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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Former Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould
Disabled American Veterans Annual Convention
Atlanta, GA
July 31, 2010
On behalf of Secretary Shinseki, and VA's 300,000 employees, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. The Secretary sends his regrets that he is not here for opening ceremonies, but will join you on Monday. Under Secretary for Health Randy Petzel, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy Tom Pamperin, and VISN 7 Director Larry Biro will all brief you.
In some sense, I'm a warm-up speaker this year—the first person you'll hear from on the subject of Veterans Affairs. Ordinarily, the Secretary or I would tell you about all the great things we have done or are trying to do for Veterans. But this year you'll be hearing from the President himself, who is ultimately responsible for all our efforts at VA. So I'm going to leave much of the good news to President Obama, and use my time here to give you an inside look to our operation and tell you about some of the things we're doing internally to improve VA, which will in turn improve VA's care of and service to Veterans.
First, let me tell you something I heard recently from a member of my staff. He was visiting his daughter in Arizona last summer and driving along Interstate 10 between Tucson and Phoenix. Pretty country, if you've never been there, but also pretty desolate—and hot. The temperature was close to 110. Near the little town of Picacho, he saw a DAV van pulling onto the highway, headed toward Phoenix. There, in the Arizona desert—"in the middle of nowhere" were his words—was a DAV van taking a Veteran to an appointment, on a round-trip that was sure to last several hours.
I mention it because I want you to know—whether it's under Arizona's summer sun, or Alaska's northern lights, DAV's service to America's Veterans is both seen and appreciated—and we at VA thank you for it.
We have a lot to do. Our country is at war. Veterans' needs and expectations are changing. There is growing demand for your services and ours. For example:
- The volume of Comp & Pen rating-related claims is steadily increasing. In 2009, for the first time, we received over one million claims during a single year.
- Between FY 2000 and FY 2009, incoming disability claims grew by a staggering 75%. We expect this level of growth to increase following changes in policy on Agent Orange and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The number of aging Veterans who may need extended care is growing rapidly. Vietnam Veterans are beginning to face the health risks of aging. The number of enrolled Veterans 85 or older is projected to increase 32% between 2009 and 2018.
- The population of women Veterans is also increasing rapidly. Last year alone, VA experienced a 20% jump in the number of women using our health care … compared to a 17% increase over the previous six years.
- And education claims have increased by 50% this fiscal year, as a result of increases to benefit rates and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Increased numbers are great news—that's what we are here for. But we won't get this done with business as usual.
In one sense, this is all good news—VA is here to provide services to Veterans. But it is also a challenge to meet this increased demand.
In order to meet these overarching challenges and make a difference in the lives of Veterans, we have to transform the operations of VA. We have to—
- Change VA's culture from adversary to Veteran advocate.
- Deliver improved services and benefits to achieve high standards of quality.
- Build strong and flexible management systems.
The long-term solution to many of VA's problems depends on people, business process redesign, and information technology—one of reasons I was hired as "Chief Operating Officer"—and so for the rest of my time here today, I will talk about some of the major initiatives we've been working on in IT, acquisitions, human capital, and innovation that will change the way VA does business and enable us to serve Veterans better.
Let's start with IT.
VA's IT issues are significant. Many projects are challenged by the inability to meet cost and schedule performance measures. So, last year, we instituted a Performance Management and Accountability System (PMAS) to strengthen our IT oversight and performance. Last June, we placed 47 IT projects under the PMAS, and a month later, we paused 45 of them. Many were over a year behind schedule. Some are too important not to get done.
About a third of the paused projects were committed to meeting near-term milestones, and were meeting their milestones. Another third were re-planned and restarted. The remaining third were halted or had their funding cut.
In February, we committed all 300 of our IT to the PMAS, to make sure we are funding only projects that meet strict time and performance standards. And earlier this month, we bit the bullet once again and cancelled a $400 million IT modernization project for not living up to expectations.
To maintain accountability of projects still remaining, we have instituted a new training requirement that puts our government and commercial partners in the same room for training and review of requirements, governance, and expectations at the start of the engagement. We are also conducting project-management training for VA IT managers.
VA is committed to putting Veterans first in our procurements. Since 2007, we have nearly doubled our procurements from Veteran-owned small businesses—from 10% in fiscal year 2007 to 19% in fiscal year 2009—and we have more than doubled our contracts with service-disabled small businesses, going from 7% in fiscal year 2007 to 16% in 2009.
Seventy-five percent of the first billion dollars obligated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, went to Veteran-owned small businesses. Almost all, 98% of that first billion, was awarded competitively. Granted, ARRA procurements are not representative of our regular procurements, so we can't expect Veteran-owned businesses to always do that well in competition. But we know Veteran-owned small businesses can compete and win, and we're determined to give them that chance.
We mean business on program management; and we will hold ourselves and our private-sector partners accountable for cost, schedule, and technical performance. But to move ahead with IT transformation, we need to organize the work a lot better.
So we've adopted a new acquisition strategy called Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology—T4 for short. When I say new strategy, I mean it's new to VA. Other agencies, like the Army and the Air Force, have successfully employed the same strategy for major acquisitions for years.
In fact, last year, VA hired, en masse, the Army's experts in this strategy—not just a handful of experts, but 160 experienced acquisition specialists who became available as a result of the Defense Department's Base Realignment and Closure Commission. These specialists provided the critical mass for standing up a new office to provide a full-service, one-stop shop for IT acquisitions.
T4 consolidates our IT transformation requirements into 15 prime contracts, leveraging economies of scale to save both time and money, while also increasing efficiency and enabling greater oversight and accountability in accordance with our PMAS objectives.
We have briefed industry on T4 already, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Veteran-owned small businesses have been especially enthusiastic, because T4 reserves seven of the 15 prime contracts for them. Four of the seven are reserved for service-disabled small businesses.
T4 also includes significant goals for subcontractors and other protections to make sure Veteran-owned small business get a substantial share of the work. We estimate T4 will mean roughly $1 billion in contracts for Veteran-owned small business, each year for five years.
Secretary Shinseki has called T4 a "win-win-win strategy"—Veteran-owned businesses win by getting more contracting opportunities; VA wins by getting the contractor support it needs more quickly, with less risk, reduced cost, and in a more manageable form; and all Veterans win by getting better services and support from a transformed VA. That's what T-4 is all about.
Let's talk about human capital.
Veterans of every service know the old adage: "Take care of your people, and your people will take care of the mission." The private sector has learned the same lesson. Both the military and the best private corporations devote substantial time and money to training and nurturing their members—at all levels.
But the civil service has lagged behind. We're turning things around at VA with our Human Capital Investment Plan. There is a direct link between an organization's investment in employees and organizational performance.
