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U.S. Men Sweep Brazil; Will Play Serbia for World League Gold
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 26, 2008) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team assured itself its best FIVB World League finish ever when it swept host Brazil, 25-23, 25-22, 27-25, the No. 1 team in the world, before 11,615 fans on Saturday at Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro.
Team USA will face a rematch with Serbia in Sunday's gold-medal contest (8:30 a.m. PDT). Serbia defeated Russia (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) in Saturday's other semifinal. Serbia swept the U.S. Men on Wednesday in the first Final Round pool play match.
The U.S. Men, ranked third in the world, ended Brazil's string of five World League titles in a row and advanced to the gold medal match for the first time since the competition began in 1990. The United States won World League bronze medals in 1992 and 2007.
Brazil is also the defending Olympic, World Cup and World Championship gold medalist.
"Our goal for this match was to play better volleyball than we did against Poland," U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "I thought we played a good match. Our focus, intensity, and execution were good - especially in serve and defense. We did not play perfectly, but we were able to deal with the adversity that comes with playing Brazil here in Rio and made some good plays at the end of all three sets."
Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) led the U.S. Men with 16 points on 11 kills, two blocks and three aces. Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) added 12 points on 10 kills and two blocks. Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) added 11 points on 11 kills.
Brazil's Dante Guimaraes Amaral led all scorers with 17 points on 12 kills, three blocks and two aces.
Although Brazil out-blocked the U.S. Men 10-7, they also had 21 blocking errors as opposed to 10 for the United States. The U.S. Men converted 50 percent of their attack attempts as opposed to 43 percent for Brazil.
Among other U.S. scorers, Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) scored eight points on seven kills and one block. David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added six points on four kills and two blocks. Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) scored one point on an ace.
U.S. setter Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) was credited with 26 running sets and 38 still sets with one fault on 65 attempts for an average of 8.67 running sets per set.
Libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) was credited with 16 "excellent" service receptions and three faults on 33 attempts and eight digs on 16 attempts.
McCutcheon started Priddy and Salmon at outside hitter, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Ball at setter and Lambourne at libero.
Touzinsky and Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) substituted in all three sets.
The first set started close with Brazil leading by one point at the first technical timeout (TTO) and by two points at the second.
With the score tied 22-22, a kill by Salmon gave the U.S. Men the lead and a Brazil attack error put them at set point. Brazil scored on a U.S. service error, but Priddy put the set away with a kill.
The United States held an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the second set, thanks in part a kill and two blocks by Stanley and a block and kill from Priddy. Brazil's Dante came out of the TTO with a kill to draw his team closer, but Team USA went on a 3-0 run to go up by four.
Brazil Head Coach Bernardo Rezende tried to bolster his team by substituting Samuel Fuchs for Andre Heller, Rodrigo Santana for Gustavo Endres and Bruno Rezende for Marcelo Elgarten, but it did not help.
The United States took its biggest lead of the set at 21-16 when Touzinsky, brought in as a serving substitute for Millar, scored on an ace. Brazil was able to draw closer at 23-21, but then made a serving error to help the United States reach set point. Brazil scored one more point on a U.S. error before a Stanley kill put the set away.
Brazil held a lead of 13-10 in the third set, but the United States went on a 3-1 run, including two kills by Salmon and a block by Millar, to tie the score at 14-14. A kill by Priddy put the United States up 15-14 and caused Rezende to call timeout and replace Samuel Fuchs with Anderson Rodrigues.
Stanley served three aces in a row to put the United States ahead 18-14, but Brazil came back and tied the score at 22-22.
Brazil reached set point first at 24-23, but a Stanley kill tied the score. Stanley's serving error gave Brazil another set point, but three straight errors by Brazil won the match for the United States.
View the U.S. Men's World League Media Guide at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/08WL_MNTMediaGuide.pdf.
The U.S. World League site is www.usavolleyball.org/national/08WL.asp.
The FIVB World League site is www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2008.
2008 FIVB World League Final Round
U.S. Men's Roster
1 Lloy Ball (S, 6-8, Woodburn, Ind., Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
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 C 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 (Opp, 6-9, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen
Assistant Coach: John Speraw
Team Doctor: Michael Wynn
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock
Results and Schedule (all times PDT)
Pool E
July 23: Brazil def. Russia, 25-23, 25-18, 25-15
July 24: Russia def. Japan, 25-14, 26-24, 25-18
July 25: Brazil def. Japan, 25-16 25-23 25-15
Pool F
July 23: Serbia def. USA, 25-23, 25-29, 25-17
July 24: USA def. Poland, 25-18, 23-25, 27-25, 18-25, 16-14
July 25: Serbia def. Poland, 25-16, 25-18, 25-21
Semifinals – July 26
9:15 a.m.: USA def. Brazil, 25-23, 25-22, 27-25
6 a.m.: Serbia def. Russia, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23
Finals – July 27
5:30 a.m.: Brazil vs. Russia
8:30 a.m.: USA vs. Serbia


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With 10 keepers and 23 man rosters, draft is 13 rounds long. This team has the 7th pick in each round. Draft will be done online, during a weeknight in late March, and should take no more than 90-120 minutes.
Each team will get two additional keepers next season (no restrictions), carrying their top 12 players from this season to next. Keepers cap at 12, and the draft will be 11 rounds each year from now.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In full: Third time I've run this. Coloured bibs this year were a good idea. Not enforced but runners seemed to sort this out themselves. The start was my main problem with previous years - not sure if I lined up earlier but I had no issue this year and it made a big difference not weaving in and out of over-ambitious starters for the first 5k.Not really fussed about the scenery - I was concentrating on running (surprised to read in another review that there was a water station - I didn't even notice!). Only criticism would be the difficulty in finding a chip bin at the end. Oh and the marshall standing next to me at the start who was debating with his mate whether he could go and have a "slash" in a shop doorway up one of the side streets - which he then did (aren't they there to STOP that kind of thing?)Sub 40 next year :-)Date of review: November 23, 2010
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Here is a first glimpse of Alex Jones' most powerful film yet, to be titled 'Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama.' The globalists want the Republic to fall, and they are trying to use their newest, and slickest ever puppet to destroy the last vestiges of America's freedom, Constitution and economy, all while helping the bankers loot the country clean. But this film shows how we can turn it around, and restore all that was good and right in our nation.
First Look Trailer For 'Fall Of The Republic'August 25, 2009
Al Gore says "Climate Change is Like the Nazis"July 8, 2009
If you missed it, check this out.
Gore was Speaking in Oxford at the Smith School World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, sponsored by The Times.
He said future generations would put one of two questions to today's adults.
"It will either be 'What were you thinking, didn't you see the North Pole melting before your eyes, didn't you hear what the scientists were saying?'.
Or they will ask
'How is it you were able to find the moral courage to solve the crisis which so many said couldn't be solved?'"
Interestingly enough, Al gore along with David Blood started Generation Investment Management. A company that Gore buys his carbon credits from.
Al Gore, self appointed expert on global warming has been purchasing carbon credits in an effort to offset his palatial lifestyle. What he didn't tell us, however, is that the company he is buying the credits from is actually owned by him. Ching, ching … more
Another interesting point is David Blood, who brings to the table significant experience in traditional investing as former CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Generation has made a legally binding commitment to measure and report its annual business-related emissions. They are legally required to purchase Carbon Financial Instruments (CFIs) sufficient to offset all emissions from electricity use, commuting, and business travel on an annual basis. Our compliance is audited and reviewed annually by regulators from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). …. link
If you have never heard about the Chicago Climate Exchange, it's the model for a stock market, but for "green" industry. Where company's can buy and trade carbon credits. If you check out their home page you can read all about tradable Carbon Financial Instruments. My opinion is this will be the next "bubble" for our economy. Which is why Obama and the congress are pushing so hard to push their cap and trade bill.
Guess who would oversee the carbon offsets, the Chicago Climate Exchange. Guess who helped fund them, Obama. And Guess who's an Associate Member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, Generation Investment Management.
We're suppose to believe these are the environmental patriots? So the guys who stand to make the most money off of green technology happen to be the guys going around the world convincing us if we don't change our grand-kids will be living on a beach in Kansas because we let the north pole melt.


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The company says the city changed the rules for Dunedin Marina View in the middle of the process.
By SHEELA RAMAN
Published September 27, 2006
DUNEDIN - The developer of the Dunedin Marina View luxury condominium project has sued the city over its rejection of the project.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, contends that city officials changed the standards for the project in the middle of the process.
City Commissioners had no grounds to dismiss the project as incompatible with its surroundings because it had already been deemed compatible in a preliminary hearing, the suit claims.
