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The obvious question: does 1941 really deserve a Special Edition?
Disregard the fact that the extras (including an exhaustive Making Of that rivals the film for formless indulgence) have been culled from the decade-old R1 release, and the answer's an unequivocal yes.
This, after all, is the dud we're still in denial about, the elephant politely ignored so we can laud Spielberg's otherwise perfect run from Jaws to E.T. But like it or not, 1941 just might be his most influential film.
Flashback to Hollywood in the late '70s. With two of the decade's highest grossers to his name, Spielberg can do anything. He latches onto The Night The Japs Attacked, an epic farce – penned by protégés Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale, developed further by John Milius – about US panic in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.
What attracts Spielberg? The opportunity "to break a lot of furniture and see a lot of glass shattering". The project ballooned as the four men egged each other on with increasingly impractical and outrageous ideas. One wisely abandoned punchline flash-forwarded to the bombing of Hiroshima, but much tastelessness remains. The bloat capsizes ambitions of a WW2 M*A*S*H, with the Altmanesque ensemble falling prey to sub-Animal House slapstick.
Trouble is, Spielberg's the wrong guy for broad comedy. Many laughs are forced and – for such a technical virtuoso – clumsily telegraphed. The opening gag, a shot-for-shot reprise of Jaws' skinny-dipping horror, practically admits defeat before the film has started. So it's a car crash, but the sheer scale of the thing leaves room to rubberneck.
Scarcely a scene goes by without a fight or an explosion and the camerawork and effects are logistical marvels. The fluid editing keeps the film's sprawling cast (from John Belushi to Toshiro Mifune!) in place, even if it is obvious that the plates are spinning only to be smashed later on. And Spielberg conjures a magic moment with a frenetic dance-turned-riot that could be his most underrated set-piece.
The result rivals New York, New York and One From The Heart for unbridled, undisciplined bravura. back. Spielberg, though, refused to give up: what else is Raiders Of The Lost Ark but the perfection of what he started here? With it, something shifted, the sly student of suspense transforming into the ringmaster of spectacle. Where Spielberg went, Hollywood followed… Often badly.
High-minded critics complain about Jaws' supposedly detrimental effect on movies, but surely 1941's pyrotechnic fury is the more invidious legacy. Let's put it this way: can it really be a coincidence that Michael Bay directed the prequel?
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- DataStax Startup Programme lets startups deploy DataStax Enterprise (DSE) applications for free; gives small companies the tools they need to grow their business quickly
- Free online training courses teach users how to develop and administer big data applications with Apache Cassandra
- Newly released DevCenter tool enables developers and administrators to graphically create queries, database objects, and more with the Cassandra Query Language (CQL)
IPEXPO and Cassandra Summit Europe 2013 - 16th October 2013—DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced three initiatives designed to help startups and developers grow their companies. The DataStax Startup Programme allows eligible startups to deploy DataStax Enterprise (DSE) applications for free, while the new DevCenter tool and free online training courses enable any Cassandra user in any size and type of organisation to maximise their deployments.
DataStax Enterprise Available for Free to Eligible Startups
DataStax sells an enterprise-grade version of the open-source Apache Cassandra database integrated with analytics, search and security features; the company powers major applications for hundreds of customers, including 20 in the Fortune 100. The DataStax Startup Programme allows startups to deploy their DataStax Enterprise (DSE) applications for free if they have received less than $20 million in funding and operate within a designated revenue threshold.
Companies already participating in the new DataStax Startup Programme include MarkedUp, an analytics platform for app developers; SimpleReach, a social media analytics platform; Zimp, a real-estate search engine in Brazil; and Shore.li, a social media aggregator.
"I remember when we at DataStax were a cash-strapped startup, and we want to help companies in that scenario succeed," said Matt Pfeil, co-founder and vice president of customer solutions, DataStax. "The DataStax Startup Programme gives young companies access to software that will let them focus on their customers rather than fighting challenges with data growth."
"MarkedUp Analytics is an analytics service for native applications - we help app developers track revenue, user behaviour, and diagnostics from millions of concurrent users," said Aaron Stannard, founder, MarkedUp. "DataStax Enterprise is a mission-critical part of our business and has cut months off our go-to-market times. The DataStax Startup Programme made it a no-brainer for an early stage company like us to partner with DataStax."
To participate in the DataStax Startup Programme, visit http://www.datastax.com/what-we-offer/products-services/datastax-enterprise/startups.
Free Online Training Courses Available to Cassandra Developers and Administrators
Starting next month, DataStax will offer free online training courses that teach developers, system architects and administrators how to get the most out of Cassandra. The new virtual training course is an online training portal where anyone can participate in on-demand training in a multi-week, self-paced format. The initial training modules consist of video segments showing how to develop Java applications with Cassandra using DataStax Community edition.
DataStax online training courses also provide hands-on lab exercises that are given as a type of homework. During the last week of training there is a graded assignment and a certification test. Students will learn the basics of Cassandra (C*), CQL, C* data modeling, and using the DataStax Java Driver. Students can also participate in interviews with Cassandra experts in the field. The course has a different set of exercises than the in-person instructor led training, and is designed to give a quick start to learning Cassandra in the luxury of one's home.
To pre-register for the online training course, Java Development with Apache Cassandra, visit https://datastaxacademy.elogiclearning.com/.
