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Cyclones Face In-State Rivals This Week
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Cyclones (21-29, 4-11 Big 12) hit the road this week for games at intrastate rivals Iowa (26-23, 5-15 Big Ten) and UNI (22-24, 12-8 MVC) on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Wednesday's game at Iowa is part of the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.
The Cyclones are coming off a doubleheader against UMKC in which the team scored 17 runs on 19 hits. In the two-game series, sophomore Lexi Slater (3-for-8) and freshman Aly Cappaert (4-for-6) combined for 11 RBI and three home runs. Cappaert went long once in each contest while Slater smacked her second career grand slam in the opening game.
Iowa was on its own hot streak this season, knocking off six top-25 non-conference opponents, before entering Big Ten play where the Hawkeyes are 5-15 this season with one win over a ranked opponent. Megan Blank leads the team with a .450 average, 11 home runs and 58 RBI; Johnnie Dowling is the team's biggest stolen base threat, swiping 17 bags on the season.
Gina Brown was one of two UNI Panthers with two RBI against the Cyclones last season and Brown is back at the helm of the 2013 squad, driving in 21 runs, ahead of Haley Kriener's 20 RBI. UNI ace Jamie Fisher has started 31 games and completed 27 this season, collecting 160 strikeouts and handing out just 79 walks from the circle.
Both Wednesday and Thursday's games will begin at 6:30 p.m. CDT.
Cyclone Notebook
• Iowa State will play two intrastate rivals this week, at Iowa on Wednesday for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game and at UNI on Thursday.
• Iowa State has rescheduled its game at Drake for 7 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 7.
• Against UMKC on Monday, the Cyclones scored 17 runs on 19 hits in the two-game sweep.
• Lexi Slater drove in seven runs against the 'Roos, including four on her second career grand slam.
• Aly Cappaert finished the day with two doubles and two home runs, driving in four and scoring three runs.
• Sarah Hawryluk (2), Brittany Gomez and Maddie Reese had stolen bases on Monday. Reese's theft was her 10th of the season, making 2013 the first season since 2010 that three Cyclones have reached 10 steals in the same season. Gomez owns the Iowa State record with 27 steals on the year and Hawryluk has 25; both players have attempted 29 steals.
• In her freshman season, Gomez already ranks in the top-10 all-time at Iowa State in stolen bases.
• Gomez has also broken the program record for runs scored, crossing home 48 times this year.
• Along with Slater and Cappaert's homers, Reese also connected for her third long ball of the season.
• Iowa State has hit 36 home runs this season, two shy of the program record.
• As a team, the Cyclones hit .352 against the Kangaroos, lifting the team average to .289 on the season. In its last five games, not including No. 1 Oklahoma, Iowa State is hitting .319.
• Erica Miller became the first Cyclone to ever post 50 RBI in a season on Monday with a sac fly in the day's first game.
• Over the last two seasons, Iowa State has struggled in pinch hitting situations, hitting .200 in 2012 and .038 in 2011. No player with multiple pinch hit at-bats has hit above .167 in either of those seasons. This season, Iowa State is hitting .314 in pinch hit at-bats and Liana Henry is 6-for-11 (.545) in pinch hitting appearances this season.
• The Cyclones are 17-3 this season when tallying at least as many hits as their opponents.
• The team is 17-3 when its foes score five or fewer runs and 19-3 when a game is tied or when the Cyclones lead after four innings.
Big 12 Notes and Rankings - April 29
On the season:
• Erica Miller is 10th in the league with a batting average of .382, fourth in RBI (49) and seventh in on-base percentage (.494).
• Tori Torrescano is fifth in the league with 13 home runs, ninth with 42 RBI and ninth with a slugging percentage of .672.
• Brittany Gomez and Sarah Hawryluk are two of 10 players with more than one triple this season and tied for fifth in the league with two each.
• Gomez ranks third with 26 stolen bases on the year and Hawryluk is sixth with 22 steals.
• Gomez is sixth with 45 runs scored.
• Torrescano is among the top-10 pitchers in the league in wins (10, T9th), saves (2, T3rd), innings pitched (135.2, 7th), appearances (30, 7th), starts (23, T6th) and complete games (9, 7th).
• Taylor Smith is also tied for third in the league with two saves this season and is eighth with 29 appearances.
In conference play:
• Iowa State is fourth in hitting with a .247 average.
• Miller is fifth with a .400 batting average, second in doubles with four, third with 12 RBI, fifth in on-base percentage (.533) and ninth in slugging (.600)
• Gomez leads the Cyclones and is eighth in the league with 15 hits in conference play.
• Torrescano is fifth in the league in home runs (3), first in doubles (5), eighth in RBI (11), seventh in total bases (24) and seventh with a slugging percentage of .615.
• Lexi Slater is tied for fifth along with Torrescano with three conference home runs.
• Maddie Reese is tied for second with four doubles and is 10th with 22 total bases.
• Five Big 12 players have at least four doubles this season, three are from Iowa State (Torrescano, Reese and Miller) and the other two are from Oklahoma. Torrescano is the conference leader with five doubles.
• Gomez is sixth with 12 runs scored.
• Hawryluk is seventh with five stolen bases.
• Torrescano ranks in the top-10 in saves (1, T2nd) and starts (6, T8th)
• Smith also has one save, is eighth with 34.2 innings of work and is tied for fourth with 11 appearances.
• Freshman Riley Fisher is fourth in the league with 11 appearances and is sixth with seven starts.
Scouting Iowa
• Iowa State is 39-34-1 all-time against the Hawkeyes.
• The teams split meetings in 2012 with Iowa State winning the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk meeting in Ames, 4-3.
• Erica Miller drove in three runs in the win, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
• Tori Torrescano allowed three runs and no walks in 5.2 innings of work against Iowa in Ames.
• Iowa is 26-23 overall and 5-15 in the Big Ten this season.
• The Hawkeyes defeated five ranked non-conference opponents before their struggles began in Big Ten play where they have one win over a ranked team (#19 Nebraska).
• Megan Blank is hitting .450 for the Hawks with 11 home runs and 58 RBI.
• Johnnie Dowling is second on the team in average (.351) and leads the squad with 17 stolen bases on the year.
• Ace Kayla Massey is 14-12 with a 3.17 ERA this season and has struck out 97 batters in 172.1 innings.
Scouting UNI
• Iowa State 37-36-1 all-time against the Panthers.
• UNI defeated Iowa State, 8-0, in Ames last season behind two RBI each from Gina Brown and Whitney Plein.
• Brown leads the 22-24 Panthers in RBI this season with 21 and Haley Kriener is right behind with 20 RBI.
• UNI, who is 12-8 in the MVC this season, will play at Bradley on Tuesday before hosting the Cyclones on Thursday.
• Micalla Rettinger and Kristin Lock are the only starters hitting above .300 this season, each player with a .308 average.
• Lock also leads the team with 12 stolen bases.
• 31-game starter Jamie Fisher is 17-13 with a 2.07 ERA this season. Fisher has struck out 160 batters and walked just 79 this season.


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This evening I was very enthused about taking part in a Twitter #winechat "Cabernet Franc Festival." Cab Francs are becoming more popular here in the Finger Lakes and maybe the most important red wine grape in the region. I also had one bottle left of a Cabernet Franc that I brought home from Virginia on my last visit. So, I decided to have a mini civil war here on my tasting table, which also doubles as my PC and office desk. Before starting the #winechat, I diced up a few cheeses and thawed out a few Lindt Chocolate balls. I then opened one of New York's finest, a bottle of Sheldrake Point Vineyard 2010 ($18) and my last bottle from Virginia, a Prince Michel Vineyard & Winery 2008 ($15).
The Sheldrake Point is 90% Cab Franc, 6% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was racked out of barrel on August 3, 2009, after nearly 9 months in oak. The wine was blended during the first week of August and chilled for 3 weeks to 35F. To this blend a 4% addition of 2007 Cabernet Franc, a 2% addition of 2008 Merlot, and a 2% addition of 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon were added.
Color was a typical Cabernet Franc light garnet red. Aromas were very light, even after a few hard swirls, but when they finally did come thru, I found lots of cherry with blackberry and hints of spice and black pepper and a very faint hint of ginger. On the palate, there were nice dark fruit flavors of black cherry, raspberry and some blueberry. There was also some spice and herbal notes. The medium finish had a little black pepper along with some dark fruit.
