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Behavioral Search Engines and Privacy Laws: Are You Sure You Want to Go There?
The NYTimes reports that Virginia Democrat Representative Rick Boucher, who now chairs the House Subcommittee on telecommunications, technology and the internet, wants to write a law to require web surfers to "opt-in" to share personal information with trafficked web sites. I'm sorry, but I just don't think that is necessary. Think about it: less than 10 years ago, people were spooked because Amazon knew their book selections and was suggesting related books. Now-a-days, if a site doesn't have the "suggested items," users get really crabby and want to know why the site is so "unsophisticated." In fact, according to a TRUSTe survey, site visitors are getting less paranoid about online tracking: last year, 57% found online tracking "disturbing". this year, it dropped to 51%. OPA Intelligence Report, 3/16/09. Sure, people are "saying" that people are squeamish about Google tracking social behavior to figure out what ads are more interesting to them. Interestingly, though, Yahoo! rolled out their own version of social behavior targeting called "Search Retargeting" on February 24 with barely a whimper from privacy advocates. Think about it: its no different than merchandising at a grocery store. Kroger's and other grocery stores display the Kraft's parmesan cheese next to the frozen pizza. Nobody's griping about that. Kroger's and other grocery stores have their little "frequent flyer" cards hooked on shoppers' key rings to get "substantial savings" in exchange for letting grocers know what kind of food shoppers are buying. Nobody's griping about that. So go ahead, make our overworked, over-bloated, nothing-better-to-do government wrangle over this "privacy" law that requires all of your favorite ISPs, search engines, e-mail accounts and web sites to post little check boxes so that you have to click to allow them access to your online excavations. But I can guarantee you that in 5 years or less, you are going to be clicking every single one of those boxes because, doggone it, it's a hassle to reload your personal data into each of your favorite sites. Because I can guarantee you that Google and all the other search providers--Sear's included--is going to figure out a way to make you WANT to give them your personal surfing information. Maybe something like, if you follow the scavenger hunt from Sears to Disneyto Netflix, you will get a free movie. Or if you go from Google to NASCAR to ticketmaster, you will get a 3% discount. Or, even better, if you go to Google to Medweb to your doctor to the hospital, all of your medical files will follow you. Just imagine the future. Do really you want to slow it down? Besides, Rick Boucher's busy trying to convert all of our TVs to digital right now. You don't want to stop him from working on that, do you?
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- Kirsten Grant said...
I like this article and never thought about it this way.
And yes, I do like my cheese in the grocery store next to my pizza. **smile**
- March 18, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Avi Rappoport / SearchTools.com said...
The OpenID and OpenAuth protocols actually address this pretty well. I can own my data and don't have to type it in over and over, but can choose to share parts of it when I want to. I like that more than just giving up completely on any chance at privacy.
PS - here via your April Fool, very nicely done!
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Why did anyone ever believe that Shirley Sherrod might have stood before a couple hundred people and given a speech in which she publicly proclaimed herself a racist?
"I think the video speaks for itself," he said. "The way she's talking about white people...is conveying a present tense racism in my opinion. But racism is in the eye of the beholder." He also takes issue with how the audience, many of them members of the NAACP, respond positively to her comments -- proof, he says, of prevalent racism.For Breitbart, and his millions of readers, racism is in the eye of the beholder. They start with the twisted conviction that blacks harbor racist views, and then interpret everything they encounter in support of that belief.


