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Here were my goals:
- Index 3 years of the Vevay Newspaper Index. I have 10 years to go and really need to finish it soon because I'm getting bored with it and want to do something new. Don't know what yet, but something else. In the past week I have really kicked this project into gear. I finished indexing 8 years this month. I have a year and a half to go and I am so glad to almost be done!
- Finish using Ohio County, Indiana Death Records film from FHL by March 16 when it gets sent back. (I could renew it, but I'm almost done.) I got the last images that I needed at the beginning of the month and added all of them (and sourced them all) to my tree.
- Complete blog series on the life of Alice Susan HILLIS. I think this series came out really well. I'm working on turning it into a story in PDF for my relatives and adding a few more private details to her story. I hope to wrap that up next week.
- Start organizing, tagging and labeling digital photos in Picasa. (I'm tired of not being able to find what I want for my blog.) Yeah, so I didn't really do this. I think I might have added a caption to one photo. But I'm not sure of even that. Since I focused a lot of time on my indexing project, I didn't have time for this project. I hope to work on it next month.
- Finish going through digital files in "To File" folder and get them filed finally! MOST of my images are filed. There are still a few random ones and a few that I am finding while doing my indexing project. But overall this has been finished. It's not a matter of keeping it that way.
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'Grave indicator': Penguins' survival at stake as Antarctic ice disappears
By Kerry Sanders, Correspondent, NBC News
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA — There are serious changes taking place here at the bottom of the world.
Increasingly, experts say, the ice is disappearing at a disturbing rate in the Antarctic Peninsula and that in turn impacts the future -- and perhaps the very existence — of at least half of the world's 18 penguin species, who depend on ice and frigid waters that support krill, the penguin diet mainstay.
But it's not just the penguins we have to worry about, Hart says, it's the health of the planet itself.
"The last wilderness on Earth is impacted by us now," he said, describing the region's decline as a "grave indicator" of what's to come.
Marine biologist Fabrice Genevois speaks with NBC's Kerry Sanders about Gentoo penguins and their extraordinary way of swimming which at times can appear as if they are "flying."
Life's cycle disrupted for Antarctica's penguins
It's the end of the breeding cycle for most penguins here as summer comes to a close. The Gentoos,Adelies and Chinstraps are nudging their newborns from the rocks of Antarctica's peninsula toward the waters of the Southern Ocean.
Experts say about 50 percent of the eggs will produce a penguin chick that makes it to sea. And about half of those will survive the hungry predators below, as they plunge into the frigid waters for their first swim. Leopard seals are lurking -- and for the newborns, avoiding their mortal enemy is not easy. Many will die. Those that do survive are subject to climate change that is threatening their food supply.
Hart has spent nearly a decade studying the creatures that have captured the world's imagination for centuries. Each year, for three to four months, he positions himself along the Antarctic coast to observe, measure and chart penguin colonies. Some colonies have been followed since polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men headed here some 100 years ago.
Modern-day expeditions to Antarctica are a more pampered escape than the harrowing ordeals they once were, but a couple men remember the heroes of previous expeditions a little better than most. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
"When you look at all penguins they are largely in trouble," said Hart. "We're so concerned because we're seeing massive changes to their populations. They're probably not going to go extinct anytime soon, but the environment is changing very fast.
Chinstraps populations seem to have declined up to 50 percent in the last 30 years," he added.
Hart, like most experts, is cautious to speak in absolutes because the harsh environment here makes it difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening. Experts use time-lapse cameras and sit at computers, laboriously counting penguins one by one to compare colony sizes from year to year.
To keep track of the penguin population in the extreme conditions of Antarctica, scientists turn to time-lapse photography as an important tool for research. This video shows years of the animals' migration patterns.
Krill decline quickly as sea ice disappears
Ice is the source of all life in Antarctica. It may seem at odds to think that ice gives life, but when you connect the dots, it's a straight line to a penguin's belly.
Algae live on top of the ice and underneath it too, providing a grazing ground for the krill that amass beneath -- the way a raccoon chooses to hide in a garbage can.
Krill mostly stay put under the frozen Southern Ocean. But as the ice sheet disappears due to climate change, that habitat shrinks and moves further south.
"The West Antarctic Peninsula has increased three degrees since 1951," Hart said. "We've seen a large reduction in sea ice over the same period."
Although the climate has always undergone oscillations in temperature, Hart says the recent changes are happening much faster than normal.
"The West Antarctic Peninsula has increased three degrees since 1951," Hart said. "We've seen a large reduction in sea ice over the same period."
Although the climate has always undergone oscillations in temperature, Hart says the recent changes are happening much faster than normal.
NBC's Kerry Sanders takes a look at some of the unusual and fascinating wildlife that inhabits Earth's coldest continent.
Logically, less ice has resulted in less krill, say marine biologists. And since krill is the main diet for penguins, seals and whales, less food has in turn meant fewer births. That theory is widely accepted by scientists like French marine biologist Fabrice Genevois.He says it's mostly Americans, who have confused politics with science by questioning global climate change.
"We have all the information now, that's clear enough," said Genevois. "There's no argument any more. You have to be either a liar or be crazy not to understand what we are doing to change the climate. We are responsible, that's for sure."
Add to that equation: Fishing. Less ice has opened areas to more fishing boats that in turn have targeted krill as a profitable catch.
There's a 620,000 ton catch limit for krill in Antarctica, which is only about 1 percent of the total estimated mass in the region.
NBC's Kerry Sanders pays a visit to Antarctica, one of the world's last wilderness areas, to see the penguins that are being threatened by the increasingly rapid melting of the ice that dominates the landscape.
But it's the location of the krill fisheries — all aggregated in the Antarctic Peninsula near the South Shetland Islands — that is the main cause of concern.
The boats increasingly drop their nets in the same waters where penguins search for food. The nets are not catching penguins indiscriminately but they are competing for the krill that the wildlife eats to survive.
Where do those captured krill end up? In part, they're used as fish food at salmon farms, desirable because krill help color salmon "pink" which increases sales at the supermarket.
Click here and here for more on managing the krill catch.
Slideshow: Antarctica: Journey to the bottom of the Earth
Canary in a coal mine
"As regions of Antarctica warm it has much more potential as a petri dish," said Hart, citing disease from the north, in particular avian disease, as being a main concern. The penguins, marine biologists say, are giving us a warning.
"We don't need to necessarily fear change," said marine biologist Maria Clauss, who works with tour company Quark Expeditions. But the penguin's decline "will change the world as we know it," she said. "And we should not kid ourselves."

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Ugh, I don't like hippies. And they'll probably end up being compared to Brooke & Claire. Put these two things together. Just to spite me they'll end up getting really far.
