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Yeah, I know. A column about gratitude is out of sync with the season. I should be thinking about resolutions and predictions and such. (It's even a little late for that.)
I should be vowing to become a better person, a more prolific worker, all that. At least to not be quite as stupid as I was last year. To have learned some lessons.
Instead I'm so two months ago, feeling warm and grateful for the blessings of the year, lucky to live here and not the Afghanistan and western Pakistan I've been reading about lately in some weird fascination with the opposite end of the world from us. In all ways.
I'm thankful for not succumbing (yet) to that plague of old age, wherein the elders decide that unequivicably we're now riding in the handbasket to hell, taking our turn since humans captured fire to decry the state of the world, the next generation's lack of morals or virtues, the end of the good old days - quite forgetting that they only were our good old days, while the elders of the time moaned about us.
I'm a middle-of-the-pack baby boomer, scum of the Earth in our turn. Now we dare complain about millennials? Listen, we were exactly what some of us complain they are now.
That is, young. I think we're just jealous. For my part, if I can't be young, well, I can at least be immature.
But tell me, do you see yourself as young or old? This becomes a more important question as the years pass.
The more common answer in this valley is in large part why I live here.
Dick Hauserman, one of Vail's pioneers, died decidedly young at 93 back in 2009. I know because when he was around 90, I remember sitting with him and Scott Carpenter at a Vail Farmers Market for awhile as they peddled their books.
Here I was with two greats in their own ways. Wanna know what they were talking about? The beautiful gals walking by and talking to them. Don't creep out, ladies, but 18 to 80, a full and growing field to these old goats.
So tell me, are you going to spend your time moaning about golden days gone by, the sure end of the world around the next corner?
Or go skiing?
This is not a silly, insubstantial question. You can understand a problem without being part of it. You can also decide to notice the beauty all around us. Vail's still young.
We have plenty of problems, but even more potential. I'm grateful to live in a place that lends perspective above the bitter prophesies of doom.
They're just old.
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Defense Documents
David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. Evans
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Irving the historian
3. Irving and Holocaust denial
- 3.1 Definition of 'The Holocaust'
- 3.2 Holocaust denial
- 3.3 The arguments before the court
- 3.4 Irving and the central tenets of Holocaust denial
- 3.5 Connections with Holocaust deniers
- 3.6 Conclusion
4. Irving's writings on Hitler
- 4.1 Admiration
- 4.2 Exculpation
4.3 Historical method: case-studies
- (a) Irving's 'chain of documents'
- (b) Evidence at Hitler's trial in 1924
(c) 'Reichskristallnacht' November 1938.
- (i) Background
(ii) Irving's Account of the Events of the Night of 9-10 November 1938
- (A) Misquotation and Skewing of Documents: The Goebbels Diary
- (B) Suppression of relevant evidence: the Eberstein testimony and the Goebbels speech in the Old Town Hall
- (C) Manipulation of evidence: The involvement of the SA in the pogrom
- (D) Invention and manipulation of evidence: the Eberstein testimony
- (E) Use of unreliable evidence, suppression of reliable testimony, and invention: von Below and Schaub
- (F) False attribution of conclusions to reliable sources: the Heydrich telex
- (G) Bending a reliable source to fit the argument: the Hess order
- (H) Manipulation of evidence (Wiedemann testimony, Hederich testimony) and suppression of reliable documentation (Goebbels diary, Supreme Party Court Report)
- (I) Use of insignificant evidence and suppression of important evidence: the Groscurth and von Hassell diaries
- (J) Conclusion
(iii) Irving's Account of Events After the Night of 9-10 November 1938
- (A) Misquotation, manipulation, and discounting of reliable evidence to fit a preconceived argument: the Goebbels diary
- (B) Suppression of important aspects and concentration on insignificant aspects of reliable evidence to divert attention from its significance
- (C) Suppression of evidence: Memoirs of Hans Kehrl and Correspondence of Carl Burckhardt
- (D) Misquotation and suppression of evidence: the von Hassell diaries
- (E) Misrepresentation of reliable documents: the Communication of the SA Leadership
- (F) Misconstrual of books that directly contradict Irving's arguments: the Goebbels diary
- (G) Invention of evidence: the Ribbentrop memoirs
- (H) Misrepresentation and presentation of irrelevant evidence: the Wolff memoirs
- (I) False attribution of a conclusion to a reliable source: the Goebbels diary
- (J) Misrepresentation of reliable sources: the reports to the British Foreign Office
- (K) Use of a discredited and disreputable source: Ingrid Weckert
- (L) Invention of evidence: testimony of Schirmeister and Fritzsche
- (iv) Conclusion
(d) The expulsion of Jews from Berlin, 1941
- (i) Historical Background
- (ii) Hitler's table talk of 25 October
(iii) Goebbels's article in 'Das Reich' of 16 November
- (A) Irving's claim
- (B) The deliberate omission of relevant evidence: The article in 'Das Reich'
- (C) Further suppression of evidence of Hitler's antisemitism, July-December 1941
- (D) The deliberate omission of evidence: Goebbels's diary entry of 22 November 1941
- (E) Suppression of relevant evidence: Friedrich Jeckeln's testimony The Systematic Killing of Jews in the Baltic
- (F) Suppression of relevant evidence: Testimony of Walter Bruns
- (G) Manipulation and Suppression of Evidence. The testimony of Dieter Wisliceny
- (H) Manipulation of statistics: the number of Jews killed in Riga
- (iv) Himmler's phone call of 30 November 1941
- (v) Irving's later repetition, and amendment, of his falsifications
- (e) The Schlegelberger note
(f) The Goebbels diary entry of 27 March 1942
- (i) Historical context
- (ii) David Irving's claims in the first edition of Hitler's War
(iii) Evaluation of Irving's defence of his claims
- (A) Irving's defence
- (B)Irving's misrepresentation and misunderstanding of the sources: the Goebbels diary entry of 27 April 1942 and Hitler's table talk of 15 May 1942
- (C) Irving's suppression, misrepresentation and misunderstanding of the sources: the Goebbels diary entry of 30 May 1942
- (C) Irving's suppression and manipulation of the Goebbels diary entry of 30 May 1942 and the table talk of 29 May 1942.
- (D) Irving's misrepresentation and misunderstanding of the sources: the Hitler table talk of 24 July 1942
- (iv) Conclusion
- (g) The Himmler minute of 22 September 1942
(h) The Antonescu/Horthy Meetings with Hitler in April 1943
- (i) Background
- (ii) The meeting between Hitler and Horthy on 16 and 17 April 1943.
- (iii) Irving's account of the meeting between Hitler and Horthy: Bending reliable sources to fit preconceived ideas, invention and fabrication
- (iv) Further suppression of evidence of Hitler's radical antisemitism.
- (v) Conclusion
- (i) The Deportation and Murder of the Roman Jews in October 1943.
- (j) Ribbentrop's testimony at Nuremberg and his evidence from his cell in Nuremberg.
5. Irving's use of evidence
- 5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Bombing of Dresden in 1945.
- (a) Background
- (b) Irving's The Destruction of Dresden.
- (c) Misstatement, misrepresentation, misattribution.
(d) Falsification of statistics.
- (i) Introduction
- (ii) Unreliable evidence: the testimony of Hans Voigt.
(iii) The use of forged evidence: Tagesbefehl 47 [Order of the Day no. 47].
- (A) Misattribution of authorship and responsibility.
- (B) Suppression of internal inconsistencies.
- (C) False attribution and manipulation of corroborating testimony confirming the authenticity of TB 47.
- (D) Unreliable testimony: the Red Cross, Walter Kleiner, and Karl Mehnert.
- (E) Suppression of contradictory evidence: testimony of Theo Miller.
- (F) Use of unreliable testimony: two United States Strategic Bombing Survey interrogations.
- (G) Use of unreliable evidence: testimony of Wilfred von Oven.
