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Post-Oil07/03/10 Mary Glenney
From A Woman's Point of View
Lisa Margonelli, director of the New America Foundation Energy Policy Initiative, looks at the possibilities of the post-oil world. Margonelli has been published in the Atlantic, New York Times Washington Post and many other newspapers. She is the author of Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long Strange Trip To Your Tank, which was recognized as one of the 25 Notable Books of 2007 by the American Library Association.
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Baseball and Women07/03/10 Mary Glenney
From A Woman's Point of View
Have you ever heard of Toni Stone? I hadn't until I read Martha Ackmann's book Curveball.
Toni Stone was the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. She replaced Hank Aaron on the Indianapolis Clowns when he went to the Major Leagues.
Martha Ackmann, a journalist and author who has written for the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR's Only a Game, talks about Toni's remarkable career. Is baseball a met...Be the first to comment
Hands Around the Skimmers on Fourth of July listen07/02/10 Andrea Lypka
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Black Skimmers are birds whose populations are dwindling. These red-billed birds come back every year to nest on Indian Shores and they nest just steps away from the water. But during nesting season their life is tougher in their home.
The biggest enemies of these birds are humans. Michelle Simoneau, a spokesperson for the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, says last month a film crew damaged black skimmer nests on Shell Key Island while they were filming. âA helicopter came down really low a...1 comments
Meek supports Constitutional ban on offshore drilling in Florida waters listen07/02/10 Seán Kinane
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In dozens of countries and all fifty states last Saturday, people came together to join Hands Across the Sand to oppose offshore oil drilling and to support renewable energy.
At one event in St. Petersburg, WMNF spoke with U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek who says he supports amending the Florida Constitution to forbid drilling in state waters.
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"Well I'm in support of standing with Floridians on this whole issue of offshore oil drilling. It's important that we don't expand it, especi...
Environmentalists win legal victory against Cypress Creek development listen07/01/10 Seán Kinane
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Environmentalists have scored a victory of sorts in their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers relating to a Pasco county development. A judge ruled that remediation must occur for some environmental damage that has already occurred in the stalled Cypress Creek Town Center development.
Bev Griffiths is chair of Tampa Bay Sierra Club, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit:
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Homeless population dismayed as food sharing restrictions continue listen07/01/10 Joshua Lee Holton
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The slumping economy has cost many people their jobs, and some their homes. As the rising homeless population remains a major concern, a report released today says many cities across the U.S. are blocking those who want to help feed those in need.
The report authored by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty shows that nearly two dozen communities nationwide have created ordinances and policies that put restrictions on food sharing. They cited seven cities in Florida â in...1 comments
Author Stephen Kinzer On The Reasons The US Should Improve Relations With Iran And Turkey07/01/10 Robert Lorei
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In his new book Reset (Times Books), award-winning foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer argues that the two countries in the Middle East that will be Americaâs logical partners in the 21st century are Iran and Turkey. They share strategic interests, like a stable Iraq, stable Afghanistan, and stable Pakistan; and their people also share a desire for democratic values. He also recommends that the United States reshape relations with its two traditional Middle East allies, Israel and Saud...Be the first to comment
Volunteers Plant Hope listen07/01/10 Andrea Lypka
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The BP oil spill approaching Floridaâs shores did not deter the community in St. Pete Beach from continuing its long-term natural beach erosion control project. About 150 volunteers, equipped with gloves and hand shovels, planted 5,000 sea oat seedlings to protect the beach and prevent beach erosion.
Carol Walker says that the sea oat seedlings give her hope. âI did this last year, I have been watching the growth of those we planted last year and it is very exciting to watch. I get in...3 comments
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A YouTube video from Minnesota shows a teacher prepare a freezing trampoline and then leap backward onto it. For a couple of seconds.
A soon-to-open attraction in Wales will allow visitors to play on massive trampolines suspended inside a ginormous subterranean cave.
A 51-metre road at Russia's Archstoyanie architecture festival is not tarmac, but trampoline.
A sidewalk for jumpy people and a pet pedometer that tracks Fido's activity. That's right! The Crave podcast is making a comeback with producer Stephen Beacham.
Russia has built the world's first trampoline sidewalk, and Fujitu's pet pedometer tracks your dog's exercise activity. That's right! The Crave podcast is making a comeback and producer Stephen Beacham is here to bring you the latest news about the technology you got to see.
Forget the bouncy house. Now there's the bouncy sidewalk, which debuted at a recent modern-art festival in Russia.
French architecture firm has a novel way of crossing the Seine River: jump it. You can catch views of the Eiffel Tower as you hurtle into the drink.
Apple's iPhone 5 and iOS 6 weren't the only things on display at today's big event in San Francisco, as a few drool-worthy apps also made appearances.
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Poor Man's List of Essential Oils ~
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One aspect of EO use that can be a challenge is the price of PURE essential oils (not health food store essential oils) I'm talking about the PURE stuff! I can argue the fact that the cost of using EOs is pennies per drop compared to a Dr. visit with a copay, deductible etc. but I think you already know that.
It's the initial "gulp" when you view the final grand total before hitting the SEND button to complete your next order...
Well then, what are some ways we can save $$ living the EO Life?
The POOR MAN'S List
{affordable EO substitutes for expensive EOs}
1. Frankincense {$70 per 15ml}: or...White Fir {$20 per 15ml}
Excellent analgesic (pain relief) properties. Cuts, burns scrapes or bruises all heal quickly with White Fir. It has umbrella like protection properties too! Don't underestimate the Frankincense-like qualities of White Fir.
2. Rose {$300 per 5ml}: or...Geranium {$27 per 15ml}
Like Rose, Geranium has superior anti-inflammation properties, can sooth irritated skin. Good for arthritis as a topical application because it's analgesic properties. Geranium stimulates circulation and boosts the immune system. Combine with equal part Lavender and diffuse for a ROSE like scent :))
3. Deep Blue Blend {$32 per 5 ml}: or...Lemongrass {$10 per 15ml}
Lemongrass is my go-to for tendon discomfort! Plantar Faciitis is a current blight of my existence and Lemongrass is easing the pain. If you have charley horse (cramping) tendencies, reach for Lemongrass during your next episode...it's great!
4. Melissa {$115.00 per 5 ml}: or...Black Pepper {$22.00 per 5ml}
Melissa is strongly anti-viral, very effective with herpes breakout, canker sore etc. due to a high level of aldehydes. Aldehydes protect cell membranes from the penetration of a virus. Black Pepper also has high levels of aldehydes.
More ways to save money...
1. Purchase an inexpensive diffuser for your home like the one pictured above. It's just as effective as diffusers three time the price and is affordable enough to have several in your home. When I travel, this is the diffuser that comes with me! The Spa Vapor diffuser, perfect for every room of the house! You can purchase them {HERE}. http://www.myoilbusiness.com/SpaVapor-Mist-Diffuser-60-day-exchange-only_p_2301.html Tip: If you use the code SPA VAPOR, you'll get a $25 discount!
2. Roller bottles are great! They're convenient and give you the ability to make one bottle of essential oil go a very long way! How? Rather than buy several bottles of an EO for several family members, just buy one and divide the oil between several roller bottles AND add 1 part carrier oil to your blends or single oils. This simple strategy will increase the life span of that one bottle you've just invested in.
3. Repurpose your empty EO bottles!
Purchase a few spray tops and turn empty EO bottles into mini spritzers for every room in the house!! Every purse and car for that matter. Simply add 20 drops of essential oil an empty EO bottle and top off with Witch Hazel!
Witch Hazel will emulsify the oil, sweeten the scent and it's great for your skin! Of course, the antibacterial properties of both the essential oil and the Witch Hazel make this a win/win combination!
You can purchase spray toppers: http://www.aromatools.com/
Essential oils are an investment it's true but the returns are priceless! Be creative, thrifty and always on the lookout for more ways to save. I'll do my part too, sharing money saving tips every chance I get!
Feel free to share YOUR tips and tricks too, we'd all love to learn how you save money using essential oils :))


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CEDAR RAPIDS - Clipper Windpower corporate officials have now confirmed earlier reports about a significant cutback at the Cedar Rapids production facility.
