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The other night I was telling my boyfriend of 10 years that there is a slight possibility of me getting an end of the year bonus for the work I did in the trial. So I was kind of thinking out loud of what I would do with the money and, of course, I told him I would take at least part of it and buy a new kit. Without skipping a beat he looks at me and says.."you could get one of those E-kits and you could practice anytime you wanted".
WHAT?????? (Now keep in mind, we've never had one complaint from neighbors or anyone and I have no trouble finding time to practice.) What kind of blasphemy is this? How dare he....
Then I got to thinking...he is a bass player. What can you expect? :)
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My dream is to set up a ring on the 38th parallel and fight a title match there.
I received many threatening messages that hurt my feelings….But I also received many encouraging mails from fans. I just want to live as a Korean boxer in Japan.
The ancestors of this former WBC World Super Flyweight Champions are from a village in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. They were taken to Japan as forced laborers during Japan's colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula in the first half of the 20th century.
Tokuyama (Hong) flew under the radar because of his perceived pro-Pyongyang affiliation with North Korea. He was born in Japan and is a third generation Zainichi, just one of some 600,000 ethnic Koreans who reside in Japan, the largest ethnic minority group-- and the largest group of foreign permanent residents—in the country. The majority of Koreans in Japan are known as Zainichi which is a Japanese word that means "staying in Japan." Zainichi Korean refers only to long term, permanent residents of Japan who have retained their South Korean nationalities.
Tokuyama used both his Japanese name (Masamori Tokuyama) and real name (Chang-Soo Hong), while declaring that he was a Zainichi Korean. He often took political controversy inside the ring, carrying a North Korean flag in his entrances and wearing trunks labeled "One Korea." The shorts with an embroidered outline of the Korean peninsula became Hong's trademark, and fans were accustomed to his shouting of "Korea is one" after every bout. Adding fuel to his political leanings, he often used the North Korean national anthem as his entrance theme. Needless to say, such displays of ethnic pride did little for his career in South Korea.
However, in a stunning act of reversal in 2007 and reflecting the fact that deep down he really had little interest (or perhaps understanding) in the complex politics between South Korea and Stalinist North Korea, he changed his nationality to South Korean and is now studying the South Korean language in an attempt to shed any trace of a North Korean accent, a low-status marker that often holds back North Korean defectors.
Ring Accomplishments (1994-2006)
Hong won the WBC Super Flyweight Title in August 2000 by beating the then undefeated In-Joo Cho (18-0 coming in) and defended the title eight consecutive times before he was stopped by Japan's Katsushige Kwashima in June 2004. However, he avenged this defeat by beating Kwashima and regaining his crown again in Japan. Curiously, his second win over In-Joo Cho was in Seoul, the only time he fought outside of Japan.
In February 2006, he retained the title with a unanimous decision over the very capable Jose Navarro (23-1 at the time). Hong relinquished his title after this fight and announced his retirement but later said he would continue fighting if he could face Hozumi Hasegawa (then 19-2 ) for the WBC Bantamweight Title. However, Hasegawa declined the challenge so Tokuyama, citing lack of motivation, remained retired, finishing with a mark of 32-3-1.
A review of Masamori Tokuyama's opponents reveals some astonishing information. In addition to beating Katsushige Kawashima in two of three bouts, he also had wins over former world champion Dmitri "The Baby" Kirillov, former world champion Gerry "Fearless" Penalosa (twice), former world champion In-Joo Cho (twice), former title contender Pone Saengmorakot (19-1) for the vacant OPBF Super Flyweight Title, and former world champion Hiroki Ioka.
Some might say a case could be made for inducting Hong into the Hall of Fame, but then, given his changing and naïve political leanings, others might say it would easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle.
I'd just be satisfied if those who vote know now something about this great fighter.
Hasegawa, meanwhile, recently lost his title to steam rolling Jhonny Gonzales but still remains a premier fighter in Japan.


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April 2010
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Cactus Needles Knitting Guild
Meeting – April 5, 2010
In Attendance:
Judie Agee
Jane Berezin
Carole Byrne
Velvet Dishon
Francine Ebersman
Regina Esposito
Fran Frazin
Larry Frazin
Marsha French
Lesley Fry
Sue Garber
Dawn Goetz
Georgia Green
Sandy Grunow
Barb Hahn
Harriet Lawrence
Cathrine McClure
Darlene Ong
Elizabeth Rees
Mary Schirtzinger
Donna Sherrill
Betty Smith
Lisa Spaich
Cara Summerfield
Jackie Taylor
Martie Warden
June Whisel
Jennifer Wujcik
The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. Cara greeted the attendees, and passed around a get-well card for Jo-Ann Mullen who recently had foot surgery.
June wished happy birthday to members with April birthdays. There were no guests or new members in attendance.
Secretary's Report
There was a motion by Francine which was seconded by Liz to approve the minutes as posted to the guild website.
Committee/Chair Reports
Velvet passed out patterns for scarves, and yarn for back-to-school knitting.
Back-to School set-up for distribution is July 10th. Distribution is July 12th – 16th and they need volunteers to help – a sign-up sheet was passed around. Velvet also encouraged everyone to take part in the people's choice poll and vote for the Back-to-School clothing drive to win a people's choice award. Check out Channel 8 (PBS) for more details.
Valley Events
Betty told the membership about sales, specials, and happenings at various local yarn shops.
The Yarn Place has bags of bulky yarn on sale – 4 skeins for $8.00. Knitting in Scottsdale is having a Brown Sheep trunk show, and is offering cones of yarn with a free pattern for $24.95. Tempe Yarn & Fiber is having a retreat in July at the Four Points Sheraton in Tempe. The Fiber Factory has new spinning fiber and now carries Noro yarns. Knit Happens has lots of new yarn for spring, and a sale table in the back of the store. Jessica Knits has bags of multiple balls on sale. Bonnie's has new spring and summer yarns. Arizona Knit and Needlepoint has a lot of classes to offer. Sally's has a clearance corner with prices as low as $2/skein.
Lisa noted there have been no transactions since January.
Old Business
April's knit together is April 30th and will be hosted by Jo-Ann, with Francine's assistance. Please RSVP by the 27th – starting time will be between 4:00-4:30 – watch your e-mail for more information.
Cara gave an update on the retreat, and showed slides of everyone having a great time. The attendees visited Studio 3 in Prescott and A Good Yarn. They also met up with several Prescott knitters at a local coffee shop.
New Business
Cara discussed the possibility of another retreat for guild members – possibly the last weekend in June. If anyone has any suggestions for a workshop they would like at the retreat, please let her know.
Francine presented the officer slate to be voted on: President – Barb Hahn; Vice President – Dawn Goetz; Secretary – Harriet Lawrence; Treasurer – Lisa Spaich.
She also discussed several recommendations of the nominating committee, including :
a) Having mentors available to newer members, officers and committee chairs.
b) Convening a strategic planning/advisory committee.
The members were asked if there were any nominations from the floor for officer positions. There being none, Marsha made a motion to accept the slate as presented, the motion was seconded by Fran. Slate accepted.
Cathrine took everyone on a tour of Ravelry, which is a great on-line tool for knitters, crocheters, and spinners. She also noted that KnitPicks has an on-line community.
Show and share concluded the meeting which was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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Last week was "R4", also known as the REMAX Annual International Convention in Las Vegas. "R4" stands for "Reignite, Reconnect, Recognize and Rediscover"…and that is exactly what it did for those agents that attended.
Margaret Kelly during opening session Marie Osmond and Co-Founder, Gail Liniger
Ronnie Tosoni, of RE/MAX Professionals in East Greenwich, attends the convention every year.
"I go every year to re-energize me and my business," explains Ronnie.