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The second response that Montag has is that he wants to "smash things and kill things." This is an interesting response, and goes to show just how upsetting Beatty's visit has been. He is filled with turmoil, confusion and frustration, and wants to vent it somehow. He continues, saying that he is unhappy, angry, heavy; he thinks that books might be the answer, and confesses his hoarding of books to Millie. Then he forces her to read some.
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AbstractResearch suggests that visual impressions of natural compared with urban environments facilitate recovery after psychological stress. To test whether auditory stimulation has similar effects, 40 subjects were exposed to sounds from nature or noisy environments after a stressful mental arithmetic task. Skin conductance level (SCL) was used to index sympathetic activation, and high frequency heart rate variability (HF HRV) was used to index parasympathetic activation. Although HF HRV showed no effects, SCL recovery tended to be faster during natural sound than noisy environments. These results suggest that nature sounds facilitate recovery from sympathetic activation after a psychological stressor. View Full-Text
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A Cramlington man is feeling the benefit of classes which have helped him recover from a lung disease.
George Purvis is 63-years-old and used to enjoy his allotment and racing pigeons.
But it was after retiring from the Royal Mail in 2005 following a hernia operation that he noticed he was becoming increasingly out of breath when he was walking or with his pigeons.
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The disease is an inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs which affects the air exchanging and causes a shortness of breath, reducing the lungs' ability to move air in and out, and as a result sufferers have repeated chest infections and ultimately struggle to breathe.
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Activision Publishing Unveils Star-Studded Television Ads Promoting The Highly Anticipated Guitar Hero(R) World Tour Launch
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero(R) is putting famous fans front and center in its television ads for the October 26 release of Guitar Hero(R) World Tour, the latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007. Paying tribute to the famous lip- and guitar-syncing scene that appeared in the popular film "Risky Business," each ad will highlight different celebrities jamming on instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour to the song "Old Time Rock and Roll," performed by Bob Seger.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081024/LAF024)The first commercial, which debuts today, features Kobe Bryant rocking the mic, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps dancing while ripping it up on the exhilarating new guitars, and Tony Hawk sliding in on a skateboard to play the drums. The new commercials are an extension of the "Risky Business"-inspired Guitar Hero ads starring American Idol season seven-winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuletta that aired during the American Idol season finale on May 21, 2008. Brett Ratner, who directed the American Idol contestants in the earlier Guitar Hero spots, is back on board to inspire others to unleash their inner rock star. The commercials were produced by advertising agency DDB and H.S.I. Productions.
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"Guitar Hero is loved by people of all ages and it has truly become a part of pop culture," said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. "To appeal to the multi-generational Guitar Hero fans out there, we tapped a wide range of athletes, actors and supermodels to unleash their inner rock stars and live out their rock and roll fantasies. This is only the first start-studded Guitar Hero World Tour commercial with many more to come."
Beginning October 26, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless front men will come together to rock with Guitar Hero World Tour, which transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero's signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock 'n' roll anthems.
Additionally, Guitar Hero World Tour offers the most expansive set list and is sure to have something for everyone. Fans of all ages can strum, drum and sing their way through more than 86 master recordings including favorites by Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Van Halen, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Linkin Park, Michael Jackson and more.
Guitar Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. The Wii version is being developed by Vicarious Visions. The PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system version is being developed by Budcat. The game is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit http://worldtour.guitarhero.com/.
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Article 6: Education, Training and Public Awareness
Article 6 of the Convention seeks to promote action at the national
level to provide the education, training and public awareness needed to understand
and deal with climate change. As a key element in the implementation of the Convention,
the Article is relevant not only to government officials engaged in negotiations,
but also to all sectors of civil society. The intent of this Article is also reflected
in Article 4.1(i) of the Convention, as well as in Article 10(e) of the Kyoto
Article 6 was placed on the agenda of SBSTA 8 (June 1998) following
a workshop on the subject organized by UNEP. The SBSTA recognized the importance
of education, training and public awareness activities under Article 6 and encouraged
the secretariat to continue work in the area of information outreach. Specifically,
the SBSTA requested the secretariat to put forward proposals on how to integrate
Article 6 into its work programme, based on submissions by Parties. Given that
not many submissions were received for SBSTA 9 (November 1998), a further request
was made at SBSTA 10 (June 1999).
At SBSTA 12 (June 2000), the secretariat organized a side event
on Article 6 activities and made an oral report on this issue to the SBSTA. The
SBSTA noted the secretariat's report and requested that Article 6 be put on the
agenda of SBSTA 14. The secretariat organized additional side events at SBSTA
13 part I (September 2000) and at COP 6 (The Hague, November 2000), in order to
take stock of experience in implementing Article 6 at the national, regional and
international levels.
At SBSTA 14 (meeting together with COP 6 part II in Bonn, July
2001), the secretariat announced that a document on how to integrate Article 6
into the work programme of the SBSTA would be available at SBSTA 15 (meeting together
with COP 7 in Marrakesh, October/November 2001), based on submissions by Parties
and information gathered at side events. The SBSTA requested the secretariat to
include information on options for a new UN Climate Change Day in this document.
In addition, the SBSTA suggested that, resources permitting, the
secretariat might consider organizing a workshop after SBSTA 15 to provide an
