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Jeff Bezos's League of Shadows
byAmazon can be a uniquely challenging place to work, with its question-mark emergencies and the occasionally volcanic outburst from the visionary chief executive. It's a place where promotions are hard-fought and sometimes painfully public. But there is also a job at Amazon that is highly coveted throughout the company and that nearly anyone in business would kill for.
The man holding this job—and they have all been men so far—has had direct, almost unlimited access to Jeff Bezos for as long as two years. He follows Bezos around, travels with him, sits in on his meetings, and confers with him at the end of many workdays.
The job title is unofficially the "shadow" to the CEO, or more formally, the technical assistant or technical adviser.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has had shadows since the late 90s. For the first few years, the role was usually filled by an executive who had joined the company in an acquisition and was struggling to find his place at the rapidly growing online retailer. Stig Leschly was one of the first shadows. He was the CEO of an online shopping marketplace, Exchange.com, when Amazon bought his company in 1999. Leschly then ran a failing service within Amazon called ZShops and was preparing to leave in late 2000 when he had lunch with Bezos and told him of his plans. Instead, Bezos asked him to become his shadow.
Leschly spent three months shadowing Bezos, and today, as CEO of charter school company Match Education, he remembers it as among the most valuable experiences of his career. "He would walk around and go into meetings, and I would get to follow. I had nothing to do. I would just sit there and observe," Leschly says. "But then he'd have an idea, and he would give it to me to figure out." One of Bezos's far-out propositions, Leschly recalls, was to build a distributed overnight delivery network that put Amazon inventory into the private homes of regular people, so it could be delivered to nearby customers overnight. (The idea was quickly proven wildly impractical.)
"I was a receptacle for him for any of the 19 ongoing activities in his brain that didn't have a place in the normal organization," says Leschly. "It was honest to god one of the most extraordinary things a young person can do."
Amazon wasn't the first technology company to employ shadows to the CEO. Intel has utilized the position for years. Former Chief Executive Paul Otellini, for example, was the technical assistant to one of his predecessors, famed Intel boss Andy Grove. At Intel and later at Amazon, the shadow served as a way to give rising execs additional exposure to the boss while giving the boss a way to mentor a subordinate and hear another opinion on critical matters. As a rising Intel executive in the 1970s, venture capitalist and Amazon investor John Doerr saw the value of the position and relayed it to Bezos "in response to Jeff's ongoing quest for more efficiency and effectiveness," says Doerr.
For much of Amazon's first decade, Bezos's shadows came and went quickly. In addition to Leschly, Danny Shader, the current CEO of cash payment startup PayNearMe, and Matt Williams, the former CEO of Digg.com, both spent brief periods shadowing Bezos.
Then in 2003, the job grew more structured. Longtime Amazon executive Andy Jassy found himself without a role after an internal reorganization, so Bezos asked him to become his shadow. As I write in my book, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, Jassy was conflicted because so many of the earlier shadows had left the company after failing to find a more permanent role. "I was flattered by the offer to work closely with Jeff but wasn't initially excited about it, because I'd seen the way it had gone down before," Jassy says. "I asked Jeff what success would look like. He said success would be if I got to know him and he got to know me and we built trust in each other."
Bezos, who has a computer science and electrical engineering degree from Princeton, is extremely technical—the last thing he needs is an actual "technical assistant" to advise him on complex matters. Jassy redefined the position as a quasi-chief of staff, taking minutes at meetings, conferring with Bezos at the end of the day and making sure important things got done. After Jassy spent two years in the role, Bezos and Rick Dalzell, who was then Amazon's chief technology officer, tapped him to run a nascent enterprise computing division called Amazon Web Services—an effort that blossomed under Jassy's leadership and that will bring in nearly $4 billion in revenue this year, according to analyst estimates.
Jassy's success in the role and ascension within Amazon helped increase the visibility and the desirability of the shadow position. Now even many of Amazon's other senior executives, who sit on the company's vaunted leadership counsel, the S Team, have their own shadows.
But it is the list of Jassy's successors that should probably be tacked up on the bulletin boards of every headhunting firm in Silicon Valley. These are the executives who spent the most time with Jeff Bezos, who had the seat closest to his unconventional leadership style, and who have been trained in his peculiar way of thinking—to see only the big opportunities and to rarely get hindered by the obstacles. Here they are, for posterity:
Bezos's League of Shadows:
Andy Jassy. 2003-4. Current role: senior vice president, Amazon Web Services.
Colin Bryar. 2004-05. Current role: retired from Amazon.
Ian Freed. 2005-06. Current role: vice president, Kindle.
Jim Adkins. 2006–07. Current role: vice president, Automotive and Home Improvement.
Amit Agarwal. 2007-09. Current role: vice president, International Expansion.
Greg Hart. 2009-11. vice president, Kindle.
Dilip Kumar. 2011-13. Current role: unknown.
Jay Marine. 2013-. Previous role: vice president, Kindle.


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Chilton, van der Garde and Cecotto discuss the session
GP2 Series: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the press conference for today's qualifying session here in Monza: joining us are poleman Max Chilton from Carlin, in second we have Giedo van der Garde from Caterham, and in third place we have Johnny Cecotto from Addax. Max, congratulations: fastest this morning, fastest this afternoon, there's clearly something you like about this circuit! Max Chilton: Yeah, I feel myself come together when I come into Monza! I've always like it here: I was quick in F3, and it was great this morning because I was quickest by a long way. This afternoon was a lot harder session, and I really had to push for it, but I managed to just scrape and get the pole, which was nice! A nice clean start tomorrow, and we can hope to close in on the people in front of us in the championship. GP2 Series: You seemed to set the pace more in the first session, and as you say you really had to chase it more in qualifying: what's the reason for the difference? Max: The track temperature raised between this morning and this afternoon, and I just found that harder: I was a bit scrappy in the first session but I knew I wasn't far off, and I knew I'd messed up in a few areas and all I needed to do was get a clean lap. And it was a pretty clean lap that got the pole, and then I was up on the last lap when I spun it off, which was a bit frustrating, but we still got the pole. GP2 Series: It seems to be that qualifying is something that has really come together for you recently: is this something you've been working on?
