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A stereotype is just that. I've met those of the opposite gender that are far more heartless and nasty than me. It's all down to individuality. Talking to everyone in the same light means they are treated equally, I wouldn't be too nice (As many people actually find it insulting) or make snide comments to a woman; I'd just be myself as usual, nothing else to it.
Jessie_luvs_dylan wrote:
how come girls a always sooo emotional... and guys.....how are they always non-luv able...well most of the time.
Women are self absorbed as a whole and trapped in their emotions and own little world in general.
Men are arrogant as a whole and are trapped in their own ego, (this is slighly worse) they will literally not like movies because they are "gay"
I don't think two people who are in their stereotypical cages can ever click properly so the key is to view the world from a different perspective I guess..
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Emotions are for the weak. No but seriousely when I was like 3 or 4 I remember always hearing that boys didn't cry and boys didn't share their feelings. Maybe alot of other guys have heard this and thats why they aren't "luv able". As for girls saying one thing and meaning another. Well, they say what they mean but its always hidden in there and you have to sift through-out the words to find it.
But in the end no two people are the same so there is probably lv able guys and terrible girls.
Emotions are for the weaks? I think it depend on what emotions you are talking about. Love/jealously/hate/calm etc can be some type of emotions also.
Some people are just good at expressing themselves like showing their emotion and say what really in their mind, to me those type of people are strong instead of weak.
But feel free to post message.
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Of course ppl are all different...
Still men and women are 2 different species, we think, act and react differently.
It just takes time and experience to be able to live happily together : ]
umm...men and women are the same species (human) lol. Sometimes a man can act differently than other men, and a woman can act differently than other women. The only difference is the gender. But we are the same type of species which is human.
You didnt get it....
'When you find something worth fighting for, you never give up'
I can't even reply to such a poorly written question.
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian
I have come here because i wanted a good laugh, and to be honest...i got a FANTASTIC LAUGH from all the many different comments made, the only thing left to say "If you've already read all the comments like i have" is that everyone is different, no two people are the same because we are defined by our memories and experiences, it can be society, parental views, or our own experiences that define us.
But in the end i believe that with the will and the time people can learn to get along, admitted not perfectly but on a level that is kind and understanding.
I am a man and i most definitely like to be strong and cool, but i am not scared to tell someone how i feel or offer advice/help if i know some. It is not emotions that make one weak or strong it is how one uses said emotions that defines that aspect of a person.
I personally enjoy biking and working out, but i like mental and physical highs, when you exercise a lot your brain produces certain Endorphins that can make you feel absolutely amazing! I also enjoy tasting new foods, and having my limits tested. I enjoy cooking, reading, styling my hair, music, dancing and a lot of other random stuff. I try to do things because i might enjoy them, not because they are either manly or girly.
All in all it is up to you to decide who you are, but we are all defined by memories and experiences.
Planting the seeds of awesomeness in peoples hearts is hard work, GET ME COFFEE!
not even einstein could come up with a formula to describe everything about the opposite gender. in fact, I am pretty sure he he died on his deathbed still writing down possible ideas.
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not even einstein could come up with a formula to describe everything about the opposite gender. in fact, I am pretty sure he he died on his deathbed still writing down possible ideas.
He wrote one similar. Humanity's stupidity is equal or bigger than the universe.
Jessie_luvs_dylan wrote:
how come girls a always sooo emotional... and guys.....how are they always non-luv able...well most of the time.
You wanna know how to understand the opposite gender? Simple.. Stop being sexist and open up with them.. befriend them
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Maybin named NL Co-Player of the Week
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com
He shares the award with D-backs right fielder Justin Upton, who led the Majors with 11 RBIs, 27 total bases and a 1.000 slugging percentage.
It is Maybin's first career weekly honor.
Maybin notched 14 hits and batted .538 (14-for-26) while also scoring eight runs. He posted an on-base percentage of .556.
On Sunday, the 24-year-old set a franchise record by swiping a base in his sixth consecutive game, breaking the previous mark set by current Padres first-base coach Dave Roberts (2006) and former San Diego outfielder Alan Wiggins (1983).
On July 21, Maybin tied a career best with four hits, adding two stolen bases and two runs. It was his third four-hit game of the season, most by any center fielder in the Majors this year.
Maybin has been held out of the Padres' lineup since injuring his left hip flexor in Sunday's game. He has hit safely in a career-best 10 consecutive games since the All-Star break.
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Goldman Sachs Wins a Round in California, But Judge Leaves Door Open for NCUA Appeal
The NCUA's pursuit for damages against investment bankers that sold losing investments to failed corporates has been dealt another blow.
On Friday, Los Angeles-based U.S. District Court Judge George Wu dismissed the regulator's claims against Goldman Sachs.
Like a similar NCUA suit against Barclays Capital and Credit Suisse that was dismissed July 10 in Kansas City, Kan., Wu agreed with Goldman attorneys that the NCUA's claims were time barred, meaning the regulator did not file the suit in time.
However, Wu – the same federal judge who presided over the NCUA's suits against Western Corporate FCU executives – did approve the NCUA's request for an appeal on the time-barred issue, saying the issue has "generated a substantial degree of disagreement" and was material to the case.
NCUA Public Affairs Specialist John Fairbanks said the regulator is reviewing Friday's decision in Los Angeles, including the option to appeal, and following the review will determine the appropriate course of action.
"NCUA has substantial claims against Goldman Sachs and other companies who sold faulty securities to the corporate credit unions, and the agency will vigorously pursue those claims," he said.
In both suits, the NCUA alleged that the investment banks committed securities fraud by misleading WesCorp in California and U.S. Central FCU in Kansas regarding the potential for losses, and additionally "systematically abandoned" underwriting standards for the mortgage backed securities. Losses on the investments led to the failure of both corporates in March 2009.
Despite the setback on the federal claims, state-based claims have not been dismissed in the Goldman Sachs case. And while all claims in Kansas against Barclays were dismissed, eight out of the original 20 claims the NCUA filed against Credit Suisse are still active.
In April, the NCUA settled claims against Bank of America for $165 million. After legal fees are paid, the funds will be applied toward corporate stabilization costs which are currently being paid by federally insured credit unions in the form of annual assessments.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies: Kelvin Universe' started by ssosmcin, Sep 7, 2009.
Same goes for the Voyager finale.
Anything in Voyager is a bad idea by default.
I'm torn, because I'm not so sure the alternate reality works for me, I'd prefer a straight up reboot too... but I really enjoyed seeing Nimoy as Spock, he did a great job, and his arc brought a bit of depth to the film, he was the anchor to what could have been a flighty, airy, feature... I almost teared up a bit during the scene of him talking to the younger Spock because I suddenly realized that we may never see Nimoy as Mr. Spock ever again... it was his strongest performace as the character, I feel, and it made it okay to like this new TREK.
Timelines were handled in arbitrary and disparate ways. This movie was just one more way to handle time travel. When Sisko looks at a picture of himself as Bell, there is more than a little bit of an inside joke. The Enterprise assisting Cochrane was also over-the-top.
These stories completely neglect the likelihood that even a minor change would disrupt the future enough that they would never exist at all, especially when one considers the infinitesimal possibility that a particular sperm would fertilize an egg.
I hope that Star Trek in whatever future form it may take will embrace the parallel universe approach and retcon the past stories to fit into this understanding of time travel.
Time travel in Trek more than most of the rest has been straight fantasy, but Star Trek has had pretensions of being science fiction. I'm happy that these new writers and production team honor the sci-fi side of Star Trek with a more plausible time travel mechanism.
Every Star Trek series has been a reboot or reimagining of the universe. This contrast is brought into hilarious relief in "Trials and Tribble-ations," especially in the scene in which Bashir is confounded: "Klingons, I don't see any Klingons."
Trek has always been able to laugh at itself, to poke fun at the fantasy.
This strategy of fitting the future in with the past is in the best tradition of Star Trek shows and movies that preceded it.
Often, to enjoy Star Trek, you just have to smile and laugh at the silliness beneath the surface. The augment-virus, ancient humanoid, warp-ten salamander, barclay-devolving-into-a-spider, hippie alien, toga alien side of Star Trek is part of the fun.
If anything, this new Star Trek takes itself more seriously than did the campy Star Trek before it.
I agree whole-heartedly with almost everything you've posted here, other than the last bit. I do think this new TREK is bringing back the campy fun of the original, that's what I truly enjoyed about it. From Kirk and McCoy running around in the hypospray scene, Kirk and the Orion slave girl, to all of Scotty's scene stealing comic relief, it brought back the fun. It was a breath of fresh air.
The more serious Star Trek is the sillier it becomes.
Y'know what kills me in Trek? When a silly, lighthearted episode has a conflict that might destroy the entire ship/station.
It was done well only once, with the bomb in Trouble with Tribbles. After that, it seemed that in order to have a few laughs meant that lives had to be in mortal danger.
A straight reboot would have had no emotional connection to TOS.
But to go for a straight origins story would have had two big problems:
1. Canon says that young Kirk was dour and serious as a cadet. That makes him overlap far too much with young Spock. There needs to be a contrast between the two main characters.
2. Seeing the characters as we know them develop could be interesting. But seeing both Kirk and Spock embark on different arcs, while still being essentially the same recognizable people, is far more exciting.
