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The compensation, however, has come afterward in the doctor's comforting words, "Everything looks fine."
The last time I underwent this procedure, I heard even more comforting words from the doctor: Now that I was turning 80, a colonoscopy would no longer be necessary.
My immediate reaction was a combination of gratitude and relief; later on, I began to have other reflections.
Certainly I would not miss having to go through this test, but what else did not having to go through it mean? Did it mean that the test results after this time didn't matter any more? That, after 80, these health problems no longer warrant the same attention or worry as at an earlier age?
Did it mean that because I have already lived more than my "three score and 10" allotted years, I should not be worrying so much or wanting so much to have more years?
Did it mean that the test was not worthwhile or cost-effective, given the reality of the medical market and my stage of life? Did it mean that adding years to older patients' lives was not as desirable or necessary as to younger people's lives?
I agree that medical treatment needs to be pragmatic as well as compassionate in factoring in circumstances and resources. I understand that there are different standards of wellness that I should expect and accept now that I'm older, which may also mean different standards of treatment to expect and accept.
And I do believe that the intent of such medical policy -- on the part of most of the profession in general and certainly my doctor in particular -- is consideration for vulnerable elderly patients.
Yet in spite of all that, I'm uncomfortable with a treatment policy that sends such a mixed message to us older patients, even if unintentionally, i.e., that at the same time as we are presumably being protected, we are also being diminished.
It may well be that this medical policy is necessary and wise, but I wish doctors would realize how this can make older patients feel.
It's as if they are devaluing the remaining years of our lives because there are so few left -- whereas, for us, those remaining years are precious because there are so few left.
Lillian Hawthorne is a retired clinical social worker and emeritus faculty member of the School of Social Work at USC. She lives in Leisure Village, a retirement community in Camarillo.
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Teaching spirituality: give your children a lesson they can follow all year
IN the midst of toys and games, trains and toy cars, it's easy for children--and parents--to lose sight of the spiritual meaning of the season. But between Santa Claus and his reindeer, more and more parents are reaching for and teaching the spiritual messages of the holiday season and realizing the long-term benefits.
Contrary to popular belief, spirituality is not necessarily linked to specific religious services, says Dr. James Comer, author of Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World. "Spirituality has to do with your respect for life and the rights and opportunities of other people and your appreciation of your environment," he says. "We are all born with the potential for good and bad, but the way you decide to live is what your children will pick up. From the earliest ages, you have to be a good person in front of them as your behavior will define their values, their attitudes and their reactions to various situations."
Spiritual awareness, beginning as early as the early childhood years, makes a difference. "Having a spiritual grounding can help kids deal with crisis, resist peer pressure, and [as they get older] avoid negative influences such as drugs and alcohol," says Lisa Miller, Ph.D., professor of psychotherapy and spirituality at Teachers College, Columbia University.
According to Miller, studies have shown that a relationship with a higher being, however that is defined in your family, is "the most protective element for your children."
Miller adds: "What's important is not the nomenclature, but the connection to something larger than the individual. With that sense of connection comes a sense of companionship, which in turn, makes kids more resilient to life's troubles, both big and small."
In order to impart spiritual values, parents need a certain level of satisfaction within themselves and the ability to successfully manage their own lives and environment, says Dr. Comer, coauthor with Dr. Alvin Poussaint of Raising Black Children: Two Leading Psychiatrists Confront the Educational, Social, and Emotional Problems Facing Black Children. "Everything your child needs to know has to begin before kindergarten and has to change as your child changes, and as his capacity to think, understand and raise questions changes." As your child grows and develops, so should your level of interaction and instruction.
From an early age, children, especially very young ones, ask all kinds of questions, including the unanswerable ones, but that shouldn't diminish your effectiveness as a parent.
According to experts, it's not knowing all of the answers, but establishing a "spiritual dialogue" that creates a platform for the discussion of spiritual issues, concepts and questions.
For parents who may not have growing up or who don't feel comfortable talking religion with their children, experts suggest focusing on the everyday occurrences and smaller "teaching" moments to create spiritual awareness.
1. Sharing--"It's not the big things, but the little things that mean a lot," says Dr. Comer. "Teach children about the importance of sharing their time, their money, their spirit and their talent with someone who needs it. This could be an elderly relative, a sick neighbor or simply someone in need. Let your child see you perform the art of sharing so that they can know exactly what it looks like and how good it makes the other person feel."
2. Thankfulness--Before a meal before bedtime or in the morning are excellent times to acknowledge a higher being and to talk about the meaning of creation and the meaning of a supreme Creator.
3. Trust--Children learn trust, experts agree, when parents respond in ways that children can count on, when parents are reliable, dependable and meet a continuing need. Children, in turn, learn to be reliable and responsible to others.
4. Sacrifice--Building character includes learning to sacrifice, giving when you have little to give, but doing so because someone else is in need. Parting with something of value, giving something of meaning away or sharing Christmas gifts with a children's shelter teaches children the benefits of sacrifice.
5. Honor--If you are a responsible parent, your children will want to be responsible to you and will aspire to follow your lead. Showing honor to your parents, family members and friends shows children how to treat other people.
6. Faith--Teaching children about the spirit within them and how that spirit affects other people, their environment and the happiness of others is a lesson that can be learned every day. "Teaching children to believe in themselves is the beginning of faith," says Dr. Comer. "Children must believe in their power to change the world around them."
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|Three core courses required for students enrolled in the Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTI) are now available to all Penn State campuses through the Digital Learning Cooperative.
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Through the use of the cooperative, any campus can now expect regular access to the 9 credits that form the core of the ENTI minor curriculum: MGMT 215: The Entrepreneurial Mindset; ENGR 310: Entrepreneurship Leadership; and MGMT 425: New Venture Creation.
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Dan Goldberg, a lecturer in business at Penn State Abington and successful business owner, will teach ENGR 310, and knows first-hand the impact this type of education can have. "Our country, which was founded in the Commonwealth, is based on entrepreneurship and innovation. Small business is the backbone of America. Since almost all businesses started off as a small business, it's important for our students to know how to create and build successful enterprises that help Pennsylvania, and the rest of our country, to grow and prosper."
According to Goldberg, the ENTI minor has been quite successful at Abington, as the campus ranks second in ENTI enrollment next to University Park. One of the students it counts among its successes is Dylan Weisman, a 2016 graduate in business management and marketing with a minor in the ENTI New Ventures cluster.
"The ENTI minor had a profound effect on me," said Weisman, currently an MBA student at Penn State Great Valley. "You learn a lot of macro concepts in business and marketing classes, and ENTI allowed me to take all those concepts and apply them to a small business."
Weisman, who described himself as a serial-entrepreneur, is using his entrepreneurial skills to run an event and entertainment business, Flare Event Group, that he founded in 2011. He credits his ENTI professors for making the minor's classes stand-out amongst others. "The professors are all business owners and have real-world experience to back their knowledge. That makes a huge difference."
