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'I want people to say, Man, I would have loved to play with that guy.'
At 35, Drew Brees is still like a little kid who wants to play forever (and in the rain, too). He shares his thoughts on building a legacy, the journey that brought him to New Orleans, and his relationship with Roger Goodell after Bountygate
Drew Brees is 35, but he is still a little kid. Or he practices like one anyway. After one training camp practice in West Virginia this preseason, as the rain started pouring on the Saints' practice field in the Allegheny Mountains, some 86 players and the coaches and the trainers and the equipment guys scattered for cover. But four quarterbacks remained. Brees led them in a 15-minute game to see who could hit different letters on the goal-post pad from 20 yards away. Afterward, it seemed like a good time to sit down and talk to Brees about his career mortality, and how he keeps on having so much fun.
On playing until he's 45…
I really think I can. I think that probably tests human limits. Your biology, your physical makeup, whatever. But, man, I know this: Nolan Ryan was throwing fastballs at age 45, 46. Now, you're not getting hit physically in baseball. So some of that is beyond my control. It's also something great for your family, too. Brittany and I have three boys, and we're about to have a fourth child. [The Brees's first daughter was born Monday night in New Orleans.] I like having them around to watch my career. I think they like it, too. I want them to be old enough to realize their dad is a football player, and to be able to watch me play. It's a thrill to see that. And I don't want to lose that. I want to keep that as long as I can for them.
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But no quarterback has played well, consistently, into his 40s…
Absolutely. That's a motivator. Plus, records were made to be broken. I mean, you always want to be somebody who's pushing the limits like that. Doing something that somebody says is impossible or nearly impossible, or so hard to do, or nobody's ever done it. Of course you want to test that. The competitor in you wants to test those limits.
On owning every passing record…
Uhhh, no. I mean … that's way down the list. That's not the top three. I mean, you can put some records out of reach if you play that long. Here's the thing: I don't wanna just be bumming around this league at age 45. I want to be playing at a high level. I'd like to go out on my terms if possible. If I can play at a high level for another seven or eight years, I'd imagine I'd own all those.
On the wildly optimistic expectations being placed on the Saints…
Well, I'm careful about expectations and getting ahead of ourselves. On paper, boy, we look really, really good. That doesn't mean anything. You've still got to come out here and put it together. That's why I like the idea of changing it up, and moving training camp to West Virginia. It's cool. The last five years we've been in New Orleans and it was great, but we changed it up this year and it's a different environment. It's new so you've got to adjust. It becomes all about football. You can eliminate potential distractions that you might have at home. It becomes all about bringing this team together. So I think there's something to that. I love this team because we've got veteran leadership—a great group of guys who are still very productive in their careers, but also great locker room guys who kind of set the tone for the rest of the team. Then you've got this young talent that comes in. That rejuvenates me. When I see guys like Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills, Nick Toon, Andy Tanner—some of these young guys—I now get to teach and kind of help mold and bring out tape from six years ago when we installed this play. Here's Lance Moore running it, who's no longer here. Devery Henderson, who's no longer here. Marques Colston and Robert Meachem are kind of the last of the original guys. Hopefully we have a lot more years with them. But, you know, three or four years from now maybe they're gone. Here's the next generation that we're cultivating right now. That's one of the things I love about football—the regeneration every year. That gets me excited. That keeps me young.
On the greatest joy he gets from his job…
There are so many teaching elements; things that I can learn every day from this game that apply to other aspects of life—that apply to fatherhood, that apply to business, that apply to relationships. There are certain things about football that you can't replace. You can't replace the locker room. Every former teammate or player who I've ever talked to, it's like, 'What do you miss the most?' They're like, 'I miss the locker room. I miss the guys.' That brotherhood. That camaraderie. The atmosphere. Guys digging at one and other. Guys cracking jokes. That blood, sweat, and tears element. You're out on the field fighting for one another. You build up this trust and confidence. This feeling that I've got to do it because I don't want to let the guy next to me down. At the end of the day, that allows you to accomplish things greater than maybe you ever thought because you feel so invested. I love football. Football can only be played one way—with a certain level of intensity and focus and emotion. So I try to bring that out every time we play.
On the greatest play he's ever made in the NFL…
I don't know. Ask my teammates.
On choosing to play for New Orleans over Miami in 2006…
Who knows what would have happened in Miami? I mean, none of us have a crystal ball. But look at what happened because of me coming to New Orleans that would not have been possible elsewhere.
I got to play for Sean Payton. He's been so instrumental in my development as a quarterback. He's given me so much confidence in myself. He's built this system around my strengths. Would that have happened in Miami? No, because there wasn't a Sean Payton there.
The city of New Orleans. What the city was going through post Katrina—our ability, including my wife, through our foundation to create this bond with the city—that's not something that could have been done in Miami. So I think those are the two most important elements. One, for me as a player with Sean Payton. One for me as a person and a citizen and community leader with the city of New Orleans.
On his "secret society" of New Orleans business leaders that helped fix ills in the wake of Katrina…
We had a four-year run, and I've got some things brewing that will involve something of that nature but not exactly what we were doing. But we were able to raise over a million dollars through that group. You know what it was? It was kind of a think tank. It was a brainstorming group. You take successful guys who have the ability to raise money, who care about the community, and for us, we're always looking for different organizations to support that maybe we hadn't heard of before. So you get this group together, and it's like, 'Hey, I know of this organization because of one of my employees, so we should look into it.' So we'd look into it. Man, this is a great organization doing great things. Great leadership. They just don't have the funding. Let's fund these guys. Sure enough, you make a positive impact and you say, 'OK, that's why we brought this group together.' I really enjoyed that project.
On any lingering bitterness from the Saints' lost season due to Bountygate…
No. No. Because I'm so positive and try to turn negative situations into positive ones. We're a better team now because of the hardship. I think Sean Payton—he was a great coach before—I think he's an even better coach now. I think you learn things when you—in this case he was forced to take a step back and watch from afar. I maybe equate it to when I was back in San Diego and I got benched for five games. I get benched and I sat there and watched from afar. And I learned so many things. Sometimes you can just be blinded when you're in the moment, right? Tunnel vision. Then all of the sudden you step back and get the view from 10,000 feet. Maybe certain things it's like, 'Man, I'm making that a lot more difficult than it is. Like, I've been teaching it a certain way and I don't think necessarily that's the best way.' Or you learn something about a certain guy, because all of the sudden you're removed from the situation and he's forced to be empowered, or whatever it might be. I think our staff is better. I think [offensive coordinator] Pete Carmichael is a more confident coach, because he had to [step up in Payton's absence]. He was in the position where he had to call the plays—for two years really, because Sean got hurt the year before, if you remember. Pete called the plays for 10 games that year, including the playoffs. Then for 16 the next year. So I think a lot of us were forced to do things that maybe we hadn't had a chance to do before. It empowered us all. It made us all better. Are we happy that we went 7-9? No. I will always be disappointed that I feel like I let Sean down. We wanted to win so bad for him and the situation. But that's the only thing that I still feel.
