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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE; 15 March 1831; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18310315-TC-MAC-01; CL 5:246-248.
Craigenputtoch, Tuesday Night / 15th March [1831]—
My Dear Mother,
Jane would explain to you last week how I fully purposed to write, and could not get it accomplished. She says, her Letter was excessively hurried, owing to Alick's having failed in his appointment to meet her at Shaw's: she expected that he also would have sent you some news; however, it appears he did not. I now scrawl a few lines to say how matters stand.
With regard to Alick, you will have learned already that he is to lose his establishment here, the whole matter having been settled without advice of ours being asked: and as for the Annan Mill, there could be nothing learned about it last Wednesday, and we only expect that it will be decided tomorrow. I leave this Letter unsealed that Alick may tell you himself (at Dumfries) how it goes. We hope and pray earnestly here that he may get it; in which case I shall calculate that for him his leaving these Dunscore moors may prove a real blessing. He himself seems not to be so very anxious, and has also good hope.
Thus you see, My Dear Mother, our little colony here is to be scattered asunder; it has again been decreed that we are not to live longer together. With the way in which this has been managed I cannot profess myself much charmed: however, in itself perhaps the arrangement may turn out for the good of all parties. Alick at least, I am convinced, will be far happier somewhere in his own district than he has ever been here: I reckon that in this Mill he were likely every way to do well; but indeed almost anywhere a situation equal to that of a Moorland Grazier may be met with, for in this, as matters go, there is hardly any prospering, unless you either have great capital, or little honesty, and can without reluctance become bankrupt.— As for my little Wife and me, who are to be left alone here, we shall do the best we may; and care not tho' Craigenputtoch were washed away into the sea-bottom; from which I think it is little matter if it had never risen. Of our new Neighbour we know nothing or next to nothing; and mean only to rail up all Marches betwixt us, clap a lock on each door; and so let every tub stand separate on its own bottom. Nay, it often strikes us as if we should not be very long here; as if in fact, I ought not to lie so buried in these times. We shall be on the outlook, and do if possible what is best and wisest.— I am very happy to think that Alick leaves this place without blot or fault, and as I think, a better man than he came. Both he and I have had various things to try us, and might easily have made a burble [tangle] of it, but have not done so.
Meanwhile you will rejoice to learn, my dear Mother, that I am actually working with all diligence at that same Book I have talked so long about! Ask no account of it, for it is indescribable: however, I think it may do, and be not altogether unworthy of doing. I mean to finish it, and much more, if strength be lent me, this summer; and try London with it in the beginning of Winter. The thing I was sending with Alick (last time he saw you) was a long Paper on some German business for a new Review (I mean new to me) in London; the Editor whom I reckon a worthy man, writes me that it is to be printed; and signifies plainly enough that he 'desires my acqwantance' [sic]. For money matters, therefore, I shall be partly at rest for some time. I have a busy summer before me, and no unhappy one: the iron is on the stithy and hot, if I can only hammer it.
From Jack we expected to hear last Saturday but did not, most probably the letter is lying at Dumfries.1 I see by the Newspaper Advertisement that the Magazine people have printed all my stuff; so that he will be in no immediate want of money. I told him that, if possible, I would see him in the beginning of winter: we shall then thoroughly understand what his outlook is. Has Jean written to him yet? I told him I had sent [the rest of the letter has been lost].


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77037837221644249442016-05-04T03:54:05.723-07:00I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. Last NightFor Marsha Z. West, Harold Rogovin,, & Grace Paley & Rhett Jones ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Love. Justice. Mishpoche. Rhode Island.Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-23501651429920734292014-01-01T12:31:00.001-08:002014-01-01T12:31:42.904-08:00Breaking Bad Jingle Bells (best avoided if you have not watched this series)Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-41411048490680192312013-07-13T07:51:00.001-07:002013-07-13T07:51:18.479-07:00PAUL ROBESON SINGS - MY WAY 1935Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-81123172928397006482013-07-04T05:47:00.001-07:002013-07-04T05:47:57.598-07:00THE POLITICAL MISTRESS: My Jigga, My Nigga --- WHAT DID YOU SAY? Examining...THE POLITICAL MISTRESS: My Jigga, My Nigga --- WHAT DID YOU SAY? Examining...: Okay. So. I'm saying...I watched the special and I adore Don Lemon. I didn't think it was the most sophisticated conversation eve...

Thanks to Dr. Mark Naison and Facebook, I have become friends with this writer, and I will be adding her link to my list.

She is brilliant.Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-521285966630037202013-06-28T07:20:00.001-07:002013-06-28T07:20:14.277-07:00Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel storyDark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story

I don't know Ms. Cooper or Ms. Jeantel, but I like this article.

It is ironic that a wealthy older white woman can state, "I is what I is" and there be little concern about her lack of education, etc. and yet this young Black woman is being treated with such disrespect.

I respect and admire Rachel Jeantel. My heart is with all friends and family of Trayvon Martin.Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-71908194040793734182013-05-02T09:33:00.001-07:002013-05-02T09:33:59.542-07:00David Arenberg Reflects on Being Jewish in State Prison | Southern Poverty Law CenterDavid Arenberg Reflects on Being Jewish in State Prison | Southern Poverty Law Center

How this essay speaks to Grace or Rhett or Marsha or Harold, I can't explain well.

It is one person's experience and compelling.

I want to learn more about the prisoners from Mexican backgrounds, from both sides of the border, and about people of other ethnicities....

And how do the people who work in that place define themselves....?Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-77994727969186595272013-03-27T04:00:00.001-07:002013-03-27T04:00:28.928-07:00H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: ☞ REMEMBER: Jewish Harlem circa 1929Wonderful photo.

Seems like only one person is smiling.

Happy Birthday, Sarah Vaughn !

Happy Birthday, Arthur Mitchell !

H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: ☞ REMEMBER: Jewish Harlem circa 1929: A James Van Der Zee photo from 1929 show the diversity of the Jewish community established uptown. Before the roaring 20s, most of the sy...Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-7906824532667631672013-03-02T03:31:00.001-08:002013-03-02T03:31:23.385-08:00I want to read this book ~ Book a Poet: 100 Ways to Write Badly Well ...: Looking for a creative writing guide out there that will tell you how to write better? A book to tell you how to structure a perfect pl...Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-62098861789203807582012-11-24T01:46:00.001-08:002012-11-24T01:46:06.595-08:00d r i f t g l a s s: R.I.P. Larry Hagmand r i f t g l a s s: R.I.P. Larry Hagman: Who was more than a sitcom astronaut and a soap opera villain.Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-9443855215851825882012-10-04T18:35:00.000-07:002012-10-04T18:35:09.636-07:00The Housing Crisis from Outer Space

They Walked Like Men by Clifford D. Simak (New York: Doubleday, 1962)

Clifford D. Simak's They Walked Like Men wasn't originally intended to be a horror novel, though some of the scenes were written to have a deliberately nightmarish quality. It was meant to be an alien invasion novel, though with a twist worthy of an original writer like Simak. But if, like me, you lost your home over the course of the housing crisis of the last five years, you're going to find this novel damn spooky.

The novel opens with the narrator, Parker Graves, like Simak a newspaper reporter in a Midwestern city, avoiding an animal trap by the front door of his apartment – an animal trap that transforms itself into a black sphere and rolls away after he avoids it. The reporter, who has had a few drinks, but not enough for the trap to be a hallucination, goes into his apartment, lies down, and sleeps it off. The next day at work, he talks with Dow Crane, a colleague at the paper who asks him for a favor. Crane's supposed to interview a man who sold his house three months earlier and can't find a new one to buy.

