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Saint Louis University Intramurals
Intramural sports at Saint Louis University, which offer students a fun opportunity to compete against other SLU students right on campus, are managed through IMLeagues, an online portal for managing your intramural team.
IMLeagues provides an overview of sports and activities offered each session, performance records, virtual trophy cases, message boards and more.
Team play in competitive sports such as flag football, soccer, softball, basketball, ultimate frisbee or volleyball costs $25 per team. Individual sports are usually at no cost to the participants, except for bowling and golf.
To participate in intramurals at SLU, you must first visit shopcampusrec.slu.edu to register for the sport(s) you want to play and pay. Next you will activate your IMLeagues account. Once you have created an IMLeagues account, team captains can register their team(s) and players can join their registered team(s). Your team(s) may not compete unless you've paid the entry fee. The University reserves the right to alter any team name that does not meet the University standards.
Individuals interested in establishing a team that does not yet exist should submit their name or names of potential members, as well as the sport they would like to play, to Sam Kelner, program coordinator, at 314-977-7174 or email@example.com. We will try to form teams from the names, or you will be invited to come to a captain's meeting for the sport you have picked and be placed on a team at that time.
Your entire team must be signed up through IMLeagues before game time to be eligible. You may add new team members until the week of playoffs.
Participation is voluntary and at your own risk. Saint Louis University is not responsible for the payment of medical or other accident-related costs as a result of your participation in intramural-sanctioned activities.
Contact SLU's intramural office at 314-977-7174 with any questions or issues.
The intramural sports program hires SLU students to serve as officials for all games; no experience is necessary. Interested candidates should complete an application on Handshake. For further details on Handshake, visit Career Services.
Saint Louis University Club Sports
Club sports are another opportunity for you to participate in fun, competitive sports at SLU. Our clubs compete against other colleges and universities across the nation.
Clubs offer opportunities for people at all levels of athletic experience to develop valuable leadership skills. The level of competition varies between each club. Some clubs are intramural, which means they compete against other SLU students, others compete at the varsity level and travel across the country to national tournaments.
Club sports operate under the direction of SLU's Department of Campus Recreation. Each club must register with the Student Government Association and the Department of Campus Recreation. For more information about club sports — including how to form a new club — view the Club Sports Manual below or contact Sam Kelner.
The badminton club practices twice a week in the Simon Recreation Center and is open to all skill levels.
Club baseball gives you the chance to enjoy playing baseball at a competitive level. Tryouts are in the fall, with games taking place in the fall and spring.
SLU's women's club basketball team competes and travels throughout the Midwest.
Founded in 2001, SLU's rowing club practices five days a week from August to November, and from March to May. The team competes in regattas throughout the South and Midwest.
SLU's cycling clubs allows new and seasoned road cyclists to experience collegiate racing throughout the region in the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference.
Take part in weekly riding lessons and participate in horse-related service sites. SLU's equestrian club competes in Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association horse shows against other universities.
SLU Fencing meets twice a week at the Simon Recreation Center. Beginner equipment is provided, and fencers of all levels are welcome.
SLU's club field hockey travels to play against other universities and holds scrimmages on campus.
Part of the National Collegiate Club Golf Association, this club team provides you with the ability to play golf at a competitive level.
SLU's ice hockey club is a Division II team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and a member of the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association. Each season, it plays 30 to 35 games against both conference and nonconference member universities.
SLU's kayak club teaches and practices the fundamental skills of whitewater paddling. On the weekends, members travel to southern Missouri to paddle one of the Ozarks' pristine whitewater streams.
Ever wanted to learn karate? Already a martial artist and need a place to work out? Come check out the SLU Karate Club! Started in 1991, SLU Karate was formed to instruct students in self-defense while teaching the traditional Korean style Tang Soo Do. Classes are Monday and Thursday nights, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Simon Recreation Center (Multipurpose Room 1 on the lower level). No experience is necessary. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more info.
SLU's Division II club lacrosse team participates in the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association.
The club competes in both fall and spring semesters and is part of the West Conference of Division II of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League.
Play racquetball for recreation or competition in St. Louis. Open to all skill levels.
SLU's roller hockey club practices twice a week and competes on weekends against various Midwest colleges.
Established in 1957, SLU Rugby is a member of the Gateway Collegiate Rugby Conference. It competes in the USA Rugby's Collegiate Division II.
Run two to 15 miles in Forest Park, Tower Grove Park and other St. Louis locations.
SLU's men's soccer club is open to undergraduates and graduates who want to play the sport at a highly competitive level. The team is part of the Kansas Missouri Soccer League.
A great team for those interested in playing competitive soccer. All women, experienced or not, are encouraged to come to tryouts held in the fall and spring.
Part of the National Club Softball Association, SLU's softball club plays conference games in the fall and spring, with a chance to go to nationals.
The squash club is part of the Men's College Squash Association and is open to all levels.
This club provides swimmers of all skill levels the opportunity to regularly train together and compete in club swim meets across the country.
The Salle Saint Louis is a traditional European martial arts fighting school that practices once a week and is open to all skill levels.
This club offers all students an opportunity to play in competitive table tennis. Practices are held weekly, and regional collegiate tournaments are held twice a year.
This is a club for students who want to keep playing competitive tennis in college. Tryouts are held in the fall, and practices are held twice a week.
SLU's Open Ultimate Club Frisbee members train and travel with any current students, faculty or staff who are interested in learning about or playing Ultimate Frisbee.
Ultimate Frisbee is a fun and active sport that is played with a disc. No experience required; it is a great way to be active and stay in shape while making new friends.
SLU's men's club volleyball team travels in the fall and spring and competes in the Midwest Plains Volleyball Conference and at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation nationals.
SLU's women's volleyball competitive club team holds tryouts in the fall and travels to compete in tournaments as well as National Collegiate Volleyball Federation nationals each year.
SLU's water polo team provides an opportunity for you to learn, participate and compete in the sport at the intercollegiate level.
Our competitive women's water polo team travels and plays in both fall and spring semesters.
Club members spend time doing outdoor activities including hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, cliff jumping, snowboarding, caving and backpacking.


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They must have lost count of how many times they have heard it, but Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean still chose to take Ravel's Bolero as one of their Desert Island Discs.
The pair, who famously won Olympic gold in Sarajevo 30 years ago this week for their routine set to the music, picked it as one of their eight tracks on the long-running Radio 4 show.
They made history in 1984 when their gold medal success saw them earn full marks from all nine judges - a feat never achieved before or since.
Dean told host Kirsty Young the pair went hunting for music to perform to at the "treasure trove" of the BBC Radio record library in their home town of Nottingham.
He said: "Some people thought we were employed there because we were there all the time."
The pair chose some of their desert island tracks together and some separately, with Dean taking Queen's Killer Queen and Torvill choosing Read All About It by Emeli Sande, which featured in the coverage of the London 2012 games.
The skater also described the welcome they got when they came home after the Sarajevo games when people lined the streets to cheer them on.
She said: "It started from my parent's sweet shop and there was a gathering outside, but we expected there to be people at the beginning and the end but all the way along it was so endearing that they turned out in their droves."
Castaways are traditionally allowed to take a luxury item to their desert island and Torvill asked for moisturiser, while Dean said he wanted to take a supply of coffee and digestive biscuits.
