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The Only Constant: Change
Changes to the dining scene are less about openings of new restaurants and closings of old ones. They're about seasoned pros doing new things. Here's the dish.
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Nothing is static in the Delaware dining scene. Restaurants open. Restaurants close. But if one storyline was most persistent this year, it was the Comeback.
Two New Castle County giants recently announced their returns from the abyss: Greenville's popular Brandywine Brewing Co. was rebooted by owner David Dietz as BBC Tavern and Grill, and the stoic, long-shuttered Columbus Inn in Wilmington, previously marked for upscale condo buildings, will return to its former glory this spring.
Greenville is abuzz about the BBC. Dietz hesitates to call his BBC Tavern and Grill a reopening or a rebirth, but the owner of the former Brandywine Brewing Co. acknowledges his legacy. Famous pretzels, gigantic nachos and fabulous beer are once again hot-ticket items, but the kitchen, helmed by talented Mark Doto, also does barbecued scallops and seared sea bass. Customers must be nutty for BBC's repurposed church pews, because the place is heavenly popular.
The Columbus Inn, the nearly 300-year-old Wilmington landmark on Pennsylvania Avenue, was purchased last fall by Louis Capano & Associates, which hopes to revive its old charm while bringing it into the 21st century. That means a few cosmetic changes will be made—like turning an old coat room into a glass-enclosed wine room—without departing from the Inn's famous cozy, dark-wooded atmosphere.
Dover saw some promising signs to its dining scene, including Frankie's in Dover Downs, a casual, Sinatra-themed Italian restaurant that's big on wine, pasta and brick oven pizzas.
Celebrity chef Jamie Weist carted back into town with The Club Bistro and Pub in the former spot of the Three Little Bakers in Pike Creek. A comfortable upstairs bistro serves hand-cut pappardelle pasta, certified Angus steaks, pan-seared scallops and golf course views. The downstairs pub offers burgers, nachos, sandwiches and light fare—with a cold beer, of course.
Speaking of beer, Delaware got its newest brewery in the form of 16 Mile Brewery in Georgetown. Native Delawareans and homebrew gurus Chad Campbell and Brett McCrea opened the microbrewery inside a 100-year-old former farm building. The fruits of their labors include the sweet and hoppy Amber Sun Ale and the slightly citrusy Old Court Ale, both available in bottles and kegs, and at select bars and restaurants.
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Freshman Jake Brickler (Hilton, NY/Hilton) had 14 tackles and fellow freshman Cortland Haines (Jamestown, NY/Jamestown) had nine tackles and four sacks leading The College at Brockport Football team to its first-ever New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) shutout in a 24-0 victory over Montclair State Saturday in the final regular season home game for the Golden Eagles on Bob Boozer Field at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport.
Equally impressive as the defensive effort was another dominating rushing performance by freshman Dan Andrews (Rochester, NY/Franklin) who finished with 230 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns. Andrews has over 100 yards rushing in four of his five starts this season and two games with over 200 yards each.
Brockport (6-3 Overall, 5-1 NJAC) remains in a first place tie with Rowan after the Profs held on for a tight 7-6 win over Kean Saturday. The Golden Eagles have won five consecutive games outscoring opponents 159-76 during the stretch.
The Golden Eagles scored the only points of the first half on a 21-yard field goal and scored the first touchdown on the opening drive of the second half to take a 10-0 lead. Late in the third quarter Haines sacked the Montclair State (3-6, 2-4) quarterback forcing a fumble and defensive tackle Tarik Bennett (Mt. Vernon, NY/Mt. St. Michael) picked up the loose ball and scampered 25 yards into the end zone for a 17-0 lead.
Andrews capped the scoring with a 32-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for Brockport.
In the first quarter, Brockport drove deep into Montclair territory before an intercepted pass ended the drive but Brockport's defense responded forcing a three-and-out drive leading to a Brockport drive that stalled on the Montcair four-yard line before Tyler Perna (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) booted a 21-yard field goal to give Brockport the lead.
Colby Morabito (Rochester, NY/Hilton) intercepted a pass on the first play from scrimmage two possessions later and Brockport drove the length of the field as Andrews started the drive with a 78-yard run taking the ball all the way to the Montclair 13-yard line. The drive did not produce points after Brockport fumbled on the 1-yard line.
Montclair nearly tied the game at the end of the first half but missed a 35-yard field goal attempt wide left as time expired in the first half.
On the first drive of the second half, Brockport moved down the field quickly thanks to a pass and catch from Wayne Bonsell (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) to Andrew Mrozek (Depew, NY/Lancaster) for a gain of 31 yards. The next play, Andrews broke free over the right side for a 26-yard TD run.
Montclair threatened later in the quarter intercepting a pass near midfield giving the Hawks good field position. After a short run to start the drive, Kharif Pryor (Brooklyn, NY/Thomas Jefferson) intercepted a pass along the sideline to end the threat.
Two plays later, Brockport gave the ball right back with an interception and Montclair started another drive from midfield.
On the first play of the drive, the Hawks were flagged for a 15-yard personal foul and after a short rushing gain and facing a 3rd-and-27, Montclair looked to pass. Haines broke into the backfield and chased down quarterback Ryan Davies sacking him for a loss and stripping him of the ball at the 25-yard line. Bennett scooped up the loose ball and carried it in for the TD.
Montclair was unable to put together any offense in the fourth quarter moving the ball just 25 yards on 14 plays for the entire quarter.
Brockport held Montclair to 196 yards of total offense including just 46 yards of passing offense in the game and forced the Hawks to punt the ball 10 times. Montclair was also just 1-for-13 on third down conversions.
Andrews was responsible for nearly 60 percent of the Brockport offense (230 of 394 total yards) and Mrozek led the receivers with three catches and 110 yards. Defensively, Brickler was the leading tackler with his 14 stops while Anthoni Bianchi (Rochester, NY/Aquinas) had 11 tackles. Haines finished with nine tackles (seven solo) with 6 ½ tackles behind the line of scrimmage and the four sacks. Jeff Scialo (Bellmore, NY/Bellmore-JFK) had eight tackles and a sack for the Golden Eagles.

