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Charleston, S.C. - Wrapping up a weeklong spring break road trip, the 17-6 Mississippi State softball team travels to Charleston, S.C., for three non-conference games. The Bulldogs will take on College of Charleston Thursday, March 14, in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. CT, before concluding its four-game road trip with a single game at Charleston Southern at 12 p.m. CT on Friday, March 15.
The Bulldogs have never faced College of Charleston (11-7) in softball, but are 2-0 all-time against Charleston Southern (5-16). State defeated the Buccaneers by scores of 19-2 (five innings) and 5-1 in Starkville at the Bulldog Classic on March 7-8, 2008.
Stuedeman's squad is coming off its 10th-straight non-conference victory, a 7-2 triumph at Jacksonville State Tuesday night. The Bully Bombers pounded out seven runs on 10 hits, tallying season highs with three doubles and nine walks. Ranking 10th in the country in stolen bases per game, five of MSU's nine starters stole a base. In the circle, senior left-hander Stephanie Becker struck out 11 batters in 4.0 innings of work to pick up her fifth victory of the 2013.
Leading the way on offense for the Maroon and White is junior Sam Lenahan, who is hitting .362 with 19 RBIs thanks in part to seven doubles and five home runs. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native is top 15 in the country in walks per game with a team-high 23 base on balls, and has tapped the dish 12 times. In road games alone, the right-handed slugger is mashing the ball at a .464 clip with an .857 slugging percentage.
Pitching wise, MSU is anchored by the dynamic duo of junior right-hander Alison Owen and the lefty Becker. Owen, already a two-time SEC Pitcher of the Week this season, is 9-3 thanks to the NCAA's best strikeout-to-walk ratio (115-to-3). Becker, who is top 20 in the country in strikeouts per seven innings, is 5-1 on the year with a 2.66 ERA.
Starkville's Team returns home next Wednesday to finish its home-and-home against nationally-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. at the MSU Softball Stadium. Admission is free for those that can attend, but for those that cannot, live video and audio streaming of the game will be available online to HailStateTV subscribers (www.HailState.com/hstvlive).
For live in-game updates of MSU's games in Charleston, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.


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In conversation with pete rodriguez
By Tomas Peńa
Congratulations on the release of El Alquimista / The Alchemist, a superb recording.
Thank you so much.
Tenor saxophonist, David Sanchez really shines on this recording. Has he been a mentor to you?
Definitely! He started playing jazz much earlier than I. When I was in the military my father told me that he saw an article about David in the newspaper. David doesn't know it, but that was what motivated me to pick up my trumpet again. Also, I attended Rutgers University on David's advice.
Given the fact that you are the son of the late Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, I assume that you grew up in a musical environment.
My father listened to a lot of Cuban music so I grew up listening to a lot of rumbas, Miguelito Cuni and Beny Moré, who was my dad's mentor. He actually performed with Beny when he visited New York. He was a different kind of band leader and one of the nicest people I have ever met. The band members hung out in our apartment, it was a great environment to grow up in.
Did your father encourage you to pursue a career in music?
He never told me to pursue a career in music but it fell into my hands.
You sing as well.
I used to sing in the house. Do you know that my father never took a voice lesson? He just sang from the heart. I don't know how he did it; he had such great tonality.
Did your father like jazz?
He respected jazz but he was into his own thing. He liked Miles and Monk. He told me that he used to see Monk walking down Amsterdam Avenue, staring at the sky. He had a lot of respect for Monk. He also saw Dizzy Gillespie back in the day.
Typical Monk! You began your musical career at the age of eleven.
As a child I used to play the maracas but it was just for fun. It wasn't until we moved to Puerto Rico and I attended the Escuela Libre de Musica that my musical career really began. Being there was like being in music heaven.
It's a very prestigious school.
You had to test to get in. We had free trumpet lessons every week, played in bands and were taught music theory from the seventh grade on and everything was free! My father wasn't making tons of money; people often confuse big names with big money.
As I understand it, your father never received the recognition he deserved.
There are a few musicians from my father's era who did well for themselves …
Unfortunately it's more the exception than the rule. Nevertheless your father was a class-act, a gifted sonero, excellent dancer and a sharp cat!
That was that whole era; even the jazz artists were sharp dressers.
After Puerto Rico you attended the Manhattan School of Music on a full scholarship.
Yes, I had a full ride there but things didn't go as planned and I joined the U.S. Army in 1988.
After your discharge you attended the jazz program at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
A few days after my discharge I was a freshman at Rutgers! Two months later trumpeter, Charlie Sepulveda called me and told me that Eddie Palmieri was looking for a lead singer. I thought he was messing me with me because he is such a prankster, but he was serious. Prior to that I had never sung but I went to the audition and got the gig! Afterwards, José Clausell gave me a cassette tape with eleven tunes to memorize. Our first gig was in Venezuela, and to make a long story short, the only rehearsal that we had was a sound check. So my first gig as a vocalist was with no rehearsal and no experience!
How did you make out?
All things considered, I did a great job. I was singing tunes that Lalo Rodriguez and Ismael Quintana made famous with no prior experience! I was with Eddie's band for about two years; it was like being in heaven.
Did you ever play the trumpet in Eddie's band?
I alternated sets with La India. When she came on I played trumpet and sang coro (chorus). Touring with that band was great experience because I had a lot of mentors: Richie Flores, David Sanchez, Brian Lynch, who gave me my first trumpet lesson, Conrad Herwig and Jimmy Bosch, one of my favorite trombone players, and Juancito Torres, he was another mentor.
Did you ever record with Eddie?
Not as a lead vocalist. However, my dad and I participated in La India's first recording, Llego La India via Eddie Palmieri (1996, RMM Records). My father played the guiro and I played the maracas.
What prompted your interest in jazz?
When I was in the military I was a member of the Army band. I remember watching the lead saxophone player and thinking to myself, "This is a lot more fun than playing classical music." Then I started buying CD's. The first CD I bought was John Coltrane's Giant Steps. When I heard it for the first time, I thought to myself, "I have to sound like that?" I didn't even know anything about chord changes.
At the time I was in the military and dealing with Desert Storm and Rutgers was the only university that accepted auditions on tape. So I sent Rutgers a tape and they accepted me. Then I got discharged, took my entrance exams, and before I knew it I was in school full-time.
Rutgers is where your jazz education took flight.
It was intense, because I was 22 or 23 years old and I was really behind. I was classically trained and had absolutely no foundation in jazz. I took some okay solos and I played from the heart, but when it came to the chord changes I was terrible.
Who mentored you at Rutgers?
In school it was Ted Dunbar and Kenny Barron; in the street it was David Sanchez, Charlie Sepulveda and Brian Lynch.
What year was that?
Eventually you started sitting in with groups and gigging around town.
I started gigging in downtown New Brunswick. Believe it or not, I started out in the mess hall and in downtown cafes.
It's a great way to hone your chops.
Then I got a gig at a big Pizza Hut. They didn't pay us but they let us keep whatever we made at the door. We charged $3 per person and promoted the heck out of it. On some nights we made $50 a man! Also, I used to come to New York and perform at the 55 Bar.
At what point did you start performing with more prominent artists?
In 2000 I performed with Carlos "Patato" Valdese's band. That was a jazz gig and it was a lot of fun. At the same time I was the musical director for my father's band. I also played the trumpet and sang coro with my sister, Cita. My father's band was killin'!
You and your sister recorded an album with your father.
Generaciones (Generations). It's a great album.
Who else did you perform with?
I was doing a lot of different things. I was a background vocalist for Johnny Rivera, Frankie Negron and La India.
You also toured with Bebo Valdés?
That was in 2005. The funny thing is how I got the gig. I called trombonist, Louis Bonilla and told him that I wanted to check out the Mingus Big Band and he told me that Bebo was looking for a trumpet player. At first, I thought he was pulling my leg, but it turned out to be true and I got the gig. That's the gig that got me back into the jazz scene. When my father died in 2000, I was so depressed that I stopped playing the trumpet for three years, so that was a very important gig. From there I moved to Texas and I started working on my Doctorate's Degree.
