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The AGO Archives document the history of the Gallery since 1900, and of The Grange house since 1820. Popular series include exhibition files, publicity scrapbooks (documenting Gallery exhibitions and all other activity), architectural plans, photographs, records of the Gallery School, and correspondence (with art dealers, artists, collectors, and scholars). Because of the regularity with which several artists' groups held exhibitions at the Gallery, the archives are a rich resource for research into the activities of the Group of Seven, the Canadian Group of Painters, the Ontario Society of Artists, and others.
The Special Collections are one of the most important concentrations of archival material on the visual arts in Canada. There are over 120 individual collections, ranging in date from the early 19th century to the present day, and documenting major artists, art dealers and collectors, artist-run galleries, and other people and organizations who have shaped the Canadian art world.
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This is a lesson about the phenomenon of ice and about scientific inquiry. Learners will ask scientific questions about ice, will delve into the nature of science, embark upon scientific inquiry, and will practice scientific enterprise. Activities... (View More) include thinking and acting like scientists and keeping scientific journals. Also includes an activity called "Act Out the Science" - a whole group participatory activity in which students act out the parts of a story. An optional small group version is included in which students act out their own stories. This is the introductory lesson for Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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This is a detailed lesson about space and how Earth fits in it. Learners will consider the essential question, "What is space?" Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing about space and the evidence for ice in space.... (View More) Included are detailed games and dialogue. Native stories are shared. This is lesson 9 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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So the other week when I was in California for the VBF conference, I decided to kill the few pre-conference drizzly afternoon hours shopping alone across the street at fashion island (well first I had lunch at PF Chang's -where these 2- 70ish "orange county women who lunch" at the table next to me struck up deep conversations and ending it by insisted on buying me dessert- but that's another story for another day – you know how funny random events follow me…)
I was perusing forever 21, yes I know I am 35, (it does fall to the "teenage store" category but I love to go there for fun statement pieces). I was looking for something colorful when I walked by the neutral section, mind you I never look in this section because with fair skin and blonde hair such colors make me look naked or dead. And I do know color well enough to know what I can pull off and what I can't. This coat looked so soft -- I touched it, and yes it was soft, REALLY soft, REALLY REALLY soft, I hesitated but the walked past thinking imagining the palor of my skin next to it and generally I make it a point to only purchase flattering clothes.
As I circled back through the store I saw it again. I was curious so I slipped it on. It was heaven in clothing form. The inside was lined in the softest satin and it was warm. Given that I live in frigid New England, I knew no matter what it looked like on me I was buying this coat if for nothing else then to wear it in the privacy of my own home for utilitarian use and my own pure sensory enjoyment. You could work out every childhood blankie attachment issue wearing this coat. I looked in the mirror and to my shock and elation-- there is a specific color of champagne that I can pull off.
Being in the early stage of impetuous clothing infatuation, I had to wear it home on the plane, well my relationship with the coat quickly grew into a passionate love affair and I have been hard presses to tear it from my body. This coat is very charismatic, its pull is magnetic. People on the flight were petting me, even the airline workers. It has become a joke among friends who immediately reach out and touch it and compliment it. Yes, this coat and I are a serious item.In a short period of less than a week the coat has already achieved legendary standing and is known by all. We've analyzed it's polyester composition, its ability to be dressed up or down, it's coziness, it's bargain value. The conversations end with me pleading that they do not walk but run to their closest forever 21 to ensure their own jacket happiness find one of their very own (that is unless you are someone who will get upset when random people touch you). Ahh to be a woman in love… with a coat.
(and no forever 21 didn't ask me to post about their clothes this coat earned this blog post of its own merit)


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It's that time of year again, and NORAD is once again preparing their very popular "Santa Tracker" to follow Santa around the world on Christmas Eve. The new 2010 site has just gone live in preparation for the holiday.
Last year's tracker was astoundingly popular, with over 13 million people from 231 countries visiting the NoradSanta.org site, and I'd expect that number to keep growing every year.
Of course, the actual tracker doesn't go live until December 24. In the meantime, they introduce new games every day in "Santa's Village". They tend to be rather simple games (yesterday was tic-tac-toe), but the music and environment add some fun if you play them with your kids.
NORAD (and its predecessor, CONAD) have been tracking Santa every year since 1955. The addition of tools such as Google Earth and social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have only served to help increase the spread the of this fun tradition. To keep up with the latest happenings from the North Pole, you can join their Facebook Page (with a remarkable 386,000 fans) or follow them on twitter at @NoradSanta.
My girls will certainly be following along this year, as they had a great time watching him last year. How about you? Did you follow along last year with your kids? Looking forward to doing it again?


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Last night a friend on Twitter forwarded me this story on The Daily Kos. If you're like me, then you're usually hesitant to open a Kos link for fear of inducing a full blown migraine. However, this post in particular had to do with Wisconsin's Voter ID law, so I was curious. As usual, when Liberals are talking about the union busting, middle class/ poor family hating, and racist Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature, the claims are based on emotion, little on fact, and proves they just aren't that smart.
The video, taken and posted originally on youtube by madtowngirl2, tries it's best to 'O Keefe' a DMV in Madison, WI. It's an attempt to prove that Governor Scott Walker just hates poor people and doesn't want them to vote, or as the lefties in Madison like to cry "DISENFRANCHISEMENT!" I would ask for the full unedited version of the video because of the obvious hack job done by madtowngirl2, but I'm not writing from Media Matters point of view.
