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Ballast Point 25 Tap Takeover & UnEarth Music Hub Concert
The Copper Door is excited to announce that we will be teaming up with San Diego-based brewery Ballast Point for our first ever tap takeover on Thursday, March 6th. We'll be featuring an impressive TWENTY-FIVE Ballast Point specialty craft beers on tap plus a special cask conditioned ale (will be announced on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and as always, there will be NO COVER!
"The list includes all Ballast Point year round and seasonal beers. There will also be a number of specialty releases and experimental beers that rarely leave the brewery in San Diego. There will be a little something for everyone."
– Kevin Leonard (Ballast Point OC Representative)
As if a massive tap takeover wasn't enough to get excited about, The Copper Door is also teaming up with UnEarth Music Hub to showcase some of Orange County's best rock acts. The night's entertainment will include local rock bands Alice Wallace, The Hicks Canyon Band, The Higgs, Jeramiah Red, and Robert Jon & the Wreck. DJ Stradik will be spinning afterwards to keep the good vibes going.
*Ballast Point pint glassware giveaways (first come, first serve)*
*Raffle for VIP Ballast Point brewery tours & beer tasting passes*
Tasting Packages:
$20 for 5 tasting tickets
$30 for 10 tasting tickets
Doors open early at 6pm
—Craft Beer List—
Longfin Lager
4.5% ABV // 18 IBUs // Year Round
"Inspired by the Helles Style from Germany, this very light colored Lager is big on malt flavor. With the reserved use of hops in bittering, this crisp Lager has the aroma, and flavor of fresh baked bread thanks to the German produced Pilsner Malt. Hell is the German adjective for "light," while Helles is a noun used in the sense of "a light one." Unlike the Helles beers of Germany that take time traveling to San Diego, this beer is locally lagered and delivered fresh. You can't argue the minimal carbon footprint of a World Style being produced locally."
Wahoo White
4.5% ABV // 12 IBUs // Year Round
"Summer days and ocean waves inspired our Belgian Witbier-styled Wahoo White. Brewed to be crisp, light, and refreshing—with a unique citrus character that comes from adding orange peel and coriander to the boil. What gives our Wahoo White—and other wheat beers—a hazy appearance is the unmalted wheat it's made from. Special yeast contributes to this beer's refreshing tangy flavor—quite different from the banana and clove-y Hefeweizens of Bavaria.
Pescadero Pilsner
5.5% ABV // 40 IBUs // Draft Only
"First brewed on Pescadero Avenue, which is located in the coastal San Diego town of Ocean Beach. Pescadero Pilsner pours a light, golden color with a bright white head. It has aromas of bready pilsner malt and a grassy, floral Saaz hops. There is a light to moderate amount of lingering bitterness and lemon citrus flavor from the hops. With a touch of dry hopping and an elevated ABV, this Pilsner-inspired, cold fermented lager is both traditional and new world at the same time.
Pale Ale: The Original
5.2% ABV // 23 IBUs // Year Round
"German-style Pale Ale, inspired by the Kolsch Ales of Cologne, Germany. Our Pale Ale drinks like a Pilsner, only with more body and flavor. It's no wonder why our Pale Ale is so popular—it is skillfully crafted in the style of the Kolsch beers of Cologne, Germany. We've chosen German hops for aroma, and rounded out the recipe with a blend of American and German malts. While it is very much like a Pilsner, our Pale Ale is fermented at ale temperatures, giving it a subdued fruitiness—a perfect complement to the crispness of the wheat and maltiness of the Munich malt. If you like a lighter brew but also like the complexity of craft beers, then our Pale Ale is for you."
Calico Amber Ale
5.5% ABV // 35 IBUs // Year Round
"Inspired by traditional English ESB's, our Calico Amber Ale is as American as it could be. A rich complexity comes from four types of malt—but it's those distinct American hops that offer a crisp bitterness and unique floral aroma. To round out our traditional-English-yet-very-American Amber Ale, we use proprietary brewer's yeast to develop a fruity, madeira-like richness."
Piper Down Scottish Ale
5.8% ABV //22 IBUs //Limited
"The Ballast Point Brewing Company Bag Pipe Band was the inspiration behind this Scottish Ale. BPB&S owner Jack White wanted a moderate alcohol, low hopped and malty ale to be enjoyed by the band. Using UK Maris Otter malt, roasted raw barley (no peated malt), UK Fuggle hops and a three hour boil to add flavors of milk chocolate, toffee and a mild roast. Piper Down pours a clear dark mahogany with candy cane red hues when held up to the light. Look for malt derived aromas of candied sugar, molasses, plum and a little herbal spice from the hops. Yeast influence is kept to a minimum with the ale fermentation taking place at 62 degrees which really lets the malts shine. Occasionally a Piper likes a drink or two. Too many drinks and the Pipes make the Piper a little top heavy. When the oxygen starved and pickled Piper eventually keel's over, the call goes out loud, "Piper Down"!"
Reef Rye Brown
Tongue Buckler Imperial Red Ale
10% ABV // 108 IBUs // Limited
"Pours a crimson red color which comes from the addition of UK Dark Crystal Malts and a small addition of huskless black malt. Aroma of dried figs, lime, spruce tips and burnt sugar. Copious amounts of hops are added in multiple additions to this ample ale. From the 108 International Bittering Units (White Labs has only tested a handful of beers over 100 IBU's) to the over two pounds per barrel of dry hopping used. Hops like Galena, Chinook and Magnum help add a resinous blood orange and grapefruit flavor to this huge Double/Imperial Red Ale."
Even Keel Session IPA
3.5% ABV // IBUS // Limited
"Ten different malts and six different hops (Ahtanum, Cluster, and Spalt to name a few) combine to create this full-flavored, small beer. Even Keel features a silky malt backbone and a bright hop flavor and aroma that come from the late kettle additions and dry hopping with 1.5 pounds per barrel. Even more layers of flavor are created with fermentation being done by two strains of yeast. This session ale is herbaceous with additional citrus aromas of lemon and grapefruit. The orange to copper hue draws you in and the low alcohol volume keeps you coming back for more."
Grunion Pale Ale
5.5% ABV // 35 IBUs // Limited
"American Pale Ale with Calypso and Mosaic hops. Made by Doug Pominville."
Fathom IPL
7% ABV // 70 IBUs // Limited
"Despite using traditional Lager techniques (cold fermentation) and a traditional West Coast IPA recipe, this beer is far from "traditional". The use of a clean fermenting Lager strain cuts out the fruity flavors traditionally added by using warm fermenting Ale yeast. This allows the hops a neutral base for the citrus and pine hop flavors and aromas to shine. We keep some inspiration from European lagers with a malt base that includes both Munich and Vienna malts. Ahtanum is used in large amounts for dry hopping."
Sculpin IPA
7% ABV // 70 IBUs // Year Round
"The Sculpin IPA is a testament to our humble beginnings as Home Brew Mart. It showcases bright flavors and aromas of apricot, peach, mango & lemon. The lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hops. The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin fish is considered some of the tastiest. Something that has a sting but tastes great; sounds like a Ballast Point India Pale Ale."
Big Eye IPA
7% ABV // 71 IBUs // Year Round
"If you have fallen for the IPA style like we have, Big Eye will be a welcome addition to your repertoire. You'll revel in Big Eye's bitter, hoppy flavor thanks to the American Columbus and Centennial hops that are used to flavor and dry hop our flagship IPA. We thank our hops every day that the English loved their bitters—or else the IPA style may not have been born to help the beer survive the journey from Cape Hope to India back in the 18th century.
Dorado Double IPA
10% ABV // 90 IBUs // Limited
"On a quest to make delicious beers, our brewers have continually sought out new creative ways to accentuate the delightfully aromatic and flavorful qualities of hops. Dorado Double IPA takes hops to a new level. Mash hopping, kettle hopping, and dry hopping (Crystal and Mt. Hood), create an award winning beer that embodies San Diego's reputation for making world class IPAs."