In 2006 you recorded Mind Trip, your first recording as a leader. By all accounts it was well received. Your former mentor, Kenny Barron described you as, "An amazing composer." What were your thoughts as you created your first project?
I was just trying to put out a CD. Prior to that I kept telling myself, "I am not ready, I am not ready." So I wanted to overcome that and put out a record because I needed something to generate work. All of the band members were professors at the university and colleagues so the project was very inexpensive. I actually turned a profit! And it was a great way to document where I was (musically) at the time. What's interesting about the recording is that we did a two hour rehearsal and went right into the studio. The majority of the tracks are first takes. It's the next best thing to listening to the group live.
Most of the tunes are original compositions.
All except for two tunes: Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance" and Coltrane's, "Soul Eyes."
What's the jazz scene like in Austin, Texas?
There's a good jazz scene there. When I first showed up I told myself that I was going to concentrate on my jazz career. I really believe that if you ask the universe for what you want you will get it, so I started doing local gigs and getting myself in shape. I performed a lot at a venue called the Elephant Room; it was Austin's Village Vanguard. In 2006 I performed 67 local gigs.
In December of 2007 you moved to New Jersey. What have you been up to since then?
My wife and I started a record label and we used the money I made from Mind Trip to make La Alquimista. I also released Triangulum with saxophonist Paul White and drummer Rob Kazenel.
Let's talk about the repertoire for El Alquimista.
All the songs have a history. The suite is dedicated to the university where I worked. If you look at the titles, "Who Do I Trust?" "Patience," etc, it tells a story. Enough said! "El Indio" is dedicated to my dog that passed away. He was a 120 pound bull mastiff who acted like a human being.
I read that (the tune) "Scorpion" has an interesting back story.
Believe it or not, I was practicing in front of my fireplace and a scorpion crawled into my jeans and bit me! Thankfully, the bite was not poisonous.
"Por Si las Moscas, Roberto." That's an odd title.
The tune is based on the chord changes of Miles Davis's "Solar." A friend described it as "Solar" on acid!
What about "Shambala"?
It's about inner peace and starting over. "El Alquimista" is a tune I wrote about fifteen years ago. The title comes from the book, The Alchemist by Paul Cohelo. It's the story of a man who travels around the world in search of himself, only to find that he is back where he started
Sound familiar?
Yes! But I had to go through everything I went through to be where I am today. In hindsight, not playing the trumpet for three years is the best thing that ever happened to me. At the time I didn't think I would ever pick up a horn again. I was so convinced that I would never play again, that I sold most of my instruments.
To hear you play, one would never know it.
A lot of people think I am just a singer, or that I play salsa jazz. When I was in the salsa scene I wasn't considered to be a good trumpet player because I don't play like a salsero. I played more like my mentors, Freddie Hubbard and Booker Little.
How's the recording doing thus far?
It's doing well, I am really excited.
Is there a CD Release Party and future performances in the works?
I would like to have my CD Release Party at the Jazz Gallery, I am working on it.
Good choice, the Jazz Gallery is one of my favorite venues. Good luck! I hope to see you there.
Thank you, Tomas.
October 25, 2008 · 2 comments
Cesar Salgado
// Oct 29, 2008 at 01:41 PM
What an excellent interview! Pete Rodriguez's work as a Jazz composer is a true treasure that is still overlooked. I hope this article encourages more people to discover it.
// Dec 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM
I remember Pete from Rutgers, when I used to be a bit of a "Rutgers Jazz Ensemble" groupie...lol. He was a great musician then and I'm sure he is an even better musician now. I'm so glad that he didn't give up the trumpet...it always seemed like his "air". I can't wait to check out "El Alchimista". God Bless!


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Track & Field Heads to GVSU, Chicagoland Championships
Feb. 7, 2013
CHICAGO - The UIC men's and women's track & field teams will compete in split-squad action this weekend, heading to the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Mich., and the Chicagoland Championships in Naperville. Both meets will get underway on Friday.
The GVSU Big Meet has 2,465 entries registered from all levels of collegiate athletics and different clubs from around the country. Friday will be the invite sections, while Saturday's competition will feature the open sections.
Senior Andrea Crump will look to continue upon her stellar indoor campaign by competing in both the triple jump and 60-meter dash. Sophomore Tess Ehrhardt and senior Jaime Johnson will both be eyeing sub-5:00 mile times.
"The GVSU Big Meet is going to be exciting, because it is one of the biggest meets in the country," said head coach Jim Knoedel. "Over 2,500 student-athletes will compete, so it will produce some stiff competition and very fast times."
The women's half of the Chicagoland Championships will be held on Friday night. Senior Aimee Schuh will look to bring home the individual titles in both the long jump and 60-meter hurdles. Meanwhile, Sharon Mwale enters this weekend's competition just one-inch shy of the Horizon League's top time in the high jump.
"On the women's side of the Chicagolands, we are looking for a top-three team finish," Knoedel said. "We have four athletes that can come home with individual titles."
In the men's competition, Anthony Hollingsworth and Justen Garth will both look to break the 6.9 second plateau in the 60-meter dash. The 4x400 relay will also be an anticipated race - Ryan Blackmon and Roy Mwale are both in the current top-5 of the open 400-meter competition.
"Although we don't have the depth in the men's competition, we are going to focus on getting as many top performances as possible," said Knoedel. "This should be a very solid weekend for our program."


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Mya denies that she and Jay Z have been hooking up behind Beyonce's back, and the "Best of Me" singer better hope that Queen Bey believes her. Beyonce is one of the most powerful women in the music industry, so another female singer would be crazy to mess with her man. Crossing Bey would probably be a career killer.
According to a July 3 report by the Daily News, Mya did a pretty convincing job denying the affair claims when she responded to a question about them on Instagram. "Never did, never was, never will," she wrote. She went on to blast the media for spreading the affair rumors by writing, "Illegitimate, thirsty sources with no facts and that's the 'media' for you - especially today. I play second to no one, pay my own bills, have my own label, own management company, rely on God only and respect myself & marriage too much for nonsense."
It's pretty crazy that people believed the Jay Z cheating rumors in the first place. They were born as a blind item on the Crazy Days And Nights website, and the popular gossip site MediaTakeOut helped to spread them. Neither site is very reputable. The Crazy Days and Nights report claimed that Mya has been Jay Z's mistress for years and that she's basically living off of him now.
Even though Mya denies the affair claims, it's doubtful that the Jay Z cheating rumors will die down any time soon, and it's even possible that Beyonce believes them. Bey recently added fuel to the raging tabloid fire by tweaking the lyrics to her song "Resentment" during a concert in Cincinnati. To make sure that fans knew she was singing about Jay Z, she changed the lyrics "Been ridin' with you for six years" to "Been ridin' with you for 12 years." She then added the lyric, "She ain't even half of me. That b***h will never be."
Of course some fans thought that Beyonce was referencing Mya in the added lyric, and, if she was, then obviously she has a valid, non-tabloid-related reason to believe that the affair really happened (since Bey is a celebrity who is used to having untrue stories written about her, you know she isn't going to just blindly believe a tabloid claim). However, it's also entirely possible that Queen Bey is just having a little fun with all these cheating rumors. Because of them, she and her husband keep becoming headline news. Beyonce and Jay Z have a joint tour to promote, and all this drama is probably just helping them sell tickets. There have been reports that tickets aren't selling as well as expected, but now people might be more willing to shell out money to see the shows – they're not just getting a chance to see Beyonce; they're getting a chance to see Beyonce say something that might turn into another huge tabloid story.
Do you think that Jay Z and Beyonce are really having relationship problems, or is Bey just turning tall tabloid tales into a way to drum up better ticket sales?


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2005-06 (Junior): Earned second-team all-conference honors in the indoor high jump in his first season of track competition at UMass ... Outdoor Track: Competed once during the outdoor season due to spring football practice ... Indoor Track: Took eighth in the high jump (6-6.75) at the New England Championships (2/25) ... placed second in the high jump (6-7) at the A-10 Championships (2/18) to earn second-team all-conference honors.
