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No matter how well-mapped the world seems to be, explorers remain intrepid. In The Way Out, Colorado writer Craig Childs writes about how he and his traveling companion, Dirk Vaughan, found their way through a desert on the Navajo Indian Reservation in southern Utah.
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between father and son. Vaughan, on the other hand, remembers his
hardboiled life as a cop in Denver, telling tales of fear and doubt
and how he attempted to sort through the muck of society.
Something of a mystic, Childs finds hidden patterns in the barren
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The Way Out: A True Story of
Ruin and Survival
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As we know, Obama is arrogant; his hubris knows no bounds. He often acts as if the presidency is beneath him and totally boring.
@AlexParkerDC Very good question. And how much better could he be if he liked it?—
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Heh. President Popularity Contest fits in there. And he does like to schmooze … if it means canoodling with all the purty people in Hollywood and the like.
Read Fournier's article and decide on its merits yourself. In the meantime, feast your eyes on what the absurd Left took from it. Media Matters' Willis offers the old "he won."
Obama, so "aloof" and unable to connect he won back to back popular vote majorities.—
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Boehlert mumbles something about how "bipartisan" President Obama is for nominating Hagel.
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 08, 2013
He must be parroting the always pitiful Politico, who claimed the same thing: Hagel nod shows Obama's "bipartisan spirit." Hilarious.
But, of course, there's more. What does aloof really mean? It's a "dog whistle," natch. The latest entry in the Handbook of Racial Code Words? Aloof.
You must hate having a black POTUS. RT @ron_fournier: Perils of Being Aloof: What Obama Should Learn from the Greats: bit.ly/Zl3ZE0—
Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) January 08, 2013
@jbouie so @ron_fournier thinks Hagel & Obama are uppity?—
Jordan (@jordanbks) January 07, 2013
Shorter @ron_fournier : Chuck Hagel is too much like that uppity nigra Obama and the Beltway doesn't like it.—
Ken (@Kennymack1971) January 07, 2013
"Aloof" means "Uppity" in Beltwayspeak. Just sayin.—
(@eclecticbrotha) January 08, 2013
@asiangrrlMN they say 'aloof' because 'uppity' would get them punched in the nuts @eclecticbrotha—
Hershell Bryant (@Hershell_Bryant) January 08, 2013
@LOLGOP "Aloof" and "arrogant" are republican euphemisms for "uppity".—
Sarah Waites (@Addicted2Poli) January 08, 2013
Yep. "@ritaag: @ArrogantDemon @liberalphenom @eclecticbrotha @nerdywonka Aloof is the new Uppity"—
Journey (@PupsherLive) January 08, 2013
@LiberalPhenom @NerdyWonka @jbouie @ron_fournier :aloof = "I'm not gonna put up with people not serieous about solving problems" AKA "uppity—
Black Intellect (@Blk_Intellect) January 08, 2013
Shorter @ron_fournier : Uppity, uppity, uppity…oh, I can't say that anymore? Aloof, aloof, aloof.—
Phillip Seiler (@javamanphil) January 08, 2013
@stevebenen I just tweeted on that piece. Is aloof code for uppity?—
James Field (@UUJames) January 08, 2013
@ron_fournier "Aloof"? Don't you mean "Uppity"? The racist, nihilist, crazy opposition is fine with you?—
BWD (@theonlyadult) January 08, 2013
Fournier is not alone. Sen. Graham and Joe Scarborough are blowing that dog whistle, too!
"How dare Obama choose whoever he wants to serve on his own cabinet! This President needs to stop acting so uppity" – What Sen. Graham means—
Luke Adams (@luketadams) January 08, 2013
The password is "uppity": @JoeNBC Slams Obama's Isolation From Cong: Why Is He 'Unable To Speak To Other Human Beings?' mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe…—
Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) January 04, 2013
Sigh. Tommy Christopher, of course.
Really, now this is just sad. The lame predictability is embarrassing. And the racism of the Left is disgusting. They, and only they, see President Obama as black only. Every single thing in the world revolves around the color of Obama's skin. If that isn't racist, what is?
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quote:Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has won a national competition to find the UK's most multi-lingual student.
The Oxford University undergraduate can currently speak 11 languages - English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian.
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Quite awesome. This guy had the opportunity to live in different countries and learn loads of different languages (though I'm surprised he never mastered Japanese, which I'd say is quite easy). Although he obviously benefited from learning only languages that are related (with the notable exception of Hebrew), this is still quite a feat.
Pretty cool. Though Afrikaans and Dutch are very similar.
> S u s h i p u n k . P h o t o g r a p h y <
Russian? Не шути, Маз.
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
This guy learned eight without ever leaving Italy:
He has since added Mandarin I think...
quote:Originally posted by Lira
...though I'm surprised he never mastered Japanese...
