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If you're looking for something to do this weekend, you don't have to look far. Dover has plenty to do this weekend, from lectures and live auctions to theater and music.
WHAT "Peter Pan"
WHERE The Schwartz Center for the Arts, 226 S. State St., Dover
WHEN 7 p.m., Saturday and 2 p.m., Sunday
COST $8 to $10
INFO www.schwartzcenter.com
"Neverland," that magical, mysterious place of uninterrupted youth, home to Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Lost Boys, pirates and clock-eating alligators will be relocated to the Schwartz Center this weekend when The Children's Theatre, Inc. takes over with its production of "Peter Pan" this weekend.
As most people know, the story follows a mischievous little boy who can fly. And, as if that's not amazing enough, he never ages, either. He spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the small island of Neverland, where he leads a rag-tag bunch known as the Lost Boys. They interact with mermaids, Native Americans, fairies, pirates and mortal children. On any given day, there is adventure and lots of pretending.
The cast features more than 30 children who have been rehearsing for weeks.
Eight-year-old Logan Babenko will be portraying Michael Darling, one of the few mortal children in the play. Babenko is excited about his first time on the Schwartz Center stage and hopes his classmates at Clayton Elementary get to come out to see and the rest of the cast.
"There's a lot of action," said Babenko enthusiastically. "I think people will like it, especially when I'm on stage."
WHAT Annual Auction and Flea Market
WHERE Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, 866 N. Dupont Highway, Dover
WHEN 8 a.m., Saturday
COST Free
INFO www.agriculturalmuseum.org
There's only one place that shoppers can find a cobbler's bench, a Trent Cole-signed football, a restored 100-year-old Kenton school desk, Delaware milk bottles and two three-day Firefly festival passes: The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village's annual auction and flea market.
The doors will open bright and early at 8 a.m. this year. Once the doors open, you've got an hour to peruse all of this year's auction items.
"There are tons of deals to be had," said DAMV Director Di Rafter. "Stop by and bid on certificates to your favorite restaurants and car washes. And, remember that for the first time we will have baskets of cheer and Firefly passes. It's the best indoor auction of the year."
This year's auction will not only feature new items, it will also feature a new auctioneer, Ben Twilley, who was recommended by one of the museum's regular auctioneers and volunteer Cliff Hudson.
Refreshments will also be available so people are encouraged to take their time and make a day of it. And, just to make purchases as easy as possible, cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.
WHAT Costume Design and Wardrobe in Film Lecture
WHERE The Biggs Museum, 406 Federal St., Dover
WHEN 1 p.m., Saturday
COST Free
INFO www.biggsmuseum.org
Gina Scarnati will be in Dover Saturday at the Biggs Museum. You don't know her? Well, it's likely you know her work. It's been seen in hit films like "The Hunger Games" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" as well as the hit HBO series, "True Blood."
Scarnati is a costume designer and craftsperson who actually hails from Delaware. Film buffs and fashionistas will be treated to her take on the design process, from conceptualization to realization. And, with the help of a few visual aids and the exploration of various films, she will illustrate how vital costumes are to the storyline development.
"Costumes are integral to defining the overall look of a film, and make an immediate and powerful visual statement to the audience by providing information about a character's age, social status and sense of style," shared Biggs Museum Curator Ryan Grover. "It is very exciting that Gina is coming back to Delaware to give us this exclusive glimpse into Hollywood costume design."
All ages are welcome and the event is free to the public. For more information, visit www.biggsmuseum.org.
WHAT Movie Night at the Brewery
WHERE Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company, 1284 Mc D Drive, Dover
WHEN 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28
INFO www.fordhambrewing.com
Starting next week, Wednesday is the new Saturday at Fordham and Dominion Brewing Company. They're bringing back Movie Night at the Brewery, with a one-of-a-kind movie experience featuring a classic film, a few beers and, of course, popcorn.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the night will begin with Community Center, an indie Delmarva band, featuring six old friends who have a penchant for unconventional instruments like the glockenspiel and the accordion.
Then, at 7:30 p.m., settle in on the front lawn (with your own comfy chair or blanket) for the 1978 classic, "Animal House." Admission to the movie is $10, but unlike a trip to the corporate movie theater, each ticket holder will receive three 10-ounce beers and a bottomless supply of popcorn.
"Movie Night at the Brewery is one of my favorite events," said Jim Lutz, president and CEO of Fordham and Old Dominion. "I am particularly excited for this movie because nothing pairs better than 'Animal House' and beer."
A cover charge may apply to some events. To submit Live on Stage entertainment or for more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 346-5437.
Friday, March 22
33 West: Surf Scoundrels
Bonz**: DJ Bob-E, 9 p.m.
Cowboy Up: Adam Ritchie
Fire & Ice*: Love Seed Mama Jump, 9:30 p.m.
Gold Room: Four Tops tribute, 6 and 8 p.m.
Green Stinger: Results May Vary
Irish Mike's: Stacks Entertainment, 10 p.m.
Valerie's Bar & Grill: Karaoke, 10 p.m.
Walter L. Fox American Legion***: Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Young Bean: Hot Breakfast
ZBar: Be a Star Karaoke, 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
Bonz**: Mason Dixon Band, 9 p.m.
Cowboy Up: Tearing Up Jake, St. Patrick's Day celebration
Fire & Ice*: Full Tilt, 9:30 p.m.
Green Stinger: XXPosure
Golden Fleece: DJ Sticks
Irish Mike's: Stacks Entertainment, 10 p.m.
Valerie's Bar & Grill: Karaoke, 10 p.m.
ZBar: Be a Star Karaoke, 9 p.m.


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A 12-year-old Topeka girl has started recovering from a double-lung transplant.
A 12-year-old Topeka girl has started recovering from a double-lung transplant.
Madison Taliaferro, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2, had the surgery on Nov. 5 at St. Louis Children's Hospital, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/TgKk6m ).
She recently was discharged from the hospital but has to stay in St. Louis with her parents, Desiree and Mike Taliaferro, for three months while doctors monitor her progress.
Doctors expect Madison to have to take medications for the rest of her life to fight against the rejection of her new lungs.
"The routine consists of lab draws, checking sugar and dosing insulin, IV antibiotics and pills, pills, pills. ... Before our family went on this journey, we were fully aware of the changes that would take place," Desiree Taliaferro said. "Madison basically has traded one regimen for another. I can say we are completely overwhelmed right now, but we learned how to care for our baby girl with cystic fibrosis. I know we will learn to care for our daughter with new lungs."
Madison became sick a year ago when she developed a 103-degree temperature. Her coughing increased, and she needed oxygen therapy to breathe.
In March, the family learned that Madison needed a double-lung transplant and her name was placed on a pediatric transplant list.
"Madison's life was dwindling away quickly, and now with her new lungs she has a chance to experience life being able to breathe," Taliaferro said.
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This might be a little premature, but Landry Fields has not been particularly impressive. If I'm Coach Casey, his days as a starter are numbered. I'd honestly be tempted to try Anderson or Kleiza starting tomorrow. It seems silly to let Kleiza rot without giving him an honest shot at proving himself. The dude obviously has talent. Is he destined to become yet another player the Raps trade away and then suffer watching him excel under a different coach who understands his value?
