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Usually, artists travel from outside Colorado to spend time in the Tin Shop. But this month, pottery maker Maria Chambers is taking a little vacation - in nearly the same town she lives in.
But sometimes, just moving to a new location adds a different perspective.
"Maria has been instrumental in developing the ceramic studio in the Breckenridge Arts District," said Jenn Cram, arts district coordinator. "It is wonderful to be able to showcase some of our local talent from time to time."
Chambers fell in love with clay at age 9 - 25 years ago - during a clay workshop for kids. She started hand-building pots from coils and slabs but longed to use a potter's wheel. Finally, at age 12, her legs were long enough so that her big toe could just reach the flywheel - "and I was hooked immediately," she said. Her mom still uses her first piece, a vessel with a little spout, to pour cream.
"Pottery for me is about absolute delight," Chambers said. "I have to be in the right frame of mind - if I am tense, rushed or distracted, it shows in my work. When I am grounded and relaxed, the fluidity of the feeling comes through my hands. Time slips away. I strive not for the thinnest wall possible or the lightest pot but for balance and ease."
She also aims for pots that are comfortable to hold and finds mugs the most satisfying to create.
"Maria's work is elegant," Cram said. "She takes functional pottery to the next level with forms that make you want to pick them up and examine them closer and then of course sip from them or eat your favorite meal from them. Her brush work very simply captures the beauty of our mountain landscape."
Chambers' pottery reflects the importance of connection and relationship; she worked as a teacher and found it fascinating to watch children's interaction with their environments. She wants people to connect with her pottery as they use it in their daily lives.
She moved to Colorado from Vermont last year, but in each state, she finds inspiration through nature, which shows up on her pots mimicking dewdrops on a twig, a winter moonrise or mountain ridgelines.
As she spends this month at the Tin Shop, she plans to stretch beyond her comfort zone and explore lidded forms. Her home away from home allows her to not only do what's comfortable and familiar, but also to "ask thoughtful questions and (have) clear intentions," she said.

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Nsimba Webster threw for three touchdowns in the first half and ran for one as the host Deer Valley High football team reclaimed the Mayor's Cup with a 49-13 win over crosstown rival Antioch on Friday night in a Bay Valley Athletic League game.
Webster threw for 159 yards in the first half and finished with 214 yards for the Wolverines (5-1, 1-0 BVAL) who won their third straight game this season and avenged last year's 42-28 loss to the Panthers.
"I was trying to focus a lot on the pass early and trying to get my receivers involved," Webster said. "(Antioch) broke our streak last year, so we wanted to get the (Mayor's Cup) back. I love it."
Deer Valley was leading 21-7 in the second quarter, but Antioch drove the ball 77 yards to the Wolverines' 13 on 12 plays. On a third-down play, linebacker Alex Estrada picked off a Hunter Karnthong pass and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown as Deer Valley took a 28-7 lead and regained the momentum.
"I think he was surprised as anybody," Deer Valley coach Rich Woods said. "The ball came to him and off he went. That was a big-time turnaround play."
The Wolverines had a 35-7 lead at halftime, scoring on four of their first five possessions.
Karnthong scored Antioch's lone first half touchdown, plunging in from 1 yard out to cut Deer Valley's lead to 14-7 in the first quarter. The touchdown capped a 78-yard, 10-play drive. He finished with 94 yards rushing to lead the Panthers, adding a second 1-yard score in the fourth quarter.
Antioch had 37 yards passing and 114 yards running in the first half.
Antioch (5-1, 0-1) continues its BVAL schedule next week as it returns home next week to play Heritage. Deer Valley plays on the road against Liberty. Both Heritage and Liberty had byes this week.
Deer Valley 49, Antioch 13
Antioch 7 0 0 6-- 13
DV -- Sturgis 55 pass from Ns. Webster (Quintanilla kick)
DV -- Ns. Webster 7 run (Quintanilla kick)
A -- Karnthong 1 run (Velasquez kick)
DV -- Iakopo 11 pass from Ns. Webster (Quintanilla kick)
DV -- Estrada 90 interception return (Quintanilla kick)
DV -- Nz. Webster 19 pass from Ns. Webster (Quintanilla kick)
DV -- Pooler 20 run (Quintanilla kick)
DV -- Ward III 55 pass from Ns. Webster (Quintanilla kick)
A -- Karnthong 1 run (Pass failed)
Rushing: DV -- Pooler 13-110, Ns. Webster 5-27, Malolo 1-21, Sturgis 1-6, McDonald 3-(-2). Totals 23-162. A -- Karnthong 20-94, Hamilton Jr. 13-77, Garner 3-9, Wall 1-4. Totals 37-184. Passing: DV -- Ns. Webster 7-9-1 214. A -- Karnthong 10-25-2 125. Receiving: DV -- Sturgis 2-70, Nz. Webster 2-63, Ward III 1-55, Malolo 1-15, Iakopo 1-11. Totals 7-214. A -- Jones 5-88, Hamilton Jr. 1-12, Papagni 2-11, Desrosiers 1-11, Garner 1-3. Totals 10-125. Fumbles/lost: Deer Valley 0/0, Antioch 3/0. Records: Deer Valley 5-1, 1-0 BVAL. Antioch 5-1, 0-1.


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Frequent travelers have come to expect problems, delays and flight cancellations with new jets, which are enormously complex machines. But the fire in Boston on a Japan Air Lines 787, coupled with other issues involving the new plane, has left some seasoned travelers spooked.
Erica Ho flew a United Airlines Dreamliner on Dec. 30 from Houston to Los Angeles without incident, but the return flight to Houston on Tuesday — Flight 1416 — was delayed six hours before being canceled. The captain told passengers a computer was experiencing glitches, she said. She won't fly the 787 again, at least for awhile, because it seems unreliable.
"I didn't see any big difference in the seats," said Ms. Ho, who flies about 100,000 miles a year and is based in Hong Kong. "So I'm not sure I would get back on it again." For a long flight over water, she'd definitely avoid the Dreamliner, she said. "It seems like they are having a lot of problems. It's a new airplane, but I want to get where I want to go."
U.S. regulators on Friday opened a review of how Boeing builds the 787, but said the aircraft is safe to fly despite a recent spate of technical problems. Airlines continued to operate the new jet, and the review doesn't ground any planes, or call for immediate inspections or repairs.
Joe Nevin, a former Apple executive who runs a ski school in Aspen, has a ticket for an April 9 Dreamliner flight from Denver to Tokyo on United. He hasn't canceled, but he says he is concerned about flying the 787 over water for long periods, since the causes of some problems haven't been identified yet.
