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|Introduction | Panasonic LUMIX G Vario 7-14mm F/4 ASPH | Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2.0 | Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/2.8
The first test results for the M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0 seem to indicate that that is indeed the case: a very satisfactory DxOMark overall score of 19 and a specific resolution metric of 53 lp.mm — a real success for Zuiko.
Let's dig a little deeper into the details — but first, a word up-front: PEN users will be disappointed with this review, because we are going to analyze the Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0 on a … Panasonic camera. No, we certainly haven't forgotten the Olympus line, and we will be publishing the results for all PEN cameras (EP1, EP2,EP3, EPL1, EPL2 and EPM1) very soon. But while we're waiting for the Olympus OM-D to become more widely available (and for its DxOMark test results), the Panasonic GH2 has the best resolution metrics for this lens type, so….
|Strong points
|Weak points
|Remarkable sharpness: The resolution attained at the center is very high (see graph below). It is still worth noting, however, that the resolution drops significantly in the corners, even at f/5.6 or f/8.
|Significant distortion (2.5%) will almost certainly require using software to correct.
|A bright lens.
|Weak vignetting (starting at f/2.8).
Chromatic aberrations are well-corrected for this type of lens.
With its DxOMark score of 19, the Olympus 12mm is in first place on the podium; the Canon 24mm on a Canon EOS 7D, with only one point less, is in second place.
With only 8 points, however, the Nikon 1 10mm scarcely seems to merit a place on the podium at all. This said, it's important to note that there simply isn't a broad selection of lenses for the Nikon 1 line, and the 10mm just isn't bright enough to be able to compete with this much brighter 12mm lens. (We keep hearing that more lenses for the Nikon 1— specifically, brighter lenses — will shortly appear… but we're still waiting for confirmation.)
Bottom line for this comparison: The 12mm has great resolution, and even manages not just to hold its own against the 24mm 1.4 L-series lens mounted on a Canon 7D, but to beat it!
With its extraordinary sharpness for a micro 4/3 lens, the Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0 is a winner.
Pitted against the Nikon 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8, this Olympus 12mm holds an overwhelming advantage. Even more impressive is the fact that this lens can compete with much bigger lenses, such as the Canon 24mm L-series mounted on a 7D.
In short, it really does seem that a high-quality, fully micro 4/3 camera-lens combination is perfectly capable of replacing an APS-C combination — and the Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0 is a particularly high-quality micro 4/3 lens!

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PORTLAND The custody battle over an obese Dachshund from Oregon made famous on NBC's Today Show has ended after months of legal disputes.
The woman who originally took the dog in for temporary foster care is now officially his permanent owner.
Oregon Dachshund Rescue got the dog after it was donated by a Puyallup, Washington pet owner who had been unable to care for him. Then the pet agency placed Obie in Nora Vanatta's care, hoping she could help slim him down.
At first Oregon Dachshund Rescue supported Vanatta, even writing praises in their newsletter about her efforts to get the dog down to a healthier weight.
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The dog was so overweight that photos of him spread virally and Vanatta started getting calls from news organizations who wanted to do stories about him. That included NBC's Today Show, which flew Vanatta and Obie to New York for a live interview.
The rescue group was not comfortable with the exposure and accused Vanatta of exploiting the dog. They asked her to return Obie to them and when Vanatta refused, they filed a lawsuit against her.
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The defunct series "Veronica Mars" made headlines last week when it raised millions overnight to bankroll a reunion movie.
Using the online funding site Kickstarter, the show's creator, Rob Thomas, collected more than $2 million from fans of "Veronica Mars" in a few hours. By Monday morning, the figure had grown to more than $3.6 million.
Pundits were quick to declare that this might represent a radical change in the way movies and TV series are funded, and plans were being drawn up to back a "Pushing Daisies" movie in the same way.
But the Watcher has a question: Now what?
The following for "Veronica Mars" has always been intense but tiny. The series – a serial starring Kristen Bell as a high-school girl who moonlights as a detective – aired for three seasons from 2004-07 on UPN and the CW. Its fans were rabid, but there weren't many; the show drew about 2.5 million viewers an episode.
The Kickstarter campaign has raised a lot of money, but it came from just 55,000 people. So who is going to watch the "Veronica Mars" movie? If it somehow makes it to wide release and sells 2.5 million tickets, it will go down as a major flop.
