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Barking at tv...
Hi, we dread a dog/cat/cow/horse etc appearing on the telly for as soon as our little jackchi sees it she growls and barks at it until either we turn it over (the tv station) or the animal goes off screen. Anyone else have the same problem? It drives us mad!....bless her
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We had a dog when we were kids and whenever the tv show "casualty" finished, and it did that ringing/siren thing, she would get up and go nuts without fail, to the point where when we knew the show was about to end, one of us would sit there with the tv remote ready to mute it as soon as it finished!
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My dogs don't really take any notice of the TV - but we still have an old CRT TV (It ain't broke so why replace it?) apart from Hansel who will 'sing' along with certain TV theme tunes - EastEnders (which we never watch any more) and Law & Order. The funny thing is, if we change channel or mute he will continue to 'sing' for near enough the exact length of the theme song. And while he is badly out of tune, you can just about make out what he is 'singing'. He always looks so embarrassed afterwards - as though he has no control over himself
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My dogs will react to certain animals on the tv but not by barking. They can be fast asleep like they were last night when I was watching Project Nim and as soon as the chimp made a noise they both leapt out of their bed, came running to the tv and sat watching and tilting their heads from side to side!!
The one thing they do bark at on the tv is when a doorbell goes.
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Spent years turning channels when dogs came on the screen, part of the fun of having a dog we always thought LOL
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Any show which has the sounds of sheep or lambs in it sets mine of in a competition of noise to see who gets the last say - this time of year its hilarious, she can be sleeping, turn it over to Emmerdale and she's charging the telly giving it a row 'get off my land!'
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My dog loves watching any program with animals on. He crystal and whimpers at dogs, bears, big cars etc. I also likes watching you tube on my phone of daft dogs. He also goes crazy when he sees a pot dog or animal in a shop window. I did buy him his own but he broke it.
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My dog used to react to the neighbours theme tune because that meant dinner time!
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when a animal comes on the tv. keep the voulume low then when your dog see's it and start's being nauty take her/him out of the room intil (s)he has stopped them let her back in. repeat that every time. don't let her of even once
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We only have a problem with our Staffie doing this especially the Specsavers advert with the short sighted shepherd
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I watched a programme about weird pets and a lady had a huge rodent that was larger than a big dog but apparently the same family as a hamster. It started squeaking and my dog shot out from under his blanket and ran around the room and started sniffing the tv looking for it!
He doesnt tend to respond to animals, although his ears would prick up when paul o gradys battersea programme was on. If he hears someone knock on a door on tv, anything squeaking or the sound of bells (like a cat collar bell) he jumps up to find out where the noise is coming from.
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Saturday's 62-61 Section 7A quarterfinal playoff loss at UMD's Romano Gym was the end of more than one era for the Wrenshall boys basketball team.
Esko's defense was the biggest threat in the defending Class AA champions' 57-30 victory over the underdog Warriors at Romano Gymnasium.
The Barnum boys basketball team is as good as any in Class AA this season. In fact, the Bombers commonly have the game well in hand by the halftime break.
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|I personanly lie was123's installer, becasue you can install evox, unleashx, avalaunch, XMP, and apps, it does everyhting slayers does, jsut has more options.
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and then there are people who bitch like you guys cuz people have an easyer way to do it then you do.
How does that make any sense at all? I can't use Slayers?
The whole point is learning something so they don't screw their xbox up down the line. So they can install DVD2Xbox if they want. Or so they can swap dashes or upgrade evox without friggin things up. Or even so they can ftp which is a useful thing at times. Or back up their saved games.
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ALERT! Someone is using the name of my popular website, fairbornspeaks, with a space between the words and posting this as a page on Facebook. This is pretty pathetic, of course, but everyone should be aware it has NO relationship to the long-standing and popular website I created. Perhaps these people could come up with a creative thought and use their own reputation rather than needing to steal mine? I can understand why you would feel the need, but really, stand on your own.
Those opposed to the recent City Council decision to annex property for CEMEX want to put the issue on the ballot and let us decide! Here's how you can help:
1) Sign the petition! Registered voters who are Fairborn residents can go to Community Park at Dayton-Yellow Springs Road on this Thursday, Friday or Saturday from Noon-8:30PM. No need to even get out of your car! Just pull right where the organizers are and they will run the petition over to you! Then you can pull around the "island" and exit the park. Photos show the park entrance, map (pin marks location) and an organizer near the location.
2) "Walk" a petition for signatures from your family, friends and neighbors. Every signature counts and they need to be completed soon! If you would like to help, email Karen at
3) Talk about the referendum. Remember, your petition signature simply allows the issue to go to a vote, it does not obligate you to vote for it. If you favor a healthy public debate, then you should sign the petition! If you oppose the continued public support of these foreign-owned polluters, help out. If you are appalled that any Council could approve BLASTING rock within 250 feet of OCCUPIED HOMES, please help out! If you want to send a message to this Council to stop making LOUSY decisions and destroying our town, help out!
