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This week in bowl parasitism. Bowl games are parasites on college football designed to bleed as much money from the system as they can get away with. Thanks to the interest levels provided by the teams—not the stadiums or locations—some of them do actually pump money into the system (although far less money than an NCAA controlled playoff would). The latest example of this:
The Fiesta Bowl has a deal with the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau that pays the bowl hundreds of thousands of tax dollars a year in return for requiring participating teams to stay in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley resorts.
The bowl says the agreement is strictly legal and good business for all parties involved.
But it may increase the cost for schools playing in the Fiesta Bowl and BCS Championship Game, because they are required to stay a certain number of nights at high-end hotels.
The bowl, according to records obtained by The Arizona Republic, received $491,340 from the Scottsdale CVB this past college-bowl season when the Connecticut, Oklahoma, Oregon and Auburn football programs stayed in Scottsdale-area resorts for the Fiesta Bowl and Bowl Championship Series title game, respectively.
Legal or not, that's a half-million dollars of overhead from the payment alone and however much more from the monopoly lock in the payment provides. We can ballpark how much this is from UConn's trip to the Fiesta last year:
UConn also has a hotel obligation — a total of 550 rooms at three different hotels ranging in price from $125-225 a night, not including tax, with blocks reserved for either three or seven nights.
Without the lock-in teams could put the band in six rooms at the Super Eight and save themselves a bucket of money. The Sugar does this as well. Their defense is "this is legal," which is true but beside the point.
If bowls are going to exist they should be worthwhile businesses without heaping unnecessary expenses on the participating teams. This is a relatively piddly expense relative to ticket guarantees that erase payouts and leave cash-strapped programs with a net deficit, but it just shows how much of a racket bowls are. Not that you needed to be told that when the Michigan-OSU game featured Rose Bowl reps when the combined chance of either team making it to Pasadena was zero percent.
Crose enough*! Andy Staples has an article about the Big 12's sudden, unsurprising opinion flip in re: an expanded playoff field. It promises change:
Monday, Big 12 athletic directors voted in a straw poll to get behind the idea of a plus-one format that would allow four teams to compete for the national title. Such a format would have allowed USC to play for the national title in 2003, Auburn to play for it in 2004, Texas to play for it in 2008 and Oklahoma State -- which finished behind No. 2 Alabama by the slimmest of margins in the BCS standings -- to play for the title this season. If the league's presidents choose to agree with their athletic directors, the Big 12's support would be a huge step forward. The Big 12 was one of several leagues that blocked SEC commissioner Mike Slive's 2008 proposal for a four-team, seeded tournament. The ACC was the only conference that supported the plan.
With Larry Scott now creating the future in earnest in the Pac-12, the major remaining obstacle to a playoff is one of these two men.
Left: Lando Mollari. Right: Jim Delany
Jim Delany still hates the Narn with all his heart.
"Our view is we'd like to stay where we are," Delany told the Tribune. "We do believe in the slippery slope theory."
You should have thought of that before you joined the BCS, dude. As soon as the dumbest playoff in history was instituted, outrage started piling up. As soon as the sanctity of the Rose Bowl was undermined, erosion got busy. The levees are about to break.
Staples is on board with big chunks of the MGoPlayoff, not quite arriving at six teams but still proposing something I'd love:
If conference leaders are smart, they'll design a plan that allows for the two semifinal games to be played on the home fields of the No. 1- and No. 2-seeded teams. If they wanted to appease the must-win-your-league crowd, they could require that a team must win its conference to host a semifinal. Home-site semifinals would eliminate concerns about fan bases traveling twice -- a non-starter -- and would help reinforce the importance of the regular season. Teams would go into the final week fighting for a home game in a sport where home-field advantage means a lot. Just imagine an LSU-Stanford semifinal at Tiger Stadium or an Alabama-Oklahoma State semifinal in Stillwater (using the must-win-conference rule). Also, to remove the negative consequences of a semifinal loss, the two losing teams would be placed into premium bowls, where they could take a well-deserved victory lap for a great season. This would appease bowl executives, who for some unknown reason strike fear into the hearts of the people who run the sport.
One day people will wake up and realize that doofs in yellow jackets getting paid is not in the best interests of the sport. Think Of The Children.
Not fair. UMHoops has David Merritt breaking down some of Michigan's pick and rolls from Maui.
Hard Hedge
As Witherspoon jumps out to hedge, Trey Burke puts on the brakes and changes direction with a between the legs dribble. All within a split of a second. This makes the play right here. The change of direction gives him another screen but also has his defender back up and lose attachment.
All Trey has to do now is get to the outside of Barton's left leg and he will get in the lane.
It's Picture Pages for basketball. All we've got now is a superior use of the crop tool.
So exactly right. There was a point a few years ago when I railed almost weekly against the relentless stenography that mainstream coverage had degenerated into. It was the bubble screen of 2007. I dropped six months after that hobby-horse expired, but when an ESPN vet like Tim Keown lays into the modern press conference I cannot resist a very long blockquote:
The death of the interview has spawned a generation raised on generalities and clichés. Caution is a lesson [Titans QB Matt] Hasselbeck has learned many times, most recently after the Titans beat the Colts on Oct. 30, when he was asked -- or told, he can't remember the phrasing -- to compare current teammate Chris Johnson with former Seahawks teammate Shaun Alexander. In Hasselbeck's view, it was a question with "a negative vibe" -- his pet peeve.
What followed was an instructive look into the void left in the interview's wake. Hasselbeck, attempting to answer the question honestly, said he did see similarities: two great running backs who followed MVP-caliber seasons with "normal" years. He was attempting to make the point that both players were victims of unfair expectations, because nobody can be expected to perform at an MVP level every season. "It's hard to be elite every year," he said.
Predictably, he was seen as "ripping" Johnson and "throwing him under the bus." … The question was legitimate. Johnson, a former offensive player of the year and recent signee of a huge contract, had been booed at home in much the same way former MVP Alexander was when his production dropped off after he signed a huge contract. The answer, as far as it went, was legitimate as well. What was missing was context, and before Hasselbeck could massage his message, he was hit with a new question and the group conversation -- such as it was -- moved on.
"If I were Chris Johnson, I would have wondered, 'Why is my quarterback saying this about me?'" Hasselbeck says. "Everyone knows how the Shaun Alexander story ended in Seattle, so it looked like I was ripping Chris Johnson." The subsequent coverage centered on Hasselbeck's "unflattering" comparison between the two running backs. "I was asked a negative question, and instead of being a jerk I gave an honest answer," he says.
His solution? Be boring. "It's a headline-driven world, and what I said provided a headline," he says. "That's why I'm guarded, cautious. I don't want to accidentally give bulletin-board material. If someone asks me about a player, I say, 'He's a great player.' If they ask me about a coach, I say, 'He's a great coach.' "
The problem is finding which section to blockquote since all of it is deadly accurate. It starts "BEHOLD THE DECOMPOSED REMAINS of the sports interview" and is probably 3000 words long. It's worth the read.