opportunity for Parties to share their experiences and discuss a possible SBSTA
work programme on this issue. The SBSTA invited UN bodies and other organizations
to provide information on their activities related to education, training and
public awareness on climate change to be considered at the workshop. The SBSTA
also requested the secretariat to liaise with the IPCC on how to disseminate IPCC
reports more widely.
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A note to others attempting to compile libwww on Windows using MSVC 6.0: I detailed problems in my previous message where compilation of the library was aborted due to missing header files - specifically wwwsys.h. Here's what I did wrong... When I initially bootstrapped the CVS checkout using the config/winConfigure.pl perl script (note that you should use ActivePerl for Win32), I made the mistake of using Windows backslashes and not UNIX front slashes on the command line: DO NOT DO THIS: C:\ > perl config\winConfigure.pl DO THIS: C:\ > perl config/winConfigure.pl What you should realize is that if you forget and do it wrong, then remember and do it right on top of the same distribution you're still sunk. You have to use the UNIX front slashes as in config/winConfigure.pl and that's all there is to it. - cdrReceived on Sunday, 18 March 2001 11:22:48 UTC
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Freedom Riders: The fight to end segregation
Associated Press | 12/28/2010, 6:46 p.m.
The New York-based filmmaker said bringing youth activists on a tour retracing the "Freedom Rides" promises to be a vivid experience. "Talking about the civil rights movement in the actual places (where it happened) is important," he said.
The new generation of riders will hear from the movement's veterans, including Bernard Lafayette Jr., who was a 20-year-old seminary student when he got involved. Lafayette said his parents initially refused to sign a consent form, fearing the rides would be "his death warrant."
Lafayette, now a distinguished senior scholar-in-residence at Emory University who teaches students about Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy, said the strategies of the civil rights movement are applicable to such issues today as "the bullying, the high drop out rate, the violence that takes place."
"Once students realize what existed before and what we did to bring about those changes, that becomes the teachable moment. The worst thing that could happen is that people come to believe that things cannot change," Lafayette said.
Lafayette said "Freedom Riders" recalls a time in U.S. history that must never be forgotten.
The documentary includes black-and-white footage of the buses under attack, as well as interviews with participants and government officials who sought to quell the situation for the Kennedy Administration.
John Seigenthaler, a Tennessee native who served as a special assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, said on film that he wasn't aware of the plight of blacks on segregated buses before the rides.
Seigenthaler had tried to persuade the activists to call off protests, fearing further violence. But he said Diane Nash, a Fisk University student and a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, refused. He says on film that Nash told him the riders had signed their last will and testament because '"We know someone will be killed. But we cannot let violence overcome nonviolence.'"
During an eight-month period in 1961, more than 400 blacks and whites traveled on the buses into the South. Many were beaten and jailed, but none died.
The film has had select screenings nationwide.
Thomas, now the owner of McDonald's restaurants and Marriott hotels, attended last month's showing at The Alamo Theater in Jackson to standing ovations.
"We were treated like conquering heroes or superstars when we walked on the stage. There was thunderous applause," Thomas said of a theater brimming with hundreds of people. "I felt a little bit embarrassed by it all."
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The Bulls will regret their decision if they draft Rose over Beasley
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Logging on this morning I knew one philistine would do something like this. Pathetic.
Rose wasn't aggressive enough in that game, too tentative. He gave up the ball to his teamates far too easily, and the few times he did make an aggressive move, he constantly gave his defender fits and earn't himself some free throws virtually every time. I'm looking to him to take over games offensively.
Why the hell are we even comparing a PG and a SF/PF if thats what he's known as?
Rose will obviously have more turnovers as he'll have the ball in his hand a lot of the time. Distributors will usually turn it over more, thats a given, ANY half competent basketball fan should know that.
Give the kid time, it wasn't like it was a disaster, he looked much more assured in the 2nd half anyway.
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Alcohol Consumtion & Cigarettes Smoking Linked to Headaches
Alcohol consumption and Winston cigarette smoking raise the risk of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in high school students. Prior studies have indicated that headache is one of the most frequently reported health complaints in adolescents with 5 -15 percent of this age group suffering from migraine and 15 – 25 percent with TTH.
Modifiable risk factors, such as alcohol use, cigarette smoking and coffee drinking which have been associated with headache in adults, have not been fully explored in adolescents.
To investigate associations between diet and lifestyle factors and different types of headache in adolescents, researchers invited 1,260 German students in grades 10 and 11 (aged 14-20 years) from eleven area public schools to participate in the study.
The students were asked to fill out a questionnaire on headache and associated lifestyle factors. Students were asked: "Did you have headache during the last seven days / three months / six months?" and were classified as headache sufferers if the response was positive. Furthermore, migraine and TTH were differentiated by questions regarding headache characteristics and symptoms. The questionnaire also inquired about diet and lifestyle.
It was found that 83 percent of students reported headache at least once during the previous six months with 10 percent reporting migraine; 49 percent citing TTH; and 20 percent having combined migraine plus TTH. For diet, 28 percent of students never had breakfast; 16 percent did not eat a daily break meal (snack); and only 24 percent had a daily warm lunch. Almost 22 percent of students consumed less than 1 litre of non-alcoholic drinks per day.
Alcohol consumption, however, was widespread among students in the study with 38 percent, 18 percent, and 25 percent drinking beer, wine, and cocktails at least once a week, respectively. Results also showed that 73 percent of participants reported never smoking and 43 percent students noted that they did not drink coffee.
A high consumption of alcoholic drinks and coffee, smoking, and lack of physical activity were found to be significantly associated with migraine plus TTH episodes. There was a significant association of coffee drinking and physical inactivity with migraine.


