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NCIS to Air "Very, Very Abby Episode" in Early 2013by Steve Marsi at .
That sound you hear is 20 million NCIS fans collective cheering. Or at least nodding approvingly.
Pauley Perrette revealed at Sunday's Trevor Live benefit in L.A. that she and her fellow cast members are currently shooting "a very, very Abby episode," one that "people have been asking for… for 10 years."
In it, she teases, "we actually go back and find out about Abby's past and childhood."
Before that, there's the big Christmas episode December 18, and Pauley tells TV Line that when fans finally get to see where Tony DiNozzo resides, you'll find "a lot of Michael Weatherly" in his bachelor pad.
Michael, she says, "picked out a lot of stuff ... he has amazing taste."
"His [real-life] house is decorated so immaculately and with a lot of class. There are couple of very Michael Weatherly things in the apartment ... and one really big surprise."
What do you think that might be? And are you excited for the major Abby episode? Discuss!
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OMG! I absolutely LOVE NCIS :) I really don't have a favorite cast member, they all are TERRIFIC! If I had to choose, I would say Ziva ! She makes inquiring minds ponder on her next *move*!!!!! Tony has hilarious whit... Whether it's a re-run on or a new episode... ! NCIS ROCKS! ***
This is one of my top 5 tv shows. I love the characters and the actors who play them. Abby is one of my favorites and I'm really looking forward to learning about her childhood and how she got interested in forensics. And Tony's apartment should be fun. The episode aired 12/11/12 had me actually laughing out loud-it was really great. MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone.


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Good article but a few factual errors. It IS legal for civilians to own machine guns if registered (and approved) with the ATF and a $200 transfer fee (tax stamp) is paid. The 1986 Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA) simply banned transfer and ownership of those registered or made after May 19, 1986... Of course that made the supply very limited and the price very high.
I will not surrender or register my weapons.End of discussion.
This ban if enacted would stop the production and sale of most modern firearms in the USA. A result of that would wipe out most of the US small arms industry along with the related industries that supply all sorts of firearms related accessories and supplies along with the many thousands of well paid American jobs that now exist in those industries. Of course the liberal Democrats could care less about all that, because those industries are considered to be a big conservative Republican constituency group.
´Here, obfuscation of facts is a primary strategy, conflating a common misconception of popular semi-automatic "assault weapons" with automatic "machine guns" which have been illegal for domestic sale since 1986...´[BTW, #1, although you are correct about simply needing a tax stamp for an NFA firearm, in practice no new tax stamps are being issued.]
I´m sure millions of gun owners are going to line up to tell the federal government what and how many guns they have so FEMA troops can raid their houses.If you´re a lucky gun owner,you might get a crack at re education to learn the errors of your ways.Of course it never crosses their minds that gun owners are also the backbone of the economy.
feinstein occasionally poses as a moderate, but almost invariably walks back or qualifies her reasonable sounding pronouncements. In other words she specializes in publicity stunts that enable her supporters and her to say she is a fair minded non-partisan. The truth is, contrary to beliefs by some on this site, feinstein very rarely "gets it right." feinstein is a far left elitist hypocrite.
There´s a petition on the WH site to impeach her for attacking the US constitution, and our constitutional right to bear arms. If you care, sign it.
Too bad Senator Feinstein has not led any assault on the illegal aliens that have taken over her state.
#1, as alluded to by #4, they can´t ban the machineguns (or any arms) and they know it. What they did was decide they would no longer accept the tax and registration on any machineguns manufactured after May of 1986. That´s why they lost the two court cases in the 7th and 10th circuits (in the early 90s) when they sought to prosecute two guys for failure to register. Basically the appeals courts said you can´t prosecute for failure to do something you no longer accept (register and pay the tax). That´s over-simplified but gets to the heart of both cases. The DOJ appealed to the USSC for about 12 days and then with-drew their appeal when they realized the basis for the decision at the appeals court level was such the USSC would agrer and then the decision would become law all over the land, not just in those two circuit court regions.Needless to say, the LSM was very, very quiet about these decisions back then.
Come on folks.You´re being too kind.She is Senator FineSwine.
Dianne is going to learn what the 2nd Amendment is for if she keeps pushing ...
Although, at one time, I held the opinion that Diane Feinstein was one of the few liberals in congress who had a modicum of common sense in her cranium, her actions in the era of Obama are causing me to doubt that opinion more each passing day.Her demeanor of late continues to give credence to the (wont go away) rumors that something nefarious is going on with the esteemed lady and her erratic behavior is because of skeletons in her closet of which Obama has knowledge and some control over.Sen. "Fine Stein" has not lived up to that nom de plume - Sen. "Good Mug" might be more fitting, except that the passage of time has chipped away at that too."With onion peeling tears - more numerous,Comes awareness, anything but humorous."

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I am looking for a competitive Tennis partner during weekdays around 11 am and noon at the Tennis Courts at my University, San Francisco State University close to daily City. I really enjoy playing tennis and I am more for practicing meaning hitting the balls freely. However, I am also open to play a match. If you want to sweat, run, and get a nice workout please contact me.
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Hi Kedar,
I'd love to hit with you sometime... I'm more in the downtown area, but would be willing to venture out to SF State every now and then for my love of the game. I just moved here from SoCal where I had a regular hitting partner and am eager to get back into a rhythm of regular practice.
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Hey Chris,
thanks for your reply. So, Mondays, Tuesday, and Wednesday I would be available from 11:15 am to 01:50 pm. Thursdays, I would be available from 10:00 am- to 02:00pm, also able to play in downtown.
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Button Bracelet
Show off your stylish side this fall with the latest DIY fashion trends such as this button bracelet.
Designed by the Michaels Design Studio.
Material List
- DMC® Floss – Colors of Choice (3)
- Jewelry Essentials™ Jump Rings, 9mm (4 Pkgs.)
- Horizon® Mass O' Glass Beads
- Scissors
Project Instructions
Step 1
Open the skeins of floss, unwind and lay flat.
Step 2
Place all skeins together to form four layers all together.
