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Best of FCDallas.com in 2013: Preseason
Best of FCDallas.com in 2013: March & April
FC Dallas burst out of the gates like never before in 2013 winning five out of our first nine games with just one loss.
The season opener, a 1-0 win over Colorado, wasn't the prettiest of wins but Jackson's opportunistic game-winner was good enough for three points.
"When I saw that the ball was bouncing I didn't expect the mistake by the goalkeeper, but I was ready for it," said Jackson via a translator after the match. "I still had to be careful though because it became too easy."
After a head-scratching loss at Chivas USA, the all-important Texas Derby was next vs the hated Houston Dynamo. FCDTV kicked things up a notch with a hilarious new "Crush the Orange" video.
We took a look back at the history of the rivalry and how "El Capitan" the Civil War-era Howitzer cannon became the trophy for the game.
FC Dallas did end up Crushing the Orange with a late strike from Kenny Cooper in a thrilling 3-2 victory.
FCD scored another big win, this time 2-0 over Real Salt Lake, and an unbelievable play by Matt Hedges sealed the win.
"I tried tucking it away and then I saw [Hedges] coming in and blocking it," said Sandoval. "I couldn't believe it. I thought I had it."
FCD's trip to New England to face the Revolution was spiced up by a pair of promo videos. New England fired the first salvo claiming that "Revs" could cure you from the FCD disease, but Dallas fired back as the Law Firm of Hooper & Hooper claimed that REVS or "Recycling Everyone's Video Segments" was dangerous to the country.
In the end, Dallas got the last laugh as Blas Perez, back from international duty, scored the late game-winner to send FCD top of the league.
"It's a great group of guys from back to front," said Cooper. "The team is playing really well with a lot of confidence. Obviously, it's still early but hopefully we can keep this form going."
FCD took advantage of what has become a yearly tradition in mid-April and held a team practice at Wescott Field at SMU.
"26 years here, I've worked and seen a lot of really good things happen," Hyndman told FCDallas.com. "It's great to be back."
FC Dallas made a major statement to the rest of the league with the LA Galaxy in town, defeating the star-studded team with a late header from George John.
"The more points you get early in the season the better," said John. "In my first four years we got off to slow starts, a lot of ties, then at the end of the season you're struggling for points - right now we're finishing off games and getting three points, so it's great."
With the Whitecaps coming to town, FCDallas.com introduced the world to a new craze sweeping the nation - "Vancouvering"
Schellas Hyndman set a franchise record in late April with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Hyndman moved his record to 57-48-48 all-time good for 219 points, the most in franchise history.
"It's obviously huge," said Hunt Sports Group Vice President Dan Hunt. "He continues to win and continues to get results. I'm excited for Schellas, it's a huge honor for a guy who has had a lot of success everywhere he goes and this is a unique team that can probably get him a lot more points. It's a very special night for us all."
That game also marked a new tradition on FCDallas.com with our social media recaps after home games.
In late April, we began our Century Club series in which we profiled different FCD players who made their 100th starts for the club in 2013. We started with Jair Benitez and a fascinating profile of the man known as "Chiguiro."
Things are going to be pretty slow at FCDallas.com over the next couple weeks as World Cup Way shuts down for the holidays before stepping full throttle on the gas as we barrel towards the 2014 season in the new years. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to take a final look back at 2013 over the next couple of weeks and relive some of the great content churned out by the FCD digital team over the last year(or maybe it's just a cheap ploy to up our page view numbers in the final days of the year).
Either way, over the next couple weeks we'll take a stroll down memory lane.
2013 FCDallas.com Year in Review: Preseason
The country came to a stop in late December 2012 as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting shocked us all. In an effort to help restore some normalcy to the community, the soccer world organized "Soccer Night in Newtown" and two FC Dallas players took part in the event. In addition, midfielder Bobby Warshaw wrote a fantastic blog about why he participated in the event.
In mid-January, FC Dallas made one of the biggest signings of the year, bringing in Peruvian national team goalkeeper Raul Fernandez to man the nets. The 27-year-old 'keeper came highly recommended from a former FCD fan favorite.
"[Sala] recommended this player and for the last two months we've been in touch," Clavijo said. "We sent our goalkeeper coach out there to see him, talk to him and watch him train and everything checked positive."
On January 17, FCD selected Walker Zimmerman with their first round draft pick and Scott Brown caught up for him with a Q&A on draft day.
"I just want to get there and work hard and learn from my veteran teammates. I'm just going to try and make Dallas home and do my best to get on the field and to play well and do all I can."
2013 was a banner year for goalkeeper Chris Seitz and it all started with a solid preseason that earned praise from the coaching staff.
"This is probably the most fit I've seen him come in for preseason."
The end of January was dominated by an on-again off-again transfer saga involving star winger Brek Shea. On January 29th, it looked like the deal had fallen through and Shea would be staying with FCD.
"I talked to Brek – we did everything we possibly could, it doesn't seem like it's going to happen,"
Then, just hours before the international transfer window closed on January 31, the deal was pushed through and Shea headed to EPL side Stoke City FC.
"This is one of those bittersweet situations," FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman said. "We are very excited for Brek to take this important step in his career, but we're also going to miss him here. This will be a good, fresh challenge for Brek, and we believe he is well-prepared and ready to make an impact for Stoke."
FCD made one of the biggest splashes of the preseason in early February making a sensational double-signing of forwards Kenny Cooper and Eric Hassli.
"Kenny has long been a fan favorite here and we couldn't be happier about welcoming him home to Dallas. Eric is an exciting player who we know our fans will enjoy watching."
FCD made their first trip of preseason to Mexico where they won all three of their games over Atlante, Merida & Atlante U-20s.
From Mexico, it was on to the Rose City where FCD played three games in the Portland Preseason Tournament including a 1-0 win over the hosts through a Blas Perez goal.
FC Dallas announced another major move in what has been a busy first week of the official MLS offseason, sending the rights to veteran forward Kenny Cooper and allocation money to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for 27-year-old midfielder Adam Moffat.
In acquiring Moffat, FCD signs a player who started 28 games last year between Houston and Seattle, as well as starting 13 MLS Cup playoff games over the past three seasons.
In addition to the experience the midfielder brings, FCD signs a player with one of the most thunderous shots in the league. Let's take a look at some of the best #MoffatRocket's from the past few years(ignore the orange, he's in a better place now).
Moffat scores on a wicked shot from inside the box at Chicago
Moffat rifles in volley from 25 yards out vs. Revolution
Moffat scores another trademark strike from outside the box in 2012 playoffs
Moffat long-range strike slips through Greunebaum's fingers
Moffat scores emphatic goal vs. FCD
Moffat MLS Cup assist
Moffat scores from way downtown in 2011
Come up to Toyota Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 17 for our Holiday Open House!
We will have staff on hand from 2-7PM with merchandise specials up to 80% off, special contests and prizes headlined by your chance to win a Toyota Camry! We'll have both Santa Claus and Tex Hooper in the house from 5-7PM and throughout the day we'll have our Holiday Premier Pack on sale giving you the chance to get tickets to six of the hottest games at Toyota Stadium in 2014 for one low price!
Take one more trip up to Toyota Stadium in 2013 on Tuesday, Dec. 17 for our Holiday Open House!
