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- Touch ID works perfectly
- Excellent performance
- Great all-round camera
- Very light and comfortable in one hand
- Battery life could be better
- 4-inch screen too small for some
- Extra storage cost
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This is an update to the original iPhone 5S review based on observations made from using the phones day in-day out for several months.
Living with the iPhone 5SCutting straight to the chase the iPhone 5S is one of the best phones to be launched in the past year. Slick and fast, the iPhone 5S has a smart aluminium frame surrounding an excellent 4-inch screen. It's a premium and solid, yet incredibly light, design.
I really enjoy holding it for long periods of time and have reverted back to reading books on my phone, something I haven't done since using my diddy-screened iPhone 4 two years ago. Having a decent case helps matters and while I was initially dubious over Apple's leather one I've grown accustomed to it. It does tend to patina quickly – something I like as I have a bit of a vintage leather fetish, but it won't be to everyone's taste.
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What has surprised me most about the iPhone 5S is that I have not missed 5-inch phones one jot. In fact it's been a bit of a relief stepping down in screen size as I commute a fair deal and often use phones with one hand. If I want a bigger screen, and have the space to use it, I pop out a tablet.
There's not much point talking about the iPhone 5S's performance here other than to say it's very, very fast and extremely reliable. I've not experienced any issues with apps misbehaving other than the Pages app, which has since been fixed. Apple's iOS certainly has its limitations but the fact that it just keeps working well is a godsend to those too busy to learn every little foible of their phone. I've not experienced the slow-down effects that tend to occur on Androids after lots of apps and updates have been installed - the iPhone 5S is rock solid.
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iOS 7 is a wonderfully simple operating system and while quite a few complained about the new design I was delighted with it, as well as the added touches. While the 'Today' notification isn't something I've taken to, the multitasking menu and the Control Centre are great and the lack of them was one of the reasons I picked Android over iOS in the past. The Control Centre is still missing a quick access button into settings which is particularly annoying when wanting to switch Wi-Fi networks. It's the apps available on the app store that cinched it for me, though. As a mobile gamer the depth and breadth of titles is fantastic – Limbo, for example is a great little game that you can't get anywhere else.
Cameras have become so important on mobiles that there are now some, like the Nokia Lumia 1020 and Samsung Galaxy Zoom, which are more camera than phone. I've found that the iPhone 5S's camera to be very solid, but not as exceptional as some others. It is perfectly suited for snapping and reacts quickly, which is what I want from a phone camera, but there's not as much detail as my 13 megapixel Galaxy S4 camera can muster. On the flip side the 5S's camera works well in lower-lit conditions. The multi-tonal flash provides some far softer and more realistically lit shots in pubs and restaurants when compared to the harsh white light of most LED or Xenon flashes. The 120fps slo-mo video is also great. I wasn't that fussed when I first used it but it quickly makes videos looks more polished and special. Fantastic slow shots of my nephews and nieces jumping on a trampoline made me view it in a new light. The front camera also works well for video-chat as long as long as there's decent ambient light.
The iPhone 5S lacks a microSD card slot for memory expansion, but you can get it in 16/32/64GB versions. The catch is the extra storage is pricey – too pricey – each increment costs and extra £80 on the £549 base price. It all depends on your storage needs, but if you don't carry a load of movies or music with you 16GB (of which 13.6GB is usable) should be adequate, but for many the 32GB model will be optimal and I haven't managed to fill 32GB yet.
One of the most talked about features of the iPhone 5S, and my personal favourite, is Touch ID. This is a fingerprint scanner located in the home button of the phone that lets you unlock it without requiring a PIN or password. It works brilliantly and I already find it irritating to use any phone with a PIN or gesture lock now. It may be a luxury, but I'm in no doubt that this feature, or one very like it, will be in every phone will have in a few years. It just makes using your phone on the move so much easier.
After a few weeks of use I had a bit of an issue with call quality – essentially my voice appeared distant to the person on the other end. The issue resolved itself after a short while but it was irritating while it lasted. It was not isolated either, a quick hunt on the internet showed a few users had the same problem. As it's no longer a problem we can assume a software fix was applied.
In terms of stamina the iPhone 5S is good but not outstanding. If I use it sparingly I can get two full days of use without a charge, but when I play games for a few hours I need to recharge it overnight. The good thing about the battery is that it charges very quickly and is predictable – the 5S never suddenly drops a massive percentage of life while it's been sitting in my pocket, something I've experienced with other phones in the past.
On a day to day basis the iPhone 5S does everything I want it to do, and does the things I do most, better than any other phone I've used. It's not gimmicky and other than the lack of widgets and customisations there's not much I miss from using bigger Android phones. If, as expected, Apple does up the screen size in the iPhone 6 I'll be interested to see whether I'll enjoy the experience quite as much.
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There were some tight-knit games and a couple of blowouts in Week One of the Minnesota High School League football season, but no huge upsets to rock the prep sports world in Thursday night's heat.
Maple Grove, Wayzata and Osseo were all big winners in the new Class 6A, with St. Michael-Albertville falling to Cambridge-Isanti in a mild upset over the Mississippi 8.
Here's a look around the West Metro.
Wayzata 52, Bloomington Jefferson 7
Team Purple looks like it's ready to make another run to the Mall of America turf, dominating from the start of its opening night matchup at home versus Bloomington Jefferson.
Tanner Bedard carried the ball for two touchdowns, and Reid Pettersen had two more from his QB spot, as Wayzata led 35-0 at the half and never looked back.
Cambridge-Isanti 8, St. Michael-Albertville 0
Neither defense allowed a touchown, but Cambridge's famous "Wing T" attack was big enough to push the Knights, picked by some to win the Mississippi 8, around and set up two 30-yard field goals.
St. Michael-Albertville's offense never got on track, and was held to 107 yards.
Edina 24, Andover 23
The Hornets hung on after a big fourth quarter touchdown pass from Mark Handberg to Nick Boone.
Handberg accounted for all three Hornet touchdowns, as Edina moved to 2-0 after a .
Osseo 31, Centennial 27
The Orange racked up a 25-7 lead, started by Bridge Tusler's 49-yard scoring run, and then held on for the win. Troy Kray had a huge kick return to set up another score.
Benilde St. Margaret's 49, Robbinsdale Cooper 42
What a night for the Red Knights' Keaton Studsrud. He ran from 174 yards and two scores and also had 104 yards through the air.
Cooper's aerial assault was led by Briceon Scott Burch, who had 250 yards passing and two touchdowns.