Step 3
Tie an overhand knot with all strands together about 4" from one end.
Step 4
Thread on desired amount of jump rings and then a bead.
Step 5
Tie knot at end of bead large enough to hold bead in place.
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Continue to add jump rings and beads as desired to end of your floss.
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End with another knot about 4" from end, then tie all together as shown.


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Great tool .... of course. I manage to install it three weeks ago but now .... IMPOSSIBLE. I would like to agree with others unhappy with the installer. Or is it the sourceforge site ?
I've wanted this exact tool for a very long time -- and it is exactly what I was looking for. Behaves perfect and according to my expectations. KUDOS!
The installer is the most unusable piece of junk I've ever seen!
First, the other reviews are mostly pretty silly and unusable. "Thanks, nice app!" "Works great" etc. I guess if you want to give some stars, you have to write *something*. I started using MinGW at the request of a coworker. I work from home frequently, and use cloud-based file storage to make that easier. I installed MinGW at work, found it to be OK, and then a few weeks later, went back home to install it there. I got the graphic installer UI which seems rough and incomplete -- no select all function etc -- and on top of that, I got a different version of MinGW! So, right off the bat, I was dealing with the side effects of using a toolchain which is constantly rocking and rolling its changes. It would be NICER if there were a "long term support" vs. "bleeding edge" kind of distinction such as is made on projects like Ubuntu, so users can choose what is more important: stability or the latest features. Don't get me wrong, so far I have found the gcc toolchain implementation to be quite good. I have gotten my project running and don't have any severe gripes with the compiler itself. However, with Visual Studio Express 2010 available for free download, I don't quite understand why C/C++ developers *who do not need cross-compilation on Mac or Linux/BSD* would struggle with something so "minimalist". And, compared to the slick, easy, full-featured IDE provided with the Visual Studio *free* download -- easier to learn that, say, Eclipse -- hacking away on the command line or using _make_ just seems so .... primitive and unproductive. For those who need what MinGW can uniquely offer, I applaud the effort and thank the developers for their gift to the FSF-based community at large. I don't wish my critique of the project to in any way diminish my awe and astonishment at the time these folks put into _giving away_ some really useful software.


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Object Name: brassiere & bra
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Place of Creation: Europe, United Kingdom
Date: c.1962
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Brassiere made from white cotton with pink cotton machine embroidery. Cotton embroided with tiny floral motifs and buttonhole edging in pink. Adjustable straps and CB fastening. Cups backed with nylon wadding and mounted on a firm buckram and clear plastic foundation. All edges scalloped.
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Try looking for another store, perhaps a plumbing supply.
I'm getting a new washer, and Im looking to do some replumbing, for a laundry tub and washer, drains, P-traps, standpipe, etc.
What I have existing, is ABS which comes through the basement concrete. My question? Should I just replumb with ABS, or switch to PVC? I realize both reqire different glues, whereas the transition at the ABS, might require a Fernco coupling. If I switch to PVC, I still have to deal with the ABS coming through, as that can't be replaced. The main reason I ask, is PVC fittings and like are much more readily available, than ABS. As with ABS, might have to order fittings online, where with PVC, my local Home Depot has about everything, but very limited ABS.
So, switch over to PVC, or just keep it ABS? I also thought is wasn't per code to use a transition glue between the two, ABS and PVC? And would reqire a coupling of some sort? Thanks
Try looking for another store, perhaps a plumbing supply.
If you switch to PVC, then use a shield coupling between the two materials. I would not glue them.
Inspectors have failed me when I tried the transition glue. I always use the coupling now. I have no problem with switching to PVC if you are using the proper coupling to go between the two materials.
I've plumbed intire buildings using those couplings. They are standard for cast iron no-hub fittings.
You would need one spec'ed for plastic to plastic with a metal wrap to prevent the pipe from shifting.
I have used transition glue many times, and since our gas company used it to join their old ABS gas lines to the new PVC ones, and HIGH pressure, I would think it was safe for a drain line which has no pressure on it.
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The Soviets thought they had equality, and welfare from cradle to grave, until the illusory free lunch of redistribution took its inevitable course, and cost them everything they had. First to go was their privacy, after that their freedom, then on being ground down to an equality of poverty only, for many of them their lives as they tried to escape a life behind the Iron Curtain. In the state-enforced common good, was found only slavery to the prison of each other's mind; instead of the caring state, they had imposed the surveillance state to keep them in line. So why are we accumulating a national debt to build the slave state again in the West? Where is the contrarian, uncomfortable literature to put the state experiment finally to rest?
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Taxing Language: A Question for the Politicians - Fair: What Do You Mean?
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Mark, clearly you feel strongly about something, and I admire that.ReplyDelete
But here in the states, we have a fraud called FAIRTAX -- everyone calls their plan fair. But briefly, they pretend it's a 23% retail sales tax, that replaces all other fed taxes. This includes social security and medicare taxes, which is often the highest tax.
So, if they really could make a 23% retail sales tax work GREAT - most of us, with social security and medicare -- pay more than 23%.
But here is the fraud. It's not ONLY a retail tax. That's just the ONLY part they tell you about. They also tax every city government, every county government, and every state. They even tax the FEDERAL government -- on everything! That's in the fine print -- this massive tax on every city county and state. They don't tell you that in their videos speeches and books - only in the fine print.
All considered, the tax on city county and states, combined,would exceed the possible tax people's retail taxes. 3/4 of the revenue would be from the "government tax' on itself, which is goofy as goofy gets. I had to check with official fairtax spokesmen and make sure that fine print actually was about them taxing the government on "all expenditures".
It's bat bat bat shit crazy, fraud, and they know it. They are not stupid or insane, they are lying bastards.
SO the moral of the story is -- tax codes are usually written by lying bastards who KNOW they are lying. So every tax scheme gets completely ++++++ over time.
It's easy to say -- oh, lets throw the whole thing out. Well, guess what fucking bastards are right there with their Orwellian nonsense? Fairtax type lying bastards.
