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MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Dorian has formed in the eastern Atlantic and remains far from land. The storm's maximum sustained winds Wednesday were near 50 mph.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says it is moving quickly across the Atlantic at 21 mph.
The storm is centered about 410 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, off the coast of west Africa.
Dorian could get a bit stronger Wednesday, though it is forecast to weaken some on Thursday as it moves over cooler water.
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NEA Higher Ed Research Updates
- Update Vol.11 #4
"Academic Freedom and Higher Education Employees" December 2007
- This report focuses on academic freedom challenges that higher education faculty and academic professionals are facing. State legislatures have considered a series of measures that would have seriously impaired academic freedom. Read this research brief for more information about NEA policy on academic freedom, Supreme Court cases, model contract language, and state legislative threats.
Update Vol.11 #3
"Part-Time Faculty: A Look at Data and Issues" September 2007
- The data in this Research Center Update shows that public two-year institutions employ the greatest number of part-time faculty (67%). The vast majority of part-time faculty hold instructor or lecturer positions. Part-time faculty stay with the same institution for at least seven years. So what's happening to tenure and compensation? Read this research brief for more insight into the data and its impact on organizing the academy.
- Update Vol.11 #2
"A Unified European Higher Education Area in 2010"
What does it mean for Europe and for U.S. higher education? November 2005
- Known as the Bologna Process, plans are being developed to replace diverse national university models with a single higher education models that offers a three-year European bachelor's degrees and a two-year master's. Forty-five nations across Europe and Asia have joined this initiative. Corporate influence, an ambition timetable, and faculty autonomy are just some of the concerns raised in this report.
- Update Vol.11 #1
"Findings from the 2004 NEA Higher Education Member Survey" March 2005
- This report examines the findings of the 2004 NEA Higher Ed Member Survey. The results reveal how members feel about many aspects of their job, including job satisfaction. The survey also looks at what members think about student preparation and appreciation for learning.
- Update Vol.10 #5
"Faculty Salaries" December 2004
- In 2003-04, the average faculty salary rose 2.1% compared to the previous year. This report takes a close look at how faculty salaries stack up at both public and private colleges and universities, as well as how they compare to the earnings of graduate degree holders in the private sector.
- Update Vol.10 #4
"Proprietary Education: Threat, or Not?" September 2004
- This report focuses on the differences between proprietary verses traditional public higher education. The newly emerging for-profit sector of higher ed competes directly for the older adult student looking for a part-time degree program offered in the evening.
- Update Vol.10 #3
"Institutional Graduation Rates" May 2004
- This recent report looks at the impact of graduation rates by race/ethnicity and gender. Fifty years after the landmark Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision, Blacks and Hispanics still graduate college at a much lower rate than Whites and Asians. Also evident in this report, based on NCES data, women have a higher graduation rate than men.
- Update Vol.10 #2
"Higher Education and Privatization" March 2004
- This recent report looks at the impact that privatization of higher education is having on the faculty workforce, shared governance, and decision making. The political and economic environment of the state also play a role in privatization efforts.
- Update Vol.10 #1
"Rethinking Graduation Rates as Accountability Measures" January 2004
- This report explains why the congressional initiatives to use graduation rates as an accountability measure is a bad idea. Look at the data that illustrates how institutional graduation rates underestimate the true rate of attaining a college degree.
- Update Vol.9 #5
"Why Are College Prices Increasing and What Should We Do About It?" December 2003
- This report explains how the ability of most public colleges to hold down tuition costs is directly related to the state funding they receive. It also explains how proposed government tuition price controls would affect institutions depending on tuition revenue for operational costs more adversely than institutions that, historically, have high tuition and large endowment funds.
- Update Vol.9 #4
"Faculty Salaries, 2002-03" September 2003
- Over a 30-year period, the average salaries (in constant 2002-03 dollars) for full-time faculty on 9/10-month contracts increased a dismal 4.6%, with professors and instructors accounting for the increase. Non-ranking faculty, assistant and associate professors showed a decrease in spending power by as much as 13.8%. The average salary for woman still remains lower than men. This report is based on the early release of the U.S. Department of Education, Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System, salary data file.
- Update Vol.9 #3
"Higher Education: Who Benefits?" May 2003
- Who pays? The debate on how much society and the individual should pay for higher education when both parties benefit makes funding higher education extremely complicated. This report focuses on who benefits, who pays, and the societal impact as more students from disadvantaged households are priced out of a college education.
Update Vol.9 #2
"The Other Staff" February 2003
- Administrators were the fastest growing employment group on higher education campuses, representing a 48 percent increase since 1993. Other professionals who are not administrators grew 36 percent, while faculty grew 14 percent over the same period. This report analyzes data from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics 2001 Fall Staff in Postsecondary Institutions survey.
- Update Vol.9 #1
"Access and Choice" January 2003
- This report illustrates how the nation continues to struggle with academic and financial access to a college education. Low-income students face large financial barriers. Increasing tuition costs have offset increases in student aid. Loans are the largest source of student aid for public two and four year institutions.
- Update Vol.8 #3
"The Promise and the Reality of Distance Education" October 2002
- The reality of distance education is far from the high expectations set by many of the start-up dot.coms of the mid 1990s. This report makes an assessment of the successes and failures of the for-profit and nonprofit education institutions offering distance education.
- Update Vol.8 #2
"Faculty Satisfaction" May 2002
- According to the Department of Education's fall 1999 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty, 85% of all full- and part-time faculty members indicate overall job satisfaction. Faculty were most dissatisfied with salaries, time to keep current in their field, and the effectiveness of faculty leadership.
- Update Vol.8 #1
"Instructional Technology Comes of Age" February 2002
- This report reviews the chief academic officers' perceptions of how well prepared the faculty were to use technology as a resource. It also presents an overview of how chief academic officers perceived the use of information technology on the campus.
- Update Vol.7 #5
"Faculty Retirement: Loss or Opportunity?" December 2001
- The facts speak clearly: faculty retirement will not cause a major loss of teaching talent over the next few years. Faculty moving to other higher education institutions and going to other industries represent a greater loss than faculty retirement. This report analyzes the data from the Department of Education's National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99).
- Update Vol.7 #4
"Part-time Faculty" September 2001
- Part-time faculty members in this country's higher education institutions comprised 39 percent of all faculty. The number of part-time faculty increased 22 percent while the number of full-time faculty only increased 4 percent. This report discusses the role part-time faculty members play in colleges and universities. Data is based on the Department of Education's National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99).
- Update Vol.7 #3
"Tenure" June 2001
- More faculty members are teaching at institutions that do not offer tenure. Yet tenured faculty publish more and serve on more committees than faculty not on the tenure track or those without tenure. This report analyzes faculty tenure data from the Department of Education's National Study of Postsecondary Faculty 1998-99.
- Update Vol.7 #2
"Focus on Distance Education" March 2001
- As a follow-up to the NEA survey on Distance Education, this report delves deeper into faculty concerns about human contact, training and support, compensation and property rights, enrollment limits, and quality.
- Update Vol.7 #1
"Higher Education on the Web" February 2001
- Update Vol.7 #1
- Public 2-year and private 4-year institutions are playing a leading role in distance education. This report identifies some of the barriers to distance education and discusses the impact the Internet has on the way colleges and universities do business.
- Update Vol.6 #5
"Enrollment Projections" November 2000
- Update Vol.6 #5
- By the year 2010, the number of higher education faculty will need to increase by 11,600 to keep up with the 17.5 million students enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide. Some states will show huge growths, while many states will remain relatively the same or show a decline in student enrollment.
