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Gordon Flake on Japan-Korea Ties
Gordon Flake, a Korea specialist and executive director of the Mansfield Foundation in Washington, is a regular visitor to South Korea and the Northeast Asia region.
As new administrations in Seoul and Tokyo take tentative steps to improve relations following a deterioration of ties last year, Mr. Flake spoke at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul on Tuesday about the importance of the bilateral relationship for both countries, the U.S., and security in the region.
Following the election of Park Geun-hye as South Korea's next president late last year, Mr. Flake said that Washington was hopeful the new administration in Seoul would place Korea-Japan relations in an international context rather than get bogged down in two-way spats such as the territorial dispute over the Liancourt Rocks that flared again last year.
As South Korea takes a two-year rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council, coordination with Japan on security issues, notably North Korea, remains essential, Mr. Flake said. A fresh attempt to seal a military information sharing agreement between the nations would also be a step forward, he said. That agreement was ditched at the eleventh hour last year because of nationalist sentiment in South Korea.
Mr. Flake said he shared concerns held by Seoul about the potential impact on the bilateral relationship because of the hawkish bias of the new government in Tokyo. Any provocative moves by the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would likely earn a strong response "by mandate" because of the strength of feeling in South Korea over issues concerning the colonization by Japan of the Korean peninsula, he noted.
Such provocations could include moves to revise or revoke statements made by previous Japanese governments accepting responsibility and apologizing for suffering caused by the occupation, or a visit by Mr. Abe to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. Mr. Flake predicted that any such moves would also elicit a response from the U.S. such as high level statement repudiating the move.
But he cautioned that South Korea suffers from a tendency to see Japan as a "unitary actor," with a poor understanding of the nuances and viewpoints within the Japanese administration and public. Japanese nationalism now shouldn't be mistaken for the militant nationalism of the colonial period, he said.
Moreover, while the Japanese media increasingly portray South Korea as a natural partner for Japan, "no-one is making the case (in Korea) for Japan's importance to Korea," he said. The U.S.-Korea alliance depends on solid ties with Japan, he said, as does the mutual economic prosperity of the Asian neighbors.
One way of looking at the historical disputes between South Korea and Japan are as potholes, he said. Running into them just makes them larger. Better, he said, to expand the size of the road and strengthen the shock-absorbers by increasing the alliance and bolstering ties in other areas. Historical issues are important, but the nations need to consider whether they are the most important factors in the bilateral relationship, he said.
Mr. Flake also predicted calls would increase from the U.S. for South Korea to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact involving countries in the Asia-Pacific region that is led by the U.S. While South Korea has been non-committal about joining the TPP because of its extensive existing trade deals, a move to join would likely put pressure on Japan to overcome its own reticence about trade deals and sign up as well.
While South Korea doesn't necessarily need the TPP, it does need an economically vibrant Japan and so signing up to the TPP would be in Seoul's interest, he said.
As it braces for Tokyo to possibly take steps to inflame historical disputes, Mr. Flake said South Korea would do well to recognize that the nation's economic and security interdependence with Japan make it important to work towards a better understanding and partnership with its neighbor.


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Only a year ago, I was about to get my doctorate from an Ivy League university that was going to offer me a prestigious faculty appointment. My university mentor was encouraging me to publish my dissertation as a self-help book that he thought would be a best seller. To boot, I was engaged to a wonderful woman who thought I was a fit mate. Never in my wildest imagination could I have dreamed of such good fortune.
I was also keeping a journal of my metamorphosis from an insecure graduate student into a journeymen psychologist. I intended to include as a case study a psychopath, a patient of mine who believed he could become President of the United States. Though he would be only a footnote, I thought he'd provide a dramatic opening. Of course I didn't intend to use his real name. But now, after all that happened, everyone knows who he is.
Back then, when I tried to preserve his anonymity, I could never have imagined he would try to kill me. Nor that I would plan to assassinate him.
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The McClymonds High football team opened the Oakland Athletic League season the same way it closed last year: with a win over Skyline.
Quarterback Keith Williams threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score as the visiting Warriors beat the Titans 36-7 Friday in a rematch of last season's Silver Bowl. The two-time defending champions have won 15 consecutive OAL games.
"It was important that we got this first one," McClymonds coach Curtis McCauley said. "Our league is the black and blue division. Rock 'em, sock 'em football. All finesse goes out the window, and it's blocking and tackling."
The Warriors (3-3, 1-0 OAL) scored first on a 1-yard run by Williams, but Skyline answered. A 53-yard kick return by Tyrone Campbell set up the Titans (3-2, 0-1), and four plays later, Maxwell Burns scored on a 5-yard run as Skyline took a 7-6 lead.
