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Paul Davis: an Ardour for the Challenge
Paul Davis' JACK sound server is the cornerstone of the modern Linux audio system, and his Ardour DAW (digital audio workstation) is regarded as the flagship application in that system. He also has contributed significantly to many other sound and music software projects, including ALSA, the default sound system for the Linux kernel.
After graduating summa cum laude from Portsmouth Polytechnic (UK) with a degree in biomolecular science, he followed a career course as a software engineer, systems programmer and consultant for various technical firms and institutes (a summary is available on-line at www.ak.tu-berlin.de/menue/edgard-varese-gastprofessur/paul_davis), specializing in UNIX C/C++ environments. In 1994, he became the second employee of Amazon.com, where he developed essential software for the fledgling on-line bookstore. Since 1998, he has been operating Linux Audio Systems, a business venture "...focused on using Linux as a platform for audio and MIDI applications, with a particular focus on real-time performance and commercial studio tools", as the man himself describes it. Currently, he resides in Berlin where he is the Edgard Varèse Gastprofessor lecturing at the Technische Universitat.
In addition to his reputation as a master programmer, Paul is highly regarded in the Linux audio world as a model for team leadership and the practical management of large-scale distributed development projects. He has attracted a very talented crew of developers for his own projects, and his opinions and views are often sought by novice (and not-so-novice) programmers. The following interview reveals some of the reasons why.
DP: Your education and professional history point toward a career as a programmer in business or scientific fields. When and why did you decide to write music and sound software for a living?
PD: After I left Amazon.com, I felt I wanted to leave programming for good. That was fairly easy at first, because I was busy being an at-home parent to my one-year-old daughter. However, after a couple years, I started to explore music making as a hobby, and I immediately realized that for recording, computers and hard disk recording were the way everything was going. For all kinds of reasons, I wasn't going to use Windows or a Mac, but I decided I could leverage my exposure to both Linux and my ten years of UNIX programming by doing things on Linux. It turned out that the tools available at that time (1997) on Linux were really not up to the task, and I foolishly decided that I would just write my own. This came at a time when I didn't need to make an income, and I basically focused on my own needs and desires, which initially mostly were focused on pattern-based composition and real-time synthesis. Eventually, the need for a reasonable recorder became more and more clear, and at the end of 1999, RME released the first Hammerfall card with 26 channels of input, 26 channels of output and an existing Linux device driver (for OSS, not ALSA). It seemed clear that I needed one of these, and that I should update the driver and then write an HDR application. The driver took a few weeks, and a month or two later, I had a working recorder. It was only a few months later that I and other early users/testers recognized that a recorder by itself was useless and that we needed an editor. Had I known then what I know now about what is involved, I think I would have given up.
To get back to the focus of the question, I didn't really try to make an income from my audio software until about three years ago when my financial situation was becoming precarious. Before that, it was almost entirely a labor of love and a lot of fun. Since then, it has become a bit more of a burden—I try to work reasonable amounts, as people actually are paying me now, and it's very hard to make a living in the US by giving away software! I often think that I (and my family) should move to a much cheaper country, where the income I do make from Ardour would go much further than it does here. Right now, alas, this is not an option for us. And, although I don't like to go on about it too much, income really is a major issue for me right now, with one child about to head off to film school and another likely starting a four-year college in a couple years. It's not clear that I can honestly say that I am making a living doing this, but somehow, I am still here when companies like BeOS, Creamware and so many others have come and gone. It amazes me!
Writing software for musicians and audio engineers has revitalized my love of programming. Helping people connect with their creative selves is a real joy, and facing down huge technical hurdles is very satisfying. The programming I did for 15 years before I started doing this stuff was really just a warm up, both in terms of the satisfaction that I've gotten from it and the pleasure I get from how my work affects others.
DP: What are some of the important differences between writing software for a large-scale Web-based business and writing music and sound software? What are the important similarities?
PD: I don't think there are any similarities other than the need to write good code. One of joys of the way I have worked for the last seven or eight years is that my work is dictated directly by users first and then by my own aesthetics as a programmer. If I decide some code I've written isn't good enough, I am free to rewrite it completely to meet my own standards. Working inside a standard commercial operation, that freedom is hard to find, and your priorities and deadlines are based on marketing realities (and marketing aspirations). One could argue that this delays development and releases, and to a certain extent that's true. But I'm more interested in not facing nasty legacy code problems in five years than I am in meeting someone's idea of when a release should have been finished. The Linux kernel has followed much the same pathway, and it has paid enormous dividends. The kernel code, for the most part, keeps getting cleaner and cleaner even as the kernel gets bigger and more complex. I can't say Ardour is quite as much of a success in this area, but there is a similar motivation.
One day, I would like to know more about the internals of how Ableton Live is developed. I have met the head of Ableton and was very struck by what he told me about how they use a lot of formal software development methods. I have very little experience with these techniques, and I sometimes wonder if Live is a great program because of them or in spite of them.
DP: Project management in the Free Software world has been compared to herding cats. You are well regarded by your colleagues, and it's obvious you know how to control a herd of very talented cats. So, what's your secret? What significant problems have you encountered in managing an international crew working (for free) on a project as complex as Ardour?
PD: The problems didn't really show up in a big way until we started adding MIDI support. This required many deep changes in the code, and since that time, we have two branches of the code under development. We face a real need to keep the MIDI one in sync with the non-MIDI one (where until recently, most development has taken place). There are no tricks to this—just hard work and a "merge early, merge often" policy that sadly I have not adhered to myself. Speaking more broadly, the most difficult problem is one of communication. We use IRC a great deal, and it works very well for us as a loosely connected team. But it has a great personal cost to me, in that I tend to feel a need to be available to talk to people in Finland, Bali, Australia and San Francisco no matter what time of day it is for me.
That said, as you noted, Ardour has some immensely talented people working on the program, and these people generally do not require much supervision. It is true that a much larger part of my days are now spent on communication, but it's really similar to what I read about Linus' role with the kernel. My main role is to foster consistency and appropriate timing of new features than to be the guy who thinks up all the cool stuff (though I'd like to think that from time to time I do still think up some pretty cool stuff).
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NORMAN — Q: What is the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist and what are the job opportunities in this profession?
A: Registered dietitians are food and nutrition experts who meet academic and professional requirements, including earning at least a bachelor's degree from a nutritional program at an accredited college or university followed by a six month to one year intensive internship.
To become a registered dietitian, a person must pass a national exam and complete continuing education requirements for recertification. Registered dietitians offer a wide array of professional knowledge and experience in a variety of settings from clinical to community and public policy to media communications. When consulting with a registered dietitian, people can feel confident that the nutrition information they are receiving is accurate and credible.
While the term nutritionist is used frequently, it is important to remember that many states do not have licenser regulations for this term, so anyone can call themselves a nutritionist without the appropriate qualifications.
The following are some career options available to dietitians:
· Clinical Dietitian: A majority of dietitians work in the clinical setting as part of the medical team caring for patients. Work often involves assessing patient's nutritional needs followed by developing specific diets for various health conditions.
· Private Practice Dietitian: Dietitians in private practice typically work under contract, offering clients advice on diet-related concerns such as weight loss and cholesterol reduction. Some work for wellness programs, sports teams, supermarkets or other nutrition-based businesses. They also may serve as consultants with food service managers, providing expertise in sanitation, food safety, budgeting and planning.
