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6 Classic Movies Made Possible by Reckless Endangerment
#3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Almost Featured a Real Decapitation
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is probably the most respected Western of all time, and now that we've said the name of the movie, you can't get the theme song out of your head (nor should you want to, it's awesome). There's a scene at some point during the 80 hours this thing lasts where Eli Wallach's character, Tuco (aka the Ugly), leaps from a train, bringing a guard he's handcuffed to with him.
"I can't pee if you're watching, or if I haven't murdered someone."
Tuco kills the guard when they land, but since he can't go around the desert dragging behind a uniformed corpse, he lies down near the railroad tracks and lets an oncoming train break the handcuff's chain for him.
This was also how they opened walnuts in the Old West.
Today, they would have added the train digitally and just told the actor to use his imagination, but since this was before CGI or giving a shit if actors died, they really had Wallach lie down next to a speeding train. What Wallach didn't notice (because he was too busy hugging the ground and trying not to cry) was that this particular train had iron steps that were just inches away from the ground ... meaning that if he had decided to get up before it had finished passing, he would have been decapitated.
You can actually see the potentially head-cutting steps in another shot:
The Good and the Bad just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Director Sergio Leone either didn't know about the steps or didn't bother to mention them to Wallach. Considering that this wasn't the only time Wallach could have died during this shoot, we're going with the second option. The other came in this scene, where Tuco was going to be hanged but was saved at the last second by Clint Eastwood's character shooting the rope. For the scene, Wallach was sitting on a horse with a noose around his neck and his hands tied behind his back. There was a small charge of dynamite on the rope to make sure it split when Eastwood fired his prop gun.
"Can't I just pretend to have my hands tied?"
"... No."
The problem was that the horse was so immersed in its part that it really got spooked by the noise and took off -- it galloped for about a mile with Wallach on its back, arms still tied, totally unable to control the horse, or stop it. And of course, no one thought to secure the actor to the horse or anything like that: Wallach says he had to hold on to the animal with his knees and hope he wasn't thrown to the ground, snapping his neck or worse in the process.
"Shit, someone go find his corpse so we can at least reshoot the hanging."
#2. Buster Keaton Just Didn't Give a Fuck
Buster Keaton was like a cross between Charlie Chaplin and the entire cast of Jackass. Chaplin may have been the more popular silent comedy star, but Keaton succeeded at being infinitely more badass, as evidenced by his insanely dangerous stunts.
Those are the eyes of a man who doesn't know fear.
For example, if there's one gag from Keaton's movies you're familiar with, it's the one in Steamboat Bill, Jr. from 1924, where a guy is standing in front of a building during a cyclone and the entire wall of the building falls on him -- fortunately, he's standing in just the right spot to not be flattened, because he was lined up with where the window was cut.
How do you suppose they did that? A cardboard facade? Photo trickery? Animatronics? Nothing so fancy: They just dropped a two-ton wall on a guy and hoped he didn't get squashed. And yes, that's the real Buster Keaton, not a double, and since he also co-wrote and co-directed this movie, it's his own damn fault he was there.
"Oooh, a penny."
They couldn't use a fake wall because it would have rippled in the wind from the cyclone, and Keaton didn't want fanboys going on their telegraphs and complaining that the scene looked fake. According to Keaton, the opening was "exactly 3 inches over my head and each shoulder" -- had a single person involved in the stunt miscalculated, this would have turned into a snuff film. If the movie wasn't silent, you'd probably hear a bunch of people going "BY GOLLY!" and "MOTHER FUCK!" -- apparently, the whole crew looked away as the thing fell.
"Let me know when you drop ... oh, we're done?"
But Keaton didn't always escape his shoots unharmed. In the same year, he also released a film called Sherlock Jr., which included a stunt where Keaton is left hanging from a water pipe and pushed down to the ground when the water comes out:
"At least no one can tell if I peed myself."
That's all real, too: Keaton was supposed to come down with a rope, but the pressure from the water was so strong that he got knocked to the ground and hit his head on the rail, badly fracturing his neck. Keaton kept shooting and didn't even notice the fracture until an X-ray revealed it 10 years later.
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"Technically, you're dead right now, but other than that, you're fine."
#1. Fritz Lang: Making Classics by Burning, Drowning, and Beating Actors
Fritz Lang's silent epic Metropolis is an undisputed cinematic classic with an influence that extends to music, comics, animation, and even fashion. It was also Hitler's favorite movie. Considering that some of the filming techniques used to create it would now qualify as torture methods, we can see why.
In the movie, there's a scene where the female lead (a lady-looking robot) is burned at the stake. The fire engulfs her and melts her clothes and skin, revealing her robotic interior.
Behold, the genesis of Rule 34.
The character's robot powers weren't real, but unfortunately for the actress, the flames were. Lang put her so close to the fire that, at one point, her dress started burning -- Lang himself had to put her out with a fire extinguisher before she got hurt, probably because she still had some scenes to shoot in the movie.
If that's the way Lang treated his lead actress, imagine what he did to his extras. There's a scene where the living quarters of the workers start getting flooded while their children are alone there. Talk about potent social commentary, right? Lang created this moving scene by forcing his extras (including dozens of little children) to stand in cold water for hours and ordering them to move closer to the jets of water until they nearly drowned.
Most of that is tears.
For truly pointless cruelty in a classic, you have to look at Lang's M, the movie that made a star out of Peter Lorre, probably best known for his appearance in Casablanca and for looking like Ren from Ren & Stimpy. Toward the end, Lorre's character gets the shit beaten out of him by an angry mob. There's one close-up shot where you see him getting kicked right in the shin with a hobnailed boot:
Which was a subtle metaphor of when man gets kicked right in the shin with a hobnailed boot.
There was no reason why Peter Lorre had to be in that shot: All you see is his leg, so they could have easily used an extra here. Lang not only forced Lorre to do the scene himself, basically threatening to sue him if he didn't, but repeated the take 13 times, leaving the actor unable to walk for days. People on the set said they also saw Lorre being dragged down a flight of stairs while wrapped in a carpet 18 freaking times ... for a scene that wasn't even used in the movie.
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"Oh, no, that one was for my personal collection."
A surprising amount of real violence also went into Dustin Koski's book, Six Dances to End the World.
For more insane lengths taken to make movie magic, check out 12 Classic Movie Moments Made Possible by Abuse and Murder. Or learn about 9 Awesome Directors Who Temporarily Lost Their Mind.
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The 7 Most Ridiculous Cases of Misplaced Priorities
#3. Hospital is Starstruck, Screws Over Heart Attack Victim
In early 2005, the late Michael Jackson threw up in his car on his way to his child molestation trial. We could make a lot of comedy guesses as to the cause, but the symptoms suggested that the 46-year-old Jackson had stomach flu. He was rushed to the Marion Medical Center so that he could be properly treated.
When Jackson was brought into the emergency room, one of its occupants was Manuela Gomez Ruiz, an elderly woman who was recovering from a heart attack -- which you may recognize as being a serious medical condition. The staff of the Marion Medical Center, bound by their duty to care for those in need, removed Ruiz from her ventilator and took her to a smaller room to give the flu-stricken King of Pop more room.
"Manuela Ruiz? How many Grammys would you say she has?"
Think about that for a moment. This is a hospital, removing a heart attack patient from the emergency room for someone with stomach flu.
"Well if you made the best-selling album of all time, maybe we could have done our jobs properly."
Ruiz was in such dire straits that her breathing was being assisted with a hand pump as she was being moved, begging the question why it crossed anyone's mind to disconnect her in the first place. She tragically suffered another heart attack and died.
Her family was understandably outraged, and expressed interest in suing both the hospital and Jackson. We can't imagine they had much luck though; everyone knows that celebrities are just better than normal people.
"They actually pulled me off a murder investigation to work this."
Jackson fans can take solace in the fact that he was released from the hospital after 33 hours, free to continue his long, fruitful career for years to come.
#2. Woman Assaults Roommate Over Girl Scout Cookies
One night, a Florida woman named Hersha Howard was craving some Thin Mints -- a popular variety of Girl Scout cookie (if you didn't already know this, congratulations -- you hate freedom). But as she searched her home for them, Howard was shocked to discover that the cookies were gone. She soon began to suspect that the one responsible was her hilariously named roommate, Jasmin Wanke.
