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The University of New Mexico's 105th season of basketball ended March 19 with a tough 68-66 loss at Cal in the 1st round of the MasterCard NIT. Despite falling in its last two games, the Lobos had a remarkable turnaround under rookie head coach Steve Alford, posting a 24-9 overall record. That was a 9-win improvement from the previous season.
What happened during the 2007-08 season had to have been difficult for even the most optimistic Lobo fan to imagine.
Alford inherited four returning starters from a somewhat unpredictable bunch that finished 15-17 in 2006-07, just the program's 2nd losing season in the past 24 years. Picked to finish 5th in the MWC, New Mexico was 4-12 in the Mountain West, tying TCU for last place. The Lobos lost 12 conference games for the first time since 1959, and were 2-12 away from The Pit, 1-10 in true road games.
On Oct. 4, 2007, one of the team's returning starters - senior wing Tony Danridge - broke his leg and would miss the 2007-08 season. The steady Danridge was a three-year starter who averaged 12.5 points as a junior and was expected to be a tremendous complement to J.R. Giddens on the perimeter.
With essentially the same players as last year, except for starting freshman point guard Dairese Gary, Alford's first Lobo team finished 24-9, tying the school mark for wins during the regular season and a 9-win improvement from a year ago. UNM won 8 road games, tying a program record and equaling the entire total for the previous five seasons (8-43).
Picked to finish 4th in the MWC, the Lobos went from worst to 3rd by closing the conference season with 8 wins in 9 games. The Lobos produced their most league wins (11-5) in nine years as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The 11 conference victories are the most by UNM in 10 years, since getting 11 in the Western Athletic Conference in 1998.
New Mexico and Air Force were the only two teams in the MWC to finish higher that what was predicted in the preseason poll. The poll said 4th for UNM, but it finished 3rd. Air Force was 5th after the poll said 8th.
The final 25 games, only one starter from last year - Giddens - was in the starting lineup. Giddens was unworldly and the consummate teammate in his final collegiate season. Gary was a steadying influence at the point. Heady sophomore Roman Martinez probably made more non-box score plays than anyone on the team while junior post Daniel Faris stepped up when UNM needed him the most. Two returning starters - senior guards Darren Prentice and Jamaal Smith along with 3-pointer marksman Chad Toppert - averaged more than 26 points off the bench.
Even Alford was mildly shocked at the response from his team and the slightly unexpected results from a season that turned into a wonderful ride.
HEAD COACH Steve Alford
Steve Alford was named UNM's 19th head coach on March 23, 2007, after spending eight seasons at the University of Iowa.
Alford is 332-192 (63%) after 17 seasons. His teams have qualified for postseason play 11 times, produced 13 winning seasons and reached 20 wins on nine occasions.
In just his first year at UNM, Alford came within one victory of matching the most wins in his NCAA Div. I coaching career. His 2005-06 Iowa team went 25-9.
In eight seasons at Iowa, Alford compiled a 152-106 record with a school-record seven consecutive winning seasons, and six postseason appearances. The Hawkeyes won two Big Ten Conference tournament titles (2001 and `06). Iowa was 17-14 in 2006-07. It was 9-7 in the Big Ten, tied with NCAA teams Illinois and Purdue for fourth place.
Prior to Iowa, Alford posted a 78-29 record in four seasons (1992-95) at NCAA Division III Manchester (Ind.) College and a four-year (1996-99) record of 78-48 at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). The Bears defeated Wisconsin and Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16 of the 1999 NCAA Tournament before losing to top-ranked Duke in the regional semifinals. In 1997 Alford led the Bears to a 24-9 record (second in the Missouri Valley Conference) and a trip to the National Invitation Tournament.
In somewhat of a rarity, Alford has never been anything but a head coach at the collegiate level. His first position came at Manchester at the age of 27.
University of New Mexico Vice-President for Athletics Paul Krebs announced March 31 that a contract extension has been agreed to in principal with head coach Steve Alford. Alford recently finished the first of a six-year contract at UNM. The three-year extension will keep him on the Lobo sidelines through the 2015-16 season.
"This shows our commitment to Coach Alford and his commitment to the University of New Mexico," stated Krebs. "He is going to be our coach for the foreseeable future and we are very excited with the direction of our basketball program."
Alford guided the Lobos to a third place finish in the Mountain West Conference and a 24-9 record. Most impressive about 2007-08 was it done with basically the same group that finished the 2006-07 season tied for last in the MWC at 4-12 and a 15-17 overall record.
"This is another example of what I have said all along - that I am committed to being a Lobo," stated Alford. "I would like to thank UNM President Dr. David Schmidly and Vice-President for Athletics Paul Krebs for showing their support of the job my staff and I have done to this point. With the upcoming renovations to The Pit and our success in year one, we are well on our way to making Lobo basketball a big-time program again."
Steve Alford set a school record for most wins by a New Mexico head coach in his rookie season. Dave Bliss was 22-11 in 1988-89. The most wins by an Alford-coached team at the NCAA Div. I level is 25 at Iowa in 2005-06. His 1994-95 Manchester (Ind.) squad went 31-1 in NCAA Div. III.
The 24 victories ties for the most by a New Mexico team during the regular season. Norm Ellenberger's 1977-78 Lobos were 24-3 heading into the NCAA Tournament while Dave Bliss' 1995-96 team was 24-4 going into the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
After going 8-43 in true road games - played on the opponents' home floor - the previous five seasons (2003-07), UNM went 8-6 in 2007-08, tying a school record set three other times: 8-4 in 1972-73, 8-2 in 1977-78 and 8-3 in 1995-96. UNM finished the season with 4 straight conference road triumphs for the first time since a 5-game run in 1998.
The MWC record for road wins is eight as well set by UNLV in 2006-07, Air Force in 2003-04, and equaled by BYU this season.
Three long losing streaks were broken in 2007-08. On Jan. 5, the Lobos won 99-92 in double overtime at Wyoming, ending a 10-game losing skid to the Cowboys in Laramie.
UNM had lost 7 in a row at Air Force before grounding the Falcons 68-51 on Feb. 20. Three days later, an unsightly 18-game drought came to a halt in Salt Lake City as New Mexico pulled off a 72-71 victory over Utah. It was the Lobos' first win against the Utes at the Huntsman Center since 1989.
New Mexico was a +9 in wins from last year. That figure ranks as the 5th-biggest improvement in school history. It took New Mexico only 20 games to surpass last year's victory total (15-17) and UNM nearly tripled last year's wins in conference play (4-12).
The Lobos were a +7 in conference games in 2007-08, which is the 2nd-greatest jump of all-time and an argument could be made it's the best ever.
During World War II - when schedules were abbreviated - UNM fashioned a 3-0 record in the Border Conference in 1944 with all three wins coming against Texas Tech. The Lobos jumped to 12-0 in 1945 for an improvement of +9.
UNM held opponents to just 41.0% shooting from the floor. That's the 4th-lowest surrendered by a Lobo team in the past 43 years. Opponents averaged 62.7 points a game, the 2nd-lowest since 1983-84.
AN UNBELIEVABLE SEASON FOR J.R. Giddens
Simply stated, senior J.R. Giddens got it done on both ends of the floor over the last six weeks of the season.
-District VIII Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association
-MWC Player of the Year by ESPN.com
-1st team all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
-Associated Press honorable mention All-America
The Lobos have now made 28 postseason appearances - 11 NCAA and 17 NIT - and all have come in the past 45 seasons, since 1963-64. UNM has advanced to postseason play 20 times in the past 25 seasons, since 1983-84.
