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Season 3 premiere of Fox sitcom "Raising Hope" gets Twitter debut more than a week ahead of air date

Fox is hoping to raise interest in the upcoming third season of "Raising Hope" by offering the premiere episode on Twitter, more than a week before the episode airs on the network.

Beginning Friday, Twitter users can watch the premiere episode on the show's Twitter page, marking the first time that a TV series has aired a full episode on Twitter.

The "Raising Hope" season premiere will be available on Twitter until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 27. The new season will have its on-air premiere Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

“In the space of 140 characters on Twitter, Fox is introducing fans to some of the funniest characters on TV,” Twitter Head of TV Fred Graver said. “Fox’s innovative approach to Twitter will bring millions of fans closer to a hotly anticipated fall premiere.”

The "Raising Hope" premiere page currently has just shy of 58,000 followers.

"Raising Hope"'s season 3 premiere is also available early on Fox On Demand, Fox.com, Hulu.com and Facebook.

In the season premiere of the Greg Garcia-created series, Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) introduces the Chance family to her mother, Tamara (played by Melanie Griffith) at the funeral of her grandmother (Griffith's real-life mother Tippi Hedren). The grandmother's will, which is revealed in a video, has a big impact on Sabrina and Jimmy's relationship.


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Income-based premiums triple Medicare costs under PPACA

For your high net worth and upper middle class clients, Medicare planning has become a critical component of a well-executed retirement income plan. New rules put into effect under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) can impact these clients’ retirement income planning in ways they might not yet realize by increasing their Medicare premiums proportionally as income increases. The new rules will expand the pool of clients to which these monthly increases will apply. In today’s environment, it is more important than ever to consider Medicare premiums when planning for retirement expenses.

Medicare Income-Based Premiums

Under Medicare’s income-adjusted premium system, clients with income that exceeds certain threshold levels pay a higher monthly premium for Medicare Parts B and D. Individual taxpayers with income that exceeds $85,000 ($170,000 for joint filers) are subject to income-based premium adjustment.

Premiums increase incrementally based on a client’s income level. For example, a married couple earning more than $170,000 will pay a Medicare Part B premium that is $42 higher than the standard premium level ($104.90 in 2013) and an additional $11.60 above the monthly Medicare Part D premium. Married couples earning more than $428,000, however, will pay $230.80 above the standard premium level in 2013 (and $66.60 above the Medicare Part D monthly premium). The difference can be substantial—a Medicare beneficiary in the highest income bracket will pay over $3,500 more in annual premiums than a beneficiary who does not exceed the income thresholds.

See also: Explaining Medicare supplement products

Before PPACA's rules became effective, the income thresholds were indexed annually for inflation to ensure that lower income households did not become subject to Medicare’s income-based premiums. PPACA froze the thresholds at the 2010 level so that more clients will become subject to higher premiums each year. It is projected that approximately 10 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries will become liable for income-adjusted premiums by 2019. The administration budget proposal for 2014 would continue the freeze until approximately 25 percent of all beneficiaries pay income-adjusted premiums.

Retirement income planning for higher Medicare premiums

The income threshold is based on the income reported on a client’s most recent federal tax return, which may not reflect a client’s current income (for example, 2013 premiums are based on the tax return your client filed in 2012, which is based on 2011 income). Clients who have recently retired and fallen into lower income tax brackets may be eligible for a premium reduction by contacting Social Security with documentation confirming their new income level.

Further, clients who may be close to the next highest income threshold that would generate a premium increase should consider the potential increase when selling assets or taking retirement account distributions that might push them over the threshold. The additional premium costs can essentially amount to an additional tax to reduce the value of the additional income.

Clients who are considering Roth conversions should be advised that these conversions will increase their income in the year of conversion, so it might be advisable to convert smaller amounts over multiple years rather than executing a single large conversion.

While many of these clients may already be paying attention to the income thresholds that might subject their income and investments to higher taxes, some may be unaware of the Medicare thresholds. For these clients, income-based adjustments to Medicare premiums should be factored into a comprehensive retirement income plan.

For previous coverage of planning for postretirement medical care in Advisor’s Journal, see Post-Retirement Healthcare: A Quarter-Million Dollar Dilemma.

For in-depth analysis of the Medicare system, see Advisor’s Main Library: B—Medicare.

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Aside from its function to hold ID badges, different cards, mini household items, keys, pens, whistles, electronic devices or gadgets, eye glasses, and etc., what else do you know about lanyards?

These are the facts about lanyards before they became ID Lanyards.

1. The origin of “lanyards”

The word “lanyards” came from two French words. These are “lan”, which is a short version of the word “laniere” meaning a strap, and “yard” meaning spar, a part of a ship’s rigging.

2. The first use of lanyards

Did you know that the first people who used lanyards were sailors? They are sailors who find difficulties in climbing up their ship’s rigging while holding their different tools used in fixing their ship.

How did they manage to go up while the rigging is swaying with the strong wind in the middle of the sea when their hands are occupied holding a knife, a whistle, and binoculars? It does seem impossible and life-threatening.

To minimize the risks, one of these sailors found a way. He gathered all scrap fabrics, perhaps the ones which lay around the ship looking worthless, and then he tied them with each other making it rope-like.

The sailor tied the finished product around his waist. He gathered some more scraps and tied them individually in the rope-like material around his waist and on the ends of these individually tied scraps, he finally attached his tools.

Their dilemma had been solved and lanyards were invented. This had happened long, long ago. ID Lanyards are hundreds of years old.

3. The military functions of lanyards

Lanyards can basically hold anything which is small in size, and the military knew about this. So, they used lanyards for their advantages. They attached the lanyards in their uniforms and tied their pistols and other small artilleries in the lanyards.

ID lanyardsThat way they can easily access their weapons when face with enemies in their battlefields. Lanyards also helped them secure their weapons and prevent them from falling in the water in case they were battling in rivers or seas.

Up to this day, lanyards have military purposes. They served as ornaments for the military uniforms. The lanyards were braided now and were of different colors. They are also used in indicating the rank of the officials.

4. The purpose of lanyards in early years

Lanyards were first used by the military in World War II. After that, what had been lanyards’ purpose? Until 19th century, their purpose had still been the same—to protect one’s life.

People attached the lanyards underneath their clothing and used them to hold small knives that they may use for self defense. They had strategically positioned the lanyards on their shoulders so they may easily pull out their weapon in times of danger.

5. Lanyards are also made with knots

The process of creating lanyards is called boondoggle or scoubidou. Tying knots is part of the process.Summer camps for children usually have boondoggle lessons. Teachers help the kids tie different knots including triangle knot, box knot, butterfly knot, and Chinese knot.

There are ID Lanyards which are made of these knots.

6. Lanyards are used in mountain climbing

There are heavy-duty lanyards which help mountain climbers safely reach the peak of mountains. These lanyards can hold a massive object. They are called Lineman lanyards.

Their thickness and strength will allow the climbers to be sure that the rope will not break as they climb up. Lineman lanyards have adjustable buckles.

ID Lanyards clearly have a rich history. They were of significant purposes in the early years of invention. The quality of the material is the most important feature of lanyards during those days.