DataStax DevCenter - Free Visual Query Tool for Cassandra Developers and Administrators
The Cassandra Query Language (CQL), which greatly resembles SQL, flattens the learning curve for developers migrating from relational databases to NoSQL solutions. DataStax DevCenter is a free visual query IDE for developers, administrators and others who want to create and run CQL statements against Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise.
- Write CQL Queries Fast and Efficiently: DevCenter's tabbed query editors let users have multiple sessions open against one or many different database clusters. They can create new CQL queries or import in previously saved CQL files for immediate execution, and run CQL scripts against different clusters to check and compare results. Built in syntax highlighting, auto code completion and error correction greatly increase a developer's productivity and ensure that queries and commands run right the first time
- Navigate Database Schemas Easily: DevCenter allows you to easily navigate and view clusters, keyspaces and database objects through its visual Schema Explorer interface
- Connect Quickly: DevCenter's connection manager provides a simple and friendly way to add and manage connections to existing Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise clusters, supporting both simple and authenticated connections
To download the new DevCenter tool, visit http://www.datastax.com/download/clientdrivers.
About DataStax
DataStax powers the online applications that transform business for more than 300 customers, including startups and 20 of the Fortune 100. DataStax delivers a massively scalable, flexible and continuously available big data platform built on Apache Cassandra™. DataStax integrates enterprise-ready Cassandra, Apache Hadoop™ for analytics and Apache Solr™ for search across multi-datacenters and in the cloud.
Companies such as Adobe, Healthcare Anytime, eBay and Netflix rely on DataStax to transform their businesses. Based in San Mateo, Calif., DataStax is backed by industry-leading investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Scale Venture Partners, DFJ Growth and Next World Capital. For more information, visit DataStax or follow us @DataStax and @DataStaxEU
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What Is The "Gay Panic" Defense Really About?
The author of American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men discusses the tragic murder of out gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian and why "gay panic" is an increasingly irrelevant term.
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Edward Lee Howard
Spy of the Month - Edward Lee Howard - April 2008
Edward Lee Howard, the first known spy to provide very sensitive information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the Russians, also has the dubious distinction of being the only known spy to have successfully defected to the Soviet Union. After working in the Peace Corps overseas, Howard entered the CIA in 1981. Trained for special duty despite his admitted prior use of marijuana, cocaine, Quaaludes, LSD and hashish, he was provided highly classified information related to the Soviet/East European division for a potential assignment to Moscow.
Before Howard's assignment to Moscow, his drinking problems came to light. During the course of a polygraph examination, Howard admitted to heavy drinking, continued drug use and petty theft. At this point the CIA decided he could not be a successful CIA operative and forced his resignation, which he gave in June 1983.
Although the CIA got him a job with a state agency in New Mexico, a more disgruntled and irritated former CIA case officer would be hard to find. In September 1984, he openly admitted to CIA officials that he previously considered selling secrets to the Soviet Union (of course, by then he actually was selling secrets to them, one can only wonder if he "wanted" to be caught!). In 1983, shortly after his resignation, Howard entered the Phelps Place in Washington and gave them a note that stated he was a disgruntled CIA man and wanted to "talk."
CIA personnel, concerned over Howard, were not alarmed enough to notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Due to the long-standing tug-of-war regarding jurisdictional authority and rivalry between the FBI and the CIA, the CIA was loath to admit they had a problem. Never having a known spy in their midst before, they didn't want egg on their face. In their efforts to stem this potential problem, they tried to handle Howard themselves.
Information regarding Howard came to a head on August 1, 1985 when Vitaly Yurchenko, the top KGB official in Moscow, defected to the West. Yurchenko knew about all the espionage operations directed against the West from the Soviet Union. He identified Howard and Ronald Pelton (stay tuned for a future SOTM!), not by name but with enough identifying data to identify both of them (Pelton was with the NSA). The CIA's initial reaction to this disclosure was shock, dismay, and silence. However, they had no choice but to confide in the FBI, which they finally did on August 7, 1985.
Interesting to note, Howard flew to Vienna on August 6, 1985. It is widely believed that after Yurchenko's defection, Russian handlers contacted their spies to meet them in a foreign country, obtain cash, and prepare for their own defections. Whatever his reasons for going to Vienna, Howard returned to New Mexico without the FBI knowing he had been out of the country.
His house and activities under surveillance, Howard started planning his defection to the East. Having received extensive training in surveillance and surveillance detection from the CIA, Howard had no problem identifying the FBI agents suddenly jogging past his house with caps on and watching him from across the street. Howard planned his escape, with assistance from his wife Mary (she also worked for the CIA and although she assisted her husband in his escape and knew about his activities, she was never charged with any crime for her role).
Although the FBI had information from Yurchenko (who, by the way, redefected back to the Soviet Union which is a cause of no end of wonder to counterintelligence officials everywhere. On another note, Yurchenko was debriefed by none other than Aldrich Ames!) about Howard and even with the CIA now cooperating in the investigation, they had no hard evidence to arrest him. Without anything concrete, they implemented a bluff. They brought Howard in for an interrogation and confronted him with their suspicions. Howard knew they didn't have evidence at that point or he would have been arrested, so he denied all allegations.
