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OCDS Conference- Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 1992. Fr. William Healy
The particular paragraph from the Rules and Constitutions for this evening is that there should be a love among all the members of the community. When I say , "Love", I should explain: on the night of the Last Supper, Jesus turned to His apostles, and He uttered a prayer which I suggest you read and re-read because it couldn't come from a better person on Earth-the Son of the Living God. He prayed for those at the table, and He said, "Oh, Heavenly Father, may they love one another as I love them. May they love one another as You love Me, and I in turn love You." I t is a prayer of perfect love.
Now then, what is love? Love is an attraction of the will towards some person, place, or thing which appeals to it as being good, whether the good is real or apparent. The intellect absorbs the object of the love, and it is up to the will to make the judgment, "I accept it, and I go out towards it." That's what love is all about. The beating or the palpitation of the heart follows once the will has accepted and made the judgment, "This person, I love."
The old saying, that there is "Love at first sight" is not quite true, because, I repeat, love is an act of the will. Liking an individual means, "This person appeals to the emotions or to the senses". You may like the way a person walks; you may like the way a person talks. In the first meeting between the "lovers", that first meeting, when one is elated by the presence of the other- it is a fascination, and as the Perry Como song goes, fascination can lead to love. Fascination, then is [only] the first thing. That's why Jesus Christ could command us to love one another-because love is an action of the will. Do you follow me so far? If anyone doesn't, please raise your hand, because you hear the word love mentioned so frequently [used improperly or imprecisely ].
Now, there are different kinds of love. There is the love of benevolence, meaning, good-will. This is the love about which the angels sang on the first Christmas night: Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace to men of good-will, or as the other interpretation is: Peace, good-will towards men. This is the universal love that Jesus speaks of. It means that you will express interest in each person you meet. You can't love all people equally. That's impossible. Suppose, now, there's someone working with you whom you can't stand...even in the secular order...What are you obliged to do? You are obliged to greet the person and to show the common signs of courtesy, because every person you meet is a temple of the Holy Spirit, just as you are. The Holy Spirit may not be able to act in that person because of a deliberate mortal sin for which there is no contrition, but nevertheless, the Trinity is there.
That's why, in your morning prayer we ask you to stress the presence of God within you and all the graces and lights God has given to you personally and individually. When you acknowledge all of these things you [then] ask for the grace to be broad-minded enough to acknowledge these things in others. You cannot judge a person by the irritable conduct you see at the first moment. I remember, for instance (and I may have told you), when I was a newly ordained priest I was tohave a mission exhibit, showing the work of our missionaries, in New York City. It was one of the first times I've ever seen New York City. The assembly hall was not open at the time we arrived there, so the Brother asked me, "Is there anything in New York you would want to see." I answered, "The Bowery." That's exactly where we went! I saw the people who made Frankenstein look like a Lilly....I have seen them on the street. The officers, the policemen took this as a matter of course. [But] As I looked at then, this is the thought that came to me," Oh, priest of God, don't [you] judge them by the way you see at the present time. You do not know their past. It may very well be that in their profession they have practiced greater charity than you. Condemn not, but rather take what you see as an incentive to put in your own professional life the love that you should have as a priest of God."
Never judge a person, then, or judge a book [so to speak] by its cover. For, as the little Imitation of Christ puts it, "Man judges by the appearance, but God looks into the heart." This is what we mean by the love of benevolence. The Little Flower had a nun in her own community that she couldn't stand. She writes this in her autobiography. Every time she met the nun, she smiled [and]greeted her, so much so that the little nun asked her, "Therese, what do you find that's so attractive in me, and why do you like me as much as you do?" Therese answered, "Because I'm happy to see you." She wasn't lying, because each time she saw her, it gave her [Therese] a chance to practice mortification.
There is a filial love. That means the love that exists between a parent and child, between brother and sister-the rest of the family. Now then, you may put this question- when I go to God to pray, I don't feel any palpitations of the heart. I don't feel the emotional drive as I do when I meet a friend or come in contact with a member of my family. Is there something wrong with me as I pray? The answer there is (follow this closely), human as you are, you can love an individual with the emotional reaction because you see the individual. The individual falls under your senses. When you go to God, you don't see Him. You're going to Him in absolute faith: Lord Jesus Christ, you have said, "I am with you always, and you have designated that each on of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Since I cannot see You, the feelings may not be there, God, but love is an action of the will, and my will is to love You above all people, and to love You above all things." Do you understand that so far?
[Question was asked from the community]: I've got a question-why, if you were having a problem with someone, and you go to confession and you tell the priest, sometimes the priest will say, "avoid that person". Why does he say ," avoid that person"?
[Response]: He means [that] if you meet the person, greet the person as I described. You do not have to put yourself out to be with the person constantly. If the breach is there, give the greeting in all sincerity, and express you interest, and then you may withdraw, but I don't encourage it. I believe that if a conversation starts, it should be continued, because you'll find out that the person an individual [you] dislikes always has at least one good quality [follow this]. Every person on Earth comes from a perfect father in heaven. Every child has at least one virtue of the parent, therefore, every person on Earth has at least one good quality and one virtue coming forth from the Father in Heaven Who saw fit to make this individual. You're overcoming yourself, you're opening the door of your heart, really, because you see this individual. You're going to rid yourself of a great deal of nervous tension, because if you entertain the dislike of the person, these melancholic thoughts take their affect on you, rob you of your peace and your joy, and who's suffering-yourself! Does that answer your question?
[Questioner]: I guess.
There is a erotic love. We always say that this is an impure love love of the senses, completely-the giving of one to another. Erotic love is not only a moral love, it is a consecrated love in marriage. Marriage is the total giving of one to the other in a union that's blessed by God, witnessed by God when the promises were made, and represents the unity between Jesus Christ and His church. That's why in the married life there is the sensible love, there is the mental love, there is the love of the will, and the love of the senses. It a complete giving, foreshadowing the love we wish to have in our relationship to God.
In the secular order, you are to be the most consecrated people because your whole spirituality is centerd on the Divine indwelling. Your whole spirituality means that at sometime even in your profession or you vocation as one of the people of God, in the world but not of it, you decided to go forth, to advance in the prayer life, and to make your promises and your vows.
Going on then, as far as the deceased member are concerned-you are asked to have a mass for the deceased member sponsored by the community. If you are able to have a mass offered for the person [individually], do so, but at least attend a mass and receive communion remembering the person. In some of the communities they gather together at the wake and say the Office, if that is possible. So, with your rosary, with your presence at mass and your remembrance of the person in communion, you are showing your charity, which goes beyond the grace. This is what is talked about in the particular paragraph on "Loving one another."
Before we go into the little conference (iIwon't keep you too long tonight), take the example of Jesus in relationship to Judas. Leonardo Da Vinci's picture of the Last Supper is not true, because on one side of Jesus Christ was John, the Evangelist, and on the other side of Jesus, according to the scriptures, was Judas Iscariot. Judas was occupying the place of honor, as the treasure, befitting the dignity of the treasurer, who took care of all the material things, though he was a thief. When Jesus gives the warning at the Last Supper, no one knew to whom He was referring. What He said, as you heard tonight in the Gospel, "He to whom I shall dip the morsel and pass it to him, is the one..." When the host dipped the morsel, bread, into honey, and passed it to one of the guests, that was the highest honor a guest could receive. Nothing could be greater than that. They didn't understand when he said, "Thou hast said it." They though he [Judas]had to give money to the poor or had another mission to perform in buying supplies. The Gospel say, "He went out into the darkness of the night." It was night, and it was even darker within Judas's soul than any earthy night could possibly have. Every single thing that the Lord said about Judas was a loving solicitation. Everything that was done was to show friendship. Jesus did not condemn him, until Judas went right into the depth of despair. That's the moral for you and for me.
