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Like a backwoods Pentecostal preacher on a bender, Denver's Slim Cessna's Auto Club careens around their third release with a whisky bottle in one fist and a bible in the other. Songs like "Jesus Christ," "Water Into Wine," and "Unto the Day" seem sober enough upon first glance, but in the hands of this crew, looks are deceiving. Mixing generous helpings of spaghetti Western tremeloed guitar, country & western, hillbilly, bluegrass, and even klezmer into their gospelized rock & roll, Slim and his band walk hand in hand with the devil and Jesus, seemingly unsure of which they're most comfortable with. Themes of redemption and damnation sit side by side here. With his hyperactive, trembling Stan Ridgway-styled vocals and an arsenal of acoustic instruments including banjo, harmonium, pedal steel, auto harp, fiddle, and accordion, Cessna howls, pants, and most stunningly yodels (especially in the appropriately titled "Goddamn Blue Yodel #7") his odes of sin and salvation as if hellhounds are nipping on his trail. Waltz time dirges alternate with double-time barn burners like "Last Song About Satan," a sort of "Devil Went Down to Georgia" story that, with lyrics like "Lucifer you piece of sh--, I should kick your ass right where you sit," won't be hitting number one in the Bible belt regardless of its fire and brimstone intentions. Not that these fellas will be thumping their Good Books in a church near you. Even when they sound sincere, there's a subtle yet incisive tongue-in-cheek attitude here that throws questions of their seriousness in the air, only aided by band members who cloak themselves in names like Danny Pants and Dwight Pentacost. The spiritual band for people who hate spiritual bands, Slim Cessna's Auto Club drives home their Christian sermons on a crooked road filled with devilish potholes. Hal Horowitz
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General McLane, McDowell each crown 5 champs
On a night when seven wrestlers celebrated multiple District 10 Class AAA titles, a bunch of first-timers helped General McLane earn some payback Saturday at Central Tech.
Runners-up to McDowell for the team title, the Lancers used a strong wrestleback-round afternoon and matched the Trojans with five champions to take the team race, 216-202.
Cathedral Prep's Jake Gromacki at 106 pounds and McDowell's Paul Deitz at 120 and Cody Nolan at 145 became three-time champs. Warren's D.J. Fehlman at 126, McDowell's Nick Gibson at 132 and Steve Spearman at 138 and Central Tech's Andrew Welton at 285 each won for the second time.
Meanwhile, the Lancers got titles from Joe Wheeling at 106, Mike Sutton at 152, Tyler Hendricks at 170, Chris Laird at 182 and Alex Thayer at 195 -- and nearly a fifth from Keller Watkins, who lost in overtime to Fehlman.
"These kids impress me every time we step on the mat," McLane coach Ryan Cook said. "We didn't have a very good semifinal round. We had a little talk with the kids and they rebounded very, very well."
McDowell advanced 12 wrestlers to the Northwest Region tournament in Altoona in two weeks. General McLane pushed through 11, and Cathedral Prep, third in the team race, will take nine.
Wheeling opened the finals with a 3-0 win over McDowell's Charlie Lenox, erasing some frustration after finishing second as a freshman and sophomore.
"That drove me quite a bit," Wheeling said. "I just wanted to get that weight off my back. Plus, my brother Tim won it, and I didn't want him to be only Wheeling to win districts."
Gromacki and Deitz were simply dominant in the next two finals. Gromacki posted an 18-2 technical fall over General McLane's Hunter Hendricks. He had three tech falls, scoring 55 points in under nine minutes of mat time.
"It means a lot to get a third one," said Gromacki, a junior. "I feel like I'm pretty close to the top of my game."
Deitz, who won as a freshman and sophomore before losing to Fehlman in overtime in last year's finals, returned to the top of the podium by beating Cathedral Prep's John Ciotti 14-7.
"I'm really happy to win it again and I'm pretty excited for the team," Deitz said. "I'm just working as hard as I can now to get that state medal."
Nolan followed a similar path. After losing to Titusville's Ehrin Lee in last year's finals, Nolan came in seeded third and knocked off the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to win for the third time, beating Strong Vincent sophomore Jared Carlson 7-3 in the final.
Gibson pinned his way to a second title, recording a fall in 2:26 against Prep's Beau Coletta in a rematch of last year's 126-pound final.
"My mentality this season has been state-title-or-bust," Gibson said. "That's what I've been thinking about every day in the room."
Spearman was joined by his brother Tyree, who won at 160 with a 7-4 decision over Lee.
East senior Pat Williamson won at 220, becoming the school's first champ since Perry Keys in 1980.
"It fired me up," Williamson said. "I wanted to go to school so I could tell everybody."
Welton repeated in dominant fashion, pinning his way into the 285-pound final, where he blanked McDowell's Scot Augustine 5-0.
"It's a little sweeter to come back and win it again," said Welton, who won at 220 last season.
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Volume 58, Issue 5, November 1975
History and present status of liquid surface acoustical holography58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380780View Description Hide Description
Use of the liquid surface as a detector of ultrasonic energy dates back to 1935. Its use as a detector in acoustical holography began early in 1964. The dynamic response of the liquid surface permits real‐time viewing of the image at frame rates of more than 100 per second. Color translation has been demonstrated but is not currently being used in practical systems. Images of soft tissue structures in the hand, arm, and in excised organs show much interesting and useful detail including tendons, muscles, tendon attachments to the skeletal structure, veins, and arteries.
Subject Classification: 10.60; 35.65.
Determination of the wave velocity in an inhomogeneous medium from the reflection coefficient58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380756View Description Hide Description
In this paper, we study the problem of obtaining the velocity of the wave propagation in an inhomogeneous medium from the reflection coefficient (given for all frequencies) for a one‐dimensional wave equation. Following the work of Kay and Moses, we reduce the problem to that of determining a ''potential'' for a Schrödinger‐type equation. However, in our work this ''potential'' depends quadratically on the wavenumber, and this dependence changes the structure of the spectral function and integral equations of the inverse problem. In the first part of the paper, we assume that the wave velocity c (x) has the same value at x=+∞ and at x=−∞. Then we relax this condition on c (x) and consider the cases where c (+∞) is different from c (−∞), but both quantities have well‐defined values. For certain types of velocities, we obtain the reflection coefficient analytically. We then use these reflection coefficients to get approximate solutions to the inverse problem. Finally, we present an example of a heterogeneous medium which is transparent for all frequencies of the incident wave.