As predicted, the Council voted unanimously to bow down to the giant Mexican cement company. What a shameful day in Fairborn's history!
Blowing up the CEMEX "safety" claims....
At recent Council and Planning Board meetings, CEMEX reps have touted their great "safety" record. Well, folks, it's time to take a look at that….as you read this, ask yourself "if CEMEX is such a 'safety-conscious' company, WHY must they always be FORCED by government intervention to clean up their act?"
Let's start with locally….
*The DISASTER left behind at the former CEMEX headquarters on Xenia Drive (now Calamityville) included: asbestos, metals, volatile organic compounds including Trichloroethylene and underground storage tanks." (Source: EPA.gov/brownfields, May 2015).
Yep, that's trichloroethylene, folks, TCE, the deadly chemical "Erin Brockovich" investigated - the one that causes everything from birth defects to fatal diseases.
How much did JUST the environmental havoc cost to abate at Xenia Drive alone? More than $3.7 million of TAXPAYER MONEY. (Source: Dayton Daily News, 2012). Yep, that's right - that "safety-conscious" company CEMEX didn't pay their own tab ---YOU DID.
What else has CEMEX done locally?
*In 2011, the EPA fined CEMEX $1.4 million for Clean Air violations IN FAIRBORN. They were required to invest about $2 million in new equipment to abate the HAZARDOUS materials they were spewing into OUR AIR.
The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance said "the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can lead to grave health and environmental problems such as premature death and heart disease."
(Sources: Yellow Springs News at YS.com and baghouse.com, a site devoted to dust collection).
*In 2005, the EPA cited CEMEX for Clean Air violations for spewing the same toxic chemicals on Linebaugh Road in Xenia. (Source: EPA.gov, 4/14/05)
Around the country…
*In 2014, CEMEX was fined and handed over land to settle an EPA claim in Puerto Rico. Cemex turned over land valued at $2.3 million, paid a penalty of $360,000 and was required to invest $1.8 million to bring facilities into compliance. The EPA's investigation found CEMEX "violated the Clean Water Act at nearly all of their cement facilities across the island." (Source: newsismybusiness.com, 5/14/14)
*In April of 2013, CEMEX was fined $1 million and required to invest $2 million in emission equipment updates for Clean Air violations in Lyons, Colorado. (Source: durabilityanddesign.com, 4/24/13)
*In 2012, a blast and fire shut down a CEMEX plant in San Antonio, TX. (Source: mysanantonio.com, 2/12/12)
*In 2010, CEMEX was fined $525,000 for emitting mercury at levels nearly TEN TIMES the allowable limit in Florida. (Source: tampabay.com, 12/22/10)
*In January of 2009, CEMEX paid $2 million to resolve Clean Air violations in Victorville, CA. (Source: EPA.gov, 1/15/09)
*In a January 2009 article concerning a fatality at a CEMEX plant in Charlotte, N.C., it is noted that "during the past three years, workplace safety inspectors cited CEMEX for MORE THAN 100 VIOLATIONS. AT least 3 dozen were "serious," meaning they had the potential to injure or kill workers." (Source: aggregateresearch.com, leading source for info on aggregates market, 1/8/09)
*In October 2009, the EPA ordered CEMEX in Marina, CA. to comply with the Clean Water Act after they discharged storm water without a permit. (Source epa.gov, 10/16/09)
*In 2007, CEMEX is fined $1.35 million and must invest $11 million in dust control as well as $6.2 million for an indirect system to fire their kiln in Charlevoix, IL. (Source: EPA.gov)
Now - Does THIS sound like a company with a safety record to brag about??? Do we need more of their TOXINS to clean up?? What GUARANTEES do we have that they won't walk away in 40 years, leaving us with another toxic dump to clean up??? NONE. That's right. NONE.
I don't like to see ANYONE lose a job. I had plenty of friends who worked at GM and Delphi who did and I know how hard it is. But if the cost of those 100 jobs is the destruction of land, the poisoning of our air and water, then we MUST say NO.
Finally, it must be pointed out that this land belongs in Xenia Township. The ONLY reason this annexation is being sought is to CIRCUMVENT the lawful decisions of that rightful governing body. CEMEX seems to know they have a "sure thing" with our Fairborn City Council. Wonder why? Are palms being greased, campaigns being funded? Or is our Council this STUPID for free?
WHY is our Council even considering ANNEXING more land for them?? WHY???
CEMEX Fairborn Plant Clean Air Act Settlement
(Washington, DC - February 10, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that Cemex, Inc., one of the largest producers of Portland cement in the United States, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio. In addition to the penalty, Cemex will spend an estimated $2 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2), pollutants that can lead to childhood asthma, acid rain, and smog.
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Creating the Appearance of Public Participation While Merely Controlling the Debate?
What's wrong with "My Sidewalk"? The City of Fairborn has started a new social media "tool" called "My Sidewalk." The purported purpose is to "see how citizens feels about issues." They do this by asking poll questions and tallying participants' "votes." Sound good so far? Not so fast. There may be some serious problems with this program. Consider this before you enroll....