Steamboat Black Lager
6% ABV // 46 IBUs // Draft Only
"Collaboration with our friends from Briess Malts and White Labs. We collaborated to make a beer and have it ready to be served at the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference. Briess Malts asked us to make a beer for them using their new Blackprinz malt (a husk-less variety of malted barley which they roast to 500 Lovibond). We use Great Western and Briess Malts in the brew to make a Hoppy Black California Common beer. Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial and Crystal hops were all used in large amounts. This warm fermented lager is ebony in color and obnoxiously dry hopped. Our inspiration came from many styles. The hop aromas of an IPA, the smooth roasted flavors and low bitterness from a German Swartz Bier and the fruity aromas derived from a warm fermentation of a lager yeast like a Steam Beer."
Black Marlin Porter
6% ABV // 42 IBUs // Year Round
"With its dark roasted malts and assertive hopping, this is an American version of the classic Porter style beer. Dark brown/black color and medium bodied. Like dessert? You'll love this: Black Marlin Porter with apple pie a la mode—try it! Black Marlin is a rich, dark and chocolaty Porter with a distinctive American hop character. It is a great beer to go with hearty foods and is always one of the beers that pairs well with dessert. We also invite you to blend Black Marlin with Big Eye IPA for a treat we like to call the Black Eye."
Navigator Doppelbock
8.1% ABV // 23 IBUs // Draft Only
"German beer law allows any Doppelbock with an original gravity of or greater than 1.074 (18.5° Plato) to carry the 'ator suffix. A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Navigators' sextants were primarily used for celestial navigation."
Victory at Sea Imperial Porter With Coffee and Vanilla
10% ABV // 60 IBUs // Limited
"Although the winters in San Diego don't get too brutal, the brewers at Ballast Point wanted a warmer, Winter Ale that brings comfort on those days when you can see your breath. This Imperial Porter clocks in at 10% ABV and gets most of its roasted flavor from coffee beans prepared locally at Caffe Calabria on 30th Street. Winter Ales traditionally have a spice, and in this beer we chose vanilla to round out this very special "big" beer. Our Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is infused with ¾ ounce cold brewed coffee per pint."
Sea Monster Imperial Stout
10% ABV // 65 IBUs // Limited
"First brewed as an American Stout before being amped up to a big and bitter Imperial Stout. Pours jet black, completely opaque, with khaki foam. Sea Monster contains aromas of licorice, citric hops, malted milk balls, and coffee and flavors of molasses, dark cherry sugars, licorice, cocoa nibs, and roasted, oily malts. Toffee sweetness and silky oats round out this strong ale without being cloying."
Grapefruit Sculpin IPA With Grapefruit Rind
7% ABV // 70 IBUs // Draft Only
"Our most popular IPA infused with fresh grapefruit to enhance the already grapefruit and citrus aroma and flavor of Sculpin.
Sculpin With Habanero IPA
7% ABV // 70 IBUs // Draft Only
"Locally grown habaneros are added to Sculpin. The sweet citrus flavors and floral aromas of the habanero pair well with Sculpin's hop profile"
Calico With Guajillo Amber Ale
5.5% ABV // 35 IBUs // Draft Only
"Calico Amber with additions of guajillo chilis bring a little bit of heat to balance out the caramel and toffee flavored malts."
Black Marlin With Chipotle, Cocoa Nibs, And Orange Peel Porter
6% ABV // 42 IBUs // Draft Only
"Smokey and roasted characters of the chipotle pepper and cocoa nibs pair well with Black Marlin's deep malt flavor."
Indra Kunindra Curry Export Stout
7% ABV // 50 IBUs // Limited
"With polarizing ingredients packed into a very roasty Export Stout, beer drinkers seem to love it or hate it. Ingredients added post-fermentation, really keep all those volatile aromas locked in the beer. Please take your time with this beer and allow it to warm up. Initial hits of Madras Curry and Cumin start to get balanced out by the Kaffir lime leaf and toasted coconut once the beer warms. Cayenne will always be a lingering tickle in the back of your throat."
Syrah Barrel Aged 3 Sheets Barley Wine Ale
10% ABV // 55 IBUs // Draft Only
"Inspired by the hoppier West Coast BarleyWines in the late '80s and early '90s. This American Barley Wine is full of rich roasted caramel flavors and the spice and aroma from many hop additions. Eighty Lovibond Crystal Malt helps create a light mahogany color and dry hopping with Cascade Hops add to the many layers of flavors in this ever-evolving ale. When Three Sheets Barley Wine is fresh, it almost leans into the Double/Imperial Red category. Cellar it for a year, expect the taste of the hop bitterness and hop aroma to back off and the rich melanoidin sugars, from a two hour boil, step forward caressing you with a complex malty smoothness."
Bonus: CASK CONDITIONED ALE
"A cask beer is naturally carbonated and served at room temperature using a hand pump. Because of the process, it tends to come off to many people as warm and flat but this process allows for tons of experimentation and brings out different flavors in beer not typically found in its draft counterpart. It is very traditional and very common in Europe in particular the UK."
*Type of cask beer to be announced day of event on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)


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Purchased at a pet store, 5-year-old Cody, advertised as a Chihuahua puppy, now is a 23-pound dog standing 16 inches tall.
"He's always had an attitude problem,†said owner Mindy Williamson. Even after training at a doggy summer camp last July, Cody's bad behaviors still included aggression (biting), being possessive with items, pulling on the leash, excessive barking and neurotic jumping and barking when the doorbell rang. The family was embarrassed and so unsure of Cody's behavior, they began to dread when visitors would come.
With his combination of problematic behaviors and the commitment of his owners to work with him, Cody was chosen as the winner of the Worst Dog in Medina Contest, offered by The Gazette in conjunction with Bark Busters.
When Bark Buster trainers Kathy Stetz and Betsy Foglia rang the doorbell to the home, Cody could be seen jumping ferociously at the window as he barked uncontrollably. Chaos reigned as the Williamsons restrained Cody when the trainers entered the home. He continued to exhibit aggressive behaviors, including making a move to bite Stetz when she moved from her chair. He made nonstop attempts to be the center of attention, stealing gloves, barking and circling.
"Cody had no boundaries,†said Stetz. Questioning revealed that instead of correcting for bad behavior, the Williamsons were unknowingly rewarding Cody for it. They would bribe him with treats in order to retrieve stolen items. Similarly, they would redirect him from his nuisance barking with a treat.
Whatever Cody asked for, he got, no matter how he asked.
Bark Busters' training approach to regain control of Cody and reprogram him with acceptable behaviors was two-fold.
"We must first teach the owners to be leaders,†said Foglia. The Williamsons were instructed not to give in to Cody's attention-seeking behaviors by doing everything on their terms not his.
"We want you to pet and play with your dog when YOU want to, not when he's demanding it,†Stetz explained. When Cody barked for attention or pushed for a pat on the head, the family was instructed not to give in, to show him his attention-seeking behavior no longer worked. Leadership exercises taught the family how to be aware of positioning when they did certain things in daily life.
"It's important for us to be first and the dog to follow when going up the stairs, through a door, or on a walk,†said Foglia.
The second part of the training was programming exercises such as recall, sit and stay and off-leash control. Through these exercises, Bark Busters showed the family how to teach Cody to honor a boundary at the door and not greet guests until verbally released to do so.
Their use of training aids offers non-physical correction, but they stress praise for good behavior is far more important then the correction and also offers incentive to the dog to do what is asked of it. Their positive training methods teach owners to guide their dogs through bad behaviors by using their voice tone and body language. It generally takes three to five weeks to change a dog's behavior, but training has to be consistent, and problem scenes must be staged. Through these leadership and programming exercises, Cody would learn he was not the "alpha†of the Williamson family.
Six weeks after Bark Busters' visit to the Williamsons, Cody showed remarkable progress as the family worked together to change his bad behaviors. Mindy's husband, Scott, played a major role in teaching the dog to stay off the furniture. Cody gets down immediately when corrected and sleeps in his basket, which was unused for four years. One of his favorite tricks was to steal and chew up socks, slippers, shoes or whatever was left on the floor. Trying to retrieve the item would result in growling unless bribed with a treat to drop it. Now he responds to the command "leave it.â€
"We can leave our shoes on the ground!†said daughters Alex, 14, and Taylor, 17, who actively helped with his training.
