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In Surprised by Joy, as we have just seen, Lewis dates the moment of his conversion to the Trinity Term of 1929. Lewis here refers to Oxford's eight week teaching term, which is to be dated from 28 April to 22 June 1929 This date is accepted and repeated in every major biography of Lewis to date. The traditional chronology of Lewis' conversion to Christianity is usually stated in terms of five landmarks:
- 28 April-22 June 1929: Lewis comes to believe in God.
- 19 September 1931: A conversation with Tolkien leads to realize that Christianity is a "true myth."
- 28 September 1931: Lewis comes to believe in the divinity of Christ while being driven to Whipsnade Zoo.
- 1 October 1931: Lewis tells Arthur Greeves that he has "passed over" from belief in God to belief in Christ.
- 15-29 August 1932: Lewis describes his intellectual journey to God in The Pilgrim's Regress, written at this time in Belfast
I do not believe that this chronology is the best explanation of the evidence contained in the primary sources, and propose a significant revision. Lewis's spiritual journey, by my account, is a year shorter that traditionally been believed. The chronology which I propose, based on a close reading of the primary sources, is as follows:
- March June 1930: Lewis comes to believe in God.
- 19 September 1931: A conversation with Tolkien leads Lewis to realize that Christianity is a "true myth."
- 28 September 1931: Lewis comes to believe in the divinity of Christ while being driven to Whipsnade Zoo.
- 1 October 1931: Lewis tells Arthur Greeves that he has "passed over" from belief in God to belief in Christ.
- 15-29 August 1932: Lewis describes his intellectual journey to God in The Pilgrim's Regress, written at this time in Belfast.
What is the evidence for this proposed revision of the traditional view of the development of Lewis' religious beliefs and commitments? To begin with, let us consider the date of Lewis's conversion to theism – that is to say, when he began to believe in God. There is no evidence for any change of heart on this matter in any of Lewis' writings dating from 1929, the time of his father's death. But then things change in 1930. And only two people are allowed to know about it.
In a 1931 letter to Arthur Greeves, Lewis remarked on how he divided his acquaintances into "first class" and "second class" friends. In the former category, he placed Owen Barfield and Greeves himself; in the latter, Tolkien. If Lewis was to tell any of his circle about this new development in his life, it would have been his "first class" friends, Barfield and Greeves. Yet there is nothing in Lewis's correspondence of 1929 with these two individuals which suggests that something significant had happened to him at any point during that year.
Yet things look very different in 1930. Lewis' correspondence with Barfield and Greeves now points to a significant development, corresponding to the transition Lewis describes in Surprised by Joy, having taken place in (or perhaps slightly before) Trinity Term 1930 — about a year later that Lewis' own account. In what follows, we shall examine one crucial letter from Lewis to each of these two "first class" friends. Both date from 1930, not 1929.
First, consider his very short, deeply introspective letter to Owen Barfield, dated 3 February 1930. In this letter, following a brief introduction, Lewis writes as follows:
Terrible things are happening to me. The "Spirit" or "Real I" is showing an alarming tendency to become much more personal and is taking the offensive, and behaving just like God. You'd better come on Monday at the latest or I may have entered a monastery.
At this point, Professor Henry Wyld came to visit Lewis and interrupted his flow of thought. Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "person from Porlock," who disrupted the composition of his great poem "Kubla Khan" in 1797, Wyld prevented Lewis from saying anything more on this matter to Barfield. But what he says is enough. This is precisely the ,development that Lewis later described in Surprised by Joy, though he located it in Trinity Term 1929. God was becoming real to him, and taking the offensive. Lewis felt he was about to be overwhelmed by a greater force. As he put it in Surprised by Joy, he was being "dragged through the doorway."
Lewis' comments to Barfield must prefigure his conversion; they make no sense if they took place a year later, referring to an experience Lewis had already undergone. Barfield himself was clear about the importance of this letter in a 1998 interview regarding its significance it marked "the beginning of his conversion." Yet Barfield's interviewer at this point (Kim Gilnett) mistakenly assigned this letter to accommodating it within the framework proposed by Lewis in Surprised by Joy — despite the fact that the letter dates from the following year. This letter anticipates exactly the themes that Lewis described as converging on the devastating, imminent moment of conversion, which clearly lay ahead of, not behind, him.
The second significant letter was written to Arthur Greeves on 29 October 1930. As we noted earlier, Lewis explicitly states that he began to attend chapel at Magdalen College following his conversion. There is no hint of Lewis' attending college chapel on a regular basis in his correspondence with anyone in 1929, or in the first half of 1930. Yet significant section of this 1930 letter to Greeves, Lewis mentions that he has now "started going to morning Chapel at 8:00am." which meant that he had to go to bed much earlier than he had used to. This is clearly presented as a new development, a significant change in his routine, affecting his personal working habits, dating from the beginning of the academic year 1930-1931.
If Lewis's own chronology for his conversion is correct, he would have begun attending college chapel in October 1929. There is no reference in his correspondence of that period to any such change of habit. Furthermore, the reference to attending college chapel in the letter of October 1930 clearly implies that Lewis was now doing something that was not part of his regular routine up to this point. If Lewis really was converted during the Trinity Term of 1929, why did he wait over a year before starting to attend college chapel? It makes little sense.
The traditional date of Lewis' conversion would seem to require review. The evidence is best understood if Lewis's subjective location of the event in his inner world is accepted, but his chronological location of the event is seen to have been misplaced. The nature or reality of Lewis's conversion experience is not being called into question. The problem is that Lewis's location of this event in the external world of space and time appears to be inaccurate. Lewis's conversion is best understood as having taken place in the Trinity Term of 1930, not 1929. In 1930, Trinity Term fell between 27 April and 21 June.
Yet in rediscovering God in this way, Lewis had reached only a resting place, not his final destination. There was another milestone which had to be passed, which Lewis regarded as significant – a shift from a generic belief in God (often referred to as "theism") to a specific commitment to Christianity. This appears to have been an extended and complex process, to which others were midwives. Some — such as George Herbert — spoke to Lewis as living voices from the past. Yet one person in particular spoke to Lewis in the present. In what follows, we shall tell the story of a nighttime conversation between Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, which totally changed Lewis's outlook Christianity.
A Nighttime Conversation With Tolkien: September 1931
The final chapter of Surprised by Joy speaks briefly and tantalizingly of Lewis's transition from "pure and simple" theism to Christianity. Lewis takes pains to make it clear that this conversion had nothing to do with desire or longing. The God to whom he surrendered in Trinity Term 1930 was "sheerly nonhuman." He had no idea that "there ever had been ever would be any connection between God and Joy." Lewis's conversion was essentially rational, unrelated to his long-standing fascination with "Joy." "No kind of desire was present at all." His conversion to theism was, in one way, a purely rational matter.
Lewis' rhetoric at this point can be understood as preempting a long standing atheist caricature of faith as "wish-fulfillment." This idea, given expression in the writings of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), has an intellectual pedigree going back into the mists of time.
In this view, God is a consoling dream for life's losers, a spiritual crutch for the inadequate and needy." Lewis distances himself from any such idea. The existence of God, Lewis insists, was not something that he wished to be true; he valued his independence far too much for that. "I had always wanted, above all things, not to be `interfered with." In effect, Lewis was confronted with something that he did not wish to be true, but was forced to concede was true.