New Mexico has been in the NIT 17 times, including seven straight appearances between 1984-90. UNM has a 16-18 record.
The Lobos' top two showings came in 1964 when they finished second to Bradley and fourth place in 1990. The Lobos came within an eyelash of advancing to New York in 1988, '89, '92 and 2001, losing in the quarterfinals.
New Mexico has played 19 NIT games in The Pit where it is 13-6 and has won 8 straight games. The last loss was to St. Louis in the 1989 quarterfinals.
The Lobos have never won a true road game in the NIT, having lost all six contests. The last win in the NIT away from Albuquerque was a neutral-court victory over Syracuse at Madison Square Garden in 1967.
The Lobos finished 2nd in the nation in 3-point accuracy at 42.0%, converting 271 of 646 attempts. IUPUI was 1st at 42.3%.
UNM's 3-point shooting is the 2nd-best in school history. The 1988-89 Lobos hold the record at 43.3%, however, that squad was just 157 of 362 from beyond the arc.
New Mexico's last three losses came by a combined total of 5 points: 70-69 in OT to BYU, 82-80 in overtime to Utah in the MWC Championship and 68-66 at Cal in the 1st round of the NIT. UNM had a chance to tie or win each of the three games in the final seconds, but couldn't get a shot to fall.
The Lobos finished 1st in the MWC with a turnover margin of +5.6 in MWC games. They had 10 or fewer turnovers 16 times, and it happened 11 times in 16 MWC games. UNM averaged just 10.5 turnovers in MWC play, and 8.9 in the last 9 games.
In all games, the Lobos led the MWC in scoring (74.1 ppg), scoring margin (+11.4), 3-point FGs (8.21 pg) and 3-point percentage (42.0%).
In MWC games only, New Mexico led the league in scoring (72.9 ppg), scoring margin (+9.4), 3-point FGs made (8.5), 3-point FG pct. (43.0%), turnover margin (+5.63) and assist/turnover ratio (1.54).
New Mexico won 20 games in a season for the 21st time. All have occurred since the 1963-64 season. Steve Alford got his 9th 20-win campaign in 16 full seasons as a head coach.
New Mexico was 16-2 at home, winning by an average margin of 20.2 points. The blemishes were a 72-67 loss to San Diego State, a game the Lobos led 24-10 in the first half and 33-25 at halftime, and 70-69 in overtime to BYU.
Dairese Gary established himself as one of the top freshman point guards in school history. He started 27 games, the most by a UNM freshman point guard since John Robinson II started 30 in 1998-99. Dishing 105 assists, Gary is just the 5th Lobo freshman to record 100 in a season, joining Phil Smith (176 in 1980-81), David Gibson (113 in 1994-95), Robinson II (162 in 1998-99) and Marlon Parmer (115 in 1999-2000). Gary also had 44 steals, second-most ever by a UNM freshman. Phil Smith had 47 in 1980-81. Gary was the only freshman in the MWC who ranked in the top-10 in assists (8th) and steals (10th).
The Lobos had two true freshmen in the starting lineup in Dairese Gary and Jonathan Wills. Gary started 28 games, Wills 17, which is the first time in program history that a pair of true freshmen started at least 17 games in a season.
The last time UNM frosh - true and redshirt - had more starts was in 2002-03 when David Chiotti (20), Jeff Hart (5), Mikal Monette (2) and Mark Walters (20) combined for 47.
The Lobos had sellout crowds of 18,018 in their last two home games against BYU and UNLV. The last time UNM had back-to-back sellouts was for Arizona and New Mexico State in November/December of 1996. The last time for consecutive sellouts in conference games was 1994 when Lobo fans bought every ticket for six straight games.
Average attendance for 18 home games in 2007-08 was 14,361, an increase of 1,508 per game over last year's average of 12,853. It's the Lobos' highest average attendance in five years, since 14,679 in 2003-04.
The Lobos enjoyed a tremendous season even without one of their best players. Senior Tony Danridge suffered a broken left fibula during a game with teammates on Oct. 4, 2007. He had surgery on Oct. 8 and missed the entire season. Danridge does have a redshirt year available.
A 6-5 senior from San Bernardino, Calif., Danridge averaged 12.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 2006-07 and was named 3rd team All-MWC. He was the only Lobo to play in all 95 games over the past three seasons, not missing a game during his Lobo career.
Jamal Boykin made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left, Ryan Anderson scored 26 points and California held off New Mexico 68-66 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. DeVon Hardin added 10 points and six rebounds, Jerome Randle scored 11 and Boykin 10 as the Golden Bears made 22 of 31 free throws and shot 48 percent.
J.R. Giddens had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Lobos. Giddens scored over Patrick Christopher with 51.2 seconds left to tie the game, then Anderson missed two free throws at 36.2. After Boykin made his free throws, Giddens missed from just inside the 3-point line as the final buzzer sounded. Giddens shot 8-for-14 but also missed two free throws off the front of the rim with 1:41 to play that could have tied the game.
The Bears came out energized and pushed the ball at every chance to score easy baskets and get breakaway dunks. But a small crowd of only 1,906 fans came out to see it.
Cal used a 19-5 run late in the first half on the way to a 37-29 lead at the break despite going 2-for-10 from 3-point range. The Lobos went 5 minutes without scoring during one stretch.
Senior J.R. Giddens
26 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and 3rd in the last 4 games..also had 6 assists and 2 steals in 39 minutes
54 points, 30 rebounds and 7 assists in his final 2 collegiate games
averaged 22.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in his final 11 games at UNM
finished his senior season with 537 points (16.3 ppg), 290 rebounds (8.8 rpg), 103 assists, 47 steals and 39 blocks
Some interesting facts about the 10-man Lobos team:
And, since everyone played the Lobo bench has made huge contributions. UNM's reserves scored 36.1% (884 of 2,446) of the points and pulled down 32.9% (333 of 1,013) of the individual rebounds. Those were averages of 26.8 points and 10.1 rebounds.
A Lobo came off the bench to score in double figures 31 times: Jamaal Smith (11), Chad Toppert (10), Darren Prentice (8) and Roman Martinez (2).
New Mexico really put the clamps on the opponents' top scorers in several games:
The Lobos' 81.8% (9-11) accuracy from 3-point against Texas Tech is a school record and it tied the Mountain West Conference record (San Diego State - Dec. 15, 2006). The previous UNM record was 72.2% (13-18) vs. San Francisco State in 2003.
Junior Chad Toppert will enter his senior year holding the top spot as UNM's most accurate 3-point shooter. He has made 45.66% (184-403) of his tries. Toppert was 1st in the league in 3-point accuracy (48.0%) and 3rd in treys per game (2.58 a game).
In New Mexico's 59-44 win over Air Force on Jan. 19, the score was 0-0 until the 14:42 mark of the first half. That's when J.R. Giddens got a steal and a breakaway layin. The basket came on the Lobos' 9th possession of the game.
Air Force's first points came shortly thereafter at the 14:10 mark on a 3-pointer by Andrew Henke. The Falcons missed their first 5 shots, got the 3-pointer from Henke, then missed their next 9 to start 1 of 15 from the floor.
