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Definition of diaphragm in English:
1A dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
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- Contraction of the expiratory muscles displaces the abdomen inward and the diaphragm upward into the thorax during exhalation.
- Metastatic tumor was also found in the thyroid gland, pericardium, myocardium, bilateral lungs, diaphragm, bilateral kidneys, and liver.
- Separating the chest from the abdomen, the diaphragm (pronounced: die-uh-fram) plays a lead role in breathing.
2A thin sheet of material forming a partition.
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- In this way the stalk expands radially to form a hemifusion diaphragm.
- The trans layers make contact and produce an axially symmetric hemifusion diaphragm.
- New growth cycles began with the formation of new basal diaphragms and lateral walls of living chambers.
2.1A taut flexible membrane in mechanical or acoustic systems.
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- The flexible metal diaphragm provides expansion capability to partially compensate for thermal expansion mismatch between the liquids and the cylinder.
- The diaphragm is a flexible disk made of sheet metal with ridges carved into it.
- A diaphragm extends around the shaft and defines fluidly separate upper and lower chambers within a valve body.
3A thin contraceptive cap fitting over the cervix.
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- Find out from this factsheet by the fpa how contraceptive diaphragms and caps work, how effective they are at preventing pregnancy and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Barrier methods of contraception include diaphragms, condoms and cervical caps.
- Following his logic, we would have to say that Catholics who insist on using contraceptives should opt for condoms or diaphragms.
4A device for varying the effective aperture of the lens in a camera or other optical system.
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- If you know how the combination of a shutter, a lens, a diaphragm, and a light meter can make a picture.
- From the images above you can clearly see the lenses are identical even down to the aperture diaphragm, which begs the question is the lens in the PhotoPC 3000Z a Carl Zeiss design?
- It is not much unlike a conventional camera in the conception of design, consisting of a lens and a diaphragm that adjust the focus and control the amount of light coming through.
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- They also found he was suffering from a diaphragmatic hernia.
- The relationship between diaphragmatic surface area and a given lung volume may be different during active breathing.
- Prolonged mechanical ventilation results in diaphragmatic atrophy and contractile dysfunction, but its effect on the rate of protein synthesis is not known.
Late Middle English: from late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from dia 'through, apart' + phragma 'a fence'.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Trevor Foss has been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Foss earned the award after leading the Islanders on the mound this weekend.
Foss had a career day for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, recording 15 strikeouts while allowing just three hits and no runs in a complete game shutout of Texas - Pan American. His performance led the Islanders to their first win of the season.
The senior right hander dominated from the start, striking out the side in the first inning to set the tone for the day as the Islanders would go on to sweep the doubleheader.
Foss was masterful with his control as he allowed just one walk and a hit batter while facing only four over the minimum. He gave up two hits in the third and one in the eighth and never faced more than five batters in an inning as he held the Broncs hitless in seven separate innings.
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).
2012-13 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
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FRESNO -- A Central California man convicted of pointing a high-powered laser at a police helicopter was sentenced Monday to spend 14 years in federal prison.
Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, a 26-year-old Clovis resident, was accused of pointing a green laser 13 times more powerful than common pointers at a Fresno Police Department helicopter in 2012. The helicopter had been called to an apartment complex where an emergency helicopter for a children's hospital also reported being targeted by a laser.
"This is not a game," U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said in a statement. "It is dangerous, and it is a felony."
A jury found Rodriguez guilty of attempting to interfere with safe operation of aircraft and aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
While handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill described Rodriguez as a "walking crime spree," carrying out an act with deadly potential. Rodriguez has a significant criminal history, prosecutors said, that includes several probation violations and gang affiliations.
Authorities say such laser strikes can blind pilots and lead to crashes. In 2013, there were 3,960 reports of people shining lasers at aircraft over the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Thursday's letters: The gift of life
Published: Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 5:10 p.m.
To the editor: April is National Donate Life Month. Citizens are encouraged to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and celebrate those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. More than 120,000 people are waiting for lifesaving transplants, with more than 3,400 in North Carolina.
When you say yes to donation at the Division of Motor Vehicles, a red heart is added to your drivers license. This heart is legally binding consent to being an organ and eye donor. The transplant procedure allows a subsequent open casket funeral if you so desire. Online registration is also possible at donatelifenc.org.
By offering a kidney, lobe of a lung, portion of the liver, pancreas or intestine, living donors can offer their recipient an alternative to waiting on the national transplant waiting list for an organ from a deceased donor.
Giving the gift of life to another person is one of the most meaningful things a person can do. Today, more than 6,000 living donors per year give the gift of life to another person. All major religions support organ, eye and tissue donation as an act of charity.
On behalf of all of us needing transplants, we will be extremely grateful to those promoting organ donation awareness.
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GOP candidates
To the editor: We attended the GOP convention at the Opportunity House on March 22. Many left with the belief that the GOP has some great candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Kay Hagan, Democrat.
However, after reading your article in Sundays edition, we find an imbalance. Aside from Congressman Mark Meadows, U.S. House/NC District 11, and Speaker Thom Tillis, N.C. House of Representatives, being named, one could take away from your reporting that there were only two candidates at the convention. May I inform you that there were other true conservatives fighting for principles of we the people.
Candidates Greg Brannon, Ted Alexander and Jim Snyder running for the U.S. Senate seat were present. Brannon won the straw poll, which wasnt published until Mondays newspaper and was not printed on the front page of the Local and State section.
If people want more information, they could go to www.dailyhaymaker.com, a conservative website. This is an informative, eye-opening site on N.C. candidates where the truth is published.
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To the editor: Lou Parris published the following in his column (March 21 edition): Hillary Special: Two Thighs and a Left Wing. Parris and the newspaper should be ashamed.
If Mrs. Clinton were a male candidate for president, would you stoop to ridiculing his body?
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Hannah Lutz, a seventh grade student at Macks Creek, placed fifth at the district level of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Essay Contest. Students from 54 schools across the state wrote essays on the topic of "How Can Students Participating in Extra-Curricular Activities Make a Difference in Their Communities?"
Hannah received a Macks Creek Basketball t-shirt and free admission to all athletic events as the prize for winning at the local level. She received certificates of Citation for Excellence in Writing and a personal letter of congratulations from the Executive Director of MSHSAA, as well.
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Hermione Way, one of the photogenic, brainy cast members of "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley," has a message for all those "haters" in the tech world who believe Bravo's new reality TV series is destined to be the ultimate horror show: Back off and chill out.
"I think it's crazy that a place so open to new ideas and ventures would be so averse to a little cable TV project," she says.
"Start-Ups" is an eight-episode cable series that follows six budding tech entrepreneurs as they market their ideas and try to strike it rich. The show, which debuts Monday, began generating controversy even before production began early last summer. Many in Silicon Valley expressed concern that prying TV cameras would misrepresent or trivialize the important work being done. Moreover, the critics reasoned that any show from the network that subjected the world to the "Real Housewives" would be awash in vapidity -- even if social media maven Randi Zuckerberg (Mark's sister) brought some tech cred as an executive producer.
Bravo, which is holding a premiere party Sunday in San Francisco rather than Silicon Valley, certainly did nothing to quell apprehension when it released preview clips a few weeks ago that depicted attractive youngsters not hard at work, but lounging poolside, chugging booze at toga parties and boasting about how "geeks are the new rock stars."
So is Hollywood about to turn Silicon Valley into a big, fat punch line?
"It is making us look like the 'Jersey Shore,' only without the tans," groused high-profile tech writer Sarah Lacy, one of the show's most vehement critics. In a tirade-filled blog post, Lacy went on to say, "I hope (Zuckerberg) made plenty of money off the deal, because as far as I'm concerned she's sold her Silicon Valley soul for 15 minutes of fame on basic cable."