While the offseason is a time for MLS players to rest and recouperate with pre-season just around the corner, it's still important for players to stay in shape and FC Dallas forward Blas Perez took that to another level last Sunday. Every December, the Panama marathon is held in and around Panama City and this year, for the first time, Blas ran the 21km half-marathon.
"It was a new experience for me as an athlete," said Perez from Panama.
While "Super Raton" is not necessarily known as a speed burner on the field, his time in the half-marathon of 2:00:57 - a little over 9:00 minutes per mile - is certainly a respectable one.
"I thought I did great, especially for it being the first time," said Blas "I want to give a big hug to everyone back in Dallas."
Over 2,000 runners competed in this 38th edition of the Panama Marathon and Blas(@SuperRaton7) took to Twitter after the race retweeting notes from his fans and pictures of himself from the race.
Mis respetos a todos los corredores de fondo/semi fondo, es un gran sacrificio los entrenamientos y luego la competencia un gran logro!
— Blas Pérez (@superraton7) December 1, 2013
(Thanks to David Sakata/Diario Pro for the photos)
To bring in the holiday season, ShopFCDallas.com and the Team Store are offering a series of specials on merchandise from December 3 - December 13. The deals will change daily, offering a different special each day of the week, so you can get your favorite FC Dallas fan everything on their holiday wishlist.
The holiday shopping calendar displays nine days of exclusive deals, including $15 shirts, hats and scarves. The week of deals is concluded with a day of 40% off your entire purchase, which gives you the opportunity to benefit from the specials even if you wait until the last minute.
Today marks the start of the merchandise specials with all shirts marked down to $15. Don't miss your opportunity to get your Toxic Cooper Tee or FC Dallas Elite Tee, normally priced at $30, for half the cost!
If you're looking for an extra $25 Fan Shop Gift Card, tomorrow (December 4) is your day to shop. With any purchase of $50 or more, you'll recieve a gift card as a bonus. So head over to ShopFCDallas.com and grab an 2013 FC Dallas Red Hoodie ($65) for someone special, and score a $25 gift card for yourself!
By spending $60 or more on Thursday, December 12, fans will recieve a free FCD training top or pregame jersey. Go out on December 12 and grab that FC Dallas Presentation Jacket ($75) you've had your eye on all season, and you'll also get the free FCD pregame jersey or training top!
And if you miss out on the first eight days of specials, don't be concerned. Head over to the store or ShopFCDallas.com on December 13 and get 40% off your entire purchase. There's a merchandise special for every person on your holiday shopping list!
For most college students, today begins the week before finals that we all know and love as "Dead Week," and FCD is here to help get you through the week of studying!
Look out for the mobile FCD Tour with free FCD swag, Deja Blue water and Dr Pepper as well as a special 2014 college student season ticket deal
Here's the schedule for the week:
Monday, Dec. 2, 11AM-1PM – Texas Wesleyan University; outside of the Brown-Lupton Campus Center
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 12-2PM – TCU; inside of the Brown-Lupton University Union
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1-3PM – Collin College Preston Ridge Campus; in the Quad area
Thursday, Dec. 5, 12-2PM – SMU; by the flagpole on campus
This weekend brings the annual Bobby Rhine Invitational back to the Toyota Soccer Center. The U-11 through U-16 tournament brings nearly 50 teams to Frisco with the U-13 through U-16 divisions serving as a qualifier to Dr Pepper Dallas Cup.
With the tournament coming over the weekend of Thanksgiving, we want to encourage everyone to bring new or gently used soccer gear whether it's cleats, shorts, socks, jerseys or even school supplies.
The donations will be going to a special cause as our U-14 Academy team will once again be headed to Bolivia next year for the prestigious Tahuichi invitational. While in Bolivia, the kids will be visiting the Menuts Del Mon Orphanage and donating all the gear collected at the Bobby Rhine Invitational.
The collection box will be set up by the concession stand near field 10 so bring your soccer gear donations to the Bobby Rhine Invitation at the Toyota Soccer Center this weekend!
MLS is one game away from crowning a champion as Sporting KC hosts Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup 2013 and we want you to join us for our second annual MLS Cup watching party at The Allen Wickers Pub & Grill on Saturday, December 7.
Kickoff is set for 3:00PM and we'll have great prizes to give away at halftime including a Mauro Diaz-signed scarf, George John-signed FC Dallas tee, Allen Wickers gift cards and plenty more! We will also be hosting a soccer ball drive to support the FC Dallas Foundation Gear Up Project presented by Albertsons Market.
It's the last MLS game until our March 8 season-opener against Montreal so bring a new or used soccer ball and come out to Allen Wickers on Saturday, December 7 and help us crown a 2013 MLS Cup champion!
The 2014 FC Dallas schedule is out and have we got the ticket plan for you, just in time for the holidays!
With our FC Dallas Holiday Premier Pack, you get tickets to four of our biggest matches of the season. You'll have a seat to our opening day match on March 8 against the Montreal Impact, a battle against Clint Dempsey and the Sounders on Saturday, April 12, our perennialy sold out July 4 extravaganza vs. Philadelphia and the only visit of the LA Galaxy to Toyota Stadium on Sunday, October 12.
This is called the Premier Pack for a reason, however, and we're not stopping there. We're going to let you pick two more additional matches of your choice.
Perhaps you'd like to see Thierry Henry and the New York Red Bulls come to town plus a huge conference matchup against Oscar Pareja and the Colorado Rapids. Or maybe you'd like to go for a Cascadia double with Caleb Porter's Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps. It's up to you!
That's right, tickets to the six biggest games of the season and it's all starting at just $96!
Skip the fruit cake this year and treat your family and friends to an FC Dallas Holiday Premier Pack because the season will be here before you know it!


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With the first week in spring training well underway, the entire Mets chain of command found their voices and have been giving interviews. Let's recap from top to bottom, starting with Fred Wilpon.
Fred wanted everyone to know that the money issues are behind them. As facts he cited a rebounding stock market, real estate market, and the increased value of SNY. All of this seems logical to me, I took the same position as Fred on his finances back on November 28. But I just wish someone had asked this follow-up question,
"But you always said there was no problem. What exactly is behind you?"
That is the thing with the Wilpons. They lie all the time so now anything they say is worthless. Fred might be telling the truth this time. But I would never use his word as evidence of anything. That's the problem with lying to people. It makes all your words useless. We will know for sure the financial issues are over when this team begins to operate normally. I still haven't clearly seen that.
I say that because I happened to be in my car coming back from lunch when Sandy Alderson was on the radio with Mike Francesa. You never get much from Sandy, but I found one part entertaining. Francesa was hammering him about the outfield and Alderson sounded pretty dumb when the topic became Scott Hairston. Sandy kept defending not signing Hairston. His defense was he thought he was going to get Justin Upton. That would be a good defense except Scott Hairston is a fourth outfielder. If money is not a problem like the owner says, how is it bad to have Upton and Hairston? Hairston did not get huge dollars, and he only got two years. When it comes to Hairston I never wanted him back, I figure he will hit .225 this year. But when you hear the logic, and how pained Alderson sounds explaining it, it is unnerving. I almost hope it was the Wilpons, I just don't want to believe that Alderson thinks Justin Upton and Scott Hairston needed to be either/or.
