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Every species of duck, goose and swan in North America depends on wetland habitat throughout their life cycle.
DU's programs reach from the arctic tundra of Alaska to the tropical wetlands of Mexico and South America. We are restoring native grasslands in the Great Plains, restoring bottomland hardwood forests in the lower Mississippi River Valley, protecting and enhancing the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and protecting and improving wetland habitats in the Central Valley of California and the Coastal Prairies of Texas, just to name a few.
More than 14 million people hunt in the United States. Collectively, they generate more than $50 billion annually in economic activity and more than 60 million people watch migratory birds as a hobby. The Florida Keys wetland area alone generates at least $800 million in annual income from tourism. The aesthetic value of wetlands as ideal places for recreation is beyond dollar value.
Freshwater recreational fishing is entirely dependent on wetlands. In the United States, it has been estimated that half of the seawater catch is associated with wetlands. Recreational fishing can generate considerable income: more than 35 million people take part in recreational fishing in the United States, spending more than 37 billion each year on their hobby.
Ducks Unlimited's habitat projects enhance outdoor recreation in numerous ways. Read more about the conservation work in our Priority Areas.
Wetlands associated with rivers and lakes capture and retain water, reducing the duration and severity of floods. Inland wetlands intercept surface flow and slow it down, reducing the potential for floods and minimizing drought.
A recent study estimated that one acre of wetland can store over 1.5 million gallons of flood water. The bottomland hardwood wetlands along the Mississippi River once stored at least 60 days of floodwater but now only have capacity for 12 days storage because most have been filled or drained. The impact of the loss of flood water storage along the Mississippi was evident when floods in 1993 caused $12 billion - $16 billion in damages, and yearly damages are estimated at $3.5 billion. Coastal wetlands in Louisiana have been valued at over $1,900 per acre for their storm protection functions alone!
Many of Ducks Unlimited's habitat projects have the benefit of increasing flood storage. Read more about DU's conservation priorities near you!
Many wetlands help recharge underground aquifers that store 97 percent of the worlds unfrozen fresh water. Many Americans rely on groundwater for their drinking water, and recharge is important for ensuring a sustainable supply.
Groundwater resources are in heavy demand for uses beyond potable water. Currently 17 percent of the world's crop land is irrigated, sometimes leading to over pumping of groundwater. This makes the groundwater recharge ability of wetlands especially valuable. A 550,000 acre swamp in Florida has been valued at $25 million per year for its role in storing water and recharging the aquifer.
DU's efforts to restore, enhance and protect wetlands are helping to ensure that these ecosystems retain their capacity to recharge groundwater supplies.
Plants and soils in wetlands play a significant role in purifying water, removing high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, and in some cases, removing toxic chemicals. Some wetland plants have been found to accumulate heavy metals in their tissues at 100,000 times the concentration in the surrounding water.
A couple of examples reveal the tremendous value of wetlands as water purifiers:
Most commercial and game fish breed and raise their young in coastal marshes and estuaries. The majority of marine fish, 66 percent, rely on coastal wetlands at some stage in their life cycle. This equates to a significant food resource because one billion people worldwide eat fish as their primary source of protein.
The economic impact of wetland loss and degradation can be great given the recreation and consumptive value of fisheries. In Maine alone, commercial fishing is a $270 million a year industry, and employs 25,000 people. Wetland dependent species in the Louisiana fishery were valued at $264 million in 1989. In 1996, expenditures for recreational fishing were valued at nearly $38 billion.
Read about the wetland conservation work in DU's Priority Areas that benefits fisheries as well as waterfowl.
Although freshwater wetlands cover only 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they hold more than 40 percent of the world's species and 12 percent of all animal species. Of the more than 900 bird species that breed in North America, about 138 species in the conterminous United States depend on wetlands.
The diversity of creatures found in wetlands arises because of the uniqueness of wetland habitats. The plants, water and soils of wetlands provide homes to species of all sorts including mammals, birds, plants, fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Insects, invertebrates, bacteria, algae and decaying plants create a "wetland soup," a rich foundation for food chains that leads to incredible variety and abundance of larger creatures.
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PINEHURST, N.C. -- Lucy Li struck a blow for girl power Thursday in pigtails and the stars and stripes.
The youngest qualifier in U.S. Women's Open history shot an 8-over 78, a respectable score regardless of age or how she went about getting it.
"Eight over is not bad," Li said in between licks of pink ice cream. "But I was seven over in three holes, so that's one over in (the remaining) 15 holes. So yeah, I just need to get rid of the big numbers."
Nearly a hundred followers gathered for her 7:07 a.m. ET tee time, in which she was grouped with Catherine O'Donnell and Jessica Wallace on the back nine of famed Pinehurst No. 2. The crowd grew in numbers as the day went on, though the size of the fan often got smaller as parents brought pre-teenaged daughters (and some sons) to watch the player from Redwood Shores who was only 11 years, eight months and 19 days old.
Like most fans, O'Donnell and Wallace were blown away by Li's poise and maturity.
"There were times when I felt more immature than she is," said the 23-year-old Wallace. "She's so mature, it's like talking to another 23-year-old."
The group was backed up for 10 minutes at a time through many of the second nine holes they played, leaving plenty of time for conversation. So what do a couple of 20-year-olds talk about with someone who's 11? Random topics like hometowns, siblings and movies. Harry Potter (she's not that into him). Favorite books ("Divergent") and NBA teams (the Miami Heat). Li simply took a seat on the ground for many of the delays.
"She's sitting on the ground, having a snack," O'Donnell said. "She was like, all right, this is great, another stroll-in-the-park kind of thing."
For all but three holes, Li was even better when play resumed.
Sand was involved in each of Li's double and triple bogeys. She double-bogeyed her first hole of the day, on the par-5, 571-yard No. 10, after hitting her third shot in the bunker and her fourth over the undulating, turtleback greens designed by the legendary Donald Ross. The same thing essentially happened on the par-4, 458-yard No. 16 hole, which she also double-bogeyed.
She found the sand on her second shot on No. 3, her 12th hole of the day. She again blasted out too strongly, chipping over the green. This time, she 3-putted for a triple bogey on the par-4, 330-yard hole.
"I have to practice my bunker shots," she said.
But even at 5 over par after seven holes, she rallied by making her first birdie with an 11-foot putt on the par-4, 366-yard first hole. She also followed up her triple bogey on No. 3 with a birdie on No. 5.
"It doesn't matter what she makes on a hole," Wallace said. "She's very focused on the next hole, the next shot. I mean, she was talking a few times, 'Oh, those Donald Ross greens.' But all of us are thinking that at some point during the round, right?"
Li hit 13 of 14 fairways. She had the longest drive of her group on No. 2 and twice outdrove the more powerful O'Donnell.
"And I wasn't very happy about that," O'Donnell said.
All in all, it was a great learning experience.
"I learned that you've got to be patient," Li said.
Patient with writers, as well, including the one who asked why she chose to wear a top and frilly skirt resembling the American flag, but with hearts where some of the stars would be. She giggled in that way that she does when the answer ought to be obvious.
"Because it's the U.S. Open."
a round for the ages
A look at Lucy Li's first-round score card at the U.S. Women's Open:
Hole* 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 In Total
Par 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 35 70
Score 7 4 4 5 4 3 6 3 4 40 3 4 7 4 4 3 5 4 4 38 78
* -- lucy Li started her round on 10th hole
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ghstinshll wrote:It's up the hill from the 12 basket, right? Around the corner to the left, and up the hill about 80'? Could have been more, but can't remember. Not saying it was an easy hole, but two clean shots, and a nice smooth upshot led to a clean play there... (-:
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A Rose for Emily
by William Faulkner
A Rose for Emily Introduction
In A Nutshell
"A Rose For Emily" was American author William Faulkner's first short story to be published in a national magazine (Forum, April 30, 1930). It was next published in a collection These 13 in 1931 and went on to become one of the most anthologized American short stories. By the way, if you run across a copy of These 13, you might be able to get big bucks for it on eBay.
