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FLORENCE, S.C. - The Georgia Southwestern men's soccer team took fans on a roller coaster ride of emotions in its 7-3 Peach Belt Conference loss at Francis Marion University on Saturday evening. After scoring three times in under 12 minutes late in the second half to pull within 4-3, GSW surrendered three goals in six minutes down the stretch to suffer its 12th loss of the season.
GSW drops to 2-12-1 overall and 1-8 in the PBC. Francis Marion improves to 4-8-2 overall while picking up its first conference win (1-5-2) this fall.
The Hurricanes trailed 2-0 at the halftime break after allowing an own goal in the 10th minute and a score from Ryan Begg at the 23:50 mark.
FMU opened its advantage to 4-0 with goals in the 52nd and 59th minutes.
Moments later, GSW began its charge. Michael Corrigan began the rally with a goal at 62:57 off an assist from David McManus. McManus followed with a feed to Charlie Curran who buried a 40-yard blast into the netting at 66:41 to trim the Patriot lead to 4-2. KleesBatner Loembet-Makaya then took a pass from Corrigan and scored on a 14-yard shot from the right side to cut the margin to 4-3 at the 74:38 mark.
As quickly as the Hurricanes had made it a game again, the Patriots moved even faster to squash thoughts of a comeback with an onslaught of scores.
Tom Gillette struck the first blow in the 82nd minute with an unassisted score from 19 yards out. Robin Schittenhelm tacked on a goal less than four minutes later and the final tally came at the end of the 88th minute with Gillette's second goal of the night.
Francis Marion outshot Georgia Southwestern 17-14, and led 7-4 in corner kicks.
Cade Jones saved six for GSW. Logan Fisher stopped four for FMU.
Southwestern returns home to wrap up the 2012 season with a pair of non-conference matches at Hurricane Field. GSW hosts Talladega College on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
The Fourth Annual "Couch Potato Challenge" is taking place at Wednesday's match. A $100 gift certificate to 2Duke's Bar-B-Que will be presented to the best couch potato setup. Read more about the event by clicking here.


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If Gault, Buttermilk Creek and Brushy Creek hold up under scrutiny then that will be 4 preClovis sites within a 20 mile radius.
Sure do. And each also has spring-fed creeks, plenty of small to large sized game, abundant nuts and berries, fish/ turtles/ shellfish, plentiful wood resources, and a temperate climate. Also, each is within a day's walk of the others. So, assuming they were inhabited at the same time, there were other clans with which to intermarry.
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For just $80 off-contract, you might be able to look past the ZTE Sonata 4G's chunky design, so-so screen quality, and underwhelming camera. Overall, the unassuming Android phone -- sold on AT&T's prepaid Aio Wireless network -- gives you decent value when you consider its strong 4G network speeds and reliable call performance.
Still, a little more money can pocket you a better phone, like Aio's Motorola Moto G for $149.99. And, if you can't budge from the $80 mark, but can change carriers, we'd still take MetroPCS' LG Optimus F6 with LTE any day.
Though compact in size (4.9 inches tall and 2.56 inches wide), the Sonata 4G sports an unflattering and thick 0.45-inch profile that renders it a snug fit in jean pockets. In addition, though the smooth white battery door looks chic, it makes the device quite slippery in the hand.
The left edge houses a volume rocker and a microSD card slot for up to 32GB of expandable memory. Up top you'll find a 3.5mm headphone jack and a sleep/power button. Finally, the Micro-USB port for charging is located on the bottom edge.
On the back is a 5-megapixel camera with flash and there's a small slit for the audio speaker to the left. You can take off the battery door using a small opening at the bottom, and access the removable 1,785mAh battery and SIM card slot.
As for the 4-inch display, it has a 480x800-pixel resolution. This isn't very high at all, indeed, the menu icons look can look grainy, and you can see notable color-banding with the default wallpapers. Furthermore, the touch screen has a narrow viewing angle. Tilt it slightly to the left or right and the display will wash away. And while its brightness is fine indoors, the screen is difficult to look at in direct sunlight. Below the display are three hot keys that light up white when in use for back, home, and menu.
Software features
The phone runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and as such contains several Google apps: Chrome, Gmail, Plus, Hangouts, Maps, YouTube, and access to the Play Store's Books, Games, Movies & TV, Music, and Newsstand portals.
Other apps include Facebook and Twitter, an alarm clock, native browser and e-mail clients, a calculator, a calendar, a news and weather app, a notepad, a sound recorder, a timer, and a voice dialer.
Users will also get TouchPal X, an optional keyboard and text inserting function you can activate, and the mobile office suite, Kingsoft Office. Finally, additional features include 4GB of internal memory, Bluetooth 3.0, and 1GB of RAM.
Camera and video
The 5-megapixel camera's photo quality was middling, and showed a notable amount of blurriness. Objects in photos lacked focus and edges were ill-defined. You can also see some digital noise, especially in dimly lit areas, and graininess. Colors also came off a bit muted and washed-out. For more on the camera quality, check out some test shots below, and be sure to click on the pictures for their full resolutions.
Features include touch and autofocus, a 4x digital zoom, flash, five white-balance options, five ISO levels (from 100 to 1600), geotagging, compositional grid lines, and three photo qualities. It can shoot in five photo sizes (from 640x480 to 2,592x1,944 pixels) and has three photo filters, three antibanding options, rapid capture and panorama shooting modes, a timer, and separate meters to adjust for exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.