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Not surprisingly, this sort of thing produces a fair bit of discord. From the abstract:
We proposed and tested mediation models in which lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice, an effect mediated through the endorsement of right-wing ideologies (social conservatism, right-wing authoritarianism) and low levels of contact with out-groups. In an analysis of two large-scale, nationally representative United Kingdom data sets (N = 15,874), we found that lower general intelligence (g) in childhood predicts greater racism in adulthood, and this effect was largely mediated via conservative ideology. A secondary analysis of a U.S. data set confirmed a predictive effect of poor abstract-reasoning skills on antihomosexual prejudice, a relation partially mediated by both authoritarianism and low levels of intergroup contact. All analyses controlled for education and socioeconomic status. Our results suggest that cognitive abilities play a critical, albeit underappreciated, role in prejudice. Consequently, we recommend a heightened focus on cognitive ability in research on prejudice and a better integration of cognitive ability into prejudice models.
While the claimed result is fairly moderate, bloggers on the left end of the political spectrum quickly jumped on the study, with one stating:
Wait a minute. You're saying the people who almost all believe a Canaanite Jew rose from the dead 2,000 years ago, who deny global warming, who deny evolution, the people who think losing in court is a better use of money than education, who think letting people love who they wish is destroying America, who think not educating children about sex prevents pregnancy or disease…the study concludes that those people tend to be dumb?
Many simiar comments ignored the fact that the main part of the study took place in the United Kingdom while the traits mentioned above tend to be more highly associated with American conservatives. This isn't too surprising since few people actually linked to the actual study but apparently got their information from secondary news sources.
Commentators elsewhere on the political spectrum have not been much better, dismissing the study as more liberal propaganda rather than actually addresssing the questions that the study raises.
One of the most substantive responses came from William Briggs. Judging from Briggs's remarks he has over advantage over many of the commentators: he has apparently read the study in question. While most of Briggs's criticism is superficial, minor or unfair, he does have some valid points.
Briggs's first criticism is that only parts of the intelligence test data was used. He is correct to note this. The apparent implication is that the omitted data would if included undermine the claim in question. While it might be interesting to look at that omitted data, there is a prosaic explanation for the exclusion of this data: The removed tests are for aspects of reading and math ability which are more function of education and background, and are not as useful indicators of actual cognitive ability.
Briggs also criticizes as badly phrased the questions used to measure social conservativism:
When the kids became 33 and 30 year olds, they were asked whether they agreed with 13 or 16 questions like, "Schools should teach children to obey authority", "Family life suffers if mum is working full-time."
Another was, "People who break the law should be rehabilitated." Just kidding! It's actually, "People who break the law should be given stiffer sentences." The bias in the question wording is ignored.
There's such as a thing as the framing effect, where the phrasing a question can influence how people will answer the question. However, in this particular case, neither question seems obviously more biased to me. Moreover, even if there is some form of framing effect here, that should alter the overall percentage who answer one way or another, there's no reason it should impact whether conservatism and intelligence will be correlated. If any readers can construct a hypothesis about how framing would have a disparate impact, I'd be very interested in hearing it.
Briggs also complains that the intelligence measure used a latent variable, g, for which he felt a need to put in scare quotes. While Briggs might be unhappy with such a variable, the existence of a general fluid intelligence is well documented, going back to Charles Spearman's work around a hundred years ago. Psychometricians have a good understanding of how g and similar variables behave. While the g here is not precisely identical to Spearman's g, the existence of such an underlying factor is essentially uncontroversial.
By far the best criticism that Briggs makes is to question whether the results are genuinely statistically significant. There are some subtleties with whether their p values are correct, and Briggs is correct to note potential issues there. However, the real problem is as Briggs observes, that the actual impact of intelligence on the issues in question is tiny.
What Briggs does not discuss in detail is that the second part of the study, which analyzes attitudes towards gays and intelligence levels in the US sample, showed a much stronger and more clear correlation between intelligence and attitude. The data for the attitudes towards gays isn't original to this paper but comes from a previous paper by a different author which showed a correlated between intelligence and greater acceptance of gays. While this paper does try to construct a causal model, the model is complicated and not convincing. However, the weak nature of their model doesn't reduce the fact that the prior paper's data is quite strong.
Despite all this, I think that the conclusion that, within the US self-identified liberals are on average smarter than self-identified conservatives is correct. That conclusion has nothing to do with these two papers but is based on other sources. The General Social Survey shows a strong correlation between larger vocabulary (which is highly correlated wit a variety of intelligence metrics) and liberalism. The actual pattern in the GSS data is actually a bit more subtle: smarter people are in general more likely to have extreme political views than dumber people, and smarter people more likely to have liberal views. Essentially, as intelligence increases, the distribution of political opininon becomes more bimodal and moves to the left. This is part of a general pattern in the US that I've discussed before - moderates are stupid and ignorant. The GSS isn't the only place one sees these twin patterns.
However, neither of these two trends is strong. Both these trends occur in large samples. They are true only on average. At an individual level, the differences are simply not that large. Moreover, the marginal popularity of a set of viewpoints among more intelligent individuals is not by itself a strong argument for their correctness. Some memes may be more appealing to intelligent people regardless of their validity, and memetic founder effects could easily cause ideas to be associated with certain populations.


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2009 Medal Winner
The 2009 Caldecott Medal winner is The House in the Night , illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Richly detailed black-and-white scratchboard illustrations expand this timeless bedtime verse, offering reassurance to young children that there is always light in the darkness. Krommes' elegant line, illuminated with touches of golden watercolor, evoke the warmth and comfort of home and family, as well as the joys of exploring the wider world.
Listen to Beth Krommes Calecott Medal Acceptance Speech [Link downloads MP3 audio file/19MB]
Read Beth Krommes Calecott Medal Acceptance Speech
2009 Honor Books
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee (Harcourt, Inc.)
In lively, detailed, subtly retro cartoons, Frazee gently pokes fun at adult expectations and captures the unbounded joy of two friends experiencing a parent-free summer adventure.
How I Learned Geography, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar Straus Giroux)
Recounting memories of his family's flight from the Warsaw Blitz and his years as a refugee during World War II, Shulevitz employs watercolor and ink to depict a boy liberated from his dreary existence through flights of fancy inspired by the map his father buys in the village market.
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams , illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)
Sweet's mixed-media collage and primitive watercolors flow seamlessly with Bryant's prose to reveal the important bits and pieces of Williams' ordinary, yet extraordinary, life as a doctor and poet.
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CNCs: Faster processing, easier integration, customization
Key Siemens developments in computer-numerical control (CNC) for machines include faster 5-axis machining, CAM integration, customizable kernel, CNC volumetric error compensation, and better integration.
Looking at advances in computer-numerical control (CNC) capabilities can help in selecting your next machine. Key Siemens CNC developments include faster 5-axis machining, CAM integration, customizable kernel, CNC volumetric error compensation, CNC/IT integration, motion system connectivity, simpler integration, setup, use, maintenance, and human-machine interface (HMI) standardization.
Siemens has served the high-production aerospace, automotive, and medical markets with CNC technology development for 51 years for prismatic part production, mold and die work, and in the American machine tool industry, the contract manufacturer and job shop. Offerings range from dedicated turning and milling machines to the most complex 5-axis, multi-spindle and extended bed gantry machining centers.
Recent developments include the following –
Faster 5-axis machining: Siemens Sinumerik 840D sl provides 5-axis machining of complex workpieces, especially in the aerospace and automotive manufacturing segments. The Sinumerik Traori (transformation orientation) function, for instance, allows tool center point programming, so part programs can be processed independently of the tool length and the machine tool kinematics. This helps to greatly reduce the size of a part program, when compared to a traditional point-to-point method. It also allows the same part program to run on different machine tool kinematics. In addition, the Sinumerik 840D sl has a compressor function, which helps generate smooth transitions at block boundaries to ensure optimum cycle time and accurate results in 5e-axis machining.