- (H) Falsification of statistics: official estimates.
- (iv) The 'Final Report' of 15 March 1945.153
- (v) The real TB 47.
- (vi) Further bending of reliable sources.
- (vii) Further misuse of figures: refugees, burials, and excavations.
- (3) Dresden and Holocaust Denial
- (f) Conclusion.
5.3 The evidence of Hitler's adjutants
- (a) Background
- (b) Hitler's entourage and its post-war evidence
Individuals in the entourage
- (i) Double standards dealing with a source Unjustified dismissal of a source containing material counter to Irving's arguments - : the "diaries" of Gerhard Engel.
- (ii) Uncritical treatment of a biased source favourable to Irving's argument: the diaries of Wilfred von Oven
- (iii) Suppression of relevant information: the memoirs of Nicolaus von Below
- (iv) Manipulation of two further affidavits: Karl Jesco von Puttkamer and Wilhelm von Brückner.
- (v) Manipulations and suppressions: the evidence of Hitler's stenographers.
- (vi) Double standards in the evaluation of evidence: the memoirs of Karl Wilhelm Krause
- (vii) Deliberate suppression of relevant evidence: the testimony of Heinz Linge
- (vii) Deliberate suppression of evidence: the annotation of Hans Pfeiffer
- (ix) Suppression of relevant information: the diary of Otto Bräutigam
- (x) Misrepresentation of source material: the evidence of Hitler's secretary
- (xi) The suppression of relevant evidence: the memoirs of Franz von Sonnleithner
- (xii) Suppression of relevant information: Karl Brandt
- (xiii) Neglect of relevant information: the reports of Hermann Fegelein
- (xiv) Use of an unreliable source: the testimony of Karl Wolff
- (xv) Additional evidence.
- (d) Hitler's decision-making process.
- (e) Conclusion
- 6. General Conclusion


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Upscale burgers: Napa Valley's iconic roadside hamburger stand is Peninsula-bound. Town & Country Village in Palo Alto has announced that its 2013 expansion will include Gott's Roadside Restaurant, which started out in 1949 as Taylor's Automatic Refresher. This will be the fourth location, after the St. Helena original and two public markets, San Francisco's Ferry Building and Napa's Oxbow. For the uninitiated, Gott's specializes in gourmet burgers of Niman Ranch beef, Diestel Ranch turkey or sushi-grade ahi tuna; chicken sandwiches from Mary's air-chilled, free-range birds; chili made with Anchor Steam beer; and milkshakes of Double Rainbow ice cream. Gott's Wine Country roots mean you can enjoy a nice cab, zin or pinot with your burger.
In Palo Alto, Gott's will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, including some special menu offerings being created for this location only. There will be tables right outside, plus a center island for alfresco dining away from the building. Look for a June opening.
Oh, and with Gott's already at two public markets, could a spot at San Jose's San Pedro Square Market be in the offing? Joel Gott wouldn't rule it out: "We really need to look at the San Pedro Square location options" the company checked out a few years ago. Details: http://gotts.com.
I heart Monterey: Headliner Tony Bennett didn't just snag a sausage or wrap at the fairgrounds when in Monterey to sing at the 55th Monterey Jazz Festival. Nope, he made a fine-dining stop at the Sardine Factory on Cannery Row. Our spies tell us that Bennett ordered the Parmesan-crusted calamari, scallops and prawns, while his wife had the grilled wild abalone, an entree you don't find often in the other city-by-the-bay he loves so much. There should be a photo of Bennett up on the wall here by now. Details: www.sardinefactory.com.
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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) promotes the health and well-being of LGBTQ people their families and friends through:
PFLAG Canada - York Region holds monthly support meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Attendees will learn how to create inclusive and accepting environments, and will learn what it's like to come out, or to have a family member or friend come out. Many resources are available to attendees, and of course there is always time for Q&A.
PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
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Ashland Contemporary Theatre will present small productions of playwright Christopher Durang's witty plays, including "Mrs. Sorken," "Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room," "A Woman Stand-Up," "Funeral Parlor," Nina in the Morning," "Medea" and "Diversions." Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at the Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way, Ashland; and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Grizzly Peak Winery, 1600 E. Nevada St., Ashland. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at Paddington Station in Ashland, Grocery Outlet in Medford, online at www.ashlandcontemporarytheatre.org or by calling 541-646-2971.
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July 30, 2012,Detectives Arrest Breaking and Entering Suspects Tyson Moore
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested Robert Antonio Tyson, DOB: 07/16/1980, and Demarcus Moore, DOB: 07/06/1986, for their involvement in several commercial breaking and entering cases. On July 28, 2012, at approximately 4:00 a.m., undercover detectives with the CMPD who were working an operation to combat commercial breaking and entering cases observed Robert Antonio Tyson and Demarcus Moore break into and enter the Laid Back Jack's sweepstakes parlor located at 838 Tyvola Road. (20120728042500) The two suspects were taken into custody without incident. During the investigation, detectives determined that the suspects committed several other similar breaking and entering cases in Mecklenburg County. Those cases include: 20120716092800- Four Leaf Clover Sweepstakes. 2831 Rozzelles Ferry Rd.20120717090901 -North Tryon Business Center. 3416 N. Tryon St.20120722020002- County Line Sweepstakes. 12820 N. Tryon Street20120728100900- Pots of Gold Sweepstakes. 1530 Alleghany Dr. Property stolen from several of the locations was recovered in Robert Antonio Tyson's home, an additional residence, and a vehicle. Detectives are also working to determine whether these suspects are involved in as many as twenty additional breaking and entering cases that are similar in nature. Robert Antonio Tyson has been charged with four counts of breaking and entering with force and four counts of felony larceny, Demarcus Moore has been charged with three counts breaking and entering with force and three counts of felony larceny. Anyone with additional information with regard to these incidents or suspects is asked to call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 704.334.1600. RT


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LEXINGTON Ky. - With NCAA schools limited to 11.7 scholarships for its 35-man roster, head coaches have to get creative to find impact talent on their roster. That puts finding legitimate two-way players highly important to building a successful program.
Kentucky's talent-laced roster is boasted by sophomore left-handed pitcher and first baseman A.J. Reed, who became the first UK player to ever earn consensus freshman All-America honors.
The 6-foot-4, 245-pound southpaw had a dominating season as a freshman, immediately stepping into the deep UK pitching staff as one of the best arms on the team.
After belting a grand slam in his first collegiate at bat at Cliff Hagan Stadium, Reed quickly became a middle-of-the-order presence in the batting order. After making a midweek start against Wright State, Reed became the first player in program history to start on the mound and hit No. 4 in the batting order.
Being one of the top players in the Southeastern Conference is challenging enough but being one of the top hitters and pitchers in the best league in America comes with some unique challenges.
"Just like anything in sports, it is going to be a challenge," Reed said of playing both ways. "Because I have been doing it for so long, I know how to separate the two and I may not be as good as I will next year or in years to come but I think right now I have a good idea about how to manage my time to make sure I spend enough time with each one to optimize my skill level."
The 2011 Indiana High School Player of the Year, Reed was a 25th round pick out of Terre Haute South by the New York Mets, before deciding to attend Kentucky. It did not take long for the UK coaching staff to realize the kind of force Reed could be on the mound and at the plate, comparing him favorably to Florida two-way All-American Brian Johnson.
As a freshman Reed hit .300 with nine doubles, four homers and ranked second on the team with 43 RBI. On the mound, he went 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 53.2 innings, walking only nine and striking out 51. Reed earned a spot as a semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, given to the nation's top dual-threat player. He also earned All-SEC Freshman Team honors as the DH and at first base.
He led UK in hitting against SEC opponents, batting .324 against the nation's best league and served notice to the under-educated SEC baseball fan with his appearance in the SEC Tournament opener vs. Ole Miss. Reed faced off with Ole Miss All-America righty Bobby Wahl in his first start against a league foe, tossing 5.2 shutout innings and going 4-for-4 as the clean-up hitter with the game-winning solo home off Wahl.
