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Tulane won the Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships en route to earning the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2008.
Tulane Becames Title Town
With a 3-0 win at UTEP on Nov. 16 the Tulane Green Wave clinched the 2008 Conference USA regular-season championship, the first-ever league title in the 33-year history of the volleyball program.
From there, the Wave went to Memphis, Tenn., for the C-USA Tournament with a chance to earn the program's first-ever trip to the NCAAs. Tulane swept UCF in straight sets, rallied back from an 0-2 deficit to down Houston in the semifinals, and fought off a fourth-set comeback by UAB to defeat the Blazers, 3-2, in the championship match to earn the tourney title and claim the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Tulane claimed the No. 16 national seed by the NCAA Division I Volleyball Selection Committee and was shipped to Dayton, Ohio. The Green Wave won their opening-round match against Tennessee Tech, but the season ended with a 3-2 loss to Western Michigan in round two.
For the second consecutive season, Tulane finished with a 28-6 record.
What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been
The past four years have been sort of like a roller coaster ride for the Green Wave volleyball program.
In 2005, seven freshmen joined a solid corps of veterans for head coach Liz Kritza's first season. The rookie class, however, had a rough year as Hurricane Katrina disrupted their season and forced the team to relocate to College Station, Texas.
Despite posting just three wins during the regular season, the team's mettle was unleashed in that year's C-USA Tournament when the Wave posted a pair of wins to advance to the semifinals for the first time in nearly a decade. As sophomores, they enjoyed a 10-win improvement in 2006 to finish the year 15-11, and were even better as juniors when Tulane finished 28-6.
As seniors, however, they entered the year with their eye on claiming the first conference championship in Tulane volleyball history, and did so thanks to a 15-1 C-USA record.
Tulane Claims C-USA Honors
The Tulane University volleyball team swept Conference USA Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year honors, and the Green Wave placed five players on the All C-USA team for the second consecutive year in 2008.
Senior outside hitter Sara Radosevic claimed C-USA Player of the Year honors, becoming the first player in Tulane history to earn such a distinction. Rookie Visnja Djurdjevic was tabbed Freshman of the Year to become the third Green Wave student-athlete to claim the title since 2005, and fourth-year head coach Liz Kritza was named Co-Coach of the Year for the second straight year.
Radosevic and senior right-side hitter Bridget Wells were named to the All C-USA first team while Djurdjevic, senior middle blocker Jen Linder and junior libero Jenn Miller claimed second-team All C-USA recognition. Djurdjevic was also named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team as well, becoming the ninth individual in program history to claim the honor.
The Call It The Streak
While Ray Stevens did not singing his 1974 hit on Tulane's campus and no one in the Green Wave program interrupted a Snoop Dogg concert to align the masses for a naked jog down through the quad and into the gymnasium "Old School" style, the Tulane volleyball team did a little streaking of its own during the 2008 season.
With 3-1 win over Tennessee Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 4 in Dayton, Ohio, the Wave ran their winning streak to a school-record 17 in a row.
The win streak surpassed the former mark of 15 originally set from Oct. 14-Nov. 5, 1977 and matched from Oct. 23, 1986 through Sept. 5, 1987.
The Green Wave also had a 10-match winning streak from Sept. 12 through Oct. 3, which ranks seventh in the Tulane record books.
The Streak, Part II
With a trio of victories in the final two weeks of the regular season at Fogelman Arena, the Tulane volleyball team extended its school-record, home-court win streak to 24.
The Green Wave broke the previous home winning streak of 17 set from Sept. 9, 2003 to Oct. 8, 2004 with a 3-1 Conference USA win over Rice on Sept. 29. Tulane's current home winning streak began with a 3-1 win over UTEP in the final regular-season match of the 2006 season, and the Green Wave posted a perfect 12-0 record at Fogelman Arena last year.
In 2008, Tulane was 11-0 at home, marking the second consecutive season that the Wave were perfect at home.
At the beginning of the 2008 season, the Tulane roster featured one player with 1,000 career kills - Sara Radosevic. Fifteen matches into the year, the Green Wave had three.
Junior right-side hitter Ksenija Vlaskovic became the 12th player in Tulane history to surpass the 1,000-kill career barrier, doing so on Sept. 26 against Houston. Then, on Oct. 3 in Memphis, senior right-side hitter Bridget Wells followed suit to become No. 13.
Miller Sets Digs Mark
With a match-high 11 digs in Oct. 14's 3-0 win over UNO at Fogelman Arena, junior libero Jenn Miller brought her career total to 1,369 to become Tulane's career dig's leader. Miller broke the former mark of 1,366 set by Karlyn Daly from 2000-03. Since then, Miller added 211 digs in the last 11 matches to give her 1,580 digs in 93 matches.
Miller has the luxury of being just the second player in Tulane history to play the libero position throughout her career (the position was added to college volleyball in 2002) and is actually the first to play the position excluseivley. Daly played the position her final two collegiate seasons while Kelli Dickson flip-flopped between libero and setter from 2002-05.
Miller's career 4.76 digs-per-set average also ranks No. 1 in Tulane history, which is nearly a dig and a half better than second-placed Kim Sentmore (3.37 d/s from 1997-2000).
Radosevic Makes History As Well
Not to be outdone in the record-breaking hunt, senior outside hitter Sara Radosevic took a turn as the native of Zagreb, Croatia, became just the fifth player in Tulane history to post 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career.
With 14 kills and nine digs against East Carolina on Oct. 17, Radosevic joined Jill Fayard (1995-98), Britney Hurst (1999-2002), Anastasia Kenon (2001-04) and Kim Sentmore (1997-2000) in the 1,000/1,000 club.
For her career, Radosevic finished 1,925 kills and 1,135 digs, which ranks second and sixth in Green Wave history, respectively.
Radosevic Does It Again
Senior outside hitter Sara Radosevic added to her already impressive career in the Conference USA Tournament by becoming the Green Wave's career service ace leader.
With a combined eight aces in the Tulane's run to the C-USA Tourney title, and another six in a pair of NCAA Tournament matches, Radosevic finished her career with 197 aces to surpass the former record of 186 set by Gina Vaccaro from 1990-93.
Senior middle blocker Jen Linder was a key ingredient for the Green Wave defensively throughout ther career, but left a pair of lasting imprints on the Tulane record book for attack percentage.
On Oct. 12 at SMU, she stamped her name atop the Tulane single-match attack percentage categroy as the native of Austin, Texas, hit .909 in a straight-sets victory over the Mustangs. Linder tallied 10 kills and no errors in 11 swings to post the record-setting attack mark to surpass the former Green Wave mark of .818 set by Angie Smith against Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 12, 1992. Linder's .909 attack percentage also ranks third in C-USA history as well.
Then, on Oct. 26, she was at it again with 12 kills and no errors in 16 swings to post a .750 attack percentage in the Wave's five-set win at Houston. Linder's attack percentage against the Cougars ranks tied for second in school history and is the top mark for a five-set match. She surpassed her own former record of .692 against UCF on Nov. 5, 2006.
Kritza Era Ends At Tulane
An era of Tulane volleyball ended on Feb. 10, 2009, when former Green Wave student-athlete, assistant coach, head coach and alum Liz Kritza announced her resignation from Tulane.
