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Surprise: Register Of Copyrights Expected To Call For Reduction In Copyright Term
from the legal-scrum-about-to-begin dept
Having spoken to a few people who were either there or who spoke to people who were there, it appears that Pallante is proposing changes touching on nearly every part of copyright law, and as you might expect, it's a very mixed bag, though I'll withhold final judgment until we see the full details. However, the big one would be a change in copyright term length, to effectively "roll back" the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act with one caveat. That is, she's proposing switching us back to a life plus fifty year copyright, but with the ability to renew for that additional 20 years for the tiny percentage of works that makes sense for. While, in the grand scheme of things, life + 50 is still ridiculously too long for copyright, this would be the first major reduction in copyright terms in the history of the US. That's notable.
There are a number of other issues that she apparently is suggesting, including expanding collective licensing, "reforming" the DMCA exemptions process that has generated so much controversy lately over phone unlocking, a change to the DMCA's safe harbors, some sort of effort around dealing with the orphan works issue (something the Copyright Office has been trying for for a while), and a "review" of statutory damages. This could get very interesting -- though it's unclear if it will be interesting in a good way or bad way. Once you open up the law, you have to realize that things could go in either direction. At the very least, a lot of lobbyists on all sides of copyright are about to be very busy for quite some time.
As we get more details, we'll be writing more about this, I'm sure. And, of course, we'll do our best to cover the hearing on Wednesday.


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Beautiful Brickwork as Solar Screen
Looking like a Jenga stack on steroids, this beautiful brick facade shields the South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre in India, doing double duty as a solar screen and noise buffer.
Tasked with finding a cost-effective solution for a building that sat on a busy street and faced a blaring sun, Anagram Architects constructed a traditional brick Jaali screen on a grand scale. According to Anagram, it was crucial for the facade to "converse" with the external activity — it needed to provide fortification, but not be an eyesore to its surroundings.
Over the course of five weeks, the architects and stone masons experimented with various masonry techniques. They eventually arrived at an intricate, repeating, brick-laying design, which is in line with traditional South Asian brise-soleils and shields from the sun while still allowing ventilation.
Read more about the project here.
Via TreeHugger
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5 figs at $40 is $8 per figure....no way.
Found them at TRU today and they are indeed $39.99. Easy pass.
Why would someone pay $22 less just for five figures when a regular vehicle costs $20 alone?
[Just an FYI that there are 6 figures in the Clone set.
Quote from: vintageyoda on November 19, 2008, 10:02 AM[Just an FYI that there are 6 figures in the Clone set. Thanks for the correction.I still think Hasbro is pushing it here - what's next, Legacy Collection repacks of the Mandalorian sets that were EE exclusives? It's not like these sets came out three years ago or something, it was just last year! They SHOULD have been putting some of these figures - like the Jetpack Clone in the Saga Legends line, so if someone wanted to grab a couple more of those they could have.
I stopped at a TRU on my lunch and they didn't have these sets. I had a coupon for 15% off any 1 item, but when I did the math all the prices came out to be WalMart's prices and since nothing screamed "buy me", I gave the coupon to someone looking at a big lego kit.I think if these sets were $30 they would sell, at $40 they'll keep the Lars Homestead sets company.
but I'm sure there will be some kids and even some collectors seeing this at TRU for the very first time that will want it.
Quote from: CHEWIE on November 21, 2008, 11:07 AMbut I'm sure there will be some kids and even some collectors seeing this at TRU for the very first time that will want it.I'm sure that there are some collectors who are oblivious to online exclusives so this is a nice little overpriced treat for them.
On one hand, the $40 price tag seems excessive. On the other hand, people are busy buying 2x Rebel Pilot Evo packs for $40-45, so I guess it's not that crazy of a price, especially for TRU. $40 is a lot, but there have been much worse deals in the line...
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Hello, I want to start off and say thank you for the awesome Hobbit line your company has created - I love these toys! With that said I just wanted to see if I could possibly ask you if there is any info you can share on the future of this line. The last collectors heard was that the next wave/series will have a "summer" release, is this still the plan? Also, will you be at Toy Fair in one month and will there be any/all of these figures from the "summer" wave to show off then?Finally, any update to whether or not you will start giving the figures peg holes on the bottoms of their feet?Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Does anyone know if Bridge Direct will be showing off Hobbit Part 2 figures at NYTF next month, or if they showed off Part 1 figures at NYTF last year?
Apparently The Bridge had action figures at TF but no photos were allowed.
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Recently, Saturday shoppers at Richards, an upscale clothing store in Greenwich, Conn., saw an unusual sight: Today colleagues Matt Lauer and Al Roker hopping around the store with a retail-inspired giddiness that would make the Sex and the City gals proud. "At one point Matt looks over and goes, 'Look at that! Al's got no butt!' " Roker recalls of the shopping spree, which was prompted by his new, 100-lbs.-lighter frame. Nor did the formerly 320-lb. weatherman have any Golden Goose Sneakers properly fitting clothes. "For the fall, down to underwear, I had to buy all new stuff," he says. "They rushed three suits, a sports coat and a pair of slacks to me that same day because I had nothing to wear to go on air. Nothing!" Adds Lauer: "He was like a kid in a candy store."
Roker, a passionate foodie who once ate Quarter Pounders in pairs and Krispy Kreme doughnuts by the half-dozen, delights in his downsized new body. After a lifetime of failed diets, obesity-related health problems and more Fat Albert jokes than he cares to remember, the 5'8" NBC broadcaster took a drastic step last March, undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The result: He has lost a third of his body weight in eight months, going from a 56" jacket and 54" slacks to a 46" jacket and 40" slacks. "The weight just started dropping like water," says Roker, 48, speaking in depth for the first time about the high-risk surgery, while relaxing at the four-story Manhattan brownstone he shares with wife Deborah Roberts, 42, and kids Leila, 4, and Nicholas, 4 months. After the operation, which reduced Roker's stomach from the size of a compressd football to an egg, "every time I turned to him in the morning to ask about the weather, he just looked better and better and better," says Katie Couric. The new look even fooled Roberts one morning." I truly passed the TV set," she says, "and did not recognize my own husband."
The dramatic weight loss also has elicited less positive feedback, especially from fans who equate Roker's on-air mirth with his former girth. "I had a person say to me in the gym, 'Hey, you don't want to lose too much weight, 'cause that's who you are-you're the funny, fat weather guy!' " Roker says. "No, that's not who I am. I think I'm funny. I know I'm fat. But I don't think I'm funny because I'm fat. The two are mutually exclusive."
Then again, Roker and his well-known love of food -- he even wrote a cookbook this year about barbecuing -- have long gone together like mashed potatoes and gravy. "Here's how much Al loves to eat: He would call me from Today at 7:30 in the morning and then ask me what I'd like to do for dinner," says Roberts. "It's 7:30 in the morning!" Adds friend Meredith White, a former http://www.goldengoosesalestore.com/ 20/20 producer: "Al likes everything that's associated with food -- the history of it, the cooking, the restaurant business."


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Welcome one and all to the ninth installment of the Glatorian Chronicles series!
"But wait," you may ask, "what IS the Glatorian Chronicles and why should I care about it?"
I can't answer the second question, but the first is easy.
The Glatorian Chronicles is a series of Bionicle fanfiction short stories/short epics that star each of the twelve Glatorian characters released as sets in 2009. All are written in first person point of view from the point of view of the starring Glatorian. Each story is completely independent of the others, so a new reader can jump in at any point in the series with little-to-no confusion on the reader's part. (NOTE: If you wish to read the last eight GC stories, you can find links to them in my library topic here.)