· Food Service Dietitians: Dietitians who work in food service oversee large-scale meal planning and preparation in health care facilities, company cafeterias, prisons and schools. This role often requires a business background as well, as managing budgets, equipment and supplies is also part of the job.

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MUNFORDVILLE — James Russell Bruton, 61, of Munfordville, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home.
He is survived by his mother, Elva Bruton, of Munfordville.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Sego Funeral Home with burial in Munfordville Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 9 p.m. and after 8 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Fairview Church of Christ.
Alma Lyle
CENTER — Alma Belle Lyle, 99, of Center, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow.
She was the daughter of the late Noah Lee and Vera Belle Jolly Henderson. She was a homemaker and member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a son, Norman, and wife Carolyn Lyle, of Center; two daughters, Judy Firkins, of Center, and Bertie Lou and husband Larry Clark, of Greensburg; two sisters, Opal and Grace Scott, both of Hardyville; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett Lyle; one son, Don Lyle; one brother, and four sisters. She was also preceded in death by a great-grandson, Tyler Lyle.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton with burial in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 until 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
PARK CITY — Wilma F. Allen, 90, of Park City, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Barren County Health Care in Glasgow. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in Merry Oaks Cemetery.
OAKLAND — Rondall Terry Barrett, 66, of Oakland, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his residence. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Patton Funeral Home, Park City Chapel. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Anatomy of a Winner: Whether you're shopping for an elegant dinner party or a simple weeknight meal, you're sure to find a bevy of options at this Somerville meat specialist. That's because the butchers here break down whole animals to… read more»
A selection of fresh meat and a knowledgeable staff are all you really need to get your carnivore on. Unless, that is, you've been spoiled by Savenor's Cambridge location, where grass-fed, organic, and free-range animals of all stripes (even rattlesnake)… read more»
The exotics section—black bear, kangaroo, rattlesnak—may score all the novelty points, but it's the top quality of the more-conventional meats at this family-run business that has won the dedication of home cooks and area chefs alike (including Julia Child). The… read more»
Boston has become a bona fide haven for conscientious carnivores, what with Whole Foods boasting displays packed with New England meats and Lionette's Market touting pork from central Massachusetts and Vermont. Still, only Savenor's hits it right on the snout,… read more»
Julia Child loved Savenor's because it offered the finest cuts and good advice on what to do with them. The same holds true today, whether you seek lamb, prime beef, organic chicken, or trendier fare like kangaroo and yak. read more»
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Cognoscenti (including top chefs) admit that it's impossible to buy better meat anywhere in the city. Great cuts, fair prices (for the extraordinary quality you get), and straight talk about how many racks of lamb you need to feed your… read more»
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Recommended by Julia Child and practically every other chef in Boston, this is the place to purchase the tastiest tenderloin, the juiciest goose, and the finest pheasant in town. read more»
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Although this 76-year-old market's specialty is lamb, its poultry and cuts of beef, pork, and veal are also top-notch. A third of the business is marinated meats, and the lamb kebabs are out of this world. Don't miss the honey-barbecue… read more»
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Thank you to everyone who donated knits and food items to the Mitten Tree at the Philipsburg Branch....it was a huge success!
The Holt Memorial Library collected mittens, hats, and scarves to donate to Community Action of Philipsburg. During the drive 123 pair of mittens,166 hats, and 54 scarves were collected, many of them hand made. Non-perishable food items were also donated during the event.
The Centre County Library thanks everyone who contributed their time and money to this wonderfully successful fundraiser!


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Root Causes of Hunger in America
There are many contributing factors to hunger, among them:
- Poverty
- Low Wages and Unemployment
- Rising Cost of Living Expenses
In 2009, Feeding America conducted a study of hunger in America. Here is a synopsis of the results:
Feeding America helped feed more than 37 million Americans, including 17 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. An additional approximate 5.7 million different people receive emergency food assistance from the Feeding America system in any given week.


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Macy Weeks said making any national softball tournament is tough.
But the players around here make it seem easy.
At least nine current high school softball players or recent graduates will compete later this month in various national softball tournaments on different sides of the country.
Weeks, a left fielder for Northwest Whitfield's Georgia High School Association Class 4A state championship team last fall, is on the Tennessee Fury 18 Gold squad out of Chattanooga. She said most of the players are either from South Georgia or Alabama. The team will compete in the Amateur Softball Association's 18-and-under gold division tournament in Clearwater, Fla., starting today with the opening ceremonies.
She isn't the only local player in the same tournament.
In fact, she isn't even the only Lady Bruin.
Northwest graduate Emily Boyd is on the Tennessee Fury '95 team, which also will compete in the ASA's 18-gold division tournament. Bayli Cruse, who will be a senior for the Lady Bruins and hit the walkoff home run to win the Class 4A state title last October, is on Boyd's team.
Boyd called the ASA "the premiere softball association to play in." There's an 18-A division and an 18-gold division. The 18-A division allows college players, Boyd said, while the 18-gold division doesn't. Still, Boyd, who will play softball at Ole Miss after earning a full-ride athletic scholarship, believes there are tons of future college players like herself in the gold division.
"In all other divisions except for 18-gold, there are state qualifiers and each state has a different number of berths," she said. "It's mainly all Division-I players who play in the gold division."
The 18-gold division has regional and territorial tournaments throughout the spring and summer for teams to qualify into the national tournament. Different regions and territories account for a different number of berths — dependent on past success — and the maximum number of teams in the tournament is 76. Qualifying tournaments were held through the first full weekend in July.
Dalton's Allie Blackwood, Christian Heritage's Rebecca Leonard, North Murray's Megan Pittman and Northwest's Colbie Thomas and Hannah Godfrey play for the Georgia Force Elite, and the team also qualified for the ASA Nationals 18-gold division. The squad competed in the ASA's 16-gold division last summer.
Blackwood is making her third consecutive appearance in an ASA national tournament. She was on last year's team, which she said finished in the top 20, and two years ago was on the East Cobb Bullets, who were in the 16-gold division, and Blackwood said the team finished in the top 40.
She said next summer would be her last to play for a travel team, and it would have to be in the 18-A division where college players are allowed. Blackwood will play next spring at Austin Peay State University in Clarksdale, Tenn.
"There's always a lot of teams from around the state," Blackwood said. "If you make it to nationals, you're obviously really good. Being able to play in 18-gold is cool, and this is the last time before I go off to college."
Fellow recent graduate Mykeah Johnson is on the Tennessee Fury '94 team playing in the ASA's 18-A division tournament, which begins next Sunday in Salem, Va. As of Monday, the tournament's team list included 76 squads. Boyd said Ashley Connor is on the Tennessee Fury '96, which will compete at the Premier Girls Fastpitch national tournament, which begins next Sunday in Irvine, Calif.
None of the local players or high school coaches knew of anyone else who was competing in a nationals tournament.
Boyd's teams — prior to the Chattanooga-based Fury, she played on a Calhoun travel squad — have gone to nationals the past five years. Twice the Fury tied for fifth. Weeks' team reached nationals since the 12-and-under division and finished in the top 10 once.
Still, Weeks said it's tough to even earn a spot in the event.
