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Moving to a home with a pond ....
This might be a weird discussion, but i need some parenting advice. My husband and i are currently looking for a place to live, and we recently found a home we love. Unfortunately for me i hate the pond, and for my husband he loves the pond. Right now we only have one little boy he is 15 months old.
The pond is located maybe 50 feet from the house so it is close, and all i can think about is my son falling in there and drowning, or walking on the ice in the winter and falling in. I watch my son don't get me wrong, but it only take one second for something to go wrong. Should i revolve a lifetime decision based on a fear of something might happening one day? I know that it could be a really fun thing for my husband and son to do together, and i don't want to take that away, but i also don't want to be afraid everyday...
At 15 months old I doubt he'll be outside without
supervision. Plenty of people with small children
have ponds, live on a lake, have swimming pools,
etc. We all worry about our kids, when we moved
into a two story house I worried about one of the
kids falling down the stairs, I worry they won't
look both ways before crossing the street, I worry
my teenager is going to wreck when she learns to
drive. So No, do not revolve a lifetime decision
based on a fear of something might happen one day.
Take the time to teach your toddler about water
safety (possibly find a swim class for his age gro
up). If you do buy the house fence in a play-yard
off the side/back of the house, you can take it down
once he's old enough to respect and understand how
dangerous a pond can be.


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Men's Soccer Forces 0-0 Draw At La Salle
Oct. 16, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - Despite a total of 40 combined shots, neither the UMass men's soccer team or La Salle could find the game winning goal as the two teams battled to a 0-0 double-overtime draw on Sunday afternoon at McCarthy Stadium. Keeper Shane Curran-Hays made four saves to earn his third straight shutout and fourth of the season.
The Minutemen move to 4-9-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle is now 4-6-3 overall and 2-0-2 in league play. UMass is 3-1-1 in its last five games with the result.
Hellah Sidebe led UMass in shots with a career-high seven, while Chris Roswess had three. In all, 11 different Minutemen tallied a shot in the game.
The Explorers were led defensively by John McCarthy who made 11 saves - his fifth consecutive game with a double-digit save total. Offensively, Jason Plumhoff tallied five shots in the match.
In the first half, David Key had one of UMass' best scoring chances at the 11:13 mark as his shot pinged off the cross bar.
Each team battled scoreless through the balance of regulation into the first overtime period. La Salle nearly found the game-winner, but Andre Weyerhaeuser's shot glanced off the post in the 92nd minute.
In the second overtime, UMass had three shots including a pair early which were saved by McCarthy. Josh Schwartz fired off a shot just before the end of the game which sailed high.
Overall, UMass outshot La Salle 21-to-19, while the Explorers held a 7-to-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The Minutemen will continue their road trip next Friday and Saturday at Duquesne (7 PM) and at St. Bonaventure (1 PM).
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Old First Church has an impressive pipe organ. It may not be as visually impressive as the Ruffatti organ in Davies Symphony Hall, and it is more modest in terms of both the number of keyboards and number of ranks of pipes. However, it fits perfectly into the Old First acoustic space, in which it is equally effective in the sensitive sonorities of its soft dynamics as it is when numerous ranks are all roaring out in full force.
Sadly, the number of organists that come to give recitals on the Old First Concert series has been very limited. As a result, the organ is more "devoted" to the church's faithful congregation than it is to those of us who are equally faithful concert-goers. In that context last night's Old First Concerts appearance by organist Don Pearson made for a welcome occasion.
Pearson titled his program A Concert of the Most Exciting and Beloved Organ Music of J. S. Bach. This reflects an aesthetic that was particularly popular during the second half of the twentieth century. This was a time when the organ was frequently called "the king of instruments;" and many would say that the most loyal subject of that monarchy was Virgil Fox. Pearson acknowledged Fox in his opening remarks to the audience, using his name in the same sentence as Liberace.
That coupling should be taken in its positive, rather than negative, connotations. Both performers worked from a foundation of solid technique, upon which each built his own thoroughly ornate façade of razzle-dazzle showmanship. Fox liked to use his hands to wave at the audience while playing extended pedal-only passages. His approach to Bach always played up to that "exciting" adjective in Pearson's title; and I can imagine Fox up in heaven beaming down on last night's program with great satisfaction.
Mind you, there has always been a strong contingent of acolytes of historically-informed performance and other purists who are equally certain that Fox was condemned to "the other place" after his death in 1980. Indeed, this was a style that cared little about the historical setting in which Johann Sebastian Bach played the organ and took the trouble to write down his own inventions. To be fair, however, it is hard to imagine that Bach was ever totally satisfied with the organs he played, plagued with manually-operated (and often defective) bellows systems, valves that would stick, creating unanticipated sustained tones, pipes that were frustratingly difficult to get and keep in tune, and cabinetry that would frequently add percussive effects whether or not the organist wanted them.
Had Bach wandered into Old First last night, there would have been a good chance that he would not have recognized his own music. He would probably have been overwhelmed by the wide breadth of dynamic range and the overwhelming sonorities when large numbers of ranks were going at it with full force to have much time to think about what the organist was playing. Indeed, even the concept of a significant audience sitting in reverent silence listening to the organist may have mystified him, even if the occasional recital outside of normal church services was not unknown to him.
Thus, while the organ was a part of Bach's life dating back to his earliest studies of music, he almost always approached it in terms of the functional role it played in those "normal church services." Just about anything Bach wrote for the organ, including such "great hits" as the BWV 565 toccata and fugue in D minor (with which Pearson opening his program), could have served either to accompany a choir or to provide "incidental" music for processionals, recessionals, and periods of silent devotion. Because Bach was such a prodigious inventor, it is even likely that much of this music (including anything presented at one of those rare recitals) began in improvisation and was only subsequently captured and refined for documentation.
In that respect Pearson's program had more to do with sheer spectacle than with Bach's legacy as an organist. However, that perspective should not detract from the quality of the spectacle itself and how effectively it lived up to that "exciting" adjective in Pearson's title. If there was any shortcoming to this approach, it was that some of the more rapid passages would become muddled in those massive clouds of sonority that Pearson could summon. Nevertheless, the program included a generous share of fugues; and Pearson's stop combinations almost always served to guide the ear through each occurrence of the fugue subject. Thus, no matter how thick the texture of the overall counterpoint was, Pearson could always lead the attentive listener to each new thread that Bach introduced.
Consequently, as long as one was willing to take Pearson on his own terms, this was a thoroughly satisfying (and that includes "exciting") performance. Furthermore, in the broad scope of the past, it was "historically informed." However, the historical period was that of Fox in the last century, rather than Bach in the eighteenth!


