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The Studio School opened in 1971 in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village as a one-room schoolhouse with 25 students, ages 4 to 12. Its founders, Dolores and Robert Welber, believed that there is a strong interplay of the emotions and the intellect in learning. They visualized a school that would incorporate this idea and have a strong developmental point of view, where a child's intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth was thoroughly addressed. From this original vision, "The Studio on Eleventh Street" was born.
In 1975, Janet C. Rotter joined Studio as a volunteer and went on to teach all age levels before becoming Head of School in 1984. Ms. Rotter has shaped the school's approach and has put into place a model for education that demonstrates how children learn and provides teachers with specific techniques to use with their students. This model is based on a comprehensive academic curriculum that gives children many opportunities throughout the school day to think for themselves, create with their own hands, and know and express their thoughts and feelings about what they are living and learning.
Together, Dr. Welber, Mr. Welber, and Ms. Rotter have pioneered many new programs at Studio, including a program for families and their children from birth through four years old, a mother-infant group, a group for fathers, and a number of workshops for teachers and parents. This included a program that addressed the important process of separation between parents/caretakers and their children. Ms. Rotter also conceived, and developed with the teachers, many innovative curricula, most notably an interdisciplinary course called One World, which combines science, geography, history, and social studies, and which progresses sequentially from early childhood through middle school classes. Studio's curriculum is always evolving to include new learning possibilities for students.
The Studio School moved to the Upper West Side in the late 1970s to expand the early childhood and elementary school and to provide additional space for its programs. After brief stays on 79th Street and 86th Street, the School moved in 1987 to a larger facility on West 95th Street. In 2000, we added a middle school program to give early adolescents the opportunity to learn in an academically accelerated environment in which their personalities could be expressed and appreciated. Teachers now work with children from toddler age into adolescence, a period well known as the crucial developmental years, and which sets the pattern for each child's openness to learning, creativity, and sense of self.
Today, Ms. Rotter, an inspired educator and dynamic administrator, continues the School's mission to honor the process in learning. Pursuing her dream to provide Studio's students and families with a permanent home, where all our educational goals could be realized, she spearheaded a committee to launch a Capital Campaign and search for a suitable building. Motivated by the educational excellence of her unique programs, our growing community rallied to support the purchase of two townhouses directly across the street from the school. Reconstruction of these buildings as a larger and brand new home for The Studio School began two years ago, based on specifications for a facility that would complement the Studio's distinct approach and curricula. We were thrilled to move into this new facility for the 2007-2008 academic year.
The Studio's student population is now more than 400% its initial size, and we are committed to seeking an increasingly diverse student body and to further developing and expanding the School's programs. As we look forward to a leading role in twenty-first century education, we invite you to join us in our new home.


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Zero U.S. debt wasn't so great the first time around
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At this rate, we're going to have more debt-reduction proposals than we have trillions in debt. There was Simpson-Bowles, the Gang of Six (Pt. 1), Obama's $4 trillion gambit, Coburn's $9 trillion slash, Cut-Cap-and-Balance, and the Gang of Six (Pt. 2), Obama and Boehner's near-deal, and as of this week Reid and Boehner's dueling plans. But even the most austere of these proposals would have left us more than $5 trillion in debt, and the one likely to pass—if one passes, that is—will likely still leave us with more than $10 trillion of obligations. Somewhere, Andrew Jackson is shaking his skeletal head, pissed that a bunch of profligate Americans have soiled his legacy.
As president, Jackson was responsible for the first and only time the country stood at a true Debt Zero. The debt was $58.4 million when he first took office in 1829; six years later, as he would announce in his 1835 State of the Union, the country was finally in the black, with $440,000 in the bank. All it took to get there was a maniacal devotion to small government, the forced removal of tens of thousands of Native Americans, and tariffs so high the union nearly broke apart. The kind of thing that's easily replicable in 2011.
So while we're counting down the days until the U.S. bursts through the ceiling like a Roald Dahl character, let's dwell on a different timeline: Andrew Jackson's. It'll remind you that Debt Zero doesn't happen overnight.
1795: For Jackson, debt became his white whale from an early age. Before he went to battle and burnished his Old Hickory* legacy, he was a lawyer and real-estate man, and a rich one at that. When Jackson was 32, he sold 68,000 acres of land to a guy named David Allison. But Allison didn't have the most stable of financial lives, and soon ended up declaring bankruptcy and rotting in a debtors prison, where he'd die in 1798. Jackson, meanwhile, was left in a lurch, having used the promise of Allison's money to start buying supplies for a trading post he was starting. According to John Steele Gordon's surprisingly readable history of U.S. debt, Hamilton's Blessing, Jackson would spend the next 15 years sorting it all out.
1824: When Jackson first unsuccessfully campaigned for president he did it on a platform that would make Tea Partiers blush. He framed the federal debt as an almost-spiritual affliction, calling it "a national curse." As Jon Meacham writes in, American Lion, his Pulitzer-winning biography of Jackson: "To him debt was dangerous, for debt put power in the hands of creditors—and if power was in the hands of creditors, it could not be in the hands of the people, where Jackson believed it belonged."
1828: Likewise, he was adamant power not be in the hands of the Brits. The country's protectionist streak meant a series of tariffs were passed to help build the economy. Starting in 1824, when Jackson was still a Senator, he voted in favor of tariffs in an attempt to raise revenue on imports and help the country's fledgling manufacturing industry compete with Britain's. 1828′s Tariff Act, menacingly nicknamed the "Tariff of Abominations," was especially restrictive, and South Carolina, whose economy was already suffering, was furious (again—some things never change) that the legislation would raise duties from 33 to 50 percent, reinforce Britain's unwillingness to import its cotton, and keep prices on manufactured goods from the north high. The Union was threatening to fracture, but the Treasury was getting rich. Tradeoffs.
1829: Once he took office, Jackson finally had enough power to spear the debt, pursuing it single-mindedly, no matter the costs. He refused to finance state projects with federal funds, partly because he believed in a small federal government, and partly because it would cost too much. Predictably, congressmen who were trying to get funding for local projects (proto-pork!) were angry, but Jackson wouldn't budge. In 1830, he threatened to veto any funding for state infrastructure. "I stand committed before the country to pay off the national debt at the earliest practicable moment," he told a Kentucky congressman seeking funding. "Are you willing–are my friends willing to lay taxes to pay for internal improvements?–for be assured I will not borrow a cent except in cases of absolute necessity!" The Congressman replied, "No, that would be worse than a veto." (Some things never change.)
1830: Congress passes the Indian Removal Act of 1830, offering 25 million acres of new land in exchange for the forced eviction of tens of thousands of Native Americans. That land was later sold, and between 1832 and 1836 federal land sales increased 1,000 percent, brining more than $25 million into federal coffers in 1836 alone. The U.S. was committing human-rights atrocities, but the Treasury was getting rich. More tradeoffs.
1832: Jackson was now President, and South Carolina's anger finally boiled over. It threatened to circumvent federal law and lift the tariffs on British imports, both lowering plantation owners' costs and reopening a market. Jackson, with the end of the federal debt in sight, agreed to relax the tariffs and coaxed South Carolina off the ledge. Twenty-nine years later, they would push back over by taking first shots of the Civil War.
1835: It only took 40 years, but Jackson had finally done it—exorcised both him and the country of its debt curse. "Free from public debt, at peace with all the world," he wrote to Congress. The U.S. was finally debt-free. The Democrats held a banquet to celebrate, but Jackson was too modest to attend. No reason to celebrate what was sure to be the new normal.
2011: The US hasn't reached Debt Zero since.
*Editor's Note: This article originally referred to Jackson as "Stonewall," however Stonewall Jackson was a confederate Civil War general. The sentence has been corrected to use President Jackson's nickname of "Old Hickory."
