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Automotive Engineers - Advanced Driver Assistance System Training and Placement Assistance
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Advanced Driver Assistance System Training and Placement Assistance
Target area of training:
• DAS Engineer
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Course Overview:
This course is designed for people who are willing to take part in novel driver assistance system in present Automotive industry trends. Involves in progressive assisting the driver and reducing/avoiding collision.
Prototype development of blind-spot detection system in the present cars.
Embedded Software AUTOSAR Training and Placement Assistance
Target area of training:
• Embedded software Engineer
• AUTOSAR Engineer
• Automotive software Engineer
This course contains Auto motive electronics, deals with applications of ECUs. In-vehicle networks description and working, automotive standards in the industry.
AUTOSAR: need of autosar, layered architecture in an automobile, Methodology of implementation, application layer, simulation of various modules in simulation tools like CANoe etc
Automotive Engine controls Training (In Class)
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The dream of an electric car that's both affordable and practical has eluded automakers, and will likely do so for another decade.
The problem is a lack of cheap, powerful battery technology that keeps ranges limited, charge times long, and prices high.
A much better battery is the "holy grail," says Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and market analyst at Kelley Blue Book. While lots of parties are working on it, "nobody's got there yet."
Until someone does, the story of the electric car in the United States will continue to be one of high expectations and consistent letdowns.
Fisker, a startup funded in part by nearly $200 million from the Department of Energy, just fired three quarters of its workforce and is in the process of imploding. It has not produced a single Atlantic, the model designed to be the "volume car that begins to build growth."
Tesla, another government-funded startup, has achieved profitability for this quarter (a major milestone), but despite unending promises that it will soon bring an affordable car to market, its prices have only gone up.
The company recently canceled plans to produce the cheapest version of its Model S sedan, and its least expensive version now starts at $62,400, with an EPA-rated range of 208 miles. The most expensive version of the sedan goes for $87,400, with a range of 265 miles. Those numbers are solid, but the price points put Tesla solidly in the realm of luxury brands.
The big automakers have gone in the other direction, opting for affordability over range. The $37,395 Honda Fit Electric, just going on sale now, promises a 123-mile range. Nissan's $28,800 Leaf gets between 75 and 84 miles. And the upcoming Chevy Spark EV will start at a very reasonable $25,000, with an unimpressive 60-mile range.
An affordable electric car does little good if it can't go more than 100 miles, while the more practical Model S is out of the reach of the middle class.
Either way, drivers who buy an electric car today are "paying a premium to be inconvenienced," Nerad told Business Insider.
And not many people are buying them. March marked the best month ever for EV sales in the U.S., according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association, but that grand total (for plug-in hybrid EVs and pure EVs) was a measly 7,632 vehicles. Combined, electric cars and hybrids make up just 3.77 percent of the American market share.
Things are unlikely to get better until the batteries that power electric cars become cheaper, more powerful, and faster to charge.
That new technology is "the most critical factor," said General Motors Manager of Electrification Communications Kevin Kelly.
To get there, GM has engineers "working around the clock," he said, and progress is "happening at a pretty rapid pace."
GM has talked a lot about the future of electric, but has not delivered so far. Sales of the Chevy Volt were behind those of the Leaf, its closest competitor, and even those of the much more expensive Tesla Model S.
Asked for a timeframe on the arrival of a truly mass market EV (shooting for a 250-mile range and a $30,000 price tag), Kelly suggested "in the intermediate term." Even once the battery technology is developed, it must be tested and produced.
Car product cycles take about 30 months, Kelly noted. In the auto industry, "intermediate" means more than five years, probably closer to ten.
"I think we will see better batteries" with quicker charging times, said Nerad. "Then electric cars become very very viable." But for now, he said, "nothing is imminent."
In the meantime, automakers will continue to rely on tax credits, high gas prices, and an enthusiastic base of eco-conscious drivers with cash on hand to buy their electric cars.
There are other ways to make their cars attractive: Tesla's new financing deal, announced last week to much fanfare, is really just a shortcut to lower prices, without real innovation.
Fiat found an interesting way to ease range anxiety for drivers of the 2013 500e, which goes just 87 miles on a charge. The purchase of the car comes with 12 days of rentals from Enterprise each year, so drivers with road trips in mind can go places electric cars can't reach yet.

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Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles and Marc Trestman's Chicago Bears have emerged as two of the most entertaining teams in the league this season.
The NFL acknowledged as much Tuesday, announcing that the Week 16 Bears-Eagles game on Dec. 22 will be flexed to 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC. That tilt will replace the New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens game, which will move to 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.
It's a minor surprise that two traditional AFC powerhouses are being displaced, but this change is a nod to the potential ratings edge of two fresh teams with innovative offenses. There's also the possibility of the Eagles or Bears clinching the NFC East and NFC North, respectively.
Both games are attractive matchups. The big winner just might be CBS, which is granted the premier AFC battle of the afternoon.
If the NFC East isn't decided until the season finale, the Eagles could find themselves being flexed into the Sunday night game in back-to-back weeks when they travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys.
As far as we're concerned, the more Eagles and Bears the better. Get your popcorn ready.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" recapped all the Week 14 games.


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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Latest on Kenya following its elections (all times local):
7:10 p.m.
Witnesses in Kenya say machete-wielding members of two rival ethnic groups are confronting each other in a Nairobi slum following days of election violence.
The stand-off between members of the Luo and Kikuyu groups is occurring in Mathare, where police and rioters have clashed in the days since Kenya's diputed Aug. 8 election.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene says some of the people involved in the confrontation are carrying machetes. The journalist says he saw a Luo who had a deep machete cut in his head after he was attacked by Kikuyus.
The possibility of an outbreak of ethnic violence has been a concern because many Kenyans vote along ethnic lines. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was declared the election winner, is a Kikuyu; opposition leader Raila Odinga, who alleged vote-rigging, is a Luo.
More than 1,000 people died in ethnic-fueled violence following Kenya's 2007 election. Odinga was the losing candidate in that vote, and was later made prime minister in a power-sharing agreement designed to defuse tension.
4:25 p.m.
The office of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says recent protests over the country's disputed election have been violent and unlawful.
Presidential spokesman Manoah Esipisu said Sunday that any peaceful protests are a constitutional right and would be protected by police.
"But sadly, we have seen violent protests, in which property has been damaged, and lives have been endangered," Esipisu said. "The violent protests are unlawful, so let me be perfectly clear here: The police will not tolerate breaches of the peace; instead, they will protect the lives and property of Kenyans; and they will restore law and order."
Opposition leader Raila Odinga said Tuesday's election was rigged. The election commission denies the allegation and has declared that President Uhuru Kenyatta won a second term. Kenyan police deny a human rights report that they killed 24 people in election violence.
4:00 p.m.
The Kenyan police force is denying a report by a Kenyan human rights group that its officers have killed 24 people in election violence since Tuesday's vote.
The National Police Service said on Facebook Sunday that police have killed six "criminals" who were looting and rioting and attacked police officers in the past two days.
Police say they are aware of the shooting death of a 9-year-old girl in a Nairobi slum and are investigating. The force says it is being targeted by false allegations designed to escalate tensions.
Violence broke out in some areas in Kenya after opposition leader Raila Odinga said the election was rigged. The election commission denies the allegation and has declared that President Uhuru Kenyatta won a second term.
3:15 p.m.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has condemned police killings of rioters during protests after the country's disputed election and is urging supporters to skip work Monday.
Odinga on Sunday spoke to a crowd in Kibera, a Nairobi slum where opposition supporters have battled police who fired live ammunition and tear gas in past days. Violence had broken out after Odinga said the Aug. 8 election was rigged; Kenya's election commission, which declared President Uhuru Kenyatta had won, says its voting process was fair.
Odinga says there was "a plot to kill our supporters" and says opposition backers should protest by not going to work on Monday. He is also promising a major announcement on Tuesday.
A Kenyan human rights group says 24 people have been killed since the election.
3:10 p.m.
Kenyan areas that were hit by deadly election violence were quiet on Sunday, with many people attending church services and police patrolling some streets.
Pastors delivered sermons appealing for calm in the Nairobi slum of Mathare, where rioters have battled police who fired live ammunition and tear gas. The pastors asked congregations to help rebuild and leave matters to God even if they feel they have been victims of injustice. Outside the churches, made of little more than wood frames and tin roofs, children played soccer, darts, checkers and other games.
Similar scenes unfolded in the capital's Kibera slum, another site of recent clashes. The city of Kisumu, an opposition stronghold, was also calm, witnesses said.
While most of Kenya was unaffected by violence, opposition strongholds erupted in protest after their leader, Raila Odinga, said the election Tuesday was rigged. Police gunfire has killed at least 24 people, according to a Kenyan human rights group.
AP journalists Christopher Torchia, Tom Odula, Jerome Delay and Ben Curtis in Nairobi, Kenya, contributed to this report.


