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Nice work if you can get it
The Republican-run U.S. House had a nice, long summer break recently, taking the month of August off, as well as the first week in September.
House members worked four days last week, and another four this week, at which point they apparently decided that they've done enough.
It's official: The House is closing up shop until after the midterm elections.Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's office announced Thursday there will be no votes on Friday and said the four-day session originally scheduled to begin on Sept. 29 has been canceled, pending Senate approval of the continuing resolution that passed the House Wednesday.That means lawmakers will be sprinting to the exits -- and the quick trip to the airport -- after the close of business Thursday.
In this case, "close of business Thursday" means this afternoon.
Granted, lawmakers in the lower chamber weren't scheduled for a lot more work days -- they were supposed to show up tomorrow and four days the week of Sept. 29 -- but they've decided not to bother.
And so, over the 14 weeks spanning the beginning of August and the middle of November, House members will work a grand total of eight days -- out of a possible 103. And after today, they'll be away from work for the next 54 days.
I imagine there are many who'll see this and shrug. "If they're not going to do any real work anyway," the argument goes, "they might as well go home."
That's one way to look at it, but there's another way.
Even a response to Ebola can apparently be politicized
President Obama traveled to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta this week to unveil an ambitious U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa, including money, materials, and military and health personnel.
It's one of the most aggressive responses in U.S. history to a disease outbreak. Michele Richinick reported that "as many as 3,000 military personnel will assist in training new health care workers and building treatment clinics in the countries affected by the disease," and some of our financial resources will be used to "construct 17 new treatment centers, each with 100 beds, and 10,000 sets of protective equipment and supplies to help 400,000 families protect themselves from the epidemic that is spreading exponentially."
A day later, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, announced plans to establish "a new on-the-ground mission in West Africa to coordinate the struggle against Ebola," while the World Bank Group issued a report warning of a "potentially catastrophic blow" to the economies of countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
Given all of this, it seems like an odd time for conservative media to start a new round of complaints.
Right-wing media are using President Obama's plan to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as another opportunity to attack him. Conservatives are calling the president a "hypocrite" because he's sending "more soldiers to fight Ebola than we are sending to fight ISIS"; labeling the plan "arrogant" because of problems with HealthCare.gov; and accusing him of trying to "change the subject" by "fighting a really bad flu bug."
It was former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) who equated the Ebola virus with a "really bad flu bug."
Rush Limbaugh added, "We are sending more soldiers to fight Ebola than we are sending to fight ISIS or other Muslim terrorists.... I didn't know you could shoot a virus. Did you?"
Thursday's Campaign Round-Up, 9.18.14
Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* Why is the Kansas Supreme Court so important right now? Fox News' new poll shows Sen. Pat Roberts (R) leading Greg Orman (I) by two points, 40% to 38%, when Chad Taylor (D) is in the mix. In a head-to-head match-up in the same poll, Orman leads Roberts by six, 48% to 42%.
* Is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) rebounding? A new Marquette University Law School poll shows the incumbent regaining his advantage, leading Mary Burke (D) by three, 49% to 46%.
* In related Wisconsin news, Democratic candidates will be listed first on the ballot, as required by state law because of the 2012 election results, just as Republicans were listed first in 2010 because of the 2010 election results. The difference is, Wisconsin Republicans are outraged and have filed a lawsuit, calling the ballot unfair.
* In North Carolina's U.S. Senate race, Fox News' poll is the latest in a series of recent polls to show Sen. Kay Hagan (D) leading Thom Tillis (R). Fox shows a five-point gap, 41% to 36%.
* Polling in Iowa's U.S. Senate race has been all over the place lately, though Fox News shows Bruce Braley (D) and Joni Ernst (R) tied at 41% each.
* In Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, Fox News' poll shows Bill Cassidy (R) cruising past incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D), 51% to 38%. The margin is significant: if one candidate tops 50% in November, there won't be a need for a December runoff.
* In Colorado's U.S. Senate race, most recent surveys have shown Sen. Mark Udall (D) with an edge over Rep. Cory Gardner (R), but the new USA Today/Suffolk poll shows Gardner up by one, 43% to 42%. Quinnipiac, which seems to have a heavy GOP lean lately, shows Gardner with an eight-point lead, which isn't close to any other result from any other poll.
* On a related note, the USA Today/Suffolk poll also shows Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) hanging on to a very narrow lead over former Rep. Bob Beauprez (R), 43% to 41%.
'Clinton Nostalgia Syndrome' strikes again
When Bill Clinton was president, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called him a "jerk" and voted (twice) to throw him out of office. But reflecting on the Clinton era last year, the Utah Republican told reporters, "[I]f it hadn't been for some other difficulties, [Clinton] would go down in history as a pretty darn fine president."
This came to mind yesterday when Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) appeared at an event organized by the No Labels organization -- yes, that No Labels -- and said something similar about the bygone era he still longs for.
"I started my stint under President Bill Clinton," Salmon said, "and I'm the opposite party and I'd give my right arm to have him back right now."
Salmon, of course, voted in favor of four articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton.
It's part of a phenomenon Robert Schlesinger calls "Clinton Nostalgia Syndrome."
It's amazing how the idea that "absence makes the heart grow fonder" expresses itself in the weird world of Washington. One of the more entertaining instances is what I call Clinton Nostalgia Syndrome, where Republicans -- especially those who were in Congress in the mid and late 1990s -- yearn for the halcyon days of bipartisan compromise that, in their memory, carried the day during the Clinton presidency.
I actually remember the 1990s a little differently than Republicans who are suddenly celebrating the Clinton presidency. In fact, while I appreciate the fact that the right says nice things about the former Democratic president as a way to condemn the current Democratic president, I tend to think "Clinton Nostalgia Syndrome" is pretty hilarious.
Republicans coalesce around anti-immigration message
Last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a slightly unexpected attack ad. The NRSC, at least somewhat worried about the Senate race in Georgia, went after Michele Nunn (D) for supporting "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. The problem was with the NRSC's proof.
According to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Nunn must support "amnesty" since she's endorsed the bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill, co-authored by four Republican senators -- Marco Rubio, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Jeff Flake -- and easily passed by the Senate last year.
