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You know how most charity events have a silent auction? The 4-H Junior Livestock Auction is not silent.
Hundreds of people gather in the Eagle River Center as young 4-H contestants parade their animals for potential buyers in an event that's part fashion show and part funhouse.
This year they raised $162,000 in one afternoon. The money goes to the best cause of all - the kids who did the work.
4-H members get 97 percent of money. Some of that they reinvest in next year's animals or other 4-H projects, college funds and savings accounts. The other 3 percent goes to the Junior Livestock Sales Commission to cover the costs of running the auction, said Jenny Wood with Eagle County's Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
4-H members invest countless hours through the year with daily feeding, cleaning and handling their project animal to prepare for the fair.
They also learn a little enterprise along the way, mostly that the payoff at the auction is part of doing business. The kids buy and raise their own animals, including feeding, watering, grooming, managing their overall health and keeping a daily record book.
It's like all fundraisers, it doesn't happen in just one afternoon. The junior livestock committee meets all year long and the kids raise those animals for months, Wood said.
But it does happen without a bunch of bling, unless you count the occasional belt buckle, which ought to count.
Sometimes things happen that set the place buzzing, like Russell Molina buying every grand champion in this year's auction.
Molina is with the Gore Range Brewery, but originally he's from Fort Bend County, Texas, and he and his brother were up to their eyebrows in 4-H and Future Farmers of America. They competed in the Fort Bend County Fair, then decided to try the big time.
They competed at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, then the other Texas state fair in San Antonio, then to Houston for one of the nation's largest shows.
There was the year when his brother had the grand champion steer and Russell the reserve grand champion lamb, but they never had two grand champions the same year.
Fast forward a few years and Russ is the successful owner of a local business, the Gore Range Brewery in Edwards.
He was reading the paper last year and spotted a story about a brother and sister who'd won Grand Champion in each of their classes, Kaitlyn and Wyatt Borah. Jake and Kim Borah are their parents. The Borah kids are with the Rocky Mountain 4-H Club and it's the second year they swept their respective classes.
Molina decided that sort of dedication should be rewarded.
"I told my wife we're going," Molina said. "So much was given to me when I was doing it. It was time to give back."
He showed up last year determined to buy both the Borah's grand champion steer and hog. He way overpaid for the steer, he says, but a miscommunication while the hog was being auctioned made him miss it.
He quietly decided that this year he'd buy all the grand champions, and that's what he did.
There was never a doubt during the bidding, Molina said.
"There was never a time I wondered what I was doing. I knew what I was doing," he said.
There were some memorable moments, though.
He got into a bidding war with Chef Kelly Liken and the grand champion rabbit cost him $2,000. Then there was the grand champion goose that set him back $1,500, but he got them all.
No one has ever bought every grand champion before, Wood said.
"I hoped that if I bought all the grand champions, the other bidders would bid things up a little," Molina said.
Turns out that's what happened.
The prices were pretty even from top to bottom of each class, and that doesn't always happen, Wood said.
"Usually, the grand champions from each class attract larger bids, then it falls off significantly, Wood said.
"This year prices were consistent throughout each class," Wood said.
Molina donates the meat to local non-profits, then hosts fundraiser dinners at the Gore Range Brewery.
"They don't have to buy the food. I've already paid for it," Molina said.
In years past, the 4-H Junior Livestock auction has raised more than $220,000.
"It's pretty amazing support that we get," Wood said.
The number of animals was down this year, because the cost of feed was up, Wood said.
Their main buyers used to be construction companies. This year there were none, but several other buyers stepped up and came ready to bid, Wood said.
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Published: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 31, 2012 at 8:31 p.m.
Dear Editor: After experiencing the murder of two older brothers, I chose to sponsor a Little League baseball team in 1995 and named it "Be Kind," which the players wore on the back of their jerseys. Isn't it past time for Americans to get some nonviolent, encouraging and peaceful messages out in the hearts of our little teachable kids? What would your name be?
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News 12 First at Five / Monday, Feb. 18, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The average price of gas in this area is $3.56. That's up 15 cents from just last week, and we're probably not going to see it come down any time soon.
"It just seems like there's no end in sight. It keeps going up," said Kyle Flanagan of Scotts Lawn Service.
The rising gas prices are a painful and expensive reality for the thousands of drivers out on the road every day. The worst part? These are not penny increases.
The Raceway on Washington Road in Augusta started the day at $3.45 a gallon, but by 7 o'clock in the morning, that price changed 14 cents to $3.59. At 4 p.m., that price changed again.
"That's gonna be rough. I have to put gas in my car just about every day," taxi driver Bryan Wilson said.
Drivers aren't the only ones feeling the pain at the pump. Flanagan says that while gas in their trucks in an obvious cost, what you might not realize is that fuel prices also affect the cost of their fertilizer.
"Needless to say, we've got 10 or so trucks out on the road every day, but also everything we do is petroleum based. All of our fertilizers, all the chemicals we use," he said.
So, as fuel prices increase, so does each truckload of fertilizer.
"It's one thing when you see a difference of $3 a bag, but when you're buying it by the truckload $3 and $3 and $3 adds up to be tens of thousands," Flanagan explained.
Last year, they saw an 18 percent increase in fertilizer costs, a record high they are afraid they'll reach, and maybe even exceed, this year.
"Fuel and fertilizer are the majority of our budget. Last year was over $70,000 dollars, bottom line," Flanagan said.
AAA expects prices to keep increasing the next two months, probably peaking in April.
While they don't expect us to reach last year's high of $3.74, we'll get pretty close.
"Everybody's feeling it. Everybody feels it in their pocket at the end of the week," Flanagan said.
As for the higher prices right now, AAA says the price of crude oil is up, refineries are getting ready to switch to their summer blend of gasoline, which cuts down on output. And we're getting positive economic news in the U.S. and overseas, which historically causes prices to go up.
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He will tell a story about how birds changed his life from 1 to 3 p.m. today, Jan. 23, as part of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's free, public lectures.
Sawicki moved to Ashland four years ago from Livermore, Calif., where he was the chief engineer of the National Ignition Facility Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. There, he helped design and build the world's largest laser.
Sawicki also worked at Rockwell International, American Science and Engineering, Ford Aerospace and Hughes Aircraft. He has several patents in the area of deformable mirror technologies.
He received a bachelor of science degree from Dartmouth College in 1971 and a master's degree from University of California Los Angeles in 1974.
He has co-starred in a ScienceCinema video, produced by the Department of Energy for schools, explaining that waves are everywhere with Ed Moses, who also worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a scientist.
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"Gravity" cleaned up Thursday at the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
The sci-fi thriller took home seven awards including best actress in an action movie for Sandra Bullock, best director for Alfonso Cuaron and best sci-fi/horror movie, according to Starpulse.com.
Thursday was a pretty good day for "Gravity." Earlier, it was announced the film earned 10 Oscar nominations, including best picture, best actress and best director.