1) Skewed questions. The City of Fairborn is famous for their "purpose-driven polls." They want a new parks levy? Ask "would you like better parks?" Ummm…..DUH! Then they will do what - race in and announce "100% of respondents want better parks! We need a levy!" What they WON'T do is ask the key follow-up…"Should we improve parks by additional taxes OR by eliminating rarely-used parks and improving heavily-used ones?" Yeah, pollsters know that how you design the question is two-thirds of the battle.
As one critic of such programs opined, "selection from multiple bad choices is anything but "democracy" and it is not a "dialogue." Amen.
2) ZERO credibility of results. You enroll simply by using a Facebook or Twitter account. So, you can live in Poughkeepsie and participate in polls about Fairborn! And - reliable? Well, give me a few hours and I can create a dozen fake profiles. Not that I ever would. Clearly, I'm fine signing my own opinions. But sycophants are often COWARDS. We proved that on the old Fairbornspeaks message board. So face it - anyone who can create a REAL profile can create a FAKE one. One California community used a similar program and a citizens' group tried to "verify" the users. MOST were found to be fictional - named after TV characters!
Gee, do you think it's really possible the City "leaders" would get all their buddies on here, voting under fake profiles and whether or not they live in Fairborn? Well, they trot them out to bully their critics at public meetings and on social media, so it's not too much of a stretch, is it?
Finally, I would point out that a few years ago, fairbornspeaks did an electronic petition calling for the City Manager's ouster. We got TONS of signatures. And, unlike "My Sidewalk," we required a physical address in Fairborn. When we presented the results to the City Council, guess what they said? "An online petition is unreliable"!! So remember that when they try to use these MORE UNRELIABLE results to justify their positions!!
3) Abuse of power. Anyone who has been on the City's Facebook page knows how they ABUSE the power to ostracize participants. At their slightest whim, they can ban you. They even report people to Facebook --WITHOUT EVER PROVING ANY MALICIOUS POST - and cause them to be denied posting ability for weeks. Well, the same applies with "My Sidewalk." Read the terms of use. Wonder how many polls you would have to answer against their agenda for you to become persona non-grata? One? Two?
We see how this City "leadership" operates. They can't stand criticism. Do you think they will allow it on "My Sidewalk"?
And what do they do with your registration information? Who knows! Just ask yourself this - do you trust them?
4) Cost. According to a public records request, it cost $2,125 to "create" the program. I don't have an answer back yet about an annual fee. The California town paid $9,000 annually (again, a similar program, but not from the same company). When they realized how unreliable and flawed it was, they ultimately cancelled the program entirely while still under a 30-day trial. Saved some money.
5) Silly. Yes, it's plain silly to have a Public Relations Director who rarely attends public meetings sit in her office and read false poll data to get a sense of what the community wants! Hey, Katie, come join us sometime! We're the PUBLIC in Public Relations! Lol. Silly.
Text of Karen Combs' speech to council, 6/1/15
Tonight, I am not here to discuss city government issues. I am here for a very different reason. I hope to end an injustice and to clear something which has hung like a cloud over the collective conscience of this city for over 30 years.
At the last citizen's forum, I mentioned the lack of a proper memorial for a young Fairborn man who died in service to our great nation. When his sister, Diane, learned of this, she gave me her permission to pursue it further. I am humbled to do so this evening. Although she still lives in Fairborn, she cannot bear to be here under the circumstances, which brought her family great distress.
Council, this is Lance Corporal Bruce Alan Hollingshead. Although we graduated high school the same year, I did not have the honor of knowing him. But thanks to Diane, who graciously allowed me to review the articles and keepsakes from the time, I feel I have come to know so much more about him. And I'd like to share a little of what I've learned with you.
Bruce was a strong and capable young man. He was known for his unique laugh, which they say could be heard even in a crowd. He was an athlete - a varsity wrestler and a discus thrower on the track team. He loved his country so much that he joined the Marines right out of high school. Then he married his high school sweetheart in April of 1983. Three weeks later, he was sent on a 6-month deployment as an Administrative Assistant in Beirut, Lebanon, serving as part of a multinational peace-keeping force.
In his letters home, Bruce spoke of the brotherhood he shared with his fellow Marines. He admitted the serious dangers they faced - for although this was a peace-keeping mission, Beirut was not a peaceful place. He spoke of his deep love for his family and the excitement he felt about returning to Fairborn to begin life in a new home with his new bride. He was just days away from reaching that goal.
Well, Bruce did come home to Fairborn, but not as hoped. Instead, he came home in a flag-draped coffin with a Marine honor guard. Bruce had probably been asleep when the suicide bomber struck the four-story Marine barracks. 241 Americans were killed. 128 wounded. At the time, it was the highest casualty attack on U.S. troops since Vietnam. So Bruce didn't get to go to his new home with his young wife. Instead, he was buried at Byron cemetery and taken home with God. He was just 19 years-old, his whole adult life ahead of him.