Seen here.
At around 1 a.m., Howard confronted Wanke, accusing her of stealing the Thin Mints. Howard then did what any rational, sane person would do: She beat the everloving monkey shit out of her thieving roommate.
Eventually, Wanke's husband pulled the two of them apart, but that wasn't going to stop Howard. Wanke ate her Thin Mints, and they needed to be avenged. So Howard started chasing her with a pair of scissors before eventually hitting her with a wooden board. The epic duel then moved to the kitchen, where Hersha bit Wanke's breast and hit her several more times.
Fights with roommates usually involve passive-aggressive notes.
Finally, Wanke's husband was able to restrain Howard until the police came and arrested her -- although we can only imagine what the hell he was doing during the whole scissors/board/boobie-chomping exchange (probably eating the Thin Mints). Howard was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, but as far as we know, cookie thief Wanke is still at large.
#1. Man Prefers Prison to Arguing With Wife
We've never been to jail in Sicily, but we're going to assume prison life is the same there as it is anywhere: a terrifying, miserable experience full of stabbings and rape. And we assume that the Sicilians, like most people, do everything they can to avoid it.
To be fair, this is literally 100 percent of what we know about Sicily.
So you'd think house arrest would be like winning the lottery for Santo Gambino, a Sicilian construction worker who was arrested for dumping hazardous waste from his truck. The courts decided to ignore the fact that "Santo Gambino" might as well be "Racketeering McMafia" and sentenced him to house arrest instead of prison.
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He looks like he uses his forehead to break rocks for a living.
After a few days of confinement in his home, Gambino got into too many arguments with his wife. Apparently, his better half was not happy with his efforts to take care of their children, what with the toxic chemical dumping and his court-mandated staycation.
Eventually the strain was too much, and according to Italian police (and our friends at Google Translate), Gambino decided to "move away from home heading towards the police station where he reported to prefer prison to married life." That's right, the man violated his house arrest and immediately turned himself in because he didn't want to be at home with his wife anymore.
"I would really rather be raped in the shower by a 300-pound mafia enforcer named Satan."
Much to Gambino's surprise, the police denied his request and sent him back home, which is admittedly the most hilarious act of law enforcement ever performed. Evidently they figured his wife was more than enough punishment for him.
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Drupal 6 will continue to work and be maintained in parallel for at least a year. Unless you've got a pressing need for Drupal 7 features, you're better off taking the slow route and letting the various contrib modules catch up.
It depends on how many contributed modules your existing site uses. Drupal 7 which is due out January 5th will have many nice new features which are worth an upgrade. That being said, if you wait a few months more, security issues will be fixed and tardy D7CX pledgers could be done their ports.
The best guage I have found for my own sites is the upgrade_status module which lets you know which category your contributed modules fall in - "Available, In development, Not ported yet". The last category is the one to be concerned about - if a module is no longer actively maintained, you may need to find an alternative.
The module also include Upgrade Assistant which
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The Idaho State Snowmobile Association has filed for a grant from the RTP fund to purchase orange snow poles to be used by the 29 grooming programs thru out the state. ISSA will work IDPR Trails Staff to assist with the distribution of the poles. Individual grooming programs will seasonally place where there is need for trail identification or a hazard exist.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sandra Mitchell, (208) 869-3318
Paul Turcke, (208) 331-1800
Date: April 2, 2013
BOISE, ID (April 2, 2013)--Snowmobile advocates today responded to a recent decision in United States District Court for the District of Idaho, which directs the U.S. Forest Service to promulgate new motorized travel management regulations. The decision was released on March 29, 2013, and declared unlawful the agency's 2005 Travel Management Rule for violating "plain language" in a forty-year old Executive Order and allowing it to be "discretionary" whether the Forest Service designates "areas of use or non-use" by snowmobiles. The 2005 Rule was years and millions of dollars in the making.
While it is typical to conduct further proceedings to determine a proper remedy in an environmental case like this, the court's decision simply announces a new rule must be issued within 180 days. The parties to the case, including snowmobile advocates Idaho State Snowmobile Association, American Council of Snowmobile Associations, and BlueRibbon Coalition, are still interpreting the court's ruling. "This is either a tectonic shift or much ado about nothing," stated Sandra Mitchell. "Forest Service rules and maps have for decades regulated not only areas of 'use and non-use' but details to the gnat's eyelash regarding winter use of specific roads and trails for motorized and non-motorized users. If it does anything, this decision will create unnecessary controversy and further sap the planning budget of an agency already fearful of being raided in the name of fiscal reform," added Sandra.
The decision is subject to appeal for sixty days. A copy of the decision may be
viewed HERE.
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The ISSA is an Idaho nonprofit corporation providing a unified voice for the Idaho snowmobile community, seeking reasonable snowmobile access to public and private lands in Idaho, and educating public and private interests on snowmobile use, safety
and access. www.idahosnow.org
The American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) is a national organization that was formed to unite the snowmobile community. ACSA is your voice for snowmobiling on national issues. ACSA is committed to the future preservation of our sport. Learn more about ACSA at http://www.snowmobilers.org
The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. With members in all 50 states, BRC is focused on building enthusiast involvement with organizational efforts through membership, outreach, education, and collaboration among recreationists.
1-800-BlueRib - www.sharetrails.org
Last week the bill IDPR sponsored to move registrations to ITD was held in committee. We thought the issue was done for the year but not so. IDPR continues to be committed to making the transfer happen this year. After having heard repeatedly that "IDPR has to do it" and "they don't want to" we decided that the only way to resolve this issue was to clarify the statutes to say that IDPR 'may' but doesn't have to. (legislation attached) That gives IDPR the option but does not require them to share information with ITD. We have never believed that titling and registrations are connected; furthermore, we do not believe that it was the intent of recreationists to connect them when registrations were created. Simply put, all we ever wanted to do was collect money, pool it, and put it on the ground to build the infrastructures needed for our sport. We also believe that the registration program should be managed by people with a vested interest in making it successful.
Although we continue to talk with the leadership of IDPR, we believe it critical that our legislation move forward. Time is running out on the 2013 Legislative Session. If a compromise is reached, we can pull the bill.
We need your help!!! And we need it in a couple of ways:
1. Please contact any legislator below that you know or that is your representative and give them this simple message (please feel to write in your own words)
(If you are a vendor/dealer, please identify yourself as one, "I am a vendor or dealer and I believe……")
2. The hearing for H 279 is tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, in the House Transportation and Defense Committee at 1:30 p.m. We need people to attend and people to testify. It is absolutely critical that the committee knows this issue is important to the recreationists. Plus it will be FUN!
Representative JoAn Wood District 35 email@example.com
Butte, Clark, Fremont & Jefferson Counties
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you and remember, we need you!
Interestingly, the registration program was originally housed in ITD. The history of the registration program is attached also. I think you will find it extremely telling!
H 279 3-13.pdf
Registration History 3-13.pdf
We are asking for your help PLEASE!
Our snowmobiles and trailer were stolen from Gillette sometime between Tues 03.05 and Sat 03.09. Both machines were on the Yachtclub trailer, along with a small pull behind dog sled trailer.
We have filed a police report-----but???
PLEASE keep your eyes out for these for us, and post this where you can.
They are older, but in good condition with low mileage. They did not have covers on. 1 was a Christmas gift.
We can be reached at the # in the flyer, or by return email.
If you are unable to open the attachment, please let me know and I will paste the info in the body of the email.
WE SO appreciate your HELP!!
Thank you
Jim and Jo – Gillette
At the January 19th IRC general membership meeting, the vote was unanimous to oppose the transfer. The issue will be presented as an RS to the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday, February 6th at 1:30 p.m. in EW 40. There will not be an opportunity to testify but having a number of folks in attendance would be a good idea! Especially dealers. A hearing will be held the next week. As soon as I have a date, I will let you know.