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Watch: Chris Brown Releases Double Video for “Liquor” and “Zero”

While Chris Brown has come quite a long way from convincing us to double our pleasure and double our fun, that hasn’t stopped the talented superstar from giving us twice of what we need to cure the holdover.

Releasing the double visual for “Liquor” and “Zero,” the 9-minute colorful shoot begins with Breezy at a bar sulking away. After taking a shot sent to him by an attractive female, he falls victim to wanting to “drink and f**k.” Hitting some dance moves along the way he returns home to find his ex throwing out his clothes. Breezy then speeds off in his rare Rezvani Beast sports car.

Transitioning into the newest “eff you” anthem for ex-lovers, Chris gives fans a dance party that’s worth every bit of your energy to attempt to replicate.

Both “Liquor” and “Zero” will appear on Breezy’s seventh album, Royalty, due out this fall.

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This Journey Our Life

Welcome to (in)cluded, a Dayspring (in)courage community

(in)courage, community, friendship, Special Needs, Special Needs ParentingRachel

Back in October, (in)courage introduced the first session of several smaller online communities. These communities were filled with women traveling along separate journeys, reaching out to others walking a similar path.

They wanted us to connect with friends who get where we're at, friends who would encourage us along the way.

I’m excited to share with you that today marks the beginning of session two, and you’re invited to be a part.  You can find the entire list of communities here, including several new groups offered during this session.

I’m also thrilled to share that during this second session I have the privilege of co-leading a new community for special needs moms.

As special needs moms ourselves, Megan and I want to welcome you to a place where you’ll fit right in, where you’ll feel comfortable sharing your heart.  This will be a place where you’ll always be welcome, where you’ll feel that you belong.

It will be a place where you’re (in)cluded.

We don't want this to be another item to add to that never-ending list of responsibilities you shoulder and it's not a contract-binding membership, intruding on your precious time. No piles of paperwork to wade through; no drowning in information overload.

We want to offer a safe place for you to share whatever it is that's on your heart, helping you connect with other women who are familiar with all the twists and turns on this winding road.

Because no two journeys are identical but we're all trudging along similar terrain.

You can find Megan and I here, and we’re inviting you to join our Facebook group for the chance to meet and chat with other special needs moms who get where you’re at.

We’ll also be sharing regular posts over at the (in)able & (in)cluded communities shared blog. It’s a unique opportunity for both sister-groups to be encouraged together.

Who knows? There may even be a link-up or two here at This Journey Our Life since sharing our journeys with each other can help us learn to navigate our own.

Because here we’re not only sisters in this world of special needs motherhood, here we’re all sisters in Christ.

Hop on over to Facebook and introduce yourself--

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Legion: The Ineffectual Wrath of God

5 February 2010

Christopher J Wiles

writer | speaker | servant

So I’m adding this film to the list of movie trailers I’m already sick of. Maybe I’ve seen one too many zombie movies, but the grandma-turned-carnivore (“It’ll all be over soon”) is more obnoxious than frightening.

Legion, directed by Scott Stewart, is yet another spiritually-themed film to hit theaters in recent weeks, coming on the heels of films like The Lovely Bones and The Book of Eli. I confess that I haven’t seen Legion, and really don’t plan to, if for no other reason than I doubt the film covers any ground that Constantine has not already tread.

Still, the film is intriguing in its conception: a once-loving God is now “mad at his children” and plans to destroy them. It is up to the “rebellious son” Michael to stop a legion of angels from destroying humanity, and to that end he enlists the help of a group of stragglers from a provincial town whose greatest landmarks are a diner and a gas station.

Which altogether prompts us to say a collective “Really?” Really? The wrath and power of God Himself is stayed by the hand of one angel and a ragtag pack of midwestern rednecks? Really?

The monster from Cloverfield was harder to take down than that.

In an interview with Fox News, one of the actors said that the film is “…[director] Scott Stewart’s interpretation of the way he sees the world and the way he sees certain verses in the Bible…It’s his opinion, he’s entitled to it. I was just happy to help him bring that vision to life, but that doesn’t mean I see it the way he sees it.”

Which pretty much sums it up: opinion-turned-theology-turned-film. Again, I realize that many are quick to run to the “it’s-only-a-movie” defense, but the reality is that film invariably reflects the values and ideas of certain segments of our culture.

The take-away from all this? God is weak, and far from loving. And this theology is not limited to Legion, but is made manifest in numerous cultural forms: God is “one of us,” to paraphrase Joan Osbourne, and on Family Guy God is often portrayed with the maturity of a frat boy. Something has happened to our conception of the Almighty, and I suspect that this has something to do with our conception of fatherhood.

Donald Miller writes of his own father, and how this influenced the way he came to see God:

“My father left my home when I was young, so when I was introduced to the concept of God as Father I imagined Him as a stiff, oily man who wanted to move into our house and share a bed with my mother. I can only remember this as a frightful and threatening idea. We were a poor family who attended a wealthy church, so I imagined God as a man who had a lot of money and drove a big car. At church they told us we were children of God, but I knew God’s family was better than mine, that He had a daughter who was a cheerleader and a son who played football. I was born with a small bladder so I wet the bed till I was ten and later developed a crush on the homecoming queen who was kind to me in a political sort of way, which is something she probably learned from her father, who was the president of a bank. And so from the beginning, the chasm that separated me from God was as deep as wealth and as wide as fashion.” (from Blue Like Jazz)

Television has moved from the loving antics on the Cosby show to the disconnected parenting of Everybody Loves Raymond. Fathers are portrayed as inept and uninvolved, and when we think of God as Father we increasingly picture a man more in line with Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin. Humorous satire? Sure. Healthy image of fatherhood? No, but a sadly accurate one.

Consider the film Fight Club, where Tyler Durden confronts Norton’s character over this very issue:

“Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God?…You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you.”

For many, to speak of God as Father certainly conjures up images of an uninvolved, abusive or even absent person, one that many have grown to wholly resent.

Throughout history many have tried to articulate God in terms of His intimacy and connectedness, the most recent (and far-reaching) is Schleiermacher’s emphasis on feeling and theology. Contemporary theology stresses that God is love. Angry? Psssh. Maybe in the Old Testament. But He’s gotten a lot more mature since then. Really.

The cure, it seems, is worse than the disease.

In Exodus 15, Moses describes God as a milechama, or “warrior God” or “God of war” (a far cry from the Mister Rogers-in-a-sweater-vest images most of us have grown up with). And, in contrast to the weak God of films like Legion, God is a God whose wrath must be dealt with. C.H. Dodd and many after him, have rightly defined “wrath” as the “impersonal, inevitable consequences of sin” (quoted from Scot McKnight, A Community Called Atonement).