David O. Russell's "American Hustle" won four awards, including best acting ensemble, best comedy and best actress in a comedy for Amy Adams. Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" also did well, nabbing best picture, best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress for Lupita Nyong'o.
Jared Leto won best supporting actor for his work in "Dallas Buyer's Club," while castmate Matthew McConaughey took best actor. Cate Blanchett won best actress award for her role in "Blue Jasmine."
Mark Wahlberg won best actor in an action movie prize for playing real-life soldier Marcus Lutrell in "Lone Survivor." Disney's "Frozen" scored best animated feature and best song, for "Let It Go."
Oprah Winfrey presented Forest Whitaker with the Joel Siegel Award for his humanitarian efforts and work with the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, which he founded in 2012.
"In his most recent role in Lee Daniels' The Butler, I had the privilege of seeing first hand how Forest suddenly and so masterfully embodies the soul of a character," Winfrey said. "He is indeed a great actor, but let me tell you, my friends, he is for sure an even greater man. He is devoted to his family, he loves life and he cares deeply about our earth and its people. I just marvel at his remarkable humanitarian efforts."
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Whitaker said, "It's something to count myself among the many people who are seeking to live up to Joel Siegel's legacy by building a more peaceful planet."
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A sampling of other Bay Area athletes and their charitable efforts:
STEPHEN CURRY, Warriors:
What he does: The record-setting sharpshooter traveled to a refugee camp in western Tanzania over the summer as part of the Nothing But Nets charity campaign. Curry donated three insecticide-treated mosquito nets for every 3-pointer he made last season, when he made more 3-pointers than anyone in NBA history (272). The nets prevent the spread of malaria. This year Curry doubled his donation to six bed nets for every 3-pointer made and the Warriors pledge to match that donation.
In his words: "I picked nets because it's a way people can make a huge difference right away. We can really save kids' lives. I've seen it now. I'll never forget it." (via ESPN.com).
Website: nothingbutnets.net
JON BUSCH, Earthquakes
What he does: The goalkeeper will donate almost $18,000 to the Navy SEAL Foundation next week as part of his rapidly growing "Saves for SEALs" program. Busch pledged $50 for each save he made during the 2013 season and the Earthquakes matched the donation. Charity auctions -- such as selling his game-used gear -- helped him more than double the $8,100 donation he made a year ago.
In his words: "With everything that these guys do for us to protect this country, this is my small way of giving back to them." (via San Jose Earthquakes)
Website: navysealfoundation.org
JEREMY AFFELDT, Giants
What he does: The veteran left-hander is a prominent member of Not For Sale's Free2Play campaign, an organization that assists young adults who are trying to readjust to the world after being freed from human trafficking and slavery. Affeldt pledges a $100 donation for every strikeout and has recruited other athletes to support the cause, such as Matt Cain and Matt Holliday.
In his words: "We've all been given a gift. And what we do with that gift, what we do with that talent, to bring around positive change in the world is what's going to make you feel successful." (via mlb.com)
Website: notforsalecampaign.org
TOMMY WINGELS, Sharks
What he does: As an advisory board member of the You Can Play Project, the forward strives to help the organization achieve its goal of "ensuring quality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation." Teammates voted Wingels as the Sharks nominee for the NHL's King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which goes to the player who best represents the humanitarian spirit.
In his words: "For kids who are seeing these (You Can Play) videos, that's important. You see your favorite NHL player or your favorite MLB player speaking up about it, and you want to be like them." (via BANG newspapers)
Website: youcanplayproject.org
SEAN DOOLITTLE, A's
What he does: The left-hander's many causes include the Freedom Alliance, an educational and charitable organization that supports and honors our military service members and their families. He has visited and supported veterans at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto and the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. He also has donated numerous signed items for Memorial Day and Fourth of July silent auctions, which led to a $5,000 donation to Freedom Alliance.
In his words: "These men and women sacrifice so much for our country and community, and it is the least we could do to express our gratitude. As a proud member of a military family, I know firsthand the dedication it takes." (via Oakland Athletics)
Website: freedomalliance.org
USAMA YOUNG, Raiders
What he does: His youth foundation aims to help at-risk kids to get on the right track, socially and academically. The initiatives range from 30-minute chats with guest speakers to college tours, workshops and scholarship opportunities.
What he said: "A lot of kids, when I go back home, they're not getting into anything. They're just chilling on the corner. And I'm like, 'Y'all are not doing anything, so how about an after-school program we could set up?''' (via Gazette.net)
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THORNTON - One man was killed and another left in critical condition after gunfire erupted at a Chevron gas station about 7:45 p.m. Friday in the 9000 block of West Walnut Grove near Interstate 5, authorities said.
Lt. Jim Cannon of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said the shooting resulted from a disturbance involving people in two vehicles. A third vehicle pulled up before shots were fired, Cannon said. All three vehicles fled the scene before deputies arrived.
One man was found dead at the scene, Cannon said. Another was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery, Cannon said. Both victims were described as Latino men in their early 20s.
Cannon said most of the shots were fired from a silver Toyota Camry occupied by four black men. A white Hyundai sport utility vehicle and a gray Toyota SUV were also involved, Cannon said. Detectives were gathering evidence and reviewing surveillance video to determine what happened, Cannon said.
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Study reccomends higher pay for Laurel Park employees
Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 4:15 p.m.
LAUREL PARK — A study comparing the salaries of Laurel Park employees to personnel at surrounding municipalities found that the town's compensation needs to be higher, said Jim Ball, town manager.
The Management and Personnel Services Group study recommended a new pay table that would cost the town an extra $73,583 to $91,163 for all of the town's 18 employees.
Ball reviewed the recommendations and provided town council members with an implementation strategy Tuesday. He proposed salary increases totaling $82,375 for the employees, to be implemented in two phases.
The first salary increase would be 50 percent of the goal and go into effect April 1. Funds for the salary increases would be included in the fiscal year 2013-14 budget.
The remaining half is recommended to begin being paid Jan. 1, 2014, coming from the 2014-15 budget.
Laurel Park employees last received a cost-of-living raise in July 2012, Ball said.
The study compared Laurel Park with Asheville, Brevard, Biltmore Forest, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Lake Lure and Henderson County. The study, which cost the town $6,500, also made recommendations for updating policy and other personnel matters. A similar study was conducted for Laurel Park in 2004.
No decisions about whether to implement the salary increases were made and town council members will discuss the strategy at their next work session in February.
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Karrol M. Olson, 69, of Devils Lake, N.D., passed away early Tuesday morning, June 11, 2013 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D.
Funeral services for Karrol will be held on Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake. Fr. C.F. Wilhelm will celebrate the Mass and burial will be in the Devils Lake Cemetery. Military Honors will be accorded by the Neathery-Simensen Post #756, Devils Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars and the North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and visitation on Saturday will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral Mass.
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A $325,000 project to install more energy-efficient lighting has already earned the Warren Local school district nearly $100,000.