The rational God bore little, if any, relation to Lewis' world of imagination and longing on the one hand, and to the person of Jesus of Nazareth on the other. So how and when did Lewis make these deeper connections, so characteristic of his mature writing? The simple answer is that Surprised by Joy does not really tell us. Lewis pleads that he is now "the least informed" on this final stage of his spiritual journey from "mere Theism to Christianity," and that he may not fully be relied upon to provide a complete or accurate account.
What we find instead is a paper trail of disconnected ideas and memories, leaving the reader with the task of trying to link these thoughts and episodes into a coherent whole. Yet it is clear from Lewis' correspondence that one extended conversation was of critical importance in enabling him to transition from belief in God to acceptance of Christianity. In view of its importance, we shall consider it in detail.
On Saturday, 19 September 1931, Lewis hosted Hugo Dyson (1896-1975), a lecturer in English at nearby Reading University, and J. R. R. Tolkien for dinner at Magdalen College." Dyson and Tolkien already knew each other, having been exact contemporaries at Exeter College, where they studied English together. It was a still, warm evening. After dinner, they went for an extended stroll along Addison's Walk, a circular footpath following the River Cherwell within the college grounds, discussing the nature of metaphor and myth.
After a wind came up, causing leaves to fall to the ground with a noise like pattering rain, the three men retired to Lewis' rooms and continued the discussion, which had now shifted to Christianity. Tolkien eventually made his excuses at 3.00 a.m., and headed home. Lewis and Dyson going for another hour. This evening of conversation with these two colleagues played a critical role in Lewis' development. The imagery of wind seemed to him to hint at the mysterious presence and action of God.
Although Lewis now kept no diary, he wrote two letters to Greeves shortly afterwards, explaining the events of that night and their significance or his reflections on religious faith. In his first letter, dated 1 October, Lewis informed Greeves of the outcome of the evening's discussion, but not its substance:
I have just passed on from believing in God to definitely believing in Christ — in Christianity. I will try to explain this another time. My long night talk with Dyson and Tolkien had a good deal to do with it.
Greeves naturally wanted to know more about this intriguing development. Lewis provided a more extended account of the evening's events in his next letter, dated 18 October. Lewis explained that his difficulty had been he could not see "how the life and death of Someone Else (whoever he was) 2000 years ago could help us here and now." An inability to make sense of this had been holding Lewis back "for the last year or so."
Lewis could admit that Christ might provide us with a good example, but that was about as far as it went. He realized that the New Testament took a very different view, using terms such as propitiation or sacrifice to refer to the true meaning of this event. But these expressions, Lewis declared, seemed to him to be "either silly or shocking."
Although Lewis's "long night talk" involved both Dyson and Tolkien, it is Tolkien's approach that seems to have opened a door for Lewis to a new way of looking at the Christian faith. To understand how Lewis passed from theism to Christianity, we need to reflect further on the ideas of J. R. R. Tolkien. For it was he, more than anyone else, who helped Lewis along in the final stage of what the medieval writer Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1221-1274) describes as the "journey of the mind to God."
Tolkien helped Lewis to realize that the problem lay not in Lewis's rational failure to understand the theory, but in his imaginative failure to grasp its significance. The issue was not primarily about truth, but about meaning. When engaging the Christian narrative, Lewis was limiting himself to his reason when he ought to be opening himself to the deepest intuitions of his imagination.
Tolkien argued that Lewis ought to approach the New Testament with the same sense of imaginative openness and expectation that he brought to the reading of pagan myths in his professional studies. But, as Tolkien emphasized, there was a decisive difference. As Lewis expressed in his second letter to Greeves, "The story of Christ is simply a true myth: : a myth working on us in the same way as the others, but with this tremendous difference that it really happened."
The reader must appreciate that the word myth is not being used here in the loose sense of a "fairy tale" or the pejorative sense of a "deliberate lie told in order to deceive." This is certainly how Lewis once understood myths — as "lies breathed through silver." As used in the conversation between Lewis and Tolkien, the term myth must be understood in its technical literary sense if the significance of this exchange is to be appreciated.
For Tolkien, a myth is a story that conveys "fundamental things" other words, that tries to tell us about the deeper structure of things. The best myths, he argues, are not deliberately constructed falsehoods, but are rather tales woven by people to capture the echoes of deeper truths. Myths offer a fragment of that truth, not its totality. They are like splintered fragments of the true light.
Yet when the full and true story is told, it is able to bring to fulfillment all that was right and wise in those fragmentary visions of things. For Tolkien, grasping Christianity's meaningfulness took precedence over its truth. It provided the total picture, unifying and transcending these fragmentary and imperfect insights.
It is not difficult to see how Tolkien's way of thinking brought clarity and coherence to the jumble of thoughts that so excited Lewis's mind at this time. For Tolkien, a myth awakens in its readers a longing for so thing that lies beyond their grasp. Myths possess an innate capacity expand the consciousness of their readers, allowing them to transcend themselves. At their best, myths offer what Lewis later termed "a real though unfocused gleam of divine truth falling on human imagination, Christianity, rather than being one myth alongside many others, is thus the fulfillment of all previous mythological religions. Christianity to a true story about humanity, which makes sense of all the stories that humanity tells about itself.
Tolkien's way of thinking clearly spoke deeply to Lewis. It answered a question that had troubled Lewis since his teenage years: how could Christianity alone be true, and everything else be false? Lewis now realized that he did not have to declare that the great myths of the pagan age were totally false; they were echoes or anticipations of the full truth, which was made known only in and through the Christian faith.
Christianity brings to fulfillment and completion imperfect and partial insights about reality, scattered abroad in human culture. Tolkien gave Lewis a lens, a way seeing things which allowed him to see Christianity as bringing to fulfillment such echoes and shadows of the truth that arose from human questing and yearning. If Tolkien was right, similarities between Christianity and pagan religions "ought to be there." There would be a problem only if such similarities did not exist.
Perhaps more important, Tolkien allowed Lewis to reconnect the worlds of' reason and imagination. No longer was the realm of longing to be sidelined or suppressed, as the "New Look" demanded, and as Lewis feared belief in God might imply. It could be woven — naturally .and convincingly — into the greater narrative of reality that Tolkien had presented. As Tolkien later put it, God had willed that "the hearts of Men should seek beyond the world and should find no rest therein."
Christianity Lewis realized, allowed him to affirm the importance of longing and yearning within a reasonable account of reality. God was the true "source from which those arrows of Joy had been shot … ever since childhood." Reason and imagination alike were thus affirmed and reconciled by the Christian vision of reality.
Tolkien thus helped Lewis realize that a "rational" faith was not necessarily imaginatively and emotionally barren. When rightly understood, the Christian faith could 'integrate reason, longing, and imagination.


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His sons never heard much of his story until recently. He tried to forget much of it himself. It's not something easily forgotten, though, and when he was contacted by the French Legion of Honor committee he was surprised, to say the least.
Louis "Jack" Baldwin of Double Springs worked as the lead man on the largest chemical furnace at the Fairfield Allied Chemical Corporation for 31 years. He retired in 1982. He is now 91 years old, and sharp as a tack.
But before that the unassuming man in the hard hat lived another kind of life…
At the age of 20, Baldwin said he was working for U.S. Steele making 45 cents an hour. "The next year they bombed Pearl Harbor and I joined the Army," Baldwin reminisced. He was stationed in Wisconsin in weather as low as 20 degrees below zero. It was there that he met his lifelong friend, James Laughlin. They would be together through some harrowing experiences over the course of the war.
