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Seat-related discomfort is the worst kind of discomfort. I'll just leave it at that.
Sometimes I play the game "spot the commuter asshole," but it's just too easy. I'm gonna need to up the degree of difficulty. Maybe try to play it a nunnery or something. I don't restrict it to drivers, but there seem to be a lot more of them than asshole cyclists, mostly because there are just more drivers in aggregate. Also, lots of asshole pedestrians. What's the deal with begin to jaywalk, clearly seeing that I'm coming, and then continuing to cross the street even though they know that they're going to cut me off? What is that? Why? I swear I'm not invisible. I swear.
Mass and 19th, which was suspiciously empty and then Pennsylvania Avenue, which was also empty. Or maybe I just didn't see them and I'm the asshole. FLIP THE SCRIPT.
If it's true that to whom much is given much is expected, then what can we expect from whom little is given? Just an idea for transportation planners to ponder.
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Penn, up the hill and then down East Capitol. I rode behind an older woman on a CaBi and she was in a navy blue suit made of a material that seemed somewhere in between velour and gingham. She broke traffic laws. I don't know what any of these details mean. My suspicion: absolutely nothing.
If you time it correctly, you can make a right turn on red relatively safely between the the green light on 11th and the green light on Massachusetts. This allows you to get around the corner and make the left past the park without being squeezed by the drivers also coming from East Capitol.
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"It's a really great thing to get out and dance."
Ah, Valerie Harper. The inspirational actress and her bonny Irish lad of a pro partner, Tristan MacManus, were the latest couple eliminated from the "Dancing With the Stars" glitterverse this week. Sure, she was plagued with low scores and struggled with keeping up with the steps. But the 74-year-old's indomitable spirit stood out most of all.
"It's been absolutely wonderful, completely unique -- like nothing else in the world that you would ever do," Valerie said. Plus, it was "an opportunity for me to carry a message to folks -- not just with cancer, whatever they have. Whatever challenge, like our song tonight, keep on keeping on."
Tristan, a.k.a. Best Partner Ever, only had love for his celebrity partner. "Sometimes you get very lucky in your life to meet someone who can affect them more than this could at all," he said. "And I think maybe life's a little bit better since I met Valerie Harper."
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Also in jeopardy (though not necessarily in the bottom two) were last week's high scorers Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd.
We've come upon the middle of the competition, and this fourth week saw contestants hitting the breaking point mentally and physically. It was almost as if having a knee injury was the cool thing to do.
The scores also seemed stuck in a lower gear, with lots of 24s and no couple scoring higher than a 27.
But Julianne Hough was in the house! The two-time Mirrorball champ came back to take the place of Len Goodman, who's off judging "Strictly Come Dancing" across the Pond. And she fit right in between Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, and right into what Tom Bergeron called "our spray-tan warehouse"
Here's how the remaining couples stacked up:
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren has a process. She wants to get into character, and in order to do that she has had to stare her partner Val Chmerkovskiy down to his essence -- for like, an uncomfortably long time. "It's a really human moment of taking someone in," she explained.
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God bless Val for going along with it. Though it turned out that all that absorption helped, as their Argentine tango was sultry and sleek (and showed Val's violin skills!). Bruno called her a "bewitching fantasy creature fueled by desire." Carrie Ann thought that staredown process worked: "Every movement has meaning." Julianne agreed. "You took control," the guest judge said. "You weren't waiting for him to control you." Total: 27.
Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff performed a pure paso doble stripped of any Wildcat hip-hop that tied with "Glee" actress Amber Riley's tango as my favorite routine of the night. "This is cool," Corbin said during rehearsals while striking a pose. "It hurts but it's cool."
Their performance was a real tour de force: no bells and whistles, just pure passion and movement. And all that Karina red!
"Absolutely stunning," Carrie Ann said, though she thought Corbin's arms were "a little bit low." "Thank you, thank you for doing no gimmicks because you didn't need it," Julianne said, before telling Corbin to get his hips under. "Powerful as a young bull," Bruno appraised, adding that the "The Spanish line comes from under the hips." Total: 27.
Amber was also plagued with knee problems, and worried that she wouldn't be able to perform to the best of her abilities. To make matters worse, she had to get the fluid drained from her knee and couldn't start rehearsing until Friday.