As N. T. Wright puts it:

“Paul’s whole theology, not least the expression of it in Romans, is grounded in the robust and scripturally rooted view that the creator is neither a tyrannical despot nor an indulgent, laissez- faire absentee landlord, nor yet, for that matter, the mere inner or spiritual dimension of all that is. God is the creator and lover of the world. This God has a passionate concern for creation, and humans in particular, that will tolerate nothing less than the best for them….The result is ‘wrath’ – not just a settled attitude of hostility toward idolatry and immorality, but actions that follow from such an attitude when the one to whom it belongs is the sovereign creator.” (N. T. Wright, “Romans,” in The New Interpreter’s Bible)

Scot McKnight recalls a story of one of his professors: “God, he gesticulated, is either loving holiness or holy love, but God is not dualistic in his attributes.” McKnight later quotes Paul Fiddes, an Oxford theologian:

“There is no conflict in God. In His love God passionately desires to bring all humankind into fellowship with Himself. In His justice God underwrites the consequences of sin, though (as the Old Testament prophets make clear) He does so with an agony in His heart.” (Paul Fiddes, Past Event and Present Salvation)

The wrath of God is a good thing. It means God’s paying attention, and it means that we may hold fast to the hope of future, restorative justice. But we may also hold fast to the mercy of God, and it is only through the cross that ruined sinners are reclaimed.

Mark’s gospel is unique in its depiction of the clash between Jesus and the forces of evil, depicting Jesus’ victory over the forces of darkness as routine (i.e., in the form of exorcism: cf. Mk 1:25-26, 32-24; 3:11-12). Though said to be tempted by Satan (1:13), He claims to one day defeat him (3:27). Jesus gives Himself as a ransom (10:45), and it is at the cross where evil is dealt with, prompting the confession of the centurion that Christ was “the Son of God” (15:39). The resurrection represents Christ’s victory over death (16:1-8; cf. 8:31), though an event met with “fear and trembling” by those closest to Him.

All this is a far cry from the shallow, movie-driven theology of films like Legion. The movie depicts good-versus-evil in the context of an epic battle; Mark depicts this struggle as ending at Golgotha where Christ was slain.

For us this means we take seriously the wrath of God, but also in a love whose depth is measured in the scars of the Savior. We may therefore place our trust in the reconciling work of Christ, in a redemptive story far more powerful than celluloid could ever deliver.

5 February 2010

Christopher J Wiles

writer | speaker | servant

Chris is a writer and speaker. He currently serves as teaching pastor at Tri-State Fellowship and as a research writer for Docent Research Group.

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On the bright side of things...

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This years dismal f&ck-up of a season is almost over with. Gone is the Monopoly Man and his tirades, farewell to postseason hopes and goodbye to one more year of mediocrity that has plagued the Cubs for far too long...

"I know I'm an asshole,
kick me out please."

But looking on the bright side of things (because I am the eternal optimist despite that first paragraph) at least we aren't Pittsburgh Pirates Fans.

Last nights whipping put the Bucs in their place, not to mention the fact that it was also the Cubs that secured their 17th consecutive losing season several weeks ago... Today brings a double header where *hopefully* the Cubbies will win both games under the lead of Lilly and Big Z. While I'm not banking on a sweep, it would certainly be nice especially because baseball outside of September will be sad for all of Cubdom yet again.

Looks like those "fancy" new jerseys with
them newfangled sleeves didn't work
so well after all.

If the MLB were High School, the Cubs would be the Star Football player from the previous year that everyone thought would lead the school to a State Championship (World Series) except instead we broke our leg halfway through the season, had an embarrassing episode in the locker room and literally shit ourselves playing the Freshman team (Washington Nationals).

Another "On the Bright Side..." item is that the Gatorade dispensers in the dugout also get a nice break from being Z's bitch. Throw a bad pitch that is a go-ahead run to the Pirates? Take it out on the Gatorade Machine.

"Can you feel the love tonight?"

I am just looking forward to an off-season where constant replays from the Cardinals, which take up way too much time on Sportscenter, are off the air. Yay! - For all other sports that aren't baseball: NHL (Hawks play in two days), NFL, College Football and Basketball... Oh how entertaining the off season will be.

So until the next baseball season starts, don't kill yourselves by drinking that 30-Pack of warm Pabst Blue Ribbon, don't swear and curse at Milton Bradley... watch something else... Hell, even Kate plus 8 will be back on (shocking news: "Jon" was dropped by TLC... ) if you're looking to fill you night full of crying and drinking. You might even find time to go to church and pray that next year will bring a NL Central title, playoff berth and World Series...
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Mati is a village in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in Lucknow district, about 22 km south of the state capital Lucknow. It is a typical North Indian village, and those willing to get a first-hand experience of the traditional Indian way of life can visit this place.

Places to Stay
Lucknow has some good budget options to stay in. Some of them are Hotel Diamond Palace (Tariff – Rs. 1000), SBG Heritage Inn (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Hotel Amarpreet (Tariff – Rs. 1000) and Shivam Inn (Tariff – Rs. 500) among others.

The official language of Mati is Hindi.

The Lucknow Festival, also called Lucknow Mohatsav is organised every year in November-December. Vrindavan Sharadotsav, celebrated in October every year, is a celebration of lord Krishna.

Places of Interest
Lucknow, only 22 km away, is a popular tourist destination with its historical monuments and places of religious interest. The Satkhanda, a clock tower built in 1840, the walled city of Sikander Bagh, Janpath market for its embroidered cloth and attar (Islamic perfume), the Rumi Darwaza as well as the State Museum are all worth visiting.

How to Get There

The nearest airport to Mati is the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, at a distance of 13 km.

The nearest railway stations are Mohanlalganj Railway Station and Utrahtia Railway Station – both 12 km away. However, for greater connectivity, Lucknow Railway Station is the best. It is situated 19 km from Mati and connects Mati to many important cities.

Some consistently reliable private operators in Lucknow are Shri Raj Bus Service, Rayhan Travel House, Thaku Transport Co. and The Travel Ways. State transport buses also ply in the area. offers several bus ticket booking discount from time to time, avail of it while buying your tickets online.

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Companies here say it's worth investing in delivery services, despite some drawbacks

Many businesses, even traditional fish farms, are raising their game by offering delivery options.

It's a strategy that is happening worldwide. In the US, coffee chain Starbucks recently announced they would start a delivery option.

Locally, many businesses too are vying for a slice of the market.

Foodpanda and its affiliated brands, hellofood and Delivery Club, have recorded five million downloads of its native mobile applications since the first app was released last year.

Companies The New Paper on Sunday spoke to highlighted different reasons for providing online ordering and delivery services.

Petit Bowl, which provides preservative-free baby food, invested about $20,000 in e-commerce infrastructure in 2011 after it moved out of its mall space.

Besides streamlining its operations, its founder Josephine Koh, 37, says delivery services cut waiting time for customers.

"Nobody buys a few flavours each time. They usually buy a variety, so the packing time keeps customers waiting," she says.

Delivery service also ensures that the frozen chain is not disrupted and thus ensures food safety, especially when customers do not head home immediately after buying its products, she adds.

Pizza chain Spizza, which introduced online ordering in April 2012 and launched its mobile app a year later, has seen a "significant increase" in its orders, says its spokesman.

These services were added as "another alternative to customers who prefer the use of their smartphones and laptops" and to cater to customers who are on-the-go, she adds.

Local fish farm Ah Hua Kelong started offering a home delivery service in May this year.

Mr Bryan Ang, 25, its creative and marketing manager, says they want to open up "multiple marketing channels".

He says: "Initially, we sold to Hong Kong ships that come on a regular basis. But we are at their mercy. If they don't come, the fish will overgrow and it will be harder for us to sell them.

"We also want to have a higher turnover of fish so that we can maintain the size of the fish."