"He walks calmly at my side without pulling the leash,†said Mindy, "and is clearly calmer and friendlier around company.â€
To verify this, Stetz said, "Dogs like to learn, like to please and are much happier if they feel they don't need to be in a leadership role.â€
Even though the chaos at the door is much improved, Cody continues to be reluctant to forfeit his reign there. He's a smart dog and has gotten wise to the repeated attempts the girls and Mindy have staged, but they're not giving up on it.
"When you spend just 15 minutes a day working with your dog, you're going to see results. It's been a good experience working with Bark Busters,†Williamson said, "and we're very happy with the changes in Cody.â€
Barnosky can be reached at 330-725-4160, ext. 4075, via e-mail at email@example.com or by writing The Gazette, 885 W. Liberty St., Medina, 44256.

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Jan 29, 2011 9:50 AM
You probably know all about the "classes" Smashbox has provided. This one, called Master's Class Style Files ($59), is a set of three portable palettes for eyes, lips, and cheeks. It includes eye shadows, liners, blushes, and two lip glosses. Oh, and we also get Smashbox's Photo Finish Lid Primer packet and a Get-The-Look-Book featuring step-by-step instructions for five (count 'em five) different looks. It's perfect for getting ready for work, or for repairing our look after a session at the gym.
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Veronica (Kristen Bell) has yet to retire her badge as she returns to solve a new case seven years after she departed primetime TV. Veronica Mars (WB) – (PG-13) will debut its television movie premiere via Movies On Demand this Friday, March 14, 2014.
Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
Starring Kristen Bell as Neptune, California's camera-carrying kid super-sleuth, along with Enrico Colantoni, Tina Majorino, Chris Lowell, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Max Greenfield, Jason Dohring and Jamie Lee Curtis – the movie is sure to be a blast from the past for the devoted teenage PI's fan base.


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Stevie Johnson (WR/Buffalo Bills): Johnson was the Bills top receiver Sunday which is a drastic switch from his days of years past. Johnson was targeted five times by quarterback Trent Edwards and caught three of those passes for 40 yards, but no touchdown. It looks as if Johnson's role with the Bills will remain consistent throughout the season as the No. 2 receiver behind Lee Evans.
Tim Masthay (P/Green Bay Packers): Masthay displayed a punter's prowess with four punts for a total of 166 yards and an average of 41.5 yards. Despite having a 48-yard bomb during the game, Masthay was unable to get it within the Eagles 20-yard line or rack up a touchback. All in all, it was a solid debut for the former Kentucky Wildcats punter and Masthay should have a solid season overall.
Myron Pryor (NT/New England Patriots): The New England Patriots manhandled the Bengals and a big part of that was the Patriots defensive line. Pryor and starting nose tackle Vince Wilfork had a field day with the Bengals offensive line as Pryor went on to rack up two tackles to go along with a hit on the quarterback. Another positive sign was the fact that Pryor kept his motor running throughout the game and was responsible for half a sack (.5) along with teammate Tully Banta-Cain. Pryor should expect to see much of the same time and production throughout the 2010-11 seasons.
Corey Peters (DT/Atlanta Falcons): Peters and teammate Peria Jerry were responsible for controlling the left side of the defensive line, but did a fairly poor job of getting the Steelers running attack in check. Peters did have two tackles (one solo) on the day, but it was the lack of tackling that put the Falcons in trouble. Peters will likely continue to split reps with Jerry, so it's important for him to take note of his first game mistakes and improve upon them during Week 2 practice.
Wesley Woodyard (LB/Denver Broncos): Denver suffered a Week 1 loss to the Jaguars, but it was nice to see Woodyard back in his familiar role. The versatile Broncos linebacker racked up one tackle on the day, but continues to see his reps go to teammates D.J. Williams, Mario Haggan, Robert Ayers, and Jason Hunter, all of whom led the team in tackles. Woodyard's versatility will definitely shine through as the season progresses and his performance in Week 1 shouldn't disappoint anyone.
Micah Johnson (LB/Miami Dolphins): Signed August 3, Johnson was able to see some playing time Sunday for the Dolphins and even racked up a tackle in doing so. Despite Johnson's performance on Sunday, the Dolphins have decided to cut the former Kentucky Wildcats standout, thus making it the second time this year he's been cut from an NFL team--the New York Giants cut him during the preseason.
John Conner (FB/New York Jets): Conner won't see many reps handling the rock, but he is getting the brunt of the playing time at fullback for the Jets. Dubbed 'The Terminator' by his coaches and teammates, Conner's duties will reflect his prowess for knocking players on their ass. Conner had some pretty good hits against the Ravens Monday night, but Baltimore was able to contain the Jets running game fairly well for 116-yards. Conner will need to continue to pave the way for guys like LaDanian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene for the Jets to be an effective team.
Trevard Lindley (CB/Philadelphia Eagles): No stats available
Jeremy Jarmon (DE/Washington Redskins): No stats available
Jacob Tamme (TE/Indianapolis Colts): No stats available
Garry Williams (OL/Carolina Panthers): No stats available
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Photo of the Week: Support for Cocoa Farmers in Peru
March 15, 2013
A cocoa farmer in Peru doubles his productivity and improves his family's standard of living with TechnoServe's support.
Geister Cachique displays cocoa pods on his farm in the community of Las Mercedes, located in Peru's tropical San Martín region. Through trainings organized by TechnoServe, Geister and other members of the Cocoa Producers Association of Las Mercedes have learned to properly prune and fertilize their trees. The farmers also improved their handling and processing of the cocoa beans after the harvest, and earned a higher price by selling their cocoa collectively. Thanks to these improvements, Geister's productivity has doubled and he is receiving a higher price for his cocoa, helping him to provide for his children.
TechnoServe is assisting thousands of farmers like Geister through the Economic Development Alliance in San Martín, a program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Learn more about the program and Geister's progress.
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Name: Yves Saint Lauren Beauté イヴ・サンローラン・ボーテ Rouge Pur ルージュ ピュール SPF8 N°146 Romantic Pink
Price: US$ 30 for 3.5 g
@cosme rating: 4.1 ★
Release: February 2009
Lip colour and care in one, Rouge Pur stays fresh for hours while ensuring hydration and protection to the lips. (Source: yslbeautyus.com/)
Romantic Pink is a spring 2009 release.
It is amazingly creamy and glides on like butter. A layer provides sufficient colour payoff whilst two or more layers will give you a full coverage. In addition, the melon scent is absolutely divine. Loves it!!!
Everything about this lipstick is irresistible apart from the fingerprint magnet packaging and the semi matte finish. I thought that it would have a healthy dose of shine!
Topped with a pale pink gloss to make my lips more kissable hahaa =D
I am not usually a lipstick girl, most of the ones I have tried felt uncomfortable on as they have a dry texture. Romantic Pink is definitely a great buy for me plus I got it for 50% off retail ;D
Anyone else loving YSL lippies and which shade do you like?


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'N Sync's Lance Bass is back making music. As E! Online reports on Jan. 20, the former member of the popular boys band is set to release a new song for the first tine in 12 years.
Fans did get a glimpse of Bass during the 2013 MTV VMA's when the band members joined Justin Timberlake onstage in a mini reunion. Now Bass is releasing a new single titled "Walking On Air", which debuts on iTunes Jan. 21. The song is a collaboration featuring Anise K, Bella Blue and Snoop Dog.
Bass tells E! Online in wake of the release that it has been two years in the making.
"For the last two years I've been listening to demos, just trying to figure out if I want to get back in the studio. I hadn't heard anything that resonated with me. But a couple of months ago, a track from Anise K landed in my lap from a friend of mine and he was like, 'I think this will be your first song."
The song will be a dance track according to Bass who has been busy in other facets of his life. He has been busy promoting a documentary he executive produced and celebrating a new engagement to actor Michael Turchin. Since the coming out as gay in 2006, Lance Bass has become very active in the gay community as an activist and role model.