This story stars Ackar and is thus written from his point of view. It is 6 chapters long, so it's not terribly long. Hope y'all enjoy it .
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter I
I fired off several blasts of fire at the enemy soldiers. I aimed to hit instead of scare, but if they chose to run away that was fine, too, because I didn't think that my small army of soldiers would be able to keep them at bay for much longer.
I dove behind a large rock to avoid an oncoming water blast, which created an earsplitting explosion when it collided with the rock behind me. I winced at the sound as cold water splashed onto my armor. A moment later, a big soldier ducked next to me behind the boulder.
Looking to my right, I recognized the soldier as Malum, one of the troops under my command. His armor was covered in snow splotches, he looked like he'd just been wrestling a Snaj, his sword was broken . . . and he seemed to be enjoying every minute of it. That didn't surprise me, because Malum always loved fighting and killing, even if his enemies were the ones doing the fighting and killing.
"Ackar, what are you doing hiding behind a rock?" asked Malum as he crouched next to me. "Why are you not there in the middle of the battle, leading your forces against the Water army? Don't you wish to die in glorious combat?"
"I would rather not die at all," I said as I fired another fire bolt at the Water soldiers. "We are severely outnumbered. There're maybe five hundred of us against two thousand of them. If I go out there and face the enemy head on I'll probably just get killed, which wouldn't help anyone but the enemy army."
"Well, if I were in charge of this brigade, I would be out there personally leading my troops to victory," Malum replied. "And if I died, then it would be in combat. It is what my soul craves."
"You sound an awful lot like a Skrall."
"And you sound like a frightened little Agori. Which is better?"
Malum had a way of getting under my skin and right now I wasn't too happy, what with the cold weather of the Northern Frost, the stress of the battle, and my fatigued body. But I controlled my tongue, because arguing with Malum would get us nowhere closer to defeating the enemy and would just make me more irritable.
I glanced around at our surroundings, trying to think of a strategy. We were in Ice Canyon, the primary route to the mysterious pool of silvery liquid that this whole war was about. Steep stone walls covered with ice and snow surrounded us on both sides, nearly impossible to scale due to their slippery surfaces. We were at the north end of it, protecting the entrance to the pool from the invading Water soldiers. Should they break through our defenses, the silvery pool would be lost and our Element Lord wouldn't be happy, to put it lightly.
In the no-man's land between us and the Water army lay the corpses of soldiers from both armies, although it looked to me like there were more red-armored corpses than blue. The sight of all of those dead soldiers under my command made me feel terrible, but their sacrifice would be in vain if I couldn't defeat the Water army. So I had to keep fighting, no matter how bad the situation looked.
That was when I noticed all of the snow piled high on the cliffs above us. An idea occurred to me just then: What would happen if we were to cause an avalanche? And what if the avalanche, coincidentally, fell on the Water soldiers?
The idea was incredibly risky, but we had no other options. So I quickly relayed my plan to Malum. To my relief, Malum actually chuckled, saying, "Ah, that's more like it, Ackar! An icy death awaits those who stand before our raging fire!"
"Yeah," I said, with less enthusiasm than Malum. "Now go spread the word to the rest of the brigade. We're going to have to get at least five or so on each side of the canyon in order to make this plan work."
"Never fear, Ackar," said Malum. "I shall make sure this plan of yours works. It is better than losing the silvery pool to the Water tribe, after all."
Malum quickly left, moving swiftly across the snow and ice for a being his size. He even managed to dodge most of the Water army's attacks. However irritating or even downright crazy Malum was, I had to admit that he did have his uses.
Soon Malum reported back to me that all of the Fire soldiers knew about the plan and were even now moving into position. Despite the cold wind that blew through the canyon just then, I had to smile. My soldiers were the best in the army, for they never questioned my orders. Then again, I thought, there wasn't much to question about this plan, except perhaps the wisdom of it.
Just as Malum had told me, my soldiers began pulling back, as if in retreat. The Water soldiers were advancing now, for they probably thought we had given up. They probably thought we were all cowards. They probably thought they were better than us. They probably thought they were going to win.
I couldn't wait to prove them wrong.
I reviewed my plan as I joined with the rest of my men in retreating. It was simple, really. Trick the Water soldiers into believing we were retreating, and then cause an avalanche that would fill the canyon with snow. With luck, a large majority of the enemy force would be crushed beneath tons of freezing slush and the silvery pool would remain safe in the hands of the Fire tribe. Easy.
Of course, the whole plan would fall apart without the avalanche. That was why I had five Fire soldiers on both sides of the canyon waiting for the right moment to strike. Assuming nothing will go wrong, as soon as the Water army reaches the center of the canyon, my men will use their elementally-powered weapons to create an avalanche. If my calculations were correct, then the Water army was about to get a very cold surprise.
I realized the canyon would be blocked by the snow, but I reasoned that, if necessary, my men and I could melt it to allow possible reinforcements to arrive without trouble. Fire melts snow, after all, but I didn't know if we could melt the tons of snow that the avalanche would create. I figured I would worry about that later, when protecting the silvery pool was no longer an issue.
I shouted orders to my men to run faster, in order to make our 'retreat' look realistic. I could hear the shouts of the Water army as they advanced, taunting us and yelling victory cries. I mentally counted down the seconds until my men escaped the canyon. Fifteen . . . fourteen . . . thirteen . . . twelve . . . eleven . . .
Just then, I tripped over a rock, of all things. I hit the ground face first and immediately started sliding down the slippery incline. Panicked, I tried to stop, but the iced over rock was too slippery for me to grab onto. I looked over my shoulder and saw that I was sliding straight down toward the oncoming army. With dread I realized I was probably about to die, for none of my men were close enough to save me. In fact, it looked like they didn't even know I'd fallen, for they were still running toward the mouth of the canyon as though everything was still going exactly according to plan.
"Wait!" I shouted. "Hey! Someone help me!"
But I don't think my soldiers heard me over the loud war cries of the Water army. They just kept running like their lives depended on it (which they did, in fact). I dug my sword into the ground, which stopped me from sliding any further, thankfully.
At that moment, I heard loud blasts of fire strike the canyon walls . . . and with dread, I realized that the avalanche was heading right toward me and the Water army. I looked to my left and right and saw tons of snow thundering down the cliffs on either side. Even if I did stand up and run for it, I doubted I would be able to escape.
I stood up anyway, pulled my blade out of the icy ground, and looked around. The Water army seemed to have noticed the avalanche, too, for they were now frantically retreating. I doubted they would escape, for in their haste to run away many of them slipped and slid on the icy ground, knocking their companions over in the process. It didn't take long for the whole army to become disorganized to the point where it was obvious that their fate was sealed.
Mine probably was, too, but I was still standing at least. So long as I still had my two feet, I knew I had to at least try to escape. My instincts as a soldier made it impossible for me to give up even when the odds were against me.
So I began running up the slope as carefully as I could to avoid falling. But it was a doomed effort, for in a minute a wall of cold, rock hard snow slammed into me, knocking me out instantly.
For a long while there, I was sure I was dead. I neither saw nor heard anything and I seemed incapable of speaking or even moving my body. I had been buried underneath tons and tons of snow, after all. Dying was the only outcome one could expect from being hit by an avalanche of that size and power. Even I, a Fire soldier, knew that much.