Regarding the overall outcry, fellow blogger Kevin Roose observed that "There hasn't been this much weeping and gnashing of teeth in Silicon Valley since Limewire got shut down."
Zuckerberg isn't surprised by the negativity. Silicon Valley, she says, has long been "a very closed community." But she insists her show will be both informative and entertaining.
"The reality is that so many people are fascinated by what goes on here," she said via email. "I think we are portraying the experiences of six actual people as authentically as possible. Is it representative of everybody's experience here? No. But some people spend 16 hours a day in front of their computer. That doesn't make for very good television.
"At the end of the day, we couldn't excite people about what's going on in Silicon Valley if we didn't make an interesting show."
As for the hard partying, Zuckerberg says, "Entrepreneurs, like everyone, need to blow off steam every once in a while."
It remains to be seen how the tech sector will react when it finally sets its sights on the full-fledged series. Monday's opening episode, made available to television critics, reveals that those provocative trailers were slightly misleading.
Yes, the episode does reflect a life-in-the-fast-lane attitude, but it also contains scenes of Hermione and her brother, Ben Way, nervously pitching a fitness-related app to prominent venture capitalist Dave McClure. In addition, viewers spend some time at the keyboard with Dwight Crow, a high-energy "programming savant" who happens to "dream in code."
"This is a slice of life that actually exists," says Crow, who provides the series with some comic relief. "I didn't modify my actions for the show. If anything, maybe I had a few more women approach me in the bars because of the TV cameras."
But make no mistake, "Start-Ups" is a largely formulaic reality series imprinted with the genre's stock characters and cliches. In a plotline given substantial play, Hermione Way and Sarah Austin, formerly good friends, are cast as the show's requisite catfight drama queens, locked in a feud over an incident that occurred before filming began. It's a dust-up made messier by the fact that Austin occasionally hooks up with Way's brother.
"That first episode gives you just a little taste of the conflict," teases Austin, a native of Marin. "Ugh. It gets a lot worse than that. We're not even talking to each other now."
"It's kind of sad to see a friendship fall apart," says Way, who admits she tried to persuade producers not to cast Austin. "But that's what happens when people like her get crazy."
While the series is sure to garner much attention in Silicon Valley -- at least early on -- it won't be a ratings hit for Bravo unless the network's overall audience is eager to embrace beautiful, self-absorbed "brainiacs" as much as they do rowdy housewives. Zuckerberg believes the time is right.
"I've noticed a trend that tech and entrepreneurship have gone more and more mainstream," she says. "Starting a business is a major part of the American dream. From the success of 'The Social Network,' to shows like 'Shark Tank' and 'The Big Bang Theory,' startup and geek culture is all the rage right now. (Our show) helps fan those flames."
Moreover, adds Hermione Way, "Silicon Valley is the sexiest place in the world. There's nowhere else where you can take a good idea in someone's head and turn it into global dominance and millions of dollars so quickly. People here sacrifice everything to hit it big and that makes for good drama."
And possibly good business. Unlike some reality shows where participants might be in it for Hollywood glory, the savvy individuals on "Start-Ups" have their eyes on the bottom line.
"It's a chance to put your startup in front of millions of eyeballs," Way says. "What entrepreneur wouldn't want that kind of exposure?"
"I'm looking big-picture," Austin adds, while referencing Bethenny Frankel, a woman who used reality TV to pump up her various business ventures.
As for how they'll come across to viewers through the often-unflattering prism of reality TV, these tech types aren't all that concerned.
"I really don't care," Crow says. "Most of my friends work very long hours and they don't own TVs anyway."
Read Chuck Barney's TV blog at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/tv. Follow him at Twitter.com/chuckbarney.
'Start-Ups: silicon Valley'
When: 10 p.m. Monday
Where: Bravo
Meet the cast
Here's a rundown of the six Bay Area entrepreneurs at the center of "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley":
Ben Way, 32: A native of the United Kingdom, he allegedly made and lost millions of dollars before turning 22. Now, he's hoping to hit pay dirt again with the help of his sister -- just as long as their sibling rivalry doesn't screw things up.
Hermione Way, 27: A former journalist and marketing specialist, she's transitioning from covering technology news to making it. She's locked in a bitter feud with Sarah and is never one to shy away from a party.
Sarah Austin, 26: Raised in Mill Valley, she claims to be the Internet's first "life-caster," broadcasting her daily routine for the world to see. Clearly, she's comfortable in front of the camera -- and with speaking her mind.
Dwight Crow, 26: A UC Berkeley graduate, he's a high-energy "programming savant" who likes to party with his hacker buddies and solve complex algorithms while playing beer pong.
David Murray, 29: He claims to be one missed mortgage payment away from losing everything, so he's pushing hard to create the next big app without funding.
Kim Taylor, 30: A Midwest transplant and former NBA dancer, she has already helped lead one young company to success. Now she's trying to blaze her own path.


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Police work at the scene in Georgetown, Mass. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 where a bus carrying University of Maine basketball players crashed on Route 95, north of Boston, injuring the driver and several students. The driver was seriously injured and was taken by helicopter to a hospital, police said. Twenty-two students were being evaluated or treated for minor injuries, they said. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


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FAU assistant coach Matt Edwards told officials that he witnessed Pelini smoking marijuana in Key West, Fla. on Oct. 19, the Saturday of an off week for the Owls. That was echoed by another person, Allison Stewart, who also said she got a text message from the now-former Owls coach one day later in which he was "admitting that he uses drugs on occasion."
Edwards remains on the staff, and is expected to be coaching Saturday when Florida Atlantic plays host to Tulane in Boca Raton, Fla. Brian Wright has replaced Pelini as head coach, on an interim basis.
The affidavits, both of which were notarized, state that they were provided at the request of Florida Atlantic athletic director Patrick Chun "to assist him with an investigation." They were released by FAU officials on Friday after a public-records request.
Pelini's contract specified that if he used "any narcotics, drugs, or other controlled substances" he could be subject to firing. Pelini resigned Wednesday after being confronted with the allegations, and since he wasn't fired the school may be able to recoup $500,000 because the coach terminated the contract himself.
Earlier this week, Chun said Pelini acknowledged use of "illegal drugs" before he resigned.
Pelini's resignation was effective immediately. The resignation of defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis, who Chun said also acknowledged drug use when confronted with the allegations, is not effective until Dec. 31. It's not clear what role Rekstis has with the university now, if any. He is no longer listed as a member of the Owls' coaching staff.
Edwards' affidavit also said he witnessed Rekstis using marijuana and cocaine in the past year.
"I wanted to provide as much advance notice as possible to avoid disruption at the University," Rekstis wrote in his resignation.
An email sent Friday to Brian Kopp, an attorney who sent FAU officials a statement from Pelini shortly before the head coach's resignation was announced, was not immediately returned.
Pelini had a base annual salary of $472,500, according to FAU's most recently released payroll data. Rekstis was making $145,000 and Edwards is making $90,272 annually.
Pelini was 5-15 in parts of two seasons at Florida Atlantic, including a 2-6 start this season.
Edwards is in his first season with FAU. He previously worked with Rekstis at Miami of Ohio, and Pelini raved about him when he brought him to Florida Atlantic, saying he was "blessed" to have him on staff and describing him as "a good person who genuinely cares about his players."


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Vogue Knitting on the Go: Bags and Backpacks
edited by Trisha Malcolm
Buy it Now at Amazon.com
If you follow fashion trends, you know that knitted bags are all the rage. They're also absurdly overpriced, especially if you're a knitter and know that -- if you just had a decent pattern -- you could make them yourself.
What's Inside
The book has a diverse variety of patterns to suit most tastes. For example, there's a Jackie O.-inspired Chunky Tote, a sheep-shaped backpack for kids, and a Paisley Carry-All that would make a great bag to hold knitting projects. I've already picked three bags to make as Christmas gifts, and I'm confident I'll soon be knitting up others.
