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In the mid-nineteenth century, young Shakers often went into trances during which they believed themselves to be conduits of divine messages. Professor of Religion Jane Crosthwaite has just published about this era in The Shaker Spiritual Notices of Eleanor Potter.
The Shakers—a religious sect whose followers often literally shook with spiritual fervor during worship services—believed in "a theological world where heaven and earth enjoyed frequent and free interchanges," Crosthwaite writes.
Potter, who lived in the New Lebanon, New York, Shaker community, copied in elegant handwriting the divinely inspired "notices" she received. Then she illustrated the messages with pen and ink drawings. Each notice was bound into a neat booklet reproduced in Crosthwaite's book, which also includes her scholarly essay analyzing the notices.
Crosthwaite says Potter's notices were part of a "flood" of such messages from the Heavenly Father, Holy Mother Wisdom, and other "heavenly parents," praising current Shaker leaders and telling them how to lead their flock. Potter's notices are particularly conservative in content, warning members not to stray from the teachings of Shaker leader Mother Ann Lee, which included practicing celibacy and self-denial. The messages also reflect worries about what will happen when aging Shaker elders die.
Potter's illustrations are related to a larger Shaker tradition of "gift drawings," which were an acceptable way for Shakers to create and accept art despite a ban on decoration. Shaker artists "were adept at making virtues and blessings concrete," Crosthwaite writes. "Approbation became roses; fans indicated discernment; cups could carry tribulation or evidence of long-suffering." Potter's images were typical of an era marked by an "extraordinary combination of visionary ambition and common images."
Potter's notices both "highlight a moment when the Shaker community was dealing with many issues" and "show the imaginative reach of uneducated believers trying to make statements about eternity," says Crosthwaite.
Although the Shaker mindset can seem very foreign to many today, she says their efforts were "not unlike what we are still trying to do with our limited understanding of the universe—make what we hope are profoundly insightful observations."
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Nissan Begins Production of LEAF Electric Car in Oppama, Japan
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It's Really Real Now
Nissan has officially started production on the Nissan LEAF in Japan's Oppama plant. The LEAF is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. The Oppama plant has an annual production capacity of 50,000 units. Nissan LEAF will start production at Smyrna (USA) in late 2012 and at Sunderland in early 2013 (UK), so at first the LEAFs will come from Japan.
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Nissan LEAF will be produced at the Oppama Plant along with popular gasoline models such as Nissan Juke and Nissan Cube. Part of the assembly line has been modified to mount battery modules at the stage of production where fuel tanks are traditionally installed, and motors and inverters are mounted at the point where engines are installed in gasoline-powered vehicles. [...]
Nissan LEAF's lithium-ion battery modules are manufactured at the Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) operation in Zama, Japan, which is a joint-venture of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation. The battery module, which contains 4 battery cells, are assembled at Zama and then shipped to the Nissan Oppama facility, where 48 of them are assembled into the electric car's battery pack. (source)
The LEAF's battery will have an 8-year/100,000 miles warranty.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. --Filming for an HBO comedy will get underway in downtown Palo Alto today, forcing the closure of a busy street.
University Avenue between Waverley and Webster Streets will be closed to traffic between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., but businesses will remain open.
Crews are scheduled to film a comedy pilot show based on Silicon Valley. Mike Judge, the creator of "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hill" is said to be behind the effort.


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Winnipeg, Manitoba (October 30, 2008) -
The QSC 8.3-liter engine from Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will power the Versatile 250-hp and 280-hp tractor launched today by Buhler Versatile Inc. (TSX: BUI). The QSC engine joins the larger QSM 11-liter and QSX 15-liter engines as part of the Cummins power lineup for the Versatile tractor range meeting U.S. EPA Tier 3 emissions standards and equivalent Canadian regulations.
The six-cylinder, 24-valve QSC offers the premium performance benefit of a Cummins High Pressure Common Rail fuel system that enables cleaner combustion and a faster engine response to deliver deep reserves of torque. Peak torque for the 250-hp rated Versatile tractor is 830 lb-ft (1125 N•m) at 1500 rpm, while the 280-hp rated Versatile tractor provides 1000 lb-ft (1356 N•m) at 1500 rpm. The new tractor takes full advantage of the available torque with a rapid 50 percent torque rise from the 280-hp rated engine and a 39 percent torque rise from the 250-hp rating.
With a very high torque rise, the engine returns to peak torque far more rapidly as rpm speed falls from 2200-rpm rated power due to more difficult working conditions. The tractor maintains a constant drawbar pull even with changing engine load factors. "Cummins QSM- and QSX-powered Versatile tractors have established an enviable reputation in high-productivity farming, and customers of the new Versatile 250 and 280 tractor will be equally impressed with how well the QSC engine performs under the toughest conditions," said Ric Kleine, Vice President of Cummins Off-Highway Business.