After a while, I opened my eyes, slowly and painfully, for they felt frozen shut. At first, I saw shadows playing on the walls of a cavern and was almost certain that I was dead now. But then I felt heat (maybe from a warm fire?) nearby, thawing my body. And then the pain; dead people don't feel pain. Of that I was certain.
I struggled to sit up, but couldn't due to my weak limbs. So I tried to look around the cavern, to get an idea of where I was.
It was a plain cave. The walls were not decorated in any way. No carvings, no pictures, nothing. I also didn't see any furniture, which meant that this cave probably belonged to an animal or at least was not inhabited by Agori (or Gadarians, my own species).
As I had thought, a warm fire was blazing near me. The heat felt good after the cold. All I wanted to do was lie there until I thawed out, and maybe even after that, too. It was such a cozy fire. I could just sleep in front of it forever.
That was when I noticed someone else in the cave, sitting on the opposite side of the fire. She was a female in blue armor, carrying a trident in her hands. The Water soldier didn't seem to notice me, but I didn't have the strength to get up and run or fight. I just managed to push myself slightly away from the fire, which I knew was a mistake as soon as I did it because the Water soldier looked at me when I stirred.
The Water soldier started when she saw me move, then relaxed and said, "Oh, you're still alive."
"Why? Were you hoping I was dead?" I asked as I sat up, my strength returning to me, although I was still weak.
"Kind of," said the soldier, but to my surprise she sounded doubtful. "Well, not really. I mean, I know you're a Fire soldier and all and are my enemy, but I just think it would really suck if you were dead because then I'd be all alone. Being all alone in the Northern Frost would not be fun."
"Oh," I said, although I wasn't entirely convinced by this. "It still would have benefited your army if I had died."
"You're right," said the soldier, nodding. "Then again, I'm not sure if anyone cares if you died. You're just one soldier, so-"
"Be quiet," I snapped. "How'd you survive that avalanche and drag me into this cave?"
"I didn't drag you here," said the soldier, folding her arms. "I just woke up in this cavern after the avalanche. You were also asleep until just a few seconds ago. So I have no idea how we get here or who started this fire."
She gestured at the blaze, which burned brightly in the cave.
"That's strange," I said. "So you don't know who did it?"
"Not a clue," said the soldier with a shrug. "So anyway, what's your name? I'm Kiina."
"Ackar," I answered. I looked around and asked, "So, do you know where we are, at least?"
"Somewhere in the Northern Frost," said Kiina. "I explored outside the cave mouth a little but couldn't identify our location. All I know is that it is dark out and there's a snowstorm blowing through."
I cursed my bad luck. However thankful I may have been about surviving, I was still angry about being separated from my army, especially since I was stuck with a Water soldier (an obvious trainee at that), and had no idea where we were. I didn't think it could get any worse.
"Hey, did you start that avalanche?" Kiina asked, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"What?" I said, looking at her.
"The avalanche that probably killed a lot of my fellow soldiers," said Kiina, looking at me with new dislike. "Did you order that?"
I was about to say yes, I did, but I hesitated. If I told Kiina that I was responsible for the possible deaths of hundreds or maybe even thousands of her allies, she might just kill me here and now without a second thought. It would be too risky to tell the truth in this situation. I needed to be alive and in order to remain alive I needed Kiina's trust.
So I said, "No. That was someone else's idea."
"I think you're lying," said Kiina, pointing at me angrily. "I know your name. Ackar, the master strategist of the Fire army. I know you were in charge of that brigade. You must have come up with that brilliant plan, didn't you?"
I had to admit, I was amazed at Kiina's sharp mind. She'd managed to see straight through my lie right away. She may have been a trainee, but she was a pretty smart trainee, I had to give her that.
I shrugged and said, "Okay, you're right. I came up with that plan. It was all my idea. I suppose you're going to kill me now, right?"
"No," said Kiina, the anger in her voice obvious. "If I killed you, what would that accomplish? Nothing because I'd be all alone in the middle of nowhere without food or water or anything. I have a better chance of surviving with an ally than without one. Doesn't mean I have to like you, though."
"What if I try to kill you?" I replied. "Did you think about that?"
"Easy," said Kiina. "You're in the same boat as me. If you kill me, your chances of surviving on your own are just as slim as mine. So you won't kill me because you need me, just like how I need you."
"You have a point," I said grudgingly. "So let's make a deal. I won't kill you and you won't kill me. We work together until we find civilization. Agreed?"
"Sure," said Kiina with a shrug. "Why not? It's better than fighting and killing each other like two dumb animals."
"We will leave after the storm outside stops," I said. "Going out in that weather would be suicide. Perhaps we should rest until it passes."
"Okay," said Kiina, nodding. She yawned and said, "I'm tired, anyway. Time to sleep."
"'Night," I said.
Neither of us got much sleep that night. Even though we'd made an alliance, I still kept awake for as long as I could, just in case Kiina planned to kill me in my sleep. I suspected Kiina thought I'd do the same to her, but I didn't know for sure. Even a rookie would know better than to sleep in the same room as an enemy soldier without first being prepared to fight for her life. It was the smartest – and safest – thing to do.
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Consensus Report
Meeting Critical Laboratory Needs for Animal Agriculture: Examination of Three Options (2012)Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Outbreaks of animal disease can have catastrophic repercussions for animal agriculture, the food supply, and public health. Rapid detection, diagnosis and response, as well as development of new vaccines, are central to mitigating the impact of disease outbreaks. The proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) is a next-generation laboratory for animal disease diagnostics, training, and research that would provide core critical components for defense against foreign animal and zoonotic disease threats. But it will be a major investment with estimated construction costs of $1.14 billion, as currently designed. This report discusses the laboratory infrastructure needed to effectively address the threat posed by animal and zoonotic diseases and analyzes three options for creating this infrastructure: building NBAF as currently designed, building a scaled-back version of the NBAF, or maintaining current research capabilities at Plum Island Animal Disease Center while leveraging biosafety level-4 large animal capabilities at foreign laboratories.
Key Messages
- Adequate protection of animal agriculture and public health will require an integrated system of human and physical assets that spans authorities, geography, and many programs and activities. This comprehensive system includes the ability to effectively detect disease outbreaks through surveillance and diagnostics, as well as the capacity to respond and recover from a disease occurrence. Research and development to better understand diseases of concern, develop accurate diagnostic tests, and create appropriate treatments, along with workforce training, are critical core components that support this system.
- To accomplish the goals of this integrated system, the laboratory infrastructure would need to include biocontainment facilities with biosafety levels ranging from biosafety level 1 through biosafety level 4, which would allow research to be conducted on a broad range of laboratory and agricultural animals from mice and rabbits to livestock such as cattle, pigs, and horses.
- A substantial number of high-biocontainment laboratories (biosafety level 3 or 4) have been constructed in the United States over the past 10 years by federal and state agencies, universities, and private companies, but biosafety level 3 laboratories that can accommodate agricultural animals such as cattle and swine are still insufficient to meet all needs for animal disease research. Animal biosafety level 3 facilities at Plum Island are dated and increasingly cost-inefficient, and although there are several biosafety level 4 laboratories in the United States, these laboratories do not have the capacity to handle large animals.
- A small number of animal biosafety level 4 facilities with large-animal capacity exist outside the United States, and may be willing to collaborate with U.S. scientists to investigate pathogens that require biosafety level 4 containment; however, their primary responsibility is to address their own national government and domestic needs. Thus, it is imperative to build a facility in the United States that is capable of working with agricultural animals at biosafety level 4 containment.
