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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team earned a 76-54 victory over Delaware State on Saturday night. The Blue Devils (6-5) scored 40 second half points to turn a five-point halftime lead into a 22-point victory over the Hornets (2-9) in the consolation game of the UM Holiday Tournament. Senior Jaclyn Babe scored 23 points to lead Central's offense.
Jaclyn Babe was named to the UM Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team following the championship game.
The Blue Devils opened the game with a 36-point first half. As a team, Central shot 46.7% from the floor with Jaclyn Babe's 7-of-9 from the field leading the way.
Senior Kirsten Daamen contributed to the Blue Devil offense with five of her six boards coming on the offensive glass. She also chipped in four points. Junior Jessica Babe scored five points and was CCSU's second leading scorer in the period.
The Blue Devils limited the Hornets to 21 second half points. Central shot 53.6% in the second half connecting on 15-of-28 attempts from the field.
Junior Lauren Arbogast and Jessica Babe led Central's offense in the second half with eight points each. Jaclyn Babe and sophomore Kaley Watras were also major contributors after the break with seven points each.
Jessica Babe finished with 13 points and Arbogast also reached double-digits with 10.
Watras finished with a solid line of eight points, six rebounds and six assists.
Junior Jaleen Thomas contributed to CCSU's defense with seven steals. She also had six points and five rebounds.
Daamen grabbed a season-high nine rebounds, including seven offensive boards.
After a poor free throw shooting performance against Miami the Blue Devils rebounded with an impressive 15-of-16 from the line against Delaware State. Jessica Babe led the way at the line hitting 8-of-8 free throws. Jaclyn Babe and sophomore Johnna Fisher were also perfect from the line, both went 2-for-2.
The Blue Devils continued their season long trend of forcing turnovers by forcing 22 in the game, 12 of the 22 came on CCSU steals. The Blue Devils also blocked five shots in the game.
Jaclyn Babe finished the game 10-of-14 from the field. She also surpassed 800 career points with her first basket of the game. She has scored 631 of her points since transferring to CCSU.
With the victory Central finishes its non-conference slate with a 6-5 record. They will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 5, at Robert Morris in their Northeast Conference opener.


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Question: if someone asked you "Nigh sow nihnih?" What would you respond?
(no, that is not Danish. This is what I was just asked by a Duluth construction worker... translation at bottom).
Ah, yes, what do we need in life besides love, humility, sun, food and water? As I was warming up once again on the UMD track, it occurred to me: dreams.
So I ask you: what do you dream of and is it a dream worth having?
Maybe I ask you because I don't want to ask myself.
One year ago this week, SR started talking to me about UROC. "Oh my God, M' Lady, you could totally win money at this race!" Money? Ultra? What?
Stow that thought...
That very week, I was fully wrapped in Chrissie Wellington's
And I allowed myself to completely fall in love with her and with the idea of becoming a professional athlete as an adult. Every adult I knew as a kid would have thought this idea was insane. Most adults I know now think this idea is insane.
I told SR, "I want to do it. I want to be a professional ultra runner."
Weird the way the mind works. That following weekend, I ran a PR half marathon in 1:28 (on a hilly course!)... and won prizes at Griseløbet equalling over $500 and I thought maybe I should give this training to be a pro thing a shot. Why not, right?
(there are plenty of "why nots"... not the least of which is time with kids and at work)
So how did it go?
I ran a marathon PR (though was injured and got lost)
I ran a 5k PR (while injured)
I kept training and got depressed (probably from overtraining)
The injury got worse (again from overtraining)
I started with my coach, Ole.
I ran the Bandera 100km and dropped out (still injured)
I ran the Grenaa 6 hour race and dropped (still injured)
Dude, this professional runner thing sucks and isn't very lucrative!
I learned how to run from Ole.
Looking back, this is when the tables started to turn. Pose running. Natural running. Chi running. Whatever you want to call it. It is running correctly. And it saved my "career".
""Anything -- from a sandwich, money in your pocket or knowledge-through-experience -- is not worth having unless you can share it with others." -- Joe Vigil to Deena Kastor

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A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 25
This article appeared on TownHall.com on Wednesday, May 8, 2002.
Everyone understands that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is fully engaged in a desperate search to catch terrorists before theyre able to commit more atrocities. We all want assurances that we will not have a repeat of September 11, 2001. Recent news accounts of small explosives placed in rural mailboxes has everyone nervous and looking for quick solutions.
So, with all these serious national concerns why should anyone raise an issue about an internal management review at the FBI thats being conducted by an outside consultant?
When President Bush took office in January 2001 there was a well-founded perception that the FBI needed a top-to-bottom review. There had been many publicized FBI missteps during the Clinton administration, and when examinations were conducted in an effort to determine the cause and prevent future mistakes, inevitably, the finger of responsibility was pointed again and again at the management of the FBI.
Even when the FBI, under the leadership of Louis Freeh, arrested major league spy Robert Hanssen, who was himself an FBI manager, it was determined that Hanssen had long been under suspicion for his odd behavior and free-spending habits. His brother-in-law, himself an FBI special agent serving in the Chicago office, turned him in, stating to FBI supervisors that he believed Hanssen was a spy for the Soviets. They didnt act on this remarkable inside information, yet there is no evidence that any FBI manager was ever punished for this amazing lack of action on a most serious allegation.
As if that were not enough, Soviet officials complained to the FBI in 1993 that an FBI special agent was trying to sell them big secrets, and still the FBI managers could not put the clues together to pinpoint Hanssen as the traitor.
There have been so many FBI management foul-ups in the recent past, that no one can claim with a straight face that these problems have somehow been fixed. Even with the appointment of a new FBI director, any who have experience in large federal bureaucracies know with certainty that mediocre FBI managers have not gone away in some mysterious and miraculous fashion.
The FBI is at the top of its game right now, and 9/11 reminds all the good FBI agents of why they joined the elite federal force. Just as the Department of Defense places their fighter pilots where they can best be applied, you can bet that the FBI has moved its fighter pilots into key positions in their battle against terrorism. Many seasoned law enforcement watchers are predicting an efficient, effective and dramatic outcome from the most important criminal investigation ever entrusted to J. Edgar Hoovers highly admired law enforcement agency.
But, even if the FBI and Department of Justice are fully occupied saving our world, and even if the FBI eventually receives high marks on this one key investigation, why would Department officials insist that Arthur Andersen continue working on an independent study of FBI management, a project initiated before the disgrace and destruction of Enron? Will an Arthur Andersen review of the FBI provide more than late night material for Jay Leno or David Letterman? Right now, the answer to that question seems so obvious.
Everybody knows that Arthur Andersen, the accounting and management giant, was hired to monitor the books and records of one of the countrys largest corporations. Over a period of time, Arthur Andersen apparently began to let their ethics bend and twist to the degree that Enron stockholders and employees were fooled into believing that Enron was much stronger financially than was actually true. Certain key decisions were not made by Enron managers to save the company because their minds were set at ease knowing they enjoyed the cover of a respected auditing firm.
Billions were lost, and individual fortunes were wiped out, including many who depended on Enron holdings to finance their retirement needs. The question is this: when did Arthur Andersen's ethical practices fall by the wayside, and, is Enron the only corporation that has enjoyed flexibility when it comes to audits and advice from Arthur Andersen? Nobody knows, but that question is very important when you consider what the Justice Department is asking Arthur Andersen to do.
