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MARQUETTE, Mich. – After hosting two games over the weekend, the Northern Michigan University men's basketball team will hit the road for a pair of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games. The Wildcats travel across the Upper Peninsula on Thursday to take on Lake Superior State, followed by a trip downstate to Northwood on Saturday. Tipoff in Sault Ste. Marie is 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a 1 p.m. tip on Saturday in Midland.
Northern (4-12, 3-9 GLIAC) enters the week after being swept by Saginaw Valley State (56-51) and Wayne State (65-59). In Thursday's game against SVSU, junior forward Matthew Craggs scored over 20 points for the third time this season with a game-high 21 points.
On Saturday, four players scored in double figures against the Warriors. Senior forward TJ Cameron and sophomore forward Kendall Jackson each had 15 points, freshman guard Stephan Pelkofer added 14, while Craggs tallied 11. With the losses, NMU has lost by six points or less in three out of its last four games.
The Lakers are currently 9-6 on the season and 7-5 in conference play after splitting their weekend at home. LSSU was defeated by Grand Valley State, 71-62, on Thursday but bounced back with a 69-58 win over Ferris State on Saturday (Jan. 19).
Derek Billing leads LSSU with an average of 17.3 points per game. Derek Kinney (13.7) and Alex Williams (10.9) also average in the double figures while Kinney also averages 7.9 rebounds.
NMU leads the all-time series 63-31. A season ago, the two teams split its meetings. The 'Cats walked away with the victory (63-55) in Sault Ste. Marie, while the Lakers took the game (68-64) in Marquette later in the season.
Northwood sits just above the 'Cats in the North Division with a 6-10 overall record and a 5-7 mark in the GLIAC. The Timberwolves defeated FSU on Thursday, 76-66, and concluded the weekend with a 59-49 defeat to GVSU.
Northwood has three players who average double figures, leading the way is Will Bowles with 13.1, followed by Wes Wilcox (12.3) and Andrew VanDierenDonck (12.1).
Northern also leads the series against the Timberwolves, 42-14. Northwood defeated NMU in both of its meetings last season. The 'Cats fell 64-58 in Midland and 81-53 at home.
100.3 FM "The Point", the official radio voice of the NMU Wildcats, will broadcast both games.


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What Is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression.
But that's not quite the whole picture; depression is by far the most pervasive feature of the illness, while the manic phase usually involves a mix of irritability, anger, and depression, with or without euphoria. The elation may manifest as unusual energy and overconfidence, playing out in bouts of overspending or promiscuity.
The disorder most often starts in young adulthood, but also occurs in children and adolescents. Misdiagnosis is common; the condition is typically confused with everything from attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder to schizophrenia to borderline personality disorder.
Biological factors probably create vulnerability to the disorder, and experiences such as sleep deprivation can kick off manic episodes.
While the depression of bipolar disorder can resist treatment, mood swings and recurrences can often be delayed or prevented with a mood stabilizer, on it's own or combined with other drugs. Psychotherapy is an important adjunct to pharmacotherapy, especially for dealing with the work and relationship problems that can accompany the disorder.

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Honda Fit-Based Crossover Drops Vezel Name for HR-V
It appears as though Honda's Fit-based crossover will drop the "Vezel" name in favor of "HR-V" when it comes to the States, as the Japanese automaker has filed the name with the U.S. trademark office.
The compact crossover was introduced as the Vezel (pronounced veh-zul) at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show late last year and is now on sale in Japan with the same name, but when it comes to the U.S., it will wear an HR-V badge. The name change makes more sense since it coordinates with Honda's top-selling CR-V, which was recently crowned the best-selling compact crossover in 2013. The automaker also sold a subcompact crossover by that name in the European market from 1999 to 2006. Based on the same platform as the Fit compact hatchback, the HR-V is an answer to the Nissan Juke.
The Honda HR-V will slot below the Honda CR-V and likely be priced accordingly. The CR-V starts at just under $24,000 in the U.S., while the Fit starts at just over $16,000. Although we don't yet know what will power the Honda HR-V, the Vezel is a good indicator. The Vezel ditches the JDM Fit's base 98-horsepower 1.3-liter engine in favor of the more-powerful 1.5-liter direct-injected four-cylinder, good for 130 hp and 114 lb-ft of torque. The Vezel is also offered with the Fit Hybrid's powertrain, which pairs the direct-injected 1.5-liter four-cylinder with an electric motor and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. That powertrain's good for 150 hp, and the Vezel is also offered with all-wheel drive.
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Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 50 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department.
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The Plaza of Influence at the Northside Sports Gym recognizes Northside educators who have gone Beyond the Game to make a positive difference in the lives of their students. This commitment to make a difference exemplifies the mission of Northside ISD.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared Thursday, Sept. 15 as "Power Up At Your Library Day," an opportunity to highlight how libraries promote technology, innovation, and creativity. Northside ISD libraries are celebrating all week long, Sept. 12-16.
Two well-known figures will be keynote speakers at the second annual Family Engagement Conference to be held Friday, Sept. 30 at Northside Activity Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
While one-on-one communication is the best, in a District as large as Northside ISD it is sometimes difficult. Because we want our parents to stay informed, NISD has several ways that parents and other interested citizens can stay informed about the successes and challenges of San Antonio's premier school district, as well as news about their children's schools.
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is always on the run, both figuratively and literally. The marathon runner, devoted husband, and doting father splits his time between San Antonio and New York City. He is an active member of the Sikh community and a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Guardian.
Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: approved a $1.3 billion budget for 2016-2017; appointed members of the School Boundary Advisory Committee and approved members of the School Health Advisory Council; approved the schematic designs for security lobbies at nine elementary schools; and approved administrative appointments.
The non-profit organization and valued Northside ISD partner, OASIS, is recruiting grandparents and adults over 50 to spend one hour a week tutoring the same elementary student for one semester.
The start of the next school year will be here soon, so now's the time to start planning on what you might need to be ready. To find out the answer to such questions as what school supplies to get, when bus schedules are announced, or where to register your child for school, visit Northside ISD's Back to School website.
For students who have yet to update their immunizations, University Health System will have its mobile clinic available at Gustafson Stadium, located at Loop 410 and Culebra. The "shots bus" will be there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22 through Wednesday, Aug. 25.
The Northside Independent School District will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 16, 2016 in the Board room in the Central Office administration building, 5900 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX 78238.
Thirty-nine thousand students at 49 Northside ISD schools will receive free breakfast and lunch this coming school year thanks to the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which will provide the financial support needed, according to Dr. Brian T. Woods, superintendent.
Everyone will be a winner at the inaugural Peanut Butter Bowl when the Brandeis Broncos and Johnson Jaguars take to the football field August 27.
Before 106,000 students arrive for the first day of school on Aug. 22, a brigade of new teachers first have to be schooled. More than 700 new and new-to-Northside ISD teachers went "back-to-school" during New Teacher Academy, an intense three-day professional development designed to share the culture and the expectations of South Texas' largest school district.
The Northside Learning Tree After School Program is seeking outgoing, energetic, and positive role models to fill 85 part-time Youth Leader Instructor positions. Interested applicants should stop by the Learning Tree Job Fair on Thursday, August 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Northside Learning Center, 6632 Bandera Road, Building D.
When the first early childhood class was held in 1837, it was a place for telling stories, singing, coloring pictures, making friends, and learning to share. In 2016, early childhood education is drastically different.
The Texas Tribune reports that thousands of families are moving to Texas every year from other states because of favorable economic conditions and jobs availability. In fact California, Florida and Illinois top the list of where the new Texans are coming from. Louisiana, New Mexico and New York are also among the top states losing population to Texas.
For families in the midst of back to school shopping- a reminder that the Annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for August 5 through August 7.
Northside ISD is holding a Transportation Job Fair for bus drivers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 3 at Rhodes Transportation Station, 12005 Leslie Rd.
Join San Antonio-area public school ISDs at Go Public Night at the San Antonio Missions baseball game Friday, August 12.
Kelly Garcia, Student Information Systems (SIS) coordinator, thought she was attending a meeting to listen to the Superintendent make his back-to-school remarks. Instead, in a surprise announcement, she received a standing ovation by her peers when she was named Northside ISD's 2016 Innovator of the Year.
For the eighth consecutive year, Northside ISD has a Region 20 Teacher of the Year. The 2017 Region 20 Elementary Teacher of the Year is Eva Longoria, a special education teacher at Cody Elementary School.
Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.
Millions of people watched Deaf model Nyle DiMarco dance his way to the Mirrorball trophy as champion on ABC's hit TV-show Dancing with the Stars. For the members of the San Antonio Deaf Dance Company, it was especially meaningful.
Northside ISD is holding an Auxiliary Job Fair to fill more than 170 positions for bus drivers, food service workers, food service manager trainees, police officers, custodians, and maintenance workers. The Job Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.