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If you have been following my Ayn Rand / Objectivism series, this the third part and yes I know that these posts are each very long posts. Thank you for your fortitude and open rational mind's attention. I wrote this article and the other two consecutively so you can just go back one or two blog posts to read the prior articles.
In the first article I criticized Paul Ryan for being a false Atheist, Objectivist and Catholic in his acceptance speech and elsewhere in his political life. I also stated Rand's stated tenets of Objectivism.
The second article (the one prior to this one) just covered Ayn Rand's life in a genealogical sense and I included many links which I encourage you to follow those links and examine the genealogical documents to check my validity of my writings on Rand and the context of her life.
In this article I want offer up for your rational and reasoning mind, my critiques of Ayn Rand and/or her espoused philosophy (Objectivism).
By the time Ayn Rand arrived under her real name of Alice Rosenbaum (also Alisa Rosenbaum), on SS De Grasse in the ship's cabins (not 3rd class or steerage as most emigrants did) on February 19, 1926 she was absolutely "cooked". From that point on, she was not going to be swayed from her life's philosophy. The only things she was going to change, would be her name, to "Ayn Rand".
She was born into a well heeled Jewish family (father owned or was the pharmacist). Rand made it clear that her family was not so "jewish", definitely not observant jews. I do not know that I believe that (but I'll save that for later). Rand also said her mother was inattentive to her and her two sisters. Rand also said she taught herself to read in 1911 (about age 6). How about that she actually remembered the year that she declared she was a reader and that nobody else helped her to learn to read? Rand was born the year after her parents were married in 1904 (St. Petersburg, Czarist Russia). So she was the eldest child — no other child to teach her, if her parents did not instruct her in reading. This would be counter to what just about all other Jewish families do, at least so their children can read the Torah (Moses' Law portion of the Bible's Old Testament). So again I am skeptical about that self-taught reading business. In high school she reads Victor Hugo (Les Miserables) and discovers Aristotle. She also declares since she is a rationalist, she is also an atheist. Also, there was that Bolshevik Revolution thing in 1917 (right before high school that forces her/her family to move to Ukraine, then Yevpatoria, Crimea). The Communists strip her father of his pharmacy business and they struggle just to eat in the now Communist Russian state (no Czar in control anymore). After graduating from her Crimean high school her family moves back to St. Petersburg (now called Petrograd) and enrolls in Petrograd State University in 1921 where she learns Nietzsche. in 1924 she graduates from Leningrad State University (St. Petersburg is now called Lenningrad) — the same university she had enrolled in, just a new communist name. She almost did not graduate as the communists threw her out, but supposedly foreign instructors fought to have her reinstated so she could finish her studies. We really need someone to go to the Russian Archives and get a copy of her transcripts to remove all of these disputes. Anyway, also in 1924 she enrolls in State Technicum for Screen Arts where she learns screenwriting. She has a love of motion pictures, particularly American/Western motion pictures. In 1925 she gets published her first writing a pamphlet on "Pola Negri" [Polish actress]. Somewhere along the way, after high school and before 1926 she has an affair with a Jewish man, cheats on him with a Communist, breaks it off with the Communist, endangering herself and her family by ending that relationship so badly. This saga is chronicled in her mostly autobiographical We The Living book. Somehow her "destitute", hardly-able-to-eat family and her scrape together the money for a passport (from Riga) and a ticket for cabin passage on an ocean liner and $50 (USD) and she has a typewriter among her possessions. So Alice Rosenbaum arrives in New York City (Ellis Island) February 19th, 1926 (with the $50 cash required to enter the US). She goes to her uncle Harry Portnoy in Chicago, IL (presumably on the train using some of that $50). So she is now the fully cooked Alice Rosenbaum whose rigidity kept her from changing anything, except her name, which somehow, somewhere, at somepoint becomes Ayn Rand??
Are you with me so far? This age-6-self-taught reader, who knew at age 9 she wanted be a writer, gives up Judaism to be an atheist in high school. She is treated poorly by Communists (her father's loss of business, kicked out of school, possibly witnessed/knew of pogroms). She hated the Communists, that represented the state taking everything from her/her family. No Collectivism or Self Sacrifice for the State for her. She hated the will sapping, sinking-to-the-lowest-common-denominator that a Totalitarian Economy represented. She entered a relationship with a Jewish man on whom she cheated (with a Communist, no less — conflicted). She studied screenwriting and then left Communist Russia to go to America with an eye to go to Hollywood and be a writer.
Genealogical Critique
First off, I do not believe she demonstrated self reliance. How could she have afforded to come to America especially in a ship's cabin and with $50? Her last residence was Leningrad (from her father). Also note that she came over and immediately lived with her uncle in Chicago — not very independent or self-reliant. She lived off her uncle's largess for 6 months before moving onto Hollywood, CA. I am sure she worked to earn some of her keep and to earn money to move to California to pursue her dream of writing for motion pictures.
Second, why would an atheist identify herself as a Hebrew on the ship's manifest? She could have put Russian. With a name like Rosenbaum, she could have put German too, but Hebrew?? In Communist (read atheist) Russia, she identified herself as a Hebrew. Was that safe to maintain a religion in Communist Russia — especially when she said she was atheist in high school? Even under the Czars, Jews (i.e. Hebrews) were often uprooted and moved to certain remote countryside towns in the "Pale of Settlement". Seldom were Hebrews allowed to remain in the cities (unless wealthy or in vital professions — which a pharmacist might be considered on both accounts). She has an affair with a Jewish man after becoming an atheist and before emigrating. What Jewish man would want a woman who was not a Jew to have his children? A child is Jewish only if the mother was a Jew (by birth or conversion). Would an atheist do? Probably not. Not so atheist, I guess. In fact, she continues to identify herself as a Hebrew up to and including her Petition for Naturalization filed in December 1930. For the record, the Kensico cemetery where she (and her husband) were buried has a Jewish section, albeit it is not clear whether they are in the Jewish section or not.
Her Naturalization does not show a name change to Ayn Rand. She signs March 13, 1931 as Alice O'Connor. Her signature is distinctive too. The way Ayn Rand handwrote her captial 'A' was the same on on Alice O'Connor (her married name) as it was on Ayn Rand (see wikipedia for Ayn Rand signature). She must have have filed a name change somewhere, some place, at some point, because on her Social Security data (more on this later), her name is Ayn Rand!
