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Issue: PROMOTE AND INCENTIVIZE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION TO END USERS FROM THE NATION'S AEROSPACE RESEARCH LABORATORIES.
Background: In 2002, the President's Commission on Aerospace recognized that "partnerships and interconnectedness are keys to competitiveness in the future….We need to create an environment and the incentives that will foster private-public partnerships." The report also recognized the need to reduce transition time from technology demonstration to operational capability. In order to do so, industry and the government must create an environment that will accelerate the transition of research into application.
However, recent studies indicate that US aerospace companies lack sufficient ability to access and capitalize on research conducted by the Nation's government research laboratories. For example, a report by the NASA Inspector General (IG) discusses a lack of adequate commercialization knowledge within the program managers at NASA; while a study by the National Academies points to a need for more integrated research activity leading to flight verification in NASA's aeronautics research programs. In spite of agreement on the overall goal for technology transition of government aerospace research, these studies indicate insufficient investment to enable development and demonstration of research to sufficient maturity for transition to other federal stakeholders and industry, and ultimately into fielded products.
At the same time, industry needs incentives to actively pursue government-funded basic research which industry would then adopt and mature. Policies and programs should be put in place to encourage and incentivize research partnerships between government and private industry from the critical early requirements phase to research completion and product deployment. Addressing a role that has developed out of the execution of the National Aeronautics Research & Development Plan, the Office of Science and Technology Policy has begun reaching out to the aerospace community to identify where the meaningful exchange and transition of research and technology from federal research programs to industry is and should take place. Congress should foster this effort holding government laboratories accountable for sound management practices and commitments to progress toward research goals for maturing and transitioning technology.
Recommendation: Congress should:
Issue: ENABLING SUSTAINED DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION WITH A BROAD VISIONBackground: Human and robotic exploration beyond Earth orbit has great scientific, technological, and cultural significance. Leadership in this arena inspires populations, attracts many to scientific and engineering careers, and generates technology advances with associated economic, national security, and social benefits. Recent and highly noteworthy successes include Mars exploration and epic discoveries in space sciences. However, sustained realization of these benefits requires full and sustained funding at levels sufficient to achieve exploration objectives as well as on-going advances and achievements for which each generation can take some ownership. Challenges that must be addressed to assure cost effective and successful deep space exploration over the coming decades include: Reliable and progressively more capable transportation systems; technologies that enable fully synergistic human and robotic operations; means to counter or avoid the adverse effects on humans of space radiation and micro-gravity-derived de-conditioning; and means to generate the required power for operations in deep space. More must be done to assure that the limited resources that can be made available for advancing deep space exploration are wisely applied toward well-conceived goals.Recommendations: To both realize the technical success of deep space exploration initiatives and help assure that the enterprise has broad vision that can maintain support for generations to come, the U.S. national space policy should:
Issue: COMPLETE PUBLIC/PRIVATE HUMAN EARTH-ORBIT ACCESS PROGRAMS IN A TIMELY MANNERBackground: With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, the US is currently entirely dependent on Russian transportation to get US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The prospect that this situation will change in coming years is offered by three current Public/Private Partnerships (PPPs) between NASA and commercial entities that are applying shared resources to the development of cost-effective transportation systems for carrying humans to Earth orbit. Currently the US pays the Russians nearly $70 million per seat on the Russian Soyuz, while the PPP systems show the potential for much lower cost using US-supplied systems. However, the feasible date for realizing operational flights of the PPP-developed vehicles is directly impacted by the available annual level of US contributions to the development programs even while payments to the Russians for necessary astronaut access to the ISS continues.Recommendations:
Issue: RECRUITING, RETAINING, AND DEVELOPING A WORLD-CLASS AEROSPACE WORKFORCEBackground: Without a strong aerospace workforce, the United States will lose the resulting economic and national security benefits the aerospace industry provides to this country. Incentives are needed for industry to invest in domestic aerospace workforce development, and for U.S. students to choose an engineering career. Barriers to employing talented foreign nationals must also be removed.
Recommendations: To remain globally competitive, the U.S. must adopt policies to increase our talent base in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), must educate, engage, and retain STEM professionals using means consistent with generational changes in technologies and markets, and must provide incentives for investment in research and development that helps to attract appropriate talent.
Issue: BUILDING OUR COMPETITIVE FOUNDATION: SUPPORTING K-12 STEM EDUCATION
Background: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in our nation's classrooms provides the critical foundation needed for our future national security and economic competitiveness. Students need adequate preparation at the primary and secondary education levels if they are to advance to university study of STEM and onto careers in STEM fields. However, inadequate emphasis, funding and teacher training has been provided particularly for the critical technology and engineering (T&E) components of STEM, thus eroding this foundation. If the nation is to fully reap the intended benefits of STEM education, we must remedy our current deficiencies in emphasis, funding, and teacher training in STEM areas.Recommendations: To remain globally competitive, the U.S. must increase its emphasis, funding, and teacher training in STEM subjects at the primary and secondary education levels. Several policies and actions would make significant progress on this objective.
ISSUE: ASSURING THE VIABILITY OF THE US AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASEBackground: Continued stability of the U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) industrial base is critical to our economy, national security, infrastructure, and future workforce. The A&D industry is facing one of its greatest challenges in history as Congress and the Administration deal with mounting national debt and the need to balance the federal budget. All federal agencies face significant budget reductions, with the Department of Defense (DoD) potentially bearing the biggest burden. While all areas must be examined to identify unnecessary spending that can be reduced or eliminated to help lower the federal budget deficit and national debt, we must make sure that the nation's future is not mortgaged to address today's crisis.
The aerospace and defense industry supports 3.5 million jobs. It is the nation's largest manufacturing exporter and contributes 2.23 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Small businesses generate almost half of private sector jobs, 64%of net new private sector jobs, 43% of high-tech employment and is responsible for 33% of exports.* The industry's workforce is highly skilled and leads our nation in global competitiveness, providing current and future opportunities for young people to have high-paying careers that will keep the industry strong for the future while advancing our national and economic security.
The A&D industrial base possesses unique capabilities and expertise required to address the unique and diverse missions required by both their civil and military customers. However, future U.S. space operational capabilities face industrial base challenges, both from reduced production capability and loss of supporting human expertise. Small business is the backbone of the American economy and technology innovation. The domino effect of reduced federal budgets will undoubtedly force some companies out of business and still others to significantly scale back, resulting in single-source suppliers, or perhaps no domestic supplier for items on the critical development path. If those capabilities are allowed to erode in this lean budget environment, this nation could become technologically bankrupt and unable to address future threats to our national security or economic stability when they arise.
Recommendations: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recommends that:
Issue: LESSENING THE IMPACT OF EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE DOMESTIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRYBackground: Academics and industry have long struggled with U.S. export-control regimes, which are divided among three agencies: the Department of Commerce licenses export and re-export "dual-use" commercial items (items and technologies those that have civilian and military applications) under the Export Administration Act (EAA) and described in several lists including the Commerce Control/ Critical Commodities List (CCL); the State Department administers technologies and services deemed to be military items under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the ITAR's United States Munitions List (USML); and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions. The exercise of controls by various agencies, with different agendas, imposes costs. Overlapping jurisdictions creates some confusion as to where specific items fall, even to administrators in the agencies. The problem of multiple forums is made worse by long license processing times. There is significant paperwork and time involved in submitting and processing license applications. In addition, sanctions can apply to specific companies as well as specific countries, and proliferating subsidiaries often make effective administration, and timely compliance, difficult. These factors have the affect of prolonging approval processes and causing delays and lost markets opportunities. The complexity leaves many unsure as to what is covered and how to proceed. Efforts to change the laws have stalled due to anxieties over the theft and use of technologies used in missile, satellite, weapons of mass destruction, and other important systems.