"The QSC offers an exceptionally high torque rise and a power boost feature which both make an important contribution to how well the tractor performs out in the field. Power and torque delivery is faster, quieter and smoother on the new Versatile tractor due to the precision fueling capability of the High Pressure Common Rail system. The tractor is ready to establish new performance standards in its power class," added Kleine.
With 250-hp (187 kW) and 280-hp (209 kW) rated power at 2200rpm, the QSC is ideally power-matched to the new Versatile tractor to optimize fuel efficiency across all operating conditions. Peak power for the 250-hp rated Versatile is 265 hp (198 kW) and 300 hp (224 kW) for the 280-hp rated Versatile. This additional peak power above rated power arrives at a lower 1900 to 2000 rpm to help pull the tractor though tough spots without the need for downshifting.
Electronically Integrated The QSC integrates seamlessly with electronic systems on the Versatile tractor and is fully synchronized with the powershift transmission to provide smooth shifting control and programmable features to precisely match work requirements.
"Our application engineers worked closely with the Versatile design team to tailor a specific engine calibration that is optimized for the most fuel-efficient operation across all farm working conditions," commented Silvio Novaes, Cummins Account Executive, Agricultural Market.
"The Versatile 250 and 280 are highly impressive machines, and the QSC engine will fully contribute to realizing the highest productivity and lowest cost of operation for this class of tractor. The Cummins support team is extremely delighted with this opportunity to power the new line of Versatile tractors with the QSC engine, which now extends Cummins power all the way from 250 hp to 535 hp (399 kW) for the Versatile range.
"This represents a significant milestone in the agricultural market for Cummins and we are honored to be the engine supplier for Versatile tractors, which have such a long and distinguished history in the farming industry," added Novaes.
HPCR Power Capability The High Pressure Common Rail (HPCR) fuel system on the QSC was specifically developed and scaled by Cummins to the engine platform size and power output. The system enables multiple injection events with very high fuel injection pressure across all engine rpm speeds, resulting in cleaner combustion and improved engine response. Precision control of fuel injection also enables improved cold-weather starting and idle control for the Versatile tractor. Engine noise and vibration are significantly reduced due to more balanced fueling across the cylinders. Visible smoke is virtually eliminated across most engine load conditions.
The HPCR fuel pump and injectors are built farm tough with superior durability and reliability with no scheduled maintenance intervention required. Optimal fuel efficiency is continuously achieved by full-authority electronic control of the system. The HPCR fuel system is compatible with B20 biodiesel blends conforming to industry-approved standards.
The QSC-powered tractor shares the same ease of servicing as offered by the QSM- and QSX-powered tractors, which is a particular advantage of the Versatile range for operators. Electronic commonality with a plug-in connection within the Versatile cab allows engine data downloads for rapid service diagnostics and engine performance tracking.
About Cummins Inc. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA), Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $739 million on sales of $13.05 billion in 2007. Press releases can be found on the Web at cummins.com or everytime.cummins.com
About Buhler Versatile Inc. Versatile, a division of Buhler Industries Inc. (TSX: BUI), is the only Canadian manufacturer of tractors for the agriculture market. The factory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, covers almost 700,000 square feet with complete manufacturing and assembly capabilities and full research and development facilities. Versatile also has a rural 40-acre test site with a paved quarter-mile circuit and bump-track. For more information on Versatile tractors visit www.versatile-ag.com.
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As business blogging is not only a relatively new resource, but one that is extremely versatile, it's understood that a lot of organisations don't yet have a full understanding of what it can be used for, how it works and just what results they should expect.
We regularly talk about all aspects of business blogging and have created the following list of questions and answers of some of the most frequent that we get asked at The Blogshop.
Should you have any specific questions or would like to discuss any aspect of business blogging further, don't hesitate to get in touch.
What exactly is blogging?
Around the turn of the last millennium, as the internet was growing, developing and expanding at an unprecedented rate, certain users wanted an area where they could essentially provide updates on various topics to their friends and family.
As a result of this, users began setting up weblogs ('web logs'), updated them regularly and gave the link to anyone who they thought would be interested in reading what they had to write.
As with the internet itself, weblogs developed and evolved and by the time 1999 came, the 'we' prefix had been dropped from the weblog name and people had started to setup websites that they could update easily and effectively with personal information about their lives, known simply as blogs.
For many years, blogging was something that happened almost solely on a personal basis. With organisations having to take on board the internet development in general and all of the growing resources that they could utilise, blogging remained almost an exclusive personal resource for many years.
Once SEO – Search Engine Optimisation – was firmly established as a necessary requirement for all organizations and social media accounts were becoming the norm for many, some organisations started looking at how they could communicate with their past, present and potential customers in a way that was greater in terms of content length than most social networks, combined several SEO factors and impacted heavily on numerous different aspects of the businesses, but which was attractive to their target market – and the result was blogging.
How does business blogging differ from personal blogging?
