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Jon Stewart's crew covers the Michael Steele scandal over the RNC's spending of donor money at a bondage and lesbian sex club in order to recruit Young Republicans with all of the tact and humor that you would expect from their cutting edge and hard hitting news style:
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"Yes, we can"...? Hell, yes we did. Now we just need to keep the momentum going. (H/T Moby of DelphiForums.)
On a different note, more and more people are beginning to speak out about -- and point out -- Republican hypocrisy. This isn't the type of leadership we need from any party in America, much less a theoretically important national party in a two-party(-ish) system. An excellent and well-documented smack down of Republican hypocrisy, hysteria, fear-mongering and incitement was posted by Russell King on the TPM Cafe. Read it, and spread it around. For a two party system to work, and for the nation to recover from the mess of the previous 12 or so years of Congressional incompetence, the b.s. has to stop. (Hat-tip to MeMeMeMeMe of DailyKos.)
If ever there was increasing evidence of the wrongness of these insane levels of hyperbole, incitement and hysterical fear-mongering, the recent death threats against the CHILDREN of a member of Congress and the SABOTAGE of propane tanks at a Congressman's home should be more than ample.
Those acting out with threats and acts of violence are the ultimate hypocrites -- they have become domestic terrorists and traitors, all while professing their love of God and country, and the constant agitation and incitement by Republican members of Congress, lobbyists, think-tanks and GOP punditry is only making it worse.
These aren't "patriotic" citizens; these aren't moral, ethical or responsible adults. No, these are the Ugly Americans, and they are doing their best to destroy this nation. They are the darkness that comes when the light of reason is extinguished. They are the cancer that infects the body politic, and they must be confronted in their virulence before the heart and soul of the nation succumb to their ignorance and hatred.
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Via Google news, from the New York Times:
BP, Others Push Against Federal Regulation of Fracturing
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BP America Inc. and two other oil and gas companies are lobbying for the new Senate climate and energy bill to recommend against federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing.
In case you're wondering, hydraulic fracturing isn't good for the environment.
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The financial industry meltdown, and the need for reform as well as improved oversight & regulation, was laid out in even more stark contrast as the investigation in the collapse of Lehman Brothers brought more information to light with regard to their short-term lending practices.
From The New York Times, in an article by Michael J. de la Merced:
Now government regulators have what some lawyers call a road map for further inquiry into former Lehman executives like Richard S. Fuld Jr. and the auditing firm Ernst & Young.
Whether the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission will actually pursue their own legal actions is unclear. But legal experts said on Friday that the examiner, Anton R. Valukas, had provided plenty of material for civil regulatory action at the least with his findings of "materially misleading" accounting and "actionable balance sheet manipulation."
The article goes on to describe an accounting practice referred to as Repo 105 that "helped the investment bank mask the true depths of its financial woes."
Repo? Shades of "Repo Man" re-cut with "Wall Street" with Tracey Walters & Emilio Estevez working for Michael Douglas in some weird Twilight-Zone like section of suburbia...and perhaps incorporating some elements from the new "Repo Men" movie starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker. But these types of Repo Men -- the folks utilizing the Repo 105 tactic in order to create a façade of financial stability -- actually exist in the real world, and actually engaged in a practice that played a crucial role in masking the meltdown of a major financial institution.
From a WSJ article by Susanne Craig and Mike Spector (subscription req'd, but this bit is the intro):
Six weeks before it went bankrupt, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was effectively out of securities that could be used as collateral to back the short-term loans it needed to survive. The bank's subsequent scramble to stay alive exposed the murky but crucial role that short-term lending, done in a corner of Wall Street known as the repo market, plays in the financial world.
If the repo market keeps getting associated with shady practices like this, it's gonna give the entire industry a bad name.
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Hat-tip Dan Miller of DailyKos and of ClimatePlace.org.
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Tax-time is fast approaching, so expect to see a lot more humor circulating the internet along these lines:
At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital. While the IRS agent was checking the books he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, "I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there's too little left to be of any use?"
"Good question," noted the CFO. "We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every now and then they send us a free box of bandages."
"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way.
"What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what's left over after setting a cast on a patient?"
"Ah, yes," replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. "We save it and send it back to the manufacturer, and every now and then they send us a free package of plaster."
"I see," replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO.
"Well," he went on, "What do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?"
"Here, too, we do not waste," answered the CFO. "What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS Office, and about once a year they send us a complete dick."
Hat-tip lizart8 of DelphiForums.
