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|Image from Stop Bullying Now
Camp Stopabully
by Melissa Hughes &
Karen McKelvey
OverviewThink back to your childhood and you can no doubt recall a time when you were bullied. In the 21st century you'd think bullying would have died out with floppy disks and Commodore 64 computers. Well it didn't. In fact bullying continues to be a common problem among children and has even taken to the Internet in the form of cyberbullying.
Bullying is defined as intentionally aggressive behavior against a child. It happens when a child is hurt or scared by another child and usually involves one child or a group of children in a position of power over another child. The child who is bullied may not be able to defend himself and may find himself being bullied over and over. Sometimes it is easy to notice bullying, such as hitting, name-calling or negative body language. However, bullying can also take the form of passive aggressive behaviors, such as excluding someone or gossiping. Both boys and girls bully.
It's not surprising to hear that most children report being bullied at school. After all, during the school year that's where children spend most of their time. In fact, according to research conducted by Jane Gallagher, one out of four children is bullied, and one out of five defines themselves as a bully (Lumsden, 2002). But what about outside school? Children also report being bullied in social situations that occur outside of school--perhaps at soccer practice, the park, a birthday party, or camp. According to a resource, Bullying in Out-of-School Time Programs: Tips for Youth Serving-Professionals and Volunteers, although there isn't much research about bullying outside school, a recent national study on bullying involving sixth through tenth graders in the U.S. found that :
- Nine percent of boys and five percent of girls reported that they were bullied away from school "sometimes" or "weekly" compared to sixteen percent of boys and eleven percent of girls reported being bullied at school
- Children who bully and who are bullied are more likely than other children to be involved in fighting and carry a weapon. Seventy percent of boys and 30-40 percent of girls who were involved in bullying outside of school on a weekly basis
According to research, bullying prevention ought to begin in kindergarten. The most successful programs have no definitive end date and continue on through twelfth grade. In general, adults may feel unsure or hesitant to address bullying when they see or hear of it. Teachers also are typically trained to deal with conflict resolution rather than bullying, which requires a much different approach. Witho
|Camp Stopabully makes use of resources on an existing website, Stop Bullying Now!
Camp Stopabully is a new e-Game that is just one component in a bullying prevention program. This e-Game is a simulation of a week long summer camp experience. It provides children a safe place to role play how he or she would react in a bullying experience outside a school setting. It makes use of resources provided by Stop Bullying Now!, a government funded initiative and website with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is a campaign website created especially for kids and adults. It contains resources about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention, including webisodes in which cartoon characters deal with bullying.
Instructional ObjectiveThis e-game has the following instructional objectives:
- Support bullying prevention in schools and communities by providing a safe place for children to explore bullying and the consequences of bullying.
- A player will be able to apply his or her knowledge of how to prevent and/or deal with bullying by choosing the most appropriate solution to various multimedia scenarios.
- A player will be able to apply his or her knowledge of how to prevent and/or deal with bullying by choosing the most appropriate solution in their own life.
- Raise awareness and sensitivity to bullying in order to reduce existing bullying problems among students and promote better peer relations.
This e-Game addresses the following standards within the school curriculum:
National Physical Education - Health Standards
Grades K-4, Standard 4.5
- Distinguish between verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Describe characteristics needed to be a responsible friend and family member.
- Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
- Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others.
- Demonstrate attentive listening skills to build and maintain healthy relationships.
- Demonstrate refusal skills to enhance health.
- Differentiate between negative and positive behaviors used in conflict situations.
- Demonstrate non-violent strategies to resolve conflicts.
Grades 5-8, Standard 4.5
- Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to enhance health.
- Describe how the behavior of family and peers affects interpersonal communication.
- Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings.
- Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others.
- Demonstrate communication skills to build and maintain healthy relationships.
- Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to enhance health.
- Analyze the possible causes of conflict among; youth in schools and communities.
- Demonstrate strategies to manage conflict in healthy ways.
California State Standards - HealthGrade Three
Growth and Development
Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
4.1.G Demonstrate how to communicate with parents, guardians, and trusted adults about growth and development.
4.2.G Identify how to show respect for individual differences.
Standard 5: Decision Making
Standard 7: Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors
Standard 8: Health Promotion
8.1.G Encourage peers to show respect for others regardless of differences in growth and development.
Mental, Emotional, and Social Health
Standard 1: Essential Concepts
1.1.M Describe examples of healthy social behaviors (e.g., helping others, being respectful of others, cooperation, consideration).
1.2.M Describe the importance of assuming responsibility within the family and community.
1.3.M Explain the benefits of having positive relationships with family and friends.
1.4.M Discuss the importance of setting (and ways to set) personal boundaries for privacy, safety, and expression of emotions.
3.1.M Access trusted adults at home, at school, and in the community who can help with mental, emotional, and social health concerns.
Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
4.1.M Demonstrate how to communicate directly, respectfully, and assertively regarding personal boundaries.
Standard 5: Decision Making
Standard 8: Health Promotion
8.1.M Promote a positive and respectful school environment.
8.2.M Object appropriately to teasing of peers and family members that is based on personal characteristics.
8.3.M Demonstrate the ability to support and respect people with differences
Grade FourInjury Prevention and Safety
Standard 1: Essential Concepts
- 1.2.S Identify behaviors that may lead to conflict with others.
- 1.3.S Describe the different types of bullying and harassment.
- 1.4.S Examine the effects of bullying and harassment on others.
- 1.7.S Describe ways to seek assistance if worried, abused, or threatened.
- 1.18.S Explain how courtesy, compassion, and respect toward others reduce conflict and promote nonviolent behavior.
- 2.1.S Analyze how emotions contribute to both safe and violent behaviors.
- 2.3.S Explain that most young people do not use violence to deal with problems.
- 3.4.S Identify trusted adults to report to if people are in danger of hurting themselves or others.
- 4.1.S Demonstrate the ability to use refusal skills in risky situations.
- 4.2.S Practice effective conflict resolution techniques with others.
- 4.3.S Report bullying, harassment, and other dangerous situations.
- 4.5.S Demonstrate what to say and do when witnessing bullying.
- 5.1.S Evaluate strategies to avoid potentially dangerous situations.
