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Her One Desire
Kimberly Killion
2008, Medieval Romance (1480s England and Scotland)
Zebra, $3.99, 356 pages, Amazon ASIN 142010442X
Lizbeth Ives is running away from the eeeee-vil Lord Hollister who killed his wife and Lizzy's two nephews (hmmm
dead nephews
) and would like to do the same to her, when she bursts into her father's room where his is "interrogating" two Scottish spies. One lies dead on the floor, but when the other uses the distraction of her interruption to knock out the executioner, Lizzy winds up helping him escape through the tunnels which run beneath the Tower of London.
In return for saving Broderick Maxwell, Lizzy asks for his escort to York. She has in her possession proof that Lord Hollister and the Duke of Buckingham are poisoning King Edward IV and she intends give it to the Duke of Gloucester so that he may save his brother, the king. Broc finds this all very interesting, for he was in England looking for reasons to take back to James III that Scotland should make an alliance with France against England. Broc will take her to York, but then he will take her - and her proof - to Scotland. Along their road trip they face many dangers and close calls and, of course, fall in love.
Lizzy has been beaten down by life. She is shunned outside the Tower as the executioner's daughter, but the prisoners call her an angel for her efforts to relieve their suffering. Her father emotionally checked out after his son was executed on trumped up charges by the same Lord Hollister who is making Lizzy's life a misery. She is a bundle of fears, especially of the dark and of water, and continually counts - paces, steps, etc. - to help get through difficult moments. It is an effective physical mannerism that evoked sympathy in me for Lizzy whenever she started to count, and is used as a barometer for her emotional growth.
The physical mannerism Killion has given to Broc was a more annoying one - neck popping. The continual left-right jerk of Broc's head to pop his neck bones really got on my nerves. As a character, Broc is also less interesting than Lizzy. He's always been jealous of his brother's position as heir and his betrothal to the woman Broc has wanted for years, but now that his brother is dead at Lizzy's father's hands, he's not so sure anymore. He quickly falls for Lizzy and there is a lot of lust-think going on right from the beginning; you'd think that being tortured, watching your brother die, and then escaping through dark tunnels would keep a man's mind off his cock, but apparently not. However, Broc continually vacillates on what to do about it. He will have her, he will control himself. He will marry her, he won't marry her. Make up your mind.
There were many moments where the writing took me out of the story - especially the way some words were used. Killion offers a glossary of historic terms at the back of the book, but I'd already looked up one that was used ad naseum: "wowf." It is, as Killion states, a Scottish word which means "deranged," but it is attributed to Sir Walter Scott, 1802 - certainly not a medieval term. And then there is a repeated use of the word "angst," a Victorian word, but one so linked to existentialism and psychology that it stopped me dead in my tracks whenever is was used - and it was used a lot and in very odd ways. For instance, to describe nipples: "Excitement and angst tightened her nipples, sharpening them to sensitive points" and as a synonym for vomit: "She turned toward Lord Hollister and expelled her angst over the front of his elegant surcoat." I kept thinking of Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride - "I do not think it means what you think it means."
Killion certainly knows her way around the love scenes, which are definitely Hot - an AAR colleague recently pointed out that the middle ground in sensuality has been almost absent recently, everything is either Warm or Burning - and I appreciated that. However, the less said about sex on horseback, the better, except to say "Why?" and "Ouch!"
I think Killion has some interesting ideas and characters and stories in her, but she needs more experience in communicating them in an effective and pleasing manner. Her One Desire is ultimately a novel of unfulfilled promise.
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SAN DIEGO - Pets from the Helen Woodward Animal Center who are looking for their forever homes are heading to the Gaslamp Quarter for this year's Comic-Con.
The pets will be dressed in Comic-Con-themed costumes, including "Bark Kent" and "Woof Vader."
They'll be at the Davis House Park, located at 410 Island Ave. on Friday from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.


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This book contains about 120 pictures from the Russian Air Force 100 years anniversary air show held in August 2012 at the Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow. The pictures were all taken outside the base.
The book contains pictures of such iconic Russian planes as the Su-27 Flanker, MiG-29 Fulcrum and the Tu-95 Bear, as well as some very rare types like the An-22 and the Il-80 Maxdome Command and Control aircraft.
Freelance aviation photographer and writer.
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Depends in part on why it has a hole.
If it's old and getting degraded by the sun, it will just tear somewhere else, and wholesale replacement is going to be the best option.
If it was cut by something but is in generally good shape, you can sew a patch to it, overlapping the holed/torn area. You MAY also be able to just melt the edges if it's a small hole.


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This Friday is the Fall Choral Concert entitled, "A Walk Through Choral History".
It will feature the College Choir and Chamber Singers along with Dr. John Gerhold and his wife as narrators.
This concert will be the first event in the new indoor theater of the recently remodeled Simonsen Performing Arts Center (was SAM)!
We will have an ice cream fundraiser immediately following the concert outside of the theater. The sundaes are $2 and will support the Bakersfield College Choral program.
We hope that you will come and support the Bakersfield College Choirs.
Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Suggested donations: $5 faculty, students, seniors, veterans; $10 general


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High flying ex-pat not among doomsayers after Obama win.
Nomination in Romney's sights after Iowa caucuses
If it seems like the US presidential campaign has already lasted a near-eternity, keep in mind: this campaign cycle is actually a bit shorter than the one four years ago.
NZ exporters face uncertainty under Obama
Time will tell as to whether Barack Obama's ascension to the US presidency is a blessing or a curse for NZ business.
Mr Obama made his staunch protectionist credentials a central theme of his election campaign, in stark contrast to Republican candidate John McCain, an ardent free trader.
Mr Obama talked tough on trade at every opportunity, chiefly to woo voters in swing states.
He appears to have successfully stoked the fears of working-class voters that a continuing expansion of free trade by the Republicans would exacerbate job losses and increase poverty.


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October 21, 2011
In prison interview, Dennis Kozlowski talks jail, pay; The former Tyco CEO reflects on his mistakes, concedes he got 'piggy' with pay, and quips that his future job will involve making 'inexpensive shower curtains.' – Wall Street Journal
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Aspiring Drummer Finds Sweet Success: Cheesecake Factory founder David Overton discusses how he turned his parents' struggling dessert business into a $1.6 billion restaurant chain. – Wall Street Journal
Commentary: How Steve Jobs can save the economy – U.S. News
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Encourage staff to share what they know – Business Management Daily
Is lack of trust in leadership causing people to jump ship? – HRMorning.com
Commentary: Steve Wynn sums up the economy in one word – Gather.com
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I'll start by saying that I have never personally taken XAT-7 by Top Secret Nutrition. That being said, this post will be a high-level generic overview of the XAT-7 product.
Top Secret Nutrition XAT-7 Review
According to Top Secret Nutrition, XAT-7 is The Genetic Equalizer – Anabolic Stimulator – Fat Incinerator. Seven Scientifically based metabolic strategies to annihilate fat at it's core while protecting precious muscle.
The XAT-7 package contains some common ingredients that you'll find in fat burner supplements. Those ingredients are:
- Coffee Bean Extract
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- Increase Lipolysis & Fat Oxidation
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Q. Will XAT-7 make me jittery?
A. XAT-7 is a stimulant based product. Begin by taking one capsule to determine your tolerance and based on your tolerance and desired effect take two capsules per serving. If your desire is to be very stimulated take a maximum of three capsules at one time, not exceeding 6 in one day.
Q. Can women take XAT-7?
A. Absolutely, XAT-7 is a powerful fat burning support with muscle protecting components which can be taken by women as well. The dosage for women is lower, just begin slowly and determine your tolerance for the desired effects.