More likely, the movie will end up airing on the CW, with a DVD release to follow. That certainly will be nice for the "Veronica Mars" fans, who will get another dose of a favorite show and maybe some sense of closure.
But that hardly seems revolutionary.
A mini-controversy erupted after viewers noticed that Sunday's installment of "The Bible" miniseries featured a Satan who looked a lot like our current president. Were executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey making a political statement?
I will admit that Moroccan actor Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni does resemble Barack Obama, but to think that connection is more than a coincidence is pretty silly. The folks putting together an epic-sized production like "The Bible" were unlikely to have had either the time or the inclination to turn the devil's brief appearance into political commentary.
According to statements issued Monday, both the producers and the History channel seemed aghast that people would find any purpose behind the similarity. "Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love for our president, who is a fellow Christian," Downey said.
CBS finally seems to have figured out its Friday lineup after juggling the spot leading into "Blue Bloods" for a couple of weeks. The original plan was for the new series "Golden Boy" to start out on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. – the normal slot for "Vegas" – before moving to Fridays at 9 p.m. And so it did – for one week.
Then the network decided to move "Golden Boy" back to Tuesdays and drop "Vegas" into the "Blue Bloods" lead-in. Stylistically, "Golden Boy" seems like a better pairing for "Blue Bloods," but this move was about ratings. "Vegas" has had months to generate an audience, and so far it hasn't – at least not to the demanding standards of CBS. "Golden Boy" hasn't done much better yet, but at least it is new, and the network probably thinks it has a chance to catch on. "Vegas," on the other hand, is almost certain to be canceled and is just playing out the string.
Meanwhile, the fate of "CSI: NY," which had lived in the 9 p.m. Friday slot for three years, remains unknown. CBS has not announced its plans for the 9-year-old series.
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October 25, 99
Vol. 15 , No. 04
China and Tibet: An Uneasy Relationship
Orville Schell is a road warrior. While he is best known for his freelance journalism on Asia, he has traveled across the globe, working as a war correspondent, a commentator on ABC, CBS, and NBC, a board member of Human Rights Watch, and a rancher, raising chemically-free beef.
Schell began his freelance journalism career over thirty years ago, while working on a South Seas freighter in the 1960s. After working for a number of papers and magazines, including the Boston Globe, Schell began a regular column with The New Yorker, covering events in China. China had always fascinated Schell, and it was to become his subject of expertise in the world media. Schell produced Emmy Award-winning editions of 60 Minutes on the subject of China's economy and human rights issues. He became a regular commentator on China for ABC, NBC, and CBS, and created documentaries on developments in China for PBS's Frontline.
In between his travels, Professor Schell has found the time to write fourteen books, including Discos and Democracy: China in the Throes of Reform (1988), and Watch Out for Foreign Guests!: China Encounters the West (1980). He currently serves as the Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. After living the life of a freelance writer, Schell now sees an opportunity at Berkeley to help students learn "what writing with integrity really is" and has dedicated himself to imparting the experience of a battle-worn veteran and the skill of an acute observer of the world to a new generation of journalists. To accomplish his task, Schell need only lead by example, as his writing is noble, fair, objective, and engaged. A journalist who is both instinctual and intelligent, Schell embodies the goals of his profession.
Orville Schell comes to the Athenaeum to discuss the tenuous peace that has been established between China and Tibet. Will these two very different cultures ever reconcile their differences while under Chinese rule? Schell will offer his opinions based on his firsthand experiences in China and Tibet, and over 30 years of experience writing on China's social and economic policy.
Lessons Learned From Love Canal Applied to the 21st Century
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1999 12:15 p.m.
In the spring of 1978 in Love Canal New York, a young housewife named Lois Gibbs began to worry when her son started to exhibit chronic stomach problems. After checking with doctors and consulting with her neighbors to no avail, Lois Gibbs discovered that the elementary school her son was attending had been built on top of a 20,000 ton toxic waste dump. Fearing for the health and safety of her child and the other children of the community, Gibbs organized her neighbors into the Love Canal Homeowners Association, and began her battle for the condemning of the school and the relocation of nine hundred families. The Homeowners Association clashed with the chemical company who had created the dump and sold the land to the school, as well as with local and state officials. These groups insisted that the toxic chemicals underneath Love Canal had nothing to do with the town's inordinately high rate of cancer, birth defects, and miscarriages. The fight for relocation lasted over two years, but in 1981 Gibbs and her homeowner society were given relief when President Jimmy Carter signed an emergency declaration which moved the nine hundred families out of Love Canal. With this struggle and its successful resolution, Lois Gibbs proved that grassroots activism is a powerful weapon for reform.
