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Today while on my 10-mile loop ride through Almaden Quicksilver County Park I thought about the condition of Mine Hill "Trail" and other "trails" open to bikes here. They're really roads previously used for mining operations. Are they better or worse than when I started riding in the park 10 years ago?
And what about the rest of the trails and dirt roads I've been riding on the past 32 years in the Santa Cruz Mountains? Better? Worse? Same?
On the whole, they're about the same, with some notable exceptions. Locations with heavy bike use are noticeably worse, in my opinion. I can't pull out a ruler and measure the difference, can't show you pictures of then and now.
As we know, erosion is a 24×7 process — rain, wind, ice, earthquakes, and other natural forces change our landscape. Humans on foot, horse, and bike erode roads and trails, but to what degree is open to interpretation. I've read some studies, but they leave you with this "what does it all mean?" feeling.
Bikes also erode trails to varying degrees depending on the location. I've noticed trails through the redwoods where there's a lot of topsoil, leaves and branches erode the least, while trails in dry, rocky areas with lots of trail traffic are worse for wear.
My time on the bike came at a pivotal moment in cycling — the birth of the mountain bike. It was only a few years riding with Jobst Brandt and friends on trails with our racing bikes before I started seeing mountain bikers. Trails have changed since then, but I can't tell you how much is due to mountain bikes and how much is just erosion over time and lack of road maintenance.
I don't have a laundry list of locations where I can see the change, but here are a few:
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Hickory Oaks Trail and Peters Creek Trail used to be an easy ride on a racing bike. Not so anymore. They're much more technical now with rocky sections and ruts. If you've always ridden a mountain bike, you won't notice the difference. But having ridden a road bike, it's noticeable.
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Canyon Trail has become much more rocky, with ruts created by runoff. Montebello Road, which used to be an easy road ride, has become more of a challenge. This is partly from rock ballast dumped on the road for maintenance. It all circles back to increased use, as when I started riding here in the late 1970s there was no traffic and no maintenance. There is a trade-off though. When it wasn't graveled, there were more ruts.
Santa Teresa County Park
I can't imagine anyone riding on Rocky Ridge Trail, up or down. What little soil there was is gone, exposing sharp and round rocks that make riding treacherous. It was bad enough when I rode here for my Bay Area Bike Rides book in 2007. I'm told it's even worse today.
Aptos Creek Fire Road
The fire road beyond the green gate from the Buzzard Lagoon Road approach isn't all that bad. However, the approach to the green gate has become a rocky moonscape. When I rode here a year ago I was on a mountain bike and had difficulty. It used to be doable on a road bike; albeit somewhat technical, it could be ridden non-stop.
Mt. Tamalpais Railroad Grade
When I last rode here about four years ago, after a long absence, I immediately noticed the road had gotten rockier. It's still doable on a road bike, but less comfortable than 30 years ago when the road had no bike traffic to speak of.
Trails and dirt roads need maintenance or they'll wash away. I've notice considerable degradation on the Toll Road and I don't have to tell you what I think about the loss of Alpine Road at Coal Creek.
I've compensated by riding a mountain bike more often. That's not such a bad thing, and what was 30 years ago is but a memory.


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It was around 18 months ago that the decision was made to put the Best American Fantasy series on hiatus. I was the new series editor at the time and I had just compiled a list of 66 print (and a couple of online) works (Alan Swirsky I believe handled all but a handful of the online submissions) that I thought were worthy of the guest editor Minister Faust's consideration for the final list of 20-25 titles. Glancing over that list, I found that there were several emerging voices to go with the more established writers and I thought that it might be a good idea to make a post listing these authors and recent publications, in case a few want to check out their works. Order is based on the listing I did in August 2010, which was by order of story read:Now, later than I had planned, here is the second half of "what have they done" post:
32. Viet Dinh. He has had several stories published in several leading literary journals/magazines and has been working on a novel that apparently hasn't been published yet.
33. Stephen Marche. Marche's most recent book was How Shakespeare Changed Everything, published in 2011. He has had other novels and stories published in years prior. I have an e-book edition of Shining at the Bottom of the Sea to read in the future.
34. Traci O. Connor. Connor published her debut short fiction collection, Recipes for Endangered Species, in May 2010. May order this shortly.
35. Adam McOmber. He has a blog, plus his debut collection This New & Poisonous Air was published in 2011. His debut novel, The White Forest, which seems to already have comparisons to Erin Morgenstern and Sarah Waters, comes out in September. I see his Amazon page notes the shortlisting for BAF 4, which is very cool. I bought an e-book edition of This New & Poisonous Air to read later.
36. A.C. Wise. Wise also has a blog, which lists her published stories, but no indication there if she's had a story collection published yet.
37. Teresa Milbrodt. I reviewed her debut collection, Bearded Women, back in November 2011.
38. Karen Russell. Russell's Swamplandia! (which I read, mostly enjoyed, but didn't write a formal review) came out in February 2011. She was chosen as one of The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" writers during the summer of 2010.
39. B.R. Smith. Could not locate a blog, but did notice that he's working on a novel, based on the short bio at the end of his "Caregivers," which is the story I chose for consideration.
40. Joe Meno. Meno is an established author, who had two books come out since early 2010. I bought his collection Demon in the Spring and his novel The Great Perhaps came out in 2011.
41. Judith Cooper. Her "Sister Light-of-Love Love Dove" appears in the anthology New Stories from the Midwest. Could not find more information when I searched.
42. Kelly Luce. Luce has a blog that highlights her work. No collections published since early 2010, however, although her 2008 book, Ms. Yamada's Toaster, is available on Amazon.
43. Gilbert Allen. This is the only information I could find on him. It seems to be out of date, as nothing is listed after 2007.
44. Sean McMullen. Interesting, as I seem to have listed an Australian SF writer here, but his site does list his works.
45. Wayne Wightman. Wightman has released several of his short fictions in e-book format over the past year. This link will take you to his Amazon page.
46. Elizabeth Hand. Hand is an established writer who has two novels coming out this year: Available Dark, released last week, and a possibly YA-marketed novel, Radiant Days, coming out in April.
47. M. Rickert. Rickert is an award-winning SF/F short fiction writer, whose latest collection, Holiday, came out in December 2010.
48. Damian Dressick. Dressick has a site and apparently his debut collection, Fables of the Deconstruction, was to be published in late 2011 by Spire Press, but I haven't yet found a link to where I could purchase it, as it is not on Amazon.
49. Anthony Farrington. Could not find a site/blog for him and it seems he has no collections or novels released.
50. Melanie Rae Thon. Thon has had several books published, including a novel (The Voice of the River), which I've purchased as an e-book, and a story collection (In This Light), that came out in 2011.
51. Debbie Urbanski. Could not find information as to whether or not she has had any collections or novels released.
52. James B. Pepe. Could not find information as to whether or not he has had any collections or novels released, although I did see he received an Honorable Mention for Best Horror of the Year, vol. 2.
53. Richard Parks. Parks has had several collections and other short fiction and novels released in both print and e-book formats over the past few years. Here is a link to his Amazon page that highlights this.
54. J.W.M. Morgan. Morgan has a site that lists his publications, but no collections nor novels listed there.
55. Blake Butler. I reviewed Butler's excellent There is No Year back in July 2011.
56. Brad Modlin. Modin is a poet and writer, but no collections seem to have released yet.
57. Adam Peterson. Could not find any definite news as to whether or not he has had a collection or novel released.
58. Micah Rieker. No information on whether or not he has had a collection or novel released, but there is a little bit on Cincinnati Review about his short stories published there, plus his inclusion in an anthology linked to above in Judith Cooper's entry.
59. Laura C.J. Owen. Owen has a site that lists her publications, but no collections or novels.
60. Tabaré Alvarez. I found a short bio sketch that lists Alvarez's publications through 2009, but nothing newer than that.
