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Peter Wolf to sing, share stories in Ann ArborWritten by Vicki L. Kroll | | firstname.lastname@example.com
It was Peter Blankfield's grandmother who gave the rowdy youngster growing up in the Bronx his nickname: "Little Wolf."
"She was the lady who gave me my first cigarette, my first taste of whiskey, and she brought me to the theater," he said of Anna, who was an actress in New York City's Yiddish Theater. "She had a great influence on me. She was somebody who sort of steered me in the direction that I'm in now."
And that term of endearment became his stage name — eventually.
"I started as a painter and painted all my life, and I always was a music fan. And then when I came to Boston to study painting, I had a roommate — his name was David Lynch — he decided to go into filmmaking, and I decided to go into music," he said.
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"We used to go through Cleveland and Detroit with The J. Geils Band; just being able to connect with the audiences and having audiences remain loyal throughout the years is a meaningful thing for someone that does what I do," the singer-songwriter said.
His love of music was influenced by a concert organized by DJ Alan Freed he saw when he was 10.
"At that show was Jerry Lee Lewis; Little Richard; Chuck Berry; Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers; Buddy Holly; The Everly Brothers; Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Jo Ann Campbell, the Blonde Bombshell; Dion and the Belmonts; and Dicky Doo and The Don'ts. So I was baptized into rock 'n' roll at a very early age," he recalled during a call from Boston.
"Seeing that show, it was pretty hard to beat. When I look back at it, the remarkable thing is I remember every performer and I don't necessarily remember the exact songs they did, but I remember all the different performers; it just stayed with me all my life."
Wolf will play two sold-out shows May 4-5 at The Ark in Ann Arbor.
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I had a nice conversation Monday with the writer of today's Letter to the Editor concerning the lack of coverage for Shoal River Middle School's remarkable basketball team.
Mr. Campbell in his letter says he's disappointed "in the lack of interest by this paper and its sports staff to give equal representation" to other sports teams.
Indeed, most of the News Bulletin's sports coverage goes to high school sports. However, this outcome is due to having one sports editor who cannot be in all places at once.
The newspaper's staff is very much interested in covering all grade levels of youth sports in some capacity.
There's just one man in our newsroom for the job, but there are countless parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others who can help. Most attendees of middle school games and other underreported athletic events — and community events — own or have access to digital cameras and computers; they can help ensure their teams and organizations get the level of equal representation Mr. Campbell writes about.
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Occasionally, more letters will roll in accusing the newspaper of bias or lack of interest in something, and the newsroom will write more emails to school administrators, teachers, coaches, community organizations and others, politely inviting them to help keep the community informed. We'll post Facebook messages offering the invitation; they will get several likes, but little will happen.
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Welcome to the Wharton MBA Student Diaries. As Student Life Fellows, we invest our time into developing personal relationships with the incoming class as they settle into life in Philadelphia. Our goal for this blog is to provide you, potential Wharton MBAs, with a deeper understanding of what makes Wharton, Wharton – through academics, admissions, careers, clubs, conferences, leadership opportunities, and of course, every day student life. We hope that you'll take some time to read below, get to know a bit about us, and learn more about our uniquely collaborative environment here at Wharton. Enjoy!
On the first day of pre-term in August before our first semester began our cluster (~220 students, there are four clusters in each class) was instructed to congregate by pre-MBA industry. Having spent two years in finance after the Marine Corps, I consciously moved towards the finance group. This way…Read More
Wondering what Wharton students do to escape the cold February weather in Philadelphia? They go skiing in Park City, Utah, of course! With record high temperatures in the 50's, Park City hosted over 1000 Whartonites for a sunny ski weekend the first week of February. As Co-Presidents of the Wharton…Read More
Thinking back to this time last year, I remember I was studying hard for interviews and feeling extremely nervous about the week to come. Every day I would go from feeling totally prepared for interviews to being sure I would never get a job. So if you are feeling anything…Read More
"There is no foolproof system that always leads to success." – Prof. G. Richard Shell (Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success) This is the statement to which my classmates and I constantly find ourselves returning, as part of P3 ("Purpose, Passion, Principles"), a unique program that encourages Wharton MBAs to…Read More
If you were anything like me, you arrived at Wharton and were a bit overwhelmed with the number of clubs — career, cultural, athletic, community, and social — there were to choose from; now, after checking a few obvious ones off the list like my career-focused club, Ski Club, MBA…Read More
Summiting mountains, traversing glaciers, sailing boats, hiking across remote wilderness – while this might have described an ideal (if not really relaxing) outdoors vacation, they weren't activities I anticipated as being part of my business school education. Luckily for me, almost all of them have been, all due to my…Read More
By Daniel McAuley and Steve Weiner Daniel McAuley and Steve Weiner are first-year MBA students at The Wharton School and Co-Founders of Wharton FinTech. Prior to Wharton, Daniel was a Financial Engineer and Director at Verus Analytics, and Steve spent six years in the US Navy's Submarine Force and worked…Read More
This past fall I got the opportunity to plan one of the biggest social events in the fall, Hogfest. This annual rugby tournament takes place in the fall and brings together MBA rugby teams from all of the globe. The men's and women's team spend all of first quarter practicing…Read More
When I decided to go to Wharton, I remember wanting stretch experiences. But I never expected that to mean performing stand-up comedy to a sold-out room of over 250 peers… Business school gave me the opportunity to push myself both inside and outside the classroom. Because of Wharton's non-grade disclosure, I…Read More
As a non-traditional business school student with a biomedical engineering background, I wanted to use my time in business school to build business experience and explore other career interests. Prior to school I worked in Clinical Studies at a medical device company and had little knowledge of the business world.…Read More
"Why do people say 'outside the box' when the term 'outside the box' is inside the box?" – Marty Kaan Three and a half years ago, I left the Marine Corps to pursue a passion of mine from undergrad, finance. I became a trader at an investment bank and it…Read More
My first introduction to the amazing and welcoming community at Wharton was in 2011 at the Whitney M. Young conference. At that point, I had no interest in pursuing my MBA and had simply been invited to accompany a good friend, who was a student at the time and wanted…Read More
It would be a lie for me to say that I had never once questioned my ability to succeed in business, particularly in the fast-driven and competitive field of management consulting. In my three years consulting prior to business school, I hit a few road bumps, pulled a few too…Read More
"Congratulations and Welcome to Wharton!" This was the refrain heard over and over as the senior administration greeted the Class of 2016 at the opening Welcome Ceremony of Pre-Term 2014 held in the Annenberg Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Following addresses from the Vice Dean,…Read More
