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Twin Tower Fragment in Barton
BARTON – A 105-pound piece of I-beam from Ground Zero has made its way to the Northeast Kingdom. Thanks to the Kimtek Corporation of Westmore, that piece is now sealed in a special case fabricated of stainless steel and Plexiglass.The Barton Ambulance Service obtained the piece of I-beam in 2003. It was part of a larger piece removed from the World Trade Center. Local officials are not sure who retrieved it from the site. The mayor of Washingtonville, NY, presented the piece to members of the Barton Ambulance Service, whose members had made several visits to the New York community.Philip Brooks, director of the Barton Ambulance Service, said several residents of Washingtonville, who were members of the New York City Fire Department, lost their lives at Ground Zero. "It was one of the hardest hit areas outside New York City," said Brooks.After the attacks, members the Barton Ambulance Service learned about the community on a television news report and raised $4,500 for the community.For the past several years, the I-beam has been stored at the Barton Ambulance Service. The service did not do anything with the piece before now because it would have been cost prohibitive. Kimball Johnson, owner of Kimtek, decided to make a case for the I-beam after speaking with Brooks."It's in its original form," said Johnson. "The dirt, dust, contaminates and anything else from 9/11 are still on it."At the time of the attacks, Johnson was a member of the Barton and Orleans Ambulance Services as well as Westmore Fire Chief. He said having his company make the permanent display case is an amazing honor."I'm proud to have it, I'm proud to display it and I'm proud of what it means," said Brooks. He said it means something different to each individual. "It came directly from Ground Zero."Brooks called it a phoenix rising out of the ashes. "It's not just a randomly selected beam or piece of steel that was given to us as a memento of 9/11," he said. "It was a piece of steel that came directly to a community that we helped, then a portion was passed on to show their appreciation for helping them. I think it adds that much more to it."The I-beam in its case will be on display during a memorial service at St. Paul's Church in Barton on Sunday, Sept 11.

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So I thought I'd share some insights into what it's like working in archaeology Down Under (i.e. in Australia!) – specifically, in my role as an Assistant Curator of Design & Society at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum and as a PhD candidate in Egyptology at Macquarie University.
As a museum curator, I don't really have a 'typical' day. In my position, I work quite broadly across the collection, from my specialist area in archaeology and antiquities (especially Egyptian, of which the Powerhouse Museum has a small but select collection) all the way through to Muslim fashion, Central Asian and African textiles, historical and contemporary furniture, numismatics, ceramics and so on.
I always start the day by answering emails (actually, as I'm always connected, you can often find me answering emails throughout the night as well!) before I turn my attention to the different projects I am working on (rarely, if ever, do I work on a single project at a time – but that's what I love most about being a curator – the rich variety in what we do!).
Of interest to the 'Day of Archaeology' is an upcoming jewellery exhibition I am working on with my colleague, Eva Czernis-Ryl, which is both a chronological and thematic look at the history of jewellery collecting in Australia. I am involved with developing the antiquities section with fellow archaeologist, Dr Paul Donnelly, and have spent the last couple of days researching the nature of ancient jewellery in the many different public and private collections, which span almost all states and territories in Australia. Right now I'm reading the exhibition catalogue to 'Beauty and Betrayal – Ancient and Neo-Classical Jewellery' held at the Nicholson Museum, Sydney in 2010 and am liaising with Macquarie University's Museum of Ancient Cultures with regards to viewing some of their objects which we'd eventually like to have on loan.
I've also been down in our basement re-looking at some of our ancient jewellery, including our Egyptian amulets, faience beaded necklaces and beautiful Roman pendant earrings. At this early stage, we're gathering our corpus of ancient jewellery objects from which we can potentially choose from to narrate our story (note – the exhibition is not scheduled to open until October 2013). We're most interested in details like provenance (where was the piece excavated and how did it come into the collection?), interesting stories (around ownership and use) and of course, more practical matters like condition (is it suitable for display?) and costs (since loan objects involve fees, including insurance).
When I'm not 'curating', I'm studying for my PhD and doing other things 'Egyptian'! My thesis topic is on the typological dating of false doors and funerary stelae of the First Intermediate Period (specifically, the reigns of Pepy II to Mentuhotep II – roughly 2400 – 2100 BC).
In brief, the First Intermediate Period was the first time in Egyptian dynastic history where there was a collapse in central kingship and a shift in administration from the Memphite capital to the provinces. My reason for studying false doors and stelae (slabs of inscribed stone usually placed in the west wall of the tomb) is that they are one of the best examples of Egyptian material culture which can be traced continuously at this time, which means they potentially offer an important benchmark for dating other objects and events of the period.
At this very moment, for example, I am transliterating and translating the stela of nfr-TbAw from a private French collection, one of almost 600 false doors and stelae I am working through. Apart from transliterating and translating them, I am also recording information about the owner and his/her titles, the collection location, acquisition/excavation details, bibliographic references, suggested date, commentary, parallels etc. Simultaneous to this, I am starting to test certain dating criteria on subsets of my corpus – like the writing of the Htp dj nswt offering formula as it applies to all those tomb owners holding particular groupings of titles.
To top things off, I'm in the preparation stages of a fairly long visit to Egypt! In September I will be heading to Tell el-Amarna to do some cataloguing work and will be returning again in November-December to work at the South Tombs cemetery. InshAllah or "God Willing", as they say, I am also scheduled to lead a couple of tour groups through Egypt and the Western Desert. Never a dull moment, I can truly say I've found my calling in archaeology!


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TGI Fry-Day: Kolokithokeftedes (Zucchini Pancakes) at Yefsi
Explorations of the frying arts.
Let's be honest: Yorkville isn't really known for its culinary offerings. But if more restaurants like Yefsi come around, that might change. Open just for dinner, Yefsi offers a variety of Greek dishes prepared by chef/owner Christos Christou. Traditional items like Horiatiki ($12), Paidakia ($28), Tsipoura ($22) and various Souvlaki dot the menu, though just a taste of some their mezedes will make anyone an instant Yefsi fan.
One that's not to be missed is their Kolokithokeftedes ($8). Essentially zucchini croquettes, these little cakes are a tasty blend of kefalograviera cheese (which is often used in Saganaki, another Greek fried dish) and plenty of herbs (the enticing smell of dill wafts up from the plate) all topped on some tangy caper-yogurt sauce. The cheese melts into the herbs, which impart heady, savory flavors on to the shredded zucchini. These little pancakes are rich, but the yogurt dip adds plenty of light contrast.
