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It seems that the The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey is starting to be digested. The current issue of America magazine has a feature article on what the results mean for the Catholic Church in the U.S. It seems things are not as bad as many pundits thought. Beyond the numbers game, which is no indicator of success for the kingdom of God, is that 79% of Catholics believe "that many religions lead to eternal life"(America, 21-28 June 2008, p. 4) Is this just rank relativism? Many Christians, including most Evangelicals think it is. It is interesting that I ran into this note in America's Current Comment section just days after having this discussion with some Evangelical brothers.
This is where the ground-breaking work of theologians, like the late Jacques DuPuis, SJ, is so very vital. I cannot recommend highly enough two of this prolific theologian's last books, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism, a work that fell under the suspicion of the Congregation of the Doctrine for the Faith, thus earning Fr. DuPuis an undeserved notification from the Congregation, about which he was somewhat indignant. Of course, it helps tremendously when Fr. Gerald O' Collins, SJ, stands as your canonical advocate before the Congregation. The notification was mild, merely pointing out the obvious, that in a work of speculative theology there are some ambiguities. In an effort to both clarify and make his thoughts on religious pluralism accessible to a wider audience, he wrote Christianity and the Religions: From Confrontation to Dialogue. So, it is heartening, as the America brief notes that "this more positive attitude to other traditions" might "be an indication that Catholics are in tune with the Second Vatican Council".
We read in Lumen Gentium, the Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, that "those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience—those too may achieve eternal salvation" (LG, 16) The Council teaches, therefore the church believes, that, in the words of America's editors "even atheists can be saved," because, turning to the Council again, this time Gaudium et Spes, "the Holy Spirit offers to all the possibility of being made partners, in a way known to God, in the paschal mystery"(GS, 22).
Put simply it is ridiculous to try to limit God, who has redeemed the world through Christ. Indeed, all who are saved are saved through Christ, even through the mediation of the church, especially the eucharist. There are many who respond to the Holy Spirit's offer to be partners, "in a way known [only] to God, in [and through] the paschal mystery", the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, the Holy Spirit blows where He will (Jn 3,8). God works always and everywhere in the world to accomplish the divine work of redeeming and sanctifying the whole of humanity and the world itself. So, let us always and everywhere proclaim the mystery of faith, which is nothing less than the mystery of our redemption: "Christ has died. Christ is risen, Christ will come again."


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- That first drive against Indy was magical. While absolutely no big plays, we saw a bunch of variances in formation, few mistakes, a few tricks, and we always found a way to move the chains. The inside run was there, Vinny was making the throws. He and Hoover each made it as ballcarriers, gaining 6 yards each; Foster gained 17, Williams gained 8 - 37 yards rushing.
Maybe it was just a matter of time. You're not going to hold Peyton Manning scoreless, and he was taking deep shots in the first half, waiting on one to show. Was it going to be luck? Maybe, but they're too good to just be lucky. Inevitably, a few deep balls would connect, and we had to respond. We just didn't. And even with the momentum, the upper hand, we were making mistakes.
Overall positives - we stopped Freeney (Colts had 0 sacks) and Dwight Clark/Utecht overall, and were limiting Addai until the game got out of hand.
The middle of the defense was respectable in pass coverage, though 133 yards rushing is obviously not good enough.
Overwhelming negatives:
- We can't stop the #1 receiver. Reggie Wayne was covered, but we didn't contest, for the most part, and he made plays with just one step. With Harrison out, why not more attention on him? Just as with the Houston game, with Andre Johnson lighting us up, we didn't stop the most aggressive option on the field, which is critical for this defense.
- Carr plays far too safe, and Vinny's hurt. Carr almost got Jeff King hurt, and it ended up hurting DB Marlin Jackson (a weakness we obviously didn't flaunt). Nonetheless, he fed King and didn't bother with the receivers, the only way we'd get back in the game. It doesn't appear the team has confidence in Carr, even if the staff does.
Targets (each QB had a half, Testaverde had 20 att, Carr 25)
Steve Smith - Vinny 6 (3 deep, 0 caught; 2 catches total), Carr 1 (not caught).
Jeff King - Vinny (4, caught 3/19), Carr (19, 7 caught for 63 and a fumble)
Keary Colbert - Vinny 5 (3 caught, one INT at goal), Carr 2 (1 caught)
Drew Carter - Carr 1 (caught)
Christian Fauria - Vinny 1 (caught)
D. Williams - Vinny 4 (3 caught), Carr 3 (3 caught)
Carr just isn't looking downfield. 25 attempts, no sacks, but 4 looks at WRs. No shots downfield. Also, while he hit all of his 3rd down attempts (and a 4th down), only one third and one fourth down attempt made the first down. Execution is fine, but make something happen out there. At this point, Carr would need to be bolstered by an incredible team effort, as opposed to him earning his own keep. With Testaverde banged up, Carr will have to be better than he is right now for us to go anywhere.
- If Geoff Hangartner is going to insist on settling under kicks, people will keep kicking it short right at him. If he's going to be out there, he needs to be ready to do so and stop running like a timid hippo.
- What's happening to Ken Lucas and Richard Marshall? In my opinion, thought to be our two best corners, Lucas and Marshall each got burned this week badly. Maybe Chris Gamble is, in fact, the best of the three. Gamble is a free agent after 2008, giving us this year and next year to consider whether he's good enough to keep over Marshall, signed through 2009, or whether to dump Lucas, the expensive of the three, who's signed through 2010 at a premium rate.
- With Curtis Deloatch making some plays right before getting hurt, that's a loss. He was a solid special teamer, as well. In the time since cutting Jared Bush, at the time our 5th corner but still a very promising backup in 2006, we've lost Reggie Howard to family issues, Ken Lucas to herb supplements and Chris Gamble to a groin (both of which cost them games) , Dante Wesley to an ACL, Deloatch to an ACL, and now have also run through Derrick Strait and a host of others replacing him, now going with
- Ryne Robinson broke one good punt, his first realistically decent punt, and it was called back for holding that helped precipitate the return. Robinson may develop, but when you hand the job to a guy you expect him to do it. He can't return punts well, he's awful at kick returns, and now we're having to use Williams to return kicks with Nick Goings out.
- We look so much better scripting plays than just making those decisions. We're vanilla without planning, but Davidson's scripts are good stuff. We need to script every opening series, and have some idea what we're going to do after.

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This time last year, there were people who actually believed Matt Barkley might be the quarterback of the future in Philadelphia. It was an outlandish claim even back then, being that Barkley tumbled all the way into the fourth round—usually a sure sign a player is not intended to represent the direction of an entire franchise. That noise was out there, though.
Naturally, the course of history went about rerouting perceptions about Barkley, only now it seems folks have veered off the opposite side of the path. Some fans are ready to write off the signal-caller completely after his three relief appearances for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013, while multiple members of the media have suggested Barkley could be released or traded.