Like many RE/MAX Affiliates who have attended the annual convention, Ronnie has built fantastic business relationships with other agents from all over the world. Over 10 years ago Ronnie met the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Cayman Islands, James Bovell, who introduced her to a group of RE/MAX Broker's and Associates from around the globe. Every year this group, who call themselves "Camp Cayman" meet up at the convention to share ideas, business expertise, and to support one another, all while having a whole lot of fun.
Ronnie and Margaret Kelly, CEO of RE/MAX
"I have friends that keep in touch regularly, long after the convention has ended. They hold me accountable for goals that I have made in my business, which is an important part of real estate. More importantly, I have built a fantastic referral network. I have referred several clients to my RE/MAX Affiliates in other states and have received referrals as well."
Rick Lemos, of RE/MAX Preferred was the winner of the free trip to the convention that RE/MAX in Rhode Island raffled off in 2011. Rick has been with RE/MAX since 1988 and although he has been to Vegas often, he has never attended the convention.
"I had a great time and picked up a lot of useful information that will help my real estate business. Plus, I made new contacts with other RE/MAX agents throughout the country that I can send buyers to, as well as hopefully receive a referral or 2 as well. Overall – it was fun and informational and I am so pleased that I had the opportunity to attend this year," stated Rick
Scott McGee and Liz Murray, who are agents on the Stearns/McGee Team at RE/MAX Properties also attended for the first time.
"We had a blast. Being here allows you to experience just how big of a company RE/MAX is. We had an opportunity to see first-hand, other successful agents, and gives you an incentive to work towards," explained Liz and Scott.
Some of the highlights of this year's Convention included:
-Margaret Kelly kicked off the Opening Session with uplifting and positive news about the economy and housing market.
-Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, sent a great message regarding the importance of company culture and customer service.
-Renowned photographer Dewitt Jones, who spoke at the closing session, gave examples of how confidence and looking at the same thing in a different way can lead to success.
-David Bach, founder of FinishRich.com, discussed the benefits of using IRAs to purchase Real Estate, which can be especially useful for certain buyers in the current real estate market.
-Brian Buffini, which is a name that most every RE/MAX Agent knows, gave a great talk about the importance of staying focused and keeping a contact system in place.
-The New RE/MAX Mobile App was announced – and within the first few days, there was an overwhelming number of downloads!
-With Social Media becoming even more important in marketing your business these days, there were a variety of tools and techniques shown to maximize your presence on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging and even some new sites such as Pinterest.
Next year, RE/MAX will be celebrating its 40th convention. It is set for February 25- 28th, 2013 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Dealing With Anger and Resentment at 18 Months Sober
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- AnonymousJuly 3, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Wow, heavy stuff there! I have encountered your same sort of feelings. It sounds as though you're right on track...another barrier to push through. Hang in there!ReplyDelete
That's some healthy honesty and it sounds to me like you are ready to tackle that fourth step head on. Your resentments are going to keep you sick, and staying unwell like that is what pulls us back to our addiction. I mean, seriously. Whats the point of putting down the bottle if we're still going to feel like sh*t? However, go easy on yourself. You are still fairly early in recovery and these kinds of feelings are not uncommon. Do you have sound guidance with your fourth step?ReplyDelete
I can relate to the "needing me sick" thing, but only for a moment. At the end of the day, alcoholism is our own problem and it's not healthy to point the finger at other people, no matter how enabling they were, and shift blame for why you drank. It takes the focus off of what's important - not drinking. We're all here for you.ReplyDelete
I am also working on my fourth step. And I'm taking a long time to do it. I did it two years ago, but in sort of a half-assed way. And even so, I did get a lot of relief. I am trying to do a more thorough job this time. In the end, it is really more about finding out our own part in all that has happened and continues to happen to us. It is then that we can figure out what we need to change about the only person we CAN change: ourselves. And that is so empowering!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I wrote this a little while back. I have been through my 4th step now. I think this is something that I am going to have to revisit again (the 4h step that is). It's a work in progress. I have a blog as well if you are interested in my journey: www.livefortodaysober.blogspot.comReplyDelete
In about 3 weeks I will be coming up on 2 years! I am so grateful!!
Julie, am so happy for you. I am hoping to make it to a year. I never have. Relapse always seems to be looming. I hate how Alcoholism waits so patiently for you to falter, then it swoops you up and says, "Come here you, been waiting for ya." Or so it seems. Anyhoo, I am proud of you. Soldier on Sistah. I know I am. All the best,ReplyDelete
AWESOME recovery! And so REAL! wtgReplyDelete
Ok, drinking ages 15-30 ?? That's a long time to "undo", , a history of stinking thinking. Go easy on yourself,
from where I'm sitting, you're doing beautifully!
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2012 at 10:47 AM
The 4th step is a tough one but one that needs to be done with rigorous honesty. Do not get stuck on the 4th step and do not rush through it either. You will come out a much better person with a new perception on life.ReplyDelete


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Servings: 24 cupcakes, 4 1/2 cups icing
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Chocolate Cake (Confetti Cakes, pg. 49)
2 2/3 cups (12 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 cup (2 sticks; 8 ounces) unsalted butter
2 cups (14 ounces) granulated sugar
2 eggs
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Royal Icing (The Confetti Cakes Cookbook, pg. 58)
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4 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon (16
Chocolate Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line tins with cupcake wrappers.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
Set the mixer to low speed and add the eggs, one at a time, scraping thoroughly between each addition.
Alternately add the flour and sour cream mixtures to the butter mixture in two batches, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the bowl after each addition.
Gradually pour in the coffee. Scrape down the bowl and beat until thoroughly combined.
Divide the batter evenly between the muffin tins. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes or until they spring back after being touched.
Allow the cupcakes to cool for 20 minutes.
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"Move the inquest forward" is the message several community leaders are urging county commissioners to follow. Elected officials will be discussing the coroner's inquest process during their regular meeting.
In 2010, the Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance for inquests for officer-involved shootings. The vocal group of community leaders say the public and victims' families deserve an open and transparent process, a change from the one currently in place.
"Right now, there are 22 families that are waiting (for) a coroner's inquest. Unless you have a coroner's inquest, you don't get any of the background information. You don't get to see any of the police reports, you can't listen to the 911 tapes," said Lisa Mayo-Deriso, a family activist.
While the District Attorney's Office had no comment about the issue, earlier this year District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he believed in trying to implement the new rules before changing them.
"Two people know everything that went on - one is the decedent, who is no longer with us, and the officer who pulled the trigger. The decedent can't testify, and if the officer refuses to testify - I question how much fact finding you are really going to get out of this," said County Commissioner Steve Sisolak.
Sisolak said he did not support the ordinance when it started nearly two years ago but says something needs to be done.
"I want to do something that will [bring] information that the officer possess into the light of day so the public has the opportunity to see what the officer was thinking or doing. What their mind set was at the time and what action [was taken] and [what his or her] version of events was," said Sisolak.
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March 1 marks 160 years in operation for The Providence Fire Department.
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605 Magazine premiered a new version of the 80's classic "We Are the World" Friday night at Icon Lounge. But this time, every person involved is from Sioux Falls and proceeds go straight to the Salvation Army.
The video - created locally by Cathouse Studios - includes members of local bands, like Kory and the Fireflies, Union Grove Pickers and Damn Your Eyes. But that's not all. The local epic includes KSFY's own musical morning anchor Shawn Cable, author Brian Bieber, MMA star Shayna Baszler and Mayor Mike Huether.
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Ryan Hollins is scheduled to be interviewed on the Jim Rome (radio) Show. He is supposed to be on the second hour (10-11).
He deserves the publicity. I've never had my feelings about a player do such a complete 180 over the course of one season.
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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - To celebrate the 25th year of Museum Month, San Diego's favorite museums are half off for the entire month of February.
The event gives the public a chance to check out what's new at more than 40 museums across the county. The USS Midway Museum is also half off all month.