A four-year volleyball letterwinner from 1995-98, a 2000 graduate and a six-year assistant (1999-2004) at Tulane, Kritza took over the Green Wave program on Jan. 27, 2005, and helped guide the team to a 76-39 overall record and a 42-21 mark in Conference USA action. A native of Colorado Springs, Colo., Kritza will her first season as head coach at the University of Colorado in 2009 where she replaces Pi'I Aiu.
Kritza was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Midwest Region Coach of the Year, LSWA Coach of the Year, and C-USA Co-Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008 after guiding Tulane to 28-6 record both years.
2008 Tulane Honor Roll
A look at the honors earned by members of the 2008 Tulane volleyball team
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C-USA Academic Medal
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Visnja Djurdjevic
AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
LSWA Freshman of the Year
CVU.com Rising Star
AVCA All-Midwest Region (HM)
All-Louisiana (1st Team)
All-Conference USA (2nd Team)
C-USA All-Freshman Team
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic MVP
Conference USA All-Tournament
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (9/15)
Amaris Genemaras
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Jen Linder
AVCA All-American (HM)
AVCA All-Midwest Region (1st Team)
All-Conference USA (2nd Team)
All-Louisiana (2nd Team)
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (10/13)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship
Liz McGehee
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Jenn Miller
All-Conference USA (2nd Team)
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (9/22)
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (9/29)
C-USA All-Academic Team
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Sara Radosevic
AVCA All-American (HM)
AVCA All-Midwest Region (1st Team)
CVU.com Stellar Spikers (3rd Team)
Conference USA Player of the Year
LSWA Player of the Year
All-Conference USA (1st Team)
All-Louisiana (1st Team)
BYU Molten Classic All-Tournament
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament
Lindsey Shepard
C-USA All-Academic Team
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Stephanie Stromath
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Ksenija Vlaskovic
Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament
Bridget Wells
AVCA All-American (HM)
AVCA All-Midwest Region (1st Team)
All-Conference USA (1st Team)
All-Louisiana (1st Team)
Paso Robles Marriott Invitational All-Tournament
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (9/22)
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Jackets Open 121st Football Season Aug. 31 At Bobby Dodd Stadium
Tech returns 15 starters from last year's Sun Bowl championship team
Aug 22, 2013
Tech Opens 121st Season With Elon
The game can be seen live on ESPN3.
On the radio, "Voice of the Yellow Jackets" Brandon Gaudin makes his debut on the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network along with analyst Rick Strom and sideline reporter Randy Waters. The game can be heard on WYAY 106.7 FM in Atlanta, on the web at RamblinWreck.com and on satellite radio (Sirius 85, XM 194).
Quick Hitters
Tech is 83-33-3 all-time in season openers, including a 65-13-3 mark when opening the season with a home game. The Jackets have won five of their last six season-openers and are 4-1 in season openers under Paul Johnson.
Tech and Elon have never met in football.
Georgia Tech is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in 2013. It is the most tenured stadium in the FBS and listed by ESPN.com as a bucket-list item for college fans.
With the graduation of QB Tevin Washington, athletic sophomore Vad Lee is expected to make his first career start in the opener. Lee will be the first Tech quarterback to make his first career start in a season opener since Joshua Nesbitt in 2008 against Jacksonville State.
The Yellow Jackets have rushed for more yards than any FBS team since 2008, and in 2012, Tech surpassed the 20,000-yard rushing mark for the five-year period under head coach Paul Johnson.
Tech led the ACC and owned the nation's fourth-leading rushing attack at 311.2 yards/game in 2012. It marked the fifth consecutive year that Tech had finished fourth or better nationally in rushing.
After starting last season 2-4 (1-3 in the ACC), Tech finished strong with a 5-3 record over the final eight games -- including four consecutive ACC wins to claim the Coastal Division title and earn bowl eligibility.
Tech's consecutive bowl streak of 16 years trails only active streaks by Florida State (31), Florida (22) and Virginia Tech (20).
The victory over USC in the Hyundai Sun Bowl was Tech's 41st all-time bowl appearance, the team's 23rd all-time bowl win (23-18), and snapped a streak of seven straight losses in bowl games.
Tech played in the ACC Championship for the third time since the game's inception in 2005, and for the second time under head coach Paul Johnson.
Tech led the ACC in both rushing and time of possession, and finished 35th or better nationally in 12 different statistical categories.
Boasting a deep and talented backfield, Tech returns 68 percent of its rushing offense from 2012, including last season's leader -- junior B-back Zach Laskey (697 yards, 5.2 avg.).
Senior DE Jeremiah Attaochu is fourth among active NCAA players in career sacks (19.0) and the preseason All-ACC pick needs 12.5 to set Tech's career record.
The Elon Series
The Yellow Jackets are 42-1-3 all-time against teams currently in the Southern Conference. Tech's only loss to a team currently in the Southern Conference came in 1983, a 17-14 home loss to Furman.
Georgia Tech is 134-68-4 all-time against teams from North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets will play Duke and North Carolina in September.
Yellow Jacket head coach Paul Johnson is 3-0 all-time against Elon. All three of those games came while coaching at Georgia Southern. Johnson has opened a season against Elon previously - in 1998 his Georgia Southern team beat the Phoenix, 31-17.
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Welcome to Psychedelicatessen, the weekly column that explores the world of cannabis cuisine, featuring recipes from the great chefs and ganjapreneurs who fuel our appetite for adventure.
As the nation focuses its attention on the Super Bowl, many folks have noticed that the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos hail from states where pot is now legal, spurring speculation that all the weed in the air somehow allowed these teams to gain a competitive advantage. While cannabis isn't considered a performance enhancing drug, it certainly can help NFL athletes recover from concussions as well as pain from sprained ankles and sore muscles.
Many football fans also celebrate this holiday by incurring brain damage -- not from taking hard hits on the field, but from drinking alcohol to excess. Widespread and socially acceptable, drinking binges on Super Bowl Sunday are potentially responsible for the death of billions of brain cells, accidental alcohol poisonings, and hundreds of thousands of hungover partygoers commuting to work on Monday. Let's start a new, healthier trend. Instead of chugging the Budweiser, substitute bud-infused food for a fun evening that will leave you feeling fine the next morning!
A classic sports bar snack, these medicated Buffalo-Style Hot Wings were created by Cannabis Cheri, an activist and author living in Southern California, who believes in sprinkling a little bit of hash into everything. "These wings have tang, spice, and crunchy fried goodness," Cheri says, "It's the ultimate snack food that every football fan would love." The sauce for the wings is spiked with cannabutter, while the blue cheese dip is enhanced with a bit of kief. Also elevating our evening were liberal applications of Mike's "Dab a Little, Glob a Lot" cannabis-infused hot sauce!
Cheri, like many herbal enthusiasts, was hoping for a Super Bowl showdown between two teams from legal cannabis states. When asked which team she is rooting for, Cheri replies "I love both of these states, so either way, I can't lose!"
You can meet Cannabis Cheri at "The Art of Edibles" panel at the Medical Cannabis Cup on February 8 at 5p.m. in the Seminar Dome.