The local spin comes in two parts. Part one: boy is it nice to have a coach with his banalities down pat. Rich Rodriguez may have gotten unfairly pilloried for his "get a life" statement, which was ripped out of context like Hasselbeck's statement was, but he was a magnet for that kind of stuff. Hoke hasn't had a misstep yet; he's settled into a comfort zone where the media is his lapdog, and that won't change. If things start going poorly the media will be defending Hoke and scorning fans until it's over.
Part two: Michigan's suddenly better about this than most schools with their coordinator pressers and the relatively straight answers given in there, especially from Mattison.
Etc.: Gobbler Country profiles Michigan, which is us. More on this later, but Chris Brown's long-ago profile of the Hokie D is remarkably useful since it's about how they've adapted to the spread. UMHoops talks Oakland with a Summit League blogger.
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Dorothy J. Curley, 82, of the Colorado Lutheran Home in Arvada, Colo., and formerly of Kersey, died on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Colorado Lutheran Home following a battle with cancer and Alzheimer's Disease.She was born on Aug. 14, 1931 in DuBois, the daughter of the late Henry and Leona Braund Boring. On Aug. 1, 1952, she married Richard J. Curley, who preceded her in death on April 14, 1997.She was a graduate of DuBois High School, Class of 1949, and was a member of the Christian Alliance Church. She was also a member of the Kersey Senior Center and the St. Elizabeth Gardens in Denver. While a resident at the Colorado Lutheran Home, she was honored twice for her artistry with paintings shown for Memories in the Making, a silent auction of artwork done by Alzheimer's patients. In addition to painting, she greatly enjoyed her pets, especially her cats and dogs. She will be remembered for her laughter and her beautiful smile that accompanied the laughter. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family.She is survived by three daughters, Diane Palmer of St. Marys, Elisabeth "Nancy" Crawford of Denver, Colo. and Beverly Pasi of Ridgway; four sons, David Curley of Kersey, Paul (LaDell) Curley of Colorado Springs, Colo., Steve (Yvonne) Curley of St. Marys, and Michael Curley of Kersey; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard Curley, on Oct. 12, 2002.Funeral Services for Dorothy J. Curley will be held on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home, 151 N. Michael Street St. Marys, PA 15857. Interment will be in Elkton Cemetery in Kersey.Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lynchgreenfuneralhome.com.
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ATHENS, Ga. (Sept. 18, 2009) - After a series of wet weather pushed back the start of the 49th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships Friday, the ETSU men's tennis team opened play with a number of strong wins inside the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.
With the steady rain falling outside, the Bucs were pouring in wins early as junior Grega Teraz (Mojstrana, Slovenia) advanced in the Division I bracket, defeating Lucas Koncillia of College of Charleston with a trilling three-set comeback victory, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2.
Fellow Buccaneer, sophomore Sander Gille (Kuringen, Belgium), also advanced to Saturday's Round of 32 after making quick work of Alabama's Michael Thompson, 6-3, 6-1.
Unfortunately for ETSU, freshman Jesus Bandres (Caracas, Venezuela) fell in his Round of 64 match to South Florida's Jamal Adderley. After earning multiple ranked wins last weekend, the ETSU newcomer will now head to Sunday's consolation bracket after falling 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Meanwhile, sophomore Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergen, Belgium) dropped his opening contest to Georgia State's Martin Shishkov in Division II singles action. After winning his first set 6-4, Bonnevalle - who has battled some early season injuries - dropped his final two frames 6-3, 6-4.
In doubles play ETSU picked up its first victory in the Division II flight, as sophomore Ofir Weintraub (Rishon Le Zion, Israel) and senior Daniel Isaza (Medellin, Columbia) made quick work of Atlantic Sun Conference rival Kennesaw State's Ozdemir and Kahler, 8-1.
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School of Technology Plans New Robotics Program
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Michigan Technological University's School of Technology is partnering with industry to develop a new course in robotics and industrial automation designed to give students both industrial and University certification.
The School of Technology has purchased two robots from FANUC Robotics America, a Japanese firm with a strong presence in the US. The company, a leader in supporting robotics education, donated software and training. The market value of the package donated was $292,163. FANUC collaborates with higher education with an eye to streamlining its operations by reducing costs, improving quality and maximizing productivity.
The initiative, says interim dean Jim Frendewey, "will meet the needs of industry and strengthen the School's academic program."
Overseeing the effort is Nasser Alaraje, assistant professor and head of the School's electrical engineering technology program. "This expertise and skill set," he says, "will be a great addition and will make students more marketable."
Alaraje says the new course, which will be offered beginning in January, is not about building robots—but rather programming and operating them. Students will have the option to sit for an industrial certificate exam, with no impact on the class grade. The goal is to also create a University certificate for both graduate and undergraduate students.
The course, Real-Time Robotics Systems 4144, will be open to students from other disciplines in other schools and colleges, although initially the enrollment will be limited to 12 or 15.
Beyond the offering the course and establishing the certifications, the plans are
• Train and certify industry professionals who would complete an online theoretical component over several months and a week of hands-on training on campus.
• Engage local middle-school and high-school teachers in robotics education.
• Offer professional development for additional in-house faculty who would be certified to instruct.
• Expand the program. (Organizers have submitted a request to the National Science Foundation for support to buy four more robots.)
For now, only Aleksandr Sergeyev, assistant professor in the electrical engineering technology program, can train and oversee the industrial certification.
This year, he spent months studying online and attended a week of training last summer at FANUC's Detroit-area facility—capped with a rigorous final exam. "It was very tough, very intensive," he says of the work, but worth it. "I believe there will be a high demand for this course," he says. "Robots are everywhere."
"These are very powerful machines and at the same time extremely precise machines," Sergeyev adds. "It's the same unit that industry uses, but smaller."
Each robot moves in six directions and has a vision system. The physics behind these educational robots is exactly the same as industrial robots that do a task repeatedly, with very high accuracy. Students will program and operate them just as they would in industry. "If students can learn to operate this robot, they can operate and program nearly any robot," Sergeyev says.
Other campus programs in robotics focus in part on design, engineering and fabrication. "We're not in the robot design or the robot building business," Frendewey says. "We're trying to turn out people who can implement this technology."
He says the school's industrial advisory board identified the need.
"This will help with recruitment," Frendewey concludes.
Should the graduate certificate materialize, it would join two others being developed: integrated geospatial technology and test engineering.
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Lithium Carbonate and Tretinoin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01820624
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|Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7) Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a) Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b) Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2) Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22) Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4) Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a) Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b) Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|Drug: tretinoin Drug: lithium carbonate Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
|Phase 1
I. To determine the safety and maximum tolerated dose of the combination of tretinoin with lithium carbonate in subjects with non promyelocytic acute myeloid leukemia.