Faulkner had mixed feeling about the short story as form for his fiction. On the one hand, Faulkner refers to his short story work as "whoring." But, he also said this:
Yes sir. You can be more careless, you can put more trash in [a novel] and be excused for it. In a short story that's next to the poem, almost every word has got to be almost exactly right. In the novel you can be careless but in the short story you can't. I mean by that the good short stories like Chekhov wrote. That's why I rate that second – it's because it demands a nearer absolute exactitude. You have less room to be slovenly and careless. There's less room in it for trash (source).
Well, there's no trash in "A Rose for Emily," with its intricate plot and crafty pacing. One thing we love about this little masterpiece of horror is its openness and flexibility. The possibilities for interpretation are endless, and it inspires very creative interpretations, in large part because of its unconventional style. This story has something for just about everyone.
Why Should I Care?
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes! Turn and face the strange – Oh, hi there. Sorry about that. We were just singing along to David Bowie on our record player. Who's David Bowie, you ask? What's a record player?
Okay, we get it. We try to be hip, but sometimes it's nice to visit the past. We might break out our David Bowie records, or even pop his cool movie into our VCR. You know, Labyrinth? The one where he played the Goblin King? Oh right, that was back in 1986.
Well, we can accept that. Really: things change, iPods are invented, music evolves. We at Shmoop know that the past is a fun place to visit, but it's not like we want to live there. Still, that's not always easy to do. Think about it: what things in your past do you miss? Maybe it's an old girlfriend or boyfriend. Maybe it's your childhood home. Maybe it's getting juice, crackers, and a nap (sigh, naps) at school. The point is, it's understandable to miss what you leave behind. After all, these are the things that contribute to making you the person you are today.
But time moves on for all of us, and if we can't come to terms with that, well, bad things can happen. And that, Shmoopers, is what "A Rose for Emily" tell us. Time has passed Emily by. Her once-grand house is falling apart. Her once-respected family has fallen down the social ladder. What's worse, her own loved ones have all left her (or at least tried to).
Faulkner seems to be making a point: no matter how scary change can be, refusing to accept it is way scarier. If you don't come to terms with the fact that time is a-passing, you might as well be sharing a bed with a dead guy.
Well, maybe that's stretching it a bit. But that's what fiction is all about, right? Stretching reality to deliver a valuable life lesson. Just like our man Bowie says, we've got to "turn and face the strange," not run from it. So after you read this story, rush out and put his song on your iPod – bonus points if you buy it on vinyl.


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Long before he developed into one of the league's most productive tight ends, Todd Christensen stood out among the colorful characters in the Raiders locker room.
Christensen died Wednesday as a result of complications during liver transplant surgery. He battled liver disease and other unspecified illnesses in recent years, according to numerous reports. He was 57.
Christensen's son, Toby Christensen, said his father died at Intermountain Medical Center near his home in Alpine, Utah, The Associated Press reported.
Christensen joined the Raiders in 1979, a year after he entered the league as a second-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys. Christensen played for the Raiders in all but one game during his 10-year career.
From the time he arrived in Oakland, Christensen served notice that he wasn't like most of his teammates in many ways, even though he blended in well on a team chock full of characters because he boasted the kind of quirkiness that owner Al Davis loved.
He sported a curly-haired mullet and distinct mustache, quoted big-name authors and read poetry aloud.
"He was an interesting guy," current Raiders owner Mark Davis said. "He was a very, very smart guy, cerebral guy. He also was a wacky guy, a fun guy and a great receiver. Just a great guy all the way around."
Christensen was thrown into a locker room littered with Pro Football Hall of Fame-bound players -- Art Shell, Gene Upshaw, Ted Hendricks and Dave Casper -- and big personalities such as John Matuszak, Lester Hayes, Kenny Stabler and Cliff Branch.
Yet, Christensen dared to be different, stayed true to his beliefs and carved out his own niche. He was a devout Mormon who didn't drink alcohol and excelled at everything he tried.
"Todd was a Raider," receiver Morris Bradshaw said. "His faith, his look, his eloquence, his vocabulary; you wouldn't normally think someone that had those characteristics would fit into our team, but he fit in as well as anyone else.
"That was the magic. That you had all these characters, we were perceived as misfits, that we didn't go together. ... Yet we came together as a team."
The Cowboys had envisioned Christensen playing fullback, but a broken foot in the final exhibition game in 1978 ended his rookie campaign before it began. Then-coach Tom Landry asked Christensen to convert to tight end the following summer, but he resisted was ultimately cut. He was signed by the New York Giants and played one game before ending up with the Raiders.
Tom Flores was the Raiders coach when Christensen arrived in 1979 and coached him for all but Christensen's final season.
Flores said Christensen first played only special teams for the Raiders because veteran tight ends Casper and Raymond Chester were entrenched on the depth chart.
As time progressed, Flores used Christensen in a variety of roles -- long-snapper, H-back and finally tight end.
"He did everything well," Flores said. "He was just a talented all-around player."
Christensen seemed to get just as much enjoyment from a dictionary and thesaurus as he did from an NFL playbook.
"He always came up with big words," Flores said. "Most of the time, most people didn't know what the hell they meant, so they would ignore him.
"He always made his point that, 'I know big words.' I never challenged him on, 'Do you know what it means?' "
Well, there was that one time in practice, when Christensen quoted author Henry David Thoreau, one of his favorites.
"So, I gave him a quote from Tennessee Williams and told him to get the (heck) in the huddle," Flores said. "He said, 'Touche, coach,' and got back in the huddle. That's the way you countered him."
Former NFL running back Mike Adamle got to know Christensen as a co-host of the show "American Gladiators" in the early 1990s. He told USA Today that Christensen, who also worked a color commentator on football telecasts, prided himself on being well versed on all subjects.
"He didn't suffer fools very well," Adamle said. " ... Whatever the topic was, you'd better come prepared to talk about it, because he knew everything there was to know."
And there wasn't much that Christensen didn't try. He self-published three books of poetry, dabbled in acting and tried out for the A's and California Angels after he retired from football.
He failed to make it in the majors, so he tried his hand at track and field. Not surprisingly, Christensen set age-group world records in several events, including the heptathlon, while competing in masters events.
Christensen caught 461 passes for 5,872 yards and 41 touchdowns during his NFL career. He earned five Pro Bowl selections and was voted All-Pro twice.
In a TV interview several years ago, Christensen said he never took for granted what football provided.
"I realize that this is the dream of millions and yet I was living it out. My father had instructed me many years ago that there was only one sin, and that was the sin of ungratitude. ... The son of a University of Oregon professor and a homemaker probably had no business being on this stage."
Christensen is survived by his wife and four sons.
After retiring as a player, he became TV analyst.


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Genre/Subjects: Dark Comedy, Drama, Foreign, ThrillerLanguage: Korean English Sub-Titles
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Part of NC 18 to be widened in N. Wilkesboro
Published 2:39 PM EDT Oct 10, 2012
A center turn lane and other improvements are coming to a 3.3 mile stretch of N.C. 18 north of North Wilkesboro.
NCDOT has awarded an $8.6 million contract to improve the stretch of road between Mountain View Road near the CVS Pharmacy and Yellow Banks Road near Mulberry Elementary School.
Work can begin as early as March of next year and is scheduled to be completed by March 2016.
N.C. 18 is the main road between North Wilkesboro and Sparta. NCDOT officials said the purpose of the project is to improve safety on the road.
Carl Rose and Sons Inc. of Elkin was awarded the contract.