Thirdly, if we accept the firsthand accounts of others about Ayn Rand. She had a temper! Witnesses say she slapped Nathaniel Branden (including Nathaniel himself — who is still alive and wrote a book on his relationship with Ayn Rand) multiple times. Then she forced Nathaniel and Barbara Branden out of the Objectivist organization that Ayn Rand founded/owned. So we see violence and force on just this one man — against her own Objectivist Principles of Non-Violence and Non-Force. Of course, we could chalk that up to Rand selfishly making herself happy (does that override all other Objectivist principles?). What was the cause of such violence/force? Branden was selfishly making himself happy with his wife and another woman BESIDES Ayn Rand (whom he had a multi-year affair with, then spurned Rand's advances when he got serious about Patrecia Scott). All these people were Objectivists until Rand "excommunicated" them from her organization. For the record, Nathaniel Branden who was 25 years younger than Rand lied to her about the age difference being a problem and the fact he was in another affair and that he hid from Rand due to her reputed anger.
Finally, notice from the image that Ayn Rand filed for Social Security in CA before 1951. She did not just fill out the forms. She also took monthly Social Security checks (starting about age 69) and also accepted Medicare health insurance when her health started to fail. So even though she said 'self-reliance', no 'welfare state' — when push came to shove she took the government social programs' monies. Did you know her health failed because she was a heavy smoker (who developed lung cancer)? So she made all of America pay for her nasty smoking habit — so much for no collectives of any kind. She took Social Security and MEDICARE which she needed because she chose to smoke (probably because it made her selfishly happy). In Rand's eyes SELFISHNESS is a virtue. In fact she wrote a paper with just that title (actually twice — the second time to repudiate Nathaniel Branden, her excommunicated lover, to her Objectivist subscribers).
From a genealogical perspective, I maintain even Ayn Rand could not be an OBJECTIVIST and that nobody could, because in my opinion it is not possible due to contradictions with reality as we KNOW it. Rand said the "Attila" (aka Man of Force) was not an OBJECTIVIST. Likewise, not the "Witch-Doctor" (later called the mystic) either because he was guided by his emotions and his blind beliefs and/or wishes. It looks like by her life events, she was both Witch-Doctor and Man-of-Force. Oh, she was also a PRODUCER/CREATIVE too. She did sell 25 Million books, at least 7 Million (as of 2010) of which were Atlas Shrugged. By any rational measure Ayn Rand was a successful writer — ergo we can give her the label PRODUCER/CREATIVE.
Philosophical Critique
I am not a professional philosopher, so I will leave philosophical arguments to others. I will say any foundation based on:
Man as Heroic is unfortunately flawed. I wanted to believe it. Certainly, I have seen numerous "heroic" examples from men, women, children, and even animals. But to say man is heroic 100% all of the time is just not believable. There are just too many counter examples to enumerate.
Non-Violence / No-Force – is also a flawed assumption. There has never been a year without violence in the history of mankind. Even if we limit the definition to be just global or civil wars, or genocides then we would see 90+% of all years are violent. Obviously the more violent acts you add in, the closer the limit approaches a violent act happens almost every minute (or is it every second). Force occurs more frequently than violence especially if you view force to be a superset of violence.
Rational, Only Rational – Is there such a person. Even Mr. Spock had his AMOK time where his reason failed him. I have never seen a human be rational at all times, every day. I also have never found a man who was not ruled by emotions. Has there ever been a man/woman who was never happy/sad/fearful/angry/… ? If so then he was probably violent (as in a psychopath).
The Witch-Doctor falls in in the rational area, as he is ruled by emotions or has wishes or blind beliefs. Ergo, he fails to be rational. The Attila man is found here as a failure of rationality too since he/she would use violence/force to get his way. I agree there are Witch-Doctors and Attilas. I would have to say that some Attilas are Producers. How about Julius Caesar for example?
Producers / Creative – OK. Here is one where we find the basis is not flawed. Not all men are Productive/Creative. Even if a man is Productive/Creative he is not that every waking moment. Still I do nto find Rand require Producer/Creatives to be so at all times. Just that they be so. But how much make you a Producer? Is there a threshhold below which man is not to be considered not a Producer?
No Intellectuals before the Industrial Age? Ayn Rand said in a Jan 1st, 1961 interview with James McConnell (University of Michigan) where she said emphatically that there were no intellectuals before the industrial age. That is patently false. This shows Ayn Rand to be ignorant of the classics. There were the seven sages (Thales, Solon, Chilon, etc.) who were intellectuals and capitalists and sometimes soldier and politicians too. I simply offer people to read books on Socrates, Aristotle, Plato or Pythagoras minimally. But I am thinking of the book, Diogenes Laertius, "Lives of Eminent Philosophers" from the Loeb Classical Library Vol I. translated by R.D. Hicks. These men made their living from their intellectual property.
Selfishness is a Virtue, Altruism is bad, No Collectives – I think any sensible person would agree these are wrong. For good examples of collective enterprises I offer: Social Security, Medicare (the two weakest), Airports, Harbors, Road, Trains, Schools, Hospitals, Dams, Museums, Zoological Parks, National Parks, Insurances (Health, Life, Disaster, Business), Military (this can be good/bad) & Defenses, Savings & Loans/Credit Unions (again good/bad), Helping Your Neighbor in a Disaster, Food Coops. Are not any of these good? I think they all are in some fraction. These are my counter arguments to collectives.
By the way I think only being motivated for your own happiness without regard to others is fundamentally in opposition to violence and/or Man-As-Heroic.
Being Self-Reliant is a good thing and I accept this. But I think people needed to band together from the earliest hunter-gatherer clans, to early agriculture/non nomadic and group defense are the proof there have always been collectives and that this is an evolutionary survival technique that created a possibility for man to survive and master the world.
Laissez-Faire Economics – Businesses are people who just want to be happy without regards to others (i.e. humankind). I think the current worldwide "Great Recession" proves that to be a flawed economic model. Also it leads to business that pollute the environment or think that creating asbestos products is ok even if businesses knew it would kill many people. No need for ethics? Come on. These things lead to violence. These things are obviously wrong. Why are there people who cannot see this?
By the way, if you read books on game theory (the mathematics, not real games) you will see that defection is almost intrinsic. Where is the nobility or heroicness in "Everyone For Themselves"? I know violence is there.
These to me say OBJECTIVISM is flawed. Let me also cite here Godel's Incompleteness Theorem which says any system (even philosophical ones) will have truths that are outside of the system. Also conversely, there will be falsities inside any system. OBJECTIVISM is not the only ISM with this problem all ISMs have this as a problem — including ATHEISM, any religion (i.e. Catholicism), etc. Did Ayn Rand not know about Bertrand Russell or Godel??
How large were the gaps in here knowledge. Good thing she was a successful writer. I'll skip further analysis here. Go to these links below:
Where Alice Rosenbaum Went Wrong
Literary Critique
As I said, Ayn Rand sold 25 million+ books so she was an unqualified success! Rand did make it to Hollywood. On her 1st day she meets Cecil B de Mille and works as an extra actor on King of Kings where she meets her husband, Frank O'Connor [she tripped him on set to get him to notice her — I am sure that made her selfishly happy]. Dream come true.