I. To describe the dose limiting toxicities associated with the combination of lithium (lithium carbonate) and tretinoin.
II. To determine the ability of lithium to inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) activity in circulating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells and to enhance the retinoic acid receptor expression.
III. To determine the ability of lithium and tretinoin to induce differentiation and/or growth inhibition of AML cells.
IV. To determine the response rate of acute myeloid treatment to treatment with the combination of Tretinoin and Lithium.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of tretinoin.
Patients receive tretinoin orally (PO) every 12 hours on days 1-7 and 15-21 and lithium carbonate PO three times daily (TID) on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days.
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|Phase I Trial of Lithium and Tretinoin for Treatment of Non-Promyelocytic Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Patients Intolerant or Relapsed/Refractory to Standard Chemotherapy.
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|April 30, 2013
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|October 9, 2015
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|November 13, 2015
Experimental: Treatment (tretinoin, lithium carbonate)
Patients receive tretinoin PO every 12 hours on days 1-7 and 15-21 and lithium carbonate PO TID on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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- Maximum tolerated dose of tretinoin when given together with lithium carbonate, defined as the dose level immediately below that at which at least 2/6 subjects experience dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), graded using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0 [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days ]
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- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed non-acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
AML patients must either:
- Be ineligible to receive standard intensive induction chemotherapy (based upon judgement of the treating physician, based on parameters such as comorbidities, cytogenetic studies as well as), or
- Have relapsed or refractory disease to previous chemotherapy (induction and/or consolidation) for acute myeloid leukemia; patients must have recovered from acute toxicities of AML chemotherapy
- Prior treatment for pre-existing hematologic conditions is allowed and includes hydroxyurea, thalidomide, hematopoietic growth factors, Zarnestra, lenalidomide, arsenic trioxide, imatinib, corticosteroids, histone deacetylase inhibitors, azacytidine, midostaurin sorafenib or other targeted agents. Use of hydroxyurea for control of blast counts is allowed during the trial.
- A minimum of 4 weeks must have elapsed since the administration of all other investigational agents
- A minimum of 5 days must have elapsed since the administration of hematopoietic growth factors with short half life (filgrastim, erythropoietin), while for longer - acting hematopoietic growth factors, the minimum time elapsed is 20 days
- Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 - 2
- Life expectancy of > 12 weeks, in the opinion of and as documented by the investigator
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 the institutional upper limit of normal
- There is no exclusion for the presence of cytopenias
- The effects of tretinoin and lithium on the developing human fetus are unknown; for this reason and because retinoid agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this study are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (double barrier method of birth control or abstinence) from the time of study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 3 months after completing treatment; should a woman become pregnant or suspect that she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform the treating physician immediately
- Subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment toxicities must be resolved to ≤ grade 1 according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.0
- Patients who are currently receiving any other investigational agents
- Patients with untreated central nervous system involvement by AML should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events; this is an uncommon situation in AML and therefore a lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging are Not necessary to rule out central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the absence of clinical suspicion by the treating physician
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to tretinoin or lithium carbonate or other agents used in this study
Prohibited medications, supplements and herbal medications:
- Tetracycline and its derivatives (enhance the risk of retinoic acid toxicity)
- Live vaccines
- Vitamin A
- St. John's wort
- Dong quai: Herbal supplement, (Angelica sinensis)
- Cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) inhibitors: gemfibrozil, trimethoprim, thiazolinediones, montelukast, quercetin
- CYP2C8 inducers: rifampicin
- Patients receiving any medications or substances that are moderate and strong inhibitors of CYP2C8 or inducers of CYP2C8 are ineligible
- Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study because tretinoin is a retinoid derivative agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects; because there is an unknown, but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with tretinoin, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with tretinoin; these potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with tretinoin; in addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow suppressive therapy; appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated
- Chronic active hepatitis B or C infection
- Previous diagnosis of bipolar disorder
- Known hypersensitivity to lithium or tretinoin
- Personal or family history of established Brugada syndrome; if pre-enrollment electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrates abnormal findings (ST elevation in precordial leads), cardiology consultation should be obtained to rule out presence of this inherited syndrome; patients with family history of unexplained sudden death before the age 45 years; personal history of unexplained syncope or history of unexplained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation should have a cardiology evaluation to rule out the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01820624
|United States, Ohio
|University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Principal Investigator:
|Paolo Caimi, MD
|University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Paolo Caimi, MD, Principal Investigator, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01820624 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2013-00600 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
|First Posted:
|March 29, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 27, 2017
|Last Verified:
|April 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Lithium Carbonate
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antimanic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents
Keratolytic Agents
Dermatologic Agents


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Administration Went From Supporting Copyright Exceptions For The Blind... To Working To Block Them
from the there-can-be-no-copyright-exceptions-whatsoever dept
Late last year, the Obama administration surprised a lot of us by going against the entertainment industry's wishes, and saying it actually supported the treaty's exceptions for the blind. I later heard from some folks who were a part of those discussions, who said it was actually a pretty heated battle among different camps within the administration to get it to support such a minor exception to copyright law, as the "usual suspects" were putting a lot of pressure on the administration to hold the line against any copyright exceptions.
Frankly, it still amazes me that anyone could be against a treaty designed to help the visually impaired from accessing more works.
However, apparently there were some negotiations in Geneva this week about this particular treaty, and all that stuff from last year about the administration supporting it may have been nothing more than window dressing. Jamie Love -- who has played a role in trying to move this treaty effort forward -- recently reported from the meeting that the US delegation appeared to do a lot more to block progress on this treaty than to move it forward:
Today a UN body is trying to reach an agreement on work on copyright exceptions for persons who are blind or have other disabilities. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is aggressively trying to block adoption of a work program that would include the possibility of a treaty. Officially, the USPTO is proposing an alternative approach that could be a step toward a treaty. Privately, the USPTO and other federal agencies are putting enormous pressure on countries to abandon a binding treaty in favor of a very weak and even harmful resolution.Love quotes Justin Hughes from the USPTO threatening to a consumer rights organization that supports the proposal that he was going to "make your lives miserable." This would be the same Justin Hughes who was the source of the quotes a few months ago saying that the administration was all for these exceptions:
"We recognize that some in the international copyright community believe that any international consensus on substantive limitations and exceptions to copyright law would weaken international copyright law," Justin Hughes, a Department of Commerce senior adviser, told the WIPO on Tuesday. "The United States does not share that point of view."Apparently, that was then. This is now. Back at the time, Hughes had implied that this was really a horse trade. The Obama administration would support these exceptions for the blind, but, in response would put its weight behind ACTA. That's the subtext of the following quotes:
"The United States is committed to both better exceptions in copyright law and better enforcement of copyright law," Hughes said. "Indeed, as we work with countries to establish consensus on proper, basic exceptions within copyright law, we will ask countries to work with us to improve the enforcement of copyright. This is part and parcel of a balanced international system of intellectual property."So, with ACTA negotiations about to kickoff, it looks like the US has decided to focus just on "enforcement" and has given up any serious concern for "exceptions." Balance? Feels like someone's fingers are pushing down that scale entirely to one side. When was the last time that an administration actually was interesting in keeping the other side of copyright law equally balanced?