Buffalo Style Hot Wings
From The Cannabis Gourmet Cookbook
-3 pounds chicken wings
-Oil for deep frying
-1 cup flour
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 ½ teaspoons black pepper, divided
-1 teaspoon plus ½ teaspoon garlic powder
-1 teaspoon paprika
-¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
-¼ cup unsalted butter
-¼ cup Cannabutter
-1/2 cup vinegar-based hot sauce such as Tabasco
Prepare chicken wings into "drumettes" by using poultry shears or a sharp knife to cut off wing tip at the first joint. Then cut the chicken wing again at the elbow joint. Discard tips or save for another purpose, such as making chicken stock.
Combine flour, 1 teaspoon each salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and ¼ teaspoon (more to taste) cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Stir to combine well. Use tongs to dip wings in flour mixture to lightly coat. Set aside on a wire rack and let rest for 5 minutes.
Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F or heat enough oil to cover wings in a large deep skillet. Fry coated wings for about 10 minutes or until golden brown and meat is cooked through. If necessary, fry in batches so as not to overcrowd the skillet or fryer. Drain wings on a wire rack set over a baking sheet.
In a large skillet melt butter and cannabutter over medium-low heat. Stir in hot sauce, and ½ teaspoon each pepper and garlic powder. Stir together until mixture is well blended. Add fried chicken wings and toss to coat in sauce. Serve immediately with crusty bread to mop up any excess sauce.
Variation: Instead of frying, grill wings over a medium-hot fire for about 7 minutes per side or bake* in a 400-degree F oven for about 20 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Proceed with sauce as above.
*I baked the wings, opting for a healthier choice. My oven took about 35 minutes to get the wings browned, and I brushed them with a little bit of cannabutter. Two wings with a generous application of cannabutter sauce was enough to get comfortably high. Make sure to serve plenty of un-medicated wings too!
Blue Cheese Dressing
-6 tablespoons sour cream
-2 tablespoons buttermilk
-1 tablespoon lemon juice
-1 gram kief or finely ground dry hash
-4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
-¼ teaspoon salt
-½ teaspoon black pepper
-2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
Prepare dressing by whisking together sour cream, buttermilk, and lemon juice in a small bowl. Sprinkle kief or hash over the mixture and whisk to combine. Stir in blue cheese, salt, pepper and chives.


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This movie was a bit slow for the first 15 minutes but after that it became very exciting. The fight scene was fantastic!! All four of us are in our 50's so we appreciated the wonderful cast & story.....Kevin Hart, though, was annoying. Yes, must go!!!
I did not want to see this film because it looked pretty bad judging from the trailers and I did not want to waste my time on it. My friend dragged me with him and I wish I refused to go because it was a waste of my money and time. It is a loud and obnoxious film with a silly story that did not need to be told. I did not like that the film was trying to manipulate audience's emotions, it was really annoying. I also found this movie to be quite depressing, I left the theater feeling down. Even in-ring battle choreography was pretty bad and that was the whole point of the film. Anyway, I suggest skipping this film and going to see something that is worth your time and money.
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With today's blog, we're performing double duty: I offer you an interesting photographic venue, and the subject is the place to get water saving tips to help with California's continuing drought. The Water Conservation Garden, "A Xeriscape Learning Center", is located at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, and it's a great place to take your camera and tripod, as well as to learn a few things about water.
All I know about water is that the frozen, cubed version goes very well in two-fingers of single-malt, so you can check the garden's website for times, directions, and other info. But, know that the garden "suggests" a $4 donation for entry and you must buy a ticket for the butterfly pavilion. At least, I think that's the way it worked, it was a bit confusing. Whatever: It's worth a few bucks to see the butterflies, the demonstration gardens, and to get a few ideas on water conservation in your yard.
Once inside the pavilion you can get up close and personal with native San Diego butterflies. You need to decide beforehand if you are going to shoot macro or telephoto and set your camera parameters accordingly; it's maddening to keep switching back-and-forth as beautiful butterflies flit all around you! No sooner does one of the little buggers land— you get close and focused on it— and it's gone before you can pull the trigger! Then, you spend the next 10 minutes chasing it around the enclosure, hoping it will land again.
I used my 18-300 zoom lens and managed to catch a few macro-type shots by zooming WAY in and using the lean-back-and-forth method to focus. However, it was usually easier to catch them in a telephoto frame while they flitted from plant to plant and landed for two second rest periods.
Outside, there are many landscape venues that need to be photographed using your favorite technique; there is plenty of room and time to use your tripod for flower and cacti shots.
Now is a really good time to go because, "…only mad dogs and Englishmen…" —and the occasional photographer— go out in the noonday sun! It's summertime and sane folks usually avoid El Cajon, but more and more are visiting for the conservation information. When you go, remember that it's hotter than Hades out there: Be prepared!


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I had the neckline of this Forever Yours lace wedding dress rebuilt to mimic Monique Lhuillier's Scarlet dress. It turned out beautifully, and I would not change a thing about it. I included a champagne sash during my reception, which worked beautifully with the dress (front and back photos included). If you would like to purchase the sash with the dress, the link is here: http://www.tradesy.com/weddings/bridal-jewelry-and-accessories/satin-sash-wide-satin-champagne-sash-375480 Please contact me with any questions. I hope someone else can enjoy this dress as much as I did!
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Powergirl in Action
The Evolution of Batman's Sidekick, Robin, the Boy (and Girl?) Wonder
Here is an "infographic" showing the evolution of Batman's sidekick, Robin. Notice the presence of Nightwing, Red Hood, and other iterations of their Post-Robin identities…
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Cosplay Vampirella at Portland Comicon 2013
While wandering about the Wizard World Portland Comic Con today, this intrepid comicshistorian reporter/comic and popculture geek came across some interesting folks decked out in their cosplay finest. In many respects, perhaps the most interesting cosplayer costume was, ahem, a costume in name only. Check out the picture below of a rather slender but very sexy Vampirella to see for yourself. This young lady possesses a very sweet, innocent face and when engaged in conversation came across as very pleasant and very nice. But WOW, check out her custume!
Avengers # 1 Comic Book Review and Analysis
Review and Analysis
Avengers # Cover Art
Avengers Vol. 1, #1
Title: "The Coming of the Avengers"
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Cover Art: Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
Inks: Dick Ayers
Lettering: Sam Rosen
Superheroes: Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, Wasp (The Avengers), the Fantastic Four (Cameo), Odin (Cameo)
Super-Villains: Loki and his ally, a Troll of the Isle of Silence
Supporting Characters: Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade, Jane Foster (Cameo)
1st Appearances:
The Avengers (as a team)
The Troll of the Isle of Silence
Significance of Avengers #1:
–This issue featured the origin and first appearance of the Avengers as a superhero team
–Rick Jones plays a hand in the formation of the Avengers. He will play a significant role in the history of the Avengers, as well as of the Hulk, Captain America, and Captain Marvel
–Loki appears as the first Avengers villian
Avengers # 1 Story Synopsis:
Loki, the evil half-brother of Thor, previously exiled to the Isle of Silence by Thor, wiles away his imprisonment devising plots with which to get revenge on the God of Thunder. Using his powers….Read the rest of the Synopsis and the Analysis of Avengers #1 HERE
Loki Plots Revenge from the Isle of Silence in the splash page from Avengers # 1
ComicsHistory Review: Last of the Greats
Review: The Last of the Greats
Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Brent Peeples combined to create a different sort of superhero comic in "The Last of the Greats." This is a look at what happens if superpowered beings actually were to appear on an Earth that has no history of superheroes or supervillains. When the "Greats," appear (one per continent, except Antarctica), the world is at first thankful, as these powerful beings act as saviors to mankind. They end war, poverty, disease, and all of the usual negative and deadly human character traits. In doing so, they impose some restrictions, such as taking control of the worst weapons, and telling the human race that we can't hurt each other anymore. Eventually, the human race rejects these six saviors, killing them off, until Earth is seemingly free of them.