Concerned the FBI was closing in on him (they were), he devised a plan to escape. He made up a dummy, utilizing a Styrofoam head his wife used for wigs, stuck a broom handle into it, and dressed it in clothes, then set it in the car for later use. Knowing the FBI was conducting surveillance on him, he made a tape recording for his wife to play when he made his escape. A series of unsettling events allowed Howard to escape without detection. First, there was only one FBI agent watching Howard's house, the agent claims he was concentrating on the remote camera trained on Howard's house. When Howard and his wife left in their car, they were not followed (the agent claimed the sun was blinding). Mary drove Howard out of town, and when rounding a turn, Howard pulled up the "dummy" and jumped out of the moving car, severely bruising his arm. Mary continued home with the dummy beside here. To say the FBI agent was surprised to see the car return when they didn't know it had left would be quite an understatement. At that point Mary instituted the next step in the escape plan. Knowing Howard's doctor would not be home, she called his office getting an answering machine. She played the tape of Howard's voice scheduling an appointment for the following week, thereby making the FBI think he was at home, when in fact he was on a plane to Tuscon, Arizona.
Traveling around the world for six months to lose any potential trail, Howard went to Canada, Helsinki, South Africa and Europe, eventually ending up at the Soviet Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. Warmly greeted by his KGB handlers, Howard was given political asylum on August 7, 1986. He was also provided with a house and a dacha. Mary and their son lived for a short time in Europe to be close to Howard, but eventually moved back to the US. Mary would fly to Europe to see Howard on an annual basis and there are rumors he left Russia for short excursions from that time forward. Howard wrote a book about his exploits (described by critics as bravado, a fable and full of whimpering) titled "Safe House: The compelling Memoirs of the Only CIA Spy to Seek Asylum in Russia." Howard is reported to have died in Moscow on July 12, 2002 as the result of a fall in his residence. His body was cremated privately at the instructions of his next of kin. This information has not been confirmed independently.
Spies - A Narrative Encyclopedia of Dirty Deeds and Double Dealing from Biblical Times to Today, by Jay Robert Nash, 1997, M. Evans and Company, Inc.
http://intellit.muskingum.edu/spycases_folders/howard.html - Spy Cases - United States Edward Lee Howard CIA Defector Edward Lee Howard Said to Have Died in Moscow, by Walter Pincus, Washington Post Staff Writer, Sunday July 21, 2002, Page A19 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A38233-2002Jul20?language=printer
http://www.nacic.gov/pubs/misc/screen_backgrounds/spy_bios/edward_howard_bio.html NCIX - Edward Howard Biography
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/12820.htm - Office of the Spokesman, U.S. Department of State - Death of Edward Lee Howard


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St. Gertrude's opens Henrico fields
St. Gertrude H.S. dedicated its new Outdoor Athletic Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 11, attended by former Congressman Tom Bliley, Frank Thornton of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, and Sr. Cecilia Dwyer, Prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia. The 16-acre complex off Park Central Drive in northern Henrico features a turf field for soccer, field hockey and lacrosse and space for a softball diamond and tennis courts.
Among the parents, students, alumnae and friends of the school celebrating immediately following the ribbon-cutting were, from left, Rick Kastelberg, member of the Board of Visitors and Capital Campaign; Missy Ackerman, SGHS Director of Athletics; Joanne Tresnauk McDonald '70, President of the Alumnae Association; Leslie Koenig Stack '74, Chair of the Capital Campaign Committee and Board of Visitors member; and the school mascot, Gator. Holding the scissors is Susan Walker, President of Saint Gertrude High School. For details about the complex, see the Citizen's 5/3/12 story about the ground-breaking at http://tinyurl.com/c7u2f47
Glen Allen student to perform at Carnegie Hall
Thanks to a first-place win in The American Protege International Vocal Competition 2014, Glen Allen High School student Matija Tomas will travel to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall in December.
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Gayton Baptist Church dedicates new outreach center
The John Rolfe YMCA and Gayton Baptist Church have partnered in an effort to bring greater health and wellness opportunities to the community.
Through this partnership, the John Rolfe Y will run Youth Winter Sports programs, including basketball and indoor soccer, in Gayton's newly renovated $5.5 million outreach center that features a new gymnasium, youth and teen space, social space with café, meeting space and full service commercial kitchen. > Read more.
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Henricus Historical Park will commemorate its anniversary during Publick Day, a signature annual event that celebrates the establishment of the second successful English settlement in the New World. In September 1611, Sir Thomas Dale, along with soldiers, tradesmen and farmers, ventured from Jamestown to create the Citie of Henricus. Leaders of Henricus developed the first English hospital, chartered the first college in North America, established tobacco as the first cash crop in Virginia, and created a place where Pocahontas lived and met John Rolfe.
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Paid extras are being sought to appear in the AMC television series TURN: Washington's Spies, which will begin filming its second season in the Richmond area at the end of September and continue through February.
No experience is required, but producers say that extras must have flexible availability, reliable transportation and a positive attitude.
Arvold Casting is holding an open call on Sunday, Sept. 21 and is seeking men, women and children who are Caucasian, African American and Native American, with thin to average builds and who can realistically portray people living in Revolutionary War times. Long hair is a plus but not a must. > Read more.
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Look no further friends! The Paula Deen Test Kitchen has come up with a stunning (yet simple) appetizer to wow your guests this holiday season. It's the perfect snack for any festive gathering.
Make some room on the cheese board this year for our Butternut Squash Braided Strudel!
