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Domestic Violence, Stalking or Sexual Assault : Enforcement of Protection Orders
What are the penalties for violating a domestic violence protection order?
A violation of either a criminal temporary protection order (TPO) or a civil protection order (CPO) is a crime under Revised Code Section 2919.27 and also constitutes contempt of court.
Generally, violators are prosecuted under Section 2919.27, convicted, and sentenced to the applicable criminal penalties.
A first conviction of violating a protection order is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
A second or subsequent conviction of violating a protection order is a felony of the fifth degree, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine.
Are law enforcement officers required to enforce domestic violence civil protection orders (CPOs)?
The CPO statute requires law enforcement officers to enforce CPOs. See RC 3113.31(S). Moreover, Ohio's preferred arrest statute provides that arrests is the "preferred course of action" when any officer has reasonable cause to believe that someone has violated a domestic violence civil or criminal protection order. See RC 2935.03(B).
If law enforcement officers fail to enforce a protection order, they might be sued by the victim in a "failure to protect" lawsuit.
Are domestic violence protection orders enforceable statewide?
Sometimes, the victim moves from the county where they obtained the civil or criminal protection order to another county. In many of those cases, they are fleeing the abuser.
Ohio civil and criminal protection orders issued in one county are enforceable in any other county in Ohio. Specifically, law enforcement officers in any county in Ohio are required to enforce the protection orders issued in any other county in the same way that they would enforce a protection order issued in their own county. See RC 2919.26(G) and 3113.31(F).
Should the police arrest a person who violates a domestic violence protection order?
In most cases, yes.
Ohio's preferred arrest statutes, RC 2935.03(B) and 2935.032(A), provide that it is the "preferred course of action" for police officers and sheriff's deputies to arrest violators of civil or criminal protection orders.
Can a victim of domestic violence who obtains a protection order be charged with violating her own protection order?
Probably not.
Some prosecutors and judges believe that a victim can be prosecuted or otherwise punished for violating a protection order if she permits or encourages the abuser to contact or meet with her in violation of the stay-away provisions of the protection order. However, the protection order is directed against the abuser, and not against the victim. Therefore, the victim should not be liable to criminal prosecution or contempt for violating her own protection order.
A recent case from the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals strongly supports that position. See City of North Olmstead v. Bullington, No. 76224, 8th Dist. Ct. App. (Cuyahoga, July 27, 2000). In Bullington, the Court of Appeals held that a victim who was found talking to her abuser in his car after she had obtained a criminal protection order against him could not be prosecuted for aiding and abetting the abuser's violation of the protection order.
Must Ohio law enforcement agencies and courts enforce domestic violence protection order issued by the courts of other states?
Under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 18 U.S.C. Section 2265, Ohio courts must enforce protection orders issued in other states if the other state provided notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing to the abuser. With the possible exception of West Virginia, virtually all states provide a hearing to alleged domestic violence abusers, thereby making their protection orders enforceable in Ohio.
Likewise, domestic violence protection orders issued by Ohio courts are enforceable in other states.
Do law enforcement agencies and courts in other states have to enforce domestic violence protection orders issued by the Ohio courts?
Under the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 18 U.S.C. Section 2265, police departments, sheriff's departments, and courts in other states must give "full faith and credit" to domestic violence protection orders issued by Ohio courts. They must enforce Ohio domestic violence protection orders as if they were protection orders issued by their own state court.
For example, if an Ohio court issues a domestic violence protection order against an abuser, and the abuser then violates that protection order by committing further abuse against the victim in Michigan, Michigan law enforcement officers and prosecutors may arrest and prosecute the abuser for violating the Ohio protection order.
Is medical evidence or photographs required to prove domestic violence?
Photographs or medical evidence of actual injuries sustained by the victim are helpful to proving a domestic violence case. However, domestic violence may occur without the abuser inflicting visible injuries or marks on the victim.
The abuser's actions in using physical force against the victim constitute domestic violence regardless of whether there is any visible or medically verifiable injuries. Therefore, medical evidence or photographs are not always necessary to prove the occurrence of domestic violence.
Is evidence of "other acts" of domestic violence not alleged in the domestic violence criminal complaint or the petition for a domestic violence civil protection order admissible at the domestic violence hearing or trial?
Evidence of "other acts" not alleged in the criminal complaint or the petition for a CPO is sometimes admissible. Typically, where the victim is alleging domestic violence consisting of threats that placed her in reasonable fear of imminent physical harm, she or her lawyer may introduce evidence of prior acts of actual physical violence in order to prove that the victim's fear arising from the threats of violence is a reasonable fear.
For example, if the victim files a petition for a CPO alleging as grounds for the CPO her partner's recent threat to "beat her to a pulp," she could introduce evidence of prior beatings to prove that she had a reasonable fear of imminent serious physical harm based on the recent threat even though those prior incidents may have happened a long time ago and were not mentioned in the domestic violence petition.
What are some examples of "acts of force" that constitute domestic violence under Ohio's domestic violence laws?
Such acts as kicking, choking, slapping, pushing, throwing physical objects at a person, pointing a weapon at a person, sexually assaulting a person, physically restraining a person, tearing a person's clothing, or any other type of hitting or harmful touching to any family household member constitutes domestic violence.
Trying to run over a family or household member with a car or shoving her into the path of a vehicle is also domestic violence.
Any acts of physical violence or attempted physical violence against a family or household member, regardless of whether the victim suffers any visible injuries or requires any medical attention, constitute unlawful acts of domestic violence under Ohio law.
What form do I need to complete to get a civil protection order?
If you or a family member are being physically abused or threatened with harm by a family or household member (person living in your home, even if not related to you by marriage or blood) you can apply for a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order now.
For more information on domestic violence visit the Ohio Domestic Violence Resource Center.
See also the Forms & Education tab in this section for more information.
The information in this site is not intended as legal advice.
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There are only twenty-eight days in the short month of February. It is probably the dreariest month of the year
and it may be one of the slowest months of business unless you're in the greeting card industry. So why not
juice it up with a bunch of meaningless holidays to make the time go by faster?
February 1 is National Freedom Day; February 2 is the big one. Groundhog Day and the Super Bowl.
February 3rd is The Day the Music Died Day commemorating the untimely death of singers Buddy Holly,
Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. They perished in a tragic plane crash on February 3, 1959. Every
generation has their music icons. These three were among the top of the 1950's generation. Those who grew
up in the fifties mourned their deaths.. Memorials have occurred for years.
The sports don't stop there, February 7 the Winter Olympics begin. February 8 is Boy Scouts Day and
February 10 is one of my favorites, Umbrella Day. Nothing like a nice sturdy umbrella to ward off a February
snowstorm. Celebrate National Lost Penny Day on February 12 and the 14th is not only Valentine's Day, but
also National Ferris Wheel Day. On February 20 people go out at noon into the freezing cold, wave their
hands over their heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo". That's right it's National Hoodie-Hoo Day! It is a day to
chase away winter blahs, and bring in spring. After all, everyone is sick and tired of winter at this point and a
little crazy being cooped up inside all winter and not seeing the sun.
There is National Tortilla Chip Day followed by National Chili Day on February 25. Coincidence? I think not.
February 20 is Love Your Pet Day and the 26th is Tell a Fairy Tale Day. I like that one but I always have a
hard time finding a fairy to tell a tale to. I hate to let a holiday like that go by. I think somewhere during the
month there is a 60 % chance that there is National Weatherman Day.
But February 21 is my hands-down favorite holiday of the month. That's right, you guessed it. I am talking
about National Sticky Buns Day. This one is not about sitting in gum, it's an actual holiday, and I am not
making it up. Check out the slideshow and video to see how I celebrate February holidays.
1 ½ Sticks Butter
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
½ Cups Pecans, Chopped
1 Pkg. Puff Pastry
2 Tbs. Butter, Melted
2/3 Cup Light brown Sugar
3 Tbs. Cinnamon
1 Cup Raisins
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
In a food processor, combine the 1 ½ sticks butter, brown sugar and pecans. Pulse until nuts are coarsely chopped.