The animal trap was the first sign that All Is Not Well, and the man with no home is the second. Crane tells Graves that the man's problem is not an isolated one. The want ads are full of people looking for places to live, despite the fact that there is a housing boom going on. Graves encounters the third sign later than morning, when he attends a press conference by the manager of the city's biggest department store. The manager announces that the store, an institution in the city for over a century, has been sold. An agent representing the new owners then gets up and announces that the department store is being permanently closed for business.

Over the course of the next few chapters, Graves learns that his own apartment house has been sold, and that he and all the other tenants will be evicted by the end of the year. By now, Graves is sensing a pattern. He goes to a nearby retail district and learns that most of the shops have lost their leases or were about to lose them, after the buildings they were in had been bought up. However, there are one or two exceptions. The owner of an old family establishment who turned down a series of increasingly generous offers for his business talks to Graves:

"There's such a thing as pride," he told me. "Pride in a way of doing business. No one else, I can assure you, would carry on this business in the same manner that I do. There are no manners in the world today, young man. There isn't any kindness. And no consideration. There's no such thing as thinking the best of one's fellowmen. The business world has become a bookkeeping operation, performed by machines and by men who are very like machines in that they have no soul. There is no honor and no trust and the ethics have become the ethics of a wolf pack."

He reached out a porcelain hand and laid it on my arm so lightly I couldn't feel its touch.

"You say all my neighbors have lost their leases or sold out?"

"The most of them."

Jake up the street – he hasn't? The one in the furniture business. He's a thieving old scoundrel, but he thinks the same as I."

I told him he was right. Jake wasn't selling out, one of the half dozen or so who hadn't.

"He's the same as me," said the old man. "We look on business as a trust and a privilege. These others only see it as a way of making money. Jake has his sons he can leave the business to, and that may make a difference. Maybe that's another reason he is hanging on. It is different with me. I have no family. There is just my sister. Just the two of us. When we are gone, the business will go with us. But so long as we live, we stay here, serving the public as honorably as we can. For I tell you, sir, that business is more than just a counting of the profits. It is a chance for service, a chance to make a contribution. It is the glue that keeps our civilization stuck together, and there can be no prouder profession for any man to follow."
Did business owners ever really think that way? It's hard to imagine here in the 21st century that a business owner would think of himself as obligated to do more than just make money, that he would believe that he had a responsibility to the larger society he operated in. Simak was in his late 50s when he wrote this novel, so he might have been looking back at the days of his youth through rose-colored glasses. But he was also an old-school newspaperman, and they were not known for their sentimentality, so maybe it really was true. It's certainly not true now.

Graves tracks down the people who are buying up businesses and homes, and discovers that they are actually aliens. They want to take over the Earth, but instead of invading, they intend to buy the planet out from under us. Graves thinks to himself:

Wells had written, long ago, of aliens who had invaded Earth. And many, after him, had written other imaginary versions of alien invasions. But not a one of them, I thought, not a single one, had come even close to what had really happened. Not one had foreseen how it could be done, how the very system which we had constructed so painfully through the ages should now be turned against us – how freedom and the right of property had turned out to be a trap we'd set to catch ourselves.
Later in the novel, Graves and his co-worker/girlfriend Joy Kane are looking for a place to stay the night, since the aliens have staked out both their homes. All of the hotels are full up, full of people who can't find any permanent place to live. Finally, Graves and Kane pull up at a motel that is dark and deserted, because the aliens have already bought it and closed it down. They find a car parked there, holding a respectable middle-class family who sold their house and can't find another one. The husband is vice-president at an insurance company, but he and his family are reduced to living in their car. Graves advises the insurance executive to just break into one of the motel rooms and spend the night there.

"But breaking in!" he said.

And there it was, I thought. Even in the face of desperation, a man still held regard for the laws of property. You do not steal, you don't break in, you don't touch a thing that belongs to someone else. And it was this very thing which had brought us where we were. It was these very laws, so revered that we still obeyed them even when they had turned into a trap that would take our birthright from us.

"You need a place for your kids to sleep," I said. "You need a place to shave."

"But someone will come around and –"

"If someone comes around," I said, "and tries to push you out, use a gun on them."

"I haven't got a gun," he said.

"Get one, then," I told him. "First thing in the morning."

And I was surprised at how smoothly and how easily I had slipped from a law abiding citizen into another man, quite ready to write another law and stand or fall by it.
In the end, the insurance man does break into the motel room, while Graves and Kane break into another.

The aliens who are buying up the Earth care nothing about humanity. As far as they're concerned, they're investing in valuable real estate, and what happens to the former owners is none of their concern. Simak created a race of amoral aliens in order to have someone cold-hearted enough to think like this. Fifty years later, though, we don't need aliens. We've been able to accomplish the same thing by employing too-big-to-fail banks for the purpose.

In the end, Parker Graves decided that his need to care for himself and Joy Kane outweighed the need to respect property laws that had been subverted by amoral, inhuman beings. I think that, in the end, people facing the same dilemma for real today will make the same choice.

Postscript: The illustration above is from the cover of the Avon paperback edition of They Walked Like Men, published in March 1979. I think this cover art is positive proof that David Tennant has an actual time machine in his possession, because how else could he appear on the cover of a book published over thirty years ago?Thomas Kalinowskihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-40802228077825539192012-10-01T10:33:00.000-07:002012-10-01T10:33:32.953-07:00Fundraising for Sully and Steven's FamilyI might have met Sullynette Sanchez, and might not have met her, too. It's not only that Rhode Island is small, but that I have been a supporter of Grupo Ondas for years and have met many members/students of the Capoeira... She died very suddenly on Friday night, and remarkably her son is still alive and now breathing on his own.... Here is a link to one of the stories about her. Grupo Ondas has established a Fund for her family.... Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-18286996566411865502012-09-29T06:53:00.001-07:002012-10-01T10:43:06.397-07:00John Kellam, a friend to many, an advocate for justice and peace. In the 1980's, I had many meetings with John, especially thanks to. the Providence Friends Meeting. He was truly quiet about his history and unfailingly kind and loving. I love the story of his and Ann's transforming their unhappy marriage into an abiding friendship. Love is mysterious. oops. The link isn't working...trying to fix this.  http://mkds.com/obituary.aspx?MemberId=108768Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-41463270155043162752012-09-12T07:21:00.001-07:002012-09-12T07:21:02.527-07:00from WNYC Blog - Searching for Family of Winston Gillett ~WNYC News Blog - Search Begins for Family of Worker Killed in Building Collapse: No one has come forward to claim the remains of a construction worker that died during a building collapse Monday. ...Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-34647033358249632822012-08-22T23:04:00.001-07:002012-08-22T23:04:57.196-07:00Shuck and Jive: A Universe From NothingShuck and Jive: A Universe From Nothing

John writes:

 I am fiercely proud and in awe of anyone who does and believes in whatever they need to do or believe in in order to cope with the excruciating fragility of life.

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This blog has moved me to tears many times, long before Zach's death, and it is a source of celebration and comedy and connections between people who might superficially appear to have no commonality.Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-31291296697949992042012-08-22T09:38:00.001-07:002012-08-22T09:38:23.268-07:00Remembering Remy Charlip | SF ArtsRemembering Remy Charlip | SF Arts

I never met this man, but I have images from his picture books strong in my memory.

Also, as a child, I saw The Paper Bag Players perform in Manhattan on more than one occasion, and they were wonderful, wonderful.

On a rare occasion of illness, I was prohibited from seeing their Dance, and if I remember correctly, I pouted for about three days, I felt oppressed.

Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-5987974082990094152012-07-06T11:01:00.003-07:002012-07-06T11:07:10.360-07:00Supporting the working folks in North Kingstown Schools, RII believe that Rhett Jones, Harold Rogovin & Grace Paley would definitely support this petition.

Probably Marsha Z. West, too.

And, if I'm wrong, nu? !

I hope this link works !Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-87148436673416268952012-07-01T14:59:00.001-07:002012-07-01T14:59:28.246-07:00Jimmy Carter Calls for Moral Leadership, an End to Drone Attacks and the Closure of Guantánamo - Articles - Welcome to "Close Guantánamo"Jimmy Carter Calls for Moral Leadership, an End to Drone Attacks and the Closure of Guantánamo - Articles - Welcome to "Close Guantánamo"Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-65085747883902575252012-06-15T11:48:00.001-07:002012-06-15T11:48:31.276-07:00SPLC Legal Director Says President's Plan for Young Immigrants a Small, But Positive Step | Southern Poverty Law CenterSPLC Legal Director Says President's Plan for Young Immigrants a Small, But Positive Step | Southern Poverty Law CenterNomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-20976451509469401532012-06-08T17:52:00.001-07:002012-06-08T17:52:31.679-07:00Occupied Bishop: When Choice is HonorableOccupied Bishop: When Choice is Honorable: Jack Boyle and I before he lost 20 lbs. Everybody has choices in life. Some are painful and honorable others are portrayed as importan...Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-69895524433674614722012-06-08T10:46:00.001-07:002012-06-08T10:46:23.549-07:00A Selfish Altruist: Childless Vs Child-free…Missy Muzo's New Debate...A Selfish Altruist: Childless Vs Child-free…A new debate in my life…: I was recently diagnosed with premature ovarian failure AKA…Early Menopause. At the time of diagnosis I was 37, so it is aro...

I don't know why I only discovered this post yesterday, but I want to share it....

I remember being one of the only women in a workplace who didn't have children, and how those with children made very clear statements about how their maternal status gave them new found wisdom.

My fervent hope was never to make the kinds of statements, they made, whether or not their intent was innocent sharing...

Missy is a funny and wise person, and I have "known" her thanks to the Internet for about 2 years now....

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And here's my Non Sequitur: the Mother of a very dear friend of mine had Major Surgery yesterday in New York.....She is dealing with both cancer and cardiac issues ( in alphabetical order ) and a few others.....

If you are inclined to Pray, please, include her and her family in yours....and, of course, if that's not your predilection, well, that's cool too....Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-68182034153695531082012-06-04T09:32:00.001-07:002012-06-04T09:32:33.836-07:00The SC Book Festival introduces audiences to Sissieretta Jones and other once-famous people - Life & Style - TheState.comThe SC Book Festival introduces audiences to Sissieretta Jones and other once-famous people - Life & Style - TheState.comNomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-35658653310184596142012-06-01T09:35:00.002-07:002012-06-01T09:44:17.563-07:00Please, Providence City Council: Do Not Cut the Providence Community Library Budgetgrrrr....

I am frustrated with blogger. Trying to upload a simple saved image, and no......

grrrr....

Whether or not you live in Providence or Rhode Island, please contact local officials and let them how much you value libraries.

I know that visitors, tourists, business people use the libraries.

We have not recovered from cuts made years ago.

We have no libraries open on Sundays. Many open only one morning a week.

Libraries are vital. Libraries are like hospitals.

On a lighter note: hidden in one of my boxes, I have my Niquinohomo library card which has a tiny black and white photo of me and my Nicaraguan address....

I treasure it.Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-26085445172424336932012-05-24T07:48:00.003-07:002012-05-24T08:04:55.580-07:00Happy Birthday, Richard Walton !!Richard Walton is a mensch. He is both kind and wise and generous and funny.

I used to see him three times a week, or at least once or twice, without fail. Now I see him less than once a month, but I know that I could call him or find him, if I had any kind of question or problem, and he would answer in the most practical and helpful of ways.

When our cat, Romare (Romey) died on a cold February morning, Richard was the one I called for a shovel...

Years earlier when my Bubbe was worried about me, folks in New Haven tracked down Richard, because they knew he was intricately connected with the Providence-Niquinohomo Sister City project ( I was in Niquinohomo at the time). And she spoke with him and he reassured her that I was well and busy and thriving....

I think of him as a brother, more than as a father or uncle, for reasons I cannot quite elaborate. Certainly a Wiser Brother. . .

This year his Birthday will be celebrated at The Roots Cafe.

In the past there were cheerful dogs and many crawling babies at the event, and I am not sure if either are encouraged to this setting...

If you have never met Richard, that's no reason not to celebrate. You probably have friends in common already....Nomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-50830230313004778802012-05-17T10:53:00.001-07:002012-05-17T10:53:14.133-07:00Good News, perhaps....This should never have been an issue....New London, CT - Settlement Reached in Lawsuit over Burial of Black Woman in Jewish Cemetery -- VosIzNeias.comNomihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-26210676189848008472012-05-16T10:49:00.000-07:002012-05-16T10:49:01.074-07:00Supporting Chickens for Peace in Cranston, RI & EverywhereThere is a wonderful, wonderful song, "Chickens for Peace" by Peter Alsop. Here is an excerpt of the lyrics.... ~` ~ ~ CHICKENS FOR PEACE  Chickens for peace! C-D We're chickens for peace! C/B-D/C# And we don't want to fry! Am-Am7-G-Bm-Bm7-A Chickens for peace! G7-A7 We're chickens for peace! Em-Am-Am7/G-F#m-Bm-Bm7/A One little war, and we're F-F/E-Dm-G-G/F#-Em Chicken-pot-pie! G-G7-C-A-A7-D Chickens for peace! We're chickens for peace! And no one respects, a chicken who begs! Chickens for peace! We're chickens for peace! One little slip, and we're hard boiled eggs! Chickens for peace! We're chickens for peace! But we're not chicken chickens! We're taking a stand! Chickens for peace! We're chickens for peace! And our chicken spirit Is sweeping the land! ~ ~ apologies for my problem with the format !! ~~ I first heard this song when I was living and working in Needham, Massachusetts in 1985.... Stephen Snyder kindly lent me a cassette of Peter's with the song. I might still have the cassette ! Please, note the new widget with the petition for Cranstonians' right to care for Chickens....whether or not you sign the petition, you can find a helpful link about Urban Chickenkeeping....Nomihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-12504088596907120532012-05-14T13:22:00.001-07:002012-05-14T13:56:37.787-07:00RI Recognizes Out-of-State, Same Sex MarriagesRI Recognizes Out-of-State, Same Sex Marriages

Well done, Governor Chafee !

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ASM Hands-On Training, Lab 6, Looking into PST Metadata
By AVargas-Oracle on Sep 12, 2009
This lab looks into the ASM disk header section that contain the Partnership and Status Table, the PST.
I have found in some limited occasions, specially following storage crashes that result in problems to mount the ASM disk groups, that looking into the PST may help to clarify the extent of the damage and asses if we need to go for a backup or not.
The lab can be found on this document:
Note that when reading the Metadata to seee the PST you must add to the kfed command the parameter "aunum = 1", that is written in the guide but is not clear enough.


