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The link above contains a snippet of Commissioner Michael J. Astrue's testimony regarding the Social Security Master Death File at the "Hearing on Social Security Death Records."
My take on security concerns is here.
Consider signing the petition to require the IRS to take alternative fraud prevention measures now. It is time to show Commissioner Astrue what "over-reaction" is. Removing the SSDI from public access isn't going to stop identity theft.
There is more information about the petition here.
The entire testimony video can be viewed here.
Our politicians need to know:
- genealogists vote.
- we are not just a few "over-reactors"
- we are not just "little ol' ladies in tennis shoes" who can be pushed aside. Those words are mine, not the Commissioners. But often genealogists are viewed in this fashion.
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Two Complaints and Some Acquisitions
Complaint #1: Why is it so darn cold? Now that it is the end of February, we should be easing into the mid-40s during the day. The air should start to have that fresh spring smell to it. The Charles should definitely not be iced over. I should be looking forward to the muck of mud season, and within a few weeks I should be seeing daffodils pushing their little heads up. Spring! Instead this morning I awoke to frigid temperatures (it was about 13 here in Cambridge) and I had to bundle myself into a heavy down coat, hat, scarf, hood, and ski gloves in order to comfortably leave the house. I marched like a penguin (although sadly without the dulcet tones of Morgan Freeman narrating my every movement) to the library, a walk during which I was frequently buffeted by 20-mile-an-hour winds. I'm thinking fondly of warmer climes.
Complaint #2: Why is Widener so darn cold? Having reached the refuge of the library, I expected warmth. It is true that it is warmer in than out, but as I type this I realize my fingers are stiff and cold (not to mention dry and scaly) and that my nose is starting to run (as it does when it is cold). There's a fine filigree of frost starting on the interior of my carrel's window. So I ask: would it hurt to turn the heat up a few degrees?
Cold weather and the discomfort of walking in the cold hasn't prevented me from book shopping though. Without further ado, this week's acquisitions:
Francis J. Bremer, John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father (OUP, 2003)
Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin (Penguin, 2004).
Both of these books were courtesy of the fabulous remainder table at Harvard Bookstore (that's not the COOP but the independent bookstore right across the street from Widener).


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The Naval Academy's Superintendent has referred to a general court martial the case of a former Marine Corps instructor who is charged with sexually assaulting one female Midshipman and having consensual sex with another.
Marine Maj. Mark A. Thompson, who has been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of fraternization, and three counts of conduct unbecoming an officer, could now face up to 30 years in prison if convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Vice Adm. Michael Miller, USNA's Superintendent, did not set a date for the court martial following a two-part Article 32 hearing -- similar to a civilian grand jury -- that took place on Dec. 19 and Jan. 15.
Former Midshipman Sarah Stadler testified on Jan. 15 that she and the alleged victim, also a former midshipman, had engaged in heavy drinking at an annual croquet match in 2011 between the Naval Academy and nearby St. John's College before playing strip poker and having sex with Thompson at his Annapolis apartment.
Thompson served as the rifle team's officer representative at the time. Stadler, now a gunnery officer aboard the USS Howard, was the rifle team manager. The female midshipman who went to Thompson's apartment with Stadler that night was a rifle team member.
The alleged victim reported to Naval Criminal Investigative Service that Thompson raped her. (Military.com's policy is not to name sexual assault victims.)
Stadler, now an ensign serving as a gunnery officer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard, testified that she and the second Midshipman continued drinking tequila with Thompson after the match at his apartment. Stadler described herself and the second woman as being "drunk."
Stadler said she had sex with Thompson, continuing a relationship they had begun three months earlier. Thompson also had sex with the second woman, Stadler testified.
"These charges are accusations, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty," said Jennifer M. Erickson, a spokeswoman for the Naval Academy Erickson in an emailed statement. "The Naval Academy takes all reports of sexual assault seriously and is uniformly committed to taking positive and proactive steps to investigate every incident.c
The case against Thompson comes to light as the military as a whole attempts to combat rising instances of sexual assault and misconduct. Military leaders have encouraged servicemembers to report abuses.
A Defense Department report in December found that sexual assaults at the military academies have spiked 23 percent in the 2011-2012 academic year. The Naval Academy was the only service academy to see reported sexual assaults drop, although the report also found that 225 midshipmen said they did not report incidents of unwanted sexual contact.
In statements accompanying the report, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "we have a persistent problem" with sex offenses at the academies.
"The young men and women enrolled at the service academies must be able to learn and develop as future leaders in an environment free from sexual assault and sexual harassment," Panetta said. "They must feel secure enough to report without fear of retribution, and offenders must be held appropriately accountable."
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert traveled to the Naval Academy after the Defense Department issued the report to address the brigade. Maybus said the Navy has failed to protect midshipman and must do better. However, he is pleased with some of the changes made at the Naval Academy.
"As a team, the Naval Academy sees these results as a call to action, and is uniformly committed to taking positive and proactive steps in the fight against the egregious acts of sexual assault and harassment," Vice Adm. Miller said in a statement issued in December.


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Top Chef Masters is returning in April, and it makes for an excellent holdover if you happen to be going through withdrawal from regular "Top Chef," as I often do. In fact, Top Chef Masters can sometimes be even more enjoyable than its mother show because all the chefs participating in it are, you know, really good.
But there are some kinks in Top Chef Masters that need to be worked out. They recently announced the lineup for this upcoming season (it begins in April on Bravo, an NBC/Universal network), and some of the great chefs from pervious episodes will return, like Rick Moonen, Wylie Dufresne, and a host of others, along with many other famous chefs who have yet to appear. Once that season begins, I wouldn't mind instituting the following changes:
Right now, Top Chef Masters differs from regular Top Chef in that each course served by the masters is given a star rating by each judge. Total number of stars wins. It gets a bit laborious when one chef gets 22 stars and the other gets 19 1/2 or something. I guess this is meant to flatter the master chefs, who will receive roughly 15 more stars from the show than they will from the Michelin guide. We don't really need to do this. It serves to often give away who will win if one chef is demonstrably ahead of the rest. Just go ahead and dismiss them.
In Kelly Choi, Top Chef producers have again hired a host who is very pretty and does not appear to be inclined to ingest food. Choi is a pleasant host, like Padma Lakshmi, but she lacks Padma's almost cruel imperiousness over the contestants. Remember Ash from last season, who thought Padma hated his guts? ALL the contestants feel that way, and it makes the show that much more interesting. Choi's presence constantly makes you aware you're watching a spinoff, and a show that has BETTER cooking talent than the real thing doesn't deserve that. I'm not saying replace Choi. They just need to give her a reason to be there.
