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The Journal of Criminal Justice Education named Dr. Nicole Leeper Piquero, professor of criminology at UT Dallas, as one of the top performing female academics in the field.
The study's authors, UT Dallas doctoral students Erin Orrick and Henriika Weir, ranked the top criminologists by examining a 10-year period between 2000 and 2010. They compiled top journals and a created a database of all female scholars who had published in those journals during that time period.
Dr. Nicole Leeper Piquero ranked among the top three women conducting research in criminology.
Lead author Weir explained that her team decided to tackle this topic because they had previously noted an underpresentation of female scholars in similar ranking studies.
"The results of our study revealed that while there is always a possibility that some quite productive and influential scholars are left out of the rankings depending on the sample selection criteria and research design used, there is substantive stability across different ranking studies," Weir said.
The study identified the most productive female authors of criminology papers published in premier academic journals. To further narrow the field, the study also looked at the order of authorship – a key indicator of an author's impact in research.
The order of authorship indicates the amount of responsibility for the work done on any given research paper.
Publication productivity is typically one of the more important yardsticks used to determine a scholar's impact on a particular field of academic study. According to the paper, few studies have focused on the publications productivity of female scholars in criminology.
"This study nicely showcases the fact that more women are moving into academic ranks and are producing good quality research. If you dig deeper into the list, you'll see that top women are working in a variety of different areas including, but not limited to policing, corrections, white-collar crime, victimization and theory."
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Under these criteria, Leeper Piquero ranked among the top three women scholars working in the field according the research paper, and has consistently been ranked among the top criminologists, Weir said.
Additionally, the study's findings revealed that ranking of the female scholars based on publication productivity in top journal during the last decade remained relatively stable when adjusting the rankings based on the journal's impact factor.
"This study nicely showcases the fact that more women are moving into academic ranks and are producing good quality research," Leeper Piquero said. "If you dig deeper into the list, you'll see that top women are working in a variety of different areas including, but not limited to policing, corrections, white-collar crime, victimization and theory."
Other top female criminologists ranked by Weir and Orrick are on faculty at the University of Cincinnati, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Florida.
"The criminology program is very fortunate to have Dr. Leeper Piquero on the faculty," said Dr. John Worrall, head of UT Dallas's criminology program. "She brings a wealth of credibility, experience and, of course, stature to add to an already outstanding group of colleagues."
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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The twelve long periods of Christmas is seen from December 25th to January sixth. It is a period amongst Christmas and Epiphany. The antiquated Church did not take after the idea of observing Christmas since they didn't think about it as a promising event. With the progress of the advanced time, the act of blessing giving increased gigantic prominence among people in general. They started to trade blessings on uncommon events and occasions.
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SACRAMENTO — A bill regulating water use by oil producers cleared its first legislative test Monday night.
Authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, the bill would require companies to disclose the source and amounts of water used in production, including fracking. It also demands they get approval from state water regulators on how the water would be disposed.
"Fracking potentially exposes Californians' water supply to toxic chemicals. Currently, there's little governmental oversight to ensure that our groundwater supply doesn't get contaminated by the large volume of toxic wastewater fracking produces," Stone said.
The bill cleared the Assembly's Natural Resources Committee on a 6-3, party-line vote. It is one of several related to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, floating around the Capitol.
In addition, the state Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources is weighing new fracking rules. The agency has scheduled several meetings around the state to take public input, including one April 30 in Monterey.
Several environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club of California, have lined up behind Stone's bill. Groups representing oil producers, including the California Independent Petroleum Association and the Western States Petroleum Association, are opposed.
"There are 11 or some ridiculous number of bills related to hydraulic fracking that have been introduced," said Tupper Hull, a spokesman for Western States, saying the industry expects new regulations and that administrative rulemaking is the best approach.
"It's just a more sensible and thoughtful way to approach this issue," Hull said.
Most of the national attention on fracking has focused on North Dakota, where production has helped fuel an economic boom. But California — already the nation's fourth-largest oil producing state — has 15 billion barrels of oil extractable only through fracking, dwarfing the rest of the country.
The reserves are concentrated in a massive underground formation known as the Monterey Shale that runs beneath the San Joaquin Valley and parts of San Benito and Monterey counties.
Yet many concerns have been raised about pumping chemical-laden water used in hydraulic fracking back into the ground. Hull said that process is regulated, and that the chemicals used in California are disclosed.
The legislation, AB 669, would require oil companies to produce wastewater plans, which must be approved by regional water quality control boards. Currently, industry disposal wells are overseen by the Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources.
In 2012, California oil drillers extracted and reinjected more than 120 billion gallons of water, according to statistics provided by the Western States Petroleum Association.
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"Are You Still Watching" Nag Screen: Turn It Off?
Why is the nag screen still in the new release, and why isn't there a toggle to turn it off? Last I checked, regular TV didn't nag me to see if I was still there. I have seen dozens of posts about this, so obviously consumers HATE it. How can we band together to get AT&T to remove (or at least give us a choice to disable) this feature?
Or, if AT&T engineers were actually decent programmers, they could detect the type of device being watching on. Nag on mobile devices when on cellular ONLY, not on Wi-Fi. Or, just give us the option to turn it off, it is so annoying to be right in the middle of a show, and the nag screen pops up, and I have to sit up, get the remote, and hit no.
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The "nag" screen is in the new release for the same reasons it was in the old release. Streaming uses a lot of data. Lots of people just leave a TV on, whether anyone is watching or not. That wastes data bandwidth - it doesn't matter whether you are running on cell data or any other sort of data. (Broadcast TV - OTA - obviously doesn't use internet data. You are welcome to use an antenna to take advantage of that fact, if you wish.) From the customer's point of view, some data sources meter their data, some don't. As it happens, some mobile customers (those with ATT Wireless) have unmetered data for DTVN, while some ISP customers have data caps, so making this depend on the type of device really doesn't work. And even if the customer doesn't care (because they have unmetered/uncapped data), DTVN does. Their data isn't limited, but they do pay for their internet access based on the bandwidth they require - and lots of users leaving devices streaming unnecessarily means that DTVN would need to scale their bandwidth to support that. That adds costs, which need to be paid by someone - namely us (by them raising the subscription costs). I personally am not interested in paying more to allow people to just leave their streams running all the time. (People who insist on doing that are free to subscribe to cable or satellite services, most - but not all - of which don't have timeouts.) The cost to you is yes, you need to hit a button on the remote at least every 4 hours - this seems not that huge an imposition.
By the way, this isn't specific to DTVN - as far as I know, all the streaming services have a similar "nag" (I know for a fact that Netflix does, and theirs can't be disabled either). Some of them may allow the timer to be configured or maybe even disabled - I'm not sure - but I can see why they wouldn't, and in any case there are higher priority issues right now.
*I am not an AT&T employee, and the views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.