Employees at Clipper Windpower in Cedar Rapids reported the company layoff numbers earlier at 150 out of nearly 400 employees. However, Mary Gates, a Clipper corporate spokesperson, said the actual number of workers terminated on Tuesday was 90.
Gates did not have an exactly number of jobs lost in Cedar Rapids and the figure of 90 included workers in other parts of the country and overseas. But the majority of the cuts will come in production, so most of the job losses are centered in Cedar Rapids.
Those employees who contacted TV9 about the layoff say workers were called in for meetings this morning and given the news. One worker, who wouldn't give his name, said managers blamed the economy and credit crunch for creating financial difficulties for Clipper customers.
Gates told TV 9 that explanation is largely correct. A number of customers have had problems arranging financing and have deferred orders till future years.
The company began production in Cedar Rapids in 2005. Over the years, Clipper was a popular stop for politicians, including Iowa Governor Chet Culver, who frequently used the fast-growing company as a background to promote "green" energy and manufacturing in Iowa.
The most recent news about Clipper's Cedar Rapids facility, in August of 2008, was good news. That involved a deal to supply Wal-Mart facilities in Mexico with wind-powered generators and was portrayed as a deal that would keep the Cedar Rapids facility packed and productive for years.
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I have had this little brown dress for a while and I've worn it to death. It's simple but the gold zipper detail makes it eye catching. I'm so sick of tights right now from the winter, but this day was deceptively chilly as usual. I'm a wimp when it comes to the cold. I can take the heat, but not the cold. I probably should have worn brighter shoes to make the outfit not so dark.
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I am totally confident of my sources and their reports.
You on the other hand have to wait until Whoopi and Joy concur!!!!:D
Needless to say, this is a good sign. Fox News Channel (and a few others) have been the only ones asking the Obama Administration for answers about Benghazi. Now the Washington Post is asking:


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How to Stop on a Longboard
Riding down a hill on a longboard is an amazing experience. But, unless you have sliding down to a science, stopping can be a real nightmare. If a car is coming your way, or you start to feel out of control, a fall could be coming. This article will mostly focus on eliminating the need for stopping, but will also offer tips on how to stop effectively.
1Choose the right hill. Try and choose hills that level out at the bottom, and try to avoid dead ends where an abrupt stop is likely. Avoiding hills with blind spots where cars could emerge is also important. Hill choice is the #1 way to avoid a fall, and the safest way to longboardAd
2At low speeds, foot brake. Foot braking involves dipping your foot and dragging it against the ground while moving. You can control the rate you slowdown by the pressure you place against the ground. This only works at lower speeds, so use caution.
3Plan your falls. Picture this; A car is coming up the hill you are riding down. He's going fast and you are unsure if he sees you. You carve to the side as fast as you can, and aim towards a lawn. You allow the board to hit the curb and you get thrown against the grass. You get up with some scrapes and bruises and avoided a potentially fatal accident.
4Have escape routes. Picture this: You are going down a hill with a sharp turn and begin to feel out of control going into the turn. Take note of a driveway with a lawn next to it. Instead of completing the turn, ride into the driveway and over the lawn. The lawn slows you down quite a bit, and ride off the lawn, pop the tail over the curb and land back into the street.Ad
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- Pads are always helpful and good to use, but helmets are non-negotiable. Even the most experienced riders can experience serious injuries, most of which can be prevented by simply wearing a helmet. Don't think you're too cool for one either. You won't look so cool in a wheelchair after suffering massive brain damage.
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Elton John Eyeing Chris Brown Collaboration?
Rumors are swirling that Elton John may be connecting with an another new collaborator-R&B crooner Chris Brown. Though many of music's biggest stars have blasted Brown for his various controversies, the U.K.'s Daily Express writes that the Rocket Man may be serving as a mentor to the troubled pop star.
Rumors of a possible collaboration sparked earlier this month when Brown appeared at Elton's AIDS Foundation bash:
"I met Elton about a year ago and he has been a good friend to me," Chris told the Express at the event. "It's great to be here tonight to support him."
Elton later revealed that while nothing is planned, he would love to connect with Brown for a song:
"Music is music. It transcends everything so I would love it if we could work together."
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Detroit Church Leaders Push 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' Message After Deadly Shootings
"Our goal now is to infiltrate and saturate our communities with this commandment."
Detroit Takes Top Spots On List Of Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In America
It's a clean sweep for Detroit, but nothing to be proud of, as the city takes the top three spots on a list of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America.
Detroit Mayor Announces Plan To Curb Violent Crime
"Detroit One brings the principles of teamwork to law enforcement, as well as the community," said Mayor Dave Bing,
Man Killed In Inkster, 10th Murder Since July Police Layoffs
One resident said she makes sure she's at home at night because of the increase in violent crime in the city.
Opinion: President Obama Finally Comments On Hometown's Murders
After months of criticism and complaining President Obama finally reacts to the horrific crime rate and record-breaking murder rate in Chicago.
Opinion: Media Covers Up Violence Of Flash Mobs
Flash mobs were once innocent social experiments, but now are all too often racial attacks. Unfortunately, the media continues to paint a rosy picture and fails to report the violence and crime they cause.
Is It Time For The National Guard To Get Boots On The Ground In Detroit?
Over the last several days WWJ Newsradio 950 has been reporting on deadly and brutal crimes in Detroit. "It's just a shame that you can't feel safe in your own home," said one Detroiter.
Gov. Snyder Gets Cash To Train More Troopers
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a supplemental budget bill that includes money to train more state troopers and fight crime.
Mayor Bing Promises 'Real Action' In State Of The City Address
"I'm a believer and I know we deserve nothing but the best," said Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, delivering his 3rd State of the City address Wednesday evening.
Federal Crackdown Follows Bloody Weekend In Detroit
More than two dozen law enforcement officials joined together to announce an "unprecedented" initiative aimed at curbing the tide of violent, deadly crime in Detroit.


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A game from The Price is Right can be used to illustrate confidence intervals (CIs). The game can demonstrate the idea behind how a CI works. Students often find conceptual materials more difficult than computational – a concrete example helps make the concept of a confidence interval more understandable (and memorable).
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In a small bow, whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice. Stir in the chopped herbs, season with salt and refrigerate until ready to use.
For the patties and pita:
In a bowl, use your hands to mix together all of the ingredients, except for the pita. Form the mixture into twelve 3-inch oval patties (about 1 inch thick). Arrange the patties on a plate and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until firm
Preheat a grill for at least 10 minutes and prepare it for grilling over moderately high heat. If you are using a charcoal grill, leave one area where you can grill the pita indirectly.
Oil the grill grates and grill the patties until dark brown grill marks form on the bottom, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip the patties and grill for 4 to 6 minutes longer, until just cooked through.
Meanwhile, wrap the pita in foil and set the package on the top shelf of a gas grill or in the cooler spot of a charcoal grill and allow them to warm through, 8 to 10 minutes.
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by Jeffrey Strahl
In mid-October 2011, I posted a review of David Ray Griffin's new book, 9/11 Ten Years Later — When State Crimes Against Democracy Succeed at Amazon, here.
Dear Readers,
Please submit your comments on this article at the link to Amazon, provided below by Mr. Strahl. 911Truth.org published this article; the author is not available to be reached through email to this site. We look forward to reading your comments there.
This review drew comments from James B, one of the two top people at Screw Loose Change, a leading "debunking" website used as a reference by many an internet opponent of 9/11 truth. The result was a major debunking of Screw Loose Change. This piece is intended to help those who in the future will go up against the likes of Screw Loose Change, since the trap's nature is both the content of the SLC argument as well as its form. The focus of our exchange was the evidence regarding events at the World Trade Center (WTC) on 9/11, where three steel frame high-rises were destroyed. This is the part of my review which is relevant to the debate:
Being someone with an engineering degree, it's no surprise that I find the strongest part to be Chapters 2 through 4, which deal with the three steel hi-rises which came down on 9/11. Chapter 2 has been posted previously on the web as an article, a challenge to left-leaning despisers of 9/11 truth to explain nine apparent miracles required to explain how the official story could be made congruent with the physical evidence.…Continue reading
CIA Criminal Revolving Door: CIA Officer "Albert" Involved in False Intelligence Linking Al-Qaeda to Iran, Iraq
by Kevin Fenton
Reprimanded for Torture, Retired, then Back to CIA as a Contractor
A recent book by former FBI agent Ali Soufan shows that the same CIA officer was involved in generating intelligence that falsely linked al-Qaeda to first Iran and then Iraq. The officer was also involved in a notorious torture episode and was reprimanded by the Agency's inspector general.
