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Almost three full seasons in, and Sunday night showed the program Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider have built in full bloom.
Seattle was fast. It was sleek. It was overwhelming.
But ask Carroll if his team's 42-13 whitewashing of the mighty San Francisco 49ers was the culmination of a painstaking reimagining of the franchise, and he'll stop you dead in your tracks.
"Absolutely not," he responded Wednesday over his cell phone, as he was heading out to practice. "That's just one more stepping stone along the way. We have a long way to go, here. Don't get me wrong, that was a terrific win, because we respect those guys so much. But because of that, this game here in a few days is much bigger than that game."
There's the other thing Carroll has made the Seahawks: relentless.
Whether the coach sees it or not, the win over San Francisco on a national stage did serve as a wake-up call to anyone who hadn't been paying attention. It also was a reminder as to why, when the coaching carousel gets spinning next week, college coaches will be in demand.
The hope for owners poaching from that level is that teams can construct something with as strong an identity as what Carroll has.
When it comes to guys from the college ranks, the buzz term around the league is "program builder." It perfectly encapsulates what the Seahawks' coach and GM, who work in a sort of consortium with their coaching and personnel staffs to identify and cultivate the right talent, have done in the Pacific Northwest.
You have abnormally big cornerbacks (Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner). You have an unusually diminutive quarterback (Russell Wilson). You have supposed draft reaches (Bruce Irvin) and traded-for reclamation projects (Marshawn Lynch and Chris Clemons).
You have, in short, a roster whose beauty lies in how different it is. This also makes the Seahawks one difficult team to prepare for on Sundays.
"If you wanna point to the height of the corners or the quarterback, it goes to what we've looked for, and that really goes back to SC," said Carroll, who coached the USC Trojans for nine years. "We're looking for uniqueness in our players -- the quality that separates them."
That plays out in how the scouts and coaches are trained to think by the Seahawks. They're told to break the football man's natural inclination to find what a player can't do well, rather than what he can or does do well. It's born there, in the Seahawks' goal of identifying players by thinking outside the box -- for instance, while Irvin's troubled teenage years raised a fire-engine red flag for some teams, the Seahawks were amazed that he'd found his way out -- and it's nurtured in a system that accentuates the strengths of the incoming guys.
The key is the malleability of the program.
One example is Red Bryant, a 6-foot-4, 323-pound behemoth miscast as an interior tackle during his first two years in the NFL. The Seahawks saw him as a lineman who played too high and wasn't active enough with his hands inside, so they moved him outside, and he became, in Carroll's words, "a monster."
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Clemons had been a journeyman, seen as expendable by the Philadelphia Eagles to such a degree that they packaged a fourth-round pick with him to get Darryl Tapp from Seattle in return. Carroll and Schneider saw a player who fit, very specifically, as the "Leo" in their defense -- and Clemons' sack total (33.5) in the three seasons since he arrived shows they were correct. With regard to others, like Lynch, Seattle has seen that something as simple as a change in environment can help a player realize his explosive potential.
And then there's Wilson, the ultimate case study in Seattle's philosophy. The Seahawks focused on areas in which the prospect was special (quick eyes, decision-making skills, feet, anticipation, playmaking, poise, confidence) rather than on the one in which he wasn't (height).
"I've always thought the same way in what you're trying to find: We're looking for what a guy has, not what he hasn't," Carroll said. "You try and develop those qualities, make that your way of looking at the world. We're a developmental staff, and that is a guideline to our overall approach and philosophy."
In a way, Carroll says, the experience of building in this manner has been liberating.
"Paul Allen gave us the chance to do it the way we wanted to do it, to see what would happen, and develop who we were at SC," he said. "I've never felt like guys trust that way of doing it (in the NFL) like this place does."
And that's the best part for Carroll: Everyone is buying in. Schneider has been the perfect match for his coach; it seems as if competing agendas simply don't exist.
This might be best illustrated at draft time, when the personnel department solicits the coaching staff's feelings on players. They have one full day with the offensive staff to review prospects and another with the defensive staff. Position coaches and coordinators are asked to grade each prospect on a scale of 1 to 5. There's open discussion and banter, and everyone has a voice in the decision making.
What's interesting about the process is the central question, which is not "How does this guy fit with us?" but more often "How could we fit for him?" That's not to say the Seahawks don't have parameters -- Carroll and Schneider, for example, have fairly strict height, weight and speed requirements at corner. But being open-minded has paid dividends.
"What I've always looked for -- what are the special attributes that make the guys different as a player?" Carroll said. "And we try and coach with the same thought, to bring out those qualities. It's going to be tailored to them, what their strengths are. We're trying to find what's special about them, and adapt on our end."
That explains why the Seahawks' roster looks a little -- or maybe a lot -- different from most other rosters in the NFL. And why Seattle, especially most recently, has become such a pain in the neck for everyone else to handle.
Players on the spot
San Francisco 49ers RB Frank Gore: Here's a good stat highlighted by Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News this week: The tailback is averaging 4.0 yards per carry with Colin Kaepernick as the starting quarterback, much lower than the 5.4 mark he posted during Alex Smith's nine starts. Gore admitted that he's needed to learn to be more patient in the read-option looks. Either way, it's an example of how the change at QB wasn't made in a vacuum.
Washington Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall: Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant said this week that Hall won't be able to get into his head anymore. He has a 145-yard effort against Washington on Thanksgiving Day to back that up, part of a ridiculous six-game run in which he's notched 43 catches for 721 yards and nine scores. The 'Skins need Hall to find a way to slow Bryant down on Sunday and help force Tony Romo to look away from him and Jason Witten.
Dallas Cowboys OLB Anthony Spencer: He might not be worth the $8.8 million it took to franchise him, but Spencer's been important to an injury-ravaged Dallas defense. And this week is a big one for him against the Redskins' option attack. As one NFC personnel man put it, "It's important that he win his one-on-one battles in pass rush, and play physical against the run," playing into Dallas' need to hit Robert Griffin III.
Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub: After being very steady through the first three-quarters of the season, Schaub has turned in two stinkers in three weeks -- scuffling badly against the New England Patriots and failing to lead his offense to a single touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings at home. Houston is playing for the AFC's top playoff seed, but it feels like the Texans need more than just that (maybe some positive momentum?) going into January.
Coaches in the spotlight
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice: The Bears' plan last year in hiring general manager Phil Emery was to keep Lovie Smith for a year and allow Emery to re-evaluate after 2012. Still, if there are going to be changes in Chicago in 2013, and if the Bears do fail to make the playoffs, it seems more likely they'd do some staff shuffling rather than overhauling everything. A loss Sunday to the Detroit Lions could put Tice in the crosshairs.
Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt: Arizona would have to eat an expensive year on Whisenhunt's deal to fire him, so it's possible the Bidwills will be looking for a reason to keep him as the Cardinals take on the Niners, who'll be playing for the NFC West title on Sunday. There will be moves made in the desert; a bad loss could well lead to some significant changes. There are more than a few whispers that current Eagles coach Andy Reid could land there.