It is widely recognized that the current implementation of export regulations, including those applicable to actual exports as well as knowledge transfers, imposes high costs on firms, universities, and other organizations, often without a perceived commensurate benefit to the national security. Some argue the regulations restrict trade in information and goods tied to technologies that have already been replicated or surpassed by entitites outside of the U.S. that are not subject to the regulations. The result is an ongoing erosion of American competitiveness in the global economy through both a diminished industrial base and stifled innovation. These unintended and avoidable consequences impact the nation's long-term national security capabilities and its current and future prosperity. Potential industry partners overseas avoid collaborations that could become enmeshed in the U.S. regulatory snare. Further, U.S. companies are competing globally with foreign manufacturers that specifically market "ITAR-free" systems and components, and often lose market share needlessly for comparable products.AIAA applauds the recent language including in the National Defense Authorization Act that removes commercial satellites from the US Munitions List. Recent efforts by the Congress and Administration will help to reduce the negative impacts these restrictions have caused that did not provide the intended offsetting national security gains. However, with this reform, AIAA remains concerned that the intended implementation will be slow, and will not meet the expectations of the Congressional intent. Further, these reforms have been directed to address specific technologies, and do not provide an overarching solution across technology systems and capabilities.
Recommendations: AIAA recommends that the following actions be taken:
Issue: ACCELERATING THE INTEGRATION OF UAV/UAS INTO THE NATIONAL AIR SPACE (NAS)Background: While UAV/UAS development and operational costs initially precluded anyone but deep pocketed governments from owning and deploying these systems, lower costs and greater availability have dramatically expanded the potential customer base. Commercially available sensor packages have also greatly expanded the role that these systems can play in every day, non-military, applications across a variety of industries and geographies. With the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, the groundwork was finally laid for government mandated incorporation of UAV/UAS in the national airspace. As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, additional "drone" resources will become available that could be utilized in a variety of civilian uses in support of domestic activities. While the military will continue to be primary purchaser of larger and more advanced systems, smaller systems are increasingly finding acceptance in the areas of law enforcement, crop monitoring, disaster response, and will grow in size of their contribution to the global UAV market which is estimated to double from $6.6B annually to $11.4B annually in the next decade. This growth in the market will necessitate available technology that will allow for smooth integration into the NAS. As noted in GAO-12-889T there is no suitable technology "…currently available to provide unmanned aircraft, particularly small UAVs, with the detect, sense, and avoid requirements needed to safely operate within the national airspace system." . With an estimated 62% of worldwide RDT&E on UAVs to be spent by the US and account for 55% of procurement, accelerating the integration into the NAS is a critical step to avoid stagnation and loss of technical superiority in terms of advances in the UAV and UAS arena.
Recommendations: Considering the benefits that UAV/UASs can bring to areas such as disaster relief, imaging, resource monitoring, and law enforcement, efforts should be made to accelerate their integration into the NAS. As spending by US companies on UAV and UAS technology is expected to be the major portion of global UAV spending, adequate support for the industry will be key to being able to remain the global leader in UAV/UAS technology. Keeping in mind concerns over privacy, increased noise and traffic, and overall safety to the public, both on the ground and in the air, the following recommendations are being made:
Issue: WHY A ROBUST AND INTEGRATED CYBERSECURITY POLICY IS ONE OF OUR TOP NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIESBackground: Now more than ever, a significant portion of peoples, companies, and the USG's day to day activities are integrated into the world wide web. While the adoption of this technology has greatly improved our access and the speed at which we can share and communicate, it has also potentially opened up a "pandora's box" of vulnerabilities. The vulnerability of critical infrastructure and national security assets to Dedicated Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks, the blatant stealing of Intellectual Property (IP) and national security information, and the escalation of cyber to a battlefield of its own make the need for a robust and integrated cybersecurity policy our number one priority. While cyber attacks can take on a variety of forms, most of the attacks involve malicious code, denial of service, stolen or hijacked devices, or "malevolent insiders." A recent assessment by the NSA indicated that there had been a 17-fold increase in computer attacks on American infrastructure between 2009 and 2011. Cyber attacks have a range of targets and impacts from disrupting critical infrastructure, causing financial chaos, decreasing readiness amongst military hardware, or stealing technology and research. The 2011 report from the National Counterintelligence Executive estimated that cyber attacks put nearly $400 billion in research spending at risk between 2009 and 2011.
Beyond network based attacks, counterfeit and malicious hardware is often used as a backdoor for entry into otherwise protected networks. Through August of 2012, there were an average of 107 reports of counterfeit parts each month. A May 2012 report by the Armed Services Committee found that between 2009 and 2010, there were over 1800 cases of counterfeit parts with an individual suspect part count of over 1 million.While various USG agencies are involved with cybersecurity, a coordinated and centrally located approach is required to avoid redundancy, miscommunication, and to increase the overall effectiveness of being able to act in unison as opposed to agencies battling for limited resources.
Recommendations: Recent DDOS attacks on US banking institutions only highlight the need to address shortcomings in what is the ever changing landscape of cybersecurity. To be able to adequately address and counter the growing global cyber threat, it is critical to resolve long standing shortcomings in existing infrastructure and policy as well as adequately plan for future threats and attacks.
Issue: ENSURE THE CONTINUING STIMULATION OF ADVANCEMENTS IN THE NATION'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO BY REMOVING RESTRICTIONS ON THE FEDERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN TECHNICAL CONFERENCES.Background: On May 11, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget released OMB Memorandum M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations in response to specific and isolated Government Services Administration travel abuses. OMB M-12-12 broadly and severely limits travel for all federal employees to professional conferences without regard to the purpose of the travel, or the content of the program. However, this is in contradiction with the December 17, 2010 Office of Science and Technology Policy memo, Scientific Integrity, which recognizes the importance of participation in professional conferences to advance the state of the nation's science and technology portfolio. OMB M-12-12 reduces overall travel support by 30 percent, requires special permission for more than $100,000 to be spent for agency participation in any conference, reduces the ability to share lessons learned by government scientists and engineers by limiting the number who are able to participate in high value conferences, and requires a new infrastructure be established to decide which few can attend a conference, and–in the case of the $100,000 cap–save little additional money.Permitting federal employees to participate in technical professional meetings allows interaction with their colleagues from other agencies, our military's directorates, unRecommendation:iversities, and industry to help facilitate technology transfer and intellectual exchanges central to their jobs and the national interest. Taken to the extreme, the proposed new policies will have a chilling effect on scientific discovery and engineering advancement, thereby damaging our nation's unique innovation engine, which is a major contributor to job creation, economic growth, our global competitiveness, and our national security.Unlike many professions, the nature of work for an acquisition expert, program manager, scientist, engineer, and/or technology professional requires a sharing of research findings and collaboration on policy issues with peers and colleagues at conferences and meetings. This peer collaboration process, fundamental to scientific advances and engineering development, is unlikely to be achieved without this interaction. The benefits of collaboration and idea exchange have been extensively recognized in national security, space exploration, climate monitoring, aeronautics development, energy, health sciences, and other fields of endeavor from which the nation has benefited over many years.In addition, the open exchange of ideas between national policymakers and thought leaders from industry and academia helps to create policies and programs that maximize the impact of investments in research, development, testing, and evaluation, and to ensure that those investments support national goals of economic growth and national security.Recommendation: To meet the charter and mission requirements of science & research agencies and offices, Congress must provide exemptions from legislative and Administration restrictions on travel for professionals within the Federal workforce desiring to participate in technical conferences where attendance promotes the interest of the agency and the professional development and competency of government professionals. This exemption should allow for participation in exchange and dissemination of results and developments which accelerate discoveries and techniques throughout the technical community allowing for the advancement of the nation's science and technology capabilities and providing professional development opportunities for its workforce.


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The sport of sledge hockey, an innovative team sport that incorporates the same rules and discipline structure as able-bodied hockey, was invented by three Swedish wheelchair athletes on a frozen lake in Stockholm in 1961.
The game was an instant success, and after only a couple years of development, five teams competed for the Stockholm city championship.