I have little issue with the judges for Top Chef Masters, except that I constantly fear Gael Greene will snap a bone trying to pick up a salad fork. Still, the show lacks a judge like Tom Collichio or Anthony Bourdain (who was brilliant in his one judging appearance), whose force of personality dominates the panel. You can feel Tom's lordship over the Top Chef panel. None of these judges have quite the same presence (or, frankly, ego). The show needs someone like that.
Hey, rich people need money too. Playing for charity is nice, but then I never feel like anything is at stake when that happens. Why not toss a little extra cash the winner's way? That way, I don't feel like I'm watching the Pro Bowl of cookery on occasion.


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Hotline Miami creator talks piracy, 'not making games for the money'
Hotline Miami creator Jonatan Söderström recently assisted Pirate Bay users who were illegally torrenting his game for free, ensuring that they could at least play the proper patched version. VG247 spoke with the developer to get this thoughts on his move, and to elaborate on the wider issue.
Speaking to VG247 as part of an incoming interview, Söderström said, "I'm not making games to make money. I do want to make money, but it's not my major intention with my creativity. I just like expressing myself, making cool stuff, and like, if you don't want to pay for the game but want to play it anyway, I'm not going to stop people from doing that."
Last week the developer took to the Pirate Bay to aid users in torrenting the game, so that they would at least receive a version that better reflected Söderström quality standard.
He continued, "I prefer if they play a version of the game that isn't bugged out, so they get a good impression of it. I don't want people to pirate the game or anything like that, but I know it's an issue and there's nothing we can do about it. I'm not sure I want to do anything about it, but I just want want people to enjoy the game."
Söderström also took to Twitter to state that he had been 'broke' for a while, and that he had no desire to aid piracy, but that he couldn't stop it.
Clarifying his financial stance to VG247 he said, "I want to make enough money to make bigger games, and that' probably not something I'm able to do if I have to get a job, and of course I want to be able to pay rent and buy food from what I do. So, we're looking to make another game as soon as possible, and hopefully it will turn out as good as Hotline Miami."
What do you think of Söderström's approach to Hotline Miami piracy? Is there more the industry can do to safeguard fledgling indies, or is a losing battle? Let us know below.
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At the end of the day, the release of Randy Radames Ruiz was the best result for all parties involved - the Jays, Ruiz himself, and the fans.
Ruiz benefits from likely the biggest payday he'll ever see; though terms are unknown, it's sure to be more than the major league minimum, and for a soon-to-be 33 year old baseball player staring down his twilight years, that can't be overlooked. After 11 seasons scratching out a living as a minor leaguer (along with parts of seasons on the big league roster), Ruiz can do what he does best - hit bombs - free of the worry of providing for his family now and 10 years from now.
The Jays gain a coveted roster spot, because let's face it - as used, Ruiz wasn't close to being an asset. But that's the rub, isn't it? I'd like to know the thought process in bringing Ruiz north with the team to be a once-a-week DH/pinch hitter..... because that made no sense.The strength of Ruiz was his ability to hit the ball. Did he even own a glove? It was an awkward arrangement for all, as it was becoming painful to watch the slugger swing at anything close in an attempt to win over the manager in his limited appearances.
And the fans.....well, we're freed as much as Randy was. With his scorching "tryout" to close out '09, we were all left to wonder what could be if Ruiz were finally given the necessary major league at-bats to show what he could do. Hell, the manager himself was fond of saying that Ruiz could hit 30 home runs given the at-bats.
Unfortunately, that was never going to happen.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Doing right by Ruiz
Posted by The Ack at 12:52 AM
Labels: Randy Ruiz
7 comments:
- William said...
The guy is a good hitter if given the chance. Hope somebody gives him that chance. But you're right, the agony is over for Blue Jays fans.
- May 20, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Roy said...
Well, good for him I guess. He'll mash in Japan.
- May 20, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- brainiac said...
They will LOVE him in Japan...big huge guy, hits for power...expect a nickname by the all star break
- May 20, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- brainiac said...
Oh and the way that was handled by AA...class act there bye' , class act..
- May 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Brainiac, I think you have a typo. I think you meant 'der bye'.
- May 20, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Ian H. said...
Just out of curiosity, I'd love to see what kind of money Ruiz is making over there in Japan.
Maybe $1 mill per year for 3 years?
- May 21, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- brainiac said...
Matt C - indeed..you are correct.
- May 21, 2010 at 1:07 PM
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WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Two Republican senators have blocked a bipartisan proposal to keep the government funded with a $984 billion spending bill, officials said.
The bill was negotiated by Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and ranking member Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Tomorrow night is the season finale of the FX TV series "Fargo," an original adaptation of Joel and Ethan Coen's 1996 film "Fargo." The film was a dark comedy set in the wintry landscape of rural Minnesota. It won Oscars for best screenplay and best actress. The FX version has a different story and characters, but critics agree that it captured the look and tone of the film, mixing eccentric characters and deadpan humor with sudden and savage violence. Our guests are Noah Hawley, the series creator and writer, and Allison Tolman, who has a breakout role as Deputy Sheriff Molly Solverson. Noah Hawley has written four novels. He also wrote for and produced the TV series "Bones" and created the series "The Unusuals" and "My Generation." Allison Tolman grew up in Texas. She studied theater at Baylor University and performed at the Second City training center in Chicago. They spoke with FRESH AIR contributor Dave Davies. Let's start with a scene from the first episode of "Fargo." Lester Nygaard, a struggling insurance salesman played by Martin Freeman, has had an encounter with a man who used to bully him in high school and is waiting in the emergency room with a broken nose. He happens to be sitting next to a hitman, played by Billy Bob Thornton, and they strike up a conversation.
MARTIN FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) If I was any kind of man, I'd have shown that Sam what's what.
BILLY BOB THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) Sam?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Yes. The bully in high school and he's a bully now.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) So why didn't you show him what's what?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) He had his sons with him, and...
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) You let a man beat you in front of his children to send them a message?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) No. That's not - heck. Just heck.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) In my experience, if you let a man break your nose, then next time he tries to break your spine.
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Sam, no way. I mean, I don't think. I just, I guess I embarrassed him in front of his boys.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) You embarrassed him?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Yeah. He was telling me about a time where he and my wife, they were - he didn't know she was my wife is the thing. And when I told him...
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) This man slept with your wife and you're worried about embarrassing him?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Not slept. No, they didn't - he said it was just - she has soft hands, see? And I guess...
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) Mister, we're not friends. I mean, maybe we will be someday, but I've got to say, if that were me in your position, I would've killed that man.
Noah Hawley, Allison Tolman, welcome to FRESH AIR. Noah Hawley, I wonder if you'd talk a bit about the shots, the pacing, the use of silence and whether you were trying to capture something from the movie, or is it, you know, something that you were doing yourself?
