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The human experience has changed dramatically since technology has become embedded in our personal and professional lives. As a result we can often find ourselves unconsciously distracted, multi-tasking or functioning in fragments. With all the new issues there are still ways to navigate the challenges and attain a positive growth process. CAP sessions help to explore and directly focus on common obstacles to achieving our greatest potential and raise the tough questions to encourage participants to develop positive solutions.
Through theme-based workshops, CAP uses interactive drama and skill–building strategies to capture a panoramic view of our society and zoom in on specific issues and behaviors that create challenges in our lives. These workshops provide a safe environment where participants carefully examine choices, decisions and consequences to raising awareness, discover solutions and promote problem solving, decision-making, critical thinking and self-advocacy skills to build confidence in achieving desired outcomes.
Recently, CAT developed new workshops addressing Title IX Sexual Harassment, adding to the menu of offerings ranging from Financial Literacy, College Readiness, Violence Prevention, Communication, Health and Wellness, Parenting in the 21st Century and Conflict-Resolution.
Current & Recent Partners include:
- College Focus – College Readiness, Retention & Success
- City Council Member Allocations – Parenting, College Readiness
- CUNY LINCT to Success (LINCT) – College Readiness, Student Leadership
- CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI) – College Retention & Success
- CUNY Coalition for Students with disabilities (CCSD) – Supporting Success
- CUNY GSI/COPE – Supporting Success, Workplace Readiness
- CTEA-TAP – After-school Youth Theater Program
- CUNY Fatherhood Academy - Responsible Parenting, Economic Stability, Parenting, Student Support
- Future Now
- Homes for the Homeless (H4H) – Parenting, Supporting Success, Anti-Bullying/Anti-Violence
- NeOn - Partnership with The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) and Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute
- Safe Space – Parenting, Supporting Success, Anti-Bullying/Anti-Violence
- Rikers Island – Juvenile Detention
CUNY-CAT is an approved New York State Education Department Sponsor of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE).
CUNY-CAT is an approved NYC DOE Vendor.
Also available: Professional Development, Master of Arts in Applied Theatre
Current workshops include:
A-GAME (Academic Enhancement)
Higher education is available, yet many have not taken advantage of it. This session engages participants through drama and skill-building activities to explore individual strengths and what it takes to succeed academically. Through this collective process, participants will discover strategies and resources to support their academic excellence.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH—TITLE IX (Sexual Harassment)
CUNY's policies prohibit sexual harassment and sexual violence of any kind. Through participatory strategies, this workshop will raise awareness of the boundaries, resources and protocol of Title IX policies in order to co-exist and be productive in a safe and secure academic environment.
"WHERE DOES MY MONEY GO?" (Financial Awareness)
Money is hard to manage, especially in one of the most expensive cities in the country. What are our attitudes regarding financial literacy and how we make and keep our money? We will explore these questions and expose what the wealthy already know about making and managing money, through interactive activities in this participatory workshop.
COMBAT CULTURE XL (Violence Prevention)
The inability to cope with war, gun violence, hate crimes and injustice has caused attitudes and behaviors that have negative effects on our society. This workshop examines the origins and consequences of a volatile environment and explores the skills needed to problem solve and prevent adverse consequences.
LAND OF THE FREE… (Health and Wellness)
How do we take care of ourselves as our mental, physical and emotional health are affected by struggles with education, healthcare, inequality, politics? This workshop explores the myths and challenges of living in a world in crisis. Through interactive drama strategies we'll raise awareness, discover meaningful solutions and define what it takes to be healthy in America today.
TECHNOLOGY TURMOIL (Communication)
Living online has become our societal norm. Technology has advanced faster than we can comprehend. Instant access, cyber-socialization and screen addiction are part of our everyday lives. We become vulnerable to a plethora of social issues that can hurt us. Join us as we explore solutions and best practices to effectively navigate the pros and cons of life in a cyber world.
Parenting in today's society presents many challenges never imagined by former generations. This interactive workshop addresses common obstacles, including violence prevention, peer pressure, the generation gap, technology, risky behavior, and academic challenges, while exploring alternatives to reach positive outcomes.
College and Career Exploration
How does a high school senior prepare for college? This interactive session helps participants make better choices in their college and major selection for a future career. Through drama and skill-building activities, participants will discover the options and resources available to help them make informed decisions in their college and career exploration.
Overcoming Barriers (Conflict Resolution)
The process of graduating high school and entering college is filled with obstacles; however, with the right guidance, students can better navigate those challenges by accessing the right resources. This session helps students critically think about the choices, decisions and consequences of their own actions in terms of communication, resilience and self-efficacy to achieve their goals.
Interested in learning more or booking a workshop?
Email Keith Johnston, CAP Director.
CAP also provides a variety of Professional Development workshops.
CUNY-CAT is an approved New York State Education Department Sponsor of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE).
CUNY-CAT is an approved NYC DOE Vendor.
FY2017 Impact:
- 1,304 Middle & High School Students
- 5,428 College Students
- 242 Incarcerated Youth and 273 Incarcerated Adults
- 58 Sites, including 17 College Campuses, 22 High Schools and 1 Middle School; and 4 Rikers Island Detention Facilities, 3 Alternative Learning Centers, and 2 Transitional Housing Sites
95% of participating CUNY Students reported a clearer understanding of consent, after attending CAT's Title IX workshops.
"I learned how important specificity is. I decided to go home and literally write my goals out to get a vivid image of my future. I need to start narrowing down my future because time is money. This was very motivational. I think it's great that we discussed the basic issues of life because some things may be hard to endure because we haven't taken time to reflect."
"This should be a class. Many people face challenges every day and don't know how to take the first step. This teaches life lessons."
"I honestly learned to set up a plan and a back-up plan."
"The workshop gave me different ideas of how you can contribute to your community as an individual."
– CUNY Students
"I am prepared to have the hard conversations. The workshop was very informative."
– Participating Parent
Hear what our participants and partners are saying...
Program leaders at a partner social services agency reported that young single mothers' critical thinking, decision making, job preparation, communication, and conflict resolution skills, and their sense of personal responsibility, improved after CAT's Supporting Success workshops.
Teachers at Rikers Island reported improved student interpersonal, communication, anger management, and listening skills after CAT's Supporting Success workshops.
CUNY faculty members reported improved student communication, critical thinking, and listening skills after CAT's Success by Degrees workshops.
"You have taught me that in life everyone at times will need someone's help. I will not be embarrassed to ask for it. For that I am grateful."
- Student, College of Staten Island
"I loved that the students saw a familiar situation that they could easily relate to and were pushed to view it from a different perspective."
- Faculty, Borough of Manhattan Community College
"I wish this particular workshop could become a required experience for every CUNY faculty, staff, student, administrator, so we in CUNY could become the catalyst for such discussion citywide, and nation-wide."
- Professor, College of Staten Island
"The CAT CAP Team is so engaging, informative, and worthwhile. Their work provides a powerful connection with high school and college students. Addressed crucial issues related to students' obstacles in pursuing goals."
-CUNY SUD All Staff Day Workshop Attendee
Recent Conferences & Trainings:
- Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs Annual CUNY All Staff Conference, NYC - 2014
- Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness (ICPH), NYC – 2014
- Because KIDS COUNT Conference, Indianapolis, IN – 2014, 2012
Supporting Excellence Conference: A Public University's Role
In An Age of Mass Incarceration of Communities of Color NYC – 2014
- National AfterSchool Association (NAA) Convention, NYC – 2014
- Civic Corps (Mayor's office training) professional development, Brooklyn, NY – 2014
- Graduate NYC Conference, NY – 2014
- Webinar working with African American Families - 2014
- CUNY Service Corps, NYC - 2014, 2013
- STAR ESI Professional Development @ Erasmus, NY - 2013
- ESI & Summer Bridge @ BCC, NY - 2013
- Black Male: Re-Imagined II, NYC – 2013
- Black, Latin and Asian Caucus (BLAC), Albany – 2013
- 7th annual Black Male Initiative (BMI) Conference, CSI – 2012
- New England Theater Arts conference, Boston – 2012
CUNY-CAT is an approved New York State Education Department Sponsor of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE).