For Weisman, completing the minor paid immediate dividends, and he hopes to use what he's learned by giving back to the entrepreneurship community at Abington. "The whole reason I'm getting my MBA is so I can come back to Abington to be an adjunct professor in the ENTI minor," said Weisman.
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The midterm elections could mean growth for our industry.
AS I WRITE THIS, our country is winding down after a heated election season, and Washington D.C. now looks like a very different place. Th e Republican Party has gained control of the House of Representatives, with Democrats retaining a majority in the Senate, after the entire House and one-third of the Senate were up for reelection. Th is is a unique opportunity for our industry to influence newly elected officials through our well-organized and well-run trade associations.
In elections, politicians have a short-term focus, which is faster growth at any cost. With significant change in Washington, our industry needs to send the message that it's time for a healthier and more durable approach.
A couple of smart economists wrote recently that three things are working to lift the U.S. economy: productivity, easy money, and the natural economic healing process. Two things holding the economy back are massive increases in government spending and heavy-handed government interference in economic activity. The net result is that the U.S. could grow more quickly if it stopped spending and interfering so much.
Positive signs
The signs of progress are encouraging. Th e economists report that private-sector payrolls are up 96,000 per month so far this year. Civilian employment, an alternative measure of jobs that surveys workers rather than employers, is up 205,000 per month. As of late summer, the household survey showed 1.8 million new private sector jobs so far this year, with further job growth being reported fairly consistently through the fall.
Easy money can not create long-term increases in wealth, and more government spending hurts the economy. The country would be better off with a measured attitude toward growth. Th is election could change the course of government interference with economic activity, while current budget problems are forcing austerity at state and local levels. Th is is good news for the future, as it will help solidify the economic progress we have already made.
While unemployment and the state of our industry are discouraging, reports indicate consumer purchasing power is accelerating, a key indicator of pending economic growth. After falling in 2008 and most of 2009, worker pay is rising again. Earnings in the private sector are up at a 4.4% annual rate in 2010, and consumers are slowly paying down debt.
Businesses appear motivated to increase their equipment investment. In the past 15 months, we have grown from utilizing just 68% of our industrial capacity up to 75%, an encouraging trend when you consider that the long-term average is about 80%. At current growth rates, we should be there in a year.
When money was cheap in the last decade, we built too many houses, but corresponding business investment was not excessive. Because high-tech investment tends to depreciate more rapidly than the industrial equipment of prior decades, U.S. companies will use their near-record profits and balance sheet cash to expand capacity in the months ahead. Th is is already evident in third quarter corporate earnings.
Many believe the housing market will be weak for years. I am not in that camp. Even if excess inventories do not reach normal levels until 2013, home builders will have to increase housing starts by about 150% over the next couple of years to meet normal demand when the inventory is gone.
Allowing the recovery to take hold, and removing the politically motivated judgments that are holding it back, are the healthiest ways to create sustainable growth. Th is is the message we need to send to our newly elected representatives.
Pierre Villere is President and Managing Partner of Allen-Villere Partners. Contact Pierre Villere at firstname.lastname@example.com or telephone 985-727-4310.
© 2010 Hanley Wood, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Republication or dissemination of "Speak Now" (The Concrete Producer, November 2010) is expressly prohibited without the written permission of Hanley Wood, LLC. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Allen-Villere is publishing "Speak Now" under license from Hanley Wood, LLC.


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My photo (above), ca 2000 taken at Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.
The new photo by Rob, with plaque
I always ask permission to use another's photo, I tell them the purpose, and once permission is granted, I send them the link to my blog. On my Tombstone Tuesday post of December 22, 2009, see Tuesday Tombstone - James Bishop, you really couldn't read what was written. The monument was so old, but since I had a map with his plot marked, I knew it was his, plus I could read a little of the inscription.
After I copied my photo into my genealogy software, and published that blog, I then went to Find-A-Grave. Once at the site, I checked to see if there was already a pictureof the Bishop monument and if not, I would submit mine. Talk about luck. I now saw the same cemetery monument with an engraved plaque at the base! I was pretty thrilled. Rob graciously let me copy his photo. See FindAGrave site with the James Bishop tombstone to view that page.
Moral, not a bad idea to often check your ancestors graves at FindAGrave sites to see if additional photos have been posted. And, always read the messages left. I have found distant cousins that way.


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I've been working developing a least squares routine that makes use of the drivers GELS,GELSY,GELSS,and GELSD.
I think I've been able to work out how to use the "A" matrix on output to estimate the covariance matrix for all but GELSD.
Unfortunately, the doc for GELSD is simply "On exit, A has been overwritten." Does anyone have some suggestions for
How to estimate the covariance matrix from the output of DGELSD(F77) or GELSD(F95). It doesn't seem efficient or consistent
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[Important Note: If you're of the conservative or sensitive type and still haven't heard the song (good for you!), I wouldn't suggest you watch the video at the end of this post.]
One day after Rihanna took her Twitter to announce that she would collaborate with non-other than pop princess, Britney Spears, a remix of RiRi's international hit S&M popped up on YouTube, and I'm sure many people's fantasies just came true (especially considering how Spears has perfected the art of moaning through most of her songs).
The tune, an ode to everything sadomasochism, is not for the faint-hearted or the conservative. The original version has been playing on the radio for a while, even though in the UK the title had to be changed to the refrain "Come On" to make it less shocking.
Though named as a "remix," there isn't much change in this edition. The opening beats and synths are slightly changed and the the "na na na come on"s are stronger and more forceful because there's two voices getting them out there. The alternation of which performer sings what part is definitely very-well thought out and just adds to the intensity of the whole thing.
The second verse of the song though gets the most significant update as the lyrics are changed to "just one night full of sin, feel the pain on your skin, to promise me mercy, it's your turn to hurt me. If I'm bad, tie my down, shut me up, […] cause the pain is my pleasure, nothing comes better." This is most probably because Britney does the singing here and her vocals are not as high as Rihanna, or they just felt like changing things for this new release.
I am not going to comment on the overall lyrics and message because I don't find this song to be representative of what music should be nor do I like Rihanna, especially after she went all pixie-cut and transformed her R&B style to pure club-pop. It's a pure exploration of fantasies but should not be as commercially spread as it is right now because it caters to a small population. Plus, imagine your little sister singing that song while she doesn't understand the lyrics!
But do I like Britney and Rihanna duetting?
Of course I do!
It's a match made in pop music heaven! Spears is certainly a hot commodity right now with two new singles and an album, Femme Fattale, topping the charts and receiving much critical acclaim. Rihanna, on the other hand, has been riding out the success of 2010's smash collaboration with Eminem, though her album Loud has not been up to par.
So this music fan right here is hoping that the two get together really soon and make something from scratch because if they were individually able to take the music world by storm, there's no end to what they could do together!


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The first thing I ever learned how to cook was French toast. If I remember clearly, I learned how to make this when I was jumping on my parents bed…as they were sleeping. And in an attempt to get just 15 more minutes of shut-eye, my dad suggested that I make French toast. I stopped jumping. He explained. I listened. And then ran to the kitchen.