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Apple's LED Cinema Display: the review
The LED Cinema Display in summary
Deciding what to rate Apple's latest display has been particularly difficult precisely because its value is entirely dependent on your choice of hardware and your lifestyle.
As an external display for a MacBook, or for most users of future desktop Macs, the display is excellent. It produces a vivid picture and could easily be called a lifesaver for Mac portable owners tired of tripping over AC adapters or plugging in several cables each time they revisit their desks. Apple's design is quick to set up and easy to use.
But for everyone else, the situation quickly complicates itself. In the time-honored tradition of next-generation Apple hardware, the LED Cinema Display alienates not just older Macs but even systems that technically handle DisplayPort but haven't used Apple's format. It's entirely likely that at least this 24-inch model won't leave the store without a MacBook following at the same time. That's no doubt what Apple would like, but it also sacrifices sales to users of any platform who might be in between system upgrades.
And of course, certain professionals or especially demanding home users simply won't want the display at all due to the gloss. Again, it's not terrible, but to exclude a significant portion of Apple's bread-and-butter pro market from considering an ideally-sized display is effectively throwing money away. Even if a future 30-inch display goes with a matte cover, those prospective buyers aren't likely to be upsold to the bigger offering —they'll buy elsewhere instead.
There's also the matter of priorities. A Cinema Display with speakers, a webcam and MagSafe isn't necessarily what people want. Without having a component pricing chart, it's impossible to say just how much Apple could have saved by stripping these features. However, in a fiercely competitive market for computer displays, dropping the price to $799 could potentially have picked up owners who wanted the least expensive color-accurate display possible.
As such, AppleInsider's rating shouldn't be used as an absolute gauge of quality, but rather a median point to help you know what to expect. If you're Apple's target user, you'll probably love it and may well rate it half a star higher or more. If you don't need the extras or you don't like the tradeoffs, the display could be strictly average or mediocre. It also won't appeal to buyers who are willing to exchange some image quality for a lower price tag.
From a purely technical standpoint, we like it. The picture is vivid, the sound is great for the class, and the design is both eye-catching and at times handy. We just hope that more Macs and Windows PCs can recognize Mini DisplayPort and that Apple doesn't end up sacrificing a large chunk of its display sales to high-end customers in the name of those few mainstream buyers who can spend the money Apple would like.
Rating 3.5 out of 5
Good image quality at or near 24-inch iMac level
LED backlight is green and instant-on
Strong built-in sound
iSight is handy for video chats
Built-in MagSafe charging for MacBooks
Easily rotated/pivoted design
No external power brick
Glossy display will scare away some (not all) buyers
Mini DisplayPort currently a MacBook-only standard
Expensive for those who don't need the audio, video or power features
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I am having difficulty solving this problem:
The perimeter of a right triangle is 18 inches. If the midpoints of three sides are joined by line segments they form another triangle . What is the perimeter of this new triangle ? (Ans: 9 inches) .
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Compassing, The Movie (and Interview)
Cyrus Sutton (Korduroy.tv) has released Compassing. A travel diary through Baja and Mainland Mexico based around the relationship he has with the natural environment and his continued reaction to dumping the rat race in search of some kind of fulfilment.
Second to surfing itself, this two month wend and bend provides a timely reminder to get off the computer and start doing. Stop watching. Even if it is flat get out in the sea and swim for the horizon, it'll make you feel whole bunch better. Also featuring Kepa Acero and Rob Machado, Compassing is now available for download or you can watch screenings taking place across the world. We caught up Cyrus to delve behind the scenes.
Tell us a bit about your new project Compassing? Where did you go? Who did you travel with?
Compassing is a film I made for Reef's Just Passing Through series. I've always wanted to take a trip down to mainland Mexico and just spend a lot of time in some of the heavier beach breaks down there. So the film is just about spending a little over two months in my van driving around down there.
Was there a fixed plan when you set off? Did you propose the idea or was it a Reef thing?
Reef asked me to make a film about travel. I haven't been able to spend much time in one place with all I have going on, so it was a goal to get away and surf good waves for a while. Just sit on the beach and watch the tides change and see swells come and go you know? So I proposed taking a road trip with my van and Reef supported the idea. Not a bad gig!
What do you hope to achieve when making a surf flick? Do you have a specific audience in mind? Or a rationale when you are creating it?
I always just try to approach things in a way that people can relate to. I'm 30 now and have spent the majority of my last 10 years behind a desk dreaming of getting tubed. I think a lot of surfing these days features guys who've been bred to perform at a level that most of us can't relate to. Personally, it's hard for me to get super excited watching 200 technical aerial moments. Maybe I'm an old man now but I just get excited by clean waves and good stories.
How do you come up with ideas for a new project?
I have a ton of ideas, but at this point I just do things that are practical for whatever's being asked. My bucket of thoughts morph into whatever project presents itself. Filmmaking used to be very personal for me, I've made over 300 shorts and four features about surfing and a lot of those were exactly what I wanted to do. Now I just enjoy the collaboration aspect of projects as much as trying to actualize something that purely came from my head.
What do you love/hate about travelling in Mexico?
When you drive down there, the living is very slow and peaceful but at the same time life and death surround you. There's a lot of heavy stuff you don't see in California or Western Europe. It makes me feel alive. On the other hand it definitely tests your patience, disorder and chaos are a part of daily life and it can be frustrating.
Hablas Español?
Not as well as I should!
Where would you like to go for your next "two months off"?
Home. I'm writing this jet-lagged in a Basque Hotel at 3am, so just getting back to my routine sounds pretty good right now.
Do you sometimes feel that filming can get in the way of a good surf adventure?
Yeah for sure. I was down there doing what I wanted but I also knew that I had 3 weeks after I returned home to deliver a finished film and tour it around the world.
How has the internet altered the way you approach a project?
It's mostly the same just the time is condensed because our attention spans on the web are so much smaller than in a theatre.
How has the funding model changed over the past years?
Well my first film (Riding Waves, 2003) made a good amount of money directly from the viewers. Now everybody can make a surf film and we don't expect to pay for our entertainment. In order to continue to do what I love I've connected with companies I like to back my projects. It's nice because I've created my own voice so I don't have any pressure to conform in a way that hinders what I want to do. In the end I just get the tools to continue to make work in a professional way.
Do you stay in contact with your site or cross your fingers and hope for the best when you are away?
I set a plan with the Korduroy team before I left. I'm pretty surprised with how organised we've gotten after years of throwing stuff together at the last minute. I can't take credit for that though, I work with an amazing crew.
So you're going to be guest editor of Magicseaweed sometime in the future...
Yeah! I saw what you guys did with Spencer. It's a great concept and I think we'll have some fun with it.


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I don't like to admit it, but vegetable side dishes sometimes get short shrift when it comes to my meal planning. I'll often get so involved with making an entree that come dinner time, I'll quickly steam up some greens or just forgo them altogether. Not that anything is wrong with steamed broccoli or spinach, but sometimes they get, well, monotonous.
Lately, I've found myself trying to come up with a new vegetable side for Southeast Asian entrees such as Vietnamese Clay Pot Chicken and Coconut Chicken Adobo. I'm used to steaming or just stir-frying bok choy with a bit of soy sauce or fish sauce, but decided earlier this week to make a fragrant coconut-y version with coconut milk and toasted coconut flakes. It came out so well the first time I made a few other adjustments such as adding sesame oil and sesame seeds.
It's a very simple side that looks impressive on the dinner table too. The aromas of coconut and sesame blend really well together, and the sauce is delicious on its own or poured over noodles or rice. In fact, with the leftovers, I made an impromptu noodle soup for a quick lunch by reheating the bok choy and coconut sauce, pouring it over boiled noodles, and adding a bit more salt and pepper.
And if you're looking for an entree to go with the bok choy, be sure to check out the Vietnamese, Thai, and Filipino dishes in the Recipe Index!
Coconut Bok Choy Stir-Fry
Serves 4
- 2 tablespoons coconut flakes
- 2 pounds baby bok choy, hard ends trimmed (should have about 1 1/2 lbs after trimming)
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
- In a dry skillet, toast the coconut flakes over medium heat until they start to turn golden around the edges but are not yet brown, about 30 to 60 seconds. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In a wok or large skillet, heat the peanut oil over medium-high heat. Add the bok choy and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until slightly wilted. (If you're using larger baby bok choy, tongs may be easier than a spatula.) Add the coconut milk and simmer for another 2 minutes, until the bok choy is mostly tender but the stems still have some crunch. Add the sesame oil. Adjust the flavor with salt and pepper if needed.
- With tongs, carefully transfer the bok choy to a serving dish and ladle the coconut sauce over the bok choy. Sprinkle the white sesame seeds and toasted coconut flakes on top and serve.