This dish could be shared—especially since other items on the menu run fairly large—but the fritters are so darn good that you might just want to spoil yourself and order a plate for one.
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The week in review
Most name calling: WINA's Rob Schilling comes under fire for calling 5th District Democratic candidate John Douglass, a retired brigadier general, a "chickenhawk," "dupe," and "crook" for not coming on his radio show. Two Dem-leaning veterans' PACs take umbrage, and Schilling issues an apology to vets.
Most guilty pleas for child porn: Former UVA engineering student Ralph Samuel Rogers, 20, of Gordonsville, pleads guilty to 10 counts of possession August 8, the Progress reports. He faces up to 50 years in prison and $250,000 in fines when he's sentenced January 8.
Worst black eye for two professions: Former teacher and police officer Charles Farrell Long, who was indicted for possessing and selling child porn, picks up another six charges August 17 for producing child pornography and aggravated sexual battery, the Progress reports.
Worst recidivism: Former Mary Baldwin psych prof Chadwick C. Blackwell, 44, of Woodstock, three weeks away for completing three years probation for a 2009 conviction of child porn, gets arrested July 22 and charged with a new count of possession, according to the News Leader.
More worsts: James Henry Moore, 30, is charged with abduction, strangulation, domestic assault and robbery August 8 following a 911 call to the 600-block of Old Lynchburg Road. Andrew Lee Farris, 29, is arrested August 5 for rape following a gathering on Fifth Street.
Worst home invasion: Three men enter a house in the 3000-block of Burnley Station Road at around 9pm August 9, NBC29 reports. Four people were in the home, including an elderly couple. One of the victims says he was hit in the head with a gun, and was able to wrestle one of the suspects to the ground. All three fled and police are investigating.
Worst crash on I-81: A northbound tractor-trailer carrying frozen foods and a passenger bus collide around 4am August 14 in Rockingham County, closing the interstate in both directions. By 7am, seven people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Truck driver Dean J. Crawford, 29, of Staunton, is charged with reckless driving.
Most vandalization charges: Christopher James Benck, 23, is charged with four counts of destruction of property– one in Charlottesville and three in Albemarle. According to a release, businesses and signs were damaged by his alleged graffiti in early July on West Rio, Georgetown Road, and Barracks Road Shopping Center. The Progress connects him to the tag "UCME," which might mean "You see me."
Biggest super PAC donor: Richard Baxter Gilliam of Keswick ponied up $750,000 from 2011 through 2012, according to Virginia Public Access Project. Gilliam gave $500,000 to Karl Rove's American Crossroads and $250,000 to Restore Our Future, a PAC set up to support Mitt Romney's presidential bid.
Best state for gun-running: Virginia handgun sales jump 17 percent to around 29,000 in July, the first month after the General Assembly's repeal of the the one-gun-a-month law, and 29 percent over sales in July 2011, the Washington Examiner reports.
Best treasure hunt gone bad: The VDOT Workers' Memorial on I-64 at Afton Mountain is shut down at 11:05am August 12 after a suspicious package is found. Virginia State Police bomb technicians determine that the package is part of a GPS geocache hunt and reopen the memorial around 6pm.
Most dubious decrease: Tuition at Virginia colleges only goes up on average 4.1 percent instead of last year's 7.9 percent. Overall, tuition in the state has gone up 91 percent in the past decade, according to a release from Governor Bob McDonnell.
Most determined: Woodberry Forest quarterback Jacob Rainey's leg was amputated in September 2011, yet Rainey is trying out for his old position the end of August. The Daily Progress has the heartwarming story.
Hottest ticket: The Dalai Lama's October 11 appearance at the Paramount Theater sells out in 10 minutes August 13. More tickets go on sale August 17 for an nTelos Wireless Pavilion event, and prices start at $25.
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Love the treasure hunt gone bad piece where Barney goes crazy over "suspicious package". Like those awesome stories from after 2001 when they'd shut down a public building 'cuz someone found sheetrock dust from some worker's boots in an elevator....Anthrax...


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so i had seen this article posted by a friend on facebook. i bookmarked it. i finally read it.
interesting concepts in there. all too true that we set our parenting to forumulas given to us by child experts. do we parent by faith? we are judged and we judge others by their parenting skills and how there children are behaving. a couple of key points that spoke to my heart.
"We must proceed, then, on our knees first, beggars before the throne, if we are to parent well."
"Parenting, like all tasks under the sun, is intended as an endeavor of love, risk, perseverance, and, above all, faith."
"It is faith rather than formula, grace rather than guarantees, steadfastness rather than success that bridges the gap between our own parenting efforts, and what, by God's grace, our children grow up to become."
enjoy it if you read it. interested to see what others think about it.
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so i had seen this article posted by a friend on facebook. i bookmarked it. i finally read it.
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"Are we parenting faithfully?" That is the line that got to me most, b/c there are some days I just want to give up!
A good article for sure, full of elements and thoughts I have had or experienced.


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In Montana we have two native species of tree squirrel, the Red Squirrel and Northern Flying Squirrel. In addition, we have one or possibly two exotic (non-native) species, the Fox Squirrel and perhaps the Eastern Gray Squirrel. Most damage and nuisance complaints are usually about the exotic Fox Squirrels, which have been imported and have flourished in a number of Montana towns and cities.
In town these squirrels are without natural controls and their populations have reached excessive numbers. They are invading bird feeders, attics, sheds and garages. They are falling down chimneys, and stove and ventilation pipes. They are eating fruits and nuts, flower bulbs, vegetable plants and ornamentals. They feed on our garbage, unprotected pet food and even uncovered BBQ grills.


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Report: 21 states don't meet emergency standards for kids
Dropping your child off at day care or seeing them onto the school bus can be difficult — but what are your plans if the unthinkable happens?
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia do not meet emergency planning standards for schools and child care providers, according to a new report from Save the Children. However, for the first time this year, more than half of states — 29 — reach the non-governmental disaster relief organization's standards in its laws and regulations.
In an accompanying poll, Save the Children found that 69% of parents mistakenly believe their protections are in place.
"This year has a good news/bad news story," said Richard Bland, Save the Children's director for policy and advocacy. "Seven states implemented or put in plans of action to raise standards of emergency preparedness for children, but again, these are the bare-minimum criteria."
The report judges states based on four tenets, distilled from guidelines created by a post-Hurricane Katrina governmental committee, the now-defunct National Commission on Children and Disasters. It looks at states' evacuation and relocation plans, family-child reunification plans, children with special needs plans and K-12 multiple disaster plans.