In Kos's headline, they refer to the person attempting to get an ID card as a "boy". Last time I checked the legal age to vote anywhere in the United States (including FitzWalkerStan) is 18, and according to most, that is the age one is considered to be an adult. Perhaps the author referred to him as a boy because he was accompanied by his mommy at the DMV.
Kos then goes on to say:
"The first station clerk determines that the boy's bank account does not display enough "activity" to constitute a proof of address form. This is not only absurd ("does he use it?") but a clear privacy infringement as is the follow up question of whether or not the account is of the "checking" or "savings" variety. "Oh, it's just a savings," the clerk remarks. The mother throws a subtle jab, countering that "he's unemployed."
Okay if you are a Kos lemming then you would be thinking "Who the hell is he to judge how much activity is on that account? Maybe he's poor- Walker hates poor people and doesn't want them to vote!" Sadly for the left, the explanation is really quite simple and has nothing to do with fascism. I'll explain. For example, suppose you had a savings account when you were a minor and lived at your parent's house in another state. You never closed that account for whatever reason and the bank statements showing only payments of dividends still go to your parents house even though you now live in another state. Just because you have a savings account in another state doesn't mean you're a resident of that state therefore you wouldn't be able to vote in that other state. I think the clerk questioning the amount of activity or lack thereof was because this kid could have easily been in the same scenario I just explained. I don't like a bank statement being an acceptable form of proof of residence for this exact reason but I'm sure the Republicans didn't want to disenfranchise anyone by excluding these.
The next misunderstood part of the ID incident as told by Kos:
"The mother-son hidden camera team manages to satisfy the bank account busting first clerk and eventually makes it to the third clerk where they discover that unless you explicitly specify that you have come to the DMV for a Voter ID, you will be charged $28. The clerk admits that there is no difference between the Voter ID and the non-Voter ID -- they're literally the same physical object -- but that it's the policy of the establishment to leave the onus for making this distinction on the customer: no signs, no warnings, just a box on the form you have to hope you notice and check."
So what the mother-son duo, the Kos author, and the leftist drones reading are now thinking that having to make the distinction between the Voter ID and a regular ID in order to get a free one is just another attempt by the Walker Regime to dupe people into unnecessarily paying $28 for an ID to vote. First, let me just say that despite the AFL-CIO's recent claim that "hundreds of thousands" potential voters in WI who don't have I.d cards, there are very few people who don't have them. If you drive, you need a driver's license. If you are at least 18 and smoke cigarettes, you need a state issued picture ID. card to purchase them. If you are 21 years old and want to get into a bar, you need an ID. Just got hired for a job and they want to put you on the payroll? Most likely you will need an ID. See my point? Unless you live under a rock where you don't drive, drink, smoke, work, rent movies, ect. you will probably have to show your ID at some point in your adult life.
This provision in the law where state issued cards would be paid for was added because the left cried that the Republicans were (get ready for that buzz word again) disenfranchising:
23 percent of Wisconsinites over the age of 65, 17 percent of white men and women, 55 percent of African American males and 49 percent of African American women, 46 percent of Hispanic men and 59 percent of Hispanic women,78 percent of African American males age 18-24 and 66 percent of African American women age 18-24 because the AFL-CIO said so. I don't know why you have to check a box and why they wouldn't have a separate form but either way, if your going to the DMV seeking a free card (whether you check the box or not) you will get your free card.
So I'm sorry to tell you Liberals, no matter how much you scream that the Voter ID law in Wisconsin is racist, Hitler-esque, or whatever other absurd claim you're crying that day, it isn't meant to prevent you from voting, it's to prevent you from fraudulently voting.
*side note If you're looking for more information on the WI voter I.d law, you can find it here.


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Loving the Airstyle DVD which after a few years of little riding is getting me inspired to get back into it.
Since the evolution of SLE kites I could never get on with Airstyle tricks. They are good kites but lazy. Due to this I have recently purchased a 2006 Rhino 20m and are eager to get some time on the water back on my favourite kite of all time.
Would love to purchase or try the 2011 18m Dyno or equivalent. Advice would be appreciated?
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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has superb academic qualifications. After all, he is currently professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton and centenary professor at the London School of Economics. On top of all of that, he won a Nobel Prize in economics in 2008.
While not coming close to being as academically qualified as Krugman, I did have a 38-year career mainly in executive positions in five different industries. Thus, I spent my career implementing theories in "the real world." I often observed the ideas of smart people failing miserably because, while theoretically sound, they simply didn't work. After all, isn't a theory by definition an idea waiting to be tested?
On April 28, Krugman had a column in The Times' opinion section in which he advocated increased borrowing and spending as stimulus to spend our nation out of its current economic malaise. Having heard the "Would any reasonable family do this?" question, he goes to great efforts to point out differences between a family continuing to borrow when deeply in debt and a government doing the same.
The two biggest differences I see between a family and a nation's government with too much debt are: (1) A family's debts are usually discharged at the death of those who created them. A government, on the other hand, can always pass debt on to future generations. (2) While families cannot print more money or borrow almost unlimited amounts, a government can. These government options, though, do not come without potentially negative side effects.