NOAH HAWLEY: You know, I think television has risen to such a cinematic level that I was making a movie, you know, and it had to look like a movie and it had to have the scope of a movie. But, you know, the Coens have a very classical approach to filmmaking. The lenses that they use, they're wider than you usually use in television. They do locked off shots and their angles are different. They're a little lower a lot of the time. And, you know, so there was a lot going into the production design on the Coen brother movie front and then also cinematically. But that started in the writer's room and it was really important to me to tell the story with the camera as much as possible. And so if you read the scripts, you'll see that a lot of the camera work is even described in the scripts and, you know, if you can get two or three or four pages without dialogue, where it's just the camera telling the story, that's really exciting to me as a filmmaker.
DAVIES: Now, in the movie, the sheriff Marge Gunderson, who is played of course by Frances McDormand, is kind of at the center. She's the hero. She won an Oscar for the role. And in the series, we have a woman, played by our guest Allison Tolman, she was a deputy sheriff, who's at the heart of the story as it develops. And Noah, as you were - I wonder if you can talk about creating her character. Anything that you wanted to either draw on or avoid from the Marge Gunderson character from the movie?
HAWLEY: Well, I knew that it was a real challenge, given Frances McDormand's performance and the iconic Oscar-winning nature. So I knew that whoever came into the show was going to have a huge uphill challenge. So I tried to stack the deck in Allison's favor. You know, I created a chief of police, Vern Thurman, who's a man with a pregnant wife. And so when you first meet Molly, she's sort of the sidekick character to the chief of police and the audience, I hoped, would say. oh, I see what they've done. They've just - they've taken the chief of police and they've made him a man and given him a pregnant wife. And so that's how we're doing it. And then people were meeting Molly as a sort of sidekick. So they weren't comparing her to Frances. And then, of course, and you know, we're 10 episodes in so I think I can spoil, you know, Vern doesn't survive the first episode and Molly suddenly at the end of that premiere episode becomes our hero. And my hope is that because she's kind of come in through the side door, people have not prejudged her in the same way. So, you know, for me it was about, not just about who she is but how I got her into the show so that people could be just as delighted by her as they were by Marge.
DAVIES: Let's listen to an early scene of you, Allison Tolman. And you're, in this scene you're at a diner, talking to the sheriff, Vern Thurman, who's played by Shawn Doyle. And you're just talking about these brutal murders that have suddenly appeared in the town of Bemidji, Minnesota.
ALLISON TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverson) Say, chief - listen, I've been thinking about that fella in the snow, with the underpants? There's something odd about that.
SHAWN DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) You're saying other than the fact that he was just wearing panties?
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverson) Yeah. See, we know from the wreck that whoever was driving cracked their head on the steering wheel, right? The fella in the snow...
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) No head injury.
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverson) Yeah, so you see...
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) That's some good police work there, deputy.
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverman) Oh, thanks.
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) If he's not the driver, I guess we've got to ask, who is he?
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverman) Ran his prints, nothing. Plus, turns out the car was stolen.
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) Oh, yeah?
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverson) Yeah. Yeah, over in Grand Forks. I called the local PD, I'm just waiting on a callback.
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) Any thoughts there on Hess?
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverson) Uh no, not of such. The lady that Hess was with, didn't get a good look at the fella who killed him on account of all the blood in her eyes. But, you know, we're checking the knife for prints. Oh also, Bill's going around to local stores to see if maybe the knife was bought here in Bemidji.
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) You'll make a good chief one day.
TOLMAN: (As Molly Solverman) Me? But what about Bill? He's got seniority.
DOYLE: (As Vern Thurman) Bill cleans his gun with bubble bath. No. It'll be you, if you want.
DAVIES: And that is our guest, Allison Tolman, as Deputy Sheriff Molly Solverson in the series "Fargo," speaking there with the character played by Shawn Doyle. Allison Tolman, there's a lot of comedy in here and I love the way you kind of deliver that line where you're saying that in this brutal murder, the woman didn't get a good look at the assailant, on a count of she had so much blood in her eyes.
TOLMAN: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's a great line, and I think a very, sort of, Minnesotan syntax, which is nice that Noah gave me to deliver, on account of all the blood in her eyes.
DAVIES: Allison Tolman, you submitted a video to get this part, is that right?
TOLMAN: I did, yeah. I'm actually, I'm based in Chicago still. And my agent there in Chicago, I guess this, these sides kind of came down the pike. And they said, why don't you come in and put yourself on tape for these two scenes? So I did. And, you know, I was not working at the time, I was temping as a receptionist in the morning. I just popped by on my lunch break and put myself on tape for "Fargo" and then sort of walked out of the room and tried to forget about it. And by the time I had been cast, six weeks later I had taken a part time job at a photography studio in Chicago, doing postproduction.
TOLMAN: So I'm a bit of a - I was wandering a little bit at the time. I had a job that I loved working in IT actually for three years doing customer service. And I had just quit that job and kind of left this life of stability and was, sort of, not sure what was going to happen next, and was honestly just hoping to find something in a creative industry that I could do, (laughing) which is ironic, you know...
HAWLEY: You can check that box off.
TOLMAN: ...In retrospect.
DAVIES: We're speaking with Allison Tolman and Noah Hawley. Allison Tolman stars in and Noah Hawley created and wrote the FX series "Fargo." We'll talk some more after a short break. This is FRESH AIR.
DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR, and if you're just joining us we're speaking with actress Allison Tolman and Noah Hawley, who wrote and created the FX series "Fargo." Its final season airs next Tuesday night at 10. I thought we'd listen to another scene. Allison Tolman, this is you playing Deputy Molly Solverson, and you're going to interview Lester Nygaard, whose house has been the scene of some murders including that of his wife and the police chief. And the company knew on this is the new chief, Bill Oswalt, who's played by Bob Odenkirk, and he's an old friend of Lester. And as we'll hear in the scene, you and he kind of have a different attitude toward the investigation and toward getting something out of Lester in the interview. Let's listen.
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) In your statement, you said that you came home and found your wife - that she was already dead.
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Downstairs. Yeah. I heard the washer going spin cycle. And I - well, you know, she was on the floor, you know, and there was a lot of - I never even heard the guy. Just one minute. Looking at her and the next...
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) So you don't remember Chief Thurman come into the house then?
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) No. No, I feel sick about that, really. I guess he saw the guy breaking in.
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) No. Mr. Nygaard, Chief Thurman came to talk to you about a man you may have met in the emergency room that day previous.
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) You don't say.
BOB ODENKIRK: (As Chief Oswalt) Look, Lester, if this is too hard for you, you can just give us the bare bones...
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) We got a witness says that she saw you and this other fellow arguing about Sam Hess.
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Who?
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) Sam Hess?
ODENKIRK: (As Chief Oswalt) You remember Sam. He used to beat you up in high school.