I think we're going to see more rage and dangerousness from Spock, and watch Kirk evolve into the familiar maturity and compassion but not start out there. In other words, as Kirk evolves towards TOS Kirk, Spock evolves away from TOS Spock, and what plotline emerges is anybody's guess.
After thinking about this (a lot), I'm convinced they took the best of the three paths open to them.
My pet theory is that timelines can never be restored to exactly the original - that's like unscrambling an egg - so that every time Trek time-travelled, an alternate timeline was created, and we started following those characters, leaving the originals in the dust, it's just that nobody noticed the difference before now.
And the only reason we noticed now is because the writers gave the characters weird, preternatural knowledge of the changed timeline - it still makes no sense that they could step outside their universe and understand "how timelines work."
As if that new target audience of current teens had any emotional connection to TOS.
The trailers were cool. And Sylar was in it. And Abrams directed it. That's why it was successful.
That the characters were called Kirk and Spock is totally irrelevant.
I'm glad you used the quotes, because Star Trek has never done a reboot before. RESET BUTTON, yes, but never a reboot for the entire franchise a la Batman or Jack Ryan.
It would have the same characters. That's all the connection we need.
Notwithstanding in-universe explanations, I don't know what else you'd call TMP or TNG except "reboots." Just like the new movie is a "reboot." They've all been radical reimaginings of the Star Trek concept. They're all "Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry." They all have tenuous links to what came before. The fact that some fans have more ease reconciling the wildly different movies and TV series than they do reconciling the new movie is just the same old broken record as before. Some fans cried bloody murder when TMP came out for messing with TOS. Some of these same fans were irate with TNG. And now these same fans are rending their hair and clothes over yet another reimagining of Star Trek.
Or in the case of TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT, spinoffs.
But that's just it, they didn't want to abandon classic Star Trek. They hoped to bring 40 years of fans with them and expand interest to the younger demographic as well. I don't believe the "target" audience was teens. But had it been a true reboot, Trek fandom would have rejected it just like you seem to, and without giving it a chance.
Fuck Sylar.
Spin-off? Continuation? Sequel? Basically anything other than reboot.
What is that, Wikipedia?
A reboot as far as I'm concerned is a wholesale re-imagining of a series. Feel free to disagree with me over semantics, but that's what TNG, TMP, TWOK, DS9, and Enterprise were. They took all kinds of liberties with Star Trek's values, aesthetics, and internal coherence while paying lip service to what preceded them. As far as I am concerned, they are all reboots, timeline or no timeline.
Well as far as the rest of the English speaking world is concerned, they were sequels and spinoffs. Mainly this is because sequels can and do tinker with the "aesthetics and values" of a series without being reboots. This is why the Mission Impossible movies are not considered reboots, despite the fact that Jim Phelps turned into a bad guy for some reason.
It occurs to me that the only reason Trekkies have problems with the idea of a reboot is that Trek has never actually tried it before; it's never really needed to. Other series have, with varying degrees of success, and the ones that did not stopped coming out with new material. We (or rather, those of us too deep in the Trekset) just aren't used to thinking of it as a line of fiction capable of having alternate versions/incarnations that may or may not have anything in common.
Although it will be F*cking hilarious, thirty years from now, when somebody decides to do a remake of Star Wars.
The rest of the world disagrees with you
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Did someone actually post they'd would rather have Jackie Butler than Sweetney at the 4? Jackie can't even get minutes on our summerleague team. If Marion is available by trade, I wouldn't trade our future for him, but i would seriously think about giving up our expiring contracts, a backup PF (which they would need, they have no depth) and maybe a drfat pick, (we have 3 next year). Getting marion would instantly make us a contender in the East. This to me would be a fun lineup:
PG Marbury
SG Richardson
SF Ariza
PF Marion
C James
That would be Suns East, small but quick with scorers at 4 positions and 2 shotblockers (marion and james) on the frontline, wit Nate and Crawford coming off the bench. And don't sleep on Frye y'all, Mr #1 pick Bogut hasn't looked too good in summerleague either.


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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by zapvor, Apr 24, 2007.
Hells - to - the - no!!!! LOL!!!
go all out
JRS likes green or blue. He's not into yellow from what I remember.
No.... (10 char)
What about a wookie tattoo!
lets go rafa!!!
maybe - but it would have to be better than that.
Screw Rafa Im pulling Le Monf.
I didnt know Fila was owned by SKOR. But Sergio Tacchini i believe back in 2006 was in the process of a two stage buyout from a chinese clothing supply chain. Basically the company was leasing ST until they decided they wanted to buy them out or not. I dont really know what happened after that. The few Sergio Items I got are pretty decent though also, but I think that was still under the original company when those items are made. The new ST stuff is kinda plain.
Geez. Sergio is owned by chinese investor Billy Ngok!
ATP All Star festivities? Whaddya think about that?
1. fila: don't have kim's red & black ensemble. i like pleats and camisole straps. but trying to hunt down flavia's mod, hot airline flight attendant dress, even though it lacks straps and pleats. my love for flavia knows no bounds.
2. parked myself in a primo seat at armstrong stadium yesterday from 12-8. saw paes/dlouy doubles; del potro/ferraro (jrs, two for the price of...juan?); stubbs/stosur doubles (love, love, love betanie mattek's punky roller-derby vibe, with tube socks!); gonzalez/tzonga. that last match was sick. you could practially see gonzalez's inner fire.
3. going back for day 2!
4. sup, a crowd of faceless, robotic men in uniform? really? that's as exciting as an army of clone troopers. you can have it, thanks.
Here's what I think: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=286466
LOL! They have about 20 names between the two of them....
We all know that the TWMAC loves some Dogfish Head Brew, but I have to wonder if anyone would be up for drinking this Dogfish Brew:
Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Then Brew. Cheers!
I wuvs me bier, I does, buth thewie, this thucks! Thanks, buth thno thanks. :shock:
Hey, Woodman, how would this guy do against you in the paint:
Would he have any legs left after you mauled him a couple of times?
Ill let you know tonight when I can watch the video.
I should have a youtube video of me here soon from my high school days. Bascially I deliver one of the best boots in the history of backyard wrestling (or any wrestling for that matter). hopefully my buddy will have it digital shortly.
Anyone have any recommendations for a decent but not too expensive coffee maker???? I just need brewed coffee - nothing fancy.
My need for coffee has sky-rocketed since school started again. I have a coffee press, but it takes too long to make two cups with that thing (grind, boil water, put in press, etc......).
mr jrs, you can spend from $5-$2500 for coffee. there is a thread
about this somewhere on TT already. DO A SEARCH!!!! just kiddin!
except for the fact that it requires some effort, my daily brew includes,
an electric water kettle, Yergecheffe coffee beans, a burr grinder, and a
manual drip:
this would work:
Starbucks Serena Organic, Peet's Major Dickinson's blend, local beanery's yergacheffe
Manual drip filter:
milk frother:
oh... i just saw you were concerned about time...
manual drip takes just as long if not longer than french press.
My morning cup of coffee (yes, for some reason I started drinking coffee, black, since the summer) consists of walking to the faculty room with my mug!
I do want to get my own for my office though.
At home I have this little contraption that actually brews coffee in the mug in the microwave. It is the Melitta Lilypod. Someone was giving it away (again, in our faculty room) along with the 'pods' of coffee. Works pretty well for my needs. Mug is kind cumbersome though.
Just joined the TW forum and would love to get together an drally with someone. I am about a 2.5 to 3.0 player, 48 yo and returing to playing after a 27 yr hiatus.
You can email me at email@example.com. This is also my chat name on aol.
I forgot to mention that I live in Falls Church, right off of Lee Highway near Jefferson Park.
Tough Dubs match tonight. Me and Burgerflipr put up a fight but in the end, lost to two lefties (darn lefties!!!!! *shakes fist*) 4-6, 2-6.
One of those dudes was like 6'9" - I"m not kidding, he would make JRK look short.
No fair to be both TALL and a LEFTY!!!!!
Wow - I"m getting my next coffee from DATS-Bucks....
Yup - need quick caffeination - Can't lose valuable study time on coffee.
Thanks Topaz, I'll have to check it out.
Welcome..... keep track of this thread - we hold occasional tennis get togethers.
Thanks Striker...looking forward to meeting all the other folks from Northern Virginia!!! I have a lot to learn...
I wondered why the dad didn't show up very much and was seldom if ever mentioned. This is really sad:
Poor girl seems to be caught in the middle, if all this is true.
Thats too bad, but probably fairly common as well. I mean the dad is out there working to pay for these lessons and the mom is with the daughter all the freakin time around this coach guy.
Hopefully the girl makes something of her tennis career to overshadow this stuff. But more than likely this result is the best shes gonna see at a major and all you will hear about when she plays is how her mom was banging the coach.
At least henin was the one doing the actual banging
Kind of sad.
At least it wasn't a coach/player relationship scandal.....
There needs to be some ethical standards for coaches, regardless of whether this is true or not. I've heard about this same situation happening with chess teachers. Instructor goes for a student's parent, and all hell breaks loose.
I really don't care who is sleeping with whom. We have enough hypocritical sexual standards to go around. But the difficulty here is that there is a great potential for an adverse impact upon the student. And that is a betrayal of the teacher-student relationship, whether the student is fine with the relationship or not.