McClymonds closed the first half strong. Williams hit Jailen Thompson for a 10-yard touchdown with 3:58 left in the second quarter. After forcing a turnover on downs, the Warriors needed just one play to score again. Williams hit Lavon Washington on a streak route for a 56-yard touchdown with 29 seconds to go in the half.
LaVance Warren added a 31-yard touchdown run in the third for the Warriors. Williams threw a 9-yard touchdown to Jermaine McCann Caluya with 26 seconds left in the game.
Williams threw for 209 yards, and Warren rushed for 95 yards on 13 carries.
Oakland Tech 45, Castlemont 0: After eligibility issues forced them to forfeit their first three games, the Knights found themselves back on the field for their OAL opener. The Bulldogs made sure it wasn't a warm greeting.
The Knights (0-4, 0-1 OAL) forced three fumbles in the first quarter, but Oakland Tech (4-2, 1-0) took over from there.
"We just got back to basics," coach Virdell Larkins said. "We started flat, maybe because of the bye week, but we made some adjustments in the blocking schemes, and the guys really picked it up."
Six players scored touchdowns for the Bulldogs, including defensive end Justice Thornton, who recovered a fumble for a touchdown.
-- Matt Smith
Fremont 28, Oakland 8: Azel Grasty threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns to lead the host Tigers in an OAL opener at Curt Flood Field. Tyshone Gaines caught two touchdown passes for Fremont (3-2).
Grasty and Gaines each caught a touchdown pass to give Fremont a 12-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Oakland (2-3) scored its first points by sacking Grasty in the end zone. But the Tigers responded when Gaines caught a 23-yard scoring pass from Grasty with four minutes left in the half. James Grasty ran in the 2-point conversion for a 20-2 lead.
Oakland's Tretez Custard led all rushers with 107 yards. Bishop Apodaca finished with 83 rushing yards for Fremont.
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Professionals in Aiken are teaming up for a special project. They're building a path for students to walk to school safer. Right now, conditions aren't the safest for students living in Crosland Park. (WRDW-TV)
The project is still ongoing, and if you'd like to help, they need cash donations and plenty more manual labor.
Call Craig at (865) 679-7795 if you're interested in helping out.
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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- Work is underway in Crosland Park. Brush is cleared, and the pieces of a very special project are starting to arrive.
"When we were out here working a couple of weeks ago, people were stopping and asking us what was going on," said Craig Brooks, who works for WSI-SRS, the security contractor for Savannah River Site.
Cathy Shaw does marketing for the USC Aiken Convocation Center, and on Friday afternoon, she joined Brooks to show News 12 what they're working on, along with dozens of others from Leadership Aiken County. They're building a safe path for Crosland Park students to get to school.
Months ago, the two plots of land they're improving looked very different.
"It was not a safe environment at all. There was a lot of brush. Again, there were actually two abandoned houses on this lot, so not a safe environment for kids at all. The city came in and was able to clear it, and now, we're able to turn it into something beautiful," Brooks said.
"We are transforming what was just an awful, yucky lot," Shaw said.
A lot of times, students would hike through the dense woods before the sun was out, sometimes in the rain, to get to either Aiken Middle School or North Aiken Elementary nearby.
"We're just thankful for all that they're doing to revitalize the area to make the area and the community safer and definitely making the pathway to and from North Aiken safe for our students," said North Aiken Elementary Principal Rhonda Ray.
Ray is excited about the new steps, and in just a couple months, there'll be a spot right here for parents to park and wait for their walkers. They'll also be building a park, too.
"The community will have a roofed pergola on each section at each lot. We'll have picnic tables, trash cans, a grill, community bulletin boards," Shaw said.
Work here should be done by June 15.
Of course, the project is still ongoing, and you can help if you want. They need cash donations and plenty more manual labor. Just call Craig at (865) 679-7795 if you're interested.
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The Saints boys basketball team hosts county rival Madelia on Tuesday, Dec. 4, with the varsity game slated to start around 7:30 pm.
Head Coach Steve Walker returns three starters. There are two seniors and ten sophomores listed on the varsity roster.
Starters back include senior point guard Joe Nelson and juniors Walker Froehling and Zach Brandts.
Brandts was the Saints leading scorer last year and Froehling was the teams second leading scorer.
So the Saints have a one, two scoring punch returning. Senior Sam Carlson got some valuable playing time last year and junior Ryan Menssen also had some playing time last season.
Coach Walker said he wants his players to get the ball up the floor in an uptempo game.
