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Powerful Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest, the Plains, Leaving Trail of Destruction
A strong tornado hit the edge of Kansas City yesterday (May 28). (Image credit: Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
A strong tornado moved through the outskirts of Kansas City yesterday (May 28), killing one person and injuring at least a dozen others. This was one of a string of tornadoes that have devastated parts of the U.S. in the last month.
On the western edge of Kansas City, the damage was extensive: The tornado ripped the roof off homes, knocked over trees and power lines, and threw piles of debris on now-impassable roads, according to The Kansas City Star. An estimated 13,000 people were left without power in the area, according to the Star.
On Monday (May 27) night, several tornadoes with winds up to 140 mph (225 km/h) tore through parts of Ohio and Indiana, killing one person, injuring at least 130 others and damaging dozens of homes, according to the Associated Press.
Though tornadoes are common in these areas, especially in this season — tornadoes tend to peak in the U.S. South Plains in May and June — the number and strength of these tornadoes in Ohio were unusually strong, Andy Hatzos, a weather forecaster for the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, told Time.
Indeed, though the frequency of tornado outbreaks isn't increasing, the number of tornadoes in each outbreak as well as the number of days with multiple tornadoes, is increasing, according to NBC News. The average number of tornadoes in the past two weeks is twice that of the long-term average of tornadoes in each outbreak, they reported.
But it's unclear what's driving that uptick. Climate change is making weather events more extreme on average, but the exact role it played in the destruction over the past couple of weeks is tricky to untangle. But climate change is causing sea-surface temperatures to rise on average, something that can lead to atmospheric instability, a key ingredient for tornado formation, according to NBC News. [4 Things You Need to Know About Tornado Season]
Tornado watches this month have extended all the way to the East Coast, including Pennsylvania and New York City. These are just a few of over 500 warnings issued this month, according to CNN.
Photos: The Tornado Damage Scale In Images
Tornado Chasers: See Spinning Storms Up-Close (Photos)
Image Gallery: Moore, Okla., Tornado Damage - May 20,

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Kyle J. Steenblik is a resident of Davis County Utah, husband, and father of two children. Author of a children's fantasy adventure book, The Tales of Weirderland, a local film critic (WatchPlayRead.com, Rants and Reels [YouTube]), and Podcaster (Utah Outcasts, The Nerd Dome Podcast), with a passion for comedy, fantasy, art, the natural world, science and discovery, and road trips to various landmarks, and historical sites around the United States. Kyle has been a longtime activist in the hopes of leaving the world a better place for his children. Whether that is through standing up to inequality, injustice, or by adding a little laughter or a good story.


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iPhone 13: Apple slashes iPad production to keep supplies of latest device afloat amid chip shortage
Apple has reportedly cut production of its iPads to divert much-needed components towards its new iPhones, according to reports
Major chip manufacturers Intel and Dell have suggested the chip crunch will last for several years (Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)
By Rhiannon Williams
Technology Correspondent
Apple has reportedly cut production of its iPad tablets to ensure components are available for its latest iPhones amid the global chip shortage.
The tech giant has slashed iPad production by 50 per cent in comparison to its initial hopes for the past two months and diverted parts originally intended for older iPhones to the newer iPhone 13, according to financial newspaper Nikkei Asia.
Availability of semiconductors, the computer chips that power smartphones, tablets, laptops, cars and many other electronics products, has been severely affected by a combination of factors in the past year.
Pandemic-induced manufacturing delays, tighter international restrictions on the movement of supply and the increased cost of shipping are among the reasons, coupled with a sharp rise in demand for devices amid stay at home orders.
Major chip manufacturers Intel and Dell have suggested the chip crunch will last for several years, with Intel boss Pat Gelsinger describing the industry as "in the worst of it now" in October.
Apple traditionally sells more devices in the run-up to Christmas than any other time of year and is reportedly prepared to sacrifice iPad sales in favour of firming up supplies of the new iPhone 13, which it anticipates stronger demand for.
The company also diverted iPad components to the iPhone 12 last year, the release of which was delayed because of pandemic constraints.
Silicon shortage: Why semiconductor chips are so hard to find with everything from cars to consoles delayed
Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, told Reuters last month that the company had been forced to endure "larger than expected supply constraints" between June and September and that the chip shortage was now affecting "most of our products".
"We're doing everything we can do to get more [chips] and also everything we can do operationally to make sure we're moving just as fast as possible," he said.
Supply chain issues cost Apple $6bn (£4.4bn) in sales, Mr Cook said, adding that the company was unsure whether the shortages of chips made with older technology will ease after the Christmas shopping period.
Soaring silicon prices coupled with the chip shortage could leave UK shoppers struggling to buy new electronics before Christmas, the Chartered Institute for IT warned last month.
"Maybe with our need to reach net zero and with COP26 beginning this month, it's a good moment to think about keeping electronic equipment for longer rather than rushing off to buy the latest thing," Dr Bill Mitchell told i.
"Maybe I don't need a new iPad or iPhone, or the new PlayStation 5, and my car is fine for another three or so years if I look after it.
"It's hard to tell if there will be real shortage or just delays in equipment being delivered. If the normal rules of capitalism work, what will happen is price rises as demand outstrips supply."


