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|RiffTrax Shorts Volume 2 - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Actors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett
Director: Various
Genres: Comedy
NR 2009 1hr 50min
Remember the instructional films your teachers used to show you whenever they wanted to sneak out for a smoke, or just nap in the back of the classroom? They're back! Only this time, Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Mur... more »
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"Are you a Mr. Bungle?"
Andrew McCaffrey | Satellite of Love, Maryland | 06/23/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Rifftrax is a spin-off or sequel to "Mystery Science Theater 3000" where three of the writers/performers from that show sell both mp3 files of movie mocking commentaries (which you sync up manually with the big studio's DVD release) and straight-to-DVD features where the commentary has already been synchronised up with a movie (usually a low-budget, public domain film) . I have found the feature length Rifftraxs to be hit-or-miss; some of them are great, but others leave me a little cold.
However, this is the second release they have made of commentaries over old industrial training shorts. These short films are a hold-over from the old MST3k days, and the shorts they tackled oftentimes resulted in producing some of their funniest material. Where would MST3k history be without Mr. B. Natural, Coily the Spring Sprite or a Date With Your Family?
And like Rifftrax's first volume of short films, the riffers do a great job of selecting nutty, bizarre material and interspersing quips, puns and observations into the already full sea of non sequiturs and nonsense.
Due to a variety of circumstances, I had actually previously viewed some of these short features in their original unmolested form before Rifftrax had added their commentary. So not only was I looking forward to watching their take on these, I also knew exactly how goofy, confusing and strange some of their starting material was.
This single DVD collection puts together nine short films which had previously been for sale via the Rifftrax website.
1) ONE GOT FAT. A bicycle safety film in which the protagonists are small children wearing disturbing, distorted ape masks. Charmingly, all but one of the kids are horribly killed or maimed by ignoring simple safety precautions while bicycling to a picnic. The precocious child then eats the lunches of his fallen peers in lieu of mourning.
2) LUNCHROOM MANNERS. School children watch a rude and clumsy puppet (Mr. Bungle). This short and lightweight demonstration causes all the children to radically alter their entire behavior for the rest of their lives.
3) EACH CHILD IS DIFFERENT. An instructional film intended for elementary school teachers. If not for the merciless mocking, this would be an incredibly depressing experience. Adults are taught that individual children may have horrifically dark, bleak and disturbing home lives.
4) WHY DOESN'T CATHY EAT BREAKFAST? A film which asks a question and then refuses to answer it. An absolutely pointless film as far as I could tell. This short is paired with PETALUMA CHICKEN which is equally confusing, featuring a chef attempting to make the world's largest omelette with help from an oversized spoon and women who do aerobics in a giant bowl. Two utterly incomprehensible movies.
5) ACT YOUR AGE. A high schooler caught defacing a desk decides to chart his way towards maturity with the help of statistics and focused polling of his family and peers.
6) HARM HIDES AT HOME. A normal suburban crossing guard is tracked by a U.F.O and given strange alien powers. She becomes Safety Woman, whose abilities are limited to providing her neighborhood children with lessons about fire safety coupled with instant teleportation. Given the description, you'd think the producers were trying to use humor to provide kids with a valuable lesson. But for some reason, the film takes its alien-enhanced heroine very seriously.
7) COFFEE HOUSE RENDEZVOUS. I'm not exactly clear on who this film is aimed at, but its message is that coffee houses of the '60s are a great place for young people to hang out. Features frequent close-ups of coffee and also a lot of sounds coming out of some kind of musical instruments.
8) ARE YOU POPULAR? I've watched this short two times now, and I still don't see how it answers the title question. Instead, it solemnly informs teenage boys that if they wish to date teenage girls, they must schedule their encounter some time before the evening in question. I wouldn't have thought it would take ten minutes to make that basic point.
9) GOOD HEALTH PRACTICES. The distillation of every food health film you've ever seen. Disturbingly, this must contain the most references to urination and defecation than any other film of its era.
Usually, the more outrageous or ridiculous the short, the more fun was to be had from MST3k/Rifftrax. The films here are certainly absurd and Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett get in a lot of excellent jokes. They aren't merely rehashing the jokes from their MST3k days, but it certainly has a very familiar flavor.
(One thing to note is that unlike some of the other straight-to-DVD Rifftrax, here there is no option to view the material without the riffing commentary. Given that most of these films are available freely on-line that probably won't be a problem for anyone dying to hear every available line of dialog in its original unscathed condition.)"
Rifftrax give George some more beans...
McGillicutty | The Sooner Nation | 09/04/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Rifftrax Shorts Vol. 2
Another collection of 9 riff-tastic shorts from former MST3K and current Rifftrax performers Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. Most deal with improving the manners of American youth and health practices and like the first volume is very entertaining for the riff lover in all of us.
Highlights start with "Lunchroom Manners", a short featured on Pee-Wee Herman's HBO special back in the '80's. It's very funny stuff but I was surprised that Mike, Kevin, & Bill missed some obvious targets, listen for the narrator's line "...and he knew what else he wanted." and see just what the boys overlooked. "Each Child is Different", which shows children with different problems at home gets a prime blasting from the Rifftrax trio. The line "Give George some more beans" is right up there with MST3K classic phrase "Watch out for Snakes!" from "Eegah". Few shorts are more weird than "Coffee House Rendezvous", which promotes establishing "coffee clubs" on college campuses for the betterment of the students. Coffee, bad music, and lots of smoking probably didn't convince a lot of university presidents of the idea, but it is funny stuff.
"One Got Fat", narrated by Everett Edward Horton, famous for the "Fractured Fairy Tales" on the Rocky 'n Bullwinkle Show is a pretty tough one to sit through despite some decent riffing. I guess seeing children in disturbing monkey masks will do that. "Are You Popular" has the strobed look of a Youtube video on dial-up. And "Safety: Harm Hides at Home" is pure 70's pain, seemingly influenced by that Saturday morning fave "Isis".
My favorite riff happens at the end of the "Cathy" short from Bill, "Stop the projector? Why didn't we do that four minutes ago?"
The DVD itself is pretty bare bones with no extras, but should be expected for the 10 buck price tag. Let us hope that the Rifftrax trio keeps putting out more winners like this."
But I Don't WEAR a Belt!
JennMars | NJ | 06/19/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Just bought Rifftrax Shorts #1 and laughed so hard I started choking at the lake scene in "Drugs are Like that." I turned off the DVD player and got on the computer and ordered Volume 2. The boys have still got it!"


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that manatees once were thought by sailors to be mermaids, hence the scientific name "Sirenia" for the zoological order unifying manatees and dugongs. The word "Sirenia" came from the word "siren." "Sirens" are legendary Greek sea beauties that lured sailors in to the sea. It is thought that old-time mermaid sightings were actually sirenians rather than mythical half women, half fish.
|Name (Scientific)
|Trichechus manatus
|Name (English)
|West Indian Manatee
|Name (French)
|Lamantin d'Amérique du nord
|Name (German)
|Westindisches Manatee
|Name (Spanish)
|Lamantino norteamericano
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|Appendix I and II (populations between Honduras and Panama)
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|Florida Manatee: Around Florida (Keys) and gulf of Mexico, during hot summers even up to Rhode Island
Antillean Manatee: throughout the Caribbean, along the eastern coast of Central America and the northern coast of South America.
|Shallow coastal areas, shallow rivers, estuaries, and lakes
|Wild population
|Unknown, but decreasing (Red List IUCN 2011)
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|80 reported to ISIS (2007)
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Manatees are of major educational interest, as they are the most aquatic herbivore mammals. They are also good ambassador species for promoting the conservation of estuaries, coastal mangrove swamps, and freshwater habitats.
The West Indian manatee is a endangered species listed in Appendix I of CITES. Zoo associations in two major regions therefore undertake efforts to maintain selfsustaining ex situ populations through coordinated breeding programmes.