Skill Level
Knitting difficulty ranges from beginner -- with six Very Easy, Very Vogue patterns -- to 13 intermediate patterns and eight experienced patterns.
Great for Gifts
Every knitter's library should include a selection of quick, easy-to-make gift ideas. If you only had this and the other books in this series, you'd be well set.
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New York City's Secret Santa for Pets
She squeaks when she walks.
Denise Wilens, a veterinary technician in Manhattan, carried three large blue bags filled with pet toys, the kinds that make all manner of infuriating noises, across the city on Saturday afternoon delivering them to homeless dogs and cats at local animal shelters.
"I can't move without making noise. The dogs will hear me coming," she laughed as she walked into the Bideawee shelter on East 38th street.
The dogs did hear her coming. One five-month old Collie mix named Quincy couldn't contain his excitement and barely waited for Ms. Wilens to put her wares on the ground before diving headfirst into the pile of toys and emerging victorious with a stuffed candy cane.
Ms. Wilens is calling herself Santa Paws this week in between Christmas and New Year's when she will deliver more than 500 animal toys to six shelters around the city. The concept is based on the Toys for Tots donation model. She has asked more than a dozen buildings in her Hell's Kitchen neighborhood to collect new and gently used dog toys, and for weeks she has stopped people walking their dogs on the street to ask them for donations.
This week, that collection is paying off for the dogs and cats not fortunate enough to have a home and presents of their own this holiday season.
Ms. Wilens spread a blue blanket on the floor of the shelter and crouched down on her knees as she arranged the toys in a circle around her.
"I want them to be able to choose their toys," she said. "I want them to feel the joy of the holidays the way a little kid runs down on Christmas morning and sees their presents."
A skeptical Chihuahua named Prancer oversaw the entire operation perched on a desk over the many bags of toys as dogs marched up to select their present. A googly eyed older pug named Duke grabbed himself a stuffed goose, only after drooling over all of the other toys in the pile. Bilbo, a cocker spaniel mix, had issues with resource guarding so he was given two toys to ensure he would never have to share.
Gina the black lab made off with a pink hoodie bedazzled with the name "drama queen." She pranced around the Bideawee lobby to live up to her new fancy moniker. A gray pit bull named Moose took his rope and bolted around a corner, eager to have it all to himself. Brother and sister shepherd mixes, Toby and Tabby, newly arrived from Puerto Rico, fought over a neoprene dolphin with not one, but two internal squeakers. Tabby emerged the victor.
"They are having so much fun," said shelter employee Steve Gruber. "Look how happy they are."
One 25-pound rat terrier was so shy, Ms. Wilens had to slip a soft teddy bear underneath his head. He immediately fell asleep.
Dogs weren't the only ones getting in on the gifting. There were plenty of presents for members of the feline persuasion too: catnip mice, scratching posts and very petite tennis balls.
Ms. Wilens has already decided on her next donation drive.
"I am calling it 'cats in the hood'," she said. "After the cold weather goes away and people are getting rid of winter coats I want to collect the hoods and use them as cat beds."
She handed one such hood over to an adoption volunteer at the shelter who immediately placed it into a room reserved especially for portly cats trying to lose weight before their adoptions. One chubby cat ambled into the hood, curled up and fell asleep.
Ms. Wilens smiled. "I think that drive will really be a winner."


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VINCENT - Blane Maddox is on the the verge of achieving a coaching milestone.
The Warren boys' basketball coach is one win shy of career 200, and the 14-year boss could notch it when his undefeated Warriors (5-0) play Upper Arlington (4-3) at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ohio River Classic at Marietta College's Ban Johnson Arena.
"It's nice and I've been very fortunate," Maddox said. "I've coached a lot of good players, and there's a lot of good memories."
Article Photos
Times file photo
Warren boys' basketball coach Blane Maddox instructs his players from the sideline during a past contest. The Warriors' next win will be Maddox's career No. 200 (all at Warren, by the way).
Maddox was actually hoping to get No. 200 last Friday night when the Warriors were scheduled to host Logan in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League game. But the contest was postponed due to the inclement, wintery weather.
The Warren-Logan game has been rescheduled for Jan. 2, 2013, Maddox said.
Perhaps ironically, Maddox is a Logan graduate. He and his wife, Sally, were in Chieftain boys' basketball coach John Helber's wedding.
They are good friends, and Helber wishes Maddox nothing but the best... well, maybe except for when his Chieftains play Warren.
Maddox has guided the Warriors to three SEOAL boys' basketball titles while at Warren and has his royal blue and white cagers in the Ohio Division II district tournament at the Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens on an annual basis.
"We have spent many hours talking basketball," Helber said. "We used to have some very competitive basketball games at Blane's house.
"On a real rim," he added, "not a video game!"
Mark Duckworth, who has been Maddox's junior varsity coach for all 14 of those seasons, probably knows him better than anyone else... well, maybe with the exception of Blane's wife.
"I've been with Blane all of his 14 years at Warren and have been on the bench for all the wins except for one," Duckworth wrote in an email earlier this week. "Blane does so many things that the public doesn't see. (An) example: each week, the varsity and junior varsity (teams) go to the elementary school and read to the kids and spend time with them.
"I could coach basketball before I met Blane, but it was a different level," Duckworth continued. "Blane coaches the coaches as well as the players. The players all wear the same white socks, he demands haircuts and (for players to be) clean-shaven. He is constantly talking to the kids about grades and doing the right thing and helping others. This is very uncommon in today's world of high school athletics."
Sally's also a coach, having been in charge of the Lady Warriors' track and cross country teams over the years. She's also a Logan alum.
"He has given me many duties and trusted me with all aspects of the basketball program," Duckworth wrote. "The most important thing that Blane and Sally do is they lead by example. I would not be the father I am today with the positive influence from Blane and Sally; I would not have finished my Master's degree, and I would not still be coaching if it wasn't for Blane.
"The days and the hours are long and the off-season work is never ending," he continued. "Everything comes to an end someday, but I know when we look back we will be able to say that we did it the right way. I am very proud of Blane and his family and the way he has operated the Warren basketball program."
It's a fine tribute to the most successful coach in the history of Warren boys' basketball. Maddox will no doubt get win No. 200 this season... whether it's against Upper Arlington or some other team.
Upper Arlington figures to be one of Warren's toughest opponents this winter. The Tim Casey-coached Golden Bears were tops in the Ohio Capital Conference-Central last season with a 12-2 record.
"They're well-coached and are real good," Maddox said. "They have two of the best guards we'll probably see this season. It should be a good game."
Overall, in 2011-2012, UA was 16-6 and claimed its third straight OCC-Central Division title. The Golden Bears were the No. 7 seed in the Division I district tournament and defeated Briggs 55-42 in the opening round before falling to 12th-seeded Mount Vernon 53-42 in the second round.
UA graduated five key players from that team, and has only one senior - 6-foot-3 Austin Ping - and two returning starters - junior guards' Danny Hummer (6-0) and Kevin Vannatta (6-3) - on its current roster.
Ping, Hummer, and Vannatta are the team captains.
Also on the roster are juniors' Logan Richter (6-5, forward), Corbin Dennis (6-1, forward), Harrison Heath (6-2, guard) and Matt Skidmore (6-4, forward), sophomores' Griffin Caldwell (6-0, sophomore), Gabe Akins (6-1, guard), Chris Allocco (5-9, guard), Carter Casey (5-7, guard), Spencer Pinnick (5-10, guard), Austin Heath (5-10, guard), Michael McGovern (6-3, forward) and Wynn Brown (6-0, forward) and Polish exchange student Oscar Malinowski (6-8, forward).