Back in the raceSophie Elliott, Geraldton NewspapersApril 20, 2012, 12:05 pmGeraldton is back on The Amazing Race stage with hippy hairdressers Teresa Italiano and Sue Bumbak.Geraldton must be breeding people for reality television with another two local personalities selected for the second series of The Amazing Race Australia.Cut Loose Hair Designs owner and award winning hairdresser, Teresa Italiano, and salon co-ordinator Sue Bumbak will represent WA in the popular show, competing against 10 other teams for the $250,000 prize.In the fi rst series of The Amazing Race Australia, Geraldtons Dave and Kelly Miller and Renae Wauhop participated in the race.Ms Italiano said being chosen for the show was a dream come true.It was something I have always wanted to do but I never thought it would be a reality, she said.Ive always loved the show and used to always think if it comes to Australia I would go for that.The fi rst season slid by and when the second came up I thought I have got to do this.Ms Italiano then went in to the salon where her employee and friend of 30 years Ms Bumbak suggested they do it together.Ms Bumbak said they still couldnt believe they were selected.We keep thinking this is hilarious because really, what are the chances, she said.The pair had to lie to family, friends and colleagues about their whereabouts during fi lming, with excuses for disappearing including being in the outback and having a breakdown.Ms Bumbak said Geraldton obviously produced good characters for reality shows, including Megan Appleby from My Kitchen Rules.Ms Italiano said she believed the work ethic from country-based contestants made them standout.When you come from the country you always try harder at whatever you do, she said.You go the extra mile to prove that just because you are from country, it doesnt mean you are not as good.The girls both feel a strong connection to the Earth and will be portrayed as the hippy hairdressers in the show.And they have a secret weapon to assist them in their quest an aura spray made of essential oils, which cleanses auras and removes negativity.The Amazing Race Australia returns to GWN7 soon.See The Sauce in Wednesdays Guardian as the hippy hairdressers talk tactics, strengths, weaknesses and fitness levels.SOPHIE ELLIOTThttp://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/news/13481228/back-in-the-race/
Race pair with high hopesPam Brown, The West AustralianUpdated May 23, 2012, 1:00 pmSue & Teresa from Geraldton.Billed as the Earth Mothers of The Amazing Race Australia, Geraldton friends Sue Bumbak and Teresa Italiano do nothing to discourage the label, calmly tackling the challenges in the first episode while others around them panic.Frequent spraying of their secret weapon - a calming mixture of essential oils and essences - helps. Customers in Italiano's hairdressing salon, Cut Loose, are familiar with that spray and no doubt with her effervescent personality.Italiano said she had always wanted to compete in The Amazing Race. "I have watched all the races and I thought, 'Oh, if that ever comes to Australia I am doing it'. Then the first one came and I wasn't really that organised," she said."The second season came up and I thought I have to go for this. So I came to work and Sue and I were talking and she said 'I could do this race with you'. Less than a week before the entry had to be in, we did the video and bam!"The Amazing Race Australia, starting next week on Seven and GWN7, will see 11 teams race more than 65,000km across four continents with the winning team taking home $250,000.There are some interesting combinations. Workmates Paul and Steve have been tagged the alpha males for their aggression and determination but they are well matched by the Barbies, pink-clad cheerleading twins Michelle and Jo. Then there is 32-year-old cougar Sarah, who starts the race in high heels, and her 23-year-old boyfriend James.Cousins Adam and Zane are the race's first indigenous team while Shane and Andrew hope their police background will give them an edge.Italiano and Bumbak's advantage is in their practical skills and country-bred resilience.Bumbak works part-time as Italiano's salon co-ordinator and is also a youth worker. This proved to be convenient when the two had to explain their disappearance while they competed in the show."I said I was going on a camp in the outback where there were no phones," Bumbak laughed.Italiano told her family and friends she had reached a point where she had to get away and take some time out and was not taking her phone. "It was really hard," she said. "I made up a bit of a sob story so nobody actually asked."Bumbak has three children aged 18, 16 and 14, while Italiano has a six-year-old son.So how easy was it to keep them in the dark while they trained for the race? The answer is very, because they did not train."Our preparation was sitting around together just talking about it," Bumbak said.Italiano added: "Well, we are fairly fit. Sue rides a bike and I play soccer and she plays water polo so it's not like we sit around. We've got fit minds and if you have a fit mind you can take your body wherever it needs to go."They have been friends for 25 years and are Geraldton born and bred."We met when I was an apprentice hairdresser and Sue was the Saturday morning girl at the salon," Italiano said. "I used to pick her up in my car - who knows where I had been the night before - and just about kill her on the way to work. I was a bit of an out-there driver. I think Sue shook her head, took deep breaths and hoped for the best."Bumbak said: "We figured we would be a good team for The Amazing Race because we can say what we like to each other. We might not like it but we will take it on board and think about it. We might huff and puff but we think about it and it is over, it doesn't mean anything."And what did they learn from their time as The Amazing Race competitors? "I don't have a lot of patience," Italiano said. "When I want something I want it now. I think the race has taught me a lot about patience and having to stop and listen to other people - and tolerance."Bumbak agreed, adding: "I found I was capable of some of the things, which I can't talk about specifically, and some things brought me right back down to earth. I was not as good as I thought. It was a humbling experience as well."The Amazing Race Australia starts May 30 at 9pm on Seven/and GWN7http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/13760074/race-pair-with-high-hopes/
Ew I hope not. These two look much more entertaining then Brook and Claire.
From the last place and finished 4th, I love them.
That aura-cleansing spray
For those of you feeling too much negativity in your life, heres a link to an aura spray recipe which you can use to help you get those positive vibes going! https://groups.google.com/group/everythingdoterra/browse_thread/thread/51e9b93bf1a69cf
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His expertise in the areas of commercial, industrial and portraiture photography already firmly established, Don returned to the field that first inspired him to become a photographer, nature and landscape. Since that time over ten years ago, Don has shared with students his experience and the techniques used to capture some of the most beautiful settings and wildlife in the country (see student work) .
Don's passion for what he does, in both his teaching and his award-winning photography, has earned him national recognition. Numerous articles and interviews have appeared featuring Don and his work, on air and in such publications as Outdoor Photographer, Rangefinder, Studio Photography and Tamron's Viewfinder. Learn more about Don »
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A winter storm warning remains in effect for Hartford County until 7 p.m. today. Residential students are asked to postpone their return to campus to Monday afternoon or, for those whose class schedules allow, Tuesday. Students, please do not travel to and arrive on campus today.
Hartt Community Division activities today and this evening are canceled.
WWUH Radio and the University of Hartford are launching a weekly show to highlight the depth and breadth of research topics that the University's faculty is exploring. "Beyond the Classroom," which will feature interviews with University faculty and staff on their research endeavors, begins airing on Thursday, Sept. 5, and can be heard every Thursday at 12 noon on WWUH Radio (91.3 FM) and its affiliates.
In addition, podcasts of the show will be available for download and additional listening at www.hartford.edu/news.
The show is hosted by David Schonfeld and produced locally by WWUH Radio. In this weekly series, Schonfeld talks with members of the faculty or staff of the University of Hartford about their wide-ranging research activities and about their work on behalf of the University and the community-at-large.
Among the show's numerous guests are Avi Patt, assistant professor of Jewish history and assistant director of the University's Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, who discusses how a society recovers from genocide; Mala Matacin, associate professor of psychology, who discusses her work with young women on the issues of female body image and society; Lynne Kelly, professor and director of the University's School of Communication, who discusses the impact of smartphones on interpersonal communications among young people; Thomas Filburn, professor of mechanical engineering, who discusses nuclear power plant construction, operation, and safety issues; Donn Weinholtz, professor and director of the University's Educational Leadership program, on education reform issues and efforts to improve urban schools; and Otto Wahl, professor of psychology, on the stigma that surrounds mental illness and how that hinders people from getting the treatments that they need.
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DOT, McCook to Replace Bridge Near Emery
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the McCook County Highway Department are replacing a bridge one-half mile east of Emery on 261st Street.
The construction project will involve replacing the existing bridge, grading, riprap and surfacing.
During construction, 261st Street will be closed between 430th Avenue and 431st Avenue.
The replacement is expected to be finished by Oct. 15.
The DOT asks motorists to watch for trucks hauling construction materials in the area.