Your opinion of Japanese's ease is not widely shared among people trying to learn languages, at least from the reading I have done on language learning forums.
quote:Originally posted by Vector A
Your opinion of Japanese's ease is not widely shared among people trying to learn languages, at least from the reading I have done on language learning forums.
Japanese is incredibly simple, the completely different vocabulary notwithstanding. The writing is a bit complex, I give you that, but:It's got just 5 vowels, none of which should pose a problem to the average speaker of European languages (the "u" is a bit different, but pronouncing it the way you already do is fine);
No consonant should pose a problem to European language learners. Even the "f", which isn't really an "f", shouldn't be much of a problem if you never get the distinction right. Oh, and the "r/l";
The language is extremely regular - if you know how to conjugate one verb, you pretty much know how to conjugate every other verb... with the sole exception of two odd members, which aren't THAT different to begin with;
Case marking is pathetically simple: Just put a morpheme after each word and you're done. There are no exceptions that I can think of. "Inu" is dog. "Inuga" means "Dog as subject", "Inuwo" means "Dog as object", "Inuwa" means "Dog as topic"; "Burayanga" means "Brian as subject", "Burayanwo" means "Brian as object" (kinky!), and "Burayanwa" means that Brian is the topic. See? No surprises.
There aren't many verb tenses. At least, not to me (Portuguese is the Romance language with the most tenses, as I recall it). Verb agreement is non-existent.
No plural (except for a few reduplications and special pronoun forms). No gender.See? Not that hard, is it?
quote:Originally posted by aNYthing
Russian? Не шути, Маз.
Haha, ya uzhe zabyl to, stho ya uchil'sya 10 let nazad. Mne nado uchit'sya russkiy yazyk esche raz
quote:Originally posted by Sushipunk
Pretty cool. Though Afrikaans and Dutch are very similar.
quote:Originally posted by Vector A
This guy learned eight without ever leaving Italy:
He has since added Mandarin I think...
Nice. I could speak quite a few languages back in the day (and although I'm still ashamed of my pronunciation in English, I'd say it's quite good for someone who's spent just 3 days in London during his life ). Then I decided to study philosophy/linguistics and neglected them for a while, gotta pick them up again now that I've finally become a linguist
I'm (re)learning German (which is currently awful, as Meat can tell) and I'm getting started with Chinese and Vietnamese.
Vietnamese gave me some headache in the beginning. Bloody tones
Never tried to learn it myself, but just saying. The U.S. government institute that trains diplomats puts Japanese in the hardest category for native English speakers, along with Mandarin, Korean, and Arabic, requiring more than twice as much training as the non-Slavic Indo-European languages.
Conversational Japanese is not that hard to pick up with a little bit of training. I took four years of Japanese in HS, but only payed attention for two years really and then I didn't really do anything with Japanese for 7 years before I went to Japan. I was only there for 10 days but by the end I could understand basic conversations, enough to know what was going on. I could format basic replies, but anything that had to go into descriptive speech was not really that possible.
Writing is a whole other ball game. Hiragana and Katakana are easy, but the list of kanji needed to be very proficient is pretty long...
Speaking of Japanese, my brother just found out he passed the level 2 proficiency exam.
Btw the only thing I remember being really hard regarding verb tenses was the combination of tenses between formal and normal Japanese... And unlike a lot of languages its very much required to learn both the formal and normal ways of speaking.
seriously, fuck off.
quote:Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Speaking of Japanese, my brother just found out he passed the level 2 proficiency exam.
Tell him I said Omedetou!
I think wussy Indo-European languages will be more than enough of a challenge. No Japanese or Arabic for me.
quote:Originally posted by Vector A
I think wussy Indo-European languages will be more than enough of a challenge. No Japanese or Arabic for me.
Weren't you going to study French?
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The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office has recovered four ATVs and a motorcycle that were stolen from the Grand Ronde area in recent weeks.
Detectives and deputies went to 54515 Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, and 27805 Jahn Road in Polk Countty on Monday in search of the stolen vehicles. A sheriff's office representative said they spotted a vehicle matching the description of one seen in the area when the thefts occured.
The vehicle fled and crashed into a tree following a short pursuit. The suspect, Edward T. Bolton, 42, of 54515 Hebo Road, was seriously injured.
Bolton was taken by helicopter to Salem Providence Medical Center, where he is in intensive care.
The YCSO had received several tips that helped lead them to identification of the suspects and recovery of the stolen property. Sheriff Jack Crabtree said he appreciates the help from citizens.
"We are encouraging anyone who may have knowledge of other stolen items associated with the suspect to contact our office," Crabtree said.
The investigation is continuing.