In other words, according to the Republicans' Senate committee, Nunn deserves to be condemned for agreeing with several prominent Republicans.
And this week, it's happened again.
On Monday, Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Mitch McConnell in the hard-fought Kentucky senate race, tried to distance herself from President Obama with an ad showing her shooting a gun. McConnell responded in kind. At the same time, an independent group with connections to Republican strategist Karl Rove began airing this ad blasting the "Obama-Grimes" plan to give "amnesty" to illegal immigrants.
Now, Lundergan Grimes hasn't been in Congress, so she couldn't vote one way or the other on comprehensive immigration reform, but the Kentucky candidate did endorse the bipartisan reform package co-authored by some conservative Republicans.
Then again, so did did Karl Rove's operations. And therein lies the point: Rove and his pals in the Bluegrass State are now condemning Lundergan Grimes ... for agreeing with Karl Rove about immigration policy.
All of this may seem like business as usual for Republicans in an election year, but I'd argue there's more to it.
Obamacare sea change: GOP governor boasts about ACA benefits
Earlier this year, the Republican game plan for health care was pretty straightforward: attack "Obamacare" constantly, make it the centerpiece of the 2014 cycle, and wait for the inevitable victories to roll in.
The very idea that we'd see a Republican governor bragging about Affordable Care Act benefits -- in the final stretch of a tough re-election campaign, no less -- seemed hard to fathom. And yet, here we are (thanks to my colleague Nick Tuths for the heads-up).
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday touted Michigan's successful Medicaid expansion as part of his re-election bid, saying 63,000 more low-income adults have signed up than projected this year, with [three-and-a-half] months left.The Republican governor said about 385,000 enrolled between April, when the Healthy Michigan program launched, and Monday. His administration had expected 322,000 signups by year's end."At that level, we're adding over 9,000 patients a week," Snyder said at an endorsement event at the Michigan State Medical Society, an East Lansing-based professional association of physicians. "It's outstanding progress."
Progress, that is, implementing a key element of President Obama's signature domestic-policy achievement.
There are, of course, multiple angles to this. Michigan's Eclectablog, for example, noted that local Tea Partiers are not at all pleased by the sight of a Republican governor bragging about ACA implementation. For that matter, local Democrats are eager to remind the state that Snyder was not initially an eager proponent of Medicaid expansion, and the governor's delays cost the state money.
Rep. Mark Schauer (D), Snyder's very competitive rival, said Michigan's slow adoption of Medicaid expansion ended up costing the state roughly $600 million.
To be sure, these details matter. But I'm nevertheless struck by the broader political circumstances.
Wehby acknowledges plagiarism problem
When Andrew Kaczynski caught Monica Wehby's Republican Senate campaign in a fairly blatant instance of plagiarism, the candidate's team didn't handle it especially well. Despite clear evidence that the Oregon candidate's health plan had been copied and pasted from materials published by Karl Rove's Crossroads operation, Wehby's spokesperson got a little snippy.
"The suggestion that a pediatric neurosurgeon needs to copy a health care plan from American Crossroads is absurd," a Wehby aide told BuzzFeed. "Dr. Wehby is too busy performing brain surgery on sick children to respond, sorry."
As best as I can tell, Wehby was not actually performing brain surgery on sick children at the time.
In any case, Kaczynski dug further and found that Wehby's economic plan had also been plagiarized, prompting the Republican candidate to drop the too-busy-performing-brain-surgery defense and acknowledge the problem.
Monica Wehby's campaign on Wednesday acknowledged problems with plagiarism in some of her issue documents and removed them from her website.Her campaign blamed a former staffer, and it was clear from the context that Wehby and her aides were referring to her former campaign manager, Charlie Pearce, who is now running Dennis Richardson's campaign for governor.Pearce, who was clearly irked, denied having anything to do with the problem. "I did not author the health care policy or economic policy plans," he said in an interview.
It's safe to say this isn't what Team Wehby needed right now.
Air Force changes contentious religious policy
Under Pentagon guidelines, American servicemen and women who re-enlist are required to sign a specific written oath. In the Air Force, that's proven to be a bit more controversial than expected.
The oath seems pretty straightforward. Signers swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic"; "bear true faith and allegiance to the same"; and "obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me." But it concludes, "So help me God," and for atheists, that's a problem.
In the Army and Navy, Americans have the discretion to omit those final four words without penalty, but the Air Force has made it mandatory. In fact, as we discussed over the weekend, an airman was recently told he would be excluded from military service, regardless of his qualifications, unless he does as the Air Force requires and swears an oath to God.
At least, that was the policy. Abby Ohlheiser reported late yesterday that the Air Force has agreed to change its approach.
After an airman was unable to complete his reenlistment because he omitted the part of a required oath that states "so help me God," the Air Force changed its instructions for the oath.Following a review of the policy by the Department of Defense General Counsel, the Air Force will now permit airmen to omit the phrase, should they so choose. That change is effective immediately, according to an Air Force statement.
In a written statement, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said, "The Air Force will be updating the instructions for both enlisted and commissioned Airmen to reflect these changes in the coming weeks, but the policy change is effective now. Airmen who choose to omit the words 'So help me God' from enlistment and officer appointment oaths may do so." She added that Air Force officials are "making the appropriate adjustments to ensure our Airmen's rights are protected."
It's worth emphasizing that the Air Force didn't have a lot of choice -- it was facing the prospect of a lawsuit officials were likely to lose.
Jobless claims show sharp improvement, near 14-year low
The data on initial unemployment claims was a little erratic around Labor Day, leading to some questions about what to expect next. With this in mind, the new data from the Labor Department was not only welcome news, it was better than anyone expected.
The number of people who applied for jobless benefits dropped 36,000 to 280,000 in the week that ended Sept. 13, hitting the lowest level since mid-July, signaling that employers are laying off very few workers, according to government data released Thursday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected initial claims for regular state unemployment-insurance benefits to decline to 305,000 in the most recent weekly data from an originally reported 315,000 for the prior period.On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department tweaked initial claims for the week that ended Sept. 6 to 316,000. The four-week average of new claims, a trend that's less volatile than weekly changes, fell 4,750 to 299,500, the government reported.