Also, if you would like to share your opinion about the transfer, now would be a good time to do so. The members are:
Chairman Joe Palmer: email@example.com
Paul Shepherd firstname.lastname@example.com
JoAn Wood firstname.lastname@example.com
Linen Bateman firstname.lastname@example.com
Frank Henderson email@example.com
Lawerence Denney email@example.com
Terry Gestrin firstname.lastname@example.com
Marc Gibbs email@example.com
Brandon Hixon firstname.lastname@example.com
Clark Kauffman firstname.lastname@example.com
Kelley Packer firstname.lastname@example.com
Mark Patterson firstname.lastname@example.com
Rick Youngblood firstname.lastname@example.com
Shirley Ringo email@example.com
Phylis King firstname.lastname@example.com
John Gannon firstname.lastname@example.com
You don't have to write pages. You might want to include:
· Any changes to registration should make the program more efficient and less expensive. The proposed transfer to ITD does the opposite.
· I want to continue to have the option of registering our snowmobiles, OHVs and boats with dealers and vendors. Eliminating that option will hurt these businesses.
· The registration program should be managed by people who understand and care about recreation.
· IDPR has managed the program for 30 years and can do so without making major changes to the program.
· Registrations are down statewide, this is not the right time to make a major change and cause confusion.
Thank you!
Please click the link to read the document: Caribou News Release 11/27/2012
Here is the final map; wow what a difference! Caribou final habitat designation map 11-12.pdf
The next battle over Mt. Jefferson is here! As you know Senator Tester has attached his nasty wilderness bill entitled, "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act" to an appropriations bill. We are gearing up for the fight believing that it won't get done in the lame duck session but will be on the front burner in the upcoming session.
I need help! Can you please get me a letter opposing the bill, "Forest Jobs and Recreation Act" from the County Commissioners, the City Council; the Island Park Chamber of Commerce, from any official enity within and close to the county that will be impacted by the loss of access to Mt. Jefferson? I need them by the middle of December please.
They can be addressed to the "Members of Congress". They only have to say why the Senator's bill is bad for Island Park and the local area and signed.
We will be doing a poll after the first of the year in Fremont County. Should we expand it to an adjoining county or is that sufficient?
I also need to know of a Freemont County legislator that would be willing to carry a resolution/memorial in the legislature this year opposing the bill? Any ideas?
Thank you in advance for your help. If you need draft letters or statements let me know.
Again, thanks and don't give up…we have come to far to stop now!
As you know, IDPR is going to be closing down their registration department and turning over those responsibilities to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). The reason is because ITD is updating their registration computer system and IDPR's computer system will no longer be able to interact with ITDs'. So starting in 2014, all registrations for vehicles that can be titled will go through IDT. There are still many questions without answers, however, the IDPR board approved the move in April so I expect it will happen. One of the big questions I have is about costs? We should have an answer to that one shortly.
Where does this leave NRCs that are not registrations? IDPR will no longer need the vendor program for registrations because all registrations will have to go through ITD. No vendors means our NRC program will cease to exist… Over 90% of NRCs are sold by vendors. ISSA has been making the case from the beginning that eliminating vendors was unacceptable because of the NRC program. Remember we are the only user group who has NRCs. After months of discussion, I think we have an answer. There are still some details left to resolve but essentially the vendor program will continue for those vendors who sell more than 25 stickers. (the vendors will not be able to sell registrations of any kind) No area will be left without a vendor and the out of state vendors (Washington, Utah, Wyoming) will remain. The hated triplicate form will be replaced by a simpler form that will be transferred electronically to IDPR (unless the vendor does not have that capability) The NRC program will be run by a staff person from the Recreation Bureau and managed by David and Troy. The expense for the NRC program will be covered by the up to 15% admin fee.
Thanks to Mark Sabin (Valley County), Tamra (Fremont County) and Warren (Preston) for participating in the meeting. There will be another meeting this month to finalize details. Neither Tamra or I will be able to attend so Mark is going to take over the committee and with Warren's help, make sure this program meets our needs. Trust me, we all understand the importance of protecting the NRC program!
This is another example of how the right people step up when needed. If it weren't for Mark, Tamra, and Warren, I am sure we wouldn't be this close to a resolution on this issue. It also demonstrates once again why we have to stay organized and involved.
The comment period for the caribou critical habitat designation has been extended an additional 60 days. Comments will be due May 21, 2012. A public hearing will be held at Bonners Ferry High School on April 28th.
Marc Hildesheim
North Region Trails Specialist
Idaho Parks and Recreation
Office: 208-769-1511
Cell: 208-659-4771
Caribou Critical Habitat Notice
The Payette National Forest (PNF) has issued a one year motorized over snow vehicle special Order that would modify the restrictions to over-snow motorized use currently in effect (451,200 acres closed to motorized use), in three areas. The proposed changes are:
• Granite Mountain: 4,730 acres to be closed to over-snow motor vehicle use from January 15 – March 31, 2012.
• Hitt Mountain: 764 acres to be opened to over-snow motor vehicle use.
• Squaw Point: 1,234 acres to be opened to over-snow motor vehicle use.
All other existing non-motorized over-snow closure areas would be re-instated.
As stated above, 1,998 acres in the areas around Hitt Mtn. and Squaw Point would be opened (change from existing condition) to over-snow motor vehicle use for the entire 2011-2012 season and 4,730 acres in the Granite Mtn. area would be closed to over-snow motor vehicle use from January 15 – March 31, 2012 (75 days).
451,200 acres are currently closed to over-snow vehicle use. The modifications above would adjust the number of total acres closed to over-snow motorized use to 453,932 acres for the 2011-2012 Winter Season. This acreage figure does not include the acres within the PNF portion of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which are closed by law to over-snow motorized use.


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4 Ways to Give the Gift of Fitness
By The FIRM Master Instructor Kelsie Daniels
The holiday season is once again upon us. And because I am one of those people who fully enjoys holiday dining, I have to prepare myself for the usual question that comes as I am stuffing my face: "How do you stay in shape?" One of the people who always asks me this question is my dear Aunt Jo. She asks it every year and then follows with how she wants to start working out and eating right.


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Howard's Free-Throw Headache
Dwight Howard is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and he is a six-time All-Star, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, and not very good at shooting free throws. He is not even mediocre at it. Over the course of his nine-year-career Howard is a 58% free-throw shooter. This season it's down to 48%. That is troubling by basketball standards. It is also troubling by blindfold standards. If I handed you 10 empty water bottles, spun you around three times, and told you to toss them a couple feet into a recycling bin, I am pretty sure you could knock down five out of 10. Maybe even six out of 10. And nobody is paying you $19 million.
Howard is not the first NBA player to struggle with shooting free throws. He won't be the last. But his inadequate free-throw performance is suddenly a big deal, because A) the starry Lakers have been lousy and B) Laker opponents are taking advantage of Howard's weakness by repeatedly fouling him and forcing him to the line, where they hope he will brick one, or both, and give them the ball back. This strategy is maddening and cheesy. It also totally works.
And it concerns NBA Commissioner David Stern, to the point that Stern suggested that he'd prefer tweaking the rules to deter schemes like the clumsily titled 'Hack-a-Howard' strategy. In a TV interview with Fox Sports New Orleans, Stern said he's tried to get the league to expand the fouling rule it uses for the final two minutes of a game. In the final two minutes of a game, a team that has a player fouled away from the ball—as in, the opponent doesn't grab the guy dribbling, but some sketchy free-throw shooter trying to hide in the corner—gets two shots plus the ball back. Stern wouldn't mind adopting that rule for a whole game.
"It was getting to a point last year where, [in the] first period, they were just grabbing players. I think that's ludicrous," Stern said.
In a piece about Stern's comments, ESPN TrueHoop basketball writer Henry Abbott offered another proposal: giving the fouled team a choice between possession and free throws. That's an intriguing suggestion, one that takes into account legitimate concerns about game flow. Repeated fouling—no matter how smart—is super boring, and bad for television, and these are things pro sports leagues need to worry about.
Still, I can't help but fall back to the Cranky Old Man position.
Hit your free throws. Jeez.
This position puts me in full agreement with another Cranky Old Man: Howard's teammate Kobe Bryant. Bryant was asked about Howard's struggle and he gave a rather thoughtful analysis, in which he talked about the shortcomings in early player development in the U.S. and how a tall athlete like Howard was instructed to dunk and "finish everything at the rim" and never learned proper shooting technique.