"You can't change the rules of engagement after the fact," said attorney Ed Armstrong, who represents Kelly Prior, the applicant and owner of Dunedin Marina View.
The company is asking a judge to order Dunedin to approve its final site plan, as well as pay incidental damages.
Dunedin City Attorney John Hubbard said he is confident the court will dismiss the suit.
"The only way the court could approve this is if they decided that the city can't change its mind after approving the preliminary site plan," he said.
And Hubbard doubts the court would decide that.
"What's the point of having a final hearing then?" he said.
Dunedin Marina View was proposed as a five-story, 12-unit luxury condo complex at 715 Edgewater Drive, a site Prior owns. The property, now home to a two-story, four-unit apartment building, is across the street from Edgewater Park and is neighbored by two small buildings, an assisted living facility and a law office.
The legal battle centers around a six-page memo Hubbard wrote on May 3.
It was his interpretation of how compatibility, as defined in state law, applies to city code. From that point on, city commissioners took Hubbard's memo as a new standard for evaluating compatibility, he said.
"We decided at that time that we needed a better, more sophisticated understanding of the compatibility analysis that both our development code and comprehensive plan requires," he said.
In May, the city was debating whether to approve Stirling Place, a 60-foot-tall upscale condo and retail development planned for the southwest corner of Main Street and Broadway.
This project was approved, but Hubbard's memo, which came out of the debate, tightened the standards for what a project's "compatibility" with its surroundings meant.
"We weren't fully aware of what the legal standard for compatibility was until John Hubbard furnished us with his memo," said Commissioner Julie Scales.
To Armstrong, the memo is meaningless. "It was not an amendment to the land development code," he said.
Marina View met the criteria the code required, and that should have been enough to approve the project, he said.
The content of Hubbard's memo was not the city's only reason for overturning the Marina View Proposal, Hubbard said. At the final hearing on Aug. 24, many citizens opposed the project. Robert Ray, an architect who lives in Dunedin, presented a perspective drawing of the project that showed it overwhelming surrounding structures.
"We had to hear what these witnesses had to say," Hubbard said.
"These are quasijudicial hearings," he said, referring to the City Commission's hearing on the project. Until citizens spoke about how the project would block sunlight and airflow and invade people's privacy, the commission was not aware of the full impact Marina View would have, said Hubbard.
Armstrong said such considerations would not hold up in court.
"Thankfully for us this is not a popularity contest," he said. "We are very comfortable with our legal position. All that matters is the code."
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The Future of Digital Distribution for New Music – What is the Latest?Posted by PaulM in Copyright, Music Business, tags: digital distribution, new music, SOPA
The Stop Online Piracy Act – SOPA – has been taken up by Congress and this puts the future of recorded music back into the news. The SOPA bill – backed by big money entertainment firms – ostensibly provides for the protection of intellectual property by allowing internet domain names to be blocked if a website allows unauthorized downloading of copyrighted materials. Sites like YouTube or Facebook will be at risk if someone improperly posts a movie clip or MP3 file that is under copyright.
The recording industry has been in a state of flux ever since it became possible to exchange music between individuals easily via electronic files. Napster and other file sharing services made it possible to download almost any recording in existence – for free. Fierce legal action by the recording industry essentially made criminals out of their customers and further alienated consumers already reeling from the high price of CDs in record stores.
Apple provided a sane solution to the Napster problem by launching iTunes a few years ago and has now sold over 16 billion files . The success of iTunes is due to the balance it has struck between a low selling price per track, protection for the copyright holder, and convenience for the consumer. In the process iTunes has essentially set the going price for a single downloaded track at $1. Other, similar services have since been established: Amazon is a big player and sites like BandCamp and CD Baby allow the copyright holder to offer tracks or entire CD albums to the consumer directly.
Just as the iTunes model was taking hold and offering some hope for market stability, the technology behind music streaming took off and made the actual downloading of the music file is superfluous – because now you have continuous access to the server holding the music you want to hear. So the search for the correct price point for streamed music is now underway. If iTunes has established that it costs $1 to own the file – what should it cost just to listen to it? Not much, apparently – the Spotify model pays fractions of a penny per listen. This may eventually change, but so far you have to be a mega-pop star to see any significant revenue from the streaming model.
And now comes SOPA – strengthening the hand of copyright holders – with the ultimate goal of allowing an increase in the price point possible for all forms of electronic distribution.
So what does any of this have to do with new music? We certainly benefit by the world-wide distribution possible via the Internet at essentially zero cost. But our music is a niche and much bigger players are now trying to reshape the digital music landscape.
So where does that leave the composer of new music? Is the current $1 going rate for a downloaded track sufficient? Is there any point in releasing your music to a streaming service for fractions of a penny per listen? Should we even care about copyright protection if revenue is going to be negligible? Is infinite distribution and promotion via YouTube and Facebook – even with zero revenue – preferable to some more restrictive model that might evolve under the constraints of SOPA ?
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10 Soccer Shuttles for Heading Back to School
According to Polk, the average U.S. car has been on the road for more than a decade. The recession didn't help matters, as families held on to their school and soccer shuttles for years longer than they envisioned.
Whether it's a relatively new family sending kids to school for the first time this year or a group of pickup/drop-off veterans just trying to get their youngest through high school, eventually a family is going to need something more spacious and reliable.
The back-to-school car is still a rare purchase, but one we're aware many families will be making this year. While their older high schoolers can scour the used-car lot for a low-rent ride, his or her parents are looking for something big, safe and affordable.
That first qualification and the last rarely align, which is why we've tried to put together a list of family cars with enough room for that first morning in the drop-off zone, but with a price that won't preclude the kids from going to college. We've tried to keep the cost under $30,900 -- and the top cars on this list fall well below that -- but newcomers to practices and parent-teacher conferences may consider spending a little more for the long haul.
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Mating Behavior
A population of Taeniopoda reticulata in the region of Boca del Drago on the island of Isla Colon in the Bocas Del Torro Archipelago of Panama: June 15 – July 31, 2004.
Copulation attempts often proceeded without any signaling or display from the male. A male would slowly approach a female, and if he entered the female's line of vision, she would begin vigorously waving her large rear legs and brightly colored antennae. Such displays either caused the male to retreat or to attempt to mount. Females were always active when mounting was attempted, and they would kick at mounting males and move away from them if possible. After females were mounted they would contract their abdomens and/or perform a sharp "ticking" motion from side to side that often unseated the males. Usually when single males were in the vicinity of this dynamic behavior they would join in the skirmish, traveling as far as several feet to reach the mating pair even when a solitary female was present and/or in closer range.
Males approached females with waving antennae and a great deal of palp movement. The initial male would scramble to grasp a female's pronotum with his front pair of legs, and once secured he would stretch his abdomen towards her genital vent. Some mating males would snap their wings—displaying the bright red coloring and making a loud sound—at the approach of other males. Competing males attempted to displace the current male by bodily pushing into copulatory position. Males would kick at one another and frequently they would both fall from the female, leaving her open to attack from additional males, and up to four males were documented on top of a single female. A female did not have to be present for a male to mount another male, and when this behavior occurred, males usually leapt off fairly quickly. However, once, after nightfall, a male was observed to stay astride another male for several hours.
Following genital contact, most females made a few additional leg stokes towards the genitalic coupling before subsiding for a period of time, after which they would begin struggling again. Females intermittently displayed agonistic behaviors such as directing ticking and/or kicking towards the mounted male, and I observed such behavior to precede all separations not caused by rival males. All observed separations appeared to be a result of rival male interference or a successful female aggressive interaction, and no males were ever seen to dismount without agonistic behavior.
The lubbers would not commence mating in captivity (a large tank with items similar to the natural environment). On one occasion, after several days of containment with no interaction, a male immediately attempted to mount the same female once released into the field. Males remained with females during the capture, travel, and placement into captivity.
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Adam - is that a Deishi? and, was it from a TC SO?
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Muadeeb - Beautiful blues! Caution on your first whiskings tho - the way the lip of the bowl turns out may make for a sloshy matcha session (but if you don't overfill - that may help). Hope you'll show us your results when you get all your gear and your matcha!


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About 20 years ago, the village began allocating general revenues directly for its 100 miles of streets. Public works uses the $1.5 million generated every year to try out processes – like RCC – that haven't yet been approved by the state. Public Works Director Matt Mann says "we needed another tool in our tool box and other states have used it successfully." They've learned that feathered edges create a weak joint, so a wheel loader cuts a straight edge along an intersection. That ensures the material on both sides of the joint is full thickness and properly compacted to provide maximum strength.