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MEREDITH, NH – Louise Crowley Maheux, 92 formerly of Champlain Ave., Lewiston passed away peacefully Monday January 6th at the Meredith Bay Colony Club.
She was born in Lewiston, June 23, 1921, the daughter of Francis V., and Leda (Dumont) Crowley, Sr.
She was a 1939 graduate of Lewiston High School, and following her education started her own insurance agency known as Hammond Insurance Agency working until her retirement in 1995.
Hobbies included golfing, bowling, and playing cards.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Patrick and husband, Blaine of Bedford, NH; Constance Dube and husband, Paul of Reisterstown, MD; and Sally Wyman and husband Richard of Laconia, NH. Also surviving are five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by two brothers, Francis V., and Hank Crowley, one sister, Vivian Houston as well as her first and second husbands, John Hammond, and Maurice Maheux.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com
MAHEUX died in Meredith, NH; Mrs. Louise C. Maheux age 92 years formerly of Lewiston.
Memorial services honoring Louise's life will be held SATURDAY 2:00PM at the funeral home. Spring burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Memorial donations in Louise's memory may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240
Family and friends are invited to visit Saturday from 12:00-2:00PM only at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023


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Jose Enrique today spoke of his delight at being voted the Standard Chartered Player of the Month for November by Liverpool fans - watch our FREE interview below.
After an outstanding month, the Spaniard collected 45 per cent of the vote in a poll held on this website to see off competition from Luis Suarez (33 per cent) and Daniel Agger (seven per cent).
Enrique made six appearances for Liverpool in November and fired his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic.
The 26-year-old operated in both his traditional full-back role as well as in a left-wing berth to devastating effect.
Upon being presented with the award at Melwood, Enrique told Liverpoolfc.com: "I feel good - it is the first time I have won the award at the club and it is a pleasure. I hope I can continue my form.
"It was okay [playing in midfield]. I feel comfortable there, although I prefer to play as a left-back as it is my position. But if I have to play there again, it is not a problem.
"I have always been an attacking full-back, so the new position is just more attacking than defending, so I feel good there.
"I want to say thank you very much to the supporters who voted for me. I hope I can continue to play like this and try to help the team as much as I can."
Enrique marked his first goal for the club by sucking his thumb in celebration as he dedicated the strike to his unborn baby boy, Adrian.
He added: "It was an amazing feeling to get my first goal. There are just two/three weeks left until he is born then we will have him here and I can't wait for that."
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What the Media Says About Celsias
Celsias Press Releases
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September 2007
Celsias is now ranked third among dozens of climate change websites worldwide, according to 'authority' ranking data on Technorati.com, the leading website ranking company. Technorati has assigned an overall Authority ranking of 5,389 from over 55 million websites it monitors.
Celsias Links 120 countries in climate change projects
August 2007
Celsias will link around 100,000 visitors from 120 countries each month by registering their climate change projects online in the latest version of their popular website.
"Think of Celsias as the ultimate Climate Change project planning resource" says CEO Nick Lewis.
NZ-based Celsias sponsors 6400km bicycle ride across US
June 2007
New Zealand based global warming website Celsias is sponsoring 21 year old physicist Colin Davis on a three month, 6400 kilometer bicycle ride from San Francisco to Boston. Davis will start his Ride to Sustain on 7th of July by Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.
Celsias will follow Davis' ride by featuring regular blog posts, videos from his upcoming documentary and pictures of the projects he visits. "Our Objective in Sponsoring Colin's Ride to Sustain is to help attract attention to his innovative ride by informing the thousands of Celsias members", says Celsias CEO Nick Lewis.
Celsias climate change blog amongst the most popular in the World
February 2007
Celsias has zoomed form obscurity to the top 0.1% of worldwide blogs, according to the blog-ranking organisation, Technorati. And it has done this in less than eight weeks.
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Because of the shorter lifespan of our pets, we stress the importance of an annual physical examination. Thorough check-ups and preventive care can help alleviate serious health problems.
We offer a wide range of veterinary services to keep your companions feeling their best. Click on each service below for more information. If you have questions about any of our services or don't see what you're looking for, give us a call at 814-238-5100!


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These are most of my poems on religion but not all. I have included all my previously published poems. I have not included those that I feel are truly unworthy.
When I was in college, someone, speaking of me, said to a professor, "Steve knows good poetry; he does not know bad poetry." They're probably right. I know what I like. And I like some poems that may not pass critical muster as "good poetry".
This volume is made up of freeform poems (and other nonformula poems) which have religious themes. Some of my poems may fit in more than one theme, but the ones in which the religious theme is primary is here.
(from the "Forword")
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- Finally: the Ephrata Brewfest!
- The fallout of 11 MC bomb threats
- Memorial Day Parade
- Second Friday the 13th
- Farmers market opens May 21
- Hello (again), Dolly!
- Kreider Farms opens silo observation tower
- 'Hello, Dolly!' opens Thursday at EPAC
- 'Somewhereville Station' revisits the 50s and 60s
- Manheim Downtown Development Group will dissolve
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84, Korean War veteran, United Zion resident
Danny Zampino, 84, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz.
Born in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of Frank and Catherine (Dattero) Zampino, who both had immigrated from Italy. He was married to his life-long best friend, Brigid (Cardone) Zampino, for 59 years.
Danny served in the U.S. Army (the Hell on Wheels unit) from 1950 to 1952 and was stationed, among other places, in Germany and Texas. He worked first for the U.S. Postal Service and then for the New York Public Library in Manhattan, where he performed many services including locksmithing, mechanical repairs and building maintenance.
After retiring and moving to Lancaster, he worked part-time for Weis Market. He had a passion for woodworking and, working from his basement shop, made many beautifully designed and detailed gifts for family and friends over the years. Every job he ever undertook was performed with dedication, excellence and love.
He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Lancaster.
In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by two sons: Daniel, husband of Beth Zampino, of Short Hills, N.J.; Tom, husband of Rachel Zampino, of Port Washington, N.Y.; six grandchildren: Steven, Bryan, Kelly, Kaitlin, Elizabeth and Emma; one brother: Michael Zampino; and two sisters: Marie Zampino and Ann Zampino Morreale; brother-in-law: Joseph, husband of Julie Cardone; and many nieces and nephews.
A Catholic Mass was held at St. Anthony of Padua Church on July 16. Entombment took place in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United Zion Retirement Community, 722 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, PA 17543.


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The Mayor's Fitness Council was started by former mayor Will Wynn, in October 2004. Their mission, among other things, included raising "awareness of the cost of health care", promoting "prevention of chronic diseases and better health in Austin", and promoting "the city of Austin as a healthy place to live and work, with the primary goal of becoming "The Fittest City in the U.S."
It is encouraging to see leaders in the community take such an active role in health concerns, because a healthy and active city is a more prosperous one.
Four pillars of health
The council decided that there are four pillars to optimum health, and they include:
- physical activity
- nutrition
- healthy weight
- tobacco-free living
Of course, these are excellent places to start working on in your pursuit of wellness. Physical activity, especially in our more sedentary society, is paramount, and the combination of physical activity and proper nutrition will help you achieve a healthy weight.
Online resources
The Mayor's Fitness Council has a website here, and a .pdf file that outlines their mission statement and general health guidelines can be found here.
The website also features suggestions for places in Austin where you can work out, samples of healthy recipes, and tools to measure your progress, such as the Austin Fitness Index.


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Three Kentucky teens could get prison time for vandalizing a cemetery.
Sheriff's investigators have arrested a 16-year-old boy in Murray and charged him with 14 felony counts for vandalizing a cemetery. They say another teenage boy and an 18-year-old female are also suspects.
Lassiter cemetery was heavily damaged on January 14 when headstones were damaged and overturned. The charge of violating graves is punishable by one to five years in prison.