When the Lobos beat Wyoming 99-92 in double overtime on Jan. 5, they staged the largest second-half comeback in a road game in school history. UNM trailed 48-32 at halftime. It ranks as the 5th largest deficit overcome regardless of location. New Mexico's largest comeback was Jan. 15, 1993, at Hawai'i when it rallied from 20 points (31-11) to win 61-58.
The Lobos began the New Year in style by doing something it had never done before: prevailing in consecutive overtime games, and on the road no less.
UNM squeaked past a fired-up UTEP squad 86-85 in overtime on Jan. 2. That was followed by a grind-it-out 99-92 double-overtime victory at Wyoming on Jan. 5, the Lobos' first win over the Cowboys at the Arena-Auditorium since 1995. New Mexico trailed Wyoming 48-32 at halftime, so it marked the largest second-half comeback on the road in school history.
The Lobos established some new standards in the 86-85 OT win over UTEP on Jan. 2:
New Mexico side-swiped Weber State 62-32 at home on Dec. 23. The 32 points ties for the fewest by a Lobo opponent in The Pit, which opened in December of 1966. UNM beat BYU 74-32 on Feb. 3, 1997.
It also ties for the fewest points allowed by a Steve Alford-coached team during his 17-year coaching career. On March 12, 1999, Alford's Southwest Missouri State squad beat Wisconsin 43-32 in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte N.C.
It was 34-12 UNM at halftime. The 12 points are the fewest by a UNM opponent in the first half since Dec. 29, 1972, when the Lobos had a 40-9 halftime lead over Dartmouth.
For the first time since the 3-point shot was introduced into college basketball before the 1986-87 season, UNM canned at least 13 3-pointers in three straight games. The historic feat came during the Basketball Travelers Invitational when the Lobos were 13 of 28 against Presbyterian, 13 of 28 against St. Bonaventure and 13 of 26 against Loyola Marymount. That's a 47.6% clip for the 3-game tournament.
3s AND COUNTING
UNM has made a 3-pointer in 581 straight games, the 11th-longest active streak in NCAA Div. I. UNLV is 1st at more than 700 games. The last time UNM failed to connect from long range was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State in The Pit.
The 28 assists in the 92-57 win over Eastern Washington is UNM's highest total in 10 years, since it had 32 in a 112-61 victory over Holy Cross on Dec. 29, 1997. The Lobos averaged 16.3 assists a game compared to 15.1 in 2006-07.
New Mexico has a 63-69 record in the Mountain West Conference, 45-21 in The Pit and 17-48 on the road. UNM is 12-40 in league road games since 2001, 7-37 through 2006, but 5-3 this season.
The 2007-08 season was the 105th in school history. The Lobos first laced up the hightops on Feb. 2, 1900, when they lost 8-6 to the Albuquerque Guards. While 2007-08 was actually the 106th anniversary of the inaugural year, UNM did not field a team for various reasons in 1900-01, 1903-04, 1917-18 and 1920-21.
UNM has played continuously since 1921-22, compiling an all-time record of 1,288-1,006 (.560). New Mexico was 420-498 (.457) from 1900-62, but has gone 868-508 (.631) over the past 46 seasons, an average of nearly 19 wins per year.
UNM has made 28 trips to postseason, including 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and 17 showings in the NIT.
In what had to be a first in the history of Lobo basketball, UNM played 17 regular-season games against 11 teams that had first-year head coaches. The list:
Jeff Bzdelik - Colorado
Kirk Earlywine - Eastern Washington
Mark Schmidt - St. Bonaventure
Hawaii - Bob Nash*
Southern Utah - Roger Reid
New Mexico State - Marvin Menzies*
San Diego - Bill Grier*
Wyoming - Heath Schroyer
Air Force - Jeff Reynolds
Utah - Jim Boylen*
Colorado State - Tim Miles
*1st head coaching position
One of college basketball's most famous and recognizable buildings, University Arena is the home of New Mexico basketball.
The 2007-08 season was the 42nd year that University Arena has served as home for Lobo hoops. The first game was played on Dec. 1, 1966, with New Mexico beating Abilene Christian 62-53. A total of 740 games have been played overall. The Lobos have come away the victor in 598 of those - good for a stunning .808 winning percentage.
What is even more impressive about UNM's home court is that more than 11.5 million fans have flocked into this sunken edifice to see their beloved Lobos play basketball. The Lobos have averaged 15,559 fans the past 42 years, an amazing 95% of capacity.
The Lobos have finished second in the nation in attendance five times, third on four occasions and fourth six times.
UNM hosted NCAA men's basketball tournament action nine times, including the NCAA Championship in 1983 and the 1988 McDonald's High School All-American basketball game.
The Pit is built in a 37-foot hole on Albuquerque's southeast mesa. First the roof was constructed, then the hole was dug and the Arena built. That all happened in 1966. The unique Behlen roof (338 by 300 feet) was set up by contractors and then 55,000 cubic yards of earth were removed. About 28,000 yards of concrete were poured in the initial construction, which allowed a seating capacity of 14,831. The cost - an incredibly economical $1.4 million.
Arena expansion was undertaken when it became apparent that fan interest was too great even for the original structure. The expansion in 1975 cost near $2.2 million and involved the extension of a cantilevered deck above the existing facility. There are six rows in the deck, with a seating capacity of 2,300. Reserved standing-room-only spots increase The Pit's capacity to 18,018.
Major renovations to The Pit could start late in 2008. The cost of the project could range from $50-60 million. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents recently gave preliminary approval for a $20-25 million bond. The rest of the funding will come from the state and private sources. Gov. Bill Richardson pledged funding for Pit renovations in January of 2006. The venerable arena opened Dec. 1, 1966. All renovations in the past 40 years have been limited to locker rooms and offices. Although specific details are being finalized, the scope of work is expected to include the following:
new entrances, ticket office and novelty store
new men's and women's locker rooms
expanding the north, east and west concourses to allow for the construction of new restrooms and concession stands
building suites on the mezzanine level of the east and west sides
connecting the Davalos Center to The Pit
possibility of adding a third floor to the north end of the arena for a restaurant
Season tickets climbed above 10,000 for the first time since the 2003-04 season when UNM sold 10,598. The final count for 2007-08 is 10,096. UNM sold at least 10,000 season tickets for 30 consecutive seasons between 1974-75 and 2003-04.


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26. Towards a code of good practice on public participation in Internet governance - Building on the principles of WSIS and the Aarhus Convention
Provide a concise formulation for the proposed workshop theme including its importance and relevance to the IGF.
Discussion document for the workshop:
At the second IGF in Rio, the Good Practice Forum on "Public Participation in Internet Governance" issue attracted about 100 participants. In the meantime, exploratory research has been carried out which was presented and discussed at a stakeholder consultation meeting organised in Geneva on 23 May during the cluster of WSIS-related events 2008. The aim of the workshop is to present a concrete proposal for the envisaged Code of Good Practice, taking into account the principles of WSIS and of existing international instruments on governance such as the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention). The theme is deemed to be relevant for the IGF, in particular with regard to the sub-theme on 'Internet Governance Arrangements', one of the main sessions' themes of IGF 3 in December 2008. As to the relevance of the initiative to the mandate of IGF, cf. question 6 below.
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether you have you approached them about their willingness to participate in proposed workshop.
Chair: Ms Anriette Esterhuysen, APC
Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will take steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, including geographical diversity.
