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Have you ever thought of music as magical? With these instruments, it is.
The magical instruments that created the world, long since scattered. Fortunate is the player who finds them, and great is the band that can make them sing again.
A conventional war drum, or is it?
You don't need a pipe or a heavenly voice to draw a crowd with this in your hands.
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An ancient Chinese string instrument (guqin being the actual term) adapted to a fantasy setting
Screenery - the images and loops shown on large screens and monitors inside space stations, arcos, and geofronts to counter the feeling of oppression or claustrophobia that can occur in such enclosed locations.
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A statue with the power to fix your mistakes.
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You find a dusty violin on a stand in the next room. Through the grime of the years, you can tell that it is of excellent make. Perhaps someone can put it to good use? An instrument is meant to be played, after all...
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Its old and battered exterior hides a subtle, and finicky, magic.
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I am thrilled to host one of my writing buddies, Vicki Batman, here at Killer Fiction today! Vicki's a hoot - you'll love her. Read on to find out her theories about some strange and wonderful creatures - men.
MAN THEORY by Vicki Batman
I showed the cover to my new short story collection to my men and they died laughing. I knew the title was funny, but that funny? They asked, "What do you know about men?"
A lot more than they think.
I come from a family of four girls. So, yeah, I didn't really-really know men. But lots of water has passed under the bridge, and here's some things I have observed over the years:
- men talk short
- snakes--what's the problem?
- smell good after a shower
- cars = speed
- shopping is for food and guns, athletic stuff, computer
- clean house???
- wash clothes when out of clean underwear
- meat, meat, meat
- what's wrong with what I'm wearing?
- love their pets
- action movie vs. romance -- uh, no contest
- socks are an accessory
- sleeves are for nose wiping
My quick short story, Man Theory, is about a geek who espouses his theory about love. Here's a fun excerpt:
"I have a theory about love."
Ethan's statement knocked me from the proverbial mountain top. Eyeing him, I clapped my hand across my mouth to stifle a giggle.
From Day One at our new jobs at Prime Designs, Ethan and I had forged a friendship. I was the artsy-heartsy, emotional gal. Him--the technical, by-the-book pal. We ate an occasional dinner, watched a movie, whatever. Traded small gifts like coffee, a magazine, music. However, Ethan had never made an overture toward me.
Translated: Nothing intimate.
I'd said to myself, "Rats."
For work, we'd traveled to Colorado Springs to attend a workshop on web design innovations. After check-in, I'd joined him at the bridge crossing the lake to decide about lunch before the meetings commenced.
My six-one geek wearing rimless glasses, leaned against the railing, and stared into the sparkling blue waters of the high mountain lake, and the feathered fowl paddling by.
Have his feelings changed? I asked in disbelief, "R-really? A theory...about love?"
What have you discovered about your man/men?
When you add to the list, your name will be added in a drawing for a free ebook (be sure to include your email).
Vicki Batman is kicking back with a diet Coke and torturing a new set of characters by playing "what if?" Find her at: http://vickibatman.blogspot.com OR at: http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com
Man Theory and Other Stories will be available February 1 thru Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Monday, January 30, 2012
MAN THEORY - by Guest Blogger Vicki Batman (hosted by Killer Fictionista Diane Kelly)
Posted by Diane Kelly at 12:01 AM
45 comments:
- Diane Kelly said...
Good morning, all! So glad to have Vicki on the blog today. I love those man theories - so true!
- January 30, 2012 at 7:02 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Thanks, Diane, for hosting me.
I know it is early. What else can we add to our list?
- January 30, 2012 at 7:09 AM
- Cynthia D'Alba said...
Funny. Here's a couple of Man Things I've observed:
Okay for them to arrange the package in public
The remote control is considered to be personal property
Can't wait to read other man facts today
- January 30, 2012 at 7:37 AM
- Pat Dale said...
I'm a man so I guess I'd best keep my mouth shut. About man stuff, I mean. I could go on and on about woman stuff, but you gals already know about that. Don't you?
Anyway, funny stuff, Vicki!
- January 30, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Thanks, Cyndi, for adding to the list (and for correcting my url!)
- January 30, 2012 at 7:45 AM
I've discovered my husband would rather touch me than talk to me...he's a quiet sort of guy and would rather I sit on the couch and let him give me a back rub or foot rub instead of talking about his day.
- January 30, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Thanks, Pat, and someday we'll tackle woman stuff. How's that?
- January 30, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Tess, you have a keeper. I'd give anything for a foot rub.
Mine would rather read the paper than talk too.
- January 30, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Sheila Tenold said...
Hi Vicki! That is a great 'man' list. My man loves being Necessary. So much so he won't explain how he always fixes our ageing clothes dryer, our microwave, etc. He views his secret maintenance tricks as insurance I'll never dump him. And, he's darned cute too!
- January 30, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Sheila Tenold said...
Hi Vicki! That is a great 'man' list. My man loves being Necessary. So much so he won't explain how he always fixes our ageing clothes dryer, our microwave, etc. He views his secret maintenance tricks as insurance I'll never dump him. And, he's darned cute too!
- January 30, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- Karen Cote said...
Vicki, it is just a treat to find you on any blog because I just know there will be humor and provocative content.
Loved, loved Man Theory and I highly recommend it to all. Very difficult task to put so much warmth and emotion in a compact environment and your abilities never cease to amaze.
Only you can take your work to the next level by coming here and having so much fun with it.
This was fun. Thank you for hosting such a delightful talent Diane. Great way to begin a Monday.
- January 30, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- Liese said...
Explosions are necessary for it to be a good movie. The more TNT, the higher the rating.
- January 30, 2012 at 8:41 AM
- Liz said...
"Remotay" is my man's not so secret girlfriend. She hides under the covers sometimes.
Men=simple creatures, yet fun to play with
handle with care
- January 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Judi said...
I love the premise of the book--and like all the comments. My husband is my romantic hero. His idea of a great nite is watching football with me curled up next to him--without my computer or Kindle in front of my face. He cooks Sunday dinners, buys me flowers for no reason, and calls me just to chat.