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It's cool to have swagger, but it's bad to be arrogant. The Chicago Bears got their hats handed to them Monday night when San Francisco backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick actually had the nerve to come and play.
With Chicago playing without their starting QB Jay Cutler, one would think the defense would be prepared to step up and help their offense.
Well, common sense isn't so common, and reports are that the Bears defense was surprised when Kaepernick actually went after them, not just managing the game.
The vaunted Bears defense was embarrassed and terribly unprepared. Some players anonymously admitted they didn't take Kaepernick seriously. One veteran said. "That's a different team than I've been watching." When asked which one, he replied "Both", according to John Mullin of csnchicago.com..
Another called it a wakeup call and the Bears defense expected Kaepernick to "throw a couple to us."
Kaepernick had a QB rating of 133.1, while going 16/23 for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns in his first career start.


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Many people like to take many short trips, during the year, giving them the chance to have more than one vacation. Some people prefer to take a more leisurely vacation getting to see more of what the destination they are visiting have to offer. Both types of travelers will find that a vacation in Southern California can fit into their traveling pattern. These 5 top cities offer lots of attractions along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, or inland, where one can enjoy activities on the land and on the sea.
These five cities are near enough to each other to allow combining them for one long stay, or visiting each individually for a quick getaway. Travel time between Santa Barbara, the furthest north, and Oceanside, the furthest south, is only a few hours and easily reached on one or more of Southern California's freeways.
Oceanside Pier at Sunset
Oceanside is the northern most city in San Diego County and it borders Orange County. This summer the city is marking it's 125th birthday on July 3 with community celebrations and special hotel deals. The small town spans the 5-freeway however most of the activities take place on the ocean side where the 1,000-slip Harbor has shops, restaurants and parking for the many motor homes that bring visitors to enjoy the best weather in the southland.
Among the spectacular attractions is the 1,900-foot long pier which was dedicated in 1987; Mission San Luis Rey the king of California's Spanish Missions; the California Surf Museum; microbreweries; arts & craft events, paddle boarding and surfing.
It is the spectacular sunsets, the 3.5 miles of white sandy beaches that allow many sports activities, and the pedestrian friendly Strand good for walking and rollerblading that visitors remember when they return home.
Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach a city well known for it's beaches, yachts, high priced homes, and luxury hotels is perfect for a getaway. The city has a lot of accommodations to choose from, best known of them is the Balboa Bay Club & Resort that sits on Pacific Coast Highway beside the ocean. This popular city is best visited during the week, especially in the summer when it becomes very crowded.
It's year round Mediterranein climate, world-class shopping at one of the largest malls in the southland - Fashion Island -, close proximity to Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm and Legoland, large range of ocean activities such as sailing, paddleboards, fishing, surfing and other aquatic activities, make it the ideal vacation getaway.
Venture is one of the little known gems of Southern California, great deals to offer the casual weekend visitor and lots more for those who stay longer. It's rich history, adventure activities, cuisine that showcses the local organic farms and seafood fresh from the sea, it offers a taste of the real California.
Nearby is the breathtaking Channel Islands National Park with it's large range of outdoor activities that include whale watching, hiking, Kayaking through sea caves, diving, camping and nature walks led by Naturalist guides. Visiting is made easy as Boats leave the Harbor Village daily. Other options include visiting the National Marine Sanctuary, Los Padres National Forest, a 13-mile coastal bikeway, historical sites, and still more. Visit here to see where to stay, what to do, restaurants and events.
Solvang - Little Denmark
Solvang this city is not on the ocean it offers another side of California which showcases the descendents of Denmark in a Danish Village setting. Just 2 hours from Los Angeles and from Ventura, in the Santa Barbara wine country, it has the feel of Europe while enjoying California weather.
Solvang, known as "Little Denmark" dates back to 1911, here visitors will be delighted with the Scandinavia culture featured in the unique shops, restaurants, and galleries found along the European style streets which lets visitors get around on the Trolley a street car pulled by horses, a surrey bicycle rented from 'Wheel Fun Rentals' or 'Segway tour'.
If possible visit during ther Food & Wine Festival in March, theMission's Fiesta in August, the annual 'Danish Days' festival in September, or Julefest in December.
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is known mainly for the many movie stars, celebrities and east coast millionaires who have homes here. But the city has lots to offer the casual or long term visitor. It's Spanish-style architecture is one of it's many charms where restaurants, museums and theatres can be found under red tiled roofs and the downtown area includes many historical buildings.
This is a city that one might want to stay longer than a weekend as it has so much to offer. Often referred to as the 'American Riviera' there is no lack of activities - in the harbor is Stearns Wharf and other restaurants as well as many events throughout the year; the Zoological garden where one can see, not only the animals, but 30 acres of lush gardens that have magnificent ocean views, a bird sanctuary, and easy access to the Santa Barbara Wine Country where on April 10 - 13 they are having a special event "The Grand Tasting'. A good way to see it all join a walking tour led by locals, through the cities historical districts and beautiful neighborhoods. They also offer Seway Tours, and self-guided tours.


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Steamboat Doubles Volleyball Tournament
est 1981
July 8th - 10th, 2016
Online Registration is Now Open.
22 Divisions & 500+ Teams
Dinosaur 80 Sand: Combined age of team 80+yrs
Men's & Women's Divisions
Coed Grass: AA, A, BB, B
Men's Grass: AA, A, BB, B
Women's Grass: AA, A, BB, B
Junior's Grass: 16u (Born on or after Sept 1, 1999), 14u (Born on or after Sept 1, 2001), 12u (Born on or after Sept 1, 2003)
Men's Sand: Open, 24 teams
Women's Sand: Open, 24 teams
For over 30+ years, Steamboat Doubles has reigned as one of Colorado's premier volleyball tournaments. Now with 19 different divisions and over 550 teams in attendance, Steamboat is the third largest adult 2x2 tournaments in Colorado, one of the largest events in the country and a "must play" on the Colorado Mountain Tourney circuit. Make your plans early...with the Hot Air Balloon Festival, Arts and Crafts Fair and Rodeo also in town, rooms sell out early. We look forward to seeing you the week after July 4th each summer for an awesome weekend of volleyball in the heart of the Colorado Rockies.
Thanks to all that played in 2015, as with every year you helped make it the biggest Steamboat Doubles tournament ever with 550 teams. The weather was perfect this year, with "almost" no rain and the competition was even better. Congratulations to all our winners, to get the FULL results of all divisions just click on Results/Entries on the left.
The Steamboat Doubles Team