I want to end on a positive so I saved my favorite for last. I also got to listen to Francesa interview Terry Collins Tuesday night on my drive home, and it was a wonderful trip indeed. Jimmy and I were passing around the Kool-Aid the other day and Tom M. commented that it was time to spike it. Well, I think Terry has the good stuff, and I think he is getting it through an intravenous drip. We are going to be awesome! When he discussed the outfield, the outfield, he couldn't contain himself, he was gleeful. We have Marlon Byrd!!! But not just Byrd, Collins rattled off about thirty names, including Jamie Hoffmann. And he didn't just throw his name in there, oh no. He said, we have Jamie Hoffmann in camp!!! With an inflection that reminded me of the way a seven-year-old talks about ice cream. I love this about Collins, because unlike Wilpon I think he is being honest. I think he is really, really excited about Jamie Hoffmann. Good for him!
And seriously, I honestly love listening to Collins. You never know what you are going to get. At one point he said, "nobody knows this, so between you and me Parnell is going to close." He was on the radio. Maybe it was a shot at the size of Francesa's audience? But Collins is the perfect guy to manage this 2013 team: If you are looking for miracles, better to have the guy who believes in them. You go, Terry!
The biggest reason I like listening to Collins, though, is he gives you something. Anything Wilpon says needs to take place with the guy strapped to a lie detector. Alderson measures every word like he is on the stand. But Collins will let you know exactly what he is thinking.
And, when he brought up all those outfielders, Collins never mentioned Justin Turner's name, not once. I'm telling you, it was a great ride home.
Jimmy (2:30 p.m.):
SPECIAL UPDATE! Sorry to bust in, Mike, but I know you've been following this story very closely. I've just been handed this urgent bulletin. Adam Rubin reports that Justin Turner will not be using Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" as his walk-up song this season.
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The numbers for September 19, 2014
Tony Wagner
Sep 19, 2014 Alibaba surges, Scotland stays and the other stories we're reading Friday morning.
Yahoo will make a lot of money off the Alibaba IPO
Mitchell Hartman
Sep 17, 2014 But how will they spend it?
What, exactly, Alibaba does
Dan Weissmann
Sep 8, 2014 Alibaba isn't a Chinese version of Amazon.
How Facebook helps advertisers target ads in India
Sam Harnett
Sep 2, 2014 Facebook is giving advertisers cell reception data to serve ads more efficiently.
Weekend Brunch: News and algorithms, auto-deleting email and paying it forward
Lizzie O'Leary
Aug 22, 2014 We look back on the week's news and what's on our plate for the upcoming week.
IPOs - why the frenzy ?
Shannon Mullen
Jul 29, 2014 It might be the busiest week for companies going public since August 2000.
How can tech companies diversify their workforces?
Noel King
Jul 24, 2014 It takes more than just training and recruiting women and people of color.
Facebook mobilizes, successfully
Annie Baxter
Jul 24, 2014 Facebook's strong second-quarter earnings were propelled by mobile-ad revenue.
Yes, Facebook is sucking your soul
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 17, 2014 Just in case you needed social science to prove it.
Facebook wants to know what you're watching
Leoneda Inge
Jul 17, 2014 Facebook will partner with Nielsen to track how its subscribers watch television.


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The Samurai's Tale
by Erik Haugaard
summary by V. Hinkle
p. xiii
How should I begin my story? I must tell my tale simply. The great lords and their armies come and go, but farmers will always plant the rice that feeds all men. My father was a samurai who died in war. My story begins on the day when I lost my family and my name, Murakami. I was four years old.
Chapter 1: In Blood We Are All Born
p. 1
One day my mother dressed me in a servant's clothes. She had tears in her eyes because my father had just died, and Lord Takeda Shingen, the conqueror, was coming. She told our servant girl Yone to hide with me in in the storehouse.
When the soldiers came, they found me and Yone. A soldier brought me to the leader. I saw my mother and brothers dead. When I held up my bamboo sword to defend myself, the officers laughed. Lord Takeda gave me as a servant to his officer Lord Akiyama, who named me Taro.
Chapter 2: The Journey to Kofuchu
p. 9
In the morning, we had to march with the army. My feet hurt, so the soldier let me ride a horse. After four days, we came to the town of Kofuchu. There Lord Takeda ruled the province of Kai from his castle. Lord Akiyama lived in a mansion. The soldier brought me to Lord Akiyama's cookhouse.
Chapter 3: The "Dog" Taro
p. 17
I never saw Yone again. My new job was to help Togan, the cook. He was a kind teacher. He taught me many jobs in the kitchen. More important, he taught me wisdom.
When I was eleven, Lord Takeda's son had an archery contest. I forgot that I was a poor servant, and walked out into the field. Another servant stopped me. I ran away ashamed. I was not content to be a servant!
The Samurai's Tale
Chapter 4: The Death of Togan
p. 23
Death is natural, but Togan's death came too soon. One day, he took me to watch a wrestling match. A drunken bully insulted him and hit him, then stabbed him.
Just then, Lord Akiyama came and arrested the bully. Afterward, I asked Lord Akiyama to let me work with his horses, and he agreed.
Chapter 5: The Stable-boy Taro
p. 32
I became the youngest stable boy. Another boy, Jiro, often bullied me. But I was better with the horses, and soon I ranked higher than Jiro.
Chapter 6: A Night at Toko-ji Temple
p. 40
One night, when I was fourteen, Lord Akiyama ordered me to saddle two horses. I was to ride with the prince, Takeda Katsuyori, but not to tell about it. We rode in the dark to Toko-ji Temple. There I waited patiently, but in fear of the place. Lord Takeda's older son Yoshinobu was imprisoned there, because he had joined a rebellion against his father. Finally, Prince Katsuyori came out silently and we returned home.
Next morning, we heard that Prince Yoshinobu committed suicide. I wondered if Katsuyori had helped him, or executed him.
Chapter 7: Zazen
p. 48
The next year, I decided to practice Zen meditation in the temple. The reason was not serious religion. Really, I wanted to be near other samurai who practiced meditation, because I wanted to become a samurai some day.
One day, I was recognized by two samurai from the night at Toko-ji Temple. They were on Prince Yoshinobu's side, and hated Prince Katsuyori. They threatened me. Now rebels were dangerous, so I wanted to tell Lord Akiyama. He was away at Iida Castle in Shinano province. Lord Akiyama's father sent me to Iida Castle.
The Samurai's Tale
Chapter 8: On the Road
p. 57
As I left for Iida Castle, I wrote a poem about morning mist. On the road, people thought I was the son of a samurai. This made me feel proud.
On the way, I stayed at an inn. Other travelers were discussing the power of the Shogun. Who would be next? Would it be Lord Takeda, or Lord Oda? Soon a war would decide who would rule Japan, and I hoped it would be Lord Takeda. Then my master and I would both become great men.
Chapter 9: Iida Castle
p. 64
Lord Akiyama gave me a job as a messenger. His other messengers were older and higher class. Although I had to act humble with them, I knew that I was closer to my dream of becoming a samurai.
A new friend, Yoshitoki, advised me how to behave. I told him about my life and my ambition.
Chapter 10: Yoshitoki
p. 70
When I was fifteen, Lord Akiyama went to battle with Lord Takeda. He took most of his samurai, but not me or Yoshitoki. I was angry, but Yoshitoki said we were lucky. "Some will come back heroes, but others will get only a grave." We were free to hunt and fish.
One day we were told to carry a message to Lord Takeda's castle. Yoshitoki and I proudly rode horses and carried swords. On the second day, two monks asked to travel with us. However, they were really bandits, and they tried to rob us. We escaped, excited by our adventure.