Though only a high school graduate, Lois Gibbs educated herself about the biochemistry of toxic materials, and became a self-trained leader and organizer. In 1981, Gibbs created the Center for Health, Environment, and justice, a nonprofit organization which has assisted over 8,000 grassroots activist groups with organizational strategy, technical advice, and lobbying support.
Gibbs is the author of Dying From Dioxin (1995) and Love Canal: The Story Continues (1998) and is the subject of a CBS Prime Time Movie "Lois Gibbs: The Love Canal Story" (1982). Gibbs has dedicated her life to fighting for environmental justice and serves as a model for what a single concerned citizen can achieve through grassroots political action.
This luncheon address' is sponsored by the Roberts Environmental Center as part of the series Environmental Activism.
Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. Lois Gibbs will speak at 12:15 p.m.
A NATO Commander's Perspective on the Balkans
Four-Star General (Retired) and CMC alumnus William Crouch joined the United States Army in 1963 and rose through the ranks to become the Vice Chief of Staff, the Army's second highest post. He began his thirty-six year career as a cavalry platoon leader in the 5th Infantry Division and subsequently commanded at every level from company through army. Most notably, he served as Commanding General of Eighth Army, Korea/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea; Commander and Chief, U.S. Army Europe; and Commander, Allied Land Forces, Central Europe, and NATO Peace Implementation Force (Bosnia). In the latter position, he commanded over 60,000 troops in the implementation of the Dayton Accords. General Crouch is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Legion of Merit. Crouch, a native of Southern California, graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1963. In addition to graduating from the Army War College and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, he holds a master's degree in history from Texas Christian University. His wife and two daughters attended Scripps College. In his Athenaeum address General Crouch will discuss the peace keeping operations in the Balkans from a military perspective.
Liberalism, Conservatism, and the 2000 Election
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1999 12:15 p.m.
No person is more qualified to discuss liberalism, conservatism and the political future than William Kristol. One of America's leading political analysts, he is the editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, a national conservative political magazine. Kristol has appeared on Good Morning America, This Week, and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer to discuss American politics and conservative ideas.
Prior to editing The Weekly Standard, Kristol directed the Bradley Project on the 90s, a Bradley Foundation program to survey America's social, economic and cultural landscape during the past decade. He also chaired the Project for a Republican Future where he played a key role in the defeat of Clinton's health care plan and in the 1994 Republican Revolution.
Kristol served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Quayle during the Bush administration and to Cabinet Secretary William Bennett from 1985 to 1988. Prior to serving in the Executive Branch, Kristol was Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, where he had received his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees. Kristol currently serves on the Henry Salvatori Center's Board of Directors. He joins us for a lunch, cosponsored by the Salvatori Center, to discuss liberalism, conservatism, and the 2000 elections.
The Nature of Nationalism in the Modern World
Professor Liah Greenfeld is an expert on the phenomenon of nationalism. She has held appointments as the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Social Science at Harvard University, visiting professor at the École des Hautes Ludes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and visiting associate professor in political science at MIT. At each of these institutions, Professor Greenfeld taught courses relating to the role of nationalism in shaping society, defining cultural identity, and in some cases providing the source and the justification for ethnic conflict. Greenfeld now teaches Political Science and Sociology at Boston University, where she focuses on the sociology of Russian and East European cultures and societies, as well as the cultural foundations of modernity on a world level. Greenfeld approaches the subject of ethnic conflict as a potential consequence of nationalism, and traces its roots to a culture's affinity for a nationalist state.