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Chadwick, thank you for portraying an accurate picture of events and the cruelty inflicted upon the Native Americans to achieve the Federal government's ends. Who will be the next group to suffer? (Does the end justify the means?)
It should also be noted that Andrew Jackson ended the Bank of America Charter, our central bank. This action caused a complete collapse of U.S. manufacturing and a horrific depression. Ninety percent of manufacturing closed because of the lack of credit previously provided by the Federal Bank. Maybe his own financial losses were cause for his dislike of banks in general? Clearly he had no grasp of how an economy works. Some historians have suggested Jackson was vindictive.
The larger question remains. Should we follow the path that Jackson set forth, will we be sowing the seeds of armed civil conflict again? It is doubtful any of our leaders are brighter than President Jackson. We as a Nation must learn to solve our problems without visiting violence upon our citizens or the citizens of other nations.
what no one talks about is the ridiculous military empire we have, the bases, the troops in almost every country on the globe serving the corporate/globalist agenda. in the end what is bankrupting us are the same forces which have destroyed the economy, the banks and giant corporations, that want our bailouts and profit from our needless wars….they will suck the usa until it is lifeless. this hasnt changed.
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Regarding your query "Who will be the next group to suffer?", I'd like to suggest a couple of candidates for consideration.
Religious organizations would be a good place to start. Most religious organizations in America are Christian, but to be fair, we should tax all religions on their income. If certain organizations are in good standing with their local governments because of their philanthropy and good works, then local governments would be free to grant favorable property tax status.
Of course, I realize that members of these organizations will object to my suggestion, so I offer two more less controversial suggestions: the international financial community and American corporations.
Is the author mixing up Thomas J. Jackson (aka Stonewall Jackson) with Andrew Jackson when he refers to the latter as burnishing his "Stonewall legacy"?
Disagree strongly on taxation of religions. Churches do pay taxes on things considered transactional income. Sadly, I would think that it is obvious that taxation of churches would amount to very little revenues … those who suggest otherwise should make suggestions with numerical backing.
Military is a necessary thing. Whether we distribute them globally is a more complicated matter than simply taking a financial view of same. I take your point that we should review, however, and stop doing for other nations things that they should do for themselves, or imposing our will on others. We could start by dropping funding to all nations who did not support our work in Iran and Afghanistan. And we could drop funding to India's neighbor which seemed to both help and hinder those efforts.
Being debt free and stimulating the economy should not conflict. We should be able to figure this out. Did readers of this article see the Reuters article about the federal government closing or consolidating 800 data centers? I would suggest there is considerable low hanging fruit to be harvested like these data centers, which amounted to a minimum US $3B in savings, before we worry about California or South Carolina seceding from the Union.
Real cause of USA debt is not internal problems but external problems which are causing slow erosion of USA economy. Fundamentally still most powerful country and if just some expenses control can bring USA economy back to boom.
Big blunder in this article. Andrew Jackson was NOT Stonewall Jackson. Thomas Jackson was.
@dv3 – and you could start by seeing past typos to understand the point. But thank you for reading my post.
Agree strongly that our past presidents have not stood up to a high bar. This is quite sad for us Americans who would like to see us perform better, and who would like to see us make hard decisions rather than capitulate to weak arguments and unsupported claims.
Comparing today's exploding debt to Jackson's no debt condition is absurd. Our current situation is not sustainable, consuming ever increasing amounts of our GDP and being borne on the backs of middle class Americans. Of all segments of our society, be it family, business, state government, or local government, only the federal government has been able to sustain itself on vast amounts of borrowed money. The rest have to live within their means. I'm sick of paying for Washington's profligate spending and borrowing.
Who are the editors of this site? I was misled into reading this article because I thought it was about debt. It turns out it was just a nonsensical rant. If the point of your article was to talk about the plight of the Native Americans during that period of American history, you should have titled your article as such and put it on a different website. In addition, slavery was still legal during the same year are you suggesting that if the US becomes debt free that slavery will be legal again too?
If you don't know Andrew Jackson from Thomas Jackson, or the Revolutionary War from the Civil War, how do we know anything else in this article has any basis in fact?
If this author is not patient enough to learn the difference between Stonewall Jackson and Andrew Jackson, then how can we trust anything he says? Reuters is supposed to bring us informed commentators, instead they bring us green, arrogant kids who think that turning a clever phrase makes them wise. Thumbs down, Reuters.
It's a shame that the author didn't include Jackson's 1832 Veto of the Second Bank of the United States which outlined Jackson's view of the danger of Big Banks, especially when giving money to legislators and having said legislators in their pockets. This was important to keep the legislature from being co-opted by the Big Bank. Lessons for the 21st Century.
So tariffs angered a few special interest groups (like Southern cotton farmers), but they played a key role in eliminating the debt. Maybe we should give tariffs a try again. It's time to withdraw from the World Trade Organization and manage U.S. trade policy in the best interest of the U.S., and not for the benefit of the parasitic economies that feed on our market.
for a very well written historical article you have one glaring error. He was NOT "Stonewall Jackson> That was a Confederate general in the Civil War.
This is probably the worst "article" I've ever read on Reuters.
Andrew (definitely not "Stonewall") Jackson dedicated his life to destroying the privately owned and controlled central bank of the time which was the equivalent of today's Federal Reserve system.
He had a crazy notion that the government of a nation should control it's own money supply, not international bankers.
The problem with taking on global bankers, is even if you do manage to oust them after decades of fighting and assassination attempts, they'll gladly manufacture an economic crisis or two and buy their way into power again, even if they have to hand select and groom a presidential candidate to do it.
On a totally unrelated note, I can't wait for the government to raise the debt ceiling by another 2.8 trillion, so the Federal Reserve can announce QE3 and buy up trillions of dollars worth of government bills, notes and bonds through it's "primary dealers" who make a commission on the sale.
These primary dealers just happen to be the same member banks who will get access to all that new cash at 0% interest rates.
Who are these member banks you're wondering? Who else but Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley etc. etc.
Same old pit of vipers.
I stopped reading when I got to the "Stonewall" mention. It gave me the impression that the author was not well-versed enough in American history to make the remainder of the article worth my time. This kind of thing not only sadly illustrates our declining education system, but raises doubts over the abilities of the editors that allow such glaring errors to be published under the Reuters masthead.
So how would president Jackson have fared in today's world with the internet, global markets, video on demand, public officials' lives open for scrutiny and all documents available for review on the internet.
Nevertheless, thank you for a historical perspective. It is true that borrowing money from someone does give them power. That is something that we have forgotten about.
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Hoop JG, LW Roberts, KA Green Hammond, NJ Cox. Psychiatrists' attitudes regarding genetic testing and patient safeguards: a preliminary study. Genetic Testing 2008 Jun;12 (2):245-252 (PMID: 18452395).
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Hoop JG. Ethical considerations in psychiatric genetics. Harvard Review of Psychiatry November 2008; 16(6):322-338 (PMID: 19085387).
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Hoop JG,Spellecy R. Philosophical and ethical issues at the forefront of neuroscience and genetics: an overview for psychiatrists. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. June 2009; 32(2) (PMID: 19486810).
Hoop JG, Lapid M, Paulson R, Roberts LW. Clinical and ethical considerations in pharmacogenetic testing: views of physicians in three "early adopting" departments of psychiatry. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (in press; e-published ahead of print).
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Arbuckle, California is known for it's almond production. There are almond orchards as far as the eye can see in our small town. The beginning of almond harvest is always an exciting time for me because it signals that fall is on the way - my favorite time of year. This is a particularly exciting year for us because we will be getting our first harvest off of our young ten acre orchard. Yesterday, I heard the first shakers off in the distance - the official start of almond harvest. Our trees are later varieties, so we have a few weeks before our trees are harvested.