"You're one of the top-rated teams in the nation if you get to go to that tournament," she said. "You have to qualify to go, and it's usually the best teams across the country."
Blackwood agreed. She said only "two or three" other players on the Dalton High team besides her play summer travel ball. The talent level for nationals is much higher than the GHSA state playoffs, which the Lady Catamounts reached the past two falls.
"There's a tremendous difference," Blackwood said. "On the high school teams, you have maybe three or four standout players. At nationals, pretty much every player is a standout player. It's just a completely different level of ball."


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Journal Express, Knoxville, IA
May 7, 2013
Governor includes Marion County in disaster declaration
Iowa Governor's Office
Knoxville —
Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a third proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in south and southeast Iowa.
Fifteen counties are included in this proclamation: Appanoose, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren and Wayne.
Governor Branstad had issued two proclamations in April covering eight other counties as a result of a storm system that came through the state on April 17: Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Lee, Mahaska, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. Those proclamations activated the Iowa Individual Assistance Program for those counties, which provides grants for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Marion County is not seeking individual assistance for damages sustained in the events covered by this proclamation. Local Emergency Management Commissions make those requests. Individual Assistance will not be available to private property owners.
This proclamation contains provisions to assist the Iowa Department of Transportation in requesting federal emergency relief funding for the repair or reconstruction of federal highways and bridges throughout the impacted counties.
In addition, FEMA will begin conducting damage assessments jointly with the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and local officials in 19 counties impacted by April 17 storms and flooding. Results of these damage assessments could be used to determine if a request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration is warranted. Damage assessments will be conducted in the following counties: Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Ringgold, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren and Wayne.
The Iowa Individual Assistance Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and for the expense of temporary housing. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available at the "Disaster Assistance" link on the Iowa Department of Human Services website: www.dhs.iowa.gov<http://www.dhs.iowa.gov/>.
The proclamation can be viewed at www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov<http://www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov>.


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OpenOffice 3.2 Available
Just in time for the tenth year anniversary of the free office suite is the complete release of OpenOffice 3.2.
The project not only populated its mirrors for its ten years in operation, but counted all its previous downloads and came to 300 million. After five release candidates and somewhat of a delay, the new release starts faster, fixes bugs, plugs potential security holes and provides better compatibility with the Open Document Format (ODF) along with other office program standards, including Microsoft Word.
Among OpenOffice's prominent components is Calc, which in 3.2 has over a dozen new and improved features. Even the Chart module profits in the new version from usability improvements and new chart types, such as Bubble. The project pulled together all the new OpenOffice 3.2 features on its webpage. All the security issues it fixed are listed on its Security Team Bulletin page.
OpenOffice 3.2 AvailableJust in time for the tenth year anniversary of the free office suite is the complete release of OpenOffice 3.2. In the event you believe that the name of this page is helpful, it's likely that you are considering about using Linux as your main or even just a different Os when you are just tired of your old system. Although many believe that Linux is too complex that it appeals only to geeks, Linux-magazine.com can easily show that this superb operating system is really for anyone. It is definitely exciting to read about OpenOffice 3.2 Available.
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LAWRENCE — The city has received a $920,000 grant from the state to help rebuild a police department still battered by the 40 layoffs it suffered in budget cuts three years ago, Mayor William Lantigua said yesterday.
Acting Police Chief James Fitzpatrick said he may hire as many as five patrol officers using the grant. He said the new hires will "alter the posture of the Lawrence Police Department from reactive to proactive," possibly by directing more patrols to high-crime areas and by beefing up community policing.
"Any chances we have to increase public safety officers in the city is a big deal," Lantigua said. "I'd like to add 100 more, but we have to do with what we have."
City Councilor Daniel Rivera, who is challenging Lantigua in Tuesday's election, said Lantigua is taking credit for the work to secure the grant done by state Reps. Frank Moran and Marcos Devers and Sen. Barry Finegold.
Rivera said the city already is too reliant on state money to pay for local services.
"As we saw in 2007 and 2009, the city of Lawrence suffers when state and federal resources dry up," Rivera said about earlier cuts in state aid that the city suffered. "We need to increase the number of police officers that are paid with city tax dollars. The bottom line is that in my administration, we will put more funding for police officers in our core budget. Lawrence will not be a ward of the state when it comes to the most important service we provide."
Along with the 40 cops, Lantigua laid off about two dozen firefighters on July 1, 2010, under his first budget. The federal government provided a $6 million grant to rehire the firefighters, and Lantigua was able to retain all of them using city money when the grant ran out earlier this year.
Lantigua and Fitzpatrick did not return phone calls yesterday seeking to learn whether there is a plan for retaining the new police hires when the state grant runs out.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - State lawmaker James Comer has won the
Republican primary for agriculture commissioner. Five Democrats
remain locked in a close race.
With 72 percent of precincts reporting, Comer had 65,429 votes,
or 65 percent, to Shelby County Judge-executive Rob Rothenburger's
35,891 votes, or 35 percent.
In the Democratic race, with 73 percent of precincts in,
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29 percent to John Lackey's 23,490, or 21 percent. Three more
Democrats were close behind Lackey's vote totals.
The five-way race is the most competitive Democratic primary for
agriculture commissioner since 2003, when eight candidates ran for
the office. This year the Democratic candidates amassed a total of
$225,000 in campaign contributions. B.D. Wilson led the field by
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This morning, I'm waiting at the I78/412 Park & Ride for Jim and Ed to arrive on the early train to Philly.
As I step off the platform & into the coach, I see my friends are already at a table seat, coffee & Danish on deck, hammering away on their laptops. I stop at the cafe counter to grab a muffin and cup o' Joe, then join them. As I settle in, I realize I forgot to charge my my laptop, so I plug in to the outlet at the window as we slip through Hellertown.
After a quick stop near Water Street to pick up a few more people, (two with bikes that'll go into the on-board racks ) we pick up a little speed as we cross Saucon creeek and bend to the right past the Meadows toward Center Valley.
Early morning joggers & bikers wave to the still new-looking train as we zip by at close to 75 mph. Some of them are headed for DeSales University; the trail now extends to the edge of Q-town, At the DeSales stop we all nod to another daily rider getting off; he's a professor who lives in Bethlehem. The two students with bikes get off here too - great way to get around campus.
We've barely stopped moving and we're on our way toward Quakertown at about 80 mph. Route 309 runs alongside here and there, and we leave car after car in our wake stuck for traffic & stoplights. Q-town actaully has two stops,one along California Rd. and the other in town at the old station. Dozens of prople get on & off here, and at the Perkasie & Souderton/Telford stops as well.
We all headed for SEPTA at Lansdale and Market East station in center-city Philly. Except for Ed; he got a from the office and has to go to Virginia. He take AmTrak from 30th St. to D.C., then take the Metro over to Alexandria.
Jim's wife and son had joined him for the first leg of their trip from Allentown to NYC and beyond. Trains originate in both Allentown & Easton,then converge in Bethlehem for the Philly service.
The Easton section actually heads back, stops again in Easton, (good to know when you oversleep) and then on to Pillipsburg, Bloomsbury, High Bridge and Newark, with stops all along the way. At Newark, Annette will take AmTrak's Acela to her seminar up in Providence, R.I.; at 150 mph she'll be there in no time. Very satisfiying to go that fast legally, and doesn't seem like it from inside.