Bryant said Howard's free-throw crisis wasn't irreversible. "I think it's just facing the issue and dealing with it and taking it on head first," he said on ESPN.com. He cited his former Laker teammate Shaquille O'Neal, another free-throw disaster who was hacked as strategy. "Maybe [Shaq] was about 50% but it seemed like in games where there were big ones, it seemed like he didn't miss them. He got to that place just by working."
(The best part is that Bryant's recollection of Shaq is dead-on accurate. I ran his quote by STATS LLC, which used its "Late and Close" split that analyzes the final two minutes of the last quarter of a game within four points. In his final two seasons with the Lakers, Shaq's free throw percentage in "Late and Close" situations was 62.5%. In all other situations, it was 54.2. Not a huge leap, but an improvement in crunch time. Kobe remembers everything!)
What Bryant is basically saying is that this is basketball, and nobody gets to skip a class. The NBA could tweak its rules to further discourage teams from fouling Howard, but Howard could discourage it himself by improving at a fundamental aspect of the game. Howard may be one of the best players in basketball, but Kobe is saying his work isn't done.
I totally agree. And here is the dubious part where I compare myself to Dwight Howard. I joined a new gym recently and the classes are a little intense. They have us doing a lot of pull-ups. Here's my problem: I can't really do pull-ups. I'm horrendous at it. I look like a dolphin using its flippers to lift itself out of a manhole.
But this is the thing: The gym won't give me a pull-up pass. Changing the rules? Not an option. So they're teaching me how to do pull-ups, with assistance from elastic bands so big they could fire water balloons across the Atlantic. It's working. I'm slowly doing pull-ups. That's the point, right? The instructors at the gym didn't want to hear my excuse. They just want me to do pull-ups. Because you're supposed to be able to do pull-ups.
That's kind of how I feel about Dwight Howard's problem. I know he's good. I know he's fun to watch. But this free-throw mess is on him. Not because it's a rule. Not because it's changing games. Because it's basketball. And hitting free throws is what a basketball player is supposed to do.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A former state lawmaker and Lt. Gov. candidate has been appointed Deputy Secretary for the new Department for Children and Family Services.
SRS Secretary Phyllis Gilmore announced Friday that Kathe Decker will serve as Deputy Secretary for Family Services. SRS changes its name to the Dept. for Children and Family Services, effective July 1, 2012.
Decker, from Clay Center, currently serves as Director of SRS' Economic and Employment Services programs. She oversees benefits programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, child care assistance and the Low Income Energy Assistance Program.
In the new Department for Children and Families, Decker will continue to oversee EES programs, as well as child welfare, adoption and foster care, child support enforcement and vocational rehabilitation programs.
"Kathe Decker is a perfect fit for this position," Gilmore said in a news release. "She has a comprehensive understanding of the four program areas she will oversee. Her outstanding performance as EES director, combined with her experience in the Kansas Legislature and the private sector, are just what we need to help us launch our new, family-centered agency."
Decker's predecessor as Deputy Secretary for Integrated Services Delivery at SRS, Jim Kallinger, resigned earlier this month to return to his home state to pursue other endeavors. He spent 16 months with SRS.
Decker ran the Cornerstone Appraisal Service in Clay Center for 17 years, working for local banks as well as the Veterans Administration. She served in the Kansas Legislature for more than eight years, chairing the K-12 Education Committee. She also served on the Judiciary, School Finance and Budget, and the KBI, Highway Patrol and Corrections budget committees.
She left the Legislature in 2006 to campaign as Dr. Ken Canfield's gubernatorial running mate.
Decker and her husband Clint currently divide their time between Clay Center and Topeka. She has one adult daughter and three grandchildren.


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The Standard Model (SM) predicts an "aspherical" electron due to its possesing a non-zero electron electric dipole moment (EEDM). An experiment by Hinds (2011) placed an upper bound on the asphericity of the electron without absolutely being able to say the EEDM was zero. Most sources I've read somewhat authoritatively say that an electron is a point and thus possesses no volume.
If the SM calls something this small "aspheric", does that logically mean that it predicts the electron possesses what we would call a shape in space and thus a volume? (Even if this shape/volume is a probabality distribution function like atomic orbitals shapes) Does "shape" even have a meaning at these length scales due to QM? (If quantum foam theory is right, wouldn't the electron's shape be continually buffeted and deformed by the foam thus rendering any shape/volume as "indefinite"?) Does the fact that we have nothing smaller than an electron to probe the electron mean that we can't ever know its shape even if it has one?
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As far as I understand it, the three major Judaic objections would be:
A.) Putting yourself at risk of injury. B.) Putting others at risk of injury. C.) Developing wrong character traits within yourself by practicing shooting at your buddies. (Or similarly, trying to emulate the wrong types of people.)
(Any other objections that anyone can think of?)
As for A: the individual has the right to choose to increase his personal risk by some degree (but not to the point of "clear danger"; the risk must still be considered "a risk normal people take" [shomer pesaim Hashem].) I'd heard that from Rabbi Benny Lau quoting R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, I believe based on a Noda Bihuda.
B: R' Moshe Feinstein was asked regarding a professional athlete; doing his job meant putting both himself and the other players at some (small) additional risk. R' Moshe allows it, as the Talmud talks about people who got jobs doing somewhat dangerous things like climbing tall trees. R' Moshe says that the other players are cognizant of the risk, so that's not a problem. He is concerned that if the sport involves some danger to the crowd attending the game, they don't fully understand the risk, so that would be prohibited.
Although both A and B concerned someone's job, not their recreational activity.
As for C: The Noda Bihuda famously frowned upon game hunting (as a pasttime) -- even if you kill the animal fairly quickly and painlessly, why are you trying to be like Esav? It's hard to argue exactly where to draw this makes-a-moral-impression line; I know of one contemporary rosh yeshiva who even vetoed laser tag as an activity because it involved shooting people.
In sum, on all three issues, I think different rabbis may have different views on different situations. (So go ask your rabbi.)
One final point: If the paintballers serve in (or plan on serving in) law enforcement or the armed forces, an argument could certainly be made that this is part of training for that significant (and Torah-condoned) activity. But again, ask your rabbi.
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I asked about this issue years back. My posek was OK with the idea of laser tag ("it's just a game"), but felt that paintballing was a midos problem (even if the other person is mochel, it is bad midos to put a bruise in another person").
Paintballing has less chance of injury then bowling and fishing. As for the manners, when your playing a game, just say to each other that at this and this range, don't shoot at all. And if a mistake happens, its just once per a group which isn't so bad, and definitely not life changing. I don't see how one mistake can change your midos, even IF it happened.
Rav Tzvi Berkowitz, one of the maggidei shiur in Ner Yisrael and a world class Talmid Chachom holds it is Assur.


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2009 HOT ROD of the Year - Grade A 1930 Ford Model AWritten by on November 1, 2009 Contributors: Rich Chenet, Thom Taylor The Goodguys '09 Hot Rod Of The Year
You're not going to believe this, but this stellar '30 Model A is Bill Steele's first complete rod build. We're not suggesting that Bill just fell off the truck yesterday with a crescent wrench and a claw hammer-the 38-year-old collision shop owner is a hands-on bodyman and painter and an accomplished custom bike builder as well. He's done a number of partial buildups, "cars already started by someone else-that kind of stuff," as he puts it. "But this one is my first car done completely from start to finish," he swears up and down. Nice work, rookie: Goodguys selected Bill's coupe as its '09 Hot Rod of the Year.
Bill is quick to mention that he had collaborators during the nine-month effort: the crew at RPM Motorsports in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, including proprietor Curt Ukasik and ace builders Justin Wilson and Josh Hart. Bill also credits the Roadster Shop for coming up with the chassis concept that he says made the car-and its killer stance-possible. "I had in my mind a car that was low to the ground, mean, like the old sectioned cars," Bill says. Trouble is, channeling and sectioning on a Model A coupe body often produce an awkward, squashed appearance, along with eliminating all traces of interior room.
The Roadster Shop's solution involved dropping the '32 Ford framerails nearly to the ground with a generous kickup at the rear. Check out the photos: The body is only barely channeled over the Deuce rails but still presents a low, nasty profile, augmented by the healthy roof chop. Cabin space was preserved; Bill says he's already put 900 miles on the coupe in relative comfort. On the car's first test run, the 331 Chrysler's open pipes drew a penalty flag from the local police for disturbing the peace.