Subject Classification: 20.30, 20.35, 20.15.
Difference frequency pressure within the interaction region of a parametric array58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380781View Description Hide Description
A theoretical model that predicts difference frequency pressure within the interaction region of a parametric array is presented. Linear and nonlinear attenuation are neglected, and it is assumed that the primary signals are spherically spreading throughout the interaction region. It is shown that with these assumptions the three‐dimensional scattering integral can be reduced to a single integral if the primary pressure fields are axially symmetric. Analyses of the error introduced by assuming the primary fields are spherically spreading and by neglecting linear attenuation are presented. Theoretical results compare favorably to p'revious experimental results. The results indicate that diffraction effects are more important than attenuation when the observation point is within the interaction region and when primary signal level reduction is due more to spherical spreading than attenuation.
Subject Classification: 25.35; 20.30, 20.15.
Reverberation from plankton at 330 kHz in the Western Pacific58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380782View Description Hide Description
Acoustic volume reverberation was observed in the open ocean at a frequency of 330 kHz and a depth of approximately 20 m. The instantaneous scattering volumes were small, ranging in size from 0.2 to 0.9 m3. The reverberation was observed primarily as an incoherent return from multiple scatterers (probably greater than 10/m3) but there were also discrete echoes of duration equal to that of the transmitted tone burst, 1 msec. The backscattering strength of the water calculated from the incoherent reverberation was independent of the time of day and varied from about −86 dB relative to 1 m−1 down to −96 dB and is surmised to be due to phytoplankton. The discrete echoes were more numerous at night than during the day and were produced by scatterers most of whose target strengths were on the order of −94 to −86 dB, approximately what would be expected of the small zooplankters such as copepods which were present.
Subject Classification: 30.40, 30.30.
Variational method and nonlinear oscillation of bubbles58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380783View Description Hide Description
A new technique, i.e., the variational method, is introduced to solve the problem of nonlinear oscillation of a spherical gas bubble in liquid. The method is simple in concept and straight‐forward in application. In a sinusoidal pressure field, it is shown that besides the fundamental response, harmonic oscillations of the bubble of order 2 and 3, and subharmonic responses of order 1/2 and 1/3 can also be generated. For illustration, the subharmonic response of order 1/2 is analyzed in detail. The amplitude and phase responses as well as the threshold pressures are explicitly exhibited for one branch of the solution. The existence of another complementary branch of solution is also indicated. Stability of the solution is finally discussed also from the variational approach.
Subject Classification: 30.60, 30.75.
Scattering of obliquely incident plane acoustic waves by an elastic disk58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380754View Description Hide Description
In a previous paper, the authors developed a formulation for mathematically modeling the scattering of plane acoustic waves by an elastic body, and results were presented for the scattering of normally incident plane waves from a disk. In this paper, results are presented for scattering of obliquely incident plane waves from the same disk. Total scattering cross sections are calculated as functions of frequency and incident angle. For an incident wave angle of 60°, the calculated displacement distributions on the disk are decomposed into the disk's free vibrational eigenmodes at selected frequencies. The scattering patterns of total pressure and of scattered pressure and contour plots of the nearfield pressure distributions are also presented for frequencies of interest.
Subject Classification: 30.35, 30.40, 30.30.
Surface wave modes on elastic cylinders58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380755View Description Hide Description
Various surface wave modes may exist on solid elastic cylinders imbedded in a fluid. They fall into two classes, having velocities close to either the wave speed in the fluid (Stoneley‐ and Franz‐type modes), or to the bulk wave speeds in the solid (Rayleigh‐ and Whispering Gallery‐type modes). Using analytic and numerical methods, we present here a discussion of the modes of the first class, as well as of the Rayleigh mode. In the limit of infinite cylinder radius, the wavenumbers of the Rayleigh and Stoneley modes tend towards those of the Rayleigh and Stoneley waves on a flat elastic half‐space, while the Franz‐mode wavenumbers tend towards the wavenumber of sound in the ambient fluid. The sheet structure of the elasticsurface waves is discussed in an appendix.
Subject Classification: 35.54; 40.26;30.50;20.35.
Laser‐excited broadside array generated from a spherically spreading laser beam58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380758View Description Hide Description
The problem of the generation of sound from an intensity‐modulated laser is generalized to include the effect of spherical spreading of the propagating laser beam. It is shown that divergence of the laser beam reduces the sound generated perpendicular to the axis of the laser beam and increases the beam width of the sound wave.
Subject Classification: 35.65.
Incoherent ultrasonic imaging system58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380759View Description Hide Description
Fundamental construction and some experimental results of incoherent ultrasonic imaging systems are presented. A means for the generation of incoherent ultrasonic fields, a proper scanning method of receivers for the detection of coherence functions, and methods of signal processing for the reconstruction of images from the detected coherence functions are proposed and their properties are discussed theoretically. A concrete system based on these discussions is constructed. The experimental results show the usefulness of the proposed system, though the experiments are carried out only for one‐dimensional objects. Moreover, as an example for showing the special feature of the system, it is applied to imaging in a turbulent medium. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated by comparing the result with that of a holographicimaging system.
Subject Classification: 35.65; 60.30.
Wave propagation in a viscoelastic rod with temperature‐dependent properties58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380760View Description Hide Description
In this paper the unidirectional wave propagation in a rod made of viscoelastic material of the Maxwell type is considered. The rod is subjected to nonuniform temperature gradients and its mechanical properties are assumed to be temperature‐dependent. A perturbation technique incorporated with the usual Laplace transform method is employed to obtain the analytical solution in series form. The strong temperature‐history effect on the attenuation of the wavefront is demonstrated in simple examples for the case where a stress discontinuity due to constant velocity impact propagates along the rod.
Subject Classification: 40.22; 35.50.