Today's work picks up where crews left off (note the RCC's cross-section). The old pavement was 6 inches of asphalt over 6 inches of stone; the new pavement is 4 inches stone, 6 inches RCC ($58,362) topped with 2 inches hot-mix asphalt ($23,839). Saw-cutting and control joint sealing are contracted out ($3,816). Total: $86,017. New asphalt streets are 7 inches hot-mix asphalt base and 1.5 inches surface layer for $110,359 in material costs. Public Works Director Matt Mann says the 15% to 20% savings over asphalt makes RCC a "no-brainer" for a base course.
Placement begins. The mixture is spread along the straight edge that was prepared earlier. Note that the RCC is placed about 2 inches thicker than the material from yesterday so that it can be compacted that amount to end up at the same elevation.
Prairie Material of Bridgeview, Ill., delivers the mix – 400 pounds of cement and 125 pounds of fly ash with BASF Construction Chemicals' Delvo hydration stabilizer – to a Blaw-Knox asphalt paver. The mixture reaches 6,000 to 10,000 psi at 28 days. "Materials producers are getting better and better at producing a mix that won't fail," says Public Works Director Matt Mann. The reason: They're using a new type of equipment – ribbon mixers -- instead of pug mills.
A crew member sprays a mixture of water and BASF's Confilm along the edge to keep it moist until the adjacent lane can be placed.
Next step: compacting the new RCC to the same thickness as the previously placed material. Four passes with a 10-ton Ingersoll Rand DD-90; two with vibration, two without. Prairie Material uses ASTM's D1557 modified Proctor test on both mix design and materials to determine optimum moisture and density.
The village rented a Lee-Boy kettle to spray asphalt emulsifier on the compacted concrete as crews move on to second half of the street. This is being used as a curing agent to seal the concrete and prevent moisture loss. The asphalt binder also acts as a primer coat for the eventual asphalt overlay.
The finished product. BASF's Confilm evaporation retarder will be sprayed on joints to keep them from drying out.


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Q. David Bowers: The following narrative, with minor editing, is from my "Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia" (Wolfeboro, NH: Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc., 1993).
Numismatic Information
Commentary: The 1935, like the 1934, came out on the market slowly and over a long period of time. Little attention was paid to the issue in numismatic circles.
Circulated grades: Worn coins are slightly scarce now and are mostly in higher grades such as EF and AU. In the 1950s, mixed bags of dollars abounded with these and other issues of 1934 and 1935.
Mint State grades: The 1935 is readily available in Uncirculated grade. Most are in MS-60 through 63 or even 64 grades. MS-65 pieces are scarcer but can be found with ease. Lustre is often satiny, rather than deeply frosty. The strike is usually decent, including on the center of the reverse. Cherrypickers would go out of business if all Peace dollar issues were like the 1935!
Some pieces show abrasions, often prominent on the face of Miss Liberty. It is not unusual for a 1934, 1935, or 1935-S to have frosty fields with few bagmarks, but to have the face nicked up, the latter possibly being from marks on the original planchet.
Circulation strikes:
1. Breen-5739. Hub combination III-B2. VAM-I. Just the one variety.
Dies prepared: Obverse: Unknown; Reverse: Unknown.
Circulation strike mintage: 1,576,000
Estimated quantity melted: Unknown.
Characteristics of striking: Usually well struck and frosty with a satiny surface.
Known hoards of Mint State coins: I am not aware of any extant mint-sealed bags. Rolls sometimes come on the market.
The 1935 in Mint State is usually seen with satiny lustre and nicely struck.
Additional Information
Silver Price Amended
The Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, 1935, told of a silver price amendment:
"Under Executive proclamation of December 21, 1933, the price to be paid by the mints for newly mined domestic silver was fixed at 64.64 cents. This proclamation was amended by a proclamation of April 10, 1935, fixing the price at 71.11 cents. A further proclamation of April 24, 1935 raised the price to its present level of 77.57 cents."


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Pisco Liquer Dispute between Chile and Peru (PISCO)
CASE NUMBER: 145 CASE MNEMONIC: PISCO CASE NAME: Pisco Liquor and IPRs
1. The IssuePisco is as Peruvian as llamas and arroz con pollo. A Peruvian meal is not complete without a pisco sour. "The pisco sour is a cocktail made with a shot of pisco, a sprinkle of sugar, a bit of egg white and a splash of lime juice, then either blended or served over crushed ice, with a dash of bitters." However, pisco's future has been marred by agrarian reform, economic and political turmoil, new and more profitable crops, water pollution, and a trade dispute with Chile over its namesake.
2. DescriptionThe conditions for pisco were laid centuries earlier by the adept engineering of the Incas in the Ica region on the southwestern Peruvian coast. Ica was a dry, infertile desert region before the Europeans arrived in the sixteenth century. The Inca's civil engineering laid the foundation for future agricultural exploitation in the Ica region. The Europeans acted on the clue left by the Inca emperor Pachacutec and channeled Andean meltwaters to where they planned to plant their vineyards. Henk Milne described the Incan legend of Pachacutec:
When the Inca emperor Pachacutec offered his hand in marriage to a fair maiden from the Peruvian hinterland and was turned down in favor of her plebeian boyfriend, he might have been forgiven for being miffed. But instead of achieving the consummation of his desire by, say, knocking off the rival and insisting on the nuptials - or some other such straightforward monarchical solution so common in those simpler times - he gave in gracefully. In fact, just to show how sporting of a chap he was, her offered to grant the lady her dearest wish. She, evidently not be a material girl, said that her dream was that the waters of the River Ica be brought to her hometown in the desert. Fifteen days later, forty thousand laborers wiped their collective brow, dropped their shovels and sat down beside the 30-mile canal they had just dug. The heart-smitten Supreme Panjandrum dubbed this waterway the "Achirana".The Achirana provided the Europeans with a sufficient water source to plant vineyards with the Negra Corriente grape in 1547. The vineyards were so prosperous that within ten years, Peru had thriving wine exports to Argentina, Chile, and Spain. Over 100,000 acres of vineyards flourished in the Ica region. The cultivation of the grape in Latin America was a result of Peru's success and it is believed that the widely grown Criolla grape of Argentina and the Pais grape of Chile are descendants of the Negra Corriente grape originally brought over to the new world by the Spanish.
The Incas already had a favorite drink called chicha, made from fermented corn and water. Chicha was a ceremonial drink for the Incas and made only by women, the so-called "Chosen Women."
One of the chief occupations of the Chosen Women was the making of chicha for the Inca and his nobles and priests, and the making of it required the crushing of the sprouted corn after it had been boiled. Much crushing was required because much chicha was drunk. Drunkenness was required, in fact, at Inca feasts and ceremonies, since the liquor of corn was as sacred as the kernel they named "life giver". No ceremony began without the Inca lord or priest's pouring chicha on the ground to honor the corn goddess, Mama Sara.The Europeans, however, craved their native brandies. "Through trial and error they found a grape called the Quebranta produced a pure, highly potent, aromatic brandy which eventually became known by the port from which it was exported to grateful drinkers abroad: Pisco."
By the nineteenth century, a scourge of phylloxera (plant lice) eradicated many Peruvian vineyards which were replaced with cotton and other fruit crops. "While the Argentine and Chilean topographical boundaries of mountain, desert, sea and ice proved to be natural palisades against the spread of the pest, not so in Peru. Political and economic upheavals took their toll in the twentieth century. Agrarian reforms in the 1970s abolished large estates and created cooperatives. "The various forms of cooperatives appeared to have had little impact on the creation of employment opportunities in agriculture. As a consequence, over half the rural population at the poorer end of the scale benefited little, and the disparity of income distribution may have increased." Today, water thirsty crops such as rice and sugar- cane are taking slowly taking the place of grapes in the Ica region. According to Salomon Diaz, president of the agro- industrial committee of the exporters' association, "Peru's coast has the great advantage that, because there's no rain, irrigation is man-managed. With high technology methods -- drip or sprinkler systems -- one could irrigate four times the area with the same amount of water we're now expending on crops we'd do better to import."
Even if farmers wanted to reinvest in their land, less than 10 percent actually hold the legal title to the land, a requirement for collateral. Moreover, financing additional irrigation equipment costs approximately 18 percent a year. Unlike Peruvian farmers, Chilean farmers are allowed to import irrigation equipment and discount the import tariff upon exporting the cash crop.