- Update Vol.6 #3
"The American Faculty Poll" June 2000
- This excerpt of The American Faculty Poll, sponsored by TIAA-CREF, surveys the attitudes and opinions faculty have towards their career, professional life, work environment, institutional policies and priorities. Get the full report at http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/online/tiaa-fin.htm.
- Update Vol.6 #2
"Distance Education at Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1997-98" April 2000
- This report presents the findings from the National Center for Education Statistics survey on distance education for the 1997-98 academic year. While distance education offerings are becoming more commonplace, questions regarding costs, quality assurance, faculty challenges, and intellectual property still must be addressed.
- Update Vol.5 #3
"Eleventh Amendment Immunity and Academic Freedom" October 1999
- Some very troubling decisions have been made by the High Court that illustrate a disturbing trend in curtailing the free speech rights of college and university faculty. This report summarizes some of the most recent court decisions.
- Update Vol.5 #2
"Higher Education Staff" September 1999
- The number of higher education employees increased very slightly between 1993 and 1997, as reported in the National Center for Education Statistics 1997 Fall Staff in Postsecondary Institutions. This report pays attention to staffing patterns in states with right to work laws compared to those without.
- Update Vol.5 #1
"Campus Policies Related to Academic Uses of Information Technology" March 1999
- Based on data from the 1998 Campus Computing survey, this report illustrates the need to improve campus policies related to the academic use of information technology.
- Update Vol.4 #5
"NEA Survey of Higher Education Members and Leaders" October 1998
- This report examines our members' and leaders' opinions on governance issues, factors that effect quality education, and attitudes about the "new unionism".
- Update Vol.4 #4
"Faculty in Academe" September 1998
- This report reviews the current characteristics of faculty members in higher education institutions compared to those twenty years ago, revealing changes in part-time faculty as well as women and minority faculty members.
- Update Vol.4 #3
"Non-Instructional Staff in Higher Education" May 1998
- This report reviews non-instructional employees in higher education institutions and looks specifically at the characteristics of those newly hired.
- Update Vol.4 #2
"Part-time Faculty: Quality Issues" March 1998
- A recent NEA study of part-time faculty in four states reveals interesting results on quality.
- Update Vol.4 #1
"Distance Education in Higher Education Institutions" February 1998
- This Update reports on the recent NCES study that surveyed distance education courses offered by higher education institutions.
- Update Vol.3 #5
"Full-time Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: Gender Differences" November 1997
- An analysis of the structure and composition of full-time faculty on American college and university campuses, and the important changes in the gender mix of faculty that have taken place over the past two decades.
- Update Vol.3 #4
"Characteristics of College and University Staff" October 1997
- This report provides a descriptive overview of non-teaching employees in higher education. This often overlooked cadre of employees outnumbers the teaching faculty in all types of institutions.
- Update Vol.3 #3
"First Amendment Rights and the Internet" September 1997
- This report discusses the Supreme Court's ruling that the Communications Decency Act is unconstitutional. This decision was a big victory for academic freedom and free exchange of ideas on the Internet.
- Update Vol.3 #2
"Developing A Teaching Center on Campus" March 1997
- This report introduces planning issues for developing a teaching center, provides the viewpoint of a small group of nationally recognized teaching centers directors, and reviews what the literature offers in the way of observations and suggestions.
- Update Vol.3 #1
"Part-time Employment in Academe" January 1997
- This report reviews the incidence of part-time employment in higher education among all the job categories, i.e. faculty, clerical, technical, service, and administrative.
- Update Vol.2 #6
"E-mail and Privacy" October 1996
- Discussion of employer, union and legislative perspectives on the issue of E-mail and privacy.
- Update Vol.2 #5
"Full-time Non-Tenure-Track Faculty" September 1996
- This report analyzes a recent national study of faculty on full-time temporary faculty. In recent years, non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty appointments have become increasingly common.
- Update Vol.2 #4
"Instructional Development: What Works?" August 1996
- This report abstracts the most recent, comprehensive review of research in faculty and instructional development.
- Update Vol.2 #3
"Discipline-Specific Faculty Development" July 1996
- This report examines faculty development through three examples of discipline-specific activities in order to improve college teaching.
- Update Vol.2 #2
"Faculty Development: Opportunity and Satisfaction" July 1996
- Analysis of data from a 1993 national study on faculty and staff on availability of faculty development resources and satisfaction with opportunities.
- Update Vol.2 #1
"Retirement Plans of Instructional Faculty and Staff" March 1996
- Analysis of data from a 1993 national study on faculty and staff plans to retire.
- Update Vol.1 #6
"State Legislative Priorities, Policies, and Perceptions" December 1995
- This report describes the findings from in-depth telephone interviews conducted from February through August 1995 with 58 house and senate education chairs in 49 states. The report's objectives are to offer critical information about state legislative higher education policy and to provide insights into the values and attitudes legislators hold about higher education.
- Update Vol.1 #5
"Summative Evaluation and Formative Feedback" November 1995
- As renewed interest in faculty evaluation grows due to university and state mandates for accountability, administrators and faculty increasingly find themselves in the business of creating new evaluation guidelines on which faculty will be judged. Particularly difficult is the task of devising a new system to evaluate teaching. This report outlines the distinction between summative evaluations and formative feedback.
- Update Vol.1 #4
"Grievance Procedures In Higher Education Contracts" October 1995
- Analysis of grievance procedures in higher education labor agreements.
- Update Vol.1 #3
"Tenure" September 1995
- Analysis of data from a 1993 national study of faculty on the numbers and productivity of faculty with and without tenure.
- Update Vol.1 #2
"Part-time Faculty Members" July 1995
- A national overview of the numbers and other characteristics of part-time faculty from a 1993 national study.
- Update Vol.1 #1
"Community College Faculty" June 1995
- An overview of faculty teaching in two year colleges from a 1993 national study.


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Some time ago I did a post about a specific case I'm handling. This is a case where I was very upset by the behavior of the prosecutors.
I have very good news on this case. It was submitted to Grand Jury in the last couple of weeks. The Grand Jury returned what's known as a "No Bill" or "No True Bill". For those more interested in what that means in detail, I found a good article about Grand Jury and the No Bill.
That means the Grand Jury found no reasonable cause to believe my client committed the crime charged. As most people know, the standard for a "trial jury" is "beyond a reasonable doubt". The prosecution must prove that the defendant did commit the crime charged and must do so to such an extent that the jury has no reasonable doubt. Also, the prosecutor needs a unanimous verdict. The standard for a Grand Jury is much lower -- reasonable cause to believe is an extremely low standard, even lower than the "more likely than not" standard in a civil case. And the prosecutor doesn't need a unanimous Grand Jury -- only 12 out of 23 have to find reasonable cause.
Essentially then, a "No Bill" is a declaration of the defendant's innocence. If you haven't checked the post from before, this client spent 29 days in jail unjustly. His 5-year-old and 11-year-old daughter didn't see their father for 29 days. It's an outrage, and there will be more to come of this case.


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In Steven Casey's Englewood neighborhood, milk and eggs, bread and bologna are easy to find.
"In the 'hood, you can get meat all day long," he said. "It may not be good meat, but it's there."
What's more difficult to find, Casey said, are what his family and neighbors need so desperately: fresh bananas, apples, spinach, broccoli, kale and other fruits and vegetables that could improve their health.