Maybe it's just because traditional chrome and shiny work have become so hideously expensive, not to mention such a tremendous pain in the heel to get done properly, but there's a growing trend in alternative finishes. We like it. Here, Bill chose classic gloss black for the valve covers, running gear, and firewall and a textured silver-gray powdercoating for the brakes and contrasting components. For the exterior color, he had something completely different in mind: replicating an old-fashioned, dulled lacquer finish, "like you'd see on an original '38 Buick," Bill says. Engaging his paint-mixing and spraying talents, using PPG materials, he cooked up something he calls Downtown Brown, with a 15 percent surface gloss. It's not primer or suede, and it's not a hard shine, either. It's somewhere in the middle-Bill's idea of just right. This may be his first complete build, but he knew what he wanted. Bill says, "I had this car completely built in my mind before I ever started on it."
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A '38 Dodge gave up its dash and center cluster, with the original gauges updated by Classic Instruments. The ivory-look knobs are by Bill, while modern tunes and Air Ride suspension controls are concealed in one of the gloveboxes.The 16x5 commercial artillery wheels are from an old spotlight-and-generator rig, while Bill fabricated the hubcaps from a set of Blair billets.The left lever operates the Corvette six-speed, while the right works the parking brake. "People always ask why two shift levers, and I try to make something up," Bill says. "High and low range, whatever."


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What started out as a community service project for the advanced seventh grade science class at Metcalfe County Middle School has turned into a seatbelt safety awareness program.
Leanne Hubbard teaches the class. She says, "Probably the biggest contributing factor would be the large number of students who had been injured in the past few years by not wearing seatbelts."
The project was no small feat. Students created a program they call 311. It stands for three seconds, one chance, one life.
Morgan Bell knows someone who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was seriously injured. She says, "It was my brother and his truck was hit by a dump truck and the truck laid on him and it broke a few little bones in his back."
The 23 students created a Web page, e-book, a Power Point presentation, a brochure, and more. It took four months of coming to school early and staying late. Sometimes they even came in on Saturdays. But they say it was worth it.
Bryce Steele helped do the Power Point presentation. He says, "It makes me feel pretty good. We could change somebody's life."
Hubbard says, "Once one person sees it, hopefully it sticks in their minds and they'll talk to someone else and we can create a big system of seatbelt users."
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A large portion of my work deals with reading research papers and textbooks which run for hundreds of pages.
However, with all the pomodoros going on, its frustrating to be reading redundant or unrelated sentences. At times, it is frustrating that the author couldn't have conveyed the whole book in a page. (How I wish!) I have discovered that me (& most of my friends) are stuck with the TLDR syndrome. We persistently:
Try to avoid reading long paragraphs and only read bold points or figures. (Which spells disaster later)
We chose papers/textbooks which are concise with the hope that we won't have to grind through a million pages.
Further, this habit is not limited to research papers or textbooks but also to internet and SE. I notice this is a problem with many people on SE.
How do I overcome this habit?
Ideally, I wish to be able to (patiently) read all the material that is given to me without frantically searching for a TLDR version.
Tangential: I was at a conference recently and the presenter displayed a slide containing a joke. It was about 100 words or so. At the same time, he got a phone call and requested the audience to read till he returned. It was only when he came back 5 minutes later & read the joke out load that the people laughed. Surprising?


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I know you can look at your active effects through the magic menu to tell if you have the rested or well-rested bonus, but I honestly have a hard time tracking how many game hours have passed before I need to get the well-rested bonus again. Am I missing some notification somewhere that tells me I lost my bonus so I know when to rest again without having to track game time or frequently check the magic menu?
There are no notifications as such. You need to check the active effects and see whether you still have the bonus (it lasts for 8 hours). I feel 5% doesn't make much difference unless. 10% is still worthwhile. So whenever I'm near a bed that I own or inside some inn I just spend sometime sleeping.
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Level Effect Name Bonus Attained. 1 Rested 5% Sleep in any bed. 2 Well Rested 10% Sleep in a bed you own or rent. 3 Lover's Comfort 15% Sleep in the house where your spouse lives.
You don't have to sleep for long durations. Even 1 hour of sleep is enough to give you the bonus.
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Note2: Activating the lover's stone gives you a permanent 15% faster progress in all skills.


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Making music in the modern industry is a plugged-in proposition. Even traditional instruments are often connected to digital hardware, and keyboards have been using the MIDI standard since the 1980s. Today, you might use a MIDI controller paired with a sound module as your primary instrument, or simply to provide effects to go along with something else. Controllers can be integrated into a live sound system or a studio setup just as readily. MIDI pad controllers are a common tool for DJs, recording artists and studio engineers of all genres. You can use them to cue custom sounds and samples, from the simplest effects all the way to a virtual drum kit you can play with one hand. The main factors you should keep in mind when looking at a MIDI pad controller are the pad count and layout, as well as the configuration options. Make sure the controller has the number of pads you need, laid out in a way that supports your intended use. Probably the most common type of MIDI controller is the keyboard. Powerful live as well as in the studio, keyboards are useful for songwriters and performers alike. Where space is limited, you can use a compact, portable keyboard controller.
Or, if you need the full range of a real piano, look for a complete 88-key model. Some also have built-in pad controllers in addition to their keys, and some go even further with faders and dials that allow you to control studio software directly. Keyboard controllers may use piano-realistic weighted hammer action, lighter semi-weighted action or a rapid-fire synth action, so you can choose the one that gives your preferred feel. Beyond the pad and keyboard, a selection of specialty controllers give you even more options to tailor your studio. For example, if you're looking to set up a realistic digital organ, you can add an authentic pedal board controller. Or, if you play woodwind, you'll be in your element with a wind controller, which accurately models the subtleties of breath control. They also let you synthesize other instruments using the woodwind playing techniques that are already familiar to you. MIDI controllers are versatile tools for musicians of all kinds. When you make music for a living, these electronic instruments can be an important part of your setup. With the right MIDI controllers at your disposal, digital music production is as accessible and natural as you want it to be.
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Relentless OC '9' outlasts Muskego and Borek, 6-4
Prior to taking over as Muskego coach this year, Jacob Paige spent the last five years in the junior varsity position for Oak Creek.
So he was pleased Tuesday night when his man Austin Wendlandt blasted a pitch from Oak Creek's Hayden Krimmer into left-center for a three-run double in the third. Muskego left the top of that frame with a 4-1 lead.
Paige was pleased, but he knew the game was far from over and he was right, as the Knights nibbled away at his ace Cole Borek inning after inning until they pulled ahead in the seventh inning and took a critical, 6-4, Greater Metro Conference victory.
"They are relentless," said Paige. "They can hit from the top of their order to the bottom. There is just no let-up."
Krimmer, who got great help from his defense in not letting the Warriors score again on the evening, said it was all just part of the Oak Creek philosophy.» Read Full Article
Woman strikes ex-boyfriend with high-heeled shoe
A 40-year-old South Milwaukee woman was cited for battery after striking her former boyfriend in the head with a high-heeled shoe on June 25.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The woman struck her former boyfriend in the head with the shoe, causing a 2-inch gash to the man's head when the man tried to leave her outside during a party at a friend's home in the 9200 block of South Chicago Road at 11:04 p.m. June 25.
Man speeding 105 mph nets 5th OWI charge, troopers say
A state trooper stopped an Oak Creek man on a speeding motorcycle early Tuesday and arrested him on a fifth charge of drunken driving, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The 31-year-old man was clocked going 105 mph on I-94 near Highway 20 when a trooper stopped him, according to a news release.
The rider had glassy-looking eyes and smelled of alcohol, the State Patrol said.
Base running errors cost East upset; first-place Oak Creek wins in 9th
You can't make base running mistakes against good baseball teams and Monday night Brookfield East found out why.
The Spartans had runners thrown out a second and third in the sixth and seventh innings and first-place Oak Creek (12-2) made them pay with a 6-4 loss in nine innings.
Oak Creek's Joey Gribble tripled to center with one out in the ninth and the scored tied at 4-4. Ryan Ungerecht ripped a single to left, his fourth straight hit to left field to give Oak Creek a 5-4 lead. Then after a strikeout, Kyle Veloz ripped a triple to right field scoring Ungerecht for a 6-4 lead.