Transfer to a bowl and mix in raisins and cinnamon and combine.
On a floured surface, roll pastry dough. Butter the sheet with a brush and dab mixture evenly across the entire
sheet. Roll the pastry up snugly finished with the seam side down. Cut the roll into equal sections measuring
about 1 ½ inches. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until buns are golden brown.
Cool before serving.
So whether you are celebrating umbrellas or your pet, a lost penny or chili and tortillas, have a happy
February everybody, and don't forget the day the music died.

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When you're job-searching, waiting to hear back from an employer can be agonizing. Are you still being considered? When should you expect to hear from them, if ever? Is it okay to check in and ask?
While in general, it's best not to nag employers to respond to you, there are a few times when it's okay to check in and see where your application stands. The rules are different, though, depending on whether you've simply submitted an application or you've been interviewed. Over at U.S. News & World Report today, I talk about when you should and shouldn't follow up, and how. You can read it here.


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Men's Basketball: NIU split their two non-conference contests over the past week. The Huskies defeated SIU Edwardsville, 65-54, Wednesday behind double figure scoring from Aksel Bolin, Sam Mader and Travon Baker. However, Northern dropped a tight 80-73 overtime decision at Milwaukee Friday night despite Akeem Springs' 21 points.
Women's Basketball: The Huskies lost to a Missouri Valley Conference opponent for the second-straight week, this time falling to Indiana State, 58-52. Amanda Corral led NIU with 19 points.
Wrestling: The Huskies fell to Michigan State Saturday, 25-9, in the annual Showcase Meet. Nick Smith, Tyler Argue and Matt Mougin posted wins for NIU in the loss.
Track & Field: Northern Illinois began their indoor season strong with one event title and six top five finishes at the Cyclone Holiday Preview. Freshman Ida Burbulla took the high jump title with a mark of 5-03.75 (1.62m).


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It was all about remakes this past weekend at the movies. Three remakes hit theaters – "About Last Night," "RoboCop," and "Endless Love." On Monday, February 17, the Box Office updated their charts to feature the top 10 movies this weekend.
Despite several new films in theaters, it was all about "The LEGO Movie." The animated film brought in an estimated $48.8 million. The box office hit started with a $60 million budget, and has successfully made over $180 worldwide. A sequel is already in the works.
Following in second place, comedy "About Last Night" came in with $27 million. The second remake, "RoboCop," accumulated $21.5 million, landing in third place. To be fair though, the film opened on Wednesday, and the $21.5 million is only for the weekend sum. "RoboCop" is actually a hit, with over $100 million worldwide already.
"Endless Love," the final remake of the weekend, failed to bring in the lovers to theaters. The lame drama came in at number five with $13.4 million. It was beaten by "The Monuments Men," which made $15 million.
Below are the top 10 movies for Friday, February 14, through Sunday, February 16:
- "The LEGO Movie" $48.8 million
- "About Last Night" $27 million
- "RoboCop" $21.5 million
- "The Monuments Men" $15 million
- "Endless Love" $13.4 million
- "Ride Along" $8.8 millino
- "Winter's Tale" $7.7 million
- "Frozen" $5.8 million
- "Lone Survivor" $4.1 million
- "That Awkward Moment" $3.3 million


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WACO, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are 125 million cars are on the road today. That's billions of pounds of steel and glass on our roadways. But now, some parts of your car could be created by fruit.
Songs are sung about them. Food created with them. Girls even wear them. Now part of your car may be made with them.
"We've got lots of coconuts and nothing to do with them," Walter Bradley, Ph.D., a material scientist at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, told Ivanhoe.
It's that thought that started material scientists and mechanical engineers at Baylor University thinking of ways to help 11 million poor coconut farmers near the equator.
"Coconut farmers make about $500 a year and grow about 5,000 coconuts, each typically about 10 cents apiece," Dr. Bradley explained.
Right now, all the money is made by selling the coconut oil. The shell and husks are left behind.
"Instead of focusing on the oil, we're focusing on everything they don't use," Stan Greer, Ph.D., a research and development engineer at Whole Tree in Waco, Texas, said.
Particularly, the fibers inside the coconuts husk are being used to create car parts, including trunk liners, car ceilings, dashboards, door panels and floorboards.
"This is polyester and this is polypropylene, and traditionally for automotive parts, you can combine these to form felt-like material," Ryan Vano, a mechanical engineering at Baylor University, said.
"We're replacing polyester fiber so we mix our milled coconut fiber with recycled polypropylene and we make it into this non-woven fabric composite," Dr. Greer said.
After heating the fibers, a moldable, durable liner is made.
"We've got one side with a finishing cloth for a trunk liner," Dr. Greer explained.
It's resistant to fire, fungus and doesn't smell, but the biggest benefit: cost.
"The price for virgin polyester is 60 cents a pound," Dr. Greer said. "Recycled is 47 cents, but coconut fiber delivered to us is 40 cents a pound."
Basically, tripling a farmer's income in one year, and creating more jobs in the process.
"There's no way we can grow them here, but we can do processing here in the states to help our economy as well," Elisa Guzman Teipel, a graduate student at Baylor University, said.
Dr. Bradley says that just by transitioning to coconut trunk liners, we could save two million barrels of oil per year.
"We're not trying to get people to buy this product because it will help the poor coconut farmers," Dr. Bradley said. "We want them to buy it because it's green, it's sustainable, it's environmentally friendly and it will be a big benefit to American consumers."
They're putting waste to work for everybody.
Car parts are just the beginning. The scientists at Baylor along with Whole Tree, a company developed by grad students there, are also planning to make building materials such as insulation and roofs.
The Materials Research Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers contributed to the information contained in the TV portion of this report.
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New laser mapping technology could predict the next big natural disaster and help to save millions of lives.
125 million cars are on the road today. Thats billions of pounds of steel and glass. Now, theres a new movement to replace some car parts with coconuts.
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College Hockey:St. Lawrence Crushes Clarkson
McKenzie, DeVergilio Net Three Assists
CANTON, N.Y. — Senior center Casey Parenteau scored two goals, linemate Mike McKenzie had three assists each and St. Lawrence University sailed to a 5-1 win over arch-rival Clarkson in a non-league game at Appleton Arena in Canton on Saturday night.
Junior goaltender Kain Tisi made 13 saves to earn his first victory of the year for the Saints as the SLU defense held Clarkson to a total of 14 shots on goal for the game.
"Holding Clarkson to that low a shot total says a lot about how the whole team played defensively tonight," said Saints' coach Joe Marsh. "We were able to jump on them early with a couple of nice offensive plays and set the tone early. Kain made some solid saves, but I was very pleased with the way we limited their chances, particularly in the second period."
Tisi, who has often been a victim of a lack of offensive support in his first three seasons with the Saints, couldn't have asked for a better beginning by his offensive teammates as the Saints jumped on the Knights for three goals in the first 7:25 of the game. St. Lawrence had scored just one goal in Tisi's previous seven periods of action this season.
Parenteau scored the first two, his sixth and seventh of the season. His first of the night came on a wrist shot that beat Clarkson goalie Paul Karpowich inside the far post at 2:57 of the first and the second was a shot into the wide-open net after a cross-crease pass from Kevin DeVergilio at 5:42. The third Saints' goal came with a delayed penalty being indicated against Clarkson. Junior defenseman Jeff Caister, a transfer from Wayne State, scored his first Saints' goal when he rifled a shot into the upper corner from the center slot with twins Jared and Derek Keller assisting at 7:25.