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Kill Keith DVD sleeve
Here's the DVD sleeve for Kill Keith, due out from Metrodome on 26th March. With a great big quote from me on the front!
And, although it's not a horror movie, I can't resist mentioning that porn mockumentary Hardcore: Bare Naked Talent is out the same day - also with a quote from me on the front!
(ETA: Safecracker Pictures' release of Hardcore has now been bumped to 16th April.)
Deadtime coming to UK DVD
4Digital Media release rock'n'roll slasher Deadtime on 14 May. Directed by Chilean-born Tony Jopia, who made a horror short last year called Cry Wolf, and written by Stephen Bishop, the film stars Leslie 'Dirty Den' Grantham and, bizarrely, Terry Christian (him off The Word)! Also in the cast are Joe Egan (Strippers vs Werewolves, Dead Cert), Julian Boote (The Killing Zone) and Laurence Saunders (The Seasoning House).
A Birmingham-based band are ordered by their unhappy record company to an old warehouse; the goal being to re-start their ailing careers with a kick-ass new promo video. Unfortunately the band and their entourage find themselves targets of a mysterious knife-wielding maniac, haunted by the voice of Satan, and out for revenge.
www.deadtimethemovie.com
A Night in the Woods DVD on the way
On 25th June, Momentum release Richard Parry's A Night in the Woods, which played Frightfest last August. Parry previously directed the thriller South West 9, and this new horror feature stars Anna Skellern (The Descent Part 2, Siren), Andrew Hawley and Scoot McNairy (Monsters).
Brody, Kerry and their friend Leo go hiking in the ancient and haunted Wistman Woods of Dartmoor. That night jealousies, sexual tensions and strained relationships come to a head; leaving a peaceful camping trip descending into a night of terror. As the paranoia reaches fever pitch it becomes clear that there is a much darker force at work here. Who or what is after them – and can they survive a night in the woods!
Watch SoulSearcher online for free
Neil Oseman has posted his terrific 2005 demon-busting fantasy adventure SoulSearcher online. Well worth watch if you've never seen it before (or even if you have). The same page has the Making Of available on Distrify - again well worth a look to see how Neil stretched his tiny budget to produce something hugely impressive.
Eldorado: first thoughts
My copy of Eldorado finally turned up from Amazon this morning and this evening I sat down to watch it. I'll need to rewatch it before writing a full review but my initial thought is that it is neither as incoherent nor as entertaining as Evil Calls. It is, nevertheless, utterly shit in almost every respect. Here are a few things worth noting:
Brigitte Nielsen, Caroline Munro and Sylvester McCoy all get their names spelled wrong in the credit block on the sleeve. Nielsen and McCoy also get misspelled in the end credits, but differently in both cases. Poor old ex-Mrs Stallone had her name spelled a third wrong way in the trailer - that's impressive.
Numerous other cast and crew members' names are also misspelled. I'll try and compile a full list.
Although the film contains an enormous amount of bad acting, Richard 'Steven Craine' Driscoll himself blows everyone else away, playing the only Chicago native with a Welsh accent.
Narrator Peter O'Toole, who looks like he has been freshly dug up, has clearly been given no previous look at the 'script' he is reading from.
Michael Barber, as the giggling, chainsaw-wielding psycho has way, way too much screen time. He sounds like Bluebottle, can't act for toffee and has brought to an end Joe (Stag Night of the Dead) Rainbow's short-lived reign as 'most irritating character in a British horror movie'. It's clear now why he had no lines in Ashes to Ashes.
Despite being ostensibly 'for horror fans' there is probably no more than five or six minutes of the film that would qualify as 'horror'. Still, that's more than would qualify as 'comedy'.
The disc has no extras, not even scene selection.
The sleeve says it's 158 minutes but it's actually 1 hour 58 minutes.
Daryl Hannah's 'character' is meaningless and she is clearly taking the money and running, as are most of the other name cast.
David Carradine's 'character' is even more meaningless and consists of stock footage from the 2008 TV movie Kung Fu Killer. Far from being 'his last film', he made at least 20 more films after that one.
Most of the theatre scenes were obviously done with the 'act' shot completely separately to the 'audience', a technique that looked awful in The Comic and looks just as awful here.
The 'audience' obviously consists of crew members and their half-hearted clapping and clicking of fingers is cringingly terrible.
The best actor in the film is probably Celina Jennings (seriously!). It says a lot about the movie that she has about three lines and was actually the camera operator.
Rik Mayall mimes to an operatic aria (in Italian) and has a pointless post-credits bit. With Evil Calls and Just for the Record, he has now been in three of the very worst British films ever made.
Apart from Mayall's aria, all the songs sound like what they are: mediocre cover versions by club singers.
The whole film shamelessly rips off everything about The Blues Brothers, including characters, songs etc. A legalese caption near the end about copyright doesn't look to me like it would actually deflect a law-suit if any of the rights owners could be arsed to sue.
The bits that don't rip off The Blues Bothers mostly rip off Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs.
The departure of Rebecca Linley midway through shooting has clearly caused a lot of problems with the story.
Despite being set in America, many of the cars are right-hand drive.
With half-term coming up it could be a while before I write a full review. I don't expect it to be 22,000 words again, but it will be detailed and accurate.
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Steampunk Poe 'Mask' from Pratten and Sothcott!
The only thing better than really cool people working together is really cool people I know working together. So it's great news that my pal (everybody's pal) Jonathan Sothcott, busy finishing off Elfie Hopkins and Strippers vs Werewolves, has announced a sci-fi version of Mask of the Red Death, to be directed by my old mate Robert Pratten, the man who brought us London Voodoo and Mindflesh.
On the eve of the Berlin film market, prolific independent producer Jonathan Sothcott (Elfie Hopkins, Strippers Vs Werewolves) has announced ambitious plans for a post-apocalyptic, steampunk-styled adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story The Mask of the Red Death, to be directed by acclaimed British film maker Robert Pratten (Mindflesh, London Voodoo).
"London. 2020 as the radioactive clouds begin to fade after a devastating nuclear war, the last dregs of humanity fight to survive – drought and famine cripple this cracked, broken world. Electricity is a thing of the past. Hideous mutants stalk the night, desperately searching for food and warmth. A cold planet.A dying planet. Superstition is rife. Evil rises. Through the husk of the once great metropolis stalks a lone figure, The Red Death: to some a God, to others a freedom fighter. To all a nightmare of agonising death.
From the shell of a once great building, all that remains of his empire, corrupt billionaire Marzo rules what is left of London. His kill squads murder, pillage and rape. His group of friends indulge in every excess. Yet neither money or power can save Marzo from the Red Death… and it is coming for him."
Mask of Red Death will be a transmedia project encompassing a feature film, mobile app, web videos and social media. All media and marketing for the project will be integrated with a new technology called Conducttr which allows audiences to take a participatory role in the storyworld. Although audiences can't affect the outcome of the movie - it plays like any other - they will be incentivised to collect items across the web and physical locations in order to have a heightened experience of the movie when it screens.
Sothcott, Head of Programming for the Horror Channel prior to his successful career as a film producer, said "I have been looking for a project to work on with Robert that was more than just a film. As a producer I am constantly looking for new ways to tell stories and transmedia represents a very exciting opportunity. This version of Poe's most famous story has everything the modern horror audience could want – its terrifying, sexy, action-packed and gory. As a film maker, Robert has a unique visual style that will make for an incredibly stylish film – this will be every bit as shocking as Mindflesh was and the post-apocalyptic setting allows us to give it a unique flavour – part steampunk, part cyber goth."
Pratten commented "When Jonathan mentioned the idea to me my mind first went to Tenpenny Tower in Fallout 3. It's not quite like that at all but it does give you the idea of a rich dude trying to protect himself from the inevitability of death after an apocalypse.
This is a great opportunity to show how society might look after a reboot from a damaged hard drive: there's a lot of what we recognize mashed up with medieval behavior we thought had been erased.In a world today in which many are predominantly hostile to spirituality, all they've done is replace faith in God with a faith in silicon chips and silicon breasts. In an post-apocalyptic Britain set in 2020, with life as we know irretrievably lost, new leaders will need to create myths in order to bring hope to the hopeless. And where there is no hope there'll be violence, drugs, superstition and lust driven by the fear of facing our own mortality."