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10 Essential Books from the Last 25 Years
[Editor's note: Flavorwire is counting down our most popular features of 2010. This post comes in at position number 1. It was originally published November 9, 2010.] The Guardian recently ran an article in which Rick Gekoski remarked on the disappearance of essential cultural books. He argued that a few decades ago, "there was a canon, which wasn't limited to Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Scott Fitzgerald. You could assume people had read the hot contemporary books; when they hadn't, it occasioned not merely puzzlement, but disapproval." Well, Mr. Gekoski, we beg to differ. Here's a short list of books that have found a place in Generation X's (and for that matter, Y's and W's, too) common culture; books that people know about, relate to, and converge around, all from the last 25 years. Please share any other literary touchstones that are also part of this contemporary canon in the comments section.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)
Cormac McCarthy dazzled readers with his Border Trilogy, then held them to the fire with The Road. This hypnotic dirge about a father and son trudging through the charred remains of a post-apocalyptic America is complemented by writing that's as perfectly spare as a zen sand pit. At stake is the essence of what it means to be human as a boy and his father travel grim roads pursued by cannibals while "carrying the fire" (meaning: not bowing in to immediate needs, not mortgaging their futures to support their present, and not sacrificing morals to satisfy their urges). It's a timeless story, bleakly told, and one that transfixed an over-leveraged and war-mired America.


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A friend of mine is baking for someone else at the convention. They are still working out how much she is baking. But she has no way to transport it to the Con.
Tentatively, is there anyone (or several anyones) who is willing to transport food that smells great from Waltham to the Westin and won't eat it on the way over?
It is possible the whole thing will fall thru and not happen, and we should know in the next day or so, but I thought I'd tentatively ask anyway.


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The Tabor College Concert Choir will be taking its annual spring tour March 14 to 24. They will visit seven churches in Denver, Colo., and central California, as well as Immanuel High School in Reedley, Calif.
Under the direction of Brad Vogel, the choir will perform with the theme, "The Radiance of His Glory," based on Hebrews 1:3 — "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."
"The repertoire begins with the person of God, includes texts about His nature at birth, moves toward Jesus as the glory of God and then our lives rooted in Christ," Vogel said. "The texts of the songs move from the glory of God to how we are to ultimately reflect that glory."
Students Megan Wiebe and Zach Neumann will accompany the choir on piano. Featured instrumentalists will be Rachel Goering on flute and a string quartet — Ryan Loewen and Cheyenne Derksen on violin, Jessica Coldwell on viola, and Natalie Wiens on cello.


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Many of you have not only been following the news of my job search on Twitter, but have also been extremely helpful in providing job leads and support. And I am very grateful for that. I've shared the blog posts that several friends have written about my situation before, I've got great friends and Thank you for your support. Well, the fruits of everyone's labors has paid off! In record time, too!
On Monday, I will be joining Radian6 as Director of Content Marketing. Radian6 is the leading Social Media Monitoring firm, helping companies and agencies listen, measure and engage with what's being said about them on the web. Radian6 is an innovative social marketer, as the developer of the Twebinar.
In my previous role as a strategist at a large agency, I used the product with much success and it quickly became my favorite social media tool. I also had the opportunity to meet and speak with VP of Marketing and Community, David Alston and CEO, Marcel LeBrun many times at various conferences. I have always come away from the conversations, impressed and with a lot of respect for them and the amazing company that they have built.
I am sure that you have seen the recent news about the company's other new hire, Amber Naslund as Director of Community. Amber is an amazing social marketer and community builder and I am so excited to be working with her as part of a great team. In just a week, she has already made a fantastic impact, engaging with customers and helping out. Did you see Geoff Livingston's recent post, 2009 – Hot or Not, naming Radian6 the hottest Social Media Tool and Amber the hottest Marketing Blogger? What an awesome team!
So what does the Director of Content Marketing do?
I will be responsible for leading and executing the Company's inbound digital marketing strategies which includes:
- a focus on building relationships by providing valued content for use in various channels from Twebinars, website, events and online publications.
- creation and sharing of engaging new information that educates our customers and helps them succeed.
And I found out about the job on Twitter! When I went public on Twitter that I was an economic statistic, Ken Burbary let me know about the Radian6 opening via a dm.
Shortly thereafter, David Alston and I shared dms. We spoke the next day, along with Marcel, took a break for the holidays and then the rest is history!
Much has been said about the power of networking in these tough economic times and we've all seen numerous examples of the strength of the Twitter community.
Thanks to David and Marcel for the great opportunity, and thanks to each of you for being a part of my community and helping me. I am so glad that my tenure as one of the unemployed is over in record time. I'm looking forward to a fantastic 2009!


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The family of Mark Trussler have paid heartfelt tributes to the father of six after he died in the Shoreham Airshow crash.
Mark, 54, a window cleaner from Worthing, had taken his motorbike for a spin to Shoreham as he wanted to see the last flight of the Vulcan.
His fiancee Giovanna Chirico said: "It was a nice day and I text him when the flight was due.
"He replied saying I should get the kids ready so we could take them out to lunch on his return.
"I said I loved him and he replied 'I love you too, forever.' I didn't hear from him again.
"He was an amazing dad who had a passion for motorbikes and rugby. He would do anything for his kids and they couldn't have asked for a better dad.
"He loved all his family. He was happy-go-lucky and if you were down he would cheer you up. We are going to miss him terribly."
Mark was a much-loved son, dad, fiance, brother and cousin. He has six children - Samantha, Kaitlin, and Luke, 12, Mia, 10, Sophia, three, and two-year-old Alicia (pictured with Giovanna).
In paying tribute to her father Samantha Hollis said: "My dad was my best friend and the best father anyone could ask for. He would always make me laugh with his silly jokes.
"I will painfully miss him every day. I am very proud to be his daughter; he was loved by so many."
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The Wayne County Airport Authority board elected Alfred R. Glancy III as its chairman for 2014.
Board members also elected Mike Jackson as vice-chair and Mary Zuckerman as secretary.
Glancy, executive chairman of Seattle, Wash.-based Unico Investment Group LLC and former chairman and CEO of MCN Energy Group Inc. and its principal subsidiary Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., served as the WCAA board's vice-chair in 2013 and has been chair of its ethics committee since July 2012, said Michael Conway, director of public affairs for the WCAA.
Glancy has held chairman positions at metro Detroit organizations including Detroit Renaissance Inc., Detroit Medical Center, New Detroit and Detroit Economic Growth Corp., and currently is the chairman emeritus of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, according to a news release.
Other community organizations' boards Glancy serves on are Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
He earned an economics degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
The airport authority board has seven members. Four are appointed by the Wayne County executive, two by the governor and one by the Wayne County Commission. All members serve a six-year term.
The WCAA runs Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run Airport.