St. Lawrence completely dominated the second period, out-shooting Clarkson 22-2 and driving Karpowich from the game with a power-play goal by Shawn Fensel at 3:48 to make it a 4-0 Saints' lead. McKenzie and DeVergilio picked up their third assists of the night on the play as Fensel gunned the puck into the upper corner. Richie LeVeau took over for the Knights in goal and made 17 saves as the Saints spent most of the period in the Clarkson zone and the Knights did not get a shot on goal after the 9:01 mark of the period.
While the Saints scored on only one of seven power play chances in the game, they did generate 18 shots on the power play, including 14 in the second period.
"The power play is coming along," said Marsh. "It is something we have worked on a lot lately, and while we didn't score as many goals as we would like, 18 shots show that we had our chances."
The Golden Knights broke Tisi's shutout bid 3:41 into the third period when Matt Beca took a pass from Scott Freeman and fired a shot from Tisi's right that caught the net just inside the post on a power play. The Saints answered that just under four minutes later when Jared Keller scored his second of the year, stuffing the puck past LeVeau from right in front with Aaron Bogosian and Rick Carden assisting.
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Stefon Harris: One String Blues
One String Blues
Stefon Harris (vibes)
A Cloud of Red Dust (Blue Note)
Stefon Harris (vibes), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Jason Moran (piano), Steve Turre (trombone), Greg Osby (alto sax), Steve Wilson (alto sax, soprano sax),
Dwayne Burno (bass), Alvester Garnett (drums).
Composed by Stefon Harris.
Recorded: New York, October 6th-7th 1997
Rating: 88/100 (learn more)
On his debut album, Stefon Harris emerged as one of the most interesting voices in jazz music. He approaches composition from a very non-traditional standpoint, as heard on the Indian inspired "One String Blues." This album is chalked full of songs that draw on different influences but this one finds Harris playing a light blues scale over a percussion driven beat. Although the song is short, very short, it is a nice example of Harris's willingness as a composer to push the envelope. I would have like to have heard a more extended version of this song but it still gets the job done. Harris was only twenty-four when he recorded this album, man, only twenty-four!
Reviewer: Jared Pauley
Tags: 1990s jazz · vibes
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Carey King, research associate at the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, has been awarded the Rosenfeld plaque in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of energy economics published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
This one time award was presented to King for his paper, "Energy intensity ratios as net energy measures of United States energy production and expenditures." Here, King described a new method to measure energy return on energy invested (EROI) that can be estimated every year, rather than the previous best method which gave estimates at best every five years.
Four colleges and schools at The University of Texas at Austin were ranked in the Top 10 in their areas by U.S. News & World Report, according to the 2013 graduate rankings released March 13.
The College of Education again ranked No. 1 among public institutions and No. 3 nationally. The school's highly rated departments include educational administration, educational psychology and special education.
The Cockrell School of Engineering retained its No. 8 ranking, with Top 10 rated programs in aerospace, chemical, civil and environmental engineering.
The College of Pharmacy ranked No. 4 and the School of Social Work ranked No. 7.
(David Buss, professor in the Department of Psychology, offers his idea on why celebrity couples break up in an article in the Science Times section of the New York Times.)
David M. Buss, who analyzed mating strategies around the world in "The Evolution of Desire" and "Why Women Have Sex," suggests several reasons the wife's sexy image and tabloid fame mean trouble.
"Research has documented that women who wear skimpy or sexually provocative clothing tend to be higher on the trait of narcissism," says Dr. Buss, a psychologist at the University of Texas. "My research on married couples found that the trait of narcissism predicted likelihood of sexual infidelity. Those high on narcissism feel entitled to have sex with others. Also, they oscillate between feelings of grandiosity and worthlessness, and the sexual attention helps keep them in the self-aggrandizing region of self-esteem."
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RESEARCHER: Ila Fiete, assistant professor,Section of Neurobiology and Center for Learning and Memory, principal investigator
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
This project aims to uncover the existence of a qualitatively better class of analog error-correcting codes than previously known in the brain, show how such codes can be used and decoded, and develop the theory for quantifying the performance of such codes.
Information theory was introduced into neuroscience relatively early, and the theory of efficient (source) coding has been widely embraced in the sensory neurosciences. However, the second branch of information theory, which deals with the maximally parsimonious addition of redundancy to recover signal from noise, has curiously not made inroads in neuroscience. Shannon's channel coding theorem revealed the existence of codes that make possible error correction at efficiencies previously thought impossible.
The investigator's central hypothesis is that the brain routinely employs such error correcting codes and the machinery required to decode and work with them. The hypothesis is motivated by a recent analysis of the grid cell code for animal location by the investigator and colleagues, showing it has unprecedented error-correction properties compared to known population codes in the brain (Sreenivasan & Fiete, 2011).
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Shonen-ai is actually a good option...........Gyaaaaaaaaah !!!!!!!!
Shonen-ai is actually a good option...........Gyaaaaaaaaah !!!!!!!!
i wouldnt mind it being a mix. a little yaoi romance that never really goes anywhere. like flirting, maybe some almost kisses
I personally like a few yaoi and shonen-ai manga, but Karneval doesn't even have romance IN it. ESPECIALLY yaoi, that would completely change the storyline, changing the focus on the main plot of the story. Making it not the story I was so interested in the first place.
No offense to yaoi, but yaoi manga always seems to be the same with me, sometimes enjoyable but not really memorable. It's always about the you-know-what. Like a (sometimes) crappy, adult romance novel.
If Karneval became a yaoi manga it would just become another one of those. Forgettable, and not memorable. No offense, aha.
Can we PLEASE keep relationships platonic for once!
Don't mind yaoi/shonen-ai, but this is doing so well that yaoi will be the worst decision for the story.
yaoi or shounen, idc, but i would like some romance.
im not sure who'd get paired up though
hmmm... My first answer would be no. Why? Because I think it doesn't really fit in the story. I wouldn't mind to see some romance I would rather see the characters as friends whit each other, but I do love the relationship that yogi and gareki have . But that's just my opinion
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Nah, it's fine with just hints I'm not really a yaoi fan, I just like love between people as long as there is good chemistry and bonding. I don't mind erotic parts, as long as they are well made and tastefull, but having something like that in Karneval doesn't fit, and I think it would ruin the plot (like many others have already said)...I love the idea of Yogi x Gareki, but I don't need yaoi or even official shonen-ai to feel content about their relationship: they are fine the way they are...(that's how I feel for Pandora hearts, Kuroshitsuji and many other of my favorite manga too).
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I generally work on weekends. It's something I've come to terms with only because I know it won't last forever. I write. I bake. But those two things don't always pay the bills, so I work retail on the weekends and dream of the day when I'll have a Sunday like this one:
or this one:
Have you seen this book, Sundays are for Lovers? It's the kind of little book you can have by your bed side and just keep glancing at and it makes you happy. It's curated by MAV (maria alexandra vettese) 1/2 of the blog, 3191 miles apart and features writers like Molly Wizenburg, photographers like Jonathan Levitt and artists/designers including Deb Wood and Lena Corwin. It's a veritable visual smorgasbord of what a sensual Sunday is all about. There is a photo or illustration accompanying each contributor and then they're asked to answer a few simple prompts about their Sundays. From spicy Bloody Mary's and grits to dreaming about a house by the sea and sitting on the stoop in the evening…this is Sunday encapsulated.
So I thought it'd be fun to answer the prompts, too as I thought about Sundays when I'm not waking up and putting on my practical shoes so I can stand and talk to customers all. day. long. These are my Sundays to come. I encourage you to make a Sunday list. It could be your current Sunday list…or maybe it's your Sundays to come. Share it here if you'd like. I'd love to hear yours.
My home base is: just north of San Francisco
Day to day I work as: freelance writer
If I didn't do this I would: bake
Next year I will travel to: the South (Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina)
To me Sunday means: catching up with friends and family, brunch, the New York Times
And I like to eat: poached eggs on toast. Or jammy scones. And strong coffee.
And I will get out of bed: 9
And get dressed around: 3
And I will smile about: the morning light, broken-in slippers, my favorite mug, possibility.