Keith Johnston, CLC
Program Director
Keith Johnston is part of the senior leadership team, the Director of the College & Adult Program (CAP), BMI project director and co-founder of CAT's Parent Team in 1995. Mr. Johnston oversees several projects that provide interactive learning experiences on independent living skills, conflict resolution, diversity, financial literacy, parenting, college and workplace readiness. His constituencies range from students and teachers in the CUNY Black Male Initiative; incarcerated youth and Correctional Officers on Rikers Island; Fatherhood Academy students; High Schools, and families in transitional living. Keith is also the founder and director of CTEA TAP, an after-school youth theater program at High School of Construction Trades, Architecture and Engineering. He has developed, directed, and led workshops in many other settings including NYC public schools, CUNY campuses, New York University, Seeds of Peace, 1199, professional developments, corporate trainings, and many conferences. He wrote, directed, and co-produced Thriving Teens, a film series on parenting pre-adolescent children for the NYU Child Study Center, and devised and implemented workshops and lectures addressing HIV/AIDS, parenting and violence in South Africa's Townships, colleges and universities.
Keith has a Bachelor's degree in Humanities (Creative Writing/Acting) from New York University where he received the Founders Day Award (Honors scholar, Deans list, 3X Shimkin Scholar). He is a Certified Professional Life Coach from the Life Coach Institute of Orange County and has an Associate's degree in Fine Arts from Kingsborough Community College. He has studied at the School of Visual Arts, Henry Street Settlement, Brown University, Jazzmobile, HB Studio, and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
As an actor, director, producer and musician, Mr. Johnston has enjoyed a long professional career in theater, film, television, music and radio. He is the co-founder of Back-A-Yard theatre, freelance director/writer/producer at BET and Artistic Director of the American Theatre of Harlem. He joined CAT in 1992.
Priscilla Flores
Associate Program Director
Priscilla Flores, a native New Yorker, currently participates in creating and delivering CAT programs for college students, incarcerated adolescents at Rikers Island, and parents and families in social service agencies and shelters. She began her journey at CAT as a Scheduling Assistant, became Scheduling Coordinator, and then served for two years as both an Afterschool Actor-Teacher and a Program Manager, supporting the High School and College/Adult Programs. Ms. Flores has performed Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway, in productions at Theatre for the New City (The Fake History of George the Last, Brunch at the Luthers, Bread and Puppet Theatre's Divine Reality Comedy); Bronx Hispanic Festival (Tomando Café), NYC Fringe Festival (Evangeline); and others. She joined CAT in 2004.
Temesgen Tocruray
Senior Actor-Teacher
Temesgen has been a teaching artist on the CAP team for the past four years. He has used the power of theatre to empower young people and adults in NYC schools, community centers, Rikers Island, CUNY colleges, as well as other national and international venues. Originally from Texas, Temesgen also works as a professional actor.
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Keith Johnston
Director, College/Adult Programs
(212) 652-2835
Priscilla Flores
CAP Associate Program Director
(212) 652-2807
David Mitnowsky
Operations Manager
(212) 652-2817
Chris Tokar
Director of Resource Development
(212) 652-2850
CUNY-CAT is an approved NYSED CTLE Sponsor.
CUNY-CAT is an approved NYC DOE Vendor.


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About the Club
About the Club
Club Policies and Joining the Club
For club policies:
To join the club:
Articles of Assocation:
Frequently Asked Questions:
PHC Club Hikes
To learn about types of hikes:
General Hike Information
PHC Steering Committee
For suggestions or comments, contact the Club Steering Committee:
Joyce Ringgenberg - Chairperson
Sally Jernigan - Secretary
John Metcalf
Tom Graybill
Barbara Lloyd
Dave Sorensen
Nelson Zarate
Note: The Committee email will be sent to all Committee members.
Driver Reimbursment
On some hikes, we share rides.
Rates for riders are:
For prices of less than $2.50 per gallon, each rider will pay the driver 5 cents per mile.
For prices between $2.50 per gallon, and $3.00 per gallon, each rider will pay the driver 7 cents per mile.
For prices greater than $3.00 per gallon, each rider will pay the driver 10 cents per mile.
Each driver will be responsible for recording the trip distance.
These rates apply primarily to the Moderate and Strenuous hikes; Slow and hikers usually drive their own cars to the trailheads.
Note: Because prices vary somewhat among stations, the Costco regular gas price is the benchmark.
Special Events
The Prescott Hiking Club has campouts several times a year.
They typically are within a day's drive of Prescott, and once in a while, a little further afield.
Some members have camping trailers, RVs, or tents. Others stay in cabins or motels depending upon location.
A typical day on a campout is:
Breakfast on your own.
Gather and start a hike or drive to a trailhead, usually around 9. Lunches are carried in your pack and we stop for lunch on the trail.
In the afternoon, relax, get cleaned up, go to local towns.
Late afternoon (time varies with the season), gather for a happy hour. Bring an hors d'oeuvre to share, and bring your own beverage.
Dinner is on your own.
After dinner, some campers gather for a campfire, rehash old hikes, and generally tell tall tails about each other.
Most campouts are Monday through Friday; Mondays and Fridays are travel days; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are hiking days.
It is also common for non-hiking spouses to attend and do their own thing in the daytime.
The club has several social events during the year:
May or June: a potluck picnic local to Prescott.
September: another potluck picnic.
December: a Holiday party in a local hall, with optional gift exchange.
January 1: Souperbowl, a short morning hike followed by a potluck soup lunch.
... and sometimes other impromptu gatherings, such as for St. Patrick's Day.
Planning Meetings
Moderate Minus / Moderate / Strenuous hikes and campouts are planned three times a year:
Each planning meeting will decide activities for the following four month period. Members are encouraged to attend and volunteer to be hike leaders.
Aluminum Cans
The Prescott Hiking Club collects aluminum cans and redeems them for club funds. This both keeps the forests clean of litter, and enables us to avoid raising club dues.
We encourage members to save cans they use at home and turn them in to the club for our redemption program.
Cans are collected by Julius Dembinski. Please bag the cans and place them over the fence on the driveway next to the house at 3050 Lynx Lake Drive in Prescott Valley.

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WASHINGTON — After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that an American civilian had played a central role: analyzing video feeds from a Predator drone keeping watch from above.
The contractor had overseen other analysts at Air Force Special Operations Command in Florida as the drone tracked suspected insurgents near a small unit of U.S. soldiers in rugged hills in central Afghanistan. Based partly on her analysis, an Army captain ordered an airstrike on a convoy that turned out to be carrying innocent men, women and children.
"What company do you work for?" Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale demanded of the contractor after he learned that she was not in the military, according to a transcript obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
"SAIC," she said. Her employer, SAIC Inc., is a publicly traded Virginia-based corporation with a multiyear $49 million contract to help the Air Force analyze drone video and other intelligence from Afghanistan.
America's growing drone operations rely on hundreds of civilian contractors, including some, such as the SAIC employee, who work in the so-called kill chain before Hellfire missiles are launched, according to current and former military officers, company employees and internal government documents.
Relying on private contractors has brought corporations that operate for profit into some of America's most sensitive military and intelligence operations. And using civilians makes some in the military uneasy.
The Air Force is short of ground-based pilots and crews to fly the drones, intelligence analysts to scrutinize nonstop video and surveillance feeds, and technicians and mechanics to maintain the heavily used aircraft.
"Our No. 1 manning problem in the Air Force is manning our unmanned platforms," said Gen. Philip Breedlove, Air Force vice chief of staff. Without civilian contractors, U.S. drone operations would grind to a halt.
About 168 people are needed to keep a single Predator aloft for 24 hours, according to the Air Force. The larger Global Hawk surveillance drone requires 300 people. In contrast, an F-16 fighter aircraft needs fewer than 100 people per mission.
With a fleet of 230 Predators, Reapers and Global Hawks, the Air Force flies more than 50 drones around the clock over Afghanistan and other target areas.
After the attack that killed the Afghan villagers in February 2010, the Army Special Operations Command questioned whether civilian contractors had a "potential conflict of interest" in analyzing drone video feeds.
A civilian "might be reluctant to make a definitive call, fearing liability or negative contractual action" if he or she passed on incorrect information that was used to call an airstrike, the command said.
By law, decisions to use military force must be made by the military chain of command or, in the case of CIA strikes, by civilian officials authorized to conduct covert operations under presidential findings or other specific legal mandates.