I've seen a fair share of IRS-related horror stories, but I've also had the opportunity to work at the IRS, to work with and get to know people who worked at the IRS and who worked with people on taxes, and to work with people at the IRS who work with tax payers who have problems with relation to their returns (late / delinquent / missing returns, etc.), and what I've noted overall is that -- for the most part, in my direct experience, the people at the IRS aren't out to screw the average American taxpayer and will work to help ensure that the average taxpayer with their tax-related issues and responsibilities.
So, enjoy the jokes -- there are some definite dicks running about at the IRS and in nearly every business, government or otherwise -- but don't forget that it's humor. There are many, many hard-working individuals at all levels of the IRS who, like you, are also taxpayers and who take pride in their work. They strive to provide excellent customer service, and often have real reason to be proud in the often thankless tasks they perform. Give 'em a break.
And now, below the fold, please share any stories of success or strife that you may have stumbled across through the years.
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A glacial collision in Antarctica may impact ocean currents, and could also result in the reduction of the overall amount of oxygen in the sea. Via MSNBC:
SINGAPORE - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.
The 965-square-mile iceberg broke off earlier this month from the Mertz Glacier's 100-mile floating tongue of ice that sticks out into the Southern Ocean.
The collision has since halved the size of the tongue that drains ice from the vast East Antarctic ice sheet.
The two icebergs are now drifting together about 60 to 90 miles off Antarctica following the collision on Feb. 12 or Feb. 13, said Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young.
Experts said with part of the glacier gone, the area could fill with sea ice, which would disrupt the ability for the dense and cold water to sink. This sinking water is what spills into ocean basins and feeds the global ocean currents with oxygen.
As there are only a few areas in the world where this occurs, a slowing of the process would mean less oxygen supplied into the deep currents that feed the oceans.
"There may be regions of the world's oceans that lose oxygen, and then of course most of the life there will die," said Mario Hoppema, chemical oceanographer at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany.
Major bummer, folks.
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NASA needs a goal, a destination and objective upon which to focus, else it is going nowhere. That's effectively what US Sentators told the space agency on Wednesday. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden disagreed.
...Bolden said after the hearing that critics were confusing the lack of a specific destination or timetable with the lack of a goal.
NASA has a goal, a big one, Bolden said. It's going to Mars. But Bolden added that getting astronauts to Mars is more than a decade away and NASA needs to upgrade its technology or else it never will get there.
"We want to go to Mars," Bolden said. "We can't get there right now because we don't have the technology to do it."
That is why he said the new NASA plan invests in developing in-orbit fuel depots, inflatable spaceship parts, new types of propulsion and other technology.
Bolden would not even guess when NASA would try to send astronauts to Mars, but said the technology NASA is studying could cut the trip to the Red Planet from three months to a matter of days if it works.
"We're oh-so-close, but we've got to invest in that technology," Bolden testified.
Bolden is correct; the amount of technological, economic and industrial growth that resulted from our push to the Moon resulted in many of the marvelous advances in science that have revolutionized many areas in the public and private sectors.
Another goal -- one that has been "out there" for a while and constantly revived -- is the desire to bring back samples of Martian life for study on Earth:
"At this particular time, I can't provide a date certain for the first human mission to Mars," Bolden told the Senate's science and space subcommittee. However, Bolden recently told the Houston Chronicle's editorial board it was his "personal vision" to put NASA on a path toward a human Mars landing sometime in the 2030s.
That's the kind of talk that could energize further robotic exploration of Mars, including two-way trips. "Non-human sample return would feed very directly into the technology for human exploration," Conley told me.
If Bolden's vision holds true, a lot of questions will have to be answered in the next 20 years. Conley said one biggie is how safe astronauts would be on the Red Planet. A report from the National Research Council, titled "Safe on Mars," outlined a whole list of potential nasties ranging from alien microbes to toxic hexavalent chromium. Some of those risks can be assessed only by up-close analysis of Martian samples, Conley said.
Of course, bringing back samples of extra-terrestrial life has its own inherent risks, as speculated in science fiction fare such The Andromeda Strain, Alien and -- perhaps most appropriate of the three -- Species. From the article cited above by Alan Boyles on MSNBC,
When fresh Martian material is brought back - either by astronauts or by special-delivery robots - it'll have to be contained much more tightly than the Apollo moonwalkers were 40 years ago. The way Rummel sees it, our planet was lucky that the moon was most sincerely dead. "If there had been anything alive on the moon at that time, it would be alive here now," he said. (On the flip side, we may have left something alive on the moon.)
NASA's plans call for Martian samples to be handled as if they were top-priority biohazards, in a containment facility equivalent to a Biosafety Level 4 lab.
Ideally, such a lab would also have the contact numbers for Michael Madsen and Sigourney Weaver.
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A recent ruling in an Italian court has posed an interesting question regarding the responsibility and accountability of internet content providers in the global worldwide marketplace. From CNET:
Will an Italian court's decision to convict three Google executives of invasion of privacy have widespread effects on the Internet beyond Italian borders?