UMass Football: Wide receiver who earned third-team all-conference honors in 2005 ... ranks in top five all-time at UMass in career receptions and ninth in all-time receiving yards ... tied the school record for catches in a game (13) in 2005.
Before UMass: Played one year of post-graduate ball for coach John Shuman at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy ... caught 13 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns during his season at Fork Union ... previously played at both Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Va., and Framingham High School in Framingham, Mass. ... member of the track team at Albemarle, serving as team captain during his senior season ... placed sixth in the state of Virginia in the high jump during his senior year, while winning the district and regional titles.
Personal: Full name is Brandon Jaime London ... born October 16, 1984, in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Mike and Regina London ... has six siblings: Mike, Jr., Korben, Kristen, Ticynn, Jaicynn, and Madison ... father played football at Richmond (1979-1982), and now serves as the defensive line coach for the Houston Texans of the NFL - had previously spent four years as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Virginia ... his uncle, Paul London, played football at Virginia ... majoring in sociology.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Familial Squabbles
It's my sister's fault.
I'm teasing (sorta). What is often a contributing factor to fights is when a 3rd family member intervenes between two having a dispute. For example, if my Pops and I are disagreeing about the day's itinerary or lack thereof, and I say something condescending, he may react defensively. Usually, if he and I are alone, we will placate one another and move on without intensifying things. But add another family member to the dynamic and have said member raise an unsolicited remark, a fight spawns.
Now there's a two on one situation and the person who should be offended (in this case, Pops) is now further enraged because he feels disrespected. Now the offender has to mollify two tempers while voicing their unpopular opinion. An uphill battle to say the least. Remove the third person from the situation and the argument can often be placated amicably and quickly.
I am not pointing fingers, nor am I professing to eliminate future fights. I'm just acknowledging that you have to tread delicately when a trio forms. You have to be cognizant of multiple personalities and third person intervention. If the third wheel abstained or didn't choose sides, many disagreements would avoid exacerbation.
There's an adage that states it's not the action but the reaction. I would say it's not the action nor the reaction. It's the reaction to the action of the reaction.
My head hurts ;).
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Happy Holidays!
Anyway, posts are slow this time of year, so patience is appreciated. Will surely post again once or twice before the new year.
Til then...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
In Colorado
However, it entailed that I didn't arrive to meet my family until late last night.
And even that was quite lucky as the weather in Durango forecasted snow the entire day.
Now, I'm in Colorado on some antiquity of a computer, where the internet connection takes naps in between links. But I'm here nonetheless and it's a pleasure to see my family again. Since I moved to San Diego for college, it's morose how infrequently I see my folks. I generally see my Pops during the summer for an exotic excursion (will be discussed in the near future), but visiting my Mom, sister and brother is now limited to once a year. I guess the adage, "welcome to the real world," includes more than just 9 to 5 and a paycheck.
However, as melancholy as I can get out here, I'm pleased to live independently and away from my folks. The separation makes me appreciate them more and cherish the time we spend together. Dynamics within the family shift over the years with age, moves, new developments, etc. It can never again be the way it was. And it shouldn't be.
My father is always concerned about his kids reverting back to their lethargic, self-centered ways as we behaved as children, though his inclination is less prescient than presumptious. We've matured. Although we maintain a certain level of comfort around one another, the kids are out of the house and it's a difficult adjustment period for everyone. A part of me is compelled to bring a bottle of wine over, like a guest would, and a part of me wants to ask my Mom to make me lunch. I try to indulge in a middle ground.
We also all wish to share our experiences and knowledge with each other, which if not practiced 'kosherly' can disintegrate faster than you can say poof. The subtle competitions and posturing practiced in a competitive family like mine result in a hightened state of tension. In our desire to please and make our family proud, we belittle, scorn and ridicule in the process. We all need to make a concerted effort to accept one another, for ultimately this immediate family is the only one I got.
And I love em.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
What Women Want
Does adhering to feminism imply having the best of both worlds? What do I mean?
I have never encountered a cogent argument persuading why women shouldn't be paid as much as men in the workforce. Women are intellectually equivalent colleagues of their male counterparts and any inequity should be remedied. Working in the non-profit sector, I witness women occupying significant roles in the hierarchy of organizations. They are every bit as effectual, professional and successful as men.
Having various female friends, I enjoy analyzing their individual predilection when it comes to what type of treatment they want (deserve). Some demand to be catered towards incessantly like a princess. They believe men should purchase drinks and dinner pull out all the stops, etc. Interestingly, these same women often are vociferous proponents of female equality. They want men to participate in household tasks, make a sizable income, and they want to be paid just as much as men in the workforce.
Which begs the question - where's the line between feminism, chivalry and patronization? Can we disassociate some parts of our lives with others? Or does the chivalry instilled outside the office seep through into other areas?
What do women want? What we all want, the best of both worlds. They want equality in areas that assist them personally (i.e. salary, raises, being heard at meetings) and they want to be pampered outside of the office. And why wouldn't they? Men aren't any better, just different.
Most men want a woman to confide in, to sleep with, to cook and clean for them and to nurture them when they're wounded or sick. Is this an admission of subservience of women? Or does this compensate for the chivalry women receive consistently in the dating world?
It's subject to interpretation. One thing I know is that it's better to understand the challenges that both sexes face. And to recognize that there is a bit of hypocrisy in demanding equality while also demanding the other sex go overboard. A healthy relationship balances this issue with great care. As women, take a minute to think of how your viewpoint may be provincial. Men, do the same.
Making a concerted effort to empathize with the other sex is easier said than done. Talk about it, it's fun and the increased communication and information may improve your current relationship.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Test Time
8AM tomorrow morning the GRE and I will square off. After studying consistently the past month, I am cautiously optimistic. A part of me fears panicking and failing miserably. A part of me is confident I've prepared adequately and my results will be commensurate with my efforts.
Both sides are yearning to put this hurdle behind me.
I have geometric equations percolating with algebraic computations swirling around as well. I've constructed the most ostentatious sentences in my brain to jog my memory come test time. My study book has stains of mashed potatoes, squash and broccoli, soda, milk, drool, and rain from enduring the past month of being a constant fixation in my life. (Sounds appealing ladies, doesn't it?). I slept with the book by my side hoping to forge a bond and to connect on a deeper level. (That's a joke....sort of).
Ultimately, I'm hoping this test isn't an inhibitor or a game-changer. My work experience, consistency in blogging, mentality and preparation for this Master's program, college experience, recommendations, and burning desire to transform canonical thought through peace should be more than enough to solidify a spot.
If it's not, then I'll continue to explore other options. However, today I remain confident that the work I input results in a productive output.
Here goes....
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Gay Marriage
Today, the District of Columbia City Council voted to legalize same-sex marriage and won resoundingly. Progressive Mayor Adrian Fenty promised to sign the bill into law and homosexual couples can begin marrying as soon as March. The vim behind this movement is slowly transforming the nation.
With much of the rustic booboisie still in opposition, giant steps have been made in the past few years. D.C.'s new brethren includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Iowa, Connecticut and Vermont as enablers of homosexual matrimony. There is an irrefragable semblance that this issue is only possible in the northeast conurbation, though my penchant is more progress is on the way.
Younger generations are introduced to homosexuals through television, LGBTQ presence on school campuses, mainstream movies, and the continued 'outing' of celebrities. Instead of growing up in fear of the unknown, they develop a brookable outlook. And sooner than later, these kids turn 18 and they vote and voice their support.
Granted, many teens still derogitorily use the words, 'fag' and 'gay' to describe things undesirable, though the connotation is less about sexual preference and more about venting teen angst. It shouldn't be condoned, but the abundance of this common disparaging should be understood, not used to reflect vitriol and disgust toward homosexuals.