Now, we get to the conference for tonight. If you want to learn how to contemplate- when we speak about contemplation in our Carmelite life, what we mean, is you persevere in the morning prayer, as we give it to you (we pointed out the method was: 1) the presence of God, 2) the reading of a particular paragraph, 3) the asking of yourself how this paragraph affects me in my past, my present , and in my future, and then 4)the little word T-O-P: thanksgiving, oblation, and petitions, in which you talk to God as I'm talking to you. This is what we call our Carmelite method of prayer. You are not forced to use it! Each one of you has an individual and a personal way of going to God. Each one of you is unique, and God wants you to be individual, as far as in your address to Him; to be honest and to be sincere).
Then, we said that if you progress and persevere in prayer, that you can reach a stage where no words of yours are required. There is simple a silent loving awareness that where you are, there is God. It doesn't make any difference where you are. You are never alone. God's interest in you is as personal and individual and total at all times as if you were the only person He ever made. When we speak of the prayer of contemplation, or the height of contemplation, we mean a silent awareness the God and I are together as I fulfill my vocation, as I do my work, as I pray and even when I recreate.
Now then, getting back to meditation...when you meditate, it means, as I said, you take the book out and you bring the thoughts into your mind, and you ask yourself about the past ,the present and the future. This is thinking about God. It is not prayer in the proper sense. The real prayer follows with the T-O-P: when you're speaking to Him as I am speaking to you.
In St. John's Gospel (if you do nothing else, I've recommended, first, the prayer at the last super), if you go though John's Gospel, John the Evangelist, in scared scripture, his entire Gospel deals with contemplation. Contemplation means to look at...you remember when John the Baptist was preaching and Jesus of Nazareth passed by? John the Baptist said, "Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who takes away the sin of the world." That word, "behold" doesn't simply mean looking at. It means "studying", "inquiring", "grasping" the dignity of the person John pointed out. John was so successful in saying this word, "behold", that two of his disciples left him right there and followed Jesus. The master turned around and asked them, "What do you seek?" They said, "master, where do you live( note: this is contemplation]?" He said, "Come and see." If you find it difficult to meditate as I tried to describe our Carmelite method, visualize a scene from the Gospel in your imagination. Take anyone of the fourteen stations of the cross...bring one scene before your mind's eye, and look at Christ. That is contemplation. Then, you begin to talk to Him, as a result of your observation. You are permitted to do this in your morning prayer. In other words, prayer is free! We merely point out different ways of going to God.
Going back then, to John's Gospel, the word "behold" is mentioned over and over again, At the cross he said, "Behold your mother," which means, look at Mary, and accept her as your mother...not just a glance, but an act of love and an act of acceptance. He turned to John and said, "Behold your mother." He said to her, "behold you son." You are accepting Mary's interest in you, and a relationship between yourself and Mary is developed. I repeat, this is what is done throughout the Gospel of John the Evangelist.
During the past days in your Holy Week Gospel, Jesus was going to tell who He was. Over and over again you will find these words: I am. "I am the Living Bread.""I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." "I am" is mentioned over and over again. Why? Because, when Moses went to the burning bush in the Old Testament, the voice came out , ''Take off your sandals, for the place whereon you stand is holy. I am commanding you to take the Israelites out of Egypt. I have heard their cries." Moses said, "who am I to do it? I stutter and I stammer, and when they ask me, 'Who is giving you the command to do this,' what shall I say? What is your name?"
Here is His answer: I am who am. Tell them, "He who is has sent you?" In other words, there is no past and no future in God. Everything is opened in the "I am" repeated so frequently by Jesus Christ- "I am", in which he identified Himself as being God, taken from the Old Testament. As far as our Carmelite life is concerned-it's the center of it. "I am with you, always." "Where your are, I am." I cannot bring to my mind's eye a group of people as close to God as you are, because no matter what your vocation may be, what trials, what joys, what successes ,what failures-as a Carmelite, you have a realization, through your faith, that He's with you. Death is nothing but a thin veil separating you from seein, face to face, the God you carry in your heart always- the one you receive in Holy Communion, when He says, "I am the Living Bread". He's not identifying Himself with the bread, alone, but He's saying that as bread nourishes you and strengthen you, and [as] my Father gives it to you, come to me that I may strengthen you and nourish you beyond any material thing. That's how close God is to you.
I do not say that in this faith you are going to have no crosses and no problems. Crosses come to everyone. That is the beauty of the passion of Christ. While all pain, tears, suuffering and anguish of any sort came from the sin of our first parent, and while you may say that they are all a punishment for that original sin, Jesus did not come upon this earth to eradicate or to remove suffering. He cameon this earth as a savior to remove sin and hatred. As far as suffering is concerned, he taught us that suffering is a mystery to be lived with, as He Himself experience it in hunger, and thirst. As he put it, "The birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere unto lay His head." He was crucified between two thieves on a tree, and He was buried in a borrowed tomb. He had nothing.
You don't look for suffering, but always make sure that the suffering is not self- imposed by your incorrect attitude towards life. Be sure that the suffering is coming from someone who doesn't understand. It can come from nature, because of physical illness, but don't make it up, or seek suffering for suffering's sake,because that makes you a masochist. When the suffering does come, and it isn't your fault, then Jesus tells us that even in physical pain, the misunderstanding, whatever the cross may be, it can be changed into an offering, as He did on the cross. There, He experienced, mental, physical and even spiritual anguish, crying out, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" He was quoting the psalmist, who put those words on His lips, hundreds and hundreds of years before- "My God, My God," to show the desolation He was experiencing, to be an example for you. When desolation comes- don't give up, but call upon your Father.
This is what we mean by mortification. Mortification, the literal translation is "Dying to self," means putting something, someone , some goal before yourself. The usual example is the reading of a book. The more you are wrapped up in the book the less you're thinking about yourself and the more you enjoy the book. When you poor things, like now, say, "Well, I've had enough of this," and close the book, you might as well close the book, because its lost its appeal. God wants you to be interested and to accept every situation in life.
My last example-we are so proud of Teresa of Avila, and we should be; we are so proud of John of the Cross, and we should be-they are doctors of the church, and we have eminent saints in Carmel [as well, but] if their writings seem too difficult for you, though we try to explain them, then go to the Little Flower. The Little Flower gives in the example of her life everything they taught. She didn't experience much consolation. One time, she said, she was saying the stations, and she experience as if it were a living flame-she was almost out of herself, but she said it didn't last long. "I soon returned to the darkness and the aridity I experience when I try to pray."