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should be a close game.we aren't playing well lately.they have played well up until the Chelsea hammering.a draw will do considering our lacklustre performances lately.SB=22- 1-1 adeRemmah=19- joe=14-Berks Yid=5-
I hope you had a good day yesterday,After cooking for 12, I was asleep by 6pm on the sofa! Woke up just in time for frozen Voddies!Villa have been so inconsistent, but Benteke has looked a decent player.I think we should have too much attacking prowess for them to cope with.SB=22- 1-1 adeRemmah=19- joe=14- 2-1 DaffyBerks Yid=5-COYS!
great win joe! my xmas was ok. its for kids thou isn't it.john locke had a great xmas but a terrible boxing day after defoe banged in another goal!good finish from defoe. great play from bale for his treble.he is just 1 behind defoe now.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Department of Athletics has partnered with Clear Channel Corpus Christi for its 2011-12 men's basketball broadcasts, Interim Director of Athletics Scott Lazenby announced today. The agreement will place Islanders basketball games and coaches shows on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX.
"We're very excited to be working with Clear Channel as our broadcast partner for the upcoming season," Lazenby said. "With their group of six stations in the city, Clear Channel will help us maximize our exposure to new fans as well as providing our existing supporters with a great broadcast outlet. This agreement will be a positive one for our basketball program and our athletics department."
In addition to KKTX, Clear Channel operates Oldies 93.9 (KMXR), C-101 (101.3 - KNCN), K99 (99.1 – KRYS), Tejano 99.9 (KSAB) and La Tremenda (KUNO 1400).
All 30 regular-season games and the team's exhibition against Incarnate Word (Saturday, Nov. 5) will be carried on KKTX in addition to the weekly coaches' show, which will air Monday nights from 6-7 p.m. beginning on Nov. 7.
The Islanders open their 2011-12 regular season on Friday, Nov. 11, at Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. The following Monday will be the home opener, against Denver, in the American Bank Center. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi plays host to 12 home games this season, including non-conference matchups with Utah State, Texas Tech and South Alabama.
Season tickets are on sale for as low as $99. For more information, click here or call the Islanders Athletics Ticket Office at 825-BALL.


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'Fringe' Series Finale: TV Recap
"Fringe" bids farewell to its fans and to TV tonight. Here is a blow-by-blow recap of the final episode of this award-winning sci-fi show.
Previously on "Fringe": 98 episodes worth of stuff happened that led us to the year 2036. That's where our heroes — Peter, Olivia, and Walter – are trying to stop the Observers from the future from taking over our world. Peter and Olivia's daughter, Eta, has been among the recent casualties.
We begin in Walter's Harvard lab. Everyone is looking for Michael, the Observer child. For some reason, the convoy that was holding him just seemed to disappear. Peter and Olivia use Broyles to find out that Michael is being held in a detention center on Liberty Island. We get a peek at Liberty Island, complete with a destroyed Statue of Liberty. Cool imagery.
The head Observer, Whidmore, is questioning Michael. He wants to know why Michael is important. Just like he does with everyone, Michael won't say a word. Whidmore tries to use his mind probing techniques on Michael, but it results in Whidmore getting a bloody nose and then a ruptured blood vessel in his eye. It sure seems that Michael is a lot more powerful than Whidmore.
Broyles phones Peter to tell him where Michael is. He informs them that Liberty Island is pretty much impenetrable. Olivia realizes the best way to get onto the island is to go to the other universe and then cross back at just the right spot. She is the one person who can do it because of her body's previous exposure to Cortextaphan. They will have to give her a really strong dose of it to allow her to pass back and forth again. Peter doesn't like that plan. He says it is too dangerous, but he knows it is the only way. One precaution they want to take is to look at what is going on in the other universe, just to make sure it is safe for Olivia to go there. They look through Walter's special window device and see that the other universe seems fine. In fact, the Statue of Liberty is still standing on that side.
Meanwhile, as the Observers are preparing to run tests on Michael, Whidmore's nose begins to bleed again. He leaves the room.
We check in with September. He arrives at Walter's lab and begins assembling the time machine they will need to send Michael into the future, where Michael can convince scientists not to create the first Observers.
Our heroes are at a safe house where they will administer the Cortextaphan to Olivia. They have medical equipment just in case Liv has a bad reaction to the unpredictable drug. They begin administering the drugs and her heart is racing. Everyone is freaking out but Walter who simply says, "I invented Cortextaphan. Trust me."
The Observers studying Michael realize that his brain is different theirs. He can think at their level but also still has emotions. They seem somewhat troubled by this.
Olivia wakes up. She seems okay. Walter explains that she only has about 3 and a half hours to get everything done before the Cortextaphan leaves her system again. He also warns that if she starts to get dizzy or disoriented, she needs to come back right away. After a tearful moment with Peter, Olivia crosses over to the other side. First time we've been there this season! On the other side, the TV news tells us that Chelsea Clinton is about to be elected President. We also see the alt-Olivia as well as the alt-Lincoln Lee. They are older than when we last saw them. It has been 30 years on their side!
Olivia is talking to Alt-Liv and Alt-Lincoln when she starts to hallucinate a bit. She sees the young Eta, but quickly recovers.
September is still hard at work on the time machine. Personally, I think they should go back in time and killer Hitler. Isn't that what everyone wants to do with a time machine? Either that or go back to 1980 to buy stock in Apple Home Depot, and Disney. September seems concerned. It appears the power source on the time machine is not as strong as he wants it to be.
Meanwhile, Whidmore has gone forward in time to 2609, the time of the Observers. Whidmore has figured out that our heroes want to use Michael to destroy the Observers. He suggests killing Michael right away. The head Observer wants to study Michael further. Dude, that's a fatal mistake!
Time to check back in with Olivia on the other side. They are on Liberty Island in just the right place to cross back over. She finds out that the Alt-Olivia married Alt-Lincoln. She also finds out that Walternate is now a professor at Harvard, at the ripe old age of 90. Olivia crosses back into our universe.
The Observers are preparing to "study" Michael in a laboratory. Olivia is on her way to rescue him, but is hallucinating. Luckily, it does not prevent her from shooting anyone who gets in her way! Olivia bursts into the operating room and grabs Michael. They teleport to the other universe as an Observer watches. The Observer seems confused for a moment, which is unusual for them.
On the other side, Olivia and Michael are walking down a hallway when the Observer who saw them shows up. He has teleported to the other side as well! He grabs Michael and is about to leave when Alt-Olivia and Alt-Lincoln shoot the Observer.
Olivia and Michael safely travel back to our side in Battery Park, where Peter, Walter, and Astrid pick them up. They head back to the lab.
Whidmore is investigating what went wrong that allowed Michael to be freed. He finds out that Broyles is the one who gave away Michael's location.
Meanwhile, September goes to the home of one of his old Observer friends. He says he needs help. The "trigger" for the time travel device is not working. September and his friend talk about how there were 12 of them who have been in this time period for a long time studying the humans. Each of them began to experience emotions, but they all promised to keep that fact secret. They debate whether saving the humans of this time is worth sacrificing the Observers of the future.
Broyles is packing up everything he can get from his office. He plans to join Peter and Olivia. Before he can get out, Whidmore arrives. He known Broyles is no longer on their side, but he lets him go. I am sure Whidmore plans to follow Broyles.
At Walter's lab, September tells them he is trying to get a new trigger for the device. While everyone else is worried about the time travel device, Olivia is wondering why Michael allowed himself to be captured. September explains that when Michael uses the device to go to 2167 someone will be there to guide Michael to the scientist Michael needs to meet. Hmmm, I wonder who it will be. September and Walter give a concerned but knowing look to each other.
Broyles calls our heroes. He is on his way to them but realizes that he is being followed. Olivia wants to mount an operation to save him. He refuses. "Just get it done," he tells them as he signs off.
Peter is looking through the amber to find something they need and he comes across a videotape that has been in the Amber since 2015. It is addressed to him and is from Walter. Peter begins playing the tape and Walter's image appears. The old Walter tells Peter that he plans to travel far into the future and Peter will never see him again. He says not to be sad because the "stolen time" he and Peter had together was worth everything to him. "I love you son," the Walter on the tape says. The present-day Walter tells Peter that he is the person who will take Michael to the scientist in 2167. Once Walter goes there, he can never come back and he will cease to exist anywhere but in that time period. They have a sorta complicated discussion of time paradoxes. The bottom line is that the only way to save the world is for Walter to make the sacrifice of abandoning his life and his family. They have an emotional moment.