Maple Grove 54, Robbinsdale Armstrong 28
This game was no contest, as Maple Grove's depth showed up and led the Crimson to a 41-7 lead at the half. The bench was depleted by the fourth quarter, when Armstrong piled up some late scores.
Hokpins 45, Bloomington Kennedy 33
The Royals continue to look impressive, moving to 2-0 after a win in Zero Week over a squad from Houston, Texas.
Minnetonka 27, Shakopee 3
The Skippers' defense was too much for Shakopee. After scoring a field goal to keep things interesting in the first half, Minnetonka held the Sabers scoreless the rest of the way.
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By the time this article is posted, we'll have a new president-elect (at least I'm assuming we will by now, barring any Florida recount-style hold-ups). I will have cast my write-in ballot for Ioun -- the candidate that makes the most sense. Goddess of knowledge and skill? She'll be a powerful force in advancing education standards, developing new technologies, guiding financial decision makers . . . really, who better to lead the country? Not to mention her national security credentials: being watchful at all times against the followers of Vecna.
We've been previewing this sourcebook every Monday and Friday (Monday we showed off the Warlord's bravura presence, and Friday we'll unveil a new Warlord paragon path: the Flamebrow). By this point, we've shown off selections for all four of the current martial classes: fighter, ranger, rogue, and warlord.
Martial Power packs in a wide array of new feats, at all three tiers, and they are specific to martial classes in general as well as to the above four classes in particular. Let's take a look at the general martial class feats offered:
Heroic Tier Feats
Paragon Tier Feats
Epic Tier Feats
Likewise, we've been giving the Draconomicon its share of love and attention every Monday and Friday. First off, here's what else you can expect to see from the book in the next few days to come:
So what else can we show off? How about the dragon hall of fame! The following dragons appear statted out at the end of the book:
That's a mighty who's who of dragons. Let's take a look at one (my personal favorite) to see how it translates into 4th Edition:
In the shadow of fabled White Plume Mountain, lies a dismal land, a blighted place of gnarled trees, bone fields, and roaming, hungry undead. The foul taint staining this region originates in the lair of a loathsome creature whose name inspires terror in even the boldest of heroes: Dragotha, the Death Dragon.
Little remains of Dragotha's flesh to indicate that this undead horror was once a red dragon. Twin horns snake from the back of its skull; smaller ones are blackened by flame, cracked, splintered, or missing altogether, leaving dark holes that now hold only burrowing parasites. Tattered membranes clothe its wings while mummified tissue clings to its tail and massive rib cage. Webs hang from its frame while bright green maggots squirm in its joints. If the presence of this massive skeletal dragon were not enough, Dragotha's baleful blue stare radiates all the malice and evil that fuels this undead monstrosity. To behold it is to see death.
"Honored heroes,
"Your deeds speak well of your good intentions and your concern for the civilized lands. I write to you to ask for your help in a most troubling matter. For the past several days, I have observed a glittering, red streak in the sky. Last night, the red streak flared like a star before disappearing from the sky. If my readings of the Analects of Tzunk are correct, this heralds the appearance of a great evil in our land. I dare not reveal what I know in this letter for fear it may fall into the wrong hands, but I beg you to make due haste to my tower in Winterhaven."
So begins a strange letter to the players (at least, if one of the suggested adventure hooks is used), starting them off on the second paragon tier adventure, Demon Queen's Enclave:
Treachery, deceit, and vengeance are three pillars of drow society. Dwarves believe that the drow wage war on the people of the surface world only as practice, saving their deepest cruelties for one another. Tieflings have a similar saying: "The only thing worse than being a drow's foe is being a drow's ally." Deep within the earth, in the dark halls of a drow outpost called Phaervorul, the adventurers learn the truth behind these statements.
Demon Queen's Enclave is a Dungeons & Dragons game adventure for characters of 14th to 17th level. To play, you need the Player's Handbook, the Monster Manual, and the Dungeon Master's Guide. D&D Dungeon Tiles and D&D Miniatures can also be used to enhance your play experience. You can use Demon Queen's Enclave as a stand-alone adventure, or you can run it as a sequel to P1: King of the Trollhaunt Warrens. Information throughout provides ties back to the previous adventure, as well as pointers to the next adventure in the series, P3: Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress. Feel free to use or ignore these hooks as you see fit to make the most sense for your campaign.
The adventurers receive a letter from Valthrun the Prescient, a sage and scholar who dwells in the small fortress of Winterhaven. If you played H1: Keep on the Shadowfell, the characters might have already met him. Otherwise, he knows of the adventurers by their reputation in the area. (You can replace Valthrun with any sagacious NPC in your campaign.) His letter can be read above.
You can insert the comet's appearance in the night sky, making it an event for the adventurers to puzzle over before they receive Valthrun's letter.
If the adventurers travel to Winterhaven, Valthrun treats them as honored guests. He throws a feast in their honor, after which he tells them what he knows. At the feast, emphasize the hero worship that Valthrun and the other people of Winterhaven lavish upon the adventurers, particularly if they defeated Kalarel in adventure H1: The Keep on the Shadowfell.
After eating, Valthrun tells the adventurers what he knows:
The quest offered by Valthrun is twofold. The adventurers must determine the nature of this new threat and defeat it. Any evidence of Zirithian's death is enough to placate Valthrun and complete this quest. Of course, he insists that he and the people of Winterhaven host another grand celebration to commemorate the adventurers' victory.
Quest XP: 8,000 XP (major quest), and the Therund archmage arrives in Winterhaven shortly before the adventurers return. He grants them a reward (select a Level 17 Treasure Parcel from the Dungeon Master's Guide). The archmage might also have need of such adventurers for some task in the Elemental Chaos.
We haven't started showing off this book in excerpt form, but look for these to start next week (you guessed it -- on Mondays and Fridays). Until then, let's start off with a basic concept of the planes:
The world (sometimes called the mortal world or the natural world) of the Dungeons & Dragons game is only one piece of a much larger cosmos. The world is surrounded by the Feywild and the Shadowfell, parallel dimensions that lie tantalizingly close at hand. It stands on foundations of matter drawn from the seething Elemental Chaos that preceded creation. And yet, at the same time, the mortal world drifts as a lonely speck of light and life in the eternal expanse of the astral mists. All these realities that exist beyond the world of mortals are known as the planes of existence -- or just "the planes" for those who come to know them well.