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Just the Facts: What's So Good About Co-ops?
Why support the co-ops in your community? The benefits might be further-reaching than you think.
This infographic is excerpted from How Cooperatives Are Driving the New Economy, the Spring 2013 issue of YES! Magazine.
- The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy
Co-ops—just like people—can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
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How cooperatives are leading the way to empowered workers and healthy communities.
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Puducherry (pōō´dŭchĕ´rē), formerly Pondicherry (pŏndĬchĕ´rē, –shĕ´rē) or Pondichéry (pôNdēshārē´), union territory (2001 provisional pop. 973,829), 183 sq mi (474 sq km), India. It comprises the noncontiguous enclaves of former French India: Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry or Pondichéry) and Karaikal (formerly Karikal) on the Coromandel Coast in Tamil Nadu state, Yanam (formerly Yanaon) in Andhra Pradesh state, and Mahe (formerly Mahé) on the Malabar Coast of Kerala state. The capital of the territory is Puducherry town (1991 pop. 401,437) in the Puducherry enclave.
The four enclaves and Chandannagar, a town near Kolkata (Calcutta), were remnants of French imperial ambition in India in the 17th and 18th cent. In 1949, Chandannagar was incorporated into West Bengal state. Under an agreement with France, India took over administration of the four enclaves on Nov. 1, 1954; a treaty ceding the settlements to India was signed in May, 1956, but it was not until Aug., 1962, that the formal transfer occurred. Despite some agitation to merge the enclaves with the states surrounding them, the territory remains under the administration of the central government of India. The enclaves on the Indian Ocean suffered destruction and loss of life from the Dec., 2004, tsunami. The territory was renamed from the colonial Pondicherry to the native Tamil Puducherry in 2006.


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The Common Core Thesis in the Study of Mysticism
Ralph W. Hood Jr.
The common core thesis contends that mystical experience is an ultimate non-sensuous experience of unity of all things. It can be identified within major faith traditions, whether explicitly religious or not. Its roots are in the work of William James who explored mystical experience outside the limits imposed by what he perceived as only a provisional natural science assumption of the newly emerging discipline of empirical psychology. Following the explicit phenomenological work of Walter Stace, the phenomenology of a universal core to mystical experience has been operationalized and an explicit psychometric measure developed to allow empirical assessment of the claim to a common core to mysticism. It is the linkage of psychometric approaches to the work of James and Stace that is now known explicitly as the common core thesis. The common core thesis needs to be delineated from the perennialist thesis popularized by Aldous Huxley in which there is postulated not only a common core experience, but also values and practices claimed to be associated with this experience if not directly derived from it. Psychometric and empirical evidence for the common core thesis is substantial and continues to accumulate. The common core thesis is restricted to mystical experience and assumes that this experience seeks to express itself in various faith traditions, whether religious or not, but is not restricted to or defined adequately by the culture or language with which this experience is interpreted. Unlike the perennialist thesis, the common core thesis does not assume that any common theology, philosophy, or practice necessarily follows from mystical experience.
The Comparative Study of Mysticism
Michael Stoeber
The comparative study of mysticism began in the mid-19th century, with the development of the modern meaning of the word, which had begun to be used as a substantive, with the classification of "mystics" in the 17th century. This differed from the traditional Greek Christian use of the adjective mystikos, to qualify rituals, scriptures, sacraments, and theology as "mystical" contexts of the human encounter with the Divine. This modern shift highlighted the personal experience of ultimate Reality, rather than the sociocultural context. Certain individuals claimed to encounter the Divine or spiritual realities more directly, separate from traditional mediums of religious experience. The study of this phenomenon tended in the early 20th century to focus on the psychology and the phenomenology of the personal experience, generally described as an altered state of consciousness with specific characteristics, processes, stages, effects, and stimulants. This emphasis on common features influenced the development of perennialist and traditionalist theorists, who saw evidence of the same experiential origin, fundamental principles, or epistemology among major world religions. Some essentialist views of mysticism argued that a pure consciousness-experience of undifferentiated unity or non-duality is the core feature of all mysticism, in contrast to other religious experiences. Reaction to these positions led to contextualist or constructivist views of mysticism, which presume the sociocultural character of mysticism. In its most extreme form, the contextualist perspective suggests that all mystical experiences among traditions are different, given diverse socio-religious categories that overdetermine the experience. In turn, some critical scholarship has proposed qualifications to contextualism within the context of a general acceptance of many of its tenets, even among many theorists with essentialist tendencies.
Up to the late 20th century, much scholarship in the area tended to downplay the sociocultural features of mysticism, emphasizing the psychological dynamics and an individual, disembodied, and radically transcendent ideal. This brought into question the relationship of morality to mystical experience and raised concerns about the status of entheogens—the use of psychoactive drugs in religious contexts. Interest in the comparative study of mysticism has also extended into the area of neuroscience, where researchers explore electro-chemical brain states associated with mystical experience, in proposing evidence of a mystical neurological substrate. But the essentialist/contextualist debate also moved the comparative study of mysticism beyond issues of epistemology, consciousness-states, ontology, and cognitive neuroscience, broadening the field to include other aspects of religious experience. Some studies have brought feminist concerns to bear on the discussion, insofar as women's mysticism has been overshadowed and even repressed by men, and was seen to preclude legitimate experiential possibilities of a more embodied character. Related scholarship in history and depth psychology has focused creatively on the nature and significance of erotic elements of mysticism in comparative studies, with special attention to associated physical phenomena and their transformative dynamics. Similarly, more embodied features of comparative mysticism are the subject of transpersonal psychology, which draws on many humanistic disciplines and supports participatory approaches to the field. Transpersonal psychology remains open to claims that the ego can be transcended in movements into higher states of being that ideally involve personal/spiritual enhancement and integration. Also, some more recent proponents of new comparative theology advocate methods that engage the scholar in specific beliefs or practices of another tradition, and include subsequent clarification and elaboration of one's own perspective in light of such comparative study, in exploring phenomena related to comparative mystical experience.
Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
Erotic representations of the divine occupy a pivotal place in religious myths, poetry, liturgy, and theology. Reading eros as a category of religious love highlights its ubiquitous presence in sacred literary sources; moreover, it renders the nexus of erotic love and the divine critical to comprehending religiosity as an immanent and embodied phenomenon, rather than as an abstract idea. As an embodied phenomenon, religious love is subject to an investigation of topics such as gender and sexuality, and its multiple cultural meanings and contexts. Western philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, (Pseudo-)Dionysius, and the Neoplatonist renaissance thinker Leone Ebreo, delineate a hierarchy or a "ladder of love" differentiating lesser and higher subjects and objects of love from love of the particular, to the universal, cosmic, and divine. An interrelated distinction is ascertained between "desire" as a state of lack often seen as a lower state, and "love" as the higher state, in which fulfillment and joy of the union with the object of one's love is achieved. Love and desire as marked yet interrelated emotions are contextualized in religious phenomena cross-culturally, most obviously in theistic frameworks in which a personal and intimate relationship with the divine is an ideal. Poetry and autobiography are the most common genre of depicting the intimate and passionate encounter of human and divine. Despite the prominence of male voices in the sources, the contributions of medieval Christian and Muslim women mystics to this literature are significant. Key base-texts from which mystics and philosophers are inspired and draw upon to elucidate their own personal experience of yearning for the divine, include the biblical Song of Songs, Bhagavata Purana (Book 10), and the Gitagovinda. Although the yearning for the divine, associated with an emotional, embodied state and therefore seen as problematic from a rational perspective, this yearning is also a cherished state, even for rationalists such as the medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides. The significance of erotic love for the divine is confirmed, not only by Sufi and Hindu bhakti poets such as Rumi and Jayadeva, but also by philosophers such as Ibn Arabi and Rupa-Goswami. The idiom of erotic desire and love for God is particularly poignant and integral not only in poetry but also in theology, as exemplified in Hindu bhakti and Christian theology. Exploring the meanings of erotic love in religious poetry, theology, liturgy, and the history of religion more broadly offers a rich scholarly and personal medium for contemplating the reality of human and divine nature.