Google certainly thinks so, but it could take a significant change in thinking around the globe to prove Italy is not an outlier. Three Google executives, including head lawyer David Drummond and Chief Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer, were convicted of invasion of privacy Wednesday by a court in Milan because a video of students taunting an autistic boy was uploaded to Google Video in 2006. George Reyes, who was chief financial officer but left the company in 2008, was also convicted.
The judge ruled that Google had a duty to make sure the video didn't violate Italian privacy laws before it was displayed on Google Video, and since Italian law allows individual employees of a company to be held liable for the actions of their corporations, the individual executives were subject to trial. The obvious implication of the decision is that Google employees are now personally liable for all the content hosted on its site in Italy, forcing the company to either ban user-generated content from its sites or carefully review each submission.
Since the Milan decision could impact "the policy of the U.S government to support Internet freedom around the world," the ongoing developments around this case should prove to be quite interesting.
What's your take -- how do you see the Internet, and where do you stand on how the policies and practices of other nations should impact the availability and access to information? How does this impact the concept of net neutrality here at home, and what other implications do you foresee?
Add your thoughts in the comments; let's see where this takes us. And remember: This is an Open Thread.
Rachel Maddow points out the stark reality: the GOP has no plan beyond saying "No" to health reform, and this is perfectly encapsulated simply by comparing the hypocritical criticisms of John Boehner -- first the plan was too long, now the outline for the healthcare plan is too short. If ever any person clearly earned the title of "Goldilocks" on the Hill, our man with the elephantine orange perpetual tint John Boehner is that person.
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Reality laps satire yet again.
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Hat-tip to LordRag of DelphiForums for the catch.
Celebrity Andrew Koenig has been missing for a week. He was last seen on 2/14, and missed a flight in Vancouver on 2/16.
From a blog post by by radio host Jesse Thorn,
If you've seen Andrew since February 14th, contact Detective Raymond Payette of the Vancouver PD at 604-717-2534.
The information for this article was based directly upon the Daily Dish Rag entry on Zap2It.com cited at the top of the page; the accompanying image is also from the same article on Zap2It.com. Hat-tip to Lordrag of DelphiForums for the heads-up.
Whenever a person "goes missing" -- whether a celebrity or not, adult or child -- it's important to keep family, friends and loved ones in mind. Please pass the information around, particularly if you know anyone located in Vancouver or if you are located there yourself.
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April 20th, 20121:28 pm
Just saw this movie for the first time; it kept nagging at me throughout that the basic theme and even some of the plot (minus the fight scenes) reminded me of "Office Space", a lightweight anarchic satire on much the same theme - you don't know who you are until you free yourself of who you've been. Had they not been released at the same time, I wouldn't have been surprised to find out that one had somehow inspired the other, as different as their tone may be. The cast was basically flawless and David Fincher obviously knows what he wants and how to control the final product (my only previous experience with him was "Se7en", which was much less successful) but at the end of the day, it still doesn't add up to much - one reacts to it, but doesn't feel it.
— BigD, NYC
November 22nd, 20099:33 pm
I am not surprised that people have found the movie Fight Club disturbing, but what surprises me is how much controversy Fight Club has caused. How can people slander the film for promoting violence when so many other films clearly endorse violence as well. Look at Tarantino's work such as Kill Bill where the protagonists journey of revenge leads to gruesome killings of many people. Kill Bill makes the violence;however, seem quite fantastical and beautiful. The idea that the movie justifies the protagonist's actions by portraying her as a heroic figure no doubt would make the movie any different than Fight Club. I believe that all movies carry messages, and some movies like Fight Club are cautionary tales, and by no means attempt to incite the same action as in the movie. Movies are supposed to make people think, and some leave a message that is more troubling than others, but nevertheless, only we are responsible for our own actions. I have to say that I found Fight Club to be very moving, not because I then started my own fight club as a response to the film, but I believed that it portrayed a perverse side of human nature. I don't condone violence, however, one would be delusional to deny that mankind has a violent nature. If one looks at dueling, boxing, wrestling etc., which are for entertainment and clearly condone violence then there must be some appealing perverseness to them. The homoerotic tones of the movie rang true as what man doesn't want revealed but nevertheless finds true. The whole portrayal of catharsis in cancer group meetings was one such example. Why do people watch war movies, gory movies and tragedies? Do we actually feel sympathy or is it all for our own self. After one watches a a sad movie they cry for relief that they aren't in the situation and fear that thy would be in that situation. Also if one was personally affected by an event say their cousin had died in the battle portrayed in the movie they would feel more moved because they feel more connected. But in the end is all about one's own self, a disturbing concept which most will argue as false however all of our decisions are dictated by what each person finds will serve oneself the best even subconsiously we do it. Another aspect portrayed by the film is the complexity of the human character, which diverges into many personas based on one's surroundings. As Shakespeare said " All the world's a stage, and every man plays a part,"which holds true in Fight Club as Tyler Durden represents the embodiment of a persona that narrator acts as in a certain environment. There are a plethora of other interesting themes that are represented in the movie, which I believe to be overshadowed by the purposeful uncomfortable tone the movie carries out, which people are unnerved by probably because they don't want to accept that a lot of what the movie has to say is true. I give the movie 4 stars.