Braided Butternut Squash Strudel
1 small (2 pound) butternut squash, seeded, peeled, and cubed into ¾ inch chunks
½ Vidalia onion, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons roughly chopped sage
1 (4 ounce) log goat cheese, crumbled
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Flour, for dusting
1/2 (17.3 ounce) package puff pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed
Egg wash (1 large egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water)
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed sheet tray with parchment.
Add the squash and onion to the prepared sheet tray. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss the squash and onion together and make sure it's all in a single layer. Roast for 35- 40 minutes, until tender and the edges are lightly golden. Add to a bowl and cool completely. Once the mixture is cool, sprinkle with the fresh sage and goat cheese and toss to combine.
Dust your work surface with flour. Unfold the pastry and roll into a 14x10 inch rectangle. Place the dough on the sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Slice 1-inch strips on both sides of the rectangle, leaving a 4 inch gap in the center of the dough for the filling. Spoon the now cooled butternut squash mixture down the center of the pastry to make a mound.
Starting at one end, fold the pastry strips over the butternut squash mixture, alternating sides, to cover the mixture. If there are extra strips once you're done braiding, you can just cut to remove them and then tuck in the ends. Brush the pastry with the egg wash and bake for 25 minutes, until puffed and golden.
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Nuclear power has returned to Japan's energy mix for the first time in two months, hours before a parliamentary investigative commission blamed the government's cosy relations with the industry for the meltdowns that prompted the mass shutdown of the nation's reactors.
Though the report echoes other investigations into last year's disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, it could fuel complaints that Japan is trying to restart nuclear reactors without doing enough to avoid a repeat.
The resumption of operations at a reactor in Ohi, in western Japan, already had been hotly contested.
Government officials and the utility that runs the Ohi plant announced last month that the No 3 reactor had passed stringent safety checks and needed to be brought back online to ward off blackouts as Japan enters its high-demand summer months. The government hopes to see the restart of more of Japan's 50 working reactors as soon as possible.
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The reactor is the first to be restarted since last year's devastating tsunami inundated the Fukushima plant, setting off meltdowns in three reactors in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.
All of Japan's reactors were gradually taken off-line for maintenance or safety checks, and in early May the last reactor shut down, leaving the country without nuclear-generated electricity for the first time since 1970.
The report said the Fukushima disaster was "man-made" because it should have been foreseen and avoided. It said the response "betrayed the nation's right to be safe from nuclear accidents", and was the result of collusion between the government, regulators and the utility itself that allowed lax preparation and precautions.
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May 26, 2006
The square room with walls a desperate shad of gray was the closest Lindsey had ever had to home, even if it was just another bedroom in the house of just another set of foster parents. It was no real home. They were no real family.
The night she returned to that house in the back of a police car to a family that only pretended to be grateful for her return that same gray walled room haunted her in the dark. The walls taunted her with the same growling that echoed from her stomach reminding her she still hadn't eaten. The room was hardly a comfort now that each of her limbs ached for freedom. Her head screamed for a new beginning. Her heart screamed for a bitter end.
The quiet sounds of shuffling feet dissolved into the night. Lindsey waited, but not for another escape. She hadn't enough strength to get away again just yet. No Lindsey waited for the stillness that assured her it was safe to leave her room.
Silence slipped under the door with an eerie uneasiness Lindsey chose to ignore. Instead she slid across the hardwood floor hoping if she didn't pick up her feet she could avoid any creaking boards.
She had hardly reached the base of the stairs when the bright eyes of two boys she called demons shone through the darkness in front of her. Sure, genetically, Brandon and Vincent were just as much human as the foster parents that tolerated them claimed to be, but Lindsey knew they were much closer to the broken heart of a creature she had become. Both boys were around her age and just like her had been abandoned by the state's adoption system. (No one wants haunted children).
She didn't know their stories, but it was obvious something deeper hid behind the anger in their eyes. Whatever that was Lindsey was happier not knowing, even after they began shoving her around the kitchen knocking at her air supply as fists connected with her stomach and throat.
Gasping for air made sharing her own story difficult. That was probably best though, tales of murder and molestation never made the right first impression anyway. People want to read about the underdog coming through, about success, falling in love, and happy endings. All Lindsey had was a pool of her own blood and the knife that Vincent had concealed until it was too late idle on the tile beside her.
Midnight scuffles were common for Lindsey. Her only conclusion: She was far less intimidating in the dark. It was no surprise Brandon and Vincent fled into their bedrooms either. She was used to muffling tears of pain. She was usually brave enough not too stay down for long, but tonight as the air prodded at the stinging gash across her shoulder blades she soaked up the coolness of the tiles beneath her.
There was nothing new about being stabbed in the back by the people who were supposed to love her, although it had never been quite so literal before. She reached a tired arm behind her, cringed as her fingers brushed the split in her skin, and prayed it would scar.
Lindsey caught herself whimpering as she slipped out of sleep. Wiping at the corner of her eyes with the smooth cotton fabric of the blanket she was wrapped in, Lindsey familiarized herself with her surroundings once again. The simple, yet cozy, room was her only reminder that she was already in over her head. She chose to ignore it.
Once she had balanced herself in front of the room's only window, she took a deep breath. There was no denying it was Chicago outside that window. That alone was enough to take her down. Chicago was never part of her plan. She'd never survive if she stuck around for long. If enough time passed her past would have the chance to catch up with her. The silence of that cozy room insisted she couldn't let that happen, especially not when her past was already invading her dreams again.
