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Shit, piss, fuck, prick, dick, cock, cunt, damn, goddamn, motherfucker, cocksucker, fuckface, bastard, ass, asshole, shithead, crap, fucker, dickhead, bullshit, bullcrap
These are obscenities. Practically from the moment we learn to talk, we hear how awful these words are. They have a strangely mystical, talismanic quality, we are taught, that makes them so evil that they may not be uttered, on pain of a whole plethora of punishments.
If you say them on TV or the radio, you're really asking for trouble. In fact, in the United States Reporter, the publication containing every decision and order of the United States Supreme Court, you'll find a complete, unabridged transcription of a George Carlin bit. Pacifica Radio decided to broadcast the bit, which ridicules the notion of "bad words", and, in so doing, lists them. The FCC was not amused, and the matter eventually made it to the US Supreme Court, where Pacifica lost.
Hundreds of pages of FCC administrative decisions every year concern issues such as whether "dickhead" is more offensive than "bullshit" (it apparently isn't), and whether either is fit to be said on network and basic cable television. These proceedings, it is worth noting, are initiated when viewers actually get mad enough about the use of a word to file an official complaint!
Millions of dollars are spent on "editing" (i.e. "censoring") films for broadcast. In one case, the "standards and practises" censors took issue with a character in Spies Like Us exclaiming "Oh, my God!" (abridged to "Oh, my!"), and an entire sequence involving a Baby Ruth bar that is mistaken for a piece of shit had to be excised from Caddyshack. In at least one movie, the censors felt a need to get rid of the phrase "I think it sucks". Sometimes these censorial choices are truly surreal. The censors in charge of bowdlerising the 1984 hit Ghostbusters, for example, could not bear to hear "We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!" or a woman saying "I want you inside me", but "Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown!" was perfectly all right by them.
This censorship is not cheap. It involves writing and reading additional dialogue, or stringing words together from other words uttered by the same actor, and dubbing them over the original soundtrack of the film so that unsuspecting viewers will not realise how close they came to ultimate evil.
This is clearly serious business. These words, as George Carlin noted in the aforementioned bit, "are the ones that'll infect your soul, curve your spine, and keep the country from winning the war."
A few weeks ago, someone in a chatroom was bemoaning the lack of socially conscious singers in the present day. "There are no Dylans in your generation," she said to me. I replied that this was completely untrue. Hadn't she heard of Ani DiFranco, Jello Biafra, Propagandhi, or even some of the really good, socially conscious rap artists of the past decade or two? At the mention of Tupac Shakur, she asked "does he swear?" When I answered that, yes, he did indeed, she remarked "Well, then that's just trash, then." When I suggested that it isn't exactly incomprehensible for someone to swear about the police violence, discrimination, social marginalisation, and poverty that devastate his or her community, she responded: "There's no excuse for swearing."
Tupac Shakur's Changes is a song about the misery of the present and the urgent need for change in a world in which
Cops give a damn about a negro
pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares
one less hungry mouth on the welfare
His raw, undiluted lyrics tell of the bleak facts of life in the besieged post-Panther African American community ("It's time to fight back, that's what Huey [Newton] said / Two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead"). The world he evokes is one in which police officers can kill unarmed African Americans with impunity, where the only viable employment option for many is the drug trade, and where poverty and hopelessness are so omnipresent that the only way for many not to starve is to go outside of the law:
I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself
is life worth living should I blast myself?
I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm black
my stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch
N.W.A.'s notorious Fuck tha Police is a song of deep anger at the everyday racism, harassment, and violence suffered by African Americans at the hands of unaccountable police forces. It is presented as a trial at which each member of the group gives his "testimony". The song's first verse puts the problem in unmistakable terms:
Young nigga got it bad cause I'm brown
And not the other color so police think
They have the authority to kill a minority
In addition to talking about the myriad everyday abuses suffered at the hands of the police (e.g., "Searching my car, looking for the product / Thinking every nigga is selling narcotics"), Fuck tha Police contains detailed narratives about fighting back:
Fuck that shit, cause I ain't the one
For a punk mother fucker with a badge and a gun
To be beatin' on, and throw in jail
We could go toe to toe in the middle of a cell
The song ends with the verdict that the unnamed police officer on trial is a "redneck,
whitebread, chickenshit motherfucker".
Essentially, then the idea is that random police violence and torture, the complete nullification of the constitutional rights of an entire ethnicity, crushing racialised poverty, and internecine violence are bad, but not bad enough to say "fuck".
"Obscenities" may be jarring, disturbing, or even revolting at times, but they all speak truth. Sometimes, they speak truth about the matter being described ("Cops give a damn about a negro"). Other times, as with the use of racial epithets, they speak truth about the person speaking. Words like these exist in every human language, though the specific items included often differ. Wherever they are used, though, they bring us back to a primal and visceral reality, one free of whitewashing or window dressing. As such, if they didn't exist, we'd have to invent them.
Faulty intelligence, intelligence failure, enhanced interrogation, coercive interrogation, detainee, officer-involved shooting, waterboarding, neutralise, collateral damage, peace process, police-community relations, military commissions, depopulate, forced-draft urbanisation, intervention, civilian contractor, authoritarian leader, death in police custody, pro-life, strategic hamlet, shock and awe, free market, free trade, rationalise, downsizing, rightsizing, outsourcing, restructuring, union avoidance, payday lender, tort reform, school choice, crisis pregnancy centre, special relationship, democracy promotion
There is another class of words that you don't normally hear about when "obscenities" come up. Unlike the "explicit" words declared "obscene" by conventional wisdom, these words speak no truth. They do their best to conceal it. They are bloodless, heartless evasions that destroy the truth whilst leaving the underlying facts mostly intact (though they are occasionally outright lies). These are the euphemisms.
Commentators speak of "the war in Iraq". The United States "intervened" in Iraq, they will say, because of "faulty intelligence". Regrettably, there has been the odd bit of "collateral damage" in the midst of what military experts call "low-intensity conflict" or "counterinsurgency operations", which often involve "depopulating" large areas, including "village closures", in order to "neutralise insurgents". This policy of "shock and awe" "counterinsurgency" sometimes involves "civilian contractors", who help in "the defence of Iraq".
On the news, you will often hear that there has been an "officer-involved shooting" or that someone has "died in police custody". This revives the on-again-off-again debate about the serious "police-community relations" problem that has plagued law enforcement.
Sometimes, you might hear about the (implicitly isolated) "abuses" of "detainees" detained as part of the "war on terror". Sometimes, these "abuses" include such things as "waterboarding", "sensory deprivation", and other methods of "softening them up". Often enough someone will bemoan these "coercive interrogation techniques" as a major public relations disaster for "Operation Iraqi Freedom". However, on the other side, someone will note that "enhanced interrogation techniques", while not pretty, are essential in the fight for "peace and security". These same people will argue that "military commissions" are necessary in order to try offences for which "the application of the rules of evidence would be inappropriate".
Turning to business news, we often hear that management has decided to "restructure", a process involving the "rightsizing" of the workforce in order to "rationalise" workflows and "curtail redundancies". While the "externalities" may be substantial, they pale in comparison to the excellent return on investment the shareholders can expect, due in part to "significant wage restraint". Sometimes, rather than "rightsizing" the workforce, certain work processes are simply "outsourced" to "less cost-intensive environments", where "free trade agreements" have led to "economic miracles". Editorials will tell us of the need to enhance "workforce mobility and flexibility" as part of the transition to the "new economy", and hail the increase in "opportunities" in the "service sector". Needless to say, this is all "at-will employment", so it will not present a hindrance to any future "rightsizing" that might become necessary.
The new, "flexible" worker may find, whilst enjoying his new "opportunity", that he is experiencing "negative cashflow". Luckily, there are benevolent "payday lenders" on every street corner to help him make ends meet. The only downside to this arrangement is that he must use his "payday loan" "responsibly".
Each of these expressions manages to express an identifiable fact, while totally obliterating the underlying truth.