Professor Greenfeld has been the recipient of many research awards, including a Mellon Fellowship in 1984, and a John M. Olin Research Fellowship in 1987. A prolific writer, Dr. Greenfeld's books include Center: Ideas and Institutions (1989), Different Worlds: A Study in the Sociology of Taste, Choice, and Success in Art (1989), and Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity (1992). Dr. Greenfeld is currently studying national identity and political change in Russia, as well as a comparative analysis on the economic implications of nationalism. Greenfeld will be joining us at the Athenaeum to discuss the effect of nationalism on ethnic conflict as part of the series Ethnic Conflict in the Modern World cosponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
The Apocalyptic Curve: Anatomy of a Millennial Moment
Trained as a medieval historian, Richard Landes has devoted considerable attention to popular behavior at the turn of millennial dates. His book, Relics, Apocalypse, and the Deceits of History: Ademar of Chabannes, 989-1034 (1995), examined a monk-historian who lived in the millennial generation Of 1000-1033. He also coedited The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France around the Year 1000 (1992). Over the past 25 years, Landes has been paying attention to contemporary millennial manifestations and offers a unique historical perspective for understanding current apocalyptic and millennial phenomena in light of past moments. In 1994 Landes and Stephen O'Leary first conceived of the Center for Millennia] Studies (CMS), which the two now codirect. Based at Boston University, the Center is the world's largest academic research center dedicated to millennial studies. Through its publications, conferences, and cadre of academics and independent researchers, CMS provides an important link among wide-ranging disciplines and the growing popular interest in millennial and apocalyptic activities. Richard Landes's appearance marks the final talk in the Gould Lecture Series on the theme of Messiahs and the Millennium.
The Countryside and Civilization, Ancient and Modern
Victor Davis Hanson has created a revolution in our understanding of the impact of ancient Greece on western civilization. In The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization (1995) shows that the real "Greek revolution" was not the rise of a free and democratic urban culture but the historic innovation of the independent family farm. Hanson's ancient heroes, the "other Greeks," are the neglected freehold farmers, vinegrowers and herdsmen of ancient Greece who formed the backbone of Hellenic civilization. These practical and fiercely independent agrarians gave Greek culture its emphasis on private property, constitutional government, contractual agreements, infantry warfare, and individual rights.
Donald Kagan of Yale University has called The Other Greeks the most original and important contribution to an understanding of the ancient Greeks I have ever read." In addition to being a classical scholar and historian (he is Professor of Greek at California State University, Fresno), Hanson is also a fifth-generation California vine and fruit grower. He has written powerfully on the implications of the imminent extinction of the family farm. His other books include Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece (1983) and The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (1989).
Professor Hanson's lecture is the first of three this year on the theme of Ancient Greece and Modernity: Australian poet Les Murray (Fredy Neptune) and translator Robert Fagles (The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Theban Plays) of Princeton University will be speaking this spring. Please join us for a talk by one of the world's most provocative and vital classical scholars.
The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of Yugoslavia
British journalist Tim Judah lived in Belgrade during the Croatian and Bosnian wars. For five years he witnessed the destruction of Yugoslavia firsthand while reporting for The Times of London and The Economist. He witnessed the atrocities, and is well acquainted with the attitudes of the former Yugoslavians toward those atrocities. When the war in Kosovo broke-out, he traveled to Macedonia where he met with and interviewed the notable Kosovo Albanians who fled to escape certain execution. He stood at the boarder and recorded the stories of separation, evacuation, and murder. However, Judah's writings do not simply reiterate those stories. He knows that the Balkan conflicts are deeply rooted in the history of Yugoslavia, Serbia, and the Ottoman Empire. He describes the history behind the nationalism which fuels the fighting. Tim Judah's joint approach, combining excellent firsthand knowledge with a well-researched, scholarly history, provides meaningful insight into the source of the conflict. His prophetic 1997 book, The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of Yugoslavia, warned of an approaching war in Kosovo. Please join us as he discusses the History, Myth & the Destruction of Yugoslavia. This lecture is jointly sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
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Berrick Barnes says the Wallabies expect Morne Steyn to start at Loftus and believes the criticism he has endured is unfair.
Many expect Steyn to be dropped following his capitulation in Dunedin against the All Blacks. However, on Monday Springboks head coach Heyneke Meyer spoke sympathetically about the flyhalf's plight, intimating that he may grant him a stay of execution.