Hopefully, some of these authors and their works will lead to further explorations by readers here. While I am still sad that BAF had to be discontinued, hopefully this look back at the longlist I developed will underscore the reasons why Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and the original BAF series editor, Matt Cheney, felt it was important to have this anthology series founded in the first place. Even though BAF 4 will not be, the first three volumes are out there for readers to discover other authors (and some of the ones mentioned in these posts of mine also appeared in those volumes) and perhaps new favorites.


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Oh, no! Class act Daniel Radcliffe is disappointed in all of us for our flaming of Lana Del Rey!
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It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly... If you read what people are saying about her online, it's all about her past and her family and stuff that's nobody else's business ... I don't think [the performance] warranted anywhere near that reaction.
You are probably right, Dan, though to say that we turned on her would suggest that, at one point, people were rooting for the sleepy sex kitten to succeed. Regardless, we're sorry. I'M sorry. Besties?
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We've gotten a look at the money-shifting restructuring signed earlier this week by Texans receiver Andre Johnson. While the more immediate reality is that the deal created $4.125 million in 2013 cap space for the Texans, the deal now sets the stage for a tough decision as soon as 2014.
The conversion of $4.5 million in base salary and a $1 million roster bonus to a signing bonus simply pushes an extra $4.125 million into future years, at a rate of $1.375 million for each of the next three seasons. It increases Johnson's cap number in 2014 to $12.1 million and in 2015 to a whopping $16.1 million.
With the salary cap staying fairly flat and the free-agency market currently depressed, the 32-year-old Johnson's skills likely will at some point intersect with the financial commitment, compelling Johnson to take less in order to stay on the team.
Maybe Johnson will do it in order to stay with the only team for which he's ever played. Either way, the bridge will need to be crossed at some point in the next two years.


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(I like how the one that looks like a tube of toothpaste, don't you?) I know I should be pacing myself, but I've got the fever. Mustard fever. And the only cure for it is more mustard.
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I can eat squash everyday, I love it! So, I'm thrilled about a new squash recipe. Thanks!
The recipe looks delicious! We went to Austria this summer and brought mustard home too. Should have bought more, because now it's gone.
My husband's mom is Swiss, so whenever she goes back the family always requests random things ... including mustard! And it even comes in a little tube! You're much better to think it looks like toothpaste - I've always thought it looked like a Desitin bottle. And your recipe sounds delicious! I'll have to send you my friend's recipe for pork with a mustard cream sauce. mmmmm.
I don't think I could eat mustard out of a toothpaste tube. And I LOVE mustard. Thanks for the recipe! :)
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I adore butternut squash and interesting mustards. This recipe sounds fab.
And I'm more than a little jealous you got to go to Europe with your hubby.
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I'm thinking that tube may be a good April Fools Day joke on someone about to brush their teeth.
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text: As is always the case, more than one Mixed Martial Artist exited the Octagon at less than 100% after action related to last Wednesday night's lineup for UFC Fight Night 29. While every fighter who took to the cage was handed some sort of medical suspension by Brazil's regulatory board, a few are looking at extended absences from competition unless cleared by a doctor first. Topping the group is, unfortunately, Mike Pierce who was on the wrong end of a vicious Heel Hook from Rousimar Palhares the submission-specialist held onto longer than necessary. (Photos by USA Today Sports Images)


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One of the important differences between evangelical and liberal churches in the Pacific Northwest, according to James K. Wellman, Jr., is the prominence given to the message that Jesus is the one who can transform a person's life. "Jesus saves!" is central to evangelical church life and a key to growth, whereas in liberal churches, this message often is overshadowed by other faith-based convictions.
Here is Wellman's description of what he calls "the necessary engine of personal transformation [and] of social change" in evangelical churches:
At the core of the evangelical moral worldviews is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, based on an act of submission to the authority of their "Lord." This act of allegiance is intimate and intensely subjective. It is intimate in that the submission is not merely intellectual but also an emotional commitment that is cultivated endlessly through worship, prayer, ritual, and personal piety. It is subjective in that it centers on a personal decision by each individual that engages the core identity of the self. The intimacy and subjective nature of this core are not only continually nurtured but also normatively constructed. Leadership molds how these personal decisions should be made and how one should feel about them in the process. Indeed, the transformation of this personal core is the center of what many pastors and laypeople mentioned as an "authentic faith" (p. 60).
Reclaiming the message that "Jesus saves" could become a way for liberal churches to recover the vitality that in many of them has languished during recent decades. Some preachers who are grounded in liberal theology are finding ways of incorporating this message in their sermons. While the phrase "Jesus saves" may not be one they use, the basic idea is a central focus of sermons.
A recent sermon by the Rev. Barbara Blaisdell at First Christian Church in Portland, Oregon, illustrates how this theme can be preached. Her text was Mark 5:1-20, the healing of the man from the country of the Gerasenes. A key section in the sermon asserts that in order for healing to occur, a new center of authority needs to be established:
But hear this hopeful word: Christ doesn't need our unified desire to make us whole. Christ understands our conflicted desire and accepts it as a starting point. He has not come to punish. He has not come to punish. And he doesn't wait until we get ourselves together. Underneath the noise of all our competing internal voices, Jesus can hear the voice of the heart asking for help, no matter how small the cry.
So he says, "What's your name?"
"I'm not a name. Call me thousands—a number too big to have a name. I'm not a name. I'm a number."
"Good answer," says Jesus. It's the truth. And that's all he needs—the truth, even if it's a conflicted truth and a confused confession. Any confession that's true he accepts. He accepts it like a bridge. And he will cross it into the center of the heart. And then he gives a quiet command of astonishing authority.
Now authority is not a fashionable word these days. Because the word has been misused, claimed by principalities and powers that have no right to it. But there is an authority without which we die. Your world may be screaming and careening with chaos but the author of life, the Lord who called the earth into being still speaks. There is a living voice, which calls with authority, saving authority to master our madness, to order our chaos, to say to our darkness, "Let there be light."
To have a divided heart and will, to be a man or a woman against the self is not to be in need of a ten-step plan. It's to be in need of a sovereign, a sovereign who guides and centers all your impulses. Jesus Christ can make it so. If you are a Christian you have claimed that Jesus is Lord and Savior. To make that claim, to live as if it is so is to make all of the fragments come together around a healing center. To read the full text of the sermon, click Epiphany 5 Jesus Cures Hams.
As Wellman documents, it takes more than a sermon now and then to transform a person's life and to develop vital congregations. To change a life and congregational culture takes time, but a new kind of preaching can happen soon—maybe even next Sunday!
Note: To listen to a pod cast of this sermon, as preached in the 9:00 o'clock service with music by the Joyful Noise ensemble, click here. Most weeks, the church posts both the podcast and manuscript of the previous week's sermon. The graphic at the top is a detail from a Povey window at First Christian Church.


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Despite jitters about the health of the global economy and U.S. fiscal cliff, Corning said it anticipates glass market volume to grow in the fourth quarter in the low-single digits.
Previously, Corning projected a decline in the low- to mid-single digits in fourth-quarter glass market volumes.
The comments came ahead of a presentation on Tuesday at the Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Corning also said it expects to see the total LCD glass market volumes to grow in the mid-single digits sequentially. Management sees 2012 sales of Corning's Gorilla Glass approaching $1 billion.
The company cited stronger demand for both LCD TVs and other consumer electronics in North America and China.
However, Corning warned that it still expects LCD glass price declines in the fourth quarter to slightly outpace the declines seen in the third quarter.
"We expect our share of the LCD glass market to remain stable at quarter four levels as a result of the long-term supply agreements we entered into last quarter, and we anticipate price declines will be moderate in the first quarter," Tony Tripeny, Corning's senior vice president and corporate controller, said in prepared remarks to be delivered at the conference.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Things were supposed to get easier for the Padres when Giants righty Matt Cain was scratched from Tuesday night's start about an hour before first pitch due to a cut right index finger.
