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2014 OUTDOOR TRACK: Season-best 52.11.00 in the shot put was good enough for 13th at the NCAA East Prelims and was the second best throw in school history...finished sixth at the ACC Outdoor Championships (50-10.25)...won the Sam Howell Invitational (49-11.75) and the Maryland Invitational (49-09.25)...notched a runner-up finish at the Kehoe Twilight (49-04.25)...won the UTEP Springtime Meet (48-06.75)...season-best in the discus came at the Kehoe Twilight and was good enough for a second-place finish (146-10)...placed 10th at the ACC Outdoor Championships (139-03)...claimed the Maryland Invitiatonal title (134-05).
2014 INDOOR TRACK: Notched a season-best mark in the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships to place ninth (50-05.25)...finished second at the Layfaette/Rider Winter Games (49-11.75)...won the Penn State Relays title (49-08.50)...captured the Terrapin Invitational title with a throw of 49-02.25...also won at Navy Multi-Mix Madness (46-02.00) and the Lions Invitational (46-00.75)...recorded a runner-up finish at the Hokie Invitational (48-04.00)...season-best in the 20-pound weight throw came at the Penn State Relays, good enough for a second place finish (57-09.50)...won the Terrapin Invitational (57-01.50)...finished 11th at the ACC Indoor Invitational (56-06.00)...placed fifth at the Hokie Invitational (56-04.50)...notched a 13th-place finish at the Doc Hale VT Elite (56-03.75)...finished second at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games (55-11.00)...won Navy Multi-Mix Madness (53-00.75)...placed fourth at the Lions Invitational (52-10.00).
2013 OUTDOOR TRACK - Season-best mark in the shot put at UCF Invitational where she placed 3rd and recorded the fourth-best mark in Maryland outdoor history (49-10.50)… Season-best mark in the discus at ACC Championships where she placed 9th and recorded the fifth-best mark in Maryland outdoor history (143-01)…Placed 2nd at Kehoe Twilight in the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 143-05…Placed 13th in the same event at ACC Championships (142-07).2013 INDOOR TRACK - Recorded a season best and ECAC qualifying throw in the shot put at ACC Championships (49-08.25)...Placed 5th... Placed in the top six in the event in all meets this season.
BEFORE MARYLAND - Four-year standout at James W. Robinson High School...Two-time district record holder in the shot put...All-Met Honorable Mention...Two year district champion...Regional champion in 2011 and 2012...Third in the state in 2012 and fifth in nationals...Third in the state in 2011...Also played club soccer in Fairfax where she was named best defensive player and most valuable player.
PERSONAL - Parents are Chima and Scholar ... Nickname is Cici...Has four siblings - Emeka, Kay, Chima, and Dinma...Currently enrolled in college of letters & sciences ... Chose Maryland for the family aspect of the team...Volunteers every summer helping teach children in Nigeria.


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Residents fear a nature reserve will be ruined if it becomes a main route to Cambridge's proposed new train station.
Paths through Bramblefields in East Chesterton have been suggested as pedestrian and cycle links to Cambridge Science Park station, which is set to open in 2015, but concerns have been raised about litter and damage to the environment.
Cllr Gerri Bird, who represents the area, said: "Bramblefields is a small, peaceful and much-loved little oasis in East Chesterton and we don't have enough open space here.
"To make it a main route through to the new station is madness.
"Not only would it mean a large increase in the number of people passing through it, dropping litter and disturbing wildlife, it will open up all the streets around it for overspill parking, causing problems for residents in Discovery Way, Laxton Way and all the roads off Fen Road such as Long Reach Road and Cheney Way."
Bob Menzies, the Cambridgeshire County Council boss steering the £26 million project, attended the last meeting of the north area committee when residents' concerns came to light.
Mr Menzies said: "We have deliberately included every possible pedestrian and cycle access route in the draft plans, such as the nature reserve, so people can say what they like and what they don't, as well as suggesting alternatives.
"Making sure the station is easy to get to is vital for its success. Parking is an issue we are looking at very closely and the impact it may have on local streets.
"We will take people's views on board when drawing up the final design and even when the scheme is built we will continue to monitor the situation and make changes that may be necessary."
Cllr Ian Manning, East Chesterton's county councillor, told the News greater use of Bramblefields could make it safer. Funds were available for parking restrictions in nearby streets if needed, but draft designs had spaces for 450 cars and 1,000 cycles.
He added: "I'm in favour of getting as much access to the station as possible and it should be possible to do that in a way that doesn't ruin the nature reserve."

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We're mere hours away from Snow Leopard's arrival tomorrow. As an upgrade for Leopard users, there have been many questions about how it can be installed. How will Apple enforce this "Leopard users only" requirement? Will they ask you to insert your Leopard DVD, or just check for a Leopard installation on your current hard drive? [There's a hint from Walt Mossberg that this Leopard requirement may be a little bit lax.]
Users who have installed beta versions report that they have been able to do an "Erase and Install" of Snow Leopard, meaning that you can erase your old installation of Mac OS X if you wish to start "fresh" with Snow Leopard.
The biggest question is this: what happens in, say, six months, when you decide that you'd like to reinstall Snow Leopard, or install it onto a newly formatted drive? Will you have to install Leopard and then install Snow Leopard over it? We certainly hope not, and have heard some reports that suggest you won't have to do this, but nothing will be official until we can test Snow Leopard for ourselves.
What are your installation options? The cheapest is obviously the $29.00 upgrade version, but there's also the $49 "Family Pack" for the multi-Mac homes. There is also the Mac Box Set which was recently introduced. If you want to upgrade from Tiger <del>(or earlier)</del> to Snow Leopard, this is your "official" upgrade path. For $169 you get 10.6, iLife '09, and iWork '09. This is also the best option if you want to absolutely guarantee that you can install Snow Leopard on a new drive without Leopard already installed. Several users I spoke with this week indicated they either have othered the Mac Box Set or plan to do so to make sure they have a "full install" Snow Leopard DVD. It's a great deal considering the "sticker price" of each, plus it's only $40 more than what Leopard originally cost.
Correction: Ryan Trevisol correctly points out in the comments that all Intel Macs shipped with Tiger, so there is no "or earlier" regarding Snow Leopard upgrading.
This is a good time to "go legit" as a Mac user. Maybe you bought the singler-user install disc for Leopard and over the course of time it happens to have found its way onto more than one Mac in your house. Maybe something similar happened with iWork and/or iLife. Well, for $230 you can get a "Family Pack" of the Mac Box Set, which will give you the right to install Snow Leopard, iWork, and iLife on up to five computers that you own. Amazon had just recently dropped their price to $200 for the Mac Box Set Family Pack with Snow Leopard. I don't think there's ever been a less-expensive time to get "legit" with all your Apple installations. Every Mac user I know appreciates not having to jump through the hoop of entering in a "Product Key" when installing OS X or iLife/iWork from a DVD. Supporting Apple by buying licenses for all your computers is doing your part to encourage Apple not to go down the path of product activation (although I can't imagine Apple foisting anything like the so-called "Windows Genuine Advantage" on its users).