There is, indeed a war "in" Iraq. Though one might wonder how it got there, this question must remain unanswered. "Faulty intelligence" has the ring of truth, but only if it is used to refer to the failure of the American people to react intelligently to the campaign of outright lies used to whip them into a warlike frenzy. "Collateral damage" does an admirable job of strangling every last bit of humanity out of the concept of dead civilians (and if it doesn't succeed, the almost complete suppression of accurate casualty figures will). "Low-intensity conflict" and "counterinsurgency" are misdirectors: they focus on the military classification of a series of tactics - in this case, terrorist warfare against a civilian population - while avoiding any actual mention of the tactics themselves. A "village closure" sounds rather innocuous; it refers to the practise of turning villages into concentration camps ("strategic hamlets" in Vietnam-era parlance). "Depopulate" and "neutralise" actually manage to strangle the life out of "killing". A "civilian contractor" sounds like a construction worker, someone who is probably involved in the "reconstruction of Iraq" we keep hearing about; in fact, "civilian contractor" refers to a member of one of the many mercenary forces - many of which include notorious terrorists and mass murderers - operating with complete impunity as part of the occupation of Iraq.
One never hears of a "civilian-involved shooting"; those are just called "murder". When a police officer kills a civilian, however, he has just "participated in an officer-involved shooting". If the death comes as a result of a beating after the civilian has been arrested, he will have "died in police custody"; of natural causes, of course. And just what are "police-community relations"? What community? And how exactly are the police "relating" to them? It does however, sound somewhat better than, "the ongoing pattern of police violence and discrimination".
"Waterboarding" sounds like a sport that might be big in Malibu. In fact, it refers to repeated simulated drowning of the victim, relenting only long enough to prevent actual asphyxiation. These "abuses" (i.e. "systematic torture" or "war crimes") are often described as "enhanced" or "coercive" "interrogation techniques" in order to make it sound like they are somehow useful for - and used for the purpose of - obtaining useful information to protect us all. And what of these "military commissions" that try these people once they have been enhancedly interrogated? As it turns out, the term actually refers to "unaccountable kangaroo courts" that can sentence people who haven't had the benefit of a defence attorney or the right to confront their accusers to the death penalty based on no evidence at all.
When an employer "rightsizes" its workforce, it is, of course, "downsizing" the incomes of employees who will now be lucky to avoid homelessness in the age of "welfare reform". "Externalities" refers to poverty, insecurity, unemployment, destitution, loss of health care, destruction of entire working-class communities, and other irrelevancies. "Mobility" and "flexibility" are positively connoted, and they aren't precisely lies. They just leave out the direction of the mobility (hellward, in a handbasket) and the nature of the flexibility (going to bed not knowing whether you'll have a job when you wake up). The same is true of "at-will employment". At whose will? The employer's, of course. And "opportunities in the growing service sector" does certainly sound better than "low-status shit jobs with starvation wages and no security or hope of advancement".
Who are these "payday lenders" who are only too happy to help out our haplessly flexible working-class friend? You may know them as "loansharks", gone legit. They lend out pittances to poor people at high interest, accruing rapidly. How does one use them "responsibly?" There are two options: default and skip town, or don't use them at all.
If we were not so deeply deluded, we would easily realise that "shit", "piss", "fuck" et al. do not hold a candle in the obscenity department to even the mildest of the above expressions. Each one eliminates unspeakable atrocities and great injustice and suffering from the picture. They seek to anaesthetise mind and conscience alike. They distort the realities that lead people to say "Fuck tha police" or note that "cops give a damn about a negro" into the bloodless truthlessness of "the problems of police-community relations". They turn crimes for which every one of us should feel deep outrage and shame into neat, tidy abstractions, each syllable a mass grave hiding thousands of bodies. They turn the great sadistic butchers of our time into great visionaries who seek only peace and democracy. The mental operation that turns the mass murder of innocent civilians into "collateral damage" is not at all far removed from the one that gave us "special treatment" and "final solution".
No wonder you're not allowed to say "bullshit".


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Making Meaning in Literature:
A Video Library, Grades 6-8
Individual Clip Descriptions
1. Introducing the Envisionment-Building
2. Building a Literary Community
3. Asking Questions
4. Facilitating Discussion
5. Seminar Discussion
6. Dramatic Tableaux
7. Readers as Individuals
8. The Teachers Role
in a Literary Community
9. Whole Group Discussions
Center for English Learning and Achievement (CELA) has made
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A Response-Based Approach to Reading Literature
A. Langer
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State University of New York
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Report Series 6.7
Language Arts, v71 n3, March 1994. Copyright 1994 by
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Also published in Language Arts, Vol. 71, March 1994.
National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement
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1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
The Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA) is
a national research and development center located at the
University at Albany, State University of New York, in collaboration
with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center, established
in 1987, initially focused on the teaching and learning of
literature. In March 1996, the Center expanded its focus to
include the teaching and learning of English, both as a subject
in its own right and as it is learned in other content areas.
CELA's work is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, as part
of the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum,
and Assessment.
A Response-Based Approach to Reading Literature is based on
research conducted at the National Research Center on Literature
Teaching and Learning, supported under the Research and Development
Centers Program (Grant number R117G10015). Distribution is
supported in part under award number R305A960005 as administered
by OERI. However, the contents do not necessarily represent
the positions or policies of the Department of Education,
OERI, or the Institute on Student Achievement. All Center
reports are peer reviewed before publication.
Published 1997
In this Research Report, I will discuss my work on response-based
instruction, the strategies teachers call upon to orchestrate
such classroom experiences, and ways in which it supports
the development of students' thinking. This work is part of
a larger program of research into the teaching and learning
of literature I began some years ago. During the past few
years, an increasing number of researchers and theorists have
been focusing on related issues relevant to language arts
readers about the processes involved in understanding literature
from a reader-based perspective (e.g., Benton,1992, Corcoran,
1992, Eeds & Wells, 1989, Encisco, 1992, Rosenblatt, 1993),
as well as ways to support students' learning in the elementary
and middle grades (e.g., Andrasik 1990, Cianciolo & Quirk
1992; Close 1990, 1992; Goodman & Wilde 1992; Many &
Wiseman 1992; McMahon 1992; Nystrand, Gamoran, & Heck
1993; Zancanella 1992, Zarillo & Cox 1992). Still others
have been focusing on literature-based and whole language
instruction at the primary level (e.g., Jipson & Paley
1992; Mills, O'Keefe, & Stephens 1992; Morrow 1992; Roser
in press; Uhry & Shephard 1993; Villaume & Worden
1993; Walmsley & Adams 1993; Yatvin 1992).
On the heels of the reform we have all witnessed in writing
education has followed a widespread rethinking of literature
in the English language arts, initiated as often as not by
teachers who have wanted to bring their literature instructional
practices in line with their student-focused approaches to
writing. During this time, I have become increasingly aware
that as teachers experiment with the many related types of
response-centered approaches (including whole language and
literature-based instruction), many are uncertain about the
place of instruction in these paradigms and their role in
it. On the one hand they are attracted to the notions underlying
a pedagogy of student thoughtfulness because they think it
provides students with ownership for their own learning, motivates
and engages them in making sense, and provides a context for
them to try out, negotiate, and refine their ideas in interaction
with others. On the other hand, they are uncertain how to
carry through such lessons.
Often I am asked, "Does anything go, and if not, how do I
know what to do? Once I get an initial response, what do I
do with it?" I consider these concerns valid, even predictable.
The old teaching routines almost all of us learned in graduate
coursework and saw modeled in curriculum guides, instructional
materials, and assessment instruments don't apply when response-based
instruction is the goal. Yet the field has not yet provided
adequate guidelines or strategies to allow teachers to build
"new bones," internalized routines and options to take the
place of plot summaries and leading questions guiding students
toward predetermined interpretations new bones that
can guide their moment-to-moment decision-making as they plan
for and interact with their students.