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New Hanover Co. School Board budget committee seeks millions from county
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Earlier this month Governor Pat McCrory said he wanted to increase pay for young teacher, and now the New Hanover County School Board could ask for millions in funding to make that possible.
"What it comes down to with the amount of time we put in is not equitable with the amount of pay that we earn," said teacher Chris Meek.
With North Carolina teachers ranking 48th in pay Governor McCrory recently asked the general assembly to mandate a minimum annual salary of $33,000 next year for teachers with less than seven years of experience.
To prepare for that demand, a budget committee is proposing that the New Hanover County School Board ask the County Commission for close to $4.5 million more than they received last year.
"Teachers control the future more than anybody else," said New Hanover County Commission Chairman Woody White. "It's imperative that we pay them more than anybody else and it's imperative that we pay them as much as we can afford."
The district's current proposal budgets for McCrory's plan to be approved, and all New Hanover County teachers with more than seven years' experience to receive a local supplement increase.
"Every county has teacher supplements, so our county would be adding on to that, and increasing our supplement," said White. "We're 34th in the state and we need to get that supplement high so we can retain and recruit the very best in North Carolina so that our kids can have the very best education that we can afford them."
While New Hanover County teachers welcome the raise some question whether the school board is going about it the right way.
"When there asking the county to pick up the state's responsibility it's unfair to the county," said Meek. "While it is a welcome increase for teachers in the county there are other employees in the county who have not received raises."
A New Hanover County school's spokeswoman says the board has a number of other options on the table if the general assembly doesn't approve McCrory's plan, or if the county can't fund the full $4.5 million.
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Class signups start on March 1st at 12 Noon then again May 1st at 12 Noon
Classes teach Juniors to sail, kayak, paddleboard, and windsurf and progress through a range of abilities. All classes are included with membership. Classes are not cancelled for rain or foul weather; please dress accordingly. In the event of lightning or unsafe winds, the class will occur inside. During the time period that a class is in session, an instructor is keeping track of all enrolled students and will take attendance. When the class is over, students are free to leave the building if they wish, since many of our members take the T on their own to get to and from our facility. Students are also welcome and encouraged to stay here and take advantage of their ability to use any boat for which they are rated at any time during Junior Program hours.
Classes are named for the rating or skills toward which the students are working and most classes have a prerequisite rating. Ratings determine the boats the sailor may use and the wind conditions in which they may sail, green being light wind, yellow medium wind and red heavy wind. Sailors are encouraged to practice their skills in open sailing. Sailors may test for a rating when wind conditions warrant any time the Junior Program is open. Students may re-take classes, but we strongly encourage them to practice their sailing in open sailing and test when they are ready.
It is highly recommended that your child attends all class sessions; this will directly impact their success in learning the class material. Missing the first class session without letting the front office or program director know may result in losing your spot to a child on the waitlist.
*Please note that Juniors are meant to progress through classes one at a time. They cannot be signed up for multiple classes of one type. In addition, they cannot be signed up for the next level class until they pass the first. We specifically stagger the opening of classes so more will open throughout the summer, which allows Juniors to progress from class to class. Because of high class demand, we are not able to guarantee class sign up, especially for advanced classes*
We'll be hosting a Mainsail class for 5 consecutive Sundays this Spring.
Class Dates: Sundays – 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 9:30am to 12:00pm
Spring classes cost an additional fee on a sliding scale ($1 – $50)
Sign up now through our online portal!
Introductory Classes
Duration: 5 days; 3 hours/day
Class size: 16
Students obtain their Mercury Green Rating and Kayak Rating upon passing this class. Students will learn the fundamentals of sailing on the Cape Cod Mercury Sailboat, a 15-foot sloop. This class covers all the basics including rigging, safety rules, and sailing maneuvers. Students will also learn the basics of kayaking.
Duration: 5 days; 3 hours/day
Class size: 16
This class covers the same skills as the Learn-to-Sail class and is specifically geared toward 10 – 12 year olds.
Duration: 1 day; 1 hour
Class size: 16
The Mercury Green Review covers basic sailing skills and CBI procedures for Juniors who had their Mercury Green rating in a previous summer or Juniors who have sailing experience outside CBI. Juniors who had their Mercury Green rating previously may sign-up for the Mainsail Class without taking this review. Students obtain their Mercury Green Rating upon passing this class.
Duration: 1 day; 1.5 hour
Class size: 20
Kayak Adventure allows Juniors to paddle to new and distant places not normally allowed! Kayak Adventures are closely supervised by an instructor for safety. Students obtain their Kayak Rating upon passing this class.
Duration: 1 day, 1 hour
Class size: 12
Our Stand-Up-Paddle boards are a great and aerobic way for kids to enjoy the Charles River. This class will go over technique and form, as well as explain the rules and procedures for using the "SUPs" during Junior Program hours. Students obtain their Stand Up Paddleboard Rating upon passing this class.
Intermediate Classes
Duration: 5 days; 2.5 hours/day
Class size: 12
This class prepares students to take the Mercury Yellow Test. The Mainsail class focuses on polishing the skills learned in Learn-to-Sail. This class focuses on sail trim, boat handling, upwind sailing, and skills needed to sail in heavier winds.
Sailors are encouraged to practice their skills in open sailing. Sailors may test for their yellow rating when wind conditions warrant any time the Junior Program is open. Students may re-take this class, but we strongly encourage them to practice their sailing in open sailing and test when they are ready.
Duration: 1 day; 1.5 hours
Class size: 12
Mercury Yellow Review helps students who have already taken Mainsail refresh their knowledge and prepare for the Yellow test. This class will review sailing principles covered in Mainsail, and teach sailors the tips and tricks they'll need when they get on the water to test. The class is open to anyone who has taken the Mainsail class. It is suggested that the class is used alongside free sailing to practice their skills and get more time on the tiller.
Duration: 5 days; 2.5 hours/day
Class size: 14
This class prepares students to take the Mercury Red Test. This class focuses on the use of the second Mercury sail, the jib. Students will apply and expand the basic skills learned in the Learn-to-Sail and Mainsail Classes. When a jib is added to the mix, sailing becomes even more fun and sailors really learn to work together as skipper and crew.
Sailors are encouraged to practice their skills in open sailing. Sailors may test for their red rating when wind conditions warrant any time the Junior Program is open. Students may re-take this class, but we strongly encourage them to practice their sailing in open sailing and test when they are ready.
Advanced Classes
Duration: 5 days; 2 hours/day
Class size: 6
This class begins with a land-simulator session, to introduce proper form and sail-handling. The class then goes out on the water to apply their newly-learned techniques.
Duration: 4 days; 2 hours/day
Class size: 6
Keelboat is a four day class that will go over the fundamentals of keelboat sailing and will teach students to sail our two keelboats; the Sonar and the Ideal 18.
Duration: 4 days; 2.5 hours/day
Class size: 6
The Laser is one of the fastest and most fun boats we have! This class covers rigging the boat and more advanced techniques appropriate to Laser sailing. Sailors will also be introduced to the basics of racing. Students will have to go in the water at points of the class, so make sure to bring a change of clothes.
Duration: 4 days; 2.5 hours/day
Class size: 12
The 420 is fast, fun and easy to learn. This class covers how to rig and sail the 420 with a crew. Sailors will also be introduced to the basics of racing. Students should be prepared to get wet and bring a change of clothes.
Other Classes
Duration: 5 days; 3 hours/day
Racing skills are honed through practices and CBI weekly racing series. The team competes in regattas at sailing centers throughout the area. Please see the 'Racing' section for more information. If your junior sailor is new to CBI but has prior racing experience, and they would like to join the race team, please contact the Race Coach, Niko Kotsatos at [email protected].
