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C.R.I.S.T. – Now I RELIABLY know who I should Trust!
I finished Chris Brogan and Julien Smith's book "Trust Agents" while on holiday. It's inspirational – with nuggets and ideas throughout. I tried out a new method for marking up interesting points in the book – using Snopake Index Tab Arrow High Lighters – as you can see from the picture there were lots of gems! Think the arrows will work out more expensive than buying the book…
The book is definitely a 5 star rating – I really like their style and ethos. Key points being that you should focus on building relationships – and sales will
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eventually come to you. Becoming an Agent Zero (getting in the centre of things) is important. Also, as mentioned in my last post, they argued that it's OK to break Dunbar's number and have more than 150 contacts (but only in each different network).
My favourite section was the Trust Test. Chris and Julien have adapted a formula originally thought up by David Maister, Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galford in "Trust Adviser" (another one for my reading list!). They put forward that Trust has 4 components that can be put together in an equation that gives a value for trusworthiness! Cool… And here it is:-
(C x R x I)/S = T
So Trust is calculated by multiplying Credibility by Reliability by Intimacy and dividing by Self-Orientation.
Credibility = the quality of being convincing or believable. Higher score the better
Reliability = consistently good in quality and performance. They turn up on time.
Intimacy = the measure of the closeness of your relationship. Feeling comfortable with someone. It's an emotional judgement
Self-Orientation = low self-orientation would be if you had enough confidence to recommend a better competitor. High self-orientation would be the guy who is only interest in you because they want to make a sale (and now!). Lower score is better here – as it's divided in to the other factors.
It made me think about the people in my network who I inherently like – but often don't totally trust. Later in "Trust Agents", Julien and Chris hit the issue on the head – "RELIABILITY IS THE BIG SECRET". Interestingly, the other factors are more linked to people's character (and hard to change/train) – however, there is no real excuse for not being reliable (it's a matter of personal commitment). None of us are perfect on that score (I have in my head a particular apology I need to send after completing this post to someone I forgot to thank for a bit favour – whoops!) – but reliability is the thing we all could work on to make sure we gain others trust.
Thank you Messieurs Maister, Green, Galford, Brogan and Smith for this equation and insight into Trust and Reliability in your Personal Network.
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An update on the Penguins' injury front might start with the old question of whether one would like the good news or the bad news first.
And that's pretty much every day.
While the concussion setback involving center Sidney Crosby topped other injury issues Monday, several other players are out or are in various stages of coming back from problems.
In new developments, forward Richard Park has a broken right foot and is out four to six weeks, and defensemen Zbynek Michalek (concussion) and Brian Strait (elbow) returned to practice at Consol Energy Center.
- Matchup: Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings, 7:08 p.m. today, Consol Energy Center.
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- Probable goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury for Penguins. Jimmy Howard for Red Wings.
- Penguins: Are 6-0-3 vs. West. ... Are 8-2-2 at home. ... James Neal led NHL in power-play goals (9) and shots (125) before Monday's games.
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Are 5-1-0 vs. East but have not faced Atlantic Division team. ... Had season high in goals in 7-1 win Saturday vs. Winnipeg. ... Howard leads NHL with 17 wins.
Hidden stat: Detroit has chased the opposing goalie the past two games.
Michalek and Strait aren't expected to be available for the home game tonight against Detroit, and Crosby ruled himself out of at least that game, but center Jordan Staal could be a possibility. He is day to day because of an unspecified injury, according to coach Dan Bylsma.
Another defenseman, Deryk Engelland, returned Saturday after missing two games because of an unspecified injury.
Remaining out are defensemen Kris Letang (concussion), Robert Bortuzzo (concussion) and Ben Lovejoy (wrist), and forward Dustin Jeffrey (knee). Lovejoy skated before practice with conditioning coach Mike Kadar.
The Penguins have lost 143 man-games to injury through 30 games -- more than a third of the season -- which has led to a pipeline of players being brought up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
"I've been really impressed with the guys coming in, doing a great job," Michalek said. "It's nice to see that this team has so much depth."
Michalek, who has missed six games, is going through a multi-step process that so many others, including Crosby, have when they are recovering from a concussion. He will be monitored to see if symptoms surface again. If not, he still must be cleared for contact in practice and then for games.
"It's moving in the right direction," Michalek said. "[It] was a really big step, going back to practice. It was a good day. I felt good on the ice."
He and Letang got hurt in the same game, Nov. 26 at Montreal, but Letang -- who also got a broken nose -- hasn't reached the point of being cleared for practice.