And Fairborn did, as this military town always does, turn out to welcome our hero home. Hundreds lined the sidewalks outside the Baptist church where services were held. Air Force members in dress uniform; police too; students stood silently on the lawn of the school. The procession was so long that as the first cars turned onto Trebein, cars were still passing the high school. It was a fitting tribute for this hero.
But what happened next was not. And that is why I am here this evening. Two previous councils have really blundered this. Please don't be the third.
Back in 1984, the City Council passed plans for a new apartment development off Zink Road. Among the approved street names was Raider Drive, a nod to the Wright State mascot - and Hollingshead Drive -in honor of Bruce. Raider Drive exists. But Hollingshead Drive never came to pass. Bruce's father was such a proud man, he told his family he would not beg for an honor for his son. And so the issue went dormant. When Bruce's father passed away, Diane took it to the Council once more. She wrote then-Mayor Tom Nagle. She even offered to buy the sign herself if only a street could be named for her brother. She wanted her mother - Bruce's mother - to see that happen. But Mayor Nagle replied that the project would also require a "sizable donation." Really? Hadn't the Hollingshead family given enough? Once again, they gave up in disgust. And sadly, Bruce's mother has since passed away.
Fairborn now has streets named after doctors and politicians. Surely Bruce deserves this recognition too. Sadly, it is is too late for his parents to see it. But it would still mean the world to his sister, to the rest of his family, to his friends. It is long overdue. And quite simply put, it is the right thing to do.
Frankly, I have not come to expect that from this Council. I hope you prove me wrong this time.
In the meantime, God Bless this young man, Bruce Hollingshead, and his family for their enormous sacrifice for us all. Thank you.
Brand New! Update to Calamityville report. Just days after reopening this website and posting the Calamityville report, WSU contacted me. They claim to own the LLC which owns the property, but refused to provide additional records! A public records request has been filed through both the University and the City of Fairborn. Seems simple enough for them to provide the info to back up what they say! My correspondence is at the link below. As always, I strive for accuracy - read the correspondence - judge for yourself.
Correspondence between WSU's Gregory Sample and Fairbornspeaks' Karen Combs concerning the ownership of the property known as Calamityville.
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Try putting an add in you local newsagents window. Such a shame you don't want to use them; making your own compost is very rewarding.
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Under the old two-team BCS format, the teams that lost the semifinal games — Alabama and Florida State — would likely have played each other in the championship game, while the two winners — Oregon and Ohio State — would likely have been voted out.
Florida State, as the defending champs and only undefeated team, would have been in for sure, while Ohio State would have just as certainly been out. That leaves Alabama and Oregon. One would have had to be dropped and it probably would have been Oregon.
Four teams is still not enough (see TCU's 42-3 blowout of Mississippi State) to be able to say that none of the teams voted out was good enough to win it.
Also: I am sick unto death of the goddamn Larry Culpepper commercials. Enough of that already.
Florida State said Friday its athletic department compliance staff is reviewing the reported authenticated signatures by Jameis Winston, but has yet to find evidence that the star quarterback accepted payment for the autographs.
ESPN reported Thursday that more than 2,000 authenticated signatures by Winston have been found on the James Spence Authentication website.
A couple of very surprising things about this:
I had lunch over the weekend with Robert Hass — Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, UC Berkeley professor and former Poet Laureate of the United States. When I say I had lunch with him, I mean he was one of five people seated at our table.
I asked to take a photo with him, which he graciously consented to. I don't have any photos of myself with Pulitzer Prize winners and still don't because the photo didn't come out at all. I completely botched it somehow.
So that was probably the lowlight of my weekend, except for Cal getting blown out by Washington on the gridiron 31-7, while four Husky fans sat directly behind us screaming the whole game.
Football at Cal unfortunately is like academics at Washington: not terribly distinguished.
A couple of coworkers are playing a board game called Incan Gold.
"What's the objective of the game?" I ask. "To decimate an indigenous civilization and plunder its riches?"
Evidently Incan Gold requires a lot of concentration because neither player answers my question.
"Why is 'Redskins' a bad name for a football team but 'Incan Gold' is an acceptable name for a board game?" I ask.
No response.
"Is there a board game called 'Aztec Genocide'?"
No response.
"How about 'Mayan Massacre'?"
I was at LA Fitness this morning . . . one of the TVs was showing an interview with Jameis Winston on ESPN. Winston is borderline retarded but thinks he's articulate — a deadly combination.
He's a very talented athlete. Just show clips of his athletic accomplishments. They're impressive and fun to watch. Why would anyone want to talk to him or listen to him talk? The interviewer is paid to endure it, I get that, but why foist it on the viewing public? Maybe it's the train wreck element. It was very painful to watch and yet I couldn't look away!
Rarely is one person gifted in multiple ways. Some people are great athletes, some people are intelligent and interesting . . . the overlap between the two groups is very small.
Listening to Jameis Winston talk is like watching Milton Friedman take batting practice or Albert Einstein work on his five-step drop.
(I know the Milton Friedman and Albert Einstein references are dated but I'm having trouble thinking of anyone who's a) highly intelligent; b) well known to the general public; and c) currently alive.)