— jiffy, new york
October 18th, 200912:05 pm
As Maslin stated, this is definitely a movie that needs to be watched more than once. While it is obvious that this movie was directed by David Fincher through its grungy and dark feel, it had a plot that was much more sophisticated and deep than "Seven".
Fincher used dark and rainy sets to set the mood of anarchy and disfunction in this film. Without this type of setting it would be more difficult to grasp the theme and tone of this movie.
A tricky aspect of this film is truly understanding what Fincher and Uhls are trying to convey to the viewer. As Janet Maslin warned, at first glance, many will mistake this movie as yet another film perpetuating violence, pumping its fists in an attempt to rile the troops to "stick it to the man" but this is false. This movie is much deeper than that and if the time is taken to seriously watch the film, tis is evident.
While much of the success of this movie is due to the top notch acting of Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, even more credit should be given to the director for releasing the talent in these men. Apparently Fincher and Pitt enjoy working together because this was not their first or last collaboration. This shows that Fincher knows how to work with the actor and bring out his potential. This is key in working with a star.
In all, I believe Maslin did an accurate job of criticizing this movie although I don't feel she gave enough praise to director David Finch or writer Jim Uhls.
— tybell7, Bridgewater
July 20th, 20099:15 pm
Rather disappointing. The thing about the anarchistic themes this film pretends to espouse is that they are both quite humorously hypocritical, and strangely cliche. Post-modernist/anarchist philosophies having become the common view to the extent that they are featured as the themes of a widely accepted major motion picture? Oh so ironic. Don't be fooled. This film may be aesthetically pleasing and well-acted, but it isn't saying anything that hasn't been said before with much more clarity and sincerity.
— A. S. Chang, Saratoga, CA
March 2nd, 20068:22 pm
It's interesting to see this movie pop up on The Times list. I thought it was great. The most recent review is from someone who started their own Fight Club. I'm curious if others have done that, too.
— editor2000
January 5th, 20051:39 pm
Yes, I'm one of those adolescents critics warned about; I took the movie to a different level creating my own Fight Club. This movie was such an inspiration it drew me and several of my friends into a living room apartment to recreate out our own living nightmares. Although padded punching gloves were used, our "Fight Night" unleashed ohms of testosterone and left us feeling that we had rebelled against something. Like Tyler says "we have no great war. Our greatest war is within ourselves." The movie focuses on how our possessions have invaded and taken over our lives. The main character has an Ikea filled apartment and looks for miniature furniture that will fit his office space life. No one forces me to buy this crap, yet I can't part with the catalog. A great, inspirational film. In Tyler we trust.
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December 1st, 20044:35 am
If the only intention of art is to provoke strongly visceral reaction, then this film is art. By that definition, however, brutal pornography, images of slaughter and the contents of police homicide files also qualify as art. "Fight Club" is puerile, pretentious and, judging from its ability to inspire formation of actual fight clubs around the world, downright evil. This is the cruel masturbatory art of dreamy wusses neither familiar with nor understanding of real violence. Anyone burdened with this knowledge will find the purported reality of some of the scenes in this film ludicrous. For instance, the anonymous loser in one fight depicted--he has his head repeatedly slammed against the floor--won't arrive at the office the next morning with merely an artful black eye or a coy little cut along the cheekbone, all courtesy of the makeup artist. No, morning could very likely find him lying in a drawer at the morgue. And his successful opponent could very likely find himself sitting on the edge of a cot in a holding cell awaiting a murder charge. The world already has enough adolescents with more testosterone and ignorance than heart and brains. The makers of this film are self indulgent and irresponsible. This is a very ugly creation.
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If you are weak stomached, or sensitive, you will need someone's arm to hold onto or at least thick palms to dig your fingernails into.
Stick with it, however. It is definitely worth it. The intelligence and humor of this film would be enough to recommend it even if it lacked any other positive attributes. However, if you watch this film more than once, not only will you pick up on many jokes that you missed, as well as clues to the suprise ending, but you will understand that it is actually an extremely well thought out and well developed masterpiece with something important to say.