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Valve has updated their Steam Subscriber Agreement with the removal of the right to file for a class action suit against them in the event of a dispute. In place of this (and to soften the blow) customers can still bring individual claims to Valve, and in the event of arbitration, regardless of the outcome, Valve will foot the bill.
"In the arbitration process, Valve will reimburse your costs of the arbitration for claims under a certain amount," they wrote in the update. "Reimbursement by Valve is provided regardless of the arbitrator's decision, provided that the arbitrator does not determine the claim to be frivolous or the costs unreasonable."
Most significant to the new dispute resolution terms is that customers may now only bring individual claims, not class action claims. We considered this change very carefully. It's clear to us that in some situations, class actions have real benefits to customers. In far too many cases however, class actions don't provide any real benefit to users and instead impose unnecessary expense and delay, and are often designed to benefit the class action lawyers who craft and litigate these claims. Class actions like these do not benefit us or our communities. We think this new dispute resolution process is faster and better for you and Valve while avoiding unnecessary costs, and that it will therefore benefit the community as a whole.Valve joins the ranks of companies like Sony and Electronic Arts who also attempt to limit the right of users to file a class action suit through the end user license agreement, representing what appears to be a growing trend among the more shrewd games businesses out there as consumers become more and more savvy.
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Strikeforce is set to pull the trigger on its historic show tonight (Aug. 15) from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Historic because the promotion crowned the first ever female 145-pound champion, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, after an aggressive and dominant performance over Gina "Conviction" Carano.
It was fireworks from the get-go, with the Brazilian powerhouse pummeling the face of mixed martial arts and using every second of the five-minute first round to do so ... literally.
Carano appeared to be handling the relentless attack and taking it in stride before a blitz in the final few seconds was too much to handle. In a buzzer-beating finish, Cyborg earned a technical knockout win with just one second remaining in the opening frame.
The ending was a bit confusing because it seemed the referee stepped in after the horn blared, but upon further review it was a legit call and a clear result:
Cyborg Santos is the new Strikeforce 145-pound female champion.
It's perhaps not the storybook ending for which Strikeforce and Showtime were hoping, but one that will go down in the history books as one to remember.
What an exciting main event -- quality over quantity.
In other action, as promised, the light heavyweight tilt between Renato "Babalu" Sobral and Gegard Mousasi did not last long.
60 seconds, to be exact.
A calm and cool Mousasi obliterated the Brazilian with a brutal ground and pound that forced the referee in charge of the action, "Big" John McCarthy, to call a halt to the action when Sobral's eyes rolled back in his head.
It was a vicious assault and an incredible performance from the Armenian import in his United States debut against an opponent 10 years his elder. It was also the first fight for the former middleweight in his light heavyweight debut.
Talk about making a statement. With an exclamation point. Five of them.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is up next for at the DREAM "Super Hulk" tournament later this year, but when it comes to Strikeforce, not really sure who is up next Mousasi. However, whoever it is, has certainly been put on notice.
"The Dreamsnatcher" is now a force at 205 pounds. Wow.
Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez was out for revenge against Mitsuhiro "Endless Fighter" Ishida, attempting to avenge the first loss of his young career.
Mission accomplished.
From the opening bell, Melendez peppered Ishida with a left jab to keep his distance and stay outside the range of Ishida, who took the first bout with relentless takedowns and ground and pound.
Not this time.
Melendez wore on the Japanese fighter, tiring him out by avoiding the takedowns and punishing him on the breaks. He took his time and essentially beat up Ishida for three rounds before going in for the kill.
He scored a big takedown and pounded his way to victory, leaving no room for controversy this time around and retaining his interim 155-pound title that he admitted he doesn't even want.
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson is now on the clock.
In the opening fight of the night, Fabricio Werdum made short work of his former training partner, Mike Kyle, with a nice guillotine choke. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist was supposed to challenge Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem before the Dutch fighter had to withdraw because of a hand injury.
Werdum certainly kept his chances for a title shot alive with the convincing win tonight, but he's perhaps more interested in taking on a different heavyweight instead, Fedor Emelianenko.
It's a solid match up that would be a stiff test for the Russian -- Werdum is a top fighter in the division. When asked after the win about his next fight, Werdum gave the diplomatic answer, saying he'd fight anyone.
He proved that tonight defeating Kyle quickly and on short notice. Perhaps with a win now under his belt, it was good enough to convince the Strikeforce brass that he's ready for bigger and better things.
Emelianenko would certainly fit that bill.
That's a wrap, folks. Strikeforce: "Carano vs. Cyborg" is now a footnote in mixed martial arts history. What were your thoughts -- impressed or depressed? Let's hear what you got, Maniacs, in the comments section below.
Sound off.