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Atheist Teen Challenges
"Church or Fine" Project
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 20, 1997
In Dallas, Texas, a Justice of the Peace has ended his policy of imposing fines and other punishment for juveniles in light of their willingness to attend church services. Zack Smith, a 14-year old boy, was ordered by Justice of the Peace Bruce McDougal to pay a $200 fine for fighting, or begin attending church and Sunday school for eight weeks. "It's not right," said Smith. "I wasn't raised going to church. I'm an atheist. I don't think I should have to go as a punishment."
Press reports note that that Smith was among those targeted in a "zero- tolerance" crackdown at schools. Students found guilty of rowdy or disruptive behavior were issued misdemeanor citations and fined, but in McDougal's court, they had the "option" of attending churches. Zack's mother said, "If you go to church it's because you want to go to church, not because you're forced into it or because it is pushed in your face." Ms. Smith would like to see Zack do community service at a local veterans' hospital.
McDougal announced that he was ending the practice following a meeting between the Dallas County Assistant District Attorney and representatives from the local ACLU.
School District Agrees
to End Bible Distribution
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 7, 1997
Public schools in Wahpeton, North Dakota will no longer be permitting the distribution of Christian New Testament Bibles in classes, following the threat of possible legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the parent of a fifth grade student. Charlene Bostad, a Jew, said that she resented the actions of administrators at Central Elementary School in Wahpeton in "taking a firm stand in presenting the New Testament Bible. Central School is promoting the Christian religion by influencing children with New Testament Bibles, which I strongly feel is against my daughter's civil rights."
The Union contacted the school principal. Director Keither Elston warned that the bible pushing violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and noted that, "Parents who send their children to public schools must be able to trust that their children won't be indoctrinated with religious viewpoints which conflict with theirs. This is true whether the parents are Jewish, Mormon, Catholic, Lutheran, Muslim or atheist."
The Bibles were distributed by Gideons International, an organization known for putting its New Testament and other literature in hotels and motels across the nation. It describes itself as "an Association of Christian business and professional men," who work in "the promotion of the Gospel of Christ to all people..." The group claims to have placed over 110 million complete Bibles and New Testaments in institutions, lodges, hospitals and public schools throughout the country.
Wahpeton Public Schools Superintendent Michael Connell reluctantly consented to end the practice of allowing Gideon representatives into schools during class time.
Mother Jones Survey
Shocking To Atheists
by Kevin Courcey (with Conrad Goeringer)
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 1, 1997
Statistics from the December issue of Mother Jones magazine which features an article on the emergent "spirituality" in America ... The publication survey says that 8 percent of U.S. adults are atheists; and that since 1970 the worldwide population of Christians has grown by 60 percent.
Confirming our earlier research, though, Islam remains the fastest growing religious cult on the planet; political scientist Samuel Huntington notes in his epic book, The Clash of Civilizations, that while Christianity grows through a program of proselytizing, Islam thrives through both conversion and sheer reproduction thanks to the high birth rates throughout the Muslim world. Islam has increased its numbers by 104 percent in the same time period. Despite growth, Christianity is losing out in the battle for "customers" in the belief bazaar.
Either way, it is a bad omen for atheism, reason and the cause of secularism. The U.S. religious profile is equally disturbing. A full 20 percent of Americans believe that the second coming of Jesus as prophesied in Revelation will happen "around the year 2000." We expect that percent to climb substantially in the next 24-36 months as "millennium fever" threatens to sweep the U.S. and possibly other parts of the world as well. Some 35 percent of Americans say that "God answers prayers often," and 33 percent insist that the Deity takes time out from his or her task of running the cosmos to speak to them directly.
Of Americans, 69 percent believe in miracles, and 82 percent "believe in the healing power of prayer." We would like to put that claim to a test, though, in the office of the nearest root canal specialist. Fully 81 percent believe that heaven is a real place, and 63 percent accord a similar ontological status to hell. About 30 percent believe in ghosts.
While 58 percent accept the proposition that schools should be required by law to teach creationism, we might point out that the full figure does not reflect support for the truth of creationist claims. Creationists have been successful in draping their theology in a veneer of scientific jargon, and appealing to the sense many people have of "fair play" by asking merely for "equal time" in presenting their views in the classroom.
There are also 3400 Christian radio and television stations throughout the world. We would add to that that the Christian radio, television and bookstore business is thriving in the U.S., which, we submit, tends to undermine the claim that the government or culture is "openly hostile" toward the "people of faith" and engaged in a campaign to silence Christians or violate their "religious rights." And a recent study showed that those who watched or listened to Christian radio or TV were more likely to be in poor physical health and more likely to be depressed. (Koenig, 1997).
In Russia, the Orthodox Church has been protesting public campaigns which attempt to deliver information about contraception. Russia leads the world in the number of abortions it performs -- 2.5 million last year alone -- but family planning experts say that high rate is because of lack of good information about birth control technology.
One family planning group decided to promote its message by launching a tram which displays contraception messages and provides birth control information. Among the materials available are leaflets on avoiding AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The vehicle was christened "Desire," a reference to the Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire."
But its first day out was less than a success. Church activists pelted the vehicle with rotten eggs, then mobbed the tram and painted the word "Fornication" on the front. According to Britain's Daily Telegraph, one Orthodox woman screamed, "Nobody -- not the United States, France or Israel -- can dictate how many Russian children should be born. They want to lead our young people to depravity."
Russia, of course, is in the midst of a resurgence of Orthodoxy which has replaced doctrinaire Marxism as a faith for many people. With its economy in transition, the Russian birthrate has declined; and the fastest growing ethnic group within the former Soviet Union happens to be Muslim. The Orthodox Church opposes all birth control measures, and many of its nationalist allies in the political appparatus see birth control as a kind of foreign plot designed to erode the population.
Judge Upholds Ban
Plastic Santa Doesn't
"Secularize" Nativity,
Menorah Display
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 5, 1997
A federal judge has upheld previous decisions and ruled that a religious seasonal display in front of the City Hall in Jersey City, Jew Jersey, is unconstitutional, and violates the separation of church and state. It was yet another blow to a 30-year tradition, and followed four years of legal wrangling -- at taxpayer expense -- to preserve a Christian nativity scene and Jewish menorah.
U.S. District Court Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise rejected city arguments that the display had been rendered secular, and was therefore constitutional, by including a likeness of a snowman and a plastic Santa Clause next to the nativity creche and menorah. "I find that the display of a creche and a menorah on the lawn in front of the (Jersey City) City Hall violated the Establishment Clause notwithstanding the addition of secular items," Debevoise wrote.
That elicited a quick response from Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler who charged that this latest ruling was an "example of outright discrimination against religion." The mayor also attacked the American Civil Liberties Union which had originally challenged the display, saying "If they had their way, they would get 'In God We Trust' off our money."
Worse yet, Schundler said that while the city will reluctantly comply with the court finding, it will replace the menorah and nativity creche with a spot lighted sign saying that the religious items are missing on account of the ACLU. Attorney David Rocah, who represented the ACLU in the case said that he had never considered his group to be a "Grinch", adding "We are not prohibiting people from celebrating Christmas. We are not out to destroy Christmas ... We are not out to destroy religion. What we are out to do is prevent the government from celebrating a religious holiday."