Strait, a rookie, was one of those summoned from Wilkes-Barre because of injuries. He got a hyperextended left elbow in his first game of the season, Oct. 18, and has missed the past 22 games.
"It is tough," Strait said. "It's one of those things where, especially for a guy like me, there's opportunities [to play], but injuries happen in hockey."
Fellow rookie Simon Despres is with the Penguins after starting the season in the AHL, but Strait feels as if he could play soon if the club needs him. He will meet with doctors today.
"I feel good," he said. "Aerobically, I feel real good. I've been skating for about three weeks. Now it's just getting my timing back, battling a little bit in practice, making sure everything goes well. I'm excited to be out there. It's been a long time being out. It's nice to play hockey.
"I feel like I'm close, but every couple of days we'll have to re-evaluate."
Bortuzzo's experience was similar to Strait's. Another rookie, he was called up for the second time this season and was playing in his fifth game during this stint when he got hurt Thursday on a leveling hit by Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo.
Lovejoy has missed the past 16 games because of broken left wrist.
Park got hurt Dec. 3 when he took a shot off of his right foot while killing a penalty late in a game at Carolina. Before the break was discovered, he was listed as day to day, but he had not practiced.
Jeffrey missed the first eight games because of lingering issues following spring knee surgery, played in six games, then had a setback. He is not practicing.
Staal missed Saturday's 6-3 win against the New York Islanders because of an unspecified injury he got a game earlier.
If Staal can't play tonight, the Penguins will need to add a forward, most likely via a promotion from Wilkes-Barre.
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The last we saw of Washington State, it was going rear-end-over-tea-kettle against Colorado State in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Despite owning a 15-point lead with just over nine minutes left against a middling Mountain West team, the Cougars were, well, we're not going to type that hated term rivals use to tweak those in crimson and gray.
But it rhymes with "flooging zit."
The result was a stunning 48-45 loss that was difficult to even describe. Washington State had wrapped a bow around its first bowl game since 2003 and handed it to the grateful Rams. The Cougs had blown their chance for their first winning record in a decade.
The collapse was so epic and strange that it seemed perfectly reasonable to a reporter that he began an interview with Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday on Tuesday with, "New Mexico Bowl… what the hell?" And Halliday didn't miss a beat.
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True. But the result itself wasn't what pained Halliday the most. The worst part was sending out guys he'd labored beside for four years, through some pretty darn tough times, with frowns on their faces.
"Probably the hardest thing for me was that was my graduating class that was leaving," he said. "I redshirted, but I came in with all those guys. It was tough to see Deone [Bucannon] go out like that. It was tough to see Damante [Horton] go out like that. It was tough to see Elliott Bosch, our center, go out like that. It was a crappy way to send out our seniors."
Yet while there are myriad ways to parse out the misery of that defeat, the reality is it was only one game in a season that hinted at a program climbing out of the muck. In the second season under coach Mike Leach, Washington State had again become competitive. It had become bowl-eligible by winning two out of its final three games in the rugged Pac-12. Bracketing off the bowl disaster, the 2013 season ultimately suggested an upward trend in Pullman, Wash.
While some fans might still be mourning the ending of 2013, Halliday and his teammates have moved on as they eyeball the beginning of spring practices Thursday. If the bowl loss has any lingering effect, it's a reminder of what the program is trying to leave behind.
"I think we were ready to get back to work [after the bowl game]," Halliday said. "I think we are really hungry. Part of the deal that Leach has instilled in us is there is no real option, no real choice. It's just like ingrained in your mind that you get back to work. We're going to get this ship back on the right path."
Halliday's junior season was notable for more than a few passing numbers. He ranked fifth in the nation with 353.6 yards passing per game. His 34.5 completions per game ranked second in the nation. His 34 TD passes were second-most in the Pac-12.
On the downside were 22 interceptions, six more than any other Pac-12 quarterback.
Of course, Halliday didn't have much support from one of the nation's worst running games. His receivers were mostly young and therefore, at times, out of position. And he was often under duress because his line was middling and opposing defenses were pinning their ears back in full-time pass-rushing mode.
It's probably encouraging to Cougars fans, however, that Halliday doesn't play along with the option of sharing blame for the interceptions.
"The bottom line is I play a position where the fault is on me," he said. "It doesn't matter if the receiver ran the wrong route or protection broke down. No matter what happens, it's my job to take care of the football."
The offseason message for Halliday as he heads into his senior season is pretty straightforward: Make better decisions, protect the football, and this team will take another step forward.
Said Halliday, "If we eliminate the mistakes here and there, we can really do something special."