- 5.2.S Examine the consequences of bullying and harassment.
- 5.3.S Analyze the benefits of using nonviolent means to resolve conflicts.
- 7.1.S Demonstrate strategies to avoid bullying and other types of harassment.
- 8.2.S Offer friendship and support to someone who was bullied.
LearnersThis e-Game is designed for elementary school age children in grades 3-5 (ages 7-11). These students are in close proximity with each other every day. They play together, eat together, ride the bus together, and work on academics together. At one point or another a child has either been bullied or has been a bully. Some children may not even recognize when they are participating in bullying behavior.
Context of UseThis e-Game is primarily designed for use in the elementary classroom as a supplement to a school wide bullying prevention program but it can also be used in the students' homes. This game can be played multiple times.
Students will access the game through the Stop Bullying Now! web site where it is located on the Games tab. Ideally the classroom is equipped with one computer per pair of students so that students can play simultaneously, get more practice, and share experiences and knowledge as they work with a partner. Ideally students play in pairs so that they can discuss the scenarios and come to a consensus on the best decision. At the start of a game a player logs in and his actions and score are recorded as he plays in a log. A game can be saved so it can be continued at another time.
The teacher monitors student play and provides assistance if needed. The teacher can also refer to the log to see how students are doing in the game. At the end of the play period the teacher may lead the class in a discussion of the various scenarios and decisions the students chose for each one.
This e-Game simulates a week long summer camp experience. It provides children a safe place to experience and react to varying bullying situations outside a school setting. It also allows children to use knowledge gained from the many different resources on the Stop Bullying Now! website and from their school wide bullying prevention program.
There is no time limit, however, it is recommended that the classroom teacher set a limit. For example, limit the number of camp activities a player can do on each log-in or in the game management set-up, set a time limit for each log-in session.
When the player arrives at Camp Stopabully he picks an avatar to be his character for the game. He's introduced to the camp (game) by the camp counselor who goes over the week's activities. The counselor also introduces the player to three randomly selected cabin mates who they will spend the week with. Each cabin mate is a character from one of the Stop Bullying Now! website's webisodes (see example below.)
|Cast member becomes cabin mates at camp.
During his time at camp the player encounters a variety of bullying experiences during different camp activities, like canoeing, or around the campfire, and he is faced with difficult choices.
This is a branching story with five main areas: cabins, cafeteria, campfire, lake, and obstacle course. Each main area branches to three screens with scenarios that in turn either branch to another screen after a negative response or to the next main area. See the chart in the diagram below for an example:
|Example of Main Branch
Throughout the game the player can reflect on what he is learning by writing in a "daily journal". The journaling will serve as a break in between scenarios in each area, and as an accountability component for the teacher to see the student's progress.
Object of the GameThe object of the game is to make it through the camp with enough points to receive an award. Depending on how many points the player earns, he will receive one of many awards. There are different levels and kinds of awards such as a Peace Award for 100 points scored. At the end of the game a player's score is entered into a log so that he can bank points until his next attempt at the game.
During the game a player must complete five camp activities. A player scores points during each activity. To score the most points (20) in each activity a player must deal with the bullying experience in the most appropriate way (positive response). A player scores no points (0) for a poor choice (negative response). For example, if the player gives into the bully the first time, he earns less points and then has deal with the consequences of escalating threats in another scenario. A player earns an award for every 100 points earned, for example, 100 points earns a player "Peace Award" and 200 points earns a player a "Hero Award". Certificates automatically print out when a player reaches these break points.
Competing ProductsWellsphere.com - A health website providing a network of articles from medical professionals, bloggers, news, pictures, videos, and resource links. Partner sites include the CDC, HHS, and FDA.
Bullying Prevention - A registry pages from the Ontario Ministry of Education. The page includes descriptions of various bullying programs offered to teachers and schools, for a fee. Most of these are assemblies, plays, classroom-oriented curricula, and community-based initiatives, book,s and some computer-based programs.
Live Wire Media & Goodcharacter.com - Ecommerce sites devoted towards a character education DVD series with teacher guides.
It's My Life - An online game part of the "It's My Life" website. It advertises: "You can read informative articles, share your stories, play games and activities, take quizzes and polls, watch video clips of other kids talking about their feelings and experiences, get advice from older kids and experts, and contribute your own comments and questions. It's My Life also features interviews with celebrities about stuff they had to go through when they were kids."
SafeChild.org - Designed with adults in mind, it previews the "Take a Stand" program. Several short videos demonstrate how to recognize signs of bullying and how to approach the topic with children.Any Book in Print.com- From the website: "Being teased is very painful to all children. To some, it can be emotionally devastating. This game is designed to teach children 10 ways to deal with being teased including: using confident body language, avoiding teasers when you are alone and learning what provokes teasing. A unique feature of the game is an audiotape of different children making teasing comments. Players must respond in appropriate ways to being teased in order to win enough points to go to the class party. For 2-6 players. Grades 1-7."
Nutrition Pathfinders, Camp Eatawella. According the Dairy Council that produces this product, "Nutrition Pathfinders is a 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade adventure at Camp Eatawella which incorporates a CD-ROM. The goal of the self-directed CD-ROM simulation and corresponding student workbook is to engage students while presenting them with nutrition content & activity recommendations that reflect current health guidelines. Experiencing these everyday activities in a virtual environment allows them to safely practice reasoning, problem solving, character building and critical thinking skills." This game is similar in that it is a branching simulated story set in a fictional camp.
Design DetailsStyle
Visually Camp Stopabully is bright, colorful, and cartoonish. Animated cartoon characters are set is a summer camp in the wilderness. These characters speak and interact with other characters within the game.
The scenarios in the e-game include many different characters. These characters are drawn from the existing characters found on the Stop Bullying Now! website, in the games, resources, webisodes etc. The cast of approximately 25 personified animal characters mimic student stereotypes of a typical elementary school. For example, the "jock," the "brain," "Miss Popular", the "nerdy band member" and others.
|Figure 1. The characters found in the e-game.
|Figure 2. Stop Bullying Now! webisode characters
Branching Design & Sample Screen Shots
The design tree features the details for one camp activity. It includes three scenarios with outcomes, and additional scenarios that are presented to the player upon a "negative response" so that he can try again. The other camp activities feature the same tree design but different story lines.