Lindsey tiptoed to the far side of the room and cursed the door as it squeaked open. Andy was asleep hanging half off the couch. Lindsey hadn't realized she had been such an inconvenience. She should have never allowed him to give up his bed for her. She wasn't worth the trouble. She was just another girl after all, just another face that would fade into a memory.
A door creaked open down the hall just as Andy shifted on the couch. Lindsey hurried into the bathroom dropping her arm full of clean clothes on the counter so she could fiddle with fastening the lock. Finally settled in the idea that the door wouldn't budge, Lindsey turned away from the mirror and tugged at the clothes that she wore.
Discarded on the floor like leaves in autumn, the clothes Lindsey left on the floor were old and crumpled. She felt just as dull and worthless as the warm stream of water hit her body. She couldn't help but relish in the sensation it left on her skin; her last hot shower had become nothing but a distant memory. Mostly she settled with a washcloth and a rest stop sink but even on lucky days when she had managed enough money to stay in a hostel for the night the long line of other guests exhausted the hot water supply much quicker than Lindsey could ever experience it.
Now that a sense of tranquility had washed over her, leaving the knots in her hair and thoughts untangled, Lindsey wrapped herself in a towel and managed to meet her reflection. The rings around her eyes were darker then she remembered, but that didn't bother her as much as the scar that ran between her shoulder blades.
Lindsey's life since she had been put in foster care turned out to be one scar or tragedy after another, not that life before that was any fairy tale. She had plenty of reminders of the horrors she had faced. Scars, dreams, and memories don't fade very well when they're accompanied by murder and rape. She had plenty of reasons to never be alive. There were a few people she could think of that probably wished she wasn't. She had plenty reactions kept inside. Secrets are easier to keep hidden when the truth can't find you.
Sick of her own reflection, Lindsey dressed quickly and took a deep breath unfastening the unsteady lock on the bathroom door. She had never been one to plan ahead. It was really only moments like this when it bothered her. Chicago was closing in on her, and she had no idea how to run without her car or any cash. She had no idea what she would tell Andy. She had no idea why she felt he deserved an explanation.
"Andy man," A stranger called from the sofa, "Let's go, Patrick and Joe are already waiting downstairs."
Lindsey gasped. The stranger turned to face her. He had an eerie sort of friendliness about him. She didn't like it.
"Oh," He said with a bit of a chuckle noticing it wasn't Andy who came out of the bathroom at all, "Where did you come from?"
Lindsey didn't reply. She didn't like the way this man was looking at her. She didn't like the way his lips turned up into a smug sort of smile. She hurried away from him, throwing the door to Andy's bedroom open. She gasped again as he stood shirtless in front of the closet.
He chuckled a bit as she just blinked at him. Before she could mutter any apologies he smiled warmly and any hint of intellect escaped her. "You have tattoos."
"You have very pretty eyes," He countered pulling a shirt over his head to cover the colorful ink on his arms and back.
"You ready man?" The voice from behind Lindsey made her jump.
"We've got an edgy one on our hands, don't we?" The man laughed. Andy did too.
"I see you've already had the pleasure of meeting Pete," Andy said nodding toward her. She turned to face the man behind her.
"Pete," She repeated, then paused trying to place where she had heard that name before, "You're the one who likes pressing buttons."
Pete chuckled, "Of all things, THAT'S what you tell her about me?"
Andy shrugged joining Lindsey to stand in the doorway in front of Pete.
"We have to go take care of some work stuff." Andy explained with an interested hand on Lindsey's elbow.
She brushed it away, "I'm going out anyway."


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A modest proposal
It is illegal to make false claims in a TV or radio commercial unless you are running for political office.
If you're selling toothpaste, your claims must be vetted by legal and medical professionals. But not if you're selling a candidate.
If you're selling a candidate, not only can you lie about his record, but more to the point, you can lie about his opponent.
These lies are seen and heard by millions, not only when they run as paid advertisements, but also when they are run again for free on 24-hour news networks hungry for controversy. And after they are run for free, they become talking points in an "unbiased" conversation that pretends there are two sides to every story, even when one side is lies. Two words: Swift Boat.
Lies, and a candidate's embarrassing efforts to brush them aside, fill the news cycle and constitute the national discourse. And this terrifying and morally indefensible rupture from reality persists even when the country is on its knees.
If networks refuse to accept cigarette advertising, how can they readily approve dishonest political advertising? Cigarettes kill individuals, but lying political ads hurt the whole country. No democracy can afford this, let alone when the country is at war, and under existential threat from terrorists, and in economic free fall.
So here's my idea. One that could actually work, if America's networks remember they are Americans first, revenue seekers second.
Just as they once united to stamp out cigarette advertising, radio and TV stations and advertisers must get together and agree that false statements in political advertisements will not be tolerated. If you run a political ad that proves to be a lie, your network will pay a steep fine, and the advertiser will pay an even steeper one.
To avoid these crushing fines, networks will insist on proof of statements made in political advertisements, just as they demand proof of statements made in sugarless chewing gum commercials.
Political advertisers will not be able to lie about opponents. They will either have to attack opponents honestly, or talk about the actual issues facing the country, and how their candidate will solve those issues.
Imagine. We might hear ads about the banking crisis and how each candidate will address it.
Candidates might summarize their positions on Iraq and Afghanistan and end with links to more detailed positions on their websites.
The public might discuss the real issues facing us instead of manufactured Entertainment-Tonight-style "controversies." People might even vote for candidates based on their resumes and positions on the issues.