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Kitchen Cure Week 2: Clean Out Tools & Gadgets
Week Two! I'm absolutely floored by how much progress you are making. Keep going; it'll be infinitely more satisfying as the weeks wear on.
Now that you have tackled your ingredients in the fridge and pantry, it's time to turn our attention to your equipment. Time to take a long honest look at the stuff in your cupboards and on your counters, from little things like flatware, to big appliances like the ice cream maker. Do you really use that George Foreman grill? Do you truly need three strainers?
Haven't joined yet? Say "yes" to the Kitchen Cure right here. (It's easy and free.) Now read on for this week's assignment.
Week 2 Assignment
- Take BEFORE and AFTER photos of your kitchen tools.
- De-clutter and purge.
- Deeply clean all surfaces.
We want to see the scene before you weed things out and then after you've sorted through it all. Show us your counter-tops, cupboards, drawers and other places you keep your kitchen tools and equipment. In the "before" shot, DO NOT clean things up for the camera. Submit them to the Flickr group and make sure to write captions for each image. Remember, submitting your photos to Flickr gives us permission to post them using the name you provide. (Here's info on how to upload your photos to Flickr) This enables us to learn from everyone's projects.
Make three categories: stuff you use regularly, stuff you use occasionally, and stuff you never use. It could be as small as a stray corn cob holder or as large as a KitchenAid mixer you got as a wedding gift and just don't use. Think about plastic food storage containers that don't have matching lids. Think about splintered wooden spoons. Ask yourself why you keep wine corks. Get into flatware and plates if you want. There must be things in there you don't need.
• In the case of stuff you use regularly: set it aside. It will be going back in the cupboards, but not before you wipe down all the surfaces.
• In the case of stuff you use occasionally (for me this is my ice cream maker, a grain grinder, knife sharpening stones, muffin tins), consider using spaces in the back of a cabinet. We often are asked how to maximize deep cupboards – here's your chance. Also consider boxing up some of these items – like special occasion dinnerware, seasonal things (margarita glasses? BBQ tools?) – labeled neatly and placed in the rear of deep cabinet or in a high place in the kitchen like above the refrigerator.
• In the case of stuff you never use, consider giving it away or selling it. I meet so many people who keep things in their kitchen that were given as gifts. This is your chance to take a leap, be bold, and get rid of those unused wedding gifts or things your bought because you thought you'd use them but you just don't. List them on on Craigslist. Believe me, someone wants your yogurt-maker. You don't need three grill pans. Be brave!
• As you go through your collection of kitchen tools, pull out duplicates. I find most people keep way too many pieces of plastic left-overs containers. Often tops and bottoms don't match. We know tongs are everyone's favorite tool, but you really only need one pair. Mixing bowls are another common offender. Small, medium and large is all you really need, right?
Take out anything else in the cupboards and on the counter tops and wipe it down with a warm, moist cloth. We encourage you to use earth-friendly products. For cutting through grease, vinegar and water works nicely. Check out this post on favorite cleaning products for the kitchen and this one on DYI Green Cleaning Solutions. Also, vacuum, dust, etc.; whatever you need to do to make it sparkle. Deeply clean all surfaces before returning your newly slimmed-down arsenal of cooking tools to its place.
Participate & Inspire!
Here are three ways you can participate in the online dialogue as you Cure your kitchen. Please do pitch in one or more ways — it is wonderful to be encouraged by other Cure-takers' progress and inspiration!
Share photos! – We want to see your progress!
• Upload photos on the Kitchen Cure Flickr page and please be sure to caption them. (Remember, by uploading them to Flickr you are granting us permission to use them in a post. Your kitchen just might be our next star!)
Discuss your progress – We set up a discussion board just for the Cure. If you're blogging the Kitchen Cure, this is a great place to post links and share them.
• Discuss your progress and share blog links here.
Send us questions – Got a really specific question about one of the Cure assignments?
• Send us a question and we'll post it as a Good Question.
Finally, a note on participation: Do your best, and pace yourself. You will have a week to complete each assignment. Each assignment will be given on a Friday so you have the weekend to dive in deep, although they can also be done in short bursts throughout the week, so don't panic if you're heading out of town for the weekend or would just prefer to laze about. Many assignments can be on-going throughout the duration of the Cure, so if you don't finish one week's work by the following Friday, just keep going.
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Wednesday September 19, 2012
Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron has auctioned the designer dress that she wore to the Royal Wedding.
Samantha donned a green Burberry shift dress for the occassion, accessorising with an orange scarf, dazzling statement necklace and nude court shoes.
The piece of auction history is available to purchase on eBay, with eight days remaining for the lucky bidder to scoop up the coveted item. Proceeds from the dress will be donated to children's charity Save The Children.
#bidboutique, the online charity fashion auction, has enlisted the help of designers Henry Holland, Alexander McQueen and Erdem for the charity sale.
The initiative is part of the No Child Born To Die campaign, which aims to stop the premature deaths of 6.7 million children per year.
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An upbeat and sophisticated track that features delayed guitar harmonics, drums, and rounds out with piano. Offers dynamic emotional flexibility while maintaining a subtly uplifting backdrop.
It begins with delayed acoustic guitar harmonics, builds to piano chording at 0:17, and the drums come in full force at 0:35. The bridge slightly alters the feel at 2:00, followed by the remaining chorus and outro.
This would work well for a video presentation that requires some sentimentality while maintaining a forward perspective.


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Troglodytes aedon (house wren)
This is a House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) from Monteverde (Costa Rica). House Wrens were very common throughout our travels, and each had his slightly different dialect - in fact the dialectic differences were quite marked for the small linear distances of their separation. The separation in habitat provides the differentiation here.
Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
The Animal Diversity Web team is excited to announce ADW Pocket Guides!
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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2019. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grants DRL 0089283, DRL 0628151, DUE 0633095, DRL 0918590, and DUE 1122742. Additional support has come from the Marisla Foundation, UM College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Museum of Zoology, and Information and Technology Services.
The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.


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Since it's rebranding in 1992, the Champions League has been won by some of the greatest players of the modern era.
The likes of Paolo Maldini, Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham can all look back on illustrious careers and memories of winning European football's premier prize.
While Dutch maestro Clarence Seedorf has been fortunate enough to get his hands on the iconic trophy no fewer than four times during two decades in Europe, some of the world's most talented individuals never had the chance to taste that success before hanging up their talented boots.
Here, GiveMeSport runs through the top eight players to have never won the UEFA Champions League during their glittering careers.
Have we missed anyone out? Leave your comments below if you feel someone else deserves a place on the list, but remember, we've not included players who are still active as there's still time for the likes of Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie to get their hands on the famous old trophy.


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Geneva's Non-Traditional Navy Nursery
Name: Geneva
Location: Irvine, CA
When we found out we were expecting, I knew I wanted a navy blue nursery for the little one, and as soon as we knew it was a girl I decided to add peony pink and aqua to the mix. The whole color scheme was built around the beautiful peony printed fabric from Caitlin Wilson Textiles that i used to make pillows and pulls on the storage bins.
We moved in to the house two weeks before Geneva was born, and my amazing mother and husband painted and built furniture so I could complete her little nest! We used entirely IKEA furniture but added gold knobs to the dresser since I was using gold accents around the room.
The giant peony is a decal we found online after a LONG search. It was from wallfloweronline.com and it was super easy to put up and was opaque enough to use on navy walls.
The map was from eBay. It is CRAZY hard to find maps in this color scheme so we ended up with a reproduction of a map from 1865. As long as Geneva doesn't learn her geography from here we should be in good shape (most of current day Canada was just called "British Possessions" and Prussia covers a significant part of Europe!)
The bedding and curtains are from Pottery Barn Kids. I leave myself at the mercy of the crib bumper comments! I hope you like it and it helps some of the folks on here get the courage to go for non-traditional colors in little girl's rooms.
Thanks, J+D!
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Australian Court: Google Must Pay Guy $200k Due To Image Search Turning Up Gangsters
from the pics-pics-pics dept
Not so for Milorad Trkulga, an elderly man from Melbourne, Australia, who has been awarded $200,000 from Google because the search engine's image results also conjured up pictures of Tony Mokbel, an apparent "Australian gangland figure."
The images were posted after Mr Trkulja was shot in the back by an unknown gunman while eating with his elderly mother at a St Albans restaurant in June 2004. When Mr Trkulja's name was typed into Google's image search, photos had appeared of him alongside gangland figure Tony Mokbel.From what I can gather at the following related link, Trkulja was indeed shot while at a restaurant as part of some kind of infamous gangland wars that occured in 2004, hence the bridging link to a gangster. When news publications wrote up the story, they included images of both Trkulja and Mokbel, which likely caused their pictures to show up together in a search of the former's name. Trukulja, for reasons that escape me, thought that this was defamation and took Google to court. Google argued that they weren't publishing any of the material, only indexing search results. This, apparently, did not impress the jury.
However, the jury found Google's defence of the images broke down because it did not take any steps to remove the images from its searches once Mr Trkulja's lawyers contacted the company. The jury found the search engine was not liable for the search results themselves, as Mr Trkulja had incorrectly filled out a form for reporting offensive material by not including the URL of the content to which he objected.And this is where I go from bemused to confused, so perhaps there's an expert in Australian law out there somewhere who can help out on this one. The jury decided that Google merely indexing results doesn't matter if Trkulja asked them to take the images off of search results, even though the jury acknowledges they aren't liable for those results and find that Trkulja didn't provide the actual URLs of the pictures he wanted removed. That would be like me walking up to a random person on the street, tapping them on the shoulder, telling them I didn't like something they said once but couldn't remember exactly what it was that offended me, demanded an apology, and then got a free down payment on a mansion when said random person didn't comply.
Beyond that...what the hell? So images of gangsters showed up in image results because you got shot in Australian gangland wars (seriously, I thought you guys all fought with machetes). How is any of this a problem? I imagine that if you have an atypical name, search results of all kinds of people are going to show up in Google. Hell, let's just test it out with my own name and see what happens. I'm sure the first image result of my name, Timothy Geigner, won't be all that bad.
Oh, hell no. This injustice will not stand. Mike, get our lawyers on the phone. It's mansion time.


