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A grief observed
Japan | Japan's code of honor makes counting the dead and aiding the living easier and more difficult
"A grief observed" Continued...
One of the many wrenching scenes in post-tsunami Japan is unfolding in a most unlikely place: a bowling alley. Along the 25 lanes at Airport Bowl near Sendai, more than 100 white coffins replace standard white pins, and each day grieving Japanese citizens somberly peer inside the boxes, looking for lost loved ones.
For many, the search is futile. By early April, the Japanese government reported more than 10,000 people dead and nearly 16,000 missing after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami shattered-or swallowed-scores of northeastern coastal towns. (A 7.1-magnitude aftershock on April 7 rattled the quake zone and knocked out power in three northeastern prefectures, but officials didn't immediately report further damages or injuries.)
In many cases, recovering more bodies may be impossible: The tsunami that swept away towns buried others under miles of rubble. During the last weekend of March, the U.S. military joined Japanese forces in a two-day blitz to recover as many bodies as possible. The 18,000-man mission recovered 339 dead.
But even during some of the most painful moments of recovery, many Japanese have remained remarkably calm and resolute: Rescue workers bow in respect for the dead after recovering a body, and homeless Japanese quake victims bow in gratitude for sometimes meager supplies of food and water.
Some call the dynamic gaman-a word that conveys the Japanese virtue of honorably enduring hardship no matter how bad it gets. Others might call it gambatte-the Japanese virtue of doing one's best no matter how difficult the circumstances might grow.
A month after the three-fold disaster of a quake, tsunami, and severely damaged nuclear power plant, the circumstances are still deeply difficult: The Japanese government reported more than 161,000 residents still living in evacuation centers. Aid groups reported thousands more living in cars or makeshift shelters. And though supplies were flowing into hard-hit regions, many towns remained without electricity or running water, and many evacuees remained dependent on relief supplies that still came slowly.
From his home just north of Tokyo, Russell Board-a missionary to Japan and a WORLD contributor-said that the highly prized virtues of gaman and gambatte would help Japanese citizens endure the country's worst crisis since World War II. "They'll work hard, and they'll recover, and they'll rebuild," he said. "They've done that in the past, and I expect they'll do it again."
But like any country grappling with catastrophe, other cultural traits may present challenges during a long recovery: Board notes that the Japanese sense of entrenched self-reliance could backfire when the needs are too great to handle alone. A longtime suspicion of outsiders could hinder the Japanese from accepting help from outside groups as quickly as they need it. And a penchant for regulations could ensnare the process.
Indeed, though the Japanese government has improved on its often-panned response to the Kobe earthquake of 1995 by accepting relief from at least two dozen nations (including Iran), and welcoming rescue workers from at least 19 countries (including Israel), some aid workers complained that a stringent process for entering the disaster zone made relief deliveries difficult during the first two weeks after the quake.
The government required relief workers to obtain special permits to drive along the highway to the disaster zone near Sendai, a process that some said slowed the aid flow. The International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention reported that the government restrictions contributed to nearly a week-long delay for its relief experts to reach the region.
Kouta Matsuda, a Japanese senator, told The Economist that his own government's red tape prevented him from delivering supplies to his constituency in Miyagi Prefecture. Matsuda also said a law requiring oil companies to maintain 70 days worth of fuel reserves had compounded a dire fuel shortage in the disaster zone. (Ten days after the quake, Japanese authorities eased the requirement to 45 days, freeing gallons of much-needed fuel.)
IMB reported that the fuel shortage had contributed to a two-week delay for a full disaster response team to arrive in the disaster area, and other aid workers said the shortages complicated distribution once they arrived on-site: Delivering supplies to the most far-flung locales became difficult with rationed gas.
Still, aid groups and local churches managed to maintain a flow of supplies to the region. CRASH (an acronym for Christian Relief, Assistance, Support, and Hope) networked with dozens of churches to deliver relief in the Sendai area, and established a second base camp just south of Fukushima. Volunteers at the site are serving evacuees from the quake zone and the area around the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. And IMB reported that despite initial delays, its workers are preparing 3,000 hot meals a day for a community without access to electricity or relief supplies.
Meanwhile, Japanese citizens remained resilient and patient, even while coping with deep losses. In evacuation shelters, quake victims elected leaders and formed rotating teams to keep the shelters clean, well-organized, and running smoothly. Aid workers reported little to no trouble in delivering relief supplies to evacuees waiting in long lines in difficult conditions. And many Japanese somberly continued the daily ritual of methodically checking makeshift morgues for the remains of loved ones.
It's those victims-and others suffering deep losses-who have needs running far deeper than relief supplies or new homes. Board says they also need pastoral care and a sense of hope-something in limited supply in Japan even before the quake. "Hope is something that's really missing in the Japanese society," he says. "I think this is an opportunity for the church to mobilize and demonstrate in practical ways the love and compassion of Christ, and offer a word of hope in the gospel."
Back at the makeshift morgue in the bowling alley near Sendai, the need for hope is profound. Kazuya Onishi, 31, searched the morgue for his mother's body a week after discovering his wife's body in a coffin along one of the alley's lanes. Onishi told The Wall Street Journal that the search for his mother came up empty. "I want to believe there was a miracle and she survived, but after all the time that has passed, I know that's close to impossible," he said. "I want to see her face one last time. I didn't ever get to say, 'Thank you.'"
Corporate responsibility
TEPCO particularly slow to act in nuclear crisis, say experts
By Paul Glader
Crisis management-from last year's BP oil spill to Toyota brake recalls-is never a favorite pastime for large corporations. But Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, appears to have demonstrated particular slowness to act to contain the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following last month's earthquake and tsunami. And the longer that crisis continues, the more likely it is the corporation could face bankruptcy or a government takeover.
Workers at the flooded nuclear power complex scored a rare victory by stopping highly radioactive water from flowing into the Pacific on April 6. But they continued to face daunting tasks: injecting nitrogen to prevent more hydrogen explosions and devising a plan to drain radioactive water flooding the basements of reactor buildings, while continuing to cool the overheated and damaged reactors.
While some radiation fears may be overblown, many see a major cleanup in the works for TEPCO, too. "It's too early to make any specific judgments," said Carl H. Seligson, a former Wall Street banker working in utility investments, but "it looks like they're a bunch of bumbling fools." He expects TEPCO's problems to sideline future nuclear projects in the United States and Europe, which is already reviewing its more than 100 nuclear plants.
TEPCO has grown rapidly since 1951, when it started as a utility serving Tokyo following World War II. But the disaster that began with the March 11 earthquake has so far wiped out more than $30 billion of TEPCO's market value-which included $62.5 billion in revenue in 2009.
Meanwhile, reports are surfacing that there were safety concerns about Japan's nuclear plants well before the earthquake struck. The Daily Telegraph cited a Wikileaks document that showed international nuclear officials raised concerns in 2008 about the safety of nuclear power plants in Japan, known for its earthquake activity. Bloomberg News reported that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission raised concerns in 1990 that earthquakes could cause diesel generator failure and power outage in reactor cooling systems in Japan, and would be one of the "most likely causes" of nuclear accidents.
"Their profile preceding this accident hadn't made people feel 100 percent comfortable," said Nick Heymann, an industrial analyst at Sterne Agee in New York. "If there was a credibility gap earlier, it gets magnified as we go through this tragic accident."
See "Helping Japan" for links to aid groups en route or already on the ground and to WORLD's continuing coverage of the disaster aftermath.