- Camp Stopabully Design Tree (link to the website) Please note resolution is poor so access to original document granted to B. Dodge and K. Richter. Please refer to your e-mail for the link.
- Camp Stopabully Design Tree PDF File
|CLICK ON DIAGRAM which links to a complete flowchart
The sample screen shot below shows what a player will see once he arrives at a camp activity, in this case the Obstacle Course. The player views the scenario as Flash movie in the window marked a "C". After viewing the scenario he selects one of two outcomes from the window marked with a "D". After viewing the scenario and selecting an outcome the game branches off in different directions depending on the players response. The tabs across the top of the window marked with and "A" shows a player which camp activity he is participating in.
|Figure 3. Example of a bullying scenario, and given choices
A : Menu tabs - camp areas
B: Player points collected in game to date
C: Flash movie of camp scenario
D: Outcomes - player chooses one
E: Help button - provides bullying tips to assist the player. Help button works similar to "Tip" box in a Word document.
The following sample screen shot shows the journal page that appears at the end of each camp activity. A player enters comments in the window marked with a "B".
|Figure 4. Daily journal feature which appears after a player completes each camp activity
A: Menu tabs - My Journal, Back to Camp Activities
B: Window for player to type
C: Help button - provides player with typing assistance
D: Directions & writing prompt
Description of Events
This branching style of e-game addressed three categories of bullying--name-calling, physical bullying, and exclusion--and forces the player to consider solutions in separate scenarios. A player may choose to begin at the lake, and must navigate through the first level--name-calling. The player's avatar will encounter a bullying problem, and then he is asked to choose an outcome (see Figure 3). If the player makes a positive, more appropriate decision of how to handle the bullying, then the player earns the maximum amount of points (20 points) and then advances to the next bullying category--physical bullying. If the player makes another positive decision, then he earns more points and continues to the third level--exclusion. However, if the player makes a negative choice at any time, for any level, he is given one more chance within that bullying category to earn points. The player may navigate to any camp activity area, but must finish his avatar's camp activities all within one area at one time. As illustrated in the flowchart, bullying categories are color-coded to follow the game's navigation path. (For more details refer to the key on the design tree.)
Once the player has left a camp activity area, such as the lake, he is directed to the Daily Journal page of the game (Figure 4). Here, he is given directions and a writing prompt regarding his game outcomes for that area. The player may save journal entries. This acts as an assessment piece both for the player and for a teacher or parent wanting to know what the player has learned from this experience.
Technical Elements
This e-game would require 2-D and Flash animation to create the cartoon style intended. The following software may be used to complete this:
Since the game supplements the already-developed characters of the Stop Bullying Now! website, no specific platform is needed because the game is entirely web-based. This game may be played on a Mac or PC depending if either has the Flash download. File formats for graphics may include GIFs for character stills, and embedded sound within Flash. Depending on server side, accommodations may be made to the website to include the various Flash animations for the different story branches. Also, memory space needs to be considered since players will want to save their game play online, and retain points over different periods of time. For the "Help" features of the e-game, a database will be needed to house a variety of screen tips sorted by keyword.
Motivational IssuesCamp Stopabully incorporates motivation in various ways. Malone and Lepper's Heuristics for Designing Intrinsically Motivating Instructional Environments offers a guide for designing motivating learning experiences. Malone and Lepper define classes of motivation--"individual" motivations that includes challenge, curiosity, fantasy, and control, and "intrapersonal" motivations that includes cooperation, competition, and recognition (1987). When examining this game, you can see that several of these classes are incorporated into its design.
Individual Motivation of Challenge
This e-game provides a continuously optimal learning level of difficulty for the learner, incorporating both short and long term goals, uncertain outcomes, and frequent and positive performance feedback. The scenarios vary in difficulty. Some are quite simple and the appropriate solution is likely quite obvious. Others are more difficult because the bullying content is subtle, and the appropriate solutions require a little more thinking.
This e-game hierarchical goal system that allows players to set both short-term and long-term goals. The player has to make it through three scenarios in each camp activity, and eventually complete five camp activities to end the game.
When a player selects an outcome after a scenario, he receives immediate feedback on whether it was the appropriate choice. If a player answers appropriately (positive response) he is rewarded with points and advances to the next camp activity. If he answers inappropriately (negative response) he can try again in a new scenario. If he fails to answer the second scenario appropriately he receives feedback about both scenarios, including tips on how to deal with this particular type of bullying, such as name calling. This information hopefully helps a player the next time he faces a similar type scenario, both in the game and in real life.
Individual Motivation of Curiosity
A learning experience should provide an optimal level of informational complexity or discrepancy from the learners' current state of knowledge and information by including both sensory and cognitive curiosity (Malone and Lepper). This game stirs cognitive curiosity when a player encounters different camp scenarios. When a player is immersed in a scenario at camp, he may be curious about or surprised by an experience, and wonder how it's going to turn out.
A player may begin this e-game with limited experience with bullying or he may have experienced it or is going through it right now. By experiencing different scenarios during in this e-game a player becomes more familiar with strategies for handling bullying.
Since this e-game is associated with an existing website, Stop Bullying Now, we hope that players become curious about and are motivated to use the resources on this website to further their knowledge about bullying.
The attractive, colorful, engaging cartoon environment with its varying audio and visual effects is designed to peek a player's sensory curiosity too.
Individual Motivation of Control
People will find activities motivating if there is an element of control. Empowering learning environments are those in which options are rich, and dependent upon the response of the learner (Malone and Lepper).
The outcomes for each scenario are what Malone and Lepper refer to as contingency. The players have two outcomes that are dependent on their knowledge of how to handle bullying. A player can use other resources to help him as well as his partner to choose the appropriate outcome. They have a little more control over whether they can correctly answer a question than if they just had to remember strategies for handling bullying independently. Children who lack strong social skills or are intimidated easily may find a bullying role-play e-game a safe outlet to practice improving these skills.
