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One hundred miles of extreme terrain, starting elevation of 10,200 feet, muscle-straining climbs, and breathtaking views – the Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race to many is considered the race of all races. Winding throughout Colorado's majestic Rocky Mountains, this ride is surely one that calls to the ambitious.
If you're anything like the challenge-hungry goal seekers here at Boa, you've probably already started making a training plan for next year's LT 100. But what does it take to compete in a race like this? And how would you even go about training for it? Luckily, we have a Leadville 100 MTB Race veteran on staff who knows a thing or two about mountain biking through extreme terrains.
For his second year in a row, Boa's New Business Development Manager Patrick Lawrence is facing the obstacles of the LT 100 MTB head on. An avid mountain biker for the past 29 years, Patrick knows what it takes to train and compete in the type of conditions that the Leadville 100 boasts.
We sat down with Patrick to get the scoop on his go-to preparation and race day tips for grueling mountain bike races like the LT 100 MTB. Whether you've been cycling for decades or are a newbie to the sport, these are great pointers to keep in mind.
Prepping for the LT 100 MTB in 5 Steps
- Practice riding with consistent mileage six days a week: You do not need to reach 100 miles every day, but you should aim to build over a period of 12 weeks.
- Maintain a healthy diet: What you eat will affect your ride. While you're training, test out different food options to determine what you're going to eat during the race.
- Train with a partner: This will help you push yourself to ride further, longer, and harder.
- Familiarize yourself with the course: Pre-riding course climbs is a good way to learn what you're in for on race day so that there are no surprises.
- Practice riding at elevation: The LT 100 begins at 10,200 feet and only increases from there. It's important to acclimate your body and to know how it reacts to trails at high elevation.
3 Ways to Survive the LT 100 MTB
- Mental focus is essential: With a race as strenuous and long as this, it's crucial to work on your focus. Don't set your goals too high, especially if you are coming from lower altitudes.
- Drink and eat often: Aid stations with food and drink are set up to take advantage of – use the benefit of these! Eat as much solid food as possible during the race. My snack of choice is Dr. Lim's Rice Cakes.
- Pace yourself: Too often, riders start out of the gate pushing way too hard to keep up with the pack, and then end up finishing the race walking or not finishing at all. The course is long with the hardest climb – "the pipeline" – at the 70 mile mark. The best way to finish strong is to pace yourself across all 100 miles.
The Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race is an epic challenge incorporating high altitudes, major climbs, and long – potentially windy – road sections. Set a goal to conquer this course in whichever way you see fit, but be sure to have fun! Very few people get to participate in this race, so if you're one of the lucky ones who is this year, be sure to make the most of every step of the experience.
It's not too late to compete in the 2014 Leadville 100 MTB Race! We're giving away two FREE entries this year. Learn how to earn one: ridethatchangeditall.com


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In recent seasons, the Phillies have parted ways with a considerable collection of well-regarded prospects in efforts to acquire established big league players. As time passes, those young players get closer to contributing for their new organization at the highest level and some are already doing so. As this year's trade deadline approaches, here's a glance at how many of those former Phils' farm hands have performed throughout the pros thus far in 2012.
Jonathan Singleton, 1B, traded to Houston in the 2011 Hunter Pence deal- In 82 games with the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, the 20-year-old has posted a .271 batting average with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 12 HR and 49 RBI.
Jarred Cosart, RHP, also dealt in the Pence trade- In 13 starts for Corpus Christi, the righty hurler is sporting a 4-5 record with a 3.91 ERA and a .273 batting average against. Cosart, 22, made 1 start for Triple-A Oklahoma City in May, allowing 4 earned runs in 6 innings of work. Overall in 79 2/3 innings pitched this season, Cosart has struck out 64 and walked 33.
Domingo Santana, OF, included as player to be named later in Pence trade- Batting .307 with 16 doubles, 5 triples, 12 homers and 62 RBI in 62 games for Class A Advanced Lancaster. The 19-year-old has walked 30 times this year, nearly matching his full season total of 32 from 2011.
Jonathan Villar, SS, traded to Houston in the 2010 Roy Oswalt deal- In 84 games with Corpus Christi, the 21-year-old Villar has tallied a .264 batting average with 7 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR and 48 RBI. Additionally, the switch-hitting Villar has stolen 39 bases in 47 chances (83% success rate) this year.
Anthony Gose, OF, traded in the Oswalt deal and flipped by Houston to Toronto on the same day- In 87 games for Triple-A Las Vegas this year, Gose has posted a .290 average with 18 doubles, 9 triples, 4 HR and 38 RBI. The 21-year-old Gose has stolen 29 bases in 36 chances (81% success rate) for LV.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, traded to Toronto in the 2009 Roy Halladay trade- Currently sidelined with a torn knee ligament, the 23-year-old tallied a .333 average with 21 doubles, 2 triples, 16 homers and 52 RBI in 67 games for Las Vegas.
Kyle Drabek, RHP, dealt in the Halladay trade- In 13 big league starts this year, the 24-year-old Drabek posted a 4-7 record with a 4.67 ERA and 47 strike outs and 47 walks in 71 1/3 innings pitched. Drabek is out for the year after undergoing his second career Tommy John surgery in June.
Michael Taylor, OF, also included in Halladay deal before being traded again to Oakland- Taylor, 26, has a .302 batting average with 23 doubles, a triple, 6 HR and 41 RBI in 76 games with Triple-A Sacramento this season. Additionally, in 4 big league games with the Athletics this year, Taylor went 3-for-16 (.188 avg).
Carlos Carrasco, RHP, traded to Cleveland for Cliff Lee in 2009- Carrasco, 25, had Tommy John surgery last September and began throwing from a mound last month.
Jason Donald, IF, also included in the Lee trade- The 27-year-old righty hitter has a .250 batting average with 8 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR and 18 RBI in 42 games with Triple-A Columbus Clippers. Donald also played in 18 games with the Indians this season, batting .188 with a double and 4 RBI.
Lou Marson, C, included in the Lee trade- In 33 games with the Indians this year, the 26-year-old is sporting a .297 batting average with 6 doubles, 2 triples and 8 RBI.
Josh Outman, LHP, traded in the 2008 deal with Oakland for Joe Blanton, Outman is now in the Colorado organization following Tommy John Surgery- In 15 big league games (7 starts) this season, Outman has a 0-3 record, a 9.00 ERA and a .310 batting average against.
Adrian Cardenas, IF, also included in the Blanton deal, Cardenas is now in the Cubs system- In 37 games at Triple-A Iowa, Cardenas is batting a .321 average with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR and 23 RBI. During a stint with the big league club earlier this year, Cardenas batted .189 with 5 doubles and 1 RBI in 25 games.
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Singleton's numbers shown here look good, but in addition, he has the 4th highest OPS in a league in which, at 20, he's the 3rd youngest position player. He has played mostly 1st base this year, but also 19 games in the outfield.
Another one of interest is Domingo Santana, the PTBNL in the Pence trade. He's hitting .307/.377/.533 for a .909 OPS, 8th highest in the A+ California League. He's the only position player under 20 in that league.
I liked Santana, and I was pissed when he turned out to be the PTBNL. I thought that was a term for a fill-in prospect, not a legit one. The Pence trade looks uglier by the day.
I think these stats show mostly that it takes talent to acquire talent, although I think that in some of these trades, the Phils got the better end of the deal. The jury is still out on a few players, but Donald, Outman, and Cardenas don't appear to be stars in the making.
The one major failure looks to be the Pence deal. It'll take some time for these prospects to make an impact, but it appears so far that they all will be pretty darned good. Pence may be better than average with the bat, but the Phils likely paid too much, and probably could have used these prospects to get someone better. Of course, that's speculation. I'm not a scout, so I can't pass judgement on Singleton's or Cosart's skills, and I also don't know what other teams had players they wanted to trade.