"Emergencies can strike anywhere, anytime — so a multihazard plan means that you're prepared for three types of emergencies: an evacuation and lockdown for a shooter situation — but also you need a safe room situation for when you're threatened by a natural disaster," Bland said.
He cites the January snowfall in Atlanta as a regionally uncharacteristic event that left thousands of children stuck at school overnight, partly due, he says, to the state government's lack of regulation on when to close schools and how to stagger releases of schools and child care locations.
Bland also sees the year's success stories: "We deployed to Colorado to update their child care standards when the flooding happened, and they have. And when Save the Children deployed in Oklahoma after the tornadoes hit, we were able to work with their government to put plans into place, too."
Along with Colorado and Oklahoma, Alaska, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Texas all hit the report card's benchmarks for the first time this year.
In biggest need of improvement, Bland says, are regulations for smaller child care businesses.
"This isn't something that's new to us — ongoing discussions about how to protect children are constant, and we're always looking for newer, better ways," said Karen Cobuluis, spokeswoman for the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), a non-profit organization that provides leadership in emergency management.
Cobuluis said that the four standards are just the beginning. NEMA has been discussing how to handle emerging threats for children, "cyber in particular." But at the core, the mission is the same: "to protect lives and property, and children in disasters are particularly vulnerable."
On a state governmental level, Bland says Save the Children's report cards have had varied reception. Some states think it's not their role to regulate guidelines, he says.
Bland's response: "With more than 69 million kids separated from their parents during an average workday in the U.S., we simply disagree."
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Reading Sylvia Plath 50 Years After Her Death Is A Different Experience
Reading Sylvia Plath 50 Years After Her Death Is A Different Experience
Poet Tess Taylor reflects on how we read Sylvia Plath's poetry, 50 years after her death.
Fifty years ago this week, American poet Sylvia Plath committed suicide. She was 30 years old. Commentator Tess Taylor has this reflection on how she reads Plath's work today.
TESS TAYLOR: The details of Sylvia Plath's death are famous even outside of poetry. Depressed and separated from her husband, poet Ted Hughes, she stuck her own head in an oven, putting a dramatic end to her ambitious life. In addition to two small children, she left behind the wiry, electric poems that became the modern classic "Ariel," a book that set the literary world ablaze.
Have you read the posthumous poems by Sylvia Plath? Robert Lowell wrote Elizabeth Bishop later that year. They seem about as good to me as Emily Dickinson at the moment, as extreme as one can bear or rather more so.
Reviews of "Ariel" were extreme as well. In The New York Times, Denis Donoghue wrote that her poetry shows what self-absorption makes possible in art. English critic David Holbrook called that art a poisoned chalice. Feminist critics read Plath as a martyr in the war between the sexes. Plath was a lightning rod, and her legacy loomed uneasily over a generation of women poets.
Aftershocks of Plath's death may always follow her as if she were a Marilyn Monroe of the literati. But time has also changed the way we see her. It's as if the tragedy of her death is beginning to burn away to allow us to read her in new ways. Heather Clark is working on an upcoming Plath biography.
HEATHER CLARK: I don't think we read the work as much through her suicide as we used to.
TAYLOR: She was very much of her generation, Clark says.
CLARK: I think she really has more in common with the Beat poets than we realize because "The Bell Jar" is sort of her version of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl." That might sound like a strange comparison, but it's as much a work of social protest as it is a narrative of mental illness and recovery.
TAYLOR: Clark notes that we're studying Plath in new ways as well. Now that Ted Hughes is dead, too, Plath scholars and Hughes scholars, long embattled, are looking at their collected papers as a unit, examining the two literary lions side by side. And perhaps we read Plath differently now because we've changed too. I like to believe that women have made so many strides in the last 50 years that Plath's legacy can haunt us less. Reading Plath now, I admire how her writing breaks boundaries, explores the ambivalence of motherhood and plays in new ways with female roles.
The voice she crafted is macabre, tender, theatrical, subversive and even funny. Her poems are otherworldly. They document midcentury life even as they unsettle it.
SYLVIA PLATH: (Reading) These little globes of light are sweet as pears. Kindly with invalids and mawkish women, they mollify the bald moon.
TAYLOR: Hearing the poem "Candles" in which Plath addresses flickering lights around her nursing child, I think of how much she struggled both to be heard as a woman and to be part of recorded time.
PLATH: (Reading) The eyes of the child I nurse are scarcely open. In 20 years, I shall be retrograde as these drafty ephemerids. I watch their spilt tears cloud and dull to pearls. How shall I tell anything at all to this infant still in a birth-drowse? Tonight, like a shawl, the mild light enfolds her. The shadows stoop over like guests at a christening.
TAYLOR: Retrograde? Hardly. A half-century later, Sylvia Plath's poems live on.
SIEGEL: That's Tess Taylor, who teaches poetry at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Reforming Republican Foreign Policy
My new column on Jon Huntsman, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio for The Week is online. Here is an excerpt:
This is not just a matter of making Republican candidates more electable. It is necessary to improve the quality of the policies that Republicans pursue once in office. If Republicans can be trusted to end conflicts or manage them competently rather than recklessly start them, they will eventually be able to undo much of the damage they did to themselves with the Iraq war. Until Republicans begin making credible efforts to repair that damage, a majority will be wary of trusting them with the presidency.


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Charter Boats Virginia Beach and Family Time
Charter Boats Virginia Beach And Great Family Time
If you are visiting the Virginia Beach area any time between May and December you might want to check out a charter boat fishing trip as part of your family time together. It's great to take the family out for a good time on the open water. Quality time with the family can be found right here while casting off and heading out for adventure. There are several places that offer a charter and the Virginia Beach and Tidewater area are known for its plentiful fish and numerous fishing options.
You may go out into the Chesapeake Bay for a fun-filled day of fishing. You may also decide to head offshore and get in some Atlantic deep sea fishing. This is the reason why the Tidewater area is so popular when it comes to fishing. The multiple destinations and the limitless areas to catch fish create a fantastic event for anglers. Striper aka Rockfish, Sea bass,Trout, and Flounder are among some of the most popular fish choices.
When you are booking your charter boat in Virginia Beach, you will have to take a few small details into consideration. By taking the time to plan the trip in advance, then you offer yourself and your family the chance to get the most out of the experience. The charter boat fishing service wants to be sure that you and your crew are having the time of your life. Be sure to bring along certain amenities and refreshments for your fishing trip. Food and drink are normally your responsibility. Sticking with simple foods like sandwiches and snacks is highly recommended.