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Derek Hough tried to convince Amber that he was a shoo-in with the judges because of his "in" with sister Julianne (not). Turned out Amber and Derek didn't need any special favors or extra rehearsal time because they performed an awesome tango to "Love Lockdown." Amber was all sleek moves and tight control.
"You were in a fine form tonight," Carrie Ann said. "So crisp and clean and passionate." Derek jokingly bribed his little sister with $10 (which Bruno then asked for), but he didn't need to. Bruno called it a "pure unmistakably classic amazing tango" and then pocketed the $10. Total: 27.
Jack Osbourne (who celebrated his wedding anniversary on Monday) and Cheryl Burke had a contentious week, sparring about posture and marionettes and Jackeroo's rampant Corbin envy.
Still, the judges liked Jack's quickstep (as did sis Kelly and her pro partner Louis Van Amstel). "Ballroom is very much your strong suit," Julianne said, but she added that she wanted Jackeroo to show he was having fun. Bruno said he's "never seen so many tricks in my life, not even in Vegas," but he cautioned Jack not to move his frame. Carrie Ann thought Jack was "way more animated this week." Total: 24.
Now that she's had a couple of weeks to get used to it, Leah Remini's not as scared about performing or putting on form-fitting outfits. Though to get her and Tony Dovolani's scores up, the actress suggested that the Albanian stallion "dress skimpy and come down on a pole."
Rehearsing for their cha-cha gave Leah a one-track mind. "Oh my God, I just had sex with your leg," the actress said after being hoisted up Tony's thigh. And though "Leah from the block ... of shimmering gold" had the performance down, the judges' comments were all about getting her dance movements to match. "You have the attitude," Julianne said. "You need to stretch, use that body to match your face." Total: 24.
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has also had quite a week: All the travel between coasts was catching up with her, getting her sick and making it hard to practice. Plus, Sasha Farber planned a cheerleading-themed jive set to Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey." which reminded Snooki of the time she suffered from anorexia while she was a cheerleader in high school. Time to make new positive cheerleading memories with her sis-boom-bah-themed jive!
All the judges said they thought Snooki's performance level went through the roof, but Julianne sais she thought the kicks and flicks could be sharper, and Carrie Ann cautioned that her "knees were a little crazy" and warned about Snooki's dreaded "little T-rex arms." Total: 24.
Christina Milian and Mark Ballas had the fox trot this week. After being in the (not necessarily) bottom two last week, Christina had a crisis of confidence, and really started to question herself as a performer. She just wants to be good.
Her gangbuster jailbreak of a fox trot was "spunky and sultry," according to Bruno, though he cautioned her to "work on those sections in hold." Carrie Ann told Christina to "work on your shoulders just a hair." "I've danced with Mark," Julianne revealed. "You have to stand in front to make sure you're seen." Ha! Mostly, though, I'm just glad he got rid of that horrid clown makeup. Total: 24.
Brant Daugherty takes his shirt off and he only gets a 7? What is wrong with this system? Partner Peta Murgatroyd wanted to make their salsa as spicy as possible, but the "Pretty Little Liars" actor's old shoulder injury put some of the lifts in question. How to deal with what Brooke called "such ambitiousness"? With very little clothing, of course!
Although Brant's doffed shirt elicited squeals from female audience members (and seemed only right, considering Peta was wearing a bikini threaded together with purple tape), Carrie Ann complained that it showed off his lack of salsa technique (even though she -- gasp -- said she thought "the lifts were fantastic"). "It was a little loosey-goosey," Julianne decided. "It could have been tighter and your feet were a little sloppy." (this, despite Peta calling him a "stiff carrot.") Bruno said, "You were giving so much as a performer, you lost the technique." Total: 21.
Bill Engvall had to get his hips gyrating for the samba with Emma Slater -- something the comedian's never done in his life. Though he admitted that they may not be the prettiest, "by God, they'll be moving." Mission accomplished in this crowd-pleasing routine, which had Bill in a Panama hat and Emma shaking her fantastic feather bustle like a bird of Rio.