At Penn Law, I have really enjoyed the Socratic method of learning. With this method, Professors encourage students to question their beliefs about the facts of a case, as well as what the law ought to be. This method facilitates debate amongst students. It doesn't come as a surprise that…Read More
When I came to Wharton, I had one mission: Get a marketing internship at a top Beauty company. I wrote about it in my admission essays. I networked with 2nd years that had just returned from the type of firms I wanted to join. I analyzed print ad after print…Read More
I spent Spring break on the Patagonia Leadership Venture and it is without a doubt one of the best things I have done at Wharton. The Wharton Leadership Venture Program is designed to help MBA students develop better leadership skills by placing participants in challenging situations outside of the classroom. There…Read More
I have to admit that I was not that intimidated by the addition of the Team Based Discussion to the interview process. As an athlete my entire life and as a management consultant prior to attending Wharton, collaborating in a team environment is when I feel most in my element. What did…Read More
For many of my classmates, Winter Break was the opportunity to do something that they ordinarily would not have done on their own – whether it was trekking through Antarctica, exploring the hidden wonders of foreign country that only a local could show them, or meeting executives and dignitaries in…Read More
After wrapping up my first semester courses and visiting my parents in Florida for the Christmas holiday, I boarded an Emirates Airbus A380 en route to Mumbai for the 2-week Wharton Global Immersion Program (GIP) in India. The GIP trips combine an on-the-ground education in the economic, cultural and geopolitical…Read More
Congrats to everyone who was accepted first-round to Wharton! You are going to love it here! As you all start making plans to quit your jobs, prepare for school, and plan summer vacations with your free time, all of us here at Wharton are looking to do the exact opposite.…Read More
Okay, I know winter break has come and gone. Wharton students have already returned from their world travels. But meanwhile, I am still processing this past fall. My last fall at Wharton wasn't as free as I thought it would be. Yes business school is supposed to be busy, but…Read More
Finals are over! One semester is done! It's winter break! Wait, not so fast…. There are a few lucky first year students who scored their internship offers last summer, this fall, or came in sponsored by their employer. However, for the majority of the first year class, summer is a…Read More
Nearly a year ago today, I received a phone call while eating breakfast from Ankur Kumar, who was then the Director of MBA Admissions for The Wharton School. To say that the past 12 months have been a whirlwind would be an understatement. Yet, through all of the experiences that…Read More
The cold has officially arrived. It hasn't actually snowed yet, but it still feels like the dead of winter. I'm from Philadelphia, so I should be used to this weather by now. But every year I find myself unprepared for the drastic weather change. I've noticed a lot of students…Read More
One of the guest lecturers in our marketing class was the lovely Jennifer Yen. Jennifer is the founder of Purlisse cosmetics, but before she became an entrepreneur, she was the dark empress on the Power Rangers! (No joke, look it up!) As an actress, Jennifer had to wear tons of…Read More
This may sound ridiculous, but one of my biggest concerns when coming to Wharton was… "so… how do I get to campus?" For the 98.174% (unconfirmed) of the MBA population living in Center City, you are looking at a 1-2 mile trek to Huntsman Hall. You may be thinking –…Read More
Recruiting is generally divided into two buckets: mature (companies come to campus and have a clear recruiting timetable) and enterprise (do-it-yourself). Social impact definitely falls into the latter category and at first, it can seem daunting because: Companies do not come to campus – you have to find them There…Read More
Wharton is such a "work hard, play hard" culture…or maybe I should say a "play hard, work hard" culture… This past Thursday was Halloween and of course Wharton threw a huge costume party at one of the Philly night clubs. I went as a purple crayon with a group of…Read More
I feel like I just quit my job but the search for a new one is already under way. Everyone told me that the recruiting season would come up fast, but I guess I didn't really believe them. In this post, I want to give you a more detailed look…Read More
We just finished our first round of exams, and I can't think of a better time for self-reflection. One of the best parts of Wharton's large student body is that it is easy to find someone whose approach to exams matches yours; people here run the gamut from super stressed…Read More
Congratulations on submitting your Round 1 application! Wharton will be the best two years of your life! Now, let's get you past that curve-ball team-based interview…. My two main points about the team-based interview are these: 1) it is an excellent way for Wharton to evaluate you as a person.…Read More
You will read a lot about the events, ventures, treks, and courses that make Wharton a truly amazing place to be. I will devote this post to what I feel is Wharton's biggest asset – the students. All through pre-term, I continued to be amazed at the different perspectives, the…Read More
The Wall Street Journal recently released an article titled, "What's Wrong With Wharton?" It basically says that Wharton has lost its luster because applications have been down over the last couple of years. Students see Wharton as a finance school, but since there aren't as many finance jobs out there,…Read More
I'll be honest, I am pretty green when it comes to social impact – I have a traditional finance background and other than a couple of volunteering stints, I have not had much experience on the ground. That's why I came to Wharton. So if you are interested in social…Read More
Wow. It seems like just yesterday that my husband and I packed up our small one bedroom apartment in Chicago, drove a Uhaul across the treacherous Pennsylvania turnpike (seriously, who puts a stop sign at an on-ramp?!?), and unpacked into our even-smaller one bedroom apartment in Center City. The past…Read More
Pre-Term is Wharton's MBA orientation, although it's a bit longer than other programs' as it lasts for 3 weeks. The first week is the true orientation. The entire MBA class of ~850 students is divided into 4 Clusters of ~215 students, which meet in the same homeroom during the week…Read More
A year ago, I was scrambling to read and reread my applications before pressing "submit." Truth be told, there was not one application (with a set round deadline) that I didn't submit before the actual day that it was due. Two months later, I was interviewing. Three months later, I…Read More
I almost decided to not return to Wharton for my 2nd year. I made all of the appropriate phone calls, found out how to cancel my loans, and even scoped out apartments in NYC. Why? Not because I don't love Wharton, but because I loved my summer internship at Venmo! I…Read More
I applied to Wharton during second round and got the dreaded "waitlist" email in March. Ugh, more waiting. I just wanted to know what my future held. Round 3 came and went and I was still on the waitlist. By the time summer arrived, I had basically given up hope. …Read More
Why do something today when you can put it off for tomorrow? Let's be honest, working hard may pay off eventually, but laziness pays off now! An expert procrastinator myself, I can recognize procrastination when I see it. And I have seen a lot of it during pre-term. In fact,…Read More
I can't believe I have just one year left. It's a scary thought, that I'm running out of time to take classes like Customer Behavior and Healthcare Services — elective classes that led me to Wharton in the first place. Before I dig in on the details of this year,…Read More
I have a confession: I'm a Leadership Venture junkie. It all started with Cotopaxi in January 2012, during my first year at Wharton. Towards the end of that school year, as I became a freshly minted Venture Fellow, I sat in a Huntsman classroom listening to outgoing VFs rattle off…Read More
1st year done. I can't believe it. It moves faster than you expect, I find myself frantically planning out my last couple weeks, grabbing coffees every day with as many of my classmates as I can. This summer I'll be at Facebook in NYC, working as a "Creative Social Media…Read More