A plane is an alternate reality, an otherworld that exists alongside the world of mortals. Some planes are small, no larger than a city of the mortal realm. Other planes are nearly infinite in expanse. The planes are a place where you can create literally any adventure or story you can imagine. Given the incredible possibilities the planes open up for your D&D campaign, it's a good idea for a Dungeon Master to decide exactly how he or she wants to use the material presented in Manual of the Planes. Here are a few suggestions.
Although various campaign settings might have their own arrangement of planes, the default planar structure of the D&D game is the World Axis cosmology. The World Axis cosmology is so named because the mortal world and its parallel planes form an axis or pivot point linking the two great infinite planes -- the Astral Sea and the Elemental Chaos. The world is therefore the fulcrum where elemental forces and divine forces meet. This model provides a mix of benign, strange, wondrous, and sinister planes you can use in your game without the necessity of designing your own unique cosmology. The World Axis cosmos consists of a core of five planes that have their own discrete existence, plus scores of dominions or realms that are features or locales of another plane. The planes are: The World: The mortal plane of existence is the natural world. This world may be Abeir-Toril, Athas, Eberron, Krynn, Oerth, or a world of your own devising. This plane also encompasses the space between worlds.
Parallel Planes: Inextricably linked to the natural world are two parallel planes: the Feywild (or Plane of Faerie) and the Shadowfell (or Plane of Shadow). They are the closest of the planes to the mortal world.
Fundamental Planes: The mortal world and its parallel planes exist between two great infinite expanses -- the Astral Sea and the Elemental Chaos. The Astral Sea is dotted with smaller planes called astral dominions, the Elemental Chaos with elemental realms.
Astral Dominions: All astral dominions are clearly delineated from the surrounding fundamental plane. These are planes in every sense of the term. Some are the domains of deities. Others were abandoned or had their inhabitants and structures destroyed long ago. Major astral dominions include:
Elemental Realms: In the vastness of the Elemental Chaos lie scores of elemental realms. Some of these, such as the Abyss, are differentiated enough from the surrounding elemental maelstrom to be planes within a plane. Others are specific locales within the chaos. Major elemental realms include:
Demiplanes: Demiplanes are places that exist outside the fundamental planes. Each was created by artifice at some point in the past, since they do not naturally occur. Many demiplanes exist, but only a few are known by more than a handful of individuals. The most famous demiplane is Sigil, City of Doors.
Anomalous Planes: Finally, the cosmology includes some planes whose exact nature is not clear. Major anomalous planes include:
In Bill's recent Ampersand column, he introduced Graz'zt -- the former devil now gone over to the demonic side of things. As Bill also mentioned, that was just a small part of the entire Graz'zt entry, which also includes related paragon-tier (such as cultists of Graz'zt) and epic-tier villains (a level 22 chosen and level 24 aspect versions) for use with the demon lord. To flesh out Graz'zt just a bit more, let's take a look at these cultists.
Cults of Graz'zt gather in hidden places near locations of power -- the catacombs under a palace, the supply tunnels beneath a stronghold, or an unused library or laboratory at a wizards' college.
When they meet, the cultists hatch nefarious schemes to enhance their members' influence and power. At any time, a cult of Graz'zt has several plots in motion. Graz'zt monitors the activity of his cults, though most have plans of such a petty scale that he cares little about their fate. Only the best schemes attract his attention.
A cult's sacrifice to Graz'zt might include a powerful person or an object symbolic of an individual's power, such as a scepter or a crown. Victims are often tortured as a way of demonstrating the cult's power over that person.
A typical paragon-tier cult of Graz'zt includes a small group of six-fingered slayers (human assassins that have six fingers on each hand) and droves of dark acolytes.
Six-Fingered Slayer Tactics
Six-fingered slayers are assassins who follow Graz'zt's teachings. They use dark veil to step through solid walls into the midst of their enemies before striking with their poisonous daggers. Once dark veil recharges, they use the power to slip away.
Dark Acolyte of Graz'zt Tactics
Dark acolytes work together to flank enemies, thereby increasing the damage they deal with their melee attacks, while a few keep to the fringes and pepper enemies with arrows.
And here we come to the first book of 2009, subtitled Secrets of the Undead. You'll have to wait until next month for a truly meaty preview, but let's start off with one of the theories of undead:
Theories abound regarding the origin and creation of undead, from the hushed tales told by simple peasants to the exotic research performed by sages and wizards. None agree, and only one thing is certain: Undead exist in the world and have since time immemorial. Their numbers are vast and their motivations are often an enigma.
Death's Reach
Eons ago, the primordials thrived before the first foundations of the world were even a rumor. Immortal in the sense that they knew no age and withstood any hurt, these were beings of manifest entropy. They coveted mastery over all the cosmos.
The cosmos was still young in this age, and the detritus remaining from its formation still swirled in the void. From this cast-off stuff of the universe's emergence into being, the world coalesced (with the primordials' aid), and with it, echoes. One of the world's echoes was bright and fey; the other was darker and ominous, though both thrummed with strange and unexpected power. The primordials witnessed and helped birth the Feywild and the Shadowfell.
Then the gods made their presence known, in their indirect influence and through their purposeful designs. The gods, too, wished to make their claim on creation. The gods' interference enraged the primordials, and soon the two sides of creation were at war. In these earliest days, souls shorn of their bodies simply departed the cosmos, gone to a place beyond all reckoning. When the primordials first crafted the world, they had little regard for the fate of souls. But some among them recognized soul power as a potent force, and hungered for it. These stopped up the passage of souls. With nowhere to go, many were either consumed by primordials with a taste for such spiritual fare, or, finding no further road or final purpose, sputtered out and dissipated, gone forever. Others persisted, becoming undead.
The gods also recognized the potential of souls, and one of their own established himself as the guardian of a new realm of death. There souls would gather after death, either being chosen to join the gods in their dominions or passing on, as before, to an ultimate unknown fate. In this way Nerull -- and later his successor, the Raven Queen -- became the guardian of the dead.
Until next month!
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Bart Carroll is loathsome beyond description and has no redeeming features. His body resembles that of a huge, bloated buffalo and gives off an offensive odor. The author's neck is long and thin, and perched atop it is a big head uglier than that of a warthog. His legs are thick and stumpy, much like a hippopotamus. The author's tail is strong and snakey, however, and moves with amazing swiftness to strike enemies.


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The result of the first Aviva Premiership U18 Academy league game was beyond any doubt by half time on as the young Irish side scored five of their six tries before the break.