Just to add some additional contest, this new report is the best since mid-July, but more important, the 280,000 figure suggests initial unemployment claims are approaching a 14-year low.
That said, to reiterate the point I make every Thursday morning, it's worth remembering that week-to-week results can vary widely, and it's best not to read too much significance into any one report.
This time, Obama gets what he wants from Congress
The White House may be struggling badly with its political standing, and Democrats may very well have a rough election cycle, but President Obama can still occasionally get exactly what he wants.
For example, the president and his team worked hard to secure support for part of his new counter-terrorism strategy, and yesterday afternoon, the Republican-led House delivered.
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday afternoon to greenlight President Obama's controversial proposal to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in effort to defeat the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Obama wanted this measure, and he got it. The president wanted the House to approve a spending measure -- the "continuing resolution" -- to avoid a government shutdown, and he got that, too. Obama even urged lawmakers to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank, and despite the controversy, that's also going through.
It's not often the White House can reflect on developments on Capitol Hill and conclude, "We got everything we hoped to get."
Of course, in yesterday's case, Obama had some help. The measure on support for Syrian rebels passed because House Republican leaders endorsed the administration's plan. The CR passed, despite some recent grumbling, because there was little appetite for a pre-election government shutdown. The Export-Import Bank will live on because so many of the GOP's allies in the business community urged Republicans to side with the White House on this.
Still, presidents struggling in the polls generally don't get what they want, especially from chambers run by the other party, especially when contentious issues like war take center stage. Yesterday, however, Obama had a good day.
That said, there was plenty of drama surrounding the proposal on supporting Syrian rebels -- with a more difficult discussion on the way.
Presidential airstrikes and other headlines
Obama plans to tightly control strikes in Syria. (Wall Street Journal)
Senate votes today on training Syrian rebels. (The Hill)
Meet the president's key player on Syria. (The Hill)
Ukraine's president addresses a joint meeting of congress today. (Washington Post)
The man who can save Sen. Pat Roberts. (National Journal)
Texas executes second female prisoner this year. (AP)
Oregonians to vote on driving cards for immigrants. (AP)
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Khloe Kardashian kept Lamar Odom's crack addiction secret from her entire family for most of her marriage ... TMZ has learned.
Sources connected to the family tell us ... Khloe did not want to burden her family and jeopardize the Kardashian machine by telling the brood about Lamar's drug issues. We're told Kourtney and Kim Kardashian learned of Lamar's addiction "very recently."
We're told Kris Jenner has known about it for a longer period of time, but was still kept in the dark for many months.
Our sources say even when Khloe reached out for professional help -- for example hiring private investigators to follow Lamar -- she lied about the extent of the addiction. Our sources say Khloe told private investigators Lamar was addicted to "performance enhancing drugs" and that's why she needed their help. She never played the crack card.
When stories started to surface about Lamar sleeping with other women ... and the family started asking questions ... Khloe felt she needed to reveal the real issue. As one source put it, "Khloe was a real trooper. She's been living a nightmare."
So I guess fat Rob quit smoking rock approx a yr & bit . Around the time he turn into the Michellin man . lol
Khloe is NO trooper. She is part of the problem. She's an enabler. She only did what she did to protect herself and that awful family of hers from the humuliation.
Stay strong Khloe, you can still bring him up from the dark....hold onto your love....dont give up.
so we have a new rateings ploy. next one of them will come out as gay/ lesbian thats how this train wreak keeps going and going....
She has either just found out recently, or she has kept it a secret for most of the marriage. You can't have it both ways TMZ.
How do you go from a Laker to a Loser in less than two years? Marry a Kardashian.
I guess the Kardashians don't want us to keep up with the Kardashian's truth, just what they put on T.V. I guess their lucky number is 72. The number of days Kim was married, and the number of days Lamar's went missing.
Lol....that's why u Dont marry someone u have known for 4only wks
Sad to see because Khloe and Kris have outed his private problem and ruined him. Happy girls? You are absolutely horrendous, I don't care what his problem is because Khloe you do have some part in this you are not an innocent as you try to portray. Poor poor Lamar.
Translation? $$$$$ trumps my husband's health and well-being...
I thought this family was SO close, and they share everything! Not so much when it's negative news that might rock their $$ empire!!! Trooper, my rear end -- more like a delusional fool holding onto nothing!!
His father was an addict or still is- sadly the apple does not fall far from the tree.
Eh something isn't right here. I think she has a drug problem too, but probly hasn't escalated to crack cocaine.. They let Rob stay with them knowing the house was full of drugs..
Hold on a second....first, Kris Jenner "has known about his addiction, but kept in the dark about it." She chose to keep quiet about. No way was she going to allow anything to interfere with "RATINGS." The separation was inevitable as will be the divorce. Khloe will figure it out. Hopefully, without her family breathing down her neck!
He is a looser married into a looser family...they belong together. I can imagine he needed the drugs to deal with those bunch of dopes.


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"the battle will go down at a certain time, so everyone knows when to get to work and fight there."
So now, as in Auchindoun, we'll be able to have a few minutes of world pvp action every couple hours. Wonderful. And, once again, you'll have to schedule your play time around the game designers' decisions, if you want to partake.
Auchindoun is probably the worst pattern they could have used for this new zone.
Everyone was expecting some huge free-for-all warzone with siege weapons and constant battle whenever you wanted it--Alterac Valley without the queues. Total, lovely chaos.
In reality, it's just a keep guarding a mine that is attacked/defended on a set schedule with NPCs. Blizzard will never "get" what it is people are wanting from world PvP. Warhammer, and to an extent Age of Conan, seem to be the only games that offer it.
Blizzard just can't let go...it wants to control PvP as much as possible. That means schedules, scripted events, instanced duels, etc.


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If data visualization was the hot thing in 09 and 10 (and still is), then information curation is the new thing.
It's a testament to our over-stimulated lives. The interwebs are projected to contain 1,800 exabytes of data this year. That's a big number, so here it is with all the zeros: 1,800,000,000,000,000,000,000.
