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Being newer to Linux, I am unsure the best way to share files between Linux and Windows. Is there a better or best way? I was thinking SAMBA - but that is riddled with security vulnerabilities I had thought. I am also going to Google it up, but just thought to ask in case I get on the wrong path; I will also post anything worthwhile that I dig up.


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Team plays for second straight national title Saturday against Sam Houston State.
North Dakota State University head football coach Craig Bohl has agreed to an eight-year contract extension.
NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor says the contract keeps Bohl at the school through 2021.
The Forum newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/RrVAQe ) that Bohl's current base salary is $206,503. The annual salary will be increased by a minimum of 5 percent a year effective July 1, contingent on performance evaluations.
The contract includes 3 percent of gross home football regular season single-game and season ticket sales. There is also a $10,000 incentive for a Missouri Valley Football Conference championship, a $15,000 incentive for a Football Championship Subdivision championship and a $10,000 incentive for a runner-up finish.
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I have recently met a woman I am falling madly in love with. As a divorced guy at the age of forty I never thought I would say that again. I have dated, a lot, and I just figured love was something that didn't exist for me. We do everything together, hike, yoga, climb, play silly games of Scrabble way too late and then fall exhausted into bed together, where we do nothing.
We have been dating for 6 months now and she has made it clear that sex will not happen until the day I make her my bride. To complicate things, she has been abused in her youth and sometimes when we start to even fool around she gets flashbacks and has to stop because she is taken back to that time. It is horrible to watch her shaking and crying in emotional pain. She has not gone to any counseling and doesn't want to as it is just too emotionally charged. I am sure it is this along with her religious convictions that make her a virgin still at the age of forty. Which makes what I am about to say make me feel so selfish. How do I just say OK to no sex up until we actually decide, then get married? How do I know then if she will want to, what if it's still too much for her and I spend the rest of my life just holding hands and kissing? What if she doesn't like it, what if she thinks touching me is "gross" or I find myself having to explain what an orgasm is? She is so innocent. Do I walk away from someone who makes me so happy, or do I take a deep breath and commit to this woman?
Counseling is too "emotionally charged"? As opposed to the alternative, which is never dealing with her abuse, and suffering the pain and horror unaided for the rest of her life? I'm sure this is an incredibly challenging issue for her and for you as well. And I know that you can't force therapy on someone who genuinely doesn't want to go, but if she can throw around ultimatums like "No sex till marriage," then you can also make a rule of your own: "No marriage till therapy." And I strongly urge you to do so.
Religious convictions or not, she needs to deal with this head-on. It's not just your relationship that's at stake, but her emotional and physical well-being. If she's not willing to work on her issues, it's going to continue to negatively impact her life and yours, should you choose to share it with her. Also, if she's triggered simply from fooling around, odds are she's not going to magically be OK with full-blown penetrative sex, regardless of whether God has given her the thumbs-up or not. She needs help—more help than you can provide by being a supportive boyfriend, though you're doing a great job under the circumstances and should be applauded for that. But being caring and supportive is only one aspect of the relationship equation. Loving someone also involves being truthful with yourself and inhabiting those truths in your day-to-day life.
But since she didn't write to me and you did, let's focus on what you can do. It sounds like you really love this woman. You're not in conflict there. Now you have to ask yourself whether you could be happy living in a basically platonic arrangement, which is what you'll be looking at if she doesn't get outside help. You can't enter into a marriage with the hopes that someday in the future things will change. It's unwise and unkind. Likewise, you have to make decisions about your relationship based on the way things are NOW. If you look within yourself and determine that late night Scrabble and a mutual love of yoga are not enough to base a lifelong partnership on, getting out now is the kindest thing to do, even if it doesn't seem like it at first.
You can sidestep some of the other questions you mentioned above by having some honest, yet awkward conversations. If you're not sure whether she knows about orgasms, ask her. It doesn't have to be in an "after school special" kind of way. You can tell her you read an article about some new erogenous zone that's supposed to lead to orgasm (there's usually a new one about once a month or so), and what does she think of that? Has she ever had a Q-spot orgasm? And so on. Enter these conversations from a place of curiosity, and go from there. You might be surprised. I don't know how sheltered of a life she's led, but most people do have access to Google.
While you may have some solid emotional ground to stand on, a not-exactly-agreed-upon celibacy in a long-term relationship is a condition that seems to be making you pretty unhappy, and therefore merits a lot of thoughtful consideration about its long-term viability. Obviously I don't know what will lead to your happily-ever-after, but I will say that if your girlfriend is not willing to work on creating and maintaining a sexual intimacy that's gratifying for both of you, then it's not going to work. You have to be in this together, till bed-death or real death do you part.
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("Welcome my friends to the show that never ends. I'm serious. I'm gonna ride this money train until the wheels fall off.")
Even when it's someone else's turn in the spotlight, it seems that Chael Sonnen has a way of stealing some of their thunder.
Take yesterday's open workouts for Saturday night's UFC on Fox 1 event in Chicago. Though Sonnen wasn't in front of the camera delivering his best Ric Flair impersonation, he was still attracting most of the attention behind the scenes.
The Sonnen Circus was in full gear as MMAFighting's Ariel Helwani interviewed Chicago-based heavyweight Mike Russow. Putting on a tumbling clinic for the media, who lapped it up while snapping photos and rolling camera to catch the display for posterity, Sonnen demonstrated why he's one of the most polarizing personalities in MMA.
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The La Jolla-based premium coffee company now has a pour-over bar, as well as offering drip coffee and selected espresso options, serving Padres' fans on the field level at the left-field grandstand deck.
"We are beyond excited about launching the pour-over coffee bar experience at Petco Park," said BRCR owner Chuck Patton. "Not only are we thrilled to have front-row seats to support our home team, but we are excited to be a part of the Padres family that is dedicated to the gourmet and wholesome fan experience. We thank them for their support of local San Diego-owned and -operated businesses like us and look forward to serving coffee lovers and Padre fans alike to enhance their ballpark experience."
The ballpark welcomed the addition.
"Bird Rock Coffee takes great pride in roasting and brewing the highest quality coffee, and we're happy to be able to offer it to our fans," said Scott Marshall, Padres vice president of concessions and retail.
Since 2002, BRCR, a grassroots company, began selling its organic and fair-trade coffee at farmer's markets and through home-delivery service. In 2006, Patton opened the coffee shop at 5627 La Jolla Blvd.
— Dave Schwab Tihanyi sisters and surf school draw accolades — Izzy and Coco Tihanyi (right), co-owners of Surf Diva Surf School at 2160 Avenida de la Playa, were thrilled to be featured on Yahoo! Shine for an episode of "Secrets to your Success."
The Tihanyi sisters, avid lifelong surfers, discussed in the interview their successful business approach to women's surf instruction.
"I realized that women want to be taught in a different way," said Izzy. "We have a lesson plan that's geared toward women where they understand everything — the safety, the rip currents, the tides — before they go out in the water."
Izzy operated the surf school while Coco handled marketing and clothing designs.
"We are so excited to share our story of Surf Diva," said Coco. "For me it was really important to design clothing that would fit different body types and know that you don't have to be 14 years old and a size 2. You can be 45 and a size 14 and still have a wetsuit you can buy and wear and feel good in."
The sisters' motto is: "The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun."