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Blog written by: Becky Heeren, Missouri Division of Tourism Independence Day weekend was nearly here and my friend's very worldly, 12-year-old granddaughter was due in from Phoenix on Saturday. The mission impossible was to find something to fill her time; something that she hadn't already done a dozen times; something that would be memorable. As you may know, many 12-year-old …Read More »
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After a whirlwind trip on Missouri's portion of Route 66, MoPhotoGirl and I left St. Louis and Lambert Airport on a Missouri Mission. Our destination … Hannibal. More on that in a bit. First, let's recap the Route 66 trek. In short, it was a blast. Tiring, yes. But fun, nonetheless. My part of the journey actually began in Lebanon, …Read More »


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So here's the thing about the musical Rent. It's a musical. It matters little how effective the acting and the staging are when you've got an ensemble that isn't up to the high demands of Jonathan Larson's extraordinary score. And therein lies the root of the problem with American Theater Company's down-and-dirty staging of the show (produced in association with About Face Theater Company). Directed by David Cromer, everything about this piece looks right – the garbage-strewn griminess of New York's Alphabet City neighborhood circa 1995, the grungy squeegee men trying to make an honest living, the grungier homeless folk pushing their shopping carts amid discarded bags of trash, the 20something struggling artists who look like they haven't washed or changed their clothes in months. But little sounds quite right. This is not a cast of singers, and that leaves Larson's resplendent score out in the cold.
That's a shame, because there is so much about Cromer's take on Rent that works. In its original Broadway version, the struggling artists – performance artist Maureen, musician Roger, aspiring filmmaker Mark – and their equally hard-up friends looked incredibly neat and tidy for a crew living hand to mouth in an abandoned warehouse with only intermittent electricity. As for drag queen Angel DuMott Schunard, previous incarnations of Rent always had her looking like a highly polished finalist on RuPaul's Drag Race rather than a scrappy street kid outfitted in thrift shop couture. Cromer's cast is a far more realistic group. Angel is tattered. Roger has the thousand-yard-stare of a trauma survivor. Maureen has badly dyed pink highlights and a skintight catsuit that's definitely seen better days. Mark has the scruffiness of an urban Grizzly Adams. In short, this group appears authentically marginalized. There's no gloss to them, just raggedy edges and not-so-quiet desperation.
There is also an intimacy to Cromer's staging that serves the piece well. This is the story of a self-made family struggling with everything from money to disease to sex. On a big Broadway-style stage, those struggles often seemed more cinematic than real. They were removed from the audience by both physical space and expensive production values. Here, everything is intensely up close and intimate. One of the most powerful moments occurs at the top of Act II, when the full cast delivers a soaring Seasons of Love while standing mere breaths away from the first row of the audience. The proximity gives the number an urgency and an aching sense of comingled despair and hope. It's gorgeous, and intensely moving. The same power shows up in Act I, when the attendees of an Aids support group sing their affirmations. It's an anthemic call to celebrate the here and now, a timely reminder to treasure each moment as if it might be your last.
Unfortunately when the cast isn't singing en masse, the music deteriorates. As Angel, Esteban Andres Cruz steals every scene he's in with his sass and sparkle, but when he launches into Today 4 U it's clear he's far more an actor than a vocalist. (Moreover, Cruz is done a grave disservice in a scene depicting the ravages of Aids. Dancing in almost total darkness, he's impossible to see. That murkiness robs the scene of its potential power. )
Also struggling vocally opening night was Derrick Trumbly, whose Roger had some unfortunate cracks and croaks on the power ballad One Song, Glory. At times, it's as if Trumbly was trying to compensate with volume where he stumbled in pitch. It's a tradeoff that doesn't work. As aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, Alan Schmuckler fares better. An accomplished composer as well as an actor/singer, he doesn't struggle with pitch to the extent that so many of the other leads do. He also has the detached earnestness the character demands – this is, after all, a young man who interacts primarily through the lens of a camcorder.
Beyond the vocals, there's a second problem with the sound in Rent and that problem lies in the band. Although it's tucked in an alcove above the stage, it still manages to overpower the vocals consistently. And it doesn't overpower them with the rich sound of a full orchestra but with the sometimes tinny sounds of a bare bones combo.
In the end, this is as divided Rent. Cromer's gritty concept is strong, well-executed and in-your-face enough to give the story an ardent urgency. But almost every time the music starts, Rent falters.
Rent continues through June 17 at the American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron, Chicago. For ti ket information, go tohttp://www.atcweb.org/.
For reviews of earlier shows directed by David Cromer click here (Our Town),and here (Streetcar Named Desire.) For reviews of earlier shows at the American Theatre Company click here (The Original Grease), here (Yeast Nation), here (Top Dog/Underdog) and here (Hedwig and the Angry Inch.)


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Itemized deductions are claimed on Schedule A of Form 1040. Other deductions reported there include charitable contributions or gifts, casualty and theft losses, unreimbursed employee expenses, tax preparation fees, and investment expenses. Medical and dental expenses (but not health insurance premiums) are deductible if they exceed 7.5% of AGI.
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The data posted January 15, 2010, by IHRSA (The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) shows a decline in profits among the clubs they surveyed. Though the IHRSA article cautions about applying the data to the industry-at-large, it does state the data is meant to be a snapshot of health club performance in the U.S.
Consider this theory: If health clubs catered to those who most need them they would increase membership significantly and therefore increase profits. Consider the evidence.
There is definitely no shortage of health clubs in Charlotte and the surrounding area. A quick search of the yellow pages will yield over 300 places to test the "no pain, no gain" axiom. Of those, 80-plus are YMCA facilities. Numerous locations of the popular Bally Total Fitness and Peak Fitness clubs also make the list. Memberships are available in a variety of packages, perks, and prices.
With few exceptions, most people will agree that exercise is an important ingredient in good health. In fact, research shows that overweight persons believe more strongly in the value of exercise than normal weight individuals. Yet, overweight and obesity rates continue to climb. CDC statics detail that obesity in the U.S. has increased from less than 10 percent in 1990 to greater than 30 percent in some areas today.
The problem: One survey of intent published in Science Daily revealed that "the negative emotions associated with health club exercise may be stronger in controlling regular exercise than the intellectual facts." In other words, overweight people are not comfortable with the atmosphere at many health clubs. One only has to think of any fitness club ad filled with lean, beautiful people to understand why. In a society where weight discrimination is discussed in the same category as racial discrimination, what overweight person wants to walk into a room of people with sleek curves, lean bodies, and solid abs?
So serious are these negative emotions that a growing number of obese persons are choosing to go under the knife rather than to be seen at a health club. While health club membership is declining, the number of bariatric procedures for gastric banding is growing rapidly and the Bariatric Times reports the double digit growth will likely continue until 2015. What can be done?
The solution: The next article will consider ways to make the health club environment more welcoming for those living on the plus-side of life.


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Fans of New York State wines frequently complain that most Capital Region restaurants either ignore state vintages or give them short shrift. For at least a day, Boca Bistro in Saratoga Springs will remedy that situation, and do some extra good in the process with something it is calling "New York Corks."
The restaurant will mark its second birthday from 1 to 3 p.m. this Sunday with tastings of more than 40 wines from 10 New York wineries. Admission, payable at the door, is $15, with $10 of each admission benefiting "Parker Sweeney Conquers Chiari."
Ten-month-old Parker Sweeney has been diagnosed with an unusual neurological condition known as Chiari Malformation. His family says he will need surgery in the coming months, and will incur lifetime costs associated with his condition.
Featured New York wineries will include The Brotherhood Winery, Bully Hill Vineyards, Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Swedish Hill Winery, Duck Walk Vineyards, Adirondack Winery and Mount Felix Vineyard & Winery. Boca Bistro, part of DZ Restaurants, a local culinary group, is located at 384 Broadway. Phone: (518) 682-2800.