Individual Motivation of Fantasy
This e-game has an element of fantasy that acts as a motivating factor too. A player imagines he is at camp. This appeals to the emotional needs of a player by giving him a fantasy world in which to try out the bullying strategies. As Malone and Lepper suggest there are cognitive aspects of this e-game that incorporate appropriate metaphors for the content too. At the root of each scenario is a context that young children can relate to.
Interpersonal Motivations: Cooperation and Competition
There is another kinds of intrinsic motivation called interpersonal that depends on other people (Malone and Lepper). This e-game encourages a player to play with a partner. Partners must work together to progress through the e-game. They must discuss and negotiate decisions as a team. This social aspect adds to the motivational level the game.
Design Process
Initially, our team had several choices for a game topic. These ranged from an academic related ideas to a social issues. Ultimately, our team chose to focus on the social issue of bullying for several reasons. Both of us are elementary school teachers. We have seen first-hand the kinds of bullying tactics students engage in among their peers, and how much of the problem affects all parties - bully, victim, teachers and parents alike. We have also had experience over years with various "character education" programs thrust upon us, and in our opinion none of which have tackled the bullying program very effectively. It was this realization that was the catalyst for creating an interactive, engaging e-game to address bullying. While our team knows that one game cannot completely eradicate bullying from schools or neighborhoods, it is an attempt to give bullying victims non-violent strategies to defend themselves, and make younger children aware of the severity of the problem.
Our team was inspired by several sources while developing this e-game. Content material was collected from other bullying websites, videos, podcasts, and articles. We first went through these materials analyze and understand more about the topic, and gain an understanding of what experts suggest to address in the classroom or at home. We then viewed several sites with different styles of e-games, not necessarily about bullying, just to have an idea of what might be the best format to fit our topic. From this we considered a simulation much like the Serious Games introduced in class. However, we felt that a 3-D graphic simulation would be too comprehensive and detailed to pull off. Also, for this age range of elementary children, we thought we would need something simpler and faster -2D Flash - that would not deter from actually playing the game. We also liked the cartoon-style of animation applied in several surveyed sites, and wanted to mimic that style for a younger audience. Our team settled for a branching story format with multiple choice answers, and a clear beginning, middle and end.
The main electronic reference used was the Stop Bullying Now! website, a consortium of online interactive animated webisodes, interactive games, links, and resources for both children and adults. The webisodes use a series of characters that a user can follow - much like a tv show - through different bullying scenarios. The user is expected to watch a short webisode and then there are separate discussion questions to use with a group. The only interactive online assessment of these webisodes is a quiz located in the game tab of the website. Other than these tools, there is no real simulation for a learner to experience making bullying choices and their potential consequences. That is where our e-game, Camp Stopabully, would fill the gap. Based upon our research, there is no other distinctive product presenting this content in the way which we've designed it for children.
The setting for the game originally was going to align itself with the webisodes of the Stop Bullying Now! site, and have the player interact in school. Feeling that this had already been done, we referred to the Nutrition Pathfinders, Camp Eatawella website, and liked the idea of using a summer camp as our unique simulation environment.
As far as the target audience, we first intended to have the game be for kindergarten through sixth grade. Then we had the epiphany that children in primary grades (K-2nd), may never have been to a camp! So we redesigned it for 3rd through 5th graders. We took sixth graders out because we felt the cartoony style and language may not appeal as much to their maturity level. We also recognized that some elementary schools do not include a sixth grade class, and that middle school teachers may have more appropriate programs to fit this age group.
We have solicited the suggestions from our peers and professors with this e-game. One comment made about the game was for us to make the goal clearly understood. Earlier drafts of the design document were not completely clear if the player was working towards points or some other kind of reward. We struggled with expectations of the flowchart, as well.
Our team would have to say that we have come away from this project with an appreciation for game design and all the layers the craft entails. There are certainly wonderful examples of e-games that work and examples of ones that don't. It is a challenge to make as many of the aspects of game design really "gel." Game designers make it look easy, especially when all one sees is a player enjoying it. We would hope if our e-game ever made it to fruition, it would be in that category.
Books & Journals
- Farr, J., Malone, T., Lepper, M. (2001). Making learning fun: A taxonomy of intrinsic motivations for learning. In R.E. Snow (ed.) Aptitude, Learning, and Instruction (pp. 223 – 253). Philadelphia: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
- Bullying in out-of-school time programs: Tips for youth serving-professionals and volunteers. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/research.aspx
- Lumsden, L. (2003) Preventing bullying. Retrieved from http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/bullying.htm
- Stop Bullying Now. (n.d.). Retrieved November 25, 2009, from http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/


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A-Rod Storms Out of Appeals Hearing, Rips Bud Selig on WFAN
It's been a busy day.
Alex Rodriguez has had an eventful day. First, he stormed out of today's hearing as part of his appeal of a 211-game suspension: After arbitrator Fredric Horowitz decided that A-Rod's attorneys couldn't question commissioner Bud Selig, Rodriguez reportedly slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "This is ridiculous!" According to a New York Post source, he then pointed at Major League Baseball COO Rob Manfred, who's been in charge of the league's investigation, and told him, "You're full of shit and you know it." He then proclaimed that the process was "fucking bullshit," and stormed out with Jim McCarroll, one of his lawyers.
A-Rod then released the following statement:
"I am disgusted with this abusive process, designed to ensure that the player fails. I have sat through 10 days of testimony by felons and liars, sitting quietly through every minute, trying to respect the league and the process. This morning, after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with, the arbitrator selected by MLB and the Players Association refused to order Selig to come in and face me.
"The absurdity and injustice just became too much. I walked out and will not participate any further in this farce."
Major League Baseball says it's committed to the appeals process, but a spokesperson for A-Rod said that his team doesn't know what it's going to do, but that "most likely it's going to end up in federal court."
Some have suggested that A-Rod storming out of the hearing was a staged bit of theater. But there was more drama to come. Later in the afternoon, an angry A-Rod, along with McCarroll, appeared in studio with Mike Francesa for a lengthy chat. It was pretty great radio. Some bullet points:
• A-Rod was set to testify in his hearing on Friday, but says he won't return if Selig doesn't testify.
• Francesa asked him about a host of accusations related to Biogenesis, and A-Rod denied every one of them, including whether he'd taken PEDs during the time period in question. When asked to clarify that he did nothing wrong, A-Rod said, "That's correct."