The $1.5 million picture is scheduled to begin principal photography on June 1st 2012. No casting has been announced as yet.
Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Mask of the Red Death was first published in 1842 and has been filmed a number of times, most notably by Roger Corman in 1964 with a cast including Vincent Price and Hazel Court.
review: Red Kingdom Rising
Red Kingdom Rising, newly reviewed on my main site, is a hugely impressive, visually poetic, British fantasy/horror feature from writer/director Navin Dev, whose previous shorts were Red Hood and Tree Man.
Inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll, Red Kingdom Rising tells of a young woman's return to her family home after her father's death and the secrets she discovers within herself. For much of the film there's an ambiguity - for both audience and protagonist - about what is or isn't a dream. Among the sequences that certainly are dreams are several quite gory nightmares with effects by Zombie Diaries' Mike Peel.
RKR had a preview last November, following which Navin was kind enough to send me a screener.
www.redkingdomrising.com
Stormhouse on DVD in the States
Stormhouse was released on US DVD/VOD yesterday by Lionsgate. Here's writer/exprod Dan Turner blogging about it. The film was directed by Dan Turner (Experiment) and has played some festivals but there's no news on a UK release yet. Here's the trailer. Looks good.
Still waiting for: Season of the Witch
Not the Nic Cage feature, and not Halloween 3 either, this is a micro-budget British indie feature that has been sitting around doing nothing for at least three years now.
I don't know much about Peter Goddard except that he's about 26, lives near Salisbury and is currently finishing his second horror feature. Writer/director Goddard and producer Daniel Coffey set up the apostrophe-free Devils Avalanche Films and made Season of the Witch in 2008 for about a thousand quid,. Hollyoaks' Beth Kingston was token name value leading a cast which included Steve McCarten (Harsh Light of Day) and Kevin Hallett (The Scar Crow, Kill Keith). The film was scheduled to screen at the Bourne to Die Festival in Christchurch in January 2009 but that event was cancelled and Season of the Witch seems to have completely disappeared.
Mary Blackwell travels back to her hometown of Maiden Hollow to clear out her recently deceased fathers house. She takes her two children Alice and Sam with her. Whilst there they discover a tiny village, which has been isolated from surrounding towns and in which the locals have developed their own way of life. The villagers are initially hostile towards the new family, but grow to accept them. Local priest Michael Howdy, however, takes an unhealthy interest in Marys daughter Alice. Villagers Harry Price, John Elliot and Tom Hopkins, notice this interest and keep a close watch on Michael.
After being involved in a car crash some years back, Michael has suffered head and brain injuries which spark off a series of surreal fantasies confusing Alice with his dead wife Isobel (who died in the car crash.) Whether or not Alice is connected with Isobel or that she merely has a resemblance to her is left deliberately ambiguous. Michaels illness invades his mind and his sanity leading to him finding himself in position he could never have intended. The villagers enact swift and callous retribution only realising the horror they have committed at the last moment when it is already too late....
Goddard is now finishing off his second feature, a ghost story called Any Minute Now, most of which was shot last year. That one stars Lee 'Zammo from Grange Hill' MacDonald, has a bigger budget and is nearly ready. In fact, Goddard completed his initial edit of the feature only last week.
Still no sign of Season of the Witch but you can check out his ten-minute horror spoof Wolf! Where? on the Devils Avalanche website.
www.devilsavalanchefilms.co.uk
www.seasonofthewitchfilm.co.uk
www.anyminutenowmovie.com
When the Lights Went Out: premiere, poster, trailer, synopsis
Pat Holden's retro poltergeist feature When the Lights Went Out had its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival yesterday. You can see a bunch of stills on the festival site. Here's the poster and, via Quiet Earth, the trailer.
1974, based on a true story. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Based on true events, When the Lights Went Out is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
Harsh Light of Day world premiere on 3rd March
Oliver Milburn's Harsh Light of Day will receive its world premiere at Cinequest in San Jose on 3rd March (with additional screenings on 6th and 9th). The film is pencilled in for a UK theatrical release in April.
After returning home from the launch of his book about the occult, Daniel Shergold's house is broken into by thugs, who beat his wife to death and leave him paralyzed. A depressed agoraphobic in his secluded country cottage, Daniel mourns the death of his wife while being cared for by home nurse, Fiona. He is unable to accept the lack of success the police have in finding his wife's killers. Daniel accepts a visit from a mysterious stranger who insists he can help him reap revenge. He agrees and is thrown into a strange and horrific transition into darkness. With renewed strength, Daniel sets out to avenge his wife's murder, but at what cost?
www.harshlightofday.com
http://harshlightmovie.wordpress.com
I'd also point you to the Facebook page but it's one of those that you can only see if you're logged onto Facebook, which isn't the soundest of marketing strategies.
Deviation poster unveiled
Here's the one-sheet for JK Amalaou's two-handed Deviation, starring Anna Walton (Vampire Diary, Mutant Chronicles) and Danny Dyer (everything else). The film opens in selected cinemas on 24th February and hits DVD on 27th February. I haven't been invited to the special bloggers preview, but I think it's when I'm on holiday anyway. Plus I have a book to finish...
www.deviationmovie.com
www.facebook.com/deviationmovie
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In October of 1989, a handful of dedicated individuals gathered in the meeting room of the TorC Public Library to discuss organizing a humane group to establish protection - and sanctuary as needed - for the companion animals of Sierra County. The goal was also to introduce Humane Education in elementary classrooms interested in participating in this new endeavor.
The TorC Shelter at that time was an antiquated, horrendous, taxpayers-funded building where unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats were literally dumped before the great majority – when not all - were euthanized in the most barbaric ways, in this area's "Wild West" mentality of earlier times. It took determination and hard-work, also a strong vision of how things could become, for a handful of determined animal loving folks to take a stand and persevere amidst tremendous hurdles along the way, until they were able to get a local humane group off-the ground and growing. A few months later, the Sierra County Humane Society (SCHS) was formed. Thanks to SCHS newly-elected Treasurer Jerry Aubin, with the pro-bono professional advice of CPA Steve Janos, the SCHS - Sierra County's first and only Humane Society - was incorporated. It subsequently received it's 501-c-3 non-profit status.
Ten years later – May 1999 – the land on which Desert Haven Animal Refuge would be built was purchased by the then-Board of Directors on behalf of the organization. Most of the down-payment to purchase the 5 acre-property was donated by the SCHS founder & President. The remainder was contributed by several Charter and Board Members. A local bank held the mortgage on the land. The balance on the mortgage would come from the revenues generated by the small Paws & Claws Thrift Shoppe that had just recently opened in Truth or Consequences, NM, to benefit the organization. Josephine and Eliana agreed to take charge, together, of the new business and to help ensure its success over the years.
Years have passed and the SCHS has had to be resourceful in raising much needed funds, then and now. For many years, the SCHS Annual Have-a-Heart Dinners were held at the local Civic Center and then they developed into dinner-dances that always filled the local Moose Lodge dining hall to capacity. These days, together with keeping the SCHS Paws&Claws business open five days a week, we also collect and redeem aluminum cans and Bullocks receipts. Contributions from our members and supporters from all over are absolutely crucial to our success. We could not continue to provide our important Spay-Neuter and Spay-a-Stray assistance without on-going donations from our animal loving friends.
While our small campgroung is reserved for work-campers who share their time, skills and energy helping out at the sanctuary in exchange for a full-hook-up RV space, we keep a couple of RV spaces available for travelers as well. All the revenues generated by the daily, weekly or monthly rent of the spaces go towards the operation of the small sanctuary, including pet food, veterinary care, utilities, maintenance , etc. We also depend on the generosity of our members and friends as we provide emergency financial assistance to our area's companion animals in need of life-saving veterinary care. Desert Haven would not be able to rescue and give abandoned and unwanted dogs and cats "a new leash on life" without the financial support provided by our animal loving friends everywhere.