We have had unseasonably cool weather here in Northern California for the past few days, further enhancing that feeling that fall is on the way. Just a tease though, as we are expected to have temps back up in the 100's next week. Although still harvesting beautiful summer crops for my CSA and Farmers Market, this weekend I will be planting my fall and winter crops out in the field and in the greenhouse in anticipation of the changing of the seasons.


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Damn, I rose up, in the front like Rosa
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He's talking about Rosa Park, the mother of the freedom movement.
She rose up for the civil rights in the front. Kid Ink is saying he rose up(emerged) in the front of rap game.
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All speech judges have their personal preferences for adjudicating various events. However, at times, those preferences crossover and are used as rules for what students must or must not do in their performances. This panel will illuminate many of these "unwritten rules" and attempt to determine their appropriateness and usefulness in speech competition.
Panelists: Dan Cronn-Mills, Mankato State University and Barb Seng, MSHSL
The purpose of this roundtable is to facilitate a discussion on how to prepare high school students for the transition into college forensics. Various stages of coaches will be participating, allowing for a variety of voices and opinions.
Panelists: Dr. Leah White—Minnesota State University-Mankato, David Brennan—Mankato East H.S., Desiree Rowe, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mark Fokken—Southwest Minnesota State University, Micheal Kirch—St. Cloud State University
Discussion at Speech Professionals Across Minnesota (SPAM) conventions and discipline workshops within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities ( MnSCU) system have focused on the identification of college speech and communications course offerings and curriculum. This session will present the current course and curricular offerings of MnSCU colleges and universities in Speech and Communication departments. Discussion will include application of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, common course outlines and competencies and curriculum concerns at the college level.
Moderator/Chair: Mike Wartman—Normandale Community College
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A roundtable discussion on current trends in graduate student research.
The purpose of this session is to illuminate popular trends within graduate student research. The panel will conduct a roundtable discussion of both their research and any audience members' research. Hopefully by prompting discussion, further issues and directions will be highlighted.
Presenters: Desiree Rowe, Sarah Wolter, and Suzanne Loen—Minnesota State University-Mankato


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On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 11:40:42PM -0500 or thereabouts, Eric Sammer wrote: > Infrastructure: > > The initial infrastructure for the installer project is just about > there. We now have a mailing list (if you hadn't noticed), and an > official channel on IRC (freenode) - #gentoo-installer. As of yet, > there's no project page, but I'm sure that will come in time. Maybe > we'll hijack a member of the documentation team to help with that. Figure out where you want the directory and I'll be happy to create it. Looking at our various top level categories, it doesn't really fit cleanly into any of them. I'd suggest base as being the closest match. > - Get a code repository going. Since non-devs may (as in "might," not > "can") participate in actual development, the repository may need to be > hosted on non-Gentoo servers. This is something I would object to. If this is an official Gentoo project (which I assume it is) that we're going to let official Gentoo users eventually user (which I assume we are) then we need to ensure that it's developed on secure infrastructure, etc. If there are people who want to commit code (and have the requisite skills to do so) but aren't devs, make them devs. > - Decide to what level non-devs should participate (mainly, can they > commit code) I vote no. :) > - Complete high(er) level design documents that all devs agree on. Good luck. :) --kurt
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A manufacturer of video inspection equipment with a requirement for high speed operation found success by designing in a standard Bi-directional Ultimag® Rotary Solenoid.
The inspection machine employs a video inspection camera capable of evaluating 2,400 units per minute. In this particular case, bottle caps are being inspected.
Other types of actuators could not operate the flipper to displace the bottle caps if they fit the rejection criteria. These other actuators simply could not actuate fast enough to run under a 100% rejection scenario; that is, they could not operate the rejection flipper at the maximum required rate of 2,400 units per minute.
A slow actuator handicapped the machine manufacturer's ability to sell the product on "speed of processing" because the actuators lagged far behind the video inspection speed capability. A faster device was mandatory.
Because bi-directional operation is needed to operate a diverting flipper quickly (over and back), the high speed of the Ultimag became vital to this application.


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After Temple's loss at SMU on Feb. 6, Fran Dunphy had what you could call a hunch.
"I don't know if coach is a psychic," senior Dalton Pepper said Sunday, "but after the game at SMU, he said we were going to win this game at home. In the three years I've been here, I've never heard him say that.
"And we came out and won."
Behind a game-high 24 points from Pepper, Temple knocked off No. 23 SMU, 71-64, Sunday at the Liacouras Center (see Instant Replay).
The win is Temple's first over a Top 25 opponent since March 10 of last year, when the Owls took down No. 21 VCU. Dunphy's team was previously 0-5 against the Top 25 this season. But under his watch, Temple has now beaten at least one Top 25 team in each of the last seven seasons.
In the more immediate sense, the result also snaps a four-game Temple losing streak. The Owls, now 7-17 overall and 2-10 in conference, were just 1-12 since the turn of the calendar, having beaten only Rutgers.
After Pepper exited the media room and Dunphy entered, a reporter asked if the story was true.
Dunphy thought for half a second before responding: "I think Dalton tells stories out of school too much."
"I just felt like, at the time, we were going to be OK at some point," he added. "I just threw that thought out to our guys. Lucky call by any stretch of the imagination."
It's been a rough season for Temple -- and Dunphy. Sunday's win was a relief for a team that had beaten only LIU Brooklyn and Rutgers since the first week of December. Earlier in the year, the Owls were playing teams tight; they've lost nine games by seven points are fewer.
But lately, the end results have gotten out of hand. Coming into Sunday, Temple had allowed its last eight opponents to shoot a combined 54 percent. It lost its last four games in a row by an average of 19.2 points. The Owls were down by as much as 36 in the second half just two nights ago.
"With five minutes to go, we looked like we were 30 points down," SMU head coach and former Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown said. "[Temple is] 1-10. They just got blown out by Louisville. And they looked like the team that was supposed to win. They had amnesia. And I think [Dunphy] does that."
It's as good an explanation as any. How else do you explain knocking off a ranked team without the best rebounder in the conference?
Temple power forward Anthony Lee (8.9 rebounds per game) didn't play Sunday with what's being called a "minor" left knee injury. Lee was dressed, with his knee in a brace, but he did not take the floor. Freshman Mark Williams started in his place and sophomore center Devontae Watson played a career-high 25 minutes to fill the void.
Now figure this out: SMU came into the game with the best rebounding differential in the conference. Temple came in with the worst. By the of the game, the Owls had outrebounded the Mustangs, 38-25, and scored 15 second-chance points off 12 offensive boards. Without Lee.
SMU also went a miserable 14 for 26 from the free-throw line, but Brown shrugged that off.
"It wasn't the free throws," he said. "We got outcoached. Fran did a great job of creating matchup problems for us. They controlled the tempo, they made all the effort plays. ... We didn't have an offensive rebound in the first half, and we got four for the game. I think that was the most significant thing."
"I wouldn't minimize, if I were analyzing the game, Mark Williams' two threes in the first half," Dunphy said. "They're huge to get us back to where we had to go. He also made a great play -- we were struggling in the second half, we were down four or five, not really running any kind of offense -- he makes a nice drive in the lane and throws a bullet to Devontae Watson, and he catches it."
Williams (10 points, seven rebounds) came into the game 4 for 25 from three.
As for Watson (eight points, eight rebounds), who made his 11th straight start, Dunphy said that he "gets life." That sounds like a good thing.
Watson said that he's gaining confidence and that he's happy to be playing a larger role than he did as a freshman, when he rarely left the bench.
Quote Dunphy: "I'm happy that he's happy."
But, for a kid who rarely gets animated, it's hard to imagine anyone was happier than Pepper.
"It feels good to finally pull one out," he said. "We're coming into our last six games. Our conference tournament is coming up. ... This is when teams get better or they fall down.
"Going into the tournament, this is a great league, anybody can beat anybody. I think if a few balls bounce our way, I think we can beat anybody as well."


