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I would go with a 4-4-2 (4-4-1-1) with one of the strikers dropping a bit deeper when we are passing the ball around.
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No Mata: Keeping it short, I would leave out Mata as he looked quite tired the last game. He could still be useful as a real impact sub. if things don't work out as planned. Though I have to admit this was the hardest of all decisions because Mata tends to be really good against Arsenal and there is also the small issue of him being statistically our best player.
On Ba: Ba could do a really good job in this position as he has the frame to protect the ball against Wilshere and Diaby, and the ability to link up with his team mates. Other than that he has done it before and looked really good for Newcastle when defending and attacking. He brings something totally different to the position than the likes of Mata, Oscar and Hazard and that is a real presence in the box. But the real reason I chose him lies in his great hold up play. That ability would allow us, after retaining possession, to play the ball much faster up front, other players could run more aggressively into open space as the of losing possession is minimal with Ba. We could play a real effective counter-attacking game against a team that generally has lots of possession.
Conclusion: Ba would give us defensively (not only through his height) more than Mata and offensively something different but potentially as effective.
On our wingers: I chose Ramires on the left because I rate him higher offensively than Bertrand. Against Napoli he played this position, and was as a whole really effective. Further more I believe both Rami and Hazard would give us another option when we are in possession and Arsenal have most men behind the ball. In addition to the usual things we do Rami and Hazard (to a certain extent) could provide us with width and good quality of crosses. I would like to point out especially the quality of Rami's crosses (left and right) as being quite excellent in my opinion. The one against Napoli for Drogba and the one just recently for Lampard were really good hit crosses. Arsenal has Mertesacker in there but I would fancy one of the two of Torres and Ba against Vermaelen or Koscielny.
Conclusion: More danger from crosses without losing losing to much of what we can do usually.


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Ariana Dumbledore's Portrait and More in XFINITY "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" PreviewsDH Film
Comcast's XFINITY will be unveiling three exclusive previews from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" in the coming days.
The first, called The Story, was posted online this afternoon and provides a sneak peek at Ariana Dumbledore's portrait in the Hog's Head Pub, members of the Order of the Phoenix putting protective enchantments around Hogwarts, and the Fiendfyre mayhem in the Room of Requirement. Also included in the preview are interviews Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and director David Yates where they describe the story for "Part 2."
Click here to watch the preview. Two more videos are expected to be released later this week and next. Stay tuned!
Update: Some screengrabs from the preview, including all of the aforementioned footage, can be found in the Leaky galleries.
"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" will be released in theaters on July 15, 2011.

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Mr. Franklin Benjamin Davis, 76, of Durham died on Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was the son of the late John Beverly Davis and Cora Lee Crump Davis. He retired from the N.C. National Guard. He was a member and deacon of Evangel Assembly of God. He was preceded in death by three brothers, John Davis, Bubba Soda Davis and Alton Davis, one sister, Rosa Olson, granddaughter, Christina Cayton.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dolores Davis, one son, David Davis (Sheryl) of Sanford; three daughters, Debra Jordan (John) of W.F.; Donna Cayton (Robert) of Durham; and Tammy Kauwe (David) of Durham; one sister, Frances Fieldman (Dan) of Jupiter, Fl; grandchildren, Nathan Bigelow, Isaac Cayton, Paul Cayton, Sarah Cayton, Anna Cayton, Brandon Davis, Hope Davis, Rachel Kauwe and Hannah Kauwe.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Evangel Assembly of God. Rev. J.B. Ellis will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, VA. on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hudson Funeral Home. Flowers are acceptable or donations can be made to Evangel Assembly of God, Building Fund, 1011 Lynn Rd., Durham, NC 27704. Online condolences can be made at www.hudsonfuneralhome.com.


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TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team rallied from a 13-point deficit and rolled to a 63-43 win over Manhattan College on Saturday night in SECU Arena. A balanced team effort allowed the Tigers to give Head Coach Niki Reid Geckeler her first win at Towson.
"This was a great win for us, I'm happy for the young ladies," said Reid Geckeler. "We really talked about our effort, coming together, coming out and playing defense and they really did it today and it was an overall good team effort."
Manhattan came out of the gate hot and opened the contest on a 16-3 run. The Jaspers scored 16 straight points after the Tigers hit the game's first basket and that run included four three-pointers. Monica Roeder's three-pointer at 11:28 bookended the run by the visitors.
Junior guard Ciara Webb hit a jumper at 11:04 that jump started a 14-0 run by the Tigers and turned a three-point deficit into a one-point advantage. Redshirt junior forward LaTorri Hines-Allen free throws at 6:39 capped the run, which gave Towson a 17-16 lead. Webb had six of the Tigers' 14 points during that run. Kayla Grimme's lay-up at 6:15 briefly halted the Tiger run and gave Manhattan back the lead at 18-17. Towson scored 11 of the final 14 points in the half to take a 28-21 lead at the half.
Towson shot 28.1% from the field to Manhattan's 24.1% in the first 20 minutes. The Tigers were aided by making 9-of-12 attempts from the foul line in the first half. Towson outrebounded the Jaspers 33-16 in the first stanza. Webb led Towson with six points at the break.
Manhattan scored the first basket to start the second half to cut the deficit to five. However, the Tigers responded by scoring 16 of the next 18 points to take a 44-25 lead with 14:08 to play. Hines-Allen and senior guard Tanisha McTiller each scored five points during that run by the home team. The two teams traded baskets as a lay-up by junior forward Camille Alberson at 9:20, gave Towson a 48-29 lead. Manhattan used a 9-1 run to cut its deficit to 13, 49-36 with 5:39 to play. Blake Underhill scored five of the Jaspers' nine during that spurt. That was as close as Manhattan would get the rest of the way.
A pair of free throws from McTiller at 2:27 put the Tigers up 59-39. A jumper from sophomore guard Dominique Johnson gave Towson a 63-41 lead with 40 seconds to play. That was Towson's largest lead of the game. Grimme connected on a lay-up with 14 seconds left to make the final score, 63-43.
Towson shot 46.7% in the second half and 37.1% for the game. Manhattan shot 34.5% in the second stanza and 29.3% for the game. The Tigers dominated the rebounding battle, 54-31, as all 10 players recorded at least one rebound in the game.