The officer, who Soufan refers to as "Fred," but whose real first name is "Albert" according to a February 2011 Associated Press article, served at the CIA station in Jordan in 1999. During that time, al-Qaeda, aided by a collection of freelance terrorists headed by Abu Zubaidah, attempted to commit a series of attacks in the country, known as the Millennium Plot. However, the attacks were foiled by the local Jordanian intelligence service, working with the CIA and FBI.
During the investigations of the plotters, Albert drafted a series of official cables that were later withdrawn. Although the withdrawing of the cables was first mentioned in a July 2006 article by Lawrence Wright for the New Yorker, Wright did not mention what was in the cables or by whom they were drafted. The content of one of them and the drafter were first revealed upon the publication of Soufan's book in mid-September 2011.
According to Soufan, one of the twelve withdrawn cables falsely stated that the group of… Continue reading
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'Most journalists in the United States believe the press here is free. That grand illusion only helps obscure the fact that, by and large, the US corporate press does not report what's really going on, while tuning out, or laughing off, all those who try to do just that. Americans — now more than ever — need those outlets that do labor to report some truth. Project Censored is not just among the bravest, smartest, and most rigorous of those outlets, but the only one that's wholly focused on those stories that the corporate press ignores, downplays and/or distorts. This latest book is therefore a must-read for anyone who cares about this country, its tottering economy, and–most important–what's now left of its democracy." —Mark Crispin Miller, professor of media ecology, NYU
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Censored 2012: The Sourcebook for the Media Revolution, The Top
Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2010-2011 by Mickey Huff and Project Censored. In this volume, there are 500 pages of real news you can use, plus ample analysis that eradicates civil paralysis, and antidotes to our current Truth Emergency that will strengthen societal media literacy. Help celebrate the… Continue reading
" In one volume, Mounting Evidence provides the most important evidence accumulated over many years that calls into question the government's account of 9/11. Any citizen of conscience reading it will demand a new investigation." -Mike Gravel, United States Senate, 1969-1981
There's little doubt the tragic attacks on 9/11 soon became the defining events of our time, shaping much of what has followed. But even now, over a decade later, how well does the public actually understand them? Other researchers have written about key facets of 9/11-the fall of World Trade Center buildings, the air-defense failures, the backgrounds of the hijackers, or the role of the Saudi funders. This impressively researched volume, however, is the first comprehensive treatment of the many different angles. It connects the dots to reveal disturbing patterns. Years after many of us thought the Crime of the Century was solved, "case closed" additional evidence demands a closer look. These findings, which Dr. Rea presents in a lively, accessible way, call out for a new investigation. In Mounting Evidence , Dr. Rea shows how, by understanding the shattering events of that dark day, Americans can end seemingly endless wars, take back personal liberties they've lost, and restore their democracy.
About the Author
Paul W. Rea is a professor of humanities and has taught at Ohio State University and St. Mary's College of California. Now a full-time researcher, writer, and activist, he works on peace and environmental issues. This is Rea's third book.
Paperback, 572 pages,… Continue reading
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Banned Books Week (BBW)
is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
Intellectual freedom–the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular–provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections. Imagine how many more books might be challenged–and possibly banned or restricted–if librarians, teachers, and booksellers across the country did not use Banned Books Week each year to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature, and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free… Continue reading
Comment from Janice Matthews
Regarding video, "9/11: A Conspiracy Theory," described as "Everything you ever wanted to know about the 9/11 conspiracy theory in under 5 minutes."
Bravo! Kudos! Congratulations!! Thanks to independent journalist James Corbett for producing this outstanding video, now complete with transcript linking key facts to evidence. Really … go to The Corbett Report, take five minutes and watch this.
James has also posted the video at YouTube, which is embedded below. I highly recommend you go straight to the source, however, for the video with valuable transcript and links.
HistoryCommons.org has been offline the last few days, including the Complete 9/11 Timeline, as we reported early morning 9/11 as part of our story about the CIA threatening the "9/11: Press for Truth" filmmakers. It is a relief to report this morning that the site is once again available.
If you have not been aware or taken advantage of this astounding research tool, or participated in the development of this "experiment in open-content civic journalism," I encourage you to do so. The 32 individual timelines hosted at HistoryCommons offer an astounding wealth of information drawn from the media on subjects such as the events on 9/11, it's environmental effects, anthrax, Iraq war, neocon influences on US politics, George W. Bush's treatment of American troops, electoral politics, and much more.
Students often write to me asking where and how to start researching on some aspect of 9/11 or related matter for class projects and research papers; HistoryCommons.org is where I tell them to start. Not only is the information presented in a comprehensible manner, every single entry is thoroughly sourced. I challenge anyone to review what's at HistoryCommons.org and maintain their belief that people asking questions are lunatics or morons.
Thank you, Paul Thompson and all of you who dedicate your time, voluntarily, to civic journalism and assembling this incredibly valuable historical record. I know our posterity will thank you, as well. Welcome back!
Introduction: 9/11 Ten Years Later
The words in the title of this book – "9/11 Ten Years Later" – are often followed with an exclamation point. The exclamation point may be a way of expressing, by members of the 9/11 Truth Movement, amazement that the truth has not already been publicly revealed. The exclamation point might be used by detractors of this movement — perhaps along with an expletive — to express their feeling that it is time for these people to "get a life." The exclamation point might reflect a position somewhat in the middle — of spouses of members hoping that no more years of their family life will be oriented around the work of trying to get the truth revealed.
In any case, for reasons discussed in this book (especially the final two chapters), there is nothing surprising about the fact that the 9/11 crime has not been revealed. Those who have gained control of a state in an ostensible democracy have many means not only for orchestrating major crimes, but also for preventing those crimes (including their crimes against democracy itself) from being publicized.
What is somewhat surprising, perhaps to the perpetrators themselves, is the fact that the 9/11 Truth Movement is still alive and, in fact, continues to grow. The first professional 9/11 organization, Scholars for 9/11 Truth, was formed in 2005, and since then a dozen professional organizations have been created. It was not until 2006 that architect Richard Gage started… Continue reading
(Newark, California August 11, 2011). Years after most of us thought the Crime of the Century was solved, additional evidence demands a closer look.
While next month 's commemorations in New York, San Francisco and other cities are affirming the official narrative for the 9/11 tragedy, MOUNTING EVIDENCE shows how it doesn't square with information now available. In each of the key areas — the shifting stories, the remarkable intelligence lapses, the stunning air defense failures, the unprecedented fall of the World Trade Center buildings — the government explanations conflict with what is known today.
There's little doubt the tragic attacks on 9/11 quickly became the defining events of our time, shaping much of what has followed. But if Americans don't understand the past, are they ready to face an uncertain future? In MOUNTING EVIDENCE, Dr. Rea shows that by understanding the shattering events of that dark day, Americans can help to end seemingly endless wars, take back their lost personal liberties, and restore their democracy.
While other researchers have written about 9/11, this fact-based volume is the first comprehensive treatment of the many different angles. It connects the dots to reveal disturbing patterns concerning the intelligence failures, the hijackers' backgrounds, and the role of the Saudi funders.
Presented in a lively, accessible way, Dr. Rea 's findings call out for a new investigation. Former US Senator Mike Gravel, who is already organizing ballot referenda in… Continue reading
by Kevin Fenton
Introduction to Chapter 15 of Disconnecting the Dots , for publication at 911Truth.org :
In January 2000, several high-ranking al-Qaeda operatives, including alleged Flight 77 hijackers Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi, held a summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting was monitored by the CIA and a local Malaysian service, although the agency reportedly failed to exploit this opportunity to learn what bin Laden's organization was planning. In addition, the CIA deliberately withheld information about the two men, in particular that Almihdhar had a US visa, from the FBI. The agency then allegedly suffered the misfortune of losing Almihdhar, Alhazmi and another al-Qaeda operative in Bangkok, Thailand. The surveillance of the Malaysia summit was run by Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, its chief Richard Blee and his deputy Tom Wilshire. On January 12 and 14 Blee gave his superior, Cofer Black, incorrect briefings about what was happening with the surveillance. Chapter 15 picks up the story on January 15.
