TV ads have been purchased in Houston or the Dallas/Forth Worth area, the two other Texas TV markets where broadcasters are currently required to post online information about political TV ads buys.
A new 60-second TV spot is currently airing in Austin and San Antonio, focusing on proposed remedies to help failing schools (see it here).
"You're going to be seeing these advertisements long past session," Caprice Young, vice president of education for Houston's Laura and John Arnold Foundation, one of the philanthropic organizations funding the education reform group, said during an April interview.
Some of the group's other financial backers include: The Greater Houston Community Foundation, the George W. Brackenridge Foundation, the Foundation for Excellence in Education and the Texas Institute for Education Reform.
According to filings, Texans Deserve Great Schools has now spent more than $420,000 on TV ads in San Antonio. The commercials are scheduled to run through the first week of June in San Antonio on KSAT, according to a contract filed with the FCC.
In Austin, the group has contracted with local stations to run the ads through Saturday. The ad is set to air tonight on KEYE during an episode of the modern-day Sherlock Holmes crime drama "Elementary," a 60-second spot that cost $5,000.
Records filed with the FCC as of today show that the TV ads are set to run in Austin through Saturday, wrapping up with a pair of commercials of commercials on KEYE during a Tim McGraw concert special.


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[QUOTE=garhkal;372000]OK. Over on one of my gaming related forums, someone's wondering, how far an "adventurer" back in the medieval days could jump. Someone suggested "treat it like a man these days, fully kitted out in their army gear could."
So with just basic body armor and basic small kit on, how far, ON AVERAGE could a healthy adult in the army jump (both up and horizontal)? What about with FULL kit on?[/QUOTE
Interesting question. How much the body armor and kit weigh will limit the jump distance. Just taking a WAG I'd say it would probably decrease a person's jumping distance by at least 25%.
As to someone from medieval days that would be a different story. Back then, people were smaller but their daily lives required more labor intensive effort than our lives today. This means their muscle strength would be greater than ours today so I'd say they would be able to jump a bit better.


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Asperger syndrome is no more
hacker: Gary McKinnon escaped extradition
He called children with this condition 'Little Professors'
Asperger syndrome is one of the best known mental health conditions in public consciousness. Teachers, journalists, parents have all heard of it, partly because it is known to be associated with giftedness and with two well-known names.
Gary McKinnon, the Scottish man who hacked into the US military computer when searching to prove a cover up of UFO activity, is the public face of Asperger's.
He was due to be extradited to the US but this was blocked by the British government in October of this year. In the world, of comedy, some may be familiar with the series 'Big Bang Theory'.
It depicts the exploits of four geeks, all neurophysicists. One, Sheldon Cooper is said to have the condition, although not officially "diagnosed". Yet he has an abundance of the features detailed in the scientific literature that include a strangely self-aggrandising style along with difficult understanding irony, sarcasm and humour. He got his first PhD at 16!
In real life other famous people, including Abraham Lincoln, are said to have had Asperger's.
Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician described a condition which he called autistic psychopathy. He called the children with this condition "Little Professors" because of their intense interest in esoteric topics such as algebra, train timetables, etc, combined with physical awkwardness.
In 1944 the condition was renamed Asperger syndrome in recognition of his work. Other features which he identified were lack of empathy, pedantic speech, problems relating to the social world, accompanied by self-absorption and as a consequence difficulty forming relationships. In their totality there is an impression of eccentricity.
Asperger believed that this condition was related to autism, but unlike autism, intellectual functioning was high. In 1981 a famous child psychiatrist in London, the late Lorna Wing, wrote a paper on the subject describing a case series she had treated. This helped popularise the term and by 1994 it was included in the diagnostic bible of psychiatrists in the US, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition (DSM-IV).
This tome, published every 10-15 years, details the symptoms required for every recognised psychiatric condition known to the psychiatric profession. The inclusion of a new diagnostic syndrome, such as Asperger's, is of huge significance since it will attract funding for research, just as its removal will have the opposite effect.