Critical to getting the best return on your grad school investment is making a concerted effort to identify and remediate your biggest weaknesses. And if you can leverage one of your strengths in the process – even better. For me, one of my most obvious weaknesses coming into Penn was…Read More
The fall semester finished with a bang. I did really well in my classes and performed best in stats and operations (definitely my two favorites). I've sent in one internship application (to IDEO) and will be sending out another six this week to other innovation firms and to innovation groups…Read More
This semester Wharton introduced me to world-renowned professors, engaging classmates, and oodles of leadership opportunities. However, I'm most smitten with my latest Wharton discovery: Turducken! Turducken is Kim Wong's genius invention. It's a turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken. Talk about synergy. The three pieces of meat add up…Read More
Formal recruiting is finally over! All of the horror stories that you have heard are true. You will start your day with an 8 AM coffee chat with McBain, go to class, go to a lunch coffee chat with Pomegranate, have back to back calls for 3 hours, head to…Read More
Pub is a beloved Wharton tradition. Each Thursday, the entire student body convenes around 4:30 pm to devour pizza and guzzle motivational beverages. It's my favorite part of the week. I see people I might not see otherwise, stuff my face with free food, and celebrate the onset of a…Read More
One of the best parts of Wharton so far has been the sheer breadth of experience and network of my fellow healthcare classmates, and how much they teach me whether in class, over meals, or over party jaunts to Atlantic City (thanks, Wharton three-day weekends!). In our healthcare class this…Read More
AHHHHH, I'm at Wharton!!!! I want to scream out loud with joy. I'm thrilled, excited, and a bit nervous to be here. We've just reached the one-week mark in Pre-Term and I've already shifted into high gear. My adrenaline is pumping, my mind is racing, and my sleep is lacking.…Read More
'How was your Winter break?' The second semester's answer to 'What is your name?' headlines most conversations I've had with friends in the two short weeks since our returns from the remotest corners of earth. 'Antarctica was pretty cool. The landscape was desolate, and I didn't see darkness for 8…Read More
A lot has happened since I last wrote, faithful readers. First semester finished with a bang, i.e., an exam period with five exams and one final paper in a seven-day span (yikes!). Then came winter break, during which my fellow classmates and I scattered to far corners of the world,…Read More


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Racial Justice Series - Setback Summer Part 1 - Voting Rights After Shelby County
November 15, 2013 12:45pm - 2:00pm
In the words of congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, the Supreme Court has "put a dagger in the heart" of the Voting Rights Act. In one of the most controversial opinions from a controversial court, section four of the act, providing the coverage formula for states that must seek Department of Justice preclearance for changes to voting laws, was struck down. Come hear two reknowned constitutional scholars and experts on voting law and administraiton discuss the case, its implications for upcoming elections, and legislative and litigation strategy going forward.
Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest law, is an expert on voting and the political process. She has served as a commissioner on the California Fair Political Practices Commission and an assistant counsel and cooperating attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She co-directs the Stanford Supreme Cout Litigation Clinic.
Nathaniel Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, is a non-partisan expert on the law of democracy, including voting rights, political parties, campaign finance and redistricting. Professor Persily joined the faculty this year. He previously taught at Columbia University.
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Saturday night Josh Barnett defeated Frank Mir by Referee Stops Contest (Strikes, Round 1, 1:56). However, the stoppage by the highly-regarded Rob Hinds was controversial.
"F---ing ridiculous stoppage!!!!" tweeted UFC presiden Dana White immediately after the stoppage. "The guys with experience make mistakes. That guy had no business being in the Co Main event!"Frank Mir too expressed similar sentiments at the post-fight press conference.
"Obviously I thought it was a bad stoppage," said Mir. "We're fighters. If every fight was stopped on any kind of a flash shot or anything like that — actually, I took the knee, and I remember going, 's--- I'm in a bad position.' And that's why I dropped my other knee out from underneath me so that could fall to the ground and make sure I didn't take a second one. I didn't belly out, I didn't flatten out, and I actually tried to redig my underhook so that i could get a single. And I actually looked at the referee stopping it.
"And then at first I thought, maybe I was out? Did I take a bunch of shots that didn't see? And then after watching it, I was conscious the whole time. Even when I stood up I wasn't wobbled, I was completely coherent. So at best your argument is it was a flash knock down. I didn't know fights stopped on that. If that was the case I never would have beaten [Antonio Rodrigo] Nogueira, I don't think we would have seen Travis Browne knock out [Alistair] Overeem last week. There are too many fights in our sport that are exciting, and you've got to let us fight. I didn't sign up for a tennis match. It's nothing against Josh, he's a great fighter and he did what he had to do."
"I think the fans got robbed. I got screwed over. The fact that I trained so hard for that fight to keep up a pace that I knew I could have driven hard through for three rounds. Say what you will about Jackson's camp and game planning, everybody comes in shape. I showed up in shape on the scale, I showed up in shape out there, with my motivation — it sucks to do everything right and just have the door shut on you."
Perhaps surprisingly Barnett too felt the stoppage was early.
"I actually do feel that it was an early stoppage," said The Warmaster. "I would always prefer to get the clean finish."
White: Josh Barnett dominant, but Mir stoppage was UFC 164's lone disappointment
While he was thrilled with Saturday's event, where hometown hero Anthony Pettis claimed the lightweight title from Benson Henderson, White said the Barnett-Mir ending remains the lone disappointment of the evening.
"I think that Josh Barnett has more tools than Frank does," White said. "Josh's standup is better. Submissions would have been fun to see. Frank Mir is a beast on the ground. But you know, Josh fought the fight that Josh needed to fight. He went in and did exactly what you need to do to beat Frank Mir. You get in there, you start hitting him. You close that distance, push him against the fence, hit him with elbows, rough him up. Frank Mir does not like that.
" ... (But) if you had to pick one thing about that night that was disappointing, it was, could Frank Mir have taken a couple more shots? And that's it. It was a good night."
Barnett, meanwhile, returned for his first UFC fight and victory in 12 years. While it was a pivotal win for a fighter long on the outs with UFC officials, Barnett said he felt for Mir and understood his frustration.
After all, backstage before each of his bouts, Barnett said he instructs the referee to let the fight go on at all costs. He tells them he'd rather die than be the victim of an early stoppage.
Then again, early stoppage or not, Barnett felt he was going to defeat Mir.
"The potential was there for it to be (an) early (stoppage)," Barnett said. "I understood the ref just saw him drop and so he figured he was out. But I come from the old school. I remember watching guys getting mounted and the crap just pounded out of them, where they easily would have been stopped, and then watch the guy on top gas, get reversed and get finished.
" ... I understand Frank's frustration. But I feel like there was no getting out of that, personally. I feel it was the beginning of the end, but that's what I'm supposed to feel."