"It's got my attention," said Mr. Nevin. "You can't solve a problem until you know what it is and it's not clear to me that they know what it is."
So far, he's still planning on taking his trip. "If United is confident enough, I'd probably go with them," he said. "I don't think they'd be stupid enough to take the plane up if they thought there were problems with it."
Both the Airbus A380 super-jumbo and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were several years late into service and both suffered mechanical issues that forced repeated inspections, repairs and regulatory investigations. The double-deck A380 suffered cracks in the wing structure and serious engine issues.
But the A380 remained popular with passengers and airlines reported stronger demand and higher prices for seats. Travelers typically take airline and aircraft problems in stride, and enthusiasts rarely shy away from a new aircraft.
The traveling public typically maintains confidence in air travel, which has a very strong safety record, even after major accidents. Historically, crashes haven't diminished bookings at established airlines. The exceptions come at airlines with spotty records. The 1996 ValuJet crash in Florida, for example, caused a drop in business for that airline, which ultimately merged with AirTran and adopted the AirTran name. (AirTran is now a unit of Southwest Airlines.)
CORRECTION: Joe Nevin has a ticket for an April 9 Dreamliner flight from Denver to Tokyo on United. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said the ticket was for Dec. 9.


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So finally the doors opened and we made a mad dash for the floor! I couldnt believe it, my first show and I was three rows behind the rail! When Phish took the stage and laid into the first notes of CTD I knew this was exactly where I wanted to be at that moment in my life. The coliseum holds like 23k people and I turned around to survey my surroundings and i swear there was 20k lighters going off and they show was on!! All of a sudden Ray and I were offered all kinds of joints and bowls from our neighbors. It was like heaven on earth us two high school kids. For such a n00b I was I actually knew every song they played that night exept for maybe Foam and Mountains in the Mist. They highlights for me that night was the epic glow stick war during Divided Sky and strangely enough Boogie On, an a capella Carolina, and of course the YEM encore followed by Proud Mary.
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"Hello Cruel World" - Sole & Skyrider Band
sooo.... who got it? whats your favorite song? what do you think? i feel like its my best album, and i havent felt that way for a decade or so... but im curious what yall think.....
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Fucking INCREDIBLE album. Every listen makes me like it more.
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:58 pm
A champion of Kurtis SP
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im a new noob Sole fan for the most part
i like stuff you have done in the past and have always respected your music
recently ive found myself enjoying it alot more than ever, especially these skyrider albums
listening to the new album as i type and its greatness
much respect
Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:18 pm
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My favorite thing about most Sole albums, is that I tend to like them more and more after each listen. I've streamed it a couple times now and it seems to fit the mold of my other favorite Sole albums. Not sure it's up there with bottle of humans or Selling Live Water, but it has a chance.
My favorite song is probably "We Will Not be Moved". Who's the dude that spits second after Sole?
Is the album available for digital download? I'm going on a road trip tomorrow and I'd like to cop it before I leave...
Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:33 pm
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I'm really excited to hear this. I loved the s/t Skyrider album and had mixed feelings about Plastique on the musical tip, but I'm still excited to hear where this one is at. Once I hear it I'll lay it down.
Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:07 pm
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This has so far exceeded the expectations I had, which I felt were already pretty high. I've had a chance to give it a full listen through and while I can't put my finger on a favorite track at the moment, the album flows incredibly well creating a really solid listening experience.
The last two songs 'Formal Designation' and 'Immortality' cap off a terrific effort all around, just a great conclusion to a beast of an album.
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waiting for my CD copy to give it a full listen start to finish, but I'm loving it so far. "Possimism" is a banger. Good live show song too..cough..Ohio. Ill write again once I get the CD.
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im happy to hear yall like it. fuck we worked so hard on this record... its maybe the first record that i set out to do something and pulled it off... i feel like this whole mainstream aesthetic is so wide open for so much experimentation im really psyched on it... here are our current dates... looks like we will hit columbus.
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Is there a date for the Columbus show? Looks like the list is just West coast.
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I give it a 6.1. The joint with lil B is cool, but i find your obvious whiteness and tendency to share your thoughts about things a little bit offensive.
Nah. I like it quite a bit. My favorites are "we will not be moved". That violin part is greatness. and "home aint shit" cause of the vocals and the meltdown beat with g-funk synths. Overall the mix is much better than the other SSRB albums. Theres some spots where the bass drum kinda gets lost. "Bad Captain gnarly" in particular. Not sure if thats a stylistic choice or just me listening through less than ideal speakers but thats really my only complaint. I cant say it beats out Selling Live Water or even Live from Rome (which I think has some of your best lyrics and really displays your sense of humour) but for switching up your style so much, I think you guys definately succeeded
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I just typed this in the best albums of 2011 so far thread:
"This is everything we think we hate about rap in 2011 done by a white intellectual who not only manages the uncomfortable feat of making us like it by bringing it to our ivory tower (appropriation? I'm not ready to levy the charge, or really interested in it; I think the ownership of this style is genuine.), but it should serve to show us why we're being uptight, intolerant, poorly-aging assholes to despise it so much in the rest of rap.
This record isn't just good, it's important."
I also wrote a bunch on the FB thread. I'm still kind of digesting it. I love Bad Captain gnarly.
Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:18 pm
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DIY or DIE, babehhh.
One of the best Sole songs eva. I play this shit whenever editing my Steve Buscemi-people-to-snipe-before-I-die list of every promoter, show organizer, or band that ever fucked me or PFA out on tour.
Guns up, Big Sole. It's all Water World now...
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Any East Coast dates in the works? Last time Sole & Skyrider came through New England, the Boston show was a work night for me. I'd love to catch this set, though.
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This is aggressive goodness! Im buying.
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yes. these are our west coast dates:
Wed | 08-10-2011 sole and the skyrider band Scottsdale AZ Chasers Bar and Night Club w/Buck65
Thu | 08-11-2011 sole and the skyrider band Flagstaff AZ Green Room
Fri | 08-12-2011 sole and the skyrider band West Hollywood CA The Roxy Theatre w/ Busdriver, 2mex, & K the I
Sat | 08-13-2011 sole and the skyrider band San Diego CA Soda Bar
Sun | 08-14-2011 sole and the skyrider band San Francisco CA Bottom Of The Hill w/ Dosh
Mon | 08-15-2011 sole and the skyrider band Reno NV Tonic Lounge
Tue | 08-16-2011 sole and the skyrider band Sacramento CA Sol Collective
Wed | 08-17-2011 sole and the skyrider band Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
Thu | 08-18-2011 sole and the skyrider band Seattle WA Nectar Lounge
Sat | 08-20-2011 sole and the skyrider band Boise ID Knitting Factory
Tue | 08-23-2011 sole and the skyrider band Missoula MT The Badlander
Wed | 08-24-2011 sole and the skyrider band Bozeman MT Zebra Cocktail Lounge
Thu | 08-25-2011 sole and the skyrider band Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court
Sat | 08-27-2011 sole and the skyrider band Colorado Springs CO Black Sheep
our east coast dates will be announced in a few weeks.