And I just may daydream about: spooning
And when Monday comes: I'll answer work emails and make some more coffee
Thankfully, even when I'm working I still find time to bake. And these are the most perfect Sunday treat ever. They're honestly a cinch to put together–the components themselves take a little time which is o.k. on a Sunday when you may be putzing around the house in the morning. It's a dessert you'll look forward to in the evening, and by now you know how I like to eat baked goods for breakfast. So I'd encourage that, too. These galettes make the house smell like a dream. Even if you have big weekend plans, you may not want to leave.
Rustic Fig and Almond Cream Galette
For this recipe, I used a very common and traditional pate brisee recipe for the galette crust and Tartine Bakery's recipe for Frangipane Almond Cream. I love the combination of the beautiful, ripe figs with the slightly sweet almond cream and the flaky, butter crust. While the directions appear lengthy at first, this is really a very simple fall dessert. And it's versatile: you could do this with stone fruit or berries in the summer, and I'm looking forward to trying it with apples.
Galette Dough:
Begin by making the galette dough: Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the cubes of butter and quickly pulse until the pieces of butter are about the size of large peas. Add the ice water through the feed tube while using long pulses until the dough comes together and sticks together when you squeeze it inbetween two fingertips. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons more water if the mixture is too crumbly.
Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and pat into a round disk. Wrap tightly and chill for at least 2 hours and up to 4 days.
Next, make the almond cream: In a food processor, combine the almonds with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and process until finely ground. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the remaining sugar (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) and mix to incorporate. Add the almond-sugar mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Add the salt and the egg and mix until incorporated. Then, add the milk and mix until light and fluffy. Note: You should have about 1/4 – 1/2 cup of the almond frangipane leftover. It stores well for up to a week; don't be tempted to use it all in the galettes or they'll tend to overflow and
Now, assemble the galettes:
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and slice into 4 even triangles*. Flour your work surface and your rolling pin. Beginning with one piece of dough, quickly form it into a round shape using your hands. With a rolling pin, roll out into a 7-8 inch rounds, about 1/4-inch thick. Don't worry if they're not perfectly round–it doesn't matter. Place each dough round on lined baking sheet.
Spoon 2 tablespoons almond frangipane in the center of each dough circle and arrange the figs concentrically in the center, leaving a 2-inch border around the edge. You can allow the figs to overlap. Lift the pastry edge and fold over filling to make a nice, crimped border–again, doesn't have to be perfect. Once galettes are assembled, place in refrigerator for 1 hour (this helps with the flakiness of the dough).
Preheat the oven to 375 F. After the dough has chilled for 1 hour, remove from the refrigerator and prepare the egg wash: Whisk egg in a small bowl to make egg wash, and use it to brush the edges of the crust of each galette; sprinkle the sides of the crust with sugar.
Bake for 50-55 minutes, until figs are bubbling slightly and edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 30 minutes. Top with whipped cream or mascarpone and honey if you'd like.


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Shoppers need not be financial wizards or money moguls to pocket plenty of savings while browsing at the mall. In fact, a few simple pointers can lead to bargain bonuses for smart consumers.
By employing several simple frugal tips, shoppers can enjoy significant savings on fashions and accessories, gifts, home goods, and more.
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10 smart savings strategies for mall shoppers
None of these mall savings steps is complex, but each can be cost-effective.
1. Pack snacks for the shopping excursion.
This sounds simple. Families and individuals may be amazed at how much money they can save by grabbing water bottles and pocket snacks before leaving for the mall. Food courts and vending machines offer plenty of choices, but at high prices.
2. Make a shopping list before entering the mall.
Lots of people jot grocery lists to stay on-budget at the food market. The same strategy works at the shopping mall. Savvy shoppers keep note pads or little spiral notebooks, listing everything from birthdays to clothing and accessory needs. In stores, this guides the search, while preventing extra trips to purchase forgotten items.
3. Print discount coupons at home.
Many shopping websites offer free printable coupons for use in brick-and-mortar stores. It's easy to search coupons topically and choose the pertinent ones before departing for the mall. Department stores and popular fashion chains often offer web coupons for printing as well.
Smart consumers often choose to store coupons on their smart phones, instead of carrying paper copies. Many retailers accept these images, which can be scanned by checkout clerks.
4. Pick the right shopping malls.
Outlet malls are increasingly popular, springing up all over. Discount centers and overstock stores are plentiful, and they frequently vend items for much less than pricey boutiques or department stores may charge.
5. Park strategically at the mall.
Browsing can be costly. By stashing the car near the stores one plans to visit, it's easy to save time and eliminate the temptation of ducking into extra shops for unneeded purchases.
6. Shop in-season.
Fashion boutiques and department stores tend to display merchandise at least one season ahead.
By searching for current items instead, shoppers can usually find terrific deals on items to use or wear immediately. Swimsuit shopping is pricey in the spring, but more budget-friendly in early summer. Winter coats, on the other hand, can cost a bundle in the early fall and a lot less after Thanksgiving.
In-season fashions can often be found in discount stores as well.
7. Grab a sales flyer.
Lots of stores print discount ad flyers, displaying these on racks or checkout counters. Frequently, customers find great deals (or even discount coupons) by flipping through these pages.
8. Try on clothing before buying it.
Fitting rooms can be super money savers. How many appealing outfits are soon discarded, simply because they did not fit when purchasers tried them on at home?
9. Never pay full price.
Smart shoppers seldom pay full retail price for anything. Sure, one may occasionally shell out big bucks for a prom dress or another special item that must be purchased immediately. However, as a rule, it pays to shop more strategically.
Stores always display the latest styles upfront, where shoppers will begin browsing. Merchants plant their older wares in the back. Sale racks usually line the deepest walls of every shop. The most frugal customers will begin at the back and work their way forward.
10. Sign up for customer loyalty programs.
Stores love repeat customers, so they often encourage patrons to sign up for frequent buyer programs. Some send email discounts, web-links, and coupon codes. The best programs automatically apply earned discounts at checkout.
What if a shopper finds a discount offer before it is valid? It pays to ask. Sometimes a retailer will make good on a coupon or reduced price, even if it takes effect the following day, instead of insisting the customer return to realize the savings.
Don't be mauled by mall prices.
These 10 smart shopping strategies really do work. Shopping is much more fun when consumers can buy more and spend less.


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Fifth-year senior Forrest Watkins broke an 8-8 deadlock with 1:17 to go in the second overtime period Saturday night to give No. 5 Stanford a 9-8 come-from-behind win over No. 3 Pacific and send the Cardinal into Sunday's NorCal Invitational semifinals.
Waiting for the Cardinal in Sunday's semifinal at Spieker Aquatics Complex will be top-ranked USC. The contest is set for a 10:50 a.m. start.
Playing Saturday's contests at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Stanford opened the draw with a 17-5 win over No. 12 UC Davis in the morning.
Bret Bonanni led the Cardinal offense Saturday with eight goals over the two games, netting four in each. Watkins scored both of his goals against Pacific while BJ Churnside had two goals in each contest and freshman Jackson Kimbell posted a hat trick in the morning.
Freshman Drew Holland went the distance against Pacific, making 12 saves. In the morning contest, Holland played the opening period and made four saves while Scott Platshon played the final three periods, stopping four shots.
The Cardinal had its work cut out for it early against Pacific as the Tigers took a 4-0 lead into the second period. Kevin Oliveira opened the scoring 1:51 into the contest, then Balazs Erdelyi and Alex Obert scored at the 5:32 and 4:48 marks to make it 3-0 less than halfway through the frame. Goran Tomasevic would make it 4-0 with 1:16 left and the Cardinal looked to be on the ropes early.
Stanford managed to quickly pull two goals back in the second period's opening 1:05 as BJ Churnside scored twice within 42 seconds, but 34 seconds later Oliveira nullified the first goal with his second and Obert got the Tiger lead back to four at the 5:37 mark.