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The TwinCAT 3 eXtended Automation Engineering Environment (XAE) is based on the widely used Microsoft Visual Studio platform. TwinCAT 3 adds support for the IEC 61131-3 programming standard into the development environment. TwinCAT System Manager, the configuration tool for connectivity to ERP and peripheral devices, such as I/O and Motion, is integrated into the same development environment. This approach allows the integration of additional programming languages or tools, such as MATLAB and Simulink. For C/C++ based programs, a debugger with online monitoring functionality extends beyond the normal debugging functions of C/C++.
The eXtended Automation Runtime (XAR) processes all modules written in IEC 61131, C/C++, or MATLAB and Simulink in real time. The proven TwinCAT real-time extension for Microsoft operating systems processes tasks and calls modules with a minimum cycle time of 50 μs and a very small amount of jitter. TwinCAT real-time has also been extended with the ability to distribute certain tasks to different cores of a multicore CPU and supports 64-bit operating systems, enhancing PC controller performance even further. At the lowest level, Automation Device Drivers (ADDs) can also be implemented with this module definition. These could be, for example, drivers for new field buses.
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Kobe, Kobe, Kobe…
Yesterday Kobe Bean Bryant told the media that the current United States Olympic Team would probably beat the legendary 1992 Dream Team if the two teams squared off. Bryant reasoned that most of the current US Olympic team players are at or are close to their prime ages whereas in 1992 the better Dream Team members were a bit long in the tooth.
I was skeptical, so I tested Bryant's thesis. Using MWS, I compared the production of the Dream Team during the NBA season that preceded its Olympic campaign (1991-92) and compared those numbers to the numbers produced by the 2012 Olympic team during the last NBA season. Based on my calculations, I think Bryant is very wrong.
By the summer of 1992, Magic and Bird had gotten up in years, but other key players on the Dream Team, like Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, and Karl Malone, were still relatively young. And almost all of them were uberproductive basketball players in 1991-1992. 9 of the 12 Dreamers produced negative losses (compared to 6 on the 2012 team) and none of the Dreamers produced the mediocre numbers produced by Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, and Deron Williams (I don't count Laettner, because he had not played in the NBA yet, and he was more or less a politically driven choice). Taken together, the Dream Team featured much more production than this year's Olympic team.
I make the above statements based on two separate Win Charts I produced, one featuring the NBA production of the 2012 Olympic team in the current season, and one featuring the Dream Team's production in the 1991-92 NBA season. As the Charts will show, even if one includes the political selection of Christian Laettner, the Dream Team still produced a far superior overall NBA winning percentage of 1.115% in 1991-92 compared to the 2012 team's overall winning percentage last season of 0.923%. (When reading the Charts, remember that last season was not a full season. Thus, the cumulative numbers, like (a) wins and losses (W__L); (b) wins above 0.500% (W>0.5%)'; and Value Rating (VL) cannot be directly compared between the 2012 team and the Dream Team. To compare those numbers, divide them by 0.8).
(Both Charts, plus explanations of the information contained in each, can be accessed by banging on the links listed below.)
Click Here to see the two Olympic Win Charts
Click Here for a brief explanation of each of the statistics contained in the Charts
Click Here to read the logic behind the basketball metric Marginal Win Score
ANALYSIS: Dream Team was loaded
In his rebuttal to Bryant, Charles Barkley said the Dream Team would crush the 2012 team, and he surmised that the only 2012 players good enough to make the Dream Team roster are LeBron, Durant, and Kobe. I think he's right in part, and wrong in part.
If I were to select an Olympic team from the combined rosters, and if I were to do so according to win potential, then I would probably select every Dream Team player except Laettner, Mullin, Ewing, and Bird (due to injury). I would replace the aforementioned 4 players with the 2012 players LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, and probably Tyson Chandler (or Kevin Love). I certainly wouldn't include Kobe Bryant on any combined team. He has not been an elite player for several seasons.
SIDEBAR: Why do smart people like Charles Barkley continually give Kobe Bryant so much respect??? He was never on Michael Jordan's level, and he is certainly no longer an elite player. Yes, he can make difficult shots at a better rate than most humans, and he's a good free throw shooter, but he really doesn't do a whole lot of the other things that you need to do to win basketball games (I will admit he is an outstanding defensive player, but he is inefficient and he doesn't rebound or pass and he takes poor shots). The real danger is Kobe's best quality — his ability to convert circus shots. That ability can be a mixed blessing, as Charles Barkley pointed out during the playoffs. It encourages players to take terrible shots, and even the best shooters will have conversion rates on difficult shots that are much lower than the conversion rates you can get on easier shots.
The Dream Team was loaded with great players. Everyone recognizes Michael Jordan's greatness, but fans and the media tend to underappreciate (or have forgotten) the true greatness of Magic Johnson. I believe Magic was the best non-center in basketball history.
And Charles Barkley is massively underrated, simply because he did not win a championship. Barkley, a man who stands about 6'3.5", produced some of the greatest win statistics of any player in NBA history. Yet he never seems to enter the conversation when people talk about the truly elite players in NBA history.
Another Dream Teamer who doesn't get his due is David Robinson. People seem to believe he was not good enough to win on his own, and that he simply rode the coattails of Tim Duncan to two NBA championships. No way. Robinson was an outstanding NBA player and a great win producer.
But I'm getting away from the point of this post. The point is, Kobe Bryant is wrong to claim that the 2012 Olympic team has better personnel than the Dream Team. It doesn't. The Dream Team still stands as the greatest collection of basketball talent in the history of man.
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Dream Team, Marginal Win Score, NBA, Ty Willinganz, US Olympic Basketball


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Liberty News
Liberty community gives blood, saves lives
For over 20 years Liberty University has participated in the American Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the Circle K Club. In the past school year, more than 1,800 students, faculty and staff donated more than 1,300 units of blood, according to Lew Weider, Liberty's Christian/Community Service director and its blood drive coordinator.
Melanie Campbell, account manager for Red Cross Appalachian Blood Services and a Liberty alumna, said: "LU is one of the best colleges in our region for giving back to the community through blood donations. The students, faculty and staff put forth an amazing effort to make this happen for the Red Cross."
Campbell said in the past three years, the level of donations received by the local Red Cross has increased nearly 20 percent. The region, with nine representatives covering 47 counties and 36 local hospitals, has an annual goal of about 74,000 units of blood each year. Liberty sets the goal of contributing about 2,000 units each academic year. If Liberty reaches its goal, about 4,000 lives could be saved or extended, she said.
"In order to make any of this possible, it must first be supported by the leadership at LU," Campbell said. "And for that we are exceedingly grateful, as are the many lives that were saved or extended through the participation of everyone from the top down. We will come back as often as we can."


