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Cely's House Pottery and Art Classes
Chapel Hill, NC
Come by and check out these new Fall classes!
Cely's House Pottery and Art Classes - Fall 2014
There are many different times and types of art and pottery classes offered at Cely's House. Select from the following classes or call to set up a new class. All class have limited space.
- Pottery Throwing and Handbulding
- All the pottery classes are designed to give individual attention to each student as we explore the many possibilities of creating with clay.
- Throwing on the wheel will be offered Monday and Friday afternoon from 3:30 - 5:30 pm for older children ages 8 and up.
- Throwing and Hand Building classes for adults will be offered on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 am.
- The cost is $20 for each two hour class.
- Advanced Pottery Workshop
- Advanced pottery workshops are for older students who have already taken the basic handbuilding classes. A three to four hour class will be offered on Sunday afternoons for larger pottery projects. The cost will be $100 for the two extended classes. Contact Cely for details and dates.
- Parent/ Child Pottery Class
- The Friday night hand building classes for families will be offered Friday evening from 7:00 - 8:30pm and are appropriate for all ages, but children under 7 must come with an adult. We will start with some simpler projects and progress to larger more complex pieces. The cost is $20 for one person working or $30 for both parent and child.
- Girl Scout Pottery Badge
- Especially set up for Girl Scout badge requirements these two class days will start with learning about clay and have time for the girls to make several pieces using different methods of construction. The second class will be glazing and have time for questions and a discussion of the firing process. The cost is $25 per child for both classes, includes all material. Time will be set up by the troop leaders.
- Basic Sewing
- Cely will offer a basic sewing class on Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 - 5:30pm that will teach both hand and machine sewing. Students will make a variety of fun projects such as; bags, pillows, dolls, clothing, and seasonal decorations. Students are encouraged to bring their own sewing machine, if they have one, and will need to buy a few essentials for their own sewing box. The cost is $20 per class.
- Pottery, Sewing, and Mixed Media
- Wednesday and Thursday afternoon is a class designed to explore several different art forms. The class will start with pottery and next do several sewing projects and then move to other forms of art. The class is from 3:30 - 5:30pm and the cost is $20 per class.
- Home School Art Classes
- Home School art classes will be held in the morning or early afternoon for two hours. The time will be set up by the group as needed with a minimum of 6 children to begin the class. The cost is $20 per class.
- Special Needs
- Cely's House offers an ongoing special needs class on Monday from 1:00 - 3:00pm. We explore many different art media but everyone really loves working with clay!!! The current class is small but another session could be arranged. The cost is $20 per class.
Classes run only during the school year. For art class information during summer months, learn about our Summer Camps.
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Tags sleep, acoustic, sad, melancholy, slow
Artists Mree, Lily Kershaw, The Smiths
May 25, 2012
"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?"
I LOVE THIS MIX! ( and yes the caps were on purpose)
CHRISTY I LOVE THIS s so relaxing just what i need for exams
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This is such a perfect mix of songs :)
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Just a collection of my favourite folk-y songs.
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Don't let your fears destroy you in the end by coalescent
"It is strange how we hold on to the pieces of the past while we wait for our futures.
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Euthanasia: Jewish Biblical and Rabbinic Sources
The Torah prohibits murder, and the Talmud maintains the prohibition on active killing, even with the terminally ill.
By Dr. Fred Rosner
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Reprinted with permission from Biomedical Ethics and Jewish Law, published by KTAV.
In the Bible we find: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed (Genesis 9:6). In the second book of the Pentateuch it is stated: Thou shalt not murder (Exodus 20:13), and in the next chapter, And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile: thou shalt take him from Mine altar, that he may die (Exodus 21:14).
In the next book is the phrase And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death (Leviticus 24:17), and four sentences later, And he that killeth a man shalt be put to death. In Numbers (35:30) it states: Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. Finally, the sixth commandment of the Decalogue is repeated: Thou shalt not murder (Deuteronomy 5:17).
Thus, in every book of the Pentateuch, we find at least one reference to murder or killing. Accidental death or homicide is dealt with separately in the Bible and represents another subject entirely.
King Saul's (Assisted) Suicide
Probably the first recorded instance of euthanasia concerns the death of King Saul in the year 1013 B.C.E. At the end of the First Book of Samuel, we find the following:
"Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines pursued hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him, and he was greatly afraid by reason of the archers. Then said Saul to his armor‑bearer: 'Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and make a mock of me.' But his armor‑bearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Therefore, Saul took his sword and fell upon it. And when the armor‑bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword and died with him. So Saul died and his three sons, and his armor‑bearer, and all his men, that same day together (I Samuel 31:1-6)."
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Frederick A. Carlson, 25, Bethlehem, Pa., died in Taqqadum, Iraq on March 25, from a non-combat related cause. Carlson was assigned to the Army National Guard's 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Bethlehem, Pa.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.


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The extent of government regulation of business in America has reached record levels according to the Center for the Study of American Business (1997). This conclusion is based on two measures: the cost of operating the federal regulatory apparatus and the number of people employed by it. They show [see Figure 1] that:
This would be a matter of little concern if we believed that the benefits of government regulation of business in America always justified its costs. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Regulation usually costs a lot, it often does little good (Committee for Economic Development, 1998).
The interesting question is not whether government regulation is flawed, but how it could be improved? The last few years have witnessed renewed interest in procedural reform.
The 103d Congress, in the Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act of 1995, proposed to fix regulation by requiring all new rules costing more than $25 million to be subjected to a rigorous benefit-cost analysis. Mandatory benefit-cost analysis cropped up again in the flagship regulatory reform bill proposed during the 104th Congress, the Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act, H.R. 1022. H.R. 1022 passed the House on a 286-to-141 vote, but it was strongly opposed by the Clinton administration.
For over twenty years the Executive Branch has required mandatory benefit-cost analysis of all new significant, substantive federal rules issued by agencies under the President's jurisdiction (Thompson & Jones, 1980). This policy was reiterated by President Clinton's Executive Order #12,866. What was contentious about H.R. 1022 was not the concept, but the enforceability of benefit-cost analysis. The Clinton administration wanted to retain agency discretion, allowing rules to stand as long as the analyses showing that benefits justified costs were not "arbitrary and capricious, or an abuse of discretion." Many reformers wanted a stronger provision that would have subjected proposed rules to substantive judicial review. When the bill was toned down in the Senate, (S. 343), to meet the Administration's objection, some of its proponents, especially those who wanted benefits to outweigh costs and to subject regulatory analyses to a strict judicial review standard, lost interest in the bill (Shanahan, 1997).
Regulatory Budgeting
The Regulatory Accountability Act, proposed by Representative Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) during the 104th, would have required the president to submit an annual regulatory budget to Congress with estimates of the costs to be imposed by the various programs and agencies. Each year Congress would have had to approve the regulatory budget the same way it approves appropriations. By making explicit the costs of regulation, supporters believed Congress and the executive branch would be pressured to reduce the regulatory burden. The Regulatory Accountability Act never came up for a vote (Shanahan, 1997).
Regulatory Accounting
The Regulatory Accounting Act, passed in the final weeks of the 104th Congress, required the executive branch to produce a one-time report for Congress estimating the total costs of all federal regulations. Moreover, it directed the OMB to report significant public suggestions to correct any part of any regulatory program that is "inefficient, ineffective, or not a sound use of the nation's resources." The initial response by OMB was disappointing (OMB, 1997). It merely conveyed a total of the estimated benefits and costs, compiled by adding up the unevaluated numbers provided by the regulatory agencies themselves. Devoid of any supporting detail by agency or program, the OMB report will have to be expanded in order to provide even the rudimentary basis for a regulatory budget. (A second OMB report is required by September 30, 1998.)
If people are going to give serious consideration to the regulatory budget concept, it must be given tangible form. But better regulatory cost measures make sense whether a regulatory budget is contemplated or not. At a minimum, better cost measures are needed to improve cost estimates. If the numbers used in debates over regulatory proposals were more reliable, they might just possibly be taken more seriously. Right now few people believe them, and for good reason (see Littrell and Thompson, 1997).
In the aggregate, the estimated costs of regulation are substantial. The most widely-used compliance cost figures are those reported by Thomas D. Hopkins (this issue) . Hopkins estimated that federal regulation in the U.S. cost about $700 billion per annum (in 1996 $) or $7,000 per household, based on subtotals in four categories: environmental regulation; other social regulation; economic regulation, and process regulation. Much of the costs of "process regulation" relate to "tax paperwork." Hopkins also determined that the annual costs of U.S. federal regulations are higher ($5,500 per employee) for small firms (<20 employees) than larger (>500 employees) firms ($3,000 per employee), although again much of the difference has to do with tax compliance.