AEP Ohio customer service representative Dee Moore and Dan Fliehman with Marietta-based Davis, Pickering and Co. presented a rebate check for $97,249 at the start of Monday's regular board meeting at the administration office in Vincent. The rebate was the result of a Davis Pickering project that replaced all the interior and exterior lights in the district's buildings.
"I think we worked about 1,900 man hours, and they were all local labor," Fliehman said.
Also during the meeting, board members quietly took the first step toward a possible return of high school busing.
Warren Superintendent Tom Gibbs said the board was approached more than a year ago by a company offering to replace the buildings' interior lights at a cost of more than $400,000. That, too, would have earned a rebate check from AEP Ohio, but Gibbs said it still seemed too expensive.
Davis Pickering gave an estimate of about $325,000 for the same work. As the work progressed, Gibbs said the company was about $75,000 to $80,000 under budget, so exterior lighting was added. After the rebate check, the district will be able to offset the remaining costs of the project in about four years with the energy savings it will provide.
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The service, which is not required by state law, was eliminated in 2011 as a cost-saving measure. The district expected to save about $350,000 to $400,000 in expenses, after the loss of state funding based on bus ridership was taken into account.
But the "bridge formula" put in place in 2011 after the evidence-based school funding model introduced by former Gov. Ted Strickland was scrapped based districts' funding on previous years, not ridership. Additional savings, though, were lessened by larger-than-expected declines in enrollment, at least some of which was the result of students leaving the district because of the absence of busing to and from the high school.
If the new school funding formula Gov. John Kasich is expected to unveil in February returns to a ridership-based approach to transportation, the district might not realize any significant savings by not offering high school busing. In that case, it could be brought back, Gibbs has said.
Getting the bids does not obligate the district to purchase new buses, but it would help them prepare if the board voted to reinstate busing.
Gibbs said there's about $1 million available for repairs, which could cover some or all of the work prioritized by the board's buildings and grounds committee.
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jakethesnake wrote: I don't own a gun. Someone stole my GPS out of my car the other day. I didn't feel any need to shoot them. They weren't rioting, then again, these rioters aren't breaking into houses and attacking people are they?
My employer had someone from the Netherlands come to our company for training. She said that before she came she was extremely worried about the amount of violence she'd run into when she flew in. Her friends wanted her to check in with them regularly and were very concerned about her. Of course, once she actually arrived at the bustling metropolis of Portsmouth, NH, she was relieved that it was no more dangerous than Delft.
From reading this thread, I'd say their fears were probably not unjustified. Apparently the solution to violence in America is simply "shoot them".


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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Basketball program knew they had a tough week ahead of them this week as they would take to the road to face the #9 Campbellsville University Tigers on Thursday and finish their week at Mid-South Conference (MSC) rival Lindsey Wilson College on Saturday. After two heart wrenching games, the Patriots found themselves on the losing end of two great games where both came down to the final seconds of play.
On Thursday, the Patriots took to the floor against #9 Campbellsville University with something to prove. After holding a one point lead at the end of the first half of play, the Patriots felt they had a solid chance of knocking off a top ten foe. Even after shooting over 55% from the floor and holding the #9 Tigers to just 36% shooting from the field, it was free throws and a late game circus layup from Campbellsville that gave UC a 65-63 loss. The Patriots were tops on nearly every category of the game though including fouls as UC was called for 29 fouls during the contest to Campbellsville's 14. Leading the way for the Patriots was Brooke Forsythe (Brunswick, OH) with 16 points and 2 rebounds. Ashley Mullins (Totz, KY) also pitched in 13 points and 7 rebounds on the night.
On Saturday, the Patriots would look to bounce back from the heartbreaking loss Thursday night against the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders. After a hard fought, physical first half the Patriots held a 30-26 lead over the Blue Raiders. Once again, foul trouble for the Patriots hurt them in the tail end of the game where the foul count was 23-10. A late 2nd half run by the Blue Raiders helped them take a lead that they would not relinquish as they took down the Patriots 55-53. Jackie Alexander (Brodhead, KY) led the Patriots on the night with 20 points and 3 rebounds. Jill Herman (Powell, TN) also pitched in 10 points on the game. Ashley Mullins had a solid game as well with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
The Patriots will be back in action on Thursday at home in the O. Wayne Rollins Center as they host the UVA-Wise Cavs at 6:00 pm. They will then follow up on Saturday with another meeting against the University of Pikeville at home at 2:00 pm.


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Our modern marketplace for investment in the formation and growth of public enterprises is imperfect, but it still works. It is a mechanism to transfer the wealth of the public to the companies we formulate to produce things; they are a reflection of our country and our people as a whole. The market can go mildly wrong or it can go terribly wrong. When it is mildly wrong, it present buying opportunities to shrewd investors, when it goes terribly wrong, it can become a machine of economic injustice.
The recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court helped focus a few important questions on the foreclosure crisis in America, but it is also being used as a Red Herring, amongst other things, by the American Securitization Forum and their Bank owners. The Massachusetts land court decision, which was affirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court were correct, but only addressed a narrow specter of the foreclosure crisis in our country and the underlying violations of long standing property law. The case does point however to much more fundamental issues.


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1st Circuit bars MIT from cultivating marijuana for research
Petitioner Lyle E. Craker, a professor at the University of Massachusetts, seeks review of an order from the Drug Enforcement Administration (�DEA�) denying his application for registration to cultivate marijuana for medical research.
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Crossroads Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, and like Irene and the autumn nor'easter before her, she has left thousands of people powerless for a week or more — to say nothing of the devastation she wrought in southern Connecticut, New York City, Long Island and eastern New Jersey. There seems no escaping the inevitability that when a big storm strikes the Northeast, many utility customers will be without power for a week or more. The solutions are obvious, and wildly expensive: Ratepayers must pay the price for removing trees from power-line corridors, or engage in a massive campaign to move utilities underground to protect the wires from tumbling timber — and many stretches of waterfront property must be protected, at extravagant cost, or sealed off from residential habitation or commercial development. If such measures are unacceptable, we'd best accept the risk of extended power outages — and hope for less violent weather.
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- Mar 7:
- Thousands mourn, celebrate slain Santa Cruz police officers
- Live blog recap: Slain Santa Cruz police officers' funeral service
- Huge turnout, long procession expected for Santa Cruz officers' memorial in San Jose
- Mar 6:
- Hundreds pay respects at casket viewing for Santa Cruz's fallen officers
- Former Portland probation officer feared Santa Cruz cop killer
- Mar 5:
- Man who allegedly stole flowers from fallen officers memorial appears in Santa Cruz courtroom
- Public casket viewing Wednesday for fallen Santa Cruz officers
- 33-mile motorcade for fallen Santa Cruz officer scheduled for Thursday morning
- Mar 2:
- Why did Santa Cruz shooter, with so sketchy a background, have registered handguns?