She had these ideas: 1) "I wan t to be a missionary-to plant the cross of Jesus Christ on every land." She got this idea, as she write, "on one Sunday morning [as] I opened my prayer book in church and a picture of the crucified fell out, not completely out, but I was just able to completely one hand which protruded from the book, and blood was coming from it. I asked myself, where was this blood going, and the answer was: its going on the ground. So, I resolved to place myself under the hand, in spirit, to catch the blood, and to spread it over the whole world. I wanted to be a missionary and plant the cross of Christ on every land." She did it. She became the pattroness of the mission, by offering life as she lived it in her vocation in the cloister. The moral is, live your live fully. "I am with you always, under every circumstance," says he, and whatever you offer, whatever you give to God is stored in His memory and affects the world, 2)The Little flower said, "I wanted to be a doctor-to preach." Rome is now considering whether she should be a Doctor of the Church, because of the way she lived and the doctrine of the Little Way, 3)Thirdly, "I would like to be a priest," but she said, "I cannot, so I offer to God, as the priest offers Jesus on the alter, in myself and my action in my daily life," 4)Finally, " I want to be a martyr." She had a great admiration for Joan of Arc. "Joan," she said, "how wonderful it was that you were consumed by flame out of love of God." She envied Joan of Arc. [Yet] When you read the life [of Therese], and go through her own suffering, her own sufferings were greater than Joan's. Joan was burnt up in a short time. The parched tongue, the spiritual abandonment, the pain and anguish of gasping for her breath because one lung was completely gone and the other one was practically shatter with her tuberculosis... She, herself, never took back the offer, but she said, "My god, I never knew that a individual could suffer this much. The cup of suffering is filled." Mother Gonzaga never permitted her to have morphine or anything that alleviated the suffering, except, occasionally, a teaspoon or two of morphine, the only thing they knew at the time. It is a blessing in disguise, because, if Mother Gonzaga did permit repeated mediations that would take away thepain, the devils advocate at that time in the cause of the canonization would say, "She sought relief, frequently, and therefore she didn't suffer as she wanted to." That would have been used against her. In fairness to Mother Gonzaga, when she was dying of cancer, wracked with pain, she never permitted the use of any sedative. "I offer this to God."
I'm not saying that for you [here tonightto do this]-you are to take your sedative. When it comes to the cause of the beatification, the devils advocate brings up something differently [than simply not taking medication]. You do accept the medication, and the doctor, and all that the doctor prescribes because Jesus is sharing his wisdom as divine physician with any doctor who serves you.
So, I get back to you-you may not be a doctor, you may not be a martyr, but like the priest in baptism, day by day, give God yourself, give God you actions in the alter of your own life. You're giving Him your body. Your giving Him your blood. In return, the Eucharist comes to you-body, blood, soul and divinity-a foretaste of the everlasting banquet God has prepared for you from all eternity.
God Bless you.
Editor's note: remember to write out questions for Father Healy to answer from the Autobiography...to be handed in by August.
This transcript is Copyright, 2001, OCDS Community, Columbus, Ohio.


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Regardless of their particular roles at the moment, we know that this duo is being counted on to serve 3 functions:
-One starts and serve as a legitimate scoring option to offset the Felton-Stat dynamic. In essence, serve as the #3 option. To soften the paint for Amar'e, reduce the triple teams defenses want to throw at him, and to be there as a safety valve when Felton drives and kicks out.
-One serves as the leader of the 2nd unit. Provide that scoring punch off the bench. Bring energy, hustle and leadership and take it to the other team as they begin to dip into their reserves.
-BOTH need to close out games, be there after the 8-minute mark in the 4th and help Felton-Stat (and whoever) finish things off.
After 7 games... both have been near epic failures in this regard.
I'll give credit to Wilson, who started the season off with a bang, but after 3 solid games he's reverted back to his prior inconsistent form (averaging 11 ppg). He's also been a ghost in the 4th quarter of most games.
Wilson is also 9-33 on the year from 3-point range. Taking (and settling) for far too many threes. When you shoot 27 percent from downtown, you shouldn't be shooting more than 3 a game.
Chandler also has 4 games without an assist. This is unacceptable. Chandler's game should be slash and drive or slash and dish. Like B-Roy, he should master the art of penetrate-juke-pull up for the 12 foot jumper. He's our best attacker, and he should get into the lane and create easy buckets (open shots) a few times a game for somebody.
Right now, WC isn't making anybody better. And he's not a reliable option for NYK when we need him most.
MOVING ALONG to Gallo. He's played 1 good game in 7. He's had 2 decent games, and has been a virtual waste in the other 4. More than anyone, he's directly responsible for 2 loses. Had he showed up and scored like 12 points we win the BOS and POR game.
Gallo has taken 65 shots this year. 32 of them from 3-point range. Like Chandler, Gallo has 7 assists on the season. SEVEN!
In essence, Gallo and Chanlder combine for 14 assists in 7 games. This is totally unacceptable. It's not like either is scoring 24 ppg. So, not only are these two clowns not scoring, but they aren't making it easier for any of their teammates. At least Chandler plays solid defense, but Gallo is basically nothing more than a 3-point sniper who can't make a 3-point shot even if left wide open (on most nights).
To their credit, both have kept their turnovers low. Wilson has 10 in 7 games, and Gallo only 3.
WHAT WE NEED from both of these players is for them to play baseketball. Work a little and create a lot more. Easier said than done, but still.... This team will only go as far as the play of these 2 players takes them. They have to understand what teams are doing to force things away from STAT, and start attacking weaknesses. The holes are there for them to expose.
FELTON is an above-average, savvy-gritty PG. He'll struggle against lightining quick PGs, but for the most part he'll be good enough.
STAT is a force to be reckoned with but he's not a franchise player, where he'll carry a team on his back night in and night out. He needs help, especially with the triple teams he's seeing every game.
Felton and STAT are fine. Both have yet to really dominate and take over games. Both have really come up small late in the 4th quarter of games. BUT, it's early and the pressure is making them try to hard and do to much. They'll be fine.
MOZGOV and FIELDS have potential, and have been pleasant surprises, but they are complimentary role players doing the little things. As rookies, there will be growing pains.
DOUGLAS is improving as well and his importance as the 1st G off the bench cannot be understated.
TURIAF has been a godsend, but health has always been the issue with him. He does the dirty work and gives us presence in the interior.
Walker has made some big buckets, and we could use him to grow into that role of another scoring threat off the bench.
SURE COULD USE AZU but he may not be 100 percent all year.
ANTHONY RANDOLPH is a major poject. He's trying way too hard as well. With the injuries and the fact Nelson had him in the doghouse, this is almost like his rookie year. He's really raw. BUT, he should mature into a real player, and he might even grow into a role this year. Rebounding, blocking shots, getting easy put-back off missed shots and finishing on the fast break.
BUT.... this team depends on, relies on, NEEDS Gallo and Chandler to DELIVER, and they need it now.
Gallo recently turned 22 and Randolph recently turned 21. By 24, both players might be bona fide borderline all-stars. Who knows. It's clear they wont be that this year.
STILL, while we can afford to endure growth and incosistent play from Randolph, we absolutely cannot from Gallo.
Our offense will continue to struggle to find points b/c teams will clog the lane. This limits what STAT can do, and hurts Felton b/c it takes the drive away from him.