Duration: 1 day; 1.5 hours
Class size: 16
Community Boating's Environmental Science program is a STEM program which utilizes sailing as a vessel to explore environmental science, engineering, technology, and math. This program is based off of U.S. Sailing's REACH curriculum, which is a STEM education program created through collaboration between classroom teachers and sailing instructors. Students will have a chance to participate in several experiential learning activities such as building their own anemometer, exploring buoyancy by building clay boats, and learning about weather patterns by creating clouds-in-a-jar. In addition, students will learn about environmental conservation and protecting the flora and fauna of the Charles River.
Through this program, older and more experienced juniors sailors have the opportunity to shadow instructors and assist with teaching classes. They can also help sailors rig up on the front of the dock, and take new sailors for boat rides. This program teaches many valuable skills that go beyond our sailing programs such as responsibility, community, and being self-sufficient. In addition, participants can earn community service hours that can be used at school or on college applications.
For more information on the IIT program, see the Instruction-In-Training page on our website.
CBI-RoboSail combines robotics and sailing into an exciting engineering challenge! Kids will program a model sailboat (1 m long, 2 m tall) to sail a course. Our students will learn new skills in computer programming, electronics, and mechanisms. They will deepen their understanding of the physical principles and strategies involved in sailing by creating algorithms that translate their sailing knowledge into code for a robot.The course is being led by Diane Brancazio, a CBI member, volunteer instructor, and local science/engineering teacher. Funding for boats, electronics and on-board mini-computers is provided a by a generous donor. Volunteers with technical skills and training on this system will serve as mentors to student teams.
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11:46am Q: How does mood fit into personalized search? Is it an emerging trend or a fad?
Tabke: Vertical search engines making a comeback. The technology is out there. Don't overlook it.
Weitz: This is what we call faceted search. Take "Brad Pitt" and look at metadata (like Yahoo!) presents facets to look "around" Brad Pitt.
Cornett: Did something as an April Fool's, we launched something as are you liberal or conservative – returned news related to bias. Faceted stuff has a certain limitation.
11:43am Q: Do you see search becoming more social?
Tabke: Google's already doing this – ranking Tweeters by some method.
Murray: Social sites becoming more frequented, so that becomes important to the search engines.
Weitz: If you search Bing.com/twitter, we're pulling up the most talked about links within a topic. But we also have an algorithm that determines authority of a Tweeter. That trend will continue.
Q: Searches for answers. Search engines play role of directing users to the answers. If you're a site built around engines, you rely on search traffic. But if search engines answer the question, do I ever get to that site? Are search engines becoming more than just indexing information but providing information? Are we shooting ourselves in the foot b/c we're providing information but not sending traffic?
Cornett: It isn't just one site that has a good answer. Users are frustrated. They have to click through all of it and check it out. You're brining us that semantic information to provide the user. They see that you have value, but you may have to see it as a loss leader.
Weitz: For example, weather results come through provider partnership. But with recipe search, we leverage data from recipe sites – show kid-friendly or 4 star spicy. When people do click, it's a much more qualified click. Either compensate through partnership or help user make a decision.
Murray: Still a large number of queries with no answer. People are going to click on links that really matter to them.
Tabke: We wanted to move to a model similar to what we do with YouTube – give them a taste or a sniff. But make them come to your page for the answer. Not advocating cloaking. Not necessarily a paywall.
Murray: It does come down to your content distribution strategy.
11:35am Now time for questions from the audience.
11:34am Q: (missed it – sorry!)
Tabke: Look at stats about ReTweets – almost all have URL. That's a huge signal for search engines to use.
Cornett: Where is the attention right now? Where is the attention shifting throughout the day. Look at the FourSquares of the world – and the Twitters – that info isn't being shared anywhere else.
11:33am Q: Real-time search
Cornett: We've signed deals with Facebook and Twitter to get access to that data. Twitter integration shows real-time Tweets on trending topics. Obviously a great way to augment something we already know. Try to balance freshness and relevance. Don't just blast raw Tweets – too much spam.
Tabke: Your brand is not on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. It's everywhere. Use trends to influence. Start thinking holistically.
Murray: If a single web page no longer reigns supreme, your brand is no longer in your hands. Envision a world where your site is a data aggregation site. Distribute your content everywhere. Funnel your YouTube channel into your website. Get people to create content for you. It could be that way in the not too distant future. Then, whatever comes in, you integrate it in.
Weitz: People confuse real-time with social a lot. When I think real-time I think of Twitter, but I also think of multimedia generated. The challenge for all engines is to really understand what those discreet chunks of data are directly and what's surrounding them. Use as hints to make sense of real-time information.
11:26am Q from Murray: Are their privacy concerns in personalization?
Cornett: Over a year ago, people were less comfortable. But now with FB, Twitter, people sharing. Yahoo! is very transparent. People can turn personalization off. The search engines that will gain your trust will be transparent about it and give you control.
Weitz: If I don't want people to know I'm searching Britney Spears a lot, I can clear that history.
11:24am Q: Personalized search: where do you see it going and how do you see it changing search?
Cornett: Starting to be more intelligent. Looking at history and starting to be much smarter.
Murray: As an advertiser, would you be willing to pay more for that?
Tabke: Ranking reports don't mean what they used to be. From a user standpoint, personalized search is way ahead. But as marketers, makes it tougher.
Weitz: Accomplish a tremendous amount of personalization with very few variables. Where you are, what time of day can get you a ton of a way down the path. Some people miss the serendipity of what search can provide. So when you get to a certain level, you're reinforcing what they already know. Some people search to explore.
11:20am Q: How does paid side keep up with algorithmic side?
Murray: You're already seeing some of it. SIte links, comparison ad formats, etc. All of innovation being done on user side. Get best answer right away. Can apply that to paid side.
Weitz: Imagine getting down the path, new ad models will arise. Opportunity for targeting because someone has gone down an intent path.
11:17am Q: How could this object view apply to a paid model?
Cornett: Ad presentation could have a video. Reach people typically seen through display but through search.
11:16am Q: Give structure to your website to help engines see as an object.
Cornett: Open standards. Semantic tags. We know what's a phone number, an image, etc. People who participate and show immediate value on the page – you'll see better results.
Murray: Simplify messaging will help you stand out.
Tabke: Partner with engines. In the future, you could search taxes and a Turbo Tax feature could show and you'll start doing your taxes right there. (Everyone on the panel is shaking their heads yes).
Weitz: Opportunities from a tagging perspective – but also become an expert in a vertical.
11:09am Q: What's next?
Weitz: Understanding query intent, verticalization less noticeable, and getting things done faster
Cornett: Agrees on understanding intent. When we don't know, that's when we use blended search – giving options. Then look at clicks. If clicking on images, show more images.
Tabke: Answers – getting them as fast and as few clicks possible. Makes job of search marketers difficult.
Murray: What it's going to force marketers to look at "What does my search shelf look like?" Videos, images, etc. Certain categories will lend themselves more to YouTube than others. Know your category – understand your assets. No longer about metatags, but "What's my content strategy?" More holistic.
11:08am Panel time. Other panelists are Robert Murray, CEO iProspect and Brett Tabke, CEO WebmasterWorld.com. Moderator is Graham Mudd, VP, Search and Media, comScore
11:07am Getting things done
Richer interactions on search results page. Search within neighborhoods. Doesn't go to new page, brings in new map in search results.
Then share on Facebook, email, etc.
11:05am Explore what matters
95% of queries are about a thing
Is there a single page on the web that represents a thing? Is there a single page about an iPhone?
Create a different type of web that connects things to each other. Who are the different music artists? Who listens to them?
Search for a movie, see on the left side, surface different things. Search Avatar, see link for Sigourney Weaver on the left.
Same thing for a celebrity. A lot of people search Yahoo! for celebrities. Ex: search for "Tom Cruise" see Tweets, News, Photos, and on left rail – people connected to Tom Cruise (i.e. Katie Holmes) – plus related movies.
