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- 1 Guidelines for ACL Program Committee
- 1.1 Purpose of Document
- 1.2 Definition of the Area
- 1.3 Submission Deadline
- 1.4 Length Restrictions
- 1.5 Submission to Multiple Conferences
- 1.6 What Constitutes Prior Publication?:
- 1.7 How to Compare Different Reviewers' Scores:
- 1.8 Blind Refereeing:
- 1.9 Submission by Program Committee
- 1.10 Selection of Invited Speakers
- 1.11 Committee Size
- 1.12 Need For PC Meeting
- 1.13 Commitment by Program Committee
- 1.14 Makeup of Program Committee
- 1.15 Panels, Tutorials:
- 1.16 Conflict of Interest
Guidelines for ACL Program Committee
Conference Handbook - ACL Program Committee
Purpose of Document
Many policy questions came up during the two ACL program committee (PC) meetings I attended (1992 and 1993). In many cases, individuals who had served on the ACL PC in the past or had served on the PCs of other major conferences were able to provide suggestions that enabled decisions to be made and the meeting to progress. These individuals typically cited what was done in the past in similar situations. Unfortunately, what has been done from year to year has not always been consistent, and this led to a general sense that a set of guidelines should be collected and written down to act as a kind of institutional memory that can be passed from PC to PC each year.
To this end, an e-mail message was sent to all members of the ACL '93 PC and to several past PC chairs asking for views on a set of questions/issues that came up at the meeting and inviting comments on other PC-related issues. The document that follows is my summary of the responses that I received. I viewed my task to be the collection and organization of information to be passed on to the ACL Executive Committee (EC) in order to aid them in setting policy. I have tried to represent all views on the topics. Additional comments and suggestions are welcome and encouraged.
Definition of the Area
When is a paper relevant for ACL? In some cases, there were papers submitted that seemed like good work in a given discipline (e.g., "pure" linguistics or formal language theory), but it was not clear how that work related to Computational Linguistics.
- We should take an historical view as to whether the subject of the paper has grown within the CL community and thus ACL is the only reasonable forum for the work. - The burden of explaining how the work is relevant to CL is on the authors and must be explained in the paper.
What to do with "Tools" papers:
There was some discussion about what to do with papers that describe tools. Those surveyed suggested that tools papers should be allowed and encouraged if:
- the tool is demonstrably useful for Computational Linguistics, or
- the tool is based on linguistically interesting methods.
In either case, the paper should not be just an advertisement, but should communicate substantial information about the technology used so that
- others could build the tool too
- it may give people ideas about how to build other useful tools
Some expressed interest in a special section in the ACL proceedings for tools papers, along the lines of the student sessions. Ultimately they'd like to see a special issue of CL on tools too, but suggested we experiment with a session in the ACL for 2--3 years first to see how it works.
Submission Deadline
Every year the PC chair receives several papers that arrive after the deadline and must decide what to do with these. There seems to have been an informal understanding among some in the ACL community that papers received within a "reasonable" time after the deadline would be reviewed and considered for publication in the conference as if they had arrived on time. The decision to review papers received after the deadline and the determination of what constitutes a "reasonable" time are typically left to the discretion of the program chair who could consult the entire committee if he or she chose. In 1993, Len Schubert consulted the committee about this issue and a large majority of the PC members felt strongly that papers received after the deadline indicated in the Call for Papers (CFP) should be returned to the authors unopened. Everyone agreed that a policy for late submissions must be set and made explicit in the CFP. There is a general sense that the rules should be well known and apply equally.
By far the majority still feels that the deadline should be strictly enforced. Many authors work long and hard to submit papers on time. They stay up late working round the clock and send papers via express mail. These papers could no doubt be improved if the author(s) had another few days or a week to polish them. The majority feels that in the interest of fairness, all authors should be subject to the same deadlines.
A very small minority feels that there should be a few days' grace period, whose exact length should be covertly determined by the PC chair, based on her or his judgement and constraints at the time.
How the Deadline Should be Stated:
Several suggested that in the future the deadline be given in terms of a "postmarked by" date, rather than a "must be received by" date.
- Would allow the members to save literally thousands of dollars on express mail service.
- Would even out the discrepancy between US and overseas submissions.
Potential Problems:
- The main concern is that the worldwide airmail system varies so greatly that this will create unmanageable logistical problems for reviewing. Ordinary airmail even from Canada can take weeks ESPECIALLY in the holiday season. We would have to set the postmark deadline in mid-December to get the usual schedule to work out. This would give authors significantly less time to finish research and write good papers, and they would be doing it in the pre-holiday tumult. Given the vagaries of the world's postal systems, how could a program chair and his or her committee ever schedule their reviewing? How long do we wait? We will need some cut-off date. For this reason, several people thought the "postmarked by date" was a TERRIBLE IDEA.
E-mail submissions?
Several members of the committee suggested that We allow electronic submissions. This would:
- cut down on shipping costs
- ease distribution to the program committee.
- make it possible for PC members to view the abstracts (or full papers) of all the papers submitted, without ACL or authors incurring massive photocopying bills.
Apparently EACL used standard style files and e-mail submission and distribution in '93 and it worked astoundingly well. Reviewers received all of their papers electronically in a tar file, and just had to unpack them and send the postscript images to a printer.
Some pointed out that electronic submission is feasible only for authors who have the capability to get papers into postscript form and to e-mail or ftp their papers to the PC chair. Although this is true of the majority of authors in the USA, Western Europe and Japan, we cannot assume that this is true for all authors. Therefore, we must continue to allow hardcopy submissions. However, we should try to use electronic mail to the extent possible.
For those who do not have access to appropriate e-mail tools for submission, faxing is an option.
Length Restrictions
Submissions that Violate Restrictions:
Every year the PC must tackle the question of what to do with papers that clearly violate the length restriction. While a small number of PC members felt that handling of such papers should be left up to the individual reviewers that received them, the majority felt that all papers should be checked for compliance with length restrictions by an administrator and those that are in clear violation should be returned to authors without review. Many felt strongly that this decision should NOT be left up to individual reviewers as this would lead to inconsistent treatment of papers violating length restrictions.
By far the majority feel that length restrictions must be adhered to. One of the most difficult parts of writing an abstract for something like ACL is compressing ideas into 3200 words. Some PC members were appalled by the fact that the PC reviewed, and even accepted some papers that were more than double the length specified in the CFP. This was considered extremely unfair to authors who may have lessened their chances for acceptance by cutting their papers to meet the length restrictions.
Specification of Length Restrictions:
If we are going to enforce length restrictions, then we need to specify length restrictions in such a way that we can easily check whether or not a paper conforms. Word count is a very hard measure to check. Specifications that detail the font size, margin size, page size, and number of pages seem better. To help authors make sure they meet these guidelines we should provide Latex, Scribe, and MS Word style files that meet ACL specifications. (We could get these from DARPA.)
A problem that many authors have noted is that the abstact length is often longer than the final paper length, leaving authors no room to address reviewers' comments. If we gave out style files from the beginning, we could alleviate this problem (since authors would know the final camera-ready paper length from the outset, and/or we could require that submissions be 1/2 page shorter than final papers.)
Of course, even if we move to style files, we will need to provide specifications for authors who do not have access to Latex, Scribe, MS Word,etc. Since we expect the number of people in this category to be small and dwindling, this should not be a problem.
Submission to Multiple Conferences
A small number of PC members feel that ACL (and other conferences) should not allow multiple submissions. They feel that submitting to multiple conferences is an abuse of the reviewing process. It wastes reviewers' time and causes problems with the conference schedule if authors retract their paper from ACL after it has been accepted.
However, the majority feel that allowing multiple submissions is good compromise between conference's desires to get their programs finalized and authors' desires to get their work published while it is still fresh. Due to the number of relevant conferences that have submission deadlines in November—February, authors must be allowed to submit to multiple conferences.
All agree that if multiple submissions are allowed, authors must declare this fact up front and agree to publish in only one place. Failure to explicitly declare multiple submissions should be grounds for rejection.
Most feel that it's up to the PC chair to coordinate with other conferences (e.g., AAAI, COLING, EACL, Cognitive Science) to see that the same paper isn't going to be presented at more than one of them, and it's up to reviewers to make sure that papers haven't been published (outside of workshop proceedings) before.
Managing the Schedule if Multiple Submissions are allowed:
A serious problem is what to do with multiply submitted papers that are accepted to ACL as well as one or more other conferences. There was concern about how this will affect the schedule. Here are several suggestions for the EC to consider:
- Authors of multiple submission MUST declare their intention to withdraw from the OTHER CONFERENCE(s) if their paper is accepted to ACL. This way, the ACL schedule will not be impacted, and this may cut down on multiple submissions.
