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Three people have been arrested in connection with the burglary of a home in Chauvin and a storage unit in Houma, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office said.
In the first week of June, a family reported they found that their home had been burglarized when they returned from vacation. A large amount of cash, electronics, jewelry and multiple firearms had been taken, deputies said.
In the same week, deputies were also investigating a series of burglaries at Eastside Storage, 1796 Grand Caillou Road, Houma.
Cliny Theriot, 26, of 135 Whispering Oaks Trailer Park, was arrested and charged with burglary of a home, 13 counts of simple burglary and a probation violation, deputies said.
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Theriot's arrest led to two additional suspects, Kameron Boudreaux, 17, of 4673 Bayouside Drive, Houma, and Ricky Robichaux, 18, of North Carolina, detectives said.
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Boudreaux, a relative of the home burglary victims, is accused of setting the family up to be burglarized, knowing they would be out of town. She was charged with one count of principal to burglary of a home and is being held at the parish jail on a $25,000 bond, deputies said.
Detectives have recovered a majority of the items stolen from the home and the storage units except for a handgun, a rifle and cash, deputies said.
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anyone here a high school runner who has completed a marathon or is planning to? what are your times and what are your opinions on people our age doing marathons?
They didn't know my shoulder was broken so I just kept riding
People don't Understand how hard it is to win a bike race...That my problem...I make it look easy
It's Easy to lie with stats, but it's easier to lie without them.
2:04:55 ?!?!
I ran my first marathon at age 18 after my freshman year of college. I had been running for three years and averaged about 80 miles/week for the three months leading up to the marathon. I finished in 3:15 and recovered just fine within a couple of weeks (no residual soreness etc.) I recovered well because I was done growing and I had been doing fairly high mileage.
Many if not most marathons have a minimum age limit of 18, this is in place to protect many younger runners from themselves or from overzealous coaches/parents. Yes, some runners under 18 handle running a marathon, but most are just not physically mature enough to handle it without having a high risk of long term damage.
For anyone who didnt get Crazy1
2:04.55 is the world record
High schoolers shouldn't be running marathons until they are AT LEAST 18. It will mess with your growth and cause injuries. You have your whole life to run marathons, stick with cross country now. You can only run high school XC ONCE!!
maybe.... he's a senior?
yeah, i'm a high school senior who's just about to graduate.
my xc friends and i (four of us total) ran green bay together. it was kind of just an alternative to running track. we never topped 55mpw but instead focused on long runs on saturdays, building up to 19 and 20 milers. we all finished at 3:22 (our goal was sub 3:30).
while its too early to tell, we all appear to be recovering fine.
I ran a half marathon this year, but I'm waiting till after college to try a full marathon. The half was extremely fun!
just did my first last november. (jr. year of college) Didnt really train specifically for it-only had one 17 mile long run-but i was in the best shape of my life and figured why the hell not?
I was moving along at a pretty decent 7:30 clip until the self-implosion began at 20 miles and I trudged home in 3:28, with a blazing 58 minute last 10k.
I had 2 socks soaked in blood (which I saved), lost 2 toenails (which i also saved, thank you), and had the time of my life. The moral of the story: if you're really into running long distances and pushing yourself then by all means go for it. Just be aware of the pain that comes with the ecstasy, and put it off until an opportune time if you have to....which usually means waiting till you graduate from high school, given the training regimens for XC and indoor/outdoor track.
recovery was quick & easy....to me it felt like just another sunday long run afterward. It was like "oh i ran a marathon, thats nice. Time to go on with the rest of my day." Aside from the throbbing of my big toes, which lasted a day or two, i was more or less entirely pain free in the ensuing days.
Bottom line: get your body used to running lots of miles before you try anything.
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and just for the sake of self promotion here's my race report from way back. Believe it or not, it's the abbreviated version: http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum8/HTML/007996.shtml[/URL" target="_blank">
there's also some accompanying video of the entire road trip & weekend online, but i charge a fee for that !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|border=0!
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i'm plaining on running the detroit marathon oct. 29th. i will be about 2 mounths away from 18 then. i think any one can do it. i'm not going for a time just to finish.
I'm 16, and I'm going to be a junior in high school this fall. I've just sort of embarked on the journey towards running a marathon. I've read about how it can be horrible for your body, and I actually tend to agree. My plan is to work up to being able to be somewhat competitive in the half marathon distance by the time I graduate from high school, and be able to do a marathon before graduating college.
I don't really have a set plan for doing this, I'm just hoping to slowly build up my mileage over the next few years until I feel I'm ready.
and if you read the newest runnersworld (you guys get that in the states???) theres a section on highschool marathoners
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i'm plaining on running the detroit marathon oct. 29th. i will be about 2 mounths away from 18 then. i think any one can do it. i'm not going for a time just to finish.
Just because you're suicidal doesn't mean that you should try and encourage other people to join you...
I would recommend that anyone who is motivated to run a marathon because of Fitz's comments reads a bit of marathon literature before they start training..
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A common kitchen ingredient, baking soda has uses in almost every room in the house, from tackling dirty dishes in the kitchen to unclogging stubborn drains in the bathroom. If you've limited the use of baking soda in your home to soaking up smells in your refrigerator, it's time to dig deeper. Baking soda can dissolve dirt and cut grease as well as conventional cleaning products (but without the toxic residue). Baking soda's cleaning powers extend to personal hygiene as well—not to mention some unusual household uses, too. Discover the many uses of baking soda with these 17 ideas.
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With the new year comes a new start and new opportunities. This is a particularly good time to make sure your personal finances are in order.
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A tour bus carrying country star Jason Aldean ran over and killed a pedestrian Monday morning in Knox County, Indiana.
Reports said Albert Kennedy of Vincennes, Ind., was crossing the street at 1:28 a.m., when the accident happened. ABC News reportedly confirmed the incident with the Knox County Sheriff's Department, and also cited the police report that claimed "the individual deceased from trauma to the head and chest."
Aldean was apparently on the bus at the time of the accident. No other injuries were reported.
According to E! News, 36-year-old Aldean took to his WhoSay account to express his condolences to the victim's family.
"With a heavy heart, I'm sad to say that a man passed away last night after stepping out in front of my bus in Indiana. In all the years I've been touring and all the miles we've driven, nothing prepares you for something like this to happen. I'm praying for Albert Kennedy's family and friends today and ask that you do the same."
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Bebo, who cheers for the Carolina Panthers, was selected earlier this month
Published: Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 4:01 p.m.
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Former East Henderson High School cheerleader Laura Bebo is headed to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
Bebo, a 2007 East Henderson graduate, heard the news during a game earlier this year. She's a captain for the TopCats, the cheerleading squad of the Carolina Panthers.