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North Canton City Council may put a 1.5-mill park levy on the May primary ballot ("Parks levy eyed for North Canton," Dec. 10). Unlike council members, my husband and I don't have the power to give ourselves a raise through emergency legislation. We are retired on a fixed income that is buying less and less.
North Canton City Schools and Walsh University could have civics classes for credit, and scouts could do some maintenance work in the parks for badges. Have raffles, garden club plant and bulb sales and fundraisers at the parks to pay for expensive projects such as renovating restrooms.
A large amount of money was just given to our parks by a man who passed way. How was that spent?
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Jordan Jackson, of Barnwell, was excited to meet Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning. Jordan's request was made possible through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (WRDW-TV / Nov. 9, 2011)
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BARNWELL, S.C. -- When Jordan Jackson got to make a wish, he knew immediately what it would be -- he wanted to go to Indianapolis and meet Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning.
The 11-year-old loves football, but a trip to the doctor's office last year was a game-changer for the sixth grader.
"Jordan was diagnosed last June with a rare type of cancer called synovial sarcoma, which is a cancer of the soft tissue. He had it in his right arm," explained Jordan's mother LaShanda Jackson.
Jordan's cancer meant he couldn't be the quarterback for his little league football team this year.
"He's very active and he's had to convert to his left hand. He can still throw a football but he can't play organized sports right now because of his hand ... but he's still a good sport about everything," LaShanda said.
This past weekend Jordan was able to have a dream come true, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
LaShanda said the weekend was amazing for her son.
"When Peyton Manning walked out, seeing the smile on Jordan's face ... it was just unbelievable. I mean, he talks about Peyton Manning, he knows everything about him, and just seeing how his face lit up when he walked through the door ... it was just something priceless, something you'll never forget," LaShanda said.
"This is the jersey that I wore to the practice facility and I got him to autograph the back of it," showed off Jordan.
Jordan's first question for the injured quarterback was when he will be back on the field.
"I asked him, like will he be playing next year for the season. He said he's gonna try. He said me and him would get better together," explained Jordan.
"I'll get better and you'll get better. We'll get better together, how about that? That sound like a deal? Give me a hug man. Thank y'all for coming," Manning told Jordan.
"It meant a lot. Cause it's like he really cared about him as a person," LaShanda said.
Jordan and two other boys also got to meet the entire Colts team.
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"This is the NFL football that I got from the team," showed off Jordan.
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After trotting out to a reasonable 3-0 lead, the Sting exploded with six runs in the fourth and another three in the fifth to take a 12-0 lead after their half of the fifth.
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YME 12, Montevideo 8
Yellow Medicine East powered out a conference victory Thursday evening winning a 12-8 slugfest over up-river rival Montevideo in Montevideo.
After trotting out to a reasonable 3-0 lead, the Sting exploded with six runs in the fourth and another three in the fifth to take a 12-0 lead after their half of the fifth.
The ThunderHawks finally got to Sting starting pitcher Allie Trudel in their half of the fifth with a menacing six runs, then tacked on another two runs in the sixth to threaten what had been an imposing YME lead. Montevideo's Dani Emkes highlighted the fifth inning break-out with a inside-the-park home run.
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Six players recorded hits for YME. Nena McCalla hit 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple and three RBIs. Jennessa Hoffman hit 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs. Meanwhile, Trudel went 3-for-5 and added another two RBIs to the YME total.
From the circle, Trudel struck out seven batters, walked three and gave up 13 hits.
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Yellow Medicine East: Nena McCalla 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3b, 3 rbi, Jennessa Hoffman 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 rbi, Courtney Hinz 1-for-4, 2 runs, rbi, Allie Trudel 3-for-5, 2 rbi, Angie Scheffler 1-for-5, rbi, Kendra Sander 1-for-4
Montevideo: Jessica Janisch 3-for-5, 3b, 2 runs, Dani Emkes 3-for-5, 2 runs, 4 rbi, hr, Ashley Hoehne, 1-for-3, Chelsea Larson 1-for-4, 2b, rbi, Kelsey Quigley 1-for-4, Kelsey Olson 2-for-4, rbi, Paige Jorgenson 1-for-3, rbi
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March 4, 2008 -- After menopause, a woman's heart risk rises. And an artery in her arm may reveal the extent of that risk.
So say Italian researchers who studied 2,264 postmenopausal women for nearly four years, on average.
The key idea behind the study is all about blood vessels' flexibility -- specifically, their ability to widen to accommodate blood flow. Atherosclerosis, the hardening of the arteries, hinders that process. Basically, the more flexible the blood vessels are, the better.
When the study started, the women were nearly 55 years old, on average, and had no history of heart disease. They got a heart checkup and an extra test: flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, a major artery in the arm.
Flow-mediated dilation shows how widely the brachial artery opens to let blood flow through after the arm is squeezed by a blood pressure cuff. The researchers used an ultrasound machine to measure flow-mediated dilation in the women's brachial artery.
During the follow-up period, three women died of heart-related causes, nine had heart attacks, 10 were hospitalized to get narrowed coronary arteries reopened with catheters or stents, 21 had clot-related strokes (ischemic strokes), and 47 had transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), which are sometimes called mini-strokes.
Those women had worse flow-mediated dilation in their brachial artery at the study's start.
Heart threats -- smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high levels of total cholesterol -- were important predictors of heart risk. Flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery predicted heart risk, above and beyond those factors.
But the researchers -- who included Rosario Rossi, MD, of the Institute of Cardiology at Italy's University of Modena -- aren't ready to recommend the brachial artery test for all postmenopausal women.
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West's last solo trek was 2008's Glow in the Dark Tour, which stopped twice in San Jose. He last hit the road as the co-headliner with Jay-Z on the Watch the Throne Tour, which stretched from 2011 to 2012 and also included a date in San Jose.
Kendrick Lamar, one of the hip-hop's rising stars, is the opening act on the Yeezus Tour. Lamar also performs at the Rock the Bells festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, set for Sept. 14-15.
"Yeezus" has been one of the most widely discussed -- and polarizing -- albums of the year. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after being released in June.
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Let them play the game now. If they went this far, how far will they go in the future. Need to make an example out of them if they enter our waters.