Her two works for which she is well known are fictional works. FICTION. Atlas Shrugged , Rand's magnum opus, was a Dystopian Sci Fi novel. It was 1168 pages and included a 60 page monologue. Roundly criticized and yet also popular. But did anyone ever read it completely — every word? I think more people read the complete War & Peace than read Atlas Shrugged. Many synopses exist on the Internet — help yourself. I do not think it was as well written as L. Ron Hubbard (another sci-fi novelist cum philosopher-organization-builder). If you want a Slavic sci-fi writer with more heft how about Stanislaw Lem. Of course, the great Russian-born sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov is even accorded an even better standing as a writer.
If all you want is a good totalitarian critic, go for Slawomir Mrozek or the Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz. Both were authors of such heft and deep thought and yet provided entertaining criticism of totalitarianism. Very literate writers.
However, I am not planning on running for Vice-President with an idea to implement the Foundation Trilogy economic ideas. These books motivated at least one Nobel Prize winning economist (Paul Krugman). So why should we elect people who want to implement Atlas Shrugged ideas? FICTION.
Do not forget that all NON-PRODUCERS are just supposed to die. This seems a lame literary idea for implementing in real life politics/economics.
Paul Ryan & Faux Objectivists
So why does Paul Ryan so prominently promote himself as an Ayn Rand devotee? And why, oh why would we want to elect someone, much less a whole caucus of Tea Party people who espouse Ayn Rand's OBJECTIVISIM and Economics? They belie themselves by working on social issues which are EXACTLY what Ayn Rand would not have done (She was correct in this concept of not taking rights from a minority by a ruling majority). They did not concern themselves with economics at all. They even stone-walled raising the debt ceiling until it ruined the once perfect credit rate of the USA making everybody pay more for everything — including the debt they were against. Yet this one act guaranteed that debt would grow exponentially.
Let's see whether they do it again this year and let sequestration throw the US Economy into a depression.
Either way, these are NOT OBJECTIVISTS. They are merely anarchists determined to minimize the US government to a size where they can strangle it in the bathtub. Did you do that Google assignment from article one? Are they really trying to bring about the chaos from Atlas Shrugged? Do most of the Tea Party actually think they are PRODUCERS? Clue to Tea Party caucus, you actually have to work (no sign of that in D.C.) to be a PRODUCER.
Only one Tea Party caucus member turned down the Congressional Health Insurance — he may have actually been an Objectivist. The rest of the TEA Party Caucus complained they had to wait one month for the health insurance to start (NOT Objectivists). Didn't any of those idiots ever work for a company who provides health insurance? They ALL make you wait 30 days before your health insurance starts — more proof these people were NOT Producers.
A couple flaws from that FICTION. The other 99% will not just die. They may become violent or forceful. Also, who among the 1% of producers are going to pick up the garbage or fix the sewer pipes? Some more useful collective endeavors. I guess they will die from disease these faux PRODUCERS. Who will defend these non-violent, now-disease-weakened producers? Who will heal them or nurse them back to health from their illness? Maybe, just maybe almost everyone is of use and a PRODUCER in some way — even the bloggers. Everyone who works is a PRODUCER. Let's manufacture/motivate some more PRODUCERS. Isn't that what real PRODUCERS do?
We still need to work on the US Economy. Let's use New Keynesian economic ideas and bury the Laissez-Faire economics in a garbage dump. Hey, isn't that Paul Krugman guy a New Keynesian economist? We may not want to elect Dr. Krugman either, but perhaps we should utilize his economic suggestions of June 2012. After all he is a member of the G30.
Oh, Paul Ryan, just so you know Friedrich Hayek had strong reservations against Laissez-Faire economics. So either make your staff read Ayn Rand or read Friedrich Hayek but not both as they are in direct conflict. Hayek believed:
Hayek was prepared to tolerate "some provision for those threatened by the extremes of indigence or starvation, be it only in the interest of those who require protection against acts of desperation on the part of the needy."
"[Hayek] advocated mandatory universal health care and unemployment insurance, enforced, if not directly provided, by the state."
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Monday, January 12, 2009
On Wikis and Raider101
That sounds weird, but think about Elitist Jerks for a second. The problem with EJ is that there is too much information. The problem for a new player is that they look at it and are overwhelmed with all the decision points that need to taken into consideration. What I'm trying to do is take that mass of information and cut ruthlessly, to pare things back to the essentials.
For example, looking at poisons for a Combat Rogue, EJ lists three different possible combinations. Which combination is the "best" depends on your weapon type and speed of the off-hand weapon. I just put down the most-common combination at Raider101.
Is that over-simplifying things? Maybe. Some decision points are essential.
Anyways, the thing about wikis is that they make it very easy for anyone to add information. But all those additions have weight. Person A adds something small to one section. Person B adds something small to another section. Person C expands on something else. All those additions have weight, and eventually you end up with the Too Much Information problem again.
It is interesting how the nature of wikis works against an editor. But I think editing is important. Sometimes, what is cut is more important than what is left in, and the "shape" and flow of the article is as important as the content.
I'm not sure how I'm going to approach this with Raider101. I've basically locked a few of the more complete articles (all paladin specs, combat rogues, mutilate rogues). But that means that people can't make corrections or add things which need to added. Of course, who determines what needs to be added is the central question.
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I'm not terribly familiar with wikis, but is there a way to set things up where people can still add information, but it doesn't actually SHOW in the final article until you approve it? If so, I'd do that, and then wait until a significant number of people contribute the same sort of information (x # people all think ability Y is something all should know about) before putting it up for the public. This be sort of like having comments on the blog enabled, but pending your approval before they actually SHOW.ReplyDelete
Just my two cents.
Personally I'd just take proposed changes on locked ("complete") pages to comments, and add it after discussion there.ReplyDelete
I decided not to add anything to the wiki since there was too much information I wanted to remove.ReplyDelete
(I didn't agree with)
Especially on Protection, i'd be interested to see who wrote what. >_<
- Anonymous3:10 AM, January 13, 2009
@ AerophiliaReplyDelete
You can see the revision history of any of the articles. I wrote the original prot paladin page. Some of the information has changed. I posted generic information that I personally don't use. I took the spec from talentchic (I use a spec like yours that goes deeper into ret).
PS. you don't have 540 defense.
Rohan wrote: using a wiki for this has actually brought up a problem I hadn't anticipatedReplyDelete
Yes. If you have an "everybody can contribute" page, you'll end up with something rather like wowwiki, and while wowwiki is ok, it's not that great.
If I could offer a suggestion, you may have better success if you can solicit articles from respected leaders in an area. The articles don't have to be perfect, the main goal is to get an article that is written by a single person who is trusted to know their class.
I guess this should have been thought about before the wiki was created/introduced. There were some pretty big deletions from the Holy Pally article on there.ReplyDelete
for the record! I DO have over 540 defence! :DReplyDelete
I was messing around with different tanking gear last night to see what combo of items gives me the most benefit, I just logged out with the wrong gear on!
Damn you armory, you made me look silly again...