For the past few years, through my work at the National Research
Center on Literature Teaching and Learning (funded by the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research
and Improvement), I have been working toward a reader-based
theory for the teaching of literature one that can
help us understand what it means to make sense of literature
from a reader's point of view, and what that means for refocusing
our instructional goals and practices (see Langer, 1990a,b;
1991, 1992a,b; 1993; Roberts & Langer 1991). One part
of this work helps explain the process of literary understanding
while the other addresses ways in which such understanding
can be most effectively taught. I will discuss each in turn.
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Queueing Systems Volume 1: Theory Leonard Kleinrock This book presents and develops methods from queueing theory in sufficient depth so that students and professionals may apply these methods to many modern engineering problems, as well as conduct creative research in the field. It provides a long-needed alternative both to highly mathematical texts and to those which are simplistic or limited in approach. Written in mathematical language, it avoids the "theorem-proof" technique: instead, it guides the reader through a step-by-step, intuitively motivated yet precise development leading to a natural discovery of results. Queueing Systems, Volume I covers material ranging from a refresher on transform and probability theory through the treatment of advanced queueing systems. It is divided into four sections: 1) preliminaries; 2) elementary queueing theory; 3) intermediate queueing theory; and 4) advanced material. Important features of Queueing Systems, Volume 1: Theory include-
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Dare I say it but were we wrong? Either that or something big must happen.
Interesting so they are including Bopper in the cast reveal photos but they are saying that one team won't make it to the starting line.
Most challenging race ever. It better be.
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I think that one is a Roadblock from leg 4, compared to J/J's outfit:
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I am happy to confess that as much as I love hard news and frequently break into a sweat when there is some untoward act happening when I am producing the newscast I am primarily a fan of the arts. I am not the least ashamed to admit that nothing gets my mind going in an interview as much as a chance to speak to someone who creates for a living. Today I felt i hit the jackpot as I had not one, but two of Trinidad and Tobago's most famous creators back to back. Beter yet, they represent to completely different areas of the arts so I was virtually bubbling over with questions.
My first interview guest was Paul Keens Douglas who is better known around these parts as Tim Tim. He has, for the last three decades charmed and fascinated audiences with his story telling and humour. He has held up a mirror to our society and foibles and continues to do so . These days he makes a living out of motivational speaking in addition to his performances. We spoke of the lack of respect that storytelling ( I guess it is one word now that i think about it) has in terms of government allocations and the consequent need for those who love the artform to persevere in order to keep it alive. It is sad that one of the essential parts of Caribbean culture is struggling simply because those in power are obsessed with more flashy material things. Again, it seems to me we are selling our essence for an empty future. Paul has a new concert DVD out and from my brief glimpse of the clips we showed I think it would be a great part of any serious Caribbean culture collection.
My perennial favourite guest, Leroy Clarke was also on the programme today so I was kept quite happy for the afternoon. Leroy was relaxed as usual and we started rolling long before the cameras did. I can safely say I have never had a more effortless conversation with anyone on the programme nor has time passed so quickly. I was thinking "this is great we can really get going to some serious discussion" when the Director flashed me the 10 minutes left flag. We spoke about his book launch for "De Distance is Here" ( highly recommended) which has been taken up by UTT Press and about his art. I have written about the book previously and I still treasure the copy he gave me but today we spoke about his art and his journey to get to this point in his career. Leroy is entering his 70th year in 2008 and he says he sometimes thinks of stopping but always comes back to the fact that he cannot ignore the path he is driven to take. I agree with him. If creativity moves you and you have an spiritual need to produce it would be a travesty to stop and possibly deadly. To a true artist I imagine stopping creating is equivalent to stopping breathing. I have tremendous respect and admiration for the complexity and often terrible beauty of Leroy's work and I truly hope he will continue creating and breathing for many decades to come. Based on his zeal and amazing stamina I wouldn't be surprised if he outlasted me.
Truly a rewarding day despite some momentary moments of vexation on looking at some comments on a past blog entry. I would dare say that the only thing that could have made this day any more rewarding in terms of work would have been another David Rudder interview – but that would be greed on my part.


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601: The Longest Night, Pt. 2
The BAU team closes in on the serial killer as he continues his murder spree throughout Los Angeles " with "Detective Spicer's kidnapped daughter as his hostage. Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show") returns as serial killer "Billy Flynn and Robert Davi ("Profiler") reprises his role as "Detective Adam Kurzbard.
603: Remembrance Of Things Past
When several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, Rossi revisits a cold case that has haunted him for 25 years, causing him to suspect that the original killer is at work again. Guest stars include Daniel J. Travanti as Mr. Mullens, the original unsub that Rossi hunted in the first string of killings years ago, who now suffers from Alzheimer's Disease.
605: Safe Haven
The BAU team is on the trail of a serial killer targeting families throughout the Midwest. Meanwhile, Morgan is concerned when Ellie runs away from her foster family and pays him a visit. Emmy Award winner Mare Winningham ("Hill Street Blues") guest stars as "Nancy Riverton, a mother who takes the possible suspect into her home, and Isabella Murad returns as "Ellie Spicer, "Detective Spicer's daughter.
606: Devil's Night
The BAU team must find a killer who has struck Detroit for the past three years solely during the raucous pre-Halloween celebration "Devil's Night." Guest stars include Ernie Hudson ("Oz") as Detroit Police "Lieutenant Al Garner; Leonard Roberts ("Heroes," "Drumline") as "Kaman, a suspect in the Devil's Night slayings; Carl Lumbly ("Alias," "Justice League") as diner owner "Jay-Mo; and Michael Warren ("Hill Street Blues") as "Tom, another potential victim.
608: Reflection Of Desire
When a kidnapped woman is found murdered in an alley in Georgetown, the BAU team goes on the hunt for the killer before he can strike again. Guest stars include Academy Award Nominee Sally Kirkland ("Anna," "JFK") as 1950s film actress "May, and Robert Knepper ("Heroes," "Prison Break") as her devoted son, "Rhett.
610: What Happens At Home
The BAU searches inside a gated New Mexico community for a killer targeting women, and "Hotchner looks to an FBI cadet with a unique past for help with the investigation. Rachel Nichols ("Star Trek," "Alias") guest stars as "Agent Ashley Seaver, an FBI cadet with a troubled past who assists with the case.
611: 25 To Life
"Morgan suggests that a man has been rehabilitated and aids in his parole, but later regrets his decision when the man murders someone days after being released. Rachel Nichols ("Star Trek," "Alias") returns as "Agent Ashley Seaver. Guest stars include Kyle Secor ("Homicide: Life on the Street") as recently paroled "Don Sanderson and Philip Casnoff ("Sinatra," "Strong Medicine") as "Congressman James Stanworth.
613: The Thirteenth Step
The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, "Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol. Guest Stars include Adrienne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights," "Lone Star") and Jonathan Tucker ("The Black Donnellys") as "Sydney and "Ray, the young lovers on the run; and Angus Macfayden ("Braveheart") as "Sean McAllister, Prentiss' former colleague.
614: Sense Memory
The BAU travels to Los Angeles to investigate unusual murders throughout the city. Also, more of "Prentiss' mysterious past comes to light. Guest stars include Brad William Henke ("Lost," "Dexter") as taxi driver "Steve;' Matthew Glave ("ER," "Army Wives") as "Detective Bailey, who assists the investigation; Stacey Oristano ("Friday Night Lights") as missing woman "Anisa Gold; and Timothy V. Murphy ("24") as "Ian Doyle, a person from Prentiss' past.
615: Today I Do
The BAU is called to upstate New York to investigate mysterious disappearances. Also, "Prentiss gets some disturbing news about one of her former Interpol colleagues. Guest stars include Rachel Miner as a missing person,"Molly; Corbin Bernsen as Molly's father, "Jerry; and Joshua Leonard as Molly's boyfriend, "Lyle.