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The head of the Iranian Navy announced that a flotilla of Iranian ships "is approaching the United States' maritime borders."
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Actually, it is laughable -- for the consumption of the Iranian populace by/for the revolutionary guard. Not only are the vessels of a different age, but logistically they cannot even refuel without stopping at a port. It will be interesting to see what "approaching" means; the boundary of the Indian Ocean? Threat of zero, news of zero - a big zero and not even a story, except to the 24-hour news cycle trying to fill air space.
Actually, it is laughable -- for the consumption of the Iranian populace by/for the revolutionary guard. Not only are the vessels of a different age, but logistically they cannot even refuel without stopping at a port. It will be interesting to see what "approaching" means; the boundary of the Indian Ocean? Threat of zero, news of zero - a big zero and not even a story, except to the 24-hour news cycle trying to fill air space.
Think about this. Wouldn't you think that our nuclear submarines are under them already? Just ready to pounce. And if they did cause a problem, that they would make it home? There are 14 other avenues of action that I can think of that would well handle their flotilla,escape routes , their personal outcome, and their country.
I would harass the hell out of them. Ping 'em, flyovers, anything to keep them up all the time; make them NEVER want to travel this way again! Of course, our President will probably issue a "stern warning".
I wonder when people will realize that the ONLY thing they respect is POWER! But even that is worthless unless your opponent knows you WILL USE IT!!
What if they never returned home to Iran? someting about a Triangle!!
Iran is a country that we as Americans have known for years can't be trusted and for us to set back doing nothing while they approach our boundaries is probably the most stupid thing we can do or have done since Pearl Harbor.
!. Provide a search on all their ships for weapons with warheads. If they have them onboard any one ship, we need to closely monitor their return to their own countries waters or see all their weapons are disarmed to the point of self destruction if tried to use, without further question.
2. If they don't have weapons with warheads treat them as we treat all visting country vistors. With one eye open at all times.
3. If they object to our search. We have to assume they have warheads onboard and have some reason to enter our waters other than friendship. Therefore we need to take approate action and I don't think I have to explain what that means!!!
They're all religious nut-jobs. Just doing this for domestic issues related to the nuclear talks. I would say just monitor them until they get tired of this foolishness and go home. No international incident unless we have to.
Invite them to a port call and weekend trip to Las Vegas. Most of the sailors will defect. Great PR coup for the US. Then use the rust buckets for target practice.
On the one hand it doesn't worry me at all. But after reading "One Second After" by William Forstchen I would watch them very, very closely. This book is almost required reading, it's fiction but could very, very easily become historical. It will just scare the hell out of you.
My only concern is what will we do when they all defect and we have to return their decrepit boats to them?
These folks probably have and attack sub on their six and would be sunk so quickly that they pose no threat to anything or anyone..
If they get stupid then sink them, and leave the survivors to fend for themselves. If they don't then give them one warning to turn around before entering our territorial waters, and if they don't then sink them. Whatever they do, and we do, video it all, and broadcast it to Iran and on the internet as a lesson to our enemies to beware.
Don't the US maintain a 200 mile limit and not the 12 noted above? If not keep them out past 200.
Don't the US maintain a 200 mile limit and not the 12 noted above? If not keep them out past 200.
What are we waiting for?????
I'm with most of the rest, wait til they make their move. But, I'd like to have my finger on the trigger
Don't forget to SHOOT FIRST!
Don't let them near our ships NOR our shores!
Sink one of their vessels and send a "message" that we are not weak, and will not tolerate them sending 1, let alone many ships to TEST us.
Go Navy!
I guess if they keep coming we will find out where that "line in the sand they don't dare cross" is located. Hope it's not in Arizona.
It is for good reason they are approaching the US, they need someone to rescue them when their ships are in Davy Jone's Locker...
Ole Hickry said, we can take'em by surprise if we don't fire our muskets till we look'em in the eyes. We stood quite still till we see the faces well, then we opened up the squirrel guns and really gave'em well. Yeah, get ready, but just hold on till they come a little closer. Then come in behind 'em.
I am more concerned that the Obama administration will take no action at all!!
I'm worried he might apologize for having borders so far offshore. He will then issue an executive order to move the limits close enough that he can walk out and greet them.
WWRD (What Would Reagan Do?)
If we wait for our President to do anything- good luck.
I would meet them with what a real fleet looks like.
there has probably been at least one attack sub following them around ever since they left their port. If they are even thinking about causing problems blow them out of the water. any survivors have a beach barbeque of roasted pig. tell them it is our way of welcoming visitors.
U.S. Territorial waters extend to the end of the Continental Shelf, Not confined to so called International waters from coast to 10 NM out
No problem - send acft carrier to observe at the end of the shelf. About 275NM out depending on the area. It is not a straight line.
Follow the bastards around locked and loaded. See if you can cause them to make a mistake. Freedom of the seas is freedom for everyone. Have the Chinese been so indulgent in the South China Sea or the Philippines?
shock and awe
Speak softly but carry a BIG stick............
Jam their comms mid ocean and sink them... Great target practice for our Seawolf class..LOL
We should be on alert and ready in case they try to do something stupid.
It is not without precedence. I recall somewhere reading of German boats parked off the east coast sinking numerous ships and killing merchant sailors during the early 1900's. Is this much different (why limit or tie it to the nuclear option)?
That would have been World War I or World War II. Prior to WWII we shipped arms to the UK and gave them 50 destroyers not something the Germans regarded as friendly. However the Iranians have attacked US and UK ships including warships in the Persian Gulf with no war declared.
Mr. Shell: I kind of consider 9/11 as a pretty direct statement of war. Don't mean to pick a fight, just sayin'
I don't know the best response to this: keep a very close eye on them; but unless they enter our waters(less than 12-miles off shore) what can we legally do? I know most of us would like to run them off/way,way off but do we have the right to disrupt the freedom of the seas on what they may one day try and pull?? We are lookin' at pretty much a "no win" deal. Can we do them? Of course we can. Should we kill those ships/men? Don't know, that's way above my pay-grade!!
I disagree with the above comment and do know each and every person can think the way they want to. But we as a proud nation need to scramble a carrier group to the area just to let them know we mean to protect this great nation at all costs. We all know they are just trying to see how far we will go. And if they cross the line then we take care of business.
Why don't we have a couple of carriers and all there escorts start getting in the way, either way we are sure to find out there intentions before the cross the barrier
Considering the fact that only two rust buckets manned by academy cadets are headed this way I see no need for concern unless you happened to be one of the unfortunates on board.