Not to mention the impact on the other two young girls in the family, who apparently aren't potential tennis superstars.
BTW, I live in Vienna, so we should get together sometime this fall and hit. I'm not far from Nottoway Park.
Good article on "Sliderman" Monfils vs. Rafa:
If anything, Monfils made Nadal look even more impressive. The Spaniard is the product of two forces working at very effective cross-purposes: His pro-athlete genetics and a lifetime of stoical discipline from his uncle Toni. His shots were every bit as spectacular as Monfils', his celebrations every bit as infectious and smile-inducing, but there was substance behind the style. Where Monfils was aiming for the line, Nadal was putting the ball 2 feet inside it with topspin and following the ball forward. Where Monfils was playing to the crowd with his exhortations, Nadal was using his, as he always does, to reinforce his own desire to win the match. The difference can be boiled down to this telling little observation: From the start of his career, Monfils has made eye contact with people in the crowd. From the very beginning of his, Nadal has played as if there's nobody watching.
Nadal has made himself the future of the sport because he has submitted to something we often think of as a thing of the past: discipline. Monfils submits to nothing but the joy he gets from jumping high and hitting a fantastic shot. Every tennis player knows that it's an addictive feeling, and it's also a joy for every tennis fan to see. But it's the sport's version of a recreational drug: It's ultimately an ephemeral pleasure, because it's not tied to any accomplishment that we recognize as meaningful—i.e. winning. Nadal's four-set victory, in which he played some of his finest tennis of the year, in which he pushed himself to an emotional peak for the first time in months, in which he may have flipped his switch back to overdrive for the rest of this tournament, was the much more satisfying entertainment. Let's hope that Monfils was watching his opponent in his moment of triumph. Rafa's drop to the court and quick-step to the net was the most joyous celebration of the evening, because it was the only one that mattered.
TW Europe has some lotto!!!!
Sup - have you seen this?
I saw that too. But not much in my size and Im sure the Value Added Tax and shipping aint cheap.
Yes. Of course! I always try TW first *end brown nosing*
No Spin style version like ferrero. Sad.
I am meant for Nike. I just bought three pairs of Cages!
I'll be at the club tonight until 9pm if you want to get your racquet.
I had to fly to Dallas at the last minute... I'll be back in DC on Saturday.
Sup - was at Skyline last night. After we finished up, they have have had the USTA 130 sq-inch Women's league. I swear, I've never seen so n1 rackets in a single location. Every fly was swatted for sure....LOL
afternoon TWMAC. lazy thursday afternoon and food coma setting in.
JRK -- ran into your better half last week. she's a lot cooler and easier on the eyes than you are. i don't think she can crack 100mph on her serve though. so bonus to you.
JRprostaf -- thanks for coming out to hit over labor day weekend. you're easily one of the best hitters and friendliest guys i've met from the TWMAC. you aren't as easy on the eyes as say Xisbum but not many are.
Sup -- let me know when you're free for lunch / tennis / beer. need to pick your brain for ideas about taking over the world. also my sticks are broken. me no likey. adidas rules. TFM out.
*eyebrow* Tread carefully JRS.
Truth is stranger than fiction, three courts full of Wilson n1's......
And why does that matter?
Your designation of the 'USTA 130 sq-inch Women's League' is less than flattering. Probably some darn good players on those courts.
Great! You can email me at email@example.com.
So is my comment of "slumming it with 3.5's."
It's all meant in good fun.
i've seen some guys using Super OS fly swatters that could lob onto the baseline every time and slice the ball using wicked angles.
never judge the marksman by the size of the arrow...
Never said they were bad players either - just that everyone had then same extremely huge racket....
<cue porn music>
Hey tmf, when are you free next. I am willing to hit anytime this weekend. Just shoot me an email if you want to hit.
Hey JRS, didn't mean to give you such a hard time...I'm quite cranky and that one phrase kinda rubbed me the wrong way.
Edit...and speaking of Skyline, what is with the new speed bump on the descending parking ramp?!? WTH!? Grrrrr.....
Yeah saw that speed bump - maybe people were going too fast down that ramp. There's a pretty tight turn at the bottom.
Who turned on the wind machine at the US Open????
I think I saw Alice being blown across the screen by the wind
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Pick any day of the year in Durango and you will find a beautiful, welcoming town with plenty to offer all varieties of interests. This week, that is truer than ever as the city prepares for the onslaught of cyclists, support crews and fans to kick off the start of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. We welcome the event and all those who have come to participate in it either as athletes or observers.
To put the communitys best foot forward in anticipation of the uptick in spandex and shaved legs, trees have been trimmed, sidewalks scrubbed, beer coolers stocked, menus adjusted and houses cleaned and rented. It has been a communitywide effort to look its best for what some projections say will be 20,000 visitors associated with the race.
As the event kicks off today, there will plenty to take in for visitors and residents alike. A grand open house will take place on Main Avenue downtown where fans and professional and amateur cyclists can mingle. There will be several live performances of The Bicycle Men, a musical comedy of growing acclaim about an American cyclist who finds his way to a French village. Saturday morning will feature a mountain-bike and trail-run race at Twin Buttes, a kids bike rodeo and a start festival and a gala at Fort Lewis College. On Sunday, the 72.75-mile citizens race will depart from downtown Durango on an out-and-back ride to Durango Mountain Resort, finishing at the college.
The professional cyclists will head out Monday morning for the first of their seven-stage tour of Colorado. Mondays ride will take them 125.6 miles to Telluride. On Tuesday, cyclists will ride from Montrose to Crested Butte. On Wednesday, they will go from Gunnison to Aspen, and from there to Beaver Creek on Thursday. Friday will bring cyclists from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs and Saturdays ride will be a 103.3-mile route from Golden to Boulder. Sunday, the race finishes in downtown Denver with a time trial.
The tour will bring cyclists from around the world, along with their support crews and fans through the heart of Colorados finest alpine communities, with grueling climbs punctuated by stunning scenery. The event will challenge the riders who undertake it but reward them for their efforts, as well. Kicking it all off in Durango is a privilege for this community, where cycling is as much a part of our identity as the Animas River and the stunning peaks that surround us. Welcome to the cyclists, fans and crews here for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.


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Anglo-Jewry and the Jewish refugees from Nazism
The article and letter by Susanne Medas that appeared in our August 2012 issue prompted a number of responses that raised the important but sensitive question of relations between Anglo-Jewry and the Jewish refugees from Hitler who fled to Britain after 1933. Whereas many refugees retain grateful memories of support and friendship from Anglo-Jewish organisations and individual British Jews, others, like Edith Holden (October 2012, Letters), harbour a continuing sense of grievance at what they see as the lack of assistance proffered to them and their families by Anglo-Jewish organisations. These two opposing points of view reflect a deeper division within the refugee community about its relations with Anglo-Jewry, going back to the reception afforded to the refugees in the 1930s and 1940s by the Jewish community in Britain. [more...]
Law of the jungle (review)
This is the ghastly story of how millions of ethnic Germans were forcibly expelled from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania after the Second World War – a story that is very well documented in Germany but virtually unknown outside that country. I came across it on reading the review of this book by Max Hastings in the Sunday Times and was appalled by some claims he made: 15 million expelled, with at least half a million dead, in conditions 'entirely comparable with recent Jewish experience at Nazi hands, save that the victims were not gassed.' Further, 'former Nazi concentration camps including Auschwitz had been reactivated for almost equally ghastly purposes.' The review was accompanied by a photograph bearing the caption 'Desperate children evacuated from Berlin by the British in 1946 look for their families.' There seemed something phoney about both the caption and the picture, which showed a group of well-dressed and well-fed children, not in the least desperate, accompanied by three adult women, one of them smiling, and with the soldier's uniform looking anything but British! I determined to discover the truth by reading the book. The photograph was not in it …. [more...]
Letter from Israel
I heard about the book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer a couple of years ago but didn't take too much notice. After all, the fact that Israel is a hotbed of innovation, high-tech industry and networking is nothing new to me. I see it all around me among my friends and family, read about it in the newspapers, and have even worked on translating and editing economic reports of it. When I recently toured Jerusalem Venture Partners, a venture capital firm set up in order to attract young high-tech entrepreneurs to Jerusalem and support their endeavours, the book was mentioned, especially since one of its founders, Erel Margalit, is cited extensively in it. [more...]
Sir - Hatred of the once all-conquering, arrogant Germans was, of course, justified. A Dutch friend born at the end of the war told me about the after-effects of the utter desolation, starvation and famine besetting the Netherlands at that time. (There were no Jews left, with the possible exception of a few who had been hidden.)
This, of course, applied to many occupied countries. 'There's no such person as a good German!' was the saying. It took some courage to say you came from Germany, even as a Jew. The attitude of some members of Anglo-Jewry towards Continentals survives even to this day.
It is unfortunate that in many instances the brutalities endured by the ethnic Germans affected many innocent people, including defenceless children. Wasn't it always thus?
Many years ago I accompanied my husband to the German embassy for his annual Lebensbestätigung (life certificate). A woman started talking to us in a certain German dialect, complaining how long she was having to wait for her German passport. Luckily we had no problem and were soon on our way. But just as we were leaving, a gentleman in orthodox Jewish garb entered. I saw the woman look at him with utter disdain. Then I heard 'Zyklon gas once again!' My husband missed it as did everyone else. Outside I told him what she had said and he explained that she was Volksdeutsch - with all that implied.