Of course there have been setbacks. Recent shortcomings in New Jersey, New York and Maine deduce that many citizens prefer their electorate dominion over a small segment of society. The defeats are closer than expected however, and the ukase for the future shows a refulgence for homosexuals in the United States.
While health care reform dithers, the war in Iraq simmers and the lost jobs linger, I focus on progress today. One step ahead for mankind.
Today, I'm proud to be a D.C. resident.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Office Parties
Whenever you conflate alcohol with people, inhibitions take a back seat and people you never even expected to hum "Jingle Bells" unleash into break dancing pop stars. Yep, it's December, the culmination of a tumultuous year when raises are, well, missing (this year), and work parties moderate from grandiose festivities of caviar to open bars with cheap liquor.
Merry Christmas!
In college I wrote for the school newspaper and we hosted biannual work parties for staff and friends. In baseball terms we fouled up and we're outta there pretty quickly. Once, the editor of my section vomited generously on the bar counter top. Another time the sports writer could barely stand he was so inebriated. The Editor-in-Chief was castigated by staff of the restaurant for being overly crude and obnoxious. The Managing Editors were hooking up and fell into the pizza. I guess you can deduct that office etiquette never transferred over into office socials.
But that was at the college level.
This year, I had the distinct pleasure of my eyes bulging as one colleague after the next became looser than Peter Griffin's mouth. The fiesta morphed into spilled drinks, slurred sentences, dizzy dancing and a chorus of jumbled mouths singing. At one point, our IT guy repeatedly flipped the lights on and off to induce the effect of strobe lights. However, I must add the disclaimer that although people were 'different than normal' everyone remained within the boundaries of professionalism.
And I loved it.
Our typical work environment includes strict business attire, punctuality and political objectiveness. Not exactly my forte or penchant. Friday night, those rules were tossed aside and I stood slack jawed as older professionals gyrated on the dance (boardroom) floor. At one point I was dancing with the HR representative laughing about my paltry benefits. Jocularly!
Although some were more sloshed than others, everyone retained impunity from Monday morning imitation reprisals. Mostly. Given how I enjoy the sly exaggeration I was quick to remind people just how much fun they had (included with an ounce or two of self-deprecation). But this work party was phenomenal because the patrons were all acting accordingly to the lax attitude.
Unlike other times.
So enjoy yourself at the holiday receptions this year. And remember that an ounce of caution isn't equivalent to an ounce of Cuervo.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
However, and this is a big however, the break up started amicably and has since disintegrated into minimal, terse contact. You're hesitant to include your ex-lover on your resume now, in fear it'd be used inimically. Can you expect your ex to maintain a professional, objective disclosure? Or do you omit them altogether? Does the risk outweigh the reward?
To make the stakes more interesting; let's say that your former employer's management had all left the organization save for your ex. Implying you no longer have the capacity to solicit other references within your former organization. And the job you're applying for is in the same vicinity and would assuredly appreciate feeedback.
What would you do?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Washingtonian Jumble
One highlight of my position is accompanying students to congressional and senate offices for site visits. Students mingle with the representative and are encouraged to ask questions of any nature. Remaining pertinent and current, each student resides in the district or state and I always encourage students to challenge the representative.
"This is your face time. Don't waste it. Don't mollify any sentiments you hold. They work for you, remember." So goes my impromptu motivational speech before the meeting.
This week I have numerous visits, some with Republicans, some with Democrats. All with grandiloquent rhetoric which elicits obsequious flattery from the shy students. I bite my tongue and fidget through the time as I'm required to remain apolitical per my job requirements. However I do insist on asking a few questions during each visit, and if you listen acutely, you'd know my predilection based on parlance.
Which denotes that ratiocination often exceeds the intellectual capacities of our elected officials.
Yesterday, I begrudgingly entered a GOP office adorned with 'game' photos. Known to people who actually give a s@#$ about animals as imbecilic slaughtering glamorization.
So we sort of started off on the wrong foot.
His cordiality wore thin when he mentioned how divisive and polarizing a figure President Obama is. Now look, I'm a vocal critic of this President. He's a nebbish and consistently compromises unnecessarily. He lacks essential leadership skills and negotiating tactics to coalesce his cohorts in Congress. However, what he is not is a polarizing figure. He is surely not someone unwilling to act bipartisanly. His problem is not a closed fist, it's that he keeps it open long after shop has closed.
I bluntly asked one Republican member if they want Obama to fail on every issue. Explaining it bodes well for the GOP, is there any other rationale to obfuscate such obvious efforts Obama has made to include conservative ideals? He was taken aback and laconicly dismissed my assertion. A hard party-liner, he represents his constitutents (also mentally paralyzed) and therefore doesn't support anything Obama does.
What's further revealing is the probity of responsibility these zealots vociferously champion is cheapened by their refusal to accept any responsibility for their own actions. They blame climate change (better known as global warming) on God or cyclical nature. Sarah Palin, who opines in today's Washington Post, never takes responsibility for her abysmal interviewing skills or her diminishing effect on the presidential ticket with John McCain. They point fingers at anyone not within visual distance. You can't call it self-righteous because that entails actually being, well, righteous.
It's easy to get disheartened when mulling through the hallways in Longworth, Rayburn or Cannon (House Office Builidings). With POW flags abound and U.S. flag pins worn on coats, within the clutter is an absense of iconoclastic thought. With our current dissaray on so many levels, that is sorely missed. Instead the offices are filled with gasconading 24 year-olds touting their finite level of expertise. Everyone is so enthralled by the mystique of the environment.
It's a treat to be part of such a historical and important centerpiece of the nation. Well, that is if you like that sort of bologna.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Eye of the Tiger
The brim of his hat bends to focus,
Impalpable his control like hocus pocus,
Control over conditions using telepathy,
The gallery stands in awe collectively,
With fame comes options of women to tend,
Models and actors, waitresses, hens,
All lurking for a piece of his aura,
The allure's seducing him over and over,
He grabs the club from his caddy,
Feels the grass, thinks of his daddy,
His body torques as the ball glides,
The silence is riveting - jubilation or sigh?,
We gasp in awe of his 'transgressions,'
Just how we salivate our celebrity obsessions,
A man only as faithful as his options,
Quanitity proves their plenty, obnoxious
The ball lips the cup, a different 'awwwwwe' sounds,
A curse is grunted from the top of the grounds,
Mothers cover children ears like earmuffs,
Tiger disgusted, taps in - the crowd he rebuffs,
He deplores the media's constant fixation,
Yet loves the endorsements, checks, sexpectations,
Unwilling to recognize more than a shudder,
You cannot have one without the other,
Atop the leader board his name is seen,
Despite the missed birdie this guy is green,
Nary a smile until trophy delivered,
Then back to insular without a quiver,
The anger he carries contributes to his mess,
Incessant need to dominate, spread the seed I digress,
Wouldn't it be better for appreciating the journey,
With a Swedish model suffer through monogamy
Friday, December 4, 2009
Infringe I do when in the cabin,
Uncomfortable I make you, so what's the matter?
Excuses aplenty for my large disposition,
Quiescent is preference, at this point indifferent,
Am I not still worthy of deference and respect,
I'm Gus - tutoring others how not to be, don't forget
What am I??
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Another Poem by Pops...
Everyone's Out Ta Git Me!
Army recruiter, ruder, but not a fruiter,
Low hangin' fruit they look to recruit,
Promise medals galore, virgin whores, more war,
Everyone's out ta git me!
Any ianian' maybe Panamanian, Grenadian,
Iranian, vegetarian, sagittarian, librarian,
Pacifist, tribalist, herbalist, Swiss nihilist,
Everyone's out ta git me!
Maybe it's an evolutionist or cranky revolutionist,
Could be Obama, bad karma or the Dali Lama,
The newspaper, Cuban dictator, a falling skyscraper,
Everyone's out ta git me!
Could be science, could be reason,
Two graveyards out of season,
Beauty and intelligence completely irrelevant,
Everyone's out ta git me!