The 2014 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 26, and will be televised live at 7 p.m. on NBC from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team returns to the Coastal Bend after playing eight of its last 10 on the road when it plays host to Oral Roberts on Thursday, Jan. 17. The Islanders are coming off a 62-56 win over Lamar that snapped a 12-game winless streak.
• The Islanders have one of the youngest teams in Division I, with an average age of 20 years, four months and 15 days heading into today's matchup.
• Johnathan Jordan matched the school record with 11 assists against Lamar, combining it with 15 points for his second career double-double.
• The Islanders have shot 70 percent or better from the line in five of their last six games, and have a .708 free-throw percentage this year – second best in the Southland and an improvement of .108 from a season ago.
• Will Nelson had 24 points and nine rebounds at McNeese State, his third game with 20 points or more this season.
• A&M - Corpus Christi had 10 turnovers at Lamar, the fifth time this season with 10 or fewer turns.
• The Islanders have had just one double-digit rebound performance this year (Will Nelson vs. SFA). Their leading rebounder has had nine boards seven times.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is ineligible for the postseason because of poor results in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate. No Islander who has played under Wilson had anything to do with the subpar score.
The Islanders and Oral Roberts will meet for just the second time in program history and the first time as fellow Southland Conference members. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi won the lone matchup against the Golden Eagles, taking an 86-81 victory in overtime in the Dick's Sporting Goods Preseason NIT on Nov. 14, 2007.
In that game, the Islanders overcame a 16-point deficit to force the extra session before sinking 7-of-10 free throws in the extra session to post the victory. All five starters scored in double figures, with Tim Green leading the way with 20 points and Justin Reynolds posting 15 points and 13 rebounds. Marcus Lewis had 28 points and seven rebounds off the bench for ORU in the loss.
Oral Roberts enters this weekend at 8-8 overall and 3-1 in Southland play. The newest members of the league were selected as the preseason conference favorite, but dropped a contest to their chief rival for the title, Stephen F. Austin, 61-50 on Saturday in Tulsa. The Golden Eagles have had three of their losses come by four points or less, including a one-point defeat at the hands of Oklahoma on Nov. 28.
ORU has four players averaging in double figures, though Steven Roundtree has missed the last five games due to injury. Warren Niles leads the conference with 19.4 points per game (2.6 points ahead of his nearest competitor), while Damen Bell-Holter is one of the top big men in the league with his 14.2 point, 9.8 rebound average. Shawn Glover has added 11.9 points per game to go with his team-leading 23 blocks. No other player averages more than 4.7 points.
The Islanders got off the schneid with a 62-56 win at Lamar on Saturday, snapping a 12-game losing streak that dated back to the season opener. A&M - Corpus Christi jumped out to a 31-20 halftime lead after shooting 13-for-25 in the first half, delivering 11 of their 16 shots inside the arc. Lamar made a pair of strong runs at the Islanders, but A&M - Corpus Christi held them off at the free throw line.
Despite the Islanders' struggles in the win column and with offensive fouls, the team has been surprisingly efficient when it comes to turnovers. A&M - Corpus Christi is averaging 12.0 per game – fewer than their opponents' 13.0 – and ranked 47th in the nation as of Jan. 13. The Islanders posted just seven turnovers at McNeese State and 10 at Lamar, their fourth and fifth games this season with 10 turns or fewer.
Earlier in the year, the Islanders took care of the ball like no other time in program history. After posting six turnovers at Utah State – the second lowest total in school lore – the Islanders matched the school record with only five turns against Houston.
The Oklahoma contest was an obvious exception, though. The Islanders turned the ball over 18 times, and many of the turns were unforced. It marked just the third game this season that the Islanders had more than 15 turnovers (19 against TLU, 16 at Toledo).
Nonetheless, it is a marked improvement from the ball control for the team from last season. A&M - Corpus Christi averaged 15.2 turnovers per game and ranked 291st in the country out of 338 teams. The Islanders had 14 games with 15 turnovers or more last year, and just three with 10 or fewer.
He's only a sophomore, but Houston native Johnathan Jordan has been thrust into the role of leader on the young Islanders squad. Jordan led the Southland in assists per game in 2011-12, and despite his newbie status was also among the leaders in minutes per game.
Jordan was outstanding as a distributor a season ago, but his growth as a scorer is notable. After averaging 6.5 points last year, the point guard has contributed 12.5 points per game, largely on his ability to get to the rim and the free-throw line. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he leads the team with 84 points in the paint and has hit a team-best 66 free throws, including a 12-for-13 performance at the line against McNeese. His 12 free throws are tied for fourth-most in a game in Islanders history.
Perhaps more impressive is Jordan's all-around game. His distribution is what he is most known for, and with 5.0 assists per game this year, he sits second in the Southland. His last time out at Lamar, he posted 11 assists, matching the school record, and had his second career double-double. He has 70 assists this season and 208 for his career, placing him sixth all-time.
Jordan is also strong on the glass, having grabbed five-plus rebounds seven times this year. He shows high on the stamina scale as well, where he is second in the Southland at 35.2 minutes per game. He has been on the court for 37 minutes or more seven times this year.
The diminutive guard is one of the most athletic Islanders, as evidenced by his two slam-dunk contest championships, thanks to his 48-inch running vertical leap. His 138 assists last season set a school record.
The Islanders' struggles at the free-throw line were well documented last year. A&M - Corpus Christi shot just 360-for-600 (.600) at the line a year ago.
But this year, the team has improved significantly, hitting at a .708 clip that has them second in the Southland. The Islanders have four regulars shooting .703 or better, with Zane Knowles (10-for-18, .556) the only player with more than five attempts to sit below that threshhold. Hameed Ali leads the way at .826, while Joy Williamson is second at .758. At McNeese State, the Islanders went 22-for-27, led by a 12-for-13 performance by Johnathan Jordan.
In 2011-12, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi ranked 331st in the nation in free-throw shooting. As of Jan. 13, the Islanders sat 111th in the nation this year. They have shot .700 or better in five of the last six games.
No newcomer on the Islanders roster came in with higher expectations than junior Will Nelson. The skilled wing was expected to play a major role in the team's offensive output, and he has shown on several occasions that he has the ability to fulfill those expectations.
The McNeese State contest was the most recent example, as the Louisiana native thrived in his return to his home state, knocking down four threes en route to 24 points and nine rebounds. It marked Nelson's third game this season with 20 points.
He posted the first double-double for the Islanders this season with 24 points and 14 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin, going 9-for-17 from the field. His career high in points is 28, when he added eight rebounds against Houston. In that game, he went 9-for-28 from the floor, the second-most attempts in a single game in Islanders lore.