There are also many places to see on the cheap in Balboa Park.
"We have so many of the exhibits opening in February in Balboa Park. The Air and Space Museum is opening, Ripley's Believe It or Not, the Natural History Museum is opening, a Real Pirates museum, that should be a blockbuster for them," said Theresa Kosen, director of San Diego Museum Council.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2014) – Senior Morgan Hartigan paced the Cowgirls with a school record and second-place finish in the 200 individual medley on Thursday at the Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships in San Antonio, Texas. UW sits in fourth after the second day of competition with 160 points. Boise State is in first with 276.5 points followed by San Diego State with 239.5 and Nevada with 216.
"It was a good day for us, we started slow but recovered well in the evening," UW head coach Tom Johnson said. "Tomorrow we just really have to battle and see what we can do."
Hartigan, a native of Cheyenne, Wyo., swam a school record of 1:58.37 in the finals of the 200 individual medley to highlight the Cowgirls individual honors. It was the fastest time since Lesley Young swam a 1:59.67 in 2011. Junior Claudia Carlson also scored points for UW finishing 14th in the event at 2:03.13. Hartigan added 17 points for the Cowgirls with Carlson adding three.
"Her time would have gotten into NCAA a season ago and she really helped us with this event and her great start in the relay," Johnson stated.
Junior Jordan Denny opened the night with a sixth-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 4:50.82, coming up just short of her career-best. Sophomore Nicole Hlavacek also added points finishing 11th in the event with a personal-best time of 4:53.20. Denny pitched in 13 points for UW with Hlvacek adding six.
Sophomore Emily Ridout rounded out the individual events with a seventh-place showing in the 50 freestyle. She added 12 points for the Cowgirls with her career-best time of 23.02, which is the fifth-fastest time in school history. Her time was one second faster than her time in the event at the MW Championships last season.
The 200 freestyle relay team opened the day finishing fifth in the event adding 28 points for UW with a time of 1:31.05, the second fastest mark in school history. The season-best time came from the group of Hartigan, junior Melanie McDonough, freshman Abby Sullivan and Ridout.
The Wyoming divers also contributed to the Cowgirls team score on Thursday evening. Senior Amanda Fay finished seventh in the 3-meter springboard with a tally of 297.69. Sophomore Kari Campbell finished 13th with a score of 263.19. The duo combined for 16 team points for the Cowgirls.
"We struggled and we missed some key details, but we did some great things as a team and helped Wyoming get up the leaderboard," Wyoming diving coach Yahya Radman said.
Friday's action at the MW Championships features; the 100 backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, 200 freestyle, 400 individual medley and 400 medley relay. The divers will return to the pool on Saturday in the platform event.
Live results, team scores, event highlights and more information for Friday is available on the MW Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Central page at TheMW.com. In addition, fans can monitor results through the Meet Mobile app on their handheld devices. The Active Network application can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for iPhones and iPads, and from Google Play for Android phones and tablets.
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Out here in California all the fans are either Niner or Raider fans so it is hard for me to get a word in edgewise but I know that all my fellow fans hear me so here I go.
A lot of people that I talk to tell me that my team sucks and can't get it together. However when I give them facts about how young our team is and how we are a few years away from winning the championship they laugh. But how can you laugh at a team that has a young core nucleus like we do? If you look at our team you see a lot of young players I believe that we have one of the youngest teams in the NFL and I could go and get a bunch of stats proving that but we all know who is young and who is veteran. So looking at our team I see a lot of promise in many different parts of our team. First I will start with the offense.
Our offense led by Superman AKA Cam Newton has been scrutinized due to the fact that we don't close games well, but again you can attribute that to the youth on our team out of all of our players on offense we have only Jordan Gross, Geoff Hangartner, Ryan Kalil, Steve Smith, Deangelo Williams and Johnathan Stewart that have more than 3 years of experience of playing time in the league. Now Cam is entering his third year which I believe will bring more leadership and more consistency to his game which is scary to think about considering all of the success he has already had. Factor in the fact that our starting left guard now has one year of NFL experience should make for a more reliable pocket for Cam to sit in thus making way for more time to find the best possible play to develop which also is scary to think about. Yes a lot of people will say but we just changed offensive coordinators and that will push everything back but I argue that by stating that Shula not only has been the QB coach for the last 2 years but he also has a close relationship with Cam which is always important to the development of a QB and he also has had a lot of experience with our offense and has seen first hand how it operates and when it does well and when it does bad. So in seeing this and not having to be responsible for making the necessary changes he has had more time to observe and make his own notes. Furthermore he is not as how we say aggressive in his offensive attack he is more methodical which will translate into a more balanced game thus making it harder for defenses to know where we are going to go with the ball, unlike Chudz who seemed to want Cam to do EVERYTHING for the offense as evidence in Cam leading the team in rushing yards. And while I am glad that Cam has the ability to do that I think that we can all agree that it is not the most efficient way to play the game especially when we have 2 running backs that have an established track record of success in the NFL. Then you add in the two other running backs that we have in our talented stable and the sky is the limit for our running game not to mention Cam. Also you can look at the beginning of the year as a failure because we went 2-8 but I see that as a way to see what we had to do to win. As soon as we went back to a more traditional offense with a power run game and a good passing game we won 5 of the last 6 games. So what is stopping us from winning 15 of the next 16 games? A lot of people will point to our defense and that they couldn't stop the other team from scoring or running the ball for that matter so on to the defensive side of the ball.
Our defense while it did finish in the top 12 of the league overall a lot of people still doubt that we can have success based on that group. But one of our major flaws has been fixed by drafting Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short while bringing back Dwan Edwards to have a veteran presence. Our defense should be one of the best in the league as we have our defensive leader in Jon Beason returning to make sure that all of our guys are where they need to be not to mention adding a great player to an already good defense. A lot of articles I have read have said that we should have the best front seven in the game and I cannot help but agree with that however that does leave our secondary to attack but how can the opposing QB attack anything when he doesn't have time to look while he is still standing let alone from his back. This is the belief of our GM who had not one but 2 Super bowl championships with the NY Giants who a lot of people criticized them for their lack of secondary. Our secondary may not have the premier playmakers that other teams have but there is a lot of youth and upside in that group. We already have a good starter in Charles Godfrey which leaves our other spots open for teams to exploit, however if you look at the players we have in the remaining secondary positions one could argue that we are pretty well off. The players that we have brought in this offseason and last offseason now have a chance to shine now that there is not a premier CB for them to battle behind which will ramp up the competition and bring out the best in a group of young players (minus Drayton Florence) which can be very good.
So in closing I do not want to be like every other person out there and say that we are going to be the best team in the NFL and win every game and go to the Super Bowl like most fans would say just because they like their team so much. I think that we do however have a great chance to make it to the playoffs this year because of the way we not only finished last year but played the whole year because not every team in the NFL can be a top 12 offense and defense as seen by the other 28 teams not making that mark last year. The only teams that finished the year with that respect where the 49ers, Broncos, Texans and the Carolina Panthers. So let us do the talking on the field and prove everyone wrong this next year and really show them what the Panthers are made of. Keep Pounding!!!!! This is my first post on this site so please feel free to tell me what you think in the comments and maybe how I can improve as this is what I want to do for my career.


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we'd now be looking at 2-5. I think there is general acknowledgement of Ginn's weaknesses as a receiver. Whether or not he is able to improve up on this is still up in the air. That said, there is a certain segment of posters who seem to want to scapegoat Ginn for almost every shortcoming on the Dolphin teams of the past three years.
Today is one of those days where the explosiveness of Ginn was a game changer. Yes ----- we haven't seen nearly enough of it but ...... let's face it, the Jets totally shut down our offense today and our defense didn't do a great job of containing a fairly weak Jets offense (although ...... much credit is due to the defense for their work on the last Jets drive). Without Ginn today, the Dolphins lose ........ plain and simple. I'm wondering if any credit will be given him from those who seem to want to fault him for pretty much everything.