Bearing estimation using a large towed array58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380761View Description Hide Description
When a towed array of hydrophones is significantly nonlinear due to bending, ordinary linear array beamforming gives a biased estimate of the true source bearing. By processing the array as a sequence of smaller aperture subarrays and then computing the mean of the subarray bearings, the variation due to bending is reduced and a reasonably precise estimate is obtained if the average bending angle with respect to the nominal axis is small. The median and mean subarray bearings are analyzed for a theoreticalstatistical model and are tested using artificial data for various sinusoidal array geometries.
Subject Classification: 60.20; 30.82.
Synthetic whole‐nerve action potentials for the cat58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380762View Description Hide Description
In response to a tone burst, a pattern of activity is set up in the set of auditory nerve fibers. A simplified model is described in this paper that can represent this pattern both with respect to the number of nerve fibers involved and the detailed time course of the firings. The parameters of the model concerning frequency selectivity and latency are adapted from measurements with the so‐called reverse correlation technique. Further properties incorporated in the model are saturation for excitation over 40 dB above threshold and high sensitivity. When specific assumptions are made regarding the contribution of the firing of each nerve fiber to the whole‐nerve potential, the waveform of the action potential (AP) can be synthesized from the model. The theory gives a quantitative account of the dependence of the AP latency upon stimulus intensity. Two main contributing factors are frequency selectivity and latency distribution of nerve fibers. Experimental AP amplitudes show a more complex course as a function of stimulus intensity than the theory predicts. Several possible improvements of the method are discussed. Since AP recordings are often used for diagnostic purposes, a separate section of the paper is dedicated to the connection between the properties of auditory nerve fibers and of the whole‐nerve AP in abnormal ears.
Subject Classification: 65.42, 65.35.
Nonmonotonic behavior of distortion product 2f 1−f 2: Psychophysical observations58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380763View Description Hide Description
A detailed study was made of the amplitude and phase characteristics of auditory distortion product 2f 1−f 2 in the neighborhood of an amplitude minimum. For f 2=1.0, 1.2, and 1.4 kHz, f 1 was varied from 0.68⋅f 2 to 0.88⋅f 2, and the (equal) intensity of the two primary tones was varied from 50 to 70 dB SPL. For the one subject investigated, the ampltiude of the 2f 1−f 2 distortion product exhibited a single minimum in the portion of the f 1/f 2 versus intensity plane explored. The value of f 1/f 2 at the minimum was 0.8 and was roughly constant for various frequencies of f 2. The primary‐tone amplitude at the minimum decreased with increasing f 2 from 60 dB SPL at 1 kHz to less than 50 dB SPL at 1.4 kHz. The 2f 1−f 2 phase in the neighborhood of the null was complicated. It changed abruptly at the minimum, it changed more rapidly with f 1/f 2 at primary‐tone intensities below the null than above, and it changed slowly with primary‐tone intensity at f 1/f 2 ratios both below and above the null. Therefore, a complete circuit around the null in the f 1/f 2 versus intensity plane resulted in a change of 2f 1−f 2 phase of 360°.
Subject Classification: 65.56.
Probe‐signal investigation of uncertain‐frequency detection58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380764View Description Hide Description
Observers in a 2IFC detection task were instructed to listen for ''primary'' tones with one of two frequencies, in the presence of a broad‐band background noise. On a small proportion of trials, probe tones of other frequencies were presented instead, following the procedure of Greenberg and Larkin [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 44, 1513–1523 (1968)]. The function relating percent correct to signal frequency may be interpreted as an average internal filter characteristic. All six observers responded correctly on 70%–90% of trials on which primary signals were presented; performance on probe trials was poorer, falling to chance for probe frequencies sufficiently above the higher primary, sufficiently below the lower primary, and for some probes between the two primaries. The widths of the listening bands around the primaries were found to be similar to the widths estimated from one‐primary control conditions. Examination of the sequential data suggests that, while the pattern of sensitivity changes from trial to trial, a model postulating a single filter shifting from one primary to the other is not adequate. Other models of uncertain‐frequency detection are discussed.
Subject Classification: 65.35, 65.75, 65.58.
Backward recognition masking58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380765View Description Hide Description
Backward recognition masking refers to the interference of a second sound on recognition of another sound presented earlier in time. Previous experiments have demonstrated backward recognition masking in an absolute judgment task. In those experiments, all of the experimental conditions were varied randomly within a test session. In the first experiment reported here, backward‐masking functions generated between blocks of trials were compared to those determined within an experimental session. The results showed backward masking using both experimental procedures. The next two experiments evaluate backward‐masking effects in a two‐interval forced‐choice task and a successive‐comparison task. Backward masking was observed in both experiments. The final experiment showed that selectively attending to the ear of the test tone presentation does not attenuate the backward‐masking effects of a second tone presented to the opposite ear.
Subject Classification: 65.22, 65.58, 65.75.
Interaural attenuation versus frequency for guinea pig and chinchilla CM response58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380766View Description Hide Description
Interaural attenuation was estimated for the guinea pig and the chinchilla by determining isopotential curves for the cochlear microphonic (CM) response produced by contralateral and by ipsilateral stimulation at frequencies from 300 Hz to 14.3 kHz. Intracochlear electrodes were used to record the CM from the basal turn. For ipsilateral stimulation, bulla‐sealed to bulla‐open sound pressure ratios showed effects similar to those reported by other investigators: 10–12‐dB loss for chinchilla and 20–22‐dB loss for the guinea pig for the bulla‐sealed condition. The variability of the sound pressuremeasures, considered across animals, was larger in chinchillas than in guinea pigs, and the variance was greatest at frequencies near those at which the external auditory canals and bulla cavities show resonant peaks. There appears to be additional low‐frequency resonances associated with contralateral stimulation for the closed bulla in the chinchilla, largest at 1.1 kHz for frequencies sampled in this report. The interaural attenuation for the chinchilla is largest at low frequencies and is at a minimum of about 34 dB for the open bulla, near 3.0 kHz; in the guinea pig, the minimum interaural attenuation occurs for the closed bulla, about 44 dB at 300 Hz.