I somewhat agree with his beliefs that our government should not risk reducing borrowing and spending as long as our economy remains so fragile. However, I would like to see reductions in wasteful government spending, which is so prevalent. But not reducing borrowing and spending is far different from his suggestions to massively increase both. As the old saying goes: When you find your self deep in a hole, the first rule is to stop digging — not dig even deeper!
I believe Krugman's advocacy for expanding government borrowing and spending is based on two flawed fundamental beliefs.
First, he believes our government will actually spend additional borrowed money on things that will create jobs. Has he forgotten the hundreds of billions spent to bail out financial institutions, the very organizations that caused the housing bubble in the first place? Has he forgotten the billions in executive bonuses handed out in these same organizations afterward?
While almost every financial organization benefited, how many homeowners did? How much borrowed money was wasted on "green" businesses? Has anyone forgotten Solyndra? How many billions are we still wasting on ethanol? How many billions of dollars are we still spending on wars?
Second, as he often has written, "We need to borrow and spend until the economy recovers." My question is, what if it doesn't recover? What if the side effects of globalization are shifting America into a new economic reality in which our nation's piece of the world's economic pie keeps shrinking, resulting in fewer jobs, continuing stagnant wages and reduced American living standards?
In my experience, many economists tend to be so focused on models and theories that they ignore the potential for failure caused by flawed implementation. The main reason for such failure is often because those who must implement theories are humans with all of mankind's potential weaknesses. And, when unlimited greed combines with a corrupted system of governance, and then comes into conflict with the greater good for a nation's people ... guess which usually wins?
During the past decade, the national debt, driven by borrowing and spending, has steadily and massively expanded. Yet, since the recession began, even with increased borrowing, our nation has barely managed to create enough new jobs to even keep up with population growth. Millions of Americans remain without work, and increasing numbers of them have given up looking.
Krugman also misses or ignores another critical point: It isn't just a lack of jobs that has reduced spending by American consumers. It is the combination of insufficient new jobs, exhausted savings, stagnant wages and reduced home equity that have collectively reduced consumer spending.
Just as it took decades for our leaders to dig the deep hole we stand in today, it will take a very long time to recover.
Since our leaders did not spent our money effectively during the past few decades, why would we believe they will now? Do you see any possibility of the two parties unifying anytime soon to begin wisely spending our future generations' money? After all, if our leaders didn't invest previously borrowed money for badly needed infrastructure to create jobs in the past few decades, why believe they would do it now?
Mr. Krugman, I admire your intellect and theories. However, I really don't trust the implementors! Looking at the incredible corruption and dysfunction in Washington, do you not see the greater likelihood of additional borrowed money again ending up lining the pockets of the wealthy special interests?
Like Krugman, I wish additional borrowing and spending, and passing on the additional debt to our future citizens, would somehow magically get our nation out of its current depression. Sadly, with our long failed leadership in both parties, there's no chance of that!
These are my opinions. What do you think?
Mike Tower lives in Hendersonville. Reach him at mike41tower @gmail.com or visit capau.org.
Krugman is only theoretically right
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has superb academic qualifications. After all, he is currently professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton and centenary professor at the London School of Economics. On top of all of that, he won a Nobel Prize in economics in 2008.


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NEW YORK, July 23 (UPI) -- Beyonce took to Instagram Monday to share a family photo in response to recent rumors that she and rapper Jay Z are headed for divorce.
The picture finds Beyonce and Jay Z playing with their daughter Blue Ivy as they walk on the street. While the "Drunk In Love" singer didn't write a caption for the snapshot, several media outlets believe the image was Beyonce's way of defending her marriage in the face of new reports.
Rumors that there was trouble in paradise for Beyonce and Jay Z intensified Monday after Blind Gossip posted an article that Time, Jezebel and The LA Times -- to name a few-- believe to be about the couple.
"We have told you MANY times before that this high-profile marriage is just a business arrangement," read the piece. "We have also told you that this business arrangement will wind down after their current project is finished. Well, it's almost over!"
The current project that is being alluded to is presumably the couple's joint On The Run tour, which is scheduled to end in Paris on September 13. While celebrity rumors often end up being just that, many outlets have pointed out that Blind Gossip correctly predicted the demise of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' marriage.
"They are splitting up everything (properties, money, child/ren) right now, but will be keeping up appearances until the announcement," the blind item continued. "They are separating this year, with the divorce to follow in about six months."


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**NEW DATE/TIME: SILVER RUSH Premieres February 24 at 8 pm ET**
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TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, will be featured on Discovery Channel's SILVER RUSH premiering with three back-to-back episodes on February 24 at 8-11 PM ET.
Film crews for the Discovery Channel series were onboard Odyssey's ships during 2012 operations and captured the record-breaking recovery of 48 tons of silver bullion from the Gairsoppa site. JWM Productions, the company that produced Discovery Channel's TREASURE QUEST also featuring Odyssey, produced the three-part series that showcases Odyssey's work on the Gairsoppa, Mantola and Victory during 2012.