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Plymouth Rock Chickens
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HistoryThe Plymouth Rock was first exhibited at America's first poultry show, in 1829 in Boston. It is believed that these original fowls lost their identity and that the progenitors of present Barred Plymouth Rocks were first exhibited in 1869 at Worcester, Massachusetts. These were composites of several blood lines. The first and most prominent cross was that of a Dominique male with Black Cochin or Black Java females, which was originally made at Putnam, Connecticut. The Dominique male used was not the American or Rose-Comb Dominique, but rather a single-combed, hawk-colored fowl commonly found in that locality. This Plymouth Rock was recognized as a distinct breed and was admitted to the first American Standard of Excellence, in 1874. This breed has always been popular owing to the intricate barring on the feathers. If you look closely you will see that every feather should end in a black tip.
Whether the Plymouth Rock originated from a Dominique-Black Cochin or from a Dominique-Black Java cross is a debatable question. Both have been used synonymously in show classifications.
(courtesy of a US article on Poultry History)
CharacteristicsWhite Plymouth Rocks were white sports of the Barred variety, other strains trace their ancestry to other white fowls.
Buff Plymouth Rocks originated in Rhode Island, not far from Fall River, Massachusetts, and were first exhibited as Golden Buffs. Buff Cochin blood was introduced in some strains in New York State.
Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks originated in the state of New York. Dark Brahma and Silver Penciled Wyandotte blood were used to produce this variety.
Partridge Plymouth Rocks are a result of Partridge Cochin, Dark Cornish, Single-comb Golden Wyandotte males, Brown Leghorns, Golden Laced Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth Rocks being amalgamated to form the new variety.
Columbian Plymouth Rocks originated in Ohio as the result of crosses between Light Brahmas, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks and Columbian Wyandottes.
(courtesy of a US article on Poultry History)
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THE AKD HF3 Communications Receiver
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Although any reasonable length of lightweight, PVC insulated wire wire can be used as an antenna connected to the antenna terminal, with the ground terminal connected to an earthing point or a counterpoise wire of equal length, I generally connect an antenna via an antenna tuning unit which is connected to the antennas and earth terminals on the receiver.
An antenna tuning unit "ATU" (or more correctly and antenna matching unit "AMU") helps match, or 'transform', the wildly varying impedances presented to the radio by a random length of aerial wire, when used on a wide range of frequencies, to the (approx) 50 Ohms required by a radio receiver. This helps ensure the efficient transfer of radio energy (the signals).
An ATU is a good DIY ("home brew") constructional project that can be made simply and cheaply. I even have a couple of ideas on these web pages. There are also commercially available ATU's available of course.
Even without an ATU I would use a simple variable attenuator (made from a potentiometer) to reduce the effects of strong signals that can otherwise tend to overload such a receiver causing unwanted noise and spurious signals that manifest as interference.
An antenna has to be of the correct size to work efficiently for a given frequency (wavelength). Two examples are a Quarter Wave Vertical fed against earth (ground) or a 1/4 wave 'counterpoise' or several 1/4 wavelength radial wires . Another type is a Half Wave Dipole - which is essentially two 1/4 'arms' fed at the centre to create an antenna that is a half wavelength long.
So: If your required station is transmitted on, say, 8MHz (8,000 kHz), you would make two wires each a 1/4 wavelength long: 8 MHz has a wavelength of 37.5 metres, so 37.5 ÷ 4 = 9.37 metres long (less about 5%) = 8.9 metres. So if using on a boat, for example you may be able to run an 8.9 metre long vertical wire up the mast as the antenna wire connected to the antenna terminal, with a wire of equal length connected to the ground terminal as the 'counterpoise' run out along the hull.
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Loren Genson and David Knox | The Gazette
When Gov. John Kasich gives his State of the State address Monday evening at the Medina Performing Arts Center, the entire Ohio General Assembly will be in the audience.
But Kasich will bring a lot more than the state's senators and House members: Officials from more than a dozen state departments and agencies also will be in Medina County for a crowded scheduled of events.
And city officials and area business leaders are working to take advantage of every minute of their visits.
Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell said he's prepared for hundreds of elected officials and state leaders to visit Medina on Monday for activities planned ahead of Kasich's State of the State address at 7 p.m.
Hanwell said the city is working with the Ohio Highway Patrol to ensure safety in and around the downtown. He said state lawmakers and cabinet members will be in town visiting with local businesses and touring the city and county.
The Westfield Group is sponsoring a luncheon in Westfield Center.
Ahead of the speech, Lager and Vine Gastropub and Wine Bar and Main Street Cafe in Medina will host private receptions for lawmakers and cabinet members.
Hanwell said the city will use shuttle buses for events in and around the downtown area.
"We thought that would be easier because so many people are from out of town, and we have a lot of one-way streets, it sometimes hard to find parking," Hanwell said. "This way we can get them around town efficiently and back to the PAC for the governor's speech."
Local businesses have stepped up to pay the cost of the shuttle buses so dignitaries will not have to pay for the transportation, Hanwell said.
Many of the luncheons and tours of businesses will not be open to the public. The State of the State address itself also is a difficult event for the general public to get tickets to — only 50 tickets were available through a lottery system.
"I hope the public understands we're not trying to do things behind closed doors, we're just trying to handle the security of the dignitaries."
Nearly every member of Ohio's House of Representatives and Senate is expected to attend the address, along with cabinet members and other state leaders
Because that leaves little room for local residents to get involved, Hanwell worked with the school to open a viewing party in the school gymnasium for residents.
"I thought it was important to do something so our residents will have a venue to watch the address," Hanwell said. "The speech will be broadcast live in the gymnasium on two large screens."
Hanwell asked the public to be patient when traveling around Medina on Monday and asked members of the public attending the watch party at the gymnasium to park at Sydney Fenn Elementary, the Kindergarten Center or Claggett Middle School because the high school parking lots will be reserved for the state of the state address parking only.
Kasich's visit to Medina also is drawing protests from environmental activists, unions and women's groups opposed to his policies.
All three demonstration are set for 5 p.m. Monday outside Medina High School.
• Members of Concerned Citizens of Medina County and Frack Free Ohio will be demonstrating against Kasich's policies on hydraulic fracturing and a proposed gas line running through Medina County.
• We Are Ohio — a coalition of unions, including the Ohio Education Association — is holding a rally protesting cuts in state funding for school.
• A coalition of women's groups, We Won't Go Back and We Won't Forget, will rally against restrictions on abortion enacted by the Republican majority in the Legislature and budget changes that could affect Planned Parent.
Monday events associated with the Gov. John Kasich's State of the State address:
• At 8:30 p.m., Medina County Works, 3721 Pearl Road, Medina Township, will host the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Cynthia Dungey and state Sen. Larry Obhof, R-Montville Township.
• The Governor's Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives will volunteer at 9:30 a.m. at Feeding Medina County, 901 Lafayette Road, Medina.
• Adjutant General Deborah Ashenhurst will visit a Veteran's Resource Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 920 Lafayette Road, Medina.
• Members of the Ohio Tourism Department will visit a number of sites in Medina. At 10 a.m. they will visit Main Street Development, at 1:15 p.m. they will visit Castle Noel Museum and at 2 p.m. they will tour Spitzer Bed and Breakfast.
• Members of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will tour I.D. Images, in Brunswick, at 10 a.m. to learn about improvements the company has made to reduce its environmental footprint.
• The Ohio Board of Regents will conduct a workforce development roundtable 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Medina County Career Center, 1101 W. Liberty St., Medina.
• The Westfield Group will host a welcome luncheon for state legislators at the Blair Center on the Westfield Center campus at 11:45 a.m.
• State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers will tour a number of fire departments in Medina County — 10:30 a.m., Medina Fire Department, 300 W. Reagan Pkwy.; 1 p.m., Wadsworth Fire Department, 153 N. Lyman St.; 3 p.m., Brunswick Division of Fire, 4383 Center Road; 4:30 p.m., Valley City Fire Department, 6700 Center Road, Liverpool Township; 7 p.m. — Chatham Fire and Rescue, 6429 Kohli Drive, Chatham Township.
• Members of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities and the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities will tour two local businesses that create jobs for those with disabilities. The groups will visit Sandridge Corp. and Buehler's market in the afternoon.
• Members of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Medicaid Services will give an overview of Ohio's newly integrated eligibility system at 1:30 p.m. at Medina County Job and Family Services, 232 Northland Drive, Medina.
• At 2 p.m. legislators will have the chance to tour Inflatable Images in Brunswick and McJak Candy in Medina. Cabinet members will visit Owens Corning in Medina and Soprema in Wadsworth.
• The Ohio EPA and Ohio Department of Natural Resources will conduct a demonstration on plugging orphan wells around the state at 2:30 p.m. at the Medina County Park District's Letha House Park West meeting room, 5800 Richman Road, Chatham Township.
• From 3 to 4 p.m. members of the Ohio commerce and development services departments will visit with businesses in Medina during a guided tour with Matt Wiederhold, executive director of Main Street Medina.
• Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor will host a small business advisory council at 3:45 p.m. at Root Candles at 623 W. Liberty St., Medina.
• From 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. members of the cabinet and legislators will attend private receptions at Main Street Cafe and Lager and Vine Gastropub and Wine Bar, ahead of the State of the State address. The two restaurants will be closed to the public during that time.
• Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell has invited the public to view the governor's address televised at the high school gymnasium. The watch party starts at 5:30 p.m. Entrance is through door B3 at the northwest corner of the high school. Attendees must park off the high school campus at the Old Kindergarten Center, Sidney Fenn Elementary School or Claggett Middle School.
• The State of the State address is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Medina Performing Arts Center, located on the Medina High School campus.
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April 14, 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa men's tennis team (7-14, 0-9) fell to No. 24 University of Michigan (13-7, 8-1) Sunday afternoon, 7-0.
Michigan gained the doubles point to start the match as Iowa fell in 2-of-3 doubles matches. Senior Garret Dunn and sophomore Matt Hagan recorded Iowa's lone doubles victory defeating a ranked opponent as they took down King and Buzzi of Michigan, 8-4 who were ranked No. 37 in the nation for doubles.
The Hawkeyes struggled in singles play falling in all six matches. Jonas Dierckx and Juan Estenssoro fell to ranked opponents.
"We had a very good win in doubles play beating the 37th ranked team in the country," said head coach Steve Houghton. "The final team score didn't represent how close the individual matches were. Over the last two to three weeks we've made significant improvement and have been competitive in virtually all our matches. It's still not too late for things to come together."
The Hawkeyes see action next on April 19 as they host Wisconsin at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
No. 1 #13 King (UM) def. Dierckx (UI), 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Franks (UM) def. Dunn (UI), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
No. 3 Zhu (UM) def. Hagan (UI), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 #107 Buzzi (UM) def. J. Estenssoro (UI), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 Bernstain (UM) def. White (UI), 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 Rossi (UM) def. A. Estenssoro (UI), 7-6, 6-4
No. 1 Dunn/Hagan (UI) def. #37 King/Buzzi (UM), 8-4
No. 2 Franks/Bernstein (UM) def. Dierckx/J. Estenssoro (UI), 8-6
No. 3 Rossi/Zhu (UM) def. White/Swank (UI), 9-8 (13-11)