That's a ton of wall posts, TED videos, cat pics, and memes. Info curation isn't new of course, Mashable might not have been the first on the scene but it's probably the biggest curator of internet information, covering the gamut from technology to non-profits.
Some new services have popped up to answer this Infoglut challenge. One of the more interesting services to me is Storify. As a user, you're able to pull in pieces of a story scattered all around the web into one place. It's a great way to synthesize data to create one cohesive experience. It was meant to be a hub where people can share the info that's separated by social media walls. But as you can see it's also become an aggregator and curation site.
The Storify crew had a particularly strong showing at SXSW, but I think this example shows what this program is capable of:
Japan Quake — How can I help
For someone looking to do something, anything, to help the Japanese people this is their one-stop page. I'd say this is more aggregation vs. curation, but the benefit is undeniable.
Another example is one of my favorite sites in all of the interwebs, Trendwatching. Just like Mashable, they've been at this for some time now and are certainly not the new kid on the block. They only post once a month (on freebie service). Their posts are pretty long, 2,700 words in the last trend briefing. How does this match up with our rush to be the first to know and tweet?
They are masters of curation. They constantly find the newest and coolest ideas in technology, retail and fashion based around an upcoming trend. The key is it isn't just a bunch of links or pictures thrown together, it's all selectively edited so it fits into a theme of what's to come. Plus, they dig deep for their sources. Rarely have I ever seen one of their featured products, brand experiences, or technology before I read the trend report.
To me, that's real value and that's why I keep coming back.
Thoughts for communicators.
If you have curated knowledge to share this is a perfect opportunity to integrate into your fan community. Also, look for those opportunities to ask for information or to add your cause or company to a curation. Just remember, this isn't a Google listing, it's personally edited content so don't forget to be a person yourself and show real value. Otherwise it might just backfire on you.
I'm sure there are plenty of info curation sites out there, I'm just scratching the surface. Do you have a favorite?
You're a company who's put millions in R&D, testing, and marketing your neat gadget then hackers crack and mod it into pulling off cool tricks. What do you do?
And the cool tricks look like
Semi-approved hacking
If you're Microsoft, you move from threats of working "closely with law enforcement and product safety groups to keep Kinect tamper-resistant," to looking the other way. A year or two ago they would have sued these hackers into oblivion. Cooler heads prevailed and amazing hacks have poured forth everywhere from home-brew motion tracking to MIT projects.
Microsoft has gone even further, it's planning on releasing a Software Development Kit (SDK) to basically completely open up the Kinect and give developers the tools to see what they can do with the device.
I think this semi-approved hacking is an interesting approach for companies to attract fans. You only have to check out Etsy and YouTube to see People of all ages have a desire to adapt, customize, to products their own. This trend of giving up control to gain customer loyalty may become a reality for brands.
Some other quick examples:
Say what you will about their "walled garden," but Apple has pretty consistently turned a blind eye to hacking. Basically, the product is yours to tinker with, but don't bring it back if you break it.
The original Apple TV has been hacked six ways to Sunday since it's release and the latest version can now run XBMC & Plex thanks to an active hacker community.
The Digital SLR video revolution would have happened anyway, but Magic Lantern and the Canon Hack Development Kit certainly give it a nudge. These hacker communities sprung up in response to passionate users' pleas for more robust features that were software-limited by manufactures.
In the case of the Canon 5D MarkII, it took a great camera and made the video recording capability unbelievable. Magic Lantern unleashed the camera's potential and turned it into a cornerstone in the DSLR film community.
Instagram API
There are a ton of iPhone photography apps. A good amount of these have social sharing built in. Instragram stands out by not only giving users a great experience, but allowing developers to create new extensions with the photo sharing company's code.
Now users can do more than tweet their pics, browse the pics beautifully with Instagallery and connect your pics to other services like Foodspotting with just a #food tag.
Who cares about what probably adds up to 10% of your customer base? Well, those are the noisiest customers. Those are the ones driving trends. Those are the ones promoting your products. That's why.
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Our vision for Nebraska Wesleyan University builds on our long-standing strengths. We want to be known as a leading liberal arts university in the United States where:
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This issue of Archways magazine focuses on the second point in this vision for Nebraska Wesleyan, a dynamic environment for living and learning. It is also the second of three elements of our new strategic plan, The Archways Plan 2012.
I cannot tell you how many times the presidents of other colleges in Nebraska have told me how fortunate we are to be in Lincoln. That's true. And we are fortunate to be in University Place, and to have such a lovely campus with buildings and grounds all so well maintained. It's an awesome responsibility, shared by all of us, to ensure that many years from now those who come after us will be able to say that we took good care, that we kept the campus up-to-date.
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It's almost decision time for some National Hockey League teams as they count down the games played for junior-eligible rookies on their rosters.
Some clubs have already made up their mind on what to do, as the Jets sent Mark Scheifele back to the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League over the weekend, and the Lightning made it official on Tuesday, deciding to keep winger Brett Connolly with the club.
Once a junior-eligible rookie appears in 10 NHL games, the first year of his entry-level contract is used up so the nine-game mark is decision time. Those decisions, however, do not affect any players' eligibility for the World Junior Hockey Championship. So even if a player were to stay in the NHL now, he could still be loaned to his national team for the holiday tournament.
That being said, there are still decisions that still need to be made:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: The first pick in the draft in June has only been held off the scoresheet in three of the eight games that he's played in thus far. The 18-year-old has notched five goals and three assists in that time and has regularly played on a line with 2010 first-overall selection Taylor Hall.
"No. Still nothing," Nugent-Hopkins told the media on Monday about staying in Edmonton for the year. "Still just waiting. I'm going to go into (Tuesday) night and just play and see what happens after that."
On Friday, Nugent-Hopkins was told he would not be going back to the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League.
Gabriel Landeskog: The 18-year-old, who was taken second overall by the Avalanche in June's draft, has impressed his teammates so far.
"We've seen 18-year-old guys put up points and play on the power play and stuff like that, but for a guy to come and have the coach put him out there in the last minute on a faceoff in our zone and know that he's going to be responsible, I mean, you just don't see that every day," teammate Shane O'Brien told the Denver Post Tuesday. "He's a complete two-way player."