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May 1, 2013
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
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SEATTLE - Seamus Labrum surprised his parents four years ago. He decided to break free from his native East Coast to be a coxswain in Washington's national powerhouse rowing program.
When he did, his coach at Holy Spirit High School in Cape May, N.J., took a poster off his office wall and gave it to the newest Husky.
It was commemorating the Windermere Cup.
"My high school coach had coached at Penn, and he had the poster from when he was there," Labrum said Wednesday. "I have it in my house here now.
"That's when I learned it's a pretty big deal here. It's special, the Windermere Cup."
Wildly so.
If you are anywhere near Seattle on Saturday morning, and especially if you've never been to a Windermere Cup, you owe it to yourself to be at the Montlake Cut.
It's the largest free party in Seattle, put on by UW, Windermere Real Estate and the Seattle Yacht Club. Windermere spends about hundreds of thousands of dollars per year putting on the event. It flies in the opposing teams - this year it's Cornell and Dartmouth -- then houses and feeds them here for three or more days. The company's employees take as much of 20 percent of their work time towards the regatta each year.
The Seattle Yacht Club pays for the log boom in Lake Washington to which swarms of boats tie to view the Cup races and boat parade afterward; this year's theme is "Hawaiian Magic." SYC also pays the overtime for Seattle Police to patrol and secure the event, and for the Seattle Fire Department to inspect the sites.
And for you and me, it's all free.
Before the college powers go at it late in the morning, 800-plus athletes race, from kids to masters, from British Columbia to California, in a mega regatta. The first race at 9:55 a.m. features men's eight boat for 50-plus-year olds. Teams from legendary Puget Sound boat designer Pocock Racing, plus from Sammamish, Vashon Island, and Willamette, Ore., are in that one.
The University of British Columbia has a boat in the women's college open eight race at 10:31. So does the University of Portland. The University of Victoria in B.C. is in the women's freshman eight race at 11 a.m. Lake Oswego, Ore., is in the Referee Cup, the boys' high-school eight, at 10:52. And so on.
"It's a renowned, international regatta now. It has been for years," says UW director of rowing Bob Ernst, who with legendary UW coach Dick Erickson and Windermere founder John Jacobi got the world-champion Soviet Union to come for the first Windermere Cup in 1987.
Those Soviets thought Ernst, their host and van driver for that week, was in the CIA.
"The most important thing is, it's part of the fabric of the community, you know?" Ernst said. "Seattle is an outdoor-sports community. It's still a work-hard community. And the people identify with rowing in our part of the country - in a different way than football or basketball, but they see it as one of the parts of our culture.
"And the Windermere Cup is a hallmark for that sport."
Just before noon on Saturday, when Labrum commands the No. 1-ranked UW men's varsity eight boat to stare down Dartmouth, Cornell and the tens of thousands of fans that will line the 2,000-meter course from Union Bay through the one-of-a-kind Montlake Cut, it's supposed to be idyllic. As in, 70 degrees and sunny, with little wind.
I mean, the Windermere Cup is a rockin' party when it's raining, blowing and 50. What do you think it's going to be like in this weather this weekend?
"I'll tell you what: The statement will be this Saturday with everyone out on the log boom, 75 degrees, everyone cheering, families bringing their kids down on blankets along the Cut," Ernst said.
"And all for the right price."
This is Labrum's fourth and final Windermere Cup.
UW's senior coxswain has coxed the United States' national four in the grand final of the 2011 under-23 world championships in Amsterdam.
He has coxed the U.S. men's four to a silver medal at last year's U-23 world championships in Lithuania. This school year he's won gold for UW at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, and then beaten host the graduate students of Cambridge on the famed "Boat Race" course along the Thames in London.
Yet to him, nothing compares to the Windermere Cup.
It's, well, poster worthy.
"I mean, I've also been to Henley to race, but as a competitor there is nothing like the Windermere Cup," Labrum said in the dining room of his team's Conibear Shellhouse three days before the 27th renewal of perhaps the most unique crew race/civic celebration in the world.
"Nothing comes as close to racing inside a stadium. All the boats. All the people lining the cut, screaming and cheering. They drown me out.
"It's exhilarating, it really is."
"I've also been to Henley to race, but as a competitor there is nothing like the Windermere Cup."
As former conference and world champion Husky rower Michael Callahan, the coach of Washington's men's team that has won four of the last six national championships and 10 of the last 11 Windermere Cups, says: "When you are warming up behind all the yachts you can feel it. Then when you come around the yachts to line up and look down the cut a tingle goes down your spine."
Labrum's job as coxswain is to make the stroke calls and keep the eight rowers in perfect harmony for just under 6 minutes across all 2,000 meters of the course. That's relatively easy to do for practices, which UW does at dawn in front of a few geese and maybe a shoreline jogger or biker.
It's an entirely different challenge unlike any other in the world for a coxswain when he tries to make his calls over 30,000 screaming partiers and their blaring yacht horns - not to mention the Husky Band rockin' full notes out from along the finish line.
Todd Kennett, the coach of Cornell's men's team, raced for the Big Red. He came in second to UW in the 1991 Windermere Cup.
"It's just insanely loud," Kennett said Wednesday of the Montlake Cut crowd. "We couldn't hear the coxswain, so someone has to knock on the side of the boat to make a call.
"As awesome as many events go, this may be one of the premier ones. Just the way it's set up, the course, the fans, and how fair it is for everyone to race.
"It's definitely an event like no other. It's unreal."
When all those cheers are for the Huskies, no wonder Washington's varsity eight is 19-2 in Windermere Cup final races since 1991.
"Oh, yeah, it's pure adrenaline for the guys with all that noise in the cut. You can definitely feel it. If I don't call a split the power in the boat still goes up," said Labrum, who coxed the men's A boat that won the varsity four in last year's Cup - while fellow New Jersey native Sam Ojserkis coxed Washington's varsity eight to win in his senior year.
Rather than throw up his arms and enjoy the ride, Labrum and the fellow modern-day coxswains have technology on their side.
"Now, we've got the speaker system," Labrum says while a wry smile. "I can turn it up to 11 so they can hear me."
This is just the 10th time in 27 Windermere Cups that UW's men's and the women's teams will each face the same opponents. Plus, Cornell and Dartmouth are each bringing their junior-varsity-eight teams to Seattle, giving this Cup added depth.
Ernst and Callahan and Windermere have wanted to get top Ivy League crews into the Cup for some time now. Because Cornell and Dartmouth had been scheduled for their own event late in the season, UW invited both to the Windermere and combined the two Cups. That's how this is the first Windermere Cup to not have an international entry.
Ryan Ganong is Dartmouth's senior captain. He is as pumped as he is honored to be rowing in his first Windermere Cup. Even though UW is coming off a come-from-behind victory over archrival California on a windy, choppy day on a shortened course in the Montlake Cut last weekend, he doesn't see the Huskies letting down. Not for this huge opening day to Seattle's boating season.
"We see Washington every year at the IRAs (rowing national championships in New Jersey)," Ganong said via Skype on Wednesday. "And we are really blown away by their rowing.
"We aspire to be them. It's a huge privilege to be racing out there."
Here's the thing about crew: Not only is the Windermere Cup a top-flight event with some of the world's best teams, the rowers themselves aren't too shabby.
Ryan Schroeder is UW's national-champion six seat. He rowed from the five seat in the Americans' gold medal boat in last year's world championships. The senior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., was also on the Pac-12's All-Academic second team last year. He is about to earn - and I mean, earn -- his degree in aeronautical engineering.
Last year, days after they won the national championship, departing Huskies seniors Robert Squires, Reiner Hershaw and C.J. Miller became commissioned officers in the United State Navy and Marine Corps http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/062012aaa.html.
And Ojserkis accepted an admissions officer to do graduate school at Cambridge University - and hosted the Huskies when they raced there this season http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/021313aap.html.
Seamus now has a chance to follow him to England.
He is a double major, in communications and political science. He was on the dean's list last quarter and last year. He was on the Pac-12's All-Academic first team in 2012.
He's already been accepted to Cambridge. He's also weighing law school; he's on the waiting list at UW's and is also considering Santa Clara's.
"The kids on our team are competitors. Not only do they compete on the water, they compete in the classroom," Ernst said. "It is pretty rewarding when you see the number of student-athletes that actually get into med school, that get into law school, that get into the MBA programs that they want to get into. It's a big hallmark. It's a big part of Washington rowing.
"Across the country I think in rowing programs academic achievement is important. And I think one of the reasons that it's important is that nobody is going to hand you a contract to play another sport when you done with college. The apex of our game is making it to the Olympics. And win a medal at the Olympics and usually what you end up with is that - plus a whole bunch of bills to pay.
"That's the difference. Our athletes understand that they have to make their own way when they graduate and after they finish their sport. For the most part, they take advantage of that opportunity."
So Saturday morning -- on what will be an ideal day at an ideal, one-of-a-kind Seattle event -- you should take advantage of one, too.
About Gregg Bell Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director of Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000.
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Noting that a given game is "like" another game can be a helpful tool in a number of ways. If you're told at the outset that a game involves card drafting, for example, you have an immediate sense of the game before a teacher opens his/her mouth or you open the rule book. On the other hand, trying to characterize a game by comparing it to another game with a similar mechanic can be misleading, or in some cases, a complete turn-off. You'll pardon the presumption, but I think a lot of gamers would shy away from a game if they were told it was 'like' Monopoly, or used a 'roll and move' mechanic (like Monopoly).
That said, let's talk about Gamewright's Sushi Go, a card drafting, set collection, simultaneous action selection, hand management card game that immediately struck me as similar to another game, which, under normal circumstances, I'd name specifically. However, one of the five people with whom I played Sushi Go recently, referred to this other game as "one of the most boring games (he'd) ever played" and with some reservations, I'd agree with him. For the moment, let's pass on the inclination to bad-mouth the game to which Sushi Go can be likened and let the Gamewright offering stand or fall on its own merits. Later, maybe, we can reveal the comparison, and see if it holds up.
Okay, after requisite shuffling, a certain number of cards, dependent on player numbers (2-5), is dealt from a deck of 108; between seven and 10 per player. The game takes place over three rounds of play. Cards used in each round are not shuffled back into the deck for dealing in subsequent rounds, so you'll be working with a diminishing number of options as the three-round game progresses. For this reason, you might want to take note early of the number of each type of card available in the game. There are, for example, 14 Sashimi cards in the deck, and you need three of them to earn 10 points (no more, no less). If you've watched four sets of three go by in the first two rounds of play, there's no point trying to collect them in round three. Keeping track of cards as they're played and disappear between rounds is important, I'd say, especially when it comes to Pudding cards, which we'll get to in a minute.
Our group, which started with four and would expand between games to five, had never played this before, and were learning it from me, who'd never played it before either. Straightforward rules had us underway in a matter of minutes, each of the four of us with eight cards in our hand. Each of us selects a single card from among those we hold, and places it face down in front of us until all players have made their decision. The single card is then turned over, while the remaining cards are passed to the player on our left (a variant suggests passing right and left, alternately). This continues until all cards in the round are in displays in front of the players. These displays are scored, according to card values.
The group determines which player has the most Maki Rolls in their display (individual Maki Roll cards depict from one to three Maki Rolls). The player with the most gets six points. The player with the second most gets three points. Ties are split evenly (3 and 1 point). Displays are then perused for Tempura cards (every two of which are worth five points), Sashimi cards (every three worth 10 points) and Dumpling cards (with progressive points from 1 to 10, dependent on the number in a player's display).
Then we have the Nigiri and Wasabi cards. Nigiri cards are worth 1 point (egg nigiri), 2 points (salmon nigiri) or 3 points (squid nigiri). However, if you have managed to place a Nigiri card atop a Wasabi card (with no independent value), your points for that Nigiri card are tripled. A Wasabi card is only good for tripling a single Nigiri card, though you can have multiple Wasabi cards tripling multiple Nigiri cards. You do not score by putting a Wasabi card atop a Nigiri card, only by placing a Nigiri card (dipping it into) atop a Wasabi card.
Two more types of cards to talk about. Pudding cards, which unlike other cards, do not get moved to a discard pile at the end of a round, and stay in your area throughout the three rounds of play. When the final round is scored, the player with the most Pudding cards will earn six points, while the player with the least (or none) will have six points deducted from their score. Players split positive or negative points in the event of ties, and if, by chance, all players have the same amount (there are 10 Pudding cards in the deck), nobody scores points.
Finally, Chopstick cards, which have no intrinsic value and thus, do not figure into the scoring at all. Instead, they are used during round play to give multiple players the opportunity to play two cards on their turn, instead of just one. On a given round, a player must first put the Chopstick card onto his display. On a subsequent turn, with that card on display and just before everyone reveals the single card they're keeping, the player with the Chopstick card calls "Sushi Go," places a second card down on his/her display, picks up the Chopstick card, and puts it into the hand of cards that he/she is passing to another player.
The group that gathered to play this, played it five times in a row; three with four players, and then, two with five, when we hailed someone over to join us. Fifteen rounds altogether. That says more about the reaction than any words, although there were a few; quick, easy, fun.
We learned a few things, too, that will serve us in the future. Do not ignore the collection of Pudding cards, for example. The way this game plays out, the loss of six points, if you end up with the least amount of Pudding cards, is significant. Keep track of cards. Not only those that are being passed in a given round, but those that remain to be dealt. Because of their multiplier effect, you should never pass a Wasabi card (you'll be forced to do this if, for whatever reason, you have two in your hand). Do not underestimate the power of the Chopsticks card, and consider carefully before invoking your "Sushi Go" option of playing two cards out of your hand. You're not likely to come across the opportunity to put a Squid Nigiri (three points) atop a Wasabi card very often, but you should always be on the lookout for this combination, which is worth nine points, more sometimes than you can earn in other ways in a single round.
Like many Gamewright offerings, Sushi Go features quality card stock and comes in an attractive, portable metal tin for safekeeping. It's also a lot of fun, with just the right touch of strategic thinking involved to elevate it above a strictly children's game. It's age range begins with 8-year-olds, and it's a good one for them, because while they'll have a tendency to not understand the long-term planning necessary to pull off a victory over adult opponents right away, it won't take long for them to grasp it. Game one will get them thinking about the ways to maximize their scoring opportunities, while subsequent plays will have them performing in ways to make that happen. Good learning game for the younger set, and devilishly clever exercise for elder gamers, too.
Sushi Go, designed and with artwork by Phil Walker-Harding, is published by Gamewright Games, who graciously provided me with a review copy. It features a two-player variant, but is better with three or more, aged 8 and up. It's been rated just under a thousand times on BoardGameGeek and maintains a respectable 7.14 average. It can be purchased for around $10. Fyi, the game to which it is most compared is 7 Wonders.