Water pollution is an enormous problem in all parts of Peru. A new national environmental agency is being created as a result of a $2 million donation by the Inter-American Development Agency. "It is expected that a significant improvement in legal mechanisms will be enforced by 1995." Peru's abysmal water conditions in the Ica region are a result of domestic and industrial waste, including mining pollution. The cholera epidemic spread quickly in 1991 due to the poor sanitary conditions.
While a trade war is not likely to break out, there is a growing trade dispute between Peru and Chile over who had the right to use the name pisco. "Peruvians hold a deep-seated national pride in pisco, which they make from the cream of the grape harvest and have been drinking at parties and rowdy peasant festivals for more than 400 years." Chilean pisco has already found small export markets in the United States and Europe. Peruvian exporters are hampered by hyper-inflation and an unfavorable exchange rate. "Peru is planning action under international patent agreements -- the same ones that guard copyrights over everything from computers to pharmaceuticals - to keep the pisco name exclusively for Peru."
3. Related Cases
Keyword Clusters(1): Trade Product = LIQUOR
(2): Bio-geography = TROPical
(3): Environmental Problem = HABITat LOSS
4. Author: Pamela Oakes
B. LEGAL Clusters
5. Discourse and Status: DISagreement and Allegation [ALLEGE]"Pisco is now at the center of a growing trade dispute between Peru and neighboring Chile over which country has the right to market the liquor under that name." While both countries claim a historical legacy to pisco, the underlying cause of the dispute is over exports and control over the market. Chile has already cultivated a small export market for its pisco, mainly to the U.S. and Europe. Peru, however, has been constrained by economic and political turmoil and unable to capture an export market for its pisco.
6. Forum and Scope: GATT and BILATeralPeru is planning take this dispute before the international community. "The Peruvian government is planning to take action under international trade agreements, possibly resorting to the world trade body GATT, to stop Chile from marketing any drink under the name of pisco."
7. Decision Breadth: 107 (GATT members)A WTO decision granting Peru the sole right to export a clear, brandy-like liquor under the name pisco would affect all members of the WTO. This case could set a precedent for additional countries to claim exclusive rights to a so-called cultural commodity.
8. Legal Standing: TREATYBoth Peru and Chile are members of the WTO and had agreed upon joining the GATT to abide by its rules.
III. GEOGRAPHY Cluster
9. Geographic LocationsDomain: South America [SAMER]To be more precise, the Southwestern coast of South America, including Peru and Chile.
Site: ANDES
Impact: PERU
10. Sub-National Factors: NO
11. Type of Habitat: DRY
IV. TRADE Cluster
12. Type of Measure: Intellectual Property [IPROP]A product standard is pending the outcome of the trade dispute and will most likely be determined by the WTO. According to Godofredo Gonzalez del Valle, whose family has been making pisco for four generations, it is all in the stomp. "To make real pisco, you have to take your shoes off, crush the grapes and let it ferment in clay bottles. In Chile they make something called pisco, but it doesn't taste as it should." Chilean pisco is sweeter and slightly weaker that Peruvian pisco. "Only Peru has the soil, the climate, and the tradition in making pisco that give(s) our drink a special taste, and which allow(s) us to call it pisco", according to Jaime Alvarez Calderon who is in charge of Peru's multilateral economic negotiations office."
13. Direct vs. Indirect Impacts: INDirect
14. Relation of Trade Measure to Resource Impacta. Directly Related: YES LIQUORThe water pollution from nearby mines threatens the ability to produce the grapes to make pisco. "Water resources are severely overburdened with residues" from mines in the region, fishmeal plants, "as well as from the dumping by numerous 'informal', unregulated industries and households." Air pollution is also a severe problem. Harmful emissions from fishmeal processing plants have caused bronchial illnesses and have seriously damaged the atmosphere. Moreover, sulfur dioxide emissions from copper plants have adversely affected the air.
b. Indirectly Related: YES MINE
c. Not Related: NO
d. Process Related: YES BIODIVersity loss
15. Trade Product Identification: FOOD
16. Economic DataDemand for Peruvian grapes and grape products is strong. The United Kingdom imports grapes and Taiwan imports Tacma wine produced in the Ica region.
17. Impact of Trade Restriction: LOW
18. Industry Sector: FOOD
19. Exporters and Importers: PERU and USA
V. ENVIRONMENT Clusters
20. Environmental Problem Type: Pollution Land [POLL]
21. Name, Type, and Diversity of SpeciesName: Many
Type: Many
Diversity: 18,245 higher plants per 10,000 km/sq (Peru)
22. Impact and EffectWater pollution from the mines threatens grape harvests. The water intended for irrigating and cultivating the vineyards is loaded with mining residue and chemicals. Water purification is necessary for the survival of the vineyards. Air pollution must be dealt with immediately because of the threat to the health and safety of local residents and workers. The dry air of the Ica region is immobile because of the sea and the Andes mountain range.
23. Urgency and Lifetime: HIGH and over 30 years.Eliminating river pollution as a result of mining is imperative. Because of the dry arid climate, chemicals are absorbed into the local atmosphere and remain in the area.
24. Substitutes: SYNTHeticOther brandy-like liquors made from grapes or chicha could possibly substitute although there is no substitute for cultural heritage.
VI. OTHER Factors
25. Culture: YESPisco has been part of Peruvian culture for over 400 years. To allow the elimination of suitable grapes or permit a lesser version of it would abolish part of a culture and society. Pisco is part of a traditional Peruvian meal. Pisco production has been passed from generation to generation and is a ritual in many families. The government promotes pisco as being Peruvian, using the slogan "Pisco es peruana" (Pisco is Pervian) on its culture crusade in Peru and the rest of the world.
26. Human Rights: NO
27. Trans-Boundary Issues: NO
28. Relevant LiteratureAtwood, Roger. "Sweet Liquor Sparks Bitter Trade Dispute." The Reuter Business Report. March 29, 1991.
Bowen, Sally. "Survey of Peru." Financial Times. September 29, 1993.
Comision para la Promicion del Peru. "Peru: Te espera." May, 1994.
Fussell, Betty. "Fare of the Country; Chicha, Peru's Favorite Drink." The New York Times. February 15, 1995.
McClure, Barney H. "The Vanishing Off-Season." Supermarket Business. January, 1995.
Milne, Henk. "A Walk on the Wild Side." LatinFinance. March 1993.
Milne, Henk. "Dancing with the demon; Peruvian liquor." LatinFinance. January 1995.
Muroi, Flora and Derek Fetzer. "Peru: Pollution Control Equipment." National Trade Data Bank. (Report Prepared for American Embassy, Lima, Peru). March 21, 1995.
Mylrea, Paul. "Blue Skies Flavour Chile's National Drink." The Reuter European Business Report. November 29, 1995.
Nyrop, Richard (ed.). Peru: A Country Study. Washington, DC: United States Government, 1981.
Pilling, David. "Survey of Peru." Financial Times. September 29, 1993.
Read, Jan. Chilean Wines. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental. Codigo del Medio Ambiente. Lima, Peru, 1992.
Sylva, Bob "A Plateful of Peru." Sacramento Bee. April 26, 1995.
"The Spring in the Step of the Llama." The Economist. November 13, 1993.
"UK: Peruvian Grapes Add Dimension to Imports." Grocer. January 8, 1994.
Walden Country Reports. "Chile." January 30, 1995.
"Wine From Peru May Appear in Taiwan." Central News Agency. August 15, 1985.
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I have been known to make certain comparisons between the punitive HHS mandate and King Nebuchadnezzar's infamous power trip — an analogy that casts the Green Family and others like them as the Shadrachs, Meshachs, and Abednegos of modern-day coercion subversion.
As I wrote just over a year ago:
As we continue to see Christian business leaders refusing to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image—choosing economic martyrdom over secularist conformity—the more this administration's limited, debased, and deterministic view of man and society will reveal itself. Through it all, even as the furnace grows hotter and hotter, Christians should remember that a Fourth Man stands close by, offering peace and protection according to a different system altogether.
Having already connected such dots, it's worth noting that, in a recent profile, Hobby Lobby's CEO seems to be sniffing the same stuff:
Lately, it's the Book of Daniel that comes often to [Steve Green's] mind. In Chapter 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would rather face a fiery furnace than bow to an idol at the command of King Nebuchadnezzar.
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Yay, I finally have time to read. Actually this wouldn't be the first collection that I will be reading this year. Yes, this year, I was able to read 3 books already! YAY for me. And you know that that is? It's the Fifty Shades Trilogy. Yes, I know how controversial that book was but hey, it really id have a nice story to it. And no matter how weird Christian Grey is, he is still very endearing to me and probably to a lot of girls out there because of the way he takes care of Anastacia Steele. But anyway, I'm going back to my roots.