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Plans were announced this week for Stephen Wolfram's first public presentation of Wolfram|Alpha. He'll be giving a sneak preview of his computational knowledge engine at Harvard Law School on Tuesday, April 28. If you cannot attend the presentation in person, we invite you to participate in the live webcast. For more details, please visit: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/04/wolfram
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The first public presentation of Wolfram|Alpha at Harvard Law School
What is Wolfram Alpha?
Wikipedia says "Wolfram Alpha differs from traditional search engines in that it does not simply return a list of results based on a keyword, but instead computes answers and relevant visualizations from a corpus of known information."
Wolfram Alpha is a new search engine due to launch in May this year and the creators say that it will be as important to search in the furure as Google is now.
The engine is created by a British physicist and mathematician named Stephen Wolfram and can be found through this URL
www.wolframalpha.com. Wikipedia says the company is in the US and is called Wolfram Research, the Wolfram Alpha Seach Engine Blog can be found at this URL http://blog.wolfram.com/2009/03/05/wolframalpha-is-coming/, I am doing a little more digging as this sounds very interesting.
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Frank Taylor over at the Google Earth Blog has the scoop on a Google Maps satellite update that he has posted about. Here is a summary of locations that have seen updates:
- Most of California is now in high res. (Example: "Kerman, Ca")
Many updates in Texas, but still some remote areas not covered. A lot of east Texas is now high resolution.(Example: "San Augustine, Tx", Follow along I-10 in West Texas...lots of new areas there.)
- Areas in North Carolina: Wilmington, NC - new data noticeable along the beach
- Looks like the entire state of Connecticut is in high res now: Hartford, Waterbury, Southbury
- Big areas in southeast New Hampshire including: Keene, Nashua
- The rest of the Netherlands now in high res - Except some military bases are now "speckled" so you can't see them.
- Southern part of the state of Georgia
- The coastline of Maine all new high resolution areas all along the coast from the southeastern tip to Banghor, Maine, as well as Belfast.
- Entire state of Montana - see Glacier National Park.
- Big areas in Belgium have been added or updated: Antwerp and Brussels
- Takamatsu, Japan - new high-res of this metropolitan area
- Norway now has Bergen, Norway and the area surrounding
- Auckland, New Zealand area has new improved photos
- Watch the comments of the post on the Google Earth Blog for more!
What about your area? Take a look, then post a comment if your region now has high resolution satellite imagery, but did not previously!


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The Cal State Northridge men's basketball program and head coach Bobby Braswell have announced the signing of Frankie Eteuati and Jordan Mitchell to National Letters of Intent to play for the Matadors.
Eteuati and Mitchell will enter Cal State Northridge in the Fall of 2010.
Eteuati, a 6-foot-9 forward from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, Calif., is currently averaging more than 19 points per game this year in helping lead his team to a current record of 11-4. Last year, Eteuati averaged 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game last year as a junior starter. Eduati ranks #117 on ESPN.com's list of small forwards. He also considered Fresno State, Nevada, Eastern Washington, Montana State and George Washington.
"I'm ecstatic, proud and also honored to have a chance to coach Frankie," said Braswell. "He's the son of one of my former players at Long Beach State and never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine coaching one of my former player's sons. We're happy to have him. He's an outstanding basketball player. He's very skilled at 6-foot-9. He will have a chance to play on the perimeter and can also get down on the blocks and post up for us. He's got a great skill set, has a great upside and we think he's already equipped to play at the Division I level. As he gets bigger and stronger, that will make him that much better. He's got a bright future here and we're happy to have him in our program."
Eteuati is also an outstanding volleyball player. Last year, he was among the league's top players in kills and blocks in helping Cathedral to the CIF playoffs for the 12th time in the last 13 years.
Mitchell, a 6-foot-9 forward, hails from Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, Calif.
"We're excited to have Jordan as part of our basketball program," said Braswell. "We think he's a young man who has a tremendous upside and a bright future at his size. One of the things you learn in basketball is `you can't teach sign' and Jordan has great length, works extremely hard and is committed to getting better. As he continues to grow, and gets bigger and stronger, we think he can become a big-time force both defensively and offensively for us."
Mitchell, in 2009-10, has helped lead Serra High School to an 12-1 record, a state ranking of sixth, and among the Top 50 schools in the nation.
"Jordan is a very special kid on-and-off the court," said his high school coach Dwan Hurt. "He is one of the hardest workers I've eve coached. He is always willing to learn and to get better which is why he will be great at Cal State Northridge. His best days are ahead of him."


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Galileo's 1623 book, The Assayer, in which he argued (directly against a Jesuit mathematician) that the comets of 1618 were merely illusory
Protestants, by the way, are not without their own embarrassing errors in this regard. Luther, Calvin, and Melanchthon (and the later Calvinist Francois Turretin) all opposed Copernicus. Luther's successor Philip Melanchthon and even the renowned Lutheran theologian Martin Chemnitz were enthusiastic advocates of astrology (whereas St. Thomas Aquinas had opposed it 300 years earlier). Leibniz, the Lutheran philosopher (1646-1716) attacked Newton's theory of gravitation. Lutherans as a whole (at least as much as the entirety of Catholics, if not more so) were very slow to come around to heliocentrism.
But for some reason many of the more loudmouthed and absurdly overconfident advocates of (what they consider essentially materialistic) science and/or critics of Christianity are not so quick to admit that there is more than enough error here (hindsight is 20/20) to go around. Most Catholics in that early period of modern astronomy didn't get everything right, but neither did anyone else (including even the best scientists) get even some very basic facts of astronomy right. So why is one party excoriated, while the errors of the vaunted (and indeed brilliant) scientists are ignored, unknown, or suppressed, in a cynical effort at one-sided presentation?
The objective observer will note, I submit (upon a complete perusal of the relevant facts), that in most cases of supposed stark opposition of two competing ideas (especially ones as complex as those involved in science and philosophy), there is truth and error to be found on both sides. The reality of various conflicts in the realm of the history of ideas is not usually "good vs. evil." Just as individuals are radical mixtures, so are sets of ideas: with some falsehood mixed in.
Let me present, if I may, some basic facts:
Copernicus (1473-1543) erred in asserting circular orbits and in holding that the sun was the stationary center of the universe, with not only the earth and the other planets of the solar system, but also all the other stars, moving around it. He also believed that transparent rotating crystalline spheres carried the planets in their orbits.
Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) erred insofar as he was a geocentrist and held (Tychonic "geoheliocentric" system) that the sun and moon revolve around the earth, and the other five planets revolve around the sun: all in circular, not elliptical orbits. Also, in his system the earth did not rotate.