However, when a large fleet of seemingly hostile aliens approaches Earth, representatives are sent to Antarctica to plead with the last surviving Great to intervene and, in effect, to become humanity's savior. However, unlike his six siblings, the Last of the Greats holds humanity in utmost contempt, and refuses to provide aid. The end of the first book in this new series from Image Comics is a definite surprise, and I will not spoil it by describing the story further. I recommend that you…(Read the full review at http://www.historyguy.com/comicshistory/review_last_of_the_greats_1.htm)
Happy Birthday Aquaman: The King of Atlantis is 70 Years Old!
Aquaman– (Arthur Curry) –1st appearance: More Fun Comics #73 (Nov. 1941) (Note: While the official publication date of Aquaman's first appearance is November of 1941, the actual date More Fun Comics #73 hit newstands is October 25, 1941.)Aquaman is a human/Atlantean hybrid who first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November of 1941. As with many of the heroes who debuted in the early 1940s, Aquaman spent a large amount of time battling Axis villians. Nazi U-Boat (submarine) commanders were a favorite target of the King of the Seas… Read More at: http://www.historyguy.com/comicshistory/aquaman.htm
Jet City Comic Show 2011 Review
The Jet City Comic Show is the annual comic book show held in Seattle, Washington every year in September. This year's comic show featured creators Dustin Nguyen and Nick Dragotta, while the primary media guest was William Katt, who played the Greatest American Hero in the television show of the same name in the early 1980s. The Jet City Show was held again this year atThe Seattle Center.
This was the second annual Jet City Comic Show, and this year's show was (in my humble opinion), better attended and better organized than the inaugural show last year. The vendors seemed like they were selling more comics and other geek accessories than last year, and this year several top guests were booked to appear at the show, and most of them made it to Seattle. Jet City put a lot of social media (facebook, twitter, etc.) effort into promoting the appearance of William Katt, the actor from the Greatest American Hero.
Jet City bills itself as Seattle's only one-day comic show, setting it apart from its big sister, the Emerald City Comicon, held in March. Emerald City is more like a mini-San Diego Comicon, which is to say it is as much a pop culture show as a comic show. Jet City is still a Comic Show, first and foremost. It serves as a good place for comic dealers and comic buyers to meet and engage in the original intent for the comic show concept: the buying and selling of the source code of comic pop culture, the Comic Book!
The staff of the show were friendly and professional, the facility was clean and well-suited for hosting the show, and it looked like a LOT of comics and other related items exchanged hands. One table in particular bears mentioning. In October, Seattle will see the first Geek Girl Con, which bills itself as "promoting awareness of and celebrating the contribution and involvement of women in all aspects of the sciences, science fiction, comics, gaming and related Geek culture through conventions and events that emphasize both the historic and ongoing contribution and influence of women in this culture." The ladies at the Geek Girl table showed a lot of enthusiam and have made a very good showing at using social media to attract folks to their con, which runs October 8 and 9 in Seattle.
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If $f \in X^*$, with $X^*$ the dual space consisting of all linear bounded functionals on a linear normed space $X$. With the norm defined as $||f||_{X^{*}} = \sup_{||x|| \leqslant 1} |f(x)|$. Why does $|f(x)| \leqslant ||f||_{X^{*}} ||x||_{X}$ hold?
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Suppose $x\in X$ with $x\neq 0$. Then $y = x/\|x\|$ satisfies $\|y\| = 1$, and hence $|f(y)|\leq \|f\|$. But $f(y) = f(x/\|x\|) = f(x)/\|x\|$, so $|f(x)|/\|x\|\leq \|f\|$. This proves the inequality $|f(x)|\leq \|f\|\|x\|$ when $x\neq 0$. The inequality is trivial with $x = 0$.


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Jan. 29, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Despite a late comeback by the Wildcats, University of Arizona women's basketball dropped a contest, 70-60, at No. 11/10 UCLA on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats fall to 13-7 and 4-5 in Pac-10 play as the Bruins advance to 18-2 overall and 8-1 in Pac-10 action.
"We got man handled at the boards today and that really hurt us," head coach Niya Butts said. "I was pretty happy with the way we play offensively. They had 28 second chance points and we just can't give up opportunities like that. We need to get back the progress we made rebounding earlier in the season and regroup for our next three games at home."
Senior forward Ify Ibekwe was Arizona's leading scorer with 18 points. Sophomore Davellyn Whyte with 14 and junior guard Shanita Arnold with 10 also scored in double digits. Senior forward Soana Lucet led at the glass with eight boards.
Arizona made a late come back and cut UCLA's lead to just seven points with three minutes left to play. Rebounds hindered the Cats against UCLA, as the Bruins pulled down 48 with Arizona grabbing just 24. For the game, the Wildcats shot 43.4 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from behind the three-point arc and 61.5 percent from the charity stripe.
The Wildcats started strong in the first half, shooting 5-of-6 and leading the Bruins, 12-6, early in the first half. Rebounding was the Cats' biggest downfall, with UCLA pulling down 26 total boards, including 16 offensively. Arizona grabbed just eight rebounds in the first 20 minutes of play.
For the Lady Bruins, Jasmine Dixon was the leading scorer with 22 points. Darxia Morris and Atonye Nyingifa also chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Nyingifa also paced UCLA at the glass with 12 rebounds.
The starting five for Arizona were Arnold, Ibekwe, Lucet, freshman guard Candice Warthen and Whyte. Freshman forward Erica Barnes got the most minutes off the bench with 11. She had one basket and one assist.
The Wildcats will return to the friendly confines of the McKale Center on Thurs., Feb. 3, to face the California Golden Bears at 7 p.m. MT.
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Family Taken to Hospital For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
January 1—Medics evaluated a family of three after high levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) was discovered inside their home. At 6:10 p.m. an occupant in the 5100 block of 41st St NE called 911 to report her husband and 10-year-old daughter were experiencing symptoms of CO poisoning. When firefighters arrived they found the mother and […][More]
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Carbon Monoxide Safety During Power Outages
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause severe illness or death. Carbon Monoxide is found in all fires, as well as fumes produced by charcoal or gas. It is produced by cars and trucks, small gasoline engines, stoves, lanterns, burning charcoal and wood, and gas ranges and heating systems. CO poisoning […][More]
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Salmonella in Our Food
health officials believe a recent salmonella outbreak is linked to lettuce and tomatoes—the salad industry must be annoyed. Mike Stobbe of the Associated Press has more:
Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the illnesses have not been tied to any specific product, chain, restaurants or supermarkets.The CDC discovered the outbreak using a national computer system; the states involved are Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
No one has died in the outbreak, which stems from a common form of salmonella bacteria. Eleven people have been hospitalized, health officials said.