"Part of our mission is to share the excitement of what we do with the general public. 2012 was a special year for our team as we set out to conduct recovery operations on a shipwreck that was over three miles deep – deeper than the Titanic and something that had never been accomplished before," said Mark Gordon, Odyssey President and COO. "Our team successfully accomplished the record-breaking recovery of 48 tons of silver bullion - the heaviest and deepest recovery of precious metals in history."
"Seeking and discovering shipwrecks is fascinating and challenging so to witness the trials and triumphs of the crew hundreds of miles off shore makes gripping television. SILVER RUSH will give viewers a first-hand look at the planning, precise maneuvering of advanced robotics three miles deep, and the ingenuity of the team," said JWM President Jason Williams. "Finding the shipwreck was a sensational news story, but the story of this team's 'never give up' attitude to carry out the operation that took place this year is what I think will really captivate the audience."
About JWM Productions
JWM Productions' multiple Emmy Award-winning team has consistently produced some of the highest-rated and most immersive non-fiction programming on television. Founded in 1996 by Bill Morgan and Jason Williams, the company has produced well over 250 hours of high-quality programming and has been distributed into every broadcast market worldwide.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq:DISCA) (Nasdaq:DISCB) (Nasdaq:DISCK) is the world's No. 1 nonfiction media company, reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq:DISCA) (Nasdaq:DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) is engaged in deep-ocean exploration using innovative methods and state-of-the-art technology. The Company is a world leader in shipwreck exploration, conducting extensive search and archaeological recovery operations on deep-ocean shipwrecks around the world. Odyssey also has a minority ownership stake in Neptune Minerals, a company focused on discovering and commercializing high-value mineral deposits from the ocean floor and in Chatham Rock Phosphate, Ltd, a company focused on discovering and commercializing seabed deposits of rock phosphate and other minerals. Odyssey also provides contracting services, including proprietary deep-ocean expertise and equipment, to governments and companies around the world.
Odyssey offers various ways to share in the excitement of deep-ocean exploration by making shipwreck treasures and artifacts available to the general public, students, and collectors through its webstore, exhibits, books, television, merchandise, educational programs and virtual museum located at www.OdysseysVirtualMuseum.com. The company also maintains a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/OdysseyMarine and a Twitter feed @OdysseyMarine.
Following previous successful engagements in New Orleans, Tampa, Detroit, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Baltimore, Sarasota, San Antonio, and Hot Springs, Odyssey's SHIPWRECK! exhibit is currently on display at the Museum of Science, Boston.
For details on Odyssey's activities and its commitment to the preservation of maritime heritage please visit www.shipwreck.net.
The Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7185
Odyssey Marine Exploration believes the information set forth in this Press Release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Certain factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Liz Shows Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (813) 876-1776 x 2335 email@example.com
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LETTER-RFK's wrong on 2004 election
In his June 15 movie review: "Libre it alone: Nacho's no Napoleon," Steve Warren's comparison of wrestling to elections reveals a deep ignorance about the dynamics of the 2004 election when he says, "Even though wrestling is as phony as a U.S. presidential election (and if you haven't read Robert Kennedy Jr's Rolling Stone article on the 2004 election, you should be reading that instead of this)".
Although they all find fault, Salon
(salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/03/kennedy/index.html), Mother Jones
(motherjones.com/arts/books/2005/11/recounting_ohio-3.html), and NPR
(npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5422642) all debunk the
Ohio myth. RFK Jr. has a long history of making claims that turn out not to be
true, and people believe him solely because of who his father was.
Michael Baer
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Andreas School of Business Dean, Dr. Tomislav Mandakovic, was listed among the Top 100 Latinos 2011-2012 for their success and influence in Miami.
Mandakovic was in the presence of community figures such as journalist Helen Aguirre Ferré, singer Juan Esteban Aristízabal Vásquez also known as "Juanes," and Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos A. Giménez.
Other educators, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs from Miami's thriving Hispanic community also made the list for the Top 100 Latinos showcasing the positive aspects of immigration from Latin-America into large urban communities. These individuals are prime examples that with effort, creativity, and entrepreneurship Hispanics contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the United States.
A professor from Chile who came to the U.S. in 1983, Mandakovic taught Decision Sciences and Information Systems and served as the associate dean of the Chapman Graduate Business School at Florida International University. He earned his doctorate in Operations Research and Systems Management Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
In addition to his work at FIU, Mandakovic has been dean of the College of Business Administration at the Universidad Diego Portales, Chile and a visiting professor and director of the MBA program at the Universidad de Chile, Department of Industrial Engineering; one of the most prestigious universities in Chile. He has also participated as faculty at several Latin American, European and Asian universities.
The Association Fusionarte, Panamerican Foundation y Televisa Publishing began the Top 100 Latinos Miami with the prime objective to highlight influential Hispanics from Latin America and Spain in the United States. These 100 people and their success stories will be printed in a book and showcased in an exposition at Miami International Airport.
The Top 100 Latinos/Hispanos Miami comes from a success of 100 Latinos Madrid that has five editions and was created by the Association Fusionarte; dedicated to promote the integration of immigrants through arts and culture.