616: Coda
"Reid makes a connection with an autistic child that could assist the BAU in finding the boy's missing parents. Also, "Prentiss enlists two former Interpol colleagues in hunting an old nemesis. Guest Stars include Sebastian Roché ("General Hospital," "Fringe") as "Clyde Easter, one of Prentiss' former colleagues; Jessica Lundy ("Hope & Gloria") as missing parent "Alison Sparks; Mimi Kennedy ("Dharma & Greg," "Homefront") as teacher "Miss Rogers; and Romy Rosemont ("Glee," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") as "Lizzie Sparks, the young boy's estranged aunt.
620: Hanley Waters
As the BAU investigates targeted killings in Tampa, they also deal with their own feelings about the loss of "Prentiss. Guest stars include Kelli Williams ("Lie to Me," "The Practice") as suspect "Shelley Chamberlain, and David Chisum ("One Life to Live") as her estranged husband, "Don.
621: The Stranger
The BAU hunts a stalker in San Diego who is targeting college students. Meanwhile, the team comes under Strauss' scrutiny in the wake of the loss of "Prentiss. Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark guest stars as San Diego Police Officer "Austin Kent, who assists the BAU with the investigation.
623: Big Sea
The BAU is Florida-bound to investigate bodies discovered buried in the ocean floor off Jacksonville, but the case rattles "Morgan when his aunt suspects that her missing daughter is one of the victims. Denise Dowse ("The Guardian," "Beverly Hills, 90210") guest stars as Morgan's aunt, "Yvonne Burns.
624: Supply And Demand
The bodies of two missing persons are found in a car trunk, and the BAU suspects that an interstate human trafficking ring is at work. Also, "Hotch warns the team of possible changes, and they are surprised when a beloved team member returns. A.J. Cook returns as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau. Nicholas Brendon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") returns as Garcia's boyfriend, "Kevin Lynch. Amy Price-Francis ("24") guest stars as "SSA Andi Swan, head of the Domestic Trafficking Task Force, who assists the BAU on the case.


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Hi my name is donovan annandale
I live in South Africa im currentl an employee at a company called Aerospace Research
I'm interested in building a liquid fuel rocket motor using lox and kerosene (just to start with)
Q-what is the best way of cooling a liquid motor
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I'm not a rocket scientist, but I would say the best way to cool the engine would be regenerative cooling, where the lox is pumped through a jacket around the engine.
If you haven't had a chance, I would suggest going to http://www.armadillaerospace.com and reading through their updates from about March 2005 on. The updates document the LOX/Ethanol engine development and all of the methods they have tried for engine cooling.
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I'm not a rocket scientist either, but this is what I've picked up:
What is "best" depends of course on what your requirements are. Regenerative cooling requires more engineering than simpler methods, and you get the issue of having to deal with the coolant mass inside the tubes. But in terms of efficiency, impulse and lifetime, it's probably the best way.
Ablative cooling is simple, but it limits the lifetime of the engine.
Film cooling is also quite simple, and has potential for longer lifetime than ablative cooling.
The spacex kestrel engine uses radiative cooling in combination with ablative cooling.
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fatron wrote:
I'm not a rocket scientist, but I would say the best way to cool the engine would be regenerative cooling, where the lox is pumped through a jacket around the engine.
To use LOX as the coolant, it has to be supercritical, i.e. above about 800psi, which is hard for a first design. Most regen engines use the fuel as coolant.
Regen is efficient, film cooling is easier, and ablative is great if the engine isn't reusable.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick loves his lady, Kijafa Frink. Evidence of this love was seen recently as the two were seen vacationing in Puerto Rico a few weeks back. During a fishing trip the Pro-Bowl QB's better half sent out some twitpics of the excursion where the two seemed to be having a good time hanging out and goofing off.
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Hossa happy with city, Blackhawksby Corey Masisak / Chicago Blackhawks
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CHICAGO -- At one point in his career, Marian Hossa had played for five NHL organizations in six seasons.
He finally found Stanley Cup Playoffs salvation with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, and the Windy City has become his North American home. Though he has settled in with this city and this organization, Hossa is probably going to need to have a chat with one of his neighbors.
Hossa played 34:18 Wednesday night in Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, a 4-3 triple-overtime victory against the Boston Bruins, and arrived at his home early Thursday morning, only to receive an earlier-than-expected wake-up call.
"To tell you the truth, [I] fell asleep around 3 [a.m.]. Woke up early -- I think my neighbor decide he [was] going to drill in the morning," Hossa said Thursday at United Center. "That was unpleasant. You know, hopefully is going to get his message for next time, he won't drill. [I] feel a little tired today. We are lucky, like [Brent Seabrook] said, we got extra day, you know, to recharge the batteries and get back on Game 2."
For a player whose career was once defined by his critics for playoff disappointments, Hossa has crafted his own individual dynasty. This is the fourth time in six seasons the native of Slovakia has played in the Stanley Cup Final.
He was incredible for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring 12 goals and 26 points in 20 games to help that young club reach the Final after arriving just before the NHL Trade Deadline in a deal from the Atlanta Thrashers.
But his team fell short against the Detroit Red Wings, the organization he joined the following season on a one-year contract. When Pittsburgh exacted revenge on Hossa and Detroit, it magnified his team's struggles in the postseason, which dated to when he was with the Ottawa Senators early in his career.
Hossa changed the narrative, and maybe his legacy, the following year. After signing a 12-year contract with the Blackhawks, he lifted the Cup for the first time. Three years later, Hossa has the chance to do it again.
"Somebody said I was choosing good teams when I was [a] free agent," Hossa said. "But now I [am] signed long-term. We have a great group of guys. We find a way after a couple years to go to the Final again. This year was [a] great year for us."
Chicago's other star forwards, notably Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, have struggled to produce consistently during this year's playoffs. The Blackhawks have been buoyed by depth scoring and great goaltending, but also by the consistent brilliance of Hossa and defenseman Duncan Keith.
Hossa has been the Blackhawks' most consistently great forward. He has seven goals and a team-leading 15 points this postseason, but he's also been a dynamic player at both ends of the ice and one of the keys to Chicago's incredible penalty-killing unit, which has killed 56 of 59 opposition power plays this spring.
Hossa had one assist in Game 1 against Boston, setting up rookie Brandon Saad for the team's first goal. It was also one of the best games Hossa has played this postseason.
Hossa's line, along with Toews and either Saad or Patrick Sharp, saw a majority of its ice time at even strength against perhaps the most formidable defensive trio in the League: Bruins center Patrice Bergeron and defensemen Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg. Chicago's top line did not shy away from the challenge and controlled the play for long stretches.
When Hossa was on the ice at even strength, the Blackhawks had 30 shot attempts that were either on goal or missed, to 13 for the Bruins, or a plus-17 in the advanced statistic Fenwick. Toews was a plus-21.
Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Jaromir Jagr -- a line that normally fares very well in this measure of puck possession -- were minus-9 or minus-10. Hossa had a game-high 10 shots on goal, and his 16 shot attempts were more than anyone on either team.
"Hossa was really strong last night," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday. "I thought he had the puck a lot. Defensively you can always rely on him, his backside pressure, speed, quickness. He had the puck a lot. [Hossa] was good."
Chara and Hossa are friends dating to their days on the same junior team in Slovakia. These days, they are neighbors in their offseason home of Trencin.
Hossa knew he was likely to see a lot of his old buddy in this series; he expected it to be a significant challenge.
"He's the biggest guy on the ice. His stick is so big," Hossa said of the 6-foot-9 defenseman. "If you don't move your feet, he's going to hurt you, he's going to come close to you and pin you on the board. You have to make sure you're moving your feet, stop and start. It's not easy.
"But if it's possible, it's better to play on the other side."
It took the Blackhawks three seasons to get back to the Final, but for Hossa in particular the journey was not a direct path. His time in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs ended because of an illegal hit to the head from Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres.
Torres was hit with a long suspension, and Hossa had to deal with recovering from a serious concussion. It was a process that took longer than expected.