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I've just installed Zimbra Network Edition on my Elitebook just for test purposes. However, when i try to do anything as a zimbra user and tries to do a command like "zmprov" or any other things i just get asked for a Zimbra password. I have tried running as root but it still keeps asking me for a password i haven't set. And when i try to reset the admin password this comes up:
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Host localhost
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Anyone got a clue what may cause this? I'm doing my internship and i've just graduated high school and i'm studying for a year to be an technical college graduate.
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Jelena Jankovic has made her way to Melbourne for the Aussie Open and is still recovering from the illness that knocked her out of the JB Group Classic in Hong Kong.
Via her blog:
I got to Melbourne on Sunday afternoon. I saw the doctor and got some medicine, which really helped. I tried to train on Monday but it was just terrible. I still had no energy and felt really bad on the court. I went back to the doctor and got more medicine. I'm off the antibiotics now, and today I'm feeling a lot better. I'm still stuffed up and coughing a little bit, but compared to how I was before, I'm really happy!
Good news for the top lady baller. JJ also discussed the much-discussed mystery surrounding her clothing and racquet sponsorships:
Some people have been wondering what clothes I'll be wearing this year because in Hong Kong last week I was wearing clothes with my initials, JJ on them. Those were my own clothes, though. I can't tell you all what I'll be wearing in Australia, because I haven't signed any contracts yet. I can't say anything until it's made official. I hope you all like it though! Also, my contract with Prince has expired, so I will be changing racquets soon, but not yet. It takes time to get used to a new racquet, and it's probably not the best thing to do right before a Grand Slam. I haven't decided what racquet I'll be changing to, but hopefully quite soon. I'll tell you all when I know!So no Li Ning but her own line? Egads! Our fears have come to fruition - she has her own fashion line. But from the sounds of it, she has a REAL sponsor up her sleeve. Phew.
But more importantly: she doesn't have a new racquet sponsor yet to replace Prince with the Aussie Open only 5 days away? Seriously?? Something tells me she's getting some really bad advice and direction from someone.
Anyway, the Serb will be blogging for The Age during the Aussie fortnight and giving her pay to charity:
I'll be writing a newspaper column during the Australian Open, for The Age. It'll be every second day, after each of my matches. They're paying me for it, but all of the money I make will go to UNICEF. If you can, please read it! Hopefully you'll all enjoy it.Nice touch.
Boy, there's been so much upheaval for JJ already this season. Let's hope it doesn't distract from the most important thing - winning her first Grand Slam.
But I have doubts.
UPDATE: I just added some images from the Serb's practice session in Melbourne today for your viewing pleasure. Sorry Uvijeck - nothing topless just yet. You'll be the first to know once I find some though. *pinky swears*
(image via jj-jelenajankovic.com)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
(UPDATED) JJ blogs from Melbourne, still no decision on clothing + racquet sponsors
Labels: Australian Open, fashion, Jelena Jankovic, racquet, sponsorship, tennis
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Hey Rich, you're right: It does seem like a lot going on right before the start of a Slam. I was pretty optimistic about her chances at the Aussie, but now I'm kind of wondering.ReplyDelete
But you know, here's something I don't get that happens with players: If they've had success with a racquet, why not meet in the middle with the company to ensure you remain with them? I mean, if I got to number 1 in the world with Prince, there's no way I'm switching.
- johanneJanuary 13, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Hope everything falls in line for you, JJ. No need to start off the new season with any more drama. But I'm definitely going to read that blog. So curious!ReplyDelete
BTW, her body looks SICK in that photo. *jealous*
You know what? If she does have her own line, I will give her a chance and reserve judgement until I see it. No, seriously.ReplyDelete
Yes, it does seem like there's a lot going on with her. I really hope it won't detract her from the real tennis. I really do like her.
Van: At least traditionally ballers wouldn't even think of switching racquets in their CAREER nevermind the weeks before a Slam - unheard of.ReplyDelete
So who knows? Maybe this experimentation will work. All I know is that it does take time for them to get comfortable with a new stick, the stringing, maneuverability, etc and the week before a major is cutting it close.
johanne: I wish her well too and her bod is looking quite fit, so let's hope her health catches up!
babz: We will def see - I hoping it's not inspired by her own style because she can get pretty cheese. If it's closer to what she wore at last year's US Open or in Hong Kong then it could be good.
*fingers crossed*
Jelena, FOCUS!!! Fashion, cosmetics and blogging will NOT win you a slam. Practice, HARD WORK, and a little bit of luck, will. You can do all that other crap after you've retired.ReplyDelete
Besides, nobody can outblog Rich. ;)
You're so right about her body. It is just beautiful. I would play naked doubles with Rafa if I were her! That is a new event at the AO, isn't it? Or was that another dream I had and discussed with my therapist?
natch: "Besides, nobody can outblog Rich."ReplyDelete
*calls jj PR, challenges her to blog-off*
she's gonna lose. HARD (like her sick stomach)
*dreams of coming back as RiCH working Serb body*
Dreams make me happy.
PS Natch - the therapy jar is getting empty. Not enough donations, too many Rafasessions?
- Uvijek ArgenJanuary 13, 2009 at 2:39 PM
I hope she get all her stuff together and do well this year..and that's go for all of them ( media) to demonstrate that good female tennis is here to stay...ReplyDelete
Now I want to said that i dont understand myself cause i always go for the underdogs...2 years ago i used to go for Jelena and Ivanovic...last year I was going for Szavay (what a mistake of changing coaches) and now Im going for Wozniacki 99%...and 70% Cornet..I don't understand...i just want new blood...competition...and that the one that are top 10 dont feel confy that they will be forever there...so they can push to another level...do you guys thing is that bad to think like that?...nothing against any player..just for the good of tennis : )
- johanneJanuary 13, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Uvijek Argen: No, I don't think it's bad that you're looking for some newbies to step it up and take it to the next level. All the lady ballers need some more pressure coming from one other in order to become better, more consistent players, IMO. They need some fire.ReplyDelete
BTW, I really like Wozniacki too!!
uvijek/johanne: agreed - it's okay to want some new blood in there, especially when the current blood is either aging or tepid.ReplyDelete
honestly, i miss (and am still waiting for) the next marty hingis, monica seles, steffi graf - a precocious young lady baller who has a great game coupled with a fearless, winning attitude.
That would knock the proverbial socks off this tour and get these ladies' ass in gear.
*looks at watch, taps foot*
- uvijek argenJanuary 13, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Uuuff...im relive then : )ReplyDelete
Tonight: Williams vs Wozniacki. Thats has to be good.
Put your therapy on my tab. We'll bill Rafa for it. Then he will have to call one of us...*faints*
I like watching anyone new and exciting challenge the establishment. UNLESS it's Rafa as the establishment. Then I just like watching Rafa. For as long as possible. Doing all sorts of things. In various states of undress...in various positions...
- Tennis ObserverJanuary 14, 2009 at 2:51 AM
Wow, JJ own apparel line would be fabulous. Glitter fest!ReplyDelete
Im really excited to see ho she signs with. I would love her to sign ith Puma actually and have her own range that would be awesome. Nike has Maria and Serena, Adidas already has Ana and Makiri.ReplyDelete


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Exactly how do I use Zimbra? I installed it, and didn't see any errors. Not sure how to run it now. It installs in /opt/zimbra (I'm on FC4), but when I go there, all that I am able to run are command line 'daemons' and such.
I'm assuming I'm in the right place here. Zimbra is something like Thunderbird, right? Is that only in the "Network Trial Version"? I have the open source one, and am not able to run it.
Someone please explain.
I apologize for my naïveté.