…which is really a shame, especially when you consider that the Pence trade was completely unnecessary. A first-place team virtually guaranteed to make the playoffs giving up the farm to improve its offense only marginally. It was stupid. Ugh.
yea manny i too was pissed when they added santana as the PTBNL. take him out of it and the trade isn't bad! with howard tied up at first for 5 years theres no way singleton was gonna crack onto the phils unless it was at another position. (which if i remember they tried him in left and it wasn't working out) so if santana wasn't thrown in the trade is acceptable. and i also agree that they would have won the div. anyway.
the thing that jumps out on me is the amount of pitching prospects o f ours that have had tommy john surgery! outman,carasco, and drabek! and if i remember drabek is also having it done. cosart was supposidly marching to his own drum and wasn't exepting coaching and his numbers indicate that he hasn't perform much better for his new team. most of the position players mentioned in the article were players in positions that were filled on the phils by guys in their prime who they were never gonna unseat. yea they could have hung on to them but the phils org. in my mind was in uncharted waters for the first time in the teams history.
i have wrestled with the pain of losing some of these guys. right now it would be good to know that they were still with us to replace our now aging stars. but if they were ? i ask myself sometimes . would we have won five div titles a WS and another WS appearence? i don't know but it is was it is as they say! whoever they are lol.
we had a good run man! it's time to start a new one, we still have a shot (an outside one at that)
Ryne, trading Singleton and Cosart was already enough of an overpay. You have to look at where the Phillies were in the standings at the time of that trade. They were already in first place. From May 23rd (when Utley returned) through July 29 (the day the Pence trade went down) they had one of the best offenses in the league.
There was absolutely no reason to make that trade. There was no need. The offense was good. The pitching was historically good. They were in first place by a handful of games, and their odds of making the playoffs were something like 99%.
Saying "Singleton was blocked" is nonsense. First, he's 20. He'll be 25 when Howard's contract expires, if he even manages to stay healthy through it. Use the "Ed Wade Googles" and look up what ages Chase and Howard were when they first started playing every day. Second, read Schmenkman's first comment in this thread again. Singleton has played 19 games in the outfield this season. And third, it's better to hold onto a player who has a lot of value and make a trade for something you really need, rather than making a trade for a superfluous piece like Pence was last season.
There is no real justification for that deal, especially considering what little Atlanta had to give up to get Bourn shortly after the Pence deal.
i was equally if not more pissed when micheal taylor went to the jays instead of brown! i think taylor was devistated by the trade cause i remember an iterview with him where he was thrilled to death knowing he was close to performing in front of the sellout crowds at CBP. and then he was shipped to okland the same day. and his play for the A's and their minor leagues showed it. he's just now started to get his act together. this is one guy i think the phils should try to get back somehow. he's still young has gads of talent and is a REAL 5 tool player unlike brown.
Seems we're in agreement on the Pence deal. Damn shame D. Santana was added later. I thought a smaller chips like Jamey Carroll to replace Minny mart and another of bench bat would've sufficed. This is what Gillick did so well. RAJ just loves the big deal.
The Hunter Pence deal was, is, and forever shall be an abomination. It's totally inexcusable.
You can also make a pretty good case that the 2nd Lee trade, the one in which he went to Seattle, was pretty damn damaging to the organization, because not only did they not get any real blue-chip prospects in return, it also opened up a hole in the rotation that they then later needed to fill with Roy Oswalt, costing them Gose and Villar (and Happ, who had some value at the time).
Yep. It is appalling that we didn't get a single blue-chip prospect in the second Lee trade (of course we didn't give up any legit ones either when we first got him, but that's Cleveland's problem, not ours), especially when Lee was only costing 9 million. Without that move, there would've been no Oswalt deal and we would've certainly ended up at the same point where we are now but with a couple more/better prospects still in our farm.
One thought: the Pence deal was to acquire an outfielder not just for 2011, but for '12 and '13, too. In that respect, it was still a gross overpay, just marginally less egregious.
Also, I'm not so sure the Lee trade was that damaging. Happ was injured for a large part of 2010, and he's been pretty worthless since. Maybe some of the prospects traded for Oswalt will be good, but Happ certainly hasn't been. And it's still possible that the guys received for Lee could at least be decent. None of them are very old yet, and all supposedly have potential.
It is good to keep tabs on our lost prospects. Thanks,
Probably should also note that Drabek is out with a torn UCL, so he's having (or has already had?) Tommy John surgery for the 2nd time in his career.
although i still think he was blocked, i agree with you that in hindsite that trade shouldn't have been made. i goofed on not knowing singletons age. i thought he was 22 or 23! my mistake. now that you've enlightened me on him being only 20 i'm even more pissed with that trade!
if you think about the trades with houston Eric everybody was brimming about wade letting us take oswalt and pence. and everybody was laughing at wade for trading his stars away. in my eyes he did what a GM should do he traded a fading ace and a really decent player for what? six of our minor leaguers who most likely will see time with the stros. every body at the time was centered on rube making wade look like a fool! hmmmmm who actually got the better deal! and to boot houston fired wade! to me that's almost laughable now!
everybody in philly wanted wade out! me included! he built the team that took us too the series, gillick just tweaked it. then got fired went to a houston team on the downslide and now after he's gone houstons trades with us will have them on the upswing. now that's funny. wade's like the rodney dangerfield of GM's (no respect) maybe the phils thought gee he built us, we dumped him, he fleeced us, and they are rebuilt. we better hire him back! we traded lee got him back, now hamels is talking leaving and comming back! WTF. do you see a trend here?
i agree one hundred percent whith ryne ed wade should be in the hall of fame he drafted Ryan Howard, Chase Utly, Cole Hamels,and Chooch.And was able to get some exellent prospects for a aging superstar and prospects whith more upside than hunter pence.
One point of contention: There were lots of people who were not at all happy with the Hunter Pence deal when it went down, and even more people who were unhappy after they learned that Santana was the PTBNL. Personally, I didn't like it at all, but I was a little relieved that Domonic Brown wasn't part of the deal.
I live in lakewood i remember when singelton was whith the Blueclaws he was streaky with power and was very pationt at the plate.
So we traded four TJ surgeries? And let Madson go too?
What is the present percentage of young pitchers that have to go through that? Five pitchers that leave/or traded from the organization seems unusually high. Have we had that many pitchers that remained in our organization go through it?
I feel bad for the kid Kyle Drabek, 2 TJ's is not good.
If you're hinting that the Phils may not be handling their arms right, I can only point out that blowing out ligaments and tendons is something that nobody has been able to predict. There are loads of guys who have needed TJ surgery in every organization, including some position players. Strasburg had it almost immediately after his debut, but it took until he was 47 before Moyer went under the knife, and TJ himself was no youngster when he got the first one. Maybe the geneticists can shed some light on it, because it doesn't seem to have any correlation with mechanics, velocity, or training. But maybe they can't either; I can't recall that Kyle Drabek's old man Doug ever had his elbow rebuilt, and he was a pretty good pitcher for a number of years.
One has to feel for those guys who need it, though, and even more so for those who need it twice. Mathieson spent years and years struggling because of it. He had to go to Japan to continue his career. I hope that's not the case with Drabek.
The Oswalt trade was awful as well. If they had kept Lee in 2010 for $9 million they wouldn't have had to make that deal and would have Gose in their outfield next season.
please. none of these players are ever going to be anything special in the big leagues. most of them will never be anything period. I'd do all those trades again in a heartbeat.
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Proof positive that they're called prspects for a reason. I'm with Ryan H. above. Let's check this list again in 5 years. Right now, today, I would say the Phils came out way ahead on these trades. The focus should be on why this organization is unable to draft talent that can be MLB ready within 3-4 years.
The Phils can't draft talent like other teams because for years running they haven't had high draft picks. Their strategy therefore has been to draft athletic and talented high schoolers instead of middling college guys. (You can't get an immediate impact player like Strasburg when you draft at #30 or so.)

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Andrew L. EastmanJune 25,2013
Andrew L. Eastman
Andrew L. Eastman
GRANTHAM, N.H. Andrew Lynwood Eastman, 76, of Eastman, N.H., and South Bristol, Maine, succumbed to prostate cancer on June 23, 2013.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1936, in Barre, Vt., the son of Theodore R. and Juliane (Bjorn) Eastman. He was an only child.