Let's begin with the notion Barkley might not make the team, because I find that statement a little shocking. Such a move would seem to fly in the face of Roster Management 101 on so many levels, and for no real reason at all.
Word is Barkley had an awful spring, but he's looked fine at training camp, and has even completed some of the more impressive passes of any quarterback there. Yes, he was splitting third-team reps with G.J. Kinne at one point, but that experiment was short-lived. Barkley is clearly ahead of Kinne on the depth chart.
What exactly would be the benefit to holding on to Kinne, anyway? When the Eagles cut their camp arm last summer, nobody signed him. He was a free agent up until October 22, when the Birds added him to the practice squad—a precautionary measure with Nick Foles and Michael Vick both hurt. Essentially, Kinne played the role of Eagles reserve quarterback from his couch for two months, which will likely be the case again come September.
Conversely, if Barkley somehow wound up being cut out of training camp instead, he would be claimed off the waiver wire in a second. Unlike Kinne, Barkley is viewed as a prospect, as evidenced by the fact that the Eagles had to use a draft pick to acquire the USC grad. One NFL season hasn't changed that.
There's no reason to give away a free roster spot. There's no need to give up on Barkley yet, either.
Teams cut fourth-round selections all the time—it's deep enough into the draft that there isn't a high probability of a player panning out—but most get more than a year to prove they belong. The No. 98 pick (plus the seventh rounder the Birds sent to Jacksonville to move up three spots) is enough of an investment that you want to see the prospect's development through.
In the event of his untimely release, would the Eagles be able to say with a straight face they did that with Barkley?
Part of the discrepancy here might be the perception that Barkley did a terrible job in three games last season, which is true if we only look at the numbers. He averaged a meager 6.1 yards per attempt, tossed zero touchdowns to four interceptions, was sacked three times and lost a fumble and finished the season with a pitiful 44.6 efficiency rating. Barkley did not lead a single drive that ended in points for Philadelphia.
But he was a rookie, so right off the bat, you're grading on a curve. Plus, all four of Barkley's picks were thrown in the fourth quarter of games the signal-caller entered when his team was already trailing. It's not like he was dropped into favorable or even neutral situations for his first real NFL action.
And there were things Barkley actually did well. His 61.2 completion percentage ranks 10th all-time among rookie quarterbacks who attempted at least as many passes (49). He wasn't afraid to take shots downfield and made some decisive situations with the football. Personally, I felt the Eagles would've had a real chance to beat the New York Giants in Week 8 had Barkley been groomed as the starter rather than an injured Vick.
Point being, as long as you're being fair in your evaluation of a fourth-round quarterback thrust into some difficult spots, you probably shouldn't have reached the conclusion that the kid has zero upside.
The other aspect of this puzzle that's been misread, in my opinion, is how Mark Sanchez fits into all of this. If the Eagles truly had any confidence in Barkley, why would they feel the need to sign an expensive understudy?
Again, it comes down to Roster Management 101. The Eagles aren't necessarily inclined to simply hand a second-year player the potentially critical role of backup quarterback—especially not when there is a five-year NFL veteran available who has a winning record in 68 career starts, including a 4-2 mark in the playoffs. Can you blame the front office for wanting some experience on the bench? At worst, you hope the competition pushes Barkley to become a better player.
Besides, Sanchez's contract is only for one year. Who knows what happens at the end of his deal—theoretically, he could re-sign—but you have to believe he's hoping to parlay his opportunity with the Birds into another starting gig someplace else. That means if the team dumps Barkley now, and Sanchez departs in the offseason, the only quarterbacks on the roster who are under contract for 2015 are Foles and Kinne.
Way to think ahead, guys. Barkley was signed through 2016.
I'm not buying the idea Barkley could be traded, either. For what? What trade value could he possibly have? Barkley has value to the Eagles because he knows the system. He likely couldn't help another team this year, so what would be the point of that?
Perhaps there would be a lot less uncertainty surrounding Barkley's future if there weren't such unrealistic hopes to begin with. Fourth-round quarterbacks are projects whose ceiling is often that of a backup quarterback. If you felt Barkley was supposed to look like a potential starter by now, it's no wonder you might be disappointed.
Barkley isn't going anywhere for the time being. Based on his pedigree, he's in the exact spot he should be at this stage of his career, pushing a veteran quarterback for the backup job. Just as there was no hurry to elevate him to No. 2 on the depth chart, there's no reason to run Barkley out of town, either.


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Local chef and well-known foods educator, Cecily Gans, has shared her top tips for becoming a grilling guru just in time for Father's Day. Why now? Because we know some dads out there that may agree that a well cooked, moist BBQ chicken on the grill is better than a tie…
Here's what Cecily shared with us:
Know Your Grill. It may sound simple, but this is my number one tip. How does it run? What are its hot spots? If you know it tends to heat up faster than others, you'll get better results and will be able to adjust your timing and recipe accordingly.
Always Pre-heat. Even for low temperature grilling. Getting the grates hot before placing the items on them is essential for those great grill marks.
Don't Over Do It. Grilling adds flavor; that's exactly what those wonderful char marks are! When it comes to chicken, keep in mind that once you get those marks, even if you haven't cooked it all the way through, it's best to take it off the grill and stick it in the oven at a low temp (325°) to finish it the rest of the way in order to retain more moisture. You can even add a bit of broth or wine to the pan to make it even juicier as it cooks the rest of the way through and you'll still get that great grill taste.
Marinades are a MUST. Or at the very least, toss some nice salt, freshly ground pepper, and a touch of garlic together and you are good to go. Most vinaigrette-type dressings make great marinades because they balance sweetness with acidity, herbs and spices, but they are also super easy to make on your own. One of my favorite combos is a little bit of olive oil, fresh lime juice, mint, cilantro and either Mojito or Margarita base for a fantastic grilled chicken dish with a twist.
Plan Ahead. Grilling can be done fairly quickly, but be sure to marinate or season several hours in advance. For meats or tofu, I'd recommend marinating overnight so that the flavors really get absorbed. When it comes to veggies, the "meatier" ones like squash, mushrooms, and eggplant are especially good with a nice, generous heaping of marinade for added flavor. Quick tip: with peppers, try using gloves or a pastry brush so you can get every nook and cranny.
Never Underestimate the Power of a Fresh Herb. These can make all the difference in the taste of your grilled foods. Find your favorite olive oil, a little acid (citrus, wine, vinegar, even tomato), add some salt, pepper, fresh garlic, a blend of fresh herbs (one of my favorite combos is mint, parsley, and chives, especially in the summer) and put it in a blender. Easy!
Come Equipped. I'm not saying you have to do over do it with BBQ tools, but when it comes to things like veggies, fish, and tofu, I'd highly recommend getting a fish spatula. They look like an elongated spatual but are slightly curved and have flexible heads, which makes it easy to transfer delicate fish fillets or grilled tomatoes and keeps them in tact. There are also great grilling baskets and other tools that really help make grilling foolproof (and might make a great Father's Day gifts).
