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TONIGHT ON THE TERRORDOME: Political Theatre at the E-Town International Fringe
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Tonight on the programme, a first for The Terrordome: features on two plays at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, the second-largest theatre festival in the world.
In the second half of tonight's show, I'll be speaking with the actors and directors of Honey in the Lion's Head, an electrifying retelling of the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah, with overtones of the modern Israel-Palestine conflict.
But first I'll be talking with actor-playwright Berend McKenzie and director Denis Simpson about McKenzie's autobiographical play they're presenting. I will warn you, their title is a shocker, and portions of tonight's interviews and excerpts contain adult language guaranteed to offend some. McKenzie's and Simpson's play is called Niggerfag.
As the title suggests, the play's an examination, through vignettes of several parts of McKenzie's life, of the pain, humour, bewilderment, exhilaration, alienation, terror and love of growing up in Alberta as a gay African-Canadian boy in the 1970s and 80s. It also happens to be a superb play, with remaining shows tonight at 9:30, Friday at noon and Sunday at 3:30 at the Art Barns. (Visit fringetheatreadventures.ca for more information and for tickets.)
African-Canadian actor and playwright Berend McKenzie appeared alongside Halle Berry and Sharon Stone in the feature film Cat Woman, and has taken roles in television programmes such as Cold Squad, Jeremiah, Life or Something Like It and Andromeda.
Jamaican-Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, dancer and director Denis Simpson is probably best known as the brother who was the host of longtime Canadian children's show The Polka Dot Door. At one time he even co-hosted it with his sister Gloria Reuben, who played physician assistant Jeanie Boulet on American medical drama E.R.
But Simpson's career is extensive, with thirty years of screen rolls on shows such as Robson Arms, Soul Food, MacGyver and Seeing Things, among many others, and stage credits including Wang Dang Doodle, Ain't Misbehavin' and Denis Anyone?
I'll admit—I was set to hate McKenzie's and Simpson's play because of the title. I'm no fan of what's often called "reclamation," that is, attempting to transform abusive terms such as the N-word into terms of endearment.
First, because one can't re-claim something that one never owned and tht someone else created to cause hurt; second, because the very people who say they're reclaiming usually continue to use the words as terms of abuse and self-hatred; and third, because better words of endearment such as "brother" and "friend" already exist.
But after sitting down on Saturday with these two men to hear not so much about the title as about the remarkable stories in the play, I knew I couldn't wait to see the show itself. And it's excellent. Tonight you'll hear my conversation with both men and an excerpt from the stage play.
Since I knew we'd have plenty of time to discuss his play's social ideas, and because social artist's politics are often discussed to the exclusion of their artistry, I began by asking Berend McKenzie to tell me about the aesthetics of his work.
Few conflicts of the new millennium are as guaranteed to get people as angry as the crisis between Israel and Palestine.
To some, it's a straightforward case of Westerners under attack by barbarians and fanatics. To others, it's a heroic struggle against a genocidal colonial occupation.
The truth, of course, is nowhere near as simple or as neat as that, since polls routinely demonstrate that substantial portions and sometimes majorities on both sides favour a two-state solution and peaceful co-existence. Both sides also have peace groups working for a nonviolent solution to the crisis.
But despite good will on both sides, the occupation continues to spawn violence. The recent Israel-Gaza War was a nightmare: according to the London Independent, 13 Israelis were killed, and more than 1400 Palestinians killed, including 900 civilians, of whom 300 were children.
That kind of disparity, a ratio of 1 to 107, parallels ancient war stories of how one powerful warrior from the side of the "good guys" slew scores or even hundreds of foes from among the "bad guys."
One of those ancient stories is that of Samson, the Biblical strong-man who slew Philistines by the field-full. Having been betrayed by his Philistine lover Delilah, and blinded by his foes, he collapsed the Philistine temple and killed thousands of his enemies as his final act before his own death.
That story is the basis for the play Honey in the Lion's Head, currently playing at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, with two more showings, one Thursday at 6:45 and another on Saturday at 2 pm at the Catalyst Theatre. (Visit fringetheatreadventures.ca for more information and for tickets.)
It's a modern retelling of the war-crossed lovers, but without the baggage of perfect heroes and irredeemable villains in the original text. Director Brendan McMurtry-Howlett and actors Nathan Barrett and Chala Hunter explode the story before our eyes while rendering it in human terms.
This isn't the bombast of a propagandist's pamphlet or the easy ultimate answers of a sermon. Instead, it's a rich, engaging, funny, sexy, infuriating, elegant, violent and tragic display of how war, occupation and ethnic hatred deform people's lives… a depiction of how people who can love are capable of evil, and how people who've committed evil are capable of love.
I sat down yesterday with the creators of Honey in the Lion's Head, and I began by asking director Brendan McMurtry-Howlett why Samson & Delilah, and why now?


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New Communities
Based in Melbourne, this team reaches out to refugees and immigrant communities.
Almost a quarter of Victoria's population was born overseas, and the city is home to residents from 180 countries, who speak over 233 languages and dialects and follow 116 religious faiths. Melbourne has the second largest Asian population in Australia, which includes the largest Indian and Sri Lankan communities in the country.
Reaching out to families who are newly arrived in Melbourne, helping practically, teaching english, and a host of other activities, this team connects with a wide range of people who come from many nations. Some of these communities have come from traumatic situations and have tragic stories to tell, finding shelter and refuge in Australia. They are invited relationally into the the households of these new communities.
It is with these people that the team are able to minister the love of God, pray for them and share the gospel. Making disciples is the core of their activity.
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I ♥ Me Some Minifigs
ka.lego waxes philosophical about Collectible Minifigs and shares an über-nerdy poster image combining promo shots of each series. [MORE]
The [Space] Man In Black
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text: I don't know of any way that you can check and adjust numerical volume settings through the Windows UI. I have found it necessary to write a Windows application to accomplish this, using the "audio mixer" functions in the Windows Multimedia library. It's a pain in the neck. An alternative is to set the Windows volume control to maximum, then use an external headphone amplifier to control the volume. This takes the Windows slider out of the picture and gives you a physical knob to work with. We sometimes use an audiometer as the external amplifier, which gives us a nicely calibrated volume control. Dan Freed Senior Engineer, Hearing Aid Research Lab House Ear Institute 2100 W. Third St. Los Angeles, CA 90057 USA Phone: +1-213-353-7084 Fax: +1-213-413-0950 Email: dfreed@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: AUDITORY Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robbin Miranda Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:50 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: measuring output volume from headphones -- follow-up Thank you to those of you who responded to my previous question. Your comments were extremely helpful! Using a dummy head or coupler seems like a feasible option for the initial set-up of our two testing locations (we will be using the same type of headphones at each location). However, I would also like to be able to quickly check the volume just prior to testing each participant (in case another user adjusts the computer's volume settings). On my computer (Windows XP), all I have been able to find, even in the advanced settings, are scrollbars indicating the volume level. Is there any way to check/adjust numerical values of the volume setting? Thanks again, Robbin Robbin Miranda Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience Georgetown University 3900 Reservoir Rd., NW Washington DC 20007 (202) 687-8449