Oak Creek led 3-0 when the Spartans tied the game in the fifth on Brandt Rogers' 2-out single which scored John Foley. Then a single by Pat O'Brien, a walk to Bryan Sylla and a 2-run single by Kevin Sylla tied the game at 3-3.
The Knights' Casey Magyar ripped a 2-out double to score Jake Gordon, who had led off the sixth with a single to take a 4-3 lead. But East tied the game when Rogers led off the seventh by being safe on an error. O'Brien sacrificed him to second and then Brian Sylla doubled off the top of the center field wall.» Read Full Article
South Milwaukee, developer settle apartment bias issue
As one Milwaukee suburb faces a federal lawsuit claiming racial discrimination in its refusal to approve a residential development, another has just put the finishing touches on an 18-year legal battle over an integrated housing complex.
Lawyers in a lawsuit involving the Lake Bluff Apartments in South Milwaukee say the long legal battle over the complex ended Monday with all the conditions fulfilled, including leaving the buildings standing, in a tentative settlement reached last September.
The lawsuit, filed by the bank that financed the development and joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, had contended that razing the complex would constitute racial discrimination.
Lawyers for tenants in the building "applaud the City of South Milwaukee for resolving this case in a way that promotes fair housing and integration. The City negotiated this settlement in good faith," according to a statement released Monday.
The plaintiff residents were represented by the ACLU of Wisconsin, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and Legal Action Wisconsin. They joined the lawsuit originally filed by the bank that held the mortgage on the buildings.» Read Full Article
Oak Creek's Koepsel named first-team All-State in softball
Oak Creek catcher and Southeast Conference Player of the Year Katie Koepsel was just named first-team All-State by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches' Association.
Koepsel, a three-time All-Southeast selection, dominated league play this spring.
OC's Bournelis and Barbee shut down Franklin, 4-3, in GMC showdown
Oak Creek senior pitcher Chris Bournelis is the team's ace with a 7-0 record and coach Scott Holler has the utmost trust in him.
But when Bournelis was tiring in the sixth inning of what would be the Knights' pivotal 4-3 victory over archrival and defending WIAA state champion Franklin Thursday night, he knew who he could trust to save the game for him and the team.
"I want to be out there everytime when the team needs me," said Bournelis who complained only a little of some soreness and fatigue. "I want them to have faith that I can get the job done."
"But I know I can hand it off to him (pointing to junior closer Austin Barbee) anytime I need to."
Barbee, who pitched an inning and two-thirds of scoreless ball to earn the save and give Oak Creek and Bournelis the win, just smiled and said "Thanks, man!"» Read Full Article
More public input sought on Delphi redevelopment
Oak Creek has invited the public to participate in the second in a series of meetings to help plan the future of the former Delphi site.
The meeting will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Civic Center, 8640 S. Howell Ave.
Its purpose is to generate public comments on conceptual plans for the site at the southwest corner of Howell Avenue and Puetz Road. The meeting will begin with a presentation by representatives of Graef, the city's consulting firm, to explain redevelopment options for the Delphi site as well as for the current Civic Center property.
For more information, contact Doug Seymour, director of Community Development, at (414) 768-6527.
Honor roll page updated
honor roll page with the latest lists of academic achievers from area schools.We've just updated our
The schools updated are: Forest Park Middle School (Franklin), Greenfield Middle School, Homestead High School, Marquette University High School, Martin Luther High School, Menomonee Falls High School, Muskego High School, Oak Creek-Franklin West Middle School, Oak Creek High School, St. Francis High School and St. Matthew School (Oak Creek).
Gribble's grand slam lifts OC to 7-1 GMC baseball win over Falls
In the deep past when the Baltimore Orioles ruled baseball, it was described as Earl Weaver style.
About a decade ago, coach Mark Rohde and the bombers from Brookfield Central used it to win a WIAA state title.
Now, the brand of baseball that features good pitching, sound defense and the occasional home run is simply known as the "Oak Creek way."
The epitome' of that philosophy Tuesday night in the Knights' impressive 7-1 road win at a good Menomonee Falls squad was senior centerfielder Joey Gribble.
Gribble took away a run-scoring extra-base hit from Indian catcher Corey Volden in the first with a diving catch and then broke the game wide open in the sixth, when he rode a 1-2, two-out curveball from Falls starter Logan August over the leftfield fence at Trenary Park for a grand slam home run.» Read Full Article
Firefighters try to fill the boots at 76th and Rawson
Boots in hand, Franklin Firefighters of Local 2760 are collecting money from motorists and pedestrians for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. from 2 to 6 p.m. through Friday at the intersection of 76th Street and Rawson Avenue.
The annual Fill-The-Boot campaign supports local MDA clients and helps programs such as sending children and young adults to Summer Camp.
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Elementary students suspended for stealing from bus driver
Two Country Dale Elementary School were suspended for taking the purse and cell phone of a school bus driver.
According to the Franklin police report:
A 9-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister took the purse and cell phone of a school bus driver for the school, 7380 S. North Cape Road, at 9:35 a.m. June 2. The boy and girl were suspended for three days and the bus driver declined to press charges.
Butler clerk departs for job in St. Francis
Village of Butler - After five years as the Village of Butler clerk and village administrator, Timothy Rhode took the city administrator position in the City of St. Francis, a community just north of Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee County.
"I will miss him absolutely," said Richard Ensslin, Village President. "He did outstanding work for us."
Rhode, who started his tenure in St. Francis the day after Memorial Day, said he enjoyed his time in Butler and was proud of his accomplishments while there.
"I loved working at Butler. I enjoyed it tremendously. I thought it was the right time to make a move," he explained. He sought to move on to a municipality with a larger population. According to Rhode, the City of St. Francis population is about 10,000 people where Butler is only 2,000.
Ensslin said that using experience gained in Butler to move to bigger communities is not rare for staff, citing that the village has had six clerks since 1972.» Read Full Article
State track and field photo gallery now online
photo gallery from Peter Zuzga and Todd Ponath with more action from all divisions in this year's state track and field meet in La Crosse.We've just updated the
Brookfield East won the boys Division 1 competition with 57 points to 39.33 for Arrowhead. Bradley Tech was tops in the girls Division 1 meet, outpacing Arrowhead, 64-40.
Magee principal heads to Germantown School District
Four years after stepping into the role of principal at Magee Elementary School Maria Kucharski has taken a position closer to home at the principal at Amy Belle in Colgate, in the Germantown School District. While Kucharski will end her role as Magee principal at the end of June, she will remain with the Kettle Moraine School District as the Summer Academy Director.
"Four years ago I went through three rigorous and unique interviews and accepted the position of elementary principal at Magee Elementary. Little did I know that over the next few years I would be provided with some of the most exceptional learning and growing opportunities, and that I would work for and with some of the most talented educators I have ever met," Kucharski said in her resignation letter.
Kucharski's decision stemmed from a desire to not only be closer to home, but to also focus solely on her role as principal and a return to graduate school to obtain her curriculum license.
"Magee Elementary is fortunate to have dedicated, passionate and gifted staff members who genuinely care about the students they serve. We are equally fortunate to have parents and community members who support the purpose and vision of our school and who help to make Magee a great place for children to grow and learn," Kucharski said in her letter. "I thank the Kettle Moraine Schools, the teachers and staff … for embracing the charge of transformation, remaining positive in difficult political times, and making a difference for all children. It has been a privilege to work for and with all of you and I hope our paths will continue to cross in the future."
According to Superintendent Pat Deklotz, the process to find the next principal for Magee is under way.» Read Full Article
Whitnall vs. Waukesha West softball photo gallery now online
photo gallery from yesterday afternoon's regional softball game between Waukesha West and Whitnall.We've just published Peter Zuzga's
Whitnall won, 7-6, and advances to play at Watertown on Thursday.


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Riding the 'Schmooze Cruise' From Newark to D.C.
Bloody marys were poured Thursday morning by the staff of New Jersey's leading banks. There were buttons, chocolate boxes and hamburgers handed out to make a political point. And even a little bit of business got done.