1943 found them in Belfast, Ireland, and later in Wales. "We'd been training for two years but we didn't know what for," he explained. "One day we were shipped out and they handed us a little book in French, that's when we knew where we were going."
Their next stop went down in history. Baldwin found himself among the thousands of men on one of the six beachheads where American soldiers landed over the next long hours. He just happened to be in the group who landed on "Bloody" Omaha Beach. "It was nighttime, but they had everything lit up like daylight," he said. "We had to be able to see what we were doing."
"We took the 105 field pieces onshore to support the infantrymen," Baldwin explained.
"My job on that beach was to operate a 30-caliber machine gun."
Baldwin went on to say that Omaha Beach was the most fortified place in World War II. "The Bedford Boys from Maryland went in first, then the Rangers and the 101st Airborne Division, then us."
His division was the 2nd Infantry Division. "That division came out of World War I, they called us the 'Old Indian Head' division," said Baldwin.
The five divisions that landed on Omaha Beach that day were the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th and 29th Divisions, plus other Allied Forces.
There were between nine and eleven thousand lives lost as that battle moved inland. "Only one in seven of our boys lived," said Baldwin. "There were less than a million of us. 700 died every day."
Baldwin and his fellow soldiers fought in five of the six major battles in France. "We didn't realize what we were doing at the time," he said. "That front was 160 miles long and we only knew what was going on right in front of us."
They were there 105 days without a break. "It was the longest drive without a break in the war," he said. They were outside the entire time. They received shots and vitamins in their food to keep them going. They ate K-Rations and C-Rations and whatever else was available. He and his buddies shaved and bathed out of their helmets.
"One hundred and five days might not sound like a long time," he said. "But it is when you are outside."
"Hitler had told his men that they would be fine, that in 40 days they would be back to pick them up, but we had that place cleaned up in 39 days taking more than 20,000 prisoners of war," said Baldwin.
"All they would say when we captured them was, 'hungry' or 'home'. It was really sad."
When it was finally over, Baldwin was sent to Camp Pittsburg in the South of France, where he stayed until he was shipped home in October of 1945. The commander of that camp was Major Dick Winters. "Later they made a movie called 'Band of Brothers'," said Baldwin. "It was made by Major Winters."
Baldwin was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go to New Orleans to visit the World War II Museum there when the movie premiered and actually got to meet Tom Hanks, Mickey Rooney and Tom Brokaw.
He watched a few other movies, but says that "Band of Brothers" and "The Longest Day" came closest to capturing what really happened.
While in the Army, Baldwin became the father of his first child, a son named Louis Ray. "I had only gotten to see my baby and my wife once while I was in the service those three years," he said.
He shipped home Oct. 16, 1945. He walked into the bus station in Birmingham in the middle of the night. "There she was, the prettiest girl I'd ever seen. We just hugged each other for the longest time," he said.
"She is still beautiful," he said of his wife, Jeanette (Warnick) who was once Miss Magic City.
He stayed home with them for a short time, even though he could have collected his pay for a year. "I had to go back to work," he said. "People might not realize that we all brought a lot of that home with us," he said softly. "We live that every day of our lives, so I went back to work to forget."
He was doing pretty well at putting the scenes of the war out of his head until he got that phone call from the French Legion people.
"They wanted my records to verify that I was there," he said. His old Army buddy, James Laughlin's grandson, had gotten word that there would be 12 names submitted for the honor. He submitted his grandfather's name as well as Baldwin's.
After many letters and phonecalls, Baldwin got a call from the French Ambassador himself. He had been chosen to receive the highest honor bestowed by the French government. He was to present himself for decoration Sept. 27, 2012.
He was there with bells on. There was standing room only in the Lennox Building in Atlanta, where the ceremony was held.
"Mr. Baldwin received the Legion of Honor in the rank of 'Knight'. This is France's highest honorific distinction, regardless of the nature of the merit" explained Attaché to the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, Claire Collobert Angelle. "Indeed, the Legion of Honor is not strictly a military honor and can be awarded to civilians as well.
"Founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, the National Order of the Legion of Honor is the highest honor in France. It recognizes eminent services to the French Republic," said Angelle. "Recipients of this honor are designated by the President of the Republic."
Baldwin's youngest son, Larry, was among those present. With tears in his eyes he watched as the man who hadn't told him much about the story of that war was decorated with a medal designed by none other than Napoleon Bonaparte himself.
"That was some honor," said the younger Baldwin, his voice breaking at the memory.
For his father, there was another honor in addition to this on his wall with the multitude of other medals and citations that fill his living room in Double Springs, Alabama.
"My oldest son, Louis Ray, was in the Coast Guard," he said proudly. "He was chosen to be an honor guard at President Kennedy's funeral. That was really an honor."
Last Friday, Baldwin was honored to speak at the Double Springs High School assembly in honor of the veterans of past wars. "I've worked all my life in the best country in the world," he said. "It's still the best country in the world, and we fought to make it so."
Louis Baldwin, World War II veteran recognized by Order of the Legion
Louis Baldwin
His sons never heard much of his story until recently. He tried to forget much of it himself. It's not something easily forgotten, though, and when he was contacted by the French Legion of Honor committee he was surprised, to say the least.
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David is a partner in the firm's Business Litigation and Construction practices. From December 1997 to May 2012, he served as managing partner, discharging the responsibilities of chief executive officer of the firm. During David's tenure as managing partner, the firm opened offices in New York and Atlanta, and received repeated recognition as one of the top law firms in the country for client service.
Although the majority of his time was allocated to his managing partner responsibilities, while serving as the firm's leader David continued to counsel clients on issues relating to business matters and disputes, drawing on his prior experience as a business trial lawyer. He has since returned to active client counseling and representation of parties in disputes.
Prior to his election as managing partner, David focused his practice on business and construction litigation. He was the lead lawyer in scores of cases that proceeded to trial (jury and non-jury) or to arbitration, and as a result he has had experience in many courtroom venues. He has argued appeals in the Sixth, Second and Federal Circuits and in the Ohio Supreme Court.
His peers recognized his expertise by selecting him as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization limited to one percent of all active lawyers and, according to its selection criteria, comprised of the best trial lawyers in the United States and Canada.
David's case experience has been in large, complex business and construction cases. His experience falls into several categories of disputes, as described below.