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Social Innovator Chris Clarke Joins Board of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) - The Board of Advisors of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation announces CEO and entrepreneur Chris Clarke as its newest member. The mission of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. As a member of the board, Clarke will serve as a guardian of the mission and ensure that outreach for the foundation grows. He has been a passionate supporter of Fallen Patriots for many years.
Clarke is CEO and Founder of Pure Growth, with actor and producer Hugh Jackman and Sabrina Peterson. The group is focused on inventing, investing in and advising businesses that change the status quo. Their first venture at Pure was the naturally powered energy shot, SK Energy, with partner and rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, which has become the second highest selling energy shot in a $2.2 billion industry. For each energy shot that is sold, a meal is provided to a hungry child through the United Nations World Food Programme.
"I'm honored to join the Board of Advisors in service to the thousands of military families whose loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice for our country," said Clarke. "This is a cause that my family cares deeply for as Fallen Patriots provides a way for all Americans to serve their country."
David Kim, founder and president of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation added, "My wife and I have been blessed to know Chris for many years. Chris is an extremely talented and innovative entrepreneur and philanthropist and a leader in the community. We are delighted and honored that he will be joining our board."
Clarke is an active philanthropist who has helped establish a number of philanthropic organizations including Celebration of Life, Malaria No More, and Goldie Hawn's MindUp Foundation.
To learn more about the vision and work of Pure Growth, visit puregrowth.com.
To learn more and support the mission of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, visit fallenpatriots.org.
About Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
Established in 2002, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is dedicated to providing college scholarships, supplemental grants and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. Since its inception, Fallen Patriots has provided more than $7.5 million in support and started a pipeline for over 5,300 children from all across America who will need future assistance. The foundation's website is fallenpatriots.org.


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I had a weird dream the other day about using a Mason Jar stamp in a craft project. I'd seen some really great projects that this soon to be momma has been creating. I'm loving their simple beauty!!
Once my office is back up and running, I'll be snatching one of these up for myself, to work on
re-stocking my slowly depleting card stash.
But, if you're not so crafty, you might want to visit Kerri's etsy shop and snag some of these cuties for yourself!


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Here is a detailed scrollable map of the 26km course.
To find out more about a rapid or obstacle, click on the name of the rapid to expend the info board (see right).
Once the nameplate has been displayed it will contain the obstacle name, elevation and a website hyperlink (Starting with http://www )
Click on this hyperlink to open a new page with information about the rapid and to view the YouTube video of the rapid from a paddler's eye perspective! Remember you can set the resolution of these videos up to HD!
Alternative links to these videos can be found here.
To view the page containing the videos of the various obstacles on the course, click on the link below:
NB you can alter the quality of the video by clicking on the Settings option in the bottom right hand corner of the video screen, and setting it up to HD quality. Naturally the high the quality the slower the download time. Let it buffer and enjoy!
Albert Falls Weir
Bubble and Squeak rapid
Chicken Run
Broken Weir
The Cascades
Left Wing Party
S Bend
John Deere
Leguaan rapids
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My first tip is to play spells after combat. This way your opponent doesn't know what is coming. The only spells you should play before your attack are spells that will help your attack. Spells like Bad Moon or Raging Goblin could help your attack.
Another tip is to wait to play your instants. For example, lets say you draw a terror and want to kill your opponents Grizzly Bears. Wait until your opponent attacks you with them. They might play a creature enchantment on it, and then you would be destroying two of there cards for only one of yours! You can also play instants at the end of your opponents turn, so you can use your mana for other things if you need to.
Bluffing can work well in Magic. For example, say you attack with a 2/2 and your opponent has a 3/3. If you have an untaped forest, your opponent might think you have a Giant Growth in your hand, and not block, even though you don't have a Giant Growth in your hand. Don't bluff to much, though, or your opponent will start assuming your bluffing.
My last tip is to hold extra land cards in your hand. This is useful for two reasons. One reason is that if your opponent plays an Armageddon, or any other spell that destroys all land, you will be able to recover faster. The second reason is your opponent might think you have some usefull spells in your hand when all you have is land


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There are no faces to put to this Name
Love bears no resemblance to the tunes played
or the dreams that never fade
of the faces you made
or the names we gave.
The faceless, nameless, tuneless, wide-awake LOVE
is simply void of haste, waste, hate, fate and belly-ache.
The pain in my centre is simply love restrained.
The love pours forth all sorts of words and noises.
It rests, content, to restore and pour out again.
Any thought against it churns in vain.
Words of love:
– σπλαγχνιζομαι (splanchnizomai) – pity or compassion, means to be moved in one's internal or vital organs. (Matthew 9:36)
Words of warning:
– ἐμβριμαομαι (embrimaomai) – to groan in Spirit, to be deeply moved (like a horse snorting sound). (John 11:33)


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Bangalore's solution to internet drudgery
18.Sep - Asia has long been a hub for call centres and support teams but now it's not just companies looking for cheap services. GetFriday in Bangalore is one of a growing number of firms offering ordinary people the chance to outsource their daily chores. Ciara Sutton explains
We all have them - a list of boring chores we'd rather not do. Well now thanks to the internet we can outsource them. Asia has long been a hub for call centres and support teams - now it's also offering virtual assistants. Divya works for GetFriday.com in Bangalore. (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIVYA T, SENIOR CLIENT SERVICE EXECUTIVE, GET FRIDAY, SAYING: "We don't get bored working on one particular thing. We usually work on different types of things every day." Jaques Basson is founder and CEO of London-based cleaning company Cleanology. He uses a virtual assistant for everything from business research to advice on what bike to buy. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOUNDER AND CEO OF CLEANOLOGY, JAQUES BASSON, SAYING: "A few occasions I've said I want to go on holiday, this is my budget, I want a family friendly environment, I want near a beach, this is the country, I want five options. And what they come back with is just phenomenal, it's just jaw-dropping stuff - even pictures are included." There's a number of sites like getfriday.com with customers all over the world. Most require a minimum booking of at least 20 hours per week. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLEANOLOGY FOUNDER, JAQUES BASSON, SAYING: "The beauty of using these guys is that it's 100 percent productivity. So you use them for an hour and they work flat out for an hour. It's not like an 8 hour work day where maybe the person works six hours if you're lucky in terms of productivity. These guys are MBA graduates and so it's phenomenal attention to detail, and of course thinking outside the box. They're not robots, they come back with proposals, for their thoughts and all that so you're bouncing off them which is invaluable." And virtual assistants are proving crucial to the growth of small businesses in the UK. Howard Monk runs The Local TV - a UK based music site. His Bangalore assistant handles tasks from website maintenance to concert ticket sales. (SOUNBITE) (English) THE LOCAL TV FOUNDER, HOWARD MONK, SAYING: "I would need an extra person there's no doubt about that. I think the majority of the work is the work that my assistant would normally do. But he can do that much more for us now with Sashin who we're on first name terms with in Bangalore, so it's excellent. So yeah, it would be an extra person or double." (SOUNDBITE) (English) REUTERS REPORTER, CIARA SUTTON, SAYING: "Having no face to face contact with your assistant could be a problem - email instructions can sometimes be mis-interpreted. But that's increasingly being seen as a small price to pay for high quality, good value work." And talking of price - you can employ your own virtual assistant for as little as 65 dollars per month.


