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B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 28, 2007)
-- The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team can secure a spot in the final round of the 2007 FIVB World League with a victory over host Italy in one of two matches this weekend.
Team USA plays its first match against Italy on June 29 in Naples at the PalaBarbuto. Match time is 8 p.m. in Italy (11 a.m. PDT; 2 p.m. EDT). The second match will be played Sunday, July 1, in Avellino at the Pala Del Mauro. Match time in Italy is 5 p.m. (8 a.m. PDT; 11 a.m. EDT).
Live scoring and statistics are available on the FIVB World League web site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2007/LiveScore/?sm=121.
The U.S. Men sit atop Pool B with an 8-2 record. France is second at 6-4. One more U.S. victory would put it out of France's reach. Should the United States lose both its matches and France win both of its matches this weekend against Japan in Tokyo, the points ratio will determine the pool winner.
Italy, at 3-5, holds a slim hope of moving into second place in the pool, should it win its next four matches - two against the United States and then two more against Japan in Italy on July 6 and July 8. It would also need France to lose at least one match against Japan.
The winner of each of the four pools advances to the final round along with Poland, as the final-round host country, and an FIVB wild card pick.
The winners of the other three pools have already been determined. Brazil has won Pool A and Russia has secured Pool C. Poland, which will go to the finals automatically, is leading Pool D at 10-0. Bulgaria, which is in second at 8-2, will go to the final round no matter how it does against Poland this weekend.
There is a chance that the team that finishes second in Pool B could be awarded the FIVB wild card. But the U.S. Men would prefer not to take that chance.
The U.S. Men will start the same 12 players that defeated the Italians twice in Chicago - 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 29-27) the first night and 3-0 (25-19, 30-28, 25-23) the second. These same 12 players also defeated Japan twice last weekend - 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-15) and 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22).
But defeating Italy at home will not be easy. Large, volleyball-savvy crowds are expected to cheer on the Azzurri and make play difficult for the United States. Italy is coming off a split of its matches against France. Italy won the first match on June 22, 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 19-17). France took the second on June 23, 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 25-27, 25-14). The United States is 3-1 in World League road matches. Italy is 1-1 at home.
The United States' winning record has produced individual success for its players.
U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) continues to lead all World League players in scoring with 164 points on 130 kills, 21 blocks and 13 aces. Priddy is second among World League servers with a 0.34 ace average per set and he is third among spikers with a 54.62 success percentage. Priddy is also third among receivers with a 62.77 efficiency percentage.
U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar is second among all World League players in blocking with an average of 0.87 per set, behind Cuba's Roberlandy Simón Aties, who is averaging 0 .97 per set.
Outside hitter Cristian Savani leads Italy in scoring with 93 points on 82 kills, seven blocks and four aces.
All World League matches played in the United States and the World League finals are scheduled to be shown on ESPNU.
The U.S. World League home matches were presented by GL7, the Official Sports Drink of USA Volleyball.
Results, statistics and photos are available on the FIVB World League Web Site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2007.
The 2007 U.S. Men's media kit is available at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/us_men_mediakit07.pdf (please note that this is a large PDF file).
2007 FIVB World League
Standings (as of June 28, 2007)
Pool A
1 Brazil 10-0
2 Finland 7-3
3 Korea 2-8
4 Canada 1-9
Pool B
2 France 6-4
3 Italy 3-5
4 Japan 1-7
Pool C
1 Russia 9-1
2 Serbia 6-4
3 Cuba 5-5
4 Egypt 0-10
Pool D
1 Poland 9-0
2 Bulgaria 8-2
3 China 2-8
4 Argentina 0-10
U.S. 12-man roster
(Teams can adjust 12-man rosters between weekends)
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Jim Polster (OH, 6-6, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 Brandon Taliaferro (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Phil Eatherton (MB, 6-9, Glencoe, Mo., Ball State)
7 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Gabe Gardner (OH, 6-9, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
Italian roster of 13
(Final 12-man roster has not yet been announced)
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
2 Manuel Coscione (S, 6-2, Cuneo)
5 Giordano Mattera (S, 6-6, Civitavecchia)
7 Alessandro Paparoni (OH, 6-3, San Severino Marche)
8 Alberto Cisolla (OH, 6-6, Treviso)
9 Christian Savani (OH, 6-4, Castiglione delle Stiviere)
10 Luca Tencati (MB, 6-7, Cremona)
11 Mauro Gavotto (OPP, 6-7, Cuneo)
12 Matteo Martino (OH, 6-6, Novi Ligure)
13 Lorenzo Perazzolo (OH, 6-5, Mantova)
16 Cristian Casoli (L, 6-4, Varese)
17 Andrea Sala (MB, 6-7, Gallarate)
19 Matej Cernic (OH, 6-4, Gorizia)
19 Cosimo Marco Piscopo (MB, 6-9, Gagliano del Capo)
U.S. World League Schedule
Date: May 26-27
Opponent: France
Location: Portland, Ore. - The Chiles Center Arena
Match 1: France def. USA, 3-2 (13-25, 25-19, 25-17, 24-26, 15-13)
Match 2: USA def. France, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20)
Date: June 1-2
Opponent: Japan
Location: Green Bay, Wis. - The Resch Center
Match 1: USA def. Japan, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19)
Match 2: USA def. Japan, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18)
Date: June 8-9
Opponent: France
Location: Lyon, France - Palais des Gerland
Match 1: France def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 38-36, 25-18)
Match 2: USA def. France, 3-1 (22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-21)
Date: June 15-16
Opponent: Italy
Location: Chicago, Ill. - The Convocation Center
Match 1: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 29-27)
Match 2: USA def. Italy, 3-0 (25-19, 30-28, 25-23)
Date: June 23-24
Opponent: Japan
Location: Kumamoto - Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Match 1: USA def. Japan, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-15)
Match 2: USA def. Japan, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22)
Date: June 29
Opponent: Italy
Location: Naples - PalaBarbuto
Date: July 1
Opponent: Italy
Location: Avelino - Pal Del Mauro
World League Final Round
Date: July 11-15
Location: Katowice, Poland


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Jack "Yuska" Hermanson
MASS CITY – Jack "Yuska" Hermanson, 68, of Mass City, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 17, 2013, at his home.
Jack was born in Ontonagon Feb. 24, 1944, to Walfred and Alma (Kemppainen) Hermanson and attended the Mass School.
He worked in the woods for the railroad and was employed by the White Pine Copper Mine for 10 years.
Jack loved 4-wheeling, riding his scooter, daily walks with his dog, Buddy, and attending the stock car races at the Adventure Mountain Race Track in the summer. He was known for his sunny disposition and a smile that radiated friendship to everyone he encountered.
The neighbors could set their clocks each day as he made his way to the post office and picked up the mail for family members, visited with the folks and shared the local news and events. Jack was a regular at St. Paul's neighborhood kitchen suppers on the third Monday of the month, attended the Senior Citizen lunches every Tuesday and Thursday where he enjoyed playing group bingo and visiting with friends, and, of course, went to Friday Night Fish Fry at Grandma Myrt's Cafe. Yuska will be sorely missed by his family, neighbors and friends.
Jack is survived by sisters, Betty (Bill) Latvis and Denise Wilcox (Herb Johnson) of Mass City; brother, James (Sara) of Birmingham, Mich.; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Walfred; mother, Alma; step-father, Bernard; brothers, Jerry and Gary; sister, Delores; niece, Stacy; nephews, Billy and Gary John.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Jack will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Mass City with Reverend Michael Laakko officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A luncheon will be served in the Fellowship Hall immediately following. Spring burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetry in Greenland.
Donations in memory of Yuska can be given to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Mass City.
Friends may view Jack's obituary and leave messages of remembrance at canefuneralhome.com.


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Cumin ( /ˈkjuːmɨn/ or UK /ˈkʌmɨn/, US /ˈkuːmɨn/; sometimes spelled cummin; Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to India. Its seeds (each one contained within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form.
The English "cumin" derives from the Old English cymen (or Old French cumin), from Latin cuminum,[2] which is the latinisation of the Greek κύμινον (kuminon),[3] cognate with Hebrew kammon and Arabic kammun.[4] Forms of this word are attested in several ancient Semitic languages, including kamūnu in Akkadian.[5] The ultimate source is the Sumerian word gamun.[6] The earliest attested form of the word κύμινον (kuminon) is the Mycenaean Greek ku-mi-no, written in Linear B syllabic script.[7]
Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm (0.98–1.6 ft) tall and is harvested by hand. It is an herbaceous annual plant, with a slender branched stem 20–30 cm tall. The leaves are 5–10 cm long, pinnate or bipinnate, thread-like leaflets. The flowers are small, white or pink, and borne in umbels. The fruit is a lateral fusiform or ovoid achene 4–5 mm long, containing a single seed. Cumin seeds resemble caraway seeds, being oblong in shape, longitudinally ridged, and yellow-brown in color, like other members of the Umbelliferae family such as caraway, parsley and dill.
Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds excavated at the Syrian site Tell ed-Der have been dated to the second millennium BC. They have also been reported from several New Kingdom levels of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites.[8]
Originally cultivated in Iran and Mediterranean region, cumin is mentioned in the Bible in both the Old Testament (Isaiah 28:27) and the New Testament (Matthew 23:23). It was also known in ancient Greece and Rome. The Greeks kept cumin at the dining table in its own container (much as pepper is frequently kept today), and this practice continues in Morocco. Cumin fell out of favour in Europe, except in Spain and Malta, during the Middle Ages. It was introduced to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese colonists. There are several different types of cumin but the most famous ones are black and green cumin which are both used in Persian cuisine.
It has since returned to favour in parts of Europe. Today, it is mostly grown in Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, India, Syria, Mexico, Chile, and China. The plant occurs as a rare casual in the British Isles, mainly in southern England, but the frequency of its occurrence has declined greatly. According to the Botanical Society of the British Isles' most recent Atlas, there has been only one confirmed record since 2000.
Cultivation of cumin requires a long, hot summer of 3–4 months, with daytime temperatures around 30 °C (86 °F); it is drought-tolerant, and is mostly grown in Mediterranean climates. It is grown from seed, sown in spring, and needs fertile, well-drained soil.
Cumin is the second most popular spice in the world after black pepper.[9][unreliable source?] Cumin seeds are used as a spice for their distinctive aroma, popular in Nepalese, Indian, Pakistani, North African, Middle Eastern, Sri Lankan, Cuban, northern Mexican cuisines, central Asian Uzbek cuisine, and the western Chinese cuisines of Sichuan and Xinjiang. Cumin can be found in some Dutch cheeses, such as Leyden cheese, and in some traditional breads from France. It is commonly used in traditional Brazilian cuisine. Cumin can be an ingredient in chili powder (often Texan or Mexican-style), and is found in achiote blends, adobos, sofrito, garam masala, curry powder, and bahaarat.
Cumin can be used ground or as whole seeds. Cumin was also used heavily in ancient Roman cuisine. It helps to add an earthy and warming feeling to cooking, making it a staple in certain stews and soups, as well as curries and chili.
Nutritional value
|Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
|1,567 kJ (375 kcal)
|44.24 g
|- Sugars
|2.25 g
|- Dietary fiber
|10.5 g
|22.27 g
|- saturated
|1.535 g
|17.81 g
|8.06 g
|Vitamin A equiv.
|64 μg (8%)
|Riboflavin (vit. B2)
|0.327 mg (27%)
|Niacin (vit. B3)
|4.579 mg (31%)
|Vitamin B6
|0.435 mg (33%)
|Folate (vit. B9)
|10 μg (3%)
|Vitamin B12
|0 μg (0%)
|Vitamin C
|7.7 mg (9%)
|Vitamin E
|3.33 mg (22%)
|Vitamin K
|5.4 μg (5%)
|931 mg (93%)
|66.36 mg (510%)
|366 mg (103%)
|499 mg (71%)
|1788 mg (38%)
|168 mg (11%)
|4.8 mg (51%)
|Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
Although cumin seeds contain a relatively large percentage of iron, extremely large quantities of cumin would need to be consumed for it to serve as a significant dietary source (see nutrition data).
1tbsp of cumin spices contains the following nutritional information according to the USDA:[10]
- Calories :22
- Fat(g): 1.34
- Carbohydrates(g): 2.65
- Fibers(g): 0.6
- Protein: 0.25
Confusion with other spices
Cumin is sometimes confused with caraway (Carum carvi), another umbelliferous spice. Cumin is however hotter to the taste, lighter in color, and larger. Many European languages do not distinguish clearly between the two though. Many Slavic and Finno-Ugric languages referring to cumin as "Roman caraway". Examples include Czech: kmín – caraway, římský kmín -cumin; Polish: kminek – caraway, kmin rzymski – cumin; Hungarian: kömény – caraway, római kömény – cumin. Finnish: kumina – caraway, roomankumina – cumin, although sometimes also called juustokumina, cheese caraway. In Swedish and Norwegian, caraway is called kummin while cumin is spiskummin, from the word spise, to eat, while in German, Kümmel stands for caraway and Kreuzkümmel denotes cumin. In Icelandic, caraway is kúmen, while cumin is kúmín. In Romanian, chimen is caraway, while chimion is cumin.
The distantly related Bunium persicum and the unrelated Nigella sativa are both sometimes called black cumin (q.v.).
Aroma profile
Cumin's distinctive flavour and strong, warm aroma is due to its essential oil content. Its main constituent and important aroma compound is cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde). Important aroma compounds of toasted cumin are the substituted pyrazines, 2-ethoxy-3-isopropylpyrazine, 2-methoxy-3-sec-butylpyrazine, and 2-methoxy-3-methylpyrazine.
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Notes and references
- ^ "Cuminum cyminum information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?12617. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ cuminum, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, on Perseus Digital Library
- ^ κύμινον, known as saunf or سونف in Pakistan. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
- ^ cumin, Online Etymology Dictionary
- ^ "Kamūnu." premiumwanadoo.com.
- ^ Anton Deimel, Orientalia Old Series 13 (1924) 330.
- ^ Palaeolexicon, Word study tool of ancient languages
- ^ Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf, Domestication of plants in the Old World, third edition (Oxford: University Press, 2000), p. 206
- ^ Food Facts & Trivia: Cumin. Foodreference.com (2007-04-08). Retrieved on 2011-11-26.
- ^ Search the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Nal.usda.gov. Retrieved on 2011-11-26.
- ^ a b c Li, Rong; Zi-Tao Jiang (2004). "Chemical composition of the essential oil of Cuminum cyminum L. from China". Flavour and Fragrance Journal 19 (4): 311–313. doi:10.1002/ffj.1302.
- ^ a b Wang, Lu et al.; Wang, Z; Zhang, H; Li, X; Zhang, H (2009). "Ultrasonic nebulization extraction coupled with headspace single drop microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for analysis of the essential oil in Cuminum cyminum L.". Analytica Chimica Acta 647 (1): 72–77. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2009.05.030. PMID 19576388.
- ^ a b Iacobellis, Nicola S. et al.; Lo Cantore, P; Capasso, F; Senatore, F (2005). "Antibacterial Activity of Cuminum cyminum L. and Carum carvi L. Essential Oils". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53 (1): 57–61. doi:10.1021/jf0487351. PMID 15631509.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2009) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, ranked second in the world, had five match points against Dominican Republic before losing a five-set semifinal match 21-25, 26-24, 10-25, 25-20, 21-19 Saturday evening during the NORCECA Continental Championship at Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
With the loss, the U.S. drops into the bronze-medal match on Sunday at 6 p.m. (3 p.m. Pacific Time) and will play the loser of tonight's other semifinal between Cuba and Puerto Rico. The U.S. had reached the gold-medal match of the previous nine NORCECA Continental Championships and 16 of the past 17 events (all against Cuba). Dominican Republic will be playing for the gold medal in the NORCECA Championship for the first time in the events' 21 biennial contests.
The NORCECA Continental Championship winner qualifies for the 2009 FIVB Grand Champions Cup to be held Nov. 10-15 in Japan. Each of the four continental champions earns a spot into the FIVB Grand Champions Cup, along with host Japan and one wild card team.
The U.S. grabbed an early 8-5 lead in the opening set and went on to win 25-21. The Americans led 22-20 and picked up set point at 24-23 in the second set, but were denied as Dominican Republic scored the final three points for a 26-24 victory. Team USA jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the third set, then scored the final six points for a convincing 25-10 victory. Dominican Republic scored four points in a row to a break an 11-all tie in the fourth set propel itself to a 25-20 victory.
Dominican Republic built an 8-2 advantage in the tiebreaking fifth set, but the U.S. stormed back to take the lead at 13-12 on an 11-4 run. Team USA had two match points before the advantage swung to Dominican Republic at 16-15. The U.S. saved the match point and gained advantages at 17-16, 18-17 and 19-18. However, Dominican Republic rallied for the 21-19 victory.
Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) led the American scoring with a match-high 25 points via 24 kills on 48 swings and a block. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) added 15 points on 12 kills, two aces and a block. Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) each pocketed 11 points.
Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) charted 10 points in the loss for the U.S. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) added four points, while Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) rounded out the scoring with two points.
Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) provided a team-high 15 digs and 26 excellent receptions on 35 attempts. Metcalf added 10 digs, while Larson had 22 excellent receptions on 29 attempts. Berg handed out 34 assists in the match.