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By Paulist Father Tom Holahan
One in a series
ROME — A parishioner sent me an e-mail asking for prayers for a priest in the U.S. who was rude and angry. I suppose there was a time when such behavior was chalked up to "Father having a bad day," but now people wonder if "Father can handle the stress."
Most priests do not consider what they do to be a job – it is a calling, a vocation. They may not impose any boundaries between what is work and what is play; they may refuse to distinguish between performing a role and living a life. But as demands increase, some limits have to be set. It's fairly well-known that that ratio of priests to Catholics in the U.S. is good, compared to some other countries. And in those other places, laity, deacons and vowed religious have assumed leadership. Should we consider this model second-best or affirm it as the working of the Spirit? Such are my thoughts after reflecting on this e-mail for prayer.
For a long time, I have wanted to read the small book Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives by Theodore Zeldin. The title intrigued me since, for five years, I co-hosted a radio talk show with the theme of finding spirituality in leisure. Toward the end of the book Zeldin says he is looking for a new way to look at work. He envisions a world of "shopkeepers" who do not monitor their actions on efficiency but the quality of their conversations and personal relationships. I am not going to directly apply this model to the priesthood, but his suggestion does challenge me to raise the quality of my conversation. We only have to read the gospel of John to know how powerful it must have been to have a conversation with Jesus.
Diary Entry
Today Mira, a 14 year-old Palestinian our parish group met in a town near Bethlehem, will be playing at a premier music venue, Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica. The occasion is the annual citywide series of concerts commemorating 9/11. A foundation has paid the travel expenses for this talented young pianist and her father to come here. When we have a chance to talk, she confides that Mozart is in her soul. She hears his music in her head all the time. "I will not marry. It is just my art," she declares when touring the National Academy of St. Cecilia, where List played. She passes a picture of her idol, Mozart: "He's too fat in that picture. He was never that way!" The girl clearly has the definitive swagger of an elite musician. With just a bit more work on technique she could be a star.
And this is no small thing for the beleaguered Palestinians. Last year, under the auspices of a U.N. education agency, she visited northern Italy to speak with school children about her experience growing up stateless and now, encircled by a gray cement "anti-terror" wall, a veritable prisoner in her own town, unable to leave it without official permission.
One of the best things about serving at "the American church in Rome" is being able to celebrate a wedding. This week the couple could not help gazing around at the colorful frescos as we have our planning meeting in the sanctuary. It took them over an hour to drive in from the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia, where they are staying. Living in the Italian countryside, if just for a few days, is part of this dream wedding. Immediately after the ceremony, the best man rushed out the door to view Bernini's St. Theresa in Ecstasy, ensconced under a skylight in the church across the street.
Father Thomas J. Holahan, CSP, was ordained for the Paulist Fathers in 1977. Since 2006 he has served as vice-rector at the Church of Santa Susanna in Rome. This church was designated for Americans in Rome by the Vatican in 1922. He is also chaplain to Marymount International School. Previously, he has worked in campus ministry at the University of Colorado (Boulder), the University of California (Berkeley) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also served as communications director for the dioceses of Austin, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio.


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- Heavyweight
Price craving sterner tests
David Price believes the comprehensive manner of his victories in 2012 has denied the world from seeing how much he has improved as a fighter.
None of the Liverpudlian's four opponents have taken him into a fifth round this year, leaving Price to lament the lack of a true test.
His most ferocious stoppage came against Audley Harrison in October when Price wrapped up victory after 82 seconds.
"I've not really had time to show the improvements I've been making as a boxer because the fights have been so short, especially in my last two fights," Price told the Liverpool Echo.
"It is in the sparring that I know improvements are being made but the fights will come where I will start to show them."
Indeed Price is planning to be a busy man again in 2013, with his first challenge coming against Tony Thompson in February. Should he overcome the 41-year-old, a potential match-up with Dereck Chisora could be on the cards.
But Price, 29, is more motivated by the prospect of winning belts than beating specific opponents and will take on whoever is blocking his path to European and world-title glory.
"By the end of next year, I hope we are at least talking about me having won a European title," he added. "Possibly even me having fought in a world title eliminator.
"Should I come through the fight with Tony Thompson then my world ranking should go right up.
"My shot will come and every fight is massive for me next year and my philosophy has to be that every fight is my world title fight."


text: As the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter struggled to respond to formidable challenges, including a major energy crisis as well as high inflation and unemployment. In the foreign affairs arena, he reopened U.S. relations with China and made headway with efforts to broker peace in the historic Arab-Israeli conflict, but was damaged late in his term by a hostage crisis in Iran. Carter's diagnosis of the nation's "crisis of confidence" did little to boost his sagging popularity, and in 1980 he was soundly defeated in the general election by Ronald Reagan. Over the next decades, Carter built a distinguished career as a diplomat, humanitarian and author, pursuing conflict resolution in countries around the globe.


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Three things this A.M.
1. There will be a live blog of the Dolphins vs. Buffalo today, a game at Sun Life Stadium that begins at 1 p.m. Check in with me and we can discuss the game as it happens. We can discuss the week that was. We can discuss the topics that I'm about to serve up as breakfast right now:
2. My column in today's Miami Herald is about Cameron Wake. The column tries to figure out exactly what it is the Dolphins have with Wake. Is he elite? After last season, everyone thought so. Now, we're not quite sure he's in the same conversation with DeMarcus Ware or Jared Allen among pass-rushers and even one of his coaches says Wake still has a distance to go in his development. Don't get me wrong, he's good. But to be elite, you have to get past the initial breakthrough season and do it when people know you're coming. Please check out what Jason Taylor says on the topic, and you'll see right off which team almost stole Wake from the Dolphins.
Did you see him last night against Oklahoma? If you didn't, please check out the videos below and find other sources to see him play because he was excellent. All he did was pass for 479 yards and four TDs to lead Baylor to its first ever victory over the Sooners in 20 tries.
He threw a 34-yard winning TD pass with 8 seconds to play that must have traveled 50 yards in the air. And, yes, the pass was perfectly on target. He also led his team with 72 rushing yards on 18 carries, with most of those coming on scrambles rather than planned runs. So he has a world-class arm. He has national-class speed as a sprinter and hurdler. And he played big on the big stage.
He basically turned a kneel-down series meant to get his team into overtime into a fantastic game-winning drive all because Oklahoma got greedy and didn't realize Griffin III is capable to running and throwing like that.
I like that. And if you've been following me twitter, or reading this blog, or been listening to my radio show for any amount of time, you know I've been on this kid's bandwagon for some time. In fact, you can read my twitter timeline and last night my friends were demanding an RG3 tweet from me. Crazy!
This weekend has been great for Dolphins fans eager to learn more about the class of quarterbacks that will possibly be coming out in the draft.
We saw Brandon Weeden Friday night. We saw RG3, Landry Jones and Matt Barkley last night. Missed Andrew Luck against Cal, but Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian was there. So you don't have to worry about Andrew Luck, folks. He's going to the Colts as we've presumed for weeks.
Weeden was a disappointment to me. Yes, he threw for 472 yards and had three TD passes. But he also threw three interceptions and seemed, I'll say it, caught up in an individual trap-game letdown. Weeden seemed disinterested at times while he was on the sideline and was way too casual for my tastes on the field. He allowed his team to lose to an underdog with the Oklahoma game peeking over the horizon. He also pretty much seemed to crush his own chances of winning the Heisman Trophy. He was brutal.
Matt Barkley had a tough stretch against Oregon. He had an interception and also failed to connect with a running back on a handoff and that led to a fumble -- all helping the Ducks make a breakneck comeback.
But outside of those gaffes, Barkley was excellent. He completed 26 of 34 passes for 323 yards with four TDs and that one interception. In a hostile environment, he went nose to beak with the Ducks defense that last week got the better of Andrew Luck.
The most impressive thing about Barkley to me was that he was not moved by all the hype of the atmosphere. The Ducks run a play every 13 seconds or so and when they got going, it can be intimidating to the opposing offense, because they must answer.
Barkley, running an orthodox west coast pro-style offense, answered Oregon's score through three quarters. He was very cool. He did not allow the stage or the moment to be bigger than him. It was an impressive outing.