CAM integration: Since many users use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems to produce part programs, this becomes an integral step in the overall machining process. Siemens NX CAM, a CAD/CAM/CNC system, has an optimized postprocessor for the Siemens control. The resulting part program can take advantage of many high-level Sinumerik programming commands for high-quality machining results.
Customizable kernel: Sinumerik CNCs can be found on sophisticated machine tools. Sinumerik open NC Kernel architecture allows customization to support nearly any machine configuration, helping machine tool builders and end users.
CNC volumetric error compensation for a machine tool (as opposed to individual axis compensation) supports an extremely high level of machine accuracy, which could be very important on a tight tolerance aerospace application, for example. On the Sinumerik 840D sl that capability is called VCS (Volumetric Compensation System).
Integration of the CNC into the IT environment enables users to evaluate overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), exchange data with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, schedule preventive maintenance, monitor systems remotely, and perform other functions, helping large end-users to optimize their factories. Siemens MCIS (Motion Control Information Systems) software suite can enhance machine tool productivity and reliability.
CNC system integration and connectivity challenges can be viewed from different levels.
- Motion system connectivity integrates the CNC, drives, and motors. Siemens Drive-CLiQ interface provides clean, fast, and efficient system connectivity. Sinumerik CNC connects to third-party drive and motor systems, which could help in a gantry machine retrofit, for example, when an end user may want to retain and integrate a very large motor with the new CNC.
- Integration of supplementary hardware and software is resolved by the open architecture Sinumerik CNC and the Siemens Solution Partner program, external partners, who can each provide supplementary solutions that seamlessly integrate tool and process monitoring, measuring and calibration, and other systems.
- Simpler set, use, maintenance: For midrange, or compact-class, machine tools, a simplified CNC makes the tool easier to use. Machine tool builders, job shop owners, and machine operators using the new Sinumerik 828D will find simple language commands for setup and programming, a maintenance-free control with the elimination of wearable components, and a SIM card for the text messaging of various machine conditions when running in fully automatic mode or in lights-out environments.
- HMI standardization: Sinumerik Operate HMI simplifies the user interface found on multiple Siemens CNC platforms. This standardized HMI allows for easy "learn one, learn all" cross-training in the busy shop or large-scale production department.
– Adapted from information provided by Ryan Legg, Siemens Sinumerik CNC Systems product marketing manager; Edited by Mark T. Hoske, CFE Media, Control Engineering.


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Quite possibly the only horror film to be funded via new money lending entity Kickstarter, "Absentia" has reached its full funding and has released a new poster and official trailer. Just remember; if it sucks? You all helped pay for it!
While there is still no announcement for a US release, you can catch a sneak peak trailer of John Carpenter's "The Ward" which releases January 21st in the UK.
Here's some sad news for you all; veteran character actor Pete Postlethwaite has passed away. Known for many small parts, he's an actor I can guarantee you'll recognize by his face if not by name.
Here's some news you've all been waiting for. "Casper The Friendly Ghost" is coming back from the dead as an all new 3D franchise. Anybody got the number for the Ghostbusters?


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Pages I scanned out of a Thai design university textbook.
Certificate of monkhood.
Examples of Thai calligraphy from another monk, Tan Kwanchai, who has over 20 years experience.
Stage backgrounds and pieces done by the main artist monk Tan Patinya.
I had the rare opportunity to become ordained as a Thai monk for a month and lived as a monk at a temple in Los Angeles where I was able to retreat from my everyday routine in taking on a much simpler and monastic lifestyle. I've always admired the Thai accents on the temple and the Thai signage and stage art, and finally got to meet and talk to the monks that were responsible for the work. One of the younger and artistically skilled monks, Tan Patinya, is responsible for the art design at the temple and produces elaborate stage backgrounds for events as well as other design work like the above pictured Thai eaves in front of the house and his impressive Buddha statue of liberty piece.
I was able to scan some pages out of a Thai design book that I thought were pretty interesting. A lot of the influence in Thai design comes from elemental themes like fire and lotus leaves, where he shows me in a live demonstration on paper the basic design principles of how everything stems from 3 initial curvatures and then proceeds to accentuate more detail based off those three curves or baselines.


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New Brewery: Rogness Brewing Co., Pflugerville, Texas
Forrest Rogness studied photography at the University of Iowa for five years, where he learned the intricacies of framing the subjects in his pictures. Fortunately for the Austin beer community, Rogness transferred that knowledge to another craft. He says, "[It] was a natural progression into homebrewing—making beers and focusing on composition and balance."
Rogness and his wife Diane recently founded Rogness Brewing Company in Pflugerville, Texas, a small suburb located fourteen miles northeast of Austin. But this is not their first foray into the brewing industry. "In 1990, I started making beer—lots and lots of beer," he notes. And in 1999, Rogness bought Austin Homebrew Supply. "While I learned to run Austin Homebrew, I also learned that many of my beers were being received really well by customers." After more than a decade of running one of Texas' most successful homebrew stores, Rogness made the leap. "In 2004, I hatched a plan to launch a microbrewery in the future," he recalls.
Rogness didn't want to start just any brewery. "Generally speaking, a brewery wants to make a beer that is well received and has a large demand," he says. "This seems like a mixed blessing to me because making the same beer constantly is not the path we'd like to go down." Instead, Diane states that "in addition to our regular rotation of kegs, we plan on having very limited runs of really unique beers every three to six months."
After acquiring its building last May and jumping through inspection and permitting hoops, Rogness Brewing debuted its first two beers on March 26, 2012, at Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery, the world's first cooperatively-owned brewpub and one of Austin's beer hotspots. Rogness and the rest of his brew crew poured Ost, a bold and roasty 5.7% ABV porter brewed with seven different types of malts and three varieties of hops, and Bella, a 5.3% ABV Belgian golden ale with a dry, tart finish. To their delight, Rogness and the rest of his team emptied almost six kegs that night.
Brewer David Ebel was particularly excited after the response from the local beer community. "It was something that everyone on the team had been working really hard on or a long time. Going from making something to serving it to your friends and family was wonderful." He notes, "I think it was one of the most crowded releases [Black Star] has had," and Rogness Brewing still has a tap handle at the famous pub.
Unlike Rogness, Ebel came to the brewery from an entirely different line of work. He knew Forrest from Austin Homebrew Supply where he bought most of the ingredients for his own homebrewed beers. "I worked for a civil engineering firm and heard one day that Forrest was starting a brewery." Ebel was ready to move on from his job and asked to volunteer at Rogness' new brewery. Rogness ultimately asked Ebel, "Why don't you come brew with us?" And after chatting with Rogness over a beer, Ebel gave his two weeks' notice the next Monday morning at his old job.
In addition to Ebel, Rogness and Diane, five other people, having a combined brewing experience of over sixty-five years, help bring some of Austin's newest brews to the Lone Star State. Ebel says, "One of Forrest's philosophies is that we have no head brewers. All of us are on equal footing, and we each fall into our own roles." After his brewing duties, Ebel also handles labeling and sales. Another member of the brewing team, Dan Wheeler, heads up operations. And Rogness and Diane's seven-year-old daughter Anna even helps with the new family business. She had a starring role explaining how beer is made in Rogness Brewing's Kickstater campaign video that raised over $12,000 to get the brewery off of the ground in November of last year.