"They love you!" Julianne said of the audience before likening Bill to her dad. Bruno said he thought he was giving a compliment when he said the routine was "everything you can wish for in a samba ... except timing and rhythm." Carrie Ann said it was really, really entertaining. Total: 21.
After scoring a low 16 last week, Valerie resolved to not screw up her Viennese waltz choreography with Tristan. The routine was set to "Carry On" by fun. Valerie said she thought the song was a beautiful great sentiment that reflected her reason for being on the show.
Julianne said she thought the routine started out gorgeously, but liked the teamwork better than the solo work. Bruno and Carrie Ann said they thought Valerie "painted some very pretty pictures" but that "the mistakes stood out more." Total: 18.
What do you think, ballroom fans? Sad to see Valerie go? What'd you think of Julianne Hough as a judge? Think more couples will look deeply into each other's eyes now that Elizabeth's and Val's invasive and uncomfortable staredown was a success?
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A new season at Frisco's Dr Pepper Ballpark means some big changes for RoughRiders fans.
Team President Scott Sonju says his employees have been "busy" in the offseason, after the investment of about $1 million to upgrade the park's entire concession system.
"For a small ballpark like this, a $1 million investment is a lot," Sonju added.
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All of the food and concession stations have been rebranded and the ballpark upgraded its menus and cooking equipment.
Sonju calls it an investment in hospitality, saying the changes will add to the overall fan experience.
"When I go out to a sporting event, I enjoy the overall atmosphere, but I have to tell you – I enjoy the food," he said. "It's important to have great drinks, great food, and it's something we've really made a high priority."
The team also prioritized upgrading its catering facilities in order to serve other groups, like private parties, when the team is on the road or not in season.
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I often get requests for healthy cupcakes. I'm guessing that these stuffing-filled onions weren't what you had in mind, but you can think of them as edible cups with savory cake. Stuffed onions are a fun item to bring to a Summer potluck. They're easy to prepare, visually pleasing, and a fun novelty. Not a single person at the block party I took them to had ever consumed a stuffed onion before, and everyone was looking forward to this post so they could get the recipe – "Hi, neighbors!"
You can serve these stuffed onions whole, but that would be a bit too much onion for each person. I'd recommend bringing them to the table whole (you've got to show them off!) and then cutting them into wedges.
How to Stuff Onions
After preparing my onions for stuffing, my face looked like I had just watched Schindler's List (Has anyone tried onion goggles, and do they work?), but stuffing onions is far easier than I imagined it would be:
- Cut off the tops of the onions (both yellow and red onions work).
- Use a melon baller to scoop out the insides of the onions. Scoop out almost all of the way to the bottom. I was scared of scooping too far and ended up not scooping quite far enough. I kept the onion peels on during this part to try to minimize tears.
- Peel the onions.
- Cut a small amount off of the bottom of the onions so that they sit flat.
- Arrange the onions in a baking dish so that they fit without touching each other.
- Add enough water to your pan to come about 1/4 of the way up the onions.
- Cover the pan tightly with foil.
- Bake at 425 F for 25-30 minutes or until the onions are tender but not falling apart.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 F.
- Remove onions from the pan and pour out the water.
- Fill the onions all of the way to the top with the uncooked stuffing recipe of your choice. I used a summertime stuffing with zucchini (the recipe yielded enough for eight stuffed onions plus an 8″ x 8″ baking pan of stuffing).
- Top with the cheese of your choice (I used an herbed goat cheese).
- Bake uncovered until cooked throughout – about 25 minutes.
Last week, Cupcake Project Facebook fans had the chance to play Cupcake Roulette. The concept was that fellow food bloggers could put their names on the virtual wheel and I would make a recipe inspired by their blog if they were randomly chosen. The blog that I picked was Living a Goddess Life and the post that I chose was (you guessed it) stuffed onions! We'll have to play again; it was fun!
I must also give credit to Deb from Smitten Kitchen. I used Smitten Kitchen's post on stuffed onions for ideas on how master the technique.