Shortly after a 2006 study labeled his community a food desert, Casey and a group of self-proclaimed food activists started working to correct that inequity.
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This is a guest post from Lauren Malhoit, a new TechRepublic contributor.
One question that always comes up among IT people, especially those new to the game, is how do you stay on top of all the new technology, bugs, and configuration issues. Hopefully you'll get a lot of ideas on how to do just that from this post. Web 2.0 and social media are your friends, and it's OK to take advantage of them!
I signed up for a Twitter account a few years ago and then promptly never signed in again. I didn't see the point. Why do I need to know that one of my friends had French toast for breakfast that day? Then I realized that companies, tech experts, and a myriad of other people were tweeting up-to-date information about their blogs, troubleshooting issues, and new technologies that were coming out. I highly recommend getting an account and following people in your field. If you don't know who to follow, find someone you know in your field and see who they follow. You should start tweeting yourself! Don't worry if you don't have a lot of followers in the beginning; it's not a popularity contest, but an information feed. I also recommend getting a third-party Twitter agent that you can just keep at the bottom right of your screen. That way you don't have to remember to log in every day.
Podcasts are amazing, both video and audio. Do you have some free time during lunch? Watch a video podcast like Tekzilla or Hak5...there are a ton out there. See which ones you like. If you can't watch videos at work, then subscribe to some audio podcasts. You can even set up your Roku or Google TV, etc., to subscribe to video podcasts and watch them at home. As for audio, I have an 80-minute round-trip every day. I have a ton of podcasts that are automatically downloaded on my phone. I plug the phone into my aux plug in my car and listen to them. I listen to Packet Pushers, VMware Communities (which also offers a chat room if you want to listen live on Wednesdays), CloudCast.net, etc.
You may have a LinkedIn account already, but do you really utilize it? Try joining groups that apply to your field. They can be local groups or global groups — it doesn't matter. Try participating in the discussions. I have also found this to be very useful if I have a question about the best technology solution to use. You can hear about what other people have tried and what they like. This is awesome for anyone working in an SMB who doesn't have time to research every option available. You might get two or three ideas and then you can download evaluations for them.
Local user groups
Speaking of LinkedIn, a lot of the groups you join might actually meet...wait for it...in person. There are groups like VMUG (VMware), CUG (Cisco), and OWASP (Security) that meet in person and discuss new trends. They usually have someone presenting some facet of what technology they're working with, sometimes it's sponsored by a company and sometimes it's just a local expert. You might make some connections (people you can follow on Twitter), and you might even learn a thing or two. Most importantly, you usually get some free pizza.
RSS feeds
It's an oldie but a goody. Most people probably just refer to it as subscribing to blogs these days, but whatever you call it, it gives you some great information. Play with your subscriptions. You can see what's applicable to you and what is maybe considered to be marketing propaganda (not that there isn't a place for that). I rely heavily on blogs. I usually have 20 to 40 that I check out regularly. Don't feel bad if you aren't getting something out of one. Just stop subscribing. You can set up Google Reader so that it's available on all your devices and read them wherever you are.
Some people don't think about stopping work to check out tech sites they like, and they miss some tech tips they might not even know they'd be interested in. Many sites offer e-newsletters you can subscribe to. When something arrives in your email mailbox, it's a great convenience. (You can see what TechRepublic newsletters are available by becoming a member and then going here.)
This isn't exactly a new concept, and hopefully your company offers a training budget. It's a week away from the office and you can get some specific training on whatever you're working on. If your company doesn't offer it or if they don't want you taking a week off because you're single threaded and don't have the opportunity, a lot of training companies offer on-demand alternatives that usually cost less than classroom or onsite training. There are plenty of training videos out there that are free or have a minimal cost that could be very helpful as well.
As an IT person working for an SMB, I don't have a whole lot of time to just read books and figure things out (although there are a lot of books out there I would also recommend). I'm busy putting out fires, trying to update things, maybe resolving a few helpdesk tickets, and, if I'm lucky, implementing new technology solutions. Can these things be a distraction? Yes. But when used properly, they save me more time than traditional research. What do you use to keep up to date?
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Lauren Malhoit has been in the IT field for over 10 years and has acquired several data center certifications. She's currently a Technology Evangelist for Cisco focusing on ACI and Nexus 9000. She has been writing for a few years for TechRepublic, Tech Pro Research, and VirtualizationAdmin.com. As a Cisco Champion, EMC Elect, VMware vExpert, and PernixPro, Lauren stays involved in the IT community. Lauren has been a delegate for Tech Field Day and has also authored a book called VMware vCenter Operations Manager Essentials.


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CONTACT: Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary (202) 523-5725
Federal Maritime Commissioner A. Paul Anderson today announced that he is leaving the agency effective May 30, 2008. Mr. Anderson, who was first appointed to the Commission in August, 2003 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May, 2004, was nominated to serve as the Chairman of the Commission by the President last August.
"In less than five years, we've taken aggressive steps to make our maritime sector safer, more secure and more prosperous than ever before," said Commissioner Anderson. "Serving the American people has been a rewarding experience and a tremendous honor."
While serving at the Commission, Commissioner Anderson worked to maintain licensing requirements for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries while striving to allow greater flexibility to meet the changing dynamics of ocean transportation. He added that he has taken steps to ensure a better flow of security-related information between the maritime community and federal agencies and has worked to ensure that government officials have the latest information about maritime international commercial developments. Commissioner Anderson also worked closely with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters while serving on a Cabinet-level commission, the Committee on Marine Transportation System (CMTS), designed to coordinate the maritime activities of various federal agencies.
Commissioner Anderson said that he plans to continue serving the U.S. maritime sector after he leaves public service. He also plans to resume his commitment to non-profit organizations with which he worked prior to joining the Administration. Before being named by the President to the Commission, Mr. Anderson served with Hvide Marine, now known as Seacore Holdings, Inc., a diversified maritime transportation company with domestic Jones Act and international operations. Immediately prior to his appointment he served with JM Family Enterprises, Inc., a Florida based automobile company and one of America's largest privately held companies.
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Beads for Bush
We've Gone Wild with Levee Beads. This is the Beads to Bush project. Let George Bush know you want the levees of New Orleans to be rebuilt. Throw some beads to the White House to let him know you want New Orleans saved. How? Read on. Also for more info see this presentation)
Mail some old or new Mardi Gras Beads to George Bush. (any ol beads will do)
Place them in an envelope and address it to:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Include this simple message:
Mr. President:
Please Take Responsibility and Set Aside the Necessary Funds for Levee Construction for our fellow Americans in Louisiana.
(Message changed 4/6/2006 due to this)
Sign it and include either a "Friend of New Orleans" or a "Resident of New Orleans"
Take a picture of your beads and/or message. (and you or pets or friends--be as creative as you like) Then send us a picture of it so we can post it
We want to chronicle this. If you have a message for the people of New Orleans include that in your picture. They really need to hear we do care.
Send your picture to email@example.com
Here is our first pic of beads to be sent to Bush from spocko
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Berry College is a comprehensive liberal-arts college with Christian values. The college furthers our students' intellectual, moral and spiritual growth; proffers lessons that are gained from worthwhile work done well; and challenges them to devote their learning to
community and civic betterment. Berry emphasizes an educational program committed to high academic standards, values based on Christian principles, practical work experience and community service in a distinctive environment of natural beauty. It is Berry's goal to make an
excellent private liberal-arts education accessible to talented students from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds.