Intergovernmental Organisations: Council of Europe, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Civil Society: Association for Progressive Communications (APC). The three above-mentioned organisations organised a stakeholder consultation meeting on 23 May 2008 at Geneva, at which the result of the exploratory research into the initiative was presented. Another key objective of that meeting was to identify other interested stakeholders from different stakeholder groups with a view to associating them with the initiative in general and the proposed workshop in particular. Speakers at the proposed workshop will include representatives of business, civil society, academia and international organisations, seeking to take into account geographical diversity and gender balance.
Does the proposed workshop provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion?
The objective of the workshop is to consider the purpose and scope of the proposed instrument and to discuss with panellists and participants its possible opportunities, limitations and risks. Any related initiatives in the field of Internet Governance, such as on participatory issues (including a gender equality perspective), human rights (including freedom of expression, content control, as well as existing charters and frameworks such as the proposed Internet Bill of Rights, APC's Internet rights charter[1], the CRIS Framework[2], the Freedom of Expression project's Principles document[3]) should be discussed in respect of their compatibility or complementarity with the proposed instrument.
Please explain how the workshop will address issues relating to Internet governance and describe how the workshop conforms with the Tunis Agenda in terms of substance and the mandate of the IGF.
The aim of the proposed "Code of good practice on public participation, access to information and transparency in Internet governance" would be to enable all the institutions which play a role in some aspect of governing the Internet to commit to ensuring transparency, public participation (of all stakeholders) and access to information in Internet Governance. Paragraph 48 of the WSIS Declaration of Principles states that "The Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations." Paragraph 31 of the Tunis Agenda states that "… we commit ourselves to the stability and security of the Internet as a global facility and to ensuring the requisite legitimacy of its governance, based on the full participation of all stakeholders, from both developed and developing countries, within their respective roles and responsibilities". In respect of the mandate of the IGF, Paragraph 72 f. of the Tunis Agenda states that the IGF should "strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing countries". Moreover, paragraph 72 i. states that the IGF should "promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes". Finally, in respect of the relevance of the gender equality perspective also in Internet Governance, paragraph 23 of the Tunis Agenda states that "... We encourage all stakeholders to support women's participation in decision-making processes and to contribute to shaping all spheres of the Information Society at international, regional and national levels."
List similar events you and/or any other IGF workshops you have organized in the past.
Best Practice Forum on "Public participation in Internet governance: Emerging issues, good practices and proposed solutions", co-organised by the Council of Europe, UNECE and APC, held at the Second Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007.
Were you part of organizing a workshop last year? Which one? Did you submit a workshop report?
Yes, see Q 7 above. A report was presented to the IGF Plenary, which can be found here http://intgovforum.org/Rio_event_report.php?mem=28.

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This is the basic religion of Japan which celebrates life. It is focused on the kami or sense of the sacred. It is the essesnce or soul of anything that inspires awe.The universe depicted is amoral and indifferent. Virtue is not necessarily rewarded nor is evil always punished. Shinto provides the Japanese creation myth but no afterlife. Death is the end. Shinto has no moral code. Society provides through its etiquette the moral code which is partly based on ideas introduced from Confucian philosophy. Morality is a human, social concept.
Shinto is a community based religion. The community may include all Japanese or those who live in a specific area or individuals who respond to a particular kami.
The priesthood is focused around the rituals of shrine (jinja) worship and maintaining Shinto practice. They may on occasion serve as counselors but their main obligations are service to the rituals of the shrine and kami.
The shrines are territories marked by the presence of gates: torii and shimenawa or wrapped straw and paper. The gates are of various sizes and are usually painted red. Shrines may be dedicated to a specific deity but may also include various kami and may also be found in Buddhist compounds and temples as well as everyday places. Shrines have a distinctive architecture that features a peaked roof and is either natural wood or painted in red.
Some shrines have regular festivals, matsuri, that commemorate dates related to that shrine or deity. These festivals include parades, music and dancing, sometimes theatrical performances of plays or Noh drama, food and games and often the travels of the mikoshi or portable shrine. Miko or shrine maidens may engage in divinations through trances. Everyone is welcome at shrine festivals.
The mikoshi is a portable shrine. It is carried on the shoulders of people in the area. If the mikoshi it large it will be carried by many people, mostly young men but some shrines have chosen to have small ones carried by children. The mikoshi is a way for the god to mingle with the people and see how they live.
The sacred treasures of the shrine are either a sword, mirror or jewel in which the spirit of the god is said to dwell. These are rarely displayed but kept inside the shrine main building. The sacred sword is said to be one used by Susanoo (brother of the sun Goddess) to defeat the eight-headed dragon. The jewels (magatama) are a necklace said to belong to Amaterasu Omikami and the mirror (kagami) is also said to belong to her and hold her image.
One goes to the shrine for happy, community events such as births, weddings, planting, building. These events welcome new members to the community and indicate new beginnings. The gods are asked to protect its followers and to bring prosperity. Blessings of the gods are also sought through amulets (omamori) which provide protection from danger or pain and also bring the power of the god to provide success and prosperity.
Entering a shrine is entering a sacred and somewhat dangerous space as you are coming into the presence of power, therefore, the person who enters must be ritually, spiritually purified. The elements that provide purification are: water, salt, fire, sand and sake (alcohol).
When one enters a shrine compound, usually a water purification ritual is performed by scooping up water at a basin provided and cleaning ones hands and mouth. Then you proceed to walk around the compound where you will find various shrine buildings and occasionally trees, rocks or other items deemed to have some sense of kami or spiritual power. Sometimes there will be a fire burning and people will waft the smoke over their heads. The most imprtant value in Shinto is cleanliness both physical and spirtual and pollution, which is mainly identified with blood and death, must be avoided as much as possible but can be erased through elaborate ritual.
This sense of entering and leaving sacred or dangerous space has left its influence on Japanese society in a sense of spiritual compartmentalization that affects the way in which the Japanese designate space and interact with one another.
There are various kinds of kami, variously estimated at about 8 million, but the main ones identified are:
kami - spirits which may be found in water, rocks, trees and other natural manifestations which have a particular aura about them. These places and things are usually set off with a nawa or rope of straw festooned with paper.
earth elements - sun, wind, rivers. The most important kami is Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun Goddess and ancestress of the Imperial family. The kamikaze or divine wind has saved Japan from invasion.
powerful forces - war, health, agriculture. Inari-sama, the God of Agriculture has shrines all over Japan and is often represented by the fox.
- deceased persons - Sugawara Michizane, Emperor Meiji. Michizane was a courtier in the Hieian period who became a deity after death when a plague that struck Kyoto was identified as caused by him in revenge for being exiled. This led to the Gion Matsuri the oldest continuously performed religious festival in the world. He is also the god of calligraphy and learning and every year on the 2 of January, students go to his shrines to offer their first calligraphy of the year and also to ask for help in the important entrance exams.
- foxes, racoons, rabbits and cats are the tricksters of Shinto and there are many stories of human encounters with these animals who cause problems for those unlucky enough to encounter them.
- Human emotions such as anger, jealousy, or mirth can
also be kami.
Shinto does not deal very well with death which is associated with corruption and decay. Therefore, this aspect of life is mainly dealt with by Buddhism. All individuals who die become kami. People who have died peacefully and happily amid their family are the revered ancestors but not everyone dies this way. Those who die without family to care for their kami become hungry ghosts (an idea imported from China) who wander and can cause trouble. A person who died violently or who led an unhappy life can be a source of danger or trouble to others. Things are done to ease these spirits. Sometimes flowers will be left at a place where someone died in a car accident or of a heart attack. Or small stones will be piled up to indicate a place where the sacred space touches on everyday space.
