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By now, anyone with a lick of sense can see that the war in Iraq has been a dead-loss. Still, few people understand how it has disrupted the region's strategic balance and is quickening America's decline as a world power.
The US is already facing fierce headwinds in the near future withthe deflating housing market,the falling dollar, and the growing prospects of a deep recession. A sudden realignment in the Middle East would be a major hit to the American economy. Even so, it's looking more and more like big changes are on the way.
The problem is that American power is waning just as Iran's is ascendant. This doesn't bode well for the "Great Satan" whose economy relies on dependable sources of cheap oil.
Iran is playing a clever game in Iraq using US occupation forces to crush the Ba'athist-led resistance while expanding their influence via the Shiite militias. This is a "lose-lose" situation for the United States. American troops must continue to focus on one enemy while they inadvertently strengthen the other. How long will it be before the Bush administration sees that they've been supporting the very group which is most hostile to American interests?
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Who could have imagined that US forces would be acting as security guards for Iranian-backed militias?
In fact, members of the Iranian political establishment like Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh are now openly calling "for the US to REMAIN in Iraq until it has established a strong, stable central government capable of providing adequate security." (Kim Murphy LA Times)
Of course, Iranians have to be discreet in their support for the ongoing occupation, but the truth is obvious; Bush is laying the groundwork for a fundamentalist regime in Baghdad by quashing the secular, Ba'athist-backed resistance.
Does Bush really believe he can control a Shiite-dominated government? Or does he really understand what's going on?
Can't he see that the US-Shiite alliance is simply a "marriage of convenience" that will end as soon as the Sunnis are sufficiently weakened and there is no longer a threat of them returning to power?
The Baker group was formed as a last-gasp attempt to avert the greatest foreign policy train-wreck in American history. It's no surprise that Bush and Israeli PM Olmert decided to conduct their high-level meetings on the same day that the Iraq Study Group met in the Oval Office. It was clearly meant to subvert Baker's impact on the news-cycle. As soon as Bush had used Baker as a prop for his public relations photo-op (showing Bush's "openness to new ideas") the ex-diplomats were bundled out the servants' exit so Bush could put the final touches on the plans for bombing Iran's nuclear facilities.
The whole event was perfectly choreographed to marginalize Baker and undermine the group's recommendations.
This just proves that Bush's throttling in the midterm elections has had no effect whatsoever. He's still firmly in Cheney's clutches and edging ever-closer to Armageddon. There's no indication that anything substantial has changed.
Cheney's approach is fundamentally flawed. It will take more than laser-guided munitions or "bunker busting" bombs to beat Iran. In fact, that will only speed up America's inevitable withdrawal from Iraq. Even if half of Iran is buried beneath glowing-nuclear rubble, they still have the wherewithal to take out every oil tanker, every oil field, every oil depot, every oil-platform, and every oil pipeline in the entire gulf region. How long will America's teetering economy persist with itsMiddle Eastarteries slashed and oil futures shooting through the stratosphere.
Then, of course, Iran has the option of smuggling high-tech weaponry, anti-tank missiles and the whole array of military hardware into Iraq, where they can swiftly cut off supply-lines, wreak havoc across the country, and force an American retreat.
A war against Iran is a foolhardy scheme that has no chance of succeeding.
Communiqué connects Iran to Iraqi Militias
A chilling communiqué from the Shiite-led "Badr Brigade" has appeared in Alliraqnews. The message warns of an agreement between the Sunnis and the "Anglo-American occupation forces" which threatens the continued dominance of the Shiite-led government. Leaders from the Badr Brigade" intend to intensify their attacks on all "public offices and institutions", to "neutralize the activities of journalists, media and intellectuals", to undermine "any attempt to rebuild the Iraqi army", and prepare for "an armed confrontation" with the enemy.
The message calls on all Shiites, including employees in the "Ministry of Defense and Interior Ministry to join the Badr Brigade, the Mahdi Army, and the Al-Dawa Party, to continue stealing weapons and equipment" to get ready for the conflagration.
The communiqué adds ominously: "The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, providing us with all weapons and equipment for the battle, as well as the preparations of troops from the Revolutionary Guards for rapid intervention near the border areas."
The message is signed by the Secretary-General Badr Organization.
Whether the communiqué is authentic or not is almost irrelevant. The blueprint is indistinguishable from the pattern of activity on the ground. The militias are using the occupation to strengthen their base and ready themselves for the inevitable confrontation with US forces. Behind the scenes, Iran is patiently waiting for America's hourglass to run out of sand.
Prime Minister Al-Maliki has aligned himself with the main Shiite militias. He has issued a warrant for Harith al-Dhari, the head of Iraq's prestigious Association of Muslim Scholars, on the charges of "inciting violence and terrorism among the Iraqi people". It is a baseless claim intended to drive the Sunnis to out of the government and set the stage for a Shiite dominated-regime.
The Sunnis have left according to plan. There will be no coalition government and civil war is all but certain. The bloodbath has just begun.
Bush has opened Pandora's Box and there'll be a terrible price to pay. He has allowed Iran to take root in Baghdad and upset the regional balance of power. Now, there really are no easy solutions. The only question is whether the impending holocaust is containable or if it will consume the entire region.
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Following up on my earlier post about Benjamin Moser's forthcoming Lispector biography, Why This World, I want to correct some information about her available titles.
In addition to all the New Directions ones I listed on the original post, Family Ties is also available from the University of Texas Press, and this fall, the UK based Haus Publishing will be reissuing The Apple in the Dark with a new introduction by Moser.
(Haus is one of the coolest presses I've come across recently. Found out about them at the London Book Fair thanks to their connection with American University of Cairo Press. And the fact that they do amazing work. More on them in a separate post . . .)
(And granted, I'm not very old, but once, one of my interns was reading Family Ties and I made a joke about Michael J. Fox and the TV show. As it turns out, my befuddled intern wasn't born until after the show had gone off the air.)
We know so very little; so little that what we think to be knowledge is hardly worth reckoning with at all; instead we ought to settle for being pleasantly surprised if, on the edge of things, against all expectations, our. . .
Many of Virginie Despentes's books revolve around the same central idea: "To be born a woman [is] the worst fate in practically every society." But this message is nearly always packaged in easy-to-read books that fill you with the pleasure. . .
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer's La Superba is appropriately titled after the Italian city of Genoa, where, after escaping the pressures of fame in his own country, the semi-autobiographical narrator finds himself cataloguing the experiences of its mesmerizing inhabitants with the intention. . .
It took reading 44 pages of Intervenir/Intervene before I began to get a sense of what Dolores Dorantes and Rodrigo Flores Sánchez were up to. Recurring throughout these 44 pages—throughout the entire book—are shovels, shovel smacks to the face, lobelias—aha!. . .
As presaged by its title, contradiction is the theme of Peter Stamm's novel, All Days Are Night. Gillian, a well-known television personality, remains unknowable to herself. And Hubert, a frustrated artist and Gillian's lover, creates art through the process of. . .
It's a rare and wonderful book that begins and ends with violence and humor. At the start of Etgar Keret's The Seven Good Years, Keret is in a hospital waiting for the birth of his first child while nurses, in. . .
Last year, Han Kang's The Vegetarian was an unexpected critical hit. Now, it's just been published in the U.S. and has already received a great deal of positive critical attention. The Vegetarian was a bold book to attempt as an. . .
It's been almost a year since the publication of Nowhere to Be Found by Bae Suah, but despite being included on the 2015 PEN Translation award longlist, and some pretty vocal support from key indie presses, the book has. . .
Jorge Eduardo Benavides' novel La paz de los vencidos (The Peace of the Defeated) takes the form of a diary written by a nameless Peruvian thirty-something intellectual slumming it in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. Recently relocated. . .
Anyone with any interest at all in contemporary Moroccan writing must start with Souffles. A cultural and political journal, Souffles (the French word for "breaths") was founded in 1966 by Abdellatif Laâbi and Mostafa Nissabouri. Run by a group of. . .


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Tuesday, 24th May, 2005, 07:20 AM #31NYC ReportsGuest
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May 23rd, 2030
Recently, NYC Reports was contacted by a rather disgruntled sounding
person, who wished to remain anonymous, about a massive scandal
commited by NY Furniture and Appliances.
Supposedly, one of their managers was increasing the prices of their
products, and not alerting the owner, Dingly Finnigan. The manager,
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NYU professor missing for ten days, no leads in case. For full story see page A3
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Local college professor missing
Callista Dare, Associated Press
An NYU professor of Anthropology and Linguistics has been reported missing by coworkers. Doctor Alisa McConaway has not been seen or heard from since Sept. 1.