Thirsty Owl Wine Company. This one was their 2011 Limited Edition Riesling ($16)
A few nights ago, Shirley and I dined at one of our favorite Italian restaurants in North Syracuse, Nestico's. The food has always been outstanding and the wine list has always been fantastic. The wine list is small, about 25 different wines and a special "ask for" selection of wines rated 94+, but the selection is what makes this list so fantastic. The menu is more of a somewhat eclectic Italian/American, but I have a few favorites and they are all Italian. My wine choice was usually Italian wines, but over the past few years I branched out with recommendations from the chief cook, bottle washer and owner Peter Nestico. This time it was a wine that he added to the list about a month ago, A Folie à Deux Alexander Valley Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2009. We paired the wine with one of Nestico's specialties, chicken Parmesan with pasta, hoping that this would not be a big jammy California Cab. That, it was not. I was sold with the first sniff of the server's tasting pour.
Color was a dark ruby red with soft aromas of blackberry, blueberry and some black cherry. Mouthfeel was very soft with blackberry, blueberry, some plum and a just a hint of licorice. The finish was medium to long, very earthy berry like and silky smooth. Very nicely balanced and a perfect wine for our Italian dinner. Even Shirley had a second glass. That means she really, really, really liked this wine.
The suggested retail price for this wine is $24, but I was able to find it on-line for as low as $17. When, I buy wine, I very seldom will purchase more than two bottles of any one wine. I don't believe I have ever purchased a case or half case of any one wine, but I am making an exception for this Folie à Deux Cabernet Sauvignon. A case has been ordered. An excellent value and VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Had to open a red wine with pasta and homemade tomato sauce this week and there just happened to be a new sample bottle, on the table, of Tempranillo from Spain that I had just received. Usually when I receive samples, they are racked until I feel the time is right or the meal is right for pairing before I open them. This time it was only about one hour before opening a Viña Zaco Tempranillo 2010 ($15).
Tempranillo, a red grape native to Spain and the primary grape variety used in the Rioja Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOC), produces wines typically characterized by their deep purple color, fruity notes of dark, ripe berries, andsmoky components of vanilla, tobacco and leather, which are generallypresentdue tothe wine being aged in oak barrels.
In October of this year, Shirley and I spent a week in Virginia Beach attending a reunion of the ship I spent my Naval active duty on, the USS Pocono AGC/LCC-16. While there I visited a few wine shops and a few wineries on the Chesapeake Wine Trail. I was already sold on Virginia Viognier(vee-own-YAY) from past visits, so this time I wanted to bring home a few red wines. From recommendations at the wine shops, I brought home some Cabernet Franc and a Norton. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the official grape of the State of Missouri. I haven't opened the Norton yet, but I did finish the Cab Francs. The first three were very disappointing. Something about East Coast red wines I often find not to my liking. Right from the start, I get a lot of aroma's of damp soil and black olives and although drinkable, I can't rightfully say much more.
That changed this week when I opened the Jefferson Vineyards' NV Cabernet Franc($22). This was not a very typical Cabernet Franc, but was a nice fruit flavored, soft wine that paired well with Shirley's chicken stew. Light aromas of red cherry with a little oak and earth. Very fruity in the mouth with cherries and some plum. The finish was a bit short with some red fruit, a small taste of cranberry and soft. This wine is not going to blow you away, but it was pleasant and I can, at least now, get a bit more excited about trying more Virginia reds.
I have never been to the Charlottesville region of Virginia, although I moved to New York from Arlington VA and did travel much of the Commonwealth while living there, but now I must make plans for a summer visit, if only to visit the Jefferson Vineyards'. Not because the Cab Franc, but in October, Shirley and I fell in love with the Jefferson Vineyards' Viognier.
Our first evening in VaBeach we dined at a restaurant on the boardwalk. Since we have been vacationing there, Mahi Mah's oceanfront restaurant at 6th street has become our favorite and we tend to visit there as soon as we arrive. What was very pleasing to see this time, was a selection of over 20 Virginia wines on the menu. May have been because October is Virginia's Wine Month, but nonetheless, I don't recall seeing anything similar here in New York. Here I had the Bronzed Salmon rubbed with cajun seasoning and brown sugar, then grilled. I paired the salmon with a 2009 Jefferson Viognier. Color was a golden yellow, showing a little age, but still filled with floral, tropical fruits and peach. A very delightful meal, but I was still wanting more of this wine and I found it on our last night out.
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Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, in the New York Finger Lakes region, while participating in their annual Holiday Shopping Spree, taking home a souvenir wineglass, a grapevine wreath, a collectible Cayuga Wine Trail ornament from each winery, plus holiday recipes. The tour also allowed us to complete much of our Christmas gift shopping in the wineries' gift shops. This season we made an effort to shop almost entirely at small local businesses like the winery shops and the many local shops in the village of Skaneateles, a week earlier, while attending their annual Dickens' Christmas.
Early this month I was able to pick up some of my favorite Heron Hill Rieslings at the New York Harvest Festival in Syracuse. I brought home a dry, a semi-dry and a semi-sweet. All three are very reasonably priced at $14 The semi-sweet was served at our Thanksgiving dinner as an apertif and the remaining two were opened the following week at home.
One issue I have overcome, over the past three years, is what white wine to serve on Thanksgiving. Now, it's a no-brainer; a Finger Lakes Riesling is always a hit and this year it was the Heron Hill semi-sweet. I found lot's of floral aromas with peach, citrus and a little slate. Nice soft peach flavors with some citrus and hints of honey were very pleasant with a smooth sweet finish.
The semi-sweet tasted much more sweeter than what I thought it would be with only 3.4% Residual Sugar and paired nicely with a tray of mild cheese and crackers.
This is another Port wine I received as a sample for review. I also purchased a few bottles of Port from different producers, to review later, since opening the Graham's Six Grapes on election night. I still don't know why I suddenly developed a craving for a wine that I would never have given a second look at as late as the last three years. I also found, at least so far, that all the Reserve Ruby Ports are very similar in color, aromas and taste and would really take a more refined palate than mine to detect any vast differences.
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With the 99th Map of the Week we look inside The Last Inn in West Fortress in the Slovanian Royal County. Details about the operational side of the inn can be found in the description of Map of the Week No. 98 (West Fortress) from last week.
Key to the Floor Plans of The Last Inn (Location No. 3 in West Fortress)
Ground Floor:
1. Entrance.
2. Public Room.
3. Tap Bar.
4. Waitresses' Food Window.
5. Kitchen.
6. Cellar Door. Opens into a storage and supply cellar (not mapped).
7. Rear Door.
8. Jakes.
9. Doorway to Stairs.
10. Reception Window.
11. Reception
12. Business Office.
Between Floors:
13. Stairway to 2nd Story. The seven guest rooms and Sylva's apartment are on this level.
14. Stairway to 3rd Story. The apartments of Blaej and Bohumila and of Kapar and Ljuba are on this level (not mapped).
Second Story:
15. Guest Rooms. The yellow parenthetical numbers are the actual room numbers. Each room has a bed, bed pan, night table, table and chairs, two shelves, wardrobe and foot locker.
16. Corridor.
17. Jakes.
18. Sylva's Bedroom. This is the only area where Sylva does after-hours business.
19. Sylva's Living Room. Sylva never allows her customers to enter this area. The door to it from the bedroom always is locked.
You can get these floor plans in two versions:
1. The Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 version in FMP format, fully editable, from our Jörðgarð web page (8.2 MB).
2. As two JPG flat maps of 3000 Pixels x 2190 Pixels each (5 MB), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð website at:
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Next week: West Fortress - The Lost Passage
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The new store will be on the lower level of Perimtere Mall near the food court, and open on Friday, October 26. It's one of 32 special holiday stores the company is opening across North America to get a broader audience ahead of the holiday shopping season. Microsoft has 30 regular retail stores in the US and Canada.
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Parents: 8 Yuba players kicked off team after brawl | News
CARMICHAEL, CA - In the wake of this week's junior varsity tournament baseball game that ended in a brawl, parents said eight JV players have been suspended and kicked off the Yuba City High School team.
Officials at Yuba City Unified School District would not confirm the punishment meted out so far, but parents said they've spoken among themselves and many think the punishment was too extreme.
"Was our pitcher wrong? Absolutely. Nobody is denying that. However, are our boys supposed to sit back while their whole dugout comes and tackles our pitcher?," asked parent Stacy Todd, referring to the moment in the game when the pitcher for the Yuba City team threw a baseball at the first base coach after he'd allegedly called the pitcher's mother an insulting name.
Todd's son Camryn was suspended for five days for admitting he'd thrown a punch during the fracas.
She said her son did not expect to be banned from baseball for the season. "He's devastated. He had no idea he would be kicked off the team," Todd said.