Olivia and Astrid go to September's friend's home. The friend is dead, he hung himself. But, the trigger device he got is missing. Whidmore had ordered the Observers to monitor all of September's old friends so the Observers have the trigger. Whidmore is told by one of his investigators that Walter and September plan to reset time. Whidmore looks worried.
Broyles is on the run. The Observers realize he is onto their plan. They grab him.
At Walter's lab, everyone is worried about the missing trigger. Olivia approaches silent Michael and asks him for help. He just puts his finger to his lip in a "hush, be quiet" motion. Just then, Astrid gets an idea. They can use the Observer's time travel shipments as a way of powering their own time wormhole.
Astrid calls Walter over to where the amber is still encasing part of the lab. The cow that, for years, was in their lab is preserved perfectly in the amber. The two of them share an emotional moment. Fans everywhere wipe a tear from their eyes.
Whidmore is questioning Broyles. He tells Broyles that being in this time period has caused him to start to experience emotions. The emotion that Whidmore feels is hate. "The feeling is mutual," says Broyles. Whidmore begins probing Broyles' mind.
Olivia and Peter are going to try to rescue Broyles and also get a device they need to piggy back onto the Observer's time travel shipment. They put on gasmasks and then pour an airbourn biohazard into the air ducts. It is the bugs that grow inside human bodies from past Fringe seasons.
Back at the lab, September tells Walter that he wants to take Michael into the future. He says he knows that Walter feels an obligation to do this, but September has developed such strong feelings for Michael over the years. He says this is the perfect way to show Michael that he loves him. Walter tells September that he is becoming a real father.
At the Observer headquarters, the entire building is in panic because the bio-bugs are infesting everyone's bodies. We get a few chest explosions straight out of Alien! Whidmore and some of the other Observers flee. The ones who stay behind are al dying. Peter and Olivia get to Broyles and give him a gas mask. "You don't know how lucky you are that this room has no ventilation," says Peter.
All our heroes are together and they attack the time travel shipment. Lots of bullets are flying but it looks like everything is going to work out. September opens the time travel wormhole and they are all ready to take Michael through when Whidmore appears and tries to grab the Observer child. Peter jumps at him and they disappear.
Whidmore uses his ability to teleport to kick Peter's butt. He does the same to Olivia. Olivia gets up from the ground and we see something sucking the power out of everything around them. It appears to be some Cortextaphan enhanced ability of Olivia. A nearby car suddenly slams into Whidmore, apparently killing him. We then see that Michael is the one who did all this.
Michael and September are about to go through the wormhole, when a stray gunshot hits September in the back. Michael sits down next to his dying father. Walter approaches Michael and takes the boy's hand. He looks back at Peter, smiles, and then walks through the hole in time.
The screen flashes to white…
And we are transported back to the moment in Central Park in 2015 when the Observers first arrived. Eta is still a young child. Peter and Olivia are just watching their daughter play. The family is back together… finally.
And that's it. Whew, that 2 hours flew by fast! The finale included many emotional moments – almost all of them involving someone who felt a deep connection to Walter. I had expected someone to make a huge sacrifice and am not at all surprised that it was Walter who did it, erasing himself from the present so he could protect the future. There were several moments that called on past "Fringe" episodes, including the white tulip that Walter sends to Peter at the end of the episode, which hearkens back to the White Tulip episode of season two in which Walter wrestled with the ethics of his scientific discoveries. In the end, it was a satisfying end to a wonderful series, if you ask me.
So, "Fringe" fans, what did you think? Post your thoughts in the comments section. Are you as ready as I am for a "Fringe" movie?
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The Obama administration said Sunday that 1.1 million people had signed up for health insurance through the federal online exchange, but a critic said those numbers showed there was no last minute rush to get coverage.
In a statement, Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the numbers reflected a last-minute "surge."
"We experienced a welcome surge in enrollment as millions of Americans seek access to affordable health care coverage through new Health Insurance Marketplaces nationwide," said Ms. Tavenner.
Ms. Tavenner noted that enrollment in December was seven times that of October and November. The website during those months experienced repeated problems making it difficult for people to sign up.
The Obama administration said those problems have been at least partially fixed, adding that the site supported 83,000 users on December 23rd.
Scott Gottlieb, a critic of the Affordable Care Act and a fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, a libertarian Washington think tank, said the numbers announced by the administration were "well behind" expectations.
"They only announced 1.1 million. They were at 900,000 December 22nd," Dr. Gottlieb said on "Fox News Sunday." "We haven't seen the rush we thought we would see at the end of the year."
The Obama administration has predicted that enrollments will continue to rise. Ms. Tavenner said she expected "to see enrollment ramp up over time."
Dr. Gottlieb said the numbers might not pick up in the first months of 2014 either.
"The uninsured are not entering the exchanges because the plans are still expensive for them," he said.
Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor and former Democratic National Committee chairman, also speaking on Fox, acknowledged the problems with the health care website, but said much of the criticism of the law from Republicans in Congress was "hocus-pocus."
"The partisans are going to try and talk about the individuals who have gotten screwed by this, but the vast majority of people are going to benefit from this and that is what I think is the important part," Mr. Dean said.
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Starting Tuesday, the two northbound right lanes of Jimmy Dyess Parkway between Powell Road and Interstate 20 will be closed while the bridge is repaired. Traffic will be merged to the inside lane instead. The project could take up to 45 days.
Crews will be mowing the following areas between Tuesday and Friday: State Route 10 (mile markers 0 to 7), State Route 56, and State Route 56 Spur. The shoulder of Bobby Jones Expressway (mile markers 15 to 16) will also be closed. This work will happen between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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calvarycoffee wrote:i've never played it, but i know it's right by the (the blue one) water tower.
you can see it a ways away.
the course looks congested - lots of playground stuff, people. but, worth a shot
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"We don't expect anything below 1,500 feet to accumulate all that much," said meteorologist Brian Nieuwenhuis.
Snow will fall at elevations of 1,500 and feet and above until noon. The snow level will then move up to 2,500 feet and then taper off at about 4 p.m. Higher elevations in Jackson and Josephine counties could see up to three inches today, with up to six inches in spots around Northern California.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Even Brendan Bigelow's breakout performance couldn't lift Cal past Braxton Miller and No. 12 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon.
Bigelow, who had carried the ball just twice in two previous games, ran for second-half touchdowns of 81 and 59 yards, but Miller got the last word in a 35-28 Buckeyes' victory.
His fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 72-yarder to Devin Smith on a busted coverage with 3:26 left, allowed Ohio State (3-0) to avoid its first loss to Cal since the Jan. 1, 1921 Rose Bowl.
And it sent the Bears home aching over what might have been.
"It's discouraging for sure because we came here to win the football game, and we played well enough most of the day to do it," Cal coach Jeff Tedford said. "But the scoreboard doesn't say it, and that's all that matters."
"Everybody's upset," running back Isi Sofele said. "They walked away with a win that we should have had."
Well, maybe. Senior cornerback Steve Williams wasn't letting his team off the hook,
"We've got a lot of heart, but we've got to finish games," he said.
A victory could have been a huge lift for the Bears (1-2), who were unimpressive in their first two games and hit the road again next week to face No. 2 USC.
Bigelow, who had 160 yards on just four carries, sparked a second-half comeback from a 20-7 hole. The sophomore's 81-yard third-quarter burst was the longest run ever against the Buckeyes in Columbus, and his 59-yarder tied the score at 28-all with 8:10 left.
Cal missed a chance to take the lead when junior Vincenzo D'Amato was wide left on a 42-yard field goal with 4:20 left --- his third miss from that distance on Saturday.
Tedford said it was an easy decision to go for the field goal instead of the first down on a fourth-and-1 play from the 25 late in a tie game.
"I had confidence. Vince had missed a couple to the left, but typically he gets that squared away," Tedford said. "It just didn't happen today."