My point really is the doublespeak involved. It's easy to bandy about this word 'fairness', but if pressed, I doubt the politicians could explain what they actually mean by it.ReplyDelete
That is what is wrong with labels -- Fairtax, liberal, whatever. Laissez faire capitalism. OH shit it ALL sounds so fucking great.ReplyDelete
You can read these guys who prove all things by, say, the "flat tax" for example, they tell you this country and that country does the "flat tax" and they prospered, and they can make it sound fucking magnificent.
Well, surely they wouldn't lie about that, right? I mean, they have charts, footnotes and everything .
FUCK YES they lie. What seems to have happened in the states is that what we used to call "think tanks" -- CATO and HERITAGE and American Enterprise Institute, are pretty much shills, shameless shills.
Which is fine if they didn't deceive so badly. But they are very sneaky, they parse words horribly, and if needed, just make shit up.
Its true -- if anything sounds good, some fucking liar has probably made it up.
No tax is moral. The government should be funded by voluntary contributions and, as an incentive to contribute, you should be allocated electoral votes in proportion to the voluntary tax you pay. That way we'd get representative, fiscally-responsible government.ReplyDelete
Kiwiwit, I think the West has to seriously look at the institution of democracy altogether, toward a constitutional minarchy.ReplyDelete
- AngryToryAugust 27, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Taxpayer 1: $25,000. He can afford it. That's only ten cows - each and every year.ReplyDelete
Taxpayer 2: $125,000. They can't afford it - they're bludgers now and their kids are clearly bludgers in future. They should do the honourable thing and remove themselves from society - or society should do the honours.
Taxpayer 3: $100,000. If they can afford it, fine. $200,000 is a very low salary for any half-way competent banker, certainly not enough for the spouse and kids not to earn. He should be able to get a raise, if not, they're bludgers.


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Sounds great,
Are you going to make it mate?
<the best Idee of the two is>
Gems Added To The Crown 1995 - 2004 -- The monumental and most significant tracks released over the past decade
Like to see a cover for this.
How about a CD of either:
"How Do You Like It So Far?" -- A collection of highlights from the FTD label
Gems Added To The Crown 1995 - 2004 -- The monumental and most significant tracks released over the past decade, probably on both BMG and FTD
...you won't forget me when I go.
Sounds great,
Are you going to make it mate?
<the best Idee of the two is>
Gems Added To The Crown 1995 - 2004 -- The monumental and most significant tracks released over the past decade
Like to see a cover for this.
Glad you like that, Steve. Thanks for asking, but I'm not the man for the job. If anyone is interested in doing either, please have at it.
...you won't forget me when I go.
Only trouble there is, Bobby, I already filled a CD and so far I only picked from 'The Jungle Room Sessions'Originally Posted by Lonniebealestreet
With so many tracks to choose from you might need a volume for each decade as well as a disc for live highlights !!
A disc of significant tracks may well make for an entertaining compilation, though peoples definitions of 'monumental and significant' are sure to differ to some degree.Originally Posted by Lonniebealestreet
Rehearsal tracks such as It's Diff'rent Now,previously unknown live tracks like Danny Boy, not to mention the recently released I'm A Roustabout would have to find a place on my list.
What would you choose to put on it Bobby - have you compiled any sort of tracklist ?
'What, honey ? ..... one scarf for the balcony ?! ........... OK ........... gimme a baseball ! ............ there's no way unless you put a rock in it'.
(Las Vegas - 7th December 1975)
Yeah, I thought CD space might be an issue. Perhaps the way to do it would be to pick one song from each release (aren't there 40-something releases thus far?) and have it be a double CD. That would be an easy way to do it, but it would be missing out on a lot of good songs by limiting it to one song from each title. If it were sort of given the approach of the below project, that would be a way to whittle it down.Originally Posted by spinout-designs
Haven't made a list myself, but I did have those you named in mind. Some other easy choices would be Blowin' In The Wind, I'll Never Stand In Your Way, the fast version of She Thinks I Still Care, and The Twelfth Of Never.Originally Posted by spinout-designs
I can think of more later, or certainly anyone else is welcome to make suggestions.
...you won't forget me when I go.
You can add also the studio / rehearsal version of I JUST CAN?T HELP BELIEVIN? (july 1970), GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY (july 1970), NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN (march 1972) and DOWN IN THE ALLEY (august 1974).
"Until we meet again, God bless you and Adios."
LonnieBealeStreet, this is the same idea i have! i shared this with the FECC board and they did'nt like it, coz they though re-releasing material would be a demise to FTD. maybe if they released it to the public?
sincerely, Scott, a 15 year old Elvis fan
prayers to Jackie my auntie in law, and R.I.P Charlie Hodge, both victims of cancer
Re-releasing material would spell FTD's demise? They must already be in trouble then! Seriously, they are already doing that now, highly devaluing some of their past releases. Of course hindsight is 20/20 though, and if they had known in the beginning how far they would go with the soundtracks, we probably would not have gotten Out In Hollywood and Silver Screen Stereo.
Initially, I was just thinking of this in terms of a neat CD to make for yourself. But then I thought along the lines of what you're suggesting, and I think it could do some good. The thinking is that most FTDs in their entirety would not be all that appreciated by the general public--or the general Elvis CD-buying public. But if you took the best tracks from a bunch of the releases, surely they would be strong enough.
I guess the issue is whether people would be motivated to buy them. (The last few Essential Elvis releases did not sell well, they would argue, and FTD represents the same kind of material but at a higher cost.) Perhaps what they should do what they did with E2 on all their standard releases: include a bonus disc with a few tracks from FTD. That way they're not giving away the farm, and the shopper doesn't have to commit to an FTD purchase to get some idea of what they're missing out on. But there should be more promotion of the label above simply including some tracks from FTD releases.
Maybe they could try this for one year on all regular releases and see if FTD doesn't get a boost.
Also, thanks Jeanno for your ideas.