• A-Rod admitted he was angry with the Yankees, but that he's "taking one fight at a time. Right now, it's baseball."
• A-Rod offered to travel to Milwaukee to meet with Selig there if Selig wouldn't testify in New York.
• He said that Selig "hates my guts." Also: "He's trying to destroy me. To put me on his big mantle on the way out, that's a hell of a trophy."
• At one point, the conversation veered off topic, and Francesa asked A-Rod whether he'd actually attempted to get the phone numbers of two women in the stands during the 2012 ALCS by passing them a note on a baseball during a game. He said that he did not. "I know that I'm struggling, but I'm not doing that bad," A-Rod told Francesa.
• A-Rod called the home run he hit off Ryan Dempster at Fenway Park this past season after Dempster hit him with a pitch "one of the greatest moments of my life."
• He said he was told by his union that if he testified and gave what MLB considered untruthful testimony, there was the possibility that he could be given an even harsher punishment.
• A-Rod and his lawyer said they couldn't get into the specifics of what evidence they have that proves his innocence, but while speaking with Francesa, they did what they could to discredit Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch and question others involved in MLB's investigation.
• A-Rod was asked where he'd be on Opening Day next season: "I'll either be at third base or sitting with you, Mike." Hey, WFAN: There's your new drive-time show. Suggested title: "The Sports Pope and the Sinner."

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Microsoft rolls out critical fixes for Windows and IE in July Patch Tuesday
Fixes 24 CVEs that could be used for remote code execution attacks in Windows and IE
MICROSOFT HAS RELEASED six patches in its monthly Patch Tuesday release next week, two of which are listed as Critical fixes for vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system (OS) and Internet Explorer.
Revealed in an threat advisory, the patches will fix vulnerabilities that Microsoft said could be used by hackers to mount remote code execution attacks.
The update will also include three important Windows updates, and a single moderate fix for a flaw in Windows Server.
"One of the critical issues is the MS14-037 IE fix. This patch is a cumulative roll up, meaning it encompasses previous patches and will supersede them," said security firm Rapid 7's senior manager of security engineering, Ross Barrett.
There are 24 CVEs in this patch, 23 are privately disclosed or internally discovered Remote Code Execution (RCE) issues.
"The 24th (CVE-2014-2783) is a publically disclosed security feature bypass in which IE does not properly validate a certificate chain where wildcard values appear in the certificate," added Barrett. "This would allow an attacker to potentially compromise certificate validation with a specifically crafted attack."
Although two of the patches are rated critical, security experts seem to think that none of the vulnerabilities are too worrying and are part of what appears to be a fairly minor Patch Tuesday.
Security firm Trustwave's threat intelligence manager Karl Sigler said July's Patch Tuesday "seems to be a light release", adding, "These bulletins will affect Internet Explorer, Microsoft Server software and Microsoft Windows. A restart will be necessary to install the updates. This security update should require minimal effort to install and should be quicker to update than normal."
Security experts state that despite being listed as a moderate update, users should still install the Windows Server update as soon as possible.
The advanced advisory follows one of Microsoft's biggest Patch Tuesdays on record. In June, the firm issued a long list of security bulletins across its software line, a record-breaking 59 of which patched the firm's web browser, Internet Explorer (IE).
The release comprised two updates tagged with Microsoft's highest security rating of critical, MS14-035 and MS14-036, and five rated important. The patches fixed 66 vulnerabilities overall, including resolutions for flaws that apply to IE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Lync. µ
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Google Updates: Family of apps, Remix remixed, and spamming the Nexus
Plus the cost of ambition as moonshots eat into the coffers
Mysterious firm pays £135m for .web domain
Spoiler alert: it's probably VeriSign
Virgin Media cuts off customer before it's even laid the cable
Did we say cuts off? We meant traps them inside their own home
Yahoo is building an online abuse detection tool
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1. Change a lightbulb
Thankfully, most bumpers and headlamps can be removed with a simple socket set. It may take an extra 30 minutes to do the procedure, and you may need a buddy to help you realign the bumper when you're all done, but those minor inconveniences sure beat having to tell the guys at work that you had to take your car to the shop just to get a bulb changed.
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Secretary Takes Action to Ensure Project ARCH Veterans Continue to Receive Care Closer to Home - As the Project ARCH pilot program comes to an end next month, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald today announced that Veterans enrolled in the program will be able to continue receiving care closer to home. Taking advantage of options available under the Veterans Choice Program, such as the "unusual or excessive burden provision" and Provider Agreements, Veterans receiving care under Project ARCH will continue care without interruption when the pilot program ends August 7. (7/21/16)
VA Announces New Partnerships and Collaboration - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced partnerships and collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, IBM and Bombas. The three, distinct, relationships are a part of the MyVA Strategic Partnership Initiative, which aims to work together with external organizations to improve the delivery and access of care for Veterans. The announcement of the three new partnerships came on the heels of the MyVA Advisory Committee meeting held last week in Boston. MyVA is the largest transformation in the history of VA. (7/18/16)
VA Schedules 2 Million Appointments Using Veterans Choice Program - The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Choice Program has reached a key milestone in improving access to health care for Veterans. More than two million appointments have been scheduled through the program. (7/14/16)
VA Conducts Nation's Largest Analysis of Veteran Suicide - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has undertaken the most comprehensive analysis of Veteran suicide rates in the U.S., examining over 55 million Veteran records from 1979 to 2014 from every state in the nation. The effort extends VA's knowledge from the previous report issued in 2010, which examined three million Veteran records from 20 states were available. Based on the data from 2010, VA estimated the number of Veteran deaths by suicide averaged 22 per day. The current analysis indicates that in 2014, an average of 20 Veterans a day died from suicide. (7/7/16)
Statement by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald on the Commission on Care Report - Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald released the following statement on the Commission on Care final report. (7/6/16)
VA Announces Departure of Acting Under Secretary for Benefits Danny Pummill - WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the departure of Danny G.I. Pummill from his post as Acting Under Secretary for Benefits at the Veterans Benefits Administration. Mr. Pummill has served as the Acting Under Secretary since October 19, 2015. Mr. Pummill had previously planned to retire by the end of 2015, but upon the departure of previous Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey, he remained as head of the administration at the request of Secretary Robert A. McDonald. His continuing service helped ensure the critical continuity required to complete VBA's transformation, and help expand the MyVA effort at the administration level. (6/16/16)