Speaking of the engagement, Bass and Turchin have dreams of a wedding at California's Hearst Castle. He admitted he wants something big.
"I like a big spectacle. We've talked about throwing a huge reception so everyone can go and have a good time afterward."
He's also hoping his new song will provide a good time for many, many listeners.
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May 6, 2013
By Kelly Mason
FRESNO, Calif. - Over the weekend the Fresno State equestrian team hosted a huge Kentucky Derby themed year end banquet and fundraiser. The event was held at the Fresno State Smittcamp Alumni House where the team along with their friends and family came to celebrate the team's season and all the student-athletes' accomplishments.
The event was hosted by the Saddle Club of the Bulldog Foundation and they made it a special day for the team, coaches and everyone in attendance. The event started with a meet and greet, followed by a luncheon, then onto a 2012-13 season recap and a captain and committee changing of the guards. The 2012-13 captains, Lauren Carr and Lauren Crivelli, handed over the captain reins to Chelsie Stone for Hunt Seat and Kirsten McKillop for Western for the 2013-14 season.
Following the season recaps were the live and silent auctions, 2012-13 video season review and the Derby Hat contest winner. The team awards and senior spotlights were next and head coach Collins Daye shared a little advice about the life ahead of the seniors before the awards started.
"I'd like to tell you all that you have no idea what you'll being doing in five years," said Daye. "Just like our season, things do change. Whatever you are doing I have no doubt that you will go out and do great things. Beyond being incredible student-athletes you are incredible human beings and I know you are all going to be successful."
Starting the awards session, Daye honored all the NCEA Academic All-Americans as well as Fresno State President's and Dean's list recipients and those you had a GPA of 3.0 and above. The coaches also recognized the student-athletes who were named Most Outstanding Players during season competition as well as the Fresno State letter winners from the first year to fourth year.
Next up were the 2012-13 team awards voted on by the team. Starting with `Rookie of the Year,' freshman Sydney Elliott was awarded the title for being an immediate contributor in all aspects of the team. Next was `Most Improved' which was given to the rider in each discipline who showed the most growth throughout the season. The awards were given to Hunt Seat freshman Taylor Saunders and Western sophomore Linne' Beason.
Junior Chelsie Stone was awarded the `Work Horse' award which was given to the team member who went above and beyond and was always found working hard at the barn, in the classroom and arena. Senior Lanie Madrazo won the `Sportsmanship' award which was given to the team member who conducted fairness and respect for opponents and teammates.
The coaching staff had four awards of their own to present, which they selected themselves. The `Most Unflappable' award was given to the Hunt Seat and Western rider who retained their composure under pressure and the winners were Belle Calkin (Hunt Seat) and Sydney Coletti (Western). The next award was `Most Determined' and that was given to junior Hillary West for demonstrating the most consistent pursuit of excellence in the sport.
The coaches' `Award of Excellence' was given to the team member who exemplified what it means to be a Fresno State equestrian in the classroom, gym, arena and community and the winner was senior Lanie Madrazo. The final coaches' award was `Horseman of the Year' and the winner was sophomore Kirsten McKillop for using horsemanship both in and out of the arena and always being mindful of first and foremost the horse.
The coaches also had several other awards they created to represent consistency and future success.
"We created the 2012-13 Great Expectation Awards this season to honor an athlete in each discipline for what they've done and what we can expect from them in the future, and we expect great things," said Daye.
The winners were Ciara Kozlowski (Reining), Shauna Woodward (Horsemanship), Dayle Fischer (Flat) and Kara Spicer (Fences).
"Our 2012-13 MVP Awards are given to the riders in each discipline who have continually been our go-to people in the arena and we know we can count on them," said Daye.
The winners were Lauren Crivelli (Reining and Horsemanship), Macy Wilson (Flat) and Kimberly Hewson Budnik (Fences).
The coaches also honored sophomore English rider Macy Wilson as she was named an NCEA All-American Honorable Mention for the 2012-13 season.
The senior recognition was the final segment of the program. The coaches honored eight seniors: Lisa Beach, Christa Beezley, Lauren Carr, Sydney Coletti, Katelyn Haynes, Kimberly HewsonBudnik, Lanie Madrazo and Marisa Mohn.
"I want all you seniors to know how valuable you have been to this program," said Daye. "We have been privileged to have a lot of great leaders in this senior class and we will definitely miss these amazing riders and individuals."
"Discover Fresno State Athletics!" - Be sure to like Fresno State Athletics on Facebook and follow them on Twitter (@FSAthletics).
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Fourth grade is a transition period. Fours years under your belt, so now you have the honor of not being a "Third Grader" any longer.
For the parents of a functional, brain damaged child, it turned out to be a transition as well: from hope to disillusionment.
Resolved: with a functional brain damaged child, trial and error remains the therapy of the day. Inevitably, the medication dam is broken, and the "let's see if this works" therapy begins.
The first item of note, no test to view the brain image was ever ordered. Think of what that means in these terms. Chest pains, tingle in fingers, jaw. Doctor's run a battery of tests, which usually include chemical and physical images of the heart. A check for enzymes, and at least an initial x-ray, to determine what physical cause may exist.
With a child showing symptoms of brain dysfunction, exhibited in anti-social behavior, phobias, erratic emotional response, etc, the idea to view the brain itself for signs of physical trauma both at rest and while at work, seems to be a logical course of action. Why would modern medicine not have concluded that like any other organ of the body, an image can improve treatment in a radical way?
Fear. I believe people in general fear that a stigma will result when delving deeper into the physical aspects of a persons mental performance. In addition, modern medicine does not want to let go of the chemical trial and error, in fear of losing funding. If a doctor could isolate brain damage, and correct it, then years of prescription drugs could be avoided. That would not be good news to anyone who has an interest in manufacturing drugs used in the trial and error game.
Cost. If a procedure can be kept costly, patients are less likely to consider it. As opposed to a Doctor who might state: "based on the symptoms of the child, lets start by getting an image of the brain, and other vital organs, so we can rule out apparent physical causes. Then we can move on to other possible factors" If a Doctor was able to send little Johnny to literally get his head examined, as economically as getting a chest x-ray, then it would happen every day. Right now, he would have to send the child to a specialist, who would take two or three days to provide proper images, which could show exactly where a physical problem exists.
So the parents find that trial and error settles on one course of treatment, which may have a positive effect. For a time. But as the child ages, the ability to control the compliance with the treatment becomes harder and harder. If a certain medication improves performance in the primary area of concern, it must be balanced with the side affects. Many times it is the side affects which cause the treatment to go off track.
Therapy becomes a little more than counseling on the need to take the meds. Which then makes the clinician nothing more than a marketing tool for the drug manufacturer.
All the while, these parents are slowly wearing down, little by little, with the stress of this burden. The child may begin to respond in a more normal fashion, becoming social and less fearful. Or the child may digress into a wounded warrior posture, coming to believe that life is not worth living.
At the end of the therapeutic years, the parents have learned that it is important to remember one basic adage. "To err is human, to forgive, Divine". The parents have found that raising a child with brain damage will not happen without Divine power.


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Definitions of CLEAREST in dictionaries:
- adj - readily apparent to the mind
- adj - free from confusion or doubt
- adj - affording free passage or view
- adj - allowing light to pass through
- adj - free from contact or proximity or connection
- adj - characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- adj - (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- adj - (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- adj - clear and distinct to the senses
- adj - accurately stated or described
- adj - free from clouds or mist or haze
- adj - free of restrictions or qualifications
- adj - free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- adj - clear of charges or deductions
- adj - easily deciphered
- adj - freed from any question of guilt
- adj - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- adj - clean and pure
- verb - to remove obstructions
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…a meaningful life
a conscious relationship
everything connected
you are not living a good life
you are a good life
wide awake and moving
out from the head, out from the heart
into the world
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I enjoyed coming across this. Thank you for doing meaningful life work on the beaches and good luck with finding vegetables.
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Thank you so much for this post, it could not be more on point. A perfect reminder for the new year ahead!