I imagine I was probably wearing my huuuge Tasmanian Devil t-shirt I always slept in. And I probably pulled one of those country-style chairs we had in the dining room, and positioned it up against the counter so I could reach. I'm also gonna assume that I made a gigantic mess. I think I was pretty good at that back then. And I'm positive that when I was all done and my parents ate it, they smiled and said it was good because they sorta had to. You don't really tell your eight-year-old kid their French toast is gross.
This recipe is waaay different. I've grown up…not sure if you've noticed.
For one, my eight-year-old version of French toast had egg shells in it. I'll bet on that. I wasn't a good egg cracker. And I'm also guessing it had waaaay too much cinnamon and vanilla extract. I didn't understand moderation. More was better. And it was on typical, wheat sandwich bread. This one, however, is on beautiful brioche. And instead of a typical egg/milk mixture, I've made a little custard, creme brulee style, to dip the Brioche in prior to frying. I've also topped it with mascerated strawberries–I'll explain later…
This is what I like to call my redemption French toast.
What was the first thing you learned how to cook?
{Let's talk macerated strawberries! I was just gonna call them strawberries in the title because I think "mascerated" is a super scary word, but it wouldn't have been accurate. All "mascerated" means is strawberries soaked in a little sugar and lemon (or booze) for 2 hrs. I soaked mine for a little less, and they turned out great. They're super juicy, a little syrupy, and the kick of lemon makes them even more awesome. I love them. I'm kinda dreaming of putting them on top of ice cream with a good balsamic vinegar.}
Custard French Toast with Macerated Strawberries
French Toast recipe tweaked from Craft of Baking
If you're feeling really fancy, I suggest taking a half of a vanilla bean and soaking it in the milk/cream mixture as it warms up. I bet the infusion would be amazing. If any of you decide to try it, please let me know how it turns out. Also, I opted to go with no maple syrup or powdered sugar. If you can't eat French toast without maple syrup, then I'd suggest maybe skipping the strawberries.
1 Brioche loaf (6 slices cut in 1 1/2-2-inch-thick slices) (OR! you can use challah if you like)
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
1/2 pint of strawberries, hulled and quartered
the juice of one lemon (some people use booze)
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
In a small bowl, add strawberries, lemon juice and sugar. Let sit for up to 2 hrs…or longer if you like.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and yolks.
In a medium saucepan, heat the milk, cream, granulated sugar, vanilla, dash of cinnamon, and salt over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until the mixture is warm to the touch and the sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat, and whisking constantly, pour about one quarter of it into the egg mixture. (Note: This step is kinda important. If you do add too much warm milk to the eggs, you'll make scrambled eggs.) Add the remaining milk mixture and whisk to combine. Use immediately, or chill the custard for up to 2 days until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 200˚F.
In a large heavy skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat until it is hot but not smoking. Take your brioche slices and dip them into the egg/milk mixture, coating them on both sides. I didn't leave the slices in there too long because I don't like a gooey French toast. If that's your thing, then I'd suggest leaving them in there for 2-3 minutes. I did a quick dip.
Add 2 or 3 slices of brioche (or as many that can fit in your pan) and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until puffed and golden brown. Transfer the French toast to a baking sheet and keep it warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining butter and bread slices.
Top with the macerated strawberries…or maple syrup…or powdered sugar.
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I can't wait to make this, thank you! For the record, I know this response is a tad late, but french toast does indeed exist in France. It's called pain perdu, however it isn't very popular like it is in the states.
This looks so delicious!! Can't wait to cook this for my husband on the weekend..
French toast has been my all time favorite food since a small girl..the best so far is my mom's made with egg nog..but I have a feeling this will become my favorite. I will give it a try this weekend..
I justmade these for my boyfriend last night–he loved it! Thanks so much!
Stella–I hope you find it! If not, use Challah–just as good. The design is a pretty flower.
This looks amazing. I think I know what I'll be doing with my Sunday morning. And well, all day Saturday will be spent seeing if Brioche exists in Colombia.
Also I'm dying to see what the design on the bottom plate is, the color fascinates me.
Kinnie, Hope it works out the second time! If not, let me know what the problem is and I'll see if I can figure it out.
Looks really really good! But I might be doing something wrong because it looks better than it tastes. I'm going to try again! 🙂
This looks amazing and i think i'll try it this Friday when some dear friends come for breakfast here at the farm. your pics are wonderful, btw.
Grace–that's a super good question. I sure hope they do!
Mortimer/Ryan–umm…I got the strawberries at the store; specifically, Trader Joe's. P.S. You're super cool.
Where did you get those strawberries? I LOVE strawberries!!!
am i the only one who wonders if the french actually eat their toast like this? if they do, i'm moving to france apace. 🙂
Hi Adrianna,
Oh! I remember that morning? They were really gooood! These look fabulosooo!
Hi Adriana–The brioche was actually store bought from Trader Joe's. It was super buttery and moist–so good!
The first thing I learned to bake was chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. I made them with my mother; she always used to make them. Now I've taken up baking and she doesn't bake them anymore!
Also, did you make that brioche? It looks so good!


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A parent who really desires to understand his child does not look at him through the screen of an ideal. It is only when one feels no love for the child that one imposes upon him an ideal, for then one's ambitions are trying to fulfil themselves in him, wanting him to become this or that. If one loves, not the ideal, but the child, then there is a possibility of helping him to understand himself as he is. Krishnamurti
"Children who are labelled with Asperger's Syndrome do not need more structure and direction in their lives; they need considerably less. They need, primarily, to be freed from being seen as products or being objectified and defined by a list of subjective observations. They need parents who are unquestioningly on their side, not to impose their own or so-called experts' agendas on their children in the name of loving assistance, but simply to assist their children in carrying forward their own intrinsically motivated lives in process. To do this requires a willingness to ask radical questions and to let go of many entrenched assumptions about education, psychology and parenting, to name but a few. It requires going against mainstream and often allegedly expert opinion. It is not an easy path. It is not a neglectful path. It is a moral path."
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In just a few hours I went from running along the sandy surf in shorts and a sports bra to running in snowshoes along the trail dressed in long pants, gloves and hat. Amazing!
Troy and I had a fabulous vacation in Texas. Lots of sun, swimming in the ocean, reading while lounging poolside, taking it easy. Wonderful.
Fortunately we had sunny weather in the high 80's to low 90's during our stay but when we flew out the high was only going to be 50F and it was raining. I felt bad for those who were just arriving TX. They are in for a week of cool drizzly weather.
Here in MN we are having a burst of spring. 50F yesterday and 60F tomorrow. Sweet.
Yesterday was a 15 mile snowshoe run along the trail that Topaz and I had missed for a week. Today, because of the melt yesterday and over night freeze, instead of snowshoes I screwed screws into my shoes and they worked just fine. 20 miles without too much slipping and sliding.