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Subterranean Ghosts
Disapearing Inidan Stepwells from Matthew Cunningham on Vimeo.
My longtime friend and colleague Victoria Lautman spent has a facination with all things India and decided to travel in early 2013 and what she discovered can be seen on her Tumblr (http://hindjew-me.tumblr.com/). While there, she discovered these subterranean structures throughout her travels that proliferated throughout India for a millennium then gone.
These ornate structures were gathering places for men and women and now are rarely more crumbling structures sunk deep into the ground. That's until drought has lead to architects have revisited as a potential for water collection and design inspiration for new structures. Hopefully this new focus on these ancient edifices will help to save them before they are gone.


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Growing up with only sisters (five of them), I can't say I've felt that unique connection that only brothers share. Of course, brotherhood often goes beyond blood. It can be felt on the battlefield, or a football field, in law enforcement or crime, or even in friendships that date back almost to the womb. Brotherhood – at its best and worst – makes for good movies.
Growing up with only sisters (five of them), I can't say I've felt that unique connection that only brothers share.
Of course, brotherhood often goes beyond blood. It can be felt on the battlefield, or a football field, in law enforcement or crime, or even in friendships that date back almost to the womb.
Brothers walk a fine line between love and hate for each other – often shoved to one side or the other of that line by jealousy or loyalty, tragedy or triumph.
Brotherhood – at its best and worst – makes for good movies.
It can unite us, make us feel a part of something special, give us something to cheer for and showcase the best of the human race.
Or it can fall apart, and show that even bonds forged with blood and tradition are breakable. When it does, it's gut-wrenching, sometimes even frightening, and always exceptionally dramatic.
Some communities seem to breed heroes – sending off their sons and daughters in droves to fight our battles, here and abroad.
Others – like Charlestown – breed villains.
This Boston 'burb, known as "The Town," is the bank robbery capital of the world.
Here, safe-cracking and heist skills are handed down from father to son like carpentry and car repair.
Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay, directs and stars as second-gen robber Doug MacRay in "The Town."
Doug tried to break from his father's mold. He had a shot at a pro hockey career but blew it – there's a hometown hero's display at the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club to remind him of that epic failure.
His father (played by Chris Cooper) is in prison, and has "to die five times before he can get out," for a bank robbery and murder.
But as leader of the four-man "not (messing) around" crew, Doug feels untouchable.
If anything's going to go south, it'll probably be because of Jimmy (or "Jem," as in "that one's a real gem"), Doug's reckless brother from another mother, played by Jeremy Renner.
Jem's family took Doug in when his father got pinched (Mrs. MacRay has been out of the family picture since Doug was 7), and Jem did a nine-year prison stint for offing a guy looking to hurt Doug.
Doug may also be the father of Jem's sister's baby.
When it comes to robbing banks, Doug's the smart one, the planner; and Jem's the hot-headed muscle.
When Jem's irrational rage leads to improvisation – like taking a female bank manager hostage in the movie's opening sequence – there's trouble.
The FBI, led by Jon Hamm as Agent Frawley, is sniffing around the hostage, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) – who, our crooks discover, lives down the block in Charlestown.
Jem thinks there's a good chance she might be the nail in their coffins, and plans to stalk her to get a feel for what she might be able to feed the cops – and kill her if he deems necessary.
But Doug, clearly sensing his "brother's" loosening screws, takes the task on himself.
He doesn't expect to develop feelings for his former hostage, but the two grow close nonetheless.
Even when he realizes Jem's fears have weight – despite the disguises, she could ID Jem from a "Fighting Irish" tattoo on the back of his neck – his instincts are to protect her.
Of course, Jem's not happy when he discovers the blossoming romance, which has got Doug thinking again about his alternatives to a life of crime.
Doug continues to plan heists, motivated primarily by guilt and survival instincts – while for Jem, it's about greed and power.
Doug may be destined for some greater purpose, but we get the sense that the only thing Jem's likely to be up to is no good. As with Renner's on-the-edge bomb-defusing character in last year's amazing "The Hurt Locker," nothing – certainly no domesticated, clock-punching, grocery-list life – can compare to the rush he gets from being in the thick of things.
Renner plays the Boston brute, right down to the signature clam-chowdah drawl, to perfection. His character's dark side seems deeper and more compelling than the inner struggle of the film's main star.
Affleck is, of course, also excellent on screen, but really flexes his muscle behind the camera. He's proved again that his best movies ("Good Will Hunting," in which he won an Oscar for Best Screenplay with Matt Damon, and "Gone Baby Gone," his directorial debut) are those that give him creative control.
"The Town" is his best so far, and hopefully a sign of things to come from Mr. Affleck.
Might as well paint it red – as in hot.
Brothers sometimes cast a wide shadow.
Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) has been living in the shadow of his brother Sam (Tobey Maguire) all his life.
Sam was a football star in high school. Now, he's a war hero – a captain in the Marines.
Tommy's a disappointment – just paroled from prison after robbing a bank.
But when good brother Sam seemingly is killed in combat, Tommy's point of view changes. He sees the light, and a chance to redeem himself.
He starts to bond with his brother's wife Grace (Natalie Portman) and daughters Isabelle and Maggie; and even begins to earn the respect of his mean, judgmental, drunk father (Sam Shepard).
But Sam's not dead.
As Tommy's life is starting to turn around for the better, Sam's getting broken down by terrorist captors in Afghanistan. He's faced with impossible choices as he struggles to survive and return to his family.
By the time he finally is rescued, he's a shell of his former self, and has done something that is sure to haunt him forever.
Sam's family hardly recognizes him – his daughters are terrified of him and his wife can't get close enough to hold him.
He forces a smile every once in a while, but it hardly resembles a smile at all.
And he's convinced that his brother and his wife have been sleeping together.
It's not true, but in his tortured state of mind, he can't shake the image.
As he fakes his way through daily routines, you can almost hear the ticking of a time bomb about to go off.
The question is who's going to take shrapnel when it finally does.
Maquire is raw and dark in this role – it's a far cry from Peter Parker and Spider-Man – and Gyllenhaal, like Tommy, grows on you.
But the quiet, numb suffering of Portman's Grace is the glue that binds "Brothers" together.
Part drama, part tension-filled thriller, it grabs you and rarely lets go.
"Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) is "The Fighter." And his brother (Christian Bale) is in his corner.
Amy Adams plays the love interest in what looks to be a gritty tale of adversity – in the boxing ring and out of it – by director David O. Russell, who previously directed Wahlberg in the quirky "I Heart Huckabees" (2004) and the war drama "Three Kings" (1999).
Bale has gone noticeably gaunt for the role of Dicky Ecklund – transforming his body much like he did for 2004's "The Machinist." As his brother's trainer, he's often a dead weight – a screw-up who does as much to drag his brother down as lift him up. But his rebound is directly tied to boxer Micky Ward's Rocky-like rise.
Contact Robert McCune at email@example.com or 330-775-1124.