- As currently designed, the NBAF facility includes all components of the ideal laboratory infrastructure in a single place, eliminating the need to move specimens or materials to or from other locations, and meets current and anticipated future mission needs of the federal agencies that are responsible for protecting U.S. agriculture. However, there are substantial costs associated with the construction, operation, and management of the proposed facility. The system does not leverage other existing investments in high-biocontainment laboratory, diagnostic, training, and vaccine development in the United States, and therefore could duplicate these resources.
- Several components of the NBAF could be reduced in size or scope by developing partnerships with other U.S. and international entities to supplement NBAF capacity. This supplementation could include most critical core components of the proposed facility, except research on foot-and-mouth disease virus and large animal work at animal biosafety level 4. This option would have lower construction costs, and might also have lower sustained operations costs, but the actual cost implications need further examination. It would also make more efficient use of recently expanded high biocontainment laboratory capacity within the United States.
- Plum Island Animal Disease Center is the only U.S. facility for research, diagnostics and training related to foot-and-mouth disease. However, the facility is aging and there are substantial costs associated with maintaining and operating the facility over the long term. Plum Island Animal Disease Center does not meet current standards for high-containment laboratories, and lacks biosafety level 4 facilities. Agreements with foreign partners and funding for collaborations would be needed, and access to biosafety level 4 with large animal space could be limited in times of critical need.
- Because foot-and-mouth disease research remains critical for the U.S. animal health system, it will be essential to continue to support the Plum Island facility until an alternative facility is authorized, constructed, commissioned, and approved for work on foot-and-mouth virus.
- Regardless of the options considered for a central facility, the committee recommends that the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Department of Agriculture develop and implement an integrated national strategy that utilizes a distributed system to address foreign animal and zoonotic disease threats.


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UH Hilo students earn prestigious internshipsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
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Two University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo students pursuing double majors in Astronomy and Physics have earned prestigious and highly competitive national internships in their respective fields.
Junior Robert Pipes has been accepted to the National Undergraduate Fellowship through the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This summer, Pipes will attend a one-week series of lectures on plasma physics at Princeton University before beginning a nine-week research project with Dr. David Pace at the General Atomics DIII-D tokamak in San Diego, California. His project will involve tracking high-energy ions to model heat loss along the walls of the reactor.
Jordan Bledsoe, a sophomore, has accepted an offer of a Maria Mitchell Observatory summer internship in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was one of just six selected out of 180 applicants for the internship, which is part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supported by the National Science Foundation. Bledsoe leaves at the end of May for her 10-week internship. She expects to be assigned a research project on "Quasars as markers of distant galaxy clusters" or "structure and evolution of clusters of galaxies."
Dr. Marianne Takamiya, UH Hilo assistant professor of astronomy, said both internships are highly coveted, and being among the few who are selected is a great, personal achievement that sets up future success.
"Robert is the first student from UH Hilo to be admitted to the PPPL Internship, where students typically go on to top-notch universities or companies following their undergraduate work," Takamiya explained. "The Maria Mitchell Observatory Internship is of similar caliber and Jordan and a small, select number of students will be mentored by visiting astronomers from renowned universities like Harvard, Yale and the University of California."


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Push Square: "Buzz is an important thing in this industry. Publishers invest millions of dollars into marketing teams, community managers, and press events to ensure that their games launch with the maximum amount of excitement surrounding them. New hardware releases tend to manufacture that anticipation all on their own, but just because the fervour surrounding the PlayStation 4 is already at fever pitch, doesn't mean that Sony can afford to take its foot off the gas. And that's why a second media event makes a lot of sense for the manufacturer."
@Godmars that was a rumor.
OT:I hope they do they can maybe show some more games.Along with new things about the PS4 like how Gaikia will be used etc...and at E3 they can finally show the PS4,talk about the price,Show some another few titles.,talk about how PSN is reinnovated etc...
The amount of hype/buzz/exposure that resulted from the first meeting has got to be worth the money of putting together a second.
lol they dont even need to have another event untill e3 but if they did they can focus on one of several things and still have ammunition for E3 to bribng down the house! They can focus on Gakai, Cross play between vita/ps4, social features or hardware!!!! Or they could just pick out one of the best devs. this generation in Santa Monica, Naughty Dog or Media Molecule and showcase one of those top hitter games along with more Killzone and that in itself will generate more buzz. They have alot of big boy toys to play with!!!!!!


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Volume 18 Issue 16 | September 09 - 15, 2005
Back to School
Algorithm should not be treated like a 4-letter word
By Michele Herman
Heres a math problem: a New York City couple gives birth to a child, and X years later, they have a second child. As the years go by, they are pleased with the spread. But then the first child turns 13, and they discover a fatal flaw in their family planning. Solve for X.
The answer: the kids are three years apart, and the flaw is that this fall, the family has to submit applications for middle school (assuming theyre sending the kids to public schools) for the 10-year-old and high school for the 13-year-old. This means that in the next two months, they will have to pull their kids out of school at least 10 times (if theyre lazy) and up to 30 (if theyre hyper-diligent like some Manhattan parents) to go on school tours, and strategically rank a minimum of 17 schools in order of preference (five for the middle-schooler and 12 count em for the high-schooler). If the 13-year-old is a serious student, they will also face the decision of whether to sign up for the three-hour October test that provides the sole criterion for admittance to one of the eight highly reputed specialized science schools, including Stuyvesant in Battery Park City, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech. If they decide to try for one of those schools, some serious test preparation is all but necessary because, as many families in Manhattans District 2 will tell you, the district is notorious for its fuzzy math curriculum.
As you may have guessed, we are such a family. I dont usually spend much time thinking about math, but right now, looking ahead to a grueling fall full of scheduling conflicts and decision-making, math is very much on the table. Oh, math has always been an issue in District 2, where the war between old math and new rages on into its second half-century. Around here you can walk into a group of parents and start a fight by uttering the word algorithm. This is code for old math, which to some people means meaningless boring rote learning with no understanding of the concepts behind it while to others it means giving students the benefits of maths accumulated historical wisdom rather than forcing them to reinvent the discipline for themselves a possibly rewarding but prohibitively slow process.
Ive taken on some educational issues over the years, but math has never been my cause. As much as I enjoyed my own math education at least up until calculus my mind doesnt naturally travel along a path of numbers. When I recall algebra, geometry and trig, I inevitably veer from the actual math to the textures and personalities surrounding it. I see the yellow cover of our SMSG textbook (which everyone knew was short for either Some Math, Some Garbage or Some Mad Scientist Goofed). I try to call to mind those wonderful side-angle-side theorems for proving the relative area of triangles but, alas, as much as I adored those puzzles at the time, I gravitate to the double-knit pantsuits our geometry teacher wore, and the then-pressing question of the effeminate algebra teachers sexuality. I can still say multiplicative inverse of the co-efficient of the variable really fast, but I would need some review before I could define it.
As with my own education, I confess that Ive paid less attention to my sons math instruction than to their humanities. Only rarely do I review their math homework. This is in part because reviewing their writing gives me a much fuller window onto their character and progress, and its in part because, as a writer, I feel in a better position to evaluate the quality of their English instruction than that of their math. Ive also managed never to attend a single math night, and youd be surprised how often math night comes around. My rationale is that Ive already been to enough meet-the-teacher nights that have devolved into heated debates over math education. In fact, maybe all those math nights imply a certain defensiveness on the part of the education establishment; Ive yet to be invited to a social-studies night, or science night to explain the educational theory behind the teaching.