Why not just edit the http://www.wowwiki.com/ instead of making a new one? It has lots of pages specific to classes, raiding strategies, etc. All in need of attention. Hehe.ReplyDelete
I am not sure the problem is too much information, but too low of a signal to noise ratio. If a clear article was written pointing out different specs and why, it would be helpful. I don't need it simplified down to 1. But for me the problem is that information is spread throughout 30 pages of posts with no index to help me find the information I need.ReplyDelete
I don't think "dumbing down" the information is necessary, just present it clearly and in one place. There are other examples of when this was done to negative effect: I's why the FDA released the food triangle, even though most doctors were against it, the FDA thought the real recommendations (certain good fats instead of "low fat") were too complicated for people, so they did the wrong thing because they reacted to the information they were given instead of the true information.
I just want to applaud you for this project. I think it's a great idea, for while EJ is awesome, it's also...well, overload.ReplyDelete
To organize any mass of information, one has to decide what is important and what isn't, then figure out a way to organize the good stuff so folks can find it. Of course of the person dividing info into the important and not important piles is key. Do they really know, or are they looking at the information bulk through their own prejudices?ReplyDelete
And then you have the problem of folks who still have to pick and choose from the important pile and need tools to do it.
Not an easy task and I've found it very difficult to do using a blog. I've ended up limiting my pile of information to that which we use playing WOW our way, and then keywording each blog entry carefully. I also have two types of blog entries--summary blog entries with what I think are important tools and news blog entries with links to things that are new and potentially useful to the folks who play like we do. Eventually there will be a third blog entry type--information about instance runs and how they were done with various characters we play.
It is not an easy task and I'd love to know if anyone has any better ideas.
- Anonymous7:50 AM, January 13, 2009
This is a case where too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the pot.ReplyDelete
Paring it down to be a short, useful guide is the right approach. You only need one knowledgeable person to do that. Let other people add their two cents but leave it up to that one knowledgeable person to decide on the 10% of the content that is actually essential for a bare bones guide.
~Jason, DPS Liberation Front
I think I agree with Jacob in that soliciting articles from respected members of the blogging community could help or at least get their help to review submittals before final posting.ReplyDelete
If your goal is to keep things simple, then this will take a lot of time and effort on your part and a lot of support from others. Based on the responses here, it appears you have the support.
I really like the idea of simplifying info. I use Elitist Jerks sometimes, but it's often overwhelming. I even created a pally healer guide on my blog that blew up into 5 separate posts each large in their own right. I wrote it for some of my guild members and I worry that it wasn't simplistic enough for them to get the basics to build on.
I also highly suggest that a prescribed format be established and someone be responsible for editing (i.e. the respected experts).
You still claim that Holy Light is the primary healing spell for holy pallies in raids. It is not, full stop. Flash of Light is still used 75% of the time.ReplyDelete
I wrote an Unholy Death Knight tanking wiki on there (which by the way still says empty instead of in-progress) and the tact that I took was to make things simple to read and a general strategy instead of specifics of fights.ReplyDelete
For instance instead of putting
In this case, do X
In this case, do Y
I put, in general you need to keep your blood runes on cooldown and keep your diseases up.
I don't think too much information is a problem, just too specific information.
- Anonymous8:30 AM, January 13, 2009
I've got it linked on my ultimate blogroll now!ReplyDelete
Having a website with simple, straightforward answers on how gear/spec/play to -START- raiding would have value to many new players.ReplyDelete
Keep it short, and easy to understand. Let EJ handle the How/Why questions.
"low of a signal to noise ratio...information is spread throughout 30 pages of posts with no index"ReplyDelete
I agree with yunk. I think the problem with ej isn't the amount of information, it's the lack of intuitive ways for the users to navigate through the information.
Well, one thing that may help, is using the nested structure of the wiki to your advantage.ReplyDelete
By having all the more advanced discussions relegated to the bottom of the page, or to another topic entirely, you may be able to offer a 'skin-deep' explanation very simply and have references and links to more advanced discussions.
The risk you run is, of course, making another wowwiki. Wowwiki is interesting, and I like going there to confirm any lore questions I may have missed or forgotten (because I'm one of THOSE players) but when I want up-to-date info on why to choose certain talents or abilities etc... It lacks the depth.
Locking some of the main pages so that you can organize how the information is presented, while allowing others to contribute to pages like: Poisons-Advanced may work for what you're going for.
The converse problem with the respected authors approach will be the one of maintenance. Things change (duh), and an open / semiclosed wiki is more suitable to avoid that the resource growns stale or completely worthless in 6 months when patch 3.1.4 really puts warlock raiding topsy-turvy.ReplyDelete
You still claim that Holy Light is the primary healing spell for holy pallies in raids. It is not, full stop. Flash of Light is still used 75% of the time.ReplyDelete
I'm not claiming it. EJ is claiming it. And they back up the claim, pointing to the fact that with the various cost reducers, HL becomes a lot more efficient, almost to FoL level.
As a general rule, I treat EJ as the default authority, and you're going to need some significant evidence if you wish to contradict them.
Somewhat unrelated, but it might not be a bad idea for someone more ambitious than me to start pvp101.com. Also, I figured out I could edit the home page (duh!) so Unholy Tank is now officially "in progress".ReplyDelete
So basically you need something like revising changes 1st, so it doesn't become a gargantuan behemoth like EJ or wowwiki.ReplyDelete
But if it gets popular, you'll have a hell of a lot of stuff to revise.
- Kiseran12:29 AM, January 14, 2009
Looks like its time to decide if you wantReplyDelete
- An EJ-Frontend
- A Wiki
- Some "How to play class x" - Articles
I'd prefer a well-rounded mix, because I like detailed information on the 'how', but if I only want to find out how to play my twink right all this 'why' is a bit much.
And don't get me started on all those spreadsheats. For some classes they seem to be used for everything from choosing weapons to choosing skill rotations, every class uses their own and they all seem to require a masters degree in rocket sience.
- Anonymous7:51 AM, January 14, 2009
You should make sure the locked pages have correct information. As it stand the holy paladin has several serious erros as well as the retribution page.ReplyDelete
Could you post a comment saying what you think is wrong with the Holy and Retribution pages? As far as I know, all the information is correct.ReplyDelete
There is an old addage - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.ReplyDelete
The problem with the site containing just the nuggets of information that someone needs to be productive right now, it doesn't include the why. It does not teach them how to evaluate changes to gear, encounters, abilities, etc. If something changes tomorrow and they never learn the fundemental basics of why, then once this data is no longer valid they are in trouble. Eventually it will be out dated, there's no way around it.
Elitist Jerks has all the why, but digesting theory is not simple. It is time consuming.
What you really need is a means to teach the theory, teach the why, so that people can come up with their own answers.
The problem with EJ is that not everyone has the same understanding of analytical skills to understand the important stickies that do explain the class mechanics. Neither are they able to know how to apply that knowledge to the game.ReplyDelete
Your raider101.com is starting point that helps the beginning raider. But the big gap is still the analytical skills and knowing the application of that information.
Some might argue that EJ has posts that gives examples that ppl can learn from. In one sense they do, in another, it's having to read through a lot of posts because ppl either assume that ppl know how to come to their point or they think it's a waste of time to type a detailed explaination.