Agreed on higher priority issues, but this one is just such an easy fix, with high ROI.
"Last I checked, regular TV didn't nag me to see if I was still there."
"Regular TV" is viewed with an antenna, not streamed on the internet.
Sorry - if only you pay for the extra bandwidth you use, then that would be fine. As long as I have to help pay for the extra bandwidth (which I would), then it's not just "their" problem. They are letting you use the system all you want without any additional fee - all they ask is that you periodically confirm that you are actually using it. I don't see that as an unreasonable demand - press a button on a remote control at least once every 4 hours. If you can't manage that and still demand that you get unlimited usage, maybe you should go back to cable or satellite, because what you want isn't the service they are offering at this price level.
*I am not an AT&T employee, and the views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.
I concur, I end up paying for all data overruns. I think a happier solution would be if app allowed you to set specific hours for the monitoring (two, four, six, etc.) Or if you could just turn it off. That would satisfy both types of users, and unlike Netflix which only allows a four-hour window, you could make it exactly what you wanted it to be --Or not at all..
Great information! Thank you.
I'm getting more and more sick and tired of this "too much data" bull. THERE IS STILL DARK FIBER IN THE GROUND! Or, in other words, we've overbuilt the internet. We are not using too much data. Data is not now, or has ever been a problem (other than cellular, which is another problem altogether...) Land line data is not at a shortage. Period, end of story, don't even go there. The data limits we see today are there due to greed from the providers only. No other reason. There is and has been a data glut. We could never use too much in the current setup of the internet in America and all other first world countries. Do not give into this marketing ploy.
FYI, I've worked for backbone internet carriers. Every year they wonder if there will ever been a problem with data, and every year they figure out ways to push more data through the same lines. So, there is no issue with the amount of data we can use.
Pluto is a free streaming service and it doesn't do that. DTVN is too bloody cheap to invest in a decent infrastructure to service the customers it has (which I'd about to become fewer) and that is the cause of the "buffering" and the 4 hour nag prompt. Either invest in your service or pull the plug!!
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Horse s#$t. Pluto is a free streaming service and it doesn't do that.
Of course not. They're paid by advertising. As long as they can claim they're streaming, they can charge the advertisers. While DTVN does carry channels that have commercials this is not the primary way they make any money (but it's the only way Pluto makes money).
DTVN also only allows two streams (or three, for a fee), timing them out frees them up, which reduces conflicts and increases customer satisfaction.
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It can also save a user with restricted data from a huge overage bill. I'm sure some subscribers appreciate that.
beww357, do you know why there are data limits on land lines? Greed. The ISPs are also TV content providers. When they figured out they might lose TV customers from streaming services, they put in data limits to keep you tied to their services. Very anti-competitive. I'd love to see a FTC action on this anti-competitive ploy by the providers. There is no reason for data limits on land lines.
Data limits were around long before anyone was streaming video (hard to do at 300 baud). The situation is vastly more complex than you describe.
I agree data caps are often bad for the consumer. The biggest problem I see is that people with caps do not seem to be paying significantly less than flat-rate customers. If you could save a really substantial amount for capped service, and you had no need for more, it could be a good thing for some consumers.
Look back to flat-rate vs. "metered" local phone service, and later per-minute vs. unlimited long-distance. Both have evolved to the point where almost everyone has flat-rate LD one way or another today. Many kids do not know what a "Long Distance" call is, or they think you mean "overseas". Things change.
Certainly be nice if they changed faster, and I certainly agree the major cable operators have a huge conflict of interest which will only get worse. First thing i did when I decided to get rid of cable was to move my internet service to DSL. Spectrum had the means, the motive and the opportunity to mess with my data. I was not going to give them the chance.
beww357, Thanks for the agreement on the issue at it's current state. YouTube was introduced in 2005, at that time no "broad band" connection had any data limits. None. Broadband data limits started less than 10 years ago, and went pretty much across all providers, sans rare few, only 5 years ago. Some earlier, but not much. I had an AT&T DSL Connection 18 years ago, no limits. And 10 years ago when I moved to cable internet, still had no limits. My cable operator only introduced limits 3 years ago. Like most other broad band operators, they did so quietly. Overages were a surprise to only a few users. But since most folks are used to Cellular limits, and thought it normal which I believe it is not. For Cellular there are limits for a very very good reason, as there ARE limits to the amount of data that can be used in the air right now (that may change in the future, but for now it makes sense), there is no reason, and never has been a reason for "broad band" connectivity. Previous connection types, sure there were limits, and for physical reasons beyond business reasons. Today's limits are pure greed. I think we agree on that.
P.S. I've been on the internet since 1200 baud was the fast way to connect, and it wasn't commercial yet. Worked for an educational institute at that time. Also used AOL dial up, and was a beta tester for MSN dial up service (when it was actually an Apple dial up service... That's some interesting history...)
P.S.S did you know that if you have AT&T DSL _and_ DirecTV Now, the stream does not take away from your data limit? Just another proof that their data limit simply not needed.
If it were in any way meant to save a consumer overage charges, I'm sure that AT&T would carry that love over to their mobile users. How? By not killing them with "roaming" charges.
AT&T being compassionate to its' users finances? You haven't been with them long, have you?
No, I haven't been. I am in a trial period, but That's not really a good answer. Football is on all afternoon on Sundays, and if I set up my VCR to record for 8 hours while I am at work or just not here, I should be able to record the entire time. As for your statement that others do it sounds like a little kid trying to justify bad behavior. If you expect to be the best, act like it.


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While looking for a job via agencies some time ago, I kept having questions from the recuitment agents or in the application forms like:
How many years of experience do you have in:
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At first I answered faithfully... 5yrs, 7yrs, 2 yrs, none, few months etc etc..
Then I thought; I can be doing something shallow for 7 years and not being competent at it simply because I am just doing a minor support for a legacy system running SQL2000 which requires 10 days of my time for the past 7 years. Eventualy I declined to answers such questions.
I wonder why do they ask these questions anymore. Anyone who just graduated with a computer science can claim 3 to 4 years experience in anything they 'touched' in the cirriculum, which to me can be equivalent to zero or 10 years depending how you look at it.
It might hold true decades ago where programmers and IT skills are of very different nature. I might be wrong but I really doubt 'time' or 'years' are a good gauge of competency or experience anymore.
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slav.georgiev.3 - Tuesday 20/11/2012, 12:54
Hey, guys! I started playing the game about two weeks ago, and even though I am starting to grasp the basics of the game, I am still a bloody rookie.
I am most interested in ELO Mode but I struggle with it. My highest ELO so far is 1102 with a mono Bangers deck. But I am not sure I like the Bangers that much, they seem a little shaky.
So, what I am looking for here is for experienced players--people who regularly get over the 1,300 ELO mark, to give me some advice on how to build a competitive deck for ELO.