Since its debut, the brewery has released two more beers. Rook, a scotch ale brewed with peat-smoked malt, and Yogi, an chai amber ale crafted with Saigon cinnamon, clove, ginger, cardamom and black pepper, both became available in April and can be found on draft around the Austin area.
Rogness Brewing's newest beer, a Biere de Garde named "Beardy Guard," should be available just in time to refresh beer lovers in the hot Texan sun. And two months after its opening, Rogness Brewing has already started to feel growing pains. Though Rogness bought his 30-barrel system first, the brewery has been using a 7-barrel pilot system "to get some beer out to market" while the larger system was being shipped and constructed. The new 30-barrel system will "hopefully be ready by mid-summer," reports Ebel.
Once constructed, the new system will be for Rogness Brewing's main line of beers, while its original pilot system will be reserved for its future seasonal and one-off releases. Ebel says, "That's the beauty of a little 7-barrel system. The brewers plan to rotate on the pilot, which gives us the freedom to do the hand-crafted, small batches we want to do." One of the first small batches will be an old ale, says Rogness. "We're going to brew that up and age it while we're waiting for label approval."
And speaking of labels, Rogness Brewing also has plans of packaging in 16-ounce cans and 22-ounce bottles. Its first bottled offering will be an imperial IPA, which will be available in kegs this month and bottles soon. The bottles will also "offer food pairings suggestions," says Rogness. "We're not chefs by any means, but we'll use local chefs to help us."
That's not all for Rogness. He has more big plans for the brewery, and recently signed the lease for the building next door to the brewery, where he hopes to build a cider-making facility. But for now, he's content with the progress of his beer operation. "We're not trying to be a niche brewery. We just want to make a wide variety of beers for different people."
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For those interested in fixing California's dysfunctional system of government, the highest hopes aren't for the governor or the legislature but for the so-called Think Long Committee, founded by billionaire Nicolas Berggruen. He's best known for not owning a home -- he's a world traveler who lives out of hotels -- and thus has been dubbed "the homeless billionaire."
I met with last fall at a hotel in Beverly Hills, and was impressed. Berggruen is a good listener who sees California not from the narrow perspective of the state's political elite. He's an expert on governance and constitutions -- which is good because California's governance problems are embedded in its constitution. And he seemed to be interested in applying best practices from around the world to fix California's problems.
Most important, he -- unlike much of California's political establishment -- seems to understand that a systemic fix is needed for the state. That small bore measures won't be enough. In a recent op-ed in the Sacramento Bee, Berggruen wrote: "Despite a recall election and the concerted efforts of political leaders in recent years, Californians have come to realize that the real challenge is not so much replacing elected officials as fixing a system that is itself broken."
The question is: is the Think Long Committee, which is still in its early stages, likely to help fix that system? About that, I'm much more skeptical. I'll explain why in another post.


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4-24-12 PNC Park
This was the Pirates first game against the Rockies of the season, as the previous night had been rained out. I was looking forward to this game because 49 year old Jamie Moyer would be pitching for the Rockies, and I had purchased a ticket directly behind the Rockies dugout.
Batting practice got off to a slow start for me. In fact, I didn't snag anything for the first 20 minutes. After coming up short on three different balls, I ranged to my left on a Michael McKenry home run ball and caught it on the fly here:
It was a milestone ball as it was my #1,600th.
Later, I called out to Evan Meek, who tossed a ball in my direction. Fellow ballhawk Ian Weir, who was two rows in front of me had it tip off of his glove, and it bounced right to me.
Ball #3 was a clean catch on the fly of a Yamaico Navarro homer here:
My fourth ball of the Pirates BP was a ground rule double hit by light hitting infielder Josh Harrison near the foul pole:
That was it for the Pirates BP, as they wrapped things up shortly after 5.
When the Rockies began hitting, the pitchers still were warming up in right field, so there were no players to shag balls. I used this time to make their job a little easier by glove tricking ball #5.
Carlos Gonzalez wandered over and tossed about 9 balls into the stands. I was about to glove trick an easy ball when he began walking towards it. Since he was making an effort to retrieve it, I didn't use the glove trick, even though I could've quickly and easily snagged it and saved him the walk over. CarGo came over, picked the ball up, and handed it to me for ball #6.
Ball #7 was another simple glove trick in left.
When the pitchers finally made their way over, Rex Brothers tossed me ball #8, and motioned to me to give it to a little kid standing a few feet to my left, so I did.
Ball #9 was a foul ball hit by Troy Tulowitzki. He yanked it down the line into the lower seats. It was already like 5:35, and there were no fans over there. No one seemed to notice or care. So I ran over into foul ground and grabbed it.
I was on a hot streak. I had nine balls and Rockies BP was just getting underway. But, weirdly, I didn't snag anything else during batting practice, even though this was the crowd shortly before 6 PM at the end of BP:
Before the game started, I waited by the bullpen for Jamie Moyer to come out. There, I asked catching Coach Jerry Weinstein to toss up a ball that was sitting in the bullpen, and he obliged for ball #10.
I then watched Jamie Moyer toss 75 mph heaters:
And then watched him do it later, in the game from my seat.
This was my section:
And the view:
I was just a few rows behind where all the players enter the dugout when they run off the field. The location was perfect, because in the third inning, Casey McGehee chopped a ball in front of the plate that Chris Nelson fielded and threw to Todd Helton for the third out. When Helton ran off the field, he spotted me in my bright Rockies jersey and tossed me ball #11.
It had a nice dirt spot on it from where McGehee had pounded it into the ground. I also noticed a little bit of scuffing. Was Moyer doctoring the ball? Its tough to say, but he kept the Pirates off balance all night, pitching 6 innings and giving up 1 run. Not bad for a 49 year old.
The game itself was probably one of the more exciting ones of the year, as the lead exchanged leads several times in the late innings before the Pirates prevailed.
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2012 Stats:
Game: 11 balls
Season: 66 balls
Lifetime: 1,610 balls


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I hope that all of you are getting the day off in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts in the civil rights movement.
A couple stories have run about the various events around town, including this recap in the Daily News which talks about the reasoning behind having our Dodger prospects take part in the Kingdom Day Parade. Safe bet that's the only time you're ever going to see a quote from me followed by a quote by President Obama, but the underlying message from everyone today is a salute to Dr. King.
And as always, we appreciate everyone's feedback in the comments section and hopefully by the end of this week, we'll have some more announcements that will make all of you more exciting about the upcoming season and the team. I do have to ask, though, that you please remember this is a family site. There are a million ways to share your opinion without getting vulgar and I ask that you please do so.
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I venture to say that selling the team would go a long way toward turning this blog site into a PG rated family affair, especially if the men or women in charge were primarily devoted to baseball and the Dodger tradition, committed to maintaining a major league market payroll and operating with the baseball sense to utilize that payroll effectively.
So, SELL THE TEAM, Frank, you excremental weasel!
I hope that's sufficiently family site worthy, because that's as mild as I can get when it comes to talking about Frank.
Thanks for the new thread, Josh. I know we have been somewhat unpleasant lately. However, we love our Dodgers and want the best for all of them. It's disheartening when I see many teams making moves to improve themselves and we are NOT. I now know for a fact, that you really do read what we have to say and, I appreciate that very much.
Bear we need to make you an honorary member of the Cleaver family 🙂
Cool – I'll bet we got another hotdog cart for the upper deck!