The junior college transfer is averaging 14.0 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Islanders, including an average of 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in conference contests. He has struggled a bit with his accuracy, though, shooting .367 overall and .317 from beyond the arc.
Nelson is attending his fifth different school in the last five years. He took last season off of basketball to focus on academics at Dodge City Community College. Prior to that, he played a year each at Hutchinson CC and Baton Rouge CC after graduating from Port Allen (La.) High School.
In a freshman class that is punctuated by a trio of skilled guards – Brandon Pye, Jelani Currie and Cole Martinez – the first-year player who has shined brightest has been a post from Leighton Buzzard, England, Dale Francis. The Canarias Basketball Academy product has been one of the most consistent performers for the Islanders as of late.
In the last five games, Francis has averaged 25.8 minutes, including a career-high 30 at McNeese State. A strong defender, Francis emerged on the offensive end in Lake Charles, posting six points on 3-of-4 shooting and snaring five rebounds, three offensive.
One of the major characteristics of the recent Islanders struggles has been the number of offensive fouls they have commmitted. In the last 10 games, A&M - Corpus Christi has 29 offensive fouls, accounting for over 20 percent of their turnovers. The Islanders had five offensive fouls at South Alabama, in a game they lost by just seven points, and four at Iowa. They committed three against UTSA in addition to two each against SFA, at Texas A&M and at Toledo. After going without an offensive foul at Oklahoma, the Islanders were whistled for a whopping seven offensive fouls at SHSU and two of their seven turnovers at McNeese State were on offensive violations.


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A timer designed with this philosophy: get things done in time.
Very light user interface that won't disturb you and will let you focus.
Alerts you that time is up with visual animations, sounds, speak to you or Growl messages.
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Arguably a very simple app, but an amazing one. No more losing track of time or getting distracted from work when you know you have a timer going.
Also, the developer is a really nice guy. He answers to emails very quickly and each message is personal, not something that's prewritten, which I appreciate, and it means I'll be keeping my eye on MacMation in the future.
Great app, great developer. Lots of preferences and configuration options. Highly recommended.
Of all the stopwatches and timers I've tried, this is the smoothest for my purposes: keeping track of time while I'm working. I like the incremental bars and the various options. Very nice little program!
I needed something quick & easy to be able to set when I got food on the grill and I sit down and start coding and forget all about them $15 apiece steaks(now jerky) & this is a perfect fit! I'm sure I will use it for more than that though. This is the type of app that makes macs so great.. small, light, effective & elegant:)
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There are over 150,000 objects in the CIS Collections. During the next few years, CIS will be featuring more of them in its exhibits. Since they range from natural birds' nests and eggs collected in southeast Michigan, to opulently jeweled turquoise and coral bird figures from India; and from feudal Japanese armor to drawers full of beetles, there will be no end of the stories they can help to tell.
Cranbrook Institute of Science publishes and disseminates work of scholarly and general interest, focusing on issues relevant to the upper Midwest.
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Birds of Southeast Michigan: Dearborn
Julie A. Craves
Beginning chronologically where Alice Kelley's noted 1978 work ends, Birds of Southeast Michigan: Dearborn offers an up-to-date look at bird populations for the southeast corner of the state. A compliation of data gathered in the area of the Rouge River Bird Observatory on the University of Michigan - Dearborn campus, this annotated checklist provides records for more than 240 species of resident and migratory birds plus pertinent historical data. Line drawings, charts, graphs and aerial maps included.
142 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-041-9, paper: $12.95 (1996)
Birds of Southeastern Michigan and Southwestern Ontario
Alice H. Kelley
This definitive work summarizes migration, nesting, and breeding information for over 300 species, based on data collected by the Detroit Audubon Society over the previous 30 years. Highly respected in ornithological circles, the author was a past chairperson of the society's Bird Survey Committee. "A first-rate, comprehensive regional documentation of birds..." Brent Beam, The Canadian Field Naturalist. "It begins where the field guides leave off." The Michigan Audubon.
99 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-034-6, paper: $5.95 (1978)
Honoring Our Detroit River: Caring for Our Home
John H. Hartig, Editor
With its long reputation as a polluted and degraded river in the industrial heartland, the Detroit River has been identified by the International Joint Commission as a Great Lakes Area of Concern with impaired beneficial uses. Yet the river has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation, and in July 1998 it was designated by Presidential Executive Order as one of 14 American Heritage Rivers in the United States. The Detroit River -- running 32 miles and linking Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie -- serves as an invaluable and multifaceted community resource for economic development, environmental stewardship, and historical preservation. Honoring Our Detroit River looks at key aspects of the river's history and impact on the surrounding ecosystem since its formation some 14,000 years ago. Unique environmental stories highlight the Detroit River's significant progress and help readers to learn more about this valuable resource and to care for it as their home.
288 pages | ISBN: 0-8143-3140-8, paper: $29.95 (2003)
The Iroquois
Frank Speck
Originally prepared as background material for interpreting exhibits at Cranbrook Institute of Science and illustrated with objects from the Institute's collections, this book is a non-technical discussion of the social and economic organization, mode of life, arts and crafts, and cermonial properties of the Iroquois Indian nation.
95 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-007-9, paper: $5.95 (1955)
Kirtland's Warbler: The Natural History of an Endangered Species
Lawrence H. Walkinshaw
The result of 50 years of field work by its author, this book contains information about the biology and behavior of Kirtland's Warbler on its breeding grounds in Michigan. It also includes painstakingly compiled life histories of individual birds and a detailed examination of the effects of cowbird parasitism on Kirtland's Warbler populations. "Mayfield's classic might well have been the last word on Kirtland's Warbler, but it wasn't...Now Larry (Walkinshaw) achieves the penultimate goal with a meticulous summary of all the data on the species..." George J. Wallace, Michigan Audubon News.
207 pages, 55 tables and 45 figures (maps, charts, graphs) ISBN: 0-87737-035-4, paper: $16.95 (1983)
Mayflies of Michigan Trout Streams
Justin W. and Fannie A. Leonard
A guide to 75 species of Michigan mayflies including life cycles, a key to species, glossary, and bibliography, Mayflies of Michigan Trout Streams describes species individually with notes on distribution, habitat, and time of emergence. Of great interest and importance to serious fly fishermen, it is "a model of what a manual dealing with a part of the local fauna should be..." T.H. Hubbell, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
139 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-020-6, paper: $9.95 (1962)
Michigan Lichens
Julie Jones Medlin
More than 80 color plates combined with concise descriptions provide a valuable new resource for identification and study of these unique dual organisms, many of which occur well beyond the state's borders.