The Department of Justice is expecting Arthur Andersen to conduct a management audit and offer conclusions and advice about the nations largest, most powerful law enforcement agency. Amazingly, few seem interested in the glaring conflict of interest that this relationship between Arthur Andersen and the FBI represents.
FBI managers are in place to ensure that street agents toe the line and then they report to the FBI Director, the Department of Justice and to congressional oversight committees that all is well at the FBI. A comprehensive overview of the agencys work serves to assure a worried population that competent people are managing the FBI. But, when people are told over and over again that matters are a mess at a critically important federal agency, they get nervous, and rightfully so.
Citizens want to know why thousands of highly educated, highly trained men and women with guns and badges cannot be more tightly controlled. Citizens have a right to know that the best and the brightest are earning those high salaries and protecting us from further terrorist attack, or even from the major drug dealer down the street. Citizens want to know they are getting what they are paying for, and they are entitled to serious answers to their well-founded concerns.
Why in the world would Department of Justice officials pay attention to the audit of the FBI when it is conducted by a corporation that has already pled guilty to the destruction of evidence, and is currently standing trial for a variety of unethical and illegal acts? Isnt anybody in a position of leadership worried about the potential for blackmail or watered down findings put together to curry favor with the same agency that is looking into Arthur Andersens alleged illegal activities?
Can anybody make a case that Arthur Andersen has credibility enough to take on this important task? Out of a sense of shame, and in the best interest of the nation, Arthur Andersen executives should withdraw from the contract or at least delay the examination until we are sure a second Arthur Andersen shoe is not going to drop.


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For ten days now we have been touring Sumatra to bear witness to the true state of Indonesia's rainforests - and everywhere we go we see forest destruction. It's distressing, but at the same time it drives us to keep fighting against deforestation, like that caused by the creation of industrial plantations for pulp and paper by companies like Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). My name is Cakra, I am one of the 'tiger's eye' activists participating in the tour, and although it is tiring, our desire to protect Indonesian rainforests keeps us going.
This week we travelled to Tesso Nilo National Park, one of the last remaining natural forests in Sumatra, but its existence is under threat. I've been imagining the beauty and biodiversity of our rainforests and hoping to see some of it at Tesso Nilo.
Instead what we saw on our way there worried me. Timber trucks were a regular sight during our journey. Si Maung (my bike's name) kept moving, the King of the Forest – the Sumatran tiger – is a big inspiration for this trip and his stripes decorate my bike. Our team leader, Adhon gives us instructions to slow down and suddenly we see a big signboard ahead. It reads: PT. Arara Abadi. This is one of the companies owned by APP. My GPS (global positioning system) shows this location is not far from the spot where a Sumatran tiger became trapped and later died. This tragedy happened in July on the border of the concession area where we've now stopped.
Entering the concession area of PT. Arara Abadi, we're immediately met with a view of destruction. We stop to document it and together our whole team approaches an area of peatland, which has been destroyed. It used to be the tiger's home. The peat dome was opened to dry the peat, releasing the large amounts of carbon stored there. This destruction of peatlands contributes to Indonesia having the third highest carbon emissions in the world, after the US and China. After the peatlands have dried, this concession will become a monoculture plantation for producing pulpwood. This is exactly the kind of destructive activity that we are trying to stop.
Tiger activists crossing the canal in concession area of PT Arara Abadi, a supplier to Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). The activists are touring Sumatra to highlight Indonesia's deforestation. Image: Ulet Ifansasti
After documenting the destruction at PT. Arara Abadi concession, we continue our journey, to Tesso Nilo. Arriving there we were greeted by Novi, Dono, Indro, Tesso, Nela, Ria, Rahman, Lisa, Villa and little Imbo. They are a group of Sumatran elephants from the Flying Squad Camp WWF (World Wildlife Federation), inside Tesso Nilo National Park. We enjoyed the most unique welcome ceremony so far on our tour as we were given leis (garlands) by the elephants themselves.
One of the Tesso Nilo Fling Squad elephants places a lei on a Greenpeace activist dressed in tiger costume during their visit to the National Park - one of the last remaining natural forests in Sumatra. Image: Ulet Ifansasti
Syamsuardi, the WWF Riau Flying Squad Coordinator, explained that the importance of elephants and tigers as 'umbrella species' is because their roaming distance can be very far. One Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) has a roaming range of up to 100 km square. And the elephant's range is up to 60 km square. This means that if elephant and tiger habitat can be protected, a lot of other species that live within the vast areas they roam in will also be protected.
In the afternoon, it's time for the elephants to take a bath. We get the chance to shower and feed them, and then tour Tesso Nilo National Park. It's a fascinating place, but also a challenging place, as it's one of the last remaining natural forests and must be protected from the kind of destruction we just witnessed at PT Arara Abadi concession.
During our tour we pass close to forest next to a river and find tiger's footprints. These footprints show us that this area is natural habitat for the Sumatran Tiger, seeing the paw marks is so exciting. It makes us feel closer to the animal and the forests we are trying to protect. As we continue our tour throughout Sumatra we will keep collecting new facts on the status of its natural forests. We will continue asking for all Indonesian people - and people all over the world - to bear witness, to become the 'eye of the tiger' with us, and urge companies to stop destroying forests and become more responsible for protecting nature.
I know that deforestation and animal extinction will be closely related to the loss of Indonesian culture. I do not want to be the generation who failed to protect Indonesia's forests from the greedy. The future of our forest is the future of Indonesia. I hope the next generation - such as Almira (one of the Indonesian President's grandchildren) – will still be able to enjoy the beauty of Tesso Nilo and its biodiversity. I hope that Almira's grandfather – President SBY - and all Indonesian people will take the necessary action to protect Indonesia's forests now.
There is still time to stop the destruction.
Sonia Ananda
Great Touring Sumatra you did. I feel the same way like you wrote. Born and living in Sumatra, however, make me love jungle. Anytime greenpeace come t...
Great Touring Sumatra you did. I feel the same way like you wrote. Born and living in Sumatra, however, make me love jungle. Anytime greenpeace come to Bukit Lawang in North Sumatra, welcome home..Thank you for any actions you did to keep Indonesia green. Keep on actions together. Greeting from Sumatra!
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Some truly great information, Glad I noticed this. "They are able because they think they are able.
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Some truly great information, Glad I noticed this. "They are able because they think they are able.
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Dear Tiger's Eye Activists
Thank you for your hard work and these informative reports. Keep up the fight, you are amazing!
Dear Tiger's Eye Activists
Thank you for your hard work and these informative reports. Keep up the fight, you are amazing!
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le foreste devono rimanere intatte sono l'ossigeno del nostro pianeta, senza di esso anche la nostra vita avrà termine.
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Come and visit to Kalimantan see the destruction done by the same company to the forest here. Please put a stop soon, this company is too greedy.
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Your passion and desire to protect Sumatra's forests and wildlife are commendable. However, your complaints of forest destruction are incomplete ...