McCutcheon started Berg at setter, Metcalf at opposite, Bown and Scott-Arruda at middle blocker and Barboza and Larson at outside hitter. Sykora was the libero for the match. Fawcett and Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) were subs into all five sets as part of double switches, while Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.) came off the bench in the first two sets.
"Congratulations to the Dominicans," Metcalf said. "I wish them the best of luck in the final. They bounced back from being 1-2 and played very well."
USA out-scored Dominican Republic 113-103 for the match, but the final team stats were relatively close. Dominican Republic held advantages of 63-62 in kills and 6-5 in aces, while the U.S. edged its opponent 11-10 in blocks. The U.S. converted 38.6 percent of its attacks into kills and held a .306 hitting efficiency. Dominican Republic scored on 39.4 percent of its attacks and had a .281 hitting efficiency. USA took advantage of 35 Dominican Republic errors and limited its own miscues to 24. Dominican Republic held a 56-52 edge in digs.
Earlier this year, U.S. defeated Dominican Republic in a separate five-set thriller on Aug. 7 during the FIVB World Grand Prix. The Americans won the match with a 23-21 score in the tiebreaking fifth set. For the year, the teams have each won two matches in the four head-to-head meetings.
Milagros Cabral scored 20 points to lead Dominican Republic to the victory, while teammate Prisilla Rivera added 18 points. Bethania De La Cruz charted 14 points for Dominican Republic.
Cuba, which earned an automatic berth into the semifinals by winning Pool B, has won the NORCECA Continental Championship 13 times (1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007). Meanwhile, the United States (1981, 1983, 2001, 2003, 2005) has won the championship five times and Mexico twice (1969, 1971). Further, USA and Cuba have played against each other in 16 of the last 17 finals.
The U.S. scored four straight points to break a 5-all tie in the opening set as a kill and block by Scott-Arruda helped the Americans to a 9-5 lead. Dominican Republic cut the margin to 12-11 with a 4-1 scoring spurt. Barboza picked up a kill and block to push the lead back to three points at 15-12. The teams traded the next 10 points and the U.S. broke the trend with a Dominican Republic error at 21-17 after a Bown kill. Dominican Republic sliced its deficit to 21-19, but a Metcalf kill and Dominican Republic error gave U.S. set point at 24-20. Barboza ended the frame at 25-21 with her fourth point of the set.
Dominican Republic earned the first two-point cushion of the second set at 5-3, but a 4-1 American scoring run with kills from Scott-Arruda and Barboza put the U.S. in front 8-6 at the first technical timeout. Dominican Republic responded with three unanswered points to take a 9-8 lead. The teams traded points until Cabral tallied a kill and block on successive plays at 15-13. The U.S. tied the set at 15-all with a Fawcett kill and Dominican Republic error. Dominican Republic charged in front 19-16 with four of the next five points. However, U.S. picked up two kills from Metcalf, a block from Larson and Bown block as part of a 6-1 spurt to give the Americans a 22-20 lead. Lisvel Eve earned consecutive blocks to tie the set at 22-all. After Barboza gave the U.S. set point at 24-23 with a kill, Dominican Republic responded with a kill from Eve and two spikes from Cabral to win 26-24.
Metcalf scored three kills and Bown added another spike in pushing the U.S. in front 6-1 to open the third set. Metcalf tallied a kill followed by a Dominican Republic error to increase the margin to 8-2. Berg served an ace after a Scott-Arruda kill to give the U.S. an 11-4 advantage. Team USA reached the second technical timeout up 16-5 as Barboza was credited with an ace around blocks from Scott-Arruda and Larson as part of a 5-0 run. Dominican Republic cut the deficit to 17-9 with four of the next five points, but managed just one point the rest of the set. Larson collected an ace during a 6-0 run with kills from Bown and Barboza around three set-ending Dominican Republic errors at 25-10.
The U.S. won the first two points of the fourth set with errors from Dominican Republic, which came back to tie the frame at 5-all and take the lead at 7-6. Scott-Arruda and Metcalf turned in consecutive kills at 9-8. However, the lead was short lived as Rivera served an ace for Dominican Republic giving it the advantage at 10-9. De La Cruz notched three consecutive aces presenting Dominican Republic with a 15-11 advantage. Larson and Barboza spiked consecutive kills to stop the bleeding at 15-13, only to have Dominican Republic return to a four-point edge at 17-13. Metcalf slammed a kill slicing the U.S. deficit 18-16, and yet again Dominican Republic answered with consecutive points at 20-16. Dominican Republic went on to a 25-20 victory to force the tiebreaker.
The early part of the fifth set was all Dominican Republic as it reached the court switch leading 8-2. However, the U.S. regrouped with a Larson kill and ace, followed by blocks from Berg and Bown to close the gap to two at 8-6. Barboza put down a kill after a Dominican Republic error to whittle the deficit to 9-8. Team USA tied the set at 11-all on a Barboza ace after a Dominican Republic error. Metcalf turned in consecutive kills to give the U.S. a 13-12 advantage. Metcalf gave Team USA match points at 14-13 and 15-14 with kills, but Dominican Republic saved both chances. Dominican Republic gained its first match point at 16-15, but a service error tied the set at 16-all. Larson followed with a kill to present the U.S. with its third match point at 17-16. Dominican Republic saved the chance, and Scott-Arruda produced a kill at 18-17 for Team USA's fourth match point. An Eve kill tied the set, but a setting error by Dominican Republic push the USA in front 1-18. Rivera tied the set at 19-all and a Team USA mistake gave the Dominican Republic its second match point. Vargas ended the match at 21-19 in the fifth set with a kill.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2009 NORCECA Continental Championship
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California-Berkeley)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (OPP, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Elisha Thomas (MB, 6-3, Grass Valley, Calif., Long Beach State)
16 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
18 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-7, Kent, Wash., Washington)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.), Tom Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader: Carl McGown
2009 NORCECA Continental Championship Schedule
Pool A: Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago
Pool B: Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, United States
Pool A Round Robin
Sept. 22: Dominican Republic def. Canada 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 (Match 3)
Sept. 22: Puerto Rico def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 (Match 4)
Sept. 23: Dominican Republic def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 (Match 6)
Sept. 23: Puerto Rico def. Canada 25-22, 25-23, 25-21 (Match 8)
Sept. 24: Canada def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-20, 25-16, 25-19 (Match 9)
Sept. 24: Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 28-30, 25-16, 25-22 (Match 12)
Pool A Standings
Dominican Republic 3-0 (1.406 Point Ratio) * Plays PUR tonight
Puerto Rico 2-1 (1.091 Point Ratio) * Plays DOM tonight
Canada 1-2 (0.990 Point Ratio)
Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 (0.596 Point Ratio)
Pool B Round Robin
Sept. 22: USA def. Mexico 25-18, 25-10, 25-13 (Match 1)
Sept. 22: Cuba def. Costa Rica 25-14, 25-10, 22-25, 25-20 (Match 2)
Sept. 23: Mexico def. Costa Rica 28-26, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19 (Match 5)
Sept. 23: Cuba def. USA 19-25, 16-25, 25-16, 28-26, 15-10 (Match 7)
Sept. 24: Cuba def. Mexico 25-15, 25-13, 25-14 (Match 10)
Sept. 24: USA def. Costa Rica 25-7, 25-10, 25-13 (Match 11)
Pool B Standings
Cuba 3-0 (1.291 Point Ratio)
USA 2-1 (1.448 Point Ratio)
Mexico 1-2 (0.770 Point Ratio)
Costa Rica 0-3 (0.689 Point Ratio)
Sept. 25: USA (2B) def. Canada (3A) 17-25, 25-10, 25-23, 25-21 (Match 13)
Sept. 25: Puerto Rico (2A) def. Mexico (3B) 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 (Match 14)
Classification 5/8
Sept. 26: Mexico def. Trinidad & Tobago (4A) 25-20, 25-16, 25-16 (Match 15)
Sept. 26: Canada Costa Rica (3B) 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 (Match 16)
Sept. 26: Dominican Republic (1A) def. USA 21-25, 26-24, 10-25, 25-20, 21-19 (Match 17)
Sept. 26: Cuba (1B) vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m. (Match 18)
Classification 7/8
Sept. 27: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Costa Rica, 2 p.m. (Match 19)
Classification 5/6
Sept. 27: Mexico vs. Canada, 4 p.m. (Match 20)
Bronze-Medal Match
Sept. 27: USA vs. Loser Match 18, 6 p.m. (Match 21)
Gold-Medal Match
Sept. 27: Dominican Republic vs. Winner Match 18, 8 p.m. (Match 22)


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There is a lot of talk of FAIL these days; two-thirds of the "Innovation, Risk & Failure" track of last week's Internet Librarian 2010 conference was dedicated to failure. Afterward, attendees put together a website dedicated to sharing library failures. I agree it's very important to learn from our mistakes in libraries, but I also think that failure that we really learn from can't be captured in a snapshot or without the context of the risk in which it took place. There is a human dimension that can be left out in those snapshots.