I didn't get very many weight workouts in while on vacation so I hit the gym yesterday and will be on my way today. I actually missed lifting. I had a 10 week streak going until I was hit with the flu, then was able to complete a few workouts before I left for TX. I'm anxious to get back into my regular schedule of training.
For the past few weeks I had been focused on my speaking engagement and my vacation. Now that both these events have passed I will begin to think about McNaughton 100 Mile Trail Run. It's only a few weeks out; thankfully I'm pretty much always trained for a 100 mile finish these days. I always wanted it to be this way and wasn't sure if it was possible for me. I don't mean to say that I'm always trained for a stellar PR performance; just a finish. I remember wondering if I could be marathon trained year long. I didn't know if that was possible. It is amazing that our bodies can adopt so well to the training we put them through.
I've decided to run Lean Horse 100 in August instead of Leadville 100. My friend, Alicia, is going to be running it and Tom and Nancy are going to pace/crew. We had such a great time at Vermont 100 I just couldn't pass it up! The four of us will road trip together. Good times!
I did not enter Badwater. I have always had a self-imposed rule that I would save $ for my races the year prior. I didn't even have Badwater on the 2009 radar until December and the entry of $800 was due in February. In addition I would have needed $4000 to fly/crew/van/hotel. I was just not ready for those expenses. It would have been the only race I could do this year. That isn't what I wanted. Ideally I'd like to crew or pace someone out there, then save for the following year. We'll see.
My racing calendar is begining to come together. Confirmed are McNaughton 100, FANS 24 Hour, Lean Horse 100. Depending on how I am feeling with the bodybuilding endeavor I'd also like to run Superior Sawtooth 100 and Javelina 100. I'm not sure what my body will feel like so those are still uncomfirmed but a probabaly. Of course I'll run Superior 50K, Afton 50K, Voyageur 50 Mile. The rest of the year is still coming together.
OK, off to the gym.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
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4 comments:
- SteveQ said...
Somehow, I don't think doing the Sawtooth 100 three weeks after Lean Horse sounds as daunting to you as it does to me!
- sr in tx said...
Where were you in TX?
- Julie B said...
No, I guess that doesn't seem daunting.daunting didn't have a problem last year running 62 at Leadville 3 weeks prior. Of course that is not 100 but a more difficult course.
My parents winter in Weslaco Tx
- mj said...
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"The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project has become a lightning rod for debate regarding everything from the dangers of tanker traffic off the B.C. coast and the environmental effects of the oilsands to the value of selling oil and gas to Asian customers and competition between B.C. gas and Alberta oil.
"The National Energy Board — an agency respected for its independence and expertise — is examining the project and will make a decision after conducting public hearings and conducting extensive research.
"The NEB process and a process mandated by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act are being conducted simultaneously, thereby bringing the economic and environmental issues forward for examination together. Not everyone is happy with the process, but it is one of the soundest such processes in the world and it is far better than a propaganda war among misinformed celebrities and angry politicians. Nonetheless, the process highlights the need for the big picture decisions to be made before considering the merits of a specific project like the Northern Gateway.
"What should be a discussion of the technical aspects of the project has mushroomed into a heated debate about whether there should be pipeline access to the West Coast at all, why B.C. should get more of the benefits of a pipeline, the role of environmental non-governmental organizations funded by foreign interests in the process, how to prioritize the sale of B.C. gas versus Alberta oil, the environmental effects of the source of the oil that would go into the pipe (the oilsands) and a long list of First Nations issues.
"Arguably, these sorts of debates and the decisions that come out of them should take place at the political level rather than find themselves stuffed into a regulatory review of a specific project. The result is a slow process, uncertainty regarding what factors will have the most influence in the decision and badly blurred lines of accountability."


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Premera Blue Cross has refiled a rate change for its individual health plans - this time seeking a 4.7 percent increase. We disapproved it's earlier request for a 3.1 percent increase in September. We have 60 days to review the request and make a decision.
The new rate, if approved would take effect on Jan. 1, 2012 and would impact approximately 3,874 people.
You can view the entire rate filing, a summary of key date supplied by Premera and why we turned down their last request at www.insurance.wa.gov/health-rates.shtml
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A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a U.S.-Russian crew has landed safely in Kazakhstan, according to NASA. American Mike Hopkins and Russians Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy had spent 166 days in space. Russian space officials had considered delaying the landing because of heavy snowfall and strong winds but decided to go ahead with the original plan.
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Tonight, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanskiy, Oleg Kotov and NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins will return to earth from the International Space Station.
Parachutes will open, and the duo's Russian-built Soyuz capsule will touch down on the remote, frozen plains of the central Asian republic of Khazakstan.
But this March is a particularly chilly time for Hopkins to be landing: Russia's military intervention in Crimea is straining relations between the two superpowers. And, while NASA has a team in place to welcome Hopkins home, it's Russian helicopters that will be picking him up.
"We ride with the Russians," says Josh Byerly, a spokesperson at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas.
Despite the current standoff between Russia and the West over the Ukraine, Byerly is confident Hopkins will be able to hitch a ride back to civilization.
"The Russians take very good care of our crew whenever they're out there," Byerly says.
Byerly says that operations aboard the International Space Station have run smoothly throughout the crisis: "Their systems depended on ours and ours depend on theirs," he says.
NASA's dependence on the Russians runs deep. Since the U.S. retired the space shuttle in 2011, Russian rockets are the only way up. That state of affairs is likely to continue for at least a few years to come, until NASA and its partners can fly a replacement.
But Russia needs NASA too.
"The Kremlin budget people have always put pressure on their space program to bring about 20 percent or more of their operating budget from foreign sales," says James Oberg, a space analyst and former NASA official. The U.S. pays roughly $70 million dollars for every astronaut it sends up.
The Russian segment of the space station also relies on the U.S. side for some electrical power and navigation help, adds Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who closely watches the space industry.
"The Russians could in principle detach their half of the space station and swan off into the wild black yonder, but I don't think that's very likely," he says.
With the U.S. dependent on Russian transportation and the Russians dependent on the U.S. for financial help and a space station destination to go to, McDowell thinks that everything will continue to go smoothly.
"The program is really very integrated right now, it would be very hard to rip them apart in the short term," he says.
Oberg agrees: "This awkward, reluctant partnership has benefited both sides enough to put up with all the hassles."
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel. Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut from the International Space Station are returning to earth tonight. Their ride is a Russian Soyuz capsule and the landing zone is in a remote part of central Asia. The Russians will pick them up and, despite current tensions with Russia over Ukraine, American Mike Hopkins has a seat on the flight home. Here's NPR's Geoff Brumfiel.
GEOFF BRUMFIEL, BYLINE: After the parachutes open and the Soyuz capsule touches down on the remote frozen plains of Kazakhstan, astronaut Mike Hopkins is going to get a cold reception.
JOSH BYERLY: It is so cold that you don't even feel the cold. It's just pain.