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James "Jim" H. Hudson left this earth on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.
He was born April 18, 1929, in Oliver Springs, Tenn., the son of Eli M. and Sallie (Chiles) Hudson. He shared 58 years of his life with his loving wife, June (Jones) Hudson.
Jim was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Jim served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company, where he worked more than 33 years. Jim adored his grandchildren and loved spending time with them.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eli and Sallie Hudson; his brothers, Harold Hudson and Ben Hudson; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Guy and Frankie Jones.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, June; his son, James G. and wife, Lori, and son Paul and wife, Natascha; and his grandchildren, Olivia and Blake Hudson, and Zach, Shelby and Dane Buffin. Jim is also survived by his sister, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough of Knoxville; sisters-in-law, Jan Hale, Jeanette Babb and husband, Jim, Judy Slack and husband, Charles, Jackie Maston and husband, Dwight, all of Coalfield; brother-in-law, Joe Jones and wife, Judy, of Rockwood. He will also be missed by a host of loving nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and extended family and friends.
The family will receive friends and celebrate Jim's life from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 with a service following at Sharp Funeral Home, 209 Roane St., Oliver Springs.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. Dr. Mike Jones will be officiating.


text: As I could see, a reseller can give to a client more mail space than it has for use. e.g. Reseller has a limit of 5000 MB to use. Reseller creates a client, and he can assign 88888 MB to him... (this should not happen, a reseller must not be allowed to assign more space than hi has) The client, can't create a site above the limit of 5000 MB... but error about that 88888 MB is the limit for the site is appearing. Client templates must not be displayed when creating Resellers (this is a bug, because templates are related to clients and are displayed to be assigned to resellers) Maybe ispconfig should implement a template for resellers (to be aplyed as admin when creating resellers). Regards


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HARSTVILLE, S.C. – The Cobras men's soccer team is set to play the Flagler Saints on Wednesday (Oct. 30) in a non-conference matchup. The game will be broadcast live at www.cokercobras.com.
Coker (7-5-2, 5-4-1 SAC) is coming off a 1-0 win against Tusculum on Sunday (Oct. 27). Stephen Scrivens scored the lone goal, his third of the season, for the Cobras in the 73rd minute to earn the victory. Daniel Jackson leads the team with nine goals, while Jordan Snell leads the Cobras in assists with four.
Flagler is 8-3-3 overall and 5-2-2 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Saints last game ended in a 1-1 tie against North Georgia. Zach Shanahan and Marco Warren lead Flagler in both goals and assists, with seven goals and four assists each.
The non-conference game will begin at 4 p.m. on the Coker Soccer Field. Tickets will be $3 for students, $5 for adults, and free for all Coker students, faculty, and staff.
Coker will also be hosting Pause for Paws night during the game. All proceeds from the night will go do the Darlington County Humane Society and there will be a special Halloween costume contest during halftime. All fans are encouraged to come dressed in their best family friendly Halloween costume.
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FALMOUTH — The house that Heather Strickey and her family called home for more than 10 years is now gone.
On Sept. 3 the Strickey home partially collapsed into a sinkhole that enveloped a large portion of the structure. On Tuesday, nearly four months later, an excavator tore down what was left standing.
Strickey said it was hard to watch.
"Even though we knew it had to come down and I thought I was prepared for it, to actually see the machine just ripping through the house so easily and so quickly, I thought, 'How is this possible?' " Strickey said.
"This was our home for more than a decade and it seemed so strong and sturdy, that it could just be taken down so quickly was just shocking and sad to me."
Strickey added that having the demolition take place so close to Christmas made it that much more difficult.
"It was a really tough Christmas for us," she said of husband Chris and teenage daughters Julia and Gabby.
"We're in a rental home, still paying a mortgage
on this house we can't live in, and the fact that we've lost most of our Christmas decorations. We lost a loved one right around Christmas, so it was a really difficult, strange time."
Strickey said they still remain optimistic that things will turn around.
"Our lawyer is in discussions with Wawanesa (an insurance company). It's a very complex and unique situation, trying to figure out what can happen to get us in a new home," she said.
Strickey said that the demolition was done in conjunction with their insurance provider.
She added that Wawanesa has also covered security costs, 24-hour surveillance of the grounds after the initial week. The first week was covered by the municipality.
Strickey said the support the family has received from the surrounding community has been incredible.
"I don't think I've ever felt so loved or cared for within these past few months," she said. "Somany people have shown such care and concern with wanting to help us, and our family has been amazing."
Strickey said people have helped out with winter clothing and more.
"We feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in the community and our family for showing us such wonderful support," she said.Rick Porter, a neighbour of the Strickey family,
watched the building being demolished. He said it was a shame what the family has gone through.
"It's a disaster; it's a total disaster for them. It's a sin," Porter said. "If there's anything we can do as a community here, we'd be sure to do it, but now what?"


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- Son of deposed shah urges US to back Iran regime changeThe son of the former shah of Iran urged the US administration to back Iran regime change rather than try to pressure the Iranian government to change its policies abroad and at home.
- Has France's yellow vest fever reached Jordan?Six months into the new Jordanian government term, angry protesters take to the streets to demand economic and political reforms.
- Turkey's recession becomes officialThe shrinking Turkish economy needs external funds to start growing again, but luring foreign investors back is a tall task that Turkey is unlikely to accomplish in the short run.
- Trust needed between Arabs and Kurds to stabilize Raqqa, Deir ez-ZorA series of attacks and assassinations in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor have heightened tensions between the Arab population and Kurds.
- Violence escalates amid Israeli raid of RamallahIsraeli incursions into Ramallah, along with the absence of a political horizon for Palestinians, portend a continuation of recent violence.
- Congress sees unprecedented opportunity to confront OPECFor the first time since OPEC's formation, both the White House and Congress appear to be on the same page when it comes to suing the oil cartel for violating the US antitrust law.
- IDF races to contain Ramallah violenceIsraeli security agencies have been warning about Hamas increasing its West Bank activities, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to change his policies.
- Tunisian documentary smashes taboos with gay love storyNasreddine Shili's hyperreal documentary takes a tender look at homosexuality, poverty and drug use in Tunis slums.
- Lebanon's short-lived venture into outer spaceIn the early 1960s, the Lebanese Rocket Society developed rockets to explore space and for other peaceful purposes, but its projects quickly attracted the attention of governments seeking military advantage.
- Hamas' fingerprints all over wave of terror in West BankOn the backdrop of the understanding with Israel over Gaza, Hamas is seeking other ways to bolster its image of resistance such as increasing attacks in the West Bank.