On his relationship with Roger Goodell…
[Eight-second pause.]
I mean, fine. I can't say that I've talked to him in three years.
On his future with Goodell, with whom Brees was formerly pretty close…
Here's the thing. Yeah, he and I went on a USO trip overseas for a week. I'm not one to hold a grudge. I think Roger Goodell, in some areas, has done a great job as commissioner. There are certainly a few things that I disagree with. But you know what, that's in the past. Nothing we can do about it. The one thing we have in common is that we both want to see this league continue to progress and get better. He's in a position where he represents the owners. I've heard the argument that, 'Oh, I represent the league, therefore I represent the players, too.' No, he represents the owners. Hired by the owners. Bonus from the owners. He represents the owners. So, there's always going to be somewhat of a contentious relationship between management and the players union. Because there's going to be future CBA negotiations, and as we know with negotiations, things get heated. Things get a little dicey at times. Having been through that, I think that I've been privy to things that people probably don't have the opportunity to see. But at the end of the day, I want to see this league progress forward. I want this game to progress forward. I want there to be a positive light shone on the NFL and on its players. I want the positive things that players are doing to be talked about more than a few of the negative ones. Every company, every business, has some of those black eyes. There are a lot of guys doing great things. So I want to leave this game better than I found it. I'm sure he does too.
On his legacy…
What I want people to say about me is that I was a great football player. That I cared about my teammates. I want people to say, 'Man, I would have loved to play with that guy.'
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Drew Brees has got to be one of the top 3 all around great QB's and just a great guy.
Is Dre Breese on this list?
Loved this List. Voted the most overrated QB's in the NFL today:
Who Dat Sezs Da gonna beat Dem Saints.......................
He is a GREAT QB, been a SAINTS fan from 1967. Lived long to see my team win a SUPER BOWL. THANK YOU DREW ( THE BREES ).
So this writer never heard of WARREN MOON, who led teams into the playoffs in his 40's, who still had a monster cannon for an arm in his 40's? Give me a break.
Hold a grudge? For Goodell doing what he should've in response to bountygate? Pfft.
Another puff piece? Come on SI.
I do like Brees though, I consider him to be one of the 5 best QB's in the league. No way he's gonna be productive at 45 though or even 40. He also needs to cut back on the interceptions.
One other thing:
"Man, I would have loved to play with that guy."
Consider it said. :)
That's our guy.
@JackClemens Over 2 years later, still waiting for the first piece of evidence to come to light.
Based on how Goodell handled Spygate, Sean Payton shouldn't have been suspended for even a single play. Bill Belichick was actively cheating in an effort to give the Patriots an unfair advantage during games. If Belichick didn't warrant a suspension for that, there's zero cause for Payton to receive one. The worst punishment the Saints should've received was a fine and loss of a draft pick, exactly what the Patriots got. If only Tom Benson was as good a friend with Goodell as Robert Kraft, then Rog could've just destroyed the evidence for him.
@KristianColasacco Hey has the exact same Int % his career as Peyton Manning, and the guy has never had a pro-bowl receiver. What are you talking about =/
@AKMessiah The NY Jets
@luftfluss @RXTT But Warren Moon played in Canada for a long time - so with the Canadian-US exchange rate it was LIKE he was 45.
If he would have played in Europe, it would have been like he was 29.
Get your facts straight, man.
@NickSaikley @JackClemens I'm a Saints fan (No. 2 team, I'm a Seahawks fan first, but I am also a Saints fan and have been since the '80s)and I have to remind people – Payton was NOT susp;ended for the bounty allegations. That was all Williams. Payton was suspended foy lying to the league office about what he knew and when he knew it. A full year was pretty stiff, considering wife beaters, drug users and rapists get a handful of games. But there is no doubt that Payton lied, and that's what the penality was for.
But that 's all in the past. The Saints are loaded this year. I'm going to have a terrible time of it in the NFC title game, when the Saints and the Seahawks – my two favorite teams – square off for the right to go beat up on the Broncos again in the Super Bowl.
@NickSaikley, Ha are you serious? There was tons of evidence that was presented. You're either a serious homer or you're from Alabama. No rational or half-way intelligent person believes that there was no evidence.
The effing coaches admitted it.
@NickSaikley @JackClemens Idiot. All teams did what Belichick did. Jimmy Johnson said it and so did other coaches. Sour grapes. He got fined 500k. Best coach ever Bill Belickick and it's not close. Players love to play for him and he wins and wins and wins.
@RevDeuceWindham @KristianColasacco Did I not say I like him and that he's one of the 5 best QB's in the league? Also, a large portion of Manning's interceptions happened during his first 2 seasons in the league but Brees has been trending upwards the past few years.
You won't have a tough time ... the Saints will be watching at home. It's the Pack over the Hawks for the right to lose to the Pats in the SB.
@KristianColasacco, what evidence specifically?
@KristianColasacco @NickSaikley Better go read some transcripts, then. There was a pay-for-play system in place, which paid players based on making impactful plays. Something every team had and if players' comments are believed, still have. No player was ever paid for intentionally injuring an opposing player. And if a penalty was called, they most certainly weren't paid.
@jsa1798 @NickSaikley @JackClemens I know other teams did it, but Belichick is the only coach who was caught doing it after a league-wide memo was sent. I have no issue with Belichick; I have an issue with the inconsistent punishments levied by Roger Goodell. The NFL had evidence proving Belichick was cheating to gain an unfair advantage over other teams; if that doesn't warrant a suspension, nothing Sean Payton did does.
@jsa1798 @NickSaikley @JackClemens Except against the G-Men.
Also, Lombardi > Belichick... and it's not even close.
@KristianColasacco @RevDeuceWindham 1.8% last year, equal to Tom Brady, and better than his career average. 2012 he didn't have his coach/playcaller, that hurt.