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Semantics | Are fascist footballers also racists?
Rome | Paolo Di Canio and Lazio teammates abided yesterday by the request of Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni to meet with Nazi death-camp survivors. Three survivors addressed the players at Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio; afterward, Di Canio sounded contrite, saying "we heard the stories of people who went through something terrible." Although still attached to right-wing ideas that saw him lead a group of Lazio ultrí s as a youth, Di Canio says he opposes violence.
According to the Guardian, players for AS Roma had met on Feb 9 with 17 survivors, who advised them to stop playing whenever the players see Nazi symbols in the crowd. Such symbols were prominent at the Jan 29 fixture at Stadio Olimpico between Roma and Livorno: it was not the first time that ultrí s had unfurled banners to recall horrors of the Holocaust. "Gott mit uns" read one banner, duplicating the inscription on the belt buckles of Nazi soldiers. Another banner said, "Lazio-Livorno, stessa iniziale, stesso forno" ("Lazio-Livorno, same initial, same oven").
Roma players heard Alberto Sed, 77, Auschwitz survivor and Roma fan, break down as he read a letter he had written to the club as a youth. Hungarian writer Edith Bruck, author of the memoir Who Loves You Like This, described the importance of individuals who helped save her from the camps. "She was reported to have said that a single footballer who stopped playing could restore dignity to the game," The Guardian writes.
Such attitudes contrast with historical tenets of fascism. Benito Mussolini himself in The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism pointed to a fascist century that would be a collective century, following the 1800s, seen to be dominated by individualism. Lazio's Di Canio, who has made the Fascist salute to supporters, in violation of Italian law, has defended himself by saying, "I am a fascist, not a racist." He has since sworn off the salutes. But given the Italian and German examples, in which elevation of the collective had a chilling racist component, his distinction lacks real meaning.
AS Roma fan magazine Il Romanista has offered, in the spirit of broad-mindedness, to give fans DVDs of La vita e bella (Life is beautiful), itself a controversial comedic probe of Holocaust sensibilities. Perhaps a better choice might be Vittorio De Sica's Garden of the Finzi-Continis, about the gradual indignities and persecution used to traumatize Jews in a small northeastern Italian town before the Second World War. The suspicions and symbolic wounds preceded much harsher treatment. Veltroni has reminded the political right of Rome's complicity in persecution of the Jews. Rome is also, he said, "the city of the Fosse Ardeatine," where on 24 March 1944 Nazi occupation forces murdered 335 political prisoners and Jews in retaliation for an attack by Italian partisans. Hence Veltroni's insistence that rogue football symbolisms be extinguished: "The word 'game' and 'swastika' have no place together."
Links: For a less than flattering picture of the Lazio players before and after the meeting with Holocaust survivors—the article portrays Di Canio's mates as concerned with their hair and yapping on portable phones—see the report in the international version of Der Spiegel. The players met Shlomo Venezia, an Auschwitz Sonderkommando, one of the prisoners forced to work at the gas chambers. The players "made us a promise," said Venezia, before ruins of Il Foro. "The next time [swastikas] appear, they'll interrupt the game."
Update: Pope Benedict XVI chose a friendly with Germany on 1 March, at Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, to announce his support for anti-racism initiatives in football. The text of the message, according to Catholic-oriented news agency Zenit:
The Supreme Pontiff addresses a cordial greeting to the authorities, organizers, leaders, athletes and those who have gathered in the Franchi Stadium of Florence on the occasion of the Italy-Germany friendly soccer match, and expresses his appreciation for the initiatives organized in this context against racial discrimination, promoted to reinforce awareness of the educational function of sports, at the service of solidarity and peace.
His Holiness encourages the common effort to promote the civilization of love through patient and respectful reciprocal dialogue in all realms of society. Invoking divine assistance on all these intentions and projects, with pleasure he sends his apostolic blessing to those present in this significant event.
The Italian side might hope for future papal statements. In its first match in Florence in 13 years, it achieved its best result, 4–1, against Germany since 1939.


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Jacquelyn Forbes Leary
Jacquelyn Forbes Leary, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away Friday August 23rd, 2013 at Colony Ridge Nursing Home at the age of 86.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years Paul Leary of Kill Devil Hills, son Warren and his wife Alice of Charlotte NC, son Paul Jr. of Kill Devil Hills NC, son Michael of Raleigh NC, sister Molly O'Neal of Engelhard NC, brother Ray Forbes of Ft. Walton Beach Fla., four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Nags Head NC, at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 7th.
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AppSurfer currently supports GPS, Android phone rotation, audio output and some touchscreen controls. However, it comes minus Accelerometer and multi-touch support, as well as apps dependent on ARM native libraries, meaning some developers (who can sign up for free) may not get as much out of the website as they'd hoped.
People looking to try out some of these apps can take a look around by various sections, including 'productivity', 'education' and 'books and reference'. They can then download their chosen app from Google Play when happy with their choice.
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Member of a political and religious movement among blacks in Jamaica and several other countries. Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie, considering him the messiah. They believe that blacks are the Israelites reincarnated, who have been subjected to the evil and inferior white race in divine punishment for their sins; they will eventually be redeemed by repatriation to Africa and will compel the whites to serve them. These beliefs, first enunciated in 1953, can be traced to several independent prophets, particularly Marcus Garvey. As the movement grew, ideas of repatriation tended to give way to either black militancy or mysticism. The Rastafarian life usually includes vegetarianism, the wearing of dreadlocks, and the smoking of marijuana.
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Philanthropic News
November 2013
- Fresno State president Castro aids in fundraising, discusses athletics vision. President Castro is hoping that the excitement surrounding the Fresno State football team not only will help raise Fresno State's profile nationally but also within the community, and that the euphoria will help achieve his primary goal to increase fundraising across campus.
- CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Receives $250,000. The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation surprised a crowd of California State University, San Bernardino supporters with the recent announcement of a new H.N. and Frances Berger Expendable Scholarship Fund for students enrolled at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
- CSUF Unveils Branding Research Center. Cal State Fullerton launched the Center for Brand Values Communication and Research following an announcement stating a $75,000 funding gift from the nonprofit Crevier Family Foundation was received to kick-start the venture.
- CSU Channel Islands gets $100,000 gift. CSU Channel Islands has received a $100,000 gift from Union Bank that it will use primarily for scholarships and campus renovations.
September 2013
- Cal Poly Now Has A New Wine Making Department. Cal Poly has a new department in the College Of Agriculture Food & Environmental Sciences and is now working on a 10 million dollar fundraising effort.
- CSUN Receives $50k Grant for Senior Film Projects. While celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Jonah Hill, Blair Underwood and alumna Eva Longoria looked on, California State University, Northridge was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to support students working on their senior film projects.
August 2013
- Fresno State alumnus leaves $5 million for scholarships. John W. Long, a Fresno State alumnus who led a quiet life in Southern California, has left his $5 million estate to the university to help fund scholarships.
- Generosity Supporting the CSU. In the past three years, the CSU has received more than $708 million in philanthropic support.
- San Jose State raises more than $200 million in fundraising campaign. Hitting its goal a year early, San Jose State raised nearly $209 million from private donors through its first major fundraising campaign, its president announced
July 2013
- Banner Year Brings $91 Million to SDSU. The 2012-2013 fiscal year marks the most successful year of philanthropic giving in the history of the university.
- Banner year for CSUB athletic scholarship fund. CSU Bakersfield raised a school-record $553,000 for its student-athlete scholarship fund for the 2012-13 fiscal year that ended June 30.
- Former BofA chief Rosenberg, wife give $1 million to San Francisco State's marine biology center. A $1 million gift to San Francisco State University from retired Bank of America Corp. Chairman and CEO Richard Rosenberg and his wife Barbara will fund a new marine biology institute at the school's Romberg Tiburon Center.