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was correct in asserting elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun, at varying speeds (both notions having been foreseen by the Catholic Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa in the 15th century), but continued to err in thinking that the sun was the center of the entire universe. The idea that the sun was but one of innumerable stars, was strongly advocated by the mystic heretic and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600). According to the Wikipedia entry, Bruno understood several aspects of cosmology that even Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Tycho neglected to see:
Bruno believed . . . that the Earth revolves around the sun, and that the apparent diurnal rotation of the heavens is an illusion caused by the rotation of the Earth around its axis. Bruno also held (following Nicholas of Cusa) that because God is infinite the universe would reflect this fact in boundless immensity. Bruno also asserted that the stars in the sky were really other suns like our own, around which orbited other planets. . . .
Bruno's infinite universe was filled with a substance—a "pure air," aether, or spiritus -- that offered no resistance to the heavenly bodies which, in Bruno's view, rather than being fixed, moved under their own impetus. Most dramatically, he completely abandoned the idea of a hierarchical universe. The Earth was just one more heavenly body, as was the Sun. . . .
Under this model, the Sun was simply one more star, and the stars all suns, each with its own planets. Bruno saw a solar system of a sun/star with planets as the fundamental unit of the universe. According to Bruno, infinite God necessarily created an infinite universe, formed of an infinite number of solar systems, separated by vast regions full of Aether, because empty space could not exist. (Bruno did not arrive at the concept of a galaxy.)
Galileo (1564-1642) disbelieved in Kepler's elliptical orbits of the planets, considering the circle the "perfect" shape for planetary orbits:
Galileo's two main published works were Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in 1629 and Discourses and Demonstrations Concerning Two New Sciences in 1638. The first of these was fully ten years after Kepler published his third law of planetary motion, and twenty years after the publication of Kepler's first and second laws, yet Galileo seemed oblivious to those developments – despite the fact that he was very familiar with Kepler's works and had high regard for him (referring to him as "a person of independent genius"). Einstein described Galileo's failure to take account of Kepler's laws as "a grotesque illustration of the fact that creative individuals are often not receptive". [source: "Math Pages"]
R. R. Reno referred to this error on 26 July 2010, on the blog First Thoughts (connected with the magazine First Things):
These days no educated person "acknowledges" Galileo's heliocentric theory as "correct." Galileo adopted Copernicus's theory, which presumed lovely circular orbits, but that turns out to be wrong. Tycho Brahe painstakingly collected data about the positions of the planets in the sky, which was theorized by Johannes Kepler as eliptical rather than circular motion.Scott Rosmarin, in his article, "Galileo's Lapse - The Fallibility of Scientists" (29 March 2010), noted:
Interestingly, Kepler and Galileo corresponded, but Galileo insisted on defending Copernicus' views. On this point, Galileo was mistaken, and not just because he did not have access to the scientific data and good arguments. He was, like many brilliant individuals, a vain and willful man.
Johannes Kepler had provided plausible evidence that the planets move in elliptical, nor circular orbits, and not at uniform speeds, but variable speeds, depending on their distance from the sun. This seriously challenged the Copernican view. Galileo . . . simply rejected Kepler's view, clinging instead to the ancient belief that circular motion was "beautiful" and, therefore, privileged. . . . Galileo believed dogmatically in the Copernican view, not merely as a good starting hypothesis, or true subject to possible modifications, such as those offered by Kepler.
Galileo was also wrong in following Copernicus's (and Kepler's) view that the sun was the stationary center of the universe, with the earth and other planets of the solar system, and also all the other stars, moving around it. In this respect, he and Copernicus had hardly advanced beyond what was already posited by the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus (d. c. 230 B. C.). All three had merely moved the center of the universe 93 million miles from the earth, to the sun.
That is not all that different (knowing how large the universe is) from positing that the earth is the center. Both are vastly erroneous positions. But, oddly enough, we only hear about one error and not the other. Nicholas of Cusa (a Catholic Cardinal) and Giordano Bruno were closer to the truth in these respects than Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Galileo, moreover, argued vehemently in his 1623 book The Assayer that the comets of 1618 were merely an optical illusion. The Wikipedia entry on the book states:
The book was a polemic against the treatise on the comets of 1618 by Orazio Grassi, a Jesuit mathematician at the Collegio Romano. In this matter Grassi, for all his Aristotelianism, was right and Galileo was wrong. Galileo incorrectly treated the comets as a play of light rather than as real objects. . . .
Although The Assayer contains a magnificent polemic for mathematical physics, ironically its main point was to ridicule a mathematical astronomer. This time, the target of Galileo's wit and sarcasm was the cometary theory of a Jesuit, Orazio Grassi, who argued from parallax that comets move above the Moon. Galileo mistakenly countered that comets are an optical illusion.
The Wikipedia article, "Comet," observed that Galileo "rejected Tycho's parallax measurements and held to the Aristotelian notion of comets moving on straight lines through the upper atmosphere."
Furthermore, Galileo dismissed as a "useless fiction" the idea, held by his contemporary Johannes Kepler, that the moon caused the tides. He thought they were caused by the rotation of the earth. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Galileo comments on this notion and how it figured in the overall picture:
This argument, about the tides, Galileo believed provided proof of the truth of the Copernican theory. . . . Galileo argues that the motion of the earth (diurnal and axial) is the only conceivable (or maybe plausible) physical cause for the reciprocal regular motion of the tides. He restricts the possible class of causes to mechanical motions, and so rules out Kepler's attribution of the moon as a cause. How could the moon without any connection to the seas cause the tides to ebb and flow? Such an explanation would be the invocation of magic or occult powers. So the motion of the earth causes the waters in the basins of the seas to slosh back and forth, and since the earth's diurnal and axial rotation is regular, so are the periods of the tides; the backward movement is due to the residual impetus built up in the water during its slosh. Differences in tidal flows are due to the differences in the physical conformations of the basins in which they flow . . . .
One can see why Galileo thinks he has some sort of proof for the motion of the earth, and therefore for Copernicanism. Yet one can also see why Bellarmine and the instrumentalists would not be impressed. First, they do not accept Galileo's restriction of possible causes to mechanically intelligible causes. Second, the tidal argument does not directly deal with the annual motion of the earth about the sun. And third, the argument does not touch anything about the central position of the sun or about the periods of the planets as calculated by Copernicus.
Galileo (like Kepler) was an avid proponent of astrology (see my paper: "Science vs. Religion" Chronicles: 16th-17th Century Astronomers' Simultaneous Acceptance of Astrology [+ Part Two], and "Galileo's Astrology," by Nick Kollerstrom). For example, he wrote in a letter to Piero Dini, dated 21 May, 1611:
If, therefore, of the inferior causes, those which arouse boldness of heart are diametrically contrary to those which inspire intellectual speculation, it is also most reasonable that the superior causes (if indeed they operate on us) be utterly different from those on which courage and the speculative faculty depend; and if the stars do operate and influence principally by their light, perchance it might be possible with some probable conjecture to deduce courage and boldness of heart from very large and vehement stars, and acuteness and perspicacity of wit from the thinnest and almost invisible lights.Galileo drew up astrological charts for his two illegitimate daughters, and composed character-judgments based upon them. For his oldest, Virginia, he noted:
(From Kollerstrom; Opere XI pp.105-116,111; translation by Mike Edwards)
The Moon is very debilitated and in a sign which obeys. She is dominated by family relationships. Saturn signifies submission and severe customs which gives her a sad demeanour, but Jupiter is very well with Mercury, and well-aspected corrects this. (Ibid.)
