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Former Gov. James E. Holshouser ranks among the most significant Republican figures in North Carolina�s modern political era.
Former Gov. James E. Holshouser ranks among the most significant Republican figures in North Carolina�s modern political era.
His hard-fought victory in the governor�s race of 1972 against Hargrove �Skipper� Bowles was a landmark in state GOP politics, ending more than a century of control by the previously unbeatable Democratic Party and turning North Carolina into a state where two-party politics were not only possible, but likely and finally inevitable.
A state lawmaker from Boone at age 28 and the state�s youngest governor ever at 38, Holshouser was also chairman for the North Carolina Republican Party by age 32. He rode a fast track to leadership with a gentle courtesy that drew the envy of his peers and the admiration of his Democratic opponents.
Ultimately, Holshouser, who died Monday at age 78, is recalled as a lifelong proponent for education in North Carolina who also cast a shadow in the worlds of religion, law and the environment.
Holshouser�s rise in state politics was a long shot at the time it occurred. In what turned into an unlikely combination with fellow Republican Jesse Helms, Holshouser reshaped the Tar Heel state�s political landscape. Both rose to statewide prominence in the election of 1972 � aided by President Richard Nixon�s landslide victory over George McGovern nationally. It signaled the beginning of an overall shift by Southern voters to the Republican Party after years of straight-ticket Democratic voting.
What happened thereafter would be a primer for state politics for the next four decades. Helms took his seat in the U.S. Senate and became a vocal and controversial national voice for the bedrock conservatism that led to the rise of Ronald Reagan. Holshouser, more businesslike, low key and moderate, still identified himself as a conservative but not an anti-government libertarian.
Those who thought Holshouser not Republican enough � and he was booed at the 1976 state convention by Helms supporters � failed to understand his undying commitment to the GOP. Holshouser wasn�t much for divisive political rhetoric and tried to use a gentlemanly approach when he found himself battling a policy wall in Raleigh buttressed by a General Assembly stacked with Democrats. Still, he managed to establish health clinics to rural areas in need of medical support, endorsed expansion of the state park system and appointed minorities and women to posts in state government when it wasn�t being done. He supported a statewide kindergarten system and the Coastal Management Act to protect the state barrier islands and beaches.
He continued to be a role model for emerging leaders such as Gov. Pat McCrory, who sought Holshouser�s guidance during his campaigns and as he took office earlier this year.
Judging by divided politics of today, the state could use a few more Jim Holshousers.


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Community-Based Learning
WLL 404: Language, Literacy, & Leadership
Spring 2013: M/W 12:00-13:50 WLL 404 CRN 65470
Do you…
- Have any interest in Africa?
- Speak two or more languages?
- Know math, science, English?
- Want to help K-16, or adult immigrants?
- Want to do something different for a good cause?
- Want to put your skills to use?
- Want to make a change in someone's life?
- As International student want to share your language and culture with PSU community while getting academic support from them?
If so, we need you to tutor and mentor immigrant students and other struggling students living within the Portland metro area could aslo tutor PSU international students, or share your language and culture to PSU community at large.
Do you want to experience—bilingualism, biculturalism, and student success in a service-learning environment?
This course pairs PSU students with non-native speakers of English within schools and communities in the Portland metro area including PSU for the purpose of mentoring the students, not necessarily in the students' own languages, but having a second language will be a plus. Students working in public school must pass a background check.
On Wednesdays at PSU, you will explore topics in mentoring, tutoring, education, languages, cultures, and literatures of Africa (often with professionals in the field). On the schedule agreed upon by you and your student/learner, you will be mentoring and tutoring non-native speakers of English in an assigned location.
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I had been plowing right along, then...a trip...a stumble... plop.
Let's take a closer look.
So, that's me with the strawberry head with crazy green heair and bulging eyes tumbling out of the grape wagon.
Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!
Bento details:
a tractor and wagon sandwich of cream cheese and stawberry preserves on white-wheat bread, fruit leather accents, purple grapes, one kooky strawberry with icing eyes, roasted almonds, baby carrots, cucumber chunks and organic yogurt covered raisins.
The tractor and wagon sandwich was made using a Lunch Punch. A very super special Lunch Punch that is a promotion through the Bega cheese company in Australia. If you live down undah you can search for specially packaged Bega cheese packages for one of four unique Lunch Punch designs! Check out The Lunch Punch's Facebook page for more details!
Unfortunately, I have not been on a recent cheese shopping trip to Australia. But I am a very lucky girl with friends in high places. :)
The bento box is a cute little Everset sandwich box and the bento picks and silicone cup were purchased from allthingsforsale (check out the linky box over there in the right margin!).
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Choose your Business Model
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Welcome to Day 11 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge!
This challenge has been an excellent experience so far, I'm learning, actively growing and able to expand my knowledge. Now to get down to the nitty gritty:
Which business model is best for you and what one revenue stream is most feasible?
