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Figured this would be the best place to post this.
I am currently a freshman at a private university getting a degree in computer science and have recently been dabbling in the idea of flying for the military. Preferably helicopters or jet aircraft. However I literally have no idea where to start.
Ive been researching a little and found that it is a very rigorous position to apply for.
If you guys have any advice such as what branch of the military would be best and what you think I should do, then let me know!
I met a young man recently whom was in airforce rotc.
He said while its tough to become a fighter pilot, the airforce does have a program where if you agree to fly drones for two years youll then have your pic of aircraft to fly thereafter.
Look into that.
Good luck
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Typically flying fighters are in least demand as many, if not most, looking to fly in the military are looking to then transition to a civilian flying job, and that 4 engine jumbo transport chit is the most valuable.
The first question is, are you physically a perfect specimen? Eyesight 20/20+, no surgical hardware, no asthma, diabetes etc etc? Good trim body and high physical fitness?
If you're physically imperfect in some unfixable way, stop now.
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It is a very competitive thing to apply for, being any sort of pilot. I went to basic (Army) with a guy that came in on a WOCS packet to be a helicoptor pilot, so I know it can be done- just know that you get into this, you will be competing with people who have been preparing for it their entire adolescent and/or adult lives for the opportunity. I also had a friend in the Air Force who is a pilot, and even when his class graduated there were not enough aircraft to go around- so not only do you have to make it through, you have to stand out to get what you want.
I think it will depend mostly on what you want to fly. Jets, obviously you'll need to go AF or Navy. Helicoptors you can go Marines or Army. I know next to nothing about the Marine air wing, so you'll have to look elsewhere for that. With the army, we always need helicoptor pilots, but you may or may not get to fly a chopper you like, and even if you do it may not be a fun mission. Depends on what you want to get out of it.
I can tell you though, unless you really want this- don't bother. No offense, but if you're just "dabbling" with the idea, it'll probably be a waste of your and everyone else's time. That's just my opinion though- give it some thought. If you do decide this is what you want to do- good luck!
"... You feel the anger thinking of the loved ones you will never see again, and losing your life infuriates your soul. You rage to get to your feet and grab for a weapon, any weapon. Regardless of your race, culture, or religion, you want to die standing, fighting like a warrior, an American, so others won't have to. For those looking for a definition, this is the price of freedom.
SGT Thomas Macpherson KIA 12 OCT 2012
SFC Ryan Savard KIA 13 OCT 2012
"Sine Pari"
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The reason I say dabbling is because I'm still unsure. I want to see what it will take to get there. And whether it's worth trying because of the stiff competition.
As far as physically, I'm in excellent condition, 20/20, no glasses, no health problems.
To get there, you need to be in great shape, as mentioned. If you know your vision is clear, you may want to get a color test. For example, I have great vision- but I was shocked to find out that I'm actually colorblind in a very small, specific range (something to do with green on orange). The schools are difficult, and have high standards and high failure rates. And, like I mentioned, even if you pass the course you may not get to jump into a cockpit right away, and unless you're one of the top of your class, you're not necessarily going to get to choose your aircraft type.
"... You feel the anger thinking of the loved ones you will never see again, and losing your life infuriates your soul. You rage to get to your feet and grab for a weapon, any weapon. Regardless of your race, culture, or religion, you want to die standing, fighting like a warrior, an American, so others won't have to. For those looking for a definition, this is the price of freedom.
SGT Thomas Macpherson KIA 12 OCT 2012
SFC Ryan Savard KIA 13 OCT 2012
"Sine Pari"
Leadmaster, I cannot remember not wanting to be a fighter pilot. I told my Mom I wanted to be a Mechanical Engineer before I started kindergarden because somehow I found out that's the best degree for pilots. (She had to go look up what an ME was lol) Along the way I did all the top math, I found out the .mil likes Eagle Scouts so I did that, I ran cross country, I wrestled, I played video games for eye hand coordination...
I unfortunately am not physically perfect.
If you're ready to compete with people who want it as bad as I did, go for it. Otherwise, unless you're a physical and intellectual freak, you're going to have a hard time competing with people like me who are willing to suffer any pain or sacrifice to get there.
Get good grades, don't do drugs.
I am currently an Officer Candidate with a flight contract (already went to OCS and am waiting for my degree so I can commission later this year) with the Marine Corps. If you want a guarantee that you will fly, the Marine Corps is the only way to go. Find your nearest OSO and talk with a recruiter for more information.
I had a flight guarantee before and after OCS, and as long as I continue to have satisfactory performance, I know I will definitely be flying. No other branch offers this.
However, the Marine Corps is one of the hardest programs to get into due to its size. You need to be near the best academically and physically, and have to pass additional tests. I took the ASTB (Navy/USMC Flight aptitude test), and passed on my first try... however make sure you remember high school physics (that really hurt me!). I also have 20/15 vision, a 297 PFT, 93 ASVAB, and 3.3 GPA.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions about this route, and I will try to offer as much info as possible regarding the process I've experienced so far. But, I can't offer any actual job experience outside of OCS since I haven't been sent to flight school yet.
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Marine Air Wing
I can't tell you about other branches, but the Marines have an extensive amount of aircraft. Well maybe not extensive, but it has quite a few of them. I was a AH-1W (Super Cobra) and UH-1N (Huey) mechanic. They also have a few more helicopters, F-18s, Harriers, Osprey, and possibly the new F-35s. The pilots that flew the Cobra were more fit than the pilots that flew the Huey. That's about as much info I have on pilots. But I can tell you more about the aircraft.
Brother did same thing about 15 years ago. Marines had an officer program where you did all the physicals etc beforehand and were guaranteed flight status. Talk to a marine recruiter as it mat still exist. I think marines were unique in this flight status guarantee.
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I find that 90% of the questions asked here have been answered 20 or more years ago by Jeff in hid Gargantuan Gunsite Gossip books.
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Go to your nearest airport and take a couple of flight lessons to see if this is really what you would like to do. As a flight instructor at aerobatic flight school I took many a military flight candidate for intro to unusual attitude flights who hoped that they would not barf on their military instructor after the first roll or spin. Most that keep in touch made the grade and where pilots in all four branches of the armed services. Most wanted to fly fighters but the one who ends up in C130 or KC135's are all flying for the airlines.$$$
When I was a recruiter before I put you on the phone with the O recruiter I would ask you.
1. Police involvement DUI /illegal possession
2. Medical issue are you taking meds at all
3. 3.0 GPA minimum at real university
Good luck
The Army has a program called "Street to Seat" which replaced "High School to Flight School" but they're one and the same.
Basically anyone can join straight into the Army to become a Rotary Wing pilot flying helicopters from Kiowa's to Black Hawks, to Chinnooks. AH-64 Apache is extremely competitive but not impossible. The vast majority of Army helo pilots are Warrant Officers. Most join the Army as enlisted in any MOS because there's no feeder MOS required to be an Aviation Warrant. You can come from Infantry, Intel, Mechanics, or Supply to be a pilot. That route you have to reach the rank of at least E-5 to become a pilot. Other Warrant ranks have feeder MOS's like being an Intel soldier before becoming an Intel Warrant. The bulk though join the Army as helo mechanics or become Crew Chiefs (pilots fly, crew chiefs are in charge of things that happen in the helo) then through their aviation units get recommended by the pilots who are Warrants to become pilots. It's an easy shoe in because Crew chiefs and mechanics understand a lot about the helicopters they will learn to fly, more so than Warrants who fly them most of the time.