McConaway left New York for London on August 31 to give a paper on the connections between geographically seperated cultures at London University. She arrived at London University on schedule but has not been seen since. The last person to speak with her was Dr. Riley Capstan of London University's anthropology department.
"She seemed in exceptional spirits when she arrived here," said Capstan. "We made plans to meet at the pub for a drink. She never got there."
Calls to McConaway's hotel in London confirm that she checked in the evening of August 31.
Colleagues at NYU are surprised that she has not contacted anyone.
"She is prone to leaving on short notice for days or weeks at a time," said Dr. RA Reed, a colleague. "But she always lets someone know how long she'll be gone and when we can expect her back."
According to Reed, McConaway informed no one.
Lindsay Morrisay, manager of McConaway's 106th Street shop, Scholar's Gate, told the Associated Press that McConaway had made arrangements in the event of her disappearance so that the store could operate as usual.
"She treated this trip like any other," Morrisay said. "We didn't expect anything to happen. I don't think she did, either."
A secretary in the Anthropology office at NYU reported seeing men in uniform carry large boxes out of McConaway's office on Sept. 6. McConaway's research assistant confirmed that there were items missing from McConaway's office.
Authorities have declined to comment on the situation.
McConaway is a relative of Christopher McConaway, CEO of Kyler, Inc. No one at Kyler, Inc. could be reached for comment as of this printing.
The Department of Anthropology at NYU is offering a reward for any information on McConaway's wereabouts. If you have information, please call 555-1212.
Friday, 6th October, 2006, 05:40 AM #33
A clipping has been taken out of the newspaper, and placed here for all to read
Horrific Attack Leaves Victim In Critical
Late last night, while taking her dog for a walk, Mrs. Jennings of Central Apartments stumbled upon a horribly beaten man. On assessment of the crime scene, Officers were able to identify the victim as one Allan Darkwood, retired S.W.A.T officer. Allan did in fact retire when involved in an accident that left him paralyzed about three years ago. Allan is currently being held in New York Presbyterian Hospital. His health is currently critical.
Officers were able to determine that Allan had in fact been beaten, and shot, however, no witnesses have come forward at this time. A Dr. Richard Conny commented "His wounds are quite serious, and we expect that his chances of recovery are slim, but we like to hope that it's not impossible."
If you have any information on the crimes, please call the New York Police department.
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Friday, 6th October, 2006, 09:13 PM #35
Attack Victim Died
Allan Darkwood, who was emitted into the Presbyterian Hospital Last night for a gunshot wound and multiple beatings, died this morning at 3:00am. Despite all efforts from surgeons and doctors, Allan was not able to recover.
Allan Strass was born in Norfolk Virginia in 2004, making him 26 years old. Allan had been orphaned at the age of ten, when both his parents were killed in a car accident. He had no siblings, and grew up as a single child under the Darkwood family. Entering the Police academy at the age of sixteen, graduating the summer, just before his twenty-first birthday. Working with the S.W.A.T and Narcotics team, up until three years ago. Due to an accident, he was forced to retire. Allan was hospitalized for two and a half years, from injuries sustained during the accident.
The darkwoods proclaim that the funeral will be held this Sunday at the Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 1359 Broadway, they also urge that anyone who wishes to come, are welcome.
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Serial Kidnapper Captured in Brooklyn
November 06, 2031 (AP)
The public liason of the FBI field office in New York City confirm the arrest of Anthony Mitchell in a pre-dawn raid on November 6th for the alleged kidnapping and murder of some twenty-five girls since 2005.
"An anonymous tip was called in last night on Mr. Anthony Mitchell," reported Special Agent-in-charge Mike Green, head of the field office in Manhattan. "The fact that such a monster has been taken off the streets allows us to close the books on over twenty child kidnappings over the past twenty-five years."
An anonymous source within the FBI alleges the victims were taken when they were between the ages of three and seven, kept alive in the run-down house in Brooklyn, and killed one by one. The youngest victim is reported to be three, while the oldest lived into her twenties.
Mr. Mitchell will be arraigned in Brooklyn Superior Court this morning on twenty-five counts of kidnapping and murder, among other charges.
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(OOC: I'm so late in the game on this thing, I hardly used Chris till a recent event ( check for the post about two teams going at one another). any way, Back on wizards I had set this guy up, and wanted to post something about him but never got to, so here what I'm posting for a news bit, was ment for like a year ago, but we can put it down as now, or for what ever date you wish)
Six years ago detective Chris Striker of the NYPD's special victums unit, was charged with illegal possession and distrobution of cocane. A deal was made that if he left the force, he could still continue his work as a Private Investigator and had done so for the past six years, steadily winning back some trust amoung his former police commrades. However, thanks to the efforts of and old friend of Chris' on the force, the truth was found that he was set up by the former captain and his own partner. After the trial today,where he was cleared of all charges, the new captain of the SVU came to Chris with an offer to return to the force and a promotion, however the newly cleared PI simpy shook his head and stated" I found I have more freedom of ability to prevent crime as a PI, then an offical police officer, but thanks for the offer." The captain smiled and responded with" well if you change your mind, the position will be there waiting." Detective Striker continues to roam the streets as a PI, stoppingn crime when and where he can, but now, has his honor restored.
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New York Citys most Expensive Wedding!
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New York City's Million Dollar Wedding
New York City's most expensive wedding was held recently, for who is now widely regarded as Corporate Shark Wes Chandler's surrogate daughter, Brooke Wyss (17) as she wedded her boyfriend of two years Keath Maelae (19). It was an elaborate affair with a magnificent guest list that read like a cross between a charity ball and military dance. With guests ranging from Sergeant McMallen of the United States Airforce, Private Investigator Chris Striker, and Keath Maelae's grandmother, it's clear to see that this new family will certainly be a huge one.
The elaborate ceremonies included a flock of doves that flew over those gathered to represent the eternal bond between the two young lovers was set. The ceremonies finished with a night-club style reception. The young couple's first dance was a surprise for all present as they danced too a classical/Techno piece.
For dinner, an elaborate four-course meal was served, with a chicken cordon bleu dish served as the main course, and a Flamin Alaskan served on each table for the dessert.
All in all, it proved to be a 1.3 million dollars well spent.
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New York City, New York, USA (AP)
February 1, 2032
At approximately 11:00 last night, wealthy corporate shark and suspected mobster Weston Nielson Chandler was shot in the club, The Meeting Place.
No suspects are currently in custody, but a witness was able to give police a description of the perpetrator. She informed authorities that the shooter seemed inebriated, however, evidence suggests that the shooting was planned.
Chandler is currently in stable condition.
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Business Section, front page, left side column.
Local club under new ownership
Hakim Dwazi, Staff Writer
The Meeting Place, a hangout near Greenwich Village in Manhattan, has recently come under new ownership. After several recent incidents, former owner Jade Walker made the decision to sell the club, according to new owner Brigid OConnell.
Walker had recently moved to New Zealand and was not available for comment.
OConnell, the clubs new owner, released a brief press release regarding the change in ownership.
It wasnt an easy choice for [Walker], by any stretch of the imagination, OConnell said. Shes had to relocate recently, though, and in the end it was the best choice to make, given the circumstances.
The new proprietor of the alternatively quiet and popular nightclub is a reserve officer in the United States Navy and is a native of Chicago. She has lived in New York for the past several years and for the past year has run the offices located above the nightclub.
The opportunity to buy the place was one I couldnt pass up, OConnell admitted. The building is in a good location, and the clubs regulars are great people. Ive enjoyed working in the building and I think Ill enjoy owning it just as much.
There has been speculation recently about the survival of the club, given some particularly violent events in the clubs past, most recently the shooting of local businessman Weston Chandler.
Security is going to tighten up, thats for certain, OConnell told reporters who inquired about Chandlers shooting. Its horrible what happened to Wes, and were going to cooperate however we can with authorities to figure out who did this and why.
There will be little change in staffing at the club, which comes as no surprise. OConnell has said that she will depend on them the same way Walker did during her tenure as owner of the club.
Longtime bartender and friend of both women, Gabriel Saint, said, Rumours that the Brigid is a harsh and evil woman are true, but only if you have the misfortune to work for her so customers need not worry. That and she seems quite taken with the assortment of dangerous animals so there's no need to worry about the zoo moving any time soon. Which is good, I'd miss the Gila Monster. I call him Jaime. Saint is near legendary for his strange sense of humor at the club, sources confirm.
OConnell confirmed that not much will be changing at the club.
The Meeting Place is located at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 102nd Street. Last call is at 4 a.m. and doors open at 6 a.m. for dry breakfast. The club can be reached at 555-7437.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. -- A tenant learned she is living in a foreclosed home only after getting an eviction notice.