Yesterday I discussed my two key options for streams of revenue. Today I'm narrowing it down to just one and explaining why. As Natalie discusses in today's post the two most viable business options are selling yourself vs. selling others. I know that sometimes I tend to sell myself short and not highlight my skills as effectively as I could. However selling myself and my expertise is certainly something I can stand behind and as projects and clients come into place, I'll have a clear idea of how effectively I'll be able to promote the project based on my skill set.
That behind said the one revenue stream which will work best for my business model is active. Why? The hands on approach of interacting with others through coaching, trainings, seminars or one-on-one sessions will work great with my personality. As a extrovert I get most of my energy from being around others and working closely with them to ensure success. I recently took a work compatibility test and received my strengths card via Good.co
Taking the test and reading through my score was an excellent way to put business and my work ethic into perspective. It helped me identify the places where I can increase my skills and take a look at the places where my personality type could pull me off track.
What are you strengths which work best with your business model?


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Big 12 Men's Basketball Television Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who owns the telecast rights for Big 12 men's basketball?
ESPN has purchased the first-selection rights for a minimum of 100 and maximum of 105 men's basketball games each season, plus all games in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship. This includes all games under the control of Big 12 schools (home and neutral sites within the Big 12 states), as well as the over-the-air network (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) of both home and away games. Once ESPN has selected games for telecast, the remaining games revert back to the member institutions for local or 'third-tier' rights packages.
Q. Can you explain the difference between network, cable and local packages?
An over-the-air network telecast refers to games on standard (non-cable) television. If you have 'rabbit-ears' or an outside antenna source on your dwelling you get the telecast free of charge from an over-the-air telecast. These are games typically carried on CBS, ABC, NBC or FOX as part of a national broadcast package...which of course are also carried by cable and satellite companies on local package deals. The network determines how wide-spread a game will be distributed. Typically a network will regionalize several games in one window and a Big 12 game will go to no less than 20 percent of the country; although we average about 50 percent coverage for each network telecast. Based upon the significance of the game it could be a true national telecast. ESPN may sublicense up to 20 appearances per year for games on an over-the-air network.
For the Big 12, a cable telecast refers to games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and/or ESPNEWS. Virtually all of these games are telecast nationally and the network must place at least 43 games on ESPN, ESPN2 or one of the over-the-air networks annually. The network does have the right to annually place 20 games on ESPNU and could reduce that number by placing up to six games on ESPN3. There are some restrictions on the number of times a team can appear on ESPN3 but fans need to understand that the Internet is a business model that is going to be tested – and the Big 12 will be part of that test.
Fans within the Big 12 states have also grown accustomed to watching games syndicated on the Big 12 Network, produced by ESPN Regional Television. Beginning with the 2014-15 season, the Big 12 Network games will no longer be produced - with all those games being shown on one of the ESPN Networks.
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Institutions with local packages have the rights to distribute the remaining games on local or 'third-tier' packages via permitted member institution outlets. These telecasts are exclusive to the home team and may or may not be available in the visiting team's television market (depending upon the distribution platform of the home team). These are done on a market-by-market basis or on a state-wide system of either over-the-air affiliates or regional cable systems and/or via the Internet.
Q. Can you explain the differences between linear and digital television?
In short, linear television is the traditional broadcast services from over-the-air and cable television. Digital television is Internet based delivery. ABC, FOX, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU are linear networks. ESPN3 is a digital platform. Each Big 12 institution has a digital network in some fashion.
Q. Why can't I watch my favorite teams' road game when it is on a third-tier package?
This gets a little complicated and there is no one-size fits all response. In 2013, it was agreed that Big 12 institutions had each sold rights to unselected games and that those rights were exclusive to the home team and by contract (with ESPN) could only be distributed on permitted member institution platforms. Those platforms would include a member institution branded outlet like dedicated 24/7 channels (Iowa State's Cylcones.tv on Mediacom and Texas' Longhorn Network) or a combination of in-state regional cable systems, over-the-air stations and/or digital platforms. Again, these rights pertain only to the home team and are limited to its state unless the platform is a 24/7 member institution branded outlet or a branded home team digital platform.
Q. How does ESPN Full Court and ESPN3 impact the Big 12 telecast schedule?
Some games are also carried on either ESPN Full Court and/or ESPN3. ESPN Full Court is a pay service available from the satellite providers and many cable systems. ESPN3 is distributed free to subscribers of many high speed Internet providers. In addition, ESPN Full Court is made available to all Big 12 school's third tier/local packages to provide bonus coverage outside of their state. Of course, the institutions' must provide a telecast quality feed to ESPN Full Court for distribution. Due to exclusivity, most third-tier package games no longer appear on these outlets.
Q. Why did the Big 12 grant ESPN exclusivity in terms of telecast times and distribution of games?
Virtually every television negotiation starts off with the prospective rights holder desiring total exclusivity for all games. From there the two parties negotiate and compromise on telecast windows, distribution, number of games, finances and hundreds of other items. Two key issues for ESPN were the distribution of local package games and protecting their exclusive windows.