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As with years past, we're going to spend the next three weeks highlighting the rest of the 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We'll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of "Why This Book Should Win." Hopefully these are funny, accidental, entertaining, and informative posts that prompt you to read at least a few of these excellent works.
Click here for all past and future posts in this series.
New Finnish Grammar by Diego Marani, translated by Judith Landry
Language: Italian
Country: Italy
Publisher: Dedalus
Why This Book Should Win: Because Marani invented Europanto, a "mock international auxiliary language."
Today's post is written by the amazing Daniel Hahn, who is both a writer and translator AND a program director at the British Centre for Literary Translation. Once upon a time, we spent a week together at a palace in Salzburg, Austria.
It's September 1943. A man is found close to death on the quayside at Trieste. He's wearing a sailor's jacket, tagged with the name Sampo Karjalainen. He is brought on-board a German hospital ship, the Tubingen, and revived by a kindly doctor. Dr Friari is a Finn, and recognises Sampo Karjalainen as a Finnish name; the man he is treating must, he assumes, be a compatriot. But when Sampo wakes up, he remembers nothing of who he is, and not a word of any language. Dr Friari arranges for him to be sent to Helsinki, where immersion in his land and his language might raise some spark that will help him recover whoever he used to be.
Marani's book paints a picture of one man's struggle against the isolation that comes from having no past, and having no language. Though he is made quite welcome by the people he meets, the Helsinki that Sampo comes to inhabit is a city in the midst of a war, under increasing attack from the Soviets. He has a few acquaintances but only one real friend, Olof Koskela, a radical, charismatic pastor who helps him learn the language and shares with him great tales from the Kalevala, Finland's national epic, among them the tale of the creation of the magical artefact called the "Sampo." But the book's only warmth comes from Irma, a nurse. She takes him to her "memory tree," a tree where she takes everyone who's important to her, so that the place might be infused with happy memories that she can call upon whenever she needs them. Irma believes her friendship can help him; he, meanwhile, is repelled by the very idea of intimacy, and when she is posted away to Viipuri (Vyborg) he receives and studies her letters but never manages a reply.
The heart of Sampo's experience, and everything that's distinctive about the book, is found in his attempts to master his (new) native language—or, at least, to develop his own version of it. It's a language with four infinitive forms, with fifteen cases (including the abessive, a case denoting absence), a language, says the Pastor, "which should only be sung"; which Sampo uses in his own way, with no sense of register, mixing Biblical language with vocabulary he has picked up in the bar. That thread of intense language acquisition, more than anything, is the unlikely genius of this book, and in particular Judith Landry's translation; in the carefully tidied-up voice of a language-less first-person, it weaves syntactical reflections through one man's most basic experience of trying to create an identity. The language is his only possibility of establishing connections to the outside world, seen always through a veil of half-understanding, bits of information to be picked at, turned around, examined exhaustingly until they make sense.
From his lessons with Pastor Koskela, his letters from Irma, his exposure to the world around him as he wanders the Helsinki streets in the uneasy daylight of a northern summer night-time, Sampo does in time construct a Finnish that allows him to communicate. Yes, mastery of language is at the root of power, that's clear, and yet it is not enough, without an identity, without roots, without the certainty even of his own name. There is nothing easy and nothing obvious about New Finnish Grammar, a translated book about language, a story narrated by a man without an identity or a voice—a tremendously difficult thing to achieve, and here pulled off admirably.
The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Lily Ye on this week's Read This Next title, Learning to Pray in the Age of Technique by Goncalo Tavares, which is translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn and forthcoming from Dalkey Archive Press.
Here's the opening of Lily's review:
In the very first scene of this book, a young Lenz Buchmann is instructed by his father to "do" a young servant girl in front of him. The command is issued without qualification, and there is no recourse for Lenz except to follow it. From this incident onward the novel spins forth a philosophy of strength, of power, of competence, of morality, or the lack thereof, that is alienating to say the least.
Lenz is a skilled surgeon, who does not operate out of compassion or to save lives, but because he is good at being a surgeon, and it is simply a side effect of his competent practice that lives are saved. Lenz regularly invites beggars into his home, with the implied promise of food or money, and then drags out their stay, demeaning them in conversation and having sex with his wife in front of them. But at his brother's funeral—the brother that is his opposite in many ways—Lenz witnesses the influence that public figures hold, a renown and regard that even as a celebrated surgeon he could never possess. And so begins his foray into politics.
As a character, Lenz is unsympathetic and sympathetic at the same time. In his treatment of his wife, in particular, he can be described as monstrous. In his determination to create a rational system of perception and action, in his complete subservience to the memory and ideology of his father, he is understandable. Perhaps the most incomprehensible character however is his wife, Maria Buchmann. It is hard to understand who would marry a man like Lenz, or why even he would want to marry. But she does not play a very large role in the book, and dies about halfway through, to the benefit of Lenz's political career.
Click here for the complete review, and click here to read an extended preview of the book.
In the very first scene of this book, a young Lenz Buchmann is instructed by his father to "do" a young servant girl in front of him. The command is issued without qualification, and there is no recourse for Lenz except to follow it. From this incident onward the novel spins forth a philosophy of strength, of power, of competence, of morality, or the lack thereof, that is alienating to say the least.
Lenz is a skilled surgeon, who does not operate out of compassion or to save lives, but because he is good at being a surgeon, and it is simply a side effect of his competent practice that lives are saved. Lenz regularly invites beggars into his home, with the implied promise of food or money, and then drags out their stay, demeaning them in conversation and having sex with his wife in front of them. But at his brother's funeral—the brother that is his opposite in many ways—Lenz witnesses the influence that public figures hold, a renown and regard that even as a celebrated surgeon he could never possess. And so begins his foray into politics.
As a character, Lenz is unsympathetic and sympathetic at the same time. In his treatment of his wife, in particular, he can be described as monstrous. In his determination to create a rational system of perception and action, in his complete subservience to the memory and ideology of his father, he is understandable. Perhaps the most incomprehensible character however is his wife, Maria Buchmann. It is hard to understand who would marry a man like Lenz, or why even he would want to marry. But she does not play a very large role in the book, and dies about halfway through, to the benefit of Lenz's political career.
Tavares does not mince words in this novel. His style is severe and technical. It appears to mirror the mental processes of Lenz himself, ruthlessly rational, but as the book progresses, the style seems to convey more of a sense of scrutiny. It is a mockery of itself, a meta-commentary on its own insufficiency, as we simultaneously see Buchmann himself degenerate from illness.
To elaborate, take first that Lenz often likens himself to a hunter, who remains calm and collected while instilling a hysterical fear in his prey:
A good hunter proceeds in this way, and with just two or three of his well-placed steps in the middle of the forest he will be able to instill the second year in the fleeing hare, the decisive fear. And it will be out of this par that the hare will really begin to hurry, to race off at full speed, but a speed without order or objective, recalling those little mice locked in cages that run inside of wheels, turning them with their feet; movements that are very quick indeed, but in a category of motion that might be described as the speed of someone just trying to keep going, so different from the speed of someone who wants to advance.
It was only when—in his role as hunter—he realized that he could strike this second fear into the hare that Lenz Buchmann became completely convinced that the animal would not escape him. His many years' hunting had taught him that this second terror—unlike the first—has only detrimental effects for the quarry: it is illogical, almost suicidal. The first fear, being instinctive, makes the quarry flee in a direction away from the hunter—any intelligent living creature would do that. The second fear, however, once it invades the organism being pursued, completely disorders the strategic system that all living creatures have, and can bring the quarry around in a circular route ending up—stupidly—five meters from the hunter's weapon.