The U18 side, made up of players from both the St Pauls Catholic College AASE programme and players from a number of key partner schools in the area, started the league campaign as they intend to go on, playing simple, effective and expansive rugby.
London Irish wing Harry Lightfoot-Brown was the first to cross the whitewash for the home side after 15 year old Wellington College centre Matt Williams, making his first appearance at this level, glided through a gap to put Lightfoot-Brown away on the 22 metre line.
St Pauls fullback Cameron Cowell created the second try. Using his outstanding footwork and pace Cowell sliced through the Saracens defence and released John Fisher School wing Bradley Greer to finish in the corner.
Cowell scored the third try himself following some great interplay by Abingdon School fly half Theo Brophy-Clews and RGS High Wycombe centre Ross Neal allowed the full back to out-sprint the chasing Saracens defence.
Young Wellington Centre Matt Williams was next to cross after capitalising on some hard work by the forwards to walk over the line unopposed following more excellent decision making by fly half Brophy-Clews.
With the London Irish back line running in tries for fun the forwards decided to get in on the act through hooker Ollie Adams who smashed his way through a couple of weak tackles to score under the posts.
The second half saw Saracens respond and fight for every inch, making life very hard for the ambitious Irish side.
St Pauls Scrum half Connor Murphy scored the only try of the half from a quick tap following a sustained period of pressure from the Irish pack.
Following the game Academy Manager Billy Clark said: "We're really pleased with tonight, we're off to a good start, but we know the opposition will only get harder. Saracens had a very young side out tonight, much as we you were last year. So there is plenty to work on ahead of our next fixture against Wasps. We left four or five tries out on the field through not getting our attacking set up right and also getting a little greedy individually in the second half."


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Stiletto Sparring
Two people were arrested early Jan. 27 after a brawl broke out inside a downtown Naperville bar, in which a stiletto shoe was used as a weapon, the Naperville Police Department said.
Kenneth S. Davis, 21, of the 500 block of Donna Avenue in Aurora and Jessica M. Manchur, 27, of the 600 block of Grove Drive in Elk Grove Village, were charged with fighting, prohibited under a city ordinance, police said. Officers responded to a fight in progress on the second floor at Rizzo's bar, 6 W. Jefferson Ave., around 12:44 a.m. Jan. 27.
As a result of the fight, one man was transported to the hospital after suffering facial lacerations. An employee was also injured after being "intentionally hit in the face by a stiletto style shoe," police said.
Davis and Manchur were arrested and two others were cited at the bar and released, police said.
Treadmill Troubles
A resident in his or her apartment on Jan. 27 was unhappy that a neighbor was running on his treadmill. Both residents were told that there is no criminal violation and were referred to the apartment's home owners' association in the 500 block of East Bailey Road, police said.
20 Is Not 21
Police said Matthew D. Johnson, 20, of the 1700 block of Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, was arrested at 2:33 p.m. Jan. 22 at McChesney & Miller, 460 Crescent Boulevard. He was charged with retail theft and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Cuffed at the Library
Kristen S. Park, 38, of 703 W. Liberty (DuPage PADS), Wheaton, was arrested at 12:22 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., police said. She was charged with resisting arrest/obstructing an officer.
Distraction Didn't Work After All
Aurorans Michelle Grocesley, 21, and David McCrary, 19, each were arrested on charges of burglary and theft under $500 after an incident at around 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at Tilly's, a "surf, skate, motocross and lifestyle clothing, shoes and accessories" store at 514 Commons Drive.
According to the Police Department synopsis sheet, a group of five people entered Tilly's at around 1:50 p.m. One of the group, Grocesley, asked an employee if she could use the restroom but was told the restrooms were not available for public use.
Other members of the group caused a distraction, and Grocesley entered a back room. The store surveillance camera system revealed that McCrary joined Grocesley after a short period of time with a purse in his hands, and took several items out of the purse, including a cell phone.
The five subjects were seen leaving the parking lot in a vehicle, and police took them into custody in the 500 block of Lark Street. Police found five credit cards in McCreary's back pocket and a T-Mobile "My Touch" cell phone in the glove compartment of the vehicle.
The value of the items taken was estimated at $400.
Trailer Traipse
, reported at 5:03 p.m. Jan. 23 that someone had tried to break into a trailer parked at the business overnight. Nothing was stolen, although there were marks left on the trailer by the person who had tried to enter it. The owner of the company told police he reviewed a security vehicle that showed a vehicle had driven through the parking lot about 12:30 a.m., and the individual tried to break into a trailer at a neighboring business, Topanco Holdings LLC.
When that effort failed, the individual then tried to break into the Ranger Heating & Cooling trailer, although it apparently was unlocked and contained nothing the thief wanted.
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Helen Dennis is nationally recognized leader on issues of aging, employment and retirement with academic, corporate and non profit experience. She has received numerous awards for her university teaching at USC's Andrus Gerontology Center and for her contributions to the field of aging and the community. Editor of two books, author of over 50 articles, frequent speaker and weekly columnist on Successful Aging for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, she has assisted over 10,000 employees to prepare for the non-financial aspects of their retirement. In her volunteer life, she has served as president of five nonprofit organizations. Fully engaged in the field of aging, she was a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging and is co-author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, "Project Renewment�: The First Retirement Model for Career Women." Helen has extensive experience with the media including Prime Time, NPR, network news, the Wall Street Journal, Sacramento Bee and Christian Science Monitor. She recently was the recipient of the excellence in literary arts award from the Torrance Cultural Arts Commission.
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Dear readers,In a recent column I described four types of working retirees and their motivation based on a survey by Age Wave and Merrill Lynch. A reader asked, "What about encore careers?"That topic deserves a column of its own.Let's begin with acknowledging that retirees are one of the most underutilized of our natural human resources. Encore.org, a nonprofit think tank in Northern California, is intent on changing that.With CEO Marc...
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Q: My parents are living with significant limitations from severe arthritis, macular degeneration, recent surgeries, plus the beginning of cognitive problems. My brother and I live out of town and have been alternating weekdays and weekends tending to their needs and managing their full-time care providers — some of whom are not great. Despite our well-intentioned advice for them to move, they won't even consider it. There is an assisted-living facility near where my brother...
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Q: I am 75 and have been retired for many years, enjoying every day. Help me understand why so many people want to work during their retirement years. If work was so important, why did they retire? I can understand postponing retirement because of money needs or working part time for a bit of extra income. Why work just to work? — A.N.A: Dear A.N.: The timing of your question is perfect. Age Wave, a thought leadership company in Emeryville, recently...