Several students at Yuba City High School said they had mixed feelings about the punishment.
"I think he was just defending his mom, but I don't think he needed to go that far as to throw the ball and rush on the coach," Yuba City High freshman Lissette Luney said.
Meanwhile, veteran umpire Sarjeet Singh said officials have to keep control of a game.
"Basically, you have to see those things coming," Singh said. "Sometimes you don't, you don't. But, I feel at the high school level you can see it coming."
RELATED STORY: Districts investigate brawl at youth baseball game
Monday's game at Granite Bay between Del Campo and Yuba City ended in a fight, which for a time was posted on YouTube. In the video, it appears that members of the Yuba City team charge onto the field and fighting erupts.
"The administration and adults are ultimately responsible for what occurred on the baseball field," Singh said. "They have to assume responsibility for the situation and dish out punishment as needed."
Some parents said they believe part of the blame lies on the officiating. There was only one umpire working the game, the normal number for JV baseball.
"Certainly, the more adults the better," San Juan Unified School District spokesperson Trent Allen said. "But, you do have multiple coaches, you have the ump and you hopefully have caring parents, hopefully setting a good example for students."
Although, in the video, a person who appears to be a parent is clearly seen running onto the field.
"They're trying to help," Singh said. "But, really they're just fueling the fire... Between the lines, no parent belongs on a baseball diamond!"
Investigations by both the Yuba City Unified School District and San Juan Unified School District are underway. If warranted, punishment could range from a single game suspension to expulsion from school.
"The consequences that are at hand for this kind of thing would be suspension from school, suspension from the team, being removed from the team, being placed up for expulsion," Yuba City Unified School District Superintendent Nancy Aaberg said.
"Any of our players who came out of the dugout and threw punches would certainly face disciplinary action," Allen said. "And then, of course, we'll look at how our adults behaved as well."


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Climbing Banned on Armenian Basalt Columns
Climbing on the iconic basalt columns of Armenia has now been closed, according to a recent press release issued by the local Armenian climbing club Up the Rocks. Several environmental and civil movements including the Pan-Armenian Environmental Front (PAEF) and the "Save Teghut," which typically target copper mining and deforestation, have joined Up the Rocks in shutting down the basalt-column climbing.
"The basalt columns of Armenia have a status of natural monuments and in their past there is no legacy of rock climbing on them so it can't be done," wrote Armenian climber Mkhitar Mkhitaryan in an e-mail to Rock and Ice. "So far we were 'trying' to find an acceptable way to get the permit but unfortunately all the efforts crushed down."
The decision has been made after several alternative anchor methods were explored. Since 2009, local climbers have been trying to minimize their impacts to the columns and the surrounding environment, first employing "clean climbing" tactics where bolts were only used for belay stations.
In 2012, however, it was decided that the rappel and belay bolts were also causing too much impact, and alternative methods such as gear protected belays and V-threads were tried. The climbing club considered the benefits of these alternative anchor stations stating: 1. These are eternal rappel anchors with single impact on the rocks, unlike the bolted anchors that require to be re-bolted every other 20-30 year. 2. Being challenging and not as much safe as bolted anchors are, it should make climbing on basalt columns non popular, allowing only very limited amount of skilled and experienced climbers to dare climb on them. Limiting this way the amount of climbers should also mean less impact on the sensitive rock formations and surrounding areas.
However, club Up the Rocks has deemed the use of these alternative methods futile, stating: "[E]ven world class climbers tend to skip the rules and use bolts and it is actually impossible to keep under control." They wish to inform climbers around the world that the basalt columns of Armenia are now off limits and all bolts will be removed from the crag. Watch video of climbing in Armenia here. See photo gallery of Armenian climbing here.
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Ron Howard's latest movie, Rush, starring Aussie Chris Hemsworth is now playing at Majestic Cinemas in Port Macquarie and getting excellent reviews. The only reason it gets a mention from me is because of the director. Most people would know Ron Howard – after all, he's been in the TV and movie business for 54 of his 59 years – he first starred as the kid, Opie Taylor, in The Andy Griffith Show… and later as a much older 'kid', Richie Cunningham, in Happy Days. He then moved to the other side of the camera as a director. He won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind and has made a lot of beautiful movies, most of them doing what they set out to do perfectly – they include Splash, Cocoon, Willow, Parenthood, Backdraft, Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code and now Rush.
Personal disclaimer – I hate movies about motor racing… probably because I have little time for motor racing. I don't follow Formula One and I give the Bathurst 1000 a swerve every year. I have given a few motor racing movies a chance – there was Grand Prix, the 1966 'classic' starring James Garner that was loved by many and put me to sleep… I gave the 1971 Steve McQueen movie Le Mans a shot because I was a fan of McQueen. Went to sleep. Then decided to give the 1990 flick Days of Thunder a look because of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman – don't think I fell asleep but was bored enough to find the whole thing forgettable… BUT I am looking forward to seeing Rush on the weekend because I know that motor racing is just the vehicle (pardon the pun) for a story of emotional human drama, conflict, a reflection of time and place.
I'm sure it will be as much a story about motor racing as Cocoon was a story about old people or Apollo 13 was about space exploration. Howard weaves soul with his story-telling and I'm expecting this to be a rewarding ride. See, Howard has as much interest in Formula One racing as I do so I'm going along to see the movie to see what he does with it and also to see the performances of Hemsworth as James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda. They are getting great reviews.
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1. An experimental inquiry into the proximate cause of death from suspended respiration in drowning and hanging, with the means of resuscitation: submitted as an inaugural essay to the public examination of the trustees and professors of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the University of the State of New-York, Samuel Bard, M.D. president, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, on the 3d of May, 1814
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Coffee and Sustainability Panel Discussion
CUESA - Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture
Monday, January 21, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Coffee is a daily necessity for many of us, savored quietly in the kitchen, downed at work as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or sipped at a cafe among friends. With the exploding popularity of coffee in recent years, there are more options than ever, and more confusing messages about what "sustainable" means. Which coffee should we choose? In the Bay Area, you won't find any coffee farms, but you will find local artisan roasters who are grappling with these questions, selecting their beans not only for quality and taste but also for values. This panel discussion will explore the ethics behind a cup of coffee: What is its environmental footprint? Are the farmers taking care of the land? Are they getting a fair price, and what is the effect on the communities along the supply chain?
Hanna Neuschwander, author of Left Coast Roast: A guide to the Best Coffee and Roasters from San Francisco to Seattle, will introduce the complexities of growing coffee and moving it around the globe. She will moderate the panel.
Christopher Bacon, environmental social scientist, professor at Santa Clara University, and co-author of Confronting the Coffee Crisis
Stephen Vick, quality control manager for Blue Bottle Coffee Co.
Colby Barr of Verve Coffee Roasters, 2013 Good Food Award finalist
The discussion will be followed by a book signing (books for sale by Book Passage) and reception with farmers market refreshments and samples of coffee from Blue Bottle and Verve. A $5 donation will be requested at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds),
When & Where
Port Commission Hearing Room
One Ferry Building
The Embarcadero at Market St., second floor
San Francisco,
Monday, January 21, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
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My First Activity Box
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12 months & up. Encourage baby's natural curiosity and fine motor development as each activity is explored and discovered. The activity box includes a brightly colored clock face with hands that move, a side mirror for discovery, and a shape sorter on the back for developing cognitive problem solving skills. Colors may vary.


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I've been working on a map for a novel that I am co-authoring for quite some time. Knowing absolutely nothing about drawing, image manipulation or cartography it has, needless to say, been quite the ordeal.
I am nearly complete and all I really have to do is add some text. Should be easy, right? Alas, no, this seems to be the hardest part! So I have scoured the internet for tutorials, and I come across this wonderful site. If only I had found it sooner!
Anyway, I will post my map in the Regional/World Mapping section and ask for advice there. I am eager to soak in the knowledge this site has to offer!
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Lara Flynn Boyle
Birth Name: Lara Flynn Boyle
Born: 03/24/1970
Birth Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Born: 03/24/1970
Birth Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Born on March 24, 1970 in Davenport, IA, Boyle was raised in Chicago by her mother, Sally, a clerical worker who later managed her daughter's career, and her father, a municipal worker. When she was six years old, her parents divorced, leaving the only child to live with her mother. As a teenager, Boyle was diagnosed with dyslexia and later enrolled at the Piven Theater improvisational workshop as a means to develop ways of expressing herself. Despite the challenge of her learning disability, which initially left her feeling helpless on every level, Boyle soon discovered that she could use the disease to her advantage, which in short allowed her to memorize her lines better through repetit... Continue Bio >>
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The part of the ring canvas outside the ropes.