For Lenz, a technician, prey is marked by illogicality, which is a stupidity. As he comes down with cancer, and slowly his faculties begin to go, until all he is able to do is hold a piece of paper on which his father's name is written and read it over and over again, Tavares does not loosen his prose. We see it clearly when spittle drips down Lenz's face. He cannot kill himself because he has let himself get too far gone, and Tavares' prose stands strong as a reminder of the irrational hyper-rationality that fueled Lenz's ambition, his frightened flight from insignificance, which brings about his demise.
To support this week's "Read This Next": title, we just posted an interview with Daniel Hahn about his translation of Goncalo Tavares's Learning to Pray in the Age of Technique:
Lily Ye: In Learning to Pray, the tone of the book seemed to me to be very severe, perhaps in reflection of the personality of the protagonist, Lenz Buchmann. Would you agree with this assessment, both in your translation and in the original, and how did it affect the process of translation? That is, how did you find translating this particular style of writing?
Daniel Hahn: Yes, it's severe—it's very chilly and cynical, and generally I think a pretty bleak place to be. There's one sense in which this made it a difficult translation job (though not in the sense meant by your question, I think)—when you translate a book you live in it much more intensely, and naturally for a much longer period, than if you're simply strolling through it once as a reader, and when a book is sown through with views as toxic as those found here, it doesn't make it an altogether pleasant place to be living. That said, he's a brilliant writer, and translating brilliant writing is always more enjoyable than translating mediocre writing, unsurprisingly.
Your question I guess is more to do with style, though, and that was certainly difficult to get right. It's one of the hardest books I've worked on in terms of making sense of the structure of complicated sentences, sometimes very imprecise and sometimes very sharp-focus; this also meant that it benefited from a pretty significant edit once I was done, from a rigorous editor who approached it simply as an English-language reader—the result, I think, might be pulling away from my draft and producing something a little smoother for English-language readers.
You can read the entire interview here.
This week's Read This Next featured selection is Goncalo Tavare's Learning to Pray in the Age of Technique translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, and available from Dalkey Archive Press at the end of the month.
E.J. wrote about Tavares a couple years back when he won the Portugal Telecom Prize for Jerusalem. He included this bit about the "Neighborhood" books, which really should be available to English readers:
We found out about Tavares at Frankfurt and got our hands on a few of his "Neighborhood" books—some of which have been translated into English by TransBooks in India (What kind of audience is there is in India for Portuguese translations . . . into English?). Each book in the series is a small collection of short stories inspired by literary and artistic figures. The ones we have in English are Mister Brecht, Mister Valéry, Mister Henri, and Mister Juarroz. It appears that the neighborhood—represented in an illustration on the back of the books by a sketch of a set of buildings with arrows telling you which building, and which window, each person lives in—is ever expanding, but so far includes, among others, Calvino, Kafka, Walser, and Woolf.
They're incredible little books, and the stories remind me a lot of Augosto Monterroso's. For the most part the stories are very short—some are only a few lines long—and fable-like, and some of the stories feature the writer/artist as main characters.
Jerusalem came out from Dalkey in the fall of 2009 in Anna Kushner's translation to a lot of great attention. It's great that they're also doing Learning to Pray in the Age of Technique, which, as mentioned above is translated by Daniel Hahn.
Daniel is a great translator who I had the chance to meet at the Salzburg Global Seminar on translation a few years ago. He's most well-known as a translator for his work on Jose Agualusa, and is currently an interim co-director (with fellow Salzburg alum Kate Griffin) of the British Centre for Literary Translation in East Anglia.
Later this week we'll be posting an interview with Daniel, but for now, you can read an extended preview of Learning to Pray, which is described below:
In a city not quite of any particular era, a distant and calculating man named Lenz Buchmann works as a surgeon, treating his patients as little more than equations to be solved: life and death no more than results to be worked through without the least compassion. Soon, however, Buchmann's ambition is no longer content with medicine, and he finds himself rising through the ranks of his country's ruling party . . . until a diagnosis transforms this likely future president from a leading player into just another victim. In language that is at once precise, clinical, and oddly childlike, Gonçalo M. Tavares—the Portuguese novelist hailed by José Saramago as the greatest of his generation—here brings us another chilling investigation into the limits of human experience, mapping the creation and then disintegration of a man we might call "evil," and showing us how he must learn to adapt in a world he can no longer dominate.
This is more of public congratulations post than anything else, but I think it's exciting that Kate Griffin and Daniel Hahn have been named as interim co-directors of the British Centre for Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia.
The BCLT is one of the coolest translation centers in the world, and does a ton of cool stuff, such as hosting the International Literary Translation Summer School, putting on a series of events (including the annual Sebald Lecture, which is named after W. G. "Max" Sebald, who founded BCLT in 1989), and other activities supporting the professional development of literary translators.
Although I knew of both Kate and Daniel beforehand, I first met them at the Salzburg Global Seminar on Translation that took place in February 2009 in a palace where part of The Sound of Music was filmed. We had a great time discussing issues surrounding literature in translation, how to produce more of it, how to find more readers for great international works, etc. And we also had a great time in the bierstube laughing our asses off, playing table tennis, and occasionally acting like morons. (You can read all about it by clicking here.)
Anyway, Kate spent nine years at the Arts Council England as a literature officer with a special focus on translations and has also been judging the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
Daniel is also an IFFP judge, and a translator from Portuguese and Spanish. He's most well known for his translation of Angolan novelist José Eduardo Agualusa's The Book of Chameleons, which won the IFFP in 2007.
Both are energetic, smart, fun people who will be great for the BCLT. Congrats!
This is it—the last overview of a book from the 25-title Best Translated Book of 2008 fiction longlist. The 10 finalists will be announced on Tuesday . . . Click here for all previous overviews.
The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. (Angola, Simon & Schuster)
Although this is the first (and only, at least so far) book of Agualusa's to be published in the U.S., he has been making a name for himself and garnering lots of attention and praise from an international audience. Fellow fiction longlist member Antonio Lobo Antunes has called Agualusa, "Without doubt one of the most important Portuguese-language writers of his generation." And in 2007 he won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for The Book of Chameleons.
He now has two additional titles available in the UK from Arcadia, including Creole and the recently released My Father's Wives. (A review of which will appear in an upcoming issue of Quarterly Conversation.)
Arcadia is also bringing out a fourth—_Estação das Chuvas_ or Rainy Season—and over at Book Trust, translator Daniel Hahn is currently blogging about his experience working on this book. (His posts range from addressing specific translation issues to the book's jacket copy—the blog is worth checking out, and is updated on a weekly basis.)
In terms of this particular book, it's necessary to point out right from the start that it's narrated by a gecko. A gecko who lives with an albino book dealer and "seller of pasts" (the title can be literally translated as "The Genealogy Salesman") who provides his clients—who are well-off and have a nice future ahead of them, but nothing special in their lineage—with a complete background.
For one of these clients, Felix Ventura doesn't just create a past, but provides "Jose Buchmann" with a whole new identity, complete with stories of his mother and her death. Against Felix's advice, Jose decides to look into this past of his, visiting his native home, etc.
This idea of reinvention ties nicely into the Borges quote that opens the novel:
If I were to be born again, I'd like to be something completely different. I'd quite like to be Norwegian. Or Persian, perhaps. Not Uruguayan, though—that'd feel too much like just moving down the street.
In the Simon & Schuster "Reading Group Guide," Daniel Hahn asks Agualusa about the influence of Borges on the novel:
This book is a tribute to Borges. It's a game that I hope Borges would have appreciated. At the same time, it's also a sort of settling up of accounts. I love Borges as a writer, but think that as a man there was always something about him that was closed and obtuse, reactionary even, and he not infrequently expressed opinions that were misogynistic or racist. His relations with women were very complicated—it's believe that he died a virgin. Now, in my book Borges is reincarnated in Luanda in the body of a gecko. The gecko's memories correspond to fragments of Borges's real life story. Somehow I wanted to give Borges a second chance—in my book he makes the most of his opportunities.