Sales has been incremental. "At least we are going somewhere," he says.

But there are downsides too.

The fish farm says there's a limit to how much they can deliver as it prefers to make the deliveries personally or rely on only experienced seafood handlers.

"Besides delivering the fish, we also want our customers to enjoy the experience. We guide them on how to store the fish and how to cook the fish properly," says its business development manager, Mr Wong Jing Kai, 25.

Another local farm, Hay Dairies, which produces fresh goat milk and has been delivering them to households for over 20 years, found that it could no longer cope with the logistics.

Instead of expanding its home delivery service, it has scaled back and stopped delivering to certain locations.

Its operations manager, Mr Leon Hay, 36, says: "After some of our drivers retired - two due to health issues and one due to the children's request - we have had a hard time looking for drivers.

"Whether young or old, they couldn't do it. They gave up after working for half a day."

He says this is because there's a time constraint when dealing with fresh produce.

But he has overcome it by partnering retailers, such as local supermarket chain Prime Supermarket.

Another downside is also the possibility of getting bogus orders.

Spizza, which receives about one of such orders in a few months, says that the delivery person would realise that the order is fake only when he arrives at the doorstep.

"There was one bogus order in which the customer hurled vulgarities at our rider. However, the rider was very professional and managed to calm the customer down," says its spokesman.

While there's no verification process for small orders, customers are required to call the hotline and provide their credit card details for orders of $200 and above, she says.

She adds: "For small bogus orders, the food will be sent back to the outlet and thrown away."


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The Bowlympics MMXVI: Day Two

It is Day Two of the Bowlympics, and the competition is heating up!

Yesterday, the USA crushed all competitors in the Bowlympic Swimming Competition, proving once and for all that the people of America are genetic aberrations most closely linked to our ancient aquatic primate ancestors. Well done, Obsequiae.

In the actual Olympic games, today marks the opening matches in the highly competitive scene of women’s water polo. Water polo is the king of aquatic sports, a game that tests agility, coordination, team work, and raw strength to acquire more points than the opposing team. Only the mightiest warriors are capable of sustained treading while throwing their bodies like a fleshy torpedo through the scrum of defenders to close in on the goal, all while gripping the ball with only one hand. Rumor has it that the sport was created by water nymphs in the times of the actual Olympians and that competitions were held between the consuming maw of Charybdis and the precarious, hungry mouth of Scylla. Losers always died and were granted immediate passage to the underworld.

There is no sport more brutal.

This year’s competition opens with a match between the USA‘s reigning Olympic champion team and bitter rivals Spain. Although the US was able to crush their opponents and send their souls straight to Hades last year, you can rest assured that the Spaniards have been busy plotting their watery revenge. Thankfully, the US has been anything but sloth in their preparations and are ready to unleash their secret weapon, the Giant Squid, to pulverize all opponents with “Sixty Foot Waves.”

A silver medal and a four year gap has left the Spanish coaches thirsty for American blood, so armed with a new team of fresh souls, the Spaniard are ready to exact their vengeance and claim Poseidon’s gold for their own. The Spaniards’ quest for glory hinges entirely on a new Hybrid death metal strategy, whereby the crushingly limber players will deploy the “Hundred Years Ocean” technique to confuse and overwhelm their opponents. As grudges and glory hang on the line, you can be certain this match will be the one to watch for women’s water polo, but there can be only one!

Although finishing only fourth in 2012, Hungary‘s team should never be discounted. Representing the hungry Hungarians (I’m sorry) is Sear Bliss, a terrifying pagan force intent on bringing the atmosphere and unexpected to bear with their unique black metal playstyle. Heavy riffs and sleights of hand will combine to disarm and distract opponents as the band weaves a “Ballad of the Shipwrecked.” Keep your eyes on this intrepid squad.

A fresh and sprightly team from Italy looks to shake off the misfortunes of the last few Olympic competitions to reclaim the glory and gold of the nation’s 2004 team. To this end, Italy is fielding the surprisingly avant-garde “Water Bachelorette”s from Destrage. Fast, loose, and alarmingly frenetic, anything can happen when these sprightly, jaunty Italians get in the water. The competition should expect the unexpected if they hope to hang on to their gold against these energetic athletes.

This competition’s dark horse is the ever majestic Brazil. Although this is the first time the host country will actually be fielding a women’s water polo team, you can be certain that Angra will be putting in an exceptionally professional, dare I say even powerful, effort this year? The team may play a more classic version of the game, rooted in the old magicks, but don’t discredit their South American swagger and sense of style. There will be an unbridled anger in “The Rage of the Waters,” and the band hopes to take all comers by storm.

Who will claim glory, and who will suffer the endless hell of defeat? You decide!

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  • Eliza

    Even though I like the Sear Bliss and Destrage tracks respectively, I can’t bring myself to vote for anyone else but Angra.

  • Abradolf Lincler

  • U-S-A! U-S-A!

  • Paddlin’ Rites ov Beargod

    I’m going to predict that completely regardless of any of the band/song choices, USA will be selected victor in every race it participates in. As most of the blog’s readership would appear ‘Murican, and everybody’s going to vote for their own country anyways.

  • Just drown the other opponents with grief and sorrow.

    • Stanley

      Or conversely you could drown them in….

      • Everyone pee in the pool.

        • Dubbbz

          There are two kinds of people in this world, Tyree. Those who admit to peeing in the pool, and liars.

          • That’s a scary thought Dubya. The thought of a public swimming pool disgusts me now.

          • Stanley

            Yep, me too. Where I go swimming they have a bunch of aquatic classes going on all the time. They close two of the lanes and it’s normally full of a bunch of grannies jumping up and down. I dread to think what I’m imbibing at that pool. Grim af.

        • Stanley

          We had a family reunion with the in-laws a few years back and we rented a nice house with a pool. There were kids everywhere. I did not go in the pool.

      • Howard Dean

        Continuing the theme. A further reduction. Just Drowned.

        • One of the best death metal demos of all time.

          • Howard Dean

    • King Shit of Fuck Mountain
  • 365ChaosRiddenDays

    This is for the ones who dares to challenge America:

    • Godamnit KSOFM.

      • King Shit of Fuck Mountain

        Yes, let the hate grow….

        • 365ChaosRiddenDays

          Worse than this one, never thought was possible:

          • King Shit of Fuck Mountain

            Such a dumb band.

          • 365ChaosRiddenDays

            Yes indeed, no talent and a complete lack of creativity!

          • Ha. Ha. Ha. their faces are on that woman’s boobs. How nice.

    • Eliza

      If having to watch this was punishment for challenging the US, no one would ever even attempt.

    • Waynecro

      This guy is quickly becoming my favorite front man.

      • 365ChaosRiddenDays

        I understand, no way, he’s the best!

        • Waynecro

          You don’t have to know how to sing when you have stage presence like that.

          • 365ChaosRiddenDays

            Indeed, always thought when you’re cool, your destiny is to shine like a star in the firmament:

          • Waynecro

            We need a VH1 Behind the Music about this duo, like, right now.