120 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-038-9, paper: $14.95 (1996)
Orchids of the Western Great Lakes Region
Frederick W. Case, Jr.
Designed for the amateur field botanist, this field guide covers the more than 60 species of wild orchids found in the western Great Lakes region. A complete revision and updating of this popular title first published in 1964, it contains identification keys, over 70 line drawings, 65 distribution maps, species descriptions, and ecological notes, as well as valuable information on conservation and cultivations of native orchids. Each species is illustrated with a color photograph. "...I strongly recommend this book. ...Its significance extends far beyond the region and taxa covered." C.J. Shevniak, Biological Survey of the New York State Museum.
253 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-036-2, cloth: $29.00 (1987)
An Upper Great Lakes Archaeological Odyssey
William A. Lovis, Editor
An Upper Great Lakes Archaeological Odyssey celebrates the career of Charles E. Cleland -- Michigan State University emeritus professor and curator of anthropology -- through a series of focused research papers by a distinguished sample of his friends, colleagues, and former students. All 10 papers touch on some aspect of Cleland's 35 years of research into the past and present of the indigenous peoples of the Upper Great Lakes. Collectively, these contributions demonstrate the rich diversity of both Cleland's research interests as well as the innovative directions of contemporary archaeology in the Great Lakes region. The broad range of research in this book will satisfy the eclectic in all, whether interested in ceramics and chronology, mortuary analysis, settlement and subsistence systems, the interactions of Europeans, Americans, and Native peoples during the past four centuries, the origins of indigenous horticulture, or a small piece of Upper Great Lakes archaeology.
264 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-045-1, paper: $29.95 (2004)
Wildflowers of the Western Great Lakes Region
James R. Wells; Frederick W. Case, Jr.; and T. Lawrence Mellichamp
The western Great Lakes region is home to a diverse assemblage of habitats that offers exceptional opportunities to see numerous interesting wildflowers. In an approach unique to wildflower books, Wildflowers of the Western Great Lakes Region presents more than 270 wildflower species in a full-color, coffee-table format according to the habitats in which they are most commonly found. Within the 11 habitat groupings, the species follow as closely as possible the order in which the flowers bloom in this area.
304 pages | ISBN: 0-87737-042-7, paper: $59.95 (1999)
A Field List of Birds of the Detroit-Windsor Region, by Ralph A. O'Reilly, Jr., Neil T. Kelley, and Alice H. Kelley, originally published by CIS in 1960, is now available as a PDF. Just download, print, staple, and you will be ready to go! Note: This file is nearly 10Mb in size.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
6.60 Whilst it would not be right to say that there is no issue between the parties in relation to the existence of a policy of deporting Jews eastwards, the differences in the parties' respective case appear to me to be comparatively unimportant. The topic can therefore be taken quite shortly.
6.61 According to Longerich, the Nazi policy towards the Jews evolved over the years. In the 1920s and 30s various legal and economic sanctions were applied to Jews in Germany with a view to compelling them to emigrate. Longerich draws attention to various statements made by Hilter at this time which foreshadow a more radical solution to the Jewish question. Towards the end of the 1930s pressure for the emigration and even expulsion of the Jews intensified. The term Endlosung (final solution) came into use, carrying with it the implication that all Jews would be removed from Nazi Germany.
6.62 Hitler's attitude at this time is reflected in an entry in Goebbels's diary for 24 August 1938:
"We discuss the Jewish question. The Fuhrer approves my procedures in Berlin. What the foreign press writes is insignificant. The main thing is that the Jews be pushed out. In 10 years they must be removed from Germany. But in the interim we still want to keep the Jews here as pawns".
6.63 From the outbreak of war in September 1939 the policy towards the European Jews in those countries invaded by the Nazis was to find for them a "territorial solution", that is, to find an area at the periphery of the Nazi empire to which the Jews might be deported and where they might very well perish. At this stage, Longerich agrees, the policy was not a homicidal one, although he adds the rider that there already existed what he called the "perspective" of mass murder. His argument is that this is discernible from the comments made at the time which suggest that it was recognised that it was unlikely that the Jews would survive for long after their deportastion. They would perish through disease or starvation.
6.64 It is the Defendants' case, largely although not entirely accepted by Irving, that the hard-line policy towards the Jews manifested itself when the Nazis invaded and conquered Poland in September 1939. There were two aspects: the first was the establishment of a reservation in Poland between the Vistula and the Bug into which all Jews under Nazi domination would be deported. The second was a programme to execute selected Jews in Poland as a means among others of rendering the country leaderless and destroying it a nation. According to Longerich, the first aspect commenced with the deportation from about the autumn of 1941 of Jews from the Central Europe into the ghettoes in Eastern Europe. The intention was to deport them further east later, probably in the spring of 1942, when they would perish.
6.65 On 18 September Himmler wrote to the Gauleiter in Warthegau, Greiser, informing him:Himmler forewarned Greiser of the arrival of Jewish transports from the Reich. Hitler appears therefore to have initiated the programme of deportation some time before mid-September 1941.
"The Fuhrer wishes that the Old Reich and the Protectorate be emptied and freed of Jews from west to east as quickly as possible. I am therefore striving to transport the Jews of the Altreich and the Protektorat in the Eastern territories that became part of the Reich two years ago. It is desirable that this be accomplished by the end of this year, as a first and initial step in deporting them even further to the East next spring.
I intend to remove a full 60,000 Jews of the Altreich and the Protektorat to the Litzmannstadt ghetto for the winter. This has, I have heard, the space to accommodate them".
6.66 The deportations, which were initially to ghettoes in Lodz, Rikga and Misk, began in early to mid-October 1941. Although six trainloads of Jews were summarily executed on their arrival at Kovno and in Riga, Longerich agreed that the policy at this time in relation to European Jews was to deport them and not to kill them or at least not to kill them on the spot. The Defendants say that vast numbers of Jews were deported from the Altreich, the Protektorat, Austria, France, Slovakia, Croatia and Romania to the East. Many of these European Jews may have been led to believe that they were going to a new life in the East. That explains why they travelled with food and in some cases with the tools of their trade (although Longerich points out that the food was provided by the Jewish Commission and not by the Nazis). Irving put it to Browning (and Browning accepted) that the extant records relating to deportations, consisting mainly of transport documents, are incomplete. In consequence, suggested Irving, the estimates of the numbers deported vary enormously. Irving maintains that the scale of the intended deportation was nowhere near as comprehensive as the Defendants maintain. In France for example estimates of the number of deportees range from 25,000 to 200,000. (Browning asserted that the consensus now is 75,000 French Jews were deported).