At about the same time that Hopkins developed his baseline estimates of the total cost of federal regulation in America, Hahn & Hird (1991) estimated that it cost between $327 billion to $401 billion, or $434 billion to $508 billion if the incremental cost of new regulations enacted in 1990 were included. Their estimates reflect the following categories:
1. Dead-weight losses from Economic Regulation, $46 billion annually
2. Transfers associated with economic regulation, $172 to $210 billion.
Hahn & Hird found that the ratio of transfers to efficiency costs for 15 types of economic regulation ranged from 2 to 1 to 12:1. They used an average of 3 to 1 to estimate efficiency losses.
3. All other regulation, $78 billion to $107 billion.
Unlike Hopkins, Hahn and Hird exclude the paperwork burden induced by the Internal Revenue Code and Federal Acquisition Regulation from their definition of government regulation on the presumption that these costs should be attributed to other governing instruments: spending and taxing, and included in the analysis of those instruments, as is automatically the case with most government spending and is an accepted part of technical tax analysis (see Diewert, Lawrence, and Thompson, 1998).
Hahn and Hird (1991, p. 248) note that "most traditional economic regulations do not yield net economic benefits (only transfers and costs)." Thus, properly measured (i.e., ignoring transfers which are not a social cost) economic regulation "represents a net cost to society." Subtracting transfers from their total and benefits from social regulation, which Hahn and Hird estimated at between $42 billion to $182 billion per annum, they concluded that the net cost of regulation was on the order of $44 billion per annum, which is a lot in absolute terms, but less than one percent of U.S. GDP. This estimate reflects the fact that the first major federal environmental laws, however crude, were very effective. Most dimensions of air and water in most regions have improved substantially since 1970, despite a 30 percent increase in population and a 100 percent increase in economic output.
Unfortunately, most environmental programs approved since 1972 have not been as cost effective, but have led to rapidly increasing costs in the form of private and public expenditures, regulatory uncertainty and delay, and litigation. This predicament is reflected in Resources for the Future's estimates of the costs and benefits of 1990 amendments to the Clear Air Act, which Hahn and Hird later incorporated into their totals. According to Resources for the Future, the 1990 Clean Air Act, which included new regulations governing nonattainment areas, mobile pollution sources, air toxins, acid rain, and stratospheric ozone, would cost an additional $30 billion but produce incremental benefits of only $14 billion, imposing a net drain on the economy of over $15 billion annually.
William Niskanen (1991) responded to the Hahn and Hird study by asking whether the annual net cost of regulation could really be as low as $44 billion. He concluded that the answer is clearly "no" for several reasons, some of which Hahn and Hird acknowledge. The expected costs of disposing of hazardous wastes are excluded from their analysis, as are the costs of endangered species protection, and a variety of workplace standards such as the minimum wage and other wages and hours regulation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Hahn and Hird study also does not deal with price and entry controls in the public utilities, finance, insurance and real estate services, radio and TV broadcasting, and professional services industries. They also acknowledged that the political costs of regulation should be included in their estimate. The problem is that there is no widely accepted theory in this area. In principle, "these costs should equal the costs of shifting to and maintaining the new political equilibrium minus the costs of maintaining the old political equilibrium appropriately discounted" (p. 246). Such data are hard to observe, however, and their relative magnitude is uncertain. Consequently, they omitted these costs from their estimate.
Other regulatory costs omitted from consideration by Hahn and Hird, as well as other studies of the aggregate cost of government regulation, are the costs of the liability system administered through the courts (which were estimated at $21 billion in 1987) and various mandatory no-fault compensation schemes such as workers' compensation (whose premiums totaled $31 billion in 1991), about $25 billion per annum after transfers are subtracted (Viscusi, 1995: 20). Against these costs, Viscusi would also set the benefits of accident reduction. The U.S. National Safety Council (Accident Facts, Chicago, 1993, p. 21, cited in Viscusi, 1995: 27) reports that the accidental death rate varied from 14.3 in 100,000 in Hong Kong to 81.2 in Hungary. In the U.S., the accidental death rate was 38.3, almost one-half due to automobile accidents. For Canada, it was 33.3.
The omissions problem is perhaps most clearly explained by Hopkins who notes that his estimate of the aggregate annual cost of federal regulation in the U.S. is "a patchwork quilt of studies and estimates with some important patches missing and others only partial coverage." Moreover these studies vary in their concept of "regulation" and in their definitions, methodology, and quality of data. As Niskanen observed, this conclusion holds a fortiori for Hahn and Hird.
Niskanen also pointed to a study by Dale Jorgenson and Peter Wilcoxen (1990) that suggested that the costs of environmental regulation were four to five times higher than estimated by Hahn and Hird. Jorgenson and Wilcoxen looked at the effects of environmental regulation on thirty-five industry groups and on the total US economy. They found that environmental regulations enacted prior to 1990 reduced the national product by about 2.6 percent and that the 1990 Clean Air Act would reduce it by a further 0.6 percent once its impact was complete. In a $7 trillion economy, 3.1 percent is $225 billion. It should be noted that a general equilibrium model of the US constructed by Hazilla and Kopp (1990), produced similar results. Their model showed large and pervasive impacts from environmental regulation and significant intertemporal effects. Using a similar approach, Gray (1987) also identified significant intertemporal effects from social regulation. He concluded that OSHA and EPA regulation reduced growth in the average manufacturing industry by .44 percent per annum.
Niskanen (1992) concluded from his review of the Hahn and Hird study and the other evidence mentioned here that the upper bound on the net cost of regulation could be as much as $400 billion per annum. Well, maybe.
Even if we knew what the aggregate compliance cost of regulation was, and the fact is that we can only approximate it in the crudest fashion, that information would not be very useful. What we need is information on individual regulatory programs. Two models are reported here. "In Estimating OSHA Compliance Costs," economist Harvey S. James, Jr. finds that previous studies substantially underestimate the true economic burden of OSHA regulations. His estimates, based on regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) commissioned by OSHA of 25 major rules issued by the agency after 1980, show that manufacturers in 1993 paid an additional $6,300 each year on average per firm for the 25 OSHA regulations established since 1980. James' analysis also reveals that:
James says an important advance in our understanding of the full economic impact of OSHA regulations will come only after a reliable survey of compliance expenditures is established. He suggests a survey similar to the Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditures (PACE) reports produced annually by the Bureau of the Census for the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). James concludes that his estimate provides a reasonable basis for establishing a regulatory budget for federally-mandated occupational health and safety regulations.
The next two articles this issue, Clyde Crews' "Implementing a Regulatory Budget" and Samuel Hughes' "Regulatory Budgeting" explain the basic justification for regulatory budgeting and how a regulatory budget would be implemented. This justification is quite simple, really: government regulation is the economic equivalent of government spending and ought, therefore, to be treated in a similar manner by legislators. Both federal regulations and federal expenditure programs require that resources be devoted to the pursuit of objectives the nation collectively deems worthwhile. The basic difference is that, in the case of federal expenditures, the resources are first collected through taxes (or debt issuance) and then expended directly by the government. In the case of regulation, the government simply orders individuals or firms in the private sector to make the necessary outlays.
Both Crews and Hughes argue that, from this perspective, the need for a centralized process for coordinating regulation to parallel that of expenditures is readily apparent. They also explain how such a mechanism could be established and what it might look like.
Of course, one could treat expenditure and regulation alike by treating them both like regulation. But most people accept that the existing budget process leads to better decisions, in a way that regulatory review does not -- not optimal, or even good decisions, just better ones. According to the late Aaron Wildavsky, the budget process works because it brings spending interests into conflict, thereby forcing elected officials to acknowledge scarcity. This guarantees that budget examiners will have allies among their political masters, making it possible for them to compel spenders and their sponsors to justify their proposals. The adversarial nature of the process also encourages political evaluation of benefits and costs and mutual adjustment on the part of participants (Jones, 1996-1997). Without political allies, all the onus of cutting would fall on budget examiners, who have no real constituencies of their own.