May 2013
- Estate bequeaths $2M to Fresno State education school. With the estate of longtime Fresno State supporter Dr. Marion Kremen finalized, the university's Kremen School of Education and Human Development will receive $2 million in honor of her late husband and former Fresno State faculty member Benjamin Kremen for scholarships and other activities.
- $400 Million Raised for SDSU Success. The Campaign for SDSU, which has raised $400 Million, is transforming the campus and propelling students to success.
April 2013
- California State University, Northridge has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to spearhead a program designed to encourage undergraduate students from underrepresented communities throughout Southern California to pursue advanced degrees in the mathematical sciences.
- The planned gift from Professor Emeritus Henry Janssen will eventually add $1 million to the Honors College endowment, helping to transform the existing Honors Program into a college with increased enrollment and programs that benefit the entire university community.
- Pistachios will be given more attention at Fresno State thanks to a $1.5 million gift to establish a new faculty position at the university.
February 2013
- California State University, Dominguez Hills has received a $200,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to support a unique chemistry lab model aimed at addressing barriers to the sciences for part-time, working students.
- The California Strawberry Commission has given $1 million to Cal Poly to create a sustainability research and education center that will support the state's strawberry industry.
- Student Rudy Silva writes, "It was impossible as a kid in Indio to realize that the clarinet would be my path to Cal State Long Beach."
- Jack and Emma Anderson, whose Globe Printing Co. printed the Spartan Daily for two decades beginning in the 1950s, made an $8.7 million gift — the sixth largest in San Jose State history — as a bequest to the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
January 2013
- College of Agriculture alumnus Marty Evanson has pledged $100,000 through a bequest to support an endowed scholarship for animal science students.
- Paul Jennings '85 (Marketing), one of California State University, Northridge's most illustrious and philanthropic graduates, has announced a $500,000 challenge grant for the CSUN College of Business and Economics.
- A pioneer in electronic communication for the deaf has pledged a gift of more than $1 million to Fresno State, the university announced today.
- Officials are set to announce a $1 million donation to Fresno State Vineyards, which is run by the university's Department of Viticulture and Enology from a donor who remains anonymous at this point.
- CSU Stanislaus Receives $250K Grant to Fund Creation of the Keck Visual Anthropology Lab, made possible by a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation.
- With the help of a $4,600 grant from the American Association of University Women, CSUN has launched a project called "The Difference a Dollar Makes" to draw attention to the gender wage gap and come up with community-based solutions.
December 2012
- Fresno State President John D. Welty was recently honored with two awards for his philanthropic leadership during his tenure at the university.
- Dr. Richard and Ilona Buratti have donated $750,000 to CSU Northridge's College of Science and Mathematics to help fund graduate student scholarships and research-related expenses.
- The $3 million gift from Charles W. Hostler and his wife, Chin-yeh, is a continuation of their decade-long support for the College of Arts and Letters and its Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs, a campus forum for the discussion of critical global issues.
- The Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture Program is going to get a big financial boost thanks to the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival. Festival organizers say they will be donating $10,000 from proceeds raised at the 2012 Festival to the Cal Poly program.
- Anthony Evans, CSUSB's second president, donated $50,000 to help 14 faculty members expand their research and develop new courses.
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo engineering students are gaining hands-on exposure to cutting-edge systems and technology thanks to a $50,000 gift from the Gene Haas Foundation founded by Haas Automation founder and president Gene Haas.


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Former Pirates Help Aragua Into The Championship
Cheering for the Pirates' players and friends in the winter league playoff games on Saturday night…
Tigres de Aragua 5, Leones de Caracas 2 — The Big Cats had to have a one-game playoff because they finished tied for second place in the round robin tournament. Former Pirate farmhand Ronald Uviedo made the start for Los Leones, and while he made it through the first inning, Los Tigres got to him in the next three innings. DH Hector Gimenez blasted a solo homer in the 2nd inning. A walk, a sacrifice bunt by CF Jorge Cortes, and two RBI's on a double and a single gave Aragua another 2 runs in the 3rd inning. LF Lastings Milledge started the 4th inning rally with a walk, moved to second on a ground out, and to third on a wild pitch. An RBI single plated Milledge, and sent Uviedo to the showrs. The Caracas reliever gave up a single to Cortes, then another RBI single gave Aragua their final run. Caracas scored their first run on a solo homer by LF Mike Ryan in the 2nd inning. Ryan also singled in the 7th inning, and came around to score from first base on 2B Jose Castillo's RBI double. Castillo singled in the bottom of the 9th, and C Carlos Maldonado reached base on an error, and was replaced by a pinch-runner. With two outs, Wil Ledezma came on to make the final out, earning a save. Los Tigres will now face Los Caribes in the championship series.
Toros del Este 11, Estrellas de Oriente 2 — Los Toros posted 14 hits as they ran over Los Estrellas, who hurt their own cause with 6 errors. The scoring began with 3 runs in the top of the 1st. SS Pedro Ciriaco began a rally in the 3rd with a lead-off single. He scored on a fielding error and a single, and an RBI ground out brought in another run. A walk, a single, and another error in the 4th made the score 6-0. Los Estrellas got onto the scoreboard with a solo homer in the 6th, and scored again with two singles in the 7th. Los Toros kept going, though, scoring 2 runs in the 7th on yet another error, a walk, and a double. Ciriaco walked in the 8th, and scored on a 3-run homer. Ciriaco singled in the 6th as well. Franquelis Osoria pitched the top of the 9th for Los Estrellas, and worked around his teammates' 6th error to keep Los Toros from scoring in that inning. Los Toros now lead the championship series 4 games to none, and need one more for the series sweep.
Ciriaco Gets A Key Hit, Good Outing For Ascanio
Lots of playoff action in the winter leagues on Friday night:
Toros del Este 2, Estrellas de Oriente 1 — SS Pedro Ciriaco, who has not been in Los Toros' recent playoff games, started off the scoring in this game. He singled to lead off the 3rd inning, and moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt. He stole second base, and scored on an RBI single. Ciriaco also reached base on an error in the 5th, and made it as far as third base, but did not score. Los Toros scored again on a walk and two singles in the 7th inning. Los Toros' starter Fernando Abad pitched 6 no-hit innings, including 6 strikeouts. The only runner to reach base against him got there on a fielding error in the 6th, and Abad finished the inning with two grounder force outs. Reliever Jairo Asencio followed Abad with 2 perfect innings. Los Estrellas' only hit and only run came in the top of the 9th, when reliever Julio Manon gave up a walk and a double, and the runner from third base scored on a wild pitch. Los Toros have won the first three games of this 9-game series.
Leones de Ponce 1, Criollos de Caguas 0 — Pitching ruled in the Puerto Rican League also. Ponce starter Willie Collazo pitched 9 shut-out innings, allowing just 2 singles and 2 walks. SS Luis Figueroa walked in the 1st inning, and he was Los Criollos' only base runner for the first 6 innings. Collazo allowed a single and a walk in the 7th, and another single in the 8th. Los Leones posted 7 hits and had 5 walks, but they fell victim to 4 double plays, and left 8 runners on base. The only run scored in the 2nd, when the inning opened with a double and two singles. One of the double plays cut the rally short. This series is now tied at one game each.
Two Hits For Cortes, And A New Catcher
The Pirates have added a minor league catcher, Kawika Emsley-Pai, to the fold. The Washington State native was the Diamondbacks' 10th round pick in the most recent (2010) draft, signed out of University of Texas. He made his pro debut with the Yakima Bears in the Northwest (short season) league, where he caught a bit more than half of the Bears' games. In his 42 appearances, Emsley-Pai hit .167, with 3 doubles and 8 RBI. He made just one error behind the plate and had 8 passed balls. Base runners had about a 50-50 chance against him — 17 stolen bases allowed, and 19 runners thrown out. The 22-year-old was released by the D'backs, but the Pirates think he will be able to fill in, probably either at State College or West Virginia.