Your passion and desire to protect Sumatra's forests and wildlife are commendable. However, your complaints of forest destruction are incomplete and slanted. You may disagree with APP's actions to develop plantations that are under license from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and also permitted by the Provincial and District governments...But why doesn't your blog also describe the fact that thousands of Indonesian people have migrated from other provinces into Teso Nilo National Park and adjacent areas and have been illegally "slashing & burning" their way through 53,000 ha of the 103,000 ha natural forest since 2005 to establish oil palm and rubber plantations! It is these same new resident people who are poisoning elephants and capturing tigers that enter into their agricultural plantations. These people come to clear the forest because local government officials (village heads, sub-district chiefs, local parliament members) approve and issue permits to them. The pressure for land in Indonesia is enormous because of the high numbers of impoverished people that seek to create a better life for themselves by clearing forest, building a simple house and growing some commodity for cash (oil palm & rubber). Greenpeace and WWF never discuss this side of the story, because it does not generate funding for their campaigns and pocket books. The unfortunate reality is that all the forest in Riau Province, is at risk to disappearing. A more balanced discussion to have is how should the remaining forest and land be developed and responsibly managed to meet the needs of the local Melayu people, immigrants from other Provinces, and licensed companies that are providing commodities for the world to use.
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WATCH: Dad catches Troy Tulowitzki's home run ball with baby in one arm
Troy Tulowitzki homered in the second inning Sunday off Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. It was his 18th home run of the season.
But none of those home runs ended the way this would one did.
Tulowitzki's shot carried far out to left-center field in San Francisco and headed toward a seating entrance among the outfield bleachers.
A fan, carrying a baby in one arm while walking back to their seats — and in stride — caught the ball with his other hand, bare-handed. And he kept on walking as if nothing happened.
"I heard it was a father holding a baby who happened to get the ball," said Tulowitzki, who had the ball with him at his locker after the game. "So I gave him some presents. And hopefully for that good catch he got rewarded."
The video is above. Amazing catch. Happy Father's Day.


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If you didn't see the movie yet, click on the comments at your own peril. Unsurprisingly, critics don't like it. The one issue we thought was rather funny that many of them brought up is that they thought it was poorly paced whereas it's not a flaw that we see, though there are others (Alice's vision, anyone?).
Also of note, is that many of the critics are guys. Is it a Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus thing? Meaning that women want that slower pace to feel Bella's pain whereas guys don't? We're not saying the film doesn't have flaws, but is this just the case of the guys not getting what women want?
Here's some of what we Tweeted on the issue last night:
"Side note, critics who don't like it r all male. Not saying any1 in danger of an Oscar, but I find Transformers just as boring.
What they are seeing as slow (IMO) works as the depression Bella goes through. Thinking the fanbase not gonna have an issue
Press has never "gotten Twilight". I could explain it, but they are so set in their cubbyhole visions they don't want to see why it succeeds
It's a woman's POV film that resonates & they don't know what the hell to make of it b/c they can't get out of their own way fast enough.
Let me break it down: It's the plot, stupid. It's not that we don't see the flaws, we love it despite the flaws! And that ticks the guys off
In 2008: Iron Man, Indiana Jones 4, Hancock are far from quality but did well. Why? They resonated w/guys. Why is what girls want a mystery
It's going to be a top 10. Fans are happy, drive the box $, & love it. How do ya like them apples?. Oh yeah…One more thing..Bite me!"
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(AP) — Illinois is getting some good news when it comes to metro unemployment numbers.
The state's Department of Employment Security on Wednesday reported that the metro unemployment rates fell statewide in October compared to October 2011. The department says the rates are also at their lowest levels for the month since 2008.
State employment officials say the largest drop was in Rockford, which went from 12.6 percent in October 2011 to 10.8 percent last month. Kankakee-Bradley fell from 11.7 percent to 10.2 percent, while Chicago-Joliet-Naperville declined from 9.8 percent to 8.4 percent.
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Crystal Bowersox once again stood out as the "One To Watch" as Week 3 of live competition began on "American Idol."
The remaining eight women took to the stage on Tuesday in hopes of securing a place in the elusive Top 12 (the Top Ten compose "Idol's" touring group), but it was the dreadlocked 24-year-old mom from Elliston, Ohio, who had the judges going gaga.
"Love that, love you, love the song, love the honesty," Randy Jackson said of Crystal's rendition of Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason." "I'm a fan, I'm a fan! That was hot."
And Simon Cowell said Crystal was assured of a Top 12 spot.
"You are one million, billion percent gonna be in the Top 12 next week," Simon said, adding that the "Idol" competition was "yours to lose."
So what about the other ladies? Here's our rundown of how things went:
After a reference to Simon's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" appearance on Monday, where he said Ellen DeGeneres, like Paula Abdul, would eventually come around and end up on his lap during the season, the show opened with Ellen… on Simon's lap.
But they moved on quickly from the laughs and into the competition as teenager Katie Stevens took the stage, performing Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway." The move was a bad one, according to Randy.
"Kelly Clarkson's one of the greatest contestants we've had. This is one of my favorite songs ever written in the modern times of today. It paled in comparison. It was almost like karaoke to me," he said. "She's so good and so stylized. It didn't work for me. I didn't get it. Wasn't great."
Siobhan Magnus, 19, took a risk during her rendition of the classic folk song "House of the Rising Sun," singing – at first – without accompaniment. But her stripped down performance engaged most of the panel.
"You are why I love music, because it's supposed to move you, it's supposed to do what you just did to me. I was captivated," Ellen raved. "I love what you did with the song, you made it current and you're spectacular."
Lacey Brown tried out Brandi Carlisle's "The Story," and her performance reminded the judges why she made it into the Top 24. "You're back on your path," Kara DioGuardi said. "You really are."
Curly-haired Katelyn Epperly tried out the Carole King classic "I Feel The Earth Move," but the judges weren't swayed. "It was kind of like request night on a Friday night in a restaurant," Simon said.
Didi Benami took a chance when she performed "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac, and like Lacey, she too redeemed herself with the judges.
"One of my favorite moments of the show so far this season," Kara said.
An emotional Paige Miles, inspired by Michael Jackson's funeral, took on Charlie Chaplin's "Smile," the song Jermaine performed at the King of Pop's public memorial last summer, but she left the judges with frowns.
"The arrangement was just awful," Simon said. "It was the sort of thing you'd hear in the Holiday Inn in 1974."
Finally, Lilly Scott closed the show with Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces," but performing after Crystal Bowersox, who took the stage second to last, hurt the white-haired chanteuse.
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Faced with recent events around the country in Ferguson, on Staten Island, and elsewhere, Stoneleigh-Burnham students are raising their voices in protest and in solidarity. During lunch yesterday, a group of students stood in the center area and suddenly yelled "I can't breathe!" and then clearly and firmly shared their thoughts on racism and the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases as they held "Black Lives Matter" signs. Several faculty made a point of telling them they were proud, and Shawn Durrett, Dean of Faculty, added a note on the school's Facebook page.
Last night, Seniors emailed their Little Sisters to ask them to wear black today to signify that black lives matter. Those faculty who happened to have been aware of the event joined in. One senior followed up with an email to the whole school community in which she spoke of the power of that sea of black and the importance of choosing to stand up to racism and inequality.
As it happens, I was at the March in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 13 (the title for this article is a quote from one of the speakers). I woke up at 4:00 the next morning unable to sleep, picked up my phone, and wrote the following reaction to the experience:
The man about ten feet away from me bent his head and laughed as he put up his hand. He was not alone in laughing, and certainly far from alone in putting his hand up. All black men present at the March on Washington had just been asked to raise their hands if they had ever felt nervous when stopped by the police, and in a crowd where it could safely be assumed most everyone present if not every single one of us knew in advance that every single hand would go up, it was possible to laugh at that question.