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text: Quantum information and quantum metrology can be used to study gravitational effects such as gravitational waves and the universality of the equivalence principle. On one hand, the possibility of carrying out experiments to probe gravity using quantum systems opens an avenue to deepen our understanding of the overlap of these theories. On the other hand, incorporating relativity in quantum technologies promises the development of a new generation of relativistic quantum applications of relevance in Earth-based and space-based setups. In this talk, I will introduce a framework for the application of quantum information and quantum metrology techniques to relativistic quantum fields. I will show how, using this framework, we have been able to develop an accelerometer and a gravitational wave detector which exploit both quantum and relativistic effects. Moreover, our framework can be used to estimate with high precision spacetime parameters such as the Earth's Schwarzchild radius and the gravitational constant.


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What's acceptable? Where are the lines? Last Sunday, the Seahawks-Dolphins game swung on a seemingly ludicrous call: Ryan Tannehill throwing the ball up for grabs in the end zone right as Seattle's Earl Thomas (running full-speed) jumped toward him with his arms outstretched, trying to deflect what ended up being a truly rancid pass that Seattle picked off easily. Only one problem: As Thomas was following through with his deflecting motion, Tannehill moved and one of Thomas's hands struck him in the head. Accidental, unintentional contact that only Bruce Lee or one of the Matrix characters could have avoided. What happened? They whistled Thomas with a penalty and gave the ball back to the Dolphins, who immediately tied the game and went on to win by three.
As the only person who picked the Seahawks to make the Super Bowl, as well as someone who would have wagered on Seattle (laying three points) if gambling were legal, the call left me more outraged than Alton's whiny, pathetic, legacy-altering, mail-in-of-a-performance in The Challenge did three days later. I even wondered in a tweet why the league didn't make helmet-to-helmet and inadvertently-hit-someone-because-they-were-in-midair-when-the-target-moved-and-couldn't-stop-because-it's-effing-impossible-to-change-what-your-brain-already-told-your-body-in-less-than-a-split-second penalties reviewable. If the goal of the instant-replay process is "getting game-turning calls correct," then shouldn't coaches be able to challenge massively important 15-yard penalties that may have been interpreted incorrectly? In the moment, I genuinely believed that Thomas's penalty (a) was the wrong call, and (b) altered the course of that Seahawks-Dolphins game.
Here's the funny part: Two days later, I learned that the NFL penalized Thomas for the play. Fifteen thousand dollars!!!! My man Mike Florio even defended the league and said it was the right call! And you know what else? IT PROBABLY WAS THE RIGHT CALL! You're not allowed to intentionally hurt quarterbacks, mistakenly hurt quarterbacks or even hurt their feelings anymore. It's a zero-tolerance policy for anything involving the words "quarterbacks" and "hurt." Same goes for defenseless receivers over the middle. Same goes for punters as they're kicking the football. Same goes for defenseless kick returners or defensive players getting annihilated by blind-side blocks … well, except for you, Eric Weddle.
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Phone: 719-538-1160, cell: 719-272-1511
With 20 years of experience in player development and a long history as a coach and administrator with USA Hockey, Ken Martel was named technical director of USA Hockey's American Development Model in May 2009. He is charged with helping provide a blueprint for associations nationwide to follow for optimal athlete development.
Martel has spent the last four years (2006-10) at USA Hockey's national office in Colorado Springs, Colo., working on coaching education and player development projects in the organization's youth hockey department. Among his accomplishments, he led the organization's efforts in the development of the highly successful USA Hockey Skills and Drills for the Complete Player and Coach DVD. For his efforts using science to advance sport, Martel received the USOC "Doc" Councilman Award for Ice Hockey in 2004.
Prior to arriving in Colorado Springs, Martel was a part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program staff as an assistant coach for eight years (1998-2006), including a dual role with responsibilities for player personnel his final five seasons.
Martel has made appearances behind the bench of nine U.S. teams that have competed in International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, including four times with the U.S. National Under-18 Team (2000-04), four times with the U.S. National Junior Team (2004, 2006, 2008-09) and once with the U.S. Women's National Team (2007). He has been part of two gold medal-winning teams, including the first-ever U.S. gold medals in the IIHF Men's World Under-18 Championship (2002) and the IIHF World Junior Championship (2004).
Among his additional coaching stops, Martel served one season (1997-98) as an assistant coach for the men's ice hockey program at the U.S. Air Force Academy and seven seasons (1990-97) as an assistant men's ice hockey coach at Michigan Tech University. He also spent one year (1990-91) as a graduate assistant for the men's ice hockey program at St. Cloud State University.
A four-year (1985-89) letter-winner as a defenseman at Lake Superior State University, Martel helped the Lakers to the school's first-ever NCAA national title in 1988.
Martel and his wife, Dawn, reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., and are the parents of children Colin and Cailey.


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New York Times Supports Targeted Killings
By Stephen Lendman
It doesn't surprise. When America goes to war or plans one, Times editors march in lockstep. They support imperial lawlessness. More on that below.
America's AfPak war is illegal. Tactics include targeted killings. Drones, helicopters and other conventional air strikes are used.
On April 8, Russia Today headlined "Twelve civilians, including 11 children killed in Afghanistan NATO strike," saying:
Civilians were killed in Kunar province's Shigal district. Provincial spokesman Wasifullah Wasifi said:
"Eleven children and a woman were killed when an air strike hit their houses."
A NATO spokesman dismissively said accusations of civilian casualties are under investigation. Washington downplays civilian deaths. Investigations whitewash them.
America blames victims for US crimes. Civilians are murdered with impunity.