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Feb. 28, 2012—North Central College alumnus Rafeal "Ray" Williams, class of 1995, has been honored with the African-American Male Image Award from the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary in Chicago.
"This is such an honor for me and our family, and I am humbled that the board of directors finds my contributions to society deserving of this honor," Williams says. "This honor is a direct reflection of those around me in my development."


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Billionaire leaves Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign after racist incident
Daily Kos
Monday March 24, 2014
You can't tell, but Rick Scott is sad now.
Now here's a sentence a candidate and/or current governor and/or conspicuously creepy mechanical lizard puppet never wants to hear.
On late Thursday, billionaire Mike Fernandez abruptly resigned his post as the finance co-chair of Governor Rick Scotts (R-FL) reelection campaign.Do you know how hard a campaign has to work these days to court billionaires? And now you've lost him, Scott. Hope it was worth it.
So it's a case where the Republican efforts to be nice to billionaires ran into conflict with the Republican base instinct to insult minorities. And what we've learned here, kids, is that racism wins over having One Billion Goddamn Dollars any day of the week.
Tensions between Scotts campaign staff and Fernandez had been building for weeks. And the last straw, according to people within the campaign who spoke with the Miami Herald this weekend, was an incident in which several of Scotts campaign staffers allegedly began joking around in a cartoonish, over-the-top Mexican accent while on the way to a Mexican restaurant. Fernandez, who is Cuban-American, reportedly shot off an angry email to campaign leadership after word of the incident leaked out.
Yes, this is probably some marginal blow to Rick Scott's re-election campaignprobably no more damaging than being Rick Scott, mind you, but a blow. But spare a thought for the billionaire, here. You're richer than snot. You're richer than snot from being in the same industry that made Rick Scott richer than snot. People genuflect to you wherever you go. As a charitable act (perhaps having something to do with wanting another goddamn tax break, perhaps not) you try to use your vast riches for the good of the Republican Party and your richer than snot buddyonly to find you can't even go to a damn Mexican restaurant without all the other people you're working with devolving into racist insults because hey, Florida Republicans.
It'd be enough to drive someone away from the Republican Party entirely, if it weren't for really wanting those tax breaks.
11:12 AM PT: A bit of a sore subject, apparently.
A telephone press conference featuring Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera was abruptly ended Monday morning after reporters kept asking about the departure of Mike Fernandez from the Gov. Rick Scott re-election campaign, rather than about the new TV commercial the campaign was launching.


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I thought it would be a good thing to have a thread where people post and discuss little tricks they came up, during the course of their cycling and bike-repair experience.
One trick I have: I noticed that, no matter how good the rubber insulation on the battery lid of the cyclecomputer, in the Finnish wintery rains, at least a tiny little bit of water will make its way in, and cause a little bit of condensate inside. That might be just a cosmetic problem, or it could drain your battery's life, depending on the amount and place of condensation. This is even much more pronounced with bike lights, where the water can find much larger "holes" on the lid (much longer edge), and the insulation is usually worse than with cyclecomputers.
My solution is to put a little bit of lithium grease on the strategic places. Lithium grease is hydro-repellant and very stable. Together with the existing insulation, it will provide nearly 100% security against water infiltrations. Try to avoid getting it on the contacts with the cradle, even though it's not critical.


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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Chase Tapley hit six 3-pointers and netted 23
points in No. 17 San Diego State's 84-70 win over UC Santa Barbara.
Jamaal Franklin added 14 points, five assists and four rebounds, while JJ
O'Brien finished with 12 points for the Aztecs (7-1), who have won seven
straight since losing their season opener against Syracuse.
San Diego State made 11-of-17 from beyond the arc in the victory.
Kyle Boswell tallied 23 points and nailed seven triples for UC Santa Barbara
(3-5), which has dropped three of its last four contests.
Alan Williams netted 18 points and Taran Brown finished with 16 in defeat.
UCSB's lone lead of the game was 5-4 after Brown knocked down a trey, but the
Aztecs responded with a 14-0 run.
O'Brien had six points during the surge and San Diego State led, 18-5, with
13:57 left in the opening 20 minutes before taking a 46-29 edge into the
The hosts' margin swelled to as many as 27 in the second half.
Game Notes
San Diego State has won 27 consecutive contests against teams from California
... The Aztecs won their 20th straight game in the month of December ...
SDSU's 11 treys tied a season high.
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The Michigan Municipal League's Capital Conference is going mobile. Starting now, League members and others can get all Capital Conference related information from their smart phones and tablets for their Android and Apple devices. To get the Capital Conference app for your device, simply go to the Android Marketplace or Apple App Store and search for "Michigan Municipal League".
The apps are free and contain everything you'll need to know about the 2012 Capital Conference taking place March 20-21 in Lansing. By using this app for Capital Conference, you can view the full agenda of sessions, photos from the event, blogs written by League staff about the Conference, a map of the Lansing Center where the conference is occurring, a list of vendors participating in the annual expo, and much more. The apps even have a map of the expo hall showing where particular vendors will be set up.
The mobile apps for Capital Conference are part of a larger mobile application initiative by the League. We've also launched in the Android marketplace apps for "The One Clear Voice", "Economics of Place" and "Let's Save Michigan". These apps push our blogs and social networking feeds directly to users' mobile devices.
Through its Center for 21st Century Communities, the League has identified eight assets for making vibrant communities and restoring Michigan to prosperity. One of those assets is messaging and technology and this endeavor into mobile applications feeds into that asset, said Rob Ferrari, director of digital strategies for the League."The League has put an emphasis on creating technology solutions that will deliver up-to-date information to our members anytime, anywhere," Ferrari said. "We realize that smartphones and tablets are becoming more prevalent with our members and the public, and these platforms provide the League another opportunity to deliver information to our members where and when they want it."Matt Bach is director of communications for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at email@example.com or (734) 669-6317.
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text: So I ran into this problem this year. I shot an archery bull and had to bone him out because of the heat and distance. How are you suppose to preserve evidence of sex in that case? I'm sure most wardens are lenient in that circumstance, but are you suppose to still leave part of the scrotum attached to a hind piece of meat. I didn't do it and did not get checked, but this issue arose.