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ὦ μάμμη(Oh Mammy) likes to blog about living in Edinburgh, her interests, her crummy parenting skills, about eating and making food and just about anything that she is under the impression that you will find interesting. ὦ μάμμη from the Ancient Greek translates as child's attempt to articulate its mothers name "Mamma or Mammy". Read on as she tries to articulate who she is and her life as a parent living in Scotland's capital.
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2005 Mazda3 Sport vs 2005 Impreza RS Wagon
I'm trying to decide which car to buy. Could someone shed some light on the following?
- insurance cost
- maintenance cost
- reliability
- insurance cost
- maintenance cost
- reliability
I don't suspect you'll find big differences in any of those areas. Both do quite well, actually.
Basically the Mazda3 will offer more options, even things like NAV, if you're into gadgets. The caveat with Mazda is dealers charge a fortune for parts.
I have a Miata and we had a 626 and I experience sticker shock when I see prices at dealers. Just stick with on-line wholesalers like Roebuck Mazda.
The Subie makes AWD standard. The only extra maintenance required is a rear diffy fluid change. It is easier than an oil change, though, just two bolts, drain and refill.
For parts try Liberty Subaru, very reasonable prices.
Do you live in the snow belt and need AWD? -> Subie.
Sun belt and gas mileage matters more? -> Mazda.
Good luck shopping.
Thanks for your reply. I live in Toronto, so yeah, white stuff is pretty common in the Winter!
From what I hear, maintenance maybe cheaper for the Subie.
Well, I test drove a Saab 9-2X, and my wife found the suspension too firm. I suppose the Impreza suspension is similar to the one in the 9-2X? I personally like the Subie better than the Mazda, but I'll have a hard time trying to convince my wife...0
The RS wagon will feel a bit softer mostly due to the 16" wheels and higher profile tires. It might be the right balance between comfort and performance for your wife.
Drive that and then a Mazda3 5 door. If it's her car primarily, let her choose. Otherwise you'll never hear the end of it. ;-)
So what?0
Double so what, since the original poster is in Canada where the 3 doesn't come with side air bags or side curtains at all, period.
I went from an '02 Protege5 to an '04 Impreza. I don't find there to be any real difference in terms of maintenance or insurance costs. Both have reasonable regular service bills and the insurance here in SW Ontario was about the same cost for both.
As far as reliability goes, in the year and a half I had it the Mazda was probably in the shop about four times for minor warranty repairs (squeaky power window, rattly radio) and once for a bigger issue where the alloy wheels corroded badly after its second winter. All the wheels were refinished under warranty, although I had to rent a car for a week while the wheels were sent out of town to be worked on.
So far after one year with the Subaru I've only had to take it in once for a non-maintenance problem, which was a rattle that turned out to be the fault of the aftermarket sunroof installer and not Subaru's fault.
I was very happy with the Mazda overall, but it's true that the Subaru has had fewer problems over its first year than the Mazda had at the same point.
That said, I think the 3 and the Impreza are both great cars. If I hadn't been set on AWD this time around I'd probably be driving a 3 right now. If you still want to compare, take atexeira's advice and try the '05 Impreza RS wagon for a direct comparison of the ride.0
I'd never seen complaints about wheels rusting, but I have seen a lot of center caps that turn yellow with age on Mazdas. Our 626 was like that and so is my Miata.
I was hit by a Saab and they replaced one center cap because it broke, now the problem is it doesn't match the other 3!
-juice ('93 Miata, '98 Forester)0
If SAC is needed then we could say the same thing.
It's impossible to make it a direct comparison with identical equipment, so we just list the pros and cons.
Mazda3 makes SAC available in the US, but not in Canada.
Impreza has AWD standard.
And so on.
I took a test drive of the Impreza yesterday. The dealer gave me an Outback model. I was surprised that the suspension was not as stiff as I expected. I asked the sales about the suspension as compared with the 9-2X, and he told me that the Saab had the WRX suspension, and that the 2.5RS wagon's suspension should be a little softer than the Outback model. Anyway, my wife and I both liked the big cargo space of the RS, and finance rate is lower (2.8% vs 5.9% for the 3). We will be getting the Subie. Thanks again for the responses!0
When you get it, come to the Subaru Crew threads and tell us about it.
ozman62 Posts: 229Excellent choice! I'd be interested in how you feel it compares to your Vibe.
I'll tell you guys about my feeling of the Impreza when I get it and when I have driven it for a bit. I'm sooo excited!!! haha0
scissorqueen Posts: 1live in north carolina but when i do a search to find a 4 door mazda 3 2005, everything comes back 2004...even when i go to mazda.com and try to build my own, it only goes to 2004....has the 2005 even come out yet??0
Mazda is holding out on us. The 05s are shipping now and many dealers already have them in stock. So, either they just haven't updated their database yet (to sell more 04s?), or maybe they've farmed out their computer work to India or China.0
kshariff Posts: 1>maybe they've farmed out their computer work to India or China<
Why you have to degrade these people?0
Sylvia Posts: 1,636Let's stay away from politics/outsourcing, etc.0
I finally got my car last week. My wife and I both like it very much, especially the handling. We were surprised at how little the car rolled when cornering. We test drove an Outback Impreza, so the suspension definitely feels different. It's actually not so stiff to cause discomfort. Visibility is excellent, and wind noise is not noticeable even at highway speeds. My friend commented that the rear legroom was kind of tight, which I agree with. The fabric was very nice, and the bucket seats were firm and comfy. The dash and instrument panels were so-so, I mean, the Mazda3 is a beauty when it comes to these departments. Overall, I think I made the right move in buying an Impreza instead of the Mazda3.0
The 2005 OBS got the same changes in the interior that Saab gave the 9-2x, so they've closed the gap a bit.
I think the Mazda3 does have a better design, materials are roughly the same quality, though, IMO.
Congrats on your purchase. First time it snows you will be glad you chose an AWD vehicle.
oldman32 Posts: 2I test drove the Impreza Wagon WRX and the Mazda3 hatchback a number of times.... I bought the Mazda3. This wasnt even a close decision. I was shocked that the Impreza with 227 HP was no quicker driving around town than the 160 HP Mazda! The Subaru salesman kept telling me that I needed to get the car up to redline to really appreciate its power. Sorry, but driving a car at redline to appreciate what it can do will leave you unfullfilled 99% of the time. The Subie also felt heavy and seemed rough & unrefined...... sorry Subie owners.
Now on the other hand, the Mazda 3 with a 5-speed is a joy to drive around town, and for some reason, the 2005 I purchased seems much quicker and "throatier" than the two previous 3's that I had tested. I guess all cars are not created equal, or else I got one on steroids. So for $19,000 I got a great handling, terrific looking, quite quick Mazda hatchback that can carry a ton of stuff with the rear seat down, and get 32 MPG on the highway. And the titanium gray paint job is to die for. Now whats not to like about that!0
Off boost, sure. It has more displacement and a higher compression ratio.