Someone forgot to tell Yusmeiro Petit.View Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Things were supposed to get easier for the Padres when Giants righty Matt Cain was scratched from Tuesday night's start about an hour before first pitch due to a cut right index finger.
Someone forgot to tell Yusmeiro Petit.View Full Game Coverage
San Francisco's emergency starter outclassed southpaw Eric Stults and San Diego's bats went cold again in a 6-0 loss at AT&T Park.
Even though his team spent most of the day preparing for Cain, Padres manager Bud Black didn't use the late switch as an excuse for the poor performance at the plate.
"I don't think it's tough. Players are conditioned to adjust on the fly," Black said of the pitching change. "We've faced Petit before; he's been around the league for over three years. Our guys know who the opposing pitchers are. We were informed during batting practice, so there's a good hour for our players to readjust. That's part of what players do -- constant mental adjustments today as it unfolds."
Cain suffered his injury in the clubhouse kitchen after batting practice while mishandling a knife. Pressed into starting duty, Petit went on to toss six shutout innings, needing just 72 pitches to complete his outing.
"I don't know this fellow, but I assume it didn't faze him," Black said of Petit. "Based on looking at him from the other side, he looks calm and poised. This guy's a Major League pitcher and he pitched a good game."
Meanwhile, Stults didn't make it out of the third inning. It was clear early on that he didn't have his best stuff. Giants leadoff man Angel Pagan took advantage of a high fastball in the middle of the plate for a homer in the first, before Buster Posey connected on a hanging curveball for another solo shot to make it 2-0 San Francisco after one inning.
Stults continued to get hit hard until the Giants chased him from the mound with a two-run single by Hector Sanchez and an RBI single by Brandon Crawford with two outs in the third. The outing was the shortest of the season for Stults (1-3, 5.34 ERA), who gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one.
"Tonight I felt like I didn't execute many pitches down in the zone," Stults said. "I knew they were probably going to be aggressive. They usually come out swinging early."
Stults said he felt like he was "one pitch away" from getting out of the third after retiring the hot-hitting Michael Morse on a 1-2-3 double play, but he couldn't put away Sanchez or Crawford.
"I thought Hector Sanchez's at-bat was the key," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "They were on the verge of getting out of the bases-loaded situation when Morse hit into that double play. Hector came through for us. If they get out of the inning, it's still a two-run game and they get a lift."
Once Stults left the game, longman Donn Roach turned in a sterling relief effort, allowing an unearned run on two hits while saving the bullpen. Alex Torres pitched the eighth for the Padres, but San Diego's relief corps should be in good shape for the series finale on Wednesday thanks to Roach.
Black went so far as to call Roach a "savior" for his effort.
"That's my role right now -- being the long guy," Roach said. "That's when I come in, when unfortunately something happens to the starter. I was fortunate enough to play my role today."
Meanwhile, Petit was perfect through his first three frames and faced just two batters over the minimum. He allowed three hits, walked none and struck out four in an outing made all the more impressive given the circumstances.
Everth Cabrera and Chris Denorfia each hit futile singles in the fourth, but San Diego's most memorable hit came from Roach, who drilled a double into right field in the sixth on the only big league pitch he's seen from the batter's box.
"That was one of the hardest balls we hit all night," Black said.
The contest also marked Yasmani Grandal's first start at first base. And while the catcher didn't make any highlight plays, he didn't have any miscues, either.
"I thought he did a fine job," Black said. "Footwork was, at times, a bit unorthodox ... but he didn't look out of place."
Just 24 hours after putting up a season-high six runs, the Padres were shut out for the fourth time. San Diego (13-15) has averaged just 2.68 runs per game, the lowest mark in the Majors.
Alex Espinoza is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Sadly, a lot of relief centers have stopped operating to aid the victims of Typhoon Parma (Pepeng). I am hoping that this list will become longer soon.
Businesses/ Commercial Establishments
- 7-11 branches – drop off point for relief goods
- ABS-CBN and its branches accepts donations and volunteers.
- Bantay Bata 163 Offices – drop off point
- Cafe by the Ruins (Baguio) – 23 Chuntug Street, Baguio City, Philippines, 2600 Phone: (+6374) 4424010
- FedEx branches – drop off point
- Jam 88.3 – accepts clothes, shoes, towels and blankets. Strata 200o Bldg, Emerald Ave, Ortigas Center
- Kapuso Foundation – accepts cash and goods
- Mag:Net – in Bonifacio High Street and Katipunan. Accepting clothes, towels, shoes and blankets.
- MTV Philippines – accepting donations Mondays to Saturdays, 9 am to 5 pm. 3rd floor of Silver City, corner Julia Vargas. Behind the SM Hypermart along C5 in Pasig
- Negros Navigation – offers free delivery of donations from all over the Philippines. Call (02) 554-8777
- NU107 – accepts clothes, shoes, blankets, towels. AIC Gold Tower, Emerald Ave, Ortigas Center
- Papemelroti stores in 91 Roces Ave. / Ali Mall Cubao / SM City North EDSA / SM Fairview / SM Megamall / Glorietta 3 in Makati / SM Centerpoint / SM Southmall are accepting relief goods (canned goods / milk / bottled water / clothes NO CASH pls.)
- Philippine Daily Inquirer – 1098 Chino Roces Ave. corner Mascardo and Yague Streets, Makati City and to any of its classified ads branches, and to any McDonald's branch within Metro Manila. Donations in kind, such as instant noodles, canned goods, formula milk, blankets and clothes, are urgently needed. Call 8978808 loc. 260 and look for Megi Garcia
- Route 196 – accepts clothes, shoes, towels, blankets
- Smart Wireless Centers – SM Fairview, SM North EDSA, Gateway Mall Cubao, AliMall Cubao, SM Megamall, SM Muntinlupa, SM Bicutan, SM Sucat, Festival Mall Alabang, Alabang Town Center and SM Southmall. Will accept cash or goods.
Government/ Civil Society/ Movements
- Akbayan – taking donations, call 433-69-33/433-68-31 to donate or volunteer.
- Angel Brigade – until 2nd week of October. 1-9 PM at Icon Showroom, Rizal Drive corner 4th Street, Fort
- Bagong Alyansang Makabayan's BALSA (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan) – send in your relief goods (RTE foods, clothings, medicines, bottled water) & money to #1 Erythrina Bldg. Maaralin cor Matatag Sts. Bgy Central, Quezon City, tel. 4340624 and 09227852356.
- Baguio City Hall – drop off relief goods at City Disaster Coordinating Council or DSWD.
- Black Pencil Project – wants to give school supplies and art therapy to the kids who are still traumatized by the typhoons. Visit their website to find out what they need as well as where to donate.
- CARA Philippines – needs cat and dog food for rescued animals. Also accepts paypal/cash donations. Contact Nancy 09209126624 or Mona 09209054960.
- Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC) – Relief goods for typhoon victims being accepted at 72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC. Tel (+632-9299820/22). Also accepts cash donations.
Account Name: Citizens' Disaster Response Center
Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City
Peso Account # 3-63600741-3
Dollar Account # 2-63600158-3 || Swift Code: MBT…CPHMM
After your deposit, email or fax the copy of deposit/remittance slip to email@example.com or +632 929-9822. Include the donor's name, exact mailing address and contact number for the official receipt.