Jim's son Nick is laying over awhile in Newark for an interview. He'll head back to the platform afterward & go on to Penn Station in Manhattan; and yes, it's always that packed there! After a full day in the Big Apple, he meets mom back in Newark.
They head home aboard the bi-level cars that'll be used all the way back to the L.V. One of them is full of "foodies" on their way to Easton. Some are looking forward to Tony Bordain's newest show at the State Theatre, while others are staying for the Garlic Festival, in full swing this weekend.
On the way home from Philly we pick up an extra section at Lansdale; there's a big Phantoms game in Allenton tonight & the trains takes you right downtown, so why drive?
Back at the Park&Ride, I say goodbye to Jim (Ed had to stay in Alexandria) and a bunch of us hop onto LANTA for the last leg of our ride home. The bus drops me off in West Bethlehem; the others continue on to downtown, the Westgate area, and LVIA. We really don't miss that second car, or the payments.
During Musikfest, drivers using I-78 can park at the huge Park & Ride lot for just afew bucks a day. The railroad even offers free shuttles to the festival in some of those restored old "Budd" cars the used to be made down the road in Red Lion, Pa.
Jim and his family meet up as the train from NYC arrives and they all head for dinner out at an eatery in the new Waterfront in Allentown, since the train stops right there & that's where they parked this morning. The train just in from Easton will be heading back with more garlic lovers from Philly.
At days end, the trains "tie up" overnight in Easton and Allentown to get serviced and cleaned and get ready to do it all again tomorrow.
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My favorite TV show of all time wrapped up its final chapter last weekend, and, unlike the show's characters, I'm having trouble moving on.
While the diehard "Losties" debate the meaning and merits of the season finale, I'm simply mourning the loss of an amazing show. For six years, ABC's "Lost" was a bright spot on the primetime landscape of cop shows, hospital dramas and silly sitcoms. It made me laugh, cry, think and imagine. The fact that it always kept me guessing made it both captivating and maddening.
The initial premise of the show — survivors of a plane crash adapt to life on a mysterious tropical island while awaiting rescue — was simple. But the non-linear storytelling, large ensemble cast and constant maze of twists, mysteries and cliffhangers made the show difficult to follow, and some viewers gave up early on. More than 18 million tuned in for the pilot episode in September 2004, but only 13.6 million watched Sunday's series finale.
Those who stuck with the show were loyal, some to the point of obsession. Each week, fans analyzed new details of the island's mythology and shared theories about the plot on blogs and message boards. The two-and-a-half-hour finale drew mixed reviews from both critics and fans, and passionate debate rages on over what it really meant, whether it was a satisfying resolution to the puzzle or a cop-out, and whether the producers should have answered more of the nagging questions on fans' minds.
For me, the finale worked. A few parts seemed a little over the top, but overall, I thought the ending had the right dose of surprise and a satisfying blend of bittersweet. All the important questions were answered, and the writers somehow managed to explain things while also leaving room for interpretation.
Whether you loved the ending or hated it, there's no question that "Lost" was unique. With its lush Hawaiian landscapes, big-budget special effects and haunting orchestral score, it had the feel of a movie. Yet, the complexity of the characters, literary subtext and multiple layers of symbolism and metaphor gave it the depth of a novel.
The technique of using flashbacks, flash-forwards and, finally, flash-sideways scenes to tell the characters' stories added depth and had the effect of making the viewer feel as disoriented in time and space as the characters often were. The show had just enough adventure and sci-fi mystery to keep viewers hooked, but ultimately it was the characters that were most engaging — their individual stories and their interconnectedness.
"Lost" broke new ground with the size and diversity of its cast. The pilot episode had 14 main characters played by actors from several different countries. Two of the main characters were Korean, and some episodes featured whole scenes with English subtitles. Over the six seasons, a core group from the original ensemble cast remained, but many characters were written out and new ones were added.
Beneath the action, adventure and relationship drama, "Lost" was ambitious in the topics it examined. At its core, it was about life and death, good vs. evil, survival, redemption and what it means to be part of a community. It explored the conflicts between fate and coincidence; destiny and choice; science and faith — pretty weighty stuff for a show that also tantalized its audience with tropical polar bears, mysterious "Others," mystical numbers, secret underground research stations, magical healing, time travel and an evil smoke monster.
Perhaps the best case of rule breaking was the producers' decision to end the series after six seasons, despite its popularity and critical acclaim. It could have made a lot more money — but it would have lost its spark if it played out too long.
I can't imagine another show ever truly filling the void, but I hope that, someday, I will be pleasantly surprised.
In the meantime, I take comfort in the knowledge that, if my withdrawal becomes serious, I can re-watch the series on DVD, looking for connections I missed the first time around, when I was, well, a little lost.
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Canada lost to Slovakia this morning and will not be playing in the medal games. The Russian team squeaked out a win against Norway as well, meaning that Canada will finish 5th in the tournament. TeamUSA plays Finland beginning at 11:30am ET. If they win, they will go on to the Semifinals. (Winners in the semis play for the medals.)
Canada and the USA come in first and second in the Helsinki group. Russia and Sweden were first and second in the Stockholm group. Quarterfinals action begins Thursday. Canada (Teddy Purcell, Guy Boucher) will face Slovakia. USA (Nate Thompson, J.T. Brown) will face Finland. Sweden (Victor Hedman) will face the Czech Republic.
Lightning players and coaches represent their countries in the 2012 tournament. We recap their early performances.
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He made his day: Clint Eastwood saves Pebble Beach tournament director from choking
Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and tournament director of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, poses beneath photographs of Clint Eastwood, left, and Bing Crosby, right, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Pebble Beach, Calif. John was choking on a piece of cheese at a volunteer party when Eastwood gave him the Heimlech maneuver, Wednesday evening, Feb. 5, 2014, at the Monterey Conference center in Monterey, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Clint Eastwood added another starring role at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am — life saver.
Eastwood attended a volunteer party on the eve of the PGA Tour event when he noticed tournament director Steve John choking on a piece of cheese. The 83-year-old actor quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver Wednesday night at the Monterey Conference Center.
"I was drinking water and eating these little appetizers, threw down a piece of cheese and it just didn't work," John said Friday. "I was looking at him and couldn't breathe. He recognized it immediately and saved my life."
Eastwood is a prominent figure at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, formerly as an amateur contestant and now as chairman of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation. It has raised over $100 million for charity as the host of the PGA Tour event.
He's often in the CBS tower on the weekend and presents the trophy to the winner, a list that includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker in recent years.
The Hollywood star wasn't expecting an additional duty this week.
"I looked in his eyes and saw that look of panic people have when they see their life passing before their eyes," Eastwood told The Carmel Pine Cone. "It looked bad."
He said it was the first time he had used the Heimlich maneuver.
"I can't believe I'm 202 pounds and he threw me up in the air three times," John said.
The party is one of the biggest nights of the week. Volunteers are entertained by the celebrities such as musician Kenny G and comedian Tom Dreesen.
The 50-year-old John said it was the second time in his life someone had to perform the Heimlich on him.
"It was in Colorado about seven or eight years ago. But it wasn't Clint Eastwood," he said. "I haven't talked to him since that night. It was crazy."