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During one particularly nasty jackrabbit infestation, a Colorado farmer paid 25 cents for every critter that was "removed" from his property, a plan that grew so popular that locals jokingly called the collection of hunters' tents that sprang up on his property a "jackrabbit hotel". You don't have to be hunting coneys to dig the Big Agnes Jack Rabbit SL 2-Person 3-Season Tent, though; in fact, it's more suited for backpackers who want a superlight tent for all their spring, summer, and fall adventures.
Being superlight doesn't condemn the Jack Rabbit to a marginally-useful purgatory. Big Agnes took care to ensure that it's actually completely decked out for comfort and convenience, starting with a 2-pole hub design that's easy to set up and gives plenty of head room. The lightweight aluminum DAC Pressfit poles are designed to stand up to strong winds, and fully-taped seams keep moisture from creeping in. The body of the Jack Rabbit is primarily mesh, letting you fall asleep looking at the stars in good weather, although the ripstop nylon fly is lightweight, easy to set up, and can even be used on its own with the available Jack Rabbit footprint if you're looking to save weight. Double mesh doors and matching vestibules let you enter and exit without trampling your partner, and allow you to leave your boots outside without worrying about rain or dew turning them into soggy, smelly, blister-causing disasters. Big Agnes even hooked the Jack Rabbit up with two media pockets and cord ports, so you can tune out your partner without disturbing them—you don't hate them, you just wish they were someone else.
- Superlight DAC Pressfit 2-pole hub design with plastic clips
- Mesh body and dual doors with vestibules with storm flaps
- Fully-taped seams
- Dual media pockets and two mesh storage pockets
- Quick Sash door stowing system
- Reflective guylines and corner webbing
- Fast Pitch fly-only option
- Footprint and gear loft sold separately
- Reviews
What do you think about this product?
Have questions about this product?
perfect 2man backpacking tent
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I bought this to replace my other Big Agnes tent. The other is great but the poles alone weight as much as the whole shebang for the Jackrabbit. This tent is light (about 4lbs) and well suited for my husband and myself. the tent has two doors, which is why I bought it. Now nobody gets steeped on when one has to answer natures call. We recently spent a night in it with temps in the 30s and were comfortable. I think it is also a good option for solo camping. Overall I think it is a good all purpose backpacking tent. You cant go wrong with Big Agnes.
tried and true
this was taken a couple weeks ago while I was camping at Assateague Island, didn't need the fly which made for an awesome nights sleeping with wild ponies huddled all around me in low teen temps.. this tent, my favorite thing about this tent's design is the open mesh at the feet, while utilizing nice tall walls on the sides and at the head, to block wind while keeping a nice mesh ceiling for star gazing and allowing fresh air circulate; works great for both hot and cold temps!
Nice lightweight tent
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I love how light this tent is. Great for backpacking. Material is very thin so need to be careful not to tear or rip fabric. I got the footprint as well and the whole thing can be set up in 10 minutes or less. Nice vestibule area for packs & boots.
reliable and solid
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I got this tent to replace an old REI model that had been slowly leaking, the Jack Rabbit is the same weight, the same size, and MUCH more reliable! I love this tent in wet weather, while going through the White Mountains, it was very wet for me, and at first I had wished I had had a slightly lighter tent (which may be the ONLY con about this tent, it is slightly on the heavy side) but once night fell and the rains came, the shack Rabbit did its job, and better than most could ever do! I am extremely pleased with this bad boy and would recommend it to friends, and would certainly consider replacing it if damaged or stolen. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars, and not 5 is because it is a little heavy, but the dual doors are worth it!
Tent at 3500 feet
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This weekend.
Nice tent.
Nice tent
Awesome tent well made going to take into the mountains for the first time this weekend I will post results.
Just got back on another trip loved this over the weekend great space for a 2 person. If you like extra room go for the three person. This tent has room for me and my gear. If I wanted to add a friend we could lat side by side on sleeping bags be okay. Gear would go just outside the screen doors. It is made well I can see that for sure.
Dependable. Easy to set up.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've had this tent for a several years now, and I couldn't be happier! I have many praises about this tent with little negative feedback. First, I love the two vestibules. It makes getting out to pee in the middle of the night a cinch, as you don't have to roll over your partner and wake them up. Also having two vestibules is great for maximizing tent space by storing gear outside (but still out of the rain/snow/dust). The tent packs small and light enough to fit in my 65L pack. Setting up the tent is easy! It's intuitive and fast. There is one main pole and another smaller pole at the end. There are two mesh pockets inside for storing quick access stuff like headlamp, knife, baby wipes. All this for a totally reasonable price. You won't be disappointed. My only warning- I am 5ft, 115 lbs. I usually share this tent with my boyfriend who is 6ft 180 lbs. We fit comfortably; however, two grown men or two large ladies might feel this 2 person to be a squeeze.
Big Agnes Jack Rabbit
Lost Lake // Seward, AK
How does this tent hold up in shoulder season backpacking? Specifically temps down to atleast freezing at night, slight possibility of light snow.
Well... it won't keep you warm, if that's what you're asking.
Snow load is mostly a question of how much snow. A dusting to a couple three inches and you're probably fine. Over that and this tent probably won't handle it.


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It was Pinspired by this Pin from my Preschool Fun Pinterest Board.
Monday, June 18, 2012
* Scissor Practice - Paper Cutting Box
It was Pinspired by this Pin from my Preschool Fun Pinterest Board.
9 comments:
- Erica said...
What a fun and inviting box of paper. I am sure it would be well-loved at our house too!
- June 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
I highly recommend it Erica!
- June 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- Chrissy Leiberan-Titus said...
That looks lovely MaryLea! I love the bright colors. We're also going to stick to a somewhat "school-like" schedule this summer. Lil' Miss calls it "Cool Camp". We'll have some fun centers like this too- when I taught preschool I used them and I called them Port-a-centers. LOL. Very similar idea! Love it! Thank you for sharing!
- June 18, 2012 at 12:44 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
That sounds like fun Chrissy -- and I love the way your daughter calls it "cool camp"! : ) The girls and I made a trip to the craft store today to stock up on a few "essentials" for "mom camp"
: ) - MaryLea
- June 18, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Amy said...
I love this box! popping into the pound shop as I know they have one like this. My daughter will love it and we can use the cut up pieces for crafts. Thanks :)
- June 18, 2012 at 6:54 PM
- aneverydaystory said...
Lovely MaryLea.
My little guy loves 'snipping' and so does my 14month old! This is a great idea for having his scissors out but out of the reach of his little sister. I think I even have one of these containers. Going to make one today.
- June 19, 2012 at 1:10 AM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
That's a great idea Kate, I didn't even think about the keeping it away from younger siblings idea! : )
- June 20, 2012 at 8:06 AM
- Jackie H. said...
This is such a great idea. We have a younger brother who doesn't need scissors but it means my four year old has had very little time for scissor practice because I keep them up high on a shelf! This will be the perfect solution!!
- June 25, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
That sounds perfect Jackie!!
- June 27, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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U.S. rejects U.N. treaty to police and regulate the Internet
Newscast Media WASHINGTON, D.C—A treaty that would have given the UN approval to censor and regulate the Internet has been rejected by the US, which has refused to sign the document.
"The United States has announced today that it cannot sign the treaty's provisions in their current form," said Terry Kramer, the U.S. ambassador to the World Conference on International Telecommunications.
Click here to read or download entire treaty.
The treaty has been debated at a conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations organization
"The resolution doesn't have teeth to it… At the end of the day, these (agreements) are not legally binding…They are much more normative and values-oriented," Kramer added.
"The United States has consistently believed that the scope of the treaty does not extend to Internet governance or content," Kramer said in a news conference call.
"Other administrations have made it clear that they believe the treaty should be extended to cover those issues so we cannot be a part of that consensus," he concluded.
This should put to rest all the rumors and fearmongering being spread about the UN taking over the Internet. It's not happening in the USA.