Not sure if the book is all that, but E.J. sums up some of the books qualities in his review:
The Book of Chameleons is not the kind of book that can be completely absorbed in a single reading, and Agualusa packs an impressive amount of narrative depth in the short volume. It's a novel about writing that manages to not be distractingly metafictional, and it's also a reflection on what the past means in a country that has been repeatedly wounded by war. That he is able to treat these ordinarily difficult subjects with such a deft touch, and so entertainingly, is a credit to his abilities as a writer.
Daniel Hahn's new blog at Booktrust's Translated Fiction site is a pretty interesting experiment:
About to embark on translating a fourth Agulausa book, Estação das Chuvas, Daniel has kindly agreed to write a diary about the process from start to finish, which will appear exclusively on this website.
Or, in his own words:
In this blog I hope to examine the translation process, working through a novel from my own first launching into a first draft, right up to publication. It's not a blog about the life of a translator – musings about translation generally, reports of events I've attended or readings I've given, people I've met at launch parties, books I've read – but intimately about a single piece of translation work, which I hope will bring you closer to the experience, to the pleasures it brings and the questions it raises.
I am just about to embark on the translation of _Estação das Chuvas _by José Eduardo Agualusa, a wonderful Angolan novelist I've been privileged to work with a few times before. This book – our fourth together – presents a search for the story of Angolan poet Lídia do Carmo Ferreira; but it's also the story of many other people who spin into and out of her life and the narrator's; and each has his own rich back-story told, and each engages with the setting – the state of their country through the second half of the 20th century.
Should be very interesting for months to come . . .
The Literary Saloon pointed out another new UK-based translation site: this time Booktrust's Translated Ficion. One of the first articles on the site is from Daniel Hahn, translator of one of my favorite authors, Jose Eduardo Agualusa.
He has a refreshingly different take on the low number of translations that appear in the UK (we have the same problem here):
But given a choice between on the one hand transforming those 3% into a market share of, say, 6%, and on the other remaining at 3% and doubling the readership for each of those fine books we're already translating, I'd choose the latter without hesitation.
and then a bit later:
We should be persuading readers to read more bravely whatever the language; instead of bemoaning the paltriness of the 3% quota, we should be talking passionately about those culture-expanding books that are being published and how damn good they are. (And many of them – as it happens – are translations.) We should celebrate them, these many, many varied triumphs. You absolutely must read the most wonderful novel I've just discovered…
His argument is a good one (and I especially agree with his point about the mistake of grouping translations as if they were a monolithic genre) but within limits. That is to say, it's a good argument for how to proceed from where we are now (moving from few translations with a smallish readership to few translations with a larger readership), but it seems to me that that can only be the first step, not the end of the discussion.
In the first place, as Chad has documented, we're somewhere far, far short of that 3% number (and there is no way that 6000 translations came out in the UK last year—the 3% of the 200,00 Hahn said were published). If we're at a low number of translations, and it's a very low number, then the likelihood of that 'adventurous' reader stumbling upon a translation is also very low, even if we double the number of adventurous readers out there. The likelihood of those books getting good attention (from publishers, the media, booksellers) is proportionally low, especially when those publishers who publish the translations are not the ones with large marketing/media budgets, or, when they are, that money is generally not going to translations.
I don't think we can raise awareness for what it is we're doing without simultaneously doing more of it. The more translations (of all kinds) that are available, the more the cultural playing field can be leveled, and the better chance we have of garnering some attention for those books. By publishing more translations, you're increasing the chances that one of those translations will break into the larger public consciousness.
Anyway, Hahn's article is well worth the read. I suggest you take a look, and best of luck to Booktrust, it seems like it's off to a rousing start.
At Words Without Borders, Daniel Hahn and Clifford Landers discuss their two translations of Germano Almeida's The Best Seller, which both appear on WWB as well:
Daniel Hahn: Let me start by asking you a question—or rather, two questions, one quite specific and one quite general. The first is effectively about the layout—it's clear even before reading a word of your version, just from looking at it on the page, that you've made a decision different from mine, not to respect the original para breaks, to indent and isolate speech in a way the original doesn't, but in a way more recognisable in English prose. So my specific question is: What was your reasoning behind that change?
They picked a good story. It's about publishing and translation, and how there's no money in either business.
Félix Ventura, an albino, is an antique book dealer and a 'seller of pasts,' or genealogist as he tells strangers, who fabricates impressive genealogies for those Luandans who feel that their social station demands a more elevated (or more politically correct, given the bloody and recent revolutionary past of Angola) family history. As Félix says:
"I think what I do is really an advanced kind of literature," he told me conspiratorially. "I create plots, I invent characters, but rather than keeping them trapped in a book I give them life, launching them out into reality."
Félix's closest friend (well, really more of a silent interlocutor), and the narrator of the story, is a gecko who lives in his house. The gecko-narrator is a reincarnated human being, who, in addition to telling Félix's story, provides details of his former life, and, in short chapters, the details of his dreams.
One day, Félix is approached by a photojournalist and war photographer who asks Félix to not only create a past for him, but to create a new identity for him as well. Somewhat reluctantly, Félix creates the identity 'José Buchmann', providing the newly dubbed Buchmann with a passport, driver's license, several photographs of his parents and a detailed family story.
Despite Félix's admonitions, Buchmann travels to his 'ancestral home', seeking evidence of the truth of the fictions that Félix has created. Things begin to take a darker turn when Buchmann comes back with that evidence.
The Book of Chameleons is not the kind of book that can be completely absorbed in a single reading, and Agualusa packs an impressive amount of narrative depth in the short volume. It's a novel about writing that manages to not be distractingly metafictional, and it's also a reflection on what the past means in a country that has been repeatedly wounded by war. That he is able to treat these ordinarily difficult subjects with such a deft touch, and so entertainingly, is a credit to his abilities as a writer.
My enthusiasm for The Book of Chameleons is tempered somewhat by the ending. The hazy, pleasingly bewildering atmosphere that Agualusa generates in the first three quarters of the book, which could have sustained me for a long time, is squandered a bit by an ending that happens too quickly, and perhaps too perfectly.
However, I think José Eduardo Agualusa is definitely a writer worth following, especially in light of his excellent Creole, and I'm hopeful that Arcadia, and Daniel Hahn, will continue to bring his books to an English speaking audience.
The Book of Chameleons
José Eduardo Agualusa
translated by Daniel Hahn
Arcadia Books
The publisher's blurb for Oleg Pavlov's The Matiushin Case promises the prospective reader "a Crime and Punishment for today," the sort of comparison that is almost always guaranteed to do a disservice to both the legendary dead and the ambitious. . .
One hundred years have passed since the start of World War I and it is difficult to believe that there are still novels, considered classics in their own countries, that have never been published in English. Perhaps it was the. . .
In the London of Hédi Kaddour's Little Grey Lies, translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan, peace has settled, but the tensions, fears, and anger of the Great War remain, even if tucked away behind stories and lies. Directly ahead, as those. . .
One of the greatest services—or disservices, depending on your viewpoint—Bertrand Russell ever performed for popular philosophy was humanizing its biggest thinkers in his History. No longer were they Platonic ideals, the clean-shaven exemplars of the kind of homely truisms that. . .
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Parents as Teachers of Porter County has partnered with Portage Township Schools, Porter County Community Foundation, Learning by Giving Foundation and United Way's Success by 6, to provide "Ready, Set, Kindergarten (RSK)" programs in the eight elementary schools within PTS.