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Home » COA affirms finding liquor stores violated rules on home delivery of wine
COA affirms finding liquor stores violated rules on home delivery of wine
Jennifer Nelson
KEYWORDS State agencies / Indiana Court of Appeals / Court opinions / Government / Courts / neglect
Liquor store chain seeks to impose strict regulations on convenience stores selling alcohol
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The Indiana Court of Appeals reinstated the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission's final order fining a northern Indiana liquor store company for using common carriers to transport wine to customers, which is a violation of its liquor permit.
The ATC issued its final order in February 2012 that approved recommendations by an administrative law judge to fine Lebamoff Enterprises Inc. $1,000 for the six citations which alleged it improperly used common carriers to transport wine to customers. A suspension of Lebamoff's permit was deferred as long as it did not accrue any further violations during a one-year period.
Lebamoff sought judicial review of the ATC's final order, arguing the state agency's interpretation of I.C. 7.1-3-10-7 was unreasonable. In 2014, the trial court issued an order finding the ATC's interpretation of that statute was incorrect and that ATC's final order amounted to an improper attempt to exercise the ATC's rulemaking function.
In Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission v. Lebamoff Enterprises, Inc., 49A02-1408-MI-529, the COA examined Title 7.1 and all the various liquor permits the state can issue. Lebamoff has a liquor dealer's permit, which allows it to sell liquor to customers for consumption off the licensed premises. It requires that delivery of liquor to a customer's residence, office or designated location may only be performed by the permit holder or an employee who holds an employee permit.
"The express language of Indiana Code section 7.1-3-10-7(c) indicates that the General Assembly intended that a home delivery of wine under this section was limited to delivery by the permit holder, i.e., the owner, partner, or manager of the package liquor store, or an employee of the permit holder, so long as the employee holds an employee permit. This language does not appear to allow for delivery of the wine by any other individual who might be acting as an agent for the permit holder," Judge Cale Bradford wrote. "If the General Assembly had intended for Indiana Code section 7.1-3-10-7(c) to allow for home delivery by a common carrier, it could have crafted the language of this section to specifically allow for such delivery as it did in Indiana Code section 7.1-3-26-9. We therefore conclude that the ATC's interpretation of Indiana Code section 7.1-3-10-7(c) was reasonable."
The judges also concluded that the ATC's order did not reflect an improper attempt to create an agency rule, but rather was a proper exercise of its adjudicatory function. As such, the Court of Appeals reinstated and affirmed the ATC's final order. The matter is remanded to the trial court with instructions.
Jennifer Nelson, editor, began writing for Indiana Lawyer in spring 2007. She previously was a reporter for IBJ Media's Court & Commercial Record for 14 months. She spent five years as managing editor of Indiana Lawyer before becoming editor in December 2015.
Nelson won a second-place award in 2008 from the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for an IL story about the lack of resources for jurors who have to witness grueling evidence during criminal trials. While writing for CCR, she won first-place and second-place awards for business writing from the Hoosier State Press Association.
Nelson graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's in journalism and political science. After graduation, she freelanced for several publications before joining IBJ Media. In the fall and winter, she and her husband can be found in Bloomington cheering on the Hoosiers in football and basketball.
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Goofy Groceries is a 1941 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on March 29, 1941.