BRUMFIEL: That's NASA spokesperson Josh Byerly who's been out there in the spring. March is not a great time to visit and this March, in particular, is problematic. Tensions over Russia's military intervention in Crimea are straining relations and it's the Russians who are supposed to giving Hopkins a ride back to civilization. Are you guys sure he's going to get picked up?
BYERLY: Yeah. I mean, we are confident. The Russians take very good care of our crew whenever they're out there. Obviously, there's a NASA landing team that is there as well.
BRUMFIEL: Does the NASA landing team have their own helicopters?
BYERLY: No. We ride with the Russians.
BRUMFIEL: NASA also rides with the Russians to the International Space Station. Russian rockets are the only way up. It's been that way since the U.S. retired the space shuttle in 2011 and it will be that way for at least a few years to come, until NASA and its partners have a replacement ready to fly. But Russia needs NASA, too. The U.S. pays $70 million for every astronaut it sends up.
James Oberg, a space analyst and former NASA official, says the Russians rely on that money.
JAMES OBERG: The Kremlin budget people have always put pressure on their space program to bring in about 20 percent or more of their operating budget from foreign sales.
BRUMFIEL: And Oberg says, without the space station, the Russian rockets have nowhere to go.
OBERG: Well, this mutual co-dependence, this awkward reluctant partnership has benefitted both sides enough to put up with all the hassles.
BRUMFIEL: So, for now at least, no matter how bad things get on Earth, Russia and America will continue to play nice in space. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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To say that Jeff Smisek's tenure as CEO of the combined United/Continental airlines has been dismal is probably something of an understatement at this point. In so many ways, he's taken two airlines that were better separately and made the combined entity worse. Much worse.
So the reporting of ongoing failures is hardly surprising. But in some ways, this tweet from @United sort of summed up the current degree of FAIL at the airline:
So, there are a couple of problems here.
1) Note the team logo. That's not the logo of the "home team" — that's the logo of the Washington Nationals. There IS a United hub in Washington, but that's not what this tweet was supposed to be about.
2) Cleveland was a Continental hub, but was the perfect candidate for the chopping block when the merger was announced, and is in the process of being de-hubbed. So people there are probably not that enthusiastic about the "home team" airline that can't even get the team's logo right.


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Raw Diet For My Dog??? Time To Switch
When is it the right time to switch your dog to raw? If you are not having any problems with your current food it would not make sense to switch UNLESS you felt that continuing to feed the existing
When is it the right time to switch your dog to raw?
If you are not having any problems with your current food it would not make sense to switch UNLESS you felt that continuing to feed the existing diet was going to cause a problem down the road. Many people that we encourage to switch have the feeling that their existing diet is fine and that switching to raw would be more expensive. That may be true in the short run but all it takes is a serious degenerative disease to rack up an expensive vet bill. It happens every day because we usually convert dogs that are diagnosed with a serious illness to the raw meat diet in hopes of changing the medical condition. Many times we are able to reverse the medical condition but those that wait too long are having less chance of a reversal.
The only time that they seem to be convinced to change are when it happens to them. We do have several customers that research the value of switching and make a change before the illness develops. That is our primary goal-to try and educate them before an illness develops.
I have reported earlier that the time that medical conditions start to develop usually takes 5 to 6 years. It may take the form of allergies, skin rashes, GI disturbances, or more serious conditions such as diabetes, kidney failure, or cancer. The most obvious condition is obesity which is due to the continuous ingestion of soluble carbohydrates from grain based diets.
So the message, loud and clear, is to switch your dog's diet to a more biologically appropriate diet. The faster you make this decision, the faster you will see an improvement in health. The raw meat diet works it's magic by super charging the immune system to make their protection mechanism stronger. The very best way to improve health is from within the body. The continuous ingestion of any diet that contain elements that are harmful will eventually create a problem. It is the same for human health as well. You can relate this to the way you feel when you eat the right and proper foods. In most cases you feel much better than when you eat the "wrong foods". The difference is that the dog doesn't have a choice like we do. We must be prudent guardians and try to feed what is best for the species. A species specific raw meat diet is what they are designed to eat and this would be the most appropriate food to use.
This weekend I had a chance to go bird hunting with a friend of mine that has recently switched his dog to a " BARF DIET " (BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE RAW FOOD). He told me that on a recent trip to South Dakota he was hunting with three other hunters with dogs and his dog was the only one that was able to survive the severe and strenuous pressure of hunting 12 hours a day for three days straight. He said his dog's stamina has improved by at least 30% since the change to raw. He will never give his dog a different meal since he saw this change. This is just one example of what the diet does.
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Using Facebook Places Privacy Controls
By Larry Magid
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Facebook's privacy settings enable users to customize who sees where you are.
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In designing its new Places geolocation service, Facebook seems to have learned from its past privacy blunders. The new service has multiple layers of privacy control, but as with other aspects of Facebook privacy, users need to put some thought about whether and how they want to disclose their location. Facebook has also created an extra level of privacy for its under-18 users, prohibiting them from displaying their location to anyone other than their friends.
The first thing to know about Places is that it's not fully automatic. You have to "check in" or be tagged at a location for Facebook to display where you are. Because location is a particularly sensitive issue, Facebook, by default, shows only your location to people designated as friends, even if you have more open privacy settings for posts or other types of information.
Check-in vs. tagging
The difference between being checked-in and being tagged can be confusing. If you're checked-in by yourself or by a friend, your presence at the location is visible to anyone that either you or your friend allows, based on your friend's and your privacy settings. Your name will show up on the location's Places page, if there is one, so everyone at the location can see that you're there. If you are tagged by a friend, your presence at the location is seen by your friends or whoever they allow to see their posts, subject to their (not your) privacy settings.
You can be outed, if you don't disable friends' ability to check you in
It's also important to know that once you've used the service and agreed to its terms, any Facebook friend of yours can check you in to a location that displays that you are there, just as if you had checked yourself in.
Even if you don't agree to those terms, and even if you've never used Places or don't even own a mobile phone, any Facebook friend can tag you as being at the location, and who sees that information is subject to that person's privacy settings, not your privacy settings.
Facebook representatives are quick to point out that this is the same as with any form of tagging, such as in status messages and photos. It has long been possible for a Facebook friend to type "@LarryMagid is with me at Anotnio's Nut House." The difference with Places is that it makes it a lot easier, and you no longer have to type in the location because Places knows where you are.
You can opt out of being checked in or tagged
Although the privacy settings don't say this, I was told by a Facebook employee that if you disable the ability of friends to check you into Places, that also disables the ability for anyone to use Places to tag you as being at a location. Even if someone does tag you, you can always untag yourself, but between the time you're tagged and the time you untag yourself, people may be aware that you are at the location.
For a friend to tag you, that person must be checked into the same location, so it's not possible to "out" someone for being in a place that you're not checked into as well. You get a push notification, if someone has checked you in or tagged you, but if you're in a noisy bar and don't check your cell phone, you might not know it right away.