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Scoreboard watching. My feeling is that the spot the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots are in is fascinating. On balance, the Cincinnati Bengals look more dangerous than the Indianapolis Colts, and the Denver Broncos more imposing than the Texans. So if things go according to form Sunday, the fourth seed in the AFC might well be more enticing than the third seed, with the chance to play Indy and go to Houston rather than play Cincy and go to Denver. I'll be interested to see if Baltimore manages a banged-up roster in its game against the Bengals, and in doing so, avoids having to play a third game against a division rival. Similarly, if the Ravens win, it'll be worth watching Dolphins-Pats in the second batch of games to learn if Bill Belichick sees the fourth seed as preferable, and coaches as such -- something he actually did in 2005, manufacturing a playoff matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, avoiding the eventual world champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
Spot check
The Indianapolis Colts' offensive line. The emotional aspect of this game is real -- you'll find few better stories out there than the one we've all followed about Chuck Pagano the past three months. But there's also the X's-and-O's element to this Texans-Colts battle. The biggest reason Houston beat Indy going away two weeks ago was that the Colts simply couldn't block, against either the Texans in general or J.J. Watt in particular. We'll see if that changes.
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This 2012 game is now playable on Xbox One.
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This 2012 action game is coming to the program; developer hopeful all of its Xbox 360 games can join the program.
See Homeland's Rupert Friend and Star Trek's Zachary Quinto in first trailer for upcoming movie, due out this summer.
New Xbox 360 and PS3 bundles launching next month include games like Tomb Raider, Just Cause 2, Thief, and more.
Agent 47 poised to return as developer IO Interactive prepares to showcase its new "open-world" assassin simulator.
Fox pushes Agent 47's release to August 2015, reportedly due to filmmakers needing more time to complete special effects shots.
Hitman: Sniper features contracts and leaderboards, and it will release this year.
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Agent 47 to sneak onto iOS and Android devices in turn-based strategy game.
Xbox Live Gold subscribers get Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for free in April.
"If you focus too much on the global aspect, you might lose sight of who you're actually making the game for," says Square Enix president.
Square Enix Montreal working on Hitman Go for tablets and smartphones; game promises to retain the "essence" of the popular action series.
Betrayal's Hannah Ware will star alongside Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto in Agent 47.
IO Interactive confirms you'll play as "globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career" in new game; Contracts Mode returns.
Rupert Friend will take over for late actor in upcoming film based on Square Enix franchise.
Publisher provides statement clarifying the matter.
Eidos Montreal founder Stephane D'Astous said "last year was supposed to be a home-run season"; downplays Thief development issues.
IO Interactive lays off half of entire staff and ceases production on multiple projects as it focuses on development of new AAA Hitman game.
Mike Fischer has been working at Square Enix since July 2010.
Despite posting a loss this year, Square Enix expects to return to profitability next year.
Square Enix layoffs to hit European and UK offices; exact employee numbers unknown.
Malicious also available on PlayStation 3, with Sine Mora and Velocity Ultra HD coming to Vita.
Publisher explains why, despite an increased effort on polish and quality, big-budget games fell short of expectation.
Square Enix reveals latest Lara Croft title, Hitman: Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs all underperformed.
Fast and Furious actor to play Agent 47 in upcoming big-screen adaptation of Square Enix's stealth series.
Publisher blames the console market for its ¥5.7 billion ($914 million) loss for the nine months ending December 31, 2012.
Common Sense Media survey finds majority of parents nationwide have issues with levels of violence in games; 84 percent took issue with Hitman: Absolution ad.
We take you to an audio-filled ride on the game soundtracks that made this year great.
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Square Enix shows off artwork for next entry in series created live at Montreal International Game Summit this month.
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The game's art director Roberto Marchesi says Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 "limited" the upcoming stealth action game.
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Iraqis across large parts of the country defied bomb blasts and the threat of more attacks to vote in the Iraq election, in what appeared to be a sweeping desire for change after four years of sectarian division and a lack of basic services.
In Baghdad, what some security officials described as the first of a rain of rockets was fired just before dawn in an effort to keep voters from the polls. Thirty-eight Iraqis were killed and almost 90 injured in the attacks in Baghdad, according to the interior ministry in what was considered to be a conservative estimate.
A United States military official said most of the explosions were small homemade bombs. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense said the attacks included six mortars. He said Iraqi security forces defused 54 bombs in Baghdad Sunday. Security sources said Iraqi and American forces disabled another 16 explosive devices on Saturday near polling sites.
EDITORIAL: High stakes, shaky hopes for Iraq election
Some of the polling stations emptied during the morning's attacks, but after calls from several political leaders urging Iraqis not to lose the chance for their voices to be heard, voting seemed to pick up again in the afternoon.
"I think the bombing provoked people to vote," said one Western official. The official, who had been at a polling site near one of the explosions, asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to be quoted by name.
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In Najaf, voters shrugged off a car bomb yesterday that killed at least three pilgrims near the the city's holy shrine to cast their votes.
"It is the fate of our country and the future of our children that is being decided. This is something we have to do," says Mohammad Hussein, a laborer. Mr Hussein placed his ballot in a clear plastic box and then dipped his finger into indelible purple ink to prove that he had voted. He also had his own two small sons dip their own fingers the ink to mark the historic occasion.
By midday about half of approximately 3,000 registered voters had cast their ballots before a lunchtime lull, officials at one polling station told a UN team providing support for the elections.
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Unemployment is estimated at over 50 percent among young people in Anbar Province – a majority Sunni province that was the center of the insurgency early in the war.
In Anbar and other places, an Al Qaeda-affiliated group imposed a curfew on voting day to try to intimidate voters from going to the polls.
Mosques in Fallujah, however, broadcast appeals telling people it was their duty to go to vote.
In the village of Jabal on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Ramadi, a steady stream of families arrived at the polling site. Some came in on crutches.
One group of women said they had voted for the Iraqi Islamic Party in 2005 but this time were voting for Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite who heads the Al Iraqiya Coalition and the main challenger to Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki.
Tired of sectarian politics
Sunni Arabs had widely boycotted the first elections for a transitional government in 2005, when, in Anbar Province, the turnout was less than 2 percent. Although they came out in greater numbers for parliamentary elections that year, they have had a disproportionately weak representation in the Shiite-dominated government. This election is seen as a chance to bring to power a more representative and more efficient government.
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In the Kingdom of Cambodia (population 14 million), one of the world's poorest developing countries, most poeple still use crudely produced charcoal as fuel for their daily cooking - even in Phnom Penh, the sprawling capital city of 2 million.
This is part of a series of black and white portraits of charcoal vendors, mostly lovely women (with dirty hands), in my Phnom Penh neighborhood near Psar Kandal, a bustling working-class market area not far from the National Museum and the Royal Palace.
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The Obama administration is utilizing the U.S. prison system to help bolster its green-energy agenda, while boosting foreign companies and funneling cash into the hands of Obama's largest campaign donors, according to a startling new report by the Washington Free Beacon.
Federal Prison Industries, more commonly known as UNICOR, is a wholly owned corporation of the U.S. government that uses penal labor from the Federal Bureau of Prisons to produce various products and services. Established in 1934, the organization was designed as a voluntary vocational-training program for federal prisoners, but has recently gone into business providing green-energy technology to federal agencies.
Federal inmates in Oregon and New York are earning between $.23 and $1.15 per hour building solar panels, which are then sold to a range of government agencies. In rationalizing the program, administration officials say it provides federal agencies with an opportunity to buy solar panels from domestic manufacturers. UNICOR emphasizes this rationale on its website, asserting that its panels "are domestically sourced and produced, meeting the requirements of the Buy American Act, Trade Agreement Act, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."