Chapter 15
I know nobody read that cable
After the CIA allegedly lost Khalid Almihdhar, Nawaf Alhazmi, and Khallad bin Attash in Bangkok, it asked the Thais… Continue reading
June 14, 2011
By Brian Truitt
It has been nearly 10 years since 9/11, and the tragedy is still on the minds of many Americans. One of those, writer and artist Rick Veitch, is convinced we haven't been told the complete truth about it.
The questions surrounding that fateful day power the themes and story of his new Image Comics series The Big Lie, which debuts Sept. 7 and reteams Veitch with fellow artist Gary Erskine.
Veitch structured the story similarly to the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "No Time Like the Past," in which a man uses a time machine to try to "fix" three events: warning a Hiroshima policeman about the atomic bomb, assassinating Hitler before World War II and stopping the sinking of the Lusitania.
In The Big Lie, the heroine is a woman named Sandra, who lost her husband, Carl, during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. A particle physicist working at the Large Hadron Collider, she figures out a practical way to travel back in time, so she ventures from present day to Manhattan an hour before the first plane hits the towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
She rushes to his office at a risk-management consulting agency, but since she has aged 10 years, Carl can't quite accept that it's her. And even though she brings evidence on her iPad, neither her spouse nor his co-workers believe her warnings.
"The… Continue reading
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Siena Research Institute Poll Commissioned by "Remember Building 7″
Campaign Shows Significant Skepticism of Official Account
June 8, 2011
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Amid its June 6th launch of 425 advertising spots
on New York television, Remember Building 7 — an advocacy campaign calling
for a new investigation into the collapse of a third skyscraper on 9/11 —
has released findings from a new poll it commissioned on what New Yorkers believe
about that day.
The May polling of 643 New Yorkers (including respondents in all of New York
City's five boroughs) by the independent Siena Research Institute shows
meaningful levels of doubt and concern regarding the truth about what happened
that day, with only 60 percent of New Yorkers ready to "move on",
and 48 percent in favor of the Manhattan District Attorney or New York City
Council opening a new investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center
Building 7.
The poll finds:
1 in 3 New Yorkers were unaware of Building 7's collapse (the
skyscraper was not hit by an airplane; it collapsed seven hours after the Twin
Towers), only 25 percent have ever seen video footage of the collapse, and 86
percent were unable to name the building;
Of those aware of Building 7's collapse, 24 percent believe it
was a controlled demolition that brought the building down, 23… Continue reading
February 26, 2011
Vic Sadot–Courage To Resist (5:21)
Courage To Resist, by Vic Sadot, is a tribute to GI Resistance and whistle-blowers
in 2011. The title is taken from the name of the civilian organization called
"Courage To Resist" that supports troops in service who become anti-war. The songwriter says "The song was inspired especially by Private Bradley Manning and Wikileaks for exposing the lies, war crimes, and cover-ups of the corporate
The song has two verses about Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and the release of
a video showing US helicopter pilots joking about killing 11 unarmed Iraqi civilians.
Two of the murdered civilians were Reuters reporters. Two small children were
maimed in the bullet spraying. Nichol Mitchell was in Iraq when she became a
conscientious objector and refused to serve in the occupation. Marc Hall had
already served his enlistment time when the US Army ordered him to continue
in combat operations in Iraq by using "stop loss" legislation that
attempts to rescind the contract that an enlisted soldier made at the time of
enlistment in order to force him or her to remain in military service. The Courage
To Resist organization states, "According to the Pentagon, more than 120,000
soldiers have been affected by stop-loss since 2001″. Hall wrote an angry
hip hop song and posted it on the internet. The song made people all over the
world aware of the little known and reported use of the "stop loss draft"
to keep enlisted service men and women… Continue reading
by Kevin Ryan
Published on his blog at 911blogger.com
Having read a few of Peter Dale Scott's earlier books, I was looking forward to his new work, American War Machine. I was not disappointed. Published by Roman & Littlefield in late 2010, this book examines a wide-ranging number of covert US operations since World War II, and, among other things, demonstrates that many of these operations were intimately connected with, and dependent on, illicit drug trafficking. Although my background and experience do not qualify me to write an authoritative review of this important book, I hope that my impressions will compel others to read it.
Scott previously defined concepts such as deep events, deep politics and the deep state, to refer to covert mechanisms that facilitate the strategies of the politically minded rich, a group otherwise referred to as the overworld. Deep events, which Scott defines as those which are "systematically ignored or falsified in the mainstream media and public consciousness," can be seen as sharing certain features, such as cover-up of evidence and irresoluble controversy over what happened. These features contribute to a suppressed memory of the event among the general public. Deep events are often associated with illegally sanctioned violence, and involve little known, but historically evident, cooperation between leaders of the state and organized crime.
In American War Machine, Scott sets out to write the first "deep history" of such events, politics and state entities. As he writes: "In my experience, deep… Continue reading
January 16, 2011
by David Kimball, Sacramento 9/11 Truth
Dr. King's words are as relevant today as they were almost 44 years ago; they could have been spoken yesterday.
Quotes from Martin Luther King's sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967 opposing the Vietnam War and calling for "a revolution of values":
"The time has come for America to hear the truth about this tragic war."
"There comes a time when silence is betrayal."
"…there are those who are seeking to equate dissent with disloyalty. It's a dark day in our nation when high-level authorities will seek to use every method to silence dissent. Something is happening and people are not going to be silenced. The truth must be told."
"… the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today, my own government."
"There will be no meaningful solution until some attempt is made to know these people [the Vietnamese], and hear their broken cries."
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
"Come home, America. I call on Washington today. I call on every man and woman of good will all over America today."
Video: Martin Luther King, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam" posted by nocorporatenews 1-11-07 [Excerpt from Martin Luther King's sermon on April 30, 1967]
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William Pepper is a legendary American author, British barrister, and King family lawyer.
Fiction delivers justice that reality rarely approaches. Victims en dure suffering and emerge as victors after overcoming incredible challenges. Stieg Larsson's gripping Millennium Trilogy weaves a story of revenge and triumphs for Lizbeth Salander, locked away in a mental institution and sexually abused for years. When Salander got out and threatened to go public about a high level sexual exploitation ring, the perpetrators sought to lock her up again. In the final installment, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Salander found some justice. ( Image )
Susan Lindauer's autobiography, Extreme Prejudice , tells a story with certain broad similarities. In her case, however, the hornet's nest kicked back with a real vengeance. After over a decade as a U.S. intelligence asset, Lindauer was privy to information about pre war Iraq that threatened to serve up a huge embarrassment to the Bush-Cheney regime. She hand delivered a letter to senior Bush administration officials in hopes of averting what she predicted would be the inevitably tragic 2003 US invasion of Iraq. Those officials, unnamed in the indictment, were her second cousin, then White House chief of staff Andy Card, and Colin Powell.
After the invasion failed to find weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Lindauer went to Congress offering to testify about the quality of prewar intelligence. In early 2004, she met with staffers in the offices of Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Trent Lott (D-MS) in February 2004. Shortly after those visits and other offers… Continue reading
October 1, 2010
By Michael Calderone
Publishers know that controversy fuels book sales. Apparently, so does burning them.
The Pentagon has only helped build buzz around "Operation Dark Heart," a firsthand account of special operations in Afghanistan, by burning 9,500 copies — nearly all the first run. (Some review copies, released before publication, have filtered out and sold for more than $2,000 on eBay, according to Time magazine.)
Destroying books isn't an everyday occurrence. In fact, the Pentagon says it has never destroyed copies of a book before. But in this case, the Pentagon contends that Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's work includes classified information that shouldn't have been published and therefore it was the only option.
On Sept. 24, four days after the burning, publisher St. Martin's Press printed 50,000 copies of the book with supposedly classified information now blacked out. Even with redactions, the second run — five times larger than the first — is selling well. Time magazine noted that "Operation Dark Heart" hit No. 1 on Amazon's biography list and No. 2 on Barnes & Noble's political list.