I'm going back to my Chicklit books. Yup, I have them all lined up for me to read. All of these Emily Giffin books. I know that it has been out for a long time but I never got the time to read them because one, I was too busy, two, I was too busy. HAHA. But now, I have figured, that I have to really take time out and start reading again because it was something that I really loved to do eversince I was a little kid. Reading transported me into a different world and allowed me to live out the characters as well.
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Thursday, October 22, all three candidates for New Jersey Governor met at the WBGO studios to debate the issues for the last time in this race.
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The debate was moderated by Doug Doyle, WBGO News Director since 1988, who has been covering New Jersey politics for the past 25 years. Doug and the WBGO News team have received over 200 awards from organizations like PRNDI, AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists. Doug began his radio career at WMJY in Long Branch, New Jersey where he eventually became news director at the station known as Y107 at that time. The next stop was WOBM-FM in Toms River, New Jersey. He spent ten years there, seven of them as news director. Doug teaches radio and news writing classes at Rutgers-Newark University and Brookdale Community College and can be heard regularly on National Public Radio where he provides the network with business news and breaking stories.
General assignment reporter and the afternoon/evening news anchor, Andrew Meyer, an award-winning journalist who's been a member of the WBGO News department since 1998, was one of two reports posing questions to the candidates. In 2004, Andrew was a fellow at the University of Maryland's Knight Center for Specialized Journalism in a program called "Cities, Suburbs and Beyond." In 2001, he received a fellowship from the National Press Foundation in Washington D.C. to take part in a special four-day forum on housing and development issues. He is a past president of the New Jersey Associated Press Broadcasters' Association. Andrew is also a contributor to and a co-host of the WBGO Journal, a weekly news magazine produced by WBGO News airing Friday nights at 7:30. He also serves as the host of WBGO's live, monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, Newark Today.
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CROSS COUNTRY: Ike's VanGuilder, Y'ville's Messinger lead county at Sharpsville invite
SHARON – Eisenhower's Devin VanGuilder and Youngsville's Brook Messinger led county runners at Saturday's Sharpsville Invitational at wet and muddy Buhl Park – a large precursor to the District 10 championship races next month.
The senior VanGuilder finished 23rd overall out of 309 runners representing nearly 50 schools, finishing the 3.1-mile course in 17:36. Messinger, a freshman, finished 20th out of 275 runners, in 20:39.80.
For Eisenhower's boys, which finished 34th as a team, Ben Morrison was 169th in 19:53.80, Tim Lange 198th in 20:23.40, Derek Lasecki 219th in 20:52, his best time of the season, Jacob McCool 234th in 21:08.40, and Jason Morine 256th in 21:52.70.
For Warren's boys, which finished in 32nd, Blake Ristau was 69th overall in 18:32.40, Sean McGuinness 162nd in 19:48.90, Mark Reiff 183rd in 20:05.60, Brandon Nielson 191 in 20:13.80, Christian Olson 226th in 20:57, James Sturdevant 246th in 21:27.20, and Reed Swanson 255th in 21:51.80.
For Youngsville's boys, Tanner Burns was 99th in 18:54.80, Zach Ishman 223rd in 20:55.80, Collin Lehnen 224th in 20:55.90, Bobby Bower 232nd in 21:07.60, Jeremy Lyon 262nd in 22:18.30, Chester Ciukaj 264th in 22:19.70, and Nathan Carr 274th in 23:08.30.
Tidioute Charter was represented as well, with Rickey McAfoose running in 289th in 23:06.90, and Ian Proctor in 305th in 29:07.20.
Youngsville's Lady Eagles finished 20th out of 49 teams represented, and 35 scoring teams.
In addition to Messinger, Leigh Fehlman was 88th in 22:22.30, Lydia Swartzbaugh 131st in 23:33.40, Piper Olson 154th in 24:14.60, Hannah Morris 153rd in 24:25.10, Leah McClusky 164th in 24:55.50, and Mallory Eastman 202nd in 26:33.
Ike's girls were 30th, with Julia Bauer a strong 56th in 21:46, Kate Daugharthy 157th in 23:57, Lacey Stanko 187th in 25:08, Grace Thompson 208th in 25:44, Hannah Bortz 215th in 25:56, and Emily Rutsky 274th in 43:05.
Warren was represented by Deanna Hahn, who finished in 147th in 23:42.50, and Brittany Massa 248th in 27:44.50.
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As a social media nerd and a nonprofit worker with a heart for Africa, the past month has been fascinating. In that time we have witnessed the rise of the "KONY 2012" campaign and the fall of the mastermind behind it, Jason Russell.
On March 5th, an organization named Invisible Children launched an online movement to make Joseph Kony, a Ugandan war criminal and rebel leader known for his use of child soldiers, famous. The goal was to bring so much attention to him that governments would work together to bring about his arrest. Invisible Children produced a sleek thirty-minute video presenting this idea. The video went viral, racking up more than 86 million views.
However, not everyone thought the video was a good idea. (Myself included.) The Internet had a bipolar reaction. Many supported the campaign, posting links on Facebook and Twitter. Many others criticized the movement and the organization behind it.
The video featured Jason Russell, a co-founder of Invisible Children. Because of this, he came under personal attack. Sadly, the burden of this criticism was too much to bear. Suffering from "exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition," he had a nervous breakdown. Ten days later, he was detained outside of his home, where he was found nude, pounding his fists into the pavement and yelling profanities at the devil.
The Internet was quick to respond. He was mocked in every possible way. In fact, many of the top tweets were so offensive I do not feel comfortable sharing them here. To make it even worse, TMZ.com obtained a thirty-second video of his breakdown and posted it on their website. It went viral.
As much as I love social media, watching it all unfold broke my heart. For the past several weeks I have been reflecting on what happened. I am reminded of a passage of scripture, a verse in the Book of Romans that is often used to tear people down or make them feel like they are wrong. It's Romans 3:23, which says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." In an odd way, I find encouragement in this.
I am not God. Neither is Joseph Kony or Jason Russell or Billy Graham or Mother Teresa or any other person that has ever lived. We have all failed. We have all fallen short of God's glory. Why? Because we are all human. We are all capable of doing good and bad. We are complex.
It's easy to forget that, especially on the Internet. It's easy to hide behind a username or a hashtag and mock someone else's shortcomings. It's easy to forget their complexity. Social media has the power to make people aware of issues like never before, but it also has the power to dehumanize people.
A thirty-minute video can convince millions that Joseph Kony is completely evil and must be stopped. A thirty-second video can convince millions that Jason Russell is completely crazy and should be mocked.
It is important to remember our humanity and our complexity. We have all had moments of brilliance and moments of failure.
Joseph Kony, as evil as he may seem, was once a little boy in his mother's arms. He had siblings. He played with them. He giggled. Has he done horrible things? Yes. But under all the wrong-doing, he is a human being.
The same is true of Jason Russell. Did he act in a seemingly insane way? Of course. But he is a human being. He is a husband and a father. He is creative. He put together one of the most engaging online campaigns ever seen. It's because of him that we are having this discussion.
And me? Oh, I have had my moments, both good and bad. Thankfully, none of them have ended up on the internet. (At least, not yet.)
Am I suggesting that we pardon Joseph Kony or Jason Russell? No. I am suggesting that we take a moment and realize that we have all fallen short. You and me and all the other sinners and saints have that in common. Instead of immediately judging and posting our first reaction, let's stop and remember our humanity. Let's remember that we are all complex. No one is completely good or bad.
Then, out of that humanity, let's learn to love one another, even on the Internet.
Chris Miller is a seminary student living in Merriam, Kansas. You can read more of his writing at Caffeinated Ramblings.
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Unofficial DataVolley Stats * Official FIVB Stats
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 13, 2011) - Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored a match-high 26 points as the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeated NORCECA rival Dominican Republic 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 Sunday evening to move to 7-1 at the FIVB World Cup at Okayama, Japan.
The U.S. has now earned 21 World Cup standings points and remains in second place behind undefeated and defending 2007 World Cup champion Italy (8-0, 23 points), which rallied from a slow start to defeat Serbia (3-5, 11 points) 29-27, 25-19, 25-20 earlier today at Sapporo. The FIVB World Cup uses a round-robin format resulting in 11 matches over a 15-day period. The three teams reaching the World Cup medal podium on Nov. 18 will earn berths into the 2012 Olympic Games. For the full FIVB World Cup schedule and tournament details, visit the U.S. Women's tournament event page at usavolleyball.org/events/8883.