Securities, Corporate Control, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership Matters
David has advised business executives, directors and owners on issues relating to governance, control and disputes. He has defended individual officers and directors in shareholder derivative cases and has represented special committees of boards of directors in investigation of claims. These are some examples of disputes that have gone to trial, hearing or formal disposition:
- Simon DeBartolo Group v. Richard Jacobs Group Inc., et al. , 985 F.Supp. 427 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), affirmed in part and reversed in part, 186 F.3d 157 (2d Cir., 1999) (defense of securities claims arising out of proposed acquisition, disposition on motion)
- Chase v. Columbia National Corp. , 853 F.Supp. 106 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), affirmed, 52 F.3d 312 (2d Cir., 1995) (defense of Rule 10b-5 claims arising out of acquisition, disposition after trial on the merits)
- Flannery v. Eastgate Joint Venture, Ohio Court of Common Pleas (Clermont County) (defense of majority owner in claims brought by minority partner, disposition after completion of trial on the merits)
- Partnership arbitration, defending partner with controlling interest in claims brought by minority partner, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, misuse of partnership assets, etc., disposition after hearing on the merits
- Skeen v. JoAnn Stores, Inc., 750 A.2d 1170 (Delaware 2000) (defense of shareholder claims for disclosure of additional information from the corporation, disposition on motion)
Contract, Real Property and Lease Disputes, Uniform Commercial Code Matters
David has represented clients in matters relating to breaches of contract. These include a variety of claims, including sales of goods, negotiable instruments, real property sales and leases, claims for defective machinery, and service contracts. These are some examples of disputes that have gone to trial, hearing or formal disposition:
- Oglebay Norton Company v. Armco, 52 Ohio St.3d 232 (1990) (claim to enforce long-term contract for the shipment of iron ore on the Great Lakes, disposition after trial on the merits)
- First Union Real Estate Company v. Shapero, Ohio Court of Common Pleas (claim to force conveyance of office building in satisfaction of contract, disposition after trial on the merits)
- Commonwealth Petroleum Company v. Petrosol, United States District Court, N.D. Ohio (defense of claim arising out of loss of natural gas while in storage, disposition after trial on the merits)
- Medical Consultants Imaging v. Siemens Medical Systems, United States District Court N.D. Ohio (defense of manufacturer of mobile MRI systems, disposition after jury trial on the merits)
Federal Tax Litigation
David has represented businesses in tax disputes with the United States government. These are examples of matters that have gone to trial or formal disposition:
- Griffin Industries v. United States, United States Court of Federal Claims, affirmed, 11 F.3d 1072 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (prosecution of taxpayers claim for refund as a result of disallowed recycling credit, disposition after trial on the merits)
- Buckeye Power v. United States, United States Court of Federal Claims (prosecution of taxpayers claim for refund arising out of dispute on taxation of cooperative organizations, disposition on motion)
- AWG Leasing Trust, et al., v. United States, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio (prosecution of taxpayers claims for refund relating to deductions claimed in leasing transaction, disposition after trial on the merits)
Construction Disputes
David has represented owners, developers, contractors and design professionals in disputes relating to the development and construction of major commercial projects. Most of these matters have been litigated in arbitration proceedings. These are some examples of matters that have gone to final decision:
- T Cell Sciences, Inc. v. Forest City, Massachusetts Superior Court (Middlesex County) (defense of building developer/owner against claims by lead tenant that the building was uninhabitable because of air contamination, disposition after trial on the merits)
- Representation of developer/owner of high rise office building in Brooklyn, New York against claims by major investment bank that developer failed to construct technology floors to specifications, disposition after arbitration
- Representation of developer against architect and engineers on claims that designers over-designed steel structure; disposition after arbitration
- Representation of developer against claims for extra compensation by steel fabricator and installer on high-rise office/hotel building, disposition after arbitration
- Representation of developer against roofing contractor for claim of defective installation of roof on high-rise office/hotel building, disposition after trial.
- Representation of property owner against demolition contractor in claims the contractor failed to perform its contract to demolish and remove factory building
- Representation of developer against architect and engineer on claims of defective design of HVAC system for large regional shopping mall
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- American National Bank v. Touche Ross, Ohio Court of Common Pleas (defense of audit firm on malpractice claims relating to audit of banks financial statements, disposition after jury trial on the merits)
- Chatry v. Bick-Fredman and Company, Ohio Court of Common Pleas (defense of audit firm on claim of defamation arising out of auditors discovery and report of fraud engaged by company officer, disposition after jury trial)
- Co-author, "Architect-Engineer Liability Under Ohio Law," Cambridge Institute, 1988, 1989
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- BTI Client Service All-Star, 2012
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Tough, ultra-light foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a chemical process invented at Rice Univ. In microscopic images, the foam dubbed "GO-0.5BN" looks like a nanoscale building, with floors and walls that reinforce each other. The structure consists of a pair of 2-D materials: floors and walls of graphene oxide that self-assemble with the assistance of hexagonal boron nitride platelets.
A new way to make microstructured surfacesJuly 29, 2014 12:49 pm | by David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | Comments
A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have novel 3-D textures. These surfaces, made by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes, could exhibit a variety of useful properties—including controllable mechanical stiffness and strength, or the ability to repel water in a certain direction.
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A new study has investigated the effects of small but finite inertia on the propulsion of micro- and nano-scale swimming machines. Scientists have found that the direction of propulsion made possible by such inertia is opposite to that induced by a viscoelastic fluid. The findings could help to optimize the design of swimming machines to improve their mobility in medical applications.
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Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists todayJuly 29, 2014 9:25 am | by Justin Broglio, Desert Research Institute | Comments
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole in December 1911. More than 100 years later, an international team of scientists that includes a NASA researcher has proven that air pollution from industrial activities arrived to the planet's southern pole long before any human.
Researchers develop more efficient tool for tagging proteinsJuly 29, 2014 9:18 am | by Janne Hansen, Aarhus Univ. | Comments
DNA–protein conjugates can be used in diagnostic techniques, nanotechnology and other disciplines, but controlling the conjugation of these macromolecules can be a challenge. Scientists in Denmark have pioneered an easier method that makes it possible to direct the tagging of proteins with DNA to a particular site on the protein without genetically modifying the protein beforehand.
Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making, breaking bondsJuly 29, 2014 8:39 am | by Nikki Cassis, Arizona State Univ. | Comments
Reactions among minerals and organic compounds in hydrothermal environments are critical components of the Earth's deep carbon cycle. They provide energy for the deep biosphere, and may have implications for the origins of life. However, very little is known about how minerals influence organic reactions. A team of researchers has demonstrated how a common mineral acts as a catalyst for specific hydrothermal organic reactions.
New tool for characterizing plant sugar transportersJuly 29, 2014 8:28 am | by Lynn Yarris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Comments
A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of "fuel" crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute, a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The researchers have developed an assay that enables scientists to identify and characterize the function of nucleotide sugar transporters.
Forced mutations doom HIVJuly 29, 2014 8:16 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | Comments
Fifteen years ago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor John Essigmann and colleagues from the Univ. of Washington had a novel idea for an HIV drug. They thought if they could induce the virus to mutate uncontrollably, they could force it to weaken and eventually die out—a strategy that our immune system uses against many viruses.
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A $1,000-per-pill drug that insurers are reluctant to pay for has quickly become the treatment of choice for a liver-wasting viral disease that affects more than three million Americans. In less than six months, prescriptions for Sovaldi have eclipsed all other hepatitis C pills combined, according to new data from IMS Health.
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Big data can mean big headaches for scientists. A new library of software tools from Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus speeds analysis of data sets so large and complex they would take days or weeks to analyze on a single workstation, even if a single workstation could do it at all. The new tool, Thunder, should help interpret data that holds new insights into how the brain works.
Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivityJuly 28, 2014 4:14 pm | by Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago | Comments
Physicists have identified the "quantum glue" that underlies a promising type of superconductivity—a crucial step towards the creation of energy superhighways that conduct electricity without current loss. The research, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is a collaboration between the Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Cornell Univ. and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Cagey material acts as alcohol factoryJuly 28, 2014 2:37 pm | by Kate Greene, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Comments
Some chemical conversions are harder than others. Refining natural gas into an easy-to-transport, easy-to-store liquid alcohol has so far been a logistic and economic challenge. But now, a new material, designed and patented by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is making this process a little easier.