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) What?
ODENKIRK: (As Chief Oswalt) Oh, yeah. Well, Sam had a thing for ole' Lester here, used to chase him around the schoolyard until one or the other ran out of gas. You remember. Big kid. What was that name he called you? Lester...
FREEMAN: (As Lester Nygaard) Oh, yeah. Yeah, Sam. That was a long time ago.
TOLMAN: (As Deputy Solverson) You were talking about him in the emergency room, so what's the story there?
DAVIES: And that's our guest Allison Tolman with Martin Freeman and Bob Odenkirk in the FX series "Fargo." Allison Tolman, it must have been really fun in this - this thing you had with Bob Odenkirk where he doesn't quite get it, does want to really seriously investigate things - and you're kind of impatient.
TOLMAN: Yeah, that was the first scene that I got to do with Bob, actually and the first, really, just straight up kind of comedic scene I think I got to play during shooting. And Bob, who is one of the smartest men I know, plays a really wonderful buffoon. And I think the energy - the dynamic between he and Molly - is, really - it's just so just a purely comedic, that it was really fun to play with.
DAVIES: Yeah, Noah Hawley, Bob Odenkirk was that hilarious sleazy lawyer in "Breaking Bad," Better Call Saul. What made him work in this role for you?
HAWLEY: Well, you know, Bob brought a real humanity to the role and, you know, what I like about it is, you know, the character starts off - you think he's just a comic fool and a buffoon, as Allison said. But over the course of the 10 episodes, you realize that there's a real depth to him and that the reason that he doesn't want to accept that Lester could be guilty is not that, you know, he has a shortage of imagination. It's that he doesn't want to live in a world where a friend of his from high school is capable of this kind of evil. And Bob, really, you know, he brought that. And I think he loved the challenge after playing Saul of really stretching as an actor. And here, you know, he has to start with this layer of, you know, the sort of comic bafoonishness. But over the course of it, he really, you know, he has some surprising and really touching and dramatic moments.
DAVIES: I wanted to talk about the Billy Bob Thornton character, Lorne Malvo, the hitman. This guy is fascinating. Seems educated, kind of quick on his feet, with the sort of menacing dialogue that he seems to improvise but seems perfect. And I thought we would play this scene where he is driving a stolen car at night and is stopped by a police officer played by Colin Hanks. And one note - as we listen to the scene, the Officer Gus is a single dad and his daughter stays in touch with them from home on the police radio while he's on duty. And during this car stop, we'll hear - we will hear the daughter calling, trying to reach him, and the hitman, played by Billy Bob Thornton, who's in the car overhears this and refers to this in the exchange.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) Evening, Officer.
COLIN HANKS: (As Deputy Grimly) Evening. License and registration, please.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) We could do it that way. You ask me for my papers. I tell you it's not my car, that I borrowed it, see where things go from there. We could do that. Or you could go get in your car and drive away.
HANKS: (As Deputy Grimly) Why would I do that?
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) Because some roads you shouldn't go down. Because maps used to say there'd be dragons here. Now they don't. But that don't mean the dragons aren't there.
HANKS: (As Deputy Grimly) You step out of the car please, sir.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) How old's your kid?
HANKS: (As Deputy Grimly) I said step out of the car.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) Let me tell you what's going to happen, Officer Grimly. I'm going to roll my window up. Then I'm going to drive away, and you're going to go home to your daughter. And every few years you're going to look at her face and know that you're alive because you chose not to go down a certain road on a certain night, that you chose to walk into the light instead of into the darkness. Do you understand me?
HANKS: (As Deputy Grimly) Sir.
THORNTON: (As Lorne Malvo) I'm rolling up my window.
DAVIES: That's just a remarkable scene. Noah Hawley, you want to kind of talk about writing that scene?
HAWLEY: Well, you know, it's one of the things that I said when I went into FX to pitch this show was, you know, at the very beginning of every episode it says, this is a true story. It's not a true story. But says this is a true story, and I did a lot of thinking about why the movie did that. And I think that a lot of it had to do with the fact that real life doesn't unfold like a story. Things happen that don't fit neatly into a box. And one of the things is, you know, you're not going to meet every important character in the show in the first 10 minutes the way you do in a normal show. And the fact that we followed Billy through this whole hour and we've seen him - we've just seen him kill multiple people and we know how lethal he is. And then we meet Gus's character who we introduce in a conversation with his daughter on the walkie-talkie about the games she's watching and has she done her homework. And then, you know, Gus pulls Malvo over, and we're afraid for this guy because we know that he doesn't stand a chance.
And I think that it takes Gus from a point of a sort of amused, like, what's this guy up to, to a real fear for himself and his daughter and ultimately he lets him go. And I wanted to start Gus with that moment and really explore cowardice, not necessarily in a negative way. I mean, he's got a daughter he has to get home to so he made a choice that was probably for the best but then, of course, as in most Cohen Brother's movies, his action has consequences and he's not going to be able to get off that easy.
DAVIES: And when we listen to Malvo intimidating him, as we do with a number of characters in the series, I mean, there's sort of a poetic or lyrical quality to the way he does it. I mean, he talks about how there used to be, you know, dragons on maps to tell you what roads not to go down on. Do you have a back story for Malvo? Is he educated? What do we know about him?
HAWLEY: I don't really have a back story for him. I mean, what I liked about, you know, Malvo - and his back story's really never explained - is the fact that he feels like almost an elemental force that has always been around. You know, and ultimately I think the question becomes, is this really a human being, when you get right down to it, or is he some kind of elemental force? But I really like this idea.
I mean Joel and Ethan have described this region of the country as Siberia with family restaurants. And I like the idea that, you know, these towns are sort of these islands in this frozen tundra and the highway runs through. And, you know, the highway system has allowed these types of characters to sort of flow through, and, you know, it's the sort of stranger-comes-to-town story. But this idea that Malvo, you know, he blows into town and he destroys Lester's life and the lives of a lot of people in the town, and then he blows off to Duluth and starts a whole new storyline. I like the fact that there was a nonlinear quality to it. It's not that he came to town and stayed. It's that he came and had his impact and the story we tell from there is the aftermath of that impact on those who were left behind and then where he goes from there.
GROSS: Dave Davies will continue his interview with Noah Hawley, the creator of the FX series "Fargo," and Allison Tolman, one of the stars of the series, in the second half of the show. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR.
GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's get back to the interview Dave Davies recorded with Noah Hawley, the creator and the writer of the FX series "Fargo," and Allison Tolman, one of the stars of the series. "Fargo" is loosely based on the Coen brothers' movie of the same name. The season finale is tomorrow night. Here's the series' theme music which was written by Jeff Russo.
DAVIES: Noah Hawley, you know the score, which was written by Jeff Russo, is haunting and powerful. What did you want the music to add?