Conceived 76 years ago as a vehicle for businessmen to glad-hand with New Jersey congressional representatives over dinner, the annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce train trip to Washington, D.C., is still known as the "schmooze cruise" for a reason. On board a chartered Amtrak train Thursday, hundreds of New Jersey politicos and businesspeople squeezed through 14 cars for a chance to speak with—and drink with—elected officials and corporate executives.
Investors Bank sent a senior vice president, John Nietzel, and five staff members who, at around noon, laid out a spread of candy, drink mixers and vodka to help fuel conversation. "It's high energy," said Mr. Nietzel. "People come to us."
The Newark-to-Washington train ride, along with the dinners, receptions and after-parties that follow in the capital, has survived scandal and new ethics laws to become a uniquely New Jersey tradition. It is anticipated for weeks, and participants spend $690 for a round-trip train ticket, dinner and reception. (Chamber members receive a discount.)
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This time, 40 state Legislators, nine congressional members and one former governor were on hand for either the train ride or the evening's official dinner in Washington. Gov. Chris Christie skipped the train, as he has in past years, but delivered the keynote speech Thursday night.
"It levels the playing field," said chamber spokesman Scott Goldstein. "This is an opportunity for all business leaders, whether it's a CEO or small-business owners, to talk to our elected officials."
Started in 1937, the chamber has sponsored the trip annually, only relocating it to Newark for a few years during World War II.
"There weren't that many women on the train in the old days," said former Gov. Brendan Byrne, who began riding the train in 1956 as assistant counsel to former Gov. Robert Meyner. The 88-year-old lawyer completed his 50th trip on Thursday, riding in the middle car where top officials sat.
During the 1980s and early 1990s, the train gained a reputation for being alcohol-soaked and an uncomfortable environment for female passengers.
"Back in the day, it was a rowdy ride," said Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, a Democrat who started riding in the 1990s.
"People were carried off the train drunk," said Democratic Sen. Ray Lesniak, a legislator since 1978 who once regularly rode the train.
The trip gained national attention in 1996, when "60 Minutes" aired unseemly images of lobbyists courting politicians on board. The ride continued the next year, but the politicking was tempered. The trip was further cleaned up after new political ethics laws took effect in 2006 that limited campaign contributions from contractors.
"I've avoided it in the past," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, who boarded the train Thursday because it was an election year in New Jersey. "It was born of the day of party bosses, and we still have party bosses."
The Internet has also had an effect. "In the era of camera phones and recorders, I think people have chilled out," said Adam Bauer, Senate GOP spokesman.
Attendance has dwindled from upward of 1,300 in the 1990s. More than 900 were on the train and at the dinner this time, up from 700 in 2010 and 2011. Attendance rates rise during gubernatorial election years.
Schmoozing and late-night activity remain the trip's focus.
Immediately upon arrival at Union Station, some participants walked to an Irish pub for more fraternizing. The Chamber sponsors a pre-dinner reception at the Marriott Wardman Park and then a "dessert extravaganza" after. Four receptions at the hotel were slated to feature networking "late into the night," according to the announcement.
The action continues at scores of invite-only dinners and parties scattered across the Capitol. And at the very end of the night, clumps of revelers gather at the Marriott's bar until the wee hours.
Colorful stories from the train over the years abound: a dinner that unexpectedly ended with a $6,000 bill; a former Assemblyman who vomited on a plant in the Marriott; commemorative coins and wine bottles inscribed with the names and images of elected officials.
A particular source of anxiety for political types was once their status in a custom deck of playing cards made by one lobbying firm, with officials' names ascribed to the cards based on their net worth. The cards are no longer issued.
Mr. Christie has criticized the trip as symbolic of New Jersey's backroom politics reputation. He has spoken at three of its keynote dinners but doesn't view the train ride as an efficient use of his time, spokesman Michael Drewniak said. "He understands it's a long-held tradition," Mr. Drewniak said. But he "prefers to take care of business and meet them on the other side."
Still, Mr. Christie held a campaign event prior to the train's departure that was close enough for reporters to attend, where he received the endorsement of the Democratic mayor of Harrison. And Sen. Barbara Buono, the presumed Democratic nominee for governor, shook hands and distributed campaign buttons along the length of the train.
"We're talking about my message. This issue is jobs," said Ms. Buono, who said she planned to meet with the Democratic Governor's Association while in Washington.
After 50 trips, Mr. Byrne said he still sees the value of the business contacts and friendships he maintains through the train ride. And will he attend next year?
"God willing," he said.
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What is it?
How is it performed?
May one perform it?
And, if so, when may it be used?
What is it?
How is it performed?
May one perform it?
And, if so, when may it be used?
As I've heard it, it involves opening a Tanach to a random verse; I heard something it specifically being some Amsterdam printing of the Tanach (anyone back me up here?). There are some famous stories about its use, though these may be no more than hearsay:
As far as how/when/why to use it, eh good question.
The Chida (based on the Maharikash) permits opening a Torah and acting on the first verse that comes up, basing his ruling on the story of Yoshiahu who found a Torah rolled to a verse.
PS. He came before the Gra, so "Gorel Hagra" technically is a misnomer.
The place to look for info on the Goral HaGra is the three volume HaGaon: R' Eliyahu MiVilna by Dov Eliach. Unfortunately for those who do not own it yet, it might be out of print.
Here is a relevant article from Yated on the Goral that bases itself on R' Eliach's book.
I just discovered a sefer called "Goral HaGra" that deals with this subject exclusively. I do not own it yet.
In this article from The Seforim Blog, under the heading "Bibliomancy", it says:
I haven't actually looked up any of these sources, but I thought someone might find this useful.
What I recall from reading "A Tzaddik in Our Time" some years ago: Using a special two-column Tanach, the user opens to somewhere random. He then flips a bunch of pages 7 times (as in grab a bunch). He then proceeds forward 7 pages, 7 columns, and 7 verses, 7 words, and takes the next verse from its beginning (I think).
It is recommended to fast on the day you are doing this Goral.


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The Power of Politics
Politics is the practice and hypothesis of impacting other individuals. All the more barely, it alludes to accomplishing— sorted out control over a human group, especially a state. Besides, Politics is the study or routine of the dispersion of force and assets inside of a given group (a for the most part progressively sorted out populace) and additionally the interrelationship(s) between groups.
Legislative issues is practiced on a wide variety of social levels, from groups and tribes of customary social orders, through cutting edge neighborhood governments, organizations and establishments up to sovereign states, to the universal level. It is frequently said that governmental issues is in regards to control. A political framework is a system which characterizes adequate political routines inside of a given society. History of political thought can be followed back to ahead of schedule vestige, with original works, for example, Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics and the works of Confucius.
Formal Politics alludes to the operation of a protected arrangement of government and freely characterized establishments and methods. Political gatherings, open arrangement or dialogs about war and remote issues would fall under the classification of Formal Politics. Numerous individuals view formal governmental issues as something outside of themselves, yet that can in any case influence their everyday lives.
Casual Politics is comprehended as framing cooperation's, practicing power and ensuring and propelling specific thoughts or objectives. For the most part, this incorporates anything influencing one's day by day life, for example, the way an office or family unit is overseen, or how one individual or gathering activities impact over another. Casual Politics is normally comprehended as ordinary governmental issues, consequently the thought that "legislative issues is all over the place".
History of state legislative issues:
The historical backdrop of legislative issues is reflected in the source, advancement, and financial matters of the establishments of government.
The state:
The starting point of the state is to be found in the advancement of the craft of fighting. Truly talking, every single political community of the present day sort owe their presence to effective fighting.
Lords, rulers and different sorts of rulers in numerous nations including China and Japan, were viewed as heavenly. Of the establishments that administered states, that of authority remained at the bleeding edge until the French Revolution put a conclusion to the "heavenly right of rulers". In any case, the government is among the longest-enduring political foundations, dating as right on time as 2100 BC in Sumeria to the 21st century AD British Monarchy. Majesty turns into an organization through heredity.
The lord regularly, even in supreme governments, managed his kingdom with the guide of a world class gathering of counsels, a board without which he couldn't look after force. As these consultants and others outside the government arranged for force, protected governments developed, which may be viewed as the germ of established government.[citation needed] Long before the board turned into a defense of majority rules system, it rendered priceless guide to the foundation of majesty by:
– Protecting the organization of sovereignty through heredity
– Protecting the conventions of the social request
– Having the capacity to withstand feedback as a generic power.