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ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - St. Louis Rams majority owner Stan Kroenke will purchase the parent company of the Outdoor Channel, pending stockholder approval.
According to a report appearing in the St. Louis Business Journal, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC is acquiring Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. worth approximately $265 million, or $10.25 per share.
Not only does Outdoor Channel Holdings own and operate the eponymous channel, but also Winnercomm Inc., a company specializing in sports programming and producing. The Outdoor Channel also owns the SkyCam and CableCam aerial cameras used at major sporting events.
At present, Jim Martin is president and CEO of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC.


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Mother's Day outings around Long Island
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Or visit on Sunday, for a relaxing day strolling the storied gardens. Make sure to stop by the Plant Shop, where each Mom – actually all female visitors 18 and older – will receive a free plant.
Registration is required for the children's floral workshop. Old Westbury Gardens is located at 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For further information, contact (516) 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art
Those Moms who are art lovers will certainly welcome a visit to Nassau County Museum of Art. NCMA's current exhibit, "AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered," explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated American art, criticism and commentary beginning in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s.
The exhibit highlights works by the legendary stars of Abstract Expressionism: Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Jimmy Ernst, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell and Mark Rothko. It also offers visitors a look at some of the lesser-known but highly regarded artists of the movement, among them Fritz Bultman and Jon Schueler.
Over 50 artists in all are represented, in the museum's effort to recognize the many artists who have contributed to this movement, according to Karl E. Willers, the museum's director, who organized the exhibition with his curatorial staff. "We have some of the best known names in post-war American art, with also a lot of practitioners of abstract expressionism who people are less familiar with but are worthy of more recognition in American culture," he said.
The museum's Contemporary Gallery showcases the work of Asad Faulwell and Chris Johanson, two young American artists working in very different styles. Born in Indiana, now living in Los Angeles, Faulwell's intricate mixed-media art focuses on images of Algerian women, especially the freedom fighters who were involved in the 1954-1962 struggle to end French occupation. They are shown against highly decorative floral and geometric patterns familiar in Middle Eastern art.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- I usually end my articles with a section I like
to call "Notable Quotables." I think its great for the reader to be able
to separate what the Wizards players are saying from my analysis.
Sunday night its only appropriate to begin with the notable quotables
up front, because frankly, the players are the only ones who can
explain themselves at this point.
The Wizards had 15 total assists; Ricky Rubio had 14. Washington only
managed 72 points and shot 34.5 percent. Minnesota went on a 17-2 run
late in the game. Washington scored 17 points in both the first and
second quarters, and just 12 in the fourth.
John Wall actually
summed up exactly what happened Sunday afternoon in one of his quotes.
"They just picked us apart. Rubio and Ridnour got to the lane. They just
found people who made open shots." said Wall. The Wizards defensive
woes put them into selfish mode on offense.
You get the point. Echoes of boo's are starting to
infiltrate the Verizon Center and rightfully so. The Wizards fell to the
lowly (but very intriguing) Minnesota Timberwolves 93-72. The 0-8 start
has a distinct possibility of becoming 0-15 -- more on that Monday.
Let's let the few who spoke try and explain themselves.
Notable Quotables
"I didn't expect it to be this tough...It's just not good right now." John Wall
"My job over the next two days is to try and find five guys who can play the right way, and play with some heart." Flip Saunders
message should be getting through to everyone, but we get out there and
sometimes lose focus on what he says. I don't feel like everyone is
listening and following what he says." Andray Blatche
"We are not good enough as individual players. And we have a
sense where we think at times we're good enough to just go and play.
We're not that." Flip Saunders
"Frustrating...Sickening...Embarrassing...They booed us tonight and we deserved it." Andray Blatche
"We tried and go by the game plan, but you gotta' help when somebody gets beat." John Wall
"You can't give 82 new Rocky talks a night. Your job as a
professional in this league is to start preparing the day before and be
ready to play." Flip Saunders
"We tend to panic when we are down seven or nine points, we go into panic mode. And everyone tries to be that guy to get the nine points back." Andray Blatche
Final Observations
*Ricky Rubio sliced up the Wizards defense like a childbirth
physician performing a C-section. Rubio's quite flawless at drawing
multiple defenders towards him on drives, and consequently dishing
fastball passes to wide open shooters. It was like watching a show rather than a sport. He's great for the NBA and lived up to the hype.
*I will give one Wizard credit. Trevor Booker had 14 points on
7-of-9 shooting and played above average defense on Kevin Love. Though
his energy didn't rub off, it was noted by all in attendance.
*Whoever the new coach becomes, or if Flip Saunders is allowed to
make changes to his staff, don't you think its time for the
organization to bring in a big man coach? Meaning a specific coach on
the staff who is solely going to hone in on making JaVale McGee better
with the ball. Patrick Ewing is one example in Orlando with Dwight
Defensively he's a menace but often offensively he's a dunce.
I've defended JaVale as of late, but Sunday was garbage. McGee had all
the tools to have a big start against Minnesota, that could've saved
this one from becoming a blowout. He takes so many bad angles and rushes
nearly every heave attempted at the hoop. He jogs a lot more than he sprints too. Instead of torching Darko, he went 3-for-9 with eight points.
*Today -- and now that I think of it so far in his career -- Chris
Singleton was only effective in the fast break offense. He seemed
squeamish in trying to find a spot on the floor and all of his attempts
looked forced. Good to see the rookie play a team-high 40 minutes, but
he needs work.


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Rememberance Day 2013
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month," in accordance with the Armistice, signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.) World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.