@TomHolt @KristianColasacco Personally, I would think a confession is specific evidence.
@luftfluss @jsa1798 @NickSaikley @JackClemens And back in the day, Paul Brown was better than either of them.
@RevDeuceWindham @KristianColasacco Once again, I think he's a top 5 QB in the NFL. I'm confused about why you're trying to argue with me about my opinion.
@KristianColasacco @RevDeuceWindham Some parts were your opinion.
you said his INT's "has been trending upwards the past few years."
well, THAT may be checked so it isn't an opinion as there are concrete facts to look into.
past few yrs. let's look at his last 4 yrs then.
2010 3.3 Int %
2011 2.1 Int %
2012 2.8 Int %
2013 1.8 Int %
Over his last 4 seasons, his Int% is 2.5 percent. His career Int percentage is 2.6%.
From the beginning of his career in 2001 all the way through his 2009 season (or the year BEFORE the 4 seasons listed above) his Int percentage was 2.6%
2001 to 2009 Int % of 2.6%
2010 to 2013 Int % of 2.5%
2011 to 2013 Int % of 2.3%


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Obeida's comments came following a report by Al-Arabiya, according to which a deal had been announed between Israel and Hamas earlier on Tuesday.
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One sort of public time signal is, of course, a striking clock. These clocks, however, are only as good as the clockwork that activates them; they have improved substantially since the first surviving clocks from the fourteenth century. For many members of the general public, a public clock such as Big Ben was the only time standard they needed.
When more accurate public time signals were desired for use in navigation, a number of traditional audible or visible time signals were established for the purpose of allowing navigators to check their marine chronometers. These public time signals were formerly established in many seaport cities.
As an example of such a signal, in Vancouver, British Columbia, a "9 O'Clock Gun" is still shot every night at 9 p.m.. This gun was brought to Stanley Park by the Department of Fisheries in 1894 to warn fishermen of the 6:00 p.m. Sunday closing of fishing. The 9:00 p.m. firing was later established as a time signal for the general population. The Brockton Point lighthouse keeper, William D. Jones, originally detonated a stick of dynamite until the Time Gun was installed. A similar "Noon Gun" is still shot every noon at Cape Town, South Africa. A cannon was shot at one o'clock every weekday at Liverpool, England, at the Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, and also at Perth in Australia to establish the time. The Edinburgh "One O'Clock Gun" is still in operation. A cannon located at the top of Santa Lucia Hill, in Santiago, Chile, is shot every noon. In places where a cannon is used for a time signal, locals often joke that they can spot tourists because they jump in surprise while locals check their watches. In many Midwestern US cities where tornados are a common hazard, the emergency sirens are tested regularly at a specified time (such as, say, noon each Saturday); while this is not primarily intended as a time signal, locals often do check their watches when they hear it.
The ceremony of "dropping the ball" at New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York City is a vestige of a visual indication of time. The first such time ball was installed in 1833 on the roof of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. The ball was set to drop at 1 P.M. to enable the astronomers to establish the correct moment it should drop by observing the sun at noon. Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Perth also had balls that were dropped concurrently with the firing of the time cannons. Because the speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound, visible signals enabled greater precision than audible ones; however, the audible signals could operate under conditions of reduced visibility. In 1861 and 1862, the Post Office Directory had time gun maps published that related the number of seconds it took for the report of the time gun to reach various locations in Edinburgh.
In many non-seafaring communities, loud factory whistles served as public time signals before radio made them obsolete.
Sandford Fleming proposed a single 24-hour clock for the entire world. At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute on February 8, 1879 he linked it to the anti-meridian of Greenwich (now 180°). He suggested that standard time zones could be used locally, but they were subordinate to his single world time.
Standard time came into existence in the United States on November 18, 1883. Earlier, on October 11, 1883, the General Time Convention, forerunner to the American Railway Association, approved a plan that divided the United States into several time zones. On that November day, the United States Naval Observatory telegraphed a signal that coordinated noon at Eastern standard time with 11 a.m. Central, 10 a.m. Mountain, and 9 a.m. Pacific standard time.
A March, 1905 issue of The Technical World describes the role of the United States Naval Observatory as a source of time signals:
The telegraphic distribution of time signals was made obsolete by the use of AM, FM, shortwave radio, Internet Network Time Protocol servers as well as atomic clocks in GPS satellites.
The following radio stations broadcast time in both audible and machine readable time code form that can be used as references for radio clocks and radio-controlled watches:
The audio portions of the WWV and WWVH broadcasts can also be heard by telephone. The time announcements are normally delayed by less than 30 ms when using land lines from within the continental United States, and the stability (delay variation) is generally < 1 ms. When mobile phones are used, the delays are often more than 100 ms due to the multiple access methods used to share cell channels. In rare instances when the telephone connection is made by satellite, the time is delayed by 250 to 500 ms. To hear these broadcasts, dial (303) 499-7111 for WWV (Colorado), and (808) 335-4363 for WWVH (Hawaii). Callers are disconnected after 2 minutes. These are not toll-free numbers; callers outside the local calling area are charged for the call at regular long distance rates.
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In Los Angeles, KFWB broadcasts a tone precisely on the hour and half-hour during regular news broadcasts (although not during special programming such as baseball games.) KNX also broadcasts a tone on the hour and half-hour.
In Canada, the national non-commercial CBC Radio network broadcasts the daily National Research Council Time Signal at noon (Eastern Time, GMT-5) on French language Radio-Canada and one hour later on the English language CBC network.
Australia lacks an easily available source of accurate time. The VNG User's Consortium is campaigning for the availability of accurate time in Australia, while developing ways around this problem. The Global Positioning System can also be used as a time reference for radio clocks, but require an accurate 1PPS output to be reliably used for time signals. A device is being developed by the VNG User's Consortium that will convert GPS signals into an accurate time signal, to replace the now-defunct VNG service.


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| Pyongyang, January 20 (KCNA) -- The issue of reunification of Korea is an internal issue of the Korean nation and an issue of establishing sovereignty throughout Korea. Therefore, it can never be a plaything of outside forces for aggression under any circumstances.
Rodong Sinmun Friday says this in a bylined article.
If the issue of national reunification is to be solved according to the will and wishes of the Korean nation, it is necessary to view and approach everything from an independent stand and resolutely reject interference by outside forces, the article says, and goes on:
It is important to give priority to the nation. The destiny of an individual depends on the fate of the nation. Adhering to the stand of national independence alone can ensure the dignity and sovereignty of all members of the nation.