His heroics in Hoover, Ala., as the SEC Tournament was just the beginning for Reed, who would turn in a staggering outing in the opener of the NCAA Tournament in perilous Gary, Ind., against No. 25 Kent State. After playing the first nine innings as the DH, Reed shifted to first base after a pinch runner was used in the bottom of the ninth inning for slugger Luke Maile. He played the next three innings at first base while closer Trevor Gott worked a career-long four innings. Despite coach Gary Henderson's desire to use Reed as UK's fourth starter in the tournament, Reed got the call to take over for Gott in the 13th inning.
His outing was surreal, as Reed carved through the Kent State lineup with his fastball and slider with the weight of the season on his shoulders. He put on a competitive show on the bump, while also hitting at No. 5 in the order. After a single with no outs in the 18th inning, Reed had the chance to score the walk-off run on Michael Williams double off the wall. While rounding third, Reed was visibly halted by cramps in his calves, getting tagged out just before winning the game at the plate.
"Pitching wise, I thought it was the coolest thing I have ever done," Reed said about the 21-inning game. "Being out there in the 17th and 18th inning and just thinking about if this game was ever going to end. Even though we lost the game it was a great experience to know that our team can battle for that long. I was having a blast with it; I was out there smiling the whole time. It was just a lot of fun for me and the guys."
After UK's NCAA Tournament run ended in Gary, Reed became one of a NCAA leading nine UK players to travel to the Cape Cod League or join Team USA. Reed had a dominating summer on the mound in the Cape, ranking third in the circuit with a 2.32 ERA in eight starts and 42.2 innings.
"I really enjoyed the baseball. Playing against all the best players from around the country, playing with the guys on my team - we had some really incredible hitters on our team," Reed said about the Cape Cod League experience. "Some guys that I was glad I was playing with and not against this summer. It was just a great experience to go out there and see how my talents compared to other players and see some players from schools that we didn't get to play against in the season. I was just really grateful for the opportunity."
After his dominating summer, Reed picked up where he left off in the fall, becoming a consistent force on the mound and leading the Wildcats in homers with an improved all-fields approach. His improvement has not been limited to on the field, as Reed has taken an increased leadership role as one of the talented veterans on a UK team that earns repeated praise for its chemistry.
"We went through a program before the 2012 season started to build our team chemistry," Reed said. "Honestly we were a close team before that. It was unbelievable how close we all are. No one has any problems with each other. We all just want what was best for each other and the team."


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, March 1, 2013
A woman was airlifted to the hospital after an accident on Washington Road on Friday. (WRDW-TV)
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW) -- A woman is in critical condition following a bad accident along Washington Road in Evans on Friday.
Folks who live in the area near Washington and Blanchard roads say the intersection is dangerous and that a light needs to be installed.
"The police cars all come and they all stop, so you say there is another wreck at Blanchard and Washington Road," said Frank Tovar, who lives close to the intersection.
This time, a woman was airlifted to the Georgia Regents Medical Center and is now in critical condition.
Investigators say 32-year-old Ashley Ransom was driving westbound on Washington Road when she was hit from behind by 32-year-old James Hall. Hall is charged with following too close.
Tovar says he and his neighbors are fed up, saying they've called the Department of Transportation several times, asking them to put in a light or a turn lane.
"There's probably one wreck here at least every week to 10 days," he said.
Neighbors aren't the only ones frustrated. The director of construction maintenance for Columbia County is, too.
His traffic team put in a formal request for a new light there several years ago, but the DOT said no.
The head traffic engineer says there haven't been enough accidents to warrant it. To get the green light, there has to be five or more crashes in one year, and they all have to involve someone turning.
Friday's accident doesn't even count toward that total because the driver was rear-ended.
"It's very annoying for everyone that lives there," Tovar said.
And it's annoying for traffic engineers who see this as a problem intersection but can't do anything about it. When they couldn't get a light, they went back to the drawing board and came up with plans to widen the road and add turning lanes instead.
The DOT still said no and that's not good enough for people like Tovar.
"I just hope someone from the Department of Transportation listens and sees things like this happening," he said.
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office traffic engineers say they're working on presenting a new plan to the DOT. News 12 will keep you updated on any and all developments


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ARLINGTON – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team bounced back with an explosive performance Saturday evening to sweep UT Arlington 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21) in the final match of the Hilton Maverick Classic at College Park Center. The Islanders had a balanced performance with three Islanders finishing in double figures in kills and digs while junior Ashley Phelps highlighted the Islanders' offense with a career-high 18 kills on .333 hitting.
The Islanders (4-6) clinched their first sweep of the season and topped UTA (5-5) for the third time in program history. The Islanders finished the weekend with a 2-1 record and Ivy Baresh and Phelps was named to the all-tournament team for their dominant performance over the weekend.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi hit .228 in the match with 52 kills and limited the Mavericks to just .127 hitting and 29 kills. Baresh tallied her fifth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 13 digs while Brianna Brink chipped in 12 kills on .318 hitting. The Islanders' defense also played a big factor in the Islanders' victory with Baresh, Hailey King (17) and Renee Ramirez (11) all finishing in double figures in digs. Senior Logen Bourque also had a solid performance with 40 assists while hitting .462 with six kills.
The Islanders jumped out to a 7-5 lead after back-to-back kills by Baresh and Phelps. UTA evened the set at 9-9 before the Islanders pushed ahead 12-9 with kills by Bourque, Phelps and Brink and never looked back. The Islanders stayed out front the rest of the way to seal a 25-20 first-set victory. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi hit .275 in the first set and Phelps tallied a set-high six kills.
The Islanders carried over their momentum into the second set and jumped out to a 9-4 lead on a 4-0 run. UTA responded with a 5-0 run late in the set to garner a 17-15 lead. Baresh followed with a kill before a Maverick's attacking error evened the set at 17-17. Both teams rallied back-and-forth until two straight points by the Islanders knotted the score at 20-20. After a UTA timeout, the Islanders and Mavericks battled until the Islanders squeezed out a 25-23 victory with a kill by Brink and an ace by Sarah Sanchez.
It was all Islanders in the third set with Phelps leading the pack with seven kills and Baresh tacking on eight of her 13 digs. The Islanders opened with a 10-4 lead and extended their lead to 17-8 on a kill by Brink. Baresh and Shaquinn Parker followed with consecutive kills to pad the Islanders lead to 19-10. However, the Islanders saw their lead evaporate to two after a 7-0 run by the Mavericks. The Islanders recovered with three straight kills by Baresh and Phelps to extend their lead to 22-17. UTA followed with a 3-0 run but a kill by Parker and an attacking error by UTA added two straight points for the Islanders. After an Islanders' service error, Phelps clinched the set at 25-21 and the match with her 18th kill of the match.
The Islanders will open conference play on the road Tuesday, Sept. 17, against McNeese State in Lake Charles, La.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersVB).


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Time Management
The Tutoring Resource Center offers a workshop that will help you to manage your time and assist you in preparing for exams. The title of this workshop is "Strategies for Midterm Triumph" and it takes place twice each semester on the 2nd Floor of the Haas Library.
Please consult the schedule of Workshops for the next one that deals with Time Management.
Meanwhile, if you are in need of some time management help right now, here are some tips:
1) Take a few minutes to list all of the classes you are taking this semester.
2) Write down exactly what you need to study to prepare for this class (vocabulary, writing skills, math skills, taking and reading notes, group activities, presentations, research)
3) Get a calendar with space to write the following information on each day:
a. Class schedule
b. Work schedule
c. Other responsibilities
d. Study schedule
4) Each day, spend at least one hour studying for at least one of your classes. There may be some days where you have the entire day free. In that case, don't overload yourself, but plan a definite time to study . Create an environment that is comfortable, where you can concentrate without interruptions.