- That's why VA has invested a record $300 million in HR this year—including $200 million in training alone—to dramatically change the way VA conducts business by focusing on three core aspects: talent acquisition, workforce planning, and people development.
- We have established a comprehensive Senior Leader Management Program, as well as a Corporate Senior Executive Management Office, to improve standardization and transparency in the management of more than 500 Senior Executives in our workforce.
- VA has opened a national training center in Falling Waters, WV, to strengthen the skills of our IT workforce. In one of the largest federal uses of virtual training, this new center will act as a hub for interactive training; it is also supported by several regional training sites.
Employees are the lynchpin to achieving the outcomes we want for Veterans. We are making the necessary investments in them so that they can meet the changing needs of Veterans and their families.
Last summer, the President and Secretary Shinseki announced the VA Innovation Initiative—or VAi2—to accelerate transformation of the VA by holding a department-wide competition for new ideas. We've already completed the first two rounds of the competition, which generated over 10,000 ideas from 45,000 VA employees. Twenty million dollars has been invested in the most promising proposals from these two competitions.
In June, we kicked off the next phase of VAi2, broadening the field to include private-sector entrepreneurs and academic leaders. We're asking them for their best ideas for innovations to increase access, reduce or control costs, and improve the quality of services Veterans and their families receive. And we've already got some great feedback to help us find the solutions we're looking for, not only from employees, but from industry.
Let me give you a specific example of what I mean. Last year the Secretary added three more illnesses to the list of presumptive illnesses related to Agent Orange. This is a hugely important policy change for our Vietnam Veterans. But it also means that we'll be receiving hundreds of thousands of more claims into a system already under tremendous strain.
So we created a so-called "Performance Work Statement" to solicit industry interest and ideas on how to handle the influx. We thought we'd get a couple of comments. What we got were almost two dozen responses, with terrific ideas, that gave us a much better idea about how to craft the RFP for actual work. That contract was awarded last month.
IT, acquisitions, human capital, innovation—just a few examples of how we are getting the VA aircraft carrier to turn.
There's a lot more going on at VA, and a lot more that I could talk about—but I don't want to steal the President's thunder. Suffice it to say for now that you couldn't ask for a more pro-Veteran president or a better advocate for the issues important to Veterans, to VA, and to DAV. He is deeply committed to doing right by America's Veterans, by building a strong and sustainable U.S. military and a 21st century VA, and Secretary Shinseki and I are 100% behind him on that.
In closing, let me reiterate the thanks of the department for all that DAV does. Simply put: VA cannot succeed in its mission without DAV's advocacy and partnership in every aspect of our daily work. From its inception, the DAV has been a powerful voice for Veterans' rights, wherever and whenever disabled Veterans need help. No major piece of Veteran legislation has or can become law without DAV's input.
Your dedication is also on full display every year in Aspen, at the VA-DAV Winter Sports Clinic—where disabled Veterans' athleticism, endurance, and courage have been conquering the mountain for nearly 20 years. VA is proud to be your partner in that noble endeavor, just as we are proud to work with you as your department. We have only one mission, and that mission is you—the Veteran.
Thanks again for the opportunity to speak with you this morning. I look forward to working with you in the coming year. God bless you all, and God bless our Veterans. Thank you.


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Current events
- Soup's on!
- Bring your recipe, spices, and a few
- favorite ingredients and there will be
- enough for everyone!
- <April 2014>
- <April 2014>
(K)Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr is here and will be supported
for 5 years. New versions of the 'guide will now be written for LTS
releases only, which have been stable and reliable. Other releases
seem experimental and too short-lived to be worth exploration
(except by adventurous avant-garde users).
- <Feb 2014>
- <Feb 2014>
I got bored this month, so I started watching movies about
the history of Linux:
- <April 2013>
- <April 2013>
With the semiannual releases, I am finding many of the frequent changes
to both Kubuntu and Ubuntu too fast and too numerous to catalogue. Many
of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for
every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks to Internet
use (due to the excessive scripting), IMO. For this reason I am very slow
to use (K)Ubuntu versions that are not LTS versions (Precise or Trusty), and
the contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the
Ubuntu sections) of the current versions for that reason. If you are a user
of Saucy, Utopic, or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki,
as most of the current information has stalled, somewhat, at Precise.
I am now starting to evaluate the new Ubuntu Unity. IMO Ubuntu Unity has
always been less powerful than Kubuntu's KDE, and it takes more memory
to run. Still, Canonical owns the Unity interface, so they market it more
aggressively, and project a large installation base on consumer devices,
such as the Ubuntu Edge, in the upcoming year.
- <May 2012>
- <May 2012>
(K)Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is here and will be supported for
5 years! I have now installed Kubuntu on multiple machines and they are
now all are working and very stable. I needed the usual battery of tweaks
and workarounds, with two new obstacles appearing (one in Grub2 and the
other in the Dolphin file manager). See my full review here.
- <Feb 2012>
- <Feb 2012>
This month the lead developer of Kubuntu announced that Canonical will
no longer fund Kubuntu as a standalone distribution (and will merely
allow KDE packages to be available in the repositories as add-ons).
This allows Canonical to focus on its own Unity user interface desktop
in its bid to deploy a commercially successful platform on new hardware.
In the past year the Mint distribution (which customises its own user
interfaces) started the move from Ubuntu to Debian (for some versions).
Will other users now switch from Ubuntu to Debian,
merely adding the KDE desktop to it? Debian has had a reputation for
being rock-solid and stable and Debian-based servers are now (as of
Jan 2012) the most deployed type of Linux server worldwide
(and Linux/Unix servers account for > 66% of all websites).
Some Ubuntu advocates claim that Debian does not always
use the most cutting-edge software versions (for better or worse)
but other comparisons suggest a more reliable upgrade mechanism
for Debian (probably due to the very nature of their conservative
package choices). Will some users alternatively perhaps try
OpenSuse (touted by some as the best KDE-oriented distro)? Maybe,
but some OpenSuse packages (KTorrent, for example) have a reputation
for restrictions based on commercial, licensing, and other legal
considerations and have been eschewed by some for this reason.
I have always maintained a Debian partition and will see how
closely I can replicate Kubuntu using Debian and a KDE desktop.
- <Feb 2012>
- <Feb 2012>
Ok, I've finally joined the tablet craze. Everyone in my family now has
tablets. We have low-end tablets/eBook readers without camera, mic, or
Bluetooth connectivity (and therefore no wireless keyboard) and also
without the ability to add devices like USB CD drives / USB hard drives.
Having such a tablet creates new challenges and a greater need for
servers, especially file servers (such as FTP). Fortunately, this is
where both (K)Ubuntu and Debian excel. Debian-based servers are now
(as of Jan 2012) the most deployed type of Linux server worldwide
(and server functionality is built into the desktop versions of
both Debian and (K)Ubuntu).