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The 'tales of Gurre' tells the story of two lovers, King Waldemar and Tove. Waldemar's wife, Queen Helwig, finds out about their love and has Tove killed; Waldemar rails against God and as punishment is forced to spend every night riding with the ghosts of his dead vassals.
Eventually spring returns and the souls of Waldemar and Tove are united. This astonishing performance of Schoenberg's masterpiece is conducted by Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
- Part I. Movement 1
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Just to make you aware, the COA has received a confirmed report of a Canadian telephone scam resurfacing in Wayland. Although these calls play out differently, in this particular case it was a man identifying himself as the son of an older Wayland resident. He said that he had been in an automobile accident in Vancouver, British Columbia and needed money for rental car insurance. The caller then said he was going to put the insurance agent on the line to give instructions. The "agent" instructed the Wayland resident to go to Walmart to purchase a money order and be aware that the fee for the money order could be approximately $200. (Money Order amount was about $3500; an address was provided.) On a positive note, this situation did resolve itself after the Wayland resident was able to reach the actual son by cell phone. The son confirmed that he had not been in Canada. The money order was cancelled.
*In earlier Canadian telephone scams, it has been a younger person calling indicating that it was a grandchild stranded in Canada needing money immediately.
Caution is the operative word. Verify information and/or contact the police if you are concerned.


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I also was surprised that it didn't connect better with other administration initiatives, particularly the OMB guidance on Streamlining Delivery and Improving Customer Service Executive Order which required – among other things – designation of a customer service lead at each agency and a customer service task force. The connection to digital government seems obvious, but the Strategy didn't even mention including the customer service lead on the agency strategy teams. Also, I'd love to see all OMB documents be models for plain writing – this one isn't (I'm sure the folks with PLAIN and the Center for Plain Language would be happy to help).
Still, the Strategy is a clear step forward for cross-government coordination and improvement; and that's a very good thing. And the people working on it are among the most passionate and creative in the federal government. I know they'll work hard to make right things happen.
The biggest positive in the Strategy, in my view, is the emphasis on having an effective governance structure. That has been a huge problem in web management from the very beginning, and I have written about it many times. So I was really looking forward to seeing OMB's guidance on digital governance. They didn't disappoint.
Guidance was issued last week, and it's both thoughtful and thorough. Kudos to OMB and the Digital Services advisory group! It even touched on that gap between other administration initiatives by suggesting that the open government, plain language, and customer service officials be part of the agency governance teams. It gives clear step-by-step directions, without being overly prescriptive. Well done! If agencies follow this guidance, I think government communications will improve vastly. At least those that involve digital interfaces.
But I wonder: why stop there? Since you're going through the process anyway, why not be more visionary, more bold? Why not use this as an opportunity to exceed OMB's expectations and create a governance structure that will ensure great communications – and better customer service – through all delivery channels, not just digital?
It's not much of a stretch. Digital government already includes websites, social media, mobile apps, and open data. Plug in publications, telephones, correspondence, and personal contacts through walk-in traffic and meetings/professional conferences and you'll have the whole shebang. The processes may be different, but the goals are the same. A single governance structure will let you ensure consistency through all delivery channels. As important, the people who manage those delivery channels bring to the table more information about your customers – who they are, what they want, how they ask for it; and we all know that the number one ingredient for great customer service is knowing and understanding your customers.
OMB and the Digital Services team have done a great job laying out a path. You have many options, as you figure out how you will manage the delivery of customer services through technology. Why not exercise the option to exceed expectations - and make all communications and customer interactions more successful - by creating a governance structure that embraces all delivery channels? Wouldn't that be the right thing to do?
Exciting times! Can't wait to see what happens next.
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Welcome, and thank you for visiting this page! Getting involved in your child's education is critical to his or her success in school. Children of families who are involved are more likely to do better in school make good choices, and have a positive attitude. They are also more likely to do well later in life. Below are some ideas of ways you can help the child in your life have a great school year.
Keep track of events during the school year by checking the Announcements page on your school website weekly. Read the school newsletter and "Like" the Facebook page to receive weekly updates and photos. Talk to other parents to find out what programs and extracurriculars the school offers.
Get to know your child's teacher at back-to-school night, parent-teacher meetings, and parent nights. Celebrate your child by attending concerts, exhibitions, and awards or end-of-year events. Plan to attend events ahead of time by checking your school's calendar often.
A group of parents meets regularly to support the school and students. These meetings give you a chance to talk with other parents, to work together to improve the school, and to voice your concerns for your child. The parent group also helps plan fun and educational activities for students.
If your schedule allows, help out at your child's school. You could chaperone a field trip, make food for an event, or help in your child's class or the school library. Because the safety of students and staff is our top priority, all volunteers must be approved through the school office before they can begin volunteering.


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Backing J-Roll
May 31, 2007
A reader felt Jimmy Rollins is also being snubbed in the All-Star voting. J-Roll, this week, was in third place among the shortstops, which may have the greatest depth of any position.
There's the "4 R Club" (Rollins, Reyes, Ramirez, Renteria) and JJ Hardy. All are having solid years. But, Phillies fans can get behind Jimmy. Easiest way is online: www.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2007/ballot_reg.jsp.
He also deserves a Gold Glove. Granted, he had errors in each of his last two games, but that hasn't happened since June 18-19 two seasons ago. He is so consistent defensively, the most steady shortstop I've seen in Philly since Larry Bowa.
Today is a day off but many of the players are joining Jimmy Rollins in his annual BaseBOWL Tournament this evening. The event is sold out and benefits the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Recording artists Ebon Adams, Marcel Johnson, Lovett Williams and Sergio Wright are joining the bowling event.
Bonds Time
Barry Bonds and the Giants begin a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park tomorrow night. More about Bonds vs. the Phillies tomorrow.
SF will be starting two lefties, Noah Lowry on Saturday and Barry Zito on Monday afternoon. Phillies, in getting swept by Arizona, lost two games to lefties, dropping their season mark to 5-14. Got to turn things around against these southpaws.
Celebrity Time
James Earl Jones, Verizon Band Ambassador and award-winning actor, will participate in a special pre-game reading of "Casey at the Bat" tomorrow night. Ceremonial first ball tomorrow is legendary rock and roll mastermind, Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd.
On Sunday, the ceremonial first ball will be thrown by actors Danny DeVito and Rob McElhenney from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
A Winner
Bob Schaumann of Amherst, NH, is the winner of Tuesday's trivia question: Who holds the Phillies record for most pinch-hit HR in a season (5, 1959)? Bob had the first correct answer: Gene Freese. A Greg Dobbs autographed baseball is on the way to New England. Bob also won a Cole Hamels ball a couple of weeks ago in answering a trivia question.


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Background: The Ben Johns' Interstate Athletic Conference tournament No. 1 singles champion… Finished his four-year career undefeated in IAC matches… The Most Valuable Player in the IAC in 2011… Won the league's No. 4 singles title as a freshman, the No. 3 singles title as a sophomore and No. 2 singles title as a junior… Reached a top ranking of No. 13 in the Mid-Atlantic region… An honor roll student who earned a Science Award at The Bullis School in 2010… Grandfather, Herbert Gray was a 1961 draft pick of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks and father, Herb, played collegiate basketball at East Carolina… Lists favorite professional team as the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and favorite move is The Pursuit of Happiness… Considering a major in chemistry/biochemistry/molecular biology... The youngest of four siblings… Son of Michelle and Herb Gray… Born Jan. 11, 1993.