Nine of the 10 Tigers who played in the game scored at least one point and that group was led by McTiller. The senior leader finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for her second "double-double" in three games this season. She added six assists and two steals. Hines-Allen was the second Tiger in double figures with 12 points and four rebounds. Webb had a strong showing off the bench with eight points, seven rebounds and a team-high four steals.
Grimme led Manhattan with 17 points and nine rebounds while Roeder added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Towson is back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 19 when the Tigers travel to former CAA foe, George Mason for a 4:30 p.m. tip.


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Brian Fairley, 45, pleaded guilty to one count each of first-degree sexual abuse by a parent or guardian and second degree sexual assault.
Fairley's request of a pre-sentence investigation was granted.
Fairley is in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a revoked bond.
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Crews rescued a hiker who fell more than a dozen feet in the north Georgia Mountains on Friday.
The 22-year-old man was with a group of four who were climbing Cochran Falls, which is located about four miles from Amicalola Falls. Around 2:30 p.m., the man fell about 20 to 30 feet and landed on rocks, according to Lt. Ryan Bramblett of Dawson County Emergency Services. Another member of the group called 911. Rescue crews from Dawson County Emergency Services teamed up with local fire departments and air support from the Department of Natural Services to rescue the rock climber.Firefighters staged at Amicalola Falls State Park. They drove on a narrow mountainous dirt road more than two miles, then hiked another two and a half miles through rugged terrain with their gear."We were tired by the time we got there, you know, to say the least," said Bramblett. SkyFOX 5 showed the hiker being lifted by a helicopter from the site and taken to a safe transfer place, where he was then transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH RAW FOOTAGE OF THE RESCUE!"There was no I's in the group today. Twenty four people on scene all working together for the betterment of one injured individual," said Chief Lanier Swafford.Swafford says the injured climber suffered several broken bones but was alert and talking."He was very appreciative of our efforts, very appreciative," said Swafford.The injured climber's name has not been released. He is recovering at Grady Memorial Hospital. The rescue crews said they often get calls in the woods, but it isn't every day that someone has to be airlifted to safety.
Firefighters are calling a man a hero after he helped save a family from a burning home in DeKalb County.


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Olympians will owe $9,000 in taxes on their medals?
We fact-check a claim from Americans for Tax Reform that Olympians are taxed 35 percent on their medals.
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|Entering Friday night's game against the Indians, the Astros had one of the hottest offenses in baseball, leading the Majors in runs scored since the All-Star break with 145 in 32 games. The biggest contributor to the recent surge remains designated hitter Chris Carter, who is hitting .311 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs in his last 15 games.More» Carter crushes a three-run shot to break tie
|Growing up just a few hours west of Cleveland near Findlay, Ohio, Astros outfielder/first baseman Marc Krauss was a huge fan of the Indians. And with teams as good as the ones the Indians were putting on the field, that meant plenty of trips to then-Jacobs Field.More» Krauss smacks a ground-rule double to right
|Brandon McCarthy, who was beaten by Dallas Keuchel and the Astros on June 11 while he was with the D-backs, threw his ninth career complete game by spinning a four-hit shutout as the Yankees avoided the sweep with a 3-0 win at Yankee Stadium.More» Keuchel hurls eight frames of three-run ball
|The Astros used Jose Veras to close out Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Yankees because Chad Qualls was dealing with a stiff lower back, and Qualls said Thursday he was likely going to need another day to get healthy.More» Veras induces flyout to earn the save
|Astros catcher Carlos Corporan has spent the last two months dealing with a swollen and bruised right thumb, which has been affecting him behind the plate and swinging the bat, especially from the left side of the plate.More» Corporan singles to score Dominguez
|There had been successful pitchers from Texas from baseball's earliest days, but right-hander Nolan Ryan from tiny Alvin became the archetype. Talented. Strong but silent. Rawhide tough. All traits backed up by 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts, seven no-hitters and induction into the Hall of Fame in 1999.More» Kershaw fans seven, holds Halos to three
|The Astros batted around in the seventh inning on the strength of a leadoff walk and five consecutive singles after one out to rally for four runs and clinch the season series against the Yankees with a 5-2 win at Yankee Stadium.More» Grossman hits a two-run single to take lead
|Astros manager Bo Porter grew up nearby on the rough-and-tumble streets of Newark, N.J., and was a three-sport athlete at Weequahic High School. Raised by a single mother, Porter -- unlike many of his high school teammates -- managed to avoid the crime and drug problems that derailed the sports careers of many of his friends.More»
|Derek Jeter still gives Astros third-base coach Pat Listach a hard time about it to this day. Take a close look at the 1996 Yankees team photo and you'll see Listach in the picture along with a fresh-faced Jeter and Andy Pettitte, Wade Boggs and Tino Martinez, among others. The Yankees won the World Series that year, but Listach doesn't have any fond memories or any ring.More»
|The Astros activated infielder/outfielder Jesus Guzman from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and placed left-handed reliever Darin Downs on the DL with a right oblique strain. The Downs move is retroactive to Friday.More» Guzman ties game with RBI single to center
|Chris Carter has grown accustomed to being asked about his strikeouts since he came to the Astros at the beginning of last season, but this time, his final at-bat -- a game-winning, three-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the Yankees, 7-4 -- was the topic of the day.More» Carter crushes a three-run shot to break tie
|Chris Carter has power, and we aren't just talking about 30 homers in 110 games. You can start with the 850-horsepower Shelby Mustang GT500 waiting for him back in Las Vegas.More» Chris Carter answers fans' questions
|This week's series against the Yankees marks the final time the Astros will see Derek Jeter, who will retire this season following 20 years with the Yankees. Considering the Astros are the youngest team in baseball, many of the players grew up watching Jeter in his heyday.More»
|Jesse Crain, who's been out all season after having biceps tendinitis surgery last October, joined the Astros briefly Tuesday at Yankee Stadium for a quick workout before flying back home to Houston.More»