It's a small apartment, but it's still home sweet home for Andrea Smith and her three children.
"At the time, I didn't make much money and I had to move, so I moved here," Smith said.
Smith and her children lived in the small house in Aiken County for more than a year and a half. A few weeks ago, deputies knocked on her door.
"It was crazy. It was real crazy. I'm like, 'Eviction? What's going on? I haven't done anything wrong,'" she said.
According to the paperwork posted on her door, her landlord went into foreclosure.
"Apparently, my landlords weren't paying the mortgage on it," Smith said.
Smith had no clue the bank foreclosed on the property.
"Originally they gave me 10 days here," she said.
Attorney Ed Enoch says there is a law that protects tenants in foreclosures.
"If you have a lease as a tenant, they can't kick you out on a foreclosure unless the person that is foreclosing is going to live there," he said.
If you don't have a lease or it has expired, then the bank must give a tenant 90 days to vacate.
"She first thing is have a written lease," Enoch said.
Smith is grateful to know she has a longer than 10 days to move out, but the sudden move is still taking a toll on her. She says Christmas will be slimmer this year.
"I do feel bad; some of stuff I may have gotten them I won't be able to," she said.
To check to see if a rental is in foreclosure, you can check public records in South Carolina. In Georgia, the local newspaper must post the legal ad for two weeks.


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Wofford experiencing a bit of postseason deja vu
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 12:45 a.m.
FARGO, N.D. — This sure felt like where the Wofford football team left off last season.
Wofford (9-3) at North Dakota State (11-1)
What: FCS playoffs quarterfinals
When: 3 p.m. (ET) today
Where: Fargodome, Fargo, N.D.
Radio: 910 AM, 105.7 FM, 1440 AM (Greenville)
Audio: www.woli-am.com
Internet broadcast: ESPN3
The winner advances to the FCS semifinals next Friday or Saturday against the winner of the noon game between Georgia Southern and Old Dominion. The national championship will be played Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.
Wofford — Eric Breitenstein
The senior fullback from Valle Crucis, N.C., is one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top offensive player in the FCS. He has been invited to the awards ceremony Dec. 17 in Philadelphia, two days after the playoff semifinals. Last week in the win against New Hampshire, Breitenstein ran for 247 yards and three touchdowns.
North Dakota State — Marcus Williams
The junior cornerback from Minneapolis was named defensive player of the year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and is a finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in FCS. He has 16 career interceptions, five this season and seven last season, including two that he returned for touchdowns.
North Dakota State is ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rush defense and pass defense. … Wofford is second in rushing offense and seventh in scoring defense. … Breitenstein leads the nation in rushing yards per game with 158.3. This season, he has set the Southern Conference single-game record (321 yards against Elon), Wofford single-season record (breaking his own mark of 1,639 in 2010) and the school's career record (5,595 yards to eclipse the 5,128 by Shawn Graves from 1989-1992). Breitenstein owns three of the top four season totals in school history. … Junior center Jared Singleton leads Wofford with 210 knockdown blocks. He had a season-high 29 against South Carolina and 24 against New Hampshire. … North Dakota State has held 11 of its last 13 opponents to fewer than 250 yards of total offense. … NDSU leads the nation in time of possession at 35 minutes, 42 seconds. The Bison had the ball for nearly 41 minutes in a win against Southern Illinois. Wofford is 30th at 31:17. … NDSU quarterback Brock Jensen is second on the school's all-time list in completions (454) and passing yards (5,519). … North Dakota State is 20-3 at home since 2003 and 244-37-3 since 1964. The Bison are 99-23 in the Fargodome.
Wofford — at Gardner-Webb (W, 34-7); Lincoln University (W, 82-0); Western Carolina (W, 49-20); at Elon (W, 49-24); Furman (W, 20-17); at Georgia Southern (L, 17-9); at Appalachian State (W, 38-28); The Citadel (W, 24-21); at Samford (L, 24-17 in 2 OT); Chattanooga, (W, 16-13 OT); at South Carolina (L, 24-7); New Hampshire (W, 23-7).
North Dakota State — Robert Morris (W, 52-0); at Colorado State (W, 22-7); Prairie View (W, 66-7); at Northern Iowa (W, 33-21); Youngstown State (W, 48-7); Indiana State (L, 17-14); at South Dakota (W, 54-0); Southern Illinois (W, 23-17); at Missouri State (W, 21-17); South Dakota State (W, 20-17); at Illinois State (W, 38-20); South Dakota State (W, 28-3).
Wofford — Eric Breitenstein (266-1,900; 7.1 avg.; 19 TDs); Donovan Johnson (62-431, 7.0 avg., 3 TDs); Brian Kass (105-317, 3.0 avg., 5 TDs)
North Dakota State — John Crockett (163-859, 5.3 avg., 8 TDs); Sam Ojuri (178-812, 4.6 avg., 8 TDs); Brock Jensen (81-195, 2.4 avg., 8 TDs)
Wofford — Brian Kass (18-43-2, 345 yards, 6 TDs); James Lawson (15-25-0, 178 yards)
North Dakota State — Brock Jensen (176-285-7; 2,045 yards; 16 TDs)
Wofford — Jeff Ashley (16-277, 2 TDs); Will Irwin (7-54); Michael Harpe (4-69, 3 TDs)
North Dakota State — Ryan Smith (41-475, 3 TDs); Zach Vraa (36-507, 3 TDs); Trevor Gebhart (32-343, TD)
Wofford — Mike McCrimon (69 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2 INT); Alvin Scioneaux (65 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 7 QB hurries); James Zotto (64 tackles); Stephon Shelton (52 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 7 pass breakups); Blake Wylie (48 tackles, 2 INT, 9 pass breakups).
North Dakota State — Grant Olson (108 tackles, 11.0 TFL); Travis Beck (67 tackles, 7.5 TFL); Cole Jirik (42 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 9 QB hurries); Kyle Emanuel (39 tackles, 10.5 TFL); Marcus Williams (5 INT, 4 pass breakups)
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Playoff game in early December. Plane trip to the Midwest. Bitter cold outside but cozy inside a domed stadium. Everything on the line. Yellow the prominent opposing color, brightly illuminating the end zones, but this time trimmed in green instead of purple.
And instead of just a great FCS team, as was the case last year at Northern Iowa, the best FCS team in top-ranked and obvious No. 1 overall seed North Dakota State.
Wofford (9-3) will try to erase those bitter memories of a year ago, a heartbreaking 28-21 defeat, when the Terriers play at 3 this afternoon in the Fargodome against the mighty Bison (11-1).
North Dakota State has lost only one game and that was without giving up an offensive touchdown. The Bison are clear favorites not only in this quarterfinals matchup against Wofford, which is more than a two-touchdown underdog by Las Vegas experts, but the rest of the way for a second straight national championship.
And, yet, the Terriers showed up here Friday with confidence as they took their walk-through practice in the dome.
"I feel good. We have good focus," Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said. "The place is really neat, but I don't believe the kids are in super-awe of it because it's very similar to Northern Iowa."
Consider as well, however, that NDSU hardly ever loses at home (20-3 in the last three seasons and 244-37-3 since 1964) and that Fargodome is one of the loudest places on the FCS level, if not any level. The 19,000 seats sold out in half an hour and only a handful of fans will be wearing the black and gold. Of course, another of the ear-shattering venues is Montana, where the Terriers went and knocked off the second-ranked team five years ago in the playoffs. And that was outside at 13 degrees.
"I don't believe we will be intimidated a lick," Ayers said. "You shouldn't be when you've gone through the schedule we've gone through. Give North Dakota State all the credit in the world. That is a great team. But they're going to have to outplay us. They're not going to win because they are bigger, stronger or faster — or because they have a loud stadium."
Wofford left a dome devastated last season. Despite dominating statistically against second-ranked Northern Iowa, rushing for 457 yards and more than doubling the Panthers in total yards, mistakes and turnovers doomed the Terriers.
"That's one reason why I think this playoff run is going to be a little different than last year," said Wofford senior running back Eric Breitenstein, who ran for 247 yards last week against New Hampshire and is a final-three candidate for national player of the year. "The Northern Iowa loss left a bitter taste in the mouths of a lot guys who are back this year."
Some of the Wofford players have said they don't think about what happened last season. Others have said they are fueled by it. But it was impossible to ignore Friday afternoon as they worked out in a domed stadium that felt eerily similar.
"We could have and should have won that game last year," Ayers said. "But we didn't play well enough. We turned the ball over. We made mistakes in the kicking game. It's too close, the margin of error way to close, to do that in the playoffs.