With Street to Seat there's no feeder requirement, just go to Basic Training for 9.5 weeks then straight to Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, AL, where the Army's Flight School is. After finishing WOCS, you have to go to Survival, Escape, Resist, Evasion (SERE) course where they subject you to what it's like being an Enemy Prisoner of War. It involves being confined, psychologically tested, and also being thrown into the woods to escape and evade your captors. All pilots need to pass this course before going to pre-flight training. Afterwards it'll be about 2-3 years before flight school is done and everyone will be CW2 rank by then and sent to their units (Active, Reserve, or Guard).
You can go Aviation in the Army as an ROTC cadet or West Point but flight school comes after being commissioned. Not to mention getting into Aviation as a commissioned Officer is very competitive and if you don't get it, your second or third choices are picked which could be anything (Infantry, Military Police, Intel, Artillery, Engineer, Supply, etc, etc). However Commissioned Officer pilots are rare and most stop flying after making Major and move on to either a different Branch or get limited flight time as the aviation unit's commander. Warrants will fly helos until the die or retire.
Air Force and Navy Aviation all require you to do their ROTC or respective Service Academies.
A great website to get information on aviation in the Navy or Marines is http://www.airwarriors.com. I learned a lot there and it helped me with my application. As far as Navy goes, there are programs where you can be guaranteed a spot in flight school straight out of college but I don't really know about them since that wasn't the path I took to become a pilot. Before getting to flight school I wanted to be a jet pilot, but then saw the light and asked for rotary wing. Even as a helo pilot you will get some fixed wing ratings and can go fly commercially for any airline you want. If you want some more info or any specifics just pm me.
My totally biased advise would be looking into the United States Naval Academy. Service commitment for Marine Air was just reduced to 6 years compared to 8 years Naval Aviators need to serve after winging.
The downside for you is that you'd have to apply for next year and you'd have to start college all over again as a freshman (plebe).
At this time 80% of applicants passed their Rated boards.....
Or so says my OTS recruiter for the Air Force.
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Go flying first. See if you like it. Some who think they want to be a pilot do this but then find they don't like flying.
Also, if you are not good at skill sports and other hand/eye/dexterity/coordination activities . . may be an indicator of where you will stand vs. other competitors.
Don't doubt yourself. Create your own opportunity, focus, and make it happen. Even if it means going back and studying physucks in the library when your buddies are all out having fun at the range.
If you want to fly helicopters, Army or Marine Corps.
Yes, I know that it's technically true you can fly any of them in any of the services (even the Army has jet aircraft, just not combat jets)... but I'm speaking of teh relative importance of the aircraft to the service. They fight over most helicopter slots in the Army. In the Navy & AF helicopters are the leftovers.
Army even has a "high-school to flight-school" program that lets you enlist and attend WOCS then flight school without a college degree. You know if you're accepted BEFORE you enlist, so if you don't make it you don't have to go in.
I had a HS friend who tried for pilot in the AF. Did AFROTC, paid for private flying lessons, still washed out of flight training. He's a personnel officer right now. He's made Major, had a good career, but not quite what he wanted.
With the Army program you at least don't waste quite as much time if it doesn't work out.
"I am a Soldier. I fight were I'm told and I win where I fight." GEN George S. Patton, Jr.
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Wow...quite a bit of misinformation on this thread :-\
I suggest checking out www.airwarriors.com. It's mostly about the Navy and Marines, but there is a ton of great gouge on there. I don't recall the other sites, but there are similar for the other branches.
Those are sites run by the OCS Foundation, not the official sites. You should be able to get unbiased info there. Some of the sites are more active and current than others.
*daggers from eyes*
If you make it into the seat of a military aircraft, you'd better thank God. If you make it home in one piece after every mission, you'd better treat your maintainers like gods.
On a serious note, best of luck to you. I dreamed of flinging a blowtorch strapped to a lawn dart around the sky as a kid. I never had the willpower to stick with college, so now I fix what pilots break instead.
Best way ("easiest" for the AF) is join ROTC, maintain a 3.5+ and get 100 on the PFA, then you apply for a rated slot and have the best shot at getting one...
None of my posts are serious or real, nothing I post is legal advice.
Here're a couple of good places to ask some questions:
Baseops Forums (mostly USAF)
Air Warriors (mostly USN/USMC)
Don't forget your age. I don't know how old you are but I'm a prior Army Reservist and joined the Guard so I can put in an application to become a warrant officer and fly helos. I was 28 when I joined and didn't finish my Flight Physical until I was 31 because I had 20/150 vision so I went and got LASIKS and have 20/15 vision now (out of my own pocket I might add). My battalion commander let me know a month ago that I won't be given an age waiver because the need for pilots isn't enough currently. It is VERY competative and they only choose the best of the best to go to flight school because they don't want you messing up and getting sent back because it costs the State a lot of $$$$ to send someone there.
To become a warrant officer helicopter pilot you need to be 32 or younger and if you are between 28 and 32 you need an age waiver. It also helps a lot to know aviators in your chain of command, that I didn't have because I am commo.
Now I don't what want to do, I don't want to get stuck doing commo forever, I don't even do anything pertaining to my MOS in my unit as well. I am thinking about reclasses to a 15W which is an UAV operator but there aren't any of those close to where I am. Also thought of the air guard or AF and they're max age is 30 I believe.
Nobody wants to be fixed-wing in the Army, it's all about flying combat or at worst transport helicopters. In the AF everybody wants to be fixed wing and the chopper drivers are mostly considered 3rd class citizens.
The Army STILL has the best option with the aviation warrant officer enlistment option.
"I am a Soldier. I fight were I'm told and I win where I fight." GEN George S. Patton, Jr.
Lots of wrong information in here. I'm a boom operator on the KC-10 so I work VERY closely with pilots. Every single one of them is an Academy or ROTC graduate. It's a must have. Get your commission, take the appropriate tests, and if by chance you get a flying slot the battle is far from over. They'll start you in a Cessna (forget the name of it), and when you have the basics down you'll graduate to the T-6. There you will learn how to do acrobatics and formation flying, all with an obscene amount of ground school.
From there, depending on your final test, you'll get slotted for fighter type, refueling/airlift type, propeller type, or rotary wing type. You'll go to the respective trainer aircraft for that type, obviously highest in the class gets first dibs. Fighters go to the T-38, refueling/airlift goes to the T-1, prop goes to a King Air (also forget the name), and Helos go to UH-1s.
You'll learn in that plane, and take yet another final test to determine specific airframe. 95% of pilots in training get refueling/airlift because two pilots are always needed and we have a ton of heavy aircraft. It's about a year and a half to get your wings and type of plane you'll be flying.
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I'm setting up my packet for WOFT right now. Still lots to do.