My wife and I had arrived at the March early in the afternoon, when the podium was being shared by member after member of families whose husbands, fathers, sons had been shot to death, taken too soon. And while I felt some of the same crushing weight I've been feeling ever since the accumulation of news about Marissa Alexander, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Eric Garner, there was also a sense of healing. These families were grief-stricken, and they were equally determined that we could not rest until no one else, ever, had to go through what they did. Many opened by saying "No justice," and the crowd responded, "No peace." And maybe it's just because I'm a pacifist, but to me it came across as a feeling our souls could not be at peace until true justice was achieved for all in this country.
Meanwhile, on my Facebook timeline (as I would discover afterwards), some of my friends and family were posting messages in a sort of counterpoint. Two guns aimed at the viewer with a caption asking which one is the cap gun and which one is real, noting that making the wrong choice could lead to your death. A picture of a police officer captioned "Police Lives Matter."
The thing is, I don't think most if any of the people in attendance at that March would argue that police lives don't matter. Of course there were signs all over that Black Lives Matter. But to say that is not to minimize the value of other lives (any more than saying Police Lives Matter). It is simply to affirm that when black people are many more times likely than white people to be shot during a tense situation, that is wrong. That is not justice as it should be. That is not how our country should and can be. Indeed, several speakers followed "Black lives matter" with "All lives matter," and that seemed to be what our collective soul was feeling.
One speaker noted our goals have to extend beyond working with police departments to learn about community policing and building relationships. They have to extend beyond reforming our justice system so that people can expect police misconduct, should it occur, will be handled fairly. They have to extend beyond the elimination of racial profiling (all of these goals, it should be noted, held by many police officers as well). They also have to include equal pay, equal job opportunities, equal schooling, and more. Regardless of race.
My Twitter timeline spoke of the immense numbers present in New York and elsewhere, of signs people were holding seeking peace through unity, of arrests and people being beaten up. I couldn't bring myself to look at the media's version of the day, fearing it would focus on the negative, on anything that would create and exacerbate tension.
I am writing this at 4:00 in the morning on Sunday, and I know I will have to dive in to media reports later today in case my students bring up events of the weekend, tomorrow or later on. I don't believe for a second teachers should be telling students what to think, but I do believe we owe it to our students to be able to guide them in thinking critically. And if what I saw and felt can contribute to that, I will not hold back. I won't pretend for a second it's the whole story. I won't pretend for a second that my voice matters more than anyone else's. I know and recognize this can not and must not be about privileging white voices yet again. But if using my voice helps students see nuance and layers of complexity, I will not hesitate to do so.
As the final speakers were coming to the podium, a black woman near us turned to my wife and asked if we were from around here. My wife shook her head and said, "No." A few moments later, a blonde white woman stepped up and asked if she could help, and gave directions to 7th and Independence. The black woman gave the blonde women a hug and thanked her for coming, and then did the same for my wife, and me.
Somebody on Twitter wrote that evening that for them, the day was about a movement finding its soul, and my own experience mirrored that.
Black lives matter.
All lives matter.
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From the Twitter account of Graeme McDowell, "Was thinking of adding @FarmersIn-sOpen to my schedule next year. Maybe need to reconsider. Tiger owns the place. #tigerwoodsshow"
Tiger's win reignites debate
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From the Twitter account of Graeme McDowell, "Was thinking of adding @FarmersIn-sOpen to my schedule next year. Maybe need to reconsider. Tiger owns the place. #tigerwoodsshow"
With due respect to the chatty Northern Irishman (a golf scribe's best friend), if touring pros were to stay away from all the courses Tiger Woods owns, or has owned, they would have to play a lot of their golf in places like Honolulu, Hilton Head, Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire and … well, Canada.
Because Woods owns more than just Torrey Pines, where he won the Farmers Insurance event Monday in a cakewalk, his eighth victory (including the 2008 U.S. Open) at the scenic public track atop the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean north of San Diego.
In fact, of the 75 PGA Tour victories he has amassed since turning pro in 1996, nearly half – 36 of them – have been achieved on just six golf courses: Eight at Torrey, seven each at Bay Hill and Firestone (Akron, Ohio), five each at Cog Hill (Chicago) and Muirfield Village (Columbus, Ohio), plus four at Augusta National.
Take that for what it's worth. Probably what it says is that, other than majors, where he can't very well just skip one because he doesn't like the venue, he is successful enough to be able to play a limited schedule and cherry-pick mostly courses where he knows he'll do well.
No. 75 was bereft of drama, given his six-stroke lead on the field with 11 holes to play when darkness fell on Sunday evening, though like any Woods round when he's failing to keep his tee shots on the planet, it was not lacking adventure.
The foregone conclusion didn't stop the Golf Channel and CBS from insisting on an 11: 10 a.m. resumption of play to gain a larger audience for 11 holes that took most of a glacial four hours to complete.
But the ridiculous pace of play (not Woods's fault) was probably good business for the TV networks, just as it's good business for announcers Ian Baker-Finch and Nick Faldo to predict that a win early in his season – it was Woods's 2013 PGA Tour debut, though he played (and missed the cut) last week in Abu Dhabi – sets him up for the kind of mammoth year that winning at Torrey Pines has kick-started many times before.
Well, maybe.
The whole "He's back!" or "He's lost it!" debate, staged several times a year since the greatest player of his era ran his SUV into that fire hydrant in November 2009 – after which he "gave two years away due to injuries and irresponsibility," to quote Golf Channel's Tim Rosaforte – is re-ignited each time he wins a tournament.
So, it will once again be alive in the nine weeks leading up to this year's Masters, which really is the first place either side can have anything to say with certainty.
Because as surely as he is, on any given week, capable of beating everyone in the world, none of those given weeks has happened in a major championship since June 2008.
And when he's sneaking up on five years since his last big one – the only wins by which he measures himself – he knows better than anybody, whatever he may say in public, there is no such thing as "He's back" until he's done it again, under pressure, on the biggest stage.
Until then, it's just a hissing match between his "wanna bet?" true believers and his "told you so" doubters.
Lately, especially in majors, pressure has not been his friend. Monday, even without any, he limped home with wild drives, improbable recoveries and dropped shots. An eight-stroke cushion became seven, then six, then five, then four.
And even so, when they added up the scores, he had shot a final-round 72, rarely hitting a fairway, which is the difference between him and, say, Ottawa's Brad Fritsch, who would have been paired in the final round with Woods if weather hadn't forced the same groups that played the third round to stay paired for the fourth.
Even without the Tiger Effect dragging him down, Fritsch struggled to a 75 to drop from second alone to a tie for ninth with, among others, Graham DeLaet, of Wey-burn, Sask., who got home in 71.
They'll still cash a nice cheque, but the difference between second and T-9 is about half-a-million clams.
Monday qualifier Adam Had-win, of Abbotsford, B.C., was looking at a top-10 finish after 54 holes but collapsed utterly Sunday – he was 12-over-par through 15 when he withdrew with a sore wrist.
That left the final Canadian survivor of the cut, Mike Weir, who opened with a 66 on the easier North Course, but on the South, shot 75-73-76 to go from TV face time on Friday to a tie for 68th. The extra 600 yards on the South probably tells you all you need to know about Weir's finish.