Shop Local For Inspiration. I didn't really need to tell you that, did I? As a huge supporter of farmers' markets, local and seasonal foods, I recommend visiting your local farmers' market for inspiration – the best tasting veggies (and even some fruits) for grilling are going to be the ones you find there. What's better than a strawberry, corn or a tomato in season, right? The same applies for every vegetable out there.
Cecily was kind enough to give us not one, but two great grilling recipes this time.
Scroll down to see recipe for Grilled Chicken with Baby Leeks and Smokey Molasses BBQ Glaze. Looking for a side dish that is hearty enough to satisfy vegetarians, too? Keep scrolling to see Cecily's colorful recipe for Grilled Corn and Chopped Vegetable Salad.
About Cecily Gans:
Cecily Gans is a chef and foods educator, certified holistic health counselor and executive chef/owner of The Main Course Catering in Fairfield, CT. She has been teaching Culinary Arts at Staples High School in Westport, CT for almost 15 years and developed the curriculum for the program. She has contributed several tantalizing recipes for us at KLM over the years, like Quinoa & Kale Salad, Roasted Cod with Caramelized Leeks over Pureed Gold Potatoes, and Super Green Pesto. We couldn't be more appreciative of her expertise, yet again!


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Documents for December 2011
2011 Bridal Show
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Bustamante order
The four-page order for the location and trial conditions for state of Missouri v. Alyssa Bustamante.
Chamber Today, December 2011
New Chamber board members to take office in January | From the Chamber Chair A few of My Favorite Things | Members invited to appreciation reception for 2011 Chair Wear-Enloe | Awards to be presented at Chamber Gala Jan. 27, 2012 | Meet Chamber Board Member Ken Hussey | hYPe names new board members; recaps successful year | Local job numbers paint picture of growth | What is a job worth to a cummunity | Holiday Spending increase indicates improved consumer sentiment | Leadership Jefferson City 2012 Class announced | Congratulations to 2012 small business academy class | LJC Alumni a chamber connections | Members Making connections | Chamber Prayer Breakfast Gives Community Opportunity to give thanks
Active Times, December 2011
What is a grandparent? | The inactivity epidemic threatens seniors | Some hints to improve quality of your holidays | Senior center menus and activities | Eagles raise funds for senior nutrition program | FDA OKs innovative, non-surgical heart valve | Following her bliss Artists journey with art comes full circle | 9/11 first responder offers tribute to veterans | With some poetic license, the ABC's of LIR spelled out | Doctors searching for ways to fight depression in old age |
2011 Lighting Contest
Preliminary competition will be by city wards, choosing the first and second place in each of the above categories. The first place winners in each ward will then be judged for the Mayor's Award. Preliminary judging will be done December 13, 14, 15 and from 6 -10 p.m. Winners will be announced in the Sunday, December 18 News Tribune. Final judging will be Monday, December 19 with the winners announced in the Sunday, December 25 newspaper.
Neighborhood Improvement Program ordinance
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An Ozark Fire History
results in a scar on the growth ring of that year. Scientists can date fire scars to an exact calendar year by using a dendrochronological method called tree-ring dating.
Tree-ring dating identifies unique patterns of wide and narrow rings of growth in the wood created by variations in climate and growing conditions. The tree rings in wood and stumps of unknown age can be compared to known tree-ring patterns and, thus, any fire scar can be attributed to a specific year.
Some shortleaf pine stumps in the Missouri Ozarks have been preserved for centuries by resins-compounds produced by injured trees that protect wounds and prevent wood decay. The scars on these old stumps provide a record of wildland fire that dates as far back as the early 1600s.
Combining fire scar dates from several stumps and trees in a forest yields a fire scar chronology, or fire history, for that area. Fire histories can be compared with changes in vegetation, land use, wildlife, human population and culture to help us better understand how humans interact with the ecosystem.
Site-specific fire histories developed in parts of the Missouri Ozarks reveal that human population and culture are closely linked to the frequency and intensity of fire over the last 400 years. Where population density was greater than one person per square mile, fires occurred every one to five years. In more sparsely populated areas, fires burned every 10 to 30 years on average.
Before European settlement, widespread fires burned over large portions of the Ozarks. Fire scar data compiled from a number of different sites show that extensive fires occurred in 1728, 1753, 1772, 1777, 1780, 1795, and 1800. Extreme drought combined with fires set during Native American migrations and territorial conflicts set the stage for these conflagrations.
In 1780, for example, the drought conditions and the mass movement of Native Americans westward were of continental proportions. Fires burned almost 70 percent of 30 fire history sites in the eastern Ozarks. In the Current River watershed alone, hundreds of thousand of acres burned. A thousand miles northeast of Missouri, dated fire scars from pine stumps in the Algonquin Highlands of southern Ontario show that in 1780 thousands of acres burned, as well.
Native American populations fluctuated in the 1700s and 1800s. The pattern of fires was, in turn, affected by these fluctuations. In the early period of recorded fire history, the Osage tribe dominated much of the Missouri Ozarks.


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Girls Basketball: Owensville 61, Fatima 59
Monday, December 2, 2013
WESTPHALIA — The Owensville Dutchgirls outscored the Fatima Lady Comets 19-16 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 61-59 win Monday night.
Owensville took a 17-15 lead after one quarter and each team scored 16 in the second to send the Dutchgirls into intermission with a 33-31 advantage. Fatima had a 12-9 edge in the third quarter to take a 43-42 lead, but couldn't hang on.
Morgan Brandt led the Lady Comets (0-1) with 18 points, while Kate Massman added 14 and Sammey Bunch chipped in with 11.
Hailey Diestelkamp pumped in a game-high 21 to lead Owensville (3-0) to the victory.
Fatima will return to action Monday at St. Elizabeth.
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I know some freak out on hearing the term codes, but please bear with me; this is not as super geeky as it sounds. According to Wikipedia, a QR code is " a specific matrix bar code ( or two-dimensional code ), readable by dedicated QR bar code readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL, or other data."
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As mobile learning and technology is more readily integrated within classroom settings, QR codes can be used as an interesting method to capture a student's attention and make lesson material more interactive.
Quick response codes, also known as 'QR' codes, are simple, scannable images that are a form of barcode. By scanning a QR code image through a mobile device, information can be accessed including text, links, bookmarks and email addresses.
Quick Response codes also known as QR codes are similar to barcodes. When you scan QR codes using apps such as i-nigma, with your smartphone, ipad and computer (if you have a web camera) it links information to you. The information can be text, videos or websites etc. I believe with bring your own technology coming to many schools, I see QR codes becoming more popular in the classroom because they can be read on many devices and it is a real world application now. Here are some ways you can use QR codes in the classroom…
Enter some text or a URL in a spreadsheet and a QR code will be automatically created - all with the help of a little formula that you'll learn about in this tip of the week.