The time of year that you head out on the charter boat fishing in Virginia Beach will have an impact on where the best fishing is and what species of fish is the most likely catch of the day. The charter boat fishing service can often clue you into the details so that you will be well prepared and know what you're fishing for. The captain, and usually a first mate, will be on hand to help you get the most out of your fishing experience, answer your questions, and help with gear if necessary. Some of the larger charter boats in Virginia Beach will have numerous deck hands available to help and make the charter fishing trip more enjoyable.
The Virginia Beach fishing charter that you choose may have fishing gear available or it might require that you bring your own. Double check to see what items you are required to bring so that you don't end up showing up without any gear and ruining your fishing trip. Also remember that the weather on the water is not the same as that which is on land.
It is essential that you and your family members have ample layers of clothing to prevent getting too cold, especially during the early and later seasons. It's not unusual to have a 60 or 70 degree day in December only to have the temperature drop ten degrees or more and then add in a wind chill. Life jackets are provided however, if you have someone in your party that might need special gear, either due to disability or small or large size, it's best to inform the charter boat fishing service during the booking process. Sometimes, the strength of the Virginia Beach sun can be very intense, and it is definitely recommended that you bring a good sun protection as well as sun glasses.
You may also run into some unpleasant weather the day of your trip. If the captain chooses to keep the charter in port for the day, you need to respect that it is a decision made out of safety concerns. Call the night before to check and be sure your fishing trip is on schedule.
Remember to follow all safety concerns. The Virginia Beach fishing charter will outline the basic rules and safety tips. It is ultimately your responsibility to make sure that your children follow the safety regulations. It's important that everyone work together to keep the trip safe and fun for those family vacation memories.


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Kevin Allman, owner of the Vashon Athletic Club, has added nearly $100,000 of new cardiovascular and weight equipment to the small fitness center, his largest investment in the club since he purchased it eight years ago.
Allman transformed the squash court on the ground floor to create a new exercise room — one with six new cardio machines and nine new strength-related machines. He also replaced all the equipment in the existing weight room.
The move makes more space in the club's sometimes crowded main weight room and adds capacity to its often oversubscribed demand for cardio machines, he said. It also creates a new work-out space, one oriented toward beginning-to-intermediate weightlifters, he said.
The change made sense, he said, even though "we have a few hardcore squash players who are probably unhappy with me."
People were often frustrated when they couldn't get onto a treadmill, elliptical or stationary bike because every cardio machine was in use, he said. Creating a space for beginning weightlifters with new machines that are user-friendly addresses other issues, he said.
"We had a lot of concerns before about people who weren't comfortable working out next to people using heavy weights," he said.
A Vashon native, Allman said he's working to upgrade the club, which now boasts more than 1,000 members. Last summer, he had the pool resurfaced, a $10,000 investment.
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A Delaware State Housing Authority program that provides veterans with reduced mortgage rates has funded $3.3 million in such loans since its launch in May.
Not a bad start for Loans for Heroes.
"Our veterans provide us with peace of mind through their service," Gov. Jack Markell said in a press release. "We hope to provide them with the same peace of mind when they return from the battlefield. Loans for Heroes reinforces our commitment of making Delaware a welcoming haven for our veterans."
Qualified veterans can benefit from a reduction of one-half percentage point (0.50 percent) below the already low mortgage rate by financing through DSHA. For example, DSHA says, a veteran purchasing a $200,000 home at the current rate of 2.5 percent could save up to $635.64 per year.
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Expectations, hopes high for ace arms Butler, Gray
Despite limited Minor League experience, both righties may contribute soon
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A Rockies team-building tradition is to have rookies in Major League camp answer questions during morning stretching. Some questions are biographical, some are good-naturedly personal. So goes the ritual to help players get to know guys who may be called upon to win regular-season games.
Many who rate top prospects expect right-handed pitchers Eddie Butler and Jon Gray to be helping the Rockies win this year. So veterans wanted to get to know them before they were unveiled during Cactus League games.
They stood with a microphone telling their stories, and even being stumped.
"They asked me what my WAR was, on my statistics, and I had no idea what it was," Gray said, smiling. "I had to tell them, 'I have no idea what that is.'"
Butler took ribbing that his younger brother, who doesn't play baseball but is a computers and electronics whiz, is 6-foot-4 and 236 pounds while he is a comparatively slight 6-foot-2 and 180.
"You're standing there with a mic, and everybody's hounding you with questions," Butler said. "They understand how you cope with things, by putting you in a bad place and seeing how you react. What are you going to do at that moment in the game? Will they be able to count on you?"
Chances are the answer can wait -- well, maybe a little.
Rockies nearing Majors
|Tyler Matzek
|The team's top pick in 2009, Matzek, 23, had control issues as a starter, but struck out 13 in 11 2/3 innings as a reliever in the Arizona Fall League, and may have found his niche.
|Tom Murphy
|A burly 220 pounder who can take control of a staff but is improving his technical defense, Murphy, who turns 23 on April 3, has hit 22 homers in each of his two Minor League seasons.
|Kent Matthes
|A fourth-round pick in 2009, Matthes is older than your average prospect at 27, but he has 66 home runs and 244 RBIs in 386 Minor League games.
|Rossel Herrera
|He's 21 and hasn't played beyond low-A, but after hitting .343 with a .419 on-base percentage and 16 home runs at Asheville, he could become an impact leadoff hitter.
|Kyle Parker
|The top pick in 2010, Parker, 24, has 67 home runs and 242 RBIs in three seasons, the highest level being Double-A.
The Rockies enter 2014 with four rotation spots set, barring injury, and competition for the fifth spot in incumbent Juan Nicasio, Franklin Morales, Jordan Lyles and Christian Friedrich, all with experience starting in the Majors. But Butler and Gray are here to impress, whether it's now or later.
The Rockies figure they're going to count on more than the five guys who start the season in the rotation. Not many years are like 2010, when five guys made all but 16 starts and the team made it to the playoffs.
In 2007, when the Rockies made their only World Series, only Jeff Francis, Josh Fogg and Aaron Cook started 29 or more games. Ten other pitchers made the other 75 starts, with Jason Hirsh's 19 being the most of that group. By August, three members of the rotation -- Cook, Hirsh and Rodrigo Lopez -- were done for the regular season because of injury. Only Cook, who pitched Game 4 of the World Series as the Red Sox completed their sweep, returned in the postseason.
That year, highly regarded prospects Ubaldo Jimenez and Morales, who is back with the team after a stint with the Red Sox, were starting key games in September.