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The Rev Charles Todd Quintard, Surgeon and priest severing as chaplain in the Confederate Army, organized St. Luke's Parish Easter Monday, March 28, 1864.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson are among a crowd of U.S. mayors now calling on President Obama and the Congress to back California U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's renewed efforts toward tougher gun laws in the wake of the Connecticut school massacre.
The mayors, in conjunction with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, sent an open letter Monday to Obama and legislators in the wake of Friday's horrific Newtown, Conn. shooting. The appeal said that it's not only time for a tough look at tough gun laws, but also "a reversal of the culture of violence in this country, a commission
to examine violence in the nation, and more adequate funding for the mental health system."
Joe Tuman, the SFSU communications department chair and former Oakland mayoral candidate, told us Monday that — after years of unanswered calls for such reforms from Congress — it will now be the responsibility of local officials on the front lines to keep up the political pressure.
While Tuman lauds Feinstein's efforts, he also registers profound frustration with the situation in cities like Oakland, where he says he's watched a parade of young victims succumb to gun violence.
"We've had 121 murders in Oakland this year alone. That doesn't even include the number of people who have been shot but not killed, or threatened with guns in muggings or assaults. Where is the outrage here?," he wrote in a Facebook blog this week. "I think it is great that Senator Feinstein is willing to revisit the assault weapon ban—but honestly, where has she been for the past year while violent crime in cities like Oakland surged?"
"Why does it take a national news story to get people in Washington to pay attention to what's happening at home every day?"
Tuman told us that Feinstein, a centrist Democrat whose political career was shaped by gun violence — the City Hall assasination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk — is well-positioned to push the matter.
But it will take local officials to stay tough, keep up the heat — and get Congress and the White House to finally act, he said.
Looks like the U.S. mayors are now resolved to push the matter in hopes that the the issues doesn't go away this time.
Here's excerpts from their letter released today:
"Again and again and again, Americans are stunned by senseless acts of violence involving guns. Friday's
tragedy targeting young children in Newtown is incomprehensible. Too many times this year, mayors have
expressed shock at a mass shooting. Even more frequently, many of us must cope with the gun violence that
occurs on the streets of our cities. …
"The Conference has been calling for sensible gun laws to protect the public for more than 40 years. Mayors
and police chiefs from cities of all sizes have worked together in this effort over the years.
"We urge you to take immediate action: the President to exercise his powers though Executive Order and
Congress to introduce and pass legislation to make reasonable changes in our gun laws and regulations.
Specifically we call on you to:
• Enact legislation to ban assault weapons and other high-capacity magazines being prepared by Senator
Dianne Feinstein and others;
• Strengthen the national background check system and eliminate loopholes in it; and
• Strengthen the penalties for straw purchases of guns. …
"We believe that with this latest national tragedy and the high incidence of gun violence that continues to
plague our streets, we have reached a tipping point. The nation's mayors pledge to work with you to build a
safer America for our children and all of our citizens."


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Most students studying the Russian language spend a semester or year abroad at the Dickinson Center in Moscow. In this video, students speak about the academic and cultural program, host families, and all the benefits of living in Moscow—the most vibrant and diverse city in Russia.
The Russian Department at Dickinson combines intensive language training at all levels with a wide variety of courses in literature, poetry, philosophy, culture, and translation. The curriculum is designed to prepare students to meet contemporary challenges in any profession while preserving the traditional emphasis on language and literature. A Russian major or minor is often paired with international studies, history, international business, environmental science, security studies, and other foreign languages.
What makes Dickinson's program stand out?
- Small classes offer individualized attention from professors and foster a strong sense of community.
- Dedicated and innovative faculty have lived and taught across the globe.
- One of few liberal-arts colleges that maintains its own study-abroad program in Russia. Students typically spend one or two semesters in Moscow, where their education is tailored to their needs and interests.
- A rich selection of academic and cultural programming, from workshops with poets and artists to cooking classes and museum trips.
- Alumni have successful careers in business, government, law, science, the art world, and academia.
- The Russian House: an on-campus residence hall that encourages community, immersion, and collaboration among students of all levels.
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If it is an adolescent prank, authorities say it is starting to get old.
For the fourth time in recent months, Buffalo police have responded to explosions involving bottle bombs.
The latest incident occurred just before 12:30 p.m. Monday when two bottle bombs detonated in the parking lot of the Dollar General store at Bailey and Westminster avenues.
No injuries or damage were reported, according to police spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge.
And again, police are asking the public for assistance in trying to catch the culprits, who police believe are teenage vandals.
Two weeks ago, a juvenile was arrested for throwing a bottle bomb at a store on Comstock Avenue in the Bailey-Kensington neighborhood.
On April 29, city police and Canisius College public safety officers investigated an incident on Meech Street where a bottle bomb exploded but did not cause any damage. On April 14, two such explosive devices on Hughes Avenue reportedly caused property damage to a house.
"We take these incidents very seriously, and if in fact they are being done by kids who think these are pranks, it could be a very serious situation resulting in criminal charges," Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said Monday.
Authorities have said that anyone who comes upon the devices should stay clear of them and call 911 immediately. Those who might have leads are asked to call or text the police confidential TIPCALL Line at 847-2255 or e-mail the department at www.bpdny.org.
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Law School Admissions / GPA Question« on: August 11, 2010, 03:07:43 PM »
I am trying to get into law school from the University of Texas which many regard to be a public ivy. Doing some research I saw that institutions that offer an A+ (4.33) have those counted into their overall LSAC GPA though the cap is set at a 4.0. Unfortunately, the University of Texas does not offer an A+ just an A (4.0) and an A- (3.67). So I have that working against me at the moment in terms of other institutions offering an A+ and mine not. However, I see that those Universities that offer the A+ have an unusually high average GPA upon graduation. For instance, the average GPA for someone graduating from Harvard (my target school) is a 3.48. The average GPA at UT is a 3.02. My question alas, are comparative GPA's to your institution more important or the cumlative one given by the LSAC. I'm sure the latter is more important but are the abstract data considered?