In eight games this season, he has four goals and one assist and appears to be a lock to stay. "He's going to be with us," Avalanche general manager Greg Sherman told NHL.com. "He's going to stay."
Adam Larsson: Despite not recording a point in his first seven games, the fourth overall selection in the 2011 draft is leading the all Devils' defencemen in ice time, logging an average of 23:52 per-game.
Mika Zibanejad: The 18-year-old recorded one assist in nine games with the Senators. On Wednesday, the club decided to send him back to Sweden.
Sean Couturier: The eighth overall selection in the 2011 Entry Draft has two goals and two assists in eight games with the Flyers this season and according to recent reports out of Philadelphia, he'll likely to stay past the 10-game threshold.
Ryan Johansen: The 19-year-old, who was taken fourth overall in 2010, has played in six games, recording one goal and two assists so far. And with the injury to Jeff Carter, he's been playing top six minutes at forward.
Devante Smith-Pelly: Smith-Pelly, who was on the Memorial Cup All-Star Team after a great season with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors last year, made the club out of camp and has played regularly on the third line, posting one assist in seven games.
Brett Bulmer: The third-line forward for the Wild has impressed the club with his work ethic and play. He's played in eight games and picked up three assists. The 19-year-old, who was the 39th player selected in the 2010 draft appears to have an inside track on staying with the club.
"So far, he's a better player than he was two months ago," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher told the Pioneer Press on Wednesday. "He's continued to improve and continued to develop and continued to keep pace with the NHL players, and he's obviously making contributions to our team."
Erik Gudbranson: The blueliner, who went back to Kingston after training camp last season, has played eight games with the Florida Panthers. The 19-year-old, who was the third overall selection in 2010, has amassed 24 penalty minutes so far.
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that is fairly amazing.
you my friend, are a talented person.
Designing a logo from scratch part 2: drawing and illustrating
In Designing a Logo from scratch part 1: Creative Brainstorming I went over techniques to brainstorm ideas for designing a logo. I discussed formulating a business name by using a thought web to help get your creative juices flowing. Well, I'm going to use the two keywords "Phoenix" and "Communication", which happens to work well because there are many companies based around communications. First off, I have to give credit to Chris Decatur for his excellent tutorial on professional logo design, as many of the design steps are the same and it's also a great read.
Step 1: Draw it on paper
In graphic arts, we must not neglect the power of the hand. If you don't feel comfortable with using the hand, it's at least worth a shot to get familiar with. It's a quick, easy way to sketch ideas down and formulate the ideas into something worth tracing. Don't spend too much time on one until you feel like tackling it in Illustrator.
For me, I drew a few images of phoenix's. If it's difficult for you to integrate multiple keywords into the logo, simply start with one keyword and modify it to have both. My illustrations don't have anything to do with communications yet.
Step 2: Scan it
After you have drawn a few, you can combine ideas from the other ones to get the result you want. I ended up liking number 4 and the one on the right, so I scanned it and brought it into Illustrator.
Step 3: Use Illustrator
Why? Since Photoshop creates pixel-based graphics, Illustrator is ideal for creating logos because it's a vector-based program, which creates images in points which allow it to be scaled to any size, which is crucial for branding purposes.
Step 4: Set up layers
-Open a new 8.5×11 document (or whatever size of paper you used) and click file -> Place.
-Locate to your image and hit the place button.
-Over in the layers panel (F7), double click the layer and give it a name. It's good habit.
-Lock the layer by clicking the blank space beside the eye icon in the layers panel.
-Now click the new layer icon and you're ready to roll.
Step 5: Set up the pen tool
Click the pen tool, and at the bottom of the tools panel, set the fill color to none (the tiny box with the red line under it) and the stroke color to black. This way you'll exclusively be able to see the lines you draw and the illustration under it.
Step 6: Trace the outlines with the pen tool
The pen tool is annoying to many, but it just takes patience. Have patience and you can come up with something beautiful. Start drawing points around your figure. Don't worry about accuracy just yet, you can use the convert anchor point tool later to adjust curves and the direct selection tool to position them. If you spread out your points as much as possible, it will be easy for you to make smooth curves when you tune them with the convert anchor point tool. If you're a beginner with the pen tool, you should take a look at Veerle's Pen Tool Exercises tutorial.
Step 7: Fine Tune the points with the convert anchor point tool
-Click the convert anchor point tool, followed by clicking on the point you wish to change the curve angle from. Two curve handles will show up, and click and drag them to make your angle the way yout want it. This may take a little time to do for all of the points, but the key is not to give up!
Step 8: Add Color
Now that your logo has the outline done, let's start filling in the inside. Use the fill box to select what color to fill it in with. For solid colors, simply make sure the fill box is in front of the stroke box and click the color from the color selector. You can do the same with the stroke box to add a stroke. I have also created a background layer since I won't be using the sketch anymore. If you're adding a gradient:
1. Select fill box
2. Select color
3. Drag the current color swatch to inside the gradient box to add a color, and simply click the gradient box to activate it
4. Use the gradient tool to control the spread and direction of the gradient
Step 8: Add Detail
Although logos are best kept simple so they're more memorable, adding a detail significantly adds to the presentation. For my project, I did the following:
1. Drew an outline
2. Changed the stroke & fill colors
3. Duplicated and dragged over the illustration outline
Step 9: Done
And we're all done with the graphic. Next part we will go over basic typography and slogans for your brand design. Thanks for reading, here's my final product:
that is fairly amazing.
thanks,great tutorial !
Love your work! Cool idea and the final effect looks brilliant. It reminds me of firefox logo. I always thought that it's hard to recreate but with your tutorial it seems to be pretty easy :)
Anyways, the tutorial is also well written and useful for me. You're doing great job Robin! Keep it up!
This is pretty close to what I do as well! Nice article, Robin!
Thanks for such a nice tut. I am going to experience my hands on this right now :)
Unbelievable. I love how you can transform a simple sketch into a work of art. I wish I had the patience to use the pen tool. I'm always too quick to jump behind the lens and go into photoshop!