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The Soup & Bread Cookbook by Beatrice Ojakangas
Soup and bread go together like fork and spoon. BFFs 4EVR. How brilliant to have them together in one cookbook! In The Soup & Bread Cookbook from much-loved cookbook author Beatrice Ojakangas, we get a huge variety of cozy soups side by side with their perfect baked bread companion. It provides ample excuses to turn on the oven and warm up the kitchen, and as the days get crisper and darker, I will be hugging this book close.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Beatrice Ojakangas
• Who published it: Rodale
• Number of recipes: Over 100
• Recipes for right now: Autumn Root Vegetable Chowder, Oatmeal Batter Bread, Moroccan Vegetable Soup with Couscous, Olive Flatbread, Finnish Chanterelle Soup, Rye and Barley Bread, Ezekiel Bread, German Potato Soup in a Pumpernickel Bowl
• Other highlights: In my opinion, we cooks can never have too many soup recipes at our disposal, and Beatrice Ojakangas gives us plenty. This cookbook has a mix of classic recipes like Leek & Potato and Senate Bean Soup along with lots of creative soup combinations that play with spices and combinations in new ways. I particularly love the recipes that draw on Ojakangas' Scandinavian heritage, like Finnish Chanterelle Soup, Dutch Cheese Soup, and Swedish Christmas Eve Soup.
With the soups and breads appearing side-by-side, I start to realize how they make a meal that is more than the sum of its parts. I tend to view bread as a vehicle for sopping up the last drips from the bottom of the bowl, but in Ojakangas' hands, it's obvious that the relationship has much more potential. Flavors and spices compliment each other and elevate the meal — like cheese papusas paired with a southwestern tortilla soup and a German lentil soup with caraway popovers.
Another thing: Ojakangas gets really inventive with her breads. There are dinner rolls and rustic whole wheat rounds, to be sure, but also flatbreads, crackers, popovers, muffins, and biscuits. Seeing all of these makes me realize how boring I've been with my standard soup and dinner roll pairing! It's a big bread-filled world out there, folks.
Don't think that you'll be putting this book away come springtime — the book is arranged seasonally, and there are plenty of fantastic ideas for putting spring greens and summer vegetables to work in soups and breads. This is definitely a year-round kitchen companion.
• Who would enjoy this book? Anyone who likes a cozy kitchen and a pot of soup on the stove.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: The Soup & Bread Cookbook by Beatrice Ojakangas
• Visit the author's website: Beatrice Ojakangas
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David Pimental is an ethanol atheist. He says it isn't the answer to our energy future. Iowans respond. Iowa is debating the approval of human cloning. Kim Lehman, Dr. John Redwine and Dr. David Prentice explain why that's a bad idea. Then, the real reason Britany Spears lopped off her hair.
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Robots invent spoken language, join Facebook
May 18, 2011 by Amara D. Angelica
OK, I just made up the Facebook part, but IEEE Spectrum reported Tuesday on two robots that communicate linguistically like humans and invent new words. Spooky.
They're called "Lingodroids" (reminds me of Stephen King's even spookier The Langoliers, which were robotic monsters dealing with a "time rip").
Researchers at the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology in Australia have designed the Lingodroids as a mobile platform equipped with camera, laser range finder, and sonar for mapping and obstacle avoidance. The robots also carry a microphone and speakers to "talk" to each other.
If one of the robots finds itself in an unfamiliar area, it'll make up a word to describe it, choosing a random combination from a set of syllables. It then communicates that word to the other robot. (Sounds like what children often do.)
The robots then play games with each other to reinforce the language. For example, one robot might say "kuzo," and then, both robots will race to where they think "kuzo" is. When they meet at the same place, that reinforces the connection between a word and a location.
In the future, researchers hope to enable the Lingodroids to "talk" about even more elaborate concepts, like descriptions of how to get to a place or the accessibility of places on the map, Spectrum points out. Ultimately, techniques like this may help robots to communicate with each other more effectively, and may even enable novel ways for robots to talk to humans.
Social networking for robots?
Let's take it a step further. How about turning these bots (actually, many bots) loose in some kind of rich environment, like a simulated mall? Then you could connect them up to Amazon's Mechanical Turk service, where people could remotely see what the robots are doing and help them learn (or some will mess with their minds).
Once these bots got really smart (and Asimov's three laws of robotics, plus other laws, were drilled into them), you might turn them loose in the real world. Imagine bots driving around in autonomous Google cars, delivering pizza.
OK, now I'm scaring myself.
Eventually, the bots could evolve their own social life, keeping each other informed and writing silly little notes to each other. (Would they then be facebots?) They could also add information from the real world (using "Internet of things" data) and have their own IP numbers and email addresses. (Hmm, probably a bad idea: think spambots.)
It's a small step from there to our facebots replacing DMV clerks, consumer help operators, McDonald's counter workers ("DO.YOU.WANT.CHIPS.WITH.THAT.BURGER?") and website editors.
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Shawabty of King Piankhy (Piye)
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, KU 17
Overall: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
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This is a shawabty of King Piankhy (Piye). The object was broken in two pieces and is mended. The male figure wears a tripartite wig, an uraeus and a long beard. This mummiform shape does not have a back pillar or base. No hands or implements are depicted. There is one unframed column of painted text which shows the cartouche on the front of the figure. The object is half molded with a flat dressed back.
The ancient Nubians included shawabtys in their tombs only in the Napatan Period, about 750–270 B.C. These funerary figurines are based on Egyptian shawabtys, but differ from them in many features of their iconography. For instance, the known Nubian examples are only from royal tombs. Also, they have unique texts, implements, poses and are known to have the largest number of shawabtys included in one tomb. Their function, it is assumed, was the same as that of the Egyptian shawabty, namely to magically animate in the Afterlife in order to act as a proxy for the deceased when called
From el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
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Kobe Bryant is progressing from his Achilles' tendon surgery on April 13, but Lakers trainer Gary Vitti still doesn't have a specific return date for the All-Star guard.
"We don't know yet. Kobe looks exactly the way he's supposed to look at this point in time," said Vitti in an enlightening interview with Mike Trudell at Lakers.com.
"Kobe makes you look good as a training staff," said Vitti, who has been with the Lakers since 1984. "We always feel good about how he's going to recover from anything, and that's a credit to him."
Bryant was injured on April 12 in a victory over the Golden State Warriors.
"I knew right away that was torn," said Vitti. "I felt a hole in my gut."
Bryant recently shed a walking boot and crutches.
With an alarmingly high number of injuries, the 2012-13 season for the Lakers was one of the toughest Vitti has experienced with the franchise.
"It wasn't a tough year, it was a tough 10 years in one," said Vitti.
In addition to Dwight Howard recovering from back surgery and playing through a torn labrum in his right shoulder, a litany of injuries led to a short playoff run.
Steve Nash's broken leg, sustained in the second game of the season, was an oddity to Vitti.
"It was the most fluke lower extremity fracture that I have ever come across," said Vitti. "Then all the things that went along with it -- nerve entrapment and so on -- with Steve's preexisting issues forced us to shut him down."
Nash had hip, hamstring and back issues late in the season that saw him sit most of the first-round playoff series swept by the San Antonio Spurs.
"When he eventually came back [in late December], he had a collectively damaged kinetic chain, in which case a lot of compensation takes place," Vitti said. "When there is compensation, there's dysfunction, and we could never get ahead of the curve because we had to play games."