Create QR Codes with our QR Code Generator for URLs, Tweets, foursquare Check-ins, iPhone App Store Downloads, Android Market Downloads, Google Analytics Campaigns, Coremetrics Campaigns, and more. Download a QR Code in PNG, EPS, or SVG formats.
Looking back over the past year I've given quiet a few talks on QR Codes their power and scenarios for best us. When used propertly QR Codes can add value. When not used propertly they're just wasting space.
TagMyDoc allows you to apply a tag on a document which can be scanned and retrieved as a virtual copy.
As mobile learning becomes more and more prevalent, we must find effective ways to leverage mobile tools in the classroom. As always, the tool must fit the need. Mobile learning can create both the tool and the need. With safe and specific structures, mobile learning tools can harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction. Using QR codes for instruction is one example of this.
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Great use of QR Codes - Bulletin Board of singers with links to YouTube videos. Example of a 2D display gone 3D.
Here's a circuitous route to free advertising on Google: An Austin, Texas, firm will install QR codes on rooftops in an attempt to sneak into Google Maps.
There are many, many ways you can creatively use QR codes in your classroom. Once you understand how they work and the types of information they can provide, you will be unstoppable! Also, you should know that mobile phone cameras with QR code readers can scan QR codes projected on a screen as well as printed QR codes. However, many of the applications of QR codes work really well when used with print media.
I have been pondering how to use QR codes in the classroom. My favorite use being to tape QR codes into old textbooks to make them relevant. The code pictured below goes to a YouTube video with directions on how to do those math problems.
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I have decided to plant a laurel hedge as a quick growing screen. Is there a preferred month for planting?
I'd do it now so it gets going before the cold weather starts
I bought mine as bare root plants in December 2011, planted at the end of that month, they are now 4ft high, beware, they grow very quickly but you can keep them in check, pick out the middles of each branch to promote growth from the base, put a nice lot of compost and a small handful of bone meal in the planting hole.
If you buy bare root plants, which is probably what you will get now, the seller will send them when they are ready to plant.
Sorry, just pick out the growing shoots. I dont know about the roots, havent dug one up.


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National Enquirer Reports Dire Steve Jobs UpdateJohn Cave Osborne
The National Enquirer is reporting that Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs has just six weeks to live. They've recently published pictures, which captured an extremely thin-looking Jobs going into the Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto, California. These images were reportedly captured on February 8 and represent the first hard evidence that Jobs, indeed, has cancer. Though it's known that Jobs underwent a liver transplant in 2009, Apple's front man has been very guarded about the details of his health. He's on a medical leave of absence and has handed over the day-to-day control of the company, but other than that, little else had been reported until the Enquirer broke this story.
It should be noted that although the notorious tabloid is anything but reliable, the National Enquirer has broken major news stories before. They were the ones who first reported that John Edwards was having an affair. That said, they are basing their Jobs prognosis on these photographs alone — nothing else. As the tech blog Digital Trends points out: "The morbid 'six weeks to live' estimate was delivered to the Enquirer by Dr. Gabe Mirkin and Dr. Samuel Jacobson — neither of who has seen Jobs in person. They make their claims based entirely on what they saw in the photos." So there's obviously plenty of room for skepticism in this case.
Regardless, it's virtually impossible to look at these pictures and not come away with the conclusion that Jobs is extremely sick. I can only imagine how his family must feel. Not just his biological one, but also the family he started at Apple. That family has infiltrated virtually every other family in America. As in countless others, Apple's products are a staple in our house. And soon, they'll be a staple at my child's school, as every student will be required next year to have an Apple iPad.
So, for the sake of not only his biological and corporate families, but also for every single other one he has positively impacted, I'm holding out hope that the Enquirer is wrong on this story like they are on so many others.
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>Brookings Oregon News, Sports, & Weather | The Curry Coastal Pilot
Saturday, Aug. 23
Stagelights Musical Arts Community presents the third annual "Day of Drums," a four-hour percussion event for all ages and skill levels, at 10 a.m. at the Harris Beach Rest Area, 1650 Highway 101, Brookings. The event fee is $10 per person. Space is limited to the first 60 people.
Comedienne Susan Jones will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. at Elk Valley Casino, 2500 Howland Hill Road, Crescent City. Tickets are $10. Guests must be 21 and older. For more information, call 707-464-1020.
Lighthouse Repertory Theatre presents "November" at 7:30 p.m. in the College of the Redwoods Del Norte Education Center library, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Crescent City. The final performance will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. Tickets are $12 and are available at Wright's Custom Framing and Art Supplies in Brookings, Del Norte Office Supply in Crescent City and at the door.
Ellensburg Theater Company presents "The Secret Garden" at 7:30 p.m. at the Rogue Playhouse, 94196 Moore St., Gold Beach. Performances will also be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, as well as the following weekend. Tickets are available in Gold Beach at The Coffee Dock, Gold Beach Books and at the door. For more information, call 541-247-4ETC (4382).
Sunday, Aug. 24
American Music Festival presents West My Friend in concert at 1 p.m. at the Azalea Park stage. The concert is free.
Brookings Harbor Community Theater will present a potluck dinner and meeting to hear what the community would like to see staged during the 2015 season. The event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Harbor Performing Arts Center, 97900 Shopping Center Ave. For more information, call board President Lynette McPherson at 541-661-2321.
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Curry Public Library hosts an international film series through mid-September. The 1954 Japanese film "Seven Samarai" will be shown at 6 p.m. Part two will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. People are welcome to bring their own snacks. The library is at 94341 Third St., Gold Beach. For more information, call 541-247-7246 or visit http://www.currypubliclibrary.org.
Thursday, Aug. 28
Brookings artist Audi Stanton will be giving the Fourth Thursday Art Demo at noon at Crescent Harbor Gallery, 140 Marine Way, Crescent City. The demonstration will be preceded by a finger-food lunch at 11:30. The presentation will be on mixing colors using oil, watercolor and acrylics. For more information, call 707-464-9133.
Saturday, Aug. 30
A fifth Saturday dance will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chetco Grange Community Center, 97895 Shopping Center Ave., Harbor. There is no cover charge. The Coast Hour Exchange (barter group) will be providing refreshments.
Thursday, Sept. 4
Curry Public Library hosts an international film series through mid-September. The 2001 French film "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain" will be shown at 6 p.m. People are welcome to bring their own snacks. The library is at 94341 Third St., Gold Beach. For more information, call 541-247-7246 or visit http://www.currypubliclibrary.org.
Pelican Bay Arts Association offers an art rental program for businesses with empty wall space. For more information about the program, call the Manley Art Center and Gallery at 541-469-1807.