HAWLEY: Yeah, I mean, it was very important to me that the score of the show be similar to the score of the movie but not the same. And, you know, obviously, when you do something with drama and comedy in it - and by that I mean a scene that has drama and comedy in it - you know, the minute you introduce music, you're either scoring the drama or you're scoring the comedy. And, therefore, the scene becomes either dramatic or comedic. So in those scenes, what you try to do is not have music at all and let it be what it is. And you know, "No Country for Old Men" - there's no music in the whole movie, and the tension of the silence was so dramatic, that, sometimes, a lack of music is also a way to score a scene. And so, you know, we talked about having a theme for each character. I mean, Malvo has this sort of walking base line theme, and Lester had a sort of comic theme, and, you know, those themes changed over time. And then there was a moment when, you know, Lester is becoming a worse and worse person, where suddenly, we're using Malvo's theme for Lester.
DAVIES: We're coming to the end of this 10-episode run of Fargo, and people love it. And people really love Allison Tolman's character, Molly Solverson. Are they going to want to see her more? Noah Hawley, are you going to disappoint them?
HAWLEY: Well, I'll give you her address and then they can stop by and see her anytime they want.
TOLMAN: Yes, please do that, Noah.
HAWLEY: Well, here's what I'll say, and this is something, you know, from the very beginning, that I talked about with the network, which is, you know, at the end of the movie, when Marge Gunderson, you know, she's seen the leg in the wood chipper and all the horrible things, and she gets into bed, and Norm got the three-cent stamp, and she's got two more months until she has the baby. You know, you realize that she's going to wake up tomorrow, and life is going to go back to normal. And I think that that moment is so powerful and adds such poignancy to the story - that, you know, it felt really important to me to tell a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. And the other component of it is that we're telling people it's a true story. And at a certain point, you know, if Molly wakes up the next morning, and it's like, no, there's another crazy Coen brothers case. A, you know, it's not going to be believable, and B, overtime, she's not going to be the same person, you know. I sold the show to FX as it's the best of America versus the worst of America. And I think what - what people like is this romantic idea that, you know, you go off and you face evil, and you come back. And your reward is to lead a simple life. And you don't have to, you know, go on this dark journey where you're some demon hunter, you know, who's haunted - you know, like on "Criminal Minds."
DAVIES: You said the Coen brothers read the first script, but didn't play much of a role in this. Have you talked to them since so many episodes have aired? And do you know what they thought?
HAWLEY: I send them emails every once in a while, addressed dear dead letter office. And I don't tend to get a response. You know, it's interesting. I mean, I think it has to be odd for them. I mean, we went and we did a premiere in New York City. And you walked around, and everywhere you went, there were "Fargo" ads on billboards and buses, and FX, you know, crocheted a wrap for a double-decker bus, you know. It had to be odd for them to be walking around and seeing all of this promotion for a TV show based on a movie they made 20 years ago - far more promotion than the movie, itself, probably got. So I think that, you know, my impression was that they had to sort of compartmentalize and create a space in their head for this thing that I was doing that they weren't doing. And so, you know, my impression was that, you know, they were very clear in saying, you know, we don't even like promoting our own movies. We're not - you're not really going to get us out on the chat shows to talk about "Fargo."
DAVIES: You think you'd get an ata-boy - well, you know.
HAWLEY: Well, they did, you know - we did show them the first episode, and we have a producer on the show, John Cameron, who had produced, I think, five or six of their movies. And, you know, once you're in their inner circle, they're a little warmer, I think. And, you know, John was given the task of calling them to see what they thought of the first episode. And Ethan said, yeah, good - which, apparently, is high praise coming from Ethan. But that was the last word. So, you know, I think that'll be on my tombstone - yeah good.
TOLMAN: Yeah, good.
DAVIES: Well, Allison Tolman, Noah Hawley, congratulations on the series, and thanks so much for speaking with us.
HAWLEY: Thank you.
TOLMAN: Thank you.
GROSS: Noah Hawley is the creator and writer of the FX series "Fargo." Allison Tolman is one of the stars of the show. They spoke with FRESH AIR contributor Dave Davies. "Fargo's" season finale is tomorrow night. Coming up, we listen back to an interview with jazz singer Jimmy Scott. He died Thursday at the age of 88. This is FRESH AIR.
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Other classes that I've taken are based on the teacher showing what to do in the front, and occasionally walking around. At bikram Antwerp, the teacher continuously talks, and walks around the class.
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If you too are interested in bikram yoga, I'd advice you to read this guide to your first bikram class - and, well, spend some time on the Self Help Hipster blog, because the way she writes about bikram yoga makes you want to go and try it out. And it might have been related to my eagerness for trying out bikram yoga.
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Oniken is a 2D platform action indie game that make use of 8-bit graphic style. My friend Pedro Paiva and I are putting a great effort to guarantee that this game feels really like an 8 bit classic. Everything on Oniken, from the character design to the music, is a tribute to the 8-bit action games from the NES era. So if you like old-school games be prepared for Oniken and remember... Oniken is NES hard! By purchasing Oniken, you will also get with no extra charging Oniken´s Manual and Original Sound Track composed by Thommaz Kauffmann, Bruno Araujo and N-Freq. *** Mac and Linux version uses wrappers. They're not a port, however in almost every machine that we tested the game it runs without any problem. However if you had a problem please e-mail us!
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
This is a little preview of a new mission that we're working. In this mission, the player assume the role of Jenny Connor. She use an assault rifle as main weapon.
We're making this mission during our free time while working in our next game, so maybe it will take some time to be ready. We'll put it as an update for the full game. =)


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Embrace Vietnam's natural beauty from Sapa to the Sea. Begin in Sapa a charming mountain town rich with history and spectacular treks to unearth fascinating hill-tribe life. Then journey to the sea and cruise the jade green waters of Halong Bay in a traditional junk. Kayak to discover hidden lagoons, swim in the warm sea or relax on deck and soak up the views.
>>Sapa Unforgettable Trekking Tour 2D/3N
Day 1: Hanoi – Overnight train to Sapa
Take an overnight train journey from Hanoi to the border town of Lao Cai and the gateway to Sapa.
Day 2: Sapa – Trekking to Cat Cat
This morning, meet your guide at your hotel and walk south of Sapa towards the busy village of Cat Cat. The valleys that surround the village of Y Linh Ho are some of the most picturesque in the region, and this route allows you to explore one of Sapa's less-traversed areas. Make your way along a gentle incline, through emerald paddy fields above a deep river gorge, before arriving on the river bank. Take a rest, dip your toes in the cool mountain waters and watch local children fishing with nets, before continuing deeper through the villages and terraces of the Black H'mong. Walk at your own pace and take in some of the best panoramas Vietnam has to offer. Enjoy lunch with a view at a local village restaurant before continuing through the valley towards the village of Lao Chai.