Hi there, great illustration and post, the only thing I would comment on is that the way I've been taught to design logos is to make the graphic as less complicated as possible so that if you squint you can still make out the logo and name/ tagline.
But I suppose this is just to show how to take an idea froim paper and give it life through vector illustration, which I found really useful by the way, so cheers for that!
This is so helpful! Thank you for this post...
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This is a good tutorial. Although I would prefer the bird to have eyes. Bird with no eyes I find it scary.
I wish I had access to Illustrator but still use Inkscape for all my graphic design work.
very good work...
Really good process you have here. I've never tried to draw stuff on paper then do it on the computer but I think I'll give it a try. Maybe for some of the backgrounds for my site. Thanks!
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Wow, really impressive tutorial! Going from drawn on paper to an amazing digital masterpiece is outstanding, nice work!
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The step by step method is good. Nice illustration, but way too much detail for a usefull logo.
Wow, you are highly skilled. That is much harder than it looks.
I love this illustration! the effect is so simple and cute. thanks for the post


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Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Patent Wars: This Little-Known Swedish Company is the KeyIn a single stroke, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) could gain the upper hand in its seemingly endless patent wars with Samsung Electronics (PINK: SSNLF) and others.
Or the tech giant could blow its chance and wind up paying billions of dollars in licensing fees.
The outcome hinges on how Apple deals with a little-known company based in Sweden.
This micro-cap just happened to file a patent for the "swipe-to-unlock" touchscreen gesture in 2002 - three years before Apple filed its patent.
The company, Neonode (Nasdaq: NEON), received its U.S. patent in January.
Neonode holds a number of touchscreen-related patents that could become decisive in several of Apple's mobile computing patent cases.
Already the "swipe-to-unlock" patent helped Samsung defeat Apple in a recent patent case in the Netherlands. Samsung said the patent, as well as a phone Neonode released in 2005, represented "prior art."
"Apple just shot itself in the foot and all the blood is going to go to NEON," Jim Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital and well-known investor, wrote in a blog post Tuesday evening.
Insiders told The Wall Street Journal in April that Samsung plans to use the Neonode patent in a similar but much more crucial case in San Jose, CA, scheduled for a July trial.
And Altucher added a scarier prospect for Apple.
If Neonode does indeed hold the patent trump card for "swipe-to-unlock," it could gun for a cut of Apple's profits by filing its own patent case.
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Like two mighty monsters in a 1950s sci-fi B-movie, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (PINK: SSNLF) have locked horns for over a year in an epic patent war neither can win.
Over the past year, the two tech titans have filed dozens of patent infringement lawsuits against each other in 10 countries. Most seek to block the sale of one or more of the other's smartphone and tablet products.
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Axiom AIR Mini 32 Series HyperControl
HyperControl is an exclusive technology found in M-Audio keyboards. Simply put, HyperControl automatically maps the keyboard's transport controls and knobs to instantly match the most useful and commonly accessed parameters in many of today's top music software titles
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Ideal for making music on the go, the Axiom AIR Mini 32 is small in size and big on features. Eight knobs are paired with a function select button, allowing these knobs to control Volume, Pan, or Virtual Instrument and/or Effect parameters.
Transport ControlsThe dedicated transport buttons provide immediate hands-on access to your DAW's playback and recording controls.
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Quickly navigate through the tracks or select a specific track using the convenient compass-style cursor buttons.
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Pro Tools 10.3.3 - 10.3.7
HyperControl functionality is built in to Pro Tools 10.3.3 - 10.3.7. The use of HyperControl with the Axiom AIR Mini 32 requires the Windows drivers:
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Gamemerk's Wall Hack for Soldier Front NASoldier Front [ October 18, 2012 at 2:53 AM ] 475 Views
Currently this cheat only contains a wallhack (with cham colours blue and red).
This does not contain GG Protection or Screenshot protection as they are exclusive to my VIP cheats. However the file is somewhat encrypted and made to be undetected for now.
This will only work for soldierfront, however there are other versions being created for other special force versions.
- Download and extract the .zip file.
- Run 'GMPublic.exe'
- Run soldierfront
- Go to lobby or your inventory and press 'Insert'. (This will finish loading the cheat).
- Enjoy a free wallhack.
- Added missing models 'Black Devil' and 'RISA'
- Added missing character parts and the following missing armor:
- StrawHat
- Black Armor Helmet
- Officer Chapeau
- Gray Beanie
- Cowboy Hat
- Training Jacket
- Black Armor Vest
- Reapers Bullet
- Bulletproof Vest
- Rabid Goblin
- Highest Grade Tattoo
- Special Tattoo
- Training Pants
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Okay, so I just got back from CA and did a little surfing and spent some time in the water waiting for waves and thinking about stuff and I reminisced about the beaches I've been to and I've been to many: I traveled a lot during and just after college and I've been to some cool and strange locales and I thought I'd share…so, not in any particular order here are some of the coolest beaches I've surfed at, drank beer, got some color at, etc…
1. Ios, Greece. Greece has a ton of islands surrounding it's mainland (if you didn't know) and I've been to a bunch of them and when you're 20 (years old) Ios is about the baddest spring break beach on the planet. Neighboring Paros is a bit more my speed now…I rented a motorcycle there and got lost—very lost—on purpose, years ago. I'd love to do that again.
2. Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Most folks I know in the south where I live would probably never think of Canada as beach country. I was in Penticton BC in Late August years ago. Coming down from the mountains where it was snowing I was surprised to find the temp in Penticton to hit a solid 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the scenery and climate had me thinking I was in central CA.. In fact. Penticton is Canada's version of Napa Valley. I'd go back there too.
3. Primorsko, Bulgaria. Primorsko is a beach resort on the Black Sea. I remember the weather being great, the pizza had ham and eggs on it, the beer was very good and there were more beautiful girls with long legs, olive skin and blue eyes than anywhere else I've ever been (that's right, in Bulgaria) Beware of the local version of moonshine called "Rakia." It will put a serious hurt on ya.