The difference is Butler, a supplemental first-round pick in 2012, comes into the season having made just 41 appearances, 40 of which were starts (16-6, 1.90 ERA, 198 strikeouts in 217 1/3 innings, topping out at Double-A). Gray, the third overall pick last year, has all of nine starts (4-0, 1.93, 51 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings at Rookie and high Class A).
But last season, Sonny Gray had made just 53 Minor League starts before leading the Athletics into the playoffs. Michael Wacha needed just 26 appearances -- 17 starts -- to become the National League champion Cardinals' postseason leader. Wacha nearly made the team out of Spring Training, and was up by May. The Pirates made the playoffs on a lift from Gerrit Cole, who had started 38 Minor League games.
Francis, a top Rockies pick in 2002, made the Majors after 59 Minor League starts. So even with the Rockies, quick development has happened before.
"You saw, whether it was St. Louis or Oakland, using unproven guys and what that did for them, giving them a boost late in the year down the stretch," said Bill Geivett, the Rockies' senior vice president of Major League operations.
In some cases, injuries force pitchers to ascend before their time. But teams could always have pulled in a serviceable veteran and developed the youngsters the old-fashioned way -- by not grabbing them the first time they're hot but waiting until they struggle, then rebound. But if Sonny Gray, Wacha and Cole can hit the mound striking, why not Butler or Jon Gray?
"It's probably similar to my situation -- it didn't hurt that there were other first-year managers who had never done it before who came in and did it pretty well," said Weiss, who was coaching high school baseball when the Rockies hired him. "It probably doesn't hurt those guys that it's been done before."
However, it hasn't been done often. Yes, there have been guys like the late Catfish Hunter, a Hall of Famer who made the Majors at 19 and never pitched a game in the Minors. Also, there was Rick Ankiel, who was brought to the Majors although the Cardinals had reservations about his ability to handle adversity. After some dramatic blow-ups, he had to switch to the outfield to revive his career.
For now, the Rockies see talent. Butler can reach the upper 90s with his fastball, and has developed a confounding changeup to go with his breaking pitches. Gray routinely exceeded 100 mph with his fastball at Oklahoma, and found it easier to use his changeup against Minor League hitters who had to use wood bats. Bullpen sessions don't mean much in the grand scheme, but they've taken the opportunity to impress.
"What I see is everything that's talked about them, I see it," Rockies pitching coach Jim Wright said. "They're power pitchers with plus fastballs, plus breaking balls, and good athletes, overall."
Now they must deal with hype.
"We've talked about that in our individual meetings, and our message to them -- it's one of those easier-said-than-done things -- is try to focus on getting ready for the season," Weiss said.
After having expectation follow him through college and into pro ball, Gray appreciates the message from the veterans with their good-natured efforts to put him at the bottom of the Spring Training flow chart.
"The new guys coming in, they want them to be hard workers, want them to be unselfish, what type of person I am," Gray said. "I think I'll be OK, that they'll like my personality."
Butler will be happy when he has a chance to show what he can do with a ball in his hand, rather than a microphone.
"I think the big moment in the game is easier," he said, smiling. "I'm not a big public-speaking guy."


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Weller WE1010 Weller soldering iron $ 139.00
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WES51 Weller Soldering Iron - Review
WES51 Weller soldering iron is solidly built. It has a very durable design and you can count on using one for several years with no problems. It is perfect for all kinds of soldering applications including repairs, rework, and industrial manufacturing. Its economical price makes it also a good soldering iron for occasional users such as hobbyist or home electronics enthusiast.
Weller soldering station WES51 is an excellent low cost soldering iron. It is one of the best soldering irons on market that can be found under $100. Weller soldering iron WES51 is best-selling soldering iron on Amazon.
And Weller company has been around for generations. Weller has started manufacturing soldering irons in 1940s. Even though Cooper Tools acquired Weller Soldering in 1970s, the Weller brand name is well-respected and recognized throughout USA and rest of the world as one of the best manufacturer of soldering equipment.
What will you get when you buy Weller soldering iron WES51
When you buy Weller soldering iron WES51 you will receive:
- main power unit
- detachable 50W soldering pencil (PES51)
- pencil stand and tip-cleaning sponge
All of those tools combined into the soldering station setup, provide you everything that you need to start your soldering project.
Main features of Weller WES51 soldering iron
- 50 watt iron is ideal for most soldering tasks
- Temperature range at the tip of iron is adjustable from 350 to 850 degrees Fahrenheit
- Non-burnable cord made of silicon rubber (cord length 4 ft.)
- Temperature lockout control so you do not burn up your circuit board with a careless mistake
- Easily switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius readouts
- Electronic temperature control is accurate to within 9 degrees Fahrenheit
- Station automatically powers down after 99 minutes of inactivity
- Static proof so you do not destroy delicate circuit boards
- Fast heat up of iron from cold to hot, even with bigger tips
The WES51 Weller soldering iron comes with PES51 soldering pencil that has a comfortable foam grip that improves the ease of use and reduces heat transfer from the iron into your fingertips. I found the soldering pencil to be really quite comfortable to grip for extended periods. It features a stainless steel heating element which extends the soldering iron's life by minimizing corrosion.
Electronic temperature control on WES51 Weller soldering iron
Another great feature of the WES51 Weller soldering iron is that it has very accurate electronic temperature control. Temperature of iron can be adjusted with the front panel temperature control knob - you can precisely control the temperature of iron to within 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
Electronic temperature control means you'll always know if the tip of the soldering iron is hot enough for the material you are soldering. It makes your soldering task a whole lot easier. In addition, electronic temperature control allows precise control of the heat level at the tip of Weller soldering iron. This means that you can rest assured that your Weller soldering iron is hot enough and ready for soldering, and at same time you know that it is not too hot to burn some temperature-sensitive components on circuit board.
If you do not pay attention on temperature of iron's tip you can accidentally damage or ruin your soldering project by applying too much heat. For every soldering task you need enough heat to quickly and reliably melt the solder and apply it to soldering joints, but you do not want too much heat that can burn or melt delicate electronic components or circuit boards.
Safety features of WES51 Weller soldering iron
Main problem with most of soldering irons is that you need to wait for them to heat up from cold stage to ready-for-soldering stage, not only when you start using them, but also in between jobs if you leave them alone for a long period of time. For example, one of my soldering irons automatically powers down after 15 minutes of inactivity. Unfortunately, this particular setting is not adjustable so you cannot customize it for your needs. In other words, you cannot increase this time if you do little bit of soldering with a long periods of time between two soldering jobs.