Now, before you all jump at me, I'd like to point out that:
1. I understand that the specifics of the meta game make it very difficult to lay out a perfect set of rules;
2. I know that between mono- and half-decks, probably at least 15 of the 22 available clans enjoy regular success on a weekly basis and different strategies can be equally viable;
3. I also know that the same one deck can do wonders in the hands of one experienced player, and then perform sub-par in the hands of an equally experienced player with different preferences and tactical approach.
So, what I am basically looking for is general input from experienced deckbuilders that can show me the ropes in regards to the specific requirements of the ELO mode: the rules of thumb on how to create a solid deck that will perform well once I master it, how to tell a good 2*, 3*, 4* or 5* star card from a bad one, how to pick which abilities to favor, etc.
I guess what I'm trying to ask is how you do it.
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Colossus - E X C A L I B U R
Im no pro but i can tell you what i know.
DRs are helpful as well as an SoA card to stop the cards that affect your life without need of much damage. also having an average power of 7 and cards with abilities that help with winning rounds. depending on your playstyle you may choose to have offensive or defensive bonuses, whatever the case i think that having abilities that do the opposite can help you maintain a versatile deck that will work to the situation. when you first start its good to match up what cards you want to fight each of your opponents cards, then look and think what your opponent would do by putting yourself in there shoes, think "what would i do with his/her hand vs mine" and when your confident in a move take your time to look for a better one(if the time limit permits), so many times i have played and thought a split second after "oh no this is not the best move" and it wasnt, and i got stomped. also if you have enough defense its always safer to put 1 extra pill on you offensive cards/nukes. always keep one nuke at least in your deck unless your deck is so balenced with the cards it has (example: having harvey, coby, and jackson would be solid enough not to have a 5 star nuke) in case of the example you would want to have a card like (for the same deck example) kyle since you could run into some soa problems with cards above. the point there is, soa runs rampant so run some counters there too. hope this helped
0_4DPaladin - Tuesday 20/11/2012, 23:22
AS/Frozen deck with kalindra.
slav.georgiev.3 - Wednesday 21/11/2012, 10:00
RaW_Shanks, it is helpful, thank you!
Hihihilalala - Wednesday 21/11/2012, 13:41
When choosing the clans for your deck, I think it is important to take note of "how to win" with that particular clan. For example, clans like Junkz and Piranhas focus more like winning 3 out of the 4 rounds while clans like Pussycats and Freaks can focus more on getting a hit through and hiding (behind DRs or walls).
So it would depend on which style of playing you prefer.
DUC-j00p - Wednesday 21/11/2012, 17:09
Guru - Dutch Urban Crew
No one said this yet, but i think its very important
first when youre making an elo deck you must look at the banns/unbanns that week
which clan(s) counters the current dominant clans / characters?
which cards counters the current dominant clans/ characters?
for example if askai/ troohmpah is unbanned, maybe u will reconsider using gretchen or eddie
or if there are no or little cards banned from gheist/roots u maybe wont use cards like jautya or coby
slav.georgiev.3 - Wednesday 21/11/2012, 17:14
Thank you for the advice. I will have to familiarize myself with the different clans. Also, is there an easy way to track ELO bans as in a history of bans, so that I know which card was banned last week but is unbanned this week, etc?
LB_Abnormal - Wednesday 21/11/2012, 18:24
The best key, quickly, to making a good elo/event deck, is looking at your worst case scenarios. You want to minimize this as much as possible. Make your worst hands winnable, and your best hands VERY winnable. Look at your deck, and think "what would happen if it got matched against..."X". Make X any popular deck. Mono roots, freaks, montana, sentinels -- see how they fare against all those. Then, if you can have a fighting chance, or be even ahead most hands, your deck is elo-worthy.
DUC-j00p - Thursday 22/11/2012, 18:51
Guru - Dutch Urban Crew
Btw my name isnt DUC its the clanname im j00p
slav.georgiev.3 - Friday 23/11/2012, 08:38
Thank you for taking the time to respond I took a very hard look at all the cards, and I came up with the following deck based on what RaW_Shanks, Hihihilalala, j00p and LB_Abnormal suggested. I also looked up some ELO public presets.
I came up with this: Flanagan, Gibson, Qubik, Tremorh, Diana, Ivana, Muze, Noemi. I reached 1,200 ELO with it yesterday Now I'm saving up for Clover and Eebiza to replace Noemi and Gibson but that's going to be an uphill battle.


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Our next Barry Week post comes from Josh of Roar of the Lions. Josh, besides his writing his own excellent articles and film reviews, also provides sanctuary for The Lions Congregation—the roundtable of the best Lions bloggers around, plus me sometimes.
What was Barry Sanders? He was a lot of things to a lot of people, players and fans. His ability and his impact on the game on any given Sunday can't be described in a hundred words, or a thousand words, or more. When you watched him you had to suspend belief because what you were seeing wasn't possible on a football field.
Expectedly Unexpected. Commonly Unique.
What Barry did was make every game he was in a thrill to watch no matter what the score was. Points, winners, losers -- it all seemed to fade when Barry touched the ball. Breath held, we waited to see what was going to happen next. One tackle behind the line. Two. Three. Four. Five - wait - Magic!
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Barry had more negative runs than anyone else. He had more awe inspiring runs than any three other backs combined. Emmitt ground out the rushing record over time. Barry was the only back who could run about 100 mind numbing perplexing yards for a 20 yard touchdown. Spinning, juking faking.
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Fragile and romantic, the well-acted Belgian coming-of-age drama "North Sea Texas" depicts the tentative steps from friendship to love that consume a lonely 14-year-old boy in a small coastal town.
Gay, introverted and neglected by his accordion-playing barfly of a single mom, Pim (Jelle Florizoone) takes comfort in private rituals (drawing, washing himself, dressing up) and a box of collected objects that pertain to his crush: outgoing neighbor boy Gino (Mathias Vergels) who's a few years older.
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ALL Blacks first-five Dan Carter will play at second-five for the Crusaders against the Stormers in Christchurch on Saturday night.
In a surprise move from the Crusaders, first-year squad member Tom Taylor has been named at first-five, with Ryan Crotty, now fully recovered from his hamstring injury, named on the reserves bench.
The move points to a Crusaders' plan in unlocking a Stormers defence which is among the best in the competition. The Super Rugby leaders, who are unbeaten, kept the Highlanders tryless in their 21-6 victory in Dunedin last weekend, with Jamie Joseph's men scoreless in the second half.
Todd Blackadder's other changes are more predictable. He has swapped the Franks brothers so that Ben takes the No3 jersey from Owen. Lock Tom Donnelly comes back into the starting XV, pushing Luke Romano to the reserves.
The Crusaders returned from their South African tour, where they beat the Lions and lost narrowly to the Bulls, earlier this week.