He noted that, "It is not the business of government to celebrate religious holidays."
Tuesday's decision represented a reversal by Judge Debevoise, who had originally held that the plastic Santa and snowman had sufficiently "demystified" the religious display so that it was, therefore, constitutional. Other symbols which had been blended with the creche and menorah included a sleigh and an evergreen tree which was festooned with Kwanaza symbols.
In June of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the City's appeal on the case; that move let stand the Third Circuit Court of Appeals finding that the display was not a celebration of cultural diversity, but a religious statement. The Circuit Court noted that the "celebration of more than one religion cannot magically transform a government endorsement of religion into a 'secular celebration of diversity and pluralism.' " ACLU lawyers had argued in their brief that "however confusing the presence of a snowman in Bethlehem may be from a canonical perspective, a reasonable observer ... would invariably characterize (Frosty, Santa and the sleigh) for what they are -- attempts at evasion of constitutional prohibitions through superficial secular tokenism."
Mayor Schundler said that in protest of the ruling, the city will not even have its annual lighting of a Christmas or seasonal tree this year, but instead will have a ceremony to illuminate its sign blasting the ACLU.
"Being Seen"
-- the Primacy
of Public Religious Display
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 20, 1997
Come the Christmas season, and separationists take to the courtrooms and editorial pages (as we should!) to denounce the unconstitutional display of religious artifacts such as nativity creches and Menorah lights on public property. Such displays often involve complex issues, but over the years governments have gradually abandoned the practice of overtly sponsoring these religious symbols by constructing or maintaining them at taxpayer expense. The task of unpacking plastic statues of New Testament figures and illuminating them for all to see is now left to "private" groups or "volunteer" labor in order to supposedly minimize the entanglement between government and religion. More recalcitrant communities -- Jersey City, N.J. comes to mind -- will do just about anything to ensure that these religious displays remain standing, though, even if requires a shoddy attempt at sanitizing and "secularizing" such symbols by including Frosty the Snowman, Santa and some enormous Candy Cane figures.
There are 350,000 churches, mosques and temples throughout the nation; many of them sit on valuable swaths of real estate and have spacious open lawns on which they can (and sometimes do) display the symbols and scenes peculiar to their faith. "Living Nativity" scenes have even caught on as a sort of Christianized performance art, with dedicated members of the congregation shivering in the winter night cold dressed in period costumes and re-enacting the supposed events of the birth of the Christian Messiah. Historians debate the historicity of Jesus, of course, and there is some evidence to suggest that if he did indeed exist as a historical personality, he probably was not born on a "cold winter's night" but possibly in the spring. Cultural mores, scanty accounts excavated from a few verses in the New Testament, and some wishful thinking, however, have led many to believe that those "Living Nativity" displays -- or even the ones using plastic or wood -- reflect accurately some marvelous event of 1,997 years ago.
Alabama freethought activist Al Faulkenberry, that courageous foe of the courtroom prayer and religious display by Judge Roy Moore, informed me that his wife and some friends recently travelled to one town where they counted 18 churches. Most, if not all, of these churches were reportedly vocal supporters of last week's ceremony on the footsteps of the State Capitol where Christian "prayer warriors" decided to erect a nativity creche. Ironically, says Al, only a couple of the churches had bothered with similar displays on their own property.
We often and incorrectly assume that the battle over religious displays on government property, or religious rituals in public schools, is "just" a state-church separation issue. It is that, of course, but it is also more -- much more. School prayer is not just about balancing the "rights" of believers and non-believers, but involves deeper philosophical questions which many find disturbing. What about this peculiar act of prayer? Who, or what, is being prayed to? If this entity exists, why exactly does he, she, it or they require these supplications? What social, psychological and political needs are being met by this curious exercise?
The same may be asked of seasonal religious displays on public land. Religious groups, from aggressive Protestant fundamentalists and Roman Catholics to the Jewish Lubavitcher sect, are not content with erecting and confining their religious displays to the grounds of their own property. They insist on mingling their particular symbols with those venues and institutions which Americans clearly identify with the power and authority of the state. As the experience of the Faulkenberrys suggests, that one nativity creche on the grounds of the State Capitol is more important, more poignant and more significant than any "living nativity" kitsch or private display. The identification of government and the public square with religious symbols is primary.
We should appreciate something else as well. Many contemporary "prayer warriors" (often ignoring the complex history of these writings) delight in citing chapter and verse from religious books have been selected, translated and often sanitized by the world's leading clerical authorities. We might suggest, among all of the public posturing, praying, singing and clamoring for religious exercise in the public square, that these same believers might read all of their own works, and heed the advice of St. Matthew in Chapter 6, verses 5-6. He wrote, "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men ... But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou has shut they door, pray to thy Father which is in secret..."
That might be good advice considering the rising culture war fervor about demonstrating and testing "religious rights" in the public square. Ralph Reed, are you listening?
Indeed, much of the impetus for public prayer in schools, plazas, official events -- and for gaudy, conspicuous religious display on government land -- have to do with a desire not just to pray, but, but importantly, TO BE SEEN while praying by others. After all, Christians, Moslems, Jews and every other religious group are free to build their own temples of faith and do just about anything inside which they deem to be necessary in propitiating the deity or deities of their choice. They can pray, burn incense, sing, dance, pass the plate, build nativity scenes, display candles, kneel, supplicate, gyrate, confess, handle prayer beads and engage in other behaviors which attract the attention of their cosmic host.
But at Christmas, however, it appears that isn't enough.
It is the important act of being seen by others, and of identifying religious ritual with the power of government, which -- judging by the admonition of St. Matthew -- apparently supercedes a rule concerning how one is to behave. "Being seen" supposedly exercising one's religious rights has, for many groups, become a narcissistic ritual. Freud spoke of the "narcissism of small differences," something which may account for why so many diverse religious groups -- Catholic, Protestant, Islamic -- are now aggressively moving into the public square. Baby Jesus now competes with 32-foot high menorahs from the Lubavitcher sect, and we know of at least one effort to include Islamic symbols in one public display. It won't be long before other sects join in, ironically transforming this "sacred setting" into a sort of religious swap meet.
Courts are agonizing over how to accommodate this outburst of religious display; the latest strategy seems to involve assigning only those portions of government land and buildings which have historically been venues for the exercise of free speech. It is ironic, of course, that many of the groups taking advantage of this, such as the Catholic League for Civil Rights, are no friends of the free expression portion of the First Amendment. But it has become the act of "Being Seen" which transcends for these religious movements most legal considerations, civil decorum, and in some cases, even the advice of a saint.
Ernie, the Atheist
Killed After Fleeing Display
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
December 25, 1997
There were a number of reports about "Ernie, the atheist camel" who wanted nothing to do with a Sunday evening nativity pageant on the Eastern shore of Maryland.
The one-humped, 600 pound Arabian male camel fled the religious display and headed down Route 50, but unfortunately was hit by an oncoming station wagon and was killed.
Ernie had been drafted into service as part of a "living Nativity" sponsored by the Kent Island United Methodist Church in Stevensville; he made his break for freedom when the characters playing the "wise men" were changing into their costumes.