Warren has not played since beating visitng Chesapeake 62-40 on Dec. 15. Evan French led the way with 23 points, and Michael Hall and Reece Patton each chipped in with 11 markers. Other Warriors to keep an eye on will be Evan Yabs, Adam Lang, Dylan Leffingwell, Danny Pannell, Aaron Mazurkiewicz, and Matt Drayer. "It's been a good run so far," Maddox said. "We've had lots of days off since our last game, so the kids are eager to play."


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Survey of Competing Theories
CHANCE OR PURPOSE?: Creation,
Evolution, and a Rational Faith
THE FAITH OF SCIENTISTS: In Their
Own Words
GOD OBSOLETE? Thirteen Views on
the Question
THE SKY IS NOT A CEILING: An
Astronomer's Faith
THIS LITTLE LIGHT: Lessons in Living
From Sister Thea Bowman
SEX & THE SOUL: Juggling Sexuality,
Spirituality, Romance, and Religion
on America's College Campuses
A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE: What
Every Catholic Can Do to Transform
the World
Soul Work for Lent
THE EVOLUTION CONTROVERSY: A Survey of Competing Theories, by
Thomas B. Fowler and Daniel Kuebler.
Baker Academic. 384 pp. $26.
CHANCE OR PURPOSE?: Creation, Evolution, and a Rational Faith, by
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn.
Ignatius Press. 184 pp. $19.95.
THE FAITH OF SCIENTISTS: In Their Own Words, edited by Nancy K.
Frankenberry. Princeton University
Press. 542 pp. $29.95.
DOES SCIENCE MAKE BELIEF IN GOD OBSOLETE? Thirteen Views on the Question, edited by Michael Shermer.
John Templeton Foundation. 42
pp. Free at www.templeton.org/belief.
THE SKY IS NOT A CEILING: An Astronomer's Faith, by
Aileen O'Donoghue.
Orbis Books. 174 pp. $18.
CHRIST IN EVOLUTION, by Ilia Delio,
O.S.F. Orbis Books. 228 pp. $18.
Reviewed by MARK M. WILKINS, who
teaches morality and bioethics classes at St.
Xavier High School in Cincinnati.
THIS MONTH WE OBSERVE the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin,
the 19th-century proponent of
evolution whose name continues to
incite great passion in the debate over
the cultural, philosophical and religious
impact of this basic premise of
modern biology. In differing ways,
these six books address the relationship
of science and religion.
A good place to start is with Thomas
Fowler and Daniel Kuebler's book. It is
a true overview of the issues of the evolution
controversy. An engineer and a
biologist (respectively) who teach at
Catholic colleges, the authors attempt
to clarify the language and positions
taken by various sides of the evolution
debate. The subject of this book is the
content of the controversy, not one
school of thought.
Their work begins with an overview
of the development of the theory of
evolution, a review of the evidence presented
and an examination of the "raw
evidence." Then they summarize and
comment on the four leading schools
of thought: Neo-Darwinism, Creationist,
Intelligent Design and Meta-
Each chapter on the four schools
ends with a summary of the arguments
for and against that position, as well as
a checklist of how well it meets the 10
criteria of a genuine scientific theory.
The work concludes with an assessment
of the public policy implications,
then a summary of the controversy
and the road that
lies ahead. A technical glossary
covers terms from abiogenesis to vestigial structures,
enabling readers to find
their way through technical
terms. A bibliography includes
resources for further
The purpose of this text
is to inform, not to take a
position on what is best or
true. The book is structured
so that it can be read cover to cover, but
most chapters stand alone.
While much of the attention is given
to those who hold the extreme positions,
there are many who seek to walk
a middle ground. Despite assumptions
to the contrary, a Catholic leader who
believes in honest and serious discussion
between natural science and theology
is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn,
O.P., archbishop of Vienna.
His brief 2005 op-ed article "Finding
Design in Nature" in The New York
Times stirred great debate. This work is
an extended reflection on the theology
of creation and grew out of a series
of monthly lectures that he gave on
Sundays in the Cathedral of St. Stephen
in Vienna.
In nine stages, Cardinal Schönborn
presents the Catholic belief in God the
Creator and the Christian understanding
of creation and of humans as having
been created by God. His essays
address questions that arise from the
natural sciences, but without disputing
particular results or theories.
Since the Second Vatican Council
emphasized that theology and natural
sciences do not contradict one another,
any conflict arises only when one (or
both) strays beyond its own sphere of
knowledge and faith.
Three sections of Schönborn's book
are most pertinent to the work of Darwin.
The third essay notes that the
Bible does not offer any theory
about the origin of the
world and the development
of species. What the cardinal
says is that nothing
exists of itself; everything
is created. Further, variety is
no accident or the result of
chance but is willed by the
Creator, since no one creature
alone can reflect God.
The cardinal also comments
on Darwin's emphasis
on expediency and writes
about the purposelessness of beauty.
In other chapters, Schönborn reflects
on the belief that creation is not just
an act of God at the beginning of
the world, but continues today. In
Schönborn's words, theology talks
about continuing creation and providence.
Then in the final essay, he presents
a reflection on the role that
reason plays in making sure that science
and theology do their duty in
helping humanity find meaning and
direction in their life.
In conjunction with Cardinal Schönborn's
essays, I suggest reading Nancy
Frankenberry's anthology of writings
by 21 notable scientists from the 16th century to the present. The selections
center on their faith, their views about
God and the place religion holds—or
does not hold—in their lives
in light of their commitment
to science.
Drawn from their own
words in many primary
sources, the essays show a
spectrum of views from
many areas of scientific
inquiry. The author includes
Galileo, Kepler, Newton,
Darwin and Einstein in
the "Founders of Modern
Science" section. Rachel
Carson, Carl Sagan, Jane
Goodall and Stephen Hawking are the
more familiar recent scientists.
Some scientists indicate that their
inspiration is supernatural while others
draw from nature alone. Many are very
conventional, while others are somewhat
Yet the readings indicate that even
the more orthodox thinkers (such as
Galileo, Kepler, Newton and John Polkinghorne)
had their questions and
eccentricities. Critics of conventional
religions (like Sagan and Richard
Dawkins) focus on religious questions
such as the argument from design and
the cause of the cosmos.
The pamphlet from the Templeton
Foundation covers much of the same
ground as Frankenberry's anthology,
but does so in a much briefer format. It
is recommended because it includes an
essay by Cardinal Schönborn, as well as
the atheist-evangelist Christopher
Hitchens. The Templeton Foundation
serves as a philanthropic catalyst for
research and dialogue on what scientists
and theologians alike call the "big
questions." The price is right for a classroom
The final two books come from contemporary
women struggling to make
sense of how scientific discoveries and
lessons can support their faith while
making certain that their faith informs
their scientific work.
Aileen O'Donoghue is a professor of
astronomy and a "journeying" Catholic
who followed her love of the sky and
the stars. It led her from an encounter
with loneliness and emptiness to an
experience of otherness and a relationship
with that same sky's loving
One of the striking aspects
of her work is how she
connects the calibration and
refinement used by scientists
to check their data to
how we can discern and
understand the faith experiences
of other people and
ourselves. She includes reading,
belonging to a parish
community and a 30-day
Ignatian retreat as key components
for her.
O'Donoghue weaves her
spiritual journey and lessons about
astronomy together in a very intriguing
way. The sky will never look the same
Ilia Delio is a professor and director
of the Franciscan Center at Washington
(D.C.) Theological Union. She turns to
evolution for the dynamic understanding
of God and God's creation. She writes that "[e]volution is integral
to the mystics' vision, not as a science
but as a way of discovering God."
While I think that the simplified use
of evolution without connecting with
natural selection and random mutation
could confuse those who refer to
it only in the scientific sense, she does
turn from a simplistic designer or creator
to the dynamic meaning of Jesus
Christ. How do we come to experience
the divine now?