However, in 2009 UNICOR entered into a $219-million contract with a Taiwanese company that supplies the solar cells used to build the panels. It's the typical maneuver to work around the "Buy American" rhetoric, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) charged, because products built using foreign parts are still considered "American-made" as long as they are physically assembled in the United States. "It's yet another outrage on what is happening with our tax dollars," Huizenga said in an interview with the Beacon.
One of the more evident problems is that the effort produces virtually no benefit to the private sector, as the parts are foreign-made, and everything is assembled by prison inmates. And if that's not enough, the law requires that government agencies buy the products from, ironically, the government agency itself.
Officials contend that the effort "prepar[es] inmates for the green economy" and that it "reduces the recidivism rate among prisoners." However, as the Beacon affirms, a 2011 report by the Congressional Research Service debunks those claims, asserting that they are "not conclusive."
Further yet, UNICOR has an extensive history of undercutting private enterprise. For example, a military clothing manufacturer with a long history of selling to the Defense Department was recently undercut by UNICOR for a $45-million contract. The company's CEO, Steven Eisen, said he had to lay off about 100 workers after losing the contract. "Our government screams, howls and yells how the rest of the world is using prisoners or slave labor to manufacture items, and here we take the items right out of the mouths of people who need it," he charged.
Such practices have become so widespread that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) intervened to prevent UNICOR from pirating business from the private sector in his home state.
UNICOR oftentimes partners with private businesses to install the solar panels and assist government agencies in implementing other energy-efficient measures. One prominent beneficiary is Constellation Energy, an energy-efficient supplier that was recently acquired by the Exelon Corporation, a Chicago-based utility company intimately tied to the Obama administration.
Only weeks after the two companies merged, Constellation was awarded a 20-year contract to supply renewable energy to 10 State Department buildings, as well as a segment of the White House campus. In what was called a "first-of-its-kind federal contract," the effort will help "contribute to President Obama's executive order to reduce federal-wide greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2020," according to a press release from the company.
Constellation has secured a market that the bankrupt solar firm Solyndra sought to tap before it filed for bankruptcy late last year, despite raking in a half-billion-dollar, taxpayer-backed loan guarantee from the federal government. Like Solyndra, Constellation collected hundreds of millions of dollars from Obama's 2009 economic stimulus package.
The firm's new parent company, Exelon, has become one of the most politically connected companies in the country, and has been a prominent investor in Obama's campaign endeavors. Company employees, including many top executives, have doled out more than $240,000 to the President since 2007. "Chicago-based Exelon stands out as one of the best patrons throughout Obama's political career," Politico recently reported. "Its employees make up the largest group of donors this cycle from the energy and natural resource sector."
Exelon was the President's fourth-largest campaign donor during his 2006 Senate run, funneling more than $73,000 to Obama's campaign. Frank Clark, a retired CEO of another Exelon subsidiary, was an advisor to Obama before his 2008 presidential campaign. The Beacon reported further:
Exelon board member John Rogers has bundled more than $500,000 for the president this cycle, as he did in 2008, and has personally contributed at least $100,000 to the pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities Action. Rogers, who played on the Princeton basketball team with Obama's brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, recently attended the wedding of senior White House adviser Valeria Jarrett's daughter in Chicago.
The connections extend well beyond the large campaign contributions of top executives. Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod is a former consultant to the company. Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel helped broker the $8.2-billion merger between PECO Energy and Unicom that led to the firm's creation in 2000. It was the biggest deal of Emanuel's two-year career as an investment banker in Chicago, during which he pocketed more than $16.2 million, according to congressional disclosure forms.
All in all, the intimate relationship between the green-energy industry and the Obama White House has been prolific, and UNICOR has been a driving force in forging these two parties together. "Why are we going to use taxpayer dollars to purchase materials that are literally taking business away from the private sector?" Rep. Huizenga asked. "And let's be honest, let's pull the pin on the hand grenade. If this was Chinese prison labor, we'd be rejecting every single one of these imports."
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Pes is a paper knife for the office designed by Giulio Iacchetti that is reminiscent of a fish starting from its very name that, in the dialect of the designer's hometown, Cremona, means fish. The tail is flat for an easy grip and the slightly-sharp nose functions as a letter opener. The object's thickness and sinuous curves give it a pleasant visual and tactile sensation.
Giulio Iacchetti, industrial designer since 1992, designs for many brands including Abet Laminati, Alessi, Danese, Elica, Foscarini, Globo Ceramiche, Jannelli&Volpi, Hastens, Magis, Meritalia, Moleskine, Pandora design. The distinctive characteristics of his work is the research and definition of new object typologies, like the Moscardino, the biodegradable spoon/fork designed with Matteo Ragni and for which, in 2001, he has been awarded with Compasso d'Oro. In 2009 he was awarded the prize for innovation – Premio dei Premi – by the President of the Italian Republic for the Coop Eureka project, which brought the design in the large-scale retail trade. In May 2009 the Triennale di Milano held a solo exhibition entitled "Giulio Iacchetti. Disobedient objects ". In November 2012 he launches Internoitaliano, the "factory network" made up of many craftsmen labs with whom he signs and produces furniture and accessories inspired by the italian way of living. He had also pursued his personal research project into new design topics such as the symbol of cross from which came the exhibition titled Cruciale held by the Diocesan Museum, Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome and by Castello di Lombardia in Enna, Sicily. In 2014, he won his second Compasso d'Oro for the design of the manhole covers Sfera, designed with Matteo Ragni for Montini. www.giulioiacchetti.com


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A Tunisian who set himself ablaze after he was denied the opportunity to meet three ministers who were visiting a town in south west Tunisia has died.
Ammar Garsallah, 48, had been in hospital since Thursday afternoon after he took part in a sit-in by a group of unemployed to call for jobs and better living conditions.
The social affairs minister, the industry minister and the employment minister were in town to assess the situation in the area hit by violence and high unemployment rates.
"He requested to meet the ministers who were visiting the town, but he had no answer," witnesses said. "He then doused petrol on himself and set himself alight without uttering a word," they said, cited by Tunisian media.
However, clashes followed news of the incident and angry citizens hurled stones at various police outposts and national security offices, prompting the police to use tear gas to disperse them.
The father of three who suffered from extensive third-degree burns was taken to a hospital in Ben Arous in the outskirts of the capital, Tunis, where Mohammad Bu Azizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation on December 17, 2010, sparked massive popular protests in Tunisia that culminated in the ousting of then Tunisian President Zine Al Abidine Bin Ali on January 14.
A popular uprising in Gafsa four years ago and put down by Bin Ali is often seen as the precursor of the nation-wide protests that changed the regime.
Similar incidents
In Amman, a Jordanian father has died hours after he set himself alight in the first case of self-immolation in Jordan.
Ahmad Humoud Al Matarna reportedly torched himself on Monday after he failed to find a solution to pressing financial difficulties.
According to Jordanian media, he has been unable to pay mounting bills, especially after he was made redundant and had a limited retirement income.
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Via SyndiGate.info
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weasel wrote:talldroid77 wrote:Poll has now moved to section in link shown in above comments. Thank you
I've moved your original topic in to this forum and merged both of them (I deleted a few double posts etc). If you want a topic moved just put in a comment along those lines or PM one of us Mods. It's a lot easier for us to move it than to have to transfer a second topic, merge them and then edit them.