Subject Classification: 65.42, 65.40, 65.75.
Ultrasonic registration of the fundamental frequency of a voice during normal speech58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380757View Description Hide Description
A continuous wave of ultrasound through the larynx is used to determine the fundamental frequency of the vocal folds during normal speech. The variation of the ultrasound intensity transmitted between two matched transducers through the vocal fold level is recorded. The apparatus used for these recordings is described. Different transducer positions are investigated and, further, the transducer geometry is discussed.
Subject Classification: 70.20; 80.45.
Acoustic impedance of an annular capillary58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380767View Description Hide Description
The behavior of an acoustic impedance formed by a capillary of annular cross section was investigated. The configuration used in previous work consisted of a cylindrical rod spaced concentrically within a cylindrical tube. Experimentally, this configuration was found to have an impedance magnitude which remained reasonably constant with frequency up to values for which the length of the capillary was comparable to the wavelength. This was checked numerically; computer calculations based on the relevant equations showed that for certain ranges of lengths and annulus thicknesses, the impedance magnitudes are reasonably constant over a useful frequency range. Graphs of impedance magnitudes and phases are displayed for representative values in these ranges.
Subject Classification: 75.40; 85.20; 75.35.
Comparison of cube‐textured and conventional nickel magnetostrictive ring transducers during low‐power linear drive58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380768View Description Hide Description
The magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of a scroll‐wound ring transducer made from cube‐on‐face‐textured nickel were measured and compared to the corresponding properties of a conventional Nickel 200 ring transducer. Both transducers were separately excited in air at low‐power linear drive levels with varying levels of bias induction, and their electrical input impedances were measured. Some in‐water measurements were also made on the two rings at nearly optimum values of bias induction. Nickel 200 exhibits larger μ T 33 and d 33 values at all induction levels, while the textured nickel shows larger k 33 and g 33 values. The data obtained can be used to choose the type of ring and bias induction level of operation which will best satisfy a given requirement.
Subject Classification: 85.46.
Sound source inside and outside of a lined segment of rectangular duct58(1975); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.380769View Description Hide Description
The effect of changes in source position on the attenuation by a lined duct segment has been analyzed. The results show that variations in source position produce significant changes in the attenuation. This is the direct consequence of modifications in the model content of the exciting pressure field.
Subject Classification: 20.45, 20.35.


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A biomedical engineer and political scientist joined the Miami Heat Index to discuss their examination of how the science and politics of HIV/AIDS research has changed since Magic Johnson announced his retirement from the NBA due to HIV.
Podcast DetailsPodcasters: Miami Heat Index, Dr. Manu O. Platt and Dr. Matthew B. Platt
Recorded: April 1, 2012 at 2:24 PM ET
Duration: 39:41
How to Listen: Play the audio embedded below, download the mp3 or subscribe to iTunes
Companion Reading
The podcasters discussed the questions, topics and articles listed below during the HEATcast.
- State of HIV/AIDS research from 1981-1991
- Congressional policy on HIV/AIDS research from 1981-1991
- "The Announcement" by ESPN Films
- Magic got married so he could have someone to "share in all the pressure and things he goes through in life." Is it a coincidence that LeBron James got engaged after losing the NBA Finals last season?
- Wilt Chamberlain's claim of having sex with 20,000 women preceded Magic's announcement.
- How is it possible that Magic's wife, Cookie, was HIV-negative?
- Cookie Johnson is the O.G. of Basketball Wives.
- Do you remember where you were when Magic made "The Announcement"?
- What impact did Ryan White have on the politics of HIV/AIDS in comparison to Magic's announcement?
- David Ho said in the documentary that Magic's immune system has become indistinguishable from a normal person. How did that happen and does it mean he's been cured of HIV?
- Given the scientific advances made in HIV/AIDS research and treatment, why is AIDS the #1 killer of black women age 25-30 for nearly the last 20 years? The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics by Cathy Cohen provides some answers.
- Despite the scientific progress made in HIV/AIDS treatment that is evident in Magic, politics tends to be a greater driver of congressional agenda setting than science. Is Magic's case a combination of science and politics that can drive change?
- What's the role and reputation of the Magic Johnson Foundation in HIV/AIDS research and politics?
If you enjoyed the podcast, the Platt brothers will be presenting their research, "From GRID to Gridlock: The Relationship Between Scientific Breakthroughs and HIV/AIDS Policy in the U.S. Congress" in a Poster Exhibition at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C on Monday, July 23rd. The abstract should be available at the conference's website on Sunday, July 22nd.
This podcast was inspired by E.J. Fischer.


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The Greeley History Preservation Commission is starting a new brown bag lunch series. The first event will be from noon-1 p.m. Thursday at the Greeley Historic Museum, 714 8th St.. Kent Smith, of Smith Sign Co., will talk about historic signs.
More events will follow on the fourth Thursday of every month through October. Upcoming topics include the history of Colorado women, the redevelopment of the Meeker House and the Ute Peoples' Bear Dance. The free talks focus primarily on the history of Greeley and Weld County. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch.
For more information, call Betsy Kellums at (970) 350-9222 or send an email to email@example.com.


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This year, the well-known professional bass fishing tour returns with another Elite Series competition scheduled for Aug. 13 to 16.
Close to downtown Syracuse is Onondaga Lake. Lunker smallmouth, largemouth, carp, panfish and other fish frequent the waters of the lake once touted among the country's most polluted.
Those traveling to the west of Syracuse run into the Finger Lakes and their fine array of fishing offerings.
Based on charter boat creel counts, Skaneateles Lake ranks as the top trout lake among them. The lake, which serves as the water supply for the city of Syracuse, is teeming with rainbow trout, lake trout and landlocked salmon. In addition, the lake has a healthy supply of smallmouth bass and perch, among other species.
Interested in great stream fishing? The area offers a host of streams. Among them, Nine Mile Creek, which Onondaga County stocks with some 40,000 (that's right, 40,000) trout each year. Other notable streams include Chittenango and Limestone creeks, along with West Canada Creek near Utica.
If you're looking to hook into a really big fish, look to Lake Ontario.