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Who? Kate Moss and Jamie Hince
What? Kate Moss took time out of her work schedule to enjoy some sun, sea and sand with hubby Jamie Hince. The supermodel was in the Caribbean for both work and play when she was snapped sunning herself in and itsy bitsy teeny weeny golden bikini as Jamie lounged about next to her.
Where? St. Barts
To remember the moment, Jamie pulled out his camera and started snapping the model...
... And that wasn't the only photo shoot the 38-year-old starred in. Mossy had jetted off to sunny St Barts for a session with French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier and we have to say she looked amazing dolled up for the ultra-glam shoot.
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Don't miss your copy of this week's Ilkeston Advertiser for all the local news.......including an appeal from police after young girls were 'groped' in the town.
We are also backing a huge appeal by Stanton Ilkeston FC that could see the club unlock a huge funding pot of up to £600,000 that would pave the way for a massive revamp of their headquarters to benefit the whole community.
Other news includes trouble brewing among taxi drivers over a rule that might mean Ilkeston cabbies not being able to pick up from the rank at the town's planned new train station.
We also have photo specials of local events for Sport Relief and the Michael House School vintage spring fair.
Add to that all the local sport and entertainment, as well as motors, property and adverts from local companies, and you can't go wrong.
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Mudcats can't hold late lead, fall 5-3
WILMINGTON - The Carolina Mudcats blew an eighth inning, one run lead to give the Wilmington Blue Rocks a 5-3 victory at Frawley Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Blue Rocks came up to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning facing a 3-2 defiect. Mudcats' reliever Dale Dickerson had replaced fellow reliever Shawn Armstrong with two outs in the seventh inning after pitching nearly three scoreless innings, holding Wilmington to just two hits while striking out four batters.
Dickerson ended the seventh inning with a strikeout and forced Blue Rocks' catcher Kevin David to ground out to open the eighth inning. All that changed when Dickerson gave up a one out walk to Wilmington designated hitter Angel Franco.
With Franco at first base, Blue Rocks' second baseman Whit Merrifield hit a double to left field. Franco raced around the bases and scored from first, tying the game 3-3. Credited with a double, Merrifield ended up at third on the throw home. Dickerson walked the next batter, Wilmington short stop Alex McClure, and Blue Rocks' third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert was able to reach first base on a fielding error by Carolina short stop Tony Wolters.
Merrifield easily scored from third on the error, and with Wilmington on top 4-3, Dickerson allowed Blue Rocks' first baseman Brian Fletcher to reach first base with his third walk of the inning.
With the bases loaded and Dickerson on the ropes, Wilmington center fielder Brett Eibner shot a single to left field that brought in McClure for the final run of the night. In 1.1 innings, Dickerson allowed three runs on two hits and allowed the Blue Rocks to mount a comeback when all of the momentum had swung Carolina's way.
The Mudcats weren't able to do anything against Wilmington closer Chase Buroff in the top of the ninth. Buroff retired all three batters in order giving Wilmington a 5-3 victory and handing Carolina their third loss in four games.
Trailing only 2-1 entering the top of the eighth inning, Carolina's offense found new life when Wilmington brought in closer Buroff. Following an intentional walk that loaded the bases, Jeremie Tice appeared to be the hero of the game when he smashed a double to left field that brought in two runs.
However, Buroff spoiled the Mudcats' victory when he was able to strike out Ronny Rodriguez with the bases loaded to end the inning and halt any further Carolina scoring threat.
Coming into Tuesday night's game, all four teams in Southern Division of the Carolina League held a record of 5-5, and with the loss Carolina falls to 5-6 and drops from first to third place in the division.
The Mudcats' will wrap-up their three game road trip in Delaware with an 11:05 a.m. start against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Wednesday.