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Internal Audit
The following Neverest Internal Audit courses are offered in-house at your office or a designated off-site location at dates convenient for your team. Click below for course descriptions:
In an ever-changing world, maintaining the status quo is just not good enough. One must be creative and find new and innovative ways of doing things. Professional accountants are no exception. While not known for their creative prowess or imaginative thinking, many are starting to apply techniques that help them to think creatively.
This course is based on the principle that creativity can be learned and improved. It focuses on steps that professional accountants at all levels can take to improve their ability to find optimal solutions for the challenges they face. It starts with outlining approaches for correctly identifying and defining the challenge or opportunity at hand. It introduces techniques for stimulating "out-of-the-box" thinking and for identifying possible actions. It sets out a framework for selecting the best course of action and for developing an implementation plan for success.
Managing an audit engagement successfully is a challenge. It depends in large measure on how well the person managing the audit understands and applies project management techniques. When the right techniques are properly applied, they help achieve an audit that is effective and efficient and truly adds value. Besides strengthening the organization, such results enhance the internal audit function's stature in the mind of management and other stakeholders.
This course explains project management techniques and shows how they apply to managing an audit. It sets out techniques for defining an audit's objectives and scope. It addresses how to plan an audit. It examines key aspects of executing an audit, including the supervising of audit staff, the documenting of audit work, the recording of audit findings, and the drafting of audit reports. Finally, it outlines steps for concluding – and learning from – an audit.
Every organization is faced by risk. Risk can harm the organization; and also provide opportunities from which the organization could benefit. The challenge for internal auditors is to provide an objective and independent opinion as to whether a suitable system of internal control is in place to mitigate the risks appropriately within the organization's overall risk environment.
This workshop explores risk. It presents approaches for identifying individual risks. It explains risk and control matrices and demonstrates how to appropriately document inherent and residual risk assessments. In conjunction with risk, this workshop also explores internal control. It explores different types of controls. It discusses the limitation of controls as regards the mitigation of risks. It explains the COSO Internal Control Framework and demonstrates how the Framework can assist in identifying controls to mitigate risks appropriately in computerized and non-computerized environments. As it relates to risk and control, revisit approaches to process mapping and obtain tips for improved effectiveness and efficiency.
The key role of an internal audit function is to add value by improving the overall operations of the organization it audits. To fulfill this role, the function must continually strive for excellence in all that it does. These facts are reflected in the Professional Practices Framework of the Institute of Internal Auditors. The Framework requires that internal audit functions have in place quality assurance programs that provide for both internal and external assessments of the functions.
This seminar outlines the required elements of a Quality Assurance and Improvement Program and offers guidance for developing and maintaining such a program. It examines techniques for designing and carrying out on-going and periodic internal reviews. It explains different approaches by which internal audit functions can meet the requirement that they undergo periodic external assessments. It presents tips to help internal audit functions show that they are in full compliance with the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
To be truly effective in their roles, internal auditors, as change agents, must be effective communicators. A key aspect to this is the auditor's ability to write in a style that is easy to read, clear and fosters acceptance and appreciation for their audit reports.
This session revisits the importance of effective writing and provides participants the opportunity to analyze and critique writing samples. It reviews key principles that apply to all writing, including audit reports, memos and emails It introduces a structure for writing risk statements to ensure they are comprehensive and complete. It highlights techniques the auditor uses to uncover potential audit issues, and gives participants the opportunity to practice writing effective audit findings.
Auditors who understand and follow good interviewing techniques typically obtain more information and better information … more quickly. Translate these skills into obtaining stronger audit evidence and a more effective and more efficient audit.
This course explores the role of interviewing as an essential audit tool for gathering information, especially audit evidence, as part of planning an audit, performing fieldwork, and reporting an audit's results. It revisits the basic principles of successful interviewing while demonstrating techniques for improved performance. It provides techniques for interviews carried out in-person or remotely by video-conference or other means. It offers tips for dealing successfully with potentially difficult situations and interviewees that auditors occasionally encounter.
Sampling is part of most audits. Sampling results may significantly affect the conclusions and opinions arising from those audits. Accordingly, it is imperative that auditors know the theoretical basis and the practical limitations of sampling. They must be able to apply appropriate sampling methods correctly in diverse situations. And they must be able to draw sound and defensible conclusions from the results of their sampling.
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Natural Home Remedies for Asthma
Asthma is a disease affecting the airways that carry air to and from your lungs.asthmatic's airways are swollen or inflamed.
This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increases your susceptibility to an allergic reaction.As inflammation causes the airways to become narrower,less air can pass through them,both to and from the lungs.
Symptoms of Asthma :
its symptoms are given below
–A chronic dry cough that becomes worse at night
– Disturbing sleep
–Shortness of breath.
Causes of Asthma :
An irritating night cough is often the first sign of asthma, especially in children,but it can develop at any age.
1.Allergies Almost all asthma sufferers have allergies. In fact,over 25% of people who have hay fever (allergic rhinitis) also develop asthma. Common sources of indoor allergens includes animal proteins dus mites,cockroaches,and fungi.
2.Tobacco Smoke Tobacco Smoke has been linked to a higher risk of asthma as well as a higher risk of death due to asthma,wheezing,and respiratory infections.
3.Environment Factors Environment factors associated with asthma include nitrogen oxide from gas stoves.In fact,people who cook with gas are more likely to have symptoms such as wheezing,breathlessness,asthma attacks,and hay fever.Pollution,sulphur dioxide,nitrogen oxide,ozone,cold temperatures,and high humidity have all been shown to trigger asthma in some individuals.
5.Genes Genes linked to asthma also play roles in managing the immune system and inflammation.
6.Airway Hyper-Reactivity Hyper-Reactivity is another risk factor for asthma,but allergens or cold air may trigger hyper-reactive airways to become inflamed
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The digital economy is driving a new age of bandwidth demand. Capacity Asia is the only regional annual meeting to bring together the carrier community with key business strategists from cloud and content service providers and data centres. The market is evolving, and so is Capacity Asia. Hong Kong, Asia Pacific's booming telecoms hub, will unite 850+ regional wholesale, content and cloud experts looking to conduct bilateral meetings, renew trading agreements and build new business relationships.
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With an expected 850+ attendees from 300+ companies, Capacity Asia will allow cloud, content provider and data centres to meet with existing and potential network partners to discuss their Asia-Pacific and global connectivity needs, discover new network technologies and services which can optimise content delivery and communicate operating requirements to internationally recognised carriers, and discuss essential requirements such as reliability, QoS and network stability
To apply for your complimentary place, click here
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Gaming can be an expensive hobby these days, but MenStuff is here to help you find some digital adventures that aren't too hefty on your wallet.
Check out 5 great games you can buy for under R200:
Bioshock Infinite (Xbox 360 / PS3)
Bioshock Infinite is the third (and arguably best) instalment in the Bioshock franchise, creating an awesome blend of gunplay, RPG elements, and breathtaking storytelling. The game turns the underwater world of Bioshock on its head and throws players into a city in the skies, literally. BioShock Infinite received critical acclaim upon release, with reviewers particularly praising the story, setting and visual art design.
Bioshock Infinite is available from Raru for R176 on Xbox 360 and R201 on PS3.
Murdered: Soul Suspect (PS4 / Xbox 360 / PS3)
Murdered: Soul Suspect takes the 'who's killed me and why?' set-up of the B-movie classic DOA one step further, by making its hero, Ronan O'Connor, a ghost out to track down his killer, with the killer in question of the serial variety. Thrown out of a window and then shot for good measure, Ronan's left in a kind of ghostly limbo, able to wander through walls and furniture or temporarily possess the living, read their minds and sometimes influence (though not control) their behaviour. It's an interesting game that has some unique gameplay ideas for those looking for something different.
Murdered: Soul Suspect is available from Raru for R126 on PS4, R76 on Xbox 360, and R76 on PS3.
Singularity (Xbox 360)
Singularity is definitely one of the most interesting and entertaining shooters of 2010. It may initially appear familiar to those who've played Bioshock and Half-Life, but Singularity creates a unique personality for itself with a phenomenal story, intriguing level design and time-manipulating mechanics.
Singularity is available from Raru for R76.