To accommodate the displays and functionalities of the tablets, I have
revised the appearance of (K)Ubuntuguide for easier navigation,
faster loading, and flexibility of presentation: in icon-based
tablet/netbook style, in full-page text style (the original format),
and in eBook style (.epub format).
- <Jan 2012>
- <Jan 2012>
This month I merged KubuntuGuide and UbuntuGuide on the
University of Latvia server. I had been maintaining both separately
since 2007, mostly because I did not have access to the Univ. of
Latvia server files until recently (I had had KubuntuGuide hosted
on my own servers for some time). Thanks to Krampo for giving
me access.
There are some problems with the Univ. of Latvia servers, of course
(which I did not have on my servers). Their caching proxy configuration
is quirky and has caused frustration for the contributors to this
wiki for some time. Nevertheless, they have 100% "up-time" and good
bandwidth. Furthermore, they have registered the UbuntuGuide.org domain
name for a decade and seem to be committed to the 'Guide.
KubuntuGuide and UbuntuGuide share a certain amount of common
content, so the merger also allows less editorial work. Further, there
is cross-visibility between these two varieties of the Ubuntu OS
family this way, which IMO is desirable. At the time of this writing,
Kubuntu is (IMO) the more stable and flexible OS version, while the
Unity version of Ubuntu is the most suitable for (eventual) deployment
on tablets, which seems (to me) to be the goal (as a highly-
developed alternative to Google Android). With this in mind, I will
focus in the upcoming month in making (K)Ubuntuguide more suitable
for viewing on both desktop/laptop and tablet/netbook screens.
- <Oct 2011>
- <Oct 2011>
Spam is rampant on the Internet. Fortunately, this month
Krampo has given me access to the UbuntuGuide.org wiki files,
and I have now installed the anti-spam MediaWiki extensions
in order to combat the endless spam that was plaguing this
site (like many other websites). I have also installed a new
Captcha mechanism, since the (old) Recaptcha was too-easily
defeated by spammers. Please note that it is not the anti-spam
mechanisms that slow/inhibit the ease of contributions; it is the
caching proxy that is used by the University of Latvia servers
that causes all the problems (something that is out of my control).
Krampo assures me that work is underway at the Univ. of Latvia
Linux Center to revise their servers (and efficiency). Please be
- <Nov 2007>
- <Nov 2007>
I (Perspectoff) have taken over the maintenance and editing of
Ubuntuguide due to the unreadabiliy of current content and the amount of
spam that continues to appear on the wiki. As far as I can tell there is no
active administrator or editor for the site, and it has fallen into disarray.
I took over Kubuntuguide a few months ago, and intend in the future to make
Kubuntuguide and Ubuntuguide similar in format, since they share many basic
characteristics (and underlying packages).


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Emily St. John Mandel featured at Literary Festival
By Kathy Henry Dowell, University Libraries, firstname.lastname@example.com
Novelist Emily St. John Mandel will be the final guest at the University of South Carolina's Fall Literary Festival, visitingThursday, Nov. 1.
The Fall Literary Festival, now in its 13th season, is sponsored by USC Libraries and the English department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Each festival brings major authors to campus over the course of a few weeks in the fall.
Poet Kevin Young opened the festival Oct. 16, and journalist Scott Simon spoke Oct. 23.
While on campus, the writers will read from their work, talk with audience members and be available to sign copies of their books. Each writer also will work with USC students in a master class.
The festival is sponsored by a generous anonymous donor, allowing all festival events to be free and open to the public. St. John Mandel will speak at 6 p.m. in the program room of the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, which is accessible through USC's Thomas Cooper Library.
More information about the Fall Literary Festival, including directions and parking information, is available here.
Emily St. John Mandel will read at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1.
St. John Mandel is celebrating the recent release of her third novel, "The Lola Quartet." Born on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada, she studied dance at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and lived briefly in Montreal before relocating to New York.
Her previous novels are "Last Night in Montreal," which was a June 2009 Indie Next pick and a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's 2009 Book of the Year, and "The Singer's Gun," the winner of an Indie Bookseller's Choice Award, No. 1 Indie Next pick for May 2010, and long-listed for both The Morning News' 2011 Tournament of Books and the 2011 Spinetingler Awards.
St. John Mandel is a staff writer for The Millions, an online magazine. She has an essay in the recent anthology, "The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of the Book," and her short fiction appears in "Venice Noir," an anthology released in April 2012.
Kevin Young
Born in 1970, Young is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation. He is the author of seven books of poems and editor of five others, and his work has been frequently featured on National Public Radio and in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, Callaloo, and other journals and anthologies, including the Best American Poetry 2008, 2009 and 2010. Young often finds meaning and inspiration in African-American music, particularly the blues, as well as in the complexities of American history and heartbreak.
His latest collection of poems, "Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels," was published by Knopf in January 2011. A chorus of voices tells the story of the Africans who mutinied on board the slave ship Amistad. Library Journal and Booklist gave it starred reviews; Library Journal says, "Writing in blues rhythms, Young achieves a hypnotic effect with repetition, puns, shifts in syntax, ellipsis, and use of the vernacular. Ultimately, his retelling becomes an eloquent examination of slavery as it's felt in the human soul. Highly recommended." The Boston Globe named "Ardency" one of the Best Poetry Books of 2011.
Young's first book, "Most Way Home," was selected as part of the 1993 National Poetry Series. Most Way Home also went on to receive the John C. Zacharis First Book Prize from Ploughshares magazine.
Young's fifth poetry book, "For the Confederate Dead," was published in January 2007 by Knopf and won the Paterson Poetry Prize for Sustained Literary Achievement and the Quill Award for Poetry. His "Jelly Roll: A Blues" was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize.
His eighth book of poetry, "The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink," will be released in November 2012 from Bloomsbury.
Young has received numerous awards and fellowships, including a Stegner Fellowship in Poetry at Stanford University, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a MacDowell Colony Fellowship. He is currently Atticus Haygood Professor of Creative Writing and English and Curator of Literary Collections and the Raymond Danowski Poetry library at Emory University.
Scott Simon
Simon hosts NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday," which has an audience of 4.2 million listeners. A Peabody Award-winning journalist, Simon has reported from all 50 states and every continent. He has covered 10 wars, hundreds of campaigns, sieges, famines, hurricanes, earthquakes, civil wars and scandals. He has received numerous honors for his reporting, including the Overseas Press Club, George Foster Peabody, Directors Guild and Emmy awards. He was awarded the Studs Terkel Media Award in 2009.
Simon's book "Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan" was published in the spring of 2000 by Hyperion, a division of Disney. It topped the Los Angeles Times nonfiction bestseller list, and was cited as one of the best books of the year in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and several other publications. His second book, "Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball," kicked off the prestigious Wiley Turning Points series in September 2002, and was the Barnes and Noble Sports Book of the Year.