This is exactly what a good life is all about. Thanks Rachel. Just a few words, but they said it all


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Spoiler: The War on Drugs doesn't work, and it never will. People will never stop using drugs, It's a part of our history, culture and even heritage in some cases.
I wouldn't be surprised if the number of heroin addicts dropped significantly if they started prescribing it, and this doesn't just apply to the U.S - but every country. And no, I'm not saying It's going to solve the issue entirely, but I just don't believe the current 'model' is working.
Sure, I can see that...the "War on Drugs" is not THE total solution to eliminating all drug abuse, but I've also seen these tatics save some lives and prevent some from eventual overdose or being killed over drugs deals gone wrong. And it's not perfect. So yes, they are obviously going to have to revise it at some point, there is definitly some room for improvement.
Of course that is, if the powers that be, under the current administration want to really help reduce the addictions of drug abuse. But still, what these individuals in the above article are doing, is only adding fuel to the fire. And that really doesn't help the situation at all.
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So what?
Do you mean if I go up to these people and tell them I do not approve and that I very disappointed in them they will stop?
Not going to happen. Ive been a part of interventions in the past. People cried, people vented, people hugged, and in the end it all meant nothing until the person with the problem decides they want help. All in all trying to help someone quit that does not want to quit is a waste of everyones time.
At least these people are trying to keep the drug abusers alive long enough for them to come to their senses and seek help. Besides protecting someone from themselves is not an endorsement of that behavior.
Mimartin your kidding me..right? How is this NOT, what this group is doing, the endorsement of drug abuse? They might as well throw in a couple of bags of crack while they're at it too. There's no logic in that, it just makes it easier for them and further fuels their drug addictions. Also, they're not really helping drug abusers "come to their senses" by giving them paraphernalia. What that really does is make the suggestion, psychologically, that it's okay to do drugs and they need to use fresh needles/new crack pipes instead. And they're not totally protecting the drug users from themselves either, with the
exception of diseases of course, but what they are doing is adding to the downward spiral in the misery of abusing herion and crack.
And no Mimartin...I don't think going up to them an telling them that I don't approve and that I'm disappointed and whatever else I say, is going make them stop. Even if the truthful reality of it slapped them in the face, they'd probably still do it anyway. And probably because they really think they're helping drug abusers overall and being good samaritans about it.
And yeah, I know what your saying and where you are coming from about interventions Mimartin...I've been a part of interventions too. Rarely have I ever seen any good come from interventions either, you throw your hands in the air and say: (Oh why do I even try), but you still need to try regardless; you never know..you just might actually reach somebody at least once. And that could make all the difference in that person's life. But unlike what these individuals are doing in Seattle, when it comes to interventions, you sure in the hell don't see people in interventions give drug abusers some paraphernalia while trying to stop their drug abuse...do you?
And how would that go if they did do that btw, maybe something like this: (Hey man, seriously, you gotta stop killing yourself with the abuse of drugs dude. Because we really care about you. But here! Here are some needles and a crack pipe in case you need them. But still, we really care about you so stop using drugs dude.) Most likely that person is gonna say: (Yeeeeep....whatever you say man. Bye!) And he or she goes right out the door and on there marry little way to their local drug dealer, skipping along and singing: (
I got me some neeeeedleees, I got me some neeeeedleees....gonna shoot it up now, YEAH, gonna shoot up it now, OH YEAH!
You want to talk about a wasit of everybody's time, giving them paraphernalia like that is really a waist of everybody's time. Defeats the purpose.
Hell! Come to think of it, that would be like me telling my teenage daughter: (Okay, I want you to abstain from sexual intercourse because you really don't know what the hell your doing right now. But here's some condoms just in case, so you don't get a HIV or something. BTW, stop at the drug store sometime and get yourself some birth control pills as well. Oh wait! Here!...I'll throw in some mints too. But no sexual intercourse...understand?)
Mixed messages Mimartin...they're psychologically sending mixed messages, defeating the main purpose of trying to reduce drug addiction, and like I mentioned to Pho3nix...it's adding fuel to the fire more than anything. It doesn't help.
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I already covered this.
I'm a little confused Nedak. Where and how did you exactly cover......"I really don't think some of you see the main failure in this idea. It does not solve the main problem, but actually endorses it, which is the abuse of these drugs."
So enlighten me Nedak, where and how?
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Too bad the drug war doesn't work...blame your politicians for the drug problem, not the users.
Yeah, I DO....especially under the current administration. Some of the politicians are to blame as far as that's concern. I'm not making an argument against that Nedak, all I'm telling you is...that giving drug abusers paraphernalia supports there addiction, and it doesn't really help the matter. It hinders those who are really trying to reduce the misery and the afflictions of drug abuse within the population.
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Borca, Karen, bassoonist; b. Green Bay, WI, 5 September 1948. The family moved to Iron Belt, Wisc. when she was about 9 months old. She studied music with her mother, a schoolteacher who played and taught classical and stride piano.
She played alto saxophone for ten years and began bassoon in high school, continuing at the U. of Wisconsin where Alec Wilder and members of the N.Y. Woodwind Quintet encouraged her to go to N.Y. to study before returning to Wisconsin where she completed her B.M. with education certification in 1971. In the 70-71 school year Cecil Taylor taught there and she played in and assisted with his big band. In 1971-3 she was teaching assistant to Taylor at Antioch College, rehearsing student groups, and she has since performed with him in various contexts. She met Lyons through Taylor at Antioch. She taught music in public schools in 72 in Antioch, and in NYC on a part time basis since 74.
In the fall of 1974 she was assistant to Jimmy Lyons at Bennington College, notating and rehearsing his works, followed by their marriage and over 12 years touring and recording with Lyons (he died in May 1986). She has also led her own groups since 1972.
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I'm quickly growing to enjoy Daniel Streett's blog posts. Be sure to read today's:
The Man Behind the Curtain—Or, The Dirty Truth About Most New Testament Greek Classes.
I'm quickly growing to enjoy Daniel Streett's blog posts. Be sure to read today's:
The Man Behind the Curtain—Or, The Dirty Truth About Most New Testament Greek Classes.
I discovered this morning not only that Daniel Streett has a blog, but that he has written an excellent post on what it means to be able to *truly* read Greek. He really rips apart the idea of decoding and translating Greek. I love it.
It looks like I'll be adding another blog to Google Reader. There aren't many bloggers than focus specifically on the Greek language—NT history and theology are more popular— so I'm quite excited to see another start, especially by such an excellent Greek professor and Daniel Streett. And I'm glad that we have people focused on pedagogy, too. I'm working on making my Greek fluent, but I'm not particularly pedagogically inclined. I'm more interested in discovering the structures of the language that should undergird our knowledge of the language so that we can get closer to fluency like middle voice or noun phrase structure—don't put your quantifiers closer to the head noun than your regular adjectives and don't put your adjectives closer to your head noun than your genitives.
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The past two days have been a rush of presentations, technology, and Greek linguistics. It was exciting to meet some new people with similar interests, reconnect with others, and finally connect faces with names on the internet. There was some exciting talk about collaboration in Greek linguistics work, especially in morphology and syntax – not to mention exciting work in computational Greek syntax and morphology!
The central highlights for me were:
As Rick mentioned, we hung out quite a bit this weekend. That was great. We've been working on some projects together for the past year and it was nice to talk about more than just the LXX — though I always enjoy talking about the LXX. Rick was also kind enough to let me hitch a ride with him to Seattle for the flight and send a few hours at his home on Thursday evening through early Friday morning. We kept each other awake on the way there and on the way home.
And…last of all, HUGE thanks to the friend who made this trip possible. Your generosity has both made it possible to present a paper on Greek syntax databases, but probably more long term, created a number of connections with people that I anticipate will bring fruitful development and research in Greek grammar – research which will be beneficial for all Greek students in the long run.
I hope to write a couple posts this week about some of my favorite presentations at BibleTech. My own when rather well, I think — at least I liked it.