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It was another successful year for the Frankton Heritage Days festival, even though the weather did not cooperate on Friday we had a great turnout on Saturday and Sunday. FHD just celebrated its 38th year and this is something that all of our volunteers and our town should be proud of.
There are so many people who come together throughout each year to help organize and put together our festival. We thank all of the people who meet each month and devote so much of their time and efforts for the sole purpose of having a successful festival each year. Our volunteers are the backbone of the festival and it truly takes the efforts of all of them to have a successful year, year after year. So to all of those people we give a sincere thank-you for all you do to continue to help make FHD successful.
The success of the Frankton Heritage Days is dependent upon the families who come and take part of the festivities. Without that support we would not be able to have a festival at all. So, a big thank-you to all who attended. See you next year!
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It's the trend that is taking over YouTube and now it is
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The "Harlem Shake" came to the Dorrance last night as part of a planned performance
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Cover and refrigerate 15-30 minutes or until easy to handle.
- Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
- Bake 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 8 dozen.
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Wichita State center Garrett Stutz led a balanced attack with 14 points and 10 rebounds, pacing the visiting Shockers (10-2, 1-0 MVC) to their eighth consecutive victory, a 90-51 decision at Bradley (5-8, 0-1 MVC) Wednesday night at Carver Arena.
The 39-point margin of victory is the most-lopsided in the 126-game history of the rivalry and the Shockers held Bradley to its second-worst field goal percentage (.255) on record.
Bradley senior forward Taylor Brown scored a game-high 19 points and sophomore center Jordan Prosser added nine points and a team-best nine rebounds. While the duo combined to make 9-of-15 (.600) field goal attempts, the rest of the Braves combined to make just 5-of-40 (.125) field goal attempts.
All five Wichita State starters scored in double-figures. Joe Ragland and Touré Murry each scored 12, David Kyles added 11 and Carl Hall chipped in with 10.
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Authorities are investigating after an officer-involved shooting in Russellville.
Police said the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday behind an apartment complex located on the 100 block of Filmore Street. An officer responded to the location after receiving a call about a suspicious person in the area.
According to police, the officer walked behind the building, found the suspect and attempted to stop him. Investigators said the suspect then took a defensive stance and the officer fired a stun gun twice. The suspect started to fight the officer and managed to get his gun. The two fought over the gun and the officer reportedly shot the suspect twice.
Police identified the suspect as 28-year-old Waylan "BJ" McClellan. He was taken to the Huntsville Hospital to be treated for his injuries and will be released into police custody Monday.
"Each agency has a force continuum," said Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett. "You start with your lowest level and you work your way up - that's exactly what this officer did; I think he did everything by the book, tried talking with him first, tried talking with him during the altercation, and then it just escalated to the level it did."
The officer involved was treated and released from the hospital. He has been placed on administrative leave.
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is handling the case as is standard for all officer-involved shootings.
McClellan faces charges of attempted murder, disarming a peace officer, theft of property and felon in possession of firearm. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.
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EAST FORT MYERS: Crews were able to repair a water main break around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.
The break occured around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon along Colonial Boulevard near Treeline Avenue.
City utilities officials say crews isolated the pipe and are dug to find out what repairs were needed.
They said the water quality was not affected, but testing occured as a precaution. There were no boil water advisories issued.
Low water pressure had been reported in nearby areas, but officials say that was not connected with the break.
However, they did say the low water pressure may have been a result of the main water plant running at a lower pressure in order to recover from the pipe break.
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Since December 2011, Jacob Granberry and Will Blew have been overseeing a land-development effort of truly epic proportions. Covering more territory than the city of Los Angeles, it's about 70% complete and already contains about 8,000 structures. It's so sprawling and ambitious, though, that nobody knows for sure just what's there. "I haven't seen near everything, and I started the damn project," says Granberry.
Their undertaking happens to be a digital re-creation of Westeros, the fabled continent from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books and the HBO series based upon them, Game of Thrones. And they happen to be creating all those castles, towers, farmhouses, shops and ships in Minecraft, the online game from a Swedish start-up named Mojang that's inspiring millions of people of all ages to go on building sprees.


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Newburyport: Attic Treasures Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Social Hall, Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb St. Linens, kitchen equipment, fine china, lamps, tools and home decorating items. 978-465-0533.
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West Newbury: 30th annual Great Pumpkin Craft Fair, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Page Elementary School, 694 Main St. (Route 113). Handcrafted items, baked goods and raffles. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Amesbury: 18th annual Village of Church Fairs, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Seven churches within walking distance of each other; maps and menus available at each location. Crafts, baked goods, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations and raffles. Market Street Baptist Church will feature a variety of "attic treasures," including used and new household and decorative items.