The Evil Within (Xbox 360)
Arguably the scariest looking game available, The Evil Within features Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami as the game's director, with a story that follows veteran police detective Sebastian Castellanos as he investigates the scene of a gruesome mass murder. Of course, things aren't as they seem, and he soon finds himself in a deranged world where hideous creatures wander among the dead.
The game plays out as a familiar third-person shooter in which scavenging for supplies and learning when to fight or run are key factors in surviving, much like Resident Evil, but for a new generation.
The Evil Within is available on Takealot for R199.
Crimes and Punishments: Sherlock Holmes (PC)
Crimes and Punishments takes place over the course of six perplexing, well-written cases that give Holmes ample opportunities to do what Holmes does best: Snoop around crime scenes for clues, interrogate suspects, and talk down to just about everyone he meets.
Crimes and Punishment: Sherlock Holmes is available on Takealot for R171.
The Darkness II (PS3)
Inspired by the comic book series, The Darkness II is a first-person shooter that thrusts you into the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient chaotic force known as The Darkness. It's a bloody, fast-paced, and downright brutal shooter that lets you unleash some pretty horrific powers. It's not the longest game in the world, but for the current price, it's easily worth the investment.
The Darkness II is available on Raru for R126.
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What is the biggest lesson from the Great Depression? In my view, it is that monetary policy and the financial sector play a crucial role in economic development. Let me put it more precisely: good monetary policy is unlikely to accelerate the speed of economic growth – after all we have more income year after year because mankind comes up with new ideas, with new products, with more efficient ways of producing output. However, bad monetary policy can easily derail economic development. It is true for rich and poor countries alike.
Why are financial markets and the banking sector so important? Banks fulfill a very important role in the economy by matching borrowers and lenders. When we deposit $100 in a bank, the bank keeps, at most, two to three dollars in its vaults (in fact the money is often in the central bank), the remaining $98 or so is lent to a borrower.
Most businesses require loans for their normal operations. When the banking sector does not work properly, businesses cannot get loans and they have to curtail their production and lay off workers. As they curtail production, they demand fewer products from their suppliers and therefore their suppliers have to reduce their output and fire workers. If manufacturers cannot sell their goods because the firm downstream does not need as many products as before, they cannot generate enough revenue to repay their earlier loans. Businesses go bankrupt and banks experience further problems as their balance sheet deteriorates due to non-performing loans. At this point, banks want to lend even less because of the uncertainty generated from bankruptcies. As they lend less, the vicious circle continues – with producers cutting production and firing workers. On the top of this, depositors start worrying about their deposits because the non-performing loans have made some banks go belly up – your bank has lent out your money to borrowers who cannot return it. Depositors start withdrawing their cash and banks have even fewer possibilities for lending as they have to hoard cash in case there is a run on the bank. If the financial sector does not work, the real economy can go into a deadly spiral and shrink by 30 per cent as during the Great Depression.
And one thought like Ilian that this would be obvious to all the policy makers. However all the lessons from the Great Depression seem to have been lost within three-quarters of a century. It seems, to paraphrase Marc Bard, that politics [especially of the petty and partisan variety] eats policy for lunch seven days a week.
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I can walk up and down these Parisian streets a million times and never get tired of them. I love that they're so cosy and not so "big city like", if you know what I mean. As soon as I feel that I need a little dose of "Parisian joy" I pick up my camera and wander these Parisian streets. I always find new areas streets I've never walked along, little shops and cute boulangeries and flower shops!


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Listed below are the institutions with graduate programs that submitted Quality Enhancement Plans (QEP) reviewed by the Commission for reaffirmation in December 2012. Undergraduate institutions that are reaffirmed are indicated as such. The list includes the title of the QEP and the link to the summary as provided by the institution. The summaries are provided as information only; the list does not reflect the quality of the QEP as reviewed by the Commission. For additional information about each of the institutions, please access the Membership Directory: http://www.sacscoc.org/membershipInfo.asp.
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The American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Austin Graduate School of Theology, Austin, Texas
Christendom College, Front Royal, Virginia
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida
Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky
Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas
Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina
Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, Florida
Milligan College, Milligan College, Tennessee
Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi
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Montreat College, Montreat, North Carolina
Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, North Carolina (undergraduate institution)
Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
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Another classic Formula One race car has been announced for F1 2017, this time the winner of the 2006 F1 Driver's and Constructor's championship: the 2006 Renault R26!
11 years ago, the 2006 F1 Championship was one for the ages. Legendary driver Michael Schumacher had announced that this was to be his "final season", and he intended to go out with an 8th championship win. After a hard fought battle which came down to the final race, Spanish driver Fernando Alonso took home the championship in the Renault R26, putting a thorn in Schumacher's "final season" (well… until Schumacher returned 4 years later).
The Renault R26 won 8 out of the 18 races run in the 2006 Formula One season, winning more than any other car. The car is powered by a V8 engine, mated to a 7-speed flappy paddle gearbox. The car also featured a controversial piece of engineering, called the "Tuned Mass Damper". Using technology similar to what buildings use to dampen the forces from an earthquake, the Tuned Mass Damper was used to keep the front of the car stable over bumps and curbs. This led to an aerodynamic advantage, and was later deemed illegal by F1 stewards at the halfway point in the season. It's not known if the version of the R26 in F1 2017 will be the Tuned Mass Damper version or not, but we will find out for ourselves when F1 2017 is released next month (August 25th 2017).
The 2006 Renault R26 will join the already announced roster of the 1992 Williams FW14B, 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, 1996 Williams FW18, 2002 Ferrari F2002, 2004 Ferrari F2004, 2007 Ferrari F2007, 2010 Red Bull Racing RB6, and the 1988 McLaren MP4/4, which is pre-order DLC.
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Organ meats are the new quinoa of dog nutrition—the trendy, must-have ingredient of the moment. Everybody's buzzing about them, and how important they are to a dog's diet. And while it's undisputed that they contain wealth of vitamins and minerals, it's important to define and dissect this hot term when deciding what to feed your pup. We consulted Dr. Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN to help us get to the heart of the matter (pun totally intended.)
All organ meat is not created equal.
Most organ meats are safe for dogs to consume and rich in a long list of nutrients including vitamin A, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, folic acid and especially vitamin B12), minerals such as iron, phosphorus, copper, magnesium and more. But as they become more popular, Dr. Bartges says that some food manufacturers are using "organ meat" as an umbrella term that can include everything from nutritionally rich parts of the animal like liver and heart to less nutritionally dense visceral and skeletal organ meats like intestines and neck meat.
Get to know your A-list organs.
The most nutritional bang for the buck comes from a few prime parts: liver is high in soluble vitamin A, glycogen, potassium, copper, B vitamins, and vitamins D, K and E (plus, dogs love the taste!) Heart contains a concentrated source of the super-nutrient CoQ10, as well as taurine, an essential amino acid. Also on the A-list are kidneys, which are high in vitamins A and B as well as iron, and spleen, which boasts vitamins D, K, A and E, iron and zinc.
Other organ meats such as lungs, pancreas and stomach still have some benefits but are less nutritionally dense. And then there are the D-listers out there—intestine, neck, thyroid, brain—that are often lumped together with by-products like beaks, feathers, feet, hooves, and hair in mass production (hashtag gag reflex.)
Look for clear labeling.
Terms like "made with organ meat" are vague at best and misleading at worst. You want the names of those prime organ meats listed individually. Also keep in mind that the high-heat processing of dry kibble tends to rob organ meats of much, if not all of their nutritional value, so opt for fresh foods rather than dry kibble to get the most out of them. And look for terms like "human-grade" to indicate quality standards in both product and cooking technique.
Cook it with love.
Preparing organ meats for your dog as an occasional treat is easy once you procure the right ingredients. The liver, heart and kidneys of chicken, lamb and beef are all common in butcher shops. They can often can be purchased inexpensively and prepared simply by boiling in water or low-sodium broth for about five minutes. If you happen to be roasting a whole chicken or turkey for yourself, you can prepare a tasty nutrient-rich treat for your dog at the same time. Just remember, says Dr. Bartges, "the bag may contain liver but may also contain the crop, which is a muscular organ and has less vitamins and minerals." You can use those "extras" in the bag to help flavor the broth, but toss them out before serving.