Happy King day to you Josh and to the entire ITD contributors to this site.
No day off for me, in fact we don't get a holiday 'till the end of May for Memorial Day. That is what happens because we get a week off in December but I'll be taking vacation before then for Spring Training and Opening Day!
Is raining cats and dogs here and my brother called me that I have a leak in the house. Oh well, need to wait until it stops raining before fixing the problem.
Just came back from my Pilates class at noon. Company pays for half the cost. Anyway, instructor was pushing us today. She said "If it makes you feel better, be vocal." One co-worker said "the words that come to mind, I can't say them at work." Then as the exercise got harder the same co-worker said "Gosh Darn it!" Vin Scully came to my mind :-).
Josh! I hope you will be announcing about the Dodger Caravan soon.
Emma-are you really two people? How do you fit all these activities in?
I've thought for a while we should resign Padilla as #4. We need somebody besides Kuroda that will pitch inside. Way inside. I'd resign Weaver, too, while I was at it.
Why Messagebear……………………welcome to the family. Ward Dear, Wally and Beav will be so very happy to have you here.
Of course Bear, that's what Manson said also…
LOL Knouff! Sometimes we women try to do too much. I actually don't sleep too many hours and I know I should.
question: Anyone here read Heavenly World Series? I never heard of the book before but Nao, who blogs from Japan was asking me. I never heard of the writer O'Rourke before. Now that I read something about the book, I am going to try to find it.
LMAO!!!!! Well, enchanted/Beav…………………..we have been that family (a cult family) before too. For some reason I am craving Koolaid right now.
You know I am doing the Angels next week in baseball geography, and I really hate the fact that they are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I mean either you are in Los Angeles or you are in Anaheim. They really aren't that close to each other, and that is on a good traffic day (I know……..good traffic days don't happen too often) Not only is it wrong that they use Los Angeles, it makes typing things with their name on it very difficult.
Things get set straight next week when it's the real Los Angeles team's turn.
BTW – Good luck to our players in arbitration tomorrow, with a special shout out to Andre…………………..go get'em Dre' !!
BTW – I do know the players are just exchanging figures tomorrow. The end of my last post made it sound like they were going into hearings tomorrow. I still wish them luck, and that the figures closely match up so we don't have to go through the hearing process.
Hi Enchanted and Nellyjune ~ I see we are having a hell of a damn day! 🙂
Nellyjune and Enchanted ~ Perhaps along with our songbook, we should come up with a reference guide of ITD Terminology 🙂
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Martin Luther King was one of our great Americans, I hope everyone is enjoying the day.
Opening day's right around the corner.
I have to admit too, I've never heard anyone called an excremental weasel. Oh sure, a discharging ferret or a secretious stoat – that goes without saying, but never an excremental weasel. LMAO!!
Hi Oldbrooklynfan,
A fellow poster that lives in Brooklyn had a post a few days ago giving us a wonderful virtual tour of Brooklyn. Actually he has giving us a couple of virtual tours. This last one took us to Green-Wood Cemetery where so many of the "Fathers of Baseball" rest there in Brooklyn.
hope you are having a great year!
Enchanted – It seems like only here on ITD would you read things like that. Just think, before ITD, I don't think I have ever known anyone to be called bombastic either :))
ITD, on occasions, has been known to be a Cleaver Family site but a PG family site????? Since when????? Excremental weasel??? That's a new one!! Gotta love it!!! Now, if we could only arrange for Frank (which, by no means is he) a midnight visitation from the Ghosts of Dodger Past, Present, and Future and, as a result, sells the team, we could turn this blog into a 21st Century version of the Waltons: Good night, nelly, Good night, enchanted, Good night, bear, Good night, Jhall, etc. etc.
Sweet dreams, Kahli. 🙂
Oops, sweet dreams, Seesky! 🙂 lol
If Andre DOES take it all the way to arbitration, it might sound something like this:
"My client, Andre Ethier, led the team in just about every offensive category, had numerous outfield assists, led the majors in emotional, walk-off hits, and was one of the few Dodgers to "show up" in the playoffs. He's young and is only going to get better. Ned…Kim…your turn."
"Ummmmmm……..he was benched a few times in favor of Pierre. There! How good could he really be? For many of us in the accounting department…err, I mean front office…he's just an excremental weasel…"
An ITD glossary!!!! An excellent idea, tru!!!! I'll start the collection with ITDFST.
Howdy, fellow cretins. How about some Kemp contract details?
The two-year deal Matt Kemp recently signed with the Dodgers could be worth as much as $11.25 million.
Kemp is slated to earn $4 million this year and $6.95 million next season. His 2011 base salary can increase by as much as $300,000 if he hits certain benchmarks for plate appearances in 2010.
If Kemp makes 600 plate appearances this year, he would increase his salary next year by $50,000. If he makes 650, he would earn another $100,000, and if he makes 675, yet another $150,000.
Kemp made 667 plate appearances in 2009.
So, Dodgereric, does that mean Joe will bat Matty 8th? lol
Hi tru!
Lord, I hope that idiot has learned THAT lesson.
Howdy Dad and TruMom!!!
Josh is right fellas [and fellettes] – we need to clean up our act. From now on I'm going to use nondefamatory uninflamatory slanguage.
So how is everyone? Been raining like bottomless pit all copulating day here.
I must agree Eric, let's hope that baseball geniously challenged field manager has had a decided enlightenment.
Golly e, it's been raining down here most of the day as well. It even came in sideways for a little bit. I was cutting some wood in my garage (rebuilding a leaking shower) and my work area got wet even though it was 10 feet from the door.
Back to the Dodgers. I think Dave Stewart may have reached a smart middle ground with those 2-year deals.
Jeepers Dad, that is unforunate in two areas of endeavor; 1. that you had an unwanted aperture in your shower, and 2. that you're workspace became dampened.
I still do not understand the wisdom behind a two-year contract for a fellow who's career opportunities are unalterably predetermined for the next three by the franchise that currently employs him. Should not a multiple year pact not encompass two to three seasons of the free agent period? I can only comprehend a minimal savings in compensation for the 2011 term.
enchanted, don't look at Kemp's contract length from the Dodgers' or fans' point of view…look at at it as wise decision on his agent's part…namely, that "the uncertainty of ownership" is the primary reason why the deal would be so short in length. That's straight from Dave Stewart's mouth. He knows Kemp can make a bundle in two years if he keeps progressing. But of course, there is no ownership controversy………..
Precisely Kahli. I understand Stewart's reasoning, but other than maybe saving $2-3 million give or take, what is the motivation for the club to engage in a 2 year contract when they already control him for 3?
Precisely Kahli. I understand Stewart's reasoning, but other than maybe saving $2-3 million give or take, what is the motivation for the club to engage in a 2 year contract when they already control him for 3?
And whomever at MLB which oversees the technical workings of this blog is an equine's posterior.
And they can post this three times if they'd like.
And now it is time for my nocturnal rejuvinatory period. Fare thee well fellow ITDers!
e, my view is as kahli's – seeing it from Kemp's point of view. The fan's point of view is inconsequential and McCourt's……….who cares? With a 2-year deal, Kemp avoids having to go through it next season. The player's risk on a multi-year deal is that he will become underpaid before the contract is up. A two-year deal obviously isn't a long term and the only possibility of a rapid escalation of contracts is a rapid recovery of our economy. Not too likely.
Now a lot of people probably think that most of us are upset merely because the team's success is too close to our hearts and we're delusional. OK, maybe we're delusional anyway, but there is a constant flow of people not burdened with Dodger fan-itis who agree with us. Witness:
"3. Will the Dodgers sign a starting pitcher of consequence?