The Swedish players subsequently introduced the sport to their Norwegian neighbors and regular matches between respective national teams ensued. Norway, in turn, introduced the sport to British wheelchair athletes.
In 1979, Dick Loiselle, a former director of the 1976 Toronto Olympiad, brought back a sled from Europe, given to him by Rolf Johansson, a Paralympic gold medallist in wheelchair track and field and one of the inventors of sledge hockey.
It was given with the understanding that the Paraplegic Association of Canada would initiate a program for sledge hockey; however, the PAC declined the proposal and the opportunity was given to Jerry Johnston, executive director of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing.
After the CADS also declined, the sled was sent to Jean Lane, Johnston's sister-in-law. Lane made a presentation to the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, which had allocated $42,000 for persons with disabilities in sport, but had no such programs to use the funds.
With the program presented by Lane fulfilling all necessary criteria, sledge hockey in Canada was born.
As a result of rapid growth of the sport, Sledge Hockey of Canada (SHOC) was created in 1993 and given the title of a national sport federation by the Government of Canada, to coordinate, develop and promote the sport of sledge hockey in Canada.
In 1994, sledge hockey was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Paralympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. The sport has since become a full medal event at the Paralympic Winter Games. Canada has participated in sledge hockey in each Paralympic Winter Games.
In 2004, sledge hockey came under the umbrella of Hockey Canada.
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Japan Holding Up Trade Talks, Forest Service Distributing Money
- Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman testified before House committees Friday that Japan is the problem in completing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.
Froman says all eyes are on Japan as they continue to keep sensitive products, including agriculture products, off the table for negotiations. He says it is time for Japan to step up to the plate and agree to the same level of ambition as other TPP countries.
Vilsack says the U.S. must see increased market access or there may not be a deal or Japan may not be part of the deal.
- Through the U.S. Forest Service more than $300 million will be paid to 41 states and Puerto Rico to support local schools and roads as part of Congress' Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
The payments can be used to support public schools and public roads, for projects to maintain and improve forest health and other community projects
Examples include Firewise Communities programs, reimbursements for emergency services on national forests and development of wildfire protection plans.


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Phil Neville has told Everton chairman Bill Kenwright that he is interested in succeeding David Moyes as manager at Goodison Park.
Neville is considering his options after deciding to end his eight-year playing stint at Goodison Park, and will join the England Under-21 coaching staff for the European Championship finals in Israel in June.
The 36-year-old has been linked with coaching roles at Manchester United, where David Moyes is preparing to take charge this summer after 11 years at Everton, and at Stoke, who parted company with manager Tony Pulis on Tuesday.
"It would be a really good job to get," Neville told the Guardian. "I know there are players who have gone into jobs and failed but I just think I have prepared. I have prepared for the last five seasons and I have got some really nice decisions to make. I am prepared for every eventuality.
"I've not reached the end of my career and thought: 'I know, I'll be a manager'. I have had a lot of experience, studying coaching practices. I've got files on every training session from the last three seasons. I have been away with the [England] Under-21s. I'm half-prepared for what I am going in to."
Neville, who is working towards gaining the UEFA pro licence required to be a Premier League manager, added that he has sought regular advice from Moyes and Everton assistant manager Steve Round.
He said of Moyes: "I pick his brains constantly. We were out recently and I was asking him what it is like when your team goes on a night out. Do you set curfews? You have to learn these things.
"He has been unbelievable in the way he has opened up. He tells you the pitfalls and his strengths. I grill him. He must think sometimes: 'Give me a break'. It's the same with Steve Round. I virtually man-mark him."
Neville believes that Moyes, despite not having won a major trophy, was a stronger candidate for the United job than Jose Mourinho, who has lifted the Champions League title twice.
Mourinho, who is expected to return to Chelsea for a second spell as manager after agreeing a deal to leave Real Madrid on Monday, had been considered a candidate to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
But Neville insisted that Moyes was a better long-term bet, saying: "He is the best candidate, 100%. You can put him alongside any coach in the world for that job and he is the best candidate.
"If Jose Mourinho came to Manchester United you would think, with his track record, that in maybe three seasons he would be gone. United are looking at the next 20 years. They've just given David Moyes a six-year contract. It is that kind of club.
"They invest in a certain kind of manager and that is why he is the best man for the job. There is no one else they could have invested in who would offer the same longevity as the previous manager."


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By Caroline Kitchens at U.S. News & World Report
A group of 100 protesters – including many topless women – recently marched the streets of Athens, Ohio chanting, "Blame the system, not the victim" and "Two, four, six, eight, stop the violence, stop the rape." Organized by an Ohio University student organization called "f*ckrapeculture," the protest was designed to bring attention to what the founders believe is a toxic culture of sexism and sexual violence infecting their campus.
F*ckrapeculture cofounder Claire Chadwick explained to the campus newspaper, "The name of our organization and the statements that we've made are loud. But it's because we need to be heard." But saying something loudly does not make it true or just.
Chadwick and the members of f*ckrapeculture aren't the only student sexual violence activists that are demanding attention. Since last spring, an expansive network of student activists has emerged to fight "rape culture" and change the way universities respond to cases of sexual misconduct. However, as universities reexamine their sexual assault policies, administrators should be wary of the demands of these "rape culture" activists. Not only is their movement built on a foundation of dubious statistics and a distorted view of masculinity, but it has already led to policies that have proved devastating to those who have been falsely accused.
Activists claim that reform is urgent because one in five women will be raped during her time at college. I have yet to see an article lamenting the campus rape culture that does not contain some iteration of this alarming statistic.
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But is it accurate? Statistics surrounding sexual assault are notoriously unreliable and inconsistent, primarily because of vague and expansive definitions of what qualifies as sexual assault. Christina Hoff Sommers of the American Enterprise Institute explains that the study often cited as the origin of the "one in five" factoid is an online survey conducted under a grant from the Justice Department. Surveyors employed such a broad definition that "'forced kissing" and even "attempted forced kissing" qualified as sexual assault.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' "Violent Victimization of College Students" report tells a different and more plausible story about campus culture. During the years surveyed, 1995-2002, the DOJ found that there were six rapes or sexual assaults per thousand per year. Across the nation's four million female college students, that comes to about one victim in forty students. Other DOJ statistics show that the overall rape rate is in sharp decline: since 1995, the estimated rate of female rape or sexual assault victimizations has decreased by about 60 percent.
Of course, there are still far too many college women who are victims of sexual assault. But there's little evidence to support the claim that campus rape is an "epidemic," as Yale student activist Alexandra Brodsky recently wrote in the Guardian.
Bolstered by inflated statistics and alarmist depictions of campus culture, advocates have been successful in initiating policy changes designed to better protect victims of sexual violence. Duke, Swarthmore, Amherst, Emerson and the University of North Carolina are among the many institutions that have recently reviewed and revised their policies. It is not clear that these policies have made campuses safer places for women, but they have certainly made them treacherous places for falsely accused men.
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In January 2010, University of North Dakota student Caleb Warner was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. A UND tribunal determined that Warner was guilty of misconduct, and he was swiftly suspended from school and banned from setting foot on campus for three years. Yet the police – presented with the same evidence – were so unconvinced of Warner's guilt that they refused to bring criminal charges against him. Instead, they charged his accuser with filing a false report and issued a warrant for her arrest. Warner's accuser fled town and failed to appear to answer the charges.
Despite these developments, the university repeatedly rejected Warner's requests for a rehearing. Finally, a year and a half later, UND reexamined Warner's case and determined that their finding of guilt was "not substantiated" – but only after the civil liberties group FIRE intervened and launched a national campaign on Warner's behalf.
Unfortunately, Warner is not alone in his grievances. Across the country, students accused of sexual assault are regularly tried before inadequate and unjust campus judiciaries. At most schools, cases of sexual misconduct are decided by a committee of as few as three students, faculty members or administrators. At Swarthmore College, volunteers are now being solicited via email to serve on the Sexual Assault and Harassment Hearing Panel. Such a panel is far more likely to yield gender violence activists than impartial fact finders. In a court of law, we rely on procedural safeguards to ensure unbiased jury selection and due process. But on the college campus, these safeguards have vanished.