I want to fly either the Apache or the Kiowa Warrior the most. Probably not a lot of spots for those though. Mostly Blackhawks and Chinooks.
OP: please seek advice from the links posted above and get advice from people who have actually been there an done that.
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Like Gunner B said, talk to an Officer Selection Officer, a regular recruiter will promise you almost anything to get you to sign up and will likely tell you something along the lines of that you go in enlisted, do a couple of years and after that you'll be flying. If you want a pretty much guaranteed slot at flight school do not talk to a recruiter.
As for the Academy route, it's helpful but not necessary, not all pilots are Academy grads although the Air Force probably has the most followed by the Navy. Being an Academy grad is generally regarded as a precursor to a successful career as a military officer but you can succeed without having a ring and it's a lot less important in the Marine Corps and probably in Army aviation too.
When deciding on a branch I'd research each, what their missions are, and their history so you can decide which one appeals to you the most based on either what they do or their history. For instance, Naval aviation is primarily about defending and supporting the fleet with CAS missions occasionally. Marine Corps aviation is all about supporting the MAGTF and the Marines on the ground, engaging the bad guy is secondary to dropping bombs for the grunts.
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in a note pinned to his office door, 1836
"We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?"
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Serpent wrote:The big central question is the US military. Is it all of one mind, united under a resolved leadership, ready to adhere to or refuse the new chief, or is it fragmented like the country? (I've been picturing those massive computers underneath the Pentagon, burning out one after the other, as they try to figure all the possible scenarios, the probabilities, the variables, available resources and best response to each. )
The police forces, I'm pretty sure are not all going to react the same way: some will be fanatically loyal, some opposed.
Does it come to civil war?
Serpent wrote:In that case, and if the US really does withdraw from the Middle Eastern theaters of war, we might actually have some peace and quiet there. Never mind previous USSR administrations, Putin's plan was always more viable than Clinton's. He'll get the last few drops of unburned oil - so what; it's way too expensive.
Forest_Dump » November 12th, 2016, 10:33 am wrote:[The big central question is the US military]
Personally I don't see any big issue here. I do expect we will see increased racial tensions in the US now that the radical right has been pumped up and is expecting a big payoff from Trump and this will involve some police forces more than others
and include some stresses within the military but I think we are a long way away from anything like the military coups we have seen elsewhere in the world.
Serpent wrote:Factor in the increasingly irate minorities, who are psyched to fight back. I remember pretty serious riots on far less provocation than Trump proposes. That soup's ready to boil over.
Serpent wrote:Not that - well, not yet. I meant, will they follow the kind of illegal and idiotic orders he's likely to issue? Some generals have declared, early in the campaign, that they were not prepared to do so. Will he attempt a purge of the top echelons - and will they stand for it? Will he attempt a sudden, unprepared withdrawal from strategic positions? Will he pay attention to - or comprehend, or regard - intelligence reports? Will he take advice from anyone who actually knows anything about foreign affairs?
BadgerJelly wrote:Personally I think the major threat to the US is the US and has always been the US.
Forest_Dump » November 12th, 2016, 11:37 am wrote: Trump, bad as he is IMHO, probably is sweating about the prospect of bottling up all those lunatics he stirred up
I actually do predict the US splitting up is an increasing possibility but I have been predicting that for decades
The US has always been very isolationist.
Braininvat wrote:One possible silver lining is that he can be led to moderate some of his more outrageous positions - he used to be a New York Liberal, anyone remember those days, not so long ago?
Serpent wrote:I've heard some backing off on health insurance already, so OK....
Forest_Dump » November 12th, 2016, 3:45 pm wrote:As to the environmental and climate change stuff, that was always going to be a tough sell to places like China and I think it is pretty clear it is not going to be on Trump's agenda no matter which way he compromises on other issues. Unless something very big and dramatic happens I think it is now a completely dead issue for four or more years.
Serpent » Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:41 pm wrote:See, even ronjanec is working ---
Bet you didn't expect the winners to get their rewards this fast!
Forest_Dump » Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:55 pm wrote:ronjanec out building walls perhaps? Listing people sympathetic to muslims or latinos in the neighbourhood? Or just one of those manufacturng jobs that came back this week?
Is it true that Republicans are very divided already regarding Trump? If that is the case then it will be veyr difficult for Trump to get people behind his ideas if they were already staunchly against him. For sure I imagine the world view of The US has been weakened politically. Long term this may actually not be a terrible thing and give the next president a more neutral position to build from?
I am not for isolation and bizarrely I actually think once countries have self authority they are more likely to cooperate.
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... the uh ... oh four months after superstorm Sandy perking proposal begins a line in New York Post or CCO joins me with more Laura thanks much for being here ... so a lot of the coastline is rebuilding especially around New York a breezy point is one place that you're focusing on tell us what's going on in these communities ... Lynette dividends in the Gulf Coast a post on the Mississippi of colonial cities towns that are elevated on stilts and ... that's you know in the coming months by the summer the summer and start to see your which is can it be a big change for all these cute little bundle of communities like freezing point and that's really up because they have to do this in order to get money rebuilding also because of the ... insurance premiums will cooperate I doubt ... that the seven Series and of changing regulations that didn't trigger and that's why it means that for people who are meeting of the building whose homes were destroyed ... the capital of a right now ... and for other people over the next couple of years but rules are going to change that if you don't wanna pay ten thousand dollars here and turned ... out to really look at with your home ... that was the damage and breezy point ... to three dollars and the teapot was devastating if you if you go there ... houses that look like implanted in Cancer harem of land bought from cancer to be overturned ... I'm the one hundred and fifty Heller a little under a hundred fifty homes were completely destroyed by fire ... still is really in ... Oman with a poster child for devastation after Sandy ... what's been the reaction to homeowners they're looking to rebuild and not perhaps wanting to elevated in is that it's the summing up the whole entire community has a deal worth it for about a hawk some ... some immediate and then our neighbor may not do a deal to get that effect of one house high in one house while ... I think that's can be very interesting for sure it depends how much damage you sustain a secure more than fifty percent your home was damaged ... last for years for default this category probably the Taliban ... other people it's gonna be the choice over time and so it's really interesting that so especially if I think we see where that one moment I cant that I can reach and touch when it reports a book about it and it really does is written in different parts of seventy five ... and so what are these people looking at in terms of insurance going forward on it it could change if they if they choose not to do this is not uncommon at this point it for our most people point a half telling her home ... if you choose not to carry Mack added for people whose home was a really destroyed by the storm she's not to ... complete the public to make a lot about ten thousand dollars a year which is ... I'm and off the which is pretty which is pretty shocking ... Henninger from public cost forty thousand in two thousand mean these numbers vary wildly but ... he keep on making this isn't really tough financial decisions right now and in the breeze it was actually one of the largest recipients of ... that money from the float of these people are trying to rebuild a lot of them want to say their brand image is facing these really tough questions as to ... how much service tend to ... come ... get in line with all that's not how some other things that's interesting and and and it's really come from the mayor down to individual homeowners ... despite all these costs despite I think the future rests in the city ... people don't wanna leave which is very different than a previous places further into faster this time thank you so much thing here ... interesting story of course to follow ... as people recover from


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|2011-09-25, 20:48
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|2011-09-26, 13:00
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Paper-Fan of DOOM!!