5) Once you establish a pattern of studying, you will naturally fall into this habit. Play with the study times for a week, trying out different study times. Then, determine when is the best time for you. You will remember information better when you receive it in the most comfortable setting.
These hints should get you started. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the Tutoring Resource Center (203-837-9245).
Register for our workshops, too! They are free and will help to make your experience at Western CT State Univ. a successful one.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- First Friday has been under scrutiny since six people were shot on Broad Street following last month's event.
City leaders, who've been charged with the task of making changes to the event, say the crime may have brought change for the better.
"It has made people downtown really take ownership and say, 'This is our city, it's not the thugs' city,' and that's a good thing," said Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver.
One of the ways organizers say the community took ownership is putting together events on the Augusta Common this month. It's something the Greater Augusta Arts Council says First Friday hasn't seen in a long time.
"That came out of the community. That was an unexpected boost for us that some community leaders in the entertainment business decided not to just tell us what we should do, but to go ahead and take it on themselves," said Brenda Durant with the Greater Augusta Arts Council.
The mayor says he likes the direction of First Friday but says in order for it to become what it once was, the perception of downtown has to change.
"It's going to take people coming downtown and seeing for themselves," said Copenhaver, inviting the public to check out First Friday. "Come downtown, see what it's all about, stay until nine and then go home."
The Sheriff's Office told the public Wednesday night to expect a much larger police presence this week. Deputies say in the past, First Friday has been understaffed because of having to take deputies from other areas. They told News 12 that this First Friday, they'll be patrolling downtown without sacrificing other areas.
"We are hoping to make a bold statement and prevent it from ever happening again," Cpt. Scott Gay said.


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April 19, 2006
Karsner: Advanced Energy Initiative is a "Vision for Victory"
President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative is a "Vision for Victory," according to Alexander Karsner, DOE's new Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Speaking on April 11th before the annual Power-Gen Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference, Assistant Secretary Karsner declared that the energy initiative could lead to victory over U.S. enemies; over U.S. dependence on unstable regimes and ideologies; and over "anxiety and misplaced fears that we are passive and helpless to better this nation and better our planet." Assistant Secretary Karsner emphasized, "Maximizing energy efficiency and renewable energy is the domestic epicenter in the war on terror, and it is imperative that we maximize the partnerships between the public and private sectors in new and creative ways with a sense of seriousness, national purpose, and the urgency the situation merits."
Noting that this was no time for business as usual, Assistant Secretary Karsner called on "people of goodwill" for their help. "I need your partnership and your support and your leadership to overcome bureaucratic obstacles and to redefine the interaction between the public and private sectors," said Karsner. "I am asking you today to take this message to Capitol Hill and to the far corners of the country; to rise to the President's challenge; to rise above the conventional and insist on making a real difference in the way things are done." See Assistant Secretary Karsner's speech (PDF 99 KB) and his newly updated Office of EERE home page. Download Adobe Reader.


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Harvard Economist Urges Scots to Support Nuclear, Shale Gas
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Scottish entrepreneurs should try to break into the shale gas and nuclear power markets as well as renewable energy, according to a professor from Harvard Business School.
Joe Lassiter will tell 600 delegates at the Clean Energy Entrepreneurship & Investment conference that shale gas and the third and fourth generations of nuclear power stations will bring "big changes" to the world's energy markets.
Lassiter will tonight deliver the first "distinguished lecture" to Scotland's 2020 Climate Group, the body set up by First Minister Alex Salmond and SSE chief executive Ian Marchant.
He will then take part in a panel discussion with Marchant, finance secretary John Swinney, former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander and Lloyds Banking Group Scotland managing director Lady Susan Rice. Lassiter told The Scotsman: "Scotland has the engineering expertise built up over two centuries to take part in or even lead the renaissance in nuclear power.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
10:30 a.m.
It's Saturday and the third round of the Masters Tournament has kicked off.
Temperatures were expected to be on the chilly side, but with the sun out, many patrons are taking off their jackets and enjoying the crisp, sunny morning. It's heating up quickly, so we'll see just how hot it gets by the time leaders Fred Couples and Jason Dufner tee off this afternoon.
Notable pairings and tee times today:
Amateur Kelly Kraft was the first to tee off this morning at 9:15 a.m.
To keep up with the latest scores, visit Masters.com.
3:30 p.m.
The weather today is absolutely gorgeous. There's a nice breeze rolling through the trees and although the sun makes it a little hot, it feels great.
Here's what you saw when you walked down the first fairway on Saturday afternoon.
I spent some time in Amen Corner and saw a few groups of players come through. When you sit there, you're reminded why the no cellphone policy at Augusta National is in place. Amen Corner just wouldn't be the same if you had to listen to someone's cellphone ring instead of hearing the birds chirping.
Here are some of the pictures I took of Amen Corner:
Amateur Patrick Cantlay walking toward the 12th hole. Cantlay is one of three amateurs left in the tournament.
Both Cantlay and Thomas Bjorn birdied the 12th hole today.
Patrons and members of the media relax under the big oak tree near the clubhouse.
The crowd gathers to watch Phil Mickelson tee off around 1:45 p.m. today.
Rory McIlroy teed off with Sergio Garcia at about 2:25 p.m. McIlroy ended up double bogeying the first hole, as he did on Thursday.
Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald walking toward the 12th hole.
News 12 talked with Bradley after he shot a 73 today.
A patron relaxes in the shade along the first fairway.
Trevor Immelman hit the ball into the pine straw on the 18th hole. He ended up bogeying the hole today.
Angel Cabrera, who was paired with Immelman, after he teed off on the 18th hole.
A scenic view of the 15th hole.
Rickie Fowler and Steve Stricker in Amen Corner. Fowler's bright outfits definitely make him stand out on the course. I asked him how much effort he puts into choosing what he wears. He said it depends -- sometimes he chooses his outfits the night before and sometimes it's whatever he pulls out of his suitcase the morning of the tournament. He said he works with Puma to design a lot of the clothing he wears.
Fowler on the 13th hole.
Patrons gather to watch the golf action in Amen Corner.
4 p.m.
Fred Couples has the lost the lead after bogeying the first two holes today. Jason Dufner is still at the top, tied with Lee Westwood and Matt Kuchar.
Will Dufner stay at the top? It's hard to know at this point, as he's only four holes in. To stay updated on the leader board, click here.
Tiger Woods finished today with an even-par 72 after making two birdies early on but not doing well on the par 5s. He's disappointed but hopeful for tomorrow.
7:15 p.m.
The third day of the Masters Tournament is over and we've got a slightly different leaderboard than we had at the end of the day yesterday.
The leaderboard after the third round:
Also, it has just been announced that Gary Woodland has withdrawn due to a wrist injury.
8:05 p.m.
Pairings for the fourth round have been released. You can find them here.
10 p.m.
It was a long but beautiful day out on the grounds of Augusta National. We saw some major change-ups in the leaderboard from yesterday and also had some exciting moments up until the very end of the third round.
Sergio Garcia hitting the ball out of the pine straw on No. 9.
Garcia checking out his shot from the woods. He shot a plus-3 75 today.
Hole No. 16 before Sean O'Hair and Jonathan Byrd come up to putt.
O'Hair and Byrd before taking their shots on No. 16.
The day wasn't even close to being over, but some crew members were already working on mowing the grass.
Y. E. Yang and Jim Furyk checking out their shots on the 18th hole.
The 18th hole announcer gives some trivia questions to patrons.
Members of the media waiting and watching on the 18th hole.
Byrd and O'Hair on No. 18.
Herik Stenson and Nick Watney take their turns on the 18th hole.
Peter Hanson, who is currently in the lead, waits for Aaron Baddeley to make his shot on No. 18.
Hanson and Baddeley shake hands after a long day on the course.