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Mixed Messages From Sprint On EVDO Bandwidth
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Now, to make matters even more ridiculous, it appears that Sprint has signed a deal "valued at $500 million" to stream live football games over EVDO to its mobile phones. (Half a billion sounds like a big deal, but it doesn't actually mean $500 million was paid out -- it's likely much of it involves trades of promotion and services.) Now, the tricky part is that the 5GB cap on EVDO does not count towards content viewed just on phones, so Sprint is sending a very mixed message. First Sprint says that there isn't enough bandwidth on its network to support really unlimited usage for PC users, but then it's also coming up with ways to increase the amount of bandwidth its customers are using on phones. Does that mean Sprint doesn't care about PC users on its network -- and datacard users will be further squeezed as Sprint prefers its phone customers to use up the wireless bandwidth? Shouldn't Sprint focus on improving its network so that the bandwidth limits for PC users doesn't get worse rather than buying into deals to increase the bandwidth burden?


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University police have identified a student allegedly involved in recently reported voyeurism incidents in Hawkins Residence Hall.
Hojune Lee, 20, a sophomore in undergraduate studies from South Korea and a resident of Hawkins Hall, was questioned by Purdue police investigators on Friday (Dec. 21). The matter has been turned over to the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office for review and formal charges.
Police received reports on Dec. 9 and early Friday (Dec. 21) of a male student stepping into an eighth-floor bathroom while females were showering. A Purdue police investigation led to Lee.
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Separate fires strike Wheaton North High school, nearby house
Two unrelated fires broke out Thursday morning in Wheaton -- one in a science storage room at Wheaton North High School and one a block south at a house on Armbrust Avenue, authorities said.
The fire at the school began before classes started at 7:20 a.m. and was put out by the sprinkler system, according to a message Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 spokeswoman Erica Loiacono sent to Wheaton North parents.
Students arriving for school were directed to the field house until the fire department could secure the area, Loiacono said.
By 9 a.m. when Loiacono sent information about the fire to parents, classes were cleared to resume. No one was injured, but classes in the 800 and 900 wings were relocated.
A house fire on the 25W300 block of Armbrust Avenue also drew crews to the area Thursday morning, authorities said. The blaze began about 7:10 a.m. in a house that was unoccupied at the time, and no one was injured.
Flames were showing when firefighters arrived, but the blaze was under control about 60 minutes later, according to a news release from the Wheaton Fire Department.
Damage estimates were not available Thursday afternoon for the fire at Wheaton North or the house fire. Authorities said both remain under investigation as the Wheaton police and fire departments and the DuPage County Fire Investigation Task Force try to determine what triggered each fire.


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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Not rosé. Rosé.
Believe it or not, the bottle in this picture is clear.
This is Gérard Eyraud's rosé. To ward off any wild nay-sayers, he simply labels it with the question one might reasonably spout: "That's rosé?"
We were in Nîmes a few days ago, and one obligatory destination was to taste his wines. So we headed out of the city in the heat to the Domaine de Rapatel. What followed was a protracted afternoon of discussion, tasting, and generally fascinating discovery.
This producer of Costières de Nîmes is atypical, to say the least. The first time I met him, I said, "I've had one of your wines... It must have been the 2004." He laughed and said, "Then it wasn't my wine."
It turns out, he only made Costières de Nîmes in 2000, and not again until 2005. All the rest gets bottled as Vin de Pays du Gard. Ah ha.
But as idiosyncratic as he is, Eyraud makes remarkable wines. Before a marathon vat-tasting session, with numerous exciting surprises, including a heartbreaking 2006 Grenache I wish he would bottle alone (but he prefers the alchemy of assemblage), we tasted a bottled 2004 Domaine de Rapatel "Petite Signature" white, a 2005 Domaine de Rapatel Costières de Nîmes "Grande Signature" white and then a series of reds (a superb 2006 Domaine de Rapatel Vin de Pays du Gard and the legendary 2005 Domaine de Rapatel Costières de Nîmes, as well as the 1997 Domaine de Rapatel Costières de Nîmes, which was expressively aged, with some autumn leaves and tobacco and lots of dark fruit). But the intermezzo was memorable.
He asked me, "What do you think of rosé?"
I shrugged. (Here I'll admit: rosé can be fine drinking, but great wine? Ha.) I said, "I like robust rosés, ones that have character. I can't stand the sugary, girly Cabernet d'Anjou, for example."
He smiled, nodded. "You're going to buy me out, then."
After heading to a different part of the chai, he came back with a bottle and started opening it. He poured some in our glasses.
Red, the color of Gamay de Touraine or Pinot Noir d'Alsace. Dark. I smelled it, swirled and smelled again. Exuberant raspberry and violet and blackberry notes, incredibly expressive.
I sipped it as he poured the rest of the bottle into a decanter, swirling vigorously. "It has a bit of carbon dioxide in it still."
Yes, the drink was carbonic, but lord, it was tasty. Fleshy and ripe, with red and black fruits, a well-constructed structure: I loved this.
After a few minutes of swirling, all the bubbles subsided on the sea-foam that had formed as he agitated the decanter. A still, dark wine lay there. We poured out the previous incarnation and tasted again.
A wine of a different character, now. More polished, more elegant. It lacked the wild, unclassifiable nature of its previous incarnation. Fascinating, too.
A new look at rosé, for me.
6 comments:
- Scott Reiner said...
Do you know who imports the wine to the US?
Scott Reiner
- July 20, 2008 at 6:25 PM
- Vinotas said...
Interesting, Sharon, did he mention how or why he made his rose in that manner? What method and grapes did he use in his blend?
Still, fascinating to read.
- July 23, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Sharon said...
Scott, it's not imported for now.
Michel, he does that because he doesn't like the sweet, indifferent rosés that seem to abound; in any case, the way he comes at wine in general is atypical to say the least (he never knows when he will eventually bottle something; "When it's ready," etc.). He uses a blend of syrah, grenache and some old-vine carignan. I believe this is a rosé de saignée which he leaves macerating for... can no longer recall...
- July 28, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Scott Reiner said...
- July 28, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Nancy Deprez said...
Sounds divine!
- July 30, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Have you ever tried rosé des riceys ? It is made in the côte de bar, and it is quite difficult to find but excellent !
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The health care industry has grown rapidly and is projected to grow in the future due to advances in medical knowledge and the increased need for medical services required by an aging population. Moreover, the growing complexity of health care delivery, including changing technologies, will require both incumbent workers and new entrants to continuously upgrade their skills. Although job opportunities exist for workers without extensive specialized training, most health care occupations require training leading to a vocational license, certificate, or degree.
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Across a number of our grant programs, ETA has made significant investments in education and training for the health care workforce. Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Health Care Sector and Other High-Growth and Emerging Industries Solicitation for Grant Applications, ETA awarded 39 grants totaling over $157 million supporting projects to deliver training that leads to employment in a range of health care fields. For more information, click here. In addition, ETA awarded $14.7 million in healthcare-focused grants to develop and launch the Healthcare Virtual Career Platform and related capacity building grants. These grants will support projects designed to provide health care training and virtual service-delivery models (i.e., Web-based services) to promote career opportunities in the health care sector.
The Community Based Job training Grants (CBJTG) program were designed to support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community and technical colleges. Grants under this program fund projects that provide workers with education/training that will prepare them to enter and advance in high-growth and emerging industries, including those in the health care sector. Grantees have addressed a number of challenges faced by the health care industry in acute care, long term care, and an array of allied health care professions. These grantees have focused on specific, as well as the broader range of challenges in the health care arena, including:
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Medical student's program aims at healthy lifestyles for Pembroke youth
ECU medical students Bryan Howington and Tala Smith, along with fellow student Shaun Deese (not pictured) will work with young Pembroke residents this summer on healthy lifestyle choices. Photo by Cliff Hollis
GREENVILLE, N.C. (May 27, 2009) — An East Carolina University medical student will spend a few weeks this summer in his hometown hoping to make a lasting impact on the health of local youth.