Three plays later, Smith slipped down the right sideline, left alone by Cal's zone alignment, and Miller found him for the winning TD.
"We needed a safety over the top. He (Alex Logan) came running up, the quarterback threw it, and it was a touchdown," Tedford said.
Cal had one more shot, but Zach Maynard's pass to Keenan Allen sailed high and was intercepted by Christian Bryant with 1:09 left to the delight of 105,232 fans at Ohio Stadium.
The Bears easily played their best game of the season, outgaining the Buckeyes 512 yards to 412, forging a 22-14 edge in first downs and a 10-minute time-of-possession advantage.
They had just four penalties -- although one of them erased a 57-yard TD pass from Maynard to C.J. Anderson midway through the second period -- and just one turnover.
Maynard delivered one of his better games, going 26 for 37 for 280 yards, throwing one touchdown and running for another. "Zach played very well today," Tedford said.
Bigelow wound up with 160 yards on four second-half carries to spark a running game that was held to net zero yards in the second quarter. The 81-yarder, in which he spun away from defenders twice, somehow kept his balance, then sprinted to the end zone, had his teammates buzzing.
"He pressed the turbo button," Sofele said.
But the Buckeyes had their own big-play guy in Miller, and he made the difference. The sophomore quarterback threw TD passes of 25, 1, 3 and 72 yards and ran 55 yards for a score while totaling 324 yards rushing and passing.
"He's a wonderful player, one of the best in the nation," Cal cornerback Marc Anthony said. "He came through when they needed him to."
With USC looming, the Bears feel like they created some momentum and self-belief.
"We showed it to everybody -- we can play with anybody in the nation," Anthony said. "It's frustrating to lose any game at the last second on a mental error."
But Williams shrugged off the suggestion the Bears finally played to their capabilities. "If we would have won the game, yeah, I'd say we played up to our potential," he said. "We've still got to go out and get a victory against a big team."
-- Tedford did not say whether he would consider a change at placekicker after D'Amato's 0-for-3 day on field goals. "I don't want to put (the loss) on Vince. It's a team effort," he said.
Maynard declined to question the decision to try the final field goal and was supportive of his teammate. "We believe in Vince," he said. "He can get the job done."
D'Amato has made 12 of 13 PAT kicks this season, but now is just 4 for 8 on field goal tries. Cal has no other eligible kicker who has played in a college game.
-- Ohio State sacked Maynard six times for losses totaling 50 yards. Despite that, Cal finished with 224 net rushing yards against an OSU defense that was allowing just 51 yards per game.
-- Junior tight end Spencer Hagan injured his right knee in the third quarter and taken off the field by a cart. Tedford did not have details on the injury, but said, "Initial report didn't sound good."
Sophomore tight end Richard Rodgers (foot), listed late in the week as probable, did not play.
-- The Bears made a lineup switch , going with redshirt freshman Jalen Jefferson and sophomore Nick Forbes at inside linebacker in place of seniors Robert Mullins and J.P. Hurrell. It was the first career start for both.
-- Ohio State improved to 6-1 all-time vs. Cal in the first meeting between the two schools since 1972. The Bears were 3-0 previously under Tedford in road games vs. Big Ten teams.


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West Alabama softball team earns sweep
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LIVINGSTON | Sarah Ray pitched a five-hit shutout in the first game and Stephanie Shoup's bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning broke open the second game to give West Alabama a Gulf South Conference softball doubleheader sweep Sunday.
The Tigers (14-5, 5-3 Gulf South) won the opener, 1-0, and then came from behind to win the second game, 5-2.
Anna Shartzer, Michal Robertson, Kelsey Cooper and Vickers each had a pair of hits for UWA in the second game.
Jessica Brock (3-4) earned the win in relief in the second game.
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Fayetteville, Ark. | The University of Alabama's young track and field team took a major step forward as a program as the men's and women's squads combined for 25 personal-best performances, including 10 performances that rank among the 10 best in Alabama history for their respective events, on the way to a pair of top-10 team finishes at the 2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randall Tyson Track.
One day after 16 Alabama athletes competing set new personal bests, nine more PR outings were posted on Sunday, a major step forward for a young team that features 28 freshmen on the men's roster and 23 female athletes in their first year competing for the Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide men's team scored 40 points to place seventh in the team standings while the Alabama women scored 25 points to finish 10th in the team race.
"We had an excellent meet," Crimson Tide coach Dan Waters siad. "Our team gave us everything they had. At this point in the development of our program, with such a young team with many of our athletes in their first SEC meet, I take a lot of confidence from our performance based on the numerous PRs we had and the excellent competitiveness we showed. We have definitely set a foundation for the future and that is the biggest thing we can take from this meet."
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SAN ANDREAS - The death of a 45-year-old man at the home he rented on Stanley Road near West Point was a homicide, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department reported Wednesday.
The man and a 37-year-old woman were reportedly found bleeding and unconscious in the home late Tuesday morning. The man died, and the woman was taken to a hospital.
Sheriff's Office Spokesman Chris Hewitt said Wednesday he did not yet know the medical condition of the woman or whether she is expected to survive. Authorities have given no description of the injuries the two suffered.
Investigators are asking the public's assistance in locating Gary F. McMahan, 31, for questioning in the death. Wednesday they said that McMahan is a "person of interest."
The Sheriff's Office also said in a media release that McMahan should be considered armed and dangerous and that there are several felony warrants for his arrest issued by jurisdictions outside Calaveras County.
The statement said that McMahan may disguise himself with a wig or by other means.
The dead man's name was not released Wednesday because authorities were still trying to notify his kin.
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The home where the man died is one of three that share a long gravel driveway in the 200 block of Stanley Road not far from Highway 26.
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Atonye Nyingifa added 15 points and Thea Lemberger had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (18-4, 9-2), now alone in third place in the Pac-12 behind No. 4 Stanford and No. 6 California.
Lemberger made four free throws in the final 32 seconds to help seal the win. Jasmine Dixon scored 11 points and Markel Walker contributed 10 rebounds and seven assists.
UCLA had a 54-33 edge in rebounding in a game neither team led by more than six points. The Bruins scored 30 points in the paint while Washington finished with 12.
Talia Walton led the Huskies (16-6, 8-3) with 18 points.
The Bruins, playing on the road for the first time since Jan. 20, jumped to a 5-0 lead and stayed in front for nearly the entire first half. Washington went ahead for the first time at 32-31 when Davis made a free throw with 5 seconds before the break.
The Huskies kept the lead in the early stages of the second half and Walton's 3-pointer with just under 15 minutes left put them up 47-42. But the Bruins went ahead to stay with an 11-0 run, holding Washington scoreless for almost 5 minutes.
The Huskies came within a point twice in the final 4 minutes, but couldn't get the lead back. Mercedes Wetmore's basket with 33 seconds to play got Washington within 59-58 before Lemberger made a pair of free throws. After a Huskies miss, Nyingifa was fouled and made two more free throws for a 63-58 lead.
Walton made a 3-pointer with 4 seconds to play, but Lemberger wrapped it up with two more free throws.
The Huskies stayed close with solid 3-point shooting, making 48 percent (12 for 25). Walton and Davis led with four each. But they struggled from closer range.
Washington shot just 31 percent from the field (20 for 64) while UCLA, thanks to an improved percentage after halftime, was at 40 percent (23 of 58). The Bruins made 43 percent in the second half.
UCLA has won 11 of the last 13 games in the series, including an 85-68 win in Los Angeles last month. The Bruins play at Washington State on Sunday while Washington hosts Southern California.


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Hi all, as I pack on the miles to train for half marathon, I could use some advice on well literally my brain, my thoughts etc. I'll be in a groove running and then my brain startsin with the bad thoughts, you know the " why don't you take a break", "you're tired", "you won't make it", stop at the next mile marker" etc.UGHHH! It is like I am psyching myself out. Any ideas on how others clean their mind and keep it that way during a long run? How do you overcome the negative thoughts?