"What's your beef with Tony Dungy?"
"He said he wouldn't draft Michael Sam. He's not showing the requisite level of tolerance and inclusiveness toward people who are different than he is."
"Isn't Dungy himself entitled to tolerance and inclusiveness?"
"Oh, no. No. Absolutely not. Because he's being different in a way that's totally unacceptable."
"So you're not against intolerance as a matter of principle, so long as the 'right' people and groups get ostracized."
"I don't remember anyone until fairly recently saying that having openly gay players in the NFL is a good idea. Now that we've reached a point in history where everyone in America has a breezy indifference to homosexuality . . . everyone knows people, works with people, has people in their family who are openly gay . . . every single TV show and movie has at least one gay character — NOW people like you are 'brave' enough to support the idea, for the same stupid reason you never supported it before: because you don't want to be on the wrong side of public opinion."
What I want to know is why there are so many people who don't want me to know things . . .
And that doesn't even include all the things that people "won't tell me."
Where is the money going to come from? Most people seem to think that college athletic programs are big money makers. They aren't. Despite the big revenue dollars associated with two sports — football and men's basketball — 90 percent of Division I athletic programs, because of the much larger number of non-revenue sports, operate at a loss. They're subsidized by the general fund of the university. Paying athletes would require additional dollars to be directed away from academic endeavors: hiring and paying professors, funding research, offering financial aid to non-athletes, etc.
Title IX requires gender equity. You couldn't just pay football players and men's basketball players. Everyone would need to be paid equally in some sense, even in non-revenue sports.
How much money are we talking about? Let's say at a medium to large school, we have 500 to 1,000 student athletes and we're going to pay all of them a modest stipend of $10,000. That's a cost of 5 to 10 million dollars a year. Sorry, Mom and Dad, that your kid couldn't get the classes he or she needed to graduate in four years but when we pink-slipped professors so we could pay the athletes, we had to cut back on the number of available courses.
Are college athletes being exploited imposed upon financially? It makes sense to consider athletes in two groups:
With all the national and local sports networks, playing football or basketball at a Division I school makes you not only a big man on campus, but a local, if not national, celebrity. It's fun! You get to play games with your buddies, travel around, stay in nice hotels, appear on television. If you're a good player, people will talk about you on TV, on the radio, on the Internet – constantly – like you're some kind of an important person. There are worse things that can happen to you in life than being a Division I scholarship athlete.
All that being said, if you as a college athlete really feel that you are being taken advantage of and not adequately compensated for the value of your contribution, don't play. It's not exploitation if you do it voluntarily.
[See You in Hell is a feature by our guest blogger, Satan — PE]
"It put a smile on my face that finally [Donald Sterling] would be unable to deny the racist allegations against him," said Carl Douglas, a lawyer who represented former Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor in a lawsuit against Sterling.
Carl Douglas is best known as a member of the O.J. Simpson defense team. O.J. Simpson has done some regrettable things, like murdering a couple of white people, but at least he's never made negative remarks about Magic Johnson photos on Instagram.
See you in Hell . . .
P.S. Carl Douglas the lawyer should not be confused with Carl Douglas the "Kung Fu Fighting" singer. Him, I like.
The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players would be penalized 15 yards for using the N-word on the field.
The home crowd of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks is known as The 12th Man. Isn't this awfully sexist? Doesn't it marginalize female Seahawk fans? Wouldn't The 12th Person be a more appropriate appellation?
I'm surprised there isn't more outrage over this. It seems like the kind of thing that someone should be really bent out of shape about.
A few months back, we outlined the prediction ineptitude of baseball pundits, who went 0-for-63 on predicting either the Red Sox or Cardinals to make the World Series. In fact, not one pundit picked the Red Sox to win even their division.
Well, the MLB pundits now have some company, as none of the 30 college pundits we tracked (from ESPN, CBS, and NFL.com) picked either Florida State or Auburn to make the BCS Title game.
Frankly, one of our political parties is insane, and we all know which one it is. They have descended from the realm of reasonableness that was the mark of conservatism. They dream of anarchy, of ending government.
My fellow Americans —
I'll tell you who's insane: anyone who's not dreaming of anarchy at this moment in history is insane. People forget that this great nation was founded by anarchists, born out of an armed revolution against a corrupt government.
As I said at the time, "Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it."
I assure you, though, that regrettably neither current political party dreams of anarchy. They both dream of exactly the same things: self-aggrandizement and rewarding their most powerful supporters with political spoils.
The well-known liberal cartoonist Ted Rall wrote a book a couple of years ago advocating a new American revolution. Unfortunately, while popular uprisings do continue to occur around the world, I am not optimistic that it will ever happen again in America.
The great majority of our citizens now are far more informed about fantasy football and reality TV than they are about current events. They understand politics at only the most simple-minded level: Team Red vs. Team Blue.
I'm Team Blue! Let's go, Blue! BOOOOO, Team Red! Or vice versa.