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Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha
The teachings, our practice, the creation of Samahita Retreat are all due to grace, passed on through many Masters and yoga teachers, some direct and others indirect. It is here we must begin this website and honor them with full thanks and respect.
Jai MA ! the force that pervades all.
"I have had the honor to study with many wonderful teachers. They have all been instrumental in my development. Even as I go out and offer the teachings I am always a student. Through their actions and teachings I have been taught on specific parts of the practice and lifted higher by the experience. The work they did has paved the way for my learning. The connection I feel so strong in my heart. I cannot express enough thanks. My words are imperfect and incomplete." An offering from Paul.
Primary Lineage and Teacher
Sri O.P. Tiwari, genuine yogi and master of Pranayama, is one of the principal students of Swami Kuvalayananda, founder of the Kaivalyadhama, himself a disciple of Madhava Das. They have had a tremendous, yet modest, influence on yoga today. The practice of Pranayama has been taught from teacher to student right through this lineage over many years. Additionally all other aspects of yoga have been deeply researched and studied. Their legacy is an informed and thorough understanding of the inner development in yoga and the key Hatha practices, especially Pranayama. This genuine tradition has been passed directly down the lineage to Paul as one of only three senior students of Tiwariji.
Key Asana influence
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois has dedicated his life to the continuous teaching of Ashtanga Yoga and the Vinyasa system. He learned this directly from his teacher, Sri T. Krishnamacharya who learnt it from his teacher, Rama Mohan Brahmachari. This practice has thrived in Mysore, the home of Sri Jois and where Paul spent much time. As a result, Paul is one of a few in the world to have been certified by Sri Jois. This system of Vinyasa in the approach to Asana is profound and widely adaptable if learned properly and understood well. Time, focus and dedication are needed!
Meditation Influences
Leung Poo Daeng, Thai monk and realized master, lived most of his monk life on Koh Samui, a few hundred meters from Samahita Retreat's current location. Without a doubt we feel his force drawing us to this location and his support and protection from there. The result of his practices and realization sends a force to our teaching and offerings. We are honored to be his "neighbour" and consider him a great master and influence to us and Samahita etreat today.
Ajahn Mun and his disciples Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Maha Boowa, Thai Forest Tradition.
These Thai Buddhist masters are perfect examples of the Dhamma and how to live a life of being fully mindful. Paul has spent time at their monasteries (Wats in Thailand) and personally visited Maha Boowa. Ajahn Mun was a genuine realized Master and his method of practice and approach to mindfulness strongly affects how we teach, live and carry ourselves.
Yogi Gratitude and Spiritual Influences
Ramana Maharshi, the sage of Arunachala, lived an exemplary life, a perfect realized master, and a true inspiration.
Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda have had a huge influence on yoga and our growth and path. Ramakrishna was a very advanced soul and his disciple, Vivekananda, was the first to carry and grow the seed of yoga and vedanta to the west when he attended the world's fair in Chicago in 1893. Since then yoga has grown massively outside of India and we all have these masters to thank.
Paramahansa Yogananda, a beautiful figure of yoga and an incredible inspiration.
Other Yoga Influences
Swami Sivananda was Paul's first main yoga influence. The Sivananda centers all around the world were established by Swami Vishnudevananda in honor of his teacher, Sivananda. Here many years were spent in practices and long stays at the ashrams.
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The Trainer's EDGE
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
The Trainer Development Conference has been replaced with The Trainer's EDGE. The Trainer's EDGE uses contemporary training techniques and emphasizes the importance of experiential learning, or "learning by doing." Most of the sessions not only demonstrate good training methods, but also give participants a chance to interact and actually practice what they have learned.
The Trainer's EDGE replaces the Trainer Development Conference (BSA 500) as the required train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT staffs. The purpose of the Trainer's EDGE course is to provide and help develop the platform skills of a trainer. It is meant to supplement the practice offered through Wood Badge and NYLT staff development, with a focus on the participant, while raising the level of skill a trainer brings to the staff experience. Only practice can polish these skills, but this course is intended to "train the trainer" on behaviors and resources while offering hands-on experience in methods and media.
This is part of a continuous process of updating trainers with the latest training methods, principles, and technologies. This conference is mainly for Scouters who will be delivering training to adult leaders as well as to the young people in Scouting.
All trainers, including pack trainers, should participate in a trainer development conference. The council usually offers the conference as a one-day event. Your district training chair can provide details on the date and location of the next conference.
Pre-course Preparation
Staff Selection
The Trainer's EDGE course should be delivered by a staff of experienced trainers. Staff size will vary according to the number of participants, but an excessive number of trainers is not required or encouraged. At least one staff member should be assigned to each patrol. Diversity among staff members is strongly recommended. Staff should be correctly uniformed to set the example. Combining youth and adult staff is encouraged and highly desirable.
Patrol Size
Patrols should be limited to no more than six members to ensure that participant practice sessions stay within the time allotted for the course. Participant Presentations. In Module 4, each participant will make a presentation to the patrol on a Scouting topic of their choice. The topic they select should be broad enough to allow the presenter to apply the learning from the morning sessions.
They should have been told to bring any material or equipment they need for their presentation with them to the Trainers EDGE course. At the beginning of the session, have them stow their materials away until they get to use them. Because the intent of the activity is to have participants incorporate the morning's learning into their presentations, it is highly unlikely that they will be able to use their presentation as they prepared it.
Patrol Presentations
These presentations are simple in nature. Presentations may include PowerPoint, flip charts or hands on activities like rope. Presentations can include topics like:
- an FOS Presentation,
- a "How to tie a bowline" demonstration
- a review of the Scout Oath and Law and their meaning
- How to whip a rope, or
- any other Scouting skill that can be presented in a 10 minute presentation.
What does EDGE mean?
- Explain how it is done - Tell them
- Demonstrate the steps - Show them
- Guide learners as they practice - Watch them do it
- Enable them to succeed on their own - Use memory aids, practice it, they teach it
See The Trainer's EDGE for details.
See also
Online or classroom Leader Training
Youth Protection training (YPT) is required for all BSA registered volunteers and must be retaken every two years. Some councils and units may require more frequent (e.g., annual) retaking of YPT). Check with your local council and unit to find out what their policies are.
In addition to YPT, registered adults should complete the following courses online at https://my.scouting.org:
- Before the First Meeting
- First 30 Days
- Position Trained
Other training opportunities: Roundtable – University of Scouting – The Trainer's EDGE – pow wow
Outdoor Leader Training
In addition to fulfilling other requirements, some unit leaders need outdoor-specific training.
- BALOO – To have a Pack campout, or a Webelos Den campout, at least one unit leader must be BALOO trained.
- Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills – Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters -- at least one must be trained to have a campout.
- Wood Badge – Advanced Leadership skills for Cub Scout, Scout, Venturing, district and council Scouters.
- Seabadge – Advanced Leadership skills for unit, district and council Sea Scouters.
- Powder Horn – Teaches how to incorporate outdoor/high-adventure activities into a unit's program. For Scouters, Scouts (14 or older), Venturers and Sea Scouts.
- Introduction to On-the-Water Leader Skills Training (IOWLS) – Resources and on-the-water skills to assist Sea Scouts in achieving Ordinary rank. For Sea Scouters.
- Advanced On-the-Water Leader Skills Training (AOWLS) – Skills to safely conduct an effective Sea Scout program underway. For Sea Scouters.
Other outdoor-related links
External links
- The Trainer's EDGE 74 Page Manual
- BSA Training Courses
- Training Continuum An overview of training for Boy Scout leaders that covers the journey from Fast Start to Wood Badge.
- Supplemental Training
Presentation resources:
- Merit Badges: Public Speaking - Communication
- Speeches & Presentations: How to Choose a topic - How to Write a Speech - How to Give a Speech - Ideas from eHow
- Lesson Videos: ExpertVillage: Giving a Speech - Public Speaking Tips - Eye Contact - Hand Gestures - Props