The primary difference between business blogging and personal blogging is that the latter revolves almost always around a person's own individual thoughts and beliefs, without considering how their posts will be ranked within the search engines, the promotion of any certain aspect or how it could benefit anything in particular.
While business blogging is similar in terms of communication with an audience and the less formal approach that is often taken when compared to other content types, the differences becomes apparent in almost every other respect.
Business blogging is substantially more structured than personal blogging; blog posts are created with both the end user and SEO in mind; business blogs can be integrated with numerous social networks in such a way that will see instant promotion and when a business blogging strategy is created and implemented effectively, it can have a positive impact on everything from product sales to brand awareness.
What's the difference between a blog and a blog post?
Simply, a blog is the platform upon which blog posts are published, just as a newspaper is the platform upon which newspaper articles are published.
What is the main aim of business blogging?
Above all else, the main aim of business blogging is to communicate an organisation's messaging with their key audience.
What are the secondary aims / by-products of business blogging?
Whilst the primary focus of any business blogging strategy is to communicate with your key audience, there are a number of secondary aims that can be focused upon, providing various by-products, including:
- Improved search engine positioning
- Increased website traffic
- Increased top of funnel leads through lead generation
- Increased product / service sales
- Increased brand awareness
Are there any set rules / time frames / schedules that need to be abided by?
Officially, there are no set rules, time frames or schedules that need to be abided by when implementing a business blogging strategy.
However, it is considered to be good practice if at least two blog posts are published each week, the days and times that the blog posts are published are kept the same and all comments or questions on or regarding the blog posts are responded to in some respect within a timely manner.
Can you track the metrics of each visitor to the blog?
Just like with a standard website, as long as the appropriate software is installed on the blog, full and in-depth metrics of each and every visitor can be tracked easily and effectively, data that can be utilised to further the development of the blog.
Once a blog post is published, what happens next?
Further to a blog post being written and published on a blog, time should be spent promoting the blog post through a range of different social media platforms. By doing this, you'll increase the blog post's popularity, the number of visitors it receives and therefore a quicker and more effective way of achieving your business blogging goals.
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A representative is always willing to help at the Customer Service Center (located in the Target Wing) on nights and weekends, at the Mall Management Office on weekdays, and can be reached during mall hours at 515-276-8551.
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- Stroller and Wheelchair Rental
- Lost and Found
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- ATMs – Located near the Main East Entrance, Younkers Court, and Flix Court.
- Baby Changing Stations – Available in all public restrooms and the Family Restrooms near the Main East Entrance.
- Wireless Internet – Limitless, free internet access is available throughout the mall. To access the Wireless Internet, simply launch a web browser and agree to the Terms & Conditions. Technical Support is available at 515-223-9300.
- New & Expecting Mother Parking – Parking spots for new and expecting mothers can be found close to the mall in each parking area.
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2017-18 Mary Bayramian Internship Program
2015-16 VPAC Interns: Front row L-R: Yvonne Zimmerman, Ayo Adelaja, Eli Falk; Back row: L-R: Raul Buenfil, Jared Shahar, Luis Luque
The Mary Bayramian Internship Program provides an opportunity for students interested in the business of operating a performing arts center to have experiential learning through an internship at the Valley Performing Arts Center and/or the Plaza del Sol Concert Hall at California State University, Northridge.
Hands-on and/or work experiences, including internships and participation in stage management, contract administration, donor relations, promotions, guest services and sales, create a foundation for students that will help them throughout their careers and enhance the success of our performing arts facilities on campus.
Mary Bayramian Internships are unpaid. However, all interns are eligible to apply for an $8,000 Mary Bayramian Arts Scholarship (undergraduate students) or Fellowship (graduate students) that will be applicable to the upcoming semesters ($4,000 per semester). Applications will be judged according to set criteria for such scholarships or fellowships.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
On Narcissism, the Internet, and Social Networking Sites
It was not my intention to blame the internet for creating more narcissists or for causing irreparable harm to our children. In fact, nowhere in my article do I "demonize" the internet as this post asserts. It is my contention that the internet is not, in and of itself, inherently evil. I do not blame social networking sites for the rise of narcissism in our culture. A more careful reading of the piece would reveal that I consider social networking sites a symptom of a narcissistic society rather than the cause of it.
My argument was not that the internet is to blame for the sad state of affairs in which we find ourselves. Rather, it is the philosophy that influenced the rearing of an entire generation, namely, the self-esteem movement. By shielding our youth from the dangers of criticism and disappointment, they have arrived at adulthood without having developed the coping skills they need to survive in the real world. No one succeeds at everything. This is a fact of life. But the millennial generation was not exposed to this reality. Not only do they shun criticism, they feel entitled to praise, even if undeserved.