Notice, for example, that all of the things that Team Blue hated so much about the George W. Bush administration are okay now that they're being carried out by President Obama.
Obama didn't stop the wars or the torture or the spying. He's just as cozy with Wall Street. Gitmo is still open for "prolonged detention." Moreover, he's killing foreign civilians, and sometimes American citizens, with drone strikes, and he's eliminating whatever civil liberties you think you have left.
Torture and war and economic collapse don't matter as long as they're being supervised by my team! Go Blue! We'll all be in a gulag in 10 years. Go Blue!
Some despotic regimes around the world rely on starvation and threats of violence to keep the people in a state of submissive compliance. Here in America, the same collective stupor is effected via mindless entertainments and gadgetry.
I should raise myself out of depression, paralysis and failure and resist this massive government/corporate dystopia — but I might miss my TV programs.
In 1776, we decided that being Americans meant being free men and women, not serfs and lackeys. We mutually pledged to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor to throw off the abuses and usurpations of the Government, and to secure the blessings of Liberty.
How soon they forget.
I bid you God speed,
Thomas Jefferson, anarchist
The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved newly hired LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron's three-year contract but not without faculty members voicing concerns. According to the terms, Cameron will receive $600,000 for the 2013 season, followed by $1.3 million and $1.5 million in the last two years of his contract.
LSU has faculty?!
Donald McKinney, director of wind ensembles and conducting and associate professor in the school of music, said he was "disheartened" in LSU's handling of the future. He said the morale has been low and hopes LSU would change to retain faculty. McKinney, who's a newer faculty member, said he's heading to another university at the end of the semester. . . .
Nathan Crick, an associate professor in communication studies, echoed similar sentiments. Crick said he was sold false goods and now "it's time to return them." The professor said he's leaving LSU for Texas A&M.
GOOD RIDDANCE, YOU PUSSIES! Your departure frees up more money for football!
Newly appointed LSU President King Alexander said he isn't surprised of the issues in Louisiana because they are strikingly similar to California. Alexander is currently the president at California State University Long Beach but will take the lead at LSU beginning July 1.
King Alexander!? Well, President of LSU is quite a stepdown from King of Macedonia. He must be a big football fan.
Wait — what? Cal State Long Beach?! That place is a shithole. I guess it's hard to find a guy who'd consider LSU an academic advancement.
God-DAMN I can't wait for football season!
BERKELEY – Jeff Tedford, who has overseen the Golden Bear football program for the past 11 seasons, has been relieved of his duties as head football coach at the University of California, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced Tuesday.
Tedford must have seen this coming back in August when he put his house on the market for a cool $5.35 million.
He was saddled with a doofus quarterback as a throw-in on the Keenan Allen deal and the team's 3-9 record speaks for itself.
Tedford did a lot of good things at Cal. He took over a 1-10 team in 2002 and won seven games his first season. In 2004, Cal went 10-2, finished ninth in the final AP poll, and in 2006, the Golden Bears went 10-3.
Tedford was getting NFL offers during that time and turning them down. He was loyal to Cal. Rumor has it that Pete Carroll was recommending Tedford for NFL jobs, hoping to get him out of the Pac-10 Conference.
Bleacher Report has a list of the top 5 candidates to replace Tedford. The San Jose Mercury News has a longer list.


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[0001] This invention relates to generating a shadow for a three-dimensional (3D) model based on bones in the infrastructure of the 3D model.
[0002] A 3D model includes a virtual skeleton/infrastructure comprised of bones that are arranged in a hierarchical tree structure. Surrounding the bones is a polygon mesh, comprised of polygons such as triangles, which represents the skin of the 3D model. Movement of the polygon mesh is tied to the movement of the bones so that the 3D model approximates real-life movement when the bones are re-positioned.
[0003] The 3D model inhabits a virtual world, in which the distance to a virtual camera dictates perspective. A virtual light source, positioned in the environment of the virtual world, is used as a reference point for projecting shadows of the 3D model onto surfaces in the environment.
[0004]FIG. 1 is a view of a 3D model.
[0005]FIG. 2 is a view of bones in the 3D model of FIG. 1.
[0006]FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process for generating a shadow for the 3D model.
[0007]FIG. 4 is a view of a 3D model polygon mesh.
[0008]FIG. 5 is a view of bones in the 3D model of FIG. 4.
[0009]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a 3D environment.
[0010]FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing projection of a bone onto a surface.
[0011]FIG. 8 is a top view of a bone projection showing creation of a shape around the projection.
[0012]FIG. 9 is a view of a 3D model of a tree.
[0013]FIG. 10 is a top view of shadows of leaves in the tree.
[0014]FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another process for generating a shadow for a 3D model using bone bounding volumes.
[0015]FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing projecting a bounding volume of a bone onto a surface.
[0016]FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a computer system on which the processes of FIGS. 3 and/or 11 may be executed.
[0017]FIG. 1 shows a 3D model 10, which is rendered from 3D data. 3D model 10 is comprised of a polygon mesh (not shown). The polygons are triangles in this embodiment; however, other types of polygons may be used. The polygon mesh defines the "skin" surface of 3D model 10.