Everything we do is trial and error, whether in libraries or in life. Every project, every interaction has the potential for failure; luckily, what most of us focus on is the potential for success. Maybe the word "failure" makes me uncomfortable; in thinking about projects that I've worked on, I can point out things that didn't work, things that had to be done twice, things that took too long to accomplish or simply didn't get done. I would not label these failures, though, but obstacles that were worked through and either addressed or (gulp) lived with. As long as I am a good listener and dynamic about addressing and communicating the issues, is this approach wrong? I like to think it's not.
Libraries are one of the most quickly-changing industries in the country, and probably one of the most threatened, though we mostly aren't admitting it. We are pulled constantly by market forces, shifting user needs, and technology that outpaces us in spite of our considerable innovation. The library that does not respond to this change and to the mistakes that it inevitably makes in its wake is an endangered library. It's a library without empathy that is not connecting with or serving its community and therefore failing in its mission. Hey, there's that F-word again.
That said, failure hurts. We are taught from an early age that to make a mistake is to have done something wrong, and that people who do wrong get punished. Libraries busy celebrating their failures cannot forget that those mistakes stem from human action (and interaction) and should be addressed with kindness. Every time someone posts to twitter about a bone-headed user comment or blogs about their library's crazy rules that address a single problem patron, we all must remember that it was another human being who took that misstep, and that in all likelihood, he or she is a good person who is doing his or her best. That person deserves to tell his or her side of the story and to put that mistake in the past and move on.
There is nothing wrong with pointing out failures as long as it's done without mockery. There's a difference between saying "look at these idiots and their stupid policy" and finding something wrong in a library and understanding that this is something that librarians can collectively improve. Owning your own mistakes is one thing, but the cry of "FAIL!" can be driven by meanness and only serves to make those who made the mistake feel small. Snide invective may attract a lot of viewers or readers--and it might even make us feel smart or superior--but at the end of the day, it's our kindnesses that make us human.
Photo: "Empathy" CC:by-nc-sa courtesy flickr user TonZ
As the moderator of the Internet Librarian Failure track, I'd like to just jump in here for a wee bit. Agreed that dwelling on blaming people or highlighting out all the ridiculous bureaucratic barriers, and similar finger pointing is not at all helpful to us. The Failure track speakers were asked to do two things: keep it light + focus on *what you learned* instead of the rote details of the failure itself. I think that's what made the track successful, in my opinion. I'd like to see more discussions like this taking place in libraries and all other organizations, as long as they are done in the spirit of learning and not griping.
Anonymous, you make excellent points. *Librarians* and the profession of librarianship have been slow to change in many sectors, but the industry surrounding us changes daily in spite of that. For me, the phrase "library industry" includes publishers of books, journals, music, movies, and games, as well as the business of collecting, finding, and creating information. The list of businesses and organizations that exhibit at ALA corroborates. Stating it as I did in the post was a little narrow, I think. Thanks for helping me clarify.
In thinking about the library school students I know (granted, I work in a progressive library and tend to gravitate to the tech-friendly at conferences and online), they are more tech-savvy than not. It's second nature to a lot of them. They are curious and outgoing and passionate about service. But there is largely nowhere for them to go in this economy.
>Libraries are one of the most
>quickly-changing industries
>in the country
I beg to differ. We are actually very slow as a profession to make major, long-needed changes (ex. MARC records are still around). Some individual libraries have adapted well, but the face of libraries in general is still an old, weary one.
The problem is not with trying new things and having them "fail." That's just market testing, not failure. The problem is that we continue to pump out new grad school students who have very low rates of technology literacy and (for the most part) don't have the drive to learn it on their own time.
The biggest problem is that the type of people who are attracted to librarianship are not (overall) the type of folks who enjoy staying on top of new technologies, market trends, etc. There are some who do a great job of this, some who stubbornly refuse to learn anything new, and a whole ton of librarians who only learn enough to barely get by.
We don't need to change our image or spend the next year talking about the things we need to get to (eventually). We need to start attracting more dynamic, tech-friendly personalities to our profession and change it from within.
Yes! Being paralyzed by fear of failure *should* be the goal of sharing one's own mistakes. We fail, we live, we try again. Thanks for pointing that out.
I'll add the link to the post, too--sorry about that. #cindifail
Andy, the Fail Library site is here http://failbrary.org/
It's not so much that failure was a goal, or that obstacles were not overcome, but it is an acknowledgement that everyone fails (just like everyone poops) and it is nothing to be embarrassed about. Some people are so afraid of something failing that they don't even try and we need to get past that. That should be one of the major takeaways from the event. If we are too scared to try then we will never get anywhere.
It's possible to get dragged down by too much context. These failure stories aren't complicated. The characters, technology, and bureaucracy are similar not just in any library, but any organization.
I also doubt the failure website will get much action. There is a failure site on the library success wiki that it noticeably absent. I also remember the Work Like a Patron Day concept by Brian Herzog that didn't gain traction. People are too uncomfortable with their failures, they dwell on them too much, but not in a constructive way. They say to themselves that they are an idiot, too stupid, and they are too scared. The fear paralyzes them. I hope this track breaks some of that paralysis.
> Afterward, attendees put together a website dedicated to sharing library failures.
A link to the website would be helpful... thanks.
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Faves of 2011
December 28, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Basic Grey, Core Blog, Jenni Bowlin, Tim Holtz
So over the next few weeks our Design Team is putting together some of their favorite projects from 2011.
Starting us off is Design Team Member Kim Jeffress!
How much do you love the colors on this layout? Kim used the Spotted Collection and some Tim Holtz Kraft-Core.
There is a lot of amazing detail on this layout…such as the splatter paint on the sanded dots and the subtle inking around the elements on the page.
And next up is a layout of Kim herself using some of that Gorgeous BasicGrey Core Impressions! Notice how Kim sanded the Core Impressions randomly? Just spots of the core coming through here and there.
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Collaboration is a work you hear all the time. It's become a buzz word but its meaning has become diluted through constant use.
Here at Cogswell College we don't just say it, we do it. In our Digital Art & Animation degree program students develop the fundamentals of design, form and stretching their imaginations but they also focus on building their team work skills. Our project-based learning environment helps them understand what it means to work with other for a common goal.
In this short video, student Katie Fortune, describes her experience not only developing her talent but what it's like to work on a project with other students.
"They will ask me about my artistic opinion sometimes and I'm really honored when they do because there are some really artistic, creative people on my team."


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Sangria is the perfect beverage for big summer parties and is always a favorite. With endless variations this drink can be any combination of wine, fruit and a bit of added spirits. Red sangria is classic and most thought of, but a crisp white sangria can be quite refreshing if one prefers white wine over red. Choose a light, dry, young wine such as Rioja for the best refreshment.
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1 bottle red wine [Rioja]
1 cup fresh orange juice
½ cup French brandy
½ cup Grand Marnier
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup granular sugar
2 cup club soda [optional]
2 Meyer lemons, thinly sliced
2 navel oranges, thinly sliced
- Combine the wine, liqueurs, citrus juices and sugar in a glass pitcher.
- Stir until sugar is dissolved
- Add citrus slices and chill for an hour.
- Add club soda, if using, just before serving.
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The Relationship between the Kidney and the Heart in Chinese Medicine - Part Two
Kidney-Heart Disharmony and Sleep
If both the Heart and Kidney are yin deficient [left distal and proximal positions are Tight, sleep is very restless. One will easily wake at the smallest sound or disturbance.
If the Heart is yin deficient [left distal Tight] and Kidney Qi-Yang is deficient [left proximal position Feeble-Absent], sleep resembles the Heart Blood deficient pattern. One wakes after approximately five hours sleep and then can return to sleep after a short while. This may be due to the Kidney Essences control of the bone marrow that is not making sufficient blood and blood is yin.
Increasingly common, if both the Heart and Kidneys are qi-yang deficient, [left distal and proximal Feeble-Absent], we have a restless sleep pattern similar to the Heart Kidney Yin deficiency. However, there is no restless agitation and more depression. The individual is physically very uncomfortable in the reclining position.
If the Heart Yin is deficient [Left Distal Tight] and Kidney Qi-Yang deficient [Left Proximal Position Feeble-Absent], circulation is impaired making the person sluggish. The Heart Yin deficient condition is associated with agitation that in this instance manifests as a strong tendency to worry that can interfere with sleep at any step along the way, especially at the beginning.