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What's more, campus judiciaries operate under a dangerously low standard of proof for sexual assault cases, thanks to federal mandates. Since April 2011, the Department of Education has required institutions to consider cases of sexual misconduct under a "preponderance of evidence" standard (rather than a higher "clear and convincing" standard, which was commonly used prior to the new guidelines). This means that if a majority of committee members believe it is just slightly more likely than not that a sexual assault occurred, they must side with the accuser.
Sexual assault is a horrific offense, and institutions must do all they can to protect victims. It is admirable that activists like Chadwick are trying to fight it. However, a false accusation of rape can also have devastating, life-altering consequences. Universities have an obligation to protect the rights of all students – both victims of sexual assault and the accused. They must stop responding to questionable statistics and abstract claims about a rape culture and instead focus on ensuring basic fairness for all students.
Meanwhile, advocates for due process, rules of evidence, basic justice and true gender equality need to speak louder than the "f*ckrapeculture" alarmists.


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Wayne Greenlaw and his brother, Ray, are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Brian Leverett.
DELAND -- Brian Leverett was collapsing and saying he was "hit" as he fled from a fusillade of bullets according to testimony during a stand-your-ground hearing on Friday.
Brothers Ray and Wayne Greenlaw filed stand your ground motions seeking immunity from prosecution on murder charges in the slaying of Brian Leverett on Oct. 29, 2011.
Daniel Meadows testified on Friday he went outside where he was staying at 13 Aspen St. near Daytona Beach while still dark that morning and saw his friend Brian Leverett holding a flashlight and armed with a shotgun. Leverett was scared but he walked out into the street with the shotgun.
Then Meadows testified he heard a threat and the gunfire. Then Meadows saw Leverett running toward him.
"And (Leverett) started to collapse towards me and said, 'Danny, I'm hit. Help me,' and he fell towards me . . . to his knees and that's when I put my arms around him. . . . and the whole time there was nothing but gunshots being fired and they were hitting my carport walls, hitting everywhere around me, trash cans. I had ricochets going everywhere. How I wasn't hit I have no idea."
Ray Curtis Greenlaw, 55, was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, shooting into a building and attempted first-degree murder. Wayne Robert Greenlaw, 53, was charged with first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied building.
They are accused of killing Leverett, 41. The Greenlaws lived at 9 Aspen St. and Leverett lived down the street. Justin Riley also lived in the neighborhood.
The Greenlaw brothers sat like orange bookends in their jail jumpsuits as their two defense attorneys sat between them in Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson's courtroom at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand. Hudson will set a date to continue the hearing, which could not be finished on Friday.
Leverett and Riley visited the Greenlaws that morning. The men did not know each other and according to testimony all the men had been drinking. Riley had been hoping to sell some pills to the Greenlaws but the encounter ended in an argument, according to testimony.
Ray Greenlaw is also accused of using a machete to slash Riley in the arm.
Afterward, Ray Greenlaw went back inside, where Wayne Greenlaw armed himself with a .223-caliber rifle and handed a pistol to Ray Greenlaw, a convicted felon who was not supposed to have guns. Then they walked back outside.
But going outside could pose a problem for the defense, said George "Bob" Dekle, a law professor at the University of Florida, in a previous interview.
"You have no duty to retreat but you don't have a privilege to attack," Dekle said.
Both stand-your-ground motions state the brothers were in fear for their own safety and their mother's when they walked outside the house carrying firearms.
Leverett pointed his flashlight and shotgun at Wayne Greenlaw and ordered him to put down his weapon, according to Wayne Greenlaw's motion.
Wayne Greenlaw opened fire "in the vicinity of the light," emptying his rifle of 12 to 15 bullets, "all of which he fired in self-defense, reasonably believing his life to be threatened," according to his motion.
When Wayne Greenlaw started shooting, Ray Greenlaw thought his brother saw something threatening that he had not seen, so he opened fire, according to the motion filed by his attorney, assistant public defender Jim Valerino.
Wayne Greenlaw's defense attorney Steven Laurence pretended to be holding a shotgun at his shoulder and pointing it in circular motions around the courtroom as he asked Meadows whether that's what Leverett was doing after he left the carport. Meadows said it was.
Later Laurence asked Meadows the manner in which Leverett asked Wayne Greenlaw to put down the rifle he was carrying. Laurence asked him if Leverett had been polite or did he say -- and then Laurence screamed -- "Put the (expletive) gun down."
Meadows said it was the latter.
But Meadows also said that the other person, whom he believed to be Wayne Greenlaw, threatened Leverett.
"I'll (expletive) kill you. I'm not (expletive) playing," Meadows quoted the other person.
Then Meadows said he heard a quick succession of rifle fire.
Meadows had testified in deposition that he believed he heard a shotgun blast after the rifle fire. But investigators did not find a spent shotgun shell casing.
Assistant State Attorney J. Ryan Will, who is prosecuting the case along with Shannon Peters, asked Meadows what was the first shot he heard.
"The rifle," Meadows said.


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East Henderson's football roster was trimmed by two this week, as two key players on the line, Walker Lanning and Austin Cooke, decided to transfer to Christ School.
"I met both of these young men today, actually," Christ School Director of Athletics David Gaines said Tuesday night. "Both families had acquired information about an interview back in July with admissions, and now both boys are officially here."
Lanning and Cooke were both entering their senior seasons at East, but due to the sixth semester rule at North Carolina private schools, they will be re-classed as juniors.
Lanning, a 6-4, 260-pound offensive and defensive lineman, already had two college scholarship offers prior to the season: Youngstown State in Ohio and the University of Albany in New York. He was a Times-News All-Area selection last year who earned All-WNC Athletic Conference honors, leading the Eagles in tackles with 56.5, including 6.5 for a loss. He also had two forced fumbles.
Cooke was a multi-sport standout who also played basketball and baseball at East.
Both East and Christ School had successful football seasons last year.
The Greenies had an undefeated regular season, making it all the way to the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association's Division II championship, where they fell 54-38 to Davidson Day.
"We already had a pretty good line, but these two are pretty big kids who are going to be welcome additions to our team and our school," Gaines said.
The Eagles had one of the highest-scoring offenses in the area last year and ended up with an 11-2 record and a perfect 7-0 mark in the WNC Athletic Conference. They ended up falling to Freedom in the second round of the state playoffs.
Following the season, two fixtures on East's sideline left for other schools. Longtime head coach Brett Chappell left to take the head coaching job at Pisgah, and his offensive coordinator, Jeff Frady, left to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, Enka. East hired West Stokes' defensive coordinator Steve Whitt as head coach in March.
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East Henderson's football roster was trimmed by two this week, as two key players on the line, Walker Lanning and Austin Cooke, decided to transfer to Christ School.


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If the final debate Monday between President Obama and his GOP rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, had a familiar feel, that's because the candidates rehashed so many of the same arguments they'd made about domestic policy in the previous two sessions. Plus, they recycled some of the strategies used in Rounds 1 and 2: Obama again showed the assertive, critical style he displayed in the second debate, and Romney demonstrated the more accommodating, reactive style that Obama used, disastrously, in the first debate.
In fairness to Romney, he didn't do as badly Monday as Obama did on Oct. 3. But he let too many of Obama's points go unchallenged, particularly when Obama made the case (which he did repeatedly) that Romney had shifted positions more often than a weather vane.
The challenge for Romney going into the debate was to dispel the impression that his approach to foreign policy isn't all that different from Obama's. Instead, on such issues as Syria, Iran and China, Romney endorsed many of the steps Obama has been taking. His arguments boiled down to asserting that he'd be a stronger and more credible leader, without laying out much of a case for his ability to do so.


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One girl, one boy
One girl, one boy
Identical 14-year-old twins, Nicole and Jonas Maines, started out life as brothers Wyatt and Jonas. Nicole is transgender.