Galileo was not always right in his controversies with the Church. Eminent philosopher and historian of science Thomas Kuhn observed:
Most of Galileo's opponents behaved more rationally. Like Bellarmine, they agreed that the phenomena were in the sky but denied that they proved Galileo's contentions. In this, of course, they were quite right. Though the telescope argued much, it proved nothing. [The Copernican Revolution (New York: Vintage Books / Random House, 1959), p. 226]
I wrote elsewhere:
But the scientist (though basically correct) was overconfident and quite obstinate in proclaiming his scientific theory as absolute truth, and this was a major concern. Accordingly, St. Robert Bellarmine, who was directly involved in the controversy, made it clear that heliocentrism was not irreversibly condemned, and also that a not-yet proven theory was not an unassailable fact. Bellarmine actually had the superior understanding of the nature of a scientific hypothesis. Galileo was scientifically fallible, too. He held that the entire universe revolved around the sun in circular (not elliptical) orbits, and that tides were caused by the rotation of the earth. True heliocentrism wasn't conclusively proven until some 200 years later.
Lastly, in my treatment of Galileo in my book, The One-Minute Apologist (p. 31), I dealt with the common notion that Galileo was tortured and maliciously handled by the Church:
In 1633 Galileo was "incarcerated" in the palace of one Niccolini, the ambassador to the Vatican from Tuscany, who admired Galileo. He spent five months with Archbishop Piccolomini in Siena, and then lived in comfortable environments with friends for the rest of his life (although technically under "house arrest"). No evidence exists to prove that he was ever subjected to torture or even discomfort until his death nine years later. Nor is there any evidence, as another myth goes, that he was deliberately blinded (he lost his sight naturally in 1637). Stories of Galileo's "torture" are myths invented and proliferated by a strange alliance of (anti-Catholic) fundamentalist and (anti-religion) skeptics.
For further reading on the Galileo affair from a heavily-documented Catholic perspective (there are two sides to every story, after all), see:
Galileo: The Myths and the Facts (Dave Armstrong)Dialogue on the Galileo Fiasco and Plea for Better Understanding of the Church's Error, Given the State of Scientific and Astronomical Knowledge in 1633 (Dave Armstrong vs. Eric G.)Why the Galileo Case Doesn't Disprove Catholic Infallibility, Rightly-Understood / Sola Scriptura Redux (Dave Armstrong vs. Ken Temple and Eric G.)Richard Dawkins and Double Standards in the "Religion vs. Science" Mentality / Galileo Redux (Dave Armstrong)The Galileo Incident: Does it Prove that the Catholic Church is Not Infallible, or that it is Intrinsically Hostile to Science? (Steven L. Kellmeyer, Alexander R. Pruss, Michael W. Martin, and Brad Kaiser)Catholic Encyclopedia, "Galileo Galilei"The Galileo Controversy (Catholic Answers)Why Did the Catholic Church Condemn Galileo? (Kenneth J. Howell, This Rock, May-June 2003)Galileo and the Catholic Church (Robert P. Lockwood)Galileo (Anne W. Carroll)The Galileo Legend (Thomas Lessl)Galileo Galilei (Bertrand Conway)Galileo and the Magisterium: a Second Look (Jeffrey A. Mirus)Twisting the Knife (Wil Milan, This Rock, Nov-Dec 1999)1633 Letter Resolves the Legend About the Galileo Case, Says Vatican Aide: Urban VIII Was Sensitive Toward Astronomer's Health, Document Indicates (Zenit, 21 August 2003)The Legacy of Galileo Galilei: Conference Discusses Scientist's Continuing Influence (Edward Pentin, Zenit, 3 December 2009)Vatican to Publish New Volume on Galileo: To Include 20 Documents Discovered Since '91 (Zenit, 2 June 2009)Pope John Paul II's Address Regarding Galileo (L'Osservatore Romano, 4 November 1992)From Warpath to Wholeness: The Condemnation and Rehabilitation of Galileo Galilei (Mathew Chandrankunnel)Actual documents of Galileo's trials (Vatican Archives)Maurice A. Finocchiaro, "The Church and Galileo," The Catholic Historical Review (Vol. 94, No. 2, April 2008, pp. 260-282)Galileo Revisited (Fr. Paschal)Seven lengthy treatises on the trial of Galileo [all PDF; not necessarily all written by Catholics]
The Galileo Incident (Russell Maatman)


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I was recently reading an article entitled "seven habits that are secretly driving your co-workers crazy." Now, there were certainly some annoying habits on the list, most of which I have encountered in my over 30 years in the field of journalism. But … isn't there always a but … there was one bizarre habit exhibited by a former co-worker that beat them all. A number of years ago we had a young man working at The Mount Airy News who one might describe as "troubled," "strange," or "special." In truth, he was crazier than a werewolf with psoriasis.
One day, the paper's circulation manager came over to a group of us, who were, of course, discussing important journalism issues, such as Final Four brackets or the most recent movies we had seen, and, with a sense of urgency, says "You won't believe what just happened to me." Since I had been in the newspaper business for quite a while at that point, I didn't really think what he had to say would surprise me, but I was wrong.
The circulation manager said when he opened the door to the men's restroom; he found the aforementioned young man standing in an open stall completely naked; his neatly-folded clothes laying on the floor. The circulation manager, as one might expect, got the heck out of there. Now, if this had been a one-time occurrence, then we might have written it off as say, the young man was just checking for ticks. However, it happened a second time, again to the circulation manager, who then began driving to the nearest public restroom rather than risk another strange encounter.
The young man's quirks didn't stop there. We had a TV in the newsroom so as to help us keep abreast of breaking news and, of course, to watch basketball and football games. Now, the young man, as it turned out, had a Brady Bunch fetish. Each evening at 7 p.m. while we were working, he would ask if he could turn the TV to the channel that broadcast that miserable show. If we refused, we were afraid he might just strip down there in the newsroom, so we would usually let him watch the Brady Bunch, unless, of course, there was a basketball or football game on. Then, well, we just took our chances.
As far as the list goes, I think this young man falls under the category of "doing things that gross people out." Luckily, he wasn't with us long; just long enough to become a legend in the annals of strange co-workers.
Another young man who worked at the paper did a very good job, but had a habit of blurting out such important questions such as "If King Kong and Godzilla got in a fight. Who would win?" Well, of course, Godzilla, but that's beside the point. Most of the time, this was not a problem, since we were all journalists, we naturally had inquiring minds, so the question of who would win this epic bout was certainly of interest to us.