"You learn from it. I don't think you dwell on it. It's a completely different year and a completely different team. You have to focus on the job at hand. You can't worry about what happened last week or last year."
Wofford has been to the FCS playoffs five times in the last six years, not coincidentally missing in 2009 when Breitenstein went down in the second game with a season-ending knee injury. The Terriers made it to the national semifinals in 2003, losing at eventual national champion Delaware.
North Dakota State has won nine national championships (1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 2011). The Bison were runner-up another three times (1967, 1981 and 1984).
Today's winner advances to the national semifinals next weekend against the winner of Georgia Southern and Old Dominion. The FCS championship will be played Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.
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The scene outside the Onondaga War Memorial was as tumultuous as the torrent of thoughts cascading through my brain. It seemed there were a couple thousand more people hanging around in the parking lot than there were seats in the arena. People seemed rabid, frothing at the mouth to get into this show. Could they really all want to be here as badly as I did? The steady stream of fans climbing on each others shoulders to sneak into the second-floor bathroom window of the War Memorial answered that question with a resounding HELL YES. This show was going to be even more crazy than the one down in Binghamton in April. I was experiencing true ecstasy and had yet to hear a note. Finally, I made it through the turnstile and down onto the floor. A general-admission show and the floor was covered with seats? What was the meaning of this? Slowly but surely the chair trees sprouted from the floor Row upon row of chairs, separated and stacked. Higher and higher they grew, a forest of plastic and steel, lofty perches for those brave enough to scale them for a better view of the stage.
The lights went down and the roar of the crowd rose up to the rafters. The first set opened with a paint-by-numbers version of Sample in a Jar. But the colors the colors they used so alive so liquid. With the exception of Bouncin (which reminded me of her!), the first set was an incredible orgy of light and sound. I felt so alive. Such a stark contrast to the Dead shows I had been to a couple weeks before at the Boston Garden and MSG. David Bowie ripped off the top of my head with its intensity. With my scullcap pried loose, there was nothing to prevent the Vibration of Life from seeping into my brainstem and coloring it paisley forever. I was indeed tuned in to the universe. There was so much room in this music to think about things. Sometimes I felt forced to consider things I'd rather forget, other times images I was sorry I had forgotten flooded into my consciousness. It was amazing, truly magical, and at times hilarious. Chalk Dust Torture finally (it seemed like time stood still for a while) closed out the set and I found I definitely wanted to live while I was young.
During the setbreak I tried to come to terms with my latest Phish experience. Garbled sentences sprung from my mouth and impacted wordlessly on the ears of my friends. I could not find the words to express the joy I felt. I had been to Gamehendge, I was saved.
The lights went down once more and I saw my life run away from me. Thousands of friends I had yet to meet ran along singing words from a song. My song. Our song. The song of the universe. Have no regrets. Never put yourself in a position where you wish you had or had not done something. Better to love and lose than never love at all. Profound philosophy being injected into my thoughts by the vibration of light and sound and energy swirling around me. Was this happening to everyone? One look around at the radiant smiles told me all I needed to know. This band is so damn good. I can't believe a concert can be like this. Pummeled by thoughts, by light, by sound it's relentless. I'm trapped in time. I don't know what to do. Ah yes just share in the groove. Sure, I can do that. This is Simple. Just because we've got a band. Our band. Skyballs, saxscrapers, cymbop, and beebophones. What? By the end of Weekapaug I had been reduced to a gibbering simpleton. The rest of the set was a blur.
The encore brought me my first sip from the Loving Cup. A song that plays such a huge role in my life to this day. It is a song of hope, a song of frustration, a song of love, and a song of life. I can run and jump and Phish but I won't fight you if you want to push and pull with me all night. Just gimme little drink from your loving cup. Just one drink and I'll fall down drunk. Yes you.


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OAKLAND -- Still clearly feeling the blues about the sudden firing of coach Mark Jackson, Warriors star guard Stephen Curry said Thursday he and his teammates nonetheless have to start moving forward to preserve their goal of winning an NBA championship.
Curry, speaking after a team facility ceremony honoring him with the league's prestigious Kia Community Assist Seasonlong Award, said he anticipates there will be an adjustment period to new coach Steve Kerr but that players will eventually get on board, even while harboring strong feelings toward their former coach.
"That's with every new coach," Curry said. "I don't think it'll be advertised in the locker room as to how long it will take (Kerr) to win the locker room over. Guys are ready to play and be professional about it and come prepared for training camp.
"Just like with any new coach, you have to feel it out, and it will probably be a little different. We just have to adjust, but at the end of the day, all the guys in the locker room are trying to win, and I know Steve Kerr has that mentality and mission as well.
"If those two things are aligned, then we'll be fine."
Curry, who has been quiet on Jackson's firing and Kerr's hiring except for a brief interview with Bay Area News Group columnist Marcus Thompson II, said he already has had three or four phone conversations with Kerr and is eager to meet him face-to-face once Kerr's analyst assignment with TNT for the NBA Western Conference finals is over.
"A lot of it is just outlook on the locker room as it is now and what his vision is for us next year going into the season," Curry said. "So not much details have been talked about, but I think in the coming weeks we can sit down -- as I'm sure he will with most other guys on the team -- and talk about expectations and what his style of coaching will be. We'll be able to adjust and hopefully be good to go."
Curry said he has talked to all of his teammates since Jackson's firing, which occurred almost immediately after the Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games. He acknowledged that residual bitter emotions still exist.
"I think the feeling was how quick things happened after the season -- it was kind of a shock," he said. "It takes some time to kind of respond and react. Obviously, they made a semi-quick hire, but I think as the summer goes on, we'll kind of remove ourselves from last year to next year, and it'll be fine.
"It's just tough, though -- there's no sugarcoating it. It was a weird, expedited situation that we didn't see coming, and guys as humans have to be able to adjust to it and have some time to respond."
Curry confessed he personally did not deal well with the sudden severing of ties with Jackson, especially after pleas to management that he be retained.
"That relationship will never stop," he said. "He did a lot for me as a player and as a person. It's emotional, for sure, to see that come to an end.
" ... Obviously, we have to focus on next year and grow under Coach Kerr, hopefully even more. But it's tough to kind of react to that, especially so soon after Game 7 -- fighting, fighting, fighting trying to win. So I just try to take it a day at a time and then one day come back to training camp, talk to Coach Kerr all summer and try to figure out how to make this team better, because that's going to be the mission."
Curry said as long as the Warriors organization continues to be committed to winning, he wants to remain with Golden State.
"I think this decision is geared toward winning," he said. "That's something that flies well with players. They're going to try to put us in the best position to win. Obviously, I had a certain opinion of Coach Jackson, and they made a decision otherwise. I heard the reasons and I won't dwell on it, but as long as we're focused on winning, taking advantage of the roster we have and the opportunity we have with this window to try to continue to get better, I'm just looking forward to next year and getting back to making that happen.
"I haven't lost faith in that at all, as much as I supported Coach Jackson and loved everything about him and playing for him. I think it's about winning."
Curry added that he hopes budding trade rumors concerning his "Splash Brother" backcourt mate, Klay Thompson, don't come to fruition.
"I love playing with him," he said. "He makes me better, I try to make him better. I look at how much better he's gotten since Day 1. It's kind of scary. He's such a great two-way player, and he isn't anywhere close to hitting his ceiling. I definitely want him to continue being my backcourt mate and keep pushing, keep growing together, and not to waste a nickname."
Curry is the third winner of the leaguewide NBA Cares Community Assist Award in recognition of his numerous charitable contributions, fundraising and generosity locally and around the world. The Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol and Miami's Dwyane Wade were the previous winners. Many of the beneficiaries of Curry's work were on hand to help celebrate the honor. None of his Warriors teammates were present, however.
"This is very humbling for sure," he said. "You don't really dream of winning an award like this. It's more so about the journey with the platform as it continues to grow, to be able to use it in the right way.
"I've been blessed with a great team behind me to make ideas that I have come to life and also bring new experiences that hopefully I can have some kind impact on -- on some kids' lives and different groups of people."


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This is the website for ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011, Systems and software engineering — Architecture description, the latest edition of the original IEEE Std 1471:2000, Recommended Practice for Architectural Description of Software-intensive Systems.
If you are a first time visitor, you may want to start with the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or Getting Started with ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010.
If you are already familiar with the Standard, you may be interested in joining the User Group List.
If you are an old-timer, you may be interested in what's new...
5 DEC 2015 Mathematician John Baez explains why 42 is the answer to the ultimate question.
8 OCT 2014 Updated templates for ADs and viewpoints.
8 JUL 2014 Ivano Malavolta and colleagues have created a useful list of Architectural Languages and encourage further submissions.