- Mar 1:
- Memorial for slain Santa Cruz police officers moved to HP Pavilion
- Feb 28:
- Santa Cruz Sheriff: Two cops had 'no chance to protect themselves' in shooting
- Getting honest about Santa Cruz's story
- Court martial of Jeremy Goulet following alleged rapes in Hawaii was dropped
- Teacher of Hawaiian healing arts, chanted prayers as Santa Cruz police chased, shot down suspect
- Feb 27:
- Santa Cruz officer slain was mother of two served 'the community in the best way '
- Santa Cruz fallen officer: Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker always wore shorts -- and a big smile
- In confronting suspect Jeremy Goulet, Santa Cruz police officers found a troubling history
- Coastal town Santa Cruz reels from shooting deaths of police officers
- Sister says slain Santa Cruz police detective Elizabeth Butler loved her job
- Santa Cruz sheriff: Killer shot two plainclothes officers at his doorstep
- Father of California police shooting suspect says son was 'ticking time bomb'
- From the archives: Santa Cruz Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker has hands full patrolling main downtown drag
- Fallen Santa Cruz officer saw policing like parenting, public relations
- Santa Cruz police officer killed is a 28-year veteran who leaves a legacy
- Santa Cruz police shootings: Suspect had gun conviction, and had been arrested Friday
- Feb 26:
- Video: Phil Wowak reports two officers killed in Santa Cruz
- Live blog: Two Santa Cruz police officers and suspect dead after shootout
- Two Santa Cruz police officers, suspect shot and killed
They were two veteran detectives who had done this countless times in their combined 38 years of police work. It should have been nothing more than a routine interview with a man suspected of misdemeanor sexual assault.
But the killings of Detective Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler on Tuesday afternoon, as they stood at the doorstep of a Santa Cruz bungalow, are a grim reminder that nothing ever really is "routine" in law enforcement.
"From every traffic stop to every knock on the door, you just never know what somebody is thinking," said Steve Belcher, a former Santa Cruz police chief. "You try to provide officers with the best guidance and the best training. But the reality is you can't be ready for every situation. If someone is absolutely determined to do you harm, you just can't prepare for that."
The slayings also were a sad echo of other recent Bay Area police tragedies where seemingly innocuous situations quickly spiraled out of control with horrific consequences.
California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom, a 37-year-old father of four, was shot to death in September during a stop on Interstate 680 in Alamo. On March 21, 2009, one of the darkest days in California police history occurred when four Oakland officers were gunned down by a parolee -- a spree that also began when a vehicle was pulled over.
"Every time something like this happens, other officers think: 'There but for the grace of God go I,' " said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Police Executive Research Forum. "It makes officers act with an even higher degree of caution. We want officers to be open, friendly and engaging. But tragedies like this give the public insight to why police sometimes act the way they do."
Baker and Butler had gone to question Jeremy Peter Goulet, 35, to get his side of the story about an incident where he broke into the home of a coffee shop co-worker and allegedly tried to assault her.
The detectives were unaware of Goulet's long history of run-ins with the law on sex-and-violence charges. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak added that there was no way for them to know Goulet, a former military police officer and Black Hawk helicopter pilot, held contempt for police and had told his father he would never go back to jail.
There was a conversation lasting about 10 minutes through Goulet's closed door when he refused to come out. Goulet then burst out through another door and shot the detectives with a .45-caliber handgun before they could react. Goulet was killed nearby in a wild gunbattle with other law enforcement officers.
"They were investigating a misdemeanor case," Wowak said. "Sgt. Baker has done this thousands of times. It's what we do every day."
That sentiment is keenly felt by police everywhere, and helps explain the outpouring of support for the traumatized Santa Cruz Police Department.
"Law enforcement as a profession understands that these things can happen anywhere, anytime," said Sgt. Jason Dwyer, a San Jose police spokesman.
The slayings in Santa Cruz rippled through the Oakland Police Department, which has lost 51 officers in the line of duty. Capt. Ersie Joyner said he has been having dreams and flashbacks this week to March 21, 2009, when a man wanted for violating his parole fatally shot two motorcycle officers who had stopped him on a city street and two more when a SWAT team entered an apartment where he was holed up.
"You never bounce back from something like that," Joyner said. "It changed my outlook every day when I leave my family knowing that I might never see them again."
Oakland's police chaplain, the Rev. Jayson Landeza, recalled spending the night of the shooting at a crowded police union headquarters trying to comfort officers. "You don't say anything in that situation," he said. "You just listen ... and you think of their kids and their spouses."
Landeza said there is still a "heavy-heartedness" within the department over the loss of Sgts. Mark Dunakin, Erv Romans, Daniel Sakai and Officer John Hege.
"I still get shivers when I talk about that day and that week," Landeza said. "The people of Santa Cruz will feel that way, too."
Dennis Kenney, a professor at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice who specializes in police issues, said law enforcement has been described as eight hours of boredom punctuated by two minutes of terror.
"And you just never know when those two minutes will come," Kenney said.
Much of the emphasis, he added, involves teaching officers to be on guard without appearing threatening. It is, he said, a balancing act.
"Effective policing comes when you're working with the community," Kenney said. "That doesn't happen when you're approaching people with your hand on a gun. But I think we owe it to them to give them a little bit of latitude when they sometimes act too forcefully."
There are indications that Butler, 38, and Baker, 51, were concerned as they went to Goulet's home. Neighborhood resident Jesse Lemic was walking past the house when the detectives sternly questioned him.
"They were very insistent that I identify myself and make sure that I was not involved in whatever was going on," Lemic said. "A few minutes later after I had walked home, I heard a volley of what obviously were gunshots."
For the first time in the nearly 150-year history of the Santa Cruz department, officers had been killed.
Nine cops have died in gun-related incidents this year across the country, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Of those, six have been in California.
What makes the Santa Cruz incident all the more disturbing for those in law enforcement is these two officers were so experienced. Baker, a 28-year veteran nearing retirement, has been lauded for training much of the current Santa Cruz police staff.
"They were trained to be aware of their surroundings as much as humanely possible," said Belcher, who promoted Baker and hired Butler. "They did nothing out of the ordinary. But cops put their lives on the line every single day and every single night."
There is nothing routine about that.
Staff writer Matthew Artz contributed to this report. Contact Mark Emmons at 408-920-5745.


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Definition of dagger in English:
1A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon: he drew his dagger and stabbed the leader
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- He stared at all the weapons, swords, daggers, bows and arrows; some were even made of gold.
- Sharp weapons, including knives, daggers and spears, were seized from the 46 people.
- He was helping the council pass out swords and daggers, weapons of every kind.
1.1 Printing another term for obelus.
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- Confusingly, the word obelus was later used for the printer's character we often call a dagger, another symbol with a point.
- A dagger above an indel symbol shows that the indel is not shared among the sequences at a given locus.
be at daggers drawn
- British (Of two people) be bitterly hostile towards each other: they have been at daggers drawn for weeks over tacticsMore example sentences
- The parties to contested actions are often at daggers drawn, and the litigious process serves to exacerbate the hostility between them.
- You know that two people are at daggers drawn when they make a direct statement claiming to be united.