The final article in this symposium, Roy Meyers' "Regulatory Budgeting: A Bad Idea Whose Time Shouldn't Come," is, therefore, of particular interest. Unlike the other authors featured here, Roy Meyers is not primarily a regulatory policy specialist, but is instead one of America's foremost students of the budgetary process. While Professor Meyers acknowledges the need for regulatory control and that the costs of existing regulations are often extremely high compared to their benefits, he expresses doubt that the current budget process should be emulated. Meyers contends that the budget process is terribly flawed in a number of respects; e.g., distortions created by over reliance on myopic basis of accounting, silly macro goal of a balanced budget, etc. Implicitly, he is saying that advocates of a regulatory budget are like the opera producer who heard one tenor sing so he hired the other one. Since mandatory regulatory review has turned out to be something of a toothless wonder -- a triumph of process over purpose -- regulatory reformers have turned to the budget process, without actually knowing very much about how it actually works -- or how badly.
Meyers argues that the greatest failure of current federal budgeting is that it accepts unjustified rationales for spending. He notes that the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) is an attempt to deal with this problem and that the end result could be better budgeting. He suggests that perhaps regulatory decision making is actually ahead of spending budgeting in this regard -- at least the review process expects formal identification and often quantification of supposed benefits.
Meyers grants that the regulatory review process often fails to do this well, perhaps because the numbers don't really "count;" they're not added up and publicized the same way the spending budget does with obligations and outlays. But he insists that there are other reasons for the failures of the current review process. One of them is it's often difficult to define and count regulatory benefits with precision. This is a problem with the spending budget as well.
Meyers optimal solution would be to expand GPRA's forced learning about the relationships between government actions and social outcomes to include other policy tools besides spending. Agencies would set goals, identify performance indicators, measure current performance, and compare to alternative performances expected from using a range of tools, including regulations, tax expenditures, etc. Meyers has found that this kind of analysis exposes weird policy choices in a number of area, including endangered species, safe drinking water, etc. But he also claims that there are policy areas where such comparative analysis often will not lead to significant policy changes -- e.g., housing.
Meyers concludes that he would support collection of information on the compliance cost of regulation; that "we should be concerned about liberty in the regulatory arena, just as we are concerned about the total tax take." But he is not yet convinced that we should be most concerned about compliance cost, which pretty much takes us back to where we started with this.
Committee for Economic Development, Modernizing Government Regulation. New York: CED, 1998.
Irwin Diewert, Denis A. Lawrence, and Fred Thompson, "The Marginal Costs of Taxation and Regulation," in Handbook of Public Finance. F. Thompson and M. Green (eds). New York: Dekker, 1998: 135-173
Christopher Douglass, Michael Orlando and Melinda Warren, Regulatory Changes and Trends: An Analysis of the 1998 Budget of the U.S. Government. Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University, St. Louis. Policy Brief #182, August 1997.
Wayne B. Gray "The Cost of Regulation: OSHA, EPA and the Productivity Slowdown." American Economic Review 1987, v77n5, Dec p. 998-1006.
Robert W. Hahn and John A. Hird "The Costs and Benefits of Regualtion: Review and Synthesis," Yale Journal on Regulation 1991, v8n1, winter p. 233-278.
Michael Hazilla and Raymond J. Kopp "Social Cost of Environmental Quality Regulations: A General Equilibrium Analysis." Journal of Political Economy 1990, v98n4, Aug p. 853-873.
Thomas D. Hopkins, "Regulatory Costs in Profile," Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, August 1996.
L.R. Jones "Wildavsky on Budget Reform ," Policy-Sciences;29(3), 1996-1997, pages 227-34.
Dale W. Jorgenson and Peter J. Wilcoxen "The Economic Impact of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," Energy Journal 1993, v14n1, p. 159-182.
Earl Littrell and Fred Thompson "The Cost of Regulation," Interfaces. 27/3 (May-June 1997) 22-29.
William A. Niskanen "The Total Cost of Regulation?" Regulation 1991, v14n3, Summer p. 23-25.
William A. Niskanen "The Costs of Regulation (Continued)" Regulation 1992, v15n2, Spring p. 25-26.
William A. Niskanen "Clinton's Regulatory Record: Policies, Process, and Outcomes" Regulation, 1996, Vol. 19, No. 3.
Office Management and Budget, Office Information and Regulatory Analysis, "Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation." (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997).
John Shanahan "Regulating the Regulators," Regulation, Vol. 20 No. 1, 1997.
Fred Thompson and L.R. Jones "Fighting Regulation: The Regulatory Review," California Management Review. 23/2 (Winter 1980), 5-19.
Fred Thompson "Toward a Regulatory Budget," Public Budgeting & Finance. 17/1 (Spring 1997) 89-99.
W. Kip Viscusi "Mortality Effects of Regulatory Costs and Policy Evaluation Criteria," Rand Journal of Economics 1994, v25n1, Spring p. 94-109.
Murray Weidenbaum, "Regulatory Process Reform From Ford to Clinton," Regulation, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1997.
Fred Thompson is the Grace and Elmer Goudy Professor of Public Management and Policy, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, 97301.
Murray Weidenbaum is Chairman of the Center for the Study of American Business and Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130-4899. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Reagan.


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The perils of Wikipedia
Apart from this website, an obvious place to look for information on Arthur Kinnaird is Wikipedia. The trouble is, Wikipedia is notoriously unreliable. To be fair, Arthur's page isn't that bad, aI have corrected and updated it a little, in particular the background to his reputation for hacking. But I am regularly frustrated/annoyed/dismayed at the misinformation that crops up elsewhere. As a small example, I am researching his football contemporaries and was checking the background to Charles Chenery, the only man to play for England in the first three official internationals. According to Wikipedia, Chenery was educated at Marlborough College - but a quick check of the school register shows that he wasn't. According to Wikipedia, Chenery went abroad around 1877 and was never heard from again - but it didn't take long to find out that he had emigrated to Australia, settled in the countryside near Melbourne and died there in 1928. I've corrected these, but once 'facts' go on Wikipedia they get repeated elsewhere, and the Marlborough connection crops up on a number of other sites. it does beg the question of what else has been written about early footballers that is accepted as fact, but is just repeated misinformation. More to follow....
Taking football to the world
What would Arthur Kinnaird have made of the World Cup? He was initially sceptical about international competitions but came round to the idea. In 1908, he was strangely prophetic, and said: "In future, there existed the possibility of Great Britain's supremacy being challenged by other nations. The international championship might be taken away from these shores, in which event we should go abroad and take it back!" Five years earlier, however, he was so unreceptive to a suggestion that the FA should oversee the formation of FIFA that the French visionary Robert Guérin described a conversation with Arthur as "un coup d'épée dans l'eau" i.e. it was like swishing through water with a sword.
The first own goal?
Having just watched the Danish defence conspire to score the first own goal of this World Cup, it may be of some consolation (well, maybe not) to Poulsen and Agger to know that people have been scoring own goals for over 140 years.
In fact, Arthur Kinnaird may have witnessed the very first own goal, as described in a match report of West Kent v Civil Service, played in the teeth of a gale at Kennington Oval on 13 November 1869. 'One of the Service backs, in attempting to save his lines, had his kick so frustrated by the wind that the ball was driven back into the goal, West Kent consequently scoring a goal by this accident.' Even though the sides then had to change ends, under the rules of the day, giving Civil Service the advantage of having the wind at their backs, it was the only goal of the game.
West Kent? It was a club side, rather than a regional select, possibly based on West Kent Cricket Club. Arthur played for them on several occasions, in between appearances for Wanderers and Old Etonians.
Hunting for Arthur
Lord Kinnaird crops up in all sorts of places, not just the football archives. As a renowned philanthropist, he was involved in a huge range of charities and organisations, and travelled widely around Europe and further afield to America, India and Egypt. He had the town of Kinnaird (near Castlegar) named after him in Canada, there was to be a Kinnairdpur village in India, and he helped to establish Kinnaird College (in memory of his mother) in Lahore, now Pakistan.
Closer to home, he was regularly invited to perform opening ceremonies - this plaque from 1912 is in Horseferry Road in London. I'd love to hear of any other locations where his name appears.
That beard
Why the heading for the blog, 'Arthur Kinnaird's Beard'? It was one of the most distinctive features of the great man: a bushy red beard that made him stand out from the mass of players, and in the days before numbers that was quite an asset.
Although whiskers of various sorts were common in the Victorian era, it was unusual to have a full beard, and especially for the young. Yet Arthur grew his beard while still at school - he was photographed at Eton - and kept it for the rest of his life. Unfortunately he never recorded the reasons for having it: too busy to shave, perhaps, while spending his nights down in the slums of the east end? Any theories welcome.
Young footballers in America, 1865
To start off the blog, a story about a trip to America for two men who would become football immortals. In 1865, Arthur Kinnaird and Morton Peto Betts, both fresh out of school, travelled across the Atlantic together. Both men would play a key role in the FA Cup in years to come: Arthur would play in nine of the first twelve finals, and Betts would score the winner in the first ever FA Cup final in 1872.