Bearing a similar premise to earlier WB shorts Speaking of the Weather and Have You Got Any Castles? but having a cast inspired by food products instead of magazines or books, the cartoon was written by Melvin Millar and produced by Leon Schlesinger. The animators included Vive Risto, Izzy Ellis, John Carey, Rod Scribner. and Cal Dalton.

Plot
The cartoon takes place one winter night, in a grocery store whose owner has just closed the shop. The mascots on the labels of the food products come to life and perform various song and dance numbers.

First, a cow for "Contented Milk" sings to a "Fulla Bull Tobacco" bull "If I Could Be with You," while two other cows on cans reading "Discontented Milk" ogle and whistle at the bull. Meanwhile, a crab imitating Ned Sparks states "This love stuff makes me sick!", after which a rabbit named Jack Bunny (a parody of Jack Benny and also a same name from I Love to Singa) tells the music maestro (a dish mop caricaturing Leopold Stokowski) to start up, and a label for "Big Top Popcorn" comes to life while a dog barker for "Barker's Dog Food" addresses the crowd and introduces each of the circus's attractions including "Little Egypt Wiggly Gum," "Billy Posie's Aquackade" swimmers (a parody of Footlight Parade's "By a Waterfall"), and the "Tomato Can Can Dancers". Meanwhile, an "Animal Crackers" gorilla (intended to parody King Kong) hears the noise and starts growling, at one point stating to the audience, "Gosh, ain't I repulsive?" This gorilla stares at the female performers and smiles, he then begins his attack attempting to abduct one of the "Can Can Dancers"; Jack Bunny sees this and rides a bottle of "Horse Radish" while an army of "Navy Beans" and "Turtle Soup Turtles" shoots at the gorilla, who defends himself with a Roman candle while at one point destroying the bottle of Horse Radish that Jack is riding. Jack sees a box of "Chocolate-Covered A1 Cherries" and snatches the axe on the label amid cheering from an army of chicks, at which point the gorilla shoots the axe with the candle causing it to shrink. As Jack Bunny dons a sheepish grin and backs into a corner, the image resembling Superman on a box of "Superguy Soap Chips" comes to life at the sight of the gorilla lighting a stick of dynamite with Bunny's cigar. Superguy flies up to the gorilla and shouts at him, "Hey, you big ape!" and the gorilla replies "Yeah?" which scares Superguy so much that he turns into a helpless, whining baby. Then, as the gorilla is about to destroy Jack Bunny with the dynamite in his hand, a firm voice calls out "HENRY!!!" (in reference to the opening of The Aldrich Family), causing him to pause and run towards the direction of the voice, becoming meek and saying in a frightened voice "Coming, mother!" (another reference to the opening) while his apparent "mother" drags him away by his ear, harshly chastising him for his naughty behaviors as he pleads for mercy. Jack Bunny breathes a sigh of relief only to realize he's still holding the dynamite, which explodes leaving him in blackface. After being exploded on, he then concludes the cartoon with an Eddie Rochester impression: "My oh my, tattletale grey!"