In order to be successful, the Saints will have to boxout and rebound effectively.
Effectively boxing out on defense will be a key, because the Saints are not blessed with a lot of tall players.
Walker thinks it should be a good game when Madelia comes to town. Madelia returns a couple of good guards according to the Saints head coach.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW--On bruised knees and legs held up with carbon fiber braces, Bethany Meloche started walking gingerly around and around a city park on Sunday morning. Even though she waddled like a penguin, she was the picture of tireless bravery in a fight against a crippling disease most people have never heard about.
"I'm a little sore, in some pain," she said a little into the walk at Cuesta Park.
A senior at UC Berkeley, Meloche suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, or CMT. It has nothing to do with teeth. The neurological disorder has weakened or wrecked the nerve and muscular systems in her hands, hip, knees and feet. For her, every step on the smooth path at the pretty park was something like descending a steep staircase without a handrail.
Worse, an accident four days before nearly derailed the walk-a-thon she had planned for months. While slowly crossing a busy street in downtown Mountain View, a man in a hurry stepped on the back of her shoe. Meloche fell hard. Blood streamed from her knee. Fellow pedestrians helped her up and brought her bandages and even lemonade. Luckily, nothing was torn or broken.
"I never dreamed we would see this day," said her mother, Renee Meloche.
CMT is an unpredictable, mostly inherited disorder with a wide range of effects among its 2.5 million victims around the world. Meloche's father had a mild case, so they thought hers would be the same. Even so, as a young child in Ann Arbor, Mich., Meloche avoided jungle gyms and running sports. She stayed close to her parents on walks. But at age 12 the disease took a vicious turn.
"I was sitting on the floor with my friends and felt a sharp pain shoot through my arms."
Medical tests confirmed her more serious affliction, which gradually spread to her hips, legs and feet. Early in high school, during a rehearsal for a play, she fell and couldn't get up easily.
"I was trying and trying and finally managed to get up," she said. "As you can imagine, that was embarrassing for a teenager."
She dropped out of high school and enrolled at a community college, where she could attend classes only two days a week instead of five. Less travel time meant less pain. She was only 15.
Tough bunch
About three dozen people joined Meloche's walk-a-thon Sunday. Her goal was seven miles and $7,000 in donations. Dr. John Day, who runs the CMT clinic at Stanford Medical Center, dropped by at the midpoint to check up on Meloche and meet other patients.
"I'm more concerned about her feet, but I don't want to be a downer and end her walk," the doctor said before joining Meloche. They chatted for two laps about the latest in research and general approach to living with the disease. "The balance," Day told her, "is staying active as much as you can without causing injury."
A stream of CMT patients, most of whom were meeting each other for the first time, joined Meloche for a few laps and shared their stories.
"I was miserable for 40 years with CMT," said 48-year-old Patrick Major, of San Ramon. "I lied about it. I hid it."
He so much wanted to fit in with the other boys that he played high school football without his leg braces on, fearful of being found out and thrown off the team. A bench warmer, he got few chances to play but took advantage of it.
"I got one sack of the quarterback with CMT," he said as he circled the park behind Meloche. "It was the highlight of my football career."
He dropped football after that one glorious moment. Today, Major speaks about the disease at CMT Association support groups and events. Because the disease is progressive, patients often don't know they have it and then are shocked when the diagnosis comes in. That's how it was for Nina Chan, of San Jose, who also joined Meloche's walk.
Chan's mother, Toshik Takahashi, was diagnosed with the disease in her late 70s after a hard fall and painfully slow recuperation. Testing showed that Chan, her sister and Chan's 15-year-old old daughter, Rachel, had the disease. The girl has had to give up running and volleyball, but she's adopted golf as her new sport.
"At first it was hard," Chan said. "I guess you could call it denial. ... We're adjusting more and more every day."
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Meloche gamely marched on, declining to stop and rest. Instead, she ate grapes and drank water while walking arm-and-arm with her boyfriend, Josh Watzman. But on the 14th lap with only three more to go, she fell hard and scraped one knee.
"She didn't say a word," Watzman said, "But I could tell by the look on her face."
Meloche got up and kept walking.
By age 18, she was looking at life in a wheelchair when a therapist recommended major surgery. She agreed, moved to the Bay Area for the operation, and put her education on hold for a year.
The surgeons "essentially destroyed and rebuilt my feet," she said.
As she recuperated, Meloche looked up Elizabeth Ouelette, a CMT Association state board member whose son has the disease. When Meloche volunteered to help, Ouelette asked if she knew anything about websites and social media.
"She was amazing," Ouelette said. Meloche soon became the group's social media director.