ESPN purchased the rights to be the exclusive national network for Big 12 basketball and thereby does not allow a local package game to be telecast outside of the state (and border cities) of the participating teams unless they are telecast on an institutionally branded 24/7 outlet or on a school digital platform. The network does allow games to be distributed on ESPN Full Court and ESPN3. Many 'displaced' fans see this as a disservice but without such a restriction a school could replicate a national network (or sell games to another national cable network) and impact the ESPN exclusive distribution rights. It is difficult for some fans to understand how this could impact ESPN negatively. Owning the exclusive national distribution rights is important as it impacts advertising, ratings, clearances, cable penetration and other factors.
Q. Who decides which games are selected by which network?
The Big 12 Conference office works in cooperation with the programming department of ESPN in the development of the Big 12 telecast schedule.
Shortly after the NCAA Final Four, the parties begin the development of a wish list for games for the following season. The process includes a review of ratings history, historical and prospective strength of a team (including returning players/starters, incoming recruits), coaching changes, previous appearances, non-conference scheduling, potential building conflicts, scheduling concerns and a number of other factors.
Typically, CBS Sports will purchase three-to-five games from the Big 12 inventory and will have specific dates and matchups it would prefer. All parties endeavor to make that happen. Next, ESPN and the Big 12 work cooperatively on the development of the Big Monday schedule, followed by a request for a limited number of 'high-priority' games on other dates (e.g. Wednesday and Saturday). The Big 12 office has a scheduling service that allows us to note specific dates for specific games and we attempt to satisfy the television requests. Based upon the complexity of the requests, the computer will produce between 500 and several thousand schedules for review and after a final schedule is chosen, ESPN will finalize its telecast schedule.
There are no minimum or maximum appearance requirements but the parties endeavor to provide a good cross section of games on all of the ESPN platforms for all member institutions.
Q. Why would the Big 12 place games, especially big games, on a channel like ESPNU or ESPNEWS that only some people receive at this time?
First, ESPNU and ESPNEWS are now in more than 74 million homes and growing and they are considered fully distributed national cable networks. Second, the 25-30 Conference games that were syndicated within the Big 12 states in previous years are all full national telecasts. The Big 12 is committed to helping build the ESPNU brand and distribution; we believe the Big 12 can help ESPNU grow not only in our region, but nationally. The growth of ESPNU and ESPNEWS will pay great dividends not only for Big 12 basketball but potentially other sports down the road. (ESPNEWS will reportedly carry around 50 live games produced exclusively for that network this year involving games from the Big 12, ACC and Big Ten.)
Q. Will the Big 12 develop its own channel like several other conferences have?
At this time, the membership is committed to its current partnerships with ABC/ESPN (football and men's basketball), FOX Sports (football and Olympic sports) and their own local packages. The Big 12 was the first conference in the country (as of January 1, 2008) to be guaranteed three days per week for men's basketball on ESPN and ESPN2. In addition, the commitment of games to ESPNU provides the Big 12 with a solid national platform for basketball. These factors and the strength of the school local packages currently satisfy the memberships exposure concern; but the Big 12 monitors the marketplace on a daily basis and will continue to evaluate the need for a dedicated channel.
Q. Who selects the announcers for Big 12 basketball?
The Big 12 does not play a role in the selection of announcers for the national telecasts on CBS, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. The Big 12 office works cooperatively in a process for the announcers but cannot unreasonably withhold approval of any announcer.
Q. Where is the best place to find the listings for which games are being telecast and where?
Right here at Big12Sports.com
(Check the home page and/or visit the composite schedule for the respective sports and make sure to check your local listings.)


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Gene Dattel, author of Cotton and Race in the Making of America, will bring the relationship of cotton and race out of the regional shadows into the forefront of American history. The powerful dynamic of cotton, the first truly global business, produced catastrophic racial consequences and performed a critical nation-building economic impact. Dattel casts light upon today's economic and racial issues and financial policies. He explains why the antebellum North provides the key to the tragedy of African American history from Reconstruction to the present.
Gene Dattel grew up in the cotton country of the Mississippi Delta and studied history at Yale and law at Vanderbilt. He then embarked on a twenty-year career in financial capital markets. Mr Dattel is now a New York/Connecticut-based financial historian who lectures widely. Additional information may be obtained at genedattel.com.
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PICO RIVERA >> Two deputies shot and wounded a man who allegedly threatened to kill his bedridden father and hit a deputy with a machete Tuesday, a detective said.
Lt. John Corina of the sheriff's Homicide Bureau said the deputy wasn't injured. He thinks the deputy may have been hit by the blunt end of the machete.
Corina said the incident started around 5:05 a.m. The sheriff's Pico Rivera station received a call of a person screaming in the 4800 block of Ivy Street.
When deputies arrived, Corina said a 75-year-old woman was outside the residence and her 56-year-old son was inside.
He said the woman told deputies her son punched her and hit her with an object. He didn't know what led to the assault.
The woman was afraid the son might hurt or kill her bedridden husband, according to Corina. He said the woman suspected her son was under the influence of drugs.
"The son comes out with a machete. He comes out of the front door toward the deputies," Corina said.
He said the deputies fired bean bag rounds at the man but there was no effect, The man went back inside the house.
"They contain the house. They can hear him yelling and screaming," Corina said, adding that the man shouted he was going to kill his father.