0-60 is not even in the same league, though, when you open it up. WRX is in the 5s.
The turbo reaches peak torque by 4000 rpm, boost starts building so by 3000rpm it'll begin to show an advantage over Mazda's 2.3l and then build a wide margin from that point on.
You don't have to redline it to see the advantage.
Any how, a more comparable car would have been the Outback Sport or the Impreza RS, not WRX. You get a 2.5l engine with plenty of low-end torque, no waiting. The extra HP compared to the Mazda is offset by the extra drag AWD creates, but 0-60 should be in the 7s for both.
Those cars are also priced a lot lower, probably even less than you paid.
The 3 is a fine car and should stand up nicely based on its own merits, though.
mz3ct Posts: 23Great post - these were my sentiments exactly back in April when I chose my 04 3 hatch. I haven't driven in anyhitng else lately that comes close to the feel and response (engine and suspension) of the 3. It's tight, silky smooth, and superbly designed in every way - no let downs inside or out....and you gotta love the lights at night inside....great car...and the engine breaks in around 10k - even silkier now.....have fun!0
i've also been closely comparing these two rides (impreza RS and mazda 3) for purchase in the near future. the 3's interior is miles ahead of the subie, in terms of room and comfort as well as the fit and finish. these cars are very similar in size, but i somehow found both the back seat and the front seat much roomier and more comfortable in the 3 compared to the cramped impreza (i'm 6'1 with long legs). that said, the only thing i dislike about the 3's interior are the 3 plastic "pods" that house the guages - i found them to be really flimsy-looking and i could see myself tearing them off while sitting in traffic one day. small complaint, agreed. otherwise, however, i felt that the impreza had the 3 beat with what felt like a more powerful motor (even though hp is supposed to be the same) and slightly tighter handling. another strike against the 3 is that up here in montreal it is easily the most popular new car, and there are tons of them, whereas the impreza still has a bit of exclusivity, if that sort of thing matters. factor in the impreza's awd and it should be a no-brainer for me, but i still go back to the 3's great, roomier interior and good steering feel, so it remains something of a toss-up.0
Going hand-in-hand with the 3 being quite popular are relatively high financing and particularly leasing rates from Mazda Canada at the moment. Could be a factor, depending on your situation.0
no doubt that is something to consider with the 3, cbmorton, although i'd hope that buying the car in the dead of winter (traditionally a soft sales period for dealers) might offset some of the price gouging.0
It was funny but when they had just come out the 2.3l models cost more than the base 6i did.
I think prices have settled now.
crowcanada Posts: 4The Impreza RS Wagon and Mazda3 were both on my list recently. I went with the Mazda3.
Mazda6s had a good comment: if you want/need AWD, then the comparison is moot, the Subaru is the only way to go. Unless you routinely drive offroad in the back of beyond, the Subaru is a superior choice to most any SUV if you want AWD.
Relative to the Mazda3 I think the Subaru had marginally better visibility, better cargo space, a roof rack and excellent ergonomics. Drawbacks included a very grabby clutch, noisy powertrain, and poor mileage.
The Mazda was the hands-down winner for quiet and comfort. Get them both on the highway at 100 km/h and the predominant noise in the Mazda is the road and the radio whereas in the Subaru the engine drowns out almost everything. The Mazda also holds the edge in economy, with about 20% better mileage ratings. Drawbacks to the Mazda are smaller trunk/hatch (than a Subaru wagon, anyway), eye-straining red gauges, and inferior visibility.
I found rear seat accomodations in the two vehicles to be more-or less equivalent. The Mazda is better for two with more deeply countoured seating, but the Subaru had the edge in seatbelt placement and with three occupants. In front, the Mazda actually feels a little less roomy to me because of the very wide center stack. It was easy to get comfortable though with the telescoping adjustement on the steering wheel. All the controls are placed just right in the Mazda so they're easy to reach and easy to read. No complaints with the Impreza, I just felt the Mazda was better.
In driving, the Mazda3 was easily the more tossable of the two, but it also had a slightly stiffer ride, basically a case of you give a little, you get a little.
A note about red gauges. Lots of people, including those in the car journalism business, seem to think that red is a good color for gauges. I couldn't disagree more. If you've seen the lavender colour used in a Passat or the blue colour in a 1998 Windstar, then you'd have a better idea of what colour gauges should be. I don't care how sporty you may think red is - try driving for twelve hours straight after dark and then tell me how cool the red looks. That said, the red colour wasn't enough to stop me from buying a Mazda3 and, although I'll never love the red, you do get used to it.
The Subaru should win in the bad weather, but more important than the AWD is a good set of rubber. AWD is of limited value if you don't have good contact with the road. I'll find out the wisdom (or lack thereof) of that statement when the winter weather arrives.
Ultimately, the noise and the mileage are what disqualified the Subaru for me. If the mileage had been comparable to what I could expect from the Mazda3, then it would have been a much tougher decision. It just comes down to my not wanting to pay the gas premium 365 days a year for the added security the AWD would deliver on the half dozen days a year when it really matters.
As for the WRX, the insurance cost would be the killer there! The Mazda3 and Impreza were similarly weighted, but the WRX is in a league beyond them.
My thoughts (and lots of them). Your mileage my vary.0
The MazdaSpeed version of the 6 will get AWD, so perhaps this feature will come to future versions of the 3?
Imagine that 276hp turbo 2.3l with AWD coupled to the lighter 3...mmmm.
I'm surprised that Mazda chose the bigger 6 to go EVO and STi hunting, actually. The 3 might have been a better choice.
great post, crowcanada - lots of food for thought. while i won't be driving through blizzard conditions 365 days a year (though montreal can get pretty gnarly), i am curious enough about the awd experience that i'd like to own a car with it at least once. i'm surprised you found the handling to be noticeably tighter in the mazda, as i found the subaru RS to be just as tossable and nimble as the 3, if not more so. the guages in the mazda didn't bother me too much, but you're right, you always hear journalists raving about the bmw and older audi red guages, but i couldn't think of a more unpleasant color to have shining in front of me over a prolonged period.0
The RS has the same suspension as the WRX, FWIW.
The tires stink, though.


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Volume 16 Issue 53 | May 28 - June 3, 2004
Steele blogging on the L.E.S.
By Alan Bastable
Yes, Lockhart Steele is his real name. He was named after his grandfather, if you must know. And, no, he is not an aspiring movie star.
Steele is a Weblogger a blogger and one of the Lower East Sides most popular.
His eponymous Web log a running, often witty commentary about a hodgepodge of Lower East Side happenings has drawn a dedicated following since its debut three years ago, attracting about 2,000 hits per day, he said.