If Chandler and Gallo don't release that pressure and open things up... we're doomed to live at the mercy of the 3-point shot, and we wont thrive if that's the case.
My advice to BOTH players would be to work on their mid range game. Chandler can beat most off the dribble, but must learn the pull-up game. Gallo must learn to pump fake and step in to a few shots. BOTH need to get hot close to the basket THEN MOVE OUT FOR THE 3.
BOTH have let us down so far, and both have this team heading toward mid-30 win season. The only way to make the playoffs is for BOTH to start playing basketball. Anyone have faith?
Last edited by mafra; Nov 10, 2010 at 11:05.
Wilson is doing a whole lot more than Gallo. I'm not dissapointed in him at all, not as much as I'am with the way these guys are being coached.
I agree that Wilson Chandler has been a lot better than Gallo, and next to his production should be a HOF player. Still, where is Wilson come the the 4th quarter? Where has he been the last 4 games?
Last night, with the game getting out of hand... He keeps shooting 3s (and missing). THEN, when he drives to the hoop he gets buckets.
I do agree it's time now to reverse the roles. Maybe Gallo will find his stroke if he's the 6th man. With Fields and Mozgov starting, we cannot afford to go with non-existent Gallo anymore.
Switch it up and see if it works.
Mike D'antoni is a major problem. I do agree with that. BUT, his offense is ot all about shooting 3s. It's about spacing and shooting quickly. It gives the player freedom to decide and execute.... It's just laziness. It takes work to dribble-drive-create.... So much less effort to just pull-up & chuck.
I am sick of the spacing philosophy though. Basketball is all about movement. We sacfrice team offense for individual offense. In the team-orientated offense, you move the rock until the defense breaks down and then he get the open/easy high-pct shot.
Also, it's about Math:
ONE 3-point shot made every 4 possessions = THREE points.
ONE layup and ONE 12-foot jumper made every 4 possessions = FOUR points.
Weedson Chandler has gone into a funk when Knicks mgmt decided not to extend his contract.
He's a quiet guy who smokes weed, and his feelings are obviously hurt by the diss.
this year = wait for Melo/CBA, don't sign anyone (sorry Weedson)
last year = wait for James/salary cap, don't sign anyone (sorry DLEE)
you know we suck
It's almost like Wilson said to himself:
"**** man, if I keep playing like this I'll be traded to DENVER for Melo. They didn;t give me a contract extension, so that migth mean I'm not in their 2011 plans. I better start slacking off a bit. I mean, look at Gallo. No way he's this bad. He just doesn't want to be banished to Colorado."
How else to explain it?
Excellent post by Mafra to open the thread. I think we spend too much time comparing Gallo and Wilson rather than commenting on getting the best from each of them. Gallo has been really bad but when he was good or just decent, we won.
Gallo has taken about 9 shots a game, while Wilson has taken about 15 shots a game, yet Gallo has 22 foul shots and Wilson only 15. With all his athleticism and strength, Wilson should be going to the hoop constantly and getting fouls rather than taking 3 point shots way out on the perimeter.
i will be intrigued to see what Curry can do when he finally gets to play. He can be a post presence which we sorely need. On this note, you can see my desperation.
After watching Brian Zubek do nothing for 3.5 years, then help led Duke to a title, I think it would only be fitting to end the Curry era with a flurry. Say he comes on strong the final 40 games and averages about 15 ppg. Imagine that.
I wont hold my breath, but it would give the Knicks what they need.
Anyway, another game and WC has 0 assists. He takes 20 shots, 10 of them from 3-point range. I hate to nitpick, b/c WC was a force on both ends of the court.... but he can be so much better.
WC should never attempt 10 3s in a single game. He might have scored 40 points if he kept the midrange game going. DRIVE and DRIVE and then DRIVE some more. Why settle for what the defense wants to give you?
GALLO was 0-5 from 3. He had a deent, all-around game. He had 3 assists. BUT, he was thinking about contact NOT FOCUSING on making the shot. That final drive, after the missed 3.... He takes it to the hoop and draws contact but misses the layup. He has to understand he wont get calls so he must deal with it, and make shots despite light contact. Simple as that.
STILL, last night wasn't really the fault of WC & DG. Sure, neither did much when we needed it most, but the loss last night was on D'antoni.
Amar'e should've had 60 points last night. Why we didn't force feed him all night. I mean, I have to watch Douglas chuck up 7 3s?
STAT was 14-14 from the free throw line until he choked with 30 seconds. Still, when we were down by 1 we should have gone to STAT. That's why he makes 100 million. The last thing I want to see is Gallo pull up from 29 feet.
Knicks were 7-31 from dowtown. GSW was 5-10. Blame the coach for allowing this to occur.
trade both of them with Randolph for Melo
"The Knicks are back" - Amare


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SXSW Diary: Day 3Monday, March 13th, 2006
Day 3: Sunday, March 12
We were all late in arising this morning. Erik and Scott both reported that my snoring was better, which assuaged my guilt, though I confess my guilt is easily assuaged. (One good anagram of "assuaged" is "sausaged.") My first order of business was to drop by the press office, which I hadn't yet had occasion to visit.
Like the press lounges at Sundance and CineVegas, the SXSW one has computers for us to use, tables for lounging, and a few complimentary beverages. They don't have much in the way of press kits, though, which are often invaluable for writing reviews because they include cast lists and plot summaries (handy for when you see 30 movies in one week and your memory needs a nudge weeks later). All the films have publicists on hand, but what most of them do instead of providing real press kits is to just print up glossy full-color one-sheets — advertisements, basically, which they strew around the press office in a reckless manner. I'm all for SXSW being cooler and less rigid than other fests, but sometimes it's better to be a grownup, you know?
One thing the press lounge had that was unique to my experience was free massages. There was a guy there, a professional (I gathered), with a chair set up and everything. I saw him but didn't pay attention to him nor realize what his purpose was until I heard someone approach him and say, "Are the massages complimentary?" (Even though everyone at film festivals wants free stuff, no one ever uses the word "free." They say "complimentary" or "open," as in, "Does the party have an open bar?" Which it does, by the way.) The massages were indeed complimentary, and you just have to plop down in the chair and let the guy go to town on your back, neck and shoulders.
Alas, he was soon occupied with the guy who said "complimentary," and I had to leave. But I hope to enjoy a complimentary rubbing before the week is through.
I bought a slice of pizza again as I walked over to the Paramount for a 1:30 screening of a film called "Gretchen." Erik joined me and fell asleep halfway through it; I stayed awake and loved it. I know I just compared something to "Napoleon Dynamite" yesterday, but it's even more applicable here. In fact, about 15 minutes in, I thought: I'm watching this year's "Napoleon Dynamite." It has the same quirky vibe, the same small-town characters, quiet tone and semi-absurdist view of high school. The festival's printed film guide, I later noticed, compares the title character to a cross between Dawn Wiener from "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and Deb from "Napoleon Dynamite," and that's exactly right. I look forward to seeing this one again.
Erik and I walked back to the convention center and festival headquarters, stopping on the way to eat at a restaurant we couldn't find, which means we didn't eat there after all. I had noticed a Jimmy John's sandwich shop in my travels, and I have fond memories of that chain as a good cheap place to eat. But when Erik and I looked for it, it was nowhere to be found, gone like the city of Brigadoon. So we just went to headquarters, where I wrote for a while.