- The Hunting Bill is before the House of Lords, and the metropolitan middle classes and the rural population are at daggers drawn.
look (or glare) daggers at
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- What a sight, my dad standing there looking daggers at my mom, who was enjoying his moment of discomfort.
- Then there's the floods and pestilences we've survived, and the famines, and so on, not to mention the other drivers on the roads these days, and the way some people keep looking daggers at you.
Late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag 'pierce, stab', influenced by Old French dague 'long dagger'.
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Good result, and a couple of good performances (I thought Capoue and Townsend looked particularly lively) - and for the first time in ages, the performance seemed to be quiet consistent over virtually the whole 90 mins.
The threat up front still concerns me though - odd comment eh, when we've just scored 5? - but, from recollection those 5 goals came from our only 'real' attempts (Kane's header excepted). We dominated the game, but didn't seem to me, to create that much and apart from Townsend's pace (and a couple of flashes from Rose), we still seem ponderous in moving the ball in that final 3rd. Glyphi didn't work as the 10 (although limited opportunities admittedly), and I'm not sure about Dembele. Maybe Holtby? (Where is he anyway - I heard he picked up an injury playing for the U21s?).
But all in all, a vastly more positive night.
To me, Siggy is the weak link. He has no pace, little ball control, and only thing in his favour, is can get a shot off and pop in a goal. That's why we need a player like Willian who can slot in behind the striker, and deliver with quality. Looking at the game last night, the number of time's I was saying to my self, " there's the ball " which meant I could see a 20/30 yrd pass to open play, left me wondering, have we got the player's with the vision to pick out that sort of pass, or are we just going to keep it short and safe? I think In Europe, the play is more " ponderous " rather than typical English style, much as same with the national side. think years ago, it was thought we must play more " continental " when in Europe for most teams.


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How Real is Spike Jonze's 'Her'? Artificial Intelligence Experts Weigh In
In Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated, futuristic film "Her," computers compose music, carry on seamless conversations with humans, organize emails instantaneously, and even fall in love. But what appears to be pure sci-fi has more grounding in actual science than the casual viewer might believe.
Stephen Wolfram, whose Wolfram Alpha drives the artificial intelligence-like component of Siri on the iPhone, thinks that an operating system like Samantha as depicted in the film is not only possible, the technology behind it isn't that far off. "The mechanics of getting the AI to work—I don't think that's the most challenging part," he said in an interview with Speakeasy. "The challenging part is, in a sense: Define the meaningful product."
Unlike Samantha, a powerful AI that performs many roles–personal assistant, companion, lover, composer, coach–the AI of the future will likely be built with specific goals in mind. "One of the confusing things that I used to believe is that you can make a general purpose AI that is kind of human-like that has a super version of exact human attributes," said Wolfram. "That's really not the pattern that we're seeing." He predicts that we will soon have better personal assistant-systems that read and analyze our email. "Realistically what's going to happen is it's going to be this nice information presentation of the different emails, and a stack of ones that are about this, and a stack of ones that are about that." Indeed, services like SaneBox and even Gmail's filtering tabs have already moved in that direction.
But having a smooth, sophisticated talking assistant (as voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the film), is a separate matter. "I suspect it's not that hard to build something like that," said Wolfram, though he questions the practicality of having a voice assistant when visual presentation—in the form of charts and graphs—has become the norm in conveying information (think of financial data shown on sites like Mint.com, or buying movie tickets from a machine at a theater).
Peter Norvig, director of research at Google and co-author of the book "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach," hadn't seen the film at the time he spoke with Speakeasy, but focused on perceptions rather than technological capabilities. "Humans are pretty good at deceiving themselves," he said. "If you ask Siri the right questions, it does a good job. If you ask it the wrong question, it makes it look silly—the same thing with [IBM's] Watson."
Going back to a more rudimentary science fiction computer—HAL from Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"—Norvig noted that in some ways, today's computers have already surpassed those capabilities. "HAL was really limited in that he had a number of eyes throughout the spaceship, and he could see the astronauts," he said. But HAL, being a mainframe computer, was also crippled by his design. "He wasn't as mobile as what we have today with our robots that can move around, or even our phones and our laptops have this greater physical capability."
Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
Although AI sounds like something straight out of a laboratory, textbook or science fiction, elements of it surround us. For Norvig, that includes Netflix and Amazon recommendation algorithms, as well as Apple's Siri (and therefore Wolfram Alpha). "I think of AI as figuring out how to do the right thing when you don't know what the right thing is," he said. "We don't know how to write down the rules for what's the difference between a face and something else, and so AI is answering that question."
For Wolfram, defining and identifying AI is less clear, given the history of a field that includes Marvin Minsky's symbolic version of AI in the 1960s and Alan Turing's Turing test of 1950. Even though computers today are reproducing many of the functions that brains do, they do so in a completely different way than the brain, he said.
"I used to think that there was some sort of magic to brain-like activity," said Wolfram. But after years of study, he concluded that "there is no bright line distinction between what is intelligent and what is merely computational." Cellular automata, which are simple rules or programs that produce behavior that is very complicated, are an example of this. What makes our intelligence special, then, is a shared human experience, according to Wolfram: "Human details, human cultural background to be identifiable as human-like intelligence as opposed to just computation."
Will Humans Date Computers?
In "Her," Samantha and Theodore Twombly (played by Joaquin Phoenix) have a relationship that appears to exhibit all the elements of a typical romance, despite the OS's lack of a physical body. They talk late into the night, relax on the beach and even go out on a double date with friends.
Both Wolfram and Norvig believe this type of emotional attachment isn't a big hurdle to clear. "People are only too keen, I think, to anthropomorphize things around them," said Wolfram. "Whether they're stuffed animals, Tamagotchi, things in videogames, whatever else."
But whether a computer can really "love" us back is another matter. Philosophers have split up the question into two parts, said Norvig. "Does it today, or could it ever, act in such a way as if it was really intelligent or like a person, or actually in love?" he said. "Even if it could pass that, then the philosophers also want to know, just because it acts that way, is it really doing that? Is it really in love, or is it really intelligent?"
Because there's no way to answer that question, engineers and scientists tend to go with a more operational definition as established in the early days of AI. "If you can answer the questions right, then that's all that counts," said Norvig. "You won't ask, 'Well are you really intelligent?' We'll just grant you the fact that you're intelligent."
Creative Computers
In a couple of scenes in "Her," Samantha composes music instantaneously to match a certain mood. Although such an artistic endeavor feels like it falls only within the domain of humans, Wolfram believes that computers also do a good job of being creative. Years ago, his company launched Wolfram Tones, a website featuring original snippets of music that are generated through an algorithm without human involvement. "It's sufficiently good that lots of composer-type people have told me—somewhat to my surprise—'Gosh I find that site interesting as a source of creative ideas," he said. "You might've thought a computer would embellish what the humans created."