One of the most unusual movies I have seen in years, and one of the most satisfying.
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May 18th, 20031:07 pm
Saying that Fight Club is a Bible for single office workers would probably be considered offensive by some, however that is essentially what it is. Every time I have problems at work, or lament still being a bachelor, I watch this movie and it makes me feel a whole lot better.
It is essentially a dark comedy, however it is also so much more and holds answers to profound questions below the surface. You will really identify yourself with the narrator (Edward Norton) and fall in love with Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), his psychotic, and sexy, friend. Although the whole army/cult aspect of the movie is fascinating, I would caution parents against showing this to teenagers because it will undoubtedly lead to vandalism, gang-related violence, and who knows what else.
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There are some student conversations that pop up constantly on the St. Olaf campus -- take discussion of the cafeteria food and hours, for example. The cafeteria is one aspect of campus life that most students deal with on a daily basis, and many no doubt have ideas about how it can be improved. That is where Greta Goerss `04, comes in. She chairs the Senate's Student Rights subcommittee, which works to address student concerns about food and beyond. To productively put their ideas into action, students can take their suggestions and criticisms to Goerss instead of just rehashing them with friends. As a first-year, Goerss served on the Board of Regents Student Committee (BORSC), the primary liaison between the Board of Regents and the student body, as the Class of `04 representative. She filled that position for two years. After working as a Junior Counselor (JC) in Kildahl, Goerss is now back with BORSC as the Observer and as head of the student rights subcommittee. Goerss and seven other students meet four times a year with the Board of Regents to discuss different student-related concerns. "We're always looking for issues to take before the board, she said. As the SGA website states, the student rights subcommittee is in charge of bringing issues that affect the rights of students not only to the Regents, but also to the student senate. This year, the committee has tackled several issues. These issues include, but are not limited to: registration, parking and off-campus students' rights. Goerss stressed that "The book outlines important information relating to student rights. A lot of people don't know how many rights and privileges they have, she said. Campus safety has always been an important issue, but it was definitely elevated when a string of sexual assaults occurred this fall," Goerss said. For that reason, her subcommittee has been involved with the implementation of different safety measures on campus, such as the blue lights in several of the campus parking lots and discussion of possible twenty-four hour keycard access. Environmental concerns are also something with which the subcommittee deals. After all, said Goerss, the idea of sustainability "fits so well into the campus mission statement." Student rights issues don't exclude issues concerning academics at St. Olaf. When the nursing major was threatened earlier this year, the subcommittee got involved. This issue hit close to home for Goerss, a nursing major herself. Goerss' subcommittee is responsible for the feedback boards, which have appeared this year in the Fireside Lounge. Students are encouraged to give their opinions about different topics which affect them. For example, in the next few weeks Public Safety will be discussing student comments about parking with Senate. Additionally, the student rights subcommittee will be meeting with parking office coordinator Donna Hunter. They will then post the questions they discussed with Hunter for students to see. The subcommittee has decided that parking will be their main issue this year, though they still welcome and encourage students to bring other concerns to them. Part of the challenge for Goerss, and likely for others in Senate, is that while "subcommittees have existed, this is the first time in recent years that SGA executives have really used subcommittees," according to Goerss. President Christie Larson '04 and Vice-President Seth Heringer '05 looked anew at the bylaws, and subcommittees are being used much more this year. Talk Back Tuesday, as Goerss said when the Senators table outside the cafeteria during dinner, is an excellent way place for students to ask questions and voice concerns. The questions are then addressed at Senate meetings. Students can view the discussion of the questions in the online minutes of the Senate, under "hot topics" or "Hill hype." Students also should keep in mind that although "we like to see things done now," Goerss reminds, "student leaders are working for the future." She urged that students bring their comments to Senate regardless of their immediacy or urgency. If any student wishes to contact Goerss and the student rights subcommittee, they can be reached at email@example.com. Their meetings, Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in the student activities office, are open to the student body.
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Sainte-Julie, Quebec (Sports Network) - Bernhard Langer fired a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday and grabbed a 3-stroke lead entering the final round of the Montreal Championship.
Langer, a two-time winner on the Champions Tour this season, sits at 6-under- par 138 through 36 holes at La Vallee du Richelieu Golf Club's Rouville Course.
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Shoreline Community College is going mobile in an effort to meet students where they are, wherever they are. Shoreline is the first community college in the state to launch full-featured "apps" for Apple and Android mobile devices. A Blackberry option is on the way and a Windows version is anticipated. The college also has a new mobile Web site.
In the coming weeks, the college will launch a new communication service, Connect–ED, that sends emergency and other important messages via e-mail, texts, voicemail to cellular and land-line phones and even to TTY-TTD devices for the hearing impaired.