  • Dubbbz

    Anyone watch the beach volleyball match last night? The Chinese team held in pretty well during the first set, but Kerry Walsh-Jennings is a monster who cannot be stopped. I actually felt bad for the Chinese team in the second match,

  • JWEG

    I’m generally just abstaining from voting here, because it’s clearly futile so long as there’s a U.S. band included.

    Also, I’m just not that into Summer Olympics. Though I might be if ‘Water Polo’ involved breeding giant seahorses for the sport…

    That would probably not end well though.

    • Joaquin Stick

  • My vote today is for BRBRBRBRBR. Home of the colleague Maik Beninton and our own Fish God!!!

  • OldMetalHead

    This one was harder than yesterdays. Yesterday The Netherlands jumped out as the obvious choice. I might have to listen to all of these again to pick the best.

  • Sy-Klone

    My friends and I tried playing water polo once, but it ended in total disaster after all the horses drowned…

  • Hybrid fucking rules! to whom do i tip my fedora for that choice?

    • Dubbbz

      That would be yours truly. Just don’t jam the album after that one. It’s not a good.

      • Just as I investigated Independence Dave Resurgence against my fellow toileteers’ advice, I shall definitely investigate this album about which you speak so poorly.

        • Dubbbz

          That’s why you’re the detective and I’m the politician.


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PLAY magazine has scored an exclusive unveiling of Tomb Raider Underworld, Lara Croft's third adventure under the aegis of U.S. developer Crystal Dynamics. The issue features a world-exclusive including screenshots and an interview with Eric Lindstrom and can be purchased online and downloaded right now.

According to PLAY, "Lara's adventure takes place after the events of Tomb Raider Legend. Her adventure will be a thrill ride for anyone new to the franchise. The emphasis is on bringing Lara's world to life, a lush, vast interactive world that reacts and remembers. It's pure woman versus wild."

Commenting on one of Lara's locations, PLAY says, "In the level where Lara explores Southern Mexico, she leaves footprints in the mud, but it's raining so they wash away. The bodies she leaves behind in combat encounters will stay, however, as will the debris from any destruction she causes."

On an immersive and epic environment and weather system, Eric Lindstrom says, "we developed a hybrid lighting model that combines dynamic lights with carefully created light maps to make our world look stunning in ways that none of the available methods could achieve alone."

Crystal Dynamics have also given Lara full motion capture "to bring a more natural fluidity to her movements, with proper weight and secondary motion." Moreover, when Lara kneels on a muddy outcrop, only her knee will be covered in dirt and this will gradually dissipate as she continues on her journey.

The game has been tentatively pencilled in for a 2008 release and is expected to court Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and Windows PC. Stay tuned for more info and be sure to check out our Tomb Raider Underworld microsite.

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Log Homes Experiencing Revival

July 13, 2016 1:25 am

Log homes—an iconic symbol of Americana—are as sought-after as ever, partly because of their environmentally-conscious design and construction.

Log homes, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Log and Timber Homes Council (LTHC) (, are erected through a near-zero-waste process, with the entire log purposed in construction. Byproducts of their manufacture are mulch and sawdust, both of which can be used as fuel.

Log homes are also highly energy-efficient, especially if constructed with sealant, according to the LTHC. Logs by nature absorb and radiate heat at optimal times during the day, effectively regulating the home’s temperature—“thermal mass.”

The LTHC is one resource worth consulting for a log home build. LTHC log home builders not only adhere to a code of ethics, but also ensure structural integrity by grading their materials through third parties.

“The log and timber home industry emerged entirely out of consumer demand for this unique style of construction,” said Log and Timber Homes Council Chairman Doug Parsons in a statement. “This distinctive style of home can suit any homeowners’ needs, whether they’re looking for a small cabin for weekend getaways or a multi-million dollar estate.”

Source: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

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Homeowners Ask: Is It Too Early for an End-of-Season Cleanup?

August 22, 2016 2:49 am

The answer is no!

Summer is coming to a close, and for homeowners, now is the time to conduct property maintenance ahead of the change of season. Home improvement blogger Michael Miller and recommend an end-of-season cleanup include the following tasks:

Remove thatch build-up. Thatch prevents moisture, oxygen and sunlight from reaching soil, potentially inhibiting the growth of (and harming) the lawn.

Perforate the lawn to allow air, fertilizer and water to strengthen its roots and reduce compacted soil.

Feed the lawn with a slow-release fertilizer to allow grass to soak up nutrients that will help it recover from summer heat and stress.

Store the lawn mower. Consult the owner’s manual for best practices when disposing of unused gasoline and storing.

Plant spring bulbs, like daffodils and tulips, if the climate permits. (Planting too early can cause them to sprout before winter!)

Water shrubs and trees once they go dormant (but before the ground freezes). Use a root irrigator or soaker hose.

Stow hoses. Inspect the hoses thoroughly before putting them away for the winter—check for leaks around connectors, and drain all water out of the hose.

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Eating in Sevilla, Spain: Bar Pelayo

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It was our second night in Sevilla and we still hadn't done much research on restaurants. After enjoying a few cocktails at the excellent The Secondroom (it took me about one day to start trying to track down a proper cocktail bar), we spied a welcoming little place called Bar Pelayo right down the block. At this point we were starving and quite frankly would have eaten anywhere.

The menu is typically Andalusian, with the typical tapas, fried fish, croquettes, etc.

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The oxtail croquettes were pretty fantastic.

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Eating in Sevilla, Spain: Churros at El Bar Comercio

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Churros may be traditionally a breakfast snack, but not for me. I think they go well with, say, several glasses of vermut. And there's no better time to enjoy several glasses of vermut than mid-afternoon, while the rest of Spain is enjoying siesta.

We found El Bar Comercio on the internet somewhere, and headed off to take a load off. This place is over 100 years old, and it has retained all of that charm. Black pig legs hanging from the walls. Old dusty bottles in a display case. Pleasant bartender, who could have been the owner.

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It's one of the few places we found where our order of "dos vermuts" wasn't received with a blank stare. Vermouth is more commonly called "martini" in Spain, after the brand Martini and Rossi. So spare yourself the confusion and just order a martini. Unless you want a vodka or gin martini, in which case you're a savage and on your own.

They had to fire up the churro maker. This thing was quite a device. I had no idea one needed such a machine to make long donuts.

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The half portion was barely 2 Euro. I think the fabulous chocolate (for dipping...and drinking if you're me) was about 2 Euro.

A pleasant little stop, not far from the Cathedral.

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Bar El Comercio : Calle Lineros, 9 : Sevilla, Spain


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  • "The Texas is hands down the most feature rich overdrive pedal I've ever used. It jumps from crisp spanky rhythms to just the perfect amount richer solos with all the boost you could ever need. I LOVE this pedal!!!"

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  • "The Texas Overdrive is a hot little versatile pedal. It has the right balance of providing it's own character yet without sacrificing the unique sonic attributes of each guitar driving it."

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  • "The Texas is a great pedal! In fact two pedals in one. I love how it can clean up if I back off on the guitar or even just lighten up on my pick attack, and then when I dig in; it's huge! It has become an indispensable part of my pedalboard."

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  • Vintage TS9, OCD and high gain settings in one!
  • Two channels let you toggle from rhythm to lead
  • Ultra compact form factor fits any pedalboard
  • Super hot output for plenty of drive

The Texas is a power-packed overdrive pedal that has been meticulously designed to deliver three generations of overdrive to suit any style of play. This is enhanced with two channels that let you seamlessly switch between fat crunchy rhythm and powerful sustaining lead tones.