The studies of Twenge and Campbell[1-3] have shown a steady rise in narcissism in the past several decades. While the author is quick to point to statements he believes are not backed by data, he fails to even take note of this study. This rise in narcissism was evident before the advent of social networking sites. And it is my contention that these sites would not have risen to such prominence but for the fact that a generation of narcissists needed an outlet. The millennial generation needed a way to assert their uniqueness, their specialness and garner the attention and praise of the masses. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter filled the bill.
Communication has certainly changed throughout the last century. And with each successive change, the degree of face to face contact has decreased. From in person visits and hand written notes, we have progressed to phone calls and emails. Each time we remove ourselves from face-to-face contact with each other, the communication becomes eroded. When we can see each other, we can appreciate important non-verbal cues, absent if we just speak over the phone.
When we write or email, we lose the information that can be gleaned from pauses, prosody, and intonation of speech that are still available over the phone. When we text or blog, we have none of those things. The words must stand alone and they are condensed to their most basic and, in some cases, completely replaced by shorthand such as "lol"and "omg."
Call me old-fashioned, but having a close friend with whom I have shared real experiences and confided real feelings to beats being anyone's "bff."
Lauren LaPorta, MD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
St Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Paterson, NJ
1. Twenge JM, Campbell WK. "Isn't it fun to get the respect we're going to deserve?" Narcissism, social rejection, and aggression. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2003;29:261-272.
2. Twenge JM, Konrath S, Foster JD, et al. Egos inflating over time: a cross-temporal meta-analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. J Pers. 2008;76:875-928.
3. Twenge J, Campbell K, Trzesniewski K, Donnellan B. Narcissism in Gen Y: is it increasing or not? Two opposing perspectives. Twenge J, Campbell WK. Generation Me in the jury box. The Jury Expert. May 2009;21(3). http://www.astcweb.org/public/publication/article.cfm/1/21/3/Narcissism-in-Generation-Y-and-Litigation-Advocacy. Accessed September 4, 2009.
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- AnonymousNovember 6, 2009 at 11:57 PM
I read both articles the day after Dr. Grohol published his, and I sided with you. I appreciated your objectivity as we strive to further define the narcissism epidemic. I perceived the subject matter of your article as just a small portion of an even larger problem.ReplyDelete
I did agree with Dr. Grohol on some things, but I mostly disagreed with his criticism.
I found your aticle to be wonderfully written, but I can understand how some people might think that it was an attack on them.
You wrote, "It is the most extreme narcissistic individuals who tend to be the most dangerous." To this, I agree.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Russell Tabbert, Orlando, FL
- H. Berryman Edwards, MDNovember 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I'm glad Dr LaPorta isn't blaming technology for narcissism, but I fail to see the connection. Does she suggest that an increase in face-to-face contact will undo the "damage" of the self-esteem movement? Just how is that supposed to work? If we go back further in history, prior to the automobile, the barriers to face-to-face contact were considerable except for those with the means to afford to travel by horse, carriage, or ship. Even then the cost in time was considerable. Technologies of transportation and communication it seems have markedly increased the potential for face-to-face contact.ReplyDelete
But now we must contend with the energy costs of transportation to achieve proximity, and the Internet, even more than the telephone, now offers technologies (GPS) that facilitate face-to-face contact.
All this still leaves the question unanswered: how is increased face-to-face contact suppose d to reverse the supposed ill effects of the self-esteem movement? And there's another problem . . . for Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden, self-esteem represented more than a psychology. To them it meant the opposite of communism, collectivism and socialism, a political position.
- John Wynn MDDecember 6, 2009 at 12:10 PM
This is an important discussion about how we understand ourselves in relation to others, and how that understanding is molded by the media in which we communicate.ReplyDelete
Social networking tools provide wide open forums for self-expression and today give us unprecedented access to a vast array of journals, diaries and correspondence. Up until recently most of us never read anyone else's diary; I have read several as a psychotherapist, but otherwise only those of famous (and very literate) writers. Now we have immediate access to the unbridled, self-absorbed musings of millions and, it should come as little surprise, much of it is not very interesting. And some of it is disappointing (so this is what you are thinking about?) or sad (you have nothing better to write about?). Dr. LaPorta sees this as further evidence of an epidemic of self-absorption; I see it as previously unavailable data. Our collective narcissistic underbelly is far more exposed than ever before, but I'm not sure it looks very different in 2009 than it would have in 1603, had such tools been so readily at hand, their use so widely encouraged, and the time so widely available.
The epidemic wrought by the self-esteem movement has two important components: one is an exaggerated, at times hobbling, need for reassurance; the other is a pernicious blindness to the needs and feelings of others. The latter is the toxic narcissism that should worry us. Do social networking sites promote callous disregard for others? Or do they reassure us that "it's all about me?" Ultimately the impact of these blogs, walls, journals, spaces, 'books and friendings is in the exchanges that take place, that is, the "social" part of the network. The crucial data is not in the content of the self-absorbed musings or self-promoting profiles; it is in the response of the readership. The interesting question is not so much, how is one affected by the ability to post pictures of our latest party, but rather, "how does the world respond?" And, to return to Dr. LaPorta's more important point, if this is the primary means of social interaction, how does my world learn to respond?