"He was threatening to kill dad so they had to get inside the house."
Deputies used a battering ram to break down the locked door.
"Once inside, the man hits one deputy in the arm with a machete," Corina said.
Two other deputies fired several times at the suspect.
He was taken to a hospital and was in surgery the last time Corina checked.
The man's father wasn't injured, Corina said.
According to the lieutenant, the man has a history of drug use and a previous conviction for elder abuse. He didn't know if the parents were the victims in the abuse case.
After a deputy-involved shooting, separate investigation are conducted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, the sheriff's Homicide Bureau and its Internal Affairs Bureau.
According to the sheriff's department, attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also respond to the scene and have full access to the facts known to the department.


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A Denver 911 dispatcher accused of mishandling a 12-minute domestic violence call that led to a woman being killed, resigned before she could be fired Friday, according to the Denver Department of Public Safety.
On April 15, Richard Kirk allegedly fatally shot his wife, Kristine Kirk, at their University of Denver neighborhood home, in front of their three boys.
Kristine initally told the dispatcher her husband was hallucinating after taking some pain medication and marijuana.
Kirk then allegedly retrieved a gun from a safe and shot his wife while she was still on the phone with the dispatcher. Police arrived shortly thereafter.
In their report, Denver police said had they known the suspect was brandishing a weapon, they would have stepped up their response.
The case led to changes in policy, said Daelene Mix, spokeswoman for the department of safety.
Once an officer is notified by dispatch there is a weapon involved in a domestic dispute call, they will go to code "zero," meaning they respond as fast as possible, Mix said.
Richard Kirk was charged with first-degree murder and remains in jail.
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Mill Meadows maze idea dubbed 'lunacy'
A MAZE could be created in Mill Meadows in Henley. It would have waist-high hedges and notice boards with information about the meadows, which are popular with visitors, and other places of interest in town.
On Tuesday, members of the town council's recreation and amenities committee agreed to investigate the proposal and consider reinstating the putting green. Councillor Elizabeth Hodgkin called the maze a "lovely idea".
"This could be one thought for celebrating the Queen's jubilee," she said.
But Councillor Barry Wood said the maze would just be a case of "filling spaces" and claimed that the council had previously used Mill Meadows for "dumping things".
He said: "A maze is lunacy — it would be blocking an open space. I would like to see more open space and keep the ambience of Mill Meadows."
Cllr Hodgkin responded: "The maze would not be built on the meadow but on a more feasible area.
"This particular space has been very difficult for us. We have tried a number of things such as a putting green there but it didn't go well. Then we tried a picnic area but that didn't go well either.
"I propose carrying out further investigation because it is worthy of it."
Her proposal was seconded by Mayor Jeni Wood and passed by three votes to one with one abstention.
An earlier proposal to put a maze in Marsh Meadows was rejected by town councillors following an objection from Paul Mainds, chief executive of the River and Rowing Museum, and because it was an inappropriate location.
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The 5 Keys to Keeping (Real) Friends
What is the highest and best form of human relationship, apart from the bond between a mother and her infant? Without doubt it is friendship. To the champions of romantic love this might seem a calumny, but in fact romantic love is only the first step to what can become, if everything works out, the finest kind of friendship, for it is not an end in itself but a beginning to richer and deeper possibilities.
Think of it: if we can become friends with our lovers and spouses even as they remain our lovers and spouses, if we can become friends with our children and our parents even as they remain our children and parents, and likewise with our workmates and neighbors even as they remain these things too, then our relationships with them will have reached their summit. This is because of what friendship is: it is the vital connection that consists of trust, giving, support, enjoyment, sharing and caring, and is central to what makes life worth living.
The five key elements to friendship are mutuality, loyalty, readiness to help, readiness to challenge when necessary, and "being there" as we say nowadays. Each can be illustrated from great examples of friendship in literature, legend and history.


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The development process of the Edge has been ongoing over the seasons with many prototypes, new ideas, and continuous learning for the design team. What we found during this process is the combination of parameters that define the Edge are incredibly well matched to deliver performance across a broad spectrum. For Freeriders it's the way the Edge progressively pulls offering amazing power delivery and generous boost when you send it. For racers this is directly translated into up and downwind performance as well as speed and power.
The latest Edge has been completely re-shaped in our new highly advanced custom built CAD software. What this means is we are able to work with parameters specifically designed to shaping flexible wings. We have optimised panel layout and strut position resulting in a cleaner profile and canopy throughout angle of attack changes. The new Edge feels and flies much smoother and is more controlled and stable during loaded riding and at high speeds. Additionally the optimised strut placement allows the wingtip to flex which reduces steering forces and speeds up handling.
The new Edge is constructed with quality proven Teijin D2 canopy material and Teijin Dacron providing a crisper feel and a stronger kite. A low-drag pulley-less bridle system is achieved through optimised load distribution into the kite attachment points. The bridles are spliced using high quality Aramid line, which is 50% thinner than our standard bridle line giving the Edge a turbo charged feel. Combined with our Race Control System and Race Flying Lines the Edge is the race winning ticket.