Chapter 11: In the House of a Ghost
p. 77
That night we stayed in a small mountain hut. Our host was an old man. He cooked our dinner and told our fortunes. Later, on our return journey, the old hut was an empty ruin. Was the old man a human or a ghost?
The Samurai's Tale
Chapter 12: A Name, a Name!
p. 84
The next year, Lord Akiyama went to battle again. He took Yoshitoki but not me. I wanted to be a samurai with a man's name, instead of just "Taro." When Lord Akiyama returned, he finally gave me a name. Now I was Murakami Harutomo. Then he gave me a sword as a gift.
Chapter 13: Rumors of War
p. 90
People often said that Lord Takeda Shingen would march to Kyoto and rule Japan. Other lords wanted to be ruler too. Some said he had to defeat Lord Uesugi first. His biggest enemy, though, was Lord Oda Nobunaga. Lord Oda was merciless to his enemies. He had even attacked a temple and killed all the warrior monks there.
I was eighteen now, and I wanted to fight in the next battle. So far, I had a sword, but no armor or helmet.
Chapter 14: Master of Rice
p. 95
Lord Akiyama gave me duties in his army, but not as a soldier. I would aid Wada Kansuke, the leader of the baggage train. Yoshitoki offered to trade my job for his helmet. Even if Lord Takeda won the war, he said, some soldiers would die.
Chapter 15: The Thief
p. 102
My captain Wada Kansuke warned me to guard the supplies carefully, and to kill anyone who stole rice. Without rice, the army couldn't fight. Then one night, an old man caught one of my guards stealing. I didn't kill him, but I made him carry a double load of rice, and gave his job to Yoichi, the old man who caught him.
Chapter 16: The Ronin Bandit
p. 109
We were now marching in Mino province, which was ruled by Oda Nobunaga. We had to guard against attacks. I checked the end of the line. There I found a loaded pack horse and a man in armor. He was a ronin, a samurai without a master. I attacked and wounded him. However, he wouldn't surrender. He was loyal to Lord Obu, who was once the enemy of Lord Takeda and his son Katsuyori. Instead, he committed suicide.
The Samurai's Tale
Chapter 17: I Gain a Helmet
p. 118
When he died, the ronin wanted me to receive his helmet. It was a fine helmet. The ronin's head was buried with honor, because he remained loyal to his lord. I thought about my first victory. Before I attacked, I felt excited, but afterward … sorry.
Chapter 18: The Strategy of War
p. 124
We were going to attack Iwamura Castle. First, Lord Akiyama burned the nearby villages, so the peasants went to the castle for shelter. Many hungry guests made the castle harder to defend.
A samurai offered me money for some rice to brew sake, rice wine. I refused. I wouldn't sell my Lord's rice any more than a samurai would sell his Lord's sword. Even though most samurai respected me now, I still wasn't satisfied.
Chapter 19: The Ninja
p. 131
The siege of Iwamura Castle continued. We would wait for them to get hungry. We kept busy with supplies. Late one night, a ninja visited Kansuke. He was a spy with good news. The lord of the castle had died, and his wife Lady Toyama was in charge.
Chapter 20: A Trap Is Laid
p. 138
Lord Akiyama ordered a retreat, but a false one. A few soldiers would stay in sight, and more would hide. He hoped the castle defenders would come out and attack. The samurai would draw them away from the castle walls. Then we would surround and defeat them.
Chapter 21: A Sortie of Death
p. 145
I was chosen to stay with twenty of my supply men. Then I realized that we would surely die when our samurai drew back. My peasants were only pawns in a game of chess! Instead, I planned to save their lives. We ran to a small hill and fought the attackers until Lord Akiyama returned and defeated them. As a reward for my small victory, Lord Akiyama gave me a suit of armor.
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Chapter 22: Iwamura Is Ours
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Lord Akiyama offered peace to Iwamura Castle if Lady Toyama would surrender and marry him. She agreed. We moved our men and supplies into the castle.
Chapter 23: In Search of Supplies
p. 161
Lord Akiyama fed everyone, to show he had come not to destroy the castle but to become its lord. Winter had come, and I was sent to buy more food. On my return, I learned that the Takeda army had won another battle against Lord Tokugawa. However, we worried that Lord Takeda Shingen was in bad health.
Chapter 24: Aki-hime
p. 169
I saw a beautiful girl and learned she was the daughter of Lord Zakoji, a respectable old samurai. Her name was Aki-hime. I dreamed I could become wealthy enough to marry her.
My friend Yoshitoki and I were chosen to guard Lord Zakoji on a visit to Lord Takeda. He was going to ask permission for the wedding of my master and Lady Toyama. I hoped they were in love.
Chapter 25: Lord Takeda Shingen
p. 175
Lord Takeda agreed to the wedding. He also remembered capturing me as a child, and was pleased with my success. He was very sick, and might die soon. However, his son Takeda Katsuyori was not well respected as a leader.
Chapter 26: A Poem for Aki-hime
p. 182
During this trip, I also had the chance to become known to Lord Zakoji. I didn't dare ask him about his daughter, but I confessed to Yoshitoki and my servant Yoichi. With Yoichi's help, I sent a poem to Aki-hime. When she answered it, I hoped to win her and wrote again.
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Chapter 27: Lord Zakoji's Proposal
p. 189
Lord Takeda's death was kept secret, so his enemies wouldn't invade. Not everyone believed that Katsuyori could rule Kai.
Lord Zakoji spoke to me. He had no son, and wanted his daughter to marry a man who would adopt the Zakoji name. I was thrilled. Maybe I would become Lord Zakoji's son. I wrote many poems to Aki-hime.
Chapter 28: The Hunting Party
p. 194
A year passed without encouragement from Lord Zakoji. I asked Wada Kansuke to speak for me, but he told me to wait for a better time.
Meanwhile, Lord Katsuyori lost Nagashino Castle to Lord Tokugawa. One thousand soldiers were sent to fight with Katsuyori. Both my captain Kansuke and my friend Yoshitoki left, and I never saw them again.
Chapter 29: Lord Zakoji Becomes a Priest
p. 202
That winter, I felt alone. I wrote to Aki-hime, but her father Lord Zakoji sent for me. He believed that Lord Katsuyori would lose his battle, and Lord Oda would rule. So Lord Zakoji was preparing for the next life. He wanted his daughter to pray, too. He told me not to write to her until the war ended.
Lord Katsuyori was defeated completely, and now Lord Oda's army was coming to attack Iwamura Castle.
Chapter 30: The Siege of Iwamura Castle
p. 207
As we waited for Oda's attack, a samurai told me about the defeat at Nagashino. Oda's army had guns, but Katsuyori ordered his men to attack again and again. Most of them were killed.
Now we were outnumbered. Lord Akiyama sent me to ask Lord Katsuyori for help. If he arrived before Oda sent more soldiers, we might win.
The Samurai's Tale
Chapter 31: I Leave Iwamura Castle
p. 212
Before I left, I wanted to see Aki-hime. We met secretly for a few minutes, and I said that I loved her.
Lord Akiyama gave me two letters: one for his father and one for Lord Katsuyori. He didn't want to die, but he would be loyal to his lord.
Chapter 32: Takeda Katsuyori
p. 217
I reached Lord Akiyama's father, who asked me about his son. Lord Katsuyori received my lord's letter, but gave me no answer.