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Getting Around
Not all people considered blind use a long white cane or dog guide. People who are visually impaired and do not use long canes or dog guides often rely on their remaining sight and auditory and tactile cues in their surroundings for orientation and travel.
How Can You Make It Easier To Move Around Your Home?
- Replace worn carpeting, and remove area rugs. Move electrical cords away from walkways. Use nonskid products to clean and polish floors.
- Use contrasting colors to make doors and stairs easier to see.
- Move furniture out of the main traffic areas in your home, and keep desk chairs and table chairs pushed in.
- Keep cabinet, closet, and room doors fully open or fully closed—not half open.
- Make sure that lighting in hallways and stairwells is bright and even.
- Use railings when climbing stairs.
- Make it easy to locate electrical outlets and light switches, oven dials, hot pads, and doorknobs by using color contrasts.
Are You Concerned About Traveling Safely Outside Of Your Home?
- Wear comfortable and supportive shoes.
- Plan your route before you go. Identify landmarks that are easy for you to detect and use them as reference points.
- Cross streets only at crosswalks. If you are uncertain about when it is safe to cross, don't hesitate to ask for help.
- When walking with another person, it may be helpful to hold onto his or her arm slightly above the elbow and walk about a half step behind. This will allow the person to guide you comfortably.
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When you hear the name Jesus, is the first image that comes to mind a dewy-eyed pretty boy with flowing locks? If so, think again. After 2,000 years, the Messiah is getting a makeover.
Photograph: Copyright Stephen Sawyer/ART4GOD.com
This time he's less "gentle Jesus, meek and mild" and more of a[n] ... action hero – a Chuck Norris in sandals.
No more cissy Kumbaya stuff. In this testosterone-fuelled theology, the Saviour finally has the rippling biceps he would have developed as a carpenter from a working-class home in Nazareth.
The macho Jesus movement has been bolstered by books like No More Mr Christian Nice Guy and The Church Impotent – the Feminisation of Christianity. But it's artist Stephen Sawyer, whose paintings of the Son of God as a tattooed biker and boxer have captured the imagination of Christian men searching for a more manly role model.
As Kentucky-based Sawyer, 58, points out: "I scarcely think Jesus could have overturned the tables of the money-lenders and driven them from the temple if he was a wimp. The model I use for my paintings is a surfer guy who's built like a brick [...]."
But while you might expect this thinking to flourish in the American South, it's probably more surprising that it's gaining ground in the UK.
According to recent polls, the ratio of women to men worshippers in this country is 65% to 35% – and too much girliness is getting the blame for the gender imbalance.
Hence the rising number of conferences and sermons aimed at men that present a more muscular version of Jesus, along with the continuing success of Christian lad's mag Sorted.
As the Rev Eric Delve, vicar of St Luke's, Maidstone, Kent points out: "Men are looking for action figures. That's why they follow footballers." With the Messiah looking like a midfielder, David Beckham could be in for some competition. (Online Source)
This may be "flourishing" in the UK, but it's not entirely without voice in America, either. Many churches have traipsed their men's groups out into the wilderness for a weekend of macho "male bonding." Mark Driscoll among others has, in my opinion, certainly helped drive this "macho Jesus" idea in the church. But when we're drawing men into the building merely by making Jesus look "like a midfielder," we're not doing anything to help the state of the church. Just because "men are looking for action figures" doesn't mean we should give them what they're looking for. We may be bringing more testosterone into the building, but we're not strengthening male leadership and we're certainly not growing and maturing Christian men.
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. (Revelation 1:12-16)
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. (Revelation 19:11-16)But our Lord was and is gentle and loving at the same time to those who love and fear Him. This focus on His physical appearance completely misses the point. Focus on His intangible attributes: His holiness, His justice, His righteousness, and yes His purifying love. But to advertise Jesus as either a tattooed biker or a member of a boy band is nothing short of idolatry and blasphemy.
We need to stop worrying about directing people to a mere image that only reflects the attributes of our Lord that we like. If a church only preaches a feminine Jesus of love, then they will undoubtedly fill their pews with more women than men. The theology of the church will be squishy and incomplete. If a church only preaches a macho fighter Jesus, then they may gain a male attendance, though I suspect those men will only continue coming if additional perks like football parties and hunting weekends are offered. Even with a church full of "macho men," the theology will be squishy and incomplete. Unless a church is teaching the whole counsel of God and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, then no clever marketing technique can help transform it into what the church should be. Only the Word of God transforms.
So here is a proposal from someone who's never read a church-growth book: Just preach the Jesus of the Bible. If the passage you are preaching emphasizes Jesus' love, great. If it speaks to His judgment and wrath, great. Preach the Word. Please stop marketing Jesus.


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BARRINGTON — The tax rate in Barrington has increased by 3.27 percent.
The new tax rate, established by the Department of Revenue Administration, is $21.46 per $1,000 assessed property value, compared with last year's rate of $20.78.
The town's portion of the tax rate is $4.41 per $1,000 assessed valuation, which is an increase of 28 cents.
According to Town Administrator John Scruton, the increase in the town portion of the tax rate is due to the Selectmen choosing to not no use the town's fund balance — funds not spent during the last fiscal year — to offset the tax rate.
He said the Selectmen's decision was made in anticipation of the DRA setting communities' tax rates later than usual, due to staff cutbacks.
The tax bills due by Dec. 13 this year, when they are usually due by around Dec. 1.
The town, said Scruton, has to pay about $2 million to the county by mid-December, and having the fund balance money to make the payment would mean the town would not have to borrow money to pay the county taxes.
"We had looked at what would happen if there was a one-month delay in the collection of revenue and we wanted to avoid the situation where we had to borrow money," said Scruton.
The local school portion of the tax rate is $12.33 per $1,000 assessed valuation, which is a 40-cent increase over last year's rate of $11.93.
Superintendent Gail Kushner said information about what contributed the rate increase on the school district's side will be available next week.
The state education tax dropped by 7 cents — the new rate is $2.21 per $1,000 assessed valuation.
The county tax went up by 7 cents — the new rate is $2.51 per $1,000 assessed valuation.
Barrington tax rate increases this year
BARRINGTON — The tax rate in Barrington has increased by 3.27 percent.


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Dec. 10, 2004
After weathering the opening surge, MIT (5-3) began to claw back behind the heroic efforts of Mike D'Auria and Adam Gibbons. The pair combined for 17 points and accounted for every assist as Tech inched closer, and reduced the lead to 38-28 at the end of the period.
MIT's hardwood unit continued to chip away at the lead in the second half. After D'Auria hit a three with left in the game, the Engineers pulled within four for the first time since the opening minute at 47-43.
At the mark, Alex Krull nailed a clutch three from the top of the key that reduced the Saints' advantage to 59-58. Looking to halt any chance of a comeback, Bobby Brown answered with a three for Emmanuel on the ensuing play that proved to be the dagger in the heart of MIT's growing momentum.
Trailing, 66-62, with six seconds on the clock, Gibbons stepped up and delivered a three that gave the Engineers new life. Emmanuel swished two free throws to push the lead back to three, and although MIT had a chance for the tie, Krull's mid-court attempt at the buzzer fell short.
D'Auria led MIT with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Gibbons added 17 points and six assists, while Phil Murray scored nine and grabbed a game-high seven boards.


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Daryl Richardson gets the TD
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Daryl Richardson gets the TD
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Daryl Richardson gets the TD
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(4:11) D.Richardson right end to WAS 6 for 53 yards (J.Wilson). WAS-J.Wilson was injured during the play.
Published: Jan. 18, 2013 at 06:27 p.m.
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson sits down with Michael Fabiano to talk about playing against the 49ers, fellow running back Darryl Richardson, and his future with the Rams.
Published: Aug. 18, 2012 at 11:09 p.m.
St. Louis Rams Daryl Richardson scores from 4-yards out to put the Rams up 31-10.
Published: Sept. 17, 2012 at 05:04 a.m.
(Pass formation) TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. D.Richardson rushes up the middle. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. Play Challenged by Replay Assistant and Upheld.
Published: Oct. 5, 2012 at 05:09 a.m.
(2:12) D.Richardson left tackle to SL 27 for 16 yards (G.Toler).
Published: Oct. 14, 2012 at 01:14 p.m.
St. Louis Rams running back Daryl Richardson takes off on a 44-yard first quarter run vs. the Miami Dolphins.
Published: Oct. 15, 2012 at 02:22 a.m.
(14:21) D.Richardson right end pushed ob at MIA 31 for 44 yards (R.Jones).
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(11:00) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to D.Richardson to MIA 7 for 26 yards (R.Jones).
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(9:58) D.Richardson right tackle to NE 31 for 20 yards (S.Moore).
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St. Louis Rams running back Daryl Richardson busts it outside for a big 32-yard gain.
Published: Nov. 12, 2012 at 03:15 a.m.
(3:36) D.Richardson right end to SF 37 for 32 yards (Ald.Smith). PENALTY on SF-R.McDonald, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, enforced at SF 37.
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NFL.com fantasy guru Michael Fabiano breaks down the fantasy value of key players on the 2013 St. Louis Rams.
Published: Aug. 8, 2013 at 11:28 p.m.
St. Louis quarterback Sam Bradford throws a 17-yard reception to running back Daryl Richardson against the Cleveland Browns.
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Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk runs down a variety of hot topics, and explains why he believes it is possible for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to reach his goal of 2,500 yards rushing this season.
Published: Sept. 20, 2013 at 09:19 p.m.
Will St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford continue to progress, or can Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo take advantage of a mismatch on either wide receiver Dez Bryant or Miles Austin?
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Daryl Richardson shows his speed with a 26-yard run.
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Daryl Richardson pushes forward for a 1-yard touchdown.