- Cordillera Peoples Alliance – needs cash and in kind donations. Contact 0920-9286370 or 074-3044239
- Corporate Network for Disaster Reponse – Deposit cash donation to bank account no. 0031 0654 02 BPI Ayala Paseo Branch
- Department of Social Welfare and Development – donation drop off points: National Resource Operations Center, Chapel Road, Pasay City (Contact: Mrs. Francon Favian) / Quezon City Area Disaster Resource Operations Monitoring and Info Center (DROMIC) (Contact Rey Martija or Imee Rose Castillo, Tel Nos. 951-7119, 951-2435 or Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera Tel No. 0918-934-5625) / San Rafael corner Legarda Streets, Quiapo, Manila (Contact: Dir. Thelsa P. Biolna, Dir. Delia Bauan Tel Nos. 734-8622, 734-8642)
- Gabriela – drop off relief goods at 118-A Sct. Rallos, Bgy. Sacred Heart, QC Tel. 9295342
- Gawad Kalinga – you may drop off donations at the RFM Gym
- Kabataan Partylist – Drop off donations or volunteer at 118-B Sct. Rallos QC. 09266677163 or email@example.com
- KaEskwela Relief Mission – needs food, toiletries, medicines and med supplies, beddings, household items, clothes and underwear, slippers and shoes, diapers and milk for babies.
- Kapuso Foundation – accepts all kinds of donations. Also needs volunteers.
- Knowledge Channel Foundation Tulong Balik Eskwela – needs school supplies donations for the children. Also accepts monetary donation. See this blog post for things they need and where to drop off.
- Megatent Relief Group – accepting donations for Pepeng victims. Megatent is along Meralco Ave, Ortigas (beside Renaissance Building)
- Partido Lakas ng Masa Office – needs donations for Bagong Silangan Payatas, Riverside E.rod (2,500 families), Malanday Marikina, DagatDagatan(CaMaNa), Pasig and Cainta. 111-D Malakas St., Bgy Central, Teacher's Village, QC. Contact Amy at 434-3947
- Philippines Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) – send cat and dog food, medicines, roofed cages, lamps and flashlights to PAWS Animal Shelter located along Aurora Blvd at the boundary of Marikina and QC (see map). You may also donate money via G-Cash, Credit Card or Paypal.
- Philippine National Red Cross different ways to Donate.
- Philippine National Red Cross, Shaw Blvd – accepts all kinds of donations. Volunteers are sometimes needed too.
- Sagip Kapamilya hotlines (+632-4132667, +632-4160387) #13 Examiner St. West Triangle, QC. and Scout Mayoran, cor. Morato, near Alex III.
- Serve the People Brigade – urgently needs relief goods. See the list and details here.
- TAKDER Youth Group – accepting donations for Cordilleras. Room 304, NCCP Bldg, Edsa, QC. Tel 4138543
- Tulong Kabataan! – Relief aid for Pepeng victims accepted at 55 Upper Ferguson Rd, Baguio City. Contact Karla 0923-3189274
- Unicef Philippines – accepts monetary donations via cheques. Call 751-1000 or 758-1442
Religious/ Schools & Universities
- Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridg. Accepts relief goods and cash donations (+632-5639298, +632-5639308)
- La Salle Greenhills – drop off donations at Gate 2
- MissionPartner.org (c/o Pentacostal Christian Church Inc.) – accepts monetary donations for the victims of Typhoon Parma.
Pentecostal Christian Church Inc.
Acct. Number: 4960048118
Banco De Oro (BDO)
Solano Branch, Nueva Vizcaya
Swift Code – BNORPHMM
- EDSA Shrine – urgently needs rice, noodles, and canned goods for Pangasinan victims.
- Victory churches – accepting relief goods for the victims.
- Red Cross – Text RED <10, 25, 50, or 100> to 4483 (SMART) / text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882 (G-cash) / text RED <5, 25, 50, 100 or 300> to 2899 (GLOBE). All transaction fees have been waived.
- Smart Money – text ONDOY <amount> to 270. Or go to your Smart Money menu > purchase > mpay > store code (ONDOY) > pay from > choose card > amount > confirmation (OK) > enter W-Pin.
- Ayala Foundation – you can use your credit card to donate
- The Bayani Movement – a project by a Filipino musician in Vancouver who wants to raise funds through music. Donations can be made via Paypal
- CARA Philippines – accepts paypal donations for rescued animals
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – accepts donations by phone, mail, or online via credit card
- Children International – their staff in Metropolitan Manila carry relief operations in affected areas.
- Children's Relief Fund (CRF) – accepts online donations via Paypal and through bank transfers
- Citizens' Disaster Response Center (CDRC) – Accepts monetary donations through money transfer.
Account Name: Citizens' Disaster Response Center
Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City
Peso Account # 3-63600741-3
Dollar Account # 2-63600158-3 || Swift Code: MBT…CPHMM
After your deposit, email or fax the copy of deposit/remittance slip to firstname.lastname@example.com or +632 929-9822. Include the donor's name, exact mailing address and contact number for the official receipt.
- Gawad Kalinga One World – donate via Credit Card online or make a transfer to their US Savings account 3104 0162 34 (Swift code: BOPIPHMM) – BPI EDSA Greenhills. If you need a receipt, fax your deposit slip to Delfin Mangona, Operation GK Walang Iwanan at +63 02 726 7405. Kindly indicate name of donor and contact number.
- Happyslip – is accepting online donations (chip-in) which will go to Red Cross
- Light of Jesus Community Foundation, Inc. (Bo Sanchez's community) – accepts cash donations through money transfer.
Account Name: Light of Jesus Community Foundation, Inc.BDO Dollar Account
Account Number: 3970-033971
Routing Code: BNORPHMM
Branch: General Araneta Branch Cubao
BPI Peso Account
Account Number: C/A: 2900-0012-34
Routing Code: BOPIPHMM
Branch: St. Ignatius Katipunan Branch
Account Number: C/A: 3970-048057
Branch General Araneta Cubao Branch
For donation acknowledgement: email at firstname.lastname@example.com or fax at (02) 7275615 or (02) 7269918
- Kanlungan Alliance of Filipino Organizations – accepting paypal donations. Proceeds will be sent to CDRC.
- Kapuso Foundation – accepts credit card donations. See list of accredited accounts
- myAyala.com account for Philippine Jesuits – you can use your credit card to donate. On the line "I would like to donate to:", write "xs4ondoy".
- My Flower Depot – donate online in increments of $5, 10, 15 and 20. Donations will be deposited to Red Cross and ABS-CBN foundation. Your deposit will be confirmed through scanned deposit slip via email. Direct link: http://myflowerdepot.com/shop/category.asp?catid=51
- Operation Blessings International – supplies the victims with medicine, food, and other aid. Help fund their work by donating money online via credit card.
- Philippine Embassies
- Philippine National Red Cross – accepts credit card donations on their site.
- Thomas Reuters Foundation – has an online donation for the staff but will also accept donations from non-staff members
- Unicef – accepts donations via credit card
- World Food Programme – donate using Credit Card at https://www.wfp.org/donate/ondoy
- World Vision – accepting monetary donations online for the victims of Ketsana, Melor, and Parma.
- ANCOP USA – You can send your checks to ANCOP USA, PO Box 10095, Torrance, CA 90505. Or go to http://www.ancopusa.org if you prefer to do it online via credit card.
- Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy & Leadership (Oakland, CA) – Look for Armael Malinis, AnakBayan-East Bay. 310 8th Street, Suite 215 Oakland, CA 94710, Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm. For monetary donations, checks can be made out to "Lakasdiwa," a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers' organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put "Typhoon Ondoy Relief" on the check's note.
- Ayala Foundation USA
You can issue checks payable to Ayala Foundation USA with project noted (Gawad Kalinga Ondoy Relief) and send to:Ayala Foundation USA
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 428
Redwood City, CA 94065
Tel. no. 1-650-598-3126
Fax No. 1-650-508-8898
Email email@example.com
Or you can donate to Ayala Foundation USA via credit card by visiting this link. In "choosing organization to receive the donation", please choose choose "Gawad Kalinga-Relief". Alternatively, you can use Gawad Kalinga One World's Donation Form.