Andy attended public schools in Barre and was co-captain of his high school ski team. He attended Tufts University where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and co-captain of the ski team. He graduated from Tufts in 1958 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. He hired into the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, and stayed with Goodyear until he retired in 1998, with the exception of three months spent in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Andy married Ruth Ann Hesselschwerdt of Milton, Mass., on Oct. 18, 1959. They originally resided in North Canton, Ohio, where Andy continued his engineering studies at night school at the University of Akron, graduating in 1964 with a master of science in mechanical engineering. In 1966 Andy completed the requirements for and became a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio.
While later residing in Ohio they had two children, Cynthia Louise, born in 1962 and Douglas Timothy, born in 1964. While in Ohio, Andy and Ruth Ann continued skiing and instructing at the local ski areas, and in 1964 Andy won the class A mens division of the Ohio State Championships.
In 1966 Andy was assigned to the design and construction of the mechanical systems for a new Goodyear plant being built in Danville, Va. The family moved to Danville and resided there for the 14 months it took to build and to put the plant into production. In 1968 Andy was assigned to be project manager for an expansion at the Goodyear plant in Mexico. He later was promoted to Manager of Engineering, where he remained for over six years. Next he moved to Brazil to be Manager of Engineering in Goodyears newest plant in Americana. After two years in Brazil he was promoted to Manager of Engineering in Goodyears largest international plant in Wolverhampton, England. After six years in England he returned to Corporate Headquarters in Akron, where he held several managerial positions in facilities and environmental engineering for the corporation. During his time there he made facilities investment evaluations for plants in Japan, China, Hungary, Philippines and Mexico. During the last 10 years in Akron, he led Goodyear and the tire industry in addressing the scrap tire problem that plagued the industry at that time.
Andy loved singing, was a member of high school and college choruses, a member of church choirs and barbershop quartets in all of the countries where he lived. In Grantham he was a member in the KCPC Church Choir and the Eastmanairs singing group.
In 1999 Andy and Ruth Ann moved to Grantham where they designed their own home in Eastman, and did all of the interior woodwork themselves. Andy was a member and former Elder of the Kearsarge Presbyterian Church in New London. He was on the Grantham Conservation Committee, where he led the successful effort in establishing GPS coordinates for all of the towns boundaries. He was on the Eastman Recreation Committee, where he led the development of several cross country ski trails and hiking trails in Eastman. He held a downhill season pass at Mount Sunapee and raced in the Craftsbury cross country ski marathon for 10 years. He was a graduate of the 2002 class of NH Natural Resource Volunteers. He was a member of SPNHF and served as Land Steward for the Reney Forest in Grantham.
Andy, like his wife, was an avid fly fisherman and tied many of his own flies. He fished at the Lake Mansfield Trout Club for almost 70 years. He and Ruth Ann fly- fished at the familys summer cottage in Maine and caught up to 750 striped bass on the fly rod in one summer. They took many cherished trips to Pittsburgh, N.H., where they fished the beautiful back bogs and Boundary Pond. Their most treasured fishing trip was a trip to Alaska in 1997. They took a float plane to the Aniak Lake and floated in bail-less rafts down the 100 miles of the Aniak River in seven days, catching rainbow trout, char and salmon.
Andy had wonderful memories of his family. They took ski trips together to the Alps while they lived in England, hiked the Long Trail in Vermont during summer vacations, and visited their parents in Vermont and Maine during their home leaves. Later they took regular trips to see his son and family in Ohio, and daughter and family in Texas.
Members of the surviving family include his wife of 53 years, Ruth Ann (Hesselschwerdt) Eastman of Grantham; a son and his spouse, Douglas and Andrea Eastman of Granville, Ohio, and their two children Chelsea and Amanda; a daughter and her spouse, Cynthia and Stanley Martin of Royse City, Texas, and their seven children, Melissa, Stanley T., Joshua, Lydia, Karl, Dominic, and Joseph.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, 82 King Hill Road, New London, NH 03257.
Reception to follow at South Cove Activity Center at Eastman, 25 Road Around The Lake, Eastman/Grantham, NH 03753.
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Panel eyes precious metals factor in property crime
MONTPELIER Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from law enforcement and precious metals dealers on how the state can reduce property crimes driven by the sale of valuables like gold, silver and platinum.
With opiate addiction on the rise, property crimes have followed suit, Rutland City Police Department Capt. Scott Tucker told a study committee on the regulation of precious metals dealers. In Rutland alone there were 200 burglaries last year, about double the number from a decade or so ago, he said.
The Legislature has sought to fight back against narcotics addiction and methamphetamine abuse for years. One law passed this year sought to address myriad issues, including prevention, treatment and recovery from addiction.
It also addressed the ancillary burglaries that have been on the rise. Act 75 created the study committee and instructed it to consult law enforcement and precious metals dealers on creating a database of stolen goods, appropriate record-keeping requirements, and whether a licensing system should be created for dealers.
Another bill introduced last session, which has not been addressed, calls for pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers to acquire a license to buy and sell precious metals, retain information about a sale, and hold property for 10 days before it is resold if the seller cannot prove ownership.
Tim Puro, owner of Puros Coins & Jewelry in Rutland, told the committee he is in favor of such regulations.
Theres nothing I hate more than reading about an instance in the paper about something that was stolen, he said.
Puro said police should also notify precious metals dealers when items are stolen to help reduce the risk that they are resold or melted.
Dealers should be required to pay by check, too, Puro said, to slow down the transactions and provide more of a paper record.
But Greg Hamilton, president of the Vermont Antique Dealers Association, said he opposes banning cash transactions. U.S. currency states that it is legal tender for all public and private debts, he said.
It just seems to me youd be stepping on some toes there. We do still live in a free country, Hamilton said.
The proposed regulations received the support of various law enforcement personnel. Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell noted the epidemic of burglaries and said regulations may help reduce them.
Its my understanding that in most of the cases the items that are stolen are jewelry, precious metals, coins, things like that, he said. These are items that are easy to sell and hard to identify.
He said a database or email list of dealers could be used by law enforcement to update dealers on stolen goods. However, many dealers now are buying and quickly melting down items that any reasonable person would understand are stolen.
The executive director of the Department of States Attorneys and Sheriffs Association, Bram Kranichfeld, said prosecutors support additional requirements including the holding period and requiring copies of identification for sellers.
By the time the police are able to catch up with the property, its gone and there isnt enough of a record in place to either identify the property or identify the seller. From a case point of view, that is incredibly important evidence, he said.
Prosecutors see a value in a long holding period for items that are sold to a precious metals dealer, according to Kranichfeld.
Ten days may not be adequate, but we do understand that more than 10 days could be burdensome for dealers, he said.
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AMAZING! Probably the best so far. Today was glorious - a huge blue dome of impeccable sky and more of the same long featureless road that brought us here. Spiny bushes, crippled trees, dust and huge expanses of terra-firma joined us again for the entire journey and the road just kept on rollin'. How far can it possibly be? How long can you sit with your weight pressed down onto your wrists? How sore can your arse really get? Why bother with all this crazy shit?
The small aboriginal village of Yalata was our first breather, and we couldn't get out of there fast enough. It's home to the overly photographed bright yellow 'Roos! Wombats! Camels! Next 96km's' sign and also to an alarming variety of BEWARE! Aboriginal Land - KEEP OUT! - No photo's! No Alcohol!' signs. But it wasn't that. It was the place. There was something about the place. Yalata gave us the heebie-jeebies the minute we set foot. A sharp exit was made.