They were taken along with a group of merchants and financiers on a trade mission to invest in America, which was ready for business now that the Civil War was over. The mission was led by Betts' uncle, Sir Morton Peto, a great railway entrepreneur, and Arthur's father Arthur Kinnaird MP, senior partner in Ransom Bouverie and Co, a merchant bank in London.
They set out from Liverpool at the end of August 1865 on the 'Scotia' for the crossing to New York. Arthur and young Betts were both just out of school - Eton and Harrow respectively - and were both about to enrol at Trinity College, Cambridge. No doubt they had plenty of time on the long voyage to debate the respective merits of Eton and Harrow football rules.
The party, described in the American press as 'the English capitalists', were hoping to invest in the expansion of the railways, and even brought with them their own first class carriage, in which to travel over the Atlantic and Great Western Railway that was their primary investment target. The group was feted by local business leaders wherever they went. From New York, they went to inspect the site for a new railway bridge over the Niagara River at Lake Erie to link the USA and Canada; then it was on to Chicago, Cincinatti and (in a 17 hour train journey) as far west as St Louis, where they met General Ulysses Grant. The Kinnairds, father and son, also broke off to meet the US President, Andrew Johnson, who wanted to personally thank Mr Kinnaird for the vocal political support he had given the North during the Civil War.
By early October, Arthur Kinnaird and Morton Betts had returned to England, and matriculated for their first term at university, where they would take the first steps on the long road to football fame.


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2013: Anticipating another year on the books
A photo that contains both my two beautiful babies and my two beautiful bookcases.
I have contemplated adding more structure to what I read as a way to strategize reaching that magical number of 52 books in one year or one book per week. I think it has more to do with structuring my time than with building a syllabus. I considered making each month's reading follow a particular theme, but that would be limiting and would exclude the two books a month that I read for my book clubs (yes, that's book clubs plural).
Still, managing my reading AND tailoring it to meet my professional and personal needs while staying at home to raise my children are necessary. To answer that goal, I've devised five different categories that should work in a rotation of sorts along with book club assignments and those books I decide that I just have to read at that moment.
1. Life Writing (auto/biography, memoir, letters): Because this was (is?) my scholarly interest, I should return to these works and read them critically.
2. Works from my field: Last year, while trying to read How to do Things with Books in Victorian Britain by Leah Price, I found that I could not get my brain to work. Like my aching knees, my brain needs to work out and not only walk its ass around the block a time or two but do some hardcore spin class or sadistic cross training. Just what is the ass of the brain, by the way?
3. Poetry and Drama: Sure, they shouldn't be lumped together, but I need to return to them, take them like vitamins, if I am to teach them again one day. "WHEN" I teach again, I should say.
4. A long abandoned project: I should research and read to be inspired to take it up again. Sorry to be so vague. Sometimes it's just better to hold some things close.
5. Novels!! My first love and research interest. I divided these into three categories, mostly driven by neglect.
- Contemporary novels, or works I sorely neglected when I spent an entire decade in the nineteenth century.
- Classic novels that I neglected to read, or any novel written before 1950 that begs me to be read.
- Novels from the stack of "To Read" books I have sitting under my nightstand (last year that book was Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart). I could also include novels on my Kindle that need to be read.
- Okay, four categories. I should really add the category of Children's Books since I am starting to read chapter books to Gus.)
And if I include one from each category in addition to my book club reads, that would equal seven books per month. Of course, that is not going to happen. I need to average five or six per month, making up for those months that are too busy for books or that get bogged down in lengthy works (Moment in the Sun, for example).
What books would you recommend to help me meet my goals for next year?


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Located on deck G, this restaurant offers inventive cooking, mixing gastronomic flavors and exotic local cuisine. A large panoramic terrace welcomes you for breakfast, lunch and diner.
For an intimate dinner, you can reserve a table for two at Reception.
In the evening this restaurant is a la carte.
This is a non-smoking area
Located on deck E, our chef and his team offers you dinners consisting of a procession of French, exotic and rare dishes.
Evenings, waiter service.
This is a non-smoking area
At any time, you have the possibility of having a selection of dishes prepared by our chef or his team delivered directly to you.
This service is free of charge for guests staying in our suites.
A full range of the major brand name drinks and snacks, to enjoy daytime and evening during bar opening hours in all the bars of the Resort, including the disco.
●Drinks included(served only by the glass and at the bar):
Water (small bottles of local spring water), sodas, fruit juice,hot drinks (coffee, tea, herbal teas, hot chocolate, cappuccino), local and international spirits, wines, alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, local specialities Champagne as of 6.00pm.
●Drinks not included(at an extra cost):
VSOP* (very superior old pale) and XI* (xtra old) spirits, as well as certain super-premium brands (over 16 year old whisky and rare spirits). Sodas in bottles/mini-bottles* and bottles of water 1.5l (available at automatic vending machines or in the boutique).
●Including snacks:
Breakfast and late lunch, snacks to eat on the run (teatime snack, aperitifs with canapés), the classics (burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, pizzas, crepes...) as well as healthy snacks (salads, dairy products, fruit)
●Snacks not included (at an extra cost):
Candy*, chocolate bars*, packets of cookies* (sold in the boutique).
Located on E deck in the Pacific lounge, this bar is open throughout your cruise, offering a refined atmosphere, in the evenings only. At the beginning of the cruise, in pure tradition ,the Captain will great you for a welcome cocktail.
A cigar humidor (at an extra cost), a selection of liqueurs (at an extra cost) and snacks services are also available.
This is a non-smoking area.
At the back of deck E (Eiao), opposite the swimming pool, this bar offers a magnificent view over the wake of the ship.
Located on deck F, this bar opens in the mornings. At the beginning of the evening, the ambiance is quieter, with music from the pianist in the background .
Later on, the dance floor invites you to dance the night away...
Before you dive into the swimming pool, take a refreshing break at this bar, on the G deck.
Snack service available.
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Chandler man dead; Dragged out of an apartment
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Authorities say a Chandler man is dead in what police are calling a suspicious death.
A city worker reported seeing a man dragging someone out an apartment and then leaving the body outside about 10:30 a.m. Monday.
A SWAT team responded to the scene.
The man was taken into custody, but police say he's now been released and is not considered a suspect.
His name hasn't been released.
Police say the man found outside the apartment has been identified as 52-year-old Jose Leon Vasquez.
They say it's unclear how Vasquez died and it'll be up to Maricopa County medical examiner to determine that.


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Posted at: 11/06/2012 11:04 PM
By: Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico voters have approved a constitutional amendment that establishes the Public Defender Department as an independent state agency.
The department provides lawyers to represent people charged with crimes who can't afford a private attorney.
The amendment calls for forming an independent commission that would appoint the state's chief public defender, who would then oversee the department. Currently, the governor appoints the chief public defender.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Civil Liberties Union were among the supporters. Their contributions helped fund a series of online and newspaper ads, billboards and radio spots.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Posted at: 03/29/2013 8:04 PM
Updated at: 03/29/2013 11:16 PM
By: Amanda Ciavarri
The Wegmans on Mt. Read Boulevard is asking the town of Greece to approve plans that would allow the company to buy two homes near the store and expand.
The homes are directly North of the store. The company says this would allow them to build a space on the property to rent out to a to-be determined tenant. The town has yet to vote on the proposal.
People who live near Mt. Read near the Wegmans have mixed opinions on the possible expansion. Louis Farabella lives right next door and says people live in both homes that Wegmans is proposing to buy. Farabella says he doesn't want Wegmans to become that much closer.
Louis Farabella said, "They are going to take them down and I don't like it at all. I don't want people pulling in flashing there lights in this direction at night time."
The houses aren't the only thing impacted by the purposed plan. Wegmans also wants to take a signal light and move it further North. That's something neighbors say could change the flow of traffic.
Linda Wasmuth said, "It is already pretty hard to make a left hand turn out of the driveway. They need another entrance, if they move it, I don't even know where they would move it too. But another light would be helpful."
While Linda Wasmuth says she is for Wegmans's purposed plan, Farabella says the traffic is another reason he is against the plan.
Farabella said, "We've got enough traffic as it is. We have kids in the neighborhood, and too much traffic and it's going to get worse."
Wegmans's proposed plan will be discussed at the town of Greece's next planning board meeting on Wednesday. If you want to express your opinion on the proposal, you can got to that meeting and tell the planning board.