- Keep some of the papers that were borderline on a waiting list to be used in case any papers are withdrawn.
- Have the program be shorter by N fewer papers if N papers are withdrawn.
What Constitutes Prior Publication?:
A number of questions arose regarding the nature of prior publication of work that would make a paper ineligible for publication in the ACL proceedings. The following suggestions were almost unanimous: Workshops were the hardest to deal with.
One person suggested that guidelines for workshops should take account of:
- the refereeing process for the workshop, and
- who may attend, and
- availability of proceedings.
Most felt that prior presentation at a workshop that did not publish a proceedings, or did not have a serious refereeing process should not prevent a paper from appearing in the ACL proceedings. For example, everyone agrees that workshops like the AAAI symposia for which there are no published proceedings should not preclude publication at ACL. For these workshops, papers are minimally reviewed, participants receive a set of photocopied notes, but these are not published and are not widely available. Some suggest that the criterion should be that "all papers published without further editing" should be eligible for ACL.
However, if papers from a workshop are reviewed, authors are given time to revise their papers, and the papers are published in a book or proceedings, then these papers should not be eligible for publication in ACL. (For example, the AI and Planning Systems Workshop is almost indistinguishable in format from ACL, but it's called a workshop, so we can't simply go by the title the organizers give.)
- Papers that are under review for a journal can be submitted to ACL. A gray area that the EC should discuss is how to handle papers that have been accepted to a journal, but won't appear before ACL.
- The most objectively verifiable approach is to use some notion of what it means to be published. Some suggested that appearance in something with an ISBN or ISSN number constitutes publication. This means previous (or soon to be) appearance in a DARPA proceedings or in a Springer-Verlag-published workshop or conference proceedings counts as a publication.
Some PC members believe that there is an ordering (total?) of forums (i.e., journal > conferences > no-proceedings workshop)>, so that a publication accepted in a "higher or equal level" forum should not be submitted/published again at lower level. This seems reasonable, since ideas become refined as feedback is gained at lower level meetings, and workshops have shorter turnaournd times than conferences and journals, so one can get their work aired while it is new and exciting. However, there seems to be a lot of confusion about ordering. Most agree that it is all right to publish in a conference before a journal, but not vice versa. The EC should take this under consideration.
Whatever is decided, it has been suggested that the following are good rules of thumb:
- for conference organizers: make the policy clear to authors
- for authors: always inform the program chair, or the editor in chief of any submission or prior publication of any similar work (like another paper with a whole section in common).
Special consideration for DARPA workshop?
There is no agreement on this question. Here are some comments the EC may want to take into account when making their decision on this issue:
- The DARPA workshops pose a special problem because in some sense they are not really "optional" for DARPA contractors. With other workshops, it is possible for an author to keep their paper out of the published proceedings to save it for other, more formal, publication, but for DARPA there are political complications.
- DARPA is becoming more and more like a conference, and papers presented at DARPA should not be permitted at ACL.
- The DARPA workshop should not count as a publication, and therefore can be resubmitted. The main reason is that DARPA conferences are not open, for submission or for attendance. (Note: this should also apply to counting a DARPA publication in one's CV.)
How to Compare Different Reviewers' Scores:
Several people felt that different reviewers were using different metrics for scoring and therefore it was difficult to compare scores given by different reviewers.
Several suggestions about how to alleviate this problem were made:
1) Papers should be available to all committee members.
Some PC members feel that it is crucial that every PC member have a chance to browse through all the abstracts and review whichever they wish to review. This year PC members saw only the papers they were officially asked to review and, since the committee was large, this number was very small (15-20). Without the context of the other abstracts, PC members felt that they couldn't tell whether their sample of a given field was representative, or whether a given paper was better or worse than another similar paper that they weren't officially reviewing and didn't even know existed until the PC meeting. Some felt that it was this problem that made the PC meeting itself seem rather extraneous, since it was very hard to participate in discussions of papers one hadn't even seen, and it was hard to have any idea whether the decisions overall were fair.
It was generally agreed that if all papers are made available to all PC members, other PC members might provide useful additional comments on papers for which they were not the primary reviewers, and this would likely strengthen the basis for decisions. However, it was noted that this could allow very 'aggressive' PC members to have undue influence in the process by reading all papers and voicing their opinions on them.
2) Some past PC chairs have used spread sheets to calculate statistics such as the mean, mode, and median of each PC members' scores. This was done at the ACL '92 PC meeting and the ACL Applied meeting and was very useful in interpreting reviewers' ratings.
3) Some PC members said they were accepting papers with technical problems, because the idea was interesting, while others would reject such a paper. Clearly, we want to encourage new and interesting ideas, but being incorrect seems very different than having correct but somewhat preliminary results. We need to attempt to operationalize / standardize the meaning of ratings such as "accept," "marginal" etc.
4) The discrepancy may not be so much between individual reviewers, but between subareas of the program committee. One way to overcome this might be by having more discussion between reviewers, before the plenary program committee meeting. If reviewers in each subarea identify what they think are the best papers in that area, possibly in some kind of order, then the plenary session can be devoted to constructing a program out of that, without having to compare numbers on individual papers issued by individual reviewers.
5) One person suggested that reviewers just be forewarned that for a 5-point scale from definite accept to definite reject, experience shows that very few papers with ratings less than second-highest will ultimately be included. That should discourage reviewers from employing standards they subsequently regret.
Blind Refereeing:
Although many felt that this was less than successful because they were able to guess who the authors of papers were, most felt that ACL should continue this practice. If continued, ACL should give authors more guidelines about how to avoid recognition. In many cases, reviewers were able to identify authors because authors lack experience about how to reference their own work or deal with acknowledgements when submitting a paper for blind review.
Submission by Program Committee
Most agree that members of the PC should be allowed to submit papers and that their papers should be treated in the same manner as all other submissions, with additional care to keep reviewers anonymous.
Some PC members thought this was handled very well in '93, where the PC chair notified authors of accept/reject decisions by handing out slips of paper.
Selection of Invited Speakers
Many felt that this is often handled in an ad hoc fashion because it is left to the time that remains after the decisions on papers are made. One person suggested that choosing invited speakers be done by e-mail as soon as the PC is formed in November/December. This will increase our chances of getting the speakers we want. As it is now, we end up asking a relatively famous person in mid-March to commit to speaking in late June. Several times our first choice(s) are already booked.
As to the criteria for selecting invited speakers, several PC members feel that it is preferable to invite speakers outside of the general range of ACL topics.
Committee Size
Although a couple of people found the '93 committee consisting of 22 members to be too large, some felt that the larger size had many advantages. It made the reviewing load more modest, allowing more careful reviewing. It also allowed all of the reviewing (save a few instances of delegation) to be done within the committee. This has the crucial advantages that (a) PC members have already set aside time for the job and made a commitment to be punctual, whereas finding reviewers ad hoc and holding them to deadlines is much harder, and (b) all the papers get discussed by all the reviewers at the meeting. Even with the committee of 22, some problems arose in trying to find 3 expert reviewers for some papers.
Need For PC Meeting
Comments in favor:
The whole point of having an in-person meeting is to take advantage of as much of our expertise as possible. Yet it is virtually impossible for a person to have a reasonable opinion to contribute if he or she hasn't seen a paper. The problems this year were largely due to the fact that most PC members saw only 15—20 of the papers. To make sure every good paper has ample chance to be discovered and every not-so-good paper has ample chance to be correctly evaluated, we should maximize papers' exposure to members of the PC rather than concluding that we don't need a PC meeting. We do need a PC meeting, but we nee to come to it having looked at, if not laboriously reviewed, more papers. This is what makes ACL different from other conferences, and different in a good way. It also makes the reviewing process fairer. If we make all the papers available to everyone (see above), the meeting will potentially provide new information.
This year the number of papers accepted pre-meeting was just about the right quantity. Other years might have way too many or too few papers accepted on a first pass. The meeting is useful if papers have to be reconsidered.
Many rating errors come more from personal biases that are overcome by discussion.
The sense of group ownership of the process is very important, and this would be lost in an electronic approach.
The face-to-face meeting is importantunless you have a program committee consisting solely of people who really know each other very well already. It's perhaps only in retrospect that we think we could have done it all via email since we now know everyone on the program committee. However, I would have liked to have seen more discussion of the program that was emerging, rather than just have discussion of single papers by two or three committee members at a time.
Comments against:
The PC meeting can be held via e-mail. The ACL '93 PC committee assigned 2 reviewers to each paper. Reviewers were given a deadline by which they were expected to have written up their reviews and exchanged them with their co-reviewer. If the 2 reviewers could not come to consensus, they asked for a third review. The PC chair selected a third reviewer and typically a decision could be reached. A few members felt that this was sufficient and that no meeting was necessary.