Long courses are not Tiger's problem, which is why he has dominated Firestone, Torrey Pines, Cog Hill, Bay Hill and Augusta (though not so much lately).
Still, even mired in his major championship stall, he is three-quarters of the way to 100 PGA Tour wins now and he's 37 years old. He has already surpassed Jack Nicklaus's 73 wins and is seven shy of Sam Snead's record 82.
He will have 36 more chances – nine years' worth of majors, assuming he stays healthy – to get the four victories he needs to tie, five to beat, Nicklaus's record of 18 by the age of 46, when the Golden Bear won his last.
He has averaged better than one victory in every four starts for his entire career and his winning percentage in majors is just under one in four.
Do-able? Sure.
Done? Not by a long, sideways shot.


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100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
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- Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas
- History of the Grand Canyon National Park
- Stage Coach Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1895, by Josephine Frankenberg of Tempe
- Letter from A. E. Demaray, National Park Service to Carl Hayden
- Letter from Carl Hayden to J. R. Eakin, Grand Canyon National Park
Press release comparing visitor attendance to the park by year. A 26 percent increase from 1923 to 1924 is noted.
- Contributors
- Eakin, J. R., United States National Park Service
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Miley Cyrus Tattoos Her Assistant [PHOTOS]by Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
Miley Cyrus can now add "tattoo artist" to her resume, tatting her BFF/assistant Cheyne Thomas over the weekend in a process that was well-documented on Instagram, of course.
In the series of photos, Miley is seen smiling as she carefully holds the needle in her rubber-gloved hands, hovering over Cheyne's ankle. But because this is Miley, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer didn't just do the inking and be done with it — she also let Cheyne tattoo her, taking her own turn in the hot seat. And when all was said and done, Miley proudly showed off her handiwork to the camera. Peep the pics below!
Miley looks deep in concentration as she gears up to tat her friend.
Bzz! Now it's Miley's turn for some new ink.
The finished product (well, one of them). Check out Cheyne's smiley face tat by Miley!
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Ingredients: Meatballs 1 lb. raw extra-lean ground beef (4% fat or less) 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions 2 tbsp. fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 1 tbsp. reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce 2 tsp. chopped garlic 1 1/2 tsp. chopped ginger 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. black pepper Sauce 1/4 cup Asian-style chili garlic sauce 2 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar 1 1/2 tbsp. hoisin sauce 2 tsp. brown sugar (not packed) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray. Thoroughly mix meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Firmly and evenly form into 24 meatballs, and place them on the baking sheet, evenly spaced. Bake for 10 minutes. Gently flip meatballs. Bake until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place sauce ingredients in another large bowl, and whisk until uniform. Add cooked meatballs to the sauce in the large bowl, and gently toss to coat. Enjoy! MAKES 8 SERVINGS
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Directed by Bennett Miller (Sony Pictures, 2011)
Baseball can conjure up nostalgic images of peanuts and crackerjacks, sunny days, and cornfields in Iowa. But Bennett Miller's Moneyball, set against a backdrop of palm trees, depicts what really motivates American professional sports: money.
After a crushing loss to the New York Yankees in the 2001 American League playoffs, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, must rebuild his team after three of his star players are bought out by other teams. With a meager budget of $39 million, the A's can't compete with other teams who have hundreds of millions of dollars at their disposal to attract the best players.
Enter recent Yale graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) who, with his degree in economics, teams up with Beane to take on the system and level the playing field between the poor and rich teams. By crunching statistics, Beane and Brand string together a team of players they can afford who should be able to produce wins. To the outside eye, however, the players Beane and Brand bring in don't seem to be the ingredients for a winning ball club: a supposedly washed-up veteran, a pitcher with an unorthodox style, and a former catcher with nerve damage in his throwing arm.
The film then details the true story of how the 2002 A's defied expectations and won 20 games in a row while seamlessly incorporating real footage from the actual games during this streak. Pitt and Hill shine in creating a great on-screen chemistry between a former professional athlete and a nerd who has never played baseball before. Moneyball also benefits from flashbacks to Beane's own career in baseball, which helps viewers understand his determination not to win, but to change the way the game is understood.
Moneyball is not a typical feel-good sports movie about an underdog unexpectedly winning. It's about shrewd business tactics and getting the most bang for your buck, an honest portrayal of the relationship between America's two favorite past times: money and baseball.


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EA has just announced a giant line-up for Holiday 2008, and it's hard to be unimpressed. There is, quite fairly, something for everyone. Big boss John agrees. "EA's 2008 lineup is our best ever," said EA head John Riccitiello. "This is the year that our core franchises leap forward with stunning innovation and we introduce […]
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Archive for Thursday, March 20, 2014
Kansas: Brownback calls for full K-12 equalization funding
March 20, 2014
Topeka Gov. Sam Brownback called on lawmakers Wednesday to approve full equalization funding for two areas of the state's K-12 education budget, a move that is estimated to cost an additional $129 million per year.
"The solution to the equity problem will require significant new funding," Brownback said in a statement released this afternoon, "and the administration will work with legislative leadership to identify the necessary additional funding."
But he left open the possibility of paying at least part of that cost by finding "efficiencies" in other parts of the education budget, a suggestion that Democratic leaders say they staunchly oppose.
Brownback's statement came one day after Attorney General Derek Schmidt urged legislators to do the same in order to resolve at least part of a Supreme Court ruling handed down March 7 in a school finance lawsuit.
House and Senate budget committees are expected to begin work Thursday crafting an education budget for next year, and leaders of those committees have said they may want to tie the increased funding to other policy issues like teacher licensing requirements.
"I have had good discussions with legislators and education superintendents concerning school finance," Brownback said in a statement released this afternoon. But then he added, "My highest priority is that dollars need to go to the classroom and our students."
Some Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Monday expressed concern that most of the money would reduce local property taxes and would not add to resources available for schools.
In his statement, Brownback identified his "guiding principles" for education funding, the first of which being "the equity issues raised by the court should be completely addressed this year."
In its ruling, the Supreme Court said that legislative cuts since 2009 in equalization funding for local option budgets and capital outlay budgets have created wealth-based disparities between districts that are unconstitutional.
"Local Option Budget authority should remain intact and be fully equalized," Brownback said. Also, "capital outlay authority should remain in tact and be fully equalized."
He also hinted that the Legislature should consider expanding districts' LOB authority — currently capped at 31 percent of their base state aid — by saying, "local school boards should be given the opportunity to send additional funding to the classroom to help their students succeed if we can give them the necessary authority to do so and maintain equity."
Although legislative leaders have said they are committed to resolving the equity issues this year, so far they have not committed to providing the full $129 million. Nor have they said where they plan to find the money.
During a briefing on school finance earlier today in the House budget committee, some GOP members suggested changing the method for counting "at risk" students. Others asked questions about transportation costs.
Brownback suggested he is willing to consider such changes. "If there are opportunities for legitimate efficiencies to be found within the school finance formula, they should be considered," he said.
But Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said that would be a mistake.
"If you play around with those kinds of things, you're playing with fire," Hensley said. You're taking away from poor kids, and that goes to the very heart of equity. That's what the court has said we need to do, and they said we need to do it by July 1."