'Nullarbor Plain - Eastern end of treeless plain' was the sign that had us pull in an hour later. 'Null-arbor' is the latin derivative for 'no trees', not from the aboriginal interpretation like you'd expect (just so you know). It was an amazing place to stand and be, and the perfect spot to eat a haphazardly thrown together lunch. We stood for a while, jaws hanging, taking in the whole flat uninterrupted horizon, following it right round a full turn, and then round again. Funny really, it's something you'd only ever expect to see from looking out over the ocean: a perfect line, flawlessly flat and precise. But this wasn't ocean. This was land. This was amazing. Lie on your back and the sky becomes a stunning dome-like canvas - a full 360 degree smothering of striking blue and white artwork spanning over and around you from corner to corner. Spot on. Unforgettable.
We made it to the Nullarbor roadhouse around 3pm where the realisation of just how remote all this really is, first hit us. A 'roadhouse' basically consists of a petrol station with adjoining toilet (shower if you're lucky), an additional room with dining facilities (a cafe/bar charging a small fortune for a meal that wouldn't fill your big toe) and a small cluster of overly (stupidly) priced poky motel units. We immediately had a predicament on our hands. Previously, we'd agreed to stay at the Nullarbor roadhouse one night and the SA/WA border the next. So do we press on and try and make it to the border tonight, thus sparing a night of painful vacant boredom? Or stick with the plan and leave it till tomorrow?
It was the snappiest decision we've made yet. We jumped immediately on and in our vehicles and screamed down the westbound highway. We'd got 185k's or so to reach the border before nightfall. Nightfall means a whole battalion of roos, wombats, camels and other bulky hazards prancing about in the road waiting to hospitalise you - and in a place where there isn't so much as a first-aid kit (or anyone to hear you scream for that matter) we needed daylight as much as we needed fuel. The race was on. We booted it down the highway with an urgency that would impress most - flat out ('flat stick' as Sarah would say) at a solid 130-140 all the way to the border..
..where we came across - almost by accident - the main highlight of the trip so far: The Great Australian Bight. My god. What a spectacle, and one that should be added - without question - to the list of our world's 'Great Wonders'. As soon as I laid eyes on this masterpiece the whole ball-ache of crossing the Nullarbor became an immediate pleasure. It was a showstopper. The Great Australian Bight marks the very edge of this big old land: three hundred feet or so of sheer vertical granite, trailing off way into the distant foggy horizon with its endless miles of jagged contours, every bit of it sharply and freshly chiselled as if something horrifying periodically emerges out of the big deep blue to take an enormous bite. Then, just as things couldn't possibly get any better, a southern right whale surfaced in the distance and spluttered about. Ah... Well... This really is as good as it gets, and this is exactly why I'm doing what I'm doing. It's times like these that bring it all home. Standing on the edge, on the very lip of a new continent and taking it all in, for me, is one of life's magical heart-thumping experiences and makes for one hell of a memory to walk away with. The pictures will do nothing, NOTHING to illustrate this magnificent coastal marvel, but take a look anyway - above all else, it's a nice part of the planet to stand and go 'Wow!'
'Border Village' has more to offer than the Nullarbor Roadhouse in that there's actually something to look at. And that's the border checkpoint: a small poky office sheltering a goofy looking official outstretched in a comfy chair with a newspaper. All fruit and veg, plants, animals and small children are to be declared and handed over at the checkpoint, otherwise they get confiscated and you cross the border wearing a hefty fine. We got ourselves a motel, moved in and kicked around for a while outside as the sun started to set. It wasn't long before we got talking to one of the road-train drivers, who turned out to be from Victoria. 'Big money' he was telling us, 'big money'. I asked if I could sit up in his big rig and he said 'no dramas'. Moments later I was perched high up in the cab like an excitable 12-year-old cooing over all the lights and dials.
We ended up back at the border control office chatting with the border official. He was a real nice guy with a cruisy job and a lot of time on his hands. He tilted his head in the direction of the road and said we could go and walk 'into' Western Australia if we wanted to. We did want to. And so we walked right across the borderline, one foot in South Australia, the other in Western Australia. It was so immature but so so good. We walked for a while along the highway in the dark. It was black. Pitch black. Black as the ace of spades. Now and again a mighty road train would illuminate the road like a football stadium and explode past, leaving us to recover momentarily and wallow in the silence and darkness once more. We were ages out there. I think it's fair to say that standing in the middle of nowhere, and I mean NOWHERE, in the dead of night is one of life's peculiar moments, and one we sure got to experience fully. It's days like this last forever..
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One to whom I owe the gift of discovering what lyrics were really about, and the gift of time, mentorship and friendship. As the song says, "There Will Never Be Another You".
BITTERSWEET (listen) - Although we recorded this Strayhorn piece, with new lyrics by Roger Shore on the album OUT OF THIS WORLD in 1997, this live version from a concert at The New School in 2000 is my favorite. Trombone is by Bobby Pring, tenor sax moi, arrangement by Mike Christianson, and bass by Dennis Irwin. Barbara makes it come alive, as she always did.
Barbara Lea passed away this week and the world has lost an exemplary interpreter of 20th century popular music and I've lost a dear friend and mentor.
I was driving Benny Carter down 7th Avenue to a rehearsal years ago and Louis Armstrong came over the radio playing "Ain't Misbehavin'" . Benny's response was "Listen to that - no bullshit!" And in the generous sense in which Benny meant it, one can transpose the same comment to Barbara's music, though I'm sure she wouldn't be happy with that language. She was above all an intelligent and classy lady, with a gift for discovering the melodic and lyrical essence of a song. We started working together in the late 70's and continued up to the point her illness made it impossible several years ago. If I heard her sing one tune, I heard her sing several hundred, because I was first and foremost a fan, and went to as many of her gigs as I could, many times with my parents. The Mr. Tram ensemble we had with Dick Sudhalter and Daryl Sherman was nothing less than a joy. You should have heard the conversations; they were as good as the music! Barbara was incapable of coasting when she sang. No wonder so many composers, starting with Alec Wilder, were so crazy about her. What a variety of timbres she had, and a variety of ways of phrasing to match the words. Scatting wasn't for her, and she was forthright about her opinions, and blessedly empathetic with others who didn't necessarily agree with her.
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The past couple nights I've had enough energy to go to Old Navy and purchase a couple things spending very little money while at the same time getting some comfy things to wear around the apt. It always helps. I found a great t-shirt for 3.44.
I think the antibiotics are helping. I'm having many symptoms in response to them including muscle aches (today), swollen glands, mood swings (past week), spaciness, and a huge reduction in my IQ-huge.
For example. Yesterday I decided to take a chance and go to the new Border's to purchase a booklight. I wasn't feeling well but I was also a little restless. I was wearing a pair of flipflops that were new. Because I do almost no activity I have no muscles anymore so wearing them felt a bit challenging (also because my overall weakness physically). When I got into the store I realized I had to go to the bathroom but it was upstairs and to get there I would have to negotiate the escalator with my flip flops. When I was probably 4 years old I saw a woman fall down the escalator. Ever since then I've had some cautiousness when it comes to escalators. I ended up walking around the store for awhile trying to figure out whether or not I wanted to risk it. I was starting to feel dizzy on top of everything else. In the end (no pun intended) my bladder won out so up the escalator I went. I found the bathroom and then realized too late that there was no toilet paper. While sitting there trying to figure out what to do a lady barged-and I mean barged-into the stall. I left the restroom a bit agitated, went downstairs and stood in line to buy the booklight.
While at the cash register I pondered whether or not to tell the guy that there was no toilet paper in the women's restroom. I decided to tell him so I suddenly blurted out "there's no toilet paper in the women's restroom." Clearly uncomfortable he said "I'll tell my manager." I stood there for a few seconds while he struggled with trying to figure out why the booklight wouldn't ring up. I was uncomfortable with the silence and wondered if I had sounded abrupt so I decided to try and make small talk: "It's nice having a Border's here." "Thank-you" he said. I wasn't complementing you. He finally rang up my booklight. Transaction completed. I think I'll try to stop making small talk. It seems I've lost my ability to judge what is appropriate or not. I think it was okay to tell him about the toilet paper.