The U.S. travels to Tokyo for the fourth and final round and will face China on Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. local time (6 p.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 15), Italy on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 16) and host Japan on Nov. 18 at 6:20 p.m. local time (1:20 a.m. Pacific Time).
Five of the top six teams in the tournament will all be competing at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium in the fourth round. Italy has matches against fourth-place Germany (6-2, 18 points), USA and last-place Kenya, while the Americans will face third-place China (6-2, 19 points), Italy and host Japan (5-3, 16 points), which is in fifth-place. In addition to its match against the Americans, China will face Kenya and Germany.
After Dominican Republic scored the first three points of the opening set including two aces, the U.S. used an 8-1 scoring run to command an 8-4 lead and finished out the set with a 25-21 victory. Team USA rallied from a 16-14 deficit in the second set using an 8-1 scoring run to establish a 22-17 advantage and closed the set at 25-19. The U.S. controlled the third set from the start with an 8-0 scoring run leading to an 11-2 advantage and 25-14 victory.
"We're very happy with the win tonight," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "As always in this tournament, every win is critical. The Dominicans played a fantastic match yesterday and were strong again today, but I just thought our team was a little crisper and a little cleaner, and we were able to turn a few points and that helped us in the first couple of sets."
Team USA entered the match having defeating Dominican Republic three of four times in 2011, including a sweep during the NORCECA Women's Continental Championship gold-medal match that officially qualified the Americans into the FIVB World Cup. The U.S. has now won 11 of the last 13 FIVB competition matches with Dominican Republic.
Hooker reached her 26 points with 19 kills on 26 attacks, four blocks and three aces. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) contributed 10 kills on 12 errorless attacks and two blocks for 12 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) charted eight points with seven kills on 12 swings and a block. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) provided six kills on 17 attacks, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) added five kills. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with a block.
Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) used 38 assists to set the Americans to a 55.3 kill percent and .494 hitting efficiency (47-5-85). The U.S. held Dominican Republic to a 38.4 kill percent and .232 hitting efficiency (38-15-99).
"Tonight was a very important night for us to finish this round strong going into the last round," said Berg, the U.s. captain. "We've played the Dominican team a lot and have a lot of respect for them. They have very physical players and we have to come out to play a tough game every time we play them. Tonight, they came out strong again and we're really happy for our victory."
Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) was credited with a team-high 10 digs along with 10 excellent receptions on 14 attempts. Larson added 13 excellent receptions on 23 attempts.
McCutcheon started Berg at setter, Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker and Hooker at opposite. Davis was the designated libero for the match. Glass was a late sub in the third set.
Team USA limited its errors to eight for the entire match while the Dominican Republic committed 17 errors. The U.S. built a 47-38 margin in kills. The Americans held an 8-6 block advantage and a slim 3-2 margin in aces. Team USA turned in a 56.3 excellent reception percent as a team with two errors (coming within the first three points of the match) on 48 attempts. Dominican Republic managed a 35-29 advantage in digs.
Bethania De La Cruz de Pena led Dominican Republic with 14 points, while Milagros Cabral de la Cruz added 13 points in the loss.
"Today we had some problems," Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kwiek said. "Last night we had a very intense match and Prisilla Rivera has a knee injury from the continental championship. So after playing five sets last night, she wasn't able to play today. And during the warm-up, No. 11 Jeoselyna Rivera twisted her ankle, so it was a tough battle against the USA. But the team played at a better level here. We have three more tough matches to play and we want to do our best in those matches in Tokyo."
In other matches today at Okayama, Germany (6-2, 18 points) recovered from yesterday's loss to defeat Argentina (3-5, 9 points) 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 and Algeria (1-7, 3 points) rallied past Kenya (0-8, 0 points) 19-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23 in a battle of African Confederation rivals. In addition to Italy's win over Serbia at Sapporo, China (6-2, 19 points) handled Asia rival Korea (1-7, 4 points) 25-12, 25-8, 25-16 and host Japan (5-3, 16 points) upset top-ranked Brazil (5-3, 12 points) 26-24, 25-19, 25-23 to close out the matches on Sunday in Sapporo.
Additional information on the U.S. Women's National Team can be found in its FIVB World Cup press kit by visiting clicking here.
Dominican Republic's De La Cruz scored the first two points of the opening set with aces and Cabral added a kill at 3-0. Hooker answered with a block and kill followed by an Akinradewo kill to knot the score at 3-all. Team USA went into the lead at 5-3 on a Dominican Republic error and Akinradewo kill. Hooker pounded a kill for the sixth straight point on Tom's serve leading to a Dominican Republic timeout. Team USA reached the first technical timeout leading 8-4 after kills by Akinradewo and Hooker. The U.S. extended the lead to 13-8 with a Hooker kill after a Dominican Republic service error. Larson and Bown downed kills to increase the American lead to 17-11. The teams traded the next 11 points until Dominican Republic was able to score three unanswered in a row to close to 22-19. Team USA ended the set by siding out to 25-21, capped by a Dominican Republic attack error. Hooker scored a team-high nine points in the opening set to pace the Americans.
Dominican Republic opened the second set with a 2-0 lead and extended the lead to 4-1. Dominican Republic doubled-up the score at 8-4 going into the first technical timeout. The U.S. cut the gap to 8-7 with a Hooker kill and two Akinradewo blocks out of the break. Team USA leveled the score at 9-all with an Akinradewo kill and service winner from Berg that Dominican Republic could not control. Dominican Republic regained a two-point edge at 12-10 and maintained the lead to the second technical timeout at 16-14. The U.S. tied the score at 16-all with kills by Tom and Akinradewo out of the break, then Hooker provided the Americans a 17-16 lead with a kill off the block. Following a Dominican Republic timeout, Akinradewo hammered a kill and Hooker followed with a block and overpass kill forcing Dominican Republic to call timeout after yielding a 6-0 run through Berg's serve. Hooker added another block after a Tom kill to extend the U.S. lead to 22-17. Team USA reached set points at 24-18 with a Bown block after an Akinradewo kill. The U.S. won the set 25-19 on a Dominican Republic service error. Hooker totaled eight points in the set as the Americans scored five blocks in the second set.
Hooker and Bown scored consecutive kills to yield a 3-1 American lead early in the third set. Team USA increased its lead to 7-2 with a Hooker kill and three straight Dominican Republic errors. Hooker served an ace for a fifth straight American point increasing their lead to 8-2 at the first technical timeout. Out of the break, Hooker slammed a back-row kill and Dominican Republic committed its fourth error of the third set to extend the lead to 10-2. Out of Dominican Republic's second timeout, Bown capped the 8-0 run with a kill at 11-2. Dominican Republic narrowed the gap to 12-6 with a 4-1 scoring spurt. Hooker responded with consecutive back-row kills to regain an eight-point lead at 14-6. Dominican Republic scored the first two points out of the second technical timeout to narrow the deficit to 16-10. Akinradewo, Larson and Tom notched three consecutive kills to increase the American lead back to nine at 19-10. Hooker ended a long rally with a kill to double-up Dominican Republic at 20-10. Consecutive Dominican Republic errors and Hooker scored back-to-back aces gave Team USA set points at 24-11. Dominican Republic saved three match points before its fifth error of the set and 17th of the match ended the frame at 25-15.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Cup
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Doctors: Dr. Lori Boyajian-O'Neill and Dr. William Briner, Jr.