Max: I've always been quick in qualifying, I think: in F3 I was quick, and in GP2 I've just taken a little time to get to grips with it. But I think this year we have a really good car, and this is Carlin's third pole in a row, so we've obviously got the car to do it. GP2 Series: And tomorrow? Max: Tomorrow is obviously a long drag down to turn one, so get through turn one and it doesn't really matter if it's not first, just get through it clean and I think the race is open to anyone. GP2 Series: Giedo, congratulations on P2 today: you were leading until the end when Max just snuck under the wire, but nevertheless was it a satisfying session? Giedo van der Garde: Yeah, I think so. I think Max did a really good job today: he was really fast this morning, and again they had a really good qualifying car, and also in the race they look really fast, and the team is doing a good job. My run was quite clear, although on the second outing I couldn't do much because I had yellow flags or I had traffic, so I couldn't improve anymore. It's a pity, but I'm quite happy to be on the front row: normally I have good starts, so let's try to win! GP2 Series: How were the tyres today? Giedo: Good: no really big issues. Of course we were a bit faster than last year with the softs, and they were handling quite well. GP2 Series: The season has been an up and down one for you, and not as consistent as you've been in the past: is this something you can do anything about in the remainder of the season? Giedo: Don't forget where we came from with this team is some steps down: I think we've improved a lot over the season. Sometimes we've had up and down, but don't forget that the last few races we've been quite consistent. In Spa we were really, really fast in the first and second race, and I think the tyre management is working quite well for us, but it just came late in the season that the car is handling well. Now we just have to focus on the last two weekends. GP2 Series: And tomorrow, can you jump him at the start? Giedo: I think so, yes! [laughs] GP2 Series: Johnny, congratulations on P3 today: are you satisfied that you got the most out of the car? Johnny Cecotto: Yeah, I'm very satisfied because I don't think we were so competitive in qualifying today, or the car was not at it's best, especially in free practice: we made a few changes and the car was much better in qualifying, but I must say we were very lucky because I had a very good slipstream which helped me to get the third position. I'm satisfied with the result for these reasons. GP2 Series: I was going to say that you didn't seem to have the pace this morning, but it was there this afternoon: it's a sport of fine margins, but what made the difference? Johnny: We had a few problems with the set up, and were also a little unlucky because on the second run we always had yellow flags, but the luck we didn't have in free practice we did have in qualifying, so I'm really happy about that!
GP2 Series: You lose a few places on the grid tomorrow, but what can you do in the race? Johnny: I lose a few places for the grid penalty, but I also have an extra set of tyres because I only ran one set in qualifying, so I think that gives us an advantage over everyone else. I'll just try to have a good start, and see what we can do in the race.
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The Untimely Demise and Glorious Resurrection of Golden Ale
January 9, 2014 - Stephen BeaumontBack in early days of North American craft brewing, there was one thing you could be pretty much certain of if you were to order a glass of golden ale: It would be boring. Oh sure, there was variety to be found in the thinly defined golden ale category even then. There were, for instance,... View Article


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Posted on 01/10/2011 2:51:10 PM PST by JoeProBono
Jared Loughner, the man accused of the Tucson massacre that left six dead and injured 14 others, appeared in a packed courtroom today shackled and in khaki prison garb, appearing to smirk as he stood before the judge.
Federal officials released Loughner's mug shot, showing him smiling into the camera despite hints of a black eye. "Yes, I am Jared Lee Loughner," said Loughner, with a freshly shaved head, when the Judge Lawrence Anderson asked him to confirm his identity.
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Look at his eyes..
He's demented!
O. M. G. ....... look at the smiling bald male in this mugshot.
What's that Pink Floyd song from The Wall? The Trial?
"Crazy, toys in the attic he is crazy ..."
He will lose that goofy grin once he hits the Federal Pen.
Don't sue me, Harlan!
who shaved his head? why?
The comments section already has a "Palin did it" post. Loughner's goofball expression is not the only weird thing in this story.
Hmmm. He seems to be going for the Uncle Fester look. Looks like someone got a good punch at him...unless it's self inflicted.
Travis Bickle without the panache.
Looks like a Manson family girl.
Charles Manson passes the torch.
I can see why people have confessed that they were afraid of him. He reminds me a bit of Hannibal Lecter.
Hopefully it's to limit the stench of burning hair...
His classmates said he would laugh out loud in class for no apparent reason. Now I think I know what they were talking about...
Like I said before, he did it for his 15 minutes of fame.
The ones who say that can hold hands with this whack job shooter..they are NO different then he is
good thought!
Remember, he was tackled and hit the concrete right after the shooting...
At least, that's the story I'd be using.
He will loose that smile once Tyrone is giving it to him.
Fester? All he needs is a light bulb.
I don't even see any eyebrows.
If so, wonder what else he shaved before his rampage.
FWIW, the 9/11 terrorists did the same thing- shaving off all of their body hair just before flying planes into the Twin Towers. It's kind of a Muslim Martyrdom thing. Just sayin'...
What does my prison guard buddy call 'em...oh yeah, the Queen of Cell Block 'C'.
Oh my goodness, demented and demon possessed!
He looks like Lex Luthor.
Hmmm. He seems to be going for the Uncle Fester look.
Insanity is sometimes quite apparent.
... Well, Maggot,I see you still have a sence of humour. The all-American hero, laughing in the face of death...
- Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen)
I immediately thought of Travis Bickle when I looked at this creepy photo!
Even the "Tyrones" know not to mess with the crazies.
That little wiggler is gonna make a fine wife once he hits the joint. And he won't be smoking any joints for a while.
I can only hope he runs that attitude up to some big mean convict, he'll have more than just a black eye to grin about.
ESAD Jared, you little wiggler.
The FBI probably told him that he can live the rest of his life in Aruba, under a new identity, as long as he blames Palin for his actions.
He also looks alot older than 22
Prolly not
This beast is living so far into his own head he will probably never emerge. He will be put into solitary on death row, and continue his 'lucid dreaming' until they strap his sorry carcass to the table and put him out of our misery.
Looking at the picture...now I really hate him.
Can I punch him?
He's loving his newly found fame. If he'd wanted to keep his anonymity, all he had to do was scream "Allah Akbar!" while he shot the Congresswoman.
Court to Jaret, the MSM has convinced this court that you are not quite as bad a guy as everyone thought, therefore all charges are dropped.''
You have got to be kidding...they are crazier than he is...
It will get bigger. He's gay.
HANG him!
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EN ROUTE TO JAPAN, Thursday—I saw a very interesting communication the other day in an Ohio paper and I think there are some ideas in what the writer puts forth which might be of value in our consideration of the propaganda war carried on by the Russian Soviets and our own response thereto.
The gentleman states that we should see the present ruling power in the Kremlin as it really is. The record shows the following: they are not revolutionists, but counterrevolutionists. Lenin and the Bolsheviks had no part in overthrowing the Czar. When the March, 1917 Revolution broke out, Lenin and his assistants were in Switzerland. Prince Lvov became president of a temporary Russian government and Kerensky, a social revolutionary, de facto premier. This temporary regime decreed absolute freedom of speech, press, assembly—even though at war with Germany—and called a constituent assembly to form a permanent government.
The writer goes on to say, how correct he is I don't know, that Kaiser Wilhelm made a deal with Lenin to send the Bolsheviks into Russia as his fifth column to plot the destruction of the free Republic, and restore an autocratic regime under a new name.
The gentleman feels that the Brest-Litovsk treaty was an abject and traitorous act against the people of Russia. He says the present regime are not leftists and Reds but rightists and whites—reactionaries beyond even Hitler, not socialists but renegade socialists who split off from the socialists in 1902-03.
This he says, is the reason why the real socialists have been their most determined and enlightened opponents everywhere, the first line of defense in Finland, Scandinavia, Western Germany, England and elsewhere.
Of course, the writer of this communication is one of the old socialists who has fought communism for a long, long time and he says what many informed people have been saying, namely, that the present Soviet government in the USSR is not Marxist. Karl Marx's goal was abolition of all political and bureaucratic rule in a democratic state, whereas Stalin and the present Kremlin power have curtailed the right of the people more and more. In fact the people have lost their right to action. That rests solely in the hands of the Kremlin government.