Crusaders team to play the Stormers at Christchurch Stadium on Saturday:
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Cain throws, likely will start on Monday
ATLANTA -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that he and the club's medical officials feel "optimistic" about Matt Cain making his next start Monday at Pittsburgh.
Cain accidentally cut the tip of his right index finger while attempting to pick up a knife and was scratched from his start last Tuesday against San Diego.
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When Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance announced plans this fall to create a school safety office in the aftermath of several gun incidents, some in the community assumed he would pick someone with a badge to lead the new department.
Instead of choosing a police officer, Dance last month named a 36-year veteran of the system who has worked with high-risk students and led efforts to respond to emergencies in schools.
Safety is something Dale Rauenzahn already handled in his previous post as the schools' executive director of student-support services — along with health, counseling, athletic and social work offices.
"Now it can be 100 percent of my job," he says.
"Dale is an incredibly hard worker," said Don Mohler, who is chief of staff to County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and once supervised him when they both worked in the school system administration. "There are talkers and there are doers, and Dale Rauenzahn is a doer. You give Dale a task, and he's on it."
The school system has dealt with several incidents this year involving weapons. On the first day of school, a shooting in the cafeteria of Perry Hall High critically injured a 17-year-old. Two weeks later, a student took a loaded gun to Stemmers Run Middle School, where he allegedly threatened his teacher and classmates. And most recently, police found bullets in a student's jeans pocket at Deer Park Middle School, while an Owings Mills High School student was arrested after police say he brought a BB gun to school.
The new office of safety and security will coordinate programs involving emergency management, anti-drug efforts, student discipline and other issues, Rauenzahn said.
A key to protecting students and teachers is to get students involved "and changing the climate within the school" to help students speak up about what they see, Rauenzahn said.
With bullying, for instance, the strength in defeating it "is in the person that's watching," he said. "The bystander has power."
He'll also take on the controversial topic of metal detectors, which some parents have called for in the wake of the gun incidents. The school system's steering committee on safety and emergencies is now reviewing research on stationary metal detectors, which Rauenzahn said have "major budgetary implications."
"They do lower the number of weapons that get into schools," he said. "On the other side of that are a lot of psychological issues."
This month, police distributed hand-held metal detectors to school resource officers, who have been trained to use them only if they have reasonable suspicion that a student or visitor has a weapon.
A former elementary school teacher, Rauenzahn was a pioneer in the local alternative education programs for high-risk students.
He was the county's first alternative education specialist and helped revamp the county's alternative education centers in the 1990s. He also built the county's adult education program, which was later turned over to the community colleges.
Mike Gimbel, who worked with Rauenzahn when Gimbel led the county's efforts against substance abuse, said Rauenzahn "always brings resources together" and is open to using outside expertise.
Gimbel worked with Rauenzahn in the 1990s to bring drug counselors into the county's alternative schools. Rauenzahn also helped change the county schools' drug policies so that when a student was caught with drugs or alcohol, the student was evaluated for substance-abuse issues, Gimbel said.
"That was a really radical change for any school system," Gimbel said. "I'm glad that the superintendent understands that this is not a problem that's going to be fixed by police or metal detectors. It has to be fixed from inside the school system and changing the culture. It means the students, it means the parents and it means the staff."
Dance had planned to create a safety office before the school year began, though the recent gun incidents highlighted the need for one, schools spokesman Mychael Dickerson said. Many people predicted Dance would bring in someone with a law enforcement background, but that was "not something we said was a must-have," he added.
The schools already have a law-enforcement presence because of the school-resource officer program, Dickerson said. But Rauenzahn brings a deep knowledge of the system to the position, he said, and already has been immersed in safety issues.
As the school system's critical incident manager since 2002, Rauenzahn has led the system's response to all types of emergencies. If a student dies in a car accident, for instance, he helps make sure enough counselors are at the school to help students cope with the loss.
He helped develop the school system's emergency response plan a decade ago and has worked closely with county police on issues such as the school resource officer program, which places a police officer in high schools and most middle schools.
"We've had a very close working relationship," said Police Chief James Johnson, who called Rauenzahn "exceptionally approachable."
Abby Beytin, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, said Rauenzahn "knows the system inside and out."
"He has always been not only very efficient, but he's really easy to work with and tries to make sure that things are working well," Beytin said. "He doesn't sit on things."
Rauenzahn will earn $153,158 in the new position, a $5,000 increase over his previous salary, Dickerson said.
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Hometown: Willow Grove, Pa.
Education: The Johns Hopkins University, master's in educational administration and supervision, 1981; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, bachelor's in elementary education, 1976.
Family: Wife, Gail; three children; one grandchild
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HighlightsMeanwhile, the media continues to ignore the importance of the Japanese Fukushima situation. We are following and covering this situation thoroughly in our daily thread, so if you wish to know what's going on there, please join the conversation there, where we have been miles ahead of the mainstream (which are nothing but a marketing/ shill arm for their corporate owners). The Japanese government has been hiding very elevated readings outside of their evacuation zone and it now looks like they are finally getting around to discussing moving it out further. Yet another crime against humanity that is going unchecked – those people's health will suffer hugely, and their land will not be inhabitable for decades or even centuries.
Jobless filings are moving lower one step at a time with initial claims at 382,000 in the April 2 week vs 392,000 in the prior week (revised from 388,000). The four-week average of 389,500 is down more than 5,000 from a month ago. Continuing claims edged lower in the March 26 week, to a four-week average of 3.746 million with the month-ago comparison showing a 100,000 decline. Unadjusted data show 8.52 million making a filing during the March 19 week, down nearly 250,000 from the prior week.
Claims trends point to labor demand as businesses gear up to meet orders. A wildcard for future reports is Japanese supply disruptions and whether they will affect US jobs. Markets are showing little reaction to today's report.
Saudi Arabia's Mortgage Law Advances Amid Mideast UnrestPretty easy to see from the outside looking in that it's a blatant attempt to bribe the people into peace so that they are compliant.
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Advisers to Saudi Arabia's king approved a long-delayed overhaul of the country's mortgage law after the monarch pledged more than $82 billion to fund homebuilding, at a time governments across the Middle East are offering concessions to quell political unrest.
The Shura Council agreed on its final amendments to the law and passed it to King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz for final approval, according to Saad Mariq, deputy chairman of the council's finance committee.
"The law will propel the creation of private mortgage- finance companies and banks will infuse a lot of money into mortgages," Mariq said in a telephone interview on April 5. "I expect to see the injection of tens of billions of riyals into the sector as a result."
King Abdullah promised to increase spending on housing after popular protests led to the overthrow of governments in Egypt and Tunisia and targeted regimes from Syria to Bahrain. Saudi Arabia's mortgage law will change the way home finance is regulated, from registering mortgages to prosecuting police officers who refuse to carry out eviction orders. The law, debated for a 10 years, will give rise to a private lending market that Capitas Group International estimates at $32 billion a year for the next decade.