For this season we have developed new sizes expanding on the smaller kite range specially for lighter riders or Foil board racing. With new a 5m, 6m and 8m added to the already broad line-up of sizes this allows riders to choose exactly what they need in a regatta or for freeride mega boosting on those high wind days.
We have continued to develop larger Edge sizes as the Chrono is not for everyone or for all conditions. In gusty or turbulent wind the Edge will be easier to use and handle in both free ride and race situations. We recommend that all intermediate riders use the Edge before considering moving to a Chrono for light wind racing or free riding.


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Matt16 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 152 diseños de 50 diseñadores freelance.
Slocum & Lang, P.C.
My partner and I are 5 to 7 years out of law school and just started a law firm. We specialize in courtroom trial advocacy. We are young and hungry and have a unique approach to our craft. Specifically, we only want a limited number of cases at any given time so that our clients get the personal attention they deserve (something that is really lacking in this business). We prefer to wear jeans and flip flops to work, unless of course we have to stand before "the man" on behalf of our clients. When we are not in the office we are busy camping, fishing, hiking and enjoying this awesome place we call home. In short, we are not your typical "suits" but we do have a passion for our craft, our clients and life in general.
We are trial attorneys that strictly represent plaintiffs (those that have been kicked around, injured or just plain taken advantage of). Our goal is to give a voice to those that need to be heard.
Essentially, our clients come to us from diverse backgrounds in times of need. Most of the time new clients come from referrals from family, friends and former clients. However, a referral alone does not get the job done. First impressions are crucial. From the moment they see our logo, potential clients will begin to draw conclusions as to our abilities. To this end, we want to attract everyone and anyone who is in need of good trial lawyers.
We are looking for something unique. No scales of justice or pictures of the courthouse. We are looking for a logo that uses a cool font and captures the essence of who we are as described above. We are aggressive trial attorneys but we truly value our clients (NO BS). We value them as people and care a great deal about the troubles they are facing. If you look at most law firm websites, you will note that logos are non existent. Typically, it's simply the last name of a group of people and that is it. We are wide open and looking for creativity here. We would like to be unique but yet maintain the professionalism that is expected of a good lawyer. Obviously the name of our firm, Slocum & Lang, P.C., is the centerpiece but we are wide open as to how the name is designed and open to any graphic design that will compliment our name and make us stand out. Good luck and thanks so much in advance for your efforts.
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There does not seem to be any consensus among languages and libraries:
Wikipedia wrote:Row-major order is used in C/C++/Objective-C (for C-style arrays), Mathematica, PL/I, Pascal, Speakeasy, SAS, and C#/CLI/.Net.
Column-major order is used in Fortran, OpenGL and OpenGL ES, MATLAB, GNU Octave, S-Plus, R, Julia, Rasdaman, Scilab.
Row-major order is the default in NumPy (for Python).
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Right now, you are reading a piece of social media. That means it's designed to be passed around on social networks - though it appears on io9.com, can easily be transplanted to Facebook, Twitter, Stumble Upon, and dozens of others. Or it can be converted to email or a text message you can pass along to people who've never heard of io9. That's the difference between traditional print media and social media - the former requires you to seek out a publication to get information, whereas the latter requires you to be part of a social network. Many argue that this is a form of media that has never existed before, and that it's about to change not just the gadgets we buy, but the very fabric of our culture - how we communicate who we are, and how we remember our history.
Over the weekend at South by Southwest, I moderated a panel of science fiction authors and social media makers about whether science fiction scenarios can give us insight into where this new kind of media is taking us as a civilization. Their answers ranged from the optimistic to the paranoid-dystopian - and their scenarios were all surprisingly plausible. Here's what we discussed.
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Will the wisdom of crowds create a dumb artificial intelligence?
Maureen McHugh, who writes SF novels as well as stories for transmedia studio Fourth Wall, pointed out that most people are comfortable with what Robert Heinlein described as the "first and second levels of extrapolation," - in the first, you imagine new technology (like the internet) and in the second you imagine an infrastructure for it (new mobile devices, ocean cables, services like Twitter). But in the third level of extrapolation, you imagine the ways this new technology and its infrastructure will change society. That's what we wanted to know.
NPR producer and blogger Matt Thompson suggested we start by considering the "twin neuroses" of science fiction: the hive mind and artificial intelligence. In the world of social media, we have access to a social hive mind (what commentators sometimes call "the wisdom of crowds"), but part of that mind is created by AIs. Bots, information aggregators, and algorithms are among the voices you hear on everything from Twitter (where I personally follow a bridge, a tree, and a satellite) to Facebook (where updates come from people and brands). Thompson said we need to think of the human hive mind and artificial intelligence on a continuum - we are not dealing with a future where we'll meet an AI like HAL from 2001, but instead a strange version of ourselves, an amalgam of avatars and humans and programs who might be no smarter than a shark but is nevertheless "alive" and autonomous.