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I've been out of antique bikes for many years now, but every once in a while an old friend or customer drags me back in.
I have to do a service on a "4" and I can't remember what kind of oil to use.
Being it doesn't touch the clutch, I'm tempted to use a modern synthetic multi-grade.
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We have decided to extend the Valentine's Day celebration here at the OBN. Up for grabs this week are a couple of items for our Lady Bloggers—OR our guy bloggers who have a special lady in their life who would be willing to test these out and work in conjunction with you to write a fantastic review on your blog. Either way, we wanted to make a couple of ladies really happy this week, so lets take a look….
First Up from Prois ~ Hunting and field Apparel for Woman.
They are offering 1 Prois Ultra Hoodie to be tested out by 1 lucky OBN member.
The description:
This lightweight hoodie is constructed of our signature polyester birdseye wicking fabric to create an athletic, breathable shirt…a necessity when out in the field. Hood attached to enhance warmth and concealment. Bilateral zippered front pockets added to stow lightweight items.
Our Ultra Hoodie is a must-have layering piece that can be worn alone or in combination with any Prois vest or jacket! A perfect shirt for your spring turkey hunt or early big-game adventures. Available in Realtree AP, Advantage Max1 and Black with Realtree AP Trim.
This hoodie has a retail value of $79.99
Next piece of gear comes to us from Plano. They are offering 1 Plano 4837 Elite System Bag up for review.
The details:
Part of the FTO Elite Series, this fuschia colored bag from Plano brings a dash of color while sacrificing nothing in the way of a tough, durable tackle bag.
The bag comes with 4 – 3700 sized Stowaways. The bag allows for quick access to your tackle and the Stowaways make it versatile enough to use in any fishing situation.
Retail value $70.
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While Tulane has never faced High Point, Rick Jones faced them during his time as a collegiate athlete at UNC-Wilmington and during his head coaching tenure at Elon.
March 7, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's baseball program will square off against an unfamiliar foe when they host High Point for a three-game weekend series at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Friday's contest will begin at 6:30pm CST, with Saturday's game being played at 2pm CST. The final game of the series will start at 1pm CST on Sunday.
The two teams have never faced one another in the history of their programs. High Point joined Division I in 1999 after stints in both Division II and the NAIA. Despite being a program the Green Wave have yet to face, Tulane head coach Rick Jones is familiar with the Panthers.
"High Point was my biggest rival when I was at Elon," said Jones, referencing his head coaching tenure at Elon from 1985-89. "Back in the days when we were both NAIA School, we were about 40 minutes from each other. I have some familiarity with them just from the fact of growing up in that state. My senior year in college (at UNC-Wilmington) we actually beat High Point to go to the NAIA World Series."
Tulane is coming into the weekend after playing Northwestern State twice during the midweek, defeating the Demons by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday and dropping Wednesday's tilt, 5-1. Tulane used a trio of freshman pitchers - Daniel Rankin, Emerson Gibbs and Ian Gibaut - to pitch eight shutout innings of relief on Tuesday for the win. On Wednesday, Tulane started redshirt sophomore Randy LeBlanc on the mound, and he pitched well, before giving up three runs in the sixth inning to the Demons.
High Point is 6-7 overall, having been swept by Big South conference rival Presbyterian College over the weekend. Prior to that, the Panthers took three straight from LIU-Brooklyn after losing a home contest to Charlotte. They opened the season at the Citadel Memorial Challenge, winning games against George Mason and the host time, while dropping the season opener at the tournament to Kansas State.
On Friday, the Green Wave will send stellar redshirt sophomore Tony Rizzotti to the mound for his fourth start of the year. Rizzotti has had an unbelievable start to his first season on the Uptown campus, going 2-1 with a miniscule 0.82 ERA in 22.0 innings of pitching. He has allowed only ten hits and two runs, while striking out 21. The Arlington, Texas, native has held batters to a .130 batting average - tops in Conference USA. The Panthers will counter with right-handed senior Jacob Newberry on Friday. In 15.2 innings this year, he has allowed 20 hits, while walking four and striking out 13. He has posted a 0-1 record and a 3.45 ERA during his senior campaign.
Senior Alex Byo will get the start on Saturday for the Green Wave. Byo earned his first win of the season last weekend for his performance against the Alabama Crimson Tide, striking out six over 7.1 innings. On the year, Byo is 1-1 with a 1.74 ERA and 16 strikeouts. Sean Townsley will man the mound for the Panthers during Saturday's contest. The left-handed redshirt junior has a record of 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA in 14.1 innings. He has allowed 16 hits and seven walks while punching out 14 this year.
Tulane has yet to officially name a starter for Sunday, but whoever takes the mound will be pitching against senior righty Jared Avidon, arguably the top pitcher for High Point. In 20.1 innings pitched, Avidon has posted a 2-1 record with a 2.21 ERA. He has given up 14 hits on the season and walked only five, while notching 13 strikeouts.
As a team, Tulane is batting just .246, but some individuals have put together solid numbers through the first 14 games of the season. Senior Brennan Middleton is hitting at a blistering pace, posting a .404 batting average and recording 23 hits. The Baton Rogue native leads Conference USA in the latter category, and he comes in at fourth in batting average. Junior Andrew Garner leads the team with 12 RBI, a figure that is good enough for a tie at fourth place on the conference leaderboards. Senior Garrett Cannizaro has notched five doubles on the year, which is tied for second overall in the conference.
High Point holds a team batting average of .283, led by Josh Spano's .451. Spano has also collected a home run on the year, and he is tied for second on the team with eight RBIs. Ryan Retz is the pole setter for RBIs with nine, and he also carries a batting average of .318. They are the only two players to bat .300 on the team that have started all 13 contests for the Panthers this year.
High Point's pitching staff has posted an ERA of 3.89. Other than the aforementioned starters, Retz has done a solid job in the rotation, starting two games and striking out eight while allowing no earned runs in 15 innings of play. As a team, the Panthers have notched 76 strikeouts and 37 walks.
Craig Cozart is in his fifth year as the head coach for the Panthers. He is 1996 graduate of Central Florida, and he holds a career record of 105-125.
After the game on Sunday, Green Wave student-athletes will shave their heads to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. The team has been raising funds for the Vs. Cancer Foundation, an organization that Jones' nephew Chase Jones recently founded. Chase Jones is a pediatric cancer survivor, being diagnosed with a brain tumor during his freshman year of college at the University of North Carolina.
The Vs. Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving kids' lives by empowering athletes and communities to fund lifesaving childhood cancer efforts. The money raised by Tulane's athletes will be split in half, with one half going to fund research at the national level and the other half going to a local childhood cancer hospital.
Saturday and Sunday's games will be broadcast on 106.1 The Ticket, Tulane baseball's new flagship station. Friday's contest will be made available to All-Access members on TulaneGreenWave.com. Live stats will be made available throughout the weekend at TulaneGreenWave.com
You can follow the Tulane baseball program on Twitter (@GreenWaveBSB) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenWaveBaseball.