Options on who can see where you are
Adults have the option to share their location with a wider group of people, including "friends of friends" or "everyone," but you can also further restrict who can see your location. However, if you allow Facebook to include you in Places' "Here Now" display, your presence at a location might show up on that establishment's Places page.
A Facebook representative said "seeing the people checked in to a location is consistent with the experience of seeing people there in real life." You can, however, opt out of participating in "Here Now" via your privacy settings.
Special provisions for "minors" (under 18)
If a Facebook user is registered as under 18, the following restrictions are in place:
- Only friends will see that the minor is checked in. There isn't even an option to extend that beyond Friends
- If someone tags a minor at a location, the minor's name will only be shown to the minor's friends
- A minor's name will not be seen on a place's "Here Now" page by anyone other than the minor's friends.
How to configure settings
Facebook members should consider configuring privacy settings in advance to prevent any unwanted disclosure of your location. To control who can see the places you've checked in, click on Account in the upper-right corner, and then on Privacy Settings. Then select "Customize settings."
To the right of where it says "Places I check in," it probably has the default setting of Friends Only. You can change that by selecting another option, including Customize, which lets you further limit who can see your location to specific people, lists of people, or even "just me." You can also opt out of "Here now" by unchecking "Enable."
Below the "Things I share" section is a section called "Things others share," and this is where you can disable "Friend can check me into places."
Location-sharing tips:
Know who can see your location: You may have Facebook "friends" who aren't really close friends, but even if they are, you might not want them to know where you are.
Think about disabling the ability for others to "check you in": If you don't want to give others the ability to check you in, now is a good time to disable that option.
Even if you don't use Places, remember that you can be tagged, unless you opt out. If you are concerned about your friends' ability to use Places to reveal your presence at a location, configure your privacy settings to disable "Friends can check me into places." That also disables their ability to use Places to tag you.
Consider using lists to limit who can see your location: You don't have to stick with Facebook's default that allows all your friends to see where you are when you check in to a location. Consider creating a "list" of friends with whom you wish to share your location. You might have different lists, depending on location. For example, you could have "drinking buddies" who get to know which bars you're in and "work friends" who can see if you're visiting certain business-appropriate locations.
Ask before you tag: It's a good idea to talk with your friends before you tag them at a location. Being comfortable about your friends knowing that you're there doesn't necessarily mean that your friends feel the same way.
Revisit your settings: If you are allowing people to check you into places, consider changing those settings, if you are about to go to a place that you don't want others to know about. You can always change your settings temporarily and then change them back.
Talk with your kids about location services: Parents should discuss with their kids how they might use or avoid location-sharing services. Kids need to be reminded that "checking in" reveals their location to everyone on their friends list, including people they might not wish to share their location with.
Disclosure: Facebook provides financial support to ConnectSafely.org, a no
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ConnectSafely co-director Anne Collier posted more Places safety advice for parents.
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By Master Liam St. Liam
For the second consecutive Pennsic, Master Andrixos of Calontir has been the victim of theft from the battlefield.
Last year, his helm and gauntlets were stolen from under the Calontir shade fly on the field and were later recovered, though the helm was damaged.
This year, his leg armor was taken, again from the Calontir shade fly on the field.
"After fighting to the very edge of heat exhaustion on Monday, I was forced to strip my armor on the field. Wary of being struck again, I carried my helm and gauntlets and lamellar back to the shop for safe-keeping," Master Andrixos said.
"What did I omit from that list?" he asked. "In my exhaustion, I forgot that I had left my legs." When he arrived back at the shade fly Tuesday, the legs were gone and had not been recovered by Thursday afternoon.
Master Andrixos said the legs are dark brown cuisses and demigreaves of cuir boulli. The knees are stainless steel. There is a knee brace built into the armor in the following form: a stainless steel framework of one inch wide by about one quarter inch thick flat stock "outlines" the cuisse and demigreave. It is covered by a thin layer of brass and held together by copper rivets. The articulation of the knee is through the steel armature, so there are four larger rivets through each kneecop. The backflaps are of undyed leather, strapped with both undyed or black leather from the craft packs at Real Leather, attached with large chromed roller buckles.
" The legs are closely fitted to me and would be useless to anyone not my size. They have done a wonderful job of keeping my knees safe through endless hours on the ground behind a scutum," he said.
Last year, after he advertised his loss in the Pennsic Independent, his armor was turned in to Lost and Found, with the welded chain camail cut from the helm.
"It had visited a chop shop," he said. "I was greatly heartened by the offers of help from all corners and the shared disgust at the motives of the miscreants.
"Again it is my hope that publicity trumps thieves, and a trumpeting of this act makes the possession of somewhat unique armor too toxic to bear."
If you have information regarding the leg armor, please contact Master Andrixos at Calontir Trim (contact information is in the Merchant Book).


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That Screaming Sound In Your Ears is Feedback
So I finished Machine Man. And I want to stay all cool and authory about it, but honestly, I feel a little heartbroken. I think because when I tap out THE END on a regular novel first draft, it means I finally have something I can show people. But Machine Man wasn't a regular first draft: it was an experience, me posting one page at a time and checking the next morning to see what people thought. That was freaking wonderful—terrifyingly wonderful—and now it's over, I already miss it.
I think I will need to do this again. This, or something like it.
But my next step is turning the serial into a novel. Every first draft can be better; my first drafts can be a lot better. If you read this serial—even if you only read some of it—I would love to know what you thought. I usually distribute my first drafts to ten or twelve early readers. This time there are 600 of you, another three or four thousand in the free feeds. As a feedback junkie, this makes me trembly and excited.
If you've got an opinion, please let me hear it. I want nothing more than to make my stories as strong as they can be, and I need to figure out how this book reads to someone who hasn't written it. So please help me: post a comment. Or, if you'd prefer to keep it private, email me.
I tell all my early readers: I'm after what you felt. Please don't think you need to be a literary critic. Don't try to imagine what other people might like. Above all, don't hold back because you can't think how to justify what the book made you feel. Figuring out why you had a particular reaction and what to do about it, that's my job. I can do that. What I can't do is read my own book for the first time. The closest I can get is hearing you describe how you felt when you read it.
Please do tell me what you liked and what you didn't. I'm looking for flaws, but part of figuring out what to improve is understanding where its heart is. Also, I tend to assume that anything an early reader doesn't mention she didn't care terribly much about, so it's a candidate for the ax. If you stopped reading at some point, please tell me where. If you're partway through, please share your thoughts so far. If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about with feelings versus literary criticism and all that, please comment anyway. One-sentence thoughts are fine. I can't get too much feedback. Please. Tell me.


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Jazzreview review by Glenn Astarita
The Flatlands Collective – Maatjes (CF 127)
In the liners, Dutch saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra ruminates about his American music influences leading to his development as an 'outside' player in The Netherlands. Here, the artist aligns with the upper echelon of Chicago area performers for an album that was recorded subsequent to the band's European tour.