While you wait for the hours to pass by, take a break from refreshing the tracking page for your order and make sure that you have a current, working (please note the key word "working") backup of your current installation. If you haven't already, this would be a good time to run CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. A fully bootable backup is your best insurance policy against anything bad that might happen... but only if it works! After you update your backup, reboot your Mac while holding down the alt/option key, and boot your Mac from your backup drive. (Read more from Apple about booting from alternate drives.)
Did it work? Great! Unmount, eject, and physically disconnect the drive and set it aside.
Did it fail? Oops! Well, better to find out sooner rather than later. This would be a good time to figure out why.
Pro Tip: If you have an Airport Extreme with a USB drive attached or other external hard drive, download the latest versions of your favorite/most important apps. You can hook this to your Mac(s) after upgrading them and quickly update as needed. (This is probably more important if you plan to use "Erase and Install" but it's not a bad idea in any case.)
It's a good idea to keep an eye on the various Apple-related websites [ahem] and discussion forums to see if there's any widespread reports of problems. I know I can't probably convince any of you to wait until Saturday or Monday to see if everything goes smoothly (and I have no doubt that I'll be jumping in myself), but at least while you're waiting for the FedEx guy to arrive, keep a proverbial ear to the ground to see how all those people who rushed to the Apple retail stores are doing.
A lot has been made about the proper way to upgrade a Mac, and I won't try to convince you to do or not do anything in particular. One of Snow Leopard's new features is a new, streamlined installation process, where you don't need to boot from the DVD manually to install -- the installer tool takes care of all those steps for you.
My preferred process is a bit more hands-on: first I shut down my iMac (after putting the new DVD in!) and disconnect everything from it except the keyboard and mouse. I call this "minimizing the variables." Then I reboot and hold down the alt/option key and choose the installation DVD (you probably don't have to hold down the alt/option key but it shouldn't hurt anything). Then I go through the options very carefully. When I am installing a totally new version of the OS, I do an Erase and Install. Would Archive and Install work? Almost certainly, but I take it as a good time to do some "spring cleaning." Then I sit back and wait.
While the iMac is upgrading, I run SuperDuper on my MacBook (which is my work computer) so I know I have a very recent backup of it. If the iMac upgrade goes smoothly and it's working with my key applications, I'll upgrade the MacBook in the same way. At the very least I know that I have one working Mac, and my SuperDuper backup of my MacBook and iMac are the safety net beneath my wings.
It's an exciting time to be a Mac user, and I'm looking forward to Snow Leopard too, but a few careful steps of preparation today (did I mention to verify that you can boot from your backup drive?) can save a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth tomorrow.
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The lastest "Koreans acting badly" video to go viral:
Worst part about this is that the woman in question reportedly was given only a verbal reprimand rather than the 30,000 won fine she should have gotten for smoking on the subway.
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Change is a very strong word. I want to be careful not to insinuate that there is something terribly wrong with City Hall. I do not believe that to be the case. Local government has financial practices and provides city services at the discretion of the sitting administration who is elected by the people. Some may not agree, but I do not think we need a complete overhaul or reorganization of City Hall. This election process provides us with a chance for a fresh set of eyes and a new approach to management. The system is not badly broken, we just need a fresh approach.
I do have specific recommendations and ideas. We need to immediately assess our financial practices that pertain to our budgeting process and take a look at our current economic development projects and programs. Let's acknowledge what has worked in the past such as the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) providing incubator spaces for start up businesses. Youth Build, Women in the Construction trades, micro-lending and the Women's Small Business Project provide a way for vulnerable populations such as older workers, youths, rehabilitated offenders and new Americans to make a living and have a shot at the American Dream. The City of Burlington needs to support these initiatives without creating a negative impact on our budget.
We need to re-evaluate our city's bidding process. Factors such as livable wages, benefits and location of company headquarters should be considered when granting city contracts. We need to make choices that represent our community values. Burlington is a gem, and we must not let the nay-sayers talk us into pawning or tarnishing that gem with unreasonable cuts to the budget.
No discussion of change at the City Hall is complete without a discussion of Burlington Telecom. I believe that Burlington Telecom still has a great potential to be a resource for Burlington residents and especially, small businesses that we want to locate here. Whether we negotiate a settlement with Citi Financial, or find new investors, we have to be mindful that the taxpayers did not agree to this deal and they need to be repaid. I think a patient approach will work, and Burlington Telecom has made great strides in their ability to cut expenses and increase market share.
As mayor of Burlington, I have one goal for City Hall. I want to make our city work for all of its people. We are one of the most livable cities in the United States, and we need to make sure City Hall is taxing fairly and spending responsibly.
Wanda Hines served as director of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Created in 2007, she is founder and director, Social Equity Investment Project (SEIP) a city of Burlington program. The SEIP is an innovative social development resource to help Burlington have knowledge of and effectively address the growing pains and challenges of becoming more ethnically culturally diverse. In March 2009, the SEIP received the second place 2009 National City Cultural Diversity Award.


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The maestro: Lorin Maazel, 1930-2014
Once wrote Blaise Pascal, the child prodigy who became a great French mathematician and philosopher, geniuses "are not seen with the eyes, but with the mind." Just as Lorin Maazel was not necessarily heard with the ears but with the mind.
The great maestro, Paris-born and Pittsburgh-bred, died Sunday at his Virginia home. He was 84. A child prodigy himself, who a mere two years after his first violin lesson at age 5, was, at age 7, asked to conduct the NBC Symphony by the great Arturo Toscanini, he later studied language, mathematics and philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. How apropos for a genius who understood better than perhaps anyone that to interpret the magic of the great masters one must first be able to discern its precision and inflection.
Mr. Maazel played his violin with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to help pay his way through Pitt, an orchestra he would lead for eight years, ending in 1996. He reinvigorated the PSO, turning it into a world-class symphony orchestra renowned to this day for its public performances and its studio recordings. Maazel went on to direct and conduct the world's greatest orchestras.
A taskmaster described as everything from mercurial to irascible, Maazel "was flawed, he was complicated, just like the rest of us. The only difference was that he was a genius," reminded close friend and former PSO concertmaster Andres Cardenes.
And it was that genius that enabled Lorin Maazel to discern the soul of the music he so loved and to gift it to his audiences.
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"Print the World" – Eley Kishimoto
Since the mid-1990's, husband and wife duo Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto have become well known for their innovative use of unique prints, which have not only featured in their womenswear collections, but also on the likes of motorbikes, beer glasses, luggage and cosmetics, through a range of high profile collaborations. For their Spring/Summer 2012 womenswear line, entitled 'Toy Town Eden', 'Eley Kishimoto' continue with their sterling reputation as the 'Patron Saints of Prints'.
In a collection inspired by a fairy tale interpretation of the Garden of Eden, includes digital florals, graphic leafy prints, quirky 'ravioli' checks and even a monochromatic snake reaching for a bit of the forbidden apple. The impressive array of vibrant prints features on girly smock dresses, cropped cocoon jackets, three-quarter length culottes, over-sized t-shirts, above the knee A-line skirts , light summer anoraks and even on tights.