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Lifelogging is an emerging trend of recording every, or nearly every moment of your life. A simple example of lifelogging would be wearing a video recorder that would record continuous video and audio of everything you see and do. Ted Chiang used this example to speculate about how lifelogging would change our society. At the end he answered the audience's questions and engaged in a discussion regarding some points, such as: would lifelogging encourage us to craft our lives as stories, and thus become better people? Doesn't forgetting play a big role in getting over a trauma? Doesn't forgetting go a long way towards forgiving? What if your memories are hacked? Who has control over shared memories?


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One Of Six Omaha Cops Fired For Excessive Force, Illegal Search And Seizure Is Already Back In Uniform
from the you-can't-keep-a-bad-man-down dept
As we covered very recently, the city of Omaha is being sued by the ACLU on behalf of a family whose house was raided by 20+ cops (sans warrant) in order to seize cellphone footage taken of their arrest tactics (read: excessive force) deployed to detain someone asking questions about a vehicle being towed. Despite the multitude of police officers swarming the neighborhood, a person filming the incident from across the street went unnoticed.
By the time it was all said and done (and footage released to the press), 32 police officers had been named as co-defendants, and six of those officers had been fired. But like many police officer firings, it didn't take.
Omaha police officer Bradley D. Canterbury has been reinstated after being fired for a rough arrest at 33rd and Seward last Spring.Not only did Canterbury throw Johnson to the ground, but he got in a few swings when (he thought) no one was looking. Here's the video for a refresher. The throw happens about 11 seconds in. At 2:55, Canterbury looks around for watchful eyes, and seeing none, punches Johnson a few times.
Canterbury is the one in the video who seems to throw Octavius Johnson to the ground.
An arbitrator decided that those punches don't count, even if Canterbury suspiciously omitted them from his report.
According to the TV report, an arbitrator decided in a 38-page ruling that Canterbury's use of force was justified, calling the strikes "hammer hits" and noting he didn't kick or elbow Johnson. The arbitrator also decided the city didn't have enough evidence to show Canterbury purposely failed to mention the second series of strikes, against an already subdued Johnson, in his report, even as two of the officers are facing charges related to the cover-up of the incident.Now, it's unclear to me how a "hammer hit" differs from "repeatedly punching" a prone, subdued suspect, but I'm not in the business of putting bad cops back on the street. What it looks like is Canterbury extracting a little "aggravation pay" from the person who kicked off this whole debacle. Finding the street clear of fellow officers (who were warrantlessly storming a house to illegally seize cellphone footage, injuring a wheelchair-bound woman in the process) and, more importantly, citizens with phones, Canterbury "hammer hit" Johnson to remind him who was in charge. Then he submitted a report that glossed over his "hammer hits."
I'm not sure what evidence the city would need to show a reasonable human being that Officer Canterbury purposely failed to include the extra punching in his report other than:
a.) Canterbury's report that doesn't detail the hammer hitting, and
b.) the above video footage.
Perhaps the city should have mentioned that the illegal seizure and destruction of camera footage was indicative of a coverup. Actually, I'm sure it did, considering it used that claim to get rid of the cops in the first place. If cops are covering something up, omitting tiny details like bonus blows is just par for the course.
Now, if Canterbury can get his job back after being caught on tape and caught omitting details, then it stands to reason the other five fired cops have a chance to reclaim their badges. This isn't a great way to weed out bad cops. In the private sector, most fired people stay fired. But on the other side of the blue line, being canned for violent acts or violating rights is often little more than a momentary setback.
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- Makes 10 to 12 servings
- Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (generous) fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 small ripe bananas, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (about 1 1/2 cups)
- Banana-caramel cream
- 1 1/2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1 small ripe banana, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 3/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
- 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
- 4 1/2 teaspoons dark rum, divided
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Sift flour, baking powder, and sea salt into medium bowl. Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add 2 eggs; beat until blended. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions. Beat remaining 4 eggs and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar in medium bowl until mixture is thick and pale in color, about 4 minutes. Fold egg mixture into batter. Fold in bananas. Divide batter between prepared pans (about 3 1/2 cups for each).
- Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks; cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil; store at room temperature.)
- For banana-caramel cream:
- Combine brown sugar, banana, and 3 tablespoons butter in processor; blend until smooth. Add 1 1/2 cups whipping cream; blend. Transfer to heavy medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Attach candy thermometer to inside of pan; cook without stirring or swirling pan until temperature registers 218°F, about 10 minutes. Pour caramel into bowl. Cool to room temperature, whisking occasionally.