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Backstage Interview with Rush: Going for Laughs and Hall of Fame Status
With its reputation for intricate concept albums and shredding musical chops, the members of Rush are often perceived as a self-serious prog rockers. Rush fans know better. The band's sense of humor has come to the fore, including with a big presence in the 2009 comedy movie "I Love You, Man." On Rush's current Clockwork Angels tour, singer Geddy Lee performs in front of a big fake brain floating in a tank, part of a steampunk theme to the show. And at one point in the concert, the three band members appear in a short film as devious gnomes.
Getting a laugh also played into their decision to license music for a current Volkswagen commercial, in which a Passat driver air drums furiously to "Fly by Night" (and flips an imaginary drum stick, Neil Peart style). It's not common to hear Rush songs in big ad spots. Explaining why the band made an exception for Volkswagen, Lee said in an interview, "Funny's good. We'll do that."
Some fans have been waging heated online debates about Rush's current setlist. The first part of the Clockwork Angels concerts skew heavily toward material from the 1980s, including the albums "Power Windows" and "Grace Under Pressure," which divided listeners with jazzy arrangements and lots of synthesizers. Still, longtime fans seem unified in their enthusiasm about the band's recent nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group has been eligible for induction since 1998, and the extended snub seemed to symbolize the general lack of recognition the band has received from the music establishment, also a recurring theme of the recent Rush documentary "Beyond the Lighted Stage."
Earlier this week, following their sound check for a concert at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson talked about their nomination, the Volkswagen ad, and the band's shifting business model.
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An assemblage of Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash players took to the pitch (the court) at the Fonde Center in downtown Houston on Thursday night in support of Dynamo Charities and a game of power soccer against the Houston Fireballs.
One of sixty teams across the nation, the Fireballs are a team of athletes confined to a wheelchair for a variety of reasons who play competitive soccer on a basketball court. The Houston Fireballs belong to the USPSA (US Power Soccer Association).
Broken into four 10 minute quarters, it is a fast paced game of 4 on 4 governed under the general guideline of soccer including off-sides, corner kicks and modified free throws. It uses a 13 inch ball.
Each member of the Fireballs is easily recognizable by their nicknames and in keeping with that tradition, the Houston Dynamo/Dash side provided their own accompanying nicknames. The team consisted of AJ "Big Country" Cochran, Servando "Hondo" Carrasco, Brittany "The Enforcer" Bock", Tiffany "Cheeseburger" McCarty, Lauren "Bonecrusher" Sesselmann, and Tony "Neon" Cascio.
Both teams took to the court to a rousing ovation following the ceremonial coin toss and mid-field (court). Kasey "The Fury" Bennett and The Fearless Fast L.A. Garrison helped stake Houston to an early 4-0 lead as the Fireballs blazed past the Dynamo/Dash contingent.
This was a night though that didn't measure winners and losers by the count on the scoreboard instead it was a celebration of athletes overcoming the adversities of their circumstance.
Cochran who jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this charitable fundraiser gained a new appreciation for those whose lives and mobility are confined to a wheelchair.
"The controls may look simple to use like a video c=game controller but looks are deceiving," said Cochran. "There's nothing easy about this."
Power Soccer was just one of the many fundraisers sponsored by the Dynamo Charities in a week to be capped off by the Dynamo Charities Cup game at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday night July 26, 2014.
Power soccer will be on display at the Abilities Expo on July 25-27, 2014 at the George R. Brown Center in Houston, Texas.
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"American Idol: Season 13" is only a couple of weeks into their live shows and already what started out as The Top 13 is now down to The Top 12. Wild Card contestant Kristin O'Connor left last week.
On tonight's Top 12 Performance Show, the theme was "Home" where the contestants chose songs that made them think of their homes and their home towns. The catalog of songs tonight hit all genres from gospel to traditional country. It was a good night, not a great night or a memorable night.
Most of the contestants were nervous. Some seemed nervous about their live performance. Others, after hearing the judges' (Harry Connick Jr, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban) brutally honest critiques, became worried about what the judges might say about them. All in all, if the contestants would get out of their heads and focus getting the vocals down, the rest will come.
Here's a recap of the night:
Jena -- Song: "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall
Nutshell critique: The judges liked the song and her voice but thought she could loosen up more.
Alex -- Song: "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw
Nutshell critique: The trio felt the performance was unstable and liked that he tried to change it up but didn't like the arrangement.
Jessica -- Song: "White Flag" by Dido
Nutshell critique: Her performance was sharp but if she put more emotion into the performance, the pitch problems wouldn't be much of an issue.
Dexter -- Song: "Lucky Man" by Montgomery Gentry
Nutshell critique: Thought it was the best of the night so far. It was the perfect song choice for him.
Emily -- Song: "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
Nutshell critique: One "loved" it, one "liked it" and the other thought the song was too big for her.
Caleb -- Song: "Working Man" by Rush
Nutshell critique: He's consistent in his vocal performances but worries that he is too predictable.
MK -- Song: "Drops of Jupiter" by Train
Nutshell critique: They feel she needs to connect with the lyrics for a more emotional performance and question if she really wants to be here. "
C.J. -- Song: "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer
Nutshell critique: The judges liked it but want to here more from him and not just a cover version of the song.
Sam -- Song: "Just One" by Blind Pilot
Nutshell critique: The judges would like to see him get out of his comfort zone.
Malaya -- Song: "Take Me to the King" by Tamela Mann
Nutshell critique: They like her power and range and the fact that she went back to playing the piano.
Ben -- Song: "Turning Home" by David Nail
Nutshell critique: They felt it was just okay, it wasn't great.
Majesty -- Song: "Fix You" by Coldplay
Nutshell critique: The judges felt it didn't work and they wished that she would has stayed in the quiet part of the song.
The show ends with a cute little "recap" taped piece with the Idols playing with the cutouts of their numbers to remind people to vote by text or phone. Too bad that the show messes that up by not showing or having host Ryan Seacrest announce what the numbers are. At the end of two hours, no one really remembers what they are.
Who got your vote and who do you think is going home? Find out tonight.
Tune in to "American Idol" on Wednesdays and Thursdays on FOX.
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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Victoria Webb interviews painter Sammy Peters about his work.
Peters comments: "I'm not an artist who likes to wait for inspiration to paint, usually the act of painting is my inspiration to keep exploring...The specific imagery of each piece develops during the process of painting. In all but a few cases, I have no idea about the evolution of the image or where it's going until I'm finished. I find that color seems to also work in cycles. Sometimes my palette is more neutral, at others it's much more saturated with color."
Victoria Webb photoblogs visits to several painting exhibitions currently on view in Atlanta, including A Web of Artists: Friends of a Social Network on view at Thomas Deans Fine Art with paintings by Ken Kewley, Philip Koch, Paul Behnke, Harry Shooshinoff, Bill Gingles, Donald Beal, Mitchell Johnson, Alicia Rothman, Greg Minah, and Rick Stevens (through October 13).
Edited by artist Brett Baker, Painters' Table highlights writing from the painting blogosphere as it is published and serves as a platform for exploring blogs that focus primarily on the subject of painting.
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Jennifer Westfeldt At The 28th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards
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- The men who attacked Istanbul's main airport on Tuesday, killing 44 people, were from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
- Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was a subject of the "Serial" podcast, is getting a new trial.
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Aqua Modem goes to the South Pacific!
At the end of July 2007, the Aquamodem team took the aquamodem to be tested on the Tahitian island of Moorea. The system was able to communicate at a remarkable 330 meters. To see the presentation summarizing the results click here (for the power point) or here for a pdf version .If you are having a difficult time viewing the movie imbedded in the ppt, click here download the movie seperately.
What is an Aqua Modem?
The Aqua Modem is NOT a super hero with cape, it IS an underwater acoustic communication device being designed and built by a techinical consortium of UC Santa Barbara and SonaTech Inc. The goal of the Aqua Modem is to provide a 133 bps data rate with a range of 300 meters. The modem will be incorporated into the overall Aquanode, which serves to provide a wireless underwater platform for remote eco-sensing and whatever else the general populace can dream up. Feel free to explore this website and come back often. The site will be updated often with the current developement.
To get a good overview of project, look at the presentation given at ITC 2006.