Jonas and Wyatt during their second birthday party.
When he was 4, Wyatt asked his mother: "When do I get to be a girl?" In the fifth grade, Wyatt's name was legally changed to Nicole.
Wyatt often liked to dress in girl's clothes and identified more as a girl than a boy.
Jonas, Nicole and their parents, Kelly and Wayne Maines.
Jonas and Wyatt playing when they were 2.
Nicole is part of the groundbreaking clinic at Children's Hospital founded by Dr. Norman Spack, that helps families deal with emotional and medical issues that arise from having a transgender child. The Maines are the first identical twins the program has seen.
Wyatt posed with barbie dolls at age 4.
A self-portrait Wyatt Maines drew in first grade. Throughout elementary school, Wyatt told classmates he was a "girl-boy."
Jonas and Wyatt Maines at age 9. Wyatt started growing his hair longer and started talking about a name change in fourth grade.
During the interview, Nicole checks on her brother, who had become quiet and withdrawn and whispers words of encouragement in his ear.
An essay by Wyatt Maines, written in the fourth grade.
Jonas and Nicole play video games in Jonas's room.
Drawing and poem by Wyatt Maines, age 7. In the fifth grade, Nicole was harassed and bullied and the family eventually decided to change schools.
Jonas lifts his sister, Nicole, as they horse around in her bedroom. Both have black belts in tae kwon do.
Self-portrait by Wyatt Maines, fourth grade.
In Nicole's room. Jonas makes Nicole's bed to neaten up for a photo shoot. Nicole has been taking male hormone suppressors since she was 11; the next step is to add female hormones.
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Thank goodness for the Olympic break as far as the Calgary Flames are concerned. If the chemistry-rattling trades with the Maple Leafs and Rangers weren't enough to resolve the discord in the dressing room, then surely the two-week cooling-off period for the winter five-ring circus will bring relief to one of the National Hockey League's most dysfunctional clubs.
At least, that's the situation some folks would have you believe. Reading all the stories and listening to all the gossip from somebody who has a cousin who car-pools with someone who is the next-door neighbour of a guy whose nephew has inside connections at the Saddledome, you get the idea nobody likes anyone else in Flamesland. The team's $7-million forward was challenging the $6.5-million defenceman to after-school fist fights. The coach was hacked off at the players. The players, including captain Jarome Iginla, were mad at pick your least-favourite Sutter. Everyone this side of Jack Bauer's daughter had a hate on for Dion Phaneuf.
Heck, maybe all the whispers are bang-on. Maybe this Flames squad is (or was) overloaded with prickly personalities that created constant tension. Maybe this is a bunch that even Will Rogers would be hard-pressed to get along with. And maybe the folks who cater Flames meals have chosen not to serve T-bones lest a player be tempted to bury a steak knife between Brent Sutter's shoulder blades.
Even if everything nasty that's been said about the (in-)Fighting Flames is the gospel truth, so what? There's an excellent chance that the chronic losing since Jan. 5 has caused the supposed fussin' and feudin' (and all the outside speculation about same) rather than the other way around.
Or to put it another way, if the January/February Flames were plagued by internal anatagonism, how is it that no one noticed how much these guys hated each other when they went 10-2-2 in November?
Again, this is not to suggest that all the innuendo is off-base and that the Flames, to a man, are in reality lovely souls with a penchant for holding hands and singing church hymns straight from the heart during intermissions. The point is that the timing of the flap about the poisonous atmosphere in the Flames' quarters is awfully suspicious.
Besides, where does all this talk come from in the first place?
Few members of the media spend more time with a hockey club than beat writers. The scribes attend road games which, especially in U.S. cities, provides greater opportunity with one-on-one interaction with players. The reporters sometimes stay at the same hotels as the team and there are still a couple of media contingents in the NHL who travel on team charter flights.
And yet, all that additional exposure to the team gives the writers very little actual insight into the goings-on in the dressing room. If any beefs exist between players and players or between players and coaches, they certainly aren't going to be aired during the relatively brief time their inner sanctuary is open to infestation by media vermin. NHLers are trained by experts to talk a lot but say little and even the most chatty of players instinctively keeps his emotional distance from the wretches who ask questions and scribble in notebooks.
It's certainly possible for reporters to have a good working relationship with hockey players but rarely does the scribe truly get to know the person behind the cliches, let alone how cozy that person is with the other cliche-spouters. So imagine then the reporters' surprise when a radio personality who hasn't been at the Saddledome since the previous season's training camp comes on the air and declares with absolute certainty that personality conflicts are responsible for the local team's ongoing slump. It'd be funny except that when such stories arise, the reporters are saddled with chasing down stories that are pretty much impossible to pin down without the planting of electronic bugs or the administering of sodium pentathol.
It was slightly scandalous during the off-season when Robyn Regehr suggested that the game had passed Mike Keenan by, but please note two things. One, the comments got great play because they were a rare example of a difference of opinion being offered for public consumption. And two, even at that they were delivered after the fact when the coach had already had the can tied to his tail and left town.
Now, all of that aside and without venturing an opinion about its potential effect on the team's play, is there any visible evidence that the Flames are a dysfunctional lot?
Well, anyone who has seen Darryl Sutter in action during press conferences and media scrums will find it hard to believe that the man is warm and fuzzy when dealing with the paid help. But given the relatively few occasions that a GM interacts with the players, this probably isn't a big deal.
And there's no question that the brash Phaneuf — who was a prominent player in many of the stories about the internal strife — wasn't unanimously and unconditionally loved by his colleagues. During practices, the defenceman had a tendency to yap a lot, to beaver-tail his stick on the ice to demand passes during drills and to just generally act like a ninny. Most ignored his antics but on occasion, a veteran (Tony Amonte, Owen Nolan and Todd Bertuzzi immediately come to mind) would respond with a hard stare, a verbal rebuke, a slash on the calves or some combination of the three. And if that was going on in the open, you're free to imagine what might have been happening behind closed doors.
But somehow, it's hard to believe any of that would have mattered had Phaneuf not, in perception at least, deteriorated from Norris Trophy-winner-in-waiting to seriously flawed underachiever in his final couple of seasons with Calgary.


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|Release: April 1, 2014
|Players: 1 (2+ Online)
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
by Angelo M. D'Argenio
Welcome to another year of MLB The Show, America's favorite simulation of America's favorite pastime: baseball… even though Football has higher TV ratings and studies show that more people play casual amateur Basketball than any other sport. As always games like these are usually more updates than fully new experiences. The controls stay the same, the modes mostly stay the same with a couple new additions, and if you weren't specifically looking for the differences between versions you could probably be forgiven if you mistook MLB 14: The Show for its predecessor, MLB 13: The Show . However, MLB 14: The Show makes a few very important changes to how virtual baseball is played, aside from giving us the usual graphical updates, roster updates and the like.
Perhaps the most advertised new feature in the game is "quick counts." Until now, if you wanted to play an entire season in a baseball video game, you had to play every pitch of every game on both sides. This would reduce the single-player mode to nothing more than a slog as you swing and pitch, swing and pitch, swing and pitch. While the first few games are fun, by the time you hit games later in the season, the gameplay gets repetitive. Each game itself can take over an hour to complete, which can lead to a season lasting quite literally days.
Quick Counts streamlines all of that. Instead of having you play out every single pitch in the game, batters will step up to the plate with a count already decided for them. The does some background calculation based on the state of the game and a player's stats to determine how many strikes and balls he has. Essentially, the game fast forwards to the "highlights" of every pitch.