Our first responsibility is to provide an education in the liberal arts and professional fields to meet the intellectual, moral and material needs of our students; and we dedicate ourselves and our academic program toward fulfilling this responsibility. Research,
publication and other scholarly activities are valued and are expected to contribute to good teaching by the faculty. In keeping with this expectation, our faculty and staff dedicate themselves primarily to teaching effectively and to inspiring students to academic excellence.
An essential part of a sound education is the opportunity to explore religious faith and to relate faith with learning responsibly and intelligently, and we dedicate ourselves to providing these opportunities. The college is dedicated to the interdenominational
Christian values on which it was founded and welcomes individuals of diverse backgrounds into the campus community.
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These dedications guide Berry's faculty, staff, trustees and students toward a realistic and balanced educational program. Our concern for the individual permeates our principles. The ultimate aim of Berry is service to humanity through persons who find here both
inspiration and preparation as best expressed in Berry's motto, "Not to be ministered unto, but to minister."


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Volume 18 Issue 52 | May 12 - 18, 2006
DBR & The Mission
Performing Thursday and Friday at
The Kitchen
512 W. 19th St.
(between 10th and 11th Ave.)
(212.255.5793, www.thekitchen.org)
Photo by Leslie Lyons
Daniel Bernard Roumain, front man for DBR & The Mission, combines classical music with funk, rock, hip-hop and R&B.
Dreadlocked violinist strikes new chords
By Steven Snyder
Daniel Bernard Roumain better known in music circles as DBR is a violinist and composer who works like a chef, decorating a main course of classical music with a dose of hip-hop, a dash of rock-and-roll, and just a pinch of R&B. The genre-bending musician is equally at home in a classical recital in Chicago one week and a head-banging rock crowd at the Knitting Factory the next. And he sees the blurring of these musical definitions the ease with which any musical genre can be accessed in the digital age as a wonderful thing.
Ive read that [AOL Time Warner Chairman and CEO] Robert Parsons has a deep love and affection for both Eminem and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Roumain said, noting that Parsons is black. And Id like to think that the grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan might have the same thoughts. They might hate each other, but they may like the same music, and so I ask you, how amazing is music?
Roumain, who tours across the country with his ensemble, The Mission, said he always sought out a balance between his classical music studies and his popular music tastes. In addition to his own music, which acts as a meeting point between these two worlds, he has also worked with such avant-garde figures as choreographer Bill T. Jones and composer Philip Glass. But the more Roumain has experimented with musical genres, the more he said he has found himself scrutinized by both the academic world of classical music and the mainstream world of pop music fans. Sequenza21.com, for instance, a weekly classical music e-zine, has criticized Roumain so harshly, the violinist said he contacted the sites critic in frustration.
But for all his detractors, Roumain has also won plenty of acclaim for his experimental style in media outlets like The New York Times, which called one of his works the third best classical moment of 2003. He says the key to an artists and an art forms longevity is an ability to grow and evolve, and points to successful pop artists like Prince and Madonna as performers who were able to change with the times and find a new way to satiate their fans mercurial tastes.
If you look at Prince, look at how much he has evolved from his first to his last album. And now look at the New York Philharmonic over the past 50 years has it really evolved in the same way?
For his performances this Thursday and Friday, Roumain is reviving his Voodoo Violin Concerto No. 1, which was originally commissioned for The Kitchen in 2002. In it, he said he juxtaposes the voodoo ceremonies of Haiti, the home of his fiancé, with his own Catholicism, mixing a first movement that is very loud and representative of a soul becoming possessed with a second movement that is more prayer-like and reverential.
It reflects the binary nature of my culture, and of my religious upbringing, he said.
Beyond Voodoo, DBR & The Mission will also be performing a number of pieces written for string quartet as well as electric and solo violin, including Event Pieces, Beat Pieces and Hip-Hop Studies and Etudes, which Roumain said will bring a bit of the club experience to The Kitchens stage.
deal with black music expressions hip hop, soul, R&B and then I
combine them within classical music forms, said Roumain. Its a hybrid form, but a very specific hybrid form which gets more and more specific as I get older.
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Quote from: Tydirium on May 20, 2004, 09:36 PMAnd I'll be, the Obi-Wan cloth robes actually look GOOD. Funny, since we were just talking this afternoon about how he was too "poofy" looking. Of course, that was the loose figure we were discussing. I'm not real surprised to see that Obi-Wan looks a lot better packaged in the bubble, since the bubble squishes down his poofy cloth robe all nice and snug against him, which I agree looks much better.But I still think he looks like a giant burnt marshmellow when he's loose. Might have to find some of that glue folks use, to calm his cloak down just a tad.I'm still not convinced on the Leia. I think I need to see her up close and personal to pass final judgement. Something about her just looks a little off to me. We'll see. Still better than most/all of the other ANH Leias though...
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An excerpt from Laurence Freeman OSB, "Meditation," JESUS THE TEACHER WITHIN (New York: Continuum, 2000), pp. 212-213.
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus identified material concerns as our main source of anxiety. How can we make ourselves more comfortable and reduce personal suffering?
This is the major preoccupation that obscures the present moment and disrupts true priorities.
Therefore I bid you put away anxious thought about food and drink to keep you alive, and clothes to cover your body. Surely life is more than food, the body more than clothes. Mt 6:25
When he tells us not to worry Jesus is not denying the reality of daily problems. It is anxiety he is telling us to abandon, not reality. Learning not to worry is hard work. . . .[Yet] despite its "attention-deficiency disorder," even the modern mind has its natural capacity to be still and to transcend its fixations. In depth it discovers its own clarity where it is at peace, free from anxiety. Most of us have half-a-dozen or so favorite anxieties, like bitter sweets we suck on endlessly. We would be frightened to be deprived of them. Jesus challenges us to go beyond the fear of letting go of anxiety, the fear we have of peace itself. The practice of meditation is a way of applying his teaching on prayer; it proves through experience that the human mind can indeed choose not to worry.
This is not to say we can easily blank the mind and dispel all thoughts at will. In meditation we remain distracted and yet are free from distraction. This is because---however minimally at first---we are free to choose where to place our attention. Gradually the discipline of daily practice strengthens this freedom. It would be childish to imagine that this is fully realized in a short time. We stay distracted for a long time. We soon get used to distractions as traveling companions on the path of meditation. But they do not have to dominate. Choosing to say the mantra faithfully and to keep returning to it whenever distractions intervene exercises the freedom we have to pay attention.
It is not a choice in the sense in which we choose a particular brand off the supermarket shelf. It is the choice to commit. The way of the mantra is an act of faith, not a movement of the ego's power. Within every act of faith there is a declaration of love. Faith prepares the ground for the seed of the mantra to germinate in love. We do not create the miracle of life and growth by ourselves, but we are responsible for its unfolding. Coming to peace of mind and heart—to silence, stillness, and simplicity---requires not the will of a type-A high-achiever, but the unconditional attention, the sustained fidelity of a disciple.
After meditation: Olivier Clement, THE ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM (London: New City Press, 1993), p. 172.
A woman who is asleep can remain impervious to the uproar of a storm, but will be woken by a sigh from her baby in the next room. A sleeper who is indifferent to the noises in the street immediately hears the light footsteps of the one he loves. Lighter still are the footsteps of the "One who comes." But the heart wakes. . .