|Chris Carter, the man who last year made a run at the Major League record for strikeouts (he struck out 212 times, third-most all-time), has turned around his season -- and maybe his career -- in a span of about six weeks with an impressive display of power that's made him the feared slugger the Astros had hoped.More»Chris Carter is swinging a hot bat for the Astros
|Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 and cranked his first career grand slam home run to cap a six-run outburst in the second inning following a crucial replay overturn of an inning-ending double play, helping send the Astros to an 8-1 win over the Red Sox and a split of the series Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.More» Astros plate six runs in the 2nd inning
|Jaime and his fiancee, Alison Morehead, were in the right place at the right time before a recent game at Minute Maid Park, and now they co-star in the latest episode of the hit MLB.com game show "Bucks on the Pond" powered by Ford.More»Bucks on the Pond heads back to Houston
|Jose Altuve's remarkable season took center stage Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Altuve, the Astros' 5-foot-6 second baseman and two-time All-Star, tied a career high with four hits (4-for-5), including his first grand slam that capped a six-run outburst in the second inning and sent the Astros on their way to an 8-1 win.More» Altuve raps four hits, including grand slam
|Right-hander Nick Tropeano, the Astros' No. 13 prospect, combined with two relievers to throw a two-hit shutout Monday, leading Triple-A Oklahoma City to a 7-0 victory at Sacramento. Tropeano struck out eight batters and walked none. He allowed both hits -- singles in the second and seventh innings -- and threw 109 pitches. Between the two hits, Tropeano retired 16 straight batters, six by strike out.More» Tropeano fans two in shutout ninth vs. Yanks
|Astros manager Bo Porter is always looking for ways to drop knowledge on his younger players, especially those who have star potential. That's why he had a chat with struggling rookie first baseman Jon Singleton before Saturday's game, using fellow left-handed hitter David Ortiz as an example of understanding how to hit.More» Singleton crushes a solo blast to right
|An overturned call via instant replay in the second inning Sunday paid huge dividends for the Astros, who instead of hitting into an inning-ending double play, saw Jose Altuve hit his first career grand slam moments later en route to an 8-1 win over the Red Sox.More» Astros challenge out at second in 2nd
|The Astros on Sunday paid tribute to longtime Minor League coach and scout Gordy MacKenzie, who passed away Tuesday at 77, by wearing high socks as MacKenzie liked to wear.More» Astros' uniforms pay tribute to Mackenzie
|With six weeks remaining in the season, Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said he'd like to see right-handed reliever Matt Albers pitch in a few games, considering the club has an option on him for the 2015 season.More» Albers fans two over two scoreless innings
|Astros starter Brad Peacock had an opportunity to right his season and help his chances of staying in the rotation. David Ortiz had other ideas. Ortiz walloped a pair of two-run homers off Peacock and tied a career high with six RBIs to lead the Red Sox to a 10-7 come-from-behind victory over the Astros Saturday night at Fenway Park.More» Carter drills 29th homer to left-center
|After 104 consecutive games in the starting lineup, Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez was given the day off Saturday at Fenway Park. Dominguez entered Saturday tied for the Major League lead with 122 games played.More» Dominguez dives to snag Pedroia's grounder
|Astros outfielder Alex Presley suffered a setback Saturday in his rehab assignment from an oblique injury when he felt discomfort warming up before a game for Tri-City. Astros manager Bo Porter said the trainers told Presley to give the injury another week or 10 days.More» Presley plates Gonzalez with a single
|In his first 14 games with the Astros since coming over in a trade with the Marlins, outfielder Jake Marisnick was hitting .315 with one homer and five RBIs, including .362 in his previous 12 games entering Saturday. In 14 games with the Marlins this year, he was hitting .167.More» Marisnick plates two with a double in 10th
|Jake Marisnick hit a bloop ground-rule double down the right-field line with two outs and the bases loaded in the 10th inning to score a pair and send the Astros to a 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Friday night for their first win at the venerable ballpark. Also, their 51st win of the season matches last year's total.More» Marisnick plates two with a double in 10th
|Red Sox reliever Burke Badenhop had done his job, it seemed. The Astros' Matt Dominguez grounded to short with two outs in the eighth inning and the Red Sox leading by a run Friday night at Fenway Park. But after the bizarre sequence that followed, Houston's Gregorio Petit scored to tie the game and Boston manager John Farrell challenged two aspects of the play.More» Petit eludes tag for run on wild sequence
Brian McTaggart has covered the Astros since 2004, and for MLB.com since 2009.


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OAKLAND -- Two days after Bobby Jenks' 11th-inning meltdown in Seattle, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said he is sticking with his plan to consider other options at closer in order to give Jenks a chance to "regroup.""I've been the closer for this team, this is my sixth year closing," Jenks said before Friday night's game against the Oakland A's. "I shouldn't have to go out there and prove myself over and over again. I think I've done that, and it looks like I'm going to have to do it again." Apparently so. His struggle Wednesday against the Mariners came on the heels of Sunday's ninth-inning implosion against the Twins. Guillen tried the same tack earlier in the season, although a save situation never arose during Jenks' brief break from closing. "That doesn't mean he loses his job," Guillen said. "We want him to get back on track and get back to where he belongs." Jenks said he's taking Guillen's decision as a challenge, albeit irritating. "It's both," Jenks said. "I don't want to really overstep my boundaries as far as manager-player goes. Even Mariano [Rivera] had a couple bad games in a row. In my case, I just go out there and when I get the ball, I go out there and do my job. That's all I can do." When asked what Jenks' problem was at Seattle, Guillen said a lack of velocity wasn't the culprit. "His velocity was OK, 93, 94 [mph]. That wasn't that bad," Guillen said. "Location was bad. The breaking ball [wasn't] doing anything. We want him to be back, to be sharp. That's the reason we're going to do it." Guillen said he has "a lot of options" to close games. Matt Thornton and J.J. Putz have to be at the top of the list. Putz has 105 career saves. Thornton has saved five games this season.
Quentin returns, will DH more
OAKLAND -- White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin returned to the starting lineup Friday night against the Oakland A's after missing three games with a bruised right hand.
"We need Carlos," manager Ozzie Guillen said before the 5-1 White Sox victory. "Carlos has got to stay healthy. Carlos plays hard, one way and one way only.
"[If] those guys in the middle of the lineup stay hot, swing the bat the way they swing the bat, I don't see why we're searching for trades."