Dragon Rises Red Bird Flies[i]
Kidney is the potential, the primordial soup out of which the unconscious is manifested and realized through the Heart-Mind as` Heart Yin. The inspiration and passion ensconced in `Heart Yin is unconscious and as original as the individual from whom it is springs. Yet once brought to a reality by `Heart Yang
it is familiar to all. `Heart Yang fashions the imagination and inspiration of `Heart Yin into a recognizable object that we recognize and appreciate as a work of art or a discovery of science. It is what Thomas Edison called `perspiration. The ultimate source is Kidney Essence. `Pericardium Yin protects creation and `Pericardium Yang projects it, enhanced harmoniously by the Triple Burner.
All of the functions of the Water from Divine Love and Divine Spirit and Divine Power, awe and faith, will and courage in the face of the unknown, all are potential becoming a reality through the expressive power of the Heart, the great communicator that reaches out to the world with the `Word. Will power, zhi, a prime function associated with the Kidney, has been described as the ability to put ones Heart into what one is doing.
Some expressions that come from the Heart is unfamiliar to the culture into which it is introduced. The unfamiliar inspires the inherent `fear of the unknown that responds to eliminate the perceived danger and the creator is threatened at which point they can withdraw or persist. That persistence requires courage, courage that man the creator draws from God the creator [Kidney Qi-Yang], from the Water of our existence, the spirit of the `Kidney Qi in man, the `essence.
The inspiration and passion ensconced in `Heart Yin [DRRBF], that longing comes from our `gut' and cannot be denied except at a much greater price than all the `mistakes' along the way that are not mistakes at all, only ruts in the road that make us turn to a different direction. We have a mind [heart] and an ego [`Kidney Qi] and hopefully they have at least a tenuous connection to keep us from making fatal mistakes.
In passing it should be noted that following the disruptions in Kidney-Essence that make us psychologically vulnerable, all psychological disturbances are maladaptive maneuvers [usually misconstrued as `defensive] that are employed as a way for an individual to stay in `contact in order to survive and stay `intact[ii]. They are functions of Pericardium yin, the protector of the Heart, as described in Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies.[iii]
Literature and Shen-Hun-Po
With regard to the Shen, Hun, Po etc., during our material life on this planet, Fire and Water meet in the Earth phase, the other source of Heart Blood. Ultimately all are expressed by the Shen-Heart that houses Awareness through which all reaches consciousness.
`Water is of heaven cascading down into the heart where it is life on earth.' Another version is that the Fire of heaven entered the Heart and was taken by the Triple Burner to be stored in the Mingmen, the source of Kidney Yang. Li Shi-Zhen supports this perspective in this 16th century excerpt: "According to recent findings, mingmen is located between the two kidneys."21 This Fire of the Mingmen is carried to the Heart by the Triple Burner and resides there to the degree that the Heart is free of longings and addictions. Triple Burner is a servant of ming men for the distribution of Original Breaths, yuan qi, through the body.*
Case study
Patient: Female Age 60 51 125lb
Chief Complaints [only those relevant to presentation]
1. Physical
a. Breathing difficulties
Emphysema, 60%
SOB severe
On mild exertion- walking up hills
Delicate; multiple illnesses and asthma.
Smoke for 40 yrs- one pack/day
Bronchitis every winter
b. Back Problems
Low back & dull
Severe trauma going back 35 years without healing
c. Bowel Problems
Constipation since very young; every few days
Currently sometimes loose
No appetite since childhood
d. Fatigue
Fatigue after eating
e. ROS
Youngest child [Paradise Gained]
Overprotected: Fragile child
Considered perfect- could do no wrong
[Message is: To get love must be perfect]
Adult [paradise Lost]
Avoid judgment of finished product by "never finishing
Avoid criticism
Generally cold, even to the bone
Alcoholic for 30 years recovering for 15 years
8 months age 30 yrs
Pot irregularly for 17 years
31 years ages 14 to 45
a. What else would you want to be different about yourself or your life apart from not being involved with cigarettes and alcohol?
To not be afraid to fail.
To charm less and listen more.
To believe that I am as smart as I pretend that I am.
To have not smoked
To have not given up potential by drinking
b. How are you a problem to yourself or others now or in the past apart from alcohol?
Identifiable Problems
· Avoid judgment of finished product by "never finishing
· " not as directed
· Agitated- Scattered- multitasking rather than focusing on one thing
· Avoid reflection
· Never sat down long enough to think
· Avoid directly expressing anger: hold it until situation intolerable and move on
· Impulsive and Impatient
· Opportunist
· Move through life according to what comes along that seems convenient for the moment-
· No goals or direction of own
· Problem to Self
· Impatient. judgmental. procrastinator. disorganized
Identifiable Strengths
· Survived
· Stopped smoking
· Stopped drinking
· Honest
· Empathetic: Good friend; helper [except self]
· Ended addictions
· Daughter graduated high school
· Understands herself re:
· Would change about self if did it over again
· To not be afraid to fail
1. Pulse
All the findings are summarized here with only the ones important to our conversation in the Heart and Kidneys in italics [in the interests of space].
a. HEART
i. Qi deficiency [Mild to Moderate]
Mitral Valve: ~ Choppy; ~Rough Vibration; Amplitude Change [3]
Rate slightly Slow
ii. Phlegm-Misting the Orifices [Severe]
LDP: Slippery [3]
iii. Heart Qi Agitation [Moderate]
LDP: Smooth Vibration [3]
iv. Yin deficiency [Moderate]
LDP: Tight
b. KIDNEY-BLADDER
i. Separation of Yin-Yang [Severe]
1). LPP: Changing Qualities: ÖFeeble
2). RPP: Intensity Changing [3]
ii. Qi deficiency
LPP: Feeble; Qi Depth Diminished; Ö Reduced Pounding
iii. Neo-plastic Activity (Stagnation of All Substances) [?]
RPP: Muffled [?]
iv. Excess Heat
LPP: Tense; Robust Pounding
v. Blood Stagnation in Lower Burner [Moderate]
vi. LPP: ~choppy [3]
vii. Blood Deficiency [Severe]
RPP: Thin [4]
2. Tongue
Swollen [3+]; shallow teeth indentations:
Thick yellow Coat- thicker at root
Wide crack down middle with yellow coat
Sides red- pale underneath
Tip indented
3. Eyes
Pale: Blood deficiency
Loss of discreet lines
Right- horizontal line
4. Sound
5. Color:
Green around mouth
Inner cheeks: red
Outer cheeks: Yellow Green
A. DRRBF: [Five Phases]
1. PRIMARY [Water]
Psycho-energetic era that is undeveloped is the Water Phase
Kidney Yang-Essence deficiency
Youngest child [Paradise Gained]
Overprotected: Fragile child
Considered perfect- could do no wrong
Adult [paradise Lost]
Avoid judgment of finished product by "never finishing
Avoid criticism
There is the issue of her being born `fragile with many signs and symptoms of Kidney Yang-Jing deficiency complicated by overprotection that deprived her of a sense of self that she could recover from failure. [Fear of Unknown and diminished courage to overcome it] [blue color around mouth]
Message is:
To get love must be perfect
2. SECONDARY [Fire]
a. Compensatory adaptations to `defend her fragile ego [from failure]
· Always to avoid judgment of a finished product by never finishing.
· Called `defenses;
· I call them `adaptations-usually `mal-adaptations as with this patient.
i. Pericardium Yin Excess
1). Acting Out
a). Whenever she was faced with a life decision she grasped at the nearest escape such as an impulsive injudicious marriage or signing on to a equally impulsive sailing adventure
b). Describes herself as an `opportunist
2). Denial
a). An ego defense mechanism that operates unconsciously to resolve emotional conflict, and to reduce anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of external reality
b). Describes self as "non-reflective
3). Displacement
From awareness of anxiety about wasting her life to cigarettes and ultimately to emphysema, to alcohol and drugs and thereby Liver Yin/Yang deficiency and Separation of Yin and Yang
Passive-Aggressive [Wood `No Phase]
a}. "not as directed
This passive-resistance is gives her a false sense of power to compensate for her surrendering her real power to avoid failure.
In DRRBF terms this is Liver Yang deficiency adaptation.
b). Drained Liver Yang Qi-Yang that would be otherwise used to move her forward
The core of the existential problem for this woman is her `fear of the unknown as an extension of her Kidney Yang-Essence deficiency that occurred at least at birth and considering her fragility as a child, probably in-utero.