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Thomas the Think Engine takes on an economic analysis of food trends and the growth in American barbecue in Melbourne, and it's really quite wrong.
The whole city is suddenly buzzing with American cuisine – and just a few short years ago, that would have seemed like an oxymoron.
The reason is one restaurateurs almost grasp.
"Alabama-born, Dallas-raised Jeremy Sutphin, chef at Le Bon Ton, attributes it to adventure and awareness. "I've been here eight years and the palates are searching for something different – and people are becoming more aware." "
He's right about that awareness. Australia's knowledge of America is now a lot deeper and wider – we've now been to America enough that we've ventured beyond LA and New York.
He draws a link between travel to different countries and the perception of increased interest in their food. The problem is that the food trends that get written about in the Australian food press from Broadsheet to Epicure bear absolutely no relationship to how the vast majority of Australians eat in restaurants. They bear something of a relationship to how a minority of inner city urbanites eat in the short term, but even then, they're a terrible guide. Claire from Melbourne Gastronome and I have had a running joke that every year since 2004 someone in Epicure has announced that this will be the year of Peruvian food, but that never happens. I'm still waiting for my plate of delicioso cuy con papas.
Actual food trends are long term and driven by a huge number of factors. If it was as easy as tracking overseas departures, I'd be rich after my investment in an L&P distribution deal. New Zealand is Australia's biggest destination for short term departures but it's still pretty tough to get a paua fritter in Melbourne. There probably is a link between Australian travel and interest in foreign food but it isn't a sufficient condition for it to become popular in Australia.
Here's a better representation of Australian restaurant trends in Google search data: searches in Australia for different national cuisines in the Restaurants category of Google.
Italian is still dominant with Thai breaking away from Indian and Chinese in mid-2005. Interest in American food has stayed relatively static with some growth in interest since 2011, but not nearly as much as the hype suggests.
For another confirmation of the difference in scale, Urbanspoon lists 1228 Italian restaurants in Melbourne and 131 American restaurants excluding McDonalds, Hungry Jacks, KFC, Subway and Pizza Hut (which should probably also go in the Italian column). Including the chain restaurants, there's 233. American food is really quite marginal.
When food writers talk about food trends, they're really talking about a game of cultural capital to distinguish themselves and their readers from others, rather than what most people eat or will be eating in the future. Food writers are talking about American food because it distinguishes them from the mass of people who still love a creamy carbonara and Hawaiian pizza from their local Italian joint. The easiest way to predict what food writers will call a trend next is to see which restaurants open within walking distance from their house or office.


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2013-14: Reached the finals in the 100- and 200-yd. breaststroke events at the 2014 CCSA Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. … Placed fifth in the 100-yd. discipline and seventh in the 200-yd. event… Set season-best times in the prelims of both events, clocking in at 56.74 in the 100-yd. event and 2:03.02 in the 200-yd. race… Also competed in the 100-yd. fly at the conference championships, setting a season-best in the prelims with a time of 51.95.
2012-13: After transferring to UMBC mid-year, he helped the Retrievers cap their second-ever undefeated dual meet season and then reclaimed their America East title… Earned two silver medals at the conference meet in Maine, placing second in the 100-yd. (56.60) and 200-yd. (2:01.52) breaststroke events… Recorded his top times in both events during the finals… Won his first career dual meet race by winning the 200-yd. breast in his first collegiate meet against Old Dominion on Jan. 12.
Background: Finished second at the 2011 World Cup of High Schools... Won his heat and finished second in the 200m breaststroke at the 2010 Comen Cup... Helped lead his team to a promotion to the 1st Division in Spain.
Personal: Son of Oliva Hueros and Pablo Cano... Has one younger brother, Pablo... Favorite professional team is Real Madrid... Majoring in engineering.


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Dear Cousin
Since Willie's return he tells me so much of you & your kindness while on a visit to Dr. C, What I imagine you would appreciate — a leter from his Sallie. I have written to some members of the family before once or twice
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stop writing, nothing affords me more pleasure than receiving & answering letters particular my relations. When I say relations of course Willies friends and relations are mine Hopeing you consider me a member of the family & think of me as I do you, although one here never quiet — If you could know me persoly I think you would not hesitate to answer my letters
While from _ this summer my health improve
a great deal since my return. I have been having third day chills & indeed made me quite sick
I have _ my chills this week, am up, not -well.
improveing sloely. Willie has a severe cold caused from being up with the sick, in bed today. I hope nothing serious the children are well. Jimmie has sore eyes. Ma has not visiteed me since she came home. she writes that she will come next week & spend some time with us. I am happy to know that Ma has made a visit — you all. she seemed so anxious to visit the old homestead & relations once again — that I was delighted to hear that she & Willie had gone chrildren can never no never pay theire parents for the care & trouble they have for & with them particular my mother, Willie is an exception & I love him the more for his kindness to Ma. Mr. Carpenter was over last week looking at a farm joining ours thinks of buying if he can get a place he likes better than this present home. Low was very well. Willie is quite buisy gathering _ crop. labor scarce. he is working hard himself.


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I figured i'd start a build thread here since I frequent WFC, and haven't really introduced myself. My name is Jessie, and I'm from Honolulu, HI. I own a 2015 Subaru BRZ limited, been under my ownership since June of 2015. Prior to owning the BRZ, I owned a 1996 Z32 2+2. I didn't really touch that car much, but I did learn a lot on maintenance, and getting it running perfect. Ended up selling the car as a parts car due to an electrical problem I just couldn't find that stopped it from turning over or even cranking.
The brz is the first car I started to tinker with in terms of modifications. A lot of my influence comes from cars I read on super street, import tuner, stancenation, dohcresearch and stickydiljoe. My goal was to just incorporate JDM parts and OEM+ styling.. and simply just enjoy it!
- FRS Front bumper
- OEM Release Series 2.0 Exclusive front lip
- Legsport Duckbill Spoiler
- Todoroki 30mm Front Fenders
- OEM TRD Fender Fins
- OEM Toyota Window Visors JDM
- APR Carbon GT Mirrors
- APR Carbon Rear Diffuser
- Toms Taillights
- Smoked Side Markers
- Bride Zeta lll Type-L (red)
- Bride FO Seat Rail
- Nardi Midcorn 330mm Steering Wheel
- Works Bell Hub
- Lathewerks Titanium Shift Knob
- TFworks Drift knob
- DMAX Floor Mats
- ARC Induction Box
- ARC Oil Catch Can
- APR Carbon Cooling Plate
- Blitz Inlet Pipe
- Blitz Front Pipe
- Blitz Radiator Cap
- PWJDM Engine Cover
- PWJDM Fuse Box Cover
- Openflash UEL Headers
- MXP Catback w/ Titanium Tips
- HKS Oil Cap
- BC extreme low coilovers 22k/24k f/r.
- RacerX Front Lower Control Arms
- RacerX Rear Upper Control Arms
- Powered By Max Rear lower control arms
- Voodoo13 Toe Arms
- RacerX Extended front tie rods
- Onimade Camber Plates
- Carbing Titanium Strut Bar
- Carbing chassis brace
- Work Meister S1R O disk 18x10 +6/+0
- Federal 595SS 215/40/18 all around
- Volk Formula Lugnuts
Dress up:
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The day I picked it up...
Current: 08/01/2018 (photos by the homie Kyle @_kjxfg)
The name "Risky Business" or rskybz was a little joke between me and my mom, and it caught on with a few friends. It was a project name for this car that just stuck.