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---- — GLOUCESTER — Cape Ann may have missed that snowstorm predicted for Tuesday, but it could not escape Wednesday's big chill.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected that temperatures would all to 4 degrees overnight, with a wind-chill factor of minus-12. And those wind-chill numbers are expected to remain well below zero today, with highs forecast at up to 20 degrees today — accompanied by 18 mile-per-hour winds with gusts of 30 mph or more.
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the temperature in Gloucester was 10 degrees – at the same time Gnome, Alaska, reported a temperature of 16.
None of those statistics, however, mattered to National Grid crews working a road project along Prospect Street Wednesday morning, and Gloucester police officers who were working on traffic detail and trying to stay warm.
Officer William Cahill could only describe the weather as "freezing" as he did his best to stay in the sunlight.
Officer Mark Foote said the he layered up well before venturing out into the cold, putting on two layers of socks and making good use of his hand warmers. Foote said he has been working the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. detail for about 11 days now, with work expected to continue today.
Construction crews and public employees weren't not the only ones bearing the brunt of the cold weather.
The rotating aid shelter, the Grace Center, as well as the Action Inc. shelter were trying to help people who had no permanent shelter in which to seek warmth. The Grace Center provides daytime support for those who need a hot meal or someplace to stay warm, circling locations between the Third Congregational Church, St. John's Episcopal Church and the Unitarian Universalist church. It allows people to have access to clean bathrooms and health information before the Action shelter opens at 5 p.m.
Janelle Favaloro, who is on the board of directors of the Grace Center as well as a volunteer, said Wednesday she had concerns about the homeless population in Gloucester. Favaloro said she does know of someone who sleeps in his car, and that puts him at a dire health risk when cold snaps like this occur.
"If they cannot get into the Action Shelter, there really is no backup plan," she said.
The Action Shelter has 34 beds, and is generally at capacity, shelter executive director Tim Riley said.
"The shelter is pretty close to full on most nights," Riley said, adding that the shelter has had to leave three to five people literally out in the cold. When a person does have to be turned away, staff members let people use a phone and try to find sleeping arrangements. In addition, the shelter accepts donations of warm clothing and blankets, which are supplied to the homeless.
Riley said local businesses, along with some city officials, have gathered 200 blankets to donate to the shelter.
Riley and other staff members have also been helping local families displaced by the fire on Perkins Street, which destroyed the top floor of an apartment building. Riley said said one of the staff members at Action was directly affected by the fire, and used to live in the building before the Friday night blaze changed their lives.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, meanwhile, has issued warnings about the cold snap and advises everyone to be prepared when traveling, to limit outdoor activities and watch for frostbite and hypothermia.
The Rockport police department, Rockport's Council on Aging and other Cape Ann officials also reminded residents of the dangers extreme cold can pose, especially to the elderly.
One Grace Center client, who gave his name Wednesday only as "Jim," said he has occasionally stayed at the Action shelter said many people are left out when cold snaps do occur.
Jim said he was returning to the area after living in Florida and is staying with his children. Jim described Action as a clean and safe environment and only wished the shelter was could hold more people, especially during cold snaps such as this.
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Celebrities enjoy celebrating on New Year's Eve just as much as everyone else. Nicki Minaj rang in 2013 at PURE Nightclub at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
The singer wore a skintight gold dress, sparkly platform heels, and a blonde wig. Her New Year's resolution? Keeping one particular obession under control. "I'm not buying anymore shoes," she said on the red carpet.
When the clock struck midnight, the hip hop star greeted clubgoers with "Happy New Year" and a champagne toast while fireworks burst into the sky.
On the opposite coast, Taylor Swift performed during "New Year's Rockin' Eve 2013" with PSY and Carly Rae Jepsen in New York City's Times Square.
Swift wore skintight leather pants and a festive red sequined jacket as she belted out hits from her latest album, "Red." Jepsen also took the stage in a flowing red skirt and black half shirt. We're not sure how she braved the cold in that getup!
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Valpo Topples Western Illinois Saturday Night
Saturday, February 11, 2006A late 9-0 Valpo run broke open a close game and carried the Crusaders to a 76-64 win over Western Illinois Saturday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
David Jackson's three-pointer pulled Western Illinois within one at 60-59 with 3:43 left, but the next 1:38 was all Valpo.
Ron Howard (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) started it off with a layup under the basket and put the Crusaders ahead 65-59 on a triple with 2:35 to go. After a miss on the Leatherneck end, Howard grabbed a defensive rebound and found Dan Oppland (Saint Louis, Mo./Whitfield) in transition for two more points. Seth Colclasure (Decatur, Ind./Bellmont) then made a steal off the inbounds pass, was fouled, and drained two free throws to extend the Crusader lead to 10, their first double-digit advantage of the game. Coclasure would make another steal off an inbounds pass moments later, sealing the win for the Brown and Gold, their third straight victory at the ARC.
Oppland finished as Valpo's leading scorer, posting his fourth double-double in conference play with 16 points and 10 boards. Mohamed Kone (Lyon, France/Jean Paul Sartre) had 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots, while Howard added 13 points and four assists. Ali Berdiel (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Andrean) was the fourth Crusader in double-figures with 10 points and seven rebounds. Colclasure had a terrific all-around game, chipping in eight points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals, matching his season-high in rebounds and steals.
Both teams sputtered offensively in the first half, with the clubs each going scoreless over a 2:20 stretch midway through the period. The Crusaders got six points and six rebounds in the first half from Kone, and went into the locker room up 32-31 despite shooting just 39.3% from the field, including 2-of-15 from three-point range.
Valpo jumped out quickly in the second half, using a 14-4 run to jump ahead 46-37 with 10:57 to go. The Leathernecks were relentless, however, getting close several times but never leading over the game's final 18:54.
The Crusaders won despite shooting 22.7% from three-point range by dominating the glass, 44-33. Valpo was especially impressive on the boards in the second half, out-rebounding WIU 25-13 and grabbing six offensive caroms. The Brown and Gold shot 47.4% from the field overall and knocked down 17-of-23 foul shots (73.9%).
Sammy Hunter led the Leathernecks (7-17, 3-10 Mid-Con) with 21 points and six rebounds. Jackson added 16, while Fred Oguns finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. Western Illinois shot only 37.5% for the game and turned it over 14 times.
Valpo (14-9, 7-6 Mid-Con) returns to the hardwood Thursday night at the ARC against Chicago State. That game is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. with live coverage available on WYIN 56, WHME 46, the Valpo Sports Radio Network and online at www.valpo.edu/athletics.
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A group of residents are using a state grant to make Parker County healthier.
Members of the Healthy Parker County Coalition met earlier this month and are using a $236,000 grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services to try and increase awareness of ways to get and stay healthy. The organization is focusing on tobacco, healthy eating and chronic disease with its funds. Parker County was chosen because of its higher than normal obesity rates, lack of nutrition and smoking prevalence.
Community Relations Director Marsha Ingle with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Azle said the tobacco free part will focus on exposure to second-hand smoke and helping public venues that aren't smoke free become such.
"The population of men dying from lung cancer in Parker County is about 20 percent higher than state and national averages," Ingle said.
Five cities in the county — Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Springtown, Weatherford and Willow Park — have partial ordinances in public places but none have a full outright no smoking in public places ordinance.
"When we get businesses on board that want to go smoke free, we need to help get the word out, patronize them and encourage others to do so," Ingle said.