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Here's a look at the articles from CAA Football Media Day that took place in Baltimore.
Springfield Republican with feature on All-CAA Preseason TE Emil Igwenagu.
Daily Hampshire Gazette with a look at UMass standing.
WWLP with UMass picked 8th.
Seacoast Online, from the UNH perspective.
Maine Sentinel look at Black Bears.
WDEL in Delaware with a Blue Hens Report.


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New York's Jazz Festival Comes Back to Life!
Here is a glimmer of good news—actually a full sunburst of it, to be honest. New York (and other cities) will enjoy a big summer festival, and the man who made it happen, is the fellow who practically invented the concept. See the details below in a report from jazz.com's arnold jay smith. T.G.
Newport Jazz Festival impresario George Wein has done it again. The founder and producer of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals has partnered with Carefusion, a soon-to-be-publicly traded health technology corporation, to present jazz festivals around the world. The announcement was made at City Winery (more about that later) before a gaggle of New York press cognoscenti, including a large contingent from Jazz at Lincoln Center. (You may draw your own conclusions from that.)
Artwork by Suzanne Cerny
A beaming Wein introduced Carefusion C.E.O. David Schlotterbeck who announced that they wished to expand their public exposure and "what better way to do that than to partner with George Wein and his festivals." The banner will reflect the new partnership. Beginning in Newport this year, the Wein/Carefusion Jazz Festivals will include Chicago, Monterey, Paris and Manley (Sydney) Australia. Only Newport and New York events will be produced by Wein. The festivals are scheduled for 2009, except for New York, which will take place in June 2010. There is a one-year contract with options for more.
Carefusion will spinoff from the parent Cardinal Health in a presumed I.P.O. Timetable TBA. According to Schlotterbeck the company's main goal is to eliminate and prevent in-hospital accidents and germ warfare, i.e., patients getting sicker from human negligence and being attacked by unsanitary conditions.
"Music is a healer," he said. "It has a way of relaxing patients. We plan on broadcasting selected jazz festival music into hospitals."
The press conference was held fittingly at City Winery, the new Michael Dorf-operated restaurant and jazz club in SoHo. Fittingly, because Wein is an oenephile (see Wein's OctoJAZZarian profile here). According to Dorf—founder of the Knitting Factory—"we actually produce wine here. And now we are going to bring jazz to City Winery on a seven-day basis." David Sanborn was mentioned.
The news of the demise of New York City's June jazz festival as sponsored by a Japanese stereo equipment manufacturer hit hard. Not only were the jazz venues blindsided but so to the ancillaries, such as restaurants, hotels, gift shops and the like. Those suddenly un-sponsored events hit other cities as hard, perhaps harder as there may have been no other jazz options. The Carefusion infusion comes as a welcome respite in these troubled times. One is reminded of the 1929 stock market crash when J.P. Morgan stepped up to the plate. This jazz optimist envisions better and continued results.
This may not be Fios, but this is BIG.
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Sparky TryoutsFriday, April 15th
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
CLICK HERE for more information!
What you need to know
- You must be a current ASU student
- You must be a student on the respective campus for which you are trying out or be willing to provide your own transportation in order to fulfill requested appearances on that campus
- All individuals selected to represent their campus as Sparky must sign a contract and adhere to all requirements set forth in that contract (see below)
If selected, you must sign the contract and adhere to the guidelines. Failure to do so will result in removal from the program.
As a member of the Sparky Mascot program, you are expected to represent the University in a respectful manner, one that promotes Arizona State University and Sun Devil Athletics with a positive image consistent with the goals of the University itself. As such, all members of the Sparky Mascot program will be required to follow all rules set forth for all appearances that the Sparky Mascot program participates in.
- I. Academics
- a. The requirements of participating in the Sparky Mascot program shall include the minimum of:
- i. Being enrolled in 12 credit hours (undergraduate)/ 6 credit hours (graduate).
b. Maintain a 2.0 grade point average
- II. Appearances
- a. The Sparky Mascot program participates in a wide variety of appearances in the community to help promote the University's partnership and interaction with the local and state community.
- i. All members are expected to participate in events scheduled by the Marketing Department for community involvement.
- ii. All members are required to call the point of contact if they are to be tardy for a public appearance.
- iii. No shows will not be tolerated. If you have committed to participating in an event and have an unavoidable conflict, you must make every effort to find a suitable replacement.
- III. Uniform Care
- a. All members are required to maintain their uniforms for appearances.
- b. Damages that occur due to carelessness, laziness, or by activity not approved for use of the uniform may be charged to members.
- IV. Unauthorized Appearancesa. Requests for Sparky must be approved by a member of the Sun Devil Athletics marketing staff. NO unauthorized Sparky appearances may be done.
- V. Behavior
- a. All members are required to be professional when representing the University, whether at a home or away event.
- b. NO member may be under the influence of illicit drugs, alcohol, or any other mind-altering substance while representing the University.
- c. NO member may consume alcohol while representing the University, even if that member is of legal age.
- d. Members may be tested for drugs at ANY time, under the guidelines of the NCAA.
The rules and guidelines are to be abided by all members representing the Sparky Mascot program.


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As the mighty Hurricane Isabel – a still-scary category four hurricane – moves closer to eastern shores, specifically the coast of the Mid-Atlantic -- cruise lines with ships slated to call and/or embark/disembark passengers are watching closely. In particular, the ports to watch are Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia and, down the road, New York City.
At this point Radisson Seven Seas is the first to report in though without much news. The company's Seven Seas Navigator, sailing a Bermuda itinerary, and which has already altered its schedule twice this season as a result of Hurricane Fabian, is scheduled to call at both Norfolk and New York. However, Paul Goodwin, the company's vice president of pricing and planning, says: "As it stands right now, we will call at Norfolk tomorrow and New York on Wednesday as originally scheduled. Our departure on Wednesday continues to be for Bermuda, but this remains contingent upon the tracking and speed of Hurricane Isabel. As the five day forecast covers a significant portion of the US Northeast, it is impossible at this stage to make any commitment on what itinerary we will operate this week."
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This book is a collection of the best shots for the year 2010, from Astrum Studios. This collection encompasses fashion, nature, weddings, portraiture and more. Along with artist statements written by the photographer herself, this book is a worth while investment.
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The Catholic Charities Twice Treasured Thrift Store in Panama City is a two-building retail facility that is comprised of the "front store" where donated items such as family clothing for all ages, shoes, household goods, books and miscellaneous items for the home are available at affordable prices. Upscale brand named used and new items can be found in our front store. Our selection changes rapidly. Featured items such as Coach, Kate Spade, American Eagle, Hollister, Lucky Brand, Yellow Box, Sorrelli, Gucci and Fendi can all be purchased in our Thrift Boutique! The second building comprised of the "warehouse" is located directly in back of the property. It accommodates donated furniture, appliances, and additional clothing and shoes. All items in both buildings are donations from individuals, families, local businesses and churches. This merchandise is offered to the public at affordable prices and any revenue from the sales of these donations help support Catholic Charities' programs and operation.
If you are undergoing spring cleaning, redecorating, downsizing, etc., please contact the Catholic Charities Thrift Store at 850-769-5379, to coordinate a pick up with our driving staff. Businesses and organizations that would like to contribute goods for the Thrift Store are always welcomed and appreciated.
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TUCSON, Ariz. - Junior Karsta Lowe had 15 kills and junior Megan Moenoa posted a double-double with 20 assists and 12 digs, but the Bruins dropped a three-set decision to Arizona on Friday at the McKale Center. Set scores were 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.
The Bruin middles had an excellent match offensively, as junior Zoë Nightingale tallied six kills and no errors in 12 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage, while senior Mariana Aquino added six kills and only one miscue in 12 swings (.417). Sophomore Karly Drolson had 18 digs, senior Kelly Reeves recorded eight kills and seven digs and junior Monica Stauber notched 14 assists and five digs. The Bruins (10-7, 1-6 Pac-12) hit .242 for the match.
The opening set featured 11 ties and three lead changes. UCLA scored the first point of the match, but Arizona (14-5, 4-3) came back with an 8-3 run to go up by a set-best four at 8-4. With the score 10-6, the Bruins had a 5-1 run to even the score at 11. Nightingale, Lowe and Reeves had kills, while the Wildcats committed two attack errors. UCLA would finally get its lead back at 15-14, but a 4-1 run put Arizona back up by two at 18-16.
Trailing 19-17, the Bruins went on a 4-1 run to go ahead 21-20, as Lowe had three kills and Reeves added another. UCLA still led by one at 22-21, but Arizona scored the last four points of the set to take the opener 25-22. Lowe had nine kills and no errors in 11 attempts (.818) in the first set, as the Bruins out-hit the Wildcats .406 to .314.
UCLA trailed early 7-4 in the second set, but a 6-1 run put the visitors up 10-8. The Bruins had kills from sophomore Maddy Klineman, Stauber, Reeves, freshman Claire Felix and Aquino, who also teamed up with Felix and Klineman on a pair of blocks. The Wildcats came back to tie the score at 11, but a 4-1 Bruin run put them ahead 15-12. A Felix kill and a UA attack error made it 13-11, and after a sideout, consecutive Lowe kills put UCLA up by three.
Arizona responded though with runs of 5-0, 9-1 and 11-2 to go ahead 23-17. The Wildcats would take the second 25-20. Lowe paced the Bruins with three kills, as UCLA, which had nine different players record at least one kill, still out-hit Arizona .245 to .220. Drolson added seven digs.
The Bruins scored the first point of set three, but the Wildcats netted 10 of the next 12 to go ahead 10-3 and never trailed for the rest of the set. The closest UCLA got for the rest of the set was three, as Arizona took the third 25-20. Lowe and Reeves had three kills in the third set, as the Bruins were out-hit .140 to .128. Drolson added 11 digs, while Moenoa had five.
The Bruins wrap up their four-match road trip on Sunday at 11 a.m. at #22 Arizona State. The contest will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks.