The Lakers also saw Steve Blake go down with an abdominal tear and hamstring strain, Jordan Hill sit out for most of the season with an injured hip that required surgery, Metta World Peace miss games because of an injured knee and Antawn Jamison sit with a wrist problem. Jodie Meeks suffered a high-ankle sprain in the postseason.
Pau Gasol had knee and foot issues throughout the year as well.
"Pau's [knee] tendinitis eventually became tendinosis, which is basically a diseased tendon and it's very common in the NBA," said Vitti.
"He's coming along really, really well," Vitti said, noting that Gasol had an off-season knee procedure. "We also expect his plantar fascia to completely heal by next season. There's a small gap right now, but it's filling in nicely."
Vitti praised Gasol's ability to play through pain this season.
"It's a testament to the toughness of Pau," he said. "He's always shown a level of toughness to play injured. A lot of times, Pau has been playing through tendinitis throughout different times in his career and he deserves some credit for that."
Of course, Bryant's injury was the most devastating, even though he managed to limp to the line to knock down a pair of vital free throws that helped the Lakers clinch victory over the Warriors and help secure a playoff berth.
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What follows are eight such changes that could help the Liga MX kick on from its current status to become one of the best leagues in the world.
1) Relegation/Promotion – Mexico is not the United States. It has a deep-rooted soccer culture that stretches from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Tijuana, from Cancun to Acapulco. The country can sustain two top leagues with a proper system of relegation and promotion. Why not allow three teams to go up and three to go down every season? The benefit would be a better spectacle, more interest for more teams come the end of the season and increased investment in the second division from prospective owners wanting to reach the big time.
The current system of one team going down based on average number of points over the last three years is complicated for the casual fan. It also puts would-be fans off the Ascenso MX.
2) Multi ownership – Pachuca, Leon and now Estudiantes Tecos are all owned by Grupo Pachuca; America and Necaxa belong to Emilio Azcarraga's Grupo Televisa and Grupo Salinas owns Morelia, Jaguares and Neza. Then there is the bizarre situation of Jesus Lopez Chargoy controlling Puebla, while his brother, Carlos Lopez Chargoy, is in charge at San Luis.
Statute 18 of the FIFA guidelines is quite clear on the issue: "The Member shall ensure that neither a natural nor a legal person (including holding companies and subsidiaries) exercises control over more than one club whenever the integrity of any match or competition could be jeopardized."
I have no evidence of corruption or fixed games, but multi ownership of clubs in the same division simply doesn't look good and can lead to all kinds of conspiracy theories that damage the reputation of the game.
3) Pacto de Caballeros – A strike in 1979 by players in Spain started the ball rolling for their version of Mexico's "Gentlemen's Agreement" to be brought to an end in 1984. In Mexico, voices against the secretive pact between club owners are starting to gain momentum and rightly so. The pact is another aspect of the Mexican game that contradicts FIFA mandates.
In essence, the "Gentlemen's Agreement" between club owners means players whose contracts expire can't walk away from the club freely. A club wanting to sign the player will have to negotiate a deal with his former employer. If a player leaves the Liga MX, on his return the Mexican club that originally sold him would normally be in line to receive money from his new team, according to the unwritten pact. For example, if Chicharito returns one day to Mexico and wants to join Atlas, the Rojinegros would have to negotiate with city rival Chivas, which could, in theory, block the transfer.
4) Security in stadiums – The atmosphere inside a rocking stadium in Mexico is a sight to behold. The mixing of rival fans, children and families is very positive and something that certainly couldn't happen in certain other places.
However, the need for tightened security has been evident over the last 12 months, with fighting between rival barras increasingly common and largely unreported. The problem here is that the barras provide a lot of the atmosphere in the stadium, so getting a balance is vital.
What is required is not a gentrification of the Mexican game (Chivas' Estadio Omnilife is evidence that it is difficult to make work) but minimum safety and policing standards that should be strictly adhered to.
5) Later kick off times – If you want better quality in the Mexican league, playing the most amount of games possible in cooler, nighttime climates would be a good place to start.
Pumas' Estadio Universitario at 1:30 p.m. in the summer months, with the heat and the altitude, may be good for TV audiences, but it is not conducive to quick, flowing, end-to-end football.
6) International dates – Morelia's Colombian playmaker Aldo Leao had been the heartbeat of his team all season, but was away on international duty for the first leg of last season's quarterfinal against America. Morelia lost 2-0, pretty much ending its season. Whether Leao would've made a difference will never be known, but playing vital league games on FIFA dates is not something that should be happening in the Liga MX.
7) Games in the United States – The Premier League's infamous "Game 39" idea didn't go down well, but with a ready market north of the border for the Liga MX, there is surely an argument for each of the 18 teams playing one of its home games every season in the United States.
8) Increased openness – Mexico continues to suffer from corruption in many areas of its society. Soccer should take the lead in helping to combat it and a good start would be for clubs to start publishing annual agents' fees every year, as the Premier League has since 2009.
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A Mobile App to Let You Search Anonymously?
Following news about the National Security Agency's tracking practices, concerns about privacy and anonymity remain. DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg discusses options for consumers.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Movieland Mystery Photo
June 21, 2010 | 4:19 am
Los Angeles Times file photo
As nearly everyone realized, this is Evelyn Nesbit, the subject of a recent Paul Coates column.
Los Angeles Times file photo
Update: This is Evelyn Nesbit and ex-husband Jack Clifford in a photo marked June 24, 1917.
Here's Tuesday's photo of our mystery guest with a mystery companion. And it turns out she's not much of a mystery. Nearly everybody has identified her! Please congratulate Steve Stoliar, CatM, Mary Mallory, Evelyn, Eve Golden, Anne Papineau, Mark Heimback-Nielsen, Mike Hawks, Gregory Moore, Arye Michael Bender, Virginia Hollender, Benito, Virginia Jauregui, Jenny M, Ronald Emmis, Sarah, Anna, Sue, Pete Nowell and Dennis Gilliam.
Los Angeles Times file photo
Update: Evelyn Nesbit and former husband Harry K. Thaw in a photo marked June 9, 1926.
For Wednesday, we have our mystery guest with a mystery companion. Please congratulate Stacia, Claire Lockhart, Pamela Porter and Dewey Webb for identifying her and congratulate Mary Mallory and Sarah for identifying Tuesday's mystery companion.
Los Angeles Times file photo
Update: Evelyn Nesbit and Joan Collins on the set of "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing" in a photo marked July 24, 1955. "Miss Nesbit is confined to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital suffering from severe gastric attack," according to the caption information.
And for Thursday, our mystery guest has a mystery companion – although I suppose just about everyone is going to identify this picture. I'm pleased that the Daily Mirror has such literate readers! Please congratulate Mark, Randy Skretvedt, La Peregrina, Patricia van Hartesveldt and Carol Gwenn for identifying her. And congratulate Gregory Moore and Randy Skretvedt for identifying Wednesday's mystery companion.
Photograph by Ed Lundberg / Los Angeles Times
Update: Evelyn Nesbit is "shown working over bust she created. She has booth at the ceramics show at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium," according to the caption information, dated July 30, 1954.
For Friday, here's our mystery guest with some of her artwork! Please congratulate Julie Merholz, Cold in PHX and Rick Scott for identifying our mystery woman. And congratulate Mary Mallory, Carol Gwenn, Mike Hawks, Arye Michael Bender, Steven Moshlak and Randy Skretvedt for identifying her mystery companion.
Photograph by George R. Fry / Los Angeles Times
The sparsely attended funeral of Evelyn Nesbit at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Brentwood, Jan. 20, 1967.