In 2005 Simon published "Pretty Birds," his novel about teenage girls during the siege of Sarajevo. It is now in its 13th printing. "Always gripping, always tender, and often painfully funny, Pretty Birds is a marvel of technical finesse, close observation, and a perfectly pitched heart," wrote best-selling novelist Scott Turow. Simon's bestselling political comedy, "Windy City," was chosen by The Washington Post as one of the best novels of 2008.
Simon's most recent book, "Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption," a memoir about the subject of adoption, was published by Random House in August 2010.
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|Public Law 85-167
|Public Works Appropriation Act, 1958.
|Public Law 85-167
|Public Law 85-167
|Payment to Indians.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army and certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes, namely:
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects authorized by law; detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for development with participation or under consideration for participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for
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selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); and not to exceed $1,600,000 for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior for conservation of fish and wildlife as authorized by law; to remain available until expended, $449,398,500: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may at the discretion and under the direction of the Chief of Engineers be used in payment to the accounts of the Confederated Tribes of the Yakima Reservation; the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation; the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation; or other recognized Indian tribes, and those individual Indians not enrolled in any recognized tribe, but who through domicile at or in the immediate vicinity of the reservoir and through custom and usage are found to have an equitable interest in the fishery, all of whose fishing rights and interests will be impaired by the Government incident to the construction, operation, or maintenance of The Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, and must be subordinated thereto by agreement or litigation: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for projects which are authorized by a law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, except as may be within the limits of the amount now or hereafter authorized to be appropriated:...
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Don Siegel (1912–1991) was a director whose career had, in the words of biographer Judith M. Kass, "a historical uniqueness in terms of the Hollywood studio film." My friend Judy emphasizes that Siegel "makes films that reflect himself," which is ultimately what auteurism is all about. While she (like Siegel himself) is not entirely fond of either Dirty Harry or its protagonist, it was the director's most widely seen film and it has had an impact on the culture and language that, while not quite Shakespearian, far outdistances its genre antecedents.
Siegel first made his mark creating montage sequences for Warner Brothers, including the now-classic opening of Casablanca. After World War II, he began to direct what were essentially B pictures, but with many actors who were soon elevated (partly through their work with Siegel) to the A-list, like Robert Mitchum, Broderick Crawford, and Steve Cochran. He also directed Hollywood veterans like Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Ida Lupino, and (yes) Ronald Reagan. Although his output became more diverse, he specialized in black-and-white crime films, making him a key figure in film noir, but he also made color films with contemporary heartthrobs like Audie Murphy, John Derek, and, later, Elvis Presley. In retrospect, perhaps his most memorable early work is the original version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), made at the peak of the Cold War/sci-fi craze, but eschewing much of the sensationalism attached to the genre. He had begun working in scope and eventually became the mentor of Clint Eastwood, directing him in Coogan's Bluff, Two Mules for Sister Sara, and The Beguiled. Under Siegel's tutelage, Eastwood became a major director in his own right with Play Misty for Me, made the same year as Dirty Harry and featuring Siegel in a cameo. (Siegel returned the favor by having Eastwood's film appear on the marquee of a theater during one Harry's shootouts.) Siegel was also influential in the careers of other aspiring directors like Sam Peckinpah.
The writing Fink brothers began a long association with Eastwood on Dirty Harry. Similarly, cinematographer Bruce Surtees, who shot The Beguiled and Misty, would go on to work with both Siegel and Eastwood on many films, including Siegel's The Shootist (John Wayne's masterful last film) and Escape from Alcatraz. However, by the time of Dirty Harry, from the credit sequence on, Siegel was fully in command of the widescreen. For someone who began shooting small black-and-white films, his location shooting proved to be without peer. Siegel was not above borrowing from others (here perhaps Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window), but the greater access to older films through television and revival theaters made film history scholars of many directors, as did the age of VHS and DVD with the next generation of people like Scorsese, Spielberg, Allen, etc. (I vaguely remember a visit by Siegel to MoMA's Film Study Center, but I believe his primary interest was in reading about what we had on him.)
In many circles, Dirty Harry remains as controversial now as it was when it was released. This was not helped by Eastwood's "performance" at the 2012 Republican Convention. (For a signature role, it is ironic that the first choices to play Harry were Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Mitchum. Whether the film might have been substantially different would make for an interesting debate.) Siegel was accused of betraying his ostensible previous bent toward liberalism, and Eastwood had already shown himself to be a less-than-cuddly personality in Sergio Leone "Spaghetti Westerns"—an image culminating in the cold-eyed killer William Munny in Eastwood's masterpiece, Unforgiven (dedicated to Siegel and Leone), made just after Siegel's death. It would be hard to argue the film (like Harry) is not racist, homophobic, and devoid of a genuine respect for what most of us consider constitutional liberties. How much of a defense is it that the film was made in the wake of assassinations, the turmoil of a society engaged in "unpatriotic" rebellion against a murderous and unnecessary war, and the changing values depicted in then-contemporary San Francisco? As recently as last week, a Scorpio-like maniac roamed the streets of California, killing innocents for no rational reason. We sort-of know where Harry Callahan would stand on most of the Bill of Rights. Where would he stand on the Second Amendment?


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Branching and Merging
Branching is a mechanism for isolation and parallel development which is useful in many situations as discussed below. The advantage of branching with good tool support is that it allows you to merge changes between branches more easily, and in a less error prone manner than manually making the same code changes to the two separate branches (see Introduction to Branching from Streamed Lines).
There is little lasting value in branching if the branches will diverge indefinitely without propagating any changes. It may be seen as a short-term win that allows a new project to get up and running very quickly from an existing codebase for another product. But the gains of such persistent variants are very short-term, and the resulting long-term costs of proliferating code and effort across the same codebase can quickly overwhelm whatever short-term gain is to be had. So whenever we branch we almost always will need to merge back to another branch. Merging changes between branches does not come for free, and the associated costs and implications need to be carefully considered when deciding when and how to branch.
Agile Branching and Merging Considerations
Early and frequent feedback is a key element in all agile methods. Practices such as Continuous Integration help ensure integration issues are never left to fester for a long periods of time and then come back and bite you at inopportune moments (just when you are trying to get a release out the door), but instead confronted and resolved on a regular (at least daily) basis.
Some agile proponents strongly oppose branching, preferring to use alternative solutions for some scenarios where branching is usually a better fit, such as maintaining multiple releases. Of course, branching is not a panacea but the need to branch often stems from business reasons rather than technical ones. Maintaining multiple releases or custom variants is typically a business decision arising from a contractual agreement, or Service-Level Agreement (SLA), that is often a source of considerable additional revenue. So even though multiple maintenance may come at additional cost, it may often be fed by an additional revenue stream for that specific purpose. Branching is quite often the best way to meet those needs, and there are ways to branch that still allow us to be "agile" and focus upon delivering business value to our customers.