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Fresno state sophomore wide received Davante Adams was named to the Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List Tuesday.
This award recognizes the most outstanding receiver in college football.
In the 2012 season, Adams was the Mountain West Freshman of the Year after catching 102 passes for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Adams lead the Mountain West, scoring five more touchdowns than any other player and tied for third nationally in touchdown receptions.
He had 32 more receptions than any other player in the Mountain West Conference and 458 more receiving yards.
Nationally, Adams was ranked eighth in total receptions and ninth in receiving yardage.
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Slackware 14.1 in MS Hyper-V
I'm having trouble with Slackware 14.1 in Hyper-V, it gets through the installer just fine, and reboots, and LILO works fine. After selecting it from the LILO menu however, it goes through some of the regular boot procedure (Loading Linux…….., etc.) then it goes to a kernel panic. Does anyone else have a successful installation on Hyper-V? Should I not be using the default kernel? Do I need to give certain kernel parameters when it asks? The hypervisor is running Windows Server 2008. I can post an image of the panic the next time I have access to the machine if necessary.
Are you using initrd and if yes, what options did you specify?
There's a hyper-v compatibility option for the kernel compile options which is not selected by default. Methinks you need to recompile the kernel.
I have recently installed a Slackware64 guest virtual machine in a Windows 8 host with Hyper-V. I ran into similar problems finding the root device when booting either the huge or generic 3.10.17 kernels. I was able to successfully boot the virtual machine, with the stock kernels, by using an initrd image that included the hv_vmbus and hv_storvsc modules. These modules are in addition to any filesystem modules that you would normally require for use when booting with the generic kernel.
Thanks for the replies. CeeWave, as I have zero experience with initrd, could you explain the process you went through a little bit more. Thanks.
This may not be the cleanest method, and I'm recalling the process mostly from memory, but the basic steps I used to fix this was to:
1) Boot off of the installation disc
2) Mount the partition holding the root partition on /mnt, e.g.:
mount -t ext4 /dev/sda1 /mnt
chroot /mnt
5) Create the initrd.gz image:
mkinitrd -c -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1 -m hv_vmbus:hv_storvsc:mbcache:jbd2:ext4 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz
If you used a root filesystem other than ext4 or a partition other than /dev/sda1, you'll need to adjust the commands in steps #2 and #5. The hv_vmbus and hv_storvsc modules were the key to getting it working under Hyper-V while the mbcache, jbd2, and ext4 modules were required to use the generic kernel with the ext4 root filesystem. You can also try using the /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh script to automatically generate the command appropriate for you to use in step #5.
Your method worked flawlessly, and in reading that file, I gained a basic understanding of initrd. Thank you very much.
Alternatively you can also use the Huge kernel which doesn't require an initrd.gz.
skush, You're welcome, I'm glad you were able to to get it to work.
ReaperX7, using the Huge kernel often avoids requiring an initrd.gz. Unfortunately, by design or oversight, the Hyper-V support is provided by modules in both the Huge and Generic 3.10.17 kernels.
bash-4.2# grep HYPERV /boot/config-huge-3.10.17
bash-4.2# grep HYPERV /boot/config-generic-3.10.17
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2001: Saw action in eight games total, including the last five games of the season, mostly on special teams. Recorded seven tackles. Tallied a career-best three tackles, including his lone solo tackle in the opener against BYU (8/25). Also collected two tackles at Southern Miss (11/17).
2000: Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of St. Augustine High School. One of the city's top defensive players. Totaled 115 tackles as a senior, while serving as team captain. A two-time all-district honoree. Named to the WWL all-district team. Helped team to a berth in the state quarterfinals. Played for Coach Tony Biagas. Chose Tulane over Arkansas, Baylor and Louisiana Tech.
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Should provide immediate help for the Minutemen at wide receiver ... Dedicated athlete who understands the game ... Hard worker with great character and great focus. Before UMass: Played for coach Tom Mahr at Pasadena City College ... Caught 32 passes for 534 yards and five touchdowns last season ... Named honorable mention All-Mission Conference ... Played high school ball for Dick Billingsley at Oak Park High School ... Had 38 receptions for 684 yards and eight scores as a senior ... Earned first team All-Ventura County and first team All-League honors in his senior season ... Placed third in the state in the triple jump during high school.
Personal:Full name is Jeffrey Scott Howard ... Son of Lawrence and Patricia Howard ... Born June 3, 1978 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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The release of more photographs of atrocities by American soldiers against Iraqi detainees in the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison have spread outrage across Iraq. An official in Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari's office said, "This serious affair totally contradicts human rights and should not be repeated."
The Australian news program Dateline aired a report earlier this week that showed new photographs of Iraqi detainees being tortured inside Abu Ghraib. The photographs were graphic, showing among other images, a dead man lying in the dirt with blood coming out of his head, another prisoner covered in feces and others in sexually humiliating positions. The U.S government quickly condemned the release of the new photographs. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said that the photos will only inflame and incite unnecessary violence and would endanger the U.S military. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday that the photos are nothing new and that the perpetrators have already been punished.
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Departments of the Royal Household
The interface between Her Majesty The Queen and the general public is the Royal Household. Employing some 1,200 people, the Household is not only responsible for catering, housekeeping and entertaining, but ceremonial duties, art curatorship and strategic planning.
There are five main departments of the Royal Household, all of which come under the management of The Lord Chamberlain, one of the Three Great Officers of the Household, who oversees the Royal Household, and is based at Buckingham Palace.
(a) The Private Secretary's Office, which includes the Press Secretary's Office and the Royal Archives (held at Windsor Castle). The Private Secretary's Office liaises between The Queen and the Government and the Commonwealth, as well as liaising with the Armed Forces, the Church and the many organisations of which The Queen is patron.
(b) The Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office, which includes the Royal Almonry. This department is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household, as well as maintaining The Queen's royal residences and Royal Estates.
(c) The Lord Chamberlain's Office (at St James's Palace) responsible for ceremonial arrangements, such as the State Opening of Parliament, Royal Warrants and Ceremonial Body Guards. This department also includes The Royal Mews (which organises, horses, coaches, carriages and cars for State occasions) and the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.
(d) The Master of the Household's Department. This department, the largest in the Royal Household, is responsible for catering and entertaining arrangements. It is this Department that organises all Royal functions, ceremonial events and Royal travel arrangements.
e) The Royal Collection Department. This department is responsible for managing the public opening of the official Royal residences. It is also responsible for the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, which is one of the world's greatest art collections.