Don't quickly discount that as typical spring optimism. While there are some holes on defense and the offensive line, Washington State welcomes back its top-10 pass catchers from last season. And we're not just talking about warm bodies. The Cougars have size, speed, experience and depth at the position that rivals any team in the Pac-12 or, really, the nation.
"Go down the list. Everybody can make a play," Halliday said."It's a great time to play quarterback here."
There's so much depth at receiver, you have to wonder if Leach might move at least one guy over to defense to bolster his young and questionable secondary.
For Halliday, however the depth chart pencils out, he expects the program to make a mark in the highly competitive Pac-12 North Division. And, yes, that means going nose-to-nose with the top programs, such as Stanford and Oregon.
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Re: Berserk and Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
It's true it's partly an issue of age, but I'm also judging those anime by the standards of their contemporaries - Neon Genesis Evangelion was made during LOGH's run, and Cowboy Bebop was a contemporary of Berserk.
LOGH's animation did get progressively better over the years,however.
I liked the fact that Migi is dormant but still a part of the kid. I also enjoyed the fact that he had nothing else to learn so he went dormant. In the end, they really had a friendly bond. Who woulda figured?
Gah, magi is on my list, as i once said, but nowhere near a priority. Gintama is nothing but slapstick comedy as well (shudders*), but hey, to each their own. Surprised you decided to tackle 4 long ass series though. Quick the time consumption between them. Plus Magi has an anime out. Plan on watching that?
Quite empty. Zero squads designs are pretty badass but i almost feel like they should look a little more war hardened. But i read somewhere....zero squad members: "a housewife, a yankee, a monk, a nadeshiko and american?" ahahaha. How's that for originality. Though i'm not complaining, I rather like the design. For the record, i also like Kubo's character design. They have that sharpness to em, really makes the females female. Though, I doesn't top OP. As for Naruto, can't wait for shit to go down either.
Well i have not read Toriko/FT in like 3 weeks. Will now because that's one hell of a break. Month and a half? Damn. Have not really read much besides the big 3 in past month. In one them ruts. I have plenty on my plate though, just nothing seems interesting.
Looked at the feed by chance and saw you finished Parasyte? Well, how was it? Pretty steller if i may say so myself. You've been read though shit. Don't know how you read so many different things each day though.
WOuld comment on Bleach/Naruto but there is not shit to say. Zero squad looks pretty cool. Ten tails fight should be good.
Damn, thought you would be further in Berserk. Either way, let me put it to you this way. If you catch up, we can talk about it and you'll be caught up. Shits awesome now. Downside is the wait. Back in march, like 3-4 chapters came out that had minimal impact on the story. In June, there was a 3 chapter through back on Gut's childhood. Within a month, we just got 2 chapters, one advanced the story with guts, and the latest had nothing to do with Guts. At the end of the chapter, we got the "til' next time", so the next chapter might be in March. It's a hard wait but you have to catch up sometime. The story is definitely worth the wait.
Also, a volume of Dorohedoro came out, which comes out once a year. The art and story are pretty unique so that's something you could read.
OP- Pretty touching what Mocha did. This was a nice chapter. Luffy seems pretty pissed, so the upcoming fights going to be awesome. Seriously though, another break, damn. Wonder why Oda has taken so many breaks these past months? Always right after it's about to get amazing. Well whatever, can't complain.
Bleach- What a bunch of fucking bullshit. Wow, Kubo is a pussy for not killing Byakuya. All that bullshit last words and death scenes and he's going to survive? The most dissappointing part yet in this otherwise awesome arc. Seriously lame. Bunch of bickering and melodrama over the captain and Ichigo being Ichigo. I guess we will now see Byakuya being pushed around in a wheel chair all depressed from now on.
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The Great Wall is True/False's outdoor movie screen: the massive, Shakespeare's-facing wall of the Picturehouse Theater (aka the Missouri United Methodist Church). Join us for this free walk-up cinema on Friday and Saturday nights of the Fest from 7 – 11 pm.
This year, we will be celebrating the life and work of the renegade filmmaker Les Blank who passed away in April of 2013.
For more than 50 years Les Blank's films preserved American subcultures that otherwise might have been forgotten. With a signature idiosyncratic style all his own, Blank captures the essence of a moment and brings it to life. Instead of the fly-on-the-wall method of his contemporaries (Wiseman & Pennebaker) Blank immersed himself in the communities of the people he turned his lens upon. It's no surprise that Les Blank was only the second white man Lightnin' Hopkins trusted.