Join Date: Jul 2010
Now if only we got to see Subaru's Mommy a bit more: she's easily one of the cutest roles that Noto Mamiko has played since Nogizaka Haruka: She has really taken a turn for the dark, angry and depressing roles of late (Fujino of Kara No Kyoukai, Aisa of To Aru Majutsu No Index and Satellizer of Freezing comes to mind)
So cute... must take Subaru's mommy home with me... (Gets choloroform rag)
|2011-09-27, 19:16
|Link #843
Your wife is hot...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: At your house fixing A/C
Some article that I found in ANN
|2011-09-27, 20:55
|Link #844
Professional Hikkikomori
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|2011-09-27, 21:59
|Link #845
Nekokota Festival
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest
For a basketball series there wasnt much of basketball just a lot of lolicons in swimsuits and Aoi kicking Subaru but just so good but its a shame that its not getting dub maybe Sentai there minds
|2011-09-28, 00:02
|Link #846
User of the "Fast Draw"
Not a bad way to wrap up the series. Thought the Aoi scenes in 11 were pretty nice. Actually some nice development between them. Sure nothing concrete, but a fun sauna scene. Plus thought Aoi talking about only needing her basketball to reach Subaru was good. If he's not playing then she wants to be involved in this to stay close to him. She's done well after all in helping Airi out. Thought Tomoka had it won, but Aoi's come on strong in the second half of the series.
Good move with Saki taking on that role. Need someone rational since Tomoka might be a bit too nice and just pass always when Maho asks for it. Besides letting their best player focus all on the attack was their best shot.
Too bad they lost, but really coming that far was pretty good. Both sides cost themselves points by losing their heads anyways.
|2011-09-28, 10:33
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The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
Well, you could always claim that you are or are studying to be a teacher. Or simply that you like working with children and that elementary schoolers are your favorite kids to work with.
As long as people don't think too much of it, it shouldn't really matter.
|2011-09-28, 21:08
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
but if your a teacher and your not the type to be a suspicious person then their is no problem at all.
for example a respected man wearing that would just give an impression that he loves children but if you make a weird or someone with a suspicious behavior wear that like an otaku -_- then that's plenty to be a problem.
|2011-09-29, 01:00
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I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Doubly so if you start lying about your occupation and pretend you're a teacher.
Triply so if you've got an unmarked van and claim to have candy for said schoolgirls in it.
|2011-09-29, 04:14
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The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
To my knowledge, shirts like these still fall under freedom of speech. Unless a judge or the law itself says that you can't wear such a shirt in public, there should be no one stopping you from wearing it. You may get people looking funny at you, or even cops stopping you for what your shirt says, but unless they have reasonable suspicion of you being an actual child molester, they cannot do anything about it. If other people have a problem with your choice of clothing, that's their problem.
|2011-09-29, 05:43
|Link #854
Anything's Possible
Join Date: Jul 2009
Putting the shirt topic aside, I thought the show was extremely pleasant to watch, it had some great humour, a lot of ridiculous moments that just made you want to laugh. Sadly to say, the most boring character for me was Aoi, I don't know if she had been done differently perhaps I would have liked her more. She seemed far to generic as a character that she fell flat for me. Although there were some moments that she came on very strong and that was when her character become likable.
On the other hand the basketball team had very nice dynamics with each other and the other characters, especially Subaru which made them very fun to watch. Tomoka and that jump shot... easy to see why Subaru is so hooked on it.
|2011-09-29, 08:34
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Paper-Fan of DOOM!!
Join Date: Jul 2010
There are few things as sublime as watching an elegantly executed, game winning 3-Point Shot. A joy that for Football Fans is akin to watching a game-saving touchdown.
That sublimity is a blessed privillige few basketballers have the honor of witnessing in their youths, and Subaru is one of the fortunate few who have thanks to Tomoka.
Ah, those were the days.
|2011-09-29, 09:51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: In my room
Maybe it's in one owns perspective but if I wear that and go to school no one will find it troublesome. And maybe it can be also use as a cheering type of dress. You know when Subaru said that. He meant it in a nice way because the girls are following his instruction.
And respected people aren't priest. I respect philosophers and scientist or teachers/professor more than priest and I hate politicians -_-
|2011-09-29, 10:19
|Link #858
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
I typically don't watch loli shows, but Ro-Kyu-Bu was mostly well done.
* The team loses one game. I was gonna complain if they had won every single one despite having relatively less experience.
* "Oh~~"
* Tomoka was one of the cutest girls this season. The others were somewhat generic archetypes though.
* Aoi gets the shaft (or doesn't). Does Subaru even have any idea that she likes him?
* Takenaka, the only other major male character, gets too little focus for his role. Heck, he's mostly absent after the game against the boys' team and the sleepover training camp.
* Noticeable art fails at times.
Final score: 8/10. A pretty solid show for what it is. There were certain people complaining about this show being something anime does not need, but they're just prejudiced against the genre/concept and judging based on other shows, something they don't do for any other shows.
Addendum: Yeah, that "Primary school girls are great" T-shirt is calling out to me, though I would never wear it.
|2011-09-29, 17:21
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
BTW I believe the first BD should be out. I'm rather curious.
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|2011-12-01, 00:53
|Link #1
Playful Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fair Oaks, California
Age: 30
AnimeSuki Forum's UnOfficial Fetish Topic
Rules are simple, post what fetishes you have and explain what they are about.
I'll start things off by listing my own fetishes.
My Fetishes:
1.) Diaper Fetish. It's a fetish where people wear diapers, and maybe urinate (pee) and defecate (poop) into them too.
2.) Adult Baby. Adult Babies are adults that want to become babies or small children themselves.
They usually express themselves by wearing babyish/childish clothing in adult sizes and "age regress" mentally back to their babyhood/childhood.
They do not have sexual attractions with real children, however.
Example of typical Adult Babies/Diaper Lovers (AB/DLs): http://sage182.deviantart.com/art/Co...s-II-265169224 (the drawing is work/family safe)
3.) Age Regression: Physically and/or Mentally going back to an earlier age/mindset.
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|2011-12-01, 05:09
|Link #6
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
Oh God, how embarrassing, but this is AS, I guess I have nothing o hide.
1. long socks
2. short skirts
3. combine them
That sort of sums it up, I have a couple more, I just can't put them into words.
|2011-12-01, 08:27
|Link #8
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
Diapers is ... pretty weird.
I guess my kink is that I prefer erotica to outright porn. I like it when a woman "surrenders" to her sexuality, and that really needs a lot of context to really work. Porn feels shallow in comparison. It's the mindset where the real sexiness is, the visuals are just window dressing.
|2011-12-01, 10:55
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You are Reading this!
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: In the study room
People are entitled to their personal opinions, no matter how unique it is. I am sure many others have their own 'unique' fetishes too, but some may choose to let it remain a secret.