6.67 Irving recognised the emergence of a policy of wholesale deportation of European Jews. He accepted that Hitler was an advocate of this policy. Indeed Irving's case is that the deportation of the Jews continued to be Hitler's preferred solution to the Jewish question until 1942. The so-called "Magagascar plan", whereby the Jews were to be deported from the Reich to the island off the east coast of Africa, was not abandoned until then. Thereafter it is Irving's case that Hitler wanted the entire Jewish question put off until after the end of the war (see section V(ix) above under the heading "The Schlegelberger note"). Whether or not Irving is right about that, he firmly rejected the contention for the Defendants that the evidence shows that there was to the knowledge of Hitler a genocidal implication underlying the policy of deportation.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Mike Horn of Truckee Rents and Ruth Geresy of the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce were honored at the dinner as Citizens of the Year for 2012 by the Truckee Interclub, a group of service organizations. Horn is a major contributor to the annual wood cutting project benefiting area seniors. Geresy was recognized for spearheading the Relay for Life Truckee-Tahoe six years ago. Read more at truckeechamber.com.
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Going to the free-throw line is about the equivalent of eating your vegetables for a high school basketball player. They may not be the best plays, or taste, but if you want to win you have to make them. The Oak Ridge girls did that on Saturday to get a big win over Maryville and finish in third place at the Fulton Christmas Classic with a 42-35 win.
The Lady Wildcats made just seven field goals for the game but went a combined 25-of-30 shooting from the line, including 11 of 12 in the final 2:40, to seal the win over a team the will see at the end of the regular season and possibly in the Region 2-AAA tournament.
"It was ugly," Oak Ridge coach Kerra Jackson said. "We came out and shot the ball well from the free-throw line. If we didn't, it would've been a different story."
After a disappointing 35-63 loss to a quality Tennessee High team and playing in their third game in as many days, coach Jackson called Saturday's game a "gut-check game" that neither team wanted to lose.
The Lady Rebels (5-5) took the largest lead of the game, 13-7, early in the second quarter using a triangle-and-two defense. However, the Lady 'Cats chipped away playing good defense and getting to the line in the second half.
Leila Bangash led all scorers with 21 points for Maryville. No other Lady Rebel had more than five.
Whitney Mitchell led Oak Ridge with 20 points. Kendra Holmes had nine and Caitlyn Ledden had five.
The win puts a good feeling in the minds of the girls with a big week coming up. After getting a few days off, Oak Ridge will return to practice on Tuesday in preparation for their game against Hardin Valley in a return to district play.
The Lady Hawks are tied with the Lady Wildcats (7-5) and three other teams for first place in 3-AAA with one loss.
"I feel good going 2-1," coach Jackson said. "It puts us in good position going into the game against Hardin Valley.
"It's a rival team for us. There is a different feeling when we play Hardin Valley."
After Friday's game, Oak Ridge will then go back to Fulton High School to take on the Fulton Lady Falcons. The boys will face the Falcons for the second time this season.
Oak Ridge 63, Jefferson Co. 53
The Lady Wildcats got their most balanced win of the season to open play at the Christmas Classic with a win over Jefferson County. Five players scored more than six points as Whitney Mitchell led with 19. Kendra Holmes had 18.
Page 2 of 2 - Savanna Johnson had eight and Asia Anderson and Caitlyn Ledden had six each.
Tennessee High 63, Oak Ridge 35
The Lady Wildcats went 6-of-19 shooting from the free-throw line and got just six points from everyone except Whitney Mitchell and Kendra Holmes as they lost to the Lady Vikings.
Led by Virginia Commonwealth University commitment Ashlee Mitchell, Tennessee High jumped out to a 21-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Mitchell had 14.
Whitney Mitchell had 18 points and Kendra Holmes had 11.
The Lady Vikings defeated host Fulton to win the tournament. 65-53 on Saturday.
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:35 am
Post subject: What did your baby eat today??
Hi girls, I thought I would steal Zee's idea from the 1 to 5 year forum. Hope you don't mind Zee, but a lot of the food on that thread (very helpful btw) is a bit advanced for Harry so thought I would see what you other mummies feed you babies!!
Yesterday (Tues)
Breakfast - Wholemeal toast and a banana (I always struggle with his breakfasts if anyone else has any good ideas) then 8oz of Milk
Snack - A spelt biscuit and 3 Organix carrot sticks
Lunch - Baked sweet potato,mashed. Half a jar of apple crumble with some mashed banana
Snack - 2 biscotti biscuits
Dinner - Jar of chicken squash bake and the rest of the apple crumble
Supper - Rusk and 8oz of milk
Today he has had rusk and 8oz of milk for breakfast and some wholemeal toast (originally tried him with some scrambled egg but he looked at me as if I was crazy LOL)
Feel free to add your ideas for recipes too!!
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:41 am
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for breakfast my son had fruity porridge (from boots) with his vitamins mixed in, some Quaker oat crisp cereal pillows and some milk.
He will then have a snack of fruit after his morning nap.
My son has never touched egg of any form! wish he would as its so good for him but he's egg phobic.
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:57 am
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This is agreat idea, I am always needing ideas on what to feed Josh.
This morning he had toast with scrabbled egg.
Will have a bottle at around 11am ( 6 oz) and a snack of rice cakes and cucumber fingers
For lunch today its a veggie mix I made - butternut, carrot, parsnip and sweet potato followed by fromage frais
Mid afternoon - bottle ( 5 oz) and biscotti snack
Dinner - quick chicken cous cous ( from the AK cook book) and 1/2 jar apple and pear pudding
Bottle before bed ( 5oz)
Looking forward to seeing what other ideas are out there
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:10 am
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loolahoop wrote:
well im going for the BLW route, but am a bit stuck for breakfast ideas as my LO has milk allergy, and we usually have toast or cereal or something xXx
Does he not have soya milk?? I'm sure theres a formula for babies allergic to milk xx
I'm always stuck for breakfast ideas, he used to love the porridge and cereals but now he cries if i ever go near him with it on the spoon. He prefers toast but even then he sometimes just plays with it!! Breakfast times hard lol xx
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this is an excellent idea, i always worry im not giving paige the right foods or the right amount etc so its nice to compare with other ladies experiences
today Paige ate:
breakfast 6oz bottle with some of the milk used to make cow & gate fruity porridge
lunch: cheese n onion quiche n baked beans wih jelly for pudding
afternoon, few ounces of bottle and 1/2 a breadstick which she fed herself!!!!!
dinner: the inside of a fishfinger, new potato and mushy peas and 2 fromage frais for pudding
6oz bottle before bed x
she tried shepherds pie for the first time yesterday for tea and it went surprisingly well x
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:24 pm
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Cool thread!