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B&W Pantex employees served barbecue to hungry patrons of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Good Times Celebration and Barbecue Cook Off recently. This was the 17th consecutive year Pantex has served award-winning barbecue at the event, which is a fundraiser and community outreach event for the Chamber. The Pantex Fire Department and other volunteers spend days preparing food that is some of the most popular at the event, said Debra Halliday, B&W Pantex community outreach coordinator.
The July 2012 NNSA quarterly summary of experiments conducted as part of its science-based stockpile stewardship program is now available here. The quarterly summary prepared by NNSA's Office of Defense Programs provides descriptions of key NNSA facilities that conduct stockpile stewardship experiments. These include some of the most sophisticated scientific research facilities in the world, including the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories. The summary also provides the number of experiments performed at each facility during each quarter of the fiscal year. The U.S. Stockpile Stewardship Program is a robust program of scientific inquiry used to sustain and assess the nuclear weapons stockpile without the use of underground nuclear tests. The experiments carried out within the program are used in combination with complex computational models and NNSA's Advanced Simulation and Computing Program to assess the safety, security and effectiveness of the stockpile. An extraordinary set of science, technology and engineering facilities have been established in support of the stockpile stewardship program.
Nonproliferation and border security training just got easier. Since 1997, thousands of border enforcement, military, and law enforcement personnel from 67 countries have been trained at the Department of Energy's Volpentest HAMMER Training and Education Center in Richland, Wash. On Sept.13, a new, 17,000-square foot Field Exercise Building was dedicated there, making training even more efficient for the next generation of participants.
The new building will support the international border security and law enforcement training that Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducts for NNSA, the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security. The State Department funded the $2.9 million building to train personnel to detect and interdict weapons of mass destruction. NNSA will also fund the installation of additional equipment in the building to support nuclear safeguards applications.
The new building enables all-weather training with all the equipment in one place. It's large enough to drive vehicles into, for simulating port of entry checkpoints. The new facility will significantly improve the quality of the training provided, lower the cost of training, and extend the life of the training props.
Constructing, equipping, and operating the building represents the best in government organizations partnering to share a national asset. Most importantly, participants leave with greater proficiency in preventing dangerous radioactive and nuclear materials from being transported illegally across international borders.
About the photos :As part of a training exercise, Ukrainian and Moldovan border security officials stand by to use detection instruments to find "smuggled" radioactive materials in a shipping container. The container triggered a radiation portal monitor when it rolled into the building on a semi-truck.
Thanks to research at Sandia National Laboratories, magnetically imploded tubes called liners, intended to help produce controlled nuclear fusion at scientific "break-even" energies or better within the next few years, have functioned successfully in preliminary tests.
The work, funded by Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program and NNSA, has been accepted for publication by Physical Review Letters (PRL).
To exceed scientific break-even is the most hotly sought-after goal of fusion research, in which the energy released by a fusion reaction is greater than the energy put into it — an achievement that would have extraordinary energy and defense implications.
That the liners survived their electromagnetic drubbing is a key step in stimulating further Sandia testing of a concept called MagLIF (Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion), which will use magnetic fields and laser pre-heating in the quest for energetic fusion.
In the dry-run experiments just completed, cylindrical beryllium liners remained reasonably intact as they were imploded by huge magnetic field of Sandia's Z machine, the world's most powerful pulsed-power accelerator. Had they overly distorted, they would have proven themselves incapable of shoveling together nuclear fuel — deuterium and possibly tritium — to the point of fusing them. Sandia researchers expect to add deuterium fuel in experiments scheduled for 2013.
Read about the liners.
About the photo:Sandia researcher Ryan McBride pays close attention to the tiny central beryllium liner to be imploded by the powerful magnetic field generated by Sandia's Z machine. The larger cylinders forming a circle on the exterior of the base plate measure Z's load current by picking up the generated magnetic field. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
NNSA's Chief Technology Officer Travis Howerton, and M&O Chief Technology Officer Anil Karmel, recently participated in the VMworld 2012 conference in San Francisco. Howerton and Karmel delivered a presentation that detailed NNSA's new cloud computing solution, YOURcloud, due to roll out later this year.
YOURcloud will provide NNSA with its own cloud computing environment to manage data more securely, efficiently and effectively. During the conference, both officials shared with several hundred people how they have worked with industry partners to leverage existing marketplace solutions to engineer a result that will cater to the agency's specific needs.
In keeping with President Obama's vision for a Digital Government, the NNSA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is working in partnership with the Department of Energy OCIO and other NNSA labs to modernize IT infrastructure, drive down costs and secure networks to better enable the agency's mission.
Here are some highlights from last week's presentation:YOURcloud's service broker model: "Think travel search engine meets cloud server creation. Users will be able to input their server requirements into a dashboard tool developed specifically for NNSA, and then get options for solutions that best match their criteria sorted by price and performance. This will cut the traditional server spin up process from 30 days to 30 minutes, saving both time and money."
YOURcloud service broker enclaves: "YOURcloud will provide a secure hybrid community cloud containing service broker enclaves. This 'cloud of clouds' model allows enclaves to be partitioned to allow an organization to use one cloud, while protecting sensitive data from users who lack the credentials to access the information."
Members of NNSA Radiological Assistance Teams (RAP) attended intensive training classes this week in Albuquerque, N.M. In the exercise scenario, a vehicle deliberately crashed into the side of an NNSA Office of Secure Transportation tractor-trailer rig on Interstate-25 in Albuquerque. The training sessions are held four times a year. The training exercise involved OST federal agents, RAP team members from throughout the U.S., FBI agents, the State of New Mexico and Albuquerque law enforcement and fire officials. A team from the Argonne National laboratory Risk Communication and Management Center for Integrated Emergency Preparedness provided mock media support for the training. The training was coordinated by RAP Region 4 RAP federal team leader Kent Gray.
News conference prep: Members of the unified command at an NNSA Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) training exercise in Albuquerque prepare for a mock news conference to answer questions about the scenario.
Mock news conference: Pictured here (from left) are Johnafred Thomas, RAP Region 2 Team Captain; Doug Hildebrand, RAP Region 8 Team Leader; and representatives of the New Mexico State Police, the FBI and the State of New Mexico during a mock news conference.
For the 3,600 proud Americans working at Pantex on that fateful day, the events of September, 11, 2001, can never be forgotten. The impact of the airliners crashing into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and an open field in Pennsylvania reverberated at the nuclear weapons plant near Amarillo, Texas. The nation that Pantexans had worked to defend for more than 50 years had been attacked.
11 years later, in a ceremony outside the Pantex Fire Department, a memorial was dedicated that will ensure the memories of that terrible day will long outlive us all. Etched in marble, flanked by two quartz towers and topped with a piece of steel from the World Trade Center, the memorial to all who lost their lives in the attack has now become a permanent part of the landscape at Pantex.
"9/11 has become a day of special commemoration across our nation," said B&W Pantex General Manager John Woolery, speaking at the dedication. "Taking the time to remember the tragic events and the loss of life has been woven into the fabric of our lives, and we should never forget that day."
Pantex Fire Department Battalion Chief Donavon Morgan led the initiative to acquire the 100-pound, 42-inch steel beam that was the centerpiece of the memorial. The steel, which was sent to Pantex by the New York/New Jersey Port Authority, was placed on top of the 1,600 pound monument at the end of the ceremony Tuesday.
Mark Padilla, Assistant Manager for Programs and Projects with the NNSA Production Office (NPO), also spoke at the ceremony, capturing the emotion of Sept. 11.
"It is extremely appropriate that we place this memorial in front of the building that houses our first responders, because it serves as a symbol of our gratitude for the service they provide to this plant," Padilla said. "It also serves as a bridge between our first responders and the first responders who gave their lives on that fateful day."
The ceremony featured the Pantex Honor Guard presenting the colors and lowering them to half-staff, followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for those who died. Following comments by Pantex leadership, Pantex Security Police Officer Jamie Johnson sang "America the Beautiful" before the steel was placed in the memorial. Two smaller pieces of steel in display cases were presented to Woolery and Padilla for display at B&W Pantex and NPO offices.
About the photos:A memorial in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is dedicated at Pantex Tuesday. The memorial, which features a steel beam recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was built in front of the Pantex Fire Department.
A new website has been created that provides location-based radiation dose estimate reports for adults and children comprised of the Department of Defense (DoD)-affiliated population on or near mainland Japan following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
Data for the Operation Tomodachi Registry was collected and provided by NNSA following the incident.
DoD-affiliated members who were in Japan during the nuclear reactor crisis, medical providers, and the public at large will be able to download location-based radiation dose estimate reports from the website. These reports include medical interpretations and provide comparisons of the Operation Tomodachi radiation doses with more commonly experienced radiation doses.
See the registry for additional details.
The Weapon Intern Program last week held its graduation ceremony at Sandia National Laboratories. Don Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, addressed the graduating class and thanked the interns for their dedication to the national nuclear enterprise.
The nuclear weapons mission requires the transfer of decades of nuclear weapon-related knowledge and experience to new generations of nuclear weaponeers. The program is structured to significantly accelerate this process.
Since its inception, almost 300 individuals from the nation's weapons community have gone through the program. Through a combination of classroom study taught by active and retired weaponeers, site visits, and individual and team projects, weapon interns have honed their skills, broadened their knowledge base, and expanded their network of colleagues in the nuclear weapons community.
Read more about the Weapon Intern Program (page 4).
About the photos:Don Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, addresses the Weapon Intern Program.
Weapon Intern Program Graduating class.
Geoff Beausoleil, Sandia Site Office Manager, Jerry McDowell, Sandia Deputy Laboratories Director and Executive Vice President for National Security Programs, and Don Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, attended the ceremony.