Populated areas are targeted. According to Afghan military analyst Amrullah Aman:
"Government officials might tell you that Afghan and foreign forces only have the right to use airstrikes in unpopulated areas, but in practice it is different."
"Americans use (them) whenever they (wish), no matter (what areas are struck), and no matter how many presidential decrees are issued."
Eleven and a half years of AfPak war killed thousands of innocent civilians. Many others suffer debilitating injuries, displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, and extreme deprivation in virtually all aspects of their lives.
Daily life reflects occupation violence. Vital services are absent. Afghanistan's human development indicators are some of the world's worst.
Wherever America shows up, mass killings, destruction and incalculable human misery follow. After endless years of war and occupation, Afghans perhaps suffer most of all.
Those displaced lack virtually everything necessary to survive - housing, water, sanitation, healthcare, education, employment, enough income, and sufficient food to avoid starvation. Neither America or its puppet government provide help.
Targeted killings exacerbate human misery. Innocent civilians suffer most. No one's sure from day to day who'll live or die.
In mid-February, another NATO eastern Afghanistan airstrike killed 10 civilians. Five were children. Another five were wounded. Four women died. A Sultan valley Kunar province home was struck.
NATO refused to acknowledge responsibility. Spokesman Major Gary Allen said:
"We are looking into allegations of civilian casualties, and we are assessing the circumstances. I cannot even confirm the raid or air strike. We are trying to assess what exactly did happen."
He lied. He knows full well what happened. It repeats with deadly regularity. Drones, helicopters and other aircraft kill innocent men, women and children.
They're instruments of state terror. They operate round the clock. They're "evil things," said one villager. "(Y)ou don't see them but all the time you hear them. Night and day we hear this sound and then the bombardment starts."
Drones are Washington's favorite weapon of choice. They sanitize killing on the cheap. Virtual war kills like sport. Teams of remote control warriors operate computer keyboards and multiple monitors. They target faceless enemies half a world away or nearby.
Last year's Stanford University International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic (SU)/New York University School of Law's Global Justice Clinic (NYU) report examined the effects of drone killings.
Congress never debated or approved them. Legal experts say using them sets a dangerous precedent. UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns said:
"Our concern is how far it goes? Will the whole world be a theatre of war?"
Drones hover 24 hours a day. They terrorize ordinary people. They cause anxiety and emotional trauma. Populated communities are targeted. Homes, vehicles and public spaces are struck without warning. Death and destruction follow.
Living under drones render people helpless. Theyre powerless. Their fears are well justified. Victims are left in pieces or incinerated. Traditional burials are impossible.
Official statements about drones and conventional air strikes keeping America safer don't wash. At most, only 2% of victims are high-level combatants.
Evidence suggests that US strikes facilitate anti-American recruitment. Most Afghans and Pakistanis consider America the enemy. They do so for good reason.
SU/NYU's report said Washington must conduct "a fundamental re-evaluation of current targeted killing practices, taking into account all available evidence, the concerns of various stakeholders, and the short and long-term costs and benefits."
A "significant rethinking (is) long overdue." Innocent people suffer real harm. Coverup and denial no longer wash. Don't expect Times editors to explain. They support imperial lawlessness.
On April 7, they headlined "The Trouble With Drones," saying:
"Right now, the Pentagon handles drones in Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen, where the CIA runs a separate program."
Times editors left what readers most need to know unaddressed. America's war is lawless. So are drone killings.
Discussion focused solely on which government agency should run operations. Times editors favor shifting them to Pentagon responsibility. They said nothing about ending them altogether. Omission implies legitimacy.
On March 9, The Times headlined "How a US Citizen Came to Be in America's Cross Hairs."
It discussed Anwar al-Awlaki. America killed him in cold blood. Several times earlier attempts to do so failed. He violated no law. He committed no crimes. He was uncharged. He was denied due process and judicial fairness.
With no justification whatever, he was designated a "global terrorist." Murder, Inc. is official US policy. Summary judgment means all rights denied.
Obama's secret kill list designates victims for death. He appointed himself judge, jury and executioner. Diktats decide who lives or dies. Anyone called Al Qaeda or accused of terrorist connections gets marked for death.
The Times said:
"By the time the missile found him, (al-Awlaki) had been under the scrutiny of American officials for more than a decade."
According to TimesThink, his language and beliefs were "anti-American." He was dangerous. He represented an "imminent" threat.
Despite no evidence suggesting his involvement in violence or other crimes, The Times said "Mr. Awlaki was probably involved." He was guilty by accusation.
Murdering him was justified. Killing his 16-year old son was a "tragic error." Instead of explaining US lawlessness, The Times ran cover for what deserved condemnation.
It's standard Times policy. It's irresponsible. It repeats with shameless regularity. Don't expect apologies to follow.
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I have never used pegs or pitons but it seems like a good idea to get a couple as i am climbing harder routes and protection becomes a little more seldom.
Can anyone give me a nice concise guide? I.e. do they tend to be re-usable nowadays? How do you get the buggers out afterwards and i assume you're just whacking em in with the hammer on your axe?
Any advice on type, placing, removing etc appreciated


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Despite evidence that Galante has spent excessive library funds on renovations to his own office and that he hired a friend to do the construction, the board voted to keep Galante in office while the city conducts an audit of the library.