CDC chief: Americans not at risk from radiationThey then go on to distract you with talk about potassium iodide tablets, which are completely worthless because your government will never inform you when there is a danger in a timely manner and those must be taken within two hours of exposure or it's too late. Not that they protect against the heavier elements anyway – and thus it is a complete distraction. But to claim that it's not present in the environment and that they are on top of testing for it is an outright LIE.
Minuscule amounts of radiation detected in the United States do not pose any risk to Americans' health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden reiterated Tuesday.
"We do not expect radiation to reach problematic levels," he said on a conference call with reporters.
Despite a low-level of concern, Frieden said, agencies such as the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture were all actively monitoring the air, the food and the water supplies in the U.S. for any evidence of contamination.
Dr. William Jones, acting director for the FDA's division of food safety, echoed Frieden's sentiments.
"There is a great deal of monitoring going on for any product that comes into this country," said Jones. "Anything contaminated to level where it could pose a concern would be detected."
Freeze Dried Food Distributor: Six Month Wait Time Amid Extreme Shortages
If there was ever a sentiment indicator for economic uncertainty and fear, this would be it.
As of April 2011, major distributors of freeze dried food, namely the Mountain House brand, are indicating that shoppers should expect delays of nearly six months on any orders placed today:
I'd scream if my thyroid wasn't so swollen!***CURRENT INVENTORY UPDATE AS OF 04/05/11***Other large distributors we contacted indicated similar shipping delays, with many simply marking their freeze dried food inventory as completely "out of stock."
All Mountain House & Nitro-Pak food storage #10 cans are in EXTREMELY HIGH DEMAND due to national & world current economic uncertainty and inflation fears. With this increase in demand, our food order processing times have greatly increased also. As Mountain House's leading distributor, we are receiving HUGE shipments WEEKLY to fill our customer orders, but demand exceeds the available supply. Most Mountain House dealers have been been cut off & receive no food, period. Supplies are VERY SCARCE. Like Disneyland, the line is long but still slowly moving. Please be patient. This is a line you do not want to get out of!
All canned food orders and units may take up to 160 days to ship. Thank you for your business!
Source: Nitro-Pak
U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan's Nuclear PlantYeah, it's serious and it's being underplayed, big time. Don't let the special interests lull you into a false sense of security, just like they do with what's left of the markets. Pay attention and take the appropriate action.
- "Semimolten" fuel rods and salt are "impeding the flow of fresh water meant to cool the nuclear cores" in ALL THREE REACTORS
- The water flow in reactor No. 1 "is severely restricted and likely blocked"
- Similar problems exist in No. 2 and No. 3, although the blockage is probably less severe
- "There is likely no water level" inside the core of reactor No. 1
- There is a possibility of "explosions inside the containment structures"
- Highly radioactive pieces from the spent fuel pools were blown up to a mile away
- Nuclear Engineer: Confidential US report "paints a very different picture, and suggests that things are a lot worse" — Risk of more damage "in a big way"
- Japan concerned about more explosions — "Considering injecting nitrogen into containment vessels" -Kyodo
- Nuclear consultant doubts official temperature estimates — Reactor No. 3 probably much nearer to THOUSANDS of degrees
- Unexpected pressure buildup in No. 3 reactor — "We are not so optimistic" says Japan official
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
- Thomas Jefferson – attributed
McDonald's to hire 50,000 workers - in 1 day
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- McDonald's said Monday that it is planning a one-day hiring spree of 50,000 new workers on April 19 for its U.S. restaurants.
McDonald's (MCD, Fortune 500) said that these new "Mcjobs" will include crew and management positions, part-time and full-time.
McDonald's, which has 14,000 restaurants in the United States, said the hires will occur nationwide.
"We're excited to offer 50,000 new jobs, all across America, all in one day," said Jan Fields, president of McDonald's U.S.A.
Fields, who started working at a McDonald's restaurant as a crew member behind the counter in 1978, said the 50,000 new hires will increase the U.S. workforce to 700,000 from its current level of 650,000.
She said the average pay for the jobs is $8.30 an hour. That's compared to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, though in some states the minimum wage is higher. She said that restaurant managers can make $50,000 a year.


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Yip's Kitchen, Sunway Pyramid
>> Thursday, September 25, 2008
Date: 24 September 2008
Venue: Yip's Kitchen, Sunway Pyramid
Ocassion: Meet-up with university gang
Overall comment: The food there was fairly good. Nothing much to shout about. This place serves a variety of noodles & rice dishes. It's the typical Hong Kong sytle restaurant, so noodles like Wan Tan Noodles & Pork Rib Rice are more famous. The price of the food, in my opinion are slightly high for the portion & quality of food served.
Wen had this, & she said there's nothing too spectacular about it. Er...just like any usual dumpling noodles, but at a higher price to pay?
Jo had this & she commented that the curry chicken was "ok ok la". I guess it's still not as good as the noodles back in Gambang during our uni years, eh?
I had this...well, the dish is fairly tasty, but I felt that the pork pieces were rather dry. Nothing beats the "Char Yoke" that my grandpa cooks...ah...I miss his cooking!
Yo wasn't very hungry, so she ordered a plate of dumplings, which although looks very presentable for humble dumplings, I felt it was over-priced! For just 4-5 dumplings with minced pork & prawn bits, we've to pay more than RM10?? Mmm...I won't order it unless it's EXTREMELY delicious.
Yip's Kitchen Sdn. Bhd.
LG2.52-2.53, Sunway Pyramid,
No 3 Jalan PJS 11/15
Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: 603-74926028 Fax: 603-74926013
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The publisher Carl Fischer has really been making investments into saxophone literature lately. We are pleased to offer a new edition of the famous Ferling 48 etudes now entitled 48 Studies for Alto Saxophone, Op. 31. This new title includes the original 48 etudes PLUS newly composed piano accompaniments to provide a fresh approach to learning these old standards.
The original accompaniments were composed by pianist/composer John Walker and are presented on a CD (mp3 files) for practice or performance use. A nice feature is that the fast etude accompaniments are recorded twice, once at a performance tempo and once at a rehearsal tempo. If that were not enough to peak your interest, the piano accompaniment sheet music is included as pdf files.
My old friend Dr. Daniel Schmidt has expertly edited this edition, which includes written study suggestions for the lyrical and technical etudes and a bit of history of Franz Wilhelm Ferling (1796-1874). I wonder if Ferling, being a contemporary of Adolphe Sax, ever encountered the saxophone?
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The name of the day for Seton Hall fans is Angelo Johnson, a fleet-footed, 5-foot-10 point guard from Minnesota who currently attends Stoneridge Prep in Tarzana, California.
Johnson is listed as Class of 2008, but it is possible he will graduate in 2007 (don't ask me how; that's just what I've been told). He's ranked No. 12 nationally at his position and 79th overall by rivals.com. Rivals lists him as a "solid commitment" to USC but apparently that's not the case. While he still may wind up at USC, we've been told Seton Hall is now high on his radar.