Specific suggestions for how to manage an all electronic PC meeting:
- Titles for ALL papers should be advertised to the entire PC via email: that way, if there are papers that a committee member definitely wants to review, then they can alert the program chair of this. Otherwise, the program chair will assign papers according to specified areas of interest, as was done this year. (Obviously, there will be SOME cases where the program chair has to adjudicate if several people want to review the same paper.)
- As was done this year, the pair of reviewers for each paper will come to a consensus by a specified date, or else will ask for a third reviewer if they cannot reach a consensus. After the third reviews are all in (again by a specified date), the decisions for ALL of the papers will be sent to the entire committee via email (modulo some mechanism to handle the anonymity issueX may not want Y to know X reviewed Y's paper). Anyone who wants to object to a decision should have an opportunity to do so, and if necessary should be able to get a FAX of the relevant paper: however, since said person would have had the opportunity the first time around to pick the papers for review, such instances should be relatively infrequent.
Commitment by Program Committee
Several PC members stated that based on their own ACL experiences, and comments they have heard from others at different ACL program committee meetings, it is imperative that all PC members be present at the PC meeting. Having the review is not the same as having the reviewer for the difficult cases.
Makeup of Program Committee
In recent years there has been an attempt to bring new faces onto the ACL PC. While everyone agrees this is important for the community, we must be careful to ensure continuity. Therefore several have suggested that there be an attempt to balance the number of new PC members with persons that have served on the ACL PC in the past.
Panels, Tutorials:
There was a proposal for a panel, yet many committee members felt that panels were not solicited in the CFP so it was unfair. However, in the past there have been panels and no solicitation, and workshops and tutorials seem to be done without a proposal solicitation. AAAI and IJCAI have explicit calls for these things, and many PC members suggest that ACL do the same. A panel, workshop, or tutorial chair could still seek out people as is done now.
Conflict of Interest
Some PC members heard of three cases where PC members were sent papers from their home institution to review. In one case the PC member knew there was a conflict and returned the paper. In another case the paper was kept even though the reviewer suspected it was from their institution (and it was). The members that reported this feel that this must be prohibited in the future. NSF has quite an explicit policy regarding what constitutes a conflict of interest, which might prove instructive.
Author: Johanna Moore, June 1993.


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In the Garden:
Middle South
October, 2011
Regional Report
Carve a Measure of Good Cheer
The holidays are upon us, and whatever our faith, many of us celebrate the month of December with long-held family traditions such as decorating our homes with symbols of faith and hospitality, sharing a special meal, and giving gifts. Of the many rituals, one of my favorites is cutting a collection of varied evergreens from the garden, or nearby woodlands, and planning a special arrangement for the holiday table.
Tradition plays a part here, too. I always use magnolia in honor of our Southern heritage and incorporate candles for a festive atmosphere. The addition of flowers or fruit, mixed with the pungent scent of the evergreens, fills the room a warm and welcoming fragrance.
Most importantly, the project must be fun and relatively easy; something the family can do together while the turkey is roasting.
In recent years, we%%%ve carved ourselves a portion of good cheer with a pineapple centerpiece that satisfies all these criteria. The arrangement has enough complexity to keep the crowd attentive and lively, and enough flexibility that it is always a success.
Directions for Cathedral Window Pineapple Centerpiece
To make the centerpiece, you%%%ll need a firm pineapple, paper and scissors to make a window template, straight pins, a Sharpie or other marking pen, a carving knife, a cake plate or cookie tray, a half block of water-soaked floral foam such as Oasis, florist tape and picks, three or more selections of evergreen cuttings, and a votive candle with a tea light.
To begin, measure the height and circumference of the pineapple and use those figures to create a window template that will be proportional to the fruit, while leaving roughly two inches of pineapple at the top and base and between windows. My experience has shown that four-inches tall and three-inches wide are usually about right.
Fold the rectangle of paper in half (with long sides together) to make a symmetrical gothic-shaped window, and then use this first template to make two additional patterns. Space all three templates evenly around the circumference of the pineapple, pinning them in place and tracing them with a Sharpie to mark the surface of the fruit.
Remove the pins and templates and use a carving knife to cut away the windows, always keeping the tip of the knife pointed towards the heart of the pineapple. Once three large chunks of pineapple are removed, trim the inside of the fruit as needed to remove excess pulp and to make a flat base for the candle.
Secure the water-soaked Oasis to the cookie or cake plate with florist tape. Place the pineapple on top of the foam, pushing it down until it stands perfectly upright, and then pin it into place with florist picks. I begin with three picks, locating each behind one of the three solid sections of fruit that divides two windows, and push them down through the base of the pineapple and into the florist foam. Add more picks as necessary for stability.
Use the evergreens around the base of the pineapple, pushing them into the sides of the wet Oasis. Finally, place a glass votive with a tea light inside the pineapple. When lit, the fragrance of fruit will make your mouth water, adding to the pleasure of fine food and good company.
A single arrangement is perfect for a round table, but a pair is better suited to a rectangular table. The arrangement can also be used on a coffee table, side table, or mantel. Never leave a lit candle unattended, however.
Selecting and Preparing Evergreens
Select evergreens by the %%%rule of three,%%% choosing one with a reflective, waxy coating, one with needle-form foliage, and one with variegated leaves. The example shown combines %%%Little Gem%%% magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), %%%Yoshino%%% cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica), and variegated holly-leaf osmanthus (Osmanthus heterophyllus). Other evergreens could be added or substituted.
Always gather cuttings early in the morning, when plants are most hydrated. Rinse the stems and foliage in tepid water to remove dirt and insects, then recut the stems and place them in buckets of warm water with a splash of lemon-lime soda for a boost of sugar. Soak overnight or as time allows.
Remember, all holiday decorations made with live evergreens will be adversely affected by direct sunlight, high heat, and low humidity. The longevity of the pineapple centerpiece can be extended, for further use, by wrapping it in plastic and putting it in a refrigerator or another cool location.
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A few years ago I remember writing a newsletter about the 'rhythm' of the Gospel. Recently, I watched a video about how God's presence in the earth is like a song that just keeps playing and playing and playing. It's a song uninterrupted by what goes on in the world. It is steady, unchanging and seemingly able to be played without being 'drowned out' by all the things going on around it.
Not long ago, if you were the parents of girls, you would have had to learn a few things about jumping rope. It used to be a ritual for little girls. Even the schools they attended had large, grass jumping ropes. We had three little girls. All three jumped rope. I even tried it a couple times. I still remember some of the lingo: hot peppers and double Dutch. I also remember that the secret to jumping rope was the timing. The rope, or in some cases ropes, were 'whirlwinds' of rope! I can still see one of our daughters standing at the side, 'semi-stepping' (timing) into the rope, waiting for just the right moment to 'step in'. They needed to get into the rhythm of the thing in order to get into the thing! That image reminded me of getting into the Life as the Father would have it for us.
Our lives are like those whirlwinds. We are so busy. We're trying to 'keep up with the Joneses'. We're attempting to become financially secure. Most everyone is trying to 'get theirs' before someone else comes along and takes 'theirs' from them. Many are searching for a fountain of youth. We're dieting. We're exercising. In all this business, we look for purpose. On top of that, we 'gotta' have transportation, got to get some health insurance, got bills to pay, gas is going up to $4 a gallon, got to eat, have to mow the grass before it rains, and when's that soccer game? There is this meeting and that meeting. Don't forget the braces for 'Sally's smile', for some people the pool needs shocking, there's the wedding to get organized and pay for, need to back up the computer just in case some virus comes along and destroys all that important information on the hard drive. Got to re-schedule the dentist appointment. Supposed to meet the wife downtown at 6pm, deliver the girls at 7pm. When is there ever going to be time to water the flowers? You know the drill.
I remember a story told by Max Lucado. It was about a 60 year old man that had just finished running in his 50th iron-man contest. Max asked him how he did it at that age and at that pace. The man's reply was, "I start out very slow and taper off after that." That's a pretty good formula for the Christian life, I think. We have to slow down enough from the hustle and bustle to hear the heart of God. We need to taper off enough to make quality decisions about how to spend our time. Any time we are in fear or in a hurry it's very difficult to hear the voice of God.