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Last Tuesday night we went back to one of our old favorite bars which canceled trivia for a few months but just recently reinstated it. And we won. It's a Thanksgiving miracle!
Clybar does not have the frills that some other trivia bars have. The menu isn't fancy like Witt's. There aren't prizes galore like at State. And its trivia host does not dress in drag like at Crew. Still, Clybar has what matters most: cheap food, great drink specials, and good trivia. All wraps are 1/2 price and come with a generous portion of fries or tots. Draft beers are just $3, including some pretty fancy beers like Gumballhead and Bud Lite. What a steal.
Trivia was great. The host was succinct and didn't appear to have ambitions to be a comedian, which regular readers know is a huge plus for us. Trivia was provided by Whaddyaknow Trivia which we have mixed feelings about (see here and here), but tonight we thought the questions and pacing were stellar. Plus, there was a lot of really fun and creative Thanksgiving related trivia. We only have one complaint. We were asked who won the Nobel Prize in economics this year and were told the answer was Paul Krugman. That's false. He won last year, Elinor Ostrom won this year. We wouldn't have gotten it right anyways (our answer would have been "some woman"), but we don't like it when (a) hosts don't do their homework and (b) women's accomplishments are marginalized.
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The dramatic part of Whaddyaknow Trivia comes at the end when you can wager up to 15 points on each of the 2 final questions. The catch is that if you get the question wrong, you lose those points. We always wager big. And we always lose. But tonight we resisted temptation and didn't wager much and ended up winning it all. First prize was a $30 gift card to Clybar– which covered most of our tab because the specials were so great.
Since Clybar has come under new management, thay've made some really cool renovations: new specials and huge new flat screen TVs. Parking is a breeze and the menu is cheap. Plus it's a Purdue bar, and one of our teammates claims the Big 10 is where it's at this year in basketball. That's debatable, but what's beyond debate is Clybar's trivia night. It's a lot of fun, and you should definitely check it out!
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At 16, Malala Yousafzai has done what many human rights campaigners can only dream of. She's cut through the jargon, the muddled rhetoric and unfortunate bureaucracy that can, sadly, so often be associated with a 'good cause', and managed to get people everywhere talking about one of the biggest issues facing young girls worldwide: their right to education.
Malala may not have won a Nobel Peace Prize this morning, but does it really matter? The OPCW, the body overseeing destruction of Syria's chemical weapons gained the coveted prize in Oslo on Friday, disappointing many who believed Malala was a firm favourite to win. But Malala doesn't need a prize to confirm her as a heroine. Malala is already an inspiration for millions of children who would relish the chance to go to school.
It is fitting that today, the same day as the Twittersphere and the world celebrates Malala's achievements despite her not winning the Peace Prize, is the United Nations' Day of the Girl. The second such day in its history, Day of the Girl is aimed at raising awareness of the very issues Malala has so bravely promoted. As Plan International, a charity aiming to get four million more girls in education around the world continues its work, Malala couldn't be more of a perfect poster child for it.
Now a Birmingham schoolgirl herself, like any other pupil, she will have worries about homework, about settling into the new term (can you imagine being one of her classmates?). But Malala has brought to life some of the cold, hard facts about the plight of developing countries' girls that the Western world has become hardened to, even ignores.
These include the denial of basic rights to girls, and the "invisibility" of girls in the global development agenda. Violence in schools, early marriage, pregnancy and housework continue to constitute significant barriers to girls' education around the world. Every year, 10 million girls are forced or coerced to marry. One in three girls in the developing world is married by the age of 18. Over 150 million girls are raped by the age of 18.
All over the world poverty and discrimination continue to have a detrimental effect on girls' attendance in school. Globally, one in five girls of lower secondary school age is out of school. But this is not just a 'women's issue'. An increase of only 1 per cent in girls secondary education would add 0.3 per cent to a country's GDP.
The fact Malala is now living among us, in the UK, is pertinent. We, the West, cannot ignore her cause anymore.
That it took a bullet to her head for many people to start listening is shaming. But equally, the way Malala has conducted herself since being shot is truly inspirational. She could have cowered away, hidden from the world - but she has come out stronger. And the way she has come out - leaving famous chat show hosts speechless and the like - is incredible.
What's next?
The big question is what happens now? Malala has got the world to focus on girls' rights to education. More and more ordinary people, with their own fears and concerns, are talking about an issue which is usually dismissed as something happening in 'far flung' countries. But now that Malala is among us in the UK, her presence will surely help and encourage more and more people to actually ACT. But how?
Malala's already said she wants to be the future prime minister of Pakistan, following in the footsteps of her role model late Benazir Bhutto. Through politics, she hopes she can change the entire country.
But let's hope the West also learns from her and puts her to 'good use'. She is a future world leader, no doubt. Her skills at getting a message across and inspiring change cannot be wasted. Big things are ahead.
So we mustn't be sad or disappointed that Malala didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the new voice of her generation and has a lifetime of achievements ahead of her.


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Over at Enworld.org, somebody has leaked a picture of the "Monsters by Challenge Rating" table from MTOF. All of the Yugoloths are in except Piscoloth and Baernaloth. The Oinoloth is in by only CR 12. Demons include Molydeus, Armanite, Wastrilith, Bulezau, Maurezhi, Dybuck, Alkilith, Retriever, Nabassu, and the Demon Lords reprinted from OOTA. Devils include Nupperibu, Amnizu, Narzugon, all five Abishai, Merrogon, Orthon, Hellfire Engine, Tititilus, Bael, Hutijin, Geyron, Moloch, and Zariel making her first appearance at a whooping CR 26 (!!!) Those are the highlights. Also the Eladrin are 4e style based on the seasons (Summer, Spring, Autumn, and Winter.) Other miscielanious critters like the Phoenix and the Steel Predator... The pic is on page 21 of the post listing known monsters in MTOF... I started the list but no need to finish now...
Partial contents of MTOF leaked - monsters by CR rating table
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Can't find the full post, but
Can't find the full post, but I did find someone noting that, since CR 12 is lower than the Arcanaloths and Ultroloths, the Oinoloth is probably not a unique creature and instead may be a new type of 'loth re-using the name.
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Go to Enworld.org, then go to
Go to Enworld.org, then go to Community, then the 5e section, and scroll down until you find Elderbrain's topic "List of monsters confirmed in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes". Click on that, then go to page 21. You can also go to my profile (Elderbrain), click on Activity and find the thread that way.


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Young House Love I knew it's exactly what I was looking for! All you do is take pictures of your guests with a blank piece of paper, then use an editing program (like Photoshop, or even Picnik would work) to add in their names. Then I'll print all of these pictures and put them in a little photo album for Manny so he can learn their faces & names.
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Young House Love I knew it's exactly what I was looking for! All you do is take pictures of your guests with a blank piece of paper, then use an editing program (like Photoshop, or even Picnik would work) to add in their names. Then I'll print all of these pictures and put them in a little photo album for Manny so he can learn their faces & names.
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Such an awesome party! Love the idea with the blank paper for names later.ReplyDelete
Omg, the idea of the blank paper pictures is genius! Love it. You did a fabulous job with the party!ReplyDelete
Hi, I'm a new follower... Your party looked amazing!! I have a 9 month old baby girl with a birthday approaching as well! (Whew!) And soooo much to plan for...so THANK YOU for all the great ideas and wonderful resources!ReplyDelete
UGH! So sickening for how good it all looks! I am oh so totally jealous! Now get to Texas to work on Harper's party! ha! Everything looked so fantastic! Seriously you need to do a cupcake tutorial so I will know how you did the wrappers and toppers. Or again, just come to Texas and do them for me :)ReplyDelete
so much fun! great pictures =)ReplyDelete
oh my gosh i am totally in LOVE with his party. You did a fantastic job planning it all out!!! soooo cute!ReplyDelete
I have loved all the pics!! Such a fun party!ReplyDelete
keep the pictures coming! i love looking at all of them! getting some ideas, wink wink! :)ReplyDelete
the blank paper idea is GENIUS!!!!
p.s. where did you get your dress? i assume it's a dress, ha! love it! of what i can see ;)
Manny is so lucky to have a fun and creative momma like you! Everything is wonderful! I love love love the mustaches!ReplyDelete
It looks like y'all had a blast!