WES51 Weller soldering iron has a built in activator that allows it to automatically powers down after 99 minutes of inactivity. That is right setting of this shut down time – you have enough time even if you have some longer interval between two soldering jobs.
What kind of solder tips are used on WES51 Weller soldering iron
WES51 Weller soldering iron uses ET series tips. Weller has a huge range of tips in ET series to suit all kinds of soldering jobs.
What is price of soldering iron Weller WES51
Price of soldering iron Weller WES51 is in wide range from $ 90.00 to $ 150.00. Price of WESD51 on a few websites of major online vendors of soldering irons in the USA is:
- Amazon.com - $93.37 with free shipping
- Digikey.com - $129.00 (plus shipping costs $8.00)
- Mouser.com - 129.00 (plus shipping costs $20.00)
- Newark.com - 129.00 (plus shipping costs $8.00)
Of course, vendors of soldering irons change price of soldering irons very often.
Free shipping of soldering iron Weller WESD51
The soldering iron Weller WES51 comes with free shipping if you buy it from Amazon.
Digikey, Mouser and Newark offer free shipping on orders over $ 200.00.
The WES51 Weller soldering iron is great soldering iron that is designed and manufactured by famous Weller Company. It comes in well-known Weller-blue color. It is very comfortable to use this Weller soldering iron, even if you spend several hours of continuous soldering on your soldering task. It is one of the best soldering irons available on the market. In conclusion of the review of Weller WES51 soldering iron I give 5 out of 5 stars for this extraordinary soldering iron.
How to use soldering iron
Safety precautions before soldering with soldering iron:
- - Keep flammable liquids and materials away from the work area.
- - Soldering with lead may produce fumes that are hazardous. Flux containing rosin (colophony) produces solder fumes that, if inhaled, can be hazardous. Use smoke absorber - smoke absorber absorbs most of hazardous smokes from flux and solder.
- - Solder only in a well ventilated area.
- - Soldering iron is HOT. Never touch tip of the soldering iron.
- - Never set your hot soldering iron down on anything other than a soldering iron stand.
- - Wear eye protection.
- - Never cut off a grounding prong on a soldering iron plug to make it fit an ungrounded receptacle.
- - Hold wires to be heated with tweezers, pliers or clamps to avoid receiving burns from objects that are heated.
- - Always wash your hands with soap and water after soldering.
How to solder with soldering iron
Preparation for soldering with soldering iron:
- Turn on your soldering iron. Set desired temperature on soldering iron. Dampen the sponge in the stand (sponge should be damp, not soaking wet). Turn on smoke absorber if you have one.
- Clean the soldering area and dirty components. All components must be clean and free from oxidation, grease, and other contamination. Solder will not stick to dirty component or dirty area on printed circuit board.
- Tip of soldering iron must be clean as well. Clean the tip of soldering iron using the damp sponge.
- Before soldering, the tip of soldering iron should be "tinned" or, in other words, coated with solder. Apply some solder to the tip of soldering iron, then wipe on the damp sponge.
- If you are soldering static sensitive components, wear anti-static protection (ESD) like a wrist strap.
Soldering with soldering iron
1) Insert component into metalized hole of circuit board.
2) Take soldering iron from stand and hold it as a pen.
3) Apply a tip of soldering iron to the joint and hold for few seconds. Make sure it touches both the track on circuit board and the component lead.
4) Continue heating and apply some solder to the joint, not the soldering iron. Heating one part but not the other will result in poorly formed joints. Solder should melt and flow smoothly onto the track and component lead to form volcano shape. The most common problems with soldering are adding too much or not enough solder.
5) It only takes couple seconds to make a perfect joint. The heating period depends on the temperature of your soldering iron and size of the joint. First remove the solder, then remove the soldering iron while keeping the joint sill. Do not move circuit board for a few seconds to allow the joint to cool.
6) Inspect soldered joints. Adjacent components may be bridged together or the joint may need additional solder for good electrical continuity.
Price range of soldering irons
Price for simple soldering irons is in range 15-30 dollars. These soldering irons are good only for do-it-yourself jobs. We recommend Weller SP23LK soldering iron from this category.
Price for good soldering irons on US market (including soldering irons that have very accurate electronic temperature control) is in range 90 -150 dollars. This type of soldering irons comes with power station and controls for setting desired temperature. Station automatically keeps the iron tip at an appropriate temperature. Some models have digital display to show the current temperature of iron tip. These soldering irons are used for fine, precise work. We recommend Weller WES51, WESD51 (with digital display), and Hakko FX-888 soldering irons from this category.
Price for professional soldering system (rework and repair) is in wide range 250- 2500 dollars. This soldering system usually comes with bench station and 3 or 4 hand pieces including temperature controlled soldering pencil, hot air gun, de-soldering gun and thermo–tweezers (thermo–tweezers is an excellent tool for removing surface-mount resistors and capacitors). These soldering systems are recommended if you need to use a soldering tool regularly. From this category, we recommend Aoyue 2702 soldering station which is an excellent soldering station for most of fine soldering and de-soldering projects and much more expensive Pace MBT-250 soldering station for top professinal soldering needs.
What is a soldering iron
Soldering iron is tool used in soldering process for generating heat. Soldering irons come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and wattages.
What are main parts of soldering iron
A soldering iron is composed of a heater block and an insulated handle. Iron's handle is made from thick plastic and usually have additional foam layer that reduces heat transfer from the iron into your hand. Heating is often achieved electrically, by passing a current, supplied through an electrical cord or a battery, through a heating element.
How does soldering iron work
The heater block is a source of heat. Simple heater block consists basically of the heater element and the tip (or bit). The iron tip transfers heat from heater element to the soldering joint. Resulting tip temperature depends on the capacity of the heater, and mass of the iron tip.
Iron tips are made of a copper core enclosed by iron, because solder does not stick to nickel or chrome but sticks to iron. A new tip needs to be coated, heated, and then covered with solder before its first use. This procedure is called "tinning" and its purpose is to form a thin layer around the tip which provides the better transfer of heat from the tip to the solder joint. Only clean tip transfers heat well. During soldering work the tip needs to be kept coated with a thin layer of solder by occasional wiping the tip on dump sponge to clean it and then applying a small amount of solder directly to the tip.
Temperature controlled soldering irons have capability of controlling and adjusting the temperature of the iron tip. That means that operator can set desired temperature of the tip with knob located on front panel of soldering station.