Bryan Howington, who just completed his first year at the Brody School of Medicine at ECU, has organized a healthy lifestyle program in his hometown of Pembroke aimed at helping young people learn to eat better, exercise and make healthful lifestyle choices.
Howington, a recipient of a Brody Medical Scholarship, organized the program through his scholarship, which allows students to design a summer enrichment experience. Howington's project will be funded by a $2,500 grant from the Brody Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase exercise equipment, supplies and cover other expenses.
Working with Howington are Tala Smith and Shaun Deese – fellow medical students, Pembroke natives and Lumbee Indians. Howington and Deese hope to become pediatricians after medical school, and Smith favors family medicine. All three are graduates of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
"Being from Pembroke, we all recognize the health disparities and the need," Howington said. "And we all want to go back home and practice."
In the 2000 census, 38 percent of Robeson County's 123,339 people were Native American. Among Native Americans, heart disease is by far the leading killer in North Carolina, according to the N.C. Center for Health Statistics. Cancer is second and diabetes third. The death rate from diabetes is more than twice as high for Indians as for whites.
Howington's goals are to teach young people about health, nutrition and exercise through a two-week program. It's part of a larger summer program the Pembroke Housing Authority is holding at the Olivia Maynor Revels Community Building on Locklear Street. The program runs from June 15 to July 1.
"We're counting on it being a big part of what we're going to do this summer, and we think it's going to make a difference," said Lemark Harris, executive director of the Pembroke Housing Authority.
For more information about the summer program, contact the housing authority at 910-521-9711.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When he was appointed the new leader of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church in July 1981, many Poles were surprised, asking: Jozef who?
Five months later the new primate, Cardinal Jozef Glemp, was making a dramatic appeal, asking Poles to "save lives and avoid bloodshed" under the martial law that had just been imposed by Communist authorities who felt threatened by massive opposition from the Solidarity freedom movement.
Glemp, the longtime head of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church, died Wednesday in Warsaw from lung cancer at the age of 83, church officials said.
A complicated figure, Glemp helped lead Poland peacefully through martial law and the fight against communism but was later labeled an anti-Semite for his opposition to removing a convent near the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz.
In the early 1980s, a time of great national turmoil, Glemp's goal was to protect the people, a mantle he carried through his 23 years leading the church in this predominantly Catholic nation.
Warsaw Archbishop Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz said Thursday that Glemp was a leader "in a difficult time" and praised his prudence and wisdom.
At the start, many Poles were disappointed to see the modest and little-known bishop from Warmia succeed such giant as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, who had become a legend of the church's resilience and resistance under Communist repression. Many Poles wanted the church to lead them in their fight against the Communist regime. Few knew that Glemp had been Wyszynski's secretary and his choice as successor.
Glemp, a lawyer by education, was a person of "great humility and wisdom, guided by common sense," said Lublin Archbishop Stanislaw Budzik. "Many did not understand him at the time. It later turned out he was a prophet" who saw the dangers of violence and prevented it.
In a sermon after martial law was declared, Glemp said that an "act of mad despair means a defeat." He then protested vehemently when the Communist regime tried to interpret his words as siding with them.
The year when Glemp was appointed primate — 1981 — was tempestuous yet filled with hope. That was the heyday of the Solidarity freedom movement, when the nation openly opposed Communist authorities with massive strikes and when the threat of a Communist clampdown and even a possible Soviet intervention was mounting.
Glemp was criticized for his conciliatory tactics but they helped Poland go mostly peacefully through 18 months of harsh military rule and through the economic struggles of the 1980s.
Under Glemp's guidance, the church offered spiritual and material support to Solidarity activists and dissidents, many of whom lost their jobs. He supported Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa, who won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his advocacy of freedom.
Glemp's calm also disarmed the bitterness and anger that rose in Poland after the secret security abducted and murdered a pro-Solidarity priest, Jerzy Popieluszko, in 1984. Glemp later said, however, he had a sense of guilt for having failed to save the priest despite his efforts.
A clever political strategist, Glemp played an active role in helping end communism in Poland, when church authorities initiated and guaranteed the fairness of political negotiations between Solidarity and the weakening Communists in 1988 and 1989. The Communist regime ended peacefully through partially free elections in 1989.
When it came to religion, Glemp was a staunch conservative. In the 1980s, he opposed Jewish demands to have a convent —and its cross— moved from near Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp, considered by Jews to be the largest cemetery of Holocaust victims. His reluctance, before he finally obeyed orders from Polish-born Pope John Paul II, earned him the label of anti-Semite in much of the world.
In 2001, he did not attend a ceremony honoring Jews killed by their Polish neighbors during World War II. But prior to that, he led prayers by Polish bishops in Warsaw, asking forgiveness for the crimes of Poles against Jews.
Under Poland's young democracy and its painful transformation to a market economy, Glemp stressed the need to protect ordinary people who were losing jobs by the tens of thousands. He also campaigned to protect the Catholic faith, which for centuries was a defining feature for the Polish people, and which he believed to be threatened by lay attitudes coming from Western Europe.
People who knew him said he was open, friendly and attentive to the problems of others.
Glemp remained the head of the Polish bishops' conference until 2004, and retained the title of primate, the top leader, until 2009. His leadership largely coincided with the papacy of John Paul II, who was elected pope in 1979 and died in 2005, and whose words and first visit to Poland as pope in 1979 had inspired the Solidarity movement.
Glemp was awarded Poland's highest civilian distinction, the Order of the White Eagle.
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A pair of new Illinois laws will fund diabetes research and track economic costs of the disease.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed the bills Thursday at a conference organized by the University of Chicago Medicine's Kovler Diabetes Center.
One measure creates a special license plate. Just over half of the $40 cost of the plate will go to the Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund.
House minority leader Tom Cross sponsored the bill. He hopes the license plate will serve as a "moving billboard" for diabetes awareness.
The second bill requires the Illinois State Diabetes Commission to report regularly on the economic and social costs of diabetes and efforts to prevent the disease.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's ice hockey team has had to measure its progress slowly this season, and Saturday's 3-2 overtime defeat at the hands of Providence at Ingalls Rink was an example of that. The Bulldogs had lost to the Friars 9-3 a year ago, but this year's meeting was a much closer affair even though it also ended in defeat. Yale was within 16 seconds of coming away with a tie before Providence forward Beth Hanrahan knocked in a rebound to give the Friars the win. Senior forward Patricia McGauley and freshman forward Janelle Ferrara scored Yale's goals, while sophomore goaltender Jaimie Leonoff made 47 saves.
Yale (2-12-1, 1-5-1 ECAC Hockey) led early, then had to rally late to force overtime. After a faceoff in the Providence zone, the Bulldogs went ahead 1-0 at the 1:52 mark. Junior defenseman Aurora Kennedy blasted a slap shot from above the left circle that sophomore forward Stephanie Mock got a piece of in the left circle. Mock's effort wound up deflecting the puck into a Providence defenseman, popping the puck high into the air towards the far post behind Friars goalie Nina Riley. McGauley happened to be in the right place at the right time and waited patiently for the puck to get low enough for her to knock it in without getting a high-sticking penalty.
