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Takeho Ishiyama (also spelled Takeo) is Yumi and Hiroki's father. He is a working man and the provider for the Ishiyama family.
In Laughing Fit, he and his wife, Akiko Ishiyama, are shown fighting and wouldn't talk to each other, with him going as far as to move in with a friend. In The Chips Are Down, he is also shown to have lost his job and is forced to return to Kyoto, Japan if he can't find a new one, but at the end of the episode, he got a new job and he and his family were able to stay in France.
He often worries about his daughter who sneaks off at night to get to the Factory. He also seems to love dogs, as shown when he meets Kiwi, despite having previously stated that he hates all domestic animals.
In the English dub of Code Lyoko, he was voiced by David Gasman. In the French version of Code Lyoko, his voice was either provided by Mathieu Moreau or Frederic Meaux. There is contradictory information about this.
Season One
Season Two
- Exploration
- A Great Day
- Missing Link (voice only)
- The Chips Are Down
- A Bad Turn
- Attack of the Zombies
- A Fine Mess
- Franz Hopper
Season Four
- Lost at Sea (flashback; cameo)
- Distant Memory
- A Space Oddity
Video Games
- Get Ready to Virtualize (mentioned)


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Looking for stocking stuffers that won't end up in the back of the closet by New Year's? Here are a few of our suggestions for quality gifts that won't break the bank.
For the fitness fanatic, Sony has the MDR-AS20J headphones, which conveniently fit around the outer ear with an earbud that sets inside the ear canal and because they feature a convertible ear hanger, you can transform them from over-the-ear headphones to a traditional earbud style. But take it from me, if you're running full-out on the treadmill, you're going to appreciate the over the ear function.In addition, all active style headphones have moisture-resistant features. Reasonably priced at approx $20.00. (Evan)
Tokidoki goes high tech? Well, not exactly but you can buy one of these dangerous looking mouse pads for only $16. I am a big fan of "Bastardino" but the others are pretty cool too. (Evan)
LOLcats have been the internet (sorry, "teh internets") hit of the decade, and what better way to celebrate than with these cute magnets, which will have you LOLzing every time you look at the fridge. (Diane)
If you're in the UK, you still have a few days to add some disembodied lego head earrings to someone's stocking (or your own ears) thanks to Plastic Bat. They're much cuter than they sound, look:
And speaking of retro objets, if you know someone who had to stop drumming after they downsized - I do), these Finger Drums could tide them over 'til they find a place to stash their bass. And if not, they're still just good fun. (Diane)
The KingMax 8GB Super Stick USB Drive is compatible with all Windows and Mac operating systems, is super small, and - get this - is washer/dryer safe! Buy it here
for $24.99. (Shelley)
Here's a great, affordable Christmas gift for anyone on Santa's list! Griffin's "Tune Buds" which come in 5 snappy colors (Silver, Light Blue, Purple, Light Green and Red). At $19.99, you're not going to expect the quality of your Shure earbuds, but they're surprisingly good, especially with the bass, which is always tricky. The secret is not only the neodymium dynamic drivers, it's the specially-engineered ear cushions, shaped to perfectly conform to the shape of the inside of your ears, which means enhanced audio isolation from outside distractions. Size matters, folks. With 3 sizes of interchangeable soft washable silicone ear cushions included in every package, there's a size for everyone, so no more "ear-fatigue." (Evan)
Here's a perfect stocking stuffer for anyone on your list.
GelaSkins are removable covers for protecting and customizing your portable devices, including BlackBerrys, iPods, iPhones, laptops, gaming consoles, etc. Patented 3M adhesive make GelaSkins easy to apply with no residue left behind and you can always reposition the skin so you can easily get a perfect fit. $14.95 for most BlackBerry cases; iPods, up to $29.95 for a 17" Mac Laptop. (Evan)
Want an inexpensive MP3 player for someone's stocking? The Nextar "Peanut" MP3 player is on sale at Amazon for a "Super Deal" price of $16.95. Supports MP3 and WMA; 12 hours of continuous playback on one AAA battery; has playlist suport; and comes in black , red and blue. But all you really need to know is that it was regularly $39.95 so you're saving a ton of green. (Evan)
It'll look like Santa was very generous this year, if he puts a Speck case in a certain someone's stocking. Get 75% OFF ALL iPhone (1st Gen), iPod nano (3rd gen), iPod touch (1st Gen) and iPod classic (1st/2nd Gen) cases. For instance, the lovely See Thru iPhone case pictured above is reduced from $29.95 to $7.95. Happy Holidays indeed! (Evan)
Tetromino Ice Blox is a Tetris spin-off that's useful and ideal for any geek's Christmas party: use it to make Tetris ice blocks (add a little Kool Aid or food coloring so they're more like the real thing). (Diane)
Last year I got one of the Edelsweiss Swiss Army Knives in my stocking and now I don't know how I lived without it. Features: small blade, scissors, toothpick, tweezers. $20 at Victorinox Swiss Army and Amazon.(Evan)
No dad's stocking is complete without a handy tool of some kind, preferably this 11 function multi-tool gizmo from Lights and Knives. Includes pliers, wire cutter, small Phillips screwdriver, springless lever action scissors, 2 slotted screwdriver tips, knife blade with partial serration, saw blade, can opener/cap lifter, wire stripper. Only 4 inches closed and there's "liner lock" on the main and saw blades. Because you never know when you might need a saw blade. $29.99 at Coast Portland. (Evan)
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A good move if they are going to help injured employees financially while CNA refuses to pay their DBA claims. Far too many DynCorp injured "valuable" employees have lost their homes and families with no help from anyone at all.
It would be better late than never
How much support will they be giving to corporate, medical, and government stakeholders (read CNA/DynCorp Carrier/Employer, their third party medical providers and the Department of Labor) and how much support will they be giving their serious and mortally injured employees?
DynCorp Press Release January 29, 2010
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – (Business Wire) DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) has established DI Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a corporate-wide initiative to assist employees in the event of serious or mortal injury. DI Care EAP will serve to lead all aspects of casualty procedures, family notification and victim assistance; help injured employees obtain legitimate insurance and benefits claims, and to support corporate, medical, and government stakeholders regarding the disposition and handling of more complex employee assistance claim administration and processing.
Michael Warren, previously head of DynCorp International's Civilian Police (CIVPOL) Employee Assistance Program (CEAP) since its inception in 2007, will serve as Director of DI Care EAP. This new position encompasses all DI programs, providing a central point of contact and dedicated personnel to assist victims and help families manage benefits and claims. CEAP has set the industry standard for employee care and support, distinguishing DI among government service providers. DI Care EAP will ensure the same level of support and assistance corporate-wide to injured employees and to families of those injured or killed.
Michael Warren joined DI in 2004 as an international police advisor, working overseas for two years in that capacity before taking over responsibility for the CEAP, providing support for civilian police program personnel. Previous to his employment with DI, Michael Warren was a member of the Harris County, Tex. Sheriff's Department.
"Excellence begins with caring – I truly believe that," said Mr. Warren. "The DI Care EAP reflects a culture of caring and commitment to our employees."
DynCorp International President and Chief Executive Officer William L. Ballhaus said "DI employees serve today for a safe tomorrow. We have people in difficult and often dangerous environments, underscoring the vital importance of a corporate-wide program to ensure that we stand behind and support our employees and their families in the event of a serious injury. I am proud of Mr. Warren for his dedication to this program."


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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) CHALLENGE!
Fearless Fitness Tip Of The Week: High Intensity Interval Training!
Believe it or not…. there is a way to burn more calories, lose more fat, and improve your cardiovascular fitness level in less time.
Sounds like one of those FINTESS MYTHS doesnt it? This is one of those rare times when the "too-good-to-be-true" fitness statement is TRUE. The answer to taking your fitness to the next level lies in HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING.
High Intensity Interval Training (known as HIIT) is a specialized form of interval training that involves short intervals of maximum intensity exercise separated by longer intervals of low to moderate intensity exercise. This method of training involves briefly pushing yourself beyond the upper end of your aerobic exercise zone and it offers several advantages that traditional steady-state exercise (keeping your heart rate within your aerobic zone) can't provide. HIIT is a serious time saver and a BUTT buster. Other benefits of High Intensity Training include:
- Conditioning of both the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems. You train your anaerobic system with brief, all-out efforts (like pushing up to a hill or sprinting the last hundred yards of your running workout) and your aerobic system during recovery intervals.
- HIIT forces excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) and allows you to consume a great deal more oxygen recovering from the exercise session than you would have had you just done a steady-state workout. This ultimately means that you can burn up to nine times more fat after your workout than you would if you just spent an hour on the treadmill at a moderate pace. HIIT training allows you to increase the amount of calories you burn during exercise and after.
- HIIT causes metabolic adaptations in the body that enable you to use more fat as fuel under a variety of conditions. This improves athletic endurance as well as your potential to burn more fat.
- This type of training limits muscle loss that can occur with weight loss, in comparison to traditional steady-state cardio exercise of longer duration. HIIT training can help your body develop into a lean, mean, cardiovascularly fit machine!