Singing telegrams by Georgia Blank, who specializes in old hymns, are being offered to lift spirits at no charge. To schedule a singing telegram, call 541-469-5625.


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This blog contains Digital Photography, designs and fabric art created using graphics programs, Corel Draw, Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements 11. I shall share my thoughts and ideas about creativity in the hope that this will spur me on to greater things. I am quite technically minded and like to know how things work.
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Sketchbook pages
I really think my Mojo is on the way back after a long holiday and it makes me so happy!
These are not recent pages, but I came across the sketchbook as I was looking for something else. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I tidied up a corner here and a corner there as I looked and would you believe me if I said I really enjoyed myself?
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I'm so pleased to hear this... makes ME happy too. :-)ReplyDelete
Well done you.
love the pages Mags. Tidying can be a bit of a rediscovery! Glad you're mojo'd up :DReplyDelete
Exactly the way to get back into the groove - enjoyment is always a good sign.ReplyDelete
I really love your work - I MUST start again - as you are..... I did a sketchbook course last year and have not really done anything with my ideas. Also my DH has an iPad and is spending hours every day on creating art works, hundreds of pieces in just a few months. I am in awe of your talent, really. Maybe I'll do it this year.. MaryReplyDelete
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Part 1 |
Part 2
From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons
Edward López with David Theroux on the New Book, The Pursuit of Justice
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Independent Institute Research Fellow Edward Lopéz, Associate Professor of Law and Economics at San Jose State University and editor of the new Institute book The Pursuit of Justice, talks with Institute President David Theroux about the faulty incentives at the heart of government legal failures and whether market-based alternatives can provide viable solutions to the serious problems caused by the bureaucratization and politicization of the law.
Experts: Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement, Privatization
Is White Guilt Destroying the Promise of Civil Rights?
Recorded: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
In the 1960s, civil rights victories dealt a blow to racial discrimination, and yet 40 years later many blacks remain left behind. Has affirmative action sabotaged the gains of the civil rights movement? What is the role of personal accountability in improving the standing of minority groups?
Experts: Shelby SteeleType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Race Issues


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Daily Bible Reading
Vengeance on Edom
"Who is this that comes from Edom,
from Bozrah in garments stained crimson?
Who is this so splendidly robed,
marching in his great might?"
"It is I, announcing vindication,
mighty to save."
"Why are your robes red,
and your garments like theirs who tread the wine press?"
"I have trodden the wine press alone,
and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their juice spattered on my garments,
and stained all my robes.
For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and the year for my redeeming work had come.
I looked, but there was no helper;
I stared, but there was no one to sustain me;
so my own arm brought me victory,
and my wrath sustained me.
Note: Today's Gospel reading is John 5:1-15. Find a Bible translation.
From the New Revised Standard Version. Reprinted with permission from HarperBibles.
All Bible readings from the New Revised Standard Version.
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Reviews for
Flag With Fifty-Six Stars : A gift from the Survivors of Mauthausen
Booklist Reviews 2005 March #2
Gr. 4-6. When the Americans liberated Austria's Mauthausen concentration camp, a group of survivors presented the commander with an American flag they had secretly sewn from scraps, a symbol of their hope and gratitude. Now that flag (which the prisoners inadvertently made with an extra row of stars) hangs in Los Angeles' Simon Wiesenthal Center and Library Archives, named in honor of the famous Mauthausen survivor. Through the story of that flag, this stirring picture book for older children tells the history of the brutal labor camp and its liberation. There is none of the festivity of Margaret Wild's Let the Celebrations Begin! (1991). Rubin draws on eyewitness accounts and extensive interviews with liberators and prisoners, including Wiesenthal, to document the suffering, the resistance, and, finally, the hope. Farnsworth's somber, dark, unframed paintings show the camp and the marching laborers as well as close-ups of emaciated people sewing in the shadows--and then, free at last. ((Reviewed March 15, 2005)) Copyright 2005 Booklist Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews 2005 Fall
This is the true story of the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp by U.S. Army soldiers on May 6, 1945. In gratitude, the survivors sewed an American flag from scraps of sheets and jackets. The inspiring, though unfocused, text is effectively illustrated with somber paintings. Directory, reading list, sources, websites. Bib., ind. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews 2005 April #1
The bare bones of the story are remarkable and wrenching: In May 1945, a group of inmates at the infamous death camp, knowing the Americans were approaching, scrounged materials, including Nazi banners, their own ragged clothing and bedsheets, and stitched an American flag with which to greet and honor their saviors. Guessing at the number of stars, the prisoners added an extra row. The colonel in charge was so moved by the gift and by the indomitable spirit of the inmates who created it, that he flew it over the freed camp to the cheers of the joyful survivors, Simon Wiesenthal among them. Today the actual flag, shown in a colored two-page photograph within the text and on this title's back cover, is displayed in Los Angeles in the Museum of Tolerance named for the renowned Nazi hunter. Rubin's slim volume is spare in prose and tone; Farnsworth's paintings are stark, brooding and fittingly rendered mostly in somber colors. A little-known incident brought to heart-rending life. (extensive notes, index, Web sites) (Nonfiction. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus 2005 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2005 March #3
Although Rubin and Farnsworth have each worked on books about the Holocaust-Fireflies in the Dark and A Hero and the Holocaust, respectively-this is their first joint effort, a testament to the combined power of their talent. The moving and perhaps lesser known WWII story concerns an American flag made by the prisoners of Mauthausen, the Nazi's slave labor camp, positioned to exploit the nearby Austrian granite. When liberation by the Allies seemed imminent, a group of prisoners stitched together the flag from scrounged fabric and memory, adding an extra row of stars (a photograph on the penultimate spread and on the back cover show the actual flag, which is now at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles). Working in a seamless partnership, Rubin and Farnsworth open the book with a compelling overview of Mauthausen and a glimpse of SS chief Heinrich Himmler's almost unfathomable cruelty ("No one would return from [the camps] alive, he said"). The second half describes the flag's furtive creation and emotional presentation to the thunderstruck Americans troops. Rubin sensitively balances narrative momentum with the voices of real people (she quotes both survivors and liberators, some of whom she interviewed). Farnsworth's realistic oil-on-linen paintings are nothing short of extraordinary. The quietly accomplished compositions in predominantly grey and brown shades never minimize the horror and suffering that took place within Mauthausen, yet his portraits of the prisoners make clear that hope is inextinguishable, even in a world that has abandoned all sense of humanity. Ages 6-10. (Apr.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
School Library Journal Reviews 2005 May
Gr 3-5-In the spring of 1945, U.S. troops marched into the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria to liberate surviving prisoners and were given an American flag that had been secretly made by a group of detainees there. This is an inspiring account of the camp, its survivors, and its liberators. Using scraps and whatnot found at the camp, the prisoners secretly worked to create a gift for their American heroes. A photograph shows a carefully hand-stitched and well-thought-out flag. Although it has the correct 13 stripes, the prisoners overestimated the number of stars needed. Nazi atrocities are muted here, but the sorrow, hunger, hopelessness, and, finally, optimism shine through in the pictures and in the text. Large type is set in boxes on softly hued backgrounds. Full-page illustrations intensify the text, and an afterword explains that it is unknown exactly who made the flag. This heartening, unique volume makes a fine introduction to the Holocaust for students just beginning to learn about the evils of the era. The impressive bibliography includes books, videos, interviews, letters, and Internet sites.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.