"I thought I was right when I [came] here after the convention [in late July]," Hossa said. "I come here to work out. As soon as I was skating, started doing more exercises on the ice, I realize that's not me. For me, it worked out there was a lockout so I could [take an] extra couple months to skate on my own, get into shape. I was doing bicycle and you [are] just pedaling, right?
"As soon as I go on the ice, all of a sudden there was [a] bunch of guys skating beside me. There is so many new things, the puck is coming your way, you have to shoot, skate, watch the players -- so many things going through your mind. I knew I wasn't ready for it. It worked for me there was a lockout. I could go back and take my time. When the season started, I was ready."
Hossa has a well-earned reputation as one of the best two-way forwards in hockey. He doesn't have to carry the team every night like he might have been expected to in Ottawa or Atlanta -- but at 34 years old he still can.
He has work to do, but his resume is starting to look like one that merits consideration for a future spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is approaching 500 career goals and 1,000 points despite spending most of his career in a low-scoring era.
Hossa's 112 postseason points are fifth among active players, and a second Stanley Cup run in which he was one of the team's top players would cement the playoff portion of his credentials.
"It's an accomplishment to be in the Finals," Chara said. "We were obviously very happy for him when it happened for him for the third time. I've been saying that for many years -- he's one of the best players in the League."
Hossa has also been an elite player at the international level -- he has 25 points in 15 games at the Winter Olympics for Slovakia and 41 in 52 contests at the World Championships.
The Hall of Fame is a discussion for a time several years from now. In the present, Hossa is focused on winning the Cup for a second time in four seasons and enjoying another turn on the League's biggest stage.
"I always appreciate when I make it to the Finals," Hossa said. "This time of year, still playing hockey -- it's been great. I definitely appreciate it. I'm still healthy, I can play on a high level. Like I said before, I was glad I could return and be myself. I'm here now."
He's also embracing his time with the Blackhawks and in this city -- despite the occasional noisy neighbor.
"Oh, yeah, for sure," he said when asked whether he's happy in Chicago. "I've been here mostly, what is it, four years. So definitely I love the city, love the atmosphere here. Great team, great organization -- I feel really like at home here."


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Junk food in schools: bad idea, you would say? So would I. So would most people, right? However, it's not exactly the reason American kids are getting fatter, so says a new study.
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University studied the body mass indexes of fifth through eighth graders who attended both schools that sold junk food and those that did not. They also evaluated what happened when kids moved from schools that didn't sell junk to schools that did. But no matter how they looked at the BMI data from the kids, they found no correlation between being in a school where "sweets and salty snacks" were sold and obesity. So basically kids who had access to junk at school weren't any fatter than the kids who didn't.
So kids are getting fat eating the junk they're buying in the convenience store across the street from school, or, horrors!, the junk food at home, is the broad conclusion of this study.
Which makes sense to me. But it seems like if your kid wants to stash some food and munch all day, it wouldn't be exactly impossible:


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The seventh annual chili cook-off drew out about 180 attendees out to Marion County Lake to sample the diverse flavors of the 17 competitors who entered the contest.
As in years past, patrons who attended the event served as taste testing judges. After purchasing admission, patrons were given a bowl, a spoon, a napkin, and a silver bean with which they used to vote for the chili they enjoyed the most.
Cool and brisk with enough of a breeze to carry any noxious fumes away, it was perfect chili weather.
A DJ played classic rock tunes and made announcements while patrons ambled around to different booths and sampled a variety of chili.
Some teams gave their chili amusing names like "Dias de los Muertos Chili" and "Thunder Struck." The former dressed in zombie costumes and the later played the ACDC song by the same name as they served their chili. Others contestants like "Plain Jane Chili" and "Real Bob's Chili," were more modest with their presentation.
Another notable name was Ed Salsbery of Newton who won a $100 cash prize for eating an entire bowl of the hottest chili in the contest, the fastest without stopping.
Salsbery donated his prize money back to the lake.
"I like hot stuff," Salsbery said. "It was hot, not the peppers, but the temperature, I burnt my tongue."
"Rick's Last Stop Chili" was deemed the hottest. Rick Myers said he put a cornucopia of peppers in his chili including habanero, jalapeno, cayenne, serrano, and ghost peppers.
Contest results
- 1st place — Kevin Leffler with his "Thunder Struck" chili.
- 2nd place — Bob Cox with "Real Bob's Chili"
- 3rd place — Keith and Lori Koop with "No beard Chili."
- Cooks choice award went to Janice Deboer's chili in a 5-way tie.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Gary Steiner, John Howard Harris Professor of Philosophy, discusses animal rights and the vegan imperative.
Question: You have said that animals and humans are morally equivalent; can you explain what you mean?
Answer: There is a traditional prejudice in the Western philosophical tradition according to which cognitive differences between different types of living beings translate into differences in moral status. In comparisons between human beings and animals, the criterion that has traditionally been used, going back to the ancient Greeks, is this notion of logos, which means reason or language; rational ability or linguistic ability have traditionally been seized upon as the dividing line between human beings and animals.
The assumption has been that beings that possess logos — beings who are able to think about themselves, have self-consciousness, have their own life as a project, be able to contemplate the distant past and the distant future — are morally superior to beings that lack it.
The assumption has been that, because only human beings possess the capacity for logos, human beings are superior to all other living beings in the world. Animals are excluded categorically from the moral or political community because they lack logos. Essentially this means animals are tools or instrumentalities that we can use for the satisfaction of human needs.
I argue that there is no logical connection between the kind of cognitive abilities a being has and its moral status. Within comparisons among human beings, there are relatively few people who would say that infants don't deserve moral status and yet they, up to a certain point in life, lack the ability to speak. At an intuitive level, most people would also say that if one adult human is a lot smarter than another one, the smarter one doesn't have the moral right to use the one who is less intelligent.
The fact that animals cannot use human speech and the fact that most animals don't seem to order their thoughts linguistically doesn't change the fact that there are many, many non-human animals on earth who have rich subjective lives that mean a lot to them.
With elephants the death of a companion is more than a passing significance. Birds such as corvids, which includes magpies, crows, and ravens, have extremely sophisticated abilities to communicate with each other, warn each other about threats, and fashion tools. Betty the crow, a big hit on YouTube, makes tools to make other tools.
There have been lots of attempts in the history of Western philosophy to try to isolate some quality or property in human beings that elevates us above the rest of nature: tool use, cognition, planning for the future, or flexibility or adaptability in responding to contingencies in our environment. The more we learn about the behavior of animals, the more we realize that these proclamations of uniqueness on the part of humans — what some people call human exceptionalism — are unsupportable by the evidence.
I don't see any morally relevant distinctions between different types of sentient beings, beings that can experience pleasure and pain, can have conscious awareness, beings for whom life matters. It's only on the basis of what some people call speciesism or anthropocentrism that we make such distinctions and privilege human beings. These speciesistic prejudices are comparable to the sorts of arbitrary hierarchies proclaimed by racists and sexists.
I don't think there's any absolute cosmic standpoint or measure on the basis of which we could say that human beings ought to count more in the moral universe than animals do. It's just that we are human and we have the self-serving tendency to want to say that we count more because we think that entitles us to do things like eat animals, wear them, experiment on them, use them as captive entertainment.
Q: Tell me about your newest book.
A: In my newest book, Animals and the Limits of Postmodernism, I argue for the notion of veganism as a candidate for a moral imperative that follows from liberal humanist principles regarding our recognition of the moral status of animals. I examine the question whether a principle such as veganism can be defended not merely as a lifestyle choice but as a strict moral imperative.
You don't find people saying that slave ownership is a lifestyle choice. Many people in the animal-rights debate will try to deny or challenge the analogy between slavery and what we do to animals; I argue in my book that it's a completely apt analogy. I argue that veganism is not merely a lifestyle choice, not merely a personal preference. If we really understand what it means for a being to have moral status, it's something that animals have a right to; they have a right not to be killed and eaten for food and used in a variety of other ways to satisfy human desires.