- Whisk remaining 2 1/4 cups whipping cream in large bowl until cream mounds softly. Gradually fold in cool caramel mixture. Chill until cream is firm enough to spread, about 3 hours.
- Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on platter. Drizzle 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons rum over. Spread 1 1/4 cups banana cream over. Top with second cake layer. Drizzle 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons rum over. Spread 1 1/2 cups cream over. Repeat with third cake layer, lime juice, rum, and cream. Top with fourth cake layer, cut side down; spread remaining cream over top.
- Scatter roasted pecans over top of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate.)
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- Carbohydrates98 g(33%)
- Fat45 g(69%)
- Protein9 g(17%)
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APICS and Prometric Sign Agreement to Provide Computer-Based Testing Outside North America
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, November 1, 2013 — APICS, the world's leading association for supply chain and operations management, and Prometric, a trusted provider of market-leading test development and delivery solutions, have signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement for the computer-based delivery of APICS certification exams outside North America. APICS certification testing will be available over a secure, computer-based testing platform at more than 4,500 Prometric test centers around the world. Exams will be available for scheduling starting Nov. 1, 2013.
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Calvinism: For, Against, or Undecided?
Are you among those rejoicing over Calvinism's recent surge in popularity? Or do you wish its (in)famous TULIP would wither once and for all? Are you among those still trying to decide what all the fuss is about?
Calvinists and Arminians have been arguing over key points of theology for several hundred years now, and the conversation has all too often been marked by hostility, suspicion, uncharitable caricatures of the opposing view, even accusations of heresy. Wouldn't it be nice if you could listen to competent authorities from each side present their arguments in a level-headed way? Wouldn't it be nice to see each one interact with the other side charitably and respectfully, without creating straw men to tear down? That is precisely the goal of two companion books which present cases For Calvinism and Against Calvinism.
Michael Horton, whose systematic theology is currently on sale, presents the For Calvinism view. After defining his terms and offering a brief historical survey, Horton enumerates the five points of Calvinism, attempting to dispel common misunderstandings and to show the theological system's Scriptural basis. He ends by discussing the practical implications of these doctrines.
Roger Olson, professor of theology at Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University, presents the Against Calvinism view. He begins by surveying the historical roots of the "New Calvinism" and the "Young, Restless, and Reformed" movement, then summarizes what he calls "Mere Calvinism," the five generally agreed upon assertions remembered through the TULIP acrostic. Finally, he addresses each point in turn and says "yes" to what Arminians affirm and "no" to what they vehemently deny.
These two books are clearly reasoned and highly readable introductions to the debate. If you're looking to evaluate both sides carefully, or at least to understand the opposing side a little more clearly, you're sure to find these books helpful.
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A safety is a device that blocks the action to prevent the firearm from shooting until the safety is released or pushed to the "off" position. The safety is intended to prevent the firearm from being fired accidentally. However, safeties should never be relied on totally to protect against accidental shooting. Safeties are mechanical devices and subject to mechanical failure from wear and other factors, and can fail when least expected. Also, safeties can be bumped from the safe position unknowingly as your firearm is being handled or as it catches on clothing or tree branches.
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Bradley Craft spends a lot of time around books and authors — he's a used-book buyer at Seattle's University Bookstore, and before that he worked at San Francisco's late, lamented Stacey's Books. And in his spare time, he draws caricatures of local and visiting authors, a practice which began with posters he drew for Stacey's.
His blog Used Buyer 2.0 contains some amazing carictures of authors, including William Gibson, Cherie Priest, Stephen King and China Mieville. And there's even a calendar for sale. My favorite is probably the China Mieville-with-tentacles one, above. (Apparently, Craft sketched Mieville while he read at the store — from his novel Kraken, naturally.)
Craft tells the Seattle Times: "I don't draw people unless I have some level of affection for them ... as affectionate as my somewhat twisted eye can make them." Here are a few more of our favorites — check out the rest at Craft's blog.


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The BC SPCA is pushing for charges of animal cruelty against eight employees of Chilliwack Cattle Sales after a video showing horrific abuse at a dairy farm in British Columbia.