...you won't forget me when I go.
ok, some of the FTD best songs i have picked are from the ones i have in possession, heres my list
jungle room sessions-theres a fire down below
Tucson 76-danny boy
one night in vegas-you don't have to say you love me
dixieland rocks-fairytale
its midnight-spanish eyes
dinner at eight-wooden heart
new years eve-rags to riches
live on stage in memphis-how great thou art
all i have lol
sincerely, Scott, a 15 year old Elvis fan
prayers to Jackie my auntie in law, and R.I.P Charlie Hodge, both victims of cancer
Definitely interesting ideas buddy!!!
I wonder if there would be enough public interest in a release of the best songs from the FTD releases (in the style of your "How Do You Like It So Far?" idea) that could be released to the general public as a glimpse into the world of FTD releases? Kind of a teaser CD, if you will, to show the public what kind of music is released on the FTD label? Perhaps that would help to bring some new Elvis fans into the fold....what do you think?
TCB-World...OPEN for business!!!
unfortunately, as much as i like the idea, people will be too busy buying their crap music than taking a look at the uninterestin Elvis Presley
sincerely, Scott, a 15 year old Elvis fan
prayers to Jackie my auntie in law, and R.I.P Charlie Hodge, both victims of cancer


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Chumash people
|Total population
|Regions with significant populations
|United States (California)
|English and Spanish
Chumashan languages
|Traditional tribal religion,
|Related ethnic groups
|Barbareño, Ventureño,
Ynezeño, Purismeño, Obiseño[3]
The Chumash are a Native American people who historically inhabited the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south. They also occupied three of the Channel Islands: Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel; the smaller island of Anacapa was uninhabited. Modern place names with Chumash origins include Malibu, Lompoc, Ojai, Pismo Beach, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, Piru, Lake Castaic, Saticoy, and Simi Valley.
Archaeological research demonstrates that the Chumash have deep roots in the Santa Barbara Channel area and lived along the southern California Coast for millennia.
- 1 Population
- 2 Languages
- 3 Culture
- 4 History
- 5 Contemporary times
- 6 See also
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially. The anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber thought that the 1770 population of the Chumash might have been about 10,000.[4] Alan K. Brown concluded that the population was about 15,000.[5] Sherburne F. Cook at various times estimated the aboriginal Chumash as 8,000, 13,650, 20,400, and 18,500.[6]
Some scholars[7] have suggested that Chumash population may have declined substantially during a "protohistoric" period (1542–1769) when intermittent contacts with the crews of Spanish ships—including those of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's expedition who wintered in the Santa Barbara Channel in AD 1542-43—brought disease and death. But the Chumash appear to have been thriving in the late 18th century when Spaniards first began actively colonizing the California coast. Whether the deaths began earlier with the contacts with ships' crew, or only later with the construction of several Spanish missions at Ventura, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Santa Inez, and San Luis Obispo, the Chumash were eventually devastated by Old World diseases such as influenza and smallpox, to which they had no immunological resistance. By 1900, their numbers had declined to just 200, while current estimates of Chumash people today range from 2,000[1] to 5,000.[2]
Several related languages under the name "Chumash" (from čʰumaš /t͡ʃʰumaʃ/, meaning "Santa Cruz Islander") were spoken. There are few, if any, living native speakers, although they are well documented in the unpublished fieldnotes of linguist John Peabody Harrington. Especially well documented are the Barbareño, Ineseño, and Ventureño dialects. Several Chumash families are working to revitalize the language.[8] The native name for Chumash in Ineseño/Barbareño is sʰamala /sʰamala/.
The Chumash were hunter-gatherers and were adept at fishing at the time of Spanish colonization. They are one of the relatively few New World peoples who regularly navigated the ocean (another was the Tongva, a neighboring tribe located to the south). Some settlements built plank boats called tomols, which facilitated the distribution of goods and could even be used for whaling.
Anthropologists have long collected Chumash baskets, and two of the finest collections are at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the Musée de l'Homme (Museum of Mankind) in Paris, France. The Museum of Natural History at Santa Barbara is believed to have the largest collection of Chumash baskets.
Bead manufacture and trading[edit]
The Chumash of the Northern Channel Islands were at the center of an intense regional trade network. Beads made from olivella shells were manufactured on the Channel Islands and used as a form of currency by the Chumash.[9] These shell beads were traded to neighboring groups and have been found throughout Alta California. Over the course of late prehistory, millions of shell beads were manufactured and traded from Santa Cruz Island. It has been suggested that exclusive control over stone quarries used to manufacture the drills needed in bead production could have played a role in the development of social complexity in Chumash society.[9]
Foods historically consumed by the Chumash include several marine species, such as black abalone,[10] the Pacific littleneck clam,[10] red abalone,[10] the bent-nosed clam,[10] ostrea lurida oysters,[10] Pacific littleneck clams,[10] angular unicorn snails,[10] and the butternut clam.[11] They also made flour from the dried fruits of the laurel sumac.[12]
Herbs used in traditional Chumash medicine include thick-leaved Yerba Santa, used to keep airways open for proper breathing;[13] laurel sumac, the root bark of which was used to make an herbal tea for treating dysentery[12] and black sage, the leaves and stems of the plant were made into a strong sun tea. This was rubbed on the painful area or used to soak one's feet. The plant contains diterpenoids, such as aethiopinone and ursolic acid, that are pain relievers.[14]
The Chumash formerly practiced an initiation rite involving the use of Datura wrightii, or "moymoy" in their language. When a boy was 8 years old, his mother would give him a preparation of it to drink. This was supposed to be a spiritual challenge to the boy to help him develop the spiritual wellbeing that is required to become a man. Not all of the boys survived.[15]
Rock art[edit]
Remains of a developed Chumash culture, including rock paintings apparently depicting the Chumash cosmology such as Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park can still be seen.