Steyn's continued selection is sure to be met with a vitriolic response from a large section of the South African rugby fraternity, particularly since he is struggling in the facet of his play he is primarily selected for – his goal-kicking – and is thought to offer little beyond that.
Barnes, however, was surprised that the extent of the heat Steyn was taking, pointing to what he believes is his history of exhibiting big match temperament.
'I have a lot of respect for Morne, having played against him for the last six or seven years. Few players will come through with the clutch plays like he can,' Barnes told keo.co.za.
'One poor outing with the boot doesn't make a bad player. I've been there. It will be interesting to see what Heyneke does in terms of his team selection. We're expecting him to play. He has a lot of history in big games in Pretoria. But [Meyer] has other options with a number of young boys showing promise. We expect him to start but we'll adapt if he doesn't.'
Barnes is likely to start at flyhalf in the absence of Quade Cooper and must brace for a physical examination. The Springboks have relied heavily on their inside centre to get them momentum at the gainline in the flyhalf channel. Barnes predicts they will attempt to do so once more at Loftus, but warned their threat extended beyond that.
'Frans Steyn is 108kg or 110kg, so he isn't a small boy. It is like trying to tackle Ma'a [Nonu] or Sonny Bill [Williams] – it isn't an easy task. Most 10s would struggle. But I pride myself on my defence, it's an attitude thing. You can't have any fear in that regard,' he said.
'I'm sure they'll be looking to come down that channel again but you also have to be aware of the threats they pose outside of that with Bryan Habana for example. Jean de Villiers doesn't get a lot of wraps but he is one of the best I've faced in terms of his ability to go past you.'
The Wallabies, through their media offerings, have made no secret of the fact that they look to shift the heavy Springboks pack around by consistently dominating the collisions and getting a quick recycle to their backline. However, Barnes pointed to the balance they exhibited in their approach in Perth by pinning the Springboks in their territory with good tactical kicks. He explained that striking that balance again would be central to any potential success.
'Over here people have a real appreciation of the tactical kicking game. In Australia you get booed for kicking but it is a huge aspect of winning a Test. How well you exit your own half determines how much pressure you're made to negotiate,' he said.
'Traditionally the Boks have been extremely good in that department and built their success on that. We've put a lot of focus on it and we'll have to be good at countering them. The side that best deals with the kicking game is going to go a long way to winning. But that isn't the be all and end all. We have to find ways through them with ball in hand as well.'
There is also plenty of talk about becoming the first Australia team to win at Loftus and there is certainly a feeling among their players that this is their year. Barnes speculated on why the Springboks were so hard to beat at the venue but also reiterated their desire to break their duck.
'It is like when teams come to play us in Brisbane, there's some elements that just work for us. I'm not sure exactly what those are,' he said. 'There's a big Bulls contingent in the Springboks' squad and they've grown up playing there. You build that record over time and players have good associations with the venue and that gives them confidence.
'I'm not sure what's in the water up there but it has been tough for us to win there. I've gone there three times and come close but never been able to get the result. We want to be the first Australia side to win there. We're under no illusions as to how much pressure the Boks' boys are under and how much they would want to rectify the last few results, so it is going to be a big ask.'
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MEBANE — Aaron Clay was hurting last week.
Not quite physically injured — he missed the game with a stomach virus — but the Eastern Alamance senior was devastated to be at home while the Eagles won their first-round state playoff game.
Eager for Friday night's Class 3-A second-round game against Pikeville Aycock, Clay did more than enough to make up for his absence.
Clay caught four touchdown passes in the first half from quarterback Josh Long to spark Eastern Alamance to a 42-6 victory.
The throttling of Pikeville Aycock means Eastern Alamance (12-1) will face Orange next week in the third round. Orange won in a rout of its own, handling South Johnston 56-13 on Friday night.
The Long-to-Clay onslaught started on the first play from scrimmage, when a swing pass to the right turned into a 50-yard touchdown down the home sideline. He also scored on touchdowns of 18, 6 and 21.
Here's Clay's take on each touchdown:
-- "That's one of our go-to plays, it's one of our regulars," Clay said of the opening touchdown. "The first play was supposed to be a run. But they had eight people in the box, which left us open for the pass. It was awesome. Zack Littell had a great block, Josh Jurgevich came out of the backfield and blocked the cornerback and I just followed their blocks."