And, they all tie in with the college's existing learning management system that can allow students to go to class on their smartphone, iPad or other mobile device.
"These are big steps for us, but they are just first steps," Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert said. "Students have an expectation of this kind of service. We all have that expectation in our everyday lives, it shouldn't be different when you go to college.
The new apps were created in partnership with Blackboard, the same company Shoreline uses for its online learning system. Both the Apple and Android apps provide:
• Directory – Look up contact info for Shoreline faculty and staff, save contacts and e-mail to a phone or mobile device.
• Courses – Access the class schedule for the current term, and the next term as soon as it is published.
• Learn - Check in on class assignments and other information posted in Blackboard and even go to class in some cases with Blackboard Mobile Learn.
• Videos – Tune in to Shoreline's YouTube channel.
• Images – See a sampling of photos from campus events on Shoreline's Flickr feed.
• Get Help - Emergency phone numbers and other contact information.
Connect–ED - a communication service that provides college officials with the ability to reach students, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information within minutes - is also being implemented through the partnership with Blackboard.
"Statistics show Shoreline to be a safe campus, but we must prepare for situations that we hope never happen," Shoreline President Lee Lambert said. "The ability to have immediate communication during emergency situations plays an important role in the safety and security of our students, employees and the surrounding community. This new tool gives us that ability."
Contact information for about 10,000 current students and employees is already loaded into the Connect-ED system. The college is sending a test e-mail and phone message on Jan. 17. A second test, a text message, will be sent Jan. 23 to students and employees who provide a phone number for texts.
It is important that all current students and college employees go to www.shoreline.edu/connect to confirm, change or add contact information and preferences for Connect-ED.
"Depending on the service plan, receiving a text message can cost the user money. So for that part of the service, we're asking students and employees to go to our Web site and choose their preferences," said Jim Hills, special assistant to the president for communications, marketing and government relations. "No system is perfect, but the more ways we have to communicate important and emergency messages, the better chance we have of keeping people informed and safe."
The new mobile Web site was created in partnership with Hearst Seattle Media, the sales arm of www.seattlepi.com. The site includes mobile versions of pages about programs, cost, enrollment, online classes, photos and contact information. The mobile site also includes a link back to the main college Web site. "Hearst has been a big help in quickly getting the college into the mobile environment," Hills said.
For students, the core is the Blackboard learning management system.
Blackboard Learn is Web-based software that provides students and instructors a set of tools to post class materials online and easily communicate with each other. Shoreline uses Blackboard to deliver its online and hybrid courses and to provide Web-based resources for many on-campus classes. Students can access Blackboard from anywhere they have Internet access.
In addition, Shoreline adds Blackboard Mobile Learn, giving students and faculty access to their courses, content and organizations on a variety of mobile devices including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Palm smartphones. Initially, Mobile Learn was available only for Sprint customers, but through an agreement with Blackboard, it is now available regardless of carrier.
There is no additional fee from the college to students for any of the online services, although cellular phone companies may charge for data services and text messages.
Ann Garnsey-Harter, director of eLearning for Shoreline, said the steps support all students regardless of how and where they attend classes. "While we offer four degrees completely online and one more mostly online along with eight certificates, these additional online services are available to everyone," Garnsey-Harter said.
President Lambert has previously announced that Shoreline would move ahead with a virtual-college initiative.
In March, 2011, a 64-page "Blueprint for a Virtual College: Report to the President's Senior Executive Team" was presented to Lambert and other college officials by Garnsey-Harter and Stuart Trippel, acting director of financial services.
The blueprint concludes the college should take an "approach that will build upon the College's existing strengths: offering high quality online instruction at an affordable price. … Using this incremental approach, the immediate recommended goal is to improve existing online instructional offerings and to package them comprehensively, and – equally if not more importantly – to address internal process barriers in the area of student services.
"The mobile apps we've launched are milestones, visible evidence that we're making progress," Lambert said. "We're following the blueprint, taking the steps necessary to make sure we're meeting the needs of our students and the community."
Apps for iOS (Apple) and Android devices are available for download at the Apple App Store, the Android Market or on the SCC site.
Testing, testing …
Shoreline Community College will test the Connect-ED service on Jan. 17 and Jan. 23, 2012 with test messages to current students and employees.
- On Jan. 17, e-mail and phone call test messages will be sent.
- On Jan. 23, texting test messages will be sent to those who have provided a text-message phone number.
Only current students and employees of Shoreline Community College should receive these messages.
If you erroneously receive a test message, please follow the information in the message or call 206-546-4101 and follow the prompts.