Take a well-earned rest and enjoy a soothing cup of tea before learning the art of Batik painting. The beautiful textiles of the Black H'mong are famous around the world and Batik is a traditional part of H'mong culture. Under threat from modernization, Batik is now only practiced by a handful of villagers. Join a hands-on master class led by a local expert and take your creation home! You will be supporting a sustainable tourism project that supports local women and ensures this amazing art form is handed down to the next generation. Afterwards, head to Ta Van village where you will be picked up and transferred back to your hotel in Sapa.
Day 3: Walking tour to Suoi Ho
Start this half-day walking tour by visiting the rustic village of Suoi Ho. Take a stroll through its sleepy streets and get a glimpse of village life before stopping by a local school to meet the children.
Later, enjoy views of the stunning countryside as you walk along the Suoi Ho River, en-route to the second village of Ma Tra. Soak in its vibrant culture and visit its quaint Christian church before being picked up by car and returning to Sapa Town.
Day 4: Transfer to Hanoi – Halong Bay – L'Azalee Cruise
It's an early start as you arrive back in Hanoi to freshen up and have a quick breakfast before heading to Halong Bay arriving around noon. Leave the noise of the city behind as you travel about four hours to Halong Bay by shuttle bus. Hop aboard a small tender boat to arrive at L'Azalee, a beautifully restored traditional wooden junk and explore the jade green waters of Halong Bay over lunch. This afternoon the tender will take you to a secluded part of the bay where the water is perfect for swimming and kayaking around the limestone karsts. You'll return back to L'Azalee just in time to watch the sunset from the top deck before enjoying the bay's freshest seafood dinner.
Day 5: Halong Bay – Transfer back to Hanoi
Wake up refreshed from a good night sleep as the boat motors towards Surprise Cave, the biggest in Halong Bay. Board the tender for a short trip to the cave and be amazed – the entry to the cave is deceptively narrow but once through, the cave opens up to a large chamber with impressive limestone formations. Surprise! Then it's back to the boat and cruise to Halong Port arriving around noon, where you will continue to Hanoi.
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Kevin White's path to becoming a winemaker had a most unusual starting point - a koosh ball. White was majoring in computer science at the University of Connecticut when he stopped by the Microsoft booth at a campus career fair.
"They were giving away koosh balls and I wanted one," White says simply of that first, fateful interaction with the company. What started as a koosh ball soon led to a summer internship in Redmond - and we all know how summer in the Pacific Northwest goes.
"I have yet to meet a person who comes out here in the summer and doesn't want to stay," White says (readers outside of the Northwest please note, it always rains here). Soon he had a job offer in hand and returned to Seattle in the midst of winter with buyer's remorse.
"I came back in February and realized I'd come to a different planet!" White says with a chuckle. However, he soon came to love the drizzly gray area he calls home as well as his job as a program manager in Microsoft's product development group where he remains today.
Life as a 20-something software nerd was going along normally until one day, in 2005, White had a bottle of wine that would alter the course of his life. "It was a 2003 Côte Bonneville Carriage House Red Wine," White recalls. "That's where I found out what wine was supposed to taste like."
Inspired, White called up Côte Bonneville owner Hugh Shiels and asked if he could come visit the vineyard. He wanted to see the place where this wine had come from. White, who hadn't yet been to eastern Washington laughs at the idea now, saying, "Here you have this 25 year old kid who says, 'Can I come out and see where the grapes are grown?'"
Together White and Shiels walked DuBrul Vineyard and talked about rocks, soil, and Washington wine. "There were a lot of things he talked about that completely went over my head," White says looking back. He was, however, transfixed.
White soon began taking classes at South Seattle Community College to learn more about viticulture and enology. He also began attending wine events around town. At one event, the Auction of Washington Wines, Shiels introduced him to winemaker Chris Sparkman of Woodinville's Sparkman Cellars. White quickly inquired about volunteering at the winery and Sparkman just as quickly said yes.
Volunteering at Sparkman, White met Leroy Radford, who works as cellarmaster at nearby Baer Winery and also has his own winery, Flying Dreams. White picked Radford's brain about cellar techniques and would subsequently make and store his wines at Baer's facility. Through a contact, he also met Maison Bleue winemaker Jon Martinez and the two fast became friends. White credits both men with helping him learn the tools of the trade.
White has several goals with his eponymous winery. One is to grow a community. "I've always had this desire to connect with people and feel like I have something that I can share with them," he explains. Another is to make wines that fit in at the dinner table. Finally, he aims to keep his prices low, saying, "I want my brother with four kids and limited disposable income to be able to have my wine."
Indeed, the Kevin White Winery 2010 Syrah provides great value and is an impressive first release, full of fresh fruit aromas and flavors. White named the wine, a 100% Syrah from Olsen Vineyard, 'En Hommage' in tribute to the people who helped him get his start. "This wine is the culmination of all of their dedication to helping me," he says.
White, who produced 100 cases of his inaugural wine, plans to slowly grow the winery to 1,000 cases annually. A release party is slated for June 15th at Flying Dreams Winery, after which tastings will be by appointment.
For the time being, the winery remains a hobby while White focuses on his work at Microsoft and raising two four-year-old twin boys. Still, there is no doubt that White is passionate about making wine. "It's been an interest that grows every day and an education that will never complete," White says. "If you didn't have the passion you wouldn't do it because it's worse than owning a boat!"
Kevin White Winery 'En Hommage' Syrah Olsen Estates Vineyard Yakima Valley 2010 $25
(Excellent) An aromatically complex wine with violets, blueberry, boysenberry, white pepper, crushed gravel, and tar with a light meaty streak after the wine opens up. The palate is soft and subtle, on the lighter side of medium bodied with a velvety feel with pure red and blue fruit flavors that draw out and lingers on a cranberry filled finish. An intriguing and thoroughly delicious bottle of wine that straddles the Old World and the New. Give six months. 100% Syrah. Olsen Vineyard. Aged 15 months in neutral French oak. 14.9% alcohol. 100 cases produced.
Picture courtesy of Kevin White.
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Kevin White Winery - How a Koosh Ball Led to Washington Wine
Kevin White's path to becoming a winemaker had a most unusual starting point - a koosh ball. White was majoring in computer science at the University of Connecticut when he stopped by the Microsoft booth at a campus career fair.
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Chris Says:
Very nice article as always Sean. I'm looking forward to drinking these wines (just the one for now) but glad I got a few on futures. I look forward to finally meeting Kevin in person too.
Jon Says:
Great write up! I know Kevin personally and he is a class act and great person....and a pretty damn good winemaker!!! I expect great things from him in the near future...we are already seeing a glimpse of it with his 'En Hommage'.