That's why it's so critical for believers to 'enter into His Rest.' Doing that is very much like entering that jump rope. Having been born again, we, as a second step of our choosing, can enter into the life-style of the Gospel. The Christian Life is like a dance- you can get into the 'pattern' of it and it becomes a lot easier to get into the 1-2-3/1-2-3 of it. Good baseball pitchers have been said to get into a rhythm with their pitches. Wonderful musicians have to get with the beat of their song. Gifted artists seem to get into a rhythm with their works. As successful Christians, we will have to get into the rhythm of giving, of forgiving, of loving, of caring, of hoping, and of listening. It's not like a chess game where we make a single move and then stop and watch to see if God is going to make the next move or not. It's more like stacking boxes one on top of another. It's an accumulation of making moves without stopping to evaluate their individual results. It becomes a life-style of living the Gospel, knowing what to do and doing it without evaluating each move. Finding our rhythm is like jumping rope- once in, it's not nearly as difficult as finding the timing for 'getting' into it. That first step is the hardest part of jumping rope. You know that if you have tried to get in without getting into the rhythm, you get rope all around your head and shoulders.
A couple days ago, one of our daughters sent me a picture taken from the latest space shuttle trip. It's a picture of hurricane Dean. It shows the very center of that storm, the 'eye of the hurricane.' In the center of a terrible storm like that, with winds and destruction all around, there's a place that's relatively calm. You can actually stand in the 'eye', right in the middle of that storm, and be perfectly safe. Entering into the rhythm of the Christian Life is like standing in the 'eye' with the world whirling all round. Right in the middle of the war on terror, in the middle of our financial pressure, in the heat of a medical crisis, there is a peaceful place! But, we're not going to be able to enter into it by just 'talking about it.' We will have to get into the rhythm of the 'God life.' We'll have to take a first step to get in there! Getting into rhythm with the Life of God puts us into the center of the 'whirlwinds' of this life. There will be things going on all around you but you will not have to struggle each day just to stand. You will not 'pull your hair out' trying to come up with every solution. You will enter into 'trusting' God in a way that you have not been able to do thus far. To experience that, we will have to do our part first. We will have to begin to time the thing, get into that Life of God. His Life is a system of living that changes us and sometimes the things around us. Once we step inside the whirlwind we need to keep doing the giving, the loving, the forgiving and the hoping over and over again. We can't stop and look around to see if we are doing OK. We will just need to keep 'doing' the things that God told us would work for us, even if they appear, at any given moment, as though they are not working for us. After all, isn't that the very nature of Faith, hoping for those things not seen? Man, once I was inside that whirlwind of rope, it was easy to jump the rope. Inside the Life of God, there are blessings to be discovered! Getting into the 'rhythm of God' sets in motion a life-style of God. Will everything be perfect? No! Will it always go well? Probably not! Is every day a 'picnic'? No, might be a war that day! Can we be blessed in spite of that? Yes!
There's a special meaning to the Hebrew word for blessing, R'RaCha. In the Hebrew language words are either male or female. In this case, the word R'RaCha is female. Its essence is that one blessing becomes two blessings, and so on. You see, R'RaCha has the ability and the nature to multiply itself! One blessing produces many more! We will have to become like Radar O'Reilly on Mash, 'wait for it!' Some days we will not be able to see it, but Radar O'Reilly could always anticipate something happening long before anyone else. It will come if we are in that center place, that secret place that God has prepared for us. Give and expect it to grow. Love and expect it to multiply. Trust and watch the Father be trustworthy. That's being in the rhythm of God. Keep doing even when things don't seem to be working for you. You need to stop looking back to see if it's working for you. Going back is to step back into the whirlwind. According to Scripture, going back is seven times worse! Faith is the evidence of things not seen. Just do it! Over and over, do it!
That video I mentioned referred to the Life of God being like a song and we can either enter into it 'in tune' with His heart and purpose, or we can go through this life 'out of tune' with it. Entering in tune, while on frequency, will make the Christian Life enjoyable no matter what comes along. However, just like an orchestra playing, being out of tune with God, doesn't create a very pleasant 'sound' at all in your life. Getting in rhythm with the orchestra leader makes for a wonderful, beautiful song. And don't forget, God's song goes on and on even when the noise around us seems so very loud. Listen close and you can still hear that still, small voice of God.


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SNOW HILL — Five new alcohol beverage licenses were approved by the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) Wednesday as well as expansions on a number of established licenses.
In Berlin, two businesses received approval of Class "D" beer and wine licenses. The Maryland Wine Bar at Berlin, which will only be serving wine from Maryland vineyards, was quickly approved by the BLC.
According to co-owner Deborah Everett, who hopes to be open by June, the bar will be unique, as it is currently the only one in the state planning to offer only Maryland wines. She reported there are 55 wineries in the state.
"Our hope is to, over time, showcase each winery in the state," she told the commission. "We're also big supporters of the growing agro-tourism industry."
The Baked Deserts Café, a familiar bakery in Berlin, also received a Class D license with no concerns from the commission. While it will physically be located near the new Wine Bar, co-owner Robin Tomaselli said that the two places were "completely different" as far as what they will offer customers. Baked Deserts plans on focusing on organic and natural wines as well as craft beer, which Tomaselli said should keep them from stepping on the toes of any other town business.
Both the Wine Bar and Baked Deserts received support from the Berlin Mayor and Council last month.
In the Ocean City area, three new businesses received licenses.
Station 7 Restaurant on Old Bridge Road had its request granted for a Class B beer-wine-liquor license and will replace the former 707 Sports Bar and Grille. Station 7 currently has locations in Laurel, Del. and Pittsville.
Kunu's Tiki Bar at 4301 Coastal Highway also received a Class B beer-wine-liquor licenses.
Quicky's Pizza on South Baltimore Avenue received a Class B beer and wine license.
Much like their counterparts in Berlin, the Ocean City restaurants did not have much trouble clearing the BLC.
Station 7 received the most pushback when it requested the privilege of employing a disc jockey as well as the ability to remove tables certain nights after 10 p.m. to make an impromptu dance floor.
BLC Chair William Esham reminded Station 7 representative Ben Cooper that his establishment would be in a family neighborhood and that it would be monitored closely.
Cooper agreed and promised that he wasn't looking to open "a dance club."
Two licenses were also expanded during the meeting.
Burley Oak Brewery owner Bryan Brushmiller convinced the commission to drastically upgrade his live entertainment options as well as approve a small, 30-foot by 20-foot outside deck.
Formerly only able to have a four-piece, non-amplified band three nights per week, Brushmiller can now employ a six-piece, amplified band seven nights per week. To go along with his new deck, Brushmiller received permission for a four-piece band to play outside, four days a week from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
In West Ocean City, the Sub Marina restaurant on Sunset Ave. upgraded its Class B beer and wine license to a Class D beer, wine and liquor license, despite falling short of the 70 seats required for liquor sales by more than half.
However, attorney Hugh Cropper, who represented Sub Marina, was able to convince the commission that serving liquor was important for the survival of the business and that the owners, Susan and Thomas Lobue, would be responsible with the privilege.
"It is impossible for them to acquire 70 seats for this business," Cropper said.
Cropper explained that the building is limited to 60 seats by the fire marshal, while the EDU usage further restricts them to their current 34 seats.
Without being able to serve liquor in Ocean City, Cropper said that his client is lagging behind other restaurants.
"They've become non-competitive," he said.
"We can't be competitive at all," agreed Susan Lobue.
In light of the circumstances, the BLC agreed to approve the sale of liquor on the condition that the Lobous maintain at least a 51 percent food to alcohol sales ratio and report that information every month to the board.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sharon Hoffmeyer has Muscular Dystrophy and has been in a wheelchair for about four years. She agreed to visit the new Duval County Courthouse to see just how accessible it is by wheelchair.
Right off the bat she noticed a problems there are no signs saying where ramps are located. When we did find them at the top of the ramp, Sharon still has to wait. Hoffmyer says she can't even push a button to open the door.
"Just with opening doors, I can't get though," she says. "It's about program access. Everyone should be able to access the courthouse."
In the restroom it was a very tight squeeze. She says it was hard for her to maneuver in the stall.
"I could get in but inside the stall was tight for my chair," says Hoffmeyer.
We asked the city head of Disabled Services Beth Meyer about that.
"We have gone through the restrooms and the restrooms are to code," says Meyer.
That is something the judges say has to change. Judge Lance Day says the fact that something is code is not enough.
"We got to get past this meeting a minimum standard. This is a building that is supposed to be designed for another 50 or 60 years," says Day. "If you are in a wheelchair you should be able to come into a building and not just met a minimum standard. You should be able to get though the building without having to go through all these hoops and hurdles."
IMAGES: Testing wheelchair access at new courthouse
Hoffmeyer is far from alone. We also met Robert Davis -- an attorney who uses the courthouse daily. He showed us how hard it is for him just to get to work.