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To expand on last week's article, Play Styles: Death Knights for Spellcasters, I'd like to mention a specific example of where the concepts within that post were put to use. Some people disagree with what I had to say there, called it crap, said it was inaccurate and not worth reading.
|Don't make me Death Coil you…
Since my intentions in the original post were apparently not made clear, let me say it again right here. The intention of last week's article was to show someone who's uncomfortable playing a melee class a method by wish to play the Death Knight (a melee class) in a caster-like playstyle so that it wasn't so completely foreign that they could not stand playing the class. In no way was that post meant to suggest that it was a viable raiding spec, that it could be top DPS, or anything of the sort. The whole reason for it being there was to show you a different way to play the class.
Caster-Death Knights Used in ICC 10?
Yeah, you heard me right. Not just one, but two Death Knights asked to "go caster" in an ICC-10 raid this passed weekend. My guild isn't large enough to run 25-man raid right now, but we do have enough high leveled and decently/acceptably geared alts to do Alt Runs for a second 10-man each week. I've been taking a break from raiding lately in favor of leveling other characters (I Play to Level, Not to Raid, remember?), so I wasn't in the run I'll be talking about or else I would have had screenshots to share with you as well. I also wasn't in Vent while it happened because I was hanging out with one of my buddies in his own Vent server. My wife wasn't in the raid that night because she's currently chasing after the Loremaster title on her Shaman, but she was logged into vent and let me know about it during our lunch break today.
While we do have enough characters for a second raid, we don't have exactly have the optimal setup for it. Of particular importance, we're lacking caster DPS. We had one caster and one hunter in the group that ran on Saturday and there they were facing off against Lady Deathwhisper. For those that don't know much about the Lady D fight, there are two types of adds that she spawns throughout the fight, casters and melee. She also randomly Empowers one of each group of adds where that mob becomes almost immune (99% damage reduction) to the type of damage that they deal – so casters are "immune" to spells, and melee are "immune" to melee. And the empowered melee mobs can just about one-shot anybody stupid enough to get in front of them, so the tanks taunt and kite them around the room while the ranged casters burn them down.
Well, when you've only got one caster and one hunter, that mob isn't going to go down very fast. Knowing this, our raid leader asked the two Death Knights in the raid to "go caster" when the Empowered Melee showed up to help bring them down faster. And sure enough, they took her down just fine and did so on their first fight with her.
No Undue Credit for Me
Now, let me jump right out here for a second and mention that to my knowledge only one person from my guild reads my blog, and he's a bit more of a PvP Fiend than a Raider. The decision to have the DKs go caster was not based on my post, and the two players I'm talking about do not have specs matching the one I listed in the previous post. These guys both pull over 8,000 DPS consistently with their melee skills, so they're entirely comfortable with melee and don't need to focus on playing like casters. At least, not in general.
So What's Your Point
The point I'm making with this post is that sometimes you're required to do things that you're not familiar with or that you're not used to doing; like acting like a spell caster when you're playing a Death Knight. Even if you don't have any trouble playing a melee DK, even if you already know the ins and outs of your class and every one of its specs, sometimes you have to step up and do something that's "different".
If you need to focus on casting your spells instead of using your melee attacks, then it doesn't hurt to be familiar with which ones you should use and how to use them with the most benefit. In situations like the Lady D fight, AoE spells aren't going to do as much for you as direct damage spells. Knowing that you'll be able to prioritize your Rune and Runic Power usage.
Spells to Use Against Lady Deathwhisper's Adds
If you find yourself fighting against Lady D and need to put your caster skills to use against her adds, here is some information to help you fulfill that role and help your raid:
Single Target Spells
Spells that hit only one thing will deal more damage to a single target than AoE spells will, but we don't always have that option because of our Runic system. So here's a list to guide you through your spell choices in a situation like this:
Blood Runes: Blood Boil, Pestilence (see below)
Frost Runes: Icy Touch
Unholy Runes: None
Runic Power: Death Coil, Gargoyle (Unholy only)
Frost + Unholy Combo: Howling Blast (Frost only)
Blood + Frost + Unholy: Death and Decay
Plague Strike isn't going to help you much against the Empowered melee mobs, but you can still get your disease from it applied to them if you use Pestilence on another mob in the area that is diseased since Pestilence itself is a spell. Otherwise your source of damage from Blood Runes is going to be the Blood Boil AoE spell.
Whether or not you're using a Frost spec, your best bet in a situation like this is probably going to be to use Icy Touch for one or both of your Frost Runes instead of something like Howling Blast which works better for AoE. If the mob just got empowered and is still near other mobs, then you can use HB instead to deal damage to them all, but otherwise stick to double-IT for your Frost Runes.
Since Plague Strike is the only Unholy-only attack we have, you won't be putting these runes to use much unless you're using them as combo points for something like Howling Blast or Death and Decay. If you decide to lay down a Death and Decay be sure to place it so that the mob will be kited through its area of effect for as long as possible. Your tank probably isn't going to want to kite the mob back and forth through your D&D, so don't count on too much damage coming from it.
With Gargoyle being a cooldown, you're probably better off saving it for the boss herself, but if you need the extra dps on the add then go ahead and burn it now. Otherwise you want to stick to Death Coil for use on the empowered melee as often as you can.
Done and Done
So again, the purpose of last week's article wasn't to get you to pick up some freaky spec that I showed you and claim that it was great for DPS, it was merely to show you a new way of playing a class that's not readily apparent. But as you can see from what I've told you here, just because it's not the optimal spec or play style of DPS, it does have its uses and it can be the difference between a successful raid and failure. Never get so stuck in your ways or in the theoretical mathematics of others that you fail to look for the value in something different.
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Lafourche Parish has a new administrator two months after ousting its previous administrator.
Lafourche Parish has a new administrator two months after ousting its previous administrator.
The Parish Council approved President Charlotte Randolph's appointment of Archie Chaisson III at its first meeting of the year Tuesday.
The position is the parish's top executive under Randolph. The administrator oversees grants, contracts, personnel and paying for projects.
Chaisson has worked as the parish's coastal zone manager since 2011. He was previously employed as a project manager and grants coordinator at Picciola and Associates, a Cut Off engineering firm.
Chaisson was approved with one dissenting vote from Councilman Joe Fertitta, who expressed concern about Chaisson staying in the job for the next few years after his wife gives birth to a baby that's on the way.
Councilman Daniel Lorraine was hesitant to vote for Chaisson, saying Chaisson had not provided him with a public record he requested.
"I wasn't going to vote for him because of this, but I am going to compromise," Lorraine said. "It is very rare you hear that from me."
Councilman Jerry Lafont initially asked for the matter to be delayed two weeks while he researched Chaisson's previous job performance. He ultimately relented and accepted Chaisson's nomination.
"I appreciate you guys and the confidence of the vote," Chaisson said. "I will wake up every morning and do whatever I can to help you guys and constituents and all the employees across the parish."
Randolph said Chaisson will balance some of his coastal zone manager duties with the new position. She called him an "incredible young man" and said his experience with coastal issues played a part in him being nominated. The parish is working on coastal restoration and pending litigation related to the 2010 BP oil spill, among other things.