To really get the benefits HIIT, you'll need to push yourself past the upper end of your aerobic zone and allow your body to replenish your anaerobic energy system during the recovery intervals. Thats the key element of HIIT which makes it different from other forms of interval training – the high intensity intervals involve maximum effort, not simply a higher heart rate. There are many different approaches to HIIT, each involving different numbers of high and low intensity intervals, different levels of intensity during the low intensity intervals, different lengths of time for each interval, and different numbers of training sessions per week. If you want to use HIIT to improve performance for a particular sport or activity, you'll need to tailor your training program to the specific needs and demands of your activity.
HIIT is perfect for fitness fanatics who want to boost their cardiovascular fitness, endurance, and fat loss, without losing lean muscle mass. Before starting any HIIT program, you should be able to exercise for at least 20-30 minutes at 70-85% of your estimated maximum heart rate, without exhausting yourself or having problems. HIIT is physically demanding – and it's important to gradually build up your training program so that you don't overdo it.
Here are some Guidelines to help you get started with HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING:
- Always warm up and cool down for at least five minutes before and after each HIIT session.
- Work as hard as you can during the high intensity intervals, until you feel the burning sensation in your muscles indicating that you have entered your anaerobic zone. Elite athletes can usually sustain maximum intensity exercise for three to five minutes before they have to slow down and recover, so don't expect to work longer than that.
- Full recovery can take anywhere from 30 seconds to four minutes, you can shorten the recovery intervals if your high intensity intervals are also shorter or don't completely exhaust your anaerobic energy system.
- If you experience any chest pain or breathing difficulties during your HIIT workout, cool down immediately. (Don't just stop or else blood can pool in your extremities and lightheadedness or faintness can occur. Remember how I always say, "You wouldn't just STOP your car on the freeway"? Same thing applies here 🙂
- If your heart rate does not drop back down to about 70% of your max during recovery intervals, you may need to shorten your work intervals and/or lengthen your recovery intervals.
The HIIT approach isnt for everyone and might not be your "bag of chips". If you have any cardiovascular problems or other health concerns that limit your ability to exercise at intense levels, or if you are relatively new to aerobic exercise, HIIT might not be right for you RIGHT NOW. If you have any doubts or concerns about whether it might be safe for you, check in with your doctor before trying HIIT.
Are you READY TO HIIT IT?! Read below for sample high intensity interval workout ideas that will rock . your . world .
Fearless Fitness Challenge Of The Week: HIIT IT!
This week I challenge you to TWENTY MINUTES of a HIIT workout. High Intensity Training is easy to do on a run, in a spin class, or even on a piece of cardio equipment. You'll also find the HIIT approach in my weekly group fitness classes, "CHISEL'D" or "Cycling the WORKOUT" at Equinox Fitness. I'd LOVE to see you in class this week and share in a high intensity interval workout with you. For a complete class schedule, click here. If you can't make it to class, try one of these at home HIIT intervals:
- Go Back to elementary school with a Jump rope workout. 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off for 20 minutes total.
- Burpees (30 seconds on, 1 minute stepping in place to get your heart rate back down)
- TurboFire HIIT DVD (these are FANTASTIC. If you have the TurboFire DVDs, bust 'em out, or see if a friend would lend you the HIIT ones). Chalene Johnson is one of my favorite fitness gurus 🙂
- My Quick Fix Cardio Circuit:
- You can use any of the exercises from this video. Try going easy for 30 seconds and then up the intensity for 30 seconds, and then rest for a minute. Lather, rinse, repeat! ( These are great because they can be done at home with little to no equipment). Plyometric training is a great high intensity interval workout option.
If you need more "oomph" to your HIIT routine – Try increasing the amount of "go" time, or decreasing the recovery time.
My favorite HIIT interval is 4 1-minute high intensity interval drills, with a minute of rest in between, repeated two times. Love using this interval running the embaracadero or in cycling class.
Here's to you getting harder, better, faster, stronger! GO HIIT it this week with an awesome workout! Let me know how it goes…. hopefully I'll be in class workin it with you!


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If there is one sure thing about college football, it is that there is no such thing as a sure thing.
"One week you're drinking the wine, the next week you're stomping the grapes" was one of former Ohio State head coach John Cooper's all-time great sayings and Ol' Coop sure knew what he was talking about.
Over the course of a few short hours last Saturday, the college football landscape turned upside down as one head-scratcher after another revealed itself.
South Carolina turned defending national champion Alabama from an invincible dynasty-in-the-making to just another one-loss team. Meanwhile, Michigan State exposed seemingly superhuman Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson as just another Clark Kent, and lowly Illinois took advantage of several Penn State mistakes to post an unlikely 33-13 victory over the Nittany Lions, who were celebrating homecoming in Happy Valley.
Making those outcomes even more astounding was the historical significance of each game.
Before its 35-21 win over Alabama, South Carolina had never beaten a top-ranked team in four previous tries. Michigan State's 34-17 win over Michigan was the Spartans' third straight over their in-state rivals, and they haven't enjoyed a three-peat in the series since 1965-67. And the Fighting Illini won for the first time in seven trips all-time to Happy Valley, and Joe Paterno lost for only the sixth time in 45 homecomings.
Want more proof of how topsy-turvy college football can be from week to week? On Sept. 18, California was brutalized by upstart Nevada of the WAC during a 52-31 blowout. One week later, UCLA traveled to Austin and handed then No. 7 Texas a 34-12 loss, the worst home defeat for the Longhorns since Mack Brown took over as head coach in 1998. So what happened when Cal and UCLA got together Oct. 9 for a Pac-10 showdown in Berkeley? The Bears raced out to a 28-0 first-half lead before putting the Bruins away by a 35-7 final.
What's the point of all this? Simply a few cautionary tales for the suddenly No. 1-ranked Ohio State football team who would do well to remember another Coop-ism: "About the time you're feeling pretty good about yourself, it's time to check your hole card."
There is little doubt in my mind that Ohio State deserves to be ranked the No. 1 team in the nation. I have maintained since the team's Rose Bowl win over Oregon that I fully expect the Buckeyes to be playing for the national championship come next January. Now, halfway through the 2010 regular season, there is no reason to change my mind. Every team that remains on the schedule has been exposed in one way or another, and OSU will be favored – and rightfully so – in each of those final six games.
Wisconsin has been susceptible to the pass all season, and the Badgers allowed Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins to throw for 269 yards and three touchdowns. No offense to Cousins, but I'd take Terrelle Pryor over him every day of the week and twice on Saturdays.
Purdue has been decimated on offense by injuries and Ohio State will be seeking revenge for last year's upset loss. Minnesota could be the worst team in the Big Ten right now, and a rebuilding Penn State might not be that much better than the Gophers.
That leaves Iowa and archrival Michigan.
The Hawkeyes have lost 11 of their last 12 against OSU as well as 14 of their last 17 to the Buckeyes in Kinnick Stadium, and the jury remains out on whether the Wolverines are truly back or not. They looked pretty good early last season, too, before finishing 5-7.
Of course, the national naysayers would have everyone believe the Buckeyes are too flawed to be a legitimate No. 1 team. Many of them are picking Wisconsin to upset OSU tomorrow night. The pompous prattlers believe there are too many underlying issues with Ohio State including an offensive line that is perceived to be underachieving, a relatively punchless running game, injuries that are depleting the defensive secondary and the ticking time bomb that is kickoff and punt coverage.
Granted, I have been among the chronic complainers about all of the aforementioned warts and blemishes. But it could very well be a case of nitpicking at unrealistic expectations.
The Buckeyes are currently the No. 6 team in the nation in scoring offense, so the offensive line must be doing something right. It may also interest you to know that the lackluster run game is generating 217.3 yards per game, and that ranks 20th in the country.
Season-ending injuries to C.J. Barnett and Tyler Moeller were bitter pills to swallow, but the OSU defense continues to soldier on and excel. It ranks third nationally in total defense and is the country's sixth-toughest unit to score on.
And then there are the kick coverage units. Since allowing a 99-yard kickoff return to Ohio's Julian Posey – a touchdown that was wiped out by a penalty – the Buckeyes have not only shored up their coverage, they have shut down the opposition. Over the past three games, they have allowed an average of only 15.8 yards on 24 kickoffs, and the punt coverage has been even better. Eastern Michigan, Illinois and Indiana averaged 2.4 yards on 10 punts.
Every team at every competitive level in every competitive sport has some flaws, and Ohio State has its share. But if the Buckeyes can simply play to the level of their own talent – and not down to the level of their competition – they can not only march their way to the national championship game, they can win it no matter the opponent.
They simply have to keep in mind how much better it is to drink the wine than to stomp the grapes.
** This marks the 76th meeting of Ohio State and Wisconsin, and the Buckeyes hold a decidedly lopsided 53-17-5 record in the overall series including 24-10-2 in Madison. OSU has won four of its last five trips to Camp Randall Stadium. Since 1999, however, the series has been tight with the Buckeyes holding a slight 5-4 advantage.
** Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel is in his 10th season with the Buckeyes. He has an 100-21 overall record, including 4-3 against Wisconsin. He is 61-13 in the Big Ten and 35-14 against ranked teams. The Badgers are ranked No. 16 in this week's USA Today coaches' poll as well as the Harris Interactive Poll. They are No. 18 in the Associated Press writers' poll.
** Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema is in his fifth season with the Badgers. He has a 43-15 overall record, including 0-3 against Ohio State. He is 21-13 in the Big Ten and 5-10 against ranked teams. That includes an 0-4 mark against teams ranked in the top 10. The Buckeyes are ranked No. 1 this week in all three national polls.
** With 43 wins, Bielema is already sixth all-time in career victories among Wisconsin head coaches. He needs only four more to move into fourth place past Dave McClain (46, 1978-85) and Harry Stuhldreher (45, 1936-48). Barry Alvarez (1990-2005) is the school's all-time winningest coach with 118 victories.
** Wisconsin hasn't had much success over the years against top-ranked teams. The Badgers are 14-58-2 all-time against top-five opponents, a mark that includes 3-16 against teams ranked No. 1. However, all three of Wisconsin's victories against top-ranked teams have come at Camp Randall Stadium.
** The last time the Badgers played a No. 1 team was in 2007 when they lost a 38-17 decision to Ohio State in Columbus. The last time Wisconsin beat a No. 1 team came in the 1981 season opener when the Badgers handed Michigan a 21-14 upset loss in Madison.
** The Buckeyes made their 94th appearance at the No. 1 spot in the AP poll this week, the third-highest total since the AP began ranking college football teams in 1936. Only Oklahoma (98) and Notre Dame (95) have been atop the poll more.
** Ohio State has an all-time record of 66-11-1 playing as the nation's No. 1-ranked team.
** Wisconsin has played Ohio State six times when the Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 and have a 1-5 record in those games. The only UW victory came in 1942 when the Badgers took a 17-7 win at Camp Randall Stadium in what has become known as "The Bad Water Game." Several members of the OSU squad became ill after drinking tainted water on the train to Madison and the game wound up as the only blemish on the Buckeyes' 1942 record. They still went on to win the school's first-ever national championship that year.
** In the Tressel era, Ohio State is 13-6 on the road against ranked teams. The Buckeyes also have an eight-game winning streak in Big Ten road games against teams ranked in the AP top 25.
** Ohio State has won 19 of its last 20 conference road games. The only blemish during that streak was last year's 26-18 upset loss to Purdue last season.
** OSU has a 27-13 record away from home in night games. Under Tressel, the Buckeyes are 16-10 after dark overall and that includes an 8-3 mark in Big Ten night games played on the road.
** Wisconsin has won 40 of its last 44 games at Camp Randall Stadium. That includes 13 of the last 14 with the only blemish a 20-10 loss to Iowa last season.
** The Badgers will be trying to get an early upper hand in the game. They are 32-4 under Bielema when they score first.
** Former All-America receiver Lee Evans will serve as honorary captain for the Badgers. Evans caught a 79-yard touchdown pass to give Wisconsin a 17-10 victory over Ohio State in 2003, a night game at Camp Randall that snapped the Buckeyes' 19-game winning streak.
** As it has been so many times in this series, the game will feature a classic matchup between the irresistible force and the immovable object. Wisconsin ranks second in the Big Ten in rushing with an average of 240.8 yards per game while Ohio State ranks second in the conference against the run, surrendering an average of only 78.7 yards per contest.
** Wisconsin has been pretty good against the run this year as well. The Badgers rank third in the Big Ten, giving up an average of 108.2 yards per game, and they have allowed just one rushing touchdown so far in six games.
** In Tressel's 121 games with the Buckeyes, opposing teams have totaled 175 or more yards on the ground only 11 times. Wisconsin has three of those 11 performances, including 179 two years ago during a 20-17 loss to Ohio State in Madison.
** UW quarterback Scott Tolzien is completing 69.7 percent of his attempts so far this season and his career percentage of 65.8 is the best in school history. Tolzien has the third-best career completion percentage among active Division I-A quarterbacks who have played 20 games or more. Only Case Keenum of Houston (68.9) and Kellen Moore of Boise State (66.8) rank ahead of the Wisconsin QB.
** You should not expect a shutout in tomorrow night's game. Wisconsin hasn't been shut out since a 34-0 loss to Syracuse in the 1997 season opener and the Buckeyes haven't been blanked since a 28-0 loss at Michigan in the 1993 regular-season finale.
** Wisconsin has 13 Ohio natives on its roster. Ohio State has no Wisconsin-born players.
** Camp Randall Stadium, which opened in 1917, is the fourth-oldest on-campus stadium in Division I-A. The only older facilities are Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech (1913), Davis Wade Stadium at Mississippi State (1914) and Nippert Stadium at Cincinnati (1916).
** With last week's win over Indiana, Ohio State became one of only seven bowl-eligible teams so far this season. The others are Auburn, LSU, Michigan State, Nevada, Oregon and TCU.
** Wisconsin senior David Gilreath is one of the most prolific kickoff return men in Big Ten history. He already holds the conference record with 116 career kickoff returns and is third all-time in kickoff return yardage with 2,514. Derrick Mason of Michigan State (1993-96) is the Big Ten career leader with 2,575 yards on kickoff returns.
** With 315 yards of total offense last week against Indiana, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor increased his career total to 6,518 and moved past Steve Bellisari (6,496, 1998-2001) into fourth place on the school's career list in that category. The top three are Art Schlichter (8,850, 1978-81), Bobby Hoying (7,151, 1992-95) and Troy Smith (6,888, 2003-06).
** With his sixth career game of 300 or more yards of total offense, Pryor tied the school record set by Joe Germaine (1996-98).
** Pryor also increased his career passing yardage to 4,754 and pushed his way past Craig Krenzel (4,493, 2000-03) into ninth place on the school's all-time list. Jim Karsatos (5,089, 1984-86) is currently eighth.
** OSU kicker Devin Barclay is currently tied for the nation's third-longest streak of consecutive games with at least one field goal. Barclay has had at least one field goal in seven straight games. Georgia kicker Blair Walsh is first with 14 in a row while Dustin Hopkins of Florida State is second with eight. Danny Hrapmann of Southern Mississippi and Collin Wager of Penn State are tied with Barclay at seven.
** This week's game will be telecast by ESPN with the marquee primetime announce crew of Brent Musberger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color analysis) and Erin Andrews (sideline reports). The game will also be telecast by ESPN3-D with Dave Lamont, Tim Brown and Ray Bentley on the call. Kickoff is set for shortly after 7 p.m. Eastern. (That is 6 p.m. local time if you're in Madison.)
** Madison will this week's site of ESPN's College GameDay, which begins at 9 a.m. Eastern on ESPNU and continues at 10 a.m. on ESPN.
** The game will also be broadcast on Sirius satellite radio channels 90 and 122 as well as XM channels 143 and 196. Sports Radio USA will also broadcast the game with Rich Cellini and former Northwestern head coach Gary Barnett on the call.
** Next week, Ohio State returns to Ohio Stadium to Purdue in the annual homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 12 noon Eastern and the game will be televised by the Big Ten Network.
** On Oct. 11, 1975, Division II schools Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) and Davidson (N.C.) College combined to set an NCAA single-game rushing record as the Bears topped the Wildcats, 69-14. Lenoir-Rhyne rushed for an amazing 837 yards while Davidson added 202, establishing a new NCAA record with 1,039 combined rushing yards on 111 attempts.
** On Oct. 12, 2002, Northern Illinois trailed Miami (Ohio) by a 27-14 score entering the fourth quarter. The Huskies proceeded to score 34 points in the final period to rally for a 48-41 victory, establishing a MAC record for most points scored in a fourth-quarter comeback win.
** On Oct. 13, 2007, Houston became the only team in NCAA history to have a 300-yard receiver and a 200-yard rusher in the same game as the Cougars scored a wild 56-48 victory over Rice. Houston wide receiver Donnie Avery caught 13 passes for 346 yards – a school and Conference USA record – while tailback Anthony Aldridge added 205 yards rushing.
** On Oct. 14, 1978, Cornell running back Joe Holland rushed for 244 yards on an Ivy League-record 55 carries to lead the Big Red to a 25-20 victory at Harvard.
** On Oct. 15, 1910, officials at the University of Illinois decided it would be a good idea to invite alumni back to the campus for a football game. More than 1,500 returned to Champaign and watched as the Fighting Illini beat Chicago, 3-0, in what is recognized as the first official homecoming game in college football history.
** On Oct. 15, 2005, USC quarterback Matt Leinart was pushed across the goal line in the final seconds by teammate Reggie Bush and the top-ranked Trojans escaped South Bend with a 34-31 win over No. 9 Notre Dame. The play has come to be known as the "Bush Push."