This sense of vulnerability and inadequacy was exacerbated by exaggerated overprotection as the `perfect child that rendered her feeling that to be loved one must be perfect. For the rest of her life she could not take a chance on being anything less and so she never `tried. Her life is a cameo of Thoreau assertion that "most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
While her original attempts to live with this desperation were through mind-awareness numbing maneuvers such as alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, even marriage, her Heart was strong enough to assist the Kidneys make a life and function through more sophisticated mal-adaptations. These were drawn from other aspects of the Fire Phase Pericardium energies that permitted to protect her fragile ego by `not trying so she could not fail, and through the Triple Burner that maintained a connection with her Water. Otherwise without the latter she would have lost the vital connection of the brain and mind and probably become psychotic.
1. Channel Kidney Points
Kidney 4
Allows the Kidney to communicate with the Heart, P-3, 6, 8
Kidney 9
· Phlegm disturbing the Heart
· Communicates between Kidney and Heart
· Cry and laugh for no reason
Kidney 12 with Ren 17
Kidney 16
Calms the mind by bringing Yin to the Heart thru Bl-43
Kidney 21
Profound old terror
2. Upper-Lower: Kidney and Heart
a. Chong Mai [Ancestral Channel] + Yin Qiao Mai and Upper Kidney Points
Cope with self [literally `stand up to self-
Starts at inner ankle, Ki- 6]
b. Chong Mai [Ancestral Channel] + Yang Qiao Mai and Upper Kidney Points
Cope with self [literally `stand up to others-
c. Exit-entry Points
d. Sometimes H/W imbalance comes from this level and you must use upper Kidney points to break it.
KI-22 Walking on Veranda [Corridor] Bulong; Exit point
· Probable name for location on ribcage
· Energy transition from Middle to Appendix Upper Heater
· Exit point from Kidney to Pericardium
· Relation between fear and intimacy
· Transition to spirit
· Despondency - isolation
· Combined with Entry Points [WOS] [PC-1-Tianchi in man & PC-2Tianguan in woman]
· Feel free
KI-23 - Spirit Seal Shengfeng
· Seal as in Emperors jade stamp, giving mandate of heaven
· IDENTITY -like energy of metal (VIII-4 middle seal).
· Relation of breathing (in heaven) and Will
· Kidney 23 and 25 strong together!
· Storehouse - to add power, but less powerful than Kid27; can use them together; to keep what was hers in her
Ki23 - Physically strong - no will to live
· Spiritual Seal -if Spirit is with me
· Are one with God in relation to terror
KI-24 - Spirit Burial Ground Lingxu
· Located over Heart.
· Resurrect dead spirit, no will, no ambition.
· Shark Eyes - too much ambition.
· No spirit behind it.
· People totally involved in grief and can't let go of the corpse; "They're dead and you have to revive them"
· Resurrects spirit if part of us dies
· God is with me- terrors
KI-25 - Spirit Storehouse [Ling]-Shencang
· Identity and sense of purpose is emergent but it hasn't crystallized for them yet
· Identity to get through a difficult time bring Spirit up
· To seal a treatment- 3 moxa[A1]
· Give spirit strength.
· As opposed to: KI-27 KI 25 Storehouse is more generalized
IV Energy at level of IX-1,2 - breathing and IV.
· Acquired spirit-ling; Spirit Storehouse
· Reservoir
· Fluid flowing across our spirit- refreshes us
KI26 - Amidst Elegance - Yuzhong
· Ambition; anxiety with anger (bad temper)
· More like an induction compared to a command (relative to others); gentler: "Yes, you can have this" instead of "Get moving" (kid 27) or "HAVE an identity" - A little push; artful quality to embracing aspect of Kidney
· Riches of the inherited constitution
· In touch with elegance but flow of life stopped; illusions are shattered
· Flow changes; helps restore harmony
· The Essence- `Clever Official, a bright person whom we can imagine squandering their inheritance. Old clothes -- we can see them as elegant.[A2]
· Related to BL-10 [Heavenly Pillar]- pillar of spirit. BL-10 is "Holding one's head high"
· Like GV-12 [Great shuttle], the pillar of the body (spine) weaving together fabric of life
KI-27- Storehouse of Spirit Shu Mansion Shufu
· Overall energy - add power
· Physically weak - no will to live . Use with Ki23
· Storehouse - for all-mind, body, spirit together
· Strengthen the adrenals.
· Impotence, frigidity - sexual energy is stuck and they don't have access to it.
· Asthma
3. Other Points
Yin Deficiency
HT-7 and BL-40: regulates the Lower Burner and calms the Fire
For nervous and slightly hyperactive children w/ nocturnal enuresis.
Creates communication between Heart and Kidney
Clears phlegm from heart that must interfere with Kidney-Heart connection
SP-4, w/ CV 3, 4,; Hua Tuo at GV- 4, 6; BL- 23
Outer Shu Points [Moxa on needle]
Especially Bl- 43
Upper and Lower Burner
Lu- 9, Ht 5-7, Anmien, Yin Tang; DU 24
Ren 17
Shu point for the Pericardium
Triple Burner
TB2- controls water metabolism
TB-3-controls thermostat
Note: In lieu of Cinnebar use Magnetite that is specific for K-H Disharmony
Yi Yang Shen 4.5 gm American Ginseng
Korean Ginseng 4.5 gm
Zi He Che 4.5 gm Placenta
Bai Zi Ren 4.5 gm Biota Seed
Long Yan Rou 6.0 gm Longan
Suan Zao Ren 6.0 gm Zizyphus
Yue Jin 6.0 gm Curcumae [Tuber]
Shu Di Huang 9.0 gm Rehmannia [Cooked in wine]
Ye Jiao Teng 9.0 gm Polygalae Multifloriae
Sha Ren 1.5 gm Fr. Seu Se. Amomi
Fo Shou 3.0 gm Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis
Dan Shen 9.0 gm Salvia
Mai Men Dong 6.0 gm Ophiopogon
Chang Pu 6 .0 gm Acorus
Gan Cao 3.0 gm Licorice
Fu Zi 0.25 gm Aconite
Huang qi 10.0gm Astragalus
Shan Yu Ru 6.0gm Cornus
Gou Qi Zi 6.0gm Lycium Berry
Du Zhong 6.0gm Eucommia
Dong Chong 2.0gm Cordyceps
Fu Xiao Mai 3gm Tritici Levis Semen
Ge Jie 3.0gm Gecko
Yin Yang Huo 8gm Epidmedii
Rou Cong rong 10gm Cistanches
Ci Shi 20gm Magnetite
Note: For `Phlegm Misting the Orifices the most effective combination is Niu Huang Qing Xin Wan especially with serious mental disturbance
Stated at the beginning of this paper and once again at the end, the practical significance of harmony between the Heart and the Kidney is the relationship of the mind-spirit [controlled by the Heart] and the brain-marrow [created and sustained by the Kidney]. Together they determine mental stability and function. More than any other measure, mental acuity and constancy determines the quality of life and the freedom to live it outside the constraints that society proscribes and excludes people with significant mental dysfunction.
The integrity of Kidney Essence is determined by the in-utero and birth experience. The integrity of the Heart is particularly a function of that in-utero Kidney Essence that establishes the onset of the Kidney-Heart, brain-mind-spirit connection [Kidney-Heart Harmony].
Kidney is the potential, the primordial soup out of which the unconscious is manifest in reality through the creative inspiration of Heart-Mind. While `fear of the unknown, the root ineluctable and ongoing existential dilemma, assuaged by faith, love and hope, is a Water-Kidney issue, making this conscious and manageable is a Fire-Heart issue.
The Heart [mind] is home to the spirit (shén), which is received from above, while the nervous system is derived from the more material basis of Kidney Essence. Balance between these two poles is necessary and mediated by the Triple Burners regulating function.
The significance of the Heart in all disruptions of Awareness [iv] is paramount. The tendency to associate emotions solely according to the conventional correspondences fails to recognize that Kidney Essence nervous system is the ineluctable source of mental-emotional integrity and that Heart-Mind-Spirit mediates the expression of this integrity. This is true primarily because of the Hearts preeminence in all aspects of awareness. The manifestation of almost all psychological disorders can and must be understood in terms of awareness and communication. When there are issues with communication, the associated Fire energies of the Heart, Pericardium, Triple Burner, and Small Intestine are likewise involved.
Without the Awareness that is characterized by a Heart whose orifices are open, all of the above would operate outside of consciousness, raising the question that has come down through the ages, if a tree falls deep in the forest and no one is there to observe it, did it really happen?
[i] Yin and Yang
In Chinese medicine the terms Yin and Yang are used variously depending upon the context
I. Complementary-Dynamically Interdependent Opposites-Inter-consuming
When one gains the other diminishes to maintain equilibrium
The principle issue is the dynamic balance and harmony that we call homeostasis
In our study of Chinese medicine we are introduced initially to the cosmic use of Yin/Yang as interdependent-inter-consuming states in which each defines a state of the environment. When one increases the other diminishes. Yang is essentially the state of increased activity, of heat, dryness and brightness while Yin is a state of diminished activity, heat and light and a damp environment. A healthy condition of the natural world as well as an individual depends upon approximately equal amounts of each in a dynamic stability called homeostasis.