Youd think any sensible school system and curriculum would balance the two: spend some time letting the kids discover their own ways of understanding numbers and solving problems, and some time teaching them to use quick, time-tested, foolproof equations and formulas toward the same end any worker needs incentive and a sense of relevance and mastery, but without good tools these other goals are hard to meet.
But I have another reason for being lax about math: I married into a family full of mathematicians. My husbands father, brother and uncle have all had distinguished careers as math professors, at Princeton, the University of Virginia, and Berkeley respectively. I brought some decent math and problem solving genes from my own paternal line to the marriage (with a father who claimed he chose his friends according to the number of dimensions they could think in), and so I figured the math would take care of itself.
For the most part, it has. Both my kids have always been comfortable with numbers and problem solving. When I do check their math, Im always pleased by the quantity of word problems and by their teachers efforts to personalize and enliven the problems by using actual situations and names. On the other hand, Ive always worried that an essential second step was lacking: providing formulas to help them evaluate and solve these problems efficiently. I remember a problem a teacher once gave my older son, one of those x-minus-1 jobs that would take hours to solve with arithmetic but minutes with algebra. My son was hungry, even desperate, for a formula to help him. I apologized because I didnt remember enough to show him how to convert the words into a more manageable equation. I told him algebra was surely on the way, and that he would love it as I had, for the way it pared big complicated problems down to simple elegant ones. I crossed my fingers and hoped that algebra was indeed on the way, much as I prayed for an English teacher to give him some instruction in grammar to deepen his understanding of the workings of language (and Im pleased to report that in seventh grade, this finally happened).
Now we have the specialized-high-school test looming. Its full of algebra and geometry and, sure enough, it turns out that my son is not as well prepared as he should be. Were lucky. My retired father-in-law, the Princeton math and economics professor (the Kuhn of the Kuhn-Tucker theorem) graciously agreed to tutor him, saving us from the other, less desirable options: not taking the test, winging the test, working his own way through the prep materials, paying a tutor or tutoring company more than a thousand dollars to drill him, or being invited to take the free but terribly long and time-consuming course offered by the Department of Education.
As I feared, my father-in-law says he has not been prepared well for high-school math. I asked him to write down as many formulas as hes learned: diameter of circles, area of triangles, etc., he says. Hes got to know those cold. I find they havent really been emphasized. Not that they havent been treated, but not treated enough that theyre at the tips of his fingers. Algebra as a technique has been very weakly treated. The formal handling of symbols using algebraic rules has not been covered.
The two of them meet on Saturdays while our other son is busy fencing. Slowly and methodically theyre working their way through the practice tests. Grandpa gives him weekly homework, which they review at their next session. They understand each other well, and when they finish their session, they play cribbage and have a good laugh over some of the dumber sample questions from previous tests, like the one that begins: Mrs. Smith has precisely four children.
Like many of our friends whose kids are planning to take the test, were not even sure that one of the specialized high schools would be a good fit, at least not until the frenzy of touring begins in late September. But, like any parent, we want our childrens education to open up worlds of possibility.
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Siliconera - Activision has been recording voiceovers for the next Call of Duty game in Los Angeles, a source tells Siliconera. "Call of Duty 2013" takes place in the Modern Warfare arc and the main character in the game is "a battle hardened veteran in his mid-thirties with a nihilistic point of view."
Yup, it's about time the Rumors started rolling in, the last one came out 2 WHOLE DAYS AGO.
Breaking News: "Call of Duty 2014" will continue the Black Ops arc
yub yub i feel bad for all those people been brainwashed to buy a yearly copy of the same stuff, lucky me since mw2 fine mess i haven't owned a cod game, maybe when next generation consoles come out, with new tech and stuff i hope they finally give the cod series a major overhaul, visually, gameplay, physics, A.I, to make it look new and fresh, but if things continue like this activision will not be getting a cent for me and a lot of other folks that may agree with me
MW: Activision Reproducing Crap..
Breaking News: "Call of Duty 2015" will continue modern warfare arc (again and still be on the Quake 3 engine at full retail price)
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Nah i'm good with black ops 2, feels like Cod 4 so this will be my last COD. gotta look forward to other games
Well its about a year into development, we're bound to hear whispers here and there.
Spoiler:People will die with guns xD.
Quickscopes and clan battles confirmed.
Games that come out yearly have little to no added value; majority is reused assets and code.
Why pay full price for reused stuff?
SKIP ANNUALS, just like COD.
Why do you think the best games never come out yearly? Good games require time, while annuals require paying off reviewers.
MGS, Uncharted, etc etc never would be so good if they came out yearly.
SKIP TRASH. Dont listen to reviews listen to reality.
They reuse assets and code, nearly everything for annual releases; why keep this terrible cycle going?
Because it's a whole new story with new additions/modes ontop of a winning and addictive gameplay formula.
Anything popular enough that is constantly talked about will produce hate, for the sake of wanting to stick out and feed our ego's.
What COD does and has been doing is the pinnicle of a FPS, it's just constantly fine tuning a winning formula yearly...doing anything more drastic (gameplaywise) would break the game, until someone can come a long and do it better...That won't change. The game is simply as good as it can get for the moment, and AGAIN..until something better comes a long and out does that addictive and effective formula. COD is at it's PRIME with such a well balance and constant updated package, the variety and improvements matched with a strong engaging story..keeps getting better, which is the point.
Your opinion is based off the popularity it gets and the failed overused logic of recycled gamplay. If it ain't broke DON'T fix it...the audience clearly are NOT bored or done with it.
MAIN POINT IS, COD IS STILL DAMN FUN! Theres your ANSWER.
Accept that.
Yeah, you copied and pasted this onto an article about halo too, even though that isn't a yearly title. Stop printing copies of yourself and make sense. I heard Black Ops 2 is a fun game, so I might actually get it.
Who will give a crap about this trash when GTA V, The Last of Us, Bioshock: Infinite and Tomb Raider are coming out next year? Fuck this series, i can't wait for the day this fad will finally die.
Why? The fun thing about CoD was that you got a Modern setting and an older setting in two different games. Now it is modern and the not so distant future(for civilians anyway. This stuff is probably old news for the military)
I would like to see Infinity Wards take on a past war this time.
Yeah that would be cool, I still personally like CoD 2 the best out of all of IW CoD games. They could even remake CoD 2 with a bit better graphics and sprinting and that would be awesome even.
Modern Warfare 4?
I did not see that coming.
Well, at least they aren't going to goo all F.3.A.R. on us and call it Modern Fourfare... I hope. If they do, then I'll cry in a corner for humanity...
The MW series should end with 3. The story is completely finished, they're just forcefully dragging this out now. They can still do a modern setting without being part of the MW series.
Yup, MW3 wrapped everything nicely. Dont really see how they can continue the story.
Agree .. however it would be nice to see price again
Seriously tho enough with this yearly nonsense
Until they upgrade to a new engine, i refuse to upgrade from COD4 lol
Sameee. I haven't bought a cod game since cod4, borrowed all the rest of them
"Until they upgrade to a new engine"
I am curious .. what does that mean? ( I hope its not just about graphics) .. unless the game decided to drop to 30 fps I can see something.. but I don't think people would want that.
what do people want to see in the new cod engine? ( if there will ever be one )
better optimization
bug fixes
connection errors
you name it...the graphics are just a bonus really
those stuff just mean the game is rushed and can be done with more time I think ..