Even as i said that, a diaper fetish is... really unexpected?
|2011-12-01, 11:33
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Playful Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Fair Oaks, California
Age: 30
What can I say? I just feel really comfy and safe while I am diapered, plus I don't have to stop what I am doing when I have to go potty.
|2011-12-01, 13:37
|Link #14
Underweight Food Hoarder
- Tomboys, not aggressive kind.
- Asymmetry. (Hair style, earing, clothing, etc.)
- The color purple. (Except for skin color. There was some charity even at my university where people jump in a giant tub of purple dye and look completely LOLWTF for a month. Can't say I found any of those people particularly arousing)
|2011-12-01, 13:55
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Anime Cynic
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: USA
Age: 30
Boy, if I didn't have this username across many websites, my email, etc., I would post my two (three? four?) weirder ones. However, in the interest of keeping this PG and keeping myself out of weirdville, I'll just say that I *really* like girls with nice abs (the two-pack, not the full-on bodybuilder physique). One you have that, the rest seems to follow. Also, I like the "jeans and nothing else" look. Dunno why.
|2011-12-01, 14:26
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Hmm...Im not sure. Im not really a fethishist. At best, its just fondness not as extreme as fetish. Anyway, lets just analyze the fetishes that exist in many animes out there with my taste (before I put my list, Ill let you know that the girls who become the object must be pretty and hot. It wont work on me otherwise ):
Thats it. Thosere my opinions about those fetishes. Hey, Im a normal guy. I can get interested in something.
|2011-12-01, 14:34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Gensokyo
Hell yeah good thights with pattern on it.
And a god damn zettai ryouiki alongside.
As well as red eyes and silver hair (when it's the two together I end up berserk)
Other than that, everything casually called loli.
|2011-12-01, 15:18
|Link #18
Also a Lolicon
Join Date: Apr 2010
Fetishes... I don't have anything that weird.
-Zettai Ryouiki+Detached Sleeves. I group them together since its the same concept I think really. Its contrast of darker clothing/lighter skin.
-DFC. When you hug a flat chested girl you are closer to her heart.
-Tomboys. More toward math/science/gamer/etc than sports.
|2011-12-01, 15:44
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And we're back with another winning entry in CrackBerry's What Would You Do for a BlackBerry 10 Phone? Contest. When readers were submitting their entries earlier in January, we knew February -- Mobile Nations Fitness Month -- was just around the corner. And also knowing that we'd be locked up in CrackBerry HQ pounding out blog posts instead of reps for most of February, we really liked Heather Ho's health and fitness related idea (as pointed out in the comments, it's a great tie in to the BlackBerry Keep Moving campaign too!).
Heather's idea? To make herself a custom CrackBerry t-shirt, and take the 6 mile hike up Mission Peak, getting her fitness on while spreading the CrackBerry word. We all know the Bay area favors iOS and Android devices, so what better place to do a little BlackBerry infiltration.
Talking about her inspiration for the idea, Heather told us:
I was thinking of something unique that other people may not do across the nation. With the sunny weather in California, I took advantage of the nature here. Hiking is a big craze here especially among the younger adults. It was something I could do but at the same time it was a challenge. Mission peak is a 6 mile hike (3-4hrs long) and the elevation at the peak is approximately ~2200 ft. above from the starting point of the trail.
Heather rocked the hike despite getting that jelly leg feeling (I know that one!). And for us in CrackBerry HQ, looking out the window at the snow, we just wish we could have been there with her to join her outdoors. Great job Heather! You'll be getting your BlackBerry Z10 soon!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its inaugural meeting with Salem State College, the MIT men's tennis team defeated the visiting Vikings, 9-0, on Thursday. The Engineers remained undefeated this season as they posted their fourth consecutive win.
Michael Price and Vinith Misra posted an 8-1 decision in their No. 3 doubles match while Thomas Dohlman and Peden Nichols collaborated for an 8-2 in the top spot. Melvin Makhni and Mark Egan wrapped up doubles play with an 8-3 victory.
Makhni, Ryan Castonia, and Misra notched scores of 6-0, 6-1 in each of their singles matches while Price reversed the trend in the No. 4 position with a 6-1, 6-0 win. Egan had a solid performance in the No. 1 slot as he defeated his opponent, 6-3, 6-4. Nichols' capped the match with a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the No. 3 spot.
Salem State College vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 9, Salem State 0
1. Thomas Dohlman/Peden Nichols (M) def. Malosse/Thomas (S), 8-2
2. Melvin Makhni/Mark Egan (M) def. Goldberg/Watson (S), 8-3
3. Michael Price/Vinith Misra (M) def. Lozzi/Semekant (S), 8-1
1. Mark Egan (M) def. Walosse (S), 6-3, 6-4
2. Melvin Makhni (M) def. Goldberg (S), 6-0, 6-1
3. Peden Nichols (M) def. Watson (S), 6-1, 6-0
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"I think it's essentially a binary choice. In 50 years time, we will either have Antarctica-style research stations elsewhere in the solar system or the era of government-funded manned space exploration will be over for good."
— John Logsdon, space historian and professor at the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, quoted in a Reuters article, "Is Humanity Quietly Abandoning a Future in Space?"
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Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed three new trustees, including Bruce Karatz, the former chief executive of KB Homes who was convicted three years ago on four felony counts of failing to disclose the backdating of stock options.
Also joining the board are prominent investor Stanley Gold and Beverly Hills attorney and art collector Orna Amir Wolens, who has been a member of the Hammer Museum's Hammer Circle support group.
MOCA's announcement Wednesday that Karatz, Gold and Wolens had been elected to the board follows museum leaders' recent decision to remain independent rather than accept an offer from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to absorb MOCA. Instead, MOCA announced two weeks ago that it was stepping up its own fundraising efforts, with a goal of amassing a $100-million endowment.
The board said at that time that the museum already had received board member commitments that would lift the endowment past $60 million.
Karatz is a protege of Eli Broad, the billionaire founder of KB Homes and MOCA's biggest financial backer. The former executive joins his wife, Lilly Tartikoff Karatz, on the museum board.
"MOCA is a dynamic part of the cultural identity of Los Angeles," Karatz said in a statement. "I am delighted to be part of the board that will help ensure MOCA continues its tradition of impressive, groundbreaking exhibitions."
Karatz's 20-year run as KB Home's chief executive ended in 2006 amid federal investigations into backdating of stock options used to boost corporate executives' compensation.
In 2010, he was convicted in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on four felony counts. He was sentenced to five years' probation, including eight months of house arrest, as well as 2,000 hours of community service and a $1-million fine. Karatz, who had earned more than $230 million in his last three years at KB Home, also paid more than $7 million to settle a separate civil lawsuit brought by the Securities Exchange Commission.
Backdating to increase the value of stock options is legal if publicly disclosed; Karatz was convicted of failing to make the necessary disclosures to the company's accountants, and in a 2006 quarterly financial report. The jury acquitted him on 16 other counts alleging that he had intentionally defrauded shareholders.
Philanthropically, Karatz has been a major supporter of Homeboy Industries, the Rev. Gregory Boyle's effort to provide jobs and training for former gang members, and he was co-chair with then-Mayor Richard Riordan of a mid-1990s initiative that raised $15 million in donations to outfit all Los Angeles Police Department precincts with computers.