After presenting her basic principles
in Chapter 1, Delio writes two chapters
that give a sweeping view of Christ and
the Incarnation from the Gospels
through the Middle Ages, particularly
emphasizing Alexander of Hales, St.
Bonaventure and Blessed Duns Scotus.
The four guides she selects to lead us
through the modern world are Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., the Catholic
Hindu scholar Raimon Panikkar,
Thomas Merton, O.S.C.O., and Bede
Griffiths, O.S.B.
All in all, these books represent a cross section of the books published
in the last several years that examine
the science and faith question. Each
of them, in my opinion, presents an
incomplete analysis. They are incomplete
only because humans are incomplete—no matter what our academic
degrees or position of authority.
Are there truths to be pursued? Yes.
But we have to do it together, over the
long haul. We should not dismiss what
we cannot understand or accept as real.
For anyone trying to get a better perspective
on the legacy of Charles Darwin
regarding science and faith, these
books provide a wide array of options.
You can order THE EVOLUTION CONTROVERSY: A Survey of Competing Theories, CHANCE OR PURPOSE?: Creation, Evolution and a Rational Faith, THE FAITH OF SCIENTISTS: In Their Own Words, DOES SCIENCE MAKE BELIEF IN
GOD OBSOLETE? Thirteen Views on
the Question, THE SKY IS NOT A CEILING: An
Astronomer's Faith and CHRIST IN EVOLUTION from St. Francis Bookshop.
THIS LITTLE LIGHT: Lessons in Living
From Sister Thea Bowman, by
Michael O'Neill McGrath. Orbis
Books. 93 pp. $20.
Reviewed by JOHN FEISTER, an assistant
editor of this publication who first wrote
about Sister Thea Bowman in this magazine
in 1985, and photographed her for a
2001 profile. He, along with Charlene
Smith, F.S.P.A., is completing a full-length
biography of Sister Thea.
was a widely known African-American
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration,
who devoted her life to intercultural
awareness. She was
born and raised in the
Mississippi Delta, where
her physician-father and
teacher-mother set their
roots in Canton, Mississippi.
Young Thea, an only
child, was called to be a
follower of Francis and
Clare, to join the sisters
who had come to provide
education and help to the
oppressed poor of her
community. In the prime of her ministry,
she was known in Church circles
for her workshops on race relations.
She became famous after CBS's 60
Minutes did a moving profile of her,
which was seen by millions. Cancer
claimed her just as she was coming into
this broader recognition, but the indefatigable
Thea used her cancer to
deepen her witness. From a wheelchair,
the ailing Thea made a famous presentation
to an assembly of United States
Catholic bishops, in which she cajoled
several hundred bishops into joining
hands and singing together the civil-rights
anthem, "We Shall Overcome."
Is it any wonder that she, even in
death, continues to make a profound
impact? Brother Michael O'Neill
McGrath is witness to that. He discovered
Thea after her death and, at the
same time, found a key to his own faith
Mickey McGrath is primarily a
painter; I expected this short book to be
mostly a collection of his paintings of
Sister Thea, who had become a muse to
him and the subject of many wonderful
paintings. The book is indeed lavishly
illustrated with those paintings. In
addition, Mickey has written a narrative
that is as much at the heart of this
book as are the paintings.
In the narrative, Mickey shares his
own struggle with grief and creativity,
with personal oppression and freedom.
In his Introduction, he says, "If you
are in grief, let her show you how to
live beyond emptiness. If you are sick,
let her show you how to live with pain.
If you are afraid and anxious, let her
walk with you a while and hold your
hand. If you have lost sight of beauty,
let her hold up a mirror so
you can see how beautiful
you are." Those words are
the key to this book.
In allowing Thea's
saintly presence to heal
and enliven him, Mickey
McGrath was able to
unleash new forces of freedom
and creativity in his
own life. He offers Thea's
life, ministry and witness
as a way for any reader to
do the same.
The themes of Thea's life are captured
in the words of the Negro spirituals
that this virtuoso singer (who was
also a university professor of English, a
William Faulkner expert) brought to
her audiences. "Sometimes I Feel Like
a Motherless Child," "This Little Light
of Mine" and other titles organize McGrath's narrative and presentation
of Thea images.
Essentially, the book is a short biography,
told in words and paintings. It
is an artist's explanation of the energy
behind his various paintings of Sister
At the end of the book, McGrath
devotes a chapter to the Sisters of the
Visitation of Holy Mary, who live in a
Minneapolis "monastery" in the spirit
of Sts. Francis de Sales and Jane de
Chantal. The sisters provide a ministry
of hospitality in a poor neighborhood
that is primarily African-American.
"How Thea-esque," reflects McGrath,
"to take their spirituality, something
so old, so tried and true, and refashion
it into something relevant to our world
That is the key to this engaging,
beautiful book. Mickey McGrath sees
that energy of renewal and gospel
authenticity in Sister Thea Bowman's
life and death, and wants to share it
with anyone who will watch and listen.
You can order THIS LITTLE LIGHT: Lessons in Living
From Sister Thea Bowman from St.
Francis Bookshop.
SEX & THE SOUL: Juggling Sexuality,
Spirituality, Romance, and Religion
on America's College Campuses, by
Donna Freitas. Oxford University
Press. 299 pp. $24.95.
Reviewed by TYLER BLUE, who graduated
in 2008 from the University of Dayton
with journalism and religious studies
degrees and was an intern in the St.
Anthony Messenger Press book department
last summer and fall. In January he began
his graduate studies in journalism at
Northwestern University.
WHEN IT COMES to the sexual habits
of American college students, a "Don't
ask, don't tell" policy prevails. But
Donna Freitas decided to ask, and what
the students told her is, well, telling.
Freitas, an assistant professor of religion
at Boston University, surveyed
over 2,500 undergraduates at seven colleges
and universities across the United
States, in addition to conducting
exhaustive interviews with 111 of
them. Covering four institution types—Evangelical, Catholic, secular private
and secular public—she set out to discover
students' thoughts on the topics
of sex and religion and determine
whether students see any connection
between the two.
Readers might find it eye-opening
that the sexual culture at Catholic institutions
has more in common with public
and secular private schools than with
their Evangelical counterparts. In fact,
the study leads Freitas to divide schools
not by whether they are religiously affiliated
or secular, but by whether they are
religious (the Evangelical schools) or
spiritual (everyone else).
At the "spiritual" schools, most students
have abandoned institutional
religion, relying instead on individual
notions of "spirituality," which are kept
private and are very much
amorphous. In other words,
it's like having a map that's
missing its north arrow: You
may know where you want
to go, but you have no sense
of direction to guide you
So, predictably, it becomes
almost impossible for
these students with weak
moral grounding to resist
the strong temptation to
give in to their sexual
desires. As a result, the spiritual campuses
are awash in what Freitas refers to
as "hook-up" culture, where two people
meet up at parties or bars, go home
together and have one-night stands—with absolutely no strings attached.
Meanwhile, the pendulum swings
the other way at the Evangelical colleges.
Here, one is hard-pressed to find
a place on campus that doesn't integrate
faith into the everyday lives of the
students. And yet, at these schools, sex
(at least the premarital kind) is more or
less equated with blasphemy of the
Holy Spirit (read, unforgivable).
Freitas understands that the strength
of her book derives from the narratives
of the oft-conflicted, ever-complicated
(even hypocritical) students, who consistently
come through with excruciatingly
honest and personal accounts of
their sexual experiences. Take, for example,
the young man who despises when
girls he's "hooked up" with expect so
much as a phone call the next day, yet
who still loves his ex-girlfriend whose
busy schedule prevented her from
spending enough time with him.
Readers will have a hard
time knowing whether to
be extremely upset at the
casual attitudes many of
these students exhibit toward
sex or to reach out in
sympathy to these visibly
confused souls—who recognize
something is amiss
from their behavior but who
feel powerless to change the
pervasive culture.