Home media
The cartoon is available restored, uncut, and uncensored on Disc 2 of the 2005 DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3. It was also released on The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes Volume 2 laserdisc.

References

External links

1941 films
Merrie Melodies short films
Films directed by Bob Clampett
American musical comedy films
1941 animated films
1940s Warner Bros. animated short films

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President Barack Obama said it would be a setback for America's credibility if the next president wasn't solidly behind the science of climate change.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that world leaders are united behind the science of climate change, and whoever succeeds him in the White House must do the same if he or she expects any credibility.
"Everybody else has taken climate really seriously," Obama said during a press conference in Paris, where he's attending a global climate change summit.
It's at the point where it's not just 99.5 percent of scientists who say it's serious, he said, but also 99 percent of world leaders. He took a subtle jab at Republican presidential candidates who have dismissed the issue in their campaigns.
Several GOP candidates have downplayed the seriousness of the issue. Donald Trump said Monday that Obama calling climate change one of the greatest threats facing the country was "one of the dumbest things" he's heard. Ben Carson has said it's just temperatures naturally fluctuating, and Jeb Bush has said it's "just really arrogant" to say the science is decided on climate change. Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) says he's not a climate skeptic, but that U.S. efforts to reduce climate change won't amount to anything because "America is not a planet."
Not that Obama expects any of those guys to be the next president.
"I'm anticipating a Democrat succeeding me," he said with a smile. "I'm confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front."


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The Effect of Racing at Altitude
BY Jake Rytlewski
The effects to your body when racing at altitude are higher heart rate and lower power output. Since you are getting less oxygen to your muscles your body increases it's heart rate to help bring in more oxygen which means you reach your max output quicker.
In August, the western United States plays host to some of cyclings hardest races, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and the USA Pro Challenge. These races offer up some of the most climbing you will find in a 7 day stage race, but it's an invisible object that makes these so tough. These races are held at some dizzying heights. To put it into a little perspective this years high point in the Tour De France was the Col d'Izoard at 7742ft. While this year the USA Pro Challenge will be contested mostly over 7,000 ft. with a high point on Monarch Pass at 11,253 ft.
Effects of Racing and Riding at Altitude
As you gain altitude there is a reduced amount of pO2 (partial oxygen pressure) meaning that there is less oxygen for your blood to carry to your muscles. The USA Pro Challenge takes place mostly above 7,000 ft and at that altitude the body will take in at least 25 percent less oxygen per breath because of the reduced amount of pO2 in the air when compared to sea level. With less oxygen available to deliver to the muscles, riders will see a decrease in performance when compared to lower altitudes.
The effects to your body when racing at altitude are higher heart rate and lower power output. Since you are getting less oxygen to your muscles your body increases it's heart rate to help bring in more oxygen which means you reach your max output quicker. This leads to a lower Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and also makes it harder to recover from maximal efforts.
Acclimating
In preparation for these events many racers have arrived in Utah and Colorado well in advance to help acclimate to the altitude. Since there is less oxygen being delivered to the muscles the body will produce more red blood cells which deliver the oxygen to the muscles. By spending this extra time at altitude the racers will have more red blood cells and become more acclimated which will lead to a lower drop off rate in power at higher altitudes.
Many riders will take this approach when preparing for any race. They will have specific altitude training camps. By spending more time at higher altitudes they can increase their red blood cells, allowing them to make longer and harder sustainable efforts at lower altitudes. But they will only want to stay up for three to four weeks. Any longer than that and they will begin to lose muscle from riding at the lower power outputs. There are other methods as well such as training low sleeping high and training high sleeping low.
Available Aerobic Power
These equations from Bassett et al.1 were generated from four groups of highly trained or elite runners, so they are population-specific to that group, but they can be used to estimate aerobic power at a given altitude as a percentage y of what is normally available at sea level, where x = elevation above sea level in km:
for acclimatized athletes (several weeks at altitude): y = -1.12×2 – 1.90x + 99.9 (R2 = 0.973)
non-acclimatized athletes (1-7 days at altitude): y = 0.178×3 – 1.43×2 – 4.07x + 100 (R2 = 0.974)
Whereas Peronnet et al.2 found
y = -0.003×3 + 0.0081×2 – 0.0381x + 1
Here is a table derived from these equations:
Applying to the Race
Racers in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge will all be aware of the effects of racing at altitude. Racing with a powermeter has become very popular, but racing at altitude throws out every number they have used all year. They now have to readjust their FTP, pacing strategies and be careful not to attack too often or dig too deep to stay with riders surging on the climbs. With the reduced amount of oxygen being delivered to the muscles it becomes harder to catch your breath and recover.
For example, take an athlete who at sea level has a 380 watt Functional Threshold Power. If they want to use their power meter to set a pace for the Vail TT they could be looking at trying to average only 335 watts. This is taking in a drop of their FTP by 16 percent because of the altitude while being able to race at 105 percent since the effort will only last around 25 minutes. Another example is when they are climbing up the 11,000 foot Monarch Pass they may be riding full gas at 310 watts because of the altitude.
Altitude creates yet another variable in the already complex world of bike racing. The reduction in available oxygen creates a series of physiological issues. While riders can do some work to prepare for racing in thin air, much of it comes down to proper pacing and knowing the limits.
About Jake Rytlewski
Coach Jake grew up racing in Michigan as a junior doing local training races against Tour De France racer Frankie Andreu. Knowing he also wanted to be a pro, he accepted a cycling scholarship to collegiate powerhouse Marian University. While at Marian he went on to win the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference 4 years in a row, finished 2nd at Collegiate Road Nationals in 2005, spent a summer racing in Belgium, accepted his first pro contract with the Advantage Benefits Cycling Team, and all the while earned a degree in Sports Management. During Jake's racing career he started coaching athletes through his passion for data driven power based training. Jake also has coaching experience as an assistant coach with his alma mater, coaching athletes on the track and road. For 2014, Jake has retired from professional cycling to be a full time cycling coach in Boulder, CO at the FasCat Performance Center. You can reach Jake at jake@fascatcoaching.com


A county governor in Kenya has been arrested on corruption charges, an official at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) told newsmen on Wednesday.
Kenya's top prosecutor, Noordin Haji on Tuesday ordered that Sospeter Ojaamong, the governor of Busia County, face charges including abuse of office and conspiracy to steal public funds, the latest move in the country's anti-graft campaign.
Haji said evidence presented by the national anti-corruption agency was enough to prosecute Ojaamong.
He said the governor and nine other officials allegedly stole millions of Kenyan shillings in public funds.
As with some other scandals involving alleged corruption by government officials, the case is based on evidence of suspicious procurement practices for a public works project that was never completed.
The project in Busia involved a solid waste management system.
Ojaamong and his accomplices are to be charged with conspiracy to commit the economic crime, engaging in a project without proper planning, abuse of office, and wilful failure to comply with the law relating to management of funds.
The government led by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was re-elected in 2017, has said it is undertaking a renewed push to tackle graft.