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Brookside Gardens (Wheaton Regional Park)
A great light show can always be found in Wheaton Regional Park at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring. Brookside Gardens cover fifty acres with the park and has over 600,000 lights. It's fun for the whole family. The display runs through the sixth of January and is open from 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM. (Get there by 8:30 PM or they will not let your car in the park.) The display is closed December 24th , Christmas Night and New Year's Eve. Forty thousand folks come and see the exhibit every year. You can walk around and it's as if you are in another world. You could even take a Christmas card photo with one of the displays in the background. You can hear live music, buy some refreshments and shop in the holiday gift shop. Admission is twenty to twenty five dollars per car depending on the night you drop by. Please call 301-962-1453 for questions.
Mormon Temple in Kensington
The Mormon Temple has long featured one of the region's most superb holiday light shows. The Temple along the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, is hard to miss and time during the year; but during the holiday season, the grounds becoming breathtaking. The 52-acre wooded site hosts many seasonal exhibits including a live nativity scene, international nativity sets and nightly concerts along with a spectacular display of over 450,000 lights. Admission is free and runs through the first and is open from dusk to ten. Live musical performances begin at 7 PM and 8 PM. Tickets will be available 90 minutes before each performance at the main theater. Traffic congestion can become slow at times so be sure to allow extra time to enjoy this holiday staple in the Metro Area.


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Rap artist Common was spotted with Serena Williams working a couple of practice sessions with the 8-time Grand Slammer before her quarterfinal win over big sis' Venus.
I'd say this relationship is all but confirmed at this point, though no word on whether the rumored engagement happened.
But if this is what ball boys look like these days please sign me up!
(images via Women's Tennis Blog)
Friday, September 5, 2008
SIGHTING: Common joins Serena on practice court, earns 'Sexiest Ball Boy' award
Rap artist Common was spotted with Serena Williams working a couple of practice sessions with the 8-time Grand Slammer before her quarterfinal win over big sis' Venus.
Labels: gossip, Serena Williams, tennis, US Open
10 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Good luck to Serena. I hope she takes the title. I've enjoyed watching her play. Safina's a great fighter but she'll have to be more consistent to beat Serena.ReplyDelete
Love this - nice to see Serena so natural and relaxed.ReplyDelete
Sign you up as what exactly?? :D
sign me up for my very own ball boy like common - but i'm not sure which balls i'd be focused on.ReplyDelete
somebody stop me!!!
LOL Rich - I don't think anybody can! Surely a mere person won't be able to stand in your way to those unsuspecting ballboys/ballmen :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2008 at 11:34 AM
So good to see that Common and Serena are holding it together. Even though my favorite is "Vee", my 2nd favorite is Ree. Come on Serena, TCB!!! Beat Safina and go on and hoist up the 2008 USOpen trophy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Go Serena!ReplyDelete
Wasn't Venus engaged to a golfer? Is she still? Does anyone know?
"Wasn't Venus engaged to a golfer? Is she still? Does anyone know?"ReplyDelete
- Yup she's still with golfer Hank Kuehne though their engagement is still and unfounded rumor:
Also, check the Women's Tennis Blog link at the bottom of this post. Marija has photos of V and Hank on the practice court as well.
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM
v came on larry king after wimbledon and said that she isnt engaged.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2008 at 12:29 AM
wow, this has to confirm any rumors...even if the are just "friends".....lol good for her, but wow. didnt expect her to be with a dude like Common...cool beans for that one...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Thank you, Rich and Anon for clearing that up for me. :)ReplyDelete


