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Understanding Federal PRPP (Pooled Registered Pension Plans)
PRPP eApplication video (YouTube)
New product category gaining momentum - Federal PRPP product approval
This new category of workplace savings plans offers a unique opportunity for advisors. PRPPs are specifically designed for advisors' small business clients or prospects.
Being one of the first companies to receive approval by the Canada Revenue Agency and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Manulife's federal PRPP are available for advisors to offer to any businesses that are federally regulated OR are located in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut or the Yukon.
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Over 7.6 million Canadians1 employed by small and medium sized businesses do not have access to a workplace savings plan. Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) are a new, convenient and effective way to help them grow their retirement savings.
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If you aren't selling group products already, now is the time to start! PRPPs will represent a tremendous growth opportunity by giving you:
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- Learn about Manulife's suite of group retirement products and start identifying prospects in your existing small business client base.
- Use a discussion about PRPPs to approach new prospects who own small businesses.
- Use a discussion about PRPPs as a door opener to connect with your current group benefits clients to talk about their group retirement needs.
- Reach out to current group retirement clients to talk about their current plans, and why you feel those plans are a good fit for them. Make sure you keep the value you bring to them top of mind – because chances are, another advisor will approach them about their retirement needs in the near future.
- Keep checking www.repsource.ca for more information and other details as they become available.
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After the coffee. Before seeing if Fox's "Dads" overcame bad reviews.
The Skinny: I'll be curious to see how Fox's "Dads" did after all the nasty reviews from critics. I watched two episodes of "Dads," which is from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, and my problem was that it just wasn't funny enough for me. It also proved the point that jokes that work in animation don't always work as well in non-animated shows. Wednesday's headlines include the ongoing search for a film czar here in Los Angeles and a backlash against AMC for dragging out the end of "Mad Men."
Daily Dose: Mark Hollinger, who has spent more than two decades at cable programming giant Discovery Communications, will exit the company next June when his contract expires. Hollinger has headed Discovery's growing international operations for the last several years and life on the road has lost its charm. "Having spent 150 or so days away from home during each of the last several years, most often many time zones away, I am looking forward to being back in the U.S. full-time and spending more time with my family. It really is the only reason I would leave such a terrific company and such a wonderful team of people," Hollinger said.
Big gift. The Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese media giant that bought the AMC movie theater chain, still has some loose change in its pockets. On Tuesday, it said it would donate $20 million to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the new film museum it is planning to open in 2017. Heck for $5 million more the academy would have probably renamed the Oscars the "Wandas." More on the donation from the Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOS: Hollywood backlot moments
Tough job to fill. New Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (not to be confused with fictional Baltimore mayor Tommy Carcetti from "The Wire") made a lot noise about naming a film czar that would focus on runaway production. But as Garcetti approaches his first 100 days in office, he still doesn't appear close to a decision on what could be a crucial role for the movie and film industry here. The Los Angeles Times on some of the names floating out there and the challenges Garcetti is having.
Growing pains. AMC's announcement that it would stretch the final season of "Mad Men" out over two years should have been the kind of news that makes people cheer. But to cynical media reporters (are there any other kind?), it was a sign of a network struggling to develop new hits. That AMC is also developing spinoffs for "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead" is also seen by some as a sign that the creative juices are running dry. Vulture takes a look at AMC and says "get it together."
No Apple products allowed. The CBS summer series "Under the Dome" about what happens in a small town when it is suddenly covered by a mysterious bubble, wrapped up an amazing run this week. The show was proof that big bets in the summer can pay off. Although the folks of the fictional town Chester's Mill had no contact with the outside world, they did have plenty of products to tout. Variety on some of the more amusing examples of product placement in "Under the Dome."
PHOTOS: Celebrities by The Times
New look. Fox News unveiled its new prime-time schedule that will debut next month. Getting the plum 9 p.m. time slot is Megyn Kelly, who rose to prominence as a daytime anchor at the news network. Sean Hannity is going from 9 p.m to 10 p.m. while Greta Van Susteren moves from 10 p.m. to 7 p.m. to take the slot recently vacated by Shep Smith. More on the moves from the New York Times.
Schmooze skills. When Warner Bros. pulled off persuading "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling to revisit the wizard world she created it was a major coup for the studio's new chief executive, Kevin Tsujihara. Before rising to that lofty post, Tsujihara was a well-respected home entertainment executive but one of the concerns of him getting the top spot was whether he had the requisite charm for talent. The Hollywood Reporter on how Tsujihara wooed Rowling.
Inside the Los Angeles Times: Greg Braxton on "Big Brother," which wraps up tonight.
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Simon Says Die
Simon says: I'm watching. Simon says: I'm coming. Simon says: Die.
Madison McKinley knows someone is stalking her. The police tell her she's imagining things, and they're too busy trying to find the "Simon Says" killer to investigate. But day by day, hour by hour, Madison's terror grows stronger, and not even the return of FBI Special Agent Pierce Buchanan into her life can calm her fears. Besides, how can she ask Pierce for his help after the way she ended things between them?
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I am constantly looking (for years) after a violin piezo pickup (or any other that is feedback-safe guaranteed), that won't ruin up the violin sound.
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Dr. James (Jim) Wertz, Sunday, 3-17-13 March 17, 2013Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.
Tags: AMSAT, Apollo, budget issues, civil space., commercial space, composite tanks, Continuing Resolution, Dr. James Wertz, high speed turbo pumps, ISS, launch rate, low cost space launch systems, Microcosm, NASA, pressure fed rocket systems, private sector, reducing mission cost attitudes, Reinventing Space Conference, rocket reusability, Scorpius launch vehicle, sequestration, Small Satellite Conference, small satellite launcher, space mission engineering, student space projects, Surrey Satellite, U.S. congress, USC Astronautics
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Dr. James (Jim) Wertz, Sunday, 3-17-13
Guest: Dr. James (Jim) Wertz. Topics: Reducing space mission launch costs, changing space industry attitudes. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information.