The Pentagon may have succeeded in keeping thousands of unredacted copies from hitting the shelves, but it cannot be certain that the book's contents won't ever reach readers. In the digital age, it's nearly impossible to completely destroy anything. WikiLeaks, the secretive whistleblower site, called the Pentagon "Nazi punks" for burning the books and has already threatened to post an unredacted copy on the Internet.… Continue reading
September 21, 2010
by John Bursill
years new Project Censored book, Censored 2011, has been released including
numerous stories and references to the 9/11 cover up. Dr. Peter Phillips and
Mickey Huff explain in this interview that they have been censored by so called
"alternative" left wing publications because of their refusal to drop
9/11 truth content!
From the show notes: "Censored 2011″ with Dr. Peter Phillips and
Dr. Mickey Huff. We discuss the new Project Censored book and some of the most censored
news stories of the past year. –END–
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Please buy the new book and help fight media censorship! Project
Censored 2011
Thanks again for another wonderful interview by Bonnie and her team at Guns
and Butter KPFA
See Project Censored.org for a list of the Top
Censored Stories each year going back to 1976. You can join
their mailing list here.
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Censored Notebook
Project Censored's "Censored 2011: The Top Censored Stories of
2009-2010″ is now available for order here! This year's volume is truly Media Democracy in Action. Not only does it cover the most under-reported stories the corporate media ignore, but
this year's Censored Deja Vu, Junk Food News and News Abuse, Signs of
Health, and FAIR's 10th anniversary of Fear and Favor in the News Room.
A full Truth Emergency section debuts this year for "Censored 2011″ to
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The fan - Hunter Davies lets slip a real secret about Sven
Sven's agent is asking for seven figures. That means a million-plus
Sven's agent is asking for seven figures. That means a million-plus
by Hunter Davies Published
Whatever happened to Sven? Thin bloke, rimless specs, receding silver hair, cool, calm and collecting blondes. He was all over the papers, oh just days ago, but now it's as if he never existed. People keep asking me about him and I say no, he's not changed his name and started doing good works in the East End, or gone into a monastery, nor reading theology at Oxford. He's had a nice tropical hol to celebrate that brilliant draw against Macedonia, and is now thinking about what to do next. Please don't be too hard on him. You wouldn't like it. Imagine, no proper work for five months. Just hanging around. Till England meet the might of Liechtenstein on 29 March 2003.
I've suggested delivering newspapers, doing the Saturday round over the winter in Loweswater. I did it since May, which took me back to my childhood, how I began in life, though this time I did it in my Jaguar. I've now come south, so they desperately need someone, but Nancy won't let him. She says she doesn't like the idea of him going round people's houses.
What about stamps? An ideal hobby for healthy boys with time on their hands. Would suit Sven. You don't have to shout and scream at other people, just sit there, motionless, holding your tweezers. Nancy also vetoed that. Doesn't want him going off to stamp fairs, then leaving early, wink wink, to avoid the crowds.
It's no use saying I'd like a job like that, one that pays £2m a year to do so little. You have to understand that men in their prime want to be doing things, not sitting around, scribbling names to play Mars on bits of scrap paper.
By chance, last week, I discovered what he is doing, though keep it secret. Not official yet. I went for lunch with my publisher. Not Anthony Cheetham at the Ivy, that's next week. Nor Polly Powell in Docklands. I've got several publishers, playing them off, hoping they'll never meet. A bit like Sven. This was the editorial director of another well-known firm, and he said he had been approached by an agency acting for Sven. They are hoping for a seven-figure sum for his biography.
You mean three pounds, seventeen shillings and eleven pence ha'penny, that sort of seven figures, what I used to get for delivering papers when I was 16, same age as Wayne Rooney? No, he said, it means they are wanting more than a million pounds. Strewth.
Then I thought: Fergie made a million from his last book, even though it was his eighth, and Roy Keane will probably do the same. George Best is making a fortune from his, and he hasn't played football since I was a lad. Sven's agent is only being realistic. There's a lot of money in a juicy football book.
But will Sven's be juicy? He's surprised us all, scoring in away games, so what do we know about his true personality? But I still find it hard to believe. Fergie and Keane have always shot their mouths off, got the boot in, spared no one, but from Sven's public utterances so far, he prefers to remain buttoned up. At least in public.
The other factor with Sven's biog, now being touted around, officially or otherwise, is that it won't appear till 2004, after the Euro finals. He might be history by then, forgotten totally by the football and tabloid worlds. So my publisher friend has said no, count me out of any auction.
On the other hand, England could not only have stuffed Turkey twice by then, but won the European title. Sven's memoirs could easily be worth eight figures.
On the other other hand - which now gives him three, very handy - by 2004 he could well be riding around Loweswater in his old FA Merc delivering papers, full time.


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In a recent article about Chicago-based artist Eric J. Garcia, whose politically charged work he calls a "weapon to strike at injustice", he added a caveat for aspiring artists: "Oh-all of this is done on our off-time when we're not at the day job that pays the bills."
His words came back to me when reading the prompt to this salon, a quote from Diane Ragsdale on arts sector reform:
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The Teams: Holy Cross (10-10, 2-3 PL) vs. Army (9-11, 2-3 PL)
Date: January 30, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Hart Center (3,600), Worcester, Mass.
Television: Charter TV3; Kevin Shea, play-by-play; Kevin Wells, color
Live Video Streaming: Patriot League All-Access
Holy Cross Radio: Dick Lutsk, play-by-play; Click Here to Listen
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Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 57-17
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 82, Army 51 (February 22, 2012; Worcester, Mass.)
Pos., No., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl.
F, 13, Malcolm Miller, 6-6, 190, So.
F, 50, Dave Dudzinski, 6-9, 227, Jr.
C, 44, Phil Beans, 6-9, 233, Sr.
G, 3, Justin Burrell, 5-9, 165, So.
G, 32, Jordan Stevens, 6-5, 200, Sr.
CRUSADERS PLAY HOST TO ARMY: Holy Cross continues a stretch in which it will play four out of five games at home, with a contest against Army on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7:00 p.m. on Charter TV3. The Crusaders will then hit the road on Saturday, Feb. 2, for a 2:00 p.m. game at Colgate. Holy Cross will follow that up with two more home contests, playing host to Lehigh on Saturday, Feb. 9, and Navy on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
THE SERIES WITH ARMY: This will be the 75th meeting between the Crusaders and the Black Knights on the hardwood, with Holy Cross leading the all-time series 57-17. The Crusaders have won 20 out of the last 23 meetings in the series, although all three of Army's victories during that time have come in the last five years. For games played in Worcester, Holy Cross holds a 32-4 advantage, but the Black Knights have won two of their last five visits to the Hart Center. The schools first met on Feb. 22, 1926, with Army posting a 41-27 victory at West Point.
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In Worcester: Holy Cross leads, 32-4
At the Hart Center: Holy Cross leads, 31-4
Milan Brown vs. Army: 3-1
Zach Spiker vs. Holy Cross: 2-4
Current Win Streak: Holy Cross, one game
In Overtime: Holy Cross leads, 2-1
DUDZINSKI PLAYS BIG DOWN LOW: Junior forward Dave Dudzinski (Elburn, Ill.) is once again a key player for the Crusaders in the low post positions this year. In 20 games played, he has averaged a team-best 16.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per contest, while connecting 50.2 percent (115 of 229) of his field goals and 84.0 percent (79 of 94) of his free throws. During the Bucknell game, Dudzinski led the team with 26 points and five rebounds. Previously at Lafayette, he recorded 13 points and five rebounds. Dudzinski also played well against American, posting this third double-double of the season with 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Some of his other top games this year have come against San Francisco (31 points, seven rebounds), Columbia (31 points), Harvard (22 points), Morgan State (20 points, eight rebounds), New Hampshire (19 points, eight rebounds, three steals), Sacred Heart (19 points, five rebounds), Yale (18 points, nine rebounds, four blocks), Navy (16 points, 10 rebounds), Boston College (15 points, six rebounds), Hartford (13 points, career-high 15 rebounds, three assists), St. John's (12 points, five rebounds), Providence (11 points, eight rebounds), Maine (10 points, nine rebounds) and Dartmouth (10 points, four rebounds). In 29 games played last season, Dudzinski averaged 9.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks, while making 48.7 percent (97 of 199) of his field goal attempts and 83.1 percent of his free throws (69 of 83). During the 2010-2011 campaign, he was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team, after averaging 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 27 games played, while hitting 54.8 percent (51 of 93) of his field goal attempts. Over the course of his collegiate career, Dudzinski has now totaled 717 points, 386 rebounds and 64 blocked shots, while connecting on 50.5 percent (263 of 521) of his field goals and 80.8 percent (164 of 203) of his free throws.