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Track & Field: Alewine earns bid
Saturday, March 24, 2012
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Central Missouri's Erin Alewine (Jefferson City High School) earned an automatic big to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with a second-place finish in the heptathlon Friday.
Alewine, a sophomore, scored 5,363 points in the outdoor meet held at Trinity. The meet consisted largely of athletes from Wichita State.
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He Said:
At the outset, let me say that I have never been, nor will I ever be above sharing a few coins for the homeless. Why not? Oh, right, they will likely buy booze or drugs. You know what? I don't care. True, in a strong sense, my kind gesture is affirmatively encouraging bad habits, not to mention a silent physiologic destruction perhaps, but hey, if for those brief moments there is a temporary mental vacation from "not having enough", then I am for it.
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My homeless experiences started several years ago on a hot summer day in Santa Monica. I remember clearly how my father held me in his arms with my brother at his side at
Needless to say, I became the same way; giving dollars to any passing transient with a "will work for food" sign or not. Until one day, this homeless man outside of Ralphs on Sunset Blvd asked for money to buy some food, because he was hungry. I did not have money on me, so I said, "On my way out." Upon leaving the store, he hurriedly rushed over to me, to cash in on my promise. In return, I gave him a bag of groceries that I had selected just for him. His reply, "I'd rather have some cash, if you know what I mean." I said, "No, I don't know what you mean" and walked away. He continued to follow me with high hopes. So, what gives him the gall to ask for money when he is getting food? I mean, he says he was hungry and that is why he wanted cash. Hence, the food and it is not as if I bought him cheap food either.
Revelation: Beggars are simply just that: beggars. They are not necessarily in need of cash. They are in need of some form of professional treatment that I cannot give them, and neither can you. By continuing to fuel these quests for money on our sidewalks, we are just reinforcing a bad habit. My dad seems to think times have changed over the last decade or two, as people just found it a good way to make money. I think we need not reinforce a disgusting habit. Next time when a beggar requests money, hand him some food. If he is hungry, he will eat. Or hand him a card to your local shelter, so he can get some federally funded housing.
So, I agree with Tim: we SHOULD give, but not to the person asking because they are not a qualified homeless person. Let's give to organizations that give housing and food to the qualified homeless people. PATH is a wonderful organization that helps 10,000 homeless people every year. They are located at
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- Temple Grandin's "Animals
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the co-author (with James Patterson) of the #1
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starring John Denver. A former advertising executive and improvisational comedian, he lives in New York City with his wife, three cats, and a rescue dog named Fred who starred on Broadway in
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It was the telephone call heard around the world, because the pope made the call.
On the other end of the line was a single woman in central Italy, who mailed Pope Francis a confused, anguished letter after learning she was pregnant by a man who turned out to be married. The man demanded that she have an abortion and she refused.
Then a strange telephone number appeared on her caller ID screen. It was the pope, who called to say she made the right decision because the "child was a gift from God" and that he wanted to help.
Pope Francis, she told the Catholic Herald, assured her that "as Christians we should never be afraid. He told me I had been very brave and strong for my unborn child. I told him that I wanted to baptize the baby when it was born, but I was afraid, as I was divorced and a single mother. ... He said he would be my spiritual father and he would baptize my baby."
If the baby is a boy, she plans to name him Francis.
A few news organizations, but not many, covered this media-friendly parable.
Then two weeks later, the pope unleashed a media tsunami with a long, candid interview published exclusively in Jesuit magazines around the world. While the pope talked about confession, sin and mercy, quotes on sexual issues leapt into news reports and headlines.
"We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. This is not possible," he told the interviewer, a fellow Jesuit. "The teaching of the church ... is clear and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time."
Stressing the need for improved pastoral responses on hot-button issues -- such as abortion and homosexuality -- Pope Francis said the church "cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently. .... We have to find a new balance; otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel."
The pope stressed the need for balance between pronouncements and pastoral care, not the end of the church's public advocacy on moral doctrines. He said that Catholic leaders cannot insist "only" on issues linked to sexual ethics, which is not the same thing as saying they should be silent on them.
The church, he said, must be a "field hospital" for the wounded and its most important message is that "Jesus Christ has saved you. And the ministers of the church must be ministers of mercy above all."
The online Catholic world exploded, on the doctrinal left and right. Most traditional Catholics expressed concern, focusing on news media editing of the pope's remarks, more than the content of the interview.
While the media storm raged, Pope Francis did something interesting -- especially in light of his alleged call for the church to tone down its teachings on moral theology. He addressed, with little media fanfare, a gathering of Catholic gynecologists, urging them to remember that a doctor's "ultimate objective" must always be the protection of life.
"The culture of waste, which now enslaves the hearts and minds of many, has a very high cost: It requires the elimination of human beings, especially if they are physically or socially weaker," he said, according to a translation offered by the National Catholic Register.
"Our response to this mentality is a categorical and unhesitant 'yes' to life. ... Things have a price and are sold, but people have a dignity, worth more than things and they don't have a price. ... Because of this, attention to human life in its totality has become a real priority of the Magisterium of the Church in recent years, particularly to the most defenseless, that is, the disabled, the sick, the unborn child, the child, the elderly who are life's most defenseless."
In the end, stressed the pope, the church must continue to proclaim that, "Each child who is unborn, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of the Lord, who, even before he was born, and then as soon as he was born, experienced the rejection of the world."
(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org project to study religion and the news.)
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Samsung Tries On Another Wearable With Fitness-Focused Gear Fit
Perhaps you thought Samsung was done with its wearable news when it announced the Tizen-based Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches over the weekend. But turns out the company had one last trick up its sleeve (no pun intended).
Today, alongside the Galaxy S5, Samsung debuted the Gear Fit. Its primary purpose is to be a fitness tracker, though it can also display notifications from your phone, including new messages and incoming calls. But it lacks a built-in microphone, so you won't be able to talk to your callers through the Gear Fit. Instead, you can tap the band's 1.84-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen to reject a call or accept it and then use your smartphone or Bluetooth headset to have a conversation. There's also no camera anywhere on the device.
What it does have is all of the fitness features of the Gear 2, including a pedometer and heart-rate sensor. Other stock functions include a sleep tracker, stopwatch, timer and a remote control for your smartphone's media player. But there are no third-party apps available.