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LINGHOLM HYBRID Meconopsis Poppy Meconopsis 'Lingholm' syn. M. x sheldonii
These flowers result from a cross of the Blue Himalayan poppy (M. betonicifolia) and the Blue Tibetan poppy (M. grandis). They are magnificent plants with large, intense blue flowers. Longer lived and somewhat easier to grow than either of its parents. Needs moist, cool growing conditions and acid soil. Seeds may require chilling, instructions included.
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A rare orange-red form of the usually yellow Welsh poppy. It grows to to 16 inches tall, and blooms from June to September. Color remains true when plants self-sow. Easy to grow, blooms the first year, and is perennial. Average to ample water, part to light shade. Combines beautifully with Alpine Strawberries. Winter hardy to zone 5.
How to Plant Meconopsis Seeds
Sow seeds in 2 inch pots or cell packs, use a sterile packaged seed starting mix. Press into soil, do not cover. Needs light to germinate. Kept at 55-65° F., germination usually occurs within 4-5 weeks. If not, put container inside a zip-lock bag with plenty of air and refrigerate 4 weeks. Return to 55-65°F. until germination occurs.
Growing Meconopsis: For Lingholm Hybrid: Transplant seedlings into 4 inch pots when plants reach about 1 inch across. Keep in light shade. When roots reach edge of container, transplant 1.5-2 feet apart (usually in midsummer from an early spring sowing). Requires: Part sun to full shade, acidic, rich, deep, moist, soil. Customers have reported success with Meconopsis from these areas: Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Upper Northeast, and the Province of Quebec in Canada.


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This year, transform your home into a winter wonderland fairy tale with a beautiful array of Christmas decorations. We have hand-picked our Top 10 favourite Christmas decorations, based on quality and overall value for money. From timeless classics to modern pieces, make your home a land of festive fun this Christmas!
1. Scandi-chic Standing Robin With Mistletoe
This beautiful little robin red-breast wants a home this Christmas! Made from soft felt material, this delightful standing robin with mistletoe will perch perfectly on any mantelpiece or hallway. We think that £12 is a small price to pay for this lovely little robin.
Scandi-chic Standing Robin With Mistletoe
2. Marcel Wanders Stocking
Designed by the world renowned Marcel Wanders, this exuberant Christmas stocking will add some style to your fireplace or bedside table! This classic Christmas stocking features a traditionally themed flourishing design with faux fur trim and a delicate berry red bow. The pixie style "toe" creates a contemporary twist! Great value too at less than £20!
Marcel Wanders Christmas Stocking
3. Premium Red Berry & Pinecone Wreath
This rich red berry and pinecone wreath is brimming with festive pinecones, holly and berries! Place this outdoor wreath onto your front door and create some festive cheer this Christmas! At £45, this gorgeous and stylish wreath is worth every penny.
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4. LINEA Modern Romance Beaded Fabric Heart
The hand crafted heart shaped decoration from Linea features a delicate beaded fabric in a brilliant snow white. Add a romantic feel to your tree this Christmas with this lovely little number!
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5. Scandinavian Christmas Storage Jar
This generous sized (depth 19cm x width 13cm) storage jar is perfect for containing all those Christmas cookies! Featuring a Scandinavian inspired print, this white and red stoneware jar is a practical way to add some festive spice to your kitchen! Great value for money at only £16, and can be used throughout the year too!
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This 8cm diameter clear glass bauble has a lovely sugared effect that makes us think of all those Christmas sweets we love to indulge in over Christmas! Featuring festive red spots, this is a playful yet traditional way to decorate your tree, and only £3 each!
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8. Big Decs Standing Brown Moose
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Petitioned by local officials, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Talladega National Forest, which included almost all the western half of Cleburne County.
Before this, the farmers had suffered through the Depression, and farm and forest lands in the county were worn out and unproductive.
The U.S. government purchased land from the individuals and lumber companies for an appraised value. This was the beginning of the Talladega National Forest lands in Cleburne County.
In June 1933, employees of the Civilian Conservation Corps began working to build a road along the top of Cheaha Mountain and develop Mt. Cheaha State Park.
The CCC built roads, lodges, cottages, cabins, picnic shelters, hiking trails, swimming areas, lakes and beaches that now form the basis of the present- day park.
Cheaha State Park Observation Tower is now on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Among the county's other small communities was Sugar Hill, just north of Heflin, and Belltown along the Tallapoosa River. Abernathy was settled in 1855.
Macedonia Baptist Church, built in the 1880s and nearly 130 years old today, continues to be the center of life in the Macedonia community. Hopewell was a thriving place in the 1890s, as money was generated by timber harvesting and transport.