So, this gentleman insists that we should be attacking the Kremlin government, not as Communists, but as counter-revolutionists and arch conservatives who are serving the interests of the few who govern and not the interests of the people as a whole.
I thought this was an interesting point of view which might be of some value. Some of our statesmen might ponder it. The Russian propaganda today tries to create a picture of the United States which existed in the very early part of this century only. Perhaps we are overlooking also in our dealings with them the real picture of what actually exists in the Soviet today.


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Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett is a fictional book which follows the life and afterlife of its title character. Many people will recognize Marley's name from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Jacob T. Marley, son of loving parents, was the grandson of a heroic man who became a miser and miserable human being. When he meets Ebeneezer Scrooge he encourages him to also meet his high standard of business, but low standards for a human being.
On his death bed, realizing that his partner of 30 years only sees him as an entry in the ledger, he realizes his own doing. "What a wretched man … Whatever in the world made him?" Marley ponders. "Whether it was seconds or minutes, Marley did not know, but he paused so completely he thought his heart had stopped beating. I did, were his own words that came to him. I did. I made Ebenezer Scrooge."
Jacob T. Marley is a heartwarming tale which focuses on a small, yet relevant character from Dickens' classic story. The line "Marley was dead to begin with" resonates with a lot of people and Mr. Bennett takes it one step further.
Dickens created Marley as the partner of one Ebenezer Scrooge. Marley came to warn Scrooge to straighten his errant ways before he will be judged in the after life.
Much like A Christmas Carol is the story of Scrooge's redemption, Jacob T. Marley is the story of Marley's redemption, but first we get a history of who was Jacob Marley and why was he chosen as narrator for Scrooge's story.
Mr. Bennett does a decent job of writing in Dickensian style, evoking a classic feel for the book without being overly pompous. The story of Scrooge is being re-told from a fresh perspective, but still reminiscent enough to recall the original.
Dickens made Scrooge almost a caricature of a miser, a man so enthralled with profit that he forgets his humanity. Unfortunately we see more and more of this everyday. Sick-care CEOs who drop customers so they can make a profit (rescission: unmaking of a contract), fund managers stealing hard-earned retirement money (I know it's legal, it's still stealing), banks foreclosing on homes with no mortgages, real-estate agents working in cahoots with buyers, lawyers and banks out to screw over all those they are supposed to look out for, etc.
Worst, the Scrooges of the world are alive and well, better than ever, and making laws.
At times Jacob T. Marley felt a bit preachy. I know a Jewish guy is not the ideal audience, but heck, I love the Christmas season. If you liked A Christmas Carol or Christmas books in general you'd like this book as well.
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Jersey Shore Cast Officially Signed For Season 2
by Free Britney at . CommentsGet ready for a second season packed with house music, fist-pumping, trash bags, fighting with strangers on the boardwalk, and hilarious Jersey Shore quotes.
MTV's only newest hit show is coming back for Season 2!
The network, which had been engaged in some heated negotiations with the Jersey Shore cast, will run it back this summer with all the original stars on hand.
We can't wait for a new dose of DJ Pauly D, The Situation, Snooki, J-WOWW, Sammi, Ronnie and Vinny, although it looks like they'll be in a different setting.
That's right, Seaside Heights lucked out. The gang will "escape the cold Northeast and find themselves in a new destination," MTV said in a Friday statement.
Warm weather locales, consider yourself forewarned.
FIST-PUMP! All seven of these guidos and guidettes will be back on MTV.
MTV continued: "Our audience fell in love with Jersey Shore and its amazing cast who have really grown together as a family. That bond gives the show its heart."
"We're thrilled to reunite these friends to bring fans what they love - laughs, love, drama and of course, GTL," the network's president said in the announcement.
That would be gym, tanning and laundry - the daily routine of The Situation.
In case you didn't get your fix throughout December/January, MTV will broadcast the Jersey Bowl, a February 7 marathon of Season 1, on Super Bowl Sunday.


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I do believe that they are available for the same price or less brand new though.
Also, why not just update your other thread instead of making a new one?
What do you guys think?
What do you think of this lockup? Got it from a friend for 135, Says it sat in the box and was only opened and closed a few times and cut some paper.
I do believe that they are available for the same price or less brand new though.
Also, why not just update your other thread instead of making a new one?
I have been following your other thread about selling all your knives. I have been selling off a few here and there as well, but stil have quiet a few still that I just can't part with. I think what you are doing is good and you now have a nice knife you will carry everyday.
I am not sure what these knives are brigging now because I have been laying off of buying knives, but I am sure you got a good deal at that price.
Fair warning, don't be suprised if you start looking for something a little smaller for EDC. It may be a week from now, or it could be a year from now. Your tastes will change in time. If you keep at just getting a knife that you will carry instead of the next thing that catches your eye, you will be alright.
What do I think? I think this is another chrisfa post not needing another thread of its own...
For those marterials, and price you have to give something up. Being made in Taiwan is that thing. You would spend a little more to get the same package made in the USA. If you are fine with it, then who cares where it's made. I have a steel warrior coon hunter (small fixed blade) made in China. It has not let me down yet and I had $5 in it.
where it is made doesnt bother me at all, just struck me as odd because its s30v steel witch is usually done on USA knives, and this knife seems to be made great, its got great fit and finish, and it has got a real nice tight lockup no play perfect centering no machining marks on it, its great. It looks like it was designed with a ruler and straight edge tho lol.
Its very comfortable in the hand though. I was surprised because it looks like a square. The deployment is great so smooth (im not flicking it just thumbing it open) the opening hole is in a great spot, when it locks open it has a satisfying click open. It feels amazing in hand, feels like its the nicest knife iv ever owned thats for sure.
I mean no disrespect when I say this; but I would be happier with one quality knife over a handfull of cheap/cheaper knives. If knives are your passion, then carry something nice. Life is too short to not enjoy the things that make you happy.
I am sure you are very happy with this new knife and it will mean more to you than the ones you sold when it is THE knife you carry everyday. I have a BM 710 that got me downsizing most of the excess knives. Here is an older pic. of her. She now sports a mirror finish edge and still is in EDC rotation. She is well used as you can see, so I don't feel bad when I use it which brings joy in itself.
i have always liked when your knives get used, it makes them seem more like yours, im going to try that with this, ima see if i can exclusively carry that for a year or more. Exceptions are if i go out fishing then ill carry a multi tool (i got a cheaper leatheman that i keep in my car for dirty stuff.)
You make no sense chrisfarms
Nice enough knife but it isn't going to see any pocket time in Delaware. Over the 3" limit.
once im there im going to apply for a ccw so i can carry with less resctriction, also going to carry a firearm witch i cant do at all where i live now in jersey. Also moving got pushed back till after xmas because im moving with my parents because my dad is supposed to get a job there but now he is scared its going to fall through.
The Chokwe is an interesting design for sure. It's not one I'm going to buy, but everyone has their own preferences. Buy whatever suits your needs or your fancy.