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Protoculture - Black Sun / SilverRBR014 - July 25th, 2010
Compared to his previous productions, Nate Raubenheimer seemed to have calmed down a little with his tracks 'Black Sun' and 'Silver'. Within the past seven years the South African producer released many Break Beat and Goa tracks, like this year's 'Love Technology' and the track 'Natural Selection' back in the year 2004. With this new track-duo he reduced the beats per minute and proves that he knows exactly what the darker side of trance is about.
Both 'Silver' and 'Black Sun' make you go on that odyssey of lovely, night-black progressive-trance. 'Silver' joins the ranks of outstanding, complex instrumentals, that combine a lovely melody with soul-soothing prog-trance sounds. 'Black Sun' kicks off with bold beats and rises up to a melodic-euphoric-break down.Somewhere in the back it makes use of a mesmerizing female vocal, that knows when to take a break to create an energetic, breath-taking climax.
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Games come in all genres and sizes. Some are horrific, some are gripping, and others are just plain wacky. It's those titles that tend to stick the player long after he or she has put it down. Well, today we are going to take a look at once such title. This is eight foot-tapping world of 'Octodad: Dadliest Catch.'
'Dadliest Catch' is the sequel to Octodad and continues the tale of our favorite cephilopod father and his family. He was able to avoid the crazy cook once but now the maniac is on to him and so maybe his own wife Scarlet. She starts putting strings of information together, and slowly begins to realize what could be going on. But, for now, there's a trip to the aquarium to think about.
The controls of this game are similar to the first, in the way that the player controls Octodad and must get him through a maze of everyday obstacles in order to complete objectives.
If the first game was a favorite, the sequel will leave a player in stitches with laughter.