The Gear Fit isn't running on the Tizen platform or Google's Android operating system. Instead, it uses a real-time operating system, similar to something you'd find on a feature phone. The wristband is compatible with many of the Samsung Galaxy models, but not with other Android devices or the iPhone.
Samsung said it built the Gear Fit to give customers more choice in terms of functionality and design.
The Gear Fit is a lot less bulky than any of the Gear watches, and has a curved display. The main body of the device also pops out of the wristband, so you can swap straps in case you want it to match your outfit. Changeable straps will be available in black, orange and brown.
I got to spend a few minutes with the Gear Fit and was quite intrigued by it. Thanks to the curved display, the band rested comfortably on my wrist, but it can look clunky on dainty wrists (see main photo). The touchscreen was sharp and responsive, and I liked that it provided a lot more information and functionality than something like the Fitbit Force.
But the question with all these fitness trackers is whether they provide enough incentive and value to keep wearing them every day. Either way, I'm definitely keen to give the Gear Fit a shot.
The Gear Fit will be available in April. Samsung didn't reveal pricing at this time, but said it would be cheaper than the Gear 2.
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) issued a final reminder today regarding the previously announced release of its 2013 financial guidance at approximately 6:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Friday, December 14, 2012, and its plans to host an investor meeting, including a question-and-answer session, to discuss the details of its guidance. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 AM (Eastern Time) and end approximately at 10:45 AM, with breakfast and registration starting at 7:00 AM. Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William N. Scheffel, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of Centene Corporation will host the meeting, which will also be webcast live before an audience of investors at The Plaza Hotel on East 58 th Street in New York City. Institutional investors and analysts who have not already registered and are still interested in attending the investor meeting can respond to Libby Abelt in Centene's Investor Relations department either via telephone at 1-212-759-5665 or e-mail at: email@example.com and other interested parties unable to attend in person are invited to listen to the investor meeting via a live, audio webcast on the Company's website at www.centene.com, under the Investors section. Questions can be submitted via e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.com. About Centene Corporation Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise that provides programs and related services to the rising number of under-insured and uninsured individuals. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care, long-term care, other state-sponsored programs and Medicare (Special Needs Plans). Centene's CeltiCare subsidiary offers states unique "exchange-based" and other cost-effective coverage solutions for low-income populations. The Company operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health, life and health management, managed vision, telehealth services, and pharmacy benefits management. More information regarding Centene is available at www.centene.com. SOURCE Centene Corporation
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The match to decide the Delta River League wrestling champions quickly turned into a one-sided affair at Folsom High on Wednesday, as the Bulldogs avenged last year's narrow loss to perennial powerhouse Ponderosa with a devastating 47-13 thumping that added to Folsom's already exceptional season. On senior night six of the eight Folsom seniors in the varsity lineup won individual duals and they got a big assist from the freshmen, who went a perfect three-for-three in the biggest league dual match of the season. After the teams split the first two bouts, the Bulldogs rattled off seven straight victories to secure the victory even with five matches left to wrestle. "I didn't think it would be this lop-sided," said Mike Collier, the surprised but ecstatic Folsom High wrestling coach. "I knew we had a good shot to win, but to win by that margin speaks volumes of how the team stepped up tonight. It was a good win." Two of the biggest wins for the Bulldogs came from freshmen. At 120 pounds, Lorenzo De La Riva gave Folsom the lead for good when he pinned Ponderosa junior Christian Canepa in 4:59, making the score 9-3 after the team's split matches at 106 and 113. "It felt good to win the match," De La Riva said. "I just wanted to wrestle tough." The match was tied at two after the first period, but De La Riva went up by five with a reversal and three near fall points. He was then whistled for unnecessary roughness and immediately following was hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct call that brought Canepa back in it to 7-4. De La Riva showed some poise by not throwing the match away. "I didn't think it was unnecessary roughness and I just turned and said 'oh my gosh' and he hit me with an unsportsmanlike. That got me mad and actually helped me." De La Riva earned a reversal and four more back points in the third period before finishing Canepa with a pin. After senior Connor Pollock put junior Jonathan Timm on his back and pinned him in 1:04, one of four pins on the night for the Bulldogs -- three coming from seniors -- senior Tony Hernandez picked up another big win for the Bulldogs, upending Sean Melton 2-0, one of the Bruins' top wrestlers. The only points came on the first-period takedown. "It was nice and a relief to beat him on senior night," Hernandez said. "I've wrestled him three times throughout high school and lost to him every time until tonight. The key was my shot defense and just me staying smart." Collier added, "Melton is one of their better wrestlers and he's ranked higher than Tony and I'm sure that was a match they were counting on winning. Tony wrestled a good, smart match." Next on the mat came freshman Mason Koshiyama. Wrestling with a broken nose and protective mask, Koshiyama earned a hard-fought 6-0 win over senior TJ Spangler, on two takedowns and a reversal. "I just wanted to stay smart, not force anything and wait for him to make mistakes," Koshiyama said. "I wasn't super confident I was going to win, but I knew I had the tools to win." Coupled with wins by De La Riva and Carlos Alvarez (4-0 at 106), Folsom's freshmen were all victorious. "Those wins say a lot about the fortitude those guys have," Collier said. "They're not afraid of high-pressure situations and that's what you want to see out of your young guys." Nick Fiegener, Folsom's only winner who wasn't a senior or freshman, represented the sophomore class with a technical fall win in six minutes, 25-6, over Aubrey Hutcheson at 145. Senior Ryan Jensen pinned Trae Providence in 3:20 and fellow senior Isaias Diaz followed with another pin in 3:59, as the Bulldogs worked up a 38-3 lead. The Bruins picked up three straight wins over the Bulldogs, before Tevenn Lewis earned a forfeit win at 220. Heavyweight Jordan Alleva, who lost to Ponderosa's Jeff Camilli in triple overtime at the Tim Brown Memorial Tournament over the weekend, a match he felt was taken away from him when the referee took two points away from him at the end of the match, avenged the loss with a satisfying 5-3 win to finish off the Bruins. "I couldn't let him beat me on senior night," Alleva said. Folsom also won the junior varsity match, 45-27, as both teams remain undefeated in league with only Sheldon standing between them and a league title.


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Alexander Galloway's Protocol: How Control Exists After Decentralizationis a highly useful discussion of how power relations and ideological assumptions are built into the very formal structure of the Internet. Galloway is a professor of Media Ecology at NYU, as well as a net artist and former key figure at Rhizome, one of the key new media art sites on the Web. Galloway is one of a very few people who are equally well versed in poststructuralist cultural theory and computer programming, which makes him uniquely suited for the task accomplished in this book.
"Protocol," in this context, is an underlying specification of code that helps to make the Net run; examples would include TCP-IP, HTML and HTTP, and DNS. Protocol doesn't give the technical details of these specifications, so much as it surveys them on a meta-level, showing what kind of work they do, and what sort of effects this work has.