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The industrial flex building sits next to the intersection of Interstate 80 and the Garden State Parkway, offering convenient access across the region.
NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 15,700-square-foot industrial flex property in Elmwood Park, N.J. The buyer, an LLC, purchased the property for $2.1 million, according to public records. The seller, R.N. Foster Associates, had originally acquired the property from Interstate Realty in early 2009, also for $2.1 million.
Located at 20 Bushes Lane, the property sits within half a mile of both Interstate 80 and the Garden State Parkway. The building is situated at the western edge of an industrial neighborhood, home to companies like UPS, Johnstone Supply and ProStock Automotive. A number of restaurants and residential properties are also situated nearby, including a senior living community directly across the street that opened in 2016.
The building was constructed in 1963 and the previous owner completed extensive renovations in 2015, upgrading the roof, mechanical systems and utilities. The property features two truck well loading docks equipped with levelers and 16 parking spaces. The new owner has a tenant lined up, who will manufacture valves and regulators at the building.
"It is an ideal acquisition for the buyer because the new occupant is relocating from their existing facility in nearby Garfield and this building had many of the features that were required," said Andrew Somple, senior vice president with NAI Hanson, in a prepared statement.
NAI Hanson's Joshua Levering and Nicholas DePaolera represented the seller in the transaction, with Somple representing the buyer. The firm recently also brokered the sale of a medical office unit four miles to the east in Hackensack.


The first official trailer for 'The Punisher' has arrived and Frank Castle is leaving a bloody trail in his wake.
Following his initial appearance in 'Daredevil' season 2, Jon Bernthal picks up right where he left off as Frank Castle — an ex-military special operative who has been tormented ever since his family was gunned down and he was left to pick up the pieces.
Set to a soundtrack provided by the haunting Metallica track "One", the trailer shows Frank continuing to dig deeper into the cause and effect behind his family being murdered with a whole new list of suspects including the CIA after he was engaged in some sort of operation during his time in the military.
Clearly, 'The Punisher' will be the most violent series to date in the Marvel lineup on Netflix as Frank Castle isn't taking on anybody with mystical powers or impenetrable skin — he's facing men with guns Frank has to have bigger and scarier guns of his own.
Take a look at the first trailer from 'The Punisher', which is due out later this year with a release date still to be announced.


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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing (Paperback)
By Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery.
"Fascinating and upbeat.... Dr. Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist." –Mary Pipher, PhD, author of Reviving Ophelia
How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover?
Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder witnesses, kidnapped teenagers, and victims of family violence. In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry tells their stories of trauma and transformation and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what happens to children's brain when they are exposed to extreme stress—and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults. Only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is the senior fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization which based in Houston, TX, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. He is also the co-author of What Happened to You?, with Oprah Winfrey.
Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning journalist who specializes in neuroscience. She is the author of Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction and Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts. She lives in New York City
Psychology / Psychopathology
Self-help / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Family & Relationships / Abuse / Child Abuse
Social Science / Violence in Society
Psychology / Developmental
"Filled with compassionate, caring stories by a wise healer and scientist, this book will appeal to all who are interested in understanding how children heal."—Lynn Ponton, MD, author of The Romance of Risk
"This book demands and deserves attention from parents, educators, policymakers, courts, and therapists. Highly recommended."—Library Journal, starred review
"Perry has learned a thing or two about how not to raise a prospective sociopath.... He makes a powerful case for early intervention for disruptive children to prevent adult sociopathy."—Booklist
"In beautifully written, fascinating accounts of experience working with emotionally stunted and traumatized children, child psychiatrist Perry educates readers about how early-life stress and violence affects the developing brain. He offers simple yet vivid illustrations of the stress response and the brain's mechanisms with facts and images that crystallize in the mind without being too detailed and confusing."—Publishers Weekly
"I have never encountered a child advocate with a better mind, a bigger heart, or a more generous spirit than Bruce Perry. This book captures the essence of his insights and the heroism of his actions on behalf of children who have encountered the dark side of human experience."—James Garbarino, PhD, author of Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
"For many years, Bruce Perry's work has been deserving of our highest praise. This book is his crowning achievement, the ultimate combination of science and humanity."—Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP, University of Arizona College of Medicine, and President, American Psychology-Law Society
"In this harrowing but profoundly humane book, Perry and Szalavitz provide an all too timely, utterly engrossing account of traumatized children's lives.... Once I opened it, I could not put it down."—Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species
"The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog is Bruce Perry's finest achievement.... Anyone who wants to understand childhood trauma and its heartbreaking consequences must read this book."—Andrew Vachss, best-selling author of Mask Market and founder and national advisory board member of PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.


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Strongest Port Ratio in 5 Years.
As the nation's largest private wireless company, C Spire has been a pioneer: the first to offer unlimited minutes, first to allow customers to rollover data and a very early adopter of 1 Gbps fiber for internet and TV. Our challenge was to set it apart in an industry with four of the top 10 advertisers as competition.
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Hestan launched its revolutionary NanoBond cookware as a Williams Sonoma exclusive. Ramey partnered with the two culinary entities to introduce the new cookware line to consumers and drive retail sales. Together (with a few of our favorite chefs), we embarked upon a culinary trial by fire: The Titanium Tour.