- BALSA Relief CoordinatorsFernando Fernando 323-854-4478 (Central LA)
Kuusela Hilo 818-395-9207 (LA)
Daya Mortel 206-355-0256 (West LA)
Victor Romero 424-225-0322 (South Bay)
Eugene Gambol email@example.com (San Diego)Checks can be made out to Tulong Sa Bayan. (Tax-deductible) Online donations via paypal can be made at http://www.bayanusa.org. Money, clothes, blankets, non-perishable food, medicines, toiletries and other basic necessities can be dropped off at designated BALSA locations in Southern California.
Drop-Off Location: 519 S. Spring (between 5th and 6th) LA, CA 90013. (323-854-4478, Fernando Fernando)
- BAYAN USA – financial donations will be used to buy food, medicines, and other basic necessities which will go directly to workers, peasants and the urban poor. Financial donations may be made via paypal or deposited at any CHASE bank.
Account Name: BAYAN-USA
Account Number: 340-209749-3
E-mail: email@example.com
- BKPNewYork – are also specifically collecting children's books to the Philippines. Please contact Frederick (646)6417183 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Filipino Community Center (San Francisco) – drop off donations at 4681 Mission Street, San Francisco. For monetary donations, checks can be made out to "Lakasdiwa," a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers' organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put "Typhoon Ondoy Relief" on the check's note.
- Filipino Community Support (FOCUS) and Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC) in San Jose, CA – email Melissa Nievera at email@example.com. Drop off sites:
Welch Park Community Building
Located at corner of Kenesta Way and Clarice Dr
San Jose, CA 95122
(open everyday from 2pm to 5pm to receive donations)Valley Faith United Methodist Church
1251 Sandia Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089De Anza College
Beginning October 8, 2009, ISANG PUSO will have donation bins set up on campus for donations drop off.
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014
San Jose State University
Akbayan Filipino Student Club Table – In front of Student Union
1 Washington Sq
San Jose, CA 95192
Hours are: M-Th 11-3:30pm
- Fellowship for Filipino Migrants (FFM) – PO Box 901 Glenview, IL 60025-9998. Email them at firstname.lastname@example.com Nerissa (224)3816888
- Forex Cargo – is accepting relief goods. Donations will be forwarded to Gawad Kalinga's relief efforts. Please call for information on other branches: 310-523-4080
- Jeff Rice of BALSA (Seattle) – email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or call him at 206-2918078
- Island Pacific Market, Panorama City – will accept monetary donations. Collected money will be sent directly to Philippine National Red Cross courtesy of RCBC Remit Panorama City.
- LBC branches – accepts monetary donations for free. Donations will be automatically credited to the Banco de Oro account of ABS-CBN Foundation. They also accept free freight for relief goods donations until the end of October.
- Liwanag Kultural Center (Daly City) – Accepts all kinds of donations. Drop off at Hillside Park Clubhouse 222 Lausanne Ave. Daly City, CA 94014 Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-6:00 and Wednesdays 3:30-8:00. Checks can be made out to "Lakasdiwa," a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers' organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put "Typhoon Ondoy Relief" on the check's note.
- Kalusugan Coalition – accepting donations. Call 2016534600 for office hours. 591 Summit Avenue Suite 412 Jersey City, 07306. Corner Summit & Newark Ave.
- Manila Forwarders – is offering free shipping of relief goods which will be forwarded to Philippine Red Cross. Please read this to know affiliate establishments for worldwide donations
Manila Forwarder – Southern California
4249 Eagle Rock Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tel: (323) 478-1599Manila Forwarder – Northern California
5750 Mission St,
San Francisco, CA 94112
Tel: (510) 750-3036
- NAFCON USA – Fil-Ams and Americans can may tax-exempt donations. Send donations to Bayanihan Ctr 40-21 69th St Woodside NY 11377 Tel 516-9011832. Contact Cling at (516) 901-1832
- Operation USA – donate for their relief supplies which will be forwarded to local health care agencies and NGOs
- Patricia Guevarra (San Diego, CA) – for general info on relief efforts in San Diego, contact her at 858 692 0785, email@example.com
- Pandayan Center in New York – is looking for clothes, canned goods, shoes, medicines and cash donations. They're at 406 W40th St. Between 9th & 10th Aves. New York, NY 10018 10AM-9PM. Contact Leah 646-2477200, Chevy 646-2902281, or 212-5646057
- Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines – contact Claire Oliveros at email@example.com
- Sinugba Cafe (New Jersey) – 561 Westside Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07304
- South of Market Community Action Network – accepts Ketsana/Parma relief aid. 1070 Howard St, San Francisco, CA
- Stony Brook University (New York) – please contact Jun Rose (646)7503489.
- Stanford's Pilipino American Student Union (PASU) – contact AV David at firstname.lastname@example.com or (650) 491-4561
- Sure Pinoy Oriental Food Mart (Massachusetts) – drop off relief goods at 145 Water St Quincy, MA 02169-6535 Telephone number: (508) 997-1246 (617) 328-8880. Look for Mr. Yoel.
- Washington Bedans – is looking for old clothes and canned goods donations. Contact email@example.com so they can pick up donations.
- The Philippine Embassy – will accept donations in kind between 9am-5pm until Fri. Contact them at (02) 259-0139 up to 40 or (08) 992-65954, or at email@example.com. You may also visit them at 760 Sukhumvit Road corner Soi Philippines (30/1) Bangkok
- RAMTRON Intl & Intl Committee of the Red Cross (Kuwait Chapter) – drop off donations at RAMTRON International, UTC Bldg, Kuwait City. Tel : (+965) 22413304 or (+965) 66671624 (Mr. Roylan A. Buenaflor). Donations are also accepted at the Intl Committee of the Red Cross – Kuwait Chapter @ Block 5, Street 3, House # 32,Jabriya, Kuwait. Tel : (+965) 25322061.
- LBC – is accepting any kind of donations, goods or cash. The number is 2026-8536 / 2070-0557. Lot G-13, Kompleks Kota Raya, KUL (10AM – 7PM).
Hong Kong
- Ateneo Alumni Association Hong Kong Chapter – monetary donations may be deposited at HSBC Account No. 808-416564-001. Text 62957677 the amount and the time of deposit. Donations in kind can be dropped off at Camille Genuino's residence.
- Louise Kathryn Yu – She has placed a cash donation box at the YWCA on MacDonell Road.
- Medicins Sans Fontieres Hong Kong – is accepting monetary donations which will go to the medical relief works including the devastated areas in the Philippines. They also accept volunteers.
- Typhoon Parma Relief Operation – a facebook group
- MissionPartner.org – accepts donations for their missions in devastated areas in the Philippines
- PNB, LBC and i-Remit Singapore – will be waiving remittance fees for donations to Philippine Red Cross
- Afreight Cargo – will accept relief goods at #03-09 Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road. Contact Person: Maureen Schepers 6235-1011/91117855.
- Philippine Embassy – see http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg/index.cfm?GPID=53. Further queries may be directed to Ms. Pearl Camento at firstname.lastname@example.com, subject: "Typhoon Ondoy".
- Red Cross – now accepting cash donations
- Sagip Migrante Fund Drive – accepts paypal donations and direct deposits via Migrante Melbourne's bank account (Account No: 120724224, Account Name: Migrante Melbourne, BSB No. 633000. Proceeds will be remitted to Migrante International workers delivering basic relief goods to affected communities.
- Philippine Airlines – has offered free air freight for sending relief goods. Drop off point is at Revesby Press 3/50 George Street Granville. Donations will be sent to Rotary Club Marikina and Gawad Kalinga.
- LBC Australia – drop off relief goods at Revesby press 3/50 George Street, Granville. They are offering free freight services until the end of October.
- PCC – for monetary donations call Noelle at 0422233660. Tune in to SBS radio on Thursday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am for details.