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Log Truck's Driver Crushed By Own Wheel at Skowhegan Pizza Hut
The driver of a logging truck was killed when his own vehicle ran over him and into a Pizza Hut restaurant in Skowhegan. So far, investigators have not determined what caused the truck to roll into the restaurant.
Skowhegan Police Chief Ted Blais tells us that Michael Morin, 59 of Oakland, had stopped at the Pizza Hut to have some lunch. As he was walking into the restaurant, the truck began to roll ahead and he was trapped under the wheel. He was transported to Redington-Fairview hospital where he later died.
No one was injured inside the restaurant, but the building sustained considerable damage. Chief Blais said it's lucky that the restaurant's roof stopped the cab of the truck from rolling completely into the structure.
Chief Blais said the truck belonged to Morin and that, so far, no mechanical issue has been uncovered. The investigation will continue into what caused the truck to roll.


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Out of the Land of Heaven
May 3, 2013
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Shabbat message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, May 3, 2013.
The Sabbath Queen, who visits us every week on Sabbath Eve and departs with the sunset at the end of the Sabbath on Saturday, is one of our most enduring images. The following poem by Poet/Singer/Songwriter Leonard Cohen captures in poetry a Chagall-like vision of the Sabbath Queen.
Out of the Land of Heaven
For Marc Chagall
Out of the land of heaven
Down comes the warm Sabbath sun
Into the spice-box of earth.
The Queen will make every Jew her lover.
In a white silk coat
Our rabbi dances up the street,
Wearing our lawns like a green prayer-shawl,
Brandishing houses like silver flags.
Behind him dance his pupils,
Dancing not so high
And chanting the rabbi's prayer,
But not so sweet.
And who waits for him
On a throne at the end of the street
But the Sabbath Queen.
Down go his hands
Into the spice-box of earth,
And there he finds the fragrant sun
For a wedding ring,
And draws her wedding finger through.
Now back down the street they go,
Dancing higher than the silver flags.
His pupils somewhere have found wives too,
And all are chanting the rabbi's song
And leaping high in the perfumed air.
Who calls him Rabbi?
Cart-horse and dogs call him Rabbi,
And he tells them:
The Queen makes every Jew her lover.
And gathering on their green lawns
The people call him Rabbi,
And fill their mouths with good bread
And his happy song.
For more Leonard Cohen entertainment, enjoy the video below of him singing Hallelujah.
Shabbat Shalom


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Opportunities to Volunteer
At its core, healthcare is a people business – we see the impact of human caring and kindness through the dedicated service of our volunteers each day at JPS, and we are always searching for high-quality, compassionate individuals to join their ranks. JPS volunteers are carefully screened and placed within the JPS health system, so their skills and talents are utilized to the greatest extent. Are you that person who could make a difference in the life of a patient? Are you anxious to contribute your energy to a cause that makes your community stronger? You might be just the person we've been looking for!
Here are the ways that JPS Volunteers serve:
- Patient Care
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- JPS Clinics
- Special Projects
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Within each of these areas, volunteers serve in a variety of departments. Please visit each page for information about job duties, then call us at 817-702-1590 for more information. Together, we will find the best area for your skills, interests and schedule. Do something good for yourself – get involved as a volunteer!
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Events & News
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News Archive 2009
NYS Access to Justice Program and CUNY Law School Launch VLFD Housing Program
The NYS Courts Access to Justice Program launched a Program to represent people who do not have lawyers for their housing matters. Eleven Law Graduates from the City University New York School of Law will be available one day a week in Brooklyn and Manhattan Housing Court to help tenants negotiate cases with their landlords. The Law Graduates will be under the supervision of experienced court staff. It is hoped that this program will be expanded to other areas of the City and Courts.
New DIY Form Paternity Petition Program
The NYS Courts Access to Justice Program announced another new DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Forms computer programs designed to assist unrepresented litigants with completing paternity petitions. The program gently guides the user through a series of questions then produces a customized paternity petition based upon the litigant's responses. Once the petition is filed, the court holds a hearing in Family Court to decide who is the child's biological father. Unrepresented litigants can use this program if they are either the mother or a man who believes he is the father of the child, and they are not married to the other parent. The program is available on CourtHelp.
NYS Courts Access to Justice Program Launches Uncontested Divorce Clinic for Unrepresented Litigants
The NYS Courts Access to Justice Program launched an Uncontested Divorce Clinic for unrepresented litigants in New York County Supreme Court. Volunteer attorneys assist unrepresented litigants with the preparation of uncontested divorce forms. Training of volunteers for this program was conducted in collaboration with the New York Legal Assistance Group. The program will expand to Kings County later this summer and will soon be offered in additional counties.
NYS Courts Access to Justice Program Announces New DIY Forms programs for Unrepresented Litigants
The NYS Courts Access to Justice Program announced new DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Forms computer programs designed to assist unrepresented litigants. The programs gently guide users through a series of questions then produce customized court forms and information sheets based upon the litigant's responses. The new DIY Forms include a Family Court Support Modification Petition Program; a Supreme Court Adult Name Change Program; and a Surrogate Court's Small Estate Affidavit Program. The programs are available on CourtHelp
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Mayor Michael Bloomberg call on NYC attorneys to increase pro bono services.
In response to President Obama's support of a nationwide effort to foster community service, the City has launched an initiative called NYC Service. One component of this effort is NYC Legal Outreach. NYC Legal Outreach is a joint effort by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to tap into the considerable pool of legal talent available in New York City to increase the numbers of attorneys who contribute their volunteer pro bono time and energies to needy New Yorkers who have been particularly hard-hit by the recession. Read their open letter urging attorneys to volunteer their time.
Attorneys can volunteer in court-based programs by visiting the Volunteer Attorney Program.
Ten Year Report
Read the March 2009 ten year report of the Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives:Expanding Access to Justice in New York State.


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After dropping the opener of Saturday's doubleheader 2-1 in 10 innings, Valparaiso fought back in the night cap to earn a split with Butler, downing the Bulldogs 7-2 in game two at Emory G. Bauer Field.
Valpo started the offense early in game two as Kyle Muhlsteff (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza H.S.) led off the opening inning with a double and moved to third when Justin Frane (Huntertown, Ind./Carroll H.S.) reached on a fielding error. With one out, Robbie Robinson (Brea, Calif./Olinda H.S.) singled into left, putting the Crusaders on top 2-0. Two batters later, Steven Scoby (Delton, Mich./Delton Kellogg H.S.) tripled home Robinson, giving the Brown and Gold a three run advantage.
Kyle Gaedele (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect H.S.), who had his 15-game hitting streak snapped in the opener, led of the third with his seventh triple of the season, tying Ken Manning (1989) and Rob Hadrick (1997) for most three-baggers in a season in school history. Gaedele scored one batter later on a sacrifice fly by Robinson.
Butler (18-24, 8-11 Horizon) cut the lead in half in the fifth. A two out single by Andrew Eckhardt followed by a double by Brian Padove pulled the Bulldogs within 4-2 at the halfway mark.
The Crusaders immediately answered, scoring two more times in the fifth. Robinson singled home Frane with one out and scored himself on a two out single by Karch Kowalczyk (Peru, Ill./La Salle-Peru H.S.).
Valpo tacked on one more insurance run in the sixth as Andrew Bain (Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor H.S.) led of the inning with a single and moved to third on Muhlsteff's 20th double of the season, one shy of the school's single season record. A wild pitch then scored Bain with the game's final run.