4. Presque Isle, PA. Another place that the rest of the U.S. forgets about when it comes to beaches is the Great Lakes. I've driven along the shores of the U.P. in early winter and I bet theirs are nice to, but so far as Lake Erie beaches, Presque Isle is the nicest I've been to. Sunset bay in NY is cool as well, but if you just want to chill (and maybe even surf..you can do that here to believe it or not) Presque Isle has great sand, nice scenery, it's clean and it's just about the closest thing you'll get to being at the ocean with going to the ocean.
5. El Pescador, Malibu, CA. A nice state park beach north of L.A. Surfing conditions usually so-so, but I think I caught one of the waves of my life here. Comparably much quieter than the majority of the public beaches in L.A. Great place for a picnic basket and a boom box.
6. Fort Zachary Taylor Beach, Key West. Because Key West doesn't have a lot of beach (that's accessible)…when isn't the weather nice here? A great place to sleep off a Key West hangover (not that I have…)
7. Biarritz, France. I went to Biarritz for the sole reason of surfing. I found an awesome hotel right on the beach that was dirt cheep and cool as hell (okay it was the off season) Biarritz has scenery (castles) History (German gunnery's from WW!!), great waves ( it was well over head high when I was there) and good vibes amongst the tribes ( I remember holding conversations in the water that had to be translated from Spanish to French to Japanese and every body knew the hand sign for "hang loose"). Must go there again someday.
8. Folly Beach, SC. I love the low country. Locked my keys in my truck the first time I surfed Folly and the local sheriff spent an hour getting my door open; said he appreciated the opportunity to learn how to pick the lock on my make/model. Great people, good vibes, decent waves, miss the place.
9. Hopetown Beach, Abacos Islands, Bahamas. Went there on my honey moon. Yeah, I surfed too. Clear warm water. Empty Beaches. Kalik beer. Awesome.
10. Gulf Shores AL. I've only been here in November, but what a great time to go. Laid back, inexpensive…I've had awesome times at the Florabama Lounge I just wish I remembered….


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I signed up for Digital Writing Month with the knowledge that I was unlikely to reach the 50,000 word goal. In my more romantic moments I have imagined that I would one day write a book–not an academic work, but something of fiction. Or, as most books tend to be, something narcissistic and autobiographical (because what, of everything in the world, can I possibly know better than myself?). One day, I think I will write the story of my grandfather, whom I love more than anything.
Today, however, I am looking for some answers among mundanity. And recently I have, honestly, felt the weight of this mundanity behind my eyes and in my back. In my research for a literature review about digital literacy and digital writing, I've encountered, among other things:
- an academic article (published after 2010) which refers to Second Life and Geocities as technologies which undergraduates actually use.
- a dissertation which includes a glossary of IM-speak, emoticons, and abbreviations (also published after 2010).
- an overwhelming number of claims that undergraduates primarily use Google and Wikipedia for academic research.
I've also begun to compile a list of words and phrases I never want to see or hear again in my life. These include (along with their variants): digital literacy (yup), media literacy, digital citizenship, netizens, digital natives, millennials, stakeholders, digital world, digital age, digital divide, lifelong learning, "analog" as an antonym for "digital," "a wide variety," and "actively participate." I also detest the excessive use of passive voice in academic prose, the phrase "as it refers to," and anything that doesn't have a datestamp. Furthermore, I would recommend some more stringent proof-reading and editing for most of these authors.
Those are my idiosyncratic gripes with much of the literature. Though admittedly, not all of them are so idiosyncratic and I'm sure many share my misgivings. Aside from these peeves, this research has illuminated some larger questions for me which I believe have been with me in some form or other since I was in library school.
When people talk about digital literacy and digital writing, what do they mean? Many individuals and groups have attempted to define digital literacy, but the concept is appropriately nebulous and protean. Digital writing, to me at least, seems more straightforward–but perhaps this is why Marylhurst University started Digital Writing Month. If the dichotomy (if there even is ever such a binary thing) is between digital writing and pen-and-paper stuff, then doesn't almost everyone privileged enough to participate in Digital Writing Month already do almost all of their writing digitally? Except the occasional post-it note, grocery list, or sentimentally archaic postcard to a lover or friend? And these hand-written ephemera are unique only for their tangibility. In fact, being in an admittedly romantic mindset (heartset?) of late, I've taken to writing by hand in a tiny notebook purchased for the sole purpose of containing embarrassing things which nobody should ever have to hear from me. This, to me, is novel and has encouraged more thought than any digital writing I do.
I realize that I am being overly simplistic in my analysis of digital writing. Digital writing is so many more things than just writing using information technology as a tool. It's about collaboration and challenging our notions of academic (or non-academic) writing. It's about the author not only being dead but haunting us. It's about finding what works for you and running with it. It's a paradigm shift. And that, in part, is what Digital Writing Month is helping us discover.
Where is the space for this writing in our classrooms and our academic libraries? Can we tweet our term papers? What emphasis do we place on grammar, style, and citation? I'm sorry–another one of my pet peeves is the use of rhetorical questions in writing. Though these questions aren't exactly rhetorical. I just don't know the answers. The prescriptivist in me grieves for the old school. I want someone to teach our youth about subject-verb agreement, comma splices, transitions, the seamless integration of quotations into prose. I worry that placing an emphasis on digital writing in the classroom may be missing the point entirely. But perhaps the point I have in mind is the wrong one. Students need to know how to do solid research and how to write well. To be honest, I don't believe that most of them are learning these skills in the first place and that digital writing is a way of pardoning their many and sometimes egregious scholarly transgressions.
Those are the issues this digital writing research and digital writing month have me considering. And I feel at once like a privileged & conceited academic and a jaded critic of that academy.


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GROTON, Conn. - With the traditional first order "man our ship and bring her to life," Sailors assigned to USS Missouri (SSN 780) boarded the Virginia-class attack submarine during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London July 31.
About 3,000 people from across the nation attended the ceremony at the submarine base, while others viewed it live on the internet. The submarine gleamed under the New England sun as family, crewmembers and veterans past and present lined the pier.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus reminded the crew of the versatility of their future missions.