Basically, Galloway argues that such protocols are the way that control is exercised in our globalized "network society," one where power is "distributed" laterally, rather than being hierarchically structured, stratified, and centralized, or even (merely) "decentralized." A distributed network is a rhizome rather than a tree, in the terms of Deleuze and Guattari. Note that, although Deleuze and Guattari often seem to be praising the rhizome in opposition to hierarchical "arborescent" models, Deleuze also sees rhizomatic structures as key to the "society of control," which increasingly replaces Foucault's "disciplinary society" as the way in which power is exercised in our postmodern world. Galloway expands on this Deleuzian ambivalence. Protocol is what allows for the openness and many-to-many organization of the Net: this is because its underlying guidelines and mechanisms are open-source and indifferent to content. (A web page is formatted the same way, regardless of what words and images it contains). But Galloway points out that this is only one side of the picture: for protocol is also an extreme form of control, in the sense that it constrains and homogenizes all content: no matter what you say, you have to say it in the approved format (or else your statement will not be communicable or readable at all). "Standardization is the politically reactionary tactic," Galloway writes, "that enables radical openness." As a result, the Net is never simply "free"; it is always "a complex of interrelated currents and counter-currents," which interact in "multiple, parallel, contradictory, and often unpredictable ways" (page 143).
Galloway goes through the establishment of protocol on various levels, from the technical (how code actually works to link computers together) to the institutional (how standards for the Net, and for computing devices in general, are actually established and adopted), and from the history of how the architecture of the Web was established, to the various subversive practices (by hackers, tactical media activists, net artists, and others) that test its limits and keep open the possibility of change.
Protocol is both thoughtful and informative; I have certain criticisms or disagreements, but I see these more as testimony to how thought-provoking the book is, than as flaws which would vitiate its impact.
Basically, I am not sure that Galloway addresses the question of how power works in the "society of control" as thoroughly, and especially as structurally, as he needs to do. On the one hand, he presents protocol as the locus of power in distributed networks; but on the other hand, he sharply differentiates such power from the power which comes from closed and proprietary "standards" such as those imposed by Microsoft, or those that currently govern the dissemination of so-called "intellectual property." Of course Galloway notes that periodization is never closed or total, and that many "disciplinary" and earlier power formations coexist with those of the "society of control." But I don't think that things like Microsoft's monopolies and "digital rights management" can thus be explained as resulting from the subsistence of older forms of power. Rather, it's the same hardware and software technology, and the same Internet protocols, that generate both (for instance) P2P file sharing and the digital watermarking of files that allows their source to be traced, and restricts their dissemination. That is to say, though Galloway convinces me that "protocol" is one part of how power and control operate in the network, he doesn't convince me that "protocol" is actually as central to such power and control as he tries to claim. The most insidious forms of power in the network, the ways that it both "incites, induces, seduces" us (to use Foucault's words) and locates and tracks us, as well as the way that the "informatization" of everything is itself a kind of appropriation and control (as McKenzie Wark argues) — these are not sufficiently accounted for by Galloway's discussions.
(To be fair, Galloway approaches a sense of all this on a few pages, when he notes that protocol doesn't so much give us orders, as it puts us in a situation where we already want to obey such orders — pages 147 and 241 — but this is never sufficiently developed).
The result of Galloway's failure to develop a sufficiently broad and deep conception of power and control in the network, is that when he discusses the forces of resistance to such power and control — as he does in the latter parts of the book — what we mostly get, disappointingly, is just a narrative of various conceptual art projects, some political and some formalist, by the likes of etoy, jodi.org, and RTMark, without the sort of broader theorization that we get in earlier parts of the book.
Still, Protocol is a book well worth reading, essential as a starting point for further considerations.
Alexander Galloway's Protocol: How Control Exists After Decentralizationis a highly useful discussion of how power relations and ideological assumptions are built into the very formal structure of the Internet. Galloway is a professor of Media Ecology at NYU, as well as a net artist and former key figure at Rhizome, one of the key new media art sites on the Web. Galloway is one of a very few people who are equally well versed in poststructuralist cultural theory and computer programming, which makes him uniquely suited for the task accomplished in this book.
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The flight was provided by pilot Darryl Fisher of Ageless Aviation Dreams, a nonprofit organization based near Carson City, Nev., which provides biplane flights for seniors throughout the Northwest.
Loree Leonard, who turned 89 on July 10, has spent much of her life reaching out to this community as a registered nurse and a leader of Neighbor to Neighbor Ministries.
A week ago Tuesday morning, the tables were turned. Leonard was the one receiving a gesture of goodwill.
Leonard was given an unforgettable birthday gift — a 15-minute flight over the Grande Ronde Valley in a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane.
The flight was provided by pilot Darryl Fisher of Ageless Aviation Dreams, a nonprofit organization based near Carson City, Nev., which provides biplane flights for seniors throughout the Northwest.
"It was wonderful,'' said Leonard, who lives at Grande Ronde Retirement Center.
Leonard will never forget how hard Fisher worked to make her flight an enjoyable experience, noting that he even carried her off the plane after the flight.
"That was the best part. That was very nice,'' said Leonard, who was the leader of Neighbor to Neighbor, an organization that helps the less fortunate in Union County, for 16 years.
Leonard was one of three Grande Ronde Retirement residents who received biplane rides. Fellow seniors Dan Kramer and Sharon Jensen also found themselves airborne in Fisher's World War II-era plane.
"I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I had to take it,'' Jensen said.
The flight had a calming influence on Jensen.
"It was not like I thought it was going to be. It was relaxing,'' she said.
Jensen enjoyed the link to the past the biplane provided.
"I wanted to be part of history, and I feel like was,'' she said.
Kramer, when asked if he would to take another flight on the plane, answered without hesitation.
"I would fly again tomorrow. I would love to.''
Kramer, Jensen and Loree took off and landed at Union County Airport before a curious and excited group of fellow Grande Ronde Retirement residents who came to watch.
"It was just as exciting for the ones who were watching as the ones going up,'' said Dona Duncan, the life engagement coordinator for the Grande Ronde Retirement Residence.
Fisher's stop in La Grande to provide senior flights was one of at least 10 he is making in Oregon, Washington and Idaho this month. Fisher also provided flights on July 10 in Pendleton and on July 11 in College Place and Richland, Wash.
Fisher started providing Ageless Aviation flights a year ago. He is also able to provide them at no cost because of the support of his sponsors, which include Direct Supply, Alliance Insurance Group, PayLess Drug, Low-G Skin Pressure Protection System and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Fisher has provided more than 70 flights to seniors in the past year. Every passenger, once airborne, has the opportunity to get Fisher to stop the flight early with a simple thumbs-down gesture. To date he has received only thumbs-up signals.
Fisher speaks as if providing the flights is a labor of love.
"I'm privileged to be able to do it. My whole mission is to give back to those who have given.''