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Georgetown: Old Fashioned Holiday Fair, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Perley Elementary School, 51 North St. Raffles, candy-guessing jar, crafts, bake sale, Santa, face-painting, music, food and white elephant room. Sponsored by Georgetown PTA to benefit schools.
Newburyport: St. Paul's Annual Fall Fair and Silent Auction, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Paul's Church, 166 High St. Baked goods, books, boutique, Christmas and Holiday Room, crafts, clothing, jewelry and linens. Auction runs until 2:30 p.m. and includes items donated by local merchants. Breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit church projects. 978-465-5351.
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A dozen different agencies are coming together in Yankton to change how victims of domestic violence and sexual assault are treated after the call for help goes out. Nancy Naeve Brown talked to members of the sexual assault response team that started with the help of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital.
The deadly and dark reality of domestic violence came to light in Yankton in April of this year when 25 year old Brianna Knoll was found dead in her car. Police say she was shot in the middle of the night trying to get away from her boyfriend 28 year old Nicholas Hines. Hines turned the gun on himself but survived. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Executive Director of the Yankton Women's Children's Center Desiree Warren says, "We need to pull together to let people know we aren't going to tolerate that."
The tragedy definitely spurred a response by first responders including Avera Sacred Heart's Emergency Department, police detectives and officers, sheriff's deputies, juvenile corrections, court services, child protection, state's attorney, Women's and Children's Center, Mount Marty, humane society, emergency medical services. 6 months ago they started SART in Yankton, a sexual assault and response team. The committee meets monthly. Yankton Police Chief Brian Paulsen says there are about 140 cases of domestic violence reported a year, but that does not include sexual assault and stalking cases.
Yankton Police Chief Brian Paulsen says, "We know it's under reported and that's because we haven't provided services and have been short on our services and our response. We want to strengthen our response. We understand our numbers more than likely will go up and then once we peak we will use our resources and then those will drop. That's what this is all about is prevention and resources to empower our victims."
Avera Sacred Heart ER Nurse Tara Hagen sees first hand what women go through at the hands of an abuser and or attacker. She is happy to be part of the response team.
Tara says, "I want to make sure I was doing the best job I could for the victims and I think getting the entire community involvement in this town provides them with the best chance of prosecuting this case."
Desiree Warren says, "Having the support of the whole community is helping us to create awareness through the whole community that what we are doing does impact everybody in some way."
These folks are going to do everything in their power to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault become survivors by spreading the word there is help in every direction.
SART'S first organized event will be a candlelight vigil for victims of domestic violence on the last Monday in September at the Yankton 4-H grounds. Also on September 17th during Yankton's Ribfest is the 4th annual "Walk in her Shoes" event to raise money and awareness for domestic violence. The men have to wear high heels to participate.
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One of our favorite parts of John Brooks' game-winning goal for the U.S. last night was the celebration.
No, we're not talking about Brooks' celebration – though his weird, I don't know what to do with myself so I'm just gonna go lie down over here thing was pretty good. We're talking about Jurgen Klinsmann and Nick Rimando's hug on the bench.
10 out of 10, dudes. Robin van Persie and Louis van Gaal could learn a couple of things from you two.
RSL Head Coach Jeff Cassar had our favorite quote about the celebration.
Cassar on Rimando-Klinsmann TV hug: " @NickRimando never hurts for face time." #USA #RSL
— Heath Waddingham (@RSLTotalMLS) June 17, 2014
Nick had a really nice follow-up tweet, too. Just really well done all around. Bravo.
Well that was cool, lets do that again on the 22nd. #1N1T #3PTS #FreeHugs
— Nick Rimando (@NickRimando) June 17, 2014
RSL and USMNT goalkeeper and Southern California native Nick Rimando got a little bit of love from one of the biggest stars in baseball on Friday, as LA Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig donned The Wall of the Wasatch's U.S. shirt for a TwitPic.
Thank you @nickrimando good luck to you and @ussoccer in the #WorldCup from me and #Dodgers! pic.twitter.com/4KyltzArXv
— yasielpuig (@YasielPuig) June 13, 2014
A Cuban defector, Puig is killing it for the Dodgers this year, sitting near the top of MLB in several major statistical categories. We won't question his judgment too much – he is one of the most electric players in baseball – but he might want to take that Rimando shirt a size up. Smedium's totally played out.
Rimando, RSL teammate Kyle Beckerman and the rest of the U.S. squad will begin their World Cup on Monday, taking on Ghana in a critical Group G match at 4:00 p.m. MT on ESPN. Check out our #RSLBrazil section for front-to-back coverage of that match as well as the rest of the World Cup.
Think RSL players are feeling the World Cup?