Scouts: Guiseppe Vinci, Jenni Hirneisen
Nutritionist: Shawn Dolan
Chiropractor: Dustin Glass
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
FIVB Women's World Cup Field
Team (Qualification Method, Jan. 15 World Ranking, Current World Ranking)
Brazil (South American Champions, 1, 1)
USA (NORCECA Champions, 2, 2)
Japan (Hosts, 3, 4)
Serbia (European Champions, 9, 5)
China (Asia Champions, 6, 6)
Italy (Wild Card, 4, 7)
Germany (European runner-up, 10, 9)
Korea (Asian bronze medalist^, 18, 13)
Dominican Republic (NORCECA runner-up, 13, 14)
Kenya (African Champions, 23, 15)
Algeria (African runnerup, 15, 17)
Argentina (Wild Card, 25, 20)
FIVB World Cup Standings
Team – Record – Points
Italy - 8-0 - 23 points
USA - 7-1 - 21 points
China - 6-2 - 19 points
Germany - 6-2 - 18 points
Japan - 5-3 - 16 points
Brazil - 5-3 - 12 points
Serbia - 3-5 - 11 points
Argentina - 3-5 - 9 points
Dominican Republic - 3-5 - 8 points
Korea - 1-7 - 4 point
Algeria - 1-7 - 3 points
Kenya - 0-8 - 0 points
POINTS NOTE: 3 points for 3-0 or 3-1 win, 2 points for 3-2 win; 1 point for 3-2 loss; 0 points for 3-0 or 3-1 loss
FIVB Women's World Cup Schedule
First Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 4: China def. Algeria 25-13, 25-14, 25-19
Nov. 4: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22
Nov. 4: Italy def. Japan 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15
Nov. 5: Dominican Republic def. Algeria 25-7, 25-15, 25-20
Nov. 5: Italy def. China 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12
Nov. 5: Japan def. Argentina 25-19, 25-11, 25-20
Nov. 6: Italy def. Dominican Republic 28-26, 25-13, 25-12
Nov. 6: Argentina def. Algeria 25-18, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16
Nov. 6: China def. Japan 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13
First Round Site B (at Nagano White Ring)
Nov. 4: Serbia def. Korea 27-25, 25-22, 25-22
Nov. 4: Germany def. Kenya 25-19, 25-14, 25-8
Nov. 4: USA def. Brazil 25-22, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19
Nov. 5: Germany def. Korea 25-20, 25-16, 25-15
Nov. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-16, 27-25, 25-20
Nov. 5: Brazil def. Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-9
Nov. 6: Serbia def. Kenya 19-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-11
Nov. 6: Brazil def. Germany 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21
Nov. 6: USA def. Korea 25-10, 25-12, 25-13
Second Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 8: China def. Dominican Republic 23-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18
Nov. 8: Italy def. Argentina 25-19, 25-10, 25-19
Nov. 8: Japan def. Algeria 25-8, 25-10, 25-17
Nov. 9: China def. Argentina 25-10, 25-18, 25-23
Nov. 9: Italy def. Algeria 25-14, 25-14, 25-15
Nov. 9: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-20, 25-19, 25-16
Second Round Site B (at Toyama City Gymnasium)
Nov. 8: USA def. Kenya 25-16, 25-13, 25-21
Nov. 8: Brazil def. Korea 22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 15-8
Nov. 8: Germany def. Serbia 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11
Nov. 9: Korea def. Kenya 25-21, 25-15, 25-14
Nov. 9: Brazil def. Serbia 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12
Nov. 9: Germany def. USA 32-30, 25-19, 26-24
Third Round Site A (Sapporo Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center)
Nov. 11: Italy def. Korea 25-15, 25-12, 25-17
Nov. 11: Brazil def. China 25-23, 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15
Nov. 11: Serbia def. Japan 25-22, 25-20, 25-21
Nov. 12: Italy def. Brazil 25-23, 25-16, 25-22
Nov. 12: China def. Serbia 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23
Nov. 12: Japan def. Korea 25-21, 25-18, 25-17
Nov. 13: Italy def. Serbia 29-27, 25-19, 25-20
Nov. 13: China def. Korea 25-12, 25-8, 25-16
Nov. 13: Japan def. Brazil 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
Third Round Site B (at Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Nov. 11: Dominican Republic def. Kenya 25-18, 25-14, 26-28, 25-19
Nov. 11: Germany def. Algeria 25-10, 25-8, 25-19
Nov. 11: USA def. Argentina 25-12, 25-15, 25-19
Nov. 12: Dominican Republic def. Germany 30-28, 22-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12
Nov. 12: Argentina def. Kenya 26-24, 25-13, 25-16
Nov. 12: USA def. Algeria 25-12, 25-12, 25-9
Nov. 13: Germany def. Argentina 25-22, 25-17, 25-18
Nov. 13: Algeria def. Kenya 19-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-23
Nov. 13: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-21, 25-19, 25-14
Fourth Round Site A (at Tokyo Yoyogi National Stadium)
Nov. 16: USA vs. China, 11 a.m. (6 p.m. PT on Nov. 15)
Nov. 16: Italy vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Nov. 16: Japan vs. Kenya, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 17: China vs. Kenya, 11 a.m.
Nov. 17: USA vs. Italy, 3 p.m. (10 p.m. PT on Nov. 16)
Nov. 17: Japan vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 18: Italy vs. Kenya, 11 a.m.
Nov. 18: China vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Nov. 18: USA vs. Japan, 6:20 p.m. (1:20 a.m. PT)
Fourth Round Site B (at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
Nov. 16: Dominican Republic vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Nov. 16: Algeria vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Nov. 16: Argentina vs. Brazil, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 17: Dominican Republic vs. Korea, 11 a.m.
Nov. 17: Algeria vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Nov. 17: Argentina vs. Serbia, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 18: Algeria vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Nov. 18: Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 2 p.m.
Nov. 18: Argentina vs. Korea, 5 p.m.


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Before you rush off to answer yes, think critically about it.
Few hours from now, the very first meeting of Nigerian female developers will take place at the Co-creation Hub with the tag which was coined by another technology-focused blog.
Let's hope the real female geeks will turn up but really, looking at the tech scene in Nigeria, there are approximately 20 male geeks to a female geek (source: my guess) and so many reasons have been bandied around in trying to decipher why this is so. Ranging from lack of commitment to catering for families but none of them really holds water for me. I have tried to rationalize and say that women should be better programmers because they usually excel more than the men in school.
However a whole of sacrifice go into becoming a good programmer and I doubt if any woman has that gut. I am not being chauvinistic, it is just factual. I am yet to see a lady tell me she stayed up all because her codes didn't work. Clients have called me at 1am because they visited their portal and something was wrong and I had to fix it before going back to bed (if I eventually have the chance to do so). They can be good with cramming syntaxes and codes but when it comes down to it, can you really entrust your mission-critical stuff into the hand of a Nigerian female developer?
Don't get me wrong, I have met wonderful female developers but at some point, that push that a male will put into his handiwork that will make him outstanding is somehow missing in a female developer. But on the flipside, women can be very creative with stuff when they have the right push. So I will ask three questions, (for the Pagas, Jumias, Kongas, INITS, MTN, etisalat and all other tech companies) – can you hire a Nigerian female developer? Do you have any Nigerian female developer in your employ? How will you rate their performance compared to their male counterparts?


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Gypsies, often called Romani or Domari, are made up of two groups: the Ghorbati and the Nawari. Both groups speak a dialect of the Gypsy language called Romany, which is related to the North Indo-Aryan language of India. Their dialect, Domari, contains many Arabic words.
Gypsies call themselves Rom, which in their language means "men." Rom is derived from the Indian word Dom, meaning "a man of low caste who gains his livelihood by singing and dancing." The Ghorbati are named from the Arabic word, gurbet, which means "stranger." In the Arab world, Gypsies are called Nauar, hence the Nawari Gypsies.
Gypsies originated in India where they worked as musicians, entertainers, and metal workers. There they were discriminated against and excluded from the temples. Later, they were sent to Persia as minstrels. From there they were separated into two groups. One traveled northward and became the Romany-speaking European Gypsies. The other traveled southward and became known as the Domari, or Middle Eastern Gypsies.
Dark skin and dark eyes are typical of most Gypsies. Their almost "mystical" lifestyle has made them the objects of curiosity, distrust, and even fear, from their beginnings until now. However, they are a proud and dignified people often not deserving a negative reputation.
The Gypsies live scattered throughout much of the world. Most of them are nomads, wandering from region to region, and they depend on a variety of entrepreneurial skills for their livelihood. It is common for Gypsies to have two or more specialized occupations. This makes it easier for them to adapt to a changing society's needs. When a region's people no longer need a Gypsy's particular skill, they move on to one that will.
Gypsies have long been known for their abilities as musicians, singers, and dancers. They also hold a wide variety of other occupations. The men are skilled makers of sieves, drums, bird cages, and reed mats. They also entertain with animals, work as tinkers, or play music. The women sometimes sell such things as cloth, shoes, kitchen utensils, or other products made by Gypsy men. Many also sing and dance. Both men and women shear sheep, spin wool, and tell fortunes. Sadly, some of the women and children are forced to beg for food as a means of survival.
Today, there are some Gypsy villages and communities in the Middle East. Some also live in the cities and have become an integral part of urban life. Other Gypsies are nomadic and either travel in caravans of wagons or carts, or they ride on camels, donkeys, or horses. The settled Gypsies usually live in houses that are typical to those of the region in which they settle.
Gypsy marriages usually take place between couples in their teens. The Gypsy family unit is highly valued and each member is depended on for his financial contribution.
Values such as justice, fidelity, and morality are very significant in Gypsy society. Such things as courtesy and friendliness are also very important. The control of deviants is strictly enforced. If a Gypsy becomes impure by some immoral or unlawful act, he is considered an outcast. Also, sexual purity is considered a must for young girls. In fact, it must be proven before marriage that the girl has never before been with a man. This strict social code is related to their old Hindu caste system which they have kept since their origin.