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Bruce Springsteen's Call to Battle (ANALYSIS)
In 1975 Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen's magnificent third album, crashed on to American radio with a dramatic lyrical intensity riding a rushing wall of rock and soul. Time and Newsweek put him on their covers in the same week and at 26 he found himself, along with Bob Dylan, as the newest avatar in the tradition of popular artists that, beginning with Walt Whitman and rolling on through Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly and John Steinbeck have brought a sympathetic poetic attention to the lives and struggles of ordinary Americans.
Springsteen has redeemed that promise for almost forty years with a rare ability to match artistic integrity with popular success. He's brought an astonishing commitment to three hour long shows that offer audiences a sense of community and solidarity rather than the spectacle into which popular music has often descended. And his abundance of albums and songs have often allowed audiences to feel that the music is about them and for them, or about people who may seem different but are ultimately like them, rather than an invitation to worship at the alter of celebrity. Springsteen is cited as an influence by filmmakers, writers, actors and musicians from Run-D.M.C. to Ani diFranco.
Springsteen has twice recorded albums that have become part of the collective experience and memory of a generation. In 1984 Born in the USA, with the rousing chorus of the title track famously misunderstood by Ronald Reagan, became a national soundtrack to a moment. And in 2002 The Rising, drawing on Sufi devotional music and informed by conversations with families who had lost relatives to the attacks on the World Trade Centre, became the definitive popular attempt to make sense of 9/11. Springsteen has also recorded albums that were never designed for the charts but have an integrity and creative intensity that gives them a slow burning power that inspires people, and all kinds of new artistic work, year after year.
Nebraska, released in 1982 is a lyrically and sonically stark take on the underside of Regan's America. In 1995 The Ghost of Tom Joad, an exquisite album initially inspired by John Ford's classic cinematic interpretation of John Steinbeck's great novel, The Grapes of Wrath, marked a shift in the staging of Springsteen's characters from the streets of New Jersey to Southern California. The Marys gave way to Marias and the strategy for getting out changed from a fast car out of small town New Jersey to a slow walk across the desert and from Mexico into California.
Springsteen has become more politically committed as he has got older. His 2006 album, The Seeger Sessions, a rambunctious foot stomping jol of a collection of old folk songs that had been recorded by the communist folk singer Pete Seeger, was an important moment in that trajectory. Forging a direct connection to the popular radicalism of the folk tradition, often linked to the labour and communist movements, has enabled Springsteen to, like all the figures in the tradition stretching back to Whitman, develop a vision of America that is inclusive and directly committed to the struggles of ordinary women and men to win and hold a place in America. This willingness to contest the meaning of the American promise is critically important in a time when conservative elites are, in a manner that has collapsed into straight-up lunacy in the Republican Party, trying to tie patriotism into militarism, war, religious fundamentalism and the vicious scapegoating of blacks, gay people, migrants, single mothers and anyone else on to whom they can deflect popular anger.
But Springsteen's new album, Wrecking Ball, released on the 6th of March, marks a decisive shift in his public politics. It includes elements that have long marked his work - laments for stillborn dreams and lives that haven't been able to come to bloom as well as hymns to endurance and solidarity. But there are also striking differences with his earlier work. For one thing the musical pallet that he draws on in this album – which includes gospel, country, Irish jigs, hip-hop, drum loops and samples from Alan Lomax's recordings of American roots music - is broader than on any previous album. And this album, which is largely about men and work, is also a straightforward call to battle in the tradition of the radical popular culture of the 1930s. Springsteen has written martial calls to overcome before but they've taken the form of a call to personal escape or perseverance and community in difficult times. Here he issues a direct call to arms against a system where 'The gambling man rolls the dice/Working man pays the bills':
"Send the robber barons straight to hell, The greedy thieves who came around
And ate the flesh of everything they found, Whose crimes have gone unpunished now"
In 'Jack of All Trades' he sings to keep up the faith of a man willing to do anything for a buck while 'The banker man grows fat, the working man grows thin'. But there's also a new and more directly confrontational sentiment:
"So you use what you've got and you learn to make do
You take the old, you make it new
If I had me a gun, I'd find the bastards and shoot 'em on sight"
Springsteen's work has been preoccupied with war since the drummer in his first band was sent to Vietnam and didn't come back. He's often contrasted the prospects of returning veterans with the promise of America to implicitly raise the question of exactly who is fighting for what and for whom. In Youngstown, a lament to the world lost with the deindustrialisation of America on The Ghost of Tom Joad album, he had observed that 'Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do'. On Wrecking Ball this idea is fleshed out. He returns to his song My Hometown, another lament, this time off the Born in the USA album in which he sang that:
"They're closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks
Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back"
This time around, in Death to My Home Town, the lament has turned into an Irish rebel song, a war song backed by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on guitar that declares that:
"No shells ripped the evening sky, no cities burning down
No army stormed the shores for which we'd die, no dictators were crowned
I awoke from a quiet night, I never heard a sound
The marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boys
Death to my hometown
They destroyed our families, factories, and they took our homes
They left our bodies on the plains, the vultures picked our bones"
But while this album is a call to arms its militant will to confrontation, to ensure that 'the money changers in this temple will not stand', is also, in some respects, a symptom of regression. In Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen's sublime fourth album released in 1978, dreams and desires for a better life are posed against work. Factory, based on his father's experience of factory work, gives, in a little over two minutes, a searing critique of alienated labour:
"End of the day, factory whistle cries,
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes.
And you just better believe, boy,
Somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,
It's the working, the working, just the working life."
Just over thirty years later Springsteen is singing that:
"Freedom, son, is a dirty shirt
The sun on my face and my shovel in the dirt...
Pick up the rock, son, carry it on
What's a poor boy to do but keep singing his song"
He's not alone in this nostalgia for work as it used to be for people in union jobs before capital extracted itself from social obligation by stepping into a global arena while unions and elected representatives were left, at best, on a national stage. He used to lament exploitation and drudgery.
Now he sings a lament to the lives lost to the monster whose taste for flesh has no regard to skills or faith:
"We've been swallowed up
Disappeared from this world"
In the face of social abandonment exploitation often seems attractive and Springsteen's nostalgia is certainly not his alone. But this nostalgia is a mark of how much has been lost to the marauding alliance of politicians and capitalists that promised a brave new world for everyone and left devastation for the majority while they grew fabulously rich behind botox, designer labels, high walls and increasingly brutal police.
Springsteen supported the Obama campaign in 2008. He's indicated that he's unlikely to do the same this year and has made it clear that this album is both inspired by and for the Occupy movement. It's too early to say whether or not Wrecking Ball will become one of the Springsteen albums that marks a moment in time. But the first performance of some of the new songs at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem over the weekend was received with rapturous acclaim.
The bankers, who are still taking their bonuses but are starting to show some signs of panic – like paying universities to tell students that Ayn Rand is a philosopher and an important contributor to American literature, must be starting to get the sense that the tide is turning against the lie that we all have a stake in their wealth.
- Richard Pithouse teaches politics at Rhodes University. Originally published by The South African Civil Society Information Service (SACSIS) under a Creative Commons License