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Internal Medicine: Geriatric Medicine: Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center | Investigative Medicine Program
School of Public Health: Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research
Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
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Dr. Thomas Gill is Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Investigative Medicine and the Humana Foundation Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Yale University. He received his research training in clinical epidemiology as a Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Clinical Scholar at Yale, and he joined the faculty in 1994 after completing an additional year as a geriatrics fellow. Dr. Gill is a leading authority on the epidemiology and prevention of disability among older persons and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Award, the RWJ Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award, the 2001 Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award from the American Geriatrics Society, the Ewald W. Busse Research Award in the Biomedical Sciences, and the 2012 Joseph T. Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Gill holds several leadership positions at Yale, including Director of the Program on Aging and Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Director of the Center on Disability and Disabling Disorders, and Director of an NIA-funded postdoctoral training program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related Research. Dr. Gill's research and mentoring program is currently supported by an NIA Leadership Award and an NIA-funded R01, and he is a multiple PI for STRIDE, the largest fall injury prevention trial to date. His research accomplishments have been recognized through receipt of a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health and election to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and Association of American Physicians.
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Academic Leadership AwardNational Institute on Aging (2013)
Joseph T. Freeman AwardGerontological Society of America (2012)
Election to American Association of Physicians (2010)
Ewald W. Busse Research Award in the Biomedical Sciences (2009)
Election to Interurban Clinical Club (2008)
NIH MERIT Award (2005)
Election to American Society of Clinical Investigation (2005)
Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation AwardAmerican Geriatrics Society (2001)
Professional Service
Beeson Career Development Award Program (2013 - Present) Chair, Advisory Committee
Yale School of Medicine (2010 - 2013) Member, Senior Appointments and Promotions Committee
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When you're flying with young children, you can skip the queues and go straight to our separate family check-in desks.
We also make sure families with young children board first, so you can enjoy more time to get your children settled on the plane.
We're there every step of the way to give you extra comforts on your journey with your children. You can find out about how we make sure little ones stay entertained on Emirates flights on our Young Flyers page.
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When you fly with babies or infants, you can carry extra checked baggage, more hand luggage, and if there's space available, one fully collapsible stroller, carry cot or car seat.
When you're flying from Dubai International airport with an infant, use one of our complimentary baby strollers to help you travel through the airport. We have twin strollers available too.
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards called 2011 "the most difficult year in our history." With yesterday's announcement that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is ending its grants to the organization, 2012 isn't looking too good for the organization, either.
Komen had provided more than $600,000 to Planned Parenthood last year for breast exams and breast-cancer education. And while pro-life groups are cheering the move, they have their sights set on a much bigger target: the hundreds of millions of dollars Planned Parenthood receives in government funding. Building on successful defunding efforts in 2011, pro-life groups aim to keep more taxpayer dollars out of the hands of the nation's largest abortion provider.
The $1 billion-a-year organization said in its most recent annual report that it performed 329,445 abortions in 2010. $487 million, 46 percent of its revenue, came from government health service grants and reimbursements. The organization cannot legally use taxpayer dollars for an abortion. But, pro-life activists allege, the agency does not segregate funds as it should, effectively resulting in taxpayer support for abortion.
Employee scandals, government deficits, and budget-cutting lawmakers have provided a rare opportunity for pro-life groups to advocate for defunding Planned Parenthood. This year, pro-life leaders believe the House of Representatives will vote as it did last year to remove federal funding. (The measure failed in the Senate in 2011.) At the state level, Planned Parenthood has lost about $80 million in government funds in the past year, triggering budget cuts and clinic closures.
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Pangkor Island / Pulau Pangkor
Situated just off the west coast of Perak in Peninsular Malaysia
is one of the most enchanting islands you'll ever come across. Pangkor
has for centuries enthralled visitors with her charming beauty.
In days of old, she was the refuge of seamen who sailed through
the Straits of Malacca. Pangkor's many idyllic bays made it the
perfect stopover. Pirates, adventurers, merchants and soldiers of
fortune sought the peace and tranquility she had to offer.
In stark contrast to malaysia's fast-paced progress, Pangkor remains
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Remembering Pangkor's past...
For centuries, Pangkor has been a welcome stopover for weary
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to conquer your heart.
Pangkor today is a thriving tourist destination that somehow does
not reflect her turbulent past. Visitors will be charmed by the
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39% of Americans believe the US economy has now entered "permanent decline" according to a new poll from CBS and NYT. That particular stat was tweeted out by CBS' Mark Knoller.
Some other stats, via NYT:
- Obama's approval is down to 47%.
- Disapproval is at 44%.
- 63% of the country believe it is headed in the wrong direction.
- Just 28% believe it is headed din the right direction.
- 2/3 of GOP voters are not enthusiastic about any candidate.
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BOGOTA, Colombia — President Juan Manuel Santos has promised decisive retaliation after Colombia's main rebel band killed 19 soldiers in a single day in the biggest blow to the military since peace talks began in November.
Santos traveled on Sunday to Arauca state on the Venezuelan border, where 15 members of an army battalion that guards oil facilities were killed in an ambush Saturday.
The other four soldiers killed in combat Saturday died in the town of Doncello in the southern state of Caqueta, a traditional stronghold of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
The attacks fell on Colombia's independence day.
The rebels, known by their Spanish initials FARC, had sought a cease-fire when peace talks launched in Havana in November but Santos refused. From 1999 to 2002, the government granted the FARC a Switzerland-sized safe haven in the country's south for peace talks that failed.
In his visit to Arauca, Santos ordered the military high command to put "the entire machinery'" of war into motion against the FARC.
"Just as we have extended our hand and are in negotiations, so do we have a big stick. We have decisive military force and will apply it," he said.
The FARC have been badly battered militarily in recent years and analysts say chances of ending its nearly half-century-old insurgency have never been better.
Both sides say they have reached a preliminary agreement on land reform. But they also say nothing is settled until everything on the six-point agenda is agreed upon.