I'm very extreme about this. Animals have just as much right not to be killed and eaten for food, or to be enslaved, as you or I have. That's what I mean when I say that humans and animals are morally equivalent. Veganism is a moral imperative; in my book I call it the vegan imperative.
Q: What are the economics of treating animals as commodities and the economic implications of limiting or abolishing the status of animals as property?
A: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports that 53 billion land animals — about nine times the human population of the entire world — are killed for human consumption worldwide every year; that doesn't include fish or seafood.
This massive economic enterprise — I would venture to say in the trillions of dollars per year -involves the consumption of massive amounts of water, grain, chemical fertilizers, the extensive emission of greenhouse gases, extensive deforestation to provide grazing lands, an extraordinary amount of soil erosion, and a great reduction of species diversity due to cattle grazing. One estimate is that the production of 1 pound of beef requires 2500 gallons of water and 21 pounds of protein fed to the cow.
Some people have suggested that a worldwide shift to veganism would be economically or environmentally infeasible. But when you think about how much less grain would be produced, how much less land would be devoted toward grazing, how much less soil erosion there would be, how much less water consumption there would be — it's rather extraordinary.
Some people want to argue that a lot of people's livelihoods depend upon the economics of animal husbandry for human consumption. My response is yes, that's true. The same argument was made when people discussed the prospect of ceasing tobacco growing in the United States. The same thing could be said about the extensive slavery that goes on in the world today, prostitution, other forms of organized crime, diamond mining in Africa, and the extraordinary amount of child labor that goes on worldwide.
If one is concerned about the economic impact that cessation of the meat industry would have on human beings, one should think the same thing about all these other practices that don't necessarily involve animals. One has to think about is what's morally right, not what's economically advantageous. Are we going to let economics trump what's right?
Interviewed by Kathryn Kopchik
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The university is trying to build itself up as something other than a commuter school.
Pace University in expanding its campus in Lower Manhattan.
The university plans to add student housing and a new performing arts building.
University President Stephen Friedman told the Wall Street Journal that while many view Pace as a commuter school that is no longer the case.
He said as enrollment increases, more students want to live on campus.
Pace has signed a deal to develop a new 29-story dormitory on Beekman Street that will house about 600 students.
Development is slated to be completed in 2015.
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"The persistence of the killings has been attributed to a culture of impunity in which the killers and the masterminds have mostly evaded prosecution in a flawed justice system," FFFJ said in a statement released on the eve of this year's commemoration of the assassination of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. in 1983.
The FFFJ is an alliance of six media organizations—the Center for Community Journalism and Development, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, the Philippine Press Institute, and the US-based newspaper Philippine News—created to address the killing of journalists in the Philippines and to assist besieged journalists. It provides financial, legal and other support for prosecution of case and for the survivors of slain journalists, as well as for the witnesses in the killings. CMFR serves as the FFFJ Secretariat.
Journalists still being killed 26 years after Ninoy's death
Source: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Aug. 20, 2009
THE PHILIPPINES marks the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino on August 21. Aquino's assassination emboldened the anti-dictatorship resistance, and led to the ouster of the Marcos regime and his widow Corazon's assuming the Presidency in 1986. Press freedom and other rights were officially restored during Aquino's term of office. But 26 years later its full realization is still problematic as reflected in the continuing killing of journalists for their work.
The persistence of the killings has been attributed to a culture of impunity in which the killers and the masterminds have mostly evaded prosecution in a flawed justice system.
The successful prosecution of a criminal case, to which the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) and its member organizations are committed as part of their efforts to dismantle the culture of impunity, depends on several factors, the most basic of which is the arrest of the accused. There is no consolation in having a criminal case filed only to have the court order it archived prior to arraignment simply because the accused is at large. But it continues to happen.
Without the accused in court, there can be no arraignment. This stage of criminal proceedings in the Philippines requires informing the accused of the nature and cause of the charges, and the accused's personally entering a plea. The rationale behind this rule is due process: the accused must know and understand the charges against him so that he may adequately prepare for his defense.
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The killings reflect how deep the roots of this rotten culture of impunity exists in the Philippines. As CMFR's Melanie Pinlac writes: "The continuing murder of Filipino journalists/media practitioners indicates how much the culture of impunity in the Philippines has flourished—one more result of the systemic weaknesses of the country's justice system."
"In addition to the government's lack of political will, inefficient law enforcement, prosecutors burdened with impossible case loads, the primitive state of forensic investigation, and the poorly-funded witness protection program are responsible for the culture of impunity," added Pinlac, who serves as the CMFR press alerts officer. She analyzed the culture of impunity and why a poor witness protection program contributes to the problem.
Impunity and Witness Protection: An Analysis
Source: Freedom Watch
Melanie Y. Pinlac
July 30, 2009
The continuing murder of Filipino journalists/media practitioners indicates how much the culture of impunity in the Philippines has flourished—one more result of the systemic weaknesses of the country's justice system. In addition to the government's lack of political will, inefficient law enforcement, prosecutors burdened with impossible case loads, the primitive state of forensic investigation, and the poorly-funded witness protection program are responsible for the culture of impunity.
The prosecution of criminal cases including media murders in the Philippines relies heavily, sometimes solely, on testimonial evidence rather than forensic evidence, the result of the rudimentary—and sometimes careless—processing and gathering of physical evidence by law enforcement agencies. Investigators, prosecutors and lawyers try to gather extensive and comprehensive testimonial evidence to make up for the lack of physical evidence, and their unreliability if available. The families and colleagues of slain journalists have also been burdened with the task of locating possible witnesses for the prosecution of the suspected killers of their kin.
In the murder case against the alleged killer of Davao-based broadcaster Fernando "Batman" Lintuan, the testimony of the lone witness, described by the court judge as "ridiculous and unbelievable", contributed most to the dismissal of the case and the acquittal of the suspect last April 22. The prosecution had failed to present additional evidence to corroborate the testimony of its lone witness.
On Christmas eve almost two years ago (Dec. 24, 2007), Lintuan—a radio blocktimer based in Davao City—was shot to death by a lone assassin.
What happened in the Lintuan case was not unusual. Many other media murder cases, like the 2003 killing of another Davao City broadcaster, Juan "Jun" Pala, never even reached the courts because no witness dared to come forward.
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Shawn Crispin of the Committee to Protect Journalists, also writes about the state of the country's witness protection program and the troubles witnesses face when they come forward to help solve cases. Crispin, who is CPJ's senior
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Shawn W. Crispin
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When motorcycle-riding assailants shot and fatally wounded Dennis Cuesta along a busy, tree-lined highway here last year, friend and fellow Radio Mindanao Network reporter Bob Flores was walking by his side. Flores recalls Cuesta's body being flung into his own as one gunman fired three times at close range. As Cuesta dropped to the side of the road, a second assailant fired twice more, inflicting head injuries that contributed to the 38-year-old journalist's death five days later, on August 9, 2008.
In a twist familiar in journalist killings in the Philippines that allegedly involve wayward public officials, local police initially labeled Flores a suspect rather than a witness. "They said I was the No. 1 suspect in the crime," Flores told CPJ, recounting what police told him in the immediate aftermath of the murder. "I knew then my life would never be the same."
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Here's an overview of the CMFR database on the killing of Filipino journalists/media practitioners since 1986 (as of July 2009).
CMFR, which publishes an annual review of the state of press freedom, posted online PDF copies of its Philippine Press Freedom Report 2007 and Philippine Press Freedom Report 2008.
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"All whites are reparations offenders," says NBFSN General Cedishon Angelou. "There are direct reparations offenders and non-direct reparations offenders. Direct reparations offenders are whites from families who owned slaves. Non direct reparations offenders are whites from families who enjoyed either (or both) enjoyed the economic and social position the institution of slavery and white racism afforded them. We do not see the non-direct ones as less guilty than the ones who actually did own slaves."
The entire "Western world" profited and still reaps benefits from both that slave trade and the concept of white supremacy and the institution of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. Therefore, the entire white world owes.