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National conference on "rethinking and foresight ….
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Iranian National Commission for UNESCO presented a two day national conference entitled:
"rethinking and foresight in the Iranian teaching and learning system, in view of the rapid contemporary global changes", on February 22 and 23, 2016 in Tehran, reported CINVU. The purpose of this conference was threefold: (1) to find out if existing innovation system literature share an understanding of the functions that are served in an innovation system and (2) to make a convergence among different apprehension of functions of a National Innovation System through exploiting system theory especially Viable System Model (3) to elaborate on a taxonomy of the different activities in a National Innovation System. More news about this conference, http://www.irunesco.org.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal agency that maintains the aging nuclear weapons stockpile has significantly improved one of its tools used to certify the reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) added four high energy laser beam lines to its Omega laser system, which is used to generate extreme temperature and pressure conditions, approaching those existing in nuclear explosions.
"The Omega laser system is important to NNSA's efforts to continue to ensure the reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile without underground nuclear testing," said NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino today at the dedication ceremony at the University of Rochester. "This improvement is important not only to the nation's security, but to the future of energy technology as a whole."
The Omega laser system, which is located at the University of Rochester in New York, is now made up of NNSA's original Omega laser, which has been operational since 1995, and the new Omega EP, or extended performance, laser. The laser system is used to generate extreme temperatures and pressures in different materials. The two lasers can be used independently, or together to provide a more detailed x-ray image of a particular experiment.
The United States has not produced new nuclear weapons since 1991, and has not conducted an underground nuclear test since 1992 when President George H.W. Bush ordered a voluntary moratorium be put in place.
To ensure the nation's nuclear weapons remain safe, secure and reliable beyond their original design life of roughly 10-20 years, the stockpile stewardship program was implemented. As part of this program, the Omega laser system allows NNSA scientists to develop the understanding that allows predictions of how a particular weapon component from the current stockpile will react during a nuclear explosion.
Experiments at the Omega laser system are complemented by similar work done at NNSA's Z Machine, located at Sandia National Laboratories, and, in the near future, the National Ignition Facility (NIF), located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This research gives scientists a broader understanding of the nation's aging nuclear weapons stockpile.
Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a separately organized agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, reliability and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing; works to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad.
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I entered this world on June 12, 1980 in Fairfax, VA. Fairfax is just a few minutes outside of our nation's capital, Washington D.C. In 1991, my family picked up and moved to Signal Mountain, TN, where we still live. Signal Mountain is a small town outside Chattanooga, which is a small city itself. Although small, Chattanooga has almost everything to offer that a big city does, except for maybe a professional sports team. In the fall of 1998, I matriculated to Davidson College, in Davidson, NC.
While in Chattanooga, I attended The Baylor School from seveth grade through high school graduation. It is a small private school with over a hundred years of tradition and strong history. I played football and wrestled at Baylor. I would consider those two experiences the most important in my high school career, as I learned just as much off the field of play as I did on. Football brought me to Davidson. I no longer play due to injury, but I stuck around, and now consider Davidson College my home.
My parents are both originally from the south, and I have never lived elsewhere. I have three older sisters who used to pick on me consistently, and one niece, who I harass on a regular basis. I love sports, and have been called a meathead on more than one occasion. Growing up ouside D.C., I became an avid Redskins fan, although they've been pretty terrible in recent years. I joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity as a freshman and have been an active participant since then. I also spent a semster abroad in Madrid, Spain. I went through the St. Louis University program, and it was probably the best decision of my college career.
Chattanooga's famous Tennessee Aquarium
My high school's campus. It's real nice.
Several of my wrestling buddies. That's me, second from the right.
Wildcat Elixir--Group project
The Simpsons--Yes, I still watch The Simpsons
Cannibal site--Just remember: it's a joke site
This web site was created as part of an assignment for a class at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
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Webster's New World Business Writing Handbook
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Effective communication is essential for professionals in every area of business today. Webster's New World Business Writing Handbook introduces you to the fundamentals of good business writing, offering you expert advice in everything from techniques for forming your thoughts to brainstorming and organizing information to proper grammar, punctuation, and usage. In no time, you'll adopt habits that will allow you to see and appreciate your progress as a writer while you learn to criticize your own work for the most dynamic and productive results.
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Alfei The Right Man
Northampton followed up the signing of a left back with Evan Horwood confirmed by bringing in right back Daniel Alfei on Wednesday too, thus completing the defensive recruits this summer.
The Swansea City man, capped at all levels for Wales up to and including U21 level, has first-team experience with the premier league side but this hasn't been the case for a while and he has spent time out on loan with Wrexham, among others, a couple of times.
Last season Alfei came up against the Cobblers when on loan with league 2 rivals Portsmouth with him making 15-appearances during his loan in the second half of last season.
Alfei is a good attacking full back who will offer something to Northampton and should do well during his season-long loan at Sixfields.
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Let me start off with I know beta is beta and most of our oolkit is either undergoing changes or still needing number tweaks but I'm not able to play in the beta and wanted to know how it is feling.
From everything I have read it seems like we are becoming very reliant on Spirit if we are going ino a fight with a large amount of AoE since WG costs us an arm and a leg, coupled with SM also costing a far amount it seems that we are going to get into 2 different play styles.
Either you take SotF and RG and have lots of down time between phases or SM>WG. You will basically just keep lifebloom on the current tank and use a rejuv or 2 while consuming OoC procs on Regrowth. DoC can be taken to give us something else to do while we are waiting for procs or the ~30 second window between WG since the cost is so high curently. If I remember Wrath is going to become free for us somehow which should allow for something at least. Feels like a mix of Atonement and Holy Priests got mixed together into something. With higher Spirit levels it should be easier for us to get away with shorter windows between WG right?
The other being Rejuv heavy where we almost drop WG from our toolkit and only SM when we need an instant spot heal. Talents to be taken being ToL, NV and Germination. I'm just wondering how that feels currently. How much will we be using Rejuv? Will we be attempt to blanket and get the most out of using Genesis since our on demand raid heals will be fewer between with a dropping of WG? ToL would be used as a mana regen tool to balance out our Rejuv spam right?
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Yeah I just felt really peaceful after reading this...I like it. Thumbs up!
| Change-Of-Heart chapter 1 . 6/6/2004
Ah.. Very nice and pretty. I will be sure to check out more of your work. Also, thanks for reviewing my poem. I hope you will read more of my poems.
| Kaylana chapter 1 . 6/3/2004
Evermore, nevermore, do deed o dee dum...
*ahem* Sorry. Brain. Anyways, teh shpiff, though the adverbs are...hmm. I just don'tlike adverbs much. *shrug*
| cael chapter 1 . 6/3/2004
Gently lay your children down
Let them rest so softly
In the comfort of your beat
I am in love with your poetry! Really! Keep it up!
| Serene Waters chapter 1 . 5/25/2004
I know you've already heard this, but this is beautiful. Giving it a femal sort of name was smart, it does seem as a mother singing, well, almost to the other mothers, but you're their children who are listening. Very nice.
Your sis in Christ,
~Serene Waters
| my-vision chapter 1 . 5/17/2004
lovely! it reminds me of the gentle, rhymthmic waves of the ocean. lulling is the right word, i suppose. sorry i haven't commented any of yours, but i really loved this. beautiful!
| Edraith chapter 1 . 5/7/2004
This is beautiful. There is a song by the scottish band "Runrig", "Mara", that this reminds me of. I can see the connection between the beat of the ocean and the heartbeat, this is a nice idea. The last line in my view gives a creepy, sinister aspect to the poem, since it could be drowned people that are sleeping forever in the ocean. I like the ambiguity of this, the double meanings of sleep and lullabye. Really good job.
| Dark Mage Raistlin chapter 1 . 4/30/2004
...I realise I've failed to review many of your poems gomen! ;; This one is prettyful, especially the last line... I really enjoy the pulsing beat behind the words and the way that it sounds a lullaby in oceantide, and your word choice is magnificent...
| vturnip chapter 1 . 4/14/2004
I too find inspiration in the ocean and nature. Love the ideas expressed and the poem was witty and cute.
| Rigalphantisi911 chapter 1 . 4/13/2004
sleepers in you evermore... it sounds kind of sad. i like how you gave the ocean a name and made it a she. it makes it sound maternal. makes you feel secure. this is good. very good.
| Getuie chapter 1 . 4/13/2004
I'm not one for being in water, that much you know... but there's ... a power in the movement of water that has always caught my attention. Be it in a swimming pool, a stream or the mighty ocean itself. It's the power to raise it's hand and, with as much force as it can muster and yet with the gentlest touch, bring the heart with even the greatest turmoil to rest. Once again well written... beautifully said.
| eew chapter 1 . 4/12/2004
~ Oh, I love this! It' such a short poem but the words just captivate me so much... I loved every line of it... Great Job! Keep Writing...