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Just a quick note to you let everybody know that the videos from 2011 Honeynet Project Security Workshop has been posted. The slides can be obtained at the same location.
Tillmann Werner from the Giraffe Honeynet Project chapter just released the first version of "streams", a tool for browsing, mining and processing TCP streams in pcap files. If you ever needed to process large pcap files on a session level, you will love this tool. Have a look at the README to get an impression of its
The README contains some sample output and tool description. Read more »
The Honeynet Project has been all over the media again lately, mostly due to our visualization research. Read more »
Just a reminder, there is still time to register for The 2011 Honeynet Project Security Workshop.
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Not all of you might know it, but The Honeynet Project is well-represented on social media. Apart from this blog, we have: Read more »
The plot? As usual:
A Linux server was possibly compromised and a forensic analysis is required in order to understand what really happened. Hard disk dumps and memory snapshots of the machine are provided in order to solve the challenge.
Are you up to the challenge? All details are here
Here are the questions that need your answers:
What service and what account triggered the alert? (1pt)
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The following are the Top 5 popular blog posts from The Honeynet Project blog this month. Read more »
Here is another tool release from The Honeynet Project: Cuckoo Box by Claudio Guarnieri. Cuckoo is a binary analysis sandbox, designed and developed with the general purpose of automating the analysis of malware. Read more about the tool here, grab the tool here – but please read detailed setup guide here (make sure to read it!). BTW, this tool is really well-documented, so make use of it before deploying it. Read more »
Here is another new release from the Project: a release of a new tool called PhoneyC, a virtual client honeypot.
PhoneyC is a virtual client honeypot, meaning it is not a real application (that can be compromised by attackers and then monitored for analysis of attacker behavior), but rather an emulated client, implemented in Python. The main thing it does is scour web pages looking for those that attack the browser. Read more »
It is with great pleasure I announce the first-ever Honeynet Project Public Conference, held alongside with the traditional Honeynet Project Annual Workshop. The event will be held on March 21, 2011 in Paris. For those who just want to register now, go here.
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On Sunday, October 7, 1962, the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees played Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The pitching matchup was Billy Pierce (16-6, 3.49) against Bill Stafford (14-9, 3.67).
For the 35-year old Pierce, this was a long awaited opportunity to start a World Series game. In the 1959 Series, Chicago White Sox manager Al Lopez had limited his long-time ace to relief appearances. By contrast, Stafford, just 23 years old, had started and won Game 3 of the 1961 Series.
Pierce was coming off of a brilliant performance in the playoff series against the Dodgers. He won the first game on a three hit shutout and then saved the decisive Game 3 by setting the Dodgers down one-two-three in the ninth inning.
In this Game 3, Pierce continued his all but unhittable ways. Through six innings, New York could muster only two hits and no runs. But Stafford had been just as tough, limiting San Francisco to one hit and a pair of walks.
Stafford continued to baffle the Giants in the seventh inning, setting them down in order without a ball leaving the infield. But it all came apart for Pierce and the Giants in bottom of the inning.
The first three Yankee batters – Tom Tresh, Mickey Mantle, and Roger Maris – singled. Both Tresh and Mantle scored on Maris' hit, thanks to error by Willie Mc Covey in right field. Maris took second on the error.
That was it for Pierce. With three right-handed hitters in a row due up, Don Larsen, a right-hander, replaced the tiring southpaw.
Larsen retired Elston Howard on a fly ball to deep center field, but Maris tagged up and made it to third base. Larsen then plunked his former teammate Bill Skowron. This set up the double play with one out and Larsen induced a ground ball to shortstop from Clete Boyer. However, Boyer beat the relay throw from second base, allowing Maris to score an run. New York 3, San Francisco 0.
Pagan singled to lead off the eighth inning. However, Stafford retired the Alou Brothers and Chuck Hiller to keep the score at 3-0, and so it remained heading into the ninth.
Three outs from defeat, the Giants finally broke through against Stafford. Willie Mays led off with a double. Stafford then retired McCovey and Orlando Cepeda (like Mays, both future Hall of Famers). But Ed Bailey homered to make it 3-2. That brought the dangerous Jim Davenport to the plate. With the bases clear and two out, Yankee manager Ralph Houk elected to stay with Stafford, who still had allowed only four hits. Jim Davenport flied out to end the game.
Up 2 games to 1, and with the great Whitey Ford set to pitch on Monday, the Yankees now clearly held the upper hand.


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Two good things to know during Shark Week:
First, sharks aren't on the prowl for us — they much prefer traditional meals, such as seal.
And second, if they mistake us for a seal and try to chow down, there's a good chance they won't like us.
"In certain cases, people have been — for lack of a better term — spit out," explained Jim Gartland, fisheries scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Gloucester Point. "We don't have enough blubber. We're too bony.
"They've evolved to be efficient predators, and that's just what they are," he added. "But in terms of ruthless killing machines, out there killing people,...


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What is Compost?
Compost is: "a mixture of decaying vegetation (and/or manure) used as a fertilizer." There are a number of ways to compost, from creating a tidy pile of kitchen scraps and other useful ingredients in your garden and giving it time to season -- with a little help from you -- to buying a composting bin or drum to make compost prep a stand up job. You can also compost indoors using worms. (This is actually way more fun than it sounds.)
Here's a simple comparison: You know you need the right ingredients to make biscuits. Forget the baking powder, and you end up with crackers. Work the dough too much, and the biscuits won't be flaky -- you get the idea. Once you know a few important rules, you're good to go. Making compost is like that too.
Grab Some Kitchen Scraps and Start Composting
If you've been afraid to set up a composting station on your property, I'm here to encourage you to give it a try. Make this year the year you start turning kitchen scraps into fertilizer for your vegetables and flowers. If you're a garden lover, there's a wonderful kind of symmetry to it you'll appreciate. Start small by reading up on composting. It won't take long, and it's a transformative story with drama, heat and a few dirty moments. You'll love it.
- Compost Truth or Consequences Video - I like this two part 15 minute video because it offers all the basics, including easy to understand troubleshooting techniques. It was developed as a teaching tool by Cornell University. It also comes with a handy free PDF booklet. Take a look. It will demystify composting.
- Composting Frequently Asked Questions - After you watch the video, you'll probably have questions. Cornell University's composting FAQ page will answer a few of them. It sidesteps the chemical jargon, so it's an easy read:
- 80-Plus Items You Can Compost - Here's the list of 80 things you can put in your compost pile from the folks at Networx. To keep your pile pristine, print out the list and keep it on your fridge. It'll help you avoid mistakes like throwing meat scraps on the pile. (That's a big no-no.)
- How to Start a Vermicomposting Bin - This is my blog about worm composting. I wrote it before vermicomposting really caught on, so it describes the process as well as a DIY approach to starting your own little worm farm in the garage. Nowadays you can find lots of kits that will get you started faster, so lose the drill and grab your credit card:
- Cornell Waste Management Institute - Composting - If you want more information about composting, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's site will direct you to a list of comprehensive resources on the subject. This is one recommended site. It'll teach you more than you probably want to know about the science of composting and its attendant benefits.
Environmental Protection Agency. "Composting." 11/15/11. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm
"Black Gold" and Jed Clampett are references to the television series: The Beverly Hillbillies that ran on the CBS network (1962 to 1971).
Compost: Truth or Consequences. 1998. Video produced by Photosynthesis Productions, Inc. and Cornell Waste Management Institute. Distributed by Bullfrog Films, P.O. Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 610-779-8226


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Shantanu Narayen
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Preserving the status quo is not a winning strategy. As Adobe CEO, this core belief drove Shantanu and his leadership team's successful transformation of Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing category. He is passionate about building and empowering teams to drive product innovation and scale Adobe's business globally, while advancing the company as a respected global brand and corporate citizen. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Shantanu has an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering, a master's degree in computer science, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He is a board member of Pfizer, and Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and was named one of the world's best CEOs by Barron's magazine in 2016 and 2017.
If Shantanu were not at Adobe, he would be a professional golfer.
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Shantanu Talks Experience Business at TiECon
At TiEcon, Shantanu Narayen took the stage to share his perspective on enterprise disruption and the dawn of the Experience Era. Dubbed the world's largest conference for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, the event drew roughly 5,000 attendees to Silicon Valley to share ideas, inspiration and talk hot tech trends.