It would be just like democracy.
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Tracking Elections From the Ground Up
PollTrack is a new website that combines poll tracking data and written analysis to decipher "what voters are actually thinking and feeling" in the lead-up to the election. The site is not complete: sections are unfinished, artwork is rough, and usability problems involving labeling ("Today's Map Today") have yet to be sorted. But though the paint is not dry, the site's potential fascinates.
The Presidential Race section includes a three-layered map showing current poll averages, projected averages in the coming weeks, and projected election day averages. It's nail-biting stuff.
Commentary by Maurice Berger complements the visual data, explaining what the polls reveal or analyzing the way events in the news affect how the country says it intends to vote. Berger is a cultural historian, curator, art critic, and the author of numerous books, including White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness.
The site needs, and will no doubt acquire, polish. Copy is required to help the first-time user understand what the site is about and make better use of its features. The design feels more like a wireframe than a layout, and the stock photos on the home page are unneeded and poorly chosen. Intended to humanize, they merely cause the site to feel generic—and it is anything but.
But these are fixable problems, and almost beside the point. What matters is that PollTrack delivers insights and information on the most important election in years.
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DIY Four Leaf Clover Felted Patch Tutorial from lebenslustiger.com here. For more patches' tutorial go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/patch
DIY Iron On Heart Patch Tutorial from JK JK here. Some people like their jeans ripped but I have gotten more questions about patches (elbows and knees) than any other topic. *See more patches here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/patches
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More apartments pitched in downtown Minneapolis
Friday, July 22, 2011
After years of sluggish development activity, many developers are now chasing proposals for apartment projects in the North Loop area of downtown, home to the Target Field baseball stadium.
The latest concept comes from Edina-based TE Miller Development LLC, which is proposing a new six-story, 100-unit apartment building.
TE Miller Development is pitching 701 2nd Street Apartments at 701 N. Second St. The site is currently bank-owned and home to a small, vacant industrial building.
Keep reading: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/07/more-apartments-pitched-in-downtown-minneapolis/
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Ethan Adams, 9, of Valparaiso, balances on a cable in the Mohawk Walk at Sunset Hill County Park during a team-building activity as part of the park's Camp Funset. Helping is Hayden Hughes, 9, of Valparaiso, left, camp counselor Shelbie Sullivan, of Chesterton, and Liz Hedger, 8, of Crown Point.
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To Co-Op or Not to Co-Op—That Is the Question
- Friday, February 15, 2013
Making New Friends
Co-op provides a great opportunity for your children to have regular interaction with their friends. Sure, I take my kids on field trips and other group activities, but if there aren't many things scheduled in a given month, several weeks may go by before we get together with friends. Co-op gives us a chance to regularly fellowship with other homeschoolers. My children have enjoyed having the opportunity to hang out with friends their age. During the lunch break each week I have the opportunity to interact with other moms who are in the same stage of life as I am, and to make some new friends myself.
For us, co-op has been a great experience. My children look forward to it all week, and they have a great time while we are there. It is far from being the private school setup that I originally thought it to be. Of course, as with anything, there are days that are very hard for us. If I have a fussy baby, that makes the day more difficult. My 4-year-old always misses her nap on co-op day, so that can be hard. There are days when someone is sick, and consequently we stay home. However, overall we have been very happy with our decision to join a co-op. It has been well worth the money we have invested.
In each homeschool family's journey there are seasons, and as time passes, those seasons naturally change. This past year, our family experienced a change of season. We all needed something different in our homeschool, a change of pace. It was our season to try some new things and meet some new people. It was a time for us to join a co-op.
Are the seasons in your homeschool journey changing? Perhaps it's time to try something new and to become a part of a homeschool co-op.
Nicole Neeley lives in the Deep South and is a wife and homeschool mom to four great kids. She very much enjoys writing for her blog, poring over seed catalogs, spending hours in her garden, perusing the local library, and drinking lots and lots of hot tea. You can follow along on their homeschooling adventures by visiting her blog at ahighercallingchristianacademy.blogspot.com.
Copyright 2012, used with permission. All rights reserved by author. Originally appeared in the February 2012 issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, the trade magazine for homeschool families. Read the magazine free at http://www.TOSMagazine.com or read it on the go and download the free TOS apps to read the magazine on your Kindle Fire or Apple or Android devices.
Publication date: February 15, 2013
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Mattel is ready to get more creative with its toys: The world's largest toymaker has launched Playground Productions as a new banner through which it will create original entertainment for various platforms.
Based at the company's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., the new division -- which essentially serves as an in-house studio -- manages creative storytelling across all Mattel brands, including Barbie, Monster High, Max Steel, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its Hot Wheels franchises, overseeing everything from script development to storyboards to greenlighting theatrical productions.
Mercury Filmworks (Disney's "Jake and the Never Land Pirates") is co-producing and handling the animation on the series, which introduces a cast of four thrill-seeking kids who love to race their Hot Wheels cars through the fictional town of Hilly Woodlands, complete with the brand's signature orange track, of course. The animation style combines 2D and 3D to bring the cars to life.
Mattel has embraced a "push to play" approach to its storytelling, meaning what happens in films, TV shows, web series and direct-to-homevideo titles is meant to encourage kids to want to play with the toys associated with the property and drive sales.