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text: Same as you, that was my assumption, and why I talked about the possibility of a trade if he shows something. As I mention in another thread I am conflicted about Bargs...but I recognize the tendency to overvalue what you have. If he starts playing well, it is silly to expect it to continue given the history. So take advantage of someone else's fantasy of a consistently strongly motivated Bargnani, and trade him.


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Volume 7 Number 16 April 16, 2010
Dear Floridian:
As Florida's CFO, I also serve as the State Fire Marshal, and this week I had the opportunity to express my gratitude to the hardworking firefighters who protect Floridians every day.
As part of Florida Firefighter Appreciation Week, I was pleased to present Fire Service Awards to honor excellence in fire fighting, and also to recognize the firefighters' fund-raising campaign which annually raises millions of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
I also remembered our state's fallen firefighters in a ceremonial "bell-ringing" service in the Capitol. It is so important to honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and to give thanks for their tremendous sacrifice.
Alex Sink
State of Florida
Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink honored Florida firefighters in a ceremony at the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday, recognizing April 11-17, 2010, as Florida Firefighter Appreciation Week.
"We all know it takes a special person to fill the boots of a firefighter," said CFO Sink. "All of our firefighters go above and beyond the call of duty, risking their lives every day to protect Floridians. I encourage all Floridians to take a moment during this special week to thank our firefighters for their service."
Florida's finest firefighters were honored with Fire Service Awards, which are coordinated through CFO Sink's State Fire Marshal Office annually and are sponsored by one or more of the following fire-service related organizations: the Florida Joint Council of Fire & Emergency Services, the Fire Training Director's Association, the Florida State Firefighters Association, the Fire Chiefs' Association, the Fire Marshal and Inspectors Association, the Professional Firefighters Association and the Emergency Preparedness Association.
CFO Sink remembered Florida's fallen firefighters at a ceremonial 'last call' bell-ringing in Florida's Capitol this morning, and later recognized the following individuals and one training center with a Fire Service Award at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday:
During Florida Firefighter Appreciation Week, Florida's firefighters and paramedics are also recognized for their fund raising efforts on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Last year, Florida's firefighters raised more than $2 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) during their annual "Fill the Boot" campaign, ranking second in the nation and making them MDA's largest single source of giving in Florida.
In addition to the Fire Service Awards, CFO Sink recognized Bob Carver, President of Florida Professional Firefighters, with a Cabinet resolution. Carver is retiring after 30 years of advocating for firefighters' rights in Florida.
Florida CFO Alex Sink announced that her Department of Financial Services has helped recover more than $4.4 million for Florida's insurance consumers in the first quarter of 2010. Under CFO Sink's leadership, the department's Division of Consumer Services continues its diligent efforts to help Floridians get the money they're owed from insurance companies.
"These recoveries are a tribute to the dedicated public service professionals working on our Consumer Helpline everyday and advocating on behalf of Floridians," said CFO Sink. "Today, it is more important than ever to have someone fighting for your rights as a consumer."
One such recovery involved a husband and wife in Jupiter who were misled into purchasing a $180,000 annuity by an unscrupulous insurance agent. After receiving the complaint through the DFS Consumer Helpline, one of CFO Sink's insurance consumer specialists discovered that the agent sold the couple the annuity inappropriately. The company soon terminated the contract and returned all the money. "We almost paid $30,000 for an attorney," the consumer said. "I can't thank the department enough because we were duped. It was a huge wake-up call."
A Naples homeowner also contacted the Department when he was forced to vacate his home due to broken pipes and water damage. After contacting his insurance company numerous times and several visits from adjusters, his claim dragged on for over a month with no end in sight. An insurance consumer specialist contacted the company on his behalf and the claim was soon paid totaling over $80,000.
In 2009, the Department helped recovered $22 million, up from $14 million in 2008. In addition to the Consumer Helpline, CFO Sink also offers insurance consumer assistance online through Consumer Help Online, where consumers can file a request for assistance and check the status of their request at any time.
Floridians who need help recovering money from insurance companies or have an insurance claim, question or complaint, can receive help online at www.MyFloridaCFO.com or call our Consumer Helpline at (850) 413-3089 or toll-free at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).
Florida CFO Alex Sink took to the old Capitol Steps on Wednesday for Children's Capitol for a Day presented by Comcast. The State Capitol Rotunda and the Capitol Courtyard were transformed into the "Children's Capitol for a Day". Thousands of children, parents, advocates, community leaders and policy makers from throughout the state gathered for educational and interactive events and activities. Teachers brought their students to the State Capitol for a field trip, toured the Capitol to learn about the legislative process, met with policy makers, and enjoyed a fun and informative atmosphere of learning.
Judge James O. Shelfer of the Second Judicial Circuit Court of Florida issued an order this week placing Miami-based Northern Capital Insurance Company (NCIC) into receivership for the purpose of rehabilitation. At the same time, the Court ordered the subsequent liquidation of the company, effective May 1, 2010. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) was named Receiver. The Department requested the combination of the rehabilitation followed by liquidation to allow DFS additional time to assist NCIC's 62,000 policyholders in obtaining replacement property and casualty insurance coverage prior to the beginning of the 2010 hurricane season. NCIC, a Florida corporation licensed in 2006, primarily wrote homeowners, automobile and inland marine policies in Florida.
During the rehabilitation phase prior to May 1, 2010, NCIC's policies remain in effect and the Receiver will continue to process and pay claims to the extent possible. Under the liquidation order which is effective on May 1, 2010, all NCIC policies will be cancelled as of 11:59:59 p.m. on May 30, 2010, unless otherwise terminated prior to that date.
Upon liquidation, property and casualty insurance policies will be covered by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association. However, until 11:59:59 p.m. on May 30, 2010, consumers should continue to call NCIC's customer service department at 1-888-449-0140 for all questions relating to NCIC policy and coverage issues. Copies of the April 12, 2010, Rehabilitation Order and the effective May 1, 2010, Liquidation Order for NCIC and other relevant information are available on the Receiver's web site, www.floridainsurancereceiver.org.
For non-claims related questions regarding the receivership, consumers should contact the Department of Financial Services by using the "Contact Us" form at the Receiver's Web site, www.floridainsurancereceiver.org, or call the Florida Department of Financial Services, as Receiver, at 1-800-882-3054 or (850) 413-3081.
CFO Alex Sink welcomed members of Leadership Highlands and Leadership Lake Wales to Tallahassee this week, sharing with the groups the importance of their presence and their personal calls on legislators and statewide-elected officials.
After sharing with the group what the Department of Financial Services does on behalf of Floridians, CFO Sink encouraged her guests to visit the My Florida CFO website to see how state and local governments are using their tax dollars and to check for unclaimed property that they and their family and friends might not be aware of at the www.FLTreasureHunt.org website.
Leadership Lake Wales
On Wednesday, CFO Sink met with members of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) during their "Osteopathic Medicine Day" at the Capitol. FOMA is the state association for osteopathic physicians in Florida, and has been serving osteopathic physicians in the state for over a hundred years.
Above: CFO Sink and Linda Delo, D.O., President of FOMA
Right: CFO Sink and William Stanger, D.O., MPH and FOMA Executive Committee. Photos by Bob O'Lary.
Extended warranties can be a great way to provide continuing protection when purchasing valuable assets such as a home, automobile, or even electronics.
If you are interested in purchasing a warranty, the Department of Financial Services recommends you follow these tips to make sure you get the coverage and benefits you want:
On Thursday, Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program to May 31, 2010. The program has been restored retroactive. Since the extension is retroactive, any new policy applications or renewals that were signed and submitted during the flood program hiatus, which began on March 28, will be effective from the date of application or, in the case of waiting periods, the waiting period will start from the date of application.
Consumers with current policies remain covered.
The Florida Department of Financial Services is not authorized to regulate flood insurance, as it is regulated on the federal level and Congress is responsible for funding the program.
CFO Sink reminds homeowners that their standard homeowners insurance policies do not cover damages from external flooding. The NFIP was created in 1968 to help provide a way for property owners to protect against floods associated with hurricanes, overflow of rivers or lakes, rainstorms, mudslides and winter snowmelt. Those wishing more information about flood insurance should contact a local insurance agent who is authorized to sell the insurance, or the NFIP at www.floodsmart.gov.
Florida Housing Help, a community outreach program, is designed to educate and assist families facing foreclosure. Workshops listed below will include opportunities to meet with mortgage lenders and HUD-certified counselors. For more information on housing help visit http://www.myfloridacfo.com/FloridaHousingHelp.
Monday, April 19, 2010, The University Area Community Development Center, 14013 North 22nd Street, Tampa 33613 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19, 2010, Joseph P. D'Alessandro Office Complex, 2295 Victoria Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, War on Poverty Florida (inside Gateway Mall), 5196-A Norwood Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32208 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 17, 2010, The University Area Community Development Center, 14013 North 22nd Street, Tampa 33613 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, 2010, Central Florida Community College – Ewers Century Center, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala, FL 34474 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more workshops that include community partners and resources and offer great information for citizens, visit http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Consumers/OutReach/EventsbyCategory.asp.