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Onterrio Smith has been cut by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian League. He had a foot injury and missed most of training camp, so when he finally got healthy, he needed to show that was was still a good running-back, and not just an airport rubber-dong toter. He didn't. And he's been let go. And it doesn't leave him a lot of options. The NFL, obviously, is out. He couldn't hang in Canada. The Arena Season ends today. He's going to have a lot of free time on his hands. Of course, there are endorsement opportunities.
So, as pointed out at Out Of Left Field, Onterrio has had chances with the Tennessee Vols, the Minnesota Vikings, and not with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and at each stop, he has petered out. So to speak.
Bombers cut Onterrio Smith [Toronto Star]
Onterri, Erri, Erri-O Can't Hack It In CFL [Out Of Left Field]


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So, when my friend Hani {of the beautiful Haniela's} asked if I would like to take part in a cookie collaboration inspired by Christmas cards I was super excited. Such a perfect pairing! Nothing says Christmas like cards and cookies. I had all kinds of ideas, but when I saw this card in the store, I knew it was the one I would cookie. Lately I've been enchanted with the texture and colors of birch, so this card charmed me.
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With the abundance of inspiration out there right now, I hope you take the time to look around you and soak it all in: the music, the scenery, the smells, and sounds of Christmas. Before you know it the shelves will be full of conversation hearts asking you to "Be mine". Enjoy every season and make the focus of your holidays what you want them to be about.
I wish I could have cookie'd 50 cards, there are so many gorgeous ones. Thank goodness for these amazingly talented cookiers who were inspired by all different style and themed cards. They are absolutely beautiful and it is such a treat to peek into their creative process. Links to all these breathtaking beauties are below.
1.Stephanie, Ellie' s Bites Decorated Cookies
2. Anne, Flour Box Bakery
3. Georganne, LilaLoa
4. Lorraine, Lorraine's Cookies
5. Kim, The Partiologist
6. Pam, Cookie Crazie
7.Cathy, Cathy's Cookies
8. Mariëlle, De Koekenbakkers
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10. Liz, Arty Mc Goo
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Launch of new ESA Business Incubation Centre in the Netherlands
ESA's new Business Incubation Centre was formally launched yesterday in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Over the next four years, 40 innovative companies will be helped to bring space technology down to Earth.
The construction of a new building was also announced, to host the Business Incubation Centre (BIC) by summer 2011 in the Space Business Park next to ESA's ESTEC space research and technology centre. Until then, the new companies will be located in ESTEC.
More than 250 representatives from the space business attended the inauguration at the Space Expo. The official launch button was pressed by Maria van der Hoeven, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, Ger Nieuwpoort, Director of the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), and André Kuipers, ESA's Dutch astronaut.
The usefulness of space
"Why do we need an ESA BIC? Because we believe in it," said minister Van der Hoeven.
"This will be a breeding ground for new ideas. The place where research, dreams and discovery meet. A place where talented young people can translate their passion for space into practical applications.
"The usefulness of space is gigantic. We can apply information coming from space to the areas of agriculture, environment, traffic, navigation, security. In short: there is something in it for everyone."
According to ESA Director General Dordain, the BIC delivers "serious business", if you give it enough time. "You cannot force innovation, but you can optimise conditions for it to flourish. This is what we do when we make expertise available, connect people and share the risks with other partners".
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In addition to ESA through its Technology Transfer Programme, NSO and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Province of South Holland, the city of Noordwijk and private local partners such as BViT and Rabobank Bollenstreek are also involved in the BIC.
Niels Eldering of ESA's TTP explained: "ESA and NSO wish to contribute to society through the Business Incubation Centre in Noordwijk. We do this together with entrepreneurs who make clever use of space technology and the expertise and facilities that are already here at ESTEC. By involving our local partners, start-ups have direct access to business support."
Any company that wants to be part of the new BIC can apply. Their ideas are reviewed by experts from ESA and NSO. Subsidies of up to €50 000 are available.
NSO Director Ger Nieuwpoort said: "During the first 50 years, space was mainly about building the infrastructure. This was done by governments, not by business.
"Nowadays we wish to emphasise the use of this infrastructure, in particular for applications that can benefit society. This is where entrepreneurs play a key role."
The new BIC is building on the success of the ESA incubator that has been active at ESTEC since 2004. Nine companies that owe their success to this business incubation centre presented their products during the launch. Their products includereal-time racing against professional drivers in a computer game, an avalanche alert system for skiers and an automated system for monitoring dikes.
European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010
The South Holland part of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010 was also launched at the event. This competition is for start-up companies that develop applications involving navigation satellites such as Europe's Galileo.
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Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties would like to thank the Lake Placid Rotary Club and its literacy committee for hosting another successful trivia night on April 1 at the Comfort Inn in Lake Placid. This fun-filled and friendly event brought more than 150 people together to raise much-needed funds for local literacy projects. Team Learned Lukers led by Bob Hanna claimed first place, followed by the Literacy Bombers led by Cheryl Schiller. After a tough tiebreaker, third place was awarded to team Maple Madness led by Sybil Quayle.
Literacy Volunteers is a charitable organization that enables people over the age of 16 to achieve personal goals through student-centered literacy tutoring. Literacy Volunteers and the adult learners we support benefit directly from the funds raised by the Rotary Club. Literacy is crucial to building strong communities. Without literacy, adults must follow others, wait for answers, and hope for opportunities. Literacy leads. It leads to employment, independence, and opportunities. It is the foundation of education, and when adults read, his or her children read. When families read, our communities become more active and stronger.
Support from the Rotary Club ensures that our adult literacy programs continue to changes lives of residents in the Tri-Lakes region. We would not be able to deliver our effective and proven programs without their help.
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A trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes for $20 one way? That's the latest vision from Internet, aerospace, and automotive entrepreneur Elon Musk, who on Monday unveiled his Hyperloop concept for the 350-mile commute.
What's a Hyperloop? Think of a physicist's linear accelerator, but for passenger pods rather than protons – and, if all goes well, without the collisions.
As sketched out in a 57-page white paper, pods carrying 28 passengers each would leave the station at two-minute intervals. Travel speeds would average 540 miles an hour, peaking at 760 m.p.h. along part of the route.
Energy to power the system would come courtesy of solar panels atop the elevated tubes.
The system could be built for about $6 billion – or somewhat more if an operator wanted to turn the Hyperloop into a high-speed version of Amtrak's Auto Train, which allows passengers to take cars or motorcycles with them, Mr. Musk and his technical team from Tesla Motors and Space Exploration Technologies estimate.
And it would be expandable to achieve many of the same transportation aims that California's high-speed rail project is intended to reach.
Musk knows the commute well, reportedly shuttling by air twice each week between SpaceX in Hawthorne, near L.A. International Airport, and Tesla Motors headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.
The concept was borne of Musk's frustration with California's plans for bullet-train service, which he argues would be slower, less safe, and, if unsubsidized, more expensive than flying. Given the enormous intellectual horsepower in places like Silicon Valley and Pasadena, home to Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he argues, California could have devised an approach that represents a less expensive, more weather-resistant, and more environmentally sustainable way to operate.
Others have proposed variations on Musk's Hyperloop. Some envisioned capsules hurtling through an oversize pneumatic tube – the main delivery system for documents in office buildings in the days before e-mail. Others have proposed running capsules through a tube void of any air, which would eliminate air resistance and allow passenger capsules to reach high speeds. But each comes with its own set of engineering and safety challenges.