7 JUL 2014 Attention students and faculty: if you are working with ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010, you may want to consider IEEE Standards Education Grants:
The IEEE Standards Education Committee (SEC) offers grants of US $500 for students (per project) and US $300 for faculty mentors to help complete senior, undergraduate or graduate projects. Projects may be for design, capstone, development or research in which an industry technical standard(s) was applied to complete the project.
Students report on the results of their projects by writing and submitting a Final Student Application Paper. The papers detail which industry technical standard(s) was applied (analyzed and implemented). Each paper highlights specific design choices in the application of various technical standards and describes the resulting product, process, or service.
Final papers accepted by the SEC are published to the Student Application Papers website.
Applications for the grants may be submitted at any time throughout the year, but we have running target deadlines of: 30 January, 15 March, 15 June, 15 October.
Further details can be found at: IEEE Standards Education Grants.
5 FEB 2014 Updated information on meta models in ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010.
30 JAN 2014 ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 included in the IEEE Software & Systems Engineering Essentials Collection – Systems [PDF].
8 NOV 2013 Minor updates to the FAQ. Also: ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 included in IEEE Smart Grid Standards.
8 AUG 2013 Updated ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 bibliography.
4 AUG 2013 Updated Getting Started with ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010.
4 AUG 2013 Added How to Build, Implement, and Use an Architecture Metamodel, by Chris Armstrong (APG, Inc.).
10 JUN 2012 Updated architecture description and viewpoint templates.
Joint 10th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture &
6th European Conference on Software Architecture,
Helsinki, FINLAND, 20–24 AUG 2012.
28 JAN 2012 Added a page discussing the definition of architecture in the Standard.
8th ACM SIGSOFT Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures,
Bertinoro, ITALY, 25-28 JUN 2012
QoSA 2012
QoSA keynote is Johan Bendz, convenor of WG42!
7 JAN 2012 Added an overview of architecture descriptions per the Standard.
7 DEC 2011 Press release on publication of ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011.
24 NOV 2011 Published! ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 Systems and software engineering — Architecture description is now available from ISO.
15 NOV 2011 The Standard has a Facebook page, automatically generated from Wikipedia, apparently.
P42010 was approved as a revised standard by the IEEE-SA Standards
Board on 31 October 2011. This standard replaces IEEE 1471:2000.
It is identical to the ISO standard approved in July. The new
standard, designated ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011, Systems and
software engineering — Architecture description, is
available from IEEE and ISO.
Per IEEE rules: An approved IEEE standard will remain active for ten years. If the Sponsor does not complete a revision process within ten years, the standard will be transferred to inactive status.
9 NOV 2011 Updated conceptual model to reflect revised standard.
5 NOV 2011 On or about 15 November, the users group will change from "IEEE 1471 Users List" to "ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 Users List". Existing subscribers need not make any change. New subscription instructions will be posted at that time.
OCT 2011 "Rebranding" website to refer to the new Standard, ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011, which supercedes IEEE 1471:2000 and ISO/IEC 42010:2007. Historical references to IEEE 1471 will remain in place.
30 SEP 2011 Users of ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 may be interested in the new IEEE project, P1723, SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) Solution Reference Architecture.
5 SEP 2011 IEEE P42010 completed recirculation of the FDIS version with 92% affirmatives. The draft will be presented to RevCom on 18 OCT 2011.
14 JUL 2011 ISO/IEC/IEEE FDIS 42010, Systems and software engineering — Architecture description has passed the final ballot cycle (Final Draft International Standard) with 21 approvals and 0 disapprovals from member bodies. Editorial comments from Sweden and India accompanied their approvals. Final editing will be resolved between the project editor and the ISO editor. This version will then be recirculated to IEEE and then the new standard will be jointly published by IEEE and ISO.
31 MAY 2011 Added Architecture Frameworks page to navigation sidebar.
20 MAY 2011 Updated Frequently Asked Questions.
17 MAY 2011 Ballot of Final Draft International Standard ISO/IEC 42010 opened 10 May and will close on 10 July.
12 MAY 2011 Workshop on Standards for (software) Architecture: an assessment. 24 June 2011, at WICSA 2011 in Boulder, CO.
24 MAR 2011 Updated page on architecture frameworks.
7 MAR 2011 "Final Draft International Standard" transmitted to ISO. [PDF]
23 FEB 2011 Call for Submissions: Workshop on Standards for (software) Architecture: an assessment. Due: 25 March 2011
1 SEP 2010 Next meeting of WG 42 will occur during the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 meeting at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, 1–5 November 2010. At that meeting, comments from IEEE and ISO ballots of current ISO/IEC FCD 42010/IEEE P42010 will be resolved. Also, work on WG 42's new work item, Architecture Evaluation will begin. Anyone interested to participate or submit inputs to that effort should visit: CfP.
1 AUG 2010 There will be a tutorial, Architectural rendering with ISO/IEC 42010, presenting concepts from the revision, at the European Conference on Software Architecture, 23 AUG in Copenhagen. Details and registration.
8 JUN 2010 A Final Committee Draft of ISO/IEC 42010 has been (re)circulated to IEEE and ISO for balloting. The IEEE ballot will last 30 days. The ISO ballot will last 4 months. This latest draft, ISO/IEC FCD 42010, is available in the usual places...
7 MAY 2010 The ISO ballot of ISO/IEC CD1 42010 completed on 3 May 2010. The results are like this:
**National body comments were received from: France (AFNOR), Sweden (SIS), USA (ANSI). Liaison comments were received from: IEEE, INCOSE, TC 184
There were a total of 269 comments received. These will be resolved at the next WG42 meeting; 23-28 May in Niigata, Japan.
2 APR 2010 An example of applying ISO/IEC 42010 has been added to the Applications page: the Heath-Watcher system. Participation in elaborating the Health-Watcher case study, or alternate architectures, encouraged as examples of revised ISO/IEC 42010 features.
1 APR 2010 Call for papers: IEEE Software, special issue on Software Architecture: Framing Stakeholders' Concerns. Submissions closed. Expected publication date of special issue is Nov–Dec 2010.
4 MAR 2010 The recirculation ballot for IEEE P42010/D7 [draft 7] is done. The results of that ballot are as follows:
During the recirculation, 8 negative votes from the first ballot were changed to affirmative. There were no new negative votes. 9 editorial and technical comments were received.
The parallel balloting of ISO/IEC CD1 42010 (identical document to P42010/D7) continues within ISO. That ballot closes 3 May 2010. Comments from both ballots will be resolved at next meeting of WG42 (late May in Niigata Japan).
26 JAN 2010 ISO/IEC CD1 42010 transmitted to ISO and IEEE for ballot, together with resolution of comments on previous draft WD4. Comments resulting from ballots will be addressed at next WG42 meeting in May, Nigata, Japan.
16 NOV 2009 Congratulations to Jim Moore, winner of the 2009 Hans Karlsson Award! [IEEE press release]
9–13 NOV 2009 WG42 meets in Lima Peru, at the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 Interim meeting to complete resolution of comments from previous draft (WD4). Next draft, CD1, will be transmitted for parallel ISO and IEEE ballots by 27 January 2010. Other results from meeting will be posted here.
22 MAY 2009 Collected comments on ISO/IEC WD4 42010 (IEEE P42010/D6)
13 MAY 2009 Happy birthday, IEEE!
3 MAY 2009 Updated the ISO/IEC 42010/IEEE 1471 bibliography in the Reading room.
24 APR 2009 New example architecture description (AD) added to Applications, courtesy of Tim O'Neill, Avolution.
2 APR 2009 The IEEE first ballot of P42010/D6 began today. Ballots are due 2 May 2009. Parties not involved in the IEEE or ISO balloting are welcomed to submit comments on the current draft. Please use ISO's comment form.
17 FEB 2009 The ISO CD Registration ballot began today. The 3 month ballot will close 17 May, in time to collect comments for the Delhi meeting.
18 JAN 2009 The newest draft, ISO/IEC WD4 42010 (= IEEE P42010/D6), will be balloted in parallel by ISO and IEEE. Instructions for joining IEEE ballot group.
17 OCT 2008 Added an area in the Reading Room for presentations about IEEE 1471 | ISO/IEC 42010.
14 SEP 2008 ISO/IEC WD3 42010 is available for download from the reviewers page.
25 AUG 2008 Updated events calendar. Updated IEEE 1471 bibliography. Added page on "Applying the standard".
8 JUN 2008 ISO JTC1/SC7 WG 42 met in Berlin, 18–23 May 2008. Part of the meeting was a joint session with ISO TC 184/SC 5/WG 1 — Architecture and modelling, for the purpose of harmonizing ISO/IEC 42010 with the GERAM standards. RM-ODP was also represented. WG42 also worked on disposition of comments received on WD2. Comments disposition and the next 42010 draft will be available in July.