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Researchers from EMC's RSA Security division have identified a new phishing technique, which targets a very specific group of victims in targeted attacks.
"Bouncer list phishing" refers to how attackers focused the campaign to steal credentials from a pre-determined list of victims, Limor Kessem, cybercrime and online fraud communications specialist at RSA, wrote Tuesday on the RSA FraudAction Research Labs blog.
Attackers using this "unusual" kit began with a list of email addresses and assigned a unique user ID to each of the targeted recipients. When a user clicked on the attack URL, the kit first validated the ID to determine whether the user was on the list of victims being targeted. Those who failed validation never saw the phishing page, Kessem wrote.
Attackers would primarily adopt this technique in order to gain "quality" data by focusing on desirable victims, Daniel Cohen, head of business for online threats, told SecurityWeek. While RSA has seen campaigns filtering out victims before, the older methods generally used IP addresses to separate victims by geographic region. This is the first time an "invitee list was brought into play," Cohen said.
"Much like many high-profile nighttime hotspots—if your name is not on the list, you're staying out!" Kessem said.
When victims attempt to access the phishing page, the kit validates the ID "on the fly" to ensure the user is on the list. Only the unfortunate victims who make the cut get directed to the phishing page; "unintended visitors" are shuffled off to a "404 page not found" page, Kessem said. The kit doesn't even bother to generate the attack page for the unwanted visitors.
As soon as the bouncer kit identifies a desirable victim, it copies pertinent files into a temporary folder on the same Web server as the original attack website and loads the phishing page. After harvesting the credentials, the victim is redirected to yet another hijacked website.
"Keeping out uninvited guests also means avoiding security companies and prompt takedowns of such attacks," Kessem said.
RSA researchers have observed attacks using the bouncer list phishing against a South African financial institution and other organizations in Australia and Malaysia, Cohen said. The attack against the South African company targeted only users with email addresses on the .co.za domain, Cohen said.
Each campaign targeted an about 3,000 victims on average, with lists composed in alphabetical order, Kessem said. There were separate lists for emails beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Victims were a "mixed bag," and included webmail users, corporate addresses, and even some bank employees. It is likely the target list was compiled by aggregating a few spam lists or data breach collections, Kessem said.
"These kits, used to target corporate email recipients, can easily be part of spear phishing and the foothold of a looming APT-style attack," Kessem warned. This phishing method varies from traditional campaigns because attackers are not casting as wide a net as possible. Instead, the phisher is "laser-focusing" the campaign to collect specific credentials and data.
"Obviously quality data fetches a higher price in the underground," Cohen said. It was likely these attacks were the work of a service vendor and not a lonely phisher, he said.
RSA has noticed that phishing toolkits are increasingly becoming more complex and sophisticated, featuring new capabilities such as real-time credential validations and built-in Web analytics tools to gauge the campaign's success. Many of the kits take advantage of vulnerabilities in content management systems and third-party components. The new bouncer-list function was a perfect example of the trend, Kessem said.
The fact that a phishing page can display a 404 error page for some users "could present a detection challenge for the industry," Kessem said.
According to RSA, the total number of phishing attacks launched in 2012 was 59% higher than the total calculated for 2011, up from 279,580 attacks to 445,004, costing the global economy over $1.5 billion dollars in fraud damages.