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For veterans day:
this is my great uncle john. he fought in world war two. on the battlefield he was hit by two bullets. the one on the right went through his hip, crippling him for life; the one on the left hit him in the head. it missed his brain by less than a centimeter. he couldnt move and lay on the ground overnight before he was found by US tanks sweeping the area for survivors.
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On designers' portfolios.
When I look around the landscape of designer website portfolios, most seem to fall into one of three categories:
1. It's great but content is completely outdated
2. It's changed completely every time the designer gets a free weekend.
3. They gave up altogether and just rock the splash page.
I've went through an unbelievable number of different styles, types and builds of complex personal websites spanning across all three of the above categories. Few of these lasted more than 6 months and in between all of these were huge spans of time where I had not much more than my name and email on a blank page.
As I begin thinking about a new site for myself, there's some things I want to keep in mind:
Do I humbly embrace the past?
I think honesty and humility as a designer begins with just showing up with what you have in the moment. If you want people to see the potential of you as a designer, it's a hell of a lot bigger jump from nothing to that described potential than from some form of existing work then forward. In the places where I share work in real time, I'm encouraged to see how I'm growing in my ability to deliver a quality execution of whatever I'm doing.
Do I show my work?
I can't tell you how frustrating it is when I go to a designers website, click a project and simply see 4-5 images lined up and absolutely nothing said about them. The more interesting the images, the more frustrating it is.
Showing your designs without speaking the journey that brought you to this shiny conclusion you ended up with it an huge injustice to all your hard work. What was the problem you were asked to solve? What's your relationship with the client? What techniques did you use to execute this work? Who did you work with to get what I'm looking at? What inspired you aesthetically and/or conceptually?
I never want to become that designer that talks about "design" all day but doesn't actually do it. It's a balance. Delivering great work but also explaining how you got there.
Do I speak to the future?
Past work only becomes limiting when nothing becomes of it. Am I constantly looking back and learning from my mistakes? For everything your work doesn't say itself, speak to the future. I want to talk about what inspires me and what I aspire to do beyond what I'm currently doing. I realize that my danger is not showing mediocre, past work. The danger is when I stop learning - when I stop taking each project and building on what I've already accomplished.
My career isn't a destination rather this crazy path of hi's and lows in which I get the privilege of making a living making amazing things that I and the people around me can enjoy. Why should my website be so different than that?
For me, doing the three points above means publishing the work I do have and doing it in real time as I move along in my little journey as a designer. I look forward to beginning to share more of my work and thoughts in real time to anyone who cares to pay attention.
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Although I understand some legitimate reasons why it happens, I'm still quite annoyed when artists release good tracks with sub par or totally awful artwork.
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Some pages are missing, but the current version comprises about 240 vellum pages, most with illustrations. Much of the manuscript resembles herbal manuscripts of the time period, seeming to present illustrations and information about plants and their possible uses for medical purposes. However, most of the plants do not match known species, and the manuscript's script and language remain unknown and unreadable. Possibly some form of encrypted ciphertext, the Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II.
As yet, it has defied all decipherment attempts, becoming a cause célèbre of historical cryptology. The mystery surrounding it has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript a subject of both fanciful theories and novels. None of the many speculative solutions proposed over the last hundred years has yet been independently verified.
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Ronnie Crocker is a veteran Houston Chronicle writer and editor, currently working on the business desk and writing the Beer, TX blog. He?s also author of the 2012 book ?Houston Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Bayou City,? which drew on his Houston Chronicle reporting about the Bayou City's burgeoning local industry.
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Lavender Lemon Curd Frozen Yogurt
Lemon curd and yogurt never looks so good!
We are onto day two of Frozen Treat Week and I'm so excited for today's recipe and giveaway!
Here is the thing. I think I may have stumbled onto something that could be dangerous. This frozen yogurt was so easy to make and it's the perfect blank canvas for just about any flavor. You could do sweet summer raspberries (yes), chewy chocolate chip cook dough chunks (double yes) or even espresso with crunchy espresso beans (triple yes).
But, for this batch I did something even more amazing – homemade lavender lemon curd.
In order to make this frozen yogurt you must first strain your yogurt to remove the extra water. This is a simple process but does take some planning on your part. You have to let it drain for at least 24 hours so keep that in mind.
If you have never strained yogurt before don't worry, it's super simple. Add some cheesecloth to a strainer, pour in the yogurt, cover the top with overhanging cheesecloth and let it drain. The only thing you need to do is drain the water every few hours and then sit back and wait.
I made my lemon curd using my Vitamix and it couldn't be easier. In just a little over 5 minutes I had sweet luscious lemon curd all to myself. I may or may not have eating a few warm spoonfuls before I let it cool. The addition of dried lavender just sends it over the edge.
I'm such a sucker for lemon curd.