On to the winter league games:
Bravos de Margarita 9, Leones de Caracas 5 — Los Bravos scored 5 runs in the 7th inning, to put them out of reach for Los Leones. Los Leones scored early, with a 2-run homer in the top of the 1st, and 2 more runs on a single and four walks in the 3rd. C Carlos Maldonado had an RBI walk in that inning. Margarita got onto the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the 3rd, on a single, a triple, and a sacrifice fly. An error, two singles, and a wild pitch gave Los Bravos 2 more runs in the 5th, to tie the score. In the 7th, Los Bravos pounded out a double, three singles, and a grand slam to take the lead. Jean Machi took the mound for Margarita for the final two innings. He struck out the side in the 8th, then struck out 2 more in the 9th, but also gave up a solo homer, and a single and a walk after the homer. LF Mike Ryan went 0-for-4 for Caracas.
Tigres de Aragua 3, Aguilas de Zulia 2 — A pair of doubles began the bottom of the 11th for Los Tigres, for the walk-off win. Neither team had a hit for the first 3 innings of the game. Zulia scored their 2 runs in the 6th, beginning with a single, a bunt, and an RBI single. Wil Ledezma came on in relief for Aragua, and he gave up an RBI double, to give Zulia a 2-0 lead. Los Tigres tied the score in the 7th inning when LF Lastings Milledge reached base on an error, and came in on a 2-run homer. Both teams threatened in the 8th, but neither scored, and then the bats were mostly quiet until the 11th inning. CF Jorge Cortes singled into left field in the 5th for Los Tigres, but was out when he tried to reach second base. Cortes also doubled in the 8th inning, and was replaced by a pinch-runner, who got as far as third base but did not score.
In the Dominican championship series, Los Toros del Este took a 2-game-to-0 lead with a 3-1 win over Los Estrellas de Oriente. Two runs in the top of the 8th broke a 1-1 tie and gave Los Toros the win. The Puerto Rican League had a night off from their playoff series. The Mexican Pacific League will begin their championship series on Friday.
Canberra Cavalry 5, Sydney Blue Sox 1 (Thursday) — The Cavalry scored 3 runs in the 5th, giving them plenty of insurance over the Blue Sox, who were held to just 3 hits. Jarryd Sullivan pitched 3 scoreless innings for Sydney, allowing only one hit. He gave up a double in the 6th, then retired the side in order in the next two innings.
Adelaide Bite 12, Brisbane Bandits 0 (Friday) — The Bite chomped on the Bandits, in a game that ended early, due to a 12-run lead after 6.5 innings. Back-to-back homers gave the Bite 5 runs in the 2nd inning — a grand slam by 3B Stan Welch (Mets), then a solo blast. Another solo homer began the 3rd inning, and another grand slam, by 1B Tom Brice, came in the 4th. Two singles, a walk, and two RBI ground outs finished the scoring in the 5th. DH Quincy Latimore went 0-for-3 with a walk for the Bite. After a dribbly little hit down the third base line by the Bandit's lead-off hitter, Bite starter Brandon Maurer (Mariners) retired the next 21 batters he faced, including 8 strikeouts.
The Bite finish the season with a double-header against the Bandits on Saturday. They are currently a half-game behind league-leading Perth Heat in the standings. The Heat are scheduled to play a double-header against the Melbourne Aces on Saturday.
Tough Outing For Ramos; Latimore Back In Action
The winter league playoffs are winding down. The Puerto Rican League championship series (best of 7) between Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Leones de Ponce will begin on Wednesday. The Dominican League championship series will be played between Los Estrellas de Oriente and Los Toros del Este, and that series (best of 9) will also begin on Wednesday.
Caribes de Anzoategui 4, Bravos de Margarita 2 — Jean Machi pitched a perfect top of the 9th inning for Margarita, but it was too late. Los Bravos scored first, with a solo homer in the 4th. Los Caribes tied the score in the 6th with a run on a single and a double. They added 2 unearned runs in the 7th, started with a fielding error and a bunt. With two outs, Jhonathan Ramos came on in relief for Margarita, but he gave up a double and a single, each of which drove in a run. Another solo home run gave Los Caribes an insurance run in the top of the 8th. Los Bravos rallied in the bottom of the 8th, scoring on three doubles, but the rally ended there, giving Los Caribes the win.
Tigres de Aragua 4, Aguilas de Zulia 2 — LF Lastings Milledge started Los Tigres' 3-run rally with a lead-off single in the 2nd inning. A sacrifice bunt with a throwing error and a single with a fielding error brought in two runs, and a sacrifice fly added the third run. CF Jorge Cortes also doubled for Aragua in that inning. Milledge worked the second of two walks in the 5th inning, and an insurance run came in on an RBI single. Milledge also walked in the 3rd inning. Zulia scored one run in the 6th on a double, a single, and a sacrifice fly, and they also collected a solo homer in the 8th.
Algodoneros de Guasave 8, Tomateros de Culiacan 2 — Guasave had two big innings in their win. The 5th began with a solo homer, then a hit batter, two singles, and a ground out added 2 more runs. They scored 4 more in the 7th, after two outs had been recorded. A hit batter and two singles brought in one run. Another hit batter loaded the bases, and an RBI single plated a run. 1B Yurendell de Caster drove in 2 more runs with a double. SS Luis Cruz went 0-for-4 for Culiacan. The win gives Guasave the series win (4 games to 2) and advances them to the championship round, where they will face Los Yaquis de Obregon, beginning on Friday.
Adelaide Bite 6, Brisbane Bandits 1 — DH Quincy Latimore was back in action in Australia early on Wednesday morning with the Bite. He walked in his first at-bat, then in his second trip to the plate, he drove in the Bite's first two runs with an RBI double. Two walks and a wild pitch had given the Bite two runners in scoring position in the top of the 3rd, ready for Latimore to bring them in. The Bandits got one run back in the bottom of the 4th. Adelaide came back with another run on a hit batter, a walk, and a double in the 6th. The Bite added 3 more runs in the top of the 9th, beginning with a solo homer. A double, two singles, and a sacrifice fly plated two more runs. Latimore reached base on an error in the 8th, and was replaced by a pinch-runner.
Ascanio Earns Win Despite Big Hits By Milledge And Gimenez
Checking in on Pirates' players and friends in the winter league playoffs on Monday…
Criollos de Caguas 2, Senadores de San Juan 1 — Los Criollos broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the bottom of the 9th. SS Luis Figueroa walked, and moved to second base on a balk. After an intentional walk, an RBI single let the speedy Figueroa score from second base for the walk-off win. The win moves Caguas into second place in the round robin tournament, with Los Leones de Ponce in first place, San Juan in third, and Carolina fourth.
Leones de Caracas 8, Tigres de Aragua 5 — Los Tigres de Aragua posted 15 hits, but their 4 errors came back to hurt them. Caracas scored first, with 2 runs in the top of the 1st, on 3 singles and an error. Los Tigres responded with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning, on a walk, and 3 singles, including liners up the middle by 1B Hector Gimenez and LF Lastings Milledge. C Carlos Maldonado gave Los Leones the lead again in the top of the 4th with a solo home run. Milledge tied the score again in the bottom of the frame with a lead-off single, scoring on a double and a sacrifice fly. Then Aragua forged ahead to score 2 runs in the 5th, on a lead-off double, an RBI double by Gimenez, and an RBI single by Milledge. Two singles and an error gave them another run in the 6th, for a 6-3 lead. Caracas came closer in the 7th inning, when Maldonado led off with a walk. Another walk and two RBI singles brought in 2 runs, cutting Los Tigres' lead to 6-5. The top of the 9th began with a single, a sacrifice bunt, and an RBI double for Los Leones. A walk and a single added another run, but a fielding error by Milledge in left field allowed the go-ahead
run to score. Los Tigres could not answer in the bottom of the inning. 1B Raul Chavez singled for Los Tigres, but did not score. LF Mike Ryan was hitless for Los Leones. Jose Ascanio pitched the bottom of the 8th for Caracas. He gave up 2 singles, but left both runners on base. He was the pitcher of record when the winning runs scored in the top of the 9th, so was credited with the win.