Chapter 33: The Ninja Again
p. 223
I stayed with Lord Akiyama's father while I waited for an answer. I finally learned Lord Katsuyori's decision from the ninja. No help was coming. Lord Akiyama should surrender or bargain with Lord Oda. I rode back to Iwamura Castle as fast as possible, but I was too late. Iwamura was captured.
Chapter 34: The End of the Tale
p. 230
I dressed as a poor peasant and carried a sack of charcoal into town. I found my master's dead body and bowed in respect. Lady Akiyama's head was on display too. But I couldn't find Aki-hime. Suddenly Yoichi found me. He took me to where Aki-hime was hiding. The three of us escaped safely to Kofuchu.
The story of my youth, the orphan boy who became a samurai, ended with the death of my master. Yet I found peace in my love for Aki-hime.


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Apple and Samsung's ongoing legal wrangling over the use of each others patents for mobile devices will not be narrowed in scope, with both sides confirming they're no closer to resolving the battle outside of the courtroom.
Both of the tech giants had been asked by a San Jose, California judge to sit down and try and work out a resolution that would at least see the case made smaller and less complex. A joint statement from legal teams representing Apple and Samsung said, "The parties have met and conferred about case narrowing, but have not been able to narrow their cases further."
The judge, Lucy Koh, also asked that CEOs Tim Cook of Apple and Kwon Oh Hyun of Samsung get together and try and thrash out a last minute deal. There is no suggestion that such a meeting has taken place.
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Increase in International tourist arrivalsFriday, September 6th, 2013
The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34.% to 47,397.
In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10.%. Arrivals from Bangladesh , Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14%, 36.92% and 59.64% respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 %.
Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92% in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50% compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54%, 51.66% and 73.89% respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53%.
An overall negative growth of 17.37% has been observed from the European markets. Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, France are up by 2.22%, 10.38%, and 2.45% respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53%, 50.56%, 3.95% respectively compared to the same month last year.
Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23%, 6.78% and 16.05% respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64%.
A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalese departed from TIA in August 2013.
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But by far the most popular colors in St. Louis are Northern Iowa purple and gold. Not only is UNI the closest school geographically to St. Louis in the Midwest regional (they were here just a few weeks ago for "Arch Madness" the Missouri Valley Conference tournament), everybody in America, including President Obama, loves (or loves to hate) them for shocking Kansas and being the Cinderella in a tournament full of fairy tale upsets.
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Over the past week, David Gratzer of the Manhattan Institute and Jonathan Cohn of the New Republic have been engaged in a fascinating debate over health care reform, hosted at TNR's website. The two agree that American health care has serious problems, including a large uninsured population and very high costs. But they disagree about whether government-funded systems in other countries offer a model America should follow.
Their debate basically comes down to a disagreement about health-quality statistics. But both Cohn and Gratzer ignore almost entirely the attitude of the American public toward bureaucracy in health care. Recent experience suggests that Americans would be very unlikely to put up with even the modest constraints on doctors and patients in the French system that Cohn proposes as a model (let alone the overwhelmingly burdensome constraints employed in some other state-funded systems, like those in Canada and Britain).
The American public's rejection of the HMO model of health insurance offers some evidence on this point. Health maintenance organizations try to contain costs by using case managers to review physician referrals and care decisions, and so to avoid unnecessary procedures and expenses. They work: during the HMO craze in the mid-1990's, private health-care spending per capita grew by just 2 percent annually, while today it grows by nearly 10 percent.
But as HMO's became more popular, resentment grew too, among both doctors and patients, about the way health decisions were being made by bureaucrats rather than doctors. HMO's quickly became some of the most hated institutions in America, participation declined sharply, and today many plans that still call themselves HMO's don't actually follow the case-manager model.
Everything Americans didn't like about HMO's would be worse under the kind of government-funded system many other Western democracies have. Americans have far less patience for intrusion into health-care choices than Europeans seem to (a point that elicited some broader reflection on government and culture by Jonah Goldberg last week).
In response to this concern, advocates of state-funded care might make the perfectly serious point that covering the uninsured is more important than playing to the selfish whims of the American middle class. That's how wonks should think. But it's not how any politician could allow himself to think, and so it's not how any practical and plausible reform of the system could work.
The fact is, the American middle class would hate—and rebel against—the kind of reform Cohn has in mind, and that in turn would take the political wind out of the effort to help the uninsured. That means health-care reform needs to work by addressing some of the concerns of the (insured) middle class—concerns about stability and portability—while building ways of insuring the uninsured.
That latter effort, though, can't proceed by creating new, more powerful middle-class anxieties about who makes medical decisions and the freedom of doctors. This also means it can't proceed by replacing our private insurance system with a public one. It needs, rather, to use public resources to help those who can't afford private insurance obtain private insurance.
French health care works for the French. But for cultural reasons as much as economic ones, it's very hard to see how it could work here.


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In my Engineering class, my teacher told us that we had to invent or modify something and post it on the Instructables web site. I looked at three or four solar oven, and using their findings and ideas, I built the Ultimate SOLAR OVEN!
This Solar Oven is very cheap and easy to make. It uses around-the-house items that you use every day.
I hope you enjoy my solar oven.
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Step 1: What you need!
-1 big box (You probably want it to be a square box that is bigger than 2 feet long)
-1 small box (It should also be square and 4-6 inches smaller than the big box)
-Styrofoam insulation (you can cut it up to fit in the big box)
-Black spray paint
-Glass (One person used glass from a broken scanner. It will need to be big enough to cover the box. You can also buy a sheet of glass and use a glass cutter to cut it so it has the right dimensions.)
-Tape or glue
-Glass cleaner
-Pare towel
-Sharpe (who says it can't be pretty)
-Baking rack (optional)
-Timer (optional)
-If it isn't sunny, you can try a very bright light. It probably won't work as well.
Once you have gathered all the materials, you may go on to the next step...
Step 2: Paint and Dry
Step 3: Tinfiol in the Small Box
My kids and are going to spend the month of August without electricity. We made lists of the things we will miss the most: oven was first on my list. Thanks so much! It's fun to make with your kids, safer than an Easy-Bake Oven, and it works!.
Insulation, to increase the temperature by slowing dissipation if heat. "Putting on another blanket" if you will.
I just made this solar oven but I still need to get the glass for the top of it!
You paint the bottom black to absorb the heat, you don`t put the tin foil on the bottom just the four sides like it says!
It may not seem to make sense when you first think about it because visible light can't pass through aluminum, but keep in mind it's not the visible light that's cooking the food, but the infrared light, what we commonly refer to as heat. Aluminum is a good conductor of heat, and hence the heat travels to the other side of the aluminum and is absorbed by the black surface. Black surfaces absorb both visible and infrared light. The heat absorbed will slowly radiate back out, increasing the temperature in the oven. You can set up an experiment to test this out, by making two ovens, one with black material under the foil, one without, and checking the temperature of both to see the difference.
I really liked your idea I thought you had to have special equipment to make the oven hot anof to make it cook coocies.
How hot did your oven get? and what is the recipe for the cookies that you made?
hello read the artical again it said paint the bottom black and cover the sides
why not try smoothing he edge with a high heat blow torch used in glass blowing.
it softens the edges once it cools so the rough shards are removed. you can tape after for added safety or leave the UN-burry pieces in place. or just re enforce the corners where sharp (if you can find a way to punch a hole in glass, a couple handles may be a nice addition)
I have an idea to put copper plate painted black on the bottom of the small box. The copper plate will warm up by the sun rays and in contact with the dish where the meal is it will transfer the heat to it. Copper is one of the best thermal conductors.