I initially had too much material ahead of time and spent last week trying to cut down to about 35 minutes so that there would be 10 minutes for questions. I ended up hitting an early 29 minutes according to my ipod, which actually worked out well because I then had time to chat and check out of my hotel room before noon.
One of my favorite presentations, was James Tauber's critical discussion of the problems of frequency based language learning and vocabulary acquisition, which was then followed by an excellent proposal to alleviate the problem. I thought it was a nice middle ground between contemporary language learning methodology (which we'll quite loosely term communicative) and the inadequate and traditional translation/gloss approach. In many ways, it builds on his presentation from 2008 at BibleTech.
A New Kind of Graded Reader from James Tauber on Vimeo.
I wish I could get Vimeo to embed on wordpress.
When you're practicing developing your Greek reading skills, here are a few suggestions:
The goal is that as you read and think about what you actually did understand without thinking in English or looking things up, you'll find that your Greek is improving & you'll begin to develop more and more of a natural feel for the language. Your summaries will improve in detail and understanding and you should begin to comprehend more and more over time.
My familiarity with introductory Hebrew grammars is rather lacking, so I'm interested in some comments.
My wife is beginning first year Hebrew this next week and she'll be using: Biblical Hebrew, Second Ed. (Yale Language Series) by Bonnie Pedrotti Kittel, Victoria Hoffer, & Rebecca Abts Wright.
Does anyone have any experience with this grammar and have any thoughts on it?
There are a variety of people I'd be interested in hearing from (John Hobbins being one of them; I also know that Mandy uses Kittel for teaching, so I'm curious about her thoughts).
I'm sure many of your remember my poll a while back asking whether you placed a higher priority on reading or analysis.
If you haven't voted on it, I'd encourage you to do so. I'm interested in your view.
But now I have a follow up question that requires more than clicking a button:
Why did you choose the answer you did? In your mind, what makes reading or analysis more important for your study of the Greek text?
Please feel free to either respond in the comments below or on your own (if you have one). I'd be interested if this turned into a multi-blog discussion if possible. And I know that there are a number of lurkers around here who have never commented. I'm very interested in your opinion too.
I began reading When Dead Tongues Speak today. The first essay was fantastic. Here's the quote of the day. If it was legal, I'd simply quote the entire essay online. It should be read by anyone teaching or learning a "dead" language.
When I was first teaching, I was more concerned to "cover the grammar" and "finish the book," and then, I thought, my students would know Latin and Greek. After all, time is short, so it was best, I thought, to focus on what the book had to offer. There were paradigms to be memorized, vocabulary to be studied, exercises to be completed, and passages to translate. Once my students completed these hurdles, I assumed (or at least hoped) that they understood the new grammar well enough and had learned enough vocabulary to move on to the next chapter. Somehow, I expected my students, after memorizing forms, studying vocabulary, and practicing sentences, to be able to read and understand—almost magically—Latin and Greek. And if they could not read yet, I usually gave them more of the same: exercises that focused on sentence-level syntax rather than the strategies needed for reading chunks of discourse. Instead of helping my students learn to read, understand, and interpret Greek and Latin within their cultural context, I was focusing on accuracy at the sentence level, only one aspect of what linguists call communicative competence[*]. In short, I was practicing a theory of language teaching and learning that did not fit with my goal of helping students read Greek and Latin fluently and accurately, of appreciating it as a "living" language. What I needed to do was to reexamine these assumptions in the light of what I hoped my students would be able to do after they had studied beginning Latin and Greek.
—John Gruber-Miller, "Communication, Context and Community: Integrating the Standards in the Greek and Latin Classroom," in When Dead Tongues Speak: Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin edited by John Gruber-Miller (APA Classical Resources Series; Oxford: University Press, 2006), 3-4 (Google books: HERE).
*Note: Gruber-Miller's use of the word "communicative" and "communicate in this essay, primarily refers to the communication of the Greek and Latin authors to the contemporary reader. This should be clear from the following sentences in the quote above.
This post provides some thoughts on a question posed to me by Daniel from Hebrew and Greek Reader.
Specifically, Daniel was wondering about my thoughts on the benefit of learning Modern Greek (or Hebrew for that matter – but this blog is about Greek) via contemporary language learning methodology such as TPR (Total Physical Response) and TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling). Their basic claim with which we all already know I disagree is that it would be better to learn the modern form of the language rather than the ancient one.
This is a difficult issue for me for a couple reasons:
1) I am definitely all for the learning of the modern form, to an extent.
2) But at the same time, I do not believe the learning of Modern Greek "communicatively" can replace the "communicative" learning of Hellenistic Greek – even if it can be used as a very helpful supplement.
Well for point #1, the words, "to an extent." One of the big criticisms I've been given for my views on Greek language learning result for the impracticality of implementing such methods in the seminary. And for that same reason (and infinitely more so), I hold the very same view for the benefit of learning Modern Greek. This is not to say that scholars shouldn't know the language, because they should. There is too much important literature on Hellenistic Greek in Greek that the vast majority of scholar cannot access (its somewhat embarrassing that most NT scholars cannot reading secondary literature that's in the very same language they specialize in).
But scholars should also be learning Modern Greek because having a grasp of the language beyond the Hellenistic period is essential for understanding Greek in the NT. Caragounis got this point right. He overemphasized it and then beat it to death. But he still got it right. The thing is, its not something new. A dozen or so scholars from the last century, including Moulton & Robertson, said the same thing – but most NT students and scholars don't read Moulton and Robertson all the way through. Moulton is pretty easy. His Prolegomena is a great read and it's really not hard or very long. And as for Robertson, well, every Greek student should at least read straight through the first 140 pages. That's the introduction and it very much sets the stage for being able to use the rest of his grammar as a reference grammar correctly. I'm currently working on reading the whole thing through cover to cover – I'm on page 303.
I'd say learning Modern Greek should be a higher priority for the NT scholar than learning German. But thjs is for the scholar, not the pastor.
Now, onto point #2 (incidentally, if this were Koine, that "now" at the beginning would have been a δέ). has to do with the fact that language is really not divisible from culture. No this isn't the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Think George Lakoff instead – Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things & Metaphors We Live By. By internalizing Hellenistic Greek rather than Modern Greek would give students an opportunity (that would hopefully be pounced on by the teacher) to also learn the culture as well. In my imaginary perfect world, learning about culture would be done at the exact same time as learning the language. Hitting two birds with one stone, if you like. One of the problems with current methodology, as I see it (and I hate to say it, but this includes D&T's Hebrew syllabus) is that for some reason language teachers at least appear to think that they can successfully teach the language without at the same time teaching the culture expressed by that language.
But culture learning could be implemented into traditional methodology. Yes. I think, though, that culture learning could thrive in communicative learning. Instead of simply learning χάρις as "grace." Students would learn it as χάρις with all the cultural ramifications of the world for a first century Hellenistic Jew. In English that sort of thing would require significantly more hoops for the student to jump through. They would first learn that the word means grace and then they would like be required to read a several hundred pages, particularly Frederick W. Danker's Benefactor: Epigraphic Study of a Graeco-Roman and New Testament Semantic Fieldas well as Bruce W. Winter's Seek the Welfare of the City: Christians as Benefactors and Citizens (First-Century Christians in the Graeco-Roman World). Then after all of that students would understand that grace isn't this special theological word that means "unmerited favor," but it specifically relates to a highly developed social system of patronage, benefaction, honor, and favor, which was then apply by the NT writers to describe what God has done (and continues to do) for us.
…or you could just learn Hellenistic Greek as Hellenistic Greek without reference to English at all – that would be faster.
But again coming to the question of how modern methodologies would work in a seminary, I cannot say. But I would suggest that keeping an eye of Bethel, Denver and Ashland Seminaries might be a good idea for those seminary professors who are apprehensive about it.
In light of the relatively recent discussions on the subject on a variety of blogs, I'd like to point you a recent book review on the Linguist List:
Meaning in the Second Language
AUTHOR: Slabakova, Roumyana
TITLE: Meaning in the Second Language
SERIES: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] 34
PUBLISHER: Mouton de Gruyter
The book sounds very interesting. Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for it at the UBC library – its $100 on Amazon.