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Giovani Bernard can do it all: carry, catch and, most critically, pass-block. But for the Bengals to advance in the playoffs for the first time since before he was born, he'll have to power through the rookie wall
Meet Giovani Bernard, the Cincinnati Bengals running back who in 17 weeks has become one of the most dynamic young runners in the NFL.
He's short—0n the short list of the NFL's shortest players, he measures just above Trindon Holliday and Darren Sproles at 5-8 1/2.
He's frugal (read: cheap)—Bernard's favorite Christmas presents included Red Robin gift certificates from his mother-in-law.
He's boring—his girlfriend says all he ever does is watch tape and sleep.
He's sober—during the rare in-season dinner out, he chugs Shirley Temples … strictly Shirley Temples.
And he's a fan—Bernard finally got to meet his NFL "man crush" in Week 16: Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.
But the reason you'll hear Bernard's name when the Bengals host the Chargers in the Wild-Card round on Sunday is a boring one. Strangers stop him on the street just to thank him for the fantasy points (his 1,209 yards from scrimmage were second on the Bengals only to A.J. Green), knowing nothing of the most important accomplishment of his young career: pass blocking. Such was the mandate from Bengals coaches, including running backs coach Hue Jackson, when Bernard was drafted in the second round, 37th overall, out of North Carolina.
"The running of the football and catching it is why we drafted him," says Jackson, "but we said from day one, you have to be able to pass protect. If you wont, you can't play for us. "
The former Raiders coach learned Bernard had the essential "want-to" factor, and teammates learned to trust the 200-pounder soon after. Hence, Hue's favorite Gio moment of 2013: In the first quarter of a 42-14 trouncing of Minnesota, Bernard sniffed out linebacker Erin Henderson storming through the A gap and stopped the rusher dead in his tracks. Quarterback Andy Dalton didn't flinch and tossed up a 29-yard touchdown pass to Green down the right sideline. It was one of many validating moments for Jackson, who said he was ready to stand on the table for Bernard in the draft room in April but didn't need to because the front office and coaches were in agreement.
"That told me there was total trust in Gio," Jackson says of the play. "Here's this five-seven running back looking to make a stop on a 250-pound linebacker, and not only does he get the stop, he clears him out of the way." According to Pro Football Focus, Bernard did not allow a sack of Dalton all season.
Bernard didn't always like pass-blocking while growing up in South Florida, and he sometimes took the easy way out at North Carolina—diving at ankles—but the reason he's elevated his game is not exactly what you'd assume.
"Once I realized how big an investment we have in a quarterback, I'm thinking if I go low on this guy he's going to jump over me and land on Andy's knees," Bernard says. "Stuffing a blitz, it's not the kind of play you read about in the newspaper, but those are the ones I appreciate the most."
Jackson applauds the loudest. He calls Bernard a "dynamic player and a dynamic man." Bernard calls his coach "boss" out of respect. UNC running backs coach Randy Jordan spent a year with him and was blown away by his maturity and dedication.
"With everything he went through as a child, and everyone around him, somebody touched him to make him the man he is," Jordan says.
Bernard's childhood was shaped by the death of his mother, a Haitian immigrant who lost her fight with thyroid cancer when Bernard was 10. His father, also from Haiti, took it hard. He lost the family dry cleaning business, and Gio wound up spending some of his adolescence living with the family of friends. So Bernard learned to be careful with his money, and he refuses to harp on his successes, even now. When he scored twice in the Week 2 home opener on a Monday night versus Pittsburgh, his older brother, Yvenson, a former Oregon State, NFL and CFL running back, was there to congratulate him.
"All he said about football was, 'I've got to work on my pass blocking,'" Yvenson says. "The success, making it in the NFL, he says nothing about it. It's work."
During the Bengals' bye in November Bernard returned home to South Florida to spend time with his family. Yet when Yvenson, a high school coach in Boca Raton, roused him for a weekend night out in nearby Miami, Bernard refused.
"I tried to get him in trouble a little bit," Yvenson says, "and he was like 'Na, I'm gonna stay in and watch some film.' He doesn't get caught up in that whole status of being an NFL rookie."
The film study has been essential. The Bengals use their top two running backs almost interchangeably, and Bernard finished second on the team in catches with 56 and second in rushing yards, besting BenJarvus Green-Ellis in yards per carry (4.1 to 3.4) and approaching a Bengals rookie record for yards from scrimmage.
Says Bernard: "I'm too tired to enjoy it."
The brothers' recent football history influenced Gio's sedate outlook: Yvenson's CFL career ended in 2012 due to injury and Gio tore an ACL early in his career at North Carolina. He left for the NFL a year early, in part, due to the risk of injury and the brevity of the typical career at his position. Ever conscious of his football mortality, he looks up to players like Peterson, who came back from a season-ending ACL injury in 2011 to win the NFL MVP award in 2012. After that Week 16 meeting, Bernard sought out Peterson to tell him he was an inspiration to a lot of young running backs. Peterson's response: Keep working hard.
Says Bernard: "He's one of the few guys that can play banged up and still be productive."
Apparently, the rookie is another one of the few. He's pushing through a rib injury that hasn't fully healed since he went down in Week 9 in Miami. Plus, his body is adjusting from a 12-game season to what has become a 21-game odyssey, with the Bengals facing the Chargers on Sunday. Once the playoffs are done, Yvenson plans on weaning his brother off fast food and training him for the pounding of an NFL season rather than for a springtime 40-yard-dash.
"You really start feeling the fatigue after training camp and preseason," Bernard says. "But from the last game to now, it's not so much a wall. You see the playoffs and you just have to get there because you have the opportunity to make something special."


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This Week In Techdirt History
from the broadband,-tv-and-rats dept
Time for another walk down Techdirt memory lane. Let's get started:
Five Years Ago...
In 2009, the digital world was grappling with a lot of the same issues it is now. Piracy, always a hot topic, was being hashed out throughout Europe, with France gutting 'three strikes' and Germany declaring "accidental" file sharing to be legal. Meanwhile, the head of UK ISP TalkTalk was sending a clear message to the recording industry: you can't beat pirates. This was also the week of an infamous copyright claim you may remember: an Australian publishing firm claimed that Men At Work's "Down Under" was a ripoff of the 1930s children's song "Kookaburra". Sadly, less than a year later, a judge would find that the song did infringe and award the publisher a bunch of royalties. Another year after that, the high court would refuse to hear the band's appeal.
Online gambling was another big concern in 2009, and its status was still unclear. The same week that the feds started freezing the funds of online poker sites was the week that Minnesota backed down from its plans to block gambling sites.
Also this week: judges were still divided on the question of whether students could be punished for off-campus speech on social media, e-voting machine glitches were continuing to pile up, the Canadian patent office rejected software and business model patents, and we asked whether ICANN should dump the idea of generic TLDs. Finally, this week featured a post that I always keep bookmarked, since the quotes therein are fun and frequently apposite: a round-up of people damning new things, ranging from video games through telephones and all the way back to the waltz.
Ten Years Ago...
UK ISPs made an appearance this week in 2004, too — but this time it was because they were trying and/or being asked to help filter porn. ISPs worldwide, meanwhile, were realizing that customers were starting to care about upstream speeds as well as downstream ones. Tech observers, on the other hand, were realizing that very few companies secured their Wi-Fi networks. Researchers were realizing that computers can help pre-school development, the video game industry was realizing that people outside the "typical" gamer demographic were the next big market, and we were hoping the advertising industry would realize the problems with pay-per-click models (limited progress on that front).
The world of TV was rapidly accelerating towards the cord-cutting, Netflix-loving reality of today: TiVo announced plans to bring more internet integration to its platform, and a European survey showing people sacrificing TV time for internet time underlined the need for the former to better incorporate the latter.
Also, we saw a singular incident in favor of cellphone use while driving: a South African man's life was saved when his phone stopped a bullet destined for his head.
Fifteen Years Ago...
I honestly wouldn't have guessed it was this long ago, but this week in 1999 is when Amazon first started taking baby steps into downloadable music, laying the groundwork for what has become one of the largest digital music stores — though, at the time, it was free music as a strategy to boost physical CD sales. Of course, all the way back then, we were also already noting that sales numbers go up when piracy goes up.
Also in 1999: the Palm VII was being snatched up by early adopters, eBay was struggling to keep its servers running, and chess master Gary Kasparov agreed to take on the entire internet in a chess match (he won in 62 moves, but said he expended more effort on it than any other game in his life).
450 Years Ago...
1564 is the year of the first recorded report of the still-quasi-mythical Rat King. Anyone who enjoys such middle-ages folklore should check out this children's novel by Terry Pratchett, which plumbs surprising philosophical and existential depths for a book with such a goofy title.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT softball team will once again travel to the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. for its annual spring break training trip during the week of March 24-30. While in Florida, the Engineers will play 10 games and get in one practice while escaping the harsh winter of New England for a more seasonable climate.
The Cardinal and Gray will open its trip on Saturday, March 24 with games against Thomas College, at 2:00 p.m., and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 4:00 p.m. Tech will then play its first of three games against Middlebury College on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and follow that up with a matchup against Oberlin College at 11:00 a.m.
Regional foe, Williams College, is on the slate for Monday, March 26 at 9:30 a.m., followed by a second tilt with Middlebury. Tech will take on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Mount Mercy College on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., respectively. The trip wraps up with a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 28, playing DePauw University at 9:30 a.m. and finishing with a third crack at Middlebury at 11:30 a.m.
The Engineers' 2012 campaign opens up against Simmons College at home on Wednesday, March 14 before the squad heads south. Upon return, MIT will open up New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play against Wellesley College on Friday, March 30 in a home doubleheader.
The full season schedule can be found here.