Wegmans released this statement on the proposal:
We have a contract to purchase the two residential properties immediately North of our Mt. Read Boulevard store, contingent on receiving all necessary approvals. This will enable us to build a 15,000 sq. ft. outparcel that would be leased to a yet-to-be determined tenant and move our entrance to the lot further north, with a new signalized entrance.


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SHREWSBURY, Mass. ‒ Friday's football game between the Shrewsbury Colonials and Algonquin has been postponed until Saturday, Nov. 10, according to the Midland Wachusett League website.
The game will still be held at Shrewsbury High School at 7 p.m.
Shrewsbury field hockey will still host Notre Dame Academy in a Varsity Field Hockey District E Championship game at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
So far, both the boys and girls varsity cross-country district championship meets are on as scheduled. The Colonials will face Gardner High School at the Gardner Municipal Golf Course.


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Blog — What's New
Who's ready to have some fun!? I was thinking we should all try and dress up fancy for prom. Sound good? Good. :D
Here's the info for this week:
Time: 1:30pm PST (Check the Clock Tower in the Snow Forts if you are unsure when this is)
Server List:
Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
I look forward to hanging out with you guys! Might start on Hockey and work my way down :-)
Waddle On!
I'm coming then I'm gonna record it as well so everyone can be in this video and so can Megg
Yay, staff workers! My fav! :-)
This isn't me :P
Are you sure you weren't so excited you commented twice ;)
Jk Jk
Right now, I am not excited. :(
I really want to meet you but I can't because I get out of school at 3:57 I think
Aww I missed it for the 2nd time :,(
I'm sorry that I didn't make it to see you guys please forgive me
everybody wants old cp back even me )-:
What day and where do we meet Megg?
I'm so confused! I'm new to the club penguin app and what day is the parties on the different servers??
The Penguin Cup is actually just on the online version of Club Penguin, so be sure to check it out there!
- The Club Penguin Team
PS. Welcome to the Club Penguin App!
I dont get this. Are these people the staff workers doing a party or something? XD ;D Oh well.
Hope I can make it!:-)
Does anyone want to be in my video on Club penguin on the server: hockey with megg?
Megg im gonna be recording this YAYAYAY!!!!!!!
Saw you today! I remember you were POTW!
they are all my great friends greeting ice cream for the whole team =D
Inivided Super sheep Please
Hopefully she can come next week with Llamarama, she's pretty epic as well! :D
Waddle On!
yay im going see you there guys
I'll meet you on hockey Megg.
why don't you do it more early i live in a country which it is very very late
im on grizzly right now
As a girl I LOVE being called a bro. I just find it funny. :D Gotta preserve my voice for choir tomorrow, big performance, county show! :)
I'll try to come on Hockey. It will be 9:30PM for me, but I go to bed at 9-10pm so....TIME TO BEG MY MUM TO STAY UP JUST 20 MINS LATE PROBS?! Ah, well I probably won't go to bed til 10?!
PLEASE READ! I WANNA BE ON THE SPOILER ALERT! I could not believe my eyes when you were going to visit CP Island. I was like yay! Anyway, here's a question: Which location, like place, will you be visiting, Cause I want to add you as a friend.
Just on CP. Got my bunny on, dancing like mad. Love that BUNNY! :P Anyway, when will Polo be posting that interview with that dude. I mean...ermmmm....Cole Plante.
I saw you today! Remember me? We hung out together in Meggs igloo. I was a camera man!
Hmm maybe I'll start on Flippers then go onto Hockey? But then I met Megg last week and I'm friends with Mmm Cookies. This gets confusing. I want to meet RootinHootin but also Shrub Shrub, Glitterbug K, and Cool Beans! Yes I'll start on Flippers then later go on Hockey.
Hey Megg. what team are you on. Please tell me. My friends want to know.
I'm on team green!
Boooo! Team Blue for the win!
Saw you today! I was a camera man!
Im team red
Me too! Team Green for the win!
Saw you today! Remember me? I was the camera man!
Hot sauce ftw!
green's for Yoshi, and victory!
neck tee blue for the win I hope my team win
same! Green is for Yoshi so I'm on green team. Megg, how do you get your name on a mod Monday? P.S I have never been penguin of the week! -^_^ rach100
can Ibe a mod
I'm team blue!!! GO SHARKS!
I'm coming to show off my poshness :D
On the server hockey right now waiting for Megg can't wait till she gets here!!!!!! :)
Hello meg Trinitirose2 here I thing I'm going for server Flippers today so yep bye plz add me
I'm dressing up as Elsa who takes lots of selfies :)
OMG I am soo exited to meet you megg!! :D
See you soon server Flipper friends!
Where is it going to be at
I got Shop Worker, Cool Beans, and Glitterbug K onto my friends list! I'll have to come to Mod Monday more often! Waddle on!
Do you guys get on mobile?
Did you see me Rootinhootin?
BEST ModMonday!!!!
I had fun at the Prom with my Flipper Friends! Shrub, Cookies, Glitterbug and Cool Beans, you guys rock! Waddle on!
I got to meet Glitter Roll,Light Petal,Megg,RootinHootin best experience ever!
I had fun on Flippers too! Squeakynose popped by and I had a short interview with her in the Pizza Parlor.
I will see you next week
I loved hanging out with shrub shrub he is so awesome and cool sadly he did not add me. Well shrub shrub is awesome
Oh yeah, Shrub Shrub's list is full, my brother had fun with him too.
I was able to add everyone except Megg and Mmm Cookies because their lists were full.
Worst Mod Monday ever. Where were you megg? I failed meeting you AGAIN! :I
Argh y do I keep forgetting bout this!!!??? Sometime I'm gonna meet megg maybe next week. GO GREEN!!!
nice meeting you rootinhootin! Thanks for the postcard!
Can you PLEASE make this an hour earlier? I always do family stuff at that time so I never get to come :(
It was SO epic to have a fancy dance party with you guys today! Thanks for waddling by!
Stay shiny :D
Did you see me Megg? I was the secret agent serving as your bodyguard...like I was Secret Service! XD
Sorry I couldn't make it! : ( Promise I will be there next Monday! Can't wait to meet you Megg!
P.S. What Happened to the Question Answering on the Spoiler Alert??
Waddle On!
Again, I come from school at 3:00 pm PST. Could you have the party a little later next time?
I missed it :( Maybe next time. Hoping for another Mod Monday!
Hey Club Penguin.
A few minutes ago, Blizzard crashed on everyone. Do you know what happened? When i tryed logging on for the tenth time, it was one bar! But it is better now. Can you tell me what happened?
Waddle On!
Loving these weekly parties. #TeamMeggIsTheBest!
They are so bad
I want to meet ya megg!
Is anyone even in Team Yellow??? :(
Wow that was the best mod Monday ever! I saw Megg and RootinHootin! Rock Opera came too and thanks Rock for post carding me I might join team red I will try coming next monday
Megg? Can I Take A Selfie You?
I Mean With You.
Glitter Roll... You saying stay shiny reminds me of Pokémon. Will you EVER do a Pokémon Party? Please tell me, I am ready for disappointment. Oh yeah, I'm rooting for Green Team! Also, when will Mega Megg be back on a server time I will be able to be on? Tues. and Thurs. (3 through 6 Kentucky's eastern time zone) is when I'm able to get on, except for the 29 though June 4. Are there any Thursdays or Tuesdays that Megg and the others will get on? Please answer me... WADDLE ON!
Sqeakynose thanks for letting me do an interview with you! I had SO much fun! Best Mod Monday EVER!
pls answer back can you do a catalog that brings back all the old stuff like tv's and fish tanks and all the other good stuff
Hiya penguins i really want to be penguin of the week it's my dream so plz nominate me i help penguins with finding pins winning mini games and even finding hidden items in the penguin style so I hope everyone including the penguin team that this is my dream and I don't want to nominate myself that's cheating love to hear from u guys especially the penguin team this is Loyd103 waddle on
Hey what is your favorite soccer team?
Mine is Brazil :D
Please come back for mod Monday again Megg.
Aw... I didn't meet them.. Could you tell me the room of the Place they are next time? I looked all over! Where were you guys on Grizzly? I need to KNOW!!
hey Pals i went on hockey with my bff that broke up with me but you never showed up
Hey Megg! What time is the next mod Monday? Plus do you have any more friend slots? -Waddle On!
Megg you can be so funny sometimes! Like thinking you could win the Penguin Cup! =D
I'm LOVING Megg's outfit.
Btw mod stands for moderator right?
-The Club Penguin Team
Polo Field & Club Penguin Team can you plz send meet-ups on the blog? I just do not want you to go on random servers because I almost met Polo Field and I didn't :( So can you plzzzzz send every meet up on the blog? Thanks.