Los Caribes de Anzoategui beat Los Aguilas de Zulia 5-2 in the other Venezuelan game. There is still another week to go in this round robin tournament. Tonight's results mean that Los Caribes, Los Leones, and Los Tigres are all tied in first place with identical 8-5 records.
The Dominican League round robin playoffs ended with Los Toros del Este on top. Los Estrellas de Oriente and Los Gigantes del Cibao tied for second place, and Los Leones del Escogido finished in fourth place. Los Estrellas will face Los Toros del Este in the championship series.
The Mexican Pacific League was off on Monday. Los Algodoneros de Guasave are leading Los Tomateros de Culiacan 3 games to 2 in the semifinal round of the playoffs. The winner of this 7-game series will face Los Yaquis de Obregon in the finals.


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We're in the planning stages for our home and I'm doing details on the laundry room and would love some advice.
I'll be replacing our ancient TL machines when moving so have narrowed down the contenders to Electrolux and Miele... the larger capacity versions probably the Wave or the W4842. Am I correct in seeing that the Miele is about the only washer with a right hinge door and that Electrolux washer and dryer doors can both be reversed? With most other FL brands being left hinged for the washer? Is venting around the washer a problem? This would need to happen with the Miele as the doors would be crazy if I tried to go with the washer on the left. In general would be helpful to vent straight out the back, do a 90 degree turn in the MBR closet that is behind the wall and go out the wall from there? I was thinking that this would allow me to push the machines all the way to the back and not have them sticking out another 5" or so to accomodate the duct. If I duct this way, can the Miele and Electrolux washers go all the way to the back or do you need to budget more room for the drain hose etc? Thanks... I'm learning a lot from the Laundry Addicts on this forum!! :) |
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You are correct that the Miele washer door hinges on the right, and the Electrolux is currently the only model that allows both washer and dryer door to reverse. Asko's XXL washer comes with either left hinge or right hinge door. I have the Electrolux wave touch set and have them very close to the wall. Both have this ledge at the top, so the ledge goes over the back. Technically, you could make it so that both are right against the wall, and you would have room for all of the washer hoses. The only reason I have mine about 2.5 inches from the wall is the dryer vent. I could see that if you had the dryer vent positioned on the wall so that you didn't need room for bends in the vent and just go straight out from the dryer, you could put the machines right smack against the wall. I got rid of the flexible metal vent and bought a periscope vent for the dryer which let's me get that very close. Otherwise the dryer needed about 5-6 inches from the ledge to the wall for the vent. So having put the dryer as close to the wall as possible, I positioned the washer to match. Depending on where your water supply and drain is, you could push the washer all the way back to the wall with room for the hoses, but in most cases you'd probably have to have about the 2.5 inches that I have to make room for the hoses. If you go to the electrolux appliance website, they have the installation instructions you can download which have diagrams and measurements of the machines. The new models don't have them but the older ones do. Specifically I have the washer EWFLS65IIW and dryer EWMED65HIW. I hope that helps! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Electrolux Laundry
Thank you podge. That is helpful... the websites and intallation specs don't say anything about space for hoses. I'm so worried because there will be a window there and I really don't want the fronts poking out past or even to the window trim. I'm thinking about putting in the hookups for most setups (washer on left/dryer on right (and in the corner) just because that would seem to offer the most chance of "getting it right" Does anyone have their Miele washer on the left with their dryer in the corner against the wall and find it awkward? |
- Posted by electroluxor (My Page) on Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 16:14
I have my units stacked. The Electrolux is only 32.5 inches deep. That was very important to me because my condo laundry closet is only 34" deep. Also, the Electrolux dryer has an indentation on the bottom rear to fit the exhaust hose so it can be vented on the side - yet be pushed all the way to the wall. |
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Okay, not an easy headline to decipher but not that difficult. It simply means that Slim Shady is selling some limited edition Detroit Tigers- inspired World Series baseball caps costing $30 each and embroidered on the sides is each year in which the artist released an album. 2013 figures too.
Does that solve it for you? And do you like the Mathers' way of making this announcement or would ya'll rather prefer a simpler less dramatic tweet to the effect.
More on the caps though. The proceeds from these accessories will support charity through the Marshall Mathers Foundation. You can check them out, available as they are in home and away colors on the artist's website.
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File: Duffed UI V611-26-11 |
Hey there! Posted about the Skada b...
Posted By: Jyces
Hey there! Posted about the Skada bug not long ago. It also seems as if there is a problem with the Quartz skin also as everytime I try to cast, this error pops up.
Message: ...terface\AddOns\Tukui\modules\skins\addons\Quartz.lua:47: stack overflow
Time: 11/26/11 12:47:37
Count: 1
Stack: ...terface\AddOns\Tukui\modules\skins\ad...
File: Duffed UI V611-13-11 |
It would appear that the Skada Skin...
Posted By: Jyces
It would appear that the Skada Skin is still broken. Any chance of this being fixed soon? :)
How broken? Do you have an screenshot or lua-error? If ti so, please post it. To 4.3 but also because it will give an update.
The problem I am having is the skinning. Another member posted about this, and I have the exact same issue....
File: Duffed UI V611-12-11 |
It would appear that the Skada Skin...
Posted By: Jyces
It would appear that the Skada Skin is still broken. Any chance of this being fixed soon? :)
File: TellMeWhen11-04-11 |
Is there anyways to add a "pulsing"...
Posted By: Jyces
Is there anyways to add a "pulsing" effect when the an ability is off cooldown?
File: WhisperWhisper10-30-11 |
First off I want to say that I abso...
Posted By: Jyces
First off I want to say that I absolutely love this addon. Very light-weight and convenient! My question is, do you have any plans to make an option to change border/background?
File: Shadowed Unit Frames10-27-11 |
Any chance of you adding a flip/mir...
Posted By: Jyces
Any chance of you adding a flip/mirror option in the future? :o
File: Skada Damage Meter10-22-11 |
I know that there is no option that...
Posted By: Jyces
I know that there is no option that allows you to outline the font for this addon, but in the past this could be done through a few LUA tweaks. It seems like this is no more, as something must have changed. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone get it to work? Below is the LUA tweaks I used to get this to work. I simply added "OUTLI...
File: SLDataText - FAN UPDATE - FAN UPDATE10-22-11 |
Seems like "Framerates" option is b...
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Seems like "Framerates" option is broken. I enable it, but it does no appear.
Edit: Sorry, I am an idiot. Had the older version installed. Works fine, and thanks so much for the update! :)
File: ButtonFacade_Nefs10-21-11 |
Is there any chance you have a bord...
Posted By: Jyces
Is there any chance you have a border (for Kgpanels, Sharedmedia, etc) to go along with this? I absolutely love what it does with Masque/ButtonFacade!
File: Caith UI09-29-11 |
Anyone know what font is being used...
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Anyone know what font is being used in the screenshot!? :o
File: Shadowed Unit Frames09-26-11 |
Holy updates Batman! Hehe :D
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Holy updates Batman! Hehe :D
File: wMarker07-31-11 |
This addon is awesome! Out of curio...
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This addon is awesome! Out of curiousity, will there ever been a option so that I can also flip World Markers veritcally? This option only currently exists for Raid Markers.
File: SBF 3.2 Beta07-29-11 |
Originally posted by Asuhrie
Posted By: Jyces
Originally posted by Asuhrie
Hey guys, go check out Raven. I've found it to be a worthy replacement for SBF. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by it. Just like SBF though, the configuration menu takes a little getting used to, but once you figure it out, its pretty powerful.