At other times, he would burst out in song, with The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" being one of his favorites. Now, anyone who knows me knows I love The Stones, so most of the time this too was okay. The only problem was it didn't matter if it was 5 p.m. or 30 minutes before our midnight deadline, when he got the urge to sing or pose an interesting question, he did. Now, what's fun and entertaining at 5 p.m. is often a major pain in the butt 30 minutes before a midnight deadline.
Yes, working in an office with a whole bunch of people leads to some interesting encounters. Some may be too touchy-feely, some may smell bad and some may borrow items without asking. However, you can count yourself lucky if these are the worst things you have to deal with. Remember, you could one day walk into the restroom only to find a co-worker stripped down to nothing. Worst yet, he could also be singing the Brady Bunch theme song.


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The cheek-to-jowl streets of Flushing, Queens may not seem like the place to find a serene idyll, but slipping into a cup of tea—especially with the right guide—can be just that. Herself raised in the Anxi region of China where Tieguanyin (or "Iron Goddess of Mercy") oolong tea originates, storekeeper Sue is excited to guide visitors through the process of gong-fu oolong preparation, offering as much depth in her knowledge as exists in the flavors of the tea itself. More


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Cassandra Romero-Tobia of Summerville earned Trident Technical College's highest honor May 3 – The President's Award/Kurtzman Prize.
The prize includes a monetary gift given to a graduating student on the basis of academic achievement, contributions to the college and community service
Several Trident Technical College students and faculty members were recognized for their outstanding achievement and involvement in student organizations at TTC's Awards Day ceremony held at the college's Main Campus.
Josie Sauppe of Summerville was awarded the S.C. State Credit Union Award, which also includes a monetary gift, by CEO Rick Hammond who was on hand to present it.
The award isgiven to a returning student who demonstrates a commitment to service, exhibits perseverance toward completing higher educational goals, displays commendable personal attributes, and serves as an exemplary role model to other students.
The Merit Award winners were also recognized by TTC President Dr. Mary Thornley for their academic and personal excellence, identifying each recipient as the top student in his or her program of study. Merit Award winners include:
Sonja Kay Dupont, Accounting; Cassandra Romero-Tobia, Associate in Arts; Jillian Rowan, Culinary Arts; Jose Luis Pineiro, General Technology – Electrician Automation and Industrial; Anna Moranski, Human Services; Tracy Fish, Management – Human Resources; Sherrill Wheeler, Paralegal; Michelle G. Hohn, Early Childhood Development; Kimberly A. Hinerman, Medical Assisting.
There are approximately 45 student organizations at TTC in which students have the opportunities to network with other students who have similar interests, gain additional practice in their fields of study, interact with future colleagues, and offer time and energy to community service. Three organizations were recognized with Outstanding Student Organization awards.
The following students who were recognized as Outstanding Members of Student Organizations include Kimberly Beckman, Pharmacy Technician Association; Cassandra Romero-Tobia, Phi Theta Kappa; Dorothy Crum, Radiologic Technology Association; and Brandi Herchak, Society for Dental Assisting.
Sherrill Wheeler was one of the 11 TTC students named to the 2013 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities" and also recognized as national outstanding campus leaders. Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory selected students based on academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. Wheeler joined an elite group selected from more than 1,000 institutions of higher learning across the country.
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If you notice, water bottles now have ridges and stuff in them instead of being smooth cylinders. The reason is that there were several cases where a bottle of water in a car at the right angle and position focused the suns rays and started a fire. With the ridges and other texturing, it's far less likely. But a smooth cylinder of water CAN be an improvised lens.
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Lantern Slide - Royal Navy Coastal Patrol Boats, circa 1918 Reg. No: SH 881081
- Summary:
- Part of a collection of magic lantern slides relating to British naval history originating from the St John's Home for Boys. These slides were produced in Melbourne after the First World War with images from books and other sources. They are believed to have been used to illustrate lectures to the children in St John's Homes. Several of the slides are marked with the name 'Boreham'. This may indicate a link to Reverend Frank William Boreham (1871-1959), a noted Baptist writer and preacher who used lantern slides to illustrate talks in Melbourne and Tasmania however St John's was an Anglican institution.
Established as St John's Home for Boys in 1923, the home was located in Balwyn Road, Canterbury at 'Shrublands', a mansion formerly the property of investor & businessman John Hindson (1839-1919). His widow Alice Hindson (nee Henty) donated 'Shrublands' to the Anglican Church as a memorial to her husband and William, her late son, to be used as a home for "needy and destitute' boys on the condition it was named 'St John's'. It was officially opened on 22 November 1924 after extensive renovations to accomodate 30-40 boys, also paid for by Alice Hindson. There was a physical link with British naval history as Dame Nellie Melba donated a chapel lantern to St John's Home supposed to be one of those used by Admiral Lord Nelson in the cabin of his flagship HMS Victory. She also donated a cabin bell and wooden spars from HMS Victory. The latter were turned into candle holders.
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- Standard format black and white Lantern Slide with black binding tape.
- Description Of Content:
- Line of three Royal Navy coastal patrol motor boats used during the First World War.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Miss Appleby - St John's Homes for Boys & Girls, 1988
|82.0 mm (Height), 83.0 mm (Width)
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|St John's Home for Boys & Girls, Canterbury, Victoria, Childhood & Youth Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection
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|Internal Combustion Power - Motor Vessels
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|marine petrol & diesel engines
|'Newton & Co., 37 King St, Covent Garden, London, NWSC (Navy), 37, Coast Patrol'
|Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.)
|Place & Date Used:
|St John's Home for Boys and Girls, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia, 1924-1940
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Mexico's National Human Rights Commission reports 60 deaths and 11 disappearances of journalists in the country since 2000. But this year, six journalists were killed and five kidnapped reporters are still missing.
The daily violence that Juárez endured almost unnoticed for nearly two years gained international attention when three people linked to the U.S. consulate, two of them Americans, were gunned down arpund 2:30 p.m. on March 13 in what appeared to be two different coordinated attacks.
Lesley Ann Enriquez, a pregnant employee of the U.S. consulate, was leaving a children's consulate party with her husband, Arthur Redelfs, a corrections officer with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, and their 3-month-old daughter when their white Toyota was intercepted a few meters from the Santa Fe Bridge, one of the main bridges connecting to El Paso and the site of a military camp.
Almost at the same time, after leaving the same party, Jorge Alberto Salcido Ceniseros, the 37-year-old husband of another U.S. consulate worker, was driving in his SUV with his children—ages 2, 4 and 7—when gunmen opened fire and killed him instantly. Salcido was a production manager of the Dallas-based technology and outsourcing company Affiliated Computer Services Inc.