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If you want to quote the odd line, that's cool too; though obviously, please don't copy and paste huge chunks of text or whole features from PLUS here. We wouldn't allow that, and that's where the common sense bit comes in.
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Brilliant chemistry in "Breaking Bad's" "To'hajiilee"
What a long, slow build to a grand shoot out on the very spot, on a Navajo reservation outside Albuquerque, where Walt and Jesse first cooked meth, also where the money is buried. The symmetry, the chemistry of this hour was brilliant, keeping us guessing but playing with our awareness of how narrative works to keep us pessimistic about any positive outcomes.
As it stands, the long telephone goodbye between Hank and Marie and the premature celebration by Hank were the only sour notes of the episode. We've been watching TV long enough to know that if a character congratulates himself too soon and too often on a job well done — while still in the midst of an arrest! — nothing good can come of it. If the call with Marie portends what I think it portends, that was too specific a foreshadowing. Similarly, when Jesse allowed himself a smile as Walt was cuffed by Hank, we had to know that would be too simple. Too obvious a switcheroo?
On the droll side, great riff on brand recognition, an important modern concern whatever the business: the color blue is defining for the meth brand; "Have an A1 day" is defining for the car wash brand. "Better call Saul," in front of the billboard is defining for our favorite TV lawyer. Everybody get your identity locked in with a catchy phrase or design.
"Lying, evil scumbag" Walter White, in Jesse's terms, uses Jesse's former girlfriend Andrea and son Brock to find Jesse's whereabouts. No matter that he's already used and abused Brock nearly unto death. Walt has put a hit on Jesse, via Todd's Uncle Jack and his white supremacist pals, all the while saying Jesse is "like family" to him." Walt really believes this, he feels he's acting in good conscience. He specifically demands that Jesse not be made to suffer. He's not evil, he tells himself, he's just making the efficient move.
With help from Jesse, using a photo of a bloody body part (was it a heart?), a confession by Huell (Saul's bodyguard), and a photo of a big barrel of the sort in which the money's buried, Hank lures Walt into the desert to show him where the loot is hidden. Buried money equals evidence.
Jesse has a plan. Hank has a plan. Uncle Jack and Todd have a plan. Even cancer has a plan.
But wait. The neo-Nazis now have the coordinates to a spot in the desert where drug money is buried. Of course they'll descend on it even after, guns drawn in the desert, Walt calls off the hit.
"It's over!" Jesse yells.
But we know better. Three more episodes!


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I know that lots of people will proably cringe while reading this post or just scroll right on past it. That is fine. I think that with brussel sprouts, you either love them or hate them. There really is no in between. As with a lot of vegetables in this house, I am the only one who will eat them. I usually just steam them and then add S & P. Well, I picked up some fresh brussels the other day and decided to roast them. I cut off the stems, cut in half, tossed in about 1TBSP EVOO and S & P, then spread on a cookie sheet and baked at 375 for about 30 – 40 minutes. Most recipes I looked at online suggested a little bit of a higher temp at 400 for about 30 minutes, but I was also cooking our salmon at the same time and like to cook that at 375. These turned out phenomenal! I really wish that I could have coerced some of the stubborn members of my family to try these. They were the perfect compliment to steamed brown rice and salmon. I always add Frank's Red Hot to my rice. I love that stuff!!
Oh, and for the curious, my salmon is made like this:
2-3 pieces of salmon, 4-6 ounces each
Garlic Pepper
Lemon Juice
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Sprinkle salmon with spices and splash of lemon juice.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
4. Check salmon to make sure that it is almost done. Turn oven to broil and broil for 2 minutes.
Very simple and very good. You could add butter to the salmon before you cook it. We used to, but I removed it b/c you really don't need it. The salmon is wonderful without it.
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For more than 60 years, people in the Nashville area have escaped to Cedar Creek Yacht Club for weekend experiences they can find nowhere else in Middle Tennessee. Some come for the state-of-the-art marina; some for the natural beauty and gentle lake breezes. Others come for the friends, the food and the full calendar of events and parties. Still, other are looking for fun including swimming in a salt-water pool, tubing, fishing, tennis or a drink on the porch. Whatever the reason, generations of families and friends have enjoyed the casual elegance that defines this comfortable, classic Club.
Nestled on Old Hickory Lake, Cedar Creek Yacht Club is located by land in a woodsy curve of Benders Ferry Road and by water at Mile Marker 233.3. Regal, sky-high cedar trees line the drive leading to more than 61 acres of cultivated woodland.
As you journey down Benders Ferry Road to Cedar Creek, it's a sure contradiction to the senses. There is so much to see, take in, savor along the way that it becomes a labor in self control to keep your eyes on the road-a seeming eon and instant from Hwy 70 to the entrance of Cedar Creek Yacht Club. The anticipation of this little piece of heaven makes the drive unbearably long, yet the sights and sounds along the way ease the time in traveling this little highway by the lake.
At the first sight of water, a lone fisherman in a small boat casts for the day's trophy; a duck crosses the creek, a perfect V-shaped ripple in the water behind him. Little marsh coves along the way, brim with little mysterious treasures. Overhead, the crows raucously caw, taunting you, "you're not there yet" The sounds of soaring geese overhead beckon you on to the finish line.
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Superhero Books: Batman, Superman, Spider-Man
By Bianca Schulze, The Children's Book Review
Published: June 25, 2010
A simple crowd pleaser: Superhero books!
Boys eat these books up. And, you may or may not be surprised, a lot of girls do, too.
I've only provided the publisher's synopsis below, but mark my word, these books feature the classic characters and their usual good-guy-bad-guy anecdotes. I love that Wonder Woman makes an appearance. Some of the books have been made into level 2 readers for the kids that are gaining confidence with independent reading (some help may be needed). Putting a superhero book into the hands of a beginner reader is a great way to nudge them into the early-fluent reading stage—especially when you build them their own personal bat cave to read in (bat cave à la pillows and blankets). Holy books, Batman!


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Do you feel led to travel in the ministry with a concern for racism?
Are you looking for ways to connect with other Friends of color?
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Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption.
Laurence Sterne was born November 24, 1713 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. His father was an Ensign in a British regiment recently returned from Dunkirk. Sterne's father's regiment was disbanded on the day of Sterne's birth, and within six months the family had returned to Yorkshire in northern England.
The first decade of Sterne's life was spent moving from place to place as his father was reassigned throughout Ireland. During this period Sterne never lived in one place for more than a year. Sterne was sent to Hipperholme Grammar School near Halifax when he was ten years old; he never saw his father again. Sterne was admitted to a sizarship at Jesus College, Cambridge, in July 1733 at the age of 20. His great-grandfather Richard Sterne had been the Master of the college. Sterne graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in January 1737; and returned in the summer of 1740 to be awarded his Master of Arts degree.