Hidden meanings with leftist leanings,
Fear tokin', lies spoken, my brain's broken,
Two comediennes Rush and Glen, neither Zen,
Everyone's out ta git me,
Atheists, blacks and beaners, commie leaners,
Comin' by plane, by train, up my drain,
Swine flu, bad brew, ACLU, voodoo I'm through,
Everyone's out ta get me!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Change We Can't Believe In
"The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified." - President Obama's Inaugural Address
President Barack Obama delivered a poignant speech on the Capitol Steps January 20, 2009. He spoke of a tumultuous moment where Americans must coalesce for the common good. He spoke of the progression of society and asked the citizenry to concomittantly change. He spoke of peace and ushering in a less divisive era of politics of old. He reminded us not to dismiss his zealous plan for renovation: "Now there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country already has done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage."
And when the opposing party swings into a fervor in a rigid demonstration of their fleeting power...forgot to mention that one. Or how he cowered at the demands of corporations, brazen military impresarios, and blue (dog) ball tea baggers. And I blog hours before a pronunciation of further military imperialism into a nation of disarray many have labeled as a 'meat-grinder.'
I admit, I succumbed to the evocation of the moment. I worked for years convincing strangers, friends, family - anyone who would listen, to vote for this man. Now, I feel like a trivial pawn the king sacrificed, speciously abused.
The only economy that's recovered is Wall Street's. A pathetically dilluted health care bill dwindles in the balance of an increasingly divided House and Senate. And our President, impassive as always, will rescind his pledge to mitigate armed forces abroad as he details in platitudinal rationale the necessity for more troops tonight. He's got the poor economy to provide him with the 'meat.' He retains the hubris from the generals and the patriotic appeal this country salivates over.
I apologize for being credulous. I apologize for disparaging those who warned me the change he promised isn't the change he fulfilled. Optimistically I keep yearning for some silver lining - a master plan to transform our wretched state of affairs. Yet I'm left with an acerbic taste in my mouth, like putting down proverbial myopic glasses.
Of course things could be worse. Of course Sarah Palin could be number 2. But what was squandered was more than hypothetical. It's a reality that will continue to diminish for lack of efficacy and leadership. A reality that just months ago was in our grasp.We are witnessing a sever that will wedge many (including myself) far away from the Democratic leadership. We are witnessing a morose state for the youth of this country.
We are all witnesses.


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King of the Bingo Game
by Ralph Ellison
Analysis: Genre
Let's start with the sheer intensity of the images presented to us. The very first line, "The woman in front of him was eating roasted peanuts that smelled so good that he could barely contain his hunger," (1) signals that this will be a story of extremes.
We learn that Laura will die unless he gets money to pay a doctor. Notice that she is not sick or near death or even dangerously ill. The issue is framed as: "Laura 'bout to die 'cause we got no money for a doctor" (16). Later, "the smell of peanuts stabbed him like a knife" and "he saw a row of intense-faced young girls" (16). Once he has swallowed the whiskey, he faces a lethal combination of hunger, depression, and alcohol. Together, they push him into a crazed tailspin.
The intense images and feelings help contribute to the sense that the entire story is positioned on the edge of sanity. Welcome to surrealism, ladies and gentlemen. Other aspects of the story demonstrate hallmarks of the genre as well: the dream that allows us to probe the protagonist's subconscious, the interaction between the protagonist and the spinning wheel that occurs entirely in the protagonist's mind, and the descriptions of how the "audience had somehow entered him and was stamping its feet in his stomach" (74).


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Number: 93
Height: 6-5
Weight: 311
College: Oklahoma State
Experience: 11
2013 Statistics: 15 games, 15 starts, 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery
Career Statistics: 181 games, 181 starts, 463 tackles, 60 sacks, 63 passes defensed, 5 interceptions, 2 touchdowns, 7 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries
Outlook: Williams has been the heart and soul of the Vikings defensive line. However, at 33-years-old, there is wide speculation that he has played his last game in a Vikings uniform.
It is hard to argue with either viewpoint on whether the Vikings should try to re-sign him or not.
On one hand, he is aging and may not be playing by the time the Vikings are contenders. But, on the other hand, he is still the best defensive tackle on the roster and most successful and experienced.
The Vikings drafted Sharrif Floyd in the first round of last season's draft, but the second defensive tackle position is unsettled. Fred Evans and Letroy Guion are inconsistent and have put up less than impressive numbers. The others are unproven and may not really be NFL-caliber defensive tackles.
His production has slipped in recent years, but he is making an impact by disrupting plays in the backfield and occupying blockers.
The Vikings need to greatly consider re-signing Williams and make him a career-long Viking. The Vikings will likely have to add a defensive tackle of some sort this offseason, whether in free agency or the draft. Re-signing Williams makes more sense than hoping someone else can fill his role.


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The musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Theatre Memphis on March 7, 2014 and runs through March 30, 2014.
A synopsis of the show, released by Theatre Memphis, describes the show as "A Rock Opera. Following the form of a traditional Passion Play, this musical hit is loosely based on the Gospel's account of the last week of the life of Jesus. Melding contemporary attitudes, iconic allusions to modern life, heart-pounding beats and rhythmic ballads have made this show, recently revived on Broadway, a modern day classic."
With music for Jesus Christ Superstar was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice; the show is directed by Kell Christie.
7:30 pm Thursdays
8:00 pm Fridays & Saturdays
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Work less and bank more?
If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. Barry Simmons,
financial aid director for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, says that the size of a student's financial aid package
depends on a variety of factors, many of which are completely outside
of the student's control. The security of having a safe supply of
cash is worth more than the possibility of receiving free money.
Besides, he says, students shouldn't overlook the intangible benefits
of work.
"I wouldn't not work because it might result
in less aid," says Simmons. "Work ethic is something that
everyone needs. Having a job is a great way to network, which is
essential for future employment." Instead of focusing on college,
Simmons suggests looking at the bigger financial picture. Skipping
out on the hard labor now could win you a slightly higher government
check; however, you'll be missing out on invaluable work experience
and business contacts that could land you your first post-grad career.
Jobs with no strings
To get the best of both worlds -- a real job, as well as a salary
that won't subtract from your financial aid package -- Simmons suggests
taking advantage of the two types of employment that are exempt
from the FAFSA formula. The first and most common type is work-study.
Designed to give students an extra monetary boost, those who land
work-study jobs put in up to 20 hours per week on or off campus
and receive an hourly wage that has absolutely no impact on financial
aid eligibility. The catch is that work-study positions are limited
and students must financially qualify to receive placement.
Americorps, the other FAFSA-exempt program, doesn't
take student financial status into consideration at all when granting
positions. Partnered with more than 3,000 nonprofit, community and
faith-based organizations, Americorps places willing volunteers
in yearlong service positions across the country. Whether feeding
the homeless or fighting illiteracy, all Americorps members receive
a $4,725 reward which can only be used for educational purposes
upon completion of the program.
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Catherine Causier of Milwaukee announces the engagement of her daughter, Catherine, to Michael Slaton Howell, both of Austin. She is also the daughter of the late Charles W. Causier.
Howell is the son of Dr. Terry A. and Mary Sue Howell of Amarillo.
The couple plan to wed April 10 at the French Legation Museum in Austin.
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I dunno if I am doing something wrong, but when I search my shortlist for players with a specific preferred move, it doesn't list anyone. Any ideas?
I dunno if I am doing something wrong, but when I search my shortlist for players with a specific preferred move, it doesn't list anyone. Any ideas?
Does anyone have the prefered move?
I didnt even know you could search by those! lol
You probably need to do more scouting, PPM's are not generally known unless you've scouted the player.
Thanks, yeah I didn't know you could search for PPMs either! Incidentally, my search was from my shortlist of already scouted players, and not pre-scouted players. Could a mod pls give some advice, pls? Thanks again.
Do any of the shortlisted players have the PPM you filtered for?
I think what he means is if you look manually do these players actually have the PPM?
Bully, how far are you into your game?
I dont know how many players start off with that PPM to be honest, but i know not a lot of regens come through with it, and im not sure how many AI teams train PPM's into players.