There are thousands of kami. According to one scholar there are 8 million dieties in Shinto. The stories of the gods are told in the Nihongi and the Kojiki. These tales depict an amoral (at least in the Western sense) universe. These stories are still popular and the source for plots and images in all forms of Japanese art, poetry, literature including the newer forms of manga and anime who rely especially heavily on the myths for characters and story plots along with their imaginative interpretation by modern artists and writers.
Besides seeking blessings, the rituals also are to pacify those gods seen as fearful or able to cause damage such as Hachiman, the God of War. Shinto has had a major impact on the Japanese view of the world. Sumo wrestling began as an offering of strength and entertainment for the gods in Shinto temple grounds. It was not a popular sport until this century and the sumo ring still has elements of the Shinto shrine in the canopy above and in the ritual stomping of the ground and tossing of salt before an individual bout and in the ceremonies at the opening and closing of matches.
The Seven gods of Luck are from Chinese Taoism. Not much from the Taoist tradition entered Japan as much of it was similar to the Shinto already practiced but these gods are sometimes found displayed in business and homes: 1) Benten - goddess of music, arts, beauty and fertility (identified with Ryugu Otohime - Shinto Princess of the Dragon Palace - sea); 2) Hotei - the fat, laughing god of happiness; 3) Jurojin - the god of longevity; 4) Fukurokujin - the dwarf god of wisdom; 5) Bishamon - the armor clad god of religious zeal; 6) Daitoku - the generous god of wealth and 7) Ebisu - the god of honest labor. They are often depicted traveling on the Takarabune (Treasure ship).
Aramitama "rough
one", one of two aspects of Shinto Kami, and nigimitama
(benevolent). Rituals are performed to bring this duality into balance.
Ema - letter to the gods (on a small wooden board)
Goriyaku efficacious benefits bestowed by divine entities upon human beings in this lifetime. They must be sincerely petitioned and gratitude must be shown or there will be divine retribution (tatari)
Guji - highest rank of Shinto priest.
*Harae, harai Shinto purificatin rituals.
Hitogami "person-deity" end product of the process of deification of important human leaders of a clan.
Jinja a Shinto shrine. Other words signifying the temporary residence of kami are: jingû, miya, oyashiro, hokora.
*Jichinsai - land calming rituals.
Kagura a performance of music and dance within the shrine which is thought to pacify and entertain the kami.
Kamidana a Shinto altar in a private home.
Kannushi a common word to signify a Shinto priest.
Kansha gratitude to the kami for benefits received.
*Kashiwade The custom of raising ones hands to the level of ones chest and then clapping two or three times in succession. Signifies an individuals respect for the kami.
*Kegare a pollution, defilement or the waning of the vital life energy. Purification rituals are designed to address and eliminate the destructive effects of kegare. Also called tsumi or imi.
*Makoto sincerity, truthful, conscientious. Essential attitude in Shinto practice.
Matsurigoto a synthesis of politics and religion.
Miki sake (rice wine) offered to the kami and later shared by those present at the ritual.
*Miko female shrine attendents.
*Misogi water to purify mind and body.
Norito invocation prayer delivered to the kami.
Omikuji - fortune
Omamori- amulet
Omairi formal or informal visits to a shrine.
Reikon a spirit, that must be pacified and kept in check so its influence does not impede the normal functioning of life energies.
Reisai annual or semi-annual main festival of a shrine
* Sanpaisha - worshiper
Seimei purity and brightness of heart.
*Shinsen food offerings presented upon an altar to the kami. (always include: rice, water, salt, sake, and food representative of the sea, mountains, and plains).
Shintai a material object in the shrines holiest pace. The kami inhabit it during rituals.
Tamashii soul, spirit, ghost, can have both benevolent and malevolent aspects.
*Temizuya water basin at the entrance to a shrine where initial purifications of hands and mouth are performed.
*Torii gateway to a shrine. Boundary marker between the sacred and profane.
Tsumi anything from ones own experience of sickness, error or calmity to encounters with the death or misfortunes of others.
Ujigami deity of a particular clan or family, have come to represent the protector of a geographical area.
Ujiko those living in the precincts of a particular shrine.
The God enshrined at Kamigamo Shrine is Wake Ikazuchi (god of thunder and lighning).
Taken from John Nelson "Enduring Identities" . The
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Georgia and Vanderbilt will play a doubleheader Saturday after rain postponed Friday's game.
April 19, 2013
ATHENS, GA.-----Due to inclement weather, the Vanderbilt-Georgia baseball series will feature a doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon. Game two of the series will begin at 4:05 p.m. and be televised by CSS.
Game one of the series between Georgia and No. 2 Vanderbilt slated for Friday has been postponed. The Bulldogs are 14-24 overall and 3-12 in the SEC while the Commodores are 33-5, 14-1 in the SEC.
Fans holding a ticket for Friday's postponed game can exchange that ticket for any remaining regular season game at Foley Field this year. Rainout tickets can be exchanged at the Foley Field Box Office while tickets are still available. Saturday's tickets for the Georgia-VU baseball contest will be good for admission to both games of the doubleheader.


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August 5, 2015
WASHINGTON The Homeland Security Department is warning airlines to be on alert for explosives hidden in shoes.
Homeland Security says it regularly shares relevant information with domestic and international partners, but it declined to discuss specifics of a warning sent to airlines.
Earlier this month Homeland Security warned airlines with flights to Russia to be on the lookout for explosive devices possibly hidden inside toothpaste. The Transportation Security Administration then banned passengers from bringing any liquids in their carry-on luggage on nonstop flights from the U.S. to Russia. That warning became public just days before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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September 15, 2011
Remember the "You Donate. I Bake." post? Well, it ended up raising over $700! Over the last few weeks, I sent hundreds of gluten-free shortbread cookies into the world. Thank you to everyone who donated! Your generosity amazed me.
Several folks asked for the recipe for those simple shortbread cookies. I'm more than happy to share it And I'm more than please (tickled really!) that several of the folks who received cookies are NOT gluten-free and still wanted the recipe!
Since starting the project, I've learned lots about these simple cookies! Here's what you need to know before whipping up a batch:
1. Don't overmix. Shortbread cookies are dense affairs. Over-mixing the butter causes their texture to become too light and crumbly. When preparing the dough, don't cream the butter and sugar so much that it becomes light and fluffy.
2. Take your time. Since these cookies contain no eggs, there's no moisture to coax the ingredients quickly into a dough. Once the dry ingredients are added to the butter and sugar paste, it takes a little while for a dough to form. At first the dough seems incredibly sandy--you might even worry that it's not coming together—don't fret like I did the first time I made a batch! The dough does come together after two or three minutes of mixing. Don't rush it and don't give up. The wait's worth it.
3. Re-rolling is welcome. With no gluten to make things tough, you can roll and re-roll this dough until every last piece is used. Since these cookies are so rich, I make about two dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies from one batch, gathering and re-rolling the dough as needed to get this many cookies.
5 1/3 ounces (1 1/3 cups) white rice flour
2.5 ounces (1/2 cup) sweet rice flour
2 ounces (1/2 cup) cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum (this prevents the cookies from spreading)
7 ounces (14 tablespoons) butter, softened
5 1/4 ounces (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. In small bowl, whisk together white rice flour, sweet rice flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum. In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla extract together, on medium-low speed, until a thick paste forms, about 30 seconds. Shut off stand mixer. Add dry ingredients. Turn on mixer and mix until a dough forms, about three minutes.