We welcomed back Dr. Jim Wertz, President of Microcosm, to continue our discussion on lowering total space mission costs. For more information, visit the company website, www.smad.com/ie/ieframessr2.html. Make sure you check out the Scorpius launch vehicle link on the website as this launcher could be a model for what Dr. Wertz talked about during the program. In the first hour of our 100 minute program, Dr. Wertz identified sequestration and the government response to it as a big problem for the space industry, specifically the smaller companies and financially vulnerable projects. Also, the fact that we are still on CR with the budget adds to the stress. Despite the problems, Dr. Wertz did say throughout our discussion that it was possible for something good to come out of all of the problems in that we might actually start focusing on lowering total space mission costs. During much of the first hour, Dr. Wertz discussed the way the industry works, some of the challenges to lowering mission costs, and the need for lots and lots of attitudes to change to embrace the lower mission cost goals rather than the status quo or holding on to thinking that the rough times will pass and then we will be back to normal. We talked about choke points in the strategy, the challenges, the hurdles. I asked if NASA and Congress were the obstacles. Dr. Wertz mostly said it was a collective attitude throughout the industry with all of us and all sectors that prevents the broad scale creation of the low cost mission environment. He cited many examples, including a ten year spacecraft build out with a 15 year life such that when done, its 25 years behind the times. He talked about advancing & new technology and the need to stay current, to keep replacing the old with the new. We also talked about the value & economics of having hardware & component backups on a shelf ready to go when needed. Reusability came up & I used Doug's email as the poster question on the subject. This turned into an detailed discussion about the both the upside and downside of reusability. As you will hear, economics don't favor reusability unless there is a dramatically higher launch rate. Dr. Jurist called in to talk about student projects & the need to launch them while the students are still in school. He also talked about this in the context of keeping young people interested in space. He asked Jim for solutions and Jim suggested simpler designs. For example, pressure fed systems rather than using high speed turbo pumps with thousands of parts, plus the use of more composites, especially in the tanks. Jim was asked about the minimum possible launcher size and he said about 100 kg or 220 lbs. to LEO.
In our shorter second segment, Dr. Wertz was asked about the commercial private ventures announced in 2012 and so far this year. He though we were technically capable of doing most of them but that the track record for the private sector in reducing total space mission costs was not that much better than the public sector track record. He went back to saying the main driver was attitude and that changing attitudes within the industry in the public and private sectors was key to reducing space mission costs. He cited yet another example, this time the idea to use AMSAT for space communications. Dr. Wertz added that we need to convey urgency to the policy makers in getting them to change their attitude as other nations are moving forward with space and in many ways we are in retreat. Claudia in Memphis sent in a note asking if classes were taught in aerospace engineering programs on how to change attitudes within the industry. Dr. Wertz liked the idea but was not aware of classes of that kind. As the program was ending, he talked about how and who to influence and used the Rachel Carson environmental book "Silent Spring" as an example. He concluded the discussion by mentioning the Reinventing Space Conference in Los Angeles, Oct. 13-17 (see www.responsivespace.com). He repeated his hope for a positive outcome from sequestration which would be a renewed focus on the need to actually develop systems & the environment to enable reduction of space mission costs, including launch costs.
Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email Dr. Wertz at email@example.com.
Dr. James (Jim) Wertz, Monday, 2-11-13 February 12, 2013Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.
Tags: " SpaceX, advanced technology propulsion design, AMSAT, Cassini Resource Exchange, cubesat launcher, cubesats, Dr. James Wertz, drones, interplanetary missions, ISS, launch vehicle reusability, low cost space launch systems, Microcosm, military disaggregation, NASA, on orbit servicing, orbiting fuel depots, orbits, pressure fed systems, Reinventing Space, Reinventing Space Conference, Scorpius launch vehicle, sequestration, SmallSat., space debris, space mission planning, SSP, Surrey Satellite, Trading on Requirements, turbo pump, USC Astronautics
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Dr. James (Jim) Wertz, Monday, 2-11-13
Guest: Dr. James (Jim) Wertz: Topics: Methods for dramatically reducing space mission costs, schedules, & launches. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information.
We welcomed Dr. Jim Wertz, President of Microcosm, back to the show to discuss various methods & tools for reducing total space mission costs. Our guest talked about successful programs and tools that have so far contributed to total mission cost reduction. In the first segment of our 1 hour 33 minute program, Dr. Wertz started by defining what he meant by reinventing space. He said this refers to a dramatic reduction in total space mission costs by a factor of 2::10 for schedule related reductions and 2-5 times for space access related costs. Early on he was asked about reducing costs by increasing the launch rate, a common argument heard in various sectors of the space industry. His response might surprise you. Dr. Wertz cited examples to support his comments, specifically Surrey Satellite in the UK (SSTL) as they have been reducing costs successfully for 25 years. He said modern technology must be used. He also pointed us to his Reinventing Space Project with the USC Astronautics Department. Also, he pointed us to these websites for more information, www.smad.com/ie/ieframessr2.html and www.smad.com/ReinventingSpace.html. Dr. Wertz mentioned disaggregation regarding the military using smaller spacecraft and different orbits. He was asked about cubesats and cubesat launchers, the Scorpius launch vehicle, and NanoEye. Jim offered sequestration and budgetary comments and pointed out the difficulty in mission planning and more when the nation continues to operate on CR rather than a budget. He talked about the potential seriousness of the sequestration cuts. In response to questions about the private sector and SAA type agreements, he pointed out that they exclude the smaller, more creative and innovative cutting edge companies as they are often unable to contribute the required financial portion of the agreement. Jim pointed out that the goal was to reduce total mission costs, not just launch costs. He said that the launch cost was not always the most costly component of the mission. As the segment ended, he talked about emergency response and the need for a rapid response, something that is today unavailable.