In fact it doesn't matter which PPM I choose, I get nada! It isn't too much of an issue, just wondered if it was a known, common issue on FM12. I think you didn't even have the option to filter PPMs on FM11.
I have the same problem too, no matter what PPM i search for it shows nothing. Would like some input from someone at SI
Yeah, I've just had a quick look and I have a number of players on my shortlist with lots of different PPMs, including some with 'Dictates Tempo' on their position profile, but nothing showing up in the filter.
I have unticked the 'Liverpool players' toggle too.
I'd log it in the bugs forum bully, under the UI section i think.
Works for me just fine, I put Bale on my shortlist and searched for his PPM's and he showed up for all 5 of them. Is nobody showing up for your player search screen too or just your shortlist?
A note to people that want to hide their real name, whether for personal reasons or they are in witness protection;
Simply set a nickname for yourself before you take the screen shot.
Why do people want to hide their name? It's not like someone will track your address and come to your house to murder you...
That's exactly what will happen!


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Kay Rutland, age 70 of La Vergne Tennessee died Friday January 3, 2014. She was a native of Hereford Texas. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Ward; grandson, Johnathan Richard Ward, and her parents Charles and Georgia Louise Welch Packard. Mrs. Rutland was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Rutland; children, Jon Marcus Ward of Hereford Texas, Jill Statham and husband Chad of Plano Texas, Jason Richard Ward of LaVergne; great grandchildren, Jayson Richard Ward, and Kaisy Layne Ward of Hereford Texas; sisters, Beverley Lambert of Canyon, Texas, and Evelyn Ecker of Amarillo Texas.
Visitation will be 5:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will be at a later date at Restlawn Memorial Park in Hereford, Texas. Hereford Heritage Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements in Texas, (806) 364-2211. Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna is in charge of local arrangements.


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We are not currently recruiting for
Before you can start making a difference to your community, you'll
need some training. All PCSOs
undergo a ten week training programme which is split into two
sections. The first six weeks are spent on a training course at
Essex Police College. The course runs from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday
to Friday and you will not be able to take time off.
After the course
you'll be posted to your division where you'll spend four weeks on
patrol with a tutor before starting independent patrol.
Where will I be posted?
The Chief Constable reserves the right to post you anywhere within
the Essex Police jurisdiction. We are not able to advise you of
which division you have been posted to until making you a
conditional offer. It is then up to the division where they post
you within that area.
What happens next?
Essex Police does not offer progression roles for PCSOs however you
may be able to train as a tutor. If you are hoping to use the role
as a stepping stone to becoming a police officer, we can offer a
fast track system. However you must complete 12 months' service as
a PCSO first and a recruitment campaign will need to be
You will need to complete an application form but will progress
straight to the National Police SEARCH Assessment centre if you
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Consideration of providing domestic-partner benefits for faculty and staff at the University of Kentucky has been endorsed by the Staff Senate by more than a two-to-one margin..
On Sept. 7, 2006, the secret ballot showed 55 to 25 in favor of the resolution. One member abstained; 24 members were absent or excused. Staff Senate Chairman Kyle Dippery said the adopted resolution would be sent to UK's human resources department.
The UK Board of Trustees' human resources committee gave its approval Sept. 5, 2006, for the formation of a committee to make a recommendation on domestic partner benefits by January or February 2007.


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Micro Coaches Meeting
August 17, 2011 8:00pm–9:00pm
The coaches meeting for the Micro Program will be held at the Mukilteo YMCA on August 17th from 8 PM to 9 PM. We will discuss the specifics of the season and you will also receive practice gear, medical kits, and your schedule.
Mukilteo YMCA
10601 47th Place West
Mukilteo WA 98275
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Navajo Textiles
The People
The Navajo call themselves Diné, or, "the people," and although it is difficult to picture the Southwest without them, they are relative newcomers to the area when compared to the Pueblo people. Their ancestors were among a wave of Athapaskan-speakers who swept into the region from the north, perhaps only a little more than 500 years ago. They were hunters and gatherers, but as they settled into the general region of what is today New Mexico and Arizona, they borrowed many cultural elements, including the farming of corn, from their Pueblo neighbors. When the Spaniards came to the Southwest in the 16th century, bringing sheep and horses, the Navajo also quickly took up herding and developed a semi-nomadic, pastoral lifestyle. Today the Navajo have a reservation of more than 16 million acres located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
The Textiles
Textile weaving is the art form for which the Navajo are best known. They use a vertical frame loom, as pictured above, that is constructed so as to produce a four-selvaged textile. This type of loom, along with the backstrap loom and domesticated cotton for yarn, diffused into the Southwest from Mexico in prehistoric times. By the late 17th century, if not earlier, the Navajo had acquired the techniques and materials for weaving from their Pueblo neighbors, and by the early 18th century, the Navajo were weaving with wool from the Spanish sheep they were acquiring in increasing numbers. Today, as in the past, a textile woven in the traditional manner will be made from wools that are handspun with a wooden spindle and whorl and dyed with natural vegetal colors.
Navajo textiles have an interesting and colorful history that reflects the culture history of the Navajo people. Prior to the 1860s, Navajo women wove clothing primarily for their own families, including wearing blankets and items such as saddle blankets. The textile you see on the left is an example of the old style woman's dress, which was made of two rectangles of cloth (48" x 23"), sewn together at the shoulders and belted with a sash at the waist. By the late 19th century, western styles of clothing had been adopted, and the "new style" of woman's dress became the gathered skirt and blouse of velveteen, satin, or calico, which is still worn today. Blankets continue to be woven for both personal use and trade. The Third Phase Chief's Blanket pictured on the upper right (67" x 54") is an example of a late 19th century shoulder blanket. During the early 1900s the trade blankets were marketed as rugs through the United States by trading post operators, such as John Lorenzo Hubbell and J.B. Moore. This "rug period" saw the development on the reservation of a number of regional styles of weaving. The textile to the right is from Moore's trading post at Crystal Springs (57 1/2" x 37 3/4").Within the past fifty years, rugs have given way to "art," and although textiles might still be woven large enough to be used as rugs or blankets, most are bought and used as decorative art. Below are some examples of various styles of Navajo textiles.
In the latter half of the 19th century weavers were introduced to aniline dyes of bright colors and aniline-dyed, machine-made yarns (such as Germantown). They soon began making colorful textiles with busy, complex designs of zigzags and diamond shapes with serrated edges. These textiles quickly became known as "eyedazzlers." Examples like the one on the left (30" x 28 3/4") continue to be made today. The textile on the right (55" x 32") is known as a Ganado, a style that became popular during the "rug period" early this century. Ganados were first made in the area around the Hubbell Trading Post. Still made today, the Ganados usually have a red background with designs in gray, black, and white, and a black or dark border.
Another popular contemporary style is the Two Gray Hills at the right (45 1/2" x 40"). It shows the natural wool colors typical of this regional style, and in one corner can be seen an "escape line" or "spirit trail," a light gray yarn that runs from the design through the dark border. Weavers say they sometimes are so caught up in their work that their spirit may be trapped within it. The escape line is a symbolic way to leave the textile once it has been completed.
the left is a Wide Ruins textile (63" x 45"). This style has horizontal
bands of various widths, some with geometric designs within them. The colors
-- brown, mustard, reddish-brown -- are from vegetal dyes. The white and gray
are natural sheep's wool. The
lovely Yei (pronounced "yay") weaving on the right (52" x 32")
has similar natural colors, but Yei textiles often include many additional colors,
including those from aniline dyes. The Yei are the "Holy
People" of the Navajo, and the designs on these textiles are derived in
part from the drypaintings (sandpaintings) created during important ceremonies.
On this textile are four central figures typified by their elongated bodies,
with three corn plants in the middle. A rainbow Yei wraps his body all around
three sides, with the head in the upper right and the feet in the upper left
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How To Receive Podcasts
What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is similar to broadcasting in Television and Radio but over the Internet. Podcast creators record an "episode" in either video or audio and then send it ("podcast it") to their subscribers. As a podcast subscriber you receive the latest episodes from the podcast delivered automatically to your computer from which you can watch or listen to them on demand. You can also load podcast episodes onto your iPod or other mp3 player and listen to them on the go. It's easy, convenient and free!