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The surgeon that performs microsurgery already see 3D with depth during the surgery, finally we have a solution to capture what the surgeon it's seeing through the microscope.
The 3D technology that is used in the movie industry, TV shows and video gaming arrived to the medical area, one of the biggest applications it's the 3D visualization during the surgical procedures.
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Don't Be Fooled By The Minnesota Power Phone Scam, Here's Details
Minnesota Power has released details about a phone scam going on with their customers. First of all, a warning to everyone, don't be afraid to ask questions of anyone calling you wanting information or money. If they are legit, they will have the right answers, and if they don't satisfy your curiosity, you can hang up. That being said:


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Learning Java EE 5 by mail... For Free
By pelegri on Oct 09, 2006
Sang is doing another of his free online courses. This time is Java EE with Passion! The course covers quite a bit of material, with more emphasis on the Web Tier area, but some of the new Java EE 5 APIs are also covered. This course is conducted by email; check What is like to take this course.
Coincidentally, the new, in-depth, course on Java EE 5 from Sun is also available; I'll describe it in an entry tomorrow morning.


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It appears as if Gainward is giving away free PSP's with its 8800 Ultra cards, but sadly this only appears to be the case in China. Considering that these cards retail for around US$940 in China, the "free" PSP doesn't seem quite as free, especially when you consider that people in China doesn't make the same kind of wages as someone in the Western world.
It would be interesting if Gainward is extending this offer, even though it's only the Value Pack PSP, it's still worth around US$140 which is a pretty decent "freebie". The offer in China is limited until the end of June and is by redemption, so even if you happen to be in China over the next month, you won't be able to cash in on this special offer.


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19 Hours: Stanford Field Hockey
2011: NFHCA All-Academic selection ... one of 10 players to start all 21 games ... scored four goals and dished out one assist for a total of nine points ... attempted 21 shots, with 15 of those coming on goal ... fired off a season-high three shots in a match on three occasions ... against Appalachian State (Nov. 3), contributed one goal and one assist.
2010: Played in all 21 games, making two starts ... contributed five goals and three assists for a total of 13 points ... attempted 25 shots ... tallied two game-winning goals ... chipped in with career-high four shots against UC Davis (Sept. 3) ... collected the first assist of her career against Robert Morris (Sept. 13) ... credited with the game-winning goal in 4-2 upset win over Wake Forest (Sept. 27).
2009: NFHCA All-Academic selection ... appeared in 15 games, making three starts ... contributed three goals, including her first career score in a win over Kent State (Sept. 6) ... finished with eight shots on the year, seven of which were on goal ... added a season-high three shot attempts against Appalachian State (Nov. 5).
2008: Redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in field hockey and soccer ... First Team All-League and First Team Central Coast Section during her senior season ... served as her field hockey team's captain last year ... also enjoyed a successful soccer career, earning First Team Central Coast Section and Honorable Mention All-League accolades.
Personal: Parents are Michael and Susie Mitchell ... hobbies include painting, reading, singing and playing sports.
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Blue Rodeo will headline the kick off of Trent University's 50th anniversary celebrations.
According to a news release posted March 27 at BlueRodeo.com, the veteran Canuck roots rockers will perform as part of the University's anniversary kick-off weekend slated for Aug. 7-10.
The show takes place on Fri., August 8 in Peterborough, ON at Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Special guest artists will be Burning Hell.
For ticket information, check out BlueRodeo.com or TrentU.ca.
Blue Rodeo wrapped up the east coast leg of their winter Canadian tour in support of their latest studio album "In Our Nature" in Montreal earlier this month and this week were among the winners of the prestigious 2014 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy was announced among the final 2014 Juno Awards presenters and will be part of a tribute to 2014 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Bachman-Turner Overdrive, scheduled to close the Juno ceremonies on March 30 at Winnipeg's MTS Centre.
Blue Rodeo has also been named the official ambassadors of Record Store Day 2014 in Canada, which is set for Sat., April 19 and will be reissuing their classic 1989 album "Diamond Mine" as a double LP on blue and green 180-gram vinyl to commemorate the event.
See BlueRodeo.com for more details.
Did you know? Blue Rodeo were inducted in Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2012.


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On Tuesday, the Bridgeport Bluefish added some major star power their roster when they announced the signing of former major league star Dontrelle Willis.
Drafted in the eighth round of the 2000 amateur draft—No. 213 overall—the then 21-year-old fireballer burst on national scene in 2003 when he won 14 games, including two complete-game shutouts, for the Florida Marlins. That year, Willis, with a fastball clocked in the high 90s, struck out 142 batters while walking only 58. Averaging 8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched, and recording a 3.45 ERA, Willis was a key member of the Marlins' staff that also included Josh Beckett, AJ Burnett, Carl Pavano and Brad Penny. That year, the Marlins topped the Yankees in the World Series four games to two, and Willis appeared in three games in relief. Nicknamed "D-Train," Willis was named to the 2003 National League All-Star team and earned NL Rookie of the Year recognition.
His best year in the big leagues came in 2005 when he won more games than anyone in Major League Baseball—22--with seven complete games and five shutouts. His final stat line was 22-10, 2.63 ERA, 170 strikeouts in 236.1 innings pitched, and came in second in National League Cy Young voting. Overall, Willis has a 72-68 record, including eight shutouts and 15 complete games with a 4.17 ERA and 869 strikeouts in 1221.2 innings pitched with four Major League teams—Florida, Detroit, Arizona, and Cincinnati.
Earlier this season, Willis appeared two games for the Fresno Grizzlies, the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Last season, Willis started the season with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League before signing with the Los Angeles Angles and pitching for the Angels AAA affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees.
The Bluefish will finish the first half by embarking on a four-game road trip to York, Pa., where they will take on the Revolution. They return on home on Monday, July 14, when they will play the legendary Stratford Brakettes in an exhibition fastpitch softball game. Then, after a three-day All-Star break, the Bluefish will open the second half with a three-game series vs. the Somerset Patriots beginning Fri., July 18. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. For tickets, click HERE.