In the second segment, we talked about the Cassini Resource Exchange as an effective policy that reduced mission costs and enabled an on time project. Don't miss the details about this program. He again talked about SSTL and pointed out that their attitude is what makes them special & so good. SSTL has pride in reducing mission costs. We don't have such pride. Dr. Wertz talked about Trading on Requirements and why it is risky. During the first segment, fuel depots were offered up as a possible way to reduce mission costs but Dr. Wertz put them in the marginal category. During this segment, listeners had lots of questions about fuel depots. In fact, it was as if they cared more about their vision and beliefs regarding fuel depots than the overall message Dr. Wertz was putting out. Clearly fuel depots have the attention of space enthusiasts & sectors of the industry no matter what. A listener also asked about advanced propulsion concepts as represented by several companies pushing very advanced designs. Dr. Wertz mentioned that the amateur satellite network could be used to reduce mission costs and talked about the success of AMSAT. More listener questions came in regarding fuel depots, by far the most common discussion and question topic of the day. Jim talked about future programs that may offer economies of scale such as SSP. The last questions came in from Tim regarding our discussion of using pressure fed systems over the use of systems with a turbo pump. He also wanted to know about rocket reusability. Jim's answers may again surprise you.
Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can email Dr. Wertz through me using email@example.com.


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Healing Body and Heart, Cuban Style
The governments of Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti signed a trilateral accord on March 27 to rebuild the public health system in Haiti. Brazil committed $80 million toward the effort and pledged to create a national epidemiologic surveillance network. The Cuban contribution includes more than 1,600 doctors, several hundred of whom were already in Haiti when the earthquake hit and acted as first responders. Most of the medical delegation, however, came shortly after the earthquake, agreeing to provide top-quality health care for two years.
Since 1999, a several-hundred-strong team of Cuban-trained and sponsored doctors (with individual members rotating in and out) have staffed city hospitals and rural clinics throughout Haiti. Without charge to patient or government, they have focused their attention primarily in remote areas, offering general medical care to many who have never before received it and who might otherwise have died. The doctors have served as first responders after hurricanes.
Emergency Responders
The team that arrived after the January 12 earthquake is part of the Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Brigade, a post-disaster operation that has gone to Pakistan after a major earthquake, Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami, and a number of other places that have suffered major catastrophes. In February, part of the brigade was dispatched to Chile after an earthquake hit there.
The doctors are committed to health care that is free and accessible to everyone, and that is rooted in dignity and respect. One member, Dr. Wilsos Canton, said that they "don't consider health care a business, but a right."
Their Own Words
Meet the Cuban pioneers of global health care.
The doctors come from 25 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and the Americas, including Haiti. They were all trained at the Cuban-run Latin American Medical School (ELAM), which has a branch in Venezuela. Travel to Haiti and all related expenses are covered by the Cuban government. Though doctors receive a small stipend for daily expenses, they are otherwise volunteers. Regardless of country of origin, they are known throughout Haiti as the "Cuban doctors."
ELAM has also trained, at no charge, 556 Haitian doctors in past years. As a condition of their education, new doctors must return to work in Haiti.
The young physicians of the Henry Reeve Brigade are working in three hospital sites around the capital, four community health posts, and hospitals in other towns and rural areas. In Carrefour and Croix-des-Bouquets, they have created field hospitals, where they provide 24-hour services with specialty care in pediatrics, surgery, intensive care, internal medicine, and gynecology. Teams of doctors also travel into displaced people's camps with backpacks full of supplies to treat those who cannot or do not come to them. Moreover, five teams, working six days a week, have vaccinated more than 70,000 people against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, mumps, and measles.
At nine o'clock on a recent morning, after a bus ride through Port-Au-Prince's traffic-clogged streets, five of the "Cuban doctors" hiked up the rocky street with large backpacks full of supplies and medicines. Arriving at their post in the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood, they opened the sides of the tent that is permanently stationed there and hung a Cuban flag from it. They unpacked the medicines and arranged a couple of small wooden tables and some metal folding chairs, creating three care stations and a pharmacy.
Dr. David Alderete, an Argentine, sweated in the morning heat. His first patient was a 16-day-old baby, the daughter of a 19-year-old woman. After four days of diarrhea, the baby was malnourished and appeared lifeless. When Alderete lightly pinched the baby's arm, her skin held the shape of his pinch. He determined she needed to go to the hospital for rehydration, explained to the mother where to go and who to talk with, and handed her a note for his Cuban colleagues on call at the hospital. She listened, agreed, and wrapped the baby back up in her little blankets. A few steps outside the tent, tears began flowing down the woman's face.
Dr. Isaac Cañas, from El Salvador, said of the team's work: "I feel proud but a little sad, because what we can do is small compared to the need. It's our little grain of sand."
Later that evening, Alderete, Cañas, and other doctors compared notes about patients back at their headquarters, which is downtown in a former annex of a military hospital. Living conditions at the camp are primitive; doctors sleep in small tents and stand in line for showers. The camp is highly organized, complete with rotating chores, late-night guard duties, and early morning meetings. The space also provides community and festivity to sustain the workload. That night the men held a belated International Women's Day celebration. They decorated the dining hall with paper flowers, and kissed and congratulated the women. The players of a pick-up soccer game ceded the small courtyard as others turned up speakers for the Women's Day dance party.
Healing Trauma Through Art
A second group of Cuban healers has been at work in Haiti, as well. The Cuban government is sponsoring the Martha Machado Artists' Brigade, a troupe of musicians, dancers, jugglers, stilt-walkers, magicians, puppeteers, clowns, and painters. In response to the widespread trauma in Haiti, they offer mental health care through art, music, laughter, and playfulness.
A group of artists who first came together after a series of hurricanes in 2008 to perform for struggling communities throughout Cuba, the brigade currently has 50 volunteer members in Haiti. They will remain for a year. They are traveling throughout the country, performing daily outside hospitals, at displaced people's camps, and in the streets.
On another recent morning, the Martha Machado Artists' Brigade was outside the Hospital de Renaissance, while inside, members of the Henry Reeve Brigade were treating patients. In the streets, clowns and magicians had the audience laughing—a rare sight in Port-au-Prince these days. Next up was a group of Cubans of Haitian descent who sang in Creole. They pulled children up from the audience and in minutes all were dancing.
One young girl watched from her wheelchair on the sidelines, her face expressionless. One of her legs was amputated and the other was heavily bandaged. Spotting her, a woman in the troupe danced over to roll her into the middle of the group. A small circle formed around her, dancing and singing.