There are mainly three different versions of temperature controlled soldering iron. In first version, operator can increase or decrease the voltage across the heater and therefore change the temperature of the iron tip (basic soldering irons have constant voltage applied to heater without possibility to vary it). In second version, temperature of iron tip can be set with temperature controlled magnetic switch within the heater block. Here we have a small magnet which has been designed to lose its magnetic properties at certain temperature. This magnet forms part of the switch within the heater assembly, and when magnet lose magnetic properties (at certain temperature) as result, the switch opens and cuts off the voltage to heater. Third version of temperature controlled soldering iron is a soldering iron that contains a temperature sensor built within the heater assembly. Operator set the desired temperature for his soldering project and then the temperature sensor within heater assembly, through feedback system, turns on and off the heater element to maintain temperature at desired level.
Temperature controlled irons should be used whenever we have to solder temperature-sensitive components There are many soldering stations which are capable to accurately maintain temperature at desired level – for example on WESD51 Weller soldering iron you can precisely control the temperature of iron within +/- 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
How to choose the best soldering iron
Soldering irons come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Which soldering iron is the best for you will depend largely upon how you plan to use it and the types of soldering projects that you plan to do.There are several things to consider before you decide which soldering iron to buy.
How to pick soldering iron in the USA
Three primary factors to consider when choosing a soldering iron are:
- wattage
- temperature control
- the tip size and shape.
Wattage is the most important characteristic of a soldering iron. Soldering iron with higher wattage, of course, has more heat available. It is very important to understand that higher wattage does not necessarily mean a hotter soldering iron. Soldering irons with higher wattage just have more power available. In other words, the wattage of soldering iron is the amount of energy available to heat the joint. Therefore, a soldering iron with low wattage may not keep its temperature on a big joint because it can lose heat faster than it can re-heat itself. On the other hand, a soldering iron with high wattage is capable to apply so much energy into the joint that the joint cannot dissipate it quickly enough.
Most soldering irons used for soldering work on circuit boards have a power rating of 20-60 watts.
Temperature control
Electronic temperature control allows precise control of the heat level at the tip of the soldering iron. Most of soldering irons produce tip temperature in the range of 750-850°F. There are three basic temperature designs of soldering irons.
The first type of soldering iron does not have any form of temperature regulation. This is simple unregulated soldering pencil - just plug it in and in couple minutes it is ready for soldering. It is good only for do-it-yourself projects and some standard soldering projects in households. This type of soldering irons is the simplest and the cheapest type of soldering irons.
The second type of soldering irons is a temperature controlled soldering iron. These soldering irons have built-in temperature control to ensure that the temperature of the iron bit is maintained at a fixed level. A thermocouple is built into the iron tip or shaft, which monitors temperature. Some soldering irons have a bimetallic strip thermostat built into the handle. These soldering irons come with low-voltage power station and a control knob to enable you to set the desired temperature. Some models might have built-in digital temperature readout. Temperature of iron can be precisely adjusted within 10°F with the front panel temperature control knob. These soldering irons are more expensive than the unregulated soldering pencils. From this group we recommend the following iron: Weller WESD51 (digital soldering iron), Weller WES51 (analog soldering iron) and Hakko FX-888.
The third type of soldering irons is complete soldering systems for repair and rework. This soldering system usually consists of a complete bench top control unit where you can plug in a variety of soldering tools including soldering iron, hot air soldering gun, de-soldering gun, thermo–tweezers for removing surface-mount resistors and capacitors, etc. This is the most expensive type of soldering iron. These soldering stations are designed for or for professional use, continuous production line, rework and repair stations in high volume manufacturing.
Size and shape of the iron tip
The function of the soldering tip is to efficiently convey heat from the heating element to the joint. Most modern soldering irons have changeable tips that will allow you to swap tips depending on the project you are doing. Selecting the proper tip for any soldering application is very important because iron tip should be properly matched to the intended project. The right iron tip is the one that is the right size and shape for the job that you are doing. Choose the one that will melt just enough solder to do the job right.
The tips usually have a copper core, since copper conducts heat well. The copper tip is coated first with nickel and then with iron to preserve its life. The iron layer protects the copper from molten tin in the solder, which would dissolve the copper if it touched it directly.
The amount of heat that an iron tip can hold is dependant largely upon its total mass. The efficient delivery of heat through the tip is dependent upon its length and diameter. Fast transfer of heat through iron tip from the heating element to the joint is vitally important. A small iron tip will take too long to transfer enough heat to joint. A large iron tip can create problems regarding the accessibility to the intended soldering area and even damage circuit board or components with delivering too much heat. A blunt short chisel style iron tip is the most efficient iron tip - the width of the chisel should be equal to or slightly greater than the width of the material that is being soldered. Conical iron tips are used for fine, precise soldering projects. Longer iron tips are used in the case when the area in which the soldering is going to take place is not completely accessible. Longer iron tips and conical iron tips are less efficient than chisel iron tips.
Each manufacturer recommends a line of iron tips for particular soldering iron (for example Weller soldering iron WESD51 uses ET series soldering tips). It is important to recognize that you can use ONLY iron tips which are recommended by manufacturer. You cannot use any other iron tips even if they physically fit in your soldering iron.
Well, which soldering iron is the best to buy in the USA? Which soldering iron is best solution for your application?
Another thing that can help you to decide which soldering iron is best for your application is to read some reviews of best soldering irons available in the USA.


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CEOs from America's largest corporations—including its biggest banks, retailers, and insurance companies who helped drive the country into the worst recession in nearly a century— are now calling on Congress to punish the nation's working class and society's most vulnerable by advocating major changes to Social Security and Medicare in a new lobbying push that critics say reveal the cruelty and selfish nature of the country's corporate class.
The Business Roundtable, comprised of more than 200 chief executives and some of the nation's wealthiest individuals, began lobbying DC lawmakers Wednesday in a press conference calling for major cuts to Social Security (including a raise in elgibility age to 70) and a new push to privatize Medicare. (Comment via DISQUS on the Business Roundtable's website here)
Critics of the group call the move a clear assault by the nation's wealthiest on the social safety net that protects millions of working people.
As Richard Eskow explains, the Business Roundtable itself was formed decades ago specifically to serve the interests of the "largest and most ruthless companies in America."
Calling the group 'extremist' by its very nature, Eskow argues convincingly that Wall Street malfeasance and health care profiteering by many of the companies represented by the Roundtable have caused tremendously more damage to the economy than either Social Security or Medicare.
"Social Security's in much better fiscal shape than most corporate benefit plans," writes Escow, adding that "any long-term problems [the program] may have are driven by a) greater wealth inequity than even the most conservative economists could have imagined in 1983; and b) massive unemployment brought on by Wall Street greed."