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Rice Univ. researchers are using magnetic beads and DNA "springs" to create chains of varying flexibility that can be used as microscale models for polymer macromolecules. The experiment is visual proof that "bead-spring" polymers, introduced as theory in the 1950s, can be made as stiff or as flexible as required and should be of interest to materials scientists who study the basic physics of polymers.


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A search and rescue team member suffered a medical emergency while looking for a missing hiker near Multnomah Falls, officials confirmed.
A search and rescue team member suffered a medical emergency while looking for a missing hiker near Multnomah Falls, officials confirmed.
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DeWalt announced two new LED work lights, the DCL060 (DC only) and DCL061 (AC / DC) LED. The area lights are designed to take the place of the clamp lights and halogens frequently used by contractors. Both can be powered by DeWalt tool batteries, though with the DCL061 there is also the option to run on AC power and plug a corded tool into a receptacle on the side. But for the AC connections on the DCL061 the lights are outwardly the same: each has a carry handle, a swiveling LED light bar, and a place to connect an 18-volt (stem style/ or 20-volt Max (slide style/ battery pack.
According the DeWalt the lights put out 1500 lumens of light with few shadows while producing far less heat than halogen and incandescent bulbs—and run for up to 2.5 hours with the company's 4.0 Ah batteries. To put the light output into perspective, a 500-watt halogen produces 8,000 lumens and a 100-watt incandescent 1,600 lumens. And based on the runtime claimed for Metabo's and Festool's LED work lights, 2.5 hours on a 4.0 Ah battery sounds about right.
Sold bare, the DCL060 and DCL061 will sell for $99 and $119 respectively, and hit store shelves in July of this year.
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Jermaine Marshall comes up huge in Arizona State's upset win over No. 2 Arizona
Originally published: Feb 15, 2014 - 10:42 am
Bothered by a hip injury, Marshall watched in street clothes as the top-ranked Wildcats dismantled ASU 91-68 at McKale Center in mid-January.
Friday night in Tempe was a different story. Marshall not only suited up, but carried his team offensively in a 69-66 double-overtime win over the 2nd-ranked 'Cats. The senior transfer from Penn State had eight of his season-high 29 points in the second overtime, including two huge three-pointers :36 apart that helped the Devils (19-6, 8-4 Pac-12) fight back from a brief four-point deficit.
With Arizona State trailing by one in the last minute of play, Marshall drove past Arizona guard Nick Johnson for what proved to be the game-winning layup with :14 left.
"The play was set up for a three, but (Johnson) played it close, he played it well," Marshall said following the game. "He was playing great defense the whole game and fortunately I read him -- he was up tight -- and I was able to go by him."
To say Marshall carried ASU is not an exaggeration. The 6-foot-4 guard had 21 of ASU's first 39 points in the game. But then, partly due to Arizona's excellent defense, the Devils' offense bogged down midway through the second half. Marshall wouldn't score for the next 19:24 of game action -- a string broken by a three-pointer with 1:34 remaining in the second overtime.
"Jermaine is just incredible," ASU head coach Herb Sendek said. "It just seems like the bigger the moment, regardless of what's happened previously, he has an amazing capacity to make a big play and to be at his best when the game's on the line."
In his last five games, Marshall is averaging 22 points per game while connecting on .493 of his shots from the floor. He hit 4-of-8 three-point attempts against Arizona after going 0-for-7 from behind the arc in last Saturday's win over Oregon.
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Three warm pancakes smothered in cinnamon icing and syrup named Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Pancakes is classic Spangles: created by and for gut feeling.
The dish, due out chainwide in two weeks, was created by Spangles co-owner Dale Steven and tested on his brother Craig and sister Rene.
In an industry dominated by large chains driven by market research, Spangles is still a family business run by owners Craig and Dale Steven. Rene Steven Brand is director of operations.
The 35-year-old chain has grown steadily, but without the explosive growth of other Wichita successes such as Pizza Hut or Freddys Frozen Custard.
And the Stevens say they are OK with that. Every year or two they add a restaurant. Today they have 28 stores, half in Wichita and the rest spread between Hutchinson and Lawrence.
They still visit the stores every day, meet with their managers every week, invent new products without any fancy test marketing.
Its hands on, so we can keep control of everything, Craig Steven said. We are not in any big hurry to franchise. We keep the stores fairly close around Wichita, so we can keep good control of those stores.
Hot dogs to hamburgers
The Steven children worked long hours for their dad, Joe, at Joes Seat Covers and Carwash. There were 11 sons and daughters in a family that remains tight and famously entrepreneurial.
By the time Craig turned 20, he was ready to be out from under his dads tough thumb.
His father had just returned from Tulsa and suggested to the older boys that one of them start a hot dog restaurant. Craig started the first Coney Island in 1969 at 21st and Amidon.
It wasnt that complex of an operation. Hot dogs, chips, chili and pop. That was it.
But it did well enough that he opened a second and a third.
In 1978, Craig was approached by an acquaintance about taking over a stand-alone restaurant with a drive-through on South Seneca. He brought in his younger brother, Dale, as a partner to share the workload. That marked the formal beginning of the company that would become Spangles.
At customer request, they put hamburgers on the menu and were shocked to discover that they far outsold hot dogs. They eventually got rid of the other restaurants and concentrated on developing a chain of stand-alone restaurants.
In 1984, as they were about to open their sixth restaurant, at 850 N. Broadway, they held a contest for naming the company. The woman who suggested the name Spangles was given a week in Hawaii.
Today, only corn dogs remain on the menu.
A common theme for the Stevens is that they make the decisions themselves, where to put their stores, what kind of new food to sell, what kind of advertising to have.
Dale comes up with all of the new products based on things he sees here and around the country.
The companys menu, like most fast-food chains, is based on a largely unchanging core with several limited-time offers such as the infamous holy moly guacamole cheeseburger.
Dale always confers with Craig and Rene.
Their test market is the office staff.
Well do it and we might do it again six months later if its very successful, Craig said. They all do it. How many times has McDonalds brought back the McRib sandwich? Every three months, I think.
Some of their ideas work out great, such as the limited-time Asian chicken on pita, or the move to Black Angus beef, which has increased burger sales, but others not so well.
I dont know that any of them have really failed, Dale said. I just dont know if they are as successful as you would want.
What about the grits? Rene said. I loved them, but they just didnt take.
There are a whole bunch of things; it just goes on and on, Dale said. But you have to try them. Its got to be different than your competitor. If it works, go with it. If it doesnt, take it off.
Randy Simon, who co-owns the other Wichita-based burger chain, Freddys Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, said he has long known and admired the Stevens. He and Craig Steven were classmates at Kapaun High School.
He said that Freddys may look like it is growing a lot faster than Spangles, but thats misleading. The company is about 10 years old and has 10 company-owned restaurants, about the same rate as Spangles.
The difference, he said, is franchising. There are nearly 80 franchisee-owned Freddys.
Deciding whether to franchise or not is a matter of choice, he said. Franchising restaurants is an almost completely different business from operating restaurants and requires different skills and knowledge. In fact, his organization operates them as separate businesses.
He said that because the Stevens began so young, they had the opportunity to grow their business organically the way they wanted. Simon, who has had a long career as a restaurant owner and franchisee, started Freddys relatively late in life.