[0018] The 3D data for model 10 also includes bone data. The bone data defines a rigid infrastructure 12 of model 10 (FIG. 2). The infrastructure corresponds to the skeletal structure of a living being. In this embodiment, the "bones" that make up the infrastructure are Cartesian XYZ-space vectors.
[0019]FIG. 3 shows a process 14 for generating shadows of 3D model 10 using its bones. Process 14 includes two phases: a pre-processing phase 16 and a run-time phase 18. Pre-processing phase 16 need not be repeated for each frame of 3D animation. That is, pre-processing phase 16 may be performed only once at the beginning of an animation sequence or, alternatively, it may be repeated as desired. Run-time phase 18, generally speaking, is repeated for each frame of animation, although this is not necessarily a requirement.
[0020] In pre-processing phase 16, process 14 receives (301) data that corresponds to the size and/or shape of a shadow to be generated. The data may be input by an animator (user) via a graphical user interface (GUI) (not shown) or the like.
[0021] Process 14 reads (302) 3D data that defines the geometry of a frame of 3D animation. The 3D data may be read from a local memory, from a remote database via a network such as the Internet, or obtained from any other source. The data includes 3D data that defines a 3D model, including its polygon mesh (see, e.g., FIG. 4 for 3D model 20) and its bone structure (see, e.g., FIG. 5 for 3D model 20).
[0022] Process 14 locates (303) a virtual camera and virtual light source in the environment of the read frame of 3D animation. The location of a virtual camera defines a viewer's perspective for the frame of 3D animation. For example, in FIG. 6, the virtual camera is located at plane 22, making object 24 appear closer in 3D environment 26 than object 28. A virtual light source 30 is positioned within 3D environment 26 and defines how light hits objects in that environment. For example, as shown FIG. 6, a vector 32 corresponds to a ray of light from virtual light source 30, which affects the illumination of object 24.
[0023] In FIG. 3, during run-time phase 18, process 14 identifies the bones infrastructure of a 3D model (e.g., 3D model 10 or 20) and, for each bone in the 3D model, proceeds as follows. Process 14 projects (304) the bone onto a surface in the 3D environment. FIG. 7 shows a bone 34 being projected onto a surface 36 in a 3D environment. In more detail, to project bone 34, process 14 draws (304 a) lines (e.g., vectors) from virtual light source 38 through end points 40 and 42 of bone 34. These lines extend to surface 36, namely, to points 44 and 46 on surface 36, as shown in FIG. 7. Process 14 connects (304 b) points 44 and 46 on surface 36, resulting in a projection 48 of bone 34 onto surface 36.
[0024] Process 14 generates (305) a shadow on surface 36 based on projection 48 of bone 34. Generating a shadow for each bone in a 3D model results in a shadow for the entire 3D model itself. It is noted that process 14 may not generate a shadow for every bone in a 3D model. For example, process 14 may generate shadows for only "major" bones in a 3D model, where major bones may be defined, e.g., by their length (bones that are greater than a predefined length) or proximity to the trunk/body of a 3D model (bones that are within a predefined number of bones from a predefined reference bone).
[0025] Process 14 generates the shadow based on the data received (301) in pre-processing phase 16. That is, the data defines the size and shape of the shadow. Process 14 therefore generates the shadow accordingly. This is done by creating (305 a) a shape over at least part of projection 48 of the bone. The shape may be created, e.g., by growing a polygon from projection 48 (for the purposes of this application, the definition of "polygon" includes smooth-edged shapes, such as a circle, ellipse, etc.).
[0026] By way of example, referring to FIG. 8, process 14 may grow a quadrilateral 50 over projection 48 of bone 34. More specifically, using projection 48 as the medial axis, process 14 projects vectors 52 outward from projection 48. The vectors, when connected, create a polygon that bounds the projection. The size and shape of that polygon are dictated by the size and shape of the projection and the data received during pre-processing phase 16. For example, if a larger shadow is desired, vectors 52 will be longer, resulting in a larger shape than if a smaller shadow is desired.
[0027] Process 14 maps (305 b) one or more textures onto the shape (e.g., quadrilateral 50) that was created over projection 48. The texture(s) may define a color of the shape as well as how transparent or translucent the shadow is. That is, it may be desirable to see objects covered by the shadow. Therefore, a light color that is relatively transparent may be mapped. For example, texture with an alpha transparency value of 50% may be used for the mapping.
[0028] A "fuzzy" texture may also be mapped onto edges or other portions of the shape. In this context, a fuzzy texture is a texture that does not have sharp edges, meaning that the edges fade out from darker to lighter (hence the use of the term "fuzzy"). Fuzzy textures provide softer-looking shadows, which can be difficult to construct using other techniques.
[0029] It is noted that process 14 may be used with other animation that does not necessarily have a bones-based infrastructure. In this case, bones may be defined for a 3D model and then process 14 may be applied. For example, bones may be defined for the veins of leaves on a tree 56 (FIG. 9). Process 14 may project shadows 58 (FIG. 10) of the leaves onto ground 59 from, e.g., a virtual sun 60 (light source).