Watch the Claret-and-Cobalt's Colombian forward Olmes Garcia and Colombian-American midfielder Sebastian Velasquez celebrate their country's second goal in today's Group C match against Greece. Video courtesy of RSL Ecuadorian forward Joao Plata's Instagram account.
Garcia, Velasquez, Plata and the rest of the RSL squad will be in action tonight, taking on the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks in U.S. Open Cup play at 6 p.m. MT at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. Watch a live stream of the match right here on RealSaltLake.com.
Bone up on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with the first video in this year's Soccer Smarts with Professor Leo World Cup series.
Real Salt Lake defender Chris Wingert got in on the World Cup prognosticating this week, providing some insight for The Shin Guardian's fantastically thorough U.S.-Ghana preview.
Here's Wingert on how the U.S. should look to start the game against the Black Stars:
"I would say the US has to stay disciplined. Our chances will come if we stay patient and defend well–similar to the game against Nigeria. If we get involved in a track meet early and don't defend with numbers, I think we'll get exposed."
And here's the RSL left back on what to watch when the U.S. is defending set pieces:
"In the game against Nigeria the US looked to have a few guys playing zone defense on Nigeria's corner kicks. Personally, I'm not a big fan of playing zone when defending set pieces. It allows the attackers to get a free run at the ball since nobody is responsible for impeding these runs. If you have a great ball-winner in the air (maybe like an Omar Gonzalez) then it might be smart to leave him free and let him hunt the ball. All the other attackers should be accounted for with individual defenders in my opinion."
Be sure to check out The Shin Guardian's entire preview here. Read it, you'll learn something.
Really cool illustration work by Devin Dulany for Howler magazine's online piece on RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman and USMNT teammate Jermaine Jones.
Entitled "Our Dreaded Midfield" and written by Mike McCall, the piece details how - after years of being viewed as fighting for one spot in the starting lineup - Beckerman and Jones just might team up together in Jurgen Klinsmann's XI in Brazil.
It's a really nice read; certainly worth the time for all you Beckerman fans out there. Here's the money quote, given by Klinsmann after he started both Beckerman and Jones in the midfield in the U.S.'s 2-1 win over Nigeria on Saturday:
"I saw a lot of work that they did, tremendous cleaning up all over the place," Klinsmann said in his post-match press conference. "We know Kyle, and that's his specialty, to protect his teammates and run endless miles for the team. Jermaine in that half position has more freedom to go forward so he can kind of switch back and forth with Michael Bradley, and he knows that there's someone behind him there, so 'If I lose the ball in my run, Kyle is going to clean up for me.' It worked out really well."
U.S. Soccer has released another series of videos, this time providing short highlight clips of for every player on the U.S. World Cup roster. With the big event kicking off tomorrow, get even more hyped by checking out some of Beckerman and Rimando's best plays for the USMNT. You can find all 23 videos here.
RealSaltLake.com is excited to introduce its new World Cup blog contributor, Andy Larsen. Andy will be travelling to Brazil with the American Outlaws, the official supporters group of the United States Men's National Team, and chronicling his adventures for our Dispatch from Brazil series. All of Andy's Dispatch from Brazil pieces will be posted on RealSaltLake.com's The Sovereign and World Cup page.
We look forward to having Andy provide a glimpse into one of the greatest sporting events in the world!
First a little about Andy:
After years with a love for soccer as an RSL season ticket holder, Andy Larsen signed up with the American Outlaws to follow the USMNT around Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. As a writer, Andy is best known for his basketball work as the managing editor of Salt City Hoops, the ESPN Truehoop affiliate for the Utah Jazz. In addition to being the only credentialed Utah Jazz blog, Andy and his team of writers at Salt City Hoops also host a podcast and are featured guests each week on ESPN700.
Before Andy jets off to Brazil this week, he tackled U.S. Manager Jurgen Klinsmann's controversial decision to exclude American stalwart Landon Donovan. Check out his first contribution below.
Will Landon Donovan's absence from the World Cup haunt the U.S. in Brazil?
Last weekend, I attended one of Salt Lake's fine Brazilian barbecue restaurants (or churrascarias). Naturally, having stacks of fine meat brought to me was delicious, and the experience was a treat.
Then, an irony hit me: in just 2 days, I'll be visiting actual churrascarias, you know, in Brazil. Meanwhile, Landon Donovan won't be, left off the 23-man roster to Brazil barring injury. How did this happen?
Let's look at Donovan's credentials: He's MLS's all-time leading goal-scorer (and impressively, primarily from a midfield position) in both regular season and playoffs. He ranks second in assists. He's been on MLS' Best XI 6 times, and he's captured MVP, Golden Boot, Silver Boot, and Goal of the Year; essentially winning nearly every award there is to win. Importantly, he's got the team hardware, too: In America's domestic league, he's won MLS Cup five times, Supporters' Shield twice (runner up three times), and the US Open Cup.