Scorpion tree[edit]
A centuries old oak tree in California is considered to have a Chumash arborglyph, a carving of a 6-legged creature with a headdress including a crown and two spheres. Previously thought to have been carved by cowboys, it was visited in 2007 by paleontologist Rex Saint Onge who identified the three foot carving as being of Chumash origin and related to other Chumash cave paintings in California. Further studies have led Saint Onge to believe that these are not simply the work of Chumash but also by the San (a neighboring native group to the Chumash for centuries) shamans but were conscious observations of the stars and part of a Chumash calendar.[16]
Before Spanish contact[edit]
The Chumash people throve at a very early period in California prehistory, with some settlements dating to at least 10,000 years before present.[17] Sites of the Millingstone Horizon date from 7000 cal BC to 4500 cal BC; they evidence a subsistence system focused on the processing of seeds with metates and manos.[18] During that time people used bipointed bone objects and line to catch fish and began making beads from shells of the marine olive snail (Olivella biplicata).[19]
Some researchers believe the Chumash may have been visited by Polynesians between AD 400 and 800, nearly 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus reached The Americas.[20] Although the concept is rejected by most archaeologists who work with the Chumash culture, studies published in peer-reviewed journals have given the idea greater plausibility.[21][22] The Chumash advanced sewn-plank canoe design, which is used throughout the Polynesian Islands but is unknown in North America except by those two tribes, is cited as the chief evidence for contact. Comparative linguistics also may provide evidence as the Chumash word for "sewn-plank canoe," tomolo'o, may have been derived from kumulā'au, the Polynesian word for the redwood logs used in that construction. However, the language comparison is generally considered tentative. Furthermore, the development of the Chumash plank canoe is fairly well represented in the archaeological record and spans a time period of several centuries.[23][24]
Spanish arrival and the Mission Era[edit]
Chumash people first encountered Europeans in the autumn of 1542, when two sailing vessels under Juan Cabrillo arrived on the coast from Mexico. Cabrillo died and was buried on San Miguel Island, but his men brought back a diary that contained the names and population counts for many Chumash villages, such as Mikiw. Spain claimed what is now California from that time forward, but did not return to settle until 1769, when the first Spanish soldiers and missionaries arrived with the double purpose of Christianizing the Native Americans and facilitating Spanish colonization. By the end of 1770 missions and military presidios had been founded at San Diego to the south of Chumash lands and Monterey, to their north.[25]
The Chumash people moved from their villages to the Franciscan missions between 1772 and 1817. Mission San Luis Obispo, established in 1772, was the first mission in Chumash-speaking lands, as well as the northernmost of the five missions ever constructed in those lands. Next established, in 1782, was Mission San Buenaventura on the Pacific Coast near the mouth of the Santa Clara River. Mission Santa Barbara, also on the coast, and facing out to the Channel Islands, was established in 1786. Mission La Purisima Concepcion was founded along the inland route from Santa Barbara north to San Luis Obispo in 1789. The final Franciscan mission to be constructed in native Chumash territory was Santa Ynez, founded in 1804 on the Santa Ynez River with a seed population of Chumash people from Missions La Purisima and Santa Barbara. To the southeast, Mission San Fernando, founded in 1798 in the land of Takic Shoshonean speakers, also took in large numbers of Chumash speakers from the middle Santa Clara River valley. While most of the Chumash people joined one mission or another between 1772 and 1806, a significant portion of the native inhabitants of the Channel Islands did not move to the mainland missions until 1816.[26]
See also the Chumash Revolt of 1824, a Chumash uprising against the presence of the Spanish in The Californias.
Contemporary times[edit]
The first modern Tomol was built and launched in 1976 as a result of a joint venture between Quabajai Chumash of The Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The Tomol's name is Helek/Xelex, the Chumash word for falcon. The Brotherhood of the Tomol was revived and her crew paddled and circumnavigated around the Santa Barbara Channel Islands on a ten day journey, stopping on three of the islands. The second Tomol, the Elye'wun ("swordfish"), was launched in 1997.
On September 9, 2001, the first "crossing," in the Chumash tomol, from the mainland to Channel islands was sponsored by the Chumash Maritime Association and the Barbareno Chumash Council. Several Chumash bands and descendants gathered on the island of Limuw (the Chumash name for Santa Cruz island) to witness the tomol Elye'wun being paddled from the mainland to Santa Cruz island. Their journey was documented in the short film "Return to Limuw" produced by the Ocean Channel for the Chumash Maritime Association, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The channel crossings have become a yearly event hosted by the Barbareno Chumash Council.
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash is a federally recognized Chumash tribe. They have the Santa Ynez Reservation located in Santa Barbara County, near Santa Ynez, California. Chumash people are also enrolled in the Tejon Indian Tribe of California.
In addition to the Santa Ynez Band, the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, and the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians are attempting to gain federal recognition. Other Chumash tribal groups include the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, descendants from the San Luis Obispo area, and the Barbareno Chumash Council, descendants from the greater Santa Barbara area.
The publication of the first Chumash dictionary took place in April 2008. Six hundred pages long and containing 4,000 entries, the "Samala-English Dictionary" includes more than 2,000 illustrations.[27]
A documentary film, 6 Generations: A Chumash Family History features "Mary Yee, the last speaker of the Barbareño Chumash language."[28]
There is a Chumash Indian Museum located in Thousand Oaks, California. The museum has Chumash artifacts, displays illustrating Chumash daily life and even a recreated Chumash village nestled underneath beautiful oak trees by a stream. The museum is surrounded by hiking trails.[29]
As of 2013, a reconstruction of a Chumash Village is open in Malibu, "on a bluff overlooking the Pacific."[30]
See also[edit]
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- Burro Flats Painted Cave
- Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, California
- Chumash traditional narratives
- Painted Rock
- Polynesian navigation
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- Shalawa Meadow, California
- Mary Yee, last speaker of Barbareño
- ^ a b "California Indians and Their Reservations: P. SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 17 July 2010)
- ^ a b Native Inhabitants
- ^ Pritzker, 121
- ^ A. L. Kroeber, p.883
- ^ Brown, Alan K (1967). "The Aboriginal Population of the Santa Barbara Channel.". Reports of the University of California Archeological Survey (University of California) (69).
- ^ S. F. Cook, 1976
- ^ Erlandson et al. 2001
- ^ Mithun 1999:389-392.