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|Witch-king of Angmar, Khamûl
|Physical Description
|Without physical form
|Average height
|Images of Nazgûl
- " 'They come from Mordor,' said Strider in a low voice. 'From Mordor, Barliman, if that means anything to you.' "
- ― The Fellowship of the Ring, Strider
The Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), are evil servants of Sauron in Middle-earth. The rarely used Quenya name for them is Úlairi. The Nazgûl are Sauron's "most terrible servants".
The nine Nazgûl arose as Sauron's most powerful servants in the Second Age of Middle-earth. It is said that three of the Nine were lords of Númenor corrupted by Sauron. They were all powerful mortal Men to whom Sauron gave nine Rings of Power. These proved to be their undoing:
- "Those who used the Nine Rings became mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers, and warriors of old. They obtained glory and great wealth, yet it turned to their undoing. They had, as it seemed, unending life, yet life became unendurable to them. They could walk, if they would, unseen by all eyes in this world beneath the sun, and they could see things in worlds invisible to mortal men; but too often they beheld only the phantoms and delusions of Sauron. And one by one, sooner or later, according to their native strength and to the good or evil of their wills in the beginning, they fell under the thralldom of the ring that they bore and of the domination of the One which was Sauron's. And they became forever invisible save to him that wore the Ruling Ring, and they entered into the realm of shadows. The Nazgûl were they, the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terrible servants; darkness went with them, and they cried with the voices of death."
- ― The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
For many years the bearers used the rings to gain great wealth, prestige and power. The corrupting effect of the rings caused their bodily forms to fade over time until they had become wraiths entirely. Given form only through the attire of black cloaks and hauberks of silver mail, their original form was completely gone and invisible to mortal eyes. Their hypnotic eyes could be plainly distinguished from their dark clothing, and in a rage they appeared in a hellish fire. Untouchable to mortal men (unless blessed by weapons or tools of the ancient Elves of the First Age or by the Dunedain, such as the barrow-blade used by Merry on the Witch-king of Angmar), they had many weapons, which included long swords of steel and flame, daggers with venomous properties, and black maces of great strength.
Their arsenal of deadly armaments was not confined to physical means; they also had seemingly magical weapons of devastating power. They were surrounded by an aura of terror, which affected all living creatures; their "breath" (called the Black Breath) was poisonous, and their cries caused terror and despair in all who heard them. Some of the Nazgûl appear to have been accomplished sorcerers and used magic to devastating effect. According to Tolkien, though, it was the fear they inspired that was the chief danger:
- "They have no great physical power against the fearless," he wrote, "but what they have, and the fear that they inspire, is enormously increased in darkness"
- ― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Nazgûl first appeared around Second Age 2251 and were soon established as Sauron's principal servants. They were dispersed after the first overthrow of Sauron in 3441 at the hands of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, but their survival was nonetheless assured while the One Ring persisted. They re-emerged around 1300 of the Third Age, when the Lord of the Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar, led Sauron's forces against the human kingdom of Arnor. He was eventually defeated in battle in 1975 and returned to Mordor, gathering the other Nazgûl in preparation for the return of Sauron to that realm. In 2000, they besieged Minas Ithil and captured it after a two-year siege. The city thereafter became the stronghold of the Nazgûl, from where they directed the rebuilding of Sauron's armies, also acquiring a palantír for the Dark Lord.
In 2942 Sauron returned to Mordor and declared himself openly in 2951. Two or three of the Nazgûl were sent to his fortress at Dol Guldur to garrison that outpost.
In Third Age 3017 Sauron commanded the Ringwraiths to recover the One Ring of Power from "Baggins of the Shire". Disguised as horse riders clad in black (hence the term Black Riders), they sought out Bilbo Baggins who, as Gollum had revealed, had the One Ring in his possession.
The Nazgûl at this point were dependent on their black horses (stolen from Rohan) for transportation. When they were swept away by the waters of the river Bruinen, their horses were killed. The Ringwraiths were forced to return to Mordor to regroup. They reappeared later mounted on flying creatures, at which point they were referred to as Winged Nazgûl.
By the conclusion of the War of the Ring, all of the Nine Nazgûl were destroyed. The Lord of the Nazgûl himself was slain by Éowyn, the niece of King Théoden (with help from Merry, known as "The Magnificent" thereafter) during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The remaining eight Ringwraiths attacked the Army of the West during the last battle at the Black Gate. However, when Frodo Baggins put on the ring in the fires of Mount Doom, Sauron ordered the eight remaining Nazgûl to fly with all possible speed to Mount Doom to intercept Frodo. They arrived too late, with the Ring falling into the fire along with the hapless Gollum. The Nazgûl were caught in the firestorm of the erupting mountain and were destroyed.
Only a few of the Nazgûl are named or identified individually in Tolkien's works. Their leader was the Witch-king of Angmar, and his second in command was named Khamûl. At least three of them were of Black Númenórean race[source?]. Khamûl was a lord of Easterlings, and was the only Nazgûl known by his name.
Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul, may have been one of the Nazgûl. It is also possible that either Herumor or Fuinur, or both, became Nazgûl. They were renegade Númenóreans who rose to great power among the Haradrim and it is highly likely that Sauron would have wanted them as Ringwraiths.
Powers and Abilities
The Nazgûl existed mostly in the wraith world (the Unseen), making them extremely difficult to harm. Ordinary weapons would not hurt them, and even weapons of Númenórean manufacture would be destroyed if they passed through the wraith forms of the Nazgûl. They could not, however, interact normally with the material world (the Seen): they needed garments and weapons provided by Sauron to give them form. Consequently, they could be defeated by attacks that destroyed their disguises, forcing them to return to Sauron to receive new ones.
The Nazgûl spread terror in mortal creatures merely by their presence. Only specially trained horses or the fell beasts of Mordor could bear them. They caused panic and despair in their enemies simply by flying overhead, and only individuals of great courage could face them in combat.
They were also poisonous to mortal beings, causing a condition known as the Black Breath. Merely being in the vicinity of one of them could cause disorientation and illness. Intense exposure could be lethal.
The Nazgûl had poor vision in the material world, but they were acutely aware of the beings with a presence in the wraith world, like the wearer of the One Ring and certain elves. Anyone who could see into the wraith world could see the Nazgûl as they had appeared in their mortal lives.
The Witch King could also affect matter with his voice, shattering the dagger that Frodo had gotten in the Barrow Downs and weakening the gates of Minas Tirith. Whether other Nazgûl could perform similar feats is unknown.
Other Titles
- The Ringwraiths
- The Black Riders
- The Fell Riders
- The Nine Riders
- The Black Wings
- The Shadows
- The Nine
- The Nine Servants of the Lord of the Rings
- The Shriekers
- Úlairi (Quenya)
The term is Black Speech and composed by nazg and gûl meaning something like "Ring-servant of Sauron", translated loosely as "Ringwraith". The word is used both in singular and plural.
Portrayal in Adaptations
1978: Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings:
- The Nine are clad in brown and black, and have red eyes. The attack on The Prancing Pony is their deed, not that of any accomplices.
1980: Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King
- The Nine are skull headed demons, who ride winged horses. The Witch-king himself rides a dragon-like creature, and has no face. Only a suspended crown and two red eyes can be seen. The Nazgûl have the Red Eye of Barad-dûr rather than the emblem of Minas Morgul.
1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:
- The role of the Ringwraiths was expanded with material from The Hunt for the Ring.
2002: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring
- Black Riders form a threat in the Shire-stages of the game, where they need to be avoided by the player (in the persona of Frodo Baggins), and as the end boss for the game (in the persona of Aragorn). They are tall and robed in black, and nothing is seen underneath.
2001-3: Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings:
- The Nazgûl serve as the suspense in the first half of the first film. Their dialogue is changed; the conversation with Gaffer Gamgee is omitted, and the conversation with Farmer Maggot is reduced. The Nine have an iconic scream, provided by Fran Walsh. Under their robes, they are pale white ghostly creatures.
- After the death of the Witch-king, the other eight are taken out by eagles and debris from Mount Doom, however, nothing is told of their individual fates.
2004: EA's The Battle for Middle-earth:
- The Mordor faction has two different Nazgûl units: "Witch-king on Fell Beast" and "Nazgûl on Fell Beast". They are primarily used for scouting and surprise attacks.
2006: EA's The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- A new Ringwriath is introduced in the expansion pack, The Rise of the Witch-king. Morgomir is the "Lieutenant of Carn-Dûm", the right-hand man of the Witch-king, of Black Númenórean descent. The design is similar to that in Peter Jackson's films: he is hooded and cloaked when he works for the Mordor faction, and white and ghostly when he fights for Angmar.
Middle-earth Role Playing
The Middle-earth Role Playing games by Iron Crown Enterprises name the eight, other than Khamûl, Er-Murazor (the Witch-king, of Númenórean race), Dwar, Ji Indur, Akhorahil(Númenórean), Hoarmurath, Adunaphel (female Númenórean), Ren and Uvatha.
These names have been so widespread that some think they are canon i.e. referenced by Tolkien, however they are not: It is particularly unlikely, in the context of the books, that any of the Nazgûl would have been female. Nor is it clear who were of Númenórean descent: only Khamûl's origin is given with certainty, and he was an Easterling. While the Witch-king is by many thought of as a Númenórean lord, this cannot be confirmed by any statement in Tolkien's writings.
- The term Nazgûl has been used to refer to IBM's cadre of lawyers, with whom it has been said that IBM can blacken the sky.
- Nâzgul is a girl's name of Persian origin, adopted in various Middle-eastern languages, meaning "Shy rose" or "delicate flower".
- George R. R. Martin's novel The Armageddon Rag is about a fictional rock band named the Nazgûl.
- Nazgûl is also the name of an Orkish black metal band from Italy, who sing The Lord of the Rings-inspired songs in Latin.
- Nazgûl is also the name of a pagan black metal band from Spain. Commonly mistaken for the Italian Orkish black metal band and the Norwegian band of the same name.
- The bird-like Ra'zac from Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy are heavily inspired by the steeds of the Nazgûl, particularly their breath, which acts as a mind-numbing drug of sorts.
- In Led Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore" (from Led Zeppelin IV) there is an allusion to a Ringwraith. One of the lyrics reads, "The drums will shake the castle walls, the ringwraiths ride in black, ride on."
- The Garo from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask somewhat resemble the Ringwraiths. The Garo are undead "shells" that are basically robes. The Garo spy on the undead Ikana. The four Poes that haunt the Arbiter's Grounds in Twilight Princess also resemble them.
- Nazgûl appear as enemies in the roguelike computer game NetHack. They breathe a gas that can put your character to sleep, and carry cursed rings that bestow invisibility.
- The Fellowship of the Ring, passim.
- The Two Towers, passim.
- The Return of the King, passim.
- The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A
- The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B
- Unfinished Tales, The Hunt for the Ring
- The Silmarillion, Akallabêth
- The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- The Treason of Isengard, The Great River
- The War of the Ring, The Passage of the Marshes
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, #156, #210, #212, #246, #297
- J.R.R. Tolkien, Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (edited by W. G. Hammond and C. Scull)