Now that April 15 has come and gone, what could be done to make the day happier next year?
Avoid owing at the end of the year by increasing your withholding. More money will be taken out of your paycheck throughout the year, but you will get a bigger refund (or not owe money) when you file your taxes.
Tax planning works to minimize your taxes. There are three ways to do just that - reduce your income, increase your deductions, and take available tax credits.
1.Reduce Your Taxable Income. The best way to reduce income is to save for retirement, either through a 401(k) or deferred compensation plan at work or through a traditional IRA plan. Contributions to these retirement plans will lower your taxable income, and thus lower your taxes.
Adjustments can reduce your income and are deductions that you don't have to itemize on Schedule A. Instead, you take them on page 1 of your 1040 to reduce your Adjusted Gross Income. Adjustments include contributions to a traditional IRA, student loan interest paid, alimony paid, and classroom-related expenses. A full list of adjustments can be found on Form 1040, page 1, lines 23 through 34.
2. Increase Your Tax Deductions. Most filers take the standard deduction, and some are able to itemize their deductions to take a larger deduction. Mortgage interest and gifts to charity are usually the biggest items but other potential deductions include expenses for health care, state and local taxes, personal property taxes (such as car registration fees), job-related expenses, tax preparation fees, and investment-related expenses.
One key tax planning strategy is to keep track of your itemized expenses throughout the year using a personal finance program. Compare your itemized expenses with your standard deduction and take the higher amount.
3.Take Available Tax Credits. Examples of tax credits that directly reduce your tax are adoption and college expenses. Another one is the Earned Income Credit (EIC) that, unlike other tax credits, is credited to your account as a payment, and that means the EIC often results in a tax refund even if the total tax has been reduced to zero. You may be eligible to claim the earned income credit if you earn less than a certain amount. For 2009 special stimulus credits were offered such as new homebuyers, energy efficiency, new vehicle purchase and Making Work Pay tax credits.
April 22 marks the celebration of Earth Day, first instituted in 1970 to appreciate and take stock of our natural resources and ecosystems. For the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, why not plan a few actions in your daily life to conserve natural resources.
Here are a few ideas:
1. Read aloud to your children or friends from books about the natural world. Or simply take time out to read a book that instills appreciation for nature -- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, or E. O. Wilson's newest volume, Anthill!
2. Minimize your household's energy footprint on April 22 - by working together to turn off all lights, reduce your use of air-conditioning, check and replace or clean air conditioning filters so that your unit doesn't have to work so hard, take shorter and cooler showers, hang clothes on the line to dry and don't forget that holding that refrigerator door open while you browse for a snack increases your kilowatt usage.
3. Set up a new resolution for an energy-efficient practice. What about composting? Or riding bicycles to the store? Or taking a walk for recreation instead of driving to the movies?
4. Recycle, recycle, recycle.
5. Look in your closets and donate unused clothes, games, or equipment to Goodwill or other good causes and hence "recycle" to a new owner.
Be kind to the Earth -- our children will inherit it! Happy Earth Day!
Every day, hundreds of Floridians fall victim to financial fraud. Many of these victims are trusting seniors who were misled into making risky or inappropriate financial investments including annuities and reverse mortgages by unscrupulous agents and scam artists, In response, CFO Alex Sink created the Safeguard Our Seniors Task Force to develop solutions to better protect Florida seniors from falling victim to financial fraud.
The Department of Financial Services offers these Safeguard Our Seniors events so that you can learn how to guard against fraud and scams targeting seniors.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, Safeguard Our Seniors, Right at Home Offices, 4061 Bonita Springs Rd. Ste 208, Bonita Springs, FL 34134 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 6, 2010, Sensational Seniors May Celebration - Safeguard Our Seniors, North Colliers Regional Park, 1500 Livingston Rd. Naples, FL 34109 10:00 p.m. - 300 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, Safeguard Our Seniors, Lake Eustis Institute, 127 N. Grove Street, Eustis, FL 32727 2:00 p.m. - 300 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, Safeguard Our Seniors, Gulf Coast Village Retirement Community, 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33991 1:30 p.m. - 300 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Safeguard Our Seniors, Whistle Junction Restaurant, 1854 S. Ridgewood Ave., S. Daytona, FL 32119 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Consumers searching for health insurance coverage since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (PPACA) should be on the lookout for scammers hoping to take advantage of the confusion surrounding the details of the new law. State insurance regulators are receiving complaints about scam artists going door-to-door selling "ObamaCare" insurance policies or claiming there is a limited open-enrollment period to buy health insurance. Some of these scam artists have even set up bogus toll-free numbers to sell policies.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) warns consumers who have been offered a policy that is a "limited-time offer," has limited benefits or is advertised as necessitated by health insurance reform, to STOP before making a payment, CALL their state insurance department and CONFIRM the policy, agent and company are legitimate.
While there are many changes coming in the health insurance marketplace, there are no provisions in the PPACA that require consumers to make immediate modifications to their health coverage. Many of the initial changes will go into effect six months from when the law was signed by President Obama - or September of this year. Until then, state insurance regulators, the NAIC and the federal government are working on implementing the changes. This means designing and putting into place at the state level many of the new consumer programs and regulations. Read more.


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A few of my cruiser bike buddies have little bells on the under carriage of their bikes. They say it 'scares off evil spirits and gremlins'...Any one else partake of this custom?
A few of my cruiser bike buddies have little bells on the under carriage of their bikes. They say it 'scares off evil spirits and gremlins'...Any one else partake of this custom?
Mike Davis
"Old n Slow" It's a way of life!
Someone gave me one. I think it's horse hockey, but didn't tell her that.
Salty Fog Rally 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 And DRAT! Missed the last one in 2015!
-Tom (KA1TOX)
I take full responsibility for the function of my motorbike. As such, I have no need for silly superstition.
The bells and such are only needed for final drive equipped bikes.
the girl at the checkout counter at the local Honda/Kawasaki/Suzuki/Yamaha dealer tried to get me to buy one for my bike... I told her, "We BMW riders don't' put such petty things on our German engineers works of art!"
2016 K1600GTL - All Optons
2012 R1200R - Classic / ESA II, ABS II, ASC, Heated Grips, Sports Windshield, Computer. - GONE
2005 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit - GONE
A friend got a used bike with them on it, after I told them what they were, he took them off
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Just one more silly custom by the "loud pipes save lives" bunch..... right up there with "frilly" lever covers, ape hangers and fingerless gloves...not to mention the ubiquitous bandana in lieu of a helmet.
The "look" reigns supreme in that world.
Funny stuff!!
harley riders dress like pirates; BMW riders dress like armadillos
We might as well walk. ~ Adam Guettel The Light In The Piazza
used to own: 1982 R100T, 1984 R65, 1986K75C, 1997 R1100RT, R850R, K75S, 1978 R100RS... what was I thinking?
The Michelin Man.
Kent Christensen
Kevin Greenwald - MSF Lead RiderCoach # 121656 (BRC,SBRC,IS,IME,SMARTrainer)
Nationally Certified Law Enforcement Motor Officer (Ret.) / IBA Member #34281
Motorcycle/High Performance/Teen/Winter/ATV Driving Instructor - ROAD AMERICA Track
You better believe my Gremlin bell lives on whichever RED bike I'm riding.
David Hough gave it to me
Live fully. Laugh deeply. Love widely.
BMW MOA Ambassador / FOM / Roving Forum Moderator/
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Which Farm Animal Is Cutest?
Pick the Cuter Backyard Baby in a Perfect Spring Faceoff!
Happy Wednesday! Celebrate the middle of the week with some adorable backyard babies facing off in a cuteness contest! To complement our Which Baby Zoo Animal Is Cuter?, peep the super sweet Which Backyard Baby Animal Is Cuter? featuring farm animals and wildlife — like baby deer and bobcats — that could pop up in your backyard this Spring season.