I am not so worried about an epidemic of toxic narcissism and yet share Dr. LaPorta's concerns about the loss of face-to-face (or even just voice-to-voice) interaction. We know ourselves best through our interactions with others, and we build our character in social interaction. This interaction necessarily takes many forms. I am not convinced that social networking inhibits or diminishes socializing. The posts that I read (in a very unscientific sample of my nieces, nephews, acquaintances and colleagues) tend to record social events or present thoughts inviting comment. I do not sense that they sate the hunger for social interaction, rather, they seem to augment it and invite more.
Hopefully the evolution of social networking will lead to better and better tools that promote constructive self-disclosure and shared discourse. The former by offering structured opportunities to record and reflect, the latter by stimulating a new epistolary age: "every one an author, and every life a book."
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2010 at 1:20 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview With the Gruber Video Finder
Jonathan Gruber Defends Getting Paid to Shill for Obamacare "Technical Analysis". Gotnews.com believes in the power of individuals to change the narrative and change the country. Read our exclusive interview with Rich Weinstein, the man behind the Gruber videos and find out why they matter to our ongoing discussion about Obamacare. Q: What led you […]Read Story


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Lorri Unumb, vice president of state government affairs for Autism Speaks, travels the country advocating for families and individuals facing the challenges of autism. This is her ongoing series "On The Road For Autism Reform".
Lorri with students in her GW Law School class, along with Karen Driscoll, Autism Speaks Associate Director of Federal and Military Affairs, who spoke to the students this week on Tricare coverage issues.
Business travel is not glamorous, and it can be physically exhausting, but I find that I often draw great strength from my travels with Autism Speaks. This week, I was running through the Atlanta airport (my second home) when a man stopped me and said "I noticed your pin." He pointed to my blue puzzle piece on the lapel of my blazer. "Yes, it's for Autism Speaks," I replied. He went on to tell me that his son had been diagnosed with autism just 6 weeks ago. He was clearly still feeling the pain and experiencing some denial. He also was just beginning to investigate insurance coverage for autism treatments, so I gave him the two-minute version of everything I've learned over the past 10 years. It turned out that we live in the same city, so we traded contact information and began to part as flight times approached. "Wait," I called after him. "Would you like to have my pin?" I removed the pin from lapel and placed it in his hands. He was grateful, and I felt that familiar autism bond with a new member of our "family."
On another note, my flight that day took me to Washington, D.C., where I teach a class on Mondays. For the fourth year in a row, I am teaching a health care law seminar focused on autism at George Washington University Law School. I call it my "Autism and the Law" class, and I love teaching it! Before I joined Autism Speaks, I was a law professor full-time, and, as much as I love advocating for our families in legislatures around the country, I do miss being in the classroom. This course allows me to combine my two professional passions.
I have 11 students in my class this fall, and they are enthusiastic and brilliant! Some students signed up because they are interested in health care law generally. Others signed up because they have a personal connection to autism. One student is already a practicing lawyer who has represented autism families. Another is a practicing physician (a surgeon at Children's National Medical Center) who wanted to learn more about autism policy. All told, they are an awesome group, and I consider it a golden opportunity to spend a semester educating these lawyers-of-tomorrow about the legal issues surrounding autism. I'm also giving them a glimpse into the personal side of autism. After we read a case on autism law, we sometimes pick up the phone and call the parties from the litigation, since I've come to know many of the autism heroes who have blazed trails in the courts. This semester, we've talked to Lisa McHenry, who had to bring suit against her insurance company in Oregon multiple times. We've talked to Jill Tappert, who won coverage for her daughter's ABA therapy through arbitration in Colorado. We've talked to Suzanne Wheeler, who sued her insurance companies years ago for their unending denials. The students have enjoyed talking to the real people behind the cases they read in their textbooks.
Thank you to GW Law School for giving me the opportunity to influence a few of our next generation of attorneys. Maybe one day we'll be working with these lawyers in our recently-launched Autism Speaks Legal Resource Center. The autism community needs their help!


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April 30... A new month is dawning!!
April has been a very challenging month for me! My kids are very active in sports and especially baseball and are on different teams with one playing travel ball. I find it very difficult to be 100%. I only lost 4 pounds this whole month which I kind of look at as a victory, but kind of find myself a little let down. While I did eat out a lot this month, I look at the victories such as eating kids meals, asking for nutritional menus, bringing my own snacks to games, and walking 24 of the 30 days as things to be very proud of. I am committed to getting this weight off and it will happen, maybe just a little slower than I anticipated. I am not willing to give this up!