I carry a SAK in my backpack that pretty just much sits there until I need a screwdriver/corkscrew/bottle opener. I could get by with just the SAK but I like variety. Today it's a Queen mini trapper in my front pocket and my Spyderco Sage 2 in my back pocket. I rotate between my lefty Military, Sage 2, Gayle Bradley and ZT 0350. I could sell them all to get a Sebenza or something but personally I'd rather have 4 nice knives modern folders than one really expensive one. For traditionals I rotate between a GEC #85 EO in Stag, a Queen stockman in amber bone, Queen mini trapper in amber bone, and a Case Prime Stag trapper, and soon I'll be carrying the bladeforums 2012 traditional knife.
I like having variety, and I've paid a decent amount for these knives. It's a lot of money, but I like them and they all get rotated and used. If you're using your knife and you enjoy it, that's what matters.
It's so ugly, I like it.
I like the Nilakka better.
The Chokwe is one of my favorite Spydercos. I wouldn't call it an ideal EDC knife, as the blade thins WAY down at the tip and it doesn't have any belly at all. But it IS a distinctive knife. It's one of Spyderco's 'Ethnic' series knives, based on a traditional fixed blade design that the Chokwe people in Zambia have been using for hundreds of years.
If you are going to use it as a regular EDC be careful of that blade tip.
I have A Chokwe as well and its one of my favorite Spyderco's. It is a really quick and fun knife to deploy, super sharp, FFG, very interesting design. I think it's one of Spyderco's best. Like KrisOK said you do need to careful of that tip, really thin.
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Is there an inefficiency to be exploited by taking so-so center fielders and playing them in a corner? The Mariners have added Jarrod Dyson and Mitch Haniger to their outfield this offseason and they already had Leonys Martin. The Rays traded Drew Smyly for a group of prospects, which they insisted (to at least some extent) include Mallex Smith, and they already had Kevin Kiermaier. I think the Mariners and Rays made these trades because they thought high-end corner outfield defense was undervalued. *** The remainder of this post cannot be viewed at this subscription level. Please click here to subscribe. May 11, 2016 6:00 am
The super-cool, super-modern, super-fun strategy that might not be doing anything. Last week, we looked into The Shift and whether it was actually doing what we said it was supposed to do, which is to be a better way of getting hitters, especially pull-happy hitters (and double especially groundball-heavy, pull-happy, left-handed hitters) to make more outs. The traditional story of The Shift is that because those hitters are going to be sending most of their ground balls to one side of the field, why not put more fielders over that way? May 3, 2016 6:00 am
Reevaluating the shiny new toy. Here's a cheeky question that I ask in complete sincerity: How many home runs were hit against The Shift last year? I'm sure someone out there knows the answer to the question, but there are probably more people wondering why I even bothered to ask it. If the ball was hit over the wall, what does it matter whether The Shift was on or not? Either way, the fielders weren't going to be able to get to it. It's ridiculous, is what it is. The Chicago Cubs' April was insane, frankly. Through 22 games, they went 17-5 (first team since the 2010 Rays to be that good or better, and before those Rays, it had been since 2003), outscored their opponents by 79 runs (second-best run differential over the first 22 in over 100 years, trailing only the 2003 Yankees; the fourth team in the last decade to outscore opponents by so much over any 22-game stretch), and were on pace to cruise past the all-time record for team walks. Oh, and at 6.18 runs per game, they were on pace to score over 1,000 runs, which would put them in the company of the 1999 Indians, the only team to score that many since MLB became fully integrated. You probably knew all of that, though, and more to the point, we know none of that will keep up. The Cubs played a very weak April schedule. They got some key hits and strong overall performance from the likes of Matt Szczur and David Ross. They lost Kyle Schwarber for the season and Miguel Montero for at least a couple weeks. Jason Heyward has not made the hoped-for changes to his offensive game, remaining instead a patient hitter capable of hitting the ball hard, but not of getting it off the ground often enough to tap into the full power of that contact. Dexter Fowler played out of his mind for two weeks, but while he's a better player than the (ahem) market decided he was this winter, he's still Dexter Fowler. The Cubs aren't a 110-win team. I'm not sure I would peg their final record any higher today than I would have on Opening Day, all things weighed and accounted for. April 29, 2016 6:00 am
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I have increasingly respected and envied the universal acknowledgment that athletic abilities in all sports and at all levels of sports differ. On the one hand, this may seem like a rather obvious statement. On the other hand, when faced with ever more instances of leveling the playing field for academics–especially at the college level, about which I know the most–I see elitism often being deemed heresy. Like other public university systems, the UME System has become obsessed with transferring credits from one institution to another, whether within the seven System campuses or from outside them to one of those seven. Of course this is good for recruiting more students, but at what price? Nowadays anyone who would dare contest that a history course at a community college might not be the same in content or in rigor as one at UME Orono is roundly condemned as an elitist. And if one dares to compare the credentials of most Orono faculty with those of many of the nation's community college history or social studies faculty–such as the presence or absence of an earned doctorate–one is asking to be branded as a troublemaker. Yet the UME System has long set separate tuition fees for its seven campuses based on the assumption that Orono, always the most expensive of the seven, is more costly to operate because of its better facilities and, God forbid, better faculty and staff.
By contrast, and to their eternal credit, student athletes, coaches, athletic directors, and others involved in college athletics would never deny differences among their athletes. Who would dispute the superiority, be it physical or emotional or both, of some athletes over others. Who would demand a completely level playing field? Who would demand equal playing time for all athletes? And who would say that hockey club sports at other UME System campuses should demand that its participants be able to transfer automatically to the UME men's and women's varsity hockey teams?
Whatever else one can say, favorably or not, about college athletics in Maine and elsewhere, invaluable common sense prevails in accepting differences among athletes and athletic programs. By contrast, the dumbing down of academic standards in the name of some kind of pseudo-equality, is pathetic and indefensible. But it is the wave of the future, and those who question it will be ever more vilified.


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After reading the blog of the myigner jack19992 (which you can find here http://www.ign.com/blogs/jack19992/2012/01/07/my-most-wanted-franchise-revivals-and-yours#disqus_thread), I started to remember some of my favorite gaming franchises which I wished were back to modern gaming, I´ll list 10 gaming franchises that must return.
10.- Yoshi series
I enjoyed the games with yoshi in it, I like a lot the astonishing Yoshi Island for Gba, DS and SNES and I also liked yoshi story for the Nintendo 64, I think something developed by Good feel or Hal-labs may work. I´d like to see a combination of Yoshi 64 and yoshi island, the problem with yoshi 64 was that it was really easy and could not be entertaining for a lot of people, what I suggest is:
- Multiplayer (style of New Super Mario Bros Wii) and challenging levels like in Yoshi Island
2.- I´d like to see power ups for Yoshi like in Island or Super Mario Galaxy 2.