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Factors Affecting Life Insurance Quotes
Life insurance quotes are affected by many underwriting factors. Most people assume they are in good health and therefore will qualify for the best rate. This is not always the case. Your weight may be a little over the limit for the best rate. Perhaps your cholesterol is higher than what companies will require for the lowest life insurance quotes. They also consider triglicerides, and the ratio of total cholesterol to good cholesterol.
Tobacco usage plays a big role in determining your underwriting class. Life insurance quotes for tobacco usage can be three times the rate for non-tobacco usage. Most companies will quote non-tobacco rates if you have not used tobacco in the past three years. Some will quote non-tobacco is you have not used tobacco in just the past year. None of the companies provide non-tobacco life insurance quotes for cigarette usage in the past year. However, some will make an exception for non-cigarette tobacco usage, or for occasional cigar usage. Your agent will consider all of these factors when providing you with life insurance quotes.
To qualify for the lowest life insurance quotes, you will need to complete a paramedical exam, which measures your height, weight and blood pressure. The examiner will also take a blood sample and a urine specimen, both of which are sent to a laboratory for examination. Finally, the examiner will have you complete a questionnaire about your health history, family health history, and occupational and lifestyle factors.
When the life insurance underwriter has reviewed all of these factors, he or she will issue a decision on your rate class. Only then will you know what your actual premium will be. People are sometimes surprised at this point, because they thought they were in perfect health. It is important to work with an agent who will not only provide you with the lowest life insurance quotes, but who will also help you evaluate all of your underwriting factors. This way, you will have a better understanding of what your actual premium will be.
A good agent knows which company will offer you the lowest life insurance quotes, based on your underwriting factors. Make sure to provide all the information you can, so that your agent can help you select the best company. If other things turn up later in your medical records, you will be disappointed by the results. At this point, a good agent will help you make another assessment and submit your application to another company.
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What Is A Facebook Fan Worth? ( Mashable) A Facebook fan is worth $174 to a brand, up 28% since 2010, according to Syncapse, a social media marketing firm. Syncapse worked with research firm Hotspex on a survey based on data collected from more than 2,000 U.S. panelists in late January and early February. The study compared Facebook fans and non-fans based and their corresponding product spending, brand loyalty, propensity to recommend, media value, cost of acquisition and brand affinity to arrive at the figure. Though $174 is an average figure, the value varies depending on brand. Read >
Facebook Users Are Connected To Local Business (The Realtime Report) According to Dan Levy, Director of Small Business at Facebook, there are now more than 2 billion connections between local businesses and people on the platform. The scale of the network that local businesses have built is astounding:
- Approximately 70% of monthly active users in the U.S. and Canada are connected to a local business on Facebook
- In an average week, there are over 645 million views of, and 13 million comments on, local business Facebook Pages
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Is Executive Use Of Twitter A Waste Of Time? (The Huffington Post) For those less familiar with the power of social media, an active social presence by an executive can be misconstrued as: "A Waste of Time." This is often perpetuated by the fact that many of these non-digital natives don't know that you can be quite active in social platforms without a whole lot of actual activity. Such as using certain automation and multi-platform sharing tools to spread content and communicate without actually "manning the controls" at any given time. Read >
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Teacher Appreciation Week
School Restraint and Seclusion
NAEP Science
Commencement Address
New Assessments
Odds and Ends
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Teacher Appreciation Week
The Department celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11) with an array of events and outreach.
Secretary Duncan kicked-off the week with an issue-framing article in the Huffington Post. "Most teachers still say they love teaching, though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings," he said. "With half of new teachers quitting within five years, and with half of current teachers set to retire in the next 10 years, the need for dramatic change in the field of education is urgent and timely. There's much underway and much more to be done, but, whatever we do to strengthen and elevate the teaching profession, we should bear in mind that all reforms that fail to heed the voice of teachers are doomed."
Also on May 7, a vision document for reforming the teaching profession was posted on ED.gov for public comment. The 14-page document reflects input from more than 2,500 teachers across the country who participated in some 200 roundtable meetings led by the agency's Teaching Ambassador Fellows (active classroom teachers working temporarily for the Department) over the past six months. The Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) Project is the Administration's effort to honor and elevate America's educators. The Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget seeks $5 billion for a new, competitive program to support states and districts working to reform the teaching profession. RESPECT explores transformative ideas for improving classroom instruction, making the most of the school day and year, strengthening the relationship between teachers and principals, and distributing talent to high-need schools and subjects. In addition, it discusses effective methods for recruitment, training, development, and creating career pathways that encourage talented teachers and leaders to maintain professions in education. The vision document will be open for comment until June 19.
Then, on May 9, the Secretary made a surprise visit to Luke C. Moore High School in Washington, D.C., thanking teachers and staff during their Teacher Appreciation Week breakfast celebration. In addition, more than 50 Department officials (both political appointees and career staff) spent the day shadowing a teacher. That evening, the teachers being shadowed and their shadowers met with the Secretary to share stories and implications for their work.
During the week, the Secretary also encouraged the general public to thank teachers and show support for the teaching profession via Twitter and videos; made several surprise phone calls directly to educators; gathered Department staff who are former teachers for a special session celebrating their work in the classroom and highlighting how their experience as teachers has impacted their government work; joined National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel for a Teacher Hall of Fame reception at NEA headquarters; and attended Teach for America's second annual gala.
School Restraint and Seclusion
This week, the Department issued a publication that outlines principles for educators, parents, and stakeholders to consider when developing or refining policies and procedures to support positive behavioral interventions and avoid the use of restraint and seclusion. The goal of this resource document is to help ensure that schools are safe and healthy environments where all students can learn, develop, and participate in instructional programs that promote high levels of academic achievement. "Ultimately, the standard for educators should be the same standard that parents use for their own children," asserted the Secretary. "There is a difference between a brief time out in the corner of a classroom to help a child calm down and locking a child in an isolated room for hours. This really comes down to common sense." The 15 principles that frame the document highlight how schoolwide behavioral interventions can significantly reduce or eliminate the use of restraint and seclusion. The principles offer states, districts, and leaders a framework for revising appropriate policies related to restraint and seclusion to safeguard children and adults. The document also provides a synopsis of efforts by federal agencies to address national concerns about using restraint and seclusion in schools and includes links to state restraint and seclusion policies and procedures.
NAEP Science
According to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the nation's eighth-grade students have improved their performance in science and narrowed some racial/ethnic achievement gaps since 2009. The average score increased two points, from 150 to 152 (out of 300). Scores rose among public school students in 16 of the 47 states that participated in both 2009 and 2011, and no state showed a decline in science scores. And, the five-point gain by Hispanic students and the three-point gain by African-American students from 2009 to 2011 was greater than the one point gain among white students. By contrast, the gender gap remained essentially unchanged: male students scored four points higher than female students in 2011. (Note: Secretary Duncan's statement on the results is available online.)
In related news, the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is out for review until June 1. The draft standards were created through a collaborative, state-led process. To date, 26 partner states are providing leadership to the writing teams and to other states as they consider adoption of the NGSS.
Commencement Address
Below are excerpts from Secretary Duncan's May 12 commencement address at Howard University.
"I feel fortunate to be here today to share in something which I think we do too little of in the field of educationcelebrate success. To our graduates, and to their families who have supported them on the journey, my congratulations. Although I am so pleased to be here today, this occasion is a humbling one too. I know the rich history here, and we need Howard, and all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), not just to survive but to thrive as we move forward.... I stand here fully aware that Howard has been a crucible for social action and a proving ground for American justice."
"If I can leave you with two messages today, the first would be to pursue your passion in the years ahead. Experience the life-altering opportunity to find what you loveand stick with it, even if it may take you down some unexpected or unconventional paths.... The second piece of advice that I would pass on is to continue the powerful Howard tradition of giving something back, of paying it forward.... Your goal in life can't just be to do well for yourself. I love Howard's motto, 'Truth and Service.'"
"The President's election shattered barriers few dreamed would be broken in our lifetimes. But there are still barriers aheadand I have every faith that your generation will break them. As the President said when he spoke at Howard's convocation in 2007, one man does not make a movement. Only you, together, can do that. So, as you leave here today, savor the moment. Cherish the celebration, your family, and your friends. But, please, always remember you stand on the shoulders of giants."
New Assessments
Reports released earlier this month by the Department outline Year 1 activity by the two consortiathe Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced)designing new assessments aligned with college- and career-ready standards. The state-led effort moves into Year 2 with an ambitious agenda, including releasing sample questions and piloting the new assessments in spring 2013. Once the new assessment systems are completed, participating states will use them in place of existing statewide tests. The tests will also be available for non-participating states to use. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia are members of PARCC or Smarter Balanced. The two consortia have received $350 million in federal Race to the Top funds.