We have seen a number of projects work for considerable periods of time (months if not years) using a single mainline with no branches. The fact that they could is a testament to the soundness of their practices. Yet we as SCM professionals regularly encounter misunderstandings of what version branching and merging is all about, specifically what the state-of-the-art is as regards tools and processes.
Automatic Merging
The state-of-the-art in merging tools has come a long way. However, it bears repeating that there is no such thing as a 100% reliable merge program. Human intervention is invariably required at some point (almost reassuring in that there will still be some jobs around for the foreseeable future). All automated merge programs have their strengths and weaknesses but most are performing merges at the level of blocks of text. There is usually no difference in the algorithm for used for merging two text files containing poetry and two text files containing C++/Java or any other language you care to mention. Indeed, once it is possible to perform 100% correct merges at the semantic and syntactic level, the merge system may well be able to write whatever program we need 5 minutes before we know we needed it!
Having said that, we believe that the progress made in IDEs which support refactoring for some languages will support merging at the level of the parsed language tree rather than just purely at the textual level (at least for languages such as Java). For example, renaming a variable is not significant regarding the meaning of the resulting code, but can mean many different individual lines have changed between two versions. If one person renames the variable and another edits lines which use the old name, then the real changes will be obscured by "conflicts."
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It might be better to use xtfrontier comand, which is the panel-data version of the frontier command. It is best to start with the help file. Type the following in the command line:
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Thank you so much for detailed suggestions. I did not describe the theoretical aspect of the model as I needed only technical assistance how to run it in Stata. As you stated, my variables are already in log form and N1 and N2 are input prices respectively.
Thank you.
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Subject: st: RE: frontier
This is my response to Khushid.
Khushid's request on efficiency is within the frontier command as earier mentioned by Nick.
Back to Khushid, to estimate the cost function or profit function you need a strong background of production economic theory. This is because your estimates must be consistent with economic theory. based on this it cost function and profit function require that you impose some sort of restriction on the functional form and its necessay that you also estimate these functions using flexible funcional form like translog.
You need to transform the data first into logarithm and use one of the prices to impose mononicity restriction on the cost function. For the profit function you use the price of the output to impose this restriction.
logTC = a+b1logPBF +b2logOV+b3 logN1+b4 logN2 +b5logTL +b6logNFC b7Y + V+U
command in STATA
frontier log TC logPBF logOV logN1 logN2 logTL logNFC Y, uhet(r, g, inf ) cost
But you need to use one of the prices in the frontier function to impose the restriction. I do not know which of the variables is in price unit. Let say N1 is in unit price, then you can specified the function as
frontier log(TC/N1) logPBF logOV log(N2/N1) logTL logNFC Y, uhet(r, g, inf ) cost
If PBF and OV are traditional inputs and not in price unit, you cannot normalize these variables. Also you cannot mormalize ouputs. You can only normalize TC and the prices. In that case you have impose restriction on the frontier to ensure that you a well behave frontier. of course, you need to read production economic literature why this is essential. I cannot explain this on this medium.
Alternatively, you can estimate input distance function to avoid which is the same as cost fucntion.
The command is "frontier" and uhet(r,g,inf) is another way of accounting for soucrces of inefficiency in the cost frontier. The appended "cost" is to ensure that you are estimating cost frontier not production frontier which is the default in STATA.
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I am trying to investigate Cost (Profit) inefficiencies for 86 banks representing two different regions (panel data).
In addition to input-output variables I have dummy as well as economic development variables. I was wondering how I can generate cost and profit efficiencies as I am a new user and am having problems with this.
The variable I have as following:
TC - dependent variable, PBF - (input, independent variable), OV - (input, independent variable), TL - (output, independent variable), OEA - (output, independent variable), NFC - (output, independent variable), N1 - (netput, independent variable), N2 - (netput, independent variable), Y - (time, independent), r - regional dummy (independent), g - growth (independent), inf - inflation (independent).
I would appreciate if anyone could write commands using these variables, please.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Adding one player from another team
This topic made me ask myself the question, "What single player could the Twins add to their roster that would most benefit their chances in 2011?"
The obvious list could include a multitude of starting pitchers (Cliff Lee, Felix Hernandez, CC Sabathia, etc.). Since that list is rather excessive, I changed the focus of the question to be more specific to position players. Obviously money wouldn't be considered as part of the equation in this fictitious fantasy draft. What player would it be?
Projected 2011 Opening Day Line-Up
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Justin Morneau
2B: Tsuyoshi Nishioka
3B: Danny Valencia
SS: Alexi Casilla
LF: Delmon Young
CF: Denard Span
RF: Michael Cuddyer
The health of Mauer and Morneau is a factor for the Twins franchise as they look to the future but for this exercise I will assume that both of these former MVP's will be healthy in the future. For the Twins, the C and 1B positions are what they are building their franchise around.
The Twins are unsure of the production value that they will get from both of their middle infield positions. So adding a strong player that is a middle infielder would be a logical starting point on our search for a player to add to the Twins.
2B- Robinson Cano- New York Yankees
For a second baseman he combines power and average that are hard to come by at 2B. ESPN projects him to bat .317 with 28 HR and 112 RBI in 2011. It would be interesting to see how those power numbers would translate if he had to play his home games at Target Field. The one negative might be the fact that he would be another left-handed bat in the Twins line-up.
SS- Hanley Ramirez- Florida Marlins
One of the best young players in the game that could compliment many of the pieces that are already in the Twins line-up. He would be a right-handed power threat and he has a tremendous ability to steal bases. His attitude has caused some issues in the past and that could be a drawback. But an infield of Morneau, Nishioka, Ramirez, and Valencia sounds very good to me.
2B- Chase Utley- Philadelphia Phillies
At 32 years old, Utley is the elder statesman of these great middle infielders. His age might have caught-up to him last season as injuries took him out of a third of the season last year. A bounce-back year is expected from this All-Star 2B but like Cano he would be another lefty in left handed slanted line-up. He is also close to half a decade older than both of these other middle infielders.
If the Twins were going to make a mythical addition to their outfield, some of the players that would benefit the team are listed below.
OF- Ryan Braun- Milwaukee Brewers
An elite outfielder that is a rare commodity in the fact that he combines average and power. He can steal a few bases here and there but his real value is his offensive skills. For his career he has averaged 36 HR and 118 RBI. His right handed bat could be a force break up the lefties of the Twins. He is relatively young at only 26 years old so there are many years left in Braun's career.