In his previous 24 games, the right-handed-hitting Quentin hit .351 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs. He entered Friday's game hitting .244 overall with 19 home runs and 64 RBIs and went 0-for-1 with two walks and two RBIs.
The White Sox are searching for a left-handed bat for their lineup.
"I always say, 'Why [are] you looking for left-handed hitters?' ... You're looking for a good hitter. Carlos makes our lineup a lot stronger," Guillen said. "He makes a lot of people a lot better around him. The last month, he's been swinging the bat very well."
Guillen said in an effort to keep the ultra-intense Quentin healthy, he'll occasionally have him DH.
"He will DH this weekend, maybe Saturday, tomorrow, or Sunday. Ideally both," Guillen said. "But in the meanwhile, we're going to see how we do. DH is not easy. This guy when he's DHing, he looks like a bull before he goes to the ring. He's so anxious.
"This guy never stops swinging. Every time he DHs, I wear him down."
Kotsay enjoyed time with A's
OAKLAND -- When White Sox designated hitter Mark Kotsay came to the plate in the top of the second inning, he received a warm reception from the small crowd at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
A's fans still appreciate the work he did for their team from 2004-07 before he was traded to Atlanta.
"I always enjoy coming here," Kotsay said before Friday night's game. "This was a great place for me."
Kotsay hit .314 for the A's in 2004, .280 in 2005, .275 in 2006 and just .214 in 2007 when he returned to action after undergoing back surgery during the offseason.
Kotsay played for an A's team in 2006 that made the playoffs and beat Minnesota in an American League Division Series before losing to Detroit in the ALCS.
Kotsay said he enjoyed playing for manager Bob Geren "and especially having Billy [Beane] as the general manager for four years and playing on winning teams. He gave me the opportunity to get to the playoffs for the first time in my career. I definitely enjoyed my time here."
Kotasy's favorite memory from his years in Oakland came in that 2006 postseason against Minnesota when he had an inside-the-park home run at the Metrodome.
Playing against former teams is nothing unusual for Kotsay. The White Sox are his sixth team.
"My career has been a tour," Kotsay said. "I had 3 1/2 years in Florida, three years in San Diego, four years here. And then Atlanta, Boston and Chicago in the course of 2 1/2 years.
"Each place has its own set of memories, and I'm thankful for the opportunity to be wearing the uniform for 14 seasons. ... Sometimes you don't really like to think about what lies in the future as far as when the uniform comes off. I'm still enjoying it. This team that I'm on, we've got a group of guys that's pretty special. We've got a great manager that keeps it always entertaining."
Worth noting
Omar Vizquel went 2-for-4 Friday night against the A's and passed Luke Appling for sole possession of 50th place on baseball's all-time hits list with 2,751. ... Alex Rios went 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .359 over his past 14 games. ... Over his past 11 games, Gordon Beckham is batting .475. He went 1-for-4 Friday night. ... Paul Konerko went 0-for-4, snapping his nine-game hitting streak. ... A.J. Pierzynski snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a two-run, ninth-inning single Friday. He also stole his first base of the season. ... Mark Kotsay singled in the ninth inning, ending an 0-for-19 streak. ... The White Sox have won five of their past six games in Oakland after going 6-28 in their previous 34.
Eric Gilmore is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Godman Creek is a small tributary draining the west slopes of Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver. Near its headwaters, Godman Creek flows from a small valley carved by glaciers into the side of Cypress Mountain. On the uphill (north) slope of the small valley are numerous small southwest-facing cliffs ranging in height from 2 � 6 meters. These cliffs (the Uphill Sectors) generally provide relatively steep climbing in the sun on clean, well-featured granite, although they do tend to seep extensively after days of rain. On the south (downhill) side of the valley are two small granitic domes with numerous small cliffbands ranging in height from 2 � 10 meters. These cliffs � the Tiers � provide climbing on a variety of angles that, although in the shade, tend not to seep extensively after rain.
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To get to the Godman Creek Boulders, head west on Hwy 1 until the Cypress Bowl exit; leave the highway here, and follow Cypress Bowl Road for approximately 2 km. Park just before the first major hairpin turn in the road. Follow the gated access road (the access road to Eagle Lake) north-west. Almost immediately after crossing Godman Creek you will see a small cliffband on your right above a small abandoned quarry; this is the beginning of the Uphill Sectors. After a few minutes walking, near the 1 km sign, you�ll see a roadway marker in the trees on your left. This is the trail that leads to the Lower Tiers. If you keep walking, the road will eventually turn uphill (right) to a large active quarry. There are a few boulders here as well, but stay away from the quarry.
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Softball signs two players for the 2009 season
Dec. 4, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With the 2008 season just around the corner, head coach Amanda Lehotak and the JU softball team got their first preparations underway for the 2009 season after announcing two early signings for next year's recruiting class.
Shortstop Kayla Shavers of Osceola, Fla. and pitcher Sarah Sigrest of Daphne, Ala. are the latest student-athletes who will be wearing green and gold next season.
"We are extremely excited to have signed two of our top recruits in the early signing period," said Lehotak. "Both Sarah and Kayla come from winning programs and we expect them to bring that winning attitude to the program. They are a great fit for the foundation that Coach Higgs and I are building here."
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"I expect Sarah to complete our pitching staff," said Lehotak. "Sarah has great command of her pitches and there is no limit to what she can do here at JU."
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Manesar unit may stay closed till mid-August
Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant is likely to remain closed till mid-August, with the company asking its component vendors to discontinue supplies for two more weeks.
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anti-discrimination laws by placing mentally disabled youth in solitary confinement for months at a time and denying them education and treatment.
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on Aug 11, 2013 at 7:35 am
This is absolutely disgusting! I'm outraged by the brutality of our school administrators! Why are our children being treated like prisoners?! I have always found positive reinforcement leads to positive change and the objective of the program was just that - rehabilitation and not punishment. What a wide gap from our idealism to reality! These are the same types of people dictating the policies in our standard school systems too. My son's starting school this year... I'm watching you.
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Reviews by Stinkypuss:
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
N@gne @
Imperial Brown Ale
LOOK: Pours a very dark blackish brown, unfiltered, with sediment mostly reserved in the bottle.