It is the bounden duty and obligation of all members of the nation to attach importance to the nation and place the common interests of the nation above anything else in the present era when it is advancing under the banner of June 15 joint declaration.
The master key to improving the inter-Korean relations and bringing a rosy future of national reunification and prosperity lies in firmly maintaining the stand of national independence and placing the nation above anything else as required by the north-south declarations.
The struggle to uphold and implement the declarations is accompanied by a struggle to meet all the anti-reunification challenges.
All Koreans at home and abroad should resolutely maintain the above-said stands called for by the joint New Year editorial and thus brilliantly decorate this year as a year of victory for bringing about a landmark phase of national reunification.
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Honourable John Dramani Mahama came of age yesterday. After five months of opposition-derided caretaker-ship of a dead man's presidency, he was sworn-in as the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, via the regular route prescribed by the 1992 Constitution - the winning of a competitive election.
In the full glare of Ghanaians from all the 10 regions, 13 African Heads of State, some vice-presidents and numerous official delegations from across the globe, Hon. Mahama swore before Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood to "bear true allegiance to the Republic of Ghana as by law established, and to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution", mindful of the consequences of failure.
The opportunity to aspire to the highest office of the land fell on Mahama's laps suddenly on July 24, 2012, when his boss and dully elected President of Ghana, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, joined his ancestors at about 2pm.
Before midnight that day, he had been sworn into office by virtue of the constitutional provision that authorises the vice-president to assume power in such emergencies.
He was pushed further on the ladder towards power, when the National Executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party that sponsored he and his boss, nominated him to replace his boss as its presidential candidate for December 7, 2012 presidential election, which nomination was unanimously approved by an extra-ordinary congress of the party in Kumasi, barely three months to the election for which he was declared president-elect on December 9, 2012.
Because Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his opponent and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the largest opposition party, rejected the final results declared by the Electoral Commission as having been wilfully doctored to their detriment and have filed a writ with the Supreme Court for their annulment, almost all NPP members officially boycotted Mahama's inauguration yesterday. The only exception was ex-President John Agyekum Kufour who insisted on behaving as a true statesman.
The Chronicle would like to welcome President John Dramani Mahama into the high office of President of the Republic of Ghana, no matter whether he lasts a few months or the full term of four years,we wish him a successful tenure, hoping that his reign would for long be remembered by the people who elected him as having been beneficial to them. We hope he would stand by his assurances to run and all-inclusive administration and co-operate with all and sundry and not be partisan.
The Chronicle also joins its voice to Dag Heward-Mills, the Presiding Bishop and founder of the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), who in a Christmas sermon listed all the promises that the then aspirant, President Mahama made on the campaign trail - 200 new community secondary schools, 10 new teacher training schools, free and compulsory basic education, the upgrading of seven polytechnics to degree awarding status, etc. - and urged him to fulfil them because he was elected based on those promises.
Views of Ghanaians in the regions who commented on yesterday's inauguration and published on other pages of this edition, also call on President Mahama to hit the ground running and fulfil his promises, since his caretaker period should have enabled him to know who and who are fit to help him execute his Better-Ghana Agenda.
On the new school buildings, we would like to recall for President Mahama an earlier editorial during the transitional period in which we called on him to keep an eagle-eye on the cost of construction.
It is alleged in opposition circles that while during the Kufour administration a six room classroom block was built for GH¢80,000 in the last four years the same type of building had been built at GH¢300,000 or thereabouts. It therefore appears to be no basis for such astronomical increase and we had requested the President to look into the matter.
Also we would like to see the Economic Management Team pulling some chestnuts out of the fire urgently. The near doubling of the exchange rate has impacted negatively on prices in the market and there is hardship and hunger in homes. It is not good as a columnist said that the true state of the nation should be in the marketplace.


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'American Idol': Reed Grimm's group goes jazzy and works itAdd to Favorites |
For "American Idol's" round of group performances in Las Vegas at the "Elvis Presley" set in the Aria hotel and casino, Reed Grimm, Elise Testone, Eben Franckewitz and Haley Johnson took on "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Bobby Vee.
But instead of singing it the way the original goes, they totally go nuts with a jazzy, atonal version that absolutely rocks. This is a favorite 1950s song of ours, but we just fell in love with this arrangement. The ending gave us chills. We wonder how much of this was Grimm's musical savant genius?
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Art Walking Tour Public PremièrePosted April 12, 2006
An art collection that is a hidden gem in the West Valley will be unveiled at the Glendale Community College Library during a free public première:
Thursday, April 20, 2006
1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A brief ceremony at 1:30 p.m. will open the tour and include refreshments.
A highlight of the opening will be the introduction of the new walking/listening tour. New high-tech listening wands will allow viewers to hear descriptions of selected artworks at their own pace. This flexibility enables listeners to view only as many pieces as they desire and in any sequence. (See more information in the Art Walking Tour section of this web site.)
According to GCC Art Professor Darlene Goto, a member of the Tour Development Committee, "It is time to share with the public the art treasures GCC owns. We have an amazing collection that is truly a self-instructing treasure trove. It's quite an educational asset to this community."
The grand opening is the culmination of a four-year project that involved fund-raising, developing the tour script, researching and purchasing listening devices, and planning for security measures.
The collection includes two works by Picasso, a Goya etching, an extensive mask collection, pieces by renowned Arizona artists, ancient Chinese pottery, Japanese woodblock prints and much more. These works have been acquired throughout GCC's 40-year history.


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> Issac: I am forwarding your message to LUGOD's Vox-tech mailing list. Have
> you checked for information on Gentoo's website? Is /dev/hda3 in fact already
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There didn't seem to be anything about this on Gentoo's site. The device
/dev/hda3 was already in use, since it's mounted as / . Trying
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> Subject: [lugod lert] gentoo newbie questions
> I'm hoping to install gentoo on my Sony VAIO pcg-fx120 laptop, currently
> running Suse 7.2. The online installation instructions say that the
> easiest way to install is to mount the partition you want to install in
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I'm going to second the notion of a safety course.
It's been twenty years since you exercised some coordination and reflexes- and then in ways quite different from where you're heaeded- and traffic management skills that have become even more critical to your survival.