Cheers weasel that's really good of you! I was just looking for the old topic and thought I'd lost the votes lol. Noted will do in future!


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From This Day Forward (Paperback)
After thirty years together, Cokie and Steve Roberts know something about marriage and after thirty distinguished years in journalism, they know how to write about it. In From This Day Forward, Cokie and Steve weave their personal stories of matrimony into a wider reflection on the state of marriage in American today.
Here they write with the same conversational style that catapulted Cokie's We Are Our Mother's Daughters to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. They ruminate on their early worries about their different faiths -- she's Catholic, he's Jewish -- and describe their wedding day at Cokie's childhood home. They discuss the struggle to balance careers and parenthood, and how they compromise when they disagree. They also tell the stories of other American marriages: that of John and Abigail Adams, and those pioneers, slaves and immigrants. They offer stories of broken marriages as well, of contemporary families living through the "divorce revolution". Taken together, these tales reveal the special nature of the wedding bond in America. Wise and funny, this book is more than an endearing chronicle of a loving marriage -- it is a story of all husbands and wives, and how they support and strengthen each other.
About the Author
Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and NPR. She has won countless awards and in 2008 was named a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Founding Mothers, Ladies of Liberty, and, with her husband, the journalist Steven V. Roberts, From This Day Forward and Our Haggadah.
Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and a senior news analyst for National Public Radio. From 1996 to 2002, she and Sam Donaldson co-anchored the weekly ABC interview program, This Week. She is the bestselling author of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Ladies of Liberty, and Founding Mothers.
Steve Roberts is the author of From Every End of This Earth and My Fathers' Houses. He has worked as a journalist for more than forty years and appears regularly as a political analyst on the ABC radio network and National Public Radio. Since 1997 he has been the Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.
Cokie and Steve Roberts are the New York Times bestselling authors of From This Day Forward. They write a weekly column syndicated in newspapers across the country by United Media. The parents of two children and grandparents of six, Cokie and Steve live in Bethesda, Maryland.
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"Instructive and inspiring."
— New York Times Book Review
"More thoughtful than the usual celebrity autobiography."
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Master Your Guitar
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Discussion: Thinking About Music
Music is a language (1:49)
How to surround yourself with music (1:34)
How to practice smart (1:09)
The importance of dynamics (1:32)
Phrasing: use landing points to create motion (1:30)
Summary: Thinking About Music
Let's recap everything so far! (2:27)
Playing Music: Core Techniques
Core Techniques: what you will learn (0:22)
Metronome fun: triplets (2:27)
Dynamics (1:37)
Finger strength (2:35)
Arpeggios (1:21)
Legato part 1: three notes per string scales (0:37)
Legato part 2: two notes per string (1:18)
Legato part 3: groups of 3 and 4 (1:11)
Discussion: don't get overwhelmed! (0:29)
Playing Music: Quick Concepts to Explore
Chromatic scale warmup (0:49)
Same note; different octave (0:56)
Rotem's "two line" technique (2:13)
The power of one note (0:39)
Subdividing the beat (0:24)
Your guitar is an object; find a point of balance (0:40)
Descending Dom7 (0:35)
Songs & Jams
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"Funky Red" (1:48)
"Somewhere Song" (0:43)
"Happy Days!" (0:50)
"Almond Tree" (3:46)
"Sun Song" (2:15)
"Butter" (1:05)
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And when it comes time to have that car worked on, she would apparently rather spend those taxpayer dollars with the good folks at JB Auto Care in Weymouth, Massachusetts. That's right, Massachusetts!
Rather than help out a mechanic here in New York with a family to raise and a boat payment to make, she sees fit to haver car serviced in New England. We're disgusted.
Oh, we're sure she thought that she would never get caught, sneaking off every 3,000 miles or three months, whichever comes first, to have her car serviced with the apparently superior mechanics employed by JB Auto Care. But then she got careless.
Yes, she thinks so highly of these out-of-state grease monkeys and their automobile knowledge and customer service, that she just couldn't help but write a review for JB Auto Care, which the company featured prominently in an advertisement.
The speaker obviously knew she was doing something wrong, because she tried to cover her tracks by using the pseudonym "Kim Morrison." Nice try speaker, but you can't fool Pol Position and our Da Vinci Code-like powers of deduction.
You see, the letter "c" is the third letter in the alphabet, while the letter "h" is the second letter in "Christine," but is the eighth letter in the alphabet. If you subtract two from three and then multiply it by eight, you get the number eight, or the letter "h"!
Umm...well, we don't really have the time to get into the complexities of how the name Kim Morrison was derived from Christine Quinn, but the photo was a dead giveaway!
Of course, we're just joking. We're sure that Christine Quinn drives a very sensible, environmentally conscious automobile, that she takes to a mechanic right here in New York City.
Quinn's photo was apparently pulled from the Internet and used in the ad for JB Auto Care, which makes us wonder how many other politicians and people with a strong web presence have become "satisfied customers" unwittingly?
Moreover, we don't think we'll ever be able to trust another customer testimonial again. Is nothing sacred?


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We are well into 2012 and I hope you have been successful with establishing your healthy lifestyle habits so far. If you have fallen off the wagon, today is the perfect day to recommit to your new habits. If you've been consistent with your new habits and are seeing the results, keep it up! Finally, if you have reached your goal, then congratulations! But to each and every one of you, remember that your habits must continue in order to maintain a healthy weight and to be your healthiest self.
Some of you might like the sound of living a healthy lifestyle, but might not know where to start. Getting healthy sounds simple enough, but there are so many areas to focus on that it can become overwhelming. If you're still having trouble identifying how to get healthier, the basics are a good place to start. As a physician, wife, mother of 5, weight loss success story, and a regular person just like you, here is a list of what I believe are some essentials for improving your health.
- Stop smoking. According to the CDC, ''tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States.'' That's a pretty powerful statement. The CDC says that there are about 46.6 million smokers in the United States. Many people, including my patients, are under the false impression that smoking causes only lung cancer. Smoking causes more than just lung cancer. Stroke, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the disease that causes you to lug around a portable oxygen tank) are all associated with smoking. If you don't stop smoking for your health, then do it for vanity reasons. If you didn't know it already, smoking ages you. If you smoke long enough, your skin alone will advertise that you light up. Get help. Make an appointment with your physician to discuss your options if you need additional help with nicotine withdrawal.
- Lose weight. According to the CDC, the amount of obese adults in the US grew by 2.4 million between 2007 and 2009. Obesity is considered an epidemic, and is very costly to the United States. In 2008, about 147 billion dollars were spent in medical costs in the U.S. due to obesity-related complications. Obesity increases the risk of many diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. Losing just 10 percent of your body weight is beneficial for your health, according to studies.
- Exercise. Getting consistent exercise is probably one of the most difficult parts of achieving a healthy lifestyle. We all know that exercise burns calories, which in turn can speed up weight loss. But, did you know that exercise is far more important than just increasing your calorie deficit? Even without changing your diet, exercise is beneficial for your health. Exercise has been shown to lower the risk of early death, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, colon and breast cancer, adverse blood lipid profile, and metabolic syndrome. Other benefits include prevention of weight gain, weight loss when combined with diet, improved cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, prevention of falls, reduced depression, and better cognitive function in older adults. I could give an entire lecture on the different types of exercise, but in the end, the best exercise for you is whatever keeps you coming back.