Johnson is a pure point guard, but given Bobby Gonzalez's penchant for playing two points together at Manhattan it's not unrealistic to see him coexisting with Eugene Harvey.
— St. Benedict's shooting guard Chris Smith will be making an official visit next week. Given's Smith's potential (he is the younger brother of J.R. Smith) and his close ties with Samardo Samuels, it's highly possible Seton Hall will make him an offer (the interest is mutual).
— Two sources reaffirmed today that Rutgers will not offer Mike Davis. It may take another week or two (Davis isn't finished with the Clearinghouse anyway, although it is expected that he will get through), but if Seton Hall's coaches are patient they have a good chance at landing the big fella.
— Regarding the Class of 2008: Seton Hall has offered Quintrell Thomas, the ultra-athletic 6-7 forward from St. Patrick's. Word is that Seton Hall Prep star Ashton Gibbs, a junior combo guard, loves the Hall, and that Gonzalez is intrigued but will do some more homework before the romance progresses further. Paterson Catholic point guard Jordan Theodore and Hun forward Lance Gouldbourne are also high on the Hall's radar.
Unless some news breaks, this will be the final recruiting update until next week, when a few more things are expected to shake out. Hoops Haven's proprietor will change from high tops into track spikes and cover the Penn Relays for the next three days.
Spoke with former Pirate J.R. Morris at length Tuesday morning. He is in good spirits and very thankful for the alumni support as he tries to get get his basketball career back on track. My story on J.R. and the folks who are helping him will come out sometime in the next two weeks.
I will comment on the contract extension for Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer when details become clear. Last night, Gannett New Jersey's Paul Franklin reported $450K base with incentives up to $900K. We'll have to see what those incentives entail before passing judgment.


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Ephedrine sulphate injection, solution
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Ephedrine Sulfate Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic solution containing ephedrine sulfate 50 mg/mL in water for injection. It is administered by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection as an adrenergic agent. The solution contains no bacteriostat, antimicrobial agent or added buffer. The pH is 5.3 (4.5 to 7.0). The osmolar concentration of the 5% solution is 0.35 mOsmol/mL (calc).
Ephedrine Sulfate, USP is a sympathomimetic amine chemically designated a-[l-(methylamino) ethyl] benzenemethanol sulfate (2:1) (salt). It has the following structural formula:
Clinical pharmacology
Therapeutic doses of ephedrine produce mainly relaxation of smooth muscle and, if norepinephrine stores are intact, cardiac stimulation and increased systolic and usually increased diastolic blood pressure. Its vasopressor effect results largely from increased cardiac output and to a lesser extent from peripheral vasoconstriction. Pressor responses to parenteral ephedrine are slower but more prolonged than those produced by epinephrine. Ephedrine stimulates both alpha and beta receptors and its peripheral actions are due partly to norepinephrine release and partly to direct effect on receptors. Ephedrine may deplete norepinephrine stores in sympathetic nerve endings, so that tachyphylaxis to cardiac and pressor effects of the drug may develop. Central nervous system effects are similar to those of amphetamine drugs but less pronounced. The central effects of ephedrine are overshadowed to a large extent by its peripheral actions.
Glycogenolysis in the liver is increased by ephedrine but not as much as by epinephrine; usual doses of ephedrine are unlikely to produce hyperglycemia. Ephedrine increases oxygen consumption and metabolic rate as a probable result of central stimulation.
Ephedrine is rapidly and completely absorbed following parenteral injection. Pressor and cardiac responses to ephedrine persist for one hour following intramuscular or subcutaneous administration of 25 to 50 mg.
Small amounts of ephedrine are slowly metabolized in the liver; metabolites have been identified as p-hydroxyephedrine, p-hydroxynorephedrine, norephedrine, and conjugates of these compounds. The drug and its metabolites are excreted in the urine, mostly as unchanged ephedrine. Rate of urinary excretion is dependent on urinary pH. Percentage excretion of the drug and its metabolites is increased by acidification of the urine. Elimination half-life of the drug has been reported to be about three hours when the urine is acidified to pH 5 and about six hours when urinary pH is 6.3.
Indications and usage
Ephedrine Sulfate Injection, USP is indicated primarily to counteract the hypotensive effects of spinal or other types of nontopical conduction anesthesia. It is also useful as a pressor- agent in hypotensive states following sym-pathectomy, or following overdosage with ganglionic-blocking agents, anti-adrenergic agents, veratrum alkaloids or other drugs used for lowering blood pressure in the treatment of arterial hypertension. The drug is sometimes injected to relieve acute bronchospasm, but it is less effective than epinephrine for this purpose.
Ephedrine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to sympathomimetic amines and in patients with angle closure glaucoma. It should not be used in patients anesthetized with agents such as cyclopropane or halothane as these agents may sensitize the heart to the arrhythmic action of sympathomimetic drugs.
Ephedrine should not ordinarily be used in those cases where vasopressor drugs may be contraindicated, e.g., in thyrotoxicosis, diabetes, in obstetrics when maternal blood pressure is in excess of 130/80 and in hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders.
Ephedrine may cause hypertension resulting in intracranial hemorrhage. Ephedrine may induce anginal pain in patients with coronary insufficiency or ischemic heart disease. The drug also may induce potentially fatal arrhythmias in patients with organic heart disease or who are receiving drugs that sensitize the myocardium. See CONTRAINDICATIONS .
Initially, parenterally administered ephedrine may produce constriction of renal blood vessels and decreased urine formation.
Ephedrine Sulfate Injection, USP is subject to oxidation and should be protected against exposure to light.
Do not administer unless solution is clear and seal is intact. Discard unused portion.
Ephedrine should be used cautiously in patients with hyperthyroidism, hypertension, heart disease (including coronary insufficiency, angina pectoris and patients receiving digitalis), cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes or unstable vasomotor system. All vasopressors should be used cautiously in patients taking monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors.
Ephedrine should not be administered concomitantly with other sympathomimetic drugs because of possible additive effects and increased toxicity.
Alpha-adrenergic blocking agents may reduce the vasopressor response to ephedrine by causing vasodilation.
Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs may block the cardiac and bronchodilating effects of ephedrine.
Administration of ephedrine to patients receiving anesthesia with cyclopropane or halogenated hydrocarbons such as halothane which sensitize the myocardium, may induce cardiac arrhythmia. (See CONTRAINDICATIONS ). Use of a pressor drug with less cardiac stimulating effects should be considered in patients receiving myocardial sensitizing anesthetics. When encountered, such arrhythmias may respond to administration of a beta-adrenergic blocking drug.
Ephedrine also should be used cautiously with other drugs (e.g., digitalis glycosides) that sensitize the myocardium to the actions of sympathomimetic agents..