Clicking and exploring
Launched at CTIA this morning – Sketch and search. Draw along a map the area you're interested in – and that's the area searched.
11:02am Finding things faster – Search Assist moved to the front page (query suggestion feature). Jump right to athlete in Yahoo! Sports or a Stock Quote. That's an answer directly in the Search Assist layer.
Faster query reformulation. Starting to see related concepts and entities. For "taxes" I'm not showing search completion anymore – I'm showing things like IRS or Turbo Tax. People making a cognitive decision right there on the page – either bail or don't know what they're looking for.
11:00am 3 areas of focus
1. Find things faster
2. Explore what matters
3. Getting things done.
Most of the time you search, it's not for fun. You're trying to get something done.
10:58am Search is evolving
Retrieval > ranking > diversity > answers
There are too many good answers on the web
Go beyond answers to use technology to inspire
We're learning a lot about you. Can we give you information before you even know to ask.
10:56am Larry Cornett, VP Consumer Products, Yahoo! Search takes the mic. "I'm going to build off of what Stefan said because that's what we do. Build on top of what Bing does." Laughs from the room.
10:55am Knowledge = content, services, media real time + user experience
10:54am Our vision of search is to deliver knowledge. Detecting intent involves understanding who, where, others, semantic – and the use of elves.
10:52am 8 years of progress in the web and still 10 blue links. What other technology do you have that's 8 years old that you still want to use?
10:49am The new services on the web, Gowalla, Rummble, Twitter, etc. Rich information captured. Engines are fairly blind to services such as OpenTable or Taxi Magic. Weitz has a need to find a place to play squash. Again, I think it's European.
10:49am The web has grown so much, but we're still optimizing for the old contextual way.
10:48am Stefan Weitz, Director of Bing, takes the mic. And yes, it's Stefan not Steven. Very European or something.
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Rapids edged out by Yokohama in Hawaii
Hiroaki Namba scored twice for Yokohama FC in the Japanese club's 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids in the second semifinal of the Hawaiian Islands Invitational on Thursday night.
Yokohama will play in Saturday's final against Busan I'Park FC (South Korea), which beat Melbourne Heart FC (Australia) 1-0 on Yu Ji-hun's goal in a penalty kick tiebreaker.
Namba headed the ball into the goal in the 56th minute at Aloha Stadium off an assist from Toyoma Uchida. Following a Rapids foul, Uchida restarted play with a right-footed blast from about 25 yards out.
He found Namba near the top of the 6-yard box and his header went to the left of Colorado goalkeeper Matt Pickens and into the net.
Namba also scored in the 63rd minute off an assist from Takahiro Nakazato. The ball was sent across the 18-yard box and redirected from Nakazato to Namba, who was open on the far post.
Colorado's Drew Moor scored on a header in the 73rd minute, off a corner kick from Omar Cummings.
In the first semifinal, Jeon Sang-wook made four saves during the penalty kick tiebreaker before Yu Ji-hun's game-winner.
After a scoreless regulation, the teams bypassed overtime and went straight to penalty kicks. Choi Kwang-hee, Yoon Dong-min, Rodrigues Mota Junior and Yu scored for Busan, which converted four of its seven penalty kicks.
Zac Walker, Dusan Bosjnak and Joshua Groenewald scored on their attempts for Melbourne.
Yu's left-footed shot found the right side of the goal, while Melbourne goalie Vendran Janjetovic dived left.
Colorado and Melbourne Heart FC will play in the third-place match before Saturday's final.


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Nuclear power has come a long way in terms of safety, but it can't shake a decades-old stigma.
Scientists say nuclear power is actually safer than coal power and produces fewer emissions than burning fossil fuels.
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So why haven't we scaled up our use of nuclear power?
Tech mogul Peter Thiel recently wrote an op-ed for the "The New York Times," pointing out what he thinks is the biggest roadblock that's keeping nuclear power from taking off:
Crucially, these new [reactor] designs may finally overcome the most fundamental obstacle to the success of nuclear power: high cost. Designs using molten salt, alternative fuels and small modular reactors have all attracted interest not just from academics but also from entrepreneurs and venture capitalists like me ready to put money behind nuclear power.
However, none of these new designs can benefit the real world without a path to regulatory approval, and today's regulations are tailored for traditional reactors, making it almost impossible to commercialize new ones.
Many scientists agree that we should scale up our use of nuclear power, and the topic has come up several times at the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Paris.
"Nuclear, especially next-generation nuclear, has tremendous potential to be part of the solution to climate change," former NASA scientist James Hansen said during a panel discussion in Paris, according to ClimateWire. "The dangers of fossil fuels are staring us in the face. So for us to say we won't use all the tools [such as nuclear energy] to solve the problem is crazy."
Some took the idea even farther. Ken Caldeira, a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institute for Science said nuclear power is the only carbon-free power source capable of meeting the world's growing demand, according to World Nuclear News.
But the role that nuclear power plays in global electricity generation has steadily declined in the last couple decades, falling from 17% in 1993 to 11% in 2012, according to Phys.org.
Until new types of nuclear power gets approval and funding, it's likely the trend will continue — at least in the US.
Thiel says the next move is up to President Obama:
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So far, the answer would have to be no — unless he seizes this moment. Supporting nuclear power with more than words is the litmus test for seriousness about climate change. Like Nixon's going to China, this is something only Mr. Obama can do. If this president clears the path for a new atomic age, American scientists are ready to build it.


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The Bubble Explodes, Bring on the "ESF"…Essential Survival Fundamentals
I started this installment after witnessing the embarrassment that is the US presidential debates part two. I couldn't endure it all, so I went back to watching "Discount Double Check" (Aaron Rodgers) battle the NY Giants. With that said, let's apply some remedial outside the box thinking before getting into the titled subject matter.
Imagine being an unknown visitor to the US, and witnessing the junior high school behavior that is our debate process. I would suspect a phrase like "Banana Republic" would come to mind rather easily. That being said, without election chicanery Trump looks to be a "shoe-in," but what does that mean to the bubble machinery already in a "stretched overload?" My guess it will "Explode," with an assist by outside elite forces or by Trump himself, or both.
This election may trigger the final bubble explosions and that has been my thesis for two years now. To put it simply, if Trump is elected and does the right thing from a business and economic perspective, then the paper markets will blow sky high, and the pain begins in the US. Why would he do that? Simple, its the best way to rebuild from the approaching paper train wreck. It's actually the only option. Bomb it, and suck the oxygen out of it, or in this instance suck the QE out of the economy. A possible first step that could show foreign business partners, who are still nervously holding US paper, that we are taking responsible steps to correct our "printing press mistakes." After that, if you ain't a " hands-on-doer" here in the USA, we ain't going to need ya! So the $64,000.00 question becomes, "After she blows, then what?"
At a minimum it is ESF time. That ain't the typical ESF, the Exchange Stabilization Fund, it is the more Sixpack friendly "Essential Survival Fundamentals!" It's an ESF summary, one that I will follow up on with a message about the easiest trading odds in world history. More after the news that will eventually hint at the remedies for these monster bubbles soon to be losing "paper-fiat-air"………… And don't dare miss the "Financial News Comedy Insert" starring John Travolta & Team Roguemoney, and it's great historical financial message….as well as the last segment in this installmnet, "The Easiest Winning Trade in World History!"
A Rogue Report Update: Please note that in the "Rogue Report" a complete analysis of time and it's effects on the DHAP list was undertaken. Weighting was assigned for each item to visualize the overall value of the DHAP list. Alternatively you can't equate the DHAP rating system with my new acronym the ESF "Essential Survival Fundamentals." The ESF, as I view it, would not give as much value to barter along with a few other ratings techniques used for the DHAP in the "Rogue Report." The DHAP in the report assumes a completed effort, that is weighted in value for each of the 33 items listed, which would not be the goal for a "Essential Survival Fundamentals" list.