Just curious of what does a flotilla consist? And do we have to rely on the Iranians to tell us they are coming, we do have the NSA correct. Maybe it's one of their gambling cruises. Atlantic City watch out. LOL.
I say let them come on in and we meet them at the beach for a pig roast!
if they cross the 12 mark I would hope Obama has the balls to blow them out of the water!
That is the big 64 dollar question.Our STUPID so called leader wouldn't say
crap even if he had a mouth full of it. What is the matter with all of those
idiots in DC????
He (Obama) did take out Bin Laden, and other key Al Quaeda leaders!
He didn't do anything but report it was done.
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Contrary to my habit of posting How-To articles, today I'm not going to tell you how to do anything. Instead, I'm going to ask you to go do something. What I want you to do is check out the series of video tutorials I'm doing around pieces of the Hadoop ecosystem and Big Data analytics.
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A Better Standard for Credit Risk
Financial crises across the world's banking system are nothing new, having occurred regularly — if not always predictably — throughout history. Banks, investors, and regulators have sought ways to report and analyze credit risk and profitability as a means to head off such crises, but just how to measure these objectively and fairly remains controversial.
For most banks, lending is the primary activity and source of value creation. Loan yield provides a good estimate of expected interest income. Banks can estimate just how much value they are creating by subtracting expected credit losses from lending against expected interest income from lending, which gives one measure of profitability.
But established credit metrics and disclosures, based on the currently required incurred loss model, don't predict credit losses very well. The prediction challenge is perhaps best reflected in how banks currently report allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) and the provision for loan and lease losses (PLLL), two of the main credit-related disclosures.
ALLL represents management's best estimate of the total loans and leases (held for investment) that the bank believes it will be unable to collect, based on information and events as of the date of the financial statement. That's an important detail: in estimating for ALLL the regulatory rule is that banks can only use information and events as of the date of the financial statements. Net loans reported on the bank's balance sheet are estimated by deducting the ALLL from gross loans. PLLL is the amount charged against revenue that reflects credit risk from actual write-off of loans (net charge-offs) and the change in the ALLL during the reporting period. PLLL usually does not incorporate the actual credit risk taken on in the period itself.
In the past, regulators offered more flexibility in calculating the PLLL — managers were allowed to include some expected future losses in the provision. But over time, regulators put increasingly strict guidelines in place — the incurred loss model. As with ALLL, a bank can provide (i.e., charge) for losses only if it can document that the loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Regulators believe this is a more objective and reliable approach than allowing managers discretion about the uncertain future. They also argue that in the absence of such rules managers might manage earnings to make performance look more consistent or less volatile, and manage regulatory capital levels as well. "Under the current rules, a certain amount of ALLL can be counted as regulatory capital," Professor Urooj Khan says. "Managers of banks whose pre-managed regulatory capital is low have incentives to use ALLL to report higher regulatory capital." Indeed, research shows that earnings and capital get managed despite the rules.
Currently, accounting regulators are rethinking their approach. But are there currently available measures that can help to assess future credit losses? Khan and Professors Trevor Harris and Doron Nissim developed a timely, unbiased measure of expected credit losses that can be used to better assess the risks and profitability of lending. The researchers' model combines publicly available credit-related measures disclosed by banks between 1996 and 2012, garnered from consolidated financial statements (FY9Cs) that bank holding companies are required to file with the Federal Reserve.
They developed their new metric, Expected-RCL, or expected rate of credit losses, using reported credit losses, nonperforming loans, average loan yield, and duration and composition of the loan portfolio. When they analyzed financial statement data using Expected-RCL, they found its predictive power offered a significant improvement over current metrics.
"We believe our measure is a better — more precise — predictor of expected credit losses than any of the existing credit risk-related metrics publicly disclosed in financial statements," Khan says. "It can be used to better evaluate value creation and lending as well as bank risk and performance to a large extent." While there is no easy way to quantify the improvements that Expected-RCL offers over other measures, Khan notes, it performs substantially better than net charge-offs, realized credit losses, or the fair value of loans in predicting credit losses.
The researchers' work comes at a time when standard setters, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are reconsidering the incurred loss model in recognition of the challenges it presents.
"The research offers these standard setters and regulators material to contemplate as they consider giving managers more discretion in reporting expected credit losses," says Khan. "It also offers academics a more informative measure to use in research, and it offers investors and banks a new measure to assess profitability and risk."
Trevor Harris is the Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Professional Practice and director of the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis at Columbia Business School.
Urooj Khan is assistant professor of accounting at Columbia Business School.
Doron Nissim is the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting & Finance in the Accounting Division at Columbia Business School.
Trevor Harris
Professor Harris' research and practical experience has covered most areas of the use of accounting information for valuation, investment and management decisions, with a particular focus on global aspects. He originally joined the Columbia Business School faculty in 1983, and was the Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business, Director of the Chazen Institute of International Business and Chair of the Accounting Department, prior to joining...
Urooj Khan
Urooj Khan is the Class of 1967 Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is also the Assistant Director of Program of Financial Studies' initiative on the future of banking and insurance and a faculty advisor to the India Business Initiative. Between 2014 and 2015, he was a part-time researcher with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial...
Doron Nissim
Professor Nissim earned his PhD in Accounting at the University of California, Berkeley, and joined Columbia Business School in 1997. In 2014, he was reappointed as the Chair of the Accounting Division, after previously serving as the chair from 2006 to 2009.
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Stranger shoots Bradenton woman
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 2:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 2:18 p.m.
BRADENTON - A woman is recovering from being shot by a stranger who picked her up in Bradenton.
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The 44-year-old woman got in a vehicle with an unknown man in the 2600 block of North Tamiami Trail. She got out of the vehicle at 1:20 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of 9th Street West when the two began arguing, according to the Bradenton Police Department.
Soon after, she felt the pain of a bullet striking her back. A nearby business owner helped the woman, who is in stable condition at Blake Medical Center.
The shooter, described as a black man with long dreadlocks and two gold front teeth, fled the area in a silver or gold vehicle.
Anyone with information on the case can call Detective Jeff Beckley at 932-9300, Ext. 328, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (866) 364-8477 or www.manateecrimestoppers.com.
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AO wrote:Sniper26 wrote:I think hole 20 was much cleaner when the pars were originally set. The holes in the woods are ready for a trim.
Yep. Completely agree! Number 16 is also not in the best shape. IMO the tree in the middle of the fairway needs cleaned up on the right side to give u a shot to the basket. Instead it plays as a 390 ft par 4.
Discwrangler wrote:16 is probably not a par 4. It's a few branches away from being a great par 3.
16, 18, and 20 need a haircut and they will play closer to their pars.