HOLY CROSS SHINES ON THE DEFENSIVE END: The Crusaders have once again been a strong defensive team so far this season. Through 20 games played, Holy Cross has given up only 62.0 points per contest, while holding the opposition to 41.2 percent shooting from the field and 29.1 percent shooting from three-point range. The Crusaders are also averaging 3.8 blocked shots per game, and are outrebounding the opposition by 1.6 boards per contest. In addition, Holy Cross has held eight of its opponents to 60 points or less this season. Last year, the Crusaders ranked first in the Patriot League in three-point field goal percentage defense (30.5 percent) and blocked shots (4.4 blocks per game), while holding their opponents to 66.8 points per game and 42.1 percent field goal shooting overall.
BURRELL LEADS HOLY CROSS FROM THE POINT: Sophomore Justin Burrell (Dumfries, Va.) is now in his second season as Holy Cross' starting point guard, after being selected as the 2011-2012 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Through 20 games played this season, he has averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 assists and 2.1 rebounds per contest, while hitting 91.7 percent (44 of 48) of his free throws. During the Bucknell game, Burrell recorded 11 points, three rebounds and three assists. Previously at Lafayette, he totaled 10 points, five assists and two rebounds. Burrell also played well against American, handing out a career-high nine assists while scoring three points. A few of his other top performances this season have come against Sacred Heart (career-high 30 points, five assists, three rebounds), Columbia (29 points, four assists, three rebounds), Dartmouth (19 points, four assists), Yale (17 points, three assists, two rebounds), Texas-San Antonio (17 points, three rebounds, two steals), Morgan State (16 points, four assists), Lehigh (16 points), Old Dominion (15 points, six rebounds), San Francisco (15 points), Harvard (13 points, two rebounds, two assists), St. John's (12 points, five assists) and Hartford (10 points, three assists). Burrell started all 29 of the Crusaders' games last year, averaging 7.4 points, 3.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds per contest, and hitting 77.4 percent (65 of 84) of his free throw attempts. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Burrell has now totaled 471 points, 166 assists, 100 rebounds and 29 steals, while making 82.6 percent (109 of 132) of his free throws.
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: This year marks the 94th season of Holy Cross men's basketball. The Crusaders own an overall record of 1324-894 (.597), while making 24 postseason tournament appearances — 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament and 12 to the National Invitation Tournament. In the history of collegiate basketball, Holy Cross is one of only 16 schools to have won the NCAA Tournament (1946-1947) as well as the National Invitational Tournament (1953-1954). Throughout its history, Holy Cross has had six first team All-America selections, sent 10 players to the National Basketball Association, had four players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, had 23 players drafted by professional teams, had three players go on to coach professionally, and had 15 players who have coached in college.
BUCKNELL RECAP: Dave Dudzinski scored a game-high 26 points, but Holy Cross was defeated by Bucknell 65-58 at the Hart Center. The Crusaders made 85.0 percent on their free throws on the afternoon (17 of 20), and held a 31-29 rebounding advantage. But Holy Cross was able to hit only 34.0 percent of its shots from the floor (18 of 53), while the Bison connected on 46.5 percent of their field goal attempts (20 of 43). Dudzinski started the game by hitting his first four shots on the Crusaders' first four possessions, as Holy Cross jumped out to a quick 8-4 lead. But the Crusaders then went cold from the field, and Bucknell used a 10-0 run over the next seven minutes to pull in front. The Bison would extend their lead to eight points (26-18) with 5:19 left in the half, before Holy Cross scored the next six points to make it a two-point game (26-24). Bucknell eventually took a 32-28 advantage into the locker room. Jordan Stevens hit a three-pointer to open the second half, trimming the Bison lead down to one point (32-31). But Bucknell responded with a 9-1 run to expand the margin to nine points (41-32) with 16 minutes remaining. The Bison lead would stay between five and nine points for the next several minutes, until a three-point play by Dudzinski made the score 53-49 with 4:41 on the clock. But that was as close as the Crusaders would get, as Bucknell drained 10 of 12 free throws in the final three minutes to hold on for the win. Justin Burrell finished the game with 11 points, three rebounds and three assists for Holy Cross. The Bison were led by Joe Willman with 16 points and six rebounds, while Bryson Johnson added 16 points and three assists.
BEANS PLAYS KEY MINUTES IN THE POST: Senior center Phil Beans (Toledo, Ohio) is once again playing a key role for Holy Cross in the paint this season. In 18 games played, he has averaged 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest, while making 39.4 percent (28 of 71) of his shots from three-point range and 87.0 percent of his free throws (20 of 23). Beans has stepped up his play against Patriot League opponents, averaging 10.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in conference play, while scoring in double figures four times. During the Lafayette game, he led the team with 14 points and three rebounds. Previously against American, Beans totaled 10 points and six rebounds. He also played well at Navy, posting 10 points and four rebounds. A few of Beans' other top performances this season have come against Maine (career-high 19 points, eight rebounds), Sacred Heart (18 points, five rebounds, two assists), Dartmouth (18 points, three rebounds), Morgan State (17 points, six rebounds) and Lehigh (10 points, four rebounds, two blocks). In 28 games last year, he averaged 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest, while making 36.8 percent (21 of 57) of his three-point field goal attempts. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Beans has now recorded 383 points, 217 rebounds and 26 blocked shots.
STEVENS STEPS INTO STARTING ROLE: Senior guard Jordan Stevens (Gansevoort, N.Y.) has taken over as a starter for the Crusaders on the wing this year, after serving as a key reserve last season. In 20 games played this year, Stevens has averaged 6.1 points, 2.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals per contest. During the victory over American, he led the team with a career-high 18 points, three assists and two rebounds. Earlier in the season against Maine, Stevens posted his first career double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He also played well against Texas-San Antonio, totaling 14 points, four rebounds and four steals. A few of Stevens' other top games this season have come against Hartford (nine points), Yale (eight points, six assists, five rebounds, two steals) and Morgan State (seven points, two rebounds). In 28 games played in 2011-2012, he averaged 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists, while making 44.0 percent (22 of 50) of his three-point field goal attempts. As a sophomore in 2010-2011, Stevens averaged 7.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Over the course of his collegiate career, he has now totaled 468 points, 187 rebounds and 127 assists, while connecting on 33.5 percent (73 of 218) of his three-point field goal attempts.
HOLY CROSS NAMES CAPTAINS: Senior center Phil Beans, sophomore guard Justin Burrell and junior forward Dave Dudzinski are serving as the Crusaders' captains for the 2012-2013 season. These three players have taken over the leadership role from Devin Brown and R.J. Evans, who were the Crusaders' captains during the 2011-2012 campaign.
THE LAST MEETING WITH ARMY: Devin Brown recorded 22 points and six rebounds, to lead Holy Cross to an 82-51 victory over Army at the Hart Center on Feb. 22, 2012. Brown hit eight of 12 field goal attempts and six of seven free throws on the night. Holy Cross shot 51.7 percent from the field (30 of 58) and 88.2 percent at the free throw line (15 of 17), while holding a 39-34 advantage on the glass. The Crusaders also held Army to 30.4 percent shooting from the field (17 of 56) and 11.1 percent shooting from three-point range (three of 27), and forced the Black Knights to commit 16 turnovers. The score was tied a 3-3 early on, when Holy Cross went on a 14-2 run to claim a 17-5 lead. Brown scored the first 10 points of that spurt for the Crusaders, including a pair of three-point field goals. Army trimmed the lead down to nine points at the 11:21-mark (19-10), when a 10-0 run put Holy Cross up by 19 (29-10). The Crusaders would lead by 21 points late in the half, before eventually taking a 40-21 advantage into the locker room. The Holy Cross lead would stay between 16 and 22 points for most of the second half, and the Crusaders held a 65-46 lead with six minutes remaining. Holy Cross then used runs of 9-1 and 8-0 to take an 82-49 lead with just over a minute left to play, before finally winning by 31 points. R.J. Evans finished the game with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Dave Dudzinski added nine points and six rebounds. The Black Knights were led by Josh Herbeck with 20 points.