Megg plz add me because i am a huge fan of the spoiler alert.
OMG HI MEGG YOU ARE MY FAVE! cha totely PLEASE TAKE BACK THE BEFLUTTERD AND THE FLUTTERBY AND TE OTHER ONE PWEASE [ DOES PUPPY EYES] ADD ME MEGG ITS Sk8tergirl 1 NOT NOW CUZ IM BANDED but i was a good girl:D
Megg can i be your friend?
I have a question for Megg. Where did you get your hair?! I love it and I've seen a lot of people with it. I'm not sure if it was a hidden item or it came as a prize from a code but I really like it and would like to have it for myself! Please respond its urgent that I get this information. Fashion emergency. Thanks again!
- Waddle On!
Hi Megg!Can You Add Me On club penguin if u haven't already?!?!?? :)
thanks my penguin name is Trinitirose2
hi can you play cart surfer with megg vs ninja can you please put this on the spoiler alart
friend me megg and polo
Will u be on ipad ?
Oh my gosh! My elctronic didn't update to this until today! I can't believe I missed Megg!!! Megg, you are my favorite of all time and I
even have an outfit like you!!!
Also- I think there should be a mod Monday and chattabox mash-up. The theme could be dress like your favorite Mod. ( mine of course is Megg)
( Megg, if you could please respond I will thank you a thousand times!!!)
Hey Megg!
Unfortunately, I can't attend Mod Monday on 16/06/2014!
I can't be there!
I'm sorry!
Have fun at Mod Monday on 16/06/2014 everyone!
I'm so excited
Megg, I noticed that it says 2rd not 2nd in the soccer thing in the top right corner. who should i blame?
megg are you red blue yellow or green?
also can u friend me megg?
I AM SO SORRY I DID NOT GET TO MEET THEM well i met them before SO YAAAAY! ADD ME MEGG
It would be kool if I was up there XD


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It was a tough weekend for the Missouri baseball team, finishing 0-3 at the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park. The Tigers were shutout by Houston on Friday despite putting runners on base in every inning. On Saturday, Mizzou took the No. 7 ranked TCU Horned Frogs to extra innings, before a run in the 10th inning gave TCU a 4-3 victory. Then on Sunday, the Tigers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against No. 3 Texas, but a six-run fifth inning helped the Longhorns claim an 8-5 win.
Mizzou Baseball Player of the Week
Aaron Senne - 1B - Senior
For the second straight week, senior Aaron Senne gets the nod as the Tigers' Player of the Week. Senne, who last week was the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, hit .333 (4-for-12) in Missouri's three games this week at the Houston Classic. He was 4-for-9 in the final two games of the weekend against No. 7 TCU and No. 3 Texas. On Saturday, he finished 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI against TCU. He then added a pair of hits against Texas on Sunday. For the year, Senne is hitting .333 with four home runs, three doubles and 11 RBI. His four homers are tied for the most in the Big 12 Conference.
Mizzou Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Nick Tepesch - RHP- Junior
Missouri junior Nick Tepesch turned in 6.1 innings of work against No. 7 TCU on Saturday at the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park. Tepesch took a no decision in the game, after striking out five. He allowed three runs, just two of which were earned, on six hits and walked two. After allowing a single to open the game, Tepesch retired six of the next seven batters he faced, with the only base runner reaching on an error. In the fifth inning, TCU put one run on the board and had runners on second and third before Tepesch struck out the next two batters to end the inning. Tepesch is 1-0 on the season, having struck out 11 in 16.1 innings pitched.
After three-straight weeks on the road, Missouri will finally take the field at home, hosting Western Illinois at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The game on Wednesday is the first of 10-consecutive home games for Mizzou and will be the first time for fans to see the newly renovated Taylor Stadium. This weekend, MU will host Xavier in a three-game series, stating at 6 p.m. on Friday with games to follow at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.


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Articles by Lauren Heaton :: Page 77
School's 5-year forecast in red
The current school district budget picture, as presented by district Treasurer Dawn Weller at the school board's Oct. 14 meeting, shows that expenditures are increasing at a greater rate than revenues, and the local district will begin running a negative cash balance at the beginning of the 2013 school year.
Village a comfortable bicultural fit
When Enshané Nomoto was looking for a place to settle near her new job last year, she got an obscure recommendation from a classmate she hardly knew to visit Yellow Springs. She didn't know what to expect. She and her husband, Yukio, were looking for a place that was progressive…
BLOG — New York gave it her best croissant
On a recent trip to New York City, instead of being humbled by my proximity to some of the biggest names and hottest digs in the business, I came ready to sink my teeth not in the grilled calamari but in a dog fight over what good food is.
BLOG — Composting is not a waste
In this conservation era, as far as the kitchen is concerned, composting is my favorite solution. The treacheries of composting if done wrong are numerous and assaulting. But the benefits of composting, which doesn't have to be complicated, always make me wonder why I didn't start sooner. The first thing to know about composting is […]
A change of key for the chorus
Over the past 31 years, the name Ruth Bent has become synonymous with the Yellow Springs Community Chorus. And it was no small concern for Bent, when her eyesight began to fail, that the chorus continue with a strong and dedicated leader.
The keeper of the water's source
Like the air we breathe, the water we drink is of vital importance to our health, yet its origins beyond the tap are somewhat mysterious. Down at the southern end of the village nestled among the foliage on Jacoby Road…
October sun brings fall Street Fair to life
Warm-weather seekers from the surrounding region surged into Yellow Springs for Saturday's fall Street Fair. Kids went straight for the young fuzzy alpacas and the sand and henna art fundraiser for the Yellow Springs High School class of 2012, while others took an interest in hand-made jewelry, shea butter products and bonzai plantings. And […]
Window on clinic closing
It has been over a year since the Yellow Springs Family Health Center operated by Wright State University Physicians left Yellow Springs; the clinic has not been able to secure the funds needed to rebuild a medical center.
Business owner pleads guilty
Local resident and business owner Elizabeth Stardancer pled guilty to a third-degree felony of abuse of an elderly person in Greene County Common Pleas Court on Friday, Oct. 1.
Film tracks exotic pet industry
Throughout the 1980s on the east side of Hilltop Road at Fairground Road there stood a modest, old house with a conspicuously large metal cage in the back yard. On nice days, passersby who happened to focus beyond the fencing would likely have seen what appeared to be a lion. Was it a pet? Did it live there permanently? Could it escape?


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By Army Sgt. Daniel Nelson Jr.145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
MOORE, Okla., May 23, 2013 The Midwest region is certainly no stranger to inclement weather, having heavy snow and ice in the winter months and severe thunderstorms and deadly tornados during the spring and summer.
However, the recent string of storms that have passed through the region have left the Oklahoma communities of Newcastle, Moore, Oklahoma City and Shawnee in tatters, displacing hundreds of families, and resulting in 26 confirmed deaths.
For many residents affected by the record EF-5 tornado that tore through the central Oklahoma landscape, the week began with an anticipation of thunderstorms and heavy rain. That all changed May 20 as a deadly tornado developed southwest of Oklahoma City. The tornado grew as it moved through southeastern Oklahoma City and across Moore.
In the wake of the destruction, first responders from across the country began to pour into Moore and Oklahoma City, including support from the Oklahoma National Guard.
For one Oklahoma Air National Guardsman, the tornado came only a month after he returned from a six-month deployment to the Middle East. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, a crew communication specialist with the 185th Air Refueling Squadron, was at home working in his garage, getting his personal items moved back into his house after deciding to take his house off the real estate market.
"I was here right before the tornado came through," Tucker said. "I noticed that the wind had picked up quite a bit, and all of a sudden it just stopped, which I thought that was kind of odd. I walked inside in time to see Gary England announce that a tornado was heading toward the Newcastle Casino. I high-tailed it out of there."
The citizens of Oklahoma City and Moore sought cover wherever they could and braced for their lives. The tornado left a trail of destruction stretching 17 miles from Newcastle to southeast Oklahoma City.
Search-and-rescue efforts immediately began as first responders, Oklahoma National Guardsmen and citizens of surrounding communities converged on the area in hopes of finding survivors. As the nation anxiously watched, news reports shifted from severe weather coverage to rescues and how others could contribute through much-needed donations.
With entire neighborhoods having been being wiped out by the tornado's wrath, hundreds of Oklahomans were finding themselves homeless, and with only the clothes on their backs. Many of the residents started sifting through piles of debris and rubble in hopes of finding any personal items not swept away by the tornado's more than 200 mph winds. Some of the neighborhoods were unreachable other than by foot or were too dangerous to allow residents back into as first responders were faced with fires, natural gas leaks and unstable structures.