A sort of virtual-hangout-cum-rumor-mill for Lower East Side hipsters, trend watchers and curious citizens, www.Lockhartsteele.com is a compilation of snappy restaurant and bar reviews (The food at No. 1 Chinese has a clean edge to it, Steele writes. General Tso was spared his usual drowning); discussions about new real estate developments (Proving once again that Midtown shouldnt have all the fun and by fun, we mean soul-ruining architecture plans are afoot to build a towering 23-story dormitory on Avenue B
); and ruminations about, well, whatevers on Steeles or his visitors minds (Has there been a more surreal neighborhood event in recent memory, he asked recently, than Mobys Bakesale for Democracy this past weekend?).
The blogs most newsworthy moment came four months ago when Steele broke a story about Fresh Direct inexplicably refusing to deliver groceries to a small pocket of the Lower East Side. The New York Times picked up the story, and Fresh Direct has since extended its services to the entire neighborhood.
Steele, 30, doesnt take blogging too seriously, he said, but he does feel an obligation to keep his content fresh, posting new entries, usually daily, from his Rivington St. walkup.
Theres implicit pressure to update the site regularly because you know on any given day 2,000 people are going to drop by, Steele said on a recent Wednesday, as he worked his way through the prix-fixe lunch at Michael Jordans Steakhouse in Midtown.
That commitment has earned him Web credibility not only from his devotees, but also from his fellow blogerrati.
I think his blog is well regarded or at least I regard it well, said Ian Mount, a freelance writer and the co-creator of ebway.org, another blog that reports on the Lower East Side. It goes into great depth, and a good number of people write in with tips, which is really essential if you are trying to cover a whole neighborhood from a micropublishing empire, that is to say with one unpaid person who also has a full-time job to handle.
Indeed blogging an addictive hobby, Steele calls it is but a small part of Steeles duties. By day, he is the managing editor of Hamptons Cottages and Gardens magazine, and he has co-authored three books, most recently The Big 40!: Are You Ready to Face
The Best Age Ever? while finding time for a lively social life (not only has Steeles name found its way into The New Yorkers Talk of the Town column, but the first page of a Lockhart Steele Google search returns pictures of his 30th birthday party, described by one fellow blogger as a banging bluegrass hootenanny in the basement of a restaurant on Avenue B).
Steeles passion for writing has been at the core of his publishing pursuits. I like cranking out words, he said, a skill that he identified at an early age.
Steele scored his first writing clip at age 10, when he self-published a newsletter about baseball, in his hometown of Manchester, Mass., 25 miles north of Boston. He went on to write for his high school newspaper and then for his college paper at Brown University in Rhode Island.
His first taste of big-time publishing, however, came in his senior year at Brown, when he and a classmate wrote and self-published The Pharmers Almanac: The Unofficial Guide to Phish. It was a compilation of the bands history, set lists and funny stories about the Phish culture, Steele said.
The authors peddled the book at the bands shows and it quickly gained cult status among Phish fans. Soon after, a publishing house came knocking, offering $10,000 for rights to the book. At that age, Steele said, it felt like a million dollars. They accepted, and the book is now in its sixth edition.
After graduating from Brown in 1995, Steele made his way to New York City there was never a doubt Id end up there, he said where he landed a job as an editor at Wide Band, a now-defunct trade publication that catered to consumer electronics.
When the magazine went under, Steele went the way of many ambitious, tech-minded 20-somethings in the late 1990s: he tried to launch a Web site. With some guidance (and capital) from his boss at Wide Band, he and a friend raised $700,000 and developed mouseion.com, what they envisioned as an online database of the worlds 5,000 most popular Web sites.
Then the bottom fell out of the market, he said. We lasted about a year. They designed and tested a prototype, he said, but the site never officially launched.
I still lament its demise, he said.
In the summer of 2001, Steele rejoined the publishing world when Richard Ekstract, the same Wide Band executive who helped him start mouseion.com, launched a new magazine, Hamptons Gardens and Cottages, and hired Steele as his first employee.
In the three years since, the company has expanded its editorial staff to seven, and added a second magazine: Palm Beach (Fla.) Gardens and Cottages. It is launching a Connecticut edition in September.
About the same time that Steele started at the Hamptons magazine, he began developing his blog. I figured that my friends would think it was funny, he said.
Steeles modus operandi has wavered little since his blogs infancy. In addition to the practical services his site provides, he still frequently uses his blog for personal pursuits, such as venting about his beloved Red Sox or light-heartedly cracking wise about other bloggers a favor that is often returned.
I suppose there might be a little friendly competition between us, said Mount, the man behind ebway.org, but its not like either of us is making money off this.
And when we hang out and have a beer, well, its all smiles. Really.
While the Lower East Side has provided Steele with plenty of material, he is preparing to move on. Im kind of tapped out, he said. Theres only so many ways you can write about Schillers Liquor Bar.
Steele is developing a bigger and better blog, he says, that is devoted to reviewing restaurants and bars citywide, as well as real estate and apartments. He recently launched his new site, curbed.com.
The site takes as its premise the idea that all conversations in New York eventually lead back around to real estate, apartments and neighborhoods, he explained.
While he has thought about selling advertising on his new site to cover the costs of maintenance, Steele has no intentions of blogging for a living. Im not going to make my fortune on this, he said. Its just a fun little world.
And as for his catchy name? If nothing else, he said, it makes him easy to find on the Internet. My parents were geniuses to anticipate the era of Google, he said.
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Mary Queen of Scots was a mere 6 days old when she succeeded her father to the throne, but spent the bulk of her youth with her mother in France, leaving Scotland to be run by regents until her return at the age of 18. Who knows what Reign will cover, but they describe the show (written and executive produced by CSI: Miami's Laurie McCarthy and Outlaw's Stephanie SenGupta) as "Game Of Thrones meets Marie Antoinette — if Marie Antoinette had a girl posse and was coming of age as a warrior queen."
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County Edge Dairy qualifies as a large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) under Clean Water Act regulations. However, at the time of EPA's inspection in July 2012, County Edge Dairy did not possess a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit as required by law. The dairy confined approximately 1,000 cattle at the time of the inspection.
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Notch, creator of the immensely popular and successful Minecraft, has announced his next game project. It's a multiplayer and single player space simulator with all the usual stuff like resource mining, combat, exploration, and so on. However, a very unique aspect is that each player's ship has a custom fully programmable 16bit CPU which uses a custom, hand-made instruction set. The possibilities are amazing.
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It's a small word that requires great conviction. It's a short word with a lifelong lasting impact. It's a negative that achieves much positive. It's the power of NO.
In today's permissive society, it's YES that's the ruling force of the day. Parenting books and articles are replete with philosophies, expounding on the importance of understanding your child and showing him endless love. This is crucial, of course. Yet, when parents take these philosophies too far, the result can be a spoiled, undisciplined child, who has never heard a NO and can, therefore, never appreciate a YES.
Of course, we like to say YES, because we love our kids and we love to give. We think that when we'll say YES, we'll have happy kids. Yet, if we never say NO, we're making a big mistake.