A padded mitten used in boxing.
The floor of the ring.
A form-fitted appliance placed in a boxer's mouth to protect his teeth and gums; also called a "gumshield".
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Canadian & U.S. Evidence (2230)
This course covers the law of evidence in trials including the following subjects: judicial notice; demonstrative evidence; testimonial evidence; the hearsay rule and its exceptions; circumstantial proof; burden of proof; presumptions and other procedural consideration; privilege and other exclusionary rules. Special attention will be given to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
A Canadian Evidence module is also taught in the same Term which is treated as 1 of 5 credits. Restricted to students enrolled in the Dual J.D. Program.
Course Details
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Don't know the nuances of turkey hunting? Attend this seminar
There are hunting clubs and, well, there are hunting clubs. Some might be just a few guys getting together, pooling their available funds and leasing some land only they have access to that generally is for a single specie, such as waterfowl.
Other hunting clubs are major conglomerates, comprising thousands of acres offering opportunities for just about anything that walks, crawls or flies.
Wilderness Unlimited falls into the latter group. It's a large organization, but it offers its membership game hunting opportunities of every type, somewhere.
And sometimes, it offers something to the general public.
One annual offering is a turkey hunting seminar. California's spring turkey hunting season runs from March 26 through May 1. It's a long, liberal season, and the seminar – slated for Saturday, March 5 – couldn't be more timely.
Wilderness Unlimited teams up with the National Wild Turkey Federation to sponsor the event, which is held on Wilderness Unlimited property, about a mile east of the town of Williams off Highway 20. The seminar will be hosted by two of the state's premier and highly experienced turkey hunters, Terry Knight and Ryan Mathis.
Do you need full-blown information or just want some of the finer points honed? Whether you're a novice or an experienced turkey hunter, there will be something useful to everybody who attends.
Topics that will be covered include turkey habits, calls, how to call, shotguns, ammo, patterning your gun, camo, blinds, archery and hunting on public land, including DFG-managed wildlife areas and Bureau of Land Management properties.
The seminar will start at 10 a.m., and it's strongly recommended that you register immediately, as space is limited and a reservation is required to attend.
The seminar is free. A hot lunch will be served, however, and a $10 donation for the grub is suggested.
To register, you can contact Wilderness Unlimited at (877) 611-4868 or
email@example.com. If you e-mail, be sure to include contact information.
You can't beat the deal. Go, and learn how to turkey hunt.
Current fishing
Lake Pardee: Gates open Thursday, finally allowing the public access to set up camp, kick back and relax before getting up at oh-dark-thirty Friday morning to kick off the fishing season. Have the rain gear along, as forecasts are predicting varying amounts of precipitation. Rain, however, won't stop the fish from biting, nor will it inhibit lake management planting more fish during opening weekend. Just don the raingear and get lakeside.
Action generally is fast and furious. Find the right spot and some anglers limit quickly. Especially early in the season, the Rec Area Cove should be stuffed with recently planted trout, so you don't need to haul a boat there to get into the action. You can get away from the often shoulder-to-shoulder conditions by hiking across the dam at the end of the cove and getting on the east side. I've done well on that side. Just about anything you throw at them should get you bit, lure or bait.
San Pablo Bay: Chances of nailing a keeper sturgeon have never been better. Sturgeon will bite better with a tide movement. Watch the tide book, as the outgoing tide will always be the better tide to stir up things and get sturgeon actively feeding. Just about anywhere you drop anchor in the bay can provide you with a sturgeon roaming in search of grub. If you have a good finder, you can actually see them on and near the bottom. Guess where to drop anchor then?
Folsom Lake: The long period of gorgeous weather did wonders for the fishing. Those drop-shotting a crawdad pattern plastic were finding a good bass bite by working rock piles and as far down as 40 feet.
Or, you can plant your folding chair around Granite Bay, the boat ramp region to Beak's Bite, dunk eggs or Power Bait off a sliding sinker, and there are planters roaming around. If you take your boat, troll your line down 15 feet. A good old threaded night crawler should guarantee getting bit by either a trout or king salmon.
Rollins Lake: With the great weather pattern, boaters have been venturing out, which may come to a screeching halt with winter-type storms returning. The lake was planted by the Department of Fish and Game a couple of weeks ago, and reports are just a few have been caught. That means fish are still there. Give it a try, and you should get lucky.
Stumpy Meadows: This lake can be tricky to get to in the mid-winter with icy roads leading out of Georgetown to the lake, but with all the good weather we've had, access has been no problem. Storms coming in could again make the road iffy. Those slinging eggs, Power Bait and crawlers from shore and even trollers hauling a crawler or small Rapala behind blades have found decent action on rainbows.
Contact George deVilbiss at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Art Basel Miami is a Who's Who week with the international jet set flocking to South Beach to buy art, take high-powered business lunches, and, of course, attend some very chic parties. This year, Jeffrey Deitch, MOCA LA, and Vanity Fair brought the annual MOCA Beach Party to life at The Oasis at The Raleigh Hotel kicking off the week and Art Basel Miami 2012.
The MOCA Beach Party began with a DJ set by Miike Snow and custom cocktails created by Russian Standard Vodka, inspired by STARZ Magic City. Guests snapped photos on Instagram with Samsung Galaxy phones of a live performance by INGRID, featuring Lykke Li, Andrew and Pontus of Miike Snow, and Björn of Peter Björn and John, who entertained approximately 750 guests at 11pm.
Some of the party-goers included Joseph Altuzarra, Maria Arena Bell, Valérie Chapoulard-Floquet, Rosson Crow, Jeffrey Deitch, Kathy Freston, Lady Victoria Hervey, Danny Huston, David Johnson, Bruce Karatz, Lilly Tartikoff Karatz, Stacey Kiebler, Olga Kurylenko, Katie Lee, Kelly Lynch, Jean Pigozzi, Amy Sacco, Elena Satine, Jane Siegal, Lucien Smith, Jeffrey Soros, and Casey Spooner.
Photo Credit: Billy Farrell Agency


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October 9, 2013 | 4 comments | 17156 views
Community News
A year later, still homeless in Bellmore after Superstorm Sandy
With their house razed, Len Drive couple fight their insurance company
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When Superstorm Sandy submerged Len Drive in south Bellmore last Oct. 29, it was particularly cruel to the home of David and Rona Weiss, who are in their mid-60s and bought their 2,450-square-foot high ranch in 1983.
Sandy's floodwaters breached the Weisses' downstairs, soaking their belongings in a pool of murky, brown saltwater. When Rona returned home after the storm, she found her wedding dress and album floating across her downstairs.
The Weisses' cleanup contractor removed more than three feet of water by lifting a bathroom toilet and letting it flow into the sewer. When workers started ripping up linoleum tiles downstairs, they discovered a spider's web of cracks –– some hairline, others deep –– radiating across the cement floor and up the foundation walls. In one section, the floor collapsed into a small pit.
The Weisses could not return to their house, they were told. It was uninhabitable and would have to come down.
Now it is gone, and their 60-by-100-foot lot is barren except for weeds. The couple are living in a rented house in Levittown, hoping to begin building a new home soon, but they are uncertain when they will be able to.
David, an attorney with an office on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore and the chairman of the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, grew up in Bellmore and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1968. He met Rona, who was raised in Hewlett, while the two were students at the University of Buffalo, where they graduated in 1972. They married in 1976, after David finished Hofstra Law School. Rona, who majored in political science, stayed home to raise their three children, who are now adults.
The past year, Rona said, has pushed the Weisses to their limits. "You think you're crazy," she said. "You think this can't be happening."
An earth-movement exclusion in the Weisses' National Flood Insurance policy, which they first purchased 30 years ago, has held up their settlement for nearly a year. Estimates are that the Weisses' home would cost $430,000 to rebuild. Their flood insurance is supposed to cover $323,000 in structural and personal property damage, according to David. But Travelers has fought the claim virtually from the time it was filed, shortly after the storm last year.
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$430K to rebuild? They should get a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th estimate.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Report this
This is one of a number of outrageous stories that are going on all over the south shore of Nassau County. I attended rallys against the "earth movement exclusion" and am cautiously optimistic about the program announced by Governor Cuomo last week. I know the Weiss family, and the Bauer family, whose story was told in the Herald papers weeks ago. The toll taken on these families is unimaginable and it is shocking that the federal government can send billions of dollars overseas to prop up governments in Egypt, Libya and other nations run by people who would destroy America if they had the chance, yet that same government will actively deny American families the relief they need to recover from a catastrophic natural event like Superstorm Sandy.