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text: backIllinois College welcomes Washington Post writer to campus10.09.2012Washington Post staff writer, ESPN contributor and author of Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President, Eli Saslow, will be speaking at Illinois College as the Al Habtoor Lecturer on Tuesday, October 16, in Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m.Join Saslow as he presents "More Than Just Letters: The Impact of Public Policy on Real Americans." His presentation centers around his book, Ten Letters, which shines a light on the issues facing Americans today. In the book Saslow creates vivid portraits of the lives of 10 citizens who corresponded with President Barack Obama. Their letters, and the President's handwritten responses, tell of the personal struggles behind everything from healthcare to immigration to war. What these 10 letters reveal about the relationship between a president and the people he governs is deeply affecting and what ultimately emerges from within the stories is the incredible endurance and optimism of the American people. "Illinois College is honored to host Eli Saslow as the 2012 Khalaf Al Habtoor Leadership Lecture Series speaker. Eli has a simple, yet eloquent style of writing. His relevant and poignant language truly outlines the relationship between 10 individuals and their struggles in America today. This speaker series provides Illinois College students with the opportunity to explore important and often controversial issues, strengthening their reasoning and analytic skills and preparing them for lives of leadership and service," says Karen Dean, director, Al Habtoor Leadership Center and Ruth Badger Pixley Professor of Social Sciences. The Al Habtoor Leadership lectures are open to all members of the community. Speakers address topics related to business, international affairs, the Middle East, religious diversity and tolerance, with an emphasis on leadership.In addition to the 7 p.m. lecture, Saslow will attend a Presidential Debate Watch Party in the Caine Student Center beginning at 8 p.m. For more information contact Karen Dean at 217.245.3427 or firstname.lastname@example.com. About Illinois CollegeFounded in 1829, Illinois College is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success. The college is located in Jacksonville, Ill. With an enrollment of about 1,000 students, the college offers over 50 undergraduate programs and a Master of Arts in Education degree program. In 1932 the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at Illinois College, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.Illinois College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.Visit www.ic.edu or call 217-245-3467 for more information.Media Contact InformationOffice of Marketing and CommunicationsAmy RourkeWriter and Public Relations Manager217.245.3419back


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Individual Responses to Affirmative Action Issues in Criminal Justice Agencies, 1981: [United States] (ICPSR 9311)
Principal Investigator(s): Feyerherm, William H., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
These data, which are part of a larger study undertaken by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, evaluate the responses of criminal justice employees to affirmative action within criminal justice agencies. Information is provided on employees' (1) general mood, (2) attitudes across various attributes, such as race, sex, rank, education and length of service, and (3) demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, educational level, parents' occupations, and living arrangements. The use of criminal justice employees as the units of analysis provides attitudinal and perceptual data in assessing affirmative action programs within each agency. Variables include reasons for becoming a criminal justice employee, attitudes toward affirmative action status in general, and attitudes about affirmative action in criminal justice settings.
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Event : Guru Rinpoche Retreat with Chene Lhundup Rinpoche
Date : July 4 - 7
(July 4 7:30pm-9:30pm Guru Rinpoche Empowerment
July 5 - 7 10:00am - 9:00pm)
Venue : Taipei Buddhist Centre
Address : 2 , Lavender Street
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Ticket : SGD$80 Students and Senior Citizens : SGD$60
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This Padmasambhava Retreat is most commonly known in Himalayan region as Drupa in Vajrayana tradition.It is groups of gathering that come together to do practice and learn on inner wisdom for few days. During the retreat, master teaches how to do mediation, reciting mantra, performing ritual, fest offering and others teaching on Guru Rinpoche's teaching.
The retreat is essential for the realization of the Guru's wisdom, body and speech and mind, which also includes the understanding of the Guru Rinpoche in Dharmakaya, Sombhogakaya and Nirmanakaya form. It is special practice, which effects the realizations of one's own nature mind. This practice is particularly helpful for engendering inner peace, family and social harmony, political stability and world peace.In the retreat, one can also learn how to take Bodhisattva vows daily as one wishes to repair and reinforce the blessing of the three jewels, the root, the three kayas and the Bodhisattvas so that one's spiritual attainment would be without obstacles.
Chene Lhundup Rinpoche was born in 1932 at Minphel Khang Tsheldang Central Bhutan He studied and practiced under the late Holiness Penlop Khen Rinpoche and Eminence Geshe Pema Thinley Rinpoche His father the great Yogi Drupchu Dorji was a long time follower of the great lama Togden Sacha Sherig from Tibet Because of his pure mind, inner dedication and devotion towards his master he was the only one to recieve a most sacred Phurba a hidden treasure of Guru Rimpoche discovered by a terton The Phurba has been the sole relic in Rinpoche's community and has cured many people from hazardous diseases
One of Rinpoche's main practice is Vajrakilaya and he is highly adept in a vast repertire of sacred skills and methods as was predicted by Holiness Penlop Khen Rinpoche and Eminence Geshe Pema Thinley Rinpoche Ocvercoming many hardships he bulit Tsheldang Gompa in 1970 and Urgyen Choling Monastery to preserve and transmit Buddhist teachings Chene Lhundup Rinpoche was bestowed many karma and terma teachings by the late Holiness Dudjom and Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in all 4 Vajrayana traditions
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This resource provides clinicians with detailed information about self-management support and how it can improve primary care services by teaching patients with chronic conditions to take informed responsibility for their own health. It describes how to implement self-management support and provides resources to support health care professionals as they adopt this approach.
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Low-Key Swirly: 10 Celebs You Didn't Know Were Mixed Part 2
We live in a color struck society where racially-ambiguous celebs hop from race to race when it benefits them (and it usually does). If you were shocked by the low-key swirls in Pt. 1, you'll definitely be like "Wait…REALLY" while reading this.
Here are ten more celebs who you (probably) didn't know were mixed. Take a look.
Jimi Hendrix
The once-in-a-lifetime music icon was mixed with everything including Black, Irish, and Cherokee Indian.
Purple Jesus is swirled with the finest of African-American, Native American and Italian blood.
J. Cole
Like the waffle-colored Simp God Drake, Cole was born to a Black father and white mother but rarely ever speaks on his racial background.
Boris Kodjoe
The drooled-over eye candy is German and Ghanaian (aka Black & white) with a swirly (and stunning) wife Nicole Ari Parker. Happiest swirlationship in the game? Many believe so.
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At first glance, you wouldn't think the beautiful (and incredibly-talented) actress is mixed but she's Nigerian and Polish-Russian.


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Soriano leaves game early for MRI
Piniella will announce lineup after Wednesday results
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Soriano ran to catch Ken Griffey Jr.'s fly ball in left-center field with two outs in the Cincinnati first, doing his trademark hop before catching it. As he came down to land, Soriano couldn't put any weight on his right leg, and hopped a few times on his left leg. Shortstop Ryan Theriot helped the outfielder as he hobbled off the field.
"As he was catching the ball, he goes up after it, and he just strained his calf," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "It's his unique style."
Piniella didn't want to project how long Soriano would be sidelined until he got the test results Wednesday.
"Let's get the results tomorrow," Piniella said. "If he's out for an extended period of time, it'll hurt us."
If Soriano has to go on the disabled list, one option for the Cubs would be to call up outfielder Matt Murton from Triple-A Iowa. Assistant general manager Randy Bush was with the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday night.
Soriano missed time in April 2007 because of a sore left hamstring, injured nearly one year ago to the day on April 16, and suffered a more serious injury to his right quad last August.
Mike Fontenot pinch-hit for Soriano in the first inning, and Mark DeRosa moved to left field.
Soriano had gotten off to a slow start and was batting .175, with two homers, five RBIs and two stolen bases. Last September as the Cubs' leadoff man, he hit .320 with 14 homers and 27 RBIs.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I was parked up opposite a shop yesterday afternoon and as I came out of the shop I saw an elderly lady had driven into the back of my car. She stopped and we went to inspect the damage.
It was a bright day and so I could see a couple of scratches but thought the light shining on the car was creating the illusion of dents. We exchanged details anyway even though I thought a couple of scratches would be easy enough to fix.
Viewing the car in a different light there are definitely some dents so I took it to a body shop repair place today who have quoted me £180 to repair.
We have contacted the lady who is being quite funny about the situation insisting there was only a scratch. She doesn't want to go through her insurance as insists she is too ill for this so we have agreed to contact her again on Tuesday for her decision (she is going away tomorrow until then)
I guess I would appreciate some advice on what I can do to limit the exposure for myself? I took pictures of my car after the accident and the quote has been given only a day later (written quote)
I understand if she refuses to speak to us further or provide a solution my insurance company can contact hers to take care of it for more but are there any more steps I need to take to ensure I am protected against having to fund this myself or affect my no claims?


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NASA Images Reveal 'Kuwait on the Prairie'
Last month, we published a story about newly released NASA satellite images and we were amazed at the quality and detail of the pictures. See Views from Above. Looking at the United States at night, we expect to see patches of light around major cities and brightness from dense populations along the coasts. But after studying the photos, Rovert Krulwich a correspondent for NPR, reports on a mysterious patch of light that shows up in North Dakota. With a population of under 700,000 for the whole state, and a state who's largest industry is agriculture, what can these lights possibly be from?
Krulwich attributes this light to a new oil and gas field that wasn't in the picture six years ago. The lights are sourced from hundreds of rigs and fiery flares of natural gas as evidence of fracking. Fracking is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas, and other substances for extraction from fractures in rocks. The process involves pumping water and chemicals down pipes, which in turn cracks the rock, and releases oil.
The main source for these bright lights comes from flares of natural gas. When oil is brought to the surface, it will often bring natural gas with it. North Dakota allows drillers to burn this gas as it isn't as profitable as oil and it would cost energy companies time and money to carry the gas away for use.
Altogether, one hundred and fifty oil companies have been drilling in this region since 2008 due to new rock fracturing technology on what is known as the Bakken formation. The Bakken formation is a rock unit that occupies about 200,000 square miles underlying parts of North Dakota, Montana, and Saskatchewan and was discovered to have oil in the 1950s. These companies are now producing around 660,000 barrels a day making North Dakota the second-largest oil producing state in America and according to the locals of North Dakota, the region is referred to as "Kuwait on the Prairie."
Fracking has been a highly controversial topic in recent news as it can cause major environmental damage, not only for contamination to groundwater, but for air quality. However, on the other side, the oil rush in North Dakota has created new jobs and has reduced the nation's oil imports by 18 percent thus improving energy security.
Whether you support or are against the fracking industry, one thing is for certain: the lights from North Dakota have been put on the map.
Read more at NPR.
Illustration courtesy of NPR via NASA's Earth Observatory.