"It was a full 24 hours before I was able to get back home with the streets so littered with debris; you just couldn't get through any other way than by foot," Tucker said. "When I finally got back, I could hardly recognize my house. I was overwhelmed by the amount of damage."
Some of Tucker's fellow National Guardsmen went with him as he rummaged through a pile of debris that now stands where his house once was. With the support of his military family that includes his father, Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Tucker, public affairs sergeant for the 137th Air Refueling Wing, Brandon Tucker has begun the long process of cleaning and rebuilding.
"I was able to find a couple of pictures that could not be replaced with just money, and my pet has also safely made it through all of this with me," Brandon Tucker said.
Oklahoma City has seen the effects of deadly tornados time and again in the past, and the resiliency of its citizens will help those who were most directly affected.
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Joseph Phelps Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California
Winemaker's Notes
The 2002 vintage has the distinctive rich color we've come to associate with this vineyard, followed by a nose of licorice, minerals and dark roast coffee. Concentrated mineral and rich black fruit flavors predominate, and a seamless finish contributes to the wine showing exceptionally well, even at this early stage.
Critical Acclaim
The Wine Advocate - "The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard is a massive, youthful blockbuster with an opaque purple color as well as firm tannins (despite the general openness and ripeness of the 2002 Napa Cabernets). Almost overly rich, it has a long evolution ahead of it given its firm tannins and off-the-charts concentration and extract. One has to admire this cuvee for its extraordinary structure and multidimensional personality, but at present, even with airing, the primary aromas of new oak, loamy soil, graphite, incense and black fruits are all one can expect. In the mouth, the wine remains brutally tannic, but there is enough stuffing to easily balance out the wine's structure. It is a young, possibly great wine for the ages, and I would not hesitate to put my money where my mouth is. This 2002 should be absolutely amazing in 25-30 years.
Rating: 96+"
Wine Enthusiast - "Right up there with the best of the '01 Napas. Smooth and polished, with a velvety mouthfeel that conveys cherry and blackberry flavors, without heavy extract. Oak plays a supportive role. The overall impression is of elegance, power and extreme balance."
Connoisseurs' Guide - "From first sniff to finish, this head-turning young wine is nothing less than a classic expression of all that is best in Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Its juicy, concentrated aromas are rich in cassis and plentiful sweet oak while finding highlights of mineral and black soil terroir, and its very deep, keenly fruited flavors follow suit. Despite a bit of tannic hardness that is entirely in keeping with its varietal and age, the wine is wonderfully well-balanced and offers plenty of promise for an increasingly supple future if allowed the six to ten years of cellaring that its depth and beauty have surely earned. Kudos to Phelps for its one-two combination of stunners."
International Wine Cellar - "Good medium ruby. Cassis, kirsch , menthol and roasted herbs on the nose. Rather muscular on the attack, then dense, lush and highly concentrated in the middle, with a deep core of dark fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. In comparison to the Insignia, this is a more rustic style of wine, but the concentration of phenolic material is impressive, and this 2002 is finer than the 2001 release. Finishes with excellent length and youthfully tough tannins, but does not build on the back end with quite the same subtlety as the Insignia. I'd wait a good six or seven years on this wine. The Backus vineyard, located across the valley from Harlan Estate, is now farmed biodynamically. The 1999 release was the last vintage entirely from vines planted in 1975; Phelps began replanting the vineyard in '97 and '98, after buying it in '96.
Rating: 92(+?)"
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Joseph Phelps Vineyards is a family-owned winery committed to crafting world class, estate-grown wines. Founded in 1973 when Joe Phelps purchased a former cattle ranch near St. Helena in the Napa Valley, the winery now controls and farms nearly 375 acres of vines on eight estate vineyards in St. Helena, the Stags Leap District, Oakville, Rutherford, Oak Knoll District, Carneros and South Napa Valley. In 1999, the Phelps family added 100 acres of vineyard property near the town of Freestone on the Sonoma Coast, where Phelps now grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Phelps is best known for its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varietals, Insignia, first produced in 1974. Awarded Wine Spectator's "Wine of the Year" in 2005, Insignia is widely regarded as a qualitative benchmark for California winemaking. View all Joseph Phelps Vineyards Wines
About Napa ValleyView a map of Napa Valley wineries
It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just grated an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country into itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.
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Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
Wine Style Guide
Light & Fruity
- Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.
Smooth & Supple
- Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.
Earthy & Spicy
- Wines where earthy and/or spicy dominate the flavors – typically medium to full body.
Big & Bold
- Full bodied wines that have concentrated fruit and are higher in alcohol and/or tannins. Some need age.


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Upland Chronicles: Goshen Gate Bridge evokes past experiences
Throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, numerous footbridges traverse streams on more than 850 miles of hiking trails. The bridges range from narrow foot logs to wide, sturdy structures with iron framework. By reputation, one of the most impressive footbridges in the park is the handsome one crossing the upper reaches of the Little River, often called the Goshen Gate Bridge.
The nickname Goshen Gate is a simply a play on words in reference to the famous Golden Gate Bridge spanning San Francisco Bay. At the time of its construction, Goshen Gate was probably the sturdiest footbridge in the park. It was especially impressive to hikers accustomed to crossing slick foot logs or fording streams. Since that time, other, comparable bridges have been built in the Smokies.
Built because high water frequently washed away the log footbridges that were normally used, Goshen Gate is heavily utilized because Appalachian Trail hikers frequently trek down the Goshen Prong Trail to re-equip due to its close proximity to Gatlinburg.
The bridge is 7.6 miles from the Little River Trail up the Goshen Prong Trail to the Appalachian Trail. Due to the danger in so many hikers crossing the swollen river, a permanent bridge was needed. Look downstream from the bridge for a view of the mouth of Fish Camp Prong.
The bridge is located approximately four miles from the trailhead of the Little River Trail at the entrance of the Millionaire's Row section of Elkmont. Steadfast Bridge Company was awarded the contract to build the bridge for $14,300.
Manufactured in Greeneville, Ala., by American Leisure Design in November 1995, it was installed in 1996. Transporting the bridge from Elkmont to Goshen Prong was quite a feat. The bridge was delivered in two pieces, and the maintenance department at the national park used front end loaders and "walked" it to the site. They contracted a backhoe on tracks to cross streams and lift it into place. New bearing seats were built, and motorized carts with bicycle handlebars carried one-half to three-quarter yards of concrete to build the new seats.
The bridge was bolted together on the first try, which was amazing due to the extremely small, quarter-inch tolerance bolt holes. An additional $20,000 was required to cover the cost of labor, concrete, and equipment rental needed to complete the project.
A tragic incident occurred near the bridge on May 21, 2000. Glenda Ann Bradley of nearby Cosby, a school teacher who taught at Jones Cove Elementary School, was killed by a black bear. The fatal attack by a black bear was the first in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park history. In fact, it was the first known fatality as a result of a bear attack anywhere in the southeast. At the time, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded the black bear population within its boundaries at approximately 1,800.
The victim was waiting for her ex-husband when she was mauled by the bear. Bradley, an experienced hiker, and Ralph Hill, entered the park at noon. The couple, who had been reconciling, hiked about 10 miles.
Hill, 52, told authorities he left Bradley, 50, on the trail to go fishing. He returned about an hour later to find her backpack on the trail and two black bears, an adult female and a yearling, at her body about 50 yards away. The 111-pound adult bear apparently killed the woman. Rangers shot and killed both animals.
Subsequent necropsies performed at the University of Tennessee confirmed that both bears the rangers killed had fed on the woman and were most likely the bears that had killed her. The bears were not emaciated, and the necropsies did not reveal any underlying health issues with the bears that may have contributed to the attack. This led officials to believe the attack was predatory.
An autopsy was performed on Bradley by East Tennessee State University's College of Medicine which confirmed that Bradley died of blood loss from injuries due to a bear attack. Her death was ruled an accident, putting to rest rumors of foul play.
Interestingly, Glenda had taken two photographs of the bears with her camera prior to the attack. The pictures on her camera show that Glenda and the bears were on opposite side of the Goshen Gate Bridge. Her backpack was found near the bridge.
The unfortunate attack is now part of the lore repeated from hiker to hiker as they pass by a cross marking the spot of the attack.
Other fascinating tales involve the logging days. Around 1915, the Little River Lumber Company logged the area extensively and used ground skidders, overhead skidders, and railroads to get the logs out. Signs of logging days include cinders, bits of coal, stone walls and drainage ditches for the railroad bed.