Using black illustration board is better as spray. You also can make a small frame at the bottom and put there small stones or a big tile. Those stones keep the oven longer warm. Make sure the small stones are level. Any way a good presentation.
I live in the Philippines and the angle for the reflectors I use is 67 degrees. I try different angles but 67 work it best.
I also use duck-tape to cover the glass and after more as a years it is still OK. No problem if it is hot.
just BURN SOMETHING mwahahaha PROOF OF PRINCIPLE :)
When the flaps try to fall down, they'll be stopped by the string and will remain at 45 degree angle.
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I'm looking for some software to provide secure communications under the assumption of state sponsored surveillance. The budget is near zero.
I'm thinking that any web services are completely out of the question (way too many exploits and if you don't own the server, all the worse), and that the only real solution is to use strong passwords in public key encryption of documents to email. If the email is intercepted, then it won't matter much.
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The Zack Greinke/Carlos Quentin/Dodgers/Padres debacle led to a lot of discussion and a couple of suspensions/fines: one for Quentin and one for Jerry Hairston Jr.
While Zack Greinke is expected to miss eight weeks after surgery to repair his broken left collarbone, Carlos Quentin of the Padres will miss eight games.
Jerry Hairston, who ran toward the Padres dugout after the initial melee died down, was suspended for one game.
Both Quentin and Hairston were fined an undisclosed amount, and both are appealing their suspensions. Both are starting in left field for their respective teams Friday night. Neither Greinke nor Matt Kemp, the other two players ejected, will be suspended.
For the best interests of both teams, MLB suggested to Quentin that he drop the appeal, and it was reported that he would. Yesterday, he did exactly that, and he will be suspended during the upcoming series.
Tim Federowicz, as expected, was optioned to AAA to clear room on the 25-man roster for the returning Chad Billingsley.
"It's tough. It's one of those things as a young player. I have options left, and that's just the way it is," Federowicz said before Tuesday's game. "You need some protection at the catchers spot if someone were to get hurt. We only had two on the roster, so they figured they had to do something."
Ramon Hernandez will now serve as A.J. Ellis' backup, but give me Timmy every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Shawn Tolleson was recalled from AAA to replace the injured Greinke.
His stay on the team depends on what the Dodgers decide to do with Ted Lilly…
…and speaking of the devil, Lilly refused an assignment to continue rehabbing in the minors.
The Dodgers on Saturday asked Lilly to continue his Minor League rehab assignment with two more starts and he declined. He can't be sent out without his permission and he declared himself healthy and ready to pitch in the Major Leagues.
The club disagrees.
"We laid out a plan and, obviously, he just didn't like the plan," said manager Don Mattingly, who put Chris Capuano in the starting rotation, and not Lilly, to replace the injured Zack Greinke. "From a baseball standpoint, we felt he wasn't quite ready for what we want him to do, to start."
"We laid out a plan and Teddy doesn't want to be part of the plan. It's out of my hands. We didn't feel he was ready to pitch at the Major League level. For me, it's a baseball decision. It's nothing personal in any way, shape or form. We're giving him our baseball thoughts, what we think is best for him and the team."
In two rehab starts between the A+ and AAA levels, Lilly has a 7.50 ERA in 12 innings. Combine that with a horrible Spring Training and it's hard to disagree with the team here.
But besides his performance why do they want to keep him in the minors, right? Well, Chris Capuano will make the start Tuesday in place of the injured Greinke.
Capuano has pitched two games in relief, including Thursday night directly following Greinke after he broke his left collarbone in a brawl against the Padres. In 2⅔ innings, Capuano allowed only two hits, a walk, and no runs, with four strikeouts. Capuano was 12-12 with a 3.72 ERA in 33 starts for the Dodgers in 2012.
So basically there's no room in the rotation for Lilly, and Capuano is the right choice here.
The Dodgers signed first baseman Sean Burroughs to a minor-league deal. Frankly, it was surprising to find out he was even still in baseball.
Just minor-league depth though.
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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2005 Started in 1985, the Public Service Recognition Week event held on the National Mall here each May is meant to educate the public.
The week's annual activities are repeated in communities across the nation. Events tied to the week, May 2-8, give taxpayers a chance to see some of what they're paying for and to better understand how people in public service help society.
The Kadragick family from Long Island, N.Y., was in the nation's capital on a four-day weekend. They were impressed by the amount of little-known technology the government possesses, especially the military.
"We're overwhelmed by the amount of technology and the number of agencies," said Jeff Kadragick, father of the family. "(The event) is a great recruiting vehicle."
Some of that technology was a favorite of Jennifer Kadragick, 12, and her brother Daniel, 7. Both described the Army's Stryker vehicles parked outside the Defense Department's exhibit tent as "cool!"
The National Security Agency's cryptology demonstration was a winner too -- so much so that Jeff guessed Jennifer would start using the decoding wheel that she picked up at the demonstration to send e-mails and instant messages to her friends.
Their mother, Lucille Kadragick, saw through the fun and games and found education. She said the event provided more opportunities for learning than just those found at the exhibits.
"I got to explain to my children that these are the people who are serving our country and protecting us," she said. "I got to explain to my 7-year-old what 'recognition' means."
Jeff said it also fosters pride in the country and a gratitude for those who serve it.
The exhibitors from all branches of the service all agreed that the week helps create awareness about what they do and who they are in a unique way.
"We are here for the public's benefit," said Andy Stephens, 11th Wing historian at Bolling Air Force Base here. "(We get to) explain how we're spending your tax dollars."
It also introduces the possibility of civil service to the young visitors who stream through and may not have decided which path they'll take when they finish their education, and some cases, it may help them decide that a military academy is an option worth considering for post-secondary education.
The Air Force Academy is a PSRW regular exhibitor . The event, said Eddie Lee, the academy's community relations chief, provides an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding about the institution.
The annual celebration on the Mall also gives visitors the chance to search job databases of government agencies and learn about the more than 100 federal civil and military agencies and programs with representatives on hand to answer questions and share information. The event also includes free health screenings and special attractions for kids. This is the 17th year DoD has participated in the Public Service Recognition Week event.
Exhibits included equipment like the Army's Abram tank and Patriot missile launcher, a Navy F-18 fighter jet flight simulator, a Marine 155 mm Howitzer field artillery system and an Air Force version of the Huey utility helicopter.
Military units represented included the 101st Airborne and the 3rd Infantry divisions, both of which saw major combat action in Iraq, and U.S. Special Operations and U.S. Northern commands, both of which have occupied key roles in the global war on terrorism.


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Lamar University's Matt Johnsen and Ryan Creech were honored by the Southland Conference for their athletes in the men's indoor track season, the conference announced today.
Johnsen (Broulee, Australia) was named the Outstanding Runner, while Creech (Cork, Ireland) received the Freshman of the Year Award.
Johnsen won the men's 5,000 meters at the Southland Conference Championships in a time of 14 minutes, 40.74 seconds, almost 10 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. In addition, Johnsen placed second in the 3,000 meters in 8:26.36.
Creech had a solid first year for the Cardinals, placing third in the 5,000 meters (14:57.72) and eighth in the 3,000 meters (8:35.13).