News that is Beginning to Shed More Light
I would have started another "who gives a shit" category winner with this one, but in reality it is pertinent, especially based on the recent presidential debates.
I mean, think about the 3rd world crap in the above link, and then tie it to a presidential debate with one of the candidate's spouses and a former "two time" president, or should that be "two timing," sitting in the audience staring at women he once abused. That ain't the only tension or junior high school drama on display. Tension is hard and fast as the "two timer" watches his spouse be threatened with criminal prosecution should the election not go her way. Yeah, we're number "1" all right, that is if you don't count the eastern powerhouse countries. In all honesty the headliner to the link above is classier with respect to the truth than our election process. After all, the Jenner and Kardashian crowd ain't trying to run for president. They are what they are, but it now looks like they could qualify as presidential material. It's all "Dirty Laundry"…..
Mrs. WG Alert: In all fairness to Mr. Trump, it's hard to keep your feet out of the cow patties, when you are staring at a competitor that is a piece of cow flop. And here is a Mrs. WG election alert. She informed me she saw an on-line video which pointed out that since the political process began, Trump has shown signs of being more humble, and Hitlery clearly has not. Interesting observation indeed, which makes you wonder, maybe a higher power is influencing Mr. Trump. Mrs. WG
Uh-oh, it appears in the next link the Vampire Squid is a little late to the party. Unreal…..
I guess regarding the above link the phrase, "they should have known," certainly applies. After all, it's the banks that are the very facilitators of the subprime auto fiasco. So with respect to this announcement by Goldman Sucks, and in the eyes of an unsuspecting Sixpack audience, they appear to be the great prognosticators of the financial markets. When all they are really doing is pulling the paper plug that they originally installed. Pulling it because the last "ponzi-scheme-pigeon" has reached in his or her pockets to buy something they couldn't afford in the first place. I wrote about this before, and I suspect there is a reader out there who is saying, "Well don't blame the banks WG, I don't go around buying things I can't afford!" Good for you and you are right, but for those less fortunate in the realm of worldly finance, is it their faults that they got the loans, or instead the faults of the guys who knew they weren't risk worthy of the loans to begin with?
Oh, and while we are all feeling so cocky about our financial skills, those skills at seeing past the fraud, don't count yourself out of the "moron-basket" just yet. The banksters are very likely to bail in your bank accounts to cover those unworthy debtors and the unwarranted debts that they can't pay. How smart are ya feeling now? Thus the reason for Dodd Frank language, and the reduction in SAR's limits on cash withdrawals. You are still being corralled and you are a subprime auto loan participant, stick that in your pipe and smoke it. "GOTS" anyone? "Get Out of The System" (again tip of the hat to Jim Sinclair)…….
Hey, maybe this next link is indicative of the topping process to the Goldman prediction in the above link…..
Again, and to be very repetitive….There was a time when the lender was just as much a party to creating bad business practices, practices that created a money laundering ponzi scheme environment. Thus the primary reason for lending requirements. Requirements that help a business entity avoid giving out money as an "all-knowing" creditor, that is unlikely to be paid in full. So why do it at all? It's the easy money, that's why! Again, at the risk of being redundant, it is, believe it or not, good business to lend to unworthy debt applicants if you have no morals and there are still "ponzi-pigeons" left to pilfer. You are just grabbing the easy upfront money, and once the payments seem unlikely to be received, you go for the really easy money on the back end and steal it from the "more-informed-ponzi-pigeons" with their account insurance fronted by some sort of "government print from the FED." Ain't fascism and the 3rd world just grand?


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Have I been calling it for Matt Read or what this season? Dude has been on fire lately, and he's not the only one.
Despite a few dropped games, Ilya Bryzgalov got his first shutout with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday afternoon against the New York Islanders. The Flyers won 7-0.
Yeah I'll let that one sink in a little bit.
This awesome win was against the Islanders who struggle just as much, but the Flyers really impressed in this game. Not only did Read amaze us, but so did his linesmates Captain Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, who were also on fire.
Read and Voracek assisted Giroux in the first goal and when Read got the second goal of the game, who was there to assist him? Giroux and Voracek of course! Voracek is proving himself to be a solid setup man, he also assisted Brayden Schenn's goal and was again there on the line with Read for Giroux's second goal. .
If you've been following my blogging here on Rant Sports, you'd know by now that I'm pretty much in love with Matt Read's playing ability. I'm also a huge Giroux fan, but I haven't really given my opinion about Voracek as much. Being on this line this season, he's starting to prove his worth, even more than he did last season.
Voracek has been key on multiple lines, not just with Read and Giroux. He has also been really helpful to Brayden Schenn and Danny Briere, which we saw in Monday's game. It's almost as if Voracek can just morph into whatever line he's on. This really makes sense as he's the point leader (15 points) and has the most assists (12) on the team. So he may not get too many goals in (three) but he sure as hell knows how to help his teammates do it.
All three of the Voracek-Giroux-Read line truly impressed me in this game, so we can only hope that this time the Flyers are finally turning their game around. I can only hope that if Scott Hartnell comes back soon we get to see the Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek line AKA the Ginger Line.
Deanna Vasso is a Flyers contributor for rantsports.com. You can follow her on Twitter @Dmvasso.


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on January 22, 2007.
Four years ago, Treasury closed the books on another fiscal year and counted $148 billion in corporate income tax receipts for 2002. At the same time, it bravely predicted corporate receipts would increase to $234 million for fiscal 2006 — a 58 percent increase in four years.
Treasury was wrong, but nobody — least of all Treasury — is complaining. The final numbers are in, and corporate tax receipts for 2006 total a remarkable $354 billion — a 139 percent increase in four years. Figure 1 on the next page depicts this fiscal phenomenon.
After years in the doldrums, the corporate tax is back. It's a moneymaker exceeding all expectations. And its surprising strength is the main reason the Bush administration and Congress are getting a breather before they are again forced to consider the looming long- term federal budget deficit.
Surging profit is the main factor behind this good fiscal news. Figure 2 on the next page shows the latest Commerce Department data on domestic corporate profits. Like income tax receipts, profits are on a rapid upward trajectory. Domestic corporate profits have nearly tripled in the last four years, rising from $554 billion in fiscal 2002 to $1,527 billion in fiscal 2006.
From K Street to the Capitol, the corporate tax windfall is making life easier for official Washington. But before anyone gets too comfortable, it'd be a good idea to pause and consider the facts a little more closely. The data also show that the corporate tax intake per dollar of profit — that is, the effective corporate tax rate — is falling. It now stands at a 10-year low of 22.2 percent — the tail end of the solid line in Figure 3 on p. 282.
This most recent decline appears to be part of a longer-term trend. The five-year average effective corporate tax rate for 1997- 2001 was 29.7 percent. The average for 2002-2006 was 25 percent.
That trend in the national data corroborates the trend seen in other data sources. Large pharmaceutical and high-tech companies have reported declining effective tax rates in their annual reports. (See "Drug Firms Move Profits to Save Billions," Tax Notes, Aug. 7, 2006, p. 472, Doc 2006-14640 or 2006 TNT 152- 5 ; and "High-Tech Companies' Tax Rates Falling," Tax Notes, Sept. 4, 2006, p. 818, Doc 2006-18379 , or 2006 TNT 171-6).)
A Fresh Look
The dashed line in Figure 3 represents what we reported on this topic last summer ("Despite Rapid Growth, Corporate Tax Receipts Fall Short," Tax Notes, July 17, 2006, p. 216, Doc 2006-13336 , 2006 TNT 137-3 ). The difference between the two lines in Figure 3 is attributable to revisions in the official data on corporate profits over the last six months. In July, based on official estimates available at the time, we assumed that corporate tax receipts for fiscal 2006 (which ended on Sept. 30, 2006) would total $330 billion. As noted, the actual amount turned out to be $354 billion.