As she prepared to resume her education, Meloche decided to throw UC Berkeley, an elite campus, into the mix.
"Berkeley was sort of a pipe dream," she said. "I never imagined I would get in, to be honest."
She figures her essay about her personal battle with CMT got her in, not her grade-point average. Here is a key excerpt:
"I'd always been inexplicably different from other kids. I was slower. I never could climb the jungle gym and instinctively knew not to try. What I considered "running" looked more like a drunken penguin hurling itself across the ice," she wrote.
"I was afraid. There were no guarantees of success. But if these surgeries were successful, I would be able to get so much more out my college experience, both from the classes and extracurricular activities.
Admitted as a junior, Meloche soon discovered that Berkeley is a hilly campus. Everybody told her to bring her wheelchair scooter to get around. Instead, she sold it.
"I don't think people understand the emotional feelings of going through life in a wheelchair," she explained. "I wanted to walk to my classes."
And she does, but there is a price. She can get to class on rebuilt feet, but she's spent at the end of every day. Between school and CMTA duties, there's little or no time for the extracurricular hobbies or campus clubs she had hoped to enjoy.
"I don't have as much energy as a regular person," she said. "I'm tired all the time."
Tired and wounded at times, but always determined. With one knee bleeding, Meloche crossed the finish line Sunday in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 47 seconds. Her average time per mile was 28.52 minutes.
"That was my fastest time ever, even in practice."
And by late afternoon she had raised $8,655 to fight a disease that tries mightily to hold her back but simply can't.
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Longwood music professor wins choral composition competition
January 21, 2011
Dr. Ryan Hebert, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Longwood University, recently won the Jefferson Choral Society's inaugural Virginia Choral Composition Competition.
Hebert's winning work is a choral setting of E.E. Cummings' poem "i carry your heart with me." The prize, which includes a $500 cash award, will be presented at the premiere performance of the work by the Jefferson Choral Society (JCS) on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joy and Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre/Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, in the JCS's "Poetry in Music" concert. The work will be repeated the next day at 4 p.m. Hebert will attend both performances.
"The contest rules stated that the composer had to use a secular poem," Hebert said. "I thought this poem was a well-written text and setting it to music was easy, because the lyrics already sing. I have done composition a little bit for 10 years. I don't do a lot of it. It's something I do as a hobby. It's fun to do because I don't have to do it."
The JCS, based in Lynchburg and in its 21st concert season, is a 90-voice regional chorus that performs choral works from all periods and many genres. It has toured in Europe five times, and it also has toured in the United States and Canada.
Hebert, who has taught at Longwood since fall 2007, conducts the University Men's Choir, the University Women's Choir, and the Camerata Singers. In addition to his conducting, he teaches aural skills, the fundamentals of conducting, advanced choral conducting, and choral methods. He received the Faculty Recognition Award at the 2010 Commencement.
Before coming to Longwood, Hebert conducted the choirs at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, in Greenville, from 2004 to 2007 and was choral director at Oklahoma City Community College from 1999 to 2002. A native of Thibodeaux, La., he has a B.M. from the University of Alabama, an M.M. from the University of Kansas, and a D.M.A. from Louisiana State University.


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TAMPA | Today begins week two of the Hillsborough defamation trial exposing the workings of "radio wars" between dueling shock jocks Bubba the Love Sponge Clem and Todd "MJ Kelli" Schnitt.
Schnitt and his wife are suing Clem, contending he made "false, highly offensive and defamatory statements" about them.
Clem's former co-host Matt "Spiceboy" Loyd took the witness stand today, where he explained what it meant to be in a so-called "radio war" with another show.
"I love it," Loyd said. "It's a fun, entertaining thing to do. … In the radio business, it keeps you on your toes. It helps you grow as a personality."
Clem's war with Schnitt involved calling his wife Michelle a "whore."
What did they mean by that word, Loyd was asked. That she literally sold her body for money?
No, he responded — "just a general term to try to stir it up."
Did he consider Mrs. Schnitt part of the radio war, he was asked.
"I never considered her at all, to be quite honest with you. It sort of happened," he said.
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Any event that lasts for thirty-nine years is sure to have established some traditions. Christmas on the River is no exception.
"Tradition is the children's play opens during Christmas on the River, as one of their events," said director Jennifer Roemen.
The play will open Saturday at 2 p.m. Another performance takes place Sunday, also at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door, $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults.
There will be three more performances: Dec. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.
The Princess and the Pea is an old familiar story. Without giving away the entire plot, it's about a princess who is put to the test by a king and queen to see if she is worthy of marrying their son.