His most well-known film Burden of Dreams is a fantastical look at Werner Herzog's epic struggle to make his masterpiece Fitzcarraldo in the Amazon. Herzog once said of Blank "He has his own little universe that he creates with Burden of Dreams. If Burden of Dreams was only the making of Fitzcarraldo it would have been lousy. He was beyond my comprehension. I only knew the man was a very, very good filmmaker." Blank had a particular knack in establishing a strong sense of place: everything in the frame relates back to the environment in which it occurs.
Blank's films serve as an important anthropological preservation while pushing the cinematic form of documentary forward. True/False has decided to feature four of his earlier works which would go on to establish him as a force. Dry Wood (1973, 37 min.) and Hot Pepper (1973, 54 min.) capture the daily life of French-speaking blacks in southwestern Louisiana's Cajun country. A Well Spent Life (1972, 44 min.) and The Blues Accordin' To Lightnin' Hopkins (1970, 31 min.) are two great ethno-musicological films lit by Blank's fascination in the cultures, history and music of the now well-known blues musicians Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins.
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March 27, 2014 11:41 PMPennsylvania Turnpike drivers can expect another toll increase of at least 3 percent next January, and continuing annual increases for years to come, turnpike CEO Mark Compton said Thursday.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Airport Corridor Transportation Association, Mr. Compton said the state's new transportation funding law has shortened, but not eliminated, the turnpike's requirement to pay $450 million a year to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Instead of continuing to 2057, the required payments will end after 2022, he said. Toll increases are needed to underwrite the debt incurred by the turnpike in making those payments.
In the past, PennDOT has directed $200 million from each payment to non-turnpike highway projects and $250 million to mass transit. The new law directs all of the $450 million to transit.
The turnpike commission has raised tolls for six consecutive years, after raising them only five times in the toll road's first 69 years of operation. Tolls for cash customers have gone up 92 percent since 2008; E-ZPass tolls have climbed by 38 percent in that period.
This year, tolls rose 12 percent for cash customers and 2 percent for E-ZPass users.
Mr. Compton told the audience at Chartiers Country Club in Robinson that the existing differential between cash toll rates and E-ZPass rates "is probably where it's going to stay." At present, cash users pay about 40 percent more than those who pay electronically.
The turnpike's planned conversion to all-electronic tolling is moving slower than was originally expected, he said. "We're probably looking at a few years out" from the initial 2018 target for completion, he said.
In all-electronic tolling, vehicles are billed as they pass at highway speeds beneath gantries over the road. It eliminates toll booths on exit and entry ramps. Cameras photograph the license plates of vehicles that don't have E-ZPass and their owners are billed by mail.
Mr. Compton said about 800 of the turnpike's 2,100 employees are in toll collection or processing, and said the agency will save an estimated $60 million a year when the conversion is complete.
The new transportation funding law, Act 89, approved by the Legislature and Gov. Tom Corbett last fall, will enable the turnpike to move ahead with $6 billion in capital projects over the next decade. Before its passage, the turnpike was facing a "Band-Aid" approach to maintenance, he said.
"We're in the new-capacity business again," Mr. Compton said. "It's been a long time."
Act 89 over the next five years will raise the annual funding for toll road projects away from the current turnpike system from the current $20 million to $100 million, he said. Construction on one of those projects, the Southern Beltway section from Route 22 to Interstate 79, will begin this year, with completion scheduled for 2019.
Mr. Compton said completion of the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Jefferson Hills to Monroeville and Pittsburgh "is still on the books," and said the turnpike will again explore the possibility of public-private partnerships to build that and other new highways.
In response to a question about the Mon-Fayette leg to Pittsburgh, which had been given up for dead by other officials as too costly, Mr. Compton said the proposal "is still there."
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At night.
At night.
SHush or else they might steal your puppy.
I like it.
Are they huntin' wabbits?
if they're a stealthy task force why the hell is there a tank
the turbine on a M1 abrams is fucking LOUD
The gun texture is delightful. BTW,his finger is clipping with his face?
Nope, the underside of his glove is black.
Look Closer
Oh,that's right.
Maybe the tank has a silencer?
Or maybe no one is in the tank.
bitch plz
Could be a disabled tank.
In any case, I don't think they'd have been able to stab that rebel in the back if the tank was active and theirs; he'd be running for the hills or nearest ATGM launcher.
if it was disabled it would look more burnt out or be facing the other direction.
anyways, I'm just saying the current positioning doesn't really make sense.
things dont always burn up when theyre disabled to my knowledge
or face a certain direction I think that is pretty random as well
could be wrong
Indeed. Could be anything from running out of gas or the tracks getting disloged (all really awful things to happen in a combat situation that'll make the tank a sitting duck) to a hand grenade going off inside and pasting the crew (not sure an anti-personnel hand grenade would set off the tank's ammo)
If the tank would look more burnt you would be better off calling it a burnt out or overall destroyed tank.