MILLER MAKES PRESENCE FELT ON THE WING: Sophomore forward Malcolm Miller (Laytonsville, Md.) has become one of the top perimeter players for the Crusaders. In 20 games played so far this season, he has averaged 5.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest. During the victory over American, Miller filled up the stat line with a career-high 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Previously at Navy, he posted his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Miller also played well at Boston College, recording 13 points, four rebounds and two steals. A few of his other top performances this season have come against New Hampshire (10 points, seven rebounds), Texas-San Antonio (10 points) and San Francisco (eight points, six rebounds, two assists). As a freshman in 2011-2012, Miller averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Over the course of his collegiate career, he has now totaled 166 points, 158 rebounds, 48 assists, 29 blocked shots and 21 steals.
BROWN NOW IN THIRD YEAR WITH CRUSADERS: Milan Brown is in his third season as the head coach at Holy Cross in 2012-2013, with an overall record of 33-45 and a 18-15 mark in Patriot League regular season games. With the win over Army on Feb. 9, 2011, he recorded the 100th victory of his collegiate head coaching career. Brown's overall career record now stands at 128-165 (.437). The 16th head coach in the history of the program, he came to Holy Cross after spending the previous seven seasons as head coach at Mount St. Mary's. During his final three years at Mount St. Mary's, Brown led the Mountaineers to three straight winning seasons and a pair of postseason appearances. His teams posted a 54-44 record (.551) during those three years, including a 35-19 mark (.648) in Northeast Conference play. During the 2007-2008 campaign, Brown led Mount St. Mary's to the first NCAA Division I Tournament victory in school history (69-60 over Coppin State).
OBEYSEKERE STEPS UP ON FRONT LINE: Senior forward Eric Obeysekere (Orinda, Calif.) has developed into a solid presence for the Crusaders in the low post. He is currently averaging 4.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game, despite missing seven contests due to either injury or illness. During the Boston College game, Obeysekere led the team with a career-high 17 points and six rebounds, while hitting seven of eight field goal attempts. Previously at Harvard, he posted six points and five rebounds. A few of Obeysekere's other top games this year have come against Providence (eight points, seven rebounds, two assists), San Francisco (four points, eight rebounds) and Hartford (two points, 10 rebounds). Last season, he averaged 3.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In 2010-2011, Obeysekere averaged 4.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per contest. Over the course of his career with the Crusaders, he has now totaled 292 points, 392 rebounds and 108 blocked shots.
CRUSADERS LOOKING FOR SIXTH PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON TITLE: During the 2012-2013 campaign, Holy Cross will attempt to win the Patriot League regular season title for the sixth time in school history. The last championship for the Crusaders came in 2006-2007, when they tied for first place in the conference with Bucknell, as both teams posted 13-1 records in league play. Prior to that, Holy Cross won outright Patriot League regular season titles in 2001, 2003 and 2005, while sharing the regular season championship in 1994. The Crusaders' three outright titles are the second-most in league history, and Holy Cross' five total championships are tied for the second-most in conference history with Navy (one outright, four shared), behind only Bucknell (four outright, three shared).
HAMILTON STARTS CAREER STRONG: Freshman guard Cullen Hamilton (Washington, D.C.) has been a key player for the Crusaders off the bench this year. Hamilton is currently averaging 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. During the victory over American, he recorded 13 points and two assists, while hitting four of six attempts from three-point range. Previously against Columbia, Hamilton totaled eight points, three rebounds and two assists. He also played well against Dartmouth, finishing with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists. A few of Hamilton's other top games this season have come against Old Dominion (15 points, four rebounds) and New Hampshire (11 points). His 15 points against Old Dominion were the most by a Holy Cross player in his collegiate debut since R.J. Evans scored 15 points against Sacred Heart in 2008.
HOLY CROSS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: The Crusaders are currently ranked among the NCAA Division I leaders in five statistical categories, through games of Jan. 27. In addition, junior forward Dave Dudzinski stands among the best in the nation in five individual categories. The rankings:
|Player / Team
|Free Throw Percent
|Holy Cross
|Dave Dudzinski
|Three-Point Percent Defense
|Holy Cross
|Scoring Defense
|Holy Cross
|Field Goal Percent
|Dave Dudzinski
|Fewest Turnovers
|Holy Cross
|Field Goal Percent Defense
|Holy Cross
|Dave Dudzinski
|Dave Dudzinski
|Blocked Shots
|Dave Dudzinski
CRUSADERS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL: In the 2012-2013 Patriot League preseason poll, Holy Cross was picked to finish in fourth place in voting by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. The Crusaders received 55 total points in the conference preseason poll, to tie with Lafayette for fourth place. Lehigh placed first in the poll with 96 total points and 12 first-place votes, followed by Bucknell in second with 88 points and four first-place votes, and American in third with 66 points. The preseason rankings were rounded out by Army (sixth, 47 points), Colgate (seventh, 26 points) and Navy (eighth, 15 points).
HOLY CROSS LOOKS TO POST ANOTHER WINNING RECORD IN LEAGUE PLAY: During the 2012-2013 season, the Crusaders are attempting to post a winning record in Patriot League play for the 15th time in school history. Last year, Holy Cross finished 9-5 in conference play for its 14th winning record against league opponents in the conference's 22-year history. The Crusaders previously finished with winning records in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Holy Cross' 14 winning seasons in conference play are the second-most in the history of the Patriot League, behind only Bucknell with 17.
CRUSADERS AT THE HART CENTER: Holy Cross currently owns an all-time record of 335-134 at the Hart Center, including a 5-2 mark so far this year. The Crusaders posted their 300th win in the building against Sacred Heart on Nov. 14, 2008. Holy Cross had a 23-game winning streak at the Hart Center from Feb. 15, 2006-Jan. 2, 2008, which was the longest streak in the history of the building and the sixth-longest home court winning streak in the nation at the time. In 2006-2007 the Crusaders posted a perfect 14-0 mark at the Hart Center, setting a school record for the most home victories since they moved into the building. During the Hart Center's history, Holy Cross has posted a winning record at home in 31 out of 37 seasons, while recording double-figure home victories 17 times. The Crusaders stand 122-42 at home since the beginning of the 2000-2001 season, including a 77-21 record against Patriot League foes.
CRUSADERS IN THE RECORD BOOKS: Two current Holy Cross players have already earned spots in the school's all-time record book. Senior forward Eric Obeysekere currently ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross in career blocked shots (108). In addition, junior forward Dave Dudzinski presently stands in fifth place all-time in career free throw percentage (.808).
CRUSADERS RECORD AT LEAST ONE WIN OVER EVERY PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHOOL: During the 2011-2012 campaign, Holy Cross posted at least one win against all of the other seven schools in the Patriot League. That marked the eighth time the Crusaders defeated every other team in the league, after previously accomplishing the feat in 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. In prior years where Holy Cross has defeated every other team in the league, it has won the conference regular season title three times (2003, 2005, 2007) and won the league tournament championship three times (1993, 2003, 2007).
HOLY CROSS OWNS FIVE PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CROWNS: Six years ago, the Crusaders captured their fifth Patriot League Tournament crown with a 74-66 victory over Bucknell on March 9, 2007. Holy Cross' previous tournament titles came in 2003 (72-64 over American), 2002 (58-54 at American), 2001 (68-64 over Navy in overtime) and 1993 (98-73 at Bucknell). The Crusaders' five conference tournament championships are the most in Patriot League history, with Navy (1994, 1997 and 1998) and Bucknell (2005, 2006 and 2011) being tied for second. Holy Cross has also appeared in the championship game seven times in the last 12 years. Overall, the Crusaders have made a conference-record 10 appearances in the Patriot League championship game.
HOLY CROSS ON THE RADIO: Eight of the Crusaders' basketball contests during the 2012-2013 season will be carried by Emmanuel Radio, WNEB 1230 AM in Worcester. Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bob Fouracre is in his 26th season calling the play-by-play for Crusader basketball on the radio. In addition, Jeremy Lechan and Dick Lutsk are in their ninth year on the Holy Cross broadcast crew, and will handle either play-by-play or color commentary for selected games. All games aired on Emmanuel Radio can also be heard live over the internet by clicking here. Most games not carried on Emmanuel Radio will be streamed by Stretch Internet free of charge, with links to the broadcasts available by clicking here. WCHC 88.1 FM, the Holy Cross student station, will also carry a number of games this year.