For the 'Toy Town Eden' collection, Eley Kishimoto have teamed up with jewellery label Tatty Devine, to create their first line of Perspex jewellery. The collaboration saw Tatty Devine using digital printing techniques for the first time – they picked out individual elements of each print and printed them directly onto three-dimensional shiny Perspex, which gave the illusion that the print was popping out of the jewellery. The prints of Eley Kishimoto's Spring/Summer 2012 collection work perfectly with the Tatty Devine kitsch signature style – stand out pieces of the jewellery collaboration include over-sized disc earrings featuring the 'Ravioli' print and a snake pendant with a bitten apple charm, the snake was digitally printed using Eley Kishimoto's motif and the apple is embellish with a single red Swarovski crystal.
So without further ado we present the Eley Kishimoto Spring/Summer 2012 collection…Enjoy!
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Simple Huffman code implementation.
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This is an implementation of Huffman code. Content:
%NORM2HUFF Huffman codification (encoder)
%HUFF2NORM Huffman codification (decoder)
%HUFFCODES2BIN Convert huffcodes to binary representation
Max codeword length is 51 bits.
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ru guys sure if a Matlab program works out a Huffman code for this source.
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It worked perfectly and fast enough for me. The comment 'worst code i ever saw' is a discouraging comment for this submission! I was hesitating for downloading it, but then I gave it a go and it was a perfect solution. Thanks.
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if you change the following lines of the code this is probably one of the fastest huffman codes for matlab:
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% frequency
%f = frequency(vector);
% frequency function is obsolete
% hist function is much, much faster!!!
f = hist( double( vector(:) ), 0:65535 );
f = f/sum(f);
Note: I also updated the script to handle uint16 instead of uint8; so for uint8 maybe try the following hist function: ...hist(...,0:255)
New function added: huffcodes2bin.m
% [W,S] = HUFFCODES2BIN(HC) returns the Huffman representation HC returned
% by the function NORM2HUFF to the corresponding binary strings of '0' and '1'
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Coming off of seven consecutive losses to begin the 2015 softball season, the North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates were looking for anything to "flip the switch" into the win column.
The Princeton School District holds parent-teacher conferences next Thursday from 1:15 until 8 o'clock.
Much like the Meadville Eagles earlier in the night, the Winston Redbirds struggled early, but dominated late, as the HDC Conference champions roared past the Leeton Bulldogs on Thursday night, 53-35 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
The Monsanto Fund last month announced several recipients in this area, of $2,500, through Monsanto's America's Farmers Grow Communities program.
The Honorable Roy Blunt, United States Senator, will be the Commencement Speaker for the morning ceremony at North Central Missouri College in Trenton on May 9.
The Princeton Board of Education has selected a St. Louis company to help the district with a facilities master plan. Control Technology Solutions was unanimously chosen during a Wednesday night meeting.
The University of Missouri Tigers will join North Carolina, Kansas State, and Northwestern for the championship rounds of the 2015 CBE Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
The Chillicothe City Council has approved the employment of Nathan Zabka as a full-time paramedic and firefighter.
Delays and a change of location for Gallatin's proposed water treatment plant project have been attributed to higher than estimated construction bids, and a need to make repairs to the current plant.
The Trenton High School Winter Sports Banguet for 2014-2015 will be held on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30 pm in the THS Commons and TMS Gym.
Four high school championship teams from northwest Missouri will play in the Class 1 and Class 2 state semifinals on Thursday at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
For the first time in 94 years, the Missouri State Bears will meet the Missouri Tigers on the gridiron. MSU, on Wednesday morning announced the meeting with Coach Dave Steckel's former school for September 2, 2017.
Less than 24 hours after the University of Missouri System Board of Curators approved his hiring, Mack Rhoades was introduced as MU's new athletic director on Tuesday afternoon, in a press conference at the MU Student Center in Columbia.
Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) - Kansas fired head women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson on Monday.
(SportingNews.com) - The Wilmington Blue Rocks, minor league affiliate of the Royals, are bringing a new hot dog to the ball park.
The Chillicothe City Council holds a workshop on Monday night at 6:30, at City Hall, regarding the city budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The council, if necessary, will hold a closed session regarding legal, real estate, and personnel matters.
A Meadville resident was injured Friday morning when the sport utility vehicle she was driving traveled off Highway 36 in Linn County, throwing her from the vehicle.
Meadville rebounded from a third straight slow start, outscoring Advance 43-24 in the second half on Thursday night, winning a Class 1 boy's semifinal 63-51 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Two women from Unionville received what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries when their pickup went off a lettered route Thursday night in eastern Putnam County.
The New Orleans Saints continue to chop expensive veteran players from the roster, which is good news for the Kansas City Chiefs.
At a special meeting of the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees, one person was hired and two Head Start issues were approved.
With the warm temperatures and low relative humidity, several fire departments have been fighting natural cover fires, both in their districts, and as mutual aid to other fire districts.
The Livingston County Steam and Gas Association and the friends and family of Bill Street will hold a dinner and auction at the Chula School, to help with Street's mounting medical expenses.
Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Sindarius Thornwell scored a game-high 18 points and handed out six assists as the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Missouri Tigers, 63-54, in the first round of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena.
Trenton FFA Senior Adam Kirby has been selected to serve as a State FFA Officer for the 2015-2016 academic year. He will represent the Area 2 FFA Association as one of 16 state officers for the next year, serving over 25,000 Missouri FFA members.
The Kansas City Chiefs, on Wednesday afternoon, introduced free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.
The North Central Missouri College Pirates were swept in a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon at Burleigh Grimes Field, 1-0 and 6-4 against the visiting Highland (KS) Community College Scotties.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says that athletic director Jamie Pollard had successful open heart bypass surgery on Tuesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina coach Frank Martin says suspended players Demetrius Henry and Shamiek Sheppard won't travel with the Gamecocks to the SEC Tournament this week.
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Brian Yuzna's Fantastic Factory will be folding soon so Yuzna has teamed up with Ray Haboush and Ted Chalmers to launch Halycon International Pictures. Along with this new production shingle they plan on bringing many new projects. But most notably they will be developing House of Re-Animator.
Yuzna spoke with Fangoria about the project, "We want to cast big on this one," Yuzna tells Fango. "If we get the budget, we want to have great supporting actors. Stuart is going to talk with William H. Macy, who just did EDMOND for him, to play the President of the United States."
This sequel will of course take place in the White House and will reteam all your favorites from the original Yuzna, Stuart Gordon, scripter Dennis Paoli and stars Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott. House will be the first film in a planned triology of new Re-Animator films.
If you want more information or to check out some more projects by Halycon International Pictures you can check out there site here.


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Technological determinism and the naturalistic fallacy
Yes. It is technologically easy to:
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- Use someone else's credit card to purchase goods online.