'Our long-term deficits are driven by America's runaway health care costs, which in turn are driven by our profit-driven system. It's barely an exaggeration to say that if some of these companies and their competitors didn't exist the Federal government might not have a deficit problem at all'
–RJ Eskow
"The idea that Social Security is unaffordable for future generations is nonsense," points out Pat Garofalo at Think Progess. "The program can pay full benefits for decades, and nearly full benefits after that, with literally no changes...It's particularly galling for wealthy CEOs to call for raising the retirement age, as they are among those who will be least affected by the change."
The demands of the group mirror those of the recent 'Fix the Debt' campaign, which lobbied to "reduce corporate taxes and shift costs onto the poor and elderly," ahead of the so-called 'fiscal-cliff' talks in December.
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The Roundtable CEOs intend to pitch their ideas in meetings with congressional and White House officials ahead of the next impending round of deficit negotiations. And, given the preferential treatment they receive by many corporate media outlets, the group is pushing its message loudly among a public worn out by repeated fiscal battles in Washington.
The truth, as many economists like Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz point out, is that the US does not have a deficit problem that couldn't be easily fixed by addressing the rapid rise in healthcare costs.
As Eskow says:
As for Medicare, its cost problems are caused by for-profit health companies inflating medical costs. Think the Business Roundtable will mention that? Its members include the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Abbott Laboratories, the Tenet hospital system, Cardinal Health, ExpressScripts, CVS/Caremark and WellPoint.
Like hell it will.
Our long-term deficits are driven by America's runaway health care costs, which in turn are driven by our profit-driven system. It's barely an exaggeration to say that if some of these companies and their competitors didn't exist the Federal government might not have a deficit problem at all.
Among the other 200 corporations, Roundtable members include American Express, AT&T, Bank of America, Bayer, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Dow Chemical Company, and JPMorgan.
"Average CEO pay for S&P 500 companies is nearly $13 million," Garofalo adds. "Recent increases in life expectancy have only benefited wealthier workers in non-physical jobs. Poorer workers doing physical labor have not seen the same gains and would be most hurt by an increase in the retirement age."
And as Eskow concludes: "for the wealthy, pampered, and narcissistic CEOs of the Business Roundtable, sacrifice is always for someone else."


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The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record
Record: Marseilles to Carthage. Outright Record
Yacht: Groupama 3. 103 ft Trimaran.
Name: Franck Cammas FRA and a crew of 6
Dates: 15/16th May 2009.
Start time: 09h 19m 00s (French time), 15/05/09.
Finish time: 02h 27m 23s (French time), 16/05/09
Elapsed time: 17 hours 8 minutes and 23 seconds
Distance: 458 nm
Average speed: 26.4 kts
Previous record: "Orange II" Bruno Peyron FRA: Sep 04: 17h 56m 33s
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council


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Given her high-profile relationships and endless output of breakup songs, Taylor Swift might seem like a serial dater, but the Grammy-winning pop star insists that that's one of the biggest misconceptions about her love life.Elle. "They're like 'Oh Taylor, coming on too strong again, chasing boys.' I never chase boys. They don't like it!"Even so, that hasn't stopped millions of fans from dissecting Swift's every move and autobiographical lyrics, searching for clues about which experience (and which person) she's singing about. "To me it's just writing songs the way I always have," Swift said of her creative process. "It's me sitting on my bed feeling pain I didn't understand, writing a song, and understanding it better. If people want to dissect the lyrics, that's their right, but it's all coming from the exact same place as where I started. It's just something I do to feel better."But despite everything she might have gone through during her breakups with Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mayer, Swift insists that she only channels the pain in positive ways. "I don't think I've ever yelled at an ex-boyfriend. Ever," Swift said. "I'm not a yeller. I'm not a fit-thrower. If something is done, it's done."
Grammys: Fashion hits and missesSwift might not be a yeller, but that didn't stop her from making an apparent jab at her most recent ex during Sunday's Grammys telecast. In the middle of performing "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Swift put on a fairly terrible British accent in what many interpreted to be an impression of Styles."So he calls me up and he's like, 'I still love you,'" Swift said mockingly. "And I'm like, 'I'm sorry, I'm busy opening up the Grammys!' And we're never getting back together, like, ever."


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ODU Tennis Sends Six to Semifinals at ODU Collegiate Invitational
By ODU Athletics
Oct. 4, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. -- A pair of Monarchs and four Lady Monarchs advanced to the semifinals at the Old Dominion Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. The semifinals and championship matches will be held on Sunday.
On the men's side, Krzysztof Muzalewski led the way, reaching the semifinals in the Men's B draw. He won 6-4, 6-4 over NJIT's Cosmin Chiujdea before pairing against George Washington University's Erik Hannah in an epic match. Hannah and Muzalewski stretched both the first and second sets to a tiebreaker before the Monarch junior won it in the third, 7-5. The final score was 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 1-0 (5).
He will face William & Mary's Richard Wardell in the semifinals Sunday, and the winner will advance to face either Alex Funkhouser (Coastal Carolina) or Beto Mondini (Campbell).
Yakov Diskin also advanced to the semifinals on Saturday. After a first round bye, Diskin defeated Campbell's Lubos Sobotka in a 6-3, 6-3 final. He will play Ben Wirth (Liberty) in the semifinals of the Men's Singles C draw on Sunday.
The women's team sent four Lady Monarchs to the semifinals on Saturday, with an incredibly successful tournament thus far. All four Lady Monarchs entered in the tournament will have a semifinal match on Sunday.
Irina Dementyeva, in the Women's Singles B draw, won two matches on Saturday to advance. She defeated Norfolk State's Brittany Foster 6-3, 6-1 and then dispatched Hofstra's Christie Gattelaro, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarters. She will face Mary Washington's Courtney Goimarac on Sunday and the winner will face the winner of the other semifinal between Samantha Carnall (Delaware) and Michelle Nguyen (JMU).
Freshman Juliana Pires also won a pair in the Women's Singles C draw. Pires defeated Pittsburgh's Minh Evans, 6-0, 6-1 and then won 10-8 in the third set of the quarterfinal to advance. The 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (8) match was against Liberty's Hannah Fick. Pires is set to face Campbell's Ana Surviladze in the semifinals on Sunday.
Finally, Diana Ivanova, also playin in the Women's Singles C draw, advanced to the semifinals with one win over Liberty's Valeriya Klintsevich, 7-5, 6-1. In the Women's Singles D draw, Marija Citic posted a pair of wins against Navy's Cha Suriben and Campbell's Cortney Armitano to advance to the semi's.
Play concludes Sunday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University.