A hidden-camera investigation by the advocacy group Mercy for Animals Canada, made public Monday, shows routine cruelty and torture of dairy cows at Chilliwack Cattle Sales, Canada's largest dairy farm. In a graphic video published by the group, workers are seen kicking and punching the animals, as well as beating them with metal bars, chains and rakes. The cows are shown with bleeding and pus-filled sores, and injuries apparently sustained from the beatings.
"The images in the undercover video are extremely disturbing and highlight an urgent need for better standards to protect farm animals in B.C. from abuse and neglect," Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer, said in a statement Monday.
Jeff Kooyman, who co-owns the farm, told CBC News his family was devastated by the allegations.
"The guys were going crazy. I couldn't imagine how people could do that to animals," said Kooyman.
He also said the eight employees caught on camera will be fired.
The dairy farm video is the latest in a series of investigations by Mercy for Animals Canada. The group has previously uncovered abuse at pig, turkey and chicken operations across Canada, each time leading to action from the producers, buyers or law enforcement.
In light of the latest video, the Vancouver Humane Society says the agriculture industry needs better oversight to prevent animal cruelty and calls for mandatory video surveillance of livestock operations.
"Individual acts of animal cruelty should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law but the industry must also be held to account for ensuring the humane treatment of animals," VHS spokesperson Leanne McConnachie said after viewing the footage taken at the Chilliwack dairy farm.


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An upgrade from Deutsche Bank analyst Scott Fidel propelled health-insurance behemoth UnitedHealth Group Inc. to an all-time high Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher as well.
Among other issues, Fidel praised the company for being conservative when it came to participating in public health exchanges under Obamacare. United Health has remained largely on the sidelines and is waiting to participate in exchanges until after it sees how the market shakes out.
UnitedHealth shares jumped nearly 4% to $77.15 in recent action. The rating change, in which Fidel raised the company's share to buy from hold, pushed the insurer well past the $75 mark, a level which it had touched in recent months but never strode past.
Shares of the company, ranked 17th on the Fortune 500 list for 2013, led the Dow Jones Industrial Average by midday. The Dow was up more than 104 points in recent action.
In a note to clients, Fidel said UnitedHealth's margin risk profile is improving. The strategy of staying on the public-exchange sidelines, coupled with price discipline in commercial markets are credited for that. He added the company is likely to push through price increase that outpace the rest of the market this year, a switch from lower-than-average price hikes in 2013.
Fidel put a price target of $85 on the company's shares.
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NEW ORLEANS—A Super Bowl week that had gone so smoothly for the Big Easy suddenly turned bizarre when everyone was watching.
The lights went out on the biggest game of the year.
Just imagine the uproar if Baltimore had lost.
The Ravens were cruising along with a 28-6 lead Sunday night when, without warning, the power to the Superdome suddenly shut down early in the third quarter, plunging parts of the 38-year-old stadium into darkness and leaving TV viewers with no football and no explanation why.
For 34 minutes, the players tried to stay loose, the fans milled about in darkened corridors, and stadium officials scrambled to figure out what went wrong. The Ravens barely hung on for a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, needing a goal-line stand in the closing minutes to preserve the championship.
"It really hurt us," Baltimore fullback Vonta Leach said. "We had lot of momentum."
About two hours after the game, officials revealed that an "abnormality" in the power system triggered an automatic shutdown, forcing backup systems to kick in. But they weren't sure about the source of the problem.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the outage "an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the city of New Orleans."
The outage provided a major glitch to what has largely been viewed as a smooth week for the city, which was hosting its first Super Bowl since 2002 and was eager to show off how it has been rebuilt since Hurricane Katrina.
But there is sure to be some fallout for the city and the Superdome — especially since New Orleans plans to bid for the title game in 2018, in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of its founding.
"In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved," Landrieu said.
Escalators stopped working and credit-card machines shut down, though auxiliary power kept the playing field and concourses from going totally dark.
"We sincerely apologize for the incident," Superdome spokesman Eric Eagan said.
Most fans seemed to take the outage in stride, even starting up the wave to pass the time.
"So we had to spend 30 minutes in the dark? That was just more time for fans to refill their drinks," said Amanda Black of Columbus, Miss.