- Log into someone else's bank account and transfer money to yourself.
- Shoot someone with a gun.
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No one will be nudging Texas coach Mack Brown into retirement
Oklahoman columnist Berry Tramel reports that Texas might nudge Mack Brown into retirement to prevent defensive coordinator Will Muschamp from exiting if the Georgia head coaching job opens up.
Tramel, a good writer and reporter, cites a Texas source from the AT&T Red River Rivalry then immediately knocks down the speculation. That hasn't prevented the report from spreading across the Internet and into various message boards.
A couple of quick thoughts:
1. With all due respect to Will Muschamp and the respect he commands at UT, Mack Brown is not being pushed out the door at Texas, not now, not anytime soon. He's built up too much good will and accomplished too much since 1998, including a 2005 national title and a 25-2 record the past two seasons. Losses to UCLA and Oklahoma haven't changed the good will. He's got another Top 5 recruiting class (with big-time playmakers) headed to Austin next year.
2. There's no guarantee the Georgia job opens up. Yes, the Bulldogs (1-4, 0-3 SEC) are horrible this season under Mark Richt. But don't expect new athletic director Greg McGarity to fire Richt without giving him a chance to make staff changes and turn things around first.
3. Both Brown and Muschamp realized from the Florida State situation that setting a timetable for a coaching change is the worst possible thing for a program. The transition at Florida State helped neither Bobby Bowden or Jimbo Fisher.
4. In case you missed the point, Mack Brown isn't going anywhere until he wants to. At the same time, he has said he has no plans to become the next Joe Paterno, coaching into his 80s. Sometime, he'll walk away. Muschamp, all of 39, has been anointed as Brown's successor. But Brown's decision won't be determined by what happens at Georgia or anyplace else.


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[a chapter intended for, but not included in my book, The One-Minute Apologist (2007) ]
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The Catholic Church thinks that it created the Bible
The Bible exists independently of any church because it is God's inspired revelation
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[a chapter intended for, but not included in my book, The One-Minute Apologist (2007) ]
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The Catholic Church thinks that it created the Bible
The Bible exists independently of any church because it is God's inspired revelation
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The Catholic Church assuredly does not claim any such thing; nor that it is "superior" to the Bible; only that an authoritative Christian tradition and institutional Church was necessary to establish and proclaim the canon of Scripture.
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The Holy Bible teaches that it is inspired and infallible and inerrant, in many places, both directly and indirectly. What it doesn't provide, however, is its own canon (list of books), or sola Scriptura (the notion that it is the only infallible authority). Simply put: Scripture is what it is. 1 Timothy and other passages clearly teach inerrancy and inspiration. The Catholic Church merely acknowledges what is already (by its very nature) Scripture, or inspired revelation from God; it doesn't make it so.
Sometimes it is claimed that this was something "new" in Vatican II. But the council echoed an earlier statement from Vatican I - which in turn was not far from similar expressions in the Council of Trent (1545-1563).
The exact relationship of Scripture, Church, and Tradition in Catholic thinking is commonly misunderstood; it is often referred to as the "three-legged stool" of Catholic authority. We believe in faith that the three don't and won't conflict. They are viewed as pieces of a whole, just as Protestants (like Catholics) believe in faith that the Bible doesn't contradict itself, and is a harmonious, coherent whole, all the while devoting entire books to supposed "Bible difficulties" that present a challenge to many readers and believers.
The Bible is central and primary in Catholicism as well, but not exclusively authoritative - it is not isolated, nor can it even logically be so, because the Bible itself points to Tradition and the Church as authoritative (see, e.g., the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15); it never teaches that it alone is the Christian's sole ultimate authority.
If this is so, why do Catholics often act as if there would have been no Bible without the Catholic Church? Doesn't this imply that they think their church is above the Bible and superior to it? The Protestant position makes more sense because it places churches and traditions beneath Scripture. This seems obvious because the Bible is inspired and infallible, and men and traditions (which make up churches) are fallible and quite prone to error. So how can it be otherwise?
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It doesn't follow at all that Catholics are placing Church above Scripture, in simply pointing out that human authority was needed in order to determine the canon. An analogy or comparison might be in order, to further explain this. It is also true that the Bible must be properly interpreted. Protestants, to their credit, place a huge emphasis on learning to study the Bible wisely and intelligently (the sciences of exegesis and hermeneutics). Just because learning and study are needed to correctly read the Bible and to attain to truth in theology, doesn't mean that, therefore, the Bible did not already contain truth, or that human interpretation is "higher" than "God-breathed" biblical inspiration.
Likewise, it was necessary for human church councils to decide on the specific books that were to be included in the biblical canon. This doesn't imply in the least that the councils (let alone the Church) are above Scripture. Both the Bible and theological truth remain what they are at all times. But God is able to (and indeed does) protect human beings from error insofar as they make binding claims about the biblical canon. Catholics believe that God (the Holy Spirit: John 14-16) willed to protect the Church from error, and that He is certainly capable of doing so, because He can do anything.
First Vatican Council (1870):
These the Church holds to be sacred and canonical; not because, having been carefully composed by mere human industry, they were afterward approved by her authority; not because they contain revelation, with no admixture of error; but because, having been written by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, they have God for their author, and have been delivered as such to the Church herself.
(Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith, chapter II; emphasis added)
Second Vatican Council (1962-1965):
The divinely-revealed realities which are contained and presented in the text of sacred Scripture, have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. For Holy Mother Church relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical the books of the Old and New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that they were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (cf. Jn. 20:31; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; 3:15-16), they have God as their author, and have been handed on as such to the Church herself.
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Sarajevo Marlboroby Miljenko Jergović
Translated from Croatian by Stela Tomasevic
January 2004
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- Literature From The Front Prize
- Erich-Maria Remarque Peace Prize
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Sarajevo Marlboro is Miljenko Jergovic's remarkable début collection of stories. A child of Sarajevo, Jergovic remained in the city throughout the war. A dazzling storyteller, he brings a profoundly human, razor-sharp understanding of the fate of the city's young Muslims, Croats, and Serbs with a subterranean humor and profoundly personal vision, their offbeat lives and daily dramas in the foreground, the killing zone in the background. Penguin UK released Stela Tomasevic's stunning translation of the work in England in 1997.
Read this book: at Sarajevo many died and the twenty first century was born. These spare tales speak of all that may yet befall us if we forget our essential fragility; by showing that while what unites us is undeniable, what we allow to divide us too easily becomes murderous. This classic of anti-war writing is a warning about the immense human cost of following those who would have us hate others. Its US publication could not be more timely.
— Richard Flanagan
Like all great war books, Sarajevo Marlboro is not about war—it's about life. Jergovic is an enormously talented storyteller, so the people under siege come through in all their poignant fullness. And one more thing: this book does not belong to the literature of complaining, much too common these days—Sarajevo Marlboro is a book for the people who appreciate life.