Mickelson approaches the putting green on No. 18 amid cheers from patrons.
Mickelson waits for his turn and then takes a few practice swings.
And Mickelson shoots a birdie on the 18th hole to come in second ... and the crowd goes crazy.
Some scenic shots after most of the course had cleared for the day.
I was also able to interview 23-year-old Rickie Fowler after he finished the course today with an even-par 72.
When asked what he would've changed about his playing today, he said there's not a whole lot he would have done differently.
"Looking back, I played all right. There were a couple holes where I put myself on the wrong side of the pin, the green, and ended up making bogeys. Maybe been able to save a couple shots there. Missed a short shot on 9 for par, but other than that, I felt like I hit the ball pretty well -- just couldn't get the ball in the hole quick enough today," he said.
For tomorrow, Fowler said he's going to focus on ball striking, saying he's missed a few fairways this week, which have led to some bogeys.
"Getting the ball in play off the tee is key," he said. "You put yourself in the wrong position out here and you can make a bogey, a double bogey pretty quickly."
Fowler has accomplished a lot in the golf world at a young age, but he says being a part of the 2010 Ryder Cup team has been the biggest honor thus far.
"I have accomplished a lot, but still a lot of goals ahead for this year, so really just focusing on those and hoping to move forward," he said.
And, of course, you can't mention Fowler's name without talking about the loud and bright ensembles he wears during tournaments. He said he works with Puma to put the outfits together a few months ahead of time.
As for choosing what to wear when, that's completely up to him.
"Tournament weeks, it could be the night before or morning of that I'll just put something together. It could take five minutes of my time, it might just be whatever comes out of the suitcase first," he said.


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NAPA -- Living life on the edge as a defensive end isn't the most glamorous job in the NFL, but it suits Jason Hunter just fine.
The Raiders' starting left defensive end loves "setting the edge," a part of the game that doesn't carry with it the kind of fame and glory that comes from rushing the passer.
"Basically setting an edge is getting an extension on that tackle and knocking him back, that way it stops the line of scrimmage so the (running) back can't just get to the edge, and it forces him back inside to where the help is,'' Hunter said.
Setting edges has been an issue for a Raiders defense that has been run-challenged for the better part of the past decade. Right tackle Khalif Barnes, who has worked against Hunter throughout the offseason and training camp, thinks Hunter is more stout than his 6-foot-4, 270-pound build would suggest.
Offensive tackles blocking Hunter typically outweigh him by at least 30 pounds.
"He's thick, powerful, and he may look smaller, but he's very strong and has good hands,'' Barnes said.
In most cases, if Hunter has done his job, he hasn't made the tackle himself. Rather, he's set up an interior lineman or linebacker to make the hit.
"He's a guy who just tries to do his part,'' Barnes said. "If you try and do your part and then half of somebody else's, that takes away what you do by half. Do your part. It's a great mindset and the whole team needs to be like that.''
Hunter's willingness to set the edge, as well as his work ethic and demeanor, are what led him back to general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen.
McKenzie was a personnel executive in Green Bay when Hunter played with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Appalachian State from 2006 through 2008. When Allen was defensive coordinator in Denver in 2011, Hunter was a reserve defensive end, having played the season before in a 3-4 defense as an outside linebacker.
On a Raiders defensive line that too often has failed in terms of maintaining gaps and position despite having well-regarded talent, Hunter brings a reputation of carrying out his assignments with enthusiasm.
"Jason loves football, and he enjoys competing,'' Allen said. "He likes the physical aspect of the game where you're not begging Jason to come out here and want to play. You're not begging Jason to get the pads on.''
Hunter was particularly excited to get the pads on this season after spending the 2012 season on injured reserve because of a torn triceps. It happened at a time when Hunter had ascended to a starting position under Jack Del Rio, who replaced Allen as defensive coordinator.
The timing could not have been worse.
"It really hurt me, man,'' Hunter said. "I thought I was having a real good training camp. It was hard, sitting at home, watching on TV and seeing all my peers from around the league playing games. It made me more focused to take care of my body, do the right things.''
Those who started practice but did not finish because of undisclosed injuries were defensive end Lamarr Houston and safety Brandian Ross.
"He is our starting center, he's done a nice job there,'' Allen said.
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Keith Rabois, one of Silicon Valley's most influential startup investors, has stepped down from the No. 2 role at Square amid a sexual harassment scandal.
Rabois, a member of the so-called PayPal Mafia who has invested in an A list of Web 2.0 companies, claims in his Tumblr blog that he's being blackmailed by a former lover who also worked at Square, the online payments startup launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
While admitting it was a mistake to remain involved with the man after recommending him for a job at the company, Rabois insisted the relationship was consensual. He also wrote that he didn't supervise his former lover.
Still, the threatened lawsuit may have been too much for a company with its eyes set on a possible stock offering this year. A more sinister theory holds that it may have given Dorsey cover to dump his lieutenant.
In a statement, a Square spokesman said that while an internal investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, Rabois had "exercised poor judgment" that undermined his ability to lead the San Francisco-based company. Rabois joined Square as chief operating officer in 2010 and helped oversee its growth from about 30 employees to more than 400.
Dorsey launched the company to help small merchants -- and anyone else -- accept credit card payments by plugging a square plastic reader into a smartphone. Newer products can turn iPads into virtual cash registers and let people pay for items using their cell phones, without having to swipe a card.
Square's rapid growth accelerated last fall when Starbucks said it would let the startup manage all its credit card payments and let customers at thousands of its coffee shops pay by phone. Starbucks also participated in a $200 million-plus funding round that reportedly valued Square at $3.25 billion.
"This is the perfect example of a hyper-growth Silicon Valley company," said Sam Hamadeh, CEO of a New York firm called PrivCo that analyzes the value of private companies.
Hamadeh echoed some social media pundits who on Friday suspected Rabois' stunning departure was due to a falling out with Square's iconic CEO. In a tableau of intrigue that might echo "The Social Network," Hamadeh said he's been told by someone inside the company that the lawsuit was an excuse to jettison Rabois.
"You don't change your number two guy just because somebody claims sexual harassment," Hamadeh said. "Jack's going to prep the company to be sold this year. They need a much more veteran, experienced COO, and Keith was not willing to accept a demotion."
Another Square source, however, told this newspaper that rumors of a feud between Dorsey and Rabois were unfounded.
Rabois previously had been head of business development at PayPal, LinkedIn and Slide. He also sits on the board of Yelp and has invested in such high-profile startups as Airbnb, Path and Yammer.
"PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide and Square are some of the most innovative companies in the last decade, and Keith has been an integral part of all of them," said Auren Hoffman, a serial entrepreneur and influential angel investor. "I personally would work with Keith any day."
But recent days, Rabois wrote on his blog, "have been the toughest, saddest, most frightening, and emotionally draining of my life."
Rabois set he met the unnamed man who's bringing the allegations in May 2010 through mutual friends. Eventually, they began a relationship, and several months later, Rabois suggested his boyfriend interview at Square.
Veteran sex-harassment attorneys said there's no law against an executive hiring a romantic partner, although many companies prohibit such situations to avoid liability.
Last week, Rabois and Square received a letter from an unidentified attorney in New York, threatening a lawsuit that would allege the relationship was not consensual. Without offering specifics, Rabois wrote in his blog that the letter promised "to accuse me of some pretty horrible things."
He wrote that Square did not know about the relationship before the lawsuit threat, and it was unclear when the romance had ended. A company spokesman would not say whether the man still works at Square.
Rabois, on his blog, wrote that the letter demanded "a payment of millions of dollars" and said he decided to resign to save the company the distraction of a lawsuit, although attorneys on Friday said Rabois' resignation doesn't necessarily spare Square from being hauled into court if the suit goes forward.
Though Rabois said the claim "feels like a shakedown," attorneys who specialize in sex harassment law said sending a so-called "demand letter" is standard procedure before filing a suit.