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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
We are afraid to change because we think that, after so much effort and sacrifice, we know our present world. And even though that world might be the best of all worlds, and even though we may not be entirely satisfied with it, at least it won't give us any nasty surprises.
~p.p.51 Manuscript found in Accra by Paulo Coelho


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How to go camping in New Zealand with a baby
Travelling in New Zealand with a baby is easy. At Spaceships we like to make it even easier for you. We have several child seat options, so you can hire a campervan with a baby and enjoy this beautiful country.
A beautiful country that is perfect for your family holiday. Or as the Kidspot blog says: "New Zealand ticks all the family-friendly boxes when it comes to a holiday" (read the full blog post about the kid friendliness of New Zealand).
Campervan hire with a baby
Travelling in a Spaceship campervan with your baby is easy. The rear seating system provides the extra seating required and we have anchor points installed for the child seats. There are two child seat options available for hire with your camper from Spaceships.
- For infants to approximately four-year-old children we provide the Safe n Sound Guardian Car Seat. The cost is $50 for the duration of your hire.
- For children 15-34 kg or approximately 4-8 years, we have a booster seat option for $50 for the duration of your hire.
We advise only one child seat option being fitted. All seats need to be pre-booked. Our seats were purchased in April 2013 and meet the New Zealand and Australian safety standards. They are valid for 10 years.
Please email us to request any of these seating options. Or compare our vehicles and see which one is perfect for your family holiday.
Safe n Sound Guardian car seat
- Suitable from birth to approx 4 years
- Shoulder height markers provide guidance of age use
- Deep Contour wings to provide added protection in the event of a crash
- Grows with your child from baby car seat to toddler car seat
- Cushioned baby insert for additional support
- Retractable stabilising bar
- Head pillow
- Shoulder Pads
- Messy Mat
- Storage Pockets
The Infa Secure Versatile Booster
- Tested and Approved to the AS/NZ Standard
- Suitable from 4 to 8 years of age approx
- Lightweight design under 2kgs
- No teether Strap required
- Ideal Travel Booster Seat - Energy Absorption for enhanced seat protection
- Folding Booster Seat
Fitting a baby/child seat into a campervan is easy
We can help fit but the responsibility of fitting the seat correctly is with the parents or person hiring the vehicle. In the video below, you can see what the Beta campervan looks like from the inside and where the baby/child seat will be placed.
Customers' experience: camping with a baby in New Zealand
The Ardent Traveler (travel bloggers) recently travelled with a baby in a Spaceships campervan. Here's a quote from their travel experience: "Additionally, the MPV had many compartments for diapers and other baby gear and curtains to block the sun out when he was having his morning and afternoon naps. The spacious luggage storage at the back of the vehicle was also big enough for us to put away a medium-size trolley bag, a 60-litre backpack and other baby paraphernalia, and still had extra space for at least one more bag."


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The Banstead Image Library
Jackie Pearce Year: 2010 District: BansteadSnow in Banstead in Jan 2010 - Park Downs (1)
Park Downs looking towards Banstead Wood.
Taken by Jackie Pearce, local artist.
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Jackie Pearce at the Saatchi Gallery
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Information Center
A Gateway to Kettle Falls
The Kettle Falls Regional Information Center opened to the public in June 2009. It was modeled after the original Kettle Falls Railway Station. The Information Center is located at 425 West 3rd Avenue, adjacent to Happy Dell Park. It offers a wide variety of services to locals and visitors.
The Information Center was funded by a grant from the Federal Highways Administration and developed by multiple organizations working together for the benefit of the community. It is staffed by the Chamber of Commerce and volunteers from the community. Come check us out!
Contact Us
Kettle Falls Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 119
Kettle Falls,WA 99141
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I've lately noticed that a lot of games have taken names of old, classic games. Witness Creatures (a classic C64 game, and now a goofball PC game) and Pole Position (a groundbreaking racing game and now a lame PC racing game). Now, worse has come to worse and even the movie industry is taking the names of old games.
Witness The Jackal, out in theatres tonight. Although people in the movie industry will try to tell you that it's a remake of an older movie, those who are in to the secret know that it's really trying to capitalize on the popularity of Konami's Jackal on the NES. Because of this extremely base maneuver on the part of Universal Pictures, I'll outline on this page the differences, so you don't get them confused and so you'll see that the game is undoubtedly better.