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Cosmetic: 6
Has scratches and wear on outer body. But none of the cosmetic imperfections affect the over-all lens performance. No dents or damage to the lens body that affect performance. The focus is a little stiff, but nothing a tune up and grease won't fix. The front focus gear does need to be lubed, greased and the front element could be dialed in with a focus chart for sharper image. But the lens functions properly.
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Has a scratch on the front element and cleaning marks on the rear element. It also has wear on the inner housing that gives veiling when hit with direct beam of light. I don't have all of the equipment or time to tune up this lens but I can send tests shots if requested.
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LONG BEACH – While the Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing new state education standards in the coming year, many other area school districts are at various stages of launching the initiative by 2014.
In the Long Beach Unified School District, administrators have formed a special task force to help teachers and school principals prepare for Common Core State Standards.
Deputy Superintendent Christine Dominguez said the state's third largest school district is working to phase in Common Core over a three-year period. The district started the process in the 2011-2012 school year with extensive training and preparation for teachers in areas including math, language arts and special education.
Dominguez said the new standards call for a shift in the way teachers teach. As part of the Common Core, teachers will delve deeper into subjects and encourage critical thinking. Students will write narrative essays and learn how to construct arguments. Reading lessons, writing assignments and math problems will be more demanding across grade levels.
"They'll be major changes in the way instruction is delivered," she said.
"The focus is to prepare students for college and teach them how to apply their skills in a real-world setting."
For the 2012-2013 school year, the district will begin incorporating components of the Common Core. As part of the process, the coming school year will see a greater focus on English-language arts and math skills.
Teachers will start to reduce the number of instructions based on the California standards in favor of more in-depth instructions on newer standards.
Tests will have more essay-style questions and fewer multiple choice questions.
The district expects to have the new standards implemented by the end of the 2013-2014 school year, Dominguez said.
The plan differs from Los Angeles Unified, which has chosen to phase in Common Core by grade, starting with kindergarten, first, sixth and ninth grades.
The LBUSD, along with Los Angeles Unified and 13 other urban school districts in the country, is participating in a Common Core pilot program led by the Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based educational and policy studies organization. Under the pilot program, urban school districts work together to support and implement Common Core.
LBUSD Curriculum Director Pamela Seki said the program has been key in helping the district implement the new standards.
"It's been a very rich development opportunity for us because some of the districts on the East Coast are a year ahead and we've been able to learn from their experiences," she said.
The LBUSD is now working with surrounding school districts in Paramount, Bellflower, Santa Ana and Garden Grove to serve as a model program, she added.
While LBUSD educators say they're looking forward to the changes, the transition will no doubt face challenges.
Dominguez said one of the biggest challenges is technology. As part of the standards, students will be required to use computers and tablets for test-taking and other activities. Dominguez said cash-strapped school districts, like the LBUSD, will have difficulty finding funding for the new technology.
"It will be a roadblock for students in a lot of states," she said.
Nonetheless, Dominguez said she believes the changes will benefit all students in the district.
"I find where we're going to be very exciting," she said. "I think our kids are ready for the transition. It's going to be a challenge, but it's exactly what our kids need to prepare for college and go out in the workplace."
Dominguez said the school district next year will use a communication outreach campaign to help parents understand the new system.
In the meantime, educators have a few tips for parents to help their children prepare.
Seki said parents should encourage their children to read a more balanced selection books, including nonfiction books on science, history and other informational topics. Parents are encouraged to help their young children learn basic math skills, since children will begin learning math at a younger age.
"Encourage the child to stick with something that's difficult and praise the child when they've been persistent and solved the problem," she said.
"Common Core is focused on critical thinking, and that's something we need to model and support at home as well."
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Trustees Face Hard Choices in the Face of Massive Budget Cuts
Note: the following e-mail was sent on 7/22/09 to all faculty and staff.
Dear Faculty and Staff:
Following is an update from the Chancellor's Office on yesterday's meeting of the Board of Trustees, which we have been asked to share with you.
--Robert A. Corrigan, president
Trustees Face Hard Choices in the Face of Massive Budget Cuts
The CSU Board of Trustees finalized a plan to manage a $584 million budget deficit that includes furloughs for employees, a fee increase for students, and enrollment reductions for the next two years.
The budget deficit, the largest in the CSU's history, is the result of the state's reduced support to the CSU in the face of California's $26.3 billion budget gap. Gov. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reached agreement on closing the gap late Monday with the legislature expected to vote on the budget plan Thursday.
The CSU for the past several months has examined every option to deal with the budget deficit as no single solution will solve it. Aiming for a balanced approach that attempts to serve as many students as possible and preserve as many jobs as possible, the trustees approved a four-pronged plan that includes the following:
Student Fee Increase:
Fees will increase $672 for full-time undergraduate students and $828 for graduate students in fall 2009. There will also be a $990 tuition increase for full-time non-resident students. CSU undergraduate students will pay approximately $4,827 per year (which includes an average campus fee of $801), the lowest fee among comparable institutions.
One-third of the fee increase will be set aside for financial aid. This set-aside, as well as increases in financial aid included in the federal stimulus package, is expected to fully cover the fee increase for 187,000 of CSU's 450,000 total students. The CSU also expects to receive an additional $81million in Pell Grant awards for its neediest students. The CSU is the largest recipient of Pell awards in the country with more than 120,000 students receiving grants. In addition, federal tax credits, increased work study and student loan improvements will also offset the fee increase for many students. Including financial aid, families who make $75,000 or less will not pay any fees. Financial aid and federal tax credits will also be available for many other students, including those with family incomes of up to $180,000.
Student Enrollment Changes:
The CSU will reduce enrollment by 40,000 students over the next two years and has closed enrollment for winter and spring 2010 in attempt to enroll only as many students for which the state provides funding. In addition, to increase space for new students, the board also approved changes to state regulations that will preclude students from enrolling in courses once they have met all the necessary degree requirements by allowing campus presidents to confer their degree.
Employee Furloughs:
The board also approved changes to state regulations that will allow management and non-represented employees to be furloughed two days per month beginning August 1. Employee salaries and benefits make up 85 percent of the CSU's operating budget and the CSU has proposed to furlough all 47,000 of its employees (except public safety personnel) to reduce spending by $275 million and to preserve jobs.
The CSU is in the process of negotiating furloughs with several of its labor unions as their labor agreements do not include provisions for furloughs. The California State University Employees Union (CSUEU), representing 16,000 non-academic employees, and the United Physicians and Dentists (UPD), with 117 members, have ratified a furlough agreement. The California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents 23,000 employees, is polling its members on a furlough option with the results expected after July 22. The CSU is in the process of negotiating furloughs with the Academic Professionals of California (APC). The remaining unions have opted for layoffs per their contracts.
The CSU, since early June, has been attempting to negotiate furloughs with all of its unions for an August implementation. Accordingly, Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced a deadline of July 28 at 5 p.m. for those unions who have not reached a final agreement on furloughs so campuses have time to prepare for the new academic year which begins August 24.
Even after accounting for expenditure reductions from employee furloughs and revenue from the student fee increases, CSU campuses and the Chancellor's office will be asked to cut an additional $183 million from their 2009-10 budgets. The CSU has already implemented a number of cost cutting measures including a salary and hiring freeze and travel and purchasing restrictions.
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Creativity is a very important component of my life. And I wouldn't like it any other way. I enjoy toying with things, making unexpected changes and surprising my students with projects they may consider playful. However, as I am a teacher in a high school where students'age ranges between 15 to 20, I'm afraid creativity, role-play and projects don't allow my students to work harder on their grammar. Shouldn't I be worried if they make mistakes? kind regards, Doina