There's also Emily Howell, a computer program that released "her" first album in 2010, as well as Iamus, which has composed music recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Progress toward machines being able to have general conversations—or conversations with an unrestricted domain—is also advancing. "With Wolfram Alpha for example, as it exists today, you can have a general purpose conversation so long as your basic framing of the conversation is: I'm asking you a question and I want you to answer that question," said Wolfram. "What will come fairly soon is the ability to tell it to do things, like increase the temperature by two degrees, or find the picture that I took in Estonia of this particular person. Those are near-term things."
Where Will This Technology Take Us?
Spike Jonze's society of the future feels disturbingly real, in part, because it plays out current trends of technological isolation already evident with mobile devices, gaming and Google Glass. Norvig thinks ethical questions surrounding companionship will become an issue before romantic love. "As we get a more elderly population and we need to take care of them, how much of that caretaking will shift off onto machines, and are they going to do as good a job?" he said. "And who gets the machine, and who gets the real person?" Today we already have Paro, the therapeutic seal robot, that has raised ethical questions about caring for the elderly.
Exploring personality amplification through technology is a key concept from the film for Wolfram. In the same way that various gadgets enhance our abilities—whether it's finding our way around with a GPS or moving objects with machines—an AI might enable us to accomplish certain goals, just as Samantha nudged Theodore toward a book contract. "What could you achieve by having an emotional connection to a sophisticated, AI-like thing?" he said. "Can you be the best instance of what you intended to be?"
On the same token, can an AI-driven agenda aimed at personal improvement actually limit us? Since machines are generally better at predicting a little bit into the future than humans are, Wolfram sees a possibility of people following computer recommendations. "A funny view of the future is that everybody is going around looking at the sequence of auto-suggests," he said. "And pretty soon the machines are in charge."
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If you have symptoms of lung cancer, you should go to your doctor. After asking questions about your health and doing a physical exam, your doctor might want to do some tests if he or she thinks you might have lung cancer:
Imaging tests
There are a number of different tests that can make pictures of the inside of your body. These can be used to find lung cancer, to see if it has spread, to find out whether treatment is working, or to spot a cancer that has come back after treatment.
Chest x-ray
A plain x-ray of your chest is often the first test your doctor will do to look for any spots on the lungs. If the x-ray is normal, you most likely do not have lung cancer. If anything does not look normal the doctor may order more tests.
CT scan (computed tomography)
A CT (or CAT) scan is a special kind of x-ray test that can show a detailed picture of a slice of your body.
A CT scan is more likely to show a lung tumor than a routine chest x-ray. It can also give the doctor precise information about the size, shape, and place of a tumor, or help find enlarged lymph nodes that might contain cancer. CT scans are used to find tumors in the adrenal glands, liver, brain, and other organs, too.
A CT scan can also be used to guide a biopsy needle (see below) right into a place that might have cancer. To have this done, you stay on the CT scanning table while the doctor moves a biopsy needle through the skin and into the mass. A biopsy sample is then removed and looked at under a microscope.
MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging)
Like CT scans, MRI scans give detailed pictures of soft tissues in the body. But MRI scans use radio waves and strong magnets instead of x-rays. MRI scans are useful in looking for the spread of lung cancer to the brain or spinal cord.
MRI scans take longer than x-rays – often up to an hour. Also, you have to be placed inside a tube-like machine, which upsets some people. Special "open" MRI machines can sometimes help with this if needed.
PET scan (positron emission tomography)
For a PET scan, a form of radioactive sugar is injected into the blood. Cancer cells in the body absorb large amounts of the sugar. A special camera can then spot the radioactivity.
If you appear to have early stage lung cancer, this test can help show if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes or other areas, which can help determine if surgery may be an option for you. This test can also help tell whether an abnormal area on a chest x-ray or CT scan might be cancer.
Special machines combine a CT and a PET scan to even better pinpoint tumors. This is called a PET/CT and is the most common form of PET used for patients with lung cancer.
Bone scan
A bone scan can help show if a cancer has spread to the bones. For this test, a small amount of radioactive substance is put into your vein. The amount used is very low. This substance builds up in areas of bone that may not be normal because of cancer. These will show up on the scan as "hot spots." While these areas may suggest the spread of cancer, other problems can also cause hot spots.
PET scans, which are often done in people with non-small cell lung cancer, can usually show the spread of cancer to bones, so bone scans aren't needed very often. Bone scans are done mainly when other test results aren't clear.
Tests to diagnose lung cancer
The actual diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is made by looking at lung cells under a microscope. The cells can be taken from lung secretions (sputum or phlegm), removed from the lung (known as a biopsy), or found in fluid removed from the area around the lung. The choice of which tests to use depends on the situation.
Sputum cytology
In this test, a sample of mucus you cough up from the lungs (called sputum or phlegm) is looked at under a microscope to see if cancer cells are present. This test is more likely to help find cancers that start in the big airways of the lung.
Needle biopsy
For this test, a long, hollow needle is used to remove a sample of cells from the area that may be cancer. If the area is in the outer part of the lungs, the biopsy needle can be inserted through the skin on the chest wall. An imaging test (like a CT scan) is used to guide the needle to the right spot. The sample is looked at in the lab to see if there are cancer cells in it.
A needle biopsy may also be done during a bronchoscopy (see below) to take samples of lymph nodes between the lungs.
If fluid has built up around the lungs, this test can be done to check whether it is caused by cancer or by some other medical problem, such as heart failure or an infection. First, the skin is numbed and then a hollow needle is placed between the ribs to drain the fluid. The fluid is checked for cancer cells.
Samples from biopsies or other tests are sent to a lab. There, a doctor looks at the samples under a microscope to find out if they contain cancer and if so, what type of cancer it is. Special tests may be needed to help classify the cancer. Cancers from other organs can spread to the lungs. It's very important to find out where the cancer started, because treatment is different for different types of cancer.
The results of these tests are described in a pathology report, which is usually available within about a week. If you have any questions about your pathology results or any tests, talk to your doctor. For more information on understanding your pathology report, see the Lung Pathology section of our website.
Tests to look for cancer spread in the chest
A lighted, flexible tube (called a bronchoscope) is passed through the mouth or nose and into the larger airways of the lungs. The mouth and throat are sprayed first with a numbing medicine. You may also be given medicine through an intravenous (IV) line to make you feel relaxed. This test can help the doctor see tumors, or it can be used to take samples of tissue or fluids to see if cancer cells are present.
Endobronchial ultrasound
Ultrasound is a test that uses sound waves to make pictures of the inside of your body. For endobronchial ultrasound, a bronchoscope is fitted with an ultrasound device at its tip and is passed down into the windpipe to look at nearby lymph nodes and other structures in the chest. If enlarged lymph nodes are seen on the ultrasound, a hollow needle can be passed through the bronchoscope and guided into the area to take biopsy samples. The samples are then looked at under a microscope to see if cancer cells are present.
Endoscopic esophageal ultrasound
This test is much like an endobronchial ultrasound, except that an endoscope (a lighted, flexible tube) is passed down the throat and into the esophagus (the swallowing tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). This test is done with numbing medicine and drugs to make you sleepy (light sedation).