OF- Carl Crawford- Boston Red Sox
One of the biggest free agent signings this offseason, Crawford is a five-tool player that has recreated the outfield position. He is a tremendous athlete and that athletic ability translates to fantastic defense and speed. Crawford is 29 and will no doubt see a decline in his athletic ability over the course of his contract with the Red Sox. He could fit nicely as a top of the order hitter for the Twins as they try to add more speed.
OF- Carlos Gonzalez- Colorado Rockies
Gonzalez burst onto the scene last season and contended for the Triple Crown in the NL. He wound up winning the batting title with a .336 average and showed that he is an everyday player. The Rockies gave him a contract extension to reward his outstanding season. It will be interesting to see if is able to continue to compile the numbers that he did in 2010. He will be 25 years old next season so he is in the prime of his career.
My pick to add to the Twins would be: Hanley Ramirez
The middle infield is the giant question mark for the Twins next season. If Ramirez were inserted as the SS, the Twins could have a dominate line-up. He would bring his offensive and defensive skills to the Twins. He would be a young addition to the team while locking down a major position on the field.
What single position player would you add to the Twins team? Leave a comment below.
7 comments:
- TT said...
I think David Wright would be a better choice. Valentine is at least as big a question as the other two young players the Twins are counting on. Wright would solidify third base and be a right handed bat in the middle of the order to go with Mauer and Morneau.
Ramirez is just not that good defensively at a position where the defense is the primary requirement. Frankly, he also looks like he is juiced. The steroid era may be over, but performance enhancements that can't be tested for are still out there. When a player shows up looking like an NFL player, well how do you think NFL players get that look?
- February 8, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- The Common Man said...
Really good question, NoDak.
Ramirez was my first thought too. He'd be a huge upgrade offensively and has been a decent defender when he's been motivated. But that's the problem, isn't it? Maybe he'd be motivated on a good team, maybe not.
Cano is probably the safest choice, assuming Nishioka could slide over to short.
TT, how familiar with this team are you exactly? Who the hell is "Valentine?" Do you mean Danny Valencia? Who hit .311/.350/.448 last year and profiles as a league average 3B? You feel comfortable enough with Alexi Casilla to just leave him out there at SS? You're nuts. Hanley looks like an NFL player? You mean this guy? http://behindblondiepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hanley-ramirez.jpg Gosh, I can't imagine why he'd have muscles, what with being an elite athlete with access to a gym and all.
- February 8, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- ben_gundy said...
I never comment on these things but love the topic. I play this game in my head often and sometimes we do it in the video game world.
The obvious choice is Hanley but want to toss some other good ones out there for the fun of the game.
Good fits:
Doesn't fit but would make a monster lineup:
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- February 8, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- TT said...
I do that with Valencia all the time. Valencia has 322 major league plate appearances. During the first half of his first full season in 2008, Alexi Casilla had 228 plate appearances and hit .315 .357 .440 with 4 home runs. It went downhill from there.
Valencia may or may not be able to repeat his hot start last year. His numbers the last couple months are not all that hot for a corner infielder. His strikeouts increased and his walks and hits declined. The only place his results improved was home runs. Pavano told him he had got "pull happy" and those numbers may reflect that.
Casilla and Nishioka both project as better players than Valencia, considering they are plus defenders at defensive positions. And they have Plouffe at AAA. If Valencia goes south, they don't have anyone to step in.
"Gosh, I can't imagine why he'd have muscles, what with being an elite athlete with access to a gym and all."
Ramirez showed up in camp a couple years ago with an extra 25 pounds of muscle. He explained that by claiming he had improved his diet and hit the weights. But most "elite athletes" don't suddenly discover there is a weight room in their 20's.
- February 8, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- NoDak Twins Fan said...
TT: I was going to include Wright in my list because I have been a big fan of his since he came into the league. I felt that the other areas were a bigger hole on the Twins right now. Valencia might pan out or he could be a bust. Right now I am hoping that he pans out.
Common Man: You are right in saying that Cano would be the safest choice. Like you said placing Nishioka at SS might be an interesting endeavor.
Ben: Tulowitzki would have been another great person to explore as part of the Twins line-up. Having a strong SS would make this Twins line-up explosive.
TT (again): Great input on the infield positions. There sure are a lot of questions the Twins will have to iron out in Spring Training. The thoughts are Ramirez are also fun to ponder.
- February 8, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- John said...
Think of what all Victor Martinez could provide.
A back up, "off day" coverage, and injury insurance for Mauer; same thing for Morneau (who seems to wear down); a great switch hitting DH or PH off the bench; and seems to be a "Twins" kind of guy. With Vic, you could cut Mauer down to 110 games behind the plate, and let him DH 40-45. Cut Morneau down to 140-145 games at 1B (barring injury); Thome doesn't get overworked, etc.
- February 8, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- JimCrikket said...
There's no doubt all of the guys you're proposing could help, but even with the pitching and infield uncertainty, I'd pretty much have to go with an upgrade that would not only add offense but improve the OF defense. Someone like Crawford. You wouldn't have room for all three of Young, Cuddyer and Kubel so there would be other roster moves that would have to be made, but it's not the "unknowns" that have me most concerned right now, it's the "knowns"... and specifically the "known" status of the outfield defense in that big gap-friendly outfield grass of Target Field.
(I'd actually be real tempted to grab Angels OF prospect Mike Trout... but realize that's really not the kind of addition we're looking for here.)
- February 8, 2011 at 2:41 PM


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The aim of the study is to compare a multidisciplinary examination and follow up by rehabilitation program with a multidisciplinary examination, good advice and follow up by the family doctor.
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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- GOSE [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months after 1. multidisciplinary examination ]Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended
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Active Comparator: Primary care follow up
Multidisciplinary examination and follow up by the family doctor.
Behavioral: primary care follow up
Multidisciplinary examination, good advice from rehabilitation specialists and follow up by the family doctor.
Other Name: Bergen Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Study.
Experimental: Multidisciplinary follow up
Multidisciplinary examination and follow up by a multidisciplinary outpatient team.
Behavioral: Multidisciplinary follow up
Multidisciplinary examination and follow up by rehabilitation specialists, a multidisciplinary team following an individual rehabilitation programs.
Other Name: Bergen Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Study
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2 months after an acute mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) defined as Glasgow Coma Scale between 13 and 15. The patient will get a clinical examination by a specialist in rehabilitation medicine. Patient who wish or need a further follow up, are out of work or school, will be included and randomized to either a multidisciplinary follow up or primary care follow by their family doctor.
Both groups will got a multidisciplinary examination. The multidisciplinary team will work out a rehabilitation program and a report back to their family doctor.
Patient who got a multidisciplinary follow up will then get individual appointments and they will follow an educational program for 4 days. The topics are physical and psychical problems after TBI and problems in daily living and return to work. We will teach a way to accept and deal with their problems. A cognitive behavioural treatment or a psycho educative approach will be central in the treatment. The follow up period will be until 2 years if needed.