There's the obvious option of a BRC- which I wouldn't discount if it's really been 20 years since you last had to coordinate motorcycle controls; many students do well to have the extra time going over the very basics- but also depending on where in Florida you are, there are BRC2, Bike Bonding courses, and Advanced courses that you might look into.
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Some thoughts about social perception and employment discrimination law: a modest proposal for reopening the judicial dialogue
Part I examines how and why people engage in stereotyping and prejudiced thinking. It also summarizes the available data on the continued existence of racial discrimination in employment. Part II explains why the due process clause, the right to trial by jury, and elemental notions of fairness obligate judges and juries to listen to known facts about racism and discrimination and how this can be accomplished through jury instructions, judicial notice and expert testimony. Part III demonstrates that neither the language of the most controversial Supreme Court opinions nor the theories of the icons of contemporary conservative thought foreclose our modest proposal.
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A woman's body was found yesterday afternoon in the basement of a North Laurel motel.
Howard County police said last night that there were no obvious signs of foul play and that they are awaiting autopsy results.
A woman's body was found yesterday afternoon in the basement of a North Laurel motel.
Howard County police said last night that there were no obvious signs of foul play and that they are awaiting autopsy results.
Authorities, neighbors and others at the Valencia Motel and Efficiencies, in the 10100 block of U.S. 1, speculated that the woman was homeless and seeking warmth from the motel boilers or that she was a homicide victim.
The body was in a part of the motel rarely inspected by employees, in the basement of the one-story southern wing of the Valencia, on the east side of U.S. 1.
Sgt. Steven E. Keller, county police spokesman, said there was no way to tell how long the body had been in the small room, where workers can repair water and heating pipes.
"Every time you find a body, you treat it like a homicide," Keller said.
The body was so decomposed that the age and race of the woman could not be determined without forensic tests, he said.
Eugene Mathews, 43, a maintenance worker, said he found the body as he went about his rounds, checking equipment and making sure homeless people were not using the room as a shelter.
About two weeks ago, Mathews and another maintenance worker, Tony Ramagnano, were checking a boiler room and found trash, suggesting that someone had slept there one night, they said.
About 4: 15 p.m. yesterday, Mathews ducked under pipes in the basement and noticed what on closer examination proved to be a woman's hand. He called police.
"She was just lying there on her back," Mathews said.
He said the woman was wearing a pink shirt, jeans and boots.
It was unclear how the woman entered that part of the basement, which is accessible only through a courtyard that is enclosed by tall fences topped with barbed wire.
The motel has 73 rooms, and about 25 percent of its guests stay for more than a week, said Tauseef Malik, the manager.
Malik, who said the dead woman was not a motel guest, said he called police three times last year about people seeking shelter in the boiler rooms.
Many of the motel's residents said they were not surprised that a body was found there because the motel is in a rough neighborhood.
Others were horrified to learn that a body had been found beneath their rooms.
"Oh my God, that's scary," said Tonya Bennett, 23, who has lived at the Valencia with her husband and two children for two weeks. "I'm very glad I'm leaving Thursday."
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October 11, 2013 • Vol. XXXVI, No. 18
Mayor Future, Mayor Past
Newly elected Skagway Mayor Mark Schaefer looks at former mayor Stan Selmer with a smile during Selmer's last Skagway Borough Assembly Meeting as mayor on October 3.
Photo by Katie Emmets
Mark Schaefer takes over mayor's chair
Cochran, Morgan on assembly; Belisle re-elected to school board
By KATIE EMMETS
Skagway Borough Assemblyman Mark Schaefer was elected to the mayor's seat after running unopposed in the October 1 regular election, and Tim Cochran and Spencer Morgan were elected to the Skagway Borough Assembly over Tyler Rose and Christophe "Duppy" Ticarro.
Cochran received 215 votes, Morgan received, 195 votes, Ticarro received 156 votes and Rose received 104 votes.
In the same election, Skagway School Board incumbent Darren Belisle, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.
According to the final certified results, 353 Skagway residents voted in this municipal election, about a 35 percent turn out.
In light of the low turnout, Chair of Election Board Barb Brodersen said there are options for those who aren't able to go to city hall on Election Day.
"Those who are not physically capable of coming in for election . . . we as a board will take a ballot to them," Brodersen said.
Newly elected Mayor Mark Schaefer received 248 votes. He said he is happy to be elected and sees his transition from assembly member to mayor as an advantage for the community.
"There's a lot going on right now," he said. "The community needs a mayor that has some familiarity about current municipal projects and issues."
Because he was elected mayor, his assembly seat is vacant and needs to be filled.
Schaefer said he would keep the tradition of the mayors before him and make a suggestion of whom he would like to see in the seat, but ultimately leave the decision up to the assembly.
After Schaefer was voted out of his assembly seat in 2010, then-mayor Tom Cochran suggested Schaefer be the one to fill Colette Hisman's seat when she resigned, and the assembly did not object.
"I've got some people in mind for the seat," he said, adding that he is still in the process of choosing a recommendation. "This decision is really important. I want to find someone that can be an impartial, open-minded, clear thinker who wouldn't mind getting involved in community issues."
Schaefer said he plans to make his recommendation to the assembly at the October 17 meeting.
Schaefer, who is White Pass & Yukon Route railway's manager of train operations, understands that the assembly is involved in negotiations with his employer, but he said he doesn't see serving as mayor as a conflict of interest.
"The community is first," he said. "My job is to work for the community, and I hope the community knows that."
Schaefer also said other than voting to break a tie during a meeting, he has lost his vote at the table, which would prevent him from voting on any decisions that have to do with White Pass unless there is a tie.
Both Tim Cochran and Spencer Morgan have municipal experience. Cochran previously served a three-year term on the assembly and Morgan was most recently the Planning and Zoning Commission chair.
Morgan said this is an exciting time for him, as he is happy to be serving the public.
"I'm looking forward to taking on a little more of an expanded role," said Morgan, who was a Planning and Zoning commissioner for more than two years leading up to the election.
Morgan served as commission chair the last four months, and he said he would miss being on a commission that he is truly passionate about.
Morgan said he realizes the new assembly members will be "hitting the ground running," and will need to learn how to balance his time with new assembly duties.
Cochran was elected to the table after taking a year off to spend more time with his son, who was a senior in high school.
"My immediate reaction when people say congratulations is to say 'thank you — I think'," he said with a laugh. "No, I'm really looking forward to it. I like being in the know and being involved."