Besides if you study the picture a bit, it shouldn't be too hard to spot the sign which says evacuation outpost. And even the title says the task force is entering a outpost overrun by rebels, as in the rebels managed to take a hold of the camp, probably forcing most of the personnel to abandon vehicles or maybe just killed them all. It's really not that hard to imagine what could have happend.
I think those are delta force, not task force.. judging by there gear and camo.
"Shh, be very quiet, we're hunting terrorists".
Nice posing and lighting, nice atmosphere, angle etc etc... I like it
Just because call of duty gives them akward shit, it doesn't mean they look like that in real life, or in the universe of this pose.
Nah, they look more like Rangers. The Delta force in MW3 looks more like rangers than the rangers themselves.
What do you want from MW3
Nothing, to be honest I played through MW3 and I have nothing against it.
What bothers me is that so many who play it thinks thats how real life is.
Especially comments like "Those arent task force, they are delta force." just because they were a delta force in call of duty.
Ofcourse i know that how MW3 portrais soldiers is complete bullshit, i was just pointing it out. :V
To be honest, they look nothing like the delta force operators in MW3.
OT: The only thing I find strange in the screenshot is that they seem too relaxed. Considering they are in a territory with hostile forces, they should be more cautious looking and vigilant.
EDIT: Now that I took a second look, the grass and camera angle might be playing tricks on me
It was an example. But I feel bad for hunter, I derailed his thread harcore.
It's okay
Nice work.
What I said was really dumb, sorry


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The president of the Black Police Association echoed Dallas Police Chief David Brown's rationale for his firing two officers in two months for shooting men without apparent provocation.
Cletus Judge's statement starkly contrasts with the Dallas Police Association officials' public criticism of Brown's quick firings of Senior Corporal Amy Wilburn and Officer Cardan Spencer.
Police officials said Wilburn and Spencer violated their training in the moments that led to them shooting Kelvion Walker and Bobby Bennett, respectively. Judge backed the official line, and seemingly agreed with Brown's recent decision to modify reality-based training for officers.
"The last two Officer Involved Shootings showed that both officers deviated from their training and the departmental policies and procedures," Judge said in the news release. "I personally viewed the Dash Cam Video from the last shooting. I cannot speak to what the officer was 'feeling' but I do know what I saw in the video was a total disregard for the policies and procedures set in place to handle that situation."
Retired Dallas police Sgt. Keith Wenzel, who trains law enforcement across the country and criticized Spencer publicly, said recently that he believed "a set of circumstances" were more at fault than training procedures in the Wilburn shooting. For instance, she approached the car without her gun drawn after the driver fled -- a clear signal that she thought nobody was in the car.
Pinkston said Judge is "wrong and is blindly following the chief."
"I have bigger issues, though, with him being allowed to view the dash cam video that is evidence in an ongoing investigation that nobody else is allowed to view," he said. "And he is not part of the investigation."
Judge is a sergeant who handles assault cases. Pinkston was able to see the dash cam video because he attended Wilburn's disciplinary hearing in his capacity as DPA president.
Judge was not present at the hearing. He did not respond to a request for comment.
Pinkston also slammed Brown for failing to give the officers due process. He said that the Wilburn firing, especially, sends the wrong message to officers and muddles their ability to determine when and how to use deadly force.
The Texas Municipal Police Association, which represents 20,000 officers statewide, also recently wrote in a statement that its officials are concerned over Brown's decisions.
That followed a letter from Pinkston to interim City Manager A.C. Gonzalez that the officers involved in a Jan. 2 shooting in Uptown didn't immediately return fire because the department has made them afraid to use deadly force.
Judge alluded to Pinkston's letter in his statement.
"When officers are involved in Deadly Force Confrontations thoughts about termination and questions about employment should not be at the forefront," he said.
The Black Police Association claims to have roughly 600 members. The Dallas Police Association has 2,700.
Continue reading to see the whole BPA news release and the TMPA letter.
I know there has been a lot of talk regarding the last two Officer
Involved Shootings. I understand that many officers have been conflicted
about the two incidents in which both officers were terminated. I want to
give my personal input on both incidents and provide the members with some
clarity on the last shooting in which an officer was terminated.