Damon McCormick (Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier H.S.) went the distance to earn the win (5-1) for Valpo, scattering just six hits and allowing the two runs. He struck out six and walked just two. Jared Earle suffered the loss (3-2) for Butler, allowing six runs, only two of which were earned, and eight hits in five innings of work.
Robinson led the Crusaders with four runs batted in while Scoby and Muhlsteff also had two hits each as Valpo pounded out 10 for the game.
The opener was a pitcher's dual between Bryce Shafer (Wabash, Ind./Northfield H.S.) and Mike Hernandez. Shafer went nine strong innings while Hernandez went all 10 as the Bulldogs earned the extra innings victory.
Butler manufactured the game's first run in the second inning. Corey Moylan and Kyle Schultz led off with singles and moved up 90 feet following a sacrifice bunt. Michael Letzter scored Moylan on a sacrifice fly to right field to give the Bulldogs the lead.
Shafer worked out of a bases loaded, one out jam in the sixth, ending the inning with a strikeout and a fly out before Valpo tied the game in the bottom of the inning. McCormick led off with a walk and moved to third on a hit-and-run single by Muhlsteff, one of three hits for the senior in the game. Scoby then scored McCormick on a sacrifice fly to right, tying the game at one.
Shafer went nine innings, allowing just five hits and three walks while striking out 11 before giving way to Gaedele in the 10th. Kyle Waggoner led off the inning with a walk and moved up on a single by Grant Fillipitch. Another single by Moylan plated the Bulldogs' winning run as the Crusaders went scoreless in the bottom of the inning against Hernandez.
Shafer's 11 strikeouts give him 225 for his career, moving him past Tom Starck into fourth place on Valpo's career list.
Hernandez allowed just eight hits and one walk in the 10-inning win (4-3), striking out six. Gaedele suffered the loss (0-1) in relief.
Muhlsteff led the Crusaders with three of the team's eight hits while Moylan had a three-hit effort for the Bulldogs.
Valparaiso (19-27, 7-7) will remain at Emory G. Bauer Field on Tuesday afternoon as the Crusaders host Northern Illinois. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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It's official now. Wil Myers is in the Show. And that's Thomasville's Wil Myers. Let that sink in and watch the history as it unfolds from day to day.
It's official now. Wil Myers is in the Show. And that's Thomasville's Wil Myers. Let that sink in and watch the history as it unfolds from day to day.
Myers, the centerpiece in a major trade for the Tampa Bay Rays with the Kansas City Royals, got the word on Sunday when he was taken out in the third inning of the Durham Bulls' game with Indianapolis. He was no longer a Bull but rather a Ray.
The Rays had said all along that Myers would be called up and put in the starting lineup. It wouldn't make any sense to bring him up to sit the bench. And so Myers started in right field Tuesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. He went 0-for-4 in the first game but in his first at-bat of the second game, Myers got his first major league hit, a single to left in the top of the second inning off Boston's Felix Doubront. It'll be the first of many.
Myers is making history by being the area's first big league baseball player since former West Davidson standout Sean Whiteside made two appearances on the mound for the Detroit Tigers in 1995.
It's safe to say that Myers will now be even more of a household name for those who follow baseball in Davidson County.
Unlike former prep stars Levi Michael, Landon Lassiter and Chaz Frank, Myers hasn't had as much exposure to county baseball fans because he went to school at Wesleyan Christian Academy, a private school baseball powerhouse in High Point. North Davidson plays the Trojans on a regular basis.
In the strictest sense, Myers actually isn't even from Davidson County. The Myers family home is on Oak Bucket Road, just into Randolph County. Myers would have gone to high school at Trinity. But his hometown is Thomasville and a portion of the Chair City lies within Randolph County.
Myers' parents' Eric and Pam graduated from Thomasville High School. Woody Huneycutt, soon to be retired as Thomasville High athletic director, recalled coaching Pam Myers in softball and JV basketball. Dale Moser, coach of the Davidson County Warriors, remembered being in high school with them. So he's a definitely a local guy.
Myers is only 22 and his career in the minor leagues was on the fast track since the Royals drafted him in the third round in 2009. He was going to be in the Royals' outfield for years to come. But when the Royals acquired pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis, they had to give up some value in return. Myers was the biggest part of the deal to head east.
After hitting a combined 37 home runs in Double-A and Triple-A last season, Myers got off to a slow start with the Bulls. But then he got locked in and was hitting .286 with 14 homers and 57 RBIs in 64 games when he got called up. It has widely been speculated that the budget-conscious Rays were keeping Myers in the minors long enough so he could not attain Super 2 status. The latest MLB collective bargaining agreement calls for 22 percent of players with between two and three years major league service time to attain Super 2 status. In other words, they can start making the big bucks a year earlier. More than anything, though, the Rays felt like they needed Myers in the lineup now.
Perhaps at some point down the road if Myers blossoms into an All-Star as expected, former North Davidson pitcher Joe Tippett can look back on April 16, 2009 with pride. The Knights lost 6-2 to Myers and Wesleyan on that day but Tippett pitched five-plus innings of scoreless relief. The first time he faced Myers, the Wesleyan superstar flied out to center. Tippett can remind friends and family about how he got Myers out.
There will probably end up being plenty of major league pitchers who will have trouble getting Myers out.
Mike Duprez can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 218 or email@example.com.


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Christmas dining options
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but the holidays also bring the stress of parties, shopping for gifts and cramming in everything you can at work before everyone starts taking vacations. You can save yourself some stress by not cooking this holiday season. These area restaurants will be open on Christmas day so you can have one thing crossed off your list.
20nine Restaurant and Wine Bar, 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 940, 210-798-9463, will be open 4-11 p.m. It will have its regular menu with a traditional Christmas dinner feature for $24.95. For a complete menu, go to 20ninewine.com.
Achiote River Cafe in the Grand Hyatt, 600 E. Market St., 210-224-1234, is offering a Christmas buffet, noon-9 p.m., with a salad station, entrees and sides, including strip loin, pork loin, mahi-mahi and chicken breast, condiments, bread display with flavored butters and assorted desserts, $30 not including tax and 18 percent gratuity.
Antlers Lodge, 9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, 210-647-1234, is preparing a three-course family-style Christmas dinner, 3-9 p.m. Menu includes soup and salad, choice of two entrées (prime rib, turkey roulade, quail or seasonal catch with sides) and baked hot chocolate with mint ice cream and a Bailey's cookie. $52 adults, $40 seniors, $20 ages 5-12, free to children 4 and younger. Reservations required.
Boudro's on the Riverwalk, 421 E. Commerce St., 210-224-8484, is offering its regular dinner menu and a special Christmas meal, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Special includes Christmas salad, Black Angus rib-eye with Yukon Gold scalloped potato, Parmesan and cream spinach flan and molten chocolate cake, $38. Go to boudros.com.
Colonial Room Restaurant at the Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, 210-225-6196 or 210-223-4361 ext. 6023, is preparing a Christmas Day Buffet, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., that includes a breakfast station; salad bar; smoked salmon; cheeses; seasonal fruits; carving station; entrées including turkey, pork loin, salmon, pasta; vegetables; and an array of desserts. $42 adults, includes one glass of Champagne and parking if space is available, $38.50 seniors, $18.95 ages 6-11, free to ages 5 and younger. Reservations required.