Standing alone, that change would have resulted in an upward revision in the corporate effective tax rate for 2006. But revisions to domestic corporate profit data (the denominator of the effective tax rate fraction) were even larger. In July the figure for fiscal 2006 was estimated to be $1,312 billion. Now, as shown in Figure 3, we know the actual figure for 2006 is $1,527 billion.
Based on the July estimates, we concluded at the time that "the current burst in corporate receipts should not give us any comfort that the era of corporate tax shelters is coming to a close."
The revised estimates, which show a more pronounced decline in the estimated effective corporate tax rate, require a stronger conclusion: The recent surge in corporate tax revenue has been accompanied by a decline in estimated effective corporate tax rates that is not explained by changes in tax law.
Figure 1. Corporate Income Tax Receipts, Fiscal 1997-2006
Source: Financial Management Service, Treasury Department,
Monthly Treasury Statement, September issues from 1997 through 2006.
Figure 2. U.S. Domestic Corporate Profits, Fiscal 1997-2006
Source: Domestic profits before tax form Table 1.14 (line 32)
of the National Income and Product Accounts, produced by the Commerce
Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Figure 3. U.S. Effective Domestic Corporate Tax Rate (Adjusted),
Fiscal 1997-2006
Source: Data from Figure 1 (adjusted for tax law changes as
described in the July 17 Tax Notes article) divided by data
from Figure 2.
That decline in effective tax rates might be due to any number of relatively benign factors, including increased use of S corporations, increased corporate holdings of tax-exempt bonds, increased deductions for bad debts (not included in the official profit measure), a reduction in capital gains realizations (taxable but not part of official profit data), or increased tax-exempt Federal Reserve Bank profits (included in the official profit totals). And, as I discussed in the July article, there could be flaws in the data. But we must also consider the possibility that aggressive tax planning is on the rise.
In addition to surging corporate profits, changes in corporate tax laws also explain some of the increase in corporate tax receipts. As explained in the notes at the end of the July 17 Tax Notes article, effective corporate tax rates like those shown in Figure 3 have been adjusted for those changes. So the adjusted effective tax rates presented here may be thought of as the effective corporate tax rates, assuming no changes in the tax laws occurred since 2001.
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Home » Korean Drama » Brain
English Name: Brain
Korean Name: 브레인
Other Name: Beu-re-in
Genre: Drama, Medical
Episode: 20
Broadcast period: 14 November 2011 To 17 January 2012
Air Time: Monday and Tuesday, 21:55
A drama that deals with the brain and neurosurgeons.
Lee Kang Hoon (Shin Ha Kyun), who graduated from the top medical school, works at the top hospital, and is the top neurosurgeon around. Basically, he's Brain No. 1. (And he works on brains, too!) He has ambitions to become the director at his university hospital. He is obsessed with success, which is probably both his greatest flaw and strength, since it makes him steely and fierce.
However, once he meets his sunbae Kim Sang Chul (Jung Jin Young), the prickly genius doctor and world famous neurologist, he turns over a new leaf and becomes a sincere doctor. Seo Joon Suk (Jo Dong Hyuk) is a doctor and will become Lee Kang Hoon's rival. Yoon Ji Hye (Choi Jung Won) is also a neurosurgeon who grew up in an ordinary family. She is extremely strict in matters of work and study, but has a warm bedside manner with her patients.
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Full Cast
Shin Ha Kyun as Lee Kang Hoon
Choi Jung Won as Yoon Ji Hye
Jung Jin Young as Kim Sang Chul
Jo Dong Hyuk as Seo Joon Suk
Chunha University Hospital
Lee Sung Min as Go Jae Hak
Ban Hyo Jung as Hwang Young Sun
Park Chul Ho as Park In Bum
Im Ji Eun as Hong Eun Sook
Jo Soo Min as Im Hyun Jung
Neurosurgery Residents
Kwak Seung Nam as Yang Bum Joon
Shim Hyung Tak as Jo Dae Sik
Lee Seung Joo (이승주) as Dong Seung Man
Kwon Se In as Yeo Bong Goo
Beauty Clinic
Kim Soo Hyun as Jang Yoo Jin
Kang Ye Seo as Choi Ryu Bi
Kang Hoon's family
Song Ok Sook as Kim Soon Im
Kim Ga Eun as Lee Ha Young
Choi Il Hwa as Ahn Dong Suk
Lee Hyun Woo as Park Dong Hwa (cameo)
Jo Jae Wan as Park Gap Sul's son (cameo, ep7-8)
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Original Soundtrack
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Abortion in the embryonic period should be legal
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!!! Fourth round for rebuttal and closing statements, no new arguments. !!!
Abortion - is the end (termination) of a pregnancy. A low-risk surgical procedure called suction aspiration or suction curette is generally used for first trimester abortions. Medical (non-surgical) abortions using medications such as mifepristone (RU486) are available in some clinics.
The embryonic period in humans begins at fertilization (penetration of the egg by the sperm) and continues until the end of the 10th week of gestation (8th week by embryonic age).
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Freedom not restricted unless justified
I think this is axiomatic. It's not just an issue of being free or wanting freedom or arguably freedom being necessary for well being, even if rejected on those grounds to argue otherwise is self defeating, since you presuppose the freedom to argue as your starting point if you were to even try that non freedom should be the starting point rather than freedom.
Bodily rights argument (the violinist analogy)
Judith Jarvis Thomson asks us to consider the following...
"You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. He has been found to have a fatal kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers has canvassed all the available medical records and found that you alone have the right blood type to help. They have therefore kidnapped you, and last night the violinist's circulatory system was plugged into yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood as well as your own. The director of the hospital now tells you, "Look, we're sorry the Society of Music Lovers did this to you--we would never have permitted it if we had known. But still, they did it, and the violinist is now plugged into you. To unplug you would be to kill him." [1]
Even if we grant violinist the right to life, the question is thus, do you have the right to unplug ? should you be forced to be kept plugged in if you choose you don't want to ? I know of no anti abortion person who has argued that you can't unplug your self, even if it means certain death for another person.
Like wise it is argued, a pregnant women can unplugged the embryo inside of her, she should not be forced to continue with her pregnancy anymore than some one plugged into the violinist to keep them alive, such is yours & hers bodily rights.
Pregnant Women vs Billionaires (Dis-proportionality argument)
The pro life/forced continuation of pregnancy advocates insist their cause is just & noble as they are out to save lives. But notice these people themselves don't justify anything and everything when it comes to saving lives, lives of post born humans who can think, feel and are self aware.
You would be hard pressed to find such a person who would demand that we force billionaires to give up nearly all their wealth leaving them with say a few million dollars (still leaving them richer than most on the planet) and using those funds to save people lives.
So here is the logical point, if rights and freedoms are such that we can't force the billionaires of the world to give up all their wealth except a few millions to save thinking, feeling, self aware humans, then it would be laughable to then argue that we are justified to force women to give up more, their bodily rights and the dangers of pregnancy in order to save non thinking, non feeling, non self aware, human embryos.
Human 3 day human embryo is not morally equivalent to a 5 year old child
Consider the following, you arrive at a burning building, behind one door are 100, 3 day human embryos, behind another a 5 year old child. Who do you try to save first ?
Most if not all will try to save the girl, if a 3 day human embryo is morally equivalent to say a 5 year old child then it is simple arithmetic, try to save the 100 hundred all things being equal before you try to save the 1.
But as I argue they are not equal, the 5 year old child not only trumps one 3 day human embryo, it even trumps one hundred. But why ? It is kind of hard to pin down but it has something to do with the fact that the child can feel pain, is self- aware, can think, things that do not apply to a 3 day human embryo.