Imagine how Pineiro feels right now. He might make his choice in free agency between the Dodgers, who have very little money, and the Mets, who have very little credibility.
This offseason has not been kind to the Dodgers, with much more attention focused on Frank McCourt?s divorce than Ned Colletti?s moves. But I wonder whether Dodgers fans followed the Beltran drama and thought: "Hey, the Mets are more messed up than we are. Pineiro might take less money to sign with us."
Still, don?t discount the depth of the Dodgers? financial woes. When they traded Juan Pierre to the White Sox, they transferred $3 million of Pierre?s 2010 salary into a bonus to be paid starting in 2012. Colletti is doing everything he can to shoehorn one starting pitcher into the ?10 payroll."
I now take MY nocturnal rejuvinatory period. Good night, God Bless and……….
Sell the team, Frank. Now.
Thank you for this blog post! It is important to remember those who fought for equal rights especially Dr King. I thank them and salute them! 🙂
Boy, I leave for a few hours to watch a picture show (fabulous movie by the way), and y'all changed the lingo once again. Good Night boys. Hopefully you wake up to your normal selves.
Kahli and Seesky – great posts earlier.
………..and yes, an ITD glossary may be needed at this point.
Unless the announcement is McCheap selling the team or a rollback on the ridiculous parking prices, I can't think of anything else out there that could be any sort of exciting addition to the team.
BTW, someone in the PR department should tell Frank to stop lying so much during all of his interviews. Hiw, you ask, do I know that he is lying? Because his lips are moving, that's how. The man is nothing but a fraud!
Kahli & Eric – I'm seeing my view on Kemp's contract as more of an indictment of management's and ownership's ineptitude in not being able to lock-up a premiere player into his FA years, along with the inanity of locking up a player for two years that you already have under control for the next three.
In otherwords, our management and ownership nurses hard.
Good Morning, ITD Ladies and Gentlemen ~ according to the ESPN Insider, the Dodgers are aggresively pursuing leftie Rich Hill, and, are watching the workout of Sheets. Any thoughts?
They did mention Hill could be a low risk investment….which seems to be what our front office desires.
Low risk also means low reward. The last time Rich Hill was able to find the strike zone was 2007. Ben Sheets, meanwhile, has not pitched since Sept 2008. We need to sign a real pitcher.
For those whom care to talk down to Mr McCourt and the organization and use profanity, I say this "you are the fans who make our organization look weak and troubled."
We went through same offseason inactivity last year and ended up with the best record in the National League.
For once the Dodgers organization is thinking with their heads when it comes to signing checks. Andruw Jones, Jason Schmidt, Estabon Loaiza, to some extent Juane Pierre, and countless other bonehead moves, have put our team in handcuffs. If we can get one year contracts, at this year's prices, and give our young players incentives to grow and become bigger and better players, isn't that the best way to run a business and win ballgames?
For the those who have to have big contracts and big egos make their ways onto the roster during the winter months, or you'll cry and whine and moan, we all know you're closet soap opera addicts that you watch when your wives are all at work. We'll see you in the left field pavilion when the season begins and we'll try not to notice you playing "hit the beach ball" or "throw peanuts and expletives at the Giants fan" while the Dodgers are throwing a no-hitter.


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A dog-sniff inspection is invalid under the Fourth Amendment if the the inspection violates a reasonableexpectation of privacy. Electronic surveillance is also considered a search under the Fourth Amendment.
B. Seizure of a Person
A seizure of a person, within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, occurs when the police's conduct would communicate to a reasonable person, taking into account the circumstances surrounding the encounter, that the person is not free to ignore the police presence and leave at his will.
Two elements must be present to constitute a seizure of a person. First, there must be a show of authority by the police officer. Presence of handcuffs or weapons, the use of forceful language, and physical contact are each strong indicators of authority. Second, the person being seized must submit to the authority. An individual who ignores the officer's request and walks away has not been seized for Fourth Amendmentpurposes.
An arrest warrant is preferred but not required to make a lawful arrest under the Fourth Amendment. Awarrantless arrest may be justified where probable cause and urgent need are present prior to the arrest. Probable cause is present when the police officer has a reasonable belief in the guilt of the suspect based on the facts and information prior to the arrest. For instance, a warrantless arrest may be legitimate in situations where a police officer has a probable belief that a suspect has either committed a crime or is a threat to the public security. Also, a police officer might arrest a suspect to prevent the suspect's escape or to preserve evidence. A warrantless arrest may be invalidated if the police officer fails to demonstrate exigent circumstances.
The ability to make warrantless arrests are commonly limited by statutes subject to the due process guaranty of the U.S. Constitution. A suspect arrested without a warrant is entitled to prompt judicial determination, usually within 48 hours.
There are investigatory stops that fall short of arrests, but nonetheless, they fall within Fourth Amendment protection. For instance, police officers can perform a terry stop or a traffic stop. Usually, these stops provide officers with less dominion and controlling power and impose less of an infringement of personal liberty for individual stopped. Investigatory stops must be temporary questioning for limited purposes and conducted in a manner necessary to fulfill the purpose.
An officer's reasonable suspicion is sufficient to justify brief stops and detentions. To determine if the officer has met the standard to justify the seizure, the court takes into account the totality of the circumstances and examines whether the officer has a particularized and reasonable belief for suspecting the wrongdoing. Probable cause gained during stops or detentions might effectuate a subsequent warrantless arrest.
C. Seizure of Property
A seizure of property, within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, occurs when there is some meaningful interference with an individual's possessory interests in the property.
In some circumstances, warrantless seizures of objects in plain view do not constitute seizures within the meaning of Fourth Amendment. When executing a search warrant, an officer might be able to seize an item observed in plain view even if it is not specified in the warrant.
A search or seizure is generally unreasonable and illegal without a warrant, subject to only a few exceptions.
To obtain a search warrant or arrest warrant, the law enforcement officer must demonstrate probable cause that a search or seizure is justified. An authority, usually a magistrate, will consider the totality of circumstances and determine whether to issue the warrant.
The warrant requirement may be excused in exigent circumstances if an officer has probable cause and obtaining a warrant is impractical. For instance, in State v. Helmbright 990 N.E.2d 154, Ohio court held that a warrantless search of probationer's person or place of residence complies with the Fourth Amendment if the officer who conducts the search possesses "reasonable grounds" to believe that the probationer has failed to comply with the terms of his probation.
Other well-established exceptions to the warrant requirement include consensual searches, certain briefinvestigatory stops, searches incident to a valid arrest, and seizures of items in plain view.
There is no general exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement in national security cases. Warrantless searches are generally not permitted in exclusively domestic security cases. In foreign security cases, court opinions might differ on whether to accept the foreign security exception to warrant requirement generally and, if accepted, whether the exception should include both physical searches and electronic surveillance.
All searches and seizures under Fourth Amendment must be reasonable. No excessive force shall be used. Reasonableness is the ultimate measure of the constitutionality of a search or seizure.
Searches and seizures with a warrant satisfy the reasonableness requirement. Warrantless searches and seizures are presumed to be unreasonable unless they fall within a few exceptions.
In cases of warrantless searches and seizures, the court will try to balance the degree of intrusion on the individual's right to privacy and the need to promote government interests and special needs. The court will examine the totality of the circumstances to determine if the search or seizure was justified. When analyzing the reasonableness standard, the court uses an objective assessment and considers factors including the degree of intrusion by the search or seizure and the manner in which the search or seizure is conducted.