Being an assemblyman is a chance for Cochran to give back to the community he grew up in, he said, adding that he thinks everyone should give back to their community when they get the chance.
Cochran said he is looking forward to talking more about Skagway's waterfront, as he thinks it is one of the municipality's biggest assets.
"The tourism is driving our economy right now, and we need to develop as much as we can to keep this town alive," he said.
Cochran said he doesn't see tourism going away completely, but if it takes a serious hit, Skagway would be in a position where a lot of people would have to move away because of job loss. For this reason, Cochran said he thinks it's important to focus on creating a strong port for ore shipment.
"I think we can find some middle ground for everyone," he said of negotiations surrounding the port with both White Pass and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. "We could see a few more people coming to town and create a few more jobs — it would be better for everyone."
Darren Belisle, who was re-elected to the Skagway School Board with 246 votes, was named board president in an October 8 special meeting.
"I'm looking forward to a great year," he told board members after the meeting ended.
Belisle said he thinks the school has a great board, and he is looking forward to what it can accomplish in the coming years.
"But I would like to see more people showing up to our meetings, so we can get more community involvement in our school," he said. "It takes a community."
Edes loses vote to remain manager
Assembly decision unanimous
By KATIE EMMETS
Skagway Borough Manager George Edes was fired after a motion to retain him failed unanimously by Skagway Borough Assembly members.
The decision came after an October 3 executive session in which the assembly evaluated Edes' performance as manager.
The assembly first evaluated Edes in July, after he held the position for only three months. Because the assembly felt the need for a follow-up evaluation, a tentative September 30 date was scheduled, and the evaluation was later placed on the October 3 agenda under executive session.
According to Skagway Borough Clerk Emily Deach, the manager can be evaluated at any time during his or her contract. Edes' contract stated that the assembly could meet with him at least annually to discuss concerns.
"Evaluations are done as needed, though generally this happens annually," Deach said.
Newly elected Mayor Mark Schaefer said he could not discuss personnel issues, nor can he reveal what was discussed about Edes because the conversations took place in executive session.
Edes' signed a two-year contract with the municipality, which began April 1 and would have ended March 31, 2015.
He was contracted for a yearly salary of $110,000. He has received $55,000 for his six months of work and will receive a six months' severance package of $55,000, which totals his contracted wages.
The assembly held a special meeting on Wednesday to appoint Deach as the interim manager while a search is conducted for a permanent borough manager.
During the meeting, Schaefer appointed assemblymen Gary Hanson, Steven Burnham Jr. and Tim Cochran to a hiring process evaluation committee.
The assembly discussed hiring a firm to aid in the search.
Schaefer, who wants to start the search as soon as possible, said it would probably take a couple months for the assembly to hire someone.
The committee needs to advertise the job opening, conduct initial phone interviews, narrow the candidates, hold in-person interviews and select a manager, Schaefer said.
The search that resulted in the hiring of Edes lasted about four months. The search began in December, but the first person offered the job declined the position in January, which started the search over again.
Schaefer also mentioned that evaluation committee would be reviewing the job description and the areas it will be posting the job.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Superintendent Mike Tranel prepares to lock the doors to the building after a federal government shutdown forced the park to close Oct. 1. Katie Emmets
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park closed; federal government shutdown affects local operations
By KATIE EMMETS
Amidst the United States federal government shut down, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park has found itself closed for business along with more than 400 other national parks and museums including Yosemite National Park in California and the Statue of Liberty in New York.
Every year, the House and Senate must agree on 12 appropriations bills to fund federal agencies, like the National Park Service, and set spending priorities. Because Congress hardly ever passes the entire federal budget by the scheduled deadline of Sept. 30, it has depended on short-term stopgap budgets to keep the government running. The last stopgap passed on March 28, and ended on September 30. Congress could have passed another stopgap to keep the government up and running, but it did not.
The next day, KGRNHP Superintendent Mike Tranel, along with other park employees, worked for a few hours to prepare the park for a shutdown.
While at work on October 1, employees reported their working hours for the last pay period; put "out of the office" notices on buildings, phone answering machines and automatic e-mail responses; and secured the work place by locking all doors and turning off lights and other electronic office equipment.
Most of the 30 permanent park employees went on furlough that afternoon.
Furlough, derived from the Dutch word verlof meaning permission, is a leave of absence from a duty granted especially to a soldier or government employee. During furlough, employees are temporarily terminated and receive no wages.
Tranel said park employees who are forced to go on furlough will recieve retroactive pay, and mentioned that government employees received retroactive pay after the last government shut down in 1996.
Despite the government's partial closing, there are still some National Park Service employees working in Skagway. At KGRNHP, one maintenance worker and one law enforcement ranger will work part-time during the shutdown to protect life and property within the park.
The government looks upon these positions as expected positions. Because all federal entities and branches are considered essential, the government has chosen to only allow branches that are expected, like the U.S. Post Office and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to continue operations.
Tranel said the government shutdown has caused the closing of the park's Dyea campground and historic town site.
"The town site is technically closed, but if people are out there walking or hiking around, it's OK," he said. "But the park can't provide services like restrooms."
Tranel said the shutdown does not affect businesses that rent spaces in park owned buildings.
"Most businesses that use lease buildings are closed for the season, but any tenants still using historic leased buildings can continue to do so," he said.
The shutdown has also halted the planning stages of a remodeled visitor center with several new exhibits. The construction on the visitors center needs to be completed before the summer season, which means planning early on is important, Tranel said.
Tranel said KGRNHP is fortunate the shutdown happened after Skagway's cruise ship season, as the park has about 30 more employees and receives its highest tourist volume during summer months.
"Our bottom line is that we just want to come back to work, do a good job and earn our pay," Tranel said of himself and other furloughed KGRNHP employees.
This is the second time Tranel has had to stop working because of a government shutdown.
During the last one in 1996, Tranel was working at Denali National Park, where he said all park employees were laid off for the entire three weeks of the shutdown.
As of now, he said, furloughed KGRNHP employees are waking up every morning and checking the Internet to see if they are able to go back to work.
Tranel said he and his wife were planning a family trip to the East Coast for October, but it will now have to wait because he will need to go back to work as soon as the government reopens.
Like all other federal employees, Tranel has no inkling of when the government will reopen, but in the mean time, he said he would be spending some quality time with his family.