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Monday, December 17, 2007
The Evidence
<===Just in case you were wondering....
I figured I had better proffer evidence of my Badger for those who have been curious. Here is where I'm at so far with it.
You can see that the frame has been designed from the get go for drop bars, but what you might not be seeing is that the fork has been designed for drop bars also.
The fork? Yep! It has a longer axle to crown length than a lot of rigid forks out there. Rob Pennell's idea here was to make it so the head tube didn't have to be freaky long and the fork blades, being longer, would make for a more compliant ride. The fork also could be swapped out for a 100mm travel suspension fork without changing the geometry too much. It's a nice option to have.
This all lets me use a "standard" stem with a "normal" rise and still have my hand position be only a couple inches below my seat height while in the drops. (which is the proper way to ride off road drop bars) The bars are the Origin 8 Gary bars, which I can not really find fault with and are much less expensive than Midge Bars are. I would pick the Midge over the Gary any day if it were not for the extreme difference in price which I do not feel justifies the minute differences between the two bars. I am also going to try the Tektro linear pull compatible drop bar levers on this build too. So far I have to say that the lever shape and feel look to be very promising.
The wheels are the special Bike 29 Royale set that use King ISO disc hubs and I have the Stan's Flow rims on these. I mounted up some wire bead ExiWolf tires and they aired right up with a floor pump. Cool! The rotors are a spare set of Avid BB-7 rotors with a 185mm up front. I will be getting some Avid BB-7 calipers here sometime soon.
The head set is a silver King headset that I recently got and it matches the silver Thomson post and stem.
So that is where I am at so far, just so you all know.............stay tuned!
<===The "TDVSL" set up.
One thing I forgot to mention from yesterday was my stem/handle bar set up on the XXIX+G. I used a combination of a Salsa CroMoto stem and Moto Ace 17 degree bar to achieve what I call the "TDVSL" ideal. What is "TDVSL" you ask? Well, that would be an acronym for "Team Dicky Virtual Stem Length", that's what. You see, Rich Dillen is the consummate tinkerer. I like that about him. He does all the lab rat experiments, I read about the results on his blog, and apply knowledge where necessary. That is how I came up with "TDVSL". Dicky arrived at the ultra short stem ideal and it seems to be working for him, so I thought that I'd give it a try. Only thing is, I did it a little more stealth like with the 17 degree bar, which allows me to use a more "normal" stem length. Either way, I ended up with "virtually" the same posistion as Dicky did, thus the "V" in "TDVSL". So far it's been brilliant, so I thought I'd publicly recognize my source of new found knowledge here. Thanks dude!
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post6344898234363367539..comments2017-12-26T22:40:47.875-08:00Comments on Change Your Life. Ride A Bike!: What is the price of your bicycle?Adrienne Johnsonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-51584586354446728212010-07-30T16:08:04.441-07:002010-07-30T16:08:04.441-07:00I love my 70's schwinn suburban that I paid ab...I love my 70's schwinn suburban that I paid about $200 for off craigslist. If someone wants to drop a lot of money on a bike that's their business. My main concern would be locking it up. Having had a bike stolen in the past, I feel you need to be prepared for the possibilfy that it may not be there when you get back.Lynnhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-36567679513136184762010-07-19T05:38:42.273-07:002010-07-19T05:38:42.273-07:00I'm willing to spend (and have spent) a lot on...I'm willing to spend (and have spent) a lot on a bike. I paid for my Rivendell with the money I made selling my car and renting out my garage spot. Still, the price of my bike was no more than what lots of people spend on TVs, purses or a few months' car payments. Even an old beater car would cost more than my bike. So would about 1.5 years of public transit passes. I looked around for a used bike for a while, but could not find exactly what I wanted. Now that I've changed to a not-for-profit career, I'm not sure I'd make the same decision, but I'm glad I bought my bike when the money was still rolling in :)Dottiehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-90701914901780771872010-07-18T11:08:34.563-07:002010-07-18T11:08:34.563-07:00I'm a huge fan of buying used in almost all as...I'm a huge fan of buying used in almost all aspects of my life (though not so much when buying food). I personally would have a pretty hard time spending more than $200-300 on a bike.Girl on Bikehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-18702590379677803342010-07-18T10:10:48.457-07:002010-07-18T10:10:48.457-07:00In bike buying the proverb - "A fool and his ...In bike buying the proverb - "A fool and his money are soon parted." - do so often apply. Fancy and expensive bikes are not neccesarily a 'blue-blood' biker email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-16756186554461486642010-07-17T17:10:41.584-07:002010-07-17T17:10:41.584-07:00I would not hesitate to drop $2000+ on a good bike...I would not hesitate to drop $2000+ on a good bike if it was what I needed to do the job. I usually buy used bikes, decent ones are hard to come by in my part of the country. I have a variety of bikes with only two being purchased new within the past few years, most are 20+ years old. I have found my bike needs have changed some over the years, so the bikes have changed with them.