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The San Diego Attorneys OpenTournament Overview
We have teamed up with San Diego's leading marketing firm, Counterflow LLC, to bring you the legal event of the year: The San Diego Attorneys Open Golf Tournament: Plaintiff Attorneys V Defense Attorneys, in a revised matchplay format. These two sides will compete for the Attorney Open Trophy that will be engraved with the winning team each year. May the best side of the bench win.
We have built a golf tournament match drawing from the polarities in the courtroom and the different sides of the bench. We are bringing together the elite group of people who battle it out day in and day out in the trenches for an epic battle of pride on the golf course in the spirit of fun.
Golf Tournament Events
Compete head to head against the opposing counsel in match play at one of the fine country clubs in San Diego County and have the time of your life.
There is no better competition around for the professional services sector than a good old fashioned friendly golf match between the San Diego Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys. If you are a San Diego practicing lawyer, you are eligible to play in the first annual San Diego Attorneys Open Match Play Golf Tournament. Battle it out on the links against your rival counsel and may the best team win the SD Attorneys Open Trophy!
The golf tournament will be in medal match format, allowing participants to duke it out to the very last hole unlike strait match play, where the victor can win in as few as 10 holes. Medal Match Play keeps track of the total amount of strokes the opponents are ahead or behind, and the winner of the 18-hole competition with the lowest amount of total strokes gets 1 point for their team. Ties get 1/2 point to each team. Click here to learn more about the tournament format.
A drink in the hand and an order of fresh banter – Participants will be invited to attend the welcome mixer the night before the golf tournament with a 1-hour hosted bar and hors d'oeuvres.
The SD Attorneys Open Mixer is an evening of fun designed for teammates to not only familiarize themselves with one another but to familiarize themselves with the other side of the fence as well. We also happen to know that when 100-200 professionals are in the same room together with a drink in their hand, the networking and relationship building will be top class. Participants will get to network and mingle with the tournament sponsors as well, making for a great way to kick off the event.
At the mixer we will announce the pairings for the match and participants will get a chance to meet their opponents and share a drink with them. There is nothing better than going to your rival high school's homecoming dance. Yeah, that's about what we are expecting. Participants will also be able to pick up their goody bags and team uniforms for the golf tournament.
A day of fun competition and a well deserved high-class dinner with a few good laughs.
After the golf tournament, we will hold the Attorneys Open Awards Dinner honoring the first annual winners..and losers. We are preparing a wonderful meal for our participants and want to invite them to bring their significant others to join us as well. We will also be awarding several other prizes including closest to the pin, longest drive, skins game winners, and the match of the day.
After Dinner, we will also be conducting the raffle in which we will have great prizes including golf bags, clubs, gift certificates and much more. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at check-in, and immediately following the tournament before dinner.
The Plaintiffs and the Defense will battle it out for the official San Diego Attorneys Open Trophy. This prestigious trophy will be the ultimate bragging rights in the courtroom.
The San Diego Attorneys Open Trophy will be in the possession of the victorious party for the remainder of the year. The victorious party will cherish this trophy and take countless selfies next to it as they reminisce about how great of a triumph it was to win the SD Attorneys Open on that glorious day.
A picture will last forever in our hearts and minds, especially if you lose.
We will be taking team photos the day of the tournament and will be capturing the event every step of the way. The team photo is the simplest thing ever, but it the best thing we have to offer in making lasting memories. This is why a team photo is included in the entry fee for the tournament.
Thought Process About Signing Up
First of all, you must be a practicing lawyer in San Diego County to be eligible to sign up for the golf tournament.
Let us work with your company to hit a home run on a sponsorship package for the San
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Who Should Start for USA?
After a series of roster changes caused by injuries, here is what USA Coach Bob Bradley is working with for Saturday's friendly against Sweden at Home Depot Center (8:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel, Galavision):
GOALKEEPERS: Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Matt Pickens (Colorado Rapids).
DEFENDERS: Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (Midtjylland), Ugo Ihemelu (Colorado Rapids), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland), Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto).
MIDFIELDERS: Brian Carroll (Columbus Crew), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City Wizards), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), John Thorrington (Chicago Fire).
FORWARDS: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire).
*Kljestan is on trial with Celtic but is expected to return this week. Perkins had to report back to Norway last week for a unique experience, but has rejoined the USA. Meantime, Swedish star Henrik Larsson has pulled out of the squad.
Who would you like to see in the starting lineup? Perkins, Califf, Parkhurst, Wynne, Kljestan, Rogers, Clark, Ching.....
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January 20, 2009; 9:23 PM ET
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wynne parkhurst califf bornstein
rogers clark kljestan holden
ching davies
Posted by: jezz | January 20, 2009 9:30 PM | Report abuse
Perkins should get his cap minding the goal.
Defense: Bornstein, Califf, Parkhurst and Wynne. Normally, I might want a chance to see new blood, but the Mexico game is coming up fast.
Midfield: Carroll, Clark, Kljestan and Thorrington.
Forwards: Ching and Davies.
Posted by: fischy | January 20, 2009 9:32 PM | Report abuse
Bornstein, Parkhurst, Califf, Wynne
Clark, Kljestan, Gaven, Rogers
Cooper, Rolfe
Posted by: SSMD1 | January 20, 2009 9:37 PM | Report abuse
-----------Ricardo Clark------------
Posted by: AnthonyTheGreat | January 20, 2009 9:38 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: jezz | January 20, 2009 9:30 PM
wynne parkhurst califf bornstein
rogers clark kljestan holden
ching davies
I agree with this lineup 100%. Davies would be an excellent complement for Ching. Ching and Cooper playing together? Cooper is too slow to play like a #9 but that happens if you pair him up with Ching.
Davies is super quick getting off that 1st step and isn't afraid to take on players running straight to the goal. Davies' technical skill is still raw but he's got that desire to try nice moves to get past players. Gotta like that passion.
Posted by: Charisma_Man | January 20, 2009 10:53 PM | Report abuse
That is why you have Kljestan, Rogers, and Holden in the attacking mid -- I figure set pieces will be key when having both Cooper and Ching in the goal box
Posted by: AnthonyTheGreat | January 20, 2009 11:08 PM | Report abuse
I would like to see
Perkins and Busch Split time.
Wynne,Parkhurst, Califf,Wingert
------Sacha, Carrol, Clark
Other subs: Rogers,Holden,Ugo
Posted by: Dipssince78 | January 20, 2009 11:44 PM | Report abuse
In goal, it's got to be Perkins. Busch, even after such an impressive season, is done developing and someone like Perkins needs to get games when Howard, Guzan, and Hahnemann stay in England.
In the back, the only 4 defenders left uninjured that are international quality for the US are Wynne, Parkhurst, Califf, and Bornstein. Wingert is a good player, but international play is above his level. Ihemelu shouldn't even be near this squad.
I thought about a 433, but I think Sweden's physical style fits Clark more than Carroll, and Clark seems like a better fit in the 442. I'm not really big on Holden as a right midfielder (I want to see him develop in the middle, as is his natural position), but I think Kljestan is the better fit for this match. In my formation, a lot of position-swapping would be taking place between those two. I'm a little puzzled why everyone wants to move Rogers to the right, since he's done his best work at Maryland, in MLS, and with US youth teams on the left. You can never have too many viable candidates to start on the left. I'd also like to see Thorrington get in for some good minutes.
Up top, Ching and Cooper both need to see some game action, but as Ching's the more likely to feature against Mexico, he's got to be on the field for the majority of this one. It's a bit harsh leaving out Rolfe, but it's time for Davies to get a look as more than a sub. If he's the guy that nearly put the Olympic squad through, then he deserves real consideration in the squad against Mexico (especially with Johnson finally getting the long spell out).
-------------- Ching - Davies
Rogers - Clark - Kljestan - Holden
Bornstein Califf Parkhurst Wynne
----------------- Perkins
Posted by: Chest_Rockwell | January 21, 2009 1:20 AM | Report abuse
I won't argue with any of Chest's points, but I would have Cooper and Davies up top. I agree with having the likely starter against Mexico in there, but why not have Cooper as the starter against Mexico? Nothing against Ching, but I really want to see Cooper play.
Posted by: troy6 | January 21, 2009 4:42 AM | Report abuse
Somewhat OT, but Donovan's Bayern (or Bayern's Donovan?) has the first Bundesliga match January 31. Does anyone know when the full MNT gets together for the Mexico camp? It would be a shame for him to miss the first shot at a real game for Bayern, but I don't want him missing camp either. I'm guessing camp won't begin until Feb 5.
Speaking of Bayern's activity, Feb 25 is shaping up to be a big day. Bayern plays at Sporting Lisbon for Champion's League (I hope Donovan is designated as eligible; as far as I know it is still pending). That is the day after Carnaval, so is a giant party in Lisbon anyway. Also, that is the day the WNT arrives in Lisbon for the Algarve Cup.
Posted by: troy6 | January 21, 2009 4:48 AM | Report abuse
Davies, of course, he looked great in qualifying and scored a bucket of goals for his club side, Hammarby, last season.
BTW, don't we maybe have enough guys to field a Scandinavian 11 for this match?
Posted by: big_spaniel | January 21, 2009 5:30 AM | Report abuse
Should be interesting at a couple positions, while most of the others are easy.
Easy Calls:
CB: Califf, Parkhurst
LB: Bornstein
DM: Clark
LM: Rogers
Fairly easy calls:
CM: Kljestan (could play RM w/ Holden central)
F: Ching (didn't call him in to sit)
More interesting calls:
RB: Wynne (Thorrington is an option)
F: Davies (Cooper, Rolfe an option)
RM: Holden (Rolfe, Gaven, Davies options)
GK: Perkins (Hesmer, Busch options)
Overall, I'd prefer that Bob put guys in their most natural positions. This would mean Gaven starting at RM (or Kljestan). Kljestan is preferred centrally, and I'd rather see Davies, Rolfe, or Holden wide.
Hesmer for Perkins
Cooper for Ching
Rolfe for Kljestan (Holden to CM, Davies to RM).
Thorrington to Wynne
Carroll for Clark
Gaven for Davies
Ihemelu for Parkhurst
Posted by: TrueCrew | January 21, 2009 8:11 AM | Report abuse
Love seeing the new guys. I know it's exciting for them to get a run out, and a good performance here and there from the reserves keeps the first teamers on their toes.
Wynne Califf Parkhurst Bornstein
Holden Kljestan Clark Rogers
Ching Cooper
I'd love to see Bornstein make a return to form. He had an awesome run back in 07.
Perk is the sentimetal choice.
Mids are our strength, I'd just like to see BB cut them loose a bit. I'm not a fan of the empty bucket.
I haven't seen Davies play in a while, but he used to be a burner without a ton of skill. I think Cooper will show best having somebody he can make runs off of. Cooper strikes me as the most dangerous forward of that group, so my choice of Ching was trying to think who would compliment him best.
Posted by: Matte | January 21, 2009 9:26 AM | Report abuse
Donovan will be lucky to get 10 minutes behind Toni and Klose.
Posted by: Matte | January 21, 2009 9:39 AM | Report abuse
Dude hasn't he been playing with Toni and Klose? Heard here recently that Toni botched a perfect bending cross that Donovan had served up...
Just wondering, are all the Donovan hater's from Pennsylvania? Philly perhaps? Geeez.
Posted by: DadRyan | January 21, 2009 12:11 PM | Report abuse
I don't really hate Donovan, though I'm not an LD lover either. I've done my share of LD bashing over the years, but I've also admitted that his form in the past 24 months has been far and away the best of his career. I've supported his move to Bayern. I hope he catches on there.
But, keep in mind, he's been playing in friendly matches to this point, not league matches.
They're getting ready to head back into their Bundeliga campaign. I'd say that relegates LD to the bench. With the showing he's had so far I'd say he has probably earned an offer to stay, but I don't expect to see him in the first team right out of the gate.
Posted by: Matte | January 21, 2009 12:28 PM | Report abuse
... and no, i'm not from philly. LOL
Posted by: Matte | January 21, 2009 12:30 PM | Report abuse
I agree with a comment above, Perkins is still young and developing and I think legitimately the number 3 U.S. keeper. Busch is a quality keeper but is at the peak of his career, Perkins is still growing.
I think Carroll over Clark to see how Carroll does at this level.
Interestingly, I think Bradley could also run something of a 4-1-4-1 like this
This is a very young side, but I think a speedy, attacking and indeed attractive side.
Posted by: MattJohnston1 | January 21, 2009 12:45 PM | Report abuse
Ching: "Didn't call him in to sit"?! What the hell else is he doing?!
Posted by: vaindependent | January 21, 2009 3:29 PM | Report abuse
As a DCU fan, I gotta go with Carroll and Perkins but not ONLY because I'm a DCU fan. They're both great players and really nice guys too, I hear (not that this is relevant for picking MNT squads). I've always liked Carroll's work rate and utility. I especially remember how important he was to DCU's MLS Cup victory. I felt he was DCU's unsung hero, so it's nice to see him in the spotlight with the MNT.