A joint statement from Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, and Superdome operator SMG shed some light on the chain of events, which apparently started at the spot where Entergy feeds power into the stadium's lines. The problem occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects.
"A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system," the statement said. "Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. . . . Entergy and SMG will continue to investigate the root cause of the abnormality."
The FBI quickly ruled out terrorism, and the New Orleans Fire Department dismissed reports that a fire might have been the cause.
On the CBS broadcast, play-by-play announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms went silent. Sideline reporter Steve Tasker announced to viewers a "click of the lights" as the problem. Later, the halftime crew anchored by host James Brown returned to fill the time with football analysis.
"We lost all power up here at the press box level," Nantz said after power was restored. He and Simms were off the air for most of the outage.
The failure occurred shortly after Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 108-yard touchdown, the longest play in Super Bowl history and pushing the Ravens to a commanding lead. But when play resumed, the momentum totally changed.
The Niners scored two straight touchdowns and nearly pulled off a game-winning drive in the closing minutes. They had first down inside the Ravens 10, but Baltimore kept them out of the end zone to preserve the victory.
The blackout, it turned out, became more of a footnote than a spark to what would have been the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
"It just took us longer to lose," moaned San Francisco linebacker Ahmad Brooks.
No one could remember anything like this happening in the title game, but it wasn't unprecedented.
Just last season, the Niners endured two power outages during a Monday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Candlestick Park.
"I didn't know what was going on," San Francisco safety Dashon Goldson said. "I just tried to keep my legs warmed up."
The Ravens felt the delay turned what looked like a blowout into a close game. Safety Ed Reed said some of his teammates began to fret as the delay dragged on.
"The bad part is we started talking about it," he said. "Some of the guys were saying, 'They're trying to kill our momentum.' I was like, 'There's two teams on the field.' But once we started talking about it, it happened. We talked it up."
A few of the Ravens threw footballs around to stay loose. Others took a seat on the bench, or sprawled out on the turf.
"I was a little stiff when I got back out there," Baltimore running back Ray Rice conceded. "I'm just glad we were able to finish the game and be world champions."
Finally, the lights came back on throughout the dome and the game resumed.
"Let's go!" referee Jerome Boger barked to the teams.
Monique Richard, who is from the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, had tickets in the Superdome's upper deck.
"My exact words on the way over here were, 'I hope this goes off without a hitch,' because the city just looked so good, they were doing so well, the weather so good everything was kind of falling into place," she said. "Hopefully, everybody will be understanding."
New Orleans was once a regular in the Super Bowl rotation and hopes to regain that status. The Superdome has undergone $336 million in renovations since Katrina ripped its roof in 2005. Billions have been spent sprucing up downtown, the airport, French Quarter and other areas of the city in the past seven years.
Maybe they forgot one of the basics.
Joked Doug Cook, a Ravens fan from New Orleans: "They didn't pay the light bill."


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Colorado film students screen shorts
When Mad Moviegoer first began this gig in 2003, I would attend a lot of high school and undergrad student film screenings.
Then I stopped. It was often just too painful. I admired the doggedness but was exhausted by the work.
Maybe it's the lower costs of equipment or the smarter conversations happening in local film programs regarding storytelling, but over the past three years, things have gotten better. (I've noticed this same improvement in the films I watch as an Independent Spirit Awards Someone to Watch juror.)
Tonight, students from the University of Colorado Denver College of Arts & Media will screen their wares. Among the offerings: the Digital Animation Center graduating class' "Forever Mankind" (teaser above).
Filmmakers from the school's Digital Design program will screen shorts addressing a number of themes, including sustainability, gender, border issues, creativity and user interaction.
Tonight, May 10, 7:30 p.m. at Forest Room, 2532 15th St. Free and open to the public.


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New55 FILM Resumes after Production Halt
Gen 2 material to begin shipping within a week
Ashland, MA, February 24, 2016: Production of New55 PN "Generation 2" film has started after suspension of hand coating processes forced a temporary production halt. The shut down resulted in a shortage of New55 PN film products and delays in shipments. Hand coating of the "receiver sheet" which has consumed over 50% of available labor and resources, has been suspended. Machine coating using a prototype in-house coater has started. Hand assembly of film packs will continue, possibly at a slightly increased rate. The transition period is necessary as parallel operation of both hand coating and machine coating is not feasible due to limited staff availability, and will continue over the near term until the new methods are qualified.