"Often times, it's advantageous to both sides for these matters to be resolved confidentially," said Therese Lawless, a workplace rights attorney in San Francisco.
Stephen J. Hirschfeld, co-founder of San Francisco law firm Hirschfeld Kraemer, said that while that strategy usually works, sometimes a prospective plaintiff demands far more money than a company thinks is warranted.
While a settlement may still happen in this case, he said, Rabois' decision to make the situation public may reduce some of the plaintiff's leverage.
Rabois, for his part, said in his blog post that he's already working on his next startup and hopes to unveil it next month.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Junior Patrick Kimeli has been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Kimeli earned the award for his first place-finish at the 36th Annual Justin F. Cooper Memorial Rice Invitational on Friday.
For the second straight meet, Kimeli finished as the top individual runner in the men's race against nine other schools. The junior led the men's 5k, crossing the line with a time of 16:52, three seconds ahead of second-place finisher Alex Littlewood of McNeese State.
The Eldoret, Kenya, native helped the Islanders to the runner-up spot with 67 points, finishing behind No.4 Lamar, which took first with 36 points. The Islanders finished in front of three higher ranked teams in the USTFCCCA Regional rankings, including host No. 8 Rice (3) along with Southland foes No. 7 Stephen F. Austin (4) and No. 6 McNeese State (6).
The runner-up finish helped the men's team move up four spots in the rankings to the No. 6 slot, behind Lamar and UTSA in the Southland.
The Islanders will return home to host the Islander Splash on Fri., Sept. 23, at West Guth Park. The women's 5k will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the men's 8k at 6:25 p.m.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2011-12 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
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Donald and Carolyn Brewer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, December 15th, 2012. They were married at the Second Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee on December 15th, 1962.
Donald from Georgia and Carolyn from Tennessee met while Carolyn worked at The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia. Mr. Brewer served in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service aboard the USS Corporal, and later retired from the North Carolina Research Station in Fletcher, NC Mrs. Brewer taught for 30 years and retired from the Henderson County Public School system in 2001. They are Charter Members of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
The Brewers have two children, Brian Brewer and his wife Sherri of Horse Shoe, and Beth Sudderth and her husband Jeff of Horse Shoe. They have two grandsons, Casey and Avery Brewer.
Your family and friends celebrate you. The kindness and gifts you have shared, the special love and wonderful lessons you have taught, and the memories you provided have brightened our days and nights for all these years.
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- Stony Brook University, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2009-2012
- University of Cincinnati, PhD in Geology, 2005-2009
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Dr. Ustunisik is an experimental petrologist and geochemist interested in understanding the physics and chemistry of processes that relate to the origin and crustal evolution of terrestrial planets and the effect of volatiles on these processes. Her research has ranged from the large-scale investigations of compositional diversity in subduction zone volcanoes (Hasandag Volcano, Central Anatolia and Mt Jefferson, Oregon) through thermodynamic modeling and phase equilibria experiments to the study of hydrothermal alteration assemblages on Mars, to experiments on degassing in Lunar and Martian magmas for the search of wetter planetary interiors.
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- Guest Lecturer in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Stony Brook University, Fall 2009
- Mineralogy - University of Cincinnati, Winter 2007-2008
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- Environmental Volcanology - University of Cincinnati, Spring 2006
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- "Degassing Pathways of Cl-, F-, H2O-, and S- Bearing Magmas Near the Lunar Surface: Implications for the Composition and Cl-Isotopic Signatures of Lunar Apatite" (In Rev., EPSL)
- "Crystal Size Distributions (CSDs) in a Basaltic Flow at the Small Hasandag Volcano, Central Turkey: Comparison of Calculated Residence Times of Plagioclase and Clinopyroxene Crystals" (In Rev., International Journal of Earth Sciences)
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- "Origin of Galena and Sphalerite Mineralization in the Koru Volcanics, Biga Peninsula, Turkey: Insights from MELTS Modeling and SUPCRT Calculations", (accepted for publication in International Geology Review), 2012.
- "Differential Degassing of H2O, Cl, F, and S: Potential Effects on Lunar Apatite", American Mineralogist, V.96, 1650-1653, 2011.
- "The Role of Fractional Crystallization, Magma Recharge, and Magma Mixing in the Differentiation of the Small Hasandag Volcano, Central Anatolia, Turkey", Lithos, V .125, 984-993, 2011.
- "Some Thermal Characteristics of a Mineral Mixture of Palygorskite, Metahalloysite, Magnesite, and Dolomite", Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, V. 89-1, 169-174, 2007.
- "Thermal Behavior of a Mineral Mixture of Sepiolite and Dolomite", Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, V. 88-3, 813-817, 2007.
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- Petrologic Explorations in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Ball State University, IN March 2010
- Co-Convener and Co-Chair – Special Session "Mars System Science: Integrating Martian Planetary Processes from the Subsurface to the Surface" at AGU Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, CA (with Nekvasil, H. and Sharp T.H.)
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- Judge in Scientific Meetings – Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geoscience Student Award Judge, LPSC 2012
- Outstanding Student Paper Award (OSPA) Judge, AGU Fall Meeting 2011
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- Preparing Future Faculty Seminars, University of Cincinnati (Spring 2008)
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Green Day please come to
Green Day please come to dubai in the UAE! your fan base hear is huge tickets will sell out please PLEASE
Green Day has been my
Green Day has been my favorite band for four years now, and for four years I have been trying to get to a concert. I feel that the Midwest has been especially neglected! (I did have tickets for the now cancelled Green Bay show.) I am upset that Green Day is touring Europe before touring most of the Unites States and I can only hope that they will make a stop at the Michigan/Wisconsin/Minnesota area soon!
pleasee come to buenos aires
pleasee come to buenos aires i
Please come to Land down
Please come to Land down Under (Australia of Course). Im probaly to young to enter im only 13 but i would love to see a real bloddy band in australia not this shit like One Direction or Justin Beiber. I love you guys xd :)
Please, Please come to Norway
Please, Please come to Norway, Haugesund or Stavanger or Bergen!!!!! Just because you'r concert is in Oslo I'm not allowed, ans I don't have enough money to travel alone.... and because I'm 15.... But I just wanna say--> I Love you guys!!! <3
hello! I have 13 years old
hello! I have 13 years old and I would love you to come to Barcelona to give a concert! I can't go to see you in Bilbao, so I ask that the next time you come to Spain, don't forget Barcelona! I'm sure you have many fans here that are waiting for you. Then i could realize one of my dreams, which is to see you play live! Best wishes and good luck on your tour! :)
please come to georgia! my
please come to georgia! my twitter: @natakvavila :))
This is such a horribly hard
This is such a horribly hard thing to write and post, I just never got my chance to at least scream "Thank you!" to my favorite band when you were in Brooklyn on 4/7. (How do I even word this BS?) Bluntly, I guess: I was attacked, raped, and robbed by two guys who then threw the rest of my purse into the East River before the concert.. I cannot say how ecstatic I was that Billie Joe is recovered, the band's doing great, and that I'd be going. I waited til that day to celebrate my 3/28 bday. With my father dying of cancer and tons of recent heart aches, it was something I held on to like a miracle, to know I'd be able to release my spirit for a couple of hours and have the memories of singing along with the guys that created music that has helped get me through so..fucking..much. I'v been so brain and heartsick, just totally devastated, today's the first of being able to force some normalcy(?), but am still a complete space cadet. I haven't been able to listen to any music since, and I'm usually unrelentingly obnoxious with my constant necessity for it. Grocery store music made me feel like puking and my eyes well up (talking about a F.U.N song and 80's shit!) I know I'm lucky that I didn't end up stabbed and in the East River or some shit , but damn, it feels like an arm is rammed down my throat and I'm walking through a thick ass marsh. I wouldn't even let the EMT's touch me. I was so traumatized, I just kept saying "I gotta go to Green Day". That's pretty much all I could get out. They almost took me against my will for emotional disturbance..I'm so sorry I couldn't make it and for having to put this depressing, yet cathartic, crap on your site. I hope with all my heart that maybe somehow, someday, I'll get another chance to see you .. As cheesy as it sounds, I could never thank you guys enough for what you do, for all the countless times you've made me smile, pulled me up, put an unbelievable beat in my head, made me think, and let me know I'm not the only one that feels a certain way..'Awesome as Fuck' is fucking right!!! And I know "It's not over til you're underground", right? With all my love and gratitude, always, Anna
When the f*ck are you guys
When the f*ck are you guys gonna reschedule your Houston, TX show!!! Been waiting for over 10 years to see you guys play live and BJ I love you for life but you gotta come back and see us down here you f*cker!