"We are doing some fundamental stuff this year," Randolph said. "I anticipate going forward. Coastal issues will be a major part of our future."
Crystal Chiasson, the previous administrator, was ousted in November when voters approved a new law requiring that the administrator live in Lafourche. She is an Assumption Parish resident. The issue has been the subject of a months-long dispute between Randolph and some council members.
With one position filled, Tuesday also necessitated the search for another top position.
Randolph said Parish Finance Director Ryan Friedlander is no longer an active parish employee.
Randolph refused to specify the circumstances surrounding Friedlander's departure. Friedlander also declined to provide specifics.
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President Barack Obama said Monday afternoon that a deal to avert the fiscal cliff–at least making sure taxes don't go up on middle class Americans on New Year's day–is "in sight." Speaking from the White House, Obama said he was "hopeful" that Congress can "get a deal done. But it's not done" yet.
While an agreement would prevent a tax hike from hitting 98% of Americans come tomorrow, Obama said a "potential agreement" would also extend tax credits for families with children, the tuition tax credit and tax credit for clean energy companies as well as unemployment insurance.
Obama said that the "modest goal" of preventing middle class tax hikes can be accomplished. "Lawmakers are close, but they are not there yet," he said.
But as the deadline was fast approaching to avert going over the fiscal cliff, experts were divided as to whether lawmakers will act in time.
When the Senate reconvened at 11:00 am on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev., said, "Negotiations continue as I speak. Time is running out. There are still some issues that need to be resolved before we can bring legislation to the floor."
Politico reported Monday morning that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Vice President Joe Biden engaged in "furious overnight negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff and made major progress toward a year-end tax deal."
McConnell and Biden, who served in the Senate for 23 years, "are closing in on an agreement that would hike tax rates for families who earn more than $450,000, and individuals who make more than $400,000," according to Politico.
Other Washington watchers believe that Congress will likely go over the fiscal cliff. John Savercool, UBS Americas' senior lobbyist told Bloomberg TV's Market Makers on Monday morning that he believed lawmakers would sign a deal "later in the week." Lawmakers believe they can "act later in the week and it would not have a disastrous effect on the markets," as the markets are closed Tuesday, New Year's day, Savercool said.
As negotiations stalled over the weekend, McConnell reached out to Biden to help break the deadlock. Both Biden and McConnell spoke via phone at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to Bloomberg, suggesting a compromise deal was still doable.
While UBS' Savercool agreed that there still could be a vote on a deal on Monday, he believed "it will take time to get votes on a package," and that a deal "will likely occur later in the week."
Joe Lieber of Washington Analysis said in his Monday commentary that he also believes that "the odds continue to favor going over the cliff." If a deal is not reached by midnight Monday, "one is likely to be reached in January, and perhaps even the first week or so of 2013," he said. "The worst case scenario," he continued, "would see the fiscal cliff issues being resolved during the debt limit debate sometime in February or March."
Lieber then laid out where the current Cliff negotiations stand:
- During discussions on Sunday, Republicans pushed to have the Bush tax cuts expire for individuals making $450,000 and couples making $550,000. Democrats were said to be contemplating thresholds of $360,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples. Therefore, progress appears to be happening on the rate front, but since voting on these thresholds after the New Year would constitute a tax cut, rather than a tacit tax increase for some payers, the odds still favor an agreement after Jan. 1. However, the contours of an agreement are taking form.
- Republicans were also pushing for an extension of the estate tax, which has received little attention as yet, but also expires at the end of the year. Currently, estates valued at more than $5.1 million are taxed at 35%, and Republicans want that to continue, instead of reverting to a pre-Bush rate of 55% on estates valued at more than $1 million. Democrats are "considering" such an offer.
- There is also some question of whether the "chained CPI" provision for calculating Social Security is part of the negotiations. Republicans had demanded that it be included, but there are some reports that Senate leadership has backed away from that position. However, we have a hard time believing the Republicans, particularly House Republicans, will vote for a package that does not include at least some symbolic spending cuts, which the chained CPI provision could provide.
Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, released a statement Sunday applauding Reid for "forcefully rejecting" the Senate Republicans effort to cut Social Security COLAs. Eric Kingson, co-chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, said in the same statement that "We urge Senate Republicans and their House colleagues to back off from demanding this 3% cut to Social Security as the price they want to extract to end the Bush tax cuts for the most privileged 2%; to not cut off unemployment benefits for 2 million Americans."


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CHERRY TWP — A Moniteau High School teacher, who is an assistant football coach, is suspected of having a months-long sexual relationship with at least one student on school grounds, according to state police.
The 28-year-old social studies and English teacher also allegedly sought out other students, some through social media, asking them to send him sexually-explicit photographs of themselves.
Jonathan Crum earlier this week was suspended with pay from the teaching position he's had for four years, authorities said.
In addition to this teaching duties, Crum was an assistant coach for the varsity football team.
A search warrant was served Thursday at the Mercer Township home that Crum shares with his wife, police said. Troopers went there looking for evidence of any inappropriate contact with students.
The teacher has not been charged and police acknowledged Thursday that their "long-term investigation" is in its "infancy."
However, investigators suspect that the alleged sexual misconduct involve a number of current and former female students.
Some of those purported encounters occurred as early as 2009 and some continued until this year, police said.
The Butler Eagle could not reach Crum for comment.
Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said he is aware of the investigation but not specific allegations.
"I don't have a (police) report yet," Goldinger said, "and until I do, I can't comment."
Multiple telephone calls for Moniteau School District Superintendent George Svolos were not returned.


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Trojans reload after losing several key players to graduation
All odds were stacked against the Madison High School volleyball team this season. Four returners who saw little playing time in 2011. Fans and parents convinced this would be a rebuilding year. An overly competitive league.
Coach Dawn Opsal didn't buy any of it. And she didn't let her players believe it either.
After losing seven seniors – three of which were named All-County last year – the Trojans were destined to be an average volleyball squad. But they certainly made doubters look silly.
Madison came out guns a-blazin' and marched to a 33-18-2 record. The team also finished the regular season with the county's third-best win percentage, placed second in the Tri-County Conference (12-2) and reached the Class C district finals for the fifth straight year.
For her team's success, Opsal has been named Lenawee County Coach of the Year by the Daily Telegram sports staff. This marks the third time since 2008 she received the honor.
"All of this goes to the kids," Opsal said. "If the kids don't buy into it, it's really turned off and you won't have that performance at the end. I'm lucky enough to have good athletes that buy into the program."
Madison has a longstanding volleyball tradition. This season, however, didn't look like it would hold the same weight. The team only had eight players, half of which were newcomers. The other four – two seniors and two juniors – hadn't gotten much time on the court last year. And the roster lacked height.
Opsal made her winning mission clear. No excuses would be accepted.
"They all know my expectations of them," Opsal said. "They will never change based on ability. If you are short on ability, I'm going to bring you along, whether you like it or not. If you come out just be ready to work. I really think I've at least built that expectation of all the girls so nobody tries slacking at all. If you ask any of the girls I've coached before they know they're not going to get away with that."