Down 6-2, Stanford refused to bow. Bonanni scored with 3:58 on the clock and Conner Cleary found the back of the net with 1:23 left in the half to halve the lead at 6-4. Forty-eight seconds before the horn Bonanni would cash in again, pulling the Cardinal to within a goal at 6-5.
Stanford's run extended to 4-0 with 6:32 to go in the third period as Watkins netted his first of the game. The teams would remain deadlocked for the next 10:16 until the Cardinal, on the man advantage, scored its fifth straight goal to take its first lead of the game at 7-6 with 4:16 remaining. The lead would last just a minute and a half as Pacific drew a five-meter penalty at the 2:45 mark and Erdelyi converted the equalizer. The reigning Cutino Award winner would find the net again just 48 seconds later to put the Tigers in front by a goal but Bonanni would come through 37 seconds later to knot the score at 8-8 and send it into overtime.
The teams battled through a scoreless three-minute session and remained tied up halfway into the second session until Watkins scored the eventual winner at the 1:17 mark. The Cardinal defense then fought off a 5-on-6 situation with a minute remaining to take home the win.
The tournament opened well in the morning for the Cardinal, which jumped out to a 4-0 lead within the opening 4:08 against the Aggies. Bonanni opened the scoring 43 seconds into the contest with Churnside doubling the lead 21 seconds later. Churnside would net his second with 5:29 to go in the period and then Alex Bowen got on the board with 3:52 on the clock to make it 4-0.
Mark Coufal got the Aggies on the board less than a minute later, and the teams traded goals between Reid Chase and Bernie Rogers to end the frame with the Cardinal in front, 5-2.
Rogers got UC Davis to within a pair at 5-3 just over a minute into the second period, but that would end up being as close as the Aggies got all day. Kimbell and Bonanni went back-to-back to get the lead to four at 7-3, and Coufal and Kimbell traded goals before the end of the frame to make it 8-4 Stanford at the break.
Stanford broke the game open in the third period, scoring six times while holding UC Davis to just one goal over the eight minutes. Bonanni scored the first two of the first three goals of the half, sandwiching a goal from Bowen, to start a 5-0 Cardinal run which also included goals from Kimbell and Griffin Bolan. After UC Davis got its goal Bolan re-established the nine-goal cushion before the end of the frame.
UC Davis – 2 2 1 0 = 5
Stanford – 5 3 6 3 = 17
Stanford Goal Scorers: Bonanni 4, Bowen 4, Kimbell 3, Bolan 2, Churnside 2, Chase, Cleary
UC Davis Goal Scorers: Coufal 2, Rogers 2, Vigeant
Goalie Saves: Holland 4, Platshon 4 (S); Bates 7 (UCD)
Stanford – 0 5 1 2 0-1 = 9
Pacific – 4 2 0 2 0-0 = 8
Stanford Goal Scorers: Bonanni 4, Churnside 2, Watkins 2, Cleary
Pacific Goal Scorers: Erdelyi 3, Obert 2, Oliveira 2, Tomasevic
Goalie Saves: Holland 12 (S), Hughes (P)


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by William Shakespeare
Othello Act 1, Scene 3 Summary
- The Duke and assorted senators of Venice are dealing with the impending war with the Turks over Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean. The men compare conflicting reports of a Turkish fleet approaching the island, but are interrupted by a messenger, who says that, actually, the Turkish fleet is headed to Rhodes (yet another island, this one in between Greece and Cyprus).
- After much quibbling, the men realize that the Turkish fleet sent to Rhodes was only a decoy, as Cyprus is more strategically important to the enemy. The governor of Cyprus, Montano, has sent a message from his location in Florence to confirm that his city is soon to be under siege: the Turks, with a fleet of thirty ships, really are headed for Cyprus, and he needs help from Venice—right now.
- Brabantio enters the scene with Othello, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, and a bevy of other officers. The Duke is quick to dispatch Othello to fight the Ottomans, but Brabantio pipes up. He says he hasn't come about matters of state, but rather because his daughter's been stolen.
- The Duke says this is awful news, ignoring that this is probably not as awful as the fact that Cyprus is about to be pulverized by the Turks. Still, the Duke promises that whoever the man is that has enchanted Brabantio's daughter, even if it's the Duke's own son, he will get what's coming to him.
- Brabantio's quick to point out that the man is actually the Duke's current hero, the Moor Othello.
- The Duke asks Othello what he has to say for himself. Actually, Othello has quite a bit to say: his only offense is to have married Brabantio's daughter. Othello says he's a man of action, so his speech will be a poor defense, but he'll give them the whole story of how he won Brabantio's daughter, and they can then judge whether he's guilty or not.
- Brabantio pipes up and insists that his daughter is as pure as the snow, so there's no way she could come to love the Moor except via his trickery. Othello begs to differ. In fact, he says, they can bring Brabantio's daughter, his new wife, to confirm the story right here and now, if they wish.
- If Othello is in the wrong, the senators may take away his title and order him to be killed. Othello sends Iago, in whom he trusts, to fetch the girl while he tells the story of his courtship.
- Othello explains that Brabantio himself used to invite him over all the time so he (Brabantio) could listen to the fantastic tales of Othello's life, including, but not limited to: daring escapes within a hair's breadth of death; being sold into slavery and getting his freedom back; and traveling over the world's caves, deserts, quarries, and hills. Also, there were cannibals.
- Whenever Othello would come over, he noticed that Brabantio's daughter, Desdemona, would listen attentively whenever she could. Even when she had to tend to women's work, she'd sneak back to eavesdrop on the stories.
- Othello convinced Desdemona to ask him to hear his stories, which she clearly wanted to do. (Read that again; it's complicated, but it's important because it implies that their courtship doesn't seem to be one where one person was more actively pursuing the other.)
- Othello then consented to tell her his stories and, upon hearing them, she swooned over Othello's daring. Desdemona then flirted with Othello, saying if he had a friend who could tell his stories (and had his bravery), she'd love that guy.
- Othello takes the hint and says something like, "Well, I tell my stories pretty well, so maybe we should be friends." Othello claims Desdemona loves him for the dangers he had escaped, and he loves her for the pity with which she appreciates his dangerous escapes.
- Just then Iago enters with Desdemona, the lady in question. Brabantio says he'd like to hear from his daughter whether she was willingly part of the courtship. He asks her where she thinks her loyalty should lie. Desdemona says she loves her father, but just like her mother, she must love her husband more than her father.
- Brabantio is not pleased. He says he'll give Desdemona over to Othello, but still, Brabantio is an unhappy man.
- The Duke says Brabantio would only waste his time being sad about what's already over. Besides, his bitterness would likely only bring more trouble. Instead, he should just be happy because he doesn't have a choice but to be happy; he doesn't have a say in the affairs of his daughter anymore.
- After Brabantio laments some more, the Duke gets back to the situation in Cyprus. Though they've already got some guys on the ground there, everyone would feel better if Othello went, as he's competent and knowledgeable about the area. The Duke says he's sorry, but Othello will have to spend his wedding night preparing for battle (not knowing he's speaking metaphorically and prophetically).
- Othello says he's happy to go, but insists Desdemona should be taken care of, as with his wedding night interrupted, he hasn't been able to take care of her.
- The Duke suggests that perhaps Desdemona should stay at her father's house, but everyone agrees this is a bad idea.
- Instead, Desdemona suggests she'd like to go with her new husband. She suggests that her love is only complete if she can live with him. Desdemona says she fell in love with Othello's character and profession, and if she's left behind while he's in war, the very qualities she loves will be absent from her.
- The Duke thinks they can settle these domestic disputes on their own. Whether Desdemona is to stay or go, Othello needs to leave for battle now. Othello agrees to this, and leaves his trusted friend Iago to follow, bringing Desdemona and anything else Othello might need.
- As everyone is parting, the Duke tries to cheer Brabantio, saying Othello is "more fair than black." Brabantio won't have any of it, and warns Othello that he should watch the girl: she's likely to deceive him the way she deceived her own father.