"We rotate directors. This is my first opportunity for the children's play," said Roemen. "When we choose a director, then the director chooses the play. I just wanted something fun and lighthearted for the children."
This year's play is 'The Princess and the Pea', and in it is a whole cast of area children.
"We have 37 children in it. It's a wonderful play," said Roemen. "We'll have five shows, and it's just a lighthearted little fairy tale."
The play takes place in the auditorium at The Old School in downtown Demopolis at the corner of Main and Pettus.
"It will seat 225 people, and we pack it out," said Roemen.


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Sometimes the best defense is a good offense — just ask the East Newton Lady Patriots.
Facing an imposing post player in Van Buren's Maria Santillana, the Lady Patriots, clinging to a late lead, tried everything they could to keep the ball out of her hands. They double-teamed the junior center. It didn't work. So they did the next best thing — they held the ball.
With just over three minutes remaining in the game, the Lady Patriots stopped trying to score, and instead held the ball in an effort to keep the ball out of Santillana's hands. The concept worked as the Lady Patriots went on to win the game, 50-46.
"We felt like really our best defense was to sit on offense," Lady Patriots coach Marty Rinehart said. "We had a hard enough time. That was definitely part of our thought process, was to, not necessarily just to run the clock out, but just so we wouldn't have to try to guard (Santillana)."
Credit the Lady Patriots for keeping up, especially in the third quarter when Santillana scored 13 of her teams 15 points. The Lady Patriots countered with an offensive threat of their own in the form of senior guard Shelbey Thomlinson.
On three consecutive East Newton possessions in the third quarter, Thomlinson knocked down 3-pointers from virtually the same spot on the floor to account for a nine-point swing and give the Lady Patriots a 40-38 lead with 1:21 remaining in the third. The Lady Patriots went on to score 22 points in the third and pulled out to a 44-40 lead entering the final period.
"She really shot us in the game," Rinehart said of Thomlinson. "We've been kind of waiting for that. She's had two or three nice games in a row. She works harder than anybody I've ever been around. We know what she's capable of and it's good to see her have some success."
Thomlinson led the Lady Patriots with 15 points while Emily Brummett turned in five, Aubrey McDermott three, Haley Heilig nine, Kourtney Brewster 11, Sarah Harper six and Whitney Thomlinson one.
Santillana paced all scorers with 29 points.
The Lady Patriots improved to 5-5 on the season.
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UP: To Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., for having the political courage to risk the wrath of the National Rifle Association and offer a common-sense compromise on the gun bil....
"If they didn't get the gun, that at least delayed (& possibly prevented) whatever harm they would have done."
I would be curious if you have anything to back that up or if it's simple an anecdotal comment but if the goal is simply to delay and possibly prevent, then why tie punishments to the crime? And if the idea is to simply prevent harm and gun shows are the boogey man contributor they are made out to be, why not simply outlaw gun shows?
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If they didn't get the gun, that at least delayed (& possibly prevented) whatever harm they would have done.
Do you also want to prosecute every teenager who tries to buy beer w/ a fake I.D.? & the clerk who handed it back saying, "Nice try, kid," but didn't call the cops?
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I'm curious as to why Senator Manchin doesn't work at enforcing current law. Of 10,000 plus background checks that included lies by the applicants, 62 were prosecuted. What good does passing a law do if it is not enforced?
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If Manchin and Toomey wanted to do something then tackle the problem of care and treatment of the mentally ill and unstable. Get better treatment for them.
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Why all the crying over what the Senate can or an not do? It would never pass the House anyway. If it weren't for all the Lefts public record of being for totally outlawing gun ownership and for confiscating all guns then there may be room to negotiate. Until those people are no longer in office, no sane person would believe any of what they now say. Give them anything and they are not satisfied, they will come back for more and more. BTW buying guns online require the gun be transferred through FFL dealers then to the buyer after a background check. More federal laws are broken by ads in the classified section for buyers crossing state lines to pick up firearms and not processing them through FFL dealers as required by existing law. Is the PN&S complicate in breaking federal law by allowing this to happen, with no warning explaining the consequences?
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I have no connection to the NRA. But I have common sense and pages and pages of not read new rules will not save one person from being shot.
I voted for Manchin. It will not happen again.
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(British grey)
1Of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or an overcast sky: gray flannel trousers
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- One complaint, though: white / gray text on a black background is just plain painful on the eyes.
- He wore white T-shirt and dark gray pants with black belt.
silvery, silver-gray, gunmetal, slate, charcoal, smoky
1.1(Of a person) having gray hair: a gray, fatherly gentleman
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- Wearing a brown jacket, blue shirt and blue jeans, he's undoubtedly grey.