In the grand finale of the performance, stilt-walkers waved Cuban and Haitian flags, chanting, "Cuba! Haiti! Cuba! Haiti!" while the trumpets and drums moved the crowd in rhythm. Children snaked through the crowd in a Conga line.
At the ceremony to inaugurate the new trilateral accord, Cuban health minister Dr. José Ramón Balaguer said, "What would the world look like if all men and women lent their skills and solidarity like those of Henry Reeve? It would be a world full of peace, of love–a different world."
Many thanks to Conner Gorry of for her help with research.
Cuba's holistic, prevention-focused health care system is one of the most effective in the world. Cuban doctors are engaged in missions throughout poor parts of the world, exchanging medical know-how for positive diplomatic relations.
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Paris in the Spring. The city holds many memories for me; of conspiracies, of sewer keys, of romance, and of goats. Once again, I find myself in the city of lights, guiding George Stobbart and Nico Collard through a grand mystery that stretches back into the annals of time. I've had years to reminisce and re-examine our past adventures (now in glorious HD with artwork by David Gibbons), but it feels so good to be back and doing something new. Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse has been a long time coming.
For the uninitiated, Broken Sword is a best-selling point-and-click adventure series from the mid-90s that raised the bar in terms cinematic gameplay. It was doing the whole "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail Knights Templar conspiracy in Paris" thing almost a decade before Dan Brown wrote that one terrible novel, but a lot of current story trends, particularly in games, can be traced back to the series. The first game, Shadow of the Templars, is about a secret, centuries-old war between the Knights Templar and the Hashashin (and the titular sword is a prehistoric mind control weapon). The series also prominently features an on-again off-again romance between its hero (an affable but put-upon everyman with a knack for solving ancient riddles) and heroine (an intrepid, globe-trotting reporter who can't seem to stay out of trouble). What I'm saying is, pretty much everything you like has stolen something from Broken Sword.
And with good reason: the Broken Sword games were well-written and charming as all heck. They stand among the best adventure games of all time, with compelling tales of intrigue, great characters, and intricate, challenging puzzles (some infamously so). Like many other point-and-clicks, the series took a hit in quality when it transitioned to 3D in the early 2000s, but though Sleeping Dragon and Angel of Death marked a low point in the series, they still had wit and charm to spare. In recent years, new players have had the chance to play the original 2D games thanks to a pair of high-quality HD remasters, and now, through the magic of Kickstarter, we have a new game that marks a return to form for the series –sort of.
The game certainly kicks off like a return to form, with an opening credits sequence featuring the iconic Broken Sword theme and a soaring bird, obviously meant to mirror the original game's intro. From the first note, the game sounds entirely authentic, but the music here doesn't just evoke nostalgia. The score is powerful and cinematic, featuring solid orchestral work and even a decently catchy stoner rock song. There's some fantastic ambiance at play here that really brings the environments to life.
These environments are capital-G Gorgeous, hand-drawn with a true sense of artistry and packed with detail. This is a world that feels lived-in, while simultaneously allowing important gameplay elements to be subtly emphasized. Eagle-eyed gamers will pick up on the many references to previous games hidden in the backgrounds. These are environments crafted by adventure game masters. The characters that populate them could use a little work.
The old Broken Sword games were notable for their beautiful, fluid sprite animations. Coupled with the Virtual Theatre engine's impressive AI, they allowed the characters to really inhabit the game world. By contrast, Serpent's Curse uses cel-shaded 3D models that, while pretty to look at on their own, are stiffly animated and stick out from the hand-drawn backdrops like a well-rendered sore thumb. Obviously, creating hundreds of HD sprites per character would have been infeasible, but more work could have been done to bring these models to life. They also make an extremely poor substitute for the striking animated cutscenes of the first two games.
Ultimately, though, it's a minor quibble. The characters might look stiff and awkward, but they act and sound like the colorful cast we've come to know and love. On the writing side of things, this is Broken Sword through and through. Many memorable personalities from past games return, such as the lovable Gendarme Moue, and the new additions to the game's quirky world feel right at home next to them. There's a lot of great character humor here, even if you see patterns repeat a bit – the writers seem to have a particular affection for surprisingly philosophical wage laborers and bumbling cops. The acting bringing these characters is spot on. Broken Sword has always showcased some of the industry's best voiceover work, and Serpent's Curse is no exception.
The story itself is a weighty, interesting affair laden with religious history and symbolism. Revolution Software have finally laid the Templar story to rest, and instead the plot is focused on the conflict of ideals between Gnostic and Orthodox Christians. The core mystery is exciting and tightly paced, and whatever historical conspiracy George and Nico have uncovered this time seems to be deep and compelling.
I say "seems to be" because the first episode ends on a rather egregious cliffhanger, with most of the central questions still up in the air. I'm a huge proponent for episodic storytelling – I think Telltale have more than proven the effectiveness of the method – but this sort of thing rubs me the wrong way. An episode needs to have some sense of resolution in order to satisfy the player. You should be left wanting more, but not because you didn't get enough. It feels strange to say that, too, because the first episode easily lasts 6-8 hours.
Even if it hasn't been entirely satisfying, solving this particular mystery has been a lot of fun so far. There are plenty of well-designed puzzles to challenge your deductive reasoning, cultural knowledge, and MacGyvering knowhow. The game does suffer from cluttered inventory, and on occasion you'll find yourself just clicking on everything due to information overload, but there's a hint system in place to ensure you'll never have to hit up gamefaqs. It can be annoying to have to resort to using hints, but they do help to streamline things, and for the most part they're entirely unneeded. The game generally has a strong sense of logic, which is important in a mystery, and for the most part the puzzles feel sensible while still taxing your mental muscles.
On the bright side, the stuffed inventory makes for some extensive and amusing dialogue trees. You can talk to almost anyone about almost anything in your pockets, and they'll usually have something clever to say about it. You can spend a lot of time just shooting the breeze with people, and it almost always feels rewarding. Occasionally, you'll also have to present difficult NPCs with items in order to ply them into cooperating with you, and while these puzzles are simple, they do lend interactions a greater sense of dynamism.