Opsal saw where the team needed work and made lineup adjustments to address those issues. Junior Shayla Villarreal, for example, served on last season's squad as a backup setter. She was trained to take the lead this year, but was instead moved to a hitting position where she became Madison's prime offensive threat. Villarreal led the team in kills (461).
Villarreal and fellow junior Hayley Mellon garnered first team All-TCC and Class C All-Region honors. Senior Hanna Johnston was named second team all-conference.
All while upholding the good name of Madison volleyball.
"We have really worked really hard to build that," Opsal said. "Especially the last five or six years, we've been successful at building that winning attitude and kids coming in expecting to win.
"...I really think without that you're in a lot of trouble, because you have to work on the whole motivation thing and willing the kids to win. This year, I wanted to make sure they understood this is not going to be an excuse. I don't really think any of the kids thought that.
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A package of business-related bills passed the state Assembly today, but all eyes are on the effort to raise the state's minimum wage and tie future increases to inflation, which is now on its way to Gov. Chris Christie's desk.
The state's business groups formed a coalition against the Democrat-led effort, which has taken two forms — a constitutional referendum led by Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, and an Assembly bill championed by Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver. Both measures passed the state Senate on Thursday, and the latter version advanced through the state Assembly today.
"A minimum-wage increase will not work for the simple fact that raising the minimum wage doesn't provide businesses with more money to pay their workers. Instead, businesses will cut workers' hours, hire fewer workers or simply lay people off," said Philip Kirschner, president of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, in a statement. "The way to help low-wage workers is through job-training programs that increase employees' value to employers, and through economic development that increases the demand for employees."
Though the coalition of 11 state business associations vehemently opposes both minimum wage bills, it favors the traditional legislative process over Sweeney's constitutional referendum because that "provides more opportunities for input from the business community, in terms of what this increase will mean to them," Kathleen A. Davis, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, previously told NJBIZ.
Though it remains uncertain what action Christie plans to take on the bill — which will raise the state minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, effective March 1, 2013, and link annual adjustments to increases in the consumer price index, effective Jan. 1, 2014 — he has to act within 45 days.
In a statement following the Senate approval of the Assembly bill, Oliver said the Democrats will "quickly take stock and weigh our next step, including asking the people of New Jersey to decide this important matter" if Christie takes his veto pen to the measure.
Before the Senate vote, Christie said he's "willing to consider a responsible minimum-wage package … but let's be clear now: We've got thousands of businesses wiped out, and is this really the moment to say to those folks, 'We're going to hit you with a $1.25 increase on March 1 and a CPI (indexing) beyond that'?"
Joining the proposed minimum wage hike on the Assembly-approved list were bills to transform foreclosed properties into affordable housing, bar employers from demanding social media passwords from employees and make affordable housing more accessible to New Jersey veterans


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Perm (Russian: Пермь pyehrm') is the largest city and administrative capital of Perm Krai.
Perm (Russian: Пермь) is a large industrial city situated on the Kama river banks, at the western foothills of the Ural Mountain range. The city was founded in 1723 by Vasily Tatishchev, who was sent by Peter I to exploit the vast amounts of ores found in the region. The city was named Molotov (Мо́лотов), after Vyacheslav Molotov, the minister of foreign affairs under Jozef Stalin.
"Cultural Revolution" started in Perm in 2008. A lot of budget money was invested in organizing of cultural events and establishments. Many major figures, such as gallerist Marat Guelman, conductor Teodor Currentzis and designer Artemy Lebedev started to work in Perm. The city is changing very fast, and now it's one of the major cultural centres of Russia.
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During Soviet times, Perm was a closed city to foreigners as well as to non-residents to a great extent. After the fall of the Communist regime in 1991, Perm rapidly modernised, causing an increasing demand for public transportation in and out of the city.
By plane
Perm has an international airport called Bolshoe Savino (IATA: PEE; ICAO: USPP), maintaining international flights from Frankfurt (with Lufthansa) and several CIS capitals such as Dushanbe and Yerevan. Bolshoe Savino airport is the hub of Perm Airlines. Perm Airlines, Aeroflot, SkyExpress, AviaNova and S7 Airlines to Moscow (5-6 times per day to Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports), St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Surgut, Sochi (Adler) and Samara. In summer, charter flights are operated to Dubai, Munich, Tashkent and several destinations of the Turkish riviera. Perm's second regional airport Bakharevka now mainly serves as a helicopter airport.
By train
Perm-II station is an important junction on the Trans Siberian Railway and therefore very well served by train. There are many daily trains to Moscow, among which Perm's brand train called "Kama", as well as other major Russian cities.
By car
Although Perm lies on the "Siberian Trakt", the main motorway from Moscow to Siberia, its roads are no different from most of Russia's road network — of poor quality.
By bus
The central bus station of Perm, located on Shosse Kosmonavtov opposite the central market, mostly serves destinations in the province. Furthermore there are daily connections with Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Izhevsk and Chelyabinsk.
By boat
Perm is accessible through its Kama river port. Passenger transportation limits to recreational cruises to Chaikovsky, Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Volgograd. Cruise companies tend to sell return tickets only.
Get around
Getting around in Perm is not very easy for non-locals. Distances tend to be great given the fact that the city stretches along the Kama river. Getting from from one end to the other often requires changing buses and/or trams multiple times. Tram costs 12 RUB and bus 12 RUB, regardless the number of stops. Changing bus or tram, however, requires buying a new ticket. Tickets are sold by conductors only. The city, although spaciously built, is increasingly coping with heavy traffic, especially its vast centre. However, Perm has a well-developed bus and tram network serving the whole city including its most distant suburbs such as Gaiva and Kur'ya. Perm airport Bolshoe Savino is served by bus routes 35 and 42. Public transport works from 05:30am until 12:30am.
With the city quickly developing, new shopping malls appear everywhere. Definitely worth seeing is the always crowded Central Bazaar, with uncountable kiosks and market stands, as well as huge market halls. The bazaar is located opposite the central bus station, at the very beginning of Kosmonavtov avenue. Perm also has a Chinese market, with mostly clothing being sold.
Blinnaya Skovorodka (literally: "Blini Skillet") This is a chain of restaurants in Perm (with a few in Kurgan) serving blini with pretty much anything you want in them...jelly, apple, ham, cheese, etc... Cheap and delicious, it will add a few inches to your waistline but not dent your wallet. Link to website (in Russian)
There is a lot of cafes in the city, all of them serving also food specialties. One of the most popular bars are the Coffe City chain (Кофе Сити).
There are a number of suitable hotels in the centre.
Stay safe
Visitors have very little to worry about in Perm when sticking to common sense. Pickpocketing is common in the crowded public transport and in the Central and Chinese Bazars. Occasional drunkards may be somewhat annoying but rarely pose any menace. It is wise to stay out of city parks during the night time, particularly the huge Balatovo Park. Reckless drivers are probably the biggest threat regarding safety.
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