- He's grey, got a few miles on the clock and hooks into the public purse as though he was a fair-dinkum member of the royal family, but a merry old soul he is not.
- No wonder I'm completely gray; you two have worried the color plumb out of my hair.
1.2 informal Relating to old people, especially when seen as an oppressed group: gray power
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- 'If grey power gets itself organised, they'll be the most fantastic force in the land,' she says.
- In America, grey power is the key to electoral victory.
- It felt more like a rally of the grey power movement.
1.3(Of the weather) cloudy and dull; without sun: a cold, gray November day
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- He looked exactly the same as yesterday, though that may have had something to do with the fact that the weather was grey and cloudy.
- The weather is gray and gloomy throughout much of the country.
- Tannadice was enveloped by the kind of dreich, grey weather which made you wonder whether the floodlights would have sufficient wattage to illuminate the pitch.
1.4(Of a person's face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness: a few people, their faces gray and bitter
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- When I turned to look at him, I was shocked to see his face was gray, covered in perspiration and his breathing was shallow.
- Keziah could see the boy's shoulders sagging with exhaustion, and his face was grey with fatigue.
- His brown eyes were quite noticeable on his otherwise gray face.
2Dull and nondescript; without interest or character: gray, faceless men the gray daily routine
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- Zahariev works at a gas station and participation in the contest brought him a ray of light from his normally gray and monotonous routine.
- But as long as it doesn't serve the economical interests of the grey men, those who control the governments that control the world, it won't happen.
- The Holloway road is a grim grey artery filled with traffic pollution and lined by nondescript retail outlets.
characterless, colorless, nondescript, insipid, jejune, unremarkable, flat, bland, dry, stale;
3(Of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics: the gray economy
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- Actually, the so-called grey economy operates very well outside official regulation.
- Finance Minister Milen Velchev believes that the grey economy has receded in Bulgaria in recent years, albeit by a modest degree.
- The latest studies indicate that the grey economy in Bulgaria is at 20 per cent.
1Gray color or pigment: dirty intermediate tones of gray
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- Their water pots are a sudden burst of colour against the dusty grey of the road.
- The sun was just beginning to set and the sky was a combination of blue, orange and gray.
- It's a startling shade of blue grey, but apart from that, it's very well styled.
1.1Gray clothes or material: the gentleman in gray
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- For this show, Marc continues the dark, gloomy feel with black, navy and gray.
- A woman entered dressed in dark gray, the dress was similar to mine, but the shoulders were covered.
1.3 (usually Gray) The Confederate army in the Civil War, or a member of that army.
2A gray thing or animal, in particular a gray or white horse.
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- Just as trumpeters wore distinctive uniforms, so too they rode distinctive horses, usually greys, to aid recognition.
- Inside a house at Farm Road, Hyde, the collection of young adults, blacks, whites and greys had been happily breeding unchecked.
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1(Especially of hair) become gray with age: he had put on weight and grayed somewhat (as adjective graying) a man of about fifty with graying hair
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- In his late fifties, his sandy-coloured hair is greying and a thick grey beard accentuates his rounded face.
- His once brown hair was slowly graying and he'd put on some weight.
- Her straight, dark hair is graying, but her dark eyes are just as sharp and intelligent as they ever were.
1.1(Of a person or group) become older; age: (as adjective graying) a graying workforce
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- As I have grayed, however, I am much more wary of this approach.
- On the one hand the current secondary school workforce is greying.
- It is apparent that our membership has been graying for many years and that fewer and fewer young people are choosing to join us.
age, grow old, mature
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- Display a menu option in a light font to indicate that it is not available: all the property fields on the Shortcut tab are either missing or grayed outMore example sentences
- When I open the Address Book and click on the File menu, the Import and Export options are grayed out.
- Unfortunately, this option is grayed out [ghosted] and I cannot change the setting.
- But better to simply not show them or grey them out so they can't even be selected.
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- Iron is a silvery white or grayish metal that is ductile and malleable.
- The roof above is concrete struts with glass tiled pavement slabs forming hundreds of mini-skylights that let in a certain amount of greyish London light…
- The birds have green/yellow legs and greyish heads.
grayly adverb
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- Sin and evil weren't black - he'd argued the point with a priest - but were greyly anonymous.
- Morning light filtered grayly through the curtains and I dressed quietly not wishing to disturb the elderly person who had granted me such a night of quiet rest.
- We climbed a narrow staircase that led to a dusty office lit grayly by one narrow window.