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CityBeat has been trying to confirm the hottest rumor swirling in political circles since last Thursday, but the information was already the talk of the town at today's annual AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island: Local union leaders have rescinded their endorsement of Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding, a Democratic incumbent.
Despite all the fiery rhetoric and political grandstanding at a special City Council meeting Thursday evening at the Duke Energy Center, residents might not notice much of a difference if the city manager decides to lay off 138 people in the Cincinnati Police Department.
Even with proposed layoffs, the Police Department's staffing level still would be within the range that Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. said was sufficient just a few years ago.
Just two days after he proposed the idea, Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding quietly dropped his proposal to tax panhandlers and require them to wear signs stating how much the city contributes to social service agencies on an annual basis. Despite the sudden flip-flop, Berding's idea has inspired a similar concept targeting City Hall.
UPDATE: Cincinnati City Councilman Greg Harris, a pledge opponent, said Berding's description of the pledge is disingenuous. "Did Berding's anti-layoff pledge in any way make furloughs a condition? No," Harris said. "The effect of the pledge would have been to prevent the FOP from making any concessions because they wouldn't need to. The manager's only leverage is the threat of layoffs."
ORIGINAL ITEM: Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding believes a council majority is being self-defeating by refusing to sign a Berding-created pledge not to lay off police officers or firefighters in 2010 or 2011.
UPDATE: City Councilman Chris Bortz called Thursday morning to say that although Councilman Jeff Berding included Bortz's printed name as a co-sponsor on Berding's motion, Bortz won't sign the pledge. "I think it's premature to sign a pledge at this stage," Bortz said. "I support the thrust of it."
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$50,000 IRISH DAY HANDICAPSUNDAY, JUNE 233-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, ONE MILE, 18th RUNNING
Track Record: 1:33, Sky Jack (7), Aug. 24, 2003Stakes Record: 1:35.88, Exclusive Diva, June 24, 2012
Most WinsTrainer: 2,Tom Wenzel (Elusive Noise, 2011; Exclusive Diva, 2012)Jockey: 3, tieRicky Frazier (Queenledo, 2005; Shampoo, 2007; Ladyledue, 2009)Juan Gutierrez (Sis's Sis, 2010; Elusive Noise, 2011; Exclusive Diva, 2012)Owner: 3Northwest Farms LLC (Lasting Code, 2002; Shampoo, 2007, Exclusive Diva, 2012)
Purse: $50,0001st—$27,500 2nd—$10,000 3rd—$7500 4th–$3750 5th –$1250
Favorites: 9-for-17; Odds-on: 5-for-8Gate-to-Wire: 5-for-17Biggest $2 Win: $21.60, Northwest Attitude (2004); Smallest $2 Win: $2.40, Queenledo (2005)Winner Bred In: Washington 9, Kentucky 6, California 2Track: fast 14, sloppy 3
OWNERS HOMETOWNS1—Strange Luck (15) Julie Nakahara, Auburn, WA; Matt Pilot. Renton, WA;Shari Wood-Richardson, Renton, WA2—Blueberry Smoothie (9-2) Northwest Farms LLC (Jerre Paxton, Yakima, WA); C & M Racing (Corey Kinder, Yakima, WA; Mihai Tiru, Bellevue, WA)3—Polebound (12) Kerri Raven, Port Moody, BC4—Stopshoppingdebbie (8-5) Northwest Farms LLC (Jerre Paxton, Yakima, WA) 5—Goin to the Window (9-5) Northwest Farms LLC (Jerre Paxton, Yakima, WA)Debbie Paxton, Yakima, WA 6—Sunset Time (5) Ten Broeck Farm Inc. (David Mowat, Woodinville, WA)
WASHINGTON OAKS SERIESMay 26: $50,000 Seattle Handicap, 6 ½ Furlongs—Stopshoppingdebbie ($5), 1:14.41June 23: $50,000 Irish Day Handicap, 1 MileJuly 14: $50,000 Kent Handicap, 1-1/16 MileAug. 10: $65,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/8 MileSept. 8: $35,000 John & Kitty Fletcher Stakes (WA-bred) 1 Mile
IRISH DAY HANDICAPJoe Withee (EmD1): Goin to the Window, Stopshoppingdebbie, Blueberry Smoothie (0-6—$40.00)Robert Geller (EmD2): Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window, Sunset Time (2-6—$53.90)Gary Dougherty (Horse Racing Seattle): Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window, Sunset Time (2-6—$49.10)Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Goin to the Window, Stopshoppingdebbie, Blueberry Smoothie (2-6—$92.80)Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Sunset Time, Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window (1-6—$56.50)Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window, Blueberry Smoothie (1-6—$57.60)Consensus: Stopshoppingdebbie (21), Goin to the Window (17), Sunset Time (7) (1-6—$46.80)
NOTES: Champagneandcaviar, third to Exclusive Diva in 2012, and Class Included, runner-up to Elusive Noise in 2011, both lost the Irish Day Handicap en route to honors as Top 3-Year-old Filly…Betting favorites are just one-for-six in stakes races this season while second choices are three-for-six…Stopshoppingdebbie in the Seattle Handicap is the only favorite to win a stakes, tying the stakes record while defeating Goin to the Window by 1½ lengths…Trainer Tom Wenzel and Northwest Farms accomplished an Emerald Downs' first in the May 26 Seattle Handicap, sweeping the top three spots with undefeated Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window and Blueberry Smoothie…Shampoo, dam of Blueberry Smoothie, won the 2007 Irish Day Handicap… Wenzel is 3-2-1 in seven stakes starts this season…Trainer Tim McCanna (Sunset Time) won this race in 2005 with Queenledo, who earned honors as Top 3-Year-Old Filly…Hastings Racecourse-based Kerri Raven (Polebound) saddles her second EmD starter; Jump Up and Kissme finished sixth in the 2012 Longacres Mile…Sophie's Trophy in 2006 is the last Hastings shipper to win the race. –##–


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May 25, 2016
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- A Savannah hotel chef using 500 pounds of gingerbread has whipped up a home sweet home for the holidays.
The giant gingerbread house that Hyatt Regency Savannah executive chef David Gordon and his kitchen staff built is on display in the lobby of the downtown hotel. The gingerbread house stands 12 feet high and 8 feet wide.
Its construction required a lot more sweet stuff than just gingerbread. Gordon says the house was also built with 500 pounds of powdered sugar, 3,000 egg whites and about 10,000 hard candies.
The gingerbread house isn't just for show. It's used as a place for people to drop-off canned goods for America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, a charity dedicated to helping feed needy families.
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AP INTERVIEW: Iraq PM warns Syria war could spread
BAGHDAD Iraq's prime minister warned Wednesday that a victory for rebels in the Syrian civil war would create a new extremist haven and destabilize the wider Middle East, sparking sectarian wars in his own country and in Lebanon.
Nouri al-Maliki stopped short of voicing outright support for Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. But his comments in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press marked one of his strongest warnings yet about the turmoil that the collapse of the Syrian government could create.
The prime minister's remarks reflect fears by many Shiite Muslims in Iraq and elsewhere that Sunni Muslims would come to dominate Syria should Assad be toppled, and his statements could provide a measure of moral support for those fighting to keep Assad in power.
"If the world does not agree to support a peaceful solution through dialogue ... then I see no light at the end of the tunnel," al-Maliki said in his office in a Saddam Hussein-era palace inside Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone.
"Neither the opposition nor the regime can finish each other off," he continued. "The most dangerous thing in this process is that if the opposition is victorious, there will be a civil war in Lebanon, divisions in Jordan and a sectarian war in Iraq."
The Iraqi leader's comments come as his government confronts growing tensions of its own between the Shiite majority and an increasingly restive Sunni minority nearly a decade after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
The war in Syria has sharp sectarian overtones, with predominantly Sunni rebels fighting a regime dominated by Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Rebel groups have increasingly embraced radical Islamic ideologies, and some of their greatest battlefield successes have been carried out by Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida-affiliated group which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization.
Assad's main allies are Shiite Iran and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah also warned Wednesday against sectarian infighting in Lebanon related to the Syrian civil war.
"There are some who are working night and day and pushing the country toward civil and religious strife, and specifically Sunni-Shiite strife," Nasrallah said on the group's Al-Manar TV. If this were to happen, he said, it would "destroy everyone and burn down the entire country."
Nasrallah denied accusations by the Syrian opposition that members of the group were fighting alongside forces loyal to the Assad regime, and reiterated that some Shiites in villages along the Lebanese-Syrian border, including Hezbollah members, have taken up arms in self-defense against Sunni gunmen.
Officials and analysts say there is real anxiety within Hezbollah that if Assad falls, it might lose not only a crucial supply route for weapons but also political clout inside Lebanon, where it currently dominates the government, along with its allies.
An opposition Sunni lawmaker in Iraq, Hamid al-Mutlaq, dismissed al-Maliki's contention that Assad's ouster would lead to a civil war contagion in the region.
"Through the statements and the behavior of the Iraqi government headed by al-Maliki, it seems that the Iraqi officials prefer the idea that Assad would remain in power," he said.
Asked about al-Maliki's comments, U.S. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said Washington has been clear in expressing concern about extremists in the Syrian rebel ranks and the risk of Syria's war spilling over to neighboring countries.
"There are people who are trying to foment violence in Syria," he said. "These countries' histories are intertwined, and so we have concerns about sectarian violence and Iraq, as well."
"All the neighbors are concerned about the spillover," Ventrell said. "We're doing everything we can to end that violence and provide a future that's more stable for Syria, and that would be more stable for Iraq as well."