I'm having some additional symptoms starting yesterday. Some return of night sweats, heart palpitations, and I can't remember what else now. The symptoms match babesia. The whole purpose of this blog was for me to track my symptoms, activity level, and give me a place to vent but I haven't been utilizing it well. I speak to my doctor on Tuesday and want to be prepared. I wonder if I should tell him about the toilet paper.
I'm anxious to see what he thinks about why I'm reacting to the antibiotics. I also feel more hopeful about returning to some level of functioning. I don't know what it will look like but it's nice to have some hope.
I'm doing physical therapy stretches for my shoulder which continues to be ultra painful. I'm trying not to go the vicoden route. I see my primary care doctor on Weds. The problem is that I am awakened by pain every night and I can't sleep on my right side because the pain gets so bad. I have very little range of motion. Next week is a week of medical appointments-two doctor's a physical therapy. I'd rather spend my energy doing something else. I'm realizing how important it is not to be identified as a patient.
Which brings me to Father's Day. I love my dad and would love nothing more than to spend time with him tomorrow. But I can't. It looks like he will be driving down and will be spending it at my sisters house which means everyone will be together and I'll be here. I am not able to make a 35 minute drive much less be out of the house for more than 60-90 minutes at a time. I can't tell you how sad it makes me to know my family is getting together but I can't be there. And it's not like I have a 24 hour flu or even a 5 day flu but it's something that has affected my ability to be out in the world for a long time. I've been trying not to think about it because when I do I want to cry.
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Ohio Northern University to host DeVore exhibition, benefit sale
The Elzay Gallery of Art at Ohio Northern University will host an exhibition, "Benefit Sale: Featuring the Paintings of James H. DeVore," highlighting the artistic career of James DeVore, from Dec. 6-20.
The proceeds from the sale of works in the exhibition will benefit the James H. DeVore Painting Award at ONU. A semiformal reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5-7 p.m. in the Elzay Gallery.
This exhibition is an opportunity for the University community to purchase DeVore's work during a major exhibition. The selected works, 40 watercolor and oil paintings, have been released by the DeVore Estate to allow the ONU Department of Art and Design to use them for the student scholarship.
DeVore, who passed away on Feb. 18, 2012, taught for more than 30 years at ONU before retiring in 1997. While at ONU, he served on a number of University and college committees, participated in numerous workshops and conferences, and organized and served as chair of the Department of Art and Design.
DeVore was a member of the Central Ohio Watercolor Society and the Ohio Watercolor Society, for which he served as recording secretary and was elected to the Board of Trustees. He exhibited in various local, state and national exhibitions, some of which include the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Central and Western Ohio Watercolor Societies' exhibits, the Ohio Watercolor Society, Adirondack National Exhibitions of America, Canton Art Institute, Toledo Museum of Art, Everhart Museum in Pennsylvania, Dayton Art Institute, Mansfield Art Center, All-Ohio Painting and Sculpture Biennial, Northwestern Ohio Artist exhibit in the Governor's Mansion, Huntington Galleries in West Virginia, Precision Gallery, Online Computer Library Center, Combs Gallery and the Monypeny Gallery in Columbus, Zanesville Art Center, Cain Gallery in Chicago, and ADI Galleries in San Francisco and Tokyo.
He published several articles in national art publications, including an article titled "Painting Atmospheric Effects in Watercolor" in American Artist magazine, "Yankee Realism" in Gallery, a book titled "Watercolor Paintings" published by the Ohio Northern University Press, and an article titled "A Brief History of Watercolor Painting" in Polaris. An article on his life and work appeared in Allied Publications Prize-Winning Graphics.
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So, BLS is going great for us. I ended up buying the BLS cookbook because I know I wasn't getting enough variety in just cooking what I normally cook for me and my husband.
Anyway, my son is 10.5 months old now and has been really interested in silverware for a few weeks now. I've always given him a spoon or fork with his meals just to play with - or sometimes given him a preloaded spoon of yogurt to lick...but now he is insistent - when we are eating at the table, everything must be on a spoon or fork.
But he won't load it himself...even with a tray full of food in front of him and silverware in his hands...he reaches out to us for a preloaded spoon or fork. He takes it from us, eats it and then throws it on the floor. I've tried for a few weeks now to show him how to use it...i hold it in his hand and move his hand. I've taken his hand and directed it to give the utensil back to me...
I know it is normal to chuck food and things when you are 10.5 months old - but it is so frustrating picking it back up every single bite. As soon as he chucks it he signs "more" and looks at our plates.
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Name of Product: "Mini-Televisor" Toys
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Importer: OKK Trading, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Hazard: Surface coating on the toy television could contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves a plastic TV toy. This plastic TV toy has a microphone and is powered by 2 AA size batteries. There is a "TV Painting Board" sticker label on the front panel and carrying handle of the toy.
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Once this time of year hits, many wonder how the water supply is looking and if the city will be OK for the summer.
Things are looking a little better, according to Wesley Seale Dam Work Coordinator David Lozano.
In comparison to last year's low water levels at Lake Corpus Christi, from where Beeville gets its water, it is much higher. Last June, the capacity hovered around 22 percent.
As of Thursday, the capacity was at 72.5 percent, despite the rain Beeville has experienced, which should continue through the weekend. The capacity will drop, due to the extreme heat of a Texas summer and evaporation.
"We need to keep it at about 74 (percent)," Lozano said. "It won't get below that."
However, Lozano doesn't envision it to considerably drop past where it is now. He plans on keeping it at around 74 percent capacity.
"We'll make small releases at Choke Canyon to keep it at that level," Lozano said.
The combined capacity of both Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir is at 42.3 percent, up from last year's 35.2 percent.
The current elevation of Lake Corpus Christi is sitting at 90 feet above mean sea level, up from last year's 79.8 feet. The highest elevation of Lake Corpus Christi, when full, is 94 feet.
Along with the water levels being higher than last year, there were questions surrounding the quality of the water, which Lozano believes to be in good condition.
"The quality is like always," Lozano said. "We've had some rain come in, so it's probably in good shape, as far as the water quality."
The increased water has allowed for more customer usage as well. According to Beeville Utility System Director Cesario Vela, there are no restrictions regarding water use.
Despite the water levels being higher, Warning Coordination Meteorologist John Metz says that the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a higher probability for a warmer and drier summer.
"The probabilities for warmer and drier than normal conditions is 40 percent," Metz said. "This also means there is a 33 percent chance for a normal summer, and 27 percent chance of a cooler and wetter than normal summer. But again, the chance for warmer and drier conditions is higher, and slightly more likely."
The reason for a drier summer is due to El Niño. El Niño produces a climate pattern of stronger wind shear over the Atlantic Hurricane Basin, which reduces storms, thus lowering the probability for rain.
On one hand, Lake Corpus Christi is looking better now, as opposed to last year. On the other hand, the summer looks to be drier. But, things could change.
"However, this doesn't mean we will not have a tropical storm or hurricane this season," Metz said. "We still must be prepared and remain vigilant."
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Tax abatements recommended for Shohola; incentives only for improvements
Michael Sullivan has a plan to increase employment in Shohola and all the other townships in Pike County. Sullivan, the executive director of the Pike County Economic Development Authority, laid out his plans before the Shohola Township Board of Supervisors at its November 8 meeting.
"This county needs to be competitive with its neighboring counties in drawing or increasing businesses to the county," he said. "I have a plan that is being pursued by many counties in Pennsylvania and New York. It's called a tax-abatement program, to attract new businesses to the county or encourage new construction by companies that are already here."
Sullivan gave many reasons for a program like this. "This county has virtually no parcels of desirable commercial or industrial land that are served by such rudimentary services as water, sewer and gas. This is a serious handicap to our efforts to attract jobs here."
A large majority of county residents have to travel miles to find work, by commuting to places as far away as Long Island, he said. He further reminded board members of the high unemployment rate of the county, which is 9.9%.
"I'm presenting to the townships of this county a most modest proposal similar to the ones that have worked so successfully in neighboring New York State towns—tax relief for businesses that want to come here or expand if they are already here," he said.