- ^ a b Arnold 2001
- ^ a b c d e f g Hogan, C. M. "Los Osos Back Bay". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Intertidal Marine Invertebrates of the South Puget Sound (2008)
- ^ a b Timbrook, Jan (1990). "Ethnobotany of Chumash Indians, California," based on collections by John P. Harrington". Economic Botany 44 (2): 236–253. doi:10.1007/BF02860489.
- ^ James D. Adams Jr, Cecilia Garcia (2005). "Palliative Care Among Chumash People". eCAM. doi:10.1093/ecam/neh090.
- ^ "Palliative Care Among Chumash People" (PDF). Wild Food Plants. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- ^ Cecilia Garcia, James D. Adams (2005). Healing with medicinal plants of the west - cultural and scientific basis for their use. Abedus Press. ISBN 0-9763091-0-6.
- ^ Kettman, Max "A Tree Carving in California: Ancient Astronomers?" Time Magazine 9 February 2010 [1]
- ^ C. M. Hogan, 2008
- ^ Glassow et al. 2007:192-196
- ^ King 1990:80-82, 106-107, 231
- ^ Did ancient Polynesians visit California? Maybe so., San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ For articles on the Polynesian contact theory, see Jones, Terry L.; Kathryn A. Klar (June 3, 2005). "Diffusionism Reconsidered: Linguistic and Archaeological Evidence for Prehistoric Polynesian Contact with Southern California" (– Scholar search). American Antiquity 70 (3): 457–484. doi:10.2307/40035309. JSTOR 40035309. Retrieved 2008-03-06. [dead link][dead link], and Adams, James D.; Cecilia Garcia and Eric J. Lien (January 23, 2008). "A Comparison of Chinese and American Indian (Chumash) Medicine". Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 7 (2): 219. doi:10.1093/ecam/nem188. PMC 2862936. PMID 18955312. Retrieved 2008-03-06. . See also Terry Jones's homepage, California Polytechnic State University.
- ^ For the argument against the Polynesian Contact Theory, see 2007 Arnold, J.E. "Credit Where Credit is Due: The History of the Chumash Oceangoing Plank Canoe." American Antiquity 72:196-209
- ^ Arnold, Jeanne E. 1995.
- ^ Gamble, Lynn H. 2002.
- ^ Brown 1967
- ^ McLendon and Johnson 1999
- ^ Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Publishes Language Dictionary. (http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS180466+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421)
- ^ Kettmann, Matt (2011-01-27). "Santa Barbara on Screen". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ http://chumashindianmuseum.com
- ^ "Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village, Malibu, CA". Wishtoyo Foundation. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- Arnold, Jeanne E. (ed.) 2001. The Origins of a Pacific Coast Chiefdom: The Chumash of the Channel Islands. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.
- Arnold, Jeanne E. 1995. "Transportation Innovation and Social Complexity among Maritime Hunter-Gatherer Societies." American Anthropologist 97:733-747.
- Brown, Alan K. 1967. "The Aboriginal Population of the Santa Barbara Channel". University of California Archaeological Survey Reports 69:1-99.
- Cook, Sherburne F. 1976. The Conflict between the California Indian and White Civilization. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Cook, Sherburne F. 1976. The Population of the California Indians, 1769-1970. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Erlandson, Jon M., Torben C. Rick, Douglas J. Kennett, and Philip L. Walker. 2001. Dates, demography, and disease: Cultural contacts and possible evidence for Old World epidemics among the Island Chumash. Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 37(3):11-26.
- Gamble, Lynn H. 2002. Archaeological Evidence for the Origin of the Plank Canoe in North America. American Antiquity 67(2):301-315.
- Glassow, Michael A., Lynn H. Gamble, Jennifer E. Perry, and Glenn S. Russell. 2007. Prehistory of the Northern California Bight and the Adjacent Transverse Ranges. In California Prehistory: Colonization, Culture, and Complexity. Terry L. Jones and Kathryn A. Klar, editors. New York and Plymouth UK: Altamira Press.
- Hogan, C.Michael. 2008. Morro Creek. Ed. A. Burnham.
- Jones, Terry L., and Kathryn A. Klar. 2005. "Diffusionism Reconsidered: Linguistic and Archaeological Evidence for Prehistoric Polynesian Contact with Southern California". American Antiquity 70:457-484.
- King, Chester D. 1991. Evolution of Chumash Society: A Comparative Study of Artifacts Used for Social System Maintenance in the Santa Barbara Channel Region before A.D. 1804. New York and London, Garland Press.
- Kroeber, A. L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. Washington, D.C.
- McLendon, Sally and John R. Johnson. 1999. Cultural Affiliation and Lineal Descent of Chumash Peoples in the Channel Islands and the Santa Monica Mountains. 2 volumes. Prepared for the Archeology and Ethnography Program, National Park Service by Hunter College, City University of New York and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
- Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7 (hbk); ISBN 0-521-29875-X.
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
Further reading[edit]
- Black Gold Library System, 1997, Native Americans of the Central Coast (historic photographs). Ventura, CA, Black Gold Libraries
- Hudson, D. Travis and Thomas C. Blackburn. 1982-7. The Material Culture of the Chumash Interaction Sphere Volumes I–V. Anthropological Papers No. 25-31. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press.
- Hudson, D. Travis, Thomas Blackburn, Rosario Curletti and Janice Timbrook. 1977. The Eye of the Flute: Chumash Traditional History and Ritual as told by Fernando Librado Kitsepawit to John P. Harrington. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
- Hudson, D. Travis, Janice Timbrook, and Melissa Rempe. 1977. Tomol: Chumash Watercraft as Described in the Ethnographic Notes of John P. Harrington. Anthropological Papers No. 9, edited by Lowell J. Bean and Thomas C. Blackburn. Socorro, NM: Ballena Press.
External links[edit]
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
- Inezeño Chumash Language Tutorial
- Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation
- Antelope Valley Indian Museum at California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Native Cultures and the Maritime Heritage Program, NOAA
- Barbareno Chumash Council
- Northern Chumash Tribal Council
- Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
- Chumash Singer and Storyteller Julie Tumamait-Stenslie
- Chumash Indian Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
- Map of Chumash towns at the time of European Settlement
- "Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village, Malibu, CA".