The book falters a bit
toward the end, as Freitas
presents the "three musts" that parents,
pastors and others should take
into account before sending their child,
parishioner, etc., off to college. Are we
really to believe that giving a second
sex-talk to a teenager right before
he/she leaves for college will be enough
to change the "hook-up" culture?
While Freitas is hard on the colleges
that seemingly do nothing to promote healthy romance on their campuses,
she is virtually silent when it comes to
the role parents have in shaping their
child's view on sex and religion.
Still, this book is unflinching in its
portrayal of what really takes place Friday
and Saturday nights on campuses
nationwide. Before a problem can be
solved, it must first be exposed. Kudos
to Freitas for bringing into the light
issues that, up till now, we've tried to
hide in darkness.
You can order SEX & THE SOUL: Juggling Sexuality,
Spirituality, Romance, and Religion
on America's College Campuses from St.
Francis Bookshop.
A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE: What
Every Catholic Can Do to Transform
the World, by Carl Anderson. HarperOne. 203 pp. $19.95.
Reviewed by MICHAEL J. CREMIN IV, a
middle school English teacher in Medford,
Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the
University of Maine and the University of
Massachusetts, and is a veteran of the
United States Navy. He lives in Reading,
Massachusetts, with his wife and two
daughters, and attends Mass at St.
Patrick's Parish in Stoneham.
"I GIVE YOU a new commandment:
Love one another. As I have loved you,
so you also should love one another"—
John 13:34.
Although most Catholics associate
the word vocation with a call to the
priesthood and the religious life, the
simplest definition of the word is "to
summon." Carl Anderson, the Supreme
Knight of the Knights of Columbus, is
issuing a summons to all Catholics to
discover their vocation to love one
Anderson's book, A Civilization of
Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to
Transform the World, offers a thoughtful
and wide-ranging examination of how
love can change the world, and how we
as Catholics must heed the call of our
vocation as given to us by Jesus.
The title of the book is taken from
Pope John Paul II's 1980 encyclical
Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy). Referencing
Popes John Paul and Benedict
XVI, Anderson describes the
rationale for creating a civilization
based on the radical love and self-sacrifice
of Jesus Christ. Using the
Knights of Columbus as an example of
a successful global and charitable organization
of lay Catholics, the author
challenges all Catholics to engage the
world by actively loving those around
us: family, friends, co-workers and
those with whom we may have less in
A Civilization of Love is divided into
nine chapters. At the end of each chapter,
there are suggestions for contemplation
and action which make the
book an ideal choice for a book club, an
adult faith-formation group or an RCIA
program. Each chapter is
footnoted, and there is a
helpful bibliography at the
end. There is also an excellent
supporting Web site at
This wonderful, thought-provoking
book covers a
wide range of topics of interest
to all Catholics. The early
chapters serve as a sort of
primer on the meaning of
love, the role of natural law
in the formation of one's conscience,
the universality of the Golden Rule and
the power of love to change the world
for the better.
Anderson's later chapters focus on
the application of love to our current
debates over the role of globalization,
the ethics of business and the marketplace,
and the inherent worth and dignity
of all human beings, including
those who have yet to be born.
Anderson is obviously well-read and
moves easily among wide-ranging references
to papal encyclicals, secular
philosophers, social scientists, literary
writers and theologians. Catholics, the
author argues, should stand in contrast
to "the masters of suspicion" who
believe that there is no God, and argue
that humankind is capable of being
moral with no reference to an external,
objective ethical order.
One can't help but contrast Anderson's
passionate call for all people to
love one another and to practice Christian
humanism with the mini-boom
in atheistic literature by men like
Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris.
The final chapter, "A Continent of
Baptized Christians," discusses the
inevitable demographic shifts in the
ethnic and cultural makeup of the
United States. America, Anderson
argues, is shifting away from its traditional
ties to a rapidly secularizing
Western Europe and becoming increasingly
influenced by the more faithful
and conservative cultures of Latin
Anderson's discussion of the needs of
the poor in the global South is an eye-opening
preview of things to come. In
12 short years, 60 percent of all
Catholics in the world will
live in Asia, Africa or Latin
America. These Catholics
will be dramatically poorer
and younger than American
What is our responsibility
to our Catholic brothers
and sisters in the developing
world, the author asks, and
what do these changes
mean for the global Church?
Overall, A Civilization of
Love asks Catholics to recognize
that our incredible technological
and intellectual advances have far
outpaced our ethical and moral thinking.
Anderson believes that the
Catholic Church has an essential role to
play in building up the foundations of
a world where love, rather than profit
or self-absorption, serves as the basis for
our personal actions and our societal
"The responsibility of Christians in
our own times," Anderson writes, is
"to radically transform culture, not by
imposing values from above, but
through a subtler yet more powerful
process—living a vocation of love in
the day-to-day reality of our lives."
Sounds like good advice to me.
You can order A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE: What
Every Catholic Can Do to Transform
the World from St. Francis Bookshop.
Soul Work for Lent
Ash Wednesday (February 25 this year) ushers in Lent, an opportunity
to make sure our lives are on track. These books might help.
SMALL SURRENDERS: A Lenten Journey, by Emilie Griffin (Paraclete
Press, 248 pp., $21.95), presents 47 meditations for the days of
Lent. This Catholic author of Turning and Doors Into Prayer contends
we are converted not once in our lives, but many times, little by little
and often imperceptibly—if we keep surrendering to God.
SOUL SEARCHING, by Mindy Caliguire (InterVarsity Press,
109 pp., $10), is part of the Soul Care® Resources series. From the
Evangelical tradition, this series tries to speak to younger believers
by getting down to essentials of Christianity. She starts with self-examination
or the examen, the practice that St. Ignatius Loyola
recommended to the Jesuits. This look at knowing ourselves, our
sins and our gifts can propel us along the path the Spirit is leading.
The book can also be used in a group setting.
RECONCILIATION, by Robert Morneau (Orbis Books/RCL Benziger,
141 pp., $10), is a pastoral and poetic bishop's look at the Sacrament
of Reconciliation. Through confession, we find the interior resources
to bring about the changes we want in our lives. Like other books in
this new Orbis series (Prayer, by Joyce Rupp, and Holiness, by
William J. O'Malley), this one helps us hear God's invitation anew.
Books can be obtained through St. Francis
Bookshop on the Web or at 8621 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231, phone 1-800-241-6392.
All orders must be prepaid. Add $4 for postage and handling, $2 more for each additional
book. Ohio residents should also add 6.5 percent for sales tax. The Bookshop offers a
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SAN JOSE -- It began with the simple gesture of passing the hat around to other officers to help a family threatened with destitution after losing a father to a senseless act of violence.
San Jose police Officer Huan Nguyen never imagined he was starting a movement that would resonate around the world and set a record for generosity.
"I couldn't imagine more than I've seen so far," Nguyen said, "to see people have the same feeling as you to help this family."
A fund Nguyen started to support the family of Phuoc Hong Long Lam has raised about $125,000 -- $113,000 donated online -- since Lam, 37, was killed May 6 in an apparent road-rage shooting as he and his wife ran morning errands for his upcoming birthday. It is the highest total a police-initiated effort has garnered for a crime victim's family in the city's history, according to the San Jose Police Officers' Association.
Media coverage of the fund and the family -- highlighted by a widely published Associated Press feature -- spurred donations from all over the United States and overseas, topped by a pledge to fund a trust for Lam's two children until they're college age.
"I'm speechless. I don't know how to express my appreciation for everybody around the world," widow Dieu Hien Thi Huynh said in Vietnamese, as translated by Nguyen. "I'm going to value it and treasure it."
Deputy Chief Phan Ngo, who oversees SJPD's bureau of investigations, lauded Nguyen's efforts to bring attention to the fund.