SMELL: Dark roasted malts, and alcoholic estery aromas of berries and dark fruits. Pumpernickel bread.
TASTE: Roast, smoke, raw cocoa. Alcohol, with a rummy character. Nutty coffee. Sweet and malt centered with an earthy, leafy bitterness on the edges. Faint vanilla in the finish.
FEEL: Medium bodied , lots of flavor. Carbonation is at a low medium giving a silky smooth delivery. Quite nice.
OVERALL: I dig the beer, moderate complexity and has many strong points. Got much better as it warmed, which many great beers do. This strong brown ale makes a good choice.
01-08-2013 00:38:36 | More by Stinkypuss
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3.94/5 rDev -2.2%
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #63 (Apr 2012):
LOOK: Nearly black, thick lacing
SMELL: Unsweetened dark chocolate, burnt bread crust, fig sugar, floral, alcohol, earthy, freshly spent coffee grounds
TASTE: Sweet, medium body, semi-crisp, figs, cocoa powder, citric pith, hop bitterness, brown malt, nectarine pits, earthy yeast, toffee, black walnuts, blueberry skin, toasted bread, porridge
A big brew for sure, balanced and does not have any intention of being a burden on the palate in any manner. Does it really need that Imperial tag? It is the world we live in right? You'll want to sip this one slow not because of the strength but the long story it wants to tell as it opens up.
06-29-2013 16:21:07 | More by BeerAdvocate
4/5 rDev -0.7%
03-04-2012 04:44:52 | More by Jason
West Virginia
4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
My bottle gives some descriptors on it, Grimstad water, malted wheat, malted barley, hops, and yeast with 19 degrees Plato, and 40 IBUs. Pours basically a pitch black hue maybe some crimson highlights in the body, with a thicket of tan head. Aroma has some tree bark, herbal notes, hints of tobacco leaf, with dark fruit and cocoa bringing in familiar dark roasts. I've heard stick with their dark beers this is no different excellent malt fruit driven backbone with dark roasted edges, mild nuttiness, some earthy/herbal/tobacco infused hop bitterness a very spendid imperial brown ale. Layered levels of fruit dispersed amongst the bready malts, dark chocolate notes, and earthy nut/tree bark driven aspects not to mention earthy/herbal hops I'm a big fan with a finishing refreshing mint finish. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied creamy textured even textured large bubbled big bad brown ale from Norway go figure. Overall I'm in love with this type of beer especially from Nogne-O quite an interesting beer that I've had limited exposure to.
02-10-2012 06:06:52 | More by WVbeergeek
Alberta (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
500ml bottle. I've just come to terms with ITA (Imperial Tequila Ale), and now I'm hit with an IBA? Where does it end? Should it?
This beer pours a hazy, very dark bronzed amber hue, with two fingers of dense puffy, silky, bubbly beige head, which leaves a broadly random, um, fjord-like vista of lace around the glass as it gradually abates.
It smells of toasty caramel malt, a prominent oily nuttiness, mild dry chocolate, and low-lying citrusy, leafy hops. The taste is nicely roasted caramel malt, a lessened, but still relevant earthy Planters nutty character, some further struggling choco-coffee goodness, and perky, though really a bit muddled, citrusy, leafy hops.
The bubbles are pleasant and understated, supportive in the best way, the body a steady medium weight, and tepidly smooth - the hops have just a bit too much say in this regard. It finishes off-dry, mostly, the caramel malt gaining some biscuity notes, and the attendant coffee/fruit/hop bitterness simmering idly, just offshore.
Definitely a stand-up brown ale, taken to the next lofty level, with no apparent ill effect. For an Imperial incarnation of the base style, newfound or not, this goes down all too well, as the one thing we might be overtly concerned about does well to remain silent, for now.
07-10-2012 02:54:16 | More by biboergosum
Ontario (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
An (American) strong ale, using Columbus, Chinook and E K Golding hops. Two years into three year stated shelf life. Deep brown colour with attractive head. Citrus hop aroma. Big mouthfeel. Very tasty stuff, perhaps the best a brown (looking) beer can be.
07-22-2012 04:36:06 | More by Sammy
3.78/5 rDev -6.2%
Looks beautiful. Had to pour carefully as it showed signs of being a gusher, but im left with a good 2 finger creamy beige head. Deep brown with red/orange highlights. Would be super pleased to see a beer like this poured for me at any venue.
Very pleasing nose. Sweet toffee pairs well with a sugary orange and dried fruits smell. Some nuttiness but really a very toffee/sweet rich fruit nose.
Lives up to the nose. More malty though, with less fruits. Some hops make themselves known, but in a very subtle way to my taste.
Overcarbonated. I don't know if this is intentional or a product of age etc, but its not good. Much too fizzy for this style. A big dissapointment and it made it hard to really get the most out of the flavours. Drinkability is limited by this.
02-16-2010 12:49:42 | More by jbowers56
3.5/5 rDev -13.2%
05-10-2013 21:01:19 | More by 2bet
4/5 rDev -0.7%
02-26-2013 22:54:06 | More by jheezee
3.5/5 rDev -13.2%
08-25-2012 22:27:13 | More by aztraz
4.33/5 rDev +7.4%
Poured a deep dark brown with a thick and creamy 5 inch head that lasted and lasted, nice lacing as well.
The smell was light creamy chocolate and dark caramel malts.
The flavor is very brown, nutty and bready with hints of toffee and chocolate with a nice lightly bitter finish.
The mouthfeel is very creamy and thick.
Very nicely done, the Nogne I have had to date.
09-29-2010 23:08:32 | More by bashiba
4/5 rDev -0.7%
06-11-2014 01:30:11 | More by zonker17
3.58/5 rDev -11.2%
Pours black with a large light tan head.
Nose shows lots of nutty and softly roasted malt along with spicy, earthy and slightly resinous hops. Later on some chocolate and diacetyl enters. Very gentle, nothing harsh or aggressive, quite well done.
Flavours show more roasted character but this quickly subsides into nutty malt and dark chocolate only to resurface in the finish as a pleasant roasty bitterness. Again, very well executed without twisting the style to much.
Moderately low carbonation works well.
Halfway between a stout and a porter really.