BUT he leaves shoes, dishes, socks, coats everywhere. Reading & movie choices include guns, racing cars, explosions and odd protagonists. He finds a million reason to interrupt me when I am writing--esp when the words are flowing.....
- January 30, 2012 at 9:18 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi Vicki:
I loved your article. I'm working on a similar, soon to be posted, blog post – Living with Men. Let me share one.
Men will never ask directions, ever. You can be lost, and go by a dozen gas stations, and they will continue to say, "I'll find it."
Shopping Corollary: Men will never ask a clerk where anything is; they'll look up and down every aisle . If it's not found, the store doesn't sell it.
Take care, Barbara
- January 30, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Sheila: I like the being necessary and secret maintenance tricks. I wish he was for hire.
Hi, Karen: I'm blushing re Man Theory. Included also are "Ouch" and "Tommy and the Teacher."
- January 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Patricia said...
I had to literally teach my husband to communicate. He would rarely "share" and that was not the way I was going to exist in a relationship. It took years, but it worked.
- January 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Liese: I know! Action movies rock and I have to confess: I raised my boys on Indiana Jones, James Bond, Star Wars, and Bugs Bunny. Lots of action there.
Hi, Liz: Your man named his remote Remotay? LOLOL I love the secret girlfriend. Isn't it funny how they have to cradle her and when it accidentally changes, it's "Oh, sorry."
Hi, Judi: they leave stuff everywhere and can't see it-right?
(And right now I could tell lots of stories about mine and this scenario). Thanks for the compliment.
I had to learn to watch sports. Seriously.
Thanks, girls!
- January 30, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Patti: I sympathize. Men don't share like women.
So my youngest has moved out, the oldest is nearby and stops in rarely and Handsome is a workaholic. Where am I? I've found we talk when there's food involved.
And I told Handsome he has to become a girlfriend. LOLOL
- January 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM
- Kelly L Lee said...
And we can't forget one of the most repeated phrases in all of "man" kind.
"Honey, have you seen my ______?"
Ugh!!!! :)
Can't wait to read Man Theory, Vicki!
- January 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- Sarah S. said...
I have been married to my husband for almost 6 years now and a few things I've learned are that sports are going to be on 24-7 (unless of course I steal and hide the remote). Also dishes somehow never make it to the dishwasher. His reasoning is "I never had one growing up..." :)
- January 30, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Men, huh? Let's see...if you pick an item out of the Sears catalog, any old item will do, some man somewhere will want to have sex with it. Sad but true. (lol)
Jody Lebel
- January 30, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Kelly! I'm so glad you came by.
That is the phrase of all mankind.
Last year at RWA, I went to a class on men. She said men really see what's in front of them and that's why why a girl passes by, their eye follows because they saw her when she was in front of them.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Sarah S: Dishes never make it to the dishwasher. LOLOL.
I go around the house (or did until recently) and would pick up stuff in front of my men and say, "So that's where they are!!!"
- January 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Jody: So while I was going thru the catalog when I was a kid and coveting the toys, Dad was coveting a tool! LOLOL
And I think this "tool" thingy works for computer stuff too.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- Leslie Langtry said...
Vicki - great post! I have one:
Allergic to Turn Signals.
Thanks for joining us today!
- January 30, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Leslie. Yours about turn signals is PERFECT! It's going on the list.
And I'm happy to be here. :)
- January 30, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- kerribookwriter said...
Hi Vicki!
Love your list. My hubby is definitely on the "wash clothes when out of clean underwear" team. LOL
He's also on the "If I cook, you do the dishes and if you cook, you do the dishes" team! :-)
- January 30, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Keri: washing clothes...shaking head here. One young man I dated did work out of town a lot. I swear, he bought undies and socks and visited the cleaners for everything else. So when I visited his apartment for the first time, you can imagine the mountain I saw. Okay, it was so bad, I have been visibly imprinted for a lifetime. lolol
Thanks for stopping!
- January 30, 2012 at 1:21 PM
- Sheila Seabrook said...
I've discovered my men LOVE to reach into the highest cupboards for me and pull out whatever I need. It makes them feel ... well, manly, I guess. :)
Your new story sounds fantastic, Vicki. I can't wait to read it!
- January 30, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Erin said...
Here's what I've discovered; took years. Men are not actually lazy. They don't not clean when there is a lady person around. What happens is they dust when they see dirt and do a good job. The lady person dusts so she doesn't see any dirt, which is the problem. :)
- January 30, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Sheila: Ah, the sweetness of them. But I'm thinking this comes under the "solve your problem" category. LOL
I can't wait to hear what you have to say about MTAOS. Let me know!!!
Hi, Erin: I'm dying laughing over here about the dusting. And am adding this to our list.
Thank you for stopping by!
- January 30, 2012 at 2:18 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
Oops, forgot this one:
Hi, Barbara! And what is it with the direction thing? Having to have someone else (possibly a woman) solve their problem??? Or embarrassing.
Thank God, for GPS.
- January 30, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- Liz Lipperman said...
Okay, no one's stated the obvious, so I'll do it.
Men puff up with pride when they pass gas and even rate them.
They call their guy friends derogatory names as a show of affection. "Hey, jerkoff, long time no see."
My husband would rather hand me a credit card than take me shopping.
The one thing that my hubby does every single day for every single meal--the dishes. I cook, he cleans up. I think I'll keep him, farts and all!!
Fun post, Vicki.
- January 30, 2012 at 7:01 PM
- Cara Marsi said...
Vicki, I love that cover. I love your short stories. I can't wait to read "Man Theory." The excerpt is terrific.
- January 30, 2012 at 7:05 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
Ms. Lipperman: Thanks for contributing these two important observations. I remember leaving the table at times because of potty humor.
And like I said, you want to go shopping with them, you buy guns, computer, athletic gear, and FOOD!
Hi, Cara: Thank you so much for liking my excerpt! You know I like my funny. oxoxox
- January 30, 2012 at 7:17 PM
- Karilyn Bentley said...