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LARGE-IN-CHARGE – Boyd Worley at work in his port director's office at the Skagway Port of Entry. Stephanie Worley
Outdoor arts facility bid goes to Hunz & Hunz
The Skagway Borough Assembly voted unanimously to award construction of the outdoor arts facility to Hunz & Hunz Enterprises at the price of $666,620.
The construction will include the structure, and alternates 1-4 —a sound booth, landscaping, metal roofing, a concrete pad and concrete walkways.
Hunz and Hunz Enterprises bid the lowest at $544,160 for the base construction. Other local construction businesses Hamilton Construction Inc. and NorthPoint Construction Inc. also bid on the project. Hamilton Construction Inc. submitted a base bid of $545,000 and NorthPoint Construction Inc. submitted a base bid of $573,230.
During discussion, assembly members weighed options of doing the base construction plus alternatives 1-4 or completing the entire project and adding an audio system and theater lighting.
If the assembly chooses to fund the entire project construction, the price would jump from $666,620 to more than $1 million.
Assemblyman Gary Hanson said he thinks the project should include only the base construction with alternatives 1-4, and suggested a "plug and play" method with portable lights and movable soundboard and amps.
Hanson, who plays in the local band 4/50 and has experience with sound system set ups, said the method he described is consistent with the municipality's wishes for the outdoor arts facility.
Assemblyman Dan Henry said he thinks the assembly should choose to fund the project in its entirety.
"I didn't envision a garage band stage with rolling amps and lights," he said, adding that he would rather do everything at one time and not have to return later to finish the project.
The assembly agreed to discuss logistics later, and awarded the bid to Hunz and Hunz Enterprises with a unanimous vote.
Case-by-case telephone attendance for meetings
The Assembly voted 5-1 to pass the first reading of an ordinance that would allow attending assembly meetings telephonically on a case-by-case basis.
Municipal code reflects a four-meeting maximum for teleconferencing; however, there have been unforeseen emergencies recently that have forced the assembly to amend the code to make exceptions on a temporary basis.
The amended language states that if the mayor or an assembly member has participated telephonically in four meetings and requests to participate telephonically in one or more additional meetings, a majority of the quorum of the assembly present may vote to grant further telephone participation.
If the ordinance passes its second reading, participating in a meeting by teleconference while out of town on municipal business does not count toward the four-meeting maximum.
Assemblyman Paul Reichert said he didn't agree with the part of the ordinance that says all assembly members may participate in emergency assembly meetings by teleconference.
"I'm a little cautious because we've already seen that the definition of an emergency meeting can get a little bent to include certain things," he said. "I'm not really comfortable supporting this."
Reichert made a motion to amend the ordinance that would require three assembly members to be present during an emergency meeting. The motion failed after a 3-3 vote, with Mayor Stan Selmer breaking the tie by voting no.
The first reading of the ordinance passed with a 5-1 vote, with Reichert voting no.
WALL OF FAME – Mayor Stan Selmer dedicated the City Hall Wall of Fame on Oct. 4 and honored former residents William J. Mulvihill, Morgan W. Reed and Casey McBride for their dedication to the Skagway community. LEFT: Holding a picture of William J. Mulvihill, Skagway Permitting official David Van Horn laughs at Carl Mulvihill after Carl said the only resemblence he and his grandfather William share are their bald heads. RIGHT: Van Horn hangs a photo of Morgan W. Reed in the center of the wall of fame. Katie Emmets
Board restructures after municipal election
After School Board Vice President Darren Belisle ran unopposed and was reelected, the board restructured its roles in an Oct. 8 special meeting.
Belisle will take Stuart Brown's seat as president, and board member John Hischer will become vice president. Board members Cara Cosgrove and Andy Miller will stay treasurer and clerk respectively. Brown, who will be travelling extensively throughout the year, was moved to member.
Belisle and Miller will sit on the Capital Improvement Committee, Hischer and Cosgrove will sit on the Curriculum Committee, Borwn and Hischer will sit on the Legislative Committee, Cosgrove and Miller will sit on the Negotiations Committee, Belisle and Miller will sit on the Vocational Education Committee, and the entire board will be on the Child/Youth Advocate Committee. – KE
Board looks at housing options for superintendent, staff
The Skagway School Board is considering signing a three-year lease on a house to provide housing for its staff.
Available housing for Skagway School staff became an issue this summer when new hires brought two large families to the Skagway community without a place to live.
School Superintendent Josh Coughran's family was one of them.
"We have always faced challenges when it relates to housing in Skagway," says Coughran.
A solution to the housing issue was first brought up at the Sept. 10 school board meeting when members discussed purchasing a house that would be used for the school superintendent and his or her family.
Board members felt uncomfortable with the large purchase of a house, and shared fears about becoming landlords.
After shooting down the option to buy, board members asked Coughran to gather more information on the matter so they could reassess it at its Oct. 1 meeting. During his research, Coughran discovered that several Alaska school districts provide housing for teachers and staff.
Coughran then took his ideas to the board's Capital Improvement Committee to discuss a long-term lease on district housing.
"The board was a little bit split on the topic," says Coughran about the discussion to rent a house at the Oct. 1 meeting.
While a couple were in favor of building a house, Coughran said, others preferred the idea of a lease. Either way, Coughran said, the board agrees that it should be a three-year minimum commitment.
"I'm totally against purchasing because that ties us up for 30 years or longer," said then School Board Vice President Darren Belisle.
If the board goes through with renting a house, Coughran's five-person family would be living in it.
At the meeting, Coughran said he found a house that would be available Nov. 1, however, the rent is almost $300 over the superintendent's housing stipend. Coughran said he would consider paying the additional $300 per month toward the rent if it comes to it. – ZW
• SPORTS & REC - Foote qualifies for State, team 'ran for Boyd'; Wheedle's kids off & running for intramurals (photos)
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Av (Hebrew: אָב, Standard Av Tiberian ʾĀḇ Aramaic אבא Abba; from Akkadian abu; "father") is the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin and appeared in the Talmud around the 3rd century. This is the only month which is not named in the Bible. It is a summer month of 30 days. Av usually occurs in July–August on the Gregorian calendar.
The Babylonian Talmud, Taanit 29a, states that "when we enter [the month of] Av, our joy is diminished". This is because the darkest events in Jewish history occurred during the first week and a half of this month, particularly The Nine Days which culminate in Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av. However, there is a minor and largely unknown holiday during the full moon of the month called Tu B'Av which was, in ancient times, one of the happiest days of the year.