This should be a wake-up call to elected officials at every level of government that our priorities are terribly out of whack and that reforms are needed to compel thorough oversight of claims handling by banks, insurance companies and FEMA and to hold individuals within these companies/agencies responsible for unnecessary delays and unfair practices in denying homeowners the relief that they paid for.
Your elected officials should be held accountable as well. We don't need phony solutions to problems that look appealing on the surface, yet accomplish nothing in real life. One such example is Legislator Denenberg's "Sandy Bill" which purported to require banks and insurance companies to process Sandy-related claims faster. Unfortunately for homeowners, the bill accomplished nothing other than getting the Legislator some good press. He was and is well aware that Nassau County does not have the jurisdiction to regulate banks and insurance companies, and rather than working with state and federal officials who would have the power to make such changes and actually help affected homeowners, Denenberg introduced a bill that, from the start, had no chance of helping anything other than his own chances at re-election.
I would urge voters and the Herald to look past the image and public persona of elected officials and objectively analyze those candidates whose ideas are actually protecting middle-class families and improving our communities, and those whose record of high taxes, high spending and empty promises are making it harder for the average person to live, work and raise a family here in Nassau County. The issues facing Nassau County are too important to continue to support officials whose primary function is re-election, rather than coming up with real solutions.
Steve Rhoads
Thursday, October 10, 2013 | Report this
I couldn't have said it better. My kids were victims of Sandy and it was awful. What did the Insurance companies do with all the money collected through the years? Someone should be investigating this issue.
Friday, October 11, 2013 | Report this
Way to go Steve..I,m still not fixed..why? I was told by FEMA mitigation not to . Don't waste my money fixing so we froze last winter ripped out with utility costs that shot up after we did some repairs but didnt get the money to make big changes & Because my damage claim was never evaluated properly in the first place with all the post storm.& it's still a revolving door of no help - help by me,there's so much paperwork Confusion & difficulty getting help unless you knew the right people & got them fast.alot of contractors don't want to take it on it's expensive & if there are problems in the future ,they're on the hook for it,they google my location & I don't even get a call back,so I do whatever damage control I need to to have a roof over our heads & some consistency in our lives,the settlement I finally recieved did not representative of all the damage so my house is still a mess of papers & it's impossible for me to dig thru the proofing.. The insurance co passed it off to national flood ,,wind before water seems to not have been recognized ..the whole system is a confusing , frustrating, frightening, inconsistently based , ego crushing nightmare we still have to pay high taxes to deal with all too frequently,
i was told by FEMA mitigation at cedar creek that the government would fix my house .. just keep throwing out,but the town says I don't have enough damage based on the settlement my lawyer told me to accept. Oh right & I know Bauer s they live close ..pass the now empty lot ..it's .a shame I watched that kid grow up ,his parents moved but he wanted to live here & bought a few doors from the house of his youth..that houses owner walked away from in frustration after being slammed by Irene & sandy,I knew them too & didnt blame those people.not every1 can handle the stress of you need help now but it doesn't come til sometimes it's too late.
The town of hempstead doesn't have a repetitive damage option which means that we' re at the mercy of the insurance companies storm per storm decisions...& , sorry that's not covered,too bad you lost tens of thousands of dollars worth of property..each time,,answers..eat it along with the super high flood insurance rates.
We need and have need repetitive damage inclusion down here, people have sustained first floor flooding for the past few years..watched their value & re salability dwindle in the flood zone."the writing is on the wall..the tides ARE higher.
There's so much paperwork we don't know what to do first & god help I'f you don't have a disaster lawyer, public adjuster or contractor in the family.
keeping the house with a lien on it for 5 years to satisfy a lien on a grant with New York rising is chaining people who are in dire straights already to more years of anguish if they were planning life changes sooner.
I personally have flood nightmares every week,,nocturnal anxiety attacks,,,day ones ,when I look out the window,,,in my dreams ,I see my house if it's risen, with a boat docked under it,,to take out to a main road instead of a car in the no to distant future.. . This is a quality of life issue for many of us as well as a repetitive flood nightmare fight where you live from disaster to disaster ..it's just not a normal way to live.
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|Peekin' into the Past
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Five Years Ago
Holyoke City Council considers whether ordinance changes need to be made after complaints were brought to the city council at the Oct. 2 meeting by citizens being terrorized by a neighbor's aggressive dog.
Holyoke Re-1J School Board members are reluctant to give the OK for the HHS track project committee to go forward in pursuing grant moneys for an all-weather track. Their concern is based on immediate needs in the district's heating, venting and air conditioning system.
Makaila Stapleton, a seventh-grader at HJHS, has been nominated for a student ambassadorship by People to People International for 2008. She will share with 40 other students from Colorado in traveling and studying in Spain, France and Italy next summer.
In order to give local law enforcement officials the power to cite those who drink alcohol late at night in City Park, Holyoke City Council introduced a new "open container" law at its Oct. 1 meeting.
After four years of practicing medicine in Holyoke, doctors Saugato Sanyal and Saswati Gupta will be moving to Pennsylvania and will be leaving Melissa Memorial Hospital and Holyoke Family Practice Dec. 20.
Annie Austin was recently hired as the marketing and public relations representative for Phillips County Telephone Company.
The Headquarters, a hair design center for men and women, recently opened in its new location at 145 E. Denver in Holyoke, with hairstylists Ron Koch and Laurie Sauder.
Corn harvest in this area has seen a good start this week, with the harvest expected to move into full swing by the weekend.
The possibility of forming a Toastmasters International Club in Holyoke will be discussed at a meeting to be held Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Above seasonal temperatures in the area has contributed to the excellent progress being made with the sugar beet harvest.
Wendell L. (Pete) Knight of Holyoke has been nominated for the Safe Driver of the Month award sponsored by The Denver Post, Colorado State Patrol and United Bank of Denver.
Summery weather returned to the High Plains this week, with temperatures soaring to 91 degrees yesterday in Holyoke.
A monument dedicated to the memory of all war veterans is to be erected soon in the Phillips County Courthouse park. It is a gift from the late Mrs. Anna M. White and is in memory of both her and her late husband, Robert N. White.
Clarence "Clancy" Stout of Holyoke has announced that he has opened a piano repair shop. Stout said he will carry a stock of parts for pianos of most types and offers piano tuning, key covering, key leveling and action regulation.
Ground was broken Sunday afternoon, Oct. 7, for a major renovation program at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Holyoke. Plans include the placing of brick around the entire exterior and a large statue of the patron St. Patrick, to be placed in front of the church, facing the street.
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JOCKEY ISAIAS ENRIQUEZ, FIND YOUR SPOT, WINNER: "We had a meeting this morning; the owners, trainers, jockeys, everybody. We discussed a couple plans about how the race would develop, and it developed exactly like we planned. I just wanted to follow Chu and You. That was the horse I wanted to have a target on. After that, I said 'If I beat that horse, I'm going to win this race.' My filly is a very nice filly. She is a stakes filly. She relaxes in my hands, she responds when I tell her to go. She has plenty of gears."
JOCKEY JUAN GUTIERREZ, CHU AND YOU, SECOND: "She always breaks well, and she relaxed in first part of race. She had a little pressure on the backside but the pace was comfortable, not too fast. First time at a mile, I was happy with her race. She always tries hard, and I know she's going to do that. I'm always happy with her, she's got a lot of class."
NOTES: Find Your Spot (8-5-1-2-$99,820). . .Jim Penney has 48 stakes wins at Emerald Downs, No. 2 all-time. . .Isaias Enriquez has four stakes wins at EmD, two apiece for Penney and Doris Harwood. . .Next for 4-year-old fillies: $50,000 Kent Handicap, 1 1/16 miles, Saturday, July 19.


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Erdheim-Chester disease
Also known as:
Lipogranulomatosus Erdheim-Chester
Lipid granulomatosis.
Associated persons:
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Jakob Erdheim
A rare histiocytic disorder characterised by lipoid granulomas in various parts of the body and in various organs. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic to fatal multisystem involvement, typically bones, kidneys, heart, and lungs.
First described by Chester in 1931. The eponym Erdheim-Chester was coined later, despite the fact that Chester, who then worked in the pathological institute in Vienna, was sole author.