I want officers to understand that I am well aware of the split second
decisions that must be made in the field. I understand that when bullets
are flying and officers are involved in life threatening situations they
don't have the luxury of time when making decisions. The one thing that I
do know is that officers should rely on the training that was received in
the academy and beyond. I was a Defensive Tactics Instructor for nine
years at the Dallas Police Academy. I know that the DT staff spent many
hours, days and months on tactical training in regards to armed suspects
and felony stops. The DT staff constantly trained on these tactics not
only to ensure safety but to embed these responses into the minds of every
officer. Has training changed? Have we moved away from that? The last two
Officer Involved Shootings showed that both officers deviated from their
training and the departmental policies and procedures. I personally viewed
the Dash Cam Video from the last shooting. I cannot speak to what the
officer was "feeling" but I do know what I saw in the video was a total
disregard for the policies and procedures set in place to handle that
situation. My advice to officers is to rely on your training and reflect
back on the time you spent at the Police Academy. The use of the term "I
was in fear for my Life" is not a catch all phrase that will save you when
bad decisions are made. The fear that you speak about must be
"Reasonable." The Deadly Force Policy is very clear. Justification for the
use of deadly force must be limited to the facts reasonably apparent to
the officer at the time the officer decides to use the force. When
officers are involved in Deadly Force Confrontations thoughts about
termination and questions about employment should not be at the forefront.
I urge every officer to first, rely on your training and secondly, do
whatever is necessary to go home to your family.
In conclusion, I want each officer to recall your oath of office. We all
vowed to defend the rights and the lives of the citizens of Dallas and our
fellow officers. We acknowledged that we were willing to be held to a
higher standard and to be judged on a higher standard. I have been a
member of the Dallas Police Department for more than 26 yrs. I have
traveled across the United States, being involved in training with regards
to police officers. The one fact that I've heard over and over again is
that the Dallas Police Department is one of the best trained departments
in the country.
I invite any member to contact me personally to discuss the Deadly Force
policy or any statements made in this letter.
Cletus Judge
BPA President
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Rallying Bulldogs Come Up Short in Honolulu Jan. 6, 2009 HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Hawaii junior Bill Amis' eight-foot jumper with 8.1 seconds left put the Hawaii Warriors (9-5; 1-1 WAC) ahead 65-64 over a rallying Louisiana Tech Bulldog team (7-8; 1-1 WAC) Monday night in the Stan Sheriff Center. "We dug ourselves into an early hole, but our kids got back in by battling and competing," Tech head coach Kerry Rupp said. "We tried to take away Hawaii's layups in the second half and shell up on the defensive end. Our hats go off to Hawaii; they played a great game." The Warriors began the game shooting 11-of-12 from the field causing the Bulldogs to fall behind 24-11 early with about 11 minutes left to play in the first half. Hawaii "cooled off" and shot only 65 percent for the rest of the half. Tech, however, followed with an 11-2 run over next five minutes to cut the lead to 26-22. The Bulldogs out-scored the Warriors 13-11 for the remainder of the first half and trailed only 37-35 going into the halftime locker room. Tech got within one point two different times; first with 12:38 remaining for a score of 50-49 and again at 3:32 for a 60-59 score. Junior Magnum Rolle gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the night with 2:30 left to play 61-60 and added to it with another jumper with less than two minutes for a 63-60 lead. Junior Kenneth Cooper led the Bulldogs with 14 points and seven rebounds, while junior David Jackson totaled 11 points. Rolle finished the night with 10 points and eight boards. Amis led the Warriors with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. The Bulldogs hit the court again Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. to host the Utah State Aggies in the Thomas Assembly Center. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Plus and can be seen locally on Cox Sports channel 26. KXKZ 107.5 FM will be broadcasting the game live over the radio with a live audio feed at www.z1075fm.com. The pregame show will start around 30 minutes before tip off.
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Title: Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford
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Date Created: September 15, 1861
Spafford writes to his sister about possibly coming to see him at Camp Holbrook in Brattleboro, of Captain A. writing to his wife to have her join him at camp, having received guns and about possible delay in departure.
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Chevy Chase, star of National Lampoon's Vacation and its sequel, is back as the paterfamilias of the Griswold family (including Beverly D'Angelo as his missus) to skewer the Yuletide season.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
He's mean, he's green, and he's doesn't like the Yuletide season one bit — Jim Carrey stars in this live-action adaptation of the classic children's story by Dr. Seuss.
Four Christmases
A crafty couple run the Christmas Day gauntlet by racing to visit their divorced parents' four separate households in this Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon comedy.
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Based on John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas, Christmas With the Kranks revolves around Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther Krank's (Tim Allen) decision to put their normally fanatical enthusiasm for the holidays aside for a tropical cruise.
Home For The Holidays
It's been said that while most people love their families, they don't always like them very much, and that emotional dividing line is the heart of this comedy directed by Jodie Foster.