9.- Gumshoe
If Nintendo wanted to develop a third person shooter, while using an incredible art style such as the one in New Super Mario Bros or Kirby´s return to Dreamland, this game should be their choice. This game was really fun to play and was one of the first games that introduced the NES Zapper (Wii zapper ideas anyone??). The story for this game was pretty interesting, you will gain control of Mr. Stevenson who is an ex-FBI agent and mut rescue her daughter Jenniffer from the leader of the Mafia(don´t remember the name, damn it!!). The game alredy have interesting characters so my ideas for this game are
1.- Try to explore a little bit of the mind of Stevenson and uncover the past when he was an FBI agent
2.- Add good gameplay mechanics with a good artstyle ( i don´t wanna see another standard third person shooter) and combine it with the attitude of the characters
3.- Try to add more controversial characters woi know about the past of Stevenson in order to make the characters fell alive
4.- Add humor to the formula like in the old days
8.-Baloon fight
We got baloon fight as an NES title for the 3DS as a part of the ambassador program, after spending a little bit of time with the game I started thinking a lot of posibilities for the baloon fighters and their respective adventures. I´d like to see an action-adventure plataformer (hybrid) with those guys in the image . I´d like to see the name of the baloon fighters but I´d like to see more than one (maybe 2 or 4) as the protagonist of the game, mainly because they could play with the characters personalities and make them friends (in the Mario and Luigi style). If they have more than one protagonist for the game, Nintendo may be able to add a battle mode in order to re-expirience the classic baloon fights like in the old days .
7.- Ice climbers
After thinking on a new way to re-establish this franchise I´ve found myself in a common and repetitive question, how do I bring them back?? After thinking a lot, I realized that the only way we will see the Ice climbers is if they turn into a 3D platafformer. Imagine if Popo and Nana must climb a big mount and you must take control of both of them in order to make them victorious in their journey. Maybe Nintendo can promote the values of friendship and teamwork while doing this game and they can come up with a good experience and a fantastic gameplay ( I was thinking in a game of the Conquer style).
6.- Eternal Darkness
This isn´t as old as the previous listed but I think it deserves to be mentioned. Eternal Darkness is a great game with an awesome storyline and one of the best survival horror games I´ve ever seen. The fact that you can experience the story of the game frpm many points of view (go persians¡¡¡¡¡ ;D) is really incredible and recent rumors have make the possibility that this sequel may appear. I´d like to see better graphics for the game ( I know I hate people who complain about better graphics but I think that the game will work incredibely well if it achieve awesome graphics, basically because it may add more details to the scary enemies) I´d also like to see the gameplay and story combination that we saw back in the Gamecube era.
5.- F-zero
I know what you are thinking, is F-Zero death?? well I have to say that even I don´t know (9 years without F-zero) but if we see a sequel to the incredible F-Zero gx for the Wii, Wii U or 3Ds, I´d be more than happy. The thing that I´d like to see from F-zero is online multiplayer, 3D effect if it appears on the 3Ds and more incredible retro and new tracks (jus´t do what you want with the tracks Nintendo ), also I´d love an story mode like in F-Zero GX.
4.- Duck Hunt
This is the perfect opportunity for a great first person shooter and an incredible art style combined. This game would be incredible if you add the perfect gameplay and creativity, jus´t as Nintendo knows how to. While I think that killing ducks with bullets may attract some groups, ( I´m looking at you PETA) I also think there are more options you can think of like darts or something like that. The game would be awesome if you add local and online competition, for example, 2 or more people must try to capture as much ducks as they can before time runs out and the one who capture more wins, as easy as that.
3.- Mother series
The dark stories of mother are a good way to almost finish this list. What I want from this sequel is balancing for the characters and enemies, I also want to see more characterization from secundary characters, I don´t know if it´s just me but I think Lucas was the only important character in Mother 3 with the stuff of Claus and all that.
2.- Wave racer
Wave race can be the Mario kart of the Ocean. The thing they need in the Wave race series is online multiplayer and something in order to improve the lasting appeal of the game, something like a mission mode (Mario Kart DS idea ;D). I love the game and I think a new installment just needs a few additions.
1.- Mach Rider
This game reminds me a lot of Cowboy Bebop (except for the bounty hunter thing). The story of Mach Rider is about this guy who is kicked of of his home town and he have to visit every sector in order to find a new home while eliminating the bad guys. Mach have everything in order to be badass. In a sequel of Mach Rider, they may add more depth to the character itself, lets know his feelings and the way he behave towards a world that is conquered by Quadrunners. I´d like to see action shooting and racing from this game, I´d also like to see the atittude of the world where mach lives. Many rumors came when people started to say that a real sequel to the game Mach Rider may be in development but only time will tell us .
Well, there you have it hope you enjoy
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Driving the Masses Mad
It's official: Bush Derangement Syndrome is now a full-blown epidemic. George W. Bush apparently has reduced more of his fellow citizens to frustrated, sputtering rage than any other president since opinion polling began, with the possible exception of Richard Nixon.
That should be a pretty good indicator of where Bush will rank when historians get their hands on his shameful record-in the cellar, alongside the only president who ever had to resign in disgrace.
A new Gallup Poll released this week showed that 64 percent of Americans disapprove of how the Decider is doing his job. That sounds bad enough-nearly two-thirds of the country thinks its leader is incompetent. But when you look more closely at the numbers, you see that Bush's abysmal report card-only 31 percent of respondents approve of the job he's doing-actually overstates our regard for his performance.
According to Gallup, if you lump together the Americans who "strongly" approve of Bush as president with those who only "moderately" feel one way or the other about him, you end up with about half the population. That leaves a full 50 percent who "strongly disapprove" of Bush-as high a level of intense repudiation as Gallup has ever seen in its decades of polling.
Gallup has been asking the "strongly disapprove" question since the Lyndon Johnson administration. The only time the polling firm has measured such strong give-this-guy-the-hook sentiment was in February 1974, at the height of the Watergate scandal, when Nixon's "strongly disapprove" number was measured at 48 percent. Bush beats him by a nose, but the margin of error makes the contest for "Most Reviled President, Modern Era" a statistical tie.
The Gallup Poll found that among Bush's shrinking Republican base, he has unusually strong support. Independents, though, have joined Democrats in the Bush Derangement Syndrome clinic: They, too, "strongly disapprove" of the job the president is doing.
Bush didn't come by this distinction with help from family connections or the Supreme Court. No, he earned it.
Look at the situation Bush's successor will inherit. Throughout much of the world, the United States is seen as an arrogant bully whose rhetoric about freedom and the rule of law is disgracefully empty. The lawyers and students who are being tear-gassed in the streets of Pakistan's cities will long remember that when push came to shove, Bush chose to stick with a cooperative dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, rather than live up to his words about the universal value of democracy.
The next president will be left with more than 100,000 U.S. troops still bogged down in Iraq, with an unfinished war in Afghanistan-and, between those two crises, a strengthened and emboldened Iran that hopes to dominate the world's most dangerous region. Nice work.
Bush's successor will, incredibly, assume control of a United States government that interrogates terrorist suspects with "enhanced" techniques known throughout the world by a much simpler term: torture. The new commander in chief will almost surely take custody of hundreds of people detained without formal charges, on questionable evidence, and held for years in secret CIA prisons or at Guantanamo. The next president will take over a government that claims the right to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens without meaningful judicial oversight.
Whoever takes office in January 2009 will be left with a more polarized economy-an America where the rich have been made richer during the last six years with generous tax cuts, while 40 million people struggle without health insurance. The new president will be left with a government that not only failed miserably in its response to the most extensive natural disaster the nation has ever faced, but also reneged on Bush's pledge to build a better New Orleans-and make it possible for all those who lived in the city to return.
The next occupant of the White House will find the nation's coffers depleted by Bush's wars-the price tag doubtless will have reached $1 trillion by Inauguration Day-and by whatever it eventually costs to keep the housing market afloat.