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multisystem disorder of adulthood. It is characterized by excessive production and accumulation of histiocytes within multiple tissues and organs. Histiocytes are large phagocytic cells (macrophages) that normally play a role in responding to infection and injury. (A phagocytic cell is any "scavenger cell" that engulfs and destroys invading microorganisms or cellular debris.) In those with ECD, sites of involvement may include the long bones, skin, tissues behind the eyeballs, lungs, brain, pituitary gland, and/or additional tissues and organs. Associated symptoms and findings and disease course depend on the specific location and extent of such involvement. The specific underlying cause of ECD is unknown.
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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Wednesday, a Glen Burnie High School student found a camera in the men's bathroom and police now say a Special Service Bureau officer installed it there without the department or school system's knowledge.
Anne Arundel County Police did not name the 14-year veteran of the department but did say that he was placed on administrative leave and his police powers have been suspended.
The camera was found in the top corner of the restroom, say police. No images or recordings were found on the camera, according to police. Also, no other cameras were discovered.
Police say they continue to investigate the case and are consulting with the State's Attorney's Office "to ensure all legal aspects of the case were covered."


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I recently upgraded my iPhone to IOS4. I would like to send and receive Calendar invites on my iPhone connected to my Zimbra 6.0.7 OSE server.
Zimbra does everything else so well and this last feature would really bring it home over Google Apps and others!
Looking in the thread: http://www.zimbra.com/forums/isync-c...ia-iphone.html the thread states that...
Now Apple has release iPhone OS 4.0 the release notes say that:Currently iPhone only allows sending invites from ActiveSync-based calendars, not CalDAV calendars.
So my question is how do I take advantage of the new IOS4 feature with Zimbra? Is it possible to now send and receive calendar invites on the iPhone connected to a Zimbra CalDAV server?Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly with supported CalDAV servers


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2014 Preview: Iowa State Men's Cross Country
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's cross country team brings a new look to the course this season, returning just seven members from the 2013 roster and four from the starting seven. The season will be the program's second under director of track and field and cross country Martin Smith and his staff.
The Cyclones are coming off of their highest team finish in Big 12 championship history after finishing second at last season's conference meet. The second-place finish also moved the team into the national rankings at No. 24 following the meet.
Under Smith, the Cyclones employed a pack-style race strategy in 2013, often running splits of less than 1 minute between the 2-5 scoring runners and occasionally running sub-25 second spreads.
The Cyclones first meet of the year is set for Aug. 29 at the Bulldog 4K Classic in Des Moines, Iowa. Racing is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. CT.
Key Returners: Martin Coolidge, Edward Kemboi, Brian Llamas and Tyler Jermann
Four members of the 2013 varsity squad are back in the lineup in Martin Coolidge, Edward Kemboi, Brian Llamas and Tyler Jermann. Coolidge performed consistently as the team's No. 2 finisher last year and will have the opportunity to shine in 2014 as the Cyclones' top returner. Kemboi, a middle-distance specialist on the track, finished as high as third on the team, scoring key points for the Cyclones at the Big 12 Championship. Llamas and Jermann will look to move up within the top-7 this season. Llamas was a scoring runner in each of his races, while Jermann also cracked the Cyclones' top-5.
Keep an eye on Jason Thomas, an Iowa prep standout from the 2013 recruiting class. Thomas is coming off of a redshirt season in 2014 and will be a strong contender for a varsity spot.
Key Departures: Mohamed Hrezi
Hrezi became the first member of the men's team to earn All-America honors since 2008 last season, notching the highest individual finish (24th) since 1995. Hrezi graduated last spring and is currently a member of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.
Key Additions: Matt Bevil, Brian Biekert, Chris Webb and Brandon Wheat
The Cyclones signed four transfers to the roster in Bevil, Biekert, Webb and Wheat. Biekert is a Northeast Conference champion steeplechaser and was an all-conference performer in cross country while at Central Connecticut State. Webb and Wheat were previously teammates at Paradise Valley Community College. Both were standout competitors, earning top-5 finishes at the NJCAA track and field championships in their respective events. Bevil comes to Iowa State from Brown University, where he was a middle-distance standout and an all-conference competitor, specializing in the 800m.
Newcomers: Josef Andrews, Dan Curts, Josh Evans, Toby Hardwick, Nolan McKenna and Nathan Rodriguez
The incoming recruiting class is one of the strongest in the nation, featuring three Footlocker All-Americans in Andrews, Curts and Hardwick. The class brings in numerous state titles and multiple national accolades. Andrews, Curts and Evans each garnered Gatorade Athlete of the Year recognition in their high school careers.
2014 Cross Country Schedule
|Aug. 29
|Bulldog 4K Classic
|Des Moines, Iowa
|Sep. 27
|Roy Griak Invitational
|Minneapolis, Minn.
|Oct. 17
|Wisconsin Adidas Invitational
|Madison, Wis.
|Nov. 1
|Big 12 Championship
|Lawrence, Kan.
|Nov. 14
|NCAA Midwest Regional
|Peoria, Ill.
|Nov. 22
|NCAA Championships
|Terre Haute, Ind.


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Thursday, August 26, 2010
* Mom Would Never Let Me Do This At Home Camp: Painting with Fly Swatters Outdoors!
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- Skamamama said...
we LOVE fly swatter painting. we did it twice this summer. once during our Pre K Eric Carle Bug Camp and the other during Backyard Camping Camp. During Eric Carle week I also read Old Black Fly and we did fly swatter painting to go along with that.
i LOVE your site. thanks for all you offer! we've done the rainbow rice sensory box and the eye spy bottles. the georgia okeefe art has been MY favorite. i framed the boys' creations.
happy creating!
- August 26, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- Nita said...
Here's one mom who will be trying this at home. I'm sure my children would love it...especially the hosing off at the end. Thanks for another great idea.
- August 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Counting Coconuts said...
LOVE this one - looks like lots of fun! Your pictures turned out beautifully, too. Thank you for sharing!
- August 26, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- amelia said...
your art camp are great.. i love everything you do with your kids. i also showed one of your rainbow craft at my blog.. :)
- August 28, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Elle Belles Bows said...
GREAT idea! Thanks so much for sharing!!
- August 28, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- shirley said...
I absolutely love your blog! You have such great ideas for kids. I am always struggling to come up with things my boys will enjoy (5 & 3) and I have found so many ideas they love on your site. Thank you so much for sharing and helping me make special memories with my boys!
- August 28, 2010 at 11:30 PM
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Royal blue meets the Big Red One at Fort Riley (photos)
The Royals Caravan presented by Fox Sports Kansas City rolled into Fort Riley today. George Brett, Jamie Quirk, Joe Randa and broadcaster Joel Goldberg met with the troops from the First Infantry Division (the Big Red One.) The group will visit elementary school students in Salina this afternoon before taking in the K-State vs. Texas A&M game tonight at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. Special thanks to Royals VP Mike Swanson for sending photos from his phone.
Here, George Brett and Joe Randa take a look at an assault helicopter. George took his turn in the pilot's seat.
Our guys took group photos with the military personnel and their families. At left is the Black Hawk helicopter. The Chinook is on the right.
At left is a group photo. On the right, George gives a 'thumbs up' from the Apache helicopter. Thank you to all of the military personnel who came out for the visit! For details on future Caravan visits, check out http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/fan_forum/caravan.jsp!


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Ruth Cooper wrote to us asking for help with a Yiddish or Russian rhyme that's a finger game. Here's her email: The finger game I am trying to track down has motions that go with it. The words (from close to 80 years ago) were something like: Pippa kasa varele, nafshe studge [...]
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Are We Done Yet
|Release Date: April 04, 2007
|Running Time: 92 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $49,968,665.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Family, Sequel
Ice Cube
Nia Long
Aleisha Allen
Philip Bolden
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Summary:Now married to Suzanne, Nick Persons has bought a quiet suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin. But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper" and he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor, Nick's suburban dream becomes a riotous nightmare.


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The events of September 11, 2001 significantly impacted individuals and communities on a local and global scale. Just as the NYU and New York City communities came together on 9/11/01 in the spirit of service and reflection, we join others around the country by participating in a National Day of Service each September 11th.
On Friday, September 11th, 2015, NYU students, faculty, and staff will be working together on a beautification project at Morningside Park in Manhattan's West Harlem and Morningside Heights neighborhoods. The group will be departing from the Kimmel Center at 10:00 AM and will return to campus at approximately 3:00 PM. Please wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothing that is appropriate for painting and gardening work. All participants will be given a round-trip MetroCard for transportation to the park and a brown bag lunch to eat on site. We will be meeting on the 2nd floor of the Kimmel Center (at the top of the main staircase) to check in, and will depart for Morningside Park together.
To participate, please complete and submit your registration form by Friday, September 4th, at 5PM. Limited spaces are available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions about this year's 9/11 Day of Service project or NYU Service Programs.