Consistency is more important than doing any fancy exercise routine.When I was 300 pounds, the thought of exercising was pretty repulsive.I had visions of sweating excessively on a treadmill with some skinny trainer telling me to suck it up.I started working out at home on my elliptical about 5 or 10 minutes a day at a comfortable heart rate (about 120) and slowly worked my way up to where I am now. Consistent small changes are what lead to long term change.
- Reduce stress. Americans are stressed and are becoming sicker because they don't have the tools to deal with it. Lifestyle changes are difficult to make when stress levels are out of control. Stress management should be a priority in everyone's life! If you don't have time for your obligations, consider restructuring your priorities and delegating some them if you can. Look at your life as a whole and find ways to simplify it. Your success depends on it.
- Sleep more. I believe that most people have to ability to find the time to commit to more sleep. You probably have heard by now that lack of sleep is unhealthy and has been directly linked to weight gain by many studies. Children who are poor sleepers tend to be overweight or obese as well. Aim for at least 7 hours of sleep per night. Consider minimizing or discontinuing television use. Many Americans spend countless hours per week watching TV. These hours could be spent exercising or sleeping. I used to watch hours of television per week prior to my lifestyle change, so I know that it's a hard habit to break. Practicing good sleep hygiene is a must, and giving up the TV may be the key to getting better sleep. Turning off all media a couple of hours before bed (cell phones, iPads, laptops, etc.) will help as well. There are medical conditions that can interfere with sleep, so a visit to your primary care physician may be in order if you feel like you are getting enough sleep and are still chronically tired.
- Get an annual physical. I'm placing this on the list because there are medical conditions that can silently harm your body and do serious damage even when you are feeling healthy. I'm talking mostly about high blood pressure, but diabetes can hide out for many years as well. You also may require screenings for various medical conditions as well. If you don't get your annual physical, you could be unknowingly causing organ damage that will take years off your life and, even worse, cause severe disability.
These are just a few basic tips for improving your health. Identify any items that you can improve on and tackle them one at a time. Strive for health in all areas of your life, keep your eyes on your goals, and never stop sparking!
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Google, Apple, and Intel are currently dealing with a lawsuit from five tech workers, who claim the companies' executives formed an illegal conspiracy to keep wages low by refusing to hire each others' employees.
Yesterday, we published intimidating emails Steve Jobs sent around to executives at other companies, warning them not to hire Apple engineers.
Today, thanks to New York startup guy Drew Breunig, we are reminded of an even better email surfaced by the lawsuit.
It's written by Eric Schmidt, who was then CEO of Google.
It is probably the most hilariously self-defeating email you will ever read.
(Although we will acknowledge history is full of them!)
Without further ado…
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Appendix A
List of Major SSU/UIS Planning Documents
- 1992 Toward 2000: The university's first full strategic planning document. The Mission Statement in this document is still in use.
- 1995 – 1997 Development Planning Committee: Focusing mostly on academic issues, the DPC spent two years developing a comprehensive plan for UIS after it became the third campus of the University of Illinois in 1995. The UIS Vision Statement (1996) developed during this process is still in use today.
- 2000 Campus Master Plan: Developed a long-range infrastructure plan and continued to focus on academic matters.
- 2001 NCA Focused Visit Report: University of Illinois at Springfield, February 12-13, 2001.Chapter II is entitled "Strategic Planning at UIS."
- 2003 National Commission on the Future of UIS: This was a visioning process in which nearly 200 people crafted visions on 13 different topics – envisioning what UIS aspires to be in 10 years, in 2013. Its final document is A Vision for All Seasons.


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Shaun Mansour (pictured) won his final match with the Crimson, topping NJIT, 3-1 (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team ended the 2011 season on a positive note, as the Crimson and lone senior Shaun Mansour, who was honored before the match, defeated NJIT, 3-1, Saturday at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson finish the season with a 9-13, 1-7 Hay record with eight wins coming on the Crimson's home court.
In a rematch between squads that played just last week at NJIT, the opening set saw the teams trade points early, tying the score at 7-7. The Crimson were able to take nine of the next 12 points behind kills from Matt Jones, Chris Gibbons and Kyle Rehkemper, who also added a service ace to give Harvard a 16-10 lead, forcing a Highlander timeout.
Rehkemper followed the break in play with another service ace, before NJIT reeled off four straight to close the gap to 17-14. Jones, Gibbons and Mansour though, would each notch kills and the Highlanders would commit errors on four of the last five points of the set, giving Harvard a 25-19 set victory.
The Crimson stormed out in the second set as Jones and Gibbons, who each had four kills in the first set, each slammed home another to give Harvard a 2-0 lead. Michael Owen extended the Crimson lead to 5-1 with one of his two service aces in the match.
The Highlanders clawed their way back, taking an 18-16 lead, but two more Jones kills, followed by another from Rehkemper put Harvard back on top, 19-18. Jones would tally two more kills late in the set and put Harvard up 2-0 with a 25-21 win in the second.
A Crimson victory seemed imminent as it led 20-16 late in the third set. Unfortunately, Kevin Van Oss found his hitting stroke for the Highlanders and the Crimson committed a slew of errors, as NJIT secured a 25-23 victory in comeback fashion.
Harvard quickly recovered and shifted the momentum back in its favor, rushing out to a 12-2 lead on the Highlanders in the fourth set. NJIT got as close as 22-15 late in the set, but Mansour provided the storybook ending to his career, hitting the match-clinching kill for the Crimson. Mansour finished with a season-high six kills and four digs.
Jones racked up a match-high 24 kills, attacking at a 44 percent clip. Jones also added two service aces, five digs and six blocking assists. Gibbons also reached double-digit kills for Harvard, finishing with 13, to go with 11 digs and a blocking assist. Derek Jansma tallied 27 assists, while teammate Rob Lothman had 24. Rehkemper, who finished the match with eight kills, had one solo block and six blocking assists. Van Oss paced the Highlanders with 16 kills in the match.


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What Sarah Said: Episode 6: Sharing Kindle eBooks
Send your own questions to me at [email protected], @TheLiB, or +Sarah Houghton.
Welcome to episode 6 of What Sarah Said. Today's question comes to us from Linda and she asks:
If I have bought a Kindle book and want to lend it to a friend, can I send it to her Kindle to read with the assumption that she will send it back to me when she's finished or delete the book from her Kindle?
Well Linda, no you can't do that. There's digital rights management in place, as long as it wasn't a free eBook that you got through another source. If it's a Kindle eBook that you purchased, no, you can't do that. The digital rights management won't let you. The same thing though, the digital rights management, will actually let you lend it, maybe, under certain specific circumstances.
So instead of trying to paraphrase, I'm going to read to you what the Amazon page for Lending Kindle Books says. And I'll link to this in the show notes. There's a lot more detailed information as well. So they say:
Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle — Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable — it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending. The lender will not be able to read the book during the loan period.
And if you actually look on the product page for the Kindle book that you've purchased and you want to lend to someone, under Product Details there is a field for "Lending" and it will either say enabled or disabled. If it's enabled then you can do this one time 14-day thing. If it says disabled, then no you're out of luck. This page also details how to go through the lending process.
So you might be able to. It depends on the title, the author, the publisher, the other rights holder involved…may decide that you can't lend it at all. And quite a few of the books on my Kindle are not lendable (technically).