The coalition also hopes to get county officials to work on making healthy eating more available and affordable. Out of 254 Texas counties, Parker County ranks 201st in terms of accessibility of healthy eating. Coalition members will try and initiate farmers' markers and let people know they are there.
Ingle referred to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about homeless people working in community gardens and hopes to get a similar program going in Parker County.
"Parker County has the drive, resources, and people to do the same thing and make it successful," Ingle said.
Convenience stores are also being targeted by the coalition, which will try to purchase in bulk and form co-ops and have the stores buy from the co-op to keep prices low.
The coalition also intends to improve chronic disease management for diseases such as high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, diabetes and more. Ingle said there are grants available to start up programs that educate people on the tools and techniques to manage chronic diseases. The programs are expensive but well worth it if the can help people get their health back she said.
Introducing or expanding a backpack program in the county is another coalition idea. Ingle said in Azle there are 20 community partners who give $180 per child per year for weekend food for needy families. The program has resulted in better test scores and fewer behavior problems.
In Weatherford, Northside Baptist Church is working with Seguin Elementary on such a project.
Ingle said a random telephone survey of about 400 people will begin next week to find out what the knowledge and attitudes about smoking, chronic disease and healthy eating are
"We need people from the county to tell us what the resources are, so we can fill in the gaps," Ingle said. "There is nothing we want to do more than support you. We don't want to recreate anything that's been done."
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Don't Let Fear Control Your Career
Here's how to make fear work for you.
Fear can be your career's worst enemy. It has a tendency to see the worst and hits the brakes at a moment's notice, severely limiting the possibilities available to you. But you don't have to let fear drive.
Here are eight ways to take back the wheel when fear wants to take you on a joy ride:
1. Acknowledge and interview it
Many people want nothing to do with their fear. They just wish it would go away, so they stuff it down and try to ignore it. At best this is an ineffective strategy. At worst, it actually compounds and expands the feeling of fear, ratcheting up the intensity like a pressure cooker.
Instead of ignoring it, stop and look it in the face. Take a deep breath and, with kindness and compassion, acknowledge that it's there. Then start asking questions. What's going on? Why is it up so strong? What is it afraid of? What would help alleviate that fear? What does it need in order to feel OK? You might not completely eliminate it, but facing the fear directly and asking questions can turn down the volume. At the same time, it can give you insights on how to manage it as you move forward.
[See 11 Helpful Sites for Job Seekers.]
2. Ask for its advice
This may sound odd, but your fear can be a solid ally in your career if you let it. First you have to set some ground rules. Your fear is an advisor, not the one in control. Once that is clear, ask it what it is afraid of. Ask what dangers it sees. Ask what could go wrong.
When you put your fear in the position of advisor, you essentially ask, what can I learn from you that will increase my chances for success? Your fear is adept at seeing the dangers. When it is the one in control, that ability can lead to everything grinding to a halt. But when it is an advisor, it can give you some very specific things to work on that will help you avoid some of the bumps, bruises, and downright failures along the way. For each of the dangers your fear brings up, you can say, "OK, now what can I do about that? How do I minimize the potential of that coming true?"
3. Reach out for support
Gritting your teeth and facing the fear alone is a great way to turn up the volume on that fear. Bringing other people into the picture, whether friends, families, colleagues, coaches, or therapists, can work wonders on helping you move through it. If fear is getting in your way, reach out for support. Find someone to talk to about it. Be honest. That might be emotional support, or it might be the support of someone who has "been there, done that" who has insights to share.
4. Make a case for why you can
Most of us have minds that are skilled at coming up with reasons why we can't. Flip that on its head. Make a case for why you CAN. "Yes, I can make this happen, and here's why." Point to past successful experiences. Outline the skills you have that can be applied. Look at the external resources you can call on. Give your mind an alternative to "I can't."
[See 7 Ways to Make a Difference on the Job.]
5. Plan
Fear thrives in a state of uncertainty. Take some of the guesswork out of reaching your goal by sitting down and creating a plan. Identify the steps you need to take to reach your goal. Get a better understanding of the resources you will need, and where you can find them. If it helps, come up with contingency plans so you don't have the pressure of just one option. You can do this at both a big-picture level (for example, a goal of a career change or a successful business) or on a smaller scale (for example, a goal of creating a "board of advisors" to give you advice along the way).
6. Chart the possibilities
Fear typically skews the possible outcome towards abject failure. That view is typically inaccurate. The potential outcomes for most things end up being more of a bell curve, with abject failure on one end, outrageous success on the other, with the bulk of the potential outcomes falling in between. Ask yourself, "How likely is this worst case scenario that my fear is feeding me with? How likely are some of the other outcomes?" To reinforce that visually, try making a bell curve graph or a pie chart assigning percentages to the likely outcomes.
7. Take small steps
Get beyond your fear-induced inertia by creating forward momentum with small steps. Break what you need to do down until it's manageable, and then dig in. Small steps both create a sense of forward momentum and give you confidence as you make actual progress.
[See 10 Questions to Ask When You Fail.]
8. Use the Emotional Freedom Technique
Finally, try using the Emotional Freedom Technique. Commonly known as EFT, or tapping, it is a technique that uses energy meridian points, much like acupuncture or acupressure. You might think it looks goofy (probably because it does), but there have been many studies on its effectiveness. I have experienced that effectiveness myself. Here is a good basic tutorial on the EFT concept.
Your fear is unlikely to ever go away completely, and you probably wouldn't want it to. But it doesn't have to be the one at the wheel (and the brakes). Find ways to reduce unnecessary intensity, let it play a role in navigating obstacles, and start stepping more fully and completely into your potential.
After years as a professional malcontent, Curt Rosengren discovered the power of passion. As speaker, author, and coach, Rosengren helps people create careers that energize and inspire them. His book, 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work, and his E-book, The Occupational Adventure Guide, offer people tools for turning dreams into reality. Rosengren's blog, The M.A.P. Maker, explores how to craft a life of meaning, abundance, and passion.


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xriP narG apaN - Reflections
Since only 126 of you (123 men) got to experience the topsy-turvy world of Napa, I thought I'd share a few moments. Don't worry, the RW&O is defunct. Not because it was not immensely entertaining to watch -- it was, in spades! But after a number of fields had run, I recognized a dynamic that was anathema to a guy who loves and promotes "Most Aggressive" racing. Still, the tactics were most interesting.
Here were some of the memories that will resonate from this unique race:
1. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABERRRRRRRGE!!!!!!!!!! This was a dream fulfillment for the LaBerge family. James wins his first-ever P12 race (not his last). Dean wins the 35's. Chris gets the podium. At home in Napa. Youch. (Have to mention that the night before the race I ran into James doing repeats on the course in full traffic).
2. The 45's race - by the laps:
4-to-go: Larry and Hunter have been off alone most of the race, but Hunter manages to fall down, get back on, and persevere. Saintly Larry agrees to tow him to 5th place and does. Then Larry soft-pedals and waits for the chase group to catch.
3-to-go: It's true. There was indeed an eight-man trackstand in the 45+ 1/2/3 race. It has to be a first ever. I was leading out the grupetto down the finishing straight expecting Larry to have used up 4th place. There he is, rolling slowly down the finishing straight. When I realize what he's doing, I and the six guys with me put on the brakes. Eight guys trackstand to avoid being 4th. With two teammates in the pack, I lunge forward and restart them, absorbing 4th place.