"Playground Productions is dedicated to delivering impactful narratives that drive brand awareness and engagement across all the platforms kids love," said David Voss, senior VP, Playground Productions. "Storytelling is at the heart of every great character and franchise. From script development and story mapping, to film production and post-production, we have established a one-stop shop for modern, creative storytelling."
Voss, a longtime toy designer at Mattel, heads up Playground Prods. and oversees a team that includes Rob Hudnut as executive producer and chief story strategist; former Nickelodeon executive Julia Pistor as producer and executive producer of feature films; and Margaret Dean as director of production. Lloyd Goldfine ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever") also serves as a producer for the division.
The animated "Hot Wheels" project joins a reboot of Mattel's "Max Steel" action figure that the company will use a live action film to help re-introduce to kids and families. Mattel is co-producing the film with Dolphin Entertainment's new film shingle, with Open Road Films picking up the project to release in theaters late next year.
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Over the years, Mattel had set up several of its top toy properties as films at various studios, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe at Sony, which is still keen on launching the 1980s toy line as a potential film franchise.
Mattel sparked to the prospects of creating other forms of entertainment based on its toys after the successful launch of Barbie as a series of successful animated direct-to-homevideo movies, through Lionsgate and now Universal, and the launch of runaway hit Monster High, in 2010, which has since spawned dolls, songs, books, videogames, web series, TV specials on Nickelodeon, and direct-to-homevideo animated films -- as well as new fairy tale version, Ever After High. Universal is also developing a live action musical based on the property. The characters are the offspring to or related to classic monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy, Medusa and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
A Hot Wheels movie has sat idling in the development garage. It was first set up in 2003 at Columbia Pictures with McG attached to direct before moving to Warner Bros. and Joel Silver. It's now at Legendary Pictures, with Joe Roth attached to produce.
Mattel now sees the formation of Playground Productions as a way to speed up the development and production process on many of its projects, which once released, will help Mattel keep kids interested in its core product and sell more toys. At the same time, Playground Prods could create a lucrative new revenue stream for the company.
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Exes Get Even in Public
How does airing dirty laundry affect the kids?
This week, a vile voice mail Charlie Sheen left for ex-wife Denise Richards was leaked online. In it, he called Denise the n-word, and he's since issued a public apology--not to Richards, but to his African-American best man.
But Richards, who often vents about Charlie on her E! reality show, makes no apologies. "The gloves are off," she told TV Guide. "When I keep my mouth shut, [Charlie] continues to fuel [the feud] anyway, so I'm not gonna sit back anymore."
This is just the latest in a long string of bitter exes getting even with their jilted lovers in a very public way.
When Alec Baldwin's hate-filled voice mail to his daughter was released (in which he called her a "thoughtless little pig"), he placed the blame squarely on ex-wife Kim Basinger, with whom he's been embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle for years.
MTV Road Rules star Kendal Sheppard went off on her baby's dad, actor Josh Henderson of Desperate Housewives, on her MySpace page on Father's Day. She wrote: "A feeling of anger and rage sweeps my body when I think of little Asa's biological deadbeat dad."
Of course, these aren't the only people to air their dirty laundry online or in print ... Mia Farrow, Dina and Michael Lohan, the YouTube divorce woman ... the list goes on and on.
But one has to wonder: How does this affect the kids?
Divorce recovery coach Suzy Brown, author of Radical Recovery: Transforming the Despair of Your Divorce into Unexpected Good, says, "This type of vitriolic public expression is very harmful for kids," she says. "After all, children these days are getting online younger and younger"--and that means as soon as they're old enough to Google, all of this negative information about Mommy and Daddy is just a click away.
Remember, she says: No matter how you feel about your ex, he's still your kid's father. "Spewing all the hatred is damaging to your children because he is still your kid's parent, no matter what," says Brown, who was divorced in 2000 and is a mother of four. She says parents' public battles can stress a kid out, strain their
relationship with both parents, and damage their self-esteem. "Getting revenge rarely works. It's very detrimental for the kids when all this negativity is out there for everyone to see."
According to Brown, it's natural to experience feelings of grief, anger, and despair. But you can never move forward if you are still harboring those feelings of hatred. "You just have to figure out how to move on, especially for your kids," she says. "People always say how terrible divorce is for children, but we can teach them some very valuable lessons by our behavior if we make the right choices. You can teach kids to how to work through emotions and control their anger. You can't always keep yourself from being angry or sad, but you can control the way you deal with those feelings."