Earl Abel's, 1201 Austin Hwy., 210-822-3358, will be open on Christmas for the first time since 1965. It will serve breakfast 9 a.m.-noon and a special Christmas Day menu 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The Christmas Day menu includes choice of appetizer, choice of entrée with side, vegetable, dinner rolls and dessert, $17-$25. Children's menu for ages 10 and younger, $8-$9. To-go department will be closed, but fried chicken orders accepted in main dining room.
The Emily Morgan Hotel, 705 E. Houston St., 210-225-5100, is offering a family-style menu, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. The family-style meal includes salad, mix of chicken confit, buffalo sausage, petite fillet and sauces with mixed seasonal vegetables and cranberry studded wild rice with bacon and onions and an assortment of desserts. $44.95 per couple, $79.95 for four people. Call or go to opentable.com for reservations.
Frederick's, 7701 Broadway St., 210-828-9050 and 14439 NW Military Hwy., Suite 100, 210-888-1500 will be open for dinner only and is serving a special menu, including soups, appetizers, salads and entrees including Frederick's traditional turkey, glazed Christmas ham, beef tenderloin, Norwegian salmon, Maine lobster thermidor, Parmesan-crusted flounder, rainbow trout and baby shrimp, veal tenderloin and lamb chop; price range for entrees $20-$39.
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in the Hill Country Ballroom, 9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, 210-767-7999, is offering Flavors of Christmas, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., that includes breakfast, seafood bar, rustic soup and salad station, composed salads, the butcher block, seasonally inspired specialties, sides, pastry and a children's buffet. $49.95 adults, $39.95 seniors 60+, $23 ages 5-12, free to children 4 and younger. Reservations required.
India Oven, 1031 Patricia, Suite 106, 210-366-1030, is preparing a grand Champagne buffet on Christmas, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m., $11.95 per person. Buffet includes tandoori chicken, chicken makhani, seekh kebab, beef meatball curry, lamb curry, sag paneer, mushroom matter, channa masala, vegetable pakoras and samosas, tomato coconut soup, naan, garlic, onion kulcha, peas pillav, khir and gulab jamun.
Lüke, 125 E. Houston St., 210-227-5853, will be open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Christmas Day. The full menu and special à la carte holiday entrées will be available. For more information, visit lukesanantonio.com.
Q on the Riverwalk in Hyatt Regency, 123 Losoya St., 210-362-6325, is featuring a lunch menu, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Menu offers strip loin, white fish, prime rib and bone-in ham, antipasti display, salad bar, traditional Christmas desserts and breads table. $42 per person, $12.50 7-12 years and free for ages 6 and younger. Dinner offered 5-10 p.m. Menu includes strip loin, white fish and pork shoulder, salad bar and traditional Christmas dessert table. $28 per person, $12.50 ages 7-12, free to ages 6 and younger.
Jennifer Rodriguez is a local freelance writer/researcher. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Sprint and T-Mobile Play the Waiting Game
With Many Details Already Public, There Isn't as Much Pressure to Make an Announcement
For months, bankers on Wall Street have been talking in code about "Project Oregon."
When will the Swan make a bid for the Tiger, giving the Hawk a stronger foothold in the U.S. market and providing the Dove its long-sought exit?
The cryptic terminology refers to the parties in Sprint Corp.'s possible bid for T-Mobile US Inc. Sprint...


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By Tim Hipps, Special to American Forces Press ServiceMarch 25, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 20, 2009 - The National Amputee Golf Association's First Swing program's mission is twofold: to help military golf instructors learn how to work with wounded warriors and to encourage wounded servicemembers to get back into the swing of an active lifestyle.
The Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command has partnered with the United States Golf Association to take the tour to Fort Belvoir, Va., on March 22 and 23.
On the first day, military golf instructors will receive instructions on how to work with disabled athletes -- everything from dealing with psychological setbacks to overcoming physical challenges. On the second day, they will put their newfound knowledge into play by conducting a workshop for wounded warriors.
With more disabled servicemen and women remaining on active duty, more military professionals need training in areas that once were considered exceptional.
Amputees who formerly would have been discharged or forced to retire are continuing their military careers. The exceptions of yesteryear are flooding today's mainstream -- and the number of disabled soldiers in search of physical activities likely will continue to rise.
The First Swing program was designed to encourage wounded warriors to return to an active lifestyle as soon as they are capable by assisting them in adapting their golf game to compensate for their injuries.
"This program is to help give the soldiers an alternative," said FMWRC program analyst Trace Kea, a Professional Golfers' Association member who brought the First Swing program to the Army. "Rehabilitative benefits of golf can improve the mental and physical condition of each and every soldier returning -- not just those with visible injuries.
"I've seen nearly every type of injury on the driving range, from double- or triple-amputees playing with state-of-the-art prosthetics, to others with shrapnel wounds, spinal-cord injuries and neurological deficits. Seeing those men and women playing touched me, and I knew we had to get involved."
After launching a pilot program last summer at Fort Carson, Colo., FMWRC joined forces with the USGA and National Amputee Golf Association to open the 2009 First Swing campaign Feb. 2 and 3 at the Navy's Admiral Baker Golf Course in San Diego, followed by a clinic Feb. 21 to 23 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Following the event at Fort Belvoir, more stops on the circuit are set for Fort Bragg, N.C., April 19 and 20; Fort Campbell, Ky., May 17 and 18; Fort Lewis, Wash., July 18 and 19; and Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 13 and 14.
The train-the-trainer portion of the program helps military golf professionals learn adapted techniques for teaching people with disabilities how to golf. It also offers tips on how to better communicate with wounded warriors, who many folks seem uncomfortable approaching.
First Swing instructors Bob Wilson, Rick Monroe and Marty Ebel are veteran amputees who can relate with wounded warriors, and they all golf better than most able-bodied hacks. They understand the challenges of golfing on prosthetics or with just one arm, or even from specially built golf carts that accommodate players without legs, like Ebel.
"I struggled for years learning how to golf as a disabled person," said Ebel, 50, a self-professed "cruddy golfer" who lost his legs after flipping a front-end loader while landscaping when he was 25. Seven surgeries later, both of his legs were amputated.
"I never broke 100 before I lost my legs, and the first 10 years [as a seated golfer] were just brutal," he said. "I tried everything and didn't do much of it well."
Ebel now scores in the 80s and inspires others to follow his path.
"I take it a little more seriously now because I don't have as many recreational activities," he said. "If I can help just one person with the frustration that I went through, to help them figure it out for themselves, then it's worthwhile. If one guy just decides not to give up.
"When we can help somebody new who is truly disabled play golf, and we see them strike the ball and make the ball go airborne for the very first time, the smile on their face is just wonderful."
Navy veteran Monroe, 57, of Austin, Texas, lost the use of one arm 30 years ago through an accident on the USS Enterprise. He said he derives more satisfaction from giving back to the troops than they could ever imagine.
"I always feel like I get more out of it than they do, absolutely, because if I can communicate anything to these guys, it is that a good life is still possible for them," Monroe said. "Obviously, golf is a great game, but it's also a lifetime game, so by communicating that they don't have to sit on the couch -- that they can be active, productive and live a good life.
"Bob and I are both disabled veterans, so we like to give back to that community."
Wilson, director of the National Amputee Golf Association, is a retired Navy lieutenant commander who lost both of his lower legs while serving aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.
"The pros have been very receptive to the training," said Wilson, who founded and remains the driving force of the NAGA. "I think it's something that they were really looking for, not maybe that they needed or wanted, but at the end of the day they realized that it was something they needed to round out their bag of tricks as far as being a professional golf pro and being able to teach. It just expanded their horizons as far as what they are able to do."