2-to-go: With Betonte, O'Rourke and teammate Nolan in the pack, Kevin is probably happy to take 3rd - even though Larry was apparently yelling for him to slow down and stay in.
1-to-go: Against all odds, Nolan somehow is allowed to cruise for 2nd place, leaving ....
Bell lap: It's Betonte and O'Rourke, Safeway's two Uber-sprinters, rounding the horseshoe together, sprinting for a lone prize, with all of their teammates watching at the line. Priceless.
3. The Poulidor Award:
Safeway's Michael O'Rourke made a play for the win in both the 45+ 1/2/3 race and the 35+ 1/2/3 race. He went mano a mano with Betonte in the first and LaBerge in the second. Second-best in this race truly was "hand-grenades" and "first loser." Pipped in both sprints means he isn't even placed. "D.N.P." Brutal.
4. Panache:
Andrew Lanier of the Specialized Start-em-young Team was on a long solo mission to collect every prime in the 3's race. Then with about five or six laps to go, he chooses to lap the field solo -- which seemingly negates his advantage!! (Remember, there's a no-lapping rule). Actually, believing he was still the best of the rest, Andrew waited until the final lap to take his ultimate prize - the win. But alas, he was edged at the line and ended up with the primes, the Gladiator, and a hell of a story.
The interesting aspect: Andrew could have effected the same strategy by waiting and resting a lap, but he chose to lap instead!
5. Pesky:
A three-man break in the 35+ 1/2/3's: Larry Nolan - dozens of worlds jerseys in his closet. Chris Lyman - national time trial champion. Robert Pasco - climber extraordinaire. HUH??
The race bible says the two ubers are going to work Pasco over, right? But this is Wonderland, Alice. After an eternity of pulling Pasco around the track, the Specialized boys attack him savagely and leave him far behind.
The result: Nolan 5th, Lyman 4th, Pasco 3rd. Curiouser and curiouser.
6. Clean sweep - of his wheel:
In the first race of the day, the Elite 4's, Squadra Ovest executed the perfect plan. Their lead-out train took 3rd, then 2nd, then coming around the horseshoe for a pretty clear win, their final man solo-washes out his wheel. The only cherry on the Squadra sundae is on his culo. Great team riding, though.
7. Three Women
So we ran it as a points race and I went to get a falafel with my team.
That's all I have to say about that.
8. The Pros reverse my reversal:
There's a name for that in wrestling, right?
A couple of Mintys suggested trying a Win&Out for their race. After thinking about it, talking to the Chief Ref, and receiving unanimous support of the field, we changed it. Good plan.
The Win&Out is in fact a better mode for crits. Although lacking some of the irony and most of the tactics, it does reward aggression -- and we got it. The three men in the break gave us two big sprints and an epic survival, then two more big sprints followed from the pack. Five times the excitement, and aggression is amply rewarded.
It is a better format. The 53x11 gear in my brain is already spinning for next year ....
There were more stories and ironies. LOTS more. And in the end the RW&O at Napa will be a regional relic, a series of anecdotes told over burritos and beer with a shake of the head and perhaps a chuckle about what a Cycle Circus it was.
It's true, Stone Bridge School, the race's charity, got totally screwed by Rene/Colavita's incomprehensibly hairbrained scheduling choice, the unseasonably poor weather, and a promoter's zeal for novelty and distinction. Mea culpa.
We had no injuries more serious than minor road rash.
And I know that for years people will be talking about the wacky day in Napa when eight guys did a track stand in a crit.


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Most important of all, what do such works—"Great Books" in every sense—mean to us? Can they deepen our self-knowledge and wisdom? Are our lives changed in any meaningful way by the experience of reading them?
In this course, Professor J. Rufus Fears presents his choices of some of the most essential writings in history. These are books that have shaped the minds of great individuals, who in turn have shaped events of historic magnitude.
This course does not analyze the literature or discuss it in detail; rather, it focuses on intellectual history and ethics. What Professor Fears does is to take the underlying ideas of each great work and show how these ideas can be put to use in a moral and ethical life.
Beginning with his definition of a great book as one that possesses a great theme of enduring importance, noble language that "elevates the soul and ennobles the mind," and a universality that enables it to "speak across the ages," Professor Fears examines a body of work that offers an extraordinary gift of wisdom to those willing to receive it.
From the Aeneid and the Book of Job to Othello and 1984, the selections range in time from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 20th century, and in locale from Mesopotamia and China to Europe and America.
A Chronology of Fundamental Choices
And though every thoughtful reader's list of historically important books will likely differ, few would argue against the profound importance of any of these selections. Together, they show how humankind has dealt with the choices revolving around the three themes of God, Fate, and Good-and-Evil—and how those choices shape our morality and direct our lives as we answer the question in the fourth main theme of this course: How should we live?
This course by the University of Oklahoma's three-time "Professor of the Year" is a vital intellectual and moral journey that remains constantly invigorating because of a teaching style that keeps even the most abstract concepts readily accessible.
Professor Fears is especially diligent about referring back to the main themes identified at the beginning of the course and comparing the position taken by each new author to what previously discussed authors have said. As a result, you'll find that each new lecture is smoothly layered into an ever-growing accumulation of knowledge. Each work comes alive, its ideas rich in consequence.
Even if you're already familiar with these works from a literary standpoint, this is a course well worth your attention; Professor Fears approaches each of these works from an entirely different direction, considering philosophical and moral perspectives that superbly complement a purely literary understanding.
Ideas Crucial To Every Thoughtful Person
And as Professor Fears is eager to point out, a grasp of those perspectives is crucial to the education of every thoughtful person.
"History is our sense of the past," he notes. "And these great books are our links to the great ideas of the past. This course is built upon the belief that great books, great ideas and great individuals make history.
"That's not a popular notion today, and certainly not in the academic world. In the academic world, we like to think that it is anonymous social and economic forces that make history. Slavery, for example, is the great object of study for those who ponder the lessons of the ancient world. Well à they're wrong. Karl Marx, who is the intellectual father of this notion that social and economic forces make great ideas, was wrong.
"It is the great ideas that propel men and women to become great in themselves. It was the great idea of truth that made Dietrich Bonhoeffer [the Lutheran pastor who defied Hitler and was hanged as a traitor] into a great man. It was a great idea of truth—and the great idea of God and of conscience—that made Socrates into a great man and left those Sophists, those academics, those professors of his day, trailing in the dust bin of history.
"History will say how well we have learned these values from the great books... all come together to educate us. For that is the ultimate goal of a course on the great books: wisdom."
What Can We Learn From The Great Books?
The point, of course, is that it is not the Great Books themselves that are important, but the values we learn from absorbing them. Professor Fears offers dramatic illustrations of choices taken and values chosen, and of the lives lived as a result.
He speaks, for example, of how Mohandas Gandhi relates the impact on his life of the time he spent each day reading the Bhagavad Gita's "Song of God" as he brushed his teeth.
A willingness to gain wisdom was also a characteristic of Gandhi's great antagonist, Winston Churchill, as Professor Fears shows us when the course turns to three of the works authored by the British statesman.