** On Oct. 16, 1976, Texas A&M kicker Tony Franklin showcased his strong right leg and set an NCAA record in the process. Franklin became the first kicker in college football history to boot a pair of field goals from 60 yards or longer in the same game. He had three-pointers of 64 and 65 yards during a 24-0 victory over Baylor in College Station. Franklin's 65-yarder established a new NCAA record for the longest field goal in college football history, but the mark didn't last long. Later that same day, Abilene Christian kicker Ove Johansson booted a 69-yarder against East Texas State. Johansson's record still stands.
** On Oct. 17, 1970, Southern Miss went into Oxford and engineered a 30-14 upset over fourth-ranked Mississippi and Heisman Trophy candidate Archie Manning.
** On Oct. 18, 1958, No. 2 Auburn's 17-game winning streak came to an end with a 7-7 tie against unranked Georgia Tech. The Tigers went on to close the 1958 season with six straight victories, but the tie with the Yellow Jackets cost Auburn a second consecutive national championship.
** The number of undefeated teams at the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) level is down to a lucky 13. Alphabetically they are Auburn, Boise State, LSU, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, TCU and Utah.
** With Alabama's loss last weekend, Boise State now owns the nation's longest current winning streak at 19. Western Kentucky, which lost a 28-21 decision Oct. 9 to previously winless Florida International, ran its losing nation-long losing streak to 25.
** Michigan State has started 6-0 for the first time since 1999 and will be looking for a win this week against Illinois to push that mark to 7-0. The Spartans haven't won that many games to start a season since they were 9-0 at the beginning of the 1966 campaign, a season that resulted in the second of their back-to-back national championships under head coach Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty.
** The Big Ten leads all conferences with five quarterbacks currently ranked among the nation's top 12 in pass efficiency. Rick Stanzi of Iowa, who leads the conference and is third nationally, is followed Dan Persa of Northwestern (fourth), Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor (sixth), Kirk Cousins of Michigan State (ninth) and Michigan's Denard Robinson (12th). The SEC has four quarterbacks ranked among the top 12 while the WAC, Pac-10 and Big 12 have one each.
** TCU has been one of the top defensive teams in the country for several years but the Horned Frogs accomplished a rare feat last weekend with their 45-0 win over Wyoming. It was TCU's second straight shutout, something that hasn't occurred for that program in 55 years. The Frogs last posted back-to-back shutouts in 1955 when they blanked Texas Tech, Arkansas and Alabama in succession on their way to the Southwest Conference championship.
** Is LSU a team of destiny or are the Tigers getting by on pure luck? Half of their wins have come cardiac style – a goal-line stand against North Carolina, a last-second penalty against Tennessee and a favorable review following a fake field goal against Florida. The Bengals from the Bayou should have no trouble getting to 7-0 since they play I-AA McNeese State this week. After that, it's make or break time – at Auburn on Oct. 23 and home with Alabama on Nov. 6.
** There was no luck involved in Utah's 68-27 dismantling of Iowa State last week. The Utes piled up a staggering 1,026 yards when you add their total offense to kickoff, punt and interception returns.
** Congratulations to Army, Air Force and Navy. The military academics are currently 12-5 after victories by all three last Saturday. Air Force (5-1) rolled to a 49-27 win over Colorado State, Army (4-2) went on the road to take a 41-23 victory over Tulane, and Navy (3-2) scored a touchdown with 26 seconds remaining to squeeze out a 28-27 win at Wake Forest. The key to the academies' success this season? Running the football. Air Force is No. 1 nationally in rushing while Army is No. 9 and Navy is No. 10. By the way, the last time all three service academies finished the season with winning records was 1999.
** Congratulations also to South Carolina. When the Gamecocks knocked off top-rated Alabama, it completed a rare trifecta for the school. In the same calendar year, the SC basketball team defeated No. 1 Kentucky and the baseball team downed top-ranked Arizona State. The only school to knock off No. 1 teams in those three sports in the same calendar year was Florida in 2007.
** Figure this one out (if you can): In its first five games, Alabama averaged 229.8 yards per game on the ground. In its previous game before upsetting the Crimson Tide last week, South Carolina gave up 334 rushing yards to Auburn. Then last Saturday, Alabama had only 36 yards on the ground.
** Call it the power of television. Boise State received 138 new student applications after its Sept. 25 football game against Oregon State was broadcast nationally in primetime by ABC. That may seem like a modest number but it was nearly double the amount received by the school after a typical weekend.
** The team you don't want to play after they've had a week off? Oklahoma. The Sooners are 14-3 under head coach Bob Stoops after a week off and that includes a perfect 12-0 mark at home. Bear that in mind if you're thinking Iowa State has a chance to go into Norman this week and pull the upset. OU had last week off after a 28-20 victory over Texas on Oct. 2. One more thing: The Sooners are also 11-0 during Stoops' tenure in games that have immediately followed the Red River Shootout.
** The Pasadena City Council on Monday approved a $152 million renovation plan for the 88-year-old Rose Bowl stadium. Construction will run in three phases beginning in January and ending in 2013 to avoid disrupting games. The number of luxury seats will be increased from about 550 to 2,500, and the facility will get a new scoreboard, safety improvements, more restrooms and more concession stands. The city plans to pay for the upgrade with federal stimulus funds, a bond issue, money from the Tournament of Roses and profits from previous games.
** Kent State will honor former quarterback Josh Cribbs on Oct. 30 by retiring his No. 9 jersey. Cribbs, who holds the NFL record with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns, set several marks during his four seasons with the Golden Flashes from 2001-04, including the career passing record with 7,169 yards. Cribbs will be only the fourth former Kent player to have his jersey retired. The others are running back Eric Wilkerson (40), Canadian Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jim Corrigall (79) and Pro Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert (99).
** Also taking advantage of the Cleveland Browns' off week will be the University of Texas, which plans to retire the jersey No. 12 worn by former quarterback Colt McCoy on Oct. 30. The Longhorns' career leader in touchdown passes and passing yardage, McCoy will become the sixth Texas player to have his number retired. The others – quarterback Vince Young (10), Heisman Trophy winners Earl Campbell (20) and Ricky Williams (34), Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne (22) and College Football Hall of Fame linebacker Tommy Nobis (60).
** NAIA rivals Union College (Ky.) and Bethel University (Tenn.) had a good old-fashioned shootout last Saturday that featured 139 points and 1,501 yards of total offense. When the dust finally settled, Union had scored an 84-55 victory behind tailback Armond Smith, who rushed for 312 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 carries. Amazingly, the combined point total was not an NAIA record. That was set at 141 in 1994 when Southwestern College (Kan.) scored a 79-62 victory over Sterling (Kan.) College.
** The initial BCS standings of the 2010 season will be released Sunday. They will be revealed on ESPN at 8:15 p.m. Eastern. And just so you know: Only six of 12 times has the team ranked No. 1 in the first BCS standings of the season gone on to play in the national championship game.
It was wild last weekend across the college football landscape with plenty of upsets. We still managed to perform fairly well but slipped to a season-low 9-4 week straight up that puts the yearly ledger at 57-9. Against the spread, we were back above water again with an 8-5 mark. The ATS scoreboard is now a pretty stellar 38-25-3 for the season.
Here are the games we'll be watching this week.
Boston College at No. 16 Florida State: Would you believe the Seminoles are the highest ranked team in Florida this week for the first time since 2005? That's right. After rolling to a 45-17 victory over Miami (Fla.) last weekend, the Fighting Jimbos are looking at their best start in five years. On the other side of the field will be the Eagles, who are headed in the opposite direction. BC has lost three in a row, its longest losing streak since losing six straight in 1998. What's worse is that the Eagles haven't even been in any of those three games, losing to Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and North Carolina State by a combined score of 94-30. Those are all decent teams but none that would be confused for a powerhouse this year, so it stands to reason BC's struggles will continue when it visits Tallahassee … Florida State 31, Boston College 14. (12 noon ET, ESPN)
Illinois at No. 13 Michigan State: The next time someone tries to explain away a loss because a team was distracted, bring up the Spartans. How much more of a distraction can you have than your head coach suffering a midseason heart attack and being away from his full-time duties? That is exactly what has happened with Mark Dantonio, and yet his team is off to its best start since 1999. This week the Spartans will try to keep things going against the upstart Fighting Illini, who played Ohio State tough two weeks and took Penn State to the woodshed last week. This should be a battle of strong defenses with veteran MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins figuring to outplay freshman counterpart Nathan Scheelhaase of Illinois … Michigan State 23, Illinois 13. (12 noon ET, BTN)
Texas at No. 5 Nebraska: How good are the Cornhuskers? We don't really know for sure because although they have rolled to a 5-0 start by outscoring their opponents, 208-64, Nebraska has played five teams with a combined 10-15 record. How much of a step up in competition does Bo Pelini's team take this week? Again, we really don't know for sure. The Longhorns are unranked for the first time since 2000 and staring at their first three-game regular-season losing streak since 1997. One thing we do know for sure: Nebraska has had this game circled ever since a 12-10 loss to Texas in last year's Big 12 Championship Game. The Longhorns have won eight of the past nine meetings in the series, but history isn't going to be of much help to the Mack Attack this time around … Nebraska 41, Texas 17. (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)
No. 15 Iowa at Michigan: The Wolverines get a shot at redemption this week after their high-flying offense was grounded last week in a 34-24 loss to Michigan State. Unfortunately for U-M, the Hawkeyes come to Ann Arbor with a defense that is one of the best in college football. Iowa ranks No. 1 in scoring defense and No. 4 in total defense, allowing only 10.2 points and 242.2 yards per game. Michigan QB Denard Robinson cannot afford to make the mistakes he made last week and expect to do anything against the Hawkeyes. He led a second-half comeback last year against Iowa, but threw a pick in the final minute before the Hawkeyes finally salted away a 30-28 victory. Could it be that close again this year? Michigan is 23-5-3 at home against the Hawkeyes and has won 11 of the last 15 in the overall series. But it's just difficult to believe the Wolverines can find enough holes in that Iowa defense to outscore the Hawkeyes … Iowa 27, Michigan 21. (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)
No. 10 Utah at Wyoming: You think potential BCS busters Boise State or TCU get no respect? How about the Utes? They have been bludgeoning opponents without remorse the past couple of weeks, averaging 60.0 points over their last three games. Of course, their marquee win so far is a 27-24 victory over an underachieving Pittsburgh team, so maybe Utah is getting more respect than it deserves. On the field, things don't figure to be much different this week as the Cowboys should be the Utes' latest victim. They have already played Boise and TCU, losing those games by a combined score of 96-6. Wyoming has one of the worst attacks in college football this year, ranking 120th of 120 Division I-A teams in rushing and total offense and 118th in scoring. It all spells blowout … Utah 62, Wyoming 6. (6 p.m. ET, The Mtn.)