Take a guided charter trip out of Oswego harbor. Anglers trolling in sight of the Oswego shoreline have their choice of Alaska-sized chinook salmon, hefty lake trout or trophy-sized brown trout and steelhead.
Related links
» Fishing from shore in Central New York.
» Check out our weekly CNY Fishing Report. Subscribe to our report's RSS feed.
» Follow the latest Oneida Lake news on syracuse.com.
» Follow fishing coverage on syracuse.com from Outdoors Editor David Figura.


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Coaches who transition from college to the NBA, like Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, deal with plenty of changes. The shot clock, the 3-point arc, the level of athletes, the egotistical differences between college kids and NBA millionaires – they all amount to major adjustments, which most coaches to make the step up have not been able to master.
In addition to all of that, Louisville coach Rick Pitino (who should know after two stints as an NBA head coach) believes Stevens will find his adjustment to losing more difficult than anything else.
"I won 52 games and lost 30 with the Knicks," Pitino told ESPN's Andy Katz on Tuesday, "and losing 30 games was painful in one season. But I was an assistant first with the Knicks. The difference for college guys who weren't assistant coaches is you're going to lose a lot of games. You're going to win a lot of games, too, but you're going to lose more (in one year) than you've lost in five years of college. You have to accept losing and that's the most difficult thing."
I've written about this before – it's actually possible Stevens could lose more games during his first season with the Celtics than he did over his entire stay at Butler. He was 166-49 over six years as the Bulldogs head coach. With Boston clearly rebuilding, Stevens could theoretically lose more games by the end of November than he did all of last season (9).
Even the most optimistic Celtics fans would be happy with about 41 wins this season – meaning Boston would also lose 41, two more than Butler dropped over the past four seasons combined. That will provide a tough adjustment for Stevens. He's never dealt with losing and he's so competitive, his wife Tracy recently told the Boston Globe, that he turned their first vacation as a couple into a string of contests (and never let her win any of them).
As head coach, Stevens won't just need to keep an optimistic attitude himself as the defeats pile up. He'll also need to keep the locker room from going astray, which could be tough given that he'll be leading a weird group consisting of . . . young players still forming habits (Avery Bradley, Jared Sullinger, Kelly Olynyk, MarShon Brooks); veterans who realize they probably won't stay in Boston for the long haul (Gerald Wallace, Keith Bogans and Kris Humphries, and maybe even Brandon Bass and Courtney Lee); younger veterans who could be disappointed with at least one of their prime years being wasted in a rebuilding process (Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green); and Jordan Crawford, who would be included in another category if I knew which one he belonged to.
At the time of Stevens' hiring, the coach said he was lured by the organization's commitment to "the process." In other words, he believes the Celtics will demonstrate patience with their vision even if things don't go well immediately. Stevens has said all the right things about results being less important than improving on a daily basis. He's (almost) always been notably calm on the sidelines, and that demeanor could help him when the disappointments come streaming in.
But even if the Celtics are better than people expect, disappointments will come streaming in more often than Stevens is used to. How the coach handles that will be critical to whether he can succeed in the NBA.


text: 09/19/12: The Blog of Legal Times reports that the defendants in a leak case in Washington are challenging the Justice Department's recent filing of confidential court papers in the case, saying that the Government should be required to justify the secrecy. Prosecutors handling the case against Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, a former State Department contractor who is charged with disclosing classified information to a reporter, recently filed court papers in the chambers of US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Kim has asked the District Court to require the Government to explain why the defense should be kept in the dark after more than two years of litigation. "The adversary process is the cornerstone of the American system of justice," defense counsel said in a court filing Monday. "Courts routinely disfavor ex parte proceedings."


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Kate Jackson turned down the chance to play Luciano Pavarotti's adulterous lover in this romantic comedy with music that marks the superstar Met tenor's film debut. Wise woman, that Kate. Pavarotti's extra-large talent may shatter glass and concert box office records, but as a leading man he's a bust. Kathryn Harrold, late of NBC's soap The Doctors, is as lovely as Jackson, but she's stuck with a hopeless role that calls for her to be indifferent to Pavarotti's voice but gaga over his body. Huh? Pavarotti has an engaging manner, but as a lover he weighs in on the far side of Orson Welles. Norman Steinberg, a former Flip Wilson comedy writer, adapted Anne Piper's novel about a married Italian opera star who gets involved with a sexy lady doctor on his American tour, and maybe that's why the dialogue is full of unintentional howlers. "You are a thirsty plant—Fini can water you," Luciano tells Harrold lasciviously. After he informs her that he won't leave his wife, Harrold retorts, "Part of you isn't enough." Given his girth, what more does she want? Their relationship culminates in a free-for-all fight that, like the entire movie, has all the snap of limp fettuccine. What attracted director Franklin (Patton) Schaffner to take on this misguided attempt to turn Pavarotti into the new Mario Lanza is anyone's guess. Chances are he is simply a devoted opera buff. If so, he should have let his star just sing. When Pavarotti caresses Ave Maria or turns his glorious voice loose on an aria from Turandot, he hits all the right notes. The rest falls flat. (PG)
Picks and Pans Review: Yes, Giorgio
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Wrestling Forum : WWE, TNA, Indy Wrestling, Lucha Underground, Women of Wrestling Forums (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/forumindex.php)
- Rants (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/rants/)
- - IWC Double Standard (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/rants/635196-iwc-double-standard.html)
IWC Double Standard
Over the last six months or so, I've noticed a double standard from so called "smarks", that exposes them for what they truly are.. just "marks".
Look at when Bryan/Punk were feuding for the WWE title. Their angle had virtually no storyline at first, until the inclusion of AJ which in any other storyline, would have immediately soured it. But, because this is Punk and Bryan, it was automatically a great feud. I remember people saying their match at Over The Limit was 5 stars, and even before the match had happened people were saying it would be a match of the year candidate.. lots of you were calling for this feud to keep going on til Summerslam, where they would have the final blow off match. By my calculations, thats a lot of PPVs
Now, look at Sheamus and Del Rio. They're on onto their THIRD one-on-one PPV match in a row, one less than the FOUR that many of you were calling CM Punk-Bryan to have from Over The Limit to Summerslam, and added to that, their feud has an actual storyline, however weak it may be. So why is 3 PPV matches too much for Sheamus and Del Rio, but too little for Punk and Bryan?