Great idea with the photos of all the guests.ReplyDelete
These just keep getting better & better!!! You go girl!!! I'm hiring you for b-day #2 ;)ReplyDelete
So many good ideas to steal...so little time!ReplyDelete
Well, done, mama!
Love that idea!ReplyDelete
I think I'm creative...and then I see YOU, Sarah. :) I love every ounce of it!ReplyDelete
Have a blessed holiday weekend with your sweet men. XO!
Every single detail is ridiculously cute!!! Love the color scheme. Love the props. Love the happy faces! Every photo shows pure joy. What a wonderful display of love for mr. Manny!!!!ReplyDelete
P.s. The white paper edited !? Love it! Might have to steal this idea for ava's bash in august!
I love everything!! So cute & creative! Love it all!!!ReplyDelete
Love all the pictures. You are so talented and Manny is such a cutie!ReplyDelete
So cool!! I went overboard on Ty's 1st birthday too, but then packed up all the stuff and sold it on Craigslist and made most of my money back on the decor stuff!ReplyDelete
They only turn one, once!! :)
what a great idea -- taking photos and then filling the names in via photoshop! And happy birthday Manny!!! :)ReplyDelete
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There's no question the concept of 'year-round' footy in Florida has its peaks and valleys.
For 2016 USAFL Division IV Grand Finalists and Major League Footy 2016-'17 Winter Premiers, the sultry Florida summer may be the valley.
With the club having played essentially a weekly schedule of twice-a-week trainings and weekly matches from February 2016 onward, last season's high flying squad has had its share of ups and downs on the scoreboard this summer.
Currently standing 0-3 in USAFL play (all on the road) and 2-4 in Major League Footy summer matches, St. Petersburg is looking for a spark that puts the club on the same path as their AFL namesake in turning their season around.
After their most recent Grand Final appearance, the Sydney Swans came out to an 0-6 shock start, before coming into form. Sydney, on an 8-1 run, is now in the top eight, and a reasonable threat to become the first-ever club to make finals after six losses to begin the season.
Back in St. Pete, the Bloods will be looking for a similar turn around to begin this Thursday, after a disappointing 36-point loss to the USAFL's Ft. Lauderdale side on 8 July.
The St. Ptersburg Swans return to training Thursday evening at 6 PM on the club's regular training ground on the Common at Crescent Lake Park.


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'Homeland' Bears Startling Resemblance to 'Always Sunny' Scene (Video)
Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) may have finally found her match.
Astute YouTube user SGeorge244 noticed that the Homeland character's season-one rantings about terrorist Abu Nazir (which have since been validated) bear a startling resemblance to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day).
PHOTOS: 'Homeland': Portraits of the Emmy-Winning Cast and Creators
The mash-up between Carrie's rambling and famous wall of theories and 2008 Sunny episode "Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack" shows that Day had a pretty expert Carrie impression three years before Homeland even premiered.
Watch the sharply edited clip below, so long as you're not offended by the slew of NSFW language:
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A personal journey through the wonderful world of comic books. All images used are for review purposes only and remain copyright the original owners and will be taken down if requested.
Thursday, 4 May 2017
(Yet Another) Youngblood #1 (Image)
Youngblood #1 (Image)
Chad Bowers (w) Jim Towe (a)
Here we go again. Yet another Youngblood series from Rob Liefeld. I've lost count of the number of relaunches reboots, remakes and updated redrawn and rescripts. None of them have ever finished, mots didn't make it past one or two issues before they disappeared off the publishing schedule.
Like most fans I get annoyed then resigned to the fact, swear I'll never buy another Liefeld comic and as soon as one is solicited off I send my order half expecting it to never arrive. This month the third issue of the series has been solicited. There's even a redraft of the first issue of Brigade which may or may not get published , but it's on my pull list.
Love him. Hate him. Liefeld never seems to give up and neither do we. I don't know why.
As for the story? There is one. Will it finish? Doubt it. Will I get annoyed again. Probably. Will I order yet another #1. Oh yeah, and I'll kick myself every time.
Oh and there's a back up story in this issue by Liefeld himself.
Enjoy while it lasts.
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The first book in the Charlie Dryden Series.
Charlie Dryden loved playing cricket with his brother Keith and best friend Alan.
The second book in the Charlie Dryden Series.
Charlie Dryden decides it's best to get out from under his Mam's feet at home otherwise he might get jobs to do.
Little did he know that while investigating the outside of the very large West Park Manor, that he would find a note asking for his help. Nor does he realise how important that note turns out to be.
The third book in the Char;lie Dryden series.
The third book in the Charlie Dryden Series.
Charlie, Keith and Alan are playing football in the quarry and Charlie trips and falls trying to score a goal. He finds a bone, then a tooth and then the adventure really begins
Little did they know that a simple game of cricket in the park could lead to so much adventure.
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NPB: Game Summaries for April 14, 2009
by Gen on Apr.14, 2009 @ 1:06 pm, under Game Summaries, NPB
Yakult Swallows - Yomiuri Giants
Postponed due to rain
Jingu Stadium
Hanshin Tigers - Chunichi Dragons
Postponed due to rain
Yokohama Bay Stars 4 - Hiroshima Carp 1
Hayato Terahara followed up an extremely awful start (5 runs in 4 innings against the Giants on the 7th) with a solid 7 inning effort (4 H, 9 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER). Yuya Ishii picked up his 2nd save of the season. Kan Ohtake (6 IP, 5 H, 3 K, 3 BB), the Carp starter, gave up 4 unearned runs in the 6th and took the loss.
The Carp didn't really put up much of an offensive fight until the 8th, when they managed to score their lone run of the game on back-to-back hits to start the inning: a triple by Soichiro Amaya and a pinch-hit RBI single by Go Kida. The Bay Stars scored all four of their runs in the 6th when the line-up went 3-for-4 with 2 walks, 1 SH, and 1 SF; the lead-off batter also reached base on a botched fielding play.
Mazda Stadium
Attendance: 13,436
Time: 3h 12m
Orix Buffaloes 8 - Nippon Ham Fighters 7
Chihiro Kaneko started for the Buffaloes and went 7 innings while giving up 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks and struck out 5. Daisuke Kato faced 4 batters for his 4th save of the season. Kazuhito Tadano lasted 4 innings and gave up 5 earned runs (7 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 1 HBP) for the loss.
Tuffy Rhodes had a big game for the Buffaloes going 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs; 3 other Buffaloes also collected 2 hits; and both Tomotaka Sakaguchi and Mitsutaka Goto scored 2 runs a piece. Astunori Inaba (2-for-4 with 2 RBI) and Makoto Kaneko (2-for-3 with double and a run scored) were the only players in the Fighters' line-up with more than a hit.
Tadano balked in his second straight start. Kaneko has now hit a double in 6 consecutive games, tying him for the NPB record. Shoto Ohno picked up his first hit in the pros in the 9th inning off Ryan Vogelsong.
Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 17,548
Time: 3h 25m
Rakuten Eagles 2 - Chiba Lotte Marines 1
Masahiro Tanaka pitched himself another gem of a complete game: 9 IP, 3 H, 10 K, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER. Shunsuke Watanabe, making his first start of the season, also had a decent game, but still found himself on the losing end: 7 IP, 8 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 R, 2 ER.
Yosuke Takasu (1-for-5, double, 1 RBI) and Daisuke Kusano (2-for-4, double, 1 RBI) drove in both runs for the Eagles. The one run the Marines managed to score came in the 8th when Tanaka started the inning with 2 straight walks and Kazuya Fukuura singled him home. And as luck would have it, the inning also ended on that play as the trailing runner (the runner that was on first) was thrown out trying to score.
Tadahito Iguchi's hitting streak ended at 8. Tanaka now has a win versus every team in the Pacific League.
Chiba Marine Stadium
Attendance: 9,247
Time: 3h 7m
Seibu Lions 5 - Softbank Hawks 3
Takayuki Kishi won his second straight game by tossing 8 innings of 6-hit, 3-run ball (8 K, 1 HBP, 3 ER). Alex Graman picked up his 3rd save of the season. Kameron Loe had a somewhat shaky outing, but also wasn't helped out by the defense: 7 IP, 5 H, 4K, 3 BB, 4 R, 2 ER.