Thank you ;)
Hi guys. Wonder what you might think of my kids' songs...Winston (9) did the drums, lyrics/vocals and bass and wants to be a drummer, like Tré, and was stoked to learn bass and guitar when he saw Billie Joe writing songs on all the instruments on Quarto! His brother, Spencer (12) does the guitar on these songs.
I know you guys probably get
I know you guys probably get a lot of requests. But this one is different and I hope someone can pass this along to the band.
I'll be attending Tuesday's concert in Berkley with a very special woman. Her name is Joyce Rusinak.
Joyce has been battling ALS for some years now and is completely paralyzed and confined to a wheel chair. She can only communicate by using a special computer that scans her retina and from that her thoughts are made into speech.
Every time I see Joyce, JR to family & friends, I am blown away by her courage and determination to not let this horrid disease kill her spirit. Music and wine are her two greatest joys. She'll be damned if this disease will stop that! JR still enjoys wine (either by having her nurse dribble some on her tongue or via a feeding tube) and tries to make it to shows when her favorite bands are in town.
Green Day is one of her all time favorites and it would be awesome if the boys dedicated a song to her. Meeting them would be a dream .
You have no idea what this would mean to her.
Thank you,
Ana Martinez Weber
Green Day Idiot Club ID: lovegreenday
(503) 475-9434
Davis, the kid from the
Davis, the kid from the Patriot Center show, forgot to ask for his guitar to be signed. Any way to make that happen next time y'all come around?
The lads of Green Day
The lads of Green Day performed an amazing show in Toronto Ontario, Canada the other night. I can't wait untill the next time they come to town. Please guys sooner, rather then later. It was a fantastic evening. Bringing the young lad on stage during Longview. Fantastic!!! You guys sounded great, a very enjoyable evening. Top notch entertainment value. Please come back to Toronto really soon. Cheers!! Untill next time
Hey Green Day!! Last night in
Hey Green Day!! Last night in toronto, April 11, 2013, Billy Joe you made my son's Dream come true! He is truly one of your biggest fans and you pulled him up on stage! He is a muscian himself, has his own band Cold Blooded hero, He has dreamt of singing with you onstage since he was a little wee thing! My son David grew up listening to you guys, his Dad and I are huge fans as well! He took a Selfie photo with you on stage, AWSOME!!! but when he jumped off stage his phone fell out of his pocket! Not so Awsome!!! But non the less he said it was worth losing his phone, Last night you made my son's dream come true, for that I will be forever grateful! You guys rock!
Smiling Proud Mama!!
Hi there.
Hi there.
I love you but I have a protest. I'm italian, I'm poor and I can't move to Milan from Turin,so I can't go to your concert. Can you do a concert in Turin in the future? Thank you very much.
billlie i really really wish
billlie i really really wish you guys would come to central america tour ESPECIALY in EL SALVADOR !!!! we love you very very very much i might sound really fucking anoying but i have hope that some day ill see you i just would wish you take it in too consideration you have so many fans here !!!! well rage & love !!!!!!!!!! <3 from a huge GREEN DAY FAN :D
It´s 10 years ago I startet
It´s 10 years ago I startet listen to Green day and i remember that day i first hear the musik and i´m blown away!!! Some things have changed and i grow up with this musik!! I have all of your albums and singles and many more stuff ( and also listen Pinhead gunpowder , The Frustrators and Foxboro Hottubs,awesome bands keep moving on!!) I love every single day i spent time to listening to the musik , i love eyery line of the songs you wrote! You always be there!!! You changed my live in so many ways!!!! It´s my drug, it´s the air that i breave!!! So i wanna say thank you that you are the band that you are!!! And don´t give a F.....! what some people say!!!
And a big F.... you!!! to all Green day haters!!!
So we see us at the pit in Vienna!!!
And i have one wish at last!!! Can you play macy´s day parade for my grandma?
She passed away for two weeks and this song i hear when she is gone away!!!
I hope someone of you read this!!!
Thank you!!!
Somebody knows when it's
Somebody knows when it's going to be on sale CUATRO?
Can you please include Jason
Can you please include Jason's instagram login on your homepage with the other three so we can access his photos from your website? Thanks!
i really want to met the band
i really want to met the band and i am huge fan and i have been a fan for a long time and it all ways been my dream to met them and seeing them play last night was amazing and i wish i was one of the kids to get pick on stage to sing with billie joe armstrong
Just saw the guys in Brooklyn
Just saw the guys in Brooklyn last night- as much as I enjoyed the show there were some real 'what ???!!??' afterthoughts. I get they were promoting the 3 newer albums on this tour- but the playlist missed a lot. From 21st Century Breakdown - they only played 'Know Your Enemy'. No '21st Century Breakdown' or '21 Guns'! And from American Idiot- only the first 4 tracks were performed; much of the album was missed, including 'Wake Me Up When September Ends'. What hit me most is they didn't play 'Good Riddance'. I was bewildered when the lights came on at the end, I've seen them live several times and that song always closed the show.
please add Waiting and
please add Waiting and Redundtant to the hit list, see you in Berkely
Come to Rock in Rio 2013
Come to Rock in Rio 2013 please!!! We all want green day back in rio de janeiro, Brazil!!
What time does Green Day
What time does Green Day typically go on stage? Tix say 8:00 p.m., but not sure if that means opening band or Green Day - just trying to figure out what time to pick up my kids from Brooklyn show.
The tour section has some
The tour section has some wrong indormation about the Reading and Leeds Festival dates in August - they are both listed as being at Reading!
am i da only one spanish here
am i da only one spanish here? i havent heard of spanish greenday fans here.anyway so glad im about to see gd perform here in bilbao on july13th!!
Pretty picture. We have the
Pretty picture. We have the same tastes.
Greeeeeeeeeen Day!
Greeeeeeeeeen Day!
I would appreciate it if you would come to the south around Florida... This is your first American tour in years and I can't see you. It's the forbidden fruit that I have to stare at and it's torture.
With love,
A distressed and depressed fan
Hey, Jason is on instagram..
Hey, Jason is on instagram...thanks! Nice we can get to know him a little better :)
i wanna be pulled up on stage
i wanna be pulled up on stage when you guys come to LA


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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- A month and one day after the massacre in Newtown, Conn., Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt and Aiken Department of Public Safety Director Charles Barranco met with top school officials behind closed doors at the administrative building on Brookhaven Drive.
"I think by tweaking a few policies with the school administration, we'll be in good shape, as far as safety of our kids," said Sheriff Hunt, after the meeting.
Along with others, he brought his recommendations to Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt and Deputy Superintendent David Caver. He shared some of those recommendations with News 12 after the meeting, which lasted just over an hour.
"Well, we're not going to discuss specifics, because we don't want the bad guy to learn the specifics," he said.
However, we did learn that teachers and administrators at the district's 39 schools will get U.S. Department of Homeland Security training.
"We have that policy that we're getting ready to put in place and start training on. As a matter of fact, they're going to start training the administration of the schools next Wednesday, I think," Hunt said.