But if it is lendable, you can, but the digital rights management will enforce that 14-day limit. So on day 1 it disappears from your device and shows up on your friend's device. On day 14 it disappears from your friend's device and shows up on your device. There's no overlap there. There's no ability for yo uto say "Sure, you can keep it an extra week–that's fine with me." Because the rights holders and publishers have decided it's not okay with them.
And so it's very limited. And a lot of people got really excited when this was announced, that you could finally share something with a friend or family member. But most people take longer than 2 weeks to read a book, and the publishers and Amazon know that, which is why they made it 2 weeks. Most people would want to be able to lend it out, and be able to, you know, lend it for whatever period of time they choose…which we can't do.
So there is a limited capability to lend, sort of, depending on whether or not the title is lendable at all. The best thing to do is just check. Check on your title, see whether or not you can. Otherwise, no, you can't lend Kindle books to anyone.
And I hope that that answers your question Linda. And thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you for the next episode.


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Dr. Miguel Ceballos, Director
Ethnic Studies Institute
Department of Anthropology & Sociology
201 Old Library Building
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: (610) 436-2308
The Ethnic Studies Institute oversees the minor in Ethnic Studies. The Ethnic Studies Institute organizes cultural programming on diversity that includes seminars, speakers, and grant applications.
The Ethnic Studies minor at West Chester University is interdisciplinary in nature,
including six areas of concentration. Students select one of these (see below) and
take courses in such disciplines as anthropology, education, English, history, philosophy,
political science, public administration, social work, and sociology.
The goals are to enhance students' appreciation and understanding of ethnic diversity through ethnic studies courses, seminars, research, scholarly conferences, and cultural programs.
The minor requires 18 credit hours of ethnic studies courses: a core course from ANT 220, SOC 335, or SWO 225, and five additional ethnic studies courses. Relevant cognate courses are to be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor. The multi-ethnic studies courses are to be selected from the five other concentrations with no more than two courses in any given area.
The areas of concentration are:
There are also special interdisciplinary study opportunities which allow ethnic studies minors to: work on oral histories, participate in planning scholarly conferences and special programs, work on archaeological excavations, participate in internships, and study abroad.
Students apply for the minor by submitting a request to add a minor through your myWCU account . This can be obtained at the Registrar's office, or from Dr. Miguel Ceballos, Director
of Ethnic Studies
(201 Old Library Building). The form must be signed by the chair person of the student's major, by the student's advisor, and by the Director of Ethnic Studies. The student should make a copy of the signed form for his or her own records before submitting the original to the Registrar's office.
Classes are listed by focus. Please contact the Ethnic Studies Institute to inquire about classes not included on this list.


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What to do When You're Cooking for a Couple
Planning meals for just the two—without acquiring a boatload of leftovers—can be a challenge. But it's definitely doable and can actually be a lot of fun if you like to experiment with a variety of foods and tastes. It can also be very economical if you know how to cook for two without incurring a lot of waste.
Here are some tips and tricks if you're cooking for just you plus one.
- Avoid waste by using your grocery store's salad bar. A full container of cherry tomatoes or a whole bag of shredded cabbage may be way more than you need, so select just package up the proper portion at the salad bar.
- Six-ounce bags of greens (think spinach, arugula, watercress and mixed varieties of lettuce) are perfect for serving a pair.
- If you're looking for a protein to add to a salad, a quesadilla, an omelet or some other entrée, the 6- or 7-ounce cans and pouches of tuna, salmon, chicken, sardines and crab are perfect for two
- If you need shrimp, buy peeled frozen tail-on shrimp. These are usually sold in 2-pound bags but you can take out the exact amount you need without having to defrost the whole amount. Some grocery stores also have bulk freezer bins of shrimp.
- Small drink boxes of 100% juice are convenient for making sauces and salad dressings, without a lot of extra juice left over.
- Substitute whole-wheat pita breads for a large ball of dough when making pizza. It's quicker and works great for portion control, as well. Plus, leftover pitas freeze well.
- Buy smaller servings of dairy products, which tend to spoil quickly—for example, buy pints of milk (instead of gallons), 6- and 8-ounce containers of yogurt and 4-ounce containers of cottage cheese.
- Cut recipes in half. Most recipes are written to serve four or more people, but no worries—just halve all the ingredients to make it appropriate for two. If it's difficult to do so, make the entire recipe then freeze leftovers.
- Freeze meat into two portions. Buying meat when it's on sale just makes sense. If the sale is really good, you might want to really stock up. Just be sure that when you go to freeze it, you split it up into smaller portions so that you can just thaw what you need when it's time to cook.
One last tip: Plan meals so that you can cook and use one particular ingredient in more than one dish. For example, cook rice as a side dish for one meal, and then use the remainder in a casserole or rice pudding. Bake chicken as an entrée for one meal and use the leftovers in sandwiches or soup, or toss with greens for a tasty salad. Or make a meatloaf mixture and bake some as a meatloaf and the rest as meatballs. Freeze the meatballs to use with your next pasta dish or as an appetizer at your next party.


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US company Apache pulls out of East Coast oil hunt
The government's drive for new investment in oil and gas development in New Zealand has suffered another blow with the departure of Texan mid-sized player Apache Corp from a joint venture with Canadian TAG Oil.
The pair were to explore together for oil and gas on the North Island's East Coast. TAG says it will now go it alone.
The shale gas play is likely to involve the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", to which the Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright last year gave a partial clean bill of health, subject to robust regulation.
A groundswell of local opposition to the exploration has been building in the region.
Unlike the Taranaki region on the west coast of the island, the east has no previous experience of oil and gas exploration.
TAG is already actively producing oil and gas from numerous onshore wells in Taranaki, has engaged in some fracking to do so, and won more permits in the province in a government tender round late last year.
"We are a large company and we have opportunities all over the world," an Apache senior vice-president for global corporate affairs, Bob Dye, told BusinessDesk from from Houston. "We reviewed where we are at and decided to invest our money elsewhere."
Exploration activity has been progressing, including exploration areas around Gisborne and Hawke's Bay sporting signs saying "This is Apache Country".
"We wish TAG all the best," Mr Dye says. "They are a good company to work with but we decided to reallocate."
The Apache website cites no more than a commitment to "evaluate potential well performance for an oil shale project in New Zealand".
The decision, typical of oil companies with global reach and a constantly evolving portfolio of possible investments, follows a decision announced last month by the Brazilian oil and gas giant to relinquish exploration rights in the Raukumara Basin, in deep water off East Cape in the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Painted locally as a victory for opposition organised by Greenpeace and local iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, the Petrobras decision came as the company retrenched across the world to deal with serious commercial problems in its home market.
TAG chief executive Garth Johnson expressed disappointment at Apache's decision.
"Whether we like it or not, this is the nature of the oil and gas exploration business around the world and we will treat it as an opportunity and move on," he says in a statement.
"We will continue with the work programme on the East Coast in the same careful, methodical and safe way that we have carried out our work programme in Taranaki."
A much smaller company than Apache, the Canadian explorer has struggled at times to communicate its plans positively, but Mr Dye says TAG was "a good company to work with".
Most of TAG's producing assets are in New Zealand, although its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which was not trading at the time of the TAG statement in New Zealand.