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6.5 Million LinkedIn Hashed Passwords Exposed. Change Your Login Credentials Now!
A password list with roughly 6.5 million hashes that are apparently associated with user accounts of professional social network LinkedIn has shown up earlier today on cracking forums in Russia. Today's leak demonstrates once again that any data breach may have unpredictable effects on both users and the services they have signed up for.
Fortunately for the compromised accounts, the 118-megabyte archive leaked today only holds 6,458,020 records of SHA-1 encoded passwords, with no reference to the corresponding usernames or their e-mail addresses. However, we presume that whoever leaked the password hashes also has names and e-mail addresses and successful brute-forcing of these hashes may reflect in further breaches.
Today's incident is definitely not the result of keylogging or phishing, as both of these activities would result in the collection of the plain-text, unhashed password. Since the list references hashes, it would be fair to assume that it somehow was copied from the service's database.
Although SHA-1 provides a sound level of encryption and readily-available, pre-computed "rainbow" tables for the algorithm are not as widespread as those for the MD5 algo, the fact that these hashes are not "salted" (thre are no random bits added to the hash) makes it easier for the attacker.
What's at stake?
LinkedIn is one of the few social networks that "mix business with pleasure". It serves both as a means of getting in touch with friends, former colleagues or family, and as a source of new career opportunities. LinkedIn accounts abound with work-related information, list past education and expose business data of the persons in the same network.
Successful authentication into the victim's account would expose enough information about them to sustain a serious spear phishing campaign. It would also allow attackers to launch fake business proposals from compromised accounts of known HR or recruiting specialists some users might have in their circle of friends. The exploitation possibilities are so rich that the extent of the damage can hardly be assessed.
Rapid inspection revealed that the list contains a significant number of hashes of known weak passwords that can be cracked in seconds by comparing them against a pre-computed database of passwords. These are the exact circumstances where choosing a "unique enough" password would keep the account safe even if the "unsalted" hash has been exposed.
As of the moment of writing, LinkedIn has already flagged the exposed accounts as compromised and instructed their owners to change their passwords immediately. We strongly advise users not only to choose a password that is difficult to guess or crack, but also to associate one password to one account only, so, in the event of a breach, other accounts created with the same e-mail address or username won't fall victim to unauthorized access.
For more technical users, we recommend that they create hashes of their passwords with the most common hashing algorithms (MD5, SHA1, SHA2) and set a Google alert on these hashes. Although this approach is ineffective against passwords leaked in non-indexable file formats (such as archives), it prompts the user when / if their hashed password gets leaked in forums or so-called "pasties" and may give victims enough time to change it to something else.
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For the record, Linkedin said in their blogpost:
– Members that have accounts associated with the compromised passwords will notice that their LinkedIn account password is no longer valid.
– These members will also receive an email from LinkedIn with instructions on how to reset their passwords. There will not be any links in this email. Once you follow this step and request password assistance, then you will receive an email from LinkedIn with a password reset link.
– These affected members will receive a second email from our Customer Support team providing a bit more context on this situation and why they are being asked to change their passwords.
I confirmed that my password was indeed compromised and is roaming the interwebs in a database that gets replicated to more and more computers each moment. And none of those 3 things happened for me ;(
Bogdan Botezatu
I also found my hashed password in the leaked file. Also, did not get any of the warnings described in the blog post. I could log in, and so could an attacker, if they managed to bruteforce my password before I changed it. Bottom line, don't wait for anybody to take measures to protect your account. The faster you move, the smaller the chances of exploitation.
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We switched at about 15/16lb too which was 19 wks. They did still fit if only boosted with one booster but he was having issues with dry patches of skin and the irritated of worn during day so once couldn't fit on him at night (needed 3 boosters) we moved to our size 2 lollipops.
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My boy was 50th till weaning at 6 month then jumped to 75th at last weigh in. He was average sizenow just over.
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