The proposal provides no loss of existing revenue to any municipality. "What it does provide is a tax advantage only on the improvements made by an existing company and on a new employer who wants to come into the county," he said. "Your income from current property taxes will not be affected or lessened."
A taxing authority, such as a township or a school district, can opt in or out of the program at any time. "It's a win-win situation," he said. He presented a five-year plan of tax abatements on a sliding scale: The first year, there would be a 90% reduction; the second year, an 80% reduction; the third, a 60% reduction; the fourth year, a 40% reduction; the fifth year, a 20% reduction and the sixth year there would be full assessment.
"This is a modest proposal," Sullivan said. "Some counties in Pennsylvania, like Tioga County, have made the abatement ratios much more deep."
The program extends to the municipality and school district in which each project is located. Each taxing body must individually approve the abatement for it to apply in its jurisdiction.
Sullivan said the Pike County Commissioners have given their blessing to his efforts, but insist that each municipality must make the decision for itself.
"We will consider this program that seems very attractive," said George Fluhr, supervisors chairman. "We will definitely get back to you very soon."


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Music sales rise after 13-year slideFebruary 27,2013The music industry, the first media business to be consumed by the digital revolution, said Tuesday that its global sales had risen last year for the first time since 1999, raising hopes that a long-sought recovery might have finally begun.
The increase, of 0.3 percent, was tiny, and the total revenue, $16.5 billion, was a far cry from the $38 billion that the industry took in at its peak more than a decade ago.
Still, even if it is not time for the record companies to party like it's 1999, the figures, reported Tuesday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, provide a significant psychological boost.
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With the growing popularity of computers, the spread of the Internet and Web,
and the success of Linux, terms from hacker jargon are increasingly going
mainstream, though not always in the correct perspective.
The New Hacker's Dictionary is a fascinating compendium of words from the
worlds of computing, computer networks, and the people who inhabit them.
Last week's citation of Murphy's Law brought enthusiastic responses with
requests for more examples from this book which is available at
This week we have terms from this lexicon that give us glimpses of the hacker
culture. Enjoy this geek-week and remember - hackers, though often maligned,
are good guys, they are not crackers.
#6342 - 09/12/00 07:05 AM Re: Spam
Registered: 03/17/00
Posts: 460
Loc: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
I'm not a betting person, but I'm certain that today's citation for 'spam' (Monty Python) does not refer to computer-speak but to a ubiquitous staple British foodstuff "Spam" (R): a tinned meat product consisting chiefly of ham, and loosely, any tinned luncheon meat.
I'm not sure how widespread it is today -- any British foodlovers care to enlighten us?
#6343 - 09/12/00 07:20 AM Re: Spam
Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 218
Loc: Mountain West, USA
I'm certain that today's citation for 'spam' (Monty Python) does not refer to computer-speak
I found it to be equally suspect. In fact, I tried (unsuccessfully) to clearly identify exactly what line of text that bracketed sentence referred to.
#6344 - 09/12/00 09:38 AM Re: Spam
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/03/00
Posts: 10538
Loc: this too shall pass
I'd say that the list of definitions for spam has been cobbled together from several online sources, many of which have the offending bracketed comment. here, for the betterment of all, is a link to the complete (compleat?) MP Spam Skit:
it's pretty obvious, ron, that this skit did give a whole new twist to the word spam, although it originally had nothing to do with computers -- but hackers in the 70s were *huge MP fans, so I can accept the connection.
#6345 - 09/14/00 04:26 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon
Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 218
Loc: Mountain West, USA
How do others feel about the variability on the use of plural abbreviations of this sort:
640 megabytes being referred to in speech as 640 meg vs 640 megs.
Hackers of the world (and the rest of us, because we surely talk of megabytes of RAM so we can maximize our AWAD-Talk), whatcha think?
#6346 - 09/14/00 04:59 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/03/00
Posts: 10538
Loc: this too shall pass
I think it matters not two whit; and I say this because meg is already an abortive formation, so what matter how we try to pluralize it? but that's just my opinion...
#6347 - 09/14/00 08:02 PM Re: Words from hacker jargon
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SEOUL -- An American tourist who visited North Korea last month for what was to have been a five-day trip has been detained by police there, associates of his family and activists in Seoul said.
Kenneth Bae, 44, was in a group of five tourists who visited the northeast city of Rajin, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, citing a report by the Kookmin Ilbo newspaper. Bae, who is Korean-American, entered North Korea on Nov. 3.
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"What we know is that he is a person who wants to help poor children, kotjebis (homeless children), and he took pictures of them to support them later," said Do Hee-youn, a North Korean human rights activist and head of the Citizens' Coalition for Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees.
'Fluttering swallows'
There are said to be thousands of homeless, starving children in the North after a famine in the 1990s. Kotjebis translates into English as "fluttering swallows."
It was impossible for NBC News to confirm Bae's arrest in one of the world's most secretive states and there has been no formal announcement on North Korean media.
N. Korean progress on nuclear arms, long-range missiles rattle U.S. and allies
The Swedish Embassy in Seoul did not immediately respond to an inquiry about whether it was aware of the arrest. Similarly, the press officer at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing declined comment when contacted by NBC News.
Sweden handles the affairs of U.S. citizens in North Korea because Washington does not have diplomatic relations with Pyongyang.
Kookmin Ilbo, owned by an evangelical church in Seoul, reported it was expected Bae could be released in two or three weeks. The paper cited an unidentified source and it was not possible to confirm the report.
It cited sources as saying Bae had been arrested for carrying a computer hard disk which contained footage of North Korea executing defectors and dissidents. This was also impossible to verify.
More North Korea coverage from NBC News
History of trouble
U.S. citizens of Korean descent have previously run into trouble in the North. Robert Park, a missionary, was detained after entering the country in late 2009 and says he was tortured for protesting against the country's human rights record.
Earlier that year, former President Bill Clinton flew to Pyongyang to secure the release of two American journalists who had entered North Korea illegally.
Aug. 5: It was an emotional reunion for journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee and their families in California Wednesday, after a diplomatic rescue mission by former President Bill Clinton secured their release from North Korea. NBC's George Lewis reports.
The U.S. State Department declined to comment on the reports.
ANALYSIS: 'Spoiled child' North Korea snubs key ally China with rocket test
"I don't have anything for you on that one way or the other, for privacy reasons," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told a news briefing.
A pastor at a Korean church in Washington state, who said Bae's mother attended services there, said the mother, Myung Bae, had prayed for her son's release Wednesday morning after learning of his detention from news reports.
"She just learned that he had been detained," pastor Chan Song of the Korean Emmanuel Church in the Seattle suburb of Lynnwood told Reuters. "She's scared. ... She doesn't know how he was detained."
North Korea: We found a unicorn lair
Bae's mother has attended a morning prayer group at the church for several years, the pastor said, but her son was not a member of the church. Efforts to contact the mother at her Washington state home were unsuccessful.
The office of state Senator Paull Shin, a Korean-American whose district includes parts of Lynnwood, was trying to find out more but was not in contact with the family, legislative assistant Jeff King told Reuters.
On Wednesday, North Korea sparked calls for sanctions from Washington and others when it fired a long-range rocket that put a satellite into space.
Critics say the North is breaching U.N. Security Council resolutions that prohibit it from activities linked to nuclear development or missile technology.
China has offered a rare criticism of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, after the country fired a long-range rocket that has been described by U.S. officials as a weapons test. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
NBC News' Ed Flanagan in Beijing and Reuters contributed to this report.
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For a current version of my C.V. and representative syllabi for courses I offer.
Chaucer; Trilingual England; Medieval Drama; Monastic and Anchoritic Literature and Culture; Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture (in translation); Women and Literature in the Middle Ages; Fabliaux and Trickster Tales; Modern Medievalisms; Tolkien; Fairies, Medieval to Modern; College Composition.
Spring-Fall 2007: Mellon CBB Collaborative Grant with Professor Sylvia Federico (English) Bates to collaborate on teaching "Tolkien's Middle Ages."