Then, when Comptroller Scott Stringer requested the library's financial records for the audit, the board voted to only share documents related to the spending of public funds, or about 80 percent of the library's funding. The rest of the funding comes from the state and federal government and private donations, which the library will keep private.
This behavior from the board is both incomprehensible and unacceptable. No matter what the truth of the situation is or what the reasons are for the board's decisions, the public perception of the Queens Library is now that they have something to hide.
As an institution providing a municipal service, the members of the board owe it to city residents to give them a full picture of how funds are being spent. It was reported that library spokeswoman Joanne King said the library's refusal to share all of their financial records is in line with the ideals of the library's founder, Andrew Carnegie, who wished for the library to be free from governmental control.
The issue, however, is not that the government wants to decide the financial practices of the Queens Library. The issue is that now the patrons who support the library have reason to distrust an institution that is supposed to provide a public service to all. The library's commitment to the community that they serve is more important than any concerns they could have about government intrusion.
Board members should consider another ideal from founder Andrew Carnegie, who once said, "There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration."
Libraries have a long history of providing equal opportunities for people of all economic backgrounds. How can residents continue to support a board that does not run its institution in a way that aligns with the principals on which it was founded? If there is one institution in which greed, secrecy and monetary distrust do not belong, and democracy rules all, it is, as Carnegie puts it, the Free Public Library.


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Congressional Investigation Scopes Apple's Web of Tax Havens
May 21, 2013 9:27 AM PT
A series of subsidiaries spanning numerous countries have helped Apple avoid billions in United States taxes, congressional investigators reported Monday.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., head of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is looking into Apple's suspected transgressions, said that Apple "sought the holy grail of tax avoidance."
The company's offshore entities helped it avoid "tens of billions" worth of taxes, he added.
Apple engages in schemes and gimmicks, lawmakers said, but they stopped short of accusing Apple of actually breaking any laws.
Some of Apple's subsidiaries had no employees and were run by top officials from the company's California headquarters, according to the report. Even so, the subsidiaries' foreign locales allowed Apple to skirt taxes and record-keeping -- and, ergo, allowed the company to save billions.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to meet with lawmakers Tuesday.
American companies have faced similar accusations in Europe, where authorities in Britain, and more recently France and Germany, have investigated and admonished U.S. tech companies such as Google, Amazon and eBay for their clever, foreign-subsidiary-based accounting practices.
[Source: The New York Times]
Chinese Startup Offers Gay Couple Trip to Canada
In honor of China's Valentine's Day, Chinese deals startup Meituan is offering a free trip to Vancouver, Canada, so that one lucky gay couple can get legally married. Gay marriage, along with pornorgraphy, Facebook and other supposedly backward behavior, is not allowed in China.
The deal will cover travel expenses and one night of accommodation in Vancouver. More than 75,000 people have signed up for the prize.
Meituan has gained a 13.1 percent market share in China's deals site market. It oversees more than US$150 million per month in transactions.
[Source: Tech In Asia]
New Evidence Leads to Fresh Inquiries Into Google
In the UK, evidence from a former Google executive has inspired fresh lines of inquiry into the company's tax affairs.
Barney Jones, 34, who worked for Google from 2002 to 2006, turned over thousands of electronic documents reportedly showing that Google's London sales staff negotiated and signed contracts, but then booked the deals through Google's Dublin office. Ireland, wouldn't you know it, has a more palatable tax rate than the UK.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is getting flak from some of the UK's largest multinational corporations, which are imploring him to take decisive action on tax avoidance.
[Source: The Guardian]
'Compound Eye' Manufacturing Plows Forward
Swiss research group Curvace has constructed a Curved Artificial Compound Eye prototype. Made up of a strip of small cameras, the device works, essentially, like the vision system of a fly.
There is something of an arms race (eyes race?) going on with minute-vision tools. Earlier this month, researchers at the University of Illinois announced that they had designed a compound eye system that mimics insects' vision.
The compound eye system yields a wider field of view and deeper depth of field than a single camera -- or, for that matter, the human eye. The Curvace prototype is about the size of a quarter and purports to enable 180-degree vision. Put two of the devices side-by-side, and you have 360 degrees of vision.
[Source: The Verge]


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I can only named. Saki, Koromo, Jindai and the girl from Rinkai? who is the last one?
|2013-02-12, 20:06
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What I want to see next episode: Shizu breaking Toki-Ryuuka's combo in the third to last hand, Shindouji's combo in the second to last and and Awai's double riichi on the last hand. Setting herself as the wildcard antagonist for Saki. Mwhahahaaha
Or something.
Icing on the cake: Achiga actually ousts Shiraitodai from the finals, making Saki lose interest in the tournament leading to her falling out with Nodoka, which was hinted at in the first season's last episode. Dundundun.
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After I saw Achiga Ch.19 RAW, I have to say I really like Shizu's face expressions in this chapter.
In some shots, she looks very clam and confident.
1. I would like to see Shizu breaking Toki-Ryuuka's combo, Shindouji's combo and Awai's double riichi at the same time. (This can do in the second to last round) It msut be super epic.