Also, the fourth public meeting related the Race to the Top Assessment grants, scheduled for May 22 at the Department's auditorium in Potomac Center Plaza in Washington, D.C., will focus on learning from previous federal grantees about ensuring accessibility to assessments for students with disabilities.
Odds and Ends
The April 2012 edition of "School Days," the Department's monthly video journal, features the President's calls for quick action by Congress to avoid a doubling of the student loan interest rate, the Secretary's announcement of the first-ever Green Ribbon Schools, and the Administration's plans for transforming career and technical education.
Superintendents, school board members, and union leaders from 41 states and over 100 districts will meet in Cincinnati May 23 and 24 to share innovative ideas and successful policies that strengthen the teaching profession, from recruiting new candidates to retaining talent already in the classroom. This is the second such convening, following the February 2011 conference in Denver. This year's conference is focused on innovative approaches to improving student achievement by dramatically boost the stature of the teaching profession and the number of highly effective teachers.
A transcript and video of the Department's latest Education Stakeholders Forum, on the progress of School Improvement Grant (SIG) recipients, is posted online.
To celebrate Public Service Recognition Week (May 6-12), the Department dedicated this month's #AskFAFSA Office Hours to the nation's public servants.
Senior Policy Advisor Karen Gross blogged on the recurring questions and concerns that arose during her recent trip to New England to meet with students, faculty, and staff at Dover High School (NH); senior administrators at the University of New Hampshire; and base commanders and military spouses at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (ME).
Late last year, the Department encouraged both high school and college students to come up with creative videos that explain why college net price calculatorswhich give families a sense of how much they would actually pay to attend a specific institution by factoring in which grants and scholarship aid students may be eligible forare a valuable resource. A panel of higher education stakeholders judged all the entries, and, on May 15, the agency announced the top three videos. The three students will each receive a $1,500 prize.
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of new funding for the construction and renovation of school-based health centers.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is inviting proposals for new projects that advance the role of the humanities at community colleges through curriculum and faculty development on the theme of "Bridging Cultures."
Quote to Note
"People sometimes ask me, 'Who inspires you?' Those quiet heroes all across this countrysome of your parents and grandparents who are sitting right hereno fanfare, no articles written about them, they just persevere. They do their jobs. They meet their responsibilities. They don't quit. I'm only here because of them. They may not have set out to change the world, but in small, important ways, they did. So, whether it's starting a business, or running for office, or raising an amazing family, remember that making your mark on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of setbacks. But whenever you feel that creeping cynicism, whenever you hear those voices say you can't make a difference, whenever somebody tells you to set your sights lower, the trajectory of this country should give you hope. Previous generations should give you hope. What young generations have done before should give you hope."
|President Barack Obama (5/14/12), delivering the commencement address at Barnard College (NY)
Upcoming Events
On May 22, Secretary Duncan will announce the Department's plans for a district-level Race to the Top competition. The forum will air at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the agency's USTREAM channel.
On May 24, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will release "The Condition of Education 2012." This report contains 49 indicators on education in the U.S., as well as a closer look at high schools over the last 20 years. (Note: NCES will present the report's highlights on a webinar on May 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET.)
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, at 3:00 p.m. local time, Americans are asked to stop what they are doing and spend one minute in a Moment of Remembrance.
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DescriptionThe Earth has been invaded by the Orb Alliance, and a tightly restricted regime instituted for the humans that remain. Brown monk robes are the only garments allowed, speaking is a capital offense, and every human has been implanted with a tracking chip recording their every move. To track down criminals, the Orbs enlist "Manhunters" - humans given access to advanced technology and selected to be a combination of police officers and bounty hunters. The player controls one such Manhunter as he unravels a conspiracy inside the decaying heart of the New York ruins, and a mysterious serial killer on the loose.
Each chapter begins with the Orbs assigning the player's nameless Manhunter with a crime (such as murder) or target to investigate. The player gains leads through the use of the "MAD" computer, which displays the logs of all civilian movement in an area in an overhead map view. By starting with the victim and following the people who encountered him that day, the player can then go to a first-person investigation view at various New York landmarks to find clues to the suspect's identity. At the end of the day, the player must report the correct name of their suspect to the Orbs.
Manhunter uses a modified version of Sierra's AGI interpreter, with a rudimentary point-and-click interface used to locate and uncover clues at the investigation sites. At various times throughout the investigation, the player will also have to directly control the Manhunter in arcade-style challenges, like dodging gang attacks or throwing knives between a bar patron's fingers.
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- Setting: City - New York
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InterfaceManhunter: New York was the first Sierra-published game to break the text parser interface, instead going with a complete "point-and-click" interface. Many people think that King's Quest V was the first game to abandon text input, but it was really Manhunter: New York that was the first.
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© Mar 2012 Volume 10 Issue 2, ICICKM 2011, Editor: Vincent Ribière, pp110 - 207
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Operational knowledge in industries is difficult to capture because of the tacit nature of gestures. Our experiments showed that the operators can be equipped with video capture devices. Professional workers can also be invited to describe the intentions of their gesture. But the bottleneck is in the gesture itself. This paper describes an experiment, which was performed at EDF (Electricité de France), the French leader energy producer company. Several categories of professional gestures were studied and were investigated to produce training video material called "MAP" (Multimedia Apprenticeship Platform). The capture protocol aims to collect operators' intentions, their mental models. An anthropocentric three‑step methodology was applied. For all the gestures, six descriptors were used to qualify the environment and the capture situation: (A) the realism of the situation, (B) the length of the gesture, (C) the shooting area size, (D) thought and decision‑making of the operator, (E) the operator's ability to gaze available information and (F) the operator's ability to search for information in the environment. A three‑value scale is used for each descriptor to quantify the criticism of the gestures. Results include the perimeter of application of the MAP methodology, describing professional gestures which can be captured, formalized and transmitted. The majority of the descriptors have a moderated influence on the process, concentrating their impact on one point of the method. Two parts of the professional gesture have high‑level impact on the whole process: (1) the visual component of the gesture to use available information or to search pertinent information in the environment, and (2) the time devoted to interaction between operators or to think and make decision during the realization of the professional gesture.
Keywords: tacit knowledge, video capture, professional gesture, multimedia apprenticeship platform, MAP
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Sad to say but I still have a large collection of 1/32 farm and forestry models in the loft and if no-one's around a certian amount of table farming - sorry, diorama building - has been known to occur.
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The Energy Department is cutting operations at the desert site where the government plans to build a national nuclear waste repository and the chief contractor is laying off many of its staff members, officials said, as planners shift from exploring and evaluating the site to preparing a license application. Officials with the main contractor, Bechtel SAIC Company, said all but about 15 "caretaking" employees would be laid off at the Yucca Mountain repository, about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Edward F. Sproat, the Energy Department official in charge of the project, has vowed to submit a license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by June 30. Mr. Sproat has projected 2017 as the earliest the site could open, with a price tag now topping $77 billion.Continue reading the main story
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Rod Stewart is plotting an ambitious double reunion tour that will incorporate the hits of his former bands the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
The rocker has held out on a full Faces reunion tour for years because the timing has never been right for him and old pal Ronnie Wood, but now he's interested in getting the band back together alongside guitar great Beck.
He tells Billboard.com, "Two of us (Stewart and Wood) are in both bands, so we could do half the show with The Faces, half with Jeff Beck."
His thinking comes as he, Beck and Wood prepare to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first Jeff Beck Group album, Truth, but he admits the double reunion is an ambitious plan because Beck is still upset with him over a failed blues album project.
Stewart adds, "Whether Jeff would want to do it, there's two chances – slim and none. When Jeff's angry at you, he stays angry for a long time. We were going to do a blues album… but we couldn't agree on a great many things. I sent him a Christmas card, or emailed him a Christmas card, the year before last and never heard anything back.
"I think there's more a chance of the Faces doing something, but that has to wait 'til we know the Stones are finished."
Stewart has always maintained he won't tour with the Faces until Wood's gig as a guitarist in the Rolling Stones is over.
Tired of waiting for his frontman, Wood drafted in former Simply Red star Mick Hucknall to front the reformed Faces on a handful of shows from 2009 to 2012. These included the band's performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when the Faces and The Small Faces were inducted in April, 2012.
Rod Stewart is plotting an ambitious double reunion tour that will incorporate the hits of his former bands the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.