If abortion is murder (reducto argument)
If it is the case that abortion in the embryonic stage is equivalent to murder as some anti-choicers assert then that means all women who have had an abortion in that period should all be in jail doing sentences for murder, maybe even the death penalty, as well as any future women who will have an abortion in the embryonic period. Think about it, Charles Manson, Ted bundy and next to them endless row cells of women who had an abortion in the embryonic stage.
So there are two possibilities.......
1) Be logically consistent, and start locking up all those woman and future women who have had such an abortion.
2) Reject such a conclusion based on the realization that abortion is murder in the embryonic stage is false premise to begin with.
I argue that this shows that the abortion is murder in the embryonic stage is untenable and should be rejected as such.
The right to life & Personhood
Consider the following argument..............
1) Only a person has a right to life
2) If X does has none of the characteristics [1-5] it is certainly not a person.
3) The human organism in the embryonic stage has none of the [1-5] characteristics
C) Therefore the human organism in the embryonic stage is not a person
C2) Therefore the human organism in the embryonic stage is has no right to life
[1-5] refers to the following characteristics....
1) Consciousness (of objects and events external and/or internal to the being), and in particular the capacity to feel pain;
2) Reasoning (the developed capacity to solve new and relatively complex problems);
3) Self-motivated activity (activity which is relatively independent of either genetic or direct external control);
4) The capacity to communicate, by whatever means, messages of an indefinite variety of types, that is, not just with an indefinite number of possible contents, but on indefinitely many possible topics;
5) The presence of self-concepts, and self-awareness, either individual or racial, or both.
We can be extremely flexible to the Pro life/anti choice position under Warrens personhood criteria and it still would not matter as Warren argues..."All we need to claim, to demonstrate that a fetus (for my purposes in this debate the human organism in the embryonic stage)is not a person, is that any being which satisfies none of (1)-(5) is certainly not a person. I consider this claim to be so obvious that I think anyone who denied it, and claimed that a being which satisfied none of (1)-(5) was a person all the same, would thereby demonstrate that he had no notion at all of what a person is-perhaps because he had confused the concept of a person with that of genetic humanity." [2]
Consider the characteristic of self awareness...""This sense of self is critical to our status as persons. In fact, philosophers often use the terms self and person interchangeably: a capacity for self-awareness is necessary for full personhood. One has a sense of self if one is able to entertain first-person thoughts, and if one possesses first-person knowledge." [3]
Consider we are visited by intelligent aliens, can we kill them cause they are not persons based on their non humanity ? No. Rather we would recognize them as persons because of various characteristics 1-5 they possess.
Characteristics that don't exist in the human organism in the embryonic period.
I look forward to Cons opening argument.
[1] http://spot.colorado.edu...
[2] http://instruct.westvalley.edu...
[3] http://socrates.berkeley.edu...
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By Lance Jennings
TULARE, CA – JUNE 1, 2014… After winning his first Honda USAC Western Midget feature at Bakersfield, Trey Marcham of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma stormed to victory at Tulare's Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. Using the outside line to gain momentum off the cushion, Marcham charged from ninth to grab the lead from Ronnie Gardner on lap 19 to earn his second consecutive victory. Fast qualifier Gardner, Nick Chivello, "The Wild Child" Chris Ennis, and Britton Bock followed Trey to the checkered flags.
Piloting the Keith Ford owned #73 Berry Pack / King Racing Products TCR, Trey Marcham qualified thirteenth out of the season high eighteen racers in attendance and ran third in his heat race. Last season's Rookie of the Year left Tulare with a 29-point advantage in the dirt series and ranks second in the overall standings. Heading to Santa Maria on July 5th, Marcham has one fast time award, one heat race victory, three top-10 finishes, and 24 feature laps led to his credit.
For the second race in a row, Norco's Ronnie Gardner finished second to Marcham. Driving the Six8 Motorsports' #68 Baldozier Racing / Esslinger Engineering Stewart, Gardner took command from Ricky Shelton on lap five and maintained the top spot until the nineteenth circuit. Earlier in the program, the defending champion earned his second fast time award of the season and placed fifth in his heat race. Ronnie has climbed to second in dirt points and third in the overall standings with three top-10 finishes and 12 feature laps led on the season.
Nick Chivello of Manteca claimed third after leading the second and third laps of the main event. Racing the family owned #27 Vic Hubbard's Auto Parts / Red Top Electric Spike, Chivello was fourth quick in time trials and placed fourth in his heat race. To date, the 2012 Rookie of the Year is tied for thirteenth in the dirt standings and ranks seventh in the combined pavement and dirt points. Heading to the Madera pavement this Saturday with USAC and BCRA, Nic has two top-10 finishes in the campaign.
Bakersfield's "The Wild Child" Chris Ennis earned his first "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job" honors with a fourth place run from eighteenth. Piloting the family owned #86 Sidewaze Designs / Young's Commercial Trucking Spike, Ennis broke a u-joint in hotlaps and his crew was able to make repairs in time for the main event. After a long day, Chris left Tulare ranked seventh in the dirt points and tenth in the overall standings.
Starting tenth in the main event, Britton Bock of Angwin missed several tangles to claim fifth at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. Driving the family owned #67 McNamara Electric / Orecart Napa Valley Spike, Bock qualified sixteenth overall and ran fifth in his heat race.
Galt's Matt Streeter drove to victory in the night's first 8-lap heat race. Racing his #14JR T&T Trucking / Simpson Race Products Spike, Streeter was seventh fast in time trials and scored sixth in the feature.
Scott Pierovich of Alamo won the second 8-lap heat race at Thunderbowl Raceway. Piloting Mike Sala's #19 Sala Construction / Weldway Inc. Spike, Pierovich qualified tenth overall and placed fourteenth in the main event after an early exit. Ranked tenth in dirt points and eighth in the overall standings, Scott has one top-10 finish on the year. The veteran driver is expected to race in Saturday's "Pombo/Sargent Classic" at Madera.
This Saturday, June 7th, the Honda USAC Western Midgets will tackle the pavement of Madera Speedway for the annual "Pombo/Sargent Classic." Located on the Madera County Fairgrounds in Madera, California, the co-sanctioned BCRA Midget showcase will also feature the Super Modified vs. Wing Sprints, USAC HPD Midgets, Modifieds, Vintage Super Modifieds, NCMA Spec Sprints, and BCRA Vintage Cars. For more information, visit www.racemadera.com or call 559.673.RACE.
The Honda USAC Western Dirt Midgets will take a break in the schedule before returning to action on July 5th at Santa Maria Speedway. Leased by USAC, the "Party at the Coast" will also feature the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and Mini Stocks. Located 1/4-mile north of the 101/166 interchange at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo, California, more event information can be found at www.racesantamariaspeedway.com.
The Honda USAC Western Midget Series thanks Amsoil, Hoosier Tire, Rugged Radios, and Western Performance Parts for their support. In addition, series officials would like to thank VanLare Steering Repair for sponsoring the return of USAC Midget racing to Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway.
For more information on the series, visit www.usacracing.com or follow the series on Facebook (www.facebook.com/usacwsmidgets), or Twitter (www.twitter.com/USAC_WSMIDGET).