In May, I am challenging myself to get a daily MInimum of 6 glasses of water. I find it very hard to get that water in for some reason. I will exercise 6 days a week, walking 5 of those with increasing speed and incline, and one day of Jillian Michaels. I am also off of the school weigh in since our competition ended, but I will continue to weigh in on Thursdays. Without that person I have to stand in front of, I am counting on you guys to keep me accountable too!! I would like to lose a minimum of 6 pounds this month too! May will continue to be a challenging month as we have more games, tournaments, and the end of school, but I feel confident I can do my monthly challenge.
Things I am proud of...(non scale victories)
- The commitment to exercise I have made and kept up!
- In January, I started on the treadmill at 2.0 and would get "shin splints" quickly! I can now walk consistently at 2.8 and sometimes 3.0 and even run for 5 minutes. I can also walk the incline up to a 10.0 incline.
- I have committed to this for 108 days and have only gone over on calories twice!!
- My clothes fit well and some are even too big!
- I have learned to eat out and still lose and when I do eat out I am conscious of making good choices
- I have only gained 1 time in this 108 days and it was only 1 pound
- I feel physically better already!
- I no longer dread parking at the ballpark and having to walk to the fields or other places and I can walk without huffing and puffing...
- I have added MY recipes to the program and have lost while eating my foods
- I no longer crave sweets and junk food!
- I can eat foods in moderation knowing I can have more later!
- I have lost my first 10%
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In February, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., suffering from brain cancer, rallied to return to the Senate and cast a decisive vote to help clear the way for President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package.
But the elder Kennedy may not be the only family member capable of legislative drama.
On Friday evening it appeared his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., was poised to follow in his father's footsteps by helping House Democrats approve a major climate change and energy bill that teetered on the brink of failure.
House Democrats struggled for days to try to cobble together enough votes to approve the controversial legislation. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., conceded Friday that he wasn't sure if he had the votes to pass the bill. But late Friday afternoon, Kennedy appeared in the House chamber after being sidelined for weeks after checking himself into a rehabilitation center.
The Rhode Island lawmaker has fought battles with drugs and alcohol for years. In 2006, he slammed his car into a barrier near the capitol. He checked into a substance abuse center after blaming that incident on a mix of prescription drugs.
A Kennedy absence in the House was thought to cancel out the Republican absence by Rep. John Sullivan R-Okla.
Sullivan recently requested a leave from the House for the month of June to seek treatment for an alcohol addiction. Kennedy supports the legislation and Sullivan does not. A Kennedy yea vote could mean the difference on the package.


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New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today disqualified Dr. H. T. Sangliana and Ramswaroop Prasad from the membership of the House under the Anti-Defection Provisions of the constitution.
A Lok Sabha Secretariat statement said in New Delhi today that both Sangliana and Prasad were disqualified from the Lok Sabha under the tenth Schedule of the Constitution.
Dr. Sangliana, who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prasad, a Janata Dal-United (JD-U) member for defying their party whips in the crucial confidence motion in the Lok sabha on July 22nd this year.
BJP expelled Dr. Sangliana, who supported the government in the confidence motion, a day after the trust vote.
Meanwhile Prasad was too expelled from his party for defying the party whip and backing the UPA government. (ANI)
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Topic #6, Group #1: Most Unbreakable Record
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Topic: What sports record in professional or college sports is the least likely to be broken?
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First of all I just want to apologize for being absent in the past two debates.
A lot of the top ones in all of sports will probably be chosen and for good reason. There is Joltin' Joe and his hitting streak, Walter Johnson with shutouts, Wilt scoring 100 in a game. I'm going to go with the 511 wins by Cy Young.
This is a record that nobody will break. Now it is a chore just to get to 300 in 20 years. Cy Young broke 500 in 21 years, both in the National League and the upstart American League. Walter Johnson has 417 and he is second on the all time list. Young was one of the ultimate horses in an era of horses (baseball talk).
You can try and discredit it, saying it was in a time where only 3-4 guys pitched in the rotation! So? There were tons of other pitchers who pitched a lot and from 1875-1930, 10 pitchers, including Young, won 300 games. So winning 300 in the Golden Era was tough. Even then, that marks as a big reason why it won't ever be broken. In an era of the 5 man rotation, you are only going to get 35 starts a season at the most. To win 500 games you would have to stay healthy all year (not a guarantee) and have to win 25 decisions each year for 20 years to even reach 500 wins. There is no way it is going to happen.
CH, you have the right sport and the right player but the wrong record.
The most unbreakable record in all of sports is Cy Young's record of 749 complete games. That is a ridiculous number. Pitchers nowadays will never even reach close to 200 complete games let alone 749. Roger Clemens pitched just 118 complete games in his career. Greg Maddux pitched just 109. Tom Glavine pitched just 56, and these are all guys that have over 300 wins. Let's be honest, there are tons of records out there that are never going to be broken. Cy Young's all time wins mark is also one of those records. However, pitchers have come and will come much closer to that win mark then they ever will his complete games mark.