The only other spots I saw some things that need to go were 2, 3, and 14.
Should we consider coordinating a West Lake work night with the parks people? It is our best course... and we haven't had to do much upkeep on it. Seems like we're overdue.
Holes recommended so far: 2, 3, 14, 16, 18, 20


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N. Simrock
Founded in 1793 by Nicolaus Simrock (1751-1832) in Bonn. A Paris branch was opened in 1802 by Nicolaus' brother Heinrich (Henri) (1754-1839). Nicolaus' son Peter Joseph Simrock (1792-1868) opened a branch in Cologne and took over management of the firm after Nicolaus' death. Peter's son Friedrich August "Fritz" (1837-1901) inherited the firm in 1868 and moved the principal office to Berlin in 1870 under the name of Simrocksche Musikhandlung. At the same time, he sold the music shop and outsourced the engraving and printing business to Röder in Leipzig.
After Friedrich August's death in 1901, the company was transformed into a GmbH (limited liability company) and led by his nephew Johann Baptist "Hans" (1861-1910). The same year, he created the Simrock-Volksausgabe, a series of works still under copyright, but in high quality and at reasonable prices. Johann Baptist established a subsidiary in Leipzig in 1904, and set up agencies in London, Paris and New York at about the same time. Simrock absorbed the firm Bartholf Senff in 1907. In 1923, Fritz Auckenthaler, a grandson of Friedrich August, became leader of the firm. The publishing company Eos was absorbed by Simrock in 1925.
In 1929, N. Simrock was sold to the firm Anton J. Benjamin, who continued to use the Simrock name as an imprint. In 1938, the Nazi regime forced the sale of Simrock and other parts of Benjamin to Sikorski from Richard Schauer who then owned the company.
The end of the war brought better times for the company. After a long restitution process, in 1951 the firm's ownership was returned to heirs of the Schauer family (owners of Benjamin), who continued to employ the Simrock imprint as part of their Benjamin-Rahter-Simrock division. It was to a great part due to the Simrock original editions (Simrock-Originalausgaben) that the company regained its former significance and soon again edited contemporary compositions.
Like many other publishers, the period 1990 onwards was a time of consolidation into increasingly large groups. In 2002, N. Simrock was, together with Benjamin, sold to Boosey & Hawkes. Owing to the widespread renown of N. Simrock, the series Simrock Original-Edition was created. It includes a great part of the Benjamin editions, also some that formerly were part of other Benjamin series.
Important Acquisitions
- Bartholf Wilhelm Senff (1907)
- Eos (1925)
First editions
- 1793:
- Dittersdorf
- VI. Airs d'une éxecution facile à l'usage des commençants arrangés à 4 mains pour le clavecin ou le piano forte tiés de l'operette Das rothe Käppchen
- Overture to the opera Hocus Pocus for piano
- Beethoven:
- Klaviervariationen über Dittersdorfs "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from Das rothe Käppchen
- 1794: Many first editions of Beethoven works, e.g. Variations à quatre mains pour le piano forte sur un theme de Monsieur le Comte de Waldstein, WoO 67
- 1796: Haydn: Trios, op. 21
- 1800: Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier
- 1801: Haydn: London symphonies no. 9 and 10
- 1802: Bach: Three violin sonatas
- 1805: Beethoven: Kreutzer-Sonata, op. 47
- 1808: Weber: Der erste Ton, op. 14
- 1810: Beethoven: Sextet, op. 81b; Haydn: Collection of 37 symphonies named "Symphonies à grand orchestre"; Weber: Grand quatuor in B flat major for piano quartet
- 1811: Weber: Six sonatas for violin and piano
- Bach: Magnificat
- 1815: Weber: Grande polonaise, op. 21
- 1817: Beethoven: Violoncello-Sonatas, op. 102
- 1819: Weber: Vocal score of Abu Hassan; Bach: of Mass in A major (vocal score)
- 1820: Beethoven: Variations for flute and piano, op. 107 (German first edition)
- 1821: Händel: vocal score of 100th psalm
- 1823: Weber: Grand potpourri, op. 20, Händel: vocal score of Messiah
- 1825: Händel: vocal score of Alexander's Feast
- 1826: Händel: vocal score of Israel in Egypt
- 1827: Bach: vocal score of Mass in G major
- 1830: Bach: Six cantatas; Händel: vocal score of Salomon
- 1833: Bach: Mass in B minor (together with Nägeli of Zurich)
- 1834: Bach: High mass
- 1841: Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op.53
- 1851: Schumann: Symphony no. 3, Op. 97
- 1795-1814: during the french occupation of Bonn, the price was printed in Francs
Imprints, Addresses, Agencies
- 1870: Berlin: Simrocksche Musikhandlung, printing from now on through Röders, Leipzig
- by 1929: N. Simrock G.m.b.H., Berlin, Leipzig
Plate Numbers
- Dates in italics are estimated.
Note: When the Bartholff Senff catalog was absorbed in 1907, Simrock incorporated the Senff plate numbers by adding a numeral in front of the older number, where possible. A Simrock plate number higher than 20000 will probably be a re-issue of a Senff plate, for example, Simrock 21234 is likely to be a re-issue of Senff 1234.
Recent publications by Simrock often - perhaps always - have edition numbers without plates (e.g. "Elite Edition 1247 Simrock" may be found on a 1970s score, but not an expected 5-digit plate.)
- Catalog of August 1851
- Catalog for the year ending 1880
- First Catalog Supplement - ending June, 1885
- Second Catalog Supplement - ending 1890
Sources Consulted
- Sadie, Stanley. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- New York and London: Macmillan Publications, 1980.
- Wier, Albert E. The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians in One Volume
- New York: The Macmillan Co., 1938.
- Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 2., neu bearb. Ausg. ed. Ludwig Finscher. Kassel: Bärenreiter, Stuttgart: Metzler 2006. Personenteil Bd. 15, S.835-838
Authority control
- VIAF (N. Simrock (Firm))


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Public comment is under way on the draft environmental impact report for a proposed two-megawatt wood-to-energy biomass facility.
According to the Placer County Planning Department, the facility would utilize gasification technology to convert woody biomass gathered from area forests into energy. It would be located at the Eastern Regional Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station at Cabin Creek, off Highway 89 between Lake Tahoe and Truckee.
The transfer station site is approximately 292 acres — the proposed facility would be on a 3.7-acre site in the southernmost area of the property, according to the county. It would include construction of an approximately 11,000 square-foot, two-story structure that would house power-generating and emissions-control equipment, two 400-square-foot pads to potentially accommodate transformer and phase-shifting equipment, and about a one-acre material storage area.