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Finance Minister Penny Wong has backed the Reserve Bank's assessment that global risks have abated for now.
The central bank left its cash rate unchanged at 3 per cent on Tuesday.
Some economists believe the RBA has finished cutting interest rates against the backdrop of an improving global economy.
RBA governor Glenn Stevens, in announcing the rate decision, said global downside risks appeared to have abated "for the moment at least".
Quizzed on the outlook for interest rates, Senator Wong said that was a matter for the RBA but agreed with the governor's assessment.
"We have seen some of that risk abate, some of that volatility abate, but obviously that still remains the context for what Australia is operating in," she told Sky News on Wednesday.
But the US still had to resolve its fiscal issue, which it had only partly dealt with, while there needed to be a resolution to ongoing issues in Europe, she said.


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Quintessentially Wellington with the signature QT style, QT Museum Wellington captures the heart of New Zealand's creative capital as it draws on the city's vibrant cultural playground. Sit harbourside and immerse yourself in a fascinating fusion of high and low-brow art as you explore the imaginative depths of one of the country's most eccentric art collections. Our signature restaurant, Hippopotamus has a broad menu peppered with a delicious mix of comfort food and fine-dining dishes designed to satisfy, in an opulent experience like no other. This hotel is where those in the know come for a taste of the avant-garde, while indulging in their most creative selves in a 5-star setting.
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If we are to follow the prevailing code of honor among constable service providers in Massachusetts, Arthur Tatro of Spencer and Alan Jeskey are dishonorable in their persistence to obey the law, that is, to pay the fees demanded of them by law for carrying out their duties in serving court papers. To be sure, turning over 25 percent of what they make as constables serving court papers stinks, but they nevertheless hold their noses and do the right thing. Not so with many of their colleagues, including some big-time operators in Worcester such as Francis J. Trapasso and Associates and Edward Moynihan of Edward George & Associates. Speaking with my colleague Shaun Sutner, who broke the story this week, Mr. Moynihan boldly noted that he "made a business decision" not to pay the fees. Yes, Mr. Moynihan is the same concerned citizen who led the opposition to the Worcester slots parlor proposal, which potentially could have dumped millions of dollars annually into the city's coffers. Can you see a pattern here? The constable lawbreakers argue that paying the fees is unfair and puts them at a competitive disadvantage, which doesn't compute if everyone is following the law. As it stands, it is law abiders like Mr. Jeskey and Mr. Tatro who are being competitively disadvantaged. The lawbreakers argue that the 2003 provision mandating the remittance of 25 percent of their gross court services revenue to the treasury of their local municipality was "sneaked into law." What they conveniently refrain from disclosing is that this same 2003 law doubled the fees they were allowed to collect for their services. Far from being punitive on the constable business, the law, which was placed on the books to help municipalities meet their fiscal challenges, increased the potential revenues of constables even with them remitting 25 percent of their yearly take. By refusing to remit the 25 percent of their annual take, these constables are robbing the treasuries of local municipalities, and in Worcester they are doing so not with a mask and a gun, but with an escort from City Manager Mike O'Brien. The law, according to Mr. O'Brien, was "passed by the state without input from any city or town," and, he added, "Pursuing these minimal returns would be a drain on the great work of the treasurer's office." But how much work is it to give the boot to a non-paying Worcester constable, who after all is appointed to his position by the city? Of course we know how Mr. O'Brien hates going after some debtors. Earlier this year we heard how police working off-duty details are paid not directly by those who contract their services, but by the city, and how the city has failed to collect some $350,000 in delinquent detail payments in 2012. Mr. O'Brien, who is a bastion of bureaucracy, perhaps believes the city needs an entire department, with commissioners, assistant commissioners, legal assistants and assorted office workers, to process constable remittances and police detail reimbursements. Or perhaps some debtors are not as defenseless as some of Mr. O'Brien's preferred targets, schoolchildren, for example. Last year, Mr. O'Brien charged the Worcester public schools a whopping $4.8 million in administrative fees, and will take $5.1 million next school year. In addition, he raised the amount the city charges the school system for processing grant funding from $400,000 to $1.2 million a year. How much of an impact, in terms of computers, books and teaching positions, would collecting police details and constable fees have on the city's classrooms? I can assure you the impact would be far from minimal.
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About radiatorninjaen
This guy obviously had data on Megaupload himself and doesn't want to pay for getting it back. Freetard.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/427341/megaupload_users_want_their_data_they_re_going_ pay/
If reddit discovers this story, the tsunami of memes created from this well suited meme picture will surely please Labatt...
Imagine if they actually succeed with the argumentation that stronger IP protection is needed to protect the U.S. economic interests. The engagement to protect might actually end up actively crashing the economy instead. The irony would be immense.
According to copyright science, this would clearly indicate that the US Government is now directly paid by the entertainment industry, in order to make way for more strict IP legislation. Not in the rational, objective kind of way, of course. More in the "combining random incidents with random numbers to indicate whatever causality we see fit for our case and call it science" kind of way.
Well, without advocating violence, blowing up billboards on top of buildings would actually make sense in the Fight Club kind of way, I guess. At least it would be a powerful statement.
But blowing up some random bridge in a national park somewhere? Who even came up with that idea? "Now that'll teach them to... not... drive in national parks". Even from an anarchistic point of view, I have a hard time seeing how this makes any sense at all.
Ah, ok, that makes sense. Too bad, I guess...
Perhaps it's just me, but isn't this kind of business suicide by Charter Communications? If all other ISPs usually fight back, why would anyone chose CC as their ISP after this? Around here, it's usually people's tech friends who advise people on which ISP to choose. I'm already telling everyone I know not to use a certain ISP here, because they use deep packet inspection for blocking, whereas everyone just put in a silly DNS filter.
In Denmark, the political parties even talked about actively hunting down people who express their hate on the Internet. This was a direct result of the Utřya shooting, apparently because people who think in the same way as Breivik post blogs and have message boards. It was quickly dismissed here though, as it's hard to figure out exactly what to use all that data for and proves some problems for democracy.
When stuff like Utřya happens, people get scared and start calling for initiatives like this. They even mention Breivik in the article. Not that I agree this is a good idea but perhaps it can explain a bit why stuff like this is proposed.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Encyclopedia Brown
10 most ridiculously difficult EB mysteries.
I remember the ginger ale one so clearly, with the art of the blind guy putting it inside the safe. And another one that I think was an Encyclopedia Brown but could have been Two-Minute Mysteries, where someone claimed to have been awakened by thunder and then saw a crime committed in the light flash from some lightning. But lightning comes before thunder, so that couldn't have happened. I think of that whenever there's a storm.
Did you read Encyclopedia Brown? Remember any of his cases and the random trivia with which he solved them?
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I remember two. One had someone finding ambergris on the beach which is apparently used in perfume and it's something like whale mucas. That's all I remember about hat one. And one was in my reading text book and the mystery was how one twin won a race after eating a bunch of blueberry pies, but Brown proved the twins switched because only one had berry stained teeth.
- August 31, 2011 at 3:25 PM
Love this! The only one I can remember solving involved a sword (or something similar - bayonette?) gifted to a Civil War hero supposedly just after the first battle of Manassas. The engraving referenced the "first" battle, but was dated before the second battle happened, which led EB to deem it a forgery. I felt so smart figuring that out!
- August 31, 2011 at 3:47 PM
Encyclopedia Brown books were the first books (aside from comic books and MAD magazines) that I actually enjoyed reading. I remember one case in particular about a "ghost" lady who would walk along a beach in a white dress -- everyone knew she was a ghost because she left no footprints. E. Brown figured out that her dress didn't billow in the wind, and that she had a heavy board attached to her skirt that would erase her footprints in the sand. I don't recall the point of all that, but I do remember that detail.
- September 6, 2011 at 6:18 AM