VA Partners with KaBOOM! To Support Veteran Families - Sometimes play is the best medicine. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing a partnership with the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! to make play more accessible to children visiting VA Medical Centers and VA Fisher Houses. KaBOOM! is one of a number of partnerships formed under the MyVA initiative, the largest transformation in VA's history, which focuses squarely on the needs of Veterans through customer service and strong community partnerships. (6/14/16)
VA Announces Formal Removal of Three Phoenix Health Care System Officials - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it has removed three senior officials at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. The move follows an announcement in March in which VA proposed the removal of Lance Robinson, the facility's Associate Director; Brad Curry, Chief of Health Administration Service; and Dr. Darren Deering, Chief of Staff. In addition to other causes, the three were removed for negligent performance of duties and failure to provide effective oversight for not ensuring Veterans were either properly scheduled for appointments or placed on an appropriate wait list. (6/8/16)
VA Announces Partnership With Non-Profit Organization, Leanin.org - The Department of Veterans Affairs' Center for Women Veterans today announced a partnership with LeanIn.Org, the nonprofit organization founded by Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, to empower women to achieve their ambitions. Building on the successful launch of LeanIn.Org circles within the Department of Defense, VA is following the same model to increase support to women Veterans. (6/2/16)
VA Secretary Provides Relief for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald has granted equitable relief to more than 24,000 Veterans following a national review of Traumatic Brain Injury medical examinations conducted in connection with disability compensation claims processed between 2007 and 2015. (6/1/16)
VA Launches Veterans Legacy Program - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans' service and sacrifice through public educational programming. The program uses the rich resources found throughout VA national cemeteries, Soldiers' lots and monument sites. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the program yesterday during a Memorial Day ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. (5/31/16)
VA Proposes to Grant Full Practice Authority to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing a rule to grant full practice authority to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment. Full practice authority will help optimize access to VA health care by permitting APRNs to assess, diagnose, prescribe medications and interpret diagnostic tests. This action proposes to expand the pool of qualified health care professionals authorized to provide primary health care and other related health care services to the full extent of their education, training, and certification to Veterans without the clinical supervision of a physician. (5/29/16)
Ahead of Memorial Day, Seven VA National Cemeteries Are Added to the National Register of Historic Places - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has added seven VA national cemeteries to the National Register of Historic Places. The recognition coincides with the national celebration of Historic Preservation Month each May and comes ahead of a weekend of Memorial Day observances at VA National Cemeteries nationwide. (5/27/16)
Statement from VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald - On Monday, I made some remarks on how we're working to improve Veterans' satisfaction with the care they receive from VA. It was never my intention to suggest that I don't take our mission of serving Veterans very seriously. (5/24/16)
VA Announces Telemental Health Clinical Resource Centers During Telemedicine Association Gathering - As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) works to improve Veterans' access to health care, its telehealth services play an integral role in that process, said Dr. David J. Shulkin, VA's Under Secretary for Health. Dr. Shulkin spoke today to members of the American Telemedicine Association attending the group's 2016 conference in Minneapolis, where he also announced the establishment of five VA Mental Health Telehealth Clinical Resource Centers to provide enhanced mental health access and services to Veterans in remote locations. (5/16/16)


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In CPTC's cosmetology program, you'll get hands-on experience with real customers. Our beauty school will train you in all aspects of professional cosmetology, from hair design and sculpting to advanced coloring.
Our next program info session for Cosmetology is August 10 at 3 p.m. in Building 8 Lobby . Come meet the instructors, see the classrooms, and learn how you can get started!
You can start the Cosmetology day program any quarter. For the evening program, you can start fall or winter quarter.Enroll Online
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In Washington, median pay for cosmetologists is
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While a student in CPTC's Cosmetology Program, Ashley Wells was inspired by something instructor Michelle Ganyon said more than 10 years ago.
Before she sat front row at Fashion Week 2015 in New York, and before she appeared in season 20 of The Bachelor, Breanne Rice was a Running Start student at CPTC.
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By Joern Hartmann
Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps.
FlaggedMails helps you to keep track of them by adding an icon to your menu bar which gives you quick access to all your flagged mails. The item is always visible even if Mail.app is in background or not running at all. No setup required.
FlaggedMails currently only works with Mail.app. Support for other email clients is coming soon.
What's New in Version 1.0.5
- Added MacOS 10.7/Lion compatiblity
Customer Reviews
Can't click to open flagged emails
I wish it would allow me to open the flagged email. Otherwise I have to open Mac Email, go to Flagged emails and see the same list -- and what's the point of this app then? I really like the idea of this app, so please update this feature.
Does exactly what I want it to do. Still works on OS X Yosemite Beta 4.
Great little app with a single purpose
If you use flagged emails as a partial to-do list, and you use mail.app, this little workhorse is going to be a great addition to your arsenal. It has four simple options, "Show Sender", "Show Date", "Monitor Inboxes Only" (So you can archive your old flagged emails and only deal with ones you've kept in your inbox), and "Open at Login". It doesn't really lack anything, as it works exactly as advertised, though it'd be great if it learned to ignore gmail spam folders (spammers often send you emails flagged as important, but you can solve those issues by simply having it monitor your inbox (which is more conducive to getting things done anyway).
- $1.99
- Category: Productivity
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- Version: 1.0.5
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- Language: English
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fuckit, it's better to post shit here and have a gallery for my art
also i like looking at friend arts as well
40 Original Character SD self-challenge!Aye yo everyone! The wine competition is done and I lost, by a few votes.first 8 slots are free.
But that's not going to stop my creative juices from flowing so I am going to do this!
I am going to make a chart containing 40 individual chibi/Super deform character pieces of your Original Character! The first 8 are free. The rest are $10, ALL fully rendered.
There are a few of simple rules/features for the requester/commissioner:
1. You cannot make a free request for a chibi if you've already made a free request with me before.
2. When I said OC I mean full on ORIGINAL character. Nothing based on or "inspired" off an existing franchise or another person's idea! Also avoid a generic designs.