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The PBCC held a special event at the Harrisburg Senators Metro Bank Park to announce our 5th Annual Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer home run derby series, coming to eight minor league baseball stadiums this July. Senator Mike Brubaker from Lancaster County, PBCC's President and Founder Pat Halpin-Murphy, and Harrisburg Participant Rob Ziemba rallied together along with mascots Rascal and Downtown to kick-off of the event series and celebrate the past successes of the event.
Starting off on July 10th in Harrisburg, the PBCC will be counting grand slams, adding up points and crowning a winning team, all in the name of breast cancer awareness and support. Grab a group of friends, family or coworkers and be a part of this unique series of events. Visit www.PAHomeRunDerby.org to view the full schedule of events and sign up to participate. Hurry, we hit the road in just 12 short days!


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In October 2005, one month after the hurricane,
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Unless you are an NFL super-fan you may not have heard the name Ovie Mughelli. But his name should be known by the Green Movement as well. In case you don't know his name, he is an American football fullback for the Atlanta Falcons, but he is more than that. Mughelli has become a spokesperson and advocate of spreading the message of environmental responsibility. In fact, his foundation, the Ovie Mughelli Foundation is dedicated to environmental education for the youth.
Along with being an active, healthy individual Mughelli believes in a healthy environment for our world. He is at a great advantage being an athlete since the youth tend to idolize professional sports stars. He is setting a great example for the children of the world, that everyone can have a positive impact on our world!
Through his foundation, Mughelli provides football training camps for underprivileged youth in the South, but once inside the camps, the kids are also schooled on environmental issues and even have hands on lessons. On top of his foundation actively educating children, Mughelli speaks out regularly for environmental issues. Recently, he did a video to end coal ash and has spoken out against Gulf oil drilling after this year's epic oil leak. Mughelli was also recently named the #2 most Eco Athlete by Planet 100!
Mughelli is a near perfect spokesman because unlike other eco-celebrities, he appeals to a wider audience. Many times the public can roll their eyes at celebrity endorsements, being annoyed at their holier than thou attitude. But because athletes attract fans from all over the spectrum, his impact is tenfold. We salute Ovie Mughelli on his environmental education efforts and hope he sets an example for other ethical athletes to become involved in their communities. Watch below for a clip of him speaking out against coal ash.


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Yesterday evening, the Duke of Edinburgh, alongside Her Majesty The Queen, witnessed a sublime musical extravaganza of almost 500 military personnel and musicians who put on the biggest Beating Retreat ever seen.
The display, which took place at Horse Guards Parade in central London, was in celebration of Prince Philip's birthday and the 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines. The celebration is traditionally held in honour of the Duke's birthday as he is Captain General of the Royal Marines.
Duke of Edinburgh, Capt-Gen Royal Marines, took salute this evening marking 350 anniversary of the Corps @RoyalNavy pic.twitter.com/NqZYP6cXoc
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The Beating Retreat, which usually takes place over two nights, involved 490 personnel. These were made up of a Royal Guard from 42 Commando Royal Marines and all five Royal Marines massed bands; Portsmouth, Plymouth, Collingwood, Scotland and the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone. They were also joined by their colleagues from the Royal Marines band service Corps of Drums and Fanfare team.
While Her Majesty watched on from the Major General's office within the Horse Guards Arch, Prince Philip took the salute on the ground with hundreds of people watching him, including Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and London Mayor Boris Johnson.
Also at the Beating Retreat were 45 ranks from the 2nd Marine Division Band, United States Marine Corps and 60 ranks from Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Band, marking the first time the three bands from the three nations have performed together.
This year saw the introduction of a new march called Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, dedicated to the Duke in recognition of his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines since 1952. The event is one of the highlights of the UK wide celebrations to mark the anniversary known as RM350.
Prince Philip will turn 93 years old on June 10th.
The Beating Retreat happened just a day before the Duke and Her Majesty The Queen travelled to France for a three day state visit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D Day landings.
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An innovative therapeutic strategy for reducing the levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease uses a new approach called exon skipping to remove the disease-causing component of the essential protein, huntingtin. Proof of concept using antisense oligonucleotides to "skip over" the specific exon in a mouse model of Huntington's disease is reported in an article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article, part of a special focus issue on exon skipping, is available on the em>Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.
Melvin Evers, et al., Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, describe the successful use of antisense oligonucleotides to target the mutated exon that causes Huntington's disease in the article "Preventing Formation of Toxic N-Terminal Huntingtin Fragments Through Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Protein Modification."
"No field of therapeutic development is moving faster, with more imminent clinical translation than the nucleic acid based treatment of central nervous system conditions," says Executive Editor Graham C. Parker, PhD, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI. "The novel therapeutic strategy outlined in Evers, et al. gives us a proof of concept of how a previously intractable condition can be treated by modifying rather than removing the toxic protein."
The special issue also includes the Review article "A Chemical View of Oligonucleotides for Exon Skipping and Related Drug Applications," by Peter Järver, Liz O'Donovan, and Michael Gait, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, U.K. The authors explore the complex chemistry and design of antisense oligonucleotides used for exon skipping and progress in developing new chemistries to improve their stability and binding.
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Guest Editor of the issue, emphasizes the need for scientists, clinicians, patients, regulators, and drug manufacturers to work closely together to develop exon skipping therapeutics, which are currently in clinical trials for neuromuscular disorders such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy. These complex drugs and the challenging diseases they are targeting require a collaborative effort, she states in her Editorial "Antisense-Mediated Exon Skipping: Networking to Meet Opportunities and to Overcome Challenges."


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When "The Mindy Project" premiered on Fox in fall 2012, it was widely hailed as a breakthrough in the diversity of mainstream television. Its star, Mindy Kaling, who plays a romantically challenged obstetrician in a New York hospital, became the first woman of color to create, helm and star in a successful sitcom on a major network.
But even as the broadcast networks overall are showcasing more minority actors in scripted programming than ever, Kaling is facing mounting criticism that her own sitcom isn't diverse enough. Critics and other observers have pointed out that the popular Indian American actress and executive producer with 2.8 million Twitter followers has surrounded her prime-time fictional self with a mostly white cast.
Unlike many past and present medical shows on network television — a list that includes "Grey's Anatomy," "Scrubs," "House" and even "E.R." — "The Mindy Project" does not feature a strong multi-ethnic ensemble. In addition to Kaling's character, the only other minority regular cast member is Xosha Roquemore, who joined the show late in the first season as a sassy nurse.
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The percolating issue came to a head earlier this month at a South by Southwest conference in Texas where questions about her casting choices provoked an obscenity-laced response.
"I look at shows on TV, and this is going to sound defensive, but I'm just going to say it: I'm a ... Indian woman who has her own ... network television show," Kaling said during the session. "I have four series regulars that are women on my show, and no one asks any of the shows I adore — and I won't name them because they're my friends — why no leads on their shows are women of color, and I'm the one that gets lobbied about these things."
Drawing even closer scrutiny have been Kaling's on-screen boyfriends and lovers — all white. The show, which has been picked up for a third season and returns from a mid-season break April 1, has not dodged the subject. In fact, characters have made fun of Kaling's Dr. Mindy Lahiri for her lighter-skinned preferences.
"I think it's too bad that a small minority of people are fixated on the men who are in bed with me," said Kaling in an interview with The Times earlier this week. "I think that's a bit specific and weird."
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But Kaling said she understood that diversity on "The Mindy Project" has become a hot topic — one that has affected her deeply.
"Ultimately, this is a compliment to the bar that people have set for me," she said. "And that expectation is not one that my peers face. And I have to accept that.
"The fact is, I am so proud to be an Asian American and part of the Asian America community," she added. "My connection with that community is so strong. It struck me that the show is being characterized as not celebrating that richness. I take that more personally than other things."
Kaling's ethnicity is a key source of humor on the series, and jokes about race and stereotypes are frequent. In an early episode of the first season, her character was thrilled about going out with her colleagues to a club frequented by NBA players. "Black guys love me!" she declared.