May 31, 2014 – Tulare, California – Thunderbowl Raceway
1. Ronnie Gardner, 68, Six8-16.464; 2. Jake Swanson, 19W, Sala-16.486; 3. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-16.489; 4. Nick Chivello, 27, Chivello-16.552; 5. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-16.574; 6. Ricky Shelton, 71, Full Circle-16.628; 7. Matt Streeter, 14JR, Streeter-16.891; 8. Richard Vander Weerd, 19S, Sala-16.999; 9. Sean Dodenhoff, 9D, Dodenhoff-17.123; 10. Scott Pierovich, 19, Sala-17.161; 11. Barry Pries Jr., 14, Pries-17.184; 12. Chad Nichols, 17, Nichols-17.192; 13. Trey Marcham, 73, Ford-17.211; 14. Jarid Blondel, 98, Blondel-17.268; 15. Tyler Dolacki, 99, Hokanson-17.540; 16. Britton Bock, 67, Bock-17.791; 17. Terry Nichols, 45, Nichols-NT; 18. Chris Ennis, 86, Ennis-NT.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Matt Streeter, 2. Sean Dodenhoff, 3. Trey Marcham, 4. Shannon McQueen, 5. Ronnie Gardner, 6. Alex Schutte, 7. Tyler Dolacki. NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Scott Pierovich, 2. Ricky Shelton, 3. Jake Swanson, 4. Nick Chivello, 5. Britton Bock, 6. Jarid Blondel, 7. Chad Nichols, 8. Richard Vander Weerd. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. Trey Marcham (9th), 2. Ronnie Gardner (6th), 3. Nick Chivello (4th), 4. Chris Ennis (18th), 5. Britton Bock (10th), 6. Matt Streeter (1st), 7. Sean Dodenhoff (7th), 8. Shannon McQueen (3rd), 9. Tyler Dolacki (16th), 10. Jarid Blondel (15th), 11. Alex Schutte (11th), 12. Ricky Shelton (2nd), 13. Jake Swanson (5th), 14. Scott Pierovich (8th), 15. Richard Vander Weerd (12th), 16. Chad Nichols (14th). NT
**Barry Pries Jr. flipped during qualifications.
**Terry Nichols (17th) & Barry Pries Jr. (13th) did not start feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Ricky Shelton, Laps 2-3 Nick Chivello, Lap 4 Ricky Shelton, Laps 5-18 Ronnie Gardner, Laps 19-30 Trey Marcham.
HARD CHARGER: Chris Ennis (18th to 4th)
1. Trey Marcham-203, 2. Ronnie Gardner-174, 3. Alex Schutte-157, 4. Jarid Blondel-116, 5. Sean Dodenhoff-109, 6. Jake Swanson-97, 7. Chris Ennis-92, 8. Shannon McQueen-88, 9. Tyler Dolacki-80, 10. Scott Pierovich-72, 11. Chad Nichols-69, 12. Ricky Shelton-68, 13. Johnathon Henry-62, —.Nick Chivello-62, 15. Terry Goodwin-53, 16. Troy Rutherford-50, —. Steve Davis-50, 18. Terry Nichols-31, 19. Barry Pries Jr.-1.
1. Alex Schutte-210, 2. Trey Marcham-203, 3. Ronnie Gardner-174, 4. Jarid Blondel-166, 5. Jake Swanson-140, 6. Chad Nichols-139, 7. Nick Chivello-120, 8. Scott Pierovich-111, 9. Sean Dodenhoff-109, 10. Chris Ennis-92, 11. Shannon McQueen-88, 12. Tyler Dolacki-80, 13. Darin Snider-73, 14. Ricky Shelton-68, 15. Johnathon Henry-62, 16. Terry Goodwin-53, 17. Troy Rutherford-50, —. Steve Davis-50, 19. Terry Nichols-32, 20. Barry Pries Jr.-1.
July 5: Santa Maria, CA – Santa Maria Speedway (Party At The Coast)
July 19: *Hanford, CA – Kings Speedway (Jim Evett Memorial)
August 9: *Petaluma, CA – Petaluma Speedway (John Soares Classic)
August 30: Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway (Louie Vermeil Classic)
August 31: Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway (Louie Vermeil Classic)
September 4: *Chico, CA – Silver Dollar Speedway (Gold Cup Race Of Champions)
September 20: Bakersfield, CA – Bakersfield Speedway
September 27: Visalia, CA – Plaza Park Raceway
November 20: #Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway (Western World Championships)
November 21: #Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway (Western World Championships)
November 22: #Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway (Western World Championships)
November 27: #Perris, CA Perris Auto Speedway (Turkey Night Grand Prix)
* = Co-Sanctioned Event with BCRA Midgets.
# = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Midgets.
This schedule is subject to change.
June 7: *Madera Speedway – Madera, CA (Pombo/Sargent Classic)
July 12: *Madera Speedway – Madera, CA (Gerhardt Classic 100-laps)
September 13: *Madera Speedway – Madera, CA (Harvest Classic)
* = Co-Sanctioned Event with BCRA Midgets.
This schedule is subject to change.


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Monday, 04 November 2013 07:15 PM
The average price of gasoline at the pump for U.S. drivers fell to the lowest level of the year as wide spreads between U.S. and European oil benchmarks have driven American refiners to produce more fuel than ever for this time of year.
The average retail price fell 2.9 cents to $3.265 a gallon in the week ended Monday, the lowest level since Dec. 4, the Energy Information Administration reported on its website. Prices are 22.7 cents below a year earlier.
U.S. refineries produced 9.434 million barrels a day of gasoline the week of Oct. 25, the highest seasonal level in weekly EIA data going back to 1982. The discount of Light Louisiana Sweet, the U.S. Gulf benchmark crude, to European Brent, the internatonal benchmark, averaged $6.54 a barrel in October, the widest on record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The U.S. has finally let go of wanting and needing the world's benchmark in favor of great refining margins," said Carl Larry, president of Oil Outlooks & Opinions LLC in Houston. "You have to take advantage of the margins while they're here."
Gasoline's crack spread versus West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark for inland U.S. refineries, was $11.56 a barrel based on New York Mercantile Exchange settlement prices. The fuel was at a 5-cent discount versus Brent.
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The most expensive gasoline was on the West Coast, where prices dropped 4.5 cents to $3.564 a gallon, the lowest price since Jan. 28.
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Enjoying London, USOC wants to host Olympics, too
U.S. Olympic leaders and their athletes are having such a great
time at the London Games, they'd like to host a party like this,
too, someday soon.
"We think the games need to come to America, and the sooner,
the better," Larry Probst, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee,
said Saturday at a news conference.
When the team returns home, a USOC panel will look into whether
the federation should bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics or the 2026
Winter Games. The United States hasn't hosted the Olympics since
the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and hasn't hosted a Summer
Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta.
With 41 medals left to be awarded at the Olympics as of Saturday
afternoon, the United States had won both the most overall (95) and
gold (41) medals.
Pleased as he was with that, USOC CEO Scott Blackmun also noted
that Britain was in third place in the gold-medal count with 26 –
part of its best medal haul since the 1908 London Olympics. He
acknowledged that competing on home turf can provide the home
country's athletes with a huge boost.
"It really gives the athletes life," Blackmun said. "We
expect Brazil will have quite a few athletes that will rise to the
podium and have lifetime bests" in four years at the Rio
"It's a fact of life in the Olympic world," Blackmun said.
"It's one of the reasons we'd like to host the games in the U.S.
in the not-too-distant future."
America's last two bid cities – New York for 2012 and Chicago
for 2016 – were roundly rejected by the International Olympic
Committee. The USOC decided to pass on bidding for the 2020 Games
while it shored up its international relationships and resolved its
long-running feud with the IOC about revenue sharing.
Earlier this summer, the revenue issue was resolved and the USOC
got serious about getting into the bid game again.
The bid committee is expected to give its first report to the
full USOC board at its quarterly meeting in December.
Among the key issues will be whether to go for the Winter or
Summer Games.
Possible winter cities would include Denver, Bozeman, Mont., and
Lake Tahoe. Summer candidates could include New York, Los Angeles,
Chicago and San Francisco.
"We'd like to pull off a games just the way London did,"
Blackmun said. "We need to talk about, should it be '24, should it
be '26, what kind of city should we look at? But we definitely look
at this experience as something we'd aspire to."


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