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This book contains photographs of our Golden Retriever named "Cagna #3," (which is Italian for a female dog). Also photos of Cagna #1 and #2.
Fr. Joseph Neiman is an Episcopal (Anglican) priest in the Diocese of Western Michigan, a writer and a photographer. He served as editor of the diocesan newspaper for 32 counties for many years, and has had photographs and writings published in numerous religious and secular newspapers and magazines. He has published several Blurb photobooks, a book on religious education, and is currently researching a book on the historical Jesus..
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Took a couple new shots of one of the kirk prototypes. This one was haired by me.
I like the ratty-ness of it, reminds me of a vintage 75 kirk. The pull is unpainted...
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Respond to God's Gift
Bible Studies For Life
December 18, 2011
David Bond, team member
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
Scripture passage:
Matthew 2:1-15
Walking through the store with my wife, I noticed an item that caught her eye. I watched her briefly examine it and made a mental note of her comments. Later, I returned to purchase the item as a gift. On Christmas Day, her response proved that the gift and the gesture were personally meaningful. Having been given the incredible Gift of Jesus, our response to Him proves whether the Gift has truly had an impact in our lives. Matthew 2 records two responses to Christ that also serve as pictures for today.
The wise men embody those who receive the gospel and embrace Jesus as Savior and Lord. Their responses demonstrate the authentic impact Christ had on their lives. First, they responded by aligning their lives with His light, leaving everything behind in pursuit of the star (Matt. 2:1-2, 9-10). Upon finding the Child, they gave Him adoration by falling to their knees in worship and giving Him their very best (Matt. 2:11). Finally, they showed a willingness to make adjustments by changing their plans in favor of God's new direction (Matt. 2:12).
King Herod depicts those who reject the gospel and deny Christ. His response demonstrates that the Gift of Jesus had no impact on his life. The news of Christ's birth was a disturbance that threatened Herod's own position, comforts and control (Matt. 2:3). He also responded with deception, giving the outward impression of a desire to worship but with no authenticity in his heart (Matt. 2:7-8). Finally, God revealed that Herod's ultimate intent was to respond with destruction in hopes that the Messiah would be eliminated (Matt. 2:13).
Two thousand years later a person's response to the Gift of Jesus still authenticates the real impact He has had on his life. Authentic Christ followers give sacrificial, humble worship and make necessary adjustments to obey the Lord's direction. While others may say they are worshippers of Jesus, their efforts to protect their own interests, preserve their own position and prevent the advance of the gospel prove differently. This Christmas let us examine our own response to the Gift of Jesus and give clear proof of His impact on our lives.


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Dustin is a co-owner in Gameday Cloth and is in Austin running our 2nd Street District location. He had wonderful things to share with his Mom as well:
I have no one specific memory that stands out about my mom. I say that only because she's been consistently great for my entire life. She was always the one who cheered the loudest at youth soccer games, always the one to help me and my sister with our homework, always the one who took care of the family (whether sick, elderly, recovering, etc). She was also the most thoughtful member of the family, the one who makes me laugh the hardest and the one that I miss most often. She's the conscience, the heart and soul, and the rock in my family and I can't put into words how much I love her and how much she's meant to all of us. Happy mother's day Glenda!
So I asked my family to submit Mom Memory's as well. Not to be entered, but I was so moved by everyone's submissions that I wanted to share it with my own Mom. Here is what my older sister sent in from Kentucky:
My memories of mom are too many to try to count. She has been our defender, our protector and our supporter and our cheerleader. She has doctored wounds and wiped away tears - Always quick with a hug and encouragement.
She lifts us up in prayer and is willing to trust God with our todays and our tomorrows.
She let us run off to the four corners making sure we understand we always have a place to return (which we all have at one time or another!!) We can always count on a wonderful meal and some good conversation. No one can deny she's a regular gourmet!!
She let us take on the world standing on our own two feet, but is still always there to encourage us when it isn't going well, share some wisdom when we're making a wrong turn, or dust us off when we land on our butts- yet she also celebrates our victories more sincerely than anyone else.
I know moms love their kids, but God did an extra special job when he made ours.
Thank you for all of your love Mom, none of us would be where we are without it!
My favorite "Mom Memory" centers around my wedding day in December 2011. My Mom helped me plan every detail of my wedding, from the floral arrangements to the music to the food selections! Choosing all of these special details was such a fun bonding experience for my Mom and I. She and I both wanted the wedding day to be perfect...and it was!
When I was little and it was close to bed time, every night I would ask my mom to "pet my head" (play with my hair). She would just lay next to me and mess with my hair til I fell asleep. To this day when I'm going to sleep I just lay there and twirl my hair... :)
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Margaret Hilary Marshall, B.A., M.A., '76 J.D., '12 LL.D.
Margaret H. Marshall is a retired chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
She is presently senior counsel at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston and a senior research fellow and lecturer at Harvard Law School. Born in South Africa, she earned a B.A. from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and a master's degree in education from Harvard University. After graduating from Yale Law School, she practiced law for sixteen years and was a partner in the Boston firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart. She served as vice president and general counsel of Harvard from 1992 until 1996, when she was appointed to the Supreme Judicial Court. Chief Justice Marshall, who became a U.S. citizen in 1978, served as president of the United States Conference of Chief Justices and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is the recipient of many honorary degrees and other professional awards, including the Yale Law School Alumni Award of Merit in 2006 and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale in 2012. She has been a member of the Yale Law School Association Executive Committee since 1991. Chief Justice Marshall was elected Alumni Fellow in 2004 and served on the Corporation until 2010. She was appointed Successor Trustee in 2012, and Senior Fellow in 2013.


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Debate Team selected for National Parliamentary Debate Tournament of Excellence
The debate team has achieved another significant milestone. Senior Jessica Brayton of Lyons, Kan., and junior Nolan Chaney, of Hutchinson, Kan., have been selected to participate in the National Parliamentary Debate Tournament of Excellence (NPTE).
The pair received a second round bid to the NPTE, which will be hosted by Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., on March 17-19.
The tournament recognizes the top 64 teams in the nation, awarding 24 first-round bids, 24 second-round bids and sixteen at-large bids. The Sterling College duo is currently ranked 33rd in the nation, having earned a 38-17 record. Following the NPTE tournament, they will compete at the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Tournament, on March 21-24 at Western Washington University.
Coach Ken Troyer said, "It's great to see Jessica and Nolan be recognized with this honor. It's been one of their goals for the season. With schools more than 10 times our size in the field, it's great to see that our students have every bit their talent, if not more."
As a team, Sterling College is ranked thirteenth nationally and is the smallest school to receive the NPTE invitation. For the fourth consecutive year, Sterling College has been recognized for having one of the elite teams in the nation, as well as consistently being nationally ranked in the top 25.
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The PantheaCon Gender Conversation Continues
In the interests of keeping my readers abreast of the conversations centered around the 2012 PantheaCon in San Jose, where debate, protest, and controversy emerged around a scheduled "genetic women only" ritual led by Dianic elder Z. Budapest, I have rounded up a number of statements and meditations on the subject. I will start by sharing essays and posts by those who were at the 2012 PantheaCon, and then move to opinions and commentary by interested parties who were not in attendance.
For more conversations from con participants, you may want to check out the PantheaCon Facebook Group.
Considering the nature of this discussion, and the prominence of those involved, it's natural that many other Pagans who weren't at PantheaCon would have an opinion about the ritual, the protest, and Z. Budapest's words. Here are some of the more notable instances.
There's even more out there, but I think this gives a pretty good picture of the conversation that has developed so far. If you have written something and would like me to include it in future roundups, you can either email me, or leave a link in the comments. As I've said previously, I want The Wild Hunt to be a space where all voices can come to be heard, in hopes of encouraging productive dialog and working towards understandings that collectively enrich us.