10-16-2010 09:01:09 | More by CrazyDavros
4/5 rDev -0.7%
500 ml bottle. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours very dark brown with an inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like nuts, toasted malt, caramel, molasses, chocolate and some dark bread. It tastes like nuts, molasses, dark bread, caramel and roasted malt, and some dark fruit and coffee. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's smooth and creamy and has moderate carbonation. I think it's a good brew overall, I'd buy it again. $8.49 a bottle.
08-03-2013 22:49:53 | More by bluejacket74
Quebec (Canada)
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a huge medium brown color head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malt with some buts and light hops is very interesting. Taste is maltier then expected with huge caramel malt with some nuts. The finish is slightly bitter but less then expected for an Imperial brown ale; it appear that the imperial is related to the malt as opposed to the hops which is quite interesting. Body is above average with some medium carbonation. Overall, I would say that this was a well done beer in what is often a boring style.
03-01-2007 18:55:09 | More by Phyl21ca
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
12-22-2013 16:18:06 | More by jaydoc
4/5 rDev -0.7%
04-20-2012 23:16:49 | More by tln13
New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
01-04-2014 20:55:05 | More by d_brommer_nh
4.75/5 rDev +17.9%
05-13-2012 07:29:24 | More by Harkrank
New York
3.58/5 rDev -11.2%
A: The beer is clear dark brownish amber in color and poured with a thin off white head that faded away, leaving a ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass and some lacing down the sides.
S: There are sweet aromas of caramel and nutty malts in the nose.
T: The taste is very sweet with flavors of caramel and hints of nuts and roasted malts. No bitterness is discernible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. There are some hints of a sticky and syrupy feel.
O: Overall, the beer comes across as being too sweet and the sweetness isn't balanced off by any bitterness from the hops. It's like drinking an extremely sweet Belgian Abbey Ale with some flavors you would expect from a Brown Ale.
08-15-2011 23:03:26 | More by metter98
3.3/5 rDev -18.1%
500mL bottle thanks to Lukie@IBS. Has quite a bit of age on it and a design that precedes the one pictured.
Chocolate brown, two-finger, milky looking mocha coloured head. Gravity defying raised ring and film.
Sweet and stouty nose. Some pungent roasty notes, sweetened dark chocolate, touch of tar, raisins, sour cherries and candy cane. Hops where are you?
Dominated by milk chocolate, caramel and confectionery sweetness. Nice enough for what it is, but I'm bemused by the absence of hops.
Smooth and syrupy. Bit of carbonation tingle on the tongue and very mild bitterness.
Dead set presents like a stout in every way. Nary a hop in sight. This bottle is more than 18 months old so perhaps unsurprising.
10-14-2011 07:34:32 | More by spicelab
3.5/5 rDev -13.2%
01-22-2012 16:00:11 | More by MoFro
4.18/5 rDev +3.7%
Another treat for me in another brown ale. Imperial even. Sort of another interpretation of the brown or dark IPA style. Yes please.
A few shades short of black with a red amber tinge at the edges. Beautiful foamy tan head with great stability and lacing. This is bottle conditioned so there is some cloudiness as the last of the bottle is poured onto a glass.
Great malty aroma as it warms. A bit chocolate and coffee but neigh is dominant over the other. A nice touch of roast malts. Going by the bottle dating (a nice touch) this is about a year old so no surprise the hops have faded. Still, as a brown ale this is a winner.
Taste as well is much more weighted towards the darker malt character. In saying that, there is a complexity added from the hop bitterness and dryness of the dark malts (though no roast or chocolate?). It does maintain a nice sweetness in the background and has a clean finish.
Wasn't convinced on the mouthfeel but it's just about right really. Light enough to remain drinkable but not so light that you can't savor it.
Fantastic brown ale. This is becoming one of my favorite styles, when done well, and this was done exceptionally well.
01-29-2011 07:51:50 | More by joecast
4.68/5 rDev +16.1%
Picked this up at my favorite beer store in Belgium, Dranken Geers. Pours a dark murky brown with nice tan two finger head with great retention and lacing. Wonderful unique nutty, toasty nose with hints of chocolate, fresh roasted coffee, caramel, and just a touch of soy sauce. The taste is roasty and bold malty perfection. HInts of sweet brown bread, maple syrup, toffee, figs, chocolate, soy sauce, and just enough peppery hops to keep it honest. The mouthfeel is smooth and full bodied, thick and creamy, with just a touch of bitterness on the finish. I'm not typically a big Brown Ale fan, but this beer has absolutely blown me away! Definitely the best Brown Ale I've ever had, and right up there overall. An amazing beer!
10-15-2012 15:30:40 | More by beerdrifter
4.78/5 rDev +18.6%
Nøgne Ø's Imperial Brown is one of my top 20 best beers in the world! It's just so wonderful.
Looks nice, Nøgne Ø's got really clean labels too. Hazy brown color with a nice beige/white head.
Smells really good of rosted malts, sweet toffee/caramel and some nice hoppiness.
Tastes wonderful of fudge, english hops and a great sweet maltiness. Caramel and notes of dried apricots lurks in the background.
Highly reccomended!
11-07-2008 16:37:55 | More by Bananaman
Imperial Brown Ale from Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri A/S
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invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed ore.
The whole area, dubbed "the Colony", is surrounded by a magical barrier, a sphere two kilometres diameter, sealing off the penal colony from the outside world. The barrier can be passed from the outside in – but once inside, nobody can escape. The barrier was a double-edged sword - soon the prisoners took the opportunity and started a revolt. The Colony became divided into three rivalling factions and the king was forced to negotiate for his ore, not just demand it.
You are thrown through the barrier into this prison. With your back against the wall, you have to survive and form volatile alliances until you can finally escape.
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It's very surprising to me that I loved this game. I'm something of an old school RPG fan, I cut my teeths on Bard's Tale, Wasteland, Might & Magic, and the like. I never really liked any of the Elder Scroll games (not even Morrowind). Despite the similar presentation, this game does have an old school feel to it. The difficulty level is high enough, particularly inread more the beginning, though I don't believe it was ever unfair. The biggest hurdle I've faced was the combat system, which to be honest I probably never got very good at, but I managed to be good enough at it to succeed. Regardless, you are definitely not an invincible hero that destroys everything in his path, you must learn how to survive. But it is refreshing that, whereas in other games you would simply be grinding random encounters to "level up," in Gothic you hunt animals for their meat, teeths, claws, and other tradeable or useful items. You hardly ever just "find" weapon, armor, or gear, you must have it crafted, loot it from other less fortunate explorers, or join one of the factions. And since the place takes place in a colony filled with convinced criminals, questions of ethics and morality will occasionally rise and are handled in what I thought was a sensible manner.