Bf @ 7am
Breakfast: Cornflakes with 5 raspberries made with full fat milk
BF@ 11am
Lunch: Half an avocado cutinto chunks, a stick of chees cut into cubes and one tomato cut into slices and chunks and a quarter piece of bread cut into small squares.
Snack: spelt biscuit and a min breadstick at playgroup
Bf @3.30pm
Snack: second spelt biscuit
Dinner: Beef casserole (one sumpling, 2 pieces of carrot, potato and courgette plus some of the tomatoey suace with lentils in it and of course pieces of beef!)
Mandy xx
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:38 pm
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Breakfast: 6oz formula, cow and gate porridge
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Beef Stew and a fromage frais
3pm: 6oz formula
Dinner: Fish Pie, mango and apple puree for dessert
7.30: 6oz formula
Good idea for a thread!!
Just done her a batch of chicken with cheesy veg and going to do a shepherds pie tomorrow!
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:26 am
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bottle@ 7
breakfast: apple and pear puree with baby rice
snack: organix apple rice cake and moon biscuit
lunch: courgette, pepper and mushroom puree and petit filous
tea: carrot and parsnip mixed with baby rice
This is great. i'm struggling with the finger foods as she doesn't always seem bothered. She is also one that doesn't like egg!
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:39 am
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Breakfast - Weetabix (nursery)
Snack - Banana (N)
Lunch - Corned beef hash with carrots (N)
Snack - Melon (N)
Tea - Cheese & Jam sandwich (N)
Supper - Rusk & Banana
They don't get a proper tea at nursery, just sandwiches/beans etc at about half 3 but when she comes home she is always too tired to eat anything else so she gets supper instead.
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:07 am
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Yesterday, Noah had the following:
7am: BF
8am: Ready brek with a plum cut up into little pieces.
10.30am: Snack - one round of wholemeal toast spread really thinly with strawberry jam, given as finger food.
12.30: Lunch, which today was cod with 3 veg (AK recipe) followed by a homemade trifle made with raspberries, sugar free jelly, sugar free custard and double cream.
3.00am: Normally has a BF, but my mum looked after him while i was out, so gave him formula (he drank 9oz )
4.45: Dinner - which yesterday was another AK recipe - Leek, potato, carrot & peas. Followed by homemade rice pudding.
6.30pm: Bottle (which he drank 5oz of, and didn't want a BF - normally he will have a 5 or 10 min BF immediately before going down in his cot at 7pm).
I alternate breakfast each morning - weetabix one day, ready brek the next. Today for his mid morning snack he's gonna have toast spread with avocado. Lunch is cauli & brocolli cheese (another AK recipe!) followed by a baby friendly homemade lemon cheesecake and dinner will be beef casserole (yep, yet another AK recipe - what would I do without her!!) followed by more trifle I think (if my OH hasn't scoffed it all!)


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BioPharm: It's now a global sourcing market for raw materials, presenting problems for manufacturers in ensuring a safe and secure supply chain. What industry initiatives are in place to ensure supply-chain quality?Backer: SAFC is in the business of providing raw materials or services to the API market, both for small molecules and biologics. We recognize that there are two factors that have to be considered in the supply chain and for the raw materials that go into that supply chain. The first is: can the raw material be made correctly to begin with, and what does that mean? What is the level of quality of products that go into the supply chain? The reality is that some of these raw materials are made in large volumes for other industrial applications, of which the biologic or chemistry use is a small part of the total.
The second issue is where was it made? Determining where something is made is much more difficult than it sounds, and requires knowing, whatever that chemical is, that we've gone back to the source of manufacture and we've qualified that supplier. SAFC has initiated a program called PharmaGrade. It's a portfolio of products where we say that, for these products, we will confirm that we know exactly who the manufacturer is, that we've done quality audits, and that it's made appropriately for pharmaceutical manufacturing. There are other companies that are doing the same. EMD Millipore, for example, has the Emprove program, and some other companies are going down that path as well. For us as an industry, as suppliers, it becomes more evident that we have to hit a certain bar. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are depending on suppliers to be able to provide them with products that are appropriate.


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Local church's 5k run will benefit African children
Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 11:22 p.m.
St. Mark United Methodist Church will hold its ninth annual 5k for Kenya at 8 a.m. Saturday at Munny Sokol Park's Old Colony Road entrance.
Registration is $22, which includes a pancake breakfast after the run/walk. T-shirts will be given to the first 150 entrants, and there will be a free "fun run" for children after the 5k.
Proceeds from the Tuscaloosa Track Club Grand Prix event will benefit Children at Challenge Farm in Kitale and Tenderfeet Education Center in Nairobi. To register, go to http:\\stmarkmethodist.org or http:\\tuscaloosatrackclub.com. Call 205-339-4107.
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MOSS RUN-It's doubtful customers would find a lobster tank, a floral department or a bank.
However, in its heyday, customers depended on Biehl's Store for everything from soup to nuts to auto parts and gasoline.
Just about 11 miles from Marietta out Ohio 26, the store sits along the road cloaked in dark brown wood from years of weathering. Not much is available for sale these days. In fact, the store closed down in October 1993, and most of the goods and items were sold at auction soon after that.
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Dick Biehl, 81, owner of the former Biehl's Store in Moss Run, describes all the goods the store carried when the family operated the store from 1921 to 1993. The front wall of the store contained auto parts, clothing and shoes. Today, it's a storage area for puzzles, Christmas decorations and other family possessions.
The Marietta Times
Dick and Martha Biehl, 81 and 82 respectively, still own the building, and most mornings, they can be found inside, listening to classic country music. Sometimes, people stop by and chat with the Biehls. They said they linger until almost lunchtime and get busy with errands, mowing and whatever they need to do.
"We just had everything, just like Walmart, only smaller," Dick Biehl said. "Most old stores like this have been torn down or done away with."
The Biehls might have thought they knew every square inch of the place after owning it for a few decades until recently.
Their 15-year-old grandson, Jarrod Almond, 15, of Reno, discovered a stash of mail from around the turn of the 20th century stuffed in a corner, between the wall and the mailboxes used in the days when the store also served as a post office.
"I didn't know there was that many back there," Jarrod said. "There was one sticking out and it kept coming out as I pulled it."
What he found was about 20 pieces of mail, including postcards, advertisements, letters, bills and a receipt book with only the stubs remaining, much of the paper crumbling with age. One receipt was written to H.P. Bode for $18.89 for taxes on June 26, 1899.
One letter dated Oct. 21, 1899, asks the owner, Mr. J.S. McGowan: "Would you please send me the Bill of the things that was bought of yours for Mother's Funeral. I will pay it. Very Yours Respectfully, W.G. Britton, Box 785, Chagrin Falls, Oh."