Firstly, children can have many pals; they only have one set of parents. If the parent is not an authority figure and becomes an equal, the child is missing someone vital for whom there is no substitute.
In addition, children need and want boundaries. It makes them feel safe and protected. It even makes them feel loved and cared for.
Finally, from time to time, every person encounters a NO. There are inevitable scenarios that do crop up in life and demand acceptance. A person who has rarely heard the word NO will find it very difficult to deal with a NO in adulthood. NO is integral for healthy development.
Saying NO sometimes expresses even more love than YES, because it connotes, " I've thought this through and I'm not answering YES off the cuff. I care too much to allow you to do this." When we have internalized this concept, then we can assert our parental power without feeling guilty or mean. Then, when we say NO in a loving way, our children can feel secure, knowing there's a family hierarchy and parental boundaries.
If we are using enough unconditional love, positive reinforcement and creating a generally positive atmosphere in our homes, we needn't be afraid of saying NO.
There are two golden rules. Before saying NO, stop and think. And once you've said no, stick to it.
It's important to say NO to things that pose a moral or physical danger to a child. Of course, an elastic stretched too far will jump back. If we impose too many restrictions on our children, in the worst case scenario, they will rebel; in the best case scenario, our NO will lose its effectiveness, because we will not be able to carry it through.
In general, once we've decided to say NO, we must stick to it. Children naturally try to test our word. Once they learn that we can be swayed, we've taught them that they can manipulate us. The NO must be non-negotiable.
Yet, bear in mind that there can be circumstances, which require us to reconsider. Usually, these situations occur when we are presented with a new piece of information that we did not know when we made our decision. Then, it is acceptable for a mother to tell her child, "I thought it over and, in light of my new perspective, I've decided that…" Flexibility is a healthy thing for our children to see and a lesson in itself-if it happens infrequently enough.
Sometimes, it is difficult for our child to swallow the NO. We can empathize. "I know you really wanted a new briefcase." We can even active listen. "I see you really wanted to…" But, we cannot exchange our parental power with active listening or empathy. At the end of the day, we have to pull the strings and make the decisions. So, you can soothe your tantruming two-year-old, you can give a cheer-up supper for your sulking teenager and you can empathize with your complaining school girl. But, you still must be firm. "I know how hard this is for you, but still…"
We mentioned earlier that if our children hear NO too often, they'll become immune to it. At times, you may wish to choose to say NO without using the word. Giving a different alternative very often avoids conflict.
Another way to make NO more palatable is to add a logical explanation. For some children the "because" helps them comply. However, we still must beware that even if our children pester and question the reasoning, our decision will still be enforced. Don't fall into the bargaining trap.
It is also important that there be times that our children hear an unequivocal, resounding, "NO. Because Mommy said so." This reinforces the parent's power as the authority in the house and sends vital messages to the child.
Let us realize that NO is a tremendous favor for our children. When we feel confident with our decision, our children will feel it and respect it.
So, what should you know about no? It's important. It's love. And it's something you could, should and must do!
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The 2013 essay contest winners are shown here with contest dignitaries (l to r), Dan Conn, history teacher at Holyoke High School, Nel Propst, noted area author and namesake for the contest, Jeremy Loutensock, first place winner from Holyoke, contest coordinator Ken Horner, Katelyn Kaus, second place winner from Haxtun, and Amy Schadegg, counselor at Haxtun High School. Deadline for this year's contest is March 1st.
Now is the time for area high schools students, grades 9-12 to get their essay entries written for the annual Nel Propst Northeastern Colorado Historical Essay Contest. The deadline for the competition is March 1st. Students have an opportunity to win up to $2,000 in scholarship money to the college of their choice. This contest has been expanded this year and now includes high schools in Morgan County. And, a cover design competition has been added to allow art students to also compete for scholarship dollars. In past years, the number of contestants entering has ranged from 12 to 15 so the odds of winning are quite good.
The contest is open to all high school students, regardless whether they are public or home schooled, provided they live in the contest's designated geographical area which includes the following area. All high schools in Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma Counties plus the Briggsdale, New Raymer, Pawnee and Grover school districts in northeastern Weld County.
The entry deadline for home-schooled student entries is February 15th as these entries are judged separately with the top two being placed in the overall competition.
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Each student who has an essay or cover design entered must have a sponsoring faculty, counselor of administrative member from their school. This sponsor, should his or her student win either of the contests, will also receive a $500 grant respectively. These grants may be used to fund class field trips or purchase classroom equipment and or supplies.
In the case of home schooled students who might win the essay contest, the faculty award will be given to a library or museum, within the defined geographical area, selected by the scholarship winner.
All final entrants and their faculty sponsors will be invited to spend a day in Sterling in early May at which time they will have an opportunity to tour NJC, visit the Overland Trail Museum and attend an awards luncheon where all entries are recognized and top winners announced.
The winning writer's school as determined by the judges will be awarded a 12 x 12 black granite trophy which will permanently reside in the school's trophy case.
Perhaps the least mentioned benefit derived from participation in the Nell Propst Historical Essay Contest is the publication of contest entries in a bound book titled "A Short History Of Northeastern Colorado" (As seen through the eyes of our high school scholars) which is published annually, given to all of the submitted entrants, to each of their sponsoring faculty members, all the area museums for their reference libraries, and each of the registered high schools to place in their libraries.
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Yeah I'm referring to the consistent "Don't kill the lambs nub" shouting in northern thanalan during Dark Devices. It's insane that people get upset by this and even moreso that it's expected that 50+ people not in a party during it are expected to wait around while the 3 parties rake in their exp.
You're being willfully ignorant saying "it's insane that people get upset" that you rob them of a chance to get 100k xp instead of, like, 10k. Sounds to me like it's insane that people don't understand why people would want 100k XP instead of 10-20.
Finished the main story just now. They really saved just about everything for the last leg and meandered way too much for 30 levels. Hoping the expansion pack that will be here in about a year is a lot more... focused. Had a fun time at any rate.
Quote from: Parn on September 28, 2013, 05:44:09 PMFinished the main story just now. They really saved just about everything for the last leg and meandered way too much for 30 levels. Hoping the expansion pack that will be here in about a year is a lot more... focused. Had a fun time at any rate.I'm guessing its a response to the "why only a story quest every 5 levels" complaint leveled at 1.0...their response to clog it with stuff like "Great hero of light, Titan has reawakened and is ravaging the countryside, please save us all...but before you do that, please travel across the continent so you can obtain a block of cheese" not only makes the main story less effective, but is also missing the point. Honestly, people probably only complained about that because there was nothing to do in 1.0. They were perfectly okay with making you grind level 46->49 or whatever the final gap was so it's not like it'd hurt to stick a few more of those throughout.
I just love how people bitch at me when I run a dungeon for the first time and expect me to know the strategy. And I clearly state that its my first run.. Fuck. Its a game. I know it's an investment but it really ruins the enjoyment.
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