Oh, imaginary contrarian, so his MLS resume isn't enough? Let's look at what he's done for the USMNT: he's the US's all-time leading goalscorer and assistman, coming in second in appearances. He's won Gold Cup four times, led the Confederations Cup run in 2009, was the 2002's World Cup Young Player of the Tournament, and probably single-handedly saved the US from a group-stage exit in 2010 with his goals against Slovenia and Algeria.
In short, as Andres Cantor said after the most famous goal in US soccer history, "Landon Donovan es el major jugador en la historia de los Estados Unidos".
And lest you think he's over the hill, his 2013 performance proved otherwise: he was CONCACAF's MVP for the USMNT's Gold Cup win, scoring 8 goals in 11 appearances in 2013. That's the very best yearly strike rate of his career (well, save for his 1-for-1 performance in 2000). And days after being snubbed from Klinsmann's final roster three weeks ago, Donovan went on to break the MLS all-time goal record, scoring twice against the Philadelphia Union to give him 136 goals. Donovan added another one a week later, scoring against Chicago Fire.
Manager Jurgen Klinsmann has his own impressive resume, and the USMNT's 12-game winning streak through 2012-2013 reveals that his tactical style works just as well in America as it did in Germany. But two weeks ago, Klinsmann decided that his vision for the club didn't include Donovan; reports have suggested that the two haven't seen eye-to-eye since Donovan's call to Bayern Munich in 2009.
As a result, what could have been a synergistic relationship between two great international legends working together for US soccer glory has instead transformed into a referendum on Klinsmann's managerial talents. Now that he's made himself the unquestioned lead story, Klinsmann fairly will receive the blame should the US struggle in 2014 without Donovan.
Obviously, despite the decision, the World Cup goes on. The USMNT heads to Brazil for its most challenging test ever, and wherever the USMNT goes, so do the American Outlaws, the official supporter group of the team. I'll be following along with them.
How did this happen? As a longtime RSL season ticket holder and soccer fan, I'd known for a long time I had to find a way to see soccer's biggest event at some point in my lifetime. In 2012, I decided to start saving money for a trip to Brazil, and that year I put my name down on the already-full waiting list for the American Outlaws all-inclusive package. In January of this year, I got an email saying that a spot was open! I jumped at the chance, sent in my payment, and locked in to follow the USMNT wherever they ended up in the group stages of Brazil.
And what an itinerary! For most of the two weeks of the group stages, the home base of American Outlaws and therefore myself will be Natal: a relatively small Brazilian city in the northeast, famous for its beaches and sand dunes. Naturally, we'll be there, loud and proud, for the US's first game with Ghana. Then under a week later, we'll take a chartered plane to the Amazon jungle to the city of Manaus, witnessing the USMNT battle Cristiano Ronaldo and his 10 Portuguese teammates. Finally, we'll take a bus to Recife, and watch the US battle Germany, almost certainly for our nation's World Cup life.
Along the way, I'll be experiencing the thrill of the World Cup and Brazil – trying out a new language; visiting beautiful beaches, lakes, rainforests, and jungles; interacting with the citizens of Brazil and every other nation imaginable; and of course, trying out the local cuisine, including those famous churrascarias.
It's just too bad Landon Donovan won't be along for the ride.
U.S. Soccer recently released a great series of videos highlighting each American player in the final World Cup squad. Each video gives a glimpse into what each player is like on and off the field. Below are RSL's Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando's stories, but make sure to watch the whole series and get to know something about the entire team. Great job by US Soccer to build a connection between players and fans before Brazil.
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As expected, the Atlanta Thrashers named Craig Ramsay the fifth head coach in team history on Thursday afternoon. Here's the press release from the team:
The Atlanta Thrashers have named Craig Ramsay the fifth head coach in franchise history, according to General Manager Rick Dudley.
Ramsay, 59, has nearly 40 years of NHL experience as a player, coach and talent evaluator in six different NHL organizations including the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins.
"Craig is very well-respected in the hockey community and we're excited to add a coach of his caliber to our organization" said Dudley. "He is widely regarded as an excellent teacher and he is the right choice to help further develop our team and lead us to our ultimate goal."
Most recently Ramsay served as an assistant coach for the Bruins from 2007 to 2010. While in Boston, Ramsay helped the Bruins reach the post-season each year, while capturing the Eastern Conference's best record during the 2008-09 season. The Bruins advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in both 2009 and 2010.


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CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, including several key late baskets, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 95-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
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The 2010 NFL All-Pro team includes the usual suspects like Patriots QB Tom Brady, the only unanimous pick as an All-Pro, and the new-comers like Lions DT Ndamukong Suh, the only rookie on the team. The Associated Press All-Pro team is selected by 50-member voting panel of media members across the country.