The sidewalks leading to the courthouse have little or no access. He can't get his chair up or down to cross the street and is forced to wheel out in the middle of traffic.
We also met Robert Davis -- an attorney who uses the courthouse daily. He showed us how hard it is for him just to get to work.
These are issues Meyer of Disabled Services says the city is now dealing with. But we asked if it's going to add to the overall cost of the courthouse.
"I am not exactly sure where the funding is but this is something the city is working with Turner [construction company] and the architects" Meyer said.
Right before this new courthouse opened, the city was told to make certain changes to be more handicapped accessible. But now some of those so-called fixes need to be fixed.
For example, ramps were installed at the last minute to make witnesses boxes accessible. Some judges now but now they've become a tripping hazard for everyone and have to use chairs to block them.
The city, Chief Judge Donald Moran and Turner Construction have been meeting to try to find answers. More than likely this could end up in court, something Moran wants to avoid.
"If any building should be compliant with the law it ought to be the courthouse." Moran said.
The city tells us the reason the plans for the courthouse were approved the way they were -- is because the old administration ADA representative signed off on items, that we're told should not have been signed off on. That person left the position when Mayor Alvin Brown's new administration came in.
All sides will continue to meet on the issue this month and try to come with solutions soon. We're told they have already ordered some automatic doors for the lobby area and will add signs including a braille map in the near future.
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Professor Amar Bhide of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy recently wrote a blog post about bank regulation and the failures of the American banking reforms for Project Syndicate. Project Syndicate is a source for op-ed commentaries from world leaders in every different field.
In the op-ed Professor Bhide writes:
Reversing the robotic gigantism of banking ought to be the top priority for reform. Bankers were once supposed to know every borrower, and to make case-by-case lending decisions. Now, however, banks use models conjured up by faraway financial wizards to mass-produce credit and a range of derivative products.
This is a familiar topic for Bhide. In 2010 he published A Call For Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Recovery.


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Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by KingBugsy, Aug 12, 2004.
Are they effective? Healthy? Anyone use them regularly?
My experience with Red Bull while playing tennis has not been good. The stuff increases your heart rate to give you energy, and if you are being excessively active on top of that, it can really screw you up.
I personally experienced chest pains while drinking any energy drink and playing tennis.
I think the stuff is more geared toward truck drivers that need to stay away at the wheel. :wink:
Red Bull sucks. Drink Gatorade or water.
Red Bull isn't really a sports tailored drink, nor it is marketed like this (at least here).
I only use Isostar and in rather small doses when I know I will be sweating a lot and playing for a long time (2+ hours)
If less, I just tend to take 2-3 litres of water with me.
Red bull has too much sugar and that will dehydrate you, so I wouldn't recommend it. I would drink gatoraide for rehydration, plus it replenishes electrolytes that aren't available from plain water. Some people say you should drink gatoraide in 1/3 concentration, because that is the closest to physiological concentration. However, you don't absorb 100% or the electrolytes anyway and it taste way better undiluted, so I just drink it straight.
Some atheletes will take caffine prior to a excercise that requires lots of power. Or, people trying to lose weight may take it because it allows you to burn more fat(this is why it is a main ingredient in weight loss supplements like metabolife). Tennis probably fits into this power requiring kind of activity. However, caffine, one of the main ingredients of cocaine, is not healthy especially when taken often or in large doses. So, I wouldn't recommend this either.
Caffeine is beneficial. Whoever said that "one of the main ingredients in cocaine" is a total ******, that's like saying carbohydrates are one of the biggest ingredients in alcohol! STAY AWAY!
Caffeine increases body metabolism along with heightened mental capacity. If you drink a cup of coffee you are alert, have more energy and is proven (documentary on CBC as pertaining to athletes on different types of drugs) to increase muscle performance.
An athlete who ran the 100m after taking caffeine noticed a 4.9%+ improvement versus atheletes on the placebo.
I said caffine is one of the main ingredients in cocaine because it is very addictive. Just like how alcohol is one of the main ingredients in beer! Carbs are in bread too, but no alcohol there! So, please don't pick random examples that are not logically sound.
And, I said caffine is unhealthy, not that it won't boost your performance. Take it at your own risk. Steroids will boost your performance too, maybe you should consider taking those (only if your a fool). Perhaps a better idea would be to take some lessons or practice a little more or do some cardio to get in better shape...
Maybe caffeine isn't addictive, the effect you get from it is. Therefore using your own self control I'm pretty sure you can resist a cup of coffee. I said theres carbs in alcohol because that was offbase as the caffeine in the crack cocaine example, and if you think it's the caffeine in the crack that makes crack addictive please use google.
Some of the effects of caffeine aren't good for you, i.e increased heart rate. I agree with you. The discussion wasn't what drugs improve performance(like steroids), it was if the caffeine in those 'sports drinks' do, which in a simple answer: yes, they do.
I agree 100% with the cardio exercise / training with a coach to improve play over reliance on a drug to get you psyched up for a match.
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Man Discovers Knife 'Buried in Face' After Four Years
Do you have splitting headaches? Yes, sure, they may be migraines, or, you might have a four-inch knife, buried in your brain, for four years. Li Fu, a Chinese gentleman who had been complaining of headaches, recently discovered that the source of his pain was, yes, a four-inch knife, "stuck in his brain for more than four years." Apparently, doctors who treated him in the wake of a stabbing during a robbery in 2006 "failed to notice the knife buried deep in" Mr. Li's skull; later, apparently more competent doctors decided to perform an X-ray, and, lo: A knife, "buried in his face," in the Daily Mail's immortal phrase. Li underwent surgery and had the gross little thing removed. He is now in stable condition. [Daily Mail]


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Sherrington: Tech's Kliff Kingsbury has much to prove, but risk might be worth it
Kirby Hocutt just hired a football coach who's only 33 and has five years in coaching, total, a bet even your bookie might advise against.
On the other hand, as a Big 12 official put it Wednesday, Kliff Kingsbury is "charismatic," ranks among the game's top young guns, and, perhaps most importantly, comes complete with a grace period.
Naming one of Texas Tech's own — and a protégé of the Pirate, at that — heals the school's dysfunctional family just in time for the holidays. It also may give Kingsbury time to grow into the job.
And then there's this: Hocutt can be reasonably assured the kid won't get up from dinner and never come back.
Tommy Tuberville bears the distinction of that farewell, which may be a first. He reportedly excused himself to go to the bathroom while dining with recruits at the 50-Yard Line, a Lubbock landmark, and promptly went AWOL. The next thing anyone knew, he was pumping his fist at a Cincinnati news conference and making like the Big East was a destination conference.
Confession: Maybe I should have told you sooner that Tuberville wasn't wild about Lubbock. I'd no sooner shaken his hand in his office a few weeks before his debut when he made some disparaging remarks about the weather in West Texas. I thought he was kidding. Mike Leach loved it. He even worked in a couple of forecasts on the local news. He'd get up during meetings when a dust storm boiled up outside his office windows and marvel at nature's ways, much to the consternation of his assistants.
Tuberville was no amateur meteorologist, which I guess I should have picked up on. Still, who complains about his new digs before all the boxes are unpacked?
Tuberville was a bad fit from the start, which, I must also confess, I never saw coming. He certainly suffered in comparison with the Pirate, who, with all his warts, had a mesmerizing effect on most Tech fans. Tuberville merely confounded them with not-so-subtle comments and odd conduct on the sidelines. Worse, he didn't win much, either. In fact, you could gather that he thought his prospects of winning so dismal, he left a season or two ahead of the posse.
Give Hocutt credit: Instead of sitting around in shock, wondering how a coach could leave the Big 12 for the sinking Big East, he went out and made just about the most popular hire possible.
What that means is he couldn't get Art Briles, who apparently asked for the Panhandle. Sonny Dykes, another favorite son, had just taken the job at Cal. Chad Morris, Clemson's offensive coordinator, was an attractive candidate. He's put on offensive shows, and he's been a Texas high school football coach, as well. Never underestimate the value of high school connections.
But Morris wouldn't have exactly made the fan base giddy. Kingsbury does, in spades.
Besides the local attraction, he's done a bang-up job in his short term as a coach. The offensive success has been astounding. He'll have to prove he can do it once out from under Kevin Sumlin's shadow. He'll also have to show he can work with lesser talent. He's had Case Keenum and Johnny Manziel. One rewrote the NCAA record book, and the other was the first freshman to win the Heisman. You can draw up all the pretty schemes you want, but if you don't have players, it's just graffiti.
Of course, Kingsbury is well aware of what it takes to win. After the Aggies' opening loss to Florida this year, in which Manziel's fairly strong debut was drowned out in the postgame news conference by reporters' questions about another double-digit lead blown to smithereens, Kingsbury put it into perspective for us. He said Manziel made a few mistakes, but he also said he was going to make a lot of great plays before he was through at Texas A&M.