The Hyperloop splits the difference. To reduce air resistance as the aerodynamic capsule races through elevated steel tubes, air pressure would be reduced to levels equivalent to flying at 150,000 feet, while air pressure inside the capsules would be kept at normal levels – a concept familiar to anyone flying in commercial airliners.
The system relies on linear motors some 2.5 miles long to accelerate the capsules to top speed, and then decelerate them, at the appropriate locations along the route.
The design leaves little room between the capsule and the tube walls for air to flow along the capsule's length, which would allow pressure to build up ahead of the capsule and introduce drag. To keep air moving, the capsule sports a compressor in front that operates much like the compressor in a jet engine. In this case, the compressed air flows out through exhaust ports to keep the capsule levitated and provide additional push.
The plan also includes a proposed route that would have less impact on the landscape, but more on the view, than a bullet train. And it indicates sections along the route that would require the capsules to slow a bit to perhaps 300 miles an hour to avoid exposing passengers to large G-forces as the capsules take curves.
The approach requires no exotic technologies, such as energy-hungry superconducting magnets. But it uses existing technologies in an outside-the-box combination.
During a press briefing Monday, Musk acknowledged that – unlike SpaceX or Tesla – he doesn't have the bandwidth to build the system. Instead, he suggested he might underwrite a demonstration project to test the concept's feasibility. After that, it's up to someone else to take the concept and run with it, he said.
That could be a tough proposition. California's high-speed rail project has left the station. In May, the California High Speed Rail Authority selected a lead contractor for the project, and it currently is in the market for contractors who can supply environmental and right-of-way engineering services.
For the benefits that might accrue to business travelers on the L.A. to 'Frisco run, the price tag that Musk estimated for his Hyperloop system could be put to better use, some suggest.
"Over the years there have been many proposals to reduce intercity trip times," notes Juan Matute, director of the Local Climate Change Initiative at the University of California at Los Angeles's Lewis Center, via e-mail. "Supersonic flight and high-speed rail are two ideas that came to fruition," if briefly, in the case of supersonic airliners.
But, he adds, "No proposal has obviated the need to improve transportation within cities and regions to give people greater reliability on the transportation networks they use every day."
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An Idaho man who pleaded guilty to firing an assault rifle at the White House in 2011, striking the executive mansion more than half a dozen times, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? An Idaho man who pleaded guilty to firing an assault rifle at the White House in 2011, striking the executive mansion more than half a dozen times, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
Prosecutors initially charged Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 23, with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama but agreed to drop the charge as part of a plea deal last year. Ortega-Hernandez instead pleaded guilty to two charges, including damaging the home.
Obama and the first lady were not home at the time of the shooting, and no one was injured. But prosecutors said Ortega-Hernandez jeopardized the lives of two other members of the Obama family who were at the home as well as White House employees and staff, Secret Service agents and bystanders. Prosecutors said the bullets from his gun did nearly $100,000 damage to the home. They asked that Ortega-Hernandez, who referred to Obama as "the anti-Christ," spend 27 � years in prison.
Ortega-Hernandez's lawyers argued that he was suffering from extreme depression and mental stress at the time of the shooting and was under the misguided belief that the end of the world was coming. Ortega-Hernandez's lawyers said his motivation in firing a gun at the White House was to "call attention to what he believed was the coming apocalypse." They said he decided against shooting at the Grand Canyon and Statue of Liberty because they would not attract enough attention. They had asked for a 10-year sentence.
Ortega-Hernandez, who is from Idaho Falls, Idaho, acknowledged as part of the plea deal in the case that on the night of Nov. 11, 2012, he drove his car on Constitution Avenue, south of the White House, stopped and fired at least eight rounds from his semi-automatic assault rifle at the second and third stories of the White House, the residential section of the home. He fled but was captured five days later in Pennsylvania.
He pleaded guilty to injury to a dwelling and placing lives in jeopardy as well as discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.


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April 25, 2011
Congressman Sablan's bill, H.R. 1466 has yet to be reviewed by the Fitial Administration according to his press secretary, Angel Demapan. That is unbelievable. For an Administration so opinionated and anti-worker that they sponsored rallies and motorcades, against federalization and status, we should believe that no one read the bill. Really? Well, here is the link to the bill. It's very short and can be read in less than 10 minutes.
I am sure that the governor and others have read the proposed legislation. More likely they have not commented because they have to wait for Deanne Seimer to ghost write their response to it, and she is currently very busy attacking the Federal Ombudsman's Office.
I discussed the bill with some colleagues to try to get a neutral perspective, and some of their comments were enlightening.
One person questioned, "How can a bill provide status for those who produce U.S. citizen children? What about people who are infertile or medically unable to have children? Why are they being punished for not having children?"
Another colleague agreed it was improper to propose a sub-class that promoted disenfranchisement for long-term workers who would not be able to vote or travel to the U.S. without a visa. They asked if the logic was to try to keep the workers in the islands to work, but not to advance as full citizens.
They also agreed with the comparison to apartheid since there are voting and travel restrictions.
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2. A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.
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The crime of apartheid as defined by international law includes in part this statement: "Any legislative measures and other measures calculated to prevent a racial group or groups from participation in the political, social, economic and cultural life of the country and the deliberate creation of conditions preventing the full development of such a group or groups.
It is my belief that this sub-class, (FAS-type status) more resembles the principles of segregation and an apartheid-type status than democratic American principles. (See also this post.)
An in-depth analysis on CNMI immigration status for legal long-term workers by Robert J. Misulich stands as another important voice in urging the United States Congress to right the wrongs of the flawed CNRA that excluded the provision for permanent status for the long-term CNMI guest workers.
Rob Misulich, a J.D. Candidate at the University of Washington, wrote an article for the Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal Association entitled, A Lesser-Known Immigration Crisis: Federal Immigration Law in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It was published in January 2011. This well-researched and well-written article analyzes the provisions of CNRA, and actions and inactions of Congress and the DHS. It makes a strong and clear argument for Congress to pass additional legislation granting permanent resident status to long-term CNMI guest workers.
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Political Status of Guam and CNMI
Then there is the question of political status of the CNMI and Guam that is always up for review by elected officials including CNMI's Rep. Stanley Torres and Guam's self-determination supporter, Senator Judy Guthertz.
In March 2011, Rep. Torres introduced House Bill 17-7 that proposed to "create a commission that will revisit the Covenant and look at an 'alternative' political and economic status for the islands."
Guthertz introduced a bill in Guam calling for a non-binding plebiscite on reunification of the CNMI and Guam.
The Guam Senator said that Rep. Joseph Palacios wanted to introduce similar legislation in the CNMI, according to the Marianas Variety.
Some CNMI officials views were reported in the Saipan Tribune.
It is interesting that both Guam and CNMI officials' discussions center on the residents' opinions, and omit that such a discussion should include the views of those who fund both the CNMI and Guam -- the American taxpayers.


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Friday, December 4, 2009
Kinnikinnick Panko Style Bread Crumbs Now Available
Is it crazy to get excited about bread crumbs?
Obviously I'm biased but I have to say that these crumbs are the best bread crumbs I have ever used. Gluten free or not. They stick to what you put them on, they get amazingly crispy (I actually heard a crunch when biting into a piece of fish I made during testing), they don't seem to absorb much oil so they don't contribute to a greasy oily feel and they even retain a good deal of crispiness the day after they are used.
Currently you can get them from our website or by calling us directly 1-877-503-4466
Canada Safeway has already got an order in so they'll be the first to get them. All of our distributors are anxious to get them and most have indicated they'll take them immediately. They'll start flowing into stores in the new year.