II. Substances
i. Measured separately
Kidney Yin and Yang deficiency at same time
ii. Measured quantitatively [1-5]
In another framework Yin and Yang are substances. In represents substance, the body fluids including water, blood and tissue, while the Yang represents the metabolic heat of the body or a particular organ, activity, function and movement closely allied with the warming, nourishing and moving aspects of Qi. This use of the terms is most common clinically and rather than being balanced in which more of one means less of another, we can a deficiency or superabundance of both Yin and Yang at the same time.
III. Strong Weak
Yin Weak
Yang Strong
Though he used the substance aspect of Yin and Yang just described, during my apprenticeship with Dr. Shen , often he used the terms as meaning deficient [Yin] or excess [Yang]. Therefore rather than describe a deficient patient as such the patient was referred to as a Yin person. Likewise a patient with a strong terrain was referred to as a Yang person. This was initially confusing.
IV. Stabilizing Functional Relationship
Yin is substance [parenchyma-80% Water]
Yang is function
`Contact is necessary to stability [vs. chaos]
Significant deficiency of either causes Separation of Yin and Yang
v. DRRBF
The final use of which I am aware of the concept Yin/Yang is that employed in Dragon Rises Red Bird Flies in which Yin refers to the passive aspects of phase activity and the Yang refers to the active aspects of the phase.
Yin the passive function; Yang is the active function
Yin retreat
Yang- advance
Yin- chaos- creative inspiration
Yang- form the perspiration
[ii] Hammer, Leon I., M.D.; Dragon Rises Red Bird Flies; Eastland Press, 2005, Pgs. xxxiii, 77, 392
[iii] Hammer, Leon I., M.D.; Dragon Rises Red Bird Flies; Eastland Press, 2005, Pg. 77, 79
21 Li Shi-Zhen: Pulse Diagnosis. Paradigm Press, Brookline, MA 1981, p.7.
[iv] Hammer, Leon I. M.D.; Awareness in Chinese Medicine, The American Acupuncturist, Fall 2007, Volume 41
[A1]What does this mean?
[A2]I dont understand how a clever official can squander their inheritance. It sounds like a contradiction.


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State softball consolation roundup
Fifth-place game
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 4, Cedar Rapids Prairie 1
Alyssa Olson tossed a two-hitter, leading Cedar Rapids Jefferson past city rival Cedar Rapids Prairie, 4-1, in the Class 5A fifth-place game Wednesday.
Olson collected eight strikeouts and allowed just one earned run.
Maddie Hansen went 2-for-3 with two RBI to lead Jefferson (33-12), while Dani Stromert and Kaitlyn Davidson each had a hit and a run scored.
Erin Kuba also drove in a pair in the win.
Olivia Usher drove in the only run of the game for Prairie (29-15).
Seventh-place game
Dubuque Senior 3, WDM Valley 0
A.J. Medinger silenced West Des Moines Valley Wednesday, leading Dubuque Senior to a 3-0 win the Class 5A fifth-place game.
Medinger had two strikeouts and allowed just a pair of hits, while Katie Sommer, Sydney Tigges and Jessie Westhoff each had two hits for Senior (34-9 overall).
Kristie Sommer, Tigges and pinch-hitter Katie Kramer all drove in runs.
Mackenzie Jones and Caitlyn Lennon collected base hits for the Tigers (26-17).
Fifth-place game
Winterset 7, Solon 4
Winterset's Karly Olson blasted a grand slam in the fifth inning to lead her team past Solon in the Class 4A fifth-place game at Rogers Park Wednesday, 7-4.
Olson, who also earned the win inside the circle, broke a 3-3 tie with her home run.
Savannah Marker had two hits and two RBI, while Ellie McDonald added two hits and two runs scored for Winterset (35-9 overall).
For the Spartans (41-4), Taylor Nearad, Kara Misel, Emma Rickels and Emily Ira all drove in runs.
Seventh-place game
Waverly-Shell Rock 10, Denison-Schleswig 6
Four runs in the first and four more in the fourth helped lead Waverly-Shell Rock past Denison-Schleswig, 10-6, in the Class 4A seventh-place game Wednesday.
Briley Emerson and Stacy Martin each had two hits, while Emerson scored three times.
Emily Brown drove in two, as did Jayde Flaig, for the Go-Hawks (36-8 overall).
Denison-Schleswig's (27-14) Shelby Pieper hit a two-run homer.
Fifth-place game
Mid-Prairie 6, Estherville-LC 2
Mid-Prairie picked up fifth-place honors in Class 3A Wednesday with a 6-2 victory over Estherville-Lincoln Central.
Michelle Erwin had two hits, as did Erika Murphy, to lead Mid-Prairie (32-11).
Felicia Schulty drove in a pair, as well, in the win. Mallory McArtor, Maddie Kaalberg and Erwin all plated a run each.
Caitlyn Clayton hit a home run to lead Estherville-LC (21-12).
Seventh-place game
Monticello 7, East Marshall 6 (8 inn.)
It took a little longer than planned, but Monticello came out on top in the Class 3A seventh-place game Wednesday with a 7-6, eight-inning victory over East Marshall.
Pitcher Erin Hosch drove in Allison Kraus for the winning run. Hosch also had five strikeouts for Monticello (32-8 overall).
Kraus scored three times, while Paxton Keleher had three RBI.
Haley Long was 3-for-4, wh ile Mariah Fritz drove in two on two hits. Kylee Hoskey also had two RBI.
Class 2A
Seventh-place game
Iowa City Regina 5, Lawton-Bronson 2
Iowa City Regina scored a 5-2 victory over Lawton-Bronson Wednesday to capture seventh-place honors in Class 2A.
With the win, the Regals finish the year at .500, 21-21.
Lexi Binder tossed a two-hitter for Lawton-Bronson (23-13) in defeat, but walked nine batters.
Meg Bonnett had two RBI and two runs scored, while also earning the win in relief.
Adrianna Junck collected two hits for Lawton-Bronson.
Class 1A
Fifth-place game
Lynnville-Sully 4, Remsen St. Mary's 3
A seventh-inning rally led Lynnville-Sully to a 4-3 win over Remsen St. Mary's in the Class 1A fifth-place game Wednesday.
Kristi Beyer scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Madison Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, who went 2-for-3, also earned the win inside the circle, striking out four for Lynnville-Sully (38-6 overall).
Alexis Bunkers had two hits for St. Mary's (29-8).
Earlier in the day, Remsen St. Mary's defeated returning state champion Martensdale-St. Mary's, 18-11 in eight innings.
Bunkers had five RBI, including a home run, while Melinda Gerrietts also drove in five on five hits.
Seventh-place game
Martensdale-St. Mary's 11, Janesville 2
Defending Class 1A state champion Martensdale-St. Mary's settled for seventh here Wednesday, defeating Janesville, 11-2.
Jamie Jordan was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored for St. Mary's (31-4 overall), while Emma Ferin also drove in a pair.
Gentry Davidson had two hits and Riley Verwers earned the win in the circle.
For Janesville (16-10), Victoria Leyh was 2-for-4.


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Rich Franklin: UFC's Company Man Faces Down Career Conundrum
Jun 6, 2012 -
For five weeks
Rich Franklin
slept sitting straight up in a chair. Maybe slept is the wrong word. Dozed might be more appropriate, considering the quality of rest he got as he nodded off each night with his chin on his chest.
"I would fall asleep for an hour, hour and a half, then wake up. Then Id fall back asleep for an hour or two and wake back up. It was like that for weeks on end," Franklin told MMA Fighting.
This was the result of shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum hed suffered in training before his scheduled bout with
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
. Franklin went under the knife after injuring the shoulder during grappling practice, and for the next five weeks laying down wasnt an option. If he tried it, the weight of his shoulder pulling itself down toward the bed would cause him enough pain to rule out any chance of sleep. So the former UFC middleweight champ made his bed in a chair. He took his hour of shut-eye here, two hours there, and he did it for over a month. Maybe the most surprising part is that, even through the constant fog of fatigue, even when his rehab consisted of painful efforts with two-pound dumbbells, the 37-year-old Franklin didnt seriously question whether this lifestyle was still worth the reward. Which is, when you think about it, maybe a little odd.