United Arab Emirates
- University of the Philippines Alumnae Association UAE – will be setting up boxes for donations to be sent to PH for Ondoy victims. See http://upaauae.org/ for more details
- AFCM Temporalities – visit any CIBC branch and make a donation to the following account:
AFCM Temporalities Account
Transit #7012
Account #56-24010
For more information, contact the Philippine Independence Day Council.
- Goldilocks Bakeshop – E11th st. And Main.
- Multicultural Helping House – E32nd Ave. And Fraser, Vancouver
- Unicef Canada – accepts online donations. Call 1-877-955-3111 for more info.
United Kingdom
- Oxfam – you may donate online via Credit Card
- EAST LONDON – drop off point. Contact Jamil Reyes 07732404545 or RJ Fernandez 07506681522 email email@example.com
- NORTH LONDON (Collindale or Kingsbury) – drop off point. Highlight Express, 88 Hay Lane, Kingsbury NW9 0LG, London Contact Sharon at 0208 205 89900208/ 205 0449 or email@example.com
- WEST LONDON (South Kensington) – drop off point. Call 07872962575 in West London
- Forex Umac – offers free shipping of relief goods. 23 Fairdale Garden Hayes UB3 3JA United Kingdom
- Philippines Emergency Appeal – is accepting donations. Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS. E-mail your name and contact number to email@example.com. A volunteer member will contact you regarding the collection arrangements for your donation.
- Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) – is appealing for donations for the victims of Ketsana and the quake in Indonesa.
- Migrante UK – is accepting cash donations. Proceeds will go to Operation Sagit Migrante relief operations in the Philippines.
- Shiera Catalan – to donate, contact her at +32485328811
Saudi Arabia
- Migrante Chapters
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: KGS-Migrante Chairperson Eric Jocson Phone No. 0531822766
KGS-Migrante Sec. Gen Mike Garlan Phone No. 0505629 89930
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Khobar Chairperson Choie De Leon Phone No. 0569117563
Migrante-Khobar Sec.Gen Gerry De Guzman, Phone No. 0507373906
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Migrante-Jeddah Chairperson Bob Fajarito, Phone No. 050502745340
Other Middle East countries
- Contact Monterona – mobile No. 00966 564978012 or email email@example.com
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Cabochon Buying and Setting: 6 Things You Need to Know if You Make Cabochon Jewelry
You don't know what you don't know until you know it, you know? Even after years of studying gemstones, I didn't know many important facts about cabochons that would affect how they are set and used in jewelry until the first time I tried to set a cabochon on my own.
Issue after issue arose. How can my back plate be uneven? Why is the bezel lopsided? What's causing the bezel wire to crimp? A poorly cut cabochon, that's what. I know types of gems, I know gem quality–but when I bought my first cabs to set on my own, I didn't know what to look for to choose the best cabochons for my jewelry designs. Here are the six things I wish I'd known when I first attempted to buy cabs and make cabochon jewelry, by Lexi Erickson.
- When you are choosing a cabochon that will be used with a bezel, check the shape and make sure that the bottom is flat, otherwise it will rock back and forth on the back plate of your piece. Mabé pearls are especially guilty of this. A perfectly flat bottom will make it much easier to work with.
- Check the sides of the stone. Notice if the sides are straight up and down, or if they are angled toward the top of the stone. Stones angled with a smaller bottom and larger toward the top will not fit well into a bezel. Stones with the straight sides will probably need to be set into a bezel with a bit of glue to hold them. Stones wider at the bottom and gradually narrower at the top will be easier to set.
- When you find a stone that screams "PICK ME PICK ME!" first check out the angle of the sides. A well-cut stone will have the same angle all around the stone. A poorly cut stone will have different angles on each side, and though you may not notice it now, your bezel will fold down differently on the sides, and it will look like a poorly set stone, when really it's a poorly cut stone. So hold a stone at eye-level and check the angles around the stone.
- Check the front of the stone to make sure it's level across the face of the cab. Again, a poorly cut stone will catch a reflection of an angle, which may mar the beauty of the face of the cab. The polish, or the recent excursion into matte stones (my favorite) should be an even finish all across the face of the stone.
- A well-cut stone will have a tiny, almost indiscernible 45-degree angle cut all along the bottom edge of the stone. This is there for a very important reason. When you have a snug bezel, and you go to pop the stone into the bezel, you can accidently chip the edge of a stone without that little cut on the bezel as you snap it into place (I call it the "snap heard around the world"). That snap may result in a crack appearing on the face of your stone and the cracking of your stone all the way through. Disaster!
- Don't pass up a stone because of its highly irregular edges. One of my favorite pieces is a petrified tree fern with a very rough top edge. I set it with prongs, so as to not block the delicacy of that rough edge. So buy that unusual cut and give your creativity a nudge. A sharply pointed stone may need greater caution and some expertise in setting. —Lexi
We've compiled all the information you need to know when setting and even cutting cabs to make cabochon jewelry in our Cabochon Cutting and Setting Ultimate Collection, which is available for less than half the retail price. It includes two cabochon-cutting videos (one download, one DVD), 20 cabochon jewelry-making projects in two eBooks as well as five bonus eProjects and four issues of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine that feature cabochon jewelry information. Whew, that's a lot! And you can get this wealth of knowledge from dozens of gem and jewelry experts all for less than $50.


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Terrell Suggs looked pretty good in his return to action, finishing with four tackles, a sack, and a deflection. Yes, the Ravens got blown out, but Suggs is feeling like his old happy-go-lucky self, and you know what that means: horrifying gummy smiles.
The Ravens posted a bunch of behind-the-scenes pics of yesterday's photo day, and Suggs looks like his old self, running around and causing all sorts of trouble. Above, photobombing the DB's group shot. Here, dancing—and, you'll notice, not wearing his own jersey. At some point, Suggs threw on Haloti Ngata's #92 jersey, even sneaking it into the team photo. And here's more of that inhuman maw.
The Ravens have been beset by injuries, and looked far from unbeatable this year, even in the games they have won—yet they've still got a two-game lead in the division. So I guess there's reason to smile. Just...please stop smiling at us, Terrell.


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The Texas state board of education heard testimony about the proposed new set of state science standards during its meeting on November 19, 2008 — and plenty of the testimony concerned the treatment of evolution in the standards. As the Dallas Morning News (November 20, 2008) explained, the standards "will dictate what is taught in science classes in elementary and secondary schools and provide the material for state tests and textbooks. The standards will remain in place for a decade after their approval by the state board."
Scientists at public and private universities in Texas overwhelmingly reject the arguments advanced by the antievolutionists seeking to undermine the treatment of evolution in Texas's state science standards, according to a report just released by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund.
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, the NOVA documentary about Kitzmiller v. Dover, was among the winners of the 2008 Science Journalism Awards presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor excellence in science reporting.
The Texas state board of education is scheduled to hear testimony on the state's science standards on November 19, 2008, and the treatment of evolution is likely to be a contentious issue.
A video project from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology devotes a segment to discussing paleontology, evolution, and creationism. The thirty-three-minute video, entitled "We Are SVP," debuted on the society's website on October 29, 2008.
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Anthony "A.J." Williams works in science by day and in the sweet science by night.
He's accustomed to the good-natured verbal jabs he takes about his pursuit of a boxing career.
"They actually just make jokes about it all day every day," the 26-year-old fighter said of his colleagues at Parexel International, a bio/pharmaceutical services organization, where he works as a research technician in Baltimore.
"When I was an amateur, I had to be clean-shaved. So I came into work with a pencil mustache looking like I was someone's father. But they are all actually pretty excited about watching me fight."
They'll get that opportunity Friday, when Williams, a Cockeysville resident, makes his professional debut at the "Salisbury Slugfest" at Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on a card presented by Jake the Snake Promotions. He'll fight Issa Coulibaly of Washington.