For booth groups we will make a registration of sick leave for 5 years. The Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS- E), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), Rivermead post concussion symptoms questionnaire and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) after 6 and 12 months.
Department of Economics at the University of Bergen will make cost-benefit analysis.
Further on we will examine if there were differing clinical characteristics between patients who attended a planned follow-up session and those that failed to, if sick leave or return to work could make a difference and Prognostic factors in mild traumatic brain injury patients after discharge from hospital. We also include demographic data, CT findings and clinical data based on information from the medical records, pain drawings and numeric rating scale for pain, Quality of Life and Subjective Health Complaints inventory. We got data about days on sick leave, diagnosis for sick leave and income for the first year before and after the injury from The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) through a third accredited agency Statistics Norway. From Statistics Norway we got additional information about education level and income.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient admitted acute to Department of Neurosurgery ICD-10 diagnosed S06.0- S06.9
- Age 16 to 55 years
- Mild traumatic brain injury defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) between 13 and 15.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Earlier severe traumatic brain injury (GCS 8 or less).
- Serious psychiatric disease (ICD-10 diagnosed last two years).
- Known drug abuse (ICD-10 diagnosed last two years).
- Other serious illness which have a major impact of the outcome.
- Social client last two years as major income
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00869154
|Haukeland University Hospital, Dept. physical medicine and rehabilitation
|Bergen, Norway, N-5020
|Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål
|Oslo, Norway, N-0407
|Study Director:
|Jan Sture Skouen, MD, PhD
|Haukeland University Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Haukeland University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00869154 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 24, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 1, 2015
Keywords provided by Haukeland University Hospital:
Mild TBI
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Injury, Brain, Traumatic
Injuries, Acute Brain
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Acute Brain Injuries
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Injuries
Brain Concussion
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
Head Injuries, Closed
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Consciousness Disorders
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
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LONG BEACH - Constellation Middle School, Long Beach's oldest public charter school, will be closing its doors at the end of this month after running out of funding.
In a letter to parents dated March 29, school officials said they made the decision to close Constellation due to low enrollment and cuts in state funding. The decision was made by the school's six-member Board of Directors on March 28.
"We will be running out of money at the end of next month," the letter said. "Due to this severe funding crisis Constellation cannot continue to operate and there will be no third trimester."
The school has about 100 students and is now working with the Long Beach Unified School District to place the Constellation students together in self-contained classes on the Franklin Middle School campus.
Parents are being asked to list first, second and third choices for alternate schools for their children. The Constellation students, who are all currently on spring break, are expected to begin at their respective schools on April 16.
The letter on the school's website was signed by both Board President Carol Craver and Executive Director Daphne Ching-Jackson.
Located in a small rented wing on the St. Anthony High School campus at 620 North Olive Ave., Constellation was established under the Charter Schools Act of 1992 as the first public charter school in Long Beach. The school's charter petition was approved by the Long Beach Unified Board of Education in 1994.
Constellation isn't the only Long Beach charter school facing financial problems this year.
In February, the Board of Directors for New City Public Schools, a K-12 charter school system of more than 500 students with campuses at 1637 Long Beach Blvd. and 1230 Pine Ave., voted to close its small high school called Colegio New City at the end of this school year due to low enrollment and lack of state funding.
Founded four years ago, the high school has about 86 students and will celebrate its first graduating class in May. Colegio students have been holding fundraisers with the hopes of raising enough funds to keep the school open.
New City directors said the charter system will remain open as a K-8.


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Isn't this an easy fight for Ross?
De Fries vs Mitrione added to the same card UFC on Fuel 9.
Just a little bit, I'd expect Ross to handle him easy.
Reminds me of Warburton vs Fisher.
Dana's massive dislike for Randy showing in this matchup.
When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.
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Ross should have little problems beating Couture.
Ryan got a gift decision against KJ in his last time.
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If you could put,
Club Name;
Main Instructor and his grade; (Not the guy your affiliated to)
Contact number;
Obviously guys who teach NoGi may be at a very good level but not graded, would also be good to have these clubs details as well.
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BJJ Scotland
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SALISBURY, N.C.- Brevard College ( 0-3, 0-1 SAC) women's lacrosse lost 18-3 in their first South Atlantic Conference game at Catawba College (2-2, 1-0 SAC) on March 1st at Shuford Stadium.
Catawba kept the Tornados scoreless as they went on a nine goal run until the 7:56 mark in the first half. Julia Gasston received the ball off of Emily Medvedoff's draw control for a quick goal.
Gasston had another scoring opportunity in a free position shot at 6:01 after being fouled in the eight meter. She snuck the ball past goalie Bethany Davis on the whistle to cut the deficit to eight goals going into the second half.
Catawba continued to shut Brevard out in the second half as they went on a seven goal run. Meredith Jones and Kim McConnery contributed four goals each for the Indians.
Emily Medvedeff and Gasston split draw control for the Tornados with two each. Medvedeff also led BC with six groundballs.
Brevard was able to put another goal on the scoreboard after Catawba's Kelsey Perusse received a yellow card. The Tornados cleared the ball up field to Julia for the goal in the last 25 seconds of play.
Brevard will travel to Erskine in a non-conference game on Saturday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m.


text: Over the course of the past year, there have been three or four celebrities that have been busted for drugs who have been in a certain part of LA during a certain part of the night. On Sunday night, Zac Efron was in that same spot. Police cannot prove that Zac Efron was looking to score drugs. They do know he was drunk and beat up by a bunch of homeless people while he was stopped in his car. Zac says that he and his bodyguard were waiting in the car for a tow truck because they were out of gas. According to TMZ, Zac told police that he threw a bottle out of the window of his car and it landed next to a group of homeless people. When they began beating on the car, the bodyguard got out and was pummeled and Zac got out and was beat up. Huh. Another incident that he would have probably said happened on another puddle of water if the police had not been involved. Zac has been telling people he is sober and he has been drunk multiple times since he got out of rehab. I want the guy to succeed, but I also hate how he tells everyone he is sober when he is not.


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(NEWSER) – As investigators try to piece together the lead-up to Friday's shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport, the alleged shooter is still too injured to talk. Paul Ciancia, 23, was shot in the leg and took a bullet in the mouth that split his tongue and knocked out his teeth, reports the New York Daily News. Officials say he is listed in fair condition and will require surgery and extensive physical therapy. The unemployed motorcycle mechanic has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of TSA agent Gerardo Hernandez and could face the death penalty. Four others, including two TSA agents, were injured.
- A note made it clear Ciancia hated TSA agents, but his background doesn't provide many clues to his motive. At the Catholic boys' school he attended in Delaware, near his family's home in southern New Jersey, he is remembered as a quiet loner. He was mostly silent in class apart from the occasional sarcastic comment, but "I've seen him smile and laugh before," a classmate tells the Philadelphia Inquirer.