2. Lightly white rice flour your countertop. Turn dough out onto counter and shape dough into a disk. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out, about 1/4-inch thick. Cut using a round cutter and place cookies on prepared baking sheet, about two inches apart. Chill cookies for ten minutes.
3.Bake until cookies are lightly golden brown on the edges and aromatic, about 30 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the pan for five minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat using remaining dough.
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text: Acknowledgments Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action This Resource Guide was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) by Thomson Medstat and The Council of State Governments (Contract No. 290-00-0004); and updated by Thomson Reuters (formerly Thomson Medstat).This effort was motivated and guided by the following AHRQ staff: Dwight McNeill, Ph.D., AHRQ Task Leader; Ernest Moy, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the National Healthcare Quality Report and Disparities Reports; Denise Dougherty, Ph.D., Special Advisor on Child Health; Roxanne Andrews, Senior Health Services Researcher, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets; and DonnaRae Castillo, Publications Editor, Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer (retired).We also acknowledge the special contributions of the following individuals and groups:Several members of AHRQ's Asthma Steering Committee provided valuable comments and recommendations on earlier drafts of this Resource Guide. They are: James Stout (University of Washington), Diana Schmidt (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), Stephen Redd (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), David Greenberg (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), Ashok Patel (American Thoracic Society member), Maureen George (American Thoracic Society member), Kirsten Aired (Oregon Asthma Program), Amy Friedman (Allies Against Asthma), Katherine Pruitt (American Lung Association), Asua Ofosu (American Thoracic Society), Mary Tyrell (South Carolina State Budget and Control Board), Vi Naylor (Georgia Hospital Association), and Carolyn Turner (Florida Agency for Health Care Administration).Partners in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) from State hospital associations and State government agencies contributed data and information on the four States featured in this Resource Guide. They are: Maryland—Brian Jacque (Health Services Cost Review Commission, Department of Research and Methodology).Michigan—Bob Zorn (Michigan Health & Hospital Association).New Jersey—Frances Prestianni (New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services).Vermont—Lauri Scharf (Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems).All HCUP Partners make possible the HCUP databases and, thus, derived estimates for asthma hospitalizations published in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports and this Resource Guide.A focus group of legislators and program directors, who are members of the Council of State Governments, guided our effort to make materials more user friendly to government executives. They are: Representative Marilyn Lee (Hawaii), Representative Kathy Miles (South Dakota), Representative Jean Hunhoff (South Dakota), and DeeAnne Mansfield (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission).This document is in the public domain within the United States only and may be used and reproduced without permission. AHRQ appreciates citation as to source and the suggested format is below. Foreign countries and users who want to distribute content on a global basis in electronic form or print should submit specific permission requests for use to: https://info.ahrq.gov.Suggested citation: Coffey RM, Ho K, Adamson DM, et al. Asthma care quality improvement: a resource guide for state action. (Prepared by Thomson Medstat and the Council of State Governments under Contract No. 290-00-0004; updated by Thomson Reuters, formerly Thomson Medstat). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2006, updated October 2009. AHRQ Pub. No. 06(10)-0012.Return to Contents Asthma Steering CommitteeThe following experts in asthma care and State health policy were assembled by AHRQ to guide the development of this Resource Guide.Kirsten AiredOregon Asthma ProgramMichelle Cloutier, M.D.Connecticut Children's Medical CenterAmy FriedmanAllies Against AsthmaMin Gayles, M.P.H.National Committee for Quality AssuranceMaureen George, Ph.D., R.N.American Thoracic Society memberFoster Gesten, M.D.New York State Department of HealthDavid Greenberg, M.B.A.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJayne Jones, M.P.H.Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment CouncilCarole Lannon, M.D., M.P.H.North Carolina Center for Children's Healthcare ImprovementVi NaylorGeorgia Hospital AssociationAsua OfosuAmerican Thoracic SocietyAshok Patel, M.D.American Thoracic Society memberKatherine PruittAmerican Lung AssociationStephen Redd, M.D.Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJoyce ReidGeorgia Hospital Association Research & Education FoundationDiana Schmidt, M.P.H.National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteSharon Sprenger, M.P.A., RHIAJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsJames Stout, M.D., M.P.H.University of WashingtonCarolyn TurnerFlorida Agency for Health Care AdministrationMary TyrellSouth Carolina State Budget and Control BoardKevin Weiss, M.D., M.P.H., FACPMidwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research and Center for Healthcare Studies at Feinberg School of Medicine Page last reviewed October 2014 Internet Citation: Acknowledgments: Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action. 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Posted: November 4th, 2012
Here's a quick look at who the Erie BayHawks picked in Friday's 2012 D-League Draft. The BayHawks drafted Donte Roberts in the sixth round. The BayHawks start training camp Nov. 10.
Sixth round — Donte Roberts (6-9, 260, F, Lewis-Clark State)
Date of birth: Feb. 10, 1989
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Background: Played two season at Shelton State Community College before transferring to Lewis-Clark State. Averaged seven points and 5.5 rebounds in 28 games (all starts) in his only season at Lewis-Clark State in 2010-11. Originally signed with Alabama A&M coming out of high school.
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|"Fast Food Nation" - LOS ANGELES PREMIERE !!!
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A no-holds-barred exploration of the fast food industry that ultimately reveals the dark side of the "All American Meal."
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Dano, Luis Guzman, Ethan Hawke, Ashley Johnson, Greg Kinnear, Kris Kristofferson, Avril Lavigne, Esai Morales, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ana Claudia Talancon, Wilmer Valderrama
Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear)-a marketing executive at Mickey's Fast Food Restaurant chain, home of "The Big One"-has a problem. Contaminated meat is getting into the frozen patties of the company's best-selling burger. To find out why, he'll have to take a journey to the dark side of the All-American meal.
Leaving the cushy confines of the company's Southern California boardroom for the immigrant-staffed slaughterhouses, teeming feedlots and cookie cutter strip malls of Middle America, what Don discovers is a "Fast Food Nation" of consumers who haven't realized it is they who are being consumed by an industry with a seemingly endless appetite for fresh meat.
The Recorded Picture Company production Fast Food Nation, a character study set in the fast food industry, is based on material from the book of the same name written by Eric Schlosser. Fast Food Nation, published in 2001 and a New York Times bestseller, was an incendiary nonfiction exploration of the industry.
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July 9th, 2013
FIRST LOOK at Kurek wrapped in Macerata clothing!
From siatkowka24.com
May 8th, 2013
After a very disappointing season with Dinamo MOSCOW, Poland's Volleyball hero Bartosz Kurek is set to move to Italy and will be playing – for the next two years – for the likes of Lube Banca Marche MACERATA. Though he is only 24, Kurek – who stands at 207 cm – is one of the world's best outside hitters with a very impressive record in all major international competitions. By the time he was barely 21, Kurek won gold at the 2009 CEV Volleyball European Championship in Turkey with a bronze medal following two years later in Vienna, Austria. He is one of the corner stones of the national team currently mentored by Italian-born Andrea Anastasi under whose guidance Kurek celebrated a silver medal at the 2011 FIVB World Cup in Japan before winning last year's World League finals in Sofia where he was also voted MVP of the competition. His personal showcase includes also the "Best Server" award from the 2011 CEV Volleyball European Championship in Vienna and the distinction for the "Best Scorer" of the 2009 FIVB Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar. While representing PGE Skra BELCHATOW he made it twice to the final four of the CEV Volleyball Champions League claiming bronze in 2010 and silver in 2012.