I'd also like to note that I will also have coverage of other events, talks, and panels that have taken place at PantheaCon 2012 coming up, but that this conversation has become so wide-ranging and intense that I felt it irresponsible to not do an update. I will do future updates on this as needed, in addition to working on sharing other important developments that emerged from the past weekend. I'd also like to remind everyone to keep comments here civil, as they have largely been, and to be generous in interpreting someone's else's words.
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The SOTU Tea Party and Republican Responses: Cutting, But Composed
Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann did a better job than liberals hoped they would.
In the grand tradition of opposing party response speeches, Paul Ryan's was pretty good. Frequently, the pre-written and tinny ripostes feel canned and phony — they're crafted before the State of the Union is actually delivered, and often the politicians chosen to deliver them come across as hokey or parochial. (Remember Bobby Jindal?) But Ryan, despite his weirdly bloodshot eyes and uncanny Eddie Munster hair, was coherent and even-keeled. His matter-of-fact delivery helped him pass off a few misleading claims, like the fact that the stimulus "failed" (as opposed to not being enough to save the economy) and that with Obamacare, "millions of people will lose the coverage they currently have." The idea that an interpretation of "limited government" includes having "an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility" is also kind of amusing.
Obama's speech did, in a way, preempt some of Ryan's points. By pointing out that there are flaws that could be fixed in his health-care plan, Obama poked holes in the "full repeal" philosophy. Ryan's emphasis on that point seemed tone-deaf in context. As did his claim that "limited government" has "done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed." When in the past twenty years have we had "limited government" in order to test this claim?
But Ryan made an inadvertently adept response to Obama's contextualism of America; after hearing a speech that spent much time comparing America to foreign countries, Ryan struck a chord by hearkening back to the concept of American exceptionalism. This is a concept Obama has been accused in the past of not believing in. "These are not easy times, but America is an exceptional nation," Ryan said. And his unofficial follow-up responder, Michele Bachmann, echoed this same sentiment in her own tea party response: "I believe America is an indispensable nation in the world," she proclaimed.
Bachmann's speech was not as much of a crazy mess as liberals hoped it would be. It was simple enough to dovetail with Ryan's and not quite portray America's right wing as divided along ideological lines (although both of them missed an opportunity to bash Obama over the deficit, a weakness he gave short shrift during his own speech). Sure, she was staring eerily off-camera the whole time. Yes, she spoke too fast and brandished her hokey down-hominess to ill effect. And, okay, her use of charts seemed amateurish, especially when she fudged datelines to misconstrue where the Bush stimulus landed on the budget calendar. But she didn't seem quite as cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs as her detractors surely wanted her to.
Well, not until the end, at least. When she started pointing to photos of Iwo Jima, and clip-art images of the Constitution with a gavel resting on top of it, the whole thing became a bit laughable. As the camera lingered on her at the end of the speech, her look cried out, "Did I do okay??" The answer is: "Yes, you did fine." But when you're going toe-to-toe with an orator like Barack Obama, "okay" is a bit short of the mark. In this case, Bachmann and Ryan should hope that, together, they will leave a mark on Obama's unusual and frank State of the Union.


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Starting March 1, California consumers who redeem their (CRV) beverage container deposits will receive an increase in the per pound redemption rate.
"Recycling beverage containers makes more 'cents' than ever before," said Matt Millhiser, rePLANET's Marketing Director. "The State's new redemption rates, combined with our innovations in automated technology, make recycling more financially rewarding and convenient than any time in California history."
The ninth season of a critical air quality program concluded on Wednesday, Feb. 29. This year's 'Check Before You Burn' program – which minimizes dangerous airborne particle pollution by restricting burning - featured an unusually high number of wood-burning curtailment days because of historically poor conditions this winter, said San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District officials.
Embattled Riverbank City Councilmember Jesse James White failed to appear at the Feb. 27 council meeting after his arrest in Oakdale a week before on charges of felony driving under the influence and child endangerment and renewed calls for his resignation from the council.
In an attempt to fight against the rising tide of vandalism and graffiti that is washing over the City of Oakdale and leaving behind an undesirable eyesore, a newly formed task force is seeking volunteers to put their heads together to find workable solutions.
With his small pushcart and his well-worn bristle-challenged broom, Oakdale resident Amos Cantrell sweeps leaves and other rubbish away from a grate atop a drain gutter on South Oak Avenue.
As a result of studies begun five months ago, the Postal Service has made the decision to move all mail processing operations at eight California facilities to other locations, including closure of the nearby Stockton site. The changes will be as follows:
Joint the Oakdale community and Delta Blood Bank as they host a blood drive on Saturday, March 10 from 10a.m. to 2p.m. at 1425 West H St. For more information, contact Melissa Tozzi at (209) 848-4102.
Stanislaus County Office of Education's Prevention Programs Department announces the return of the annual "Friend to Friend" Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the Modesto Centre Plaza (1000 L Street in Modesto) from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
By a 4-1 vote, with councilman Tom Dunlop opposed, the Oakdale Tourism Board will continue to operate for a year, utilizing a hotel tax to promote the city in an effort to attract visitors.
At the direction of the current city council, the Oakdale City Planning Commission will reopen discussions on the 2004 city ordinance governing "Big Box" commercial building in preparation for the upcoming General Plan workshops.
A discussion about the start of the 2012 water season held at the Feb. 21 regular meeting of the Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors resulted in the board unanimously voting to hold off on starting the first irrigation until at least March 6. Director Steve Webb moved that the district get the OID water system ready to deliver water now and then to decide at the March 6 board meeting when to start the irrigation rotations.
The Oakdale City Council is meeting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 21, instead of Monday due to the Presidents' Day holiday. Among other items on the agenda, there is an item regarding a dispute surrounding the tourism board, which was formerly overseen by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce.
Police arrested two Oakdale men with outstanding warrants Wednesday, Feb. 15 after a patrol officer found the two men in a verbal confrontation on First Avenue and J Street near their illegally parked vehicle.
On Friday, Feb. 17, State Route 219 (Kiernan Avenue) between Sisk Road and Dale Road will be closed for approximately 30 minutes beginning at 8:45 a.m. Traffic going eastbound will be detoured south on Sisk Road and Pelandale Avenue will be the alternate route. Traffic going westbound will be detoured south on Dale Road with Pelandale Avenue being the alternate route. The roadway is expected to reopen at approximately 9:15 a.m.
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has issued notice of its intent to sue the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).
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Rigga Al Buteen Deira, Dubai, 33315
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Mayfair Hotel is located in the heart of Dubai's central business district, its proximity to government departments, Dubai Creek Golf Course and the city centre, makes it an ideal choice for business as well leisure travellers. 132 luxurious rooms been designed in contemporary style each of them is complete with a long bath and shower, satellite channels TV, electronic safe, DDI telephone with voice mail, wireless internet connection, hair dryer, mini bar and tea / coffee tray. High standard facilities including: roof top swimming pool with jacuzzi, sauna rooms for males and females, fully equipped health club, ladies beauty salon, valet parking, concierge service, multi-lingual staff, laundry service, daily shuttle to the beach, daily shuttle to shopping malls and 24 hour room service.
In-house dining and entertainment including: Al Maha coffee shop & restaurant - at your service 24 hours with international cuisine buffets (breakfast/lunch). The Palm Roof Top Coffee Shop - at your service 24 hours - a perfect place to relax with snacks and refreshments and many more,,,, Julyana African Bar & Nightclub, Anjuman Indian Restaurant & Nightclub, Layali Dubai Restaurant & Nightclub, Al Murjant Restaurant & Nightclub MAYFAIR HOTEL - DUBAI THE ART OF HOSPITALITY
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The hotel charges for everything even mineral water in the rooms, wifi is also charged,even tho they hev an airport shuttle they charge to use and is expensive costing 50 Dirhams whereas a taxi wil cost less than 20Dirhams to the airport.
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