The esophagus lies just behind the windpipe. Ultrasound images taken from inside the esophagus can help find large lymph nodes inside the chest that might contain lung cancer. If enlarged lymph nodes are seen on the ultrasound, a hollow needle can be passed through the endoscope to get biopsy samples of them. The samples are then looked at under a microscope to see if they contain cancer cells.
Mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy
Both of these tests let the doctor look at and take samples of the structures in the area between the lungs (called the mediastinum). These tests are done in an operating room while you are in a deep sleep (under general anesthesia). The main difference between them is that a mediastinotomy involves a slightly larger cut (incision), a little lower down on the chest.
This test can be done to find out if cancer has spread to the spaces between the lungs and the chest wall, or to the linings of these spaces. It can also be used to sample tumors on the outer parts of the lungs. It is done in an operating room while you are in a deep sleep (under general anesthesia). The doctor makes a small cut in the skin on the side of the chest and uses a thin, lighted tube connected to a video camera and screen to look at the space between the lungs and the chest wall. Samples of tumor or lymph nodes can be removed and sent to the lab to look for cancer.
Thoracoscopy can also be used as part of the treatment to remove part of a lung in some early-stage lung cancers. This type of operation, known as video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), is described in more detail in "Surgery for non-small cell lung cancer."
Other tests
Blood tests
Blood tests are not used to find lung cancer, but they are done to get a sense of a person's overall health. A complete blood count (CBC) shows whether your blood has normal numbers of different blood cell types. This test will be done often if you are treated with chemo because these drugs can affect the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow. Other blood tests can spot problems in different organs such as the kidneys, liver, and bones.
Pulmonary function tests
Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) show how well your lungs are working. This is especially important if surgery might be an option in treating the cancer. These tests can give the surgeon an idea if all or part of one of your lungs can be removed or if you are healthy enough for surgery in the first place. For these tests, you breathe in and out through a tube that is connected a machine that measures airflow.
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Review: Ballet Memphis Shatters Basic Rules
The mood blowing through the dances by this company at the Joyce Theater is generous, imaginative and unorthodox.
October 29, 2015, Thursday
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Review: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Strauss With Abundant Color
The ensemble, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, also performed Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony in the last of three programs for the Lincoln Center Festival.
July 20, 2015, Monday
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Classical Playlist: Sibelius, Dvorak and Zorn
Times critics share what they've been listening to lately.
June 18, 2015, Thursday
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Review: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at Alice Tully Hall
This period ensemble played works by Smetana, Brahms and Dvorak.
March 2, 2015, Monday
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A Steady Hand at the Helm as Heat Turns Into Sparks
Christoph von Dohnanyi conducted the New York Philharmonic in works by Dvorak at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.
December 15, 2014, Monday
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Dvorak's 'New World' Manuscript to Revisit New York
The composer's manuscript for the "New World" Symphony is to be displayed in New York, more than 120 years after the Philharmonic played its premiere.
November 3, 2014, Monday
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Classical Playlist: Sting, Dvorak, Monteverdi Choir and More
Times critics share what they've been listening to lately.
October 22, 2014, Wednesday
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Musical Mischief With Dvorak
Old World elegance for the "New World" composer, as the Budapest Festival Orchestra brought playful touches to its two all-Dvorak concerts at Avery Fisher Hall.
June 4, 2014, Wednesday
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A Summer Feast of Classical Music
From Bach in Leipzig to Strauss in Salzburg, festival season begins next month in Europe.
May 23, 2014, Friday
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An Immersion in Dvorak, With Operatic Fervor
On Sunday, James Levine conducted the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a Dvorak program that gave the audience an immersion in the composer's music.
May 13, 2014, Tuesday
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MLBTR has Bonifacio as available. Not that he wouldn't be, but I sort of expect to see him on the opening day roster, it'd be interesting to see what sort of return he could bring.
MLBTR has Bonifacio as available. Not that he wouldn't be, but I sort of expect to see him on the opening day roster, it'd be interesting to see what sort of return he could bring.
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A very good backup with electric speed for late inning games who can play short,second, third, center, left and right.
Keep him. No one will overpay with anything good enough to make it worth dealing him.
"If beer has never touched your lips, if you never dropped the mitts or packed a lip, you are not a hockey player, and if you are, chances are your not a very good one"
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Keep Bonifacio and get rid of Davis
Man this is quietest winter meeting for the Jays that i've ever followed.. there aren't even any rumors to discuss
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Davis is redundant. You have an outfield with Rasmus, Bautista, and Melky. Bonifacio can play the infield as well as the outfield and has the same skill set as Davis. That is were he derives his value from. If there is an injury you always have Gose to fill in, and if worse comes to worse you have Sierra.Originally Posted by Korac:24592716
Just putting this out their but wouldn't Kevin youkilis be a better option than Adam Lind..I'd hate to see the yanks get him
I can't wait for the year to start. I was thinking of canceling my MLB TV before the epic trade went down.
I feel like if Drabek and Hutchison didn't get hurt, we could have been right there on the Upton trade instead of Texas
Just spoke to Anthopoulos, who is leaving before tomorrow's Rule 5 draft. Says #Bluejays have NOTHING going on right now
Ya expected. When do the meetings end??
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This is a very special year for Sligo Live, the cream of Irish Traditional musicians from across the world will be in Sligo this October Bank Holiday to celebrate the Gathering at one of Europe's premier folk, roots and indie Festivals. Mark the dates, 23rd to 28th October in your diaries.
The festival brings together Irish and U.S. musicians to show the influences in both directions on folk, roots and indie music, celebrating The Gathering by inviting music lovers to experience how our music has crossed and re-crossed the Atlantic and returned changed and enriched.
Sligo Live is celebrating the Gathering 2013 and attracting additional overseas visitors with arguably the most exciting programme of traditional music ever seen in Sligo. Coleman's Call is a unique concert inspired by the Sligo Fiddle Masters' (Coleman, Morrison and Killoran), who made the first popular recordings of Irish Traditional music in New York during the early twentieth century.
It will feature renowned U.S. Fiddlers, Liz Carroll from Chicago, NYC's Tony DeMarco, Jessie Smith from Baltimore and flute player, Sean Gavin from Detroit with a host of outstanding Sligo Musicians including top band Teada, the legendarySeamus Tansey, Seamie O'Dowd, Seamus and Manus McGuire with Garry O'Briain, Philip Duffy, Declan Folan, Junior Davey, Mossie Martin, and Declan Courell all treating us to their individual interpretations of these iconic tunes which continue as the backbone of Irish traditional music.
Planxty Legends Liam Og O Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin and Donal Lunny, aka LAPD and DERVISH also perform at this year's SLIGO LIVE.
As well as the very special Coleman's Call Concert, and Liz Carroll's concert, SLIGO LIVE will once again feature the always dynamic Sligo Sessions and the overseas expansion of the renowned Fiddler of Dooney Competition. Add a whole parallel program of roots and indie music, a hopping festival club each night and 'Arrivals', performances by some of Ireland's top emerging talent and you have a must see festival.