Drugs such as reserpine and methyldopa which reduce the amount of norepinephrine in sympathetic nerve endings may reduce the pressor response to ephedrine. Diuretic agents also may decrease vascular response to pressor drugs such as ephedrine.
Ephedrine may antagonize the neuron blockade produced by guanethidine resulting in decreased anti-hypertensive effect and requiring increased dosage of the latter.
Pregnancy Category C. Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with ephedrine. It is also not known whether ephedrine can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Ephedrine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
Labor and Delivery. Parenteral administration of ephedrine to maintain blood pressure during low or other spinal anesthesia for delivery can cause acceleration of fetal heart rate and should not be used in obstetrics when maternal blood pressure exceeds 130/80. See CONTRAINDICATIONS .
Pediatric Use. The safety and effectiveness of Ephedrine has not been established. Its limited use in pediatric patients has been inadequate to fully define the proper dosage and limitations of use.
Adverse reactions
Acute toxic effects are usually extensions of the therapeutic actions of the drug and are most often due to overdosage. Excessive doses may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure sufficient to produce cerebral hemorrhage. Other effects (usually transient) include headache, restlessness, anxiety, tension, tremor, weakness, dizziness, confusion, delirium hallucinations, pallor, respiratory difficulty, palpitation, sweating, nausea or vomiting. Repeated injections may cause contraction of the bladder sphincter and interfere with voluntary urination. The possibility of urinary retention, especially in the elderly male, should be kept in mind.
Drug abuse and dependence
None known with parenteral form.
Continued injections of ephedrine (after depletion of norepinephrine from the nerve endings with loss of vasopressor effect) may result in hypotension more serious than that existing prior to the use of ephedrine. In the absence of norepinephrine depletion, excessive parenteral dosage produces tachycardia, exaggerated rise in blood pressure, and possible cerebrovascular bleeding, plus central nervous system effects. In the event of adverse blood pressure effects, the drug should be stopped and appropriate corrective measures instituted. See ADVERSE REACTIONS .
Dosage & administration
Depending on the clinical circumstances, Ephedrine Sulfate Injection may be given subcutaneously, intramuscularly or intravenously.
Usual adult dose: 25 to 50 mg (range 10 to 50 mg) injected subcutaneously or intramuscularly (equivalent to 0.2 to 1.0 mL of 5% solution) is usually adequate to prevent or minimize hypotension secondary to spinal anesthesia. Repeat doses should be governed by blood pressure response or, if used as a bronchodilator, according to the degree of improvement. Absorption (onset of action) by the intramuscular route is more rapid (within 10 to 20 minutes) than by subcutaneous injection. The intravenous route may be used if an immediate effect is desired.
When used during labor, administer only sufficient dosage to maintain blood pressure at or below 130/80.
In acute attacks of asthma, the smallest effective dose should be used (usually 0.25 to 0.5 mL) or as otherwise determined by the patient's response.
Usual pediatric dose: 750 micrograms per kg of body weight or 25 mg/M2 of body surface injected intravenously or subcutaneously, four times daily or as otherwise determined by the patient's response.
Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit. See PRECAUTIONS .
How supplied
Ephedrine Sulfate Injection, USP (50 mg/mL) is supplied as follows:
NDC Number Volume
36000-020-05 1 mL fill in 2 mL vial, 5 x 2 mL
Store at 20 to 25 C (68 to 77 F) (See USP controlled room temperature).
Caution: Federal (USA) law prohibits dispensing without prescription.
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Claris Lifesciences Inc.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
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Supernatural Season Finale
Posted by MJFredrick at 12:00 AM
I enjoyed the episode. If Bobby is really gone I think it was too underplayed. I'm still waiting for Cass to bring him back to life.
I yelled and cheered when Baby hit the road! About damn time. Love your metallaphone. :)
I'm anxious to see how Dean gets out of purgatory. Seems it was easy enough for Cas. He should be able to zap him Dean around too.
I'm sad you're saying you won't watch anymore. I was greatly disappointed by this season-tho there were great moments-but have high hopes for a redemptive 8th season. I have watched from day 1 when the show first aired and I need to see how it ends. I'd be happy if season 8 fixes everything that got screwed up and then they went out on a strong note.
>>>And, wow, does Jensen get better looking every year or what?<<
Yes. Yes he does.
I thought the finale was one of the best episodes of the season, although I also questioned the super-quick melting flask :-)
Terri, I agree that Bobby's second goodbye was underplayed, but his first one got an entire episode and is un-toppable. Anything after that was bound to feel anticlimatic. But I do wish the boys had said something to him. The farewell seemed oddly one-sided.
MJ, you did a great job with the back-and-forth scene jumping. I just watched the episode at the retreat with my friends, and some didn't like the episode at all. I, of course, loved it. :) I hope that season 8 IS redemptive and brings back what we love, somehow, and that you hear that and get back into it. :)
I had the same comment about Jensen's beauty at the same moment you did. :)
When Leviathan!Dick took over for the real Dick Roman, he ripped off and kept his arm on ice. So now, he had a bunch of other Leviathans touch it and "become" Dick, to fool the boys. So not really cloning, exactly, but same idea.
Silver apparently melts pretty fast. They'd have had to get the fire pretty hot, but it was the same in "Hookman" when they burned her necklace. I thought that was pretty fast. Also, of course, it was in TV time. :) So every time they cut away was several minutes instead of several seconds. LOL
I can't find confirmation, but I'm pretty sure the demon on the right who took Meg is Brendan Penny, who played one of the intended sacrifices in season 1's "Scarecrow."
I agree with what Tanya said about the Bobby part. It didn't go the way I wanted it to go after his death, but it was more true to the world of Supernatural and I'm being girly. LOL
I think the way they ended it was fantastic and consistent with so many other finales, though the part with Cas bugged me just a little. I don't think he just blinked out of purgatory and abandoned Dean. It felt a little too manipulative to set up the "apart and alone" aspect. But day-um, Sam alone with the world in chaos and Dean alone in purgatory is an achingly good cliffhanger.
I suspect Dean will be out of purgatory fairly quickly, if they're smart and (again) consistent. There's not going to be much interest in a lingering situation.
I'm excited for season 8 now!
Well Nat i feel they might drag the purgatory issue at least for 6-8 episodes.. Personally hoping for deans "Clint Eastwood" act where he ganks a lot of purgatory monsters..
And the Castiel scene i believe would be more like he can zap around INSIDE purgatory .. not get out... Am sure he'll be back with some weapon or something.. I too liked the episode a lot with the best scene being the IMPALA's Resurrection.. (woo!) And i agree with Tanya bobby had his swan song. this was like a final goodbye.
I have a feeling Sam wont be operating alone for a long next season though.. and i guess they'll be jumping back and forth between Dean and Sam's situation.