I listen to books on my iPod. The best book for running is What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. He is not a great runner, but is a great writer. He claims not to think about anything, but the book tells otherwise.
In terms of negative thoughts, I have found the best cure for thoughts about quitting is to plan an out and back route or a route where I am "high and dry" if I quit.
Sometimes, however, I have to walk. I'm not training to win the literal race, but my race. I can build mental strength one step at a time, and there are days when that extra step might overstress my body. My strength comes not from pushing through all obstacles, which could (and has) led to injury, but not letting one "off" day through me off the overall plan. In other words, negative self-talk on any given day won't determine or affect my next run. Just keep at it.
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this is gonna sound a bit goofy but I have reconditioned myself with this kind of stuff.. Every time i start asking myself those questions.. (Why dont you stop? how about only doing X-1 miles?).. I just answer with "Because that is just not what I do.."
I will occasionally cut a run short if I think it is gonna screw up future training but for the most part, once you make the decision to do it.. just follow through..
goofy I know but it works for me..
It's all mental...it has taken me about 9 months to get over that hurdle and I've been actively running (short runs mostly) for the last 15 year in the Corps. My Master Sergeant would call me a sissy....funny lil way he motivates me. Anyway one thing I do is really quickly mentally go over the route that we are running. A few weeks back we took our whole platoon on a run to the beach that was 9 miles. I've driven out there numerous times so I know the road fairly well and I just told myself each turn and "check point." My first half marathon I completed just last month...after running to the 10 mile marker I told myself "all I have left is a PFT (Physical Fitness Test) run which is 3 miles. I knew I could finish it. I guess breaking the run up into segments, turn or check points helped me out alot. Another thing is music...just listen and focus on the music to motivate you and push you through it. Hope this helps!
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Completed Races:
Marine Corps Physical Training - For the last 15 years all over the globe. "In Every Climb and Place"
Marine Corps Half Marathon - Camp LeJeune, NC - 9/25/10 - 2:18:50
Beirut Memorial 10k - Camp Johnson, NC - 10/9/10 - 53:57
Oktoberfest 5k - Jacksonville, NC - 10/23/10 - 22:59
Midnight Run for Ovarian Cancer 5k - Wilmington, NC - 10/29/10 - 23:00
Upcoming Races:
Swansboro Rotary Tideland News Great Mullet Run - Swansboro, NC - 11/13/10
Marine Corps Half Marathon - Fredericksburg, VA - 5/??/11
Marine Corps Marathon - Washington DC - 10/??/11 (decided I am gonna do this come hell or high water...that is if I am not deployed!!)
I got those negative thoughts too. I usually listen to music and try to zone out and get into the music rather than focusing on the time or distance, etc. I am not going to "win" any of my planned races, my goal is to finish without crawling. I don't know where you are spiritually but I am a Christian and I spend a good amount of my running time in prayer. I focus on my surroundings and being thankful for a cool breeze or wildlife or just that I have the strength to run and the ability to train. I don't know if that is any help. I also try to rephrase things in my brain...in stead of telling my self "don't stop" (which is using a couple of negative words, I try to tell myself "keep going"
I agree that if you plan a route from your home or car that is a loop (rather than turning around at some point) it is easier to commit to the whole thing.
Good Luck!
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5k- Nov 20, 2010 38 mins
5k- Dec 7, 2010 36 mins
Snapple High Could Half Marathon 3:15
Half Marathon, Shamrock- March 20, 2011
Cherry Blossom 10 miler April 3, 2011
Warrior Dash May 21, 2011
It's hard to shut down your brain completely. I often think about other things that are on my mind - problems I'm having at work or home, the best way to get done some project I've been thinking about, etc. Usually when I think about the run it's more about my goals: what they are, how I'm doing on them, how this run fits in, then how I am doing on this particular run.
Something I've carried around for a long time has some suggestions.
- Take it one mile (interval, whatever) at a time.
(As a friend of mine says "Run the mile you're in". Don't think about the whole run, just where you're at right now.)
- Focus on form and pace.
(The next two always make me smile)
- Make a deal with your body that you'll rest if it finishes.
- Cooperate with fatigue - invite it along for the rest of the run.
- Redefine pain - define it as something expected.
- Talk yourself through it - other runners hurt too.
There's also an article in the latest Running Times magazine (November, I think). It talks about a number of strategies for mentally getting through your run. I think it's in the Trail Running section.
I hear ya!!!! What helps me is the route I plan. If I have a route going from point A to point B it's easier for me to push past those thoughts and stay focused on where I'm headed - especially when I know my dh and kids will be there waiting for me. But if I run at the park, going around and around it is SO HARD to just put in a few miles because quitting seems soooo easy. Last night I even found myself having negative thoughts towards the dog walkers "oh look at you, must be nice to just come out and WALK" LOL
I agree with listening to a book or even music can help the miles fly by. It definitely is a mental game and I find base building to be the hardest test of all. It seems I can brainlessly run a certain distance but anything beyond that seems impossible.
Running in honor of those that can't....and with vision that one day my son will run alongside me.
I memorize affirmations that I use to "fight" those negative thoughts.
My favorite ones are "Don't Quit!" and "When I ask myself 'can i give more?' The answer is always YES!"
Repeating this to myself occupies my mind long enough for my body to feel stronger and it turns my thinking around to something more positive. Works every time.
Completed Races 2012:
Rock and Roll USA Half Marathon, 02:54:26 (1st run POST injury)
Cherry Blossom 10-Miler, 01:49:00
Upcoming Races 2012:
IronGirl Half Marathon, 4/29/12
Frederick Half Marathon, 5/6/12
Atlantic City International Sprint Tri, 09/17/12
Rock and Roll Philly Half Marathon, 09/18/12
Baltimore Half Marathon, 10/13/12
Marine Corps Marathon, 10/28/12
ING NYC Marathon, 11/4/12
Personal Record from 2011:
Teach, Learn, Play 5k, 10/02/11 00:26:57 (PR)
Marine Corps Marathon 10k, 10/30/11 01:05:38 (PR)
Baltimore Half Marathon, 10/15/11, 02:24:15 (PR)
Dreamstate reminded me of something elve I've had a lot of luck with - as a Christian I memorize scripture and choose one that is fitting while I run and go over and over it with each step fitting with a different word. You'll be surprised but this has occupied me for a while in the past! A favorite is in Isaiah "Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength, they will walk and not grow faint, they will RUN and NOT GROW WEARY." Fitting huh?
Running in honor of those that can't....and with vision that one day my son will run alongside me.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WOMENSENEWS)--Vashti Murphy McKenzie raises her voice to pray, and the stained glass does not shatter. In fact, her congregation's voices rise with her, seeming to embrace this woman who broke through the gender barriers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church to become the first female bishop in its 215-year history.
McKenzie was in Albuquerque recently to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Grant Chapel, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in New Mexico and Arizona. The 48-year-old reverend is a symbol of the change in the role of the ministry and the church's mission.
McKenzie made history in 2000, when she was elected the 117th bishop, making her the first woman to achieve the highest rank in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Since McKenzie was elected, two more female pastors have announced they are candidates to become bishops in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. "That," said McKenzie, "is just the tip of the iceberg."
McKenzie said she has made her thoughts on promoting women within the church clear to her fellow bishops.
"It should not be the best man for the job in our church," she said. "We now look at everyone regardless of their gender. Our church is seeing pockets of progress in this area."
One sign of this progress is the commission Women in Ministry, a group that advocates and supports women who are ordained and serving in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. McKenzie heads the commission, and more than 300 women pastors attended a conference she held recently in Tampa, Fla.
"My election pulls back the covers and shows that gifted and talented women just need an opportunity to serve. We shouldn't be burdened by sexism," McKenzie said after being elected.
Dr. Milton A. Reid, pastor of Gideon's Riverside Fellowship in Norfolk, Va., said the time has come for allowing women to assume leadership roles in churches. He said he applauds McKenzie and sees other women following her lead.