What will be our relationship to the artificial intelligence we create?
io9's Charlie Jane Anders mentioned Matthew DeAbaitua's novel Red Men, where people discover that their online avatars have taken on a life of their own. They've become yuppies who form their own community where the conduct right-wing social experiments outside the control of their "real life" counterparts. Will we have an adversarial relationship with the AI that grows out of our hive mind? "What will happen when you search for something on Google and Google asks, 'Why do you want to know that?'" Anders wondered.
Comic book artist and writer Molly Crabapple pointed out that we may also continue to have the same old adversarial relationships we've always had with other humans, but transformed by social gaming. She outlined a scenario where instead of working at WalMart, people would compete in a WalMart Box Stacking Challenge! where you'd stack boxes all day in the hope of winning a salary. This is the dark side of game-ification, she said, where people are fooled into thinking they're having fun when they're really being exploited.
We all wondered whether this basic problem would infect the "wisdom of crowds," too, which after all have spawned things like lynchings and genocides. As I said, "The wisdom of crowds isn't always awesome." Perhaps the hive mind AI will have a truly adversarial relationship with us - maybe we are building a monster with our social media. Or maybe we are just building something large and dumb - "Maybe you won't talk to the AI because you're just a neuron in it," McHugh speculated.
Can social media function as collective memory?
I talked a bit about Hannu Rajaniemi's novel The Quantum Thief - already out in the UK, and forthcoming in a US edition from Tor in May. In that book, post-humans are living in a society on Mars that has been utterly transformed by social networks - all events and memories are saved as "exomemories" to a vast quantum database. Who you are, from your most private thoughts to your stroll down the street, is part of the public hive mind. But the citizens of this society, called the Oubliette, have taken back user control by inventing new internal organs which are constantly negotiating privacy settings in every social situation. Whether you're walking down the street or having a business negotiation, each person can choose whether other people around them will remember what has happened. So you can walk down the street in stealth mode - nobody remembers seeing you - or have a private conversation about business that only you remember. Or that only you and one other person are allowed to remember. Of course there are as many flaws in this system as there are in Facebook privacy settings. It's a terrific third-level extrapolation of where social media might take us, into a world where we've changed our bodies to control memories.
Thompson followed up by saying that a lot of these issues come back to memory. Is social media creating a repository of memories the way libraries have done? Will social networks and articles like this one on io9 help people learn from history, or will this whole conversation be forgotten - lost in the babble of the hive mind? McHugh added that this has always been an issue when new media arrived. Socrates worried that literacy would destroy human memory, because people would no longer memorize stories and ideas but instead record them externally in books.
Is your online identity fragmented or whole?
We concluded by talking about how these questions of memory come back to the idea of our online avatars and our relationship to them. We no longer control how people remember us because it's increasingly difficult to hide parts of ourselves in public. Anders pointed out that futurists of the past used to worry that social media would turn us into fragmented, schizophrenic people whose lives have been shattered into many selves. "But now it seems that the opposite has happened," she said. "All our selves are too closely linked."
Crabapple noted that the recent scandal over NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller - caught on tape saying the Tea Party is racist - reflected this problem, where a person speaking informally discovered that his personal comments were used to destroy his professional reputation. "The more our personal lives and professional lives are connected through video and pictures and online profiles, the more people will be self-censoring," Crabapple predicted.
Though many of our predictions were fairly dark, we all agreed that there are positive ways that social media and the hive mind will change our culture. We have all had terrific experiences finding community, business partners, and lovers online through social networks that didn't exist twenty years ago. If the AI that grows out of our hive mind is a reflection of who we are, it will be filled with as many good impulses as bad ones.
So, will social media usher in a world where we be stacking boxes for "fun," or will we be building up new communities whose democratic conversations will be remembered as a contribution to social progress? In the end it always comes down to who controls the game.
You can read more about our panel at The Atlantic.


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Fewer than seven days remain until names are dropped in the entry box for the 138th runnings of both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. With that in mind, some thoughts on pressing questions regarding both races.
Who will be the Derby favorite?
Three weeks ago, my answer would have been the nearly white Hansen – if he won the Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland. Then it appeared the Bodemeister might be the bettor's choice after his scorching 9 ¼-length victory in the Arkansas Derby.
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What might the odds be on the Derby favorite?
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Does any member of the prospective Derby field appear to be going the wrong way?
It's been an interesting year for Alpha, the Godolphin colt who is coming off a good runner-up effort behind unbeaten Gemologist in the Wood Memorial. He appeared to be one of this Derby's many "now†horses after that outing, but then trainer Kiaran McLaughlin's colt missed four days of training after developing infection in cuts on the shin of his left foreleg suffered in the Wood. Then Alpha lost the services of jockey Ramon Dominguez, who chose to ride Hansen in the Derby.
Which horses appear to be going the right way late in the game?
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Of the Asmussen duo, Daddy Nose Best is looking most like the late-developing "wise guy†horse whose odds will drop during Derby Week. But Sabercat could be the horse that puts the trifecta or superfecta into the stratosphere with a big run at 35-1.
What is the most significant development in Derby 138 over the past few days?