To reach Cy Young's complete games mark, a pitcher would have to pitch 40 complete games for 19 straight seasons. With the 5 man rotations baseball now has pitchers don't even get 40 starts in a season let alone pitch complete games in all of them. It would be huge news if a player pitched 10 complete games in one season. The 749 complete games record is literally impossible to break in this day and age.
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I too would like to apologize for missing the last topic. Sorry about that.
As for my choice, its a bit different from the previous two choices. CH and Sexy both picked records that are unbreakable. But the reason those records are unbreakable is because the game has changed so much over the last century. So for me, the most unbreakable record that isnt a result of playing in certain time is Wayne Gretzky's record for points.
The man known as "The Great One" accumulated a total of 2857 points. 2nd place on that list is Mark Messier with 1887 points. Gretzky has over a thousand points on the next best player. Gretzky got all of these points in 1487 games. This means that he averaged almost 2 points a game (1.92 to be exact, an NHL record). Mario Lemieux had the next best points/game average with 1.88, but after that, it drops all the way to Mike Bossy's 1.49.
Today, even the best players have trouble getting one point a game. Undoubtably, the best player in the game today is Sidney Crosby. He has been compared to Gretzky and is one of the best players since the age of Gretzky. But even Crosby will have a difficult time catching up to The Great One. Currently, Crosby has 572 points in 412 games. That means he average 1.38 points a game. At this rate, Crosby would need to play 2071 games to catch up to Crosby. That could be a problem considering that "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe, who played for 26 seasons, holds the record for most games played at 1767 games.
Clearly, Wayne Gretzky's skill is something that might never be matched. Because of this, many of records might never be broken. But his record for points is the most impressive record of his, and for me, its one of the most unbreakable records in sports history.
Gretzky's record is nothing short of amazing and it most likely will never get broken but there is a much greater chance of his points record getting broken then Cy Young's complete games record because Cy's record really is virtually impossible to break. Gretzky is easily the greatest hockey player of all time but who knows what could happen in 30 years. Maybe the second coming of Gretzky comes around and the record gets broken. Highly unlikely, but still a small possibility.
There is one record in sports that can never be broken and in all likelihood will never even come close to being broken. What I am talking about is Sir Donald Bradman's career batting average of 99.94, in the most stats driven game in the world, cricket.
Why will this record never be broken, well to answer that I must first explain what this record truly means. You see a batting average is made by dividing the number of innings played by the number of runs scored thus creating an average score. Now why will this never be broken? Well the next closest to this record is currently England's Jonothan Trott averaging just over 61, a difference of approximately 40 runs. In the 70 years since Bradman retired no the closest to him is 40 off, if after 70 years no one has come even remotely close they why would anyone believe the record will ever be surpassed?
You also have to take into account the differences in the game today, now days players play far more games in their careers meaning more innings. The more innings you face it the harder and harder it gets to keep that average consistently up, after all every single player no matter how good goes through a form slump at some stage during their career so it is near impossible to keep your average that high for a sustained period of time.
Now I'm not going to pretend that I know about cricket. I know that the bat looks like the paddles used in Dazed and Confused and that's about it. But just from a quick look at what has been said about him on the web, it looks like he is the cricket version of Wayne Gretzky when it comes to batsmen. That's not a bad thing but I'll get into it in my next paragraph.
Wayne Gretzky and Sir Donald Bradman are two of their greatest at their respective position of sport (Bradman) and greatest ever (Gretzky). Their records will most likely never be broken. However, that's not to say that there isn't a solid chance with the right player, and right circumstances they can't break it. What made Gretzky so great was his almost psychic anticipation of how the puck would be played. It also helped that he didn't need to worry about being messed with. He had his enforcers so he wouldn't get messed with a lot. Sir Donald was a fine batsmen who used his high drive as a kid to work on his reaction time. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that a kid now or in the future could be as dedicated as he was and can break the record. It's a bit of a stretch, but weirder shit has happened in sports.
I'm going to go about this a little differently and say that the most unbreakable sports record is NFL quarterback Brett Favre's 336 interceptions. Let's look at the reasons why this record will never be broken:
In today's NFL, the quarterback position is the most important and scrutinized on the roster.
Long gone are the days where a defense or coaching genius could easily get you to the Super Bowl and a shot at the Lombardi Trophy. Over the past 10 Super Bowls (including this upcoming one), there have only been three out of 20 competing teams that arguably didn't get to the big show due to the exceptional work of their quarterback (QB): the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2003 Carolina Panthers, and the 2006 Chicago Bears. Furthermore, only the Buccaneers came out victorious; the Panthers and the Bears respectively fell to teams led by Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, the two most-praised QBs of this era.