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- Some people would tell the story of your earlier life as an escape from the austerity and puritanism and greyness and lack of colour of Britain at that time.
- A brightly coloured housing centre provides the only relief from the greyness.
- As a rule of thumb, use olive- or yellow-toned cover-up or foundation to conceal redness around the nose and chin, and pale orange tones to conceal greyness and under-eye circles.
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- Pac-12 football: Larry Scott says DirecTV deal unlikely this season
- Pac-12 football: Cal won't have freshman lineman Takkarist McKinley
- Pac-12 football: Cal's Brendan Bigelow ready for practice after offseason surgery
- Pac-12 football: David Shaw says Stanford's key players healthy
- Pac-12 football poll: Oregon edges Stanford atop North Division
- Pac-12 football: South Division outlook
- Pac-12 football: North Division outlook
CULVER CITY -- The Pac-12 announced Friday that it will limit full-contact practices to two days per week during the regular season, becoming the first conference to codify the amount of contact in practice.
Teams will be limited to two full-contact workouts per week during spring practice, as well. Contact is also being limited during two-a-days: Only one of the sessions can feature full contact.
The league defines full contact as "any live tackling, live tackling drills, scrimmages or other activities where players are generally taken to the ground. Full contact shall not include thud sessions or drills that involve "wrapping up" where players are not taken to the ground and contact is not aggressive in nature.
"I think it's great," Stanford coach David Shaw said of the announcement during Pac-12 football media day. "That's what most of us do anyway."
The move is part of a broader health-safety initiative that includes the formation of a head-trauma task force to study ways of limiting concussions and other head and neck injuries.
"I wouldn't say it's a big change. We normally hit early in the week, then you kind of back off," Cal middle linebacker Nick Forbes said at media day. "The main hitting technique is still done, it's just done without the pads on sleds, with shields. We'll still get the work in that you need. I think it'll just be better for our bodies and player health."
Forbes likened the guidelines to the NFL's approach.
"I know in the NFL, that level is all about longevity and protecting the players," he said. "They rarely hit, they're rarely in pads. Once you get to a higher status, you don't really need brute force and the physicality of the game all the time. Those Sunday sessions in the training room, you're feeling the whole season stack up on you."
Bay Area News Group staff writer Jeff Faraudo contributed to this story.
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Flat Out lived up to his status as the even-money favorite in Saturday's Grade 2, $350,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park, taking command with a quarter-mile to go and pulling clear to a commanding 2 ½-length victory over Last Gunfighter.
First out of the gate, Flat Out quickly relaxed under jockey Junior Alvarado and settled just off Percussion as the latter led through an opening quarter-mile in 23.54 seconds, with the half going in 47.22. Taking aim on the pacesetter, Flat Out snatched the lead rounding the turn and swept last the eighth pole with a two-length advantage that was never threatened.
His winning time for 1 1/8 miles was 1:46.87.
"He was pretty much the best horse in the race," said Alvarado, who teamed with Flat Out to win the Grade 3 Westchester on April 27. "I wanted to break and put him in a good spot, clear on the outside. The pace wasn't too fast. The last two races they had been going :44, so he was a little sharp going :47. He was great. Turning for home, I asked him, and he gave it all to me."
The victory was Flat Out's fifth in six starts at Belmont. His streak began in the 2011 Suburban, continued with the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup and the 2013 Westchester before coming to an end with a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap on Memorial Day.
"This obviously was an easier race than the last two," said Hall of Famer Bill Mott, who trains Flat Out for Preston Stables. "He ran hard today, but he ran real hard to win [the Westchester] and then he got jostled around a little bit in the Met Mile, which may have cost him something. It's nice to see him bounce back. I figured when he went by that horse on the lead, he was going to be tough to beat from there."
Flat Out, who returned $4 for a $2 win bet, closed in on the $3 million mark in earnings, with the winner's purse of $210,000 putting him at $2,945,383. Overall, he is 8-4-4 from 25 career starts.
Mott said the next start for the son of Flatter could be on August 3 at Saratoga Race Course in the Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Invitational Handicap, a race in which Flat Out finished third last year behind Fort Larned and Ron the Greek.
"If he would be doing extremely well, I would say we might take a shot at the Whitney," said Mott. "I suppose that makes some sense, and then try to get him back here for the [Jockey Club] Gold Cup this fall."
Last Gunfighter, who had his six-race winning streak snapped, nosed out the fast-closing Fast Falcon for place. Alpha, the dead-heat winner of last year's Grade 1 Travers, broke open the starting gate before the break and finished fourth. Percussion checked in fifth.