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I've thoroughly enjoyed Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse so far, but there's no denying that the game is half-finished. Everything is building up to what I hope will be a fulfilling conclusion, but that conclusion is months away, and as things stand that makes it difficult to recommend the game's first half to a broader audience. Fans of the series shouldn't hesitate – this is the Broken Sword you know and love – but I can understand other people being wary. I trust Revolution Software to deliver a great finale, and if you're an adventure game nut you'll find plenty to love here, but we're in for a bit of a wait. In the interceding months, I highly recommend catching up on the original games if you haven't already.
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DMCA Abuse on YouTube, Punk Bands Targeted
In recent months there has been a slew of DMCA takedowns on YouTube affecting numerous punk bands.
Apparently SST Records, owned by Greg Ginn, has been utilizing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to claim copyright infringement on a vast number of videos that utilize brief clips of music from Black Flag, including skateboard videos made by fans. Well, gosh, that's what copyright holders can do, though it does seem sort of mean.
SST has also claimed multiple copyright takedowns on bands that have nothing to do with SST, including X, Fear, Sin 34, Lower Class Brats, Puzzled Panthers, and the Adolescents. Also affected, videos made by fans under Fair Use, utilizing snippets of songs.
YouTube user Creamy GoodnessX writes that SST:
have since admitted that they never even viewed the allegedly offending videos before issuing the strikes! Rather, they used automated software in their campaign, in many cases resulting in false DMCA takedowns of videos that were legitimately using copyrighted material under the fair use doctrine. Several users permanently lost their channels (i.e., termination), and others permanently lost special privileges like being able to upload videos longer than 15 minutes.
YouTube provides copyright holders with a Content ID program. YouTube account holders who use the software must submit title lists and audio files, as well as proof of copyright. The program can be used to:
- Identify user-uploaded videos comprised entirely OR partially of their content, and
- Choose, in advance, what they want to happen when those videos are found. Make money from them. Get stats on them. Or block them from YouTube altogether.>
- Reduce Infringement. Educate your fans about your copyright preferences and prevent your content from being distributed on YouTube without your permission.
- Fully Automated. Once you're set up, Content ID will identify, claim, and apply policies to YouTube videos for you.
The DMCA takedown of "Democracy" by the Adolescents on Frontier Records, which also handles their publishing via Bug Music, indicated that a company called Love Cat Music had also claimed DMCA rights, along with SST. I wrote to Love Cat, which has only one punk band, Reagan Youth, in its catalog. Owner Randy Frisch replied:
i do not know why LoveCat Music is mentioned here. Could be a mistake.
we have sent takedown notices with respect to other songs in our
catalog that we do in fact control.
But not this one
Is it possible that YouTube's Content ID program is faulty and can't tell punk songs apart? If so, major fail.
So I wrote to SST Record's owner Greg Ginn and asked him about YouTube. At first he said
I don't know much about YouTube.
Then I asked about fan videos being posted on YouTube. His response:
I then asked if he enforced copyright. He replied:
At times.
Greg did not write back, and blocked me on Facebook, making it impossible to contact him further. Ginn has been a brutal enforcer of SST's copyrights, though oddly he showed disdain for U2's when SST released Negativland's single U2 (Full disclosure, I worked for a branch of SST Records in the mid-1980s. In 1991 I wrote an analysis of the U2/Negativland controversy for U2's magazine Propaganda; when that piece was repurposed as a press release, I was paid. I know many former SST Records artists, as well as people affiliated with U2).
When a video is falsely DMCA'ed on YouTube, it is the responsibility of the real copyright owner to prove they are the rightful copyright holder. It can take up to 10 days for the DMCAed video to be restored. Alerted to the Adolescents' video takedown, Frontier Records' owner and founder Lisa Fancher worked with YouTube, sending in the correct forms to restore the video. Often bands do not know their videos have been taken down, or why, as in the case of Lower Class Brats:
How could they get our videos taken down off of YouTube and why would they do something like this? I am completely baffled…
I look forward to your reply, thanks….
Since it can take over a week to restore a video, DMCA-ing a video is an effective means of harassment or of silencing speech, as seen during Anonymous' Project Chanology when videos shot at protests and/or using Fair Use clips of Scientology videos, or the organization's logos, were DMCA-ed.
If YouTube's content identifying software is at fault for false DMCAs, then those using it should definitely alert YouTube about the glitches since it looks pretty creepy and bad to take down videos for which you do not own the copyrights. However, if people are purposefully DMCAing videos out of spite, and have a long record of false claims, perhaps YouTube should treat them with the same vigorous enforcement they show to copyright abusers.
YouTube's PR department did not respond to my questions about the accuracy of its Content ID software, however they did say:
Unfortunately, in some cases, individuals abuse our notification process by submitting fraudulent claims. When we become aware of this, we take action by reinstating the videos and/or accounts affected, and taking appropriate action against the individual responsible.
The PR person followed up to my questions about Content ID being possibly faulty with this:
You can read more about both of these things are our Copyright Center. Thanks!
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At least four American officials including U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens are reportedly dead after outraged Islamist mobs attacked U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya on September 11. The frenzied hordes were apparently upset about an online film made by an Israeli-American that ridicules the Islamic Prophet Mohammed as a savage pedophile. Experts, however, say it is much broader than that.
According to news reports, protesters in Cairo tore down the American flag and replaced it with the black banner used by al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremists. In Benghazi, where the Obama administration played a key role in helping Islamist forces bring down the government last year, the American consulate was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades before being looted and burned down. U.S. Ambassador Stevens and at least three other State Department officials were reportedly killed.
The Obama administration has already condemned the YouTube video in question for insulting Muslims. But the anti-American fury unleashed by the film has not died down yet despite massive financial support from President Obama to Islamist groups including the al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Syria and Libya, as well as Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood regime.