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Last week D.W., age 64, expressed dismay about the lack of a good term to describe aging boomers. "Senior citizen" and "golden ager" didn't work.This week we are continuing the conversation tapping the advice given to journalists.In a report "Words to Age By: A Brief Glossary on Tips and Usage," Paul Kleyman, journalist at New America Media, surveyed nearly 100 journalists for the Journalist Exchange on Aging to get a sense of...
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At the Annual Scientific Meeting, IDWeek -Advancing Science, Improving Care, Taking Place in Philadelphia, PA, from October 8-12 2014, The Following Will Be Presented:
1."Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Comparing Initial Non-Nucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI)- versus Ritonavir Boosted Protease Inhibitor (PI/r) -based Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)"
2."Elevation in Liver Transaminase (ALT-flares) in Transplant (TX) Recipients: Risk factors and Consequences"
3."Clinically Applied Variation in Replication Kinetics During Episodes of Post-Transplant Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections"
Poster Presentations:
1."Use of First Positive Cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR Determination to Differentiate a Viral Blip From Established CMV Infection in Transplant Recipients"
"European Union contribution to a reinforced prevention and improved care in times of HIV epidemic resurgence - How can the European Union support improvement on HIV prevention?
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For the fourth day of Christmas we're spotlighting Marian-83994.
What were the greatest blessings of 2010?
Having had the opportunity to work with alcoholics, drug addicts and people in crisis and helping to offer hope and make a difference in their lives.
Another great blessing has been to find more depth in prayer while saying the 54-day novena with other CatholicMatchers.
How has your approach to finding a mate evolved?
I initially thought finding a mate online would be much simpler to achieve than it actually is. I now view the online and in-real-life process with a healthy skepticism because I believe that more factors must align to bring about a good fit.
I think forum involvement enhances anyone's experience on CatholicMatch, and I recommend that. However, I've simplified my attitude; my approach on the forums is to enjoy myself and help others to do the same.
What's your CatholicMatch strategy?
I check the forums daily because I enjoy the banter among members. I look up profiles about one time a week. I occasionally send an emotigram to a new member to welcome him.
My strategy is to create an atmosphere where I can talk to anyone and they can talk to me, instead of having an attitude of formality and standoffishness. I routinely invite men to the forum so they can enjoy everyone.
Why do you stay on CatholicMatch?
I stay on CatholicMatch because I have a need to be with other singles who have a common culture of beliefs, traditions, perspectives and practices. I love to learn what people are thinking.
CatholicMatch has helped me deepen my faith. I believe I'm part of an online community of committed Catholics.
What's your favorite Christmas tradition?
Baking and cooking, caroling and songs, decorations, candles and lights, and being with family, sharing laughter.
Ukrainians have something called "Kutya," which is wheat kernels with honey, and it is eaten on Christmas Eve. It symbolizes Jesus as the Bread of Life. Also, the Ukrainian choral piece "Carol of the Bells" is one of my favorites.
What's your hope for 2011?
My hope for 2011 is to find rewarding and inspirational work and to get closer to reaching career and personal goals. I hope to raise my quality of life while extending myself to raise the quality of life for others.
Also, I would like to get nearer to finding a man to share many things with.
Make a prediction for 2011.
- I predict that two to five more women who live in the Midwest and South will become wives.
- The Giants will win the World Series again in 2011.
Further reading
- The third day of Christmas featured Leon.
- The second day of Christmas featured Dawn.
- The first day of Christmas featured Lisa.
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Congratulations on being chosen as one of the 12. Wow, I am sandwiched between you, Lisa and Dawn. Life could not be better. I admire your steadfastness and never give up attitude. The community of CM loves you.
Thank you Leon! I feel grateful to read your words that people love me, and grateful to be on of 12 people featured. I feel blessed to see you here and your positive and gentlemanly impact on people here!
Congratulations, Marian, on yet another excellent point of view. CM members have certainly chosen wisely for this very special Christmas blog. We all look forward to your continued offerings of good counsel and fun in the fora during the coming year. Best wishes for happiness and success in 2011.
Thank you Ria for everything you and I have shared this year! Knowing you has made my experience much better. May God Bless each CMer with blessings that only He could arrange!
Marian, what a blessing you are to the CM community! You have such a beautiful sense of excitement and warmth of hospitality in your posts and how you address others! It has been a pleasure to get to know you through the 54 day rosary novena prayer journey, what a blessed and beneficial journey that have been! Wishing you all the best, may all your wishes come true, and may they be ones guided by the Holy Spirit. God bless.
Theresa, Thank you so much for everything you have done for me and for all of us in the Novena and on the forums! You add so much to the experience here! I know we all appreciate your warmth and encouragement!!! God Bless us during this New Year!
Lady Marian, I am so glad to see you in this list. You have brought a level of femininity, tenacity and charity to CM that we all are fed by– sometimes quite literally with your cookie and baking threads. Thank you for this extra glimpse into you.You have taught me much in the few years I have known you. I am honored to call you friend.
Dawn, I am honored by your words saying I have taught you things here. I have learned so much here especially this year while praying these Novenas in concert with all of you! You are a Dear friend Dawn! I am so grateful to be able to get to know you!!! May God Bless us this coming New Year!!!Thank you for sharing in my various threads!
Marian — this came as no surprise. As one who is continually in the forefront, you have contributed a great deal of wisdom and common sense to the forums. You have also displayed creativity by starting a number of your own threads on a variety of topics. Probably the most popular was the "baketress" theme where many of us not-so-handy in the kitchen received delicious goodies from the ladies. I know that you have had personal situations which could have left you with a negative attitude here, but that hasn't been the case. Glad you were selected for the 12 Days theme.
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Minor preparations for an Independence Day celebration and concerns about trash in downtown streets were heard by the New Albany Board of Public Works at a recent meeting.
Christopher Gardner, flood control supervisor, said the city wanted to close off Water Street along the east and west parking lots near the Riverfront Amphitheater from 6 a.m. to midnight Wednesday, July 3.
He said before the closure, the city would post signs in the area as well as distribute fliers on cars parked there beforehand.
Michael Hall, director of operations for the city, said the event will have live music, a penny arcade for children as well as other entertainment.
The board approved the closure unanimously.
Pam Peters, a downtown business owner, said she was embarrassed at the amount of trash in the downtown streets when she went to dinner with friends from Louisville recently.
She said trash collects in the gutters and along the curb even though street sweepers come through.