"It may take you underneath the Arctic ice or the warm waters of the Indian Ocean," said Mabus.
Secretary Mabus also stressed the importance of the savings of the construction program, citing the submarine's early completion and delivery ahead of schedule.
"For every dollar we don't spend correctly, that's one less we have to defend the country," said Mabus.
Other speakers included Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, who noted Missouri "will deliver an outstanding return on the nation's investment."
Missouri will directly enable five of the six Navy maritime strategy core capabilities - sea control, power projection, forward presence, maritime security, and deterrence.
Representative Ike Skelton of Missouri, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was the keynote speaker.
"There is none better," said Skelton, referring to the submarine. "This amazing submarine and the other submarines of this class are vital to our national security. The simple reason is contained in one word: stealth."
Missouri is built to excel in anti-submarine warfare; anti-ship warfare; strike warfare; special operations; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; irregular warfare; and mine warfare missions in both the world's shallow littoral regions and deep waters.
At 377-feet long, Missouri is slightly longer than a football field. She has a 34-foot beam, will be able to dive to depths greater than 800 feet and will operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots submerged.
"Although her main goal is to prevent war, this vessel can in fact win a high intensity conflict once started," said Skelton.
Cmdr. Timothy Rexrode is the commanding officer of Missouri, the seventh ship of the Virginia-class.
The night before the commissioning, the USS Missouri (SSN 780) Commissioning Committee, in partnership with Grantham University, presented a full scholarship to a lucky plank owner assigned to Virginia-class submarine Missouri.
Electrician's Mate 1st Class Joseph Amick was presented the four-year scholarship by Retired Rear Adm. Karen Harmeyer, a member of the university's Board of Directors, during the commanding officer's reception hosted by the committee at the Mystic Marriott.
"This is a perpetual scholarship," said Harmeyer. "There will always be one scholarship available to a member of USS Missouri's crew. What better way to grow our leaders of tomorrow."
The scholarship can be used to earn an undergraduate or graduate degree at Grantham and includes tuition costs, required textbooks and software, and a laptop computer.
Amick said he plans to get started right away.
"I'm a little overwhelmed right now," he said. "I never thought I would be selected for this amazing opportunity."
Amick acknowledged he felt a little bit of pressure.
"I feel like I need to complete this early," he said. "There are so many other deserving crewmembers that could also use this."
In addition, Harmeyer said the university is donating five additional laptops loaded with selected courses from Grantham for general crew use. Any crewmember who completes the courses could opt to enroll at Grantham to receive credit.
Missouri, which completed sea trials in early July, arrived at Naval Submarine Base New London July 22 in preparation for commissioning following a material readiness inspection by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) team. INSURV is a survey team established by Congress to assess Navy surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines and ensure they are properly equipped for prompt, reliable and sustained mission readiness at sea.
Construction on Missouri began in December 2004; the submarine's keel was authenticated during a ceremony on Sept. 27, 2008 at the Electric Boat facility in North Kingstown, R.I.; and, she was christened during a late morning ceremony at Electric Boat on Dec. 5, 2009.
Another milestone occurred on April 16 during "In Service Day," when crew members moved aboard the submarine, bringing her systems to life, beginning general day-to-day operations and preparing for sea-trials, work-ups and commissioning.
Rexrode leads a crew of about 134 officers and enlisted personnel. A native of Spencer, W.Va., Rexrode graduated with honors in 1990 from West Virginia University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. In addition, Rexrode is a distinguished graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, holding as Master's in Military Studies. He also received a Master's of Arts degree in Administration from Central Michigan University.
Becky Gates, wife of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, serves as the submarine's sponsor. She broke the traditional champagne bottle against the boat's sail during the christening ceremony last December. Her initials were welded into a plaque inside the boat during last year's keel laying ceremony.
Missouri is the fifth Navy ship to be named in honor of the people of the "Show Me State." The last USS Missouri, the legendary battleship, was the site where Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and many other U.S. and Allied officers accepted the unconditional surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War II on Sept. 2, 1945.
Missouri is built to excel in anti-submarine warfare; anti-ship warfare; strike warfare; special operations; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; irregular warfare; and mine warfare missions. Adept at operating in both the world's shallow littoral regions and deep waters, Missouri will directly enable five of the six Navy maritime strategy core capabilities - sea control, power projection, forward presence, maritime security, and deterrence.
The 7,800-ton submarine Missouri is being built under a teaming arrangement between General Dynamics Electric Boat and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News. At 377-feet long, Missouri is slightly longer than a football field. She has a 34-foot beam, will be able to dive to depths greater than 800 feet and will operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots submerged. Missouri is designed with a nuclear reactor plant that will not require refueling during the planned life of the ship, reducing lifecycle costs and increasing underway time.
The USS Missouri Commissioning Committee, an IRS-designated 501(c)3 nonprofit charity, was created to increase awareness of the submarine's commissioning. The Commissioning Committee offers information about the development of the submarine, as well as history on former Navy ships named for the "Show Me State."
Grantham University was founded in 1951 by Mr. Donald Grantham, a veteran of World War II, to help prepare veterans for new jobs in the electronics' industry and a better future upon their return to civilian life. Today, the University supports thousands of online students in 36 different associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs.
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The Wall Street Journal: Yielding to pressure from its users and privacy advocates, Facebook Inc. Tuesday night backed away from controversial changes to its terms of use that some had decried as giving the social network too much leeway with users' personal information.
Just a day after standing by the revisions, the company said it would scrap the new policy and return to its previous terms of service in a notice to its 175 million users on its Web site.
"Over the past couple of days, we have received a lot of questions and comments about these updated terms and what they mean for people and their information," read the statement, which Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg expanded upon in a blog post. "Because of the feedback we received, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised."
He added that the company would work on a "substantial revision" of the terms and give Facebook users a role in crafting it by voicing their opinions through a group on its Web site, "Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities."
The retreat comes after users and privacy professionals raised concerns about changes the company made to its terms of service a few weeks ago but that drew fresh attention from some blogs over the weekend. In particular, Facebook's new policy said that its right to use and modify a users' content did not automatically expire if the user removed the information from the site.
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