In Cairo, thousands of frenzied protesters shouting anti-American slogans assembled at the U.S. embassy. Some scaled the wall or stood on top of it shouting through megaphones. Others scrawled Islamist slogans on the property while leaders of the rampage blasted free speech protections for permitting insults of Islam and its prophet.
The mob eventually ripped down the U.S. flag and tore it to shreds before burning parts of it. A black banner that went up in its place, used by Islamic extremists worldwide, read: "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his messenger." On the embassy wall, one protester wrote: "If your freedom of speech has no limits, may you accept our freedom of action."
Some protesters also shouted, "Obama! Obama! We are all Osama," a reference to former U.S. ally and al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. Multiple groups and individuals including the brother of an al-Qaeda leader claimed responsibility for organizing the Cairo embassy protests.
The new Muslim Brotherhood regime ruling over Egypt, which is officially charged with protecting foreign embassies, apparently deployed some riot police that were largely ineffective. Despite the increasingly totalitarian rule of President Mohammed Morsi and growing anti-American animosity, the Obama administration is currently finalizing a $1-billion bailout for his regime. The U.S. government and Western elites also played a large role in overthrowing the former U.S.-backed dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak.
Later on September 11, as Americans mourned the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, dozens of heavily armed Islamic militants in Libya attacked the U.S. consulate in the city of Benghazi — the heart of the U.S.-backed Islamist revolution that overthrew secular strongman Moammar Gadhafi. RPGs and a hail of gunfire aimed at the compound killed multiple State Department officials and injured others. The building was eventually looted and set ablaze using homemade explosives.
Even before the violence began, the U.S. government was condemning the anti-Muslim film that sparked the uproar. "The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions," the U.S. embassy said in a statement. "Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others."
Witnesses also noted that even though outrage over the film may have sparked the rampage, rioters were also protesting U.S. foreign policy, support for Israel, efforts to impose American values in the Islamic world by force, various invasions of Muslim countries, and more. "The American system will fall," protester Ahmed Hamza in Cairo was quoted as saying.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who in July was met by furious protesters in Cairo throwing tomatoes while accusing her of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, said the death of U.S. officials in Libya was a "terrible loss." She also said the U.S. "deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others" but "there is never any justification for violent acts of this kind."
A spokesman for the newly elected Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt said the incident was "an expression of a feeling that is thought to be an insult." However, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry also claimed the violence was "extremely deplorable" and that the government had to work hard to "get things under control."
The newly elected Islamist regime supposedly ruling Libya — much of the country remains under the control of war lords, terrorists, and rival militias following a devastating U.S. government assault to bring about "regime change" — also condemned the violence. However, the attack raised serious questions about the ability and willingness of foreign regimes to protect U.S. government assets amid growing anti-American fury.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who also supports the large-scale foreign interventionism that has led to so much hatred against Americans, seized on the crisis to attack President Obama. "It's disgraceful that the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks," he said in a statement released late Tuesday.
Obama's campaign promptly responded to the comments by launching a counter-attack. "We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack," a spokesman for Obama re-election campaign was quoted as saying.
The film that allegedly triggered the violence, entitled Innocence of Muslims, was made by Israeli-American real-estate developer Sam Bacile, according to news reports. "Islam is a cancer," Bacile told the Wall Street Journal after the Islamist attacks broke out. "The movie is a political movie. It's not a religious movie."
Previews of the "satirical" film depict the Islamic Prophet Mohammed as a homosexual child molester who murders his opponents, but even mere images of the prophet are considered offensive by many Muslims. Segments of the film were posted online months ago but only recently began to attract attention.
Analysts had long warned that the Obama administration's illegal wars and unconstitutional support for Islamist extremists, many of whom were openly affiliated with al-Qaeda, would eventually result in blowback. It appears that those concerns are already proving to be correct, but experts say this is likely only the beginning.
Libya remains in ruins following the bloody war against it waged by Western powers, Islamic extremists, and the Obama administration, which never obtained the necessary congressional authorization. In Egypt, the U.S. government played a key role in the so-called "Arab Spring" uprising that eventually handed power to the socialist-minded autocratic Muslim Brotherhood.
Meanwhile, Iraq is still in chaos. Afghanistan is in ruins as U.S. troops continue to be slaughtered by the forces they are training. And Syria is being destroyed with the full support of the U.S. government as Islamic extremists and the Western establishment seek to overthrow the ruling dictatorship.
Christians throughout the Middle East are already being butchered as a direct result of the U.S. government's lawless foreign policy: variously backing dictators and terrorist groups before turning against them. For Americans, however, the consequences have only just begun to emerge.
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After Arab Spring, Fears of Islamist Tyranny Grow in Egypt
Obama-backed Syrian Rebels "Ethnic Cleansing" Christians
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Philadelphia Scotsman Cocktail.
1 Hooker Port. (1 1/2 oz Sandeman 10 Year Tawny Port)
The Juice of 1 Orange. (2 oz Fresh Orange Juice)
Place in tumbler (with ice, stir,) and fill up with ginger ale (Fentiman's Ginger Beer).
Well, OK, Fentiman's Ginger Ale is a pretty odd substitution for "Ginger Ale". However, this is a "Philadelphia Scotsman" cocktail. Presumably, in Philadelphia, they'd be mixing home made ginger beer, not some fancy carbonated "ginger ale". And tawny port is probably a bit of a stretch, too. Presumably, a ruby port or similar would be more common.
Should you order this cocktail at the next Savoy Night at Alembic Bar, July 26th?
You know, this is pretty darn tasty, if you ask me. If it's warm outside, this would make a very good hot weather drink.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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Changes in state regulations make it perfectly legal to be a "sugar slave,'' as sugar glider owner Michelle Cutler calls herself.
Massachusetts residents can also now legally own green tree pythons, emerald tree boas, true chameleons and spiny-tailed monitors.
But as of April 1, you will no longer be able to buy the little green "dime-store'' turtles called red-eared sliders, which are already outlawed in Maine, Rhode Island and a number of other states.
The changes, which also include allowing bison and emus to be kept as livestock, come roughly five years after discussions began on amending the rules.