Posted by: WorldCup | January 21, 2009 5:27 PM | Report abuse
Chest, I appreciate your comments and the time you took to show the developed thought. However I find Bornstein mindless in his play, good athlete, poor in positioning, dives in too much when isolated and struggles on the ball. Whereas Wingert may be new to the fold, he is an intellegent player who is good on the ball and patient in the tackle. The 4-3-3 was based on the availability of the mids. Clark, Carrol, and sacha could easily cover the neccessary ground. Obviously this would require great fitness and pace by the flank players in the back and up top which should be covered by the players offered. I would love to see rodgers on the left and holden on the right to float in on a 442; but Rodgers has not looked good in camp, from what I have been able to see. Furthermore I would like to see what happens when u put Rolfe, davies and Cooper together
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Corvex And Related Announce Ownership Of 9.8% Of CommonWealth REIT (CWH)
In Letter to Board of Trustees Call on CWH to Cease Dilutive, Value Destructive Equity Offering and Debt Repurchase; Provide Presentation Laying Out Specific Steps to Maximize Value for Shareholders
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Corvex Management, LP ("Corvex") and Related Fund Management, LLC ("Related") announced today that investment funds managed by them collectively own approximately 9.8% of the outstanding common shares of CommonWealth REIT ("CWH" or the "Company"). Corvex and Related believe that CWH's portfolio of real estate assets trade at a substantial discount to fair value due to a misalignment of incentives between the Company and its external advisor, REIT Management & Research LLC and track record of underperformance.
Corvex and Related have released an open letter to the Company's Board of Trustees demanding that the Company immediately cease a value destroying equity offering and debt repurchase, and enter into discussions with Corvex and Related regarding maximizing long-term value for all CWH shareholders. They have also publicly filed a Schedule 13D, including a detailed presentation outlining a clear path to value creation for CWH. Based on a comprehensive property-by-property valuation analysis, Corvex and Related believe that CWH's NAV was approximately $40 per share as of February 25, 2013, which is generally consistent with CWH's book value of approximately $37 per share, as opposed to the closing price of $15.85 on February 25, 2013. Corvex and Related believe that if the Company implemented, among other changes, an internal management structure, basic operating performance enhancements and a more shareholder-friendly capital allocation policy, CWH could achieve a target price of more than $50 per share over a two year period.
If the Board fails to adequately respond, Corvex and Related are prepared to seek the removal of the Board so that it may be replaced with five truly independent trustees. Corvex and Related would also be prepared to acquire all the outstanding shares at a significant premium to the current market value. Accordingly, they demand that the Company not proceed with this dilutive share issuance.
The letter follows:
Board of Trustees
CommonWealth REIT
Two Newton Place
255 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02458-1634
February 26, 2013
Dear Members of the Board of Trustees:
Corvex Management, LP ("Corvex") and Related Fund Management, LLC ("Related") separately manage investment funds that collectively own approximately 9.8% of the outstanding common shares of CommonWealth REIT ("CWH" or the "Company"). We have deep industry experience and have spent considerable time with our advisors analyzing CWH's assets and corporate structure. We are publicly filing today a detailed presentation outlining a clear path for maximizing value for all of CWH's shareholders.
We believe that the Company's real estate assets are significantly undervalued due to the misalignment of incentives between the Company and its externally advised management structure, and track record of underperformance. Based on a detailed property-by-property valuation analysis, we believe that CWH's net asset value as of February 25, 2013 was $40 per share, as compared with the current per share price of $15.85. We believe that if the Company implemented, among other changes, an internal management structure, basic operating performance enhancements and a more shareholder-friendly capital allocation policy, CWH could achieve a target price of more than $50 per share over a two year period.
We believe that CWH's shares trade at such a large discount mainly because the Company's externally advised management structure skews incentives, reduces CWH's cash flow through excessive fees and impairs the Company's valuation. We note that, according to public filings, over the last five years the Company has paid out over $336 million in management fees to REIT Management & Research LLC ("RMR") – representing over 20% of CWH's market capitalization as of the close of business on February 25, 2013. In addition, these fees are based primarily on historical costs, and reward management for acquisitions regardless of financial returns or strategic rationale. We also note that CWH's management and Board own very little stock in CWH (less than 1% of the Company) and their misaligned incentives have led to a strategy that has sought to maximize management fees for RMR at the expense of CWH's shareholders.
Furthermore, the Company's poor corporate governance exacerbates the inherent conflicts of interest between management and shareholders. Among other things, the Company has: a classified board; a "poison pill" triggered by the acquisition of only 10% of CWH's outstanding shares, with a "slow hand" provision; and questionable trustee independence. This has insulated management and further misaligned the interests of management and its shareholders. ISS has also taken notice, recommending against CWH's incumbent board trustees last year.
The misalignment of interests and poor governance are all made readily apparent by the announcement on February 25, 2013 that CWH has commenced an underwritten public offering of up to 31,050,000 common shares (including the anticipated over-allotment option), the proceeds of which will be used to repurchase up to $450 million of certain of the Company's outstanding investment grade unsecured senior notes, to repay other debt and for "general business purposes". The proposal to raise equity when the stock trades at such a large discount to its intrinsic value is absurd, and more than anything speaks to the incredible disconnect between the goals of CWH shareholders and the Board and RMR. We also note that our $40 per share estimate of NAV is generally consistent with CWH's book value of approximately $37 per share, and are astounded that the Board of Trustees would consider issuing equity at a time when the shares are trading at $15.85 which is 43% of their own estimate of minimum fair value.
Based on our above analysis, the proposed offering would represent a massive dilution to existing shareholders that would be highly destructive of shareholder value. In addition, we question why the Board would repurchase investment grade debt on highly attractive terms at a large make-whole premium with no near term maturities or liquidity issues. It appears that the external manager's goal is to grow the Company's equity base, increase its acquisition capacity and ultimately increase management fees – all at the expense of creating value for CWH shareholders. Instead of this approach, the Board should be selling assets into the market and repurchasing shares.
We demand that the Board of Trustees immediately cease this ill-advised offering and debt repurchase and engage in frank and open discussions with us regarding CWH's business and strategy. If the Board of Trustees proceeds with a course of action that is clearly destructive to CWH's shareholders, we intend to hold you and CWH's management responsible for this and other potential breaches of your fiduciary duties.
We are filing today a detailed presentation outlining a clear path for value creation at CWH and believe the following immediate steps must be taken to close the massive discount between the public market value and NAV:
- Internalization of management structure, adoption of a market cost structure, and alignment of management compensation with shareholder returns;
- Replacement of existing Charter and Bylaws to conform to ISS and Glass Lewis best practices;
- Appointment of three new independent trustees;
- Cessation of all related party asset sales;
- Cessation of all acquisition and development activity until CWH's stock price exceeds its NAV; and
- Use excess cash flow and proceeds from asset sales to buy back stock or delever until the Company's stock price exceeds its NAV.
If necessary, we are prepared to seek the removal of the entire Board of Trustees though an action by written consent so that the Board may be replaced with Trustees that will be responsive and representative of the interests of all of CWH's shareholders and not just its management. Furthermore, Corvex and Related would also be prepared to acquire all the outstanding shares at a significant premium to the current market value. Accordingly, we demand that the Company not proceed with this dilutive share issuance.
Keith Meister
Corvex Management LP
712 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10019
(212) 474-6700
Jeff T. Blau
Related Fund Management, LLC
60 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10023
(212) 421-5333
About Corvex Management, LP
Corvex Management, LP is an investment firm headquartered in New York, New York that engages in value‐based investing across the capital structure in situations with identifiable catalysts. Corvex was founded in March 2011 and follows an opportunistic approach to investing with a specific focus on equity investments, special situations and distressed securities largely in North America.
About Related Fund Management, LLC
Related Fund Management, LLC is an affiliate of Related Companies, one of the most prominent privately-owned real estate firms in the United States. Formed 40 years ago, Related is a fully-integrated, highly diversified industry leader with experience in virtually every aspect of development, acquisitions, management, finance, marketing and sales. Related's existing portfolio of real estate assets, valued at over $15 billion, is made up of best-in-class mixed-use, residential, retail, office and affordable properties. For more information about Related Companies please visit www.related.com.
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2 Tim. 2: 8-13 "If we hold firm, we shall reign with Christ."
1 Thess. 5: 18 "For all things give thanks to God, because this is what he expects of you in Christ Jesus."
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The gift which we have received from Jesus Christ in holy baptism is not destroyed, but is only buried as a treasure in the ground. And both common sense and gratitude demand that we should take good care to unearth this treasure and bring it to light. This can be done in two ways. The gift of baptism is revealed first of all by a painstaking fulfillment of the commandments; the more we carry these out, the more clearly the gift shines upon us in its true splendour and brilliance. Secondly, it comes to light and is revealed through the continual invocation of the Lord Jesus, or by unceasing remembrance of God, which is one and the same thing. The first method is powerful but the second is more so; so much so that even fidelity to the commandments receives its full strength from prayer. For this reason, if we truly desire to bring to flower the seed of grace that is hidden within us, we should hasten to acquire the habit of this exercise of the heart, and always practise this prayer within it, without any image or form, until it warms our mind and inflames our soul with an inexpressible love towards God and men ." St. Gregory of Sinai
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Adoramus Te Domine (Berthier) 164 GTR, TAIZE II, 548 WP, 815 WP
All Are Wel come (Haugen) G-4166
All My Days (Schutte) BB/MI, 2 GP, 7 GPCOMP
Amazing Grace ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS, RS, WCH, WOV, WP, WS, (Proulx: G-2326)
Be Not Afraid (Dufford) ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, CBW III, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS, RS, WC, WW
How Great Thou Art (Hine) ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS, PMB, RS, WCH
I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, GC, GPCOMP, GTR, JS, WCH, WP
I Will Give Thanks to You, O Lord (Englert) 129 PMB, WCH
Jubilate Deo (Berthier) BB, 223 GTR, 555 WP
Keep in Mind (Deiss) BB/MI, 69 PMB, WCH
Let My Prayer Rise Before You BB/MI, 143 JS
New Songs of Celebrations Render 659 CBW II, 32 TWC, 533 WP
O Bread of Life (Christiansen) 11-0113
On Eagle's Wings (Joncas) ACH, BB/MI,
See Us, Lord, about Your Altar ACH, BB/MI, CBW II, CVH, JS, PMB, WCH
Thanks Be to God (Mendelssohn) 392-00653
This Day God Gives Me BB/MI, 426 CVH, WCH, 673 WP
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) BB/MI, GC , JS, RS
We Remember (Haugen) ACH, BB/MI, GC, GPCOMP, GTR, RS, WCH
Father, We Thank Thee 676 CBW II, 374 CVH, 121 PMB, 558 WP
How Bright These Glorious Spirits (Slater) G-2852
I Rejoiced (Lisicky) 8523 WS
I Will Praise Thee, O Lord (Lalande) 362- 01238
May We Praise You (Foley) BB/MI, GC,GPCOMP, GP, GTR, JS
Song of Thanksgiving (Joncas) BB/MI, 229 GPCOMP
A Blessing (Marchionda) 727 PMB, SM, WCH
A Hymn of Praise (Reagen) 228 PMB, WCH, WW
All the Ends of the Earth (Haas/Haugen) BB/MI, GTR
All the Ends of the Earth (Murray) 203 PMB
Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord (Fishel) ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, PMB, WCH, WP
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS, PMB, RS, WCH, WOV
Blest Be the Lord (Schutte) ACH, BB/MI, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, JS, RS, WCH, WOV, WP
Faith of Our Fathers BB/MI, 603 CBW II, 634, 149 PMB, WCH, 571 WP
For All the Saints Who've Shown Your
Love ((Bell)G-4540
Jesus, I Live to Thee (Schalk) 11-2106
Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace 612 CVH, WCH, 602 WP
Now Thank We All Our God ACH, BB, CBW III, CVH, GC, JS, RS
Praise God in His Holy Dwelling (Vermulst) BB/MI, 63 GTR, 218 PMB, 294 WCH
Sing a New Song (Schutte) BB/MI, CBW III, GC, GP, GPCOMP, GTR, JS, RS
Sing of the Lord's Goodness (Sands) BB/MI, GC, GTR
The King of Kings 628 ACH, BB/MI, 454 JS
The Son of God Proclaim 4 BB/MI, 655 PMB