- Othello, in a moment of foreshadowing, responds that his life rests upon Desdemona's faithfulness. Othello instructs Iago to take Desdemona along with Iago's wife, Emilia, on the journey to the battle area.
- After Othello and Desdemona have left, Iago remains with Roderigo. Roderigo announces he will drown himself out of lovesickness (for Desdemona), and Iago chides him for his foolishness. If he's going to be damned for some sin (like suicide), it would be better to be damned for a more practical one, like making money.
- Iago (who has been spending Roderigo's money like there's no tomorrow) instructs Roderigo to cool his passion with his reason. He then literally tells him nine times that he'd be better off focusing on making money than having true love.
- Iago promises that Desdemona's passions for Othello will eventually cool. Othello will soon surely find he's had enough of Desdemona too, as Moors are known for their changing tastes. Then Roderigo will have a chance to win Desdemona for himself.
- Iago promises he'll join with the tribes of Hell to make trouble for the marriage of Othello and Desdemona, if Roderigo will only keep making money. Iago reminds Roderigo again that he hates the Moor, and promises to meet Roderigo in the morning if he hasn't killed himself. Roderigo promises to sell all his land for money instead of killing himself. He then exits.
- Once Roderigo's gone, Iago fills us in on his nasty plan. He's only sporting with Roderigo for fun and profit, but has a bone to pick with Othello, as it's rumored that Othello was sleeping with Iago's wife.
- Iago then figures he'll take Cassio (his competitor) out, too. He hatches a plan to suggest to Othello that Cassio, who has the making of a ladies' man, is having an affair with Desdemona. Iago thinks the Moor is easily influenced, and his suspicion of Cassio will ruin both the great arithmetician's military career and Othello's marriage. Iago declares that Hell and night will be his companions in this mischief, and he exits.
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Ind. Bills Federal Gov't For Immigration Costs
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Indiana is sending a bill for $130.9 million to the federal government.
Last year, state lawmakers passed a bill concerning illegal immigration. One provision in the law requires the state budget director to bill Congress for the cost of illegal immigration to Indiana. It's a gesture that the statehouse's Republicans do not believe the federal government is protecting the nation's borders.
The state budget director estimates about $110.6 million of the state's illegal immigrant costs have been for K-12 education. Another $12.3 million is the estimated cost to Indiana's prison system and about $8 million for welfare.
Congress is not expected to act on the bill.
Indiana's immigration bill was modeled after Arizona's law which was largely struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The Indiana law is currently being challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.


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The Hard Work of Discipline
Discipline is hard work. It's not just hard, it's grueling.
Consider the plight of extreme discipline:
College students who spend all their waking hours in the library studying to graduate at the top of their class. Professional athletes who practice for hours and make sacrifices to ensure they perform at their best. Medical residents who get little sleep in order to hone their skills.
In their everyday lives, most people don't demonstrate unwavering dedication and discipline exemplary of people who perform at their peak, so it's not surprising that many would-be traders struggle to maintain self-control and to follow their trading plans. It's hard, grueling and just plain boring.
We live in an instant gratification world of people seeking shortcuts to massive success, yet many never attain. We are dealing with a new breed of millennium babies who spend more time texting or playing video games then learning self control or discipline.
It's more common to see people show a lack of discipline than extreme self control. Driving is one example where people demonstrate less self-control than is optimal. Few people follow the rules or drive defensively. Drivers frequently drive too fast, fail to slow down to allow others to change lanes or make a turn safely, or even allow pedestrians to cross the street while in the crosswalk.
It's surprising how many people fail to show self-control and speed with gasoline as high as it has been in the past year! On the other hand, it's not surprising, since most people don't see the necessity for self-control and discipline.
There are endless examples of how discipline is just not respected in modern society.
Most of the fast foods we eat today are inconsistent with home grown foods in garden, for example. Who has time to grow a garden in today's world?
People gain more weight than is optimal and risk their health due to a lack of self-control. In addition, spending is a problem for many. Indeed, had people voluntarily decided that they should purchase houses they could actually afford, the United States would be in a little less financial trouble (that is, if no one wanted to take a risky home mortgage, banks could not have taken on the risks; it takes two to tango).
Unfortunately, discipline requires hard work and it's boring.
Discipline isn't fun, but it is vital for success. Why do people fail when trying to show self control?
People never set real goals on a consistent basis, fail to monitor their behavior, and have difficulty mustering the psychological strength to maintain control.
First, when trying to trade with discipline, it is essential to set clearly defined goals.
Make a clear profit objective and stick to it. If you know what to do and when to do it, you can more easily enter and exit a trade. But if you have conflicts in terms of how much you want to make, you will act with indecision. You will tend to trade by the seat of your pants, and will increase your propensity to act on impulse.
Second, it is also necessary to monitor your behavior. Pay close attention to your behavior. Traders need to learn superb concentration, discipline, desire, motivation, and satisfaction to attain massive achievement Just as with showing a lack of discipline when driving, when you are distracted and allow your attention to wander from the task at hand, you will have difficulty maintaining self control and sticking with your trading plan.
Finally, self control takes psychological energy. It's important to view your ability to maintain discipline as similar to a muscle. Like an actual muscle, it's necessary to build up stamina.
Maintaining control takes psychological energy, and humans have a limited amount of psychological energy. When the limits are reached, maintaining discipline is a challenge. The best solution is to build up as much psychological energy as possible, which will in turn allow you to maintain self-control. It is vital to get plenty of rest and relaxation.
When you're tired, the available psychological energy you can devote to trading is restricted. You will have great difficulty controlling emotions and impulses. By getting the proper amount of rest, you'll have enough energy stored up to combat pessimism, stay focused, and maintain self-control.
Many traders have difficulty trading with discipline. It's tempting to trade impulsively and live with the consequences. But the consistent winning trader is the disciplined trader.
By taking steps to build your self-control skills, you'll trade with the proper mental edge and increase your odds of success.
Self discipline is not something you acquire. It is something you work consistently on daily becoming a habit for life.
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Women's Wednesday - Why Don't More Colorado Women Race?
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Author: Cheri Felix
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Today is going to be one of those days where I posit the question that we may not be able to answer. Why don't more women race?
I've always wondered about this but racing the Big Mountain Enduro really brought it home. Why aren't there just as many girls racing (period) and why aren't there just as many girls racing enduro. Why is it that we have women physicists, women senators and women urologists but we can't match the boys out at short track? Now don't tell me it's because girls aren't as strong or as aggressive. Let's see…it's not because we can't drive ourselves to the venue nor is it because we don't have a bike. So what is it?
I really don't know. I mean I can't figure it out. They gave us the vote (after we demanded it) so we vote. We can drive unlike women in Saudi Arabia. I mean can it be that women just aren't cut out for it. That we are intimidated? That we aren't aggressive? That we don't care about all that silly stuff like winning and losing. That we don't want to break a sweat. Or is that we don't do a good enough job bringing women up in racing? Or that what? That we just don't care?
Now I know some women who don't want to race. I get it. It's not for everyone. It's not for every guy either. I totally get it. I really do. But what if more of us try it. What if a few more of us try a short track race? What if I told you that you won't die. That it might hurt a bit but that you won't die. That yes it's hard but not nearly as hard as burying a parent. Not nearly as hard as having a miscarriage. What if I told you that you'll probably never win. Never come close to it but that that's okay. That there can only be one winner.
And what if I told you that Enduro racing is no joke but that some of you should still try it. That even if you can't ride part of it you can run it. That the whole point is not winning or losing (because there is only one winner) but in the trying. In the risk taking. In the representing all of us women and girls. Especially the girls who are craving good role models. Role models that aren't judged by what they are wearing or their BMI or how sexy they are.