McNeese State at No. 9 LSU: Thanks to some good fortune – some would say divine intervention – the Tigers have managed to claw their way to six victories in as many games and need a win this week for the program's best start since 1973. Lost amid all the talk of how lucky LSU has been is the fact that Les Miles has himself a pretty stout defense. The Tigers rank fifth nationally in total defense and sixth against the run, allowing an average of only 80.7 yards per game. That doesn't bode well for their Division I-AA opponents, who will be without leading rusher Marcus Wiltz, who has undergone season-ending knee surgery. After all those close calls the past couple of weeks, the Bayou Bengals should be able to breathe a little easier this week … LSU 34, McNeese State 3. (7 p.m. ET, FSN Regional)
Iowa State at No. 6 Oklahoma: The Sooners are flying under the BCS radar – as much as the undefeated No. 6 team in the nation can fly under the radar. It could be that OU hasn't exactly been dazzling so far, winning four of its five games by eight points or fewer. For some reason, the Sooners aren't getting much out of their running attack even though senior tailback DeMarco Murray (551 yards, nine TDs) is generally regarded as a future NFL star. Murray should be able to find some holes this week since the Cyclones rank 102nd nationally against the run and gave up 239 yards and four touchdowns to Utah's ground game during a 68-27 loss last week … Oklahoma 38, Iowa State 14. (7 p.m. ET, FSN Regional)
No. 3 Boise State at San Jose State: So you wanna be a college football coach do you? Take the plight of first-year San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre. His team has already faced Alabama, Wisconsin, Utah and Nevada, and lost to those ranked teams by a combined score of 166-33. Now the high-flying Broncos invade northern California looking to make a statement so they can stay in the forefront of the BCS national championship discussion. Pity MacIntyre and his Spartans, who have had trouble moving the ball this year no matter who the opponent has been … Boise State 52, San Jose State 3. (8 p.m. ET, WAC Sports Network)
Mississippi at No. 8 Alabama: It really doesn't seem fair that nearly every Crimson Tide opponent this year plays Alabama after an off week. South Carolina used that formula – along with a withering run defense – to knock off the defending national champions last week. This week, Ole Miss gets its turn after taking last week off to prepare for its trip to Tuscaloosa. The extra week of preparation was probably a welcome one. The Rebels have lost six in a row in the overall series, nine in a row at Bryant-Denny Stadium and 23 of their last 24 in Tuscaloosa. First-year quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is getting more and more comfortable running the Rebels offense, and Ole Miss has won four of its last five against ranked opponents. But you have to believe the Tide players will be in foul mood after last week's loss and looking for someone on which they can take out their frustration … Alabama 31, Mississippi 13. (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Wisconsin: Ranked teams. Night game. Nationwide television audience. How much hype do you need as the Buckeyes try to stay atop the national rankings with a trip to rowdy and raucous Camp Randall Stadium? There are about a thousand storylines but really only one key – the Ohio State defense against the Wisconsin running game. Simply put, if the Buckeyes can stonewall the one-two punch of John Clay and James White ( a combined 1,177 yards and 17 TDs), the OSU offense that has been purring so well behind Terrelle Pryor has the ability to run away with the game. How practical is it to believe the Buckeyes can stop Clay and White? Michigan State drew up the blueprints when Sparty held the Badgers to a season-low 165 yards on the ground in a 34-24 win two weeks ago. When the UW run game sputters, quarterback Scott Tolzien struggles. That means turnovers and that means this one won't be nearly as close as most people think … Ohio State 41, Wisconsin 17. (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Here are the spreads for the above games: Boston College(+22) at Florida State; Illinois at Michigan State (-7); Texas at Nebraska (-10); Iowa (-3) at Michigan; Utah (-20) at Wyoming; McNeese State at LSU (N/L); Iowa State at Oklahoma (-21½); Boise State (-40) at San Jose State; Mississippi (+20½) at Alabama; Ohio State (-4) at Wisconsin.
Enjoy the games and we'll chat again next week.


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The new Secret Rule album "Machination" was out on the 24th June by Scarlet Records. The band will support it with two tours in July and August across Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Unghery, Czech Republic, UK, Belgium and Netherlands.
Secret Rule was working on their new incredible album that be released in 2016. The first great news of this album is that Sander Zoer (ex-Delain,LEAH) will play the drums. The sound will be really powerful and aggressive, melodic and with many different influences. Other great collaboration in their new album was the work of the fantastic Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica) on keyboards.
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"Hi folks!! As you know, we're working hard on the new album and we have another great surprise for you!! After the news about Sander Zoer (ex-Delain, Leah drummer), we have completed the line-up for the new album, so we are very proud to announce Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica) on keyboards! We would like to thank Henkka for the great job he's done on all tracks. He has remarkable artistic sensibility."
You can watch their new videoclip called 'The Saviour' now.
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19 – Pontypool, UK – The Dragonffli
20 – Evesham, UK – The Iron Road
21 – Birmingham, UK – The Asylum 2
25 – Maasmechelen, Belgium – Jan Hertog Belgium
26 – Gorinchem, The Netherlands – Stichting PoGo
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WESTGATE, INDIANA –Haas Automation (Haas), in association with the Region 8 Works Council (R8WC) and the local Career Centers/Cooperative hosted this year's CTE Summit on Friday, November 18, 2016 at WestGate Academy Conferencing & Training Center. The Summit was developed by the R8WC in partnership with Indiana Region 8 employers and educational institutions to educate students to the career pathway options available, engage students in active thinking around regional opportunities and enlighten all who attend as to the power of Career and Technical Education.
Students from Region 8 CTE Centers presented their skills alongside post-secondary and industry representatives in Linear Presentations designed to connect the Indiana Department of Education Career Pathways to future jobs at local companies. Attendees also took the opportunities to participate in mock interviews and attend breakout sessions.
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Speaking on the topic of careers in manufacturing during a key breakout session were Rob Hudson, of the Manufacturing Workforce Advisor at Purdue University and Dan Flick from Vincennes University's Gene Haas Training & Education Center. David Barber, Marketing Manager for the Haas Factory Outlets of Morris Group,Inc. also participated in a panel session where students were able to ask about various job opportunities in several business sectors.
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Matt Bassett is a second-year Master's in Public Administration candidate at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. He can be reached at bassettm [at] sas.upenn.edu.
Hey, I understand.
You're an FBI special agent, and your life is not easy.
You're overworked, understaffed, and underpaid. (Thanks, sequestration.) You're assigned to an interagency task force where the chain of command is, at best, murky. And you're not just chasing terrorists, white-collar criminals or bank robbers. You've got to fight shape-shifters, hack into people's memories, dodge bio-weapons, and occasionally even jump between universes. And you hardly ever get a day off.
That's right- you work for Fringe Division. And with all the other stuff on your plate, now comes this New York Times report. Turns out the Grey Lady recently got hold of a (real-life) FBI Inspection Division document, one that analyzed 17 years' worth of data on agent-involved shootings. And that article, entitled "Bad Shoots," throws serious shade on the FBI's shooting investigation process, implying that the Bureau had a suspiciously strong track record of finding its agents faultless.