Kurek is the second Polish player to wear the jersey of Lube Banca Marche MACERATA, one of the most decorated clubs of the past decade, after Sebastian Swiderski played there from 2007 to 2010.
Right after completion of his last game in the Russian Superleague, on Tuesday Kurek did announce his transfer to Italy via his Facebook profile. "This is a dream that comes true" he wrote there. "Any little boy who starts playing basketball wants to join the NBA one day. On the other hand, anyone who takes up volleyball dreams about playing in Italy's first division. This is the dream of a lifetime and it finally comes true. I feel honoured and very proud to be able to play in Italy's national league while representing the likes of a prestigious club like Lube Banca Marche MACERATA. Before signing the contract, I have asked some info to my friend Sebastian Swiderski and he has spent enthusiastic words about everything that is connected with Lube, including the city. So I did not hesitate and immediately accepted their offer. I just can't wait for the start of this adventure".
In only a few hours thousands of messages were dropped on Kurek's Facebook account by his fans, especially by his compatriots.
Kurek will be wearing the jersey n° 16 thereby paying tribute to Arkadiusz Golas, the 24-year old middle-blocker who passed away back in 2005 in a car accident in Austria right before the start of the season where he was set to join forces with Lube Banca Marche MACERATA. That is the same number worn by Swiderski as he played for the Italian club as he also did want to pay his respect to a close friend who unfortunately did never have the opportunity to wear that jersey that was designed for him there in Macerata.
May 7th, 2013
With Kurek joining the Italian club team, this means one of the 4 (most likely Savani, Parodi, Kovar and Zaytsev) will possibly leave the team.
Yesterday, the 24 year old Polish star wrote this on FB Fan Page:
Dzisiaj przegraliśmy z Jarosławiczem 1:3 i zajęliśmy dziewiąte miejsce w lidze rosyjskiej. Chciałbym wszystkim bardzo podziękować za wsparcie w tym ciężkim dla mnie sezonie. Mogę już oficjalnie potwierdzić – w przyszłym sezonie będę występował w Lube Banca Macerata. Mój kontrakt z Dynamem został rozwiązany za porozumieniem stron. Spełnię swoje marzenie i zagram w lidze włoskiej
Chciałem Wam jeszcze powiedzieć, że kontrakt z Lube Banca podpisałem na dwa lata i, podobnie jak kiedyś Sebastian Świderski, będę występował z numerem 16, w hołdzie tragicznie zmarłemu Arkowi Gołasiowi
He's pretty much saying that his team in Russia, Dinamo Moscow finished 9th and that his contract with Macerata is good for 2 years.
He obviously forgot to mention how much his salary is. Hah! We can only guess that it'd be around $700,000-$800,000 per season or maybe even less knowing that Macerata has cut down on their budget for next season.
As for his new team, we have a feeling that Parodi and Kovar will leave and then Macerata's starting hitters would be Kurek, Savani and Zaytsev.
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Extra! Extra!
About 2 weeks ago, Macerata's owner Fabio Giulianelli spoke about the changes in the club resulted by the latest situation in the World's economy.
He says…
"Beyond the undeniable bitterness generated by the disappointments that we experienced in the that season just ended, I believe that in drawing up our plans for the coming seasons, we can not disregard the momentous changes that are covering the world whole, from an economic point of view first of all. We have always explained very clearly that the management philosophy of the club fully reflects the company, which is of course very strongly the concept of responsibility, linked to the achievement of results. We want, then, that the same concept also applies to the team, and that is why we propose to all our players and staff members under contract the 25% reduction of their salary, which we know to be at the top, is dependent on the achievement of results. This proposal should not be construed as a penalty, but as the wish to put important bases for the future of the team, trust and investing money towards the athletes, technicians and others who follow our business logic, assuming responsibility with society, especially towards the fans, but also to themselves.
Of course, this type of policy will also cover the new arrivals. Again, in recent years the world has changed, affecting many aspects of social life. And the sport is definitely lagging behind these changes. We simply want to ensure that an athlete is compared to any other professional, who is therefore responsible for how he carried out the task that was entrusted to him, and as a consequence of the results achieved."


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First, for those of you who have never played before, it's really very simple!
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Whether you're shopping for that perfect outfit, home décor or a unique wedding gift for the couple who already has everything, Philly's Center City has it all.
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Beat the rush and start shopping for back-to-school fashions now at these Philadelphia stores.
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Despite losing Brendon Mundorf, the MLL MVP and Outlaws leading scorer, due to an ankle injury, Denver found a way. Rookie Chris Bocklet took his place in the starting lineup and scored a career-best six goals.
The record-setting season will continue for one more day. The Outlaws will face the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the Steinfeld Cup at 1 p.m.
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By the Time We Got to Woodstock
We've seen the famous images countless times: the mud, the nudity, the traffic jams, the flower power in full display — and of course the biggest rock and roll performers of a generation. Still, it's hard to imagine that it was 40 years ago this month that the Woodstock Festival (formally the Woodstock Music and Art Fair) roared onto Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, transforming not only that Sullivan County town but the entire tenor of the country. So let's go for a fun journey down Memory Lane — and, along the way, take a look at how the charming town of Woodstock laid the roots for this once-in-a-lifetime extravaganza. It's all cool, man
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Woodstock. For 40 years that name has been synonymous with one of the biggest events of the 20th century. You know, Upstate New York's little three-day rock and roll festival in 1969 that seemingly changed the world, spawned references in dozens of songs and movies, and made headlines in every corner of the globe. Yes, that one. Of course, there is another Woodstock, and those of us who call the Hudson Valley home (or just love to visit) know all about the charms of this funky Ulster County village, with its long history as an artists' refuge.
Amazingly, many people still believe that Woodstock (the concert) actually took place in Woodstock (the village). Not so. The concert happened in tiny Bethel, 43 miles away.
Spread the word: Woodstock was full of concerts and other arts events throughout the 1960s
Photographs courtesy of Julia Blelock
So how did this famous extravaganza end up being called the Woodstock Festival? It seems that the village inspired the concert. In fact, many 20th-century events in this arts-loving town laid the framework for what would become the Woodstock Festival. At least according to Weston Blelock, a Woodstock native who recently published Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, a book based on a panel discussion that he helped organize last year. According to Blelock, Woodstock has been home to all types of arts and artists over the years: first there was the Byrdcliffe Arts & Crafts colony (which started in 1902), followed by a burgeoning painting scene in the 1920s, the ongoing Maverick summer music festivals, Bob Dylan's arrival in the town in the early '60s, and ultimately the "Sound Outs" of 1967 and 1968.
The Sound Outs were a series of impromptu concerts held on a farm between Saugerties and Woodstock. The first one, on Labor Day weekend 1967, included performers Richie Havens, Tim Hardin, Junior Wells, Billy Batson, and Major Wiley. "I can't remember who told me about them," says Blelock, who was a teenager at the time. "But when you are at a certain age you just absorb these things. Then people like [radio personality] Bob Fass started to bring in bigger acts. There were a lot of people who didn't appear in the paper, but would just spontaneously come; it was very casual. A lot of the bands didn't even get paid, they weren't concerned about money. But people kept coming — they came under the fence, over the fence, any way they could get in."