…which reminds me: I still have a half written post waiting in the wings on my thoughts on the practicality of learning Modern Greek for studying Hellenistic Greek.
I'll see about finishing that this weekend.


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"I don't really have a New Year's resolution to go on a diet or anything like that. I am who I am, and I don't want to be somebody else. Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy."
- Karolina Kurkova
Well-known in her Czech hometown since her early teens, Karolina Kurkova drew attention in North America after appearing in the Victoria's Secret popular TV specials and gracing the cover of Vogue. She has since been living the life of a true supermodel, with magazine and runway appearances aplenty.
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The section of the public who was not as fashion conscious got to know Karolina Kurkova quite well after she prowled the catwalk in the November 2001 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on ABC. She had even more exposure in the same show the following year and, still in her teens, was catapulted into the same class as Gisele Bundchen and Heidi Klum. Kurkova, at only 18 years of age, was named "Model of the Year" at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards while continuing to appear in ready-to-wear and haute couture runway productions each season.
Continuing her supermodel duties, Karolina Kurkova has also been involved in ad campaigns for Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as fashion shows for Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Oscar de la Renta. She's also parlaying into acting with a role in the 2009 flick G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
Karolina Kurkova BiographyBorn in the town of Decin, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) on February 28th, 1984, Karolina Kurkova had a slight taste of what celebrity would be like, as her father Josef Kurka was a star basketball player. As a child, her height made her relatively awkward and gangly, but that would all change with age.
A close friend recognized her beauty and sent photos of Karolina Kurkova to an agency in Prague. Kurkova immediately landed a runway appearance, not to mention a commercial and print ad. Still, being a model in the Czech Republic did not expose her to what fashion was really about, so Kurkova took a chance and traveled to Milan to gain some more experience.
karolina kurkova models for vogue and victoria's secret There, Miuccia Prada (the designer behind the famous brand name) signed her to a contract that proved to be the beginning of her stellar career. On September 7th, 1999, Karolina Kurkova's hard work as a 15-year-old model culminated in a meeting with some Vogue editors in New York. She impressed them immediately and the execs began to slowly groom her for success.
A move to the Big Apple and hectic work schedule ensued. It all paid off when Karolina Kurkova finally made her presence known in the February 2001 issue of Vogue. One of the youngest models ever to grace its cover, the magazine helped propel her to stardom. She was now recognized at haute couture fashion shows and Victoria's Secret swept her up and chose her to be part of that year's television special, in November. Even fashion houses like Yves Saint Laurent took note of the stunning beauty and proceeded to sign Kurkova to deals.
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The usual contracts with big designers such as Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and Balenciaga continued, and a recent tally put Karolina Kurkova's magazine cover appearances at 60 and counting. She is revered as much in the fashion world for her personality, which is described as intense and energetic, as for her looks. This attractive attitude leaves little doubt that Kurkova will emerge as a legendary supermodel; even Vogue editor Anna Wintour called her the "next supermodel."
karolina kurkova is a victoria's secret angel, in g.i. joe: rise of cobra In 2005, Karolina Kurkova was promoted to "Angel" by Victoria's Secret, and she walked the runway of the infamous Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that following year. She also signed on with Dell as a spokemodel as well as received the Atmosphere Magazine Award for her charitable work.
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Averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for Oregon during her rookie season…started the final nine games of the year averaging 7.3 points and 3.7 boards per contest…recorded the first double-double of her career scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in an 88-76 win at Long Beach State (11/19)…scored a season-high 16 points in UO's 110-70 season-opening victory over Western Oregon…added 13 points in a 74-48 win over Idaho (11/26)...scored 12 points and added nine rebounds as well as a career-high six steals in a 110-60 win over Sacramento State (11/28)...returned to the floor after missing two games with shin splints, scoring seven points at Saint Mary's (12/19)...scored 12 points off the bench in a 99-72 win at Santa Clara (12/21)....scored 13 points off the bench and added six rebounds, three assists and two steals in loss at Washington (02/03)...scored 15 points and drained a career-high four 3-pointers in an 85-63 loss to USC (02/12)...scored 13 points and added six rebounds in 60-46 win at California, snapping a 10-game losing streak to the Bears as well as a five-game losing streak in Berkeley (02/24).
A 2010 graduate of Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, Calif...played four seasons for head coach Creighton Lane...was a three-time DeAnza first team all-league selection...during her senior season, averaged 18.4 points per game and was named Co-MVP of the DeAnza League...as a junior, averaged 13.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game...as a sophomore, was named the San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year and DeAnza League MVP after leading the Chargers to the Division II Central Coast Section championship with a win over Archbishop Mitty...as a freshman, was named co-MVP of the DeAnza League after guiding Wilcox to a share of the DeAnza League championship...lists her best performance as scoring 27 points with eight rebounds and four blocks against Gunn High School in 2008.
Played for both Just Believe Sports (Sacramento) under head coach Sean Chambers and Metro (San Jose) under head coach Wade Nakamura...played with fellow Oregon freshman Ariel Thomas on JBS Purple winning the Adidas EA Sports Showcase in Las Vegas and a second tournament in Los Angeles...other teammates to go on to college included Brittany Shine (Florida), Sara James (Stanford), Mikayla Lyles (California), Kyra Dunn (Pittsburgh), Katie Hoekman (San Diego) and Ally Brown (CSU Bakersfield).
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Terrible things breed in broken hearts.
Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day's grace.
It's time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear.
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CEOs tend to get too much blame when things sour and too much credit when things go right. Sometimes, it's just a trick of happenstance — a secular trend that changes the market, or previous efforts that finally begin to nudge the bottom line. And at a mammoth corporation with tens of thousands of employees, a lot more goes into the daily grind than just one person's input.
But in a select few cases, big successes or failures at a company can be almost wholly attributed to the man or woman at the top. These big visions for a turnaround or an evolution can be a massive catalyst for change … both good and bad, depending on the outcome.
So who are the best and worst CEOs on Wall Street this year? Here's my list:
Worst CEO: Ron Johnson, JCPenney
JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) once had a hugely powerful brand. I know because my mom still frequents the store where I bought my Levi's every summer before school started.
Or at least she used to, before former Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) retail guru Ron Johnson mucked things up by providing crazily optimistic guidance that had to be revised down three times in four quarters, presiding over a same-store sales crash and doing away with the beloved coupon/sale cycle … only to try and reinstate it.
Sure, JCP is a multiyear turnaround plan, by Johnson's own admission. But year one ain't going well, what with the suspension of the dividend, the 26% decline in quarter-over-quarter same-store sales after double-digit declines in the previous two quarters, and a share price that is down more than 50% from its early 2012 highs.
Galling enough … and Johnson's compensation of a cool $53 million in 2011 before any he could even get to work on this ill-advised plan is just icing on the cake.
Even if JCP eventually does turn around, Ron Johnson's performance in 2012 is horrific, and he has no one to blame but himself. Frankly, I think he should be fired.
Runner-Up for Worst CEO: Andrew Mason, Groupon
Andrew Mason of Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) is not just a bad exec. To many people, he is the personification of the 2011/2012 social media IPO bubble.
He was an accidental manager, a software engineer who somehow stumbled into an executive position. Then he couldn't step aside, and the company has paid the price.
The sins are legion. There were promises Groupon was "wildly profitable" that had to be retracted. There were shady accounting practices. Senior management departures even have their own subheading in the company's Wikipedia entry because there have been so many under Mason's watch.
Merchants complain about margins and no repeat business. Customers are losing interest. Competitors are gaining momentum — not good for roughly one year as a publicly traded company.
Oh, and the 80% share decline in Groupon stock is an issue too. But hey, the stock has doubled from its 52 week low of $2.60 a share in November … so I guess there's that!
I think Mason should be canned as well. Shareholders of Groupon don't have much to look forward to, but his departure could provide at least some comfort, if not a short-lived bounce.