So want to know what we are giving away today? A KitchenAid mixer WITH an ice cream attachment. Holy awesomeness! I got my KitchenAid mixer a little over 6 years ago and this thing is a workhorse. I named her Gladys and she has powered through crazy Christmas baking and tons of blog work. I also have the ice cream attachment and LOVE it. I keep the bowl in my freezer at all times. One never knows when they might need to whip up a batch of ice cream at midnight…who's with me?
There is also a fun giveaway from King Arthur Flour. I went to KAF in April for the Blog & Bake and I fell in love. I'm pretty sure I would live in the KAF store but they would probably frown upon that. I doubt they want some random food blogger setting up shop inside their shop. Now, up for grabs is a jar of caramel and dark chocolate sauce, a bag of mint chocolate chips (hello ice cream add-in!), coconut milk powder and a bottle of (really good!) vanilla extract. This giveaway would definitely get you in the baking mood!
Lavender Lemon Curd Frozen Yogurt
For lemon curd:
5 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1-1/2 cups sugar
Small pinch of kosher salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 tablespoon food grade dried lavender
For strained yogurt:
Cheese cloth
36 ounce container whole fat plain yogurt
For frozen yogurt:
Strained yogurt
1-1/2 cup lavender lemon curd
Lemon curd recipe slightly adapted from Vitamix
For lemon curd:
Add everything except butter and lavender to your vitamix blender.
Start off on speed level 1 and slowly go up to 10. Blend for 5 minutes on 10, lower to 3 and add in butter. Blend for 30 seconds.
Pour out into storage bowl and stir in lavender. Cover and let cool in the refrigerator. This can be done up to three days before.
*Vitamix and other high powered blenders (Blendtec) get hot enough to cook the eggs in the lemon curd. If you do not own a high powered blender please use a stove top recipe. This one is delicious.
For strained yogurt:
Double layer a strainer with cheesecloth.
Add in yogurt and place the strainer in a rimmed dish (I used a 9x9 square dish) and place in the refrigerator. Fold the cheesecloth over the top of the yogurt so it does not dry out.
Let your yogurt strain for at least 24 hours. Make sure to dump the water that drains out of the yogurt a couple times.
Your yogurt is ready when it's thick.
For frozen yogurt:
In a bowl of an electric mixer add strained yogurt. Beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Add in lavender lemon curd and beat for 30 seconds.
Add to your desired covered freezer storage container. Freeze until solid, about 4 hours to overnight. Let the frozen yogurt sit out for 20 minutes to soften before trying to scoop.
Top frozen yogurt with some leftover lavender lemon curd if desired.
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U21s defender eager for victory in penultimate group game.
Tyias Browning
Tyias Browning is eyeing a repeat victory for Everton Under-21s against Bolton on Monday evening.
Three points against a Wanderers side that have won once all season would go a long way to keeping the Blues in the hunt for qualification to Group Tier One in the next stage of the campaign.
To ensure qualification, Everton would need to finish either fourth of fifth. They currently occupy sixth spot with two matches remaining.
And right-back Browning told evertontv: "If we were more ruthless then we could have won a lot more games but we still have a chance of making it.
"We played Bolton not too long ago and we won. Hopefully we will win again."
Last Sunday, the 19-year-old lined-up alongside Sylvain Distin in defence during the second-string's goalless stalemate with Reading at Goodison Park.
"He's a good role model," added Browning when speaking of the Frenchman who has made over 420 appearances in English football.
"He doesn't slacken off and puts all his effort into games which shows that he cares. He's one to look up to.
"He helps me through games, even in the warm-up and whenever we get a break he is telling you what to do.
"He has got a lot of experience and he likes to share it with the team, especially the back four."
The teenager earned even more experience by travelling with David Moyes' side for this month's Premier League clash with the Royals.
A depleted squad provided an extra seat on the coach to the Madejski Stadium - although Browning was not part of the matchday squad of 18.
That brief taste of top-flight football, however, has now left him even more determined to progress to the top.
"It was something new and hopefully I will be able to do it more often," he told evertontv. "Steve Round just told me to enjoy the experience. It's a lot different than the Under-21s.
"All I can keep doing is my best. Hopefully I will be in future squads."
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"You can't be serious" is the best that Boehner can do? Well, at least he used common words. Recently, Romney and the Republicans refused to articulate any serious alternative to Obama in language understandable to the majority of Americans. Just a guess, but this might be a good time to come down off the platitudes and explain it in smaller words than "...wouldn't relent on marginal tax rate hikes - one of the most economically harmful ways of raising tax revenue". Worse than being difficult to understand, the statement is false ("raising tax revenue"?) and surrenders to Obama's point that this is about raising tax revenue. No wonder Republicans keep losing elections.