About "Generation 2"
New55 PN is a positive-negative instant film that produces a print and a large format negative using an integrated assembly that contains a development pod and lightproof layers that permit "darkroomless" exposure and processing. Over the course of the first six months of New55 PN production, which has yielded over 20,000 units (packs), much has been learned about the consistency and stability of the sensitive materials and developers over time. Beginning today with Generation 2, the external date code will show the specific date of production so that monitoring of changes and inventory management can be more easily accomplished. The date code will now appear in the product label and will follow the ISO year/month/day standard. Immediately noticeable improvements will include the consistency of the machine-coated receiver sheet, which will have a smoother finish, and incremental improvements in a number of other areas over time.
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Accumulated data on shelf life is limited due to the relatively short time the product has been in production and the limited availability of accelerated aging data. For this reason a recommended shelf life average can only extend as far as existing aged production, which is now just over 6 months. Users should refer to the manufacturing date as a guide to the age of the product.
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Orlando workers walk off the jobSaturday, July 31st, 2010
The Orlando Sentinel brings us the following story:
3 census workers quit, citing waste and inefficiency
Former census worker Andy Miller, who quit over procedures he considered wasteful and illogical, in front of the Volusia County office of the U.S. Census Bureau –with his complaint papers in hand– in Daytona Beach, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL / July 27, 2010)
By Jeff Kunerth, Orlando Sentinel7:39 p.m. EDT, July 29, 2010
As the 2010 census winds down, three Volusia County census takers couldn't wait for the latest phase of the headcount to end. They walked off the job three days after they started, adding to the complaints that the effort is wasteful, inefficient and frustrating.
Andy Miller, 54, of Daytona Beach said he quit after being told by his supervisor to return three times to a vacant house that he verified with a real-estate agent had been empty for more than six months.
"It was clear to me the Realtor had the information, but I was told, 'No, go back. You might find someone who was living there that the Realtor didn't know about,'" Miller said.
The same instructions — go back three more times — applied to an apartment above a store; the owner said the apartment was used for storage and was unoccupied. Miller also was told to go back another three times to a home where a relative of the homeowner provided all the information by proxy.
"If you get the person who lived there, you don't have to go back. But if you get a proxy, you had to go back," Miller said.
A Census Bureau spokeswoman said the check-back-three-times routine is standard procedure to make sure the census takers get the best information possible.
"That is the policy we expect people to follow," said Pamela Page-Bellis. "We don't want people to take the easy way out. They are to gather the most accurate information possible."
Miller was told the same thing by his supervisor when he appealed what he considered absurd and illogical instructions. That was when Miller and two others in an eight-person crew walked out July 10 — three days into their summer job of checking for vacant houses and addresses that should be deleted.
Jeanne Tanke said she walked out with Miller because she was frustrated with the policy of going back to a vacant apartment or condo three times before being permitted to talk to the building manager about whether anyone was living in the units. In some cases, the same addresses had been visited three times by the door-to-door enumerators in the previous phase of the census.
"It didn't seem logical to me that we kept knocking on the door when nobody answers, but we can't ask the manager until we've been there three times," said Tanke, 71.
The third person who quit said he objected in particular to having to go back three times to empty houses that are verifiably empty.
"It's just inefficiency. That's all it is," said the 68-year-old retired sales manager who didn't want his name used for fear it would jeopardize any future employment by the government.
All three former census takers worked during the manpower-intensive, door-to-door part of the census that ended in May. Thousands of enumerators were laid off, but they were among those chosen to continue in the slimmed-down follow-up efforts that started June 28 and are scheduled for completion by Aug. 25.
What the Census Bureau defends as being as thorough and accurate as possible, Miller and the others regard as a system designed to take as much time as possible. The attitude of managers, they said, was that the three-visit rule was a good way to make the job last longer.
"They alluded to this can take three days or three weeks. It's up to us," said the retired sales manager. "I don't feel right about padding hours."