The AFC leads the way with 18 of the 27 players.
At QB is Tom Brady who marked the seventh consecutive year in which a player has been a unanimous pick. He's joined by Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles and Texans RB Arian Foster as well as Texans FB Vonta Leach. At receiver is Falcons WR Roddy White and Colts WR Reggie Wayne. Cowboys TE Jason Witten also appears on the list.
The offensive line includes Browns OT Joe Thomas and Dolphins OT Jake Long along with Saints G Jahri Evans and Patriots G Logan Mankins. Jets C Nick Mangold rounds out the offensive line.
The defensive line includes the rookie, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh as well as Ravens DT Haloti Ngata. Two defensive ends, Falcons' John Abraham and Bears' Julius Peppers, also made the team.
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AFC Wimbledon defender Warren Cummings says this weekend's League Two six-pointer against Aldershot will be a dog-fight.
The Shots come to Kingsmeadow propping up the table on goal difference from Barnet and Wycombe (all on 13 points), with the Dons just above on 17 points.
Home form has been the Shots' achilles heel having won just once in nine attempts, while their away form of two wins, two draws and four defeats is keeping them in touch with their fellow strugglers.
As for the Dons, they go into the game on the back of a demanding trip to Exeter City, sandwiched by two journies to York, as well as Monday night's FA Cup replay and extra time.
But Cummings is in positive mood. He said: "We have won two games in a row, which I don't think we have done all season, and we can take that into Saturday to give us a lot of confidence.
"Yes, we've had a gruelling schedule, so it has been a difficult period but we have five days to recover and get ready for Aldershot.
"That's going to be a really difficult match because we're both in a dog fight.
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A fruit drink turns out to be the undoing for an accused serial armed robber. The thief tried to walk out of a Fresno liquor store without paying and then he got greedy.
Just after ten Wednesday morning a thirsty thief walked into MGA Liquor store in northeast Fresno. The clerk at the counter said the robber grabbed a fruit drink and started to walk out. The clerk said, "Hey you have to pay." The robber replied, "Oh you want money?" He then pulled out a gun and said, "Give me yours!"
The clerk complied and the thief darted out the door with cash in hand. The clerk dialed 911 and gave the police dispatcher a good description. We were very fortunate today there were officers in the area.
The robber was spotted a couple of blocks away. Seconds later he was in custody. Fresno Police say he is responsible for more than three armed holdups the past week at liquor and convenience stores including a Valero station in Northeast Fresno. So is the case strong enough to keep him in jail? Fresno Police Sgt. Mike Palomino had this response. "We have a subject in custody, we have him identified in this case and we have a loaded handgun. With the enhancements now I won't see this guy the rest of my career."
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I have had the same wonderful dentist all my life, and he retired and the new dentist made me leave because of my insurance. This is not right and should be against the law. I had been there all my life.
Cheers to the PSU soccer team for standing completely still for the entire duration of the national anthem every single game while every other team jumps around and leaves well before it is done. This veteran appreciates your respect.
People, please support the USA, buy produce from the U.S. not other countries. When we continue to buy from others, we are only adding to the problem. Help support our own land and people.
Stores have flyers showing items that "may" be on sale — drive to the store with the price of gas, and the store does not have the item. This has happened more than once. How about ordering accordingly?
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Joseph Orosco
Dr. Orosco during the recent immigrant justice protests
Associate Professor and Director of the Peace Studies Program
Department of Philosophy
Oregon State University
Hovland Hall 102D
Corvallis, OR 97331-3902
Joseph Orosco joined the OSU Faculty in fall 2001. He received his Ph.D and M.A in Philosophy from the University of California, Riverside, and his B.A in philosophy from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Joseph's primary area of interest is in social and political philosophy, particularly democratic theory and the ethics of globalization. He teaches classes in Latino/a and Latin American thought, with an emphasis on Mexican culture, history, and immigration to the United States, in both the Philosophy and Ethnic Studies departments at OSU. He also assists with the Peace Studies program and teaches about issues of peace and nonviolence.
Joseph has written on the political theory of various figures, including Josiah Royce, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Cesar Chavez. He is currently completing a book on Cesar Chavez's theory of nonviolence.
He serves as a faculty advisor to MEChA and the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez and is a founding member of the OSU Faculty and Staff for Peace and Justice.
Since 2006, he has been the producer of Engage: Conversations in Philosophy, the podcast program of global culture, engaged philosophy, and transformative concepts. When he's not doing philosophy, Joseph enjoys travel, listening to Afro-Cuban music, practicing West African drumming, and salsa dancing.