This is kind of a double edged sword. On one hand, games absolutely fly by when quick counts are turned on. Every single pitch feels like the game rides on it, which it what you want the game to feel like. Game time is cut down by more than half which allows you to get through seasons much less painfully. They also immediately alter the way you play the game. If the quick count gives you three balls, then screw it, swing for the fences. If you get up and you are dished out two strikes, think about playing more conservatively. Unfortunately, on the other hand, there is nothing more frustrating than having a quick count stacked against you. Two strikes? Screw you game! In fact, it's even worse when the game rides on it. Getting a crappy quick count in, say, the bottom of the ninth when it's all tied up is infuriating, and it feels like the game has been unfairly stolen from you if you lose. Similarly, starting a bat with a 3-2 count isn't nearly as hype as building up to that 3-2 count. It makes the hype feel a little bit artificial. In addition, I've yet to see a 0-0 count come up with quick counts turned on, which means no hits on the first pitch. For the good and bad, quick counts are a welcome addition for people who simply want to spend a little less time at bat or on the mound.
Most of the game's hyped up new options come in the form of time savers. For example, the new "fast play" mode gets rid of all of the glitz and glamor that comes with a major league baseball showcase. Players are quickly ferried to the plate to take their at bats without any ceremony or commentary. It feels a lot like the old baseball games of the NES and SNES days.
Player Lock is another time saving option that allows you to play as one player on a team, instead of the whole team at once. By selecting a player in the line-up screen, you will control that player on the field and at bat, while every other player is controlled by the computer and, more importantly, fast forwarded through. Playing like this can make a game last only 10 minutes, which will easily let you fly through a season. Don't worry, if your team starts lagging behind, you can switch the player you control or take control of the entire team again whenever you like.
Player creation in Road to the Show has also been streamlined, although I guess a better way to describe it is just "re-organized." It's a lot easier to make a player this time around and the menus are a lot less fiddly. A pre-draft showcase has been integrated into the game as well, which basically allows you to show off for talent scouts. It's kind of cool, giving a bit of a realistic twist to making your own player and starting a career, but it's really just kind of a diversion, and die-hard fans will likely want to control their favorite teams rather than leaving it up to talent scouts.


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Skip to comments.Horrific human toll of 'militant atheism' exposed!
Posted on 03/23/2013 6:54:27 PM PDT by wesagain
"USSR's genocide against Christians largely ignored"
Rwanda: 800,000 dead. Armenia: 1 million. The Holocaust: More than 6 million.
World history is littered with exhibits of the utter brutality of mankind toward his fellow man.
But now a new project under way to recount a history that has not received the attention it deserves, the militant atheist campaign in the former Soviet Union on people of faith.
The staggering death toll of Christians alone, estimates the documentary, Martyred in the USSR, is 12 million.
One and a half times the population of New York. The equivalent of 20 cities the size of Denver. Six times the number of residents of Paris.
The film examines the militant state atheism behind the atrocities of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev and others.
The goal of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the movie makers explain, was the liquidation of religion and the means to achieve this goal included the destruction of churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, religious monuments, as well as the mass deportation of believers to Siberian forced labor camps, which is commonly referred to as the Gulag.
Many houses of worship were converted into bath houses, granaries and museums of atheism, they point out, while atheistic and anti-religious carnivals were frequently held to promote the mockery of religion and religious believers.
By the 1960s, a fourth Soviet anti-religious campaign was under way, and half of the Russian Orthodox...........
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
"Many houses of worship were converted into bath houses"
The irony! I can just imagine bath house Barry taking a dip in a pool of Christian blood. What a POS.
The atheist religion is political correctness.
The other thing is their claim that science should decide everything; not involving ethics or morals. Hitler and the Soviets used the "science" of psychiatry to murder and torture millions of their victims.
While atheists can be relatively moral people, operating out of objectively baseless moral reasoning, they have no standard one can hold them to, and can justify removing children of Christian creationists parents as easily as Mao could justify the murderous means to achieving his end.
So can those in religion, except for NT Christianity.
This just in! Most of the media is placing this story in its desk next to the Benghazi folder.
I LOVE hearing someone tell me they are atheist. I tell them virtually all the great mass murderers in history were also atheists, with victims numbering in the hundreds of millions. Gotcha!
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Confiscation of Church property for noncompliance begins soon and the rest has been in place for decades.
The fact that there aren't riots, or at least regular massive protests, over the HHS mandate and BarryCare tells you all you need to know about the real level of commitment to Christianity in this country.
"Atheists don't believe in God. But the Devil does.''- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
So yer sayin atheists are dumber than satan???.....hmmm?..... /sarc
Only in the sixth era of glasnost and perestroika has the Soviet Union taken a less aggressive stance toward religion, but these concessions are in no way a rejection of the basic tenets of Marxist/Leninist theology, which is still unapologetically atheistic.
While I am sympathetic to your POV, I have never seen the number 200 million anywhere else in regard to soviet atrocities. I think that it is highly important to stick to the truth when we make our arguments. Do you have any data to back up that number? Sources would be helpful.
Black Book of Communism.
Under the Soviet doctrine of separation of church and state, churches were forbidden to give to the poor or carry on educational activities.
Religious believers could not publish literature and churches were barred from holding special meetings for children, youth or women.
Church property was confiscated, and religion was banned from the school and university system. Students were indoctrinated with atheism and anti-religious teachings.
Gonzalez told WND there is a danger that such persecution could return.
Not "could return"; it is returning, and we vote our own persecutors in with each election.
That number is 20 million, not 200 million.
From what I've read, and I am no expert, mostly likely more than 20 million died of starvation in Ukraine alone. So 20 mil seems way low ball to me for total USSR murders.
So, going back to the days of Constantine, you would bet that atheists have killed more people in the twentieth century than all the Christian Popes, kings, nobles, explorers and presidents have killed since 300 AD? Very bold!
Yes, the death toll that I read about included those starved to death by the Soviet government. There is no concern for human life in Marxism.
During the French Revolution,Robespierre sent an atheist army into The Vendee,in Normandy,in order to suppress a Catholic counter revolt.They murdered over 500,000 people for the crime of believing in God.I am unaware of any analogous crime attributed to a Christian Army.
Truth to tell, I recall Robert Conquest as putting it up around 40 million. I have been going with that number but some make distinctions between actual murder and starvation which (they argue) was more from ineptitude than malice.
I simply think that as conservatives we need to have some hard, consistent numbers.
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|2009-01-11, 16:17
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Yuuki Aoi
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The show is complex and interesting, so far.
Spoiler for ep2:
|2009-01-11, 18:40
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|2009-01-11, 21:57
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Apathy moe~
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Atlanta, USA / Seoul, Korea
Now on to episode two. If I wasn't sold by the first episode, this definitely seals the deal. Although Haruka still seems out-of-place (a la 4-D), I'm enjoying most of the other characters. Especially our lead. He seems to be polite and is likable to most other girls, rather than being a harem lead just for the sake of it.
Spoiler for Episode Two:
|2009-01-12, 04:38
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
Age: 49
Alright, to put it in the words of dahl_moon,
"this seals the deal".
I'm already willing to give this show a big thumbs-up and a full recommendation as early as episode 2 (something fairly rare, I usually tend to wait at least 2-3 eps longer). I already thought that ep1 had potential and that it seemed to be going in the right direction, but I'm absolutely convinced that we have a winner here after episode 2.
In a nutshell, we have a serious romance drama of a couple of young people who are just stepping into life. Touya and Yuki are an established couple that is gradually shifting apart - Touya as slacking university student and Yuki as busy Idol-in-the-making. Yuki's energetic best friend Rina already is a prominent idol and already seems bound to become a major rival to her in terms of romance (she set her eyes on Touya), and soon probably in terms of stardom. A selection of friends connected by a fairly detailed web of relationships round out the cast.
What are the major selling points I see?
1) Complex, and sometimes complicated story. You need to use your brain and stay awake. Many bits of relevant information are hidden throughout the episodes, and you need to be on your toes to catch them. Compared to the normal standard of "even the trivial stuff is explicitly spelled out 3 times so that even the biggest dork understands", this is a refreshing change of pace in my eyes. And as a fansub encoder who has to watch each episode 3 times on average (which can become a real chore sometimes, think AkaneIro), it's also enjoyable that you can still find new details on the 3rd rewatch.