-- "I really have to thank my blocking because on the second touchdown, it was a 2-on-2 situation and Zack Littell blocked the crap out of somebody and I just had to make a move and score."
-- "That was crazy. I thought I was tackled, actually, because he hit my leg and I was starting to slow up," Clay said of his diving 6-yard score, which came 24 seconds into the second quarter. "I turned around and thought 'Oh, I'm still running,' so I went to the pylon and hit it."
And for the last one, a smooth catch on the run in the end zone from 21 yards away …
-- "We ran that play, we just put it in this week. We know that they are playing man and they would come in on the two slants, and the corner (of the end zone) would be wide open. Coach (Tony Aguilar) wrote that up, he's a smart guy. I'd say he's good at what he does," Clay said, smiling.
He finished with seven catches for 109 yards and was used sparingly in the second half.
Long added to his touchdown total in the third quarter before being pulled, tossing a 27-yard scoring pass to Malik Wilson. Long finished 15-for-17 for 202 yards and five touchdowns.
It was Wilson's 15th touchdown catch of the season, setting a single-season record in school history.
The lack of time on the field in the second half for Clay, and most of Eastern Alamance's starters, was because the Eagles' defense never allowed Pikeville Aycock (6-6) any breathing room.
"Our coaches told us to pound them all night long and not to let up, and that's what we did," linebacker Phillip Martin said. "We had a higher intensity from last game and just kept pounding them."
Friday night's game came after Eastern Alamance struggled to put away South Brunswick last week in a 28-14 victory.
"It wasn't that we played bad last week, we just couldn't get into synch," coach John Kirby said. "I just think our kids play with a lot of confidence right now. No single person can be a team, but when (Clay) is there, I think our confidence level is a little bit higher."
When Pikeville Aycock finally managed to sustain a drive in the first half — albeit Eastern Alamance was already leading 28-0 — senior cornerback Logan Robinson ended the threat with an interception.
"I thought Logan Robinson did a great job at defensive back," Kirby said.
Off that turnover, sophomore running back Malcom Summers burst in for a 6-yard touchdown run. He led Eastern Alamance with 61 rushing yards on nine carries.
"We did good, we had a good week of practice," Summers said. "We just had that momentum."
Littell's contributions not only came on downfield blocking. The senior receiver, who has been a standout pitcher in baseball, gunned a 41-yard pass to Wilson that set up Clay's third touchdown. Littell also partially blocked two punts.


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aced #1 at garry cavan. first throw on the new course. righthanded with a champ t-bird.
aced #1 at garry cavan. first throw on the new course. righthanded with a champ t-bird.
congrats eric - park workers told me they saw this guy walk up and ace the hole
thats the first recorded ace on the course - awesome
Even with the "off" hand! Nice!
My putter still doinks harder than yours!
Congrats on the nice throw Eric! How was the rest of your round?
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rest of the round was pretty sketchy especially with the wind. The course was prety freakin sweet though. I'll definately be playing it more this year.
I didn't realize that was the first reported ace on the course
Nice ace Eric. Hole one was my first choice for the first ace on the new layout. And, the champ T-bird has been my disc of choice on hole one. Good shootin'!!
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great shot Eric. Hope to see you out there sometime. I throw a buzz at it so maybe ill switch over to the t-bird as well, allthough the new Scout is going to be hard to pass up it holds a straight line with a little hyzer fade which i feel is ideal on this hole as well.
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Thayer Cueter, the Frog Lady of Just Frogs Amphibian Center, puts a necklace on Snohomish Slew during the GroundFrog Day celebration in Snohomish on Saturday.
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Kids hula hoop to music during the GroundFrog Day celebration in Snohomish on Saturday.
But Snohomish Slew, the famous bullfrog weather prognosticator, didn't see it as an indicator of things to come.
Nope, he thinks spring will come early this year. He's so sure, he predicted it with his croak.
Well, sort of.
He didn't croak on cue when brought to the microphone. But he did croak later.
And he's been croaking all week, said Thayer Cueter, aka the "Frog Lady." She's Snohomish Slew's keeper when he isn't being called upon to make his annual prediction.
"Spring is upon us; spring is coming," Cueter said.