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Steampunk, go back to the home page! There's a new post!
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Steampunk! We're next door!
@steampunk she looked great. The dress is gorgeous.
This silence confusing me,has blogger screwed me again?
@Steampunk! Move over to the next post! You're missing the action.
Lovely art deco dress, loved how she cursed while trying to get thru the tables
Omg, who's the orange man by Mike Douglas?
No wonder this show lasts so long. They have to walk from bumfuk..
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Bisset probably is lit but good for her. She said what she wanted and Won! Good on er…
Boy are they trying to get her off. Hahahaha, she is one hells lady!
J. Bissett is on ONE!!!
J. Bissett must be drunk…please
Is Mila trying for a Jolie with that hairstyle? Wow Nobody expected Jackie to win, she was in the cheap seats! Lol
Hahahaha Go Jennifer! I hope its the beginning of a sweep!
3 times mention of Hanks and 3 times flub.….hmmmm
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Tina Fey looks amazing! Drag Bar, my ass, Kristin
Yes, Steampunk, kinda!
Amy and Tina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Charlie, his name is Ross Matthews – he's a Comedian who appears as a panellist on Chelsea Handler's show quite a lot; he also had his own series on E! this year.
JSierra E! knows that stinky vag in Hollywood is common place. Me personally, my lady smells like pineapple, rosewater, saffron, and a hint of nutmeg;D
I keep getting the Guiliana Rancic Cash Card Commercial
I admire all these 40-something actresses with good delts definition. They make Dunham look like a sack of potatoes.
Peyton Manning was born ugly, Sandy, just keep that in mind.
Ok ok move to the new shit
TTM are you here?
New post just went up. MOVE MOVE MOVE!! Red team go!!!
Who's the chipmunk voice with Kelley?
No I mean here do we go somewhere else?
Channing Tatum's wifey looks hot.
God there are so many awful looks: Sandra Bullock, Lena Dunham. I'm gagging.
A lot of stylists are getting fired tonight.
Must set DVR for Joan and co.
Amy Adams boobs! Oh all her accomplishments, this drinking game is probably the best.
Hey Laura! There is a game but it can slow you down…
I broke Rulz 🙁
Haha J!! I better catch up!
Sandy NBC!
Drink when someone looks like shit
Drink when Kelly O name drops a celeb friend
Amy Adams' boobs
Laura yes!
1. Shit, I forgot the rules
2. Ryan seacrest…looking at penises?
3. Lena Dunham
4. When someone looks like shit
5. Amy Adams boobies
6. Boobies in general
7. Shit, I forgot the rules
Yeah, but how's she going to too it for the Oscars?
I think Amy Adams dress is gorg, but her hair should be down. What's with all of these severe updos?
Do we have to switch to another spot at 8 ?
Step you are not the only one with that opinion, that was some backhanded shade Giuliana just threw her way and I loved it.
Kate B. is oily and tan. Humph!
Love Mila Kunis' dress. Hate the hair.
Sophia V needs a new look.
God, I hate Julia's dress. The white oxford needs to die.
Beckinsale looks lovely


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MOVIES BY CAR: We don't go to movie theaters. It's one of our "things" that makes us so endearing to normal people. The last movie we saw at a theater was 1997's "Good Burger" because our 9-year-old son wanted to see it. Plus, you really need to experience "Good Burger" on the big screen.
There are literally countless (though the actual number is probably closer to seven) reasons we won't go into movie theaters, and these range from the fact that invariably a guy wearing a stovepipe hat will sit in front of us to the similar reason that a movie theater is a darned good place to catch polio.
You know what would make us go out to see a movie again? The return of drive-in movie theaters. There are countless reasons why drive-in theaters, which are, for all practical purposes, extinct (there are a couple still alive, but they refuse to mate), are great places to see a movie, and five of the key ones were enumerated in a full-page ad in the Press-Telegram when the Circle Drive-In opened in 1951:
Enjoy smoking
Perfect for shut-ins
No baby-sitter problem
Enjoy complete privacy
Be flu and polio protected
They had the whole page. They could have added more. At the drive-in you can wear a stovepipe hat, split a six-pack of beer, eat a bucket of chicken, express your irritation by honking your horn at everyone from the projectionist to the film's villain to the moron arriving late and driving around with his high beams on.
Here are three drive-in memories we have. We actually have more, but you don't want to read about those:
1963: Our parents took my sister and me to a screening of "The Ugly American" at the Los Altos Drive-In, back when it only had one screen. Didn't understand one single thing. We skipped over in our pajamas to the play area and swang on the swings, went back to the car, and fell asleep.
1972: We had a date with a Wilson girl and we wanted to take her to the drive-in (duh). Problem was, we didn't have a car because we didn't have a driver's license. Our friend's parents were in Hawaii, so he generously let us use their motorhome. We picked up our date. Her dad answered the door. The cold-hearted man let us take his daughter off in a Winnebago.
1975: Twenty years old and living at home. Needed to get out. Grabbed a couple of Olympias out of the folks' fridge, swung by Popeyes for a box of chicken, stopped at a 7/Eleven for a pack of Benson & Hedges and caught a flick at the Circle.
In terms of quality movie-viewing, drive-in theaters were about a C-minus. The pig-iron speakers that you hung on your window had the fidelity of a soup can, and light pollution rendered dark scenes invisible. But what a small price to play for not getting polio.
In a recent column asking readers what they missed most about things that are gone in Long Beach, drive-in movie theaters were frequently cited. For all the cultural memories they evoke now, they weren't around all that long - maybe two generations. The oldest in Long Beach was the Lakewood Drive-In, which opened out in the middle of nowhere on Carson Street in 1948. There's a Del Taco and Carl's Jr. there now.
Next came the Circle Drive-In on Ximeno Avenue off the Traffic Circle. It opened in 1951. Now there's some offices and a fitness club there.
The Long Beach Drive-In on Santa Fe at the Long Beach Freeway opened in 1955. There's a parking lot there now.
The mighty Los Altos Drive-In opened in 1955 with an unreeling of "Son of Sinbad" and "Rage at Dawn." In 1972, the Los Altos became a Drive-In-a-Plex with three screens, with three lots capable of holding 1,074, 938 and 789 cars. There's a Kmart there now, and a car dealership.
They went down when real estate went up. The Long Beach Drive-In was the first domino to tip over, closing in 1979. Then the Circle fell in `85; Lakewood in `89; and our beloved Los Altos in 1996.
Do we miss them? Well, we have great memories of them, but we're pretty sure we'd never go back, and we're pretty sure, too, not many other people would go either. There's video on demand, streaming Netflix, Blu-ray discs, polio vaccines - and since when did shut-ins ever go out to drive-ins?
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