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Every year, people around the globe start the year with a series of resolutions, and it's no different around here. The following are five things topping our 2013 to-do list:
1. See Someplace New
It seems like there's a cultural or architectural treasure springing up in every city these days. Find one and visit it. Our short list of must-see items this year includes architect Daniel Libeskind's wing at the Denver Art Museum, followed by a glass of wine at the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park (both pictured above).
2. Act Locally
We've been obsessed with locally roasted coffee from Cafecito Organico and Intelligentsia, not to mention design-savvy LA Mill (pictured above). Nothing beats a fresh cup within walking distance. This year we're going to walk more and discover the world right outside our doorstep. Architecture and design writer Alyssa Walker turned us onto the joy of walking with her blog Gelato Baby, and guess what we've noticed? There's no better way to see how others mix and match modern ceiling lights and crystal chandeliers (many of which I recognize from our website) in their homes than to peer into their front windows as we walk past. We also discovered that walking a dog makes us look less creepy as we do it.
3. Stay Centered
White Leather Low Back Swivel Office Chair, Robert Abbey Havana Polished Nickel Task Desk Lamp
It's not always easy to stay calm in the chaos, but one thing we've discovered around here is that clean, organized work spaces are a great way to fake the peace until you make the peace. Essential to a calm work space are a functional (and beautiful) desk lamp and an office chair that promotes good posture. Above are two designs we've been ogling as of late.
4. Dress to Impress
Size matters…with clothing anyway. This year we're looking for a clean tailored fit, and the Japan-based Free & Easy Magazine (which helped us find a perfect fitting boot this time last year) will be one of our top sources for cutting-edge-meets-classic personal style. Why walk out of the house (see resolution #2 above) looking anything but your best?
5. Read More
Reading more is by and far a universal resolution. Well, if your time is limited in 2013, there are still some great coffee table reads out there. We're looking at Michael Idov's Made In Russian: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design (Rizzoli) to fire up our aesthetic side, and John Long's fashionable tribute to early rock climbing, The Stone Masters (T. Adler Books), to fuel our adventurous spirit.
That's it for us. But we'd love to know: what tops your to-do list this year?
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When people use the phrase "small space," they're usually talking about the spaces where we live. But what about the rest of our lives? The places where we shop, relax and even spiritualize?
For that, we imagined spending the day as a small space tourist. We begin at the Das Park Hotel in Austria (pictured above), a sewage pipe turned pay-as-you-can hotel room. Yes, a sewage pipe.
After waking up, let's head to the cafe...or in this case, a pocket park in New York.
A collaboration between the NYC Department of Transportation and the businesses that front it, this space is nothing more than some seating and landscaping squeezed onto the sidewalk. We think the bright red chairs look great in the city, but to blend into more natural surroundings, one might want to consider using unique chairs that are transparent.
After morning coffee, we head out to the Uniqlo store, designed by shipping container pioneer architects Lot-ek.
In our new clothes from Uniqlo, we now head for church...well, the chapel at least. The Mobile Chaplet below was designed to service rural communities in North Dakota, but it can be used just about anywhere a flat bed truck will take it.
Finally, we return to New York's Pod Hotel for the evening.
The Pod offers affordable small rooms, furnished in a way that should appeal to any fan of modern design.
Set of 2 Zuo Mesh Chrome Dining Chairs
Besa Divi Satin Nickel European Swing Arm Wall Light
At less than 100 square feet per room, the Pod offers just enough space for the things that really matter--you and your modern chairs. Isn't that the essence of small spaces?
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This eco-chic "4 Corners House", designed by Finnish architects Avanto Architects, uses its black exterior to blend in with the thick forest that surrounds it. At only 840 square feet, each corner of this tiny home features a view through glass walls. The exterior is dramatic, contrasting with its snowy surroundings and bright white interiors.
Another great eco feature is the passive solar operation, which further strengthens this modern home's connection to nature and reinforces its principles of minimalism. It creates minimal impact on its surrounding environment.
Although the interior is bright and all-white it still feels warm and cozy, which is a must in this snowy environment. The wood ceiling, walls, and floors are covered in a white wax finish which allows the natural wood grain to warm up the space. Similarly, when you use modern white pendant lights in an all white space it allows for the shape of the fixture to really stand out. Which is why we love the simple details of the Kiev Pendant Light (below).
Tech Lighting Kiev White Modern Ceiling Pendant
The simple dining table blends with the surroundings while the use of simple, modern seating helps make the space feel less cluttered. It's always an added bonus when your dining room opens to the outdoors. When it's warm enough the double-doors open and you could slide your table outside while still protected from the elements. The roof extends beyond the doors which makes the outdoor space an extension of the inerior.
When living in a small space, bringing the outdoors in is a great way to make the space feel larger.
Zuo Diamond Clear Dining Chair
There's an open, but defined feeling throughout the space. It's an escape from reality, where sitting around the wood burning fireplace in your modern lounge chair and reading a book might be the only concern for the day!
The Danish modern wood-burning fireplace paired with a view like that might also keep you in bed all day!
When designing a modern home under 1500 square feet you're forced to push the boundaries of design. Creating an experience in your own home is key, well it's actually a key element of life too.
So go ahead, push the boundaries, challenge yourself to look at things differently, make an impact, and create experiences just like this architecture team was able to.
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What's the smallest space you've ever lived in? I must admit, though I have been an apartment dweller for most of my adult life, I've lived with someone else for many, many years, and recognized that I would probably be the cohabitor from hell if I lived in anything smaller than a one bedroom.
In short, I've never had the good fortune to live in one of those tee tiny studio apartments that are so often featured in design glossies and blogs. And yes, I said "good fortune." Because honestly, I think decorating a tiny little space would be a very fun design challenge! The larger your space gets, the easier it is to collect unnecessary clutter and be coerced into buying furniture you don't really love (or don't even really need). In a small space, every square inch counts! Every piece of modern furniture or stylish light fixtures you choose must have a purpose.