Kevin Says:
Thanks Sean for the write up!
Clive Pursehouse Says:
I do believe Kevin and I may have done a stint together as Delille volunteers a few years back, he looks familiar. Seemed like a nice guy, invited Gwynne and I to join him and some friends for occasional wine tasting they were doing. It was all on the Eastside, so being the urban snobs that we were we passed. Glad to see him pursuing this thing and it sounds like it's going swimmingly.


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Men from the Hope College choirs and the Holland Chorale will perform together on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The men will perform under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Jeff Johnson, director of choral activities at the University of Kentucky, where he leads an award-winning male chorus.
The program will include many great male choruses, including "Down in the Valley," arranged by Robert Mead; "Last Words of David," by Randall Thompson; "Ol' Man River," arranged by Russell Robinson; "Der Herr segne euch," by J.S. Bach; and "Loch Lomond" arranged by Dede Duson.
Hope College's male a cappella group, 12th Street Harmony, will also perform.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street.


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Gracious me, I do love a good Snickerdoodle. My grandmother used to bake them for me all the time when I was little.
Every time I got into Peet's or Starbucks, it takes all my self control not to include one of their luscious Snickerdoodles with my "non-fat, mostly-dry, decaf cappuccino" order.
I was thrilled when I tried this recipe for Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles. They are best right out of the oven (of course, isn't every cookie?), but they were just as good the next day. I actually had to hide these behind the 1 gallon jug of windshield wiper fluid in the garage. I was bound and determined to have these all to myself.
Tip: The recipe calls for white whole wheat flour, but I used whole wheat pastry flour and they turned out wonderful.
Happy Baking!
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently soliciting public comment about how the state could enhance outdoor recreation.
As reported by WUVM, Milwaukee Public Radio, several activities are becoming more popular, including camping in recreational vehicles. The state already plans to upgrade electrical service at hundreds of campsites starting this fall, because fewer than 30% have adequate hook-ups.
Several RV dealers say sales of recreational vehicles have also been climbing – a possible sign of economic recovery.
Tim Wegge, owner of Burlington RV, Sturtevant, noted that the larger motorhomes are not huge sellers right now.
"You've got a segment of the market, the older retirees, that this economy has scared into just taking what they have and holding it tight. They've got a wait and see attitude," Wegge says.
On the other hand, sales of RV trailers are humming. Wegge says more people are looking for an affordable alternative to pricey hotels.
"We saw a tremendous downturn in 2008 and 2009, but things stabilized in 2010 and 2011," he said. "And, now we're seeing some nice growth, particularly in the towable market."
In Menomonee Falls, Gary Roskopf of Roskopf's RV has been experiencing the same: increased customer interest in towables.
"This is a mid-size trailer, it's 28 feet long," he said. "You might say to me, 'that looks kind of big,' but in today's day and age, this would be mid-sized – queen bed in the front, double bed in the back with a bunk on the top. This will sleep a good seven, eight people in it and pricewise, you're going to be under $18,000 brand new."
Roskopf says other popular RVs are those with showers, air conditioning and one or more slide-outs.
"The side of the trailer expands," he said. "It's a box area that expands into the trailer for travel and expands out of the trailer when you get to the site. It really has changed this industry."
Todd Hill and his family from Ixonia are sizing up a unit at Roskopf's.
"We've been camping for many, many years and we're looking for something that has slideouts on it to add a little extra room in the kids bedroom and then have the couch and dinette and stuff open up in the kitchen so you can walk around through there a little bit more," Hill says.
Repeat customers – those who trade up – are important to Roskopf. He says some customers intend to park their RVs at a permanent site, while others will tow them to national and state parks.
Wisconsin wants to capitalize on the growing demand for all types of campsites. In addition to adding electric hookups, the DNR's Dan Schuler says the state recently opened a new campground at Harrington Beach State Park near Milwaukee
"They're staying closer to home a little bit, I think from an affordability standpoint," Schulre said. "But, I also think it's somewhat time constraints. We're not seeing an uptick in the week long or two week long vacations. But we absolutely have seen an uptick in two to three day stays, particularly in the fall season."
The DNR estimates there are roughly 18 million potential campers in Wisconsin and adjacent states. If fuel prices remain stable and consumer confidence grows, local RV dealers expect more to opt for towing an RV to their outdoor getaway.


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Today's Des Moines Register reminded me of what a melting pot America continues to be.
The front page centerpiece by Reid Forgrave told of the reunion of brothers who had fled Saddam Hussein's Iraq. One of the brothers, a former Hussein bodyguard, had waited 17 years to be reunited with his younger brother.
Many people unfamiliar with the Midwest in general and Iowa in particular may be surprised to know that the area is not exclusively populated by farmers and assorted bucolic characters. In fact, Iowans eagerly opened their doors to Asian refugees over 30 years ago at a time when much of the nation was still feeling the sting of our prolonged sad involvement in Vietnam. Des Moines has an ever-growing Latino, Asian and Bosnian community.
Decades earlier it was the promise of the United States that lured my then 21-year-old grandfather to its shores. I've always regretted not asking him directly why he left his comfortable life as a cabinetmaker in Denmark for the uncertainty of life here.
That's him in the photo, clowning around in front of one of the grandfather clocks he built for family members.
Do you know why your foreign-born ancestors rolled the dice to make the often arduous journey to this land? This is a question worth pondering as you preserve your own family history.
One lucky World War II veteran from Central Iowa will receive a free video biography from my friend, John Windschitl, aka That Video Guy. John has recently started his own videography business after many years of learning his craft while working in television and the corporate world.
John and I are looking forward to working together on a combined video-written biography project, but this offer is for a video only. If you live in Central Iowa and know of someone you would like to be considered for the free video, send John an e-mail or call him at (515) 664-7409. Make sure you tell him why this person is a worthy candidate. Deadline is Oct. 12.
It's been many, many years since I concluded my formal education. This weekend I'm returning to my collegiate alma mater for my first homecoming. So, if you're a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (or its predecessor, Omaha University) and plan to be at Saturday's picnic or football game, look me up. I'm always glad to meet UNO grads and readers of my blog.
Larry Lehmer is a personal historian who helps people preserve their family stories. To learn more, check out his web site or shoot him an e-mail.


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Miami Heat fan Michael Drysch, a 50-year-old computer tech guy, hit an incredible hook shot from half court to win $75,000 at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
LeBron James couldn't contain himself and tackled Drysch in sheer joy.
Drysch said he had been practicing the shot the past two days and only made it once during his workouts. He received a tip from a friend in the arena tunnel as he was warming up to take the shot.
"They told me to put some spin on the ball, and get it up there as high as I could," Drysch said. "I had made that shot something like 1 percent of the time in my life."