The month is also sometimes referred to as Menachem Av (Hebrew: מנחם אב) (Av of Comfort or Comforter of Father(s)), but most only use this title in the sanctification of the month recited on the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh and following Tisha B'Av.
Holidays in Av[edit]
Av 9 -Fast of Tisha B'Av - (fast day)
Av 15 - Tu B'Av
Av in Jewish history[edit]
1 Av - (1273 BCE) - Death of Aaron
- The High Priest Aaron, who was the brother of Moses and Miriam, died at age 123 of the Hebrew year 2488 (1273 BCE). This is the only yahrzeit (date of death) explicitly mentioned in the Torah (Numbers 33:38).
1 Av - (513 BCE) - Ezra and Followers Arrived in Israel
- Following their journey from Babylon, Ezra and his followers arrived in the land of Israel so they could be near the second Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
5 Av - (1572 CE) - Hillula of the Arizal
- The Arizal was a foremost rabbi who renewed and and made innovations to the kabbalah, and is quoted by and has influenced halakhah as well.
7 Av - (586 BCE) - First Temple Invaded
- After a month of fighting in Jerusalem, King Nebuchadnezzar's armies of Babylonia broke through, into the Holy Temple, where they feasted and vandalized until the afternoon of Av 9, which at that point they set the Temple on fire.
7 Av - (67 CE) - Civil war in Jerusalem
- Fighting broke out inside the besieged city of Jerusalem between different Jewish factions divided on the question of whether or not to fight the Roman armies who had encircled the city. One group set fire to the city's food stores, which is said to have quickened starvation. Jerusalem would fall three years later.
7 Av - (1492) - The Spanish Inquisition
- The Jews of Spain were expelled by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on the 7th of Av of 1492, which destroyed many centuries of Jewish life there.
9 Av - (586 BCE and 70 CE) - Holy Temples Destroyed
- The first and second Holy Temples which stood in Jerusalem were both destroyed, on Av 9. The First Temple by the Babylonians, and the Second Temple by the Romans. The Temples' destruction represented the beginning of Galut (exile).
9 Av - (133 CE) - Fall of Betar
- Betar, the last stronghold of the Bar Kochba rebellion, fell to the Romans on the 9th of Av of the Hebrew year 3893 (133 CE) after a three-year siege. 580,000 Jews are said to have died by either starvation or the sword, including Bar Kochba, the leader of the rebellion.
9 Av - (1290CE) - Jews are expelled from England
- Jews were expelled from England by the Edict of Expulsion of King Edward I of England and not permitted to legally return for 350 years.
10 Av (70 CE) - Holy Temple burns
- The Romans set the Temple on fire on the afternoon of Av 9. This is why the mourning practices for Jews of the "Nine Days" are observed through the morning hours of Av 10.
10 Av - (1994) - AMIA Bombing
- Arabs bombed the Jewish community center (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which killed 86 and wounded more than 300. This is the deadliest attack in Jewish diaspora since the Holocaust.
10 Av - (2005) - Gaza Disengagement
- Thousands of Israelis were evacuated from 25 towns and settlements in the Gaza Strip (including 16 settlements in the "Gush Katif" belt) and Northern Shomron in the summer of 2005, as part of the Israeli government's, Disengagement Plan.
12 Av - (1263) - Nachmanides' disputation
- King James I of Aragon (Spain) ordered Nachmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, 1194-1270) to participate in a public debate, held in the king's presence, against the Jewish convert to Christianity, Pablo Christiani. His defense of Judaism and refutations of Christianity's claims served as the basis of future disputations through the generations. Because his victory was an insult to the king's religion, Nachmanides was forced to flee Spain and came to Jerusalem.
15 Av - (148 CE) - Betar dead buried
- The Betar fortress was the last holdout of the Bar Kochba rebellion. Betar fell on the 9th of Av, Hebrew year, 3893 (133 CE), Bar Kochba and many thousands of Jews were killed by the Romans. Afterwards, the Romans would not allow the Jews to bury their dead for 15 years afterwards. The dead of Betar were brought to burial on Av 15 of the year Hebrew year 3908 (148 CE), and according to legend an additional blessing (HaTov VehaMeitiv) was added to the "Grace After Meals" in their commemoration.
15 Av - Tu B'Av
- In ancient Israel, it was the custom that on the 15th of Av "the daughters of Jerusalem would go out in borrowed linen garments... and dance in the vineyards" and "whoever did not have a wife would go there" to find himself a bride (Talmud, Taanit 31a). The reason they would wear borrowed linen garments was so those without nice clothes of their own would not be embarrassed.
15 Av - The Day of the Breaking of the Ax
- When the Holy Temple existed, the cutting of firewood for the altar was completed on the 15th of Av every year. The event was celebrated by feasting and rejoicing, as was the custom upon the conclusion of any holy task, and it included a ceremonial breaking of the axes, from which the day gets its name.
17 Av - (1929) - Hebron Massacre
- 67 Jewish adults and children were killed, and others were wounded, raped or injured, by Arabs in Hebron. The Arabs rioted for three days yelling out cries to "Slaughter the Jews." The survivors fled to Jerusalem. This massacre destroyed the ancient Jewish community of Hebron, which had existed there relatively peacefully for centuries. Jews would not return until after Israel's capture of Hebron in the 1967 Six Day War.
24 Av - (circa 100 BCE) - Hasmonean Holiday
- Sometime around 100 BCE, the Hasmoneans reinstated Jewish civil law which replaced the Hellenist secular law, and declared this day a holiday.
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Other uses[edit]
- In the story of Xenogears, Av is the name of a country, named after the Hebrew month. In the official Japanese version translation, however, it was transliterated Ave. This was later further changed by the translation process to Aveh for the English version.
- Ab (Arabic: آﺏ) is the name for the month of August in the Levant (see Arabic names of calendar months).
- ^ Telushkin, Joseph (1991). Jewish Literacy: Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History. William Morrow & Co, 656. ISBN 0-688-08506-7.
External links[edit]
- Resources on the Month of Av
- Hebrew Month of Av
- This Month in Jewish History
- A Chodesh Av Perspective
- Texts on Wikisource:
- "Ab". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
- "Ab". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.


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On our journey to staying healthy, patients cross paths with many doctors, nurses and technicians. Some health care professionals become distant memories and others have an everlasting impact on our lives. I have learned from experience to never underestimate the impact a patient may have on their doctor; as well as the impact a doctor can have on their patient.
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