— Aleksandar Hemon
Reading Miljenko Jergovic's Sarajevo Marlboro is like wrapping yourself in a quilt of 29 patches, with each patch personalizing the horrors of the Bosnian War in ways that are engaging, humorous, and unendingly sad. If we are ever to learn to avoid carnage it will be through such acts of constant humanizing as are captured in Jergovic's amazing work.
— Richard Wiley
Poetic and moving…Of the many books written on Bosnia, this collection of stories is perhaps the best.
— Slavenka Drakulic
[Jergovic is] a poet, novelist, and journalist of the highest caliber. . .His concern is for the living and in this collection of stories about Sarajevo and its inhabitants he writes about them with the seriousness, sensitivity, quirky intelligence, and gentle humor of a master of the short story.
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A remarkable collection. . .Grim, beautiful ruminations on how the familiarities of life can, in the instant a bomb drops, become unrecognizable. . . . With a natural sense of stopping point and courage to spare, Jergovic has the mien of the rare author whose gift is so innate he need only conquer a few demons and steady his hands enough to write it all down.
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Sarajevo Marlboro marks the American debut of a writer who deserves as enthusiastic an audience in the United States as he enjoys in Europe. . .Jergovic brings a powerful cocktail of irony, humour, and detachment to the daunting task of crafting stories asserting the potency of lives that continue to improbably unfurl against a backdrop of bullets and explosions or resonate after they are cut brutally short.
— The Review of Contemporary Fiction
Miljenko Jergovic's Sarajevo Marlboro relies on minute details, such as a dead cactus and a grandmother's ring, to distinguish individuals' numbed reactions to the devastation of the Bosnian war. There's a melancholy, dreamlike sameness to Jergovic's war stories that recalls Alan Lightman's use of time in Einstein's Dreams and Italo Calvino's meditations on place in Invisible Cities, but Jergovic's book is the strongest of the three.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- This is quite a period of milestones for Joe Mauer.
The Twins' franchise catcher has made the transition to married life without a hitch, even managing to keep photos of the 600-guest, Dec. 1 ceremony out of the media.
Fatherhood is just around the corner, with the former Maddie Bisanz expecting the couple's first two children in late August.
Twins -- would you believe it?
Mauer was healthy enough to play in the World Baseball Classic for the first time this spring, hitting .429 for Team USA and wearing the Stars and Stripes on the international stage for the first time since he was a teenage prodigy growing up in St. Paul.
On April 19, less than three weeks into the 2013 regular season, Mauer will turn 30, which might carry more significance if he weren't coming off one of the most underrated all-around seasons of his decorated career.
He didn't just stay healthy after a nightmarish 2011 season marred by leg issues. Amid more nagging criticism about his relative lack of home runs, he reached a career high by appearing in 147 games for a team that finished last for a second straight season.
The three-time American League batting champion didn't just lift his batting average back to .319, just four points off his gaudy career figure. He also led the league in on-base percentage with a .416 mark.
So what will turning 30 mean to Mauer as he essentially begins the back nine of a baseball journey long assumed to have Cooperstown as its ultimate destination?
"As far as careerwise? Geez, I don't know," Mauer says early one morning at his Hammond Stadium locker. "I guess I really haven't thought too in-depth about that."
Mauer being Mauer, he politely entertains the notion of this chronological crossroads, one that typically carries more significance for those who play his highly demanding position.
"Obviously, it is a number, but the number I think you should pay attention to is how many games and how many years," Mauer says. "This will be my 10th year (in the majors). That's a pretty cool milestone for me. Just thankful I've been able to play in the big leagues for one, and then for 10 years, that is pretty cool."
It also means Mauer, with 1,065 games already in the books, will qualify for a big-league pension after this season. The man entering year three of an eight-year, $184 million contract allows himself a small chuckle over that factoid.
"There you go," he says. "There's another milestone right there."
Terry Steinbach had five big-league seasons, including three straight World Series appearances, on the back of his baseball card when he turned 30.
A Minnesota kid like Mauer, Steinbach already had established himself as an all-star catcher and a vital part of the Oakland A's mini-dynasty during the late 1980s and early 1990s. There was no sudden decline for Steinbach upon reaching 30; in fact, he doubled his home run total (from six to 12) in that 1992 season.
Yet he noticed some differences.
"The only thing with turning 30 is, you are developing different aches and pains," says Steinbach, starting his first season as Twins bench coach. "When you're 20 to 25, or even 25 to 30, it's pretty much, 'Hey, let's go.' All of a sudden for me, 30 to 35, it was, 'Ohhhhhh, OK. Maybe I have to adjust something a little bit. Maybe I should lift differently or more in the offseason.' "
All professional athletes go through some sort of transition as their bodies change and begin to wear down. For catchers, that transition tends to be even more drastic, although there are certainly physically gifted freaks such as Carlton Fisk and Ivan Rodriguez -- the Two Pudges -- who can ward off the aging process into their 40s.
"Then the plus-35 was, for me, 'Ohhhhhh, OK, I didn't know I had some of these,' " Steinbach says. "That's life."
Mauer has always been a fitness fanatic. He is famous for postgame workouts that can last up to an hour or more while deadline-conscious media members stand around and stew.
It isn't anything done out of disrespect. For Mauer, it's a matter of professional survival.
The same goes for the elaborate pregame stretching routines in the training room. This spring, he could be seen through the open door in the Twins clubhouse down on one knee in the training room, grinding out another set of exercises with a resistance band.
Other times, Mauer would lie flat on his back on a training table while a trainer helped him do a series of crunches and leg lifts, all designed to keep his lower body explosive and prepared for the grind of a six-month regular season.
"What all the players have to do here is just be honest," Steinbach says. "We have a great training staff, great strength and conditioning with (coordinator) Perry Castellano. You just have to let them know what you're experiencing. There's a billion different ways to work out."
Mauer has experimented with a number of them since turning pro in 2001 and reaching the majors three years later.
"I don't anticipate anything (drastic) with Joe," Steinbach says. "We all know what Joe's deal is. If we can keep him healthy and keep him on the field, he does great things and the team does great things. It's just a matter of Joe reading Joe and letting him be honest with himself and letting the appropriate people know what's going on."
One place you won't find Mauer as much these days is the batting cage.
Oh, he still loves his tee work, still puts in the time doing soft toss and other drills with new hitting coach Tom Brunansky, the former Twins outfielder.
However, if Mauer has made concessions to Father Time in any area of his game, it's in the honing of a swing that, frankly, hasn't changed much for years.
"I used to be a guy that loved to get in the cage and swing and swing," Mauer says. "The last few years, I think I've learned quality over quantity. I get in there. Obviously, you have to get in the cage and get your work done, but I might not get out there and take as many swings as I used to."
He smiles and gestures over his left shoulder, toward the batting cages just outside the entrance to the Twins' clubhouse. The sounds of early-morning extra hitting waft into the room when the wind changes direction.
"You could go out there right now and see a lot of young guys just swinging and swinging, which is good," Mauer says. "You find your swing that way. I guess the older you get, you've got to save some of those bullets. You work smarter. I think that's the biggest thing.