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Hitting theaters later this month courtesy of XLrator Media is the new sci fi thriller The Machine. In what seems to be an anti I Robot type of story The Machine is a powerful looking action packed film that will hold you the edge of your seats. The Machine will hit homes sooner than later with a release on demand and iTunes on April 8th. Soon after The Machine will get a limited theater release starting April 25th.
Two computer programmers fall in love as they create the first-ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence, designed to help humanity. But things go terribly wrong when the British Government steals their breakthrough and teaches it to become a robotic weapon.
The trailer looks fantastic and we can't wait to see this film. The Machine is directed by Caradog W. James and stars Toby Stephens, Caity Lotz and Denis Lawson. Hoping to bank off the success of other A.I. type of films this futuristic journey will remind us all about the horrors of dealing with machines that are allowed to think on their own. While this film does not have the resources of the aforementioned it's still looks surprisingly well and I think the direction of the story will favor us all. Enjoy the images and trailer look for more on The Machine soon!.


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This is a lovely guest book rich with images of Mackinac Island. Proceeds benefit Great Turtle Festivals, a 501c3 non-profit responsible for the annual Lilac Festival, Music Festival and Fudge Festival each season.
The Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau is the primary organization on Mackinac Island dedicated to promoting the interests of the business community. Though the promotion and marketing of the Island's commercial, historical and natural attractions, potential visitors receive information, assistance, guidance and aide from the Tourism Bureau through publications, websites, telephone and information requests while on the Island. We also work with organizations such as National Tour Association and Travel Michigan for the planning and coordination of groups, conventions and other programs to attract visitors to Mackinac Island.
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Ever since I could
remember, I've loved subways and trolleys. These pages are a collection
of photos, maps and links to transit related sites. Each page in the countries
section will have a list of cities plus information on their transit systems
and any links I've been able to glean. Some cities or individuals have
been kind enough to offer me literature to scan. Whenever possible, they
will have their own pages on this site.
New! Baltimore Light Rail video for sale.
Newest Additions
Check out some great Panoramix(R) photos by Paul Samels, producer of An 'L of A Railroad
Our new Budapest page
The Rail Haters Club
Galveston, Oh Galveston
Our Awards page
What does a trolley cost?
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Photos with borders are links to scans
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have been donated by fellow metro fans. If one of your images is
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JWC TO THOMAS CARLYLE; 14 September 1851; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18510914-JWC-TC-01; CL 26: 174-175
Sunday [14 September 1851]
Here is Lady Stanley's note,1 just come along with yours both—read in bed at a rather advanced hour of the day! Geraldine's servants having thought it a pity to disturb me by bringing up my letters, and I taking it for granted there were none, since none appeared— The fact is, that we are all ill here and that every thing is rushing down into chaos!— Yesterday I rose with a headach which in the afternoon got complicated with sore-throat I was very ill all night, and thought that I should probably die without seeing you again! But when old Peggy had given me some breakfast in bed; I perceived that little was really the matter with me, only a cold in the head which I had certainly myself to blame for— Geraldine and Frank had also to breakfast in bed—and so the letters were kept below—I only got them at twelve and I jumped up instantly, to answer them by the first post—had a frantic purpose of rushing in to town by Omnibus in the state I was in—to post a letter for you into the General Post office before 2—! But the image of Simon Brodie2 rose before me—and I considered that in the first place such haste was impossible and in the second place that it was useless—as the letter could not reach Scotsbrig much sooner for arriving at Ecclefechan in the middle of the night! You will get it tomorrow afternoon, if it leave by the second Post—and as you are all ready for starting; you can still come off, with a fixed prospect, on Tuesday morning— You see that, as I thought, the Stanleys would like to have us over before the end of the week— If we go there on Wednesday morning, we shall have two days of it—enough probably for all practical purposes—and then there will be time left for your visit to Paris— I hope in goodness I shall have got this cold under before you come— I shall write to Lady S that we shall be with them on Wednesday—and I shall not write any more to you at this sitting for I am really full of comfortlessness and stupidity from head to foot.
The pen is excellent, but has not had any justice done to it— How do you come to have got buttons there when I sent you very nice ones?—
Love to your Mother and the rest—I dreamt last night that I had gone home to Haddington to see my Mother—and found a good fire and tea all set out, with a sort of purple-coloured draps3 we once had (which I have not remembered these twenty years) but she did not come—and I sat waiting and waiting till it slowly came over me that she was dead, and I awoke myself with a cry—to find my head splitting and my throat refusing to swallow— In short I had best write no more today—
Your ever affectionate
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Research Profile
Prof Harry Collins
Career Profile
Other appointments and positions:
- 2003 Jan-Mar Andrew W Mellon Visiting Professor of History, California Institute of Technology
- 2002 Apr/May Visiting Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
- 2001 Oct/Nov Visiting Research Fellow, Cornell University Dept of Science and Technology Studies
- 1999- Affiliated Research Scholar, Dept of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University
- 1993 Mar-Jun Visiting Professor, University of California at San Diego
- 1991-1993 President, Society for Social Studies of Science Short visiting positions at Xerox PARC (1987) and Princeton University History of Science (1983)
Awards and Prizes
- 1997 Society for Social Studies of Science, J. D. Bernal award for contributions to the social studies of science (awarded at the Tucson meeting in October 1997).
- 1995 American Sociological Association, Robert K Merton Book Prize ( The Golem ).
- 1994/5 Emory and Henry College Virginia, USA. Book of the year ( The Golem ).
- 1985 British Computer Society Specialist Group in Expert Systems, Prize for technical merit: best paper at conference.
Teaching Profile
Graduate supervision:
- The nature of knowledge;
- The nature of expertise;
- Medical knowledge and practice;
- Public understanding of science;
- Artificial Intelligence;
- Humans and machines.


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Minutewomen Take Care Of Fordham, 2-1
Oct. 13, 2002
AMHERST, Mass. - Freshman Morgan Czaja (Adams, Mass.) scored at the 36:19 mark giving the University of Massachusetts women's soccer team a 2-1 win over Fordham this afternoon at a soggy Rudd Field.
Massachusetts grabbed an early lead just 55 seconds into the game.With the Fordham goalkeeper out of place, junior Erin Lilly (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) dribbled to the right corner of the box and fed a perfect pass to sophomore Erica Wideberg (Randolph, N.J.) who then blasted a shot that found the back of the net. For Wideberg, it was her second goal of the season, while Lilly picked up her team-leading fourth assist. Freshman Tiffany Hamill (Syracuse, N.Y.) was credited with an assist on the play for her first career point.
Czaja gave the Minutewomen a two goal lead when she picked up a loose ball in front of the net following a flurry and put it past Shannon Misiaszek. Wideberg assisted on Czaja's first career goal.
Less than two minutes later, Fordham cut the lead back to one when Lauren Downey fed Kirsten Gellantly on the left side for the score.
In the second half, both teams had chances, but neither could score. UMass junior goalkeeper Kelly Nigh (Seattle, Wash.) finished the game with seven saves, while Misiaszek had six for the Rams.
Fordham out-shot the Minutewomen, 17-12, and each squad had four corner kicks.
Massachusetts returns to action Friday, Oct. 18, with a 7:00 p.m. game at Duquesne.
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The Town of Oakville is inviting residents to a drop-in open house at Glen Abbey Community Centre on January 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. to provide input into a proposed skateboard facility at Glen Abbey Park.