Under the exclusionary rule, any evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment will be excluded from criminal proceedings. There are a few exceptions to this rule.
In recent years, the Fourth Amendment's applicability in electronic searches and seizures has received much attention from the courts. With the advent of the internet and increased popularity of computers, there has been an increasing amount of crime occurring electronically. Consequently, evidence of such crime can often be found on computers, hard drives, or other electronic devices. The Fourth Amendment applies to the search and seizure of electronic devices.
Many electronic search cases involve whether law enforcement can search a company-owned computer that an employee uses to conduct business. Although the case law is split, the majority holds that employees do not have a legitimate expectation of privacy with regard to information stored on a company-owned computer. In the 2010 case of City of Ontario v. Quon (08-1332), the Supreme Court extended this lack of an expectation of privacy to text messages sent and received on an employer-owned pager.
Lately, electronic surveillance and wiretapping has also caused a significant amount of Fourth Amendmentlitigation.
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress and the President enacted legislation to strengthen the intelligence gathering community's ability to combat domestic terrorism. Entitled the USA Patriot Act, the legislation's provisions aimed to increase the ability of law enforcement to search email and telephonic communications in addition to medical, financial, and library records.
One provision permits law enforcement to obtain access to stored voicemails by obtaining a basic search warrant rather than a surveillance warrant. Obtaining a basic search warrant requires a much lower evidentiary showing. A highly controversial provision of the Act includes permission for law enforcement to use sneak-and-peak warrants. A sneak-and-peak warrant is a warrant in which law enforcement can delay notifying the property owner about the warrant's issuance. In an Oregon federal district court case that drew national attention, Judge Ann Aiken struck down the use of sneak-and-peak warrants as unconstitutional and in violation of the Fourth Amendment. See 504 F.Supp.2d 1023 (D. Or. 2007).
The Patriot Act also expanded the practice of using National Security Letters (NSL). An NSL is an administrative subpoena that requires certain persons, groups, organizations, or companies to provide documents about certain persons. These documents typically involve telephone, email, and financial records. NSLs also carry a gag order, meaning the person or persons responsible for complying cannot mention the existence of the NSL. Under the Patriot Act provisions, law enforcement can use NSLs when investigating U.S. citizens, even when law enforcement does not think the individual under investigation has committed a crime. The Department of Homeland Security has used NSLs frequently since its inception. By using an NSL, an agency has no responsibility to first obtain a warrant or court order before conducting its search of records.
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Brad Keselowski gets The Captain his Cup title
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Brad Keselowski, center, holds up his trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship following an auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Homestead, Fla. Keselowski clinched the title after fellow contender Jimmie Johnson pulled out of the season finale because of a parts failure. Jeff Gordon won the race. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Norway Rounds Up Alleged International Teenaged Cybervillains
May 10, 2012 8:24 AM PT
Two teenagers have been arrested in Norway in connection with a series of cyberattacks, according to the BBC.
The teens, aged 18 and 19, reportedly went after an array of websites: the UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA); the Norwegian Lottery; and Bild, a conservative tabloid in Germany.
From the BBC:
Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) said the sites had been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, in which large amounts of data were sent to the owner's servers in an attempt to overwhelm them.
It added that the 18- and 19-year-olds were charged at the end of last week following electronic attacks over a period lasting "several weeks." The offence carries a maximum sentence of six years in jail.
The attacks were reportedly severe enough to force SOCA to take its website offline.
India Looking to Cash In
India could seek US$3.75 billion from UK-based telecommunications company Vodaphone pending passage of a proposed tax law, according to ZD Net and The Wall Street Journal.
The law would retroactively tax overseas mergers involving Indian assets.
From ZD Net:
Vodafone ... had purchased a majority stake in Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa's Indian assets in 2007 for $11.2 billion. The former acted through a Dutch subsidiary while Hutchison Whampoa used a Cayman Islands unit to complete the deal. The British company had said it was not liable for taxes because the deal was conducted outside of India, while the government argued that it should be taxed because the deal involved India-based assets, the report said.
"It would be grossly unjust if, on the basis of legislation passed five years after the event, Vodafone were to be charged tax on a gain made by someone else," the company said on Wednesday, adding that it had invested more than $9.3 billion in its Indian operations and paid more than $5.39 billion in taxes without repatriating any earnings.
The tax bill, passed Tuesday by Indian Parliament's lower house, still needs to be approved by India's upper house and president, according to ZD Net. Should all that go through, India would reportedly be able to tax transactions dating back to 1962.
Thatcher Lives
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was subject of a rapidly spreading and-- entirely false -- Twitter rumor claiming her death, according to Naked Security.
The rumor appears to have originated from a Twitter account claiming to belong to Carla Bruni, wife of recently ousted French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
From Naked Security:
I don't know that the real Carla Bruni isn't in charge of that account -- but I must admit that I would be very surprised if she was.
Nevertheless, the tweet was clearly enough for [French media outlet] @LesNews to rebroadcast the news to its 100,000+ followers, causing the story to spread worldwide.
Fortunately some news agencies were a little more skeptical, including CNN's Gill Penlington, who contacted Thatcher's official spokesperson and debunked the claims.
This isn't the first time Twitter has been a vehicle for false death news. In February, both Twitter and its Chinese counterpart, Weibo, lit up with news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had died. He hadn't.
Dutch Ban the Pirate Bay - Again
Less than two weeks after the UK ordered Internet service providers to ban file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, the Netherlands has followed suit.
A court in The Hague ruled Thursday that Dutch ISPs UPC, KPN, Tele2, T-Mobile and Telfort must block the site, according to The Verge and the Dutch site Tweakers.net.
Dutch courts have long been trying to block The Pirate Bay in the Netherlands. A court issued a similar ruling in 2010 and again earlier this year.
Not all Dutch ISPs complied, thus prompting yet another, more stringent ruling.
The most recent decision stipulates that ISPs which do not comply will face heavy fines. The decision is expected to be appealed, according to The Verge.


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Casey Anthony Movie: Actress Drops Out
The actress who was slated to play Casey Anthony in a Lifetime movie dropped out of the project and will be replaced by Virginia Welch.
Canadian actress Holly DeVeaux was originally cast to play the young Florida mother who was acquitted of first-degree murder last year after her 2-year-old daughter was found dead in the woods. But according to People magazine, DeVeaux left the production and the role in "Imperfect Justice" was recast.
"Imperfect Justice" is based on the book by the same name authored by prosecutor Jeff Ashton. According to the publisher, the book tells "the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial and the now-infamous verdict. Moving beyond the simple explanations, Ashton offers an in-depth look at the complex figure of Casey Anthony, a woman whose lies he spent three years trying to understand."
Other names that were originally brought up for the role of Casey Anthony were Kristen Stewart, Alyssa Milano, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. But DeVeaux ended up getting the part until she dropped out.
The case of Anthony and her daughter, Caylee, captivated the nation last year as the mother was put on trial for six weeks.
Caylee was last seen on June 15, 2008, but she was reported missing a month later by her grandmother, Cindy Anthony. Casey had told police that her daughter was taken by a woman she claimed was the toddler's nanny. Detectives, however, never found alleged kidnapper Zenaida Gonzalez, or Zanny the nanny.
Friends of Casey testified during the trial that the young mother never showed signs of distress between June and July 2008. She seemed normal, they testified while revealing that Casey had told them Caylee was with "the nanny" each time they hung out.