Scott was there, and he and I wound up at the Registrants Lounge, which is a completely useless place for all festival-goers to hang out. It's outdoors under a tent, so it's hot and humid, and the complimentary beverages consist of beer and water. Scott ran into a couple publicists and a filmmaker he loves and kindly invited me to join him as he chatted with them, but I was feeling hungry and anti-social, so I went in search of a place to eat. (One time I used the term "anti-social" in that context and I got an e-mail from someone pointing out that the way we use "anti-social" colloquially is highly inaccurate. He said what I mean to say is "non-social" or "unsocial." So to make "anti-social" more apropos, I killed him.)
6th Street is crawling with eating establishments, so I chose one at random called BD Riley's Irish Pub. The only available seating was at the bar, where I deposited myself and asked the bartender for a menu. The bartender, who looked just like Mike Novick on "24," produced it cheerfully and asked what I'd like to drink. I ordered a Diet Coke, which he brought me and thereupon ceased to acknowledge my existence.
It was truly strange. He brought new drinks to the guys next to me, took the food order of two girls next to them, and refused to even make eye contact with me. The only thing I can figure is that since I wasn't having big-boy drinks, he wasn't going to waste his time with me. Finally I left $2 on the bar to cover the Diet Coke and left in search of an eatery that actually wanted my business. BD Riley's Irish Pub: the first Austin restaurant to get on Snider's List.
Next I tried the Jackalope, a pub that has menus on the tables yet requires you to walk to the kitchen to order food, and possibly to make it yourself. Maybe it's only certain days it's like that, but I wasn't having any of it. I was going to sit somewhere, have someone ask me what I wanted, and then allow that person to bring it to me. None of these stipulations were negotiable.
At last I found what I was looking for in a 6th Street pub called, fittingly, Paradise. A cheerful girl told me to sit wherever I wanted, and then she brought me a menu and took my order. The food was decent, it was reasonably priced, and I was able to read my book ("Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safron Foer) in comfort. Thus Paradise earned a spot on Snider's List (the other one).
(Side note: You know what I keep seeing on menus in Austin? Fried pickles. Someone told me I really need to try them. I disagree with that position.)
I saw two movies at the Paramount next. First was "The Cassidy Kids," an uneven blend of comedy and intrigue about the reunion of five people who, as children, solved a local murder. That event was the inspiration for a (fictional) kids' sitcom that ran from 1982-86, but even now certain questions about the original mystery remain unanswered. The film stars Kadeem Hardison, who you may remember as Dwayne Wayne on "A Different World," or possibly as the guy who asks for change outside of Hardee's. It's a great idea — the reunion of people who watched fictionalized versions of themselves on TV for four seasons — but the mystery element is ridiculously handled.
Will had joined us at some point, and next we watched "Even Money," an Afterschool Special sort of melodrama that explains why Gambling Is Bad. Reason #1: It makes you lose money. Reason #2: It apparently makes you overact, too, though it's possible you're only susceptible to that if you're Kim Basinger, who plays a casino-addicted wife. Kelsey Grammer wears a fake nose and plays a hard-boiled homicide detective. You should probably see the movie just for that, actually, and for no other reason.
The director, Mark Rydell, was sitting just across the aisle from us, which made it very awkward when we laughed at the unintentionally funny parts of his movie. It also makes it awkward when, as everyone's leaving the theater, we're walking past him saying, "HOLY CRAP WAS THAT BAD!!"
It was then time for, yes, another party. Three nights, three parties. This one was at Maggie Mae's again, but on the ground floor. Apparently the upper level was reserved for some magical special party for special people only, and scum like SXSW passholders weren't allowed. But on the plus side, we ran into our new best friends Amber and Greg, as well as their friend (and our third new best friend) Kristina. This time we took some pictures, in case you didn't believe us that we have new best friends.
Rumors were spreading that Wednesday's to-be-announced slot would be a screening of "A Scanner Darkly," Richard Linklater's new film based on a Philip K. Dick story. This makes the third time at SXSW that I have had to mention a celebrity with the last name Dick. The rumor couldn't be confirmed, but it seemed reasonable, especially considering Linklater is a Texan.
This party was sponsored by the movie "Darkon," which I have not seen but which Scott says is fantastic. The subject matter didn't interest me: It's a documentary about a group that engages in live-action role-playing games. In other words, rather than just sitting around playing "Dungeons & Dragons," they actually put on homemade costumes and pretend to fight with homemade weapons.
I should choose my words carefully here, I think, but let me just say that I think role-playing games are stupid and the people who play them are losers. Wait, wait, that totally came out wrong. What I mean is, I hate those people. No. Shoot. I'm sorry. I don't have a point. But I wasn't planning to see the movie until I went to this party, which made the film seem fun and which was heavily attended by people who had already seen it and were raving about it. Does it count as "buzz" if the only place I've heard it is at a party sponsored by the film being buzzed about? Or is that more like propaganda? Eh, whatever. I decided I'll see "Darkon" tomorrow. It's playing during the slot where I was going to see "Summercamp," a documentary about kids' summer camps, but forget that. Those kids can all go to hell.


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'Big problem' in TC
Today Traverse City Police sent two officers in separate cars to search downtown for me. An officer approached me while I was sitting on a chair in the hallway of a store with a sleeping baby in my lap, and said, "You're the one I'm looking for... if you sit on Talbots' ledge or smoke within 15 feet of the store, you and I will have a big problem."
It seems strange to be singled out, even searched for, especially since officers never witnessed the so-called crime and downtown is full of smokers "breaking law." Perhaps we all need reminding, Traverse City has bigger problems.
Maria Housden • via email
He's not so old...
I just finished reading your article about my father; 61 years old is not OLD! Many people have told me that they were offended at the description of my father's attempted burglary. In this day and age, 61 is not old. It would be easy for many 61-year-old men to defend themselves against a young man.
Jonquil Norman • via email
A black eye for millage
I have called Traverse City home now for 14 years. I have witnessed many wonderful, progressive and positive things over the course of time. My family has a deep passion for our community.
This brings up an issue that is a bit mind boggling. I got up this morning to hear the school millage had gone down in defeat. This came as a shock to learn this, chiefly because this millage was for basic improvements for the future of our schools and not for administrative costs.
It's also hard to fathom that nearly 50% of TCAPS parents are not registered voters. This millage would have cost the average household nearly $29 a year! I'm guessing a typical family probably throws away this much in food in an average week.
I don't want to ever have to witness the bewilderment and confusion on my daughter's face after telling her that today a majority of voters opted to put a black eye on nearly 10,000 of our kids and their future.
Chris Oblinger • TC
Hoarders take note
A front page article in the October 11 edition of the Record Eagle read, "Hoarder found dead after home fire." The fire took place in the Cherryland Mobile Home Park in the early morning of October 10. It took the life of the mobile home's sole resident, John Norberg.
To me, the article seems to insinuate that Norberg, whom a nearby neighbor described as a 'pack rat,' fell victim to his habit of collecting items that he liked to tinker with. Apparently, his mobile home was packed so full of 'boxes upon boxes' of items, that it thwarted any attempt that Norberg may have made to escape the fire.