And let's be clear- Fringe Division agents are no strangers to violence. Saving the universe can be a messy business. But now your boss- a guy who can't even make up his mind about whether he works for the FBI, DHS or DoD– wants answers. How does Fringe Division- a tightly-classified federal task force- stack up against the rest of the FBI when it comes to agent-involved shootings? Do Fringe agents usually comply with the FBI's policies on the use of force, and what happens when they don't? In short- how does the government's relationship with violence change when the fate of not only the nation, but of the entire universe, hangs in the balance?
The short answer is- it changes a lot.
Shootings- Lots Of Shootings
Between 1993 and 2009, the real-world FBI (including agents, FBI-assigned local cops, and other Bureau personnel) were involved in 497 shootings. A plurality [FC1] of these (216) were unintentional, accidental discharges; next up were 188 "intentional" shootings; and the remaining 93 involved agents firing on threatening animals.
The FBI treats each shooting category- animal, intentional and unintentional- as a separate incident, even if multiple agents are involved. Four agents shooting at one armed suspect would count as one incident. But if one of them accidentally discharged their weapon while holstering it, that'd be a whole separate incident- and a separate investigation.
Now, Fringe Division agents have accidental discharges too, and they've cooked off a few rounds at animals, too. (Anybody remember the lizard/wasp/bat/lion hybrid? Or the jumbo-sized human cold virus that scurried around on the floor?) But what really matter are intentional shootings- moments when an agent draws their gun, fires at another human being, and means it.
Recently, I reviewed Fringe Division records[1], using FBI shooting criteria as well as the Bureau's Domestic Investigations & Operations Guide and Manual of Administrative Operations & Procedures. By counting unintentional, intentional and animal shootings, I gathered enough data to permit an apples-to-apples comparison between Fringe Division and the FBI generally. (I also drew on FBI and DOJ regulations for agent usage of force; more on that later.)
With 188 "intentionals" across 17 years, the real-world FBI averages about 11 intentional shoots per year. That's across an agency that boasts nearly 14,000 gun-toting special agents, spread across 56 big field offices, 380 smaller resident agencies, and 60 overseas liaison offices known as "legats." So every year, an FBI agent stands a roughly 1-in-1,270 chance of getting into an intentional.
By comparison, Fringe Division is a pretty small shop- approximately two dozen FBI agents, housed in the FBI Boston Field Division yet nominally under the control of DHS. (Imagine the turf wars.) Yet between 2008 and 2012, Fringe Division accounts for a whopping 48 intentional shootings, not to mention three accidentals and three animal shoots. That's right; on an average year, Fringe Division racks up about as many intentionals as the entire FBI, giving a Fringe agent a 1-in-2 chance of logging an intentional every year.[2][FC2]
Put another way, Fringe agents were involved in more intentional shooting incidents in four years than all the FBI agents in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Richmond and Charlotte, combined, racked up over 17 years.
The Human Cost
As of August 2013, 57 FBI agents and professional staff have lost their lives in the line of duty, dating back to Edwin C. Shanahan, an FBI agent who tried to singlehandedly stop a Chicago carjacking in 1925. But the business of protecting the universe apparently represents a new degree of on-the-job hazard; shapeshifters, rips in the fabric of the universe,[FC3] and unspeakable bio-warfare substances are seemingly lurking around every corner.
Based on my count, Fringe Division lost 17 FBI agents in the line of duty between 2008 and 2012. That doesn't include local law enforcement or outside-agency personnel. Given that the DIOG specifies that the FBI Director will make personal contact with the families of any FBI agent killed on duty, the lethal nature of Fringe Division's work would be well-known at the highest levels.
Since most of Fringe Division's work is highly classified, it wouldn't make headlines, but still, that's a lot- losing about a third as many agents in four years as the entire Bureau lost in the past 88.
More What You'd Call…Guidelines
So we know a Fringe posting carries the likelihood not only of gunplay, but of significant on-the-job peril, more akin to a war zone than to a regular FBI office. But does this mean they end up breaking the rules to keep themselves and their buddies alive?
In the 497 agent-involved shooting incidents the real-world FBI analyzed, and on which the New York Times reported, only five were characterized as "bad shoots," all involving violations of the FBI's Use of Force policy. The FBI's Domestic Investigations & Operations Guide (Appendix F) includes this document. It's pretty clear on three key points; you can't shoot a suspect solely to prevent their escape, you can't fire solely to disable a moving vehicle, and you can't fire warning shots.
In contrast, using those same criteria (among the others stated in the policy,) Fringe Division would have racked up- at a minimum- 15 separate dirty shoots in four years, 12 of which came back to Special Agent Olivia Dunham. Dunham fired at fleeing suspects who posed no threat, used her gun to deafen a colleague[3] (protecting him from dangerous sound waves,) intentionally shot out windows and door locks, and even blasted a giant mutant hedgehog while suspended from duty.
And that conservative count of 15 "bad shoots" assumes we don't include at least nine other shootings involving an FBI professional staff person (Peter Bishop) who was very much not authorized to carry a gun.
…You Did What Now?
If the FBI's got a lot of regulations governing what happens before and during a shoot, it's positively awash in rules about what happens afterwards. The Bureau convenes a Shooting Incident Review Team, which is delegated to the local field office about half the time but results in an FBI HQ investigation for the other half. The agent's supervisor has to submit a written report to Washington within 24 hours (Broyles would be a busy guy) and the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) would have to reach out to the involved agent to offer support ("Agent Dunham again, I presume?")
The field office would have to obtain assurances, called a "declination of prosecution," that local authorities wouldn't charge the agent with assault or murder, and a policy-level group in Washington would have to vet the ultimate report, a process taking, on average, roughly six months.
Whenever injury or death was involved, FBI Headquarters would have to notify the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. I suspect both groups would soon be camped out next to the Fringe Division office.
Not to mention the impact on the investigations themselves. The SAC has to "strongly encourage" an FBI shooter to take five days of administrative leave, which could do a lot to a small group like Fringe. The agent in question has to be removed from the case, and reassigned somewhere "not…immediately likely to involve armed confrontations." How are you going to catch bioterrorists, alternate-universe bad guys or shadowy corporate interests if you're constantly flying a desk?
What Did We Learn, Kids?
Needless to say, Fringe Division is rarely jammed up over "bad shoots," and the post-shooting review process seems limited to Agent Broyles patting S/A Dunham on the back and saying, "You okay?" One might then conclude that Fringe is just a TV show and it's not realistic. That's boring, and more importantly, that's not the BlogTarkin way. Rather, these depictions of drastic FBI overuse of force makes us consider what life might look like when we tell our government to save the world, at any cost- and whether what's left is worth saving.
So when our very existence is on the line, how much violence- not military violence abroad, but police violence at home- is too much? The question wouldn't likely get answered through public debate; everything Fringe does is cloaked in secrecy, and would almost certainly shroud these "oopsies" from scrutiny. And how could the FBI really be transparent about threats to the fabric of existence without inciting mass panic? Oh, you think terrorists are bad? Look out for holes in the fabric of the universe. Don't like taking your shoes off in the airport? You're lucky you didn't get frozen in quarantine amber and declared legally dead!
It's tough to argue that the FBI should keep the gloves on, stick to the book, and risk the destruction of the universe. But analyzing Fringe's track record against the real-world FBI does raise the question of how much further we'd change the rules, even the Constitution, and move that red line, if it meant saving our world. As S/A Broyles tells Olivia Dunham, "There are times when the only choices you have left, are bad ones."
[1] Read, "mainlined Fringe episodes on Netflix for two weeks straight."
[2] A note on my methodology. I did not account for a number of shooting incidents that took place in a parallel universe, where the FBI- and presumably, its shooting criteria- no longer existed. FBI agents from "our side" were involved in at least two shootings "over there," but according to inter-universal Treaty Code 5891(j), agents must abide by each universe's local laws and regulations, so these would not count. I also did not account for shooting incidents which took place in the far future, after the FBI will have had been disbanded, nor did I include incidents occurring in dream sequences or premonitions. I also excluded the deployment of non-lethal weaponry like tranquilizer darts or tasers.
[3] An "alternate Olivia" in disguise performed this act, but it would probably still end up on Agent Dunham's record.


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About Us
We are not a building.
We are not a historical society.
We are not a social club.
We are ordinary people who want to centre our lives on Jesus Christ. We are in awe of his incredible life, his sacrifice on the cross, the living promise of his empty tomb, and his coming return to make all things right.
Maple View Mennonite Church is more than 150 years old. We treasure the faithful witness of so many who have gone before us, but are eager to be part of the movement of God in our time.
Brent Kipfer
Brent Kipfer became pastor of Maple View in September 2012 after eighteen years of ministry in two other congregations. It gives him great joy to share the good news of Jesus and to see people experience his grace and power in a faith-filled relationship with God. He is excited about what God has in store for the church and its mission in the coming years.
Brent lives with his wife Sarah and their three children in Wellesley, about 15 km from the dairy farm where he grew up. In his spare time, he is learning from the experience of Meserete Kristos Church leaders in Ethiopia because he believes that global Christians have a lot to learn from those who have been faithful to Jesus amid persecution.