Exaggerated tales about lumberjacks who met an untimely demise while working for the lumber company are often told as hikers make their way through the second growth forest.
Since the construction of Goshen Gate Bridge, similar structures, such as the footbridges on the Gatlinburg Trail near Sugarlands Visitor Center and at the end of Tremont Road, have been built in the park.
The round-trip trek to the Goshen Gate Bridge is about eight miles. The beautiful scenery, the pleasant sound of the rushing streams, and the interesting historical features, combine for a delightful hike.
Carroll McMahan is the special projects facilitator for the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and serves as Sevier County historian.
The Upland Chronicles series celebrates the heritage and past of Sevier County. If you have suggestions for future topics, would like to submit a column or have comments; please contact Carroll McMahan at 453-6411, email firstname.lastname@example.com; or Ron Rader at 604-9161, email email@example.com.


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Chuck Schumer, obviously running point for Senate Democrats on fiscal slope negotiations, claims that a chastened GOP will be willing to deal. But the only party who has made any concessions on a deal has been Chuck Schumer, floating an extension of current tax rates for upper-income earners, accompanying a limit on deductions. He went further this morning:
"The election, what did it say," he continued. "You elected a Republican House, and what was their watch-word: cut spending. You elected a Democratic Senate and a handsome victory for President Obama. What was our platform? The wealthy should pay a little bit more and there should be new revenues. Just marry the two. The trick will be if Speaker Boehner's instincts to preserve the Republican Party and preserve the nation in a certain sense, will prevail over the hard right. He needs some help."
Schumer said in return, Democrats would be willing to negotiate changes on matters close to their party, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and indicated Obama might say as much in an address from the East Room of the White House on Friday.
So Republicans get the same tax rates, and Democrats… no wait, Republicans ALSO get spending cuts (from a discretionary baseline that's the lowest in 60 years) and unspecified "changes" to Medicare and Medicaid. This is a deal?
Paul Krugman comes out representing the other perspective of this debate – there's no need for a deal of any kind.
Mr. Obama should hang tough, declaring himself willing, if necessary, to hold his ground even at the cost of letting his opponents inflict damage on a still-shaky economy. And this is definitely no time to negotiate a "grand bargain" on the budget that snatches defeat from the jaws of victory […]
Republicans are trying, for the third time since he took office, to use economic blackmail to achieve a goal they lack the votes to achieve through the normal legislative process. In particular, they want to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, even though the nation can't afford to make those tax cuts permanent and the public believes that taxes on the rich should go up — and they're threatening to block any deal on anything else unless they get their way. So they are, in effect, threatening to tank the economy unless their demands are met.
Mr. Obama essentially surrendered in the face of similar tactics at the end of 2010, extending low taxes on the rich for two more years. He made significant concessions again in 2011, when Republicans threatened to create financial chaos by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. And the current potential crisis is the legacy of those past concessions.
Well, this has to stop — unless we want hostage-taking, the threat of making the nation ungovernable, to become a standard part of our political process.
Just as important to this perspective is the point that Democrats gain far more leverage by letting most, though not all, fiscal slope elements expire. And importantly, it's not a cliff – the economy can absorb the expiring measures for a few weeks or even a few months. In fact, OMB can structure the sequester cuts so they have no immediate effect, and Treasury, in anticipation of a resolution, can even freeze withholding rates, so the tax changes have no immediate effect. There's simply no reason to bind to anything in the lame duck session, given the leverage points in the system.
More than that, in economic terms, moving forward on austerity is absolutely insane. The relative lack of austerity and continued budget deficit in the United States, mostly due to gridlock, has kept the economy ahead of competitors. To the extent that there has been softness in the economy, it can be directly attributed to austerity – fiscal policy at the federal, state and local levels have actually dragged on growth since mid-2010, though not as much as it would if we let all these fiscal policies expire.
John Boehner doesn't want a deal hammered out in the lame duck, but he wants a framework put in place for tax and social insurance program reform, with the only tangible elements to be a "down payment" of $100 billion in spending cuts. In other words, his plan to react to a winning Democratic election is for Republicans to dictate more spending cuts.
If Democrats trod down this path, it's important to recognize that they do it willingly.
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Very small and you practically have to fight for a table but I think it is worth it. A huge variety of wines available, I went with my girlfriend who is really into wine and she was impressed. The tapas food is good, we sampled the sandwich, mussels, a plate of ham and the churros for dessert. All the food was excellent. Service was ok, everyone was really nice but it can be hard to get their attention in the atmosphere, not really their fault though. The place is a little pricey in my opinion but this is Manhattan and so this isn't that surprising. Overall definitely recommended for a visit.
Posted by I know a good tapas restaurant on 02/11/2008
I have been to this restaurant before. The food is fine but there are better places. I arrived here at 4:53pm once when there was a blizzard. The snooty, young staff told me rudely that I needed to wait outside until 5pm when they open. At 5pm, I asked if I could come in. In a tone that was not friendly I was told yes. We waited about 10 minutes for menus. We waited about 15 minutes more, & our order was never taken. I am a concierge in NYC, & I will always share this experience with guests. This is not a good choice for tapas.
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Bar Jamon is a fabulous place to go for wine and small plates of delicious food. I recommend going with only one other person - as it is somewhat small and there are no reservations - but the experience is worth the wait. I have been numerous times and every time is better thn the next!


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Denver, Colorado – (May 18, 2010) Focused on bringing value and service to its school districts, the Colorado Department of Education's pilot math intervention initiative with EdisonLearning's Math Force is improving the math skills of 1,000 Southeastern Colorado students who scored unsatisfactory or low partially proficient in math on previous state achievement tests, including students with Individual Education Plans (IEP).
Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) results show that students achieved one-year median growth percentile gains of 16 points on the math section of the CSAP test from 2008 to 2009, whereas students in the region that were not in the math pilot experienced a decline of eight percentiles. When CSAP scores of special education students were isolated, they showed a median growth percentile increase of 13.5 points.
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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OverviewA game of Texas Hold 'EmPoker is a gambling card game played with a traditional deck of 52 playing cards. There are many different rule-sets, with variations on how many cards are dealt, betting amounts, and card exchanges, but they all use the same combinations of cards, or "hands," to determine a winner. Most games of poker have multiple rounds, with each round containing a series of bets made by each player. If a player doesn't wish to match a bet, they may fold at any time. At the end of a hand, the winning hand collects all the bets made during that round, and a game of poker is over when all but one player has run out of money.HandsAt the end of each hand of poker, a winner is determined based on their combinations of the five best cards they have been dealt. The following list is in order of strongest to weakest hand:Straight Flush - 10,J,Q,K,A; all the same suit.Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same denomination.Full House - Three cards matching one denomination, and two other cards matching another.Flush - Five cards all of the same suit.Straight - Five cards of sequential denomination.3 of a Kind - Three cards matching the same denomination.Two Pair - Two sets of two cards matching the same denomination.Pair - Two cards matching the same denomination.Forms Of PokerThere are dozens of variations on poker rule sets. Most are played with either 5 or 7 cards available to each player. Some variants, referred to as "Draw," allow players to trade in some of their cards for new ones in hope of getting a better hand. Others, referred to as "Stud," only let players use the cards they are initially dealt. All forms of poker involve rounds of betting, with "limit" or "no limit" rules that can put a cap on the amount a player can bet.Texas Hold 'EmOf note is the stud variation "Texas Hold 'Em," which has become one of the most popular forms of poker. In this version of Poker, each player receives two cards face down (which they can look at immediately but must remain hidden until the end of the hand) and round of betting occurs. After this, three cards are placed face up in the middle of the table, and each player can use these "community" cards in conjunction with their "hole" cards. After another round of betting, another card is placed faced up on the table. Another round of betting occurs, and then one more card is placed face up in the middle (for a total of 5). After one final round of betting occurs, each player shows their hole cards, the winner is determined, and they collect the pot.Poker in Video GamesThere have been a number of variations of poker available in the video game world. Through the 80's and 90's, numerous versions of poker games were available on PC (many of them strip poker, with primitive graphics of nudity). But after the turn of the century, the popularity of poker exploded as it became a TV spectator sport, and professional poker players became household names. This caused a boom in poker video games to be developed, with most game systems getting their own versions of the card game, and allowed players to face off with each other online.Poker has even made its way into games that otherwise have nothing to do with the sport, with games like Red Dead Redemption, Rage, and Far Cry 3 featuring poker as a playable mini-game within their game world.