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The And1 Live Streetballers are coming to Savannah to play at Johnson High Saturday at 6 p.m.
Lil G, the popular disc jockey from E93, played high school ball with one of the And1 players, "50." Lil G has composed a team of local high school standouts -- including Juadeem Banks of Beach, Paris Baker of Jenkins and Tejon Tatmon of Windsor Forest along with former Ball State player Tamara Bowie.
In addition to "50" the colorfully named And1 crew will include players like Hot Sauce, Spider and Jazman. The team originated on the playgrounds of New York City, and is known for its spectacular tricks. And1 has been touring the country since 1993.
Tickets are $10 and there will be a slam dunk contest and a 3-point shooting contest.


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Chuchu (Japanese: チュチュ Chuchu) is one of the Pokémon that Yellow has in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Chuchu is Yellow's Pikachu, and considered to be her starter Pokémon, despite the fact that her first Pokémon was a Rattata. Some consider her the counterpart to Red's male Pikachu, Pika.
Chuchu was captured about three years after Yellow's first appearance in the Red, Green & Blue chapter. In VS. Tyranitar, Yellow mentions that she found Chuchu injured in Viridian Forest and took it in. After introducing it to her uncle Wilton, he notes that it had grown quite attached to her and expounded on his real objective, which was to ask Yellow to go to the Johto region with him to investigate about Lugia. Because the sheer magnitude of a monster that they're dealing with doesn't leave him with many options alone, he needed someone to go with him, and Yellow came up with the idea to ask Red. After Yellow found him training near Viridian Forest, Chuchu seemed to take a liking to Pika soon after they met. However, with Red's wrists and ankles still weak from the damage that Lorelei's ice cuffs left on them, he needed to recover at the hot springs of Mt. Silver, and left Pika behind.
Alongside Pika and Yellow, Chuchu flew to Johto on Kitty with Wilton's own Butterfree, where they soon encountered Crystal after the latter mistook Pika for a wild Pokémon. Soon, however, the two Trainers got involved in Lugia's rampage and lost consciousness in the shipwreck.
Following the incident, Chuchu and Pika produced an Egg when Pika spent time with it in the Johto Day-Care Center. When the Masked Man took the three hostage near Ilex Forest, Gold embraced their Egg and took a number of blows to guard it, hatching the Pichu that the Egg contained. With Pichu's assistance, the boy eventually succeeded in defeating the villain, and Chuchu's offspring was left in his care.
Much later, in the FireRed & LeafGreen chapter, Chuchu was seen with a teenaged (albeit short) Yellow as they visited the Viridian Gym together. On its own will, it challenged the Gym and found itself overwhelmed and defeated at the hands of Blue's Alakazam, and after recovering with Yellow's mystical healing power, met up with Silver, who was searching for his roots nearby. Through a chain of events, it then found itself in Red's hands after Yellow spent the last of her energy informing him of Deoxys's message, and assisted in defeating Carr's ten Forretress.
Two months later, it and Pika, who were thankfully able to escape the beam that left their Trainers petrified, traveled with Gold and Crystal to the Hoenn region to help save Jirachi. Soon, Gold also revealed that the two and his own Pichu had learned Volt Tackle to help out, and after the remaining five of the Pokédex Holders succeeded in freeing their comrades, the three dealt the finishing blow to Guile Hideout's giant Kyogre monster.
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- In Just a Spearow Carrier a Pikachu with a flower on her head is seen among the crowd in Indigo Plateau.
- Chuchu is the only Pokémon belonging to Yellow that has not reached her final form.
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Can technology improve sex? The makers of one device unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show are banking on it.
A vibrator designed for couples called We-Vibe is pushing the envelope at the world's biggest tech gathering in Las Vegas, which is warming to the notion of technology and sex.
Tristan Weedmark, "sexology relations coordinator for" the Canadian-based maker of the device, Standard Innovation, said millions of people have already tried the device, which is based on research from the University of Guelph.
"It's the only vibrator which can be worn while making love," she told AFP. "It stimulates the G-spot, the clitoris and the penis simultaneously."
This enables both a male and a female to get the benefit of the stimulator, she said: "It enhances sexuality instead of detracting from it."
Weedmark said that, even though the device was designed for heterosexual couples: "It has been used in the gay community with lots of success. You're really limited by your own imagination."
She said some two million people have purchased the couples vibrator from online retailers in the US and Europe and in Canada, where it is sold in pharmacies.
The device comes with a remote control, which raises the question of who is in control of the love act. Weedmark said this does not usually pose a problem: "You can take turns."
The introduction coincides with a new focus on sex at the world's biggest technology trade event.
The gathering featured three panel discussions including "Sex Never Gets Old," "Science Meets Sexuality," and "Sex in Digital Times."
Standard Innovation's product development chief Grant Bechthold said it is appropriate for the tech gathering to think about products for sex, which can appeal to aging baby boomers who are finding their sexual experiences changing.
"There's a lot of science that goes into our products," Bechthold said. "We use the same principles of design and engineering as all the other firms here."
Company chief executive Danny Osadca said the firm's goal "is to apply the same high-level thinking and processes found in traditional consumer electronics to advance the future of sexual health."
Source: SAPA-AFP
More CES 2013 news:
Valve confirms internal development of "Steam Box" hardware
Microsoft IllumiRoom projects game visuals onto walls
Razer Edge gaming tablet revealed
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Stanford grads Kristin Richards and Cynthia Barboza were named as replacement players as the U.S. carried 25 players on its training roster.
The Americans were the silver medalists at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, after placing fifth in Athens in 2004 and fourth at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Also named to the 12-player roster were Lindsey Berg, Courtney Thompson, Christa Harmotto, Megan Hodge, Jordan Larson, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Destinee Hooker, Nicole Davis and Tamari Miyashiro.
"We've developed a lot of depth in this program over the course of the Olympic quadrennial and, as you would expect, it was very difficult to determine the final composition of this team," Team USA coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "However, after a lot of time and deliberation, we all believe that the group we've selected gives our program the best possible chance of being successful in London."
Tom started the first six matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix and did not travel to the Final Round. She averaged 2.50 points, 2.95 digs and 1.65 points to help Team USA qualify for the Final Round and eventually win its third straight title.
Tom, who earned Best Scorer at the 2008 Olympic Games, becomes just the third four-time Olympian for the U.S. in women's volleyball.
Akinradewo started five matches in the first two legs of the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round, averaged 3.06 points and 0.71 blocks per set. She was named the MVP of the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix after helping the U.S. to the gold medal and 11 consecutive victories to end the tournament.
"I can't believe my Olympic dream is finally coming true," Akinradewo said. "I'm so excited to represent the USA in London. I'd like to thank my family, coaches of the past and present, and friends who have supported my journey."
Scott-Arruda becomes the first U.S. volleyball player, male or female, to compete in five Olympic Games and just the third female worldwide, matching Brazilian setter Hélia Rogério de Souza (Fofão) and Russia's Yevgeniya Artamonova-Estes.
The 12-team Olympic tournament will take place on alternating days at Earls Court beginning July 28. The preliminary round consists of two pools of six teams playing a round-robin format with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the quarterfinal round. The U.S. is part of Pool B with No. 2 Brazil, No. 5 China, No. 6 Serbia, No. 11 Turkey and No. 15 Korea.
The top pool finisher crosses over to play the fourth place team in the quarterfinals, while a drawing of lot decides the crossover matches for second- and third-place finishers. Semifinals are on Aug. 9 with the medal-round matches on Aug. 11.
The U.S., ranked No. 1 in the world by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) since November 2011, qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in the first qualification tournament by claiming silver at the 2011 FIVB World Cup held in November.
Team USA beat host China, 26-24, 25-21, 27-25, in Sunday's finale to finish the FIVB Grand Prix final round unbeaten in five matches (14-0 overall in Grand Prix competition) and win the $200,000 prize money in Ningbo.
The U.S. won its third straight Grand Prix title and fifth overall. Only Brazil, which finished second, has won as many in a row.
Brazil beat Turkey, which finished third, earlier in the day, forcing the U.S. into a must-win situation. It was exactly the way the Americans wanted it.
"We're extremely happy with the win," McCutcheon said. "Our team played some wonderful volleyball over the course of these four weeks and to be able to win this event for the third time in a row is certainly special. Our team works hard and they play together; it's a special group. As our focus now shifts towards London, we will continue with our plan and we hope to play our best volleyball of 2012 at the Games."
For the first time since 1956, Stanford will not have a single swimmer on the U.S. Olympic team. The closest the Cardinal came was a pair of third-place finishes at the recent U.S. Team trials in Omaha, Neb.
Stanford's last hope came Monday when recent graduate Chad La Tourette finished third in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle in the final event of the meet.
La Tourette, who was sixth in the Sunday prelims, finished with a time of 14:57.53, five seconds short of Andrew Gemmell (14:52.19) and Connor Jaeger (14:52.51). Gemmell and Jaeger both caught and passed La Tourette over the final 250 meters.
Stanford's other close finish came in the men's 200 fly, where recent grad Bobby Bollier also finished third. Stanford junior Maya DiRado twice finished fourth (200 and 400 IM) and graduate Eugene Godsoe reached finals in the 100 back and 100 fly.