6 MAR 2008 Working draft 2 (WD2) of joint ISO and IEEE revision available for review.
8 FEB 2008 WICSA 2008 will include three sessions related to ISO/IEC 42010, focusing on three revision topics: architecture frameworks, review of architectural descriptions and capturing relations between views. See: Calendar.
11 DEC 2007 Jim Moore has been awarded the IEEE Standards Association's 2007 International Award for his "considerable contribution to the IEEE Computer Society Software and Systems Engineering Standards Collection (S2ESC) and the international collection of software engineering standards supported by ISO/IEC".
Jim has been an invaluable advisor, supporter and advocate for IEEE 1471 throughout its development, he was instrumental in its adoption by ISO and continues to help the evolution of the standard in numerous ways. Congratulations, Jim!
For more information see: IEEE press release.
13 OCT 2007 Updated the IEEE 1471 bibliography (now version 1.2); added a page about the conceptual framework (or "frame of reference" or "metamodel") of the Standard.
1 October 2007 Added links to commenting template (Excel) and ISO commenting guidelines (pdf) for IEEE reviewers who are commenting on ISO/IEC WD1 42010. Comments received by 28 October 2007 can be discussed at the next WG 42 meeting in Montreal.
10 JUL 2007 ISO has published ISO/IEC 42010:2007, Systems and software engineering — Recommended practice for architectural description of software-intensive systems. The text of this ISO standard is identical to IEEE 1471:2000, and will serve as basis for the joint ISO and IEEE revision.
9 JUN 2007 Website is being renovated to eliminate use of frames. There are probably still some bugs. Contact webmaster to report.
8 JUN 2007 The first draft of the joint ISO and IEEE revision, WD1, will be ready in early July. If you would like to receive WD1 and future drafts, join the IEEE reviewers group.
25 MAY 2007 ISO/IEC SC 7/WG 42 met in Moscow during the SC7 Plenary meeting. Topics discussed included: alignment with ISO 15288 and ISO 12207, standardization of architecture frameworks, architecture evaluation, RM-ODP, GERAM. The group analyzed comments from the fast-track ballot which had been deferred for the revision, and a set of comments from INCOSE UK.
7 DEC 2006 Rehosted the IEEE 1471 website. Thanks to DSCI for these resources, and a special thank you to Pithecanthropus Consulting for many years of support in hosting the IEEE 1471 site.
1 DEC 2006 The first meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 Working Group 42 took place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 30 Oct–3 Nov 2006. All comments on fast-track ballot were examined and deferred to the joint revision; the standard will now be published as ISO/IEC 42010 Systems and Software Engineering — Architectural Description. More
6 JUL 2006 IEEE 1471, now also an ISO Draft International Standard (DIS), Recommended Practice for Architectural Description of Software-Intensive Systems, will be jointly revised by IEEE and ISO. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 has proposed that the revision be undertaken by a new working group, auspiciously designated "Working Group (WG) 42". More
30 MAR 2006 Following a five-month fast-track ballot by ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 7, IEEE 1471 has been approved as a ISO/IEC Draft International Standard. Now that there are identical IEEE and ISO draft standards, there will be a joint revision to resolve the comments received. More
7 AUG 2001 ANSI adopts IEEE 1471 an American National Standard. [Press release]Resources for the ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 website provided by Olimpia.com. Comments, corrections, suggestions on this site to: Webmaster.


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When you say the bicycle drummer carries his drum kit on his bike it doesn't sound that interesting, but when you see him turn his bike into a drum kit that stops you in your track…..
The drums are called Puncture Kit, designed by David Osborne in 2008, an avid cyclist who bought his single speed bike when he first arrived in the UK. So how did this all come about you ask? With his bike turned upside down, fixing a puncture in London's Green Park one day…the idea just came…drums are going on that.
Since then, David has dedicated himself to the on-going study of drumming and percussion and the challenge of developing his drumming only solo performances and recordings. He is mainly self taught through studying many drummers and musicians. He has also studied with world class drummer Benny Greb where he learnt invaluable techniques, musicianship and Benny's unique rythmic principles.
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Ten years ago, Brad Paisley won a performance spot in a student concert while attending Nashville's Belmont University. The stakes were high as Music Row record executives were going to be in the audience, and Brad wanted a lighter-hearted song to balance his repertoire of sad ballads.
"I knew we needed to add something upbeat," says Brad, "so the audience wouldn't kill themselves!"
Fellow student Frank Rogers, who went on to produce Brad's albums, agreed. "I told Brad, 'These are great songs, but we're going to put everyone to sleep!'" recalls Frank. "Let's write something that will make them laugh."
So Brad pulled out an old tune, "Fisherman Bob," that he'd written in high school. "The song was about a guy named Bob who runs off with a friend's girlfriend," says Brad. "The friend says something to the effect of 'I'm sure gonna miss Bob.' I thought it was kind of funny."
"We talked about the concept," explains Frank. "Then Brad said, 'I love her, but I love to fish' - and the rest just came out."
As they were finishing the tune, the songwriters wondered if the theme - choosing fishing over love - might offend some women. "We wondered if we could do this," says Frank, "and decided to go for it."
Brad's audience went for it in a big way when he played the song at the showcase. After launching into the first chorus, he saw people laughing and cheering.
"I knew I had something!" laughs Brad. "It touched a nerve with guys - and women, too."
Though it was one of his favorites, Brad resisted the urge to put "I'm Gonna Miss Her" on his first album. "The record company wanted it on," explains Frank. "But we didn't want him to be seen as a novelty act. We thought that song was better for a more established artist."
In fact, big stars - including Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson - indicated that they wanted to record it. But after Brad's first album sold so well, he decided to keep the song for himself. Good thing - it went on to become a chart-topper.
"Alan had called and said, 'Hey, are you going to let me have that fishing song?'" says Brad. "I told him, 'Hell, no!'"
- M.B. Roberts
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The Liberty High girls soccer team had a memorable trip to Fort Worth, Texas, last week, when it competed strongly at top facilities in the National Elite Prep Showcase.
Clearly, the adventure was about more than wins and losses.
"It was fantastic. It was great for the girls," Liberty coach Tony Martins said. "At the end of the tournament, I had a couple parents come up to me. They overheard a couple of the players saying that they came to Texas as a team and they're leaving as a family."
The Lions had a 1-2-1 record in the event, including a respectable 1-0 loss on an own goal against touted St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida), which entered with a 16-0-0 record.
Martins gives particularly high marks to Liberty's defending. The Lions allowed just four goals overall against powerhouses from Florida and Texas. Senior goalkeeper Gabby Ciccolella made numerous big saves.
Liberty also had a 1-0 win over Nolan Catholic-Texas, a 1-0 loss against Carroll-Texas and a 0-0 draw against Coppell-Texas.
"It was very common for a lot of the teams to say, 'Oh, we have seven Division I players.'" Martins said.
Liberty had traveled to a tournament in Las Vegas the previous two seasons, but Nevada switched its girls soccer season to the fall, so Martins began exploring other options. The facilities in Texas were awe-inspiring.
"Everything they say about Texas high school football is absolutely true," Martins said. "The last stadium we played in at Carroll-Southlake held 18,000 people and I believe an additional 7,000 standing ... Digital scoreboard, full media coaching boxes.
"Everything was just top-notch."
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Erik Montes of Richmond, Jonathan Ayala of Ygnacio Valley and Rigo Castillo of Hayward are regarded as three of the most dangerous strikers in the East Bay.
One name that also should be mentioned is Dougherty Valley captain Anoop Gala, who entered the week tied for second in the East Bay in scoring.
"Whatever the team needs, he provides. Anything I ask of him as a player he attempts and usually does," Dougherty Valley coach Omar Cervantes said. "If I need him to sit in and hold as a defensive mid, he does it. If a center back gets injured and it's late, he drops and defends.
"If we need goals, we give him a free role. He is usually around the ball and can take over games on his own if needed."
The senior is also the Wildcats' leader.
"He's smart enough to put the team first and leads by example," Cervantes said. "He's the best captain I've had in terms of organizing the team on the field, off the field and from a motivational side."
-- Matt Smith, correspondent
James Logan is looking like a serious contender for this year's North Coast Section championship.
The Colts, who finished fourth as a team in the 2012 NCS Championship, presently have three wrestlers ranked 12th or higher in the state -- as listed by The California Wrestler magazine -- and two others in the top 40.