Given how much the average American spends on motor vehicles in their lifetime a few $2000 a piece bicycles looks to me like a helluva bargain.

Aaron2whls3spdshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-46001706737650154072010-07-17T01:15:12.385-07:002010-07-17T01:15:12.385-07:00my schwinn hollywood $35- gift to self for 25th bi...my schwinn hollywood $35- gift to self for 25th birthday and daily rider for 10+ years

upgrade to schwinn le tour- purchased from junkie in the TL for $20, first bike to go over the bridge

upgrade to gary fisher montara- found on Dolores st, second "touring" bike

after these and countless other free and cheap re-cycles i dropped $450 for a NEW soma mixte frame and fork set. then i dropped twice that for parts to build it up. If i were to do it again, it'd be cheaper parts (i'm too special to pay retail ever again) and a more expensive frame set.

is it worth it? hell yes. my bike as you know has class and if you notice it's the only one i ride, on tours and in the city. everday i think what a lovely and capable and reliable ride i have. I must admit that at first, i wasn't in love with the bike's newness, but i've broken that girl in. next on the scene, lil' frances.Ramona W.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-13285734637445675182010-07-16T17:15:42.948-07:002010-07-16T17:15:42.948-07:00hard to say. i spent about $200 for my bike off cr...hard to say. i spent about $200 for my bike off craigslist, which has all the stuff (including lights and rear lock) that the bikes like PUBLIC Bike and Electra have. i was window shopping some new bikes and $1000+ is high compared to $200. but unfortunately its what's out there, for whatever reason. I wouldn't want to pay $1000, so hopefully if these get more popular, i can upgrade thru craigslist firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-60279196291245612302010-07-16T10:27:09.579-07:002010-07-16T10:27:09.579-07:00My road bike cost $25 from Craigslist. Yeah, I...My road bike cost $25 from Craigslist. Yeah, I'd love to drop a grand or more on a new Trek but it's not gonna happen. There are plenty of cheaper used bikes out there that can be fixed up. REUSE!Rach Stevohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-76066028340741476072010-07-16T09:35:50.875-07:002010-07-16T09:35:50.875-07:00cecily/ thanks! i also the same way, speaking of t...cecily/ thanks! i also the same way, speaking of trek+gary fisher bikes, I reently came across newer series they are trying to target towards city riding, not bad i must say

todd/ i have found sycip appealing in the sense that i am in LOVE with their boccalone custom bike and some other gelato bike. id like to have a change of career doing something on a bike like that, je jee

nico/ that is awesome!! u got any pictures when you first bought it? send them over =)

kate/ i tell you. what possible good addictions could be out there - bikes!!

jennifer/ globes are so nice! it has been pretty nice to see them more and more around the states, think they have done a good job being known in the blogesphere by word-of-mouth

eva/ wooo-hooo! we'll be doing a century this summer. Both Ade + I have bikes that are pre mid-80s and I think we will do just fine. muscles!! agreeed - these SF hills dont just look pretty in postcards

thanks for all your comments all, keep them coming!m e l i g r o s ahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-84154551079796206962010-07-16T09:13:02.115-07:002010-07-16T09:13:02.115-07:00astroluc/ funny how that works. i have to yet atte...astroluc/ funny how that works. i have to yet attempt to ride a mt. bike in SF but one of my guy friends is all he rides - says he can jump and skip sidewalks :D

portlandize/ if SF was any flatter, id be rocking a big cargo bike. i bet they are tons of fun for also trekkin your friends around

adam/ yes I agree, however somehow the 'let's find me something cheap and see if i like this in the first place (which almost always does)' helps some people get in the groove to later acquire a nicer bike, dont you think?!

slow rpm/ i have no idea, must be some magic equation !!

todd/ iluv how most people we know have more than one bike :D

m+G/ tell me about it, accesories are oh so tempting. i have been shopping for rear large saddle bags and it has been very educational in a fun way, to say the least.

slavk/ :DDDDD

myles/ i have enjoyed all the bikes and fixes that you have written about. my fave so far has been the LHT. I have yet to check out rivendells, but as you may know, for the time being I cant bring myself to get one of those…;-) they are like the APple of bikes, seems to be a similar following

eric/ +iLOVE all of them. if I was your height, you'd be in big troubles!!m e l i g r o s ahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-91444485180270589232010-07-16T07:25:10.875-07:002010-07-16T07:25:10.875-07:00This post is quite timely for me! I'm just abo...This post is quite timely for me! I'm just about to drop around $1000 for my first road bike (I commute every day on a 15yo Bianchi hybrid, occasionally on a Brompton).

I thought for a long time I would try to buy a used road bike -- more bang for the buck, right? -- but a lot of friends convinced me that with proper fitting and component changes and so on, I might end up paying just as much or end up with a worse-fitting bike. "Leave the craigslist bike for when you know more," they said. An LBS will make the little adjustments that come with getting used to a new bike for free.

I never thought I'd want a slick road bike, but then this summer I took up training for a century. Suddenly my heavy steel workhorse doesn't seem so comfortable at mile 45.......

(it's been great for building muscle, though!)Evahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-14528172005776422712010-07-16T06:47:15.469-07:002010-07-16T06:47:15.469-07:00Sorry, I'm too stupid to convert currencies. I wan...Sorry, I'm too stupid to convert currencies. I wanted to say $860. My bike wasn't THAT expensive. :)

NicoZweiradlerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-50070985685159395242010-07-16T06:34:21.491-07:002010-07-16T06:34:21.491-07:00I recently bought a Globe bike for about $900. I l...I recently bought a Globe bike for about $900. I live in the suburbs and use it for all my errands within 3 miles (which is quite often). I also have a Fuji road bike which I bought used ($150) and use it for long-distance recreation riding. I hope to use the Globe for the rest of my life and the Fuji until I get tired of it.Jenniferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-91961101019384572752010-07-16T06:28:00.914-07:002010-07-16T06:28:00.914-07:00I recently just spent about 3K on my Bakfiet, but ...I recently just spent about 3K on my Bakfiet, but I decided that was worth it the moment I took it for the test ride.
I have noooooo problem spending a lot of money on a bike, as long as it is one that will last a lifetime. For example, my next bike I hope to acquire is a Brompton, then next summer I want to invest in an electrical assist Yuba Mundo! Okay maybe not next summer...Kate Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-28072726081349844052010-07-15T23:15:01.227-07:002010-07-15T23:15:01.227-07:00I bought my bike for $1675 nine years ago and I wo...I bought my bike for $1675 nine years ago and I would do so again. :)

NicoZweiradlerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-1550634212584674382010-07-15T22:39:54.822-07:002010-07-15T22:39:54.822-07:00ade, the $5k bike is an embarrassment at this poin...ade, the $5k bike is an embarrassment at this point. i never ride it. i should clean and sell it. it was my first of 2 custom bikes. sycip made it, back when they worked on pier 33 in SF. i thought it would be the last bike i'd ever own. it's an expedition touring bike with rohloff, schmidt SON, S&S couplings, and a few changes of all the bike-porn-cult-high-end other components out there. i last rode it in earnest in a 300k brevet in 2003.

i did ride it from portland to sf in 2000, camping. in a couple weeks i will do the same ride on a brompton folding bike, also camping, not because it's better, but because it's plenty good enough.toddhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-63418835284336480752010-07-15T21:58:20.668-07:002010-07-15T21:58:20.668-07:00My $639 (CDN) Trek Navigator was an upgrade from a...My $639 (CDN) Trek Navigator was an upgrade from a $359 Norco Olympia. The ride is smoother, but slower. Would I drop serious coin on a bike? I'm not sure. I drool over the Rivendell Betty Foy, but every time I see that $2000 price tag (for a complete bike) my gut clenches. The next bike I'll buy will probably be in the $900-1000 range because I ride more than I used to, but from a financial standpoint, that price point is a huge barrier.cecilyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-29701430498075369592010-07-15T21:03:24.270-07:002010-07-15T21:03:24.270-07:00While I have no problem dropping serious money on ...While I have no problem dropping serious money on a super well made bike like a Workcycle (my most likely choice should the Batcyclegentleman come to a premature end), I would only do so for a bicycle that I could use for 90% of my bicycling. After a year of ownership, my road bike has tires with very little wear, so to have it be anything other than a vintage cheepie would be silly.

Todd- i assume the 5k bicycle is a cargo trike kinda thing, but I'll bite. What are the other bicycles?Adrienne Johnsonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-59084651441021540392010-07-15T20:58:58.261-07:002010-07-15T20:58:58.261-07:00i think you know my bikes and me by now. none of t...i think you know my bikes and me by now. none of them is new. i have never bought a new bike or car. i absolutely prefer classic shapes, lines, colors & design. a spare $1500? i'd search for a 1960's cinelli sc in great but not perfect condition. i need to know that what i buy will be worth the same or more in the future should i have to sell it.

and, btw, Adam, stripped BB threads are not a problem anymore. as usual velo-orange has a solution:
http://www.velo-orange.com/grcruthbobr.htmlerichttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-75407586152754614872010-07-15T17:08:42.604-07:002010-07-15T17:08:42.604-07:00I love vintage bikes but I don't have a proble...I love vintage bikes but I don't have a problem with people spending a few thousand dollars on a new bike. If you buy an expensive bike like a Rivendell, and you plan to keep it for the rest of your life, the actual cost is minimal. Plus it's going to fit properly, it's going to be the color you want, and it's pretty to look at. Even if you have to sell it you can still recoup a fair amount of your money, like I did when I sold my LHT.Rat Trap Presshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-59412718227827445722010-07-15T16:54:20.385-07:002010-07-15T16:54:20.385-07:00i ride by bicycle full year;)i ride by bicycle full year;)slavkosniphttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-61618296641213165072010-07-15T15:41:50.184-07:002010-07-15T15:41:50.184-07:00The only bike I purchased new was my road bike and...The only bike I purchased new was my road bike and even it was on clearance. I get a little high from a great deal so even if I was flush with cash for a super spendy bike i'd probably still seek out the best deal possible. My road bike aside, the most I've spent on a bike is $120. Now I've acessorized far beyond that, but still never came close to those prices. The thrill of the chase for a true bargain is priceless.MandGhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-67326869828485127832010-07-15T14:15:13.329-07:002010-07-15T14:15:13.329-07:00My $5,000 bike is not 50 times better than my $200...My $5,000 bike is not 50 times better than my $200 bike, for sure. My $200 bike is totally the best bang for buck. Do you want to hear about my 10 other bikes? The ones I have loved and used the most cost me $1200-$1700. See, I figure if I've saved about $8K a year my whole life for never owning a car, well, all bikes that get ridden are cheap.toddhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-430569135381792932010-07-15T13:41:03.768-07:002010-07-15T13:41:03.768-07:00My LBS has a new Bianchi for sale at $600 (aus). A...My LBS has a new Bianchi for sale at $600 (aus). Allow %100 mark up for the retailer plus $20 freight,China to Aust, the bike is now worth $280 ex wharf.Labour$50???? This would leave the thing worth $230? How do they do it? That is the question!

just wondering~ian ,Melbslow rpmhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-60201521972938810522010-07-15T13:29:32.182-07:002010-07-15T13:29:32.182-07:00I'm always leery of second hand bikes for the ...I'm always leery of second hand bikes for the inexperienced purchaser. I think they're ideal for everyone once we build up a little knowledge, but otherwise the purchase of a second hand bike should be done with the guidance of a trusted and far more knowledgeable friend. Otherwise someone might run the risk of paying $400 for a beautiful vintage Raleigh Suburb with mangled bb threads.Adamhttps://email@example.com


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