Gold is the chief executive of Burbank-based Shamrock Holdings, created as an investment vehicle for the Walt Disney family. He was a staunch ally of Roy E. Disney, Walt's nephew, and with him led a shareholder revolt in 2004 that eventually forced the ouster of Michael Eisner as chairman and chief executive of the Walt Disney Co.
"For years, I have watched MOCA grow into a contemporary art powerhouse," Gold said in a statement released by MOCA on Wednesday, "and I am excited to be part of MOCA's future."
Roy Disney died in 2009, and Gold continues to run Shamrock Holdings as an investment vehicle for Disney family members and other wealthy investors. Last year, Gold and Disney family members made an unsuccessful bid to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Gold also serves on the boards of USC, where he was chairman from 2002 to 2008, and of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Gold was instrumental in negotiating the Walt Disney Co.'s 1997 gift of $25 million for construction of MOCA's neighbor, Walt Disney Concert Hall. Roy Disney gave an additional $5 million that was earmarked for Disney Hall's smaller, CalArts-run venue, REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater).
New MOCA board members pay a $250,000 induction fee and commit to annual contributions of at least $75,000.
The new trustees bring MOCA's board roster to 35 dues-paying members. Seven others who are honored as "life trustees" for significant service to the museum and are excused from paying dues but also don't have a vote.
Four others, museum director Jeffrey Deitch, chief financial officer Michael Harrison, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson serve as "ex-officio" board members who serve because of the offices they hold.
The two elected officials have votes; their presence on the MOCA board was engineered in the early 1980s by Joel Wachs, then the City Council president, as a condition for MOCA's long-term $1 a year lease on the Geffen Contemporary building. The converted city-owned warehouses in Little Tokyo became MOCA's initial venue in 1983.


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Not only is the mousse high protein, but it's also zero sucrose and formulated with essential amino acids, making it a triple whammy, guilt-free treat. The thick, creamy mousse offers 15g of high-quality dairy protein per portion, so if your goal is to get lean this summer, you don't have to give up indulgent snacks or tasty desserts.
Bump up the nutritional value of the mousse even more by adding fresh fruits, such as raspberry, strawberry or banana with nuts and seeds. With three flavours to choose from – Café Latte, Peach & Mango and Strawberry White Chocolate – you can be as creative as you like, or just enjoy the low-fat, delicious snack on it's own!
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Music Publishers Angry That Apple Didn't First Grovel To Them About 60-Second Song Previews
from the it-helps-you-sell-more dept
The latest comes from rumors that Apple was going to double song sample lengths in iTunes from 30-seconds to 60-seconds. There's apparently plenty of good reasons for this, as research has shown that 60-second samples lead to more purchases.
And yet, despite the rumors, you'll notice that Steve Jobs did not announce the expected doubling of samples. Why? Apparently Apple had the approval of all four of the major record labels... but he forgot to go groveling and beg for permission from the other side of the coin: the music publishers. Apparently, various music publishers read the rumors of the doubling and were quite upset that Apple hadn't asked for their permission, and even started lawyering up to sue, in case Apple announced such a plan without first getting permission from various music publishers.
And people say we're exaggerating when we show just how ridiculous music licensing is. This isn't about copyright or revenue or anything. This is just childish foot-stomping by a group that demands that everyone ask permission before helping them make more money. Stunning.


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Shakespeare Uncovered "Richard II with Derek Jacobi" When Jacobi returns to the role of Richard II that he played 30 years before, he coaches actors at the Globe Theater in aspects of the play, reveals why it could have cost Shakespeare his life and shares some of the modern political parallels within the play. Also featured are excerpts from the upcoming GREAT PERFORMANCES film adaptation starring Ben Whishaw and Patrick Stewart. Part 3 of 6G
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Shakespeare Uncovered "Henry IV & Henry V with Jeremy Irons" The actor, who stars as Henry IV in the upcoming new GREAT PERFORMANCES film adaptation, uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare's history plays, from the facts of English history to the father-son drama that Shakespeare created. He discloses what Shakespeare's sources were - and how the playwright distorted them. Irons invites the viewer behind the scenes at the filming of some sequences. Part 4 of 6G
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The Blog of Seattle Photographer - Painter Ron Greer. Mostly Black & White street photography but also some color and some paintings. CLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE LARGER, AND TO ORDER A PRINT. Check out my web site,www.RonGreer.com, for more images including my architectural photography and other location photo projects. NOTE: All images are the property of www.rongreer.com ©2006. All Rights Reserved.


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7 Boardwalk Empire/Prohibition Drink Ideas Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits
Whoa, take a gander at this calendar!
- 9/25/11: Boardwalk Empire Premiere, 2nd season
- 10/2/11: Ken Burns' Prohibition documentary series debuts on PBS
- 12/5/11: 78th Anniversary of Repeal Day
Well, there's always bathtub gin. Or moonshine whiskey. But let's start by taking a look at a couple of well-made old-timey spirits that were enjoyed illicitly during Prohibition – and are still available (on the up-and-up) today.
- Canadian Whisky – While many folks had to wait out American Prohibition by making do with poor quality bootleg booze, some were lucky enough to get their hands on the "real McCoy" smuggled in from countries where alcohol production was still legal. Whiskies made by our neighbors to the north were especially welcomed. Canadian Club was a popular choice.
- Applejack – While Prohibition was still in full swing, the venerable applejack distiller Laird & Company was granted a federal license to continue to make their apple-based spirit for medicinal purposes. Bootleg versions of the spirit were popular too as applejack's all-apple formula made it seem a safer bet than sketchy bathtub gin.
Lots of extra ingredients such as fruit juices, mint leaves, and fruit slices were added to cocktails during Prohibition in order to cover up the taste of bad hooch. Here are a few fruit-filled, Prohibition-era-appropriate recipes from our archives:
- Old Fashioned – This classic whiskey, sugar, and bitters cocktail is said to have acquired its optional Maraschino and orange slice garnishes during Prohibition.
- Jack Rose – An applejack, lemon or lime juice, and grenadine cocktail. Possibly named for a notorious gangster (or alternatively, a lovely rose).
- Southside – This delicious gin-based refresher is made with sugar, mint leaves, lemon juice, and club soda. According to one story it hails from the South Side of Chicago and was created with the hopes of making some bad gin more palatable.
- Pink Lady – This gin, grenadine, lemon juice, sugar and egg white combo was the Cosmo of its day.
- Classic Gimlet – Today you might prefer yours instead with vodka – or with fresh lime – but the old-time classic version is gin and Rose's preserved lime juice. Nothing but.
Do you have any favorite Prohibition-era drinks?
Nora Maynard is a longtime home mixologist and an occasional instructor at NYC's Astor Center. Her culinary writing has appeared in Food Republic, Leite's Culinaria, CHOW, and The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries. She previously covered food and drink in film at The Kitchn in her weekly column, The Celluloid Pantry.
Related: Repeal Day Tipple: Absinthe
(Images: top image via Canadian Club; all other images Nora Maynard)


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Using the best mic I've got I catched sound of old russian SLR camera – Zenit 11. It's really cool and vintage. Cant buy this stuff anymore.