"It really looks to me like the support system for downtown in the city is there, but it hasn't caught up somehow with all the people moving down and the cars parking," Peters said.
Mickey Thompson, street commissioner and board member, said street sweepers make their way through every other Friday at about 4 a.m. He said they try to make it downtown before cars begin parking in streets and blocking their access to the curb.
Peters said she'd like to see more frequent street sweepings, as well as signage to warn motorists of when street sweepers come through. Thompson said the frequency of the street sweepers is dictated by the street department's budget and staffing levels.
Peters also said she's seen some of the garbage cans around the city that haven't been emptied for a long time. Thompson said the garbage is collected three times a week, but their contractor, Southern Indiana Waste, picks them up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Hampshire police investigating armed raid on the White Swan pub in Southampton
8:20am Tuesday 12th June 2012 in Southampton
A GANG armed with samurai swords threatened staff as they held up a Hampshire pub and escaped with thousands of pounds.
Workers ran to safety when three masked men smashed their way into the White Swan at Mansbridge, Southampton, late at night.
The landlord, who was confronted by one of the men demanding he empty the safe, needed hospital treatment for facial injuries.
It is the third armed raid on a pub in the area in the past three months – and detectives are not ruling out the possibility that the same gang are responsible.
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Marathon Oil Corporation
News about Marathon Oil Corporation, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
The Advantages of Breaking Up
Splitting up conglomerates, such as with the recent breakups of Marathon Oil and Motorola, seems to be benefiting investors.
August 31, 2011, Wednesday
Shale Stake To Be Sold For Billions
8:27 p.m. | Updated Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company has now struck gold in unconventional oil and gas exploration - twice.
June 2, 2011, Thursday
K.K.R. Venture Sells Its Shale Assets for $3.5 Billion
Marathon Oil is acquiring 141,000 net acres of shale, 36 producing wells and 10 drilled wells in the Eagle Ford shale formation in south Texas.
June 1, 2011, Wednesday
Consider Profits Before Diving In
Across the board, valuations seem to be pinned on every company becoming a Google in its market, but there are relatively few consistent winners.
May 25, 2011, Wednesday
Commodity Prices Rise, Giving a Lift to Energy and Materials
Concerns over European debt offset gains in natural resource shares, lifted by a resurgence in commodities.
May 10, 2011, Tuesday
Gas Plant In Alaska To Be Closed
The energy companies said that market conditions contributed to the decision to shut the facility.
February 11, 2011, Friday
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Marathon Oil to Split in Two
Marathon Oil announced plans to spin off its downstream business, creating two independent companies.
January 13, 2011, Thursday
Investigator Says NASA Chief Erred in Call
The report said that Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. erred when he contacted an oil company to which he has close ties, but that he did not violate ethics regulations.
September 21, 2010, Tuesday
Marathon Sells Minnesota Assets for $800 Million
Marathon Oil said Wednesday it planned to sell most of its refining and convenience store assets in Minnesota for an estimated $800 million, The Associated Press reported.
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It's nearly 200 years old, and people still come back for more.
Ever since June 14, 1839, the quaint English town of Henley-on-Thames has been attracting spectators in their droves to its Royal Regatta.
What started off as a small collection of boat races -- held over just a single afternoon on the River Thames near London -- has morphed into a five-day sporting and social extravaganza, where anyone who wants to be seen, attends.
"British people like the old charm of it -- its continuity, the idea, the past, comfort in a changing world," leading social commentator Peter York told CNN.
"All those thing that I call the 'Downton' things," added York, referring to the hit television show "Downton Abbey," which has won a legion of devoted fans around the globe thanks to its depiction of Edwardian England.
Like "Downton Abbey," Henley lures visitors from both at home and abroad, reminding them all of an England of old -- the maiden regatta occurred two years into Queen Victoria's near 64-year reign over the country.
Originally offering up just one trophy to rowers -- the Grand Challenge Cup, still today's biggest prize -- this month's 2014 edition boasted 20 different events on its 175th anniversary.
The sporting aspect of the regatta, however, remains just one side of a rather lopsided coin.
Along with the likes of Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood and Wimbledon, Henley has a strict dress code if you want to gain entry.
Lounge suits for the gentlemen and dresses -- "with a hemline below the knee" -- for the ladies is the order of the day.
Should the rowing not suffice, a "Champagne & Oyster Bar" and "Afternoon Tea" are some of the other delights on offer to visitors searching for other distractions.
"The dress code is quirky and a bit quaint, but I think it adds to the atmosphere, and I love the flamboyance of the men's colorful blazers," says CNN's Milena Veselinovic, who attended Henley this year.
"When I first went it was like a window to another culture.
"It may not be representative of modern Britain, but it's a throwback to a different era and a chance to spend the day in the sun with your friends," added the Serbian, who provides an outsider's view of Henley.
"If you find that charming then you probably would go again," remarks York of Henley's ability to repeatedly draw crowds of thousands year after year.
Henley's ability to retain that charm arguably separates it from Britain's illustrious horse racing and tennis showpieces.
The English identity that lies at its very core has been kept intact, yet to be eroded away by multimillion sponsorship deals, around-the-clock television coverage and an A-list celebrity guest lists that its bigger, more glamorous rivals wear as a badge of honor.
"Henley is still relatively better preserved than the other events," York observes.
"The moment these things go on to full-on corporate, to full-on new-rich money, then they are spoiled and changed, and can never quite go back to how they were.
"That Henley is set on the river and hasn't got a horrible building adds to the charm," adds York, who is no fan of the Ascot Grandstand -- "ugly and vulgar" -- that was built in 2006.
Henley's picturesque setting on the Thames, with an idyllic town as its backdrop, provides the event with its unique feel.
Crowds line sections of the course, which at one mile and 550 yards (2,112 meters) is longer than the standard international distance of 2 km.
They often witness two races simultaneously, while up to 90 can take place on certain days.
To complete the program by a reasonable hour on such occasions, races are started at five-minute intervals, meaning action aplenty for spectators.
"It's clearly on the social calendar, but if you're actively involved in the sport it's the pinnacle of rowing, and a chance to see a world-class competition," says Alex Wood, a former junior Great Britain rower who has competed at Henley.


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"In my opinion, every land exchange counts because it decreases fractionation," says Denise Mesteth, the Oglala Sioux Tribe's land director. With each completed consolidation or exchange, she adds, "I think we have a better chance to be self-sufficient."
But the system is so tangled with administrative, political and personal threads that even the officials in charge of it describe it as a bureaucratic rat's nest, nearly impossible to navigate.