Hi Vicki,
I loved reading your list and all the comments. If something breaks in our house, my hubby likes to take it apart and attempt to fix it before he'll consider buying a new one. Nine times out of ten he's successful.
Looking forward to reading your book!
- January 30, 2012 at 7:57 PM
I want that man that gives the back and foot massage. I don't mind doing the dishes, if I could find a man who cooks.
- January 30, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
Hi, Karilyn: and your post gave me this one to add--No manual required. LOLOLOL
Hi, Kendra: I know!!! I want that guy too. Where is he?
Thanks, ladies for posting.
- January 30, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Vicki Batman said...
And here's a few observations to add to my list (thank you all):
- Allergic to turn signals.
- Remotay is the secret girlfriend.
- Fun to pay with.
- Pick anything from the Sears catalog and they'd be mighty friendly with it.
- Thank God for GPS.
- Okay to arrange package in public.
- The Secret Maintenance Trick is to be necessary.
- Dust when they see dust.
- Passing gas is a sporting event.
- Derogatory nicknames are a sign of affection.
- Go shopping???? Here's my card.
- No manual required.
Thank you for participating. The winner of the highly coveted Man Theory and Other Stories is......Ms. Cara Marsi!!!
Congratulations, Cara.
And thank you so much, Killer Fiction and Diane, for having me here. I'd love to have any of you come visit with me and the PP girls at Plotting Princesses.
- January 30, 2012 at 9:50 PM
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On June 5-6, 2012, Venus will pass in front of the Sun. The transit of Venus 2012 will be the last chance to view this phenomenon for over 100 years.
Transit of Venus 2012 explained
During the transit, Venus passes between Sun and Earth. The planet becomes visible from Earth as a small dot against the Sun's disk. Although Venus is almost four times larger than the moon, it blocks a much smaller portion of the Sun's face than the moon does during a solar eclipse. This is because it is much further away from Earth.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, Earth is the third. On a clear night Venus can also be seen as a bright "star" in the sky, especially shortly after sunset or before sunrise. This is why it is also referred to as "evening star" or "morning star".
Transit of Venus 2012 – Timeline
It takes Venus 6 hours and 40 minutes to travel across the Sun's disk. Seen from the Earth's center (geocentric coordinates) the transit begins at 22:09:29 and ends at 04:49:27 Universal Time (UT).
Depending on the observer's actual geographic location, times will differ by up to several minutes (see table below).
Note: Times are stated in Universal Time – a time standard based on the Earth's rotation. Click on the links to see corresponding local times worldwide.
- June 5, 22:09:29 UT: the planet's first contact with the outer rim of the Sun's disk.
- June 5, 22:27:26 UT: Venus becomes fully visible in front of the Sun.
- June 6, 01:29:28 UT: moment of "greatest transit" (the closest Venus appears to the center of the Sun's disk).
- June 6, 04:31:30 UT: Venus reaches the opposite side of the Sun's rim
- June 6, 04:49:27 UT: the planet completes its transit across the Sun's disk.
Transit of Venus 2012 – Local Time in your Country or, City
|Beginning of Transit of Venus 2012
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|End of transit of Venus 2012
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|Honolulu, Hawaii
|12:10 (12:10 p.m.), June 5
|18:44 (6:44 p.m.), June 5
|Los Angeles, USA
|15:06 (3:06 p.m.), June 5
|20:02 (8:02 p.m.), June 5 (sunset)
|New York, USA
|18:03 (6:03 p.m.), June 5
|20:24 (8:24 p.m.), June 5 (sunset)
|London, UK
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|Paris, France
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|13:47 (1:47 p.m.), June 6
|Sydney, Australia
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|14:44 (2:44 p.m.), June 6
|Auckland, New Zealand
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The whole transit of Venus will be visible in the following locations:
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- Hawaii
- Eastern Australia
- New Zealand
- Northern and eastern Asia (e.g. Japan, eastern China, Sibiria, Mongolia)
- Parts of Southeast Asia (e.g. Philippines, eastern Indonesia)
- Western Pacific
The transit of Venus will still be in progress at sunset on June 5 in:
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- Most of Canada
- Mexico
- Central America
- Northwestern South America
- Eastern Pacific
The transit of Venus will already be in progress at sunrise on June 6 in:
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- Western Australia
- Western and southern Asia (e.g. India, Thailand, Iran, Turkey)
- Eastern Africa (e.g. Egypt, Kenia, Madagascar)
- Indian Ocean
Transit of Venus Dates History – How often does this happen?
The alignment Earth – Venus – Sun has only occurred 7 times since the invention of the telescope: in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882, and 2004.
The phenomenon can be experienced in recurring intervalls of 8 years, 121.5 years, 8 years, and 105.5 years. The last occurrence was 8 years ago, the next one will be in 105.5 years – on December 11, 2117.
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Have you noticed that every reality TV car show uses the same lame sound effect of a car doing a one-wheel peel? You know the one. About 10 years ago, a sound effects guy recorded a weak-sauce wreck with a slipping trans and an open rearend on some studio back lot. Sometimes the sound bite ends with a redneck laughing hysterically. Guys who edit TV shows and commercials are on deadlines, so when they want a car doing a burnout, they all reach for the same sound file. Every time I hear it, I cringe. Not only has it been overused to death, but the sound is about as far away from cool as possible. This car is a tortured mess—you can plainly hear one rock-hard tire barely spinning enough to make a squeal while a small V-8 on its last leg labors through a two-barrel carb and a leaky exhaust manifold. Whatever action or plot that was taking place previous to or immediately after the "lame burnout" is effectively rendered bogus.
The thing legions of Prius-driving Hollywood TV producers don't understand that all of us already get is that every hot rod has a sound that is as unique as a fingerprint. Everything is specific to that car, whether it's the sound of the door latching, the engagement of the starter, the whir of the accessory drive, the clatter of valvetrain, the whoosh of the butterflies opening, or the crackle of exhaust. If someone lined up a hundred hot rods in front of you and started them up one by one with you blindfolded, you'd be able to pick your own car out every time. It's like knowing the voice of your own kid.