"It was an ancient biblical message from concepts rooted in Judaism that said women were not valid," he said. "Many people have stuck with those concepts that women should be subservient to their husbands and nothing more. But clearly, we know these concepts no longer carry any validity in our society."
Reid's church is part of the American Baptist Association, which has a membership of 5 million people. He said the association has women pastors, board members and others in leadership roles.
Church Has History of Activism
During the last 10 years, the African Methodist Episcopal Church has become more active in social issues including welfare-to-work programs, domestic violence, pornography and prostitution, McKenzie said.
"We were doing some of that before I was elected," she said. "But now maybe some programs are coming to fruition sooner."
McKenzie helped start an annual $1 million faith-based job-service training program in Maryland. Ninety-nine percent of the clients are women needing skills to end reliance on federal assistance and re-enter the work force. The program has helped 600 women find jobs in the state over the last two years.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has a long history of social activism. It was one of the first major religious denominations in the Western world with origins based on sociological rather than theological beliefs and differences. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was formed in 1816 by Richard Allen and others who had fought to end segregation within their churches. Allen, a member of the Episcopal Church, united with Methodist leaders to form the new church.
Today there are African Methodist Episcopal churches worldwide in the United States, Canada, Africa, South America, England, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. (The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, established in 1796 in New York City by James Varick, Abraham Thompson, William Miller and others, was similar in that it grew from the Methodist Episcopal Church and was necessitated by discrimination and denial of religious liberty.)
McKenzie presides over the 18th Episcopal District, which includes the African nations of Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho. She oversees 25 schools and 200 churches. She is based in Baltimore and spends several months a year in Africa.
AIDS Pandemic Is Key Priority
"One in three people in Mozambique and Botswana have the HIV virus," McKenzie said. "There are more orphans as a result of this disease and they have nowhere to go but the streets. Our priority is in building housing to take care of these children and to help them get an education and to strive to become self-sufficient."
McKenzie also has helped establish scholarships for students in her district to go to college. Under her guidance, the churches have established scholarships for students to study ministry in America in hopes they will return to Africa to help establish more churches.
Barbara Chavez is a features reporter and writer for the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico, as well as a freelance writer.
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Bennett, Belafonte, Hudson at Winehouse gala
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 5:54 a.m.
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NEW YORK - Tony Bennett doesn't think Amy Winehouse's life was tragic. He believes the singer who died at age 27 lived a complete life because she was able to achieve her goal: becoming a respected musician.
"Her dream was to become famous and a beautiful singer and she accomplished that," he said Thursday night at the first annual Amy Winehouse Foundation Inspiration Awards and Gala, where he received the lifetime achievement award.
"Even though she had a short life, she had a great life because she ended up praying for the success that she wanted and it happened. This is what this night's about."
Bennett, 86, was honored at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where attendees included Winehouse's father, mother and brother, her ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss, Harry Belafonte, Jennifer Hudson, Sean Lennon and producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, who was also honored.
Winehouse died in 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning. Though troubled, she was a critical darling and earned five Grammy Awards for her sophomore album, "Back to Black." The foundation established in her name assists disadvantaged youth. It was launched in Europe in 2011, and last year in the United States.
Winehouse and Bennett won a Grammy Award last year for the duet "Body & Soul." Belafonte presented the award to Bennett, and even said Bennett introduced him to Winehouse's music. He brought on the laughs before he invited Bennett to the stage. Seconds after a loud thump was heard — Belafonte's cane fell to the floor — the 86-year-old said: "Excuse me, I just dropped my teeth."
Jennifer Hudson performed three songs at the event, earning a standing ovation from the crowd of a few hundred. Bennett and Belafonte — who sat together — even curled up with their wives as the Oscar and Grammy winner belted songs like "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
Hudson called the event "beautiful" and said Winehouse was "such a talent, such a gift."
"Call me anytime for positivity," she said.
But she wasn't the only one who set the crowd on fire: Bennett also wowed with memorable performances of "Maybe This Time" and "Watch What Happens."
Rapper Nas, who was nominated for a Grammy with Winehouse this year for the jam "Cherry Wine," also earned an award, accepting in a video.
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HAGERSTOWN — Two men were arrested shortly after the CVS Pharmacy, 10 E. Wilson Blvd., was robbed at gunpoint Sunday afternoon. Daniel Russell Knopp, 27, of Hagerstown and Patrick Dennis Weber, 23, of Falling Waters, W.Va., are charged with armed robbery, assault, reckless endangerment and theft, according to Hagerstown police. Police were called to the pharmacy at 4:06 p.m. They learned a masked man in dark clothing and armed with a handgun held up a store employee. After a brief confrontation with a customer, the man fled on foot toward the intersection of Pope Avenue and Eastern Wilson Boulevard, where an accomplice was waiting in a copper-colored Chevrolet Cobalt. The Washington County Sheriff's Department found the car a short distance away and Knopp and Weber were arrested. The money and the gun were on the floorboards of the car, police said. Police did not indicate which man held up the pharmacy and which drove the get-away car.
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PARKERSBURG — Element Medication Disposal System is a kit designed to create a way for West Virginians and communities nationwide to reduce prescription drug abuse....
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This sample shows the results of rendering data mining viewers with Visio 2007 and saving as a web page
The SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Addins for Office 2007 includes a delightful model rendering template for Visio 2007. With this template, you can render your graphical views from SQL Server Data Mining as Visio diagrams for annotation, enhancement, and presentation.
The Data Mining Template for Visio 2007 allows you to render decision trees, regression trees, cluster diagrams, and dependency nets. While most of the behavior of the built-in viewers are preserved in the Visio environment, you also get additional functionality such as the ability to move sub-trees to new pages, grow dependency networks starting at an arbitrary node, or create a cluster diagram using discrimination charts.
Once rendered, you can use the power of Visio to annotate your diagrams with text, add supplemental graphics supporting your model, and even apply color themes that match your presentation needs. Finally the models can be presented as Visio documents, embedded into other Office documents or simply saved as a web page.
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Ashland police are asking for help identifying a teen seen on surveillance footage breaking a glass door at Rite Aid and taking money from one of the registers.
At 4:23 a.m. Monday, a burglary at the Ashland Rite Aid store, 2341 Ashland St., was reported to the Ashland Police Department.
A young man, possibly a teen, used a wrench-like tool to break a window and get inside, causing about $1,000 in damage. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from inside the store.
Before breaking into the Rite Aid, the same person attempted to gain entry into the Albertsons in the same shopping plaza, without success.
Police ask for help in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call police at 541-482-5211, or the tipline at 541-552-2333.
Tips also can be left via the department's website.
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A burglar broke out a window of a Purple Parrot lottery outlet in Phoenix with a sledgehammer early this morning to get inside and steal two packs of cigarettes, said.
The crime at 721 N Main St., unit D, was reported by employees at 7 a.m., police said.
"(They'd) showed up to go to work and noticed the window was broken," Phoenix police officer Adam Lewis said.
Surveillance video showed the burglar breaking the window, going inside, rifling through the till, and taking two packs of cigarettes — valued at about $9 total — before leaving. The burglar did not taken any money from the till or steal any other items, police said.
The break-in resulted in $250 damage to the window, police estimated.
Police said the suspect is a man in his late 20s to early 30s, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses. They are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect. If anyone has information on the incident, call the Phoenix Police Department at 541-535-1113.
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Forgive Jahvid Best if he's not a Heisman Trophy historian.
Cal's star running back said he's never watched the Heisman ceremony, which takes place at the end of the season. When asked about last year's three high-profile finalists, he said he is familiar with them mostly by playing EA Sports' "NCAA Football" video game.
"I use Florida a lot," Best said. "(Tim) Tebow doesn't make a bad pass in that game."
It may be that Best has never seen the Downtown Athletic Club on television, but many college football experts believe he has a chance to make it to New York City in person this December. He is the country's top returning rusher in yards per game (131.67).
"In my mind, he's the best back in college football," ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said. "If you're the premier back in college football, there's no question you should be in the discussion as far as the Heisman Trophy is concerned."