The design begins with a unique class-A buffering circuit that retains the natural feel and responsiveness of the guitar. This delivers the performance of 'true bypass' connectivity while lowering the impedance and susceptibility to noise. This enables the Texas to efficiently drive multiple pedals and longer cables when used on concert stages. A three position bite switch on each channel lets you set the character: In the bottom off position, the Texas delivers the tone of a vintage Ibanez TS9 conjuring up the bluesy signature sounds of players like Stevie Ray Vaughan. In the middle, the Texas adds excitement with the tone and dynamics of the popular Fulltone OCD for more of the Eddie Van Halen modern rock feel. Set to maximum, the Texas elevates your sound to a super high-gain modified TS9 for those who crave the ultimate metal tones of bands like Metallica.

For maximum on-stage efficiency, the Texas is configured for 'clean, rhythm & lead' playability whereby in bypass mode, you get the natural clean sound of your guitar. Turn it on and freely toggle between rhythm and lead. Each channel is equipped with its own tone and level control that lets you adjust the sound to your specific needs. For instance, you can set the rhythm tone with extra high end to cut through at lower volumes while the lead channel can be set with more bottom end to fatten up the tone for solos. To increase sustain, channel-2 is augmented with extra mid-range. The Texas employs Radial's most advanced EIS - Electronic Impulse Switching - for unmatched durability without the challenges posed by mechanical switches. This ensures quiet switching at all levels and delivers years of trouble-free performance.

The Texas overdrive... 3 generations of tone with the power of 2-channel stage control.

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The Okki Nokki Record Cleaner Shine on

By Rob Johnson

Vinyl lovers spend a lot of money on tonearms, cartridges, and phono stages in the effort to pull the most sound from the record grooves. However, none of these audio components can deliver their maximum performance if the record itself is a limiting factor.

Minute particles in the grooves of dirty records can diminish sonic quality, adding unwanted pops, snaps, and surface noise to the music. Even new, seemingly clean records are hampered by debris left over from the pressing process. Yes, simple record cleaning brushes can help this problem, but if the brush itself is not completely clean, it can introduce new debris – or worse – grind it back into the delicate record grooves. But nothing beats a good wet cleaning for the best possible result.

Based in The Netherlands, and imported by VANA Ltd in the USA, the team at Okki Nokki addresses this ongoing problem with their newly updated RCM-II record cleaning machine. Designed to loosen and suck out any grime present on the record surface, rather than simply re-distributing it, the Okki Nokki simplifies the cleaning process as much as possible.

The Okki Nokki package contains everything needed to start cleaning records within minutes. The main cleaning unit, which holds the platter and vacuum motor, a bottle of cleaning fluid concentrate, vacuum wand, and a cleaning brush. The team at Okki Nokki also includes an instruction booklet and links to an online video to demonstrate proper usage. The recommended clear acrylic dustcover is available separately for $50.00

The 50ml of cleaning concentrate is formulated for dilution into a liter (roughly a quart) of water. I find a pair of narrow-tipped, refillable mustard or ketchup squeeze bottles – like those you might see in a diner — serve very well for fluid dispensing and storage. If you chose to go this route; make sure to label the bottles. I don’t think this solution would be appetizing on French fries.

With fresh cleaning solution at the ready, place a record onto the Okki Nokki platter, clamping it down with the included aluminum record clamp. After flicking on the switch for clockwise rotation, about a tablespoon of cleaning solution should be dribbled onto the record. Applying the record brush against the vinyl surface evenly distributes the cleaning solution, starting the process simultaneously. After about five rotations, switch into counterclockwise motion for a few rotations, offering extra thoroughness in loosening any stray particles.

With the scrubbing process done, it’s time to remove the debris-filled solution from the vinyl surface. Merely switch the record cleaner back into clockwise motion, and turn on the vacuum motor switch. Pushing down lightly onto the vacuum wand, it rotates itself into position against the record surface for maximum effectiveness. Once the wand sucks itself into place, there’s quite a good seal against the record surface and no physical intervention is required – just let the record spin a few times. The combination of the vacuum, and the soft cleaning band on the underside of the wand, remove any loosened particles and leave the record surface completely dry. When turned off, the vacuum motor whir subsides, and the spring-loaded vacuum arm pops up off the record, swinging out of the way on its own.

For those vinyl fans who enjoy buying pre-owned records, or who have a lot of old records in their collection, it’s a good idea to purchase a second Okki Nokki vacuum arm. The wands are easy to swap, plus there’s no sense in rubbing old dirt into new vinyl. Save the “clean” arm for your new records, and keep the “dirtier” arm handy for the big jobs.

If a lot of records are shined up in one sitting, the dirty fluid reservoir inside the Okki Nokki may get full. There’s a tube on the rear of the cleaner that facilitates draining should it become necessary. With occasional record cleaner usage, most of the residual fluid will evaporate on its own.

Listening to records before and after cleaning, I find there’s a reduction in unwanted hiss, snaps, and pops, plus some improvement to the overall musical presentation. The Okki Nokki certainly lives up to its design goals.

At a price of $499, the Okki Nokki isn’t cheap, but considering its robust build quality, and features, it represents a very worthy investment for the vinyl enthusiast. The Okki Nokki can help preserve your record collection, get the best sound from it, and also save some wear and tear on your precious cartridge. After such a great experience with the Okki Nokki, I purchased the sample unit. I have a lot of records to clean!


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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Manulife LPGA Classic Preview, Pairings, and More

Congratulations go out to Ariya Jutanugarn for winning the Canadian Pacific Women's Open. It was Ariya's second consecutive victory, and fifth of the year. She has clearly become the most dominant player on the LPGA tour the second half of the season. With ten tournaments still remaining on the LPGA schedule, she now has to be considered the new favorite for the Rolex Player of the Year Award.

This week the LPGA moves to Ontario, Canada for the playing of the Manulife Classic. This is a tournament where you will see lots of birdies made. Many may remember last year's exciting finish, when Suzann Pettersen was victorious by one stroke over Brittany Lang. Her 22 under par total is typical for this golf course.

Suzann Pettersen will be trying to defend her title.

This will be tournament #24 of 33 on the 2016 LPGA schedule.

Here are the key details:

Course:  Whistle Bear Golf Club
Location:  Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Defending Champion:  Suzann Pettersen
Winning Score: 66-65-66-69 = 266 (-22)

Final Field: 150 players
Par:  36/36=72
Yardage: 6,613
Purse: $1,600,000

My strength of field rating is 67% (down from 79% last year ). The top 3 players in the world rankings (Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, and Brooke Henderson) will all be teeing it up this week. The field will include 19 of the top 25 players from the LPGA Priority List, and 15 of the top 25 players from the Rolex Rankings. Players skipping the event this week include: Lexi Thompson, Inbee Park, Amy Yang, Shanshan Feng, Anna Nordqvist, Gerina Piller, Haru Nomura, and Jessica Korda.

The first round pairings have now been posted.