That's not the same as saying every car sounds cool. Some cars are the equivalent of Fran Drescher—they look great, but honey, please don't open up your mouth and say a word. Go to any dragstrip or car show and you'll always hear a few machines that just seem mechanically afflicted by a menagerie of scraping flywheel teeth, worn hinges, unbolted bodywork, leaky manifolds, loose rocker arms, and constipated mufflers. It's funny when a cool car fires up with a high-compression big-block, a fat cam, and Flowmasters. Usually right after that some wheezing turd will crank up and zing its throttle in mock competition. As if.
When the Laguna rolls through the neighborhood, car alarms go off, children cry, dogs vomit. When the revs get up, it's like the gates of hell opening.
You might remember PHR's Street Sweeper Chevelle. It was a 1968 Malibu with a 496ci big-block that made about 630 hp on pump gas. The great thing about it was the exhaust. It had a COMP Cams Big Mutha Thumpr, enough compression to make it work, long-tube headers, and a dual 3-inch rear-exiting exhaust from Stainless Works. It was a boulevard bone-shaker that sounded so sexy you'd want to lay rubber on every straight. It was a miracle I didn't get thrown in the slam with that car. Yet it sounded 180 degrees different from PHR's 1975 Laguna, which has a 427ci solid-roller small-block with about the same power, Hooker ceramic-coated long-tube headers, and Flowmaster 40s with axle turndowns. When the Laguna rolls through the neighborhood, car alarms go off, children cry, dogs vomit. When the revs get up, it's like the gates of hell opening. The Chevelle and the Laguna are so very different from each other—one a deep-singing Pavarotti with the muscle of a strip club bouncer, the other a high-strung Robert Plant with mixed martial arts skills.
My theory is that a happy car will sound happy and make its owner happy. I'm talking about all the parts, not just the exhaust. Hinges that don't squeak, bodywork that doesn't rattle, steering columns that don't creak, starters that engage nice and clean. One thing that drove me crazy with the Chevelle is that in spite of its wonderful-sounding engine and exhaust, that Chevy sounded like it was unscrewing itself. No matter how hard I worked to track down loose or missing bolts, the thing always sounded like a rattletrap. I didn't know if the bumper was coming off or if a fender was gonna peel away—in the best of times it was embarrassing, but other times—like at the dragstrip—it exuded the air of a car that was unsafe (although it, in fact, was quite safe). There was just something about it that resisted my best efforts to correct. That car was not as happy as it could've been, and neither was I.
The exhaust is arguably the most defining part of a hot rod's audio signature. Some days I'm of the mind that an engine's mechanical symphony of valves, pistons, airflow, camshaft, and ignition is more important when you're behind the wheel, but certainly from a distance everyone agrees it's the exhaust note. The exhaust is what people hear before they see you, so if that's weak or off-pitch, the impression is made before you even roll onto the scene. The thing is, in spite of there being a huge amount of empirical data about what makes an exhaust sound and work great, it's hard to find, and therefore many people remain uninformed.
We're hoping that this month's plenitude of header tech will help fill the void of information on the subject, as well as dispel a few myths. (My favorite header myth is that small diameter primaries accentuate the low-end torque, which is only sorta true. Over-small pipes do that by choking off the top end power, leaving only a brief grunt at the hit.) Get your headers right, and not only will you benefit from more power, but your ride will get a decided improvement in sidewalk appeal. Who knows, maybe even Hollywood can learn a thing or two about what makes a cool-sounding car.


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Takeaways from cell phone confiscation in 'sexting' case at Chapparral High
News that the Douglas County Sheriff's Office served four search warrants at a Parker high school in a suspected "sexting" case was jarring.
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The sheriff's office took at least four cellphones belonging to students and will be searching them for sexually explicit photos and text messages.
Law enforcement overreach or a legitimate investigation into a serious crime?
From where we stand, it's hard to know without more facts about the alleged crimes.
We presume authorities have valid warrants obtained by presenting solid evidence of suspected crimes.
However, we wonder just what is alleged in the Dougco case at Chaparral High School. Is this another case of the criminalization of bad behavior that could be better handled as a school disciplinary matter? Reportedly, all those involved are high-school age.


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The vacation includes roundtrip airfare, accommodations at the Gaylord Opryland Resort from August 5-8, a tour of the Gibson USA factory, Nashville transportation via the Gibson Tour Bus, tickets to the Grand Ole Opry, tours of the Opry House, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, historic RCA Studio B and more. Plus, during the trip, the winner will receive a brand-new Les Paul Standard.
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Carlo Ancelotti: Gareth Bale will only get better
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has hailed the attitude of Gareth Bale after the Welshman scored the decisive goal that lifted the Spanish giants to Champions League glory.
With a pulsating final between city rivals Real and Atletico Madrid finely poised at 1-1, Bale struck five minutes into the second period of extra time to break the hearts of the recently-crowned Primera Division champions.
Having missed several chances throughout normal time, including a clear cut opportunity when through on goal when the tie was still goalless, Bale held his nerve to steer a header into an empty net after Angel di Maria had seen his initial shot saved by Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
His persistence impressed Ancelotti, who said: "It was very important because he had tried before, but he was unlucky in front of goal.
"But he turned up when he was needed."
It is the second time that Bale has scored the winner in a cup final in his first season with Real, with his solo goal against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey earning rave reviews.
Bale's strikes in showpiece encounters will go a long way to silencing the critics that doubted his ability to live up to his world record £85.3million price tag, and Ancelotti is confident the former Southampton and Tottenham midfielder is capable of improvement.
"All season Gareth has been good and he will be better next year," Ancelotti added.
Marcelo's strike and Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty gave the scoreline a rather flattering look as Real claimed a 4-1 victory and finally sealed the dream of 'La Decima', their 10th European Cup triumph.
"We're very proud of having won this for all Madrid fans," Ancelotti said. "Happiness is giving happiness to those who always follow us. The fans are very happy and that makes us happy.