"There's been a long-standing history of San Jose police officers extending themselves beyond the call of duty to help victims and family members during their most difficult times," Ngo said. "What Officer Huan Nguyen did is a prime example of this tradition."
Lam and Huynh were driving along Senter Road the morning of the shooting to get some speakers fixed so they could have karaoke at Lam's birthday 10 days later. It was a rare respite for Lam, who often worked seven days a week driving a charter bus to support his wife and two sons, 7-year-old Henry and 4-year-old Steven. Huynh stayed at home to meet the special needs of Henry, who has severe autism.
Nguyen said a car pulled out from a side street into Lam's path, forcing him to swerve to avoid a collision. Both cars pulled over near Baltic Way, and Lam and Huynh got out. Before any words could be exchanged, someone pulled a gun from the passenger side of the other car and fired, hitting Lam in full view of his wife.
Lam died that evening. The suspected shooter and driver fled but police revealed Sunday that they were arrested in late May after vehicle descriptions and a license plate number helped police identify suspects Daniel Alejandro Reyes, 23, and Fidadelfo Silva Ortiz, 17. Reyes was arrested in Tracy on May 19, and Ortiz, charged as an adult, was arrested May 23 in Oakdale.
"There wasn't even an accident, just a close call," Nguyen said, referring to the lead-up to the shooting. "It's so random and senseless."
Within hours, Nguyen found out that Lam's widow had two small children but no source of income and no other family in the country.
This was far from the first tragedy that Nguyen has come across in his 17-year police career. But more so than with most incidents, he could see himself in the victims: Nguyen hails from a Vietnamese immigrant family in the same area -- he is a Yerba Buena High School alum -- and has two children, ages 11 and 9.
"I grew up in the same community. This could happen to any of us," he said. "That could be me driving home. That could be me leaving two kids behind."
He conferred with a small group of officers with a modest goal.
"I said, 'Hey, we need to chip in and help them,' " he said.
He had no fundraising experience, but he had the Internet. He came across a free hosting website. By the end of the week, the fund was set up and the word went out to the police union and media.
Within 24 hours, Nguyen had received more than 100 text messages and emails, and the till topped $10,000.
The story kept spreading, most notably in an Associated Press feature that was picked up by news outlets around the United States. More donations poured in, ranging from $5 to $1,000, spanning from far away as London.
Among the donors is Shane Ortega, president of Ortega Family Enterprises, a prominent New Mexico-based tourism and hospitality firm, who Nguyen said pledged to make ongoing contributions to a trust for the Lam family. The Sharks Foundation -- the nonprofit arm of San Jose's hockey franchise -- has sent over signed pucks to be auctioned off for donations.
Ortega said he was struck by a news image of Lam's family huddled around a framed photo, prompting the father of seven to envision himself in Lam's place.
"He did everything right. He was working hard for his family," Ortega said. "I just imagined what it would be like to be a father dying and that even if you did your best, not be able to take care of your family. How can we not step up and help?"
The support from so many people who don't even know the family has been a comfort to Huynh, whose sons are only beginning to absorb the idea that their father is really gone. Portraits of Lam adorn the walls of their small two-bedroom apartment, one of which Henry kisses each day. The boys have been told that "dad has gone to heaven," but they still wait for his return from work each day and cry when he doesn't appear.
For Huynh, the emotions are still raw, and flare up often: To take her kids to school, she has to drive by the spot on Senter Road where she watched her husband disappear from her life.
"Without him," she said, "it's a lot harder."
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.
To contribute to the fund supporting the family of Phuoc Hong Long Lam, visit www.youcaring.com/sanjose15homicide. Checks can be sent to any Wells Fargo branch under the account number 1440267027.


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Liverpool Message Board
Ashley Williams....?
Just read the report on yahoo here that Swansea were lacklustre v Chelski and Ashley Williams was and I quote "awful". Do we really want this guy joining up with two other ex Swansea duds Joe Allen and Borini ?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Apr 29, 2013 14:41 Flag
Colin, I get you don't rate Williams, but for the life of me I don't understand why you still link any potential transfer a bad idea because he comes from Swansea.
Also I am curious about what you thought of Borini on Saturday? Like it or not, but I think the odds are he'll be with us next term, and I still maintain that due to an injury plagued season we've not seen what he can actually do, but was it just a lucky goal on Saturday?
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Dave...doesnt matter to me who Williams plays for now ...nothing to do with Swansea ...hes just rubbish and we defo dont neeed him. Borini pleased to see him get on the score sheet when he came on but seriously just about everybody looked like they were going to score against that slack back line..thought it was just a lucky toe poke goal.
I think we should sign Jamie Carragher, I've heard he is running a clean sheet shop in Liverpool.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Apr 29, 2013 14:42 Flag
I agree this lad looks like the business, but will FSG go for a more mature player?
a) one bad game
b) joe Allen was our joint player of the season til November
c) I presume that your source of info is the papers which also say Wenger wants him. Wenger can spot a player can he not?
d) Swansea were lacklustre, perhaps it was because they have nothing to play for whereas Chelsea aren't guaranteed the CL yet
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Loki note u like Rhoades or Remi..if u look back through my posts u will see I recommended Rhoades ages ago same thing with Williams seen him play a lot dont rate him at all another Swansea dud mate.


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Millions of things are going on in the world.
Yet somehow, this minor item has bothered me more than anything else today.
Apparently, the geniuses in the Senators organization who brought us the shame of the "World's Worst Ever Pre-Game Opening" in the form of an inaudible actor dressed up in a gladiator uniform, have now decided to scale back the use of the Senators traditional theme-song as the team skates onto the ice.
Instead they have been playing Europe's brutal 80's anthem "The Final Countdown".
Erin Nicks at Universal Cynic has the "scoop":
"Here's an interesting tidbit from the HFBoards: Fans who attended pre-season games reported that the Sens were coming onto the ice to Europe's The Final Countdown as opposed to the traditional team theme song. When questioned, the team claimed that it was just a pre-season switch-up, but that the regular theme would be "used less frequently" (again, this is according to the board). If this is true, someone from the Sens audio department should have their head examined. The theme resonates with pure cheesy goodness that can't be replaced with an overused 80's anthem. Furthermore, it's tradition -- something that this relatively young franchise doesn't have a lot of. It's original, it's fabulous and it should be used during every home game. End of story."
Hopefully it's not too late for this lame decision (if true) to be overturned. That damn theme should be played every time the players take the ice and be ingrained into every kids consciousness just like the Hockey Night In Canada theme song. You think people don't care about theme songs?
Not only did people freak out completely when the CBC lost the rights to the famous aforementioned song, some are still bemoaning the loss of "Brass Bonanza".
Don't let some punk ass audio-nerd at the rink screw with the traditions of the team in such a cavalier and crass way.
I gotta calm down...


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The private company hired to run Augusta's transit service may be getting kicked to the curb. Mobility has come under fire several times this year, and many commissioners are saying they've run out of chances to get it right.
Commissioner Alvin Mason says, "I know that it's the Christmas season, and it's a time for giving, but it's also time for us as a city to receive and for Mobility to go."
Mason, along with several of his fellow commissioners, say they are tired of being taken for a ride by Mobility Transit, and it's time to take action.
"We got to make a decision and we're prepared to do that," Commissioner Corey Johnson said.
He spoke about the transit company's ongoing struggles Wednesday morning on The Inside Story on 96.3.
"I don't think they really know how to operate a transit system. From what I hear, they have a cab company background, transit in this form is different," Johnson said.
"You get a bus pass that's supposed to be for seven days, and the bus doesn't even run on Sundays," Mason said.
Johnson says he expects the commission to take action against the transit service in a matter of weeks.
"Something will happen the first of the year," he said.
But not every commissioner is on board with kicking the company to the curb less than a year into their five-year contract.
Outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Joe Bowles says it has saved the taxpayers about $400,000 this year.
"For those who say, oh it's going to cost us money, there's not a single transportation system in the country that is a profit-making organization, and they're not meant to be profit making," Mason said.
The mayor pro tem argues many of the issues with Mobility's service, like the limited service in south Augusta, stem from a lack of direction from the commission.
"We told and dictated the routes to Mobility, and that's a commission issue, not a Mobility issue," Joe Bowles said.
And if commissioners like Johnson and Mason have their way, that "something" will be finding a new company to run the city's transit system come January.
"They can give Mobility 90 days notice without any cause, and we would separate their contract with us at that point," said
City Administrator Fred Russell.
"All it takes is a minimum of six votes to make that happen, and I'm hoping with the new commission that we'll get everybody on board," Mason said.
Commissioners say if they get enough votes to terminate Mobility's contract, they will look at a couple of options, including going back to in-house service or researching other private companies to handle transit.


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A Handy Guide to Celebrity Feminists
J-Law has made it pretty clear she doesn't stick to the Hollywood playbook (silver linings or otherwise.) She doesn't really want to talk about her stunning Dior gown (At the Oscars: "What do you mean? This is the top, and this is the bottom"), she's all but said she hates doing interviews, and she's even worn a tux to her own movie premiere. Defining your own "norm" proves you're comfortable with who you are and who you aren't—like it or not.
No matter how many A-listers are crawling the red carpet, Jennifer sticks out. You'll almost always see her standing tall with her shoulders back, chin up, and a genuine smile. Experts say that the way you carry yourself has a huge impact on how others perceive you—and this all-eyes-on-me demeanor conveys that you're poised and self-assured.
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IRS Allocates $406 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
February 13, 2008
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on February 8 that it has allocated $406 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) for a total of 312 renewable energy projects to be located throughout the United States. Unlike normal bonds that pay interest, CREBs are known as "tax-credit" bonds, and they pay the bondholders by providing a credit against their federal income tax. In effect, the CREBs will provide interest-free financing for certain renewable energy projects. And because the federal government essentially pays the interest via tax credits, the IRS needs to allocate such credits in advance to the lending authorities, which can be state or local governments or electrical cooperatives. The IRS allocates the CREBs under a program established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. See Internal Revenue Bulletin 2006-10.
The new bond allocations range from $15,000 to $30 million and are set aside for 139 solar energy facilities, 102 wind power installations, 45 landfill gas facilities, 18 hydropower plants, 5 biomass power plants, and 3 trash combustion facilities. Three of the biomass plants are intended to be "closed loop" facilities, that is, they will have dedicated sources of biomass crops to supply them. Of course, each of these projects may require other forms of financing and will probably need approval from permitting authorities, so it is unlikely that all 312 projects will actually be built. In fact, the IRS notes that some of the bond allocations were relinquished after its first round of allocations back in November 2006, when $800 million in bonds were allocated for 610 projects.
The IRS had to select the projects from among 342 applications for 395 projects, for which the lending authorities requested a total of $898 million in bond allocations. And although the IRS couldn't release information on the projects in 2006, this time around the agency received permission to publish the information for 310 of the 312 projects. Most of the projects are located in California and Minnesota, with the remainder located in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. See the IRS press release and the list of 310 projects (PDF 29 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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Here are some repeatable playback issues when streaming to my PS3. All the m2ts files are directly ripped from blurays in my collection using anydvd.
Speed Racer.m2ts - VC-1/AC3 audio sync issues within 4 minutes.
Monster vs Aliens.m2ts - VC-1/TRUE-HD audio sync issues appear immediately, also abnormal bursts of sound.
Star Trek.m2ts H.264/TRUE-HD complete audio drop out after about 40 seconds.
Valkyrie.m2ts H.264/DTS-HD no audio at all.
File format related issues:
Ripped DVD's converted using handbrake into .m4v (H.264/AAC stereo/AC-3) with AppleTV present show the following behaviors:
No thumbnails rendered.
PS3MS always chooses the AAC stereo track instead of the AC-3 track.


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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
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This week, Em wrestles with a ghostly creature, mouse musicians play for otherworldly dancers, the Rat Queens face a dragon, "The Unwritten" pays a visit to Candy Land and "Sex Criminals" goes minimalist.
This week, Lono does the Monster Mash, Daredevil tries to keep his head, Judge Dredd breaks glass, Legion goes a few rounds and "Fables" searches for a rose amid the thorns.
This week, the Bookbinder becomes "Unhinged," the Court of Owls poses for a family portrait, Deadpool goes "Giant-Size" and Bishop heads West, all while Wolverine and Gambit hit the road.
This week, Dexter does a little lawn work, "Hit" gets a little literal (and bloody), Legion gets a new hairdo, X-Factor Investigations closes up shop and an impossible astronaut counts crows.
This week sees an "Astonishing" band flier, a new I.D. for "Collider," an underwater attack in three parts, a devil in the Art Deco details and the face of Darkseid
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This week, Earth-2 braces for war, Legion plays with (nesting) dolls, Deadpool sets his sights on himself, Spider-Man casts a long shadow and who's the scaliest of them all?
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This week, "Elephantmen" gets spiritual (and a little violent), "Fury MAX" plants its roots, The Shadow is unwrapped, "Uncanny X-Force" gets dreamy, and the X-Men takes their last stand … against boys.
This week, Snow White readies for war, Wonder Woman gets a show of hands, Gotham gets bloody, Judge Dredd rockets into action and Conan gets naked.
This week, "Suicide Squad" goes boom, Sunfire gets heated, "Prophet" goes pulpy, Valkyrie gets a paper cut and "Chin Music" clings to its Tommy guns.
This week, Animal Man goes Americana, "Hawkeye" gets tearful, "X-Men Legacy" gets happy, Peter Parker gets lost and Utopia looks a lot like Dr. Frankenstein's lab.
Swamp Thing turns to house-sitting, Tom Taylor goes straight to Hades, Darla Deering faces The Thing (and The Thing, and The Thing…), Marvel's first family gets lost in time and space and Deadpool screams for ice cream.
This week, Matt Murdock goes down for the count, "WTF" reveals the Emerald Empress, Logan loves L.A., B.P.R.D. experiences a cold day in hell and the Shadow knows… how to wear a logo.
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This week's Cover of the Week finds Li'l Ultron triumphant, the fairest wolf of them all, Glory's big -- really big -- battle, the worst road trip ever, and -- panels?
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The University of South Carolina's athletics department is looking into reports that star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney may have had contact with rap mogul Jay-Z.
Jay-Z, who's real name is Shawn Carter, has recently started a talent represenative agency for athletes called Roc Nation Sports. Earlier this summer, he made a splash when he signed Kevin Durant of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder to a deal.
Darren Heitner, a sports attorney and writer, sent a tweet Monday citing "Inside the League," a football insider website. The report claimed Clowney was in "regular contact" with Jay-Z about possibly signing with the rapper's company. The report did not list any sourcing for that claim.
An Instagram account believed to be operated by Clowney posted a link to an article discussing the report. Below the post was written "You kno [sic] we about to turn up. Dream coming true."
A spokesman for the USC athletics department said the school's compliance office was aware of what's being circulated and is looking into the reports.
During a live interview with ESPN's Chris Fowler Tuesday afternoon, USC Head Coach Steve Spurrier was asked about the report.
"All of our conversations [with Clowney] are wait until you have played your last game at South Carolina," Spurrier said. "When the bowl game is over this coming season he's free to accept any amount of money anybody wants to give him. But until then he has to be a student-athlete like all the other guys or he's not going to be eligble. He's done a good job of knowing that."
NCAA bylaws prevent players from agreeing in writing or verbally to be represented by an agent. Any athlete who does is ruled ineligible.