My questions: do you know anyone who could easily be described as a 'packrat'? So much so that the person thus can be considered a 'hoarder'? (And is that person, in fact, you?) I find it very sad that it comes down to a person losing his life to shed light on the issue of hoarding. It's sad to walk past a place right in my own neighborhood in Garfield Township with my preschool daughter, explaining to her for the first time that fires can kill.
But hoarding DOES NOT have to contribute to your demise... there may very well be help from the mental health community. Ask a local psychologist if your collecting habit has gotten to the point of "hoarding disorder," with information available at the library. Reach out and help someone, especially if that someone is you.
Joe Connolly • Garfield Township
Straitjacket education
A well-researched article in the Christian Science Monitor reviews the International Student Assessment (PISA) scores of U. S. students as 30th in math literacy, 20th in science and 14th in reading.
This seems troubling; however, studies by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), an international consortium of 400 researchers, consistently rates the U.S. as excelling in entrepreneurship which, of course, requires free thinking, innovation and action.
The article further states that scholars have noticed an inverse relationship between GEM scores (entrepreneurship) and PISA scores ( academic).
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is cited as saying that a company like Apple would not emerge in a structured country like Singapore, "because that would require a society with great artists, musicians and writers," which they do not have. They have great PISA scores, but no creativity.
An on-line short biography on the other cofounder of Apple, Steve Jobs, indicates that he dropped out of Reed College after 6 months, and for the next 18 months sat in on creative courses of his choice, thereby designing his own educational program as a base for his phenomenal success.
Because he was a college dropout, should we consider him a bad statistic?
A companion article in the Monitor details Singapore's realization of the importance of the arts, now considering them "crucial to Singapore's growing innovationdriven economy." Major changes are being instituted.
Our statistics-loving bureaucrats and educators are pushing for national standardized education with standardized tests as an absolute measure of "success." This will be restrictive and intense academics. No room for individual thought or the arts. This can be called Straitjacket Education.
Goodbye creativity and entrepreneurship. Congratulations Singapore.
Bernard Hanchett • TC
Quack diagnosis?
I see that Dr. Benishek has described global warming as "some sort of scam."
Congressman Benishek is a physician; he has no formal training or education in the environmental sciences. So his characterization of global warming as a "scam" would be as valid as the environmental scientists calling him a "quack."
You do not want an environmental scientist to diagnose your cancer, and neither do you want a physician to diagnose global warming.
George Wellman • Cedar
Helping the homeless
Homeless Awareness Week is Nov. 17-23, so I decided to take a few moments to share optimistic news about homelessness for Grand Traverse, despite the HUD data that indicated roughly 350 people are homeless in the five-county area.
Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing (NMSH) is the only local nonprofit organization that makes its mission housing homeless individuals and families with mental health needs in Permanent Supportive Housing.
Supportive housing results in our tenants' decreased use of homeless shelters, hospitals, emergency rooms, jails and prisons. NMSH boasts a 92% success rate for people who stay in housing.
Over the last 13 years, the Greater Grand Traverse Area Continuum of Care (of which NMSH is a member) has been awarded upward of $14 million in federal funds to support local organizations serving the homeless. The Grand Traverse community should be very proud of itself, the work of the Continuum of Care and NMSH. As a community, we are setting a great example.
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"The Role of Private Corporations in the Intelligence Community"
Memo in report Confrontation or Collaboration? Congress and the Intelligence Community
Memorandum, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
July 2009
Authors: Eric Rosenbach, Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (on leave), Aki J. Peritz
This originally apeared as an Issue Memo (pp. 88-91) in the report Confrontation or Collaboration? Congress and the Intelligence Community, a publication of The Intelligence and Policy Project of Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Over the past several years, significant debate has emerged regarding the role that the private sector plays in national security operations. Since 9/11, the Intelligence Community has relied heavily on private contractors for many different types of support. Given the historic and growing ties between the Intelligence Community and private corporations, the 111th Congress will likely need to assess the overall value of this relationship.
This memo provides members of Congress and their staffs with an overview of the role of private corporations working with and within the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
The Intelligence Community and the Private Sector
The IC maintains relationships with private corporations to help meet national security goals. Reasons for this partnership include:
Technical Strengths
Private firms with specialized technical capabilities can be used to address to national security issues. Historically, government agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have worked with for-profit firms on various technical projects, such as:
- The U-2 spy planefirst used to conduct flights over the Soviet Union and still in operation todaywas built through the CIA's collaboration with a private aeronautics firm.
- The MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was designed and built by a private firm for the U.S. Air Force.
Manpower and Managerial Expertise
Employees of private firms often have cultural, military, or linguistic backgrounds that are useful to the U.S. Government.
- Protection: Private firms guard buildings, personnel and U.S. infrastructure in diplomatic and military facilities throughout the world. For example, a private firm protects the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and other key diplomats within the country.
- Translation: Contractors often serve as interpreters in U.S. detention facilities abroad.
- IT Skills: Private firms help with interagency coordination by providing collaboration tools across agencies, and they provide security tools for government computer systems.
- Consultation: Private companies provide strategy consulting services on various topics to the IC.
Workplace Flexibility
Government managers often employ contractors to quickly fill billets that otherwise might not suit permanent government positions. Contractors usually can also be removed from their positions with greater ease than government employees.
- After 9/11, the IC hired contractors to fill immediate staffing needs due to a shortage of available intelligence professionals; the former White House Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, however, suggests that the current contractor staffing levels stem from a lack of a long-term strategic plan by the IC for hiring and retaining personnel.
- Private firms supply manpower to fulfill the IC's mundane but critical functions, such as entering data into databases and other administrative obligations.
Contracting Controversies
The growing corporate presence within the IC has been controversial, as some would argue that contractors increasingly outnumber government employees in IC workspaces. The primary concern relating to this growth is that private contract employees may have started to complete tasks that were previous inherently governmental functions, such as intelligence collection or analysis. Some critics note that contractors maintain a fiduciary duty to their employer, not to the United States government.
Number of Contractors:
- According to some press reports, 51% of Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) staff currently are contractors.
- As of 2007, the DIA was preparing to pay private firms up to $1 billion to conduct "core intelligence tasks of analysis and collection" over the next several years, according to a press report.
Funding of Contractors:
- A presentation prepared in May 2007 by an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Senior Procurement Executive suggested that contracts with private firms make up approximately 70% of the IC's budget. The DNI later refuted these figures, stating that they were based on a "small, anecdotal sample of a portion of Intelligence Community contracting services."
- A Senate intelligence report conducted in May 2007 found that a contractor generally costs twice as much as a government employee; a federal worker costs approximately $126,500 while a contractor annually costs $250,000.
Governability of Contractors:
- Laws and regulations that define contractor behavior in conflict zones remain vague.
- Many private employees fulfill military functions that distinguish them from civilians, yet they are not legally soldiers.
- A 2004 Army investigation into detainee mistreatment in Iraq noted, "No doctrine exists to guide interrogators and their intelligence leaders... in the contract management or command and control of contractors in a wartime environment."
- When contractors engage in questionable behavior overseas, it remains unclear who is responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and punishing them.
The Future of Contracting?