The second period wound up being a busy one for Leonoff, as she made 20 saves. But a barrage of shots enabled Providence (9-9-4, 5-4-2 Hockey East) to tie the game and then take the lead. The Friars' first goal came at 5:07 on a power play, as forward Molly Illikainen poked in a loose puck in the crease after Leonoff had fallen to the ice while trying to make a save.
Leonoff made five saves during a penalty kill midway through the second, and also got some help from shot blocks by senior forwards Jen Matichuk and Danielle Moncion. Moncion was helped off the ice after hers as the puck hit her hard in the leg, but she was back out just three minutes later and almost poked in a loose puck in the slot; Riley made the save.
Providence broke the tie with a nice unassisted wrister from forward Corinne Buie at 17:17 of the second, as she showcased some moves in transition by grabbing a pass at center ice and maneuvering in for the goal. The Friars went into the second intermission up 2-1.
Riley came up with one of her biggest saves of the day with 11:20 left in the game, getting her glove on the puck while sprawled out on the ice as junior forward Ashley Dunbar tried to stuff in the rebound of a shot by McGauley.
Leonoff had another active penalty kill midway through the third, making five saves and getting a shot block from junior defenseman Tara Tomimoto to keep the Bulldogs within striking distance.
Matichuk drew a holding penalty on the Friars with 5:10 to play that enabled Yale to tie the game, but not without a dramatic pause. The apparent game-tying goal came from Ferrara with 4:01 to play, as she deflected in a shot by Tomimoto with her knee. The Bulldogs celebrated briefly, but the shot was initially ruled not a goal as the officials thought Ferrara had kicked it in. A video review determined that it had not been kicked in, though. When the officials came out and signaled that the goal was good, Yale got the chance to celebrate again.
Yale got a scare when Leonoff was shaken up on the ice after a hit with 35.6 seconds to play, but she remained in the game. The Friars threatened in the final minute before freshman defenseman Kate Martini was finally able to get the puck out of the zone as time expired.
The first three minutes of overtime saw no shots on goal by either team, but then they started coming quickly. Right after Leonoff denied forward Haley Frade, Riley stopped a shot from Kennedy. With 30 seconds to play Leonoff made back-to-back saves on defenseman Lexi Slattery and Buie, but the Bulldogs were undone later when the Friars came out of the neutral zone for a three-on-one. Leonoff stopped the initial shot by forward Nicole Anderson but Hanrahan put in the rebound to end the game.
This was Leonoff's fourth game with 40 or more saves this year; she finished three shy of her season high (50 vs. BC Nov. 24).
Yale's final 14 games will all be ECAC Hockey contests. The Bulldogs host St. Lawrence next Friday.
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In major competition since 1996, USA has a 6-2-3 record vs. RUS
BERNE--When you think of the greatest hockey powers both historically and today, you automatically think Canada and Russia. Their records and reputations speak for themselves, but today's semi-final matchup between the Russians and Americans has a surprising twist to it: the Americans have the recent edge.
Indeed, in all major international competition since 1996 (Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup), the two political powers have played hockey only eleven times. However, the more amazing fact is that the United States has lost only three of those encounters, most recently in 2006 in Turin when the Russians won 5-4 in a round-robin game.
The previous meeting took place during the 2004 World Cup of Hockey when the teams played twice. In the preliminary round the Russians won, 3-1, but when everything was on the line in the elimination quarter-finals, the U.S. blazed to a 5-2 win in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Earlier that year, at the 2004 World Championship in Czech Republic, the Americans also won, this time 3-2 in the Qualifying Round. Going back a little further, to the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake, the teams played two of the most memorable games of that Olympics.
The first game ended in a 2-2 tie in the preliminary round and the second was a semi-finals thriller won 3-2 by the home side, the U.S. building a lead and the Russians desperately trying, and failing, to tie the game in the third period.
In the preliminary round of the 2000 World Championship, the U.S. won by a 3-0 score, and in 1997 they teams played to a 1-1 tie. They met three times in the calendar year of 1996, first at the '96 Worlds when the Russians prevailed, 3-1. Then, that fall, they played twice in the inaugural World Cup of Hockey. The Americans won both games by identical 5-2 scores, the first in the round robin, the second in the quarter-finals.
In all, the Americans have won six, tied two, and lost just three games to the Russians in the last 13 years.
Of course, going back further is not quite as relevant, and produces a lopsided record the other way. The Americans have two major victories to their credit against the old Soviet Union, winning in 1960 and 1980 at the Olympics en route to two "miraculous" gold medals.
But those victories were isolated events. After 1960, for instance, the Soviets crushed the U.S. 13-2 at the 1961 World Championship and 9-0 at the '63 Worlds (the Soviets didn't play in 1962 when the U.S. hosted the tournament for the first and only time).
After the Miracle on Ice in 1980, the teams played next at the 1982 World Championships, the Soviets doubling their opponents 8-4, and in 1985 they won again, 11-1 (they did not meet in 1981, and in 1984 the U.S. was in B pool).
Here in Switzerland in 2009, it is irrefutable that the Russians and Canadians have been the most dominant teams again, yet the Russians cannot possibly take the U.S. for granted. Recent history suggests the U.S. plays its best not so much against natural rivals Canada as it does against political rivals, Russia.
There's one further catch to the rivalry, though. Since the IIHF introduced the playoff format to the World Championship the Americans have never come close to contending for gold. Indeed, the last silver medal the United States won at the Worlds was back in 1956.
So, while the Americans have the edge in head-to-head play, the Russians surely have the ingrained confidence to win. The two factors will make for what will hopefully be a classic battle.


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Tone of voice; phone and e-mail rage is boiling over
By Andrei Codrescu
The hardest task of the ordinary citizen now is to know just what tone to take with those who decide ones fate. It was easier back when one might, theoretically, encounter the powers face to face. In those days, words were accompanied with body language, and when one got to the end of words with a boss or a bureaucrat, one could simply end the conversation by slugging him. Doing that to a mechanical voice on the phone or to an e-mail address is useless because one hurts only ones own person and objects. I would like to have a recording of all the expletives people uttered while on hold with corporate entities, and then Id like to release it as a CD, free to all the executives of corporations and members of the government. To play at Christmas. Or whenever. Christmas would be best, though the family around the tree, chestnuts in the fire, then boom, Expletives While on Hold, great Christmas hit of 2005.
Anyway, back to tone, in case one does manage to speak to a human on the phone and in person. By the time such a contemporary miracle is achieved, most people feel like screaming. Then, depending on how civilized, repressed or afraid they are, they produce a variety of tones from reasonableness to pleading to threatening, all of which are only modulations of the primal scream. Yet it is possible for the petitioner to get a modicum of justice if one keeps firmly in mind that 1) no one is completely powerless for the simple reason that one can become totally insane, and 2) the audience is by itself proof that something can come of it. With those two principles in mind, one can work on ones tone of voice. Successful tones of voice, those that get results, that is, also include something seductive, a promise of something good for the boss, a wad of cash, a fling, a free vacation, a post-encounter feeling of smugness (for him, the grantor of mercy). In other words, if you get a hold of a human either on the phone or in the physical world, dont freak out until you get what you want. I shoulda been Ann Landers.
Of course, chances that youll ever get to speak to anyone who will actually fix your problem are nil. Power has learned the greatest kung-fu move of all time: make yourself invisible. Make anger rebound on the angry. Put as much distance between yourself and the object of your extortive and impersonal tyranny as possible. Power is nowhere and everywhere at the same time, while you, the screwed, are always in a specific place and time, trying to transcend what hurt you in the first place.