"Given the high concentration of youth in the area and with its proximity to the community centre, Glen Abbey Park is an ideal option for a permanent location," said Chris Mark, director of Parks and Open Space. "Public input is important and we welcome resident and skateboard park users' feedback at this open house."
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Things to see and do - Dornoch
Leaving for Great Britain
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Dornoch Travel guide
Dornoch : Michelin's recommendations
Dornoch is a quietly charming town, set away from Great North Road (A9) traffic, whose streets radiate around its cathedral. Once a royal burgh, it is now a popular seaside resort, with huge sandy beaches and a famous golf course.


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- Between Kristin Flammio and Dave Arlington, Forts have a thrumming backing band and a throaty front girl (we'll let you guess which is which) that's not afraid to take on a Danzig cover live at Southpaw, and that's all the cojones an outfit needs for us to recommend them. If that's not enough for you then we encourage you to listen here.
- NYC's A Devil's Broadcast make our favorite kind of noodly indie rock, with arpeggiated guitars, piano chords and a clangy bass that all just meander up and down doing smart things with each other for a good minute and a half before drums or vocals come in— if they come in. And then when they do, it's catchy four track-flavored stuff the likes of Pinback meets Sebadoh. To listen go here and click "play" on the media player at the bottom of the screen.
- Margo in the USA is the alter-ego of Les Bicyclettes Blanches, a long-time collaboration between musicians Magnolia Santibanez (Paris) and Mackenzie Miller Parker (New York State). The songs stretch the aural landscape from Siouxsie-like French-language musings to swinging honkey tonk to some downright weird instrumentals, all the while packaged in a unique production style featuring simple beats, soundscape noises and tinny slap-back vocal reverb. A touch of Dead Can Dance here and there. Listen here.
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Brooklyn Baby Doll will be dancing! We've got the free bottle of mystery hooch! Fuck Dolls! Weirdo movies projected on the wall!
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The Jazz.com Blog
January 27, 2008 · 1 comment
75th Birthday Bash for David 'Fathead' Newman
David 'Fathead' Newman's 75th Birthday
Photo by Rick Gilbert (skyhookentertainment.net)
Jazz.com's Ralph Miriello was in attendance at Iridium Jazz on Thursday for an all-star celebration in honor of David 'Fathead' Newman's 75th birthday. He sends us this update, which we are publishing along with photos by Rick Gilbert. Jazz.com also thanks Jim Eigo for his help on this report.T.G.
It was a cold January night in New York when the first evening of a planned four night celebration honoring journeyman saxophonist David " Fathead" Newman 's 75th birthday was held at the Iridium jazz club. David Newman was dapperly dressed in a black turtleneck and blazer, doffing a very stylish black beret. Newman exuded the look of a sophisticated, mature, cool jazz musician. In speaking to Mr. Newman between sets, he let on that his birthday is actually a month after the celebration. He was born on February 24, 1933 in Corsicana, Texas; but, no matter, this was a time when old friends and colleagues could all join in this very special jazz celebration.
David 'Fathead' Newman
Photo by Rick Gilbert (skyhookentertainment.net)
Newman is probably best known for his nearly ten-year stint with the great Ray Charles, helping to create a horn-section sound that was immediately identifiable. By 1958 he had begun his journey as a solo artist with a series of LPs on Atlantic records. His debut album Fathead contains what is arguably his most famous composition, "Hard Times" and included long time friends and collaborators Hank Crawford on baritone and Marcus Belgrave on trumpet, along with the inimitable Charles on piano.
His work as a sessions and studio player showcased his bluesy, soulful full tenor sound, but he has also provided some stirring work on alto and flute. He has been featured on countless jazz, soul and blues albums throughout the years and so it was not surprising that this special event brought out some formidable jazz contemporaries as well as some younger admirers.
The first set on Thursday included a stirring version of Milt Jackson's "Bags Groove" with the great Phil Woods on alto saxophone, in a rare club appearance, alongside Newman on tenor and unannounced guest John Scofield on guitar. The rhythm section included Warren Bernhardt on piano, John Menagon on bass and Yoron Israel on drums. This group could swing. Scofield and Woods were replaced on the next tune by Marcus Belgrave on trumpet and the venerable Jimmy Cobb taking over for Israel on drums. On Newman's own "Hard Times" the stage included Howard Johnson on baritone saxophone, the elder statesman Benny Powell on trombone and soulful guitar wizard Melvin Sparks. Cobb and Menagon kept the groove swinging and Newman's broad smile was evident throughout. This was a soulful display of old friends coming together to celebrate life and make music. The first set ended with Sonny Rollins tune "Oleo" the perfect vehicle to allow Howard Johnson to showcase his formidable chops, Powell to let loose and Newman to swing out on tenor over Cobb's driving percussion.
Paul Shaffer, photo by Rick Gilbert
The second sets highlights included a stirring Woods solo on the crowd requested "Body and Soul." The alto icon was in relaxed and flowing form as he sat back in his trademark leather fisherman's cap to do this classic piece poetic justice. Newman responded with his own grand reply on tenor and the two saxophone masters ended the tune in friendly harmonic interplay. David Letterman band leader, Paul Shaffer was introduced from the audience and proceeded to take over piano duties with an unexpected vocal rendition of the Charles classic "Unchain My Heart". Shaffer's comic yet masterful approach to the song brought the house to satisfyingly joyful applause. Pianist John DiMartino and trumpeter David Weiss joined in on a jumping rendition of Bobby Timmon's soul/jazz mainstay "Moanin" and the night ended with the classic Dizzy Gillespie's " Night in Tunisa" with stirring solos by Weiss, Johnson, Newman and DiMartino.
If the soft spoken Newman had any doubts about his impact on the world of music or the friendship and respect he has garnered from his fellow musicians over the years, all doubts were shattered by the outpouring of love and respect that was gathered at the Iridium this night. This was a night of joyful appreciation and great music.
This blog entry posted by Ralph A. Miriello
Dave Sesso
// Jul 31, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Trying to get sheet music for Hard Times. Can you help?


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We Need A Statement:
Though Not Religious, We Care!
Jonathan F. Dill
From: "Jonathan F. Dill"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Sent: September 14, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: response to recent events
Dear Cliff,
With your fine skills of wordsmithing, I hope that you would consider crafting a special statement about the recent events. With all of the calls for prayer, and today's day of prayer, I am personally grappling with how to respond without seeming indifferent. Certainly, there are various actions that we atheists can take in the real world. In addition to blood, the Red Cross is calling for donations of baby wipes, foot powder, men's underwear, and antibacterial handwash. I plan to donate several of these items myself. While valid, I do not think that it is wanted or appropriate at this time to remind people of the connection of these events to religion, and certainly it will not earn any respect for atheists. What we need is a way to say and to show that atheists are deeply troubled by this too, and that we care.
"Jonathan F. Dill"
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From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Jonathan F. Dill"
Subject: Re: response to recent events
Date: September 14, 2001 6:57 PM
I have issued calls to donate money to the Red Cross, and have denounced Bush's orders that we pray to a deity who is either powerless or uncaring or nonexistent.
I have also suggested that this incident might spell the beginning of the end of America's love affair with Fundamentalist Christianity. The dust has settled only because of the rain. The shock and pain has not yet subsided.