"For the most part, the changes we're making reflect changes in husbandry,'' said Tom French, an assistant director at the state Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. "People have been very good at breeding them in captivity and keeping them in captivity.''
The criteria for including new exotic creaures to the "can-own'' list include ensuring they don't pose a threat to public health and safety, their normal lifespan is not compromised by their captivity, and aren't likely to harm native wildlife.
"The intent of this regulation is to always be up for change,'' said French. "It's designed to be able to be amended. ... We're not trying to be Big Brother and decide what you should have as a pet.''
But changes aren't made lightly. Massachusetts was among the last states to approve the ownership of ferrets because "we waited until there was a rabies vaccine'' for ferrets, he said.
"People are always looking for variety,'' said French. "People fall in love with certain animals. There's always the seeking of what others don't have.'' However, "we believe, as an institution, an agency, that if an animal can't live a full lifespan (in captivity), you shouldn't own them.''
Sugar gliders
"For three years, I've been trying to get sugar gliders legalized,'' said Cutler. The small possum native to Australia has been legal to own in almost all states, including neighboring New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and if "everyone else can have them, why shouldn't we?''
Still, Cutler readily admits the mini marsupials are definitely not the pet for everyone. They require specialized care, need tall cages and time out of their cages, have unique dietary needs and are nocturnal creatures capable of barking like a small dog. They also can't be potty-trained and make a loud sound somewhere between squawking and chattering known as "crabbing.''
"I think most people who have reptiles tend to like exotic pets,'' said the MetroWest resident who has also owned snakes and hedgehogs. "They were intriguing to me,'' but it's definitely "not like buying a mouse or a hamster.''
Sugar gliders are named for their appetite for sweet nectarous food, and their ability to glide in the air like a flying squirrel due to membranes of loose skin between its front and back limbs. Their lifespan in captivity is often 10 years or more, which is a long time to have to prepare the optimum diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, a protein such as chopped chicken or eggs, an emulsion of a powder formulated to help them get the calcium they need, and mealworm snacks.
Also, "they're colony animals. They should never be kept alone,'' Cutler said.
"Research, research, research is what's needed with these guys.''
Legalizing ownership without a special permit will benefit the animals as well as their "sugar slaves,'' she said.
As someone who gained a reputation as an advocate, garnering petition signatures online and at regional reptile shows, "I was hearing stories of gliders being injured, but they weren't getting care.'' Owners were afraid to take the sugar gliders to a veterinarian for fear the vet would report the illegal ownership to state officials, she said.
"When you deregulate a species, it becomes available in the retail pet trade, which can be a good and a bad thing,'' said Kurt Schatzl, director of the New England Herpetological Society, who was among those advising French and the seven-member Fisheries & Wildlife board on the regulatory changes that went into effect Jan. 3.
On the upside, supplies needed for the care of the exotic snakes and reptiles will become more readily available. On the downside, there is the potential for the creatures to be sold to someone who doesn't understand the proper care needed, although the cost of a green tree python or emerald tree boa, which can start in the $400 range, helps "keep them from being an impulse buy.''
There's also a good chance the addition of the snakes, chameleons and spiny-tailed lizards to the approved list may attract more vendors and more business at the expos the Herpetological Society hosts, said the Braintree resident, and since the nonprofit donates to conservation and educational causes, increased business can in turn benefit the species.
The track record of the exotic snakes being bred and kept in captivity was key in getting the rules changed, and the work of snake owners like Keith Begin of Whitman have contributed to that effort.
"The law existed to protect these animals,'' said Begin. "We're preventing more animals from being taken out of the wild'' by having the ability to breed them here.
"I've been keeping them and breeding them for a long time,'' he said of the green tree pythons. "Now we don't have to pay a fee (for a special permit) to grow the information to keep them safe.''
The green tree python is "one of the most beautiful animals sculpted by nature,'' he said, but like all exotic animals, is not the right choice for a casual pet owner. They may appear to be a commanding presence, but they are also fragile, "need to have an anchor'' to perch on, and are definitely "not the kind of snake you can pass around.''
Begin, who runs a small reptile rescue program and volunteers at the New England Wildlife Center in South Weymouth, certainly understands the benefit of rules, but said regional differences need to be taken into account rather than having rules set on a national level.
"It pains us to see animals outlawed because they do damage to the Everglades,'' but would stand no chance of becoming an invasive species in New England, he said, referring to problems associated with Burmese pythons and new rules prohibiting interstate commerce and transportation of that species.
While many exotic animals don't fare well if left to fend for themselves in New England weather, the red-eared slider has fared a little too well, which is a primary reason for the decision to end sales here.
The turtles that start out tiny can grow to have shells of almost a foot across and can live up to 40 years. When some people find the cute little pet has outgrown its bowl, "they take them down to a pond and let them loose,'' said French, and the sliders can upset the natural habitat.
Rhode Island outlawed the turtles' sale after cases of salmonella were linked to red-eared sliders.
It's the clamp-down on the turtles "that seems to be scaring people'' as they hear of the new rules, said French. They worry, "Are you going to come take my turtle?'' The answer to that is "No,'' French said.
Sliders currently owned by Massachusetts residents aren't affected by the rule change, although French advises people to consider taking a photo of the turtle's belly, which has unique markings, with a camera that shows when the picture was taken, to prove ownership should a question ever arise.
And although the changes took effect this month to end bringing the turtles into the state, vendors such as pet stores and Asian markets can legally sell the inventory they have until it's gone or until April 1, whichever comes first.
Petco, which has pet stores across the state, including sites in Hudson, Milford and Natick, has already stopped selling the red-eared sliders, an employee at the Natick store said last week.
"As soon as we became aware of the upcoming regulation, we stopped replenishment and focused on selling through our existing inventory of red-eared sliders in those stores,'' Lisa Stark, a Petco spokeswoman, said in a statement.
"We have a number of protocols in place to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations around retail and pet sales, including regulatory specialists who monitor upcoming changes, state to state, so we're prepared for any necessary adjustments,'' she said.
Julia Spitz can be reached at 508-626-3968 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at SpitzJ_MW.