RSK is a program developed by Parents as Teachers and differs from traditional preschool, as it is more of a simulation of a school-year of kindergarten. RSK provides children who will enter kindergarten in the following school year a group setting to learn and practice skills need to be ready for school.
Kindergarten today looks more like yesterday's first and second grade. Parents and educators are in agreement that preschool education helps children enter kindergarten ready to thrive with the social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills they need.
Still, in 2013, nearly half of kindergartners entering schools in many of our communities had no preschool experience. The statistics speak for themselves; for example, 60 percent of children entering school for the past three years in many of our community's schools cannot pass initial readiness assessments. Imagine being the teachers in the class where 12 out of 20 students are not prepared to be in your classroom. Also, imagine what the classroom is like for the eight students who are prepared as the majority of attention is required for the unprepared students.
Increased economic challenges for many families coupled with increasing required state standards and mandatory testing make the need greater than ever for quality school readiness programs.
RSK supports the child's natural curiosity and provides diverse ways of learning. The children meet in a group setting and participate in a year-long "run through" of all the experiences they will face as they enter school (ex: circle time, center-based math reading work, hands-on science and nature activities, library time, physical education and the requirement of class rules). The children are guided to the ability to practice and master the basic skills that will allow them to enter school prepared and excited to learn. RSK activities are directly correlated to state standards.
Parents are also able to participate in RSK activities by volunteering in the classroom.
The classes meet one day per week in the Portage elementary school the child will attend in fall 2014. This gives the child and the family the unique experience to get to know their home school and some of its faculty in advance. Parents as Teachers provides the curriculum and leads each of the classes along with the school's Home School Adviser.
Enrollment is now underway and will continue through October. This is a first-come, first-served opportunity. This is a free program for any child who has turned 4 by Aug. 1 who will attend school within PTS the following year. Backpacks and supplies will be supplied to each child.
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School district audit report lands with a thud
Then it was time for the board to take its medicine.
And Birmingham singled out the school board itself as part of the problem. Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out the things that can go unnoticed. A 15-member school board is exceptionally large, she noted, and to have elections every two years? "I think that presents a challenge to stability," Birmingham said.
The report can be downloaded from the district's website, mansd.org.
Mayor Ted Gatsas also didn't seem too pleased with Birmingham's presentation. The last time a scathing audit came down, last spring from the state Department of Education, Gatsas protested its findings, and it ended up being largely retracted.
"The common thread, that we don't do the same things everywhere, that every school is a district within a district, we could've saved a lot of money on this audit if we listened to him," he said.
Still, Gatsas found something to like in the report. He noted that it did not dwell on funding problems. "It's not about the level of spending. It's about what we're spending on and how to do it better," he said.
Meanwhile, Ward 12 Alderman and mayoral candidate Patrick Arnold quickly embraced the audit - and used it as a cudgel against the mayor.
"The audit validates what most of us in the city already know about the state of the Manchester School District - Mayor Gatsas' failed leadership has left our school system in desperate need of a new vision for success," Arnold said in a statement Thursday.
With all the talk about the stalled negotiations with the teachers union, it's easy to overlook the talks underway with the city unions representing police support personnel and Water Works employees. And we probably wouldn't have heard much about the talks - the unions together represent fewer than 200 people - were it not for Mike Roche, the vocal union president of the Steelworkers local representing the Water Works employees.
No doubt, Roche wouldn't be so upset were it not for the raw deal he feels is being offered: a fourfold increase in health insurance premiums - from 5 to 20 percent - with just a half-percent raise. At least the paraprofessionals and other district employees are being offered tax cap-based raises of 2.17 percent, Roche said.
Water Works is technically an independent entity, with its own overseeing commission, on which the mayor sits.
The main event at Tuesday's meeting will likely by the controversial ambulance contract. But there will probably be plenty of other early fireworks, seeing as how it will be the only meeting in the month. At least that's been the custom.
It being the end of the school year, much of Monday's school board meeting was taken up by the recognition of students and presentations. Of course, one employee is having his own graduation of sorts. It was Brennan's last full board meeting.
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New Haven, CT (Sports Network) - Greg Kelley and Michael Grace both scored 13 points as the Yale Bulldogs defeated the Princeton Tigers, 71-66, in Ivy League action at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Also scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs (13-17, 7-6 Ivy) were Javier Duren with 12 and Austin Morgan 11 points as the squad won for the second time in as many games.
The Tigers (16-10, 9-3) were paced by T.J. Bray who tallied a game-high 17 points, shooting 4-of-9 behind the 3-point line, but still the team saw a four-game win streak come to an end. Shooting 4-of-6 on the perimeter, Will Barrett added 16 points for Princeton, followed by Denton Koon with 13 in the setback.
Yale shot a blistering 70.0 percent from the field in the first half, not to mention an incredible 6-of-8 beyond the arc, en route to a 36-24 advantage at the break.
In the second half the Bulldogs dropped off to 50.0 percent from the floor and at the same time Princeton responded with in an impressive 63.6 percent from the field and 8-of-16 on the outside in order to close the gap. However, the hosts managed to make good on 14-of-16 at the free-throw line in order to stay ahead and grab the win.
With the loss the Tigers, who were outscored 16-9 at the free-throw line on the night, also fell behind Harvard in the standings after the Crimson defeated Columbia on Friday night.
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Dinner at The Public House in La Jolla is always good for what's ale-ing you
By Daniel K. Lew
The Public House is literally a "house" to gather for burgers and brews, but what sets this La Jolla Village restaurant apart is its shear number of ales from around the world. Previously home to The Burgundy Grill and Wine Bar, the two-story, red house on the corner of Kline Street and Bishops Lane was first built in 1904 and has been designated as a historical landmark. Proprietors of The Public House are hoping to set their own mark in town since opening in February.
"We have beers from all over the world — basically something for everyone," said general manager Paul Dignam, who also helps run The Public House's older sibling, Encinitas Ale House, which has been open for almost two years. "We try to sell things that are good and hard to find in the area." Both are owned by Tommaso Maggiore, who has an eclectic taste in beers, reflected in his restaurants' offerings in both food and drinks.
The Public House's daily, updated beverage list includes 43 Belgian ales on tap, 180 bottle choices from around the globe, selections from local breweries, limited-release microbrews, and a handful of wines. Not only does The Public House specialize in Belgian ales, it serves them in authentic glassware made specifically by each Belgian brewery. Dignam says it's a big deal in Belgium to serve each beer in its own, branded and specialty-shaped glass. Not too many places in San Diego follow that practice, but The Public House follows the tradition to bring authenticity to the experience.
For those undecided on the restaurant's overwhelming amount of beer choices, it offers a taster's flight with any four ales on tap.
The food menu is also impressive with its rotating selection of meats available for its half-pound burgers. The restaurant gets its beef several times a week from "farm to fork," sustainably-farmed Brandt Beef. Other burger meats, which vary each week, have included bison, lamb, duck, venison, rabbit, and ostrich. Vegetarian-patty substitutions are available.
Its signature dish is a 10-ounce, grass-fed Kobe Wagyu Burger with the meat from Australia's Greg Norman Farms. The hefty burger is served with Gruyere cheese, crumbly gorgonzola, crispy onion straws, tomato and baby greens. The Kobe Wagyu Burger is also available as three, 3-ounce sliders.
Other burger choices include cleverly named burgers: 33.0384°N, 117.293°W Cheeseburger (longitude and latitude for The Public House location), and "La Jolla Cave" Bootlegger Burger served with hot-whiskey BBQ sauce, crispy onion straws, bacon, and pepper-jack cheese.
The menu is rounded out by gourmet salads, appetizers, sandwiches, tacos, and beer-battered fish-and-chips made from a Belgian ale on tap.