Both of these young men had outstanding seasons," Lamar coach Trey Clark said. "It's always an honor when other coaches from the Southland Conference recognize their accomplishments."
Clark also coached the Freshman of the Year in men's cross country this season, Sam Stabler, who is also a member of the indoor track squad.


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APRIL 4th, UPDATE: Stanforddaily.com has released more information on Sam's death. Click HERE to read the full report.
Volleyball groups who knew Sam have also released the following statements:
Director of Stanford Athletics, Bob Bowlsby, has released this University statement:
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sam Wopat. She was an integral member of the Stanford Athletics family and a tremendous student and athlete. On behalf of our administration, coaches and students I extend my condolences to Sam's siblings, parents, relatives and friends. Stanford University and the Women's Volleyball program have lost a wonderful young woman."
The day after her death, USAV CEO Doug Beal released this statement:
"On behalf of all of us at USA Volleyball, we are terribly saddened by the tragic and sudden passing of Samantha Wopat. Sam played on the 2009 U.S. Girls' Youth National Volleyball Team at the FIVB World Championship and the 2010 U.S. Women's Junior National Team at the NORCECA Continental Championship. Samantha was a bright and vibrant participant in the USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance Program with a seemingly unlimited and bright future. We cannot begin to imagine the sense of loss to the family, and we offer our thoughts and prayers to them and our most sincere condolences."
From Sam's high school volleyball club team has created a Memorial Fund for the late 19 year old who played on USA Volleyball's Junior Olympic Team from 2006-2008:
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club family is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our alumni members, Sam Wopat. The Club has created a fund in memory of Sam. All contributions to the fund will go directly to the Wopat family. Your kindness and support are appreciated. Contributions to the fund may be made payable to the "Sam Wopat Memorial Fund" and mailed to the Club address:
PO Box 30772
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Please continue to send positive thoughts and prayers to the Wopat family and to keep Sam in your loving memory.
Thank you for your support.
Jake Hong, Director
Date: April 18th, 2012
Where: Memorial Church in the center of the Stanford University Campus
This is just shocking. She was only 19.
With Sam and Bovolenta's deaths, it has been very sad in the Volleyball World.
Here's part of the Official Statement released by Stanford University on its website:
March 26th, 2012
Samantha "Sam" Wopat died at Stanford Hospital on Sunday, March 25. She was a member of the women's volleyball team and a former member of the U.S. Women's Junior National Team.
Stanford University is mourning the passing of Samantha "Sam" Wopat, a sophomore student-athlete on the women's volleyball team. Wopat, who was 19, died Sunday, March 25, at Stanford Hospital, surrounded by family, friends and teammates. Wopat was hospitalized on Saturday, March 17, after a medical emergency at her Stanford residence. She remained in the intensive care unit of Stanford Hospital until her death.
Wopat joined the Stanford women's volleyball team in 2010, along with her twin sister, Carly, and excelled as an outside hitter. At Stanford, Wopat appeared in 25 sets as a sophomore and averaged 1.16 kills per set. As a freshman, she saw action in 11 sets and registered a .571 season hitting percentage. Prior to enrolling at Stanford, Wopat was a member of the 2010 U.S. Women's Junior National Team. In 2009, she participated in Thailand as a member of the U.S. Youth National Team that competed at the World Championships. She was a member of Junior Olympic teams in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sam Wopat," said Bob Bowlsby, the Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics at Stanford. "She was an integral member of the Stanford Athletics family and a tremendous student and athlete. On behalf of our administration, coaches and students I extend my condolences to Sam's siblings, parents, relatives and friends. Stanford University and the Women's Volleyball program have lost a wonderful young woman."
Wopat is survived by her parents, Ron and Kathy Wopat of Santa Barbara, Calif., her twin sister, Carly, who is also a member of the Stanford women's volleyball team; and two younger brothers, Jackson and Eli.
Click HERE to Read The Full Press Release.
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Only first 3 impeachment complaints vs. PNoy to be considered – Tupas
Only the three impeachment complaints against President Benigno Aquino III filed before he delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address in late July will be considered by the House committee on justice, Rep. Niel Tupas said Tuesday.
Despite petitions from his fellow lawmakers, Tupas said the fourth impeachment complaint filed by Act Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio and other educators will no longer be entertained by the committee, a tweet from dzBB reporter Rowena Salvacion said.
Sagot ni Tupas kay @tonchi: We will not anymore entertain any other complaint aside from the three. | via @wengsalvacion
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At the hearing, Tupas, chairperson of the House panel, insisted that all three impeachment complaints -- two of which were filed in reference to the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) -- be looked into, after Deputy House Speaker Sergio Apostol moved to junk the second and third impeachment complaints.
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The first impeachment complaint was filed July 21 by anti-pork barrel groups.
The second impeachment complaint was filed last July 22 by youth groups over DAP.
Meanwhile, the third complaint was filed two days later, this time in connection with the Philippine-United States Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
The Justice panel agreed to vote on the complaints' sufficiency in form and substance separately. —Rose-An Jessica Dioquino/RSJ, GMA News
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Falmouth's A&P shipyard wins £80m fleet contract
Posted: December 04, 2012|
A Westcountry shipyard has bagged an £80 million contract to maintain the Navy's fleet of support ships – ensuring scores of jobs.
A&P in Falmouth, which employs around 400 staff in the Cornish town, has secured a five-year extension to a deal supporting the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) flotilla.
Maritime contracts worth nearly £350 million have been awarded to five British companies, including A&P, to work on the 13-strong fleet.
Since 2008, the firm has collaborated on a maintenance deal with fellow dockyard operators on a "cluster" of ships, with the promise of providing more value-for-money for the taxpayer.
Peter Child, managing director of A&P Falmouth, said: "Clustering has achieved a far more economical approach to ship repair and maintenance of the RFA Flotilla through advanced planning, our knowledge of the vessels, our highly skilled workforce and pride of "ownership" of the ships.
"The cluster programme team has worked very hard on this contract in Falmouth and around the world supporting ships on deployment.
"Extension of this contract reaffirms that A&P can be trusted to meet the very complex needs of our clients and the longer term contract term helps to give A&P Group yards security in our future."
Defence Minister Philip Dunne said: "These substantial contracts will not only safeguard hundreds of UK jobs but will ensure that these ships can continue in their roles for years to come."
Since 2009, major refits have been completed in Falmouth by A&P on four support ships – Argus, Mounts Bay, Largs Bay and Cardigan Bay.
A five-month programme of work on RFA Lyme Bay is under way, which includes an overhaul of the main engines and propulsion systems and a full re-paint.
The fleet provides essential support such as food, fuel and munitions to the Royal Navy at sea.
The other yards to benefit from the contract are Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, Lloyds Register in Bristol, Trimline in Southampton and Hempel in Cwmbran.
David Hulse, national officer of the GMB union, said: "This is welcome news in these bleak times.
"GMB maintains that the shipyard workers are just as important as the armed forces to our nation's defences which is why it is crucial that the MoD plan procurement to ensure capacity and skills."
Gerald Pitts, A&P's cluster director, said: "The longevity and continuity of this contract means we can take forward opportunities for innovation and improvement we have identified since being awarded the Through Life Support contract in 2008."