The IC will rely heavily on private firms for intelligence functions in the future. Policymakers should therefore continue to refine the appropriate balance between internally and externally sourced tasks and responsibilities. Lawmakers should consider:
- What are the most effective means of accountability and transparency for contractors? How can Congress most effectively provide mechanisms for oversight, management, and evaluation of outsourced intelligence functions?
- What type of guidelines determine when is it appropriate for private firms to engage in sensitive intelligence functions, such as collecting intelligence, conducting covert action, and drafting finished analysis?
- When should private firms participate in necessary wartime functions, such as detaining and interrogating detainees?
"CIA, NRO, and Air Force Celebrate the U-2: A Revolution in Intelligence." Central Intelligence Agency, 28 September 1998. https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/press-release-archive-1998/pr092898.html.
Clarke, Richard. Your Government Failed You. New York: Harper Collins, 2008.
Fainaru, Steve. "Where Military Rules Don't Apply." Washington Post, 20 September 2007. A01.
Hillhouse R.J. "Outsourcing Intelligence." The Nation. 24 July 2007.
Holmes, Erik. "Bringing UAVs to Life." Air Force Times. 7 November 2008.
Pincus, Walter. "Defense Agency Proposes Outsourcing More Spying." Washington Post, 19 August 2007. A03.
Scahill, Jeremy. Blackwater: the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army." New York: Nation Books, 2007.
Shorrock, Tim. "Former High-ranking Bush Officials Enjoy War Profits." Salon Magazine. 29 May 2008.
Statement by Ellen Cioccio, Acting Director of Public Affairs, ODNI 19 June 2007. http://www.dni.gov/announcements/20070619_announcement.pdf.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report 110-75, May 31, 2007.
U.S. Army Report, "The Investigation of Intelligence Activities at Abu Ghraib," p. 18. http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/reports/ar15-6/index.html.
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Exciting times around here as the entires for the Good Beer Blog Poetry Slam are starting to come in with eleven days still to go. The first is from Andrew Jones of I don't know where:
Olde Enkidu unwashed bestial manThat is so good, I can't see how it is not plagiarized but Lord Goog assures me that it is not. Fabulous. The second entry is Bryan Blakeley of Waco, Texas who emailed me the following:
Took bread & beer from prostitutes hand
Gilgamesh's trickery custom of the land
Ancient oral sages tell of beasts & beer
Nectar of the gods & Sumerian cheer
One man's tomfoolery turns another's to fear
Seven beers & Enkidu's heart soared
Liquid gold was mightier than the sword
One man's weakness is another's restored
Ninkasi hymn of devotion & bliss
Was it the beer or the prostitute's kiss
That sent Enkidu into the human abyss
What elixir turns animal to human
As it passes through the intestinal lumen
For us today it makes us subhuman
A tender shoot nimbly rises from red-brown soil,Again with the quality, the Google search and again with the triplets! Who knew you were such a cultured lot? I was expecting something like a limerick that started "There once was a girl from Beath / who opened beer bottles with her teeth..." You know that sort of thing. Keep it coming in.
pressing ever skyward, drinking sunshine, guzzling rainwater;
quietly transforming rude, elemental material into sweet sustenance.
Gentle green flowers concentrate noble resins,
weaving intricate entanglements on imposing lattice;
anticipating olfactory bliss and gustatory revelry.
Earth-woven, handcrafted artwork in liquid!
With each swallow I encounter nature's bounty -
I am content.
Prizes? We have prizes:
- I do have twelve tickets to TAP NY 2008 where there is free beer and great food for the lucky prize winners. Each ticket allows one person in for one day so I am giving away four tickets so three couples and/or drinking buddies can take it in 26 and 27 April 2008 at the Hunter Mountain Resort in the Catskills in upper downstate New York.
- For prize winners further afield than the eastern mid-Altantic and southern New Englandish zone, two new never worn XL t-shirts, one for Jolly Pumpkin of Dexter, Michigan and another for Wellington Brewery of Guelph, Ontario.


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I snowshoed up to Lake Isabelle a couple weeks ago in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Not too much elevation change until you get close to the lake. A lot of wind crusted snow which made for pretty quick travel for most of the trip. With the closure of the road into Brainard Lake, it's about a 10.5 mile trip, but the first and last 2 miles can be on asphalt/packed snow if you choose. Good scenery and we didn't pass anyone once we passed Brainard Lake.
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FIFTY-SEVEN PATIENTS WITH craniopharyngiomas underwent a total of 64 operations. Their clinical follow-up ranged from 2.5 to 15.5 years, with a mean follow-up of 6.5 years. A transsphenoidal approach was used in 35 patients (61%), whereas 22 (39%) were operated on using a pterional approach (in 16 patients, the tumor was found in the suprasellar cisterns, and in 6, the tumor was found in the third ventricle and was removed passing through the lamina terminalis). Total removal of the tumor was achieved in 43 patients (75%). In six patients (11%), fragments of the capsule remained attached to the hypothalamus (subtotal removal), and, in eight patients (14%), the tumor was partially removed. No recurrence occurred in those patients in whom removal was total. Regrowth was observed in two patients (33%) in whom removal was subtotal and in two (25%) in whom removal was partial. Three of them underwent subsequent operations, and a total removal with good clinical outcome was achieved. All patients except two had good postoperative recovery. Twenty patients (35%) required hormonal replacement therapy. When transsphenoidal surgery was used, a total removal of the tumors was achieved in 23 (66%) of the patients. Good clinical outcome was seen in all 35 patients. Six patients (17%) required hormonal replacement therapy. When the pterional approach was used for tumors in the suprasellar cisterns, we achieved total removal of tumors in 15 patients (94%). Good clinical outcome was seen in 20 patients (91%). Eleven patients (50%) required hormonal replacement therapy. After a period of time (from 45 d to many years), three patients died, one because of a pulmonary embolism and two because of diencephalic insufficiency. Using the translamina terminalis approach, we achieved a total removal of intraventricular tumors in five (83%) of six cases, with good clinical outcome in five; hormonal replacement therapy was necessary in three patients, and death caused by diencephalic insufficiency occurred in one patient after several months.