The addition of star sprinter Trinniberg to the Derby field ensured a sizzling pace for the Derby and must give pause to both Bodemeister and Hansen, who figure to be close from the start on the first Saturday in May. Trainer Bisnath Parboo indicated earlier that the brilliantly fast Trinniberg might take an early position just behind the leaders, but that would be like Kentucky going to the NCAA tournament and shifting Anthony Davis to point guard. It's hard to imagine Trinniberg being anywhere but on the lead out the gate in Derby 138, and he has the quality to carry the field well into the far turn. That could make Dominguez on Hansen and Mike Smith on Bodemeister press their respective buttons a bit earlier than they'd like, which would likely set the Derby up for a horse coming from off the pace.
Which horse might the Derby gods smile upon?
It's hard to imagine that Optimizer might win the Derby, but if he manages to get into the field (graded earnings remain a question) his stretch run could be fueled by Laffit Pincay's famed "little push†from above. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has won four Derbys and a victory in this one would make the 76-year-old Hall of Famer the oldest trainer to saddle a winner of the "Run for the Roses.†He'd be just a few months older than legendary Charlie Whittingham when he notched his second Derby win with Sunday Silence in 1989. Optimizer is owned by Bluegrass Hall, which is owned by remarkable Kentucky success story Brad Kelley, who was rumored last week to have purchased racing's near mythic Calumet Farm. If the reported Calumet deal is finalized before the Derby, there would be a lot of Derby magic behind Optimizer, who might be 50-1 when the crowd sings "My Old Kentucky Home†on May 5.
Who will be the favorite for the Kentucky Oaks?
The Oaks does not seem to be nearly as competitive as the Derby, although a full gate of 14 fillies might enter. It seems assured that either Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby, trained by Shively-native Gary "Red Dog†Hartlage and ridden by stable rider Joe Johnson, or Grace Hall, runner-up in last fall's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, will be the fans' choice. The guess here is that On Fire Baby will be a narrow choice, and Shively might never be the same following the celebration of an Oaks win by Hartlage. Upset possibilities: Karlovy Vary, And Why Not.
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Scientists have identified more than 44,500 spider species so far (for comparison, there are about 6,000 mammal species). Before you head out to see the 16 species featured in Spiders Alive! curated by Norman Platnick, curator emeritus in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology here are some amazing arachnid facts.
Spiders evolved more than 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
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Many spiders care for their offspring. For instance, a female wolf spider may carry an egg sac containing her young for weeks. Once the spiderlings hatch, she hauls as many as 100 or more of them on her back for another week or so.
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Published on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
To see photos and video of bonding experiences check out the BONDING JOURNALS
Bonding bunnies can be tricky at times. How would you like a stranger to come into your house, eat your food and lounge on your couch? Many bunnies don't like this either and things can get aggressive fast. Though there are numerous experiences of easy bonding, it is best to expect that there are going to be challenges. To leave it to chance can cause serious injuries when bunnies fight so it's best to go through a bonding process when introducing bunnies.
There are some basics to bonding, but each bonding experience is unique. You have to figure out through trial and error what works. For example, one pair of rabbits may like eating together, while another pair may fight over food. Same thing can happen with the litter box.
Remember, there is no set time line: Though the average is a few weeks, bonding can be as short as a few days to a few months or longer, or in rare cases - never.
Patience and staying calm may become the biggest challenges. We can hinder or help the process with our own reactions. So take a deep breath and repeat after me, "It's only bunny bonding, the world isn't ending, and yes I have other things to do, but maybe I can learn something from this." I know I learned patience.
Spay & Neuter First
The hormones that drive them to fight over territory are lessened when bunnies are spayed/neutered. During bonding, bunnies may mark more and seem to lose litter box habits. And urine and territorial droppings of bunnies that are not spayed and neutered are pungent.
It's best to wait a month after surgery before bonding to let their hormones die down. It's important to note that a neutered male can still impregnate an unaltered female within a month after his neuter surgery. He can still have viable sperm during that time.
Note: Most bunnies at rabbit rescues are spayed and neutered. Plus rescue groups can help you with bonding, which brings me to the next subject.
Try Speed Dating for Bunnies
The easiest bonding session I ever experienced was when I took my bunny to the House Rabbit Society and let him pick HIS favorite.
There was one gorgeous rabbit there that I loved, and I hoped he'd feel the same way, but she hated him, and wanted him dead. So that didn't work, but can you imagine if I picked her out and brought her home to him? Egads!
The HRS expert observed his behavior toward the other "dates", and from that, she was able to choose rabbits she thought matched better with his personality type. This is extremely helpful for those who don't yet know how to read their bunny's body language.
I still had to go through a bonding process, but it took only a few days.
Put pens/cages next to each other
Some bonding experts recommend placing their cages or pens near each other and switching the bunnies or their litter boxes everyday for two weeks prior to bonding them. Though this can really help things progress, I have found a couple of things to be cautious of:
Start Neutral
Be sure to wear gloves to protect your hands if they get aggressive, and have a squirt bottle handy to stop aggressive lunges.