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There are very good reasons to use a pseudonym on a blog. Perhaps you have opinions that are contrary to the majority in your region, and you face serious consequences if your identity gets out; Lord knows, many atheists have that particular problem. Or perhaps you just want to use the internet to have a conversation, and would rather it not lead to greater and more intrusive involvement; I know women who'd rather not see an escalation of an interaction from people who don't know how to graciously accept a "no." Sometimes people sensibly try to limit their commitment to the internet and the often too agressive efforts by the internet to commit to them. All things in moderation and all that.
But there are also bad reasons to use a pseudonym on a blog. The very worst? Some people use anonymity to empower their ability to be a shithead. They snipe and sneer, they hide behind fake names, they use multiple sock puppets to generate the illusion that more people support their hatred, and also to prevent people from blocking them — they want to force you to read their venom.
I do not support shitheads.
I ban them. I am announcing now that if you persist in being a shithead on my blog, I won't hesitate to expose your IP address and email. There have just been too many of you lately, and I'm spending too much time cleaning up the smears of shit you leave everywhere you go. I am aware that you'll spend more effort now trying to cover your tracks, because that's what you do: you're a shithead and a coward. But I don't care, and if I find you are using an anonymizer, or a fake email address, or are using multiple identities, that will be sufficient grounds to ban you.
On a related note, I've noticed that prominent shitheads tend to have absolutist opinions about their "rights". They have a right to free speech, they declare; they can say any damn thing they want, and it is their privilege. They also shriek in outrage about "dropping dox" — how dare anyone reveal their identities to the world? I have seen enough of this black and white nonsense about an unqualified support for free speech and an unqualified opposition to "dropping dox", and I'm here to tell you…you don't get to hold both positions. They're incompatible. If you want to be free to say anything, I expect you to have the courage of your convictions and be willing to stand up for what you believe.
I have absolutely no respect for someone who insists on the privilege of simultaneously being a shithead and being free of any responsibility for what they say.
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VIDEO: Mum of murdered hostage condemns officials
The mother of a Liverpool hostage who was murdered in an armed siege at an Algerian gas plant is breaking her silence to condemn the way British officials responded to the terrorist attack.
Garry Barlow was killed on his 50th birthday when militants stormed the desert plant where he was working as a systems engineer.
His family say they're still in the dark over exactly how he was killed and they're demanding the government put more pressure on the Algerian authorities to explain why their rescue operation went so wrong.
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my guild Yaspresents is doing an online 3v3 tournament on EU Arena Pass, but we have a problem with latest hotfix patch not being live there (30% battle fatigue and fire blast glyph nerf). Is it somehow possible to hotfix it before next weekend (18th January).
We need to get attention to this. So please tell your friends to post on the forums, on Twitter, on Facebook. Put it on the frontpage of your blogs or do a video about it. We need Blizzards attention to fix this or the tournament would have to be played on live.
Thanks for support!
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The Jeep® Brand Announces "30 Miles of Freedom" Winners
Dec 21, 2013, 12:30 ET
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Winners shared their idea of the perfect 30-mile road trip for opportunity to win either a new 2014 Jeep® Compass or Jeep® Patriot
- Winners' videos can be viewed at http://www.jeep.com/en/live/30-miles-of-freedom/
The Jeep® brand has announced the winners of its online/social media campaign,
"30 Miles of Freedom." The two winners, Susan Bell and Gillian Jarvis, both of California, each submitted videos celebrating the American road trip as part of the competition to win either a 2014 Jeep® Compass or a 2014 Jeep® Patriot. Susan Bell will take home the 2014 Jeep Compass, and Gillian Jarvis will take home the 2014 Jeep Patriot. Their winning videos can be seen at http://www.jeep.com/en/live/30-miles-of-freedom/.
This past summer, consumers were invited to visit the Jeep brand's website to submit their ideal 30-mile road trip with a Jeep Compass or a Jeep Patriot. The road trip had to take place in the continental United States and be up to/no more than thirty miles, from beginning to end.
Each "30 Miles of Freedom" road trip was filmed and submitted on http://www.jeep.com/en/live/30-miles-of-freedom/ for voting. The two vehicle winners were based on online votes.
About the Jeep Compass
With unmatched Jeep® capability in all weather conditions, fuel economy of up to 30 miles per gallon (mpg) highway, and a refined design, the new 2014 Jeep Compass continues to set the standard in the compact-SUV segment. Delivering the packaging and interior flexibility of an SUV with the performance, handling, fuel economy and price of a compact car, the 2014 Jeep Compass also boasts more than 30 available and standard safety and security features, including standard front-seat-mounted side air bags, side-curtain air bags for all rows, electronic stability program (ESC), electronic roll mitigation, Hill-start Assist (with manual transmission), four-wheel anti-lock brakes, LATCH child seat anchors and available ParkView rear backup camera.
About the Jeep Patriot
The 2014 Patriot offers consumers segment-leading 4x4 capability and excellent fuel efficiency along with rugged exterior styling and clever interior features. Packed with standard features that provide value and convenience for drivers and passengers, the 2014 Jeep Patriot standard features include: front seat-mounted side air bags, electronic stability control, electronic roll mitigation, Hill-start Assist, anti-lock brakes, illuminated cup holders, sunscreen glass, fog lamps, removable/ rechargeable flashlight, outside temperature display, rear fold-flat 60/40 folding seat, rear window defrost and wiper, tilt steering column, cruise control and sliding visors with mirror.
Jeep Brand
Built on more than 70 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand with class-leading capability, craftsmanship and versatility for people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a full line of vehicles that continue to provide owners with a sense of security to handle any journey with confidence.
The Jeep vehicle lineup includes Cherokee, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Patriot, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited. To meet consumer demand around the world, all Jeep models are sold outside North America – and all are available in right-hand-drive versions and with gasoline and diesel powertrain options. Chrysler Group LLC sells and services vehicles in approximately 120 countries around the world.
SOURCE Chrysler Group LLC


text: Satirical Toon by Mark Winter, an award-winning New Zealand cartoonist, designer and film maker and his pen name, Chicane, signifies a deceptive bend. He is currently living in London. Mark is always available to take commissions for artwork, caricature, cartoons or illustration projects. If you would like to discuss this further please get in touch on Twitter (@ChicanePictures) or at www.chicanepictures.com


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(KDWP) Milford Nature Center, near Junction City, has recently been awarded the 2010 Master Front-Line Interpreter by the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). Silvosky received the award at an NIA national workshop in Las Vegas on Nov. 18.
The Master Front-Line Interpreter is presented annually to an NAI member who has worked for five or more years in the profession and whose current duties are at least 60 percent front-line interpretation. The recipient must demonstrate a mastery of interpretive techniques, program development, and design of creative projects.
Silovsky has been director of the Milford Nature Center since 1989, where she has developed and maintains dioramas of fish and wildlife, oversees exhibits of live animals, and conducts numerous educational workshops throughout the year, often using live animals — including both bald and golden eagles — that she cares for year-round. She also works throughout the state with interpretive events and nature education competitions such as Eco-Meets and provides classroom presentations, among many other activities.
"Pat demonstrates a mastery of interpretive techniques," said Lisa Cole, education coordinator for the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area in Lewisville, Texas. Cole, who works in NAI Region 6 (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas), nominated Silvosky for the award at the regional level, where she won before being honored nationally. "While her topics and themes are similar to what is available at many other nature centers, Pat's programs are loaded with unusual props, live animals, and plenty of engaging activities," Cole added. "In addition to being an excellent interpreter, she is a leader and mentor. Pat has served as Region 6 director and as the Kansas state coordinator. She is able to work with people of all ages and spark in them wonder and a greater awareness of Kansas' natural resources."