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08/2013 News Archive
29 August 2013
Nelson Hall computer lab redesign showcases NC State's sustainable building initiative
Energy-efficient lighting and equipment: check. Recyclable and recycled materials: check. These are among the sustainable building practices that were incorporated into this past summer's renovation of the Poole College of Management's two…READ FULL STORY
29 August 2013
NC State Poole College announces Jessica Thomas as inaugural Sustainability Initiative director
Jessica Thomas was named the inaugural director of the college's Sustainability Initiative at the NC State University Poole College of Management, effective August 1, 2013. By August 29, she had inventoried a…READ FULL STORY
28 August 2013
Poole College's diversity and inclusion programs: building awareness, trust through networking
On September 3 and 4, 2013, 67 professionals from 48 companies in Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and beyond will join 38 undergraduate students at the NC State Poole College of Management for…READ FULL STORY
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Poole students: Recruiters are looking forward to meeting you at the Sept. 6 Expo
While most Poole College undergraduate students were away for the summer, their career development staff members were working with company recruiters on a new approach to professional development, one that connects recruiters…READ FULL STORY
22 August 2013
Poole College welcomes over 900 new students
Enrollment continues to remain strong for Poole College's undergraduate and Jenkins graduate programs, with a total of 926 students entering the college this fall. Facts and stats about our incoming students follows.…READ FULL STORY
21 August 2013
Meet Poole College's newest faculty members
The Poole College of Management at NC State University welcomed a dozen new faculty members this fall and saw the retirement of several senior faculty over the past several months. "We are…READ FULL STORY
19 August 2013
Case competition gives Jenkins MBA Class of 2015 a taste of things to come
The Jenkins MBA Class of 2015 at the NC State University Poole College of Management jump-started its academic experience with an intensive nine-day orientation schedule that culminated with a Bank of America…READ FULL STORY
12 August 2013
Jenkins MBA's HiTEC model helps innovators, investors communicate
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Youth Project Wins Microsoft Competition
An idea for social change that began at NC State University was a grand prize winner in Microsoft's YouthSpark Challenge for Change contest earlier this year. Steven Mazur, '13, a former…READ FULL STORY
01 August 2013
Christine Ferrell Joins NC State Poole College Jenkins MBA Program as Marketing Director
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There is not so many things to tell, but even with the secret everything is kept under, we have some interesting news about AC/DC. There is no official announcement at this moment, but our sources in New York told us that the band is ready to return.
As we have previously informed, the main problem that has forced AC/DC to be on hold without releasing any albums or playing live, is an injury on Angus Young's knee, something that we can say that it's fine considering the information we are revealing. We know that the album is on the last stage of the mixing process, and the band have worked with famous producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange (DEF LEPPARD).
They are going to make several secret "showcases" for very small audiences (maybe 500 people venues) in Europe at the end of January. The will premiere the new song and also will be a warm up for the band. They want to celebrate the 55th birthday (yesterday - January 6th) of Malcolm Young during this concerts.
The normal procedure of the record label should be a statement to make this official, and reveal some details about the new album like the release date. If there is a new album, they should have a tour in the plans, but there is nothing about this subject yet.
At least, there is some light at the end of the tunnel talking about AC/DC. Almost eight years has passed since the Stiff Upper Lip" release. If everything gets confirmed, it's going to be a blast for all the AC/DC maniacs around the world.
[QUOTE=ravenheart;177341]The will premiere the new song[/QUOTE]
I hope they announce it before hand, otherwise it might pass unnoticed.
There's still lots of mixed messages. Someone from Albert Records has said they're not in the studio at the moment, but the label are very hopeful.
That same spanish website has since said a couple more things, and Total Rock in the UK has said one of the secret shows will be in London.
Other sources that claim to be "close to the band" have said it's all nonsense, while apparent members of AC/DC's tour crew say they have been told to expect to tour this year.
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GREENVILLE, Texas – (Business Wire) Innovation First International, a global leader in educational and competitive robotics products and consumer robotics toys, today unveiled the HEXBUG Nano – a tiny, 1.75 inch energetic micro robotic bug that uses the physics of vibration and robotic intelligence to skitter along and explore its environment on smooth surfaces.
Planned as a series for collectors, the first release is the Nano Newton Collection of five unique bugs for kids 3 years old and up, and is now available for $7.99 each at Toys"R"Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com, RadioShack and online at www.hexbug.com/nano. Additionally, Toys"R"Us is exclusively offering the HEXBUG Nano Habitat Set, which allows users to configure customizable mazes for the industrious creatures.
HEXBUG Nano fanatics interested in the lore of science and discovery can visit www.handandstars.com to earn points by answering science quiz questions, register their collection using the unique serial numbers included inside each test tube style package, and achieve global status and prestige in an online game that requires players to use scientific principles to build their own virtual Nano.
"HEXBUG Nano fascinates children and adults alike with its lifelike behavior while it exposes them to concepts such as cause-and-effect, momentum, center of gravity and randomness," said Joel Carter, vice president, marketing, Innovation First International. "The Nano is also the first generation of HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures that is collectible and extends the user experience online with a world that reinforces the fun and fascination behind science and discovery through a variety of online challenges and game-play."
Powered by a tiny motor and 12 fixed, angular legs, the industrious insect switches direction upon coming into contact with an object in its path, and possesses an uncanny sense of balance, flipping to its feet when turned on its back. Continuing to pay homage to its scientific heritage, the HEXBUG Nano family will include five unique collections, each named after an accomplished scientist. Each collection will include five distinct series, representing key scientific discoveries realized during the time period of its collection. For example, the Newton Collection, available today, includes Gravity, Orbit, Motion, Calculus and Refraction as its five series. Each Series includes five individual bugs, some of which are common while others are very rare, so collectors will need to be on the lookout for certain high point value creatures. There are also extremely rare bugs known as Mutations, which will appear from time to time. Additional collections and series will be unveiled in 2010.
HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures meet the most stringent safety regulations put into action by the new CPSIA law, designed with the underlying intention of protecting children and the environment from poisonous products.
About Innovation First International
Innovation First International, a privately held corporation, was founded on the belief that innovation very early in the design process is necessary to produce simple and elegant product designs. Innovation First began producing electronics for unmanned mobile ground robots, and is now an industry leader in the hobby, competition, education and toy markets. The company's award winning Vex Robotics Design System, HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures and IFI Robotics span the education, consumer and business-to-business markets. In 2007, the company launched www.RobotEvents.com, an online portal dedicated to the advancement of educational and competitive robotics, which provides comprehensive information on the latest robotics competitions, educational workshops and information for teachers and mentors. The company also created the VEX Robotics Competition in 2007, designed to give a diverse group of students the chance to celebrate their accomplishments and share their passion for robotics with each other. Leveraging the company's core competency in electrical and mechanical engineering, the RackSolutions division works closely with all major computer OEMs to provide custom mounting solutions and industry-wide rack compatibility for data installations of all sizes. In 2009 the company added offices in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom to better serve the global marketplace. With an advanced in-house metal fabrication plant, distribution center, and corporate office located together in a 13 acre complex in Greenville, Texas, the company is poised to continue on a rapid growth path. Please visit www.innovationfirst.com for additional information.


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The National Weather Service warned Sunday that much of the United States will see this week the coldest temperatures in almost 20 years as an arctic cold front descends on 140 million people
"A piece of a polar vortex, the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere ... is coming," CNN Meteorologist Alexandra Steele said.
And in addition to the cold, there will be heavy snow in the eastern Plains and Great Lakes, as much as a foot Sunday.
Temperatures will be 30 to 50 degrees below average Sunday from the Plains to the Upper Mississippi Valley, forecasters said.
By Wednesday, nearly half the nation will shudder in temperatures of zero or lower, forecasters said. Even the Deep South will endure single-digit or sub-zero temperatures.
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Short for all bark and no bite. Comes from dogs that look aggresive and bark like they're going to cause you great harm, but they won't actually bite you. They just sound threatening. So if you say someone is all bark, you're telling people to disregard the warnings or threats of that person, because he or she won't actually follow through with them.
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This video is bonus content related to the September 2011 issue of Guitar World. For full print reviews, lesson tabs and more, look for the September 2011 issue of Guitar World on newsstands now!
In this series of videos, Guitar World's Andy Aledort talks about how to break out the box and play outside of key signatures to spice up your solos.
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