This initiative is supported by NYU Service, the NYU Center for Student Activities, Leadership, and Service, Partnerships for Parks, the City Parks Foundation, and NYC Parks.


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Fall makes me want to get all bundled up to go poking around outside to look at natural things like changing leaves. My roommate just went up to Circleville for the annual pumpkin festival which inspired me to have some wholesome fall fun of my own. I made two of my friends wake up earlier than they wanted to on a Sunday morning so we could trek out to Milford and go to Rouster's Apple House.
Mike Breen just posted a schedule of events on the music blog, so I won't do that here, but the schedule goes something like this: Mark Mallory, The Breeders, speeches, Natalie Portman, The National. I know people are really excited about seeing The National and The Breeders, for free, on a lovely autumn evening. And I know people are really excited about Barack Obama.
But I'm really excited about Natalie Portman.Yes, Natalie Portman. At first I had to ask myself, why is she here? Is she just such an avid Obama supporter that she'll fly to random rallies? Did she have some sort of layover at CVG and had to get out of the airport Max & Erma's? Is she really bored? No. Maybe not. I did some Google research to get to the bottom of this conundrum and I learned that her mother, Shelley, is from Cincinnati. That makes more sense ... especially if Nat Port really likes The National, like most girls do. And we are a swing state.
Another thing that most girls like, besides croony sort of bands, is finding out what beautiful celebrities look like in real life. Sure, with the right lighting and hours of hair and makeup, anyone can look good. I mean you've seen those horrid photos of "celebrities without makeup" in gossip magazines. A majority of them look sub-par, to put it gently. And the paparazzi generally gets shots of these unmade women when they're about to take a bite of their salad or right after they ran like four miles, so that's to be taken into consideration, but still. Women like to compare themselves to other women. That's why that stupid "Celebrities are Just Like Us" thing is so popular in People or Us or whatever it's in. Madonna grocery shops? So do I!
But putting all that nonsense aside, Natalie Portman seems amazing, talented, smart and beautiful. She's a great actress who makes intelligent fashion choices and doesn't make a spectacle of herself. She has sassy hair and great skin. All in all, I take her very seriously as a normal person, which is a feeling I don't have about most celebrities. In general, I think celebrities are gawdy drunk drivers who spend too much money on sunglasses.
I'm looking forward to hearing what Natalie has to say. I feel like Queen Padme Amidala must have come this far to deliver a serious message to our people. And I'm looking forward to seeing what she's wearing. I also want to see how tall she is. I bet she's pretty adorable.
View photos of the event on Fountain Square here.
If free ping pong and cheap drinks weren't enough ... now comes Northslice.
Every week Cincinnati's youth elite descends upon the great faux-dive known as the Gypsy Hut. If you're a regular, chances are you've gotten to know the bartenders there and chances are you know who pours the strong drinks: all of them. It's our favorite hot spot.
Bored on a Monday? Hit up the ping pong table. Looking for somewhere to run into all the people you pretend you don't like to see but in reality completely look forward to talking to? Head down on a Friday or Saturday. Want to have a killer pizza party with all of the above? GYPSY HUT!--
Humbly run by a man going only by Mike, the Hut has installed a pizza window. Bearing the witty name Northslice, you can buy pizza by the slice: $2.75 for cheese and $3 with a topping.
Mike bakes the pies while you get your drink on and the slices go fast, which means you're sure to get a piping hot piece. The sauce is a handmade, slightly sweet affair and while the cheese and crust are store-bought. You can taste the care put into every inch of the stuff. And all the necessary accoutrement for any pizza connoisseur such as crushed red pepper and grated Parmesan are there for free.
I recommend you ask Mike to paint on some garlic oil for you and make sure you grab some extra napkins.
Burned your mouth on some nuclear hot cheese? No worries: Cool it down with a specialty shot care of Kenny at the bar. Or perhaps a dessert shot ... I suggest an oatmeal raisin.
The Gypsy Hut, a place for friends.
— Review by Ian Wissman


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Museum of American SpeedWritten by Brian Brennan on May 13, 2011 A Family's Belief In The Value Of The Past To Preserve For The Future
A museum by its nature is intended to procure, care for, study, and display matters of interest. By definition, the Museum of American Speed lives up to its billing, but there's more, much more. Located on the corporate campus of Speedway Motors in Lincoln, Nebraska, the museum represents a lifelong dream of "Speedy" Bill Smith that began back when he was a young boy.
His early formative years were spent studying to be a teacher but his passion rested elsewhere, so it was onto racing and the beginning of what is today an immensely successful business. Joyce, his wife, loaned him the $300 to get Speedway Motors started in a 20x20 square foot building near downtown Lincoln. Bill likes to tell this story about borrowing the money and never paying it back. (Editor's note: Joyce tells us she hasn't forgotten the debt and has kept track of the interest accrued over the past nearly 60 years! Careful there Bill.)
The officially registered museum opened in 1992 in a portion of Speedway's warehouse located near the speed shop. The museum moved to its current 135,000 square foot, three-story building and opened to the public in 2001. There are several other Speedway warehouses that accommodate numerous parts and cars that someday will be restored and eventually find their way into the collection. There's so much in the current museum that a number of cars await rotation, as they all can't fit at once. We found numerous identifiable cars of fame, including a magazine project car; STREET RODDER Project SpeedRodder is waiting its turn to visit the museum floor.
Many museums have items that are faithfully restored with some that are displayed "as-is" giving a well-rounded feel. The Museum of American Speed takes this to another level. Many of the automotive and nonautomotive artifacts are literally "as-is" with their original packing material and boxes, some still bolted to their original crates, like a Tucker engine, and many displayed in dioramas made from original accessory items of the day.
The museum collection is eclectic but there's a deep-rooted cultural significance that weaves a connection between the items. For instance, you will find a collection of rock 'n' roll album covers, guitars autographed by virtually every significant artist of the past 50 years, car club jackets and plaques to go along with virtually every kind of American-bred race car-Bonneville, dry lakes, drag race, dirt track, asphalt, Indy, board track, and even Soap Box derby cars. Do you see the common thread? The denominator is "Made in America" and this cultural tie brings racers, rodders, and car lovers together to enjoy each facet of the museum. Car fans enjoy many forms of Americana and because of this the museum offers something of special significance to each. There are collections of pedal cars, childhood lunch boxes, car movie posters, and toy cars, and it's a safe bet to say car guys from every facet of racing and rodding have enjoyed most, if not all, of these endeavors during their lives. Walking (slowly is best!) through the museum is akin to going back to various times in our lives and bringing back memories of our childhood, young adulthood, and even what we might be doing today. Think of this museum as "time standing still" giving you the opportunity to catch up on what you may have missed the first time around.
How did all of this arrive? Lincoln, Nebraska, isn't exactly the cultural hub of America, so why here? Nebraska is linked to the heartland of America making it easily accessible to the early days of many forms of racing and a natural spot for the Museum of American Speed.
Speedy Bill's penchant for "wheeling and dealing" discovered his early pieces of speed equipment, which included a Hal overhead-cam conversion for a Model A four-banger. It was discoveries like this that got Speedy Bill into truly scrutinizing these early speed parts and developing a true appreciation for the ingenuity and engineering of the early pioneers, like Robert Roof, Joe Jagerberger (Rajo), and George Riley.
Bill will tell you, "When you consider what those guys did, it was really amazing. They didn't have much money or the backing of some big corporation, but they had the desire and resourcefulness to create products that made mass-produced engines more powerful and efficient. These guys literally laid the groundwork for the entire performance aftermarket industry."
It doesn't take you long to realize that Bill's racing career and the promotion of his business afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the country. It was during this time Bill found numerous pieces, but also made the personal contacts that have served him well over decades of collecting.
Bill tells us, "Back in the '50s, '60s, and '70s, a lot of these old parts and engines were considered obsolete junk. People were throwing some of this stuff away. But I could see the historical value and significance in these items. I felt it was important to save and preserve them so we would have a record of where the industry came from."
Bill and Joyce are no strangers to the likes of Hershey and numerous other well-known swap meets. He's an avid reader of national classified ads; any form of communication that would lead to a vintage piece of speed equipment has Bill's attention. As Bill's collection of engines and parts grew, his collecting became more deliberate.
It should be noted there are specific days and hours the museum is open; once-weekly tours on Fridays at 2 p.m. from October through April; from May through September there are daily 2 p.m. tours Monday through Friday. It's best to call and make an appointment and there's a $10 charge per person for a guided tour, plus the museum is available for special club and group events throughout the year. You will be hard pressed to get more for your money anywhere else than this two-hour tour will provide.