Michael Lang, one of the legendary promoters of the Woodstock Festival, moved to the village from Coconut Grove, Florida in 1968 for the music scene. "The Sounds Outs were kind of the spark for the Woodstock Festival in that it got me thinking about doing the concerts here. [They] had a great feel and it was in the country, and it provided all the guidelines that I needed. I was sort of thinking of a broader event but with the same kind of emotional impact."
Originally, the festival was going to be held in the Town of Wallkill (Orange County) — but ended up as three days of rock and roll in Bethel
Brochure, flier, and tickets courtesy of Patricia Zelkovsky Salamone
But back to the name thing. Lang wanted to produce a major concert, but couldn't find the space in Woodstock. "The Woodstock festival was called Woodstock for several reasons. One: we intended to be here. And two: the name sort of embodied a lot of the feelings and imagery that we wanted to conjure in promoting this festival. From its conception it was conceived to be here for a reason, and that reason was what the town was about and what I hoped the festival would bring to its attendees and what they could expect when they got here. So it was never going to be anything but Woodstock."
So what happened to Woodstock — the place — after the famous festival? Bill West, a '60s town official and a speaker at the panel discussion, said: "There were cute little boutiques and stores in the late '60s. And after the Woodstock Festival I think we saw a fair number of head shops, hippies sleeping on the Village Green and on people's lawns. It became somewhat of a problem for a few years. Luckily it changed dramatically." Blelock laments the end of the local music scene. "When I was growing up, there were a lot of famous people and musicians in town, but nobody chased after them, they were left alone and given their space. That changed after the festival, everything became very commercial and lots of people came to town and everybody was trying to arrange an encounter with Dylan. I had friends from Bard and when they had nothing on their schedule, they had a few hits of weed and would head over to Woodstock to see if they could find him. Finally, he got tired of it and left town (in the mid-'70s). The golden age was over."
Still, Blelock believes that Woodstock retains much of its 1960s magic. "The town has a wonderful spiritual quality," says Blelock. "It supports people being individuals. As long as the visitors coming here espouse the Woodstock state of mind, then I'm all for it."
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May 21 2006
Little Kids, Big Words
I love the sound of big, sophisticated words coming from little kids' mouths. Just for kicks, I'll sometimes say a big word or phrase and make one of my offspring repeat it back to me. Medical terms are particularly entertaining. I recommend trying this if you have any little squirts at your disposal.
Here's a recent session for your listening pleasure. My subject became a little bored after the first three words and began rebelliously interjecting sound effects after certain words ("Antidisestablishmentarianism-blah"; "Excommunicate-pppttth".)
This is just another example of the myriad of pointless, nonproductive, irrelevant hobbies I choose to fill my time with. Anything to avoid getting any work done.
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Anonymous On Sunday, May 21 at 4:36 pm
Don't you owe me some chicken spaghetti? Get after it. Go piss up a rope. nt
susanlavonne On Sunday, May 21 at 4:56 pm
more! your blog is so much fun….and tell anonymous to get his own dinner, you have an obligation to your public…hehe ;-)ps..but thank him for my new favorite saying (about the rope)
BoneyJoanie On Friday, July 14 at 9:49 am
I'm willing to bet a year's salary that there's a memoir from one of your offspring lurking in your future. Don't think these little passtimes of yours won't emerge as great fodder for literary revenge.
twodogsbarking On Friday, August 18 at 9:03 am
We were having our first family Thanksgiving with my two-year old nephew after he could talk. It was a big table with my brother, his wife, my mom and dad, me and my nephew. We were all talking at warp speed, half-listening to "Bolero," a Thanksgiving tradition in our household. As we were all eating and talking, my nephew loudly banged his spoon down on his high-chair tray and said very clearly "I'm ferusturated! [sic]" It stunned us into silence as we looked at this child wonder. Then we burst into hysterical laughter. Love your blog, BTW. I was raised in AZ and horses were my life until my late teens. There is nothing like the freedom of growing up with horses.
bzymom13 On Tuesday, January 30 at 3:13 pm
OMG…I just tried pulmonary embolism and it was the cutest thing EVER!
I stumbled across your blog & have now had it open for two days straight laughing my behind off


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Lawrence Rotundowrote a review of Reef Smoothy Sandal - Men's on September 22, 2005
Reef Smoothy Sandles are sweet!
These sandals are totally awesome! They look great, feel great and are a great value. The one slight downfall, is that if your feet are a little sweaty you'll get that squeak when while you're walking around.


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Three North Charleston teens were arrested on drug charges Saturday after one of them said he was kidnapped and robbed.
Here's what happened, according to an incident report from North Charleston police.
About 10 p.m. Friday, officers were sent to check out a report of shots fired around Bonaparte Drive. They found Dangelo Dontreal Brown, 19, of West Montague Avenue standing at Scarsdale Drive and Bonaparte Drive. He told them he had been kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint. Brown said he was walking to his girlfriend's house when a green Ford Taurus pulled up at Marseilles Drive and Scarsdale Drive and three men got out.
He said he recognized one of them as "Maurice." He said Maurice pulled out a gray and black semiautomatic handgun and a second man showed a silver snub-nosed revolver and they forced Brown into the back seat of the car between them.
The other man started driving while the men on either side hit him in the head with their guns and fists, according to Brown. Maurice tried to put a bag over his head, and they took his wallet containing $300 in cash, according to Brown.
Brown told officers he was finally able to push open a door and he and Maurice fell out of the car together. Brown said he heard a shot fired and somebody yell "Ow." Then he said he took off running, carrying a ball cap from one of the men that he later gave to officers.
Officers found the Taurus on Bonaparte Drive, with Brown's money in the front seat and a 9 mm shell casing near the rear passenger side tire. The car was registered to John Thomas Thompson, 19, of Garrett Avenue.
Brown, Thompson and Maurice Xavier Hadnod, 19, of Alabama Drive were all arrested Saturday and charged with conspiracy to violate the stat's narcotic laws. Hadnod was also charged with discharging a firearm in city limits.
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Dangelo Dontreal Brown, 19, of West Montague Avenue in North Charleston was arrested April 20, 2013, and charged with violating the state's narcotics laws.×
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Sarah S. Richardson is a historian and philosopher of science who studies race and gender in the life sciences and the social dimensions of scientific knowledge. She is the author of Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome (Chicago, 2013) and co-editor of Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age (Rutgers, 2008) and Postgenomics (Duke, forthcoming).
Richardson's recent book, Sex Itself, traces the history of genetic theories of sex differences from 1900 to the present. The book demonstrates how the human X and Y chromosomes became the pillars of a particular way of thinking about biological sex: as an unalterable binary encoded at the level of the genome. Over the course of the twentieth century, the X and Y became gendered objects of scientific knowledge, influencing understandings of human sex differences in biology and medicine. In the book's concluding chapters, Richardson outlines key ethical, conceptual, and methodological issues in the expanding study of genomic sex differences today.
Richardson's current book project, with the working title The Maternal Mystique, is a history of maternal effects research. The term "maternal effects" refers to the influences of a mother's behavior, exposures, and physiology on her offspring's future health and development. Today, maternal effects research is an expanding field in medicine, public health, psychology, evolutionary biology, and genomics. The book will explore the intersection between the rise of maternal effects research in the life sciences and changing conceptions of motherhood, health citizenship, and genetic determinism in the twentieth century.
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