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General Election: November 8, 2016
Lewis County
Court of Appeals
Division Two, District Three
(Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties)
District Three elects two judges; Position 2 will be on the 2016 ballot.
Judge Jill Johansen is the Position 2 incumbent. She is running without opposition.
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Superior Court judges are elected to four-year terms. Most Superior Court positions throughout Washington are up for election in 2016.
In counties with a population of less than 100,000, a race with three or more Superior Court candidates will appear on the August 2 primary ballot. In a one or two candidate race, there will only be a vote on the position in November.
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Of course, Blunt is not the first pop star to have done time in the armed forces. Elvis Presley served as an army GI in Germany, Jimi Hendrix was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division and the reggae artist Shaggy drove a tank during the first Gulf war. But they were not officer class.
and wrote,
Jimi Hendrix was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division?
And today I read,
SEATTLE — Jimi Hendrix might have stayed in the Army. He might have been sent to Vietnam.
Instead, he pretended he was gay.
And with that, he was discharged from the 101st Airborne in 1962, launching a musical career that would redefine the guitar, leave other rock heroes of the day speechless and culminate with his headlining performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock in 1969.
Hendrix's subterfuge, contained in his military medical records, is revealed for the first time in Charles R. Cross' new biography, "Room Full of Mirrors." Publicly, Hendrix always claimed he was discharged after breaking his ankle on a parachute jump, but his medical records do not mention such an injury.
In regular visits to the base psychiatrist at Fort Campbell, Ky., in spring 1962, Hendrix complained that he was in love with one of his squad mates and that he had become addicted to masturbating, Cross writes. Finally, Capt. John Halbert recommended him for discharge, citing his "homosexual tendencies."
Hendrix's legendary appetite for women negates the notion that he might have been gay, Cross writes. Nor, Cross says, was his stunt politically motivated: Contrary to his later image, Hendrix was an avowed anti-communist who exhibited little unease about the escalating U.S. role in Vietnam.
He just wanted to escape the Army to play music — he had enlisted to avoid jail time after being repeatedly arrested in stolen cars in Seattle, his hometown.
Now, when one hasn't heard something in all one's 24 11/12 years, what are the chances that one will hear that thing twice in little over a week?
I'm glad he wasn't a communist/peacenik. Everything I've ever heard about him has always made me like him more. Poor guy.