– Having the capacity to deal with a more prominent arrangement of information and activity than a solitary individual, for example, the lord.
The state and the equity framework:
As a fundamentally military foundation, the State is worried with the constancy of its subjects, seeing unfaithfulness and surveillance and additionally different sorts of intrigues as negative to its national security. In this manner emerges the law of conspiracy. Criminal acts as a rule, breaking the peace and conspiracy make up the entire, or if nothing else a portion of criminal law authorized by the State as recognized from the law upheld by private people or by the state for private people. State equity has taken the spot of faction, primitive, dealer and ministerial equity because of its quality, expertise and straightforwardness. One exceptionally striking proof of the predominance of the illustrious courts over the primitive and well known courts in the matter of authority expertise is the way that, until relatively late ever, the regal courts alone kept composed records of their procedures. The trial by jury was embraced by the Royal Courts, securing its prevalence and making it a rampart of freedom. When of the Protestant Reformation, with the detachment of Church and State, in the most dynamic nations, the State succeeded in managing the matter of directing equity. Federalism shared force in the middle of states and central government constituting a parity of forces between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
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As the U.S 2016 presidential race takes shape, Republican political analysts assert that Donald Trump's verbal attacks on fellow Republican candidates might lead to his political downfall. The most recent verbal attack by Mr. Trump on Ben Carson on 13th November, 2015 is largely being seen as a huge step towards the wrong direction. Trump compared his fellow Republican presidential candidate to a child molester and also claimed that the stories that Mr. Carson is spreading in his campaign rallies are lies. According to an article by the New York Times on November 13, 2015, while conducting his campaigns in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Trump stunned the electorate by saying that they would be "stupid" to put their faith in Mr. Carson.
Republican political strategists underscore that it is not politic for Mr. Trump to be verbally reckless when addressing the people of Iowa. Additionally, Trump's claims that Mr. Carson has been fabricating lies in order to win the confidence of Americans shows that he is missing out on the fundamentals of a sound and effective campaign. A report by the New York Times put it, candidly, that Republicans might begin to shift their attention from Mr. Trump, if he continues with his characteristic attacks on other candidates and the electorate. Political experts in the Republican Party believe that, as a presidential candidate, decorum is, undeniably, a trait that Mr. Trump should portray to the people of America.
Mr. Trump has found it difficult to win the support of majority of the voters in Iowa, and his style of campaigning is, certainly, not making things better. Political analysts think that it would be politic for Mr. Trump to approach his campaigns with a sober mindset in order to win the support of the electorate. Certainly, in view of the latest verbal attacks by Mr. Trump, people from different quarters are not pleased. With the U.S presidential election date approaching, it is imperative for presidential candidates to use the most viable tools for political mileage.


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I was trying to understand the following exact sequence (for $X := \mathbb{P}^n_k$, where $k$ is an algebraically closed field): $$0 \to \Omega_X \to \mathcal{O}_X(-1)^{n+1} \to \mathcal{O}_X \to 0$$ The explanation (as in the proof of Theorem II.8.13 of Hartshorne) is given by some algebraic formulae, which I am having trouble to digest. I was trying to see in more geometric terms what is going on, and was somewhat successful in the case of the surjection $\mathcal{O}_X(-1)^{n+1} \to \mathcal{O}_X$, namely: we can regard $\mathcal{O}_X(1)$ (respectively $\mathcal{O}_X(-1)$) as the normal bundle $\mathcal{N}$ of (respectively conormal bundle) of $X$ in $Z := \mathbb{P}^{n+1}_k$. Any global section of $\mathcal{O}_X(1)$ therefore induces a map (via evaluation) from $\mathcal{O}_X(-1)$ to $\mathcal{O}_X$. The above surjection comes from taking $n+1$-linearly independent global sections of $\mathcal{O}_X(1)$.
But I do not understand how to interpret the injection $\Omega_X \to \mathcal{O}_X(-1)^{n+1}$. How would someone 'naturally' come up with the algebraic formula?


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Matt McClain had a game-high 16 points to go with 10 rebounds to lead the Chase Collegiate boys basketball team to a 59-44 victory over Kents Hill on Saturday afternoon at Goss Fieldhouse.
Billy Robinson chipped in with 13 points and five steals for the Highlanders (5-4) and Kyle Bonicki also poured in 13.
Kents Hill of Maine (4-4) also played at Hamden Hall on Friday.
Taft 77, Gunnery 37: Joey Flannery scored 18 points with six rebounds to lead Taft in Watertown.
Kade Kager scored 10 points with nine assists and eight steals for Taft (4-2). Shawn Strickland chipped in with 13 points.
Ian Morris had a team-high 11 points for Gunnery (0-6).
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Chase Collegiate 63, Master's 10: Idalis Miranda nearly had a triple-double with 19 points, 12 steals and nine assists to spark the Highlanders to the road win, the 499th career victory for coach Ray Behr.
Behr will go for No. 500 on Thursday against King at 5 p.m. at Goss Fieldhouse.
Taylor Brady scored 14 points for Chase (6-1), Natalie Fitzgerald added nine, and Madison Jensen grabbed 10 rebounds.
Wamogo 30, Canton 29: Jenna Lopardo scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a nonleague game in Litchfield.
Hannah LaBonne recorded four assists and three rebounds for Wamogo (4-5) and Jillian Nichols added eight points, three rebounds and three steals.
Canterbury 39, Gunnery 21: Abby Jones scored a game-high 19 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Saints. Christina Gotte added 13 points for Canterbury. Kathleen Songco scored a tea-high six points for Gunnery (1-3).
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Does the transmission medium affect the speed of a signal? For instance does light traveling through a fiber cable get a bit from A => B faster than copper can transmit a bit the over the same distance?
Well, definitely yes, i think. Depending on properties of the cable as well as the Relative permittivity(also measured as dielectric constant) of the material surrounding the copper is a factor.
EDIT: The velocity factor also called wave propagation speed or velocity of propagation (VoP or vP), of a transmission medium is the speed at which a wavefront (of an acoustic signal, for example, or an electromagnetic signal, a radio signal, a light pulse in a fibre channel or a change of the electrical voltage on a copper wire) passes through the medium, relative to the speed of light. For optical signals, refractive index is a similar quantity.
Twisted pair copper cabling are known to transmit signals at speeds anywhere between 40% to 70% of that of light. So clearly, there are a lot of variables that come into play here that vary with material used, methods of cabling etc. See this table for reference.
As for your question, a quick wikipedia lookup for fiber optic cables reveals this..
Which at first glance, might seem like faster but does not necessarily mean "always faster" than any/all types of copper cables.
The medium does affect the speed of propagation, but I don't have detailed information on the technologies currently in use.
The rule of thumb is about 2/3 of the speed in vacuum for either coax cable or fiber. No idea for twisted pair.
Summary: A good rule of thumb is roughly 2/3 the speed of light in a vacuum for all these transmission media. Optic fiber is slower than some and faster than others.
Electrical energy normally doesn't flow inside of metals. Poynting-flow diagrams show where the energy flows, and the path(s) traveled by the information carried by that energy, although they are a bit difficult to draw.
As conqenator pointed out,
which gives a wave propagation speed of 1/1.48 and 1/1.46 of the speed of light in a vacuum (0.67 c and 0.68 c) in these regions of a typical optical fiber.
Various popular cables have a wave propagation speed that ranges from 42% to 95% of the speed of light. In particular, 100 Ohm Cat5e cable has a typical propagation speed of 0.64 c. The 300 Ohm Twin-lead has a typical propagation speed of 0.82 c.
dmckee reminded us that it's usually adequate to approximate all of these as around 2/3 c.
So if you use Cat5e cable, bits will arrive slightly later than bits sent through fiber optic. If you use 300 Ohm Twin-lead, bits will arrive slightly before bits sent through fiber optic.
Depends on coaxial cable's dielectric RG58 using PVC will have a Velocity of Propagation Factor(VOPF) of .66 Andrew's FSJ1 having foam dielectric has a VOPF of .78 Fiber Optic has a VOPF of .68. A pulse sent down 100' of RG58 will have 154,045pS delay, FSJ1 will have a 130,346pS delay, Fiber will have a 149,515pS delay


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