I had to hurry, Simon said.
The future
The Stevens are still looking for expansion, but they want stores in places where people have already heard their name. Craig, whos in charge of the real estate, said theyve been scouring Manhattan for the last few years looking for a good location. Theyre also looking in western Kansas, Dodge City, Great Bend and Liberal. They need a market of 15,000 to 25,000 people to build.
In smaller towns, it can be hard to find just the right piece of property, Craig said. And theyre not willing to overpay.
Theyre not real interested in going into Kansas City or Oklahoma City in the near future because they rely on advertising to drive sales they spend 4 percent of sales on advertising and those markets are big and expensive. They would need to open six or seven stores at once to cover the cost, they said.
As far as retirement for the Stevens, its not imminent, they say. Craig is 64. Dale is 57. Craigs son, Craig Steven Jr., a former Wichita State University basketball player, works six feet from his father.
So, they say, theyll keep executing on their successful formula.
We are not trying to be a McDonalds or Subway, Craig said. Were happy doing what we are doing. We make enough money.
Well grow beyond Kansas one day, Dale said. We really dont have a desire to go now. Were Kansas based and well be Kansas based for a while.
It gets our properties paid off faster this way and its all just profit then, Craig added. I dont need a jet plane or a yacht.


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On that Friday, I was honored to be part of a select group to receive a press preview of the new "Painting Women" exhibit at the Naples Museum of Art.
Staff members and curator Frank Verpoorten allowed a few of us free rein on the third floor. Media were allowed to wander, ask questions and absorb the exhibits.
I can't tell you how much fun this was. I felt like I was in a kid's book, particularly "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." It was just so amazing to have the time to study a painting without people practically running over the top of you.
Verpoorten talked to us about the role of women in art in the 19th century and some of his favorite pieces in the exhibit.
I also got the chance to chat with Susan Castle and Mary Deissler about the overwhelming success of the Philharmonic's new "Art After Hours" program and how patrons have reacted.
"Painting Women" is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The show features more than 80 works by and about women from the MFA collection, plus an additional 13 items from the Naples Museum of Art's permanent collections.
I've said before that art is very subject. I still feel that way when presented with visual art. Either a painting touches you or it doesn't.
There are a sprinkling of recognizable names in the exhibit - a half-dozen works by Georgia O'Keefe (that's an O'Keefe - "Deer's Skull with Pedernal" above) and a few by Mary Cassat - but most won't ring the bell of anyone not in the hard-core "Jeopardy!" set.
I have a favorite - and it is tucked back into one of the far rooms on the third floor.
It is an Aimee Lamb painting titled "The Snow Storm."
Here's the description: "Snowy landscape depicting figures in the lower right corner holding up umbrellas to protect themselves from the blowing snow."
I can't tell you why I like it, although I can try. I wish I had a photo, but I can't find one.
■ For me, the painting looks whimsical. Even though the subject matter is not, it looks far less gloomy and depressing then most of the oil paintings in the exhibit.
■ The work seems hopeful to me. The figures are charging forward across a landscape.
■ One thing that is hard to describe without seeing a photo of the work, but it is the way that the image can also been seen as umbrellas on the beach. That's what I thought the scene represented at first - a sunny day. There's just something about the dichotomy between what I *thought* the piece was - and what the author meant it to be that grabbed me.
■ There's somehow a sense of great anticipation in the painting to me, as if a mysterious "something" is about to happen, a destination to be reached, an event about to unfold. I can't tell you why I feel that way, I just do. Looking at that painting just makes me happy and eager.
■ If you attend "Painting Women," please write me and tell me about your favorite painting.
The exhibit is clearly about something, I'm just not always positive what that is. I think, although I'm not positive, that it wants to say something about femininity and the role of women in a man's world. I'm not an art critic - and there's a reason why!
Still, there are almost a hundred works drawn from a span of decades that offer a fascinating array of styles and subjects. Some of the most interesting stuff isn't even paintings - it might be the jewelry and items included in the exhibit. There is pottery, jewelry, porcelain and more.
The one that might make you roll your eyes is a self-described "brooch" that has been created from the following: Aluminum strainer, paper clips, safety pin. Modern art.
There's a lot to see and even more to think about.
There are paintings in the exhibit I just don't get. I can interpret modern art. Anyone can apply random meaning to squiggles and shapes - you just have to make it sound good. I simply prefer to have at least a little definition to my artwork. Otherwise, you just have a pretty picture. I get the concept - its just not my cup of tea.
"Painting Women" will run through April 12. The Naples Museum of Art is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon - 4 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students. Call 239-597-1900 or online at thephil.org.
Art After Hours, with free admission to the museum, live entertainment and cocktails in the Philharmonic Cafe courtyard, will continue from 6-9 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every month. The first dates in 2013 will be: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, March 27 and April 24. (Sadly, very sadly, I have events every single one of those nights - I've been in attendance at each of the first three museum events - boo!)
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- January 24, 2013
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We'll miss you the next few Art After Hours - boo. Now's the time that dinner and drinks in the garden is perfect!
Just an update, the prices for the museum are actually $10 adult; $5 full-time student (with valid I.D.); children 17 and under are FREE. And museum members are always free. Don't want anyone to be surprised when the come to the museum for this awesome exhibition.
I'm with you, I love that same painting. But the one that got me was the beach scene right next to it. Maybe it's because I'm craving warmer temps. But it really touched me.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be visiting living rooms around the country via its national radio broadcast concert series, which will be syndicated nationwide again this year.
The broadcast, produced by Classical KUSC Radio in conjunction with Chicago's WFMT Radio Network, will feature 13 concerts from the L.A. Phil's 2012-13 season. In addition to the recorded concerts, the series offers interviews with musicians, providing background and context for both classical music lovers and newbies alike.


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Announcing "New Progressive Voices"
by The Opportunity Agenda, Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 01:36:18 PM EDT
The Opportunity Agenda is pleased to help announce, on behalf of the Progressive Ideas Network, the release of a new collection of essays outlining a new long-term vision for America.
"New Progressive Voices: Values and Policy for the 21st Century" brings together leaders from a wide array of organizations, of different backgrounds, to present a bold, progressive agenda for America's future. Integral to the project is a commitment, not to just presenting a new direction, but also realistic approaches to solving our collective problems.
From the collection's introduction:
In recent decades, progressivism has faltered. It was conservatives who developed and moved the big ideas, while progressives triangulated, tweaked, and tinkered. Since the 1960s, progressives have been running on the fumes of the New Deal and Great Society, confining themselves largely to narrow issue silos and poll-tested phrases and positions. Content to play defense in many of the major political battles of the day, they have all too often been cowed into submission by the vitality and confidence of the other side.
Now that is changing. Instead of obsessing about what we are against, progressives have begun to think about what we're for -- to prepare once again to play our role as agents of bold ideas and political and social transformation. Finding new confidence and imagination, we have begun to renew our intellectual capital. The essays in this volume draw on that new store of capital to sketch the outlines of a progressive agenda for 21st-century America.
Our own Executive Director, Alan Jenkins, contributed an essay to the collection. You can read "The Promise of Opportunity" here.
Read more from The Opportunity Agenda here.


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Use of a Symptom Index, CA125, and HE4 to predict ovarian cancer (Gynecol Oncol)
M Robyn Andersen, Barbara A Goff, Kimberly A Lowe, Nathalie Scholler, Lindsay Bergan, Charles W Drescher, Pamela Paley, and Nicole Urban
Gynecol Oncol, November 27, 2009.