Williams was captain of the Penn State boxing team and placed third in the National Collegiate Boxing Association tournament in 2010, earning All-America status.
Since moving to Baltimore, he has trained with Jake "The Snake" Smith at Baltimore Boxing in Fells Point.
"As long as he trains hard and he's in the gym he's going to be all right," said Jeff Passero, one of his trainers. "He's a good boxer with fair power but needs to continue just working on his conditioning for this next fight.
"Since he's turning pro, he's getting serious now about coming to the gym. It was probably difficult for him at first trying to balance school with training, but I think he is very focused on being the best boxer he can be now. He's lost his last couple of fights, but I told him the only way you're going to get better is if you train hard. If you don't train like the best you're not going to beat the best, but he's definitely motivated to turn pro."
Williams, a middleweight, uses his 6-foot-4, 160-pound frame to his advantage, smothering opponents with his length and combining it with his powerful right hand.
"He's tall, and his reach is the best thing working for him," said Jerome Featherstone, a fellow Baltimore Boxing club fighter. "When he uses his length, he's so tough to get into."
Williams has fought 20 amateur bouts during four years in the ring.
"I need to work on everything," he said. "My biggest thing right now is working on my jab and just being confident and really sitting on my punches, transferring all of my power from my legs to my hands. That way I can be a lot more powerful when I'm in the ring."
Williams is influenced by fighters such as Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns, who overwhelmed opponents with power, and Floyd Mayweather Jr., who uses speed and defense to outbox fighters.
"Before the night of the semifinal match that I had at nationals I watched a couple of Tommy's fights. I pretty much try to embody their style and do everything they did," he said.
Williams' punching power can sometimes be difficult to sustain through a 10-round fight because of his injury history. Williams has had six knee surgeries, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in both joints, tearing a meniscus in his left and dislocating his right. The damage was done not in the ring, but while playing basketball, which he did for one year at Sussex Technical High in Georgetown, Del., near where he grew up in Frankford, and two years at Penn State Schuylkill.
"I've had fewer injuries in boxing than I've had in basketball," he said.
One type of injury that concerns boxers is brain trauma.
"I haven't had any concussions yet, thank God, but I feel like the injuries and stuff that pros develop are more because of overuse and not getting out of the sport fast enough," Williams said.
"I feel like if I start having concussions and things like that I will get out of the sport immediately, because no amount of money is worth my health. So I feel like it's more of a longevity thing. If your speech patterns start changing, it's time to get out."
He certainly doesn't want to jeopardize his medical career.
"As a research technician at Parexel, I do a lot of phlebotomy, IV insertions, ECGs, vital signs, and basically test pharmaceutical medications for a lot of big pharmaceutical companies before they go" to the Food and Drug Administration, Williams said. "I like the statistical analyses that people put together for pharmaceutical research."
He received a bachelor's degree in life sciences from Penn State and is working on a master's in biotechnology online.
"I'm still debating on whether I want to go to medical school or not. I've been in school for years now," Williams said. "But for now all I want is a chance at that belt, something every boxer dreams of."
'Salisbury Slugfest'
Friday, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Doors 6:30 p.m., first bell 8 p.m.
Main event: Cruiserweight Alexis Guerrero of Salisbury vs. Elvin Sanchez of Atlantic City, N.J.
Baltimore-area fighters on the card: A.J. Williams (Cockeysville) and Lonnie Kornegay (Baltimore)
Tickets: $20 to $90
Ticket information: Go to WicomicoCivicCenter.org or call the box office at 410-548-4911 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)


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A Greens senator says it's cruel to deny the ill access to medical cannabis because of the stigma associated with it.
Senator Richard di Natale, who is a doctor, says there's clear evidence that medical cannabis can be very effective for prescribed medical purposes.
"I just think it's cruel to deny people the option just because there's some stigma associated with it," he told the Nine Network on Sunday, amid a renewed push to legalise the drug for medical use.
"We're going to push to try and get people on all sides of politics to back this reform.
"The science and the evidence is very, very clear."
The recently re-established Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy and Law Reform, convened by federal Labor, coalition and Green MPs, discussed the issue in Canberra on Thursday.
Liberal co-convenor Sharman Stone said trials had shown the value of using medicinal cannabis in relieving suffering associated with some terminal conditions.
"As a compassionate society we must join other developed nations in allowing the regulated use of medicinal cannabis," Ms Stone said in a statement.
The NSW parliament is expected to consider legislation to give terminally ill patients access to cannabis after senior cabinet ministers voiced support for a Private Members Bill to be introduced in August.
Australia's largest doctors' union, the Australian Medical Association, has acknowledged cannabis has "therapeutic potential".
Senator di Natale said politicians tend to shy away from controversial issues, but they had to be guided by science and evidence.
He wants to see cannabis growers licensed in the same way as poppy growers.
"It's a very, very effective drug," he said.
"Medical marijuana is much less addictive than some of the opiate-type painkillers we already give."
He said medical cannabis helped cancer patients manage their weight, pain and nausea.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 18, 2009) - The ETSU men's soccer team is set to host Elon in a non-conference match Saturday at 3 p.m. at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
The Bucs (1-1-2) drew a 1-1 tie against Virginia Tech last Sunday to get back to .500 on the season. Sophomore Jaron Westbrook (Round Rock, Texas) leads the team in points (3) and game-winning goals (1).
The Buccaneers defeated Elon 1-0 on the road a year ago in the only meeting between the two teams. ETSU is 2-2-1 all-time against teams from the Southern Conference.
The Phoenix (2-2-1) come into the match with a two-game win streak after defeating Clemson on Wednesday, 2-0. Elon is led by Chris Thomas as he has a team leading two goals on the season.
Fans don't miss out on the opportunity to be a part of "Walk the Lawn vs. Elon" to benefit ETSU Habitat. Registration to participate in the first annual pre-game walk-a-thon is $15. This walk benefits ETSU Habitat for Humanity and provides resources for volunteers to help build homes. Registration includes an event t-shirt (as supplies last) and a free voucher for Saturday's soccer game.
The walk starts Saturday at 1:15 p.m. with the starting location and sign up's located at the Wesley Foundation on ETSU's campus. Participants will walk to the new ETSU Habitat home and finish up at Summers-Taylor Stadium for the ETSU Men's Soccer game vs. Elon. There will also be special recognitions at half-time of the game.
For more information on "Raise the Roof for Habitat" and "Walk the Lawn vs. Elon" contact ETSU Habitat at firstname.lastname@example.com or Sara Hacker at email@example.com. ETSU Habitat will also be taking donations during the soccer match vs. Elon.
Saturday is also the ETSU Athletics Youth Soccer Month Celebration. All youth soccer players in eighth grade and lower will receive free admission to the match.
Live stats are available by clicking the link above. For more information on Buccaneer men's soccer or any other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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This is the first of a three-part series, guest-hosted by Troy Hick, author of the new Heinemann title, The Digital Writing Workshop, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project at Central Michigan University. In this series, we will be exploring the principles and practices described in Troy's book. For this first episode, Troy welcomed three teachers (along with Paul Allison and Susan Ettenheim) to the conversation, and they discuss how they foster student choice and inquiry in their writing classrooms:
Penny Kittle, Kennett High School in New Hampshire will offer perspectives on writing workshop principles and why we need to begin to focus on digital writing
Sara Beauchamp-Hicks, formerly of Negaunee High School in Michigan will discuss her use of wikis and Google Docs to spur student inquiry
Chris Sloan of Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City will share insights on how students can make choices with RSS readers and blogging
Next week, on October 7th, Troy and his guests will explore the idea of "author's craft" as it relates to creating digital texts. On October 14th, Troy will lead a discussion on the process of conferring and response to student writers as they create digital texts. We would invite you to join us on Wednesday at http://EdTechTalk.com/live at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific USA Wednesdays / 01:00 UTC Thursdays World Times.