He or she will inherit, in short, a dismal mess. It will take most of the new president's first term to begin to set things right.
It's easy to understand why Americans have come to think of George W. Bush as the worst president in memory, perhaps one of the worst ever. What's hard to fathom is how we'll make it through the next 14½ months. But who's counting.
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Paths for Reconstruction in the 21st Century
The Paths for Reconstruction in the 21st Century project links knowledge to the betterment of the human condition through thinking and practical action. The project is based on the assumption that a renaissance of moral action and thought is on the immediate horizon.
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In the future days which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.
The first is freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world.
The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world.
The third is freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants-everywhere in the world.
The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor-anywhere in the world.
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2006-10-27 21:24:56
"Live" is starting to take shape. The first two minutes are edited, and while I will still go back to it to make changes when everything is done, I'm proud of what I've accomplished thus far.
I originally wanted it done for today so I could show it at a marthon, but the marathon was postponed, so I have more time to work on it now. This is good news.
Based on what I've done so far, and based on comments from my friends, I can say that it really shows that this was originally supposed to be just a "Beck" video. Mostly because the best parts are clearly the "Beck" parts. I guess that's because I have so many specific clips already envisioned while I'm much more vague about "Bleach" and even more so with "Genshiken". That's not to say that I hate the parts I've done so far with "Bleach" or "Genshiken", on the contrary, some of those scenes actually look rather good in my opinion. But I intend to rethink how those anime are incorporated into the theme of the video so that they don't seem so secondary or tertiary.
With about half of my video done, I'm glad to see the ideas that have been floating in my head for about a year are finally taking shape. Also, I hope that when it's done there will be more to come. I really enjoy editing and I hope to get to know other editors as well (particularly the ones I have come to respect and admire) which is the main reason I keep this journal.
I've been a quiet observer of the community for a few years, but my participation has been limited to mere 30-second comedy clips, most of which weren't that funny and were never used. This makes me feel like a tool since I criticize so many other videos as if I could do better. It would almost be karmic for everyone to say my video sucks when it comes out.
I hope that won't be the case, but who knows?
Expect more updates in the not-too-distant future. The new deadline for "Live" is November 10!
I'm Finally Doing It!
2006-10-24 00:07:55
I finally got around to starting my AMV that I planned to do during the Summer. I decided to make my first attempt at this tradition simpler, so I'm only using "Beck", "Bleach", and "Genshiken". I think it can make a much better AMV when I only have to focus on so much.
I have it all planned out and I've already begun editing. The intro is finished (which I intended to be one of the harder parts) and it's already some of the best editing I think I've ever done. I'm really rather pleased so far.
The working title is "Live", which is both the term used in "Beck" for the rock performances and the main theme of this video. I want to capture the driving spirit of the principal characters in each anime; how and why they live. It's hard to explain exactly what I want, but I'm sure it will be easier once I've finished.
I plan to have it done by Saturday (I want to premiere it at my anime club's semi-annual marathon) and I think that it's doable. I only have a few concerns:
1) That I'll get pressured by the deadline and churn out crap.
2) While I have confidence in my editing, I'm worried about how the quality will end up. The "Genshiken" fansubs I dug up have different dimensions than my "Beck" and "Bleach" fansubs, and distorting the clips worries me. I'm worried that it will end up grainy and awful.
3) That my other obligations will prevent me from finding the time to work on it.
Still, I'm confident that this will turn out to be my best work yet. I know I still have lots of room for improvement, but the only way to get better is to do it.
Wish me luck, and look for my new video this weekend (God willing)! -
Revamped Idea
2006-07-23 01:14:54
OK, so I've been giving it some thought and I made a decision.
Now, I recently had an idea where I would start making AMVs for my anime club at college using the anime we had watched as material, finding something they all had in common, and choosing a song to fit them all together. I would show the finished product at the end of the year (or maybe semester. I haven't decided yet).
My original plan was to start at the end of this coming year/semester, but as I was thinking of ideas to revive my dormant Beck AMV, I suddenly had the idea to start this tradition now.
So to cut a long story short, I'm still using the same song I originally intended, but now, instead of using just Beck, I'm also including Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai, Bleach, Slayers, Haibane Renmei, Genshiken, Samurai 7, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and Paradise Kiss. Those are almost all of the anime that my club watched this past year (I'm NOT using Super GALS!) and I think I can tie them all into the song and make it work.
Suddenly I'm excited about the idea all over again.
I'll keep posting as I progress. -
AMV Hell CE
2006-06-06 20:13:12
AMV Hell Championship Edition came out today. Two videos I created are included. It feels cool to be a part of AMV Hell, although it's not quite the calibur of the other AMV Hells.
So what's next?
Since the Naruto fillers don't seem to want to end any time soon, I'm going to have to postpone my Filler Country AMV idea until they do.
For that reason, I'm thinking I'm gonna re-watch "Beck" and get fresh ideas for the AMV I was planning in March.
More on that as I progress. -
Times Change
2006-03-28 00:12:17
Well, after some consideration, I decided that I'd put the Beck AMV on the back-burner for now. I've just lost interest in it. It no longer excites me and so I'm going to hold off until I get inspired to do it again. I'm confident that I will, just not for a while.
Instead, a new idea has grabbed ahold of me.
As every Naruto fan should know, the fillers are (hopefully) coming to an end soon. While most fans have been skipping the fillers, I have been watching every single one. Why? Masochism probably.
But in any case, a few of my friends who have either skipped the fillers or just barely reached what I refer to as Filler Country have said they might watch the fillers for the heck of it. Having experienced the pain borne from that curiosity, I decided to discourage them with every bad thing I could think of about the fillers. It became a 30-minute-long rant.
Then I realized that there may be others like my friends.
For them, I plan to create an AMV whose sole purpose is to show how terrible the fillers really are.
I'm thinking of showcasing the really bad animation sequences, the overuse of Rasengan, the unexplained drop in compotence of the ninjas, and the god-awful one-shots.
I'm going to re-watch the fillers to gather the necessary material and inspiration. That's not going to be fun, but I consider it a service to my fellow Narutards.
I'll try and keep this updated.


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I'd like everyone to elaborate on what they mean on "intimate and engaging mids".
I mean, while I can't speak for the AKG 70* variants, I'm here listening to the SR-Lambda as usual, and I find music quite intimate and engaging already while having the trademark Lambda vast soundstage. Couldn't say the same for the SR-202, though; mids are noticeably recessed, at least with an SRM-212. The general sentiment amongst Stax enthusiasts is that the original Normal bias SR-Lambda is as good as it gets for midrange 'til you start shelling out the big bucks for Omega-series flagships.
Maybe it's because I'm "engaged" more by the music than the headphones I'm wearing, for all I know. I mean, headphones do help bring out certain parts of the music, but if the excitement wasn't there in the music to begin with, then no set of headphones is going to help with that.
Intimate can also be taken to mean narrow, closed-in, etc (not quite congested though). It's a sound-staging trait primarily - think about how a Grado or the ESW9 or some of the various Koss dynamic headphones will stage compared to some of the AT full-size cans or Sony full-size cans (which are "wide" or "spacious"). Planars are kind of a wrench in that (because they radiate differently) - you get a planar wave hitting your ear, instead of a conical one, and this changes the sound-staging characteristics of the cans overall (your entire ear perceives the same signal as a "wall" - Tyll actually wrote an article about this relatively recently).