3. If you've previously made a commission or willing to make another chibi commission. You'll just have to pay $6.
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A male tucks his sack back, or gives a girl the goat if you will, and the girl sucks his dick from behind and sticks her nose in his ass hole. After the insertion of the the nose to the ass hole, she then blows her nose as if she were blowing it into a kleenex.
Only used if you are super kinky and like to party. Hey babe give me the Spicy Nacho, I'm feeling kinda frisky tonight.
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Copper Gains First Day in Four on Wen's Comments, Bernanke Bets
Copper rose for the first time in four days after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the country will continue investing in the European bond market. Tin fell to the lowest level in a week.
Three-month copper climbed as much as 0.9 percent to $7,640 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange after dropping 0.5 percent. The contract traded at $7,612.25 by 3:14 p.m. Shanghai time, and has added 0.7 percent this month.
Wen said he was more confident about the euro area after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel today. China is willing to continue investing on condition of fully evaluating the risks, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The dollar index fell 0.2 percent, while the euro rose.
"Wen's comments highlighted China's commitments to cooperate with the region, weighing down the dollar and boosting market sentiment," said Jia Zheng, a trader at East Asia Futures Co.
The December-delivery contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed 0.9 percent higher at 55,680 yuan ($8,767) a ton, while Comex futures rose 0.6 percent to $3.4685 a pound.
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said the Federal Reserve will add to monetary stimulus even if Chairman Ben S. Bernanke fails to indicate additional measures during a speech in two days. Bernanke will speak to central bankers tomorrow in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Copper consumption in China is expected to expand 5 percent this year, the slowest rate since 1997, according to Yang Changhua, an analyst at Beijing Antaike Information Development Co. "We're not optimistic about next year," Yang said.
Tin fell as much as 2.4 percent to $19,150 a ton in London, the lowest level in a week. The metal tumbled 5.2 percent yesterday after PT Timah said that it was resuming spot sales. Zinc and nickel rose in London, while lead declined. Aluminum was little changed.


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Campus Ministry: Summary of Project Connect Resources for Campus Ministry
Discernment Tool: The programs and retreat schedule offered in this resource are designed to be adapted to the interests, culture, and expectations of young adults who might be participating in such experiences. Retreat Leaders, Pastors, and Rostered Leaders will find this resource to be rich in ideas for assisting individuals and groups in the exploration of vocational discernment.
Listen, God Is Calling: Theological Resource for Camp Staff Orientation. Guidelines, resources, and ideas for helping camp staff explore their sense of vocational discernment for the summer and beyond.
Millennials PowerPoint: Created by Kristen Glass, director of Young Adult Ministries for the ELCA, this resource will help in understanding characteristic traits of the millennial generation and its significance for the ELCA.
Outdoor Ministry: Summary of Project Connect Resources for Outdoor Ministry
Project Connect Database Website Link: Church Leaders (password required) are encouraged to use this resource of student information
Project Connect Database Website Link: Students are encouraged to enroll their personal contact information into the database
Reading List: This is a list of readings that you might find helpful as you discern God's Call.
Relationship in Christ: Theological Resource for Camp Staff Orientation. This resource will inform the ministry of summer camp counselors and provide them a language with which to talk about the faith that church camps are built upon.
Vocational Discernment: Summary of Vocational Discernment Opportunities For Young Adults
Vocational Discernment Sermon: This sermon was delivered by Rev. Brenda Smith, a discernment advocate for Project Connect, at the concluding worship service for the Discernment Retreat held at Camp Mar-Lu-Ridge January 7-9, 2007.
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- A driver learns from the past to lead the future
- A driver builds up his own trucking business
- Father and son share a love of life on the road, even if it makes visits rare
- This driver always makes time to mentor the next generation — whether at home or on the road
- This driver helps rookie truckers learn the ropes
- Home-schooling in a truck means the country is a classroom
- This driver sees the world through Google Glass
- A career trucker brings his tales of the road to people in hospice
- How driver Paul Sedlak finds motivation to reach his fitness goals
- I Love Trucking: More than a job, driving is a way of life
All posts tagged "couple drivers"
- More and more couples are trucking together — and loving it
Though Art Johnson and Amanda Jones had been seeing each other for a year, they rarely had a chance to actually see each other at all. Art was working as a local truck driver for a meat-packing...
- Posted January 1, 2015
- Trucking Couple: Why June & David got hitched
I met June at C.R. England. It happened quick! We just knew we were a fit.
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Rogue Theatre
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21 - 24 Nov 2012
Set in a secret bar in a country smothered by war, Rogue Theatre presents a cabaret of those displaced, those who have had to hide, to run away from their past lives with hastily packed cases bursting with secrets and stories.
Created in the woods, The Dancer And The Devil is a theatre show, a blend of showmanship and poetry mixing spectacle, narrative and dance with enthralling live music and a wild spirit.
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Garish, glittering, imaginative, surprising and, at the end, devastating... Art personified. Wonderful! What's On Stage ★★★★
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Who Can Be A CPSP Provider?
Any physician, certified nurse midwife, nurse
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group who provides prenatal care, has a valid Medi-Cal
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Reimbursement for CPSP
Zika Virus Update
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus. In Brazil,
the site of a large ongoing Zika outbreak, there has been a
substantial increase in the number of babies born with microcephaly
(small head circumference). Please click here
for important information for obstetric
providers and pregnant women.
Choose Health LA Moms
Choose LA Moms is a free, internet-based six-month program to help
moms get to a healthier weight after having a baby.
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referrals are available for participants. Refer your patients to:
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Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2016, the
reimbursable number of antepartum visits for HCPCS code Z1034 is
increasing from 8 to 13. See
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locations throughout the year. For dates and locations and to
register for State trainings, click
Pertussis is on the rise. We strongly recommend that CPSP providers
offer/refer pregnant patients for Tdap during 3rd trimester to
protect newborns from pertussis. Visit
CPSP website or to learn more about what your office can do to
prevent pertussis.
Updated Influenza Toolkit
In December, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG) updated its
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includes the ACOG committee opinion on influenza vaccination during
pregnancy, questions asked frequently by patients and
obstetrician–gynecologists, and other resources for pregnant women
and their providers.