The storage area would include a 7,000 square-foot open-air pole barn structure to allow materials to dry before use in the energy generation process, according to the county.
"The county's pursuit of an innovative biomass facility has been an open and thorough process," said Placer County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Jennifer Montgomery, whose fifth district includes the proposed area, in a statement. "We are at an important juncture now, considering the viability of this facility at our Cabin Creek location. A biomass facility here in the Sierra Nevada will offer an environmentally friendly way to deal with a huge amount of woody material choking our forests."
Other on-site improvements include eight parking spaces; a paved vehicle circulation area; new driveways on Cabin Creek Road and the access road to Tahoe Area Regional Transit and County Department of Public Works facilities there; a paved haul road south of the material storage area and various stormwater treatment facilities.
A public hearing on the project's draft environmental impact report will be Thursday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m. at the Granlibakken Resort in Tahoe City.
"The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments on the Draft EIR for the project. Comments related to the merits of the project will be considered at a later hearing," the press release reads.
Comments on the EIR should be submitted in writing at the earliest possible date, but no later than 5 p.m. Sept. 10, to Maywan Krach, Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, Environmental Coordination Services, 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 190, Auburn, CA 95603; by fax to 530-745-3080; or by email at email@example.com.
A copy of the draft EIR is available for review during normal business hours at the following locations:
• Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn.
• Placer County offices, 775 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City.
• Tahoe City Library, 740 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City.
• Truckee Library, 10031 Levon Ave., Truckee.
Electronic copies can be downloaded here:
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Yarn Profile:
Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds
First Impressions
Today, with the end of government wool subsidies, the rise of global competition, and a demand for finer fibers, Britain's wool industry has become a shadow of its former self.
In turning to the superfine Merino fibers that Australia produces so readily, the global textile market has left behind dozens upon dozens of other breeds that produce visually intriguing and physically durable fabrics.
I am so happy to report that Rowan has partnered with British farmers and Yorkshire mills to produce a truly British yarn that's fittingly called the British Sheep Breeds collection. It currently consists of five completely undyed "colors" that come from the Bluefaced Leicester, Jacob, Black Welsh, and Suffolk breeds.
The white Bluefaced Leicester is the finest and most lustrous of the collection. If you are supremely sensitive to anything but the finest grade Merino, this is the yarn you'll want to try. The Jacob contains a blend of both the white and brown fibers that grow on this spotted sheep. The Welsh is available in two hues: a rich chocolate brown called "Black Welsh" and a lighter, more heathered hue called "Dark Grey Welsh."
Both the Jacob and Welsh yarns have small amounts of kemp interspersed among the wool fibers. Kemp is a short and wiry fiber that sheep tend to grow in damp conditions (such as England's hills and lowlands) because it directs moisture away from the animal's skin. In these yarns, the kemp should have very little effect on any rugged outerwear garments you might make.
Finally, we have the Suffolk yarn (called "Steel Grey" because it's a mix of light and dark fibers), which I review here. It's a wonderfully dense and springy yarn with low luster and fantastic insulating qualities.
Knitting Up
I did have to modify the way I maintain tension (I hold the yarn in my left hand) to allow the fibers more room to move. Otherwise, the yarn in my left hand would occasionally get kinked up and need to be dangled to release the excess twist.
Swatching with this yarn was such a pleasure that I promptly ordered myself an Ivelet Jacket kit. I can't imagine a more perfect way to combat high heating fuel costs this winter than by wrapping myself in the same fibers that keep sheep warm all winter long.
Blocking / Washing
The wash water had the faint beige tint of residual oils from the spinning process. After I rinsed and blotted my swatches dry, I marveled at how plump and cohesive the knitted fabric had become. There was absolutely no change in gauge.
Suffolk is a relatively strong fiber with the exceptional spring of all Down-type wools. The fiber length is on the short side, averaging 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches, which means you'll have more ends sticking out of each inch of yarn. When subject to abrasion, those ends will gradually find one another, enmesh, and work their way out of the fabric in pills. They are easily removed, and the overall fabric is so dense that you can go for a long, long time before any visible thinning will occur.
If you're on a budget or simply want to try some of the breeds before you commit to a larger project, you can get a nice warm hat or pair of fingerless mitts out of one skein if you plan properly.
With each skein purchased, we're not just getting a good yarn but we're also helping support sheep farmers in the British hills and millworkers in Yorkshire. Their trades are built upon knowledge and skills that we can't afford to lose.
Yarn name
Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds
Fiber content
100% British wool
13 sts and 18 rows per 4 inch (10cm) square on US 10 1/2 to 11 (7mm) needles
Average retail price
Where to buy online
Weight/yardage per skein
100g / 120 yards (110m)
Country of origin
Great Britain
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Warm hand wash. Do not bleach. Dry flat, do not tumble dry. Cool iron. Do not dry clean.
Review date
Color used in review
Steel Grey Suffolk
Wholesale distributor
Westminster Fibers


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|Master's degree
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Alcorn is a true academic resort, lying beneath the shade of the great oak trees, to quote our Alma Mater. Alcorn's campus is flourished with vast amounts of these huge…
Alcorn State University is a small school in a very rural and secluded area. While I found the academics to be up to par, I thought that the organization of…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers recalled guard/forward Carrick Felix and center Henry Sims today from the Canton Charge.
Felix appeared in two games for the Charge this past weekend, averaging 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game. Sims also appeared in two Canton games over the weekend with averages of 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 21.5 minutes.
The Charge are 5-1 and return to action at 7 p.m., Wednesday, against Tulsa at Canton Memorial Civic Center.
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The Abigail Adams Bedspread: A New England Favorite
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Note: Cross-posted from my professional blog at The Marshall Independent.
This morning I saw something on Facebook that almost made me lose my breakfast.
It was under a label "Take Back Socialism" and posted by someone I've known for 30 years – who I know for a fact has never visited any of the countries he has held up as exemplars of socialism. Not a one. Nor has he ever visited any of the former Eastern Bloc countries – though I personally urged him to visit Poland as my guest.
Quoted in full.
"I love socialism.
I love socialism because I love having a post office that will deliver my mail.
I love socialism because I love having roads to drive on, bridges to drive over and sidewalks to walk on.
I love socialism because I love having national parks to visit.
I love socialism because I love having libraries where I can borrow books to learn about new topics.
I love socialism because I love having a fire department to call if my house is on fire (or to make sure my neighbor's burning house is saved before it catches mine on fire).
I love socialism because I love having a police department that keeps the streets safe.
I love socialism because I love having a military that keeps the country safe.
I love socialism because I love having water that I can drink straight out of the faucet without worrying about ingesting poisons or parasites.