Ike McGowan built the store in 1860 and sold dry goods and groceries. A funeral parlor operated from the back of the building.
Dick Biehl said he thought a store existed before 1860, but it might have been washed away in a flood.
In the early decades of the store, Dick said, the mail was carried on horseback to the store, where it would be passed to another rider to carry it farther.
His parents, Delbert and Martha Biehl, bought the store in 1921. He was born into the business and started helping out when he was 10. He helped run the store at age 18.
Dick also served 20 years as a Lawrence Township trustee and ran a 150-acre farm. When he was busy elsewhere, Martha would be in charge. She said she liked working in the store when she had to.
"She'd take over when I was a trustee or farming," Dick said. "A place like this takes the whole family to run it, pretty near."
He said he took out the gas pumps in 1990 because it would have cost $25,000 to replace them, and gasoline was less expensive in town anyway.
"I figured I would close anyway when I turned 65," Dick said. "After 44 years, I'd never had a day off, and for 24 years, I'd never had a Sunday off. After 16 hours a day (during all those years), you get tired."
When the gas pumps went out, business at Biehl's Store took a nosedive. For groceries, Dick said, people thought the big stores in town were less expensive when it came to buying meat, cheese and produce.
"(The store) is going to sit here," Dick said. "Somebody will do something with it. Somebody can use it as a second-hand store. They can tear it down or burn it down."


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Satin Ribbon QR Code for Valentine's Day
Trekky laboriously wove a QR code from ribbon for her blog, Trekky gets Crafty!. This reminds us of a charmingly geeky version of woven Valentines cards. She describes her process, "Firstly I created a QR code here (for this very blog!), and transferred the code to squared paper, so that I could follow the pattern easier. QR codes are made up a grid of 33 x 33. So I laid down 33 strips of white ribbon, and set to work weaving the black ribbon in." Sigh! One could create a love message blog post for February 14th, get the QR code for that post's URL, buy a handful of satin ribbon from Britex, and then weave a Valentine QR code for your sweetie. So romantic…..


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Hi Everyone. I'm coming back to C25k for my 4th attempt. I've NEVER gotten this far before, and I'm super excited!
I'm on week 4, going on day 3 tomorrow. Every since I got to week 4 (which has been the toughest! 5 minutes of running is NO JOKE for me), I started to experience some soreness in my neck. My hubby has made a pretty educated guess, because I couldn't figure out what could be causing it.
He thinks it's muscle soreness from the way I move my arms when I run. It's not like I tense up, because I make a conscience effort to not even make a fist with my hands. I keep trying relax, but my arms are moving more than they were before. I think I'm kinda trying to use my arms to give my some forward energy. Does that make sense??? It's hard to describe without showing you.
Any advice out there???? I'm NOT quitting this time, so PLEASE help!
P.S. Any specific stretches I can do???
You may want to try this: Check your upper body posture as you run. Two common errors are (1) looking down towards the ground and (2) raising and tensing one's shoulders. Either of those will put unwanted stress on your shoulders and neck. Make a conscious effort to look straight ahead when you run and to keep your neck and shoulders relaxed.
2015 highlights...
@ 5K: New Balance Palm Springs 5K, Palm Springs, CA, 24:32
Angels Baseball Foundation 5K, Anaheim, CA, 24:24
Pride of the Valley, Baldwin Park, CA, 24:28
@ 10K: LA Chinatown Firecracker 10K, Los Angeles, CA, 52:15
Great Race of Agoura - Old Agoura 10K, Agoura Hills, CA, 51:40
Fiesta Days Run, La Canada, CA, 49:57
Thanks for your response, I will certainly pay more attention to my form.
Run TALL and strong but relaxed!
Try some tight-fitting, upper body compression gear. That will aid with circulation and reducing muscle fatigue.
Wishing you all the best.
It could simply be the way you are sleeping during the night. Sometimes it is that simple. Is there a posture you usually sit or lay toward during the day. This could be a very temporary thing that will go away in a couple days or week. I wish you the very best with C25K.
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20 Miles: 1.44.05
10 Miles: 50.54
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An interesting article by Cirrus first posted on his blog
Again ill be writing about yet another TUI application, which will run with or without an X server. Those who know me are aware i prefer to use the console where possible, not because i wanna be l33t but merely because i find it does things better, faster and in many cases opens up more options/preferences than you get with the GUI counterparts. My latest find started life in or around December of 1994 as a DOS binary-only freeware. Thankfully at the tail end of 2003 someone took the time and effort to port it to Linux, and other 'Unix like' Operating systems.
Open Cubic Player (OCP) as mentioned will run in a TTY as well as in a graphical environment, here's a few scrot's of OCP


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1. The return on investment of social computing: 11:33 (2007.10.01#2)
Luis Suarez has another good post on Making the Business Case for Social Computing. He realized that the arguments for informal learning are the same for social computing: the intangible can make a big difference, and these initiatives should be measured the way you measure other changes in the organizations—by the overall outcomes.
The most common objection I hear after my presentations on Enterprise 2.0 is, "I don't have the time to blog." The underlying questions are, "What's in it for me? What can I expect to get out of blogging? What's the return on investment on my time?" It's hard to give a dollar amount ("You will earn XXX more") or a firm idea of time savings ("You'll save YYY minutes every week"). I'm still trying to figure out how to explain the intangible benefits of better connection and collaboration to people who already think they're maxed out. Maybe learning more about how to establish the business case for informal learning and related concepts will allow me to be more effective at evangelizing Enterprise 2.0.
- Luis Suarez: elsua: Making the Business Case for Social Computing
- Jay Cross: Internet Time Blog: Making the Business Case for Informal Learning
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We all knew this pope is different, but ... wow.
Pope Francis accidentally dropped an F-bomb Sunday during his weekly blessing at the Vatican, according to E! News.
Instead of saying "caso," which means "case" in Italian, the Pope used the word "cazzo," which is the Italian equivalent of the F-word.
Somewhere, Samuel Jackson has to be laughing.
The 76-year-old Pope of the Catholic Church quickly realized his error and corrected himself but it was too late. You can't take back F-bombs. E! says he's the first Pope in history to drop the F-bomb in public.
Here is what he said, translated to English:
"If each one of us does not amass riches only for oneself, but half for the service of others, in this (F bomb) ... in this case the providence of God will become visible through this gesture of solidarity."
This guy gets more likable by the day.
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During the workday, Tina Gerlach, of Dublin, spends her time focusing on new construction projects for the Dublin Unified School District. Oakland's Jen Atherley works as a marketing professional. And Nelia Gonzalez of Tracy is a busy property manager and loving grandmother.