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College Basketball Award Hoax Revealed!
Four William & Mary alums are coming clean on a fake college basketball award they cooked up 40 years ago. WSJ's Wendy Bounds talks to sports reporter Rachel Bachman and co-conspirator Tom Duncan about the story behind the Leo G. Hershberger Award. Photo: Steven Noll.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Judge Says Bombarding Someone On Twitter With Offensive & Threatening Messages Is Free Speech
from the tough-cases dept
Even though the Internet is the newest medium for anonymous, uncomfortable expression touching on political or religious matters, online speech is equally protected under the First Amendment as there is "no basis for qualifying the level of First Amendment scrutiny that should be applied" to online speech.... Indeed "whatever the challenges of applying the Constitution to ever-advancing technology, basic principles of freedom of speech and press, like the First Amendment's command, do not vary when a new and different medium for communication appears."Funny. I would think that this same reasoning would apply against domain seizures and SOPA, but it never seems to come up. That said, if the guy represents a real threat, I would think there are other laws that should cover that, outside of this broad "anti-stalking" law that was used. The fact that he caused "emotional distress" to the person his tweets were directed at is unfortunate and sad... but not illegal.


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text: Gunning For Gluten February 8, 2013 07:32 PM Tweet Wheat provides roughly 20% of the world's entire calories, yet it has found itself vilified by current gluten-free diets. TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email Wheat industry tackles consumer-level challenges Wheat farmers are generally prepared for any type of calamity: Drought, flooding, weeds and insects are annual problems they tackle. However, they might be less prepared to face a new problem on the horizon—the fad diet. More specifically, various wheat-free diets, anchored by books such as the current bestseller "Wheat Belly." Gluten is the underlying culprit. The protein allows wheat dough to rise and gives it its characteristic chewy texture. But gluten is the core for a legitimate problem—celiac disease, which affects about 1% of the U.S. population. For this small percentage, avoiding food containing gluten is essential. For the rest of us, there's not much scientific sense to back away from wheat foods, says Judi Adams, president of the Wheat Foods Council (WFC). "We're trying to get the word out that wheat doesn't cause celiac disease—it's genes," she says. "You can't 'catch' celiac disease, you either have the gene or you don't." Adams is quite empathetic to those who have Celiac disease. In fact, her own brother suffered through his entire childhood and adult life with it. It's all the more reason the WFC and at least seven other organizations are committed to educating the public about a crop that has played a large role in feeding the world for centuries. "We're trying to work with farmers and show them what we're doing for them in getting the word out," Adams says. Christine Cochran, executive director of the Grain Foods Foundation, says with the advent of social media and with the current state of consumer interest in how their food is produced, farmers are in a unique position to share their stories. "A lot of consumers are on a quest to see where their food comes from," she says. "The farmer story is then a very compelling one. I'd encourage all farmers to figure out how they can best share what they are doing." What farmers shouldn't do is pretend this trend won't have an impact, Cochran says. It's one factor among many, but she says the popularity of gluten-free diets has already had a visible effect on supply and demand. "Farmers are a part of the chain, so this affects them, too," Cochran says. "The baking side is already seeing a softening in the market for all types of products." The upside is that other popular diets will likely replace gluten-free diets in time, Adams says. She says most fad diets have a shelf life of one to two years. She says groups such as WFC will continue to promote the nutritional benefits of wheat while remaining respectful to the needs of those who have celiac disease. Take a Pill? People diagnosed with celiac disease often have difficulty at grocery stores and restaurants figuring out what they can and can't eat. If only there was a pill they could take to make it all better. That might be a reality soon, according to the Journal of the American Chemical Society. They have recently reported that scientists are trying to harness an enzyme that can break down gluten into pieces that wouldn't cause digestive tract inflammation for those with celiac disease. So far, laboratory tests have proven 95% effective. The hope is to someday develop a pill that would allow people with celiac disease to enjoy wheat products without the related digestive upsets. You can e-mail Ben Potter at firstname.lastname@example.com. Back to news


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A wedding this summer in Riviera Maya is being planned by Rachelle Savannah of Butler and Scott Haberberger of St. Marys, Pa.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Charles and Linda Savannah of Butler. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Charles and Beth Haberberger of St. Marys, Pa.
The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate of Butler High School and a 2002 graduate of Gannon University.
She is employed as an occupational therapist for Butler Health System and Advantage Care Rehabilitation.
Her fiance graduated in 1989 from St. Marys High School and in 1994 from Ohio University.
He is a field sales manager for Columbia Gear based in Avon, Minn.