Still, we are hearing many murmurs from all over the World asking us:
"To which God are we asked to pray,
I think the best we can do is to say what we can in the language we are capable of using, and to say it to those whom we think might listen and understand. This is the one question that nobody but the most extremist fundamentalists (such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson) will certainly ask themselves. And in asking, the answers tend to come.
If you have anything specific you'd like help putting into words, I'd be more than glad to help. But really, it's not the wording but the questions that will do the most for us right now. If we can ask the right questions, the human mind cannot help but grasp for a reasonable, logical answer. This is true even in cult members who have been trained to substitute the cult's menu of rhetoric for rational thought (or so former cult deprogrammer Ted Patrick once told me). If so, then think of what asking the right questions will do for the relatively unshackled mind!
Besides, not only am I just one man, I am a significantly impaired man at that -- particularly impaired as a result of what is happening to our country and our people. I still can barely contain myself to formulate my thoughts and don't much trust what I do write. So I will continue to post the words of those who write to us. Also, I vehemently and wholeheartedly encourage atheists to express their views: tell the government, the press and their fellow citizens what it feels like to be an atheist amidst all this. In doing this, wordsmithing skills are not pertinent at all: a cry of pain has no correct or incorrect grammatical construction.
I heard from several atheists during the aftermaths of both the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine school shootings. Atheists in these communities did not know how to respond to the ubiquitous public religiosity that was associated with every remembrance and memorial and public expression of grief. They tell me they felt left out and even second-class -- as if the only "proper" way to consol the grieving is through religious talk or ritual.
Since we don't have time to learn how to respond or object (or even what we're supposed to do when this happens) and still remain ourselves, we're just going to have to do the best we can with what we've got. If this ends up offending a few people, the least that will happen will be that a few people will see what happens when they define society or good behavior in ways that push aside or eliminate large segments of society.
So, since there is no correct or incorrect way either to cry out in pain or to comfort those in pain, please -- just go ahead and do it to the best of your abilities. I cannot overemphasize that the very worst that will happen is that a few people will have to taste the fruit of their own policies of cultural exclusivism.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
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From: "Jonathan F. Dill"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: Re: response to recent events
Date: September 14, 2001 9:35 PM
Hello Cliff,
Thanks, as always, for a dose of sanity. I guess the message that I want to send is that actions in the real world are what make a difference, not prayers and wishes.
However, contrary to popular opinion, I think that for many people, times like this cause people to cling more tightly to their religion rather than to question its validity. It's as if, stranded in the seas of uncertainty, people hold tightly to what they believe is a life preserver. The problem is that clinging to that "life preserver" may keep people from taking the necessary actions, such as trying to "swim" if that is what is warranted. Ultimately, it is all about fear and uncertainty, and wanting to find some source of control where there is none beyond controlling our own actions.
I know that in times of hardship, I have myself wished that I could find solace in prayer and the belief in some greater good or overriding order of the universe that would make things alright. At one very difficult time in my life, I even became "religious" and pursued becoming a minister, but ultimately I found that it did not relieve the emptiness that I felt. Now my goal is to help atheists to find solace and happiness in the real world, with real people.
I find some solace in the goodness of other people, for example the outpouring of support and the heroic efforts of the rescue workers in the wake of this tragedy.
"Jonathan F. Dill"
CARB IT Coordinator
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Whether you care about adventure sports, or the fate of the natural world, or brand maintenance and business success, Patagonia Inc. is one of the earth's most interesting and inspiring companies. For almost forty years, its reputation for unsurpassed quality, maverick innovation, and long-term environmental responsibility has put it in a class by itself. And everything flows from Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard.
Chouinard's story is now an American business legend. As a child, he moved with his father, a French Canadian blacksmith, and the rest of his family to Southern California with little English and less money. He escaped into mountain climbing as a teenager, and by his early 20's was among the best climbers in America, making famous first ascents of some of the world's most notorious faces. When he decided he could make higher quality climbing tools himself, and when his fellow climbers agreed and clamored for more, a way of life became a business. Some forty years later, Yvon Chouinard still summits peaks around the world (though he now spends more time surfing), and his company continues to make exceptionally high-quality, innovative products. Patagonia now earns over $240 million a year from worldwide sales, allowing its owner to seriously leverage his concern for the natural settings he's spent a lifetime enjoying. His resolve to minimize Patagonia's impact on the environment has, among other things, led the company to make their famous fleeces out of recycled soda bottles, use only organically grown cotton since the mid nineties and to donate at least 1% of its revenue each year to environmental causes.
In Let My People Go Surfing, Yvon Chouinard relates his and his company's story, and the core philosophies that have driven and sustained Patagonia, Inc. This is not another tale of a successful businessman who manages to do good on the side and have grand adventures: it's the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life – and who enjoyed even more business success as a result. Let My People Go Surfing gives ample evidence as to why there have been few more influential companies in American business in the last 40 years than Patagonia, Inc., and few more inspiring leaders than Yvon Chouinard.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., from Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman. Copyright © Yvon Chouinard, 2005. Publication date: October 10, 2006
Praise and reviews
"Here are three wonderful books rolled into one: a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope."
— Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography at UCLA, author of the books Guns, Germs, and Steeland Collapse, and winner of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize.
"At last Yvon Chouinard has taken time to write his story, and some of us in the progressive business world have waited decades for his wisdom to be penned. This is a wonderful, wonderful book. 200 odd pages of truth telling, consciousness raising and ballsy bravery. His company created an awareness of the environmental issues linked to corporate behavior, product development and company action when others were just tinkering at the edges. Every wannabe entrepreneur, every school teaching a course on "business" and every MBA program should buy this book. This book has to be a best seller. Yvon, thank you, thank you!"
—Anita Roddick, founder and owner of The Body Shop
"Yvon lays out the philosophies and practical actions of a company that has been a leader in the world of values-led business. It is a beautiful read that gives valuable insights into this truly wonderful company."
—Ben Cohen, co-founder Ben & Jerry's, Pres. Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
"An appealingly practical guide to encourage capitalism and ethics to play nice together"
—Kirkus Reviews


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After all, the eventual cleansing of professional cycling has been a long time coming. For many years, whispers and accusations of blood doping, performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and EPO, a synthetic blood booster known as Erythropoietin, have been linked to some of the sport's most popular yet polarizing names.
On the morning of Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, the International Cycling Union (UCI) stripped notorious cycling star Lance Armstrong of his record seven-consecutive Tour de France titles (1999 to 2005) following an extensive report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That historic news came in conjunction with two cyclists with Utah ties that have starred on the sport's largest stages who admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs in separate signed affidavits on Oct. 10. As the dominos continue to fall, the hierarchy of one of the world's most prestigious and arduous sports was finally shaken to its core.
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Levi Leipheimer, a Rowland Hall Academy graduate and two-time Tour of Utah winner, and Utah native David Zabriskie admitted, in separate sworn affidavits, that they, at one point in their careers, used PEDs and had knowledge of the widespread doping cover-up surrounding Armstrong, the embattled cycling star.
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Leipheimer joined the vaunted U.S Postal Service Cycling Team following the 1999 season, the year of Armstrong's first Tour de France victory. Following the 2001 season, Leipheimer left U.S. Postal and joined Rabobank. In his affidavit, Leipheimer said he and his wife Odessa Gunn were invited by Armstrong to go to the island of Tenerife to train four years after leaving U.S. Postal. It was there where Leipheimer first met Dr. Michele Ferrari. Leipheimer asked Ferrari if he'd start working with him. Leipheimer said he and Ferrari discussed how much EPO to take in preparation for the 2005 Tour de France, were he would finish sixth overall.