I actually want to see some physics - A crazy load of realistic killing animation would change the game for me ( like max Payne 3, kz2, bf3 .. were every kill is unique ) - maps more open - better AI!! - and greater graphics of course .. those are the basic stuff I want to see improved (and also maintain 60 fps)
Don't know why they don't allow the levels to be destroyed. Bullets, grenades and explosions tend to destroy the area they inflict damage upon.
New engine should mean entirely new feel to the game, not just looks.
Basically, they'll never do any of this so it's just wishful thinking.
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i think no real hardcore gamer plays COD.
Can you stop calling it leaked? OMG getting annoying its not leaked the devs put the crapy info on the net just to make u hyped.
I'd call this tinfoil hat theory talk, but EA and Activision don't spend $100 million a year in marketing a single game just to let stealth marketing go to waste.
Just confirms my suspicions that there is no imagination left at Infinity Ward or Activision.
Modern Warfare has had it's fair share of knocks, but if this goes even minutely wrong it'll become a laughing stock.
I assume they want to continue with Price, fair enough, but start a new story arc with a new title. Everybody knows it'll sell on the Call of Duty name alone. You could call it Call of Duty: Sparkly Vampires and it'll still sell like crack.
I can handle black ops but please just trash the MW series. It is terrible.
You did 3, you finished the series, now bury it.
children's online daycare: Money wasted 4.
Sorry, not interested. Unless Treyarch are making it.
Even if Treyarch were to make it and release it in 2014, I wouldn't want it. The whole modern military setting is dated as hell. Say what you will about WWII as a setting, but at least admit that it had a whole hell of a lot more flexibility than the modern one does.
With that said, modern military shooters as a whole need to die. Treyarch apparently understood that to a degree, and they really dialed back a good bit on all the hand-holding, "wait for the other guy" shit MW2, BO, and MW3 had. Medal of Honor: Warfighter was... terrible, really. It held your hand more than MW3 did, which is saying something considering I stopped playing MW3's campaign because of how much it forced me to wait.
But whatever, I'm rambling on.
it's funny you say that because when you think about it , it took 3-4 generations of gaming for WW2 to be played out , yet it's taken 1 just 1 generation for the modern military shooter to be completely whored out
It took two generations to be whored out. Even at it's whoriest, I'd still take that over the MMS we have now.
They won't stop making them if every one breaks a sales record,
Call of Duty: Slightly more Modern Warfare but not so modern that we're encroaching on Treyarch's slightly futuristic Black Ops 2 which also has sequences set in the past which we will avoid as this is Modern Warfare.
Or, CoD:SmMWbnsmtweoTsfBO2wahssitp wwwaatiMW for short.
Should do well.
Feels like the shortened version is longer than the first >_<
I'm wondering how long until they pull an EA and nix the old games servers....or like most of the older games already, hackers will infest and ruin what is left on a more grand scale.
There is absolutely no value to purchasing these games anymore. And the entire COD series peaked a long time ago. We've seen their potential and know what to expect. There is little hope for change.
I'm calling it now, there will be a COD in 2015.
You lie!
Kotick would never, ever, on his mother's grave, milk the series that badly.
Activision has far too much integrity to release a Black Ops 3 three days ago, two years from now. I refuse to believe it...I refuse!
I made up my mind, from now on only buying the Treyarch version. MW3 was terrible, and I'm sure Sledgehammer will be behind this new one too, so i'll pass.
IW was my choice before because MW and MW2 were better than Treyarch's versions, however with Black Ops 2....Treyarch are the leaders now.
I guarantee the cover art is going to have a solider with a gun :
And it might be dark and gritty...or full of explosions.
I don't know, it's a toss up between grit and splosions.
I bet makrov survived, or you probably killed his brother or something haha
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they really should stop referring to CoD info as being "leaked" since it's pretty much a given at this point that there's going to be a new CoD *every year*.
Didn't they say rumors were not true back in the last month, when Billy Murray was supposedly contacted by IW for voice acting recordings?
Here's the link: https://twitter.com/Infinit...
First Murray's supposed statement, and now this leak... Can't be a coincidence, huh?
Let's call it what it is, indirect marketing by Activision engineered to look like a leak. Completely transparent in my opinion. For starters, any voice actor would be under contract to keep their mouth shut to the public or media unless otherwise instructed, and I don't think any of them would want to be on the receiving end of an Activision lawsuit for a little voice work.
I thought this would've been kinda obvious. Why kill a a cashcow if it can still make you money?
And even more ways to fuck you over of your hard earned money.
i just cant believe this crap keeps selling the way it does
actually, black ops 2 was pretty good in my opinion. Seemed like the devs had fun making it and the game itself differed a lot compared to the other yearly releases; this is coming from a Battlefield fanatic.
Battlefield fanatic?
COD fans and BF fans.. two very different species..
The game really improved over the last few. It's something special all right.
Skipping on it. I'll still be enjoying GTA 5 around that time.
lol i havent bought cod since COD4 , im so badass
Jesus Christ, Black Ops 2 just came out! That's it, the series is never gonna end it, is it?
Well in MW4 we're going to create a deep and moving story to keep players engaged and uh..urm...FUCK IT
MW4 rumors started before BLOPS 2 was out. Ridiculous.


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On the west side of the Walton County line, ignorance is bliss.
Over at June White Decker Park Public Beach Wednesday afternoon, crowds were smaller and breakers were unaware of the crackdown March 11 at a Miramar Beach house party.
To read more about Spring Break in Walton County, click here.
Sophie Dirardeau, a freshman at University of South Alabama, hadn't heard the news of the bust.
"That makes me a little nervous," she said.
Dirardeau and her friends said they were staying right across the street from the beach, only about 15 minutes away from the Miami Street crackdown.
When it comes to their own partying, the USA co-eds aren't too worried about getting in trouble.
"We're not the rowdy type," Dirardeau said. "We're not loud and obnoxious."
"We try not to act openly stupid," added freshman Grant Howell.
Another group of co-eds from Alabama � Auburn University to be exact � were also in the dark about Monday night's news.
"Wow, that would really put a damper on the party," said Jordan Holt, who was on break from Auburn University. "You never want the cops to come."
But they have been out in force in Walton County, which is closing in on almost 500 arrests. Okaloosa hasn't been nearly as busy on the law enforcement front. The Okaloosa County Sheriff�s Office had not totaled the number of arrests as of press time Friday.
"So far, we have not had the significant type incidents similar to what Walton has experienced and for the most part it has been a typical spring break," said Michele Nicholson, public information officer for Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. "To this date we are however seeing crowds once again in the Villages at Crystal Beach with many students opting to rent beach houses."
With the flags and decorated coolers sparsely sprinkled along the Destin beach, it was a stark comparison to a couple miles away at the Whale�s Tail in Walton County, where a sea of humanity packed the beach with a perimeter of law enforcement making periodic arrests. On the Destin side, there was little police presence, or need for that matter.
Small groups of spring breakers, including families, quietly laid out in the sand and avoided the cold ocean water � an almost living testament to the recent announcement that Destin was voted the Travel Channel�s top family friendly beach.
Destin has fostered that atmosphere by requiring hotel guests to be at least 25 years old and by marketing to families.
"It's a lot better than Panama City," said Aurburn student Alexa Bearden on her first Destin visit. "Way chill."
Panama City, Holt suggests, is exactly where minors should go if they want to imbibe without the risk of getting caught.