Racing is a habit. Just like flossing. Just like a training ride. Just like your yearly pap. Try a short track. It's 20 minutes. Boulder's is on Wednesday. Fort Collins has one on Tuesdays. I want you to feel what it's like to do something you never thought you'd do. You never thought you wanted to do. Test your mettle. Show everyone that women deserve to be marketed to. Deserve to be sought after. Race promoters are waiting for you. What are you waiting for?
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Tons of women
Submitted by C. Felix (not verified) on
James, thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree that it is odd to see so many women out on trails and not at ST or enduros (although admittedly those can be intimidating to both men and women), I don't get it. And although I know racing isn't for everyone (for various reasons) for those that are curious, I wish they'd take the risk. I don't agree about the women only events. In my experience (which is totally supported by numbers of women racing), women only clinics get some women in the door that might not have tried it otherwise. And I know for a fact that the Beti AllRide Clinic that occurred in June in WP birthed some women who then did the Enduro in Crested Butte. So I'd say that the women's only concept works. But the next step is of course doing the ST or the CX race or the enduro. One thing I loved about the enduro is that everyone races the same course. Same rocks, same logs, same loose dirt. And it's not genitals that separates the men and the women. It all comes down to time. And we all race against the same clock. Thanks for playing!
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This article from Bike Mag is
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This article from Bike Mag is a good answer to your question: http://www.dirtseries.com/pdfs/Bike%20XX%20Factor%20Story.pdf
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Weird, I meant that to be in
Submitted by Libby (not verified) on
Weird, I meant that to be in response to Chris Froome. Not sure how it ended up here. Sorry!
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Submitted by C. Felix (not verified) on
I think you hit a few nails on the head. In June before the Beti Bike Bash I took some of my friends out for a casual/easy ride just so we could talk about racing and passing and etiquette and all that. They were racing in the nev ev category so it seemed to make sense. I know there are mentoring programs in other disciplines (CX and road). Maybe we need to come up with something. Feel free to shoot me an email. I am happy to help you if I can. firstname.lastname@example.com
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As a woman mountain biker who
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
As a woman mountain biker who does not race, I agree that having more womens "mentoring" would most likely motivate me race. Nothing against the men out there, we love you, but under certain circumstances I just prefer a woman. Is this rational?...no...but it's just the way it is. Mentoring I think can come in many different forms...an actual race day mentor getting you through the course, women's group rides geard toward the race curious, or women's specific races that have a training component that comes with the race fee. I find that many of my friend who race have a strict training schedule and I never get to ride with them, so I am not around people who could push, mentor, and motivate me to race. If there were more opportunities to surround myself with other women who raced I would jump on it!
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I find it odd that it is up
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I find it odd that it is up to someone else to motivate you to race. I think that fact alone is the biggest difference between men and women. In general, men don't have someone else tell them they should go out and race. They go on a few bike rides, get faster, join a few bike rides, and decide to give it a whirl to see how they stack up. Most realize they're not as fast as the thought and either go back to club riding or give training a go.
From all of the comments I've read on this topic, it sounds like the women have no interest in seeing how they stack up and don't really have a competitive need to inflate their egos by racing. And, also from the comments, it seems like the women that do race feel that they are so "special and unique" that they don't want anyone else participating anyway.
point being, it doesn't seem like much needs to change. everyone is doing what they want to be doing. every year 303 cycling throws up this discusion and article. leave it alone already.
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So, you assume that when men
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
So, you assume that when men decide to race, it's to see how they stack up and have a competitive need to inflate their egos by racing?
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yes. either by winning so
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yes. either by winning so they are better than their racing peers. or by finishing, so they are better than their colleagues at work. cyclists in CO seem to be quite the narcissistic bunch.
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Awfully judgmental, aren't we
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Awfully judgmental, aren't we??
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The royal 'we'?
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The royal 'we'?
Anonymous, patronizing, rhetorical questions add valuable perspective.
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Energy and its relationship to matter started with big banga widely accepted theory in contemporary cosmology, which concerns the origin and evolution of the universe. The Author of this Book is Joseph A., Jr. Angelo According to this theory, an incredibly powerful explosion about 13. Array ISBN . 7 billion years ago started the present universe. Energy of Matter (States of Matter) available in English. Prior to this explosion, matter, energy, space, and time did not exist.All of these physical phenomena emerged from an unimaginably small, infinitely dense object that scientists call the initial singularity. Immediately after the big bang event, the intensely hot universe, which consisted of pure energy, began to expand and cool.As the universe cooled, matter began to form, initially as primeval quark-gluon plasma.Energy of Matter presents the most important intellectual achievements and technical developments that led people to use matter's energy content more efficiently. Supported by full-color illustrations and interesting sidebars, this new book describes the transformation of matter into energy and vice versa and how it continues in the present.


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Warnings from a high school teacher
Jan 16th, 2013 at 2:00 pm by susie
You are a college professor.
I have just retired as a high school teacher.
I have some bad news for you. In case you do not already see what is happening, I want to warn you of what to expect from the students who will be arriving in your classroom, even if you teach in a highly selective institution.
No Child Left Behind went into effect for the 2002–03 academic year, which means that America's public schools have been operating under the pressures and constrictions imposed by that law for a decade. Since the testing requirements were imposed beginning in third grade, the students arriving in your institution have been subject to the full extent of the law's requirements. While it is true that the US Department of Education is now issuing waivers on some of the provisions of the law to certain states, those states must agree to other provisions that will have as deleterious an effect on real student learning as did No Child Left Behind—we have already seen that in public schools, most notably in high schools.
My primary course as a teacher was government, and for the last seven years that included three or four (out of six) sections of Advanced Placement (AP) US Government and Politics. My students, mostly tenth-graders, were quite bright, but already I was seeing the impact of federal education policy on their learning and skills.
In many cases, students would arrive in our high school without having had meaningful social studies instruction, because even in states that tested social studies or science, the tests did not count for "adequate yearly progress" under No Child Left Behind. With test scores serving as the primary if not the sole measure of student performance and, increasingly, teacher evaluation, anything not being tested was given short shrift.
Further, most of the tests being used consist primarily or solely of multiple-choice items, which are cheaper to develop, administer, and score than are tests that include constructed responses such as essays. Even when a state has tests that include writing, the level of writing required for such tests often does not demand that higher-level thinking be demonstrated, nor does it require proper grammar, usage, syntax, and structure. Thus, students arriving in our high school lacked experience and knowledge about how to do the kinds of writing that are expected at higher levels of education.
Recognizing this, those of us in public schools do what we can to work on those higher-order skills, but we are limited. Remember, high schools also have tests—No Child Left Behind and its progeny (such as Race to the Top) require testing at least once in high school in reading and math. In Maryland, where I taught, those tests were the state's High School Assessments in tenth-grade English and algebra (which some of our more gifted pupils had taken as early as eighth grade). High schools are also forced to focus on preparing students for tests, and that leads to a narrowing of what we can accomplish in our classrooms.


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GlassFish with Mustang
By dochez on Feb 15, 2006
|No I am not playing with genetics to mix horses and fish DNA... I am
just going to explain how to run the GlassFish application server with
Mustang which is the JDK 1.6 codename.
The Beta2 of the Java SE 6 was released today. This is an exiting release, especially for folks like me who were never impressed with how previous JDK displayed fonts or obeyed to the native platform look and feel. Now when you install JDK 1.6, you get the native look and feel and font antialiasing. This makes Java applications look as neat as any other native applications now !
Download the Java SE 6 beta from there and take the Glassfish bits. You can either take the beta or the active development version from the download page. I am on Solaris 10 running on one of these awsome AMD machine but the following intructions should be easily transferable to Windows.
I installed the JDK bits in /Users/applications/jdk1.6.0, let's check my installation and set my environment to use JDK 1.6
-bash-3.00$ which java
-bash-3.00$ export JAVA_HOME=/Users/applications/jdk1.6.0
-bash-3.00$ $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-beta-b59g)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-beta-b59g, mixed mode)
Ok, we are all set on the JDK side (you could also update your PATH but that's not necessary), now I am going to install the GlassFish bits in say ~dochez/glassfish.