Track and field
Stanford graduate Jillian Camarena-Williams was a heavy favorite to win the women's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last week in Eugene, Ore. She didn't disappoint.
The 2004 graduate won the U.S. title in the shot put, tossing 62-10 1/2 to earn a spot on her second straight Olympic team.
"I am so happy I made it through," Camarena-Williams said. "I did it and I am so excited to get to go out to London.
"Last year I injured a joint in my hand and occasionally it'll still slip, but it is always a little tough on the first throw. But I can acclimate for the next five throws pretty well."
Camarena-Williams came into the competition as the favorite but, after a poor throw and a foul, unleashed a huge toss that blew away the competition. She will now set her sights on London where she is a definite medal contender off her personal best of 66-2 1/2, which she threw outdoors in 2011 to tie the American record.
"Today was not a good example of my technicality," she said. "Now I just need to calm down and get ready for London."
Men's volleyball
Two Stanford grads were named as replacement athletes for the U.S. Olympic team, coach Alan Knipe announced Thursday.
Kevin Hansen and Gabe Gardner just missed making the 12-man roster for the reigning Olympic champions. Gardner played in the 2004 and '08 Olympics whereas Hansen competed in Beijing.
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Its Katie! Hello friends.
You could call me the smart kid.
I can be really akward if i dont know you
if you do know me and my strange ways
kudos to you
I am an egotistical spaz, and an outgoing individual.
I often miss the details
I love finding my own way through life
so please dont try to give me directions.
I consider anyone who can get along with me my friend.
A lot of people do not get my sarcastic responses or my slightly funny irrelevant details, but thats ok
I currently think Motion City Soundtrack is god.
And Harry Potter, but thats a given.
You could call me normal because nobody is, so I guess I fit right in.
I am scared to death of needles, and I think spiders are pretty cool (Unlike Dear Ol Ronnikins)
I an a huge believer in that things happen for a reason.
So now you know me, please try to get to know me better, have fun ,stay in school, love you all, bye!
Oh yeah!
favorite ships are the ones that are completely impossible in the actual JK series.
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BERLIN- Maryland's traditional two-week firearm deer season opens tomorrow across the state, including Worcester County, with a total harvest over the next two weeks expected to approach 45,000.
Hunters across Maryland, including Worcester County, will take to the woods early tomorrow morning with the opening of the deer firearm season. The two-week season is one of the most popular deer hunting seasons of the year with nearly half the annual harvest expected to be taken during the time frame. State natural resources officials will carefully monitor the harvest numbers during the next two weeks.
"Deer hunting continues to be the most effective tool to regulate deer numbers in Maryland," said DNR deer project leader Brian Eyler this week. "Balancing the deer heard with its environment and the needs of our citizens is an agency priority. A well managed deer herd is an important component in achieving healthy watersheds by protecting vital plant communities."
Worcester County and all other counties in Maryland with the exception of Allegany and Garrett Counties in Western Maryland lie in Deer Management Region B. The total bag limit in Region B is two antlered deer and 10 anterless deer during the two-week season that opens tomorrow and runs through December 13. Hunters in Region B must take two antlerless deer and purchase a Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp before pursuing a second antlered deer.
In addition to the whitetail deer season, a sika deer season opens tomorrow for two weeks in the six counties of the lower Eastern Shore including Worcester. The sika deer bag limit is one antlered deer and one antlerless deer. An antlered sika is defined as having at least one antler visible above the hairline.
The first Sunday of the firearm season, November 30, is open for deer hunting on private lands across the state including Worcester County. Last year, deer hunters across Maryland took 3,702 deer from private properties across the state on the first Sunday of firearm season.
State officials are reminding hunters to carefully inspect any permanent and portable tree stands before using them. Harness-style safety belts should be used while climbing in or out of a tree stand and while in the stand. Hunters are also reminded to always exercise the fundamental commandments of firearm safety while afield.
Deer hunting is big business in Maryland. Last year, 68,000 Marylanders participated in the firearm season, which is a vital part of the state's deer management program. It is estimated deer hunting contributes more than $150 million to the state's economy each year.


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The Kids Who Invented Big Air
When the documentary "The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography," opens at the dawn of the 1980s, skateboarding is still in its infancy and the idea of getting rich off the sport is preposterous. A decade later the film's six young amateurs have become world-famous professionals who created a thriving industry that remains an enduring part of youth culture.
"Our group of dudes pioneered the way to make money at skateboarding," Lance Mountain, one of the team's longtime members, says in the film.


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BUILD: Students Teach Each Other New Languages
August 22, 2011
Beyond yoUrself In Language Development (BUILD) is a student-run organization that provides beginning-level language classes to the entire MIIS community. All of the classes are completely free, informal, and fun!
This year BUILD will offer classes in at least 10 different languages throughout the week to accommodate all students' busy schedules. Whether you want to learn how to order a meal in Chinese, sing a song in French, or play a game in Portuguese, BUILD classes will give you that opportunity! Learn more on our blog.
BUILD was started in 2009 on the MIIS campus with two goals in mind: to provide TESOL and Teaching a Foreign Language students with a low-risk environment to gain experience in front of the classroom, and to give all students the opportunity to begin learning a new language, practice skills that have become rusty over the years, or just have fun with a variety of languages.
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Wednesday after football practice, Savannah State coach Steve Davenport provided a few more details surrounding the eight players who will be suspended for Saturday's homecoming game with Edward Waters College
Davenport said starting offensive tackle Chris Jones and linebacker Jamani Chavis and reserves offensive lineman Keaton Parker, running back Devine Noel, kicker Kyle Bruce, safety Cicerio Printup, wide receiver Angelo Cauley and running back Chris Strong were the recipients of punishment for various reasons.
"The kids didn't do anything criminal," Davenport said. "Their issues ranged from missing classes to missing study hall to being late for working out. There were some academic issues and we wanted to be proactive."
For now, the players are suspended indefinitely, but Davenport said they would receive opportunities to return to the team "if they do what they suppose to do."
"We felt like we let a little too much go," Davenport said. "We expect the kids to follow all the rules. It is important they understand what is expected of them."


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Woman Faces Child Abuse Charges After Choking Teen Boy Who Bullied Her Daughter on Facebook
Debbie Piscitella was arrested earlier this week in St. Petersburg, Florida, for physically assaulting a 14-year-old boy she claims had been harassing her daughter on Facebook.
Piscitella and her husband Jim were looking through photos on their daughter's Facebook page, when they came across comments allegedly left by the boy and his girlfriend. "They wrote disgusting things about me over Facebook saying I'm so fat and disgusting that he wouldn't even rape me," the 13-year-old told The Daily.
Shopping with her daughter for a dress at the Tyrone Square Mall, Piscitella spotted the boy and rushed toward him. "She was grabbing him and yelling 'Don't ever talk to my daughter again'," said an eyewitness. The 46-year-old "aspiring nurse" held the boy by his neck and choked him for several seconds. The throttling reportedly left red marks on his neck.
"It was the perfect storm," Jim Piscitella told the Tampa Bay Times. "There was no cooling off period. It was just a stupid mistake." Not surprisingly, the boy's mom, former parenting and anger management instructor Keysha Tipton, agrees.
"By all means, if my son needs to apologize for what he said, he will be apologizing," she told the paper. "But regardless of how mad you get, you don't put your hands on anybody - especially a child."
Piscitella was booked on charges of child abuse and released on $5,000 bail. Her daughter, who believes the boy "deserved it," received a Facebook comment after the incident threatening retaliation.


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Chaos Theory at Next Clarkson University Science Cafe Wednesday
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Chaos theory will be discussed by Clarkson University Mathematics and Computer Science Professor Joe Skufca at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House in Potsdam this Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m.
This is the last Science Cafe for the fall.
In describing his presentation, Skufca says, "The mathematical framework of chaos theory is at the root of many of the complex systems that we observe all around us. Although the rules for predicting behavior of these systems seem well described by the laws of physics (allowing us to make short term predictions), the long term behavior remains essentially unpredictable.
"For example, the roll of a die seems to produce a random outcome; the prediction of the weather a month from now seems equally a chance guess. However, both systems seem to be computable from the laws of physics. Chaos theory allows us to both understand and appreciate the unpredictability, as well as discover interesting patterns that seem to spontaneously emerge from the chaos."
Join Skufca as we explore chaos theory and how scientists are able to control the chaos and, occasionally, manipulate that chaos to serve our needs.
The spring 2009 Science Cafes are scheduled for February 24, March 10 and 24, and April 21.
Science Cafes bring together engineers, scientists and townspeople in a relaxed, informal setting, such as coffeehouses and pubs. The speaker makes a short presentation about a topic in his or her field, and then opens up the floor to discussion.
Be sure to arrive early to get a good seat, or to place your food or drink order.
Find out more about Clarkson's Science Cafe at http://www.clarkson.edu/sciencecafe.
E-mail Daniel ben-Avraham at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or suggestions for future Science Cafe topics.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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Ampeg Artist Signings at Winter NAMM 2015!!! Jan. 22nd thru Jan. 25th.
Come down to beautiful Anaheim California for Winter NAMM 2015 and check out the Ampeg booth for all the latest gear and demos! We'll have several of your favorite Bass Players signing for Ampeg on Friday and Saturday, so check … more »