I'm not sure how to call that 'stretch' sound in English – however there is normal and quick one. Plus of course exact moment of shutting. To make this sound as clear and real as possible I've taken lens off.
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Le Moyne College: Dismissal of Student for Dissenting Views
Category: Freedom of Conscience
Schools: Le Moyne College
Graduate student Scott McConnell handed in an assignment in which he described his ideal classroom — environment which involved "strong discipline and hard work" and which included "corporal punishment." Though he did well on the assignment, he was summarily dismissed two months later by the Education Department chair, despite his "excellent" evaluation for class work. She cited a "mismatch between [his] personal beliefs regarding teaching and learning and the Le Moyne College program goals." FIRE wrote to the Le Moyne College president, urging him to honor the College's commitments to academic freedom and due process. When Le Moyne declined to do so, FIRE went public with the case. McConnell filed suit, aided by the Center for Individual rights, and the case eventually went to the Supreme Court of New York's Appellate Division, which found in favor of the student. Since McConnell fulfilled the standards laid out for him, the court said, McConnell was a fully matriculated student and Le Moyne was therefore wrong to dismiss him without due process.
Court Rebukes Le Moyne College for Censorship
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Campus Alert: Think like us–or else
June 4, 2007
Columbia University's Teachers College is one of America's most prestigious education schools. For many students, it's probably the best—but not if you don't buy the school's definition of "social justice." Teachers College evaluates students in part on the basis of so-called "dispositions," defined as "observable behaviors" that "involve the use of certain skills." One "disposition" is the student's "Respect for Diversity and Commitment to Social Justice." This warps the discussion of whether a student might make a good teacher into whether that student has the "correct" personal, religious or political beliefs. Evaluating students' aptitude for teaching based on their commitment […]» Read More
The Week
February 13, 2006
[…] At Le Moyne College, Scott McConnell was pursuing a graduate degree in education when he wrote a term paper describing the ideal classroom environment as one that would be "based upon strong discipline and hard work" and that could include "corporal punishment." He received an A- for the paper, in keeping with his impressive academic record — he boasted a 3.78 GPA and had received an "excellent" evaluation for his classroom work. A few months later, however, he was summarily dismissed from the college by the chairman of the education department. She cited a "mismatch between [his] personal beliefs […]» Read More
Judge Orders School to Reinstate Spanking Supporter
January 23, 2006
A New York State appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Le Moyne College was wrong to dismiss a student who wrote a paper in support of corporal punishment in elementary school classrooms. Scott McConnell was dismissed from the graduate education program in January 2005 because of a paper he wrote two months earlier that advocated "corporal punishment," including spanking, as an effective means to create an ideal learning environment. McConnell earned an 'A-' on the paper but the program's director, Dr. Cathy Leogrande, dismissed McConnell on the grounds that she had "grave concerns regarding the mismatch between [his] personal beliefs […]» Read More
'We Don't Need That Kind of Attitude'
December 16, 2005
Partway through her teacher-training program, Karen K. Siegfried started pulling her red compact car to the far end of the campus parking lot. She didn't want her professors at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks to see her bumper stickers: One proclaims her opposition to abortion, and the other is emblazoned with the name of one of Alaska's Republican senators."It worried me what they could do based on my politics," says Ms. Siegfried, who had already clashed with education professors over her views on affirmative action and gun control. When Ms. Siegfried disagreed with one professor's contention that video games […]» Read More
Student Sues N.Y. College Over Dismissal
May 6, 2005
A student who claims he was expelled from a training program for prospective teachers because of his support for corporal punishment and his opposition to multicultural education filed a $40 million lawsuit yesterday and demanded to be reinstated. In the suit, Scott McConnell, 26, of upstate Baldwinsville, accused Le Moyne College of Syracuse of violating his First Amendment rights and breaching the school's duty to abide by its own policies guaranteeing free expression. "This is a particularly egregious violation of academic freedom," said David French, the president of a student rights watchdog group backing the lawsuit, the Foundation for Individual […]» Read More
Polly gaffes
April 16, 2005
By Mark Bergin at World Magazine Scott McConnell disputes the postmodern fads of elementary pedagogy, calling multiculturalism and lax discipline educational stumbling blocks. The former graduate student at Le Moyne College in Syracuse advocates a more traditional classroom—complete with cultural value judgments and corporal punishment. Such ideas, according to Le Moyne officials, merit expulsion. Mr. McConnell's story tops the Collegiate Network's 2005 Campus Outrage Awards, an annual listing of ridiculous happenings in academia. The Pollys—so dubbed in mockery of political correctness run amok—are meant to incite more than just chuckles among conservatives. "We want to focus national attention on the absurdity […]» Read More
'Pollys' Spotlight Politically Correct Excesses On U.S. Campuses
April 14, 2005
By Jim Brown at Agape Press A higher education watchdog group has unveiled its annual "Campus Outrage Awards," documenting the worst "absurdities" and most egregious examples of political correctness on college campuses this year. The president of Harvard University receiving a faculty vote of no confidence for suggesting that innate differences might account for some of the inequalities between men and women in certain fields of endeavor; and Duke University hosting a Palestine Solidarity Movement conference with a segment designed to recruit students for terrorist groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad — those are just two of the dubious honorees […]» Read More
2005 Campus Outrage Awards
April 1, 2005
Collegiate Network Duke spends over $50,000 on a tactical training session for activists dedicated to the destruction of the state of Israel, while a graduate student at LeMoyne College is expelled for writing that light spanking has a legitimate role in classroom discipline. A UNLV professor is engulfed in a whirlwind of controversy after making a remark about the financial planning habits of homosexuals, while a student at Occidental College is convicted of sexually harassing the whole school over the radio. Ward Churchill is defended by the academic community for declaring that victims of the World Trade Center bombing deserved […]» Read More
Free speech on campus
March 24, 2005
LET'S DISPENSE with some tangents right off. It's a bad idea for teachers to spank students. There's evidence that women are not innately handicapped when it comes to math and science. And it's offensive hyperbole to cast the World Trade Center victims of the 9/11 attacks as "little Eichmanns." But that aside, we don't have any problems with a student writing a school paper supporting corporal punishment, a university president raising the issue of possible gender differences, and a professor espousing radical ideas. In fact, our society and our universities are better off if faculty and students are allowed to […]» Read More
Free Speech Debate Spurs Lots of Words
February 27, 2005
When Hamilton College canceled a Colorado professor's appearance this month because of security concerns, it was only the latest in a recent string of free speech controversies at local campuses. Hamilton, the State University College at Oswego, Wells College and LeMoyne College have all become embroiled in the last year or so in what people should be allowed to say and when. It's not just a local issue, said David French, president of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in Philadelphia (FIRE). "The specific problems you're running into are being replicated on a mass scale across the country," French said. […]» Read More
A Neo-Jesuit Education
February 25, 2005
Mainstream higher academia claims to worship "academic freedom" and "free speech" as its highest goods. Alas, Larry Summers is probably preparing his resume while Ward Churchill hits the speaking circuit. Now comes Scott McConnell, an Army veteran and until recently a graduate student in education at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. For advocating a conservative policy, he has learned firsthand where academic freedom draws the line. On paper, McConnell performed well at Le Moyne. Last March, he was conditionally accepted in the Master of Science for Teachers program, grades 7 through 12, for the summer and spring semesters. […]» Read More