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The first post gives an overview of the coding sprint. Each of these subsequent posts describes the work of one team.
Sims Team GoalMake the University of Colorado Boulder's well respected, freely available, open-source PhET simulations more accessible for students who cannot see the simulation. By providing just the right amount of aural feedback about what is happening in the simulation after an action taken by a learner, blind and low-vision students could interact with the simulation, hear the results, and try additional actions to understand the underlying physics principles.
For example, PhET has been working on making their Balloon and Static electricity simulation accessible by including scene descriptions that screen readers read aloud in order to orient learners that can't just look around to see what looks controllable. The controls are all accessible via keyboard actions. But, when a learner takes an action, for instance removing a charged wall that is keeping the balloon steady, the resulting balloon movement must be described. It would overwhelm the listener if small changes are repetitively described, and it can be confusing if messages end up being read out of logical order. For instance, messages about the balloons movement might end up being read behind a message describing its reaching an object and stopping.
|This image shows a balloon simulation of static electricity moving between a shirt and balloon. Beside the visual is information encoded in the DOM that is read when particular actions are taken. This is what will be read using assistive technology to help operate this sim and understand the results when actions are taken.
|This image is showing the same balloon sim with the browser code view open to see what is controlling the simulation.
Testing (of the earlier version)While the above development was occurring, on of the team members, Kelly, tested the feedback announcer function in the existing version of the balloon sim (the one before the code sprint) and got some user feedback for the group. The person that she tested with had worked with the sim before, but not with the new scene narration. Her test subject found the narration volubility to be just about right. He did, however, want to have a way to repeat some narration.
DemoAt the end of the day, this group demonstrated the operation of the new UtteranceQueue when the wall is removed and the balloon starts drifting toward the sweater. The movement was described (and not overly repetitive) and when the balloon got to the sweater that event was narrated. No other messages followed.
People who worked in this group: Jesse Greenberg, Darron Guinness, Ross Reedstrom, Kelly Lancaster
- The code for the PhET sims
- PhET sims that have a significant effort around accessibility
- Balloon Static Electricity sim
- OpenStax HTML5 sims directory OpenStax created HTML5 versions of some of the PhET sims that were needed for a high school physics book
- OpenStax book using many PhET sims
- https://email@example.com:9h7ZYYwq@2/Introduction
- Balloon Sim used here at OpenStax: https://firstname.lastname@example.com:kZhR8P2h@2/Electrical-Charges-Conservatio (although the sim isn't properly displaying right now)


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Get real Clark story
We are writing in response to your article "Stigmatized: Clark Elementary's failing grade" [News, July 22, 2004]. Because of the SOL scores of four kids and the draconian standards put in place by No Child Left Behind, the Bush government has branded Clark as failing. (For all we know, the failing scores might have come down to one or two incorrect answers.)
And so the Hook gets after this education story, and Lisa Provence devotes most of her piece to interviewing a woman whose children have never attended the school. Why not report the views of parents whose children do attend Clark? (If this reporter were writing a piece on, say, the journalistic deficiencies of the Hook, would she interview writers only at C-ville Weekly?)
If Provence had dug a little deeper, she would have learned that most of Clark's low-income students did, in fact, pass the SOLs this year– some with flying colors; that Clark's teachers are fully capable of differentiating instruction and the school's parents know and celebrate this; and most significant, that under Art Stow's extraordinary leadership, Clark has, by several measures, made greater progress in recent years than any other school in our system.
That story would have educated all of us about what is really going on at Clark.
Jenny and Karl Ackerman
[In fairness to the reporter, I must note that her story contained extensive views from a current Clark parent, the head of the PTO.–editor]


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A little birthday love to Sharon Osbourne – she and the audience of The Talk were presented with free voice, data and text from FreedomPop. But you don't have to be Sharon Osbourne or at The Talk to get free voice, data and text – everyone has the right to free Internet access with FreedomPop!
This week, Thync came out of stealth and announced funding of $13M led by Khosla Ventures. Thync is the first company to combine neuroscience with consumer wearables to allow people to quickly and easily transition from a hectic day to a calm time with family, or from a late afternoon lull to an energized evening out. Neuroscientists and engineers from Harvard, MIT, ASU and Stanford have been quietly working on this technology for years.
Check out the release below and some of the press coverage so far.
LOS GATOS, Calif. – October 8, 2014 – Creating a new category of wearable products based on advanced neuroscience, Thync announced today it has raised a total of $13 million since inception from top-tier investors, including lead investor Khosla Ventures. Thync is engineering the first lifestyle wearable that uses neurosignaling algorithms– waveforms that signal neural pathways –to shift and optimize people's state of mind in areas related to energy, calm, and focus.
"We share Thync's belief that unlocking the power of the mind will be a great advancement and a frontier that consumers should have access to," said Samir Kaul, Partner, Khosla Ventures. "We back the talented team at Thync because we see a revolutionary convergence at the intersection of neuroscience and consumer technology."
Sales of products and services related to inducing energy and relaxed states exceed $400 billion per year globally. Recent market research indicates that in the U.S., energy drinks are a $12.5 billion per year industry, while coffee, alcohol and artificial stimulant use is at an all-time high. The wearables market is projected to top more than $7 billion in 2015, with an estimated 300 million wearables to be shipped. Thync encompasses all of these categories with a chemical free product that will tap directly into the source – the user's brain.
Thync's technology platform comprises neurosignaling algorithms, hardware, software and biomaterials. The company is integrating the most advanced aspects of neuroscience and consumer electronics to create a new category of products that give individuals access to their own capabilities, without the need for chemicals or supplements.
"We created Thync to help people better access the power of their mind," said Thync CEO and co-founder Isy Goldwasser. "We believe that when you conquer your mind, you can conquer your day."
Thync was founded by engineering and neuroscience experts from Stanford, Harvard and MIT. They have advanced neurosignaling by leveraging decades of research and extensive testing to ensure a safe, effective, aesthetically designed lifestyle device that anyone can use.
"The Thync team is working hard on introducing neuroscience to 21st century engineering," said Dr. Jamie Tyler, co-founder of Thync. "For the first time, we are able to target and optimize neural pathways and brain circuits for personal benefit. Thync technology converges on many of these same pathways to achieve positive effects."
Those interested in hearing more about Thync or becoming part of the Thync community can visit www.thync.com.
About Thync
Founded in 2011 by entrepreneur and investor Isy Goldwasser and Dr. Jamie Tyler, Associate Professor of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, Thync is dedicated to giving people access to the power of their minds. Since inception, the company has raised $13 million in funding. Thync is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with an office in Boston. Thync board members include Goldwasser, Tyler, Blake Krikorian and Samir Kaul. More information is available at www.thync.com.
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