This is the eighth year that the annual spring prognostication event, known as GroundFrog Day, has been held in downtown Snohomish.
It was the first time Hanna Hopp, of Everett, and her 9-year old daughter, Isabella, had attended. "We heard him croaking," she said. "It's an early spring according to Slew."
Gerrie Gardner of Snohomish brought her daughter, Isabelle Warg, 5, to the event. "We decided we'd show up for the frog so we'd know what's going to happen," she said.
Besides, it's good for kids to know about amphibians, she said.
Her daughter woke up Saturday and "wanted to see the frog -- period," Gardner said.
Betsy Sargent of Kirkland said she came to town Saturday to have breakfast, but heard about the event and decided to stop by so she could take a picture of Snohomish Slew.
But how about that prediction of an early spring? Whenever it comes, "it's always a welcome thing," she said.
Shirley Hyatt, of Everett, brought her five grandchildren to the event. She had attended last year, and decided it was worth a return trip. "The kids had a good time, a lot of fun," she said.
Tori Hyatt, 8, of Marysville, said she agreed with Snohomish Slew's predictions of an early spring arrival. "I think it will be early, too," she said.
Lily Hyatt, 9, of Snohomish, said it was the second time she had come to the event and she would come again.
Lori Jean Hatch, a board member of Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, said she has volunteered at the event for the past six years. She was previously selected as a Groundfrog Queen as well.
"It's fun and you get to see the looks on kids' faces when the frog croaks," she said.
Besides, she said, "You get to dress in green, one of my favorite colors."
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The South African Rugby Union says it has committed to a transformation plan that will for once properly measure its success and failure on this issue.
The governing body held a two-day transformation indaba in Johannesburg, which concluded with Saru president Oregan Hoskins and representatives of each of the 14 member unions signing a declaration.
'We have had visions and charters in the past, with good intentions, and progress has been made,' Hoskins said. 'But what distinguishes this one is the commitment to properly measure ourselves on our progress.'
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'As the sports minister [Fikile Mbalula] said, transformation is not about the "vulgar" simplification of numbers in the Springbok team,' Hoskins said. 'It is about a whole range of opportunities being created in a number of different areas to continue to transform rugby at all levels and in all corners of our activity.'
Saru chief executive Jurie Roux said the indaba and declaration were part of an extensive strategy to finalise the transformation implementation plan. He also said it confirmed that Saru would adopt deliberate transformation initiatives in order to ensure equal opportunities existed for all South Africans.
'We have had a group working on this process for several months,' Roux said. 'In April we presented the outline to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport and since then we have workshopped the draft plan with provinces on an individual basis.
'This indaba is the culmination of that process and from this we will finalise the implementation plan.'
Saru hopes the strategic transformation plan will increase the number of blacks involved at all levels of the game and ensure rugby was accessible to all who wished to participate. There will also be a focus on improving skills and performance in identified coaches, referees, administrators and players. It stressed that in accordance with transformation plan, Saru members would focus on quality and merit to deliver world-class performances on the field of play.


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|Elizabeth Warren
|U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
|In office
|January 3, 2013-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2019
|Years in position
|Scott Brown (R)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 6, 2012
|Next general
|November 2018
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|University of Houston
|Rutgers University
|Date of birth
|June 22, 1949
|Place of birth
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|Net worth
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Committee assignments
- 3 Issues
- 3.1 Legislative actions
- 3.1.1 113th Congress
- 3.1.2 National security
- 3.1.3 Economy
- 3.1.4 Immigration
- 3.1.5 Healthcare
- 3.1.6 Social issues
- 3.1.7 Controversy
- 3.1.8 Previous congressional sessions
- 3.1 Legislative actions
- 4 Elections
- 5 Campaign donors
- 6 Analysis
- 7 Personal
- 8 Recent news
- 9 External links
- 10 References
Warren is scheduled to run for re-election in January, 2019. Prior to her election in the Senate, Warren served as a professor at Harvard Law School.[3]
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Warren is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning she will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
Warren was born on June 22, 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.[4]
In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to The New Statesman, a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.[5]
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Warren serves on the following Senate committees[6]:
- United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Members
- Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)
- United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
- Subcommittee on Children and Families
Legislative actions
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[7] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Warren's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]
National security
John Brennan CIA nomination
Warren voted for the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[9]
Minimum wage
Warren discusses the minimum wage during a March 2013 committee hearing.