Wilson pointed out that there are 54 million disabled people in America, including 65,000 from the conflict in Iraq alone.
"We've got the program and we're here," he said. "We're inviting those guys to come out."
Wilson has worked with more disabled golfers than he can remember, yet he remains sensitive to instructors who are new to the drill.
"I can spot a leg amputee with long trousers on from about 15 miles away," he told the military instructors in San Diego. "But I've been living with it for 30 years, so I can see those things. But when you're interfacing with those guys, you're entering into an uncharted territory, so I would look at it as a learning process and just assume it that way."
Wilson also warned the instructors not to underestimate the wounded warriors.
"Amputees seem to be more intense about the game than say an able-bodied person," Wilson said of the whacky game that is a reflection of daily life. "They are more focused on getting better, whereas with an able-bodied person who is 50 or 60 years old, the drive may not be there to improve. They just use it as recreation."
(Tim Hipps works in the Army's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command public affairs office.)


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meditators have more than 10,000 hours of practice in Buddhist meditation and are perceived in their communities as embodying qualities of compassion (see Methods). Experts were compared with age-and gender-matched "novices" who were interested in learning to meditate, but had no prior experience except in the week prior to the scanning session, in which they were given meditation instructions for the same practice performed by the experts. The meditative practice studied here involves the generation of a state in which an "unconditional feeling of loving-kindness and compassion pervades the whole mind as a way of being, with no other consideration, or discursive thoughts" (for details see Meditation Instruction). According to the tradition, as a result of this practice, feelings and actions for the benefit of others arise more readily when relevant situations arise. Our main hypothesis was thus that the concern for others cultivated during this meditation would enhance the affective responses to emotional human vocalizations, in particular to negative ones, and that this affective response would be modulated by the degree of meditation training.
All of the "challenges" (signals) sent to the mediators were audio. Brain scans indicated significant activity in a certain part of the brain, and the intensity of the brain activity was correlated with the "intensity fo the meditation as assessed by" the meditating subject.All subjects exhibited stronger responses to the emotional sounds while meditating than when not meditating, and the expert mediators exhibited even stronger responses.I'm not sure what this means, but Davidson, one of the researchers comments:"I think this can be one of the tools we use to teach emotional regulation to kids who are at an age where they're vulnerable to going seriously off track…The world certainly could use a little more kindness and compassion …Starting at a local level, the consequences of changing in this way can be directly experienced."
Lutz, A., Brefczynski-Lewis, J., Johnstone, T., Davidson, R.J., Baune, B. (2008). Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise. PLoS ONE, 3(3), e1897. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001897Press Release


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BTW, real reason why PSX-era games aren't retro: The indie scene isn't intentionally mimicking the art style of that era yet.
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Akanbe and I learned to fear Annie Bot last night. We know true terror.
Bhelen completely outplayed me. I did not start suspecting him until I found Trian's signet ring. It seemed too likely and Trian played the villain too well but then again they did not really try to mask Howe's villainous aura either. Even then I did not suspect he went so far as to place two of his own men as my allies. This is the type of politics I love seeing in a game. It also helps that I left it until last meaning I had the Dwarf Commoner Origin Story already done, filling in some plot points I would have missed otherwise.


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Danks, White Sox taken down by old friend Peavy
BOSTON -- Jake Peavy served as a mentor for the young pitchers on the White Sox staff.
He showed them all that goes into preparation for a given start out of the 32 or 33 for a season, using everything from scouting reports to intense video study of the opposition.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Jake Peavy served as a mentor for the young pitchers on the White Sox staff.
He showed them all that goes into preparation for a given start out of the 32 or 33 for a season, using everything from scouting reports to intense video study of the opposition.View Full Game Coverage
John Danks called Peavy a "bona fide ace" when speaking of the right-hander Friday evening.
In the Red Sox's 7-2 victory Saturday night at Fenway Park, Peavy pitched like a No. 1 starter, schooled the White Sox in the process and beat Danks, one of his good friends. The White Sox knew what Peavy had to offer, having watched him up close and personal for parts of the past five years, but Peavy's knowledge of the White Sox hitters held the winning edge in the second game of this weekend series.
"He had a better game plan than we did," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of Peavy, who allowed two runs over seven innings, marking his first start against the White Sox since they moved him to Boston as part of a three-team trade on July 30. "He does his homework and he's good at it. He's good at seeing some weaknesses in people and he tried to exploit it today."
"You know guys. I just knew those guys a little bit more than you knew guys around the league," Peavy said. "But most of the time when you face a team, you have a buddy or somebody you played with on the other team."
While Peavy yielded five hits and one walk and fanned four, Danks didn't have quite the same good fortune. The White Sox southpaw exited after five innings, with the Red Sox (81-56) scoring six runs on 11 hits.
With the game tied at 2, Boston got to Danks (4-11) during a three-run, four-hit fourth, with Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz picking up RBIs. This outing snapped Danks' personal two-game winning streak and ended a streak of 12 straight starts in which he worked at least six innings.
Facing Peavy wasn't strange for Danks, who didn't have to hit against the Boston hurler. He was simply disappointed that the production on his side didn't match that of Peavy.
"I knew I had to be good and simply wasn't. Jake did what he was supposed to do with the lead," said Danks, who had trouble with his command within the strike zone. "Kudos to him, I guess. It's a little disappointing to not pull my end of the deal and pitch as well as I had hoped."
Alejandro De Aza drove in Conor Gillaspie with a run-scoring groundout in the third and Avisail Garcia singled in Alexei Ramirez in the fourth for the runs scored against Peavy. Garcia came to the White Sox in that Peavy trade, with Jose Iglesias going to the Tigers, so he was one of the few hitters Peavy didn't know.
White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn, whom Peavy called his "best friend in the world," is a different story. The two joked Friday about what could happen when they met up on the field, with Dunn talking about hitting right-handed or at least getting on base and trying to steal second because Peavy said the big man couldn't do it.
What resulted Saturday was Dunn finishing 0-for-3 against Peavy and probably missing a few pitches he could have or should have hit.
"That's kind of a bad thing about being a buddy with a pitcher," Dunn said. "They get traded and everything you've told them, it's not very good. He had a good game plan and when he executed, that's what happens."
"Adam is a great competitor, and it was a little bit different," Peavy said. "It's always nice where you come out on top where you just don't have to listen to it. That team is in a rough position not playing for anything, and there won't be any jabs maybe till middle of the winter."
Saturday's loss reduced the White Sox elimination number to five in the American League Central and 10 for the American League Wild Cards, with the White Sox (56-78) now certain to have a poorer record than their 85-77 mark in 2012. They also moved back into third in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft order by losing back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 14-15, and finished August at 16-13.
This lack of overall White Sox success has Peavy (11-5) turning in strong outings for the AL East-leading Red Sox instead of remaining a part of Ventura's crew. The White Sox wish Peavy well and fully understand the positive effect he will have on Boston's postseason chances.
Their hope to derail him on Saturday, thought, didn't quite work out.
"I've been very complimentary to Jake for tons of reasons," Danks said. "He's a guy who's obviously very good and knows what he's doing. He's going to help Boston a lot in the playoffs. That was a big pickup for them. Certainly wish him all the best, but I wish we could have beat up on him tonight."
"It was a good feeling to have, actually," said Dunn of facing Peavy. "A little extra, I wouldn't call it motivation, but you had a little extra something to each at-bat. I got pitches to hit, I just didn't hit him."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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