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Pat Roberston Claims Gays Intentionally Spreading AIDS; Abuses DMCA To Stifle Criticism
from the holy-hell dept
Yet we continue to see examples in which IP law is used to censor self-speech in this way. Take another foray into technology by Pat Robertson, whom we last saw saying that crimes committed in video games were equal in sin to crimes committed in real life. This time, the Christian Broadcast Network, which carries the flagship The 700 Club led by Robertson, has been issuing DMCA notices for clips of the show in which Robertson informs the faithful that homosexual activists are intentionally spreading AIDS among the pious by shaking their hands while wearing a ring with a sharp puncture device that has infected blood on the tip.
Now, let's be clear: For the purposes of this article, my view, your view, anyone's view on sexuality is irrelevant. We're here because Robertson said this, other groups are using the video as commentary, and the CBN is actively attempting to censor the videos using intellectual property law. That's the issue at hand. Case in point, the Rightwingwatch.org site linked above is obviously also an advocacy group with their own agenda with which you may not agree. That doesn't matter. They have their right to speech the same as anyone else and the CBN abusing the law to try and stifle the inevitable backlash over Robertson's false statement is wrong no matter whom you agree with. The good news is that, in this case, the other DMCA shoe has dropped and some of the videos that had been taken down by YouTube are now back up after the appropriate counter-claims were filed. That said, it's ridiculous that any counter-claim was necessary in the first place. Robertson is an evangelist; you'd think he'd want his words out there as much as possible, if he actually believes what he says. Censorship using government law is something you'd think religious groups would be actively opposed to, not employing.
And, in the meantime, this story is now traveling in far wider circles than it would have if the CBN hadn't raised a censorious finger. Way to go, all around!


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Cub Scout Marbles
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| Marbles
Belt Loop and Pin
Marbles Sports Belt Loop
Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
- 1. Explain the rules of Ringer or another marble game to your leader or adult partner
- 2. Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the game of Ringer or another marble game.
- 3. Participate in a game of marbles.
Sports Pin Requirements
Earn the Marbles belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- 1. Compete in a den, pack, or community marbles tournament
- 2. Explain to an adult what lagging is. Demonstrate how to do it.
- 3. Demonstrate the following shooting techniques: knuckling down, bowling, and lofting (also called plunking).
- 4. Explain the correct way of scoring for a game game. of marbles.
- 5. Play five complete matches of marbles using standard rules.
- 6. Start a collection of marbles and show it at a den or pack meeting.
- 7. Write a short report on the history of marbles and share it with your den or family.
- 8. Explain the rules about shooters.
- Earning the Cub Scout Marbles Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is an option for requirement 3 of the Webelos Sportsman Activity Badge.
- Details on earning a Cub Scout Sports or Academic pin or belt loop multiple times
Related achievements, electives, or other awards
- Tiger Cub Scout
- Wolf Cub Scout
- Bear Cub Scout
- Webelos Scout
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- OCHA: Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 71 | 24 December 2018 - 7 January 2019
- FEWS NET: Ethiopia Food Security Outlook, December 2018
- UNICEF: UNICEF Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report #11 – Reporting Period: November 2018
Appeals & Response Plans
- OCHA: Operational Plan for Rapid Response: Internal Displacement around Kamashi and Assosa (Benishangul Gumuz) and East and West Wollega (Oromia), 26 December 2018
- Govt. Ethiopia: Ethiopia: Immediate Humanitarian Funding Priorities, 3 August, 2018
- Govt. Ethiopia: Response Plan to Internal Displacement around Gedeo (SNNPR) and West Guji (Oromia) Zones - 22 June 2018
- IOM: IOM Appeal Ethiopia: Gedeo & West Guji, July - September 2018 | Published on 23 July 2018
- UNHCR: South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan, January 2019 - December 2020
Useful Links
- Tropical Cyclone Sagar - May 2018
- Ethiopia: Floods and Landslides - Apr 2018
- Ethiopia: Floods - Aug 2017
- Ethiopia: Measles Outbreak - May 2017
- East Africa: Armyworm Infestation - Mar 2017
- Ethiopia: Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) Outbreak - May 2016
- Ethiopia: Floods - Apr 2016
- Ethiopia: Floods - Oct 2015
- Ethiopia: Drought - 2015-2019
- Ethiopia: Floods - Oct 2014
Most read reports
- Multi-dimensional Child Deprivation in Ethiopia - First National Estimates
- UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia law granting more rights to refugees
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Applauds Ethiopia's New Refugee Law
- Operational Plan for Rapid Response: Internal Displacement around Kamashi and Assosa (Benishangul Gumuz) and East and West Wollega (Oromia), 26 December 2018
- UN Entities Support Ethiopia's Quest for Policy Coherence for SDGs
Global Overview
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Global Overview
Global Overview JULY 2018
Global Overview MAY 2018
Global Overview APRIL 2018
Global Highlights
• In Q1-2018, the FAO cereal price index rose by 8.6 percent from Q1-2017, while the global food price index declined by 2 percent year-on-year.
• The real price for wheat was 22 percent above Q1-2017 levels: crops suffered dryness in the United States and cold weather in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, leaving production forecasts open to a downward revision.3 World ending stocks remain at record levels.
↗ International prices of wheat and maize rose in March for the third consecutive month and averaged more than 10 percent above their levels in December 2017. Prices were mainly supported by concerns over the impact of prolonged dryness in key-growing areas of the United States of America and Argentina, coupled with strong demand. International rice prices remained relatively stable.
Global Overview MARCH 2018
Global Overview FEBRUARY 2018
Global Highlights
• In Q4-2017, the global food price index of FAO dropped by 2 percent compared to Q3 and remained at approximately the same level as one year ago.
In contrast, the cereal price index rose by 7.6 percent in comparison to Q4-2016.
• Although the real price2 of wheat fell by 2 percent from Q3-2017, prices are still 19 percent higher than in 2016, even though world ending stocks of wheat are at record levels.
• In Q4, the real price of maize was low at US$119/ mt with only slight variation from Q3-2017 and the previous year.
GENEVA, Jan 19 2018 (IOM) - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is appealing for nearly USD 1.4 billion to address the needs of over 80 million people in 50 countries in 2018. These vital funds will support people displaced within the borders of their own countries, migrants, refugees and the communities that host them, people returning to their areas of origin and people experiencing or recovering from conflict and natural disasters.
Global Overview DECEMBER 2017
Key messages
↗ International prices of wheat and maize remained relatively stable in November, reflecting good supply conditions, while export quotations of rice strengthened amid increased buying interest and currency movements.
Key messages
The benchmark US wheat price declined in October mostly because of higher supply prospects while maize quotations firmed due to rain-induced harvest delays. International rice prices strengthened in October, mainly reflecting seasonally tight Japonica and fragrant supplies.
Global Highlights
• The upward trend of FAO's global food price index in 2017 continued in Q3, with the index 7 percent higher than in Q3-2016; this is particularly the result of higher dairy prices. The FAO cereal price index rose by 8.2 percent over the same period.
• The real price2 of wheat rose by 4 percent from Q2-2017. Although prices are significantly higher than in Q3-2016, world supplies are abundant and production forecasts for Russia and the EU are very favourable.
Key messages
International prices of wheat increased in September mostly because of weather-related concerns, while maize quotations fell further on crop harvest pressure. International rice prices remained generally firm, supported by seasonally tight availabilities of fragrant rice and strong demand for higher quality Indica supplies.
The global burden of Improvised Explosive Devices
Iain Overton and Jennifer Dathan
There is no day that goes past without the impact of an improvised explosive device (IED) making headlines around the world. Of all explosive weapons used, the IED is the most widespread, the most harmful and the most pernicious. Based on the belief that to overcome a problem, we must first understand it, this monitor is a small step in seeking to address the terrible realities of today.
It is a monitor that is, also, a response to a call to action.