3 comments:
- Sarena Shasteen - The Non-Dairy Queen said...
I used these on chicken the other night and my whole family absolutely loved them! My husband, who has celiac, was absolutely amazed and told me the leftovers were still crispy! Great product!!!
- March 28, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- gluten free in six weeks said...
Kinnikinnick is our favorite gluten free brand of premade and pre baked foods. These bread crumbs are a great addition to our gluten free arsenal.
Thanks Kinnikinnik!
- April 24, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Kinnikinnick Panko Stlye Bread Crumns are the only bread crumbs I will ever use or recommend to others. They stay crispy when baked or sauteed ... they are fabulous on chicken or fish or what ever else you may use them on.
Thank you for making the finest Panko crumbs I have ever tasted!!
I will forever be a fan!
- April 16, 2012 at 4:53 PM
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Monday, June 18, 2012
More Thoughts on The Secret World Beta
The Secret World is heavily voiced. However, unlike SWTOR, there are no conversations. Your character stays silent. Rather it's mostly NPCs monologuing at you. It's not bad, but it's not amazing either, and it does add some ambience to the area. You can skip a lot of the talk if you prefer.
I don't really know about graphics. They look fine to me, but pretty much every game in the last two or three years has looked fine to me. I saw a couple of complaints in chat about the graphics, but really I thought they were good. I was also playing with a high resolution, but lowest quality graphics.
The Secret World is clearly aimed at adults (at least compared to most games). There's a fair bit of swearing and some sexuality. Nothing really explicit, that I saw. I'd say it would be rated somewhere between PG-13 and R. A full R seems a touch excessive.
System Requirements
TSW does not meet my standard for MMOs, which is that it should be playable on the second computer in a household. But it comes really close. Frankly, the performance is much better than I expected from Funcom.
Crafting is rather complicated, and I did not understand it in the least. That might be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your preferences.
As far as I can tell, you need to break down existing item into material components. Then arrange components in a specific shape which determines what type of item you get.
The game is pretty polished. The UI is clean and very usable. Of course, I love having separate defensive and offensive targets.
One thing I particularly like is that the outline of enemy AoEs and specials are drawn on the ground in a sort of chalk-like effect. Then a second outline expands from the enemy out to the edges of the first outline and when the two meet the effect goes off. Basically, you have to outrun the second line and get outside the first line to avoid damage. I thought it was a very neat way of displaying that information in the game world, without requiring you to watch for cast bars.
It's pretty decent, but not the best. I didn't notice any major issues, but characters don't handle quite perfectly. In particular, it feels a little too "slippery" if that makes any sense. There's not enough "weight" to moving models.
Quest Journal
Edit: I completely forgot this system, but it's worth commenting on.
The quest journal system is rather weird. You can only have 1 main storyline quest, 1 major quest, and 3 minor quests at any given time. If you pick up another major quest, your old quest is paused and you have to go back to the original questgiver to pick it up again. Thankfully, most of your progress is saved. This is an interesting system because it really forces you to concentrate on one quest at a time. Like a lot of elements in The Secret World, I expect this to be a very polarizing design.
Final Thoughts
I think The Secret World will not be for everyone. The setting, content, and character mechanics are rather different than the norm.
I would recommend giving it a try, with the expectation that you probably won't subscribe. (Maybe wait for a sale if you're on the fence.) If you go into it with the expectation that it is the best game ever, I think you'll be disappointed. But I think that the people who do like it will be very enthusiastic.
I also think that you might be surprised by your reaction to the game, both positive and negative. Some people who think they will like the game will hate it, and others who think they will hate it will end up loving it.
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I'd think the oral sex part of the opening sequence for the Dragon faction would definitely earn it PG-13 honors in a film all by itself.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:11 PM, June 18, 2012
Was crafting available? I know you could disassemble stuff, but when I tried to craft something, it wouldn't take the mats in the screen. They would pop right back in to my inventory. [Yes, I had the correct element (water/fire/metal/dust) and the correct version [base/imperfect/...].ReplyDelete
BTW, if anyone is curious, you can place an item in the disassemble window to see what pattern is needed for that type of gear. Just don't forget to place it back in your inventory if you don't want to destroy it. =)
You may loose out eventually if you skip to much dialogue. Many of the quests require actually some thinking and want you to pick up clues from the entire area.ReplyDelete
I like it that quests often require a bit of thought to solve. I also like the elements that set this game apart from most others I've played. I only hope it isn't dumbed down, but that's probably inevitable.ReplyDelete


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When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them [a scholar of the law] tested him by asking,
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
Matthew 22:34-40
There was quite a bit of fuss when the Pope Benedict XVI got an actual twitter account where he would tweet directly to the faithful. Actually 7 accounts in languages from German to Arabic) with a low of 8070 followers in Arabic to 728083 in English, a combined on 1m124301 followers as of 7:41 AM EST on Wednesday.
Today the Holy Father sent out his first highly anticipated tweets in fact he sent three, here they are:
Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart.
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
OK starting with a basic greeting to all, makes sense, but now here comes…the MESSAGE:
How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
This being the newly declared liturgical year of faith…here it comes….
By speaking with Jesus in prayer, listening to what he tells you in the Gospel and looking for him in those in need
— Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) December 12, 2012
A simple clear and succinct way of describing what to do as a Christian.
The message (in English) received over 5000 re-tweets in the first hour and good responses from the faithful, there are some who were not impressed.
Meet Stephan Faris
Here is his twitter profile
My first introduction to Mr. Faris was this tweet in response to the Pope today that was re-tweeted by someone I follow:
Let no one say that @pontifex doesn't know how to deliver an anticlimax
— Stephan Faris (@stephanfaris) December 12, 2012
Anti-Climax? It seemed to me as the vicar of Christ the Pope was delivering the basic message that he is charged with delivering: How to follow Christ. So I asked Mr. Faris what he expected and he answered:
@datechguyblog @blakehounshell @pontifex An answer to more than one question. And something I couldn't have written myself.
— Stephan Faris (@stephanfaris) December 12, 2012
And THAT tweet says an awful lot.
Forgetting for a moment the confines of 140 characters per tweet. Mr. Faris objects to the simple message that "he could have written himself". I ask: how often have you written it? How often have you thought about that simple message in terms of your own life?
There are a lot of people today who don't understand faith, who don't understand the Church and only see Christianity in general and the Catholic Church in particular through the secular progressive lens. Their only exposure to the Church is the NYT editorial page or from those who dissent from outside or from within.
To such people the concept that people might actually follow the Church and be Christian because they believe it to be true (which is the only reason to be a Christian in general and a Catholic in particular) is totally foreign to them. To them Christianity and the divinity of Christ is just a con, believers are rubes and the purpose of the Christianity is to keep them that way.
So to these enlightened elites, the concept of using a platform reaching over a million people instantly to reinforce the consistent message of Christ and the Gospel, love of God and love of your fellow man, is totally beyond their ken.
In reality helping people find Christ IS the primary job of the Pope and all Priests from the humblest friar to the most celebrated Cardinal. This is the message and purpose of the Church for 20 centuries.
The message of Christ, like the ten commandments, is simple, but because it is simple it's very hard to follow, and needs to be reinforced whenever possible.
Most twitter accounts are about the people or organization who have them, the purpose of my account is to promote me, keep me in touch and aid me in making my living. That's not what the Pope is shooting for. His purpose is not for his own aggrandizement but to spread the good news of Christ for the salvation of any who hear it.