2. Achiga defeats Shiratodai (in score) is actually good idea and nice surprise to the plot but It would be better if they only win by small point (500-3000 difference in score) and Shiratodai still get to final or end the match with the score equal to Shiratodai's.
and...no, this won't make the final round lost its tension. The goal of Kiyosumi/story is not [beat Shiratodai] but [become the champion]. Shiratodai lose to someone else before the match with Kiyosumi won't be a problem here, in my view point. In the end, Kiyosumi will still have Shiratodai, Achiga and 4th school as their enemies in the final round.
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|2013-02-12, 21:57
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Just read chap 19.
I am happy with the development. I have doubt initially when they want to give Shizu an ability is that they need to explain why she didn't use it on the previous match against a bunch of no names. Now the explanation is clear: since her ability is imagine breaker she cannot use it on people with no ability.
Also Awai's ability, while has high firepower, has low priority. Consider how Saki overrides Toyone's pursue Richi, and how Teru overrides everything, Saki, if playing as well as she normally can should be able to take out Awai.
btw, can anyone tell me what is the highest hand Saki had dealt in unintentionally? I remember she dealt in a big hand to cat girl on purpose. But I don't remember her making other shock faces when she dealt into someone else. When she dealt into someone it is usually part of her +/- 0 plan.
So far, Saki, Teru and Koromo all have kind of a sense what their opponents will ron at. No one at Achiga-hen, other than Toki (with her premonition) have that ability so far.
I do agree, that to make Achiga to go through, Shizu had to break the Shidouji combo and/or lap pillow combo to make Achiga worthwhile. Achiga might go through without Shizu breaking anything (all three of them keep on ronning at each other, so Shizu's points is basically untouch) , but it would make Achiga looks lucky rather than deserve to go though.
|2013-02-12, 22:34
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Saki got ronned online all the time lul
Um... I only remember Saki unintentionally play into Yumi's Chan-kan, dun know that score though~ (It looks cheap... her hand was
*south**south* *6-pin* *7-pin* *8-pin* *1-sozu* (chan-kan 2-sozu) *3-sozu* *4-sozu* *5-red sozu* *6-sozu* and an open-something-which I can't see
and I can't see the dora indicator *I don't really like that part so I skip it... so I don't know...*
probably 2 han (chankan, 1 dora)
but I don't know lulz (wakaranai~) go read it your self if you're curious ^^
|2013-02-12, 22:44
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edit: NVM someone already mentioned that
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The only other time i see is that time when she dealt in Nodoka's hand in the begining of the serie
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Yup. I think its 7,700 points.
The han calculation are:
+1 han for Chankan
+3 han for the Dora
Which totals to about 4 han.
Fu calculation is
+ 20 for winning
+ 2 for open pon of 7 characters
+ 2 for having a central wait
Which totals to 24 fu. Fu is rounded up so its 30 fu.
Thus the hand is 4 han 30 fu = 7,700 points.
Anyway, about Saki's online record, has she managed to patch up her online play during the training camp? I know she was doing very badly during the beginning but she did manage to use Nodoka's digital power against Momo during the individual, which I assume needs some sort of skill in online mahjong.
Regarding Shizu's power, it looks like it activates based on the dice roll. Maybe when the dice is on the snake eyes pattern? If its true, its very situational ability and it would probably be an unconscious thing as well.
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Why is Awai not in the picture? Don't tell me she's not considered a monster class player? And Rinkai... sheez... there are 2 of them there.
Peanutbutter if your theory of 2 normal (more like ability users) vs 2 monsters are true and Awai is not considered a monster class player. Then, there will be another unknown monster that will coming up from Side-B. ^^
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2 girls are from Rinkai -_- Rinkai is powerhouse. Satoha is world class, 2 monsters and another one who bails out because she got scared on cold Touko but she said she is stronger now. I wonder what is the last one. The one who is in Chinese dress.
What position Cloe sits in?
I also wonder what Usuzan can offer.
Side B are all scary bunch compare to side A
I also want to see Kiyosumi in danger. So far all of their fights are good and even when Saki sits in. The scores aren't in danger. Now there are 2 monsters in Rinkai. I want to see Kiyosumi in danger that will push Saki to go all out monster on them.
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I had a rough morning and it felt good to type it out as we sat in silence. Overall the program is running great and we are getting a lot of state and national attention. My students are finding employment which is unheard of. My population has close to a 100% unemployment rate as adults. I have 3 working this summer out of 9 so I feel like I have already exceeded the wildest expectations. Wearing a lot of hats has been my life. I just have to take a breath and laugh alot Walter
I agree that giving students an actual skill can be very helpful for the students. It would be neat if more school did this. I remember watching a restaurant impossible episode where a school high school in Ohio ran a restaurant and the students could apply the for class. That seemed really cool to me. I wonder how they dealt with all these same problems and having customers sitting down in the restaurant for lunch? Maybe they just had to close on days with some type of drill.
Sounds like the Administrators are forgetting to wear their Educators caps. You should have some help in there Walter. Even if only a teachers aide or two; minimum.I would start mentioning that in the interviews you are probably giving ; due to the ever increasing awareness of your program.Bob
Luckily my students have stepped up and the negative energy my aide constantly brought in the room is gone and we are finishing up quicker without her. Also as soon as I kicked her out several adults from the community who have culinary experience appeared. It was another lesson in letting go of negative stuff to make room for positive stuff.