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The immune system plays a fundamental role in the defense against microbial pathogens. However, erroneous activation of the immune system can lead to autoimmune diseases. Our laboratory pursues several lines of investigation to understand how T cells contribute to autoimmune diseases and protection from infection, and how to modulate T cell immunity for therapeutic purposes in humans.
1) Autoimmune diseases: We have developed novel models to understand how T cells contribute to autoimmune diseases and how to stop "bad" T cells. We are studying experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE, a mouse model for multiple sclerosis, MS), and collagen or human cartilage gp-39 induced arthritis (as a model for rheumatoid arthritis, RA) in "humanized" transgenic mice that express human genes such as transplantation antigens (MHC genes). Using this system we can address questions directly relevant for human patients and test novel treatments, which is otherwise not possible (Forsthuber, J. Immunology 2001; Gross, Science 1998; Klehmet, Clinical Immunology, 2004).
2) Vaccine development: We are interested in the development of new adjuvant formulations for human vaccines. We are in particular interested in pharmacological targeting of the signaling cascades which determine the induction of type-1/type-2 cytokine T cell responses, as is required to develop vaccines and therapies of autoimmunity. We have pioneered the cytokine ELISPOT assay as a mainstream method to measure T cell responses to antigens in animals and humans (Forsthuber, Science, 1996, Denkinger, Int. Immunopharmacology, 2004).
3) T cell biology: One of our current interests is the role of MAP kinases in T cell development and function. Moreover, we are studying the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in T cell development, function, and in autoimmunity. Finally, we are investigating neonatal T cell immunity (Nekrasova, J. Immunology, 2005; Forsthuber, Science, 1996; Denkinger, J. Immunology, 2003).
Recent Publications
Cathi Murphey, Steve Chang, Bernard Arulanandam, and Thomas G. Forsthuber. Pertussis Toxin induces polyclonal CD8+ T cell activation, cytokine production, and killer function. Cellular Immunology, 267(1): 50-55 (2011). PMID: 21130421
Ji, N., Sosa, RA, and Forsthuber, TG. T-bet: more than just a "T-box": its role as a possible biomarker and therapeutic target in autoimmune diseases. Immunotherapy, 3(3):435-441 (2011)
Li, W.; Murthy, A.K.; Guentzel, M.N.; Chambers, J.P.; Forsthuber, T.G.; Seshu, J.; Zhong, G.; Arulanandam, B.P. Immunization with a combination of integral chlamydia antigens and a defined secreted protein induces robust immunity against genital chlamydial challenge. Infect. Immun. Infect. Immun. 78(9): 3942-3949 (2010)
Cantor, J, Hyeon, Y, Dixit, A, Iverson, B, Forsthuber, TG, Georgiou, G. Therapeutic enzyme deimmunization by combinatorial T-cell epitope removal using neutral drift. PNAS,
Ji, N., Rao, N., Guentzel, N.M., Arulanandam, B.P., and Forsthuber, T.G., Anaphylaxis and mortality induced by treatment of mice with anti-VLA-4 antibody and pertussis toxin. J. Immunol., 186(5):2750-2756 (2011) PMID:21270409.
Ashlesh Murthy, Weidang Li, Bharat Chaganty, Sangamithra Kamalakaran, M Guentzel, Janakiram Seshu, Thomas Forsthuber, Guangming Zhong, and Bernard Arulanandam. TNF-α Production from CD8+ T Cells Mediates Oviduct Pathological Sequelae Following Primary Genital Chlamydia muridarum Infection. Infect. Immun. 79:2928-2935 (2011).
Ji, Niannian, Day, Robert T., Mardale, A., and Forsthuber, Thomas G., Macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes resistance to glucocorticoids in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Manuscript in preparation.
Ji, Niannian, and Forsthuber, Thomas G., The critical contribution of MIF produced by different inflammatory cell types in EAE. Manuscript in preparation.
Thathiah, P., Sanapala, S., Rodriquez, A.R., Yu, J.J., Murthy, A.K., Guentzel, M.N., Forsthuber, T.G., Chambers, J.P., Arulanandam, B.P. Non-FcepsilonR bearing mast cells secrete sufficient interleukin-4 to control Francisella tularensis replication within macrophages. Cytokine 55(2) 211-220 (2011)
Sosa, R.A., Forsthuber, T.G., The critical role of antigen-presentation-induced cytokine crosstalk in the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. J. Interferon Cytokine Res. 31(10)753-768 (2011)
Arellano B, Hussain R, Zacharias T, Yoon J, David C, Zein S, Steinman L, Forsthuber TG, Greenberg BM, Lambracht-Washington D, Ritchie AM, Bennett JL, Stüve O. Human aquaporin
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CNN and Fox News share the shame of the Poynter Institute's "error of the year" for mistakenly telling their audiences that the Supreme Court had struck down Obamacare.
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Jerry Clark, Johnson City, passed away August 10, 2013.
Jerry was born in Forth Worth, TX, May 26, 1951.
Jerry was the son of Alfred J. Clark Sr., deceased, and Peggy J. Clark, Johnson City. He was predeceased by a brother, Michael Clark.
His mother, a brother, Brett Clark, Johnson City, a son, Jason Michael Clark and wife, Lorie, of Greeneville, survive him. Two granddaughters, Bailey and Hannah Clark of Greeneville, also survive him.
Jerry was a therapist in Johnson City for 20 years. He will be greatly missed by family, friends and his clients.
It was his wish to be cremated, and there will be no funeral service.
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Latin for "this for that", "something for something", Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment is when a more powerful person (a boss or a professor) tells a less powerful person (an employee or a student), "I'll give you a good grade/a good performance evaluation if you let me kiss you." Or the more powerful person makes a threat, "I'll fail you/fire you unless you go out with me."
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Debt restructuring in the euro area: A necessary but manageable evil?
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The Euro area's macroeconomic balancing act
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The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and the proposed prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances regulation (EIP) are designed to avoid imbalances. However, these instruments…
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The Blue Bond proposal, published in May 2010 (Bruegel Policy Brief 2010/03) suggests that sovereign debt in euro-area countries be split into two parts. The…
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Significant volumes of Structural and Cohesion Funds have been pre-allocated but remain undisbursed or uncommitted. In Portugal, unused funds amount to 9.3 percent of GDP,…
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"Love this stationery and the design I chose. Delivery was very prompt. It was also a lot of fun designing my own stationery and choosing the card and font I thought would look best. I will definitely use Tiny Prints again when it comes time to order again."
"I was looking for a twins-themed thank you card to use for my baby shower gifts. This design was great b/c it is gender neutral (mine are boy/girl) and also appropriate for my couples shower (i.e., not too girly). I customized the text to say "Thank You" instead of having my name. It just seemed to make more sense. I also changed the font since the default suggestion seemed a little bit passe. The finished product is clean, simple, and cute! One nit-picky suggestion was that I would have liked the option to extend the yellow border or design to the back of the card. I did not have the perfect photo(s) to use in that space, but hated to leave it entirely blank."
"We enjoy using these cards for our family thank you notes. The design, colors and quality are wonderful. Thank you Tiny Prints"
"So often, I have found very limited options for stationary for my boy girl twins. Even neutral designs are boring and have no life to them. Not the case with these cards - the illustration is funny and adorable and I LOVE that it depicts a boy and a girl with color. The quality is fantastic - we are using these for thank you cards primarily but could really utilize them for any occasion. Nice that they are so versatile. Bravo Tiny Prints!"