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Do you believe in the Mean Green?
By xyresic, November 11, 2019 in Mean Green Football
xyresic 366
This season has been a dissapointment - no doubt. Recruiting was poor the first few years of Seth's career as a head coach and we won close games that made our progress feel a bit ahead of schedule. This year we have seen a regression as some of that good fortune has worn off and we have seen some of the recruiting holes exposed.
SL is a young coach and he is learning, his recruiting wasn't where it needed to be. After some adjustments and staff changes the past two recruiting cycles have been greatly improved. He isn't perfect but with WB's help they can fix the defensive issues with similar success. The resources are in place to become a dominant team in the conference. Before Wren & SL there was zero demand for our coaches and staff. You didn't have to worry about other schools poaching our ranks, in fact they often had to take demotions to keep coaching see Cosh at the University of Delaware etc.
We have something building, there will be some year to year turbulence at times but the facilities, athletic performance and national reputation of our school is improving yearly. Wren just posted the best winning % across athletics in decades and the University is setting records in athletic donations and fundraising.
Now with a down season some are losing faith. I'm not a sunshine pumper but food for thought - in the past year SL, WB and NS have all been recruited and turned down offers from other Universities for more $. This fact says more about the state of things than poorly reasoned posts. I challenge you to find a time where our AD, admin and coach have all been of interest to other schools. A good team is in place, but if as a fan base we are constantly threatening to yank support and dragging them on social media they might just see those dollar signs and move on to greener pastures. Just five short years ago our entire budget/finances were in shambles we had Benford finding creative way to lose with stacked teams, Peterson going an almost impossible 5-24 and Mac's wheels falling off in the standings and recruiting. I appreciate what is now in place and will continue to support it. GMG.
Edited November 11, 2019 by xyresic
meangreenlax 1,534
Home:Baltimore
Your take is too generous and rose colored. We've won zero big games, and zero bowl game wins over the past couple years with all of that same institutional support and an all-UNT history QB. We're correcting back to the mean, which at UNT equates to .450 football.
Next year's team is in for a world of hurt. There is no depth, or if there is they're having a terrible year. The shine has been rubbed off of SL, and he's not going anywhere. We'll look back on these years and be incredibly angry that we didn't capitalize on the many opportunities to make real changes to the program.
southsideguy 3,716
Home:Denton
Interests:none
We have a long way to go but we have also come a long way. Not that long ago we were losing to bad teams. This season is a disappointment and with Mason gone next year will be hard year unless we can some how find a defense. I will buy my season tickets and being excited if we win and ok if we lose. I just will have to lower my expectations some.
I doubt I ever see another qb here like Mason Fine in my lifetime. It is to bad he had to play with a weak ol and this year a bad defense.
I think the problem was that expectations were heaped on this team in a way many of us have never seen before.
I don't recall ever EXPECTING a Mean Green team to win 10 games in a preseason before. And there's a huge difference between failing to reach a 10-win expectation by going 9-3 or 8-4, VS 6-6 (at best, possibly worse). That is a monumental collapse. Even when McCarney took us to 9 wins, I don't recall expectations nearly as high.
Blame all of the obvious (and valid) excuses as to why: Losing Hall/Brooks/Ejiya/Garner/Guyton, Losing Bussey early in the year, swing-and-miss on all 3 of the transfers we brought in, etc... The expectations were there, and we cratered.
Along the way, we put our bowl hopes in SERIOUS danger by losing to a vastly inferior Charlotte team, just like we coughed-up the magical 10-win season against ODU last year.
There is something very fishy about our team mentally.
I don't understand how a coach who is always very calm, cool, & collected (re: consistent), can have a team that does not reflect his demeanor and is all over the place in how they can get up for games (SMU last year, UTSA this year), and completely lose focus for others (ODU/Charlotte), and simply cannot get ready to play a game with weight (2017 CCG, all the bowls...)
It's just odd.
Of course, I believe. That's why I still think we're going bowling.
Withers940 4,566
FORMER GMG.Com Assistant Surveillance Chief
Im behind ya X. We've been in some dark times and this isnt one of them. We are not completely out of the bowl mix and all we have to do is win against Rice and UAB which isnt out of the realms of possibilities considering the A$$ whoopin Southern Miss put on UAB this last weekend. You can all say, "Yeah but we are going to go to a $h!tty Bowl!" but Hell, there are going to be a lot of teams that stay home this holiday season and I'd rather be 6-6 than 1-11 where we were not too many seasons ago.
The offense is going to be very talented next year and yes we will have to find a replacement for Fine but we are still going to move the ball and score a bunch of points. Im excited for the future of this offense because they are incredibility young and talented. If we can get a D coordinator in here that can run a different scheme, things will turn around for the better.
Every program hits a bump in the road and this is ours but with the facilities and financial backing for this program things are going to continually improve. Our recruiting class this year is very strong and I believe that we will continue to pull classes like this in.
Stay Strong and Go Mean Green
FirefightnRick 5,705
Firefightn Eagle
11 minutes ago, southsideguy said:
I doubt I ever see another qb here like Mason Fine in my lifetime.
I'm not bagging on you alone for this comment but it underlines a recurring illness this fanbase always seems to fall prey to.
We can never hope for or expect for a better coach, a better player, a better this or that.
No folks,...we can hope for and expect better. Hope for and expect a better team, not just for one player.
It's called having standards and accountability.
SilverEagle 4,886
LOTS OF ATTITUDE at No Extra Charge Eagle
Do I believe in the Mean Green? Well, I believe in the all the people, (most of them graduates and some not), who are devoted to this school and all it's programs despite the mostly inept way in which (down the corridor of years) it has been run. You won't find a more selfless bunch of people.....and long suffering fans.
I think that SL and most of the coaches that came before him, were pretty clueless about the challenges of being a coach at North Texas. But I believe that that cluelessness is not just because they didn't want to fully realize the depth of the challenge ahead of them, but that the administrators who hired them enabled that view of North Texas.
God only knows what most of these coaches were told by the person(S) who hired them, but I am confident that most of it was fantasy. And in particular, the fantasy that the administrator knew the coach wanted to hear......and was willing to believe. You know, I'd be willing to bet some serious money that the coaches that weren't hired were the ones who said things like "what do you mean by that?" or "well, that's not what I heard about the program" or "you know, I'm pretty sure I can turn things around here, but I'll need more support than what you are talking about"
Looking back, I feel confident that only two coaching hires since Rod Rust was fired knew what they were getting themselves into. They were Hayden Fry and Corkey Nelson. Jerry Moore was fortunate enough to be hired away from North Texas after two years (the last coach to do so) before he fully understood all the challenges ahead of him.
In all those years since Rod Rust was fired, there have been countless numbers of dedicated student athletes who have come and gone here at North Texas. Many are still engaged with the program in some level or other. But many walked away, (hopefully with their degrees in hand), totally disillusioned and disgusted with their experience. I'll never forget the look on the face of a former player whom I had engaged in conversation during a game at Fouts. After he told me that he used to play for North Texas I asked him his name....Tom Middaugh. So I immediately said "Well, there he is folks #87 on your program". He couldn't believe his ears. He had NO EXPECTATION.....NONE....that he would have been remembered by a fan.
But I believe with all my heart that if this exchange had taken place between a Longhorn, Aggie, Texas Tech, or TCU fan and one of their former players........the player would not have been so surprised.
And I also believe with all my heart that that exchange is analogous of the overall challenge of changing the culture here at North Texas.
BUT I do believe in the Mean Green because the very nickname was coined NOT by some clueless administrator or overpaid consultant but by a very devoted and lifelong fan of our program Sydney Graham (with assistance from her husband Fred). And guess what? It's withstood the test of time.
Edited November 12, 2019 by SilverEagle
2 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:
I agree with both of you. I also doubt we'll see another Fine (I mean, maybe we will, but he's going to finish his career as a top 25 all-time QB statistically).
But I'll take upgrades in OL, DL, CB, LB play next season over finding another Mason Fine every day, just because that would improve our team more than what just 1 guy can. We should be able to expect the team to be excellent even after great players leave.
NorthTexasWeLove 944
1 hour ago, meangreenlax said:
Oh, there will be depth. We'll have an abundant amount of WR's and safeties.
The recruiting things is being so over-hyped. It's a macro-look at conference ranking and star counts. We have no recruited well where it matters. And that will be exposed even more so moving forward into the future. Someone tell me who our starting 5 OL will be next year. Right when you do (if you got it figured out), I will post their offer sheets and you will see where we stand. Same for the starting DL rotation. It's a bleak reality we've decided to nestle ourselves into.
UNT78 72
Facilities, attendance and recruiting is definitely trending way up! Did you notice La Tech's crowd (homecoming, 7-1 and 7,000 people at the game?) and, the absolute worst football stadium in the FBS yet they continue to recruit well, explain that one?
We finally have an AD that knows what his doing, Seth isn't going anywhere for now, if he doesn't win he's gone! He better realize "defense" wins championships". We had many injuries and no cover corners with speed on defense; that can't happen again! While I'm at it we need defensive linemen!!! Perhaps, Seth has learned from his mistakes?
This year's recruiting class is the best in the history of the program (assuming it holds until signing day). People, things are very bright for the future of this program. The most impressive thing I see is the fan base is growing tremendously, 40,000 students means we are bigger that most and will continue to grow in the metropolitan area.
Two things, football and men's basketball, that's all that matters in this game of thrones; don't care about any other sport, these create revenue and national recognition! If you really want to win keep the donation coming, buy season tickets; next year should be a good one!
One last thing, we're not going to a bowl game this year, just not going to happen, next year!
If we ever hope to be a top notch program, we can't settle to be the training ground for future coaches. We need to get those guys in the door, get the classes in the door, today. Not 10 years from now.
Seth was great for establishing culture, but the program has now grown beyond him. We need someone who can win the big games. Recruit the big classes. Not just flail around trying to figure out if he's good enough. Hire someone who's good enough. For nearly 2Mil a year, we can do better.
We need to get off the treadmill and into the open road. We are still spinning our wheels trying to pick our direction.
Edited November 11, 2019 by Udomann
Seth, gets a free pass this year considering injuries, but he better win next year, irregardless!
greeneagle1 532
I still believe.
We can beat an 0-9 Rice team. UAB may be 6-3, but their wins have come to an FCS team and 3 teams with 0 FBS wins themselves, and UTEP who beat 0-9 Rice. The one outlier is UTSA and they have beat teams with 0-1 FBS wins (we all know what UTSA is this year). Game is at home on MASON FINE DAY. Lets get to it, make a bowl, and finish the season strong.
2 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:
I think we bring in some JUCOs to go with M. Mose (Army/Navy), Anthony and Brammer. The OL isn't settled and has been a weak spot in our recruiting, but I think we have talent at the position, but not the right coach.
3 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:
I agree with you, a great OL can make an average qb look very good. If he has time and decent arm he can be dangerous.
Ken14 339
Home:Palestine,TX
Im in it until the last snap against UAB....I very much believe in the Mean Green...
Quite honestly, I love being Mean Green and having a degree from here, but my belief and expectations for our football and basketball teams are just don't embarrass my degree. I want for the best, but I'm conditioned at this point to realize our institutional lack of support for decades CANT make up that gigantic gap to get to the expectations so many of you have on this board. Why? Because its killed off tens of thousands possible fans AND our reputation with the most important folks your program needs—the coaches and media in the state. La Tech doesn't worry about any of this even with piss-poor facilities, all because they are not thought of as an also-ran in the media and with LA and TX HS coaches. Look at SMU—no fans, no success for 30 years. But the media is jerking off because of the memories they are conjuring up. We have none of it. Once you realize just how little we cared until the last 5 years, you can recognize just how far we gotta go to compete year-in and year-our with the SMUs, La Techs, and UHs of the world.
4 hours ago, Ken14 said:
That final snap with Mason under center is going to be very very emotional. I might not be able to control myself
I love the Green but... Seth needs to have lunch with Sonny Dykes just 30 miles down the road and find out how a team NT beat a year ago can suddenly jump into the Top 25 in the nation and stay there while UNT sinks back to the bottom.
Mo Green 367
Two weeks of this...AHHH...
MGNation92 5,140
Chad Morris couldn't win worth a damn but he recruited solid players.
Couple that with a buttload of P5 players that were immediate eligible. Put them in a proven offensive system and you've got a top 25 team.
Aldo 5,300
Can't Take Y'all Anywhere Eagle
Just now, MGNation92 said:
forevereagle 4,242
There may be some serious knee pain going on with a lot of our fan base.
23 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:
23 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:
And the coach and his agent used those expectations for more money....then he didn't hold up his end of the bargain.
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SigmaGreen
Jason Howeth
flyonthewall
NorthTexasWeLove
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letsgiveacheer
TCC Mean Green
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Q: Power Apps/D365 and DocuSign Integration - Send Envelope on behalf of others This is my first time posting so apologies if I don't explain things clearly.
I've created a Custom Connector within Power Apps that does an API call to my DocuSign Account. The API call I am currently leveraging is to create DocuSign Envelopes:
/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/envelopes
Link to DocuSign API Library: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/envelopes/envelopes/create/?explorer=true
My issue is that I do not know how create Envelopes on behalf of other DocuSign Users while using the API call within my Connector. Since the Custom Connector required me to log into my DocuSign Account, every time I use the Connector the Envelope generated from the API call gets associated to me (I am able to see it within "Drafts" when I log into my DocuSign).
Sorry if this is a bit confusing. My end goal is to use my Custom Connector and its API calls within a Canvas App. However, I want the Envelopes created not to always be associated to my DocuSign account especially if the Canvas App is used by other End Users.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Screenshot of Test call:
Request
Screenshot of Test Call: Response
Screenshot of Envelope within DocuSign Account: Snippet

A: This is Yara from DocuSign Developer Support.
Since you want to create envelopes on behalf of other DocuSign Users while still using the API call within your connector, you can use the Send On Behalf Of Functionality (SOBO). This functionality allows a single user in an account to authenticate for other members of the account and send fully defined envelopes on their behalf.
Here's a detailed guide on the SOBO functionality: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-soap-api/esign101/auth/send-on-behalf-of/

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