Not that Franklin is the first fighter to go through the tedious labors of post-surgery rehab. Its practically a rite of passage in a sport where injuries are as plentiful as sponsored after-parties in Vegas nightclubs. Its not hard to understand why a 25-year-old fighter -- one who still dreams of greatness, of world titles, of fame and money and groupies -- would see a few rough weeks of rehab as nothing more than a speedbump on the road to the top. But Franklin? Hes pushing 40. Hes already been a champion. Hes already banked his UFC highlight-reel moments and cashed his checks. What else does he want with this sport? Whats left thats worth all this pain, this damage?
To hear Franklin tell it, the answer is: nothing. Hes already gotten what he needs from MMA. Now its about what he wants, or rather, what he doesnt want, which is any other kind of life.
"As far as accomplishments go, I think Im at that point where I could walk away and I could be happy with my career," he said. "My conundrum is, I love doing what I do. When I think about what Im going to fill my days with outside of fighting, its difficult for me. ...I love doing what I do and I dont know what else I would want to do."
For instance, take his recent work as an analyst on FUEL TV for
. Its supposed to be one of the cushiest athlete gigs around. You put on a suit, sit still long enough for them to splash a coat of makeup on you, then you talk about the thing youre already an expert in. Wouldnt that be an easier way to earn a living? Whens the last time Jon Anik had to sleep sitting up because of an injury suffered in rehearsal?
And sure, Franklin said, he enjoyed the FUEL TV stuff, "but the thought of me doing something like that as a full-time job? Im just not in that mindset yet where I can not be active and be sitting behind a desk. Ive done that. I used to be a high school teacher. To go back that, mentally, would be a regression. I enjoy going to the gym. I enjoy training and doing what I do. Thats the difficult part for me to give up."
Maybe this explains why, when Franklin got the call asking him to replace an injured
Vitor Belfort
in a main event bout with
Wanderlei Silva
, he was off in Singapore preparing for a bout with
Cung Le
. He didnt need to go to Singapore, of course. He probably could have imported his own San Shou expert if hed wanted to stay home and do the same old thing, but thats not how Franklin does things. He wanted to actually learn something, not just get by.
So there he is, getting his Singapore on, when he logs on to the internet to see whats happening in the MMA scene back home. Thats when he read the news, and he knew what was coming next.
"I saw that Vitor broke his hand, and I knew right away, the UFC is probably going to call and see if I will fill in for this," he said. And sure enough he was right. The very next night, the call came through. How about changing opponents and dates? How about changing continents?
"At first I thought, Im all the way over here in Singapore training specifically for Cung, so this is really a difficult change to make," Franklin said. "But then, as I got to thinking about it, I believe that this is a winnable fight for me, and hey, the UFC needed someone to step in for them. Characteristically, Ive been that guy. So here I am."
Moving the bout up two weeks meant less time to cut down to 185 pounds, hence the catchweight provision. But then, the last time he fought Silva it was also at a catchweight. That worked out well enough. Franklin got the decision victory and a Fight of the Night bonus. This time hes really doing the UFC a favor. This time he has every reason to expect even more bonus appreciation, although, he insisted, thats not the only reason why hes been the very definition of the company man all these years.
"I guess I like being the guy that helps out. Im a team player. I told the UFC that from day one. I said, Im the kind of guy that, if I feel like you have my back, Ill have yours."
And he has. In fact, in the last few years of his career, its become his defining characteristic. Franklin is the guy who will help out when the UFC needs him. Franklin is the guy who doesnt say no.
In return, he keeps getting big fights against big names, despite the fact that his title-chasing days are almost certainly over. He wins some and loses some, but still gets the chance to do the only thing he really wants to do. He gives the UFC what it wants, and it gives the same thing right back. At least for now, neither of them has to think about what comes next, about what life will look like when there is no more Rich Franklin in the UFC. Maybe thats as fair a trade as either can hope for.
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I went on a ride after work today. There was still a lot of traffic, even though I left earlier than I did before. I'm going to have to find a new after work riding route- too much pissing off motorists (I'm sure!) and fearing for my life happening to continue using this route. Nothing exciting, just another day on the bike!
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Demystifying Captivate–LMS integration
Learning Management Systems (LMS) help you administer, track monitor, and report users' interactions with your courses. Adobe Captivate lets you create SCORM-and-AICC-compliant courses that you can deploy on various LMSs.
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As the summer interns prepare to depart, the office begins gossiping about them and Michael feels left out. As Michael searches for the next rumor to share, Andy struggles with heterosexuality.
I'm holding out hope that there's going to be Todd Packer and more of the Warehouse this season. Both of which deserve more air-time than Charles.


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OK Body Soap - Stronger Cleansing power
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It is a huge bar of soap so I cut in half after microwaving it for 10 sec. on medium. i tried honey and I prefer lavender, as honey is too sweet and overpowering... Lavender is much nicer and has a nice floral scent. This is not a cold process soap so it is not white in color but good enough as a body soap. I still needed body balm/oil after taking a shower with this soap, meaning it has a really strong cleansing property. If you are after a totally moisturinzing soap, I would opt for Cold process soap and not hot process soap like this one. (I prefer Out of Africa soap - totally cold processed!!) Ok for summer I think.
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That SMELL... Is just perfect balance between olive and lavender oils. It foams greatly, the smell leaves you with a EXTREMELY nice scent, doesnt irritate skin. And... Yes - that BIG piece of soap. Used it whole. Didnt cut it into smaller pieces. If you want to have NICE, pleasant scent, GOOD quality and PRICE, this is it... You go for it. Reordering soon...
Kiss My Face, Olive & Lavender Soap
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My wife used this soap and love's it. The bars last longer then the store brands.
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This soap is luxury! It doesnt leave your skin super dry after a shower but makes the skin feel "moisturized". The smell of lavendar fills the entire bathroom, which is lovely too. This is an item I keep coming back to. Bars are big & thick and the price at IHerb is better than anywhere else. Try this, you wont be disappointed.
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I love the soap in general, however, I like a little more lather than this product provides. It works exceptionally great for tanners since it's all natural it doesn't have an adverse affect on your tan. I also had to cut the bar in half as it was a bit big to work with, but that's not a negative since it does last twice as long as normal bar soaps.
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I bought this soap as it is a bit cheaper than my favorite, One With Nature. The bar is bigger, so it is harder to handle right out of the wrapper, and it doesn't work up much of a lather. Like the lavender scent, though.
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Works great,no dry skin all winter.Great price.
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Good lather, good price, but the smell is hard to take.
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As little lather as this soap makes, you might as well use no soap at all. Other than that, it smells great and it's a huge bar.
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Kinder Plays Rockefeller While Chesapeake Burns
Booms and busts are natural features of the oil patch. Price attracts supply, over-supply rolls back the price, then order is imposed from downstream by the industry's limited infrastructure.
This has been true since the 19th century. John D. Rockefeller came to control the market by organizing ownership of what was downstream, the transport and refining of the oil. Everybody thinks finding oil or gas makes them rich. But delivering the oil, refining it and getting it to market creates wealth.
Aubrey McClendon did more than anyone to create the present boom.Fracking -- fracturing rock in the path of a horizontal shaft, using water and sand under high pressure -- let McClendon's Chesapeake Energy (CHK) find huge quantities of gas in places where it didn't seem to exist, like eastern Pennsylvania. It created North Dakota's Bakken shale oil boom, and found new supply in fields that seemed played out in the traditional oil patch. McClendon leveraged Chesapeake to the boom, using a variety of complex partnerships to gain controlling interests in new plays.
But what one oil man could do, all oil men could do.
Competition raised prices, the margin for error went down, errors happened as they do, and eventually the price of natural gas rolled over, trapping McClendon's company under enormous capital requirements. Christopher Helman of Forbes thinks it may be impossible to unravel Chesapeake because it was all leveraged to high prices, not today's low prices.
After accepting "adult supervision" last year, McClendon succumbed to the inevitable this week, Forbes reports. You can call it early retirement if you like. The bottom line is he's out.
Enter Rich Kinder. Kinder's Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) has been quietly buying pipeline capacity across the U.S., at an accelerating rate as the boom developed, and already had 75,000 miles of pipe and 180 storage terminals, Forbes wrote last year, thanks to its purchase of El Paso Corp. for $38 billion.This week, my old friends at the Houston Business Journal report KMP bought Copano Energy (CPNO) for $5 billion, including debt.
Pipelines can move product at half the cost of rail, and at a tiny fraction of what trucks cost. This, too, has been true since the 19th century. Developing pipeline technology was, for John D. Rockefeller, the trump card in gaining control of the market. Kinder now has the Rockefeller position, and for as long as the boom lasts he will be in control of it.
What all this tells me is that there are no new rules in the oil patch. The old rules always apply. Boom leads to bust, bust leads to consolidation around downstream assets, and the biggest winner is someone who doesn't get their hands dirty.