[0030] As another example, process 14 may be used to generate a shadow of a ball (not shown). In this example, a spherical "bone" or a linear bone that points to the virtual light source (i.e., that looks like a point relative to the virtual light source) may be used to represent the ball. The bone may be projected onto a surface and a shape, such as a circle or an ellipse, may be grown from the projection. The type of shape that is grown may be defined by the user-input data or it may be determined by analyzing the shape of the bone. For example, a spherical bone may dictate a circular shape and a linear bone may dictate a rectangular shape.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 11, an alternative process 61 is shown for generating a shadow of a 3D model having a bones-based infrastructure. Process 61 includes a run-time phase 64 and a pre-processing phase 62 that is identical to pre-processing phase 16 of process 14. Accordingly, a description of pre-processing phase 62 for process 61 is not repeated here.
[0032] During run-time phase 64, process 61 identifies the bones infrastructure of a 3D model (e.g., 3D model 10 or 20) and, for each bone in the 3D model, proceeds as follows.
[0033] Process 61 generates (1101) a bounding volume for the bone. The bounding volume of the bone is an expansion of a two-dimensional (2D) bone into 3D space. Referring to FIG. 12, the bounding volume 65 of bone 66 may be generated by projecting a vector 68 from bone 66 and rotating the vector around the bone in the direction of arrow 70. For example, the bounding volume of a vector may be a cylinder, the bounding volume of a point is a sphere, etc. The size and shape of the bounding volume may be dictated by the data received from the user. For example, if a large shadow is desired, a large bounding volume is generated.
[0034] Process 61 generates (1102) a shadow of bone 66 by projecting (1102 a) a shape of bounding volume 65 onto surface 72. In more detail, process 61 draws lines (e.g., vectors) 73 from virtual light source 74, through locations on the surface (e.g., the perimeter) of bounding volume 65, onto surface 72. The number of lines drawn depends on the shape of bounding volume 65. For example, if bounding volume 65 is a cylinder (as shown), a number of lines (e.g., four) may not be required to project the shadow. On the other hand, if bounding volume 65 is a sphere, more bounding lines may be required to achieve a shadow that is a relatively close approximation of the shape of the bounding volume.
[0035] To project the shape, process 61 connects points, in this example, points 77, 78, 79 and 80 at which lines 73 intersect surface 72. Connecting the points results in a shape 83 that roughly corresponds to the outline of bounding volume 65 relative to virtual light source 74.
[0036] Process 61 maps (1102 b) one or more textures onto shape 83 created by connecting the points. The texture mapping, and contingencies associated therewith, are identical to the texture mapping described above with respect to process 14.
[0037] As was the case above, process 61 may not generate a bounding volume and shadow for every bone in a 3D model. For example, process 61 may generate shadows for only "major" bones in a 3D model, where major bones may be defined, e.g., by their length or proximity to the trunk/body of a 3D model.
[0038]FIG. 13 shows a computer 82 for generating shadows of 3D models using processes 14 or 61. Computer 82 includes a processor 84, a memory 88, and a storage medium 90 (e.g., a hard disk) (see view 92). Storage medium 90 stores 3D data 94, which defines a 3D model, and machine-executable instructions 96 and 98, which are executed by processor 84 out of memory 88 to perform processes 14 and/or 61 on 3D data 94.
[0039] Processes 14 and 61 both have the advantage of using existing data, e.g., bones, to generate a shadow using relatively little computational effort. Moreover, processes 14 and 61 also give the user control over the look and feel of the resulting shadow.
[0040] Processes 14 and 61, however, are not limited to use with the hardware and software of FIG. 13; they may find applicability in any computing or processing environment.
[0041] Processes 14 and 61 may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of the two. Processes 14 and 61 may be implemented in computer programs executing on programmable machines that each includes a processor, a storage medium readable by the processor (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and one or more output devices. Program code may be applied to data entered using an input device, such as a mouse or a keyboard, to perform processes 14 and 61 and to generate output information.
[0042] Each such program may be implemented in a high level procedural or object-oriented programming language to communicate with a computer system. However, the programs can be implemented in assembly or machine language. The language may be a compiled or an interpreted language.
[0043] Each computer program may be stored on a storage medium or device (e.g., CD-ROM, hard disk, or magnetic diskette) that is readable by a general or special purpose programmable computer for configuring and operating the computer when the storage medium or device is read by the computer to perform processes 14 and 61. Processes 14 and 61 may be implemented as articles of manufacture, such as a machine-readable storage medium, configured with a computer program, where, upon execution, instructions in the computer program cause the machine to operate in accordance with processes 14 and 61.
[0044] The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, elements of processes 14 and 61 may be combined to form a new process not specifically described herein. The blocks shown in FIGS. 3 and 11 may be reordered to achieve the same results as described above.
[0045] Other embodiments not described herein are also within the scope of the following claims.
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