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Changes in state regulations make it perfectly legal to be a "sugar slave,'' as sugar glider owner Michelle Cutler calls herself.


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Hi, Daimona, and happy new year to you, too. December and early January were frigid but we've managed to creep above freezing the last couple of days. Of course, the wind chill drags temps right back down but the snow is melting and that's good. Need to get rid of the old stuff before the next storm.
Only 133 days to the quasi-official frost-free date for central Wyoming. Time to clean off the garden tools, hmm?


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Whiteside adjusting to new collision rule
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs catcher Eli Whiteside was in the Giants' dugout on May 25, 2011, when Buster Posey sustained a season-ending leg injury in a collision at home plate, and remembers the pain everyone felt after the freak accident.
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the Players Association took a step to avoid a repeat of what happened to Posey.
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs catcher Eli Whiteside was in the Giants' dugout on May 25, 2011, when Buster Posey sustained a season-ending leg injury in a collision at home plate, and remembers the pain everyone felt after the freak accident.
On Monday, Major League Baseball and the Players Association took a step to avoid a repeat of what happened to Posey.
MLB and the MLBPA added Rule 7.13, which covers collisions at home plate, on an experimental basis for the 2014 season. The goal of the rule is to "prohibit the most egregious collisions at home plate."
The experimental rule states that "a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate). If, in the judgment of the umpire, a runner attempting to score initiates contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate) in such a manner, the umpire shall declare the runner out (even if the player covering home plate loses possession of the ball)."
The rule also states that "unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score. If, in the judgment of the umpire, the catcher, without possession of the ball, blocks the pathway of the runner, the umpire shall call or signal the runner safe."
Whiteside and the other Cubs catchers in camp have been working on different tags and positioning with coach Mike Borzello, but were not sure exactly what was allowed.
"We've kind of tried to work on it out there and didn't know what to do," Whiteside said. "It's kind of a gray area. It's tough to hold your ground and play the ball at the same time, especially with the ball coming from different angles in the outfield. We'll just have to see how the rule is written and see how it plays out to figure out how we're going to work on that play and go about trying to make that play."
Cubs manager Rick Renteria joined other Cactus League managers on Monday at a meeting with MLB officials to go over the rule change.
The rule states that "in determining whether a runner deviated from his pathway in order to initiate a collision, the umpire will consider whether the runner made an effort to touch the plate, and whether he lowered his shoulders or pushed through with his hands, elbows or arms when veering toward the catcher."
The new rule does not mandate that the runner always slide or that the catcher can never block the plate. However, runners who slide, and catchers who provide the runner with a lane to reach the plate, will never be found to be in violation of the new rule.
Instant replay will be available to review potential violations of the new rule.
"We've messed around with it a little bit," Whiteside said about positioning. "Some part of the rule will be up to the umpire's discretion. We'll see what we get and go from there."
Plus, catchers need to know what constitutes blocking the plate.
"You've got to make a play on the ball because you don't want that guy to advance, even if it is a bad throw and there's no play at the plate, you've got to play the ball and keep it in front of you so the guy doesn't advance on the throw," said Whiteside, who had yet to see the rule specifics.
After seeing Posey seriously injured, did Whiteside feel the rules needed to be changed?
"You don't ever want to see anybody get hurt," Whiteside said. "[Collisions at home have] been around in the game for a long time. It's a tough call either way. That's what they're trying to do is protect the players, and you always want to protect the players. It's kind of a tough issue."
One of things Whiteside remembers from the day Posey was hurt is how he kept seeing replays of the collision.
"It was tough for everybody, tough for our team," he said. "It is part of the game and people get hurt all the time. Hopefully, something like that doesn't happen again."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.


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Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, had to get away.
The Go-Gos were referring to a relationship in their famous '80s song, but maybe they were onto something applicable for social media. If you feel like you spend a huge chunk of your time tweeting, sharing links on Facebook and updating your tumblr, maybe you should consider a break.
Here are five reasons to step back from the keyboard and corresponding tips to surviving the experiment.
Reason: People know your entire daily routine based on your Foursquare check-ins.
Tip: This isn't a good thing, especially if you have a habit of checking in at places that provide too much information such as a school or bank. Check your privacy settings. While checking in on Foursquare is a public thing, there are occasions where a private check-in is in order. There's an entire page of privacy settings that you should monitor every few months anyway.
Reason: You're going somewhere with your significant other, and it's been a long time since you relaxed.
Tip: Believe me, I love sharing photos the moment I take them. But despite the push toward instant in Instagram, you can always come back later and upload your fabulous sunset photos. Better yet, plan a blog or photo project to really make your memories stand out.
Reason: You won't be satisfied until your Klout score is the same as Justin Bieber's.
Tip: I've got news: Your Klout score will never be the same as Justin Bieber's, so please stop trying. Now that we've settled that, remember that Klout is just one way to monitor how people react to your sharing on social media. Could your score drop while you're on a break? Sure. Does that matter? Not in the least.
Reason: You've typed #headache or #cantsleep on more than one occasion.
Tip: I've long believed that using a phone, tablet or laptop after you've turned the lights out has to do something weird to your brain. If you don't believe me, a recent article in the Journal Nature says the use of electric lights at night is disrupting our sleep cycles. And clearing your head completely certainly can't hurt.
Reason: You worry that if you don't post something on Facebook, your friends will be worried about you.
Tip: While this sounds really nice on the surface, it begs the question: When is the last time you saw these "friends" in person or called them on the phone? If the answer is never or not in 20 years, well that might be reason enough to take a step back.
If this column enticed you to try a social media break, I would recommend posting about it before you do it. You could inspire others, and if nothing else you'll get a whole bunch of likes which could pad your Klout score while you're gone.
As for me, well, my job is social media so it's tough for me to take a break. But rest assured I've considered it and if I try it, you'll all know about it long before it happens.
Of course if you've ever taken a social media vacation or have plans to try one, I would love to hear about it.
What questions do you have about social media? Tweet them to @scottkleinberg or @amyguth. We might select yours for use in a future column.