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White Christmas (AMC) 9:45 pm
The 1954 holiday film with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye is still as tasty as a candy cane. Click here to watch on TV or On Demand.
December 14:
Lucky Christmas (Hallmark) 9 pm
December 16:
Christmas in Washington (TNT) 8 pm
Conan O'Brien hosts the 30th annual holiday gala from the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The slated roster of performers includes Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and the Band Perry.
Elf (USA) 8 pm
Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a regular-sized man who was raised as an elf by Santa Claus.
December 17:
CMA Country Christmas (ABC) 8 pm
The Story of Santa Claus (CBS) 9 pm
An animated musical that explains how a toymaker named Nicholas Claus (voice of Edward Asner) started the tradition of delivering a toy to every child on Christmas. Click here to record the show on your DVR.
December 20:
Saturday Night Live Presents A Very Gilly Christmas (NBC) 9 pm
December 23:
Olive the Other Reindeer (CW) 8 pm
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (CW) 9 pm
December 24:
It's A Wonderful Life (NBC) 9 pm
A Christmas Story (TBS) marathon
December 25:
Disney Christmas Parade (ABC) 12 pm
December 31:
New Year's Rockin' Eve – 40th Anniversary Party (ABC) 8 pm
New Year's Eve with Carson Daly (NBC) 10 pm


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Brookfield East High School teacher Chris Guthrie knew Luke Pulsifer as a talented artist with a bright mind. After Luke graduated in 2012, unsure of what he wanted to do next, Guthrie would send him an occasional email with job leads to give him a nudge. But Guthrie said he knew Luke would be successful wherever he went.
In June, Guthrie heard through the school that Luke, 19, had overdosed on heroin and been pronounced dead at his Elm Grove home.
It came as a shock to the teacher, as well as the school community that packed Luke's funeral. It had never occurred to Guthrie that people Luke's age could encounter heroin.
"Before this happened with Luke, I had no idea heroin was an issue," Guthrie said. "I'm not naive, I know drugs and alcohol are something teenagers are confronted with, but it never crossed my mind heroin was something high-schoolers are exposed to."
Over the past few years, heroin has found more buyers in Waukesha County than ever before.
Twenty-one people in the county died from heroin overdoses in 2012, topping the number of people who died in car accidents, and shattering the previous high of seven in 2008. Thirteen were in their 20s. Two lived in Brookfield.
In the months following Luke's death, as Guthrie learned about these stats, he started planning a community task force to raise awareness about the drug and provide people with resources to combat it.
The group's first event, It's Not My Kid ... Or Is It?, will be Jan. 22 at the Wilson Center, and will include a resource fair, presentations from state, county and local officials, and a question-and-answer session.
Luke's parents, Laura and Lee Pulsifer, will speak at the event.
A lesson to share
Now deeply familiar with the severity of heroin, Lee said he wishes he could have realized sooner just how tight a grip the drug could get on his son.
"I wish somebody slapped me in the face and said, 'Your son's going to die if you don't do everything you can,'" Lee said. "I wish I knew that, I really wish I knew that it was so deadly and so addicting."
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 23 percent of people who use heroin once become dependent on it.
Luke had overdosed on heroin another time before his death.
That time, Laura had gotten a call from her son that sent her driving to the Greenfield Municipal Center at 3:30 a.m. March 12. She didn't know what had happened. She only knew what her son had told her, through sobs — he had done "something stupid."
When Luke got in the car, he hugged her and said he was sorry. Laura assured him that whatever it was, they would get through it. As soon as he calmed down, she noticed gauze stuck on his arms.
He had overdosed on heroin.
She stopped the car.
"I wanted to kill him," Laura said. "And I wanted to hug him, and never let go. I chose the second one."
Luke was was routed through a diversion program so he was not prosecuted. He received out-patient care from Rosecrance and had clean drug tests in April and May. He seemed to be his old self again.
On June 10, Laura discussed other treatment options with Luke before he went out with a friend. That night, she heard him come inside at about 12:50 a.m. He didn't say goodnight, but she heard his door squeak open and shut. Relieved he was home, she went to sleep.
The next morning Laura tried to wake him.
"When I remember those moments, it's slow motion," she said. "I was calling his name, and he wasn't responding. I realized he wasn't asleep."
Moving forward
Laura and Lee hope by sharing their story, they can protect other parents from the pain they feel.
"When I used to think about heroin, I thought of the loser under the bridge in Milwaukee. What we've discovered is the face of heroin is this," Laura said, gesturing to Luke's school portrait. "We don't want his death to be in vain."
Luke's death brought students face to face with the consequences of heroin, Guthrie said. He hopes to bring more education about the drug into Elmbrook schools.