I always start in a neutral territory, which is any place that my bunny doesn't't usually go into, like the bathroom, bathtub or laundry room. I start with 15 minute sessions in the neutral space a couple of times a day, and I increase or decrease the time depending on how they're getting along.
Rabbits can hold grudges, so I always try and end on a positive note. Positive doesn't mean they have to be snuggling. They can just be ignoring each other.
Rough Starts? Try car rides first
So what do you do if there really aren't any positive experiences to end on? Some bunnies want to kill each other even in neutral territories. If that happens, I put them in the carrier together and take them on a 20 minute car ride first. I've even had rabbits fight in the car, so be sure to have someone with you the first few times.
Moving on From Neutral Territory
Once I am able to trust them alone during their bonding sessions in the neutral space, then I move them to a semi-neutral place. (again, this can take days or even weeks of daily sessions)
So how do yo know when you can trust them alone? (When I say alone, I mean just to do other things around the house - still within ear shot). I feel I can do that when they can move away from or towards each other without a problem. When they seem to be comfortable around each other, lying together, and/or at least one grooming the other. When I see this happening for several sessions, then I move on to the next step.
Next Step - Semi Neutral
A semi-neutral place is usually a general area that everyone, humans and animals alike, spend time in. The bunnies still need to be kept confined during bonding, so I put them in an x-pen in that area.
I go through the same routine in the semi-neutral space as I did in the neutral territory. Sometimes the move doesn't't affect them, and other times the move can cause a little bit of a dominance dance. That's normal, but if things drastically digress, then I go back again to the neutral territory for awhile or rethink my strategy. You'll see in the bonding journals, that all different types of methods were used in Rucy & Bailey's long bonding saga.
Final Step - Permanent Home
Once I can trust them to be alone again without direct supervision in the semi-neutral space then I put them together in what will be their permanent space. My rabbits have a large area sectioned off in the kitchen that they stay in when they're not running around the house. But before I bring them to "their" new space, it's best to rearrange it, clean it with a vinegar and water mixture, and put in fresh linens and rugs. This can help make it new even for the original bunny which should help with any residual territorial holds he may have over it.
I supervise in their space just like I did in the previous spaces. Once they are getting along there, then I consider them bonded.
But for the first night, I always want to be within ear shot of their space so I can wake up if a nasty fight breaks out.
Since our bedroom is too far away, I brought a cot out to sleep on.
Don't have a semi permanent space? Create one
One of my bunnies considered almost every place, (except for the bathroom), her area, so I had to create a semi-neutral space. I did this by putting a section of sheet vinyl on the floor. (You can use a tarp or a blanket too). Then I set-up the x-pen over the vinyl. I then covered the sides of the x-pen with blankets, and cardboard to block their view. Some general room smells might be familiar but they don't usually recognize the space. Then over time I gradually removed the side panels.
Pasta Strainer = Rabbit Protection
The Stunt Double
I accidentally discovered a helpful pre-bonding technique; I call it the "Stunt Double":
A Stunt Double is a stuffed animal that is covered in the scent of the"other" rabbit. I do that by putting the stuffed animal in the "other" bunny's cage for a few days. I also collect fur from the bunny brush. Then I cut little openings in the Stunt Double's forehead, and put the rabbit fur there.
The stunt double has helped me predict a bunny's reaction. It also helped my bunnies safely get used to their potential companion. I can't guarantee that this will work in every situation. This isn't a scientific study or proven method; I accidentally discovered the stunt double technique when I was trying to help a lonely foster bunny, Jack, feel better.
One member said this worked very well for a very "humpy" dominant bunny. (neutered!) Anyway, he would wear out and anger his real potential mate with needing to mount all the time. The stunt double provided a way for her bunny to wear himself out prior to the bonding sessions. She said this helped keep him a bit more calm during the bonding session and bonding ended up being a success. Poor stunt double though was left behind - didn't even get dinner and movie first.
Jack's Experience with the Stunt Double:
Jack & Rucy
I gave the stunt double to Jack, my foster bunny at the time who had lost his mate a while back. At first he charged and growled at the Stunt Double, who smelled like my bunny Rucy. But because the stunt double didn't return any aggression, I guess he felt safe, and after a few days, he began cuddling with it.
Later when I adopted Jack and actually introduced him to Rucy, all he wanted to do was cuddle. Rucy was not aggressive with Jack at all. But she wasn't quite sure what to make of Jack's affection, but within a week she was in love with this new affectionate rabbit.
Jack & Bailey
I decided to try this with Bailey and Jack. I made two stunt doubles - one for each bunny. They both reacted aggressively to their stunt double. They showed the same behavior during their first introduction, but at least I was prepared with my strainer, gloves and water bottle. I continued to use the stunt double during the times they were away from each other. Over time, Jack and Bailey began to cuddle with their doubles. Their behavior with the doubles seemed to mirror their behavior with each other. I don't know if it made bonding any quicker between them, but it at least helped me prevent injuries because I was prepared for aggression.
Let's learn from each other. Send your bonding journal, and I'll post it or post tips gained from it.
Please read Photo Tips on taking pictures of your bunnies.
Author: BB
Categories: Bonding
Tags: Bonding, Care


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