Through its awards program, NAI recognizes outstanding achievements and showcases the successes of NAI members and others working to advance the profession of interpretation. Members have been involved in the interpretation of natural and cultural heritage resources in settings such as parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, aquaria, botanical gardens, and historical sites for more than 50 years. For more information on NAI, go online towww.interpnet.com.


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YORK, PA – Three York College women's basketball players were named to the 2012-13 Capital Athletic Conference all league teams as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Juniors Kristen Haley (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Visitation), Brittany Hicks (Dover, Pa./York Catholic), and Aja Wallpher (Ellicott City, Md./Seton Keough) were recognized by the league's coaches after a 20-win season for the Green and White. Hicks and Haley were named first-team honorees while Wallpher earned a second-team nod.
Hicks was fantastic all season long for the Green and White. She led the Spartans in scoring and rebounding as she averaged 16.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Hicks recorded a team-high 15 double-doubles throughout the year including a career-high 32 points in the February 13 game at Mary Washington and 18 rebounds in the February 9 win over Wesley. She became the 14th member of the 1,000-career point club in that win over Wesley.
Hicks shot 44.3% from the floor and shot 75% from the free throw line as she made a conference-leading 188 trips to the free throw line. She has led the CAC in free throw attempts and makes each of the last three years. Hicks finished tied for second in the CAC in scoring, was second in rebounding, sixth in field goal percentage, and seventh in field goal percentage.
Hicks ended her junior year with 1,086 career points, 682 rebounds, 499 free throw attempts, 143 assists and 101 steals. Hicks is now a two-time All-CAC player after being a second-team selection last year. Her 15 double-doubles ranks her 18th in the nation in that category.
Spartan head coach Betsy Witman appreciates Hicks' play this year.
"Brittany had a fantastic year," says Witman. "She is a very hard worker that has continued to get better each year. Brittany is such a competitor that she pushes herself and her teammates to give their best. I am excited to see how good she can be as a senior."
Haley makes her third appearance on the all-conference list after being the CAC Rookie-of-the-Year in 2010 and a second-team selection last winter. The forward averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. She shot 44% from the floor, 27% from three and 65% from the free throw line.
She became the 13th member of the Spartans' 1,000-career point club with her career-high 27 points in the January 26 win over St. Mary's. For her career, Haley has accumulated 1,145 points, 680 rebounds, 139 blocked shots, 89 steals and 78 assists in her 86 career contests.
Haley ranked fifth in the CAC in scoring, eighth in rebounding, and second in blocked shots. Haley's 44% shooting left her seventh in the league while her 89 free throw attempts tied her for fifth in the conference. Haley really turned in on late in the season as she scored 20-plus points in five of her final nine games. She had seven double-doubles for the season.
"Kristen is such a steady and consistent player," says Witman. "She really played well in the second half the season and much of that is attributed to how hard she works."
Wallpher ended the season averaging 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.3 steals per game. She broke a 22-year old conference record on February 16 when she handed out 17 assists in the win over Frostburg State. She is currently ranked third in the nation in assist per game while she led the CAC for the second straight year in the category.
Wallpher also gets it done on the defensive end as she accumulated 112 steals which ranks her fifth in the country at 4.31 per game. The 112 steals ranks her second on the Spartans' all-time list. Wallpher also ranks fifth nationally in assist to turnover ratio as she boast a 2.31 mark.
Wallpher has accumulated 540 assists in her career, which trails all-time leader and former All-American Keli Ward by exactly 100 helpers. She also has 311 steals, which is 24 short of tying Paula Rusnock's school-record of 335. Wallpher also has 564 career points and 318 rebounds in her 85 games played.
The All-CAC award is the second straight for the junior point guard as she was a first-team selection last year.
"Aja is our floor general in the truest sense of the term," says Witman. "She has a great understanding of the game and has a deep desire to facilitate her teammates. Her ability to run our team is a testament to her abilities."
All three Spartans will return next year, as the Spartans will look to make a run at the CAC title and their third NCAA Tournament berth in the last four years.


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Yet another woman has come forward claiming San Diego Mayor Bob Filner touched her inappropriately and exposed his "dark side," this time during an event at an elementary school.
Marilyn McGaughy, who's being represented by San Diego attorney Dan Gilleon, claims Filner made unwanted sexual advances on May 17 when she attended an event at Johnson Elementary School where the mayor was making a special appearance.
McGaughy's friend's son is a student at the school, and McGaughy was there that day because she often attends the boy's school functions with his mother.
Gilleon says McGaughy approached Filner at the event because she had volunteered at a telephone bank during his campaign and finally wanted to meet the mayor in person.
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When McGaughy interacted with Filner, she claims the mayor touched her inappropriately, kissing her on the forehead and rubbing her breast before asking her out.
McGaughy, a workers compensation secretary in her 50s, spoke with NBC 7 on Wednesday regarding her experience with Filner.
On the day she met Filner, McGaughy says the mayor was respectful towards her at first, but then quickly became "aggressive," allegedly tugging at a nametag she was wearing on her blouse and touching her breast.
"I was so shocked; I was just absolutely speechless," she recalled. "I just stood there. I couldn't believe it."
McGaughy says Filner told her she was beautiful and said he liked her before asking her out on a date. He also inquired about a ring she was wearing. He then allegedly touched her face before planting a kiss on her forehead.
McGaughy says her friend – the mother of the 8-year-old boy who attends the school – witnessed the interaction and was also taken by complete surprise.
"I thought he was honorable. I thought he was a great man until he showed his dark side," she added.
McGaughy says that after the kiss and unwanted groping, Filner put his arm around her waist, "yanking" her towards him as they walked across a school playground. She says she tried to pull away as they walked.
McGaughy says that as she left the school with her friend, the shock of what happened set in and she became very upset. She asked her friend to stay with her until they saw Filner and his security detail drive away from the school.
"It was just so unwarranted. I don't know why he would behave that way. A man with his power," she added. "He violated my space."
McGaughy feels it's finally time she came forward with her story.
"I thought it was important for me to finally speak out because I felt very uncomfortable when the incident happened, and I was really concerned that my friend's son had seen what happened."
McGaughy says her friend later told her that the young boy had been aware of her interaction with Filner.
"He said, 'Mom, I think Mr. Filner was flirting with my Auntie Marilyn. Mommy, that's how you act when you're a boyfriend,'" McGaughy recalled.
According to Gilleon, McGaughy has not yet filed any formal complaints or a civil suit. However, through her attorney, she is now submitting a "demand for payment" from the City of San Diego for $250,000.
On Wednesday, she declined to comment on the "demand for payment" money, saying her attorney would address that portion of her case moving forward.
San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith says the city won't just start handing out money to accusers.
"I don't want to be insensitive to people that had inappropriate conduct directed to them, but not every time there's inappropriate conduct, do you get to recover $250,000," said Goldsmith.
Goldsmith says the city will handle each claim concerning Filner on its own merits, first determining whether or not the city is liable by looking to see if the accuser is a city employee, volunteer or contractor.
"We're responsible for sexual harassment on employees, should it be proven," he added.
Meanwhile, Filner's last day in the mayor's office is Friday, given his resignation announcement. His term as mayor officially ends at 5 p.m.


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