The Middle East Gypsies are often Muslim and they follow the practices and beliefs of the Islamic faith. The traditional beliefs of the Gypsies such as that ghosts, lizards, and snakes are capable of harming humans, that men have the power to curse others by giving them the "evil eye," and that some people have the power to heal the sick are no longer held by most Gypsies. There are a growing number of Christian Gypsies.
The quality of health care, nutrition, housing, and education is poor. Adequate educational opportunities must be provided in order to raise their standard of living.
Spiritually, the Islamic religion is very difficult to influence. Their nomadic lifestyle has also made it difficult for missionaries to reach them. It is encouraging to hear of recent breakthroughs in ministering to Gypsies.
Most Gypsies have no Christian resources available to them. Christian broadcasts and Scriptures must be made available if they are to hear the Gospel. Christian workers are needed to teach them how to live lives pleasing to God.
* Ask the Lord to call people who are willing to share Christ with the Gypsies.
* Ask God to strengthen, encourage, and protect the small number of Gypsy Christians.
* Pray that those Gypsies who know Christ will be bold witnesses of the Gospel to their own people.
* Ask the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of Gypsies towards Christians so that they will be receptive to the Gospel.
* Pray that God will raise up intercessors who will stand in the gap for them.
* Ask the Lord to raise up strong local churches among the Middle East Gypsies.
|Profile Source: Bethany World Prayer Center
|Global Prayer Digest: 2007-02-23
|People Name General
|Romani, Vlax
|People Name in Country
|Romani, Vlax, Kalderash
|Population in Bosnia-Herzegovina
|World Population
|Total Countries
|Progress Scale
|3 ●
|1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
|Alternate Names
|Arhagar, Arhagar Gypsy, Baltic Gypsy, Cale, Cingane, Colombian Gypsy, Gitano, Gurbeti, Gypsy, Kalderash, Kalderash Gypsy, Lovari, Lovari Gypsy, Lovari Rom Gypsy, Lowara, Norwegian Gypsy, Rom, Romani, Romani, Romanian, Romanian, Romanichal Gypsy, Romungre, Rroma Gypsy, Rusurja, Turkish Gypsy, Vlach, Vlach Gypsy, Vlach Romany Gypsy, Vlax Rom Gypsy, Xoraxai, Zigenare
|People ID
|ROP3 Code
|Eastern Europe and Eurasia
|10/40 Window
|Persecution Rank
|Not ranked
|Eastern Europe and Eurasia
|10/40 Window
|Persecution Rank
|Not ranked
|Primary Language
|Romani, Vlax
|Language Code
|rmy Ethnologue Listing
|Yes ScriptSource Listing
|Primary Dialect
|Dialect Code
|3045 Global Recordings Listing
|Total Languages
|People Groups
|Speaking Romani, Vlax
|Primary Language
|Romani, Vlax
|Language Code
|rmy Ethnologue Listing
|Primary Dialect
|Dialect Code
|3045 Global Recordings Listing
|Total Languages
|People Groups
|Speaking Romani, Vlax
Primary Language: Romani, Vlax
|Bible Translation ▲
|Status (Years)
|Bible Portions
|Yes (1930-1991)
|New Testament
|Yes (1984-1995)
|Complete Bible
|Audio Bible
|Possible Print Bibles
|Forum of Bible Agencies
|Gospel Go
|World Bible Finder
|World Bibles
|Resource Type ▲
|Resource Name
|Audio Recordings
|Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
|Audio Recordings
|Online New Testament (FCBH)
|Audio Recordings
|Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
|Film / Video
|Jesus Film: view in Romani, Vlax
|Film / Video
|Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
|Text / Printed Matter
|Bible: Kalderash New Testament and Psalms 2004
|Text / Printed Matter
|Bible: Kalderash Romani for Romania
|Text / Printed Matter
|Bible: Romané New Testament
|Text / Printed Matter
|World Missionary Press Booklets
|Primary Religion:
|Religion Subdivision:
|Roman Catholic
|Major Religion ▲
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|Christianity (Evangelical 0.50 %)
60.00 %
|Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
0.00 %
40.00 %
0.00 %
|Other / Small
0.00 %
0.00 %
|Christian Segments ▲
0.0 %
0.4 %
48.7 %
|Other Christian
0.0 %
0.9 %
|Roman Catholic
50.0 %
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|Frank Starmer Creative Commons
|Map Source
|Bethany World Prayer Center
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|Bethany World Prayer Center
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Explore The Pursuit Of Happiness At Chautauqua Institution For Week Five
CHAUTAUQUA – Lectures this week will explore what happiness is and why it's one of the inalienable rights to pursue it.
To help answer these questions, on Monday, classicist and former Cornell president Hunter R. Rawlings III will provide his interpretation of the classical roots of happiness, followed by a brief address by young Thomas Jefferson (Colonial Williamsburg's Bill Barker) that explains his meaning of the concept.
Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, author of "Bowling Alone," will provide remarks Tuesday about happiness and community in modern American life based on his scholarship on social capital, diversity, religion and democracy.
Charles Murray, author of "Coming Apart" and "The Bell Curve," will speak specifically to happiness and social class on Wednesday. On Thursday, Yale professor of psychiatry, neurobiology and pharmacology Marina R. Picciotto will address the effect of happiness on our brains, bodies and behavior and address how drugs, abuse and addiction affect the pursuit of happiness and pleasure.
To close the week on Friday, Paula A. Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, will lecture on community as a source of deeper happiness and her role as leader of an institution that attempts to bridge the demographic and political gaps that divide Americans.
This week, practitioners from several of the world's religions will offer understandings of happiness, representing the wisdom of the ages, which inform their lived traditions and make life worth living.
Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of the American Universities and former president of Cornell University will kick off the Interfaith Lecture week on Monday. Colonial Williamsburg's Bill Barker will portray young Thomas Jefferson.
On Tuesday, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Ph.D., an award-winning author, poet, essayist and educator will share his thoughts about the pursuit of happiness. Shapiro is adjunct professor of religion and global studies at Middle Tennessee State University. Author of more than two dozen books on religion and spirituality, Rami also writes a regular column for Spirituality and Health magazine called "Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler," and blogs at www.rabbirami.blogspot.com.
Vasudha Narayanan, director of the Center for Study of Hindu Traditions and a distinguished Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida will speak Wednesday. She is currently working on Hindu temples and traditions in Cambodia. Narayanan and the University of Florida have created the nation's first Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) to encourage the research, teaching and public understanding of Hindu culture and traditions.
Elaine Yuen, Ph.D., a senior teacher and minister (Upadhaya) in the international Shambhala community will deliver the address on Thursday. Professor Yuen is an educator and researcher trained in Clinical Pastoral Education and Buddhist chaplaincy. She has written and lectured widely on meditation, Buddhism, end of life issues and cultural diversity. She has also evaluated health and social needs in under-served communities and studied cognitive and mental health benefits of mindfulness practice.
Author on world's religion Karen Armstrong will return to Chautauqua on Friday to conclude the Interfaith Lecture week about the pursuit of happiness. Armstrong is contemporary and historical religion's most prolific author, and is a highly sought-after lecturer around the world, called upon by governments, universities, church and secular organizations alike to educate about the world's religions and to inform regarding their place in the modern world.
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Morning lectures are held in the Amphitheater weekdays at 10:45 a.m. Interfaith Lectures are held in the Hall of Philosophy weekdays at 2 p.m. Afternoon lecture themes often complement the themes of the 10:45 a.m. lectures but capture a different angle of vision.
Day tickets are available for purchase at the Main Gate Welcome Center Ticket Office on the day of your visit. Morning tickets grant visitors access to the grounds from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $20.
Afternoon tickets grant access from noon-8 p.m. for $13.
Combined morning/afternoon passes (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) are $33. For additional ticketing information, visit www.chqtickets.com/ or call 357-6250.


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I've never gotten first-flush Darjeeling to work for me. I feel like I look at it the wrong way, it goes bitter. Granted, I've only tried the Specialtea's Yashodhara FTGFOP-1, and some of my boyfriend's stuff from Teavana. HE gets it to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Water at around 195, two teaspoons (plus a little bit) of tea for a twelve-ounce mug. Steeping time of 2:30-2:40.
I really want to like the stuff--in the jar, it smells fantastic. Should I tweak my steeping technique, try another first-flush, or move on to a second flush (because it's apparently closer to what I expect from a black tea)? Or just persuade my boyfriend to keep making me tea?


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