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Here is Byron York's take on the flap over the pro-William Pryor ad ("Catholics need not apply") that I discussed yesterday. Writing for National Review Online, York discusses both the politics of the ad and its merits.
As to the politics, York finds that the ad has, for the first time, placed the Senate Democrats on the defensive in the debate over judicial nominees. And the ad seems to be helping to mobilize Catholic voters. As I understand it, the ad was used primarily in Maine and Rhode Island. Perhaps it is no coincidence that Republican moderate Senators Snowe and Chafee, whose support for the Pryor nomination was in question, have now apparently indicated that they will back the nomination, thus enabling Republicans to vote the nomination out of committee without fear of being embarrassed by Republican defections on the Senate floor.
As to the merits, York is not very comfortable with the ad. He worries that "To turn the tables on Democrats, the GOP had to resort to the kind of interest-group-sensitivity attack they have condemned when Democrats used them against Bush nominees. For example, the GOP's accusations of Democratic anti-Catholicism are strikingly similar to oft-repeated Democratic charges that Republican nominees are 'insensitive' to issues of civil rights. The problem with such charges is that they are almost always phony. There is no more evidence that Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are anti-Catholic than there is evidence that Republican nominees are racists or judicial activists or religious zealots."
In my view, whether the ad's charges are "phony" depends on how one construes them. If the charge is that Senate Democrats oppose Pryor because he is a Catholic, then the charge is false. If the charge is that Senate Democrats oppose Pryor because he strongly holds views that are part of Catholic doctrine, then the charge is true. As York explains, the "headline" of the ad — "Catholics need not apply" — levels the former (false) charge. The body of the ad levels the latter (true) one. It states: "Some in the U.S. Senate are attacking Bill Pryor for having 'deeply held' Catholic beliefs to prevent him from becaoming a federal judge. Don't they know the Constitution expressly prohibits religious tests for public office?"
So, in my view, Republicans should continue to run these kinds of ads, but be more careful when they write the headlines. The bottom line is that Senate Democrats are imposing a litmus test that would exclude from the judiciary people who firmly believe in the tenets of Catholicism (as well as those of many other religions). By no means should Republicans let them off the hook for this.
HINDROCKET adds: I'm back from three steamy, 100-degree plus days in Dallas, where I was able to post a bit with a borrowed laptop. It's nice to come home to find Deacon sticking up for Catholics. Long-time readers are probably aware that I'm a Christian (middle of the road Lutheran), while Deacon and Trunk are both Jews. We are in that sense an ecumenical site; yet Deacon's defense of practicing, believing Catholics could be substituted for mine without missing a beat. And likewise, I think that my defenses of Judaism and the Israeli people could substitute, on any given day, for Deacon's or Trunk's. This ecumenicism is partly, I suppose, an artifact of friendship and our own idiosyncratic beliefs. But more broadly, I think it illustrates the fact that conservatism, as we understand it, provides a framework within which all religions that subscribe to the basic norms of a pluralistic world can flourish, and in which both the free-exercise portion of the First Amendment and the no-establishment portion of the same amendment–a crucial point–can flourish. It's not for nothing that they call our heritage Judeo-Christian.
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It's fugly. It's shiny silvery with holographic-like stars all over it. Yups. Also, all the girls have really similar features. See?
Aw...Abby=13-year-old PoBal minus the glasses!! Check that hair! Also, why is Mal wearing a fucking horse shirt? Isn't she always begging to be treated more adult? Well then, sweetheart, you might wanna lose the animal clothes until you're a middle-aged soccer mom, at least.
The incredibly unlikely (and mind-numbingly confusing) premise? Let me see if I have this straight...So, Dawn's dad has a friend from New York who needs his RV to be in Palo City [we interrupt this "plot" summary for a brief rant: when the fuck did Anaheim or wherever-real-city mutate into faked-out Palo City? Lame lame lame lame LAME!!!] instead of NY. Or something. So, he's cutting Dawn and Jeff's summer in Stoneybrook short so they can drive across country. Then Kristy tells Watson, and he decides that a cross-country ROAD TRIP!!!!!! would be the perfect Brewer family vacation. And, because he's a fucking moron, he offers to bring along any of Kristy's friends. [Do the other Brewer/Thomas kids ever get jealous that Kristy's friends always get to tag along? Oh, Sam and Charlie are staying home to work or something. Not terribly important.] Of course, the BSC plus all the 'rents and other childrens can't fit in one RV, so they divide up between the the two RVs. One will take the northern route, the other will take the southern. Then they'll all meet up in the PC. [Go ahead, start screaming the chorus to "California."] And there's a party. And everyone but the Schafers are flying back? Or something...
[This one's kinda hard to divide up...I'll do my best.]
So, the Schafer RV takes the northern route and carries Jack [that's Dawn's dad], Dawn, Jeff, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey and Kristy [don't ask]. They hit up Cleveland (an Indians game and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Chicago (Art Institute and Wrigley Field), Shaumberg, IL (a mall), Bloomington, MN (the Mall of America), South Dakota (the Badlands, Wall, Mammoth Site), Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Parks, "Buzzard Gulch--Idaho's Turn-of-the-Century Haunted Village, Lovingly Re-Created for Today's Visitor," Seattle (drama and a Mariners game) and San Francisco (drama at a Giants game & general touristy goodness). As for the group drama? They run out of gas in the Badlands and Mr. Schafer leaves them for hours while he goes to get gas.
The individual drama?
Kristy wants to see as many ballparks as possible. And she sees her dad on the Jumbotron! And she goes to find him. And cries in public.
Mary Anne meets up with her grandma from Iowa at the Mall of America ("You'd think they'd build the parking lot of America to go with the Mall of America!"). Oh, and Jack Schafer gets on her last nerve with his constant pokes (ooh, dirty) at her dad, Connecticut, everything.
Jeff goes rock climbing and rappelling.
Stacey gets all pissed at Claud cause she thinks she's reading her diary. [This story line is stupid and makes no sense.] And she's meeting this guy in Seattle with whom she's been exchanging letters. And they have a hard time meeting up, all slapsticky-like. But they finally get together and, well, get together. Sloppy makeouts, if ya dig...
Claudia finds a real Georgia O'Keefe sketch in an antique store.
Dawn I almost completely forgot about her...She wants to see a ghost town. And she's disappointed at first, but has a good time anyway. Or something. All I remember is that she annoyed the piss out of me.
In the Brewer/Thomas RV we have Watson and Elizabeth, Karen, Andrew, David Michael, Abby, Jessi and Mal. On their southerly route, they cruise Oakley, NJ (and have a down-home time with the extended Ramsey clan), Chincoteague & Assateague (which the Wik tells me is in (well, off the coast of) Virginia...and those stupid horse books are set there. (Apologies if you actually like them. I've never read them, but my only associations with them come from these little bitches.)), Graceland, Dalton, MS (home of the Dalton Plantation Museum, and the former plantation where Jessi's kin were, well, slaves.), Lester, OK (Watson's college buddy lives there), Ten Gallon, TX (for a rodeo), Zuni, NM (where they visit the school they helped rebuild after a fire, 'member?), Four Corners, the Grand Canyon and the San Diego Zoo [I now have the 6ths song "San Diego Zoo" stuck in my head. "How could I have ever left you?"]. The group drama? Rodeos make them all uncomfortable. Oh, and they get stuck in a tornado in Lester! Hiding out in the bathroom=FUN! They also keep running into an old couple traveling with their annoying granddaughter.