He went on to describe how he used a testosterone known as "Andriol" and also underwent blood transfusions (doping) in 2005 through 2007.
"That was kind of the perfect storm," said Testa, who has worked closely with Leipheimer as well as 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and other top names in cycling in his two-plus decades in the sport. "There was the ability of the product on the market that can make you faster. (Behind-the-scenes) people were pushing this because they were making money; these are young men in their 20s, and they want to make sure they start at the same start line as everyone else."
Zabriskie, who raced for the U.S. Postal Service squad in 2003-2004, said in his affidavit that he witnessed "teammates getting injections from team doctors. It was explained to me that the injections were for 'recovery.'" He said he began using the "recovery injection" in 2002. In the affidavit, he said, "Sometimes the doctors injected the recovery and other times we did it ourselves, with the instruction to inject the product in the vein. This was the first time I ever used a needle."
Said Testa: "I like the fact that some of these guys are coming out. They're coming out and want to clean their past. It's time to move on.
"We need to look and learn from the mistakes that have been made. Most of these (drugs) are detectable, but there's still blood doping that can fly under the radar. But with the right testing, we try to limit the opportunity for cheaters to cheat."
In a statement, USA Cycling was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that five U.S. riders -- Tom Danielson, George Hincapie, Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde and Zabriskie -- have each accepted six-month suspensions, effective Sept. 1, 2012, as a result of their testimony in the Lance Armstrong investigation. Both Leipheimer and Zabriskie have been suspended from cycling until March 1, 2013. Zabriskie lost all racing results from May 12, 2003, to July 31, 2006. Leipheimer surrendered results from June 1999 to July 2006 as well as results in July 2007.
Leipheimer won back-to-back Tour of Utah titles in 2010 and 2011. Officials from the Tour of Utah could not be reached for comment.
Steve Johnson, USA Cycling president and CEO, said in a statement: "I would like to personally acknowledge the extraordinary courage of these riders who placed their careers on the line in order to come forward with their experiences of past doping practices. While this is an extremely difficult time for the sport, I believe that riders of today understand that doping is intolerable, that it will be discovered, and that a decision to engage in doping in any form is senseless."
Trickle-down effect
Park City resident and former professional cyclist Evan Hyde moved to Belgium after racing at Vanderbilt University and spent two years as an elite amateur racer in Europe. In 2011, he raced for RealCyclist.com, now Competitive Cyclist, a professional team under the umbrella of Park City-based marketing outdoor company Backcountry.com.
"I don't think cycling is above and beyond other sports as far as how dirty it is," he said. "I think it has a higher level of scrutiny. At the same time, cycling is a really, really difficult sport, physically. In road cycling, at least, there's not a big skill factor. The fitter you are, the faster you're going to go. The shortcut to that type of fitness for some people is drugs. That's just the nature of cycling."
He said during his time competing both as an elite amateur in Europe and as a pro stateside, Hyde said he never heard any competitors talking openly about taking PEDs or blood doping, but said, "There's definitely guys who we all assumed were taking drugs."
Hyde, 28, who now coaches the Park City High School mountain-bike team, said during his time competing professionally against the likes of Leipheimer and Zabriskie and others who testified regarding the doping cover-up, he never felt cheated.
"I got pretty close to the limit of my natural ability. I know there are a lot of guys that are way more talented than I am (who are) clean, and so I don't have a sour taste about it," he said. "I'm not like bitter or going to say I would have been in the Tour de France if everyone was clean. But it will make a good story for the rest of my life, I guess."
The trickle-down effect of PEDs and other ways to garner extra seconds in a race can be noticed even at the Masters or amateur levels. Oakley resident and Summit County conditioning coach Tom Noaker remembers one race in particular that stands out. It was a national championship Masters mountain-bike race in the late 1990s where Noaker recalls, "a middle-of-the-pack guy who had just gotten into riding three years prior (and had) finished 8 to 10 minutes behind me at the previous year's race."
The next year, the two were in different age groups, but Noaker said he saw the man in the parking lot afterward.
"He said, 'I won. Unbelievable! I won by six minutes!' and I thought to myself,
'Did everyone else have a flat tire? How did that happen?' Noaker explained. "It's incredible. Then he never came back again. I never saw him again at another race -- ever. That kind of performance, from the out-of-nowhere, a middle-of-the-pack athlete is what raises questions."
Noaker said there is quite a bit of cash on the line at these high-profile Masters national races and that, while the races aren't overly high-profile or UCI-sanctioned, it's enough to cause problems in the future.
"Across the board, you're looking at a small percentage of users, but that is just enough to upset things," he said. "This is a generalization, but people who, for example, have financial success in their lives, they get on the bike, start riding on the bike and want to get to the next level -- it's there.
"In older athletes -- and your ability to recover -- you can still put forth the effort, but you can't train hard enough in a week. Your body just can't take that intensity week after week. You don't have that gain or athletic performance that you once did when you were younger. If you can take a synthetic drug, it's a real fine line. Is it widespread in amateur athletics? I don't think so, but I think it's there."
Testa said in Europe many Masters riders test positive for PEDs, but said he believes many of them do so in order to keep the clock turned back.
"They start training just to stay younger, and some of these people eventually start to run marathons, triathlons or bike racing," he said. "Is it complete doping? Some of these people just want to stay younger. I don't really agree with putting people on hormones just to keep them younger."
The sunlight breaking through
Having coached some of Summit County's top cycling and mountain-bike athletes for the last decade, Noaker said he worries about the youngsters of all sports. When put into a compromised situation, it's hard to tell how each individual will respond and Noaker said the temptation to win at all costs has obviously taken its toll as evidenced by the recent cycling fallout.
"Every generation has to face it," he said. "There's so many benefits to these kids being in the sport -- they don't have to use in order to produce results. But I'm always concerned about it."
Hyde said as long as there is money to be had and talented young riders to poach on, the powers-that-be will be there ready to lure "the next big thing."
"I'm not super optimistic that we're all squeaky clean," he said. "I think the young riders are facing the same choices today. I'd be pretty surprised if those young guys haven't already faced those choices. Maybe nobody's saying, 'Do it or go home,' but I'm sure those guys have the option to take drugs if they want to.
"There's always going to be someone willing to cheat. I would need to see a lot more; I need to be convinced that there's actually a cultural change happening. Right now, we're hearing all about it; a year from now, we probably won't even be hearing about it and it'll be back to business as usual."
Testa said he sees sports science and different types of evolving training methods as the key to the future of cycling. Rather than taking a shot or pill for an extra 15 seconds on a mile, he said he'd like to see riders embrace the mentality of riding clean and using technology to help better prepare the body for such grueling physical activity.
"These riders, they have to do so many things now. They have to tell the anti-doping agency where they are every day of the year and with the specifics," he said. "They kind of have to be on-call every single minute of the year.
"These top teams nowadays, I think definitely they're trying to go in the direction of making the sport clean. It's a matter of surviving. I really see a better year for cycling in front of us -- it's the light that's coming after all these clouds and all these storms."