2) Mature characters with mature issues. Yes, they're not yet adults, but at least we're finally out of the happy-go-lucky high school student bubble.
3) Excellent use of in-frame "thoughts". Especially beginning in episode 2, you aren't just shown the dialogue between characters, but often enough their _thoughts_ while conversing. And these thoughts often enough are entirely different and add alot of extra depth. In other anime, this tends to be done by "thoughtspeech" interrupting the flow. Here it's like you get a second line of information directly. I like this approach VERY much.
4) Good atmosphere. Both the visuals and the presentation manage to convey a feeling of wistful melancholy very well.
5) Reversed flow. Instead of suffering through alot of awkward "main characters clumsily and gradually try to get together" early on, we're starting with a steady couple and rather see it shifting apart with Yuki not noticing and Touya unable to express it well. And with a wide selection of other girls showing general interest in Touya (Rina, Haruka, Misaki), this is going to bode well for the drama aspect.
In a nutshell, if you don't like drama in the likes of KimiNozo, School Days or True Tears, stay away. But if you do, DEFINITELY give this show a whirl. You'd miss out otherwise. I'm 95% confident that this is going to become a winner.
Example of a scene handled very well from ep2:
Looking forward to ep3 alot! (Which will probably be delayed a bit because 3 Eclipse members will attend the Uppcon meeting - see Fansubber board).
|2009-01-12, 17:44
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Age: 30
The thought that kept running through my head for most of the ep was, "oh no!" for obvious reasons. I greatly enjoyed this ep, moreso than the first one. We get to see a lot more each character's personality.
Like Yuki is maybe overly sensitive and perhaps takes Touya for granted. I clearly see she's trying to make the relationship work, but i don't think she sees how much Touya is putting in on his side and the pain he feels from her not being around.
The scene with Haruka really hit something deep down, just because it was so innocent and sweet. Its somewhat of a rarity in shows I've recently watched. I'd have to liken it to True Tears, because its the other down to earth love story that was amazing in recent times.
Misaki hasn't been developed much yet, but i can't help but think that the illness is more than a flu? At the same time, Akira kind of makes me sad because everyone knows he's trying hard for her, but his self-confidence isn't there. The part with the cheesecake shows that he supports Touya and perhaps puts his friend above himself.
And finally Rina. What is there to say about her... She was great this ep. She has the idol side where she's commanding and very Sheryl like, but then like Sheryl, she also has that softer, more sensitive side which she showed fully when talking to Touya. I loved the way she came on to Touya. delicate, yet obvious. She knows what she's getting in to, because she's well aware that he's Yuki's boyfriend...
The ending of the ep resounded quite loudly with me. Touya's rejection of his dad, Yuki's (probable) attempt to call him, and finally Rina's success at it. I think Yuki missed him, then Rina called later and got him. And because of that unfortunate event, this show will be AMAZING and gut wrenching for the other 11 eps in it. "And so it begins.."
ps, we have what, a love pentagon?
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|2009-01-12, 17:54
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Join Date: Jul 2004
I still don't have a clear sense of Yuki.
Spoiler for ep2:
I am now committed enough to this show to have made a characters & seiyuus page, with pics of each main character and their voice actor.
|2009-01-12, 19:18
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
I just love the fact that scenes where nothing happens, and the scenes where something does are just as good as each other. Also the technique that uses the ED animation for the close up shots are so beautiful. Very 80s.
|2009-01-12, 20:46
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I Beat Cherry Blossom
Join Date: Jul 2006
Really beautiful series, and I love what I am seeing thus far. I think the comparisons to true tears are fair in terms of tension and atmosphere, just may be turned down a little in terms of intensity (up to this point). I felt like I was watching something with potential after ep1 but not I am pretty certain that I will watch this until the end.
Spoiler for ep2:
|2009-01-13, 09:33
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well episode 2 was interesting yet complex. Yuki said she was happy thats why she was crying but an explanation was never given. Rina asked her if she was ok but after that no more explanation was given i can only assume that it will be explained later. Yuki seems to be a very sensitive girl and its obvious that she does care for Touya but not knowing what problems hes going too and their inability to communicate with each i can see problems in the future.
Haruka is an interesting character yet she seems complex im not sure what her motivations are for anything. The scene where she randomly shows up at Touya's door and says to lets go for a walk was out of the blue. I also did not understand Touya's suddenly saying no and closing the door in her face only to check back later. There relationship seems very complex. Im anticipating more background into Haruka' personality and what drives her.
Misaki its just a given for me at this point that she has either fallen or will fall for Touya. Her happy expression just from a simple phone call showed her emotions on her sleeve. Even with her being sick she didnt want to get off the phone another land mine waiting to happen.
Rina who's outgoing personality appeals to me so far is becoming my favorite character even not knowing much about her. She accustom to getting her way and when she wants something shes like a bull charging. Her and Yuki disguises were hilarious neither of them could breath LOL. Now i was very VERY surprised that she asked for Touya's number only after about 6 min of chatting with him and only after Yuki had left. Does she find Touya that interesting? does she find him attractive? is he just a toy? I can see where the drama is going to come into play here. The looks shes gave Touya while asking for his number and when she left showed me this is not just a flirtatious one time encounter. That was shown at the end of the episode with her calling the first chance she got.
Yuki better watch out a girl like Rina whos confident not shy and very beautiful could steal a mans heart in instant. The childish and in my opinion not very emotional goodbye could be signs to Rina that their relationship might be that secure. She was even surprised that Yuki didn't take any chance to say a meaningful goodbye. Rina could think that Touya is fair game and if Yuki is strong enough to keep her man then she doesn't deserve him.
Im not sure what direction any of the characters are going in and its way too early to tell but im enjoying it so far. I think episode 5 we should start seeing the shipping and im pretty sure i know i will be rooting for.
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For me Haruka is just "crazy" and Misaki tries to hard for someone who just isn't interested. I even thought she was playing "the sick act" to get his attention
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NWSB Insider and Washington State Cougar Blogger Brian Scott breaks down what "Coug'n It" really means, and how WSU put it on full display against Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl. As much as you might want to blame Mike Leach, don't do it just yet. He has time to turn this program around with new recruits. Blame Connor Halliday, Jeremiah Laufasa and Teondray Caldwell.
Washington State Coug n' it again! Are you freaking kidding me?
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Helping people protect their smiles and health are two of the main goals of a dental hygienist.
At Lone Star College-Kingwood, students in the Dental Hygiene program are trained to become a dental hygienist through the classroom and clinical work at the campus' state-of-the-art Dental Clinic.
"Students in the program are prepared to go into a dental office and work as a dental hygienist," said Maribeth Stitt, dental hygiene program director at LSC-Kingwood. "The students will learn everything from the relationship that the mouth has to the rest of the body to how to teach a patient to take care of his or her own mouth, to placing preventive sealants and cleaning teeth."
Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to attend Dental Hygiene information sessions this fall on Sept. 17, Oct. 15, and Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. in the Health Sciences Building room 107. The purpose of the session is to provide information on the program, admissions requirements and it will give potential students a chance to ask questions.
Prior to applying for the dental programs, students are first required to complete a variety of courses such as chemistry, biology, anatomy and physiology, English and sociology. These courses must be completed by the end of fall 2013 if students want to apply and be accepted for the Dental Hygiene program in spring 2014.
In the program, students receive instruction in infection and hazard control, hand and ultrasonic instrumentation, fluorides, non-surgical periodontal therapy, oral hygiene instructional education, traditional and digital radiography, current uses of dental materials and dental software technology within the dental setting.
"This program will not only provide students the necessary skills to become a registered dental hygienist, it will also prepare them to take and pass multiple board exams," Stitt said. "The program has an incredible full and part time faculty who give above and beyond the amount of time and effort to help the students be successful."
Once courses are completed, students are prepared to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Exam and a Regional Clinical Board live patient clinical exam. Graduating from the program and completing these exams with a passing grade are required in order to be eligible for licensure and become a Registered Dental Hygienist. Since the program began in 2004, every graduate has passed all required board exams.