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Assessment of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) management in New Brunswick, Canada using Deltamethrin (AlphaMax®) through clinical field treatment and laboratory bioassay responses
The control of the ectoparasite, sea lice (L. salmonis), on farmed Atlantic salmon in Eastern Canada was complicated by the development of resistance to emamectin benzoate, the primary in-feed medication used since 2000. Field efficacy and bioassay assessments were initiated to address the emergency...
This chapter covers the host range and specificity, morphology, life cycle, physiopathology, parasite-host interactions, role as disease vector and control and prevention (biological control, environmental approach, drug therapy, vaccination and insecticides) of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus r...
Using agent-based modelling to predict the role of wild refugia in the evolution of resistance of sea lice to chemotherapeutants
A major challenge for Atlantic salmon farming in the northern hemisphere is infestation by the sea louse parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis. The most frequent method of controlling these sea louse infestations is through the use of chemical treatments. However, most major salmon farming areas have obs...
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Rich Hill Really IS improving…I ThinkMonday, July 7th, 2008
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Mitch Atkins pitched 7.1 scoreless innings
Chris Siegfried pitched 5.0 scoreless innings
Carlos Perez hit 2 extra-base hits
Tyler Colvin was 4-for-5
Kevin Hart allowed 3 runs in 5 innings pitched
Micah Hoffpauir was 3-for-5 with a home run
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Boise 7, Vancouver 10 – (Box Score
) – Jason Christian went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI's as the Vancouver Canadians knocked off the Boise Hawks, 10-6, before 1,923 at Memorial Stadium.
Hector Garcia scattered four hits to get the win, allowing just one run, that coming on a solo homer from Rebel Ridling, his fourth of the year.
A three-run third gave the C's the lead for good, keyed by RBI singles from Dusty Napoleon, Dante Love, and Christian. Vancouver would take a 7-1 lead in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by David Thomas and a Marco Luis single.
Boise would make it interesting, closing to 8-4 in the eighth on Kurt Calvert's first professional homer, and 10-6 in the ninth on Marwin Gonzalez's two-run double and a bases loaded walk to pinch hitter Josh Harrison. However, Fabian Gomez got Josh Vitters to ground out to end the game.
Ridling and Jake Opitz each went 2-for-4 in the loss, as the Hawks went 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position tonight.
Mike Lissman, Love, Jarreck West, and Jeremy Barfield each had two hits for the C's.
The rubber-game of the series is tomorrow night at 7:15 p.m. with Casey Coleman meeting Ronny Morla.
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TC TO [C. K. J. BUNSEN?] ; 27 September 1844; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18440927-TC-CKJB-01; CL 18: 222-223
Chelsea, 27 Septr, 1844—
My dear Sir,
Plattnauer has quitted this country about a week ago; so that we need not now spend any more of our time on his case. He staid with us here a fortnight or more, in really interesting circumstances. I wished to certify you of a thing or two respecting him, of which I myself had become gradually certain: That he was a man of strict honour and integrity, of good talent and acquirement, of dignified manners, of much real manly worth; that he was not, and to appearence had never been, in the least disaffected against his native Government, or any person or thing connected therewith; that he seemed to me very capable of doing good service, by his sword, or his pen, or in many other ways, as his rank pointed out, in his native Country; were the career reopened to him;—and that here, for want of such permission, the obstructions pressing on him were frightful. Of course you do not know his late history. External difficulties, long weighing on an earnest true and proud spirit, had at length acted on his health; being a man of iron energy and resolution he had decided on strenuous measures for the cure of his body at least,—on the water-cure, namely, and had prosecuted this with such determination that it brought on a kind of brain-fever (not uncommon, I am told, in such cases); and the kindness of comparative strangers had to deliver him, one may say, really from the Abyss. He is now put in communication with friends; sent to travel by the pressing order of his Doctor; mind and body, I do think, on the way towards complete cure: and so we may hope better days at least than these latter ones are coming for the poor young man. I do not know that you can now do anything for him, or that you could ever have done much: but I state the above facts to you, as facts I am very clear about; and if at any time you have opportunity of repeating them in the proper quarter, with your own added conviction that they are facts,—why, it may do some good to a really brave man, and so give a pleasure to yourself withal. And now enough of Plattnauer.
The Translator of Accorombona is properly a Miss Bölte, a young Lady from Berlin, whom Hitzig recommended to me several years ago;1 whom my Wife got placed with the Bullers (Cs. Buller's Parents) as Governess to a young girl of their household. They are all now gone to Paris, on their way towards Nice. A Letter written straightway will still find Miss Bölte: "Aux soins de [Care of] M. Buller, Hôtel de Mirabeau, Rue de la Paix, à Paris." I think there was some English Lady connected with finishing the version; but this Fraulein Bölte, I am very sure was in it, and I think, the ostensible party. Newman, Paternoster Row, is the Bookseller.2
I do not make much of Dahlman; a solid but somewhat ligneous genius, to whom the secret of English Puritanism does not seem to have disclosed itself.3 "Constitutional Liberty" is but a very small parergon of that grand Attempt to shape your Life according to the Christian Scriptures; one of the grandest Attempts ever made,—and not likely to be repeated, by Dahlman & Co at least!
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I am running Fedora 16 x86-64.
Wanting to run some games that were released for 32-bit Linux, I've installed the 32-bit versions of the required libraries. Works very well.
My question is; In the long run, would it hurt my computer to have the 32-bit libs installed alongside the 64-bit libs? Would it in any way inhibit the use of any program or feature of the operating system?
I'm just curious, but I've been reading on the internet that having 32-bit libs installed on a 64-bit system should be avoided.


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The Mitsubishi Galant has been very well developed and improves in a lot of areas. Mitsubishi provides a sportscar feel and solid dependability into their cars. The MPG on the Galant has been improved over previous years, but is not amazingly impressive. I really love the value that is here though since its well within most price ranges and provides good value.
The interior leaves a lot to be desired. The backseat is too small for family outings or is too crowded. I find that the acceleration is lacking as it can be heavy and not as powerful as other models. The turning is also not as sharp as I had hoped and is farily wide for the size of the vehicle.
The value is very good and the MPG might not be great, but the dependability has been very good and balances it out. The front seats are very comfortable and roomy and the car is loaded with enough features for the price. I love the style as it is a car that people will notice as you drive down the street.
Overall the value is foremost with these cars. It may be lower on MPG or some features, but the dependability at this price is unparalelled. If your looking for a good value in a car, look no further than the Galant.
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- 3 cups beef broth
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
- 12 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 ounce each), thawed
- 3 bay leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup spiral pasta, cooked and drained
- In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first six ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Just before serving, stir in pasta; heat through. Discard bay leaves. Yield: 6 servings.
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"I was very surprised by how good this recipe actually was. I am not a big soup person but I love using the slow cooker and this was a great experience for me. Very easy to make and I wouldnt change anything!"
"Very tasty, very easy. Hubby gave this 5 stars--me too."
"Great soup! Mmmm-mmmm Good! IMHO this is one of those recipes that some of the ingredients can be switched for others, or some left out. I happened to have a summer squash and used that along with the zucchini. I didn't use the green beans, but used mushrooms instead. Also used bow tie pasta instead of the macaroni. One more change, to cut down on the sodium I used home-made chicken broth, to which I never add salt. Served the soup with Bacon-Chive-Cheese Scones."
"This was great to make when I had lots of leftovers and little time. For fun, I added some spinach to thebrest of ingredients you mentioned. Thank you. It was very good. Post more recipes!"
"im wondering why a soup with fully cooked ingredients needs to be cooked for 4 to 5 hours? This sounds like it could be thrown together in 20 minutes on the stovetop."