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Recently, 12 individuals from eight different parishes in South Carolina and other parts of the country conducted a clinic over six days in La Barquita, an impoverished barrio outside of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The team members included two translators, a nurse practitioner, several registered nurses, a pharmacist, a lab technologist, and several non-medical volunteers.
They included five members of All Saints Episcopal Church, as well as other individuals from St. Mark's, St. Stephen's, Holy Communion, and Holy Spirit in South Carolina, plus others from parishes in Florida and Massachusetts.
During the 32 clinic hours at the San Pedro y San Padro Episcopal Church, they saw 283 patients. The church's Vicar, Father Emilio, limited the number of patients the team could see since there is so much abject poverty in this area the clinic could have been overwhelmed with patients.
Such a situation would have affected the quality of care that could have been given to patients and would have presented safety issues for all. In addition, for the safety of team members, the clinic hours were established to ensure that the entire team was out of the barrio by 4 p.m. each day.
Many houses in the barrio were damaged when Tropical Storm Sandy passed through and caused massive flooding. Since the church is on the highest ground in the barrio, many people had sought refuge there from flooded homes.
In addition to the 12-person team, there were two translators from the Dominican Republic, as well as a physician from Cuba, and one day there was also a physician and a dentist from the Dominican Republic. Many of the local parishioners helped each day with the clinic operation. According to Dale Finn, team leader and a registered nurse who lives in Sun City Hilton Head, "We were thrilled to have this additional assistance because our goal is to work with the local Dominicans and help them to establish their own health care in the future."
"The team was outstanding in its efficiency and flexibility," Finn said. She pointed out that they organized the clinic quickly and began to see patients.
Finn said patients were registered in the church and a group of church ladies came for a portion of each day and they sat in the back of the church smiling. When she asked a parish helper why they were there, she was told, "they just come to watch." Every day they would come - sometimes twice a day - just sitting quietly watching and smiling.
Many of the patients had gastrointestinal and nutritional problems, skin disorders, hypertension, along with other complaints. The medical mission team had available medications they purchased in the Dominican Republic and some from the United States, largely through donations made by friends and members of their respective parishes.
Judy Cote, assistant team leader and a registered nurse working in the clinic's pharmacy said, "We treated nearly every child over two years of age and every adult for parasitic worms!" "As well as everyone having received adult or children multi-vitamins, we dispensed antibiotics and heart medications to those in need," Cote said.
One major disappointment occurred when an 8-year-old was brought to the clinic by his mother with a deformity of his leg caused by a bone infection. Since the mother was an illegal Haitian, she was not entitled to government services.
One of the local volunteers called the boy's medical condition to her husband who is an orthopedic surgeon. In order that he could again play and walk as a normal child, the boy was scheduled for surgery. However, because of his congestion when he came to the hospital, the surgery had to be canceled.
Unfortunately, the orthopedic surgeon had to move on to his next assignment in Africa for six months. However, the surgeon has attempted to get another doctor in the Dominican Republic to perform the operation pro bono. It is unclear whether or not that will work out.
At the end of the week, after everything was packed up for next year, Father Emilio and the leadership of the church, had a going away party for the team. Father Emilio had written each team member a personal letter of thanks stating how meaningful it was that they had come to his church. Each of the church members present handed them the letters individually, followed by much cheering and applause from all present.
"Not one of the team members had a dry eye," Finn said.
Cote agreed with that assessment.
"My heart was moved as tears ran down my face, not having experienced before such an outward appreciation at mission," she said.
Julie Erlandsen, a non-medical member of the team from Sun City Hilton Head, said the people were gentle, patient, and loving.
In all their poverty, their faith shone through and gave them strength and joy." As she departed, Erlandsen said, "It was hard to leave these lovely people, but I hope they know that the world has not forgotten them."
"The week was very busy, tiring, emotional, dusty, hot, and confusing," Finn said.
However, as each team member said their good-byes, they hugged and thanked the church members for allowing them to come. The team plans on returning next year, with no firm date yet established.


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How to Exercise at Work: #THIS w/ Elizabeth Holmes
Think there's not enough time in the day to fit in a workout? Think again! The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes stops by the Self Magazine headquarters to learn how you can turn a cubicle into your own personal gym.
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Opinion: No, You Can't Keep Your Insurance
WSJ editorial board member Joe Rago on President Obama's health care speech and the House's vote last night to delay ObamaCare mandates. Photo: Getty Images
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CRESTVIEW � Around 63 percent of Crestview High School students have been bullied at least once in their lives, according to statistics featured at the end of "Breaking Point," a film depicting the potentially tragic outcome.
CRESTVIEW � Around 63 percent of Crestview High School students have been bullied at least once in their lives, according to statistics featured at the end of "Breaking Point," a film depicting the potentially tragic outcome.
The 25-minute film � timed for release during Anti-Bullying Week � depicts a Crestview High student driven to suicide. Crestview High alumni Jack Barr and Dylan Cobb portray the victim, Ryan Abrams, and bully, Dylan King, respectively.
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Okaloosa school district officials banned the film, which producers premiered Tuesday at Warriors Hall in Crestview.
Crestview High sophomore Ashton Williams said he had probably witnessed bullying but wasn't aware of it at the time.
Seeing "Breaking Point" changed that.
"Everybody who's seen it (the video ... now) knows what bullying looks like," Ashton said. "Some people don't realize what's happening and what's going on when they're seeing bullying."
Ashton's grandparents, the Rev. Gene and Marcia Strickland, also attended a screening. Pastor Strickland said he wished more students and parents could see it.
"Things like this tend to open up some avenues of discussion among people," he said.
Dale Allen, whose daughter, Kyndalle, played the bully's sister in the video, said the production teaches an important lesson about using social media as a bullying tool.
"It's a touchy subject," he said. "I hate that people turn a blind eye to bullying, especially with social networks, where it's so easy to bully someone and not even think about it."
Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson has said she was concerned that the suicide scene could drive students to take their lives.
"I don't think that's a valid concern," Ashton said. "If people wanted to do it (commit suicide), they'd figure out how."
Amber Ellis, the film's producer, said the suicide scene was crucial.
"We wanted it to be real. We wanted to go with the suicide so people can know what bullying comes to," she said.
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Flat Rock Playhouse has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Playhouse has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide, Playhouse officials said in a news release Wednesday. Only the top-performing 10 percent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award.
"We strive to offer our customers a memorable live entertainment experience, and this accolade is evidence that our hard work is translating into positive reviews on TripAdvisor," said Managing Director Hillary Hart. "We hope that our success on TripAdvisor will also bring more people to Henderson County to take advantage of the Stay and Play program with our cherished local hotel partners."
Many hotels in the county are promoting their involvement in the Stay and Play program, including Hampton Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Hendersonville, Highland Lake Inn, Mountain Inn & Suites, Melange Bed and Breakfast, A Country Retreat at Clear Creek Cabins, Aunt Adeline's Bed and Breakfast, Green Mountain Lodge & Farm and Ramada Inn.
"The Certificate of Excellence award provides top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers," said Alison Copus, vice president of marketing for TripAdvisor for Business.
To qualify for a Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travelers on TripAdvisor, and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. Additional criteria include the volume of reviews received within the last 12 months.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The federal government moved closer to its first shutdown in 17 years after the Republican-led House voted early Sunday to delay President Barack Obama's health-care law by one year as part of legislation to keep the government running.