The sextet makes the most of its somewhat odd instrumentation groupings, largely due to Dijkstra's use of the lyricon and analog synth, coupled with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm's analog electronics. As they engineer these works upon layered textures and semi-structured song-forms.
On "Mission Rocker," drummer Frank Rosaly provides a weighty rock pulse, nicely contrasted by clarinetist James Falzone and trombonist Jeb Bishop's crisp unison choruses over the top. Cleverly designed contrasts are in abundance here and throughout the program.
The musicians delve into playful free-form antics at times, but pursue melodic phrasings to counterbalance the avant, element. In effect, it's one of the quotients that provides a successful recipe. They intermingle the best of many musical worlds while conjuring up a hodgepodge of mood-enhancing dialogues to include some wily EFX injections, namely on the piece "In D Flat Minor."
One of the many highlights is the composition "Druil," featuring a burgeoning and powerful horns-based and rhythmic thematic buildup. It's a vibrant work, topped off by a progression of memorable hooks, and Dijsktra's edgy alto sax solo to complement Falzone's whirling clarinet voicings. Yet the band often tosses in a few loops, where Dijsktra offsets the mood with a murky synth solo.
You can expect the unexpected on this irrefutably persuasive release. However, it all makes near perfect musical sense. They're an artsy outfit that instills a singular group-centric voice into the overall picture. In sum, it's essential listening for progressive-jazz aficionados.


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Yes, it's finally happened: Syrup has been optioned for a feature film! After a great deal of messing around (mostly by me), today I finally signed a contract. This means I now get to sit around and say things like, "Tobey Maguire can win a thousand Oscars, babe, but he'll never open a picture," while other people go about the dirty business of actually trying to get something made. It's fun already.
As things start to happen in the coming months, I'll report it here. And if nothing's happening, I'll make up some wild rumors to keep things interesting.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
What might the University of Tennessee's new offense look like?
Among the reasons that Lane Kiffin was hired at Tennessee -- other than to stir up various controversies and to publicly go after both Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer of course -- was to revitalize a stagnant Volunteer offense. And, other than his stint in Oakland (where offense goes to die, just ask Randy Moss) Kiffin sports some some fairly impressive offensive credentials, i.e. his years at Southern Cal first under Norm Chow and later as co-offensive coordinator with Steve Sarkisian. To aid him in bringing potency to the offense is the Vols' new OC, Jim Chaney, who is best known as the offensive whiz who brought basketball-on-grass to Purdue (along with Joe Tiller and Drew Brees). Chaney is most recently of the St. Louis Rams with Scott Linehan, but, much like Kiffin's time in Oakland, the less said about that the better.
So what will the UT offense look like in 2009? Hard to say, but it is likely to be a blend of the USC offense and what Jim Chaney did in college and the pros.
Since Pete Carroll and Norm Chow put together the USC offense and it took off (there is some minor controversy about who should receive most of the credit), Southern Cal's offense has been built around a few basic features:
1. It is pro-style in the sense of formation and personnel: They use a tight-end, they keep the quarterback under center most of the time, and use a variety of formations.
2. The running game is based around zone blocking, which focuses on double-teams at the point of attack and gives the runningback freedom to hit it playside or cutback; wherever the crease is. This kind of running works well from one-back sets and multiple formations, since it doesn't require (though it can use) a lead-blocker and the rules for the linemen stay the same regardless of whether there are two tight-ends or four receivers in the game.
3. The passing game is a steady dose of simple dropbacks and quick, three-step passes, but with plenty of play-action is thrown into the mix for the purpose of striking for big plays. Think Indianapolis Colts in terms of play-selection, though with more quick, three-step passes, like the "spacing" concept:
Also, you can get a flavor of the old USC offense by watching the below highlight video of Palmer:
What Chaney has historically done is actually quite similar: He too has long utilized one-back sets, five-step and three-step passes, and the run-game is all zone blocking based. So it's a good fit, which is one of the things that Kiffin had long made clear: he wanted to find someone to call the plays but run his system.
The biggest differences between Chaney's system and Kiffin's -- at least as highlighted during Chaney's time at Purdue -- was Purdue's total commitment to the spread, including the shotgun and lots of five-wide sets, and their receivers' heavy dose of "option routes," which give the receiver the freedom to cut in or out (or curl up) depending how the defense plays them. That said, Norm Chow had these routes in his arsenal too, so it isn't like Kiffin is unfamiliar with them. Diagram of Chow's version below (hat tip Bruce Eien).
Compare the Drew Brees highlights with the Carson Palmer ones from above.
Bottom line
The upshot is that it's still too early to tell -- and I will have to wait until closer to the season to give the Vols' offense a fuller analysis -- but don't expect an Urban Meyer or Rich Rodriguez style spread offense, but neither should you expect the old West Coast Offense either. The formations will likely be basic one-back ones with a mixture of three-, four- and five-wide receivers, but with the ability to "get big" with tight-ends and fullbacks when the situation requires. In other words, they will be multiple. Below is a clip of Jim Chaney answering tentative questions about the offense.
If you want more specifics on the dropback game, check out this post from Trojan Football Analysis on Norm Chow's passing offense. (And see my Airraid post that includes routes and reads from Norm Chow, whose offense Mike Leach's Airraid is a steroid-infused and mutated version.)
And for run game specifics, might as well get them from the horse's mouth: Alex Gibbs, run-game guru of the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who taught Chow, Carroll, Sarkisian, Kiffin, et al. how to properly run the zone run game.
UPDATE: In response to an email, I thought I'd mention that Jim Chaney helped orchestrate the the single worst whipping of a Nick Saban defense I've ever seen (and I have watched this tape a bunch of times): Purdue's 52 to 28 victory of Saban's then #7 ranked Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State had no answer for Brees: Purdue took a 28-6 lead on four first-half Brees TD passes, and for the game he was 40 of 57 (!) for 509 yards and 5 touchdowns. As Saban said, they were "humbled." As I said, I can't think of any other game where a Saban defense just got destroyed in that way, and it was Chaney there calling the plays.
The bad news? The next season (when Purdue went to the Rose Bowl), Michigan State beat Purdue 30-10. Saban's pretty good at making adjustments.
UPDATE 2: The good Senator over at Get the Picture chimes in with good thoughts. He accurately notes that many observers noticed that playcalling under Kiffin and Sarkisian at USC was more erratic than Norm Chow's "surgical precision." Then again, it's supposed to be Chaney doing the actual play-calling, so as long as Kiffin's scheme is sound, all should be well, right? We'll see.
5 comments:
- Blake H said...
Found this post via RockyTopTalk.com. Great writeup! Very informative!
- Unknown said...
Great post. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Kiffin can do with the Vols. So far he's landed the number one recruit in the nation in Bryce Brown. Bryce has a great head on his shoulders and it's exciting to see what's to come with Kiffin, Brown, and the Vols!
great post. no sound on the alex gibbs video though? :(
- the tri guy said...