Hensley also said he didn't understand why it was necessary to have "guiding principles" on school finance.
"This is a simple fix," he said. "Just support the bills introduced (by Democrats) in the House and Senate that would fully fund LOB equalization and capital outlay equalization. If you want to fix it, it's real simple."
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Career Highs
Goals: 2 (3x) last vs. Fresno Pacific (3/18/13)
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. George Washington (4/27/13)
Steals: 3 (2x) vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) (4/26/13)
2014 (Sophomore)
Had 10 goals, six assists and 12 steasl ... Had a goal versus Iona (Feb. 1) … Tallied two goals, one assist and a steal (Feb. 8) … Buried two goals against Wagner (Feb. 9) … Dished out two assists versus Wagner (Feb. 22) … Had a goal against Siena (Feb. 22) … Registered an assist and a steal at Princeton on ESPNU (March 2) … Recorded a steal against Michigan and San Diego State (March 8) … Had two thefts at San Diego State (March 15) … Added an assist and a steal at Whittier (March 19) … Netted two goals at Pomono (March 19) … Scored a goal and recorded four steals versus Cal Lutheran (March 20) … Dished out an assists at UCLA (March 21) .. .Had a goal at UC Santa Barbara (March 22) … Recorded a steal versus Princeton (April 5).
2013 (Freshman)
Tallied 15 goals, 10 assists and 19 steals ... Recorded a pair of steals in her first collegiate game against Iona (Feb. 2) ... Swiped the ball once in a victory over Villanova (Feb. 2)... Netted her first collegiate goal against CAMO (Feb. 2) ... Found the back of the net once against Princeton (Feb. 9) ... Had a goal and an assist en route to versus NYAC (Feb. 10) ... Scored a career-high two goals and recorded one assist against Villanova (Feb. 10) ... In a game against Wagner, had two goals and an assist (Feb. 23) ... Tallied one assist and a career-high three steals in a win over Villanova (Feb. 24) ... Found the back of the net once and handed out a helper in a win over Siena (Feb. 24) ... Contributed one goal and one assist versus Mercyhurst (March 2) ... Recorded two goals, two assists and a steal against Fresno Pacific (March 18) ... Scored once versus UC Davis (March 18) ... Had a steal at Pacific (March 19) ... Registered one assist in a victory over George Washington (April 6) ... Scored two goals versus Princeton (April 6) ... Tallied one goal, one assist and one steal in a matchup with Arizona State (April 7) ... Credited with one goal, one assist and two steals in a victory over Mercyhurst (April 13) … Distributed one assist in a win against George Washington (April 14) ... Credited with three steals as Harvard topped Notre Dame (Ohio) (April 26) … Posted two assists in a win over George Washington (April 27).
Before Harvard
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming ... Earned the Coach's Award MVP in water polo as a senior .... Named All-Central League Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... Selected to the Union Tribune All-Academic first team in 2011 ... Picked as the team's most valuable offensive player in 2011 ... Named to the first team of the Winter Classic in 2010 and second team in 2008 ... Team's MVP in 2009 ... Led Mission Bay to four undefeated Central League seasons and four Central League championships ... Led the CIF in goals with 125 in 2011-12 ... Holds the CIF career record for goals ... AP Scholar ... Member of the Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Excellence in Mathematics and Excellence in Social Studies awards in 2010-11 ... Presented Excellence in science, mathematics, and english and 2009-10 ... Three-time winner of the Academic Distinction award.


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The call for papers for the 2007 American Society for Legal History meeting is out. This meeting is the place to go for serious, substantive comments on historical work related to law. It should be on the agenda of folks in history and political science who don't necessarily think of themselves as "legal historians," and is an especially essential stop for graduate students in history, political science and law-related fields doing historical work related to law.
The deadline is February 1, 2007.
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October 25-28, 2007
The Program Committee of the ASLH invites proposals for complete panels and individual papers for the 2007 meeting, to be held October 25-28 in Tempe, Arizona. Panels and papers on any facet or period of legal history are welcome. We particularly welcome topics and participants representing the full range of the Society's diversity.
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- Analyzes rate schedules for transmission service filed by Federal Power Marketing Administrations
- Analyzes filings for certification of qualifying facilities
- Review and analyze administrative filings by the Electric Reliability Organization, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Regional Entities, including filings related to the budget, rules of procedure, bylaws, etc., for conformance with Commission rules and regulations as promulgated in accordance with section 215 of the Federal Power Act.
- Analyzes filings for corporate applications (including public utility mergers, issuance of securities or assumption of liabilities) and interlocking directorates.
- Analyzes filings for issuance of market based rates for public utilities


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Important: OAuth 1.0 was officially deprecated on April 20, 2012, and is no longer supported. We encourage you to migrate to OAuth 2.0 as soon as possible.
OAuth documentation
This document describes how to get started using Google's implementation of the OAuth protocol to authorize a web application's requests for access to a user's data. If instead your application is installed on a computer or a mobile device, you should read the documentation on OAuth for Installed Apps.
This document is written for web application developers using the Google Data APIs to access a user's data. It assumes that you have read the documentation for the API you are using and are aware of any service-specific authorization issues. The document also assumes that you are familiar with the principles behind OAuth. For more background information, see the Beginner's Guide to OAuth.
OAuth 1.0 Shutdown Timetable
OAuth 1.0 for Google accounts is going away. In order to spread awareness, we are making user-visible changes to the OAuth 1.0 approval page and will selectively revoke access tokens to force re-consent (and viewing of the warning message).
Schedule for user-visible changes to the approval page:
- December 8, 2014: User-facing warning message may be shown on approval pages, directing users to this help article.
- January 12, 2015: We will start to selectively revoke access tokens on an ongoing basis, so that some users will see the approval page.
- February 23, 2015: We will revoke a progressively larger number of access tokens on an ongoing basis, until most users are affected.
- April 20, 2015: OAuth 1.0 is shut down. A static error page will be displayed on all requests. Make sure you have migrated well before this date.
The OAuth authorization process
The OAuth authorization process involves a series of interactions between your web application, Google's authorization servers, and the end user.
At a basic level, the process is as follows:
- Your application requests access and gets an unauthorized request token from Google's authorization server.
- Google asks the user to grant you access to the required data.
- Your application gets an authorized request token from the authorization server.
- You exchange the authorized request token for an access token.
- You use the access token to request data from Google's service access servers.
When your application initially requests access to a user's data, Google issues an unauthorized request token to your application.
If the user is not already logged in, Google prompts the user to log in. Google then displays an authorization page that allows the user to see what Google service data your application is requesting access to.
If the user approves your application's access request, Google issues an authorized request token. Each request token is valid for only one hour. Only an authorized request token can be exchanged for an access token, and this exchange can be done only once per authorized request token.
By default, access tokens are long-lived. Each access token is specific to the user account specified in the original request for authorization, and grants access only to the services specified in that request. Your application should store the access token securely, because it's required for all access to a user's data.
Getting ready for OAuth
Before you can set up your application to use the Google Authorization service with OAuth, you must complete the following tasks.
Deciding whether to register your web application
To provide your users with additional assurances of the security of their data, you can choose to register your web application with Google and sign your requests with the registered security certificate. Some Google Data API feeds are available to registered applications only. See the documentation for the Google Data API you're interested in to determine if that API only works with registered applications.