Latin languages made provisions for relations of power by the use of different forms of second-person address. There are four different kinds of you in Spanish, implying different degrees of respect. Such forms of address serve in themselves to moderate relationships and to prevent screaming. Such forms were developed, of course, in the days when people dealt with people, even if some people were peasants and others sat on thrones.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Nelly Furtado and Natalie Cole are among the artists who celebrated Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso at a ceremony honoring him as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year.
Veloso's influence as a composer and activist also was the subject of a video featuring Sting and Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar that was shown at the tribute Wednesday at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Veloso said in the video that he never decided to become a musician, but fate and the circumstances of life in Brazil moved him in that direction.
Considered among the most influential Brazilian artists of modern times, the 70-year-old entertainer has recorded more than 40 albums, and won eight Latin Grammys and two Grammy Awards. With his eponymous 1968 album, Veloso launched a new style of music, tropicalia, that saw his Brazilian musical roots mixed with other contemporary styles, including blues, psychedelic rock and the sounds of the Beatles.
The movement comprised a new generation of artists, including Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Maria Bethania, who openly expressed political opinion in their music.
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M. Night Shyamalan Developing a Miniseries for Fox and FX
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Fox and FX announced today that they're developing two "large-scale drama projects," which basically means "pretty long, fancy miniseries." Their hope is to pick at least one of the two to air a single ten-to-twelve-episode series in 2014. Of the two shows, Wayward Pines and Blood Brothers, Pines might have a leg up as a result of being executive-produced by M. Night Shyamalan. Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch, the Twin Peaks–esque series follows a Secret Service agent as he searches for two missing agents in a creepy, small town. Its competition is Blood Brothers. Created by Bruce C. McKenna (writer on Band of Brothers, co-executive producer on The Pacific), it's about the West Point class of 1861 as the Civil War was just beginning. Hopefully the Shyamalanian twist is not that they're actually the same show ooOOooOoo.


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Emma Roberts: 'American Horror Story' is 'Too Scary'!
Emma Roberts and her boyfriend Evan Peters exit their hotel together on Wednesday (January 9) in New York City.
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National Park Service officials have released a management plan to address severe problems with overpopulation of deer in the popular and suburbia-surrounded Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
by Alan Clemons
Deer have thrived in the park located near the nation's capitol to the point of decimating natural vegetation to unsustainable levels. Due to the suburban development around the park and no predation on the deer, they have put a serious hurt on virtually everything green or edible.
According to the NPS report: "Action is needed at this time to address the potential of deer becoming the dominant force in the park's ecosystem, and adversely impacting native vegetation and other wildlife; a decline in tree seedlings caused by excessive deer browsing and the ability of the forest to regenerate in Rock Creek Park; excessive deer browsing impacts on the existing shrubs and herbaceous species; and deer impacts on the character of the park's cultural landscapes."
Read the full NPS report here: Final White-tailed Deer Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Rock Creek Park
Management possibilities include no action, combined non-lethal actions, combined lethal actions and combined lethal and non-lethal actions. The latter is the preferred choice for NPS officials and would include capture and relocation along with use of sharpshooters to kill deer to reduce numbers toward a sustainable level for them and park vegetation.
A similar problem and management plan are in effect at Valley Forge National Historic Park. The NPS enacted the four-year plan in 2011.
This problem is nothing new throughout portions of the eastern U.S. where development and deer population increases have threatened some parks. Some state wildlife and park agencies have joined together to allow limited hunting in parks, such as in Alabama at Oak Mountain State Park south of Birmingham.
The problem at Oak Mountain was similar to Rock Creek in D.C.: too many deer, surrounding suburban development and no predation that allowed deer to severely impact the park's trees, shrubs and vegetation. It got to the point at Oak Mountain State Park where deer were eating anything within reach, including cedars, pines and vegetation they normally wouldn't touch. The browse line was easily distinguishable in the understory and, in some areas, offered a clear view for 50 yards or more into the woods.
Sharpshooters initially were used at Oak Mountain after Alabama officials decided to try to quickly get a handle on the deer numbers, but they also provided bow hunters with limited hunting opportunities. The sharpshooters were used for only a couple of years, with success, but the bow hunting opportunities now have been extended through much of the state's lengthy season. Bowhunters of Alabama assists with hunter preparation for the hunts and the park's vegetation is slowly seeing a rebound after eight years.
Protests were mild the first few years in Alabama but now are virtually nonexistent. Through careful planning with the hunts and visible results, the plan has worked. National Park Service officials no doubt will hear outcry from animal rights activists who believe killing the deer at Rock Creek Park is unnecessary, but the simple fact is eradication combined with capture and relocation offers the best management option to help the struggling park.
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For many of us, when we think of coloring, we connect to the innocence of childhood and a time when we weren`t burdened by responsibility and expectation. Picking up a crayon once again can help us reconnect to a sense of simplicity we have temporarily lost. You could think of coloring as letting your inner child come out and have a fun time, or you could think of this activity as a form of meditation. Choosing colors and the gentle, repetitive motion of your hand as you bring color to paper helps quiet your mind--bringing your usual rapid-fire thoughts down to a much slower pace.
Not only can you now give yourself permission to color outside the lines, you can keep your coloring as simple, or get as sophisticated, as you want. There is nothing like the smell of new crayons and getting reacquainted with your favorite color as well as opening a fresh coloring book and looking through all the possibilities before choosing your first page to color.
To make coloring a true meditative and spiritual experience seek out a pre-made mandala design or create your own to color. Mandalas are complex, symmetrical geometric designs which draw the eye toward the center. Many religions use mandalas as a means of connecting the self to a higher power. Within Buddhism, mandalas are created as sacred places which, by their very presence, remind a viewer of the vastness of sanctity in the universe and its potential with in his or her own life. Creating a mandala is said to be a very powerful and sacred experience.
Remember when you were a child, lying on your tummy on the floor, coloring book open, crayon in hand with the other crayons spilling out of the box? Can you remember the sense of peace and enjoyment you felt while you were coloring? Why not consider revisiting this favorite childhood pastime to help during those times when you find yourself feeling on edge.
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Yes, that was Abed you spotted last Friday at Pitchfork. "Community" star and Chicago native Danny Pudi took in a few shows while visiting his mother before filming begins on the NBC comedy's third season.
Pudi also met with students at Second City and guest starred on the season premiere of the extremely fun "The Late Live Show with Joe Kwaczala" at Second City.(This weekend's guest is Jeff Garlin from "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Click the link to learn more.)
I'm sure Pudi did much more while in town, but I wasn't stalking the guy! I did catch him at "The Late Live Show," where he talked about playing pop culture savant Abed and working on "Community" in general. It reflected a phone conversation we had a few weeks ago, when he was "getting into Season 3 mental space."
The "Community" cast has since had a table read for the new season, and after their appearance Saturday at San Diego Comic Con, they begin filming the new season July 25.
Here's a taste of our recent conversation. I'll have more from the "Community" cast after their Saturday appearance at SDCC, so stay tuned.
Are you ready for Season 3 to begin?
I'm really excited. It's crazy to look back and think we've already done 49 episodes. And they're so different and unique in many ways. It's one thing we talk about on our show; even though it's been two seasons, we all feel like they're dog years and we've been on the show for 14 years already just because of how much we've done and how far we've gone.