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TLC Spills Major Tea About Their Biopic, Peebles, Abortions, Bankruptcies, & More
T-Boz and Chilli of the legendary group, TLC stopped by "The Breakfast Club" to chop it up about their new biopic, "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" slated to premiere on October 21 on VH1.
FIRST LOOK: 'CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'
Hands down, this was one of the best interviews ever with TLC (since Lisa's passing). T-Boz and Chilli gave the uncensored tea on the hell they went through under Pebbles' management and how she raped them financially. They even revealed Pebbles threatened to sue them if she didn't like the way she was portrayed in the biopic. Chile…
Chilli opened up about her abortion and the devastating impact it had on her life. Chilli even spilled tea on her relationship with Dallas Austin and his reaction to the script when he read it.
T-Boz is a girl after my own heart. When the convo turned toward her bankruptcy filing, she set the record straight with the quickness and made it very clear that she isn't broke. She was just "reorganizing."
Times Are Hard: T-Boz Of TLC Files For Bankruptcy
The ladies also discussed Lisa 'Left Eye" Lopez, their sisterhood, her demons, and cleared up rumors that continue to linger around the group.
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Signs that you have found your Twin Flame
A magnetism to the other stronger than anything you have ever experienced.
The ability to literally feel one another whether you are with or without your partner.
A feeling that you are so close you just might feel related - like a brother or a sister.
A complete and total breakdown of your lives as you knew them upon finding one another.
When you and your partner are out and about, you may notice the eyes of everyone are upon you. Your love for one another will shine so greatly, that it is not uncommon for the eyes of everyone to be upon the two of you.
Upon connecting with your twin flame or soulmate, you may find that you are practically mirror images of one another and that you may want to even run from your partner because of the things you see in yourself from the reflection of his/her eyes.
You may find that certain dates in your lives, ie. birthdays or the even the day you met, will fit perfectly into the Fibonacci Sequence or the number 11 11.
A realization that this isn't the first time the two of you have met... Past life experiences!
if the both of you are artistic, you may discover that you have been drawn to the same tastes in art or have been drawing the same symbols long before your Twin Flame reunification.
The individual twins become more as one, without losing their unique identities.
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This unique, never-to-be-duplicated bracelet is the result of a "virtual travel-inspired design" project involving members of the Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital conference from West Virginia. The Scouts, who were each working on earning a Jewelry Badge, were asked by CC Head Designer Christopher Rankin to visualize a night in the desert. They then tried to convert their mental impressions into physical characteristcs that could be transferred to an item of jewelry. As the design concept took shape, each girl contributed to the fabrication of this original design, helping to hammer it into its final shape. Five selected Scouts defined the location of the five "stars," which were flush set into the piece by jeweler David Santiago, and accented with a bright-cut star pattern.
This item is being offered for sale at a price of $1000.00, which will be donated to the local chapter of the Girl Scouts organization.


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We are a bunch of fingerstyle players south of San Francisco.We have monthly informal get togethers called "Fingig" at various member's homes. Just for fun on Sunday afternoons.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Members: 52
Latest Activity: May 25
Update to the Acoustic round robin this Sunday at Cameron's. Mark Lemaire has injured his hand and won't be able to attend but I was able to get a wonderful Classical guitarist out of Pacifica- Ms. Vera Vanderschalk, to join Doug and myself. Going to be a great kick off to the event.
Do it, Mark.
Hey Michael, let me see what magic i can work on the homefront and try and make it over to your place for the fingig. MK
I'm also good for the 22nd.
I've eaten lunch at B Street and Vine, and it's a very nice room. Plus, easily reachable by Caltrain.
Thanks Michael, I will attend. That's 6 Fingiggers already counting you!
Hope things work out for a new Guitar Night venue Doug. I don't get a lot of time to look for this type of thing but I do eat lunch out most every day around the Santa Clara / San Jose area. I'll start paying more attention.
B Street & Vine in San Mateo has live jazz very frequently, they are a bit upscale from Mission City, but they also have a back room, lots of parking . . would definetly change it to a mid-peninsula crowd.
If we all keep our eyes, ears and imaginations open, I am sure we will come up with a solution . . . heck, it might even be better than Mission City!
This is another issue I'm finding. Many places aren't open late, most coffee shops do their business in mornings and lunch. Backyard closes at 7PM most night, 5PM Sat and Sunday. I'd have to convince them it was worth staying open, which might be tough. There's a place in Los Gatos that has some potential as far as space, but they close at 2PM on weekends!
Terrific, I'll check it out. Redwood City's a bit far north for the Santa Cruz contingent and some of my other southern-most regulars, but I may not have the luxury of being picky. I've talked to Angelica's and they're willing to give it a try, but it would be on a thursday, and the setup is a little odd, and they'd want to have a dinner requirement.
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On a whole gamblers are always wanting to make a quick buck, but most people won't put in any time for research. There is no doubt that betting on the first inning of a baseball game is going to be a quick bet and you're either going to win or lose right away. Since betting on the first inning is such a quick bet many baseball bettors have started betting more on this type of bet.
Essentially a first inning bet is simply whether or not you think there will be a run in the first inning from either of the two teams playing. Online baseball sportsbooks offer a moneyline wager for this bet and you'll either need to bet on yes or no, an example of how the bet will appear on an online sportsbook is below.
Will Either Team Score A Run In The First Inning?
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• The most obvious factor you need to look at is who the pitchers are going to be in the game you're looking at. If the pitcher is a powerhouse with a low ERA then you might end up leaning towards no runs scored in the first inning. You should also look at the pitchers stats and see how many times they've allowed a run in the first inning. If the pitcher allows a run in 70% of the first innings they play then you might lean towards the side of there will be a run scored.
• Although the pitchers play a large role in what you should bet on you should also look at the two team's offense. If they generally score a run in the first inning then you would lean towards a team scoring in the first inning.
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Saudi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Musaid Al-Sinani, addressing the 23rd session of the Arab Labor Conference in Cairo, highlighted the great attention being given by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to young people, saying that the six development plans have given every possible attention to the fostering of human resources as a result of the belief that these constitute the country's major foundation for growth and progress.
Minister Al-Sinani referred to the Kingdom's concern to implant Islamic values in the hearts of all young people, and added that the basic system of government "has confirmed the importance of enabling the youth to acquire skills and knowledge so as to make them useful members of society".
He also noted that the Sixth Development Plan underscores the importance of replacing non-Saudi personnel with qualified national cadres, pointing out that in the current school year 1995-96 there are 22,000 schools with a total student enrollment of 3.7 million, a figure which is expected to rise to 4.4 million by the year 2000. In addition, the number of university students, now more than 171,000, will by the end of the decade reach 247,000; and a special organization has been set up to undertake the responsibility of training young people in the fields of technical education and vocational training.
Praising the contribution to youth training made by the private sector and in particular the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in addition to certain banks and companies, he noted that all educational and training course in the Kingdom are free. In addition, Saudi Arabia benefits from the experience of advanced countries in the field of technical education and vocational training as well as from transfer of technology through cooperation agreements. Minister Al-Sinani also noted that there are a number of rehabilitation centers for the handicapped to enable them to acquire knowledge and training.


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Player of the Day: Paul Lemon
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Middlesbrough-born forward profiled.
Paul Lemon was a young arrival on the first-team scene at Sunderland, making his senior debut at the age of 18 against Aston Villa in December 1984.
However, the bulk of his appearances spanned 1986-88, including the Division Three title-winning season when Lemon chipped in with nine goals.
Paul played a total of 124 games for Sunderland, scoring 17 goals, and had loan spells with Carlisle, Walsall, Reading and Chesterfield during his time on Wearside.
He joined the Spireites on a permanent basis in November 1990 and later featured for Tromso of Norway, Derry City and Telford United.


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Sometimes a food item under rabbinical supervision claims on its package label not only to be under that supervision but also to contain only yashan grain, or to not contain sh'ruya, or to contain only chalav Yisrael, or to be m'vushal (if wine). I've always assumed that the agency whose certification mark appears on the package is also attesting to the other claim; but is that true, or does the certification mark only signify kashrus, with the other claims being only the manufacturer's?
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I e-mailed the Orthodox Union as follows:
Their reply was, in summary, that if the claim is "connected to" (their words) the "OU" mark, then the OU certifies that the claim is true, but if the claim is elsewhere on the packaging or label, then the OU doesn't certify that the claim is true.


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