"We're spending so much on these records that it's distracting us from managing the resources," says Harold Compton, the BIA deputy superintendent of trust services at Pine Ridge. "That's why the Bureau has a black eye."
Compton, an enrolled member of the neighboring Rosebud Sioux tribe, notes that land recovery isn't practical for everyone.
"I'm all for this, but sometimes with the reality of what's happened (with fractionation), the best advice I can give is, 'Sell it,' " Compton says. The reformed land-consolidation policies and probate rules are designed to enable the sale of highly fractionated parcels to the tribes, not to facilitate family efforts to sort through the divisions. "But, on the other hand, we're not in a conspiracy to keep (allotted lands) in the hands of ranchers."
Maybe not, but an analysis of BIA data by the Colorado-based nonprofit organization Village Earth reveals that just 20 people control 46 percent of the Pine Ridge land base through the federal grazing program. And tribal grazing leases pay less than those on the open market.
That disparity led David Bartecchi, Village Earth's executive director, to create a map book that now helps tribe members with the labyrinthine and time-consuming administrative process for land exchanges and recovery. Village Earth has also been instrumental in launching the Lakota Buffalo Caretakers Cooperative.
"It's all about rebuilding those things we've had," says Henry Red Cloud. "The sun, the wind, the buffalo -- we've got songs written about that."
After the buffalo kill, the medicine man Rick Two Dogs talks about the 1890 Ghost Dance movement on the reservations. He explains that his prayer "talked about how during the Ghost Dance, our grandparents cried because they had lost this way of life, following the buffalo and having them for sustenance." Two Dogs looks out the cracked windshield of a pickup as his family carefully butchers the bull. "We should be so thankful."
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(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee State senior running back Preston Brown will have knee surgery next week to repair a torn ligament and likely will miss the rest of the season.
He was averaging 152 yards per game, third among in the Football Championship Subdivision and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Brown, a Nashville native, injured his knee making a cut at midfield in Tennessee State's 37-7 win over North Carolina A&T at the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday. He hobbled off the field but returned for one more play, rushing for 43 yards before leaving for good.
Brown rushed for six touchdowns and caught one touchdown pass this season. He ran for over 100 yards in the last four games, topping the 200-yard mark twice.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation announced new rules will prevent the drawspan from being opened between 6:30 and 10 a.m. and between 3 and 7 p.m. on weekdays. That's a half-hour longer in the morning and an hour longer in the afternoon.
The reason for the frequent drawspan openings is due to barges being used for construction of the new floating bridge. The barges block the eastern navigation channel, preventing boats over 45-feet tall from using it. The only way they can get through is to have the drawspan opened, an operation that usually takes a half-hour.
The frequent drawspan openings have created a sore spot for drivers, some of whom are still upset over bridge tolls that went into effect last December.
"These revised rules reflect the feedback we received from drivers and updated traffic data," said SR 520 Program Director Julie Meredith.
"These updated rules will help minimize disruption to the morning and afternoon commutes without adversely affecting boaters,' said Coast Guard Bridge Administrator Randall Overton.
Boaters with vessels taller than 45-feet must provide notice at least two hours in advance, seven days a week, to pass through the SR 520 drawspan.
WSDOT says the eastern channel will be open for major events and holidays when boat traffic is heaviest, including Seafair weekend.
The drawspan opening rules are expected to remain in place for three more years.
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I'd like to put modern P-metric tires on my 1950 1/2 ton Chevy 3100 PU. My objective is a safe daily driver without the expense of an IFS Mustang II or Pacer clip. Or buying bias ply tires from Coker every couple years, with the added cost of shipping and truing each time. And I'd like to retain as much of an OEM look as possible: the OEM rim diameter, 6-hole bolt pattern and wheel covers.
Is this asking too much? Maybe so, but wait. I'll get to the point in the last paragraph. What follows in the next two paragraphs is background fluff for my application. Skip to the bottom for my bottom-line questions.
The OEM tire specs are 6.00 x 16 or 6.50 x 16 on a 4" rim. These would be 80 or 90 series P-metric tires, and anything close (like a LT215/80R16) has an approved rim width of 5.5" to 7" and a measured rim width of 6". Not very safe on a 4" rim, although I've heard some do it at their peril using tubes. And there's so little available space with the long tie rods. Turning radius is compromised by contacting the tie rod ends or rubbing in the wheel well.
Then again, maybe it's not asking too much. There are tie rod ends for 1934-59 1/2 tons from a couple vendors that claim to add an extra 1/2" to 1" when installed. Chevs of the 40s & maybe other vendors sell new repro wheels (IMHO not very faithful to the GM originals) with the correct width and bolt pattern. And there are several vendors who can widen my OEM wheels.
So at last, is there an honourable way out? Has anyone tried new tie rod ends with wider (or widened) wheels? I'm leaning toward the latter, using the OEM wheel centers with new barrels/rims. First of all, is this do-able? Then, if someone has put modern P-metric tires on their ride using widened wheels, or even just with new aftermarket wheels, what offset and backspacing were required? Can it be done without the tie rod and wheel well issues? And at what cost?
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Carlos Miller wrote:Fresh from having his wiretapping charges dismissed and by filing a notice to sue the North Port Police Department for $200,000 over his unlawful arrest for filming them in public, Steve Horrigan had another run-in, this time with Sarasota sheriff's deputies.
This time Horrigan was on a public sidewalk and was recording a man who had pulled into a handicapped spot in front of a Sarasota County courthouse because he did not appear to be handicapped.
But recording a man in a public parking lot does not constitute harassment.
Yet that is what the man accused Horrigan of doing when he beckoned a couple of Sarasota Sheriff's deputies from inside the building.
The deputies stepped outside and accused him of harassment when in reality, they were the ones doing the harassing.
http://www.pixiq.com/article/steve-horr ... his-camera
First SPD arrested that guy for chalking on a public sidewalk. Then NPPD arrested that guy for filming a traffic stop. But I never thought that our SSO guys would come close to doing anything like that, right? It's obvious that the 2 SSO bailiffs are NOT SSO patrol certified because nobody from SSO patrol would accuse a citizen of "harassment" in public. I think???
Harassment in public? The closest criminal charge is disorderly conduct, but it didn't fit that either. Harassment is for a boyfriend/girlfriend where he keeps visiting her or he keeps sending love letters or hate mail to her home, even after she has told him to stop. That's harassment.