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The city; cold, icy, treacherous roads, stress, tension people running around from one place to another driving their cars.
Worry, panic and nervous energy prevails.
A river flows through the city, on the unfrozen part of the river a flock of ducks sit, trying to stay warm, perhaps looking for some food.
They look serene, quiet and happy.
I look at these ducks and smile.
They teach us presence, acceptance and happiness.


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'MY Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done" is as nutty as you'd expect when two of our most eccentric auteurs join forces.
Werner Herzog directed and David Lynch co-produced this antidote to the Oscar-bait blockbusters clogging theaters.
The setting is a bland San Diego suburb, where a young man named Brad (Michael Shannon) has just run his doting mom (Lynch fave Grace Zabriskie) through with a sword in a neighbor's house.
Cops arrive to discover that Brad has taken refuge in his mom's electric-pink house — with a shotgun and two hostages.
While heavily armed cops take up positions, a police detective (Willem Dafoe) questions Brad's fiancée (an underused Chloe Sevigny) and acting coach (Udo Kier) as to the killer's motivation.
Always a bit odd, we learn, Brad went atomic after returning from a whitewater-rafting expedition in Peru, where he started hearing voices.
The film, said to be based on a real-life incident, throws in Lynchian conceits (a dwarf and pink flamingos among them) with Herzog's often overwhelming fascination with madmen in South America (Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo, as examples).
The result is a surreal descent into a twilight zone created by the twisted sensibilities of two cinematic geniuses.
"My Son, My Son" is one of two films with Dafoe playing at the IFC Center, the other being Lars Von Trier's amazing "Antichrist." Sounds like the perfect Christmastime double feature.


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Alexander Trocchi - Young Adam (1954)
- Jay Richardson
- 1 January 2005
100 Best Scottish Books of all Time
Virtually forgotten by his death in 1984, Alexander Trocchi's Young Adam was one of the great beneficiaries of Rebel Inc's assault on the Scottish literary canon during the 90s. But it took David Mackenzie's excellent film adaptation, with Ewan McGregor in the lead role, to deliver the long overdue readership and reassessment of this modern masterpiece. Trocchi was a brilliant English and philosophy graduate of Glasgow University, who legend maintains only missed out on a first class degree because he miscalculated his drug intake before the finals. His novel has an existential detachment that recalls Albert Camus; his is a distinctly European perspective that was embraced as part of a Paris literary scene in which he would publish works by Beckett, Ionesco and Sartre. Overshadowed by his reputation as exile, heroin addict and wife-pimp, it's easy to read much of Trocchi's own biography and outsider status into Joe, the novel's insistently subjective, amoral anti-hero.
Travelling on a canal barge between Glasgow and Edinburgh with the owner, his wife and child, they discover the floating corpse of a young woman. As his relationship to the deceased, Cathie, and his part in her death unfold, what startles is Joe's unfeeling detachment, pared back by Trocchi's sparse, gritty prose. Seldom does the shiftless protagonist approach being sympathetic, but unmoored from any recognisable social framework or authority, he possesses a grim charisma and sexual rapacity that dominates the story. Manifesting itself in a series of animalistic couplings with the barge owner's wife and her widowed sister, it reaches its height in the description of a custard assault on Cathie that retains a disturbing ambivalence.
Destined to be deemed a writer who largely wasted his talent, Trocchi was described by Irvine Welsh in double-edged terms as 'the Scottish George Best of the literary world'. Young Adam arguably remains Trocchi's only completely sustained great work.
100 Best Scottish Books of all Time« The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (1908) Adam Blair - John Gibson Lockhart (1822) »
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Many at the Democratic National Convention expected the historic significance of the first woman nominee to dominate the headlines. And while it didn't work out that way initially, one Hillary Clinton delegate from the East Bay still was hopeful the convention's theme would change course.
"With everything going on, I don't think we've had that moment when it's really going to strike people of the history of it," said Monica Fitzgerald, a women's studies professor at Saint Mary's College and one of 495 California delegates.
Fitzgerald, a Walnut Creek resident, is in Philadelphia for the convention, and she expected people to be talking about the fact that Clinton is officially the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. Instead, Bernie Sanders supporters overshadowed the California delegation breakfast Monday morning, protesting after emails from party chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz surfaced showing her anti-Sanders bias.
"On the one hand, you've got to love the passion," Fitzgerald said. "If these people come into the political process, it's going to be a win for everybody. ... The delegates too are feeling like they want to reach out to Bernie delegates and have a conversation. And try to bring the party together."
Fitzgerald believes over the course of the convention, Clinton and Sanders delegates will come together.
She also believes the highlight of the convention will be Thursday, when Clinton takes the stage - and that historic moment is realized.


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A hospital charity has donated equipment and funded facilities at the newly-located Children's Outpatients section of Rugby's hospital.
The Friends of St Cross has supplied specialist height measuring equipment and baby changing facilities for the new unit at The Hospital of St Cross.
The children's unit is now based in the former Hawthorn Ward.
Previously staff used a tape measure attached to the wall to record patients' heights but it lacked accuracy.
The Friends say the new device provides a much more reliable reading.
St Cross Healthcare assistant, Donna Davis, said: "Accuracy is essential when prescribing drugs for young patients."
The Children's Outpatients move will enable the service to expand slightly and means that the hospital can then relocate the Therapy department currently housed at one end of Cedar to Rowan, which will then make room for an additional six beds on Cedar ward later on this year.
The Friends of St Cross is aiming to raise £60,000 for its Diamond Jubilee Appeal to mark its 60th year.
The charity recently announced it had spent more than £3 million on projects and equipment for St Cross since it was set up.
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Prowd is a Slack integration to recognize your team's work, built during a Differential Hack Day. It's meant to be a simple way to send others recognition, and with a real-time leaderboard you can see how you stack up yourself (if your team uses Slack, you should try it out - it's free!).
We wanted to integrate analytics and start collecting user insights, and we chose to try out Astronomer - it looked cool and @rywalker challenged us to see how fast we could do it. Astronomer seeks to automatically record your user events and funnel them to any analytics service you wish. As it turns out, it really didn't take very long to setup:
@astronomerio + http://t.co/9auBmiFnwC in 4:47! Read the docs, signed up (inc GA), deployed to modulus & tested @nwientge @hellogerard— Conrad VanLandingham (@conrad_vanl) July 1, 2015
I don't know about you, but as a developer it feels like I've progressively moved towards that of a skilled integrationist. The larger a project grows the more every interaction relies on an intricate web of instrumentation with third parties. This comes with the allure that we are able to move faster, build more powerfully, and break things quicker, but it also means growing complexity as the number of integrations multiply.
Astronomer seeks to make collecting user events and data for any analytics service a one-liner. For a Meteor app, it's just:
meteor add astronomerio:core
From there - Astronomer is wired into your application and automatically figures out what events and data can be tracked, tracks them, stores them, and sends them to any analytics service of your choice (such as Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Keenio, etc).
Leveraging user behavior and data is extremely important - some of our most important tools in product development is being able to measure your ideas and performance with real user insight (so you know what your problems are and when you've solved them).
But leveraging user insights effectively is hard. It's hard to really know what you need to track, how you need to visualize your data, or what tool is going to work best to tell the story that you need to know. Hard is expensive. Expensive means it is increasingly difficult to convince your client, boss, or the powers to be to throw money at it. It also means that often you've only truly figured out what you need after you've spent a multitude of resources trying everything else out, and friction to change course is high. I have seen countless half-assed integrations with insights and analytics services (admittedly on my own projects too). Right now, to do it right - it can take weeks to collaborate on what to track, how to track it, implement code and wire it up with your analytics service of choice (that was probably arbitrarily chosen anyways). Not to mention the need to now constantly run QA on the data and events you are tracking and continually refine them to make sure your data is telling the stories you need to know.
This is why Astronomer is
so cool. possibly the best thing that can happen to this space. In less than 5 minutes, we were able to ditch potentially weeks of collaboration and instantly start tracking every user interaction with our product; and send that data to any provider that Astronomer supports.
Instead of front-loading the effort it takes to determine your events and data metrics that your business needs to make decisions, Astronomer allows you to figure it out as you go with minimal time commitment, lowering friction and making it easier to find the stories you need for your business.
For Differential, this makes it that much easier for us to show our partners and clients the value in collecting and analyzing data from user events. I know that we are excited about the work that @rywalker and his team has done with both UserCycle and now Astronomer, and I highly suggest you check them out. Astronomer is in Alpha for Meteor projects and if you have any questions or run into any hiccups, reach out to the Astronomer team at email@example.com.
So why don't you try adding Astronomer to your Meteor project (integration guide) and tell @astronomerio how long it took you. I bet you
can't can beat me 😎