Hiroshi Hirao (1-for-4 with 2 RBI), G.G. Sato (1-for-4, 1 RBI) and Hiroyuki Nakajima (1-for-2, 1 run, 1 RBI) were the drivers of the offense for the Lions. Nobuhiko Matsunaka (1-for-4) hit a solo homer for the Hawks in the 5th; Yuya Hasegawa went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored; and Hiroaki Takaya (1-for-3) drove in the other 2 runs with a single in the 5th.
Yuichi Honda (SOF) struck out in all four trips to the plate (once looking, three times swinging).
Kumamoto Stadium
Attendance: 14,451
Time: 2h 56m


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 4/4/2009 12:20 (Entered as : 04/04/2009 12:20)
Reported: 4/4/2009 10:08:01 AM 10:08
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Marietta, GA
Shape: Sphere
Duration:five minuets
|Saturday April 04/2009 around 12:30 pm - Atlanta Georgia. Weather clear, sunny, and blue sky's.
While working in the yard (north side) I was watching two commercial jets as they were flying over the Atlanta / Marietta area, at a (high altitude w/ com trails) clearly not local Hartsfield traffic.
I noticed a shiny round / spherical object at a higher altitude then the two intersecting commercial jets. The object did not appear to be moving a first but after observing it for a moment or two I realized it was tracking very slowly from north to south/west.
After a few minutes I went for the binoculars and was only able to view it for a moment before losing track of it. I could not tell any details other then realized it was larger and still metallic looking.


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How do you protect your profits when research emerges that what you make or how make your items causes or leads to death and destruction? You lie. Or more accurately you pay or finance others to lie for you.
That's what the tobacco companies did for decades, leading to countless painful deaths and needless suffering not just from lung cancer and emphysema but from fires started by matches and lit smoking materials by promoting a substance that former U.S. Surgeon-General Dr. C. Everett Koop told me in a newspaper interview in 1988 is "more addictive than heroin."
And according to James Hoggan, author of "Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming" (available on Amazon) that's what major industries i.e. the fossil-fuel energy outfits are doing in fighting climate change action. And if his book is to be believed it casts doubt on the validity of the arguments and the basis of them that such man-made destruction is not underway.
Hoggan should know. He is a master of the 'dark arts' i.e. a PR executive (when journalists go to work in PR they are said to have gone 'to the dark side': one ex-scribe told me she handed out Darth Vader dollars when she took a government communications job). He knows how to manipulate the opinions of the public, the media, and public officials. His book reveals the tricks such as by setting up, reports CTV.ca "groups with legitimate-sounding names that are actually funded by industries that would suffer economically by climate change legislation or other efforts to curb global warming. "
"What I would call them is Astroturf groups," Hoggan told Canada AM. "Basically fake grassroots groups of unqualified scientists saying that climate science is questionable."
Hoggan cited in a story carried last week by Canwest News Service a recent letter-writing campaign, supposedly from various seniors and community organizations protesting the potential increase in energy costs from new U.S. climate-change legislation but which in reality was funded by a coal industry association and managed by Bonner and Associates. A Congressional panel has launched an investigation after discovering the letters were not authentic.
"It's not even so much about climate change for me," said Hoggan, who chairs the David Suzuki Foundation and is co-founder of the desmogblog.com climate-change website. "It's more about the deception and the PR. It was just taken too far."
Hoggan himself in his chat with CTV.ca compared the corporate effort to resist climate change action to that of the tobacco industry to resist measures to limit smoking, which used the same instruments.
"An example of this, Hoggan says, is the Advancement of Sound Science Center, formerly the Advancement of Sound Science Coalition. It was founded in the early 1990s by a public relations firm and funded by tobacco company Philip Morris.
"The TASSC's job was to discredit research that proved a link between exposure to tobacco smoke and health problems such as cancer and lung disease.
According to Hoggan, such groups hire scientists who aren't devoted to the issue at hand -- "white coats for hire," as he calls them -- and charge them with sowing the seeds of doubt about the legitimate scientists' findings.
"The thing that these groups have in common is that they don't have qualified climate scientists doing climate science and they have a tendency to hide their source of funding," Hoggan says. "So my view is, and what we try to argue in this book, is that we should strip these groups of their right to hide their funding, and so people would know who these groups actually represent."
Hoggan says it's obvious the industry groups have successfully spread their message because media reports legitimize their claims, and because climate change legislation is stalled in both the U.S. and Canada.
"This is serious. If you look at climate mitigation policy in Canada, we don't have one. Essentially Canadian policy would result in an increase in greenhouse gas emissions," Hoggan said.
"So these groups have been highly effective at creating public doubt and taking the pressure off politicians to actually really do something about climate change."
However, he told Canwest that he believes the groups trying to confuse the public will wind up paying the price.
"I've been in this business a long time, and I think, ultimately, you get the reputation you deserve," said Hoggan. "Eventually, somebody is going to stumble across the truth and so you better have dealt with it yourself rather than having somebody force you into doing it."


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APG bears the responsibility for sustainably safeguarding Austria's electricity supply – now and in the future. Part of this responsibility lies in ensuring that everything possible is undertaken to adapt the transmission grid to the growing demands made by the economy and society. The greatest challenge of the coming year is to bring renewable energies closer to the grid and Austria and therewith to its climate goals.
Only a strong transmission grid makes it possible to sustainably integrate energy from wind, water and sunshine in Austria's energy supply system. It is our responsibility to create the foundations for an optimal utilisation of renewable energies..
The APG grid lies in the heart of Europe. Our responsibility thus extends beyond Austria's frontiers. We work closely together with the partner grid operators of our European neighbours. Together, we are making a secure, powerful and barrier-free electricity supply available.
The European supply grid forms the foundation for the deregulated electricity market, guaranteeing every consumer access to electricity at prices in line with the market.
We bear responsibility for the people in our country. Through our work we are ensuring that the economy and society are supplied with uninterrupted vital electricity at all times. In the process, demands on the transmission grid are constantly growing. Wind and solar power are being produced in large quantities in the production centres in Southern and Northern Europe.
This must be transported to the consumer by a powerful transmission grid. Austria thereby has a special importance on account of its central location in the heart of Europe. We must continuously reinforce Austria's grid if we are to make it fit for the future. We plan and implement our projects in dialogue with the population and in taking responsibility for mankind and nature.
Our paramount goal is the security of electricity supply for all Austrians. .


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NEW YORK, June 4, 2008—This summer, Parsons The New School of Design is partnering with I.D. magazine to present an exhibition of the I.D. Annual Design Review. On view July 9–September 28, 2008, the Review offers a rare and timely look at the state of contemporary design. More than 130 works representing the finest examples produced in a wide range of design categories will be on view at Parsons' new exhibitions center, the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center by Lyn Rice Architects, which itself has won accolades for its cutting-edge design.
"The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center was conceived to be a place where our students, faculty and the general public can engage in a discourse about art and design," said Parsons Dean Tim Marshall, who also served as a juror in the competition. "What better exhibition to feature in our first year of programming than the I.D. Annual Design Review, which for over 50 years has brought attention to the highest levels of design innovation from the mundane to the exotic."
For the competition and related exhibition, I.D. has selected the finest examples of work produced in eight wide-ranging design categories, with the help of prominent experts in the field. Every year, the review grows more competitive, drawing more than 2,000 entries from every part of the world. The resulting designs will also be featured in the July/August issue of I.D. magazine.
"In addition to recognizing design excellence, a major goal of the review is to bring public awareness to designers who are breaking new ground on a number of fronts," said Julie Lasky, editor-in-chief of I.D. "We are excited to be expanding the reach of the Review through this summer exhibition at the Johnson Design Center, and look forward to connecting with a new generation of designers at Parsons."
"I think the public will be surprised and delighted by some of the projects that will be on view in the exhibition," said Christopher Mount, Parsons director of exhibitions and public programs, who also served as a juror in the competition. "It was particularly exciting to see the wide range of designers, from the well-known to the as of yet undiscovered, whose work is celebrated through the Review."