I know the real reason why.. because you're all marks. The difference between a mark and a smark is that a smark, or a "smart mark", is someone who is "smart to the business" - that they can review and criticise things objectively from a business standpoint. A "mark" is someone who cheers for their favourites and gets tangled up.
Of course, that does not negate Sheamus-Del Rio being overkill, and I am inclined to agree, but the fact is a lot of you are saying their feud is too much yet demanding more matches between wrestlers you DO like? Get it now? That's being a mark.
So in your strivance to be "smart", a lot of you just come across as marks. Not that there is anything wrong with that mind you - I like to be a mark myself sometimes as well, it's all part of the fun of wrestling, and if you completely remove yourself from "marking out", then what is the point of watching wrestling?. Also, don't confuse being "smart" to the business, with intelligence, think of it as "aware".
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Another one of these threads. I'm also not surprised you're the one that made it since you're once of these anti-smark smarks that bitch about this supposed "hypocrisy" of a group of people you lumped together just so you can hit your strawman.
People did bitch about Bryan v Punk feud. They bitched about them facing each other too often. They bitched about AJ. They bitched about Kane. They constantly bitch.
What is it with Russo marks always complaining about the "IWC"? Jesus.
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Maybe becasue Sheamus/ADR sucks? It just has no energy... Punk/Bryan had a chance if they hadn't done stupid booking. Having long fueds is actually nice, but only when there is an actual reason for the feud to continue and there is actual energy between the two. Right now, Sheamus/ADR is just booking two stars that just don't have great chemsitry, the audience really isn't into it, and very few actual care about who comes out on top in the end. That makes for a bad long feud.
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For starters, Punk/Bryan only had 2 one-one matches and one multi man match. Also, Sheamus/ADR have been feuding since April. If it weren't for ADR getting injured a week before NWO they would be working their fifth PPV match together (including their fatal four way at OTL).
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You're part of the IWC too buddy. Quit acting like you're somehow above it.
People on here are bored of Del Rio vs Sheamus but not of Bryan vs Punk. They want the feud that bores them to end. No double standard there.
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Yeah, I bet when you made this thread you thought you were really smart.
You aren't.
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That was a bunch of nonsensical bullshit.
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For your information I have seen absolutely a huge amount of posts about how AJ ruined the "pure" wrestling feud that Punk and Bryan had, how she tarnished and completely ruined the whole rivalry. I have also seen a few posts of people who are enjoying the Del Rio/Sheamus feud still. So your argument, regardless of how well structured or good it is completely floored simply because you think the IWC is an umbrella of the same opinion which you are trying to desperately get away from. It's embarrassing.
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Such an innovative thread. Everyone and their grandmas know that the IWC has people that act extremely hypocritical, but, like Crusade said, people need to stop categorizing every wrestling fan who critiques the WWE as some evil "IWC" no life. What, are we supposed to sit through hours of bullshit and praise WWE for it? A lot of us still watch this shit because we're loyal to the WWE, similar to fans of bad sports teams. You making a thread, criticizing people for being "hypocrites" changes nothing.
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State university faculty pledge not to strike this semester
The president of the union representing faculty and coaches at the 14 state-owned universities -- including Edinboro University of Pennsylvania -- has pledged not to call a strike during the current semester.
Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties President Steve Hicks made that pledge in an open letter to students who attend Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools.
In that letter, Hicks outlines the differences remaining between the two sides, which he said revolve around pay for online classes and temporary faculty and health benefits.
The two sides have been in negotiations for roughly two years. The union's general membership approved a strike earlier this month, giving leadership the ability to call a strike if they deem it necessary.
Edinboro University's fall semester is set to end Dec. 14. The spring semester will start Jan. 28.


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Warner Bros. issued an update to its terrific Scribblenauts Remix game for iOS yesterday, which introduces voice-controlled gameplay to the iPhone 4S with a feature called "Scibblespeak." Much like Siri, the device's built-in digital assistant, Scribblespeak allows you to create objects like a "zombified cheerleader" using nothing but your voiceFor those who haven't previously played Scribblenauts Remix, the aim of the game is to help a boy called Maxwell on his mission to acquire the Starite. You must create all sorts of weird and wonderful objects and then bring them to life to help you solve each challenge.
With the game's latest update, version 1.2, you can now create those objects using your voice thanks to Scribblespeak. Here's a video from its creators to demonstrate how it works:
We think this is pretty incredible, and we can't wait to see voice controls in other iOS titles.
If you haven't already purchased Scribblenauts Remix, you can grab it in the App Store now for $2.99. But bear in mind the Scribblespeak feature is exclusive to the iPhone 4S.
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EAST LANSING — Michigan State played its best game, collectively, of the season in defeating Michigan 29-6 on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
The defense was rock solid, and the offense took another step in its development.
There were plenty of heroes for the Spartans, but it's important to note that this is so because each played their responsibility first, and no one attempted to do more than they were capable of doing.
That's the type of discipline championship teams carry, though Michigan State (8-1, 5-0) has plenty of work to do before it's ready for that label.
The last time the Spartans were tested to handle success, following a 42-28 win over Indiana, they followed up with a 14-0 snoozer against Purdue.
Only time will tell if this team has grown up enough to handle success and be ready to make history as the first Michigan State team to beat Nebraska on Nov. 16.
The Spartans are 0-7 all-time against the Huskers, and they'll have to travel to Lincoln and overcome the intimidating "Sea of Red'' environment.
Connor Cook handled the pressure of the rivalry and was effective, though not spectacular, at 18-for-33 for 252 yards with a TD and an interception. Cook might simply not have the instincts to be an effective scrambler. Cook has heart, though, and he showed it by powering in for his first TD run.