Your application must sign each OAuth request it makes. If you choose to use a RSA-SHA1 signature to sign your requests, you must upload a security certificate as part of the registration process.
Alternatively, you can use a HMAC-SHA1 signature to sign your requests. No
certificate is required for HMAC-SHA1 signatures. Instead, Google generates an
consumer secret value, which is displayed on your domain's
registration page after you have registered.
For more information on the registration process, see Registration for Web Applications.
Determining the scope of the data your application will access
Each Google service sets limits on the access it allows through the Google Data APIs. This access is expressed as a scope value. Some services provide a variety of scope values, to allow a user to choose which applications should have access to which data. For information about the available scope values for the Google service you want to access, see the documentation for that service.
In general, you should request a token for the narrowest scope that includes the data you need. For example, if your application requires access to the user's "All Calendars" feed, you should request a token for the scope
Setting up a mechanism to manage OAuth tokens
When you obtain an OAuth access token for a user's data, you must use that access token for all future interactions with the specified Google service on behalf of the user.
Your application should manage token storage securely, including tracking the Google service for which each token is valid. If you require access to more than one Google service, you can obtain multiple access tokens, but no more than ten access tokens per user and application can be outstanding at any time.
If your application supports multiple user accounts, you must keep track of which account each token is associated with. Each OAuth token is specific to the user who authorized access. Your application must be able to associate a token with the correct user. One way to manage this is to issue a cookie to the user before making the token request. After the user grants access to the requested data, Google sends an authorized request token and redirects the user to your application. You can then use your application's cookie to associate the token with the correct user.
Setting up a mechanism to request access to a Google service
Each request to a Google service must be signed, and must include a valid OAuth access token. In general, each request is made in the form of a HTTP GET request, with the access token and signature included in the header. Requests that write new data should use HTTP POST.
For more information on the proper request format for each Google Data API, refer to the documentation for that API.
Implementing OpenID (optional)
If you're implementing OpenID for user authentication, consider using
the hybrid protocol to combine the two processes. With OpenID+OAuth, the tasks of
getting a request token and authorizing it are handled as part of the OpenID
request with OAuth extensions. As with
these extensions are used to identify the Google services to be accessed. A
successful response to the OpenID request contains an authorized request
token. Once this token is received, use
OAuthGetAccessToken to
exchange it for an access token.
Working with OAuth tokens
To use OAuth, your application must generate well-formed, signed token request calls, and handle the responses, for the following sequence:
- Get an unauthorized request token (OAuthGetRequestToken)
- Authorize the request token (OAuthAuthorizeToken)
- Exchange the authorized request token for an access token (OAuthGetAccessToken)
All OAuth requests must be signed, whether or not your application is registered. For further information, see Signing OAuth Requests.
You can experiment with requesting and receiving authorization tokens in the OAuth Playground.
For detailed documentation, see the OAuth API Reference.
Setting a callback URL
You can specify a value for
oauth_callback in an
OAuthGetRequestToken request, to determine where Google redirects
the user after they authorize your access request. The callback URL can
include query parameters. The redirect will include the same query parameters,
as well as the authorized request token, which your application must be able
to parse.
For example, when supporting multiple languages, you can include a query
parameter that identifies the version of the application that a user is
viewing. An
oauth_callback value of
"http://www.yoursite.com/Retrievetoken?Lang=de would result in the redirect
Parsing the token and the language parameter ensures that the user is
redirected back to the correct version of the site.
If the
oauth_callback parameter is not included, Google will
direct the user to a web page that displays a verification number (see example), after
authorizing your access request. The user must manually return to your
application and enter the verification number before you can obtain an
authorized request token.
Identifying your application to users
Google normally displays the name of an application when requesting access consent from the user (see example).
If your application is not registered, use the
xoauth_displayname parameter in
OAuthGetRequestToken request to specify the name of your
application. If that parameter is not specified, Google displays the domain
name of the URL provided by the
oauth_callback parameter. If no
callback URL is provided, Google displays the string
Do not set this parameter if your application is registered. By default,
Google shows the display name specified during registration. If you set
a display name in your
OAuthGetRequestToken request, Google
will use this instead of your registered display name, and will include a
message that the identity of your application cannot be verified.
Note: To set the
xoauth_displayname parameter in the OAuth Playground, check the
"Advanced" box before fetching the request token.
Working with Google Apps domains
If your application is designed for users on a hosted Google Accounts domain, consider using the hd parameter when authorizing a token. For more information on the hd parameter, see Handling Users with Multiple Accounts.
OAuth for Google Apps domains
Using 2-legged OAuth allows for domain-wide delegation of authority. A domain administrator can authorize access requests for all users. An application that has the OAuth consumer key and secret (roughly equivalent to a role account username and password) is allowed to act as any user in the domain when accessing Google Data APIs.
The domain administrator can revoke the key, change the secret, and control which APIs accept domain-wide delegation.
2-legged OAuth can be used, for example, to integrate with a document management system, enable third-party workflow applications, centralize backup of documents and contacts, or monitor document sharing inside and outside of the company.
Administrators for Google Apps for Business and Education accountss can enable 2-legged OAuth for their domains. This differs from the normal authorization flow, also known as 3-legged OAuth, in that no access token is required. All applications using 2-legged OAuth must be registered with Google.
Note: This feature is only available to Google Apps for Business and Education accounts.
Three key groups can use 2-legged OAuth, and the access controls can be set individually for each group.
- Google Apps domain administrators
Administrators can build scripts and custom applications to manage user data for their domain using Google Data APIs. For example, an administrator can use the Google Documents Data List feed and 2-legged OAuth to provide every user in their domain with a Google Docs folder named "Human Resources", populated with common employee forms. Some Google Apps applications, such as the Google Apps Sync, also require OAuth to be enabled.
To learn about managing the domain administrator's key and secret associated with your Google Apps domain, and granting global access control, see "Managing the OAuth key and secret".
- Third-party software vendors
Vendors can offer applications that use 2-legged OAuth to integrate with Google Apps. If the vendor has registered their own consumer key and secret with Google, you can grant their application access to a limited set of resources within your domain using the Manage API client page.
To learn about setting up third-party or internal access to a specific set of Google Data APIs, see "Managing Client API access".
- Marketplace applications
Applications built for the Google Apps Marketplace can access Google APIs using 2-legged OAuth. A Marketplace application includes the API scope required in its application manifest. When the application is installed in a domain, the domain administrator must explicitly approve access to the declared scope. This gives the application access to the required scope, for that domain, using the application's 2-legged OAuth consumer key and secret.
For an example of how to use 2-legged OAuth with the Google Data API client libraries, see the Google Data OAuth documentation.
Example: Accessing a Google Data API feed
When sending access requests to Google services with 2-legged OAuth, you do not need an OAuth access token to access a user's data. Instead, include
xoauth_requestor_id query parameter in the request URL and set its value to the email address of
the user whose data you are trying to access. Next, send the signed OAuth request using the
signature method (the consumer key and secret are provided in the administrative control panel) or upload a public certificate to use
RSA-SHA1. For more information
on signing requests, see the Signing OAuth Requests section of this document.
The example below is used to upload an empty document, titled 'Company
Perks', to the Google Docs account for
email@example.com. This
request will succeed only if 2-legged OAuth has been enabled for the domain.