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David H. Albonesi
Computer Systems Laboratory
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cornell University
333 Rhodes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-5473
albonesi at csl.cornell.edu
Professor David Albonesi joined the Computer Systems Laboratory in 2004 after serving on the faculty of the University of Rochester. His current research interests include adaptive and reconfigurable multi-core and processor architectures, power- and reliability-aware computing, and energy-efficient smart buildings. In addition to his academic experience, he has ten years of industry experience as a technical manager, computer architect, and chip designer at IBM and Prime Computer.
Dr. Albonesi is a Fellow of the IEEE, and has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, three IBM Faculty Awards, three IEEE Micro Top Picks paper awards, and the Michael Tien '72, Ralph S. Watts '72, and Ruth and Joel Spira Excellence in Teaching Awards. He serves on the Editorial Board of IEEE Computer, and was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Micro from 2007-10. Professor Albonesi was General co-Chair of the 42nd International Symposium on Microarchitecture and Program Chair of the 42nd International Symposium on Computer Architecture. He is a graduate field member of ECE and CS, and teaches courses ranging from freshman-level introductory computing to advanced graduate topics in computer systems.
His MOOC, The
Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone, first launched on edX in Spring 2015 and ran for a second time in Summer 2016.
Selected publications
DeepRecon: Dynamically Reconfigurable Architecture for Accelerating Deep Neural Networks, T. Rzayev, S. Moradi, D.H. Albonesi, and R. Manohar, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, May 2017.
Toolbox for Exploration of Energy-Efficient Event Processors for Human-Computer Interaction, T. Rzayev, D.H. Albonesi, R. Manohar, F. Guimbretiere, and J. Kihm, International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software, April 2017.
Dynamic GPGPU Power Management Using Adaptive Model Predictive Control, A. Majumdar, L. Piga, I. Paul, J.L. Greathouse, W. Huang, and D.H. Albonesi, 23rd International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture, February 2017.
Fractured Arithmetic Accelerator for Training Deep Neural Networks, T. Rzayev, S. Moradi, D.H. Albonesi, and R. Manohar, Workshop on Hardware and Algorithms for On-chip Learning, held at the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, November 2016.
Characterizing the Benefits and Limitations of Smart Building Meeting Room Scheduling, A. Majumdar, Z. Zhang, and D.H. Albonesi, 7th International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, April 2016.
Energy-Comfort Optimization using Discomfort History and Probabilistic Occupancy Prediction, A. Majumdar, J.L. Setter, J.R. Dobbs, B.M. Hencey, and D.H. Albonesi, 5th International Green Computing Conference, November 2014.
Flicker: A Dynamically Adaptive Architecture for Power Limited Multicore Systems, P. Petrica, A.M. Izraelevitz, D.H. Albonesi, and C.A. Shoemaker, 40th International Symposium on Computer Architecture, June 2013.


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At Lodge Hill we have taken over one of our stables in order to install a Vitafloor, a fully automated vibrating floor system which provides both notable rehabilitative and physical training to the horse through stimulation of blood circulation and muscle activation.
The Vitafloor vibrating floor system comprises a 5 inch platform with a layer of rubber on top. Motors gently vibrate this platform at different frequencies depending on use; the unit can either be used for training or rehabilitation. The system is fully computerized and has a timer which automatically shuts off the program when it has finished.
Vitafloor works by creating 'instability' as with each vibration a horse is obliged to perform reflexive actions with every muscle in its body. The result – muscles receive a workout, blood circulation is increased and a remarkable level of health, fitness and/or healing may be achieved.
Research has shown evidence that Vitafloor increases bone density, enhances muscle musculature and improves hoof quality. It is also known to help with joint and muscle soreness resulting in a suppler, looser, stronger and more flexible horse.
For more information on the Vitafloor system please click here.


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Fentimans Light Tonic, NRB
Fentimans beverages are botanically brewed and contain all the flavour and goodness from the finest natural ingredients. This results in an invigorating and full-flavoured taste that sets Fentimans apart.
- Type: Packaged Mixers
- Brand name: Fentimans 125ml
- Pack size: 125 ml x 24
- Code: 26248


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Sometimes, we get so caught up with the high-tech solutions to green building that it's easy to overlook the simple solutions. Awnings are a simple way to keep summer sun and heat out of your house. We like how they can soften the lines of traditional and contemporary homes, too.
We haven't found awnings that are exceptionally green—most are made of UV-resistant, plastic Sunbrella fabric. Most natural materials would fade or rot too quickly in strong sunlight to be practical. We did find a link to a study conducted by an association of awning manufacturers that found, not surprisingly, that awnings cut energy use. Another, and slightly less obvious, finding from the study: taking awnings down during the winter in cold climates helps to let more warmth from the sun into the house.
Built-to-order awnings are expensive, but we did find ready-made ones at Sears that range in price from $150 to $280. Or, you can also follow Maxwell's example and make your own from some canvas, clips, and rope.


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GUY'S "SURFING FOR LIFE" SHORT SLEEVE TEE - Charcoal
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If your life revolves around surfing, you'll love this PIPELINE t-shirt geared to the avid watermen. This tee has a great chest logo on the front and cool design on the back of the shirt.
Description: A classic fit t-shirt cut, made of soft 5.5 oz. 100% Ringspun Cotton for a softer feel.
• Crewneck
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• 100% Cotton
• Import
Available Colors: Charcoal Heather
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Six Months Already?
By Kelley Narramore, LPN So, I just had my six month post-op and it blows my mind that it's already been that long! I mean, it goes by so fast. One minute you are at the hospital having surgery and it seems like before you turn around twice it's been six months. I am very […]Read More