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Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena's opening movie was posted on Atlus' YouTube channel today. It's not much more than the Persona characters being announced and posing, so don't get too excited. Teddy does look like a badass on the main stage, and the music is great, so you can at least enjoy that. Rise?
Persona 4: The Ultimate is coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime this summer. I predict that I'm going to suck at this game, but will continue playing it anyway.
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Rutgers RIOT, a quick video tutorial
Five fast modules on finding, evaluating, and using information. You may look at them individually or all together.
Introduction to approaching a paper topic and using some of the basic services provided by the Rutgers University Libraries. Includes videos and exercises to build your research awareness. More videos at http://libguides.rutgers.edu/videos.
Course Mission Statement
In the transition from high school/general reading and writing to scholarly/academic reading and writing, undergraduate students require a basic knowledge of searching library databases and documenting their search material. The library sessions in the Academic Scholars Institute provide students with an introduction to the resources of the Rutgers University Libraries as well as to methods of searching, evaluation of information sources, and MLA citation style.
Outcome Goals
After this class, you will be able to:
Missions and Standards Addressed
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3. Association of College and Research Libraries. ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework)
Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
Novice learners acquire strategic perspectives on inquiry and a greater repertoire of investigative methods.
Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.
4. Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Requirements of Affiliation and Standards for Accreditation, [Online Version updated March 2009 at http://www.msche.org/publications/CHX06_Aug08REVMarch09.pdf ](p.42).
The document states that "information literacy is an essential component of any educational program at the graduate or undergraduate levels." Applicable skills on the Middle States list include the ability to:
5. Information Literacy Progression Standards (VALE-NJLA)
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Abstract: Agatha Christie, Archaeology and Alzheimer's
Agatha Christie is known as one of the greatest mystery novelist of the 20th century, but few people also know that she was married to renowned Mesopotamian archaeologist Max Mallowan. Agatha spent much of her life living and working on archaeological excavations and her love of the Middle East and the life she and her husband lived there is reflected in many of her novels including Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and Murder in Mesopotamia. She herself reflected on how similar the work of an archaeologist and a detective were and was just as suited to unravelling mysteries in the field as upon the page of her books.
This lecture will examine some of the archaeological sites that Agatha and Max excavated, as well as how this work and the mystery novelist's life were revealed within the pages of her books. Furthermore, her literary corpus is now being used to try to unravel the mysteries of the human mind as a University of Toronto team examine the works for prolific writers for signs of the onset of Alzheimer's.
Short bibliography and/or website on lecture topic:
Any of Agatha Christie's novels, particularly note those above.
Come, Tell Me How You Live, by Agatha Christie Mallowan
An Autobiography, by Agatha Christie
Mallowan's Memoirs, by Max Mallowan
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Bullfights: the magic of Spain's "national fiesta"
Listen. Can you hear the sound of trumpets and drums? This can only mean one thing: you are about to witness one of Spain's most important traditions: a bullfight. These instruments are the traditional precursors to a unique spectacle in which a man takes his life in his hands before wild animals weighing more than 500 kilos. Come and experience the excitement of our "national fiesta".
Going to a bullfight is a very intense experience. If you come to Spain you will see that bullfighters have no fear before these animals, armed only with a red cape (called "capote" in Spanish) and a sword. If you come, you will have the chance to witness this display of courage during the bullfighting season each year. This is something not to be missed.
To discover Spain is to discover "bullfighting culture" - nearly all its cities have a bullring. Some bullrings are classified in the top category, on account of their tradition and the frequency of bullfights held, such as Las Ventas in Madrid, La Maestranza in Seville and La Monumental in Barcelona. You will enjoy a real festive atmosphere, and if the fight has been good, you will see the bullfighter give a lap of the ring on the shoulders of his colleagues, exiting through "the main door" to mark his triumph. Don't forget to take a white handkerchief - to be waved enthusiastically if you enjoy the fight.
The fun and excitement of bullfights
Would you like to know the best dates for bullfights? Although there tend to be bullfights on Sundays, March-October, the ideal time to attend is during the bullfighting festivals, typical fiestas held in each region with quality fixtures. If Madrid is famous for the San Isidro Fair in May, then La Maestranza is for its April Fair, and La Monumental for the Virgen de la Merced Fair in September. The list goes on. There are also bullfights during the following fiestas: Las Fallas in Valencia (March), El Pilar in Zaragoza (October) and San Fermín in Pamplona (July). An unbeatable array of bullfights, music, tradition, gastronomy… Fun is guaranteed.
Interesting museums
Would you like to see the beautiful bullfighting suits worn by matadors when they step into the ring? Then your wish can be granted, because many bullrings have interesting museums. Visit the Bullfighting Museum at Las Ventas in Madrid and see its impressive statues of bullfighters. You can also go on a guided tour of the facilities, take photos from the bullring's balconies and on your way out you can buy capes, bulls' heads, ceramics...
At Barcelona's Bullfighting Museum there is an exhibition with famous bulls' heads. A little more? In Valencia, the Bullfighting Museum has an audiovisual room. You can also visit the ring itself, and see exhibitions such as one focusing on artist Francisco de Goya's depiction of bulls. There is also an exhibition of bullfighting posters at the Vista Alegre Bullring in Bilbao.
In Andalusia, where bullfighting is more than just a tradition, you will love the bullrings and museums. Two examples are the Museum at Seville's Royal Bullring, where you can discover the evolution of this spectacle, and the amazing photographs on display at the Malagueta Bullring in Malaga. El Puerto de Santa María also has a beautiful bullring, as does Ronda, one of the oldest in Spain, with an extensive museum.
The majority of these bullrings have a website with telephone numbers for booking tickets and information on the calendar of events for each season. Don't think twice. Come and feel the excitement of the bullfight (following in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway or artist Pablo Ruíz Picasso) and shout out loud... Olé!
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Rose Folder-Powell, a former pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will be among five people who will become members of the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame in March. The Class of 2014 also will include one "Friend of Sport" and a team.
A former pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, one of the top 10 scorers in Lanphier High School basketball history, a former state champion coach, a world champion sailor and one of the best volleyball players the city has ever produced all are part of the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame induction Class of 2014.
Rose Folder-Powell, Ivan Jackson, Mike Johnson, Joe Londrigan and Debbie Urbanckas Jemison will bring the number of Hall Famers to 176 when they are inducted in ceremonies March 24 at the Crowne Plaza. Former Major League Baseball player Darryl Strawberry will be the featured speaker.
In addition to the five Hall of Famers, the late Bruce Ratterree will be honored as a Friend of Sport, as will the 1984-85 Springfield Spoke Jockeys wheelchair basketball team that finished second in the national championships.
Rose Folder-Powell, a Feitshans High School graduate, played for the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944 as a pitcher/outfielder. Her softball barnstorming days began as a 13-year-old in Springfield.
She currently lives in Carnation, Wash.
Ivan Jackson, a Lanphier graduate, scored 1,349 points and was the school's all-time leader scorer when he graduated in 1957. Now he ranks No. 9 in school history.
He was a two-time all-city pick (1956 and 1957), and the 6-foot-5 Jackson led the city in scoring as a senior in 1957 with an average of 21 points per game. He also led the City Tournament with 64 points that season.
He spent one year at Western Illinois University. Jackson is retired and lives in Almo Gordo, N.M.
Mike Johnson, a 1968 Springfield High graduate, was a three-sport letter-winner at Lincoln Land Community College and graduated from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
His greatest success came as a coach. He was at Pleasant Plains from 1974-78 and coached wrestling, cross country and baseball. He was at Petersburg PORTA from 1979-88 and coached cross country, wrestling and track. He was at Lincoln Land from 1989-91 and coached cross country. Then he was at Chatham Glenwood from 1994-2009 and coached cross country and boys track.
At Pleasant Plains, his wrestling team won the school's first district title in 1978 and in one year as the cross country coach his team won Sangamo and New Salem Conference titles. At PORTA, his 1979 cross country team won the state title, his teams were sixth, fifth, third, fourth, seventh and ninth, he had 16 individual all-staters (top 25 at the state meet) and his teams won 70 consecutive dual meets, No. 4 in state history.
At Lincoln Land he coached three national qualifiers in cross country before the school dropped the sport. At Glenwood, his 2007 cross country team finished second at the state meet and he coached 20 Central State Eight Conference championship teams in boys cross country, girls cross country and boys track.
Joe Londrigan is a 1983 Griffin graduate who participated in swimming, track and football. He was a two-time all-city pick in swimming and an all-city selection in track as a senior, when he set the school record in the 800 meters.
After graduation from college, he became a world-class sailor, winning the Star Class world championship in 1993, the Star Class North American championship three times and the California Cup in 1996.
He was a member of the U.S. Sailing team from 1992-96, the U.S. Olympic second team (1988), was the U.S. Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Year for sailing in 1993 and the Southern California Yacht Racing Sailor of the Year in 1993.
In July 2012 he was skipper of Realt Na Mara — owned by his father Tom Londrigan Sr. — which won the oldest and longest freshwater yacht race in the world, the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Island on Lake Michigan.
Urbanckas Jemison
Debbie Urbanckas Jemison is a 1981 Sacred Heart Academy graduate who was an all-city volleyball player in 1979 and 1980. She was a starter on SHA teams that placed fourth in the state volleyball tournament in 1978 and 1980.
She received a scholarship for volleyball from the University of Missouri and was a four-year member of the team and team co-captain as a junior and senior. She still ranks among Missouri's all-time leaders in 11 different categories 30 years after she graduated with a degree in journalism.
Friend of Sport
Bruce Ratterree was an engineer at Crawford, Murphy and Tilly for 45 years who retired as the firm's vice president.
After his retirement he volunteered his time, working on projects including Chamberlain Baseball Park, the Korean War Memorial and the Children's Safety Village.
He died Oct. 10, 2007, at the age of 77.
The 1984-85 Springfield Spoke Jockeys wheelchair basketball team, made up entirely of local players, went 21-3 and won the Midwest Conference title, regional and Midwest Sectional titles and got second in the national wheelchair tournament.
The Spoke Jockeys dropped a 56-50 decision to the Detroit Pistons in the title game. Anyone connected with the team should contact Jim Ruppert at The State Journal-Register.
Contact Jim Ruppert: firstname.lastname@example.com or 788-1549.