June-August 2006: NEH Summer Seminar Participant: "Holy Men and Holy Women of Anglo-Saxon England," Cambridge University.
June 2004: Huntington Library, Msgr. Francis J. Weber Research Fellowship in Roman Catholic History.
"The Cook's Tale, the Successful Fragment, and the Ethics of Reading in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales." [Presented at the Maine Humanities Council Winter Weekend], March 9-10, 2007.
"The York Crucifixion Play: A Brief Background to English Cycle Drama and the York Plays as a Meditation on Labor." [Presented at Villanova University on November 7, 2003 to the First-Year Learning Community Course, From Corpus Christi to Corporation]
"The Arma Christi before the Arma Christi: Rhetorics of the Passion in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages." The thirty-three page typescript has been accepted for inclusion in Arma Christi: Objects, Representation, and Devotional Practice in Medieval and Early Modern Culture. ed. Lisa H. Cooper (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Andrea Denny-Brown (UC Riverside).
"From 'Companion to the Novitiate' to 'Companion to the Devout Life': San Marino, Huntington Library, HM 744 and Monastic Anthologies of the Twelfth-Century Reform." The thirty-two page typescript has been accepted for inclusion in Unexpected Readers: Middle English Religious Writings in Practice, 1400-1550, ed. Nicole Rice (St. John's University, Queens, New York).
"Arma Christi [The Instruments of the Passion]." The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art. Ed. Colum Hourihane. Oxford: Oxford University Press. In Press (Summer 2011).


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Beyond self-interestNovember 27,2012
A sign in front of a church in Florida last week said: Are you sure of your election?
Translation: You were sure that Mitt Romney would be elected president. Can you be so sure that you will be elected for heaven?
It turns out that part of the political polarization afflicting the nation entails widely divergent perceptions of reality. A wide swath of America was certain that Romney would be elected, and millions were astonished when he lost. Much has been said of the way our fragmented news media have abetted the trend toward fragmented perceptions of the world. The world of conservative commentators seems to have become an echo chamber echoing propaganda and unavailing hope rather than reality.
Liberals on the other hand eased their worries during the election season by poring over the data that showed President Obama would probably win. An official from the Bush administration had famously sneered at the reality-based community, suggesting that in the new era reality would be whatever conservatives said it was. This year reality got its revenge.
Astonished Republicans have grasped at a range of explanations for their failures. They say they had a weak candidate at the head of the ticket. They say the Obama machine was better organized. Both of these assertions are true, but they let the Republican Party off the hook. After all, who nominated Romney?
Other Republicans blame the American people. They point out that President Obama benefited because the people in the cities supported him. If prairie dogs could vote, the Republicans would be in good shape, but the cities are where the people are. By blaming people in the cities, of course, Republicans are conveying a racial message.
Some go further, purveying outright racial paranoia. That is what the Republican chairman in Maine did when he suggested that hundreds of previously unknown black people had shown up at the polls in Maine. Where exactly did this happen? He didnt know.
A related Republican critique comes from Romney himself. It is the 47 percent theory, which he disavowed during the election but which he repeated afterward. Basically, Romney and other Republicans believe that the Democrats win votes by buying them with public benefits. Franklin Roosevelt was subject to the same criticism because of his support for Social Security, jobs programs and union rights.
It is likely that Romney accuses Democrats of voting out of self-interest because he believes that is what voting is about. After all, no one has accused the business elite that supported Romney of neglecting its own self-interest.
But if politics is going to regain respect in the eyes of the American people, it is important to recognize that there are arguments to be made that involve more than self-interest. Providing health coverage to Americans who lack it is not merely an appeal to the self-interest of those who are likely to benefit; it is a step toward enhancing the health and prosperity of the nation. A similar public interest argument holds for public education and for the security of the aged.
There is a public interest argument for the Republican side, as well. Republicans argue that keeping taxes low is good for the economy as a whole, spreading prosperity more widely. But if its possible to defend tax breaks for the rich on the basis of the public interest, its also possible to disagree in the public interest. After all, the good of the whole suffers when revenues are too low to support essential services.
Many middle-class white male Americans voted for Obama, not because he would do good things for their specific demographic group, but because they believed he would do good things for the nation. They were offended by Republican views on immigration and womens rights, not because these issues affected them directly, but because they believed the Republican position would be damaging to the nation. People of all the diverse groups that supported Obama shared that idea.
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Pedro Wins, Offense Explodes & Beer Is Wasted
While many of us are more offended by the waste of a good beer than anything Pedro Martinez might have done last night against the Cubs, the main story was still pitching. Martinez put forth the effort that many expected; he had 4 very strong innings in his Phillies debut and began to tire in the 5th inning. But even though he loaded the bases with no outs, Martinez did manage to work out of the jam with only 2 runs scoring.
Overall, Martinez's fastball velocity was very good, ranging from 88-93mph and he had good movement on the ball. With a variety of pitches working as well, it looks like Pedro is here to stay. The more he pitches, the stronger his arm will get and that means he may be able to go further into games, which is the ultimate goal. The final line was 5 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 5 strikeout's and 1 walk, which was in the 5th and to the opposing pitcher. And the final score was 12-5 after Chad Durbin gave up a few runs in the 9th.
The offense did their best to impress Mr. Martinez with their bats. After a LONG hitting drought, the bats finally exploded last night to the tune of 12 runs on 14 hits including home runs by Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Rauuuuuuul Ibanez! Every staring position player had at least one hit in the game, with Chase Utley leading the pack with 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Rollins & Ibanez each picked up 3 RBI on their homers.
The other star of the game was Chan Ho Park; coming in to relieve Martinez, Park pitched a mini-no hitter of 3 innings in length :O) As bad as Park was at the beginning of the season as a starter, he has been the polar opposite in the bullpen. Kudos to Park for continuing to thrive in his bullpen role!
And then the moment you have all been waiting for – the beer. It always makes me laugh when people criticize Phillies fans and then I see something like this; check out the VIDEO.
Yes, a retarded Cubs fans threw a full beer in the face of Shane Victorino right as he was catching a fly ball in deep centerfield. To the idiot's credit, he had perfect aim and timing. But what an awful, unsportsmanlike and just plain stupid thing to do; I think the man should be thrown in jail, tied to a chair and forced to watch Cirque de Soleil videos all night long while also having buckets of ice water thrown down his pants by a large, hairy man named Gus. Cubs – feel free to use that idea. You have my full permission.
Phillies will go for the sweep of the Cubs this afternoon at 2:20pm – hopefully, beer free.
Photo by Jenn
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Jenn: No, Arod got hit in the arm, but it did look like he was hit in his….uh….spot "down there" from that photo! I can't believe a fan would be stupid and rude enough to throw beer at Shane! I'm g;ad he got thrown out. He deserved it! -Virginia
Sorry, that would be "glad he got thrown out."
Jenn- I was on Twitter last night when the beer was thrown – and the fans who were watching the game said the wrong guy got thrown out! I can't tell from watching the YouTube video; do you know if they got the right guy? And I was glad that Pedro had a good start.
What a waste of a good BEER….but then it was a Cubs fan… good to see the bats swinging and hitting the ball again…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
Whoever threw the beer gave fans a bad name! Booooo! I'm glad Victorino kept his cool. Good for him. As for Pedro, I'm sure you're relieved that the experiment is working so far!
Virginia – me too!
Julia – yes, they did get the guy. After they took out the wrong guy, they saw the replay and went to get the whole front row to sort it out :O) Really, all they had to do was grab the guy without a beer…LOL
Peter – it is about time!