Molecular Diagnostics Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA; School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
BACKGROUND.: Prior studies suggest that combining the Symptom Index (SI) with a serum HE4 test or a CA125 test may improve prediction of ovarian cancer. However, these three tests have not been evaluated in combination.
METHODS.: A prospective case-control study design including 74 women with ovarian cancer and 137 healthy women was used with logistic regression analysis to evaluate the independent contributions of HE4 and CA125, and the SI to predict ovarian cancer status in a multivariate model. The diagnostic performance of various decision rules for combinations of these tests was assessed to evaluate potential use in predicting ovarian cancer.
RESULTS.: The SI, HE4, and CA125 all made significant independent contributions to ovarian cancer prediction. A decision rule based on any one of the three tests being positive had a sensitivity of 95% with specificity of 80%. A rule based on any two of the three tests being positive had a sensitivity of 84% with a specificity of 98.5%. The SI alone had sensitivity of 64% with specificity of 88%. If the SI index is used to select women for CA125 and HE4 testing, specificity is 98.5% and sensitivity is 58% using the 2-of-3-positive decision rule.
CONCLUSIONS.: A 2-of-3-positive decision rule yields acceptable specificity, and higher sensitivity when all 3 tests are performed than when the SI is used to select women for screening by CA125 and HE4. If positive predictive value is a high priority, testing by CA125 and HE4 prior to imaging may be warranted for women with ovarian cancer symptoms.


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Tale of the tape
Tale Of The Tape: Baltimore Ravens At Denver Broncos
|Joe Flacco becomes the hunted this year. A remarkable Super Bowl run last year started with a come-from-behind miracle in Denver. The Ravens became Flacco's team in the process and that will become even more the case in 2013. Flacco's arm strength is his top physical asset, but it is his command of the offense and ability to find the open receiver that has made him an elite leader.
|Peyton Manning proved quite a bit last year, as he returned to top form after missing the 2011 season as a result of a significant neck injury. Manning made the move from Indianapolis and was every bit the leader he had been with the Colts, even if his arm has lost a bit of zip. Manning will still have his moments, but he is no longer the elite passer he once was.
|The Ravens found success with their multifaceted attack last year. Many high-powered offenses tend to eschew the run in favor of the pass, but the presence of Ray Rice allows the Ravens to use the running game to gash opposing defenses. Torrey Smith and Jacoby Jones give the Ravens two solid wideouts who can make big plays.
|The Broncos have a crew of talented receivers who have a chance to give the Broncos one of the most explosive offenses in the league. Eric Decker is faster than you think and he will catch nearly everything he touches. Demaryius Thomas has the speed to get downfield and make big plays. Former Patriot Wes Welker will complement both of them. Look for rookie Montee Ball to give the running game a lift.
|The old Ravens defense that featured Ray Lewis and Ed Reed is gone and will live on in the memories of Raiders fans. Haloti Ngata is still the anchor in the middle of the defensive line and he can shut down the interior run. Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil give the Ravens a pair of pass rushers who can dictate the pace of the game. The Ravens expect cornerback Lardarius Webb to have a big year.
|The Broncos became one of the hardest hitting and most consistent defenses in the AFC a year ago, and they may eventually repeat their performance this year. However, they could have a problem early in the season without Von Miller (suspended). Veteran Champ Bailey has been one of the best cover men in the league for years, but how much does he have left. Defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson is an underrated stud against the run.
|One of the big reasons the Ravens were able to sustain excellence last year was the improvement in their special teams. Justin Tucker gave head coach John Harbaugh consistency by making 30-of-33 FG attempts while Jones is a game-breaking return specialist.
|Special Teams
|Trindon Holliday returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown last year. Placekicker Matt Prater has a big leg and he made 26-of-32 FG attempts last year. Britton Colquitt averaged 46.3 yards on his punts and gets excellent height.
The winner is
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ROMULUS AND REMUS PODCAST: ROME'S GREATEST HITS… IN THE HEADPosted by: room208 | March 28, 2011 Comments Off |
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WHO WAS VIRGIL ?Posted by: room208 | March 4, 2010 Comments Off |
Virgil (70 B.C-19 B.C), regarded as the greatest Roman poet, known for his epic, the Aeneid (written about 29 B.C.E), which had taken its literary model from the Greek poet, Homer's epic poems Iliad and Odyssey.
His real name was Publius Vergilius Maro. We know him as the Roman poet and writer Virgil who lived during the time of civil wars in Rome and then in the time of the Roman Emperor Augustus, just before the birth of Jesus Christ. Virgil (VER-jill) was a friend of Maecenas (my-SEEN-us), who was a good friend of the Emperor Augustus, and the poetry Virgil wrote was meant to support the government. He wrote poems, called the Georgics, which are about how wonderful Rome is, and how nice it is to have peace (thanks to Augustus), and how good it is to live a simple, traditional life.
But the work Virgil is most remembered for is the epic poem called the Aeneid. This is a long poem in twelve books, like the Iliad or the Odyssey. The hero is Aeneas (i-KNEE-ass), who was a Trojan who was supposed to have escaped from Troy when the Greeks captured it during the Trojan War. It is the story of how Aeneas and his men (like Odysseus and his men) traveled from Troy to Italy to found the city of Rome. This makes the valiant fighting Trojans the ancestors of the Romans.
Virgil was not happy with the Aeneid. It was not published while he was alive, and when he died in 19 BC he left instructions that it should be destroyed. But to their credit…his heirs published it anyway.
Map of Roman RepublicPosted by: room208 | February 11, 2008 Comments Off |
The growth of the Republic from 500-44 BC. Note the gains from the Punic Wars
Aeneas-The Founder of RomePosted by: room208 | January 20, 2008 Comments Off |
Aeneas was supposedly raised by Nymphs and received his education from Cheiron, the King of the Centaurs. During the Trojan wars, he served under the command of Hector, the Prince of the Trojans. Aeneas was encouraged by Apollo to challenge the Greek warrior Achilles. Poseidon removed Aeneas from the area to preserve him so that he could become the future leader of Troy. However, when Troy was destroyed, Aeneas began an odyssey very similar to that of Odysseus in the Greek poet, Homer's tales. Instead of trying to return home like Odysseus did, Aeneas had to find a new home.
Aeneas went through a series of adventures trying to find a place to settle with his fellow Trojans. They encountered Harpies and bleeding bogs. At the urging of the god Juno, Aeneas and his companions were attacked by the god of the winds, Aeolus. They were protected by Neptune who keep them from being shipwrecked. Finally, Aeneas arrived in Carthage where the god of love, Cupid disguised himself as the son of Aeneas and influenced the Queen Dido to fall in love with Aeneas. Aeneas did fall in love with Dido. Mercury, the messenger of the gods, was sent to visit Aeneas twice to remind him of his destiny and to get him to break away from Dido, after which Aeneas resumed his journey to his new land.
After landing in Italy, Aeneas tried to determine where to settle. Aeneas visited the Cumaean Sibyl, a prophetess. who had access to the underworld through a cave with a hundred openings. Sibyl agreed to be the guide and directed Aeneas to take an item from a nearby magical bough(pine tree) which was sacred to Proserpine, wife of Pluto. Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx, allowed Aeneas to pass because of the item from the magical bough. In the underworld, Aeneas met with and spoke to his dead father Achises and was told where to settle. He returned from the underworld and sailed again to the Tiber River in a land called Latium.