Here are this week's television times:
Sept 1 - GC  3:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Sept 2 - GC 12.00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Sept 3 - GC  9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ET (tape)
Sept 4 - GC  3:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET

Here are my Pak Picker picks for this week's tournament:
1- Ariya Jutanugarn
2- Lydia Ko
3- Sei Young Kim
4- Stacy Lewis
5- In Gee Chun
6- So Yeon Ryu
7- Brooke Henderson
8- Suzann Pettersen
9- Minjee Lee
10- Mirim Lee
11- Hyo Joo Kim
12- Ha Na Jang
My three alternates are: Alena Sharp, Cristie Kerr, and Gaby Lopez.
I am currently solidly in first place after the first 23 weeks of the season.

Other Tidbits:
Ariya Jutanugarn will be trying to win her 3rd consecutive tournament, for the second time this season.
Jodie Ewart Shadoff has now made 17 consecutive cuts.
Although In Gee Chun has not won this year, she has 3 second and 3 third place finishes.
Lydia Ko's huge lead in the Rolex Player of the Year award (winner gets a Hall of Fame point), has all but evaporated. Lydia has 241 points, Ariya has 236.
Ariya Jutanugarn became the second player this year to cross the 2 million dollar mark in 2016 earnings.

Rolex Rankings Movers of the Week:
In Gee Chun makes the most important move, jumping from #9 to #7. Alena Sharp jumps 24 more spots this week, leaping from #79 to #55.

Race to the CME Globe: (1 million dollars)
Lydia Ko leads with 4,104 points. Ariya Jutanugarn has now closed in with 3,856 points. Brooke Henderson is third with 2,644.

Who's Hot:
Ariya Jutanugarn has won 5 of the last 10 tournaments she has played in.

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Interview with Ann Perry, Assistant Dean for Admissions at The University of Chicago Law School

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TLS: What kind of emphasis do you place on quality of the undergrad institution?

Students come from over a hundred undergraduate schools. I wouldn’t say we put an overemphasis on the undergrad institution, because we have such a broad range represented. I really feel that there are a lot of good schools out there that can prepare students for law school. The students need to avail themselves to a good education and I feel that that can happen in a lot of good academic settings.

We look at each individual application — and obviously their undergraduate records, transcript and institution — but that’s just one of the many pieces of the puzzle when we’re reviewing an application. I think any school can prepare a student to come to Chicago, as long as the student takes advantage of the academics.

TLS: What about students coming from The University of Chicago undergrad?

It is one of our top feeders because I think students that have done their undergraduate studies here want to stay and come here for law school. They’re familiar with the University, familiar with the setting — but there’s no special bonus given to University of Chicago undergrads. It’s just an obvious feeder for us.

TLS: What kind of boost is there for applying Early Decision? How does ED affect an applicant’s chances for a scholarship?

Well, when a student applies Early Decision, they’re giving a clear indication to the admissions committee that Chicago is their first choice, which can only be considered a plus in the process. However, it won’t overcome any big weakness in the application, but I think it’s a true indicator that they really want to be at Chicago. Even if the application turns over to the regular cycle, we’ll still know they applied Early Decision.

TLS: Outside of the dual econ degree, does the famed strength of the school’s economics department affect the law school? Would an applicant who was an econ major or showed a strong interest in economics get any sort of boost in admissions?

Obviously Law and Economics was founded here, so we do have that in our back pocket, but you don’t need to have majored in econ to come here to law school. It is not something you’re going to need to know a lot about in your classes.

Does econ come up in class? Yes. But it’s more the theoretical econ — it’s not going to be the statistical number crunching econ. It’s just one piece of the teaching that happens in the classroom.

You know, I looked at recently the top ten percent of the class that just graduated in June. There was only one econ major. There were two performing arts majors, chemistry, physics, mathematics, political science and history…so, I think we’re very proud of the Law and Economics, but it’s just one piece of our whole curriculum.

The fortunate thing about being on a campus like Chicago’s is that we allow our students to take classes in other areas. We really believe in that interdisciplinary approach to the study of law. A student can take up to 12 hours — so roughly four classes — in any division on campus, be it the Harris School of Public Policy, Booth for business, or the medical school. We’ve had students take medical ethics. There are hundreds of classes that are cross-listed between us and another department that don’t even get counted toward those 12 hours, and that’s the reason why we’re on the quarter system and we’re on our campus: to allow our students that flexibility to take classes of many interests. You can take language classes, you can take econ, you can international relations; there’s a lot of broad subject areas you can cover outside the law.

TLS: Applying after which date might put an applicant at a disadvantage? Applying before which date might put him at advantage?

Because we have a rolling process and we review applications when they are completed, I always say the sooner you can get it in, the better. We start accepting applications September 1st and start rolling out decisions in December. Applying at the deadline is not a good idea. I think just given the rolling process, the sooner the better, which also means applicants really need to stay on top of their applications to make sure all the pieces are together. We don’t have time to go through the application and say, “Hey, you’re missing one letter of rec.” They need to stay on top of that throughout the process.

TLS: How do you deal with multiple LSAT scores?

We will see all the scores, however, we will report the highest for the statistical info that we need to report yearly. If I see a big discrepancy in LSAT scores, I think it would behoove the applicant to give us an explanation for that, because we’re going to want to see what happened.

TLS: What do you consider a big discrepancy?

Anything over probably 7 or 8 points.

TLS: What if a student first scored a 170 and then scored a 172, or something?

It just depends again on everything else in the application. You should only go into this test wanting to do it once.

TLS: How do you value graduate work and graduate GPA?

It’s another piece of the puzzle, the graduate work. I think what it does is it can show an admissions committee a little bit more about the applicant and what they’ve been doing since undergrad. But every application is different, and each individual brings his unique experiences. We will review it — we want to see it, we want to see the grades, we want to see what that person is doing with the graduate work. Graduate GPAs tend to be on the higher end. There’s a lot of As and Bs, but we want to make sure that they do well in their grad work no matter what. The work is helpful if it helps the admissions committee learn more about the applicant.

TLS: Could graduate work ever be a disadvantage?

I’ve never seen it be a disadvantage. Unless – no, I don’t think so.

TLS: What are some of the most common mistakes that you see on applications — not necessarily in terms of typos or grammar, but of “things not to do?”

I have to say, typos happen an awful lot. People leaving the track changes on…

TLS: Come on.

It happens more than you think.

Remember too, I know this sounds silly, but to follow instructions. Applicants need to use good judgment when they’re putting together application materials, meaning they need to make sure they’re answering all the questions, providing all the information that’s being requested, and not information that’s not being requested. The writing needs to be clear and concise.

I just read a transfer application and the opening line was something about Michael Jackson’s death and that’s why she was just getting to the application now. They just have to use good judgment — remember who your audience is. You have to remember that it’s a committee of faculty and administrators who are reading the applications.

TLS: So since you don’t have a Why Chicago question, does that mean that students shouldn’t write one?

It’s fine if they want — they can add it to their personal statement. I am a fan of addendums. If they feel there’s something they really want the admissions committee to know that already isn’t in their application in another way, addendums work in that way. Sometimes I think about going to a Why Chicago question; I haven’t yet, though.

We just have some people send in Dean’s Certification letters when we don’t ask for Dean’s Certification letters, and it gets bogged down. This is our second cycle being paperless, and sometimes people still send in paper.