I expect most of the Pope's tweets to be along similar lines, and I also suspect they will produce the same confusion and disappointment among our secular media friends as this message did, I'd be surprised if it generates much else.
But I'm sure the Holy Father thinks and prays otherwise. His faith is much stronger than mine.


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Suitcases at Home for Storage & Style
While there are plenty of things to miss about the golden age of travel, suitcases — the hard cases with great shapes — that were replaced by the more convenient rolling modern suitcases now preferred, are missed by us. What style these great older suitcases possess!
But the suitcases that no longer serve us in our travels to far off and exotic locales need not be wasted. They can most certainly be used indoors in our decor for a delicious taste of travel in your home whenever you're stuck where you are. And because of their very nature and shape, they are excellent ways to add stackable storage to rooms. Whether spotted in vintage stores, on Craigslist or passed-down as a family heirloom, use them to replace conventional furniture like nightstands, side tables and more.
Need evidence that suitcases work beautifully in an interior space? Plenty of great ideas in previous Apartment Therapy house tours:
1) A stack that spices up a hallway in Tim's Classic Chicago Two-Flat
2) A part of a dynamic vignette in Karen's Urban Cottage
3) Another great hallway stack in LonAnne's Vintage and Modern Texas Charmer
4) A sofa backed with style in Kerri & Luke's "Bang for Your Buck" Bungalow
5) A suitable nightstand in Nelly & Samuel's Australian Beach Home
• Decorating With Suitcases
• Look! Cabinets Made from Suitcases
• Ki Nassauer's Vintage Suitcase Shelves
• Recycled Suitcase Furniture from MayBeProduct
• One More Way to Use Vintage Suitcases
• Stacked Suitcases: Secret Storage
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Born less than an hour from Baltimore in Waldorf, Md., identical twins Joel and Benji Madden grew up as pretty intense baseball fans, rooting solely for the Baltimore Orioles. Now 34, the brothers' fandom for their hometown team is as strong as ever and takes precedent over that more geographically-convenient other team that they've grown to have an affinity for, as well: the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During their recent foray into the MLB.com suite to chat with MLB.com's Jeremy Brisiel and partake in the Klondike-sponsored "Express Written Consent," the Madden Brothers displayed no outward favoritism -- Joel wore a Dodgers jersey, Benji an Orioles -- but after, it was obvious where their deep-down loyalties started.
In Baltimore.
"I'm so happy with everything the team's done," Joel said of the Orioles. "Having Buck [Showalter] there has been so great for the team. For die-hard Orioles fans, we've been with that team for the last 15 years. The last 10 years were tough. There wasn't a lot to celebrate."
Adding that he and Benji flew to Arlington for the American League Wild Card Game against the Rangers last October, Joel called it a "glorious moment."
"That made our season last year," he said. "This year, we want to go even farther."
For now, however, they're happy to take in ballgames at Dodger Stadium, a venue they appreciate for its tradition, beauty and enticing baseball team. They are undoubtedly enjoying what has been a nearly unprecedented Dodgers run that has catapulted Los Angeles -- preseason favorites who struggled mightily until early June -- to the top of the National League West standings.
As they celebrate their first album under the name the Madden Brothers (they're taking a brief hiatus from identifying themselves with their original band, Good Charlotte), Benji and Joel also offered insight as to what life is like away from the stage for two brothers who are clearly close friends and baseball nuts.
Benji, for example, recalled when Joel brought his son, Sparrow, home from the hospital after he was born three years ago.
"We put a baseball in his crib," Uncle Benji said. "He's always been around baseball, and he loves to watch the Orioles. He can already hit a ball. We're not going to force it on him, but we're forcing it on him."
Joel: "I've already committed him to play at [Indiana University]."
Then there are the tattoos. Benji has two Orioles logos permanently etched on his upper body, while Joel has one Orioles tat and one Dodgers.
Advantage: Orioles.
Modern technology, of course, helps the Cali-bound Marylanders remain loyal to their roots. Joel has the MLB At Bat app that lets him watch Orioles games no matter where he is.
"That's basically how I discovered MLB.com," he said.
Benji gets his baseball fill with the help of MLB.TV: "I live in L.A. now, but every day when I'm at the studio, I have the game on. And it's the Baltimore broadcasters, so I feel like I'm home in Maryland. It's great."
The conversation later shifted to the topic of walkup music. If given the privilege of picking anyone they wanted to not only compose their walkup song, but to also sing it, who would they choose?
Joel: "My first initial reaction would be [German film composer and music producer] Hans Zimmer. Something epic."
Giving it a little more thought, Joel switched to something a little more mainstream.
"I would go with an all-American classic," he said. "I'd have Green Day do it. Rock, kind of powerful, Green Day-esque."
Benji went even more classic than that.
"I'm going with Bruce Springsteen," he said. "If you're telling me I can have anyone? I'm talking about The Boss. 'Born in the U.S.A.'"
As has been the case with nearly every "Express Written Consent" "webisode" this year, the conversation between the guests and the host took a goofy turn, with the host, typically, being the butt of the joke.
Sizing up Brisiel, Benji blurted out, "You know with the boy bands there's always the big brother type? That's you. You'll talk to all the moms out there."
"So I'm the Joey Fatone role," J.B. responded.
Pointing to his brother, Benji added with a laugh, "And he's the cute young one. I'll end up the one going to rehab."
No time for that. There's an Orioles game to watch.


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July 2, 2010
The Honorable Christopher Koch
State Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001
Dear Superintendent Koch:
On behalf of Secretary Duncan, I want to thank you for your hard work in implementing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. I am writing in response to Illinois' request to amend its state accountability plan under Title I of the ESEA. Following discussions between the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) and your staff, you made a change to Illinois' accountability plan, which is now included in the amended state accountability plan that Illinois submitted to the Department on February 22, 2010. I am pleased to approve Illinois' amended plan, which we will post on the Department's website. A summary of Illinois' requested amendment is enclosed with this letter. As you know, any further requests to amend Illinois' accountability plan must be submitted to the Department for review and approval as required by section 1111(f)(2) of Title I of the ESEA.
Please also be aware that approval of Illinois' accountability plan for Title I, including the amendment approved herein, does not indicate that the plan complies with Federal civil rights requirements, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
I am confident that Illinois will continue to advance its efforts to hold schools and school districts accountable for the achievement of all students. If you need any additional assistance to implement the standards, assessment, and accountability provisions of the ESEA, please do not hesitate to contact (firstname.lastname@example.com) or (firstname.lastname@example.com) of my staff.
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Ph.D.
cc: Governor Pat Quinn
Melina Wright
Connie Wise
Amendment to Illinois' Accountability Plan
The following is a summary of Illinois' amendment request. Please refer to the Department's website (www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/index.html) for Illinois' complete accountability plan.
Acceptable amendment
The following amendment is aligned with the statute and regulations:
Minor revision to update state assessment schedule (Element 3.1)
Revision: Illinois updated its state assessment schedule for 2010 found in Attachment C of the accountability workbook.
Including students with disabilities in adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations (Element 5.3)
Revision: Illinois removed the two percent "proxy method" that was previously allowed (option 1 in the Department's guidance dated December 2005) to take advantage of the transition flexibility offered by the Department pursuant to its authority under 34 C.F.R. § 200.20(g) (see http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/modachieve-summary.html) for calculating AYP for the students with disabilities subgroup for the 2008–09 school year.


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