Aeneas, after fighting and defeating a rival tribe who had been sent against him by the god Juno, began to rule the area where he settled. For twelve generations the throne was passed peacefully down until the thirteenth king, Numitor. Numitor was a good king but was removed from the throne by his own brother Amulius. Amulius tried to make sure that none of Numitor's descendents could challenge him and take away his throne. Amulius killed both of his nephews and appointed his niece, Rhea Silvia a Vestal Virgin. This position forced Rhea to stay a virgin, which would eliminate any prospect of Numitor's children to challenge Amulius.
Mars, the god of war and farming, became enamored with Rhea, and depending on the account, seduced or raped her. She became pregnant and gave birth to two sons, Romulus and Remus. Amulius had Rhea imprisoned. He put the two boys in a basket and tossed it into the Tiber River. The boys were saved by their father Mars, who sent two animals to feed them. A she-wolf fed the boys until they were discovered by a shepherd named Faustalus. The boys were sheltered by the shepherd and his wife until they had grown up. The boys were re-united with their grandfather Numitor, and they all then planned revenge on Amulius. The three, along with a band of shepherds, stormed the palace and killed Amulius and restored Numitor to the throne.
Now read the post about Romulus and Remus.
The Birth of Rome:Romulus and RemusPosted by: room208 | January 20, 2008 Comments Off |
Aeneas, son of the goddess Venus and the mortal Anchises, left the burning city of Troy with his elderly father and his small son Ascanius. His wife and daughters were left in the city to be sold as slaves to the Greeks. After many adventures, which the Roman poet Virgil describes in the Aeneid, Aeneas and his son arrived at the city of Laurentum on the west coast of Italy. Aeneas married Lavinia, the daughter of a local king, Latinus, and founded the town of Lavinium in honor of his wife. Ascanius, son of Aeneas, decided to build a new city, which he named Alba Longa, under the Alban mountain.
Aeneas as Founder of Rome: Aeneas is sometimes credited with the founding of Rome, but the version of the Roman foundation myth that is most familiar is that of Romulus, the first king of Rome.
The Family of Romulus and Remus: Romulus and Remus were twin brothers, the sons of a vestal virgin named Rhea Silvia and the god Mars, according to legend. Since vestal virgins could be buried alive if they violated their vows, whoever forced Rhea Silvia to enter the equivalent of an ancient convent assumed that Rhea Silvia would remain childless.
The grandfather and great-uncle of the twins were Numitor and Amulius, who between them divided the wealth and kingdom of Alba Longa, but then Amulius seized Numitor's share and became sole ruler. To prevent retaliation by offspring of his brother, Numitor made his niece a vestal virgin. When Rhea (also called Ilia) became pregnant, her life was spared because of the special pleading of Amulius' daughter Antho, but Rhea was confined.
When the twin boys were born, Numitor wished to have them killed, and so bid Faustulus, a swineherd, expose the boys. Faustulus left the twins on the river bank where a she-wolf nursed them, and a woodpecker fed and guarded them until Faustulus took them into his care again. The two boys were well educated by Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia. They grew up to be strong and attractive.
As adults, Remus found himself imprisoned, and in the presence of Amulius, who determined from his age that Remus and his twin brother could be his grandsons. Learning of Remus' predicament, Faustulus told Romulus the truth of his birth, and sent him off to rescue his brother.
Numitor was despised, and so Romulus drew a crowd of supporters as he approached Alba Longa to kill the king. The twins re-installed their father Amulius on the throne and freed their mother.
The Establishment of Rome: Since Numitor now ruled Alba Longa, the boys needed their own kingdom and settled on the area in which they had been raised, but the two young men couldn't decide on the exact site and started building separate sets of walls. Each twin claimed his was the city and used omens to support his claim. An angry Remus jumped over Romulus' wall and Romulus killed him.
Rome was therefore named after Romulus.
Points to Note About the Founding Legend:
- Rome was founded on 21 April 753 B.C., according to tradition. It was celebrated in Rome with the festival of Parilia.
- Because a woodpecker tended to the twins, the woodpecker was sacred to Rome.
- In some versions of the story, Rhea was drowned and then married the river god Tiber.
- When Faustulus first let the twins go, they floated into the river and then washed ashore at the base of a fig tree. This was the site where they built their city.


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So it's the new year already and everyone's all hopped up and in your Facebook with their Imma be so perfect now resolutions. Like how they're eating their salads every lunch break, doing enough pre-office back exercises to whack out their sciatica, how they're all vegan and in touch with their inner child's Om, or HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES EVERY! FUCKING! SECOND! OF EVERY! FUCKING! DAY! (Yeah, those are the gaggiest. Like seriously? You're telling me all that enthusiasm is genuine? Methinks it stinkeroos.)
These FB status brags are like a hundred times worse than the Christmastime newsletters from your rich cousins ("Hiya Fam! After we spent the month touring the wineries in Italy and built houses for the homeless in Rwanda and learned to construct then play our own violins in Basel…") because they're so ra-ra-ra-ME. Where is all this self-congratulation coming from? Are we in a marketing class together? Nyet. And how are we expected to respond, really, beyond the "like"? HOW AWESOME FOR YOU YOU ARE SO AWESOME? I guess?
Calm down, everyone! It's just January. Some of us are broke, and it's dark out, and leave me outta your jerking yourself off with your anti-depressant-manufactured joy.
Here's the four worst braggy FB updates… THUS FAR.
1. I published a bestseller/Went on tour with Dave Matthews/Was in this awesome indie movie!
Fuck you. You told us via your Twitter/FB/Pinterest/Tumblr/blog every step of the way. We heard you already.
2. I traveled to NYC and danced all night! Every night for two months straight! OMG I've never felt this alive!
Fuck that Rumor Willis shit. Some of have some poorly paying jobs to attend to.
3. I cleansed regularly and I've never felt so good!
You know this is about colonics and I don't want to know what kindsa tubes Russian ladies are snaking up your other hoohas. No really. I don't care what your mac and cheese from eight months ago looks like now. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT CUS IT'S SUPER RAUNCHY YO.
4. Gave birth/Got married/Here's 673 pics of my new puppy!
Yay. Someone loves you.
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KoBoToolbox was co-founded by Phuong Pham and Patrick Vinck now based at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative who were confronted by the challenges of collecting data in a secure fashion, increasing the quality of survey data, and making results available rapidly after data collection. We first piloted handheld digital data collection in 2007 in northern Uganda. The effort gave its name to the project: KoBo means "transfer" in Acholi, one of the local languages. The development of KoBoToolbox was uniquely driven by field-based needs and challenges. KoBoToolbox continues to receive support from its amazing partners. The development of KoBoToolbox and its use in the field has been made possible by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The KoBoToolbox website includes sections for each of the tools, a User Guide to provide help, Showcases of projects using KoBo Tools, a Developers area, and more. For those interested in getting started with digital data collection, it is reccomended that you get an overview of the whole process on the Tour page, and complete the Getting Started tutorial from the User Guide.
KoBo is an open community and we would love to hear from those who consider using the KoBoToolbox and those who have already used it in the field. We hope that you will contact us with your questions and with information about your project.
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