If he's as good projecting the potential of Tech's next starting quarterback, the joy of Raider fans is justified.
His offense will remind them of the Pirate, and he's smart, but that's as far as the similarities go. He's polished, and he won't get into any rhubarbs.
Hocutt would probably feel a lot more comfortable if he'd had a few more seasons under his belt, but, really, it was an easy hire. He won't have to sell it to Tech fans, that's for sure.
He won't have to sell West Texas to the new guy, either. Reminds of the time Lou Holtz, then Arkansas' coach, told Johnny Carson that Fayetteville wasn't the end of the world, "but you can see it from there." Pretty soon, he didn't have a view at all.
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Coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday that he still has confidence in embattled QB Mark Sanchez, and that Sanchez—not backup Tim Tebow—"is our starting quarterback this week, barring injury."
Not exactly the most ringing endorsement, so it will be interesting to see what happens if the Jets lose to Indianapolis on Sunday and/or if Sanchez struggles in that game.
Then again, Ryan didn't go so far as owner Woody Johnson, who said in a TV interview Wednesday that Tebow will be a Jet for the length of his contract, which runs through the end of the 2014 season.
Ryan praised Tebow, as he usually does when asked about the backup QB who has generated much more headlines and buzz than actual yardage in his limited amount of playing time. Yet he stopped short of echoing Johnson's proclamation, saying there's "no guarantee" any Jet will finish out his contract with the team.
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Still, it would be surprising if the Jets went with Tebow as their starter Oct. 21 at New England. The Patriots' often-shaky defense figured Tebow out quickly last season as a starter for the Broncos. After he drove Denver to touchdowns on its first two possessions in a Dec. 18 matchup, Tebow's offense was limited to 20 points over the next seven quarters against New England, including a lopsided playoff loss.
Tebow's methodical, run-oriented way of moving the ball simply isn't a good matchup against Tom Brady and New England's quick-strike attack.


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Sangakkara's injury leaves battling tourists in total disarrayAndrew Wu
Published: December 29 2012 - 3:00AM
SRI LANKA'S far from merry Christmas may be followed by an unhappy start to the new year after the shellshocked tourists were rocked by news of a tour-ending injury to star batsman Kumar Sangakkara.
Sangakkara became the fourth member of Sri Lanka's first XI in the casualty ward after fracturing his finger while batting in Sri Lanka's meek surrender at the MCG on Friday.
The latest inductee into the 10,000-run club faces surgery and six to eight weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out for the ODI and Twenty20 games following the Test series. With the Sri Lankans not due back in the country until the 2015 World Cup, local fans may not get another chance to see him play.
The 35-year-old acknowledged as much when he raised his bat to the crowd while trudging off the MCG after being struck on the base of his left index finger by a brutal lifter from Mitchell Johnson.
Sangakkara's injury is the last thing the battling Sri Lankans needed after their woeful performance in Melbourne - their third heaviest loss in their 30-year Test history.
The innings and 201-run capitulation was also their worst defeat against Australia and their biggest thrashing since being humbled by an innings and 229 runs by South Africa in Cape Town in 2001.
Sangakkara, with half-centuries in each Test, has clearly been Sri Lanka's best performer this series and will leave a big hole in the top order, which offered little resistance in Hobart and Melbourne. His place in Sydney will almost certainly be taken by 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, who has made just four Test appearances but showed promise last summer in the ODI tri-series.
''Kumar's definitely going to be out for the whole tournament, we just got news he's got a fracture so he might undergo an operation this evening or tomorrow morning so he's definitely going to be out for the rest of the series,'' said skipper Mahela Jayawardene. Chandimal is part of the next generation of players Sri Lanka will be looking to in the coming years when batting greats Sangakkara and Jayawardene retire. ''We might have some wobbles down the line but have faith in the system and have faith in the team,'' Jayawardene said.
Sri Lanka are also in danger of being without their premier gloveman Prasanna Jayawardene, pace spearhead Nuwan Kulasekara and their leading wicket-taker Chanaka Welegedara.
Jayawardene did not keep wickets after after being diagnosed with a hairline fracture of his thumb and is no certainty to play in Sydney.
''We want to give him a few more days to see how well he can go through the pain,'' the captain said.
"Given the situation we did not want him to bat today but we'll assess him in the next few days leading up to Sydney. If he's not fit Dinesh is our reserve wicketkeeper, he'll come into the team as a wicket-keeper batsman.''
Kulasekara was sidelined in Melbourne due to soreness and has already been ruled out for the New Year Test after scans this week revealed he had a broken rib.
Welegedara is also out after straining his hamstring bowling in Australia's first innings.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/sangakkaras-injury-leaves-battling-tourists-in-total-disarray-20121228-2bz9j.html


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"The springs weren't holding up, there were leaks and erratic operation with the hydraulics system, there were weld issues, and parts were coming loose," says Zimmerman.
During a recent renovation that included six additional bays, the company installed a range of new dock equipment in its LEED Silver-certified Ohio facility. Since the upgrade, the facility has seen increased uptime, production and safety.
After years of struggling with poorly performing equipment, Zimmerman wanted a reliable solution. A friend recommended a visit from a dock equipment manufacturer with a mobile showroom. The 53-foot semi-trailer gave the Vitamix management team access to more than 20 pieces of the latest in loading dock and warehouse equipment. They could see first hand the durability of the equipment and how it operates, as wel as talk to factory representatives about how to meet their operational requirements.
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In addition, the operation of the leveler, restraint and door are coordinated electronically through sensors and programming. Operation of the powered dock equipment is tied into a combo panel on the dock wall. This setup simplifies operation, which is important because, as Zimmerman points out, "Business is booming, so we continue to hire new people at the dock."
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Al Cimaglia of MyFoxChicago.com and Sirius/XM Radio joined me tonight for the latest edition of TheThirdManIn's PuckChatter~Radio.
Al and I dissected the fallout from the Blackhawks second consecutive first round elimination, this time coming to the Phoenix Coyotes.
We analyzed what general manager Stan Bowman spotlighted as the areas his team faltered and also what he didn't say. We took a look at the supposed "core", the Hawks' inexcusable power play futility, Marian Hossa's future, Phillip Danault, Dave Bolland, who is gone, Corey Crawford, if the goaltending should be upgraded and potential changes to the roster.
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Daily - From Friday, September 27, 2013 - Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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Daily - From Friday, October 25, 2013 - Saturday, October 25, 2014
offers: bridge, Mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Indoor walking, Winakwa C.C., Mondays 10-11 a.m. Creative writing April 17 and alternating Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Catered Easter luncheon & guest speaker, April 12, noon, register by April 6; social brunch April 15, 9:30 a.m., Promenade Bistro, C130
Venue: Southwood Community Centre
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Canadian Hemophilia Society, Manitoba Chapter Charity Golf Tournament
Daily - From Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - Tuesday, September 9, 2014
The Canadian Hemophilia Society is pleased to invite you to our Golf Tournament on September 9, 2014 at Bridges Golf Course. Cost of $150 includes a light lunch and buffet dinner. Information: http://www.hemophiliamb.ca/events/golf-tournament/ or 204-775-8625
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Access River East
Daily - From Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - Wednesday, December 3, 2014
offers the following (call 204-938-5000): individual co-unselling through A&O, 204-956-6440. Support groups: 204-940-2114, diabetes, first Tuesday 10-11 a.m.; caregivers, last Thursday, noon, 1590 Henderson Hwy., register; visually impaired, second Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 1590 Henderson Hwy.;
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Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery Museum presents Through the Eye of the Figure Art Exhibition
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Sunday, September 28, 2014
In his Figurescapes, Ivan Eyre began opening up "table-top" still lives by cutting an opening to view the landscape beyond. He then used the silhouette of the figure as a window, exploring the landscape through the "eye" of the figure.
Venue: Ivan Eyre Gallery, 55 Pavilion Crescent
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery Museum presents Totems - Life in British Columbia Art Exhibition
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Phillips' first visit to the west coast was in 1927 and eventually moved there in 1960. He went on many visits to villages such as Karlukwees, Village Island, and Mamallilicoola. It is there he produced "Ten Canadian Colour Prints".