The killings brought an outcry of condemnation by the United States, including President Barack Obama.
Mexican authorities theorized that the Aztecas, which also operate in other U.S. cities besides El Paso, as well as in New Mexico and Arizona, are responsible for these killings, and one gang member has been arrested.
The consulate-related killings could have been random, but they came after published reports that U.S. intelligence agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI, would embed with Mexican police forces to train, advise and even supervise as part of the Merida Initiative that President George W. Bush signed with the Calderón administration.
In Juárez, many saw a direct link between the murders and the reports of increased U.S. intervention in Mexican security matters, an affront to Mexico's sovereignty that could spawn a "narco patriotism" war, much as Colombia saw when the United States announced in the late 1980s it would extradite captured drug leaders.
"There has been such a weakening of the government's power to govern that they have to accept foreign intervention," said De la Rosa. "The narcos sent a message written in blood to Obama, and it said, 'You mess with us, and you will pay for it.'"
Among the greatest tragedies in a city of tragedy are the continuing deaths, disappearances, torture and mutilations of women that gained international attention more than a decade ago.
In 1993, the Mexican attorney general began counting the murder of women as separate crimes, or "femicides." The women, most of them factory workers, were turning up dead by the dozen, raped, mutilated and dumped in empty lots. From 1993 to 2007, more than 700 "femicide" cases were documented. In 2008, there were 87 cases, 164 in 2009 and 43 so far in 2010, according to human rights observers.
"The government is not listening to those of us who work in human rights. The disappearances and murder of women has now gotten lumped into the drug war statistics, and it's no longer a separate crime," said Irma Guadalupe Casas, director of the Casa Amiga Crisis Center in Juárez, a nonprofit center that shelters women and provides legal, medical and psychological services.
Casa lawyer Brenda Lara said she's seeing women seeking shelter who are victims of domestic violence, many including wives or girlfriends of drug gangs.
"'I will kill you, and nothing will happen.' . . . That's what their boyfriends say," said Lara, citing a 40 percent increase in women descending on the center to seek refuge and escape. "And it's true. Nothing will happen if they kill them."
Until lately, what little attention has been paid to the slaughter in Juárez has come in part from the indefatigable efforts of a librarian at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. With her daily posts of up to a half dozen articles and bulletins on the Frontier News Wire and her constant updating of the death toll, Molly Molloy has emerged as the de facto record keeper of the violence.
Daily, she scours the local press and analyzes, compares, checks and rechecks her figures.
In her constant stream of posts, Molloy regularly critiques and challenges news articles and official announcements that don't pass the smell test.
"I began to pay close attention to the numbers of murders in Juárez in the early part of 2008. More than 40 people were killed in the month of January, and this had never been seen before in the city," she says. Her research became part of the book Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields by Charles Bowden.
"There is ample evidence that people are targeted and murdered for many known and unknown reasons and that the killings have only continued to increase since the army first arrived in force in Juárez," she said. "Evidence of guilt is seldom, if ever, provided. . . . The huge majority of victims are poor people."
Many in Juárez think they've been forsaken, that the government is letting the violence play out until a cartel winner emerges. Mexico ended 71 years of rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) when Vicente Fox, a former Coca-Cola executive, won the presidency under the conservative National Action Party, or PAN, in 2000. Mexicans viewed this election as the country's first democratic balloting, and there was hope that with it, corruption would decline and rule of law would materialize.
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Whoooee!!! What a great weekend we had. The weather was interesting. We picked, grinned and sang, dawn to dusk. The Mainstage performers were fabulous. The Marketplace artists lined the square with handcrafted treasures, some even demonstrated how they were made. Luthiers Row featuried the most beautiful handmade musical instruments. After a short break to rest up, let's do it again next year!!!
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The Southern Order of Storytellers, an affiliate of NSN, had participated at Bear festivals in recent years, and the 2015 Bear on the Square Festival staged an ambitious schedule of storytelling performances on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival. Among those appearing on the Zak McConnell Stage at Hancock Park was National Storyteller Adam Booth.
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GULFPORT, Miss. – The Chattanooga Mocs softball team dropped back-to-back games Saturday afternoon in Gulfport, Miss., at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Softball Classic. The Mocs fell 0-2 to UTSA in its first game of the day and was topped 2-6 in the late innings by No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette.
Chattanooga 0 – UTSA 2
UTC dropped its first game of the evening in a tight 0-2 loss to UTSA. The Roadrunners were able to put runs up early in the first and second innings.
Freshman Liana Rodrigues (Chattanooga, Tenn.) was handed the start in search of her second win of the season, but early trouble in the first would put the Mocs down 1-0. A leadoff single from Courtney Buchman and a stolen base put a runner in scoring position. A wild pitch moved the runner to third before a second wild pitch allowed Buchman to score.
The second inning yielded a second UTSA run as reliever Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) allowed a leadoff single to Victoria Birdwell and a sacrifice bunt moved her to second base. A double to center off the bat of Madison Kinley drove Birdwell in from second and gave the Roadrunners a 2-0 advantage.
The Mocs recorded their only hit of the contest in the third inning. Sophomore Sam Taylor (Chickamauga, Ga.) tapped a two-hopper up the middle with one out in the inning, but a fielder's choice and groundout ended the inning, stranding a runner on first.\
Chattanooga 2 – Louisiana-Lafayette 6
Chattanooga's run of bad luck carried over into the second game of the evening as the No. 24 Ragin' Cajuns topped the Mocs 6-2. A game that saw three lead-changes wound up in the favor of Louisiana-Lafayette on a two-run homerun.
The Cajuns got on the board first in the top of the third as a two-out walk placed centerfielder Haley Hayden on first and a stolen base moved her to second. A single up the middle from Lexie Elkins scored Hayden, putting Louisiana up 1-0.
The Mocs answered back in the bottom of the inning when senior Tyler Templet (Woodstock, Ga.) singled to lead off the inning. Fellow senior Kaiti Dutton (Tulsa, Okla.) reached on a fielder's choice, replacing Templet at first, and Sam Taylor moved Dutton to second on another fielder's choice. Sophomore Anyssa Robles (Lawrenceville, Ga.) then capitalized with a two-run single to center to score both Dutton and Taylor.
Leading 2-1, starting pitcher Katie Henderson (Hixson, Tenn.) hit a bump in the road. With a runner on and just one out on the board, pinch hitter Kelsey Vincent blasted a clutch homerun to right to put the Ragin' Cajuns back on top 3-2.
Louisiana topped off the score with three runs in the seventh, putting the game out of reach. A three-up three-down bottom of the seventh inning ended the game for the Mocs.
Chattanooga wraps up the Mississippi Gulf Coast Softball Classic Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. against No. 14 South Alabama. Live stats and audio are available free for the game. Both broadcasts begin approximately 15 minutes before first pitch.