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How to benchmark your cloud infrastructure before getting into production (Part 2)
As a follow-up to the first article of this how-to series, this article will be about selecting the proper tests, aggregating the results and performing smoke tests. Selecting the proper test patterns Each benchmarking tool has its own features and options. It is important to review them and choose the appropriate ones to make the tool performing the test you… Read more →


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Twinkies Get a Reprieve
Hostess Brands and its striking union agreed to mediation Monday to avoid the immediate liquidation of the baker of Ho Hos, Twinkies and Wonder Bread. David Benoit has the latest on The News Hub. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
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Don't tell Helen Verno that the TV movie is on the ropes.
Sony Pictures TV's longtime head of movies and minis is busier than ever, and demand is growing as more cable outlets pursue high-end projects.
Sony TV has helped invigorate the market with the success of its "Hatfields and McCoys" mini for History and its "Steel Magnolias" remake for Lifetime.
"These (telepics) showed that if you put big stars in the right vehicles, people still want to see this kind of event programming," Verno said. "A miniseries is still an event if you have the right material, the right cast and the right (creative) auspices."
Sony Pictures TV is the most active of all the majors in developing and producing high-end longform fare for a diverse range of buyers. Others pulled back on the genre after the major broadcast networks gradually gave up on programming regular made-for and miniseries slots.
Verno is fielding development prospects for HBO, Lifetime and History. And she is scouting for projects to meet the increased appetite for original longform production at Cinemax, Starz, ReelzChannel and even Discovery Channel.
The Fox network and FX signaled new interest in longform and limited series in October by unveiling a joint production venture under the direction of former HBO exec Gina Balian. Verno is hopeful that a project will come together at ABC in the near future.
Sony TV is in production for Lifetime on a biopic about Anna Nicole Smith, and the studio is plotting a four-hour mini on the larcenous legend of Bonnie and Clyde for History. Both of those are shepherded by producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who recently extended their longform overall deal with Sony.
Another high-profile property for Sony is the sequel to "5," the breast cancer anthology for Lifetime. Like the first pic, which aired last year, the follow-up is drawing marquee players including Jennifer Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland and Melissa Leo.
Verno, who is an exec veep at the studio, credits the support of her boss, Sony Pictures TV prexy Steve Mosko, for keeping high-end longform a priority for the company. It's part of the mantra to keep Sony Pictures TV active in all forms of television production, Verno said.
"We're interesting in anything that makes good television," she said.
Talent is also recognizing the value of longform production to careers and as a venue for passion projects. Verno notes that "Hatfields" is an example of how thesps and others are willing to work for less money on meaningful projects.
"Hatfields" star-producer Kevin Costner set the tone on the six-hour production.
"When Kevin Costner wants to do something, everybody else jumps onboard," Verno said. "They work for love and less money than they might be able to make elsewhere."


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I hate being alone in pictures. I don't know what it is, but I just get awkward and everything looks so inauthentic. So last year when Sycamore Street Press came out with a new website, my about me page ended up with a weird picture of me standing in my friend's kitchen with Ollie standing in the sink in front of me. I kept thinking that I had to have a better picture of myself in recent years somewhere, but after searching, I came up empty handed.
Luckily, just as the Sycamore Street Press team was updating the about me pages, Candice came to town and took some new pictures of me while we were in the midst of a family photo shoot.
Even though I don't love being in front of the camera, I try to remind myself that it's important to have these pictures. I want my kids to be able to remember me at this stage of life (Heck, I want to vividly remember this lovely stage of life).


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NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Officials in Newtown, Conn., have asked for a temporary halt of donations of teddy bears and other physical goods in the wake of a school mass shooting.
Gifts, school supplies and clothing have arrived by the truckload since Dec. 14 when 26 people were killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, officials said. Officials ran out of space to store the items at Town Hall and they are now filling two warehouses, the Hartford (Conn.) Courant said in an editorial Thursday.
"Our hearts are warmed by the outpouring of love and support from all corners of our country and world," said Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra. "We are struggling now to manage the overwhelming volume of gifts and ask that sympathy and kindness to our community be expressed by donating such items to needy children and families in other communities in the name of those killed in Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14.
"Thank you for understanding our message of appreciation and our need to now defer gifts to others in need," she said, as quoted by CNN.
The Courant suggested those wishing to express sorrow for the killings should donate to a local United Way, Red Cross, Boys and Girls Club or other reputable charity.
For those who want to give money directly to a Newtown charity, a fund has been set up at Newtown Savings Bank. Donations can be made to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown, Conn., 06470. Online gifts can be made at https://newtown.uwwesternct.org.


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I don't know why they never made glowing eyes. How hard can it be to put an LED inside with a pipe going to the head?
LEDs are cheap, small, and consume very little battery power, so I'd say it's well within their budgets. They pulled it off with a couple of R2s, so I don't know why not a Jawa or other droids. If you recall, in fact, the broken apart 3P0 that came with the Saga-era "Cloud City Capture" Chewbacca had eyes that lit up when the head was pushed into the body. They can definitely pull it off.
Yeah, I know about all those, but that's what I was talking about with the impacting of the aesthetics and articulation and all of these things. That Threepio's just a couple of hunks of plastic, and the Artoos with the light-up eyes have the fixed domes and stuff. So they're all gimped in some way or another.What I'd like to see are regular figures with LEDs implemented in, like the Resurgence Artoo or Threepio with light-up eyes, while retaining the articulation. I don't know enough about LEDs to know if that's even possible at that small a scale, and if it even is, how expensive it would be.And what do you know about electronics and toys, anyway?
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Martin Luther King was apparently killed during the slew of CIA/FBI/OSS/Mafia/MOSSAD what-have-you coups that took place around the world in the 60's.
Here is an intriguing video that explains how the media is embedded with the CIA and FBI together for a long time and exactly in the manner we are witnessing during the course of the 9/11 research:
William Schaap - The Media, CIA, FBI & Disinfo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbnxsPgc ... playnext=9
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbnxsPgcsH0
While I am of course skeptical of all media and even the mouths of anyone saying the 'truth' because it's possibly for personal credit or to gain favor, this video rings true to me in some ways. Worth a full listen.


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