Each of the district's 39 schools will now have the same lockdown policies. Just a couple weeks ago, North Augusta Department of Public Safety SWAT members toured North Augusta schools and found that policies differed from school to school.
"We need to be similar in our drills and procedures from Ridge Spring to North Augusta to Jackson. We want it all the same for their sake and our sake also," said Deputy Superintendent Caver.
As far resource officers in every school, Caver says that's out of the picture right now. He estimates it would cost around $2 million each year.
That's money the district doesn't have.
"We certainly would like one in all the schools but realize that funding's an issue there," he said.
Sheriff Hunt and Chief Barranco both agree that arming teachers or faculty members is not the answer. They say it's dangerous. Hunt says it would create confusion for officers responding to the scene, and it would be a huge liability.
"Our main goal is to keep these schools safe," he said.


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The training program in vaccinology offers to all trainees a broad exposure to both the laboratory and clinical trial phases of vaccinology, but is set up as two tracks so that each trainee will gain more intensive experience in either the laboratory or the clinical aspects of vaccinology, depending upon which track they choose.
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SANTA CLARA -- There are times when Colin Kaepernick looks like he should be carrying a baton, not a football, with his progress measured in meters, not yards.
He looks like a track star -- even to actual track stars.
"He's a freak in the same way that Usain Bolt is a freak," former Olympic sprinter Ato Boldon said.
Boldon, legendary Olympic hurdler Edwin Moses and noted track coach Fred Harvey were among those watching the 49ers' playoff game last weekend when Kaepernick blazed for 181 rushing yards, a single-game NFL record for a quarterback.
So they were eager to play along this week when asked to analyze Kaepernick's long-legged stride. Moses, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, even requested additional Kaepernick highlights so he could take a closer look.
Geographically, our track panel has this Sunday's game between the 49ers and Falcons well represented: Boldon and Harvey have ties to the Bay Area, while Moses lives in Atlanta, the site of the NFC Championship Game.
The basic question for our running commentators: How can someone 6 feet 4 and 230 pounds be so dang fast?
"It tells me his biomechanics are really good," said Moses, who won 400-meter gold medals at the 1976 and '84 Olympics and who once won 122 consecutive races.
"And I'd bet a million dollars he's done a lot of plyometrics in his life."
Bingo! When Moses' theory was relayed to Kaepernick, the quarterback confirmed that his training regimen includes plenty of plyometrics -- exercises that demand fast, explosive movements. The quarterback does not, however, have any track experience. His running style is natural.
In the biggest play Jan. 12 at Candlestick Park, Kaepernick rolled around the right side of his offensive line and zoomed untouched for a 56-yard touchdown. It was the longest run by a quarterback in franchise history -- the third time this season that Kaepernick has surpassed the old mark of 49 yards set by Steve Young.
According to a film review of the play by sports columnist Monte Poole of the Bay Area News Group, Kaepernick needed only 15 steps to cover the last 40 yards. In contrast, defensive back Charles Woodson of the Packers needed 20 steps over that same distance -- and never came close to making the tackle.
"The most impressive thing is that he has a true, efficient sprint motion when he runs," said Harvey, the 2011 Pac-10 track coach of the year at the University of Arizona and a former standout sprinter at San Jose City College. "Colin has great hip flexion, great recovery of the foot. So his foot is always moving underneath his center of mass.
"He never has what you see in some poor sprinters, which is their feet getting too far in back of them -- butt-kicking. He doesn't do that at all. And that's one of the things we really look for in efficient sprinters."
Kaepernick ran the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds at the 2011 Scouting Combine. That was fast -- second among quarterbacks that year to Tyrod Taylor (4.51) -- but hardly world class.
What separates Kaepernick from most of the football pack is his ability to maintain that speed even while weighed down by a helmet and bulky pads. As ESPN.com noted, the famously speedy Michael Vick has had three runs of 50-plus yards over the span of his 10-season career, including playoffs.
Kaepernick has three 50-plus-yard runs over his past 41 carries.
It was the most recent one that caught Boldon's attention.
"The defensive secondary had a long time to look at him coming around and they still couldn't do anything about it," he said of the 56-yard score. "As much as Kaepernick is known for his speed, I think he has the most underrated speed in the league. He's fast. Then he runs by people and they think, 'Oh, he's that fast.' "
Boldon, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, once attended Piedmont Hills High in San Jose and grew up idolizing the Joe Montana-era 49ers. A former 100-meter and 200-meter specialist, he won three bronze medals and a silver over the course of the 1996 and 2000 Summer Games. The only other men with at least four individual Olympic sprint medals are Bolt, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis.
Boldon was told how John Madden, the former football coach, said this week that Kaepernick's running style reminded him of Bolt -- the 6-foot-5, 210-pound record-smashing Jamaican sprint superstar.
"I actually don't think that is an unfair comparison," Boldon said. "Because it's not just about being tall. There are tall guys who have been fast. But when you see a guy who is that fast, who is able to turn his legs over like Colin Kaepernick, now you have a special athlete."
Moses said that "big guys usually have a tougher challenge" when it comes to sprinting because longer strides mean fewer foot strikes. He ventured that Kaepernick's superior leg strength allows him to generate maximum propulsion on each step.
"When you push off the track, all of the energy has to go through the bottom of your foot," Moses said, detailing how the calf, Achilles, lower leg, quads and hamstring have to contract and fire. "So I would think that a guy of that size, in order to really be quick -- with the stride lift that he has -- all those things have to happen instantaneously."
Moses theorizes that Kaepernick's smooth running style was entrenched long before the muscles arrived. He figured he became biomechanically sound first as a way of making the most of an undersized physique.
That's how it happened for Moses.
"I was a tiny guy. I looked like Urkel when I was in high school. I had the glasses, the braces," Moses said, referring to the 1990s "Family Matters" sitcom character. "I was 5-9 with long legs. Other guys were like 6-1, 160-170. I was 5-9 and about a buck-twenty. And I just didn't have the power.
"But I had the mechanics and I always had the work ethic. Later on, as I got older, all of that finally kicked in. And by the time I got to the Olympics in '76, and then all the way through the end of my career, I was still improving because I was still working my way into my body."
Kaepernick might not have been mistaken for Urkel, but he was indeed just a wisp coming out of Pitman High in Turlock. He was lightly recruited because he weighed about 170 pounds as a senior.
Now that Kaepernick is 25 and sturdily built, the Falcons better start getting into the starting blocks.
"I don't know what his values are in the weight room or what his values are plyometrically, but you have to be very, very explosive to be able to do what he's doing," Harvey said. "You think in terms of a cheetah. You think in terms of a gazelle."


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By placing an inverter monitor in your RV, you will save space and be able to handle all of your electrical systems much more easily. It doesn't take too long to put this accessory in place and it makes every trip more pleasant.


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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are suing YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley for filming West proposing to Kardashian on Oct. 21 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, according to the New York Daily News.
Really -- the guy co-founded YouTube. They didn't think he was somehow going to take some video?
Guess not. Hurley posted the 2 1/2 minute clip to MixBit -- his new collaborative video app -- and tweeted it to his followers the next day. "So this happened last night. Congrats Kim & Kanye!" he tweeted, with a link to the video on his site.
Kardashian and West claim Hurley was not invited to the top-secret proposal party that West planned, according to TMZ. They say he somehow manipulated his way into the ballpark, then used the video to draw attention to MixBit. They say they allowed him to stay only after he signed a non-disclosure form and took a picture holding it.
"Hurley proceeded to try to turn the event into one starring himself, broadcasting the images he knew were the exclusive property rights of someone else," the suit says.
The video has been viewed by more than 1.6 million lonely, desperate souls.
The suit seeks unspecified damages and says the rights for what we can assume was an official filming of the event were supposed to go to MC Cable Television, which is an offshoot of Bunim/Murray and E!, which produces "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," TMZ reported.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.