We spent a day and a half and still felt as if there was much more we should have looked at more closely. The attention to detail within the museum is truly amazing and it is here the real car enthusiast will want to spend his or her time. Enjoy visiting the past like no other place can offer.
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Doesn't everyone have Bonneville Salt for their table? Items like this tell you the interest the museum has in recognizing all facets of the automobile as a performance machine.This Deuce sedan was legendary on the dirt tracks in the early '60s. Driven by Lloyd Beckman, its wins included an unprecedented 16 feature victories in a row at Lincoln's Capitol Beach Speedway. The sedan brought much attention to the Speedway Motors name, helping to grow the business. Bill's cars carried the number 4x because, in the early days, he could draw this combination with a straightedge. Bill is a lot of things but he has never admitted to being an artist!Bill Smith, known as "Speedy Bill" throughout the automotive world, has literally spent a lifetime collecting all aspects of the car as a performance machine. Talk to Speedy about the museum and you will understand and appreciate the definition of the words passion, dedication, perseverance, and persistence.The '70s brought a string of racing successes for Bill, with legendary drivers taking the wheel of Speedway 4x Sprint Cars. One of the best was Jan Opperman, who raced the car on the left to victory in the televised '76 Hulman Classic. The car on the right, designed by Bill, John Singer, and driver Doug Wolfgang, saw many checkered flags with drivers like Wolfgang and Shane Carson.This island is dedicated to the dry lakes racing in SoCal. The Model T roadster in the foreground was built by Art Gerrick in the early '50s and powered by a Model T engine with a Rajo head and Winfield carbs.There are over 600 different racing engines making this the world's largest collection; two Weslake head conversions (left to right) with a circa-'69 Plymouth and mid-'75 Chevy, and a circa-'68 Gurney-Eagle Ford that came out of a joint venture between Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby are but a few outstanding examples of what's visible.A '30 Duesenberg engine in an original-style crate gives new meaning to a "crate engine." This model of motor powered one race car to a Fifth Place finish at the '30 Indianapolis race. Eight cylinders at 244 cubes, SOHC, with desmodromic valve action-look it up, it's interesting.Walk into the museum and the first exhibit is this '35 Miller-Ford race car. Originally built by Harry Miller and the idea sold to Edsel Ford by Preston Tucker. All four cars in the race failed due to an overheated steering box mounted too close to the exhaust. Car No. 42 completed 71 laps before it too failed from overheated steering box.
Driven by racing greats like Al Unser and Sammy Sessions, the Johnny Lightning Special is one of the most memorable Indy cars of the past four decades. It had seven USAC National Championship wins in four years of competition in the late '60s and early '70s.The Harry Miller exhibit is astounding with its collection of engines, life-size photos of the cars, Leo Goossen's drafting/design table, and interesting bits of information on Miller, Goossen, and Fred Offenhauser. Miller's innovations are seen throughout the automotive and boat racing arena's and dominated the racing ranks during and after his time. His efforts are revered as the preeminent engine and race car designer of the early 20th Century. It was because of the beauty and brilliance in his mechanical techniques that Miller is so highly though of-and rightfully so.The museum's pedal car collection numbers over 500 and accounts for cars from the 1890s forward. This one-off, custom-built example is a scaled-down version of the '35 Ford Indy racer that sits on the first floor.A life-size diorama of the Brickyard paddock spans many decades with side-by-side garage scenes. It includes a '35 Ford-powered Indy racer, which qualified for the outside front row in 1937. This is the real car that the above pedal car is based on. Children's pedal cars first appeared in the late 1880s. It wasn't until the early 1900s that pedal cars became widespread and were readily seen in the United States. Originally called Juvenile Steel Automobiles by the Butler Brothers, their pedal cars had sheetmetal bodies, open steering, and double-spoke wheels.Mickey Thompson gained added fame with this 389-inch Pontiac cut in half and de-stroked to 180 ci with special Hemi-cylinder head and GMC 4-71 supercharger. It went 230 mph in the standing mile and 163 mph (9.50 seconds) in the quarter-mile.One of the many display islands on the first floor, this one is dedicated to drag racing and visible from this angle is a rotating cutaway of a Chrysler Hemi and the Tony Nancy rear engine top fuel car.This '26 Miller features an aluminum block with a cast-iron head, DOHC, four Miller dual-throat updraft carbs, and a whopping 90.2 ci-that's the entire displacement, not per cylinder.The museum recognizes individuals as often as it recognizes things. This is a tribute to Ellsworth "Els" Lohn, who founded Eelco Manufacturing in 1953. The Wee Eel propelled Els into the 200 MPH Club with a record of 203.36 mph from of a 90-inch Coventry Climax Engine.The museum has a number of NASCAR examples. This is a recreation of a '56 Pontiac stocker built by Speedy Bill and Bob McKee and driven by future Hall of Famer Tiny Lund. Lund won 500 feature events and 49 major races. He rescued fellow driver Marvin Panch from a burning race car in 1963 but was destined to die himself following injuries sustained at Talladega in 1975.
The Roth Excalibur, later renamed the "Outlaw", this one is a tribute car that Speedy Bill just had to have for the museum to depict this style of wild show car that reigned supreme at car shows for years.How many 997-pound Allison turbine engine-powered '32 Ford highboy roadsters do you know of? We only know of one and here it is.It's all here at the museum, tributes to virtually every type of racing there is, including big 'n' littles Sprint Cars from different eras.In the background is the Red Baron show car, in the foreground is a Total Performance carbon-fiber T-bucket once featured on the cover of STREET RODDER back in the early part of this decade.Pictured is one small corner of the workshop where current projects are brought in to be worked on. There's a full-time staff who are constantly rebuilding and maintaining the museum pieces.What car museum would be an automotive museum without a photo of the "First Lady" of racing-Linda Vaughn.Every hot rodder needs a parts bin to go to when building their latest ride-look closely at the top shelf, need any quick-change housings?
Are you or have you ever been fascinated or involved with Soap Box Derby? Well, Bill has, is, and will forever be fascinated with these gravity-powered racers. The display is true to form and the racers are the real deal. For many a rodder growing up in the '50s and '60s, the Soap Box Derby was synonymous Chevrolet. Chevy brought in its prestige and in turn many famous television and movie stars of the day would make guest appearances. Crowds were reported to be as large as 70,000 as they would cheer on 11-15 boys who were the champions of local races around the nation and from several foreign countries. At its peak, the Soap Box Derby was one of the top five sporting events in terms of attendance.A typical garage setting in 1929 featuring many of the tools of the day with a '20s SOHC Fronty Model T-powered race car.Ford hired a young consultant engineer named Zora Arkus-Duntov to solve a horsepower problem the Flatheads were having in London, England. He designed an OHV head adaptation for the Flathead-the head being named ARDUN. (Look up the horsepower problem, it's a great story.)Arguably the finest and largest collection of Flathead intake manifolds in the world. (See "Manifold Destiny" by Ken Gross on page 70 of this issue for some great information.)Another great diorama is the 1915 dirt track racer complete with a Fronty engine. The body was made from galvanized sheetmetal.Hmm ... yep a small-block Chevy, well sort of-two small-blocks mated together to create a 16-cylinder really big small-block.This Midget racing diorama depicts two famous tracks from dirt racing's past-Olympic Stadium in Kansas City, MO, (left), and Lakeside Speedway in Denver (right).There's also a collection of record album covers and guitars that fits very well with the legacy of hot rods and rock 'n' roll.
Only Speedy Bill can find a brand-new Tucker motor still bolted to its original crate. Now that's a collector.This '24 Alemite Paige roadster pedal car is depicted next to a photograph of a proud owner of one of these prestigious (and costly) toys.


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Stranded at the gates of Paradise
Of course there's a big tug-of-war over the legacy of JFK on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. He's a sainted figure on the Left, holding one of the highest seats in their pantheon, even though conservatives have accurately pointed out that several of his policy stances were far more in line with modern-day teabagging right-wing extremism. Both sides can agree that the center of | Read More »


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The performer gives a ring and a ribbon to a spectator. After the ribbon is threaded through the ring, the spectator holds each end of the ribbon. The performer covers the ring with a handkerchief, and then ties a bowknot with the ribbon on the ring. After removing the handkerchief, the performer asks the spectator to pull each end of the ribbon. Then the ring drops from the ribbon! The ribbon and the ring can be handed out for examination.
Comes complete with ribbon, ring and detailed instruction sheet in English and Japanese languages.
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