Jane – Shane is a trooper :O)
I was in Citizens' Bank in the middle of July, and honestly, Phillies fans are complete jerks. Even in losing, they said we sucked and taunted us. I, for one, do not agree with the actions, but I can certainly see where they came from.
reliv1908 – And I assume you did nothing to provoke the taunting? I've been to thousands of Philly games and usually, the only people who get "taunted" are the big mouths and fans of opponents acting disrespectful. Occassionally, you get a drunk guy gone wild, but most times, the action is provoked. I have had many great times with opposing fans too…Philly fans will treat you the way you treat them. To generalize all Philly fans based on your extensive ONE game experience is both ignorant and childish. And of course, I assume you are a Cubs fan. Did I guess correctly? ;O)
i loved pedro back in the day. with lee, haap and hamels alreayd solidifying the rotation-pedro will be a great compliment in hopes of a championship season
Awesome series, Jenn! Glad y'all could help me (and Cardinal fans all over) out. Now Shane joins Jesus in hating the Cubs and I can't wait til they bust that screwball — and they will.
A full beer? They wasted it! Oh how could they! Glad to hear Shane kept calm…shows lots of class.


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Orthopedic center evacuated after man pulls gun on employee
MARTINSBURG – The Center of Orthopedic Excellence in Martinsburg was evacuated Wednesday after a patient, allegedly upset about having to change clothes for an X-ray, pulled a loaded handgun on an employee.
William Michael Holmes, 70, of Myatt Court, Inwood, was subsequently arrested at gunpoint by police and was taken into custody without incident.
He was later arraigned by Berkeley County Magistrate Harry Snow on one misdemeanor count of brandishing a deadly weapon and was released from custody after posting $10,000 bail.
According to court records, on Wednesday, Martinsburg Police Department Cpl. J.M. Butcher responded to the facility, located at 1008 Tavern Road, for a report that a patient, identified as Holmes, had brandished a firearm and pointed it at an employee.
The call was received at about 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, according to a city police dispatcher.
The building was evacuated before police arrived, records show.
Butcher, along with Patrolman First Class J.S. Everhart, Patrolman First Class William Parks, Police Chief Kevin Miller and Major Tim Catlett, found Holmes sitting in a room on the patient's table with the firearm in his right hand. Police ordered him at gunpoint to drop the weapon, and Holmes complied, police said. The weapon was a Glock Model 22 .40 caliber handgun, and the magazine was fully loaded with one round chambered, records show.
The victim told police that Holmes became angry with her during a doctor's appointment after being told he would need to change his clothes for an X-ray. She said Holmes raised his shirt and grabbed the firearm, pointing it at her briefly before slamming it down. The victim was standing in the doorway of the room when the incident occurred. She immediately shut the door and left that area of the building, records show.
Holmes has a valid West Virginia conceal and carry permit and was lawfully permitted to possess a firearm, but the law still prohibits a person from a brandishing a deadly weapon in a way or manner to cause or threaten a breach of peace, records show.
If convicted of brandishing a deadly weapon, Holmes faces a $50 to $1,000 fine and/or 90 days to one year in jail.
– Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.


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TAYLOR, Helen Sansone
TAYLOR, Helen Sansone, 90, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, passed Wednesday May 15, 2013 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
She was born November 26, 1922, the daughter of Angelo and Anna Lattocha Sansone.
She was a retired employee of Big Bear Department Store, and a former member of Lansing Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Taylor Sr.
Helen is survived by daughters, Linda VanCooney and her husband, Frank of Blue Rock, Ohio, and Debbie Misel of Beverly, Ohio; a son, Dick Taylor Jr. and his wife, Edna of Martins Ferry; five grandchildren, Jason and Nathan Misel; Nicole Beasley, Samuel Taylor, Christol VanCooney; and eight great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Friday 2-8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Road, Brookside, Ohio where services will be held Saturday May 18, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. with Rev. John Brandenburg and Nancy Spindler officiating. Interment will follow at Linwood Cemetery, Blaine, Ohio.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Corpus Christi School, 1512 Warwood Avenue, Wheeling, W.Va., 26003.
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Application for Part 1 of Colorado's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
June 10, 2009
Contact: Sandra Abrevaya, (202) 401-1576
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced more than $509 million is now available for Colorado under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Colorado will be eligible to apply for another $251 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Colorado's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.
"The $509 million Colorado will receive today is part of the single largest boost in education funding in recent history," said Duncan. "The President's leadership and support from Congress have made this historic investment possible. Colorado can now utilize these funds to save jobs and lay the groundwork for a generation of education reform."
To date, Colorado has received $140 million in education stimulus funds—representing a combination of funding for Title I, IDEA, Vocational Rehabilitation Grants, Independent Living Grants and Impact Aid. On April 1, Colorado received $55.5 million in Title I funding and more than $80 million in IDEA funding. This represents 50 percent of the Title I and IDEA funding Colorado is eligible for in total. On April 1, Colorado also received $4 million in Vocational Rehab funds and more than $740,000 in Independent Living funds. On April 10, Colorado received more than $1 million in Impact Aid funding.
In order to receive today's funds, Colorado provided assurances that it will collect, publish, analyze and act on basic information regarding the quality of classroom teachers, annual student improvements, college readiness, the effectiveness of state standards and assessments, progress on removing charter caps and interventions in turning around underperforming schools.
Colorado is also required by the Department of Education to report the number of jobs saved through Recovery Act funding, the amount of state and local tax increases averted, and how funds are used.
See Colorado and other state applications for initial funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program at http://www.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/resources.html.
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Billing an art event as "an earthly celebration of cosmic proportions" comes with high expectations. But Frequinox — presented by Kickin' It, a group of friends and artists collaborating for regular happenings — lives up to the billing. Frequinox is a recurring event in its third year that celebrates the seasonal change by throwing a party of spellbinding proportions.
"It's a way to come out of that winter solitude, join together in a community and celebrate, especially after this winter. Everybody is ready for it," said Kickin' It co-founder Rae Liebtag.
While Frequinox is a blowout complete with imaginatively extraordinary and interactive art, from flowers and crystals to an entire "cosmic cavern" and more, there's significance behind the celebration, and all the hard, hand-crafted work the Kickin' It crew does.
"It's a celestial change; there's a lot going on with the planetary system and how that affects us here," said Kickin' It co-founder Greg Ignasiak.
"It's a way to connect with the cycles we're so dependent on, but so removed from," reiterated Leibtag.
Even though it's difficult to describe the awesomeness of Kickin' It's events, a rundown of all Frequinox's facets is doable: live bands, DJs, stilt walkers, cirque performers, interactive art (think COSI for adults complete with a Project-a-tron), a wild photo booth, and even live painters capturing the ether of the event.
"It's a combination of all the art we do; throw it into this and make it as epic as possible," said Kickin' It collaborator Mike Rzepka, who both Ignasiak and Liebtag say is invaluable to the project and will be live painting at Frequinox.
To fully embrace Frequinox, Kickin' It says attendees should don costumes, of wild scopes, like previous Frequinox-ers look forward to all year. But if you're new to this event, don't feel overwhelmed or left out. The entire wardrobe of costumes this imaginative crew has created will be available to wear. (You'll find something to stimulate your mojo.)
"We want to give people a unique environment to come out and express themselves," Liebtag said. "We see it. We feel it. And people feel it when they come to our events. There's reciprocity."


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Why is Cord Blood Banking Important to Me?
Since your baby's stem cells are genetically unique to your child and family, and using cells from a relative is the best source of stem cells in treating diseases, cord blood banking has been called a type of "biological insurance".
Banking cord blood is an important investment that you can make in your family's health and helps ensure the best chance of survival when the cells are used. In fact, newborn stem cells from a relative have resulted in more than double the survival rates compared to stem cells from unrelated donors. And your child and family may have significantly better options in medical treatments or cures for cancers as well as common conditions like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer's.
In addition, they can be immediately available if they are needed which can minimize disease progression. Because the cells found in cord blood are "naive," or undeveloped, the cells do not have to "match" the patient as closely as bone marrow and therefore can be used by siblings or other relatives in many circumstances where bone marrow stem cells cannot.
Lastly, unlike the adult stem cells in your body, your newborn's stem cells are "healthy" as they have not been exposed to environmental contamination or viruses.
Considering that nearly 70 serious diseases are already being successfully treated with stem cells, and the fact that the number will very likely increase in the coming years, cord blood banking is a prudent investment in your family's health.