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About this event
- Web site
- science.energy.gov…
- When
- 3 Feb 2014
- Where
- Washington, DC, United States
- Registration deadline
- Jan 27, 2014
- Organiser
- Department of Energy, Office of Science
- Contact address
- United States
Enrico Fermi Awards Ceremony
Presentation of the 2013 Enrico Fermi Awards
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The Cranky Product Manager has started a poll about the value of product management certifications. Do you think that a certificate from some reputable organization like Pragmatic Marketing, AIPMM, or PDMA magnifies your career possibilities, or makes your daily job easier? Or do people treat them like honorary degrees from Harvard?
Earlier this year, PM certification provoked some interesting dialogue on this blog. Other product management blogs also regularly take notice when this topic reappears, or start the conversation rolling on their own.
Why does certification set the PM bloggers a-jumpin'? I don't think it's that product managers feel unappreciated, and therefore need to cling to whatever validation they can get, even if it's limited to a 21" by 27" frame. There's more going on here.
An optimistic interpretation might follow this line of logic: Technology companies realize that they're not getting the adoption they deserve. When the economy dips in a southerly direction, they also don't get the revenue. Therefore, they've come to appreciate that (a) they need people who can stay on top of use cases, customer requirements, competitive threats, and the like; (b) the skills needed be competent at this particular combination of computer science and social science don't grow on trees; (c) we haven't really done more than throw people into the PM role with no training, and no career development; so (d) we need some outside help in training PMs at core job functions. And, to be brutally honest, to help companies understand what those job functions are in the first place.
A pessimistic interpretation might look like this: People are under increasing pressure to justify what they do in technology companies. Product managers aren't alone, but since many people don't understand what they do, and why it's important, an extra layer of justification is necessary. Certification, therefore, sends the message that, yes, product management is important enough to be certified, and the qualifications are more demanding than just having opposable thumbs and yeoman-like skills using Microsoft Office.
Go take the poll, and ponder the subject for yourself. Whatever the real value of certification, the more interesting part may be the discussions about certification.
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Comment from Ted Gary on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:57
I don't have any PM certifications and although I think certification has some value I doubt that it can assess the important "soft" skills such as interviewing prospects, problem solving, and strategic thinking. It is important to know the PM fundamentals, but they alone don't guarantee success.
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Comment from Alena (not verified) on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 21:54
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.Alenahttp://www.smallbusinessavenues.com
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Comment from Tom Grant on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 14:04
Ted, it's also an open question what that set of skills is. I think the best way to look at certification is, "Here's a reputable, verifiable way to demonstrate that a PM has been trained in a particular skill." Leave out the question of what the overall skill set for PM is.And Alena, many thanks.
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Court Kills Redevelopment: Stories from across the state
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that the state can eliminate local redevelopment agencies that subsidize construction projects in cities across California.
The ruling is a huge win for Gov. Jerry Brown and Sacramento lawmakers who axed redevelopment in June as part of an effort to close a multi-billion dollar state budget deficit. On the other end of spectrum: cities like San Diego that were counting on redevelopment dollars to help pay for a range of projects, including a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers.
The court's decision drew swift reaction from politicians, pundits and members of the media. Here are links to some of the stories from across San Diego and elsewhere:
Lawmakers seek redevelopment compromise | AP
Court allows elimination of redevelopment agencies | NYTimes.com
Redevelopment entities dealt a death blow | WSJ
Officials vow to work on redevelopment reboot | latimes.com
EDITORIAL: Court kills sacred cow of crony capitalism | The Orange County Register
EDITORIAL: Court makes right call in dissolution of redevelopment agencies | Contra Costa Times
EDITORIAL: Court made right decision | LA Daily News
EDITORIAL: Revive – and repair – redevelopment | SignOnSanDiego.com
California Supreme Court hands Gov. Brown a win on redevelopment | Sacramento Bee
Court puts redevelopment agencies out of business | latimes.com
Redevelopment ruling will slow affordable housing construction | SignOnSanDiego.com
Redevelopment Dead, court says | SignOnSanDiego
What Redevelopment's Death Means for San Diego | voiceofsandiego.org
Court Rules State Can Abolish Redevelopment Agencies | KPBS.org
Local pols react to Supreme Court redevelopment agency ruling | The Daily Transcript
Court kills redevelopment, jeopardizing many local projects | North County Times
Sanders calls this a sad day for San Diego | SignOnSanDiego.com
Escondido ballpark dead, says mayor | SignOnSanDiego.com
Twitter Reacts to Redevelopment News | Storify
State wins OK to abolish redevelopment agencies | SF Gate
California Supreme Court allows redevelopment money grab | San Jose Mercury News
California Supremes Rule, Redevelopment is History | KQED's John Myers
Read the California Supreme Court redevelopment decision | Sacramento Bee
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The Court didn't kill Redevelopment; the Assembly, State Senate and the Governor did that. All the Court did was re-affirm the legislative branch's (with the Governor's approval) right to establish and abolish public agencies.
I read a recent comment on this blog: "When involved in a traffic accident, there is the doctrine of 'last clear chance' that determines who is most responsible."
Some would say the court is responsible. But, Alger is technically correct. In this case, the court wasn't ruling on the merits or even legality of redevelopment, it was ruling on whether the legislature and governor had the authority to disband redevelopment agencies.
It is the Governor's responsibility (last clear chance) to veto portions of the budget that he does not agree with. On the other hand, it is not the Court's responsibility to substitute its judgement for that of the Legislature. I hope we can all agree that a judiciary that does more than rule on the Constitutionality of legislation is a dangerous judiciary, even when we don't agree with the legislation in question.
Yes, Alger, agreed. Yet, many cities, mayors and councilmembers were pinning their hopes on the court being the last clear chance. The separation of powers, however, makes it crystal clear the court doesn't (uhhh…shouldn't) make legislative decisions. The court ruled that the decision was indeed a legislative (followed by an executive) responsibility.
I honestly don't follow.
I am not an expert on this subject and would invite anyone to clarify where I am wrong, but the Redevelopment Agencies and the process seems very big government to me. Aren't most of what they do public/private partnerships? Like building parking lots for condos and apparently possibly a stadium for the Chargers? Aren't we better served taking these funds and trying to do something about our massive deficit rather than helping out the private sector? Aren't we the side who believes in free markets and letting the private sector make things better without government interference?
I feel like I am missing something.
I think sending all our tax dollars to Sacramento and having to beg for pennies back is the biggest problem. At least redevelopment let us keep our money in San Diego.
Michael A. Schwartz:
No, you have it right. There are some very good people who get sidetracked with "It is to big to fail because it is local and our thing." Sacramento has pulled a raid and the Supreme Court says the raid is legal. Now is an opportunity to let free markets work and begin to put a nail in the crony capitalism coffin. Let the privates who want to get their hands on local tax dollars advocate local tax measures legislatively or ballot-wise and see if the voters affirm them or stare them down. At least it would be up front.
As for Sacramento, let the Leviathan spenders of other peoples money default. Not one more penny for their insatiable avaricious appetites.
Michael says, "Aren't we the side who believes in free markets and letting the private sector make things better without government interference?"
Mole responds, "let free markets work and begin to put a nail in the crony capitalism coffin."
Sounds great, but do we really believe that the free market, devoid of all government interference or assistance, would have provided all that makes San Diego great? In other words, would everything that makes our lives better really have penciled out in a subsidy-free world and therefore would any of it have been built if the motive was simply private-sector profit?
Would we have Balboa Park, Mission Bay, Horton Plaza, The Gaslamp District, etc. were it not for government subsidies? Would we have professional sports teams or even collegiate sports teams were it not for "crony capitalism?"
It is easy to rail against perceived corruption, but before we put "the final nail in that coffin," I encourage us to be careful of what we ask for.
Would we have massive debt, a massive deficit, and massive unemployment had we just let the private sector succeed or fail on its own and stop subsidizing them with tax funds?
It is easy to rail against all of this because we are right, Alger.
I read Mr. Faulconer's post and he seems all in favor of the Redevelopment Agencies. I did not read Ms. Dumanis' post because I am not really interested in her progressive, big government views on anything, frankly. It seems like many local Republicans are on the side of the Redevelopment Agencies, but no part of this seems very Republican.
So there are a few parts here.
1. San Diego tax money goes up to Sacramento and then they send it to Redevelopment Agencies who work with local municipalities to do a variety of projects including many private/public construction projects. How can we support any part of this process and still be the party of limited government and free markets? We are Chinese loans away from being Obamanomics.
2. The legislature came up with these agencies and now that the state is in dire need of revenue to cover the ridiculous spending the Democrats refuse to cut, they are going to do away with the agencies. Which, if you read the letter of the law, they are able to do since they created them, but many Republicans seemed to be hoping this panel of judges would rule against the legislature because the Redevelopment Agencies "create jobs"? How can we support this part and be the party that is against activist judges and government stimulus packages?
3. From the agencies the city would get a large chunk of money that they could spend on fixing potholes and sewer lines and free them up to spend other money on the big daddy of all public/private partnerships: a downtown Chargers stadium. San Diego is on the brink of bankruptcy and they want to spend hundreds of millions to supplement a business that makes billions in profit every year and there are Republicans who not only think this is a good idea, they described it as "an opportunity"?
If you want to attack this thing, attack the fact that Sacramento has to take so much money out of the private sector, job-creators and are still running a deficit.
I spoke to Assemblyman Fletcher about this a few months back. After he deleted my post on his Facebook page asking him why these Redevelopment Agencies were a good idea, he told me on the phone that fundamentally the public/private partnerships weren't something he supported, but he wanted to keep the tax money in San Diego rather than Sacramento. (I am paraphrasing) Personally, I would rather keep the tax money in the pockets of the people who had to pay those taxes, but Assemblyman Fletcher is doing the best he can with the leftists he has to work with up in Sacramento. I get that. However, he said that there is no way this is an end-around play to build the Chargers a stadium and then use the new stadium as a feather in his cap when he ran for mayor. But then the next morning I saw Mr. Fletcher on the news with Mayor Sanders celebrating the new funds that the city will have to build a new stadium for the Chargers. Uh…'scuse me?
My questions are broad for a post that was only on the court's decision, but none of this is making any sense. I don't know who or what to cheer for here. I appreciate Mole's remarks, but it boils down to either I am wrong and missing something or we need to get back to fundamentals, folks.
Happy New Year!
Michael A. Schwartz:
You are right, "…we need to get back to fundamentals, folks."
Congressman Bob Filner on KUSI this morning has a different take then the 3 Republican candidates for Mayor.
p.s. All property taxes including the former Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Tax Increment (TI) stay local per the California Constitution. The only thing that will change is the formula for dividing the $174 million in Tax Increment between the City, County, and local schools.
The one possible good solution to this redevelopment mess is not gonna happen — lower the taxes! Instead we are shifting taxpayer money from one central planning agency to another.
On balance, I'll reluctantly favor this switch, as these mushrooming redevelopment fiefdoms too often ride roughshod over local property rights. All the good redevelopment supposedly does is based on the false premise that, without redevelopment agencies, ZERO property improvement would occur in a district boundary.
As to affordable housing, redevelopment agencies have an abysmal record of poorly utilizing taxpayer dollars to provide such shelter. We pay FAR more when the "affordable" housing bureaucrats and their rules get involved in the building process — sometimes double or even triple the cost of equivalent privately built housing.
And why should the poor get new housing? Why not buy up EXISTING basic housing units for the poor, for FAR less cost per apartment? Fred Schnaubelt has written extensively on this difference locally.
It is amusing that many Republicans who rail against national central planning LOVE local central planning. Naturally, part of the problem is the lucrative crony capitalism that feathers the nests of some of these wingless RINO's.