"When students are confronted by the fact that this is killing people, that's scary for them," he said. "When it's someone they know, who just graduated in 2012, for him to be gone, that is really a difficult thing for kids to comprehend."
Anyone interested in joining Guthrie's group can contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you go
WHAT: Resource fair, presentation and Q&A about heroin
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22
WHERE: Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive
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7 Characteristics of Good Learners
Over at the Teaching Professor blog, Maryellen Weimer has come up with a list of seven characteristics of good learners. We might all salivate at the idea of students like this: Good learners are curious Good learners pursue understanding diligently … Continue reading
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Playing doctor
I have literally been waiting for this moment for 25 years, since my own father came to my school and taught my classmates about being a doctor. And it was every bit as fun as I hoped it would be. I dressed the kids up in masks and caps with rubber gloves, let them use my stethoscope to listen to each other's chests, let them pump up my sphygmomanometer, and checked knee jerk reflexes on every one of them.
It was a hit. The kids were shooting their hands up to volunteer. I kept a dozen kids ages two through four captivated for 45 minutes, and when the teacher broke it up for snack time, the kids were crowding around me for more. I loved hearing the other kids saying to my daughter, "I didn't know your mommy was a doctor!"
It made me happy that I have a career that seems so fun to little kids. If I were, say, an investment banker, I'm not sure what I could have done. I wonder if I converted any of the kids to wannabe doctors.
And today they made me a card to say thank you.
P.S. Good luck to everyone on Match Day! Apparently, there's a very scientific method to assure everything works out OK.
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Sounds fun Fizzy!
I dissected cow eyeballs with the 10 year olds at Sicily's school a little over a year ago. It was a blast (YouTube helped remind me of the eye parts). At the end, one of the ten year olds asked: "What do you have the most fun dissecting? What is the best time you can think of?"
I looked at him. "This one." So I know how it feels. I like your idea - I'd love to do it for my son's class. I'd have to borrow all the real doctor tools, though:)I did this same thing every year for several years in a row for my sons' classes - lots of fun! (One of my favorite items on my "ego wall" is a thank-you note from a pre-school class which starts "Dear Eldest's Mom:" and includes a drawing of what a reflex feels like :) )
Thanks for bringing back great memories!
A- The Mommy DocMarch 21, 2010 at 4:37 PM
How fun!! I can't wait to do this with my kids' classes


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God is love, but love is not God. Oft-vilified Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle has been riding this pony for a while now.
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On a practical peacebuilding level, where pseudo-religious loyalties are a factor, the film deftly underscores the influence of shallow, self-serving, destructive End Times ideologies on one's behavior.
Why does our view of hell matter? Because believers in hell believe in revenge. And according to brain chemistry studies, taking revenge and nurturing resentment is a major source of life-destroying stress.
If you are a Christian harboring the idea that a literal hell is incompatible with an all-loving and all-powerful God, and would like ironclad evidence and testimony from a wide variety of sources and experts in support of that idea, then you must see "Hellbound?"
Hell: it's not just for church anymore. It's in TV, video games, even food branding. Filmmaker Kevin Miller explores our cultural obsession in his mov...
You have to wonder what's wrong with a "Christian" publication so attached to hell that they have to smear a great new movie -- even lie about it -- to make a pro-hell point.
I think the prevalence of hell in American language and culture represents the outworking of three concepts that have defined America since its inception: freedom, justice and truth.
As we've traveled to various festivals across the country, I have met literally thousands of potential viewers. It's been a fascinating, educational journey, and I've made plenty of new friends. But at times it's also been frustrating.
We think we really can win this precarious game of one-upmanship against our enemies. At what point do the violent acts done in the name of "civilization" cause us to ask whether a civilization whose existence demands such bloodshed is worth protecting?
We have a lot of Christians trying to save us from eternal, horrifying hell, and Kevin Miller is trying to save Christians from that perspective. But more than hoping for change, he took thoughtful, artistic action and has created something fascinating.
If you listen closely to the language of hell, underneath it you will hear a cry for justice. Something horrible -- even damnable -- has happened. And we are utterly powerless to undo it.
When we demonize the "other," even in the name of reason, we open the door to a world of zero sum redemption where one person's gain is another person's humiliating loss.
Categories like "liberal" and "conservative" don't actually exist. It's more accurate to think in terms of spectrums. No one is outright conservative or outright liberal. We all live somewhere between these two poles.
What a surprise: An evangelical leader takes advantage of a tragic situation to utter foolish and insensitive remarks designed not to comfort the afflicted but rather to remind us why he and his people are right, and the rest of the world is wrong.
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