Excellent addon. Takes a bit to configure,...
File: Shadowed Unit Frames07-13-11 |
I have a question about this addon....
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I have a question about this addon. I was wondering if it was possible to flip the portrait of player/target when the portrait is set "as a bar". I'd like to have the portrait of my target to be facing inwards, as in facing the player portrait (like a mirror image). Although I do not believe this to be possible, I figured I'd ask her...
File: SBF 3.2 Beta06-26-11 |
Any chance of there being an update...
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Any chance of there being an updated version of this addon for the upcoming patch (4.2)?
EDIT: Satrina, please come back to this Addon! I've been using this it for years and years. I miss all the updates that you used to provide. D:
File: SBF 3.2 Beta06-19-11 |
This addon seems to be getting more...
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This addon seems to be getting more and more glitchy as patches arrive. I am scared to see what it will be like when 4.2 comes out. Please, provide us with an update soon! I cannot imagine not having this addon.
File: SBF 3.2 Beta05-31-11 |
I cannot wait for this to be update...
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I cannot wait for this to be updated! I am very excited for its return! It is by far the best buff addon out there.
File: Satrina Buff Frames 305-23-11 |
This is by far one of my favorite a...
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This is by far one of my favorite addons, and I'd hate to see it go! I've been using it for over a year now, and nothing compares! I truly hope that you find a maintainer soon. I'd be thrilled if you put out one more update while you find someone to take over! Hehe. Wishful thinking? :P


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Hi! Just finishing our kitchen remodel, and the quartz countertops went in yesterday, which prompted me to find counter stools today :-) Here's what I got, but am already concerned that since they swivel, the wood sides on the back will get super-dented by the quartz counter. Is there anything I can do to "toughen up" the wood in that area of each chair back? Or some sort of way to protect them? Thanks! |
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- Posted by debrak2008 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 28, 13 at 13:18
Determine where they are likely to hit and put on clear rubber bumpers. The kind you use on doors and drawers. |
Coooooooooooooooooooooooool! I think Debrak is saying put the bumpers on the counter, not the chair. That's what I'd do. Or I'd set them back far enough so they won't bang and yell at anyone who moves them. (Doesn't work for my family but it might work for yours! :P) |
- Posted by debrak2008 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 28, 13 at 14:22
No actually I meant on the chairs. I know that some on GW have done this. Let me see if I can find photos. Found the thread of was thinking of. |
Here is a link that might be useful: clear bumpers on bar stools
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April Fools! We're just kidding, there's no winner announcement for the Word of the Month. You've all been bamboozled!
Just kidding. The day of playing tricks and dastardly deeds has long passed us so let's stop the shenanigans. We judged the Word of the Month: April competition long and hard and these are the five submissions we feel best capture the meaning of bamboozle. We hope you feel the same way too!


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Nov 9, 2012 12:20 PM by Samantha Ptashkin
TUCSON- Inside the Unholy Ink Tattoo and Piercing Shop, Mariah Armenta is doing one of the holiest deeds.
She can't recall how many piercings she has. "I think nine or ten," Armenta says. "I can't remember."
But she knows the latest one on her right cheek is going to be extra special. "I've never done a piercing for something that benefits something like this, so this will definitely be a very meaningful piercing," Armenta says.
This year Unholy Ink is hosting a Thanksgiving food drive. Customers who donate three canned goods will get $5 off their piercing. If you donate a whole turkey, the piercing will be free.
Tattoo artists will also be giving discounts for donations. All of the food will go to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. "I just think it's important for everyone in the community to help those that are less fortunate than us," says Body Piercer Ryan Casey, who came up with the idea.
He hopes it will shed a more positive light on Tucson's tattoo community. "People tend to get the wrong idea about people marked by tattoos," Casey says. "They think they're rough around the edges, but hopefully this gets them in here and shows we're a different breed."
Even if you're not in the mood for a tattoo or piercing, Casey says they will still except donations.
The drive runs through November 21st. You can drop off all donations at Unholy Ink at 5807 East 22nd Street. It is open 24 hours.
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text: LSU police have charged a Denham Springs woman with criminal mischief, after she told authorities that she was a victim of an attempted abduction. Authorities say as they investigated, it became clear that the 22-year-old LSU student's story was fabricated. Leila Marlene Wolfe claimed that a man a man driving a black van tried to kidnap her, while she was walking on the LSU campus Thursday night. She told officers that the man approached her and grabbed her by the arm. But, she said she was able to break away and run from the area. LSU Police say that, through investigation, many of the events the woman provided to investigators could not be corroborated. Investigators uncovered additional inconsistencies in information she provided and she eventually admitted that she had made up the incident and it had not occurred. Wolfe was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.


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1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah succeed him as king because the raiding party that had invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, Jehoram's son, became king of Judah. | 1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. |
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I had dinner recently with my sister Teddi, who had just returned from her freshman year at George Washington University.
"What do you wish you knew before you went off to school?" I asked.
"I definitely wish I knew that I was only going to use 10 percent of the clothes I brought," she said. "I really didn't need to bring so many clothes."
As she continued to share her wisdom — "Don't forget your shower shoes!" — it became clear that a "must-have" list could be useful for high school seniors heading for college, as well as their parents. Some advice from experts, including Teddi.
Orient yourself with the campus. "It's very important that students and parents make the freshman orientation together," said Jeremy Hyman, a professor at the University of Arkansas and co-author of "The Secrets of College Success" (Jossey-Bass). "Some schools even offer sessions (just) with parents, which can help parents guide students properly."
Reorient yourself with your new neighborhood. Use your time before school starts to explore the neighborhood and learn to get around. "My campus has public transportation, and when I started, I'd never taken the train or used a metro in my life," Teddi said. "There was definitely a learning curve. I had to learn the streets, and I wish I'd known the grid map a little bit. Now it's not intimidating. Google Maps and MapQuest helped a lot."
Use summer to learn new skills. "If you've never done a load of laundry before, you better learn before you go to college," Teddi said. This is not only about learning to separate whites from darks, but also the ins and outs of a Laundromat.
"And grocery shop," she adds. "So many kids don't do their own grocery shopping so they get to the store and they're clueless about how much things cost. Then they just order pizza all the time." Parents should take their kids to a supermarket before school starts, Teddi advises, and, if possible, help them find the best store near their campus digs.
Get to know your professors. "Two years ago, there were office hours, but now students have the ability to Skype or (exchange) email with their professors," Hyman said. "I'll have students email me late at night and I think this is good. Students can get real-time feedback and sometimes professors especially enjoy this because it shows the students are engaged and learning."
"Once you get your class list, make sure your professors know your name," Teddi added. "In my experience, some professors are biased to the kids they know. It also might help you engage more in the class and study harder if you … have a connection to the professor."
No major? No problem. "Parents should not overpressure students to pick a major," Hyman said. "Encourage students to know that it's easy to change majors. They aren't written in stone, and a lot of people think if you've picked a major, you've picked your life. There are triple majors now, and you can have majors and minors."
Get educated about health insurance. "Because of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, students can stay on their parents' insurance plan until they're 26," said Michael Mahoney, senior vice president of consumer marketing for GoHealth (gohealthinsurance.com). He emphasizes that families make sure what coverage includes, and doesn't — including out-of-state coverage and hospital coverage. "You don't want to pile medical debt onto your student debt," he said.
Establish priorities. "Kids have this thing called FOMO — the 'fear of missing out,'" Teddi said. "The problem with FOMO is that socializing (becomes) the priority. But if you miss a party because you have an internship or you have to study, you're not missing anything — you can go to the next one. There is no one amazing party that changes your life in college. But you have to carve time out to study (and) people understand. You won't be judged like you were in high school."