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A Louisiana Senator, Elbert Guillory of Opelousas, is opposing a bill that would close loopholes in a state cockfighting ban, saying it threatens the legitimate, less bloody sport of "chicken boxing."
Guillory says his area of rural Louisiana, like much of 'Floriduh' does not "Do things like normal people do. We march to our own washboard."
He fought to keep cockfighting legal prior to the ban. He said chicken boxing is a sport that uses some of the paraphernalia involved in cockfighting, but he did not specify what paraphernalia that was although "When you tape a chicken's claws, add padded gloves, and use a referee, then technically, you're boxing.
Next thing you know, they'll go after rabbit wrestling and beaver brawling. Then we'll have nothing to do on a Saturday night."
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A Kang Wong jaywalking charge was filed against an 84-year-old man this weekend in New York City after the man was allegedly caught illegally crossing the street, then beaten and arrested. The story sparked a national outcry after news arrived that police had brutally attacked the Asian senior citizen — who does not speak English — and left him in need of hospitalization just for simply jaywalking. NewsMax gives what details are known on this developing crime report involving the NYPD this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.
The shocking incident apparently started when 84-year-old Kang Wong was jaywalking on the Upper West Side of New York City. Police suddenly stopped him and trying giving him a ticket for the well-known urban infraction. However, the senior citizen ended up in a local medical center less than an hour later following a beating from law enforcement officers.
Witnesses to the crime alleged that some sort of physical altercation began between Wong and the police after Wong tried walking away when police were giving him the ticket. The 84-year-old man, who does not speak English, was said to grow "distraught." A fight seemingly broke out, as the elderly man was soon left with a bloody face, arrested, and then rushed to a hospital room — these consequences coming from a man crossing the light.
"The guy didn't seem to speak English. The cop walked him over to the Citibank [where the officer] stood him up against the wall and was trying to write him a ticket," Fordham University law student Ian King, 24, told the Post.
"The man didn't seem to understand, and he started walking away," King continued. "The cop tried to pull him back, and that's when he began to struggle with the cop."
"As soon as he pushed the cop, it was like cops started running in from everywhere," King noted.
Following the Kang Wong jaywalking attack, the senior citizen was said to have suffered a number of minor cuts to the face and a bloody lip. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, then ordered to the 24th Precinct police station for formal processing.
"The 84-year-old man's son, an attorney who refused to give his name, arrived at the police station Sunday evening where he discussed the incident with reporters after claiming the NYPD had given him the run around inside the precinct."
"The cops are playing games. They won't tell me what he's being charged with," the son said in a statement to reporters. Then I learned … Oh, great! Beating up on an 84-year-old man for jaywalking."
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As much as I hate Obama, I have to admit he is funny at times. His latest funny act is claiming his policies are more Moderate Republican than Socialist!
President Barack Obama believes that if he were president 25 years ago, his economic policies would make him a moderate Republican.
During an interview with Noticias Univision 23, the network's Miami affiliate newscast, Obama pushed back against the accusation made in some corners of south Florida's Cuban-American and Venezuelan communities that he wants to instill a socialist economic system in the U.S. The president said he believes few actually believe that.
"I don't know that there are a lot of Cubans or Venezuelans, Americans who believe that," Obama said. "The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, this was so funny! I swear Obama should have been a stand up comedian! To be fair, one thing he has in common with Moderate Republicans like the Bush Family and McCain is his love of Islam. Other than that, this has to be the funniest thing I have read!


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These legends from Hollywood's pioneering days are clearly opposed to the new Hollywood, represented by a down-on-his-luck young screenwriter named Joe Gillis (William Holden). When Joe pulls into a driveway in an exclusive residential section off of Sunset Boulevard to elude two men who intend to repossess his car, his luck takes a fateful turn; the driveway leads to Norma's decaying mansion. Norma first mistakes Joe for an animal undertaker, but when she learns his occupation, she tells him of her plans to return to the screen in a version of "Salome," which she has scripted herself. Joe finds the script unbearable, but he sees an opportunity to make the money he so desperately needs. He tells Norma that the script has potential, but needs the kind of contemporary slant that he can provide. Norma hires him and soon moves him into the mansion, making him her "kept man." Joe lets Norma pick up the bills while he fuels her delusions of a comeback and makes love to her.
It is significant that Norma mistakes Joe for an undertaker, for his presence at the mansion will eventually lead to his death by her hand. The mansion itself intensifies the foreshadowing of doom. Its gothic ambience is established by rats in the empty swimming pool, the midnight burial of Norma's chimpanzee, and the eerie organ music that punctuates the musty night air.
Joe's death is a result of his romantic involvement with Betty Schaefer (Nancy Olson), a Paramount script girl. The relationship induces Joe to reach beneath his cynical veneer and draw upon his innate decency. Joe's admission to Norma that he has been lying to her and his attempt to make her face reality only serve to make her mind snap. Ever the prisoner of inescapable self-delusion, Norma shoots Joe, and he falls into the now-filled swimming pool, a symbol of filmland status providing Joe with a watery grave.
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The call leads Norma to visit Paramount, and this constitutes the most poignant scene in the film. When Norma enters a soundstage to visit her mentor Cecil B. De Mille (played by himself), she is mobbed in adoration by the technicians and extras who worked with her during the old days. But even here her victimization is suggested, as the mike boom on the set con¬tinually casts a shadow over her. It finally swings down to her, and she pushes it away as if it were a pesky insect. Yet Norma cannot get rid of what the mike boom represents—the progress made by Hollywood. Certainly, Norma is one of the inevitable victims that progress must leave in its wake. After Norma leaves, we learn that Paramount had called her to request the use of her vintage automobile in a film. De Mille demonstrates the decency of the Hollywood pioneer when he orders that Norma is never to be told the reason for the call.


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