"You don't just go out there to say, 'Hey, I took hundreds of swings today.' It's, 'Hey, I got some work done and went about it a smarter way.' "
Mauer is too young to have played against Fisk, but he remembers watching Rodriguez catch all those years in the Texas heat and then surge right on through the latter stages of his Cooperstown-worthy career in Detroit, just as Mauer was getting established.
He saw former Twins catcher Henry Blanco across the way this spring and marveled at how the journeyman has stayed in such great shape at 41.
"I was a rookie, and we had him over here (in 2004)," Mauer says. "He's still catching and still looks good back there."
In other words, it can be done.
The question is can it be done at the impossibly high standard Mauer has set across the first nine years of his career? That will be the challenge for him going forward, even as more cameos at designated hitter and even first base will be offered or suggested to him, if not outright demanded.
Mauer has talked this spring about wanting to catch more this season after making just 72 starts behind the plate in 2012. That could mean a return to the 950-inning range at catcher, something he hasn't done since 2010.
Then again, those days could be over.
"That's the thing," he says, "it's a very demanding position, physically and mentally, but some guys are able to be back there a long time. "
It helps, no doubt, that Mauer is among the more mentally aware players of his generation. With each passing year, he picks up little tricks of the trade, another survival skill or two, to keep putting his body through all that punishment behind the plate.
"You're more aware of things that are happening around you," he says. "You just see little things. That's just being around the game for longer."
It helps, too, that Mauer has a natural curiosity. When it comes to the secrets of baseball, he remains a seeker.
"Absolutely," he says. "I learned a long time ago, when you think you know it all, it's probably time to get out. You're continually finding new ways to do things and trying to get better at your craft. That's what makes it a lot of fun."
If there's one area in which Mauer remains a bit sensitive to criticism, it's power production.
For years, fans and media people have questioned his home run output.
Aside from his MVP season of 2009, when he hit a career-high 28 homers, Mauer has never hit more than 13 homers in a single season. His high since the move to spacious Target Field is the 10 he hit last year.
So when asked if he and Brunansky might work on that area of his game, Mauer gives a deep sigh. He has been down this path before.
"I hear it all the time about, 'Home runs. Home runs.' Focus on having good at-bats," he says. "What good is a home run if nobody's on base? Obviously it's a run, but sometimes you've got to stick with your plan.
"We don't play in a very homer-conducive park, especially for left-handers. That can be frustrating, but you just have to have good at-bats and hit the ball hard where it's pitched, and I'll keep doing that."
In order to increase his home run total, Mauer knows he probably would have to try to pull more pitches. He also probably would have to expand his hitting zone, swinging at some of those borderline pitches just off the plate that he's been taking for years.
He doesn't sound interested in doing that.
"You try to do too much, usually that's when you get into trouble," he says. "You try to work on things and get better in all aspects, but I've never been one to dwell and focus on power numbers. I've just never really been a numbers guy to begin with, so when I get these questions, I just kind of ... whatever.
"Everybody's going to have an opinion. I'm trying to go out there and be the best player I can be. I've just never really been too, 'Hey, I have to hit this many home runs this year.' That's just never been me. It's more about what can I do to help my team win. That's kind of what I'm about."
When it comes to teammates who have helped Mauer, few Twins over the years have had the impact on him that Mike Redmond did.
For five seasons with the Twins, from 2005-09, Redmond backed up Mauer and served as an invaluable resource for the budding young superstar. Now in his first season managing the Miami Marlins, the team he helped through an unlikely World Series title run in 2003, Redmond shakes his head in amazement at the mere notion of Mauer turning 30.
"I think when I was around him, geez, I think he was 21, 22 years old," says Redmond, 41. "We talked about life, just the pressures. I think I was more of a sounding board for him, just because of all the stuff that was going on. Everybody expected so much out of him.
"I was just a backup catcher -- little bit crazy -- and I felt like I could loosen him up a little bit and get him not to think about the game and just go out there and have fun, and whatever happened, happened."
No doubt, "naked flips," in which Redmond would take swings in the batting cage wearing nothing but a jockstrap and cleats, were at the top of that list.
"Oh, I did a lot of stuff," Redmond says, a mischievous grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. "It's been well-documented."
The Twins reached the postseason twice with Redmond. All three of Mauer's batting titles and his only AL Most Valuable Player Award came during that partnership.
"My time with Joe is special," Redmond says. "He'll be a friend of mine forever. I went to his wedding, and it was great. I was so happy for him. Just to see how he's matured and the type of person that he is and the friend that he is, not only to me but to all the people that are close to him. He's a great guy. Everybody says the same thing. He's a great guy and a great friend."
What advice would Redmond, who caught in the big leagues until age 39, give to Mauer now? What would Redmond share about what lies ahead on the other side of 30?
"The biggest thing is going to be his body, how he's going to feel and pacing himself a little bit," Redmond says. "Health is probably always going to be an issue for him, but I think as an older player -- and 30 is not old -- you kind of have to dig for that knowledge that you've obtained over the years, whether it's a conversation that I had with him or anybody had with him."
Redmond pauses. There is something else he wants to add now that he has emerged from the baseball mortality phase of his career and resurfaced in a different leadership role.
Perhaps, he suggests, it is time for Mauer to take on more of a responsibility in that area, even if it doesn't necessarily come naturally to him.
"Now, as you get older, you're the guy," Redmond says. "You're the guy that's got to be the sounding board for younger players."
The way Redmond was for Mauer those five years in Minnesota.
"I think if I was sitting next to him," Redmond says, "I'd say, 'Joe, now's the time for you to give some of that knowledge you've picked up over the years to some of these younger players. Take these young kids under your wing, because I know they look up to you, and teach them the little things. Teach them the things that have made you successful and appreciate the game for what it is, man, and enjoy it.' "
Redmond smiles again.
"Because before you know it," he says, "you're out."
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In news that's slipped beneath the radar but deserving of praise, it is now illegal to attend a dog fight, cock fight, or any other cruel pitting of beast against beast in the United States. It was of course already against the law to host such "games." Opposing Views reports on one important component of the recently passed federal farm bill:
Last Friday President Obama signed the Farm Bill into law, [which] includes a provision making it a federal crime to attend or bring a child under the age of 16 to any animal fighting event.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is credited with successfully working to pass this important legislation. It will also now be a federal crime to be a spectator at an animal-fighting event.
"Cantwell's legislation will fortify the federal law and help law enforcement, quash illegal dog fighting and cockfighting, and forbid adults from bringing children to these spectacles of violence," said Mark Makarian of the Humane Society. "The spectator admission fees and gambling dollars finance these criminal operations and make dog fighting and cockfighting profitable."
Cantwell's been honored by the Humane Society before. In 2012 she received the organization's "Legislative Leader" award for her work in helping to protect endangered apes.
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His Pages Mean Business
Dell Online extends it relationships with customers by offering new levels of service.
In July 1996, when Scott Eckert launched Dell Online, he hoped that a few Web surfers might order computers. Today Dell Online routinely takes orders worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each. You don't get orders on that scale from retail customers. "We already have relationships with our business customers," Eckert says. "We extend those relationships by offering new levels of service."