On another note i have high hopes for the new season. No offense to Sera gamble but i believe Jeremy carver will bring back all that we loved about Supernatural!
wtf-flask melt - check
bobby bye bye- check
Crazy Cas - check
Impala minute of 'Why bother' - check
Jensen finally letting go of angry/constipated/unexpressive looking Dean - check
There was nothing here that made me stand up and say WOOOOO! It would've been a good wrap up to a 4 or 5 episode arc but two seasons? Compare 2 season arc wrap up All Hell Breaks Loose 1&2 (or even just 2)
yeah - not so much.
And again thank you ladies for your reviews and discussions.
Sam, I hope you're wrong about dragging out purgatory. Unless there's a lot more to it than monsters attacking Dean in the woods. And I just don't think it would work for them to keep the brothers apart for very long. That's the one thing they've been smart about every season.
Maybe it's because I watch Misha Collins so much and got to see him in person twice, but I loved Crazy Cas. They put a lot of Misha in him, and I thought his presentation was brilliant. He cracked me up every time he was on the scene.
And did anyone else notice his voice change in that final scene? I think The Real Cas is back.
The show didn't start until 2005, so you probably started watching in 2006 (that's when season 2 started).
The CW released the official synopsis, promotional photos and preview for the episode of Supernatural 13×21 titled "Beat the Devil", airing May 3rd.


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I'm a professional driver and have had Sirius for 3 years. We drivers listen 10 plus hours a day so I'm probably more frustrated than the average listener. My main point is I don't want terrestrial radio without commercials, I want streaming music.
My favorite way to listen to music is through Comcast digital cable. They have great variety with absolutely no talk, just one song after another. They don't tell me I'm listening to Comcast or play stupid bumpers over and over for months at a time. I know I'm listening to Sirius because I'm paying for it. Also, I have a screen that tells me the song information and the channel.
I don't need a DJ who can "hit the post". If people liked someone talking over the beginning of the song it would be on the cd. In fact I don't need a DJ for anything.
I like classic rewind, the pulse , the highway, bluesville, 70's, 60's, and soultown in that order. Classic rewind needs more variety and I'm sick of the "We play new songs by old artists" bit. Just play the song and run "New Music" across the screen.
I don't think the pulse ever goes from one song into the next without some kind of talk or ID.
I was hoping Howard would resign so I could cancel but I probably will anyway. He's gotten a little predictable and bitchy.
Maybe the problem is Sirius is programmed by terrestrial radio guys who don't know what the listener really wants.


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Seriously, what says 21st century like making your women wear bags and not allowing them to drive?
Saudi women encouraged to drive Friday
Saudi women are being encouraged to challenge the status quo and get behind the wheel Friday.
Though there are no traffic laws that make it illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, religious edicts are often interpreted as a ban against female drivers. One female motorist spent more than a week in custody in May, supporters said.
The day is expected to be a test of wills — and authority — between police and the campaign, which has been publicized by Facebook, Twitter and other social media. It was not clear late Thursday how many would participate.
See also:
Saudi women to take fight from Web to road
Campaign Protests Saudi Arabia's Ban On Women Behind The Wheel
Saudi Arabian women to drive Friday despite ban
Saudi women plan to defy authorities by driving cars Friday
Will Saudi women get in the driver's seat?
In protest of Saudi ban on women drivers, will any brave the road?
Saudi women set to defy driving ban
Saudi women to protest driving ban
Honk for Saudi Women
Of course, any woman who participates in tomorrow's driving defiance event will most likely be arrested and punished for an activity most of the rest of the world takes for granted. I hope they have the courage to stand up for themselves and wish them good luck in their protest.
/if it weren't for their oil, the Saudi Arabian oil ticks would have absolutely zero redeeming value in the civilized world.
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MÁD, Hungary
Investors on the prowl for a piece of the action in proven wineries in the renowned Tokaj region long have wanted to acquire a share of Szepsy Borászati KFT.
But Szepsy István (the surname precedes the given name), a 15th-generation vintner, patriarch of his family business and president of the Mád Circle of Origin Protection association, is not selling.
Szepsy, 62, knows the value of independence and what it takes to be your own man.
We have no loans, no debt, no investors and no government subsidies, Szepsy told visitors during a recent three-hour chat in his winery/home in this picturesque region just south of the Slovakian border. We stay abreast of what is happening in the industry, but we make wine according to our standards.
The only requirements are self-imposed and those of the local vintners association, Szepsy said. The goal of the association is to ensure quality wine through a system of strict requirements.
Szepsy probably is most demanding on himself. In 1994 and 2001, when grapes didnt meet the quality he expected, he sold them in bulk to other vintners.
He hasnt always enjoyed such independence.
Born about the time Soviet Union domination of the country began, Szepsy was brought up in the vineyards owned by his father, also named István.
When the elder Szepsy died suddenly in 1970, the burden of family leadership fell on young Szepsy, who, at age 19, recently had graduated from Budapest Horticultural University.
The family eventually had to sell the winery, and Szepsy found work at a vintners cooperative where he rose to be chief winemaker.
Wine production stagnated under Soviet domination. But Szepsy saved his money and began to buy property 0.3 of a hectare at a time, ending the interruption in direct family involvement in wine production.
In 1989 with the end of Communist rule, he joined other cooperative members in putting their land in a joint venture company along with foreign investors and found himself named chief winemaker. As such, he was invited to the prestigious Chateau dYquem winery in France. But in three weeks, he decided that large-scale production of wine wasnt for him, and he returned home to familiar surroundings and his cherished vineyards.
The perseverance has paid dividends. Today, Szepsy owns 73 hectares (180 acres), 48 of which are under cultivation with two dominant grape varieties 60 percent are Furmint and 35 percent are Hárslevelü.
The family winery provides jobs for his son, another István, two daughters, a son-in-law and 25 year-round employees. Some of the employees, nearly 80 years old, started with his father.
The Tokaj region is blessed with conditions particularly favorable to growing grapes. So great is its fame that it has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The widely grown Furmint grape, a staple in Szepsys winery, is the basis for dry wines and sweet dessert wines, the latter the result of the botrytis cinerea fungus that robs grapes of moisture but increases their sugar content.
Volcanic upheavals millions of years ago left the region with mineral-rich soil. Climate, topography, hydrology and sun/shade variations along with soil create terroirs, a French term designating microclimates noted for their particular homogeneity.
There are 22 such special places in the country.
The Szepsy name can be traced to at least the 16th century where the family is linked to winemaking. A coat of arms dates to 1631.
Szepsy today produces a delicious, sweet, white wine, but hes shifting toward dry varieties.
Its a losing battle to compete with the giants in the sweet-wine market, Szepsy said.
I prefer to create a niche where Im happy, can control my destiny and satisfy our loyal supporters, he said.
Just recently, he bought the house next door with plans to convert it into a tasting room within two years.