Below are some of my favorite picks and tips that are essential to anyone living in a small space. What would your small space essential be?
Gen Metallic Black Koncept Floor Lamp, Uttermost Sherise Beaded Wall Mirror, Sunrays Antique Silver Wall Mirror, Pascal White Plastic Side Chairs, Ryn Grey Shelving Unit or Media Stand, Cancun Outdoor Tri-fold Screen, Modern Wendover White Steel Dining Chair
What are your small space ideas?
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A client wanted peace, freedom, and nature so Sven Matt Architects made that happen with this small modern home in Austria. The budget was tight, but that didn't mean there was a compromise on function or aesthetic. It just means smarter design and that's exactly what Sven Matt was able to do.
There was a focus on the essentials... The large living space, two small bedrooms and entrance are organised around a central core containing the bathroom and technical installations. The thick walls house the kitchen and living room storage which creates a completely built-in look.
The living room has an open floor plan with minimal furniture and a view like no other. The concrete floors, wood-clad walls and ceilings provide a peaceful yet cozy feeling.
The repetition of materials throughout the space make it appear larger and very zen like. Using modern chairs in the same tone as the walls allows the form of the pieces to stand out and integrates perfectly with the architecture.
Set of 2 Wishbone Y Natural Wood Side Chairs
Built-in furniture becomes part of the modern architecture and helps to not waste an inch of space. In this room, you could also opt for modern wall lamps instead of table lamps so the nightstand becomes more available.
House of Troy Generation Black LED Swing Arm Wall Lamp
The built-in modern desk is very streamlined, providing the resident with a very generous work surface. We all know that a generous modern desk and open space are the keys to productivity!
And aren't we all trying to be more productive in this new year?!
Images: Sven Matt
January, 2013
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Men's Basketball Takes On C-USA Powers
The Mean Green make their debut in Conference USA this season, and this year's schedule features 16 home games headlined by a pair of three-game homestands, December 15-21 and January 4-11, when North Texas begins league play against Southern Mississippi on January 9. A year ago, the Golden Eagles finished 25-9.
North Texas, coming off a big win at Texas A&M in non-conference play, will host UTEP (18-14 in 2012-13) and East Carolina (18-12 last year) in a rugged home league slate.
Click here for the complete schedule and ticket information.
Women's Hoops Face Tough Schedule
The North Texas women open league play on January 8 on the road against preseason favorite Middle Tennessee, and open the home portion of their C-USA schedule on January 15 against Marshall.
Season tickets are $75 for 16 games, and are on sale through the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office. Click here for the complete 2013-14 schedule and ticket information.
NT Softball Schedule Loaded With Texas Foes
With a new coach at the helm, the Mean Green softball team faces a 2014 schedule heavy on home games, abundant with in-state opponents, and marked with some of the best softball programs in the nation.
The Mean Green have a new coach in the dugout in Tracy Kee, who earned four Coach of the Year honors during her stint at East Carolina.
North Texas is staying close to home for much of its schedule, playing 19 of its 47 games against teams from Texas, including Texas State, Abilene Christian, Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin, Houston, Texas Tech, Baylor, UTA, C-USA foes UTSA and UTEP, and the state's long-time powerhouse, Texas.
The home slate opens with 11-straight home games spread out over three round-robin tournaments at Lovelace Stadium: the Lovelace Invitational, the Texas Shootout, and the Best Western/Courtyard Classic.
On March 11, the Mean Green hosts the Texas Longhorns in a doubleheader at Lovelace, followed the next day by a visit from Oklahoma State for a single game. North Texas will also play at Oklahoma State and defending national-champ Oklahoma, as well as Texas Tech, Houston, and Baylor.
Conference USA play begins on March 8 at Middle Tennessee, and North Texas plays its first home C-USA game on March 15 against UTSA.
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Tennis Team Seeks Third-Straight Title
The back-to-back conference-champion Mean Green enter 2013-14 in pursuit of a third-straight league crown and a first Conference USA title.
North Texas opens the fall portion of its schedule with tournaments in Las Vegas; Pacific Palisades, California; Fort Worth; Denton; and Tulsa. The Mean Green open their home dual-match schedule against Miami of Ohio on February 15.
Among the visitors to the Waranch Tennis Complex this season are C-USA foes UTEP, Louisiana Tech and UTSA. North Texas will play nine-consecutive home dual matches from March 7, 2014, to April 12.
North Texas will seek a third-straight league championship and its first in C-USA at the conference championships April 16-20 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Swimming & Diving Team Takes Aim At C-USA
The Mean Green swimming and diving team makes its entry into Conference USA under the guidance of a new head swimming coach, Brendon Bray, who was most recently associate head coach at San Diego State.
The schedule opens in September with three home exhbitiions, a dual meet against TCU on September 20 and the annual Green & White Meet and Alumni Meet at the Pohl Recreation Center and PEB Natatorium.
As it was a year ago, the season's schedule is heavily tilted towards regional opponents. Of the 11 regular-season events on the schedule, ten are in Texas, the lone exception being a meet in San Diego against San Diego State, Colorado State, and Tulane.
North Texas hosts dual meets against Tulane on January 18 and TCU on February 5 in the final tune-up before the Conference USA Championships. The Mean Green will also take on SMU in a dual meet in Dallas Jan. 31, and Texas A&M in College Station on Feb. 1.
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Serious Sam HD Shooting Up XBLA This Wednesday, Death By Cube Nextby Chris Faylor, Jan 11, 2010 9:40am PST
It's been a bumpy ride for Sam "Serious" Stone, but the time-traveler's journey to Xbox 360 is at an end, with producer Devolver Digital and Microsoft confirming that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter will hit Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, January 13.
Croteam's high-definition revamp of the frantic shooter packs support for four-person online co-op on Xbox Live, with the download priced at 1200 MS Points/ $15. The game hit PC in November 2009, sporting 16-player online co-op and a suggested price tag of $19.99, with a HD revamp of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter in the works.
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