TLS: What happens once an application goes complete?

Once it’s complete, it gets assigned to be read. Each application is read twice. And then, the committee just figures out how they all go and we start rolling out our decisions. An applicant can be admitted, denied, held, or waitlisted (and hold is kind of an early waitlist.)

TLS: Do you or your staff ever check out law school discussion websites? If so, any thoughts?

I have to say, they’re a new resource out there that students are using, so sure we’ll look at them, and they do give some information. I do want to stress that you don’t want to overly rely on some of the information, and some of it isn’t true. I think applicants should pick up the phone and call the school or go to the school’s website. I do look at them on occasion, but not a lot. During the year, I’m too busy to. It is interesting what kind of information people put up there. But I think they’re helpful, especially as one of many sources.

TLS: Could an applicant be better served focusing her personal statement on a work-related, academic-related, or personal life-related topic or issue, assuming she has compelling stories for each category?

I think all those examples could work — it just depends on how the applicant handles it. I think they should try to use whichever experience they think gives the committee the best insight into them, and the personal statement should be something new that isn’t already in the application. If they’ve written an addendum about some work experience, they shouldn’t then write their personal statement about that as well, because I really think they should use the personal statement as a way to highlight their strengths and tell the admissions committee who they are. One thing they should really avoid doing is rewriting their resume into prose form, because we do see that an awful lot.

TLS: How much should students focus on their actual desire to practice or law or what sort they might want to do?

The personal statement is a way for applicants to give the admissions committee insight into the type of person they are. I don’t think you need to write a personal statement about what kind of law you’re going to practice. Not every applicant is going to know what kind of law they want to practice — that’s why they’re going to law school. And over the three years, your interests might change, so I think that’s just something to consider.

TLS: How was Chicago’s grading system developed, and with what goals in mind? Have they been achieved?

When I was first here, it was a 55 to 80 scale, and what the dean did probably four years ago was just added a 1, so now it sort of looks like an LSAT score. But I think what our grading system does is kind of deemphasize grades. The numbers are still scaled to your traditional A, B, C, but I think it helps students distinguish themselves with employers. And the grades help identify a student’s strengths and weaknesses. I think our grading system allows for students to get back the feedback that they want. So I do think this grading scale works for our culture here, and I don’t think it’s going to change. I don’t know why they don’t do the As, Bs and Cs, but this is how it’s been, and I think if it was a problem, they would discuss it, but it hasn’t ever really been a concern. Which surprised me coming here, because I probably felt the same way and anticipated that students would get all worked up about grades, but it doesn’t really happen here.

TLS: So there’s no talk of following in others’ footsteps and getting rid of grades?

There hasn’t. I don’t know what’s going to happen to the schools that have gone to a no-grading system. I think it really will make it more difficult for students to distinguish themselves to employers and judges, because I think they kind of want to see how they’ve done. It’ll be interesting to see.

TLS: Chicago has only a few listed degree programs. How popular are these? Do students have the option to create their own program?

We have a few formalized dual degree programs, but this doesn’t foreclose students from doing JDs with other divisions, if they want, that aren’t formal. We really encourage that flexibility. When you do the dual degree, you are obviously taking yourself off the three-year JD track. Every year we do graduate about 10-15 dual degree students. I think students do take advantage of the interdisciplinary approach here, and take classes in other divisions, and I think that kind of whets their appetite for another topic and then they don’t have to do a formal joint program.

TLS: Which ones would you say are the most popular?

I would have to say our MBA program with Booth (School of Business).

TLS: How does Chicago’s faculty set itself apart from those at other schools?

They love to teach and they love to write their scholarship, and I think we do a good job of giving them all the time to do that. I think it’s pretty amazing that our top faculty teach our first years on a regular basis — that’s what they want to do. To have David Strauss teaching you Elements, or Richard Epstein teaching you Criminal Law — I think Richard Epstein has taught every topic in the first year curriculum. I think it’s that our faculty really loves to teach.

We draw this outstanding faculty because they want to teach, and they want to write a lot of good research and scholarship, and they want to be on a campus that’s something that we pride ourselves in. They have unparalleled interaction among themselves and among students. Our faculty has roundtable lunches twice a week with each other. I think there’s very much of a collaborative spirit, and they work with each other in different areas. We have a tax professor who’s now working on climate change. They’re very engaged in each other’s work and obviously engaged in their own work.

This doesn’t even take into account all the interaction they have with students — not just in the classroom, but outside the classroom. We’re a small school; we’re all self-contained within this one expanded building. Our faculty come in the same door as the students, and leave through the same door as the students.

TLS: Are there any practice areas that Chicago is particularly proud of (besides Law and Economics)? Any that you are looking to grow?

I have to say we have a very broad curriculum after our first year, during which everyone takes the same classes but after that, you can choose from over 170 classes a year. We don’t want our students to be forced into a certain curriculum — we want them to have the academic freedom to take the courses they’re interested in, because their interests might change throughout the years.

We have a lot of classes in Corporate Law, in Law and Econ, in Criminal Law, just as examples. We have great International Law professors, we have a ton of Constitutional Law classes, we have Law and Philosophy classes… the one thing that always amazes me is how much our curriculum changes because a faculty member wants to be able to teach a certain class.

TLS: Chicago has a reputation that it's one of the most rigorous and serious of the top law schools. Do you think that’s deserved? Are there any clubs/opportunities/initiatives available to keep one's social life alive in law school and add a little more “fun?”

I don’t see it here. Our students have a lot of fun. There are over fifty student organizations, and they’re always planning something. They range from Latino Law Students to the Hemingway Society, a wine tasting group. There is a broad range of student organizations that really show our students’ interests and expand their interests. They really get involved outside the classroom. They put on a musical every winter, and over 70 students participate.

Our students have fun here. They have the whole city of Chicago in their backyard; they take advantage of that as much as possible. The city has a lot to offer. So, I have heard that reputation — I just don’t think it exists. Students do work hard, but I think all law students work hard. I think the other thing is that they also play hard. There are dances, and groups often go to events in the city like a Bulls game. On Wednesday we have “coffee mess” in the Green Lounge, which has free donuts, bagels and coffee for the whole community. Every Thursday they have a bar review, which they go to a different bar in the city. It’s kind of a surprise thing where they release the name that afternoon. We have “wine mess” here on Fridays, which is kind of a cocktail hour / happy hour at the end of the week for faculty, staff and students.

TLS: How is OCI looking for this year? Are there markedly less employers coming? Is Chicago doing anything innovative to protect the employment prospects of students facing this difficult hiring season?

We all are aware of the tougher economic times, and it’s been an issue for all law schools. But our students are in a very good position because of our small class size. We still are having an OCI! There are still lots of firms coming to visit.

The Office of Career Services staff is really taking a personalized approach to this, and we’re calling it a Track and Coach approach, working with each individual student who is having issues. The nice thing is our staff here in OCS has over a hundred years of experience among them. Five out of the six counselors have run their own career services offices, so they’ve seen up markets and they’ve seen down markets. I think we’re well-prepared to help our students if the need comes. We have tremendous contacts in the federal government, in the state government, and our judicial clerkship program is terrific.

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