I love socialism because I love knowing that the food I eat is safe to eat.
I love socialism because I love knowing that the medicine I take has been tested and proven to be safe.
I love socialism because I love knowing that when I get old and retire, I will have Social Security to buy food and housing with and Medicare to pay for my medical expenses.
I love socialism because I love the environment and am glad there are regulations to protect it.
I love socialism because I love knowing that if I get hurt or sick or layed-off, I'll be able to get assistance in buying food, paying medical bills and paying rent… and that's why I'm happy to pay taxes towards those things.
I love socialism because I love knowing that there is a minimum wage, a weekend, sick days, holidays, a 40 hour work week and an 8 hour work day, overtime pay and all the other benefits that labor activists have fought and died for.
I love socialism because I love that there are public schools and universities where those who came before me, myself and future generations all will or have learned and I would be more than happy to pay a little extra in taxes if it meant funding them properly.
I love socialism because I love our space program and the thousands of advancements it has brought to everyday life from GPS to freeze-dried ice cream and everything in between.
But most of all:
I love socialism because I love my country and all the people in it and think that everyone deserves a FAIR shot at life, whether we agree on politics or not. The American people deserve better than dog-eat-dog capitalism.
-Seth Bailey
I replied:
"I lived from 1991 to 2004 in the former Eastern Bloc – none of this describes the socialism I experienced first hand. The post office was inefficient, and mail theft was rampant. Every bureaucrat down to the little old ladies that sold tickets at the railroad stations were petty-minded tyrants whose idea of relaxation was to ruin your day. Medical care was a nightmare.
As for "fair" the Party aristocracy enjoyed access to special shops full of western good ordinary folks could only see in movies. For only one example, a Party member could get a telephone installed reasonably quickly – the average wait for anyone else was 14 years!
I saw it get dramatically better, almost day by day, when this evil system was replaced by a freer market-oriented system.
Medical care in the newly privatized sector became so cheap, my first child was born in St. Sophia hospital, the one in Warsaw patronized by movie stars. The whole 9-month process cost about $1,000 equivalent – and our pediatrician made house calls!
Now tell me about your experience living under socialism." (Said I dripping sarcasm.)
I could have multiplied examples point-by-point, but you get the point.
Some time back a writer coined the term "xenophilia" for this kind of phenomenon. The conviction among some Americans that it must be better somewhere else, in spite of all evidence that people everywhere else still want to come here, in spite of all our problems.
Twenty-four years after the most disastrous political experiment in the history of the world collapsed, there are still people who want to give it another try.
Sometimes I despair of the human race.


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About the Book
Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister's career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth…
Silva's work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.
Seven days
One girl
No second chances
Madeline Hart is a rising star in Britain's governing party: beautiful, intelligent, driven by an impoverished childhood to succeed. But she is also a woman with a dark secret: she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. Somehow, her kidnappers have learned of the affair, and they intend to make the British leader pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of a scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately rather than involve the British police. It is a risky gambit, not only for the prime minister but also for the operative who will conduct the search.
You have seven days, or the girl dies.
Enter Gabriel Allon—master assassin, art restorer and spy—who is no stranger to dangerous assignments or political intrigue. With the clock ticking, Gabriel embarks on a desperate attempt to bring Madeline home safely. His mission takes him from the criminal underworld of Marseilles to an isolated valley in the mountains of Provence to the stately if faded corridors of power in London—and, finally, to a pulse-pounding climax in Moscow, a city of violence and spies where there is a long list of men who wish Gabriel dead.
From the novel's opening pages until the shocking ending when the true motives behind Madeline's disappearance are revealed, The English Girl will hold readers spellbound. It is a timely reminder that, in today's world, money often matters more than ideology. And it proves once again why Daniel Silva has been called his generation's finest writer of suspense and foreign intrigue.
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Critical Praise
"This is thriller writing at the highest level, offering up a tight plot, believable characters, and an ending that even the most jaded of readers probably won't see coming." — Denver Post
"As usual, Silva takes the reader hostage from page one with his canny mix of spy craft and suspense….Silva's ongoing ability to combine le Carré-like texture with high energy plotting has produced a string of commercial and critical successes. Chalk up another one." — Booklist
"Fast-paced intrigue and provocative characters make this a fine addition to an outstanding series." — People Magazine, 4 stars
"Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read." — HuffingtonPost.com
"Although Gabriel's adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, 'Israel's avenging angel' has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy." — Columbus Dispatch
"Someone once said that their favorite books are ones that entertain and inform at the same time. The English Girl is one of those novels….A top-notch, old-fashioned East-meets-West, cloak-and-dagger thriller." — Bookreporter.com
"[Silva's] 13 Gabriel Allon novels have both entertained and informed tens of millions of readers about the realities of world in which we live more than any other writer over the past decade…. You will read the book in at most a couple of sittings." — The National Examiner
"[A] roller coaster ride….Silva is an excellent storyteller." — Judith Reveal, New York Journal of Books
"Top-notch action." — Kirkus Reviews
"One of the more unusual literary spies is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli intelligence officer who wants to retire so he can continue as an artist restoring damaged master artworks. But life interferes, and thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn't have such great novels from Daniel Silva." — Lincoln Journal Star
"Spectacular....This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike." — D.C. Spotlight
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper
- On Sale: 07/16/2013
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.49 in (d)
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Customer Success Stories
Your Preferred Energy Partner
At Duke Energy, were committed to offering forward-thinking power products and services to organizations throughout the U.S. We invite you to read through the case studies on the right for detailed stories of our successful partnerships.
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Ensure quality, reliable service and greater operational efficiency
Each day, millions of people rely on Duke Energy for affordable, reliable and clean energy. But were more than a power provider. Were your preferred energy partner. Thousands of organizations large and small turn to Duke Energy for their power quality and operational efficiency needs.
An ensemble of power quality services
Duke Energy goes beyond the energy meter to find power quality solutions for organizations. Our energy experts have the equipment and expertise to analyze power quality issues inside and outside your facilities, and can help prevent future problems.
Comprehensive approaches to energy planning
We assist organizations in streamlining operational efficiency and reducing costs. No matter the size of your enterprise or the industry it serves, we will help you realize the cost, efficiency and operational benefits of an integrated energy master plan.
Dependable partner
Our goal is to be your trusted energy advisor. We will do what it takes to get the job done right, on schedule and on budget.
Please browse through the case studies on the right for in-depth examples of our work with organizations like yours. If you would like more information on how we can help your company improve its energy operations, please dont hesitate to contact your account manager or Customer Account Services at firstname.lastname@example.com.