Venue: John P. Crabb Gallery, 55 Pavilion Crescent
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Hermetic Code Tour (Wednesday's)
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Have you ever wondered why the Manitoba Legislative Building has sphinxes on the roof? Have you wanted to learn the true identity of the Golden Boy and hidden meanings behind the building's mystical design? Join Frank Albo, for an unforgettable evening of magic, mystery and architectural
Venue: Manitoba Legislative Building Main Entrance, 450 Broadway
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Mennonite Heritage Village Museum presents A Growing Community Collection, 50 Years Exhibit
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Wednesday, December 31, 2014
2014 is the museum's 50th anniversary and we're going all out! We're going to pack our gallery with a pile of great pieces with fascinating stories. We can't fit them all, but we can sure try.
Venue: 231 Highway 12 North
Neighbourhood: Steinbach
Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Friday, March 20, 2015
The Museum led a group of experts from industry, the community and scientist to develop the most advance interactive simulator in Canada, The visitors challenge will be to reduce Lake Winnipeg's pollution while keeping the economy growing.
Venue: Science Gallery, The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Art Gallery presents 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc.
Daily - From Saturday, May 10, 2014 - Sunday, August 31, 2014
7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. draws on both private and public art collections to bring together 120 works including recently uncovered masterworks of the period that have not been accessible to the public for many years.
Venue: 300 Memorial Boulevard
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
The Central Plains - Pembina Valley Passport Adventure
Daily - From Thursday, May 15, 2014 - Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Wonderland Theme Garden
Daily - From Thursday, May 15, 2014 - Thursday, October 30, 2014
Theme Gardens: Alice in Wonderland Labyrinth; the Frog Prince Pond; Butterfly; Mediation and Fairy Gardens. Many varieties of birds visit here. Open daily 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m., Free Admission.
Venue: 75 Lakeview Bay
Farmers' Market
Daily - From Saturday, May 17, 2014 - Sunday, October 12, 2014
Experience fresh homemade donuts, baking, and fresh handpicked garden vegetables, wander the market and enjoy the creative landscaping alongside all the farm animals. Market hours are Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Highway 222
Neighbourhood: Arnes
Chase the Ace & Bingo
Weekly - Sunday, Tuesday, Friday - From Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - Saturday, December 27, 2014
Winnipeg South Osborne Legion BR 252 at 426 Osborne St. Come on out and try your luck Chase the Ace every Tuesday @ 6pm Bingo on Sundays & Fridays @
Venue: Winnipeg South Osborne Legion BR 252 at 426 Osborne St.
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Wonderland Theme Garden
Daily - From Friday, August 1, 2014 - Thursday, October 30, 2014
Theme Gardens: Alice in Wonderland Labyrinth; the Frog Prince Pond; Butterfly; Mediation and Fairy Gardens. Many varieties of birds visit here. Open daily 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m., Free Admission.
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Abbreviations are a convenience, a time saver, a space saver, and a way of avoiding the possibility of misspelling words. However, a price can be paid for their use. Abbreviations are sometimes not understood. They can be misread, or are interpreted incorrectly. … The person who uses an abbreviation must take responsibility for making sure that it is properly interpreted.—Neil M. Davis1
Abbreviations are used widely in medical articles, and great care should be taken to provide expansions that define these abbreviations. The AMA Manual of Style includes a straightforward rule regarding the use of abbreviations: Define abbreviations at first mention by providing the expanded term first, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, and the abbreviation is used thereafter.
But for every rule, there are exceptions.
Some Exceptions:
• Avoid creating abbreviations for terms that are easy to spell out and do not take up a lot of space. For example, it is not advisable to abbreviate "catheter ablation" as "CA" or "immune response" as "IR." Also, avoid using too many abbreviations in any one article.
• If a term is better known as an abbreviation, provide the abbreviation first with the definition following in parentheses. "The TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling) staining assay was carried out using an apoptosis detection kit."
• It is inelegant to begin sentences with abbreviations, unless the expansion is so unwieldy that using the abbreviation makes sense. The previous example, TUNEL, also works here. Rather than begin a sentence with the cumbersome expansion, it is acceptable to begin the sentence with the abbreviation TUNEL.
• Abbreviations should not be introduced in headings. If an abbreviation is being used for the first time in a heading, expand the abbreviation in the heading; then, at first mention in the running text after the heading, expand the abbreviation again, with the abbreviation following in parentheses. Use the abbreviation thereafter.
• Some very common abbreviations do not require expanding at first mention, such as AIDS, TNM, UV, and CD-ROM. A complete list of these abbreviations is provided in section 14.11, with those that do not require expansion denoted by an asterisk.
• The efficiency of using an abbreviation is lost if the abbreviation is used only one time, so as a rule of thumb, introduce an abbreviation only if it is used at least 2 or 3 times.
Items of Note:
• Tables, figures, and abstracts are treated as separate items from the text, so abbreviated terms must be reexpanded in each of these items.
• Use the appropriate article (a or an) before an abbreviation according to the sound following the article (eg, a UN resolution, an HMO plan).
• Use a lowercase s (and no apostrophe) when making abbreviations plural (eg, NSAIDs).—Lauren B. Fischer
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In the past, if at all possible, Florida would avoid bringing official visitors in on a weekend such as this. A game with a noon start against a team that the Gators should run roughshod over. They would instead prefer that top kids come in against a better opponent when the atmosphere in the Swamp and surrounding the game would be expected to be much more electric (as will be the case when UF takes on LSU in two weeks).
With that being said, this is the bye week for two of the three official visitors, and the only time they can take an official visit during their football season.
Basically, it was now or never if Florida was to get a certain five-star on campus for an official visit weekend during the season to watch a game this year.
The three official visitors will be joined by a handful of commitments, a couple of remaining 2013 targets and quite a few 2014 and 2015 targets.
Florida commitments due in on Saturday include: Crescent City (Fla.) Rivals100 defensive tackle Caleb Brantley, Tampa (Fla.) Wharton five-star defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III, Daytona Beach (Fla.) Mainland four-star linebacker Quinton Powell, Rivals250 defensive end Jordan Sherit and Rivals250 safety Nick Washington.
Gator Commits Ahmad Fulwood, Joey Ivie and Adam Lane may make it in.
Two top remaining targets who are scheduled to be on hand are Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood Rivals100 defensive end Demarcus Walker and Guyton (Ga.) South Effingham three-star running back Joshua Mercer.
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Visitors: Sept. 21, 2012
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Recruiter: D.J. Durkin
Strongside Defensive end ranking: No.
Strongside Defensive end ranking: No.
North Carolina ranking: 6
Rivals250 ranking:
North Carolina ranking: 6
Rivals250 ranking:
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Level of Interest: Medium
Others: LSU
Skinny: Right now it appears to be a two horse race for
Gilmore with Florida sitting right behind LSU. However Gilmore will have
his mother with him on the visit, and she favors the Gators. With only a
handful of prospects on hand this weekend visiting officially, expect
Florida to roll out the red carpet for the Rivals250 member. It goes
without saying, UF's current commitments will be working him on Saturday.
He is scheduled his LSU official visit for November 3.
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Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy
Primary Recruiter:
Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy
Primary Recruiter:
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Cornerback ranking: No. 3
Tennessee ranking: No.
Cornerback ranking: No. 3
Tennessee ranking: No.
Rivals100 ranking: 11
Rivals100 ranking: 11
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Level of Interest: Medium
Others: USC (Committed)
Skinny: Interestingly enough, for as highly sought after as
Ramsey is, he picked up his offer from Florida late in the process.
Despite being firmly committed to Southern Cal (his words), he has decided
to take a visit to Florida this week along with teammate and Florida
commit Max Staver. The Gators have actively been recruiting the Rivals100
member and hope to maybe sway his decision when they finally get him on
campus this weekend. The word is, he might be thinking about staying
closer to home, rather than take his game all the way out to the west
coast. USC is scheduled to get his final visit.
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Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy
Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy
Primary Recruiter: Brent Pease
Pro-style quarterback ranking: No.
Tennessee ranking: 14
Tennessee ranking: 14
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Level of Interest: Committed
Others: None
Skinny: While the signal caller will not be the only Florida
commit on campus this weekend, he will be the only one taking his official
visit. With the weekend off from high school football Staver will most
likely be busy trying to persuade his Rivals100 teammate Ramsey to join
him as part of the Gators Class of 2013. Other than that, there is no
drama involved for Staver or the quarterback position. He is solid in his
commitment to the Gators and UF isn't looking at any other quarterbacks in
this class.
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Rather than writing a long post, I'll just link to Jerry Coyne's comments as he and I seem to perpetually be on very nearly the same page.
I'll be speaking to CFI Tampa on October 16th. I plan to talk about whatever they want to talk about and I have no intention of walking into their home and telling them everything that I think is wrong with the organization.
Why not?
Because the organization, on the whole, is one that I still respect and would like to support. CFI members at the local level are some of the best people that I've met and have been great promoters of reason, discussion, conversation and fellowship (a word I'll use with a grin, and mean it).