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Gothic takes some getting used to, I'll admit. The controls are a bit clunky and seem to frustrate first-time players. But once you get past the learning curve, it's a great game (as is the sequel). The setting is grim, suiting the tough-guy character you play, and full of surprises. And it's a diffcult game to master in the early stages. Nothing's easy. There are no hordes ofread more low-level monsters to get you started. Right off the bat, you're moving through a landscape full of things that can kill you with one swat of a claw or swipe of a beak. And the human enclaves can be just as dangerous. While the odd person treats you fairly, you're going to have to earn most peoples' respect -- and often that's by fighting them. You really have to work at levelling up, but there's a feeling of accomplishment when you do. And if you're patient enough to take the magic route, you'll be well-rewarded; there aren't many spells compared to RPG's like Baldur's Gate, but the ones you get are enormously powerful.
This is no pretty fantasy world. It's and rough and ready, everyone scraping for a living and struggling to survive. I go back to it time and again.
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This game was hailed as "the game that Ultima 9 should have been" when it was released. Which is partly true, I guess.
Gothic does a lot of things right: you get a small world with different factions to join, lots of npcs to interact with and quite a few quests to do. Plus, you can interact with basically every item you find... want to cook? Then cook! Want toread more craft your own weapons? No problem at all. There are some drawbacks, like the high difficulty, the rather generic story or the clunky controls, but overall this game is definitely worth your time and money. If you're up for the challenge and have about 40 hours to spare, give this game a chance!
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Rarely do the words "rockstar" and "political consultant" converge on a single point, unless of course said point is the legendary duo of James Carville and his wife Mary Matalin. Lead strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, Carville's straight shootin' speak your mind attitude and trademark Southern charm transformed the prominent Democrat into a kind of pop culture icon. He's gone on to appear as co-host of CNN's Crossfire, write numerous books on the American political landscape, and star on television and in films such as Billy Madison and Wedding Crashers. The lifelong liberal is (in)famously wed to political opponent and Republican pundit Mary Matalin, campaign director and assistant to George H.W. Bush and chief editor of conservative publishing imprint Threshold Editions. Perhaps there is room for civility in politics? Thier marriage of twenty years seems to suggest so. The two join Jonathan Bass in conversation at the Nourse Theater.


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The Republican-American reports that Waterbury Police Superintendent Michael Gugliotti imposed a moratorium the day after the Dec. 14 killings of 20 children and six educators at a grade school not far away in Newtown.
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Heyyo, Anyone have any hueco days to spare? Realize that's like asking if anyone has some spare money to give away, but worth a shot! I will be there all of December and have zero days reserved... I am going regardless and know the whole 10 walk-ins, one-in-one-out dance but would rather avoid it. thank you!
You might also want to try posting this in the Arizona/New Mexico forum. -Ian
Good luck dude. Last year, on average, there were over 20 cars waiting in line over the holiday break, and many of them waited until 4 pm when crews would start leaving. While this didn't happen every day it is more common than not. This year, North mountain reservations were disappearing within 5 minutes of the Austin office opening, leaving me to believe it will be even worse this season. Additionally, those 10 walk-in spots will be taken by people camping in the actual park, so you may want to see if you can make reservations for a campsite and then get to the office by 4 am. After the 15th you will probably have to either camp in the park or get a pay tour from one of the guide services to climb. Just thought I might save you a headache, plan ahead or be pissed in the line.
I'm unfamiliar with this process and am interested in going to Hueco Tanks in January, sorry to de-rail, but can you briefly explain the process to me?
Get a reservation to climb North mountain or get a guide through Hueco Rock Ranch, that is pretty much where it is at.
You don't need to use the Rock Ranch to get a guide. There is another outfit at wagon wheel that has a guiding service which you may find more to your liking. If you are staying in the park (camping) then you get first dibs on the 10 peeps walk on passes in the morning but, you have to get up early and fight people for them. Not kidding.
North Mountain: Reservations or walk-ins. Camping in the park does help. East and West Mountains and East Spur: tours. private guide tours through hueco rock ranch or wagon wheel co-opt. OR volunteer tours through Hueco Tanks State Park. One can sign up for these at the office or ask around and try to jump on a spot. Good luck. It is a bit of a hassle but I think the climbing is worth it. See you down there.
Alex is right. Some careful planning means zero hassle and you're on the rock before you know it. I have complained about the red tape just like everyone else, but when I was in Bishop last, surrounded by hundreds of people treating the place like crap, I was longing for Hueco. The positives of the Hueco set up is that you have to really want to be there, so the climbing scene is a little more serious, i.e. no boomboxes, dogs, people that have never climbed before, etc. Going in without reservations? That's risky.


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Pop playboy Bruno Mars chilled with the original playboy, Hugh Hefner, at the Playboy Mansion. To celebrate his cover of the magazine's "Sex & Music" issue, the Grammy-winning singer hosted a celebration on Tuesday night.
Celebrities including Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, and Chris Martin partied while Bruno and his band performed covers of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat," Kanye West's "Dark Fantasy," and a mash-up of The Police's "Roxanne" with Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Ni**as in Paris."
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LAKE WYLIE — River Hills residents are looking for a new manager, but they're leaving plenty of time to say goodbye to their current one.
Martha Simmons announced late last year that she'll be retiring from the River Hills Community Association. Now the search for someone new begins, though Simmons will stay on until the end of the year.
Lon Adams, association president, is hopeful the last month or two of the year will be a transition period, with Simmons helping the incoming leader. But right now, it's still early in the search.
"We just started," Adams said.
This month, Simmons begins her 29th year with River Hills. When she started it was a "one girl office," working from a sales trailer at the maintenance building. The past five years as general manager, she's helped grow the association to include 33 full- or part-time employees and a $1.5 to $2 million annual budget. The association has its own office now, too.