The removal of Asperger syndrome from the psychiatric lexicon of disorders is what has just been announced.
When the next edition (DSM 5) is published in 2013 it will not contain Asperger's. Instead it will be replaced by a single term that will also include autism. The new combination will simply be called "autistic spectrum disorder" and it will be measured on a scale from mild to severe.
For many diagnosed with the condition this will be seen as a huge blow since research into this unusual condition will cease. And therein lies one of the problems which has forced its removal – there is little current information even on its prevalence, possible causes or outcome. The distinction from high functioning autism was, apparently, the most pressing reason for its exclusion.
So what is the future for those currently diagnosed with Asperger's? Critics of its elimination are now petitioning that it should continue to be included because studies of educational and social interventions to help those with the condition will now cease. For many, who self- define as "Aspies" the diagnosis has become linked to a range of supportive, non-financial, benefits that they fear will be withdrawn. Families argue that the needs of the children with Asperger's differ from those with autism.
Only time will tell if these fears are realised. What is obvious is that research funding will still continue to be directed to the broad category of autistic spectrum disorder. Asperger's may in the future re-emerge, with a tighter definition and with a strengthened body of knowledge than at present and this can only be good for those currently living with this syndrome.
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Vote for Shane
History was made last night at Citizens Bank Park, the largest margin of victory in Phillies history. As reported, the previous margin was 19 runs, 26-7, against the Mets at the Vet in 1985, the night Von Hayes hit two home runs in the first inning.
Word of caution, Mets won the next night, 7-3. Last year, the Phillies pounded the Cardinals, 20-2, in St. Louis on June 13 and lost the next game, 3-2. Following a 23-22 win against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in 1979, we lost the next game, 5-3.
So, we'll see what happens tonight.
Perfect Mark
All-Star Game is a week from tonight. Phillies mangers are a perfect 5-0 when direction the NL squad: Eddie Sawyer (1951), Gene Mauch (1965), Dallas Green (1981), Paul Owens (1984) and Jim Fregosi (1994).
Campaign Continues
Yep, electing Shane to the All-Star team as part of the NL Final Vote continues today.
Shane certainly made a loud statement last night, single, 2 doubles, home run, 5 runs scored, 4 RBI.
Philly Mayor Nutter campaigned door-to-door with Shane yesterday. Great coverage by Channel 10's John Clark.
Saw a note in the one of the papers that fans are limited to voting 25 times online. That's not the case during the Final Vote. Vote as often as your fingers allow.
Community Work
J. C. Romero hosted at-risk minority children (St. Joe's Pro Cathedral) last night . . . Tonight, J-Roll, kids from Philadelphia Reads and Ibanez Team Resurgence, a program involving homeless children from The Covenant House . . . Tomorrow night, Lidge's Legion, children from C.H.O.P. Oncology department.
In each case, the players purchase tickets and food for the kids and meet them after batting practice, signing autographs and posing for pictures.
Phillies Insider is on twitter as barons63.
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OMG, the ultimate Shane moment came last season when he led his team to help the grounds crew of the Colorado Rockies during a sudden storm. His infectious sense of fun and his great-guy attitude brought out the best in the team as they literally weathered the storm to hold down the tarp. (I might add that all this occurred while the home team stayed dry below.)
My second favorite moment also came last year when Shane ran into the stands past first base to catch a fly ball. So focused on the ball, he did a header and landed in the stands. What a great attitude. That's when I knew he would be my favorite!
One of my favorite Shane Victorino moments came in 2005, when I went to Moosic to see the Red Barons play. Victorino hit a home run in both games I saw and made a leaping catch at the centerfield wall. He also was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. When I got home, my dad asked me if I saw any prospective Phillies. I told him Victorino would be up in September and would be a factor down the stretch. He did a great job that season, mostly pinch-hitting, including a key extra inning home run in Atlanta. He's been one of my favorite Phils ever since.