The toddler's remains were found in the woods near the Anthony family home in December 2008, nearly six months after her disappearance. By that time, only dry bones were left, making the case difficult to solve for prosecutors who accused Anthony of suffocating her daughter with chloroform and duct tape, and dumping her in the nearby woods.
The defense, meanwhile, submitted that Caylee accidentally drowned in her grandparents' pool and that her grandfather, George, helped dispose the body after he and Casey found her in the pool.
Though she was acquitted of murder, aggravated child abuse and manslaughter - with the jurors saying there was not enough evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Casey murdered her daughter - many Americans believe the mother is guilty.
A USA Today/Gallup poll last year found that 64 percent of Americans believe Anthony definitely or probably murdered Caylee.
Ashton also "remains completely convinced of Anthony's guilt."
Also starring in the Lifetime movie are Rob Lowe – cast as Ashton – Elizabeth Mitchell, and Oscar Nunez.


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If you enjoyed the recent images and trailer for director Richard LaGravenese's Beautiful Creatures, but found yourself a bit lost in the story, you're in luck, because a new featurette is here to explain it all to you. Based on the trilogy by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the story centers on two star-crossed teens who uncover some unsettling secrets about their families, themselves and the small southern town in which they live. The featurette shows that the adaptation is more than just "Romeo & Juliet meets Twilight meets True Blood."
Starring Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis, Beautiful Creatures graces theaters on February 13th, 2013. Hit the jump to watch the featurette.
Check out the featurette for Beautiful Creatures below (via MTV):
Here's a synopsis for Beautiful Creatures:
A supernatural love story set in the South, "Beautiful Creatures" tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Oscar(R) nominee Richard LaGravenese ("The Fisher King,""P.S. I Love You") directs from his adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich ("Tetro"), newcomer Alice Englert, Academy Award(R) winner Jeremy Irons ("Reversal of Fortune") Oscar(R) nominee Viola Davis ("The Help," "Doubt"), Emmy Rossum (TV's "Shameless") and Academy Award(R) winner Emma Thompson ("Howard's End," "Sense and Sensibility").


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Cookbook cover image courtesy of Random House
Delicious served warm or at room temperature, this is an elegant party dish that cooks quickly. The tart tomato-orange chutney can be made several hours in advance or the day before.
- Yield
- Serves 6
- Safflower oil or canola oil, for oiling the grill
- 1 russet potato, halved, for rubbing on the grill
- One 3-pound boneless salmon fillet, skin on, scales removed (Note: One side of an averagesized salmon is about 3 pounds)
- Juice of 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- 3 or 4 sprigs fresh dill
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups Fresh Tomato-Orange Chutney (recipe follows)
- Fresh herb leaves, for garnish
- Fresh Tomato-Orange Chutney
- 1/2 pint yellow pear tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1/2 pint red grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 large navel oranges
- 4 scallions, trimmed and minced
- 2 tablespoons peeled, grated fresh ginger
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon cracked mixed peppercorns
- 5 or 6 fresh basil leaves, cut into very thin strips (chiffonade)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Brush the grill grates lightly with the safflower oil. Prepare a very hot fire in a gas or charcoal grill.The fire should be bright red and flaming hot. Rub the grates with the cut side of the russet potato (the starch from the potato keeps the fish from sticking). (Note:You can use a stove top grill pan instead of an outdoor grill, if desired, although the flavor will not be quite the same.)
- Place the salmon on a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, skin side down. Drizzle the orange juice over the flesh side of the salmon. Coat evenly with the olive oil, basil, dill, salt, and pepper. Lightly press the herb leaves into the flesh so they adhere.
- Place the salmon flesh side down (skin side up) on the grill (reserve the foil) and cook 6 to 8 minutes.
- Turn the salmon over and place it skin side down on the foil. Pour the remaining orange juice over the salmon. Put the salmon in the foil on the grates over the fire and cook uncovered 8 to 10 minutes longer, until the fish starts to flake but is still a little fleshy in the center. (Note:The fish will continue to cook as it rests.) Remove from the grill and let rest, loosely covered, for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the skin and discard. Transfer the fish to a platter or serve portions on individual plates. Serve immediately, topped with chutney and fresh herb leaves.
- Fresh Tomato-Orange Chutney
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Toss the yellow pear tomatoes and red grape tomatoes with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the vinegar to coat evenly. Spread in a single layer on a baking pan and place in the oven to roast about 30minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Grate the zest from the oranges and place the zest in a bowl. Trim the peel and the white pith from the oranges and discard. Cut the oranges into sections and add them to the bowl with the zest.
- Add the tomatoes, scallions, ginger, and the remaining olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, jalapeño, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl and stir to mix thoroughly. Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to use or up to 3 days.
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
Excerpted from The Foster's Market Cookbook by Sara Foster with Sarah Belk King Photographs by James Baigrie Copyright (c) 2002 by Sara Foster with Sarah Belk King Photographs by James Baigrie. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House.
Sara Foster is the founder and owner of Foster's Markets, two café takeout shops in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has worked as a chef for Martha Stewart's catering company, as well as for several well-known New York chefs and caterers. Sara has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, Country Home, and Southern Living and appears regularly on Martha Stewart Living Television. She lives on a farm outside of Durham with her husband, Peter Sellers.
Sarah Belk King is a contributing editor for Bon Appétit magazine and a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in Wine Spectator, Country Home, House Beautiful, Diversions, The New York Times Magazine, and other national publications. She is the author of Around the Southern Table and The Hungry Traveler: France.


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Cardamom butter chicken
A homemade curry to rival your favourite Indian takeaway - a rich blend of spices mixed with creamy ghee
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal460
- fat32g
- saturates16g
- carbs12g
- sugars9g
- fibre2g
- protein32g
- salt0.4g
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped
Mainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…
- 2 green chillies, chopped (leave seeds in if you like it hot)
- small bunch coriander, leaves picked, stalks roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp ghee, or vegetable oil
The Indian version of clarified butter (ie a butter that has had its milk solids removed, making…
- 2 onions, sliced
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 tsp each turmeric, garam masala and ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground fenugreek
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into 2½ cm cubes
- 4 cloves
A clove is the dry, unopened flower bud of the tropical myrtle tree family used to flavour a…
- 12 cardamom pods, seeds removed
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 400g can tomato
A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…
- 150ml pot yogurt
Yogurt is made by adding a number of types of harmless bacteria to milk, causing it to ferment.…
- 50ml double cream
- chapatis and rice, to serve
Rice is a grain, the seed of a type of grass, which is the most widely grown and the most…
Place the garlic, ginger, chillies and coriander stalks in the small bowl of a food processor with a good pinch of salt, and blend to a fine paste – or grind to a paste using a pestle and mortar.
Heat 2 tbsp of the ghee or oil in a large pan, add the onions and cook slowly for 15-20 mins until golden and caramelised. Tip in the garlic-ginger paste, turn up the heat and cook for a further 5 mins. Add the ground spices and cook for 2 mins more until fragrant. Scoop the spicy onion mixture out of the pan into a bowl.
Add the remaining ghee or oil to the pan and cook the chicken over a medium-high heat until browned all over. Tip into a bowl, cover and set aside.
Return the onion mixture to the pan along with the whole spices, tomatoes and a can full of water (400ml). Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for 40 mins.
Return the chicken to the pan and cook, uncovered, for a further 10 mins until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the yogurt and cream, season well and scatter with coriander leaves. Serve with chapatis and rice.


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