"It has become the hub of the community," Simmons said.
Several more projects await her final months in office. There is the repaving of Heritage Drive, and a new park at Heritage and Honeysuckle. There's "always road work to do," though the new manager will have a few tasks cleared from the table. Reserve studies for community roads, equipment and trees are needed every five years, but they were all done in the past year.
"I just look forward to being able to do whatever I want to do," Simmons said of retirement. "I'm going to miss my job. I'm going to miss the people. It has been a wonderful experience."
Ricki Alley moved to River Hills just ahead of Simmons, coming to know her voice before her face. Back then the EMS service, where Alley volunteered, and the community association shared the same radio frequency.
"You would hear Martha every once in a while calling one of the maintenance guys," she said.
About 15 years ago, Alley served a term as association president. She describes Simmons as doing the "lion's share" of work for the neighborhood regardless of her title, and someone who made another person's concern seem "like the most important part of her schedule."
"She was always a consistent factor in running River Hills," Alley said. "She never did anything halfway."
Now the Clover resident wants to spend more time with six older siblings in her native Spartanburg, and with her vanloads of grandchildren. She hopes to spend more time working with her Gastonia, N.C., church, too. But she'll also offer any help or advice to the new general manager.
"Be yourself and be honest," Simmons said. "This community likes honesty. I've told the community they have to be open and honest, too. It's a two-way street."
With its own road maintenance, security and other unique features, River Hills can feel like it's own little world at times, Simmons said, which is part of what she'll hate leaving.
"Every day is a surprise," she said. "Every day is different. That's the beauty of the job. It's not a boring job by any means. You don't have time to get bored."
Simmons enjoyed her time in River Hills too much to say she's thrilled with the next life chapter. But as she'll be living so close, she can't imagine she won't be back on occasion to reconnect with the neighborhood.
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There are not many high-profile women in the labor movement; I'm thinking Dolores Huerta and Norma Rae -- and you. Why so few?
In this upcoming generation there are hundreds of women taking formal positions. We skipped a generation in which there were very, very few women. When you don't have enough organizing activity, your pool of leaders is very small. When you have a lot of organizing activity, you can pull in a more diverse group of workers, which leads to more [diverse] leaders.
There's a pro-labor president in the White House; what have you got to show for that?
We have a seat at the table. For the first time in eight years, labor leaders were invited to the White House. I've been invited twice now. President Obama reinstitute[d] project labor agreements where federal funding is concerned. He has said the labor movement is part of the solution in this country. That wasn't even said by Clinton!
It seems that there's old labor and new labor -- the autoworkers and the hotel workers -- and that each has different priorities. How do you assess that?
Labor is starting to adjust to the fact that there's a new economy. For a long time, it was: Let's just defend the middle-class jobs in manufacturing. I don't think that was wrong, but the economy changed. We need to protect and defend manufacturing -- with green technology, it's coming full circle -- [even] as we have become more of a service-based economy. The other adjustment is no locally based companies or even nationally based companies. When we were negotiating with the hotels, the general manager had to call at 2 o'clock in the morning to the owners' representative in Singapore to make a decision about one hotel in L.A. GM, GE -- they were American-based. We knew who they were; we had relationships at every level. These changes have made a big difference in how we represent workers.
In news stories from 30 years ago, Cesar Chavez was calling on the Border Patrol not to let people come to work here illegally. Yet protection of immigrant workers, legal or illegal, is part of your mission. Why has that changed?
We can't allow workers to be pitted against each other regardless of their status. Who's doing the jobs we all rely on? Immigrants, significant numbers of undocumenteds. And yet we call them these terrible names -- illegals, aliens. We use them, we profit from them, so we all have to have a different attitude, and I hope the labor movement has learned to say that anybody who's in the workplace deserves the same standard. Does there have to be an immigration policy? Of course. But it should not be brought into the workplace to pit workers against workers.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is a great friend of labor, but he has taken on the teachers union on some issues. Is the mayor letting down labor? Or does the teachers union need to make some changes in these areas?
There's clearly an effort by some to make this an issue of the teachers union versus children. That's phony. The issue is a failed educational system and how we fix it. However, the teachers union needs to be offering solutions. Otherwise, they will become a convenient scapegoat. At the end of the day, who knows more about solving our educational problems: politicians and bureaucrats, or teachers? I go with teachers.
I hear you and your husband met when you fought over a union issue. It sounds like Tracy and Hepburn.
I was about 33, 34 when I decided to take on the white, racist leadership of the hotel workers union. They wouldn't translate the contracts into Spanish, wouldn't allow translation of the membership meetings into Spanish. So we launched a campaign. We caused so much dust -- more than dust -- that the national union asked [Miguel Contreras] to come in and run the local. I was like, "What? We were the ones organizing the membership to take back the union. You ain't gonna just walk right into this and be the boss here." What ended up happening was he came in with the same ideas I had, and then I fell in love. We were partners all our lives in helping to change the labor movement in Los Angeles.
What about this job do you love, and what makes you crazy?
What makes it worth it is when I'm on top of that building and sharing stories with ironworkers, or I'm pushing the garbage bin and the sanitation worker tells me how proud he is of that work. The side I don't look forward to is having to see them suffer when they are fighting for [wages and benefits]. Why do they have to go on strike to protect what they have? When the only thing they want is to be able to raise their families? That part's the hardest.
This interview was edited and excerpted from a longer taped transcript. Interview archive: latimes.com/pattasks.


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Tia Clary
There seems to exist in certain circles a stereotype of accountants that portrays them as introverted loners. While that generalization is not true, it is especially inaccurate when considering Lubbock Christian University's CFO, Tia Clary ('96). Her engaging and ready smile is disarming, and her sense of humor helps her handle the daily challenges of balancing a multimillion dollar budget.
Tia was already working in Financial Assistance and was named director in 1999 when she received her CPA Certification in 2000. Her responsibilities included overseeing the millions of dollars in scholarship and aid money distributed to LCU students every year. She later moved to the Financial Affairs Office where she now serves as Vice President and CFO.
Tia and her husband, Jim Bob, along with their two sons, Pierce and Parker, live in the small community of Idalou, where life is even more laid back than in Lubbock.