The Public House has transformed the property's living room and porch into indoor dining areas, which are adorned with reflective metal signs showcasing the brands of Belgian ales. What was once the garage is now storage for the beers on tap and hundreds of Belgian glassware. The former driveway and yard is a bar and popular spot for many who prefer the patio and extended bar along the fence, bordering on the sidewalk.
"We keep updating our wide variety of choices to make things interesting for our customers; they seem to like it," Dignam said.
The Public House
• Address: 830 Kline St., La Jolla
• Phone: (858) 551-9210
• Website: the-publichouse.com
• The Vibe: Casual, lively, comfortable
■ Signature Dish: Grass-Fed Kobe Wagyu Burger
■ Open Since: February 2011
■ Reservations: Yes, for more than 6 guests
■ Patio Seating: Yes
• Take Out: Yes
• Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday
• Hours: Closed Monday. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
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Some important work is going on right now at South Bend Schools. As we've been showing you this week... the corporation is in the midst of developing a Strategic Plan.They're coming up with ideas on how to best increase student achievement in the future.
"It's an open forum for people to speak freely and give their opinions and their ideas to help shape what our future will be like for our corporation," said Teacher's Union President Jason Zook.
"Everybody is involved, absolutely, because everybody is important to supporting improvements in student performance outcomes," said consultant Sharon Cox.
The district is hoping everyone will get involved so they can come up with the BEST ideas to help students achieve more.
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- November 25, 2010
The 2012 Health Expo will be held this year on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Columbus Trade Center. This is a free event for the entire community.
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- April 9, 2011
- Free HIV Counseling and Testing
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Wilson Apts. (3400 8th Ave) on: April 14, 2011 (from 1:00pm-4:00pm). For more information, contact Seletia Green 706-321-6413.Read More
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- National Public Health Week – April 4-10, 2011
Since 1995, when the first full week of April was declared as National Public Health Week (NPHW), communities across the country have celebrated NPHW to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the public's health.
During National Public Health Week 2011, the Columbus Department of Public Health needs your help to educate Americans that "Safety is No Accident". Together, we can help Americans live injury-free in all areas of life: at work, at home, at play, in your community and anywhere people are on the move. We all need to do our part to prevent injuries and violence in our communities. Join us as we work together to create a safer and healthier nation.
Monday -April 4th - Injury Prevention begins at HOME - Columbus Health Department provide tips on simple things you can do to make your home safer
Tuesday - April 5th - Injury Prevention begins at WORK - Tips on what you can do to be safer while working in your yard or garden
Wednesday – April 6th - Injury Prevention begins at PLAY - Columbus Health Department Partners with Safe Kids Columbus to give you advice about toy safety
Thursday – April 7th - Injury Prevention starts on the MOVE - Columbus Health Department Partners with Safe Kids Columbus to teach you how to keep your children safe in and around vehicles
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CBs Jimmy Smith, Lardarius Webb and Asa Jackson are all expected to miss the Ravens' third preseason game Saturday.
Eagles cut DE Alejandro Villanueva, K Carey Spear, DE Francis Mays and CB Davon Morgan.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Packers believe NT B.J. Raji suffered a torn bicep in the team's third preseason game Friday night.
ESPN Cowboys reporter Todd Archer does not believe RB Ryan Williams will make the final roster.
Nate Allen has earned the start at strong safety in all three of the Eagles' preseason games.
FS Earl Thomas is the favorite to return punts for the Seahawks this season.
Eagles cut WR B.J. Cunningham.
Panthers WR Tiquan Underwood did not see a target against the Patriots Friday night.


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Linus Torvalds is the father of the world's most popular technology, the Linux kernel which is being used in every aspect of modern life. It powers ATM machines, supercomputers, spacecraft sent out to explore the universe, your Android phones and tablet, your wireless routers, printers, TVs, infotainment and much more. Linux is like a 'good' plastic of the modern world – it's omnipresent.
Linus yesterday received the Millennium Technology Prize and an accompanying cheque for 600,000 euros ($756,000; £486,000) from the Technology Academy of Finland. In an interview with BBC he said, "In many ways, I actually think the real idea of open source is for it to allow everybody to be "selfish", not about trying to get everybody to contribute to some common good."
Renowned free software journalist Carla Schroder did not like the use of term selfishness and wrote an interesting piece. She took it as an insult of the thousands of free software developers. She wrote, "Let's stop insulting the many thousands of contributors to Linux and FOSS by calling them selfish, because that it is untrue and unfair. How about a bit of well-deserved praise and appreciation instead?"
I think it's totally fine to be selfish. What is important is the motive behind that selfishness. In fact, all of us are selfish and no matter how 'selfless' our deeds are, they are driven by selfishness.
Let me ask you, why do you go out and help an elderly man cross the road?
Because it makes you feel good. If I asked you why did you did that you may start by saying, "because she needed help". OK fine, she needed help, but what made you help her? Your answer will be, "Because that makes me feel good, that I have done something to make some one's life better."
Notice the word me and I.
They are always there. They will always be there. You do good deeds because YOU feel better; you feel good. That's very human. We are driven by this I. I is what makes us humans. The moment you remove that I, that selfishness of feeling better, you cease to exist as human. You can be goat, cow, pig..anything but human.
What's the most famous speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr.?
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
When Oprah Winfrey asked Nelsen Mandela about his deeds what did he say?
"I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.
I can give examples from the lives of all those great people who made this world a better place. They were all driven by that "I" in them. They were selfish.
Linus is a very apolitical man. He speaks his heart like an engineer without sugar coating it as a CEO would do, concerned about shares, or a PR agent would who is more worried about the image of a company. Linus is not a CEO, politician or PR agent.
We are lucky to have two top figures in the Free Software world who are not afraid of telling the truth, no matter how bitter it is. Linus Torvalds and Richard M. Stallman are those figures. They say what they feel.
There is a difference between being selfish and being greedy. I have met and interviewed Linus in person and I found him to be extremely humble (so is RMS), despite the fact that he has done so much. He is not claiming that 'we changed the world and made it a better place', something you would hear from Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.
When the BBC interviewer asked Linus "When you posted about the original system kernel on Usenet in 1991 what did you think would happen to it?"
Instead of saying that he wanted to set the world free and give everyone control over their computing, he humbly said, "I was definitely not expecting people to help me with the project, but I was hoping for some feedback about what I'd done, and looking for ideas of what else people would think was a good idea."
Selfishness vs. greed
It's OK to be selfish as long as it is about giving you control over your computing unlike Steve Jobs or Bill Gates who had the greed of taking control of your computing.
I have a very selfish motive behind writing this article because I want to remove some doubts. That was the first thought that came to my mind. If the press knocks on my door and asks why I did that, I may boast, "to make this world a better place" That's a PR statement, not the reason why I did that.
If you share this article, you will be driven by the selfish motive of 'sharing' it with others, because YOU want them to read it and see this aspect of Linus' statement.
Linux & Open Source
I have invested hundreds of hours of my life installing Linux on people's machines. I don't charge for it. I just want them to use free software instead of Microsoft Windows. I have spent even more time in helping those users. I think most of the Linux advocates do that same. They invest their time in spreading word about Linux. Why do I do this? What is the divine motive? Selfishness. It makes me feel better. It makes me feel that I am fighting for a cause. I do this for myself.
I will be a liar if I said I am doing it because I want to make this world a better place. I can't take even from that sentence and simply say "because the world should be a better place."
As a writer, artist and film-maker, I want more and more people to read and watch my stories and films. I want to hear their feedback. It makes me feel great when I learn that thousands of people have enjoyed my word. There is a selfish motive behind it – to be recognized, read, watched by millions of people. It's not insulting.
Linux developers do it for the same reason. They create something to scratch their own itch. And then they give it out so that other's can use and improve it.
Doing so makes them feel better. Their I feels great.
I don't think calling myself (or them) selfish is an insult. It's a fact.