Dishonorable Mentions
Herb Greenberg picks his list of worst CEOs of the year, including Mason and Johnson but also:
- Kodak's Antonio Perez — After driving the company into the ground, he was allowed to keep his foot on the accelerator as the clock ran out … and since he has presided over the mess at Kodak since 2005, he deserves at least some of the shame of its failure.
- Steve Ballmer of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — Windows 8 and Surface don't seem to be doing as well as hoped, and the company is in the middle of a painful transition to a post-PC age that many think it cannot win. Still, Microsoft is actually up 6% this year.
- Marc Pincus of Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) — Another Web 2.0 darling who has presided over a stock crash, Pincus is over his head amid a competitive mobile gaming landscape and grasping at straws with gambling plans. Shares have crashed 74% year-to-date.
BusinessWeek also has a list of bad CEOs with some great names beyond the ones mentioned. It includes:
- Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) exec Brian Dunn — The company continues to circle the drain and even made a move to gut margins further during the all-important holiday shopping season … prompting me to wonder whether Dunn is tanking BBY on purpose to give founder Richard Schulze the best price when he takes the company public? Shares are off almost 50% in 2012.
- Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) — BusinessWeek turns the spotlight of shame on McClendon, who presided over a massive accounting scandal at the firm because he "apparently has trouble keeping his company's finances and his own apart." McClendon borrowed as much as $1.1 billion in the past three years by pledging his stake in the company's oil and gas operations as collateral.
- Former Avon (NYSE:AVP) CEO Andrea Jung — Jung stepped down but remains chairman through year-end. Operational problems, a painful miss on a $10 billion deal with beauty products giant Coty and continued profitability problems highlighted by a 70% Q2 decline in earnings were just some of the ugly factors that led to this longtime CEO's ouster.
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Anderson Police arrested a man after he reportedly barricaded himself in his home with a rifle and meat cleaver.
Police say 34-year-old Kao Saelee of Anderson was running around inside his home on the 3600 block of Webster Drive in Anderson Wednesday night. Officers responded around 6:15 p.m. and a family member told officers Saelee was possibly under the influence of drugs or having mental health issues.
Shasta County Sheriff Deputies assisted police in blocking off the surrounding roadways and perimeter of the Anderson home. People living nearby were told by police to stay inside their homes.
Family members described the standoff as a very scary and tense situation. Saelee exited the front door of the home holding a rifle and meat cleaver. Police told Saelee to drop his weapons, and he followed orders. Saelee was booked into Shasta County Jail for several warrants; additional charges may also be applied.


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Port Tampa Bay has once again been thrust into the spotlight following a series of massive investments, infrastructure improvements and strategic partnerships. A strong focus on building lucrative investment opportunities for regional and international partners means that Port Tampa Bay is open for business in more ways than one.
A series of marketing efforts has been undertaken to upgrade the image of Tampa's port and all efforts are certainly paying dividends now. Among others, a new name and logo was unveiled to rapturous applause from dignitaries at the State of the Port Address recently. Several hundred attendees at Cruise Terminal 2 in Tampa were privy to the announcements and the strategic vision of CEO Paul Anderson.
Investment Potential at Port Tampa Bay
Vast resources have been poured into Port Tampa Bay, but the end goal is to boost regional and international investments to the Tampa Bay area as a whole. The overall capacity of the port is being upgraded to handle the burgeoning needs of the region, with accommodation for all types of cargo. Greater Tampa Bay is set to benefit from the structural changes to the port area. Analysts are expecting dividends to pay off for South Florida, and indeed the state as a whole.
Economically, Port Tampa Bay is the most financially viable hub in the area and no expense is being spared to upgrade all of its facilities. More tonnage makes its way through Port Tampa Bay than any other port in the state of Florida and this alone speaks volumes about its economic significance. The goals of these investments are two-fold: to make Port Tampa Bay a lucrative investment and to drive home the message of unity in diversity.
Presently, the port provides 80,000 jobs to Tampa residents and is responsible for over $15 billion in annual economic activity. With such immense potential, it is clear that upgrades to Port Tampa Bay have far-reaching implications for major market players.
Top Facts about Port Tampa Bay
- Port Tampa Bay is rated a Top 10 U.S. port
- Port Tampa Bay was voted Simply The Best for customer service in Logistics Management Magazine
- Port Tampa Bay handled 34 million tons of cargo for the year ending 30th September 2011
- Port Tampa Bay is in the Top 8 U.S. Cruise Ports with 1 million passengers annually
- Port Tampa Bay homeports 4 vessels from 3 cruise lines: Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, and Royal Caribbean
- Port Tampa Bay increased general cargo tonnage by 200,000 tons from 2011 to 2012
- Port Tampa Bay increased total passenger numbers by approximately 150k from 2011 to 2012
International Forex Trading in the Tampa Bay Area
Since international transactions are a major component of all economic activity undertaken, foreign currency plays a big role in all dealings. Tampa Bay represents 6,500 square miles of territory with enormous economic potential. Some 4.3 million people reside in the Tampa Bay region and international commerce is a major part of all economic activity. Total exports from the area were reported as $13.3 billion in 2012. This figure is 23% of Florida's total exports and approximately 0.63% of the USA's exports. In terms of total exports in the USA, Tampa Bay ranks 26th (2012).
The economic clout of the region has caused scores of international investors to stand up and take notice. All manner of commodities are traded via the Port of Tampa Bay and the Tampa Bay area in general. International investments are an integral part of overall trade and currency exchange forms a big part of the overall process. All exports from the Tampa Bay region to foreign countries cause a rise in the demand for the US dollar. The flipside of the coin is also true – falling demand results in a weakening of the US currency relative to other currencies.
As US goods are shipped overseas, foreign buyers trade their currencies for the US dollar to pay for these goods. Owing to the enormous financial clout of the Tampa Bay region - for Florida and the continental USA - increasing exports bode well for the overall strength of the greenback. Since a large volume of trade currently takes place from Tampa Bay, this has an impact on FX currency pairs across the board. The top currency pairs include GBP/USD, AUD/USD, EUR/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF.
Investors from all corners of the globe converge on the region to trade physical commodities en masse. As mentioned above, online FX trading in the Tampa Bay area has fast been gaining ground in recent years too. Various trading academies have sprung up with didactic seminars in futures, real estate, options, forex, stocks and indices. This bodes well for work opportunities in international commodities trading, Port Tampa Bay opportunities and general secondary income opportunities.
Traditional ivory tower investment practices have been abandoned in favor of online trading platforms – open to remote investors and residents of the Tampa Bay area. The online trading arena is tapped as a major financial nugget in the world's most-traded international market – forex. Estimates peg global annual forex trading at between $3 and $5 trillion daily. This figure was ascertained by the Bank for International Settlements in April 2010. Seen from a numbers perspective, the enormous volume of daily trades in FX dwarfs most every other financial market.
This is one of the many reasons why Tampa Bay investors are turning to forex trading. Florida was hard hit by the global economic slowdown in 2008. Home prices plummeted and tourism dropped precipitously. With the recent turnaround in the markets, Florida is beginning to blossom once again and the numbers are testament to this fact. All signs point towards Tampa Bay making a comeback and all investments opportunities are being considered to drive this bullish sentiment into the black.


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Going into its fourth year of commercial production, the Opal apple, which is grown by Broetje Orchards and marketed by First Fruits of Washington, is likely to enjoy another year of enthusiastic buyers.
"We're probably up about 35 percent in production from last year for the Opal," said Andy Tudor, marketing director for First Fruits. "Production is also expected to go up next year due to new plantings." The increased production is necessary because of the demand for the variety. Tudor noted that this year will again see their supplies of the apple sell out completely.
"We're sold through the season again, and we're not even through with harvest," he said.
The apple, which is a cross between a Topaz and Golden Delicious, is crisp and has a sweet flavor profile. The unique taste, as well as its appearance, has contributed to the apple's success, noted Tudor.
"It's crisp, it has a consistent eating quality, it stores well, it tends not to oxidize and retailers love it because the color draws consumers to displays," he said.
Harvesting started earlier this month and should wrap up soon, he added. After the fruit is harvested, it will then be put in storage until it's packed and sold in January.
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