We believe that the Holy Spirit has called us to pour out our lives, love and gifts for:
God in worship
Feeding on His Word and enjoying His presence
Each Other In Community
Encouraging, caring for and challenging one another in our walk with Jesus
The World Around Us In Mission
Sharing the good news of Jesus in words and actions, that the lost may be found, the hungry fed, the blind receive sight, the broken healed, and the name of Jesus exalted – all for the glory of God!
Discover and share the freedom, love and peace of Jesus Christ with us!
A Summary of Our Faith
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective ‑ Summary Statement
- We believe that God exists and is pleased with all who draw near by faith. We worship the one holy and loving God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit eternally. God has created all things visible and invisible, has brought salvation and new life to humanity through Jesus Christ, and continues to sustain the church and all things until the end of the age.
- We believe in Jesus Christ, the Word of God become flesh. He is the Saviour of the world, who has delivered us from the dominion of sin and reconciled us to God by his death on a cross. He was declared to be Son of God by his resurrection from the dead. He is the head of the church, the exalted Lord, the Lamb who was slain, coming again to reign with God in glory.
- We believe in the Holy Spirit, the eternal Spirit of God, who dwelled in Jesus Christ, who empowers the church, who is the source of our life in Christ, and who is poured out on those who believe as the guarantee of redemption.
- We believe that all Scripture is inspired by God through the Holy Spirit for instruction in salvation and training in righteousness. We accept the Scriptures as the Word of God and as the fully reliable and trustworthy standard for Christian faith and life. Led by the Holy Spirit in the church, we interpret Scripture in harmony with Jesus Christ.
- We believe that God has created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them, and that God preserves and renews what has been made. All creation has its source outside itself and belongs to the Creator. The world has been created good because God is good and provides all that is needed for life.
- We believe that God has created human beings in the divine image. God formed them from the dust of the earth and gave them a special dignity among all the works of creation. Human beings have been made for relationship with God, to live in peace with each other, and to take care of the rest of creation.
- We confess that, beginning with Adam and Eve, humanity has disobeyed God, given way to the tempter, and chosen to sin. All have fallen short of the Creator's intent, marred the image of God in which they were created, disrupted order in the world, and limited their love for others. Because of sin, humanity has been given over to the enslaving powers of evil and death.
- We believe that, through Jesus Christ, God offers salvation from sin and a new way of life. We receive God's salvation when we repent and accept Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. In Christ, we are reconciled with God and brought into the reconciling community. We place our faith in God that, by the same power that raised Christ from the dead, we may be saved from sin to follow Christ and to know the fullness of salvation.
- We believe that the church is the assembly of those who have accepted God's offer of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It is the new community of disciples sent into the world to proclaim the reign of God and to provide a foretaste of the church's glorious hope. It is the new society established and sustained by the Holy Spirit.
- We believe that the mission of the church is to proclaim and to be a sign of the kingdom of God. Christ has commissioned the church to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them, and teaching them to observe all things he has commanded.
- We believe that the baptism of believers with water is a sign of their cleansing from sin. Baptism is also a pledge before the church of their covenant with God to walk in the way of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Believers are baptized into Christ and his body by the Spirit, water, and blood.
- We believe that the Lord's Supper is a sign by which the church thankfully remembers the new covenant which Jesus established by his death. In this communion meal, the church renews its covenant with God and with each other and participates in the life and death of Jesus Christ, until he comes.
- We believe that in washing the feet of his disciples, Jesus calls us to serve one another in love as he did. Thus we acknowledge our frequent need of cleansing, renew our willingness to let go of pride and worldly power, and offer our lives in humble service and sacrificial love.
- We practice discipline in the church as a sign of God's offer of transforming grace. Discipline is intended to liberate erring brothers and sisters from sin, and to restore them to a right relationship with God and to fellowship in the church. The practice of discipline gives integrity to the church's witness in the world.
- We believe that ministry is a continuation of the work of Christ, who gives gifts through the Holy Spirit to all believers and empowers them for service in the church and in the world. We also believe that God calls particular persons in the church to specific leadership ministries and offices. All who minister are accountable to God and to the community of faith.
- We believe that the church of Jesus Christ is one body with many members, ordered in such a way that, through the one Spirit, believers may be built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God.
- We believe that Jesus Christ calls us to discipleship, to take up our cross and follow him. Through the gift of God's saving grace, we are empowered to be disciples of Jesus, filled with his Spirit, following his teachings and his path through suffering to new life. As we are faithful to his way, we become conformed to Christ and separated from the evil in the world.
- We believe that to be a disciple of Jesus is to know life in the Spirit. As the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ takes shape in us, we grow in the image of Christ and in our relationship with God. The Holy Spirit is active in individual and in communal worship, leading us deeper into the experience of God.
- We believe that God intends human life to begin in families and to be blessed through families. Even more, God desires all people to become part of the church, God's family. As single and married members of the church family give and receive nurture and healing, families can grow toward the wholeness that God intends. We are called to chastity and to loving faithfulness in marriage.
- We commit ourselves to tell the truth, to give a simple yes or no, and to avoid the swearing of oaths.
- We believe that everything belongs to God, who calls the church to live in faithful stewardship of all that God has entrusted to us, and to participate now in the rest and justice which God has promised.
- We believe that peace is the will of God. God created the world in peace, and God's peace is most fully revealed in Jesus Christ, who is our peace and the peace of the whole world. Led by the Holy Spirit, we follow Christ in the way of peace, doing justice, bringing reconciliation, and practicing non-resistance, even in the face of violence and warfare.
- We believe that the church is God's holy nation, called to give full allegiance to Christ its head and to witness to every nation, government, and society about God's saving love.
- We place our hope in the reign of God and its fulfilment in the day when Christ will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. He will gather his church, which is already living under the reign of God. We await God's final victory, the end of this present age of struggle, the resurrection of the dead, and a new heaven and a new earth. There the people of God will reign with Christ in justice, righteousness, and peace for ever and ever.


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ARC review for Riptide Publishing via Netgalley.
Jeremy Rose came to Bluewater Bay to work as Anna Maxwell's bodyguard, not to escape his increasingly bitter relationship with his estranged kids. He just wants to focus on his job and be alone for a while. He's done with love, especially now that three years after his long overdue divorce, he's got a front-row seat to the rapid deterioration between Anna and her girlfriend. Cynical doesn't even begin to describe him.
Then Anna and Leigh's attempts to reconcile put him in the crosshairs of marriage counselor Scott Fletcher. Scott's exactly what Jeremy needs right now: gorgeous, hot, horny, single, and 100% uninterested in a relationship. The problem is, too much no-strings-attached sex—and too much time in each other's company—inevitably builds emotional connection.
Except Jeremy refuses to seek counseling for his broken family, and Scott refuses to get seriously involved with men who work dangerous jobs. They both need to realize they can only hide for so long from the pain they came here to escape. They must face their pasts before they lose their shot at a happy future.
A heart warming love story. Not knowing what you want in life or what matters to you…until you nearly loose it all.
The storyline in this book rang bells in my own life. What you think you want…to what you actually need.
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It is going to be a long and painful summer.
Growing up in a place on the sea, when the summertime comes it is always really difficult. Specially now, in social media times when everyone is keeping us updated on how cool was being at the beach all day. Thank you friends, you are awesome!
But hey, it can't rain forever so yesterday it was one of the first good sunny days (on a weekend) after ages. I seriously don't remember when I could tan my face a bit – not that it worked out so well.
Being Italian in this case is a serious matter: we need the sun for our well being. I do feel I am grumpy and in a seriously bad mood when the sun is not out. I feel as sad as if I don't eat a proper meal. I know, terrible right?
Acceptance is the solution: I can't have everything right now. I do have lovely housemates, awesome friends, a good job, an amazing family… but GOODBYE SUN, I will see you in another life.
Anyway I managed to find a temporary solution to this issue which is… I am going to Italy next weekend! And let's all pray the weather will assist me.
In the meantime, let's keep going with the usual stuff and not think about it. 🙂
Stay tuned for new food news and the usual pictures of me eating.


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The increases I have noticed from my eight year old son are amazing. He is faster, has better reflexes and is no longer clumsy because his balance has improved! He really is learning as well as participating in the lessons and I'm so proud of how far he's come in such a short time. I am very excited to see how far he will go! I appreciate the staff of Chay's Tae Kwon Do Cedarburg/Mequon so much for everything they do for these kids and my son!
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
PBBY Pasko and Publishing News
Here I am with one of my favorite groups of people: the PBBY!
Before attending to the series of doctor appointments that week after APEC, I managed to join the PBBY peeps for the annual Christmas party. What joy! As always, conversations focused on what matters to us: children, books, reading, art and culture. We celebrated the triumphs of friends. We missed the ones who weren't able to come. We remembered Atty. Tony Santos and recognized the big gap he left behind in the service of public libraries. We looked back at projects we accomplished this year. Cognizant of a growing industry, we couldn't help but dream for a more vibrant children's book industry in 2016. While we closed our book for 2015, we are looking forward to 2016 because, it is National Children's Book Awards in July!