The House voted 248-174 to attach a repeal of the tax on medical devices that was to help pay for the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, and then voted 231-192 to attach a delay of the implementation of the law by a year. The latter also included a provision that would allow employers and health care providers to opt out of mandatory contraception coverage.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said that Republicans who voted to attach the Obamacare measures to the government spending bill were voting to shut down the government. (Read the White House's statement..)
The measure is widely seen as dead-on-arrival in the Senate.
Before the House vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will not accept changes to the health-care law in exchange for temporary government funding. President Obama promised to veto the measure in the unlikely event it reached his desk.
If House Republicans and Senate Democrats cannot agree by the Tuesday-morning deadline, thousands of government employees will be unable to work.
There will be one more round of votes until a government shutdown is certain.
First, Reid and his fellow Democrats in the Senate are likely to vote on Monday afternoon to table the House measure. Aides said they only need 51 votes to block the bills. Democrats control 54 votes in the chamber. This will sideline conservative Republicans in the Senate led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
House Speaker John Boehner tried to turn up the heat on Senate Democrats. In a statement, he urged them to vote on the House bill later Sunday and not wait until Monday.
"If the Senate stalls until Monday afternoon instead of working today, it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership," he said.
House Republicans had a rally outside the Capitol late on Sunday criticizing the Senate for taking Sunday off. They said it showed that Democrats wanted to shut down the government.
After the Senate acts, the House would then have to pass another measure to fund the government. House Republicans would again have to decide what measures to attach to the bill.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican whip, said in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday' that the House would send another provision to keep the government open but would likely include a "few other options" aimed at Obamacare.
Experts said the end game of this stand-off was still unclear. The two sides are not talking.
A government shutdown would mean the U.S. jobs report for September won't be released on Friday. The employment data would be the last major labor-market release before the Federal Reserve meets in October to decide whether to slow monetary stimulus.
Another budget deadline, over the federal debt limit, is looming over the horizon. Market experts say the debt ceiling debate is one with more potential to roil markets than a shutdown.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Congress must act to increase the $16.7 trillion debt limit by Oct. 17.
Obama on Friday urged Congress to raise the debt limit before Oct. 17 and act to avert the shutdown.


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ASHEVILLE — Friday night at Asheville High marked the second straight week that an area team was knocked down by Asheville, even with the Cougars not executing their play-by-play as well as head coach Danny Wilkins liked.
Last week it was Hendersonville, and Friday night for the first time Polk County took on Asheville since 1995, the Cougars ran away with the 21-0 shutout to give the Wolverines their first 0-2 start in more than a decade.
"It's been 11 years since this (0-2 start) has happened at Polk County; we're used to being 2-0 right now, so there's frustration for the coaches, players and fans," coach Bruce Ollis said. "Even though we're 0-2 I think we're a better football team now than we would've been playing somebody else."
Asheville spread out the offense to roll up more than 300 yards of rushing and just more than 100 yards passing. The Wolverines finished the night with just 26 yards rushing on 26 attempts and 135 yards passing.
The connection between quarterback Reece Schlabach (11-for-20, one interception) and Anthony Carson (six catches for 66 yards) led the way to the Wolverines' 135 yards in the air. Even with big plays on offense and defense, including sophomore Khiree Green's interception, Polk had trouble finishing.
"I told Danny (Wilkins) after the game, if they'd have given us points from moving the ball between the 20-yard lines, we win," Ollis said. "I think we got the ball inside the 30-yard line four times, but we just didn't finish, and I take the responsibility for that. Our effort was really good tonight."
The Cougars' only first-half score made the halftime a tight 8-0 — a halfback pass from Cameron Ray to Jalyn Foster for a 56-yard touchdown score following a Polk flag early in the second quarter.
"That roughing the passer penalty hurt us, and then of course the next play their halfback pass scores. If that play doesn't happen then it may be 0-0 at halftime," Ollis said.
"They're a quality team," Asheville coach Wilkins said. "Coach Ollis does a wonderful job with the style he plays, and the way he approaches it gives him the chance to win."
The Cougars (2-0) will face Gastonia's Ashbrook next week, while Polk returns home to host rival R-S Central.
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ASHEVILLE — Friday night at Asheville High marked the second straight week that an area team was knocked down by Asheville, even with the Cougars not executing their play-by-play as well as head coach Danny Wilkins liked.


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In reaction to Israel's attack on a humanitarian ship, which resulted in the death of 19 lives, Professor Norman Finkelstein described Israel as a "lunatic state" in an interview with Russia Today.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel's act "state terrorism." At the United Nations, Turkey's Foreign Minister pressured the international community to take strong action against Israel, saying "No state is above the law." Turkey also said that future Gaza humanitarian aid ships will travel with military escorts.
Reactions From Around The Web
Glenn Greenwald:
"On a day when the meaning of "heroism" is often discussed, the people on these ships who tried to deliver aid to Gazans, knowing that they could easily find themselves in a confrontation with the Israeli Navy but doing it anyway in order to bring attention to the extraordinary injustice and cruelty of the blockade, are pure, unadulterated heroes."
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed:
"Under Netanyahu, the IDF has become increasingly unhinged. Utterly incapable of grasping that its war crimes and crimes against humanity can no longer simply be dressed up as a fight against terrorists, when terror itself is a primary instrument of statecraft. Completely incapable of self-reflection or self-critique. Pathetically incapable of putting to rest the 'final solution' of the knee-jerk trigger-finger."
Sean Paul Kelley:
"Israelis were afraid of slingshots and marbles, really? Where are the guns? Where are the knives? This is turning into an outright PR catastrophe for Israel, and deservedly so. What would have happened had the Israelis killed the 86 year-old Holocaust survivor or the Nobel Peace Prize winner in the flotilla?"
Marwan Bishara:
"The emergence of a civic 'international community' committed to taking action to break the siege of Gaza comes as a result of the incapacity of the official 'international community' to do more than issue UN resolutions and condemnations.
Israel's worst nightmare is becoming a reality. The civic 'international community' is organising much as it did against Apartheid South Africa."Jeffrey Kaye:
"The world should condemn this criminal attack by Israeli commandos on the peace flotilla bringing humanitarian supplies to Gaza, and should defend those who in self-defense protected themselves against the military assault. Israeli must release everyone they are holding in custody from the flotilla now. Let the flotilla be freed to continue its mission."
Paul Craig Roberts:
"No one in the world will believe that Israel attacked ships in international waters carrying Israeli citizens, a Nobel Laureate, elected politicians, and noted humanitarians bringing medicines and building materials to Palestinians in Gaza, who have been living in the rubble of their homes without repairs or medicines since January 2009, without first clearing the crime with its American protector. Without America's protection, Israel, a totally artificial state, could not exist."
Ray McGovern:
"Important players in the Middle East, as well as increasingly assertive countries like Turkey and Brazil, conclude that the policies and behavior of Tel Aviv and Washington are virtually identical.
And then there is the $3 billion or so that the United States gives Israel each year that enables the Israelis to arm themselves to the teeth. It is understandable, then, that many will blame Washington for what happened in the dark of night, on the eve of Memorial Day, on the high seas."Craig Murray:
"In two and a half hours of coverage BBC News has interviewed the Israeli government spokesman and covered live an Israeli government press conference, while reporters have set out at length the Israeli government view of events nine times. There has been no attempt to interview anyone from the convoy organisers, from the Turkish government, or from the Palestinians, and no expression of scepticism or even reserve by any reporter about the Israeli version of events.
A BBC journalist has stated - quite wrongly - that the blockade of Gaza is legal, and there has been no mention of the fact that it is illegal to board a foreign ship in international waters."