Fundamental ideas about right and wrong reverberate through these lectures, as history's most profound thinkers ponder questions about life, death, God, and morality:
A Blueprint for "The Good Life"
This course encompasses Professor Fears's blueprint for "the good life," from the point of view of a historian who has ventured into philosophy and ethics, stemming from his own interest in great historic statesmen and from his interest in the history of freedom.
The themes in this course make it an ideal companion to other Teaching Company courses by Dr. Fears, including Famous Greeks, Famous Romans, Churchill, and especially A History of Freedom.
A Course Imbued with Optimism
According to Dr. Fears, optimism is the ultimate lesson of these great books.
"Never give up. Live your life and realize that every day, just as Thoreau told you and just as Homer tells you, every day you can begin again."
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Dr. J. Rufus Fears was David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, where he held the G. T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty. He also served as David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Before joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma, Professor Fears was Professor of History and Distinguished Faculty Research Lecturer at Indiana University, and Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.
An acclaimed teacher and scholar with more than 25 awards for teaching excellence, Professor Fears was chosen Professor of the Year on three occasions by students at the University of Oklahoma. His other accolades included the Medal for Excellence in College and University Teaching from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Great Plains Region Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the UCEA's National Award for Teaching Excellence.
Professor Fears's books and monographs include The Cult of Jupiter and Roman Imperial Ideology and The Theology of Victory at Rome. He edited a three-volume edition of Selected Writings of Lord Acton. His discussions of the Great Books have appeared in newspapers across the country and have aired on national television and radio programs.
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(Born November 2, 1949) -- We should have guessed that Dave Wohl might have turned out to be a coach after his playing days. After all, the Ivy League is known more for smarts than hoop skill.
Wohl grew up in New Jersey and played his college basketball at Pennsylvania. At last count only 11 Penn players had made it to the NBA, and he's second to Corky Calhoun in minutes played.
The Philadelphia 76ers didn't have to go far to scout Wohl, and they took him in the third round. He hung around for a year, and was traded to Portland for center Dale Schlueter, an ex-Buffalo Brave. Wohl stayed there for 22 games and was placed on waivers.
The Braves were looking for a little depth at guard, and added him. Wohl stayed for about a year as a reserve, and then was dealt to the Rockets with Kevin Kunnert for Jack Marin and Matt Goukas. Wohl stayed with Houston through 1977, and then landed with the Nets.
As a coach, he guided the Nets for a little more than two years. Wohl had little talent there, and he finished with a career record of 65-114.
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As Rush Limbaugh continued to apologize Monday for his derogatory comments about a female college student last week, the Triangle radio station that bears the conservative talk show host's name was being targeted by some who question its relationship with UNC-Chapel Hill athletics.
WRDU-FM - which calls itself "Rush Radio" - mostly stayed silent Monday about the controversy that has caused at least 10 national advertisers to drop or suspend their business with Limbaugh's program. The outcry was sparked last week when Limbaugh took on Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke after she testified in support of President Barack Obama's contraceptive health care coverage plan.
For three days on his nationally syndicated program, Limbaugh speculated to his millions of listeners about Fluke's sex life, calling her a "slut" and a "prostitute." Limbaugh issued an online apology Saturday and apologized again on the air Monday afternoon.
Dick Harlow, the Raleigh market manager for Clear Channel, which owns WRDU 106.1, said his station respects the right of Limbaugh to express his opinions.
Tar Heels on WRDU
In response to a request for an interview, Harlow released the same statement being offered by other Limbaugh stations:
"WRDU is committed to providing its listeners with access to a broad range of opinions and commentary without condoning or agreeing with the opinions, comments or attempts at humor expressed by on-air talent," the statement said. "The contraception debate is one that sparks strong emotion and opinions on both sides of the issue. We respect the right of Mr. Limbaugh, as well as the rights of those who disagree with him, to express those opinions."
Harlow declined to answer questions.
Though much of WRDU's program consists of conservative talkers such as Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, the station also is home to UNC's Tar Heel Sports Network in the Triangle, which broadcasts UNC basketball and football.
On Monday, James Protzman, a liberal blogger for BlueNC.org, spoke out about UNC's association with Rush Radio and emailed UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp asking him to rethink the relationship.
"It doesn't make a lot of sense for the flagship university of North Carolina to be associating itself with the kinds of things we hear on Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh," Protzman said.
Protzman, who attended graduate school at UNC and whose wife, Jane Brown, is on the journalism faculty at the school, said he hadn't gotten a response from anyone at the university. There also are petitions and a movement on Facebook and Twitter to put pressure on UNC to reconsider its agreement with Rush Radio, he said.
Tar Heel Sports Properties, which owns and operates the Tar Heel Sports Network, is an independent contractor of UNC. Tar Heel Sports Properties has more than 50 affiliates, including WRDU, that air the games.
Rick Steinbacher, associate athletic director for marketing at UNC, said in a statement that the network's affiliates include a diverse assortment of non-game programming.
"The University, the Athletics Department, and Tar Heel Sports Properties does not control or in any way endorse the normal programming of any of the stations that air the game broadcasts including the recent comments by Rush Limbaugh aired on WRDU 106.1," Steinbacher said in the statement.
Rush Radio is a 100,000-watt FM station with reach across the Triangle and surrounding counties. Its owner, Clear Channel, is the parent company of Premiere Radio Networks, the company that syndicates Limbaugh's show and other conservative talk shows. Clear Channel also owns G-105.1, 100.7 The River and Kiss 93.9 in the Triangle.
During his comments about Fluke last week, which began Wednesday and continued through Friday, Limbaugh said Fluke has "so much sex it's amazing she can even walk" and suggested that she post sex videos online in payment for having the government subsidize her birth control. "If we are going to pay for your contraceptives - and thus pay for you to have sex - we want something for it. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch," he said.
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The comments were denounced by many Democrats and some Republicans. President Obama called Fluke to offer support, and some of Limbaugh's advertisers began defecting.
In his written apology Saturday, Limbaugh said that he chose the wrong words in discussing Fluke. On Monday's show, he said he doesn't think Fluke is "either of those two words" that he previously used.
So far, the apology hasn't seemed to have any effect on the advertisers. Four of the 10, including AOL and Allstate, decided to drop their ads after the Saturday apology.
Of the advertisers who have left him, Limbaugh told listeners Monday, "They've decided they don't want you or your business anymore. So be it."
Limbaugh, who according to media reports makes an estimated $50 million a year, went on to blame liberal critics: "Advertising is a business decision, it's not a social one. Only the leftists try to use extortion, pressure, threats to silence opposing voices. We don't do that."
David Minter, a writer in Carrboro, says he has taken to Twitter, Facebook and email to express his concerns directly to Limbaugh's advertisers. Minter says he isn't advocating a boycott of advertisers; instead, he's "encouraging sponsors to take responsible action and realize they are hurting their brands."
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Fluke appeared on ABC's talk show "The View" on Monday to react to Limbaugh's statements about her and his apology.
"I don't think that a statement like the one he issued saying his choice of words was not the best changes anything," she said. "Especially when he's under significant pressure from his sponsors who have begun to pull their support from him."
Fluke said the issue is not about the government paying for contraceptives, but about requiring private health insurance companies to cover it. She added that she sees Limbaugh's campaign against her as an attempt to silence women who think contraception is an important health care need that should be made accessible and affordable.
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