Engaging is basically a mid-range emphasis in the presentation (but not over-emphasis). Bring them together and you get a relatively forward and direct presentation of the mids, and assuming nothing else is totally wrong about the cans in question, the voicing should be pretty spot-on (the RS-1 is a good example of this). Of course there's no single trait that absolutely indicates good mids or bad mids in a given can - it's the result of many things being done "right" all at once. And this isn't to say that cans with a wide or spacious stage can't be good, but their voicing is usually somewhat artificial (for example cans with S-LOGIC sound good, image wonderfully, but have a degree of artificial-ness to them).
And yes, the voicing and mixing of the source material absolutely matters here (be it mixing in a movie, or a game, or music).


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Lions Await NCAA Regional Qualifier Release
The LMU men's and women's track teams have wrapped up the 2013 regular-season, competing in a trio of
Beach Classic This Saturday for Track
The Lions will participate in the Beach Classic hosted by Long Beach State this Saturday.
WCC Foes Battle in Orinda
LMU, Santa Clara, San Francisco and the Gaels will meet at the West Coast Quadrangular and Relays hosted by Saint Mary's this weekend.
Joerger Wins 3000m, Lions Set PRs at Pomona-Pitzer Race
Junior Kevin Joerger wins the 3000-meter at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Race.
Triton Invite Ahead for Track
LMU will run in the annual meet in La Jolla this Saturday.
At LMU... 2011-12... in cross-country, ran five 8k races... recorded a personal season best of 25:52.1 at the CSU Fullerton Titan Invitational were he finished in 32nd place... finish in 48th place with a time of 26:47 at the WCC Championships... on the track, did not compete in a race...
At LMU... 2010-11... in cross-country, ran six races for the Lions... ran a personal best 25:43.7 in the 8k at in the CSU Fullerton Titan Invitational where he finished 32nd... finished 29th at the WCC Championships with a 26:26... in track, finished 3rd at the Benny Brown Invite in the 1500m with a 3:59.77... record personal best 4:24.1 at Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers in the mile where he finished 3rd...
At LMU... 2009-10... in cross-country, ran five races for the Lions this season... consistently improved throughout the season to record a personal best of 26:08 at the Vanguard Invitational where he placed in the top ten overall... ran a personal best of 33:05 for the 10k at the Chile Pepper Invitational... in track, ran a school record of 1:54 for the 800m... ran a personal best and second all-time for LMU of 3:55 for the 1500m...
High School... a 2009 graduate of St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Bruno, CA... was Cross Country Team Captain his senior year and received West Catholic Athletic All-league honors... awarded Most Outstanding Athlete in 2008 for cross country and track...
Personal... Greg Innes was born September 14, 1991 in San Francisco, CA... has three older siblings: Matthew, Christina and Jennifer... sister Jennifer runs cross country at Seattle University... mother Joan played volleyball and basketball at University of San Francisco... father is an alumni of UC Berkley... a business major.
Track - 3/29/2017
2017 Iggy Awards Set For April 24
Track - 3/26/2017
Shanahan and Wohlenberg lead Lions at Aztec Invitational
Track - 3/19/2017
Pederson Leads Lions with Standout Performance
Track - 3/11/2017
PRs Rule the Oxy Distance Carnival Classic
Track - 3/10/2017
Track to Race at The Oxy Distance Carnival Classic
Track - 3/4/2017
LMU Came Out Strong in 1,500m Debut


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The temperature has finally soared into the 90s here in SoCal this week which means that actor Ryan Phillippe took every opportunity to strip down as much as possible to deal with the heat. Here are photos of Ryan in a very hot tank top on the LA set of his new film The Lincoln Lawyer:
Yes, folks, it was HOT here in LA yesterday so I'm not surprised that Ryan was wearing as little as possible in between takes. It's a shame he couldn't strip down even further but I'm deffo not complaining. When Ryan did get all dressed up to film scenes, he accidentally forgot to button his fly — oh no! Check out a couple photos of that, after the jump …
Blah, yeah … we can't really see anything … but these photos do tend to inspire the imagination, don't they? ;)
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triking a chord with audiences everywhere in 2000, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour -- featuring Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White -- became one of the most successful comedy tours ever, grossing more than $15 million. Now, stocked with a cooler full of good ole boy jokes (and plenty of Pabst Blue Ribbon), the comics are hitting the road once again to unleash their unique brand of redneck humor.
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CityBeat's Local Music Issue on Newsstands Now
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Aired 4/20/09
Maureen Cavanaugh: We all know we're in an economic recession, and times are tough all over, except when it comes to artistic creativity. History tells us that times of political or economic turmoil are usually great for art.
And that's just what the publishers of San Diego
found when the put out the call for CD submissions for their 6th annual local music issue. So, maybe all the music wasn't terrific, but there was a lot of it. And, they say some of it was very good. The
local music issue is on newstands now. There will also be a
sponsored show at the Casbah this Saturday, March 7th.
- David Rolland is the editor of San Diego CityBeat .
- Seth Combs is the music features and arts and culture editor at San Diego CityBeat .
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Peter Saddington on Agile Scout & Leveraging Human Capital
Peter Saddington discusses his work as an Agile Coach, his Agile Scout blog, his new book and his passion into research and tools around leveraging human capital and optimizing teams.
Brandon Carlson on Measurement, Professionalism and Fearing Our Customers
Brandon Carlson discusses his Agile journey, measurement and some code metrics tools he is working on. He also shares his views on professionalism and the importance of not fearing your customers.
Double-Loop Learning with Derek W. Wade and Susan Eller
Derek W. Wade and Susan Eller discuss double-loop learning, Chris Argyris, frames, simulations, hospitals, mental models and why double-loop learning is so much more bad-ass than single loop learning.
Declan Whelan on Agile Coaching, Lean Startups and the Agile Alliance
Declan Whelan discusses Agile Coaching and the lessons learnt returning to coding as part of a new lean startup as well Agile Coach Camp, pair coaching and his role on the Agile Alliance board.
Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd on Professional Coaching and Leading Conflict
Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd discuss the discipline of professional coaching, leading and facilitating conflict and the right view when thinking about conflict.
Henrik Kniberg on Lean From The Trenches, Translating the Agile Manifesto and Living Agile
Henrik Kniberg discusses the journey to writing his latest book "Lean from the Trenches", the translation of the Agile Manifesto as well as his recent travels and Lean Startup projects.
Jim Highsmith on Adaptive Leadership
Recorded at the 10th anniversary of the agile manifesto signing, Jim Highsmith discusses how he works with executive management teams to introduce and integrate agile techniques into enterprise organizations from both the business and IT sides. He defines adaptive leadership and discuses adaptive ALM, continuous delivery, lean and Kanban methods.
Jesper Boeg on Priming Kanban
In this interview, Jesper Boeg, author of the new InfoQ book – Priming Kanban, discusses the keys to using Kanban effectively, and how to get started if you are currently using other approaches. Jesper also discusses the benefits of integrating elements of Kanaban into existing Scrum teams and what can be achieved from the team seeing the entire value chain and owning the whole process.
Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd on the Role of the Agile Coach
In this interview, Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd, cofounders of the Agile Coaching Institute, discuss the role of the Agile Coach and the competencies (i.e. facilitation, mentoring, teaching, and coaching) necessary to become effective in that role. Also discussed are ways an Agile coach can transform teams and organizations while reinforcing behaviors that will endure after the coach leaves.
Linda Cook Discusses the Agile Coaching Profession
Linda Cook, a well-known agilist, and board member of both the Agile Alliance and the Agile Leadership Network, discusses the agile coaching profession. Among other things, she covers servant leadership, being as a role model, types of individuals appropriate for the profession, and the differences between being an external coach versus being an internal employee in the coach role.
Lyssa Adkins on Agile Coaching
Lyssa Adkins discusses Agile Mentoring and what makes a good Agile Coach, as well as some of the lessons recorded in her recent book.
Elisabeth Hendrickson on the State of Functional Testing Tools
In this interview Elisabeth Hendrickson talks about the Agile Alliance Functional Testing Tools (AA-FTT) group, a discussion group related to advances in functional testing tools for Agile projects. She says this Yahoo group focuses on automated functional testing as an integral and essential part of Agile development. She also discusses the maturity of the state of functional testing tools.


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Posted on 10/31/2012 at 02:57:43 PM by Student Blogger
By Samuel Scott"Every day, twice a day, I take a chunk of earth from this wall and, well, I eat it." This statement from a woman living on a small island called Pemba off the east African coast, conveys a practice—pica, the habitual consumption of non-food items—that invoked the curiosity of book author and current Associate professor at Cornell University Dr. Sera Young during her MA research on maternal anemia in Tanzania.
In her book Craving Earth: Understanding Pica, The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice & Chalk, published in 2011, Young highlights both published and anecdotal accounts of pica using a biocultural perspective to attempt to understand this globally-ubiquitous phenomenon. After describing which groups of people practice pica and what they are eating (including a discussion on the purported healing properties of clay, the most common target of pica enthusiasts), the book proceeds with science-driven evidence-based approach to figure out why these people are behaving in such an seemingly unusual way.
Is it because they are famished and have no other source of food, because they are mentally unsound, because they are deficient in certain nutrients that clay or starch may provide (the opinion I held before reading the book), or as an unconscious behavioral strategy to defend themselves against otherwise-harmful toxins and pathogens that the clay is able to sequester?
To answer each of these questions, Young provides historical accounts—from dirt-eating slaves in the 19th century who were forced to wear metal masks by their disgusted owners, to charcoal-snatching monkeys living near human settlements in Zanzibar—as well as evidence from recent work such as her own study of 2,361 women attending antenatal clinics in Pemba, forty percent of whom engaged in pica behavior (Young et al. 2010).
Overall, it seems that the available evidence most strongly supports the hypothesis that humans (primarily women and children) engage in pica due to the healing and medicinal properties of clay and earth, which function to protect and detoxify them. But, in order to causally relate pica behavior and the protective function of consumed substances, Young stresses the need for future randomized controlled trials that may be better able to identify a physiological mechanism by which pica occurs.
Targeting multiple audiences, Craving Earth is accessible to both academics and the lay reader. The book is written clearly, moves quickly, is made visually-pleasing with photographs and figures, and contains detailed appendices with compiled data and references for the curious scientist. I strongly recommend Craving Earth to anyone who is remotely curious about pica (an eating behavior that, in my opinion, is less unusual than dressing up as monsters and eating sugar until we get sick) and would like to broaden their perspective on nutrition.
Craving Earth: Understanding Pica, The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice & Chalk. Sera L. Young. New York. Columbia University Press. 2011.
Young SL, Khalfan S, Farag T, Kavle T, Ali S, Hamad H. Pica is associated with anemia and gastrointestinal distress among pregnant Zanzibari women. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 2010;83:144-51.
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That's very interesting! I never heard of these before! I think I'll get deeper in this topic.


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Journal FortKnox's Journal: Something good out of the judicial system 15
Justice prevails!
#2 - "... they cannot blame McDonald's if they, nonetheless, choose to satiate their appetite with a surfeit of supersized McDonald's products."
Humor and alliteration. Mencken would have been proud.
I'm glad the judge had the sense to dismiss the suit. However, I don't like that the case can be refiled. Seems like a waste of taxpayer dollars to me.
Smoking, fast food, drugs, space heaters, guns, cars, planes, etc.
Consumers do not have to do/use any of these things yet they are offered as products/services. What is the line between personal responsibility and providing inherently risky products/services to consumers?
One could argue that if they warn the consumer prior to purchase about the risks, then the consumer has an informed choice. However, some of the ill effects do not manifest themselves as health issues until after prolonged usage without even crossing into abuse or overuse.
If eating McDonalds' food really does give children diabetes, heart disease, etc. over prolonged usage is McDonalds at least partially responsible?
I know this is an unpopular opinion and I think the "hot coffee" and "my kid is fat" lawsuits are bullshit too but think about it. We know that if you eat a lot of fast food you're going to get fat and have weight-related health problems. But if McDonalds (and other fast food joints) didn't exist or sell unhealthy products, would this be an issue?
These kids were eating at McDonalds several times a week. They should sue their own parents for being so stupid. There are plenty of things that are fine if you eat them once a week but not great if you are cramming them every day. Ding-Dongs come to mind. Also, if you are 5'6" and 270 pounds your problems go beyond a simply matter of what you are eating. It becomes an issue of quantity. You know that these kids are not just ordering a single Happy Meal and nibbling at it.
This case is an example of parents shirking their own responsibility and trying to blame a corporation for how their children are raised. If you let McDonalds raise your children then you get what you deserve.
The law needs to set a line down between 'ignorance' and 'danger'.
They sort of have with regard to negligence. Negligence is, by definition "the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would in the same or similar circumstances." This is what I like to call The Stupid People Clause," because it allows a judge to hold Stupid People at fault. This also applies when a judge deems the plaintiff(s) Stupid People, and throws the case out.
Now if only we could avoid all the court costs incurred prior to judges invoking The Stupid People Clause, and if judges were less afraid to invoke said clause in the first place, we'd have it made. Unfortunately, there are hundreds upon hundreds of organizations made up of Stupid People and formed merely for the purpose of defending Stupid People and declaring that even if Stupid People look like Stupid People and quack like Stupid People, we can't go around calling them Stupid People (or even worse, some groups assert that there is nothing wrong with Stupid People and that Stupid People have every right to exercise their Stupid People rights).
Ahh, for the anatomy of the tongue in cheek.
Reality must take precedence over public relations, for Mother Nature cannot be fooled. -- R.P. Feynman


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is there any other way to access a serial port using visual basic.net 2010? i followed the steps in this site, How to access serial and parallel ports by using Visual Basic .NET but i just got this output
Open the serial port.
Send the attention command to the modem.
Wait for data to come back to the serial port...
and stopped there. i can't get the
Read the OK response data in the serial port.
Close the serial port.
and i was thinking, because it is very much easy to access serial port in vb6, so can i just use vb6 and then connect to visual basic.net? it is like a language inside a language. would that be possible? thank you much.


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