-bash-3.00$ java -Xmx250m -jar~/Desktop/glassfish-installer-9.0-b32g.jar
-bash-3.00$ cd glassfish/
-bash-3.00$ ant -f setup.xml
Buildfile: setup.xml
[echo] Current Java Version1.6.0-beta
That's it, pretty simple.Now how can you change the version of the JDK used when you have already installed GlassFish. That's equally simple. The JDK path is stored in one location : <GlassFish_home>/config/asenv.conf
AS_JAVA="/Users/applications/jdk1.6.0"you can replace this value with another path (as long as it is at least JDK 1.5) to play with different JDKs.


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It's a given that I have a very healthy respect for boogers, hobgoblins and ordinary ghosts.
Since I'm now in southern Maryland a few days each month, I figured I oughta try to learn a little something about this place.
The town my granddaughter and her family now call home is Lexington Park.
A little bigger than Rock Hill, its name comes from the Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in World War II during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Looking for something to do with your family Saturday?
Bring them to the Springdale Recreation Center for the 2009 Pregnancy Care Center's Walk for Life.
Amy Vincent, executive director of the Pregnancy Care Center, said its volunteers have worked hard to make this a family-friendly fundraiser.
"We have added activities for the children, including several large inflatables, volleyball, face painting, balloons, refreshments and door prizes," she said.
It's easy to take part in the walk.
Local attorney Rick Chandler knows the law. It's especially clear when it comes to wearing seat belts.
But there are some things you just don't forget. He said experiencing death first hand as an 8 year old will do that.
That day in 1963, Rick was hanging with his dad, the late Richard Chandler, at the family-run body shop when the police radio went off for a wreck call.
The elder Chandler was out the door in record time to the scene, with his young son riding shotgun.
My name is Lawrence Bynum and I have a story of two heroes right here in Lancaster. I lost my job of 30 years with Weyerhaeuser on Dec. 14, 2008.
I started looking very hard for work shortly after that. I was filling out my first applications when I noticed the part that asked for high school diploma or GED. I stopped filling it out because I didn't have either one. Lying was not in my makeup.
So I started looking for adult education to get my GED. This is when I met Sue Clemmer and Jean Roach.
This letter is in response to Indian Land resident Roland King's letter, "Students' safety on buses should be top priority," in the Aug. 30 edition of The Lancaster News. My son is also in the third grade and in the Eagles program. Mr. King said he and his wife were concerned about "trouble-making middle school students" riding the bus with elementary students. We questioned our son several times about the bus route from Indian Land Elementary School to the Eagles school location in Lancaster.
Despite the outcome of the Lancaster-Andrew Jackson football game last Friday, I would like to praise the athletic department, administration and all the faculty and parents for the wonderful job done putting together the AJ 40th anniversary festivities and reunion.
To steal a line from the "Cheers" theme song, "Sometimes it's good to go were everyone knows your name and they are always glad you came."
The reunions and renewing of old friendships was an absolute thrill.
Ordinarily, summer is the "slow" political season. People are on vacation; Congress and the state Legislature are out of session; politics takes a back seat to beach trips and back-to-school concerns. Honestly, finding something interesting to write about for this column in August is usually a challenge.
Not this summer, though.
Last week, almost 200 people came out to hear U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint when he was in town.
More than 500 people attended a town hall meeting in Rock Hill to discuss health care.
Labor Day represents the final fling of summer for most observers. The origin of summer's final holiday dates back nearly 130 years.
The first U.S. Labor Day was celebrated on Sept. 5, 1882 in New York City.
In 1882, American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed a labor festival in Toronto. Inspired, he returned to New York and organized the first American Labor Day on Sept. 5 of the same year.
Clarity. We wish Gov. Mark Sanford would have a moment of it, and soon. But sadly, we seriously question when clarity and our governor last met. For almost three months now, Sanford has brought embarrassment to himself, the office he holds and the state of South Carolina.
Though he's been out on road on sort of a "forgiveness tour," Sanford hasn't been able to regain the confidence he lost in June when he was busted as he returned from his now-infamous trip to Argentina, where he went to visit the woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair.
Richard "Dick" Wilkie passed away on Aug. 11, 2009. Dick worked for Springs Industries for years. He and his wife, Mary were our neighbors. Most of all they were our friends.
When Dick left Springs, he started painting. He drew beautiful golf course pictures. He drew an old house on a dirt road that reminded me of the one I learned to drive on when I was 12. The Wilkies gave me that picture. His paintings also included birds and beautiful landscapes and his work was often on display at Springs Memorial Hospital.
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If you're looking for great deals on high-end smartphones on Verizon, here's something that might interest you.
It turns out that both the Samsung Galaxy Note II as well as the Motorola Droid RAZR HD are now cheaper than they've ever been with a Verizon contract.
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That aside though, you can get the Galaxy Note II for just $199.99 (regardless of whether you're a new customer or just upgrading). That doesn't sound like a great deal at first, but consider that the 'official' price is $100 more. And, while we've seen Sprint's and AT&T's Galaxy Note II go even lower in terms of pricing so far, this is the first time when Verizon's variant went below $200.
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Last summer I was living in Monterey, California for a few months and so I began reading books on northern and central California. This included the region on an incredible string of coastline called Big Sur. It's not a surprise that the plummeting coast, massive waves and sequoia national parks in this beautiful place has made Big Sur a well-known retreat for artists and writers for decades.
One resident was Henry Miller, who lived there while writing Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. The book is not necessarily a novel—it's a monologue, character study and sort of journal. In it, Miller talks of his daily life, friends, the region… but also it's an exploration of identity and advice for people who see the system, see the split, and can create better. It's for the artist, writer, painter, thinker, child, the apprehensive, frustrated, or the traveling soul.
With sardonic wit, philosophy and sometimes-soaring truth: some quotes.
Everything is begging to be discovered, not accidentally, but intuitively.
One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. Which is to say there are no limits to vision.
And always it was the same story: "You don't belong." Well, nobody belongs who isn't trying to make money, or trying to make money make money. Nobody belongs who is fool enough to believe that he is…or wants nothing more than to be an artist, an artist from tip to toe.
Writers are funny animals: They have to learn things backwards sometimes.
The writer who wants to communicate with his fellow man, and thereby establish communion with him, has only to speak with sincerity and directness.
The most important thing I have witnessed since coming to Big Sur, is the transformation people have wrought in their own being.
Make believe. Make believe you're happy. Make believe you're free. Make believe you're God. Make believe it's all Mind.
The one thing about this universe of ours, which intrigues me…is that it lends itself so easily to any and all interpretations. Everything we formulate about it is correct and incorrect at the same time. It includes our truths and our errors. And, whatever we think about the universe in no way alters it…
Let me go back to where I started. We all have different lives to lead. Must we know so much—and so little!—to take the path?
I am not interested in the potential man. I am interested in what a man actualizes—or realizes—of his potential being. I'm for reality. More and more reality. I'm a fanatic about it, if you like.
Almost invariably a visitor will confess that he lacks the courage—imagination would be nearer to the mark—to make the necessary break.
"You're lucky," he will say.
Surely everyone realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one has chosen.
If you can't give the is-ness of a thing, give the not-ness of it! When your brakes jam, start going in reverse. It often works.
We talk about fate as if it were something visited upon us; we forget that we create our fate every day.
When do we begin to know that we know? When have we ceased to believe that we can ever know. Truth comes with surrender. And it's wordless.
[all quotes from Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, Miller, Henry, New Directions Paperback, 1957]
Further Links on Henry Miller:
Henry Miller's 11 commandments
Video: Henry Miller on The Artist and individuality, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche
Smithsonian Folkways: An Interview with Henry Miller
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Genius and Lust: A Journey Through the Major Writings of Henry Miller