Among the works on view is the new New York City Condom Dispenser by the noted industrial designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject, who is also known for his design of the "One Laptop per Child." Another is the Datum Line, an innovative conceptual project that would visibly communicate the impact of the melting polar ice sheets on the world's sea levels. The creators, Greg Matson and Phil Arias from JWT New York, propose turning off every light of every building on the northern midtown Park Avenue corridor except those on the 8th floor (approximately 80 feet above) for one night, demarcating the new sea level. Bikedispenser, from the Dutch company Springtime, is a fully automated bicycle rental station that has been called "like PEZ but good for you." The Mute Chair, by experimental designers Maaike Evers and Mike Simonian for Council, is "designed to inspire serenity and calm." Simpledoubledeux, designed by Drexler Guinand Jauslin Architects of Zurich, is a bed frame made of two interlocking wood elements that can come apart to create two single beds, or fits together to create one single or double bed.
The exhibition will feature a majority of these projects in real form, with others represented creatively by the exhibition designers Paul Carlos and Urshula Barbour of Pure+Applied, who also teach at Parsons. A panel discussion featuring several of the designers featured in the exhibition will take place in September; for more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/johnsondesigncenter.
For a full list of projects, please CLICK HERE.
Published since 1954, I.D. Magazine is America's leading critical magazine covering the art, business, and culture of design. Winner of five National Magazine Awards, the publication appears seven times a year. Issues include the Annual Design Review (America's oldest and most prestigious juried design-recognition program) as well as the I.D. 40 and Design + Business issues. For more information, visit www.id-mag.com.
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive institutions of art and design in the world. Located in New York City, Parsons prepares students to creatively and critically address the complex conditions of contemporary global society. Combining rigorous craft with cutting-edge theory and research methods, Parsons encourages collaborative and individual approaches that cut across a wide array of disciplines. For more information, please visit www.parsons.newschool.edu.
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Imaginary Journalism: ABDPBT interviews Sarah Palin on Her List of Proposed Banned Books That Is Circulating the Internet Despite The Fact That It is Probably Bogus. Because What If It Weren't? Wouldn't This Be Funny?
My mother forwarded me an email yesterday from a group soliciting responses to be posted on a blog called Women Against Sarah Palin. Though I think Sarah Palin is an ignorant bigot fucktard, I must admit that I am hesitant to join a group that calls itself such a reactionary name–what are we against, exactly? Her right to live? The fact that she exists? The ideology for which she stands? Do we aim to get her to change her name? Her politics? Her choice of weaponry? Too many questions.
Tacked onto this email was a list of books that Palin supposedly tried to have banned in Alaska. I have since discovered that this list is bogus, but in the interest of comedy and in direct contradiction to the ideals of responsible journalism, I will now pretend that 1) it is true, 2) I have access to Sarah Palin, and 3) she agreed to be interviewed by me about these books.
Why? Because OH MY CHRISTLORD what a boondoggle! I cannot think of better blog fodder for a commie pinko ex-English Lit academic to sink her teeth into. [rubs hands together]
So, now, in the honor of the first Republican Woman VP Candidate (to be pronounced in the manner of an elder statesman benevolently allowing that there exist "woman candidates," just as there are "woman doctors," and "woman lawyers," but not, as of yet, any "woman indian chiefs," at least not as far as I know), I now present you with a my interview of Sarah Palin regarding her choice of proposed banned books in Alaska. To review, for any independent counsel that might be reading, this is an interview that definitely did not take place.
ABDPBT: Well, I have to say it's rather sporting of you to join me today, Governor Palin, given that I called you an ignorant bigot fucktard recently. Can I offer you something to drink?
PALIN: Do you have any Captain Morgan? I've heard it's pretty good.
ABDPBT: I guess you don't know I'm a recovering alcoholic, Gov. Palin.
PALIN: Oh, my gosh dern, dear. That LA Lifestyle is really not very healthy, you know. I guess you must be one of its many victims, like my daughter, who sees it on TV.
ABDPBT: You do realize that when you say things like that, you are alienating like, say over ten times as many people who live in your entire state. Right?
PALIN: Los Angeles is not the world!
ABDPBT: No, but there are almost ten million of us who live here. That's just the city. The county has like twice that, and Alaska has a total of just over 600,000 people. And it's as big as half of the US. You might want to think about expanding your demographic. I don't think moose can vote.
PALIN: Mmm, mmmm, moose.
ABDPBT: OK, moving on, let's get to this list of books, because I'm pretty sure I don't know enough about you to come up with enough political responses that my audience will actually buy as coming from you. I might have more to go on with books.
PALIN: [Adjusting lipstick and pig nose.] Sexist!
ABDPBT: Me?
PALIN: Yes, I read that "lipstick on a pig" comment. You are only saying that because I'm a woman.
ABDPBT: But you are literally wearing a pig nose attached to your face with elastic. What am I supposed to say?
PALIN: Sexist!
ADBDPBT: OK, like I said, let's get to the books. I notice some oldies but goodies here, alongside a few headscratchers. Have you read all of these books, Gov. Palin?
PALIN: I have read everything I need to know.
ABDPBT: Really, because just glancing over this list, there are several I haven't read. And I feel like I have a decent working knowledge of the canon.
PALIN: I thought we weren't going to discuss the war. They're using cannons now? Dear lordamercy, these heathens really are straight from three thousand years ago.
ABDPBT: Sigh. Talk to me about Judy Blume's Blubber. I read this as a child. I cannot imagine what you would have against it–
PALIN: It deals with childhood obesity and we are working to rectify that problem.
ABDPBT: Actually, it is a book about difference, and the chief thrust of the book's argument is about how it is not okay to make fun of people for being different–whether that difference is in the form of race, gender, religion or–in this case–weight.
PALIN: Maybe if people made fun of fat people more, we wouldn't have so many of them.
ABDPBT: So, you are advocating that we teach our children to marginalize fat people, and Blubber works against that goal. And this is why you would ban the book?
PALIN: I never banned any books!
ABDPBT: Right, because it's illegal. We are talking about books you wanted to have banned. You might want to check on these kinds of things, in the event you get elected. Let's see, next, Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Hath not a Jew eyes, Gov. Palin? If you cut him, does he not bleed?
PALIN: Oh he'll bleed, alright, but he might also lay an egg. Or grow horns.
ABDPBT: And Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange? Is it the violence? I cannot imagine you have a problem with the brainwashing element . . . maybe it's the glorification of crime?
PALIN: It's the modernist furniture.
ABDPBT: But, it's a book. Not the movie.
PALIN: Listen, if I see one more orb pendant lamp or a Le Courbusier chair I'm going to scream.
ABDPBT: OK, it's hardly a work of great literature, but what's the problem with Cujo?
PALIN: It's anti-dog. Anti-dog=anti-wolf=anti-Alaska.
ABDPBT: And Christine is . . .
PALIN: Anti-car. Anti-car=anti-gas=anti-Alaska.
ABDPBT: I see. What about Catch-22? Anti-military? It's just a satire, you know.
PALIN: Yes, but I always thought Joseph Heller was a one trick pony.
ABDPBT: Touché. But why the Harry Potter series? I love that series! Why wouldn't you want your children to grow up with it?
PALIN: You mean other than the sinful sorcery?
ABDPBT: But it's make believe. Like Disney. You people love that shit. Just as long as the mouse goes to church it's OK, right?
PALIN: Yes, but Dumbledore is gay. Rowling admitted it.
ABDPBT: Ooooooh. What about How to Eat Fried Worms?
PALIN: Pro-gambling. Pro-gambling=pro-Indian=pro-Eskimo=anti-Alaska.
ABDPBT: Weren't the Eskimos there first? Aren't they part of Alaska?
PALIN: You know what I mean.
ABDPBT: Of course I do. I want you to spell it out.
PALIN: Too bad.
ABDPBT: OK, just one more title I'd like clarification on–Lord of the Flies?
PALIN: Oh, is that on there?
ABDPBT: Yes!
PALIN: Oh, that's a mistake.
ABDPBT: So, you agree that it's a good way to illustrate how fear-mongering can exploit the tendencies of people in groups to obey authority, even when that authority is malicious, and that fear artificially manufactured?
PALIN: I was thinking of it more as a handbook. For myself.
ABDPBT: Yes, maybe it will tell you what a Vice President does.
PALIN: Exactly.
Click here to see the whole list on a watchdog conservative site that is all up in arms about the whole thing. [snicker]