For additional details on the information session or on the Dental Hygiene program, call 281-312-1708 or visit http://lonestar.edu/dental-hygiene-dept-kingwood.htm.
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The Penguins and Capitals square off again tonight and this growing rivalry may have just the kind of storyline the NHL needs to get some buzz going—an old world Russian blood feud.
The two teams already have a crap load of star power, as they feature the top three scorers in the league, but there's also some international intrigue to spice things up a bit. Former bestest buddies Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin were roommates at the 2006 Olympics, but for some reason that no one seems willing to talk about, the young Russian superstars are now the bitterest of enemies. In their last two meetings, at the end of last season and the beginning of this one, Ovechkin went out of his way to try and deliver some hard hits on Malkin, a dastardly strategy also known as "playing hockey." But this feud has allegedly moved beyond the rink to include—what else?—a nightclub brawl back in Russia between Ovechkin and Malkin's agent. Or did it?
"Ovechkin is a great player, but every time he hits me, I don't know why," Malkin said.
I like to imagine Malkin saying that quote while holding a teddy bear and sniffing back adorable tears. Why is he so mean?
Whatever the case, the league's top two offensive studs hate each other and that makes for good ratings—or it would if these games were televised. Throw in Alex Semin's old comments about Sidney Crosby's punk-like abilities ("I think that if you take any player, even if he is 'dead wood,' and start promoting him, you'll get a star.") and you've got the makings a rough, hotly-contested game. One that the Penguins desperately need to win after losing seven of their last nine. Let's see some of that Mudbug intensity!
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2013 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship Presented By Audi Muskegon To Feature World-Class Competition and Family Rivalries
22 August 2013
Holland, MI - Just four months remain until the first-ever Audi Melges 20 World Championship in Key Largo, Florida, and tomorrow, 26 teams will square off for the first major regatta on the Road to the Worlds. It's the U.S. National Championship presented By Audi Muskegon, and for three days, a mix of amateur teams, family programs, and some of the world's top racers will battle for supremacy on the open waters of Lake Michigan. "We like to think of Macatawa Bay Yacht Club as 'home' for the Audi Melges 20," said regatta co-chairman and skipper of Bacio, Michael Kiss. "We hosted the first-ever U.S. Championship four years ago, and it's a huge pleasure to have the Class back again."
Kiss is a perennial standout in the hot sportboat class, but he'll have a new skipper to worry about this week; daughter Morgan Kiss is taking the helm of Baciamo, the Kiss family's first Audi Melges 20. "Dad let me take the boat through to the World Championship in December, and this event should help get us up to speed," she said. Don't let young Morgan's humility fool you; the 20 year-old Yale Sailing Team member was named a Collegiate All-American in 2013 for the second consecutive year.
Detroit's Marc Hollerbach brings another two-boat family program into the mix with his new boat Fu and son Ian Hollerbach's Fuku. "Our boat names mean "Good Times" in Japanese and Chinese, and I don't know any better way to spend my time than being on the same race course with my kids, with my wife cheering us on from the spectator boat."
Hollerbach and Kiss face one of the toughest fleets ever assembled for a U.S. Championship; while the drivers of each are accomplished amateurs, crews include Olympians, Volvo Ocean Race veterans, and America's Cup veterans, and teams must fight for every inch on the race course. Kiss's team includes Olympic 49er sailor Chris Rast, while Hollerbach has Olympian and America's Cup vet Jonathan McKee aboard. Ft. Lauderdale's Jeff Ecklund on STAR brings America's Cup winner Ed Baird to the mix, while Laser World Champ and Olympic medalist Paul Goodison sails aboard Jason Carroll's Argo. Young Morgan sails with Olympic 470 racer Stu McNay and scow superstar Jamie Kimball, and Canadian skipper Erwyn Naidoo's crew includes Olympic medalist Mike Wolfs. The crew roster also includes 470 wiz Steve Hunt, U.S. Sailing Team director and Olympic vet Charlie Mckee, Kiwi Volvo Ocean Race veteran Cameron Dunn, and countless other sailing superstars and up-and-comers.
The Class is also happy to welcome Eric Wynsma back to the fray. The Holland, Michigan native was one of the first members of the Audi Melges 20 Class, and after a two-year hiatus, he rejoined the Class weeks ago with his second Superfly. "I really got the boat to sail with my 15-year old daughter," Wynsma said. "Ironically, she was too busy to sail this week, but I'm very psyched to get back to racing Audi Melges 20s." Wynsma may be out of practice, but he proved in 2009 that he can never be counted out; he walked away with the first-ever Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Champion title.
Racing begins at 11.00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, and fans of sportboat racing can follow the Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page for up-to-the-minute updates from the course. The Class media staff will also post photos, videos, finish orders, and more as it happens.
For the first time ever, the U.S. National Championship Opening Ceremony was streamed live on the internet. It's available for viewing or embedding at the Audi Melges 20 Ustream Channel.
Tomorrow evening the Class will bring together some of the top pros, owners, and crews for a live, online discussion about racing technique, the boats, and the exciting months ahead for the Audi Melges 20 Class. The video will be streamed at the Audi Melges 20 Ustream Channel.
1.) John Arendshorst, 20/20 Racing
2.) Jason Carroll, Argo
3.) Brian Hill, Atlas (C)
4.) Morgan Kiss, Baciami
5.) Michael Kiss, Bacio
6.) Rhonda Joyce, Batteries Not Required
7.) Erwyn Naidoo, Bacio
8.) Justin Quigg, Character 2.0 (C)
9.) Robert Wilber, Cinghiale
10.) Tony Tabb, Elevation Racing
11.) Marc Hollerbach, Fu
12.) Ian Hollerbach, Fuku
13.) Daniel Thielman, Kuai
14.) Travis Weisleder, Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team
15.) John Taylor, Ninkasi
16.) Cesar Gomes Neto, Portobello
17.) Paul Reilly, Red Sky Sailing Team
18.) John Kilroy, Samba Pa Ti
19.) Richard Davies, Section 16
20.) Tom Bryant, Solution (C)
21.) Jeff Ecklund, STAR
22.) Eric Wynsma, Superfly
23.) Mark Bremer, True
24.) Ryan DeVos, Volpe
25.) Drew Weirda, W
26.) Paul Currie, Wild Deuces (C)
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An Anne Arundel County police officer was injured when his cruiser overturned on Route 100 in Pasadena amid intermittent rain showers Wednesday night, according to a county Fire Department spokesman.
Emergency personnel responded to the westbound side of the highway near Catherine Avenue at 8:56 p.m. for an overturned police cruiser, said Lt. Keith Hamilton, the spokesman.
The officer who was driving the cruiser was transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Hamilton said.
The officer was not identified. No other vehicles were involved in the accident and there were no other injuries, Hamilton said.
Hamilton directed all other questions to the county Police Department.
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- oojimaflop this'd this
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First one of these threads by you
That I agree with.JaguarPirate this'd this
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Do you ever listen to a song like that and think
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I like it a lot
isn't it in 13/4 time or something? Just tried tapping the rhythm out, it is weird. I have always fancied doing it for karaoke, it suits my vocals, plus there are only two verses.
the intro-bit and breaks are 13/4
or more like 3-3-3-4, then the verses are 12/8 or something.
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A friend recently complained that sometimes she can't delete page breaks in a Word document. She can see the break; she highlights it and presses [Delete]. But Word just ignores the action. As you can imagine, she was totally stumped.
Fortunately, the solution was simple, although it's not something you might think of on your own. Here's the problem: You can't delete page (or column) breaks when Track Changes is enabled. As a writer, she frequently works with Track Changes on, and that was indeed the problem. If you need to delete a page break, you must turn off Track Changes, delete the break (make sure you're in Normal view), and enable Track Changes when you're done.
To quickly disable and enable Track Changes, just double-click the TRK section in the Status bar or press [Ctrl]+[Shift]+E.
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