POST /feeds/documents/private/full?xoauth_requestor_id=j.doe%40example.com HTTP/1.1 Host: docs.google.com Content-Type: application/atom+xml Authorization: OAuth oauth_version="1.0", oauth_nonce="1c4fbbe4387a685829d5938a3d97988c", oauth_timestamp="1227303732", oauth_consumer_key="example.com", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_signature="lqz%2F%2BfwtusOas8szdYd0lAxC8%3D" <atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/docs/2007#document" /> <atom:title>Company Perks</atom:title> </atom:entry>
Authorization header
should be contained on a single line. Newlines have been inserted here for
xoauth_requestor_id must be included as a query parameter
for requests using 2-legged OAuth. The
oauth_token query parameter
should not be used.
Migrating from AuthSub to OAuth
AuthSub is Google's proprietary authorization API. We recommend that you migrate to the open OAuth standard where possible. For more information about the differences between the two protocols, see Using OAuth with the Google Data APIs.
If you're already registered with Google to use AuthSub, you do not need to re-register to use OAuth. However, you must specify which signature method you'll use to sign your requests. If you are using an RSA-SHA1 signature, you must also upload a security certificate as part of your domain's registration record.
If you've been using secure tokens under AuthSub, these tokens are equivalent to OAuth access tokens. These secure tokens can be used with OAuth requests.


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(What do you think a conundrum looks like anyway? What do you think is in the middle? Based on what I see from here, it's filled with unruly pets.)
Anyway. Some of you may know that I write about autism in a column called Autism Unexpected over at the Communities at the Washington Times. I am not an employee of The Washington Times nor am I under their control. I work with editors at the Communities, but they have never restricted what I write and have, in fact, been very supportive of what I write.
Here's the problem: The Washington Times publishes some crazy shit. Just about every single belief I have is opposite of and offended by what they publish. About a week ago they published an editorial attacking affirmative action for people with disabilities seeking to enter the federal workforce. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network put out a statement responding to the editorial, which I published in my Autism Unexpected column.
At the same time that I sent that column to my editors, I tendered my resignation. I no longer wanted the ad revenue from my page views going to an organization that was putting forth these offensive words. I no longer wanted to be affiliated with their vitriol.
I expected my editors to tell me they were sorry to lose me. I didn't know if they would publish the ASAN response. I expected to part ways.
What I didn't expect was for my editors to fight for me. To go to the Times and ask them to retract the editorial. To say that they were outraged too. To tell me that my voice and my message is too important to shut down.
So now I don't know what to do. I tend to write different things there than I write here. There are pros and cons to both sticking and leaving. I could make a list here, but I'm curious as to your opinion.
Am I silencing myself by quitting? Am I compromising myself by staying?
What would you do? Should I cool it or should I blow?*
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The Mariners only wanted a 1 year contract with Ibanez
I can't say enough that I think Pat Burrell should have been the Phillies left fielder again next season. He added a potent threat to pitchers that had to pitch around Ryan Howard and he fit in as a Phillies player for many years. Burrell wasn't fully respected in Philly though, his numbers were great but no one really brought up numbers, for some reason Pat's star dimmed in Philly. Was he Babe Ruth? No, not really but the Phillies thought enough of him to make him a very highly paid ballplayer in the past couple of years.
The Phillies not only gave up Burrell, when they added Raul Ibanez, but now the Phillies will be giving up their first round pick at #28 plus added to the fact the Mariners didn't even want to go beyond one year with Ibanez which made him available to the free agent market. Raul is 36 years old, an age when most offense hitters really start to decline for the most part. Does the Phillies brass know something that we don't about Ibanez for the next three seasons worth of production? If anything we needed a young stud out there in left, not an aging guy like Ibanez. He got the deal in my opinion for one reason, Pat Gillick. Pat's hands are all over this one. Gillick made no bones about that he was out to get rid of Burrell.
If Ibanez can return to his 2006 stats of 33 HR's and 123 RBI's this deal will look like gold, if Ibanez gets hurt because of his age, or hits less than 20 HR's and lower than 100 RBI's this deal could look as bad as the Garcia and Eaton signings by Gillick. The majority of this team was in place by 2004 with Ed Wade, with some tinkering it became the championship team of last year. With Burrell gone now, the landscape has changed to a less fertile field.
Rich Baxter - Fightin Phillies Blog


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syngo VRT
Highlights VRT
- Projection of volume information onto an arbitrary orientation plane
- For each projection ray the density, opacity, and refraction of the penetrated volume is evaluated and the resulting intensity/color is recorded
- Independent control of color, opacity and shading of up to 4 tissue classes
- Predefined VRT settings can be selected via an image gallery
- 3D VRT can be supported by the optional Volume Pro graphics accelerator, providing image quality and performance enhancements
As MPR, MIP, SSD or VRT are different visualization filters of the same data set, the user can arbitrarily switch between these modes as well as blow up the actual display segment. Reconstructed images or ranges can be stored or sent to the film sheet.
Requerimientos Generales
Minimum Software Version
(one of following)
syngo 2006A (VE20A)
syngo VA47
Please Note: Additional technical pre-requisites may apply. Upon receiving your request, your local Siemens representative will clarify whether your system meets the requirements.


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Bobby Brown continues to mourn the loss of his daughter.
Almost two months after Bobbi Kristina Brown's tragic death, the singer has decided to speak out in his first television interview since experiencing the news, and his pain is still quite visible.
"I might walk back there and start crying," Brown shared in a sneak peek at Monday's season premiere of "The Real" before pointing backstage. "If I could have been there two days before, it wouldn't have went down like that."
PHOTOS: Remembering Whitney Houston
Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub on Jan. 31. She was placed in a medically induced coma and was later transferred to hospice care in June. While Pat Houston told E! News at the time that Bobbi Kristina's health "continued to deteriorate," Bobby Brown continued to hold onto hope.
"We prayed and hoped for six months for something better to happen," the New Edition singer explained to the panel that includes Loni Love, Tamera Mowry, Tamar Braxton, Jeannie Mai and Adrienne Bailon. "But when God calls you, he calls you."
He continued, "I'm pretty sure her mother [Whitney Houston] was ... had a part with like, 'Come on, let's get her up here' in the best way possible. She was not comfortable by herself I guess and she just called my daughter with her."
PHOTOS: More stars we have lost in 2015
Today, Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge-Brown (who also appears on Monday's episode) are trying to find happiness with the birth of their newborn girl. They also remember the good times they shared with Bobbi Kristina.
"What's your fondest memory?" Love asked Brown during the emotional interview. "Her smile," he responded.
To find out when "The Real" airs in your neighborhood, visit their website.
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Inside AAA is a blog series that provides readers the opportunity to get a glimpse of the people who work for you, the AAA member. In this series, staff members provide insight on their job and themselves.
This week, Inside AAA features Damon Dozier. He is AAA's Director of Public Affairs.
What is your favorite on-the-job task?
My favorite task is working directly with members.
What is the most rewarding on-the-job moment?
Last year, when I won an award for outstanding achievement as voted on by the rest of the staff. It was an amazing honor.
What is the most bizarre object in your office?
I have a postcard from the National Portrait Gallery that features an oil on canvas painting of the rapper and actor Ice-T. It was given to me by a former co-worker.
What is your favorite activity outside of work?
My favorite hobby is cooking Italian food.