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Area briefs: Charlotte men's soccer team defeats Clemson
Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:13 a.m.
In Charlotte, N.C., Kyle Parker scored two goals in leading Charlotte to a 3-1 victory over 14th-ranked Clemson in a men's soccer match. Manolo Sanchez scored the Tigers' goal.
With the win, Charlotte improves to 6-5-3, while Clemson falls to 9-4-2 this season.
... The baseball team's recruiting class was ranked No. 16 in the nation by Baseball America. The Tigers brought in nine players, including Reed Rohlman (Byrnes), who will be freshmen in 2014.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Junior diver Cole Miller was named SEC Male Diver of the Week.
USC UPSTATE: The volleyball team (3-17) defeated Kennesaw State 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-12). Kayla Eversgerd led the Spartans with 17 kills.
WOFFORD: The men's golf team finished in eighth place at the Pinetree Intercollegiate. Brent McKenzie led the Terriers finishing in a tie for 15th.
LIMESTONE: The men's soccer team (10-2)defeated Belmont Abbey 5-0. Jack Bailey led the Saints with a goal and three assists.
... The women's soccer team (4-7-3) fell 3-0 to Belmont Abbey.
...The volleyball team will host its annual "Dig for the Cure," on Friday during its match against Converse College. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m.
PREPS: Oakbrook Prep finished as runner-up in the SCISA girls golf state tournament earlier this week in Summerville.
The Knights, competing in their first season in school history, fell 355-378 to champion Pinewood Prep.
Oakbrook was the only 2A team participating among seven other 3A schools.
Oakbrook was led by Sophie-Jade Miron with a 82, Leah McGetrick (95) and Ashley Erwin (99).
"Our goal was to place in the top half, so to get second behind defending state champions is phenomenal," Knights coach Elizabeth Myers said. "I am extremely proud of the hard work the girls put in this season. Their reward was bringing home a trophy."
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Hudd and BAE...dreams do come true!
Well, I had to say something in the end didn't I!! Hudd is waddling around for Hull proving that he was never good enough. BAE has gone and I don't really care where. Tom Carroll might - but its a big MIGHT - come back a better player. So, all in all, I could not have asked for a better January. We have a bigger, better squad with cover in almost every position. All that needs to happen now is for the new players to gel with everybody and AVB to pick the right team and play the right tactics - where could it possibly go wrong!!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Do you not think we're looking light at right back (with Walker and Naughton) and left back (with Rose and Vertigo at a push) and up front with Soldado and Daffy (on the assumption - maybe false - that Ade has already played his last game) - both of whom are also getting on.
Hence my comment re the scattergun. A blanket overhaul of midfield, but no specific fix of certain areas.
I think my perception is that either AVB doesn't even believe in himself, or the purchases last season weren't his. We have hardly seen Holtby in a Spurs shirt. Dempsey came and went (even though he did score a dozen or so). Glyfi - looks like he may get a game, but then who doesn't play - and Dembele...?
So we spend the Modric/VDV money overhauling midfield - lose two and bring in 3 - and the next season lose another 3 MFs and buy in 5 - and at the same potentially sideline the players only bought the season before. It just doesn't seem 'planned' to me.
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Its only a scattergun approach if AVB does not have a plan. I agree, as I have said before, I worry about Walker - his defending is not good sometimes - Naughton is not good enough (yet), Rose is not the best LB in the PL by some way and LB is not Verthongen's best position for us. But at least we now have cover and players that want to play for Spurs.
Assuming Adebyor has played his last game for Spurs (unless we end up with our own version of Bentner) , we are still light up front. Personally, I don't like playing with only one striker but I don't know whether AVB's plan is to play Erikson more alongside Soldado or not. As I have said before, playing with two permanent wide players can leave gaps in midfield and unless they are told to get in the box when play is coming down the other flank, we are short in the box which is a curse of ours - or has been.
What I do know, IMO obviously, is that we have a bigger, better squad than ever before. Now its down to AVB and as far as I am concerned, the jury is still out on that one.


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SAN JOSE -- Sharks forward Tommy Wingels said Tuesday that he tried twice to get Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown to drop the gloves in Monday night's 1-0 loss, but Brown declined the offer.
"I guess he didn't want to own up to it," Wingels said, referring to the Dec. 19 knee-on-knee collision between Brown and Sharks forward Tomas Hertl that led to what may be season-ending surgery for the San Jose rookie.
In a scrum that led to roughing penalties at 11:53 of the first period for Brent Burns and Kings forward Colin Fraser, Wingels could be seen tugging at Brown's jersey. The other attempt came earlier in the same shift, Wingels said.