That service comes in the form of Premier Pages - customized Web portals for business. Eckert's group has created Premier Pages for more than 4,000 companies, including Shell Oil, Boeing, Nasdaq, and Wal-Mart. The service offers everything from a one-click contact list that connects companies to their service reps inside Dell, to reporting tools for purchasing agents.
"We focus first on delivering technical support to our clients' in-house help desks," says Eckert. "That makes their internal support organizations more efficient."
Customized purchasing is another popular offering. Big companies have complicated purchasing systems that can be hard to mirror on a Web site. But Dell has done it. The company helped Unilever streamline its procurement process. Now, through their intranet, Unilever employees around the world can place orders for preapproved systems directly to a Dell manufacturing facility. Unilever cut $20 million in costs over two years.


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|Right atrioventricular valve atresia: anatomic evaluation with MR imaging.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 3493646 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|MR was used to differentiate the classical form of tricuspid atresia, in which the atrioventricular connection is absent, from a rare type of right atrioventricular obstruction, in which the valve is imperforate, and from some Ebstein's malformations in which atrioventricular flow is obstructed by a displaced tricuspid valve. ECG-gated, T1-weighted spin-echo MR imaging was performed at 0.3 or 1.0 T in six patients with classical tricuspid atresia, in one patient with tricuspid atresia due to an imperforate tricuspid valve, and in two with Ebstein's malformation. In the patients with classical tricuspid atresia, epicardial fat within the atrioventricular sulcus that was interposed between the right atrium and the ventricular mass caused increased intensity. This finding was not present in the patients with imperforate tricuspid valve or Ebstein's malformation in whom the sulcus appeared normal. Postmortem examination of five other hearts with classical tricuspid atresia revealed epicardial fat extending into the atrioventricular sulcus, which separated the right atrium and the ventricular mass. In three hearts with Ebstein's malformation, the sulcus extended only to the level of the atrioventricular junction. The characteristic MR appearance of fat adjacent to the muscular floor of the right atrium, therefore, serves to identify the atrioventricular sulcus and allows differentiation of the types of right atrioventricular valve atresia.
|B D Fletcher; M D Jacobstein; C R Abramowsky; R H Anderson
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|Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 148 ISSN: 0361-803X ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 1987 Apr
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|Created Date: 1987-04-09 Completed Date: 1987-04-09 Revised Date: 2008-02-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: UNITED STATES
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Child, Preschool
Heart Atria
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / diagnostic use*
Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities*
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
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Ladd Warner's two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining led Fountain Central to a 62-60 boys basketball victory over South Vermillion on Friday night at Veedersburg.
The Mustangs couldn't shake South Vermillion despite a game-high 33 points from Ethan Woodrow. Woodrow shot 11 of 22 from the field and 10 of 12 at the free throw line.
Fountain Central was 20 of 26 at the line, making six more than South Vermillion (1-8) attempted. ...


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Free WordPress Theme: Paper Wall
- By The Smashing Editorial
- July 10th, 2009
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Today we are glad to release the Paper Wall WordPress Theme, an original, beautiful, high-quality WordPress theme, designed by Adrian Lazariuc from Indeziner.com1 exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The theme has a unique, colorful design that will perfectly fit for your personal blogs and, if customized, can be a perfect fit for a unique magazine-style-blog.
Download and use the theme for free! Link
You can use the theme for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. You can freely use it for both your private and commercial projects, including software, online services, templates and themes. The theme may not be resold, sublicensed or rented. Please link to this article if you want to spread the word.
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Fancy navigation menu:
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As always, here are some insights from the designer herself:
Paper Wall is the first wordpress theme released by Indeziner and it was created especially for Smashing Magazine. We created this theme as a challenge for us to see if it will be accepted for these great guys and in this way to receive a reputation.
We have created the Paper Wall theme as an alternative to any classic wordpress theme from before. The idea for the design was our daily working desk. As designers we always put things on paper. We draw elements and organize our activities mostly on a simple piece of paper. A designer's desk is full of writing instruments and sketches and this is why we tried to bring the same layout online.
We wanted to provide you with the possibility to be able to simply activate this theme in WordPress and everything should work just fine. This is why we did not build a lot of features or personalized this theme too much in the idea to be simple to use. This is why it is very flexible and will work with all standard plugins that you may install in the future. All elements can be changed easily and you can personalize your theme as you want.
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Following a relatively mellow light-air start, George Sakellaris's (Framingham, Mass.) 72' Reichel Pugh Shockwave eventually enjoyed double-digit reaching conditions to become first-to-finish, first in IRC division and first overall at the 31st biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race Presented by Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum.
Winner: Shockwave - 31st Biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race
The annual ocean race of 811 nautical miles started on Friday, February 8 at Florida's Port Everglades, sending the 'MoBay' fleet of ten boats--sailing in IRC and PHRF divisions--on a challenging all-points-of-sail course to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Shockwave crossed the finish line on Sunday, February 10 with an elapsed time of two days, 11 hours, 23 minutes and two seconds, just short of the current race record that was set in 2005 by Titan 12. Due to the favorable conditions, all of the boats had crossed the finish line by Tuesday evening, February 12, two days earlier than expected.
'This was a true team effort for the Shockwave crew that George Sakellaris and his captain Reggie Cole have spent two years assembling,' said Shockwave's tactician Robbie Doyle (Marblehead, Mass.), adding that regular crew members Scot Gregory, Jason Carr, Peter Kingsbury and Reid Fleming deserved a great deal of credit. 'Despite fresh and often changing conditions, sail handling went without a hitch, and the damage report was almost nil.'
Doyle said there were two different theories regarding the expected weather for the race. 'One was that it would be light at the start but very solid the rest of the way to Jamaica,' said Doyle. 'Knowing Shockwave's capabilities, we definitely were thinking that beating the record set by Titan was a possibility. The other forecast was for a light and variable breeze to carry on for the first 12 hours of the race, and that proved to be the case. Nevertheless, we were able to recover from that and still had a good shot at the record but fell 58 minutes short.'
Doyle added that a conservative start on starboard tack at the pin end allowed them some southerly distance before jumping into the northerly heading Gulf Stream. They sailed until they ran out of counter current and jibed to cross the stream to leeward of all but IceFire, the well regarded TP 52 entered by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation. 'We had a nice lead, but we still had 800 miles to go!'
It was one long match race for IceFire and another TP 52, Bryon Ehrhart's (Chicago, Ill.) Lucky, but IceFire prevailed, beating Lucky by a little over two hours and taking second place on corrected time in IRC Division. (Lucky wound up in fourth place behind Stephen Murray's Carkeek 40 Decision.)