While Brett Favre is undoubtedly one of the greatest QBs to ever play the game, he is unique in the NFL of today in that no team would gamble on a veteran QB that throws up so many interceptions with all of his many touchdowns. With the exception of injury, one bad season now (heck, maybe even just half of a season) almost always leads to a back-up role or a starting position that one is just keeping warm until the offseason.
The time frame for a rookie QB to prove himself is now smaller than ever.
It's already been shown that there aren't any starting QBs like Favre in the NFL today. Now it's time to show why there won't be another QB like Favre again. While a brilliant rookie season might buy you a little bit of time, a less-then-stellar surely starts the death watch (the two most significant examples of this being Brady Quinn and Matt Leinart, two former first-round picks who were benched in favor of other QBs after less than a regular season-full of games). As I've already emphasized above, a high ratio of touchdowns to interceptions is key to a QB keeping his starting position in the NFL. While a bad season or two mixed in with eight or nine amazing ones is acceptable, two consecutively bad seasons or just as many bad as good seasons is not. Favre had more than his fair share of poor seasonal performances; if drafted today, he probably wouldn't even have been given a shot past his mediocre rookie season with the Falcons.
Performance concerns aside, a quarterback with as many seasons and starts as Favre is a rarity.
Brett Favre holds numerous records, most of them positive. One of these positive records is his number of consecutive starts, 297, which comes out to roughly 18.5 seasons as a starting QB. The only current QB close to this number of consecutive starts is Peyton Manning with 208. While Manning will almost surely pass this record, he will also almost surely never reach Favre's number of interceptions. Should Manning surpass Favre's record by playing for six more seasons, he'd have to average 22 interceptions per season to come to Favre's number of 336. However, save for two seasons, Manning has never thrown more than 19 interceptions in a season. Such a slide in performance is unlikely not only because of Manning's abilities but also because of the high probability that he'd be pulled in favor of someone else should he regress that much.
The NFL of today is extremely risk-averse, especially when it comes to the position of QB. Consequently, relative rather than absolute numbers are the most used indications of someone's performance. High-reward, high-risk QBs like Favre are simply not favored anymore in the NFL, and I find it highly unlikely that they ever will be favored again.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hearty & Creamy Chinese Soup - Fish, Tofu, Coriander & Century Eggs
I am not normally excited about Chinese soups but this one had me going gaga! (Sorry, I spent too much time trying to buy tickets to Lady Gaga's concert this morning. All sold out. I didn't get one. I'll have to scream & dance to the fancam videos on youtube later)
It's so creamy from the fish, hearty from all the chunks of velvety smooth century eggs and tofu, and the coriander made the whole thing so refreshing. I adore! I asked SC's mom for the recipe and it goes pretty much like this...
Pan fry your favorite fish. Add some rice wine, add water, bring to boil. Add tofu cubes and century eggs pieces. Season with salt and white pepper, add (lots of) coriander only at the last minute to keep them green.
3 comments:
- mochaccinoland said...
i'm the opposite. i love love love chinese soups! can't live without them in fact. i have yet to try this soup. usually i dun like fish based soup as they tend to be a little fishy... but this one looks good. probably bcos i like coriander, century eggs and tofu! :D
- February 23, 2012 at 7:03 PM
- Little Corner of Mine said...
Looks hearty and healthy! I guess the fish was covered by the tofu.
- February 24, 2012 at 12:52 AM
- tigerfish said...
I can go excited over Chinese soups including this one cos I have not tried such a combination before. However, not easy to get good-quality century eggs here and (don't ask me to make my own :o)
- February 24, 2012 at 5:48 AM
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When They Come Marching In: Meg Ryan, John Lithgow, 50 Cent, Anthony Anderson, Esai Morales, and others will start shooting for Chris Rossi's Lives of the Saints next month. The drama "tells the intertwining stories of a group of Angelenos seeking redemption for past mistakes, only to find that forgiveness comes from unlikely places." At least on paper, it sounds like Magnolia, which means we all get to imagine 50 Cent as Frank T.J. Mackey. [Variety]
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A Demographic of a Certain Age: TBS has picked up two hour-long pilots for comedies. The first, Hound Dogs, will be written and produced by Ron Shelton (Bull Durham). It will go back to Shelton's roots and will focus on a minor-league baseball team "as they try to handle life's ups and downs, both in and out of the locker room." The second pilot is for a show called The Wedding Band, which will be written and produced by Josh Lobis and Darin Moiselle (South Park). It will follow a "group of guys anchored by 2 lifelong best friends ... who try to escape the stress and craziness of their lives by performing in a wedding band." [Deadline]
Pixar animator Rodrigo Blass is in negotiations with Dreamworks to turn his short film Alma, which he made during his spare time, into a full-length feature. Guillermo Del Toro would also come in as executive producer. Alma is about a girl who is lured into a toy store with beautiful dolls, including one that looks just like her, and "she discovers only too late that the shop is nefariously intent on adding her to its permanent collection." Blass and Del Toro are also co-directing the animated feature Trollhunters. [HR]