"I have had a fantastic group of players who have always been professional and they showed that in this match too. Not only those who were delighted to be playing, but also those who were not playing.
"We've worked hard this season to achieve this."
Atletico had looked on course for a famous double as, having wrapped up the La Liga title last week, they took a 36th-minute lead on Saturday night through Diego Godin's header.
Yet their failure to double their lead ensured they were on the back foot for much of the final half hour and their defence was finally breached in the third minute of added-on time when Sergio Ramos headed home from a corner.
From then on, there was only going to be one winner, with several Atletico players showing visible signs of fatigue, yet boss Simeone, who was involved in an ugly on-field spat with Real defender Raphael Varane before the final whistle, was proud of his players.
"This fixture doesn't deserve one tear, when you give your life, there's nothing to say," he said.
"It's part of the game. You can win, you can lose. Today we lost but know that we gave everything. That exalts us and gives us the ability to continue growing."
The Argentinian added: "Now we rest, we have summer to restart and work in the same way."
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I am still not running. I am getting fatter. I am turning into a coach potato. But I am catching up on my administrative backlog, and I have got as far as level five in puzzleland. I am walking around Homebush all next week. That might reverse the slide into physical fatness.
Best wishes to Scott McTaggart in the Gold Coast marathon tomorrow. Scott is running his first ever marathon and is hoping to break 2:14. Advice from Deek and from Mona included feeling like you are out for a Sunday jog initially, then starting to pick up the pace a little from the half way mark. Very sound!
The Canberra Times Fun Run is only eleven weeks away! I have just completed drawing up a training program for the fun run for one of the athletes in our training group. If anyone else would like a copy of the program, please get in touch & I will email it to you.
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T. Mills in video Lightweight. So far he's the only guy I know who goes to the gym to smoke while listening to his ipod, and I think that's what makes him awesome. Notice the girls leave with each other though? Lol I see you homie! Also T. Mills will be joining our other big homie Sammy Adams on tour! Expect to see a lot of panties thrown on this one. More info @ TMILLSMUSIC and @ SAMMYADAMSMUSIC


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So…last week, this article,The Sisterhood's Christian Bar Mitzvah: Can Jewish Ritual Be Borrowed?, was flying all about the internet, causing quite a bit of commotion among my colleagues. I read it with interest and, quite honestly, some amount of discomfort. Because at first glance, the idea of a non-Jew borrowing such a definitively Jewish ritual caused a near-paralyzing pain in my kishkes.
The motivation behind the article was a clip from the new TLC series, The Sisterhood, a reality show showcasing the lives of five pastors' wives in Atlanta. In the second episode, Pastors Brian and Tara Lewis reveal that they are "throwing him [their 13-year-old son] a Bar Mitzvah…a Christian Bar Mitzvah."
Rituals, throughout history, have been borrowed, shared, appropriated, reappropriated, co-opted, and just plain stolen from neighbouring cultures, faiths, and ethnicities. The idea of syncretism is, therefore, not a new one. Yet, when someone takes one of "our" rituals, it feels like a personal attack.
My experience with the Rabbis Without Borders program has had a profound influence on my ability to recognize the possibility of multiple truths in other faith communities. In other words, you don't have to be wrong for me to be right — an idea explored by my teacher, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, in his book by the same name. Prior to my involvement in this cutting-edge think-tank, my views were far more narrow-minded and I lacked a framework in which I could understand much of the current American religious landscape. So while my initial reaction was a visceral one bordering on revulsion, my second reaction was far more reasoned.
The notion of marking the crucial point in a young person's life when he or she becomes responsible for his or her own religious decisions, beliefs, and behaviours is a wonderful thing. There is no reason why it ought not be universally celebrated in each and every culture and faith community. At age thirteen, or thereabouts, the critical thinking skills evolve to a much greater extent and the teen is beginning the long, though essential, process of establishing an identity separate from the parents. It is the terminology, however, that becomes problematic. To call something a "Bar Mitzvah" has certain societal implications; the first of which being that the individual is Jewish. And in the case of Pastor Brian and Tara Lewis's son, he isn't.
On Monday, I participated in a lively, if not frustrating, conversation about this very topic on Huffington Post Live. The panel included Pastors Brian and Tara Lewis, Dr. Julian Baggini (philosopher), Dr. Ron Lindsay (ethicist/secular humanist), and me.
If only we had been discussing the topic with which host, Josh Zepps, had led the program: the decision of which faith traditions to celebrate in marriages between faiths. That would have been an interesting and insightful dialogue. But Pastors Brian and Tara don't exactly consider themselves an interfaith marriage. They see themselves as "true Jews." They used their appearance as a platform for their own legitimacy and to witness to others with their understanding of Christianity.
So here is my question for you? What are your thoughts about a Christian Bar Mitzvah in the way I described? As a coming-of-age ritual meant to sanctify one's reaching the age of religious obligation?
Oh, and one final thing:
The cake doesn't have to be in the shape of a Torah.
The term 'bar mitzvah' is Aramaic, not Hebrew.
And for the record, Pastor Brian, one absolutely does give up being Jewish when accepting Jesus as the Messiah. That Jew is considered an apostate.


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As far as we can tell, this watch doesn't actually stab your wrist at all, which is a shame, because anything that advertises itself as an acupuncture bracelet had better be breaking some skin. Which it doesn't, but there's a healthy amount of BS being tossed your way should you put it on and try to use it to get better sleep.
Touted as a "drug free" way to get some Z's, the Sleep Partner supposedly uses varying degrees of pressure to stimulate acupuncture points on the wrist.
Other magical properties include the ability to make $US40 disappear from your wallet; as well as the ability to break soon after purchase and never work again.
The marketing materials suggest you don this bracelet 30 minutes before bed so it can normalise your body clock, eliminate insomnia, and knock you out just long enough so the Sleep Partner folks can clean out your place of residence. OK, you caught me. I made up the part about insomnia. [Expert Verdict]


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Learn how to make these tags using these free instructions. Handmade tags and cards are the perfect way to show you care and with these how to steps creating this design is easy.