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The Orlando City Soccer Club's game at Wilmington, N.C., on Thursday night was postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Arthur.
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The World Cup certainly creates an Olympic fever (USA! USA! USA!) every four years, helping the sport pick up more American passengers.
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The IWWG, founded in 1976, is a network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing and open to all regardless of portfolio. As such, it has established a remarkable record of achievement in the publishing world, as well as in circles where lifelong learning and personal transformation are valued for their own sake. The Guild nurtures and supports holistic thinking by recognizing the logic of the heart--the ability to perceive the subtle interconnections between people, events and emotions- alongside conventional logic.
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by Hannelore Hahn
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When the Guild was formed in 1976, it grew out of three movements that had come into being at that time:
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The Human Potential Movement is embodied in the Guild's inclusion of everyone regardless of portfolio, and in its celebration of writing as the whetting stone upon which to sharpen the "wits and writs" for telling stories which reveal truths as well as mysteries and the unknown. This emphasis on writing and revelation is particularly relevant to memoir writing — the recollection of experiences unarticulated and in need of conscious connection to the warp and woof of the individual as a whole.
Wholeness combined with craft is as important to the Guild as is the writing process and creativity in general — and when these come together they produce, over time, an individual and a writer who is both centered, strong and open.
The New Age has contributed to IWWG's alternative expressions and to the pursuit of answers about matters that are as yet inexplicable. IWWG is open to all forms of faith and their explanations of our ultimate purpose here on earth vis-a-vis the meaning of life. While the Guild does not sponsor a dominant explanation, it does believe in strengthening the belief in inexplicables, in paradox, while holding faith in an ultimate order.
Being able to seek the whole and see its manifestations — leaving the final explanation up to both mystery and a belief in a sense of order whose mechanism we still don't understand — makes us perpetual seekers and tests our tolerance towards others and differing ideologies.
This attitude, never imposed but respectfully sensed, results in a deep feeling of respect and love for all that is around us — for our fellow humans, environment, the earth and the universe.
The Women's Movement, when it came to be in the middle of the 20th Century, gave women the opportunity to reinvent themselves beyond the prevalent stereotypes of homemaker and mother. When the Guild was formed, it provided a powerful new tool — exploration through the process of writing — to women wishing to take advantage of the opportunity for rebirth, creativity and personal growth.
IWWG strongly supports all movements for human rights, for equity and valor mixed with love — but does not organizationally participate in political activity.
These principles have guided the Guild for more than three decades and are transmitted without guru or doctrine to thousands of women all over the world who have come in contact with IWWG at its conferences and workshops. Some 4,000 books have been published by IWWG members and workshop participants.
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Now that West Vigo got its exhibition scrimmage out of the way last week, it's time for the defending co-Western Indiana Conference champion to get started for real in high school football Friday at Evansville Harrison.
Ninth-year coach Jeff Cobb thinks fans will see a team that looks similar to last season's squad that finished 6-4 overall and 5-1 in the WIC.
"This is the second year of running our flex-bone offense," he explained. "And we can already see major improvements from this time last year, especially passing-wise."
Jimmy Maples — a 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior — is back to do most of the throwing from the quarterback position.
"He is very agile, very elusive," Cobb pointed out. "He causes defenses some problems. Jimmy also has improved as a passer and as a leader. Overall, I expect a strong season from Jimmy."
Cobb named senior Skyler Warnock (5-10, 180) and sophomore Dakota Short (6-2, 220) as two of his primary running backs, with freshman Lane Burke (5-10, 170) and sophomore Hunter Voils (6-1, 170) also rotating into the three-back system.
"They're both powerful running backs, very strong kids," Cobb said of Warnock and Short. "People are really going to have to square up to tackle them."
Cobb described Burke and Voils as "pretty elusive players … a lot of speed with both of them," adding that Voils again will handle placekicking and punting duties.
Returning starter Tyler Gustafson, a 6-0, 190-pound senior, will line up as one wide receiver. The other is likely to be split between sophomore Daniel McClain (6-2, 180) and freshman Tyler Kernstein (6-2, 175).
"Our receiving corps is very tall," Cobb mentioned, adding that he doesn't use a tight end in the flex bone. "This is probably the most athletic receiving group we've had, if you throw in the slotbacks [Burke and Voils]."
Returning for the offensive line is team captain Sam McClain (6-0, 215, senior).
"That [offensive line] is where we were hit hardest with graduation," Cobb admitted. "It's probably my biggest worry."
The Vikings' coach hopes junior center Garrett Ray (5-7, 210) and senior guard Tyler Bell (5-8, 200) can step in and play like veterans as he helps assemble the rest of the O-line.
Cobb summarized the offense this way: "If we continue to grow together, I think we'll be very hard to stop. Our biggest concern is the offensive line and them gelling as a group."
Turning to defense, Cobb said returning starters on the line are Sam McClain and Gustafson at ends and junior Ryan Hackett (5-9, 250) at tackle, while the other DT had not been determined as of last weekend.
Three of the four linebackers are returning starters — Short on the inside and Warnock and senior Sam Bowden (5-7, 165) on the outside — while the new starter is junior Isaac Boatman (5-10, 175) on the inside.
"I think our defensive line and our linebackers, where we return six out of the eight positions, I think that will be a strongpoint for us," Cobb emphasized.
Joining returning starter Maples on the corners will be junior Austin Cutliff (5-9, 145). Cobb said one safety will be rotated in between Daniel McClain and Burke. Neither started last season.
"Defense was a our strongpoint last year," West Vigo's coach assessed. "It kept us in a lot of games. I think it will continue to be a strongpoint, if we keep working for these first couple weeks of the season."
One of the Vikings' early-season games will be Sept. 14 against non-conference foe Linton inside Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium.
"That will be a great time," Cobb noted. "It's something those kids will never forget."
As for repeating as a WIC champion, he acknowledged it will be difficult but not impossible.
"I think Sullivan is the odds-on favorite," Cobb said. "They return almost everybody from last year's team. I look for them to be the leaders, among other teams, including us. … I think if we get our young kids the experience that's needed, when we get to conference play, we could have a very good team."
West Vigo schedule
Friday — At Evansville Harrison, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 — At Greencastle, 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 — Brown County*, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 — vs. Linton in Lucas Oil Stadium, 8 p.m.
Sept. 20 — South Vermillion*, 7 p.m.
Sept. 27 — At Edgewood*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 — Owen Valley*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 — At Northview*, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 — At Sullivan*, 7 p.m.
* — Western Indiana Conference games


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