Leading the way for James Logan is senior Artemio Flores at 132 pounds. Flores, ranked ninth in the state behind Austin Solari of Liberty, went 3-2 and finished eighth at the Doc Buchanan Invitational in Clovis earlier this month and third at the Zinkin Classic at Buchanan High in December.
Flores is one of four returning Colts wrestlers who placed in the top four at last season's NCS championships.
The others are Jacob Macalolooy (now at 138 pounds), Jacob Donato (120 pounds) and Clayton Hartwell (195 pounds).
Of course, the road to any NCS title has to go through four-time defending champion De La Salle. The Spartans lost four section champions to graduation but presently have six wrestlers ranked in the top 35 in the state.
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BERKELEY -- Rita Moreno is a liar.
Or so it seems, when the star of film and stage -- blisteringly beautiful in clingy black dress and with a mind sharper than partisan politicians on the campaign trail -- claims to be 81 years of age.
Joining KQED radio's longtime "Forum" host Michael Krasny for an intimate, chummy interview on the Berkeley Repertory Theatre stage on March 18, Moreno defied not only the physical and neurological ravages of time, but categorization.
If her Grammy-, Tony-, Emmy- and Oscar-winning life isn't enough proof of barrier-busting, there's last year's show, "Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup," a hit production penned by Berkeley Rep artistic director Tony Taccone.
Not to mention her recently released book "Rita Moreno, A Memoir."
Or her tendency to drop in and help the Rotary Club of Berkeley assemble food packages for families in need of support.
"Rita has come out, for no money, and put food in boxes," Montclair resident and Rotarian Pat McMillan said while waiting to have her book signed. "She's tremendously spontaneous. She makes me proud to be a woman."
The comment might delight Moreno, who closed the audience Q-and-A session at the end of the program by saying, "We need to help people more. We pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and we were lucky."
But it was far more than luck that brought Moreno at the age of 5 from a life she loved in Puerto Rico to the heady, well-manicured, well-read lady she is today.
First, there was a mother, determined to improve her daughter's -- and her own -- prospects. There were artists from a variety of genres, who inspired or irritated her into achievement. There was her innate sense of accomplishment.
"I always knew I was talented, though I would have died rather than have said that aloud," she said.
Perhaps more than anything else, there was a driving, fierce pain.
"It still hurts," she announced. "The first time I was called 'spic.' I took it to heart. I grew up thinking I had no self worth."
Krasny, who demonstrated his own professional mastery by planting questions like small seeds and allowing Moreno to flower in whatever direction she chose, called the actress "the ultimate un-diva."
In return, she sang a reprise of a "Happy Birthday" song she had crooned to Krasny on the radio some months before.
Clearly tickled -- by Moreno's vocal gesture as much as by a finger she curly-cued across his nearby knee -- Krasny encouraged Moreno to show off.
The New York twang of Moreno's "Happily Divorced" character, from a Broadway show in which she plays Fran Drescher's mother, prompted a dryly delivered, East Coast-accented joke: "I'm really a Jewett, in my heart of hearts."
But reflecting on a career that often felt like an ethnic prison, Moreno said, "I did so many nonwhite roles, I invented the 'universal ethnic accent.' It was demeaning, being consigned to (only) these roles."
Still, she has a powerful appreciation for the prominence her role as Anita in "West Side Story" provided.
"When I won the (Best Supporting Actress) Oscar, my first thought was 'Don't run. it's not dignified.'" she recalled.
Ascending the Academy Awards steps with dignity intact, she realized she had no speech prepared and remembered saying, "I can't believe it! Good Lord ... I leave you with that."
Between reading portions of her memoir, Moreno recounted significant moments, like a recent interview with Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
"Her office called and asked if I wanted to interview her. We ended up interviewing each other. She was hilarious--we made friends. She's a gal," Moreno said.
Moreno said she plans to have another sit-down with her new buddy and hopes it happens at Berkeley Rep -- "the place where I come to do things no one else asks me to do."
Questions from the audience (especially one, asking for secrets about aging elegantly), resulted in a typical Moreno response: bold assertions, laced with humor.
Silent, with determined chin propped on sturdy fist after the aging question, Moreno waited long enough for laughter to build. With impeccable timing and customary grace, she spoke the truth.
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The American people, and the world, will learn very soon now whether President Obama is re-elected or if Mitt Romney occupies the White House.
The next administration will contend with several major foreign policy issues. My next two commentaries will explore these, along with the policy approaches necessary to best deal with them.
The top concerns:
-- Ensuring the Eurozone crisis is resolved.
-- Monitoring the Arab Spring and encouraging the region's reformist elements without directly politically and/or military interfering.
-- Resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis.
These econdary concerns relate to East Asia:
-- Protecting the U.S. financial system from any spillover effects if China's economy develops problems.
-- Preventing a military escalation of any Sino-Japanese disputes over the Senkaku/Diayui islands.
-- Guaranteeing that North Korea's ongoing political leadership transition remains peaceful while compelling Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program.
And third-tier concerns:
-- Assuring an element of political stability exists within Afghanistan that allows American troops to withdraw by the 2014 deadline.
-- Capturing or killing Al Qaeda's remaining leadership and operational elements, plus preventing its affiliates from initiating operations.
-- Dissuading Moscow from developing historical imperialist tendencies toward Europe and Eurasia.
The Eurozone crisis, Arab Spring and Iranian nuclear programs will remain Washington's top foreign policy challenges.
The Eurozone crisis' resolution will impact the American economic recovery. Both financial systems are interlinked via investment, trade and other monetary connections. Many of the challenges are uniquely European in origin, yet improvement or degradation in Europe's financial environment will influence American consumer confidence, and with that the Great Recession's conclusion or extension.
The White House's diplomatic and economic instruments for affecting the crisis' outcome are limited. One possibility for how the United States might influence the European Union is by coordinating or creating similar policies that address overlapping financial regulatory issues. Washington otherwise lacks the ability to influence the Eurozone crisis' direction.
The Arab Spring is resulting in political reforms within Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Oman, and removed the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. It also was the catalyst for Syria's civil war.
The event is prompting the rise of political parties that were nonexistent or stifled in some countries for decades -- some of whom advocated policies contrary to American values, as happened in Egypt.
A final consequence is a volatile, uncertain political environment in countries transitioning to democracy, as is occurring in Libya.
The next president needs a multi-pronged policy toward the Arab Spring. It requires flexibility and adoptability. It mandates separating the region's political wheat from the chaff. This is a daunting task, since the media periodically insinuates an area awash in anti-U.S. sentiment, yet a majority of those populations support American values and people.
The policy needs to advance Washington's political objectives without violating Islamic traditions. It must finally avoid American and European historical mistakes of dictating how the region should conduct its affairs.
Iran's nuclear activities wouldn't be an issue if the country lacked the sole ingredient necessary for nuclear weapons. The matter finally would be muted if the Iranians had not stymied the International Atomic Energy Agency's efforts to determine the nature of Tehran's nuclear program.
The next administration's challenge will be to compel Tehran to abandon its enrichment program. There are several options that an Obama or Romney White House can select.
The first entails continuing negotiations with the Iranians. Second, strengthening existing economic sanctions against the Iranian government and private entities seeking to obtain nuclear components. Third, initiating covert operations against Iran's nuclear activities. And finally, a military campaign intent on destroying their facilities.
The best approach includes strengthening existing economic sanctions, enhancing covert operations, and continuing negotiations.
A U.S. or Israeli military strike is more problematic than beneficial. Washington and Tel Aviv probably lack complete intelligence about Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran may activate European- and U.S.-based Hezbollah cells. Tehran might significantly increase oil prices in retaliation. And America's strategic clout in the Middle East and Northern Africa may be severally damaged.
The favored scenario would compel Iran to abandon its uranium-enrichment program. That requires Washington and Tehran to make diplomatic and economic concessions without publicly appearing to capitulate to either's audience. It's a delicate, lengthy, required dance.
Those are the first-tier foreign policy issues facing the next administration. The next commentary explore the second- and third-priority international issues an Obama or Romney White House will face.
Matthew Kennedy has a master's degree in diplomatic studies from the University of Westminster in London. He's lived in Europe, Asia and Russia. Comments or questions can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dwight Goering does a fair job thinking through Common Core national education standards, but he misses a few key pieces of information. First, while it is reasonable to say that kids learn math everywhere in a similar fashion, keeping state control of standards does not preclude this. The real question is when kids learn what concepts in math, and the after-the-fact debate on this topic has revealed that Common Core's learning progression puts kids two years behind the best state and international math trajectories by seventh grade.
Second, while he rightly notes that Common Core is not the only answer for education problems, he seems not to know that research has shown education standards have literally no effect on student achievement. A 2012 Brookings Institution study found that states with high standards did not have any higher student test scores, and states with low standards did not have lower test scores, on average.