But, as I've said before, I'm disturbed by a number of individuals in leadership positions in various skeptic and secular organizations that have explicitly or implicitly tried to ostracize outspoken atheists from their organizations. Some of them seem to be doing it for 'big tent' reasons, some are opting for a style over substance accommodationism and some have simply been duped by lies ("skepticism has nothing to say about untestable claims" or "outspoken atheists hurt the cause").
I love the idea of CFI and the JREF and dozens of other organizations. I love the people in those organizations. I greatly admire and respect many of the leaders of those organizations – even those with which I strongly disagree on some subject.
The difference is that I'd never implicitly or explicitly attempt to make them feel like they didn't belong or that they shouldn't be permitted to present their views or any of the other nonsense that has been directed at atheists.
Dr. Shook, you've been duped and dazzled by sophistry and intellectual masturbation. The "contempt for religion's intellectual side" is the result of understanding, not misunderstanding. But hey, if you'd like to send out a few free copies of your book, let me know. I think I'd like to read it…and then I'd like to have myself, Jerry Coyne, PZ Myers, and others offer reviews and commentary on it.
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SANFORD, Fla. - The events and protests for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman in Sanford last month, continue into the weekend.
Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte held a news conference Friday afternoon as an update of the investigation.
Bonaparte confirmed that Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the Sanford Police Department and into Martin's case. Bonaparte said once he has the report that shows the actions of the police department he will make a permanent decision on Lee.
Bonaparte also thanked organizers for a peaceful rally Thursday night with Rev. Al Sharpton and stressed that Sanford is open for business.
On the heels of Sharpton's rally Thursday night, which drew thousands to Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Friday there will be a hour-long prayer vigil at 7 p.m. for Martin at the Allen Chapel AME Church.
On Saturday at noon the New Black Panther Party will rally outside of Sanford police headquarters.
On Monday the Sanford City Council meeting will be held. The meeting is expected to be so packed it's moved locations to the civic center.
More schools in Miami also staged walk-outs in response to the Martin investigation Friday morning.
Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a 7-Eleven Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watchman. Zimmerman has not been spotted since the shooting, but was officially withdrawn from Seminole State College Thursday.
Zimmerman has not been arrested for Martin's death, sparking anger nationwide.
Meanwhile, Florida's governor has appointed a new prosecutor to oversee the investigation into last month's shooting.
Gov. Rick Scott late Thursday appointed Angela B. Corey to oversee the investigation into the death of Martin. State Attorney Norman Wolfinger stepped down Thursday night, along with Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, who temporarily stepped down earlier Thursday.
"The governor called me late this afternoon and I accepted his request and we will begin tomorrow to look into the facts and circumstances in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin," Corey told Local 6's sister station, WJXT in Jacksonville.
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The Girls and Women in Science Conference coordinators are looking for people who are interested in planning a lab activity for this year's conference on Saturday, April 6. All genders are encouraged to apply
For those interested in heading a lab, please submit the following no later than Monday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m.:
- Name(s) of lab head(s) and any assistant volunteers
- Lab title/idea (include a short abstract—just a few sentences will suffice—as well as general experimental guidelines/instructions)
- A list of materials you will need to successfully run the lab
- A budget estimate (how much will it cost to do your lab - each lab is allotted around $200 max)
- Any other pertinent information to successfully run the lab
Keep in mind, the labs should be simple enough for a sixth-grader to understand and complete, and easy enough to finish within a 30-45 minute time frame. Each lab period (three total) will have four participants, so keep this in mind when designing your lab. Be prepared to have enough materials for at least 12 kids.
The labs should be related to a science or math field in some way (yes, this includes the "soft" sciences: anthropology, psychology, etc.).
There will be a volunteer meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in SC 150, where organizers will announce the finalized list of labs, as well as discuss potential theme ideas for this year's conference. Come prepared with ideas!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information on GWIS, visit www.beloit.edu/gwis/info.


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Martin Biter
Having served as acting warden at Kern Valley State Prison since 2010 and chief deputy warden since 2009, Martin Biter is now officially the new warden at the facility. He has also served multiple roles at Wasco State Prison since1991, including correctional administrator, correctional captain, facility captain, correctional lieutenant and correctional sergeant. Biter was a correctional officer at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi from 1986 to 1991.


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The soccer world was stopped in its tracks Wednesday as legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced this season would be his last.
I got the reaction to the news from the Fire's resident United supporters, Patrick Nyarko and Brendan King earlier Wednesday.
Patrick Nyarko…
"I actually heard this morning before training. I had a moment. Then I had a moment to think. It's just sad. I know it's the right time but sometimes as the speculation has kept on going you start to think it's never going to happen. You think he's going to be there until he dies.
"I guess he's made his decision it's just a tough one because he's simply irreplaceable. He's given the club so much and as he said he left the club in the best possible state.
"I'm curious to see who the next manager is going to be. I'm sure whoever it is he'll take after Sir Alex. He can't be him but he can follow the tradition and apply his philosophies to keep the club at a top-level.
"I'd absolutely be alright with the next guy being David Moyes. That guy's demeanor and his success with Everton with a smaller budget make me feel he'd be successful at United. I think he's a player's coach, every player he's had plays hard for him.
"To go to a bigger club like Manchester United, he'll have a lot more flexibility and I think he'd be really successful. I'd vouch for him and I hope the United faithful would be behind him."
Brendan King…
"It's a sad day. I woke up and checked my Twitter – that's how I found out. You knew at some point it had to come to an end.
"It's pretty sad but at the same time it's great to celebrate what he's achieved. I grew up a United fan and he's the only manager I've known there.
"Sir Alex is such an iconic figure around Old Trafford and in the English game and he'll forever be the greatest manager there. It'll be pretty weird to see someone else sitting where he was – I don't know if they'll be chewing gum or not but it'll be sad to see someone else step in."


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MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – An Edgewood police officer who was involved in a deadly crash in Madison County over the weekend has been charged.
Investigators say 41-year-old James D. Foutch rear-ended a car causing the crash on State Road 32, north of Lapel, Sunday afternoon. The crash killed Jesse Sperry, a passenger inside the car, and injured his 9 months pregnant wife Rebecca, who was driving. She was later induced and delivered a healthy baby girl.
The following charges have been filed against Foutch:
- Operating while intoxicated causing death, a Class B felony
- Operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, a Class D felony
- Reckless driving, as a Class A misdemeanor
- Reckless homicide, a Class C felony
Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson said that on April 7, a search warrant was obtained to search and removed the Crash Data Recorder from Foutch's vehicle. It was recovered and downloaded by a certified re-constructionist. Information on the Crash Data Recorder showed the vehicle was traveling at approximately 92 miles per hour and indicated no braking.
Foutch is a 12-year veteran of the department. Investigators said he was off-duty and in his personal car when the crash happened. He was placed on administrative leave after the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
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Prepare to be charmed by this Birmingham garden and home.
It wasn't until stationery designer Prentiss Douthit fell head over heels for a Birmingham garden—and the house that came with it—that he began to appreciate his family's horticultural roots.More
When Prentiss Douthit says he was born with a green thumb, he isn't exaggerating much. Douthit has been digging in the dirt since the age of 5—not that he always enjoyed it. "My parents owned a flower shop and nursery in Decatur, Alabama," the stationery designer explains. And unlike most florists, his mother and father grew all the roses they arranged. "My brothers and I had to tend those plants until we each left for college. I hated it."
In this photo: Buddy—Douthit's "mutt from heaven"—relaxes in front of the 1937 Tudor cottage, covered in a mix of 'Veilchenblau' and 'New Dawn' climbing roses.
So you can imagine Douthit's surprise four years ago, when he found himself bidding on a 1937 brick Tudor in Birmingham because he'd fallen hard for the garden—planted with more than 25 different roses. "As soon as I pulled into the driveway, I loved the property so much, I would have bought it without seeing the inside of the house," Douthit recalls. "Luckily, that blew me away, too. It's the homiest home imaginable—a perfect little English cottage that just wraps its arms around you. It has a very humble soul."
In this photo: In the den, floral pillows by Louise Body dress up an estate-sale sofa. Douthit created the coffee table by topping a gilded metal base with a flagstone paver. He amassed the collection of 1950s metal fans while still in college.
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Judge Victor Hill said Wednesday that he plans to issue a ruling Monday in a lawsuit that has sought access to evidence in the slayings of 8-year-olds Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers.
Three men, known as the West Memphis Three, were convicted as teenagers for the murders. Those convictions were set aside in 2011 and they were released as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Hill said Wednesday he tentatively dismissed a prosecutor from the case, but he said he'll wait issue a final decision next week after reading new filings.