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If you're into planes, the hilltop park overlooking the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is not a bad place to be. You can watch cargo planes make wide circles over the green hills of Okinawa all day, swooping down to the airfield below for a landing or practice drop, and lifting back up into the overcast winter sky. You can also get a pretty good idea of how the locals feel about those planes. A decidedly unsubtle placard at the overlook shows an aerial photo of the airstrip and the surrounding neighborhood rammed up against its fences. Every elementary school, kindergarten, hospital, elderly-care center, playground and religious institution within crashing distance is marked. Quite clearly. In English.
For years, residents in the Okinawan city of Ginowan have called for the Futenma air base to leave their neighborhood. And for years, residents near Camp Schwab, a more remote Marine base on the north of the island that the U.S. and Japan have agreed will absorb Futenma, have been protesting that too. The Okinawans' standoff – fueled as much if not more by resentment of Tokyo than the U.S. – has been a major headache between Japan and the U.S. at a time when both sides are looking to strengthen security ties in the face of the looming specter of a stronger and more assertive China.
This week, something resembling a resolution — or at least a step forward in some direction — may be coming into focus. Japanese government sources told reporters that the U.S. and Japan had "reached a broad agreement" to transfer 4,700 Marines off Okinawa and move them to Guam. If it goes ahead, the move would be a revision to a 2006 bilateral agreement, known as the U.S.-Japan Realignment Road Map, which originally linked the transfer of 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam with the relocation of the contentious Futenma air base out of the crowded city of Ginowan.
The discussions are happening during meetings this week between the U.S. and Japan in Washington, and reports of the Marine transfer have not been confirmed or denied by the U.S. government. Commander Leslie Hull-Ryde, a Department of Defense spokesperson, said in a statement that "the United States and Japan are continuously looking for more efficient and effective ways to achieve the goals of the Realignment Road Map. However, no decisions have been made; therefore, there are no announcements to be made." But the statement did affirm that "the two countries remain fully committed to the implementation of the Futenma Replacement Facility and the relocation of the MCAS Futenma air base to Camp Schwab."
Japanese media are reporting that a joint announcement is on its way within the week. Whatever it is, it's not going to go down well on Okinawa, despite the fact that many on the island have been fighting for the Marines and all other U.S. military members to leave the island for years. Why? By detaching the Marine relocation from the 2006 deal – part of the U.S. "pivot to Asia" strategy of installing more smaller and nimble forces around the Pacific from Hawaii to Darwin to Guam – Okinawans may have lost whatever bargaining chip they had left with Tokyo. The incentive to find a good solution to the Futenma relocation now comes down to good faith, which isn't to say that the U.S. and Tokyo are not committed to making Okinawans, who were occupied by the U.S. until 1972, more comfortable with the arrangement. It's just that Okinawans might not see it that way.
(MORE: Read about U.S. foreign policy under President Obama)
While Guam, which has been waiting to receive the influx of Marines for years now, has for the most part been looking forward to the boom of a military buildup, Okinawans are fed up with hosting half the American forces in Japan. The U.S. military has exclusive access to 18% of island, and most of that is encircled in high fences and barbed wire, which, frankly, makes it feel like a lot more. Though islanders blame the worst atrocities they endured during World War II on the Imperial Army, their list of grievances with the U.S. military and its personnel is also long, running from daily nuisances like plane noise and drunk Marines ending up in their yards to fatal traffic accidents and sexual assault. The brutal kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. service members led to massive protests in 1995 and, ultimately, laid the foundation of the agreement to move Futenma.
Mike Green, Japan chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says although a "garrison mentality" that developed during the U.S. occupation "created a lot of resentment," the military has been working hard to get its act together. "The crimes by American soldiers and Marines are way down," Green says. "The safety records are way up. They have taken all these measures to reduce the impact."
But for many, the deadlock in Okinawa is not as simple as finding the right place to move loud aircraft and rowdy 20-year-olds out of a crowded neighborhood. It's about 70 years of feeling overlooked and abandoned by Tokyo. The island remains the poorest prefecture in Japan, with one of the highest unemployment rates, despite the oft touted economic benefits that the 26,000 American personnel and their families bring. "Okinawa was totally destroyed during the war," says Susumu Matayoshi, director general of the Okinawa prefectural government. "Who started the war? Japan. During 30 years of [U.S.] occupation, while Japan was enjoying an industrial boom, Okinawa was left behind."
It's hard to see how Okinawans won't interpret this week's arrangement, whatever it turns out to be, as another deal made with the mainland's interests at heart. Toshio Odo, a retired teacher out taking a morning walk along the fence near his house in Ginowan, points up at a plane coming in for a landing. "I can see the faces of the pilots from my house," he says. When he was a boy, Odo says, he watched his friend killed in a hit-and-run accident. The driver, an American serviceman, got out of his car, threw a blanket over the dead boy, and drove off. "This was America then. We couldn't do anything," recalls Odo, now 63. "I'm not against Americans. I'm not against any nationality. But I am against people who treat us cheaply because they have power."
Krista Mahr is a correspondent at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @kristamahr. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIMEWorld.


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A new era in Albion College athletics will begin following completion of major improvements planned for Alumni Field. Fundraising is now under way in support of these renovations to the College's outdoor athletic facilities.
Expected to cost about $3.5 million, the upgrades include the construction of a soccer/lacrosse competition facility, the relocation of softball's Dempsey Field to the southeast corner of Alumni Field, and the reconfiguration of baseball's Frank Joranko Field. Also planned are a new entrance to Alumni Field, serving as a gateway to the entire complex, and a centrally located outdoor plaza that will offer a gathering space for players and fans.
"These changes will contribute importantly to winning league championships and gaining broader recognition for Albion's varsity programs," said Matt Arend, director of athletics. "They will also demonstrate in a highly visible way that the College is committed to our student-athletes—we intend to provide them with the facilities needed to help them succeed at a very high level."
These projects represent a continuation of improvements that began in summer 2011 with the installation of artificial turf on the football field, the resurfacing of the Elkin Isaac Track, and construction of new runways and landing pits for the jumping events at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium, as well as new cages for the discus and hammer and a launch area for javelin throwing events at Alumni Field.
A Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament capped Albion's first football season played on the new turf at Schmidt-Fraser Field. The additional improvements will impact not only student-athletes but all students as teams make use of more all-season outdoor facilities at Alumni Field.
"Continuing to invest in our athletic facilities will benefit the entire campus community by alleviating the pressure for open recreation periods in the Dow Recreation and Wellness Center," Arend said. "We have seen this winter how teams can make use of the artificial turf inside Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium in January and February, and this will only increase with the addition of another turf field."
Participation Is Critical in the Fundraising
Gifts from alumni, parents, and friends will be critical to the success of the current fundraising drive.
"We are asking former Briton athletes and others who care about the future of Albion's intercollegiate programs to take the next step," Arend said, "and invest in these projects that are so essential to the advancement of our competitive sports tradition. We welcome everyone's involvement at this important time."
For more information on the athletic facilities drive, including named gift opportunities, please contact Matthew vandenBerg, associate vice president for development, via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 517/629-0435.


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The Crimson plays it final game of the 2010 calendar year at Dayton. It is the first meeting of the two teams in program history.
Last Time Out
Harvard fell to Sacred Heart, 69-60, Dec. 22 at Lavietes Pavilion. Freshman Christine Clark equaled a career-high 18 points to lead the Crimson (5-4).
Clark was one of three Harvard players reach double figures in the game. Emma Markley posted 13 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while Brogan Berry scored 10 points.
SHU jumped out to a 14-point lead midway through the first half before Clark scored seven straight and others contributed to pull the home team to 35-33 at the half.
The Crimson took the lead early in the second stanza, but two runs from the Pioneers gave Harvard its first home loss since 2008-09.
Home Sweet Home
The Crimson, which is 2-1 at home this season, posted a 12-1 record at Lavietes Pavilion in 2009-10, which was the best home record since going unbeaten in 1997-98.
Busy Road a Head
Harvard enters a busy stretch coming out of the holiday break with four games in 11 days. After Thursday's game at Dayton, the Crimson hosts Massachusetts Jan. 2 before traveling to neighbor Boston College for a Jan. 6 contest and welcoming NJIT Jan. 9.
First Time for Everything
Harvard's game against Dayton is the first in program history. The Crimson already had one first time meeting this season taking on Oral Roberts (Nov. 19) and will face Seattle for the first time in school history Jan. 22.
The History Book Says
Harvard has played seven teams that currently reside in the Atlantic 10. The Crimson is 13-25 overall against those teams. Harvard will face two A10 opponents this season marking the first time since the 2005-06 season when the Crimson played Rhode Island (W, 77-48) and Richmond (L, 63-47).
Bring 'Em On
Harvard faces six teams that advanced to the postseason last year. Boston University, Dayton, Florida, Hartford, Oral Roberts and Princeton had extended seasons last winter. Dayton, Hartford and Princeton competed in the NCAA Tournament while BU, Florida and Oral Roberts played in the WNIT.
Joining the Club
Emma Markley became the 14th women's basketball player at Harvard to score at least 1,000 points at Harvard. She scored her 1,000th career point when her eighth point of the game with 4:43 left in the first half put the Crimson up by nine against BU (Nov. 23). She has moved into 12th on the all-time scoring list with 1,051 career tallies.
Moving On Up
Brogan Berry is seventh on the all-time career assists list with 301 handouts. She is 43 away from tying Elizabeth Proudfit '96 who is sixth with 344. Jennifer Monti '02 holds the program record of 558.
Board and Buckets
With 1,051 points and 542 rebounds to her credit, Markley joins only six other Harvard players to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in their careers. She joins Allison Feaster '98, Hana Pelijto '04, Reka Cserny '05, Tammy Butler '95, Deb Flandermeyer '93 and Sarah Duncan '89.
She Calls it Home
Brogan Berry hails from Beavercreek, Ohio just 10 miles outside Dayton.
Unbeaten When...
Harvard is unbeaten when scoring 70 or more points, allowing between 50-59 points, leading at the half, when it shoots better than 50 percent from the floor, when it has more assists, when it is shooting 35 percent from downtown, on Friday nights and against the America East.
Putting the Puzzle Together
Harvard had quite a game against New Hampshire (Dec. 10) with its best shooting performance from the field (51.4), three-point land (64.7) and the free throw line (86.7) of the season.
The Crimson had the second most rebounds (42) and second most assists (19) of the season, while taking away the most steals (11) and committing a season-low nine turnovers.
Margin of Victory
Harvard's 33-point win over New Hampshire (Dec. 10) was the largest margin of victory for the Crimson since a 34-point win (91-57) over Yale March 7, 2009.
Five for Fighting
Harvard has had three different starters through nine games this season. Brogan Berry, Christine Matera, Christine Clark, Victoria Lippert and Emma Markley started the first six games. Jasmine Evans, Matera, Clark, Lippert and Markley were the first five on the court at Florida (Dec. 7) and Berry, Matera, Clark, Miriam Rutzen and Markley were the starters against New Hampshire (Dec. 10).


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There's just not enough controversy (r)evolving around the creationist propaganda film Expelled is there? Well, here's yet another example of the dishonest tactics being employed by the filmmakers.
A while back there was a bit of a stir over the Discovery (no linkage for you) Institute's illegitimate use of a magnificent video created by XVIVO on behalf of Harvard University's Biovisions called The Inner Life of the Cell (watch here).
After realizing they can't take copyrighted material, strip it of its credits, and narration and stick in their own creationism-filled nonsense, I guess these morons decided the next best thing was to have some crap video team remake the Harvard video, scene-by-scene, and then put their creationism-filled narration on top of it. And that's exactly what they did. Here's an image of the offending scene side-by-side with the original Harvard scene.