Common Core sounds like a good idea, but so does world peace.
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LAX suspect set out to kill multiple TSA officers
This photo provided by the FBI shows Paul Ciancia, 23. Authorities say Ciancia pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at the airport, killing a security officer and wounding other people. Ciancia was injured in a shootout and taken into custody, police said. (AP Photo/FBI) by Tami Abdollah and Gillian Flaccus Associated Press Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unemployed motorcycle mechanic suspected in the deadly shooting at the Los Angeles airport set out to kill multiple employees of the Transportation Security Administration and hoped the attack would "instill fear in their traitorous minds," authorities said Saturday. Paul Ciancia was so determined to take lives that, after shooting a TSA officer and going up an escalator, he turned back to see the officer move and returned to finish him off, according to surveillance video reviewed by investigators. In a news conference announcing charges against Ciancia, U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. spelled out a chilling chain of events at LAX that began when Ciancia strode into Terminal 3, pulled a Smith & Wesson .223-caliber assault rifle from his duffel bag and fired repeatedly at point-blank range at a TSA officer. The officer was checking IDs and boarding passes at the base of an escalator leading to the main screening area. After killing that officer, Ciancia fired on at least two other uniformed TSA employees and an airline passenger, who were all wounded. Airport police eventually shot him as panicked passengers cowered in stores and restaurants.


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South Lake Tahoe will celebrate Fire Prevention Week on Saturday with the 19th annual Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe's FireFest, an event hosted by local fire agencies to promote fire education and safety in the basin.
"This is our most important event because we want to educate the community about fire prevention, especially with all the fires going on around us that were human-caused. It's a very important message," Lake Valley Fire Protection District Administrative Assistant Leona Allen said.
In the past the event has drawn upward of 1,000 people annually to the Lake Tahoe Airport. It a chance to learn about fire safety in a fun, exciting way, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Eric Guevin said.
Any festival that incorporates live fire and working helicopters can't be too dull, and this year's Fire Fest offers some exciting, interactive demos.
There will be a fire sprinkler burn demonstration to show attendees the importance of installing fire-prevention technology in your home. At 1 p.m., watch firefighters ignite what Guevin called an enormous dollhouse, half of which has sprinklers, half of which does not.
The side without sprinklers is burned completely to the ground after the demo, Guevin said.
Allen said one of the most popular stations is the auto extraction at noon, in which firefighters remove a patient from a wrecked car. Or rather, they remove the car from the patient as they cut into the vehicle's metal frame with power tools.
There will also be two propane demonstrations on Saturday, and although Allen didn't want to give away too many specifics before the event, she did say it will definitely involve more live fire.
"The demo will show how firefighters respond to a propane fire. Here in Tahoe there are still people with propane in their homes and this will demonstrate the intensity of those firefighting-measures," Allen said.
Children and their families can get a close view of up to five helicopters on the airport's tarmac, as well as meet mascots Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Dog, escape from the Smoke House, handle fire hoses and watch the different fire departments compete.
"It's family-fun, but it's also educational. There's a lot of hands-on activities. It's important so people know the dangers of fire, so they have a healthy respect for fire, but also so they're not afraid of fire. One of the key things is that people know how to respond appropriately," Guevin said.
Many of those responses occur before a home is even threatened by fire, Allen said. They include clearing a defensible space around the house, installing sprinklers and having an evacuation plan ready. It's better to make sure your family and pets are safe before attempting to put out the flames by yourself, she said.
The festival is held a week earlier then the official Fire Prevention Week in order to take advantage of the remaining warm days before winter sets in on the South Shore. But the time also coincides with high fire danger.
This year in particular has seen numerous wildfires across the state. Last week Tahoe felt the heat from two fires on the South Shore, one of which destroyed two houses.
"A lot of our resources that usually go into FireFest are on fires right now," Allen said.


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HESPERIA — The Burroughs boys basketball team lost 67-33 to Oak Hills Friday in Oak Hills.
BHS Coach Doug Hayes said that his team's defense wasn't very good, which contributed to the loss.
"They weren't a jump-shooting team, yet they were still able to get the basket whenever they wanted," Hayes said. "We have to move our feet better or we're going to have to score 80 points a night to win games. It was very frustrating."
When the Burros fell behind, once again they started to shoot too early in the shot clock and without people in rebounding position. Hayes said this team needs to play faster and from the inside, out with Jesse Young, Calvin Martin and Jeremy Smith all getting touches in the painted area.
"We'll see what happens," Hayes said. "We need to start playing harder and faster and we need to realize that other teams have good athletes, so we need to work harder than they do in practice to get every advantage we can get before the ball tips off on game nights."
The Burros were led by Justin Aichlmayr's eight points. Matt Polman and Jon Kauppi had seven points each.
The Burros move on to play Barstow at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Burroughs Barn. It will be the Burros first Desert Sky League matchup of the season.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Howard Coble was admitted to the hospital Tuesday after nearly fainting while getting ready to travel back to Washington, Coble staffers said.
Doctors want Coble, 81, to remain in Moses Cone Hospital overnight for observation and more testing, said Ed McDonald, Coble's chief of staff.
His vital signs look good so far, and unless other testing uncovers a problem, he is expected to be released on Wednesday, McDonald said. However, it's unclear at this point if Coble will return to Washington this week, McDonald said.
Coble has been experiencing bouts of dizziness and lightheadedness the past few weeks, McDonald said. Coble attended all his scheduled meetings last week during his district work period, McDonald said.
Coble was elected to his 15th Congressional term in in November and is the longest-serving Republican Congressman in North Carolina history.


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Three rehabilitated California sea lion pups, malnourished and dehydrated when they were rescued from San Diego County beaches between March 1 and March 28, are returned to the ocean at the Border Field State Park Beach, May 7, by SeaWorld San Diego, where they received treatment. The three followed six pups that headed into the ocean a few minutes earlier.
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MARTINEZ -- Public defense attorneys are now staffing felony arraignment courtrooms in Contra Costa County, where the prior absence of such attorneys spurred a federal class action lawsuit.
Contra Costa County's former practice -- not uncommon in cash-strapped and rural counties in the nation -- was to assign defense attorneys to indigent criminal defendants after their initial court appearance. That meant that people who couldn't afford bail would sit in jail for up to two weeks before a public attorney would appear at their side in court. Public Defender Robin Lipetzky said that the office had been fighting for money to have deputy public defenders appear at arraignments long before a local attorney in December filed suit in U.S. District Court in Oakland to force the issue. The lawsuit seeks damages for allegedly violating defendants' Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
The funding came through last month when the board of supervisors approved a spending plan for $20.7 million in state prison realignment money the county received to incarcerate and supervise low-level felons who before the passage of Assembly Bill 109 would likely have ended up in state prison.
The state prison realignment bill authorized the placement of low-level, nonviolent offenders in county jails or other programs to reduce prison overcrowding and curb recidivism. The law took effect October 2011.
The Public Defender's Office got $569,000 per year to staff two deputy public defenders and one paralegal in Contra Costa County's in-custody arraignment courtrooms in Martinez and Richmond. The office was also awarded $92,000 for its "clean state" program to help people successful in completing probation-only sentences get their conviction expunged, and $117,000 to hire a social worker.
As part of the new "arraignment court early representation" program, deputy public defenders have been manning the arraignment courtrooms since Jan. 7.
"It's going really well," Lipetzky said. "We are getting a lot of people released on their own recognizance and saving a lot of court time and jail bed space by setting court dates more quickly."
"We've been trying to find a way to make this happen for quite a while," Lipetzky added.
Meanwhile, attorneys for Contra Costa County are trying to get the class action lawsuit dismissed.
Point Richmond attorney Christopher Martin, who filed the suit, said he's been inundated with calls and mail from current and former defendants, their families, and attorneys from across the country who he hopes will follow his lead.
"Civil rights are not dependent on whether or not the county has the money," Martin said. "If that was the case, they wouldn't have to feed inmates."
Michael Risher, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, said having public defenders at arraignments is the next best thing to having attorneys meet with newly charged defendants before they step into court. When people sit in jail without representation, they risk losing their jobs, educational opportunities and housing, he said.
"It's the responsibility of the government to provide timely representation," Risher said. "If there were substantial delays, I'm surprised that went on."
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Today's high will reach 54 degrees with a 20 percent chance of morning showers and then sunny in the afternoon. Winds will be West at 15 mph and overnight lows will dip to 37 degrees. Wednesday will be sunny with a high of 51 degrees, no expected rainfall and winds will be North at 10 mph. Overnight lows will dip to 34. Sunny skies will greet the day on Thursday which holds a promise of 60 degrees.
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