Student booted for 'personal beliefs'
February 16, 2005
A master's student at a New York college was kicked out of the graduate education program because of what officials claim was a "mismatch" between his personal beliefs and the goals of the program. According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, a nonprofit group, the trouble began when Le Moyne College master's student Scott McConnell wrote a paper that advocated "strong discipline and hard work" in the classroom and an environment that allows "corporal punishment." The paper, written in November, received an "A-," with McConnell's professor noting that his ideas were "interesting" and that […]» Read More
National group faults Le Moyne
February 16, 2005
A national nonprofit group that promotes academic freedom has come to the aid of Scott McConnell, the graduate student denied admission by Le Moyne College last month for opinions he expressed in a term paper, and Ward Churchill, whose scheduled appearance at Hamilton College ignited a firestorm over his post-9/11 writings. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education on Tuesday released its recent exchange of letters with Le Moyne officials in McConnell's behalf. The purpose, said Greg Lukianoff, FIRE's director of legal and public advocacy, is to draw attention that will force Le Moyne to address McConnell's case and […]» Read More
Court Rebukes Le Moyne College for Censorship
January 19, 2006
SYRACUSE, N.Y., January 19, 2006—A New York appeals court has determined that Le Moyne College wrongly removed graduate student Scott McConnell from its education program for endorsing corporal punishment in class. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) first brought McConnell's case to public attention last year. "This is a great day for all those who believe colleges should keep their promises to students," said FIRE Interim President Greg Lukianoff, hailing the ruling. "Le Moyne College has learned that it cannot promise freedom and fairness but deliver repression and injustice." McConnell's ordeal began with a November 2004 assignment in […]» Read More
Teaching Student Expelled
May 11, 2005
The New York Sun says a grad student was deemed unfit to teach and kicked out of his program after he expressed skepticism about multicultural education and support for corporal punishment in the classroom. With the backing of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Scott McConnell is now suing Le Moyne College of Syracuse, N.Y., for violation of his First Amendment rights. As part of a class devoted to promoting "inclusive classrooms," McConnell wrote a paper saying: "I do not feel that multicultural education has a philosophical place or standing in an American classroom, especially one that I will […]» Read More
Student Sues N.Y. College Over Dismissal
May 6, 2005
A student who claims he was expelled from a training program for prospective teachers because of his support for corporal punishment and his opposition to multicultural education filed a $40 million lawsuit yesterday and demanded to be reinstated. In the suit, Scott McConnell, 26, of upstate Baldwinsville, accused Le Moyne College of Syracuse of violating his First Amendment rights and breaching the school's duty to abide by its own policies guaranteeing free expression. "This is a particularly egregious violation of academic freedom," said David French, the president of a student rights watchdog group backing the lawsuit, the Foundation for Individual […]» Read More
False Promises Of Academic Freedom
May 5, 2005
If you want to get a real glimpse of the thought-tyranny of the academic Left, you should look at the case of Scott McConnell, who was recently expelled from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., because his personal beliefs didn't fit within the school's indoctrination grid. The Left, through an extraordinary process of self-deception, routinely congratulates itself for its enlightenment and open-mindedness, but the slightest scrutiny of its behavior in academia alone puts the lie to its claims. Sadly, the Left has even sunk its tentacles into Jesuit colleges like Le Moyne. McConnell was pursuing a masters in education at […]» Read More
Student Dismissed for Personal Beliefs Files Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Against Le Moyne College
May 5, 2005
SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 5, 2005—Today, former graduate student Scott McConnell filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, because it expelled him from its education master's program based on his personal beliefs. In January 2005, administrators summarily dismissed McConnell because he had expressed views that opposed "multicultural education" and had stated in an academic assignment that "corporal punishment has a place in the classroom." The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) took up McConnell's case, reminding Le Moyne, a Jesuit college, that its actions breached its own promises to respect students' academic freedom and due […]» Read More
College in Flap over Corporal Punishment Essay
March 21, 2005
A dispute has escalated at a small college in New York state and a student who was barred from the school's teacher training program because he wrote a paper in support of corporal punishment. Le Moyne College says the controversy is not about academic freedom, but about who is qualified to be a teacher. Listen to the radio coverage at NPR's website.» Read More
To paddle or not to paddle? It's still not clear in US schools.
March 17, 2005
When it comes to spanking, there's no such thing as a consensus in America's schools. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have outlawed corporal punishment in public schools, all in the past 40 years. But as the number of students feeling the sting of the paddle declines, some parents and educators are digging in to defend it as an effective form of discipline. It's another symbol of the nation's red-blue divide. Most states that still allow the practice are in the South and Midwest. But policies long favoring corporal punishment have come up for debate recently on Southern school […]» Read More
College Expels Student Who Advocated Corporal Punishment
March 10, 2005
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Le Moyne College Dismisses Student for Personal Beliefs
February 15, 2005
SYRACUSE, N.Y., February 15, 2005—Administrators at New York's Le Moyne College, which claims to protect academic freedom, have summarily dismissed an education student for writing a paper advocating strict discipline for students. The chair of Le Moyne's education department expelled master's student Scott McConnell because of a "mismatch" between his personal beliefs and the goals of the college's graduate education program. "Le Moyne College says it respects academic freedom, yet it has dismissed a student purely for expressing personal beliefs that are different from those espoused by administrators," stated David French, president of FIRE. "This shows a profound lack of […]» Read More


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Tullippsun needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 120 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
This is a new daily deal site. To get what our tactical site will be similar to, check out groupon.com or socialliving.com - they're the biggest so far. We want our brand to have a more lively & completely different feeling with a warm/fuzzy cartoonish look. We are playing with the idea of the doodlebug character being the "Duchess of Doodlebugdeal Land". Her eyes and expression are all important. One idea is to have the "D" or "d" as part of her body (just an idea don't know if it'll work). We're looking for vibrant deep colors that appeal to women. Perhaps holding a shopping bag or deal tag or similar. How it looks at the top of the deal site is what is most important. I imagine this logo/icon in the upper left with rich color background...
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I envision doodlebug as a cute thing. My Aunt called me her little doodlebug while I grew up and there is a children's book written by a Father for his little girl called, "My Dad Calls Me Doodlebug". The actual 'bug' of a doodlebug isn't very cute and that's why you have great creative freedom to make up this doodlebug bug. Hope this is helpful. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
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Women primarily 25-64 with some level of discretionary funds. Cares about her looks and social life. Makes household decisions, is interested in beauty services and esthetics. Loves to shop, loves a great deal, likes events from roller skating, finding unique shops, nice restaurants, hole in the wall great restaurants, movies to street fairs, to Opera.
Cartoon/illustrated figure of doodlebug .. creative license here.
Some type of figure that women will swoon over, or at least be drawn to ... similar to puppies, kittens and babies. We want that emotional draw.
Big, expressive eyes.