'We were close to Lucky the entire time and it was great sailing because we were perfectly matched,' said IceFire crew member Jesse Fielding (Wickford, R.I.), adding that his team, headed by Ralf Steiz (Kings Point, N.Y.), president of the USMMA Sailing Foundation, was promoting All American Ocean Racing, a new program that prepares sailors, age 30 and under, for offshore racing. 'We had a phenomenal young American crew that included Taylor Canfield, Mark Towill, Charlie Enright, Chris Welch and Chris Branning. After passing Cuba, we were faced with some gear failure, but we rallied, kept pushing and never stopped.'
Doyle also mentioned Cuba as a memorable waypoint for Shockwave. 'Once around the tip, we set our largest, heavy air spinnaker. After a handful of rain squalls, the northeasterly breeze filled in nicely and we were off running at high speed. With former English Laser Champion Nick Bonner driving, we hit a high of 26.5 knots!'
Doyle added with a smile that while the ride on deck was exhilarating and very Caribbean (complete with a few flying fish joining them on deck), below decks was 'more like Niagara Falls, and the competition was for one of the few remaining dry bunks.'
In PHRF division, Glenn Gault's (League City, Texas) J/120 Rebecca won on corrected time. Tom Slade's (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) Santa Cruz 52 Renegade took second, while Michael Hennessy's (New York, N.Y.) Class 40 Dragon finished third.
'This was a good race with calms, good breeze for much of the race and a personable sea state,' said Renegade crew member Dudley Baringer. 'Events such as this weave a richness and fullness into the fabric of our lives. Recollections of these times will put a smile on this old man's face for many years to come, God willing.'
Immediately after the start, racers cross the Gulf Stream for the Northwest Providence Channel. The middle of the race offers a fetch down the eastern side of the Bahamas Island Chain toward the tip of Cuba. The final stretch is a sailor's dream: a 240-mile downwind sleigh ride from Cuba's eastern tip, known as the Windward Passage, to the finish at Montego Bay. After this year's finish, sailors were treated to a week of fun with cocktail parties every night, steel bands, limbo dancing and other memorable displays and competitions, ending with a dinner, dance and prize giving ceremony on Friday, February 15.
(from left) Race Coordinator Evelyn Harrington, Shockwave's Captain Reggie Cole, Race Co-chairman Frank May - 31st Biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race
Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race
February 8, 2013
IRC (Six Boats)
1. Shockwave, Mini Maxi 72, George Sakellaris , Framingham, MA, USA - 1, ; 1
2. Icefire, IRC 52 52, Ralf Steitz USMMA , Kings Point, NY, USA - 2, ; 2
3. Decision, HPR Carkeek 40 40, Stephen Murray , New Orleans, LA, USA - 3, ; 3
4. Lucky, TP 52 58, Bryon Ehrhart , Chicago, IL, USA - 4, ; 4
5. Catapult, Ker 40 40, Marc Glimcher , New York, NY, USA - 5, ; 5
6. Donnybrook, Andrews 80 80, James Muldoon , Washington, DC, USA - 6, ; 6
PHRF (Four Boats)
1. Rebecca, J 120 40, Glenn Gault , League City, TX, USA - 1, ; 1
2. Renegade, Santa Cruz 52 52, Tom Slade , Ponte Vedra, FL, USA - 2, ; 2
3. Dragon, Class 40 40, Michael Hennessy , New York, NY, USA - 3, ; 3
4. AMHAS, Class 40 40, MacKenzie Davis , Mill Valley, CA, USA - 4, ; 4
For more information, visit Montego Bay Race website


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Tribal Heritage Crossing of the WIOUWASH State Recreation Trail
Originally opened in 1955, Lake Butte Des Morts causeway was in need of an upgrade due to the increasing traffic volume. The Wisconsin DOT built a eight-lane crossing by widening it to the west. The new causeway opened in July 2013 and provides increased safety and improved traffic flow.
As part of the US 41 project, the highly anticipated new causeway offers runners, walkers, bikers and in-line skaters the ability to cross Lake Butte Des Morts on a trail which connects to the WIOUWASH State Recreation trail on the north end of the Tribal Heritage Crossing Trail. The Tribal Heritage Trail provides access to fishing and kiosk overlooks for all 11 of Wisconsin's Native American Tribes with information on the natural history of those tribes.
The overlooks open a window to the water system with history that is remarkable. It is the ancestral home to Native Americans who have been here since the time immemorial. Lake Butte Des Morts is described as a vibrant river channel winding through a vast expanse of wild rice with fishing, furbearing animals and waterfowl. In the 1850's the waterway changed dramatically with an influx of new settlers and industry, including two dams on the twin lower Fox River outlets of Lake Winnebago.
Overlook Names:
#1 - Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#2 - Stockbridge - Munsee Band of the Mohicans
#3 - Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
#4 - Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
#5 - Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#6 - Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#7 - Ho-Chunk Nation
#8 - Lac Court Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#9 - Sokaogon Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#10 - St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
#11 - Forest County Potawatomi
#12 - Lake Butte Des Morts History
#13 - Offering Fire
*There is no fee to use the Tribal Heritage Trail
*Dogs are allowed on the Tribal Heritage Trail but must remain on a 8-foot leash, please clean up after your pet
*Horses are not allowed on the Tribal Heritage Trail. They are only allowed on designated areas of the WIOUWASH trail during specific times of the year
*Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the Tribal Heritage Trail with the exception of those used for ADA accessibility
*The Tribal Heritage Trail will not be plowed during the winter months
*Snowmobiles and ATV's are not allowed on the Tribal Heritage Trail and will be issued citations by the Winnebago County Sherriff's Department
*There may be a porta potty seasonally located at one end of the crossing
*All trails are "carry in - carry out" so no refuse containers will be positioned along the crossing
*You can legally park at the Westwind Trail Head parking lot, or along Marine Drive on the north end of the crossing, or along Rath Lane and Butte Des Morts Drive on the south end of the crossing
*All other ordinances in place for Winnebago County's Recreational Trails will be enforced
Grand Opening of the Tribal Heritage Trail was
October 12th, 2013
To view more pictures, please visit the Winnebago County Parks & Expo Center facebook page


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U2 premiering new song at Super Bowl
U2 will premiere a new song in a commercial during the Super Bowl on the weekend
The ad will launch the iconic group's new partnership with (RED) and the Bank of America, which will go towards raising over $10 million to fight AIDS.
'Invisible' will be available on iTunes as a free download on iTunes for 24 hours after its debut, with $1 from each download going towards the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
The band will announce its new album, expected for an April release, during the commercial.
Bruno Mars is also performing at the event, and music legend Bob Dylan will have his music featured in a yoghurt ad during the festivities.
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Kylie Minogue speaks about Dannii's hurt over Cowell's revelations
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November 28, 2015
A happy ending in Kentucky after a man went missing from Tennessee overnight.
Early Tuesday morning, Williamsburg Police noticed a stalled vehicle on I-75 and went to help. They found a man in his 80's who told officers he thought he was still in Cleveland, Tennessee, that's near Chattanooga nearly 200 miles away.
Police say the man was apparently trying to find a relative who is in the hospital in Tennessee and became disoriented.
Family members have come to Kentucky to pick him up.
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