Broken down:
Karen needs to shut the fuck up. She is a manipulative little skank. And she wants to stand on the Four Corners and wave at Stoneybrook.
David Michael apparently doesn't realize that rodeos involve potentially hurting cows. So, he skeeves, and chickens out.
Abby accidentally (?) convinces the kids that Elvis is still alive. Oh, and she has all this heavy shit about her dead dad at the Grand Canyon, cause it was his favorite place, and they had to cancel their vacation to said canyon when he died.
Mal gets all weepy over horses. And is all nerves at the Ramseys' house.
Jessi briefly suspects that Mal is racist, and she visits her ancestral plantation and is horrified by how horrible slavery must have been.
Whew. Bullets, anyone? (No, not meant for your head! Bad reader!)
- Dawn has to bitch about how RVs are ecologically unsound. On the 3rd fucking page. And I'm already yelling, "Shut the fuck up!!!!"
- Apparently, the BSC will be slow enough for all seven of them to take off for two weeks.
- Dawn, quit ragging on Richard. So he's cautious! Give him a break. Also, I have a soft spot for men with that name, so step the fuck off.
- Coffee makes Dawn puke for months. Or something.
- Oh, yeah. I always forget that Dawn's maternal grandparents live in Stoneybrook. BECAUSE THEY'RE NEVER MENTIONED!!!
- Being in love in high school is a deep, dark secret. Okaaaaay.
- Did Dawn really help set up the We [heart] Kids Club? I thought she was in the 'Brook when it started. And they conduct meetings by a pool with a cell phone. Yeah. And are obsessed with health food. Yeah.
- In this book, Watson is a consultant that works from home. Is that always the case? I can't keep all this shit straight.
- Since this book was written in '97 (the year I graduated from high school), Claud's "outfits are put together from funky stuff she buys in thrift shops."
- "One of her favorite clothing colors is black. According to her, it sets off her blonde hair. Besides, she was born and raised in New York City, and she says native New Yorkers wear black all year long." Wow, I must be a native New Yorker. Who knew?
- Ooh, foreshadowing. Kristy's all jealous that Stacey's dad keeps in touch.
- Kristy describes Abby as wild. Funny, I just think she's annoying.
- How can Logan get working papers at 13? Or is he getting paid under the table? Or is his "busboy" job just a cover for running errands for a mob boss...
- Again, what 11-year-old wants to visit the plantation where her family were slaves?!?!?!?!? On vacation, at that. And doesn't expect it to be difficult or disturbing?
- Oh. You know ANM's retarded "allergy dialect" that Logan's brother has? It's even fucking worse for Abby. Damn, it sucks.
- I get it, Jessi's a dancer, so she makes lameass references to ballet in non-dance contexts. As in, "It feels as if my Big Mac and fries are doing a pas de deux up and down the walls of my stomach." LAME!
- "Okra. Fried chicken. Biscuits with lots of butter. How many times had I smelled those things as I walked up Grandma's front stoop?" Just in case you didn't realize that Jessi's entire family was black...soul food.
- Okay, Cleveland isn't really in the flat part of Ohio. Just sayin'.
- Stacey thinks basketball players look great in those shorts. Weren't they already really long and loose in '97? At least at the college & pro level? RNL, my basketball expert?
- What are "cheekbones for days?" Cause Stacey's distance-boy has them.
- My big rant: Okay, Stacey writes this to Ethan (a fellow NYer): "the Cleveland Indians lost to the Boston somethings..." BITCH DID NOT GROW UP IN NEW YORK AND NOT KNOW WHO THE RED SOX ARE!!!! I DON'T CARE IF SHE DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION TO SPORTS! SHE'S GOTTA KNOW WHO THE YANKEES ARE, AND IF YOU KNOW WHO THE YANKEES ARE, YOU KNOW WHO THE RED SOX ARE! TOURISTS VISITING NEW YORK FOR TWO FUCKING WEEKS KNOW WHO THE RED SOX ARE!!!! Seriously! What the fuck?
- Boring stuff about horses and wild ponies and shit. Oh, and the wild horses on Assateague (That makes me giggle. I'm so mature.) make Mal cry.
- Claud's disappointed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn't have anything about U4Me or Blaid.
- Aw, they didn't stop at the "Pitsberg stadium." Back then it would've been Three Rivers. One of my former roommates got to watch them implode the stadium from a press boat.
- Yes, Abby. Young Elvis was hot.
- Why doesn't anyone cut Karen off? Like, sit her down and tell her the truth that there are Elvis impersonators.
- Of all the restaurants in Chicago, they ate at the original Pizzeria Uno. And went shopping in Shaumberg.
- They all look really fucking crazy in all the illustrations.
- Damn! Grandma takes a dig at Jack Schafer.
- I can't even touch all the slavery stuff. So very faux-deep. And manipulative. And out of place.
- Electricity on a plantation? Seems kind of...suspect. I'm sure someone did their research, but it just doesn't sound right.
- Dawn knows some areas of L.A. that could be called the Badlands. Ha. Ha. Who's a comedienne now? And a dumb bitch?
- Jeff thinks "Girls are boring," but I think "crestfallen boys are boring."
- What kind of fuckhead doesn't get gas before heading into the Badlands?
- In general, Abby needs to shut the fuck up. She's like the annoying class clown that isn't getting any laughs, so she turns up the annoying. To 11.
- Watson went to Baylor. Is that ever mentioned elsewhere?
- Mal thought Jessi's experience at Dalton would make "a dramatic children's book." Dramatic? Okay...
- I fucking hate tornadoes.
- Dude, I need to buy a velvet painting of horses. And give it to someone as a gift, just to torture them.
- "What a way to go. In a twister. After all those generations. Surviving the plantation. Moving North..." That's what's going through Jessi's head during the tornado. Yeah.
- Oh, shit! The bear! The Schafer crew run into a bear while picnicking in Yellowstone! Bears are funny.
- Dawn's all pissed and disappointed and embarrassed by the cheesiness of the ghost town and throws herself a self-pity party. And, say it with me now, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!
- Speaking of shutting up...Karen.
- She knows that getting all teary and pouty will get her way. HATE!! She's a CBS sitcom wife-in-training.
- In Seattle, Mr. Schafer wants to shake Bill Gates's hand. That doesn't seem to fit with his easy-going, cool-dad persona.
- Haha, it's Seattle, so there are 50 million coffee places! And dumb bitch Stacey can't find the name of the place she's meetin' the boy! Hijinks!!! Wackiness!!! Ensuing!!!!
- In Stacey's fantasy, her boy has inner torment. That she cures with a "flash of blonde hair." I wonder if my hair can do that, too...
- Another fight, ended instantly with no real problem solving. Hoorah.
- Also, not gonna touch the heavy shit with Abby's grief.
- In the illustration, sad Abby is wearing socks with sandals.
- The gayest mustache in San Francisco is in the illustration of the Giants game. And Mary Anne's eyes are wigging me out. For reals. See?
- The only outfit in the book? "Claudia was examining Maggie's hair, which was light green; and her outfit, tight black leather and Spandex; and her pale, pale makeup." What's this punka doing hanging out with these hippie bitches anyway?
- Oh, and Jessi thinks she might be related to the grad student she met at the plantation. Cause it's likely.
Also, a picture of romance, awkward, kinda painful-looking romance...
Okay, y'all. I had an ulterior motive for doing a super special this week. I wanted to give you guys something big and exciting before dropping the bomb: I, too, am taking my summer vacation! I will be taking a few weeks off from the ole blog while I'm jaunting about. I should be back on July 9th. Not sure what book it'll be yet.
Also, for my LibraryLand readers, I will be attending the ALA Annual Conference in DC, so...If you're there, and you think you spot me, feel free to say hi. Of course, you may wind up inadvertently introducing yourself to random Tiff(any)s in the process. Which could be amusing. For me, at least. (I'm evil.)