The film Expelled contains this scene-by-scene duplication of the Biovisions masterpiece and as usual for the creadesign proponentists, they left a few transitional fossils in their wake. ERV points out in her recent presentation at the Oklahoma Americans United for the Separation of Church and State conference there are at least a dozen different ways a paramecium can move across a microtubule and how odd it is that the Expelled video uses the exact same visualization of motion as the Harvard video. It's even been pointed out by some bloggers within the science community that the motion depicted in the original video isn't even a good example of actual molecule movement and cellular activity. So, just like in High School, the proof that they copied is in the copying of errors as well as the facts.
It's pretty clear to myself and many others that the filmmakers behind Expelled have not a shred of honesty running in their veins. I'm unsure as to how much legal action was pursued after the original copyright infringement, but ERV is moving against this blatant example of video plagiarism with a little letter. I'm sure they'll backpedal and divert attention like always but it will still be fun to watch them scatter for answers. Probably more fun that watching Expelled itself.
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The Chicago Fire held the ninth overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft for the second consecutive year, and for the second straight year, they used the pick on an experienced defender they think is capable of contributing right away.
Chicago picked Louisville center back Austin Berry with their first-round selection on Thursday, nearly one year after they nabbed defender Jalil Anibaba with the same pick. The Fire filled out their draft class with two second-round picks, taking Dartmouth forward Lucky Mkosana No. 23 overall and selecting Virginia defender Hunter Jumper with the 28th pick.
The 23-year-old Berry played for Chicago's PDL team and trained with the Fire first team in the summer of 2010. Chicago's coaches grew familiar with Berry's game that summer, something that played a significant role in Thursday's selection.
"Austin Berry is a player we know very well," Fire head coach Frank Klopas said in a conference call with reporters on Thursday afternoon. "He's played in our PDL program, he's trained with the first team, and we've had an opportunity to see him many times."
Berry's talent in the air and maturity made him attractive to the Fire. He'll add depth to a relatively strong back four, giving Klopas another option in the middle along with Anibaba, Cory Gibbs, Josip Mikulic and Yamith Cuesta.
"We felt he was the best center back in the draft," Klopas said. "He's a very solid defender, good in the air, a good man marker, a very mature player and someone who can come in and have an impact right off the bat."
Klopas was also relatively high on Mkosana, a 5-foot-8 forward who scored 34 goals and notched 10 assists in four years at Dartmouth.
"He's a player we had gotten good reports from," Klopas said. "He has a lot of mobility and strength to get behind. He's also a technical player that can play with his feet fast and is a good two-way player."
Klopas said that Jumper will add depth at outside back, a relatively thin position for Chicago.


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Be careful what you wish for. The Food and Drug Administration's two-decade struggle to assert jurisdiction over tobacco products ended in June 2009 when Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Now the FDA is stuck with figuring out how to regulate a product that, were its widespread use not traceable to the pre-Columbian era, and were it not embedded in American culture and commerce ever since, the government would surely ban (tobacco being much more dangerous than many of the drugs the FDA won't allow to be sold).
The 2009 law requires cigarette packs to carry larger warning labels featuring nine blunt new warnings ("Smoking can kill you," "Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers," etc.) and illustrations featuring color graphics. On Nov. 12 the FDA published a proposed regulation on how to make it happen. The agency is soliciting public comment on 72 predictably lurid graphics it's cooked up to comply with the 2009 law, and it's inviting citizens to recommend which nine would best do the job.
Anti-smoking propaganda has been shown to have some positive effect in getting people to quit and (especially) preventing people from taking up this self-destructive habit in the first place. One study found that every dollar spent on anti-smoking ads reduced sales, on a per capita basis, by 7.7 packs. But different campaigns have enjoyed different levels of success, and some have failed to produce any measureable effect whatsoever. Humor, I am sorry to report, has been found to be far less effective than ads that invoke "strong negative emotion" (i.e., ads that scare or disgust you).
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The inside story of how one of America's most beloved companies--Apple Computer--took off like a high-tech rocket--only to come crashing to Earth twenty years later.
No company in modern times has been as successful at capturing the public's imagination as Apple Computer. From its humble beginnings in a suburban garage, Apple sparked the personal computer revolution, and its products and founders--Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak--quickly became part of the American myth.
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NASHVILLE, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza each scored during a shootout Saturday, boosting the Ottawa Senators over Nashville 2-1.
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Rising home prices and interest rates made housing less affordable last year than at any time in the last five years, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors.
So is it time to sound the siren over a housing bubble? Not really. Nationally, the Realtors' housing affordability index shows that, excluding the last five years, homes for the U.S. as a whole are still more affordable than at any time since at least 1981.
Two charts help explain what's going on here. Bubble fears are being fanned by this chart comparing median home prices to household incomes. Robert Albertson, chief strategist at Sandler O'Neill + Partners LP, produced a report last November titled "Another Housing Bubble" that featured the price-to-income chart prominently.
Before the housing bubble, median prices stood just under three times household incomes. During the housing bubble, they reached nearly four times incomes. After falling during the bust, prices have since rebounded, and they currently stand slightly above their long-run, prebubble average.
"Without a meaningful recovery in jobs and incomes, higher home prices now will, at best, temporarily reduce negative equity in existing mortgages at the expense of new homebuyers," Mr. Albertson wrote in his report.
Looking at the relationship between mortgage rates, prices, and incomes produces a slightly different picture. Because financing costs have been so low thanks to the Federal Reserve's stimulus campaign, the monthly mortgage payment as a share of median incomes remains unusually low. On a payment-to-income basis, then, home prices still look undervalued.
John Burns, a homebuilding consultant in Irvine, Calif., called into question the price-to-income chart in December in a report titled, "A picture: more misleading than a thousand words?" To conclude that home prices are overvalued, he wrote, "you would have to conclude that mortgage rates don't matter." He pointed to the payment-to-income chart as a better barometer of near-term housing affordability.
Both Messrs. Burns and Albertson share the same underlying concern: that low rates could ultimately boost prices to levels that would be unsustainable once mortgage rates rise above 6%.
From WSJ.com, find the article at http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/02/11/is-u-s-housing-unaffordable-it-depends-on-how-you-chart-it/


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