An afternoon musical conversation between Jessie Smith and Oisin Mac Diarmada, both of whom are immersed in the tunes and times of Michael Coleman, James Morrison and Paddy Killoran, will give a context to the concert and provide some background as to why these great musicians are so revered in the cannon of traditional music.
More recent legends are Liam Og O Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin and Donal Lunny, affectionately known as LAPD,who collectively inhabited the bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Sweeney's Men, Moving Hearts and many more through decades of Irish music, will perform concert in the wonderfully atmospheric Calry Church, supported by all-girl bluegrass group, Locust Honey String Band from North Carolina.
Anyone who was lucky enough to attend one of their sold out concerts at Vicar Street and the show-stealing performance at last year's Electric Picnic will testify that their energy and amazing telepathic chemistry hasn't waned. Liam, Andy, Paddy and Dónal, aka LAPD will give us a rare opportunity to savor the sounds these amazing musicians brought to these seminal groups who changed the face of Irish music.
It's back to the Hawks Well on Sunday, October 26th for Liz Carroll's welcome return to Sligo Live, showcasing her latest album and her own tunes which have made her such a towering figure in traditional music. Regarded by many as the most eminent Irish roots player to emerge from the US tradition, Liz Carroll and her fiddle have been amazing audiences around the globe. She has been honored with many accolades, including a 2010 Grammy nomination, with John Doyle, for their duet album, "Double Play." In 2011, Liz was awarded the TG4 Cumadoir (composer's) Award, the first American-born composer honored with Ireland's top traditional music prize.
Liz will be accompanied by Sean Og Graham from Beoga and Trevor Hutchinson from Lunasa who collaborated on her recording. Goitse, the young Limerick-based band creating waves with their lively distinctive sound and the quality of their own compositions interspersed with well-known traditional tunes and Niamh Dunne from Beoga, whose solo album of silky exquisite songs has proved the slow-burning surprise packet of the year, will join Liz on the bill.
Sligo's very own Dervish will be joined by the Sligo Academy of Music Sinfonietta and Chorus in a new departure; a fun-filled mini-proms performance introducing children to the joys of traditional music on Sunday afternoon in the Hawk's Well with lots of opportunities to join in, engage and learn while having the time of their lives.
The Fiddler of Dooney has been running since 1965, coming up to its 50th anniversary. This year Sligo Live and Sligo Town Branch of Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann are taking the competition international with heats in New York and Boston. Long considered the pre-eminent fiddle competition outside the fleadh, it now extends its international character to contestants. In the seven years it has been part of Sligo Live, one of the two adjudicators has come from the U.S. recognizing the enormous musical connections between Sligo and America. Liz Carroll and Tony Di Marco return to take on this task in 2013 and they will be joined by two former winners, Seamus McGuire and Manus McGuire in judging the Junior and Senior competitions.


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Nearly 13 years ago, a young Welsh rugby fan called Rhys decided to use his knowledge of the fledgling world of the internet to create a website for like-minded rugby fans all over the world. He called it Gwlad. At first the website consisted of Rhys's scribblings about rugby and links to reports and features all over the web.
The site attracted a small, faithful band of followers, but what really launched it into the wider Welsh rugby consciousness was the addition of a Chat Room, hosted by insidetheweb.com. It was free, and very rudimentary, but it did the job. It was the first of its kind, and to many it is still the best.
The site has changed beyond recognition since then. Rhys recruited a bunch of drunkards from London Welsh RFC, and a vineyard owner from Ystradgynlais, and together they kept Gwladrugby.com going through numerous iterations.
The current site has been around for a few years now, and apart from the occasional funding crisis, it has continued to prosper and is held in high regard by the rugby fraternity. Hell, even Will Carling likes us, so we must be doing something right. The unique humour of Gwlad goes way beyond the world of rugby in its reach; some of the funniest people I've ever met are Gwladers.
Of course, even a virtual village has to have at least one idiot, and it would be a dull place without them. But there's a difference between being daft and having a laugh, and just being downright rude, offensive, irritating or moronic. It's like the difference between the slightly merry bloke standing at the bar telling jokes, and the sweary pisshead throwing pint pots around in the skittle alley. Every online forum has their fair share of these people. But for every boorish Andy Gray and Richard Keys, there's an eloquent Eddie Butler and Brian Moore to balance things out.
The problem with success is that eventually it breeds contempt and complacency. Sure, you'll get the odd newcomer who doesn't quite understand the house rules and throws their weight around, but the natural order of things means they're soon sent packing by the regulars. But there's another kind of cyber-pest who's far worse: the gnarled old regular who takes pleasure in winding everyone up and shoving his views into every thread he can find. I've been guilty of this behaviour myself. I took a break from Gwlad and came back (I hope) with a more optimistic view of the place.
Out in the real world, I'm often drawn into conversation with people on this very topic. Most are full of praise for the site, but the one issue that keeps cropping up is they are often put off by the level of angry, hostile abuse which gets dished out. For this reason many people lurk or just stay away altogether. It's a real shame: imagine how much better the site could be if people felt they could post their views without fear of being flamed by the nasty old git in the corner.
"Use the Ignore button" is the often-heard cry at this point. The problem is, that never quite blots out everything you're trying to ignore.
Having tried and failed to rid Gwlad of this kind of behaviour many times, you might think we'd be tempted to give the whole thing up. Quite often we are. The lights have gone off several times and we've not particularly felt like switching them on again. The constant nit-picking and abuse is tiring and we've all got real lives to be getting on with. "Gwlad is Shit" as we often observe, half-joking. But it really isn't, and that's why we've carried on this long. So we will continue to try to preserve what makes it good, and to eradicate what threatens to make it really shit.
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Valdosta, GA - After Florida Southern swept Morehouse on Sunday, Valdosta State returned the favor with a 5-0 sweep of the Moccasins Monday. With the win, Valdosta State secures a spot in the finals against West Florida at 11 a.m. Tuesday for the right to go onto the NCAA Men's Tennis National Tournament.
The Blazers snagged an early 3-0 lead after doubles. Daniel Dueren and Christian Hansen put away Ivan Marevic and Brian deMontfort, 8-3, while Luis Loeffler and Philip Pakebusch beat Benoit Paradis and C.J. Johnson, 8-2. Bernhard Wallner and Konstantin Kutschenko outlasted Jorge Gutierrez and Nathan Leavitt, 8-5.
Needing only two points in singles, VSU looked to Dueren and Loeffler. Loeffler was the first to finish with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Johnson in fourth singles. Dueren clinched the match with a victory over Paradis in matching 6-1 sets.
Valdosta State and West Florida will meet for the third time this season. The Blazers won both earlier matches, taking the regular season meeting, 7-2, and beating the Argonauts for the Gulf South Conference Championship, 5-1. The Blazers will need to win a third time to go to the NCAA Nationals.