"My writing staff and I have been determined to create what is a totally original character," she said. "We've been focused on creating a girl you've never seen before. We're also very determined to show diverse talent. We think that's important."
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The tempest swirling around "The Mindy Project" mirrors a similar one largely weathered by Lena Dunham, the star and creator of HBO's "Girls" who was knocked for the show's lack of minority characters in a show set in Brooklyn.
But some say Kaling is being unfairly singled out and held to a higher standard because of her ethnic background. Shows with predominantly white casts, such as CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" or HBO's "Veep," are rarely asked about including multi-ethnic characters.
"There are a lot of white creators and show runners who haven't taken the same heat as Mindy Kaling has," said Darnell Hunt, head of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. "On the other hand, when you do something that is groundbreaking and is not business as usual, you raise the expectations of audiences who really want to see more diversity."
Hunt, who was lead author on a just-released study by the center examining diversity in Hollywood, added that "it's unfortunate that Mindy has that weight on her shoulders, but that's the reality. Part of being a trailblazer is being a lightning rod for people to focus their frustrations."
Kaling said she is listening and is determined to press on with her show.
"I have a great job, a great life and a great responsibility, like Spider Man," she said, smiling. "I have to do more, and that's fine. I'm excited about it."
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The origin of this question is a conversation I had with some friends a few years ago. At the time, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods were dominating professional tennis and golf, respectively, and we were comparing and contrasting the two. It occurred to me that there was a mathematical question that was relevant to our discussion; namely, the structure of golf tournaments vs. tennis tournaments.
For example, the Masters is a four-round tournament. After two rounds, roughly the bottom half of the field is sent home. The winner is the person with the lowest total score after four rounds. On the other hand, Wimbledon is a single-elimination tournament; the winner must defeat seven other players in head-to-head competition. From a structural standpoint, if you are the best player in the field, is it harder to win a tournament like the Master's or harder to win a tournament like Wimbledon?
The mathematics
More generally, how does a tournament's structure affect the likelihood that the best player will win?
This question is a bit fuzzy because there are some modeling issues involved that will affect the answer. Something like the following seems a reasonable place to start.
Let $F_1, F_2, \ldots F_n$ be independent normal distributions such that a random variable drawn from distribution $F_i$ gives the performance by the $i$th best player in a particular round of competition. So we would have $\mu_{F_i} > \mu_{F_j}$ when $i < j$. Assuming that the $F_i$'s have the same variance seems a reasonable starting point, too, as does the assumption that a given player's performances from round to round are independent.
First question: What is the best way to model the $\mu_{F_i}$'s vs. the $\sigma_{F_i}$'s? The difference $\mu_{F_1} - \mu_{F_2}$ ought to be much larger than $\mu_{F_{99}} - \mu_{F_{100}}$, so maybe something like $\mu_{F_i} = 1/i$ would work, but I'm not sure what makes for a reasonable variance to go with this function.
For specificity's sake, let's assume three types of tournament structure: 1) that of the Masters, 2) that of Wimbledon, and 3) that of the World Cup (which has a round-robin stage before moving to a single-elimination stage).
Second question: Given a satisfactory answer to the first question, what is the probability that Player 1 will win each of these three tournaments?
My reasoning so far
It seems to me that the two most important factors involved that would prevent the best player from winning the tournament are
- an unusually poor performance from the best player in a particular round, and
- an unusually good performance from someone else in the field in a particular round.
There's not much that the tournament's structure could do to mitigate factor (1), although a single-elimination tournament would seem to be the most unforgiving. On the other hand, the structure of the tournament probably has a large effect on the impact of factor (2). For instance, an incredible performance from someone in two separate rounds of the Masters raises the bar quite a bit for the best player. On the other hand, in a tournament like Wimbledon two great performances might lead to two upsets of major players but doesn't provide any advantage in later rounds, and, for the best player to be negatively affected, he/she would have to be playing directly against the overperforming player. Also, if there are enough players around (like the early rounds of Wimbledon and all the way through the Masters) there is a high probability that someone in the field will turn in two great performances in two different rounds.
So, if you are the best player in the field it seems to me that contests in which you are essentially playing most of the field simultaneously, like the Masters, would be more difficult to win than single-elimination tournaments like Wimbledon, which in turn would be more difficult to win than those with a round-robin format in the early rounds and single-elimination in the later rounds, like the World Cup.
Third question: Are there any known results that address this problem of the effect of tournament structure on the best player's chances of winning?
I would be happy to see critiques/comments on my modeling and my reasoning as well.


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I hope you enjoyed my look at the first two days of the GTC and Emerging Companies Summit. After a week of sitting through many hours of sessions on graphics technology and the science applications of such, it's good to sit back and reflect upon graphics technology as a whole.Graphics technology has been on a ever-spiraling scale of improving speed, sophistication and features that has seen us move from a single colored game like Space War to games that have millions of colors and polygons represented on screen.While the automobile still has the same basic components like a steering wheel, a gas pedal, four wheels, the computer has progressed to the point where sophisticated problem solving of complex problems is possible at a reasonable speed using the graphics card or a graphics processor as the computer. iRay and the photo-realistic images it produces for CAD is nothing short of amazing.
The use of a GPU and 3D in finding a problem area or performing micro-surgery is another. And from a perspective of someone that has followed companies like NVIDIA and AMD since before they became the dominant players in the sport of graphics, I just find it amazing how far we have come. A few years ago I was amazed at one NVIDIA demo "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". Today there are games such as HAWK2 that are coming that will use polygons that are 2m in size on a scale with millions of polygons. But beyond gaming is what the GTC and ECS are all about. Many of the readers on this site might not find science on graphics or companies that are involved in graphics interesting, but I take the opposite view of some people that have commented on GTC in general. Progress is always a good thing and one of the things I think this country has forgotten is pushing towards a goal that seems impossible is the American dream.In any event, I think progress in what a graphics chip can do is important and new capabilities are important beyond how many FPS a video card gets in a certain game. Today covers the last two days of the GTC conference and my trip back.


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Clinical investigation is a fundamental component of the activities of the Electrophysiology Service. A computerized database which includes clinical and electrophysiologic data on over 5800 patients is maintained and has been of invaluable assistance to faculty and fellows performing prospective and retrospective clinical investigations. The Electrophysiology Service has participated in a number of NIH and industry sponsored clinical trials including: MUSTT, AFFIRM, MOST, TOVA, and Companion, as well as trials to evaluate antiarrhythmic drugs. Other investigations in the EP lab involve modalities that may improve the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation. The clinical EP faculty members are well-versed with the use of intracadiac ultrasound catheter for AF ablation and are in the process of evaluating 3-dimensional intracardiac echo technology. Finally, Dr. Joseph Akar is interested in examining clinical outcomes of patients with implantable devices. As member of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (YNHH/CORE), Dr. Akar is investigating the determinants of use of device remote monitoring technology and its effect on long-term morbidity and mortalit. He is also leads the analytic team for the MADIT-CRT Post-market Approval Study from within YNHH/CORE.
On a more basic clinical level, Dr. Rachel Lampert has explored the physiologic links between psychological stress and arrhythmias. Following a recent investigation of the effects of mental stress on arrhythmias in patients with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, a study of the electrophysiologic and nervous system mechanisms of these effects is underway. The prognostic import of mental stress testing, including a possible role in risk-assessment, is also under evaluation. A second related area of interest involves heart rate variability, a non-invasive measure of autonomic nervous system function, which may provide a measure of the physiologic impact of stress. Studies correlating socioeconomic status and heart rate variability, and examining the predictive value of changes in heart rate variability with stress, are ongoing. The influences of gender on arrhythmias are also under investigation.
Finally, basic mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis are actively investigated. Using molecular imaging targeted to matrix metalloprotease activity, the development of atrial structural remodeling is being non-invasively imaged and correlated with the development of the arrhythmogenic substrate. This novel and exciting approach holds great potential for a better understanding of arrhythmogenesis.


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