Best was fifth in the nation in rushing in the nation last season with 1,580. He led the Pac-10 in kick returns (26.3 ypr) and finished second in the NCAA in all-purpose yardage (187.3 ypg). He's on a team ranked 12th in the Associated Press preseason top 25, and one many believe can unseat USC for Pac-10 supremacy this year.
But for all that Best appears to have going for him, he has two weighty obstacles to overcome. The top three vote-getters from last year are all back this season — Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and Tebow. Bradford won the award last year, Tebow in 2007.
Best also is fighting history. Only three non-USC players from Pac-10 schools have ever won the award since its inception in 1935 — Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker in 1962, UCLA quarterback Gary Beban in 1967 and Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett in 1970. The Beavers weren't a conference member in '62, and it was still the Pac-8 when Beban and Plunkett won.
"For him to really be in the conversation with the three quarterbacks in front of him, he needs to have a 2,000-yard season and they have to win the Pac-10," ESPN analyst Craig James said. "If Best is healthy, he has the talent to run for 2,000 yards. I believe he clearly has the talent level of a Heisman contender, but there are a lot of things that come into play."
There's no reason to believe Bradford, McCoy and Tebow won't once again put up huge numbers this season. Their teams make up the top three in the AP preseason poll.
"I'd have to defeat the odds to win it," Best admits.
Best's 1,580 yards rushing last season were second-most in Cal history, trailing only J.J. Arrington's 2,018 yards in 2004. Arrington led the country in rushing that year but finished eighth in the Heisman voting.
"In my traveling the last 15 years, I've recognized without any question an East Coast bias from the fans and media," Herbstreit said. "USC is the only school in the Pac-10 that gets national exposure consistently. Unless you're at USC, it makes it very, very tough. It's just hard to see, outside of highlights on 'SportsCenter,' just how good a player Jahvid Best is."
The consensus seems to be that for Best to have any chance of beating last year's finalists, the Bears will have to get off to a strong start as well as win the Pac-10. The good news for Best is that Cal has a chance to make an imprint on the national scene fairly early, opening Pac-10 play at Oregon followed by a home game against USC.
If the Bears were to begin the season 5-0, including wins over the Ducks and Trojans, they likely would be firmly in the national championship race, with Best probably having a lot to do with that.
"He needs to be included in the conversation, there's no question about it," CBS college football analyst Spencer Tillman said. "Jahvid has everything you need to be a difference-maker. If he just holds serve and does what he did last year — maybe get a couple hundred more yards — and Cal wins the Pac-10, he is going to be right there in the thick of it."
The only real question about Best is his durability. He missed the final three games of his freshman season with a hip injury, then skipped one game and parts of three others with elbow, foot and ankle injuries last year. Best already has sat out a good chunk of training camp this season with a sore toe.
"I feel like that's the biggest knock on me, so I'm going out there to prove that it's not that way," Best said of his health.
Best has emerged as the top Heisman candidate on the West Coast despite not being the Pac-10's Offensive Player of the Year last season, which was won by Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers. But Best grabbed much of the attention late last season, rushing for 700 yards and eight touchdowns in the final three games. He had 188 yards and two scores in the Bears' 24-17 win over Miami in the Emerald Bowl, televised in prime time on ESPN.
"I think the first time he was really seen last year was against Miami on ESPN," Herbstreit said. "I think people were blown away with how fast he is. He is running away from the Miami defense and people were like, 'Who's this guy?' It was a springboard game going into the 2009 season for everybody anticipating Cal and really anticipating to see Jahvid Best."
It was evident at Best's first practice at Cal that he had the breakaway speed and moves to become an impact player. He had a couple of highlight-reel plays as a true freshman, but his playing time was limited behind starter Justin Forsett. By the end of last season, which included a school-record 311 yards against Washington, Best had developed into a special player.
But as good as he has become, Best says there is a player he aspires to be — himself, the video game version.
"I think I'm better in the video game than I am in real life," he said. "I break tons of tackles in that video game. I have to step up my game to be the video game Jahvid this year."


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The investment arm of the world's largest computer chip manufacturer, Intel, has decided to offer $300 million to companies that develop better technologies for Ultrabooks, the ultra-thin laptops touted as an alternative to tablet PCs.
According to Intel Corp., Intel Capital's Ultrabook Fund has been earmarked for development of new hardware and softwares, such as better sensors and touch, longer battery life, better physical designs and better storage capacity. The investments will span over three to four years.
The company unveiled it's Ultrabook idea at the Computex 2011 show in May, with many PC manufacturers, including Acer, Asus, LG Electronics and Lenovo, stating their plans to create Intel-based Ultrabooks this year.
According to Sean Maloney, executive vice president of Intel Corporation, Intel believes that Ultrabooks will account for 40 percent of all the notebooks sold by 2012.
"Ultrabooks are poised to be an important area for innovation in the $X billion global computer industry."-- Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital president.
Ultrabook are poised to be important: Intel Capital
Intel and some PC manufacturers are expecting that the Ultrabook can renew interest in the PC market.
Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital and Intel executive vice president stated, "Ultrabooks are poised to be an important area for innovation in the $X billion global computer industry."
"The Intel Capital Ultrabook fund will focus on investing in companies building technologies that will help revolutionize the computing experience and morph today's mobile computers into the next 'must have' device."
Ultrabook will resemble Macbook Air, says Intel
Ultrabooks will be similar to Apple's MacBook Air, with less than 21 millimeters (0.8 inches) in thickness, said Intel. An upcoming Asus' UX21 ultra slim laptop was shown as an example by Intel.
The first models will be launched this year with new chips based on the Sandy Bridge microprocessor. The models will lack touch features, but boot faster and always stay connected to receive e-mail and Facebook updates, said Kevin Sellers, vice president of investor relations at Intel.
"Starting next year with our Ivy Bridge product line and with Windows 8 is when you'll start to see tablet form factor, tablet capability integrated," Sellers said.
"This is the importance of combining this technology with something like Windows 8, which will give you the ability to do both."
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Two special guests will be joining the Krewe of Hercules in Houma when it parades on Feb. 1.
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards will serve as the krewe's grand marshal, and pro football player Brandon Jacobs will be a special guest. The Krewe of Hercules will be parading at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 1.
This will be the 29th year for the Krewe of Hercules to be parading. Organizers said Hercules is one of the largest krewes in Louisiana with 700 riders on 32 double-decker floats.
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The sparkling new Bay Bridge pales next to vibrant senior field engineer Katherine Quillin.
"People ask me, 'Are you really an engineer? You aren't boring,' " said the 33-year-old Kentucky native.
Quillin has no time for tedium, anyway.
She is the day-to-day conduit between the operations bosses and the construction superintendents charged with building the world's largest self-anchored suspension bridge.
It's her job to know what every crew member is doing, how long they will be doing it, where they go next and, well, the list goes on.
Her workplace strategy is a hearty serving of plain talk served with a dollop of Southern charm and a pinch of steel.
"I work with a great group of guys but if I have any trouble, I take names," Quillin said.
The daughter of a cattle rancher and an emergency room nurse, Quillin discovered engineering in the eighth grade.
"But I didn't want to be an engineer who sat inside all day," Quillin said. "I wanted to be outside building really big stuff."
She got her wish.
Quillin has another request: To have her family with her when the new Bay Bridge opens.
"They don't have a choice; they have to come out for the opening," Quillin said. "I told them, 'I've been to all your weddings and all your baby showers. I feel like I am about to give birth to a $6.4 billion bridge and you are coming.' "
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Katherine Quillin
Job: Senior field engineer, American Bridge-Fluor
Age: 33
Residence: Oakland
Bay Bridge work: She coordinates day-to-day crews, serving as the pipeline between operations management and the construction superintendents. She previously worked on the skyway.
Advice: "I have a big 'give respect, get respect' policy. I call the men 'sir' and 'gentlemen,' which throws them off! But it is pretty simple: If I am kind and nice to you, then I expect you to do the same for me."