CRUSADERS ON TELEVISION: Holy Cross will have at least seven games shown on live television during the 2012-2013 season. The Crusaders had seven television appearances last year, while appearing on television eight times in 2010-2011, nine times in 2009-2010, 10 times in 2008-2009, eight times in 2007-2008, 13 times in 2006-2007, 10 times in 2005-2006 and 10 times in 2004-2005. Here is a look at Holy Cross' television schedule for the 2012-2013 season:
Nov. 21 at St. John's: SportsNet New York
Nov. 27 at Providence: Cox Sports
Jan. 12 at Lehigh: CBS Sports Network
Jan. 23 at Lafayette: Lafayette Sports Network
Jan. 26 vs. Bucknell: CBS Sports Network
Jan. 30 vs. Army: Charter TV3
Feb. 17 at American: CBS Sports Network
PATRIOT LEAGUE ALL-ACCESS: Live video streaming of most Patriot League regular season games during the 2012-2013 season will be available over the internet through Patriot League All-Access. The package, done in association with CBS College Sports Online, is available for a monthly subscription. For details on how to sign up for Patriot League All-Access, click here.
CRUSADER VISION: Live video streaming of all 2012-2013 Holy Cross home non-conference games was available over the internet through Crusader Vision. The package, done in association with Stretch Internet, was available for $8.95 per game. Season packages were also available for men's basketball only ($29.95) or all Holy Cross sports ($99.95). For more details on Crusader Vision, click here.
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SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS: Army enters the game with an overall record of 9-11 and a 2-3 mark in the Patriot League. The Black Knights had lost five of their last seven games, but are coming off a 77-64 victory over American on Saturday. Senior forward Ella Ellis leads the team by averaging 16.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while hitting 40.0 percent (44 of 110) of his three-point field goal attempts. Freshman guard Kyle Wilson is also enjoying a strong year, averaging 12.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest. Army is led by Zach Spiker, who stands 46-63 in his fourth season as the Black Knights' head coach. Prior to his time with Army, Spiker served as an assistant coach at Cornell, West Virginia and Winthrop.
DRIBBLES: During the Bucknell game on Jan. 26, members of the Holy Cross coaching staff took part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Awareness Weekend, a collaborative initiative of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society ... Holy Cross made 52.6 percent of its field goal attempts (30 of 57) and 61.9 percent of its three-pointers (13 of 21) during the victory over American on Jan. 19. The Crusaders have now won their last eight games in which they have made at least half of their shots from the floor, and are 9-1 in their last 10 games when making at least half of their attempts from behind the three-point arc ... Holy Cross' .619 three-point field goal percentage against American on Jan. 19 was its best in a single game since hitting 66.7 percent of its three-point at Bucknell on March 3, 2010, in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament ... Sophomore forward Taylor Abt (Darnestown, Md.) set new career highs with nine points and eight rebounds in the win over New Hampshire. After missing the first three games of the season due to injury, he in averaging 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest ... Freshman forward Christopher Morgan (Gloucester, Va.) scored a career-high six points at Providence, while hitting all three of his field goal attempts ... Former Crusader George Kaftan (Class of 1949) was selected as one of the 75 best players in the history of March Madness by the NCAA. In addition, the 1946-1947 Crusaders were chosen as one of the top 25 teams of all-time. From Jan. 9 through March 24, fans can vote on the top 15 all-time players and the best team at 'www.NCAA.com/MarchMadness' ... In the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate Report, for the four-class aggregate of entering classes from 2002 through 2005, the Crusader men's basketball team posted a perfect 100 percent graduation rate. Holy Cross' overall Graduation Success Rate for all student-athletes was 98 percent, tied for the fifth-best mark among all Division I schools.


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BEIRUT: It's a pattern more commonly found warming the legs of elderly people in nursing homes or bouncing raucously against the pale knees of reeling men in the Outer Hebrides, but somehow the bold wall-to-wall tartan carpeting at the Vendome Hotel's revamped Sydney's restaurant works. Dominated by a bright, almost coke-can red, the carpet is the first thing newcomers and returnees to the 13th-floor rooftop institution will notice. It runs through the venue's interior rooms and right up to the darkened corner where the original Sydney's bar, a mainstay of post-Civil War Beirut, remains unchanged.
Somewhat incongruous with the current beating sunshine, the floor covering screams winter warmth. Indeed, it takes little to imagine cozying up in one of Sydney's leather armchairs as rain pounds against the glass of the restaurant's conservatory area.
Fortunately, perhaps, the conservatory has been spared the tartan. With chairs covered in jaunty white-and-blue damask, the atmosphere – more French seaside than medieval Scottish castle – is completely different.
Nonetheless it is absolutely appropriate to the conservatory's perch above the yawning Mediterranean at Ain al-Mreisseh. When winter hits, however, patrons may well long for precisely those old leg-warming tartan blankets to rectify the ambiance.
During Sydney's three months of closure this summer season the interior wasn't the only thing made over. The venue, named for its first manager, reopened at the beginning of September with a brand new menu too.
I sampled it at lunchtime Friday, sitting in a tartan-carpeted alcove to the left of the conservatory with a view over the sea. All the same, I longed to be dining in the glass-walled room next door.
The menu, served at both lunch and dinner, offers up a range of bistro plates with ample and location-appropriate seafood options – although I doubt many, if any, of them were sourced in the restaurant's nearby waters.
Having hemmed and hawed between the Alaskan crab and smoked salmon starters, I settled on an endive Roquefort salad followed, with great enthusiasm, by an item rarely seen on a Beirut menu: a lobster burger.
When the salad appeared, I instantly wished I'd chosen something else. Too many leaves and not nearly enough cheese was my initial impression. But lurking beneath red and green endive and shavings of pear were more than adequate chucks of delicious Roquefort. Each time I thought I'd polished off the last nugget of creamy blue cheese, another appeared.
Next to me, my dining companion ooh-ed and ahh-ed over what I thought looked like a rather boring goat cheese salad. You know the formula: three circles of bread topped with three wheels of cheese presented next to a mix of greens. Eventually I tried one of the cheese circles: smooth, tangy and topped with an interesting half-teaspoon of something nutty and sweet.
Verdict: Executive chef Georges Mansour creates salads that are much more than they look.
We also tried the white fish cakes from the "appetizers for sharing" menu. They were rubbery – difficult to slice with a regular knife and chewy to ingest. The only thing that redeemed them was the wasabi sauce they came with.
As for the lobster burger, we both discarded the top half of its floury white bun after just one bite. It was just too much bread for the delicate lobster, which was tossed in old bay mayonnaise that I declared the perfect marriage of zest and spice. My dining companion, however, deemed it "too spicy" after several mouthfuls.
The burger came with pickled vegetables (which I ignored) and french fries (which were good but nothing to write home about).
I felt it my duty to sample the Japanese-grown Tajima wagyu beef Sydney's now serves, so I asked for a taste. Mansour presented a sirloin steak, cooked to medium-rare perfection. Thick, tender and juicy, it was hands down the best meat I've ever eaten in Lebanon.
Before dessert, Mansour eagerly brought me back to the kitchen to show off the marbling in the raw beef cuts.
Pastry chef Pierre Abi Haila recommended the creme brulee tartlet for dessert, but I wanted the lemon ricotta cake, a menu item Pierre described as "risky" because the texture isn't to everyone's liking.
For me it was a winner: dense and lemony, but neither bitter nor sweet. It was presented next to a scoop of refreshing homemade lemon sorbet.
My dining companion ordered the recommended dessert, which came with three layers: a biscuit base, the creme center and a grid of hardened caramel on top. Topped with fresh berries, it was a carnival of textures and flavors.
When the eating was done, we sat back and watched the sea with the curving arm of Lebanon's northern coast against it. Somehow I feel it wouldn't matter if the carpet here was a hot pink horror or a moth-eaten mess, we'd still ascend to the Vendome's 13th to see this.
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