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ATHENS, Ohio (July 2, 2014)—The team EG 501 came up with an algorithm to monetize the Columbus Dispatch's 190,000 Twitter followers through identifying communities on social media and customizing tweets to better serve existing followers. Its method landed the team of three the $10,000 first prize amount on Pitch Day of the Scripps Innovation Challenge student competition on Monday, April 21. Now two of the team members are taking their idea further. Read More
The second annual Scripps Innovation Challenge, a media innovation contest sponsored by the Scripps College of Communication and open to all students at Ohio University, concluded Monday, April 21 on the main campus of Ohio University in Athens when Team E.G. 501 took home the $10,000 first prize for its pitch to monetize the Columbus Dispatch's 190,000 Twitter followers through identifying communities on social media and customizing tweets to better serve existing followers. Read More
ATHENS, Ohio (April 16, 2014)—The second Scripps Innovation Challenge at Ohio University will conclude Monday, April 21 with Pitch Day, when seven teams of finalists will present their innovative solutions to challenges posed by the media industry. Four judges representing a variety of media professions will award $25,000 in prizes. The event will take place from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in Baker Center Ballroom B and is free and open to the public. Read More
The Scripps College of Communication announces a series of events that will connect speakers and students on the topic of innovation as part of the Scripps Innovation Challenge (SIC). A SIC Kickoff, featuring a panel of four professionals, is set for Tuesday, Feb. 11. Read More
This Friday, January 24th, Dan Dahlen presents "Where's The Beef?" for this year's first SIC workshop. The workshops are intended to help students refine their ideas and meet other interested students. Dan Dalen will talk on "How do you know if you've got a winning business idea?" A representative from Alden Library will be on hand to get students started on industry research. Read More
Visiting Professional Andy Alexander will announce the 2014 competition during Scripps Day on October 8, highlighting the new features of this year's contest in Baker 240. Read More


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I have heard: a man's wife died. When she was alive she fettered him in every conceivable way, not allowing him the slightest possibility of movement. And the husband was very compliant. Rather than assert himself he would argue within, "Why make an issue of it?" and he just agreed with whatsoever his wife said. Before she died, his wife warned him never to so much as look at another woman; otherwise, she threatened him, she would return as a ghost to haunt him. The man was frightened - and a frightened man is quite capable of conjuring up ghosts. The fear itself becomes the ghost.
For a few days after she had died the man controlled himself - out of fear. And be aware: the control born of fear is no real control; most of your sadhus and holy men are maintaining control over themselves out of fear. They fear they may go to hell, that they may be caught by God in the act of doing something wrong and have to suffer the consequences, so they control themselves. The control of this widower was exactly like this.
The control based on fear is not only unreal, it is also a great act of self deception which keeps you from attaining to real control. But still, it can serve for a few days.
So this man managed - but for how long could he maintain it? The desires within him began to argue, "Are you crazy? When she was alive you were afraid, and now even after her death you go on fearing her. Do you really think she can become a ghost? Do you really think it is in her hands to make that decision?"
So he found himself a woman and began to play the lover. That night, when he returned home, he found his wife sitting on the bed waiting for him. He began to tremble so violently with fear that he collapsed. His wife said, "I know where you have just come from." And then proceeded to tell him the name and address of the woman he had spent the evening with, and every detail of what had passed between them. Now the man was in no doubt. Not only was his wife here as a ghost, but she could repeat to perfection every word he had whispered to his new love, and describe her house, her furniture, and her appearance exactly as they were. And this was only the beginning. Every night his dead wife would appear to torment him. He became very unhappy.
Eventually, in desperation, he went to visit a Zen master, Nan-in. When Nan-in heard the man's story he began to roar with laughter. "This wife who harasses you is not alive," he said, "but she is no different from those living wives who nag their husbands. All wives are ghosts, and all husbands too. Only the mind gives them the appearance of reality. In this world, whatever we give our minds to appears real, but the moment you withdraw your mind, that thing becomes unreal."
The widower complained to Nan-in that he had not come to listen to clever arguments and knowing words. "You don't know the trouble I am in," he said. "The moment I arrive home she is there waiting for me at the door, and my whole body trembles with fear. I was never as terrified of her when she was alive as I am now that she is dead. And I know that she is here too, listening to us, and if you tell me some trick to get rid of her, she will say to me tonight, 'So you have been to see Nan-in, haven't you, to try to get rid of me!' What can I do? I want you to tell me how I can get rid of her, but whatever you tell me, she will have heard it too and I am sure it won't work for me."


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After an exciting four-game series that ended Wednesday night at Saddleback College, the Gauchos captured the Presidents' Cup, an annual tradition highlighting men's and women's basketball between intra-district rivals Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College. At the game, the Gauchos men's team, which is ranked second in the state and first in Southern California, won 51-49, their tenth straight win of the season. The women's team won 52-44, with guard Myishia Watkins leading the charge, scoring 14 of her team-high 21 points in the first 20 minutes of play.
Two hundred student athletes and coaches attended the event, which was held this year in tribute to Tom Padberg, a longtime supporter of Saddleback College athletics and known to many as the Gauchos' number one fan. Between games Tom was honored with a ceremony, where the crowd stood and chanted his favorite yell: "Let's Go Gauchos!" The proceeds from the game went to the Tom Padberg Memorial Endowment Scholarship, with $1,000 raised for student scholarships.
South Orange County Community College Board President Nancy Padberg and her daughter, Nicole, were introduced, as well as Trustee T.J. Prendergast, the presidents of both colleges, and Doug Barr, a Saddleback College counselor and good friend of Tom Padberg. Nicole Padberg sang the National Anthem in honor of her father.
Dr. Tod Burnett, president of Saddleback College, stated, "What started five years ago as a friendly competition between Irvine Valley College and Saddleback College has become an annual tradition to celebrate the athletic achievements of both colleges. It is a great pleasure to work with President Roquemore for the benefit of our students and community."
"We always appreciate the support from IVC alumni, faculty, staff and students of the Presidents' Cup. This year, Saddleback took three out of four games in the series and we congratulate them. We look forward to reclaiming the cup next year,", said Dr. Glenn R. Roquemore, president, Irvine Valley College.
Donations can be made to the Tom Padberg Memorial Endowment Scholarship by visiting www.saddleback.edu/foundation or by calling the Saddleback College Foundation at 949-582-4968.


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