Several days a week, however, when the workday ends, these three women strap on helmets, protective padding and quad skates to transform into Ginger Von Injure, Jane Hammer and HellZ NellZ, women's flat-track roller derby skaters.
Don't be fooled by the campy track names -- today's derby has morphed from the theatrical spectacle of years ago into a competitive team sport that's surging in popularity around the Bay Area and internationally. The Tri-Valley supports two teams, with others based in Berkeley, Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. All their members are serious about competition, camaraderie and derby's new athletic legitimacy.
"It's a revolution in every sense of the word," said Atherley, 36, events manager and coach for the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, a league that includes the Berkeley Resistance, Richmond Wrecking Belles, Oakland Outlaws, San Francisco ShEvil Dead and the All Stars (Golden Girls). "It's empowering, a community, a female sport and very different from what roller derby was historically, which was a corporation run by rich men ... that initially attracted a lot of women on the fringe of culture. Today it's athletic, it's real and it's attracting women who've played sports their whole lives, as well as turning women into athletes who never realized they had it inside them.
"We're making history here, developing rules and creating standards."
The term "roller derby" has been around since the 1920s, when it was used to described roller skate races. By the 1930s, derby was evolving from marathon races on a raised track to a more physical competition, focusing on skater collisions and falls. Skated by both men and women, it eventually morphed into a team sport, which began to be televised in the 1940s. By the 1960s, competing franchises were in place, with many emphasizing theatrics rather than true competition. As interest dwindled in the 1970s, there were efforts to revive derby, often with stunts ranging from staged action to alligator pits.
Women's modern flat-track derby gained traction in the early 2000s, with new leagues formed as businesses by women. These skaters marked a track on a skating rink floor or other venue, which made it possible for anyone to skate without the need to build large and expensive banked tracks. By 2010, there were more than 400 leagues worldwide.
"Roller derby has grown so much," said Gonzalez, 43, founder of the Tri-Valley Roller Girls, which was established in June of 2011 and includes skaters from Dublin, Livermore and Tracy. "When I tried to locate a team seven years ago there weren't that many, and now there are so many teams and so many people willing to help others ... There's so much interest in it."
That interest comes from women of all ages and in all walks of life. Skaters range in age from 18 to women in their 40s, and include lawyers, bankers, tech professionals, stay-at-home moms, nurses and teachers. Some are former college athletes, while others have never been part of a team or put on a roller skate. Derby leagues and individual teams offer ongoing training for team members as well as new recruits, and newbies aren't allowed to participate in games, or "bouts," until they pass skill tests.
"People think this is all a group of aggressive, tough girls ... but that is far from the truth," said Gerlach, 41, of the Tri-Valley Roller Girls. "We have some girls who are very sweet and quiet, but when you get them on the track they're super stars. You don't have to be an aggressive person to do well. It's about teamwork."
The basic rules seem simple -- four skaters from each team, "blockers" -- form an 8-woman pack. Behind them, each team positions a "jammer," whose job it is to break through the pack, scoring points for each member of the opposing team they pass. Pack member try to help their team's jammer pass by, while simultaneously blocking the opposing team's jammer.
"It looks like a melee," Gerlach said. "But there are huge strategies and plays that we run. In roller derby, every player is playing both offense and defense at the same time."
The Quad City Derby Bombshells also skate in the Tri-Valley, drawing members from cities including Pleasanton, Livermore, Walnut Creek, San Leandro, Castro Valley and Dublin. Founded in 2012, its 11 members include two cancer survivors, one of whom is general manager Brandy Beamenderfer.
"I joined for the outlet; I have three children and a full-time job," she said. "It makes you feel healthy; it brings your body back and just makes you feel good inside. I've been in remission for two years ... I love being a survivor and for (the team) to be able to go to cancer events and talk to the women there."
Previously known for the skaters' edgy makeup and attire, today's teams are ratcheting back those aspects, said Bri Mamuzich-Waddell, president of the Silicon Valley Roller Girls league, which has players from cities including Hayward, Fremont, San Jose, Mountain View, Redwood City, Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
"All that is slowly going away," she said. "The more skaters who come in, the more we want to get recognized as a sport, and less like a show, and the more the skaters are using their real names and getting away from alter egos. Teams are now using full uniforms rather than booty shorts and crazy makeup. The higher-level competitors have pulled away from that."
The push toward the athletic, competitive aspect of derby has resulted in many teams and leagues forming junior derby teams for girls 7 to 17 years old, she added.
"These girls may not be great at basketball or baseball, but this may be something they can excel at," Mamuzich-Waddell said. "It seems like a sport where anybody can fit in, no matter their size, age or ability. There's a place for you."
For the most part, derby attracts women interested in competitive sport in an accepting environment, said Tri Valley Roller Girls' Gerlach.
"It has so much to offer women," she said. "It's nice to have something by women and for women; something you work together for. It's a group of women from all different backgrounds with common goals and objectives. I still don't get tired of that."
To find out more about women's flat track derby in the Bay Area or scheduled bouts, contact:
Tri-Valley Roller Girls -- www.trivalleyrollergirls.com, or Facebook page
Quad City Derby
Bombshells -- 925-724-4360, or Facebook page
Silicon Valley Roller Girls -- www.svrollergirls.com. Home bouts scheduled June 22 and Aug. 17 at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose. Check website for details and ticket information.
Bay Area Derby (BAD) Girls -- For bout schedule and information check www.bayareaderbygirls.com.


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Adapting to Climate Change
UNDP promotes pro-poor and pro-growth adaptation that encourages climate-resilient economic development and sustainable livelihoods in the face of climate change. That means supporting countries to integrate climate-related risks and opportunities into national planning and poverty reduction, while addressing the needs of more vulnerable groups like women and indigenous people. It also means ensuring that those efforts are flexible and resilient enough to navigate the challenges that climate change may bring in the future.
With this aim, capacity development lies at the heart of UNDP's approach to climate change adaptation. UNDP supports the creation of robust and responsive state institutions, capable public and private sector management, and skilled human resources able to innovate, adapt and deliver to the changing conditions. This is done by working through UN Country Teams, UNDP Country Offices, governments and other partners to provide a number of services to support regional, national and sub-national stakeholders in addressing climate change risks.
Based on its strengths and experience, UNDP provides support in three key areas: Integrated Policy and Planning; Formulating, Financing and implementing Climate-resilient Projects and Programmes; and Knowledge Management and Methodology Support.
In Focus
Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin - Issue 13
This bulletin is produced by the UNDP-GEF Unit of UNDP's Environment and Energy Group. It provides an overview of UNDP-GEF's support to countries to affect policy and institutional change for climate change adaptation at the national, sub-national and community levels. Issue 13 features stories from country-led adaptation initiatives in the Pacific.