Apart from this exciting news, Anvil Publishing has been at work with us for the book project that has taken nearly five years to complete. The second volume of Bumasa at Lumaya is a project we hope to launch in 2016. My how-to-do-it article on setting up libraries for children is included in the collection.
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Our School
Principal's Message
I have the honour and privilege of welcoming you to Elsternwick Primary School (EPS).
We hope this provides you with a picture of what our vibrant school has to offer.
I know choosing a school for your child is a very important decision. The connection between the school and families is critical for each child's learning potential. It needs to be a respectful partnership, where people feel valued and their thoughts, concerns and opinions heard.
With a team of committed and highly skilled teachers, EPS demonstrates responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and promotes human rights in our everyday work. People are at the heart of our school and Child Safety is our first priority.
Thank you for your interest in EPS. I encourage you to learn more about us and our learning journey through our website and/or by contacting our school. I look forward to our partnership, and am truly excited with the directions, possibilities and opportunities for education at our school.
Michael Portaro
At Elsternwick Primary School students are empowered to be independent, critical thinking and collaborative learners. Their growth mindset fosters curiosity, and their independence motivates them to thrive and succeed. The learning environment created by caring, dedicated and diligent staff cultivates an atmosphere where students feel safe, valued and included, supported in achieving academic success, while developing a positive sense of well-being and school pride.
Elsternwick Primary School is committed to ensuring that all students and their families feel a part of the whole school community. To support families with their decision in enrolling their child at EPS, we provide an informative tour of the school that showcases how we successfully cater for the social, emotional and academic needs of all students. Tours can be organised by contacting our friendly office staff. The office staff are also more than happy to assist you with any other information regarding the enrolment process.
We also provide a comprehensive transition program for students new to the school. The program focuses on ensuring the student and parents feel safe, happy and supported throughout their schooling life at EPS.
To begin the enrolment process at Elsternwick Primary School please complete the attached enrolment form. You will need to attach your child's birth certificate and immunisation certificate in order for us to process your enrolment. Please either scan and email the completed form to email@example.com or send via post to Elsternwick Primary School, 44 Murphy Street, Brighton 3186.
Our School Zone:
Our school zone is available on Findmyschool.vic.gov.au. It hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones for 2020 onwards.
Students residing in this zone are guaranteed a place at Elsternwick Primary School, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address. Families residing close-to or outside the zone are welcomed to still submit an enrolment.
The Department provides guidance through the School Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations.
Please feel free to contact the school office for further information:
8534 6100
Elsternwick Primary School welcomes and encourages families to join us on a school tour to learn about all that we have to offer when you become part of our school community.
Tours are scheduled for 9.30am and are led by our Principal and supported by student leaders who take great delight in showing what our school has to offer.
Families are free to visit classrooms and are able to observe classes in progress.
The tours generally take up to an hour although this is totally dependent on the visiting family – if more or less time is required, this is accommodated.
At Elsternwick Primary School we are proud of our well established and successful transition program. We believe in smooth, positive transitions to the next school year level for all children, providing them with the foundations to thrive. This is achieved through well planned and explicit programs and a nurturing and caring staff.
Moving from primary to secondary school can be an exciting and challenging time for students and their parents. EPS aims to ensure a smooth transition for our students. It is a process of building relationships and understanding, with the aim of supporting students through identifying barriers to a student's learning and implementing any adjustments that can be made.
Another of our priorities is that all children new to EPS feel happy and secure as quickly as possible. This is achieved through explicit programs and a nurturing and caring staff. We provide new children with a buddy to help them familiarise them with our school and to settle in.
Moving from Kindergarten / Pre-School to Primary School can be an exciting but a challenging time in your child's life. At EPS, we know the importance of ensuring that your child experiences an enjoyable and happy transition and are again offering an extensive transition program, during Term 4, for students attending the following year.
School policies and guidelines are developed by School Council in consultation with the school community. Hard copies of all policies are available to read on request at the front office.
As a Victorian Government school, we adhere to the policies and guidelines as described in the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development website.
Our school grounds are what makes Elsternwick Primary School a particularly special place. It is surrounded by beautiful gum trees – home to many native birds and a few possums and we have plenty of open space for students to run and play.
The architectural design of the school combines single classrooms and flexible teaching units. This type of design provides areas which adapt easily and quickly to the individual differences and educational needs of the students, providing facilities for individualised learning, small group teaching, large group activities and recreational needs.
The school comprises of 28 classrooms each with an interactive whiteboard and some with LED screen and Apple TV combinations. Other buildings include the gymnasium with a performing arts room, a visual arts space, a modern and spacious library with an extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction literature and Brickwood Hall which was established in 1930.
Extensive landscaping at EPS provides a range of active and passive play areas for enjoyment. Our school is committed to being a sustainable and environmentally-friendly community with a nature play area, orchid and other spaces for quieter activities. Many art pieces created by exiting year six students are placed around the school adding to the visual attractiveness of our grounds. These are known as the year six gift to the school.
Some school facilities may be hired by community groups outside of school hours. Any organisation wishing to do so should contact our school.
|Arrive at school
|9:00am - 9:50am
|Session One
|9:50am – 10:40am
|Session Two
|10:40am - 11:10am
|Morning recess
|11:10am – 12:00pm
|Session Three
|12:00pm – 12:50pm
|Session Four
|12:50pm - 1:00pm
|Lunch eaten in the classroom
|1:00pm – 1:50pm
|Lunch break
|1:50pm - 2:40pm
|Session Five
|2:40pm – 3:30pm
|Session Six
|Students dismissed
At the very heart of our purpose is to provide every child with the best possible academic, social, emotional and physical education. Our high-achieving staff are committed to delivering high quality learning and teaching practices, to maximise the potential of every child, empowering independence, excellence, innovation and engagement with the world.
High quality professional learning is one of the cornerstones of our school. We view teaching as a dynamic profession and, as new knowledge about learning, teaching and school leadership emerges, new types of expertise and skills are required by us. Our teachers engage in ongoing professional learning in order to continuously learn and improve what is taught, how it is taught and how learning is assessed. Through professional learning our staff keep abreast of new knowledge and use it continually refine conceptual and pedagogical skills for improving student learning. Our Performance and Development Framework provides for regular review of individual goals and active support in their achievement.
The school has nine high quality teaching teams (Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Specialists and Educational Support Staff) and a number of curriculum teams aligned with our current Strategic Plan. Our teaching and curriculum teams regularly plan and evaluate teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes, and participate in team based professional learning. The organisation of our school remains fluid and flexible so that our staffing profile can be effectively adapted to cater for the emerging learning needs of our students.


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Saturday, 13 August 2016
I don't think I've ever photographed a Banksia robor flower in this half-baked state before. I'm not sure I've even noticed one. Here it is though, clearly green.
Dicky Beach
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Leveraging 'The Power of Less' at Web 2.0 Expo
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Trade shows often tout how big their event is or how comprehensive: "See all the major widget players under one roof!"
But event producers TechWeb and O'Reilly are zigging to that zag in marketing their Web 2.0 Expo with a theme that reflects the drop from last year's numbers -- and, they say, a common focus on economizing.
That theme is "the power of less" -- a mantra the show's organizers state in lowercase across a giant billboard on Highway 101, just south of San Francisco's Moscone Center, where Web 2.0 Expo opens today.
Jennifer Pahlka, general manager & co-chair of Web 2.0 Expo, says the concept is appropriate for these hard economic times.
"People are thinking of how to do more with less and others how to get by at all," Pahlka told InternetNews.com. "We're hoping to reframe the question, so people can actually take advantage of less."
She admitted the Web 2.0 Expo is dealing with its own issues around "less." Paid attendees are down 25 percent from last year, she said, while there are more registrations for the free parts of the event.
She said overall attendance is projected to be about the same as last year, but with less paid revenue coming in. "It's still a very strong show," she added. "In the past, people were hopping from one show to another and now they've chosen one or two to attend and we're right there."
If that all sounds like making lemons out of lemonade, well, that might not be too far from the truth. But to Pahlka, "power of less" has actually been a driving force behind a number of Web success stories.
"Think about the Web 1.0 days, when we had portals with so much stuff on the page," she said. "Now it's all about simpler design, with less on the page making it easier to see what's doing on the site."
Case in point, Pahlka noted the fast-growing popularity of the Twitter micro-blogging service that limits users to 140 characters per message. "And it's not just from the design perspective. Twitter realized from a business perspective the fastest way to grow was to do one thing really well," she said. "And then make it easy for the ecosystem to provide all these other features.
"You see the same thing with iPhone," she continued. "Not only that Apple opened up the platform for developers with the App Store, but it's showing you can do more with less. You can use that mobile device for a lot of things you used to rely on your PC for."
One of Pahlka's favorite examples of the power of less is online T-shirt site Threadless. She'll be interviewing the company's founders on stage Friday.
"They have a T-shirt design company that does no T-shirt design. You can't get more 'less' than that," she said.
Web 2 Expo runs through Friday and features keynotes by executives from eBay, Google, Microsoft, Palm and others.
Update clarifies show's producers.