Bryce Brown has a great head on his shoulders? I'm sure his "agent" that helped him in recruiting would agree with that.
I remember that Purdue beatdown of Saban. The only one that I can think of that was close was the 04 UGA dismantling of LSU, but that was more David Greene killing them with fade passes. Greenie only completed 10 passes that whole game(although 5 were TD's) as opposed to 50! 50! Against Saban!
I can't seem to get the Gibbs video to work. Any suggestions?


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Apple announced Monday that its users downloaded more than 40 billion apps from its App Store, but at least one analyst says that the average app download only made developers 17.5 cents.
The download price hasn't risen much from its previous 16 cents, according to Forbes. Apple also said the downloads also made $7 billion for developers, but the number can be a little misleading. From the report:
Another number we can gain from this is that the average app, over its lifetime, earns around $9,000. That's the mean though: the median would be much much lower. For we've very much got a power law going on here. A few apps are making tens of millions, one or two over $100 million, and most make nothing at all (obviously so for the free ones) or close to it even if they're trying to charge.
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The Auto Union Type C was a marvel of motorsports technology, the Audi e-tron concept's a marvel of modern design and electronics. Put them together in the guts of a child's pedal car, and there's Richie Rich's next Christmas present.
Audi's Auto Union Type C e-tron study is on display at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg. At its base is Audi's $15,900 limited-edition Type C pedal car sold through Audi dealers. But with an electric motor added, it can reach 18.64 mph. Not bad, though the original could spin its wheels at 100 mph. Then again, your kid's not Bernd Rosemeyer.
The study's 1.5-hp (29.5 lb/ft) electric motor gets power from a lithium-ion battery that takes two hours to charge on a 230v socket. Range is around 15.5 miles, which wouldn't be terrible if everything in the world were at 1:12 scale.
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Internationale: Jeux Olympiques Londres 2012 Justice pour les femmes
This document is the consorted effort of the Coordination Francaise pour le Lobby Europeen des Femmes, femix Sports, Regards de femmes, European Women's Lobby, One Law for All, Conseil National des Femmes Francaise, Federation of GAY GAMES. Directed mainly at the Olympic movement in hope that London would mark the turning point, the demand is to end all gender-based discrimination and stereotypes!
Where cultural and/or religious traditions govern political institutions and social mores, women are still subject to constraints linked to gender stereotypes and taboos. In the stadium, under the same law, wearing similar attires, women athletes share with men the joy of exertion and striving for the highest goal.
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The EU27 Member States granted protection to 84 100 asylum seekers in 2011 compared with 75 800 in 2010. The largest groups of beneficiaries of protection status1 in the EU27 were citizens of Afghanistan (13 300 persons or 16% of the total number of persons granted protection status), Iraq (9 000 or 11%) and Somalia (8 900 or 11%), reported Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In 2011, 365 600 decisions on asylum applications4 were made in the EU27, of which 237 400 were first instance decisions and 128 200 final decisions on appeal. Decisions made at the first instance5 resulted in 59 500 persons being granted protection status, while a further 24 600 received protection status on appeal6. In total, of the 84 100 persons who were granted protection status in 2011, 42 700 persons were granted refugee status, 29 400 subsidiary protection and 12 000 authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons. In addition, the EU27 Member States received 4 100 resettled refugees.
The rate of recognition of asylum applicants, i.e. the share of positive decisions in the total number of decisions, was 25% for first instance decisions, split between refugee and subsidiary protection status (21%) and humanitarian status (4%). For final decisions on appeal the recognition rate was 19%, again split between refugee and subsidiary protection status (17%) and humanitarian status (2%).
In 2011, the highest number of persons granted protection status was registered in the United Kingdom (14 400), followed by Germany (13 000), France (10 700), Sweden (10 600), the Netherlands (8 400) and Italy (7 500). These Member States accounted for more than three quarters of all those granted protection status in the EU27.
See also – Decisions on asylum applications in 2011 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-19062012-BP/EN/3-19062012-BP-EN.PDF
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SANTA CLARA, CA and PATRAS, GREECE–(Marketwire – February 12, 2013) – Tensilica®, Inc. and Irida Labs today announced that they are partnering to enable availability of Irida Labs' computer vision software portfolio on Tensilica's new IVP imaging/video DSP (digital signal processor). Irida Labs has joined Tensilica's Xtensions™ partner program and will enhance the support of new joint customers with their extensive computer vision expertise.
"We were very impressed with the embedded vision expertise at Irida Labs, and we welcome them to our partner program," stated Gary Brown, Tensilica's director of imaging/video. "We see many opportunities for their applications at companies interested in offloading the imaging functions to our efficient DSP to get 10 to 20x higher peak performance at lower power."
"We are excited to partner with Tensilica to offer our embedded vision technology and software solutions on a platform as powerful as the IVP," said Vassilis Tsagaris, CEO of Irida Labs. "Together, we are able to deliver high-performance power-efficient video analytics and computer vision solutions to the market. We also see great potential for our other software solutions. The IVP platform has proven to be ideal for realizing a cost-effective implementation."
IVP is an imaging and video dataplane processor (DPU) that is ideal for the complex image, video and gesture recognition signal processing functions in mobile handsets, tablets, digital televisions (DTV), automotive, video games and computer vision based applications. The IVP DSP has a unique instruction set tuned for imaging and video pixel processing that gives it an instruction throughput of over 16x the number of 16-bit pixel operations compared to that of the typical host CPU with single-issue vector instructions. In addition to its raw instruction throughput advantage to host CPUs, the imaging specific compound instructions supported by IVP give it a higher peak performance of 10 to 20x and much higher energy efficiency. IVP's rich instruction set has more than 300 imaging, video and vision-oriented vector operations, each of which applies to 32 or more 16-bit pixels per cycle.
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IRIDA Labs is a platform-independent leading technology provider of software and silicon intellectual property (IP) for embedded computer vision. Our product portfolio includes embedded vision software and silicon IP for high throughput applications such as video stabilization, face detection and recognition, low-light image enhancement, pedestrian detection and traffic sign recognition addressing consumer electronics, mobile devices and automotive markets. Founded in late 2007, the engineering team is based in Greece, with worldwide sales support. Please come see our demo in Tensilica's booth 6-D101 at MWC2013 and visit us online at www.iridalabs.com.
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Tensilica, Inc. is the leader in dataplane processor IP cores with over 200 licensees. Dataplane processors (DPUs) combine the best capabilities of DSPs and CPUs while delivering 10 to 100x the performance because they can be optimized using Tensilica's automated design tools to meet specific and demanding signal processing performance targets. Tensilica's DPUs power SOC designs at system OEMs and seven out of the top 10 semiconductor companies for designs in mobile wireless, telecom and network infrastructure, computing and storage, and home and auto entertainment. Tensilica offers standard cores and hardware/software solutions that can be used as is or easily customized by semiconductor companies and OEMs for added differentiation. For more information on Tensilica's patented, benchmark-proven DPUs visit www.tensilica.com.
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