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Also I encountered a blank SiteTree xml sitemap today; I deactivated / reactivated SiteTree and cleared my cache (WP-SuperCache) and the xml sitemap came back. Please do note I had also recently cleared my transient options at that time.
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Released: Jun 19th, 2007
Running Time: 90 Min.
Company: CinemaPlay
Cast: Brin Rhodz, Celestia, Vanessa Lane, Angel (I), Mya Nichole McKay, Roxie West, Celeste Star, Brooke Scott, Holly Moon, Sophia (I), Kelly (I), Coco (I), Moni Michaels
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: All-Sex
Two self-involved chicks and a camera go on the hunt for another chick. Under a variety of pretexts, the trio then retire to a living room somewhere and proceed to get it on.
The trysts all have their moments, but some of these dalliances are marred by a hyperawareness of the camera and the sort of fake, porn chick moaning that just makes the viewer realize that what he's witnessing isn't exactly real.
On the other hand, the chicks are all cute, and they all have well-tended vaginas. Kelly, in particular, is a game little performer and adds some spice to her two scenes.
Retailing: Lesbian threesomes times five equals 15 chicks.


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A setting for everything. The FP1005AX0UK multifunctional food processor from Hotpoint is a kitchen essential. It looks super stylish in stainless steel and comes with variable speed technology and plenty of accessories to get you cooking like a professional. From chopping and blending to whisking, it does it all. Its really powerful 1000 Watt motor and 2.6 litre main bowl gives you plenty of power and flexibility too.
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Did anyone seen that 3 man rush that SF has had... specifically, Justin Smith.
omg... our d-line can't push the o-line back 1 yard w/ a 3-man rush.
Did anyone seen that 3 man rush that SF has had... specifically, Justin Smith.
omg... our d-line can't push the o-line back 1 yard w/ a 3-man rush.
Yep, I just commented about it in another thread. Justin Smith is a beast. Not sure who their defensive coordinator is, but he has them prepared for the saints.
OT - exactly how many teams have copies the Terrible Towel?? You see them everywhere now.
Justin Smith was a beast every time we used to see him in Cincy. The guy that continues to impress me is Aldon Smith. 1st play he was in, he had pressure on Brees and their Pro Bowl tackle had no chance handling him one on one.
I felt better for Max Starks who couldn't handle him either. No one can handle this kid. He's gonna be DMVP next year.
Cowher pursued Justin Smith ... he's a beast like Ruthless' mock draft
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...
Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...!!!
Just proves all 3-4 defenses are not the same. My biggest issue with what we do is we don't have our Dline in the attack mode (hence my preference for a 4-3). We have them control the OL and expect the OLBs to get the QB. Problem is that those same OLB have to drop into coverage which means on many passing plays you give up pass rush.
I'd prefer if we did what SF does but won't happen because we won't change anything because we finish the season with good rankings.
Other teams give them away as people are entering the stadium as a gimmick for the playoffs or other nationally televised games. The difference is we buy our own and bring them with us.Originally Posted by Steelgal
1 CB Vernon Hargreaves Florida 5-10 204
2 DT Austin Johnson Penn State 6-4 314
3 SS Jeremy Cash Duke 6-0 212
4 LB Jaylon Smith Notre Dame 6-2 223
6 WR Moritz Boehringer Germany 6-4 227
7 OT Brandon Shell South Carolina 6-5 324
7 RB Tre Madden USC 6-0 223
DE David Onyemata, LB Ian Seau, FS Jordan Lomax, CB DeAndre Elliott,
QB Jeff Driskel, TE David Morgan, OG Spencer Drango, OC Mike Matthews
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Advancing Diversity Award
If your student's work speaks of diversity, we would like to consider it for recognition.
The Student Experience Diversity Committee is pleased to announce the annual Advancing Diversity Award. This recognition is awarded to a Wentworth student(s) who produces a distinguished paper, project, or other work that evidences the concerns of social justice, the imperatives of diversity, the impact of participatory action, the ethical consideration of the relationship of self to other, or otherwise generally demonstrates, celebrates, or explores an inclusive communitarian consideration. Historicized and contemporary considerations of the above will be considered.
Eligible papers and projects may originate from any department or discipline as long as they express the above listed impulses. Submissions will be reviewed by an awards committee and presented at the Wentworth Annual Awards Ceremony.
Please enter submissions electronically to the Student Experience Diversity Committee at email@example.com. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
2012 Advancing Diversity Awards (Previously Diversity Writing Awards) (click on the essay title to read the essay)
Recipient: Lucas Leborgne (BCOT), Pride and Prejudice: The Queer Version
Honorable Mention: Panharith Ean (BSA), Pol Pot: Fear of the Unknown and the Fulfillment of Lack


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Using Post 2 Post v 1.3.1, I have four of the same type of CPT connected to a page.
When I query these in my template file, I get four results, but the first result displayed is a repeat of the last post in the group of four. (I'm using the default sort order - that is, the way they appear in the Connections meta box on Edit Page)
Put another way, the first of my four connections never appears - but the last of the four gets repeat at the beginning.
The results that do display are all correct, including calls to Custom Fields.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Open-MPI and gprof
From: Tiago Almeida (tiago.b.almeida_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-22 19:03:40
I've never done this, but I believe that an executable compiled with
profilling support (-pg) will generate the gmon.out file in its current
directory, regardless of running under MPI or not. So I think that
you'll have a gmon.out on each node and therefore you can "gprof" them
Best regards,
Tiago Almeida
jody wrote:
> Hi
> I wanted to profile my application using gprof, and proceeded like
> when profiling a normal application:
> - compile everything with option -pg
> - run application
> - call gprof
> This returns a normal-looking output, but i don't know
> whether this is the data for node 0 only or accumulated for all nodes.
> Does anybody have experience in profiling parallel applications?
> Is there a way to have profile data for each node separately?
> If not, is there another profiling tool which can?
> Thank You
> Jody
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|Lucette Lagnado; Lucette Lagnado; Lucette Matalon Lagnado
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Lucette Lagnado
|9780061803673 0061803677
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|xii, 402 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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