I never, ever know what to expect from your show, except to expect the unexpected.
I'm forever thankful and grateful to Dan Harmon and his brain for constantly giving himself and us challenges to overcome. And not just as comedians trying to think of new ways to be funny, but overall as artists in a very creative environment. We're finding zombies, and doing something in claymation and then doing a Dungeons & Dragons episode … and then to just be ambitious enough to revisit paintball again after that was many people's favorite episode. To go back and do something like that—I would say and I'm pretty confident—no show has done three half-hours on paintball.
Something like that is what makes working on our show such a fun, fun experience. I'm excited just because I miss the guys. … We finished production back in March and three months without seeing Ken Jeong doing weird activities behind your back and three months without making fun of Chevy Chase's nipples is way too long.
Are you surprised you've made it to 49 episodes; that you survived? The show has always been in a tough schedule.
The answer is yes. [Laughs.] I'm surprised; I'm shocked by all of this. There's nothing to prepare you for how a show should go. Especially as an actor; I've been out in Los Angeles for almost five years. … I'm used to the up-and-down nature of the acting industry and it's never about stability or comfort. You're used to an uncomfortable existence.
You become really good friends with [the idea that] you're probably not going to get this and this probably won't work out so just have as much fun as possible. [Laughs.]
That's sort of the mentality a lot of us have on this show and I think that pays off. … We don't know how many episodes we're going to get away with, so let's see what we can get away with. It's in many ways been everyone's mantra but also a response to like, "Holy crap, we're on Thursday nights against 'American Idol,' against 'Big Bang Theory.'" … We've sort of been under the radar.
The fact that we're still on is such a wonderful gift, but it's been a nice blessing because we have been able to get away with things that other shows that are really, really, really, really focused on ratings might not be able to get away with.
I'm still shocked that we got away with an episode for my birthday [called] "Pulp Fiction," but it's really about "My Dinner with Andre" and "Cougartown." How do explain that concept to people? I tried to explain that to my mom and I think her one comment was, "I don't get it, but it's funny." That's sort of the motto.
There are quite a few references that I have to think about, but then there's just the funny physical stuff too.
I think Dan knows we're all willing to do whatever it takes to do an episode, even if that means Ken Jeong has to be completely doused in Vaseline, naked in a Speedo. If that's what it takes, that's what it takes. Try sitting in a scene and not laughing at that, by the way.
And the meta jokes, too, the winks to the audience.
Dan never takes for granted the audience. … They're part of the experience. We're never lazy, any of the jokes or concepts.
Let's talk about the kiss between Abed and Annie in the finale.
Yeah! That was a nice little surprise. We didn't see that coming. I think both Alison [Brie] and I saw that in the script and were like, "Oh shit." We're good friends.
… I think Abed had become Han Solo; he knew what to do in that moment. And the thing about Annie, she is such a hopeless romantic and she loves being in those romantic scenes and she loves to be swept off her feet.
It's another example of the unexpected, the way Abed surprises us.
Abed loves to have these heroic moments. That's what's really fun, too, to play a character who could easily be swept to the side as quirky and living in his own world. But he's allowed to have these heroic moments.
That heroic moment after the epic paintball battle, that, to me, was such a treat—on top of having toxic paint in my mouth. Again, that's two checks off my fantasy list. Toxic paint in my mouth while making out with Alison. Check! Check!
It was nice to see that we could go there. The show could just be about how many different girls can Jeff Winger make out with. … Some of the other characters this year have been able to have romantic escapades.
What can we expect in Season 3?
I don't really know what to expect. I'm very eager to see what happens next. Last year we started off with Betty White, so we'll see what we start with this year.
… [The study group has learned] the most anyone has ever known about Abed and accepted him. Whether that leads to more acting out because people do accept him, [or] getting deeper into his filmmaking. Who knows, maybe it's time for Abed's blue period like Picasso …
As Abed reveals more about himself, are we going to see big changes in his personality?
Changing is not his jam … There's something interesting to be said about characters and people who don't change very often. I know a lot of people who are similar to who they were when I first met them.
It'll be interesting to see how these characters all change and if Abed stays the same in this world and how that effects him with all these other characters who are getting closer and closer to potentially leaving Greendale.


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This is SOOOO True! I am curious how many brides will notice the medium format look... They couldn't care less. Canon and Nikon rules....!!!
HaringDamn... you can really tell the story well. Brilliant portfolio. Very emotional, many touching moments and while the tones are rich the images have a natural feel to them.I think your work is a very good example of how the speed and agility of the cameras you use free you up to capture the story and bolt around capturing your interesting anglesand moments.
I don't do weddings, personally or professionally, Shot, I dunno in about 5 or 10 minutes.80mm lens. F. 2.8 something, 400 iso, 125th second.BC
10 minutes is often what we get to shoot pretty much all of our B&G shots. 25 or so separate setups.
P.S. A non paid endorsement, no agenda except I'd like to get a deal with Contax to update my lenses. I know there has to be leaf shutters for them somewhere and if they're not too expensive I might rent one or two.
That impressive seriously.What's B&G?IMOBC
The images that your clients will notice the difference in quality (using a MFDB) is with bridal portraits, and selected wall portrait enlargements.
Yes, really.You don't shoot weddings do you Fred? You don't print large wall portraits yourself do you Fred? Not that I'd give a f**k if you did....
Your clients don't necessarily need to know the effort you go through in capturing different images, but often it does show. And sometimes it's enough to simply have that personal satisfaction.
Yes, really.You don't shoot weddings do you Fred? You don't print large wall portraits yourself do you Fred? Not that I'd give a f**k if you did....the point being from my post is that a MFDB is simply a tool, and you're not foreclosed from using any other camera/equipment alongside when shooting a wedding. Professional photographers can and do use different cameras/equipment to create images---their own vision. A good photographer can and does use different cameras and can create great imagery. So post some images if you have them from your old P25+ that you had for a few months. We get you don't like medium format digital. Ad nauseum. Get over it. If you're happy with using the D800, goody for you. It's a great DSLR. But the hasty generalizations, constant posting of the same images, the same charts, the google searches, and the same rants are seriously old. It really detracts from the quality of this forum. Instead of insights into medium format digital "__________," it seems every thread initiated here quickly becomes a witch-hunt against Phase One and negative medium format digital ramblings. Helpful? Not in the least.
The reason Fred reposts the same images is in part that there are few valid comparison images available.
À propos of not much at all, were I given the choice to shoot for Condé Nast's Sposabella or to cover the highest of high society wedding, I'd take the magazine any and every day, regardless of the financial rewards from the real wedding.One would be fun, and the other (for me) would represent a friggin' nightmare and huge sense of betrayal of why I became a photographer. I'm odd that way.Rob C
"I wouldn't be surprised if other people are just as fed up with dealers circling around forums like vultures and seemingly treating every new post on......."Actually Gerald. You seem to forget that the dealers on this forum are also accomplished photographers. They are not used car dealers. They are resources who will gladly share information on a wide range of gear (not only what they sale). I can guarantee that many professionals on this site have picked up the phone and asked technical questions on a project from the dealers. As matter of fact I recently photographed Steve Harvey (An American comic and actor) for a magazine cover. This was great, however the magazine gave me the assignment with only 48 hours notice. That may seem like a lot of time. But not when you have have a gold throne constructed and put together a team to do the shoot. Dave. G. fedexed me in Miami at 110 mm (rental) LS which I needed. It's called teamwork.So what if they want to sale a lens or body or whatever. That's what they do. Yes FRED does provide other options. And he's entitled to his opinions.But if you are working professional who has to produce consistent quality on time or a weekend warrior (with 48 hours to produce some beautiful Ansel Adamest images) you may want to listen to other positive, inspirational voices on LL.Thank you,Jeffery Salter


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Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
27-05-2012, 11:26 AM (This post was last modified: 27-05-2012 12:39 PM by TrulyX.)
Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
I did my best to list and define the major philosophical, ethical/moral theories/ideologies; if you have a problem with one of my explanation/definitions, feel free to question and correct them as needed. I'm only human and don't have the best understanding of all of the theories, so in all likelihood, I misrepresented one or totally messed up one of the explanations.
Simple. Pick a moral/ethical theory that you think best defines your views on morality/ethics. It would be nice for anyone and everyone to answer, regardless of your knowledge or time spent thinking about the issue, and to give a brief explanation as to why you feel the way you do. I also would encourage anyone with their own personal views, or someone who likes a theory, or combination of theories, that I didn't post, to respond other, add that theory to the conversation, and move on from there.
Also, if you have a different view, in any way, on ethics, of government/politics, business, or even in general, than you do on morality, feel free to make and explain that distinction.
Ethical/Moral Egoism- a person ought to, out of moral obligation, do what is in their own self-interest i.e. what is moral is determined by whether or not an action was in the self-interest of the person taking that course of action.
Ethical/Moral Relativism- the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by a culture's and/or an individual's personal preferences.
Kantianism/Categorical Imperative- Kant's view that morality is based not on the consequences of an action nor on the preferences, or interests, of the person involved, but that, the only objective basis for moral value would be the rationality of the good will, expressed in recognition of moral duty.
"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will
that it should become a universal law without contradiction."- First formulation of the Categorical Imperative
"Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or
in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but
always at the same time as an end." - Second formulation of the Categorical Imperative
Utilitarianism- the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by whether or not that course of action is the one that maximizes the overall happiness.
Emotivism- the view that moral judgments do not function as statements of fact but rather as expressions of emotional attitudes.
Hobbes' Social Contract Theory- based on the idea of a 'natural state/state of nature' in which any person has a natural right to the liberty to do anything he wills, and will do anything to preserve his own self-interest and life, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short and at constant war; to prevent this natural state, it's right to adopt a 'social contract' that everyone follows, on the grounds that others will also follow it, to maintain order and prevent constant state of war.
Religious Based- morality based on religious traditions and/or texts.
Other- any alternative theory I left out, a combination of the above theories and/or your own personal theory or views on ethics and morality.
The Paradox Of Fools And Wise Men:
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts." ― Bertrand Russell
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RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
I don't believe in ->
Don't fit in any of the boxes, maybe am an "eventual" Utilitarian.
Have an essentially Ancient Hebrew / Joseph Campbell-Oprah Winfrey / Whatever Floats your Boat position.
"Follow your bliss; and don't hurt anyone".
The Ancient Garden Myth, (about attempting to "eat" from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good AND Evil"), despite it's hijacking and misuse by the guilt ridden Christians, (Paul and Augustine), has some wisdom, in my view. As long as humans live in spacetime, there is no escape from the human condition, (no "savior" needed or possible BTW). Choices are necessary. One cannot "eat" from the Tree, (and attempt to "encompass" BOTH)...ie not choose. Tillich, (famous 20th C. Christian theologian/scholar), and Buber, (Jewish Philosopher), agree.
You choose that which promotes your "authentic" self. That assumes a lot, (you could be a serial killer). Assuming an "ordered" personality, might be OK, (question of "limits of ordered" is interesting .. but not applicable .. very boring. Works for me.
Insufferable know-it-all. It is objectively immoral to kill innocent babies. Please stick to the guilty babies.
RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
I don't know if what I believe fits any of those... basically I view morality as anything that affects animals (including people) with ethics being everything else in a sense. For example, killing can be morally wrong, cheating is ethically wrong (based on my own personal viewpoints--as there is no absolute).
The "Ethical/Moral Relativism" seems accurate in the sense there are no absolutes for all, or even given all situations... Basically I find that what is moral depends on the society and beliefs of the society that parents teach their children--with variations coming from interactions within and interpersonal relationships where the person may discover that things are more shades-of-grey than black-and-white--meaning things are not right or wrong, rather right or wrong depending on context and circumstances.
At the same time, what the individual finds morally right (and ethically) would depend on their avoidance of pain and seeking pleasure, while weighing in costs of actions and risks. For example, a student may not cheat because they are not wanting a guaranteed A, rather they fear the consequences of being caught. A person may not cheat on their partner because of the fear of consequences. A person may not kill another because of the consequences, or they may kill someone because of the consequences if they don't. Really, even I have an issue with the terms morals and ethics as I don't entirely believe they exist, rather it's a person's decisions they make that are in accordance of their desires and wishes, which may be just seeking pleasurable feelings and avoiding negative ones.
RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
Any one, stipulated moral imperative seems impossible to fully justify. Utilitarianism sounds nice so long as you dont belong to a minority group that opposes the social norm and are viewed as some sort of depraved radical.
Religious based morality posits the highest possible supernatural ethics with no justification other than the ambiguous writing of human beings trying to out do one another in describing a supernatural will that seems essentially ineffable. This is particularly dangerous as it alows sophistry to over ride our limited understandings.
Kantian philophy holds that absolute truths exist and must be followed irrespective of the circumstance. For example lieing,while hiding Jews from Nazi torturers, is still a lie and unjustified in Kant's 'big picture'
Moral relativism, my preferred position, from an individual choice perspective, in that all choices subject to rigorous debate, in good faith, while still inadequate, seems like a reasonable starting point.
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RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
My moral philosophy is closest to Kantianism, I think. But not quite, I mix in some Maslow and progressive philosophy.
Besides acting morally, we have an obligation of progress, to prevent stagnation or return of old outdated ways, to solve problems and develop new skills, technologies, moral qualities and so on. To act against the progress is immoral and dangerous.
Progress changes moral rules, so it's impossible to formulate an absolute morality. Progress may be sometimes unpleasant, so we can't have a moral code that is focused on immediate happiness. We should rather develop progressively in such a way that makes it easier to act morally and therefore be happy. Morality is very rewarding, if we can afford it.
Various individuals or societies are at various degrees of progress. They should be motivated (which means, benevolently and appropriately manipulated) to develop, but within their possibilities and next immediate goals, not ours.
There is an objective ladder (or Maslow's pyramid) of values and we all are somewhere on it. This determines what we see as valuable, admirable, desirable, moral, immoral, punishment, and so on. Our first duty is to get along with each other and the environment, our second duty is to develop our potential, which will eventually get us to the very next step on that ladder.
As for my personal moral code, I'm not a saint. I find it acceptable to copy data that aren't personal (but not steal them, damage, make profit on, or claim them as my own) and to keep property that someone lost, if it's not too personal or valuable (wallet, ID, car, keys, etc). For example, I once found a working cell phone. It had no contacts inside nor any messages, so I decided to keep it.
But I'm very touchy about starting conflicts and wasting things and energy.
RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
I really do not fit neatly in to any of these boxes and certainly not the religious.
" Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous."
David Hume
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RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
At first glance I quite like Hobbes's thing there. Isn't that pretty much what we have? Social contract + law enforcement which makes everyone follow it even though they're not signatories? But I like moral relativism too... 'Cos that also seems true to me. Everyone does what they think is 'right' or maybe they fool themselves into applying the label 'right' to the things that they just do anyway. And a nice strong dose of inherited teaching of 'this good, that bad' makes Tarzan a very confused boy.
RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
Some believe ethics and morals are the same. I like to take them apart for argument.
Ethical behavior is what we do when no one is looking, based on what we think is ethical.
Moral behavior is what we do when others are watching, based on what others think is moral.
It's all just opinions based on human wisdom from experience.
Ethical systems are the attempt to formalize ethical rules so to argue over rules.
Pick your poisons wisely.
The old gods are dead, let's invent some new ones before something really bad happens.
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RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
We actually used a lot of these as voting criterion for debate when we did Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What we learned is that each is a fallacious belief through a rather simple exercise. We said "__________ is true if _______" and "_________ is false if __________"
Of course when paired up with a moral on any particular topic each one of these does show it's strength. For instance, Utilitarianism (which by the way is common good, or good for society) paired with societal welfare in the case of "It is our moral obligation to assist others in need" will almost always be successful.
What is the most commonly good in my opinion though? My example, I have a tendency to hold societal welfare as a very high value, and I do follow the basis of Utilitarianism with a certain bit of egoism (which isn't egoism if it is right with utilitarianism, but I won't go into my justification strategy). Of course, human emotions will always keep me from being the perfect utilitarian.
RE: Moral Philosophy: Where do you stand?
I don't like my morals packaged like an iPhone from China.
"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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State prepares for immigrant driver's licenses
Illinois' secretary of state's office is preparing to launch a massive effort that gives as many as 250,000 immigrants who are in the country illegally permission to drive.
In January, Gov. Pat Quinn signed the state's license law that supporters touted as a public safety issue as well as an important step for immigrant rights. Ten months later, the state is in the final stages of the process and will begin roll out the new licenses in December.
That's when people will be able to have application appointments at one of 25 designated locations across Illinois, according to a report in The (Aurora) Beacon-News
"This is our No. 1 priority right now in our office," said Tom Benigno, chief of staff to Secretary of State Jesse White.
To prepare, the department is holding a series of workshops -- often in Spanish -- to explain details of the program.
The license will let an estimated 250,000 people unlawfully residing in the state apply for a three-year temporary driver's license and require them to get training and insurance.
The licenses will be like those already issued to certain foreign-born, legal visitors.
Applicants will be photographed, and their photo will be entered into the state's facial recognition database -- like the rest of Illinois' licensed drivers -- to verify their identity. The license, which will have a blue background instead of the standard red one, can't be used to vote, work, get through airport security or buy a gun. People who apply will have to have lived in the state for at least a year and pay $30 fee while also passing a written exam and a road test.
But officials know that there will be concerns -- from critics who say it could lead to fraud to immigrants themselves.
"We won't share your information with immigration," Ernesto Martinez, a spokesman for the state agency, told a crowd of 50 people during a recent workshop in Aurora.
The state says it can issue about 106,000 of the documents a year.
Aurora resident Maria Juana Martinez says she's eager to get one.
"It's going to be such a benefit to drive my daughter to school," she said.
People will be able to start requesting appointments in November, but won't be able to go to the Secretary of State's office until December.


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March 6, 2014
McPherson Valley Wetlands manager recognized for moist soil management practices
PRATT – Managing McPherson Valley Wetlands and Marion Wildlife Area is how Brent Theede earns his living, but for this Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) employee, his job is more than a paycheck- it's a passion. At the 2014 State Ducks Unlimited Convention in Overland Park in February, Theede's passion was formally recognized and awarded during Saturday's award ceremony as Theede was presented with the 2013 Wetland Manager of the Year Award. There to help celebrate was Theede's supervisor, KDWPT public lands regional supervisor, Stuart Schrag. It was Schrag that nominated Theede for the award, and according to him, Theede was nothing short of deserving.
"Brent exemplifies the professionalism and dedication needed for proper moist soil management," says Schrag. "Since starting at the Wetlands, Brent has diligently devoted his efforts in improving the area for waterfowl of all species and the sportsmen who pursue them."
"There is a 'feast or famine' uniqueness to wetland management," says Schrag. "The months, and sometimes years, of tediously maintaining dikes, repairing water control structures, clearing trees, spraying noxious and invasive plants, removing troublesome beavers, and running and checking pumps all hours of the night can finally pay off in one rain event, and 2013 was a 'feast' year." Schrag went on to explain that heavy late-summer rains flooded the wetlands leaving pristine conditions heading into the early teal season. The fruits of Theede's labor were evident within just the first two and a half weeks of the regular duck season, and by season end, McPherson Valley Wetlands had experienced a season of record-breaking harvest numbers.
"Around 3,370 hunters harvested 6,010 ducks for the 2013-2014 season, shattering the current record by 2,800 ducks," says Schrag. "While the rain played a major factor, if not for Brent's dedication and professional standards in moist soil management, everything would have not come together to set the environment for overall success and a record-breaking year."


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Metallica Discuss 'Through the Never' Film + Perform Classic Tracks on 'The Colbert Report'
Last night (Sept. 24), Metallica made a rare television appearance by gracing the set of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report.' Promoting their new 3D concert film 'Metallica: Through the Never,' the four horsemen sat down for a hilarious interview with Stephen Colbert before performing 'Master of Puppets' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'
This appearance is a dream come true for countless people, as metal's most successful band sits down with one of television's most sidesplittingly funny and beloved personalities. "My guests tonight are going to be loud, so deal with it grandpa!" Colbert yelled before making his trademark run to the four interviewees.
After welcoming his guests, Stephen stuck his probes into the band, asking what exactly 'Through the Never' means before suggesting revised titles such as 'Next to the Always' and 'Under the Sometimes.' Metallica kept joking with Colbert throughout the interview, with frontman James Hetfield even jesting about a mysterious third testicle, a subject which came up an additional few times during the segment.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich commented on 'Through the Never' getting mixed reviews so far. "So far, everybody's got a different opinion about it, which is great, because if there's anything we love in this band, it's ambiguity. We're not trying to force some next-level message down your throat. Without sounding too artsy, the best art is handed to you to do with what you want."
As of this posting, 'Through the Never' holds a 92 percent "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10.
Check out Metallica on 'the Colbert Report' in the videos above and below!
Metallica, 'Master of Puppets' (Live on the Colbert Report)
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Victoria Beckham Wants Another Baby — But Doesn't Think She'll Ever Have A Girl!
The mother-of-three is totally outnumbered by the men in her life! But she doesn't seem to mind.
Victoria "Posh" Beckham is getting baby fever again! She and husband David Beckham would love to have a big family, so it looks like their three sons — Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz — may get a sibling someday. And while she's open to babies, the former Spice Girl doesn't think she'll end up with a daughter to follow in her fashionable footsteps. "Maybe one day another baby, but at this stage I think the chances of a girl are quite slim," the 36-year-old says in the February issue of British Vogue magazine.
Romeo makes 'GQ' best dressed list!
If she's right about another boy, eventually she and David, 35, could start their own soccer team with him, Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and 5-year-old Cruz! But perhaps chasing after all those little guys is taken a toll on her soccer star hubby. "The other morning I looked across at David just after he'd woken up and thought you look really c**p," she tells the fashion magazine. "Thank God, because this is a man who always looked so perfect."
I have a feeling that even on an off-day, David still looks pretty darn sexy. Have you seen him in his skivvies? I rest my case.
–Amy L. Harper
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