Fullback Trevon Pendleton turned in MSU's most explosive play of the season with his 49-yard catch and run. Jeremy Langford had a fumble and was largely shut down in the first half, but finished the game on a high, showing a hunger running the ball in the second half. Can Langford handle success and build on it? Delton Williams will fight for more work, as will Nick Hill.
Four dropped passes, including a dropped pass for a touchdown. The unit has improved, but it's not where it needs to be to compete at a championship level. Bennie Fowler made a great TD catch, but he dropped another TD pass. Tony Lippett is reliable. Macgarrett Kings needs to be more involved, as does the good version of Aaron Burbridge. Tight end Josiah Price took a half-step back with a drop and a hold. Michael Dennis had a motion penalty.
A workmanlike performance against a talented Michigan front seven with very good pass protection and adequate run blocking. The offensive line really took over in the second half -- there were 14 rushes for 16 yards in the first half, 25 for 126 in the second half.
Completely dominant. Coach Ron Burton can take a bow. Aggressive, physical and disciplined. Shilique Calhoun had six tackles, 2 1/2 sacks, two QB pressures. Marcus Rush had four tackles and tremendous contain. The tackles, Micajah Reynolds and Damon Knox, blocked up gaps and pushed the pocket back.
Another marquee performance, with Denicos Allen making nine stops and two sacks, and Max Bullough playing defensive QB with great checks and adjustments in addition to make five stops and getting two QB pressures. Ed Davis made the most of his time on the field with 2 1/2 sacks, and Taiwan Jones was there to stop the run.
Darqueze Dennard was masterful in coverage and run support with an interception and a forced fumble. Trae Waynes gave a bit too much cushion in the first half. Isaiah Lewis got burned on a 58-yard pass, but he was in position for the pick or a pass breakup. Kurtis Drummond was solid.
Kicker Michael Geiger was a rock with field goals of 40, 44 and 35 in inclement weather in a big game. Punter Mike Sadler dropped two punts inside the U-M 10-yard line. Kick coverage gave up a 35-yard return. Demetrious Cox had an unnecessary personal foul late. R.J. Shelton had a nice 36-yard kick return. Macgarrett Kings needs better blocking on punt return.
The defensive plan could not have been better, and the execution was near flawless. It's a game tape Pat Narduzzi will never lose track of in his home or office. Offensive coordinator Dave Warner was a little disappointed with his unit's start, but Warner was on top of his game in the second half and his offense got dialed in. At the top, Mark Dantonio sets just the right tone in this rivalry.
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John Kay backs retail investment start-up
John Kay, the economist who last year proposed to the UK government a series of equity market reforms, has emerged as a backer to Nutmeg, an Internet start-up company that manages portfolios for retail clients.
Kay has made a "substantial personal investment" in Nutmeg and will also act in an advisory capacity, according to a statement from the firm.
Nutmeg.com was set up by Nick Hungerford, a former Brewin Dolphin and Barclays director, and William Todd, its chief technology officer.
Users with as little as £1 to invest are asked to identify their goals, investment time horizon and risk appetite. Based on these answers, Nutmeg creates a diversified global portfolio of equities, bonds and assets using exchange-traded funds, which aims to give access to many of the same themes and styles that active managers embrace, within a cheap and liquid structure.
Nutmeg.com offers investors zero upfront charges, zero withdrawal charges and zero transactional costs. Management fees are 1% or less and loyalty is rewarded by lowering the management fees which can be reduced to as low as 0.3%.
Kay recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the future of equities, co-chaired with Hungerford, in which he outlined his belief that there is widespread dissatisfaction in the financial services industry, as a result of over-intermediation, ineffective regulation and a severe lack of transparency around charges and fees.
The Retail Distribution Review came into force at the beginning of the year. It is designed to provide greater transparency on what is being paid, and to whom, and has already forced some firms to pull out of certain markets where the high fees they charge retail clients are being laid bare.
However Kay said in the statement: "To some degree RDR may bring down the cost for investors, however what we've been seeing is intermediaries employing a range of devices to minimise the impact, that don't actually make that much difference when it comes down to it. Investors need a simple choice when it comes to intermediation, and development in online technology is the best way of making this happen."
Nutmeg's other investors include Todd Ruppert, a former board member of T. Rowe Price International, and Tim Draper, a venture capitalist who was one of the first investors in Skype and Hotmail, which were both later bought by Microsoft.
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Keelan Ewaliko can't wait to play for Hawaii
June 29, 2014 - Robert Collias
Caught up with Keelan Ewaliko the other day and he had a lot to say about UH football. Here is the start of my story from Saturday's paper:
Keelan Ewaliko was the Maui Interscholastic League rushing and scoring leader in each of his final two seasons as the Baldwin High School quarterback.
Last week, the University of Hawaii redshirt freshman changed positions for the fourth time before he has played a down for the Rainbow Warriors - to running back.
"I think about it every day," Ewaliko said of his college debut. "Every day that goes by is one day closer to game day. The coaches have been telling us, 'Envision the day, envision doing your job.' "
Ewaliko won five state sprint gold medals in his only two seasons running track, leading the Bears to back-to-back state team titles. He rushed for 1,815 yards - with an average of 8.6 per carry - and 26 touchdowns in three seasons at Baldwin.
"I talked to coach (Norm) Chow one day before a workout and he just told me, 'What do you think about playing running back?' " Ewaliko said. "I was just, like, 'I was always an offensive player, offensive side of the ball, and I have always run the ball,' so it's not something I need to learn. It's natural for me to run the ball."
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LocationHOPS is located at the Hopland Research and Extension Center of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources unit.
NetworkBK, BARD (Berkeley Digital Seismic Network and Bay Area Regional Deformation Network)
GeologyFranciscan Formation
Vault/Borehole ConditionsThe instruments are located in a steel and concrete vault benched into a hillside with 2 meters of soil overburden. The vault is oriented north/south to minimize the effects of solar heating. The concrete pier is covered with 4" of insulation on the sides and 8" of insulation on the top. The datalogger and supporting equipment are in an adjacent room.