During a March 2013 panel hearing for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.[10] Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"[11] She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald's. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"[10]
Federal Reserve chair endorsement
On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she's nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."[12]
Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President Obama's choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.[13]
Social issues
During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the 2013 special election to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Winslow, for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow's platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he's for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."[14][15] While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011, [16]she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.[17] Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved ballot question in 2012.[18]
Comments on the U.S. Supreme Court
During a September 2013 AFL-CIO conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the current Supreme Court of the United States as one of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:
- "You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you'll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."[19]
Previous congressional sessions
Warren ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Massachusetts. She ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.[20] The signature filing deadline for candidates was June 5, 2012. She defeated incumbent Scott Brown, who was seeking re-election on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012 detailing the 8 races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[21] The seat rated as a toss-up that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was second most likely to end up Republican, second only to Montana, was the Senate seat in Massachusetts.[21] The article noted that Scott Brown had had recent campaigning success in Massachusetts, and suggested that despite mixed polls, Brown's "blue-collar appeal"[21] might have been enough against his opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Warren.[21]
|U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Elizabeth Warren
|Scott Brown Incumbent
|All Others
|Blank Votes
|Total Votes
|Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Warren is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Warren raised a total of $42,506,349 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2013.[22]
|Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S.Senate (Massachusetts)
|Grand Total Raised
Warren won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Warren's campaign committee raised a total of $42,506,349 and spent $42,211,677.[23]
According to an August 2013 Politico report, the race between Brown and Warren was the most expensive Senate race on record. Over $82 million total was spent during the cycle.[24]
Cost per vote
Warren spent $24.89 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. Senate - Massachusetts, 2012 - Elizabeth Warren Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Elizabeth Warren's campaign committee
|EMILY's List
|Harvard University
|Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|Brown Rudnick LLP
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Women's Issues
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Warren is a "rank-and-file Democrat" as of August 13, 2013.[25]
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Warren missed 1 of 96 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to Apr 2013, which is 1.0% of votes during that period. This is better than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving.[26]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[27]
Warren most often votes with:
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Net Worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Warren's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $4,609,025 and $14,696,000. This averages to $9,652,512, which is lower than the $20,795,450 average net worth of Democratic senators in 2011.
Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.[4]
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- ↑ Boston Herald "Tom Conroy withdraws bid for Scott Brown's seat, endorses Warren," December 12, 2011
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The National Journal, "Massachusetts Senate," Accessed August 13, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 US News & World Report "10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Warren," October 4, 2010
- ↑ New Statesman "Who's left? The top 20 US progressives," January 11, 2012
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Project Votesmart, "Warren Key Votes," accessed October 18, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washigntontimes.com "Take it to the bank: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to raise minimum wage to $22 per hour" March 19, 2013
- ↑ Huffingtonpost.com "Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity" March 19, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Elizabeth Warren: Janet Yellen would be 'terrific'", accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Elizabeth Warren: No Secret That Larry Summers Wasn't My First Choice," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Bostonglobe.com "Democrats celebrate St. Patrick as they ever have" March 2013
- ↑ Wbur.org "Senate Candidates Show Sense Of Humor At St. Patrick's Day Breakfast" March 2013
- ↑ Boston.com blogs "Weak showing on drug war from Dems" March 2013
- ↑ Huffingtonpost.com "Elizabeth Warren Offers Support For Medical Marijuana, Citing Father's Battle With Cancer" March 2013
- ↑ wcvb.com, "Medical marijuana: Massachusetts law, what you need to know," February 19, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Elizabeth Warren assails Supreme Court as too far right," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Huffington Post "Elizabeth Warren Senate Race," January 20, 2012
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Center for Politics "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets "Donor history for Elizabeth Warren" April 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "2012 Re-Election Cycle," Accessed February 16, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "The most expensive Senate races ever — and where Kentucky might fit in," August 12, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Elizabeth Warren," accessed August 13, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Elizabeth Warren" Accessed April 2013
- ↑ [http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412542_Elizabeth_Warren OpenCongress, "Elizabeth Warren," Accessed August 8, 2013]
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