GPS Monument DescriptionThreaded 5/8" rod cemented 0.8m deep into bedrock
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June 6, 2012
Dishonest Kiruv! The Building of Responsible Jewish Outreach Movements
I have been serving as a Jewish outreach professional for the last 2 years as the Senior Jewish Educator at the UCLA Hillel. I am so fortunate to be able to spend my days talking and learning with students about their life journeys. At its best, Jewish outreach provides a student alienated from Judaism with a warm, inclusive, sophisticated, honest entry point into finding his or her voice and place within the Jewish tradition and community. At its worst, outreach is deceptive, closed, and arrogant. It can be hard to tell the difference, because both types of outreach are done with a smile and bowl of cholent.
Orthodox groups engaged in kiruv include the National Jewish Outreach Program, with events at 3,700 locations throughout North America (and nearly 40 nations); Chabad, with its more than 3,000 emissaries (shluchim) in 70 countries; and groups such as Aish HaTorah, JAM, Maimonides, and Ohr Somayach. Of course there are thousands of other professionals (across the ideological spectrum) at Kollels, Hillels, shuls, and schools also doing significant outreach work. There are so many responsible and ethical Orthodox outreach professionals in the field that we cannot let those who are more narrow and deceptive ruin the perception of the rest. Outreach professionals are often courageous leaving their comfort zone to engage others in the tradition in inconvenient ways. However, many have been very critical of some kiruv tactics, especially among the Hareidi, for refusing to acknowledge any opinion but their own and for not answering difficult questions. One critical blog quoted Rabbi Emanuel Rackman's critique of this closed, fundamentalist mindset that can be found:
Kiruv, when done immorally, encourages a break from one's family and friends who are not observant, pushes the student to make quick changes in observance, uses Bible codes and flawed philosophical logic with those who cannot detect the difference, uses alcohol to attract students, offers theological certainty, suggests that if one is religious they will be successful in all while dismissing the complexities of all human relationships and struggles, and promises a life of bliss if one merely chooses the true path.
When I was learning at an outreach yeshiva in Jerusalem, there was a sign above my bed that said "Don't be so open-minded your brain falls out." I was confused why open-minded thinking wouldn't be in sync with sophisticated religious learning. I heard the most repulsive thing on campus once when I was in college which I have hesitated to even put in writing. I recall a group of us being told by an outreach professional (while being served "a l'chaim" – shot of liquor) that "shiksas are for practice" (that non-Jews, spoken about derogatorily, are for practice before one ultimately must settle down with a Jew). I was beyond appalled but also confused because this seemed to be a pious Orthodox rabbi giving me advice. While there have been many negative interactions, I am certainly very grateful for the great support that so many outreach organizations provided me during my religious journey.
We must call for an end to these practices. We must not become more concerned with charisma and gimmicks than truth, service, and piety. Are we willing to sell anything just to get five more "unengaged" Jews into the room or to prevent inter-marriage? Jewish integrity demands more. Bad kiruv claims the ends justify the means (i.e. do whatever it takes to make people more religious). Good outreach sees the individual as an end him or herself acknowledging their Tzelem Elokim (that they are created in the image of G-d). Further, the Rambam taught that "ki ha'seichel hu kavod Hashem" (intellect is the glory of G-d). To cheapen Torah to gimmicks is an affront to G-d and to man.
Irresponsible outreach prioritizes and encourages a more insular sense of community and a more narrow worldview. This is most troubling on campus when we should be educating young Jews how to be in the world not to escape from it. I have now encountered students at university who deny evolution, global warming, and the value of secular wisdom due to inappropriate kiruv influences. One can legitimately deny grounded scientific theories with inquiry, research, and humility but not based on five minute conversations with rabbis who speak with certainty yet are untrained in scientific research and methodology.
To be sure, I am an Orthodox rabbi and one of my personal spiritual goals is to help others grow in their observance level. My colleagues and I strive to do that with honesty, intellectual openness, and on the terms that students are interested in. I would like to inspire my Jewish students to be more frum (inspired toward deeper religious commitments). But I want to guide others to where they want to go, not coerce them due to some alternative motive of mine.
Kiruv and pluralism need not contradict if one adopts a constructivist-contextualist approach. I can embrace the fact that very different responsible choices about one's religious life are valid yet still want others to adopt a position more similar to my own. I respect their past narrative in its proper context and so I must respect their choices yet I also, as a religious educator, hope to partner with them to be inspired to reshape their future narrative not through an invasive imperialism of the soul but rather through a dual liberation. The one doing the kiruv should also expect to be mekaraived (be brought closer) in the process as well. To me, religious outreach is about engaging in partnered salvation from the world that is to the world that ought to be.
The best outreach involves chesed (acts of kindness). It is through giving to others, social justice work, service projects, and inviting others to have an impact in the world (all infused with Jewish learning and conversations) where we can empower others to learn and grow in their tradition, as individuals, and as citizens. It is the most honest and effective approach that conveys Judaism is ultimately about service and giving, love and justice.
The more we intentionally try to change young Jews, the more we mess them up. The great 15th century kabbalist Meir Ibn Gabbai taught that influencing humans is similar to playing a violin. If you place two violins with their strings facing one another and draw a bow across one string, the same string on the other violin across from it will vibrate as well. So, too, with souls. We do not manipulatively reach out and touch another's soul. Rather we turn our soul on and encounter one another honestly. That is the way Ibn Gabbai teaches we can best achieve a spiritual awakening for ourselves and others. We owe our students the most attractive, powerful, and compelling models of Judaism. But more than that, we owe them honesty, patience, and respect.
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"It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change", Darwin had said, in a more long-winded form. I have been in awe of evolution as a concept for a while now, and have rather prided myself on being adaptive, specially in my work context. In terms of hard skills, I still believe that's the way to go. However, when dealing with people, both in personal and professional settings, I have realised that it is possible to go overboard on being adaptive.
A meta prequel before I get to that. On hindsight, I am seeing an evolution in my thinking on this subject. Back in April of last year, I figured out that I am happier when I don't judge myself. Later, in